Rehmerts donates to Darke County Parks
Staff report
Rehmert’s Kawasaki KTM, winner of the Wayne Nichols Memorial Snowman Decorating Contest, donated their prize winnings back to the Darke County Parks.
DARKE COUNTY In December, 2017, Darke County Parks held the first snowman decorating contest during the annual Winter Wonderland Luminary walk. The contest was extremely popular with several organizations and business participating.
The success of that first event was undoubtedly due to the time and effort of parks maintenance supervisor, Wayne Nichols. Wayne spent the day after Thanksgiving, on his personal time hauling logs, stacking and securing them as the foundation for the snowmen. Without Wayne’s knowledge, patience and equipment, the daunting task never would have been accomplished. Sadly, on December 3, 2017, the day after the luminary walk and contest, Wayne suddenly passed away. To honor Wayne and his hard work, Darke County Parks named this special contest after
DCP Winter Wonderland a success
Staff report
Darke County Parks’ annual Winter Wonderland luminary event was a great success, with more than 500 vehicles driving through.
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GREENVILLE On the weekend of Dec. 4 through 6, Darke County Parks held its 13th annual Winter Wonderland luminary event.
This year a special COVID-safe drive-thru took place at Shawnee Prairie Preserve. The event was a huge success with more than 500 vehicles making their way around the loop. Over 500 luminaries lit the drive-thru path that featured several displays, including candy land, forest gnomes, fairy lights, Santa’s elves, and even Santa himself. Many children left letters to Santa in his mailbox. Children shouted hello as they passed by, promising that they had been good.