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INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT: Darke County Park's Gathering at Garst Website: darkecountyparks.org/gathering Darke County Park's Vendor Applications: darkecountyparks.org/gatheringvendors Darke County Park's Gathering Contact Information: Phone: 937-548-0165 Email: info@darkecountyparks.org Special Garst Museum Hours for the Gathering Friday: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Saturday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Sunday: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm Research Center Hours Saturday: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Sund

Take your best shot to hold a real Annie Oakley gun! Set your sights inside Garst Museum during the Gathering at Garst outdoor festival. Annie Oakley enthusiasts can hold Annie’s 1910 J. Stevens .22-caliber deluxe target rifle with a Scheutzen butt. This event is again offered by the Annie Oakley Center Foundation. It will be held from 12–6 p.m. on Saturday, July 25 and 12–3 p.m. on Sunday, July 26. As a fundraiser for the Annie Oakley Center Foundation, the cost is $10 for a

“Everyone knows Annie Oakley. Almost no one knows her real story.” That’s how the Greenpoint Film Festival introduced the film “North Star” on its Instagram page. Nearly 100 years after her death, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish myths from fact when it comes to Darke County’s most notable daughter. This new short documentary is setting the record straight about the Darke County legend, and it got a lot of help from three legendary Annie Oakley researchers from Garst