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Organizers
prepare for
land rights
rally
MELISSA TELL
Press Staff Writer
Published August 30, 2000 2:44
PM CDT
When asked about her ties to the
Darby farming community in
Madison County, tears came to
Donna Breckner's eyes.
"I have lived in this area for 50
years," Breckner said.
"My Dad was a dairy farmer. He
was a hard worker. He worked
hard to provide for his family.
"I delivered eggs so we had
money for school clothes."
Like many others in the area
with strong family ties to the
farming industry, Breckner has
joined the Stewards of the
Darby, a coalition of farmers and
citizens fighting the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service's proposal
to create a Little Darby National
Wildlife Refuge in the heart of
Madison County.
Calling the proposed refuge a
"land grab" by the federal
government that will hurt
farming interests, SOD is holding
a Darby Farmland Rally on
Saturday at the farm of Dale
Rapp, 3815 Lafayette-Plain City
Road.
Organizers have said they are
holding the rally to raise public
awareness of the Darby refuge
controversy and to educate
citizens about property rights.
"The issue is property rights.
Property rights for everyone to
be treated fairly," Breckner said.
"Our heritage is sitting there,"
she said of the rally location.
Event organizers are expecting a
crowd of more than 1,000 people.
Supporters are coming from as
far away as Florida,
Massachusetts, Washington
State, Maine and Connecticut,
Breckner said.
"Forty-two states will be
represented," she said.
SOD has invited several Ohio
politicians -- including senators
George Voinovich and Mike
DeWine and U.S. Rep. Deborah
Pryce -- to their event but none
of the three have agreed to
attend, Breckner said.
There should be representatives
from their offices attending the
event, Breckner said.
"This is an issue that is important
to their people," she said.
Ohio Sen. Merle Grace Kearns
and Madison County
Commissioner David Dhume are
expected to speak at the event,
along with numerous individuals
from across the country.
"We have the speakers and that's
the main thing," Breckner said.
And they will be "telling about
what's going on around the
country ... talking about federal
land purchases in the past," she
said.
The rally is scheduled to begin at
9:30 a.m. and continue until
dusk. Local singers Judy and
Mike McGinnis will perform and
a dozen craftsmen will be on
hand, displaying their work.
Food and beverages will be
available.
For more information about the
rally, contact Dale Rapp at (740)
857-1675 or visit SOD's Web site
at www.nodarbyrefuge.com
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Central Ohio Printing Corporation, All
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