Emerson Climate Technologies, with aproduction plant in Sidney, is celebratingits 100 millionth Copeland Scroll-compressormilestonewith an in-novative global programdesigned to celebrate compres-sor technology and the peoplewho make them.Each of the eight Copeland

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ASPEN WELLNESS CENTERASPEN WELLNESS CENTER317 E. POPLAR ST., SIDNEY • 937-493-4673

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• Displays of the various art projects the childrenhave created this summer including: tree masks, ki-netic sculpture, pour painting, photography, mo-saic birdbaths, and nature inspired tileimpressions.• Children's garden competition judging on Sat.The team with the most donations wins!• Handmade art and crafts for sale. Items for salewill include mosaic stepping stones, hand madepillow-case nightgowns, mosaic birdbaths, freshbaked goods, mosaic votive glasses, and hand-crafted wind-chimes. All proceeds go to the Al-ternative Resource Foundation charity!• Face-painting, henna tattoos, balloon art andgames for the children

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In Sidney MunicipalCourt Thursday morn-ing, Thomas J. Bugg III,62, of West Chester, wasfined $150 and costs andsentenced to five days injail on a driving whileunder the influencecharge that wasamended to reckless op-eration. He will be per-mitted to continue andcomplete the court’s Cel-ebrate Recovery pro-gram in lieu of jail.• A child endangering

charge against James J.Kleiner, 32, 1194 ReesDrive, was dismissed atthe request of the law di-rector.In Municipal Court

Wednesday afternoon,misuse of a credit cardcharges against MichaelW. Carey, 65, at large,were dismissed by thestate after he pleaded toa related charge inShelby County CommonPleas Court.• Courtney S. Wilder,

18, of Cecil, was fined$50 and costs on a crim-inal trespassing chargethat was amended to dis-orderly conduct.• Michael D. Liveston,

18, 226 New ColumbiaBoulevard, was fined$50 and costs for under-age consumption of alco-hol.• Justin E. Langevin,

26, 322 Riverside Drive,was fined $75 and costson a charge of drivingwhile under suspensionfrom a previous DUI of-fense that was amendedto driving while underrestrictions.• James J. Kleiner, 32,

1194 Rees Drive, wasfined $100 and costs andsentenced to five days injail on a driving whileunder the influencecharge that wasamended to being inphysical control of thevehicle. If he completesan alcohol interventionprogram and pays finesand costs in full, jail maybe reconsidered.• Berdina L. Gross,

51, 716 Spruce Ave., was

fined $75 and costs fordriving without a licenseand also fined $30 for atraffic light violation.• Patricia L. Melvin,

24, of Troy, was fined $30and costs for a seatbeltviolation.• Rebecca A. Thorn-

ton, 18, 18450 JohnstonRoad, was fined $25 andcosts for following tooclosely.

Court finesThese people recently

paid fines and costs to-taling $135 (unlessnoted) on a variety ofcharges as follows:Deborah J. Zehringer,

28, 416 S. Ohio Ave., fish-ing without a license,$155.Courtney R.VanHook,

24, 936 Buckeye Ave.,Apt. 232, seatbelt, $116.Alysha D. Davis, 20,

1707 Dover Ave.,Botkins, speeding.Mickey C. Haskell, 27,

425 Fairview Ave., seat-belt, $116.Julie D.Thien, 24, 616

Campbell Road, speed-ing.Tina L. Leckey, 49,

627 S. Miami Ave.,speeding.Sharon S. Grimes, 42,

411 Bowman Road,speeding.Kathleen J. Thomp-

son, 62, 826 TaylorDrive, seatbelt, $116.Molly M. Evans, 23,

705 N. Main Ave., speed-ing.Kevin N. Lotz, 19,

14765 State Route 6,Jackson Center, failureto file registration, $136.Timothy J. Magoto,

51, 6644 Mason Road,Fort Loramie, speeding.Amanda J. Smith, 32,

15278 Meranda Road,Anna, speeding.Timmy A. Pierce, 42,

16083 Kirkwood Road,one way street, $136.Navin K. Mandal, 28,

623 S. Walnut Ave.,speeding, $141.Roger G. Ashenbach,

78, 244 Overland Drive,following too closely,$136.Timothy E.Wellbaum,

26, 806 S. Main Ave.,right of way, $136.Michael J. Homan, 62,

13424 Sycamore Trail,Anna, commercial speed.Stephanie L.

Heitkamp, 40, 19 N. Jef-ferson St., New Bremen,speeding.Vernon L.Castle III,

40, 317 Buckeye Ave.,speeding.Elaine M. Mitchell,

66, 20548 State Route119, Maplewood, speed-ing.Phyllis Lichelberger,

72, 3795 Freeman Road,driving within markedlanes, $136.Reema V. Kamat, 29,

242 Parkwood St., speed-ing, $181.

Civil caseDismissals

Wilson Memorial Hos-pital v. David L. Jess, 629Fulton St. Judgment hasbeen satisfied.Wilson Memorial Hos-

pital v. Abigail E. Hale,10991 Little Turtle Way.Judgment has been sat-isfied.Wilson Memorial Hos-

pital v. Donald and AnnaCampbell, 302 Mead-owview Lane. Judgmenthas been satisfied.Wilson Memorial Hos-

pital v. Kevin Johnson,627 Ardiss Place. Judg-ment has been satisfied.Wilson Memorial Hos-

pital v.Craig A. Lavy, 113Borchers St., Russia.Judgment has been sat-isfied.Wilson Memorial Hos-

pital v. Brian Parke,11685 State Route 185,Bradford. Judgnmenthas been satisfied.Midland Funding

LLC, San Diego, Calif.,v. Amanda Holbrook,aka. Amanda Rough,aka. Amanda Stripe,15552 Sidney-Plattsville Road. Dis-missed withoutprejudice by plaintiff.Midland Funding

LLC, San Diego, Calif., v.Mike Chambers Sr.,1643 Dorsey-HagemanRoad. Dismissed withoutprejudice by plaintiff.

Sheriff’s logWEDNESDAY

-8:03 p.m.: traffichazard. The Fort Lo-ramie Fire Departmentwas dispatched to the in-tersection of Ohio 47 andOhio 66 to remove alarge puddle of oil on thepavement.

Fire, rescueTHURSDAY

-11:21 a.m.: medical.Jackson Center Rescueresponded to a medicalcall at Lock Two Roadand Ohio 65 in JacksonTownship.

WEDNESDAY-10:09 p.m.: medical.

Sidney paramedics re-

Police logTHURSDAY

-12:24 a.m.: theft.Vincent R. McNamara,309 Doering St., re-ported his 27-inch roadbicycle had been stolenfrom his yard.

WEDNESDAY-5:33 p.m.: forgery.

Police served JamesSnavely, 67, 632 Folk-erth Ave., Lot 76 a sum-mons for attemptedforgery.-4:42 p.m.: theft.

Walmart security re-ported the theft of vari-ous items ofmerchandise from thestore at 2400 MichiganSt. Police charged KyleWilkerson, 22, andMatthew Cotterman, 26,both of 412 E. South St.,with theft.-3:09 p.m.: breaking

and entering. ConnieJ. Bell of Wagner Realtytold police the front doorand lock of a residenceat 760 E. HoewisherRoad had been broken toenter the premises.-10:25 a.m.: break-

ing and entering. FirstPresbyterian Church,202 N. Miami Ave., toldpolice a 42-inch lawntractor, 27-inch snowblower, a string trimmerand push mower hadbeen taken from agarage. The church val-ued the equipment at$2.500.-7:57 a.m.: theft. An-

gela D. Williamson, 848Crescent Drive, reportedher wallet, with creditcards $40 in cash andseveral medical cards,had been stolen from hervehicle.

TUESDAY-12:39 p.m.: bur-

glary. Carmen Snyder,401 Michigan St., toldpolice several game sys-tems and a large quan-tity of games had beenstolen from her burglar-ized residence.

AccidentsPolice charged

Christina K. Armstrong,41, 17653 Sharp Road,with failure to yieldright of way following atraffic accident, shortlybefore noon Tuesday onSouth Vandemark Road,

With the continuedconcerns associated withthe West Nile virus, thecity of Sidney will bespraying for mosquitoesprior to Applefest week-end and will continue tomonitor the need for anyadditional spraying intonext week, city officialssaid.People with questions

regarding this programshould call Street Super-intendent Marty Keiferat 498-8153.

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The Shelby CountySheriff ’s Office hasended its investigationof a possible rape casethat allegedly occurredduring Country Concert2012 in July.Lt. Jim Frey of the

Sheriff ’s Office said nocharges were filed fol-lowing the investigation,“at the request of the al-leged victim, an adult.”Details of the case

were never disclosed.

No chargesfiled in case

sponded to the 86 milemarker of Interstate 75in Orange Township fora medical call.-6:53 p.m.: medical.

Anna Rescue was dis-patched to an accidentthe 9222 block of CountyRoad 25A in FranklinTownship.

that damaged three ve-hicles.Officers said Arm-

strong was turning ontoIndustrial Drive fromVandemark Road andwas struck by a vandriven by Megan L.Knox, 31, 1627 CatalpaDrive. The impactcaused Armstrong’s ve-hicle to strike a stoppedvehicle operated by ScottD. Lanzer, 43, of 103Sapphire St., Anna.There was disabling

damage to the Arm-strong and Knox vehi-cles and nonfunctiondamage to Lanzer’s.• A city of Sidney ve-

hicle operated byWarrenB. Melerine, 37, and apickup truck driven byRyan Hufford, 32, 606RobinwoodAve., were in-volved in an accidentshortly after 3:30 p.m.Sunday in the 200 blockof North Main Street.Investigating officers

said Melerine was at-tempting to stop a vehi-cle he had observeddriving recklessly whenHufford’s truck drovefrom Lane Street ontoMain in the wrong di-rection and was struckby the pursuing vehicle.Melerine was cited by

police for failure to con-

trol and Hufford for driv-ing the wrong directionon a one-way street.There was minor dam-age to both vehicles.

Fire, rescueWEDNESDAY

-10:10 p.m.: medical.Sidney paramedics re-sponded to a medical callon northbound Inter-state 75.-9:32 p.m.: medical.

Paramedics were dis-patched to a medical callin the 2900 block ofSummerfield Trail.-12:05 p.m.: medical.

Medics responded to the1600 block of MichiganStreet for a medical call.-9:40 a.m.: medical.

Paramedics were dis-patched to a medical callin the 1000 block ofEvergreen Drive.-9:04 a.m.: medical.

Medics responded to the3000 block of Cisco Roadfor a medical call.-8:39 a.m.: medical.

Paramedics responded tothe 1100 block of West-wood Drive for a medicalcall.-7:09 a.m.: medical.

Medics were dispatchedto the 1000 block of FairRoad for a medical call.

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Keith Applegate

S y l v e s t e r“Si” CharlesBehr, 89, 1158W e s t w o o dDrive, Sidney,passed awayWe d n e s d a y,Sept. 5, 2012, at2:30 a.m. at hisresidence.

He was bornon April 8, 1923,in Sidney, the sonof the lateCharles and Rose(Wate r cu t t e r )Behr. On Sept. 9,1943, he married MaryM. “Peggy” (Young) Behr,who survives along withone son,Michael C. Behrand wife, Connie, of Sid-ney; two grandchildren,Lori M. Erfmeier andhusband, W. Shawn, ofColumbus, Ind., andKevin Behr and wife,Nicole, of Sidney; fourgreat-grandchildren,Ava and Lucy Behr, ofSidney, and Leyton andSpencer Erfmeier ofColumbus, Ind. One sis-ter survives, Alberta(Bertie) Palmisano, ofSidney. He was precededin death by two sisters,Marilyn Parr and hus-band, Robert, of Marion,and Marjorie Kendalland husband, Bud, ofSidney.

Sylvester was aWorldWar II veteran, sergeantof the 4180th Army AirForce Base Unit, servingfrom 1943 through 1946.He retired from the for-mer Monarch Machine

Tool Co. in Sid-ney as a liasonafter 47 years ofemployment. Hewas a memberof the SidneyAmerican Le-gion Post No.217, and also amember of HolyAngels CatholicC h u r c h .Sylvester was aloving, devotedhusband, father,g r a n d f a t h e r,great-grandfa-

ther and was alwaysliked by many and willbe missed dearly byfamily and friends.A Mass of Chris-

tian burial will beheld Tuesday, Sept.11, 2012, at 10:30 a.m.at Holy AngelsCatholic Church,with the Rev. DanielSchmitmeyer officiat-ing. Burial with mili-tary honors will be atGraceland Cemeteryin Sidney.Friends may call

Monday, 5-8 p.m. atCromes FuneralHome, 302 S. MainAve., Sidney.

In lieu of flowers, me-morials may be made toHoly Angels CatholicChurch or Holy AngelsSchool in memory ofSylvester C. Behr.

Condolences may beexpressed to the Behrfamily at the funeralhome’s website,www.cromesfh.com.

PASO ROBLES, Calif.— Keith Applegate, 77,of Paso Robles, Calif.,died Aug. 23, 2012.

Kuehl-Nicolay Fu-neral Home in Paso Rob-les was in charge ofarrangements.

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Helen I. WolfeHelen I.

Wolfe, 94, of2901 Fair Road,Sidney, passedaway Tuesday,Sept. 4, 2012, at5:25 p.m. at theFair HavenShelby CountyHome.

She was born on April5, 1918, in Mendon, thedaughter of the late Earland Erena (Wurster)Santa. On Jan. 3, 1939,she married ArthurStukenborg, who pre-ceded her in death onFeb. 9, 1958. On Oct. 30,1959, she marriedRobert A. Wolfe in Win-chester, Ind., who pre-ceded her in death onApril 9, 1976.

She is survived by ason, Barry and (Janice)Wolfe, of Houston; twograndchildren, Angela(Phil) Cozad and Deanna(Gordon) Walker, both ofHouston; great-grand-children, Michael (Eliza-beth) Cozad, StephanieCozad, Emily and CierraCozad, JaimeWalker, Jill(Cory) Jolly and BryanWalker; and severalnieces and nephews, in-cluding a close nephew,Richard Lipold, ofDublin.

Five brothers, one sis-ter and one grandson,

Kevin Wolfe,preceded her indeath.

Helen was ahomemaker, amember of theHouston Congre-gational Chris-tian Church,Houston Ladies

Aide and the HoustonCommunity Association.She enjoyed gardening,crocheting, walking, andspending time with hergrandchildren and great-grandchildren.Graveside services

will be held Monday,Sept. 10, 2012, at 10:30a.m. at Forest HillCemetery in Piquawith Pastor Bill Bizaofficiating.There will be no

public visitation priorto graveside services.

Arrangements are inthe care of Cromes Fu-neral Home, 302 S. MainAve, Sidney.

Memorials may bemade to the HoustonCommunity AssociationScholarship Fund, P.O.Box 368, Houston, OH45333, in memory ofHelen I.Wolfe.

Condolences may beexpressed to the Wolfefamily at the funeralhome’s website,www.cromesfh.com.

Gary L. McCoy Sr.WAPAKONETA —

Gary L.McCoy Sr., 64, ofWapakone ta ,passed away at5:30 a.m. Sept.6, 2012, at LimaManor.

He was bornOct. 27, 1947, inCanton, Ill., toRichard and Betty Jo(Hukill) McCoy, who pre-ceded him in death.

On Aug. 28, 1972, hemarried Judy L. Mc-Beth, who survives inWapakoneta.

Survivors also includetwo sons, Craig andRichard McCoy; adaughter, MichelleSchrober; seven grand-children; two great-grandchildren; and twosisters, Karen Jo Reedand Kathy Blumenstein.

He was preceded indeath by a son, GaryMcCoy Jr., and a brother,Michael McCoy.

Gary served in VietNam in 1969 until beingwounded and wasawarded a Purple Heart.He proudly served in theUnited States MarineCorps for four years andwith the Peoria IllinoisAir National Guard for13 years. He was em-ployed at Holloways inJackson Center until itsclosure in August of2011. He was a lifetime

member of the V.F.W.Post 8445, American Le-

gion Post 330, andthe AmVets Post333. He was also amember of Har-vest BaptistChurch in Wa-pakoneta. He wasalso one of the

charter members of theChained Eagles of Ohioand an original trusteefor the group. He partic-ipated in many of theirservice activities for vet-erans.Funeral services

are scheduled tobegin at 10:30 a.m.Monday, Sept. 10,2012, at Schlosser Fu-neral Home & Crema-tion Services,Wapakoneta. PastorGary Bragg will be of-ficiating. Burial willfollow at MemorialPark Cemetery, Lima,where military riteswill be performed bythe V.F.W. Post 8445.Friends may call

from 2 to 8 p.m. Sun-day and one hourprior to the service atthe funeral home.

Memorial Contribu-tions may be made toHarvest Baptist Church.

Condolences may beexpressed atwww.schlosserfuneral-home.com.

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The Shelby CountyHighway Departmentwill begin the replace-ment of a concrete boxculvert on Foster Roadtoday, according toCounty Engineer BobGeuy.

Foster Road will beclosed to traffic betweenOhio 66 and Smith Roadbeginning today.The cul-vert-replacement projectwill take approximatelyseven to 10 days to com-plete.

Projectcloses road

Shelby County Com-missioners on Thursdayopened bids for a 2RAMbaler for the ShelbyCounty Waste District’sRecycling Center in Sid-ney.

The three bids re-ceived were forwarded tothe waste district for arecommendation. Thebid will be awarded nextweek.

Commissioners alsoallowed county bills to-taling $308,532.64 andreleased $1,493.95 fromthe $5 permissive licenseplate fee fund to the vil-lage of Kettlersville.

A total of $4,440 wasadvanced from the re-

volving loan fund to thecommunity housing fundfor the Regional Plan-ning Commission. Theboard of commissionersalso appropriated$33,000 into Job & Fam-ily Services’ contractsfund.

Then and Now fundexpenditures of countydepartments totaling$4,620.78 were ap-proved.

On Tuesday, commis-sioners granted a resi-dent’s petition to vacatea portion of right of wayrequested by a Montraresident. The board hadreviewed the site lastweek.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — MoreA-listers have signed on to supportthe third Stand Up to Cancertelethon.

Organizers say Tom Hanks,Halle Berry, Justin Timberlake,Sofia Vergara, and Olympic goldmedalists Gabrielle Douglas andMissy Franklin will participate inthe hour-long TV special. It is setto air Friday on ABC, CBS, NBC,Fox and more than a dozen cablechannels.

The slate of stars announcedWednesday also includes EricStonestreet, Ray Romano, FelicityHuffman, Rocco DiSpirito andMaura Tierney. They’ll join previ-ously announced participants suchas Julia Roberts, Matt Damon,Michael Douglas, Jessica Biel,Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Ren-

ner, Seth Rogen, Emma Stone andGwyneth Paltrow.

Paltrow also is an executive pro-ducer of the fundraiser that will becarried commercial-free from 8-9p.m. EDT from the Shrine Audito-rium in Los Angeles.

Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw,Coldplay andAlicia Keys are set toperform during the special, andpatients participating in StandUpto Cancer trials will share their ex-periences.

Stand Up to Cancer has raisedmore than $180 million for cancerresearch and awareness since thetelethon was established in 2008.The organization said it hasawarded grants to seven multidis-ciplinary research “DreamTeams”and to scientists seeking innova-tive approaches to end cancer’s

role as the world’s leading cause ofdeath.

The telethon features acelebrity phone bank that allowsdonors who call in to talk with thestars.

The cable channels carrying thetelethon are BIO, Encore, HBO,Showtime, HBO Latino, IONTele-vision, LMN, Logo,MLB Network,mun2,Palladia, Starz,TBS,Smith-sonian and VH1.

Stand Up to Cancer was co-founded by “Spider-Man” movieproducer Laura Ziskin, who pro-duced its first two telethons in2008 and 2010. Ziskin lost herseven-year fight against breastcancer last year.

———Online:http://www.standup2cancer.org

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Commissionersopen baler bids

Neil Armstrong tobe buried at sea

CINCINNATI (AP) —Neil Armstrong, the firstman to walk on themoon, will be buried atsea.

A family spokesmansaid Thursday no otherdetails on the timing orthe location of the burialwere available. Arm-strong was a Navyfighter pilot before join-ing the space program.

A public memorialservice will be held atthe Washington Na-

tional Cathedral Thurs-day. The 10 a.m. servicewill be broadcast live onNASA Television andstreamed on the web-sites of the cathedraland space agency. It willbe open to the public ona first come, first servedbasis. But reservationsstill must be madethrough NASA.

A private service washeld in Ohio for Arm-strong, who died Aug. 25at age 82.

No probeover nakedphotos

LONDON (AP) —Britain’s press watchdogsaid Thursday it will notfor now open an investi-gation into a tabloid’spublication of nude pho-tos of Prince Harry be-cause royal officials havenot filed a formal com-plaint.

The Sun was Britain’sonly national newspaperto carry the pictures ofHarry frolicking in thenude with an unidenti-fied woman in his LasVegas hotel room afterthe images appeared on-line and drew interna-tional attention.

The Press ComplaintsCommission said it re-ceived around 3,800complaints after TheSun published the pic-tures, but royal officialswere not among thosefiling.

The commission saidThursday that it is talk-ing with Harry’s repre-sentatives but since theyhave not yet formallycomplained it would be“inappropriate” to openan investigation at thispoint as any probe with-out consent would havethe potential to “itselfpose an intrusion.”

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BY THEASSOCIATED PRESS

Today is Friday, Sept.7, the 251st day of 2012.There are 115 days left inthe year.

Today’s Highlight inHistory:

On Sept. 7, 1812, theBattle of Borodino tookplace during theNapoleonic Wars asFrench troops clashedwith Russian forces out-side Moscow; althoughFrance won a short-termvictory, Russia was ableto ultimately drive outNapoleon’s invaders. (Thebattle was commemo-rated by composer PeterIlyich Tchaikovsky withhis “1812 Overture.”)

On this date:� In 1533, England’s

Queen Elizabeth I wasborn in Greenwich.

� In 1825, the Marquisde Lafayette, the Frenchhero of the American Rev-olution, bade farewell toPresident John QuincyAdams at the WhiteHouse.

� In 1892, James J.Corbett knocked out JohnL. Sullivan to win theworld heavyweight crownin New Orleans in a fightconducted under the Mar-quess of Queensberryrules.

� In 1907, the Britishliner RMS Lusitania setout from Liverpool, Eng-land, on its maiden voy-age, arriving six dayslater in New York.

� In 1940, Nazi Ger-many began its eight-month blitz of Britainduring World War II withthe first air attack onLondon.

� In 1957, the originalversion of the animatedNBC peacock logo, used todenote programs “broughtto you in living color,”made its debut at the be-ginning of “Your Hit Pa-rade.”

� In 1962, authorKaren Blixen, also knownas Isak Dinesen, died inRungstedlund, Denmark,at age 77.

� In 1964, the contro-versial “Daisy” commer-cial, an ad for PresidentLyndon B. Johnson’s elec-tion campaign featuring agirl plucking flowerpetals followed by a nu-clear explosion, aired onNBC-TV.

� In 1972, the Interna-tional Olympic Commit-tee banned VinceMatthews and WayneCollett of the U.S. fromfurther competition fortalking to each other onthe victory stand in Mu-nich during the playing ofthe “Star-Spangled Ban-ner” after winning thegold and silver medals inthe 400-meter run.

Man gulpsdown 1.5carat

diamondCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka

(AP)—Amanvisitingagemexhibition in Sri Lanka'scapital swalloweda1.5 caratdiamond in front of theowner and was taken by po-lice to a hospital, where anX-ray showed the $13,000stone inside him.

Exhibitor Suresh Wi-jekoon said themanwas be-having suspiciously at hisstalls and when he reachedcloser to the suspect, theman suddenly swallowedthe diamond at his hand be-fore Suresh alerted police atthe exhibition venue.

Chou Wan, a 32-year-oldfrom China, is in custodypending further investiga-tion, police spokesmanAjithRohana said.

An X-ray proved the dia-mond was inside Chou'sbody, said hospital directorDr.Anil JasingheatColomboNational, where the suspectwas taken for the test.

struggle for millions.In the run-up to Obama’s

speech, delegates erupted intumultuous cheers when for-mer Arizona Rep. GabrielleGiffords, grievously woundedin a 2011 assassination at-tempt, walked onstage to leadthe Pledge of Allegiance. Thecheers grew louder when sheblew kisses to the crowd.

And louder still when hugevideo screens inside the hallshowed the face of Osama binLaden, the terrorist master-mind killed in a daring raidon his Pakistani hideout byU.S. special operations forces— on a mission approved bythe current commander inchief.

With unemployment at 8.3percent, Obama said the taskof recovering from the eco-nomic disaster of 2008 is ex-ceeded in American historyonly by the challengeFranklin Delano Rooseveltfaced when he took office inthe Great Depression in 1933.

“It will require common ef-fort, shared responsibilityand the kind of bold persist-ent experimentation” thatFDR employed, Obama said.

In an appeal to independ-ent voters who might be con-sidering a vote for Romney, headded that those who carryon Roosevelt’s legacy “shouldremember that not everyproblem can be remediedwith another government

program or dictate fromWashington.”

His campaign said thepresident would ask the coun-try to rally around a “realachievable plan that will cre-ate jobs, expand opportunityand ensure an economy builtto last.”

He added, “The truth is itwill take more than a fewyears for us to solve chal-lenges that have built up overa decade.”

The evening also includeda nomination acceptance

speech from Vice PresidentJoe Biden, whose appeal toblue collar voters rivals oreven exceeds Obama’s own.Delegates approved his nomi-nation to a new term by ac-clamation as he and hisfamily watched from VIPseats above the conventionfloor.

Biden told the conventionin his own speech that he hadwatched as Obama “made onegutsy decision after another”to stop an economic free-fallafter they took office in 2009.

Now, he said, “we’re on amission to move this nationforward — from doubt anddownturn to promise andprosperity.”

With Obama in the hall lis-tening, Biden jabbed at thepresident’s challenger, aswell.

“I found it fascinating lastweek — when Governor Rom-ney said that as Presidenthe’d take a jobs tour. Wellwith all his support for out-sourcing — it’s going to haveto be a foreign trip.”

First lady Michelle Obama,popular with the public, wasready to introduce her hus-band, two nights after she de-livered her own speech in theconvention’s opening session.

Delegates who packed intotheir convention hall wereserenaded by singer JamesTaylor and rocked by R&Bblues artist Mary J. Blige asthey awaited Obama’s speech.

There was no end to thejabs aimed at Romney andthe Republicans.

“Ask Osama bin Laden ifhe’s better off than four yearsago,” said MassachusettsSen. John Kerry, who lost the2004 election in a close con-test with President GeorgeW. Bush. It was a mockinganswer to the Republicans’repeated question of whetherAmericans are better offthan when Obama took of-fice.

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FORMER REP. Gabrielle Giffords (left) blows a kiss after recit-ing the Pledge of Allegiance with Democratic National Com-mittee Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz ofFlorida at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte,N.C., on Thursday.

“Yet, American health careis falling short on basic di-mensions of quality, outcomes,costs and equity,” the reportconcluded.

If banking worked likehealth care,ATM transactionswould take days, the reportsaid. If home building werelike health care, carpenters,electricians and plumberswould work from differentblueprints and hardly talk toeach other. If shopping werelike health care, prices wouldnot be posted and could varywidely within the same store,depending on who was paying.

If airline travel were likehealth care, individual pilotswould be free to design theirown preflight safety checks —or not perform one at all.

How much is $750 billion?The one-year estimate ofhealth care waste is equal tomore than ten years ofMedicare cuts in Obama’shealth care law. It’s more thanthe Pentagon budget. It’smore than enough to care forthe uninsured.

Getting health care costsbetter controlled is one of thekeys to reducing the deficit,the biggest domestic chal-lenge facing the next presi-dent. The report did not layout a policy prescription forMedicare and Medicaid butsuggested there’s plenty ofroom for lawmakers to find apath.

Both Obama and Romneyagree there has to be a limit toMedicare spending, but theydiffer on how to get that done.Obama would rely on a pow-erful board to cut payments toservice providers, while grad-ually changing how hospitalsand doctors are paid to re-ward results instead of vol-ume. Romney would limit theamount of money future re-tirees can get from the gov-ernment for medicalinsurance, relying on the pri-vate market to find an effi-cient solution. Each accuses ofthe other of jeopardizing thewell-being of seniors.

But panel members urgeda frank discussion with thepublic about the value Ameri-cans are getting for theirhealth care dollars. As amodel, they cited “ChoosingWisely,” a campaign launchedearlier this year by nine med-ical societies to challenge thewidespread perception thatmore care is better.

“Rationing to me is whenwe are denying medical carethat is helpful to patients, onthe basis of costs,” said cardi-ologist Dr. Rita Redberg, amedical school professor atthe University of California,San Francisco.

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GENDARMES AND investigators stand at the camp site where the slain British family wereholidaying in Saint Jorioz, near Annecy, Thursday. Immobilized with fear, a 4-year-old Britishgirl huddled for eight hours beneath the legs of her slain mother in the back of a car filled withcorpses on a remote Alpine road — all while French investigators stood nearby, unaware thegirl was there. The stunning discovery Thursday of the girl, apparently unharmed, heightenedthe drama around a mysterious shooting rampage that left four adults dead and a 7-year-oldgirl hospitalized with bullet wounds and skull fractures. The reason for the killing, in a woodedarea near the village of Chevaline, remains unclear.

Family slain, childfound 8 hours laterANNECY, France (AP) —

French authorities struggledThursday to explain why noone found a 4-year-old girl foreight hours at a blood-strewncrime scene as she huddled in acar under the skirt of a corpse— apparently her deadmotheror grandmother.

The stunning discoveryThursday of the girl, appar-ently unharmed, heightenedthe drama around a mysteri-ous shooting rampage in theFrench Alps that left fouradults dead and a 7-year-oldgirl hospitalized after beingshot and brutally beaten.

The reason for the slayingsremained unclear a day after acyclist came across the corpsesin a wooded area near themountain village of Chevaline.It took on increasingly interna-tional ramifications,with linksemerging Thursday tying the

slain family to Britain, Iraqand Sweden.

Prosecutor Eric Maillaudsaid investigators were search-ing for possible perpetratorsand studying all possibilities,including a score-settling at-tack or simply that the familywas “in the wrong place at thewrong time.”

The bodies of aman and twowomen were found shot todeath in a BMW and the bodyof an unrelated male Frenchcyclist was found on the groundnearby. Maillaud described amethodical killing, with threevictims shot in the head.

The two girls, who policesaid were sisters, were putunder police care.The prosecu-tor warned there may still be akiller or killers on the looseseeking to “get rid of” wit-nesses to the “scene of im-mense savagery.”

At a news conference, au-thorities tried to explain howthe 4-year-old went unnoticed.

“The girl was found totallyimmobile in fact on the floor ofthe vehicle, behind the frontpassenger-side seat, under thelegs — under the skirt — ofone of the women who werekilled, around a large travelbag, totally invisible andsilent, which explains why noone saw her before,” Maillaudsaid.

Maillaud said the car wasregistered to a British manborn in Baghdad in 1962. Hesaid the man, who had movedto Britain in 2002, and his fam-ily had been vacationing inFrance since August, campingon nearby Lake Annecy. Thedriver was identified by theSipa news agency as Saad alHilli, a resident of a Londonsuburb.

The need for speed: 85 mphAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas will soon

open a stretch of highway with the highestspeed limit in the country, giving eager driversa chance to rip through a trip between two ofthe state’s largest metropolitan areas.

The Texas Transportation Commission hasapproved a speed limit of 85 mph for a 41-miletoll road several miles east of the increasinglycrowded Interstate 35 corridor betweenAustin and San Antonio.

“I would love it,” Austin resident AlanGuckian said. “Sometimes it’s fun to just openit up.”

But while some drivers will want to test

their horsepower and radar detectors, othersare asking if safety is taking a backseat.

“The research is clear that when speed lim-its go up, fatalities go up,” said Russ Rader, aspokesman for the nonprofit Insurance Insti-tute for Highway Safety. He said higher speedlimits get people to their destinations faster,“but the trade-off is more crashes and morehighway deaths.”

A 2009 report in the American Journal ofPublic Health studied traffic fatalities in theU.S. from 1995 to 2005 and found that morethan 12,500 deaths were attributable to in-creases in speed limits on all kinds of roads.

Dear Readers:“Recycle, reuseand repurpose”should be thebuzz words onyour lips. Hereare just a few ofthe many ideasthat came inwhen I asked youfor hints aboutcat litter tubs:

• “I read you inthe Tyler (Texas)M o r n i n gTelegram. We line onewith a trash sack, andwhen we clean the litterbox, we put it in the linedcontainer and then putthe lid on.We also use oneas a mop bucket.” — Ila,via email

• “When empty, I recy-cle and use them for stor-ing garden soil andpotting soil.Since the tubshave a handle, they areeasy to carry and air-

tight.” — Char-lene in Missis-sippi

• “I reuse cat-litter containersto storemy bird-seed in, and I al-ways carry onearound the yardwhen Iweed theflower beds.They also aregood for storingChristmas-treelights.” — Patty

in Ohio• “I make a fishing

bucket out of old littercontainers by cutting thelid in half and attaching ahinge. Since I made myfirst one several years ago,we have been asked tomake about 10 of them.”— Bill in Ohio

Thanks for all thewon-derful hints for reusingthese tubs. Have any oth-ers? Please send them in,

and I’ll publish morereuse, “green” hints. —Heloise

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them I was thinking ofthem. I started mailingthem postcards from eachcity I was in. It makes mefeel better about beinggone, and gives them asouvenir from all theplaces I visit. — Tom inUtah

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This Evening• Hope in Recovery, similar to traditional 12-step

programs to confront destructive habits and be-haviors, meets at the First Presbyterian Church,114 E. 4th St., Greenville, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Formore information, call (937) 548-9006.

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, StayingClean for the Weekend, meets at 7 p.m. at FirstUnited Methodist Church, 230 E. Poplar St.Saturday Morning

• Lockington New Beginnings Church offers asausage and pancake breakfast at the church,10288 MuseumTrail, Lockington, from 8 to 11 a.m.$4 donation. Discount for seniors and children.

• Agape Mobile Rural Food Pantry Distribution,in Botkins, 9 to 11 a.m.

• Agape Mobile Rural Food Pantry Distribution,in Anna, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.Saturday Afternoon

• Women Walking in the Word meets at 1 p.m.at the Mount Zion House of Prayer, 324 Grove St.Use the rear entrance.Saturday Evening

• Shelby County Deer Hunters holds its monthlySaturday Night Trap Shoot at 7988 Johnston-Sla-gle Road beginning at 6:30 p.m., 10 birds. Programstarts at 8 p.m., 50 birds, long run, handicappedand Lewis class. Open to the public.

• The Sidney-Shelby County Chess Club “Check-mates” meets at 7 p.m. at the library at the DorothyLove Retirement Community. All skill levels arewelcome. For more information, call 497-7326.

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, SaturdayNight Live, meets at 8 p.m. at St. John’s LutheranChurch, 120 W.Water St.Sunday Evening

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Never Alone,Never Again, meets at 6:30 p.m. at First ChristianChurch, 320 E. Russell Road.

• The Catholic Adult Singles Club will meet forcanoeing and supper in West Milton. for informa-tion, call (419) 678-8691.Monday Morning

• ChurchWomen United will hold its Bible studyfrom 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Pasco United MethodistChurch in Pasco. Take Bibles.

Monday Afternoon• Sidney Rotary Club meets at noon at the Sid-

ney Moose lodge. For more information on activi-ties or becoming a member, contact Deb Barga at492-3167.Monday Evening

• Minster Historical Society meets at 6:30 p.m.at the Minster Historical Society Museum, 112Fourth St., Minster.

• Shelby County Girl Scout Leaders ServiceUnit 37 meets at 6:30 p.m. at the VFW.

• The Friends of the New Knoxville CommunityLibrary will meet at 7 p.m.

• TheAmerican LegionAuxiliary meets at 7 p.m.at the Post Home on Fourth Avenue.

• Diabetic support group meets at 7 p.m. in con-ference room one of the Joint Township District Me-morial Hospital, St. Marys.

• Shelby CountyWoodcarvers meets at 7 p.m. atthe Senior Center of Sidney-Shelby County. Begin-ners to master carvers are welcome.

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Vision ofHope, group meets at 7 p.m. at Russell RoadChurch, 340 W. Russell Road.

• Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step program foranyone desiring to stop eating compulsively, meetsat 7 p.m. at Hillcrest Baptist Church, 1505 S. MainSt., Bellefontaine.

• Sidney Boy Scout Troop 97 meets at 7 p.m. atSt. Paul’s United Church of Christ. All new mem-bers are welcome. For more information, call TomFrantz at 492-7075.

• TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 7p.m. at Faith Alliance Church, New Knoxville Road,New Bremen.Tuesday Morning

• The Piqua Public Library, 116 W. High St.,Piqua, offers storytime for children 4 to kinder-garten from 10:15 to 11 a.m. Registration is re-quired at (937) 773-6753.Tuesday Afternoon

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts atWork, meets at noon at St. John’s LutheranChurch, 120 W.Water St.

• Rainbow Gardeners meets at noon at theAmerican Legion.

• The Tween Book Club will meet at the FrancisJ. Stallo Library in Minster at 3:30 p.m. Children ingrades 4-6 are invited.Tuesday Evening

• Head, Neck and Oral Cancer Support Groupfor patients and caregivers meets at St. Rita’s Re-gional Cancer Center in the Garden ConferenceRoom from 5 to 6:30 p.m. For more information, call(419) 227-3361.

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Living theBasics, meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Apostolic Temple,210 Pomeroy Ave.

• The Joint Township District Memorial Hospi-tal, St. Marys, offers a stroke support group meet-ing at 6:30 p.m.

Contact Localife Editor Patricia AnnSpeelman with story ideas, club newswedding, anniversary, engagements andbirth announcements by phone at (937)498-5965; email, pspeelman@sdnccg.com;or by fax, (937) 498-5991.

Washer needs new motorLaundry is

hanging on thelines drying re-ally quicklywith the sunand breezeblowing. It tooklonger thanusual to do thewashing as themotor on thewashing ma-chine keptshutting down.I will have to have Joelook at it when he comeshome from work. Weusually wash clothes onMondays, Wednesdays,and Fridays, but had towait until today becausewe were out of gas. It isnot fun filling up the gasjugs in town when thegas is over $4 a gallon. Itwould be lots cheaper todo laundry the way wedid when we were grow-ing up. It was a lotharder work, though,and I remember howtiresome it was to pushthe handle on the wash-ing machine back andforth.Mom would set thetimer for a certain manyminutes on each load. Iremember that therewere a few times when Iwould set the timer offbefore it was done. I amsure that Mom caughton that some loads weredone faster than others.Another thing back then

that did nothave a motorwas our wellpump. We had awindmill, so onwindy days thewind wouldpump the waterto the watertank for the ani-mals. Dayswhen there wasnot enough windto make the

windmill, go we had topump the water by hand.It would seem to takeforever to get those stoptanks. Cold water wasalso pumped over themilk cans to cool themilk off quickly. Wewould take turns pump-ing and that chore wouldget tiresome too. Whenwe first moved to ourown place after Joe and Iwere married, we did nothave a windmill. Joewould pump the water tothe tank for horses andour cow and calf. Lateron we did get a motorthat Joe would hook onthe pump and move tomy washing machine onwash days. (Editor’sNote: Old Order Amishcommunities vary fromplace to place, someallow gasoline-poweredmotors, others do not.Lovina’s community per-mits them.)

I would sometimes de-

cide to do laundry afterJoe left for work, so Isoon figured out how tochange the motor fromthe pump to the washingmachine. This is thesame motor that I use onmy washing machine 16years later. It is probablyseeing the end of itsdays. We didn’t have acistern pump right away.Joe would take 5-gallonbuckets out of the cis-tern for me to do laun-dry. It always lookeddangerous, so we did geta cistern pump then.Now I am spoiled when Ican just run hot waterinto my washing ma-chine and not have tocarry and heat the waterfirst.

Last night, we at-tended the open house atthe school. The childrencould meet their newteachers. They had hotdog sandwiches, carrots,celery sticks, cauliflower,oranges and grapes foreveryone to eat. We suredo appreciate theschool’s moving all ofLoretta’s classes to thefirst-floor lower level. Itwill be so much easierfor her to not have toclimb the stairs. Schooldoors will open on Tues-days, Sept. 4. Son Kevinwill have his seventhbirthday on Sunday,Sept. 2. It is so hard to

believe our youngest isthat age.

Kevin said he wantscupcakes instead of acake. Also a happy 40thbirthday to my editor,KevinWilliams.We wishyou God’s blessings onyour birthday and al-ways. My husband, Joe,is off work for the LaborDay weekend, so he willhave a four-day break.Daughter Elizabeth willbe off on Monday as well.

I had enough toma-toes to can more tomatojuice this week. Redbeets are ready to becanned, but we will leavethat until next week. Iwill share a recipe that areader sent to me.

REFRIGERATORCOOKIES

1/2 cup shortening1 cup sugar1 egg1 teaspoon vanilla1 1/2 cups flour1/2 teaspoon baking

soda1/2 teaspoon saltCream shortening,

add sugar, eggs andvanilla. Mix well, sift to-gether dry ingredients.Add to other ingredients.Shape into a log.

Place in refrigeratorfor several hours orovernight. Slice andbake 10 minutes at 375degrees.

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Sheriff John Lenhart, master of ceremonies of the Applefest pageant, askscontestant Eleanor Wigley, 4, an impromptu question as 2011 Little MissApple of My Eye winner Alexandria Gaerke looks on during the competi-tion at the Senior Center Wednesday night. Wigley is the daughter ofMelinda Jones and Kenneth Wigley, of Sidney.

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Card partyplanned

The Shelby CountyMemorial VFW Post 4239Ladies Auxiliary willsponsor its annualfundraising card partySept. 14 from 1 to 4 p.m.

The admission is $3 atthe door. Card games willbe of the players’ choice.There will also be a raffle,50/50, snacks, cookies, cof-fee and punch. There isplenty of parking in theback, convenient to thehall.

Library gameMINSTER — The

Francis J.StalloMemorialLibrary in Minster hashidden storybook charac-ters throughout the li-brary. Patrons who findthem all during Septem-ber will win pieces ofcandy.

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TROY — Troy MainStreet Inc. presents the2012 Taste of Troy Sept.15 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.The event is held annu-ally in downtown Troy toshowcase local restau-rants in the town square.Visitors can sample the

culinary creations of 14hometown restaurants,listen to live music, shopat theDowntownFarmersMarket,and participate inbeer and wine tastings.Expect to taste a widerange of food from a vari-

ety of independent restau-rants including Cajun,Italian, Mexican, locallygrown and raised, andmore.Newparticipants inthis year’s Taste of Troyare the recently-openedKuZZinZ Bar and Grill,and Unrefined Café.“Tastes” for sale in-

clude a diverse array ofmenu items such ashomemade ice cream,roasted corn chowder,pizza, caramel apples,crawfish etouffee, chickensalad sandwiches,sausage creole, cookies,bourbon chicken, south-western pasta alfredo,strawberries with Kahluasauce, ribeye steak sand-wiches, beef nachos,cheesesteaks, Mexicanrice, homemade pie,

strawberry shortcake,pecan wurtles and more.Several musical per-

formances are scheduledfor Prouty Plaza through-out the day. Slated to per-form are Rum RiverBlend, Stephen Orban,Larry Lyons,BoltedDownandMegan Osman.“Troy is unmatched in

the quality and quantityof independent restau-rants for a city of its size,”TroyMain StreetDirectorKarin Manovich said.“The Taste of Troy pro-vides an opportunity forpeople to sample signa-ture dishes from a widevariety of restaurantswhile enjoying livemusic.”Two downtown estab-

lishments — La Piazzaand The Caroline — will

offer wine and beer tast-ings on their respectiveoutdoor patios. SponsorGordon Orthodontics willbe raffling off dinner-for-two gifts and will be offer-ing face-painting andballoons to Taste of Troyguests. The DowntownTroy FarmersMarketwillextend its hours until 2p.m.Admission to the Taste

of Troy is free and open tothe public thanks to eventsponsors Gordon Ortho-dontics, Hobart Brothers,and ITWFoodEquipmentGroup-Hobart.Tickets for food tastes

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ENGAGEMENT

Pair announce dateRUSSIA – Elizabeth

Schulze, of Russia, andLuke Barhorst, of Anna,have announced theirengagement and plans tomarry Sept. 22, 2012, atSaint Remy CatholicChurch in Russia.The bride-to-be is the

daughter of Gary andSusan Schulze, of Russia.She is a 2006 graduate ofRussia High School anda graduate of Edison Community College. She isemployed by Advance Foot and Ankle Care as amedical assistant.Her fiance is the son of Paul and Ann Barhorst,

of Anna. He graduated from Anna High School in2007. He is employed by Wells Brothers and is atrustee of Van Buren Township.

Schulze/Barhorst

Services council meetsMembers of the

Shelby County Commu-nity Services Councillearned about the serv-ices provided by Metro-politan Housing duringtheir meeting Aug. 22.In attendance were

Jodie Brewer, Julie Fogt,Terri Frick, Tina Hag-gerty, Michelle Mason,Bob Parker, DeborahSantiago, and HelenScott.

Frick presented a pro-gram about the housingauthority, which over-sees 175 public housingunits and the local Sec-tion 8 housing opera-tions.Frick told the group

that there are no vacan-cies, but waiting lists forpublic housing and forelderly housing.Applica-tions are accepted onThursdays.

In other business,Mason, of CommunityHousing of Darke,Miami and Shelby Coun-ties announced thatShelby County is part ofa new, six-county Re-gional Continuum ofCare. Funding receivedwill be divided by popu-lation.Fogt, of Compassion-

ate Care, reported a five-year anniversary health

fair will be Aug. 29.Scott, of the ShelbyCounty Department ofJob & Family Services,reported that the agencyhas received funding forthose needing job train-ing who are unemployed.Santiago, of 4C for Chil-dren, informed the groupher organization hasopenings for two posi-tions to assist in improv-ing daycares.

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Piqua to display muralPIQUA — Paintings

from the collection of thePiqua Public Library willbe on exhibit during Art-walk Sept. 14 from 5-9p.m. in downtown Piqua.Among the artworks

will be Penrhyn Stan-laws’s mural from the for-mer Citizens Bank.Stanlaws (1877-1957)wasan artist, filmmaker, andreal estate developer, ac-cording to library directorJimOda.During the roar-ing ’20s, his paintings ri-valed the famous “GibsonGirl” illustrations. Stan-laws’s art was featured onthe cover of many maga-zines of the time.Stanlaws also painted

portraits of some of themost beautiful silentmovie stars of the day.The mural in the li-

brary’s collection waspainted in 1954. It oncecovered the walls of theCitizens Bank at the cor-ner of Main and Ashstreets in Piqua.During a renovation of

the bank more than 20years ago,members of thePiqua Historical Societywere able to peel thepainted panels from thebank’s walls and storethem in the library/mu-seum’s permanent collec-tion.The subject matter of

this mural is an evolvingPiqua: from the life of Na-tive Americans, throughsettlers and traders, thecanal, andmoving eventu-ally to industrializationand more modern build-ings, including the Piquapost office, hospital, and

fire department.According to Oda,“One

four-foot-wide section ofthe mural has beenframed and is currentlyon display on the secondfloor of the library. How-ever, for the Artwalkevent, we are going tobring out an additionalpanel, one that has notbeen on public displaysince it hung in the bankmany years ago. Theartist’s choice of colors isunique and very bright,and he was not afraid totake certain liberties withhistorical fact in the cre-ation of hiswork.Still, theimages evoke a lovely andromanticized vision ofPiqua’s past.”Other artworks from

the library’s collections,will be on display also.

SMITHDavid Smith and

Cheyann Berryhill, ofSidney, have announcedthe birth of a daughter,Aurora Jean Smith,born Aug. 19, 2012, at10:43 a.m. in theCop e l and -Eme r s onFamily Birth Center atWilson Memorial Hospi-tal.She weighed 7.9

pounds and was 20 3/4inches long.Her maternal grand-

parents are JoyceMotsinger, of Sidney,and Craig Berryhill, ofOliver Springs, Tenn.Her paternal grand-

parents are David L.Smith, of Sidney, andJulie Graves, of Piqua.Her great-grandpar-

ents are GenevieveMotsinger, of Sidney,James “Jim” Marr, ofTroy, and Wilma Berry-hill, of Oliver Springs,Tenn.Her mother is origi-

nally from Sidney.

ROBINSONChris Robinson and

Stephanie Couchot, ofSidney, have announcedthe birth of a daughter,Kendall Ann Robinson,born Aug. 12, 2012, at6:41 a.m. in theCop e l and -Eme r s onFamily Birth Center atWilson Memorial Hospi-tal.She weighed 7

pounds, 9 ounces, andwas 19.5 inches long.She was welcomed

home by her brother,Cameron Robinson, 2.Her maternal grand-

parents are James andAnita Couchot, of Sid-ney. Her paternal grand-parents are PaulRobinson, of Murfrees-boro, Tenn., and LindaRobinson, of Lima.Her great-grandpar-

ents are Cyril and Mar-garet Lange, of FortLoramie.

Her mother is origi-nally from Sidney.

SIMONFORT LORAMIE —

Ryan and JanessaSimon, of Fort Loramie,have announced thebirth of a son, RoganSteven Simon, born Aug.16, 2012, at 12:52 p.m. inthe Copeland-EmersonFamily Birth Center atWilson Memorial Hospi-tal in Sidney.He weighed 7 pounds,

12 ounces, and was 20.5inches long.He was welcomed

home by his brother,Reed Simon, 1.His maternal grand-

parents are Keith andSharon Reeder, of FortLoramie. His paternalgrandparents are SteveSimon, of Russia, andRichard and CindyLarger, of Fort Loramie.His great-grand-

mother is Martha Bens-man, of Fort Loramie.His mother is the for-

mer Janessa Reeder, ofFort Loramie.

STANGKeith and Janell

Stang, of Sidney, haveannounced the birth of ason, Jaxon Robert Stang,born Aug. 21, 2012, at4:20 p.m. in theCop e l and -Eme r s onFamily Birth Center atWilson Memorial Hospi-tal.He weighed 7 pounds,

7 ounces, and was 20inches long.His maternal grand-

parents are BarbBorchers, of Sidney, andthe late Bob Borchers.His paternal grandpar-ents are Jim and PegStang, of Russia.His great-grandpar-

ents are Elma Wolaverand Martha Borchers,both of Houston.His mother is the for-

mer Janell Borchers, ofHouston.

ShelbyCountyHabitatfor Humanity (SCHFH),an affiliate of Habitat forHumanity Internationalin Atlanta, Ga., is bounc-ing back from near disso-lution two years ago.The organization,

which supplies homes topeople who help to pay forthem with “sweat equity,”had lost most of its boardmembers and much of itsfunding in the economicrecession that hit theUnited States four yearsago.With 12 trustees on the

board now, it has reorgan-ized and begun a newpro-

gram, a Brush with Kind-ness.The program is de-

signed to help with homerepairs needed by lower-income homeowners. Be-cause not all affiliates areapproved by the interna-tional organization to par-ticipate in the program,local trustees are pleasedthat the Shelby Countychapter was granted thego-ahead.Homeowners must file

an application and repay-ment for thework is basedon a debt-to-income ratio.Local members hope theprogram will help to im-

prove area neighborhoods.The SCHFH is recruit-

ing additional boardmembers, especially thosewho would be willing toserve as president or vicepresident, and for volun-teers to serve on commit-tees and to help withproject work. It is alsolooking for donated officespace and donated storagespace. It has had to turndown gifts of buildingma-terials because it has in-sufficient space to storethem. Interested partiesshould contact LarryGockley at shcohabi-tat@yah00.com.

In addition to a Brushwith Kindness, SCHFChas instituted new opera-tional procedures. Fami-lies who apply for a houseor for a Brush with Kind-ness project must meetwith counselors at theChristian CounselingCenter to discuss their fi-nancial situations. Men-tors from the bankingcommunity have volun-teered to help the families,as needed, to keep themfinancially on track.SCHFC built its first

house in 1991. It relies ondonations and mortgagepayments to fund projects.

Habitat seeks board members

PIQUA— Jamieson &Yannucci Funeral Homehas announced its fallUnderstanding Grief se-ries.This program is made

available to people whohave experienced a deathof a loved one.This series runs six

Mondays, Sept. 10

through Oct. 15 from 6-8p.m. at the funeral home,333W. High St. Light re-freshments will be pro-vided. Kelly Larger,coordinator of the fu-neral home’s follow-through services, willfacilitate the sessions.The funeral home has

made this program avail-

able to the Piqua com-munity for more than 20years and the responsehas been very positive.These sessions are de-

signed to inform and ed-ucate individuals aboutgrief and all its aspects.For information and

registration, call (937)773-3161.

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AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers

HORSESHOE CASINO Cincinnati General Manager Kevin Kline (center)speaks to reporters during a tour of the casino under construction Thursdayin Cincinnati. Leaders of the $400 million casino in downtown Cincinnati saidduring their first public reveal of the facility that it is 75 percent finished andset to open on time in the spring.

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many planesCOLUMBUS (AP) —

The state of Ohio ownstoo many planes andlacks any centralizedsystem for tracking theiruse and expense, accord-ing to a report releasedThursday by state Audi-tor David Yost that rec-ommends Ohio develop asingle cost center for allexpenses related to exec-utive branch travel onstate aircraft.The report also rec-

ommends the state ei-ther find anotherpurpose for its under-used five-person helicop-ter or sell it.Yost said he didn’t

issue any call for moneyto be repaid, since thestate lacks guidelines forthe proper use of its air-craft.The audit says Lt.

Gov. Mary Taylor tookthree flights last yearthat included routesmeant to divert to theCanton Airport near herhome, and Ohio HouseSpeaker WilliamBatchelder used a stateplane to go from a pri-vate event to the State-house in Columbus.The report says both

reimbursed the state.Gov. John Kasich is

reviewing the audit’srecommendations.Yost, a Republican,

launched the reportafter media accounts ofTaylor’s flights and a re-quest for an audit fromDemocratic state Rep.Matt Lundy of Elyria.“Some other states

have clear rules for theuse of their state planes,Ohio does not,” Yost saidin a statement. “While

planes may play a valu-able role in conductingstate business, the stateought to define thatrole.”The report also said

Ohio’s use of the aircraft,for a total of 121.5 hoursin 2011 for executive-branch travel, was farbelow the average num-ber of flight hours forother similarly sizedstates the auditor exam-ined.The state owns three

aircraft: two planes, aneight-passenger 1982Super King Air 200 anda six-passenger 1973King Air C90A; and afive-passenger helicop-ter, the 1983 AmericanEurocopter.The report said sell-

ing the helicopter wouldearn the state between$625,000 and $1.25 mil-lion. The audit said sell-ing the 1973 King Air,considered the backupplane, could net between$395,000 and $1.15 mil-lion.Yost said the state

Transportation Depart-ment could contract withprivate flight services forany flights that the pri-mary plane couldn’t han-dle.Batchelder used the

plane to return to aHouse session in timefrom an out-of-townevent where his wife wasa guest speaker, spokes-woman Shannon Bostonsaid. Batchelder plannedall along to reimbursethe state, she said.Taylor said the audit

found nothing improperabout her use of thestate plane.

Casino on paceto open in springCINCINNATI (AP) —

Leaders of Ohio’s fourthvoter-approved casino onThursday revealed theinside of the sleek $400million facility, whichthey said is on track toopen in Cincinnati in thespring, on time and onbudget.More than 500 con-

struction workers wereslapping on drywall,painting ceilings and lay-ing concrete at the400,000-square-foot, two-story casino, which sitsjust off Interstate 71 in aheavily trafficked part ofCincinnati’s downtown.The casino will in-

clude three outward-fac-ing restaurants, a buffet,85 table games, a VIPplayers’ lounge with high

limits and aWorld Seriesof Poker room.Kevin Kline, general

manager of HorseshoeCasino Cincinnati, andother executives clad inbusiness suits and hardhats led reporters on atour of the soft amber-colored casino in its firstpublic reveal.Kline said the build-

ing was designed to flowand blend in with down-town, pointing to anurban plaza with greenspace in front of themain entrance and indi-vidual entrances for therestaurants, includingsinger Jimmy Buffet’sMargaritaville.“That flow is some-

thing that’s very impor-tant to us,” Kline said

over the sound of beep-ing forklifts inside thecasino. “We want to be abig contributor for rein-vesting money back intothe community and cre-ating a destination thatreally helps further thevitality and vibrancy ofdowntown Cincinnati.”The casino is among

many new projects thatare revitalizing andchanging the face ofdowntown Cincinnati,including a 41-story of-fice tower that openedlast year, a partially fin-ished riverfront park, a$600 million retail andresidential developmentknown as The Banks anda new streetcar line thatjust recently brokeground.

CINCINNATI (AP) —A fraternity at MiamiUniversity in southernOhio has dropped a $10million lawsuit againstthe school that allegedthat university officialsactedwith “malice, hatredand ill will” by suspend-ing the organization for afireworks battle and hav-ing marijuana.Phi Kappa Tau sued

Miami University lastweek after the school sus-pended 37 sophomoresfrom the fraternity. Thatcame after police found acache of fireworks and il-legal drugs at the chap-ter’s house on the Oxfordcampus following a fire-works fight with anotherfrat houses last month.Online federal court

records show that the fra-ternity dropped the law-suit “without prejudice,”meaning that it could berefiled. The case wasclosedWednesday.Harrison Green, the

Cincinnati attorney whosued on behalf of the fra-ternity, said this weekthat he was just droppingthe national fraternity asa plaintiff and that thelocal chapter would con-tinue with the lawsuit.He did not return re-

peated emails and callsfor comment Thursdayabout whether he wouldfile another lawsuit.The lawsuit had ar-

gued that university offi-cials violated members’constitutional rights bysuspending the fraternitywithout providing an ap-peal process and despitethe fact that police hadnot filed charges.

Flood-out landownerswant compensation

COLUMBUS (AP) —A group of landownersnear Ohio’s largest in-land lake asked the stateSupreme Court onThursday to order stateofficials to compensatethem for their lossesfrom flooding.The court ruled in De-

cember that the stateNatural Resources De-partment was requiredto compensate 87landowners near GrandLake St. Marys in west-ern Ohio. Since then,lawyers for the landown-ers allege, the state hasbeen dragging its feet.But a spokeswoman forthe state agency saidThursday the owners’court filing is withoutmerit.The state “counts on

endless delay to work toits advantage, bluntingthis court’s ruling and al-lowing it to escape pay-ing full and faircompensation,” JoeMiller, a Columbus attor-ney for the landowners,said in a court filing.The state “has been

flooding their land for 15years and is counting onit taking 15 more yearsto pay compensation,”Miller wrote.

Miller says a settle-ment offer earlier thisyear of about $24 million,or about $5,000 per acre,was a charade meant toprevent the landownersfrom filing their com-plaint earlier.The filing says one

property owner has al-ready died, and everyday of delay increasesthe likelihood of moredeaths or owners forcedto sell their property.Miller says the state hasinitiated just two com-pensation procedures.Bethany McCorkle, a

spokeswoman for theNatural Resources De-partment, said in a writ-ten statement that thestate has been preparingto proceed with the casesin Mercer County court,and many more of thecases will soon follow.“This action is nothing

more than a badly mis-guided legal strategypursued by trial lawyerswho are angry that thestate did not automati-cally agree to their in-flated multi-milliondollar settlement de-mand, and instead aremaking them workharder,” McCorkle said.“We have an obligation

to Ohio tax payers tomake sure that each caseis valued fairly and wewill carry out that obli-gation.”At issue is a horse-

shoe-shaped dam thestate built in 1997 thatthe landowners say hasled to significant floodsalmost every year since.Charles Meier has

grown soybeans, wheatand corn on 78 acressince he bought his farmin 1976. The dam hascreated enormous prob-lems, including floodsthat have wiped outcrops and strewn debrisacross his property, hesaid in a phone interviewThursday. His home andbarn flooded in 2003.Meier, 77, of Celina,

said the worst thingabout the flooding is“being scared how highit’s going to come. Younever know where it’sgoing to stop.”He has said in court

filings he’s afraid hewon’t live long enoughfor a civil trial to deter-mine how much heshould be compensated.The 13,000-acre

Grand Lake St. Maryssits between Dayton andToledo.

CLEVELAND (AP) — A man whospent more than 21 years on death rowis free after a judge dismissed the mur-der charge against him in the 1988 stab-bing death of a man found dead in abrook in a Cleveland park.A Cuyahoga County Common Pleas

judge onThursday dismissed the chargeof aggravated murder against MichaelKeenan, 62, after determining evidence

that could have exonerated him waswithheld from his trial attorneys.Judge John Russo said the evidence

withheld by prosecutors “would havestrengthened and been beneficial” toKeenan’s case and that the harm doneto him by the state’s failure to disclosethe evidence “cannot be resolved by anew trial,” according to a transcript fromThursday’s hearing.

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JACKSON CENTERContact Jackson Centerreporter Terry Pellmanwith story ideas by phoneat (937) 492-0032; email,tpellman@woh.rr.com;or by fax, (937) 498-5991.

Photo provided

LINDSEY WHETSTONE, of Jackson Center, anagricultural education teacher at Jackson CenterHigh School, takes part in an Ohio in the Ag-Biotechnology Academy held recently at theDuPont Pioneer soybean research center inNapoleon.

JC ag teacherattends biotech

academyJACKSON CENTER

—Agricultural educationand science teachers fromOhio comprehensive highschools and career techni-cal schools recently par-ticipated in the first-everOhio Ag-BiotechnologyAcademy sponsored byDuPont Pioneer and theOhio Soybean Council(OSC) and in cooperationwith the Ohio Depart-ment of Education.Among those in atten-dance was LindseyWhet-stone, of Jackson Center,an agricultural educationteacher at Jackson Cen-ter High School.The Ag-Biotechnology

Academywas designed toengage agricultural edu-cation and biotechnologyteachers in a hands-on,inquiry-based atmos-phere focused on inte-grating ag-biotechnologycurriculum into careertechnical and comprehen-sive high school educa-tion programs. The goalsfor the teacher educationmirrored goals of the ag-biotechnology industryincluding: exploring thescientific basis for con-sumer acceptance ofbiotechnology; assessingthe potential for ag-biotechnology to con-tribute to global foodsecurity; understandingthe impact of ag-biotech-nology on the environ-ment, sustainability andnutrition around theworld; and introducingthe global pipeline fornew biotechnology traits.Selected through a

competitive applicationprocess, 26 teachers spenttwo days at the DuPontPioneer soybean researchcenter in Napoleon, en-gaging in hands-on sci-ence laboratory activitiesled by their peers thatthey can take back totheir classrooms and in-tegrate into curriculumsthis coming school year.Additionally, DuPont

Pioneer Soybean Re-search Scientist Cat Sa-lois spent time talkingabout the importance ofag-biotechnology andhow soybean breedinghas adapted to try andmeet the global food de-mands of the growingpopulation. She also ledteachers through ahands-on activity in thefield taking them step bystep through the soybean

crossing process. Relativeapplication of ag-biotech-nology was learned dur-ing a visit to a local farmhosted by Henry Countyfarmer and Pioneer SalesRepresentative KevinHoman.“We were delighted to

host this first-timeevent,” said Salois. “It wasa great opportunity to en-gage with so many teach-ers who are dedicatedand passionate abouttheir career and prepar-ing their students for thefuture — students whowill one day carry us for-ward. A worldwide com-pany like ours is alwayslooking for the best andbrightest talent and asDuPont Pioneer looks toadd 4,000 new positionsover the next five years, itis encouraging to seehigh-levels of enthusiasmamongst our teacherworkforce.”Many times teachers

are limited on what theycan teach because of alack of laboratory equip-ment. To help with this,each teacher was given astarter lab kit and text-book, making it easy forthem to add the sciencelessons learned to theircurriculums. The kitswere made possible witha DuPont Pioneer scienceeducation grant awardedto Ohio Soybean CouncilFoundation (OSCF)through the DuPont Pio-neer Giving program. Inaddition to the sciencekits, teachers were giventhe opportunity to applyfor additional grantmoney for more ad-vanced equipment.Threeteachers will be selectedto receive the grantsbased on an applicationprocess.“The Ohio Soybean

Council Foundation isproud to be part of thisexciting new program,”said John Motter, OSCFchairman and HancockCounty soybean farmer.“Providing informationabout biotechnology andits benefits to the nextgeneration is vital for thefuture of the soybean in-dustry and reaching outto teachers is one of thebest ways to do that. Wealso are helping studentsunderstand the many ca-reer opportunities thatare available in thisgrowing field.”

SAL being establishedBY TERRYPELLMAN

JACKSON CENTER—A new organization toserve veterans is in theprocess of formation.Residents of the JacksonCenter area are in theprocess of establishing anew chapter of the Sonsof the American Legion(SAL).The purpose of the

SAL is to support veter-ans and their families,promote patriotism andenhance general Legionactivities and goals. Sonsof the American Legionwas formed in 1932, andit now has over 325,000members.Legion Post 493 mem-

ber Ron Leininger ex-plained that he, BruceMetz and others wereapproached about thepossibility of creating anSAL chapter. The Ameri-can Legion Posts in Sid-ney, New Bremen, Annaand Minster have al-ready done so. Leiningersaid the idea has beendiscussed on occasionover the past severalyears.Membership in the

Sons of the American Le-gion is open to the sons,grandsons and great-grandsons of Legionmembers. There is noage limit. In fact,

Leininger told of an in-fant who was enrolled asan SAL member on theday of his birth. Manyindividuals are membersof both the American Le-gion and Sons of theAmerican Legion.Leininger sent a let-

ter to the Post regardingthe idea. He then con-tacted Tom Faller, theformer district LegionCommander, and theheadquarters in Colum-bus, and the process wasunder way.The proposal was pre-

sented by Leininger andFaller at the most recentJackson Center Postmeeting, and it gainedthe needed support. Onerequirement was that atleast 10 prospectivemembers sign an appli-cation for a charter to be

granted, and that wasaccomplished thatevening.Leininger pointed out

that the Jackson CenterPost has lost some of itsmost active membersdue to death and healthissues. It is also a realitythat Legion activitiescompete for peoples’time with work and fam-ily activities. He ex-pressed appreciation tothe Jackson Center FireDepartment for the as-sistance of its membersin working on Legionprojects such as the tra-ditional chicken dinnersand other activities. Ahigh percentage of thoseindividuals are eligiblefor SAL membership.Leininger said he

hopes that the SAL canresult in a higher Legion

membership level. Somewho are eligible for Le-gion membership maynow join so that familymembers can be a part ofthe SAL.The various American

Legion Posts conductfundraising activities,sponsor youth baseballteams and provide for anoverall sense of commu-nity. He said he alsohopes to see theWomen’s Auxiliary be-come active again.Another issue cited by

Leininger is the need tomaintain the AmericanLegion Hall. He saidthere is a need to catchup on maintenance, suchas replacing light fix-tures. As the AmericanLegion is a nonprofit or-ganization, it is depend-ent upon membershipand fundraising activi-ties. The cost of SALmembership is just $20per year.Leininger noted that

membership in and sup-port of the American Le-gion is a way to expressappreciation to thosewho have served our na-tion. One goal is to in-crease involvement bythose who have served inIraq and Afghanistan.The first meeting of

the Jackson Centerchapter of the Sons ofthe American Legionwill be held Sept. 13 at7:30. On that sameevening, a dinner will beheld for prospective Le-gion members.Leininger said he is

encouraged by the factthat potential SALmem-bers showed up at a Le-gion Post meeting toexpress their desire tohelp out.“It makes you so

proud that these guysreally understand whatfreedom and what war’sabout. And they want tohelp and keep thingsgoing. The younger gen-eration is going to keepthis going when we’regone. It makes yourheart just … so humble.”

Photo illustration by Ron Leininger, Especially for You Photography

RON LEININGER finishes an application for a manwho wants to join the Sons of the American Legion.

COLLEGE ACCEPTANCESJones to BGSUJACKSON CENTER

—Tara Jones, daughter ofBrian andR a y n a eWilliams,and SamJones, allof JacksonC e n t e r,has beenacceptedto attendBowl ingGreen State Universitywhere she will study com-munications or journal-ism.The 2012 Jackson Cen-

terHighSchool graduate’sawards and scholarhshipsinclude: BGSU HeritageAcademic Scholarship,Distinguished StudentAward in ninth and 12thgrades, social studies topstudent award, honor rollfor two years,merit roll fortwo years, Glenn SmithAward, $500 Sheriff’s Of-fice scholarship, diplomawith honors, Award ofMerit,$2,000Mr.andMrs.Robert Hodges MemorialScholarship; and EMIScholarship.Her high school activi-

ties included volleyball,track, National Honor So-ciety, Spanish club and

dual enrollment participa-tion.Her community in-

volvement has includedthe Miami River CleanSweep,volleyball coachinglittle girls and after-schooltutoring at theFamilyLifeCenter.

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OPINION

There is apayoff, Doc toldus, for gettingthe aches andpains of old age.Doc shouldknow.We haveit on good au-thority that heis actually olderthan a flat,brown rock.

“A payoff?” Steve said.Steve’s an old cow-puncher who has col-lected hurt places for along time now. He kindawriggled around, reliv-ing in two seconds’ timetwo buck-offs in therocks, one horn woundfrom a nasty mama cowand a groin kick from abronc mule.

“Sure,” said Doc, inhis usual cheerful way.“You get gray hair, ormaybe kinda bald likeol’ Steve here, and youdevelop wisdom, whichwe all know just meansyou know not to arguewith your wife, right? Sothen what happens?Your grandchildrenthink you have all theanswers.”

“So you have to helpthem with homework?”Dud said.

“Naw, not a bit.WhatI mean is, you have yourgrandchildren allprimed for some realOlympic-style embar-rassment.”

Doc leaned over con-spiratorially. “I live toembarrass my grand-children.”

We had a good laugh,but Bert wantedspecifics.

“With me,” Doc said,“it’s dancing. You see,they are all teenagersnow, and therefore theyare cool and know every-thing, and the worldcouldn’t turn withoutthem. So when theirfriends come over andthey crank that stereoup to where it’s killingthe neighbor’s gerani-ums, I ask them justonce to turn it down.”

“Takes me a lot morethan once,” Bert said. “Iswear those kids arehard of hearing.”

“But do you dance forthem?” Doc asked. “Yousee, if they don’t turn itdown, I kinda totter to

my feet andstart what thekids call theGrandpa Boo-gie. I mean Ishake it like anEgyptianpharaoh. I wig-gle and jiggleand stick outmy chin like

this ... and sort of thrustmyself around the flooruntil one of them dashesover and shuts off themusic. Then I go sitdown and read thepaper again. The firstcouple of times I didthat, the kids got me toone side and begged menever to do that again. Iguess they were justjealous of my moves.Well, I hated to showthem up in front of theirfriends, seeing as I coulddance better than theycould, but the music wastoo loud. I tell themwhen the music getsmore than just kindaregular, I can’t help my-self and dance fever hitsme like a sledgeham-mer.”

“So,” Steve said, “howdid you do it? I mean,show us, OK?”

So Doc stood up andwent into spasms,twitches and slides thathad the whole coffeeshop cracking up, andpeople didn’t knowwhether to applaud orcall the paramedics.

“The really greatthing,” said Doc, sittingback down, out ofbreath, with his coffee,“is that these kids thinkthey invented being cool.And I blind-sided themwith great mo-o-o-o-ves!I showed them a slink ortwo.

“And you’d be sur-prised how much quieterit is when they comeover these days.”

The writer is a vet-eran newspaperman andoutdoorsman who is aregistered outfitter andguide. He has writtennovels and nonfictionbooks based on rural liv-ing and he has also beenan award-winningcolumnist for the largestdaily newspapers inAlaska and New Mexico.He lives in Albuquerque.

Doc’s dancingquiets grandkids

HomeCountrySlim Randles

To the editor:On behalf of myself and the other disability rid-

ers at the Shelby County Fair, I would like to ex-press our appreciation for the generous donationsmade by several businesses and individuals.

These include Tim and Angie Heaton, RustyTaylor Tack Shop, Riverside Acres Tack Shop,Back Room Executives of Jackson Center, JacksonCenter Masonic Lodge, Steve and Mary Ryderfamily, Jamie and Becky Reese family, EmersonWagner Realty, Bill and Cami Fry family, DickVondenhuevel horseshoeing and Jeanie Woodell.Also, we appreciate all the 4-H members andspectators for all their help and encouragingcheers.

The donations are greatly appreciated, and wehope we can count on all of you next year to makeour hard work worthwhile.

Mikayla Ryder13981 County Rd 225

Jackson Center

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Many supported event

To the editor:Recently, I re-read the beginning of the pream-

ble to the Constitution of the United States. It be-gins with the statement, “We the People of theUnited States, in Order to form a more perfectUnion, establish Justice, insure domestic Tran-quility … and secure the Blessings of Liberty toourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and estab-lish this Constitution for the United States ofAmerica.”

When the Constitution was completed, on the17th of September in 1787, African-Americanswere not included in “We, the people…” Duringmy lifetime African-Americans and others finallybecame a part of “We, the people.”

However, recently a top adviser to Gov. Kasichand a county board of elections official said Ohioshould not accommodate the urban “African-American” voters and make it easier for them tovote.

Recently, reportedly, an Ohio elected officialpushed to fire other county election board officialsfor trying to make it easier for people to vote.

June of this year while discussing Pennsylva-nia’s voter ID law, the Pennsylvania House Re-publican leader said that the state’s voter ID law,because of its restrictions on eligible voters is “…gonna allow Governor Romney to win the state ofPennsylvania, done! …” The impression is thatthis law was created with this outcome in mind.

Across the country, states have passed or haveproposed new rules for voting, such as photo IDrequirements and restrictions in early and absen-tee voting. Every American has the right to vote.An obvious concerted effort to keep poor Ameri-cans, disabled Americans, black Americans, Amer-icans who live in rural areas, Americans of everyminority background from voting is the stifling ofdemocracy and un-American. These voices have aright to be heard and trying to quiet this voice isnot what I fought for in Vietnam.

Our country struggled for years to make it eas-ier to vote, to expand options for casting ballotsand improving access to registration. Though wemust abide by whatever laws are put into place,these new voter ID laws take us backward. Theytruly are nothing more than modern-day styleJim Crow restrictions.

I repeat what has been better said by others:“… Millions of voters are at risk, and wherever welive, we must combat voter disenfranchisementnationwide. The ability for Americans to partici-pate in the process was won by all; we need to jointogether once again to ensure that it stays thatway.”

Jim Thompson106 W. State St.

Botkins

To the editor:The AP story by Julie Carr Smyth about Dr. Jack

Willke (Aug. 25, Page 4A) is one-sided and mislead-ing. Smyth implies that a statement from the Ameri-can Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists(ACOG) contradicts theWillke quotation she in-cludes, but it doesn’t.

The ACOG statement says that a woman who israped “has no control over” ovulation or fertilization.Willke says that the trauma of rape “can radicallyupset the possibility” of ovulation or fertilization.Those two claims relate to different things. BothACOG andWillke see women in such cases as inno-cent victims.Willke does not suggest that a womancan “control” what happens after she is the victim ofsexual violence; therefore the ACOG statement hasno bearing on his views.

Smyth’s imbalance is evident in the fact that shetakes one quote from a bookWillke wrote more than10 years ago but never gives him a chance to re-spond to the charges being made against him in thearticle. Nor does she quote anyone else who mighthave anything favorable to say aboutWillke. Instead,she cites the current words of only one person — aCincinnati attorney who has nothing to do with thetopic of the article, but admits to being an opponentofWillke’s pro-life position on abortion.

In other words, on a matter of medical expertise,she quotes a single biased lawyer so as to discredit ageneral practice medical doctor who has training inobstetrics.This is journalism of a very low quality.Dr.Willke’s views on the subject in question may ormay not be accurate, but either way he deserves tobe treated more fairly than this.

Kevin Schmiesing, 17666 Sharp Road

To the editor:For the eighth time in the last three years, the

Shelby County Veterans to Washington, D.C. Com-mittee will be sending another group of veteransfrom Sidney to their memorials in Washington,D.C., departing Friday morning, Sept. 21, at 8a.m. and returning Sunday afternoon, Sept. 23. Asin all the previous trips, the departing motorcadeof motor coaches and SAG vehicles traveling toWashington will be escorted by motorcycles lead-ing the charge. I would like to invite all ridersthat can be rounded up to join the Sept. 21 motor-cycle escort. Our trip last May was led by morethan 50 motorcycles, several times more than anyof our previous trips. No one is thinking the dou-bling of motorcycles for this trip is unrealistic.Please join us for this effort and pass the word!

Motorcyclists should be line up by 7:30 a.m.next to the Shelby County Emergency Manage-ment (EMA) building/garage located at 800 FairRoad, adjacent to the Shelby County Fairgrounds.At that time, assembled veterans, caregivers andvolunteers will board the two motor coachesparked inside the EMA garage. Their departurewill be at 8 a.m. sharp. The departure route willbe along a flag-draped Fair Road to Fourth Av-enue, north to Michigan Street/State Route 47,then west to the southbound I-75. At Exit 92, leadlaw enforcement vehicles will block off traffic fromall directions so the motorcycles can lead the pro-cession southbound onto I-75. The sanctioned rideis to Exit 63 (Route 40) Vandalia where motorcy-clists will take the exit and wave the veterans onto Washington. Riders can choose to peel off atany of the previous exits. Riders are dismissedonce they pull off I-75. During our veterans exitfrom Sidney, spectators are invited to line theroute waving American flags and cheering ourveterans on. If you have any questions, please con-tact me at shelbycountyvets2dc@yahoo.com.Thank you for your consideration and support ofour veterans.

Neil Allen1140 Stephens Road

To the editor:As I watched some of the Republican National

Convention onAug. 28 (as much as I could stomach),the only thing I could think about was how hypocriti-cal and shameless the speakers were because notone of them told the truth!

And they had the audacity to talk about beingChristian! I don’t believe any of them knows what itreally means. Everyone of them broke the TenthCommandment: “Thou shalt not bear false witnessagainst thy neighbor.”

The whole Republican Party is in the wrong be-cause even the members who don’t feel that way arecowards and do not stand up for right. It seems likethey only care for their own offices rather than doingtheir work “for the people.”

Instead of doing their jobs and helping the presi-dent, they do everything against him and want peo-ple to believe he isn’t doing his job. He has to fightwith the Congress as well as try to do his duty.And,the Republicans have no shame in admitting theyare trying to get him out!

They want to sell America to the very rich andsince they know they can’t win in a fair election, theyare doing everything in their power (with big-moneydonors) to make it harder to cast a vote for most peo-ple.

I would say “shame on them,” but they have none.America, you better wake up before it’s too late.Women, do you want to live like we’re still undermen’s thumbs? Do you want to go backward insteadof forward?Well, I don’t. I’ve already been there andit kept me from knowing my own capabilities foryears. Only after I got out from under suppressiondid I find out what I could actually do on my ownand no one can take that from me!

Stand up for your hard-earned rights! Make a dif-ference! Set good examples for your daughters andteach them their worth does not come from a man!That we are equals, not less than!

MonnaWeidner, 1807 Robert Place

To the editor:We would like to personally congratulate the

1,231 individuals who voted for the combined histori-cal societies levy onAug. 7. In addition, we appreci-ate those who gave countless hours to promote thepassage of this issue.

We commend the local historical societies for thework they do to preserve and share our rich history.For all of our county schools, they provide programssuch as CivilWar, Pioneer, and Native AmericanDays, the Museum in a Suitcase Series, Coming toAmerica, teachers’ guides and speakers to come intothe classroom to bring history to life for all our stu-dents. The entire area benefits from many exhibitssuch as the Vietnam MemorialWall, the Smithson-ian exhibition, and the many displays offered in thecommunities of Anna, Botkins, Jackson Center andFort Loramie.

We would also offer this challenge for all positivevoters mentioned above and anyone who has bene-fited or has children or grandchildren who have ben-efited from these programs. Please considercomputing the dollar amount the levy would havegenerated from your household over the five-year pe-riod requested, and write a check for that total toyour local historical society.

Ours is in the mail!Greg and PriscillaWilt943Winter Ridge Drive

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Voter restrictionsare step backward

AP story treatedWillke unfairly

Riders sought tosupport veterans

GOP speakersdid not tell truth

Show support forhistorical societies

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LOCAL NEWS Sidney Daily News,Friday,September 7,2012 Page 11

DR. WAL-LACE: I’m aregular reader ofyour column. Iadmit that Ienjoy reading it,but since I’m aregular mari-juana smoker,I’m tired of yourconstant bashingof us who enjoythis wonderfulweed. It’s just amatter of timebeforemarijuana is legal-ized nationally. More andmore states have lawsthat make it easier for“potheads” such as me torelax and enjoy the won-derful effects of this nat-ural weed.

I’m sure you are awarethat marijuana is recom-mended by medical doc-tors to relieve stress andpain. Many elected offi-cials are pushing to havemarijuana legalized so itcan be legally taxed. Theamount of money wouldbe enormous and couldbe used to make ourcountry better. Are youaware that some nativesin Mexico are permittedto legally use marijuanain their religious serv-ices? Come on, Dr. Wal-lace, why don’t youdiscover the wonderfulfeeling marijuana givesto those intelligentenough to use it. Try it;you will like it. — Jesse,Del Rio, Texas

JESSE: Let’s hold in

abeyance thepossible traumacaused by beinghigh from mari-juana use, in-cluding drivinga vehicle, andconcentrate onthe physicaldamage that iscaused by smok-ing this “won-derful weed.”The use of mari-juana is harmful

to your health. Smokingpot regularly breaksdown the immune sys-tem, which means theuser will be sick moreoften.

Marijuana smoke alsomesses with the smoker’slungs, more so than ciga-rettes because the smokeis held in the lungs for amuch longer period oftime. Continual use ofmarijuana can lead tochronic bronchitis (in-flammation of the air-ways), bronchial spasms(such as asthma attacks)and eventually emphy-sema (collapse of the air-ways). There is alsomedical proof that mari-juana users develop whatis called A-motivationalsyndrome, which meansthey become apatheticand lose interest inschool, have troublelearning and do not careabout their futures ormuch else — except hav-ing another drag on amarijuana cigarette.

Thanks for your invi-tation to become a “pot-head,” but I willrespectfully have to de-cline.

DR. WALLACE: I’magainst sex educationbeing taught in publicschools. Sex educationshould be taught by theparents. Since you are aformer high school prin-cipal, I welcome yourview on this controver-sial subject. — Mom,New Orleans, La.

MOM: I agree thatparents are the bestsource of informationabout sex and relatedmatters. Unfortunately,not all parents are as con-cerned and motivated asyou are to provide the bestsex education possible fortheir children, so they relyon the second best source,the school. And secondbest is better than no sexeducation at all.

Dr. Robert Wallacewelcomes questions fromreaders. Although he isunable to reply to all ofthem individually, he willanswer as many as possi-ble in this column. Emailhim at rwallace@gales-burg.net. To find out moreabout Dr. Robert Wallaceand read features byother Creators Syndicatewriters and cartoonists,visit the Creators Syndi-cate website at www.cre-ators.com.

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Council discusses financesfor Botkins Fire DepartmentBY KATHY LEESE

BOTKINS — Botkinsvillage officials are deal-ing with how to continueproviding fire servicesfor the village with coststhey say have “bal-looned” over the past 10years.

During a recentBotkins Village Councilmeeting, Village Admin-istrator Jesse Kent saidhe has been talking toDinsmore and PushetaTownship officials re-garding fire contracts.He discussed the cost ofoperating the fire depart-ment and maintainingservices to the commu-nity.

Pusheta Township isin southern AuglaizeCounty and the townshiphall is in Fryburg.

Pusheta Township alsocontracts with St. Johnsfor fire protection, Kentnoted.

In his talk with coun-cil, Kent said “money istight with everyone” andthere is a realizationthat “there needs to besome changes.”

Kent expanded on thiswith the Sidney DailyNews, saying, “The(Botkins) Fire Depart-ment does have an ex-pense issue. Theseexpenses fall in twoareas, operations andcapital. The operationalbudget contains itemssuch as turnout gear, hel-mets, air packs, radios”and other items.

“Most of the expenseshave come by way of in-creased regulations,”Kent stated. “As regula-

tions mandate better,safer materials, tools andequipment, the cost isdriven upward. Manyitems that were triedand true

twenty years ago havebecome obsolete.”

Making mattersworse, Kent stated, “Ear-lier this year, the village… replaced a 1987 Spar-tan open-cab pumperwith a new closed-cabSutphen pumper. Thecost of the pumper wasa p p r o x i m a t e l y$415,000.”

While Kent said thecuts in local governmentfunding impactingShelby County is not re-sponsible for these finan-cial difficulties, he saidthe village still has tofind a way to get fundingfor the fire department.

“The fire departmentmust raise revenue if itseeks to provide thesame quality and scopeof service that it has inthe past.”

“There are fire depart-ment dedicated fundswithin the villagebudget,” Kent said, “butnot enough to supportoperational and capitalincreases we have seenover the last 10 years.The price of gas is a goodexample of a cost thathas ballooned for the de-partment, but which iscompletely out of its con-trol.”

“The fire departmentcollects a percentage ofthe capital income tax,which comes from the 1.5percent municipal in-come tax. There is no in-terest in raising the

municipal income tax atthis time,” Kent said.“The fire departmentcontinues to pursuegrants and hostfundraisers, which helpoffset the cost of somecapital expenditures.Thecouncil … felt that thetownship contracts war-ranted attention sincethey hadn’t been looked

over since 1999. Thecurrent contracts have a3 percent rider built in.”

But Kent wanted toemphasize that the vil-lage itself is not in finan-cial trouble. “The villageis not in a fiscal emer-gency. However, thereare costs associated withprotecting a large terri-tory.”

“The fire contractswith Pusheta and Dins-more townships are

being considered forrenegotiation. The coun-cil believes that the con-tracts have not kept upwith the cost and shouldbe re-visited. Both town-ships have been con-tacted and thediscussion continues,”Kent said. “The BotkinsFire Department pro-vides services toPusheta. They have nofire protection.”

He said Botkins isalso supported by St.Johns Fire Department,in case of an emergency.

“The Fire-Safety com-mittee is committed tocoming up with a pro-posal to refer to VillageCouncil.” In the mean-time, Kent said, “We willnot shut down the firedepartment.”

New Bremen Councilapproves change ordersNEW BREMEN— Suspending the

three reading rule during its final Au-gust meeting, New Bremen VillageCouncil adopted resolutions authoriz-ing change orders for the WalnutStreet and Franklin/Main Street san-itary sewer projects.

The Walnut Street increase is$7,500 for additional paving and theFranklin/Main project is increased$13,953 for replacing 15 inch pipe with18 inch pipe.The change increases theproject’s total cost to $93,565.60.

Council gave second reading to aresolution authorizing the village ad-ministrator to seek bids for a 4000-gallon tanker fire truck for the fire de-partment.

Also adopted as emergency legisla-tion was a resolution accepting the2013 distribution plan of Local Gover-ment and Revenue Assistance fundamounts and rates and authorizingthe necessary tax levies.

Mayor Jeff Pape announced Trickor Treat Night will be Oct. 25 from6:30 to 8 p.m. in the village and an-nounced a Fall/Winter LandscapingSeminar to be held Sept. 18 at theLockkeepers House.

Village Administrator Wayne Yorkupdated council on various projects on-going within the village.

Expenditures for the month total-ing $793,533.37 were approved forpayment.

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Clinton tocampaignin Ohio,Florida

CHARLOTTE, N.C.(AP) — Former Presi-dent Bill Clinton plansto campaign for Presi-dent Barack Obama inOhio and Florida nextweek, seeking to bringthe momentum of hisconvention speech to thenation’s two largest bat-tleground states.

Obama’s campaignsays details on Clinton’sitinerary of campaignevents were still being fi-nalized Thursday.

Clinton gave a force-ful speech at the Demo-cratic NationalConvention on Wednes-day, calling for Obama’sre-election. He has saidhe would campaign ex-tensively for the Demo-cratic ticket this fall.

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For Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012ARIES (March 21 to April 19)At work today, be realistic about goals,timetables and what you promise toachieve. It’s easy to bite off more thanyou can chew. (Be conservative.)TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)This is a fun-loving, romantic, playfulday. You’re willing to throw caution tothe wind simply because you wanthave a good time.GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)Family discussions will go well today,because everyone is upbeat and en-thusiastic. Nevertheless, don’t makepromises you can’t keep; you’ll regretit later.CANCER (June 21 to July 22)You’re unusually enthusiastic aboutsomething today, which is why you arewilling to promise anyone the Moon.Do you think this is a good idea? Evenwinners can lose once in a while.LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22)Be careful that you don’t go overboardin financial matters today. You’re fullof big, moneymaking ideas, but willthey really get off the ground?VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)Because you are enthusiastic aboutsomething today, you might push theboundaries of reality or exaggerate abit. You probably will even believewhat you say! Caution.LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)A deep inner enthusiasm makes youfeel very optimistic about something.You have positive expectations for howthings will turn out in the immediatefuture.SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)If you speak to others in group settingstoday, they will go along with whateveryou suggest, because it’s obvious thatyou believe what you say. Plus, a goodproduct always sells itself.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)You’re ready to endorse big ideas andsuggestions when talking to authorityfigures today, but you might want toask yourself one more time how real-istic these ideas are. It’s importantthat you know what you’re doing.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)This is a great day to make travelplans and explore opportunities inmedicine and the law. You believe inyourself and your ability to be suc-cessful, which is half the battle.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)Plans to share things might not be re-alistic today. You might go overboardone way or the other. If you have anydoubts, do nothing.PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20)Partners and close friends will delightin your company today, because theyshare your optimism about something.You’re like little kids with a big idea.YOU BORN TODAY You are dynamicand very physical in your approach tolife, but you also can be a mystery toothers, which is why you are so oftenmisunderstood. Many of you are natu-ral actors. You certainly know how torole-play, no matter what your job.Youlike to run the show. In the year ahead,you will construct or build somethingvaluable.Birthdate of: Peter Sellers, actor; Mar-tin Freeman, actor; Grace Metalious,author.(c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

HOROSCOPEBY FRANCES DRAKE

100 YearsSeptember 7, 1912Those who drive

along the river road pastthe Mather’s farm cansee the derrick andequipment belonging tothe new oil companythat is financing thedrilling of the test wellon the Mather farm.Drilling now is in lime-stone and comparativelyeasy. It is down to adepth of 165 feet. It is es-timated that at least adepth of 1,300 feet mustbe reached before shoot-ing can be done.

———The architects and in-

spectors of the new highschool building discov-ered yesterday that inconstruction for somereason or other, the ceil-ing and floor over thefirst story, had beenplaced six inches too low.The walls of the entirebuilding have beenraised to the placing ofthe floor and now willneed six inches more allaround. It was rumoredall over town today thatthe entire first floorwould have to be torndown and re-laid. This isnot correct. It is expectedthat the necessarychanges can be made intwo days.

75 YearsSeptember 7, 1937Christ Gies, of Jack-

son Center, is beingtreated atWilson Memo-rial Hospital for injuriesresulting from an acci-dent while at work witha John Frantz construc-tion gang on the Dixiehighway north of Sidney.He was accidentallystruck by the stonecrusher and suffered abroken arm and cuts andbruises on the left side ofhis body.

———P.A. Abe, Harold A.

Toy, and W.E. Whipp ofthis city, and O. Kessler,of Dayton, have returnedfrom a vacation stay atLake Kwagawa, Ontario,Canada.

A special service, hon-oring the 112th anniver-sary of the founding ofthe First PresbyterianChurch here was heldyesterday.

50 YearsSeptember 7, 1962Thurman Chiles was

named president of theSidney Kiwanis Club atan election heldWednes-day noon during theluncheon meeting. Hewill replace LeRoy

Bishop. Vice presidentsare Don Fogt and EdwinFry. Robert Peters is sec-retary and WayneBertsch is treasurer.

———Sale of asphalt mix

plants operated by thelate Sidney industrialist,Glenn A. Smalley, in Sid-ney, Troy and LudlowFalls, was announcedtoday. The Sidney plant,located on State Route47 northeast of Sidney,was purchased by W.W.Lipold, owner of B & GBituminous, Inc., Sidney.Lipold said that opera-tion of the asphalt mixplant will continue as inthe past and that thebusiness will be con-ducted under the nameof the Sidney AsphaltCo. It has been known asG.A. Smalley, Inc.

25 YearsSeptember 7, 1987State Treasurer Mary

Ellen Withrow spoke inSidney Friday afternoonto espouse the benefits oftwo business and farmfinancing programs shehas implemented sincetaking office in 1983.She made her remarksduring a meeting of theSidney-Shelby CountyChamber of Commerce’sSmall Business Councilat the Sidney HolidayInn. Ms. Withrow saidher Linked Deposit pro-gram has created orsaved more than 15,000jobs in the state since itwas implemented in1983. Initially for smallbusinesses, the programhas since been expandedto assist farmers.

———The General Assem-

bly has recently passedSubstitute Senate BillNo. 196, which providesexplicit authority for theDepartment of HumanServices to audit Medi-caid providers. If theaudit determines thatthe provider has beenovercharging and owesthe state of Ohio for re-imbursement made, arecovery mechanism isset up to ensure thestate is repaid.

Cramps interfere with exercise

Waiter’s use of makeup shocks surprised diners

DEAR DR.DONOHUE: Iam writing aboutsevere thigh-muscle cramping.I am 52 years old,6 feet tall andweigh 210pounds. I am cur-rently onenalapril, simvas-tatin and Lipitor.I try to take along walk at a de-cent pace three tosix times a week.The walks vary from halfan hour to two hours.

When I climb steephills or walk a long timewhen hunting, that in-volves slow, controlled legmovements. I sometimesget severe cramps in myfront and inner thighmuscles. Sometimes it’sjust one leg; sometimesboth. The cramping usu-ally stops after a fewmin-

utes. However,they are increas-ing in strengthand have been ac-companied bycold sweats andnausea. The lasttime, I actuallypassed out. I havetold my doctor,and he recom-mended a musclerelaxant pill. Iwould ratheravoid pills. I havehad many heart

tests, so I’m not worriedabout a heart attack.Anyideas? — J.C.

ANSWER: You mustget something straightwith your doctor. You’retaking two statin pills,Zocor (simvastatin) andLipitor (atorvastatin). Fora few people, statin drugscause muscle trouble. Adouble dose of themmight be responsible for

your cramps, but I cannotfind cramping as a sideeffect.At any rate, you dohave to get this settledwith your doctor.

One explanation forcramping is dehydrationand an imbalance ofsodium and potassium.Such things happenmainly in hot weather.Asan experiment, why nottry this: Half an hour toan hour before yourwalk/run, drink a quart(32 ounces) of a sportsdrink like Gatorade.Don’t gulp it down; takeyour time. If it makes youtoo waterlogged, split thedrink. Drink the secondhalf midway into yourwalk-run. You’ll have todo this a few times beforeyou dismiss it as a flop.

Muscle overload is an-other reason why mus-cles cramp.Amuscle thathas partially shortened

and then is forced to con-tract more brings on acramp. It sounds like thisis happening when youhunt. At the first inklingof a cramp, stretch yourlegs. If caught early, youcan keep it from becom-ing a full-blown cramp.

It’s said that pinchingthe skin between the bot-tom of the nose and theupper lip quickly ends acramp.

Dr. Donohue regretsthat he is unable to an-swer individual letters,but he will incorporatethem in his columnwhen-ever possible. Readersmay write him or requestan order form of availablehealth newsletters at P.O.Box 536475, Orlando, FL32853-6475.Readersmayalso order health newslet-ters from www.rbma-mall.com.

DEAR ABBY:Last night at arestaurant, myhusband and Iwere surprised tosee a male serverwearing a blondwig and fullmakeup.

I was, to saythe least, shockedand very glad wehadn’t broughtthe children, ages11 and 14, with us. Howdo you explain some-thing like that to an 11-year-old? The 14-year-oldwould be able to “get it.”

What kind of policiesare in place for restau-rants in cases like this?What if customers are of-fended? Could I requesta different server or justleave? Your commentswould be appreciated. —TAKEN ABACK INCALIFORNIA

DEAR TAKEN

ABACK: In Cali-fornia, peoplehave the legalright to dress in astyle not typicalof their genderwithout fear ofdiscrimination orretaliation. Thatright is protectedby state law.

If customersfind it offensive,they can either

request a different serveror take their businesselsewhere. Presumably,the customer would payfor food that had alreadybeen prepared.

Because childrentoday grow up quicklyand are less shelteredthan in past decades, Irecommend you ex-plain to your 11-year-old that not all peopleare alike, and the im-portance of treatingothers with respect. It’s

called REALITY.

DEAR ABBY: Myboyfriend, “Shane,” and Ihave been together morethan a year. My problemlies in child support is-sues.

I’m a college studentand full-time employeeat a major company.

I make a pretty goodliving consideringmy age.Shane is an electrician,and half of every pay-check he earns is going tohis child’s mother. I un-derstand the money isbeing given to support thechild, but every time wesee him, the kid says hismommy is broke.

Because myboyfriend’s check is halfgone by the time hebrings it home, I mustpick up the slack regard-ing the bills. Shane helpsout any way he can, butit’s never enough, so I

have to step in.I love him, he treats

me like a queen and Ihave yet to have a majorproblem with him. Butit’s the money situation.I feel a little guilty forfeeling this way.What doI do in this situation?

Please help. — FEEL-ING GUILTY IN COL-ORADO

DEAR FEELINGGUILTY: Stop feelingguilty. Your feelings arenatural considering thatShane isn’t carrying hishalf of the load he shareswith you financially.Talkto him about the way theinequity is making youfeel because if you don’t,your resentment willonly grow. He may needto find a second job soyou have to “step in” lessoften. The alternative isto accept that the pres-ent will also be your fu-ture.

A cool front has headedour way bringing much morecomfor tabletempera-tures. Itwill bew a r m ,t o d a y ,with highsin themid-80s.Expect thunderstorms to rollin late Friday evening —some of them could bestrong.

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A cold front will push through the Eastern Seaboard with another batch of showers and thunderstorms. Meanwhile, a second cold front with waves of low pressure will move through the Midwest with heavy rain and storms. Hot weather continues in the South.

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DearAbbyAbigail

Van Buren

LOCAL OUTLOOK

OUT OF THE PAST

AccuWeather.com forecast for daytime conditions, low/high temperatures

WEATHER Sidney Daily News,Friday,September 7,2012 Page 13

Temperature Precipitation Sunrise/Sunset

HighWednesday . . . . . . . . 84LowWednesday. . . . . . . . . 60

24 hours ending at 7 a.m.noneMonth to date . . . . . . . . . 0.27Year to date . . . . . . . . . . 23.04

Friday’s sunset . . . . 7:58 p.m.Saturday’s sunrise . 7:11 a.m.Saturday’s sunset . . 7:56 p.m.

Source: The Sidney Wastewater Treatment Plant, official weather reporting station forShelby County, and the U.S. Naval Observatory. For current daytime conditions, low/hightemperatures, go to AccuWeather.com.

REGIONAL ALMANAC

ODDS AND ENDS

PLATTSBURGH ,N.Y. (AP) — A womansays a 6-week-old kittenhitched a ride on the out-side of her vehicle as shedrove about 100 milesover upstate New Yorkroads.

Stacey Pulsifer tellsthe Press-Republican ofPlattsburgh ( ) that sherecently drove from herhome in Plattsburgh toElizabethtown in theAdirondacks, then backto her apartment. Alongthe way she stopped forcoffee and heard meow-

ing coming from herJeep.

She asked two friendsto help her search thevehicle. They finallyfound the kitten wedgedbehind a bumper andhad to cut it free.

Pulsifer has sinceadopted the hitchhikerand named it Pumpkin.She estimates the luckyblack cat was lodged inthe car for about 22hours and traveled some100 miles. She suffered abroken paw during theride.

MICROBIOLOGY SECTION HEADOur Microbiology Section Head is retiring after 37 years at Wilson Memorial

Hospital. We are seeking a clinical microbiology professional with a strongmicrobiology background and excellent leadership skills to be in charge of ourmicrobiology and immunology departments.

Wilson Memorial Hospital is a small hospital located in west central Ohiowith convenient access to Interstate 75. Our laboratory has a pleasant workingenvironment in a recently renovated area providing lots of working space andwindows overlooking a garden.We are accredited by The American Osteopathic Association and participate

in clinical internship programs for MLT and MT students from two areacolleges.The candidate we are seeking should have the following:

Desired:• Good analytical and critical thinking skills• Good organizational skills.• Good communication skills.• Works well with other departments• Mentoring/educational training experience• Continuing education• Experience with database programs and statistics• Familiar with regulatory and accreditation requirements• Knowledge of QC, QA, CQI and Lean process improvement

Required:• Bachelor’s degree• Four years experience minimum• MT (ASCP ) certification or equivalent• Weekend and holiday rotation• Some generalist skills

Our Wilson Memorial Hospital value is:“ASPIRE: Always Serve with Professionalism, Integrity, Respect andExcellence.”

Apply on-line atwww.wilsonhospital.com

or send a resume to Human Resources

Equal Opportunity Employer915 Michigan Street, Sidney, OH 45365

2316

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2316

903

Forklift OperatorALPA of Lima, an extrusion blow molding facility is accepting resumes for the posi-tion of Forklift Operator.

Some of the responsibilities for this position will include:- Following warehouse and shipping procedures.

• Accurately records and stores finished goods in warehouse.• Accurately handles and records all products from receipt to storageand then to production

- Preparing finished product to ship to customer.- Ensures good housekeeping within the warehouse.

ALPA offers competitive wages and benefits including medical, dental, and vision in-surance, plus a 401K plan. To be considered for the position an applicant must beable to successfully pass a background check and a drug screen. Resumes shouldbe sent to the below address:

ALPA3320 Ft. Shawnee Industrial Drive

Attn: Human ResourceForklift OperatorLima, Ohio 45806

2316

895

Utility Packaging OperatorALPA of Lima, an extrusion blow molding facility is accepting applications and re-sumes for the position of Utility Packaging Operator. Responsibilities for this positionwill include the set up and operation of multiple packaging equipment, visual QCchecks, and changeovers.ALPA offers competitive wages and benefits including medical, dental, and vision in-surance, plus a 401K plan. To be considered for the positions applicant must be ableto successfully pass a background check and a drug screen.Applications for this position will be accepted on Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to4:00 pm at our facility. Resumes can be sent to the below address:

ALPA, Inc.3320 Ft. Shawnee Industrial Drive

Attn: Pack OperatorLima, Ohio 45806

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

MARY E. SEGERWho passed away five years ago today

September 7, 2007

In Loving Memoryof You Mom

There is comfort in knowingthe moon will continue to riseand the sun will continue to setand that a SMILE will find ourface whenever we think of you.There is comfort in knowingThat we will remembereach moment we spent with youand that each and every memoryhas become our personal TreasureThere is comfort in knowingThat you touched our heartsAnd that without younothing will ever be the sameThere is comfort in knowingThat angels hold you closeAnd that only Heaven was meantFor such a beautiful soul

There is comfort in knowing thatone day soon when the heavensparts and the trumpets soundWE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN

Forever in our heartsWe Love and Miss You

Your Family 2316

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LOST: Purse/Wallet con-taining personal and sen-timental items. Maybe leftat Arby's on 8/28 or 8/29.Please call with any info.REWARD! (513)265-2073

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WANTED: Responsiblebabysitter for 10 year & 6month old, in our home,suitable for teen, Infantexperience required,(937)489-3007

FORKLIFTOPERATORS

$14.50 Hour Potential

Freshway foods of Sid-ney, Ohio, one of thelargest regional fresh-cut processing compa-nies in the United Statesis currently seeking mo-tivated Forklift Operatorson all shifts

For immediate consid-eration email your re-sume to:tarnold@freshwayfoods.com

Or complete an applica-tion at:601 North Stolle Ave.

Sidney, OH

DREAM CLEAN now haspart time hours available.Call (937)498-0123.

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AIRSTREAM, the pre-mier manufacturer ofrecreational vehicles, isseeking a hands-on, ex-perienced professionalto join our Materialsteam.

To be considered forthis demanding andchallenging position, youmust have a proventrack record of the re-quired skills in the fol-lowing:

• Understanding theuse of MRP andKan ban systems.

• Development of win-win supplier rela-tionships

• Excellent interper-sonal skills, ver-bal/written communi-cations

• Hands-on contributorin a dynamic/interac-tive environment

• Effective coordina-tion of cost reduc-tion/containment

• Strong planning andorganizational tech-niques

• P.C. literacy, wordprocessing/ spread-sheet preferred

• Degree related field;CPM and/or CPIMdesired

•We offer a competitivestarting salary in addi-tion to a comprehensivebenefits package.Please send, fax oremail resume in confi-dence to:

AIRSTREAM, Inc.Attn: HR

P.O. Box 629Jackson Center, OH

45334Fax: (937)596-7929

EMAIL:coakley@airstream.com

EOE

CLEANINGPOSITIONSAVAILABLE

Master MaintenanceJanitorial Service

PART TIMEIMMEDIATEOPENINGSPiqua area

Evenings & SomeWeekends

Please call:(800)686-3192

after 5pm and leave amessage to schedulean interview.

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIALELECTRICIAN

Must have 3 years expe-rience in electricaltrades, Day shift / Notravel, Applicant mustpass Background check,Drug Screening, 60 dayreview, Temp to hire,Medical/ Life insurancebenefits, Retirementpackage.

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EHSCOORDINATOR

Norcold, Inc., recog-nized as the leader inrefrigerator manufactur-ing for the RV, Marineand Truck markets, iscurrently accepting re-sumes for an Environ-mental, Health andSafety Coordinator.

This position promotes,coordinates and main-tains all Environmental,Health and Safety pro-grams and ensures theprograms adhere to allregulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate willhave a Bachelor degreein EHS or related con-centration AND at least2 yrs experience in:manufacturing environ-ment, ISO 14001 andOSHA compliance, fa-cilitation and presenta-tion, Microsoft Office,First Aid, CPR, andLean.

We offer an excellentbenefits package includ-ing health, dental, life,401(K) and many oth-ers. For confidentialconsideration, forwardresume in Word formatwith salary history andrequirements to:

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FENIX, LLC

PRODUCTIONTEAM

MEMBERSSeeking team memberswho want to build a ca-reer with our growingcompany. The ideal can-didate should be highlymotivated, excel in teamenvironments and, have3-5 years of manufactur-ing experience. Theplant operates on a12-hour shift basis withcurrent openings on the7pm to 7am shift. Weoffer a highly competi-tive wage and full bene-fits.

Please send resumesto:

HUMAN RESOURCES319 S. Vine St.

Fostoria, OH 44830

HELP WANTEDEntry-level Mechanic

Local trucking Company look-ing for a Mechanic. Candi-date must be energetic andaggressive; detail orientedand have previous experi-ence. Related experiencewith Diesel Engines preferred.

Job includes:Brakes, A/C, Troubleshoot,Lights, Windshield Repair/Re-place, P.M.'s...

Resume:HR Department

Dick Lavy Trucking, Inc8848 St Rt 121

Bradford, OH 45308Email:

kwulber@dicklavytrucking.com

Fax:(937)448-2163

NOW HIRINGseasonal tax preparers.No experience needed.Training provided thru theIRS approved JacksonHewitt tax course. Earnextra income after suc-cessful completion of thecourse. Call or email formore info.CCTax1040@Gmail.com(937)552-7822.

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Jobs include drivers' logs,compliance, and some re-cruiting. Related experiencepreferred, but not required.

Resume:HR Department

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kwulber@dicklavytrucking.com

Fax:(937)448-2163

Hiring Eventfor positions in JacksonCenter and surroundingarea

THURSDAY1:00pm-3:30pmJackson Center'sChamber Building122 E Pike St

Jackson Center, OH

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MANAGER NEEDEDfor local club. Flexiblehours. Responsible forscheduling, payroll, or-dering. Some computerand bartending experi-ence needed. Send re-sumes to:

PO Box 297Sidney, OH 45365

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Preferred individuals willhave knowledge and ex-perience in one of theabove trades, the abilityto read blueprints, agood attendance record,and a desire to workovertime, Excellent wag-es and benefitsavailable with a pleasantwork environment, If in-terested, apply at:

2031 Commerce Dr.Sidney, Ohio 45365

STAGE HAND

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Call: (419)236-8597

MPA Services

provides SupportedLiving services to indi-viduals with MRDD.We are accepting ap-plications for employ-ees to perform homecare in Miami County(Full Time 2nd shift,home supervisor 2ndshift). You will assistwith daily living skills,transportation, moneymanagement, medica-tion supervision.Working in a fun at-mosphere.

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The Council on RuralServices is seeking In-fant/ Toddler TEACHERASSISTANTS to work30-40 hours per week atour Piqua Kids LearningPlace.

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Sidney Municipal Court

Probation Officer/Deputy Bailiff

• LEADS certified andFirearms qualified orbe able to obtain insix months

• Physical ability toprovide security toCourt

• Crisis InterventionTraining and priorexperience a plus

Applications may be ob-tained from the Recep-tionist at the MunicipalBuilding, 201 W. PoplarSt. Sidney, OH 45365 orfrom our website atwww.sidneyoh.com. Ap-plications will be accept-ed until 5:00pm on Fri-day, September 21,2012.

EOE, Minorities are en-couraged to apply.

CLASS A CDLDRIVERS NEEDED

FOR LOCAL TRAILERSPOTTING COMPANY

Must have clean MVR.top pay and benefits.Immediate hiring pos-sibilities. Go to our web-sitewww.lazerspot.com

and fill out an onlineapplication or callAmelia at 678-771-2604

DRIVERSWANTED

JOHNSRUDTRANSPORT,

a food grade liquidcarrier is seekingClass A CDL tankdrivers from the Sid-ney/Piqua/Troy area.Home flexible week-ends. 5 years drivingexperience required.Will train for tank.Great Pay and Bene-fit Package. For fur-ther info,

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Full Time Truck Driver• Livestock Hauling• Home Daily/Aft. Loads• Class A CDL License with

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(419)582-4321

Immediate opening fora Fleet Mechanic,with experience onSemi-Tractor & Trail-er maintenance andservice.

This is a full timeposition with excellentwages & benefits.

Apply in person at:

Harold J Pohl, Inc.9394 McGreevey Rd.Versailles, OH 453801-800-837-5046

1, 2 & 3 Bedroom, ap-pliances, fireplace, se-cure entry. Water &trash included, garages.

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1 BEDROOM extra largeduplex Sidney. Applianc-es, laundry, air, base-ment, no pets. $415/month. (937)394-72652 BEDROOM, completelyremodeled double, appli-ances, Garfield St., $550month + deposit, no pets,( 9 3 7 ) 3 9 4 - 7 4 1 8 ,(937)394-7206.2 BEDROOM, Sidney, 1.5bath, appliances, laundryhookup, air, no pets,Trash paid, $460,(937)394-72652 BEDROOMS, Sidney, 1car attached garage, CA,$525. Move in special,(937)638-4468.3 BEDROOM, 844.5South, Walnut (nearChestnut) NO PETS!!.Washer/ dryer hook-up,$475, Deposit,(937)492-0829ANNA 2 bedroom down-stairs, $400 monthly plusdeposit. Clean carpets!No pets. Close to park.( 9 3 7 ) 2 9 5 - 3 6 0 7(937)295-3720

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SPACIOUS 3 bedroomapt., 431 North Main. Ap-pliances, washer and dry-er hookup $500 monthlyplus deposit.(937)606-0418.

St. Marys AvenueApartments

Most utilities paid,off street parking,

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(937)489-9921

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2 & 3 Bedroom Apart-ment Homes, Play-ground, Off-Street Park-ing, Appliances, On-SiteLaundry. Some utilitiesincluded. Pets Wel-come!

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GARAGE for rent.Across from Walmart2451 W Michigan St.580 Square Feet.1-800-468-1120

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SIDNEY, 14377 SharpRoad, Saturday9am-3pm, HUGE MOV-ING SALE!! womensclothes, jewelry, brandname kids clothes, boys/girls 24month-4t, MensCarhartts, boots, Tons ofhousehold items, DysonVacuum, Pictures, bathspa, Priced to sell!!SIDNEY, 15400 FortLoramie Swanders Road,Friday & Saturday9am-4pm, Clothes, exer-cise equipment, beds,Lots of MiscellaneousSIDNEY, 1830 RiversideDr. Friday 9am-4pm, Sat-urday 8am-1pm. Avon,Hunter green rocker re-cliner (like new), Puzzles,fish tank, old sewing ma-chine with cabinet, books,scrub tops 2x, clothesmostly larger sizes, Lotsof treasures!!!SIDNEY, 1840 North Cis-co Rd. (off 29) Thursday,Friday and Saturday8am-4pm, MOVINGSALE! Couch, computers,bar stools, dressers, fish-ing/hunting, antiques,shelves, knick-knacks,Cat Collectibles, Interiorwindow boxes, end ta-bles, antique sewing ma-chine, antique Santa'sSIDNEY 1869 ShawneeDr. Thursday and Friday9-5 Saturday 9-3. Ladiesclothes, kitchen table,sewing machine, kitchenitems, books, lots ofmiscellaneous.SIDNEY, 236 SandpiperPlace (off West Park-wood). Friday, 8am-2pm,Saturday, 8am-Noon. Din-ing room hutch, barstools, lots of girl's cloth-ing newborn thru size 8,decorator fabric, antiques,Christmas decorations,fire memorabilia.

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TROY 1344 WashingtonRoad/S 41. September13-15 9-2. Entire house-hold contents: bedroomsuits, sofa, loveseat,chairs, lamps, curios,appliances, antiqueglassware, collectibles-hand bells, hand/gar-dening tools, ladiesclothing XL, quality holi-day decorations.TROY, 2591 RenwickWay ( Kensington), Thurs-day, Friday, Saturday8am-? No junk, camelback sofa, white storagecabinets, grain painteddry sink, yards of qualityfabric, buttons, quiltbooks, stencils, tem-plates, beautiful storageboxes, purse supplies,jewelry supplies, manyglass beads, Sans, Wood-land Tree plus all decora-tions, lots of quality green-ery, fall dry pods, flowers,decorator pumpkins,gourdes, basket, rugs,Greg Shooner lamp, smallcolor TV, new bed spread,sailing ship, HO train en-gines, antique purple andwhite quilt, great gifts.

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LEGAL NOTICEORDINANCE A-2735

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE “CITY OF SIDNEY RULES OFTHE CITY COUNCIL”

This Ordinance would amend the Rules of the City Council tocorrect minor errors, be compliant with revised State Laws, andclarify intent.A copy of the full text of Ordinance A-2735 as adopted by Sid-

ney City Council on August 27, 2012 is available at the Office ofthe City Clerk, located in the Municipal Building, or at Amos Me-morial Public LibraryJoyce GoubeauxCity Clerk

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LEGAL NOTICEORDINANCE A-2734

AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING ALTERNATIVE MEETINGSITES FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS DURING PERIODS

OF DISASTER OR OTHER EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES

This Ordinance would designate the EOC, City Transit Buildingor Amos Center at Dorothy Love Retirement as alternate meet-ing sites for City Council to convene in the event of emergency.

A copy of the full text of Ordinance A-2734 as adopted by Sid-ney City Council on August 27, 2012 is available at the Office ofthe City Clerk, located in the Municipal Building, or at Amos Me-morial Public Library.

Joyce GoubeauxCity Clerk

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LEGAL NOTICEORDINANCE A-2733

AN ORDINANCE MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONSFOR THE YEAR 2012

This Ordinance would provide for necessary expenditures ofthe City of Sidney during the year ending December 31, 2012in the amount of $311,515.00.

A copy of the full text of Ordinance A-2733 as adopted by Sid-ney City Council on August 27, 2012 is available at the Office ofthe City Clerk, located in the Municipal Building, or at Amos Me-morial Public Library.

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SPORTSContact Sports Editor KenBarhorst with story ideas, sportsscores and game stats by phone at(937) 498-5960; email, kbarhorst@sd-nccg.com; or by fax, (937) 498-5991.

BOTKINS — The Lehman girls trav-eled up the road to Botkins for a highschool soccer match, and took with themthe No. 4-ranking in the state in DivisionIII.But the Lady Cavs had their hands

full and escaped with a 1-0 victory overthe Lady Trojans to remain unbeaten onthe year at 5-0.Botkins is now 1-4.“I didn’t expect the game to be so close

but Botkins really played good defense,”said Lehman coach Tony Schroeder. “Wecame out in the first eight minutes andwe were playing well and had them backon their heels.”Lehman put up the first goal just

seven minutes into the game whenJenna Kronenberger got the ball toSarah Titterington for the only goal ofthe game.“After we scored, both teams struggled

to mount any attacks,” said Schroeder.“We started possessing the ball better,but not penetrating their defense. Ithought Hannah Koch, Riley Luthmanand Sierra Butcher all played really wellon defense.”Lehman held an 18-6 advantage in

shots, with keeper Grace Frantz havingtwo saves. Kierstyn Rogers had sevensaves for the Lady Trojans.“We got Karly Baird back from an in-

jury and I thought she played well,” saidSchroeder. “And I thought MarlaSchroeder played well in the middle.”The win sets up a showdown on Sat-

urday against Springfield Catholic. In

this week’s Miami Valley Coaches rank-ings, Lehman was No. 3 and SpringfieldCatholic No. 4.The game will be played at Lehman,

and that will mark the first home gameof the season. Others were scheduled butthe field was heavily damaged by a util-ity truck earlier this season after heavyrains, forcing Lehman to play its homegames elsewhere.

NOTE:There has been a change in thestarting times for both the boys and girlssoccer matches Saturday at Lehman.The boys will play at 2 p.m. against

Bellefontaine and the girls at 4 p.m.against Springfield Catholic.The change was made due to ACT

testing in the morning.Lehman boys win 2-1

The Lehman boys upped their recordto 3-1 with a 2-1 win over Greenville inaction Thursday.The Green Wave broke a scoreless

deadlock in the first half with just 3:30remaining when Brandon Myers pickedup a loose ball at midfield and outracedthe Lehman defenders for a score from18 yards out.The scored stayed that way until just

8:30 remained in the game.Peter Comer of Lehman took a

through ball from Zach Taylor and beatthe Greenville goalie to tie the game up.Then with just 2:30 showing on the

clock, Seth Bensman scored from 10 yardsout, the assist from Rocco Catanzarite.“We did a good job passing the ball,

but we need to get more shots on goal,”said Lehman coach Tom Thornton.Lehman hosts Bellefontaine Satur-

day at 2 p.m.Jackets edged 2-1

Sidney played at Kettering Alter andlost a tough verdict Thursday, 2-1, thewinning goal coming with under twominutes to play.Sidney is now 3-2-1.“They were faster and more physical

and they dominated the first half,” saidSidney coach Eric Harlamert. “They hada ton of shots. But we made a lineupchange and it paid off because we domi-nated the second half.”Alter scored with 15 minutes left in

the first half, but the Yellow Jacketspulled even in the second half when Pre-ston Heath found Bradley Burden for thetying goal.But Alter scored with 1:30 remaining

to pull out the win.Sidney hosts Trotwood Tuesday.

Anna girls tieAnna’s girls soccer team tied West

Liberty-Salem 2-1 in action Thursday.The verdict left the Lady Rockets at 2-

0-2 on the season.Anna’s goal came with 15:50 remain-

ing in the first half from Erica Huber,with an assist from Raquel Bollheimer.It looked like it would hold up, but

West Liberty scored with just 3:25 re-maining in the game.Anna goalie Kristen Grimes had 11

saves.

CLEVELAND (AP) — ArtModell’s death spawnedtouching tributes, heartfeltcondolences and sympathyfrom every corner of the NFLmap.Except one.When news of the gregari-

ous NFL owner’s deathreached Cleveland, there werefew tears, little praise andeven less compassion.“Good,” said Debbie Wentz

of Brunswick. “That’s what Ithought when I first heardabout it. I’m still bitter aboutthe move.”Modell’s passing at the

age of 87 from naturalcauses rekindled memoriesfrom Cleveland fans, whomay never forgive him fortaking his franchise andtheir team — the belovedBrowns — to Baltimore afterthe 1995 season. He remainsreviled in this football-madcity, which had its heart bro-ken by a longtime civicleader.“He took away our football

team.How could you do that?”asked Jim Thwaite, owner ofWhitey’s Army and Navy

Store in Berea, Ohio, wherethe Browns have had theirheadquarters for more than30 years. “We are blood andguts, blue-collar Browns fans.It didn’t make any sense, stilldoesn’t.”For all his wonderful con-

tributions as a philanthropistin Cleveland, a city he lovedas much as his hometown ofBrooklyn, N.Y., or the impacthe had on pro football’sgrowth and explosion on tele-vision, Modell’s choice to movethe Browns will be long re-membered in Ohio.To a majority of Browns

fans, nothing else matters.The Decision?Even LeBron James came

in a distant second to Modellas Public Enemy No. 1.When Modell packed up

the Browns, he said he had noother choice after the city re-fused to build him a new sta-dium. In the weeks thatfollowed the Nov. 6, 1995 an-nouncement of the move,shock turned to an uproar and“No Team, No Peace” becamea rallying cry in Cleveland, acity as intertwined with its

professional teams as any inNorth America.Modell fled for safety rea-

sons, and for a time employedbodyguards for protection. Henever did return to his beau-tiful home in Waite Hill.But in their darkest days,

Browns fans united, and witha grass-roots movement thatjoined generations, they con-vinced the NFL to give Cleve-land an expansion team afterthree miserable years withoutfootball. Modell agreed toleave the team’s name, colorsand history behind.His Ravens then went on to

win a Super Bowl. The newBrowns have been to the play-offs just once.Still, some Clevelanders

say they just had to move on.“I have, it’s the right thing

to do,” said John Gressler, aretiree from suburbanMedinaas he shopped at the Brownsteam shop for a birthday pres-ent from his wife. “I’m not toosure the city has and I’m nottoo sure it was all Art Modell’sfault.”

Modell’s death brings back memories

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THIS NOV. 13, 1995 file photo shows Cleveland Browns fanLisa Vann, left, crying as her friend Jeanne Jolluck yells as theBrowns lose to the Pittsburgh Steelers 20-3, in Pittsburgh.Former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell has died. He was87. AP Photo/Gene Puskar, FileSee MODELL/Page 19

SDN Photo/Luke Gronneberg

LEHMAN’S ELIZABETH Edwards tries to pass the ball beforeShelby Boyd of Botkins moves in on her in soccer action at

Botkins Thursday. The Lady Cavs, ranked fourth in the state,escaped with a 1-0 victory.

No. 4 Lady Cavs escape with 1-0 win

Fairlawn handed Russia itsfirst loss in County dualmatches this season and leftthe league race in a three-waytie after action at ShelbyOaks Thursday in boys golf.The Jets defeated Russia

165-177 to go to 4-1 in Countyduals. Russia and Botkinsalso have just one league loss.Anthony Gillem shot a 38

to take medalist honors, andright on his heels was ZachRogers with a career-best 39.Trey Everett added a 43

and Ryan Lessing 45.For Russia, Austin Tebbe

shot a 40,Treg Francis 41 andLuke Dapore and ConnorMonnin 48 each.• Botkins cruised over Fort

Loramie at Arrowhead 161-224.The Trojans got 39s from

Connor Bornhorst and SethHanna, 40 from Nick Okuleyand 43 from Cory Kies.Brandon Eilerman led Lo-

ramie with a 53.• Anna beat Jackson Cen-

ter 161-188 in County play.Mike Omlor of Anna was

medalist with a 39, AndyLinkmeyer and Brad Boydboth shot 40, and RyanSmelewski 42.Jackson was led by Levi

Schmitmeyer with a 44. TreyElchert had a 47, BrandonWare 48 and Drew Sosby 49.• John Copella shot a 35 at

Shelby Oaks to take medalisthonors in Lehman’s 168-203win over Sidney.Mitchell Shroyer added a

38 for the Cavs and Sam Dean45. Bryce Eck finished at 50.Sidney was led by Jalen

Block with a 48.Sidney played Vandalia on

Wednesday and lost 149-196at Cassell Hills.Mitch Lillard shot a 46,

and Tom Dunn and ColeCartwright both had 48s.• New Knoxville lost to

Delphos St. John’s 168-185.Tyler Shreve shot a 38 for

the Rangers and Jake Allen47. Connor Samuel andBrandon Steinke both added50.• New Bremen shot a 165

and lost by three strokes toVersailles.For Bremen, Darin

Bergman had a 40, TravisBertelsen and Alex Feltz 41and Tyler Hagan 43.For Versailles, Brandon

Groff and Mitchell Stover had40s and Tyler Drees and AlexStucke 41.Bremen won the junior var-

sity match 200-216. Jeff Tregohad a 45 and Eric Francis 46for Bremen, and JacobWatren49 for Versailles.

Jets handRussia 1st

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QUARTERBACKSMaybe the only issue with Braxton Miller’s performance in

a 56-10 win over Miami of Ohio in the season opener was that he ran the ball more times (17) than OSU’s coaches would have liked. He rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown and passed for 207 yards and two TDs after completing only one pass in the first quarter.

Central Florida’s Blake Bortels was 13 of 16 for 168 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start in the Knights’ 56-14 win over Akron in their opener.

Advantage: Ohio State

RUNNING BACKSOhio State’s Carlos Hyde (82 yards on 17 carries) got

some tough yards, picking up 58 yards of his total after contact against Miami, but his longest run was 16 yards. Senior fullback Zach Boren got his first career rushing touchdown and his second and third career carries. Jor-dan Hall is still at least a week or two away from returning.

Central Florida will probably not have Latavius Murray, who gained 108 yards against Akron before leaving the

game with a shoulder injury. Storm Johnson, who transferred from Miami (Fla.) after being far down on the depth chart, is expected to start in Murray’s place.

Advantage: Ohio State

RECEIVERSCorey Brown’s best game at Ohio State (7 catches, 87

yards, 1 touchdown) was overshadowed by Devin Smith’s spectacular touchdown catch against Miami. Evan Spen-cer also delivered a big play with a 44-yard reception.

For UCF, Rannell Hall (4 catches, 94 yards, 2 TDs) was the standout in the opener. The Knights have two of their

former starting quarterbacks, Rob Calabrese and Jeff Godfrey, playing as backup wide receivers.

Advantage: Ohio State

OFFENSIVE LINETake away a first quarter against Miami when OSU

netted only 48 yards and the failure to score from the 1-yard line on the last play of the first half and the line performed solidly. Guard Andrew Norwell and tackle Jack Mewhort were graded highest by OSU’s coaches.

UCF’s line is led by center Jordan Rae and guard Theo Goins, who were honorable mention All-Conference USA last season. Rae has 26 career starts and Goins has 23. Twin brothers Jordan and Justin McCray start aside of each other at right guard and right tackle.

Advantage: Ohio State

DEFENSIVE LINEDepth could become an issue for Ohio State if Michael

Bennett’s groin injury, which he aggravated in pre-game warmups last week, continues to keep him out of action. That depth could come from freshmen Adolphus Wash-ington and Noah Spence, who each got quarterback sacks last week. Another freshman, Tommy Schutt,

contributed three tackles. For UCF, defensive end Victor Gray, an honorable mention All-Conference

USA selection a year ago, leads the way.Advantage: Ohio State

LINEBACKERSMiami netted negative-1 yard rushing, so OSU’s line-

backers must have been doing something right. Ryan Shazier had a team-high eight tackles and Etienne Sabino had five tackles.

Jonathan Davis, with 12 career starts, is the most expe-rienced linebacker for UCF. The converted running back

had 10.5 tackles for losses last season. Ray Shipman, a starter, is a former University of Florida basketball player.

Advantage: Ohio State

DEFENSIVE BACKS Cornerback Bradley Roby (6 tackles, 2 pass break-ups,

a fumble recovery for a touchdown) was OSU’s coaches’ defensive player of the game and the other corner, Travis Howard, had two interceptions against Miami.

For UCF, senior safety Kemal Ishmael has had 70 tackles or more each of his first three seasons. Jordan

Ozerities, who missed last season after being on the Conference USA All-Freshman team in 2010, also could be ready for a big season.

Advantage: Ohio State

SPECIAL TEAMSNeither team attempted a field goal in their one-

sided wins last week. OSU’s Drew Basil was 16 of 19 on field goals last season. UCF’s Shawn Moffitt was 5 of 9 last season. OSU’s punt block team scored a touchdown, thanks to a high snap by Miami last week.Advantage: Ohio State

COLUMBUS — With the change to semesters at Ohio State this year, school was already in session when the Buckeyes opened their football season against Miami last Sat-urday.

But the classroom wasn’t the only place learning was going on. You could learn some things about the Buckeyes on the field.

Here are five things we learned:1. Ohio State fans are going

to show up no matter who the coach is.

There were a few empty seats in the top rows of Ohio Stadium but the first game with Urban Meyer as coach drew exactly 38 more fans than the first game with interim coach Luke Fickell did last year.

2. Urban Meyer’s offense is dif-ferent but it’s not magical.

The most noticeable difference between Meyer’s offense and the offenses at OSU in the recent past was in the pace and in the decision to go for a touchdown at the end of the first half instead of kicking a field goal.

And while it picked up the pace, Ohio State did not go crazy. It ran 86 offensive plays (53 rushes, 33 passes) against Miami. A year ago in a 42-0 win over Akron in the opener, it ran 79 plays.

3. Braxton Miller has made great strides and will get even better — if he just stays healthy.

Miller’s sophomore season got off to a great start — 161 yards rushing and 207 yards in the air, despite missing six of his first seven passes.

He no longer looks like a scared freshman. He looks like he will get better and better. But his 17 carries against Miami were more than Ohio State would like to see him get most weeks.

4. If a freshman can play, he will not redshirt for Urban Meyer.

Fourteen true freshmen played. Maybe when a team was 6-7 last year, there are more openings for young players. Or maybe when you recruit like Meyer, you know there are always more good play-ers coming down the road.

5. Hey, maybe those receivers aren’t all bad.

Devin Smith made a truly amazing catch, but Corey Brown (7 catches, 87 yards) is the guy who his teammates say has stood out since spring practice.

The key is finding consistent production from those two, or maybe someone else like Evan Spencer, Jake Stoneburner or others.

JimNaveau

jnaveau@limanews.com 419-993-2087

The Lima News

Welcome to Meyer’s classroom

EyesBuckWHERE ARE THEY NOW?NAME: Dexter

LarimoreHOMETOWN:

Merrillville, Ind.OHIO STATE

YEARS: 2006-2010

HIGHLIGHTS:Had 7 tackles

for losses and 4.5 sacks as a defensive lineman his senior sea-son. Was a starter as a junior also but missed much of the season because of an injury.

AFTER OSU: He signed a free agent contract with the New Orleans Saints but was cut. Now works as a project manager for Advance Industrial Manufacturing in Columbus.

SAY WHAT?

“There’s no gray area. He’s going to tell you like it is.”— Ohio State defensive

lineman John Simon talks about coach Urban Meyer’s

blunt evaluations of his players.

BUCKEYE BRAIN BUSTERS1: How many days was Central

Florida coach George O’Leary NotreDame’s coach before a lie on his

resume forced him to resign?

2: When did Central Florida first play NCAA Division I football?

3: What is Urban Meyer’s career record against teams from the state

of Florida?

4: What year was Ohio Stadium’s vic-tory bell rung for the first time?

5: What is the record for most car-ries in a game by an Ohio State run-

ning back?

Answers: 1. Five; 2. 1996; 3. 9-2; 4. 1954; 5. Champ Henson 44

vs. Northwestern in 1972..

RECRUITING UPDATE

Leaders Division Big Ten Overall W L W LOhio State 0 0 1 0 Illinois 0 0 1 0Indiana 0 0 1 0Purdue 0 0 1 0Wisconsin 0 0 1 0Penn State 0 0 0 1

Legends Division Big Ten Overall W L W LIowa 0 0 1 0 Michigan State 0 0 1 0Minnesota 0 0 1 0Nebraska 0 0 1 0Northwestern 0 0 1 0Michigan 0 0 0 1

BIG TEN STANDINGSBIG TEN SATURDAY

Central Florida at OHIO STATE, noonNew Hampshire at Minnesota, noonPenn State at Virginia, noonAir Force at Michigan, 3:30 p.m. Indiana at Massachusetts, 3:30 p.m.Iowa State at Iowa, 3:30 p.m.MSU at Central Michigan, 3:30 p.m.Purdue at Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m.Wisconsin at Oregon State, 4 p.m.Nebraska at UCLA, 7:30 p.m.Vanderbilt at Northwestern, 8 p.m.Illinois at Arizona State, 10:30 p.m. TOP 25W. Kentucky at Alabama, 3:30 p.m.

WEEKEND SCHEDULEPassing YardsBraxton Miller .........................207Kenny Guiton ............................37Rushing YardsBraxton Miller .........................161Carlos Hyde........................... .82Bri’onte Dunn...........................31Receiving YardsCorey Brown .............................87Evan Spencer ...........................54Devin Smith .............................31PuntingBen Buchanan.......................42.1TacklesRyan Shazier...............................8Bradley Roby...............................6InterceptionsTravis Howard.............................2

2012 OSU LEADERS

Central Florida at No. 18 Ohio State • Noon, Saturday, ESPN2

An inside look at Ohio State football

Days until kickoff79

COUNTDOWN

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Content compiled by Jim Naveau and design by Ross Bishoff • The Lima News

Sept. 1 ..............Miami of Ohio, 56-10Sept. 8 ...............Central Florida, noonSept. 15 ....................California, noonSept. 22 ..............................UAB, TBASept. 29 ............. Michigan State, TBAOct. 6 ..................... Nebraska, 8 p.m.Oct. 13 ...................at Indiana, 8 p.m.Oct. 20 ........................... Purdue, TBAOct. 27 ............. at Penn State, 6 p.m.Nov. 3 .............................. Illinois, TBANov. 17 ...................at Wisconsin, TBANov. 24 .......................Michigan, noon

OSU SCHEDULE

Michigan vs. Ohio State

CARLOS HYDEThe 6-foot-0, 232-pound junior running back from Naples, Fla. turned in a solid performance against Miami of Ohio last week. Hyde rushed for 82 yards on 17 carries and found the end zone twice.

Tracy Sprinkle, a defensive end from Elyria High School who is a 2013 OSU verbal commitment, had 9 tackles, 5.5 sacks and a forced fumble in a 43-7 win over Elyria Catholic last Friday.

J.T. Barnett, a quarterback from Wichita Falls, Tex., who is a 2013 OSU verbal commitment, threw for 271 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 160 yards in a 43-36 loss to Cooper High School last Friday.

Ezekiel Elliott, a running back from St. Louis Burroughs High School who is a 2013 OSU verbal commitment, has scored eight touchdowns in his first two games. He scored TDs four of the first five times he touched the ball in a 35-0 win over Lutheran South last Friday.

Perhaps sensitive totheir fans’ feelings to-ward Modell, the currentBrowns released a one-sentence statement fol-lowing his death thatread: “The ClevelandBrowns would like to ex-tend their deepest con-dolences to the entireModell family.”There are no plans to

honor Modell, who be-came the Browns ownerin 1961, before Sunday’sseason opener at homeagainst Philadelphia.Any acknowledgment ofhis passing might lead toan angry backlash bythousands.“I pray to the lord

they don’t do anything,”tweeted Ted Riegling, aBrowns fan. “I wouldhate for this city to addanother black eye, bybooing him.”Browns wide receiver

Josh Cribbs understandsthe fans’ disdain towardModell.Heknowsany trib-ute would be unwelcome.“We all understand the

severity of it,” he said.“Fans are just voicingtheir opinion. Fans aredie-hard. At the sametime, this is a person’s lifeso I know a lot of them,even though they mighthave some words to saythat aren’t positive, theycan respect the fact thatit’s a person’s life.“That’s a loved one, he

has a family and he wasloved in the NFL. There

might not be so muchlove in Cleveland, we allunderstand why, but atthe same time, that’s aperson’s life. We shouldrespect that and respecta person’s family.”Modell’s death was

felt most by those whoknew him best.Doug Dieken played

his entire 14-year careerat right offensive tacklefor the Browns withModell as his boss.Standing outside theteam’s training facility,Dieken said he lost afriend.

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MODELL From Page 17

Fort Loramie tookover sole possession offirst place in County vol-leyball by defeating Rus-sia 17-15, 25-23, 25-20,25-27, 12-15.Russia is now 3-1 in

the league and Loramie3-0. It was also Russia’sfirst loss overall, leavingthe Raiders at 5-1.“It was a great match

from the first whistle tothe last,” said Loramiecoach John Rodgers.“This match was fun foreveryone, coaches, play-ers and fans. Even theofficials remarked whata great game it was.Russia is a great teamthat didn’t beat them-selves. That’s why I’mvery happy about thiswin.”For Russia, Olivia

Monnin had 18 kills, 27digs and six blocks, Ash-ley Borchers had sevenkills, 22 assists and 11digs, Taylor Daniel hadsix kills, Bethany Yorkfive kills, Emily Francis15 assists, Kylie Wilson10 blocks to go with fourkills, Abbie Goubeaux 26digs and Kayli Dues 10digs.No Fort Loramie indi-

vidual stats were avail-able.

Loramie also won thejunior varsity match.• Houston got its first

County win of the sea-son Thursday, defeatingFairlawn 25-20, 22-25,25-16, 25-19.The Lady Wildcats

are 1-3 in the league andFairlawn 0-3.“It was an immensly

intense game,” saidHouston coach JackieSchafer. “I was veryproud of my girls.”Kortney Phipps

pounded out 25 kills andserved three aces forHouston, Bri Garberadded eight kills, TaylorWilloughby handed out32 assists, Nicole Maierhad 11 digs, Tiffani Har-ris had six kills and

Monique Booher had sixdigs and three aces.For the Lady Jets,

Olivia Cummings alsohad 25 kills and added12 digs, Abby Stemenhad 22 assists and fourace serves, Kara Shorthad nine kills and Alli-son Watkins had 14 as-sists and seven digs.Houston also won the

junior varsity game 25-22, 19-25, 25-19.• Anna defeated

Botkins 25-17, 25-15, 25-19 in the third Countygame.Megan Fogt had 10

kills, Courtney Landiseight, Rachel Noffsingersix and Natalie Billingfive for Anna. Noffsingeralso had eight aces,Haley Steinbrunner 29assists and Summer Mc-Cracken 12 digs.For Botkins, Logan

Pitts had seven kills and11 digs, Rachelle Maurerseven kills, JocelynCounts 13 assists, Alli-son Guckes 18 digs andDenise Schwartz threeblocks.• New Knoxville beat

Parkway 25-12, 25-15,25-14 in Midwest Ath-letic Conference play.The Lady Rangers are

2-0 in the MAC and 5-2

overall.Meg Reineke had

eight kills to lead buthad plenty of help asHaley Horstman, TaylorNiemeyer, PaigeLehman and Rachel Lef-fel all had seven.Horstman also had 14

assists and two aces, andReineke 16 assists.Kalyn Schroer led in

digs with 18 and AbbyRohrbach had 13 to gowith two aces.• Minster lost in

three games to St. Henry25-15, 25-21, 25-17.For Minster, Claire

McGowan led with sevenkills and Sara Hoseyadded six. Hosey alsohad 15 digs and Mc-Gowan 13, while AllisonJutte andAlisha Monninadded eight apiece.Madeleine Eiting had

four block assists andMcGowan three.• Sidney lost to

Springboro 25-19, 25-15,25-19 Thursday.For Sidney, Ashley

Doak had 17 kills,Kristin Beigel had 16 as-sists, Allison Neu hadseven kills, BriWells fivekills and Shelbie Ander-son four kills.Wells and Anderson

both had two ace serves.

Loramie spikers handRussia 1st loss of season

County volleyballStandings

League AllW-L W-L

Fort Loramie . . . 3-0 5-2Russia . . . . . . . . 3-1 5-1Anna. . . . . . . . . . 3-1 6-2Jackson Center . 2-1 4-1Houston . . . . . . . 1-3 2-3Botkins. . . . . . . . 0-3 2-4Fairlawn. . . . . . . 0-3 1-4

ThursdayAnna over Botkins 3-0Houston over Fairlawn

3-1Fort Loramie over Rus-

sia 3-2

SCOREBOARD

High school sportsTONIGHTFootball

Sidney at West CarrolltonIndian Lake at Lehman (S)Anna at Fort RecoveryFort Loramie at Toledo Chris.New Bremen at MinsterWL-Salem at RiversideColdwater at Versailles

SoccerTri-Village at Fairlawn

Boys golfNewKnoxville at JacksonCenter

——SATURDAYVolleyball

New Knoxville at BotkinsLehman at Jackson CenterVersailles at UrbanaMinster at Celina

Boys soccerBotkins at St. MarysBellefontaine at LehmanKenton at New Knoxville

Girls soccerBellefontaine at SidneySpringfield Catholic at LehmanBotkins at MechanicsburgBen Logan at Anna

Cross countryAnna, Botkins, Houston,

Lehman, Russia, New Bremen atSpencerville Inv.Sidney, Riverside, Jackson Cen-

ter, Versailles at Mason Inv.Fort Loramie, Minster at Riffin

Inv.Boys golf

Houston at Tri-Village Inv.

National Football LeagueThe Associated Press

AMERICAN CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PABuffalo . . . . . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0Miami . . . . . . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0New England. 0 0 0 .000 0 0N.Y. Jets . . . . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0

SouthHouston . . . . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0Indianapolis. . 0 0 0 .000 0 0Jacksonville . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0Tennessee. . . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0

NorthBaltimore . . . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0Cincinnati . . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0Cleveland . . . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0Pittsburgh . . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0

WestDenver . . . . . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0Kansas City . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0Oakland . . . . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0San Diego. . . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0NATIONAL CONFERENCE

EastDallas . . . . . . . 1 0 0 1.000 24 17Philadelphia. . 0 0 0 .000 0 0Washington . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0N.Y. Giants. . . 0 1 0 .000 17 24

SouthAtlanta . . . . . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0Carolina . . . . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0New Orleans . 0 0 0 .000 0 0Tampa Bay. . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0

NorthChicago. . . . . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0Detroit . . . . . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0Green Bay . . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0Minnesota . . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0

WestArizona. . . . . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0San Francisco 0 0 0 .000 0 0Seattle . . . . . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0St. Louis . . . . . 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Wednesday's GameDallas 24, N.Y. Giants 17

Sunday's GamesIndianapolis at Chicago, 1 p.m.Jacksonville atMinnesota, 1 p.m.Miami at Houston, 1 p.m.New England at Tennessee, 1

p.m.Washington at New Orleans, 1

p.m.Atlanta at Kansas City, 1 p.m.Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Detroit, 1 p.m.Philadelphia at Cleveland, 1 p.m.Seattle at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.San Francisco at GreenBay, 4:25

p.m.Carolina atTampaBay, 4:25 p.m.Pittsburgh at Denver, 8:20 p.m.

Monday's GamesCincinnati at Baltimore, 7 p.m.SanDiego atOakland, 10:15 p.m.

Thursday, Sep. 13Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m.

National LeagueThe Associated Press

East DivisionW L Pct GB

Washington . . . 84 52 .618 —Atlanta . . . . . . . 78 60 .565 7Philadelphia . . 66 71 .482 18½NewYork . . . . . 65 72 .474 19½Miami. . . . . . . . 61 77 .442 24

Central DivisionCincinnati . . . . 83 55 .601 —St. Louis . . . . . . 74 63 .540 8½Pittsburgh . . . . 72 64 .529 10Milwaukee . . . . 67 70 .489 15½Chicago. . . . . . . 51 85 .375 31Houston . . . . . . 42 95 .307 40½

West DivisionSan Francisco . 77 60 .562 —Los Angeles . . . 73 65 .529 4½Arizona. . . . . . . 68 70 .493 9½San Diego. . . . . 64 74 .464 13½Colorado. . . . . . 56 80 .412 20½

Thursday's GamesAtlanta 1, Colorado 0Miami 6,Milwaukee 2Chicago Cubs atWashington, n

Friday's GamesChicago Cubs (T.Wood 4-11) at

Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 15-5), 7:05p.m.Colorado (Francis 5-4) at

Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 4-7), 7:05 p.m.Miami (Ja.Turner 0-2) at Wash-

ington (Strasburg 15-6), 7:05 p.m.Atlanta (Maholm 11-9) at N.Y.

Mets (Niese 10-8), 7:10 p.m.Houston (Harrell 10-9) at Cincin-

nati (H.Bailey 10-9), 7:10 p.m.Milwaukee (Gallardo 14-8) at St.

Louis (Lohse 14-2), 8:15 p.m.Arizona (Skaggs 1-1) at San

Diego (Cashner 3-3), 10:05 p.m.L.A.Dodgers (Beckett 1-1) at San

Francisco (Lincecum 8-14), 10:15p.m.

American LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBNew York . . . . 77 59 .566 —Baltimore . . . . 76 60 .559 1Tampa Bay . . . 75 62 .547 2½Boston. . . . . . . 63 75 .457 15Toronto . . . . . . 61 75 .449 16

Central DivisionChicago . . . . . . 74 62 .544 —Detroit . . . . . . 73 63 .537 1Kansas City . . 61 75 .449 13Cleveland . . . . 58 79 .423 16½Minnesota. . . . 56 81 .409 18½

West DivisionTexas. . . . . . . . 81 55 .596 —Oakland . . . . . 76 60 .559 5Los Angeles . . 74 63 .540 7½Seattle. . . . . . . 67 71 .486 15

Thursday's GamesN.Y.Yankees at Baltimore, 7:05

p.m.Texas at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Friday's GamesN.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 13-12)

at Baltimore (W.Chen 12-8), 7:05p.m.Texas (D.Holland 10-6) at

Tampa Bay (Hellickson 8-10), 7:10p.m.Toronto (H.Alvarez 7-12) at

Boston (Doubront 10-7), 7:10 p.m.Cleveland (J.Gomez 5-7) at

Minnesota (Hendriks 0-7), 8:10p.m.Kansas City (Mendoza 7-9) at

Chicago White Sox (Liriano 5-11),8:10 p.m.Detroit (Scherzer 15-6) at L.A.

Angels (E.Santana 8-11), 10:05 p.m.Oakland (Griffin 4-0) at Seattle

(F.Hernandez 13-6), 10:10 p.m.

CALENDAR

High school

FOOTBALL

NFL standings

BASEBALL

Major Leagues

Sidney High Schoolhas a special dayplanned in remem-brance of 9/11.“InHonor andRemem-

brance” will be held dur-ing the high school girlsand boys soccer games,which will begin at 5:30Tuesday.All police, fire depart-

ment and sheriff ’s officepersonnel are invited toattend the games free ofcharge.“It’s our way of thank-

ing all of them for whatthey do for our commu-nity,” said Sidney athleticdirector Jeff Courter.“Local veterans and ac-tive military personnel

are also invited to join us.”Cookies and water

will be provided, andthose planning to attendare asked provide workID/badge or wear uni-forms, including militarypersonnel.Captain Rod Austin of

the Sidney Police andChief Ron Wolfe of the

Sidney Fire Departmentwill present the gameball to boys varsity cap-tains prior to the game.Sheriff John Lenhart

and 1st Sargeant JohnBernardi with the ArmyNational Guard willpresent the game ball tothe girls captains priorto their game.

Sidney High invites police, fire,military personnel to matches

The Russia and FortLoramie girls met inhigh school golf action atArrowhead Thursdayand Loramie came awaywith a 10-stroke victory.The Lady Redskins

shot a 207 to 217 for theLady Raiders.Medalist honors went

to Ashley Ordean of FortLoramie with a 49.Kristin Barhorst

added a 52 and Hope

Ruhenkamp and Mor-gan Pleiman both shot53.For Russia, Angie

Muhlenkamp had a 50,Gina Barlage and Mor-gan Daugherty 55 and

Kaila Pleiman 57.• Versailles beat New

Bremen 184-223.Versailles was led by

Brooke Wehrkamp witha 41 and DanielleCochran added a 43.

Loramie girls beat Russia in golf action

The Houston volleyball teams will play a double-header against Ansonia on Saturday, both the JVand varsity games beginning at 9 a.m. at Houston.It was originally to be a three-team match, butit

willbe just Houston and Ansonia, who dicided toplay twice.

Houston, Ansonia to play twice

BULLETIN BOARD

This school year theShelby County Board ofDevelop-mentalDisabilitieswelcomednew staffmembersto its chil-dren’s pro-grams.

Childrenfrom birthuntil they enter kinder-garten may receive in-tervention to meet thedevelopmental needsidentified as delayedthrough an assessmentprocess. Infants andtoddlers may receivethese services from thestaff at the Wee School,which is located in Sid-ney. Preschoolers, begin-ning at age 3, may getservices at Shelby HillsEarly Childhood Center,located in Sidney, ormay also receive pro-gramming at Fort Lo-ramie Elementary,Hardin Houston Ele-mentary or JacksonCenter Elementarycommunity-based pre-school programs.

Staff members in allthese programs workwith each family to cre-ate a plan for servicesthat will best meet theneeds of the child andfamily. These servicesmay occur at one of thecenter sites or anotherlocation.

The Early Interven-tion program has NancyStiefel as director ofEarly Intervention andthe Wilma ValentineCreative Learning Cen-ter daycare program.Stiefel comes to the pro-gram from Sidney CitySchools where sheserved as special educa-tion supervisor for thepast 13 years. Joiningher in the Wee SchoolEarly Intervention Pro-gram will be two newearly intervention spe-cialists, Sarah Black-burn and MaryWatercutter. Both spe-cialists will work withchildren from birth to 3years old providing andcoordinating services atthe center and in thehome setting.

Two new preschoolintervention specialistsjoin the team of pre-school teachers. KaylinFlannery returns to theSidney Center after fill-ing in for a midyear re-tirement last schoolyear, and also beingwelcomed to the team isHeather Hawkins, whohas more than nineyears of teaching expe-rience.

New paraprofession-als providing support topreschool children areDanielle Holthaus, as-sisting in the Hardin-Houston Elementarypreschool. Darlene Mc-Clain and Naomi Slussboth bring teaching ex-perience to the class-room and will beworking as paraprofes-sionals at the SidneyCenter.

The preschool pro-gram adds to the speechlanguage departmenttherapist LindseySavoy. Savoy is a recentgraduate of the Univer-sity of Cincinnati andsaid she is excited tobegin her career work-ing with preschool chil-dren.

New staffwelcomedat school

Contact Executive Editor JeffBilliel with story ideas by phone at(937) 498-5962; email,jbilliel@sdnccg.com; orby fax, (937) 498-5991.

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MINSTER — The MinsterLocal Board of Education haschanged its regularly sched-uled monthly meeting toSept. 24 at 8 p.m.

The meeting was previ-ously scheduled for Sept 17.

BY TOM BARNETTtbarnett@sdnccg.com

Under a new Ohio Emer-gency Management Agencyprogram just being an-nounced, Shelby County resi-dents could receive up to 87.5percent of the cost of con-structing home “safe room”shelters to protect familymembers from extreme windevents or tornadoes.

“We’ve seen tornadoes inShelby County, including theinfamous Palm Sunday dis-aster in the ’60s, and we stillhave a basic risk,” said MarcBurdiss, the county’s Emer-gency Management Agencydirector.

Burdiss said the new pro-gram, adopted in August,provides up to a $6,000 re-bate for safe rooms built toFederal Emergency Manage-ment Agency guidelines inpublications available online.

Guidelines“Such projects, defined in

FEMA publications 320 and361, provide near absoluteprotection from extremewind events,” he said. Theguidelines are available onthe federal agency’s website:www.fema.gov/plan/pre-vent/saferoom/residential.shtm.

Online plans are free andcan be downloaded by con-tractors to help them providework estimates. Burdiss saideligible projects range from14-by-14-foot structures tometal-covered wood lean-tosin basements.

The program, fundedthrough FEMA’s Hazard Mit-igation Grant program and12.5 percent by the state ofOhio, consists of 150 lotterydrawings in all 88 counties.Ohio EMA plans to offer theprogram on an annual basis,contingent upon federaland/or state funding.

“If chosen in the lottery,homeowners must first buildtheir safe room before apply-ing for their rebates,” Burdisssaid.

Applications to participatein safe room lottery drawingsmust be made before 5 p.m.Oct. 1 on the Ohio EMS web-site:https://ohiosharpp.ema.state.oh.us/OhioSafeRoomRebate/.

The program will use acomputerized random-selec-tion process to select namesso everyone registered willhave an equal chance to beselected. For that reason, theorder of registration does notimprove the odds of being se-lected.

Only one person mayapply per physical house ad-dress and renters do notqualify for the program. Ap-plying ensures a project willbe considered, but does notguarantee a rebate.

250-mph windsThe term safe room in-

cludes any above- or below-ground shelter that meets orexceeds FEMA guidelines.Studies show recommendedstructures, built to federalspecifications, can survivewinds as high as 250 mph.

To receive a rebate, thehomeowner must submit acertificate of installationsigned by a contractor verify-ing a safe room meets or ex-ceeds FEMA specifications.

Other required documen-tation includes a contractorinvoice, proof of payment, co-ordinates of the safe room, alocal building/zoning permit,and before-and-after photosof the safe room’s construc-tion site with backgroundscenery.

Safe rooms may be in-stalled in a new or existinghome, either in an interiorroom on the first floor, under-ground on the first floor, or

as a detached above-groundor underground shelter.Wherever a safe room is in-stalled, it must be readily ac-cessible to all occupants.

Apartment complexes, du-plexes and other multifamilyresidences are not eligiblefor the rebate, as they areconsidered businesses. Theprogram is only for single-

family homes.In tornado- and hurricane-

prone areas, safe rooms havebecome an integral part inprotecting lives and prevent-ing serious injuries when vio-lent storms occur. Theaccompanying wind-zone andrisk-management informa-tion is provided with thisstory.

New program offers rebate forconstruction of safe rooms

Lottery will determinewho gets funding

PIQUA — The 37th an-nual Northern Area Congresswill be held Sept. 15 at theUpper Valley Career Centerin Piqua from 7:45 a.m. to 1p.m.

This event is sponsored bythe Catholic Archdiocese ofCincinnati’s Northern AreaOffice of Evangelization andCatechesis and is an annualgathering of leaders andteachers of religion in thearea.

This year’s theme is“Bring It Home: Catechesisin and for the DomesticChurch.” Leisa Anslinger isthe keynote speaker, and shewill address who we are to be— and what we are to do —in order to pass on our faiththat is lived at home and car-

ried into the world.Anslinger’s keynote precedesan archdiocesan gathering ofall parish leadership to takeplace in October.

After the keynote addressthere will be two workshopsessions, allowing each par-ticipant to choose from atotal of 21 workshops.Work-shops are recommended forteachers or catechists of vari-ous age levels and ministe-rial need. Participants ofvarious ministries will findenrichment for their faith lifeand take home a clearer vi-sion of their call to proclaimthe gospel, event organizerssaid.

Participants can also re-view the newest religious ed-ucation and spiritual

resources as they browse themany displays by publishers,religious bookstores andarchdiocesan offices.

For more information or abrochure, contact the directorof religious education at localparishes or the ArchdiocesanOffice of Evangelization andCatechesis in Sidney at 498-1192 or sidneymediacen-ter@catholiccincinnati.org.The registration deadline istoday. The full brochure isonline at www.catholiccincin-nati.org/ministries-offices/evangelization-and-catechesis.

Approximately 300 peoplein the Miami Valley attendthis event each year andmore are always welcome, or-ganizers said.

COLUMBUS — The U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture Farm ServiceAgency’s administrator has declaredemergency physical loss loans areavailable in 30 Ohio counties, includingChampaign and Mercer.

Those counties were designated asprimary natural disaster areas due tohigh winds, hail, lightning and exces-sive heat events that occurred fromJune 29 through July 1.

In addition, 35 counties are namedas contiguous disaster counties whereeligible farmers may qualify for FSAemergency physical loss loan assis-tance. These include Shelby, Auglaize,Darke, Logan and Miami.

The disaster declaration was issuedAug . 24, making FSA EmergencyPhysical Loss loans available to eligibleapplicants with qualifying severe phys-ical losses in the primary and contigu-ous counties, provided eligibilityrequirements are met. This approval islimited to applicants who suffered dis-aster related damages to chattels, orreal estate essential to the farming op-eration. To qualify, farmers must be un-able to obtain credit from commercialsources. Farmers in eligible countieshave eight months from the date of thedeclaration to apply for loans to helpcover part or all of their actual losses.FSA will consider each loan application

on its own merits, taking into accountthe extent of losses, security availableand repayment ability. FSA has a vari-ety of programs, in addition to theemergency loan program, to help eligi-ble farmers recover from adversity.

USDA has also made other pro-grams available to assist farmers, in-cluding the Emergency ConservationProgram, Federal Crop Insurance andthe Noninsured Crop Disaster Assis-tance Program.

Interested farmers should contacttheir local FSA county office for furtherinformation on eligibility requirementsand application procedures for theseand other programs.

FSA declares physical loss in area counties

Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s annualNorthern Area Congress set Sept. 15

The Fairlawn Board of Ed-ucation will approve busroutes for the 2012-13 schoolyear and discuss Race to theTop progress when it meetsThursday at 6:30 p.m.

The board will also acceptresignations and hear admin-istrative and financial re-ports.

Board meetingdate changed

Race to theTop on board

agenda