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toss to the final play, calls madeby Super Bowl referees areamong the most scrutinized inthe world of sports. So howdoes an NFL referee ascend tothe pinnacle of American foot-ball and handle the scrutiny ofmore than 100,000 screamingfans and the armchair quarter-backing of 100 million TV view-ers? Inside

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LIMA — Eagle Bridge Company ofSidney is the apparent low bidder fortwo projects that will open a multi-yearInterstate 75 reconstruction project.Eagle, 800 S. Vandemark Road, sub-

mitted a contract bid of $7.98 million forthe reconstruction of the Reservoir Roadand Fourth Street bridges over the in-terstate, Kirk Slusher, Ohio Departmentof Transportation District 1 deputy di-

rector, said Friday.Slusher said a contract for the work

will be awarded within a month follow-ing a review of the bidding documents.He said ODOT expects interstate trafficto be minimally affected by the bridgework.Replacement of the bridges is sched-

uled to begin this spring and be com-pleted by late fall said ODOT

spokeswoman Rhonda Pees.Pees said the actual interstate recon-

struction will take place in two phasesover the next three years. A section fromFourth Street to Bible Road will be bidout in 2013 for construction that year.The section from the Auglaize County

line to Fourth Street will be bid outearly in 2014 for completion in 2015,Pees said.

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Michael Tucker, of Sidney, who prefers to go by Ville Valo, walks past a boarded up warehouse with a guitar strapped tohis back Sunday on Main Avenue near its intersection with Shelby Street. The streets of downtown Sidney were busy withpeople walking under sunny skies.

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POMPANO BEACH, Fla.(AP) — Newt Gingrichslammed GOP rival MittRomney on Sunday for thesteady stream of attacks helikened to “carpet-bombing,”trying to cut into the resur-

gent front-runner’s lead inFlorida in the dwindlinghours before Tuesday’s pivotalpresidential primary.And despite surging ahead

in polls, Romney wasn’t let-ting up, relentlessly castingGingrich as an influence ped-dler with a “record of failedleadership.”

In what has become awildly unpredictable race, themomentum has swung back toRomney, staggered last week-end by Gingrich’s victory inSouth Carolina. Romney hasbegun advertising in Nevadaahead of that state’s caucusesnext Saturday, illustrating thechallenges ahead for Gingrich,

who has pledged to pushahead no matter what hap-pens in Florida.An NBC News/Marist poll

published Sunday showedRomney with support from 42percent of likely Florida pri-mary voters, compared with27 percent for Gingrich.

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Officials: More meals for more childrenBY KANTELE FRANKO

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COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohioeducation and food program of-ficials want to increase thenumber of children in low-in-come areas who participate ina program that offers them freebreakfasts or lunches duringthe summer, when they’re notgetting meals at school.Increasing access and par-

ticipation in the federallyfunded Summer Food ServiceProgram is the focus of a sum-mit Monday in Grove City. Itcomes on the heels of news thata record high of nearly 841,000Ohio students, or about 45 per-cent, are eligible for free or re-duced-cost school lunchesbased on their family incomes.Less than one-fifth of eligible

children participated in thesummer program last year, ac-

cording to the OhioAssociationof Second Harvest Foodbanksand the Ohio Department ofEducation, which administersthe program.In 2011, the city of Sidney’s

summer food program served5,498meals, said Duane Gaier,Parks and Recreation Depart-ment superintendent. Thiswas an increase from 5,127served in 2010. The mealswere free to all children who

came to one of the four desig-nated parks and the AlphaCommunity Center where themeals were served. The mealswere prepared by Wilson Me-morial Hospital.The city hopesto add a sixth site to the pro-gram this summer.“When children go hungry

during the summer months,their health and education suf-fers,” Sen. Sherrod Brown,who

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Sheriff’s logSUNDAY

-12:55 p.m.: gunfire.Sheriff ’s deputies re-sponded to 9506Riverview Place inSalem Township on a re-port someone was shoot-ing in the area.

SATURDAY-9:34 p.m.: fight.

Deputies were dis-patched to the SidneyBoat Club, 1055 River-side Drive, on the reportof a fight.

FRIDAY-4:59 p.m.: property

damage accident.Houston Rescue and theLockington Fire Depart-ment responded to a ve-hicle stuck in a field onRiver Road after strikinga mailbox.

Fire, rescueSUNDAY

-12:09 a.m.: firealarm. Shelby County,Port Jefferson and Rose-wood fire departments

and Perry Port SalemRescue responded to adryer fire at 2471Tawawa-MaplewoodRoad.

SATURDAY-3:25 p.m.: medical.

Jackson Center Rescueresponded to the 17100block of Ohio 65 for awoman with chest pain.-12:49 p.m.: medical.

Jackson Center Rescuewas dispatched to the120 block of Redbud Cir-cle for a woman with dif-ficulty breathing.-11:38 a.m.: fire.

Botkins firefighters weredispatched too the 15404block of Wapakoneta-Fisher Road for fire in atrailer.-11:31 a.m.: medical.

Houston Rescue re-sponded to the 600 blockof State Route 48 for awoman with leg pain.

FRIDAY-7:58 p.m.: medical.

Anna Rescue respondedto the 200 block of NorthSycamore Street for atransport to St. Rita’sHospital.

Fire, rescueSUNDAY

-8:49 a.m.: medical.Sidney paramedics re-sponded to a medical callin the 200 block of MapleStreet.-12:03 a.m.: medical.

Paramedics were dis-patched to a medical callin the 100 block of SouthWilkinson Avenue.

SATURDAY-9:03 p.m.: medical.

Medics responded to amedical call in the 500block of Buckeye Av-enue.-7:47 p.m.: medical.

Paramedics were dis-patched to the 1300block of Fourth Avenuefor a medical call.-7:25 p.m.: fire

alarm. Firefighterswere dispatched to 591Oakridge Drive for a firealarm malfunction.-5:56 p.m.: medical.

Medics responded to amedical call in the 1100block of Amherst Drive.-2:10 p.m.: assis-

tance. Firefighters re-sponded to 1815Wapakoneta Avenue toassist a homeownerlocked out with smallchildren inside.-1:35 p.m.: arcing

lines. Firefighters weredispatched to 100 South

Main Avenue for arcingpower lines. DP&L alsoresponded.-10:49 a.m.: medical.

Paramedics responded toa medical call in the 200block of Maple Street.-4:56 a.m.: injury.

Medics were dispatchedto the 800 block of ParkStreet for an injury.

FRIDAY-10:13 p.m.: medical.

Paramedics responded toa medical call in the2200 block of MichiganStreet.-4:54 p.m.: medical.

Medics were dispatchedto a medical call in the300 block of West NorthStreet.-11:34 a.m.: mutual

aid. Paramedics re-sponded to the 1100block of Wells Road inmutual aid to Anna Res-cue.-9:24 a.m.: medical.

Medics were dispatchedto the 800 block of Sec-ondAvenue for a medicalcall.-9:22 a.m.: injury.

Paramedics responded tothe 200 block of EastParkwood Street for aninjury.-8:48 a.m.: medical.

Medics were dispatchedto a medical call in the2400 block of Wa-pakoneta Avenue.

Kendal Eck, daughterof Jerold and Teresa Eck,recentlywon thes c h o o l -level Na-t i o n a lGeogra-phy Beeat HolyA n g e l sSchool inSidney.

E c k ,an eighth-grader, wonthe school-wide oral ge-ography bee, competingagainst nine other stu-dents from grade levelsfour through eight. Eckwill now take a writtentest in which the top 100scores in each state willbe eligible to compete inthe state National Geog-raphy Bee on March 30.

State champions re-ceive an all-expense-paid

trip to Washington, D.C.on May 22-24 to competefor the $25,000 scholar-ship, a lifetime member-ship in the Society, and atrip to the Galapagos Is-lands.

The second-place win-ner was Tyler Mentges,eighth-grade, son ofMichael and RobinMentges, and third-placewinner was Colin Haller,sixth-grade, son ofCameron and TeresaHaller.

Other grade levelcompetitors includedJenna Allen and EvanMentges, fourth-grade;Alex Gleason and ConorO’Leary, fifth-grade;Maria Adams andHaller, sixth-grade;John-Henry Frantz andKaitrin O’Leary, sev-enth-grade; and Eck andMentges, eighth-grade.

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The Sidney-ShelbyCounty YMCA is now ac-cepting applications forthe 2012 Lee E. SchauerMemorial Scholarship.Application packetshave been mailed to allarea high schools andare also available at thelocal YMCA.

The scholarship wasestablished by the fam-ily and friends of LeeSchauer, a Sidney HighSchool student who diedin an accident in 1989,the summer before hissenior year. When thisscholarship was estab-lished, Lee’s parentswere very clear that theywanted the scholarshipto ‘make a difference’ tothe student who receivedit. Their intent is toreach the “average” stu-dent, the one who hasgreat potential, but whois not likely to qualify fortraditional academic orathletic scholarships.

Criteria for the schol-arship are as follows:

• Must be a college-bound high school senior.

• Must have a mini-mum GPA of 2.5. TheGPA will be used as aqualifying criterion only.Once an applicant hasmet this requirement,GPA will no longer beconsidered.

• Must be a continu-ous and active member

of the Sidney-ShelbyCounty YMCA at leastsince April 1, 2009.

• Must participate insports and/or fitness ac-tivities.

• Must demonstratecommitment to volun-teering, and must beable to document thatcommitment. Greaterweight will be given tovolunteer service at theYMCA.

• Must demonstratethe values of caring, hon-esty, respect and respon-sibility in daily life andbe able to articulate howthey do that.

• Must demonstrateleadership values.

Application deadlineis April 6. All applica-tions should be returnedto the YMCA, 300 E.Parkwood St., Sidney,OH.

All applications willbe reviewed by a selec-tion committee, and fi-nalists will be invited foran interview on April 24.

The scholarshipaward is in the amountof $2,000 each year, at afour-year renewabletotal of $8,000.

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MINSTER — CalebEdward Ahrns, of Min-ster, has been named tothe president’s list atClemson University,Clemson, S.C., for the fall2011 semester.

Ahrns is majoring inmicrobiology.

To be named to thepresident’s list, a studentmust achieve a 4.0 (allAs) grade-point average.

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Sidney studentswin two bees

Two Sidney studentswere the spelling and ge-ography bee winners atMiami MontessoriSchool in Troy.

Grant Wheeler, son ofBob and Kelly Wheeler,of Sidney, was the win-ner of the schoolwidespelling bee for the sec-ond consectutive year.Grant will representMiami Montessori at theTroy City School DistrictSpelling Bee.

Decker Jackson, sonof Jeff and Laura Jack-son, of Piqua, was firstrunner-up.

Charlie Hale, son ofPat and Jennifer Hale, ofSidney, was the winnerof the 2011-12 Geor-grapy Bee at the school.The first runner-up wasGrant Wheeler.

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UrbanaUniversity stu-dents from the area havebeen named to the dean’sList for the 2011 fall se-mester. In order to qualifyfor the dean’s list, a stu-dent must be enrolled inan undergraduate pro-gram for at least 12 credithours and achieve a gradepoint average of 3.6 orhigher, with no gradelower than a “C.”

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JACKSON CENTER— Mabel L. Zorn, 100, ofJackson Center,passed awayThursday, Jan.26, 2012, at 9:25a.m. at herhome.

She was bornin Alger, July24, 1911, thedaughter of thelate Earl andDaisy (Shadley) Ellis.

On Sept. 12, 1932, inMontra, she marriedPaul E. Zorn and he pre-ceded her in deathMarch 9, 1989. She wasalso preceded in deathby a sister Coreda Par-cell and four brothers,Edison, Paul, Howardand Tom Ellis.

A 1928 graduate ofAlger High School, sheworked three years atMonarch Machine, 18years at Lima TankPlant, 11 years at MorrisDrug Store and fiveyears at Rich’s Place inaddition to her manyyears helping her hus-band run his insurancebusiness.

Deeply involved inthe community, Mabelwas a member of theOrder of Eastern Star,the Shrine Ladies of Sid-ney, Bara Court of Day-ton, Moose Ladies, andthe Elks. She was alsoactive in many organiza-tions that benefitted theJackson Center commu-

nity, she was part of thegroup that founded the

Jackson CenterLibrary, the sen-ior citizens pro-gram and wasalso involved inthe developmentof the commu-nity swimmingpool.

Survivors in-clude her sis-

ters-in-law Helen JeanEllis of Alger and TwylaArgabright of JacksonCenter; a very dearfriend, Ruth Musser ofJackson Center; manynieces and nephews, andspecial caregivers, in-cluding Kim Shepherd,Rachel Rollins andHelen Shumaker.The Rev. Ronald

Shumaker will con-duct a funeral serviceat the Smith-Eich-holtz Funeral Home,Jackson Center,Wednesday, Feb. 1,2012, at noon wherefriends may call onehour prior to the serv-ice. Burial will be inPreston Cemetery,Alger.

In lieu of flowers, me-morial contributionsmay be made to the Sen-ior Independence Hos-pice, 6520 Poe Ave.,Dayton, OH 45414-2527.

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PIQUA — Patricia M.McKale, 73, of 416 BearRun, Piqua, died Satur-day, Jan. 28, 2012, at11:59 a.m. at PiquaManor Nursing Home.

Mass of ChristianBurial will be heldThursday at St. MaryCatholic Church, Piqua.

Arrangements byJamieson & YannucciFuneral Home, Piqua.

Margaret V. Smith

PIQUA — MargaretV. Smith, 88, of Piquadied Thursday, Jan. 26,2012, at 1:40 p.m. atUpper Valley MedicalCenter, Troy.

Services will be heldWednesday at Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home,Piqua.

Richard C. Jenkins

PIQUA — Richard C.Jenkins, 90, of 424McKinley Ave., Piqua,died Saturday, Jan. 282012, at Upper ValleyMedical Center, Troy.

Mass of ChristianBurial will be heldWednesday at St. MaryCatholic Church, Piqua.

Arrangements byJamieson-Yannucci Fu-neral Home, Piqua.

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Patricia L. SellDAYTON — Patricia

L. Sell, 57, passed awayFriday, Jan. 27, 2012 ather residence.

She was born April 1,1954 in Dayton, thedaughter of Glen andAnna Mae (Hoover) Wat-son. Anna Mae Watsonsurvives her and residesin Dayton.

Patricia was happilymarried to Paul GlennSell on Aug. 25, 2000. Hesurvives his lovely wifeand resides in Quincy.Additional survivors in-clude three daughters,Tina (Matthew) Flora ofBotkins, Wendy (Robert)Rawson of Alamo andJessica (James) Conklinof Quincy; two sons,Barry (Carolyn) Sell ofAustin and Ricky Mar-shall of Lewisburg.

Other survivors in-clude three sisters,Shirley (Jaime)Hostetler, Donna Wilsonand Glenna Sells; onebrother, Denny Watson;and seven grandchildren,Chloe Flora, CameronFlora, Brooklyn Flora,Grant Flora, WilliamRawson, Jackson, Raw-

son and Mason Conklin.Patricia enjoyed

spending lots of qualitytime with her husband,children and grandchil-dren. She loved to traveland be spontaneous. Shewas always ready for anew adventure. Shespent her last days withall the ones she lovedmost.

Two of her favoritequotes were: “Always andForever” and “I love youbigger than the sky.”A service to honor

her life will begin at 4p.m., Monday, Jan. 30,2012 at the George C.Martin Funeral HomeNorthridge Chapel,5040 Frederick Pike atNeedmore Road, Day-ton, with PastorMatthew Flora offici-ating.Visitation will be

from 4 to 7 p.m. Mon-day at the George C.Martin Funeral Home.A memorial servicewill follow beginningat 7 p.m.

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PIQUA — Upper Val-ley Career Center stu-dents majoring inEnvironmental Occupa-tions will be conductingtheir 31st annual mu-seum program, “Look atYesteryear,” in conjunc-tion with their “MapleSugaring Days” demon-stration.

Elementary studentswill be visiting a villageof the early 1900’s duringthis two-hour tour/pro-gram. The old time vil-lage, located in GarbryHall at the WillowbrookEnvironmental Educa-tion Center, has shops

and offices from yester-year. The students willsee and hear how townmerchants and profes-sionals performed theirtrade around the early1900’s.They will enter anold-time barbershop, postoffice, general store, bankand harness shop. A shoecobbler’s shop, a one-room schoolhouse, an un-dertaker/cabinet maker’sshop and blacksmithbuilding are also in-cluded.

The Upper Valley Ca-reer Center students willprovide demonstrationson how to make rope

with a rope-making ma-chine, how to use a cross-cut saw and froe to builda log cabin, and how tomake maple syrup likethe Native Americans.Elementary students areshown how to tap thesugar maple trees fromthe Willowbrook woodsand how to make thesyrup the old-time wayon a wood burning stovein the sugar camp.

This program is avail-able to area students ingrades 1, 2, 3 or 4. Thismuseum experience willhelp reinforce state stan-dards for the social stud-

ies and science curricu-lum for those grades.Tours will be conductedbetween 9 and 11:30 a.m.or from 11:30 a.m. and2:30 p.m. Feb. 7, 8, 10, 15,22, 24. Tours arearranged on a first-come,first-served basis.

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is expected to join theMonday event by video,said in a statement.Representatives fromthe Ohio Department ofEducation, the U.S. De-partment of Agricultureand summer food serv-ice providers also will beat the meeting to discussways to increase partici-pation, such as incorpo-rating sports, arts, fieldtrips or educational op-portunities into theirprograms.

Some sites requirestudents to meet certainfamily income guide-lines, while others areopen to all children —even those younger thanschool-age — in a desig-nated low-income area,regardless of how muchmoney their familiesmake. Last year, thesummer program servedmore than 3.6 millionmeals at nearly 1,500sites in 74 counties, withreimbursed costs total-ing more than $10 mil-lion.

Officials are workingto reach eligible youthin the remaining 14counties, ODEspokesman PatrickGallaway said.

Especially in ruralareas, that can be a chal-lenge because it takesresources other than thefederal funding to estab-lish a site, staff it andarrange transportationfor the children, OASHFexecutive director Lisa

Hamler-Fugitt said.“As budgets are cut,

certainly within schools,within philanthropic(groups), within ourlocal governments, thefirst programs thatbegin to get cut are pro-grams like the summerfood service program forchildren,” she said.

Officials are lookingfor community groups,faith-based agencies andother non-profit organi-zations to fill the needfor children who don’thave a local summerfood program site.

At Christ’s Table soupkitchen in Zanesville,some students show upto get a free lunch start-ing the day after classeslet out, and the numberof children served thereincreases by 15 percentduring the summer, di-rector Keely Wardensaid.

“We encourage thefamilies to bring them inhere,” she said. “Even ifthe adults don’t utilizeour program during theschool year, we encour-age them to come see usin the summer monthsso that the kids can con-tinue to get a hot, nutri-tious meal.”

Warden said thekitchen also works withZanesville schools tokeep tabs on holidaysand other days that stu-dents are off during theschool year and mightneed a meal.

GOP From Page 1

Romney’s campaignhas dogged Gingrich athis own campaign stops,sending surrogates toremind reporters of Gin-grich’s House ethicsprobe in the 1990s andother episodes in his ca-reer aimed at sowingdoubt about his judg-ment.

Gingrich reacted de-fensively, accusing theformer Massachusettsgovernor and a politicalcommittee that supportshim of lying, and theGOP’s establishment ofallowing it.

“I don’t know how youdebate a person with ci-vility if they’re preparedto say things that arejust plain factuallyfalse,” Gingrich said dur-ing appearances on Sun-day talk shows. “I thinkthe Republican estab-lishment believes it’sOK to say and do virtu-ally anything to stop agenuine insurgencyfrom winning becausethey are very afraid oflosing control of the oldorder.”

Gingrich objectedspecifically to a Romneycampaign ad that in-cludes a 1997 NBCNews report on theHouse’s decision to disci-pline Gingrich, thenspeaker, for ethicscharges.

Romney continued topaint Gingrich as partof the very Washingtonestablishment he con-demns and someonewho had a role in thenation’s economic prob-lems.

“Your problem in

Florida is that youworked for Freddie Mac(NYSE:FRE) at a timewhen Freddie Mac wasnot doing the right thingfor the American people,and that you’re sellinginfluence in Washingtonat a time when we needpeople who will stand upfor the truth in Wash-ington,” Romney told anaudience in Naples.

Gingrich’s consultingfirm was paid more than$1.5 million by the fed-erally-backed mortgagecompany over a periodafter he left Congress in1999.

Former PennsylvaniaSen. Rick Santorum,trailing in Florida by awide margin, stayed inhis home state, wherehis 3-year-old daughter,Bella, was hospitalized.She has a genetic condi-tion caused by the pres-ence of all or part of anextra 18th chromosome.Aides said he would re-sume campaigning assoon as possible.

Texas Rep. Ron Paul,who has invested littlein Florida, looked aheadto Nevada. The libertar-ian-leaning Paul is fo-cusing more ongathering delegates incaucus states, where it’sless expensive to cam-paign. But securing thenomination onlythrough caucus states isa hard task.

The intense effort byRomney to slow Gin-grich is comparable tohis strategy againstGingrich in the closingmonth before Iowa’sleadoff caucuses Jan. 3.

ANNA — Jenise Berning, a fresh-man occupational therapy major,played “Hunting Chorus from ‘DerFreischutz’” by Carl Maria vonWeber and “Alexander Takes aSwing” by Stanley Woods on theFrench horn during an instrumentalrecital recently at The University ofFindlay.

A 2011 graduate of Anna HighSchool, Berning is the daughter of Al-ison and Steve Berning, Minster.

At UF, Berning participates in concert band.

Anna grad performs at concert

Berning

PRESIDENT’S LIST

Universityof Toledo

The University ofToledo has released thefall 2011 president’s list.Local students named tothe list were:

Botkins: DianeAufderhaar,

Sidney: Adam Zim-merman,

Versailles: AlenaBarga and Andrea Petit-jean,.

Yorkshire: MeganBohman.

Minster: April Dues,Abigail Knapke andCraig Phlipot.

New Bremen: JordanGehle.

New Knoxville:Zachary Dillon, DeborahHuff and Cale Spieles.

The president’s listrecognizes full-time un-dergraduate studentswho earn a 4.0 GPA forthe semester.

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Country music icon Willie Nelson smiles before a fundraising concert forU.S. Rep Dennis Kucinich (left) in Lorain Sunday. Redistricting has pittedKucinich, a Cleveland Democrat, against the Toledo area congresswomanMarcy Kaptur, in the March primary.

Campaigning for Kucinich

Invoices: Casino consultantbilled Ohio for $1.5M

COLUMBUS (AP) —Invoices show the con-sultant helping Ohio de-velop rules andregulations related to itsfour new casinos chargedthe state more than $1.5million in 2011.More than $1.4million

of the costs for AtlanticCity,N.J.-based SpectrumGaming Group camefrom fees of up to $375per hour, The ColumbusDispatch reported afterreviewing the documents.About $85,000 wastravel-related as Spec-trum representatives vis-ited regulators and thefirst two casino sites inCleveland andToledo andwent elsewhere to meetpotential vendors and adeveloper.Spectrum’s services

will be funded with feesfrom vendors, employ-ees and the casinos,which pay $1.5 millionto apply for a license,said Jo Ann Davidson,chairwoman of the

Casino Control Commis-sion.The billed expenses in-

cludednearly $200 anightfor stays at a Columbushotel near the casino over-sight agency and round-trip flights betweenPhiladelphia and Colum-bus that topped $1,000.Spectrum’s lead con-

sultant for Ohio,who wasoverseas and unavailablefor comment, referredquestions to regulators,the newspaper said.The commission be-

lieves Spectrum is follow-ing its work agreementswith the state, CasinoControl Commission ex-ecutive director MattSchuler said.“What I have seen is,

they stay very strict tothe terms of the agree-ment and to the scope ofthe work that has beenapproved by the commis-sion,” Schuler said. “Weneed to be good stewardsof the funds and makesure they’re following the

letter of the law and haveit be transparent.”Davidson said consult-

ants traveled more in theinitial stages because thecommission had asmaller staff. Regulatorsexpect to spend less foroutside reviews of appli-cations for the plannedcasinos in Columbus andCincinnati, in part be-cause the same ownersare involved, and relymore on commission staffas it hires more people.“If we can do it our-

selves, that is exactlywhat is going to happen,”Schuler said.He defended the ex-

pensive price of Spec-trum’s air travel. Statecontractors are prohib-ited from flying first-classand are asked to book thecheapest flights available,but Schuler noted thatthe charges depend onthe going prices, espe-cially when flights arebooked under time con-straints.

HomeownersreceivewarningCLEVELAND (AP) —

Habitat for Humanityplans to foreclose on 25houses in Cleveland if thehomeowners do not re-spond to warning lettersabout their overduemort-gage payments.The Christian non-

profit organization helpsbuild homes for low-in-come families worldwide.Some of its Clevelandhomeowners are morethan three years behindin mortgage payments,The Plain Dealer re-ported.John Habat, executive

director of Habitat’s localchapter, said letters willbe sent to those propertyowners within two weekstelling them with theycan do to avoid foreclo-sure. If they do not re-spond within 32 days,officials will foreclose onthe homes, Habat said.Habitat for Humanity

was among the nation’slargest builders in 2010,when it constructednearly4,600 homes, and thegroup’s foreclosure rate isless than2percent nation-wide, the newspaper re-ported. Habitat also hastaken foreclosure steps inFlorida and Georgia.Habat said the housing

market presents a goodopportunity to help low-income families, but peo-ple “have to understandthe expectations of whathomeownership means.”Deeds to the properties

are held by Habitat forHumanity, with home-buyers typically getting a30-year, no-interest mort-gage.

Former governorgoes back to collegeCOLUMBUS (AP) — Ted Strick-

land obviously has a thing for theclassroom.The former Democratic governor of

Ohio, who lost his re-election bid in2010, has two master’s degrees and adoctorate. This spring, at age 70, he’llreturn to school again, as a residentfellow at Harvard University’s Insti-tute of Politics.Strickland said he plans to teach an

undergraduate course in class warfarein America. He said he plans to invitespeakers who run the gamut fromlabor unions to corporations.The class is subtitled “The politics of

the rich, the poor and the strugglingmiddle class,” echoing a vocabularyStrickland and fellow Democrats aretouting on the political stump.“I’m working on lining up Marian

Wright Edelman, who specializes in

poverty rights for children; an artistfromNewYork; just people from lots ofdifferent backgrounds,” he told TheAs-sociated Press recently.Strickland is among seven partici-

pants in the program, located at theuniversity’s Kennedy School of Gov-ernment. Other former congressmen, apublic radio journalist, a former presi-dent of the Wal-Mart Foundation, andthe former chief of staff to U.S. Sen.Scott Brown are also on the list.In teaching the course, Strickland

said he will draw on experiences hehad during a recent trip to Germanythrough his work with theWashington,D.C.-based Bipartisan Policy Center.He said he joined a delegation thattoured manufacturing facilities therewith an eye toward how they managedto succeed financially while the Euro-pean economy faltered around them.

Catholic leadersoppose birthcontrol rules

CINCINNATI (AP) —Catholic leaders in Ohiohave joined the chorus ofchurch officials urgingparishioners to protestand pray about the fed-eral government’s deci-sion to require manychurch-affiliated institu-tions to cover free birthcontrol for employees.Archbishop Dennis

Schnurr in Cincinnati,Bishop Richard Lennonin Cleveland and BishopLeonard Blair in Toledoshared their opposition inletters that were distrib-uted or read to parish-ioners this weekend,saying the decision runscounter to their beliefsand violates their reli-gious freedom. Their dio-cesesIn the similarly

worded letters, they saythey won’t comply with arequirement for healthcoverage of services suchas contraception, abor-tion-inducing drugs orsterilization. Schnurr’sletter called the decision“a heavy blow” toCatholics and others theyserve.The bishops are urging

parishioners to pray orfast and to consider con-tacting lawmakers inCongress to push for leg-islation reversing the re-quirement.Health and Human

Services Secretary Kath-leen Sebelius has saidshe believes the proposalbalances religious free-dom with increased ac-cess to preventive care.Houses of worship are

exempt, but the require-ment applies to nonprofitinstitutions such aschurch-affiliated hospi-tals, colleges and social

service agencies. Sebeliusrecently said those non-profit institutions wouldget an extra year to com-ply with the requirement,issued in regulationsunder President BarackObama’s health careoverhaul.Spokesman Robert

Tayek of the Clevelanddiocese called it “the firsttime the federal govern-ment ever put out a man-date that asks people toviolate their conscience,”according to WEWS-TV.Tayek said hospitals andCatholic charities wereamong quite a fewCatholic institutions inthe area that would be af-fected.Officials in Obama’s

administration havepointed out that the deci-sion of whether and howto use birth control is upto individuals and theirdoctors, but some peoplebelieve the requirementgoes too far.“To force a religious in-

stitution to perform thoseservices strikes me as anegregious violation of con-science,” Peter Feldmeier,a professor of Catholicstudies at the Universityof Toledo, told The Bladenewspaper. “I think thegovernment is overstep-ping its bounds in a bigway.”Church officials are

ready for a legal battle ifthe government doesn’treverse the requirement,Dan Andriacco, aspokesman for the Arch-diocese of Cincinnati,told The Cincinnati En-quirer.“It’s unconstitutional,”

he said. “This is outra-geous andwe’re not goingto sit back and take it.”

COLUMBUS (AP) —A central Ohio pawnshop buyer says hebought a military com-bat medal from a sellerin hopes of returningthe Purple Heart to thefamily of the originalrecipient.The Purple Heart is

awarded to U.S. mili-tary members who arehurt in action or die ofinjuries from combat.WCMH-TV says a

seller who reportedfinding a Purple Hearton a street sold the itemto Uncle Sam’s Pawn

Shop in Columbus thisweek for $30. Themedal is inscribed forLeroy Bryant, the nameof a serviceman fromFranklin who waskilled overseas.Buyer Gary Chasin

says the medal doesn’tbelong in his pawnshop. He said he’s re-searched the back-ground of the awardand would like to re-turn it to Bryant’s fam-ily.

Owner of Purple Heart sought

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OUT OF THE BLUE

‘The Sting’actress dies

NATION/WORLD Sidney Daily News,Monday, January 30,2012

LOS ANGELES (AP) —Dimitra Arliss, who playeda hired killer alongsideRobert Redford and PaulNewman in the caper com-edy “The Sting,” has died inLos Angeles. She was 79.Jaime Larkin, a

spokesperson for the Mo-tion Picture and TelevisionFund Hospital, says Arlissdied Jan. 26 at the Wood-landHills facility of compli-cations from a stroke.The Ohio native began

her acting career at theGoodman Theatre inChicago. On Broadway,Arliss starred oppositeStacy Keach in “Indians”and with Kevin Kline andJohn Malkovich in “Armsand the Man.”

Cancerfound inmummy

CAIRO (AP) —A profes-sor from American Univer-sity in Cairo says discoveryof prostate cancer in a2,200-year-old mummy in-dicates the disease wascaused by genetics, not en-vironment.The genetics-environ-

ment question is key to un-derstanding cancer.AUC professor Salima

Ikram, a member of theteam that studied themummy in Portugal for twoyears, said Sunday themummy was of a man whodied in his forties.She said this was the

second oldest known case ofprostate cancer.

Troops shell neighborhoodsBEIRUT (AP)— In dozens of tanks and

armored vehicles, Syrian troops stormedrebellious areas near the capital Sunday,shelling neighborhoods that have fallenunder the control of army dissidents andclashing with fighters. At least 62 peoplewere killed in violence nationwide, ac-tivists and residents said.The widescale offensive near the capi-

tal suggested the regime is worried thatmilitary defectors could close in on Dam-ascus, which has remained relatively quietwhile most other Syrian cities descendedinto chaos after the uprising began inMarch.The rising bloodshed added urgency to

Arab andWestern diplomatic efforts to endthe 10-month conflict.The violence has gradually approached

the capital. In the past two weeks, armydissidents have become more visible, seiz-

ing several suburbs on the eastern edge ofDamascus and setting up checkpointswhere masked men wearing military at-tire and wielding assault rifles stop mo-torists and protect anti-regime protests.Their presence so close to the capital is

astonishing in tightly controlled Syria andsuggests the Assad regime may either belosing control or setting up a trap for thefighters before going on the offensive.Residents of Damascus reported hear-

ing clashes in the nearby suburbs, partic-ularly at night, shattering the city’s calm.“The current battles taking place in and

around Damascus may not yet lead to theunraveling of the regime, but the illusionof normalcy that the Assads have soughthard to maintain in the capital since thebeginning of the revolution has surely un-raveled,” saidAmmarAbdulhamid, aU.S.-based Syrian dissident.

“Once illusions unravel, reality soon fol-lows,” he wrote in his blog Sunday.Soldiers riding some 50 tanks and

dozens of armored vehicles stormed a beltof suburbs and villages on the eastern out-skirts of Damascus known as al-GhoutaSunday, a predominantly Sunni Muslimagricultural area where large anti-regimeprotests have been held.Some of the fighting on Sundaywas less

than three miles (four kilometers) fromDamascus, in Ein Tarma, making it theclosest yet to the capital.“There are heavy clashes going on in all

of the Damascus suburbs,” said RamiAbdul-Rahman, director of the British-based Syrian Observatory for HumanRights,who relies on a network of activistson the ground. “Troops were able to entersome areas but are still facing stiff resist-ance in others.”

AP Photo/Khin Maung Win

SUPPORTERS OF Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi wait to welcome onher arrival at Dawei Sunday in Dawei, about 380 miles south of Yangon, Myanmar. Thousandsof supporters in Myanmar's countryside cheered opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi duringher first campaign tour for parliament Sunday, highlighting how quickly and dramatically pol-itics is changing in this long-repressed Southeast Asian nation.

Afghanfamily found

guilty

Suu Kyi galvanizes politicsDAWEI, Myanmar (AP) —

Euphoric seas of supporterswaved opposition party flagsand offered yellow garlands.They lined crumbling roadsfor miles and climbed atoptrees, cars and roofs as AungSan Suu Kyi spoke at im-promptu rallies. Some criedas her convoy passed.Cheered by tens of thou-

sands, the 66-year-old oppo-sition leader electrifiedMyanmar’s repressive politi-cal landscape everywhereshe traveled Sunday on herfirst political tour of thecountryside since her partyregistered to run in a his-toric ballot that could see herelected to parliament for thefirst time.“We will bring democracy

to the country,” Suu Kyi saidto roaring applause as hervoice boomed through loud-speakers from the balcony ofa National League forDemocracy office in thesouthern coastal district ofDawei. “We will bring rule of

law … and we will see to itthat repressive laws are re-pealed.”As huge crowds screamed

“Long Live Daw Aung SanSuu Kyi!” and others heldbanners saying “You Are OurHeart,” she said: “We canovercome any obstacle withunity and perseverance,however difficult it may be.”Suu Kyi’s campaign and

by-elections due April 1 arebeing watched closely by theinternational community,which sees the vote as a cru-cial test of whether the mili-tary-backed government isreally committed to reform.The mere fact that Suu

Kyi was able to speak openlyin public in Dawei — and hersupporters were able to greether en masse without fear ofreprisal — was proof of dra-matic progress itself. Suchscenes would have been un-thinkable just a year ago,when the long-ruling juntawas still in power anddemonstrations were all but

banned.Suu Kyi’s visit was equiv-

alent to waking a sleepingdragon, said environmentalactivist Aung Zaw Hein.“People had been afraid to

discuss politics for so long,”he said. “Now that she’s vis-iting, the political spirit ofpeople has been awakened.”Looking into the giant

crowds, Hein added: “I’venever seen people’s faceslook like this before. For thefirst time, they have hope intheir eyes.”Businesman Ko Ye said he

was ecstatic that Suu Kyicame, and like most peoplehere, he welcomed the recentdramatic changes that madeher trip possible. “We are allhoping for democracy,” the49-year-old said, “but we’reafraid these reforms can bereversed at anytime.”After nearly half a cen-

tury of iron-fisted militaryrule, a nominally civiliangovernment took office lastMarch.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mil-lionaires can be just like every-one else.At least when it comesto paying taxes.Mitt Romney released

records this week that show hepays a tax rate of about 15 per-cent of his income. The rela-tively low figure is raisingeyebrows because it’s on parwith the rate paid by manymiddle-class households.That’sdespite the Republican presi-dential candidate’s impressiveincome of $45 million over thepast two years.The disparity seems to fly in

the face of the basic rule thattax rates move in tandem withwages; the more you earn, themore you pay. So Romney’s dis-closure may stir suspicionsthat the system is tilted towardthe rich.In his State of the Union

speech Tuesday night, Presi-dent Barack Obama focused onthe issue by noting that a quar-ter of all millionaires pay lowertax rates than millions of mid-dle-class households.“We need to change our tax

code so that people likeme, andan awful lot of members of

Congress, pay our fair share oftaxes,” Obama said in a speechthat repeatedly touched on thegap between the rich and poor.On average, the wealthy pay

taxes at a much higher ratethan the middle-class individ-uals. But the primary reasonthat many pay a lower tax rateis that more of their incomecomes from investments,whichis generally taxed at a farlower rate than wages.Even if investment income

doesn’t play a big role in yourfinances, understanding thebasics of how tax rates workcan help even the averagewage earner save hundreds, ifnot thousands of dollars a year.Although it’s common to

grumble about taxes, taxpay-ers often don’t know preciselywhat percentage of their in-come goes to the government.So an essential starting pointis to look at how tax rates areapplied.Taxpayers can currently fall

into one of six federal taxbrackets depending on theirtaxable income. This amountincludes items such as wagesand distributions from retire-

ment accounts.The tax rate foreach bracket ranges from 10percent to 35 percent. This isthemost basic building block oftax planning because your tax-able income can be reducedconsiderably by various credits,exemptions and deductions.Here’s the breakdown of

how much single filers wouldpay in federal income taxes de-pending on their taxable in-come for 2011:1. 10 percent — income up

to $8,5002. 15 percent — over $8,500

up to $34,5003. 25 percent — over

$34,500 up to $83,6004. 28 percent — over

$83,600 up to $174,0005. 33 percent — over

$174,400 up to $379,1506. 35 percent — amount

over $379,150Keep in mind that these are

marginal rates, meaning yourincome is taxed in tiers. Thefirst $10,000 you earn, for ex-ample, is taxed at a lower ratethan the next $10,000.So let’s say you earned

$100,000, putting you in the 28percent tax bracket. This does-

n’t mean you’d fork over$28,000 in federal incometaxes. It means that theamount you earn above a cer-tain threshold is taxed at 28percent. Your federal incometaxes would actually be closerto about 22 percent of your in-come.The current federal rates

are set to expire at the end ofthis year. If Congress doesn’tact by then, the rates would re-vert to levels from before theBush-era tax cuts, whichranged from 15 percent to 39.6percent.For now, federal income tax

rates overall are near historiclows, says Joseph Rosenberg, aresearch associate at the TaxPolicy Center in Washington,D.C. He also said that nearlyhalf of Americans do not payany federal income taxes as aresult of various exemptionsgiven to those with dependentsand limited incomes.Federal income taxes are

only a piece of the larger taxpicture, however. Payroll taxes,which go toward Social Secu-rity and Medicare, eat up an-other 5.65 percent of wages.

Congresstries to

police itselfWASHINGTON (AP) —

Aware that most Ameri-cans would like to dumpthem all, members of Con-gress hope to regain somesense of trust by subject-ing themselves to tougherpenalties for insider trad-ing and requiring they dis-close stock transactionswithin 30 days.A procedural vote Mon-

day would allow the Sen-ate later this week to passa bill prohibiting membersof Congress from usingnonpublic information fortheir own personal benefitor “tipping” others to in-side information that theycould trade on.Insider trading laws

apply to all Americans, butCBS’ “60 Minutes” in No-vember said members ofCongress get a pass, citinginvestment transactionsby party leaders and acommittee chairman inbusinesses about to be af-fected by pending legisla-tion.

10 killedGAINESVILLE, Fla.

(AP) — A long line of carsand trucks collided oneafter another early Sundayon a dark Florida highwayso shrouded in haze andsmoke that drivers wereinstantly blinded. At least10 people were killed.When rescuers first ar-

rived, they could only lis-ten for screams and moansbecause the poor visibilitymade it difficult to find vic-tims in wreckage that wasstrewn for nearly a mile,police said.Authorities were still

trying to determine whatcaused the pileup south ofGainesville on Interstate75, which had been closedfor a time before the acci-dents because of the mix-ture of fog and heavysmoke from a brush firethat may have been inten-tionally set. At least adozen cars and six tractor-trailers were involved, andsome burst into flames.

Could you be a 15-percenter? Decoding tax rates

KINGSTON, Ontario (AP)— A jury on Sunday found anAfghan father, his wife andtheir son guilty of killingthree teenage sisters and a co-wife in what the judge de-scribed as “cold-blooded,shameful murders” resultingfrom a “twisted concept ofhonor” in a case that shockedand riveted Canadians.Prosecutors said the de-

fendants allegedly killed thethree teenage sisters be-cause they dishonored thefamily by defying its discipli-narian rules on dress, dating,socializing and using the In-ternet.The jury took 15 hours to

find Mohammad Shafia, 58;his wife Tooba Yahya, 42; andtheir son Hamed, 21, eachguilty of four counts of first-degree murder. First-degreemurder carries an automaticlife sentence with no chance ofparole for 25 years.After the verdict was read,

the three defendants againdeclared their innocence inthe killings of sisters Zainab,19, Sahar 17, and Geeti, 13, aswell as Rona Amir Moham-mad, 52, Shafia’s childlessfirst wife in a polygamousmarriage.Their bodies were found

June 30, 2009, in a car sub-merged in a canal inKingston, Ontario, where thefamily had stopped for thenight on their way home toMontreal from Niagara Falls,Ontario.The prosecution alleged it

was a case of premeditatedmurder, staged to look like anaccident after it was carriedout. Prosecutors said the de-fendants drowned their vic-tims elsewhere on the site,placed their bodies in the carand pushed it into the canal.Ontario Superior Court

Judge Robert Maranger saidthe evidence clearly supportedthe conviction.

BY FRANCIS DRAKE

What kind of day willtomorrow be? To find outwhat the stars say, readthe forecast given foryour birth sign.

For Tuesday,Jan. 31, 2012

ARIES(March 21 to April 19)This is an excellent

day for business andcommerce. And it’s also agood day to shop forbeautiful things, espe-cially for yourself andloved ones.

TAURUS(April 20 to May 20)The Moon is in your

sign today, which bringsyou a little bit of extragood luck. Hurrah! Enjoyschmoozing with artisticpeople. All group meet-ings will go well.

GEMINI(May 21 to June 20)A secret romance or

flirtation that plays outbehind the scenes couldmake your heart go aflut-ter. Some of you will de-velop a crush on a boss orsomeone older or moreexperienced. (Oh my.)

CANCER(June 21 to July 22)You’ll enjoy schmooz-

ing with others in groupsituations today, but inparticular, you couldmeet someone from an-other culture or differentcountry. Someone mightinspire you today.

LEO(July 23 to Aug. 22)Even if only briefly,

you will be noticed byparents, teachers andVIPs today. Be aware ofthis. Actually, you mightbe easily noticed by thepolice as well. (Good toknow.)

VIRGO(Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)Try to do something

different. Go someplaceyou’ve never been before.Today you want to learnsomething new and havea little adventure!

LIBRA(Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)Tidy up loose ends

with bills, taxes, inheri-tances and anything hav-ing to do with sharedproperty. Things will goquite smoothly if you do

this today.SCORPIO

(Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)You will have to go

more than halfway whendealing with otherstoday, because the Moonis directly opposite yoursign. However, this is afriendly, easygoing day.

SAGITTARIUS(Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)Co-workers and others

at work are cooperativeand friendly today. If youneed to ask for help,today’s the day to do it!

CAPRICORN(Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)Romance, love affairs,

vacations, sports andplayful activities withchildren will delight youtoday. Take time out toplay today. Enjoy your-self!

AQUARIUS(Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)Home, family and do-

mestic relations are quitefriendly and smoothtoday. This is a good dayto hunker down and hideat home if you get achance. Conversationswith female relatives arepleasant.

PISCES(Feb. 19 to March 20)You’ll enjoy meeting

new faces and seeing newplaces today. Interestingnews might arrive thatpleases you. This is agood day for writers andsalespeople.

YOU BORN TODAYYou are entertaining andlove to schmooze withothers. (And others loveto schmooze with you,too!) However, you wantto be appreciated formore than just your en-tertaining talents. Youwant your accomplish-ments to be respectedand recognized as well.An exciting year aheadawaits you because 2012is the beginning of a newcycle for you. Open anydoor!Birthdate of: Portia de

Rossi, actress; JustinTimberlake, singer/actor;Ernie Banks, BaseballHall-of-Famer.

For Wednesday,Feb. 1, 2012

ARIES(March 21 to April 19)It’s in your best inter-

est to avoid importanttransactions today. To-morrow is a better day,because today, people areinclined to be uncoopera-tive. They might feel eas-ily threatened.

TAURUS(April 20 to May 20)Feelings of competi-

tiveness in a group situa-tion might arise today.However, this same plan-etary energy could createa sexual attraction withsomeone. (That could beinteresting.)

GEMINI(May 21 to June 20)Someonemight accuse

you of enjoying fa-voritism with the boss oran authority figure. Orperhaps this someone isjust jealous of you today?Tread carefully.

CANCER(June 21 to July 22)Be diplomatic in all

discussions about racialissues, politics and reli-gion because you easilycould be misunderstood.Others might be tooquick to interpret thingsthe wrong way.

LEO(July 23 to Aug. 22)A dispute about

shared property, inheri-tances or shared respon-sibilities could arisetoday. Try to avoid thiskind of discussion if youcan. Keep things lightand easy.

VIRGO(Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)Because you’re coming

on so strong lately (evenif you are not aware ofthis) you might offend aclose friend or a partnertoday. Pull back a littleand be more patient anddiplomatic.

LIBRA(Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)You have strong feel-

ings about a co-workertoday. In fact, a platonicrelationship could turnromantic. Nevertheless,someone might object.Play your cards close toyour chest.

SCORPIO(Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)

This is a great day forsports, playful activitieswith children, romanticadventures and showbusiness. People are un-usually dynamic and en-thusiastic abouteverything.Nevertheless,people are also competi-tive!

SAGITTARIUS(Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)Your ambition to

achieve something atwork or in your careermight conflict with thedemands of home andfamily today. But try fora win-win solution.

CAPRICORN(Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)You’re unusually con-

vincing today, whichmeans this is a great dayfor those of you who sell,write, market, teach, actor promote anything. Allconversations with oth-ers will be vigorous!

AQUARIUS(Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)Don’t go overboard

spending money todaybecause you might betempted to do so. Instead,use this energy to in-crease your earnings.

PISCES(Feb. 19 to March 20)Relations with part-

ners and close friends arelikely and dynamic today.Although friendly, theycould easily slip into acompetitive, argumenta-tive situation. Be careful.

YOU BORN TODAYPeople are attracted toyou. You exude confi-dence and determinationbecause you are ex-tremely goal-oriented.You go after what youwant. You have a youth-ful flair and a way of ap-pearing in control ofthings (whether you areor not). In the yearahead, your primaryfocus will be on partner-ships and close friend-ships. Give theserelationships your atten-tion.Birthdate of: Michael

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LOCALIFECOMMUNITY CALENDAR

This Evening• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Vision of

Hope, group meets at 7 p.m. at Russell Road Chris-tian Center, 340 W. Russell Road.• Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step program for

anyone 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. at

St. 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 7

p.m. at Faith Alliance Church, New Knoxville Road,New Bremen.Tuesday Morning• Wagner Manufacturing and General House-

ware Corp. retirees meet at 8:30 a.m. for breakfastat Bob Evans.• The F. J. Stallo Memorial Library in Minster

will hold Storytime from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. forchildren 3, 4 and 5.Tuesday Afternoon• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts at

Work, meets at noon at St. John’s LutheranChurch, 120 W.Water St.Tuesday Evening• Head, Neck and Oral Cancer Support Group

for 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 the

Basics, meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Apostolic Temple,210 Pomeroy Ave.• The New Bremen Public Library will host Sto-

rytimes at 6:30 p.m.• Minster Civic Association meets at 7 p.m. at

the Wooden Shoe Inn, Minster.• The Miami-Shelby Chapter of the Barbershop

Harmony Society meets at 7:30 p.m. at the GreeneStreet UMC, 415 W. Greene St. at Caldwell Street.All men interested in singing are welcome and vis-itors are always welcome. For more information,call (937) 778-1586 or visit www.melodymencho-rus.org.• The Al-Anon Sidney Group, for friends and rel-

atives of alcoholics, meets from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. atFirst Presbyterian Church on the corner of NorthStreet and Miami Avenue. All are welcome.Wednesday Morning• The Downtown Business Association meets at

8 a.m. at TWT Shirts, 115 E. North St.• The Sidney Kiwanis Club meets at 11:30 a.m.

at the Moose Lodge. Lunch is held until noon, fol-lowed by a club meeting and program.Wednesday Afternoon• Jackson Center Senior Citizens meets at 1 p.m.

at the Jackson Center Family Life Center.Wednesday Evening• The Sidney Altrusa Club meets at 5:30 p.m. at

CJ’s HighMarks. Altrusa members network to pro-vide community service with a focus on the promo-tion of literacy and goodwill. For more informationor to become a member, contact Bev Mintchell at498-9431.• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Labor of

Love, meets at 6:30 p.m. at First Christian Church,320 E. Russell Road.• The Miami-Shelby Ostomy Support Group

meets at 7 p.m. at the Cancer Care Center in thelower level of the Upper Valley Medical Center,3130 N. Dixie Highway, Troy. The group will pro-vide information and support to ostomates andtheir families. For more information, call (937) 440-4706.• Stokes Lodge 305, Free and Accepted Masons,

meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Port Jefferson Lodge, PortJefferson. All Master Masons are welcome.Thursday Morning• The New Bremen Public Library will hold Sto-

rytime at 10:30 a.m. for all ages.Thursday Afternoon• Shelby County Toastmasters meets at noon at

the Sidney-Shelby County YMCA. Guests are wel-come. For more information, contact Ed Trudeau at498-3433 or [email protected] or visitthe website at shelby.freetoasthost.ws.• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts at

Work, meets at noon at St. John’s LutheranChurch, 120 W.Water St.• The Amos Memorial Public Library offers

Homework Help from 3:30 to 5 p.m.Thursday Evening• The Narcotics Anonymous group, All in the

Family, meets at 7 p.m. at First United MethodistChurch, 230 Poplar St.• Minster Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. at the

Old Minster Council Chambers, Minster.• Shelby County Humane Society meets at 7

p.m. at its office, 114 N. Ohio Ave. Newmembers al-ways are welcome.• Temperance 73 Masonic Lodge at the corner of

Miami Avenue and Poplar Street meets at 7:30 p.m.Friday Morning• A.J.Wise Library in Fort Loramie hosts story-

time for children 3 1/2 and older at 10:30 a.m.

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

Feldman to celebratecentury birthday

DAYTON — IrmaFeldman, who resided inMinster for more than 60years, will celebrate her100th birthday during theweekend of Feb. 4 withher children, BobWoehrmyer, of Center-ville, Carol Ragalie, ofSharonville, John Feld-man, ofWest Chester, andMary and Tom Swett, ofRidgefield, Conn.Feldmanwas born Feb.

6, 1912.Shemarried Rus-sell Woehrmyer, who died

in 1942. She then mar-ried Henry Feldman,who died in 1983.She has 11 grandchil-

dren and 11 great-grand-children.The staff and resi-

dents of Brighton Gar-dens, where Feldmanlives, will celebrate herbirthday Feb. 6.Congratulations and

cards may be sent to herat 6800 Paragon Road,Apt. 303, Dayton, OH45359. Feldman

Singingvalentinesavailable

The Miami-ShelbyChapter of the Barber-shopHarmony Society of-fers singing valentines for$25.From 8:30 a.m. to 5:30

p.m. on Feb. 14, dressed intuxedos, a quartet willsing two love songs anddeliver a rose to women ora box of candy tomen anda Hallmark valentine.Proceeds support the

chorus. Call (937) 473-5103 to schedule a quar-tet.

QUICK READS

YOUR HOROSCOPE

DR. WALLACE: Ifelt I had to write inafter reading the letterfrom the Mississippi po-lice officer who did notsupport the use of seat-belts. I don’t know whatdivision he’s been in forthe past several years,but I doubt it was patrol.I am an Illinois State

Trooper and have been apolice officer for over 25years, nearly all of it inpatrol. I work the ex-pressways in theChicago suburbs andhave seen my share ofcrashes over the years.Unfortunately, many ofthem were fatal. I dostrongly agree that agreat many crashes canbe avoided, but unfortu-nately, all cannot be. Ihave seen time and timeagain where people havemiraculously walkedaway from a collisionwith minor or no in-juries; apparently be-cause they were buckled.I have also seen

countless times where

people were se-riously injuredor killed whennot buckled,even in appar-ent minorcrashes. Al-though we can-not say withabsolute cer-tainty that theseatbelt and/orair bags pre-vented injuries,there is a verystrong correlation be-tween the two. Just yes-terday I arrived at afatal crash in which thedriver was ejected dur-ing a rollover crash. Thedriver was not buckled.I’ve seen several otherrollover crashes wherethe driver was buckledand had minor or no in-juries.The bottom line is

that you never knowwhen a crash might hap-pen, and it may not beyour fault, but if theseatbelt could possiblyprevent injuries or

death, isn’t itworth bucklingup? Once youget in the habitof buckling up,you barely real-ize you arewearing it.Please keep upthe good work ofeducating ourteens … andadults! — Sgt.Ken Diedrich,Illinois State Po-

lice.SGT. DIEDRICH:

Thanks for your impor-tant first-hand informa-tion on why the use ofseatbelts should bemandatory when travel-ing in a motor vehicle. Iagree with you 100 per-cent and have dedicatedseveral columns encour-aging teens to buckle up

when in a motor vehicle.But when they get thesame message from you,it becomes much morepowerful and effective.

DR. WALLACE: Myboyfriend and I had ahuge argument. He tookwhat I said out of con-text. He is a very stub-born guy and won’tapologize because hethinks he is alwaysright, but this time he is100 percent wrong — nodoubt about it. Wehaven’t talked in fourdays. I like this guy a lot,and I miss not beingwith him, but I’m tired ofalways allowing him toget his way. I’m the onewho always says that I’msorry. — Nameless,Hammond, La.

NAMELESS: Sinceyou are the one who al-

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SDN Photo/Luke Gronneberg

Janet Fishbach, of Sidney, quilts during a session at the Senior Center ofSidney and Shelby County Thursday. Center members are invited to par-ticipate as the quilters finish quilts taken in by local residents. The residentspay a fee which benefits the Senior Center. Any member who wants to learnto quilt can contact Fishbach through the center.

A stitch in timeFor photo reprints, visit www.sidneydailynews.com

RECENT BIRTHSMAXSON

CONOVER — Mikeand Liz Maxson, ofConover, announce thebirth of a son, IsaacHarold Maxson, Jan. 18,2012, at 9:41 a.m. in theCopeland-Emerson Fam-ily Birth Center at Wil-son Memorial Hospitalin Sidney.He weighed 6 pounds,

9 ounces, and was 20inches long.He was welcomed

home by his sister, DarcyMaxson, 6.His maternal grand-

parents are Mark andLinda Farney, of Dayton.His paternal grandpar-ents are Bill and JaniceMaxson, of Conover.His great-grandpar-

ents are Eileen Watkins,of Sidney, and JamesPatterson, of Kettering.His mother is the for-

mer Liz Farney, of Day-ton.

MIDDENDORFFORT LORAMIE —

Eric and Holly Midden-dorf, of Fort Loramie, an-nounce the birth of a son,Jackson Joseph Midden-dorf, Jan. 15, 2012, at7:39 p.m. in theCopeland-Emerson Fam-ily Birth Center at Wil-son Memorial Hospitalin Sidney.He weighed 9 pounds,

12 ounces, and was 213/4 inches long.His maternal grand-

parents are Ricky andBetty Gressley, ofWabash, Ind. His pater-nal grandparents are

Richard Middendorf, ofFort Loramie, and thelate Erma Middendorf.His great-grandpar-

ents are Billy and JackieShumaker, of NorthManchester, Ind.His mother is the for-

mer Holly Gressley, ofWabash, Ind.

ALLENChuck and Jaime

Allen, of Sidney, an-nounce the birth of adaughter, Reese MorganAllen, Dec. 23, 2011, at9:48 a.m. in theCopeland-Emerson Fam-ily Birth Center at Wil-son Memorial Hospital.She weighed 7

pounds, 14.3 ounces, andwas 20 1/2 inches long.She was welcomed

home by her brothers,Levi, 10, Mason, 7, andGrant, 3.Her maternal grand-

parents are Mike andBrenda Shepherd, ofSidney. Her paternalgrandparents are Budand BrendaAllen, of Sid-ney.Her great-grandpar-

ents are Luke and JodyNapier and Lola Shep-herd, all of Sidney.Her mother is the for-

mer Jaime Shepherd, ofSidney.

LANDRUMTracy A. Landrum, of

Sidney, announces thebirth of a son, BriceThomas Landrum, Jan.8, 2012, at 3:29 p.m. inthe Copeland-EmersonFamily Birth Center at

Wilson Memorial Hospi-tal.He weighed 9 pounds,

6/10 ounce, and was 20.5inches long.His maternal grand-

parents are Chris andTammy Heitmeyer, ofSidney, and the lateBrian D. Landrum.His great-grandpar-

ents are Thomas andCaroline Fulton, of Pee-bles, Ann Landrum, ofSidney, and Joan andVirgil Heitmeyer, of Sid-ney.

LEACHVERSAILLES —

Sherri and Chris Leach,of Versailles, announcethe birth of a son, NolanScott Leach, Jan. 25,2012, at 12:15 p.m. in theCopeland-Emerson Fam-ily Birth Center at Wil-son Memorial Hospitalin Sidney.He weighed 8 pounds,

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

home by his brother,Quayd, 10, and his sis-ters, Kiearra, 9, andCassie, 5.His maternal grand-

parents are Nina andDennis Barga, of Ver-sailles. His paternalgrandparents are Cheryland Marion Dale LeachJr., of Versailles.His great-grandpar-

ents are Alfred Henry, ofVersailles and Mary AnnLeach, of Greenville.His mother is the for-

mer Sherri Barga, ofVersailles.

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’Tween12 & 20Dr. RobertWallace

A well-versed valentineDear Read-

ers: Want to addsomething spe-cial to a Valen-tine’s Day card?Since 1947,Loveland, Colo.,has been hand-stamping cardswith a specialVa l e n t i n e ’ s -themed verseand then send-ing them on.L o v e l a n d

(“The Sweetheart City”)holds a contest from allover the area, and any-one or a group of peoplemay enter to choose thewinning design and mes-sage for the stamp.Morethan 50 volunteersstamp 150,000-pluscards sent to the townfrom all 50 states andmore than 100 coun-tries! That’s a lot ofwork!To have your cards

specially stamped, ad-dress and stamp (45cents for U.S. postage)each card. (Make sure toadd one for yourself!)Place all of these in alarge envelope and mailto: Postmaster, Atten-tion: Valentine Re-Mail-ing, 446 E. 29th St.,

Loveland, CO80538.To be sure

your card is de-livered byValentine’s Day,it must be re-ceived in Love-land no laterthan Feb. 7. Forde s t i na t i onsoutside theUnited States,cards must bereceived by Feb.

3 at the latest.—HeloiseFAST FACTS

Dear Readers: Hereare my favorite alternateuses for chopsticks:• As a stake to sup-

port small plants.• Use to pull cooked

food out of a toasteroven.• Use to hold my hair

up.• Wrap a paper towel

around them and cleanhard-to-reach places.• Aerate plant soil

with them.— Heloise

FIXINGFINGERNAILSDear Readers: Hate

finding a chip in the nailpolish you’re wearing? Ido! Here is a handy hintfor how to fix this little

problem. I call it “tip-ping.”First, use a little clear

polish to fill in the dent,and let dry. Then use thecolored polish and painta thin layer over yournail. Your nail will be asgood as new! — HeloiseFLOWERS GALOREDear Heloise: I often

receive or buy a beauti-ful floral arrangement.Instead of leaving as onearrangement, I take theflowers and make sev-eral smaller ones. I placeone or two flowers inseveral vases. To addfullness, I search myhouse for any greenery Imight be able to add. Forexample, I trim my ivyand add that to the vase.I then place the vases indifferent rooms, or for adifferent look, put sev-eral small ones next toeach other. This is oneway to really spread thebeauty of flowers allthrough my house. —K.M.C., Rosebud, TexasWhat a blooming

beautiful idea, and one Ido myself. One small $4grocery-store bunchmakes four vases of flow-ers to spread the cheer!— Heloise

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Relay for Life announces 2012theme: ‘Round Up a Cure’

“Round Up a Cure”will be the theme ofShelby County’s 2012Relay for Life event,planners announced thisweek.Co-chairmen Rhonda

Pence and Bob Ro-manowski said theWest-ern theme was chosen byvote during a recentmeeting of team leaders.The relay, which raisesfunds for the AmericanCancer Society, will takeplace Aug. 3 and 4 at theShelby County Fair-grounds.Local organizers have

set a goal of $209,000,down from last year’sgoal of $250,000, whichwas not reached.“We also hope to reg-

ister 400 survivors andsell 1,000 luminaria,”Pence said.Teams are forming

and registering now. Tosign up a team, contactAnnette Schroerlucke [email protected]. Teams who registerbefore March 1 will beeligible to participate ina drawing for a prize,Pence said.Some teams have al-

ready begun fundraisingprojects.To register as a sur-

vivor, contact Mary Kingby email at [email protected]. To purchaseluminaria at $10 each,contact Pence [email protected] about the

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AGRICULTUREContact News EditorMelanie Speicher with storyideas and news releases byphone at (937) 498-5971;email, [email protected];or by fax, (937) 498-5991.

A m e r i c a npork producersare celebrating akey milestonethat is helpingmillions of con-sumers under-stand wheretheir food comesfrom and is em-powering lead-ers for modernagriculture. TheNational Pork Board'sOperation Main Street(OMS) program whichfocuses on bringing itsmessage of pork to con-sumers achieved its5,000th speech recently.

Through the PorkCheckoff-funded commu-nity outreach program,more than 150,000 peo-ple have heard firsthandfrom OMS volunteerspeakers how the porkindustry is working toimprove how food israised and to provideconsumers with healthychoices. Media coverageof their speeches hasreached an estimatedaudience of more than24 million.

Now in its seventhyear, the OMS programhas trained almost 950volunteer speakers inmore than 30 states in-cluding Ohio. OMSspeakers are reachingout to consumers, youth,and important opinionleaders such as dieti-tians who can also earnContinuing ProfessionalEducation credits for at-tending an OMS speech.And, the Pork Checkoffhas developed partner-ships with the NationalFFA Organization andthe American Associa-tion of Swine Veterinari-ans (AASV) to extendthe OMS program’svalue beyond the porkindustry.

OMS started as agrassroots effort in 2004to improve the pork in-dustry’s image in ruralAmerica. Today, OMSspeakers have reachedbeyond their local civicorganizations to connectwith consumers in citieslike Cincinnati, Cleve-land and Columbus;they’re educating opin-ion leaders, setting therecord straight with thenews media and utiliz-ing social media to reachinfluencers.

During the H1N1 cri-sis in 2009, OMS speak-ers also took it uponthemselves to call theirlocal media to set therecord straight that porkwas a safe and healthyfood.

And, OMS speakersare being tapped for newand important industryinitiatives. OMS speak-ers have been trained tohelp with the PorkCheckoff ’s social media

efforts and toparticipate inits Adopt-A-Retailer pro-gram wherethey are work-ing with theCheckoff ’s re-tail marketingmanagers tomeet with meatdirectors, man-agers and su-

pervisors for the topgrocery store chains inthe country.

The National PorkBoard has responsibilityfor Checkoff-funded re-search, promotion andconsumer informationprojects and for commu-nicating with pork pro-ducers and the public.Through a legislative na-tional Pork Checkoff,pork producers invest 40cents for each $100 valueof hogs sold. The PorkCheckoff funds nationaland state programs inadvertising, consumerinformation, retail andfoodservice marketing,export market promo-tion, production im-provement, technology,swine health, pork safetyand environmental man-agement.

If you are interestedin having someone cometo speak to your groupabout the pork industry,please contact a ShelbyCounty Pork Producer’strustee today, or visitwww.ohiopork.org.

Special thanks tothose of you who at-tended the ShelbyCounty Pork ProducersAnnual meeting re-cently. We would onceagain like to recognizeRoger Bender for hismany years of service tothe Pork Producers andwish him well in his re-tirement.

Also, thanks to all ofthe volunteers anddonors who gave so gen-erously over the pastyear to help make thenew show arena at thefairgrounds a reality.

The Shelby CountyClassic jackpot pig showwill be held for the firsttime on June 23. Thisshow is being sponsoredby the Shelby CountyPork Producers and theshow will be one of sev-eral shows on the Buck-eye Summer ShowCircuit. If you are inter-ested in sponsoring orsupporting this show orwould like to know moreabout it, please contact aPork Producer trusteetoday.

The writer is the 2011Shelby County Pork In-dustry queen. Thedaughter of Ken andJanice Seger, she is ajunior at Fort LoramieHigh School.

U.S. porkproducerscelebratemilestone

Sanders elected FSA chairmanE d w a r d

Sanders, Cyn-thian Townshipproducer, waselected to serveas chairmanduring the re-cent committeereorganizationmeeting of theShelby CountyFarm ServiceAgency committee for2012. Brent Clinehens,a resident of SalemTownship, will serve asvice chairman, whileLarry Sprague serves ina committee membercapacity.

These committee per-sons are producerelected and responsiblefor carrying out pro-grams in full accor-dance with theestablished regulations,national and state poli-cies, procedures and in-structions. Additionally,they are responsible forthe overall operation ofthe county office andthe rendering of timelyand quality services.

The FSA CountyCommittee meets quar-terly and the next meet-ing is scheduled onMarch 8 at 8 a.m. in theFSA office conferenceroom. The meeting isopen to the public withthe exception of execu-tive items of committeebusiness.

Producers withitems of concern arerequested to contactthe office for schedul-ing a minimum 24hours in advance of aCommittee meeting.

DCP/ACREenrollmentEnrollment

for participa-tion in the cur-rent year DirectCountercyclicalPayment (DCP)and optionalAverage CropRevenue Elec-

tion (ACRE) programcontinues through June1. The programs requirean annual signup, andall signatures for partic-ipation must be submit-ted to FSA by theprogram deadline.

The 2008 Farm legis-lation states that no ad-vance payment (22percent in previousyears) is authorized for2012. A direct paymentfor program participa-tion will be disbursed inOctober.

Producers are re-quested to contact theCounty Office, at theirearliest convenience,and arrange for an ap-pointment. Anychanges in the farmingoperation from the pre-vious year should alsobe promptly reported tothe FSA.Land investment

disclosureAny foreign investor,

who buy, sell or hold adirect or indirect inter-est in U.S. agriculturalland, must report theirholdings and transac-tions to the U.S. Secre-tary of Agriculture onform FSA-153. TheAgricultural Foreign In-vestment Disclosure Act

(AFIDA), that man-dates reporting land in-vestments, anddisclosure, was enactedin 1978.

Foreign persons mustalso report changes inland use from agricul-tural to nonagriculturaland vice-versa; changesin interest from foreignto nonforeign, andchanges in legal ad-dress of first, secondand third tier members.

Data gained from thisland disclosure will beutilized in the prepara-tion of periodic reportsto the president andCongress concerning theeffect and impact ofsuch holdings upon fam-ily farms and rural com-munities. Completedetails and filing proce-dures are available atthe FSA office located inthe Shelby County Agri-cultural Service Center,at 820 Fair Road in Sid-ney.

Civil rights,discriminationAs applicants of and

participants in USDAprograms or activities,all producers have aright to be treated fairlyand equitable as well aswith dignity and re-spect.

In the event you havebeen treated unjustlybecause of race, color,national origin, sex, re-ligion, age, disability,political beliefs, sexualorientation, or martialor familial status, youmay file a complaint.This action should befiled within 180 days of

the date the alleged dis-crimination occurred.Complaints may be byletter or by the stan-dard USDA form AD-1126. Send to: USDA,Director Office of CivilRights, Room 326W,Whitten Building, 14thand Independence Av-enue SW, WashingtonDC 20259-9410 or call(202) 720-5964 (voice orTDD).Appreciation toPatty Mann

Jackson Townshipproducer Patty Mannhas completed twoterms as a County Com-mitteeperson fromLocal AdministrativeArea No. 2. We extendour sincere appreciationfor her dedication andcommitment in serviceto agriculture and theproducers of ShelbyCounty.USDA HotlineAny criminal activity,

bribery, smuggling,theft, fraud, misman-agement, conflict of in-terest, etc. may bereported directly to theUSDA Office of the In-spector General (OIG)telephone (800) 424-9121 or write;

United States De-partment of Agriculture

Office of InspectorGeneral

P.O. Box 23399Washington, D.C.

20026-3399

The writer is execu-tive director of theShelby County FarmService Agency.

FSA newsRoger Lentz

Thoughts fromthe pork queen

Katelyn Seger

Today is deadline to report livestockloss due to disease, weather

COLUMBUS—Eligi-ble producers with live-stock, purchased orharvested feed, honey-bees, or farm-raised fishlosses due to disease, ad-verse weather, or otherconditions between Jan.1, 2011, and Dec. 29,2011, have until today to

submit all supportingdocumentation, if theyhave not already doneso.

Adequate documenta-tion must prove the lossoccurred as a direct re-sult of an eligible ad-verse weather event inthe calendar year for

which benefits are beingrequested.

Producers should con-tact their local FSAcounty offices with anyquestions about ELAP.

Producers can alsolearn more about ELAPby visiting http://disas-ter.fsa.usda.gov.

Enrollmentunder wayCOLUMBUS -—

USDAOhio FarmServiceAgency (FSA) State Exec-utive Director StevenMaurer, reminds produc-ers that enrollment forthe 2012 Direct andCounter-cyclical Program(DCP) and the AverageCrop Revenue Election(ACRE) program beginstoday, and continuesthrough June 1.

“New contracts are re-quired annually for eachof these programs and allsignatures must be ob-tained by the deadline,”said Maurer. “We encour-age producers to calltheir local county officeand set up an appoint-ment to begin the enroll-ment process as soon aspossible. This will allowadequate time to obtainall necessary signaturesbefore the June 1 dead-line.”

The 2008 Farm Billstates that no 2012 ad-vance direct payments forDCP and ACRE will beissued. Direct paymentsare paid at a rate estab-lished by statute and areexpected to be made inOctober.

For more informationon the DCP orACRE pro-grams, or to schedule anappointment, please con-tact the local FSACountyoffice or visitwww.fsa.usda.gov/dcp .

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Monday, Jan. 30, 2012Even if you weren’t able to marketsome of your good ideas in the past,don’t stop trying in the months tocome. It isn’t likely that you’ll runinto the same obstacle that previouslyblocked you.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — It’serroneous to believe, as others say,that a very important arrangement isslipping from your control. Regardlessof what others try to get you to think,know that the opposite is true.PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — You’represently in a very good cycle for ful-filling your desires and expectations,but good things can only happen ifyou believe in yourself. Don’t dashyour chances for happiness.ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Al-though initially you might not believeit, the odds are slanted in your favor.Even if you’re delayed for a while,you’ll take full advantage of the lull.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Yourpowers of observation are extremelyastute, so carefully observe a rolemodel handle a situation similar toone you must take care of. If youwatch closely, you’ll quickly learn howto do it as well.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Forwhatever reason, your dealings withmale pals will be easier to handlethan any involvements you mighthave with the ladies. Keep this inmind if you need a favor.CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Theproof you’ve been looking for regard-ing the loyalty and/or support of yourassociates will be made clear to you.You should now be able to move for-ward with your plans.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Any sincereeffort you put forth to protect a criti-cal matter for another will work well,and will also let others know thatthey had better not poke their snootsinto matters you want kept private.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Someonewho is in a position of power is apt tosense a kinship with you. As a result,she or he is likely to do something sig-nificant to help you without beingasked.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Normallyit isn’t too smart to have too manyirons in the fire simultaneously, butyour case may be an exception. Themore you have going for you, the bet-ter your chances are for success.SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Itwon’t be because you’ll be more force-ful or assertive than usual that you’llhave a greater impact on others; itwill be because your enthusiasticmanner is so uplifting.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) —Don’t be indifferent about situationsthat are running smoothly and pro-ducing good results for you. If youhave the will to do so, they can be im-proved upon even further.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) —Your ability to evaluate and utilize in-formation so well is likely to be theenvy of all your associates. They’ll seeand hear what you do, but won’t knowhow to copy your results.COPYRIGHT 2012 United FeatureSyndicate, Inc.

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COMICS Sidney Daily News, Monday, January 30, 2012

TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Monday, Jan. 30,the 30th day of 2012. Thereare 336 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in His-

tory:On Jan. 30, 1962, two

members of “The Flying Wal-lendas” high-wire act werekilled when their seven-per-son pyramid collapsed duringa performance at the StateFair Coliseum in Detroit.On this date:� In 1649, England’s King

Charles I was beheaded.� In 1798, a brawl broke

out in the U.S. House of Rep-resentatives in Philadelphia,as Matthew Lyon of Vermontspat in the face of Roger Gris-wold of Connecticut.

� In 1862, the ironcladUSS Monitor was launchedfrom the Continental IronWorks in Greenpoint, N.Y.,during the Civil War.

� In 1882, the 32nd presi-dent of the United States,Franklin Delano Roosevelt,was born in Hyde Park, N.Y.

� In 1933, Adolf Hitler be-came chancellor of Germany.The first episode of the “LoneRanger” radio program wasbroadcast on station WXYZin Detroit.

� In 1948, Indian politicaland spiritual leader Mohan-das K. Gandhi, 78, was shotand killed in New Delhi byNathuram Godse, a Hinduextremist. (Godse and a co-conspirator were later exe-cuted.)

� In 1961, President JohnF. Kennedy delivered his firstState of the Union addressbefore a joint session of Con-gress. Author, journalist andradio commentator DorothyThompson died in Lisbon,Portugal, at age 67.

� In 1964, the UnitedStates launched Ranger 6, anunmanned spacecraft carry-ing television cameras thatcrash-landed on the moon,but failed to send back im-ages.

� In 1968, the Tet Offen-sive began during the Viet-nam War as Communistforces launched surprise at-tacks against South Viet-namese provincial capitals.

100 YearsJan. 30, 1912

The annual election ofofficers of the Commer-cial Club will be heldthis month. Two ticketshave been placed in thefield; the “Regulars” bythe nominating commit-tee and the “Blues” bypetition of several of themembers. Those on the“Regulars” ticket are:W.H.C. Goode, presi-dent;’ H.R. McVay, vicepresident; C.L. Haslup,secretary; J.C. Cummins,treasurer; directors, E.W.Bingham, R.W. Jones,F.D. Clark, B.T. Bulle,and James Lauterbur.“Blue” candidates in-clude: S.L. Wicoff, presi-dent; E.J. Griffis, vicepresident; L.A Dollinger,secretary; J.C. Cummins,treasurer; directors, C.R.Sargeant, W.A. Graham,W.E. Kilborn, WilsonCarothers, and L.M.Studevant.

———Miss Minnie Ackerley

left yesterday for Daytonwhere she will inspectthe sewing departmentof the Woman’s League.Miss Ackerley is one ofthe instructors in thesewing department ofthe Business Girls Asso-ciation. Mrs. A.O. Mar-shall and Mrs. CharlesBetts accompanied herto Dayton.

75 YearsJan. 30, 1937

Walter Kaestner, whohas been associated withthe Prima Manufactur-ing Co. in this city since1930, will go to Cincin-nati next week, where hewill enter the employ ofthe Crosley Radio Corp.he will take charge of thewashing machine de-partment of the CrosleyCo.

———Miss Electa Geyer, a

nurse with the ShelbyCounty Health Depart-ment, has been called toreport for duty in theflood stricken area. MissGeyer left for Columbusyesterday and has beenassigned to the territoryat Portland, nearPomeroy. Mrs. C. KnightCampbell also left yes-terday for Portsmouthwith a group of RedCross nurses from Day-ton to assist in flood re-lief work.

———BERLIN — Reich

fuehrer Adolf Hitler pre-sented an accounting ofhis four-year Nazi stew-ardship to the worldtoday, in which he re-nounced the Treaty ofVersailles, and offeredan olive branch to theworld.

50 YearsJan. 30, 1962

Congressman WilliamM. McCulloch today for-mally announced that hewould be a candidate forre-election to Congressfrom the Fourth OhioDistrict. McCulloch hasserved continuously inthe House of Representa-tives since his election in1947 at a special election.

———JACKSON CENTER

— The high school audi-torium was filed Thurs-day evening to hear thefirst six grades presentthe operetta “TennesseeTom The Town Cryer”which was written anddirected by Dale Locker,music teacher.

The cast included:Bonnie Steenrod, JeffMann,Barry Elliott, EdlyMaxwell, Mike Buirley,Mike Holt, Patty Wilder-muth, Tom Regula, andSherry Metz. Also ap-pearing were the chil-dren in grades onethrough six.

25 YearsJan. 30, 1987

MINSTER — Farmleaders agree today’sagriculture industry isbecoming increasinglycomplex. An area farmorganization managersays the farmer, likeother businessmen,needs to turn to a profes-sional for advice to makethe best decisions.

One of the roles of theNational Farmers Or-ganization Great LakesGulf Area office, 40 W.Fourth St., is to helpfarmers market theircommodities through col-lective bargaining. Theoffice, which moved toMinster from Celina afew years ago, also ad-vises farmers on federalprograms and other as-pects of farming. TheNFO has a milk collec-tion station near McCar-tyville.

———Machine tool orders

fell from a total of$2,528.10 million in 1985to a total of $2,124.80million in 1986, a 16 per-cent drop, according tothe National MachineTool BuildersAssociation(NMTBA).

What’s the problem with plastics?

Sisters’ spat is no reason to ruin husband’s reunion

DEAR DR.DONOHUE: I re-fill plastic waterbottles with regu-lar tap water.When the bottle isempty, I wash itand the cap, andrefill it withwater.I hear that toxinsare released fromplastics afterreusing them.Reusing is cost-ef-ficient and savesthe planet frommore trash, but it’s notworth the risk if it endan-gers health. What’s thepotential harm in reusingthese bottles? — P.G.

ANSWER: The plasticstory is complicated andhas no unimpeachable,authoritative answer.Most of the attention fo-cuses on bisphenol A,BPA, an ingredient inmany plastic containersand in the lining of manycans used in cannedfoods. A relationship be-tween BPA and heart dis-

ease, type 2 dia-betes and liverdamage has beensuggested. Itmight affect thefetus. And BPA isa weak estrogen-like substance.

Some Euro-pean countriesand Canada havebanned the use ofBPA in baby bot-tles as a safetyprecaution.

One good as-pect of BPA is its quickexit from the body. TheAmericanChemicalCoun-cil views it as safe. TheWorld Health Organiza-tion feels it’s premature toban it.OurFood andDrugAdministration hasn’t is-sued proceedings to take itoff the market.

The decision to useBPA plastics is up to theuser at the present time.Some safety tips areworth passing along.Don’t use plastics in themicrowave or to reheat

foods. Heat increases therelease of BPA.Limit con-sumption of foods con-tained in cans lined withBPA plastics, or look forcanned goods in contain-ers without this material.Don’t put BPA-containingplastics in the dish-washer. Look for labelsthat say “BPA-free.” A “7”on the bottom of plasticsindicates BPA. The sixmajorU.S. companies pro-ducing baby bottles andinfant feeding/drinkingcups have not marketedBPA-containingmaterialssince January 2009.

How great the BPAthreat is can’t be deter-mined currently. It hasbeen used in plastic prod-ucts for more than 40years, which is somewhatof a testimonial to it.

DEAR DR. DONO-HUE: Do 40 years of so-called social drinkinghave any effect on yourmuscles or strength? By“social drinking,” Imean three to four

drinks at dinnertime.I play a lot of golf and

am losing distance ondriving the ball.

I am 80 years old andin good shape. I swim, ex-ercise and am very active.Should I cut down on al-cohol?

ANSWER: The safealcohol intake for ahealthy male is twodrinks a day; for women,it’s one. A drink is 12ounces of beer, 5 ounces ofwine or 1.5 ounces of dis-tilled alcohol (whiskey,hard liquor,whatever youcall it).

I would advise you tocut back to one drink,partly because of yourage.

Are you doing anystrength-enhancing exer-cises with weights? Theycan keep your musclesstrong. You don’t have touse heavy weights. Agingprobably has more to dowith your strength lossthan has alcohol, but cutback all the same.

DEAR ABBY:My wife, “Kate,”and her sister,“Judy,” do not getalong, to the pointthat my wife re-fuses to be in thesame room withher. I have a classreunion comingup, and Judy is inmy class.

Because we’renot sure Judy willshowup,Kate hassaid shewill attend—butshe’ll leave if Judy ar-rives.

We had planned ongoing in separate cars soKate could escape if nec-essary. But now she saysif Judy puts in an appear-ance, she’ll be upset withme if I don’t leave withher.

I don’t get along withJudy either, but I’d like

the chance tocatch up withother classmates.Kate feels my notleaving with herwould demon-strate a lack ofsupport. I don’twant my wife’santipathy towardher sister to causeme to be penal-ized. What to do?— IN THE MID-DLE

DEAR IN: Remindyourwife that it’s your re-union, not hers. Tell heryou plan to go and catchup with your formerclassmates, and if she’dlike to accompany you,you would love to haveher at your side. If Judyshows up, it will be twoagainst one. But if seeingJudy would be too upset-ting for her, you’ll under-

stand if she decides tostay home. It’s her choice.

DEAR ABBY: I’m amature woman who hasbeen seeing a gentlemanfor five months. We havedinner together, go danc-ing, watch movies, havegame nights with friends,etc.

We are together atleast four nights a week,and each night it ends thesame way. We sit close,hold hands for almost anhour, kiss for severalmin-utes, hug, and then go ourseparate ways. I’m readyfor more.

Don’t get me wrong.I’m not looking for mar-riage. But along with re-ally enjoying his company,I’m very physically at-tracted to him.We’re bothkind of shy.

Can you suggest anynon-threatening way to

bring up the subject of be-coming more intimate?Or should I continue tojust wait for him to makea move? — STUCK ATFIRST BASE IN CALI-FORNIA

DEAR STUCK ATFIRST BASE: I assumethat the gentleman you’reseeing is also “mature.”Has it occurred to youthat he may no longer beable to perform in that de-partment?And if not, howwill that affect you?

The time is right tobroach the subject ofwhat’s missing. A way togo about it would be to tellhim you care about himand ask him if you are at-tractive to him — and ifthe answer is yes, followup by asking why he hasbeen hesitant to take yourrelationship any further.Then listen.

Windy conditions will con-tinue as the next systemmoves in fromthe north-west. Awarm-uprolls in forthis week.

We'll bef l i r t i n gwith 50by Tuesday.

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Today's ForecastMonday, Jan. 30

City/RegionHigh | Low tempsForecast for

Youngstown36° | 20°

Cleveland38° | 23°Toledo

40° | 20°

Portsmouth50° | 23°

Cincinnati50° | 23°

Dayton45° | 22°

Mansfield40° | 20°

Columbus43° | 22°

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Partlycloudy

with southwinds 15

to 20 mphHigh: 45°

Tonight

Partlycloudy

withsouthwestwinds 15

to 20 mphLow: 38°

Tuesday

Partlycloudy

with 50%chance of

rainovernightHigh: 55°Low: 42°

Wednesday

Partlycloudy

High: 48°Low: 32°

Thursday

Partlycloudy

with 30%chance of

rainshowersHigh: 45°Low: 32°

SaturdayFriday

Partlycloudy

High: 40°Low: 28°

Partlycloudy

High: 40°Low: 28°

Snow Persists In Northwest

Sunny Pt. Cloudy Cloudy

A low pressure system moves over the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies, triggering more rain and mountain snow showers. Meanwhile, a weak trough of low pressure supports scattered snow showers over the Great Lakes.

National forecastForecast highs for Monday, Jan. 30

Fronts PressureCold Warm Stationary Low High

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IceSnowFlurriesT-stormsRainShowers

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To yourgood

healthDr. Paul G.Donohue

DearAbbyAbigail

Van Buren

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Tonight’s sunset........................ 5:52 p.m.Tuesday sunrise ........................7:47 a.m.

Tuesday sunset .........................5:53 p.m.Wednesday sunrise...................7:46 a.m.

Temperatures and precipitation for Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday will appearin Wednesday’s edition of The Sidney Daily News. For regularly updated weather infor-mation, see The Sidney Daily NewsWeb site on the Internet, www.sidneydailynews.com.

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ODDS AND ENDSSYRACUSE, N.Y.

(AP) — A jury has con-victed a New Yorkprison inmate of falselyfiling tax returns seek-ing $890 million in re-funds.

Prosecutors say theman filed the bogus re-turns from 2006 to 2010while at various stateprisons. They say heeven was issued a re-fund for $327,000 — butprison officials inter-

cepted the check and re-turned it to the InternalRevenue Service, whichled the investigation.

The man was con-victed Thursday of 11counts of filing falseclaims and one count ofhelping another inmatefile bogus returns.

He was serving two tofour years for possessionof stolen property whenhe was charged last Feb-ruary.

Blake,You’ll never know howmuch you mean to me!

I love you!Annie

Mom,Happy Valentine’s Dayto the best mom ever!

Hugs & Kisses,Natalie

Dearest Lynn,We love you sweetie!

Keep that beautiful smile,always!

We love you,Mom & Dad

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Edison Community Col-lege invites qualifiedcandidates to apply forthe following positions:

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For complete listing ofemployment and appli-cation requirements vis-it:

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EOE/AA Employer

Integrity AmbulanceService

is hiring aFleet MechanicExperience preferred

Apply at:100 Integrity PlaceGreenville, OH 45331

Or email resume andsalary requirements to:

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The Lima AreaElectrical Joint Appren-ticeship and TrainingCommittee (IBEW Local32 and Western OhioChapter of NECA) is ac-cepting applications forour Electrical Appren-ticeship Program. Appli-cations for the programare taken on the secondand fourth Thursday ofeach month between thehours of 1:00pm and4:00pm.

Applicant Requirements:• Must reside in one of

the followingcounties in Ohio: Al-len, Auglaize, Har-din, Logan, Mercer,Shelby, Van Wert orthe western portionof Wyandot.

• Must possess eithera high school diplo-ma or GED certifi-cate and successful-ly completed oneyear of Algebra orhigher level mathcourse.

• Must be 18 years ofage on or beforeAugust 1, 2012.

Applicants must bringphotocopies of thefollowing documentswhen applying to theprogram:• Birth Certificate• High School Diploma

or GED Certificate• Certified copy of

High School orCollege transcript

• Government issuedidentification withphotograph

• Training certificatesor awards

• Military records (in-cluding DD214, etc.)

A non-refundable fee of$25.00 (cash, certifiedcheck or money order)is required at the timeapplication is made.

Applications taken at:Lima Area

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MAINTENANCETECHNICIAN

Plygem Siding Group,a leading North Ameri-can manufacturer of ex-terior building productsfor the residential con-struction market is cur-rently seeking a quali-fied maintenance techni-cian to fill an immediateopening within our or-ganization.

This individual musthave the desire andability to work safely in afast paced manufactur-ing environment. Re-sponsibilities will includea variety of plant mainte-nance activities encom-passing facility mainte-nance, troubleshootingand repair of equipment,continuous preventivemaintenance, and theinstallation of newequipment. Daily timerecords and equipmentrepair documents mustbe completed and accu-rate.

Qualified candidatesmust have a minimum of2-4 years of relevant ex-perience in a mainte-nance environment.Must have strong trou-bleshooting experiencein electrical, mechanical,hydraulics and pneumat-ics, Must have a workingknowledge of AllenBradley PLC's, NationalElectrical Code require-ments, the ability to readladder logic and me-chanical schematics.Must be able to workflexible shifts to startwith the permanent posi-tion being either secondor third shift.

Plygem Siding Group isan Equal OpportunityEmployer and providesa Drug and TobaccoFree Work Environment.

Please submit resumeto:

Attention: HumanResources Manager2405 Campbell RdSidney, OH 45365

The Villages ofQUINCY/ DeGRAFF

Joint Sewer Board is ac-cepting resumes for apart-time Class II SewerPlant Operator.Desired requirement isan E.P.A, Class IIWastewater Operator Li-cense. The Board is anEqual Opportunity Em-ployer and may requirea background check andsubstance testing. Re-sume with requirementswill be received until:February 6, 2012 at4:00pm.

All resumes sent to:Village of Quincy

PO Box 126Quincy, OH 43343

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Reliable means of trans-portation and ability towork well with the publicREQUIRED.

APPLY ONLINE AT:

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National criminalbackground check and

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Substitute PositionsBUS DRIVERS-CDL RequiredBUS AIDES

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for details or call(937)440-3057

SHELBY COUNTYLIBRARIES

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CHILDREN'SPROGRAMMINGASSISTANT

RESPONSIBIL IT IES:Creating, planning andimplementing libraryprograms for children,birth through grade 5under the direction ofthe Director of LibraryServices for Children.Work schedule: day,evening and weekendhours up to 20 hours/week based on theneeds of the library.Relevant college coursework and/ or work expe-rience with children re-quired.

*Full job descriptionavailable on request.

Contact Bonnie at:[email protected]

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Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to thesatisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on02/15/2012 at on or before 9:30 am at the Extra Space Storagefacility located at:EXTRA SPACE STORAGE, 700 Russell Rd., Sidney, OH 45365The personal goods stored therein by the following may in-

clude, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes,clothes and appliances.Unit 1210: Joe Taborn, 621 St. Mary’s St., Sidney, OH 45365,

totes, cooler, bags, baby items; Unit 1402: Rebecca Hamby,6167 Hardin Wapak Rd., Sidney, OH 45365, boxes, furniture,bags, dining set; Unit 1410: W. Brandon Benavente, P.O. Box404, Anna, OH 45302, furniture, bicycle, boxes, bedroom set;Unit 2407: Deborah Tennery 2345-h Collins Drive, Sidney, OH45365, boxes, crib, children’s toys, luggage; Unit 2504: LillieYoung, 2400 Wapakoneta Lot 6, Sidney, OH 45365, large screenTV, appliances, boxes; Unit 3504: Ed Lovett, 100 W. Ruth St.,Sidney, OH 45365, coolers, wheel chair, folding tables, boxes;Unit 7405: Daniel Figuracion, 967 N. Buckeye Ave., Sidney, OH45365, Washer, 1985 Pontiac Fiero, boxes, computer.Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time

of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the timeof purchase. Extra Space Storage reserves the right to refuse anybid. Saleis subject to adjournment. Auctioneer Joseph C. Tate asexecutive administrator

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LEGAL NOTICESHELBY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

DBA WILSON MEMORIAL HOSPITALNOTICE OF FILING OF AGENDA FOR THE ANNUAL MEETINGPursuant to the Code of Regulations of the Shelby County Me-

morial Hospital Association, dba Wilson Memorial Hospital (“As-sociation”), notice is hereby given that the Agenda for theannual meeting of the members of the Association was filed inthe office of the President and Chief Executive Officer and isavailable for review by members in good standing during normalbusiness hours, Monday through Friday. As provided for in theCode of Regulations, any members in good standing may addtopics to the Agenda.Shelby County Memorial Hospital Association, dba Wilson Me-

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Notice of Public HearingNotice is hereby given on behalf of the Village of Botkins, Ohio

that on February 14, 2012, a public hearing will be held in theCouncil Chambers of the Village of Botkins, Ohio, at 210 SouthMill Street, Botkins, Ohio 45306, commencing at 7:00 o'clockp.m. Eastern Time, with respect to the proposed issuance by theVillage of Botkins, Ohio (the “Issuer”) of its tax exempt HealthCare Revenue Bonds, Series 2012 (Franciscan Care Center, Syl-vania) (the “Bonds”) in an amount presently estimated not toexceed $9,760,000 to assist in financing and refinancing thecosts of acquiring, constructing, installing and equipping facili-ties constituting hospital facilities within the meaning of Ohio Re-vised Code Chapter 140 (the “Facilities”), which will benefit theresidents of the State of Ohio. The Facilities will be owned byFranciscan Care Center, Sylvania, an Ohio nonprofit corporation(the “Obligor”). The Bonds are anticipated to be issued as qual-ified 501(c)(3) bonds under Section 145 of the Internal RevenueCode. The Bonds will be special obligations of the Issuer and willnot constitute a debt or pledge of the full faith and credit or thetaxing power and authority of the Issuer.The Facilities will be comprised of the following capital im-

provements, which may consist of financing land improvements,building, building improvements or equipment: (A) an additionconsisting of the acquisition of ten additional beds, the additionof twenty-five private rooms, including the refurbishing of exist-ing semi-private rooms to private rooms, and new entrance andtherapy areas and office space; and (B) the refinance of$7,555,000 original principal amount County of Lucas, Ohio, Ad-justable Rate Demand Health Care Revenue Bonds, Series 2002(Franciscan Care Center, Sylvania Project) used to acquire, reno-vate, equip and improve a ninety-nine bed skilled nursing facil-ity and renovations consisting of additional residence rooms, andadministrative space, capitalized interest, and costs of issuancewith respect thereto (the “Prior Bonds”), all constituting “hospi-tal facilities” as defined in Chapter 140 of the Ohio Revised Code,located at 4111 and 4121 North Holland Sylvania Road, SylvaniaTownship, Lucas County, Ohio (together the “Facilities”). TheFacilities also includes related financing costs and capitalized in-terest. The Obligor reserves the right to delete any portion ofthe Facilities for reasons sufficient to it.Persons wishing to express their views on the proposed bond

issuance may appear at the hearing or may submit their views inwriting, regarding the proposed issue of Bonds and the locationand nature of the proposed facility to be financed. Any writtensubmissions should be sent to the Issuer at Administration Build-ing, Village of Botkins, Ohio 210 South Mill Street, Botkins, Ohio45306 and clearly marked “Re: Village of Botkins, Ohio HealthCare Revenue Bonds, Series 2012 (Franciscan Care Center, Syl-vania)”. Written submissions should be mailed in sufficient timeto be received on or before the aforesaid hearing date.

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DESKTOP COMPUTER,2000 with printer. Wordand Excel installed. $40.(937)492-9863.

FIREWOOD, $125 a cordpick up, $150 a cord deliv-ered, $175 a cord deliv-ered and stacked(937)308-6334 or(937)719-3237

FIREWOOD for sale. Allseasoned hardwood,$150 per cord split/ deliv-ered, (937)844-3756.

FIREWOOD, full cord.$115. Consists of halfhardwood and half soft-wood. Split, delivered,stacked. Quality.(937)710-5648 or( 9 3 7 ) 4 8 9 - 0 2 2 [email protected].

FIREWOOD, fully sea-soned, all hard wood, oakhickory. $80 Half cord,$150 full cord. Deliveredin Shelby County. NOchecks. (937)492-2821.

SEASONED FIREWOOD$160 per cord. Stackingextra, $130 you pick up.Taylor Tree Serviceavailable (937)753-1047

DINING SET, beautifulantique mahogany tablewith 6 matching chairsand 60 inch side board.Table is 54 inches roundwith five 9 inch leaves.Great condition, customtable pad included.(937)409-3387 between9am-9pm

LIVING ROOM Set, 3piece, matching, couch,loveseat and wingchair.beige, Sparingly used. Nochildren, not laid on. Ex-cellent condition. $400(937)492-7464

ROLL TOP DESK, Wil-shire Furniture 'WinnersOnly' solid oak, drop frontkeyboard drawer, 4 ac-cessory drawers, 2 filedrawers, 2 pullouts, in-cludes oak upholstereddesk chair, good condi-tion, $320. Oak printerstand with drawers alsoavailable. Call(937)498-9271 after 5pm.

TABLE & CHAIRS,Chromecraft, oak lami-nate kitchen table with 4padded chairs, 2 match-ing bar stools. Great con-dition. $400(937)492-2689.

KITCHEN CABINETSand vanities, new, oakand maple finish. All siz-es, below retail value.(330)524-3984

PIANO, Baby Grand, cir-ca 1920's ornate carvedsix legs, very good condi-tion with custom top,seats 8, $2700,[email protected](419)394-8204.

BICHON FRISE, Maltese,Yorkie, Shi-chons, Malti-poo, Non-Shedding. $100and up. (419)925-4339

BORDER COLLIE pup-pies (4) males, registered,farm raised, $200 each.Union City, IN.(937)564-2950 or(937)564-8954

CAT, 4 years old, allshots. FREE!!!! Pleasecall (937)489-8289

CAT yellow male. under 1year. Sweet and mellow.Former stray, now neu-tered. Needs indoor forev-er home. $10 donation tohumane society.(937)492-7478

CATS, free to goodhomes. 3 males. All 3years old and neutered.Son has developed aller-gies. Cats must go to aninside/ outside home. [email protected].(937)489-9138.

CATS: Great companionpets for seniors or family.Vet checked with shots.Black & tiger. Responsiblepet parents only.(937)492-2563

SPAY and NEUTER spe-cial during the month ofJanuary at WoodlandView Equine Service. Callfor details.(937)492-2451

BUYING ESTATES, Willbuy contents of estatesPLUS, do all cleanup,(937)638-2658 ask for Ke-vin

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CASH, top dollar paid forjunk cars/trucks, runningor non-running. I will pickup. Thanks for calling(937)719-3088 or(937)451-1019

WE PAY cash for your oldtoys! Star Wars, GI Joes,He-Man, Transformersand much more.(937)638-3188.

1997 CADILLAC DeVilleConcours, white withcaramel leather heatedseats, automatic, A/C,power steering, powerwindows and locks, dualair bags, cassette player,trunk mounted CD player,90,000 miles, good condi-tion. $4000. Call(937)773-1550

BOAT, Alumacraft, 15HP Evinrude motor, Gatortrailer. Includes: Anchor-mate, Shakespeare trol-ling motor, Eagle II depth-finder, oars and anchors.$1800 OBO.(937)492-4904

1997 CHEVY S10, 78,000miles, runs & looks great,Tanneau cover, $3900(937)489-9921

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• Tutankhamun was born in 1343 BC -his name at this time was Tutankhaten• Tutankhamun changed his namefrom Tutankhaten to Tutankhamun dueto pressure from traditionalists, reflect-ing the growing acceptance of the oldgod Amun and decline in support ofAten• His father was Akhenaten known asthe Heretic King• He was born in 1343 BC in Amarna• He reigned as Pharaoh between1334 BC and 1325 BC• He married his half-sisterAnkhesenpaaten• He was nine years old when hebecame Pharaoh• He was just 18/19 years old when hedied• He was buried in his hastily preparedtomb in the Valley of the Kings 70 daysafter his death, according to the deathrituals of the Ancient Egyptians• On 4 Nov. 1922, the EnglishEgyptologist Howard Carter discoversthe steps leading to Tutankhamun'stomb• On 5 Nov. 1922, Howard Cartercables Lord Carnarvon: "At last havemade a wonderful discovery in Valley;a magnificent tomb with seals intact;re-covered same for your arrival; con-gratulations."• Approximately 3,500 articles werefound in the tomb of King Tut• The famous gold mask that resteddirectly on top of the pharaoh'smummy weighs 10 kilos

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Chapter Two: Week TwoHey, hello and welcome back to

those of you who caught my earlierblog. If you didn’t, or if you’re here byaccident, page back and look over mylast entry. If you’re too lazy to do that,or you’re afraid that once you leaveyou may not have the skill to navigateback, here are the basics. This blog isabout my Great-great-great-greatUncle Ethan and my Great-great-great-great GrandpaWilfred (don’t getme started on that name). Because it’sexhausting typing in all those greats,I’m just gonna call them Uncle Ethanand Grandpa Wilf. Anyway, in 1862,Uncle Ethan took off and joined theUnion Army. And here’s somethingyou don’t know, not even those of youcool enough to have read my last blog:Uncle Ethan was only 15 years old atthe time. That’s right. The same age asyours truly.Now don’t get the wrong idea. It’s

not as if Uncle Sam intended to takesomebody that young. He wasn’t all,“Hey, kid. Here’s a uniform and here’sa gun. Now go shoot somebody.”Nope. In fact, you were supposed to beat least 18 years old and even then 18to 20 year olds had to have permissionfrom their parents. But if someone wasdetermined, someone like my UncleEthan, they found ways around allthat. It happened. And it helped if youwere big and looked older than yourage, like I’ve heard was true of UncleEthan. However he did it, he volun-teered for duty in the Union Army inearly August of 1862 in Toledo, Ohio.At least, that’s what my Gran says andthe records I’ve found on the internetback that up.There was one Ohio kid, though,

who got paid like a soldier eventhough he wasn’t really enlisted in thearmy at all. At least, not at first. His

name was Johnny Clem and he startedhis military career in 1861 when hewas just nine years old. No kidding!Even though different officers kepttelling him to bug off, he kept hangingaround the 22nd Michigan and actinglike a drummer boy, doing the samethings those guys did (whatever thatwas). After a while, they just took himon. The officers of that division evenchipped in some of their money andgave him a soldier’s pay: $13 permonth. The army even gave him amusket they’d carved down to his sizeand he used it to kill a Confederateofficer during one of the UnionArmy’s retreats.Anyway, that doesn’t have any-

thing to do with my family, and that’swhy we’re all here. So, here’s the nextletter from Uncle Ethan to GrandpaWilf.August 22, 1862Wilf,Though you may find it hard to

believe, I am a soldier in the UnionArmy. I have enlisted and am assignedto the 100th Ohio, a fine regimentcommanded by Colonel John Groom,though I do not see much of him. I ama member of Company F and therebyunder the command of Captain DennisLehan.We do not know for certain, butwe have heard that soon we will movesouth to Cincinnati and from therepossibly to Kentucky. I certainly donot know, I am only a private and do

only what I am told.Tell Ma that already I miss her

cooking. The food here is little betterthan the slops we feed the pigs,although to see some of my fellow sol-diers eat you would believe that it wasfood fit for President Lincoln himself.And tell Da that I will make himproud, fighting for the union of thestates and for the freedom of theslaves, though I have yet to see evenone.I will write again as I am able.Ethan

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CHAPTER TWO:QUESTIONS & ACTIVITIESAccording to Josh’s research, a

soldier’s pay during the Civil War was$13 per month. According to theUnited States Army, annual basic payfor an active duty soldier with a rankof Private (E1) with less than twoyears of experience is $17,611. Howmuch is the current wage per monthcompared to what Uncle Ethan made?Inflation is a rise in the general

level of prices of goods and services inan economy over a period of time. Onedollar in 1862 is worth $22.49. At thecurrent value of $1, how much moneywould Uncle Ethan earn in onemonth? Use the newspaper groceryads to buy basic essentials for UncleEthan. How much would he have leftto spend, if any?Many boys who were not yet 18

lied about their age to enlist in the mil-itary during the Civil War. Often, anunderage boy would put a piece ofpaper with the number 18 written on itinside his shoe. This was done so thatthey could “truthfully” say that theywere “over 18.” How do you feel aboutthis way to join the military? Is it hon-est? If underage children joined themilitary today, would that effect thesafety of the soldier?Why or why not?Write an editorial giving your opinionon this subject.

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Who discoveredKing Tut’s tomb?

In 1922, a British archaeologistnamed Howard Carter found a ancienttomb in Egypt. A tomb is another namefor a grave.

In ancient Egypt, many tombs werebuilt like houses, with dried clay brickand stone. Anybody could build a tombfor themselves and their family.

Long before they died, the ancientEgyptians began making items toplace inside their tomb. These itemswere called grave goods.

People loved making grave goods.It was a family activity. They madegrave goods their whole life. Theymade dolls and baskets and jewelryand little statues of workers and allkinds of things.

Then, as a family outing, theywould visit their tomb, and place thegrave goods they had made lockedsafely inside.

One day, in 1922, during theRoaring Twenties, an archaeologistnamed Howard Carter was working inEgypt. He found a really small tomb.He didn't think much about it becauseit was so small. He figured it was thetomb of a commoner.You can imaginehis excitement when he opened thedoor and realized he had found thetomb of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh,a tomb so small that it had been over-looked for thousands of years!

From the hieroglyphic writing on thewalls, Howard Carter knew who wasburied in the tomb. It was a youngpharaoh named King Tunkhannock,King Tut for short. Today, we know whatKing Tut looked like because HowardCarter found a solid gold mask insidethe tomb, designed like the pharaoh'sface.

King Tutankhamun or king Tutwas an Egyptian Pharaoh, whowas famous as the boy king. It isbelieved that he was an 18thdynasty Pharaoh, whose rule isestimated to be between 1333 BC- 1324 BC. One of the most inter-esting facts about kingTut is that hebecame a ruler at the age of nine.Even though, king Tut's tomb wasdiscovered in 1922, his life anddeath still remains a mystery.KingTut's Birth

Nothing was known about theparentage of king Tut, since histomb was discovered in 1922.There was numerous speculationsregarding his parents.However, theDNA analysis of his mummy con-firmed that he was the biologicalson of Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV)and king Tut's mother wasAkhenaten's biological sister, whocan be either Nebetah orBeketaten. It is also discovered thatking Tut was the grandson ofPharaoh Amenhotep III and queenTiye. The name of king,Tutankhaten, means living imageof Aten. The name was laterchanged to Tutankhamen (meansliving image of Amun), giving duereverence to the old god Amun.KingTut's Life

As mentioned above, hebecame the ruler of Egypt at theyoung age of nine. It is speculatedthat he must have had powerfuland strong advisers, who mighthave helped him in ruling the terri-tory. It was during his third year ofreign as a king, that he changed hisname from Tutankhaten toTutankhamen. According to histori-ans, king Tut was successful as aruler, who desperately tried tomaintain good relations with neigh-bors. During his reign, he marriedAnkhesenepatan, who is said to behis half sister. After marriage, thename of king Tut's wife waschanged to Ankhesenamun. Tilldate, there is no evidence to provethat king Tut had any surviving off-spring at the time of his death.

However, there were two femalefetuses in his tomb, which werelater confirmed to be the stillborndaughters of this king.KingTut's Death

It is believed that king Tutreigned Egypt for around nineyears, till his death, at the age of18. The death of king Tut stillremains a mystery and there are somany stories associated with it.One version is that he was mur-dered, but, some historians relatehis death to some disease. As perthe X-rays of king Tut's skull, hehad a head injury, at the back of hisskull. This injury might be causedby some accident or by a directblow with some heavy object.However, further studies suggest

that king Tut may have died ofsevere malaria and a rare bone dis-order called Kohler disease. Healso had a curvature in his spine. Inshort, there is no conclusive evi-dence to prove the cause of kingTut's death.Other KingTut Facts

One of the most fascinatingfacts on king Tut is with regard tohis tomb. The tomb containing fab-ulous king Tut's treasures was dis-covered by the English archaeolo-gist Howard Carter in 1922. Thetomb is said to be a hastily pre-pared one and was small, as com-pared to the tombs of otherPharaohs. The tomb is located inthe Valley of the Kings at Thebes,which was the traditional burial sitefor kings. As per the inscriptions onthe tomb, it was made by Ay, whowas the successor to throne. It issaid that around 3,000 treasureswere found in the tomb of King Tutand most of them were coveredwith gold. Some of these treasuresare now in the Egyptian Museum inCairo. It was believed that, anyonewho dares to open the tomb of thisking will suffer his wrath.This beliefabout king Tut's curse wasstrengthened by the early death ofsome people, who first entered thetomb. However, there is no scientif-ic evidence for any such curse, asmany of those people had crossedseventy, before their death.

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It was probably the worstday he ever spent in a footballuniform, but to hear EddieGeorge talk, it went a longway toward shaping the manhe is today.George, the former Ohio

State running back sensa-tion who went on to win theHeisman Trophy in 1995,came to Sidney Saturdaynight as the featuredspeaker at Lehman CatholicHigh School’s annual Foun-dation Banquet.George grew up in Phildel-

phia, and went to high schoolthere until his mother decidedhe needed to attend militaryschool, which he did at ForkUnion in Virginia.As fate would have it, his

drill sergeant, to whomGeorge grew quite close, leftthe following year to become atrainer at Ohio State. Andthat’s when his life turned inthe right direction.

“I grew up a Penn statefan ironically, a huge fan ofJoePa,” he said. “When myplatoon sergeant left for OhioState, he told (recruiting co-ordinator) Bill Conley aboutme. He said to send us a tape.He calls me back two weekslater and says they’re reallyinterested, but they want tosee another tape. He calls meback and says ‘they’re reallyin love with you’ but theywant to see another tape. Solow and behold he finallycalls me back and says BillConley wants to talk to me,so they come and check meout, make sure I’m really 6-2,218. And from that point on,it was a match made inheaven.“I remember the last day of

my visit, it was a cold day, no-body in the stadium obvi-ously,” he went on. “I went inthere decked out in my uni-form, and they flashed myname across the scoreboard. Ijust looked around, andthought wow, Archie Griffin,Woody Hayes, Jesse Owens(they still had the track atthat time), Keith Byars, allthe greats that had comethrough that school. I justthought, this feels right.Something told me that this iswhere I need to be.And I com-mitted on the spot.”He was an instant hit as a

freshman, scoring three timesin a win over Syracuse. Butthen it all came crashing

down when the Bucks playedIllinois.First, he lost a fumble at

the four-year line that Illinoispicked up and returned 96yards for a score. Then justwhen it looked like the Buck-eyes would overcome thatplay, leading by two points inthe fourth quarter, Georgefumbled again at the Illinoisone-yard line. Illinois recov-ered and drove for the win-ning score.Before that game, George

had carried the ball 25 timesand scored five touchdowns.But over the remainder of theseason, he had only 12 morerushing attempts. And as asophomore, he was used spar-

ingly behind Raymont Har-ris.“That’s what made me, you

know. Those points of transi-tion, those crossroads,” hesaid. “Not only as a player butas a man. I had to grow up atthat time and realize I could-n’t run away from my prob-lem. After those two fumbles,I was embarrassed. Being ontop of the world for a fewweeks, coming out of nowhere,being the talk of the town, tohaving two fumbles that costus the game. They say theteam loses a game, but no, Idid. I took responsibility forthat. No way around that.

Bucks whip Michigan 64-49COLUMBUS (AP) — Call

him a Lenzelle-of-all-trades.Lenzelle Smith Jr. scored

17 points and had a career-high 12 rebounds as No. 4Ohio State flexed its musclesinside to beat No. 20 Michigan64-49 on Sunday, keeping theBuckeyes in a first-place tie inthe Big Ten.“Quite honestly, with this

team we sort of need a jack-of-all-trades,” Buckeyes coachThad Matta said. “There’s somany times where a team isgoing to choose to guard us acertain way or scheme a cer-tain defense. He is really un-derstanding his role. Theenergy-type plays that hemade today was definitelysomething that gave us aspurt and a boost of energy.”On a day when Ohio State

big man Jared Sullinger waslimited by foul trouble and histeammates didn’t hit a wholelot of shots, Smith’s hard workon the boards and on defensemeant the world to the Buck-eyes (19-3, 7-2).

How good was Smith? Hiseight offensive rebounds werejust two less than all the

Wolverines (16-6, 6-3). Theyresulted in 13 points and fivefree throws ‚Äî enough to tiltthe game in the favor of thetwo-time defending Big Tenchampions.“That’s big-game ‘L’ for

you,” Sullinger said of Smith’shuge games against Indiana(28 points) and nowMichigan.“When Lenzelle’s reboundingthe ball and he’s in tune withthe defense, he’s prettydarned good.”Sullinger had 13 points

and William Buford and De-shaunThomas both had 12 forOhio State, which ran its win-ning streak over its archrivalto six straight.By the end of the game, a

capacity crowd of 18,809 wassinging, “We Don’t Give ADamn For the Whole State ofMichigan.”Wolverines coach John

Beilein, whose team hosts theBuckeyes on Feb. 18, said histeam will relish the rematch.“It goes both ways, but we’ll

be looking forward to that,” he

said. “We circle every game onthe calendar.”Tim Hardaway Jr. had 15

points for the Wolverines.Trey Burke, the conference’stop freshman point guard, re-turned to his hometown toplay for the first time againstSullinger, his former highschool teammate, and finishedwith 13 points.“Trey’s a great player,” said

Ohio State counterpart AaronCraft, who had seven points,four assists and three steals.“He’s one of those guys youwant to have on your team.You know he’s going to be inattack mode all the wholegame. It was definitely a greatteam effort on him.”Leading by three points at

halftime, the Buckeyes pulledaway with a 14-2 run midwaythrough the second half. Book-ended by 3-pointers by Burke,most of the points came as aresult of backdoor cuts ordrives. It didn’t include a 3.

AP Photo/Jay LaPrete

OHIO STATE’S Lenzelle Smith,right, shoots over Michigan’sBlake McLimans during thesecond half of an NCAA col-lege basketball game on Sun-day in Columbus.

See BUCKS/Page 17

George had to dig deeperafter disastrous Illinois game


FORMER OHIO State star and Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George gestures while answer-ing questions during a press conference prior to being the featured speaker at the annualLehman Catholic Foundation Banquet Saturday.

See EDDIE GEORGE/Page 18

RUSSIA—The third quar-ter was the difference Satur-day night in the annualrivalry match between neigh-boring Versailles and Russiain boys basketball action.A high-scoring first half

ended at 41-41, but the visitingTigers outscored the Raiders21-13 in the third quarter andwithstood a fourth-quarterrally to post a 77-74 victory innon-league play.The win puts Versailles at

12-2 on the season and dropsthe Raiders to 12-3.Russia has a big game com-

ing up Tuesday night at homeagainst unbeaten Jackson

Center, who the Raiders trailin the County standings byone game.“We had some matchup

problems with them most ofthe night,” said Russia coachPaul Bremigan. “It went backand forth, but we wentthrough a bad stretch in thethird quarter, and that wasthe difference. But the kidsplayed hard and playedwell.”Russia had four players in

double figures Saturday, ledby Bryce Rittenhouse with 20.Treg Francis added 16, Bran-don Wilson 13 and Trevor

Sherman 12. Wilson also had12 rebounds.For Versailles, Chad Win-

ner sank four three-pointersand finished with 34 points,and Mitchell Campbell added20.

Versailles (77)Ahrens 2-3-7; Bruns 3-3-9; Camp-

bell 7-3-20; Niekamp 1-0-2; Richard 2-1-5;Winner 14-2-34.Totals: 29-12-77.

Russia (74)Dues 4-1-9; Francis 5-2-16; Mon-

nin 1-2-4; Rittenhouse 6-4-16; Sher-man 4-2-12; Wilson 4-5-13. Totals:24-16-74.

Score by quarters:Versailles......................22 41 62 77Russia...........................19 41 54 74

Three-pointers: Versailles 7(Winner 4, Campbell 3); Russia 10

(Francis 4, Rittenhouse 4, Sherman 2).Records: Versailles 12-2, Rusia

12-3.

——Loramie fallsto Recovery

FORT RECOVERY — FortLoramie managed just 16points over the first three pe-riods and dropped a 50-33 ver-dict to Fort Recovery innon-league boys basketballaction Saturday.Fort Recovery goes to 12-1

with the win. Fort Loramiedrops to 2-12

Versailles outguns Russia 77-74

See BOYS BB/Page 17

11997711 — UCLA starts its 88-game winning streak with a 74-61 win over UC Santa Barbara.11998833 — John Riggins rushes

for a Super Bowl-record 166yards on 38 carries to spark theWashington Redskins to acome-from-behind, 27-17 vic-tory over the Miami Dolphins.For Riggins, the game's MVP,it's his fourth consecutive 100-yard rushing game during theplayoffs, also a record.11999933 — Monica Seles beats

Steffi Graf 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to cap-ture her third straight AustralianOpen.

REPLAY

50 years agoJanuary 30, 1962Art Wilt came up with one of

the best marks on Mondaynight when he registered a628, aided by a big 242 game,in giving the fifth-place Gover-nors a 2-1 victory over thePrelates in the Moose sessionat Bel Mar Lanes. Ed Connerchalked a 225 and a 621, bthis third-place Kaser Insur-ance crew bowed beforeMcVety’s league-leading Re-alty.

25 years agoJanuary 30, 1987DeWayne McCluskey didn’t

know how close, or how far, hewas from breaking the careerscoring record of T.C. John-son. He only knew that if hehad the chance, he’d love tobreak it before the hometownfans. But it wasn’t to be as theSidney junior put on a clinic inthe 87-69 romp at Piqua. Mc-Cluskey needed 29 to tie therecord at 1,119 and wound upwith 31.

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Fort Loramie (33)Guillozet 2-1-5; Fullenkamp

2-2-8;Miracle 3-0-8;McGee 1-0-2; Albers 0-2-2; Cordonnier 1-6-8. Totals: 9-11-33.

Fort Recovery (50)Pottkotter 2-0-4; Gaerke 1-

0-2; J. Kahlig 2-8-12; Dilworth0-1-1; Gelhaus 6-6-18; E.Kahlig4-1-13. Totals: 15-16-50.

Score by quarters:Loramie ................6 12 16 33Recovery.............14 25 34 50

Three-pointers: Loramie4 (Miracle 2, Fullenkamp 2);Recovery 4 (E.Kahlig 4).

Records: Recovery 13-1,Loramie 2-12.

——Minster beatsWapak in OTWAPAKONETA —

Minster made it twostraight wins for theweekend by overcominga 10-point deficit in thesecond quarter and beat-ingWapakoneta 54-49 inovertime Saturday innon-league action.The win puts theWild-

cats at 7-7 heading intotheir most challengingweekend of the season.They play 12-2 VersaillesFriday and 14-0 JacksonCenter Saturday.Minster was down six

at the half.“We felt pretty fortu-

nate that’s all we weredown at the half,” saidMinster coach Mike Lee.“They gave us problemswith their athleticism,

and we were down 10 atone point in the secondquarter.”But the Wildcats cut

it to 39-37 after three pe-riods, and tied it upwhen Adam Niemeyerhit two free throws nearthe end of regulation.Then in the overtime,

Niemeyer hit a threethat gave Minster thelead for good.He finished with 24

points.Minster (54)

Knapke 1-0-2; B. Hoying 3-2-8; R. Hoying 1-0-2; Niemeyer7-5-24; Poeppelman 2-4-8;Wolf2-0-4; Huber 1-4-6. Totals: 17-15-54.

Wapak (49)Greve 2-7-12; Buzzard 5-1-

13;Gibson 1-2-4;Henderson 1-0-2; Vondenheuvel 0-1-1; Bertram6-2-16.Totals: 15-13-49.

Score by quarters:Minster ........15 25 37 47 54Wapak ..........18 31 39 47 49

Three-pointers:Minster 5(Niemeyer 5); Wapak 6(Bertram 2, Buzzard 2, Greve,Henderson).

Records: Minster 7-7,Wapak 4-10.

Reserve sore: Minster 48,Wapak 42.

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ANNA — The Russiagirls were able to keepAnna close in the firstquarter, something mostteams have not beenable to do this season.But Anna made up for

it with a 32-point thirdquarter in rolling to a71-48 victory in Countygirls basketball actionSaturday.With the win, Anna

has now won 40 consec-utive games over thepast two seasons.In addition, the vic-

tory clinched no worsethan a share of theCounty championship asit moved the Lady Rock-ets to 10-0 in the league.They lead Fort Loramieby two games with justtwo to play.Overall, the state’s

No. 1-ranked Division IIIteam is now 17-0.Russia drops to 5-5

and 9-7.Anna was on top

after a quarter at 19-10, but Russiaoutscored the LadyRockets by one in thesecond period to staywithin striking dis-tance at the half, justeight points down.But the Lady Rockets

took care of any ideas ofan upset by explodingfor 32 points in the thirdperiod to open up a 57-33lead.Anna had four in dou-

ble figures, with EricaHuber finishing with 19,Natalie Billing 16, andMorgan Huelskamp andAshley Frohne 11apiece.Kyleigh Overbey had

eight on 4-for-4 shoot-ing from the field, Huel-skamp added sixassists, and Huber fivesteals.For Russia, Kylie Wil-

son had 10 points andseven rebounds. ShanaMeyer also had seven re-bounds.

Russia (48)Puthoff 2-3-7; Borchers 3-0-

6;Wilson 3-4-10; Kearns 2-0-4;Sherman 4-0-8; Monnin 0-1-1;S. Meyer 3-1-7; Daniels 2-1-5.Totals: 19-10-48.

Anna (71)Overbey 4-0-8; Huber 7-3-

19; Huelskamp 4-3-11; Billing7-2-16; C. Bensman 3-0-6;Frohne 4-3-11. Totals: 29-11-71.

Score by quarters:Russia ................10 17 33 48Anna...................19 25 57 71

Three-pointers: Russia 0,Anna 2 (Huber 2).

Records: Anna 17-0, Rus-sia 9-7.

Reserve score: Anna 54,Russia 29.

——Lady Jackets

fall to GreenvilleSidney got off to a

slow start and never re-covered in losing toGreenville 52-47 in girlsbasketball action at thehigh school Saturdaynight.The verdict left both

teams with 2-13 records.Greenville, coached by

former Fort Loramiegirls coach DaveMcFeely, jumped out toa 16-6 lead after a quar-ter, and opened it up to30-14 at the half.The Lady Jackets got

down by 26 at one pointin the third quarter be-fore going on an 11-0run to get back in thegame.“We missed six un-

contested shots in thebeginning and couldnever really find arhythm,” said Sidneycoach Megan Mummey.“Greenville was a winwe needed to get. Withtheir best player outwith a leg injury, it wasa game we needed. Un-fortunately, we waiteduntil we were 26 pointsdown to start playing.”Konner Harris hit

four three-pointers forSidney on her way to 19points. Lauren Elmoreadded 12.

Greenville (52)Donker 3-1-8; Luce 3-2-9;

Guillozet 2-8-12; Tester 0-2-2;Tester 8-3-20; Albring 0-1-1.Totals: 16-17-52.

Sidney (49)Harris 5-5-19; Hanayik 1-1-

3; Elmore 5-1-12; Wise 2-0-4;Perrin 4-0-9. Totals: 17-7-47.

Score by quarters:Greenville ..........16 30 41 52Sidney ..................6 14 32 47

Three-pointers: Sidney 6(Harris 4, Elmore, Perrin);Greenville 3 (Donler, Luce,Tester).

Records: Both teams 2-13.Reserve score: Sidney 38,

Greenville 16.

——Loramie edgesHouston 34-33FORT LORAMIE —

Fort Loramie hung on toedge Houston 34-33 in alow-scoring Countygame Saturday.The win puts Loramie

at 7-2 in the league and10-6 overall. Houstondrops to 4-6 and 9-8.Fort Loramie was

forced to play catch-upafter falling behind 13-8after one quarter. By theend of the third quarter,the Lady Redskins wereup by three, but had to

hang on in the final pe-riod.Bethany Reister had

15 to lead Houston, andReggi Brandewie pacedLoramie with 18.Those two were key

players in the final sec-onds, Reister hit a freethrow to put Houston upone, but Brandewie wasfouled with 2.7 secondsremaining. She calmlysank both to give Lo-ramie the victory. Shewas 4-for-5 from the linefor the game.

Houston (33)Elliott 3-0-6; Reister 6-3-15;

Roeth 2-0-6; Booher 3-0-6. To-tals: 14-3-33.

Fort Loramie (34)Turner 2-2-7; Rose 1-0-2;

Meyer 1-5-7; Brandewie 7-4-18. Totals: 11-11-34.

Score by quarters:Houston..............13 20 25 33Fort Loramie........8 18 28 34

Three-pointers: Houston3 (Reister 3); Loramie 1(Turner).

Records: Loramie 10-6,Houston 9-8.

——Lady Cavs

edge CovingtonCOVINGTON —

Lehman went on theroad and came awaywith a 40-38 victory overCovington in girls actionSaturday.The win puts the

Lady Cavs at 8-9 on theyear.Lehman started well,

leading 12-7 after aquarter, but Covingtonremained close the restof the way.Lindsey Spearman

had 15 to lead the LadyCavs.

Lehman (40)Yannucci 1-2-4; Harrelson

2-3-7; Spearman 5-4-15;Hatcher 2-1-5; Sargeant 4-1-9.Totals: 14-11-40.

Covington (38)Crawford 1-0-2; Kihm 2-1-5;

Pond 4-0-8; Reames 0-2-2;Simon 6-3-19; Snipes 1-0-2.To-tals: 14-6-38.

Score by quarters:Lehman..............12 24 32 40Covington.............7 22 29 38

Three-pointers: Lehman1 (Spearman); Covington 4(Simon 4).

Records: Lehman 8-9,Covington 8-7.

——Versailles

gets 12th winVERSAILLES — Ver-

sailles used a big thirdquarter Saturday to getpast Delphos St. John’sin a Midwest AthleticConference game madeup from last Thursday,48-39.The Lady Tigers go to

12-4 on the season, in-cluding 4-3 in the MAC.

The Lady Tigers ledby just one at the halfbut outscored Delphos16-7 in the third periodto open up a 10-pointlead.Katie Heckman tossed

in 17 points to lead Ver-sailles and Kayla McEl-downey added 11.Delphos St. John’s (38)Grothouse 5-2-15; Recker 1-

0-3; Reindel 4-6-14; Saine 2-0-4; Vorst 1-0-2. Totals: 13-8-38.

Versailles (49)Grieshop 0-2-2; Heckman 6-

5-17; Kremer 3-0-7; McEl-downey 2-6-11; Warvel 3-0-6;Winner 3-0-6. Totals: 17-13-49.

Score by quarters:DSJ.......................8 21 28 38

Versailles ...........11 22 38 49Three-pointers: DSJ 4

(Grothouse 3, Recker); Ver-sailles 2 (Kremer, McEl-downey).

Records: Versailles 12-4,DSJ 10-5.

——Wapakoneta

upsets MinsterWAPAKONETA —

Wapakoneta outscoredMinster by six in thefinal period to pull off a45-39 upset in non-league girls basketballSaturday.The loss leaves the

LadyWildcats at 12-3 onthe year. Wapakoneta,

state runner-up in 2009,is now 9-6.Tara Clune had 12

points and Kayla Wue-bker 11 for Minster.

Minster (39)Richard 1-2-5; Schmiesing

2-2-6; Geiger 2-1-5;Wuebker 5-1-11; Clune 6-0-12. Totals: 16-6-35.

Wapakoneta (45)McDevitt 0-2-2; Henderson

4-2-12; Brown 3-2-10; Helm-stetter 2-5-9; Knippen 4-4-12.Totals: 13-15-45.

Score by quarters:Minster ..............10 21 27 39Wapakoneta.........8 20 27 45

Three-pointers:Minster 1(Richard); Wapak 4 (Brown 2,Henderson 2).

Records: Minster 12-3,Wapak 9-6.


ANNA’S KYLEIGH Overbey goes in against Russia’s Shana Meyer for a shotin girls basketball action at Anna Saturday. The Lady Rockets beat the LadyRaiders for the 40th straight win over the past two weeks.

Anna girls top Russia for 40th in a row

BOYS BB From Page 16

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Buford, who was quietthroughout the first half,got it started with a driv-ing layup. Later in thespurt he stepped in frontof Burke’s crosscourtpass and streaked thelength of the court for adunk that got a rise outof the crowd.Smith scored twice in

the run — a layup on anassist from Buford and ashort baseline jumper.Down 48-35, the

Wolverines drew as close

as 50-43 on an insidebasket by Jordan Mor-gan. Morgan then stolethe ball from Sullingerand grabbed an offensiverebound off a missed 3 byDouglass. But as Morganwas bracing to go up forthe follow, Craft dartedin and stole the ball.Craft fed Thomas for

a basket at the other endand the lead never fellbelow eight points again.“I was really im-

pressed with Ohio

today,” said Beilein,using a name frequentlyused by Michigan foot-ball coach Brady Hokethat grates Ohio Statefans. “Their defense wasreally suffocating attimes.”The Wolverines fell to

1-5 on opponents’ homecourts while the Buck-eyes stretched theirhomecourt winningstreak to 38, the second-longest in the program’s100 years.

BUCKS From Page 16

“During those twoyears when I wasn’t play-ing,” he continued, “I saidthat situation will eithermake me or break me.That’s when I dug a littlebit deeper, a lot deeper,and worked hard, stayedin the weight room,watched film took balletlessons... I did every-thing, inside, outside,what people didn’t seeme do, focusing on everyminute detail of my gameand really becoming amaster of my craft.“I told myself, when I

get my chance, I will beready,” he added. “I wasgoing to see this all theway through. I said I’mgoing to be a man on theother side. And I had toreally win over a lot ofpeople, be resilient andpersistent. That canbreak your spirit, but itjust fueled mine.”He went on to rush for

1,442 yards as a junior,then 1,927 yards, aschool record, as a sen-ior. And as evidence ofhim becoming a “masterof his craft,” he alsocaught 44 passes as asenior, 28 more than hisfirst three seasons atOhio State combined.He then went on to

star for the Oilers/Ti-

tans, winning Rookie ofthe Year in 1996, andamassing 10,000 yardsrushing while remark-ably never missing astart. The only otherplayer to do that wasJim Brown.While with the Titans,

George played in SuperBowl XXXIV against theSt. Louis Rams. Georgerushed for 95 yards andscored two touchdownsin a 23-16 loss.He was asked if play-

ing in the Super Bowlwas a bigger thrill thanhis Heisman Trophy.“Nothing is better

than the Heisman Tro-phy, because that’s some-thing that goes onforever,” he said. “I wasat the College FootballHall of Fame in NewYork City. Just to lookaround and see the win-ners, like Archie Griffin.It gets better and betterand better as the yearsgo along, and you appre-ciate that award moreand more. But looking atmy career as a whole,definitely the Heisman.”George also addressed

the recent problems sur-rounding the Ohio Statefootball program, whichled to Jim Tressel losinghis job.

“I think that situa-tion, Coach Tresselthought he was makingthe right decision at thatparticular time,” Georgesaid, referring to Tresselnot immediately report-ing the violations. “Obvi-ously, he made a terriblemistake in doing so. Hepaid for it with his job,and the players involvedgot a fair penalty. Thatturned the page in OhioState history, and LukeFickell did an outstand-ing job of stabilizing theprogram.“Moving forward and

looking at Urban Meyerand all that he brings tothe table,” he continued,“his ties to Ohio, I thinkhe’s the perfect fit forOhio State for the shortterm as well as the longterm. But I think forOhio State University,there’s lessons to belearned as far as how toeducate student athletesand how to prepare themnot just on the field butoff the field as men interms of making deci-sions. This universityprepares not just ath-letes but great men, andit’s important for OhioState to be pro-active inpreparing for how life isafter you’re done.”

EDDIE GEORGE From Page 16

MELBOURNE, Aus-tralia (AP) — NovakDjokovic ripped off hisshirt and let out a primalscream, flexing his torsothe way a prize fighterwould after a desperate,last-round knockout.This was the final act

in Djokovic’s 5-7, 6-4, 6-2,6-7 (5), 7-5 victory overRafael Nadal in the Aus-tralian Open final — asweat-drenched, sneaker-squeaking 5 hour, 53-minute endurancecontest that ended at1:37 a.m. Monday morn-ing in Melbourne.Djokovic overcame a

break in the fifth set towin his fifth Grand Slamtournament and third ina row.None, though, quitelike this. This one in-volved tears, sweat and,yes, even a little blood. Itwas the longest GrandSlam singles final in thehistory of pro tennis andit came against Nadal,

the player who built a ca-reer on his tenacity — onoutlasting opponents inmatches like these.“It was obvious on the

court for everybody whohas watched the matchthat both of us, physi-cally, we took the lastdrop of energy that wehad from our bodies,”Djokovic said. “We madehistory tonight and un-fortunately there could-n’t be two winners.”When the drama was

finally over at Rod LaverArena, the 24-year-oldDjokovic joined Laver,Pete Sampras, RogerFederer and Nadal as theonly men who have wonthree consecutive majorssince the Open Erabegan in 1968.Nadal washis vanquished opponentin all three.Djokovic will go for

the “Nole Slam” atRoland Garros in May.As the players waited

for the trophy presenta-tion, Nadal leaned onthe net, while Djokovicsat on his haunches.Eventually, a nearby of-ficial took pity and theywere given chairs andbottles of water.Nadal held his compo-

sure during the formali-ties, and even opened hisspeech with a light-hearted one-liner.“Good morning, every-

body,” he said.A few minutes earlier,

after hugging Nadal atthe net, Djokovic tore offhis sweat-soaked blackshirt and headed towardhis players’ box, pumpinghis arms repeatedly as heroared.He walked over tohis girlfriend, his coachand the rest of his sup-port team and banged onthe advertising signs atthe side of the court.“I think it was just the

matter of maybe luck insome moments and mat-

ter of wanting this morethan maybe other playerin the certain point,”Djokovic said. “It’s justincredible effort.You’re inpain, you’re suffer(ing).You’re trying to activateyour legs. You’re goingthrough so much suffer-ing your toes are bleed-ing. Everything is justoutrageous, but you’restill enjoying that pain.”The match was full of

long rallies and amazinggets. Djokovic finishedwith 57 winners, alongwith 69 unforced errors.Nadal had 44 winnersagainst 71 unforced er-rors.Laver was part of the

15,000-strong crowdwhen the players walkedon at 7:30 p.m. Sundayto flip the coin and startthe warmup.He was stillthere, along with most ofthe crowd, after 2 a.m.for the trophy presenta-tions.

AP Photo/Sarah Ivey

NOVAK DJOKOVIC of Serbia hits a forehand returnto Rafael Nadal of Spain during the men’s singles

final at the Australian Open tennis championship,in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday.

Longest ever Grand Slam final

The County juniorhigh girls basketballtournaments got startedon Saturday, the 8thgrade at Russia and the7th grade at Houston.In the 8th grade tour-

nament, Houston beatBotkins 33-26, Annabeat Russia 43-13 andFort Loramie downedJackson Center 43-22.The semifinals are

Thursday at Russia,with Houston playingAnna at 6, and Fort Lo-ramie playing Fairlawnat 7:15.• In the 7th grade

tournament at Houston,top-seeded Fairlawnbeat Houston 26-13 be-hind 10 points from Au-drey Francis.

Anna upset No. 2 seedJackson Center 32-24,wth Audrey Barhorstleading the way with 10points.And in the third

game, Russia beat FortLoramie 42-33. Threeplayers were in doublefigures for the winners,with Katie Swartz scor-ing 13, Maddie Borchers12 and Christina Gaerke11.Caleigh Barhorst had

13 and Sara Stang 12 forFort Loramie.The semifinals are set

for Thursday at Hous-ton.Anna plays Russia at

5 p.m., followed by Fair-lawn playing Botkins at6:15.

Junior high girlscomplete 1st round

Christian Academyupped its record to 4-9on the year with a 52-39victory over the Spring-field Cavaliers in boysbasketball Saturday.The Eagles trailed by

two at the half, but thendominated the secondhalf, outscoring Spring-field 29-14.The Eagles had three

players in double figures,led by Derek Spencerwith 17. David Wilcoxhad 11 and Ben Huff-

man 10. Spencer got tothe line 17 times andcashed in on 10.• The Eagles lost on

Friday to Seton Catholic38-30.Spencer led again

with nine points.Sprignfield (39)

Artis 2, Wilson 18, Melton2, Jones 4, Elliot 7, Potts 6.

Christian Academy (52)Amsden 8, Wilcox 11,

Spencer 17, Huffman 10, Ab-bott 1, Ditmer 5.

Score by quarters:Springfield .........15 25 30 39CA.......................10 23 39 52

Eagles down Springfield

The Sidney reservewrestling team com-peted in the VandaliaReserve Tournamentand placed ninth.Sidney had three

wrestlers place thirdwith 4-1 marks, includ-ing Rhett Rosengartenat 132, Garrick Ginter at160, and Noah Stramanat 182.

Sidney reserve place third

New Knoxville’s boysbasketball game withMarion Local, postponed

early in the season, willbe played Tuesday atNew Knoxville at 6 p.m.

Sidney reserves place third

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