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Time running out Gingrich tries to close gap in Florida

BY THOMAS BEAUMONT gent front-runner’s lead in Associated Press Florida in the dwindling hours before Tuesday’s pivotal POMPANO BEACH, Fla. presidential primary.

(AP) — Newt Gingrich And despite surging ahead slammed GOP rival Mitt in polls, Romney wasn’t letRomney on Sunday for the ting up, relentlessly casting steady stream of attacks he Gingrich as an influence pedlikened to “carpet-bombing,” dler with a “record of failed trying to cut into the resur- leadership.”

In what has become a wildly unpredictable race, the momentum has swung back to Romney, staggered last weekend by Gingrich’s victory in South Carolina. Romney has begun advertising in Nevada ahead of that state’s caucuses next Saturday, illustrating the challenges ahead for Gingrich,

who has pledged to push ahead no matter what happens in Florida.

An NBC News/Marist poll published Sunday showed Romney with support from 42 percent of likely Florida primary voters, compared with 27 percent for Gingrich.

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American Profile • From the opening coin toss to the final play, calls made

by Super Bowl referees are among the most scrutinized in the world of sports. So how does an NFL referee ascend to the pinnacle of American football and handle the scrutiny of more than 100,000 screaming fans and the armchair quarterbacking of 100 million TV viewers? Inside

DEATHS Obituaries and/or death notices for the following people appear on Page 3 today: • Patricia M. McKale • Margaret V. Smith • Richard C. Jenkins • Mable L. Zorn • Patricia L. Sell

INDEX Agriculture .............................8 City, County records..............2 Classified .......................11-13 Comics..................................9 Hints from Heloise.................7 Horoscopes ..........................6 Localife ..............................6-7 Nation/World.........................5 Obituaries..............................3 Sports............................16-18 State news ............................4 ’Tween 12 and 20 .................7 Weather/Sudoku/Abby/Out of the Past/Dr. Donohue ....10

TODAY’S THOUGHT “Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you’re scared to death.”

— Harold Wilson, British prime minister (1916-1995) For more on today in history, turn to Page 9.

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

Officials: More meals for more children

BY KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio education and food program officials want to increase the number of children in low-income areas who participate in a program that offers them free breakfasts or lunches during the summer, when they’re not getting meals at school.

Increasing access and par-

ticipation in the federally funded Summer Food Service Program is the focus of a summit Monday in Grove City. It comes on the heels of news that a record high of nearly 841,000 Ohio students, or about 45 percent, are eligible for free or reduced-cost school lunches based on their family incomes.

Less than one-fifth of eligible children participated in the summer program last year, ac-

came to one of the four designated parks and the Alpha Community Center where the meals were served. The meals were prepared by Wilson Memorial Hospital. The city hopes to add a sixth site to the program this summer.

“When children go hungry during the summer months, their health and education suffers,” Sen. Sherrod Brown, who See MEALS/Page 3

Sidney company low bidder on ODOT project LIMA — Eagle Bridge Company of Sidney is the apparent low bidder for two projects that will open a multi-year Interstate 75 reconstruction project.

Eagle, 800 S. Vandemark Road, submitted a contract bid of $7.98 million for the reconstruction of the Reservoir Road and Fourth Street bridges over the interstate, Kirk Slusher, Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 deputy di-

rector, said Friday.

Slusher said a contract for the work will be awarded within a month following a review of the bidding documents.

He said ODOT expects interstate traffic to be minimally affected by the bridge work.

Replacement of the bridges is scheduled to begin this spring and be completed by late fall said ODOT

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cording to the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks and the Ohio Department of Education, which administers the program.

In 2011, the city of Sidney’s summer food program served 5,498 meals, said Duane Gaier, Parks and Recreation Department superintendent. This was an increase from 5,127 served in 2010. The meals were free to all children who

spokeswoman Rhonda Pees.

Pees said the actual interstate reconstruction will take place in two phases over the next three years. A section from Fourth Street to Bible Road will be bid out in 2013 for construction that year.

The section from the Auglaize County line to Fourth Street will be bid out early in 2014 for completion in 2015, Pees said.

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Fire, rescue SUNDAY -8:49 a.m.: medical.

Sidney paramedics responded to a medical call in the 200 block of Maple Street.

-12:03 a.m.: medical.

Paramedics were dispatched to a medical call in the 100 block of South Wilkinson Avenue.

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

Medics responded to a medical call in the 500 block of Buckeye Avenue.

-7:47 p.m.: medical.

Paramedics were dispatched to the 1300 block of Fourth Avenue for a medical call.

-7:25 p.m.: fire alarm.

Firefighters were dispatched to 591 Oakridge Drive for a fire alarm malfunction.

-5:56 p.m.: medical.

Medics responded to a medical call in the 1100 block of Amherst Drive.

-2:10 p.m.: assistance. Firefighters responded to 1815 Wapakoneta Avenue to assist a homeowner locked out with small children inside.

-1:35 p.m.: arcing lines. Firefighters were dispatched to 100 South

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Main Avenue for arcing power lines. DP&L also responded.

-10:49 a.m.: medical.

Paramedics responded to a medical call in the 200 block of Maple Street.

-4:56 a.m.: injury.

Medics were dispatched to the 800 block of Park Street for an injury.

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

Paramedics responded to a medical call in the 2200 block of Michigan Street.

-4:54 p.m.: medical.

Medics were dispatched to a medical call in the 300 block of West North Street.

-11:34 a.m.: mutual aid. Paramedics responded to the 1100 block of Wells Road in mutual aid to Anna Rescue.

-9:24 a.m.: medical.

Medics were dispatched to the 800 block of Second Avenue for a medical call.

-9:22 a.m.: injury.

Paramedics responded to the 200 block of East Parkwood Street for an injury.

-8:48 a.m.: medical.

Medics were dispatched to a medical call in the 2400 block of Wapakoneta Avenue.

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Sheriff’s log SUNDAY -12:55 p.m.: gunfire.

Sheriff ’s deputies responded to 9506 Riverview Place in Salem Township on a report someone was shooting in the area.

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

Deputies were dispatched to the Sidney Boat Club, 1055 Riverside Drive, on the report of a fight.

FRIDAY -4:59 p.m.: property damage accident.

Houston Rescue and the Lockington Fire Department responded to a vehicle stuck in a field on River Road after striking a mailbox.

Fire, rescue SUNDAY -12:09 a.m.: fire alarm. Shelby County, Port Jefferson and Rosewood fire departments

and Perry Port Salem Rescue responded to a dryer fire at 2471 Ta w a w a - M a p l e w o o d Road.

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

Jackson Center Rescue responded to the 17100 block of Ohio 65 for a woman with chest pain.

-12:49 p.m.: medical.

Jackson Center Rescue was dispatched to the 120 block of Redbud Circle for a woman with difficulty breathing.

-11:38 a.m.: fire.

Botkins firefighters were dispatched too the 15404 block of WapakonetaFisher Road for fire in a trailer.

-11:31 a.m.: medical.

Houston Rescue responded to the 600 block of State Route 48 for a woman with leg pain.

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

Anna Rescue responded to the 200 block of North Sycamore Street for a transport to St. Rita’s Hospital.

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Eck wins Sidney students geography bee win two bees Kendal Eck, daughter of Jerold and Teresa Eck, recently won the schoollevel National Geography Bee at Holy Angels School in Sidney.

Eck Eck, an eighth-grader, won the school-wide oral geography bee, competing against nine other students from grade levels four through eight. Eck will now take a written test in which the top 100 scores in each state will be eligible to compete in the state National Geography Bee on March 30.

State champions receive an all-expense-paid

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trip to Washington, D.C. on May 22-24 to compete for the $25,000 scholarship, a lifetime membership in the Society, and a trip to the Galapagos Islands.

The second-place winner was Tyler Mentges, eighth-grade, son of Michael and Robin Mentges, and third-place winner was Colin Haller, sixth-grade, son of Cameron and Teresa Haller.

Other grade level competitors included Jenna Allen and Evan Mentges, fourth-grade; Alex Gleason and Conor O’Leary, fifth-grade; Maria Adams and Haller, sixth-grade; John-Henry Frantz and Kaitrin O’Leary, seventh-grade; and Eck and Mentges, eighth-grade.

Scholarship applications available The Sidney-Shelby County YMCA is now accepting applications for the 2012 Lee E. Schauer Memorial Scholarship.

Application packets have been mailed to all area high schools and are also available at the local YMCA. The scholarship was established by the family and friends of Lee Schauer, a Sidney High School student who died in an accident in 1989, the summer before his senior year. When this scholarship was established, Lee’s parents were very clear that they wanted the scholarship to ‘make a difference’ to the student who received it. Their intent is to reach the “average” student, the one who has great potential, but who is not likely to qualify for traditional academic or athletic scholarships.

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• Must have a minimum GPA of 2.5. The GPA will be used as a qualifying criterion only.

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of the Sidney-Shelby County YMCA at least since April 1, 2009.

• Must participate in sports and/or fitness activities.

• Must demonstrate commitment to volunteering, and must be able to document that commitment. Greater weight will be given to volunteer service at the YMCA. • Must demonstrate the values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility in daily life and be able to articulate how they do that.

• Must demonstrate leadership values.

Application deadline is April 6. All applications should be returned to the YMCA, 300 E. Parkwood St., Sidney, OH. All applications will be reviewed by a selection committee, and finalists will be invited for an interview on April 24.

The scholarship award is in the amount of $2,000 each year, at a four-year renewable total of $8,000.

Questions may be directed to Emily O’Leary at 492-9622 or eoleary@sidneyymca.org.

Two Sidney students were the spelling and geography bee winners at Miami Montessori School in Troy.

Grant Wheeler, son of Bob and Kelly Wheeler, of Sidney, was the winner of the schoolwide spelling bee for the second consectutive year.

Grant will represent Miami Montessori at the Troy City School District Spelling Bee. Decker Jackson, son of Jeff and Laura Jackson, of Piqua, was first runner-up.

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Charlie Hale, son of Pat and Jennifer Hale, of Sidney, was the winner of the 2011-12 Georgrapy Bee at the school.

The first runner-up was Grant Wheeler.

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Urbana University Urbana University students from the area have been named to the dean’s List for the 2011 fall semester. In order to qualify for the dean’s list, a student must be enrolled in an undergraduate program for at least 12 credit hours and achieve a grade point average of 3.6 or higher, with no grade lower than a “C.” DEGRAFF — Jenna

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QUINCY — Amber Watkins.

HOUSTON — Jessica Baltes,.

RUSSIA — Bobbi Bornhorst.

SIDNEY — Bryson Long, Paul Miller and Ashleigh Monnin, from Sidney.

FORT LORAMIE — Lauren Turner.

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DEATH NOTICES Patricia M. McKale PIQUA — Patricia M. McKale, 73, of 416 Bear Run, Piqua, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, at 11:59 a.m. at Piqua Manor Nursing Home.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday at St. Mary Catholic Church, Piqua.

Arrangements by Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home, Piqua.

Margaret V. Smith PIQUA — Margaret V. Smith, 88, of Piqua died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at 1:40 p.m. at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy.

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JACKSON CENTER — Mabel L. Zorn, 100, of Jackson Center, away passed Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at 9:25 a.m. at her home.

She was born in Alger, July 24, 1911, the daughter of the late Earl and Daisy (Shadley) Ellis.

On Sept. 12, 1932, in Montra, she married Paul E. Zorn and he preceded her in death March 9, 1989. She was also preceded in death by a sister Coreda Parcell and four brothers, Edison, Paul, Howard and Tom Ellis.

A 1928 graduate of Alger High School, she worked three years at Monarch Machine, 18 years at Lima Tank Plant, 11 years at Morris Drug Store and five years at Rich’s Place in addition to her many years helping her husband run his insurance business.

Deeply involved in the community, Mabel was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, the Shrine Ladies of Sidney, Bara Court of Dayton, Moose Ladies, and the Elks. She was also active in many organizations that benefitted the Jackson Center commu-

nity, she was part of the group that founded the Jackson Center Library, the senior citizens program and was also involved in the development of the community swimming pool.

Survivors include her sisters-in-law Helen Jean Ellis of Alger and Twyla Argabright of Jackson Center; a very dear friend, Ruth Musser of Jackson Center; many nieces and nephews, and special caregivers, including Kim Shepherd, Rachel Rollins and Helen Shumaker.

The Rev. Ronald Shumaker will conduct a funeral service at the Smith-Eichholtz Funeral Home, Jackson Center, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at noon where friends may call one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Preston Cemetery, Alger.

In lieu of flowers, mecontributions morial may be made to the Senior Independence Hospice, 6520 Poe Ave., Dayton, OH 45414-2527.

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Patricia L. Sell DAYTON — Patricia L. Sell, 57, passed away Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 at her residence.

She was born April 1, 1954 in Dayton, the daughter of Glen and Anna Mae (Hoover) Watson. Anna Mae Watson survives her and resides in Dayton.

Patricia was happily married to Paul Glenn Sell on Aug. 25, 2000. He survives his lovely wife and resides in Quincy.

Additional survivors include three daughters, Tina (Matthew) Flora of Botkins, Wendy (Robert) Rawson of Alamo and Jessica (James) Conklin of Quincy; two sons, Barry (Carolyn) Sell of Austin and Ricky Marshall of Lewisburg.

Other survivors include three sisters, Shirley (Jaime) Hostetler, Donna Wilson and Glenna Sells; one brother, Denny Watson; and seven grandchildren, Chloe Flora, Cameron Flora, Brooklyn Flora, Grant Flora, William Rawson, Jackson, Raw-

son and Mason Conklin.

Patricia enjoyed spending lots of quality time with her husband, children and grandchildren. She loved to travel and be spontaneous. She was always ready for a new adventure. She spent her last days with all the ones she loved most.

Two of her favorite quotes were: “Always and Forever” and “I love you bigger than the sky.”

A service to honor her life will begin at 4 p.m., Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 at the George C. Martin Funeral Home Northridge Chapel, 5040 Frederick Pike at Needmore Road, Dayton, with Pastor Matthew Flora officiating.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the George C. Martin Funeral Home.

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ANNA — Jenise Berning, a freshman occupational therapy major, played “Hunting Chorus from ‘Der Freischutz’” by Carl Maria von Weber and “Alexander Takes a Swing” by Stanley Woods on the French horn during an instrumental recital recently at The University of Findlay.

A 2011 graduate of Anna High Berning School, Berning is the daughter of Alison and Steve Berning, Minster.

At UF, Berning participates in concert band.

is expected to join the Monday event by video, said in a statement.

Representatives from the Ohio Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and summer food service providers also will be at the meeting to discuss ways to increase participation, such as incorporating sports, arts, field trips or educational opportunities into their programs.

Some sites require students to meet certain family income guidelines, while others are open to all children — even those younger than school-age — in a designated low-income area, regardless of how much money their families make. Last year, the summer program served more than 3.6 million meals at nearly 1,500 sites in 74 counties, with reimbursed costs totaling more than $10 million.

Officials are working to reach eligible youth in the remaining 14 counties, ODE spokesman Patrick Gallaway said.

Especially in rural areas, that can be a challenge because it takes resources other than the federal funding to establish a site, staff it and arrange transportation for the children, OASHF executive director Lisa

GOP Romney’s campaign has dogged Gingrich at his own campaign stops, sending surrogates to remind reporters of Gingrich’s House ethics probe in the 1990s and other episodes in his career aimed at sowing doubt about his judgment.

Gingrich reacted defensively, accusing the former Massachusetts governor and a political committee that supports him of lying, and the GOP’s establishment of allowing it.

“I don’t know how you debate a person with civility if they’re prepared to say things that are just plain factually false,” Gingrich said during appearances on Sunday talk shows. “I think the Republican establishment believes it’s OK to say and do virtually anything to stop a genuine insurgency from winning because they are very afraid of losing control of the old order.”

Gingrich objected specifically to a Romney campaign ad that includes a 1997 NBC News report on the House’s decision to discipline Gingrich, then speaker, for ethics charges.

Romney continued to paint Gingrich as part of the very Washington establishment he condemns and someone who had a role in the nation’s economic problems.

“Your problem in

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“As budgets are cut, certainly within schools, within philanthropic (groups), within our local governments, the first programs that begin to get cut are programs like the summer food service program for children,” she said.

Officials are looking for community groups, faith-based agencies and other non-profit organizations to fill the need for children who don’t have a local summer food program site.

At Christ’s Table soup kitchen in Zanesville, some students show up to get a free lunch starting the day after classes let out, and the number of children served there increases by 15 percent during the summer, director Keely Warden said.

“We encourage the families to bring them in here,” she said. “Even if the adults don’t utilize our program during the school year, we encourage them to come see us in the summer months so that the kids can continue to get a hot, nutritious meal.”

Warden said the kitchen also works with Zanesville schools to keep tabs on holidays and other days that students are off during the school year and might need a meal.

From Page 1 Florida is that you worked for Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) at a time when Freddie Mac was not doing the right thing for the American people, and that you’re selling influence in Washington at a time when we need people who will stand up for the truth in Washington,” Romney told an audience in Naples.

Gingrich’s consulting firm was paid more than $1.5 million by the federally-backed mortgage company over a period after he left Congress in 1999.

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, trailing in Florida by a wide margin, stayed in his home state, where his 3-year-old daughter, Bella, was hospitalized.

She has a genetic condition caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 18th chromosome.

Aides said he would resume campaigning as soon as possible.

Texas Rep. Ron Paul, who has invested little in Florida, looked ahead to Nevada. The libertarian-leaning Paul is focusing more on gathering delegates in caucus states, where it’s less expensive to campaign. But securing the nomination only through caucus states is a hard task.

The intense effort by Romney to slow Gingrich is comparable to his strategy against Gingrich in the closing month before Iowa’s leadoff caucuses Jan. 3.

Career center plans ‘Look at Yesteryear’ PIQUA — Upper Valley Career Center students majoring in Environmental Occupations will be conducting their 31st annual museum program, “Look at Yesteryear,” in conjunction with their “Maple Sugaring Days” demonstration.

Elementary students will be visiting a village of the early 1900’s during this two-hour tour/program. The old time village, located in Garbry Hall at the Willowbrook Environmental Education Center, has shops

and offices from yesteryear. The students will see and hear how town merchants and professionals performed their trade around the early 1900’s. They will enter an old-time barbershop, post office, general store, bank and harness shop. A shoe cobbler’s shop, a oneroom schoolhouse, an undertaker/cabinet maker’s shop and blacksmith building are also included.

The Upper Valley Career Center students will provide demonstrations on how to make rope

with a rope-making machine, how to use a crosscut saw and froe to build a log cabin, and how to make maple syrup like the Native Americans.

Elementary students are shown how to tap the sugar maple trees from the Willowbrook woods and how to make the syrup the old-time way on a wood burning stove in the sugar camp.

This program is available to area students in grades 1, 2, 3 or 4. This museum experience will help reinforce state standards for the social stud-

ies and science curriculum for those grades.

Tours will be conducted between 9 and 11:30 a.m. or from 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Feb. 7, 8, 10, 15, 22, 24.

Tours are arranged on a first-come, first-served basis.

To schedule a tour or for more information, contact Michaella Quinter or Jim Metz at the Willowbrook Environmental Education Center at (937) 778-8763.

They may also be emailed at quinterm@uppervalleycc.org or metzj@uppervalleycc.org.

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Catholic leaders oppose birth control rules

Home owners receive warning CLEVELAND (AP) — Habitat for Humanity plans to foreclose on 25 houses in Cleveland if the homeowners do not respond to warning letters about their overdue mortgage payments.

The Christian nonprofit organization helps build homes for low-income families worldwide.

Some of its Cleveland homeowners are more than three years behind in mortgage payments, The Plain Dealer reported.

John Habat, executive director of Habitat’s local chapter, said letters will be sent to those property owners within two weeks telling them with they can do to avoid foreclosure. If they do not respond within 32 days, officials will foreclose on the homes, Habat said.

Habitat for Humanity was among the nation’s largest builders in 2010, when it constructed nearly 4,600 homes, and the group’s foreclosure rate is less than 2 percent nationwide, the newspaper reported. Habitat also has taken foreclosure steps in Florida and Georgia.

Habat said the housing market presents a good opportunity to help lowincome families, but people “have to understand the expectations of what homeownership means.”

Deeds to the properties are held by Habitat for Humanity, with homebuyers typically getting a 30-year, no-interest mortgage.

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Campaigning for Kucinich Country music icon Willie Nelson smiles before a fundraising concert for U.S. Rep Dennis Kucinich (left) in Lorain Sunday. Redistricting has pitted Kucinich, a Cleveland Democrat, against the Toledo area congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, in the March primary.

Former governor goes back to college COLUMBUS (AP) — Ted Strickland obviously has a thing for the classroom.

The former Democratic governor of Ohio, who lost his re-election bid in 2010, has two master’s degrees and a doctorate. This spring, at age 70, he’ll return to school again, as a resident fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics.

Strickland said he plans to teach an undergraduate course in class warfare in America. He said he plans to invite speakers who run the gamut from labor unions to corporations.

The class is subtitled “The politics of the rich, the poor and the struggling middle class,” echoing a vocabulary Strickland and fellow Democrats are touting on the political stump.

“I’m working on lining up Marian Wright Edelman, who specializes in

poverty rights for children; an artist from New York; just people from lots of different backgrounds,” he told The Associated Press recently.

Strickland is among seven participants in the program, located at the university’s Kennedy School of Government. Other former congressmen, a public radio journalist, a former president of the Wal-Mart Foundation, and the 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 he had during a recent trip to Germany through his work with the Washington, D.C.-based Bipartisan Policy Center.

He said he joined a delegation that toured manufacturing facilities there with an eye toward how they managed to succeed financially while the European economy faltered around them.

Invoices: Casino consultant billed Ohio for $1.5M letter of the law and have it be transparent.”

Davidson said consultants traveled more in the initial stages because the commission had a smaller staff. Regulators expect to spend less for outside reviews of applications for the planned casinos in Columbus and Cincinnati, in part because the same owners are involved, and rely more on commission staff as it hires more people.

“If we can do it ourselves, that is exactly what is going to happen,” Schuler said.

He defended the expensive price of Spectrum’s air travel. State contractors are prohibited from flying first-class and are asked to book the cheapest flights available, but Schuler noted that the charges depend on the going prices, especially when flights are booked under time constraints.

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service agencies. Sebelius recently said those nonprofit institutions would get an extra year to comply with the requirement, issued in regulations under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.

Spokesman Robert Tayek of the Cleveland diocese called it “the first time the federal government ever put out a mandate that asks people to violate their conscience,” according to WEWS-TV. Tayek said hospitals and Catholic charities were among quite a few Catholic institutions in the area that would be affected.

Officials in Obama’s administration have pointed out that the decision of whether and how to use birth control is up to individuals and their doctors, but some people believe the requirement goes too far.

“To force a religious institution to perform those services strikes me as an egregious violation of conscience,” Peter Feldmeier, a professor of Catholic studies at the University of Toledo, told The Blade newspaper. “I think the government is overstepping its bounds in a big way.”

Church officials are ready for a legal battle if the government doesn’t reverse the requirement, Dan Andriacco, a spokesman for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, told The Cincinnati Enquirer.

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The billed expenses included nearly $200 a night for stays at a Columbus hotel near the casino oversight agency and roundtrip flights between Philadelphia and Columbus that topped $1,000.

Spectrum’s lead consultant for Ohio, who was overseas and unavailable for comment, referred questions to regulators, the newspaper said.

The commission believes Spectrum is following its work agreements with the state, Casino Control Commission executive director Matt Schuler said.

“What I have seen is, they stay very strict to the terms of the agreement and to the scope of the work that has been approved by the commission,” Schuler said. “We need to be good stewards of the funds and make sure they’re following the

CINCINNATI (AP) — Catholic leaders in Ohio have joined the chorus of church officials urging parishioners to protest and pray about the federal government’s decision to require many church-affiliated institutions to cover free birth control for employees.

Archbishop Dennis Schnurr in Cincinnati, Bishop Richard Lennon in Cleveland and Bishop Leonard Blair in Toledo shared their opposition in letters that were distributed or read to parishioners this weekend, saying the decision runs counter to their beliefs and violates their religious freedom. Their dioceses In the similarly worded letters, they say they won’t comply with a requirement for health coverage of services such as contraception, abortion-inducing drugs or sterilization. Schnurr’s letter called the decision “a heavy blow” to Catholics and others they serve.

The bishops are urging parishioners to pray or fast and to consider contacting lawmakers in Congress to push for legislation reversing the requirement.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has said she believes the proposal balances religious freedom with increased access to preventive care.

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COLUMBUS (AP) — Invoices show the consultant helping Ohio develop rules and regulations related to its four new casinos charged the state more than $1.5 million in 2011.

More than $1.4 million of the costs for Atlantic City, N.J.-based Spectrum Gaming Group came from fees of up to $375 per hour, The Columbus Dispatch reported after reviewing the documents.

About $85,000 was travel-related as Spectrum representatives visited regulators and the first two casino sites in Cleveland and Toledo and went elsewhere to meet potential vendors and a developer.

Spectrum’s services will be funded with fees from vendors, employees and the casinos, which pay $1.5 million to apply for a license, said Jo Ann Davidson, chairwoman of the

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‘The Sting’ actress dies LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dimitra Arliss, who played a hired killer alongside Robert Redford and Paul Newman in the caper comedy “The Sting,” has died in Los Angeles. She was 79.

Jaime Larkin, a spokesperson for the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital, says Arliss died Jan. 26 at the Woodland Hills facility of complications from a stroke.

The Ohio native began her acting career at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. On Broadway, Arliss starred opposite Stacy Keach in “Indians” and with Kevin Kline and John Malkovich in “Arms and the Man.”

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Troops shell neighborhoods BEIRUT (AP) — In dozens of tanks and armored vehicles, Syrian troops stormed rebellious areas near the capital Sunday, shelling neighborhoods that have fallen under the control of army dissidents and clashing with fighters. At least 62 people were killed in violence nationwide, activists and residents said.

The widescale offensive near the capital suggested the regime is worried that military defectors could close in on Damascus, which has remained relatively quiet while most other Syrian cities descended into chaos after the uprising began in March.

The rising bloodshed added urgency to Arab and Western diplomatic efforts to end the 10-month conflict.

The violence has gradually approached the capital. In the past two weeks, army dissidents have become more visible, seiz-

ing several suburbs on the eastern edge of Damascus and setting up checkpoints where masked men wearing military attire and wielding assault rifles stop motorists and protect anti-regime protests.

Their presence so close to the capital is astonishing in tightly controlled Syria and suggests the Assad regime may either be losing control or setting up a trap for the fighters before going on the offensive.

Residents of Damascus reported hearing clashes in the nearby suburbs, particularly at night, shattering the city’s calm.

“The current battles taking place in and around Damascus may not yet lead to the unraveling of the regime, but the illusion of normalcy that the Assads have sought hard to maintain in the capital since the beginning of the revolution has surely unraveled,” said Ammar Abdulhamid, a U.S.based Syrian dissident.

“Once illusions unravel, reality soon follows,” he wrote in his blog Sunday.

Soldiers riding some 50 tanks and dozens of armored vehicles stormed a belt of suburbs and villages on the eastern outskirts of Damascus known as al-Ghouta Sunday, a predominantly Sunni Muslim agricultural area where large anti-regime protests have been held.

Some of the fighting on Sunday was less than three miles (four kilometers) from Damascus, in Ein Tarma, making it the closest yet to the capital.

“There are heavy clashes going on in all of the Damascus suburbs,” said Rami Abdul-Rahman, director of the Britishbased Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, who relies on a network of activists on the ground. “Troops were able to enter some areas but are still facing stiff resistance in others.”

Afghan family found guilty

Congress tries to police itself WASHINGTON (AP) — Aware that most Americans would like to dump them all, members of Congress hope to regain some sense of trust by subjecting themselves to tougher penalties for insider trading and requiring they disclose stock transactions within 30 days.

A procedural vote Monday would allow the Senate later this week to pass a bill prohibiting members of Congress from using nonpublic information for their own personal benefit or “tipping” others to inside information that they could trade on.

Insider trading laws apply to all Americans, but CBS’ “60 Minutes” in November said members of Congress get a pass, citing investment transactions by party leaders and a committee chairman in businesses about to be affected by pending legislation.

10 killed GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A long line of cars and trucks collided one after another early Sunday on a dark Florida highway so shrouded in haze and smoke that drivers were instantly blinded. At least 10 people were killed.

When rescuers first arrived, they could only listen for screams and moans because the poor visibility made it difficult to find victims in wreckage that was strewn for nearly a mile, police said.

Authorities were still trying to determine what caused the pileup south of Gainesville on Interstate 75, which had been closed for a time before the accidents because of the mixture of fog and heavy smoke from a brush fire that may have been intentionally set. At least a dozen cars and six tractortrailers were involved, and some burst into flames.

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Cancer found in mummy CAIRO (AP) — A professor from American University in Cairo says discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200-year-old mummy indicates the disease was caused by genetics, not environment.

The genetics-environment question is key to understanding cancer.

AUC professor Salima Ikram, a member of the team that studied the mummy in Portugal for two years, said Sunday the mummy was of a man who died in his forties.

She said this was the second oldest known case of prostate cancer.

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

Suu Kyi galvanizes politics DAWEI, Myanmar (AP) — Euphoric seas of supporters waved opposition party flags and offered yellow garlands.

They lined crumbling roads for miles and climbed atop trees, cars and roofs as Aung San Suu Kyi spoke at impromptu rallies. Some cried as her convoy passed.

Cheered by tens of thousands, the 66-year-old opposition leader electrified Myanmar’s repressive political landscape everywhere she traveled Sunday on her first political tour of the countryside since her party registered to run in a historic ballot that could see her elected to parliament for the first time.

“We will bring democracy to the country,” Suu Kyi said to roaring applause as her voice boomed through loudspeakers from the balcony of a National League for Democracy office in the southern coastal district of Dawei. “We will bring rule of

law … and we will see to it that repressive laws are repealed.”

As huge crowds screamed “Long Live Daw Aung San Suu Kyi!” and others held banners saying “You Are Our Heart,” she said: “We can overcome any obstacle with unity and perseverance, however difficult it may be.”

Suu Kyi’s campaign and by-elections due April 1 are being watched closely by the international community, which sees the vote as a crucial test of whether the military-backed government is really committed to reform.

The mere fact that Suu Kyi was able to speak openly in public in Dawei — and her supporters were able to greet her en masse without fear of reprisal — was proof of dramatic progress itself. Such scenes would have been unthinkable just a year ago, when the long-ruling junta was still in power and demonstrations were all but

banned.

Suu Kyi’s visit was equivalent to waking a sleeping dragon, said environmental activist Aung Zaw Hein.

“People had been afraid to discuss politics for so long,” he said. “Now that she’s visiting, the political spirit of people has been awakened.”

Looking into the giant crowds, Hein added: “I’ve never seen people’s faces look like this before. For the first time, they have hope in their eyes.”

Businesman Ko Ye said he was ecstatic that Suu Kyi came, and like most people here, he welcomed the recent dramatic changes that made her trip possible. “We are all hoping for democracy,” the 49-year-old said, “but we’re afraid these reforms can be reversed at anytime.”

After nearly half a century of iron-fisted military rule, a nominally civilian government took office last March.

KINGSTON, Ontario (AP) — A jury on Sunday found an Afghan father, his wife and their son guilty of killing three teenage sisters and a cowife in what the judge described as “cold-blooded, shameful murders” resulting from a “twisted concept of honor” in a case that shocked and riveted Canadians.

Prosecutors said the defendants allegedly killed the three teenage sisters because they dishonored the family by defying its disciplinarian rules on dress, dating, socializing and using the Internet.

The jury took 15 hours to find Mohammad Shafia, 58; his wife Tooba Yahya, 42; and their son Hamed, 21, each guilty of four counts of firstdegree murder. First-degree murder carries an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years.

After the verdict was read, the three defendants again declared their innocence in the killings of sisters Zainab, 19, Sahar 17, and Geeti, 13, as well as Rona Amir Mohammad, 52, Shafia’s childless first wife in a polygamous marriage.

Their bodies were found June 30, 2009, in a car submerged in a canal in Kingston, Ontario, where the family had stopped for the night on their way home to Montreal from Niagara Falls, Ontario.

The prosecution alleged it was a case of premeditated murder, staged to look like an accident after it was carried out. Prosecutors said the defendants drowned their victims elsewhere on the site, placed their bodies in the car and pushed it into the canal.

Ontario Superior Court Judge Robert Maranger said the evidence clearly supported the conviction.

Could you be a 15-percenter? Decoding tax rates NEW YORK (AP) — Millionaires can be just like everyone else. At least when it comes to paying taxes.

Mitt Romney released records this week that show he pays a tax rate of about 15 percent of his income. The relatively low figure is raising eyebrows because it’s on par with the rate paid by many middle-class households. That’s despite the Republican presidential candidate’s impressive income of $45 million over the past two years.

The disparity seems to fly in the face of the basic rule that tax rates move in tandem with wages; the more you earn, the more you pay. So Romney’s disclosure may stir suspicions that the system is tilted toward the rich.

In his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, President Barack Obama focused on the issue by noting that a quarter of all millionaires pay lower tax rates than millions of middle-class households.

“We need to change our tax code so that people like me, and an awful lot of members of

Congress, pay our fair share of taxes,” Obama said in a speech that repeatedly touched on the gap between the rich and poor.

On average, the wealthy pay taxes at a much higher rate than the middle-class individuals. But the primary reason that many pay a lower tax rate is that more of their income comes from investments, which is generally taxed at a far lower rate than wages.

Even if investment income doesn’t play a big role in your finances, understanding the basics of how tax rates work can help even the average wage earner save hundreds, if not thousands of dollars a year.

Although it’s common to grumble about taxes, taxpayers often don’t know precisely what percentage of their income goes to the government.

So an essential starting point is to look at how tax rates are applied.

Taxpayers can currently fall into one of six federal tax brackets depending on their taxable income. This amount includes items such as wages and distributions from retire-

ment accounts. The tax rate for each bracket ranges from 10 percent to 35 percent. This is the most basic building block of tax planning because your taxable income can be reduced considerably by various credits, exemptions and deductions.

Here’s the breakdown of how much single filers would pay in federal income taxes depending on their taxable income for 2011: 1. 10 percent — income up to $8,500 2. 15 percent — over $8,500 up to $34,500 3. 25 percent — over $34,500 up to $83,600 4. 28 percent — over $83,600 up to $174,000 5. 33 percent — over $174,400 up to $379,150 6. 35 percent — amount over $379,150 Keep in mind that these are marginal rates, meaning your income is taxed in tiers. The first $10,000 you earn, for example, is taxed at a lower rate than the next $10,000.

So let’s say you earned $100,000, putting you in the 28 percent tax bracket. This does-

n’t mean you’d fork over $28,000 in federal income taxes. It means that the amount you earn above a certain threshold is taxed at 28 percent. Your federal income taxes would actually be closer to about 22 percent of your income.

The current federal rates are set to expire at the end of this year. If Congress doesn’t act by then, the rates would revert to levels from before the Bush-era tax cuts, which ranged from 15 percent to 39.6 percent.

For now, federal income tax rates overall are near historic lows, says Joseph Rosenberg, a research associate at the Tax Policy Center in Washington, D.C. He also said that nearly half of Americans do not pay any federal income taxes as a result of various exemptions given to those with dependents and limited incomes.

Federal income taxes are only a piece of the larger tax picture, however. Payroll taxes, which go toward Social Security and Medicare, eat up another 5.65 percent of wages.

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This Evening • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Vision of Hope, group meets at 7 p.m. at Russell Road Christian Center, 340 W. Russell Road.

• Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step program for anyone desiring to stop eating compulsively, meets at 7 p.m. at Hillcrest Baptist Church, 1505 S. Main St., Bellefontaine.

• Sidney Boy Scout Troop 97 meets at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ. All new members are welcome. For more information, call Tom Frantz at 492-7075.

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

Feldman to celebrate century birthday

DAYTON — Irma Feldman, who resided in Minster for more than 60 years, will celebrate her 100th birthday during the weekend of Feb. 4 with her children, Bob Woehrmyer, of Centerville, Carol Ragalie, of Sharonville, John Feldman, of West Chester, and Mary and Tom Swett, of Ridgefield, Conn.

Feldman was born Feb. Tuesday Morning • Wagner Manufacturing and General House- 6, 1912. She married Rusware Corp. retirees meet at 8:30 a.m. for breakfast sell Woehrmyer, who died at Bob Evans.

• The F. J. Stallo Memorial Library in Minster will hold Storytime from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. for children 3, 4 and 5.

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in 1942. She then married Henry Feldman, who died in 1983.

She has 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

The staff and residents of Brighton Gardens, where Feldman lives, will celebrate her birthday Feb. 6.

Congratulations and cards may be sent to her at 6800 Paragon Road, Apt. 303, Dayton, OH 45359.

this today.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You will have to go more than halfway when dealing with others today, because the Moon is directly opposite your sign. However, this is a friendly, easygoing day.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Co-workers and others at work are cooperative and friendly today. If you need to ask for help, today’s the day to do it!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Romance, love affairs, vacations, sports and playful activities with children will delight you today. Take time out to play today. Enjoy yourself!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Home, family and domestic relations are quite friendly and smooth today. This is a good day to hunker down and hide at home if you get a chance. Conversations with female relatives are pleasant.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You’ll enjoy meeting new faces and seeing new places today. Interesting news might arrive that pleases you. This is a good day for writers and salespeople.

YOU BORN TODAY You are entertaining and love to schmooze with others. (And others love to schmooze with you, too!) However, you want to be appreciated for more than just your entertaining talents. You want your accomplishments to be respected and recognized as well.

An exciting year ahead awaits you because 2012 is the beginning of a new cycle for you. Open any door!

Birthdate of: Portia de Rossi, actress; Justin Timberlake, singer/actor; Ernie Banks, Baseball Hall-of-Famer.

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts at What kind of day will Work, meets at noon at St. John’s Lutheran tomorrow be? To find out Church, 120 W. Water St. what the stars say, read the forecast given for Tuesday Evening • Head, Neck and Oral Cancer Support Group your birth sign. for patients and caregivers meets at St. Rita’s ReFor Tuesday, gional Cancer Center in the Garden Conference Jan. 31, 2012 Room from 5 to 6:30 p.m. For more information, call (419) 227-3361.

ARIES • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Living the Basics, meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Apostolic Temple, (March 21 to April 19) This is an excellent 210 Pomeroy Ave. • The New Bremen Public Library will host Sto- day for business and commerce. And it’s also a rytimes at 6:30 p.m.

• Minster Civic Association meets at 7 p.m. at good day to shop for beautiful things, espethe Wooden Shoe Inn, Minster.

• The Miami-Shelby Chapter of the Barbershop cially for yourself and Harmony Society meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Greene loved ones.

TAURUS Street UMC, 415 W. Greene St. at Caldwell Street.

All men interested in singing are welcome and vis- (April 20 to May 20) The Moon is in your itors are always welcome. For more information, sign today, which brings call (937) 778-1586 or visit www.melodymenchoyou a little bit of extra rus.org.

• The Al-Anon Sidney Group, for friends and rel- good luck. Hurrah! Enjoy atives of alcoholics, meets from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at schmoozing with artistic First Presbyterian Church on the corner of North people. All group meetings will go well.

Street and Miami Avenue. All are welcome.

GEMINI Wednesday Morning • The Downtown Business Association meets at (May 21 to June 20) A secret romance or 8 a.m. at TWT Shirts, 115 E. North St. flirtation that plays out • The Sidney Kiwanis Club meets at 11:30 a.m. behind the scenes could at the Moose Lodge. Lunch is held until noon, folmake your heart go aflutlowed by a club meeting and program. ter. Some of you will deWednesday Afternoon velop a crush on a boss or • Jackson Center Senior Citizens meets at 1 p.m. someone older or more at the Jackson Center Family Life Center. experienced. (Oh my.)

Wednesday Evening CANCER • The Sidney Altrusa Club meets at 5:30 p.m. at (June 21 to July 22) CJ’s HighMarks. Altrusa members network to proYou’ll enjoy schmoozvide community service with a focus on the promo- ing with others in group tion of literacy and goodwill. For more information situations today, but in or to become a member, contact Bev Mintchell at particular, you could 498-9431. meet someone from an• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Labor of other culture or different Love, meets at 6:30 p.m. at First Christian Church, country. Someone might 320 E. Russell Road. inspire you today.

• The Miami-Shelby Ostomy Support Group LEO meets at 7 p.m. at the Cancer Care Center in the (July 23 to Aug. 22) lower level of the Upper Valley Medical Center, Even if only briefly, 3130 N. Dixie Highway, Troy. The group will pro- you will be noticed by vide information and support to ostomates and parents, teachers and their families. For more information, call (937) 440- VIPs today. Be aware of 4706. this. Actually, you might • Stokes Lodge 305, Free and Accepted Masons, be easily noticed by the meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Port Jefferson Lodge, Port police as well. (Good to Jefferson. All Master Masons are welcome. know.)

VIRGO Thursday Morning • The New Bremen Public Library will hold Sto- (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Try to do something rytime at 10:30 a.m. for all ages. different. Go someplace Thursday Afternoon you’ve never been before.

• Shelby County Toastmasters meets at noon at Today you want to learn the Sidney-Shelby County YMCA. Guests are welsomething new and have come. For more information, contact Ed Trudeau at a little adventure!

498-3433 or edward.trudeau@emerson.com or visit LIBRA the website at shelby.freetoasthost.ws.

(Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts at Tidy up loose ends For Wednesday, Work, meets at noon at St. John’s Lutheran with bills, taxes, inheriFeb. 1, 2012 Church, 120 W. Water St. tances and anything hav• The Amos Memorial Public Library offers ing to do with shared ARIES Homework Help from 3:30 to 5 p.m. property. Things will go (March 21 to April 19) Thursday Evening quite smoothly if you do It’s in your best inter• The Narcotics Anonymous group, All in the Family, meets at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 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. New members always are welcome.

• Temperance 73 Masonic Lodge at the corner of Miami Avenue and Poplar Street meets at 7:30 p.m.

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TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Feelings of competitiveness in a group situation might arise today.

However, this same planetary energy could create a sexual attraction with someone. (That could be interesting.)

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Someone might accuse you of enjoying favoritism with the boss or an authority figure. Or perhaps this someone is just jealous of you today?

Tread carefully.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Be diplomatic in all discussions about racial issues, politics and religion because you easily could be misunderstood.

Others might be too quick to interpret things the wrong way.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) A dispute about shared property, inheritances or shared responsibilities could arise today. Try to avoid this kind of discussion if you can. Keep things light and easy.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Because you’re coming on so strong lately (even if you are not aware of this) you might offend a close friend or a partner today. Pull back a little and be more patient and diplomatic.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You have strong feelings about a co-worker today. In fact, a platonic relationship could turn romantic. Nevertheless, someone might object.

Play your cards close to your chest.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)

This is a great day for sports, playful activities with children, romantic adventures and show business. People are unusually dynamic and enabout thusiastic everything. Nevertheless, people are also competitive!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Your ambition to achieve something at work or in your career might conflict with the demands of home and family today. But try for a win-win solution.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You’re unusually convincing today, which means this is a great day for those of you who sell, write, market, teach, act or promote anything. All conversations with others will be vigorous!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Don’t go overboard spending money today because you might be tempted to do so. Instead, use this energy to increase your earnings.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Relations with partners and close friends are likely and dynamic today.

Although friendly, they could easily slip into a competitive, argumentative situation. Be careful.

YOU BORN TODAY People are attracted to you. You exude confidence and determination because you are extremely goal-oriented.

You go after what you want. You have a youthful flair and a way of appearing in control of things (whether you are or not). In the year ahead, your primary focus will be on partnerships and close friendships.

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MAXSON CONOVER — Mike and Liz Maxson, of Conover, announce the birth of a son, Isaac Harold Maxson, Jan. 18, 2012, at 9:41 a.m. in the Copeland-Emerson Family Birth Center at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney.

He weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces, and was 20 inches long.

He was welcomed home by his sister, Darcy Maxson, 6.

His maternal grandparents are Mark and Linda Farney, of Dayton.

His paternal grandparents are Bill and Janice Maxson, of Conover.

His great-grandparents are Eileen Watkins, of Sidney, and James Patterson, of Kettering.

His mother is the former Liz Farney, of Dayton.

MIDDENDORF FORT LORAMIE — Eric and Holly Middendorf, of Fort Loramie, announce the birth of a son, Jackson Joseph Middendorf, Jan. 15, 2012, at 7:39 p.m. in the Copeland-Emerson Family Birth Center at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney.

He weighed 9 pounds, 12 ounces, and was 21 3/4 inches long.

His maternal grandparents are Ricky and Betty Gressley, of Wabash, Ind. His paternal grandparents are

Richard Middendorf, of Fort Loramie, and the late Erma Middendorf.

His great-grandparents are Billy and Jackie Shumaker, of North Manchester, Ind. His mother is the former Holly Gressley, of Wabash, Ind. ALLEN Chuck and Jaime Allen, of Sidney, announce the birth of a daughter, Reese Morgan Allen, Dec. 23, 2011, at 9:48 a.m. in the Copeland-Emerson Family Birth Center at Wilson Memorial Hospital.

She weighed 7 pounds, 14.3 ounces, and was 20 1/2 inches long.

She was welcomed home by her brothers, Levi, 10, Mason, 7, and Grant, 3.

Her maternal grandparents are Mike and Brenda Shepherd, of Sidney. Her paternal grandparents are Bud and Brenda Allen, of Sidney.

Her great-grandparents are Luke and Jody Napier and Lola Shepherd, all of Sidney.

Her mother is the former Jaime Shepherd, of Sidney.

LANDRUM Tracy A. Landrum, of Sidney, announces the birth of a son, Brice Thomas Landrum, Jan. 8, 2012, at 3:29 p.m. in the Copeland-Emerson Family Birth Center at

Wilson Memorial Hospital.

He weighed 9 pounds, 6/10 ounce, and was 20.5 inches long.

His maternal grandparents are Chris and Tammy Heitmeyer, of Sidney, and the late Brian D. Landrum.

His great-grandparents are Thomas and Caroline Fulton, of Peebles, Ann Landrum, of Sidney, and Joan and Virgil Heitmeyer, of Sidney.

LEACH VERSAILLES — Sherri and Chris Leach, of Versailles, announce the birth of a son, Nolan Scott Leach, Jan. 25, 2012, at 12:15 p.m. in the Copeland-Emerson Family Birth Center at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney.

He weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces, and was 20.5 inches long.

He was welcomed home by his brother, Quayd, 10, and his sisters, Kiearra, 9, and Cassie, 5.

His maternal grandparents are Nina and Dennis Barga, of Versailles. His paternal grandparents are Cheryl and Marion Dale Leach Jr., of Versailles.

His great-grandparents are Alfred Henry, of Versailles and Mary Ann Leach, of Greenville.

His mother is the former Sherri Barga, of Versailles.

Relay for Life announces 2012 theme: ‘Round Up a Cure’ Organizers also seek teams for August event “Round Up a Cure” will be the theme of Shelby County’s 2012 Relay for Life event, planners announced this week.

Co-chairmen Rhonda Pence and Bob Romanowski said the Western theme was chosen by vote during a recent meeting of team leaders.

The relay, which raises funds for the American Cancer Society, will take place Aug. 3 and 4 at the Shelby County Fairgrounds.

Local organizers have

set a goal of $209,000, down from last year’s goal of $250,000, which was not reached.

“We also hope to register 400 survivors and sell 1,000 luminaria,” Pence said.

Teams are forming and registering now. To sign up a team, contact Annette Schroerlucke at aschroerlucke@yahoo.co m. Teams who register before March 1 will be eligible to participate in a drawing for a prize, Pence said.

Some teams have al-

ready begun fundraising projects.

To register as a survivor, contact Mary King by email at fuzzmar@nktelco.com. To purchase luminaria at $10 each, Pence at contact lrpen@embarqmail.com.

Information about the event can be found at www.cancer.org by searching for Shelby County Relay for Life.

The next team meeting will be Feb. 9 at the VFW Hall on Wapakoneta Avenue in Sidney.

For photo reprints, visit www.sidneydailynews.com

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A stitch in time Janet Fishbach, of Sidney, quilts during a session at the Senior Center of Sidney and Shelby County Thursday. Center members are invited to participate as the quilters finish quilts taken in by local residents. The residents pay a fee which benefits the Senior Center. Any member who wants to learn to quilt can contact Fishbach through the center.

A well-versed valentine Dear ReadLoveland, CO ers: Want to add 80538. something speTo be sure cial to a Valenyour card is detine’s Day card? livered by Since 1947, Valentine’s Day, Loveland, Colo., it must be rehas been handceived in Lovestamping cards land no later Hints with a special than Feb. 7. For from Va l e n t i n e ’ s destinations themed verse the Heloise outside and then sendUnited States, Heloise Cruse cards must be ing them on.

Loveland received by Feb. (“The Sweetheart City”) 3 at the latest. — Heloise holds a contest from all FAST FACTS over the area, and anyDear Readers: Here one or a group of people are my favorite alternate may enter to choose the uses for chopsticks: winning design and mes• As a stake to supsage for the stamp. More port small plants. than 50 volunteers • Use to pull cooked stamp 150,000-plus food out of a toaster cards sent to the town oven. from all 50 states and • Use to hold my hair more than 100 coun- up. tries! That’s a lot of • Wrap a paper towel work! around them and clean To have your cards hard-to-reach places. specially stamped, ad• Aerate plant soil dress and stamp (45 with them. cents for U.S. postage) — Heloise each card. (Make sure to FIXING add one for yourself!)

FINGERNAILS Place all of these in a Dear Readers: Hate large envelope and mail finding a chip in the nail to: Postmaster, Atten- polish you’re wearing? I tion: Valentine Re-Mail- do! Here is a handy hint ing, 446 E. 29th St., for how to fix this little

problem. I call it “tipping.”

First, use a little clear polish to fill in the dent, and let dry. Then use the colored polish and paint a thin layer over your nail. Your nail will be as good as new! — Heloise FLOWERS GALORE Dear Heloise: I often receive or buy a beautiful floral arrangement.

Instead of leaving as one arrangement, I take the flowers and make several smaller ones. I place one or two flowers in several vases. To add fullness, I search my house for any greenery I might be able to add. For example, I trim my ivy and add that to the vase.

I then place the vases in different rooms, or for a different look, put several small ones next to each other. This is one way to really spread the beauty of flowers all through my house. — K.M.C., Rosebud, Texas What a blooming beautiful idea, and one I do myself. One small $4 grocery-store bunch makes four vases of flowers to spread the cheer!

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Alize you are boyfriend and I had a though we canwearing it. huge argument. He took not say with Please keep up what I said out of conabsolute cer’Tween the good work of text. He is a very stubtainty that the our born guy and won’t 12 & 20 educating seatbelt and/or teens … and apologize because he Dr. Robert air bags preadults! — Sgt. thinks he is always Wallace vented injuries, Ken Diedrich, right, but this time he is there is a very Illinois State Po- 100 percent wrong — no strong correlation be- lice. doubt about it. We tween the two. Just yesSGT. DIEDRICH: haven’t talked in four terday I arrived at a Thanks for your impor- days. I like this guy a lot, fatal crash in which the tant first-hand informa- and I miss not being driver was ejected dur- tion on why the use of with him, but I’m tired of ing a rollover crash. The seatbelts should be always allowing him to driver was not buckled. mandatory when travel- get his way. I’m the one I’ve seen several other ing in a motor vehicle. I who always says that I’m rollover crashes where agree with you 100 per- sorry. — Nameless, the driver was buckled cent and have dedicated Hammond, La. and had minor or no in- several columns encourNAMELESS: Since juries. aging teens to buckle up you are the one who alThe bottom line is that you never know when a crash might happen, and it may not be your fault, but if the seatbelt could possibly More Than Just A Cosmetic Issue prevent injuries or Pain Phlebitis Heaviness/Tiredness Blood Clots Ankle Sores Burning/Tingling /Ulcers Swelling/Throbbing Bleeding Tender Veins

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I am an Illinois State Trooper and have been a police officer for over 25 years, nearly all of it in patrol. I work the expressways in the Chicago suburbs and have seen my share of crashes over the years.

Unfortunately, many of them were fatal. I do strongly agree that a great many crashes can be avoided, but unfortunately, all cannot be. I have seen time and time again where people have miraculously walked away from a collision with minor or no injuries; apparently because they were buckled.

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U.S. pork Sanders elected FSA chairman producers celebrate milestone American efforts and to pork producers participate in are celebrating a its Adopt-Akey milestone proRetailer that is helping gram where millions of conthey are worksumers undering with the stand where Checkoff ’s retheir food comes tail marketing from and is em- Thoughts from managers to powering lead- the pork queen meet with meat ers for modern Katelyn Seger directors, managriculture. The agers and suNational Pork Board's pervisors for the top Operation Main Street grocery store chains in (OMS) program which the country. focuses on bringing its The National Pork message of pork to con- Board has responsibility sumers achieved its for Checkoff-funded re5,000th speech recently. search, promotion and Through the Pork consumer information Checkoff-funded commu- projects and for community outreach program, nicating with pork promore than 150,000 peo- ducers and the public. ple have heard firsthand Through a legislative nafrom OMS volunteer tional Pork Checkoff, speakers how the pork pork producers invest 40 industry is working to cents for each $100 value improve how food is of hogs sold. The Pork raised and to provide Checkoff funds national consumers with healthy and state programs in choices. Media coverage advertising, consumer of their speeches has information, retail and reached an estimated foodservice marketing, audience of more than export market promo24 million. tion, production imNow in its seventh provement, technology, year, the OMS program swine health, pork safety has trained almost 950 and environmental manvolunteer speakers in agement. more than 30 states inIf you are interested cluding Ohio. OMS in having someone come speakers are reaching to speak to your group out to consumers, youth, about the pork industry, and important opinion please contact a Shelby leaders such as dieti- County Pork Producer’s tians who can also earn trustee today, or visit Continuing Professional www.ohiopork.org.

Education credits for atSpecial thanks to tending an OMS speech. those of you who atAnd, the Pork Checkoff tended the Shelby has developed partner- County Pork Producers ships with the National Annual meeting reFFA Organization and cently. We would once the American Associa- again like to recognize tion of Swine Veterinari- Roger Bender for his ans (AASV) to extend many years of service to the OMS program’s the Pork Producers and value beyond the pork wish him well in his reindustry. tirement.

OMS started as a Also, thanks to all of grassroots effort in 2004 the volunteers and to improve the pork in- donors who gave so gendustry’s image in rural erously over the past America. Today, OMS year to help make the speakers have reached new show arena at the beyond their local civic fairgrounds a reality. organizations to connect The Shelby County with consumers in cities Classic jackpot pig show like Cincinnati, Cleve- will be held for the first land and Columbus; time on June 23. This they’re educating opin- show is being sponsored ion leaders, setting the by the Shelby County record straight with the Pork Producers and the news media and utiliz- show will be one of seving social media to reach eral shows on the Buckinfluencers. eye Summer Show During the H1N1 cri- Circuit. If you are intersis in 2009, OMS speak- ested in sponsoring or ers also took it upon supporting this show or themselves to call their would like to know more local media to set the about it, please contact a record straight that pork Pork Producer trustee was a safe and healthy today. food.

And, OMS speakers The writer is the 2011 are being tapped for new Shelby County Pork Inand important industry dustry queen.

The initiatives. OMS speak- daughter of Ken and ers have been trained to Janice Seger, she is a help with the Pork junior at Fort Loramie Checkoff ’s social media High School.

E d w a r d DCP/ACRE Sanders, Cynenrollment thian Township Enrollment producer, was for participaelected to serve tion in the curas chairman rent year Direct during the reCountercyclical cent committee Payment (DCP) reorganization and optional meeting of the FSA news Average Crop Shelby County Roger Lentz Revenue ElecFarm Service tion (ACRE) program Agency committee for continues through June 2012. Brent Clinehens, 1. The programs require a resident of Salem an annual signup, and Township, will serve as all signatures for particvice chairman, while ipation must be submitLarry Sprague serves in ted to FSA by the a committee member program deadline. capacity.

The 2008 Farm legisThese committee perlation states that no adare producer sons vance payment (22 elected and responsible percent in previous for carrying out proyears) is authorized for grams in full accor2012. A direct payment dance with the for program participaestablished regulations, tion will be disbursed in national and state policies, procedures and in- October.

Producers are restructions. Additionally, to contact the quested they are responsible for Office, at their County the overall operation of earliest convenience, the county office and the rendering of timely and arrange for an appointment.

Any and quality services.

The FSA County changes in the farming Committee meets quar- operation from the preterly and the next meet- vious year should also ing is scheduled on be promptly reported to March 8 at 8 a.m. in the the FSA. FSA office conference Land investment room. The meeting is disclosure open to the public with Any foreign investor, the exception of execu- who buy, sell or hold a tive items of committee direct or indirect interbusiness. est in U.S. agricultural Producers with land, must report their items of concern are holdings and transacrequested to contact tions to the U.S. Secrethe office for schedul- tary of Agriculture on ing a minimum 24 form FSA-153.

The hours in advance of a Agricultural Foreign InCommittee meeting. vestment Disclosure Act

Enrollment under way

COLUMBUS — Eligible producers with livestock, purchased or harvested feed, honeybees, or farm-raised fish losses due to disease, adverse weather, or other conditions between Jan. 1, 2011, and Dec. 29, 2011, have until today to

submit all supporting documentation, if they have not already done so.

Adequate documentation must prove the loss occurred as a direct result of an eligible adverse weather event in the calendar year for

which benefits are being requested.

Producers should contact their local FSA county offices with any questions about ELAP. Producers can also learn more about ELAP by visiting http://disaster.fsa.usda.gov.

Civil rights, discrimination

the date the alleged discrimination occurred.

Complaints may be by letter or by the standard USDA form AD1126. Send to: USDA, Director Office of Civil Rights, Room 326W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20259-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice or TDD).

Appreciation to Patty Mann Jackson Township producer Patty Mann has completed two terms as a County Committeeperson from Local Administrative Area No. 2. We extend our sincere appreciation for her dedication and commitment in service to agriculture and the producers of Shelby County.

USDA Hotline Any criminal activity, bribery, smuggling, theft, fraud, mismanagement, conflict of interest, etc. may be reported directly to the USDA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) telephone (800) 4249121 or write; United States Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General P.O. Box 23399 Washington, D.C. 20026-3399

As applicants of and participants in USDA programs or activities, all producers have a right to be treated fairly and equitable as well as with dignity and respect.

In the event you have been treated unjustly because of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or martial The writer is execuor familial status, you may file a complaint. tive director of the This action should be Shelby County Farm filed within 180 days of Service Agency.

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COLUMBUS -— USDA Ohio Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Steven Maurer, reminds producers that enrollment for the 2012 Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) and the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program begins today, and continues through June 1.

“New contracts are required annually for each of these programs and all signatures must be obtained by the deadline,” said Maurer. “We encourage producers to call their local county office and set up an appointment to begin the enrollment process as soon as possible. This will allow adequate time to obtain all necessary signatures before the June 1 deadline.”

The 2008 Farm Bill states that no 2012 advance direct payments for DCP and ACRE will be issued. Direct payments are paid at a rate established by statute and are expected to be made in October.

For more information on the DCP or ACRE programs, or to schedule an appointment, please contact the local FSA County office or visit www.fsa.usda.gov/dcp .

Today is deadline to report livestock loss due to disease, weather

(AFIDA), that mandates reporting land investments, and disclosure, was enacted in 1978.

Foreign persons must also report changes in land use from agricultural to nonagricultural and vice-versa; changes in interest from foreign to nonforeign, and changes in legal address of first, second and third tier members.

Data gained from this land disclosure will be utilized in the preparation of periodic reports to the president and Congress concerning the effect and impact of such holdings upon family farms and rural communities.

Complete details and filing procedures are available at the FSA office located in the Shelby County Agricultural Service Center, at 820 Fair Road in Sidney.

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100 Years Jan. 30, 1912 The annual election of officers of the Commercial Club will be held Today Tonight Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday month. Two tickets LOCAL OUTLOOK this have been placed in the field; the “Regulars” by the nominating committee and the “Blues” by Partly Partly Partly Partly Partly Partly Partly petition of several of the cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy members. Those on the with south with with 50% High: 48° with 30% High: 40° High: 40° “Regulars” ticket are: winds 15 southwest chance of chance of Low: 32° Low: 28° Low: 28° W.H.C. Goode, presito 20 mph winds 15 rain rain Windy conditions will con- dent;’ H.R. McVay, vice High: 45° to 20 mph overnight showers tinue as the next system president; C.L. Haslup, Low: 38° High: 55° High: 45° moves in from secretary; J.C. Cummins, Low: 42° Low: 32° the northtreasurer; directors, E.W. west. A Bingham, R.W. Jones, war m-up F.D. Clark, B.T. Bulle, rolls in for and James Lauterbur. this week.

“Blue” candidates inWe'll be clude: S.L. Wicoff, presiflirting Sunrise/sunset with 50 dent; E.J. Griffis, vice Tuesday sunset .........................5:53 p.m.

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Tuesday sunrise ........................7:47 a.m. secretary; J.C. Cummins, treasurer; directors, C.R. Temperatures and precipitation for Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday will appear Sargeant, W.A. Graham, in Wednesday’s edition of The Sidney Daily News. For regularly updated weather inforW.E. Kilborn, Wilson mation, see The Sidney Daily News Web site on the Internet, www.sidneydailynews.com.

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——— National forecast Miss Minnie Ackerley City/Region Forecast highs for Monday, Jan. 30 Sunny Pt. Cloudy Cloudy yesterday for Dayton left High | Low temps Forecast for Monday, Jan. 30 where she will inspect MICH. the sewing department of the Woman’s League.

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What’s the problem with plastics?

DEAR DR. ease, type 2 diaDONOHUE: I rebetes and liver fill plastic water damage has been bottles with regusuggested.

It lar tap water. might affect the When the bottle is fetus. And BPA is empty, I wash it a weak estrogenand the cap, and like substance. refill it with water.

Some EuroI hear that toxins To your pean countries are released from and Canada have good plastics after banned the use of reusing them. health BPA in baby botReusing is cost-ef- Dr. Paul G. tles as a safety ficient and saves precaution.

Donohue the planet from One good asmore trash, but it’s not pect of BPA is its quick worth the risk if it endan- exit from the body. The gers health. What’s the American Chemical Counpotential harm in reusing cil views it as safe. The these bottles? — P.G. World Health OrganizaANSWER: The plastic tion feels it’s premature to story is complicated and ban it. Our Food and Drug has no unimpeachable, Administration hasn’t isauthoritative answer. sued proceedings to take it Most of the attention fo- off the market. cuses on bisphenol A, The decision to use BPA, an ingredient in BPA plastics is up to the many plastic containers user at the present time. and in the lining of many Some safety tips are cans used in canned worth passing along. foods. A relationship be- Don’t use plastics in the tween BPA and heart dis- microwave or to reheat

foods. Heat increases the release of BPA. Limit consumption of foods contained in cans lined with BPA plastics, or look for canned goods in containers without this material.

Don’t put BPA-containing plastics in the dishwasher. Look for labels that say “BPA-free.” A “7” on the bottom of plastics indicates BPA. The six major U.S. companies producing baby bottles and infant feeding/drinking cups have not marketed BPA-containing materials since January 2009.

How great the BPA threat is can’t be determined currently. It has been used in plastic products for more than 40 years, which is somewhat of a testimonial to it.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Do 40 years of socalled social drinking have any effect on your muscles or strength? By “social drinking,” I mean three to four

drinks at dinnertime.

I play a lot of golf and am losing distance on driving the ball.

I am 80 years old and in good shape. I swim, exercise and am very active.

Should I cut down on alcohol?

ANSWER: The safe alcohol intake for a healthy male is two drinks a day; for women, it’s one. A drink is 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine or 1.5 ounces of distilled alcohol (whiskey, hard liquor, whatever you call it).

I would advise you to cut back to one drink, partly because of your age.

Are you doing any strength-enhancing exercises with weights? They can keep your muscles strong. You don’t have to use heavy weights. Aging probably has more to do with your strength loss than has alcohol, but cut back all the same.

Jan. 30, 1937 Walter Kaestner, who has been associated with the Prima Manufacturing Co. in this city since 1930, will go to Cincinnati next week, where he will enter the employ of the Crosley Radio Corp. he will take charge of the washing machine department of the Crosley Co. ——— Miss Electa Geyer, a nurse with the Shelby County Health Department, has been called to report for duty in the flood stricken area. Miss Geyer left for Columbus yesterday and has been assigned to the territory at Portland, near Pomeroy. Mrs. C. Knight Campbell also left yesterday for Portsmouth with a group of Red Cross nurses from Dayton to assist in flood relief work.

——— BERLIN — Reich fuehrer Adolf Hitler presented an accounting of his four-year Nazi stewardship to the world today, in which he renounced the Treaty of Versailles, and offered an olive branch to the world.

50 Years Jan. 30, 1962 Congressman William M. McCulloch today formally announced that he would be a candidate for re-election to Congress from the Fourth Ohio District. McCulloch has served continuously in the House of Representatives since his election in 1947 at a special election.

——— JACKSON CENTER — The high school auditorium was filed Thursday evening to hear the first six grades present the operetta “Tennessee Tom The Town Cryer” which was written and directed by Dale Locker, music teacher.

The cast included: Bonnie Steenrod, Jeff Mann, Barry Elliott, Edly Maxwell, Mike Buirley, Mike Holt, Patty Wildermuth, Tom Regula, and Sherry Metz. Also appearing were the children in grades one through six.

25 Years Jan. 30, 1987 MINSTER — Farm leaders agree today’s agriculture industry is becoming increasingly complex. An area farm organization manager says the farmer, like other businessmen, needs to turn to a professional for advice to make the best decisions.

One of the roles of the National Farmers Organization Great Lakes Gulf Area office, 40 W. Fourth St., is to help farmers market their commodities through collective bargaining. The office, which moved to Minster from Celina a few years ago, also advises farmers on federal programs and other aspects of farming. The NFO has a milk collection station near McCartyville.

——— Machine tool orders fell from a total of $2,528.10 million in 1985 to a total of $2,124.80 million in 1986, a 16 percent drop, according to the National Machine Tool Builders Association (NMTBA).

Sisters’ spat is no reason to ruin husband’s reunion DEAR ABBY: the chance to My wife, “Kate,” catch up with and her sister, other classmates.

“Judy,” do not get Kate feels my not along, to the point leaving with her that my wife rewould demonfuses to be in the strate a lack of same room with support. I don’t her. I have a class want my wife’s reunion coming antipathy toward Dear up, and Judy is in her sister to cause Abby my class. me to be penalAbigail Because we’re ized. What to do? not sure Judy will Van Buren — IN THE MIDshow up, Kate has DLE said she will attend — but DEAR IN: Remind she’ll leave if Judy ar- your wife that it’s your rerives. union, not hers. Tell her We had planned on you plan to go and catch going in separate cars so up with your former Kate could escape if nec- classmates, and if she’d essary. But now she says like to accompany you, if Judy puts in an appear- you would love to have ance, she’ll be upset with her at your side. If Judy me if I don’t leave with shows up, it will be two her. against one. But if seeing I don’t get along with Judy would be too upsetJudy either, but I’d like ting for her, you’ll under-

stand if she decides to stay home. It’s her choice.

DEAR ABBY: I’m a mature woman who has been seeing a gentleman for five months. We have dinner together, go dancing, watch movies, have game nights with friends, etc.

We are together at least four nights a week, and each night it ends the same way. We sit close, hold hands for almost an hour, kiss for several minutes, hug, and then go our separate ways. I’m ready for more.

Don’t get me wrong.

I’m not looking for marriage. But along with really enjoying his company, I’m very physically attracted to him. We’re both kind of shy.

Can you suggest any non-threatening way to

bring up the subject of becoming more intimate?

Or should I continue to just wait for him to make a move? — STUCK AT FIRST BASE IN CALIFORNIA DEAR STUCK AT FIRST BASE: I assume that the gentleman you’re seeing is also “mature.”

Has it occurred to you that he may no longer be able to perform in that department? And if not, how will that affect you?

The time is right to broach the subject of what’s missing. A way to go about it would be to tell him you care about him and ask him if you are attractive to him — and if the answer is yes, follow up by asking why he has been hesitant to take your relationship any further.

Then listen.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A jury has convicted a New York prison inmate of falsely filing tax returns seeking $890 million in refunds.

Prosecutors say the man filed the bogus returns from 2006 to 2010 while at various state prisons. They say he even was issued a refund for $327,000 — but prison officials inter-

cepted the check and returned it to the Internal Revenue Service, which led the investigation.

The man was convicted Thursday of 11 counts of filing false claims and one count of helping another inmate file bogus returns.

He was serving two to four years for possession of stolen property when he was charged last February.

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Applicant Requirements: • Must reside in one of the following counties in Ohio: Allen, Auglaize, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Shelby, Van Wert or the western portion of Wyandot.

• Must possess either a high school diploma or GED certificate and successfully completed one year of Algebra or higher level math course.

• Must be 18 years of age on or before August 1, 2012.

Applicants must bring photocopies of the following documents when applying to the program: • Birth Certificate • High School Diploma or GED Certificate • Certified copy of High School or College transcript • Government issued identification with photograph • Training certificates or awards • Military records (including DD214, etc.)

A non-refundable fee of $25.00 (cash, certified check or money order) is required at the time application is made.

Applications taken at: Lima Area Electrical JATC 1975 N. West Street Lima, OH 45801

Plygem Siding Group, a leading North American manufacturer of exterior building products for the residential construction market is currently seeking a qualified maintenance technician to fill an immediate opening within our organization.

Lima JATC represents Equal Opportunity Employers

Qualified candidates must have a minimum of 2-4 years of relevant experience in a maintenance environment.

Must have strong troubleshooting experience in electrical, mechanical, hydraulics and pneumatics, Must have a working knowledge of Allen Bradley PLC's, National Electrical Code requirements, the ability to read ladder logic and mechanical schematics.

Must be able to work flexible shifts to start with the permanent position being either second or third shift.

Attention: Human Resources Manager 2405 Campbell Rd Sidney, OH 45365

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RESPONSIBILITIES: Creating, planning and implementing library programs for children, birth through grade 5 under the direction of the Director of Library Services for Children.

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The Villages of QUINCY/ DeGRAFF Joint Sewer Board is accepting resumes for a part-time Class II Sewer Plant Operator.

Desired requirement is an E.P.A, Class II Wastewater Operator License. The Board is an Equal Opportunity Employer and may require a background check and substance testing. Resume with requirements will be received until: February 6, 2012 at 4:00pm.

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MRO TECHNICIANS NEEDED

This individual must have the desire and ability to work safely in a fast paced manufacturing environment. Responsibilities will include a variety of plant maintenance activities encompassing facility maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of equipment, continuous preventive maintenance, and the installation of new equipment. Daily time records and equipment repair documents must be completed and accurate.

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High Point Home Health. tiffanee.howell@highpointhomehealth.com.

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VISITING ANGELS is seeking compassionate caregivers for in-home private duty care. Flexible hours. Competitive pay.

We pay for the best caregivers! (419)501-2323

BROWN INDUSTRIAL, INC. Programmer Estimator AutoCad Experience, Sheet Metal Layout a plus, Self-starter, Highly Motivated and Positive Attitude

Must have CDLA and 1 yr recent OTR experience.

Full-time with benefits including: • Competitive wages • 401K • Health Insurance • Bonus • Vacation • Personal days

Call Continental Express 800/497-2100 or apply at www.ceioh.com

Apply in person: Brown Industrial, Inc. 311 W. South Street Botkins, OH 45306

MACHINE SHOP MANAGER Must have strong leadership skills with a machining background.

Candidate should possess effective communication skills, written and orally, with employees and outside suppliers.

Responsible for managing a machine shop, efficiently and productively, introducing new machine concepts, troubleshooting failures, reversing engineer components, scheduling work demands and training of department.

Qualified individuals may send resume' to: JACKSON TUBE SERVICE, INC. PO BOX 1650 Piqua, OH 45356 or to: www.hr@jackson-tube.com

"Quality Tubing by Quality People"

FOUNDRY EMPLOYEE, We are looking for a foundry worker with experience in the production of aluminum tooling for the plastics industry. Must be capable of producing aluminum castings for medical and other industrial products. The ideal candidate would also have supervisory experience.

Skills required for the position include: Take a job from a wood pattern to an aluminum tool unsupervised. Ability to bend 3/8" and 1/2" stainless steel tubing to the contour of a pattern.

Good understanding of gating and metal pouring temperatures. Ability to work with sand and binder mixtures.

Must be a good trainer and be able to lead others. Ability to tig weld aluminum would be a plus.

Understand cleaning and finishing of castings. If interested fax resume to: (937)497-1194 Attn: Human Resources Dept., (937)344-0392.

MOLD REPAIR

TECHNICIAN DUTIES INCLUDE: Performing PM’s and ECN’s on our injection molds.

EXPERIENCES: Good working knowledge of tool shop equipment (i.e. Mills, lathes, grinders, drill press, TIG welding etc.).

Technical education and electrical circuitry & hydraulics experience a plus.

Ability to read technical drawings and use MS Office Suite desired.

Evenflo Company, Inc. Email: janis.jones@ evenflo.com Fax: (937)415-3112 EOE No Phone Calls Please

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DRIVERS WANTED JOHNSRUD TRANSPORT, a food grade liquid carrier is seeking Class A CDL tank drivers from the Sidney/Piqua/Troy area.

Home flexible weekends. 5 years driving experience required.

Will train for tank.

Great Pay and Benefit Package. For further info, call Jane @ 1-888-200-5067

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Drivers earn .36cents per mile for empty and loaded miles on dry freight.

FULL TIME CDL A DRIVERS

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Staffmark Transportation interviewing candidates for CDL A driving positions.

Routes are out and back daily, delivering mainly auto parts, starting from their Tipp City facility.

Day and Night routes.

Dispatch is typically Monday - Friday and Sunday Thursday.

Driving 53' Day Cabs.

No touch freight. * Must be willing to obtain Hazmat endorsement (small amount of hazmat freight that could be dispatched from time to time.

PAYRATE $15.00/ HR. Dispatch pays for drive time and unload time. If the route is expected to be ran in 12 hours and you complete it in 10 hours, you still get paid for 12 hours.

Paid orientation and Paid Road test.

JOB REQUIREMENTS: • 23 Years of age • 2 Years tractor/ trailer experience with in past 3 years • CLASS A CDL • CLEAN MVR Must be willing to submit and pass pre-employment DOT drug screen and criminal background check, as well as a driver skill road test If interested, please call:

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LEGAL NOTICE SHELBY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION DBA WILSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NOTICE OF FILING OF AGENDA FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING Pursuant to the Code of Regulations of the Shelby County Memorial Hospital Association, dba Wilson Memorial Hospital (“Association”), notice is hereby given that the Agenda for the annual meeting of the members of the Association was filed in the office of the President and Chief Executive Officer and is available for review by members in good standing during normal business hours, Monday through Friday. As provided for in the Code of Regulations, any members in good standing may add topics to the Agenda.

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to the satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on 02/15/2012 at on or before 9:30 am at the Extra Space Storage facility located at: EXTRA SPACE STORAGE, 700 Russell Rd., Sidney, OH 45365 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances.

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LEGAL NOTICE IN SUIT FOR FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,SHELBY COUNTY, OHIO Case No.: 11CV000180 Judge: James Stevenson JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, successor by merger to Chase Home Finance LLC, Plaintiff -vsPhyllis Bell, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of Earl S. Bell, Defendants Andrea Lawrence, whose last known address is 25100 Feijoa Avenue, Lomita, CA 90717, and the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, executors, administrators, spouses and assigns and the unknown guardians of minor and/or incompetent heirs of Andrea Lawrence, all of whose residences are unknown and cannot by reasonable diligence be ascertained, will take notice that on the 3rd day of May, 2011, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, successor by merger to Chase Home Finance LLC filed its Complaint in the Common Pleas Court of Shelby County, Ohio in Case No. 11CV000180, on the docket of the Court, and the object and demand for relief of which pleading is to foreclose the lien of plaintiff's mortgage recorded upon the following described real estate to wit: Property Address: 5977 Hardin Wapak Road, Sidney, OH 45365, and being more particularly described in plaintiff's mortgage recorded in Mortgage Book 1580, page 512, of this County Recorder's Office.

The above named defendant is required to answer within twenty-eight (28) days after last publication, which shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks, or they might be denied a hearing in this case.

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name was Johnny Clem and he started his military career in 1861 when he was just nine years old. No kidding!

Even though different officers kept telling him to bug off, he kept hanging around the 22nd Michigan and acting like a drummer boy, doing the same things those guys did (whatever that was). After a while, they just took him on. The officers of that division even chipped in some of their money and gave him a soldier’s pay: $13 per month. The army even gave him a musket they’d carved down to his size and he used it to kill a Confederate officer during one of the Union Army’s retreats.

Anyway, that doesn’t have anything to do with my family, and that’s why we’re all here. So, here’s the next letter from Uncle Ethan to Grandpa Wilf.

August 22, 1862 Wilf, Though you may find it hard to believe, I am a soldier in the Union Army. I have enlisted and am assigned to the 100th Ohio, a fine regiment commanded by Colonel John Groom, though I do not see much of him. I am a member of Company F and thereby under the command of Captain Dennis Lehan. We do not know for certain, but we have heard that soon we will move south to Cincinnati and from there possibly to Kentucky. I certainly do not know, I am only a private and do

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CHAPTER TWO: QUESTIONS & ACTIVITIES According to Josh’s research, a soldier’s pay during the Civil War was $13 per month. According to the United States Army, annual basic pay for an active duty soldier with a rank of Private (E1) with less than two years of experience is $17,611. How much is the current wage per month compared to what Uncle Ethan made?

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Tell Ma that already I miss her cooking. The food here is little better than the slops we feed the pigs, although to see some of my fellow soldiers eat you would believe that it was food fit for President Lincoln himself.

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Chapter Two: Week Two Hey, hello and welcome back to those of you who caught my earlier blog. If you didn’t, or if you’re here by accident, page back and look over my last entry. If you’re too lazy to do that, or you’re afraid that once you leave you may not have the skill to navigate back, here are the basics. This blog is about my Great-great-great-great Uncle Ethan and my Great-greatgreat-great Grandpa Wilfred (don’t get me started on that name). Because it’s exhausting typing in all those greats, I’m just gonna call them Uncle Ethan and Grandpa Wilf. Anyway, in 1862, Uncle Ethan took off and joined the Union Army. And here’s something you don’t know, not even those of you cool enough to have read my last blog: Uncle Ethan was only 15 years old at the time. That’s right. The same age as yours truly.

Now don’t get the wrong idea. It’s not as if Uncle Sam intended to take somebody that young. He wasn’t all, “Hey, kid. Here’s a uniform and here’s a gun. Now go shoot somebody.”

Nope. In fact, you were supposed to be at least 18 years old and even then 18 to 20 year olds had to have permission from their parents. But if someone was determined, someone like my Uncle Ethan, they found ways around all that. It happened. And it helped if you were big and looked older than your age, like I’ve heard was true of Uncle Ethan. However he did it, he volunteered for duty in the Union Army in early August of 1862 in Toledo, Ohio.

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that king Tut may have died of severe malaria and a rare bone disorder called Kohler disease. He also had a curvature in his spine. In short, there is no conclusive eviKing Tutankhamun or king Tut dence to prove the cause of king was an Egyptian Pharaoh, who Tut's death. was famous as the boy king. It is Other King Tut Facts believed that he was an 18th One of the most fascinating dynasty Pharaoh, whose rule is facts on king Tut is with regard to estimated to be between 1333 BC his tomb. The tomb containing fab- 1324 BC. One of the most interulous king Tut's treasures was disesting facts about king Tut is that he covered by the English archaeolobecame a ruler at the age of nine. gist Howard Carter in 1922. The Even though, king Tut's tomb was tomb is said to be a hastily prediscovered in 1922, his life and pared one and was small, as comdeath still remains a mystery. pared to the tombs of other King Tut's Birth Pharaohs. The tomb is located in Nothing was known about the parentage of king Tut, since his However, there were two female the Valley of the Kings at Thebes, tomb was discovered in 1922. fetuses in his tomb, which were which was the traditional burial site There was numerous speculations later confirmed to be the stillborn for kings. As per the inscriptions on the tomb, it was made by Ay, who regarding his parents. However, the daughters of this king. was the successor to throne. It is DNA analysis of his mummy con- King Tut's Death It is believed that king Tut said that around 3,000 treasures firmed that he was the biological son of Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV) reigned Egypt for around nine were found in the tomb of King Tut and king Tut's mother was years, till his death, at the age of and most of them were covered Akhenaten's biological sister, who 18. The death of king Tut still with gold. Some of these treasures can be either Nebetah or remains a mystery and there are so are now in the Egyptian Museum in Beketaten. It is also discovered that many stories associated with it. Cairo. It was believed that, anyone king Tut was the grandson of One version is that he was mur- who dares to open the tomb of this Pharaoh Amenhotep III and queen dered, but, some historians relate king will suffer his wrath. This belief Tiye. The name of king, his death to some disease. As per about king Tut's curse was Tutankhaten, means living image the X-rays of king Tut's skull, he strengthened by the early death of of Aten. The name was later had a head injury, at the back of his some people, who first entered the changed to Tutankhamen (means skull. This injury might be caused tomb. However, there is no scientifliving image of Amun), giving due by some accident or by a direct ic evidence for any such curse, as blow with some heavy object. many of those people had crossed reverence to the old god Amun.

However, further studies suggest seventy, before their death.

King Tut's Life As mentioned above, he became the ruler of Egypt at the young age of nine. It is speculated that he must have had powerful and strong advisers, who might have helped him in ruling the territory. It was during his third year of reign as a king, that he changed his name from Tutankhaten to Tutankhamen. According to historians, king Tut was successful as a ruler, who desperately tried to maintain good relations with neighbors. During his reign, he married Ankhesenepatan, who is said to be his half sister. After marriage, the name of king Tut's wife was changed to Ankhesenamun. Till date, there is no evidence to prove that king Tut had any surviving offspring at the time of his death.

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Did You Know?

• King Tut was 9 years old when he became Pharoah • His father was Akhenaten • Approximately 3,500 articles were found in the tomb with him

Who discovered King Tut’s tomb?

In 1922, a British archaeologist named Howard Carter found a ancient tomb in Egypt. A tomb is another name for a grave.

In ancient Egypt, many tombs were built like houses, with dried clay brick and stone. Anybody could build a tomb for themselves and their family.

Long before they died, the ancient Egyptians began making items to place inside their tomb. These items were called grave goods.

People loved making grave goods.

It was a family activity. They made grave goods their whole life. They made dolls and baskets and jewelry and little statues of workers and all kinds of things.

Then, as a family outing, they would visit their tomb, and place the grave goods they had made locked safely inside.

One day, in 1922, during the Roaring Twenties, an archaeologist named Howard Carter was working in Egypt. He found a really small tomb.

He didn't think much about it because it was so small. He figured it was the tomb of a commoner. You can imagine his excitement when he opened the door and realized he had found the tomb of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, a tomb so small that it had been overlooked for thousands of years!

From the hieroglyphic writing on the walls, Howard Carter knew who was buried in the tomb. It was a young pharaoh named King Tunkhannock, King Tut for short. Today, we know what King Tut looked like because Howard Carter found a solid gold mask inside the tomb, designed like the pharaoh's face.

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TODAY’S

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REPLAY 50 years ago January 30, 1962 Art Wilt came up with one of the best marks on Monday night when he registered a 628, aided by a big 242 game, in giving the fifth-place Governors a 2-1 victory over the Prelates in the Moose session at Bel Mar Lanes. Ed Conner chalked a 225 and a 621, bt his third-place Kaser Insurance crew bowed before McVety’s league-leading Realty.

25 years ago January 30, 1987 DeWayne McCluskey didn’t know how close, or how far, he was from breaking the career scoring record of T.C. Johnson. He only knew that if he had the chance, he’d love to break it before the hometown fans. But it wasn’t to be as the Sidney junior put on a clinic in the 87-69 romp at Piqua. McCluskey needed 29 to tie the record at 1,119 and wound up with 31.

CALENDAR High school sports TONIGHT Girls basketball Covington at Russia Botkins at Parkway Ansonia at Fairlawn TUESDAY Boys basketball Jackson Center at Russia Anna at Houston Fort Loramie at Fairlawn Christian Aca. at Darke County Girls basketball Christian Aca. at New Creations WEDNESDAY Girls basketball Sidney at Vandalia

ON THE AIR High school basketball On the Internet (Times approximate) TONIGHT PressProsMagazine.com — Girls basketball, Tipp City at Miami East. Air time 7:15.

TUESDAY Scoresbroadcast.com — Boys basketball, Jackson Center at Russia. Air time 7:10.

PressProsMagazine.com — Boys basketball, Jackson Center at Russia. Air time 7:15.

THURSDAY Scoresbroadcast.com — Girls basketball, Fort Loramie at Botkins. Air time 7:10.

FRIDAY Scoresbroadcast.com — Boys basketball, Russia at Anna.

Air time 7:40.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “They outplayed us. They outworked us. I didn’t do a very good job of preparing us between the ears.”

— Ohio State women’s basketball coach Jim Foster, after his team was upset by Minnesota Sunday

ON THIS DATE IN 1971 — UCLA starts its 88game winning streak with a 7461 win over UC Santa Barbara.

1983 — John Riggins rushes for a Super Bowl-record 166 yards on 38 carries to spark the Washington Redskins to a come-from-behind, 27-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins.

For Riggins, the game's MVP, it's his fourth consecutive 100yard rushing game during the playoffs, also a record.

1993 — Monica Seles beats Steffi Graf 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to capture her third straight Australian Open.

Contact Sports Editor Ken Barhorst with story ideas, sports scores and game stats by phone at (937) 498-5960; e-mail, kbarhorst@sdnccg.com; or by fax, (937) 498-5991.

Bucks whip Michigan 64-49 COLUMBUS (AP) — Call him a Lenzelle-of-all-trades.

Lenzelle Smith Jr. scored 17 points and had a careerhigh 12 rebounds as No. 4 Ohio State flexed its muscles inside to beat No. 20 Michigan 64-49 on Sunday, keeping the Buckeyes in a first-place tie in the Big Ten. “Quite honestly, with this team we sort of need a jack-ofall-trades,” Buckeyes coach Thad Matta said. “There’s so many times where a team is going to choose to guard us a certain way or scheme a certain defense. He is really understanding his role. The energy-type plays that he made today was definitely something that gave us a spurt and a boost of energy.”

On a day when Ohio State big man Jared Sullinger was limited by foul trouble and his teammates didn’t hit a whole lot of shots, Smith’s hard work on the boards and on defense meant the world to the Buckeyes (19-3, 7-2).

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OHIO STATE’S Lenzelle Smith, right, shoots over Michigan’s Blake McLimans during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Sunday in Columbus.

How good was Smith? His eight offensive rebounds were just two less than all the

Wolverines (16-6, 6-3). They resulted in 13 points and five free throws — enough to tilt the game in the favor of the two-time defending Big Ten champions.

“That’s big-game ‘L’ for you,” Sullinger said of Smith’s huge games against Indiana (28 points) and now Michigan.

“When Lenzelle’s rebounding the ball and he’s in tune with the defense, he’s pretty darned good.”

Sullinger had 13 points and William Buford and Deshaun Thomas both had 12 for Ohio State, which ran its winning streak over its archrival to six straight.

By the end of the game, a capacity crowd of 18,809 was singing, “We Don’t Give A Damn For the Whole State of Michigan.”

Wolverines coach John Beilein, whose team hosts the Buckeyes on Feb. 18, said his team will relish the rematch.

“It goes both ways, but we’ll be looking forward to that,” he

said. “We circle every game on the calendar.”

Tim Hardaway Jr. had 15 points for the Wolverines.

Trey Burke, the conference’s top freshman point guard, returned to his hometown to play for the first time against Sullinger, his former high school teammate, and finished with 13 points.

“Trey’s a great player,” said Ohio State counterpart Aaron Craft, who had seven points, four assists and three steals.

“He’s one of those guys you want to have on your team.

You know he’s going to be in attack mode all the whole game. It was definitely a great team effort on him.”

Leading by three points at halftime, the Buckeyes pulled away with a 14-2 run midway through the second half. Bookended by 3-pointers by Burke, most of the points came as a result of backdoor cuts or drives. It didn’t include a 3.

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George had to dig deeper after disastrous Illinois game

BY KEN BARHORST kbarhorst@sdnccg.com It was probably the worst day he ever spent in a football uniform, but to hear Eddie George talk, it went a long way toward shaping the man he is today.

George, the former Ohio State running back sensation who went on to win the Heisman Trophy in 1995, came to Sidney Saturday night as the featured speaker at Lehman Catholic High School’s annual Foundation Banquet.

George grew up in Phildelphia, and went to high school there until his mother decided he needed to attend military school, which he did at Fork Union in Virginia.

As fate would have it, his drill sergeant, to whom George grew quite close, left the following year to become a trainer at Ohio State. And that’s when his life turned in the right direction.

“I grew up a Penn state fan ironically, a huge fan of JoePa,” he said. “When my platoon sergeant left for Ohio State, he told (recruiting coordinator) Bill Conley about me. He said to send us a tape.

He calls me back two weeks later and says they’re really interested, but they want to see another tape. He calls me back and says ‘they’re really in love with you’ but they want to see another tape. So low and behold he finally calls me back and says Bill Conley wants to talk to me, so they come and check me out, make sure I’m really 6-2, 218. And from that point on, it was a match made in heaven.

“I remember the last day of

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FORMER OHIO State star and Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George gestures while answering questions during a press conference prior to being the featured speaker at the annual Lehman Catholic Foundation Banquet Saturday. my visit, it was a cold day, nobody in the stadium obviously,” he went on. “I went in there decked out in my uniform, and they flashed my name across the scoreboard. I just looked around, and thought wow, Archie Griffin, Woody Hayes, Jesse Owens (they still had the track at that time), Keith Byars, all the greats that had come through that school. I just thought, this feels right.

Something told me that this is where I need to be. And I committed on the spot.”

He was an instant hit as a freshman, scoring three times in a win over Syracuse. But then it all came crashing

down when the Bucks played Illinois.

First, he lost a fumble at the four-year line that Illinois picked up and returned 96 yards for a score. Then just when it looked like the Buckeyes would overcome that play, leading by two points in the fourth quarter, George fumbled again at the Illinois one-yard line. Illinois recovered and drove for the winning score.

Before that game, George had carried the ball 25 times and scored five touchdowns.

But over the remainder of the season, he had only 12 more rushing attempts. And as a sophomore, he was used spar-

ingly behind Raymont Harris.

“That’s what made me, you know. Those points of transition, those crossroads,” he said. “Not only as a player but as a man. I had to grow up at that time and realize I couldn’t run away from my problem. After those two fumbles, I was embarrassed. Being on top of the world for a few weeks, coming out of nowhere, being the talk of the town, to having two fumbles that cost us the game. They say the team loses a game, but no, I did. I took responsibility for that. No way around that.

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Versailles outguns Russia 77-74 RUSSIA — The third quarter was the difference Saturday night in the annual rivalry match between neighboring Versailles and Russia in boys basketball action.

A high-scoring first half ended at 41-41, but the visiting Tigers outscored the Raiders 21-13 in the third quarter and withstood a fourth-quarter rally to post a 77-74 victory in non-league play.

The win puts Versailles at 12-2 on the season and drops the Raiders to 12-3.

Russia has a big game coming up Tuesday night at home against unbeaten Jackson

Center, who the Raiders trail in the County standings by one game.

“We had some matchup problems with them most of the night,” said Russia coach Paul Bremigan. “It went back and forth, but we went through a bad stretch in the third quarter, and that was the difference. But the kids played hard and played well.”

Russia had four players in double figures Saturday, led

by Bryce Rittenhouse with 20.

Treg Francis added 16, Brandon Wilson 13 and Trevor

Sherman 12. Wilson also had 12 rebounds.

For Versailles, Chad Winner sank four three-pointers and finished with 34 points, and Mitchell Campbell added 20.

Versailles (77) Ahrens 2-3-7; Bruns 3-3-9; Campbell 7-3-20; Niekamp 1-0-2; Richard 21-5; Winner 14-2-34. Totals: 29-12-77.

Russia (74) Dues 4-1-9; Francis 5-2-16; Monnin 1-2-4; Rittenhouse 6-4-16; Sherman 4-2-12; Wilson 4-5-13. Totals: 24-16-74.

Score by quarters: Versailles......................22 41 62 77 Russia...........................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.

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Loramie falls to Recovery FORT RECOVERY — Fort Loramie managed just 16 points over the first three periods and dropped a 50-33 verdict to Fort Recovery in non-league boys basketball action Saturday.

Fort Recovery goes to 12-1 with the win. Fort Loramie drops to 2-12 See BOYS BB/Page 17

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Anna girls top Russia for 40th in a row Also clinch share of County title

Russia (48) Puthoff 2-3-7; Borchers 3-06; 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 7-319; Huelskamp 4-3-11; Billing 7-2-16; C. Bensman 3-0-6; Frohne 4-3-11. Totals: 29-1171.

Score by quarters: Russia ................10 17 33 48 Anna...................19 25 57 71 Three-pointers: Russia 0, Anna 2 (Huber 2).

Records: Anna 17-0, Russia 9-7.

Reserve score: Anna 54, Russia 29.

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Lady Jackets Reister had fall to Greenville 15 Bethany to lead Houston, and Sidney got off to a slow start and never recovered in losing to Greenville 52-47 in girls basketball action at the high school Saturday night.

The verdict left both teams with 2-13 records.

Greenville, coached by former Fort Loramie girls coach Dave McFeely, jumped out to a 16-6 lead after a quarter, and opened it up to 30-14 at the half.

The Lady Jackets got down by 26 at one point in the third quarter before going on an 11-0 run to get back in the game.

“We missed six uncontested shots in the beginning and could never really find a rhythm,” said Sidney coach Megan Mummey.

“Greenville was a win we needed to get. With their best player out with a leg injury, it was a game we needed. Unfortunately, we waited until we were 26 points down to start playing.”

Konner Harris hit four three-pointers for Sidney on her way to 19 points. Lauren Elmore added 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 1-13; Elmore 5-1-12; Wise 2-0-4; Perrin 4-0-9. Totals: 17-7-47.

Score by quarters: Greenville ..........16 30 41 52 Sidney ..................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 edges Houston 34-33 FORT LORAMIE — Fort Loramie hung on to edge Houston 34-33 in a low-scoring County game Saturday.

The win puts Loramie at 7-2 in the league and 10-6 overall. Houston drops to 4-6 and 9-8.

Fort Loramie was forced to play catch-up after falling behind 13-8 after one quarter. By the end of the third quarter, the Lady Redskins were up by three, but had to

Reggi Brandewie paced Loramie with 18.

Those two were key players in the final seconds, Reister hit a free throw to put Houston up one, but Brandewie was fouled with 2.7 seconds remaining. She calmly sank both to give Loramie the victory. She was 4-for-5 from the line for the game.

Houston (33) Elliott 3-0-6; Reister 6-3-15; Roeth 2-0-6; Booher 3-0-6. Totals: 14-3-33.

Fort Loramie (34) Turner 2-2-7; Rose 1-0-2; Meyer 1-5-7; Brandewie 7-418. Totals: 11-11-34.

Score by quarters: Houston..............13 20 25 33 Fort Loramie........8 18 28 34 Three-pointers: Houston 3 (Reister 3); Loramie 1 (Turner).

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

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Lady Cavs edge Covington COVINGTON — Lehman went on the road and came away with a 40-38 victory over Covington in girls action Saturday.

The win puts the Lady Cavs at 8-9 on the year.

Lehman started well, leading 12-7 after a quarter, but Covington remained close the rest of the way.

Lindsey Spearman had 15 to lead the Lady Cavs.

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. Totals: 14-6-38.

Score by quarters: Lehman..............12 24 32 40 Covington.............7 22 29 38 Three-pointers: Lehman 1 (Spearman); Covington 4 (Simon 4).

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

The Lady Tigers led by just one at the half but outscored Delphos 16-7 in the third period to open up a 10-point lead.

—— Katie Heckman tossed Versailles in 17 points to lead Vergets 12th win sailles and Kayla McElVERSAILLES — Ver- downey added 11. sailles used a big third Delphos St. John’s (38) Grothouse 5-2-15; Recker 1quarter Saturday to get past Delphos St. John’s 0-3; Reindel 4-6-14; Saine 2-01-0-2. Totals: 13-8-38. in a Midwest Athletic 4; VorstVersailles (49) Conference game made Grieshop 0-2-2; Heckman 6up from last Thursday, 5-17; Kremer 3-0-7; McEldowney 2-6-11; Warvel 3-0-6; 48-39.

The Lady Tigers go to Winner 3-0-6. Totals: 17-1349.

12-4 on the season, inScore by quarters: cluding 4-3 in the MAC. DSJ.......................8 21 28 38

BOYS BB and we were down 10 at one point in the second quarter.”

But the Wildcats cut it to 39-37 after three periods, and tied it up when Adam Niemeyer hit two free throws near the end of regulation.

Then in the overtime, Niemeyer hit a three that gave Minster the lead for good.

He finished with 24 points.

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Wapakoneta upsets Minster WAPAKONETA — Wapakoneta outscored Minster by six in the final period to pull off a 45-39 upset in nonleague girls basketball Saturday.

The loss leaves the Lady Wildcats at 12-3 on the year. Wapakoneta,

state runner-up in 2009, is now 9-6.

Tara Clune had 12 points and Kayla Wuebker 11 for Minster.

Minster (39) Richard 1-2-5; Schmiesing 2-2-6; Geiger 2-1-5; Wuebker 51-11; Clune 6-0-12. Totals: 166-35.

Wapakoneta (45) McDevitt 0-2-2; Henderson 4-2-12; Brown 3-2-10; Helmstetter 2-5-9; Knippen 4-4-12.

Totals: 13-15-45.

Score by quarters: Minster ..............10 21 27 39 Wapakoneta .........8 20 27 45 Three-pointers: Minster 1 (Richard); Wapak 4 (Brown 2, Henderson 2).

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

Knapke 1-0-2; B. Hoying 32-8; R. Hoying 1-0-2; Niemeyer 7-5-24; Poeppelman 2-4-8; Wolf 2-0-4; Huber 1-4-6. Totals: 1715-54.

Wapak (49) Greve 2-7-12; Buzzard 5-113; Gibson 1-2-4; Henderson 1-02; Vondenheuvel 0-1-1; Bertram 6-2-16. Totals: 15-13-49.

Score by quarters: Minster ........15 25 37 47 54 Wapak ..........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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WAPAKONETA — Minster made it two straight wins for the weekend by overcoming a 10-point deficit in the second quarter and beating Wapakoneta 54-49 in overtime Saturday in non-league action.

The win puts the Wildcats at 7-7 heading into their most challenging weekend of the season.

They play 12-2 Versailles Friday and 14-0 Jackson Center Saturday.

Minster was down six at the half.

“We felt pretty fortunate that’s all we were down at the half,” said Minster coach Mike Lee. “They gave us problems with their athleticism,

Versailles ...........11 22 38 49 Three-pointers: DSJ 4 (Grothouse 3, Recker); Versailles 2 (Kremer, McEldowney).

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

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Fort Loramie (33) Guillozet 2-1-5; Fullenkamp 2-2-8; Miracle 3-0-8; McGee 1-02; Albers 0-2-2; Cordonnier 1-68. Totals: 9-11-33.

Fort Recovery (50) Pottkotter 2-0-4; Gaerke 10-2; J. Kahlig 2-8-12; Dilworth 0-1-1; Gelhaus 6-6-18; E.Kahlig 4-1-13. Totals: 15-16-50.

Score by quarters: Loramie ................6 12 16 33 Recovery .............14 25 34 50 Three-pointers: Loramie 4 (Miracle 2, Fullenkamp 2); Recovery 4 (E.Kahlig 4).

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

Minster beats Wapak in OT

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

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ANNA — The Russia girls were able to keep Anna close in the first quarter, something most teams have not been able to do this season.

But Anna made up for it with a 32-point third quarter in rolling to a 71-48 victory in County girls basketball action Saturday.

With the win, Anna has now won 40 consecutive games over the past two seasons.

In addition, the victory clinched no worse than a share of the County championship as it moved the Lady Rockets to 10-0 in the league.

They lead Fort Loramie by two games with just two to play.

Overall, the state’s No. 1-ranked Division III team is now 17-0.

Russia drops to 5-5 and 9-7.

Anna was on top after a quarter at 1910, but Russia outscored the Lady Rockets by one in the second period to stay within striking distance at the half, just eight points down.

But the Lady Rockets took care of any ideas of an upset by exploding for 32 points in the third period to open up a 57-33 lead.

Anna had four in double figures, with Erica Huber finishing with 19, Natalie Billing 16, and Morgan Huelskamp and Frohne 11 Ashley apiece.

Kyleigh Overbey had eight on 4-for-4 shooting from the field, Hueladded six skamp assists, and Huber five steals.

For Russia, Kylie Wilson had 10 points and seven rebounds. Shana Meyer also had seven rebounds.

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Junior high girls complete 1st round

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NOVAK DJOKOVIC of Serbia hits a forehand return to 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 MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic ripped off his shirt and let out a primal scream, flexing his torso the way a prize fighter would 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 over Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final — a sweat-drenched, sneakersqueaking 5 hour, 53minute endurance contest that ended at 1:37 a.m. Monday morning in Melbourne.

Djokovic overcame a break in the fifth set to win his fifth Grand Slam tournament and third in a row. None, though, quite like this. This one involved tears, sweat and, yes, even a little blood. It was the longest Grand Slam singles final in the history of pro tennis and it came against Nadal,

the player who built a career on his tenacity — on outlasting opponents in matches like these.

“It was obvious on the court for everybody who has watched the match that both of us, physically, we took the last drop of energy that we had from our bodies,” Djokovic said. “We made history tonight and unfortunately there couldn’t be two winners.”

When the drama was finally over at Rod Laver Arena, the 24-year-old Djokovic joined Laver, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Nadal as the only men who have won three consecutive majors since the Open Era began in 1968. Nadal was his vanquished opponent in all three.

Djokovic will go for the “Nole Slam” at Roland Garros in May. As the players waited

EDDIE GEORGE “During those two years when I wasn’t playing,” he continued, “I said that situation will either make me or break me.

That’s when I dug a little bit deeper, a lot deeper, and worked hard, stayed in the weight room, watched film took ballet lessons... I did everything, inside, outside, what people didn’t see me do, focusing on every minute detail of my game and really becoming a master of my craft.

“I told myself, when I get my chance, I will be ready,” he added. “I was going to see this all the way through. I said I’m going to be a man on the other side. And I had to really win over a lot of people, be resilient and persistent. That can break your spirit, but it just fueled mine.”

He went on to rush for 1,442 yards as a junior, then 1,927 yards, a school record, as a senior. And as evidence of him becoming a “master of his craft,” he also caught 44 passes as a senior, 28 more than his first three seasons at Ohio State combined.

He then went on to star for the Oilers/Ti-

tans, winning Rookie of the Year in 1996, and amassing 10,000 yards rushing while remarkably never missing a start. The only other player to do that was Jim Brown.

While with the Titans, George played in Super Bowl XXXIV against the St. Louis Rams. George rushed for 95 yards and scored two touchdowns in a 23-16 loss.

He was asked if playing in the Super Bowl was a bigger thrill than his Heisman Trophy.

“Nothing is better than the Heisman Trophy, because that’s something that goes on forever,” he said. “I was at the College Football Hall of Fame in New York City. Just to look around and see the winners, like Archie Griffin.

It gets better and better and better as the years go along, and you appreciate that award more and more. But looking at my career as a whole, definitely the Heisman.”

George also addressed the recent problems surrounding the Ohio State football program, which led to Jim Tressel losing his job.

BUCKS Buford, who was quiet throughout the first half, got it started with a driving layup. Later in the spurt he stepped in front of Burke’s crosscourt pass and streaked the length of the court for a dunk that got a rise out of the crowd.

Smith scored twice in the run — a layup on an assist from Buford and a short baseline jumper.

Down 48-35, the Wolverines drew as close

for the trophy presentation, Nadal leaned on the net, while Djokovic sat on his haunches.

Eventually, a nearby official took pity and they were given chairs and bottles of water.

Nadal held his composure during the formalities, and even opened his speech with a lighthearted one-liner.

“Good morning, everybody,” he said.

A few minutes earlier, after hugging Nadal at the net, Djokovic tore off his sweat-soaked black shirt and headed toward his players’ box, pumping his arms repeatedly as he roared. He walked over to his girlfriend, his coach and the rest of his support team and banged on the advertising signs at the side of the court.

“I think it was just the matter of maybe luck in some moments and mat-

From Page 16 “I think that situation, Coach Tressel thought he was making the right decision at that particular time,” George said, referring to Tressel not immediately reporting the violations. “Obviously, he made a terrible mistake in doing so. He paid for it with his job, and the players involved got a fair penalty. That turned the page in Ohio State history, and Luke Fickell did an outstanding job of stabilizing the program.

“Moving forward and looking at Urban Meyer and all that he brings to the table,” he continued, “his ties to Ohio, I think he’s the perfect fit for Ohio State for the short term as well as the long term. But I think for Ohio State University, there’s lessons to be learned as far as how to educate student athletes and how to prepare them not just on the field but off the field as men in terms of making decisions. This university prepares not just athletes but great men, and it’s important for Ohio State to be pro-active in preparing for how life is after you’re done.”

ter of wanting this more than maybe other player in the certain point,” Djokovic said. “It’s just incredible effort. You’re in pain, you’re suffer(ing).

You’re trying to activate your legs. You’re going through so much suffering your toes are bleeding. Everything is just outrageous, but you’re still enjoying that pain.”

The match was full of long rallies and amazing gets. Djokovic finished with 57 winners, along with 69 unforced errors.

Nadal had 44 winners against 71 unforced errors.

Laver was part of the 15,000-strong crowd when the players walked on at 7:30 p.m. Sunday to flip the coin and start the warmup. He was still there, along with most of the crowd, after 2 a.m. for the trophy presentations.

The County junior high girls basketball tournaments got started on Saturday, the 8th grade at Russia and the 7th grade at Houston.

In the 8th grade tournament, Houston beat Botkins 33-26, Anna beat Russia 43-13 and Fort Loramie downed Jackson Center 43-22.

The semifinals are Thursday at Russia, with Houston playing Anna at 6, and Fort Loramie playing Fairlawn at 7:15.

• In the 7th grade tournament at Houston, Fairlawn top-seeded beat Houston 26-13 behind 10 points from Audrey Francis.

Anna upset No. 2 seed Jackson Center 32-24, wth Audrey Barhorst leading the way with 10 points.

And in the third game, Russia beat Fort Loramie 42-33. Three players were in double figures for the winners, with Katie Swartz scoring 13, Maddie Borchers 12 and Christina Gaerke 11.

Caleigh Barhorst had 13 and Sara Stang 12 for Fort Loramie.

The semifinals are set for Thursday at Houston.

Anna plays Russia at 5 p.m., followed by Fairlawn playing Botkins at 6:15.

Eagles down Springfield Christian Academy upped its record to 4-9 on the year with a 52-39 victory over the Springfield Cavaliers in boys basketball Saturday.

The Eagles trailed by two at the half, but then dominated the second half, outscoring Springfield 29-14.

The Eagles had three players in double figures, led by Derek Spencer with 17. David Wilcox had 11 and Ben Huff-

man 10. Spencer got to the line 17 times and cashed in on 10.

• The Eagles lost on Friday to Seton Catholic 38-30.

Spencer led again with nine points.

Sprignfield (39) Artis 2, Wilson 18, Melton 2, Jones 4, Elliot 7, Potts 6.

Christian Academy (52) Amsden 8, Wilcox 11, Spencer 17, Huffman 10, Abbott 1, Ditmer 5.

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

Sidney reserve place third The Sidney reserve wrestling team competed in the Vandalia Reserve Tournament and placed ninth.

Sidney had three

wrestlers place third with 4-1 marks, including Rhett Rosengarten at 132, Garrick Ginter at 160, and Noah Straman at 182.

Sidney reserves place third New Knoxville’s boys early in the season, will basketball game with be played Tuesday at Marion Local, postponed New Knoxville at 6 p.m.

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The Wolverines fell to 1-5 on opponents’ home courts while the Buckeyes stretched their homecourt winning streak to 38, the secondlongest in the program’s 100 years.

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