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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Demonstrators hurled grenades at a U.S. base in northern Afghanistan, and a gun battle left two Afghans dead and seven NATO troops injured Sunday in the escalating crisis over the burning of Muslim holy books at an American airfield.

More than 30 people have

been killed, including four U.S. troops, in six days of unrest.

Still, the top U.S. diplomat in Afghanistan said the violence would not change Washington’s course .

“Tensions are running very high here, and I think we need to let things calm down, return to a more normal atmosphere, and then get on with business,”

Ambassador Ryan Crocker told CNN’s “State of the Union.”

“This is not the time to decide that we’re done here,” he said. “We have got to redouble our efforts. We’ve got to create a situation in which al-Qaida is not coming back.”

The attack on the base came a day after two U.S. military advisers — a lieutenant colonel

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INSIDE TODAY American Profile • Talk-show host Leeza Gibbons finds a new mission after her mother’s brave battle with Alzheimer’s. A recipe for seafood gumbo is also in this week’s edition. Inside

DEATHS Obituaries and/or death notices for the following people appear on Pages 2-3 today: • Scott E. Blackford • Donna S. Blevins • Kenneth James Wiley • James Henry Spangler • Nettie A. Huffman • Thomas A. Staley • Gladys Retha Thompson • Barbara Ingland

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— Edward Gibbon, English historian (1737-1794) For more on today in history, turn to Page 10.

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and a major — were found dead after being shot in the head in their office at the Interior Ministry in the heart of the capital. The building is one of the city’s most heavily guarded buildings, and the slayings raised doubts about safety as coalition troops continue their withdrawal.

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BY RACHEL LLOYD rlloyd@sdnccg.com Area residents got the opportunity to get to know the contested candidates for the March 6 Republican primary during a town hall meeting hosted by the Shelby County Liberty Group Sunday. About 75 people attended the panel to hear the views of Ohio State Representative, 85th District, candidates John Adams (incumbent) and Dave Easton; Shelby County Prosecutor candidates Ralph Bauer (incumbent) and Tim Sell; and Shelby County Commissioner candidates Terry Pellman and Robert Guillozet.

State representative Adams started out by informing the audience that, if he is re-elected, this will be his last term in the office.

Adams has served as the 78th District representative since 2007.

Due to changes in the district map, the county, which is currently entirely in the 78th District, will be divided between the 84th and 85th districts beginning Jan. 1, 2013.

The 85th District in Shelby County will consist of the following areas: Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Green Township, Lockington Village, Orange Township, Perry Township, Port Jeffer-

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OHIO’S 85TH District state representative candidate John Adams (l-r) talks during a meet the candidates event at the Sidney VFW Sunday. Seated is Adams’ competition for state representative Dave Easton and Shelby County prosecutor candidate Tim Sell. Adams is currently the representative for the 78th District. son Village, Salem Township, Sidney City and Washington Township.

Adams has served as minority and majority whip in the legislature. He noted that Ohio has lost two congressional seats in the last 10 years and added that since the 1980s, Ohio went from 23 to 16 representatives in Con-

gress. The lost seats are due to loss of population, and much of this population loss, he said, is because of job loss.

He said, however, the state is “moving in the right direction,” with a Republican-led legislature having eliminated the deficit without raising taxes in its latest budget. That legislature also reduced per-

sonal income tax and eliminated the 115-year-old “death tax” — the estate tax.

Adams noted the state’s Standard & Poor rating had been upgraded. He said 83,000 jobs were created in 2011, bringing Ohio up to ninth in the nation for job creation and 1st in the Midwest.

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Army IDs remains of missing soldier BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S military announced Sunday that it has recovered the remains of the last American service member who was unaccounted for in Iraq, an Army interpreter seized by gunmen after sneaking off base to visit his Iraqi wife in Baghdad during the height of the insurgency.

The remains of Staff Sgt. Ahmed al-Taie, who Al-Taie was 41 when militiamen seized him on Oct. 23, 2006, were positively identified at the military’s mortuary in Dover, Del., the Army said in a statement released Sunday. Army officials said they had no further details about the circumstances surrounding his death or the discovery of his remains.

Al-Taie’s brother, Hathal Al-Taie, told The Associated Press the military officer

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who visited the family’s home to inform them about the remains said they are still in Dover, but that he didn’t know the circumstances surrounding his brother’s death.

“We have no information right now, not even how the body looks like or when they’re going to release him,” Hathal AlTaie said by phone from Ann Arbor, Mich., where the family settled after leaving Iraq for the U.S. when his brother was still a teenager.

Their uncle, Entifadh Qanbar, said he was told by the Army major who informed the family in Ann Arbor that the remains were received at Dover on Feb. 22.

“I asked if it was an accident or if he was killed, and he said they didn’t know, that they are investigating,” Qanbar said by phone from Beirut, where he lives. “He said he had the same questions that I have.”

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad did not

respond to a request for comment late Sunday.

Family members say that like many Iraqi exiles, Ahmed al-Taie was eager to help his native land rebuild after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and ouster of Saddam Hussein.

He met his wife during a trip to Iraq shortly after Saddam fell, while he was still a civilian, and in December 2004 he joined an Army reserve program for native speakers of Arabic and other strategic languages.

He was deployed to Iraq in November 2005 and was assigned to a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Baghdad until he was kidnapped the following year.

At the time he was seized, kidnappings for ransom or political motives, mostly of Iraqis but also many foreigners, were common. The February 2006 bombing of a Shiite mosque by Sunni insurgents caused retaliatory bloodshed to spiral, and death squads roamed the streets.

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CANDIDATES He said the state has moved from 29th to fifth in the cost of doing business.

He also said despite improvements, the government is still too large.

Adams’ opponent Dave Easton is a Sidney native, having attended Holy Angels Elementary and graduated from Sidney High School. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

He considers himself a fiscal and social conservative who agrees with Adams on many positions. He said he differed in views on a few key areas, however.

Easton said he opposed House Bill 256, sponsored by Adams, regarding concealed carry weapons.

He also said he opposed Senate Bill 5, supby Adams, ported involving collective bargaining rights for public officials. Easton said he “agreed with about 85 percent” of S.B. 5 but felt it infringed on First Amendment rights and would negatively impace police and fire response.

Easton also said he opposed the school voucher system, saying that, while he supported parental choice in education, the “system as currently designed would devastate the public school system.” He said he had an alternative plan that should soon be published.

County prosecutor Prosecutor Ralph Bauer has been serving

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SHELBY COUNTY Prosecutor Ralph Bauer (l-r) walks past Kathryn Rees, of Sidney, as she talks with Tim Sell who is running against Bauer for Shelby County prosecutor. The two were attending a meet the candidates event at the Sidney VFW Sunday. in office for more than sessions to see the legal patrol in the 1970s, befive years and said that system in action. fore going on to work “Come to the court,” full time for the sherbeing county prosecutor had always been his he said. “It’s your court. iff ’s office. He was progoal. He also has served You’re entitled to be moted to sergeant the public in several there.” under Sheriff John Tim Sell, a local at- Lenhart, other capacities, includand also ing stints on school torney who graduated served as Russia’s poboard and the board of from Ohio State Uni- lice chief and fire chief elections, in addition to versity School of Law, at the same time. much work with the said his father had been Guillozet currently is Republican a paratrooper and that in his second term as county inspired him to join the Clinton Party.

Township Bauer said the public Air Force when he grad- Trustee. does not see most of uated law school. There, Terry Pellman what his office does and he was hired as a JAG worked as a caseworker that he does not seek (Judge Advocate Gen- and went on to serve for out public attention. He eral) officer.

27 years as the director Sell said the public of county welfare desaid he has indicted 1,878 cases and has has “lost confidence” in partment (now known convicted in 98 percent the prosecutor’s office as the Department of of those cases. He said recently, “for real or Job and Family Serv99 percent of the con- perceived reasons.” He ices). In this role, Pellvictions are plea bar- said he would evaluate man said he came to gains, but he pointed cases and ensure they know the workings of out, “Plea bargain is not were charged correctly, county finances. He also than “over- led the office through a bad word; it’s a guar- rather charged.” He said if a widespread reforms to antee.”

He encouraged resi- case is charged cor- consolidate services dents to attend court rectly, there is no need and increase efficiency, for a plea bargain. making “Shelby County An effective attorney, one of the leaders in Sell said, needs to be welfare reform in the able to see both sides of state.” the case in order to betPellman said he recter spot “holes” and fill ognized that further them. Sell has been the cuts were virtually imnation of the work of the county’s public de- possible in the governseveral courts of Ohio fender for 18 years. ment, with extreme and encourage uniforCounty cuts having been made mity in the application commissioner already, but he said he of the law, rules, and Robert Guillozet is a would like to further practice throughout the Russia graduate who “streamline county govstate and within each has been in community ernment” through such division of the courts. service since the 1970s. means as mass purIt also promotes ex- Among his public serv- chasing, more crosschange of experience ice qualifications, he training and and suggestions respect- has served as a fire- elimination of duplicaing the operation of the fighter and EMT for the tion, as well as more judicial system and con- Russia, Shelby County possible contracts for siders problems pertain- and Sidney fire depart- services with other goving to the ments, as chief for Rus- ernment entities. He administration of jus- sia and Sidney’s deputy also noted the need for tice, and making recom- fire chief and city fire technological upgrades. mendations for its marshal. He volunPellman has also improvement. teered as a deputy for served as a Sidney City Gottemoeller lives in the sheriff ’s mounted Council member.

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Fire, rescue SUNDAY -6:57 a.m.: medical.

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

-5:35 a.m.: injury.

Paramedics were dispatched to the 400 block of South Ohio Avenue for an injury -4:28 a.m.: medical.

Medics responded to the 400 block of Canal Street for a medical call. No patient was found.

-2:54 a.m.: injury.

Paramedics were dispatched to Fair Road and Interstate 75 for an injury.

-2:08 a.m.: medical.

Medics responded to the 2800 block of North Kuther Road for a medical call.

SATURDAY -7:41 p.m.: medical.

Paramedics responded to the 800 block of Countryside Lane for a medical call.

-5:20 p.m.: medical.

Medics were dispatched to a medical call in the 300 block of South Miami Avenue.

-1:03 p.m. medical.

Paramedics responded to a medical call in the 900 block of Buckeye Avenue.

-10:13 a.m.: medical. Medics responded to a medical call in the 1300 block of Michigan Street. No patient was found.

-6:03 a.m.: medical.

Paramedics were dispatched to the 3000 block of Cisco Road for a medical call.

-3:22 a.m.: medical.

Medics responded to a medical call in the 600 block of South Miami Avenue.

FRIDAY -9:32 p.m.: medical.

Paramedics were dispatched to a medical call in the 400 block of North Main Avenue.

-3:56 p.m.: medical.

Medics responded to the 1600 block of Hampton Court for a medical call.

-2:20 p.m.: medical.

Paramedics were dispatched to the 400 block of North Main Avenue for a medical call.

-10:02 a.m.: medical. Medics responded to a medical call in the 400 block of Charles Avenue.

Donna S. Blevins, 60, of 882 Countryside Lane, Apt. C, Sidney, died Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, at her residence.

She was born June 30, 1951, in Covington, Ky., the daughter of the late Garrett Carnes and Ohma (Jackson) Carnes Epperson. Her stepmother, Ruth Carnes, also preceded her in death.

Mrs. Blevins is survived by a son, Garrett (Amber) Asher, of Piqua; daughter, Susan a (Mark) Gibboney, of Troy; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Emma (Buster) Hale, of Medway and Sharon (James) Gambrel, of Knox County, Ky.; a brother, Millard (Dianne) Carnes, of Sidney; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by two sisters, Muhlenkamp Shirley and Beulah Hubbard; and a daughter, Sharon Hobbs.

Donna attended Solid Rock Pentecostal

Church of God, and had worked for Reliable Castings. She had also previously worked as an STNA at several area nurshomes, ing including Piqua Manor and Koester Pavilion. Donna enjoyed the time spent with her family and grandchildren.

A funeral service to honor her life will be conducted at 10 a.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home, Piqua, with Rev. Charles Jarrett officiating. Burial will follow in Beechwood Cemetery, Lockington.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

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A deputy responded to 17111 Sidney-Freyburg Road to investigate a report someone had opened and charged a resident’s name to a PayPal account.

FRIDAY -11:42 p.m.: fight.

Three deputies responded to Cross Trail and Whitehorse Trail in Washington Township on the report of a fight.

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Anna Rescue and Botkins firefighters responded to a medical call in the 100 block of West Lynn Street.

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Anna Rescue was dispatched to the 200 block of East Pike Street for a medical call.

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Anna and Jackson Center rescue units responded to a medical call in the 200 block of Jackson Street.

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PIQUA — Thomas A. Staley, 80, of 212 Sharon Dr., Piqua, died at 5:46 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, at the Springmeade Health Center.

He was born Feb. 12, 1932 in Piqua to the late John and Helen (Shanesey) Staley.

He married Janet J. Boney at St. Boniface Catholic Church July 25, 1953, and she survives him.

Other survivors include three sons, George K. (Susan E.) Staley, Thomas W. (Mary C. “Cathy”) Staley, and Joseph G. (Kimberly A.) Staley, all of Piqua; four grandchildren, Anthony “Tony” (Kristen) Staley, Nicolas Staley, Joseph Thomas Staley, Shannon Ciara Staley; two great grandchildren, Andrew and Elyssa; two brothers, Richard (Lois) Staley of Piqua, John (Lora) Staley of Tipp City; and two sisters, Connie Evans and Judy Weigel. both of Piqua.

He was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.

Mr. Staley graduated from Piqua Catholic High School in 1951 and attended the University of Dayton. He was a United States Marine Corp veteran having served as a corporal during the Korean War. Early in his career Tom worked for the M.J. Gibbons Supply Company, then as a branch manager for the W. H.

Kefaber Company until he founded the Staley Plumbing Company in 1977 which continues to be a family business.

He was a devoted member of Mary St. Catholic Church where he served on a vast number of boards and committees for many years. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 3344, Knights of St. John Commandery 194, American Legion Post 184, and had served on the Plumbing Board of the city of Piqua.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celeThursday, brated March 1, 2012, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church with the Rev. Thomas J. Grilliot as celebrant.

Burial will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery where full military honors will be provided by the Veterans Elite Tribute Squad.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home where a prayer service will be conducted at 4 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to Piqua Catholic School, 503 W. North St., Piqua, OH 45356 or Lehman Catholic High School, 2400 St. Marys Ave., Sidney, OH 45365.

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Nettie A. Huffman SPRINGDALE — Nettie A. (nee Helmandollar) Huffman, a long time resident of Springdale, died Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012.

She celebrated her 104th birthday Jan. 20 with her family. She was a lifetime student and teacher of the Bible, which she exemplified in her walk with Christ and longtime member of the Tri-County Assembly of God in Fairfield.

She and her late husband, the Rev. Arvle Huffman, celebrated 67 years of marriage before his death in 1991.

Nettie is survived by her seven children, Larna F. Hovis, of Durham N.C., Margaret E. Symes, of Tyler, Texas, Lenzy G. Huffman, of Springdale, Ann Hill, of Youngsville, N.C., Marysue Freeman, of Cape

Carteret, NC, James Huffman, of Merritt Island, Fla. and John Huffman, of Springdale; 12 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; six great-great grandchildren and two sisters, Ruby McCann and Mary Ruth Ball, both of Sidney. One grandson is deceased.

Friends will be received from 6 p.m. until time of funeral service at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at the Vorhis & Ryan Funeral Home, 11365 Springfield Pike, Springdale.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at Cedar Point Cemetery in Pasco, near Sidney.

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Kenneth James Wiley L A K E WORTH, Fla. — Kenneth James Wiley, 69, 7444 Pine Bark Drive, Lake Worth, Fla., a native of Anna, died Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, at 9:15 p.m. at Jay Robert Lauer Hospice and Palliative Care Unit at JFK Medical Center following an illness of six years.

He was born July 1, 1942, in Sidney, the son of the late James and Margaret Wiley.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley WysongSchwartz Wiley, a native of Fort Loramie; two daughters, Connie Wiley-Bostick (Steve), of Sidney and Denise Wiley-Manning (William), of West Palm Beach, Fla.; grandchil-

dren Victoria and Ryan James Manning; and a brother, Wilbur (Mary) Wiley of Wylie, Texas.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Ronald Wiley of St. Marys.

Mr. Wiley was a member of First Baptist Church of West Palm Beach, Fla., and the Loyal Order of Moose.

A celebration of his life and visitation will be held Wednesday, Feb. 29, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Del Lago Funeral Home in Lake Worth. His body was cremated.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Palm Beach County, 5300 East Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33407.

James Henry Spangler James Henry Spangler, 74, died at Dorothy Love Retirement Community, 3003 W. Cisco Road, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, at 6:12 a.m. after an extended illness.

He was born Sept. 17, 1937, in Verona, the son of the late Christopher James and Carolyn (Maurer) Spangler.

Surviving is one son, Chris Spangler and wife Karen of Springboro; three grandchildren, Alex, Sophie and Jason Spangler; seven brothers, Phil Spangler and wife Sue, of Sidney, John Spangler and wife Linda, of Botkins, Don Spangler and wife Judy, of Washington Courthouse, Darrell Spangler and wife Faye, of Sidney, Hank Spangler and wife Ida, of Sidney, Ed Spangler, of Sidney, and Dan Spangler and wife Susan, of Bixby, Okla; three sisters, Carolyn Grossman and husband Tom, of Sidney, Margie Richards, of Gulfport, Miss. and Sue Fair and husband Don, of Sidney.

One son, Jeffrey

Spangler, is deceased.

Mr. Spangler was a 1957 graduate of Sidney High School. He was a United States Air Force veteran and was refrom tired General Motors in Dayton, where he was an electrician. He was a lifetime member of the Sidney Moose Lodge and also a member of the AMVETS and the VFW. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at 10 a.m. at Salm-McGill and Tangeman Funeral Home by Don Spangler. Burial will follow in Graceland Cemetery, with full military honors.

Friends may call at and Salm-McGill Tangeman Funeral Home on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Condolences may be expressed to the Spangler family at SalmMcGill and Tangeman Funeral Home’s website, www.salm-mcgillandtangemanfh.com.

Gladys Retha Thompson DEGRAFF — Gladys Retha Thompson, 92, of Urbana and of formerly Quincy, died at 5:20 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, at Dorothy Love Retirement Community in Sidney.

She was born Nov. 20, 1919, in Champaign County, a daughter of the late John and Faye Goode Buck.

On March 13, 1940, she married Fred Carl Thompson in Urbana and he died Sept. 13, 1999. She was also preceded in death by an infant daughter, Rose Marie and two sisters, Bonnie Roberts and Florence Smail.

She is survived by a daughter; Rita Huber, of Zephyrhills, Fla.; two sons Phil (Carol) Thompson, of Urbana, and Ron (Brenda) Thompson, of Sidney; a grandson, Brent (Alice) Klauss, of Bryan, Texas; four granddaughters; Jennifer (Jim) Music, of North Lewisburg, Stefanie Blue, of Lakeside, Calif., Michele (Danny) Pass, of Lutz, Fla. and Karen (Jamey) Mahan,

of St. Paris, and nine great grandchildren; Austin and Keller Klauss, Blue, Tyler Madison and Victoria Music, Owen Pass, and Derek, Lindsey and Logan Mahan.

A homemaker, she enjoyed her children and grandchildren, gardening, cooking and helping her husband farm. She was a member of the Springhills Presbyterian Church.

The family will receive friends at the Rexer-RigginMadden Funeral Home, DeGraff, on Thursday, March 1, 2012, beginning at noon with funeral services to follow at 2 p.m., with Pastor Jane Madden officiating.

Burial is in the Greenwood-Union Cemetery, DeGraff.

In lieu of flowers and in appreciation of the care she received, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Dorothy Love Employee Christmas Fund.

Condolences may be expressed at www.timeformemory.com/madden.

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BOE to meet tonight NEW KNOXVILLE — During its meeting tonight, the New Knoxville Board of Education will consider a resolution authorizing Prenger Implement Inc. to install and configure WiFi throughout the building. The board will also approve the purchase of three Smart Boards using Kroger fund and elementary

fundraising money.

The board will adopt the inter-district open enrollment policy, adopt permanent appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and accept amounts and rates determined by the budget commission.

The meeting, which begins at 7 p.m., will include an executive session to discuss personnel.

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School districts wait for Kasich’s new funding formula Ohioans’ tax bills, home values, and the ultimate quality of the education Ohio children receive.

Republican Gov. John Kasich scrapped his Democratic predecessor Ted Strickland’s attempt at a solution last year.

Kasich made no mention of a replacement during his recent State of the State speech, though an education adviser initially predicted a draft plan could be ready by October 2011.

Damon Asbury, legislative director for the Ohio School Boards Association, said, “I think people realized it was more complicated than originally thought.”

During a January forum sponsored by The Associated Press, Kasich

said the state has “a long way to go” to prepare the public for the change that’s required.

“The solutions lie in more money into instruction, the solutions lie in more parental involvement, so we have to keep working on this,” he said. “This is going to take a long time, to get people to where they need to be to understand that there are additional reforms that need to be made.”

In the two decades since the Ohio Supreme Court first declared the state’s school funding system unconstitutional, many attempts have been made to come up with a workable solution. The high court said Ohio’s system relied too

heavily on property taxes, which can vary widely between rich and poor districts.

One plan looked to spending by academically successful schools as the benchmark for districts statewide. Another sent a set amount per student to each district, with additional weight given to how many pupils a district had in poverty or in special programs.

Strickland’s plan, the so-called “evidencebased model” unveiled in 2009, identified scientifically proven ideas for best teaching students, training teachers, and creating a productive school atmosphere — then mandated that those ideas be phased in

over time.

Bill Phillis, who heads the group that brought Ohio’s original school funding lawsuit, said Strickland’s plan got the state closest to a constitutional approach. It also would eventually have required an extra $5 billion a year once fully phased in — something the state couldn’t afford.

“Strickland’s evidence-based model was the first real attempt in this state to identify the components of a quality education: What do we have to have in place in school districts?” said Phillis, director of the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding. “It couldn’t be funded but

Schools seek $900K in unpaid lunch money

Widow wants 133 firearms back COLUMBUS (AP) — The widow of a suicidal Ohio man who released dozens of exotic animals last fall is fighting to regain possession of 133 firearms that authorities seized from their Zanesville property in 2008.

A federal judge in Columbus has denied a request for a summary judgment in the case, paving the way for a trial scheduled to start May 7.

Marian Thompson argues she’s the rightful

owner of guns and ammunition seized ahead of federal weapons charges against her husband, Terry.

Prosecutors contend she knew about illegal activity involving the weapons.

Terry Thompson was sentenced to prison and was released last year.

In October, he freed dozens of lions, tigers, bears and other animals at his property and killed himself. The animals were hunted and shot by authorities.

AP Photo/The Blade, Jetta Fraser

Ready for spring Dianne Toffler, (left) of Whitehouse and Sandy O’Connell of Temperance, Maumee Valley Herb Society members, set up herbs for the Eighth Annual Seed Swap at Erie Street Market. The event Saturday, during which seeds, seedlings, and gardening paraphernalia were swapped, also included workshops.

Museum restoring Group teaches older Ohioans famous plane for 2014.

The restoration crews include 20 staff and 64 volunteers, many of whom make new parts by hand. Restorer Duane Jones tells the Dayton Daily News he considers it an honor to work on such a famous plane.

The museum says only about 50 of the nearly 13,000 B-17s that were built still exist.

——— Information from: Dayton Daily News, http://www.daytondailynews.com

Deal could end Cooper Tire lockout FINDLAY (AP) — Union members at Cooper Tire in northwest Ohio are mulling whether to approve a tentative agreement that could end a months-long lockout.

Multiple media outlets report newer hires would be compensated differently than veteran workers under the proposed five-year deal. They learned details of the proposal Saturday, and they’ll vote on it Monday.

More than 1,000 workers at the plant in Findlay were locked out in November. They had rejected an earlier contract offer, saying they were upset over proposed pay cuts and increased health care costs.

The company has said it believes the new proposal addresses the union’s concerns but allows the manufacturer to maintain competitive productivity.

to learn and play music

COLUMBUS (AP) — Almost five decades had passed since Bonnie Gilligan picked up the clarinet she played in her high-school band in Salem, Ohio.

Yet, on four recent Thursday afternoons, the retired schoolteacher, 64, carried her dusted-off instrument to the Columbus Music Academy in Westerville, where she joins other older folks looking to rekindle or discover their musical acumen.

“It’s such a safe environment,” Gilligan, of Powell, said at a rehearsal, which included run-throughs of basic tunes such as Ode to Joy and Hot Cross Buns as well as pointers on dynamics, breathing techniques and pacing. “It’s fun, relaxing — not stressful at all.”

Laughter and conversation filled the silences during the group class, which lacked any tinge of a stern, tedious tutorial.

Too late to learn?

Never, as Gilligan knows.

So goes the tune of New Horizons, a nationwide network of music groups designed to edu-

Group considers changes to defending poor COLUMBUS (AP) — An Ohio working group considering changes in how defense lawyers are provided for the poor has drafted a proposal that would shift the financial responsibility from counties to the state.

State Public Defender Tim Young tells The Columbus Dispatch counties still could decide exactly how they provide such lawyers. The options include using a county public defender’s office or court-appointed lawyers.

The plan has not yet been given to the Legislature.

Under a decades-old system, counties arrange and pay for lawyers for indigent defendants and are partially reimbursed by the state. Counties were reimbursed at a rate of about 35 percent last year.

The working group’s proposal would put the financial burden on the state and have the public defender’s office oversee the system.

cate and inspire adults in low-pressure, all-inclusive environments.

So what if the idea of tooting one’s horn seems foreign?

“As long as they can come to a rehearsal and play, they’re welcome,” said Wes Miller, a central Ohio music teacher who during the summer founded a New Horizons chapter. “There’s a huge social component to this activity.”

The concept came to fruition in 1991 at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y., where professor Roy Ernst held out the hope of working with older adults — beginners or long-ago virtuosos.

In a 2004 book, Ernst writes about the arrangement as flexible

yet necessary to remain “completely supportive and free of competition and intimidation.”

“My motto is: ‘Your best is good enough.’”

His thinking caught on.

According to the New Horizons website, seven countries — including Australia and Italy — have 203 active groups.

Each central Ohio player is taught at his or her own pace by Miller and Jane Watson, also of the academy, in small clusters.

“It’s amazing I can do it,” said 66-year-old South Side retiree Edward Watson, who, in the fall, began playing cello for the first time.

“It’s challenging, but that’s something I like at my age.”

COLUMBUS (AP) — Columbus schools are using a collection agency to help them recover delinquent lunch payments totaling roughly $900,000.

The Columbus Dispatch reports the schools are owed lunch money for nearly 6,000 students. Accounts that owe more than $50 for lunches since 2009 will be turned over for collection late next month.

Most families owe just a few dollars. About 10 percent of the families that owe lunch money account for about 80 percent of the total owed, and that’s the group that’s being targeted.

The district’s food services director says among those accounts, the average debt is about $150 but can top $400.

School board members had urged district officials to crack down on those who weren’t paying and didn’t apply for free lunches available for low-income families.

——— Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com

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If you have a structure, you have a road map to where you need to be.”

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Mandela out of hospital JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former President Nelson Mandela was released from the hospital Sunday after an overnight stay for minor diagnostic surgery to determine the cause of an abdominal complaint, a spokesman for the country’s current leader said.

Spokesman Mac Maharaj said the 93-year-old Nobel peace laureate had undergone a laparoscopy, a procedure that involves surgeons making an incision in the belly to insert a thin, lighted tube to look at abdominal organs.

“The doctors have decided to send him home as the diagnostic procedure he underwent did not indicate anything seriously wrong with him,” President Jacob Zuma’s office added in a statement.

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U.S. says it’s steadfast in rebuilding Afghanistan WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. diplomat in Kabul and a campaign adviser to President Barack Obama said Sunday the U.S. isn’t rethinking its commitment to Afghanistan after violent protests left more than two dozen people dead, including two American shot inside a government ministry.

U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker and Robert Gibbs, Obama’s former press secretary, said they believe Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s fragile government could collapse and the Taliban would regain power if the U.S. were to walk away.

“This is not the time to decide that we’re done here,” said Crocker. “We have got to redouble our efforts. We’ve got to create a situation in which al-Qaida is not coming back.”

Added Gibbs: “What the president’s trying to do now is get us to a point where we can hand off the security of Afghanistan to

the Afghans and that we can bring our troops home.”

Their comments echoed arguments made by the Bush administration at the height of violence in Iraq, even as popular support for that war was waning. As in Iraq, American voters are questioning the utility of the decade-long Afghan conflict and whether a stable government there would be worth the loss in U.S. blood and treasure.

“If we decide we’re tired of it, al-Qaida and the Taliban certainly aren’t,” said Crocker, who served in the Bush administration as ambassador to Iraq.

Obama apologized last week to Karzai for what U.S. officials said was an inadvertent burning of Afghan religious materials, including Qurans, at Bagram air base north of Kabul. Still, the incident fanned anti-Western sentiment across the country, leaving dozens of people dead, in-

cluding four U.S. troops reportedly killed by their Afghan counterparts.

On Saturday, a U.S. lieutenant colonel and a major were found shot inside a heavily guarded Afghan ministry. The Taliban claimed responsibility and said the killings were in retaliation for the Quran burnings.

The shootings prompted the unprecedented recall of NATO personnel working inside Afghan ministries, dealing a serious blow to the U.S. effort to rebuild the Afghan government through mentoring.

Afghan officials, including the defense and interior ministers, canceled planned visits to Washington this coming week so they could remain in Kabul for consultations about how to quell the violence, Pentagon press secretary George Little said Sunday. He said Defense Secretary Leon Panetta “understands why that’s a priority” and hopes to see them soon at the Pentagon.

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U.S.: Vote was ‘farce’ DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The U.S. and its allies dismissed the Syrian regime’s referendum on a new constitution Sunday as a “farce” meant to justify the bloody crackdown on dissent.

But voters in government strongholds suggested why some Syrians have not joined the uprising against President Bashar Assad: Loyalty, distrust of the opposition and fear his fall will ignite a civil war.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called the poll “a cynical ploy” and urged Syrians who still support Assad to turn against him. A “farce” and a “sham vote” was how German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle described it.

Drones in demand WASHINGTON (AP) — Heads up: Drones are going mainstream.

Civilian cousins of the unmanned military aircraft that have tracked and killed terrorists in the Middle East and Asia are in demand by police departments, border patrols, power companies, news organizations and others wanting a bird’s-eye view that’s too impractical or dangerous for conventional planes or helicopters to get.

Along with the enthusiasm, there are qualms.

Drones overhead could invade people’s privacy.

The government worries they could collide with passenger planes or come crashing down to the ground, concerns that have slowed more widespread adoption of the technology.

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Man loses his snakes HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man is losing his exotic reptile collection worth $49,000 after police found dozens of venomous lizards and snakes in his home.

Fifty-one-year-old Walter Kidd of Hendersonville pleaded guilty Friday to 30 misdemeanor charges of possessing endangered animals and failing to properly label containers of poisonous snakes.

Police seized the reptiles in August after Kidd was bitten by an exotic venomous snake and rushed to a hospital. Officers said his mobile home was packed with snakes in plastic containers.

Kidd's attorney says the reptiles were not a danger because they were kept inside his home.

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Shortest man alive Nepal's Chandra Bahadur Dangi poses with his certificates after being declared the world's shortest living man and shortest man ever by the Guinness Book of Records at a ceremony in Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday. The 72-year-old man was measured at just 21.5 inches (54.6 centimeters) tall has been declared the shortest person to be recorded by the Guinness World Records snatching the title from Junrey Balawing of the Philippines, who is 23.5 inches (60 centimeters) tall.

Santorum: Romney isn’t conservative enough MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — The question of whether Mitt Romney is conservative enough to deserve the Republican presidential nomination regained center stage in the GOP contest Sunday, with Rick Santorum saying the former Massachusetts governor fails the test.

Santorum urged Michigan voters to turn the race “on its ear” by rejecting Romney in Tuesday’s primary in his native state, in which Romney is spending heavily to avoid an upset. Santorum said Romney’s record is virtually identical to President Barack Obama’s on some key issues, especially mandated health coverage, making him a weak potential nominee.

“Why would we give away the most salient issue in this election?” an impassioned Santorum told more than 100 people in a remote, snowcovered region of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Santorum, a former senator from Pennsylvania, said he is the true conservative on fiscal and social issues.

Romney rejected the claims.

“The biggest misconception would be that I’m a guy that comes from Massachusetts and therefore I can’t be conservative,” Romney told “Fox News Sunday.” In his one term as Massachusetts governor, he said, he balanced budgets, reduced taxes, enforced immigration

laws, “stood up for traditional marriage” and was “a pro-life governor.”

“I’m a solid conservative,” Romney said.

The exchange highlighted the choice facing Republican voters in Arizona and Michigan on Tuesday, and another 10 states a week after that.

Romney did pick up the endorsement of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Sunday.

Conservative activists dominate the GOP primaries.

But party regulars fear too much focus on the Republican right will leave the eventual nominee poorly positioned to confront Obama in November, when independent voters will be crucial.

The incident prompted NATO, Britain and France to recall hundreds of international advisers from all Afghan ministries in the capital. The advisers are key to helping improve governance and preparing the country’s security forces to take on more responsibility.

A manhunt was under way for the main suspect in the shooting — an Afghan man who worked as a driver for an office on the same floor as the advisers who were killed, Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi said. He did not provide further details about the suspect or his possible motive.

The Taliban claimed that the shooter was one of their sympathizers and that an accomplice had helped him get into the compound to kill the Americans in retaliation for the Quran burnings.

Afghanistan’s defense and interior ministers were to visit Washington this week, but they called off the trip to consult with other Afghan officials and religious leaders on how to stop the violence, Pentagon press secretary George Little said. The Afghan officials had planned to meet with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey.

The protesters in Kunduz province in the north threw hand grenades to express their anger at the way some Qurans and other Islamic texts were disposed of in a burn pit last week at Bagram Air Field, north of Kabul.

President Barack Obama and other U.S. officials have apologized for the burnings, which they said were a mistake. But their apologies have not quelled the anger of Afghans, who say the incident illustrates foreigners’ disrespect for their culture and religion.

Bailout still divides town on the mend KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) — Back in this town’s darkest days, Jeff Shrock, a third-generation autoworker, would cruise down the streets where he grew up, past the foreclosed homes and four giant Chrysler factories, knowing their future — and his job — were in jeopardy. He sometimes imagined the worst.

“I wondered what would happen five, six years down the road when the weeds were growing in parking lots and the plants had their windows broken out,” he says. “What would the community look like then?”

These were not far-fetched fears. Kokomo had made an ignominious Forbes list of fastest-dying communities in America. The recession and collapse of the U.S. auto industry had battered the town.

Three major employers — Chrysler, General Motors and Delphi, an auto parts supplier — had filed for bankruptcy.

Hundreds of workers were

laid off.

Unemployment briefly topped 20 percent.

Shrock, who’d risen from Chrysler machine operator to a United Auto Workers international representative, was worried. It wasn’t just 4,000 Chrysler workers. He was also thinking about some 10,000 auto retirees in the county and their pensions.

During that tense first half of 2009, Shrock wondered if the automakers — and his town — would endure. The Obama administration had pumped in more than $60 billion to fund GM and Chrysler’s bankruptcies, but there were no guarantees.

“I had a lot of personal doubts, but whenever I walked out the door, I never showed that,” Shrock says.

“People had enough burden on them already, not knowing if they were going to have a job.

They had mortgages. They had kids in school. They had car payments. They had credit cards. The last thing I wanted

in their mind was this was not going to work.”

Flash forward. The U.S. auto industry has staged an amazing comeback, and the town’s largest employer, Chrysler, has pledged to invest nearly $1.3 billion into its plants here, added about 1,000 workers and helped boost Kokomo’s fortunes — it was honored in 2011 by the state chamber of commerce as Community of the Year.

But the resurrection of U.S. automakers has done little to resolve a deep political divide over the bailout. Democrats, led by President Barack Obama, call it an undeniable success. The Republican presidential candidates, most notably Mitt Romney, condemn it as government meddling, both unfair and unnecessary, and even some Indiana politicians agree.

To many folks in Kokomo, though, the political debate seems disconnected from this reality: Kokomo survives.

Detroit is America’s car capital, but Kokomo has its own proud role in auto history.

It started in 1894 when Elwood Haynes, an enterprising inventor with a thick mustache and Chaplinesque bowler, towed his gas-powered carriage to a winding road on the southeast edge of town called Pumpkinvine Pike. He drove off, puttering along at 7 mph — and becoming one of the early auto pioneers.

That road test, though, was just one of many auto distinctions for this “City of Firsts.”

Among them: First carburetor, first push-button car radio, first pneumatic tire.

More than a century later, Kokomo had cemented its reputation as a car city. Though Chrysler and GM have reduced their workforce in Kokomo over the years, the two companies and suppliers account for more than 20 percent of all jobs, and the ripple effect is many times that.

It’s the kind of town where

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This Evening • Versailles Health Care Center offers a free Total Joint Replacement class at 6 p.m. in the Rehab Clinic at the center, to provide information about preparation, hospital procedures, risks and rehab to people considering joint replacement. For information, call Shannon Condon at (937) 5260130.

• 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.

Tuesday Morning • Wagner Manufacturing and General Houseware Corp. retirees meet at 8:30 a.m. for breakfast at Bob Evans.

• Local 725 Copeland retirees meet for breakfast at 9 a.m. at Clancy’s. Retirees and spouses are welcome.

• 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.

Tuesday Afternoon • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts at Work, meets at noon at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 120 W. Water St. • Parkinson’s Support Group meets at 2 p.m. at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. For more information, contact Michelle at (419) 394-8252.

Tuesday Evening • Head, Neck and Oral Cancer Support Group for patients and caregivers meets at St. Rita’s Regional Cancer Center in the Garden Conference Room from 5 to 6:30 p.m. For more information, call (419) 227-3361.

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Living the Basics, meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Apostolic Temple, 210 Pomeroy Ave. • The New Bremen Public Library will host story time at 6:30 p.m.

• Minster Civic Association meets at 7 p.m. at the Wooden Shoe Inn, Minster.

• The Miami-Shelby Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Greene Street UMC, 415 W. Greene St. at Caldwell Street. All men interested in singing are welcome and visitors are always welcome. For more information, call (937) 778-1586 or visit www.melodymenchorus.org.

• The Al-Anon Sidney Group, for friends and relatives of alcoholics, meets from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church on the corner of North Street and Miami Avenue. All are welcome.

Wednesday Morning • The Sidney Kiwanis Club meets at 11:30 a.m. at the Moose Lodge. Lunch is held until noon, followed by a club meeting and program.

Wednesday Evening • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Labor of Love, meets at 6:30 p.m. at First Christian Church, 320 E. Russell Road.

Thursday Morning • The New Bremen Public Library will hold story time at 10:30 a.m. for all ages.

Thursday Afternoon • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts at Work, meets at noon at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 120 W. Water St. • Shelby County Toastmasters meets at noon at the Sidney-Shelby County YMCA. Guests are welcome. For more information, contact Ed Trudeau at 498-3433 or edward.trudeau@emerson.com or visit the website at shelby.freetoasthost.ws.

• The Amos Memorial Public Library offers homework help from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Thursday Evening • 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.

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, All in the Family, meets at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 230 Poplar St.

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A partner or close friend might surprise For Tuesday you with inventive or reFeb. 28, 2012 sourceful suggestions.

These could relate to ARIES sports, future vacations (March 21 to April 19) or the care and educaYou’re full of good tion of children. ideas today, especially SAGITTARIUS related to how to earn (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) money or how to take You’re full of bright better care of something ideas at work today. Furyou own. Secrets or thermore, others are someone who is behind aware of this. Don’t be the scenes might help afraid to speak up but, at you. the same time, listen to TAURUS what others have to sug(April 20 to May 20) gest as well.

This is your lucky day.

CAPRICORN The Moon is in your (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) sign, dancing beautifully A playful, prankish with clever Mercury. Ex- day for you! Flirtations, pect to make new ac- sports events and social quaintances and occasions, as well as fun encounter new places times with children, will and fresh ideas. be top choices for you GEMINI today. Enjoy yourself!

(May 21 to June 20) AQUARIUS Some kind of research (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) that takes place behind Look around you and the scenes could end up see what repairs need to impressing people in au- be done at home. Use thority today — bosses, today’s energy to make parents, teachers, VIPs improvements at home. and the police. Keep at PISCES it, because you just (Feb. 19 to March 20) might find something!

Short trips, especially CANCER to someplace new, will (June 21 to July 22) please you today. You Talk to others, espe- want to explore your cially in group situa- daily environment. You’ll tions, about short trips enjoy new introductions, or ways to explore pro- plus be stimulated by moting ideas. Discus- hearing new ideas. (It’s sions about education or that kind of day.) the training also will go YOU BORN TODAY very well.

You are very complex LEO and private. Only your (July 23 to Aug. 22) closest friends have a Others notice you suspicion of who you today because you seem truly are. However, peoto be in control of the ple do know that you live purse strings. Someone your life with dynamic may need to ask you for energy and enthusiasm. approval or permission Once you grab the baton, to do something. you run with it! You have VIRGO much to look forward to (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) now because the year Try to do something ahead might be one of out of the ordinary today. the most powerful years You’re hungry to learn of your life. Dream big! more, and you’re up for Birthdate of: Eric Linadventure! dros, hockey player; LIBRA Patrick Monahan, (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) s i n g e r / s o n g w r i t e r ; Discussions about Bernadette Peters, acshared property, insur- tress.

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Spontaneous trips and detours will stimulate your activities today.

Bright ideas are flowing. conversations Enjoy with new faces.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your ideas about earning money or handling your financial resources are original and clever today. You might want to write them down, because you’re thinking outside of the box!

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) The Moon is in your sign today dancing with Uranus. This is bound to attract new introductions to you. Expect to meet someone unusual, perhaps in a group setting.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You’re restless! Just accept this, and break free from your routine.

Someone in authority might ask you to do something unexpected.

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LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Surprise opportunities to travel or explore further training or education might fall in your lap today. Others will meet people from different cultures and unusual backgrounds.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You will be in the public eye today, especially with bosses, parents, teachers and VIPs. Be aware of this. Quite likely, it will be something out of the blue!

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(Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Gifts, goodies and favors from others can come to you today. However, act quickly, because these opportunities won’t last long!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Partners and close friends likely will surprise you today. Someone might demand more freedom or more space in the relationship. (Actually, that someone could be you.)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Your work routine might be interrupted by crashes, computer power outages, fire drills and staff shortages today. Be prepared to cope as best you can.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) This is a mildly accident-prone day for your children or kids in your care. Be extra vigilant!

On the bright side, this is a creative day for artists or anyone working on artistic projects.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Stock the fridge, because unexpected company might drop by where you live today.

Small appliances might break down. Allow extra time for everything, because something unusual might occur. Be ready to do damage control.

YOU BORN TODAY You have the distinction of looking younger and more youthful all your life. (Many of you will live to a ripe, old age.)

Because you truly care about the welfare of others, people easily like and admire you.

This year, something you’ve been involved with for about nine years will diminish or end in order to make room for something new to enter your world. Exciting!

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are with other kids. I’ve talked to her about this, and she always says that she won’t put me down any more, but she always does. She is supposed to be my friend so why does she constantly do this to me? — Nameless, Dixon, Ill. NAMELESS: Your friend probably suffers from a lack of self-esteem, and when she puts you “down,” it places her above you and gives her self-esteem a boost. Don’t drop this girl as a friend, but begin to limit the amount of time you spend with her.

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LOCALIFE WOEF notes donations CELINA — The Western Ohio Educational Foundation (WOEF) is celebrating its 50th year of incorporation.

Julie Miller, WOEF development officer acknowledges that “it is by the generosity of all our scholarship contributors that the WOEF board is able to offer scholarships to students in our area to help offset their college costs.”

The foundation recently received donations from Tom and Pam Pottkotter, from representatives of First Financial Bank and from Osgood State Bank The Pottkotters said, “We are really glad for the opportunities WOEF gives local students. We enjoy seeing how much the campus has changed.”

The Academic Excellence Scholarship Fund was established in 1995 for 22 local high schools throughout Auglaize, Darke, Mercer and Van Wert Counties.

George Brooks, First Financial Bank regional president, said, “We are pleased to continue our support for the WOEF Scholarship program.

Advancing local financial literacy and education aligns well with the bank’s strategy for targeted giving.”

Osgood State Bank has been a loyal supporter of Wright State University-Lake Campus through its scholarship donations as well as supporting the capital campaign for facilities renovation. The firm supports continuing education for their employees by offering tuition reimbursement benefits resulting in an increase in the area’s skilled workforce.

Since 1995, WOEF has awarded $1,000 to 117 recipients of this scholarship, $2,000 to 47 recipients, and $3,000 to 209 recipients. The Academic Excellence Scholarship guidelines are based upon GPA and class ranking.

Sidney Daily News, Monday, February 27, 2012

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BONNIE FAULKNER (left), executive director of the Wilson Hospital Foundation, looks on as Donna Wegerzyn of Harris Jeweler assembles a gemstone bag for the March 10 Wilson Hospital Foundation ball.

Wilson Foundation plans charity ball

The annual Wilson Memorial Hospital Foundation Ball will be held this year at the Piqua Country Club March 10.

The evening begins with refreshments at 6:45 p.m., followed by dinner served at 8 p.m.

Music is provided by DJ Tony Brown for all types of dancing. The charity event is black tie optional.

The theme for this year’s gala is “Reflections of Amethyst.” The décor of the Piqua Country Club will be transformed into one of regal splendor. Candlelight and crystal will adorn the tables, and floral arrangements will enthe elegant hance theme.

Bonnie Faulkner, executive director of the Wilson Memorial Hospital Foundation, said, “Since 1994 the Foundation has held this gala event to support Wilson Hospital. Each year the committee strives to create an ambiance that exemplifies the theme and to offer a menu that appeals to our guests. I believe that both goals have been more than accomplished.”

All proceeds will be added to the foundation’s endowment fund to provide future funding for capital equipment and patient care needs. A net of more VERSAILLES — Ver- than $456,880 has been sailles High School Jun- raised through this ior Bailey event for the hospital DeMange since it was first estabwas selished in 1994. lected to Corporate underwritperform ers for the 2012 event in Columare Airstream; Amos bus with Press, Walt and Carol the 2012 Bennett; Blue & Co.; All-State Continental Express; Choir at Edward D. Jones, Vance the Ohio DeMange and Linda Stewart; ElM u s i c sass, Wallace, Evans and Education Association (OMEA) State Conference. Being selected as part of this elite choir is Card party the highest honor a high school singer can earn in reservations OMEA. due Chosen as a member of the alto section, DeNEW BREMEN — Mange joined 120 stu- Elmwood Assisted Livdents from across the ing of New Bremen will state. These singers have sponsor a card party been rehearsing region- March 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. ally and were under the at the facility. direction of David Rayl Reservations to parfrom Michigan State ticipate are due by University.

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Schnelle; Emerson Climate Technologies; Harry and Bonnie Faulkner; Ferguson Construction Co.; Freshway Foods; Tom and Nancy Middleton; Minster Bank; Peoples Federal; Ruese Insurance; Sidney Tool & Die; Sollmann Electric; and US Bank.

This year the foundation ball committee comprises Scarlet Francis, Amy Gleason, Rhonda Keister, Melissa McDonald and Beth Roe. Harris Jeweler has donated two $1,000 gift certificates as raffle prizes and will also have jewelry at the event available for purchase.

Bonnie Harris Frey, president and owner of Harris Jeweler said, “We are very excited to offer these gift certificates to guests at this gala affair and are proud that we can support Wilson Memorial Hospital — a real gem in the SidneyShelby County community.”

Several other raffle prizes are also available, including the following: four Cincinnati Reds tickets donated by Tim and Amy Gleason; four Walt Disney World oneday Park Hopper passes courtesy of Disney World; one week in a condominium anywhere in the world at a Resorts and Condominiums International (RCI) affiliate, courtesy of Wilson Memorial Hospital Foundation; gift basket containing a variety of items including a $250 travel certificate from AAA of Shelby County; and a gift certificate for a one-hour massage from Randy Brown, Licensed Medical Massage.

Silent auction items include a 2011 Cincinnati Bearcat signed

team helmet (they won the Liberty Bowl Dec. 31); Jim O’Toole signed photo; Johnny Cueto signed photo; Johnny Cueto signed baseball; Tony Perez 1970 season memorabilia signed; Boom Herron signed football; DeVier Posey signed mini helmet; and Armon Binns signed mini helmet. Also available via the silent auction is luxury transportation for up to 18 people for up to six hours courtesy of Roe Limo Service.

The Dayton Dragons have donated a luxury suite accommodating 20 for a Dayton Dragons home game and will be included among the silent auction opportunities.

Guests will be provided a variety of hot and cold appetizers, followed by dinner with a selection of entrees including filet with bacon wrapped scallop; crabstuffed orange roughy; ostrich with cherry glaze; or a vegan tower of eggplant, portobello, zucchini over mashed beans. An individual triple-berry cobbler will be served for dessert.

Anyone who would like to receive an invitation can call the Wilson Memorial Hospital Foundation at 498-5540.

Costs for tickets are: Grand Patron, $150 per person; Patron, $125 per person; and Sponsor, $100 per person.

Donations in lieu of attendance are also welcome.

Those making reservations or donations by Saturday will be mentioned in the program.

Donations and reservations may be made online at the website, www.wilsonhospitalfoundation.com.

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Senior luncheon set CONOVER — The A.B. Graham Memorial Center, 8025 E. U.S. Route 36, will host its senior luncheon Thursday.

The program begins at 11 a.m. with speaker Kenneth Lawler, of St. Paris, who will talk about beekeeping. Lunch

will be served at noon.

All are welcome. For pricing and reservations, call (937) 368-3700.

Garden club to meet MINSTER — The Minster Garden Club will hold its organizational meeting on March 8 at 7 p.m. at the Minster Village Council chambers. New members are invited to attend the meeting.

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FORT LORAMIE — Maria Fullenkamp, of Fort Loramie, and Joshua Schmitz, of New Weston, were united in marriage Nov. 12, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. in St. Michael’s Church in Fort Loramie.

The bride is the daughter of Tony and Rosie Fullenkamp, of Fort Loramie. She is the granddaughter of the late Herman and Mary Fullenkamp, and the late Leander and Elenora Knapke.

The bridegroom is the son of Gordon and Melissa Schmitz, of New Weston. He is the grandson of Hilda and the late Edger Schmitz, and James and Mary Faller.

The Rev. Steve Shoup officiated the ceremony.

Helen Barhorst was the organist.

Wendy Holthaus and the bridegroom’s sister, Jodi Schmitz, were vocalists.

Escorted by her father, the bride wore a Maggie Sottero bridal gown. The dress was a diamond white strapless, one-piece, corset gown with lace over delustered satin and a sweep train.

She wore a fingertiplength veil made by the bride and her mother.

The gown was embellished with bugle beads, sequins and pearls.

She carried a bouquet of red roses, red gerbera daises, and red holly berries, embellished with white stephanotis and pearls.

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Lucas Meister was the ring bearer.

The mother of the bride wore a full-length black gown with a black bolero jacket accented with a rhinestone trim.

The mother of the bridegroom wore a kneelength iridescent purple layered dress with a bolero jacket accented with crystals.

A dinner and reception at the Knights of Saint John Hall in Maria Stein followed the ceremony. The cake was made by the bride’s uncle, Thomas Knapke.

The couple honeymooned in St. Lucia and reside in New Weston.

The bride is a graduate of Wright State University and is employed

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The bridegroom is a graduate of the Ohio State University and is employed by Red Gold as a supervisor.

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OPINION Monday, February 27, 2012

I N O UR V IEW Your hometown newspaper since 1891 Frank Beeson/Regional Group Publisher Jeffrey J. Billiel/Editor and Publisher Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

LETTERS

TO THE EDITOR

Urge to elect Pellman To the editor: I am urging Shelby County Republican voters to elect Terry Pellman as county commissioner in the March 6 primary.

Terry has a very conservative philosophy and has hands-on experience in reforming government operations. He has served the public as a county department director and as a member of the Sidney City Council. Terry wants to

use this experience to help local governments work together even more.

Terry also has a vision for the future and wants to explore how our county government can adapt as our residents become more accustomed to using technology.

Please join me in voting for Terry Pellman.

Debra Middleton 19860 SidneyPlattsville Road

White-collar crime is crime To the editor: Can someone explain why a kid who steals maybe a thousand dollars from a single person will spend as much as a year in jail, but a man who is in a position of trust and who steals more than $14,600 gets 10 days? Shouldn’t those in a position of trust be

facing stiffer penalties?

White-collar crime is still crime, and should be treated the same as any other. I guess it’s not a matter of justice, but of money and position.

So much for equality under the law.

John Burris 107 E. Main St. Port Jefferson

Cares about community To the editor: On March 6, we as a community will go to the polls to vote on our next county commissioner and I plan on casting my vote for Robert Guillozet and I hope you will join me in casting your vote for Bob as well.

Obviously, I don’t expect you to vote for Bob just because I have asked you to, but because Bob is a dedicated public servant who genuinely cares for this community that we all live in. This is evident by how he has conducted himself over the past 30-plus years. Bob has dedicated himself to public service first as an deputy sheriff for Shelby County and then as a firefighter and paramedic for the city of Sidney, where he worked his way up from the fires’ front line to the deputy fire chief and fire marshal’s desk where he honed his leadership and management skills.

During this time, Bob’s responsibilities ranged from managing the Building Inspection Department and Property Maintenance Inspection Division as

well as Fire Prevention and Fire Investigation Department for the city.

Those responsibilities included the management and budgeting of these departments and helping with the overall performance of the fire department.

Bob is currently serving in his second term as a Clinton Township trustee and as a trustee has been an essential part of the leadership and budgeting team for the township. Bob is a caring person and has worked hard preparing himself for the commissioner’s role. He strives to educate himself on the needs of the county and its constituents and will be a good and caring commissioner.

It is time that we as a community look at electing leadership that will support the county and all of her constituents. Now is the time for Bob because he is the best candidate for the job and our county needs his leadership now. So on March 6 please join me in casting your vote for the best candidate for the job, Robert A. Guillozet.

Holly Urbanc 1809 Burkewood Drive

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Guillozet what we need My vote to Guillozet To the editor: The upcoming primary election has Robert Guillozet running for Shelby County commissioner. I have known Bob since 1975. I was a firefighter with the city of Sidney and Bob was a newly hired deputy sheriff. This was the beginning of Bob’s years of public service to the citizens of Shelby County. He rose to the rank of sergeant before leaving to join the Sidney Fire Department in 1981.

Bob and I worked together for many years.

He was enthusiastic and willing to tackle any assignment given him. As fire prevention officer for the department, he became involved with the Midwestern Ohio Fire Investigation Seminar, which was initiated in Sidney, and will be hosting its 31th annual seminar this year. Bob was instrumental in making this the premier training for fire and arson investigators throughout Ohio, serving on its board until his retirement.

When the new position of deputy fire chief was created at the Sidney Fire Department, Bob became the first to serve as such. The new position was responsible for plans, reviews and supervision of the fire prevention division. It required a lot of work building relationships with business, building

and manufacturing leaders to make the department’s expanded role of upgrading fire prevention and planning responsibilities a smooth transition that provided for a greater safety from the threat of fire to the community.

Bob successfully managed to do this quickly and professionally.

He worked with the zoning board, code enforcement, building inspection and various other city departments.

Bob worked with the State Fire Code Board helping review and upgrade our state fire codes. Bob has been and is currently very active in many community organizations, serving in numerous leadership capacities with the Russia Fire Department, Shelby County Hazmat, Elks, Moose, Kiwanis, Vespa and Knights of Columbus. He is currently a second-term Clinton Township trustee.

Bob’s years of service in city, township and county government, along with his experience and willingness to tackle new challenges, is what we need from someone running for Shelby County commissioner. I can’t think of anyone more suited for this job. I hope you will agree and vote for Robert Guillozet on March 6 for Shelby County commissioner David Kreischer 1210 Westwood Drive

Bauer did wonderful job To the editor: I believe Shelby County is well-served

by Ralph A. Bauer as prosecutor as he did a wonderful job in the prosecution of my case. Ralph and his team supported me through this whole ordeal involving my boss, Jamie Seitz.

They kept me advised and consulted with me on every step of the criminal process.

I know that Prosecutor Bauer spent numerous hours working toward obtaining justice for me in this case. We met prior to the first trial on several occasions including a Saturday to prepare my testimony.

Prosecutor Bauer obtained a conviction for me in the first trial of this action. However,

To the editor: The March primary is just around the corner and we will be voting on one our county’s commissioners in this primary. The importance of picking a qualified commissioner has never been as important as it is in this election. Our county, like the rest of the country, is facing tough times and with tough times comes the need to make tough decisions. We need qualified and dedicated people running our county’s government.

We need elected officials who will be cognizant of our county’s needs and the needs of all of our constituents and is willing to make sure that we are making sound decisions based on those needs and not the whims of special-interest groups or because they supported someone in the past.

We need qualified people in our elected offices and in this year’s primary we have an candidate that exhibits these attributes, one that has done his home-

work to make sure that he is qualified to perform the job of commissioner and is willing to get involved with the solutions to our cCounty’s needs and problems. That candidate is Robert Guillozet.

Robert has the experience and the drive to serve our county as a qualified commissioner and has always strived to do a great job in whatever that position might be. As deputy fire chief for the cCity of Sidney and as a Clinton Township trustee, Bob has demonstrated his leadership ability and his dedication to the constituents he serves.

As a Shelby County commissioner, Bob will continue this same type of dedication as a commissioner and will serve the citizens of Shelby County with that same type of zeal and leadership that people have come to expect from Bob. Therefore, my vote for Shelby County cCommissioner goes to Robert A. Guillozet and I hope that you will join me in voting for Bob. Thomas Sekas 1330 Dartmouth St.

Blood drive success To the editor: Attention Shelby County blood donors: Some of you may have heard and others experienced the overwhelming response we had at the St. Michael’s blood drive in Fort Loramie.

For those of you who participated, I wanted to take a moment to express my appreciation again for volunteering to donate blood and your continued support of our blood drive program in Shelby County.

The blood drive was an outstanding success with a much larger turnout than expected, registering more than 300 donors! As a result, your wait may have been longer than expected, especially for those that made an appointment. We continue to diligently work to resolve any issues you experienced. Community Blood Center wants to

due to juror misconduct, Judge Stevenson had to set aside the conviction and set the matter for a second trial. Prosecutor Bauer obtained a conviction for me in the second trial for kidnapping and assault which will result in the defendant obtaining a prison sentence for two to eight years.

Shelby County is well served by having Ralph Bauer as your county prosecutor. I personally observed his interaction with law enforcement, my victim advocate, witnesses to the case and his professionalism in the courtroom. I urge you to support Prosecutor Bauer and re-elect To the editor: him on March 6.

Recently, the White Scarlet Ashworth 684 Maghan Court House and the Bureau of Labor Statistics Tipp City claimed unemployment dropped to 8.3 percent, the lowest it has been in nearly three years.

This claim deserves a up. Think of your fellow closer look because 1.2 Americans who are on fixed incomes, they may million people have suddenly disappeared. not be able to buy food or heat for their homes. Have you ever heard of shrinkage? The unemYes, they don’t reployment rate is deterspond we can always mined by dividing the vote them out of their number of unemployed job. I also recall we do job seekers by the numnot get our oil from those troubled nations; ber of people in the workforce. By reducing then why do we jump the actual number of our gas prices? people in the workforce, I have read all the the Obama administrafacts in the paper and tion can actually show heard the news on TV. the unemployment rate So I ask my fellow dropping. This does not Americans to ask our mean that fewer people representatives about are unemployed; it just the greed that is happening with the oil com- means that fewer people are actually looking panies. And remind for jobs. them they are there to The workforce as a serve the people! And, percentage of the availyes, they can be reable population was 66 placed if they don’t percent in 1988, 67 perwant to represent us.

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Watch gas prices

To the editor: I urge my fellow Americans to write to their representatives about the current and possible future gas prices.

Not too long ago the four major oil companies stated they had the biggest profit in years.

Wonder why?

The United States For many of those To the editor: exports oil. Why not The voters of Shelby years, Tim served and serve your own country?

County have a great op- continues to serve as The previous the Shelby County Pubportunity to elect a lic Defender and has an Speaker of the House tremendous person to didn’t know the price of excellent record. Tim the office of Shelby gas! Maybe the repreSell has always been County Prosecutor — professional, competent sentatives should buy Tim Sell. their own gas. They and caring. He has Ever since Tim came served this community would then know the to Sidney, he has met price and save the counsuccess in every position in many legal capacitry a large lump of he has held. After work- ties, and I strongly being for five years as a liti- lieve that he will serve money!

Our representatives us well as our county gation attorney for the are elected by the peoprosecutor. firm of Faulkner, Tim Sell has my vote ple, for the people, so let Garmhausen, Keister them hear us and know and Shenk, he started his on March 6. own firm of Sell, HegeBarry Eilert when gas goes up every525 Bon Air thing in the stores goes mann and Zimmerman.

Sell has my vote

Write a letter to the editor. All letters must be signed, 400 words or less and include the writer’s phone number and address. Only one letter per writer per month will be accepted.

Letters may be mailed to The Sidney Daily News, Jeff Billiel, publisher/executive editor, P.O. Box 4099, 1451 N. Vandemark Road, Sidney, OH 45365; e-mailed to jbilliel@sdnccg.com; or faxed to (937) 498-5991.

recognize you for your patience and understanding as we tried to collect blood as quickly as possible from a wonderfully large crowd.

St. Michael’s blood drives continue to be an area leader, with very dedicated donors. Up to 900 local lives have the potential to be saved by the generosity shown during this blood drive.

For those of you that donated at this blood drive, we appreciate you for your gift of life.

I look forward to continued success at St Michael’s blood drives.

The next blood drive at St. Michael’s Hall is scheduled for June 19.

We look forward to the opportunity to honor your next donation this summer.

Kathy Pleiman Shelby and Logan County representative Community Blood Center

Phantom job statistics has dipped to 63.7 percent. This is something that cannot be ignored because the 1.2 million people no longer in the workforce represents the biggest drop in 30 years.

There are several ways to look at unemployment. One is the traditional way as mentioned above (U3) and the other is called U6, which includes the U3 as well as those not counted as unemployed because they had not actively searched for work in the past month.

The U6 unemployment rate stands at 15.2 percent while the U3 is at 8.3 percent (with 1.2 million people no longer being counted).

So why is unemployment dropping? Because they quite simply have removed 1.2 million people from the equation. Hope and change works if you control the numbers.

Chris Meyer 2210 Ravenwood Trail (Also signed by four other people)

Contact News Editor Melanie Speicher with story ideas and news releases by phone at (937) 498-5971; email, mspeicher@sdnccg.com; or by fax, (937) 498-5991.

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DCP, ACRE enrollment continues through June 1 Producers are CRP general reminded that signup enrollment for A general participating in signup for the the 2012 Direct enrollment of Countercyclical farms and sePayment (DCP) lected fields for or Average Crop the ConservaRevenue Election Reserve tion (ACRE) FSA news Program (CRP) program contin- Roger Lentz will be conues through ducted on March June 1. An annual 12 through April 6. Cursignup is required for ei- rently enrolled CRP ther program. lands, which expire on The optional ACRE Sept. 30, may submit an program provides a offer to re-enroll these safety net based on state acreages. revenue losses and funcProvisions of the gentions in place of the eral signup require an price-based safety net or Environmental Benefits countercyclical payments Index (EBI) and evaluaunder DCP. A farm(s) tion to rank CRP eligibilpayment is based on a ity. This includes an revenue guarantee calcu- evaluation of the water, lated by using a five-year wildlife, soil and air qualaverage state yield and ity benefits of enrolling the most recent two-year the land for a 10- to 15national price for each el- year period. Land acigible commodity. For the cepted into the program 2012 crop, the two-year will be determined after average will be based on the enrollment period the 2010 and 2011 crop and USDA analyzes the years. data from offers submitProducers are re- ted. Contact the FSA ofquested to contact the fice for complete details. office and Farm reconstitution county arrange for an appointA request for a farm ment. Additionally the reconstitution (combinplanted wheat acreage ing and/or dividing), efmay be reported at the fective for the 2012 time of program enroll- program year, may be ment. The planting date submitted to the county will be needed for com- office at anytime. Authorpleting the 2012 wheat ization to combine farms acreage report. with smaller base acres

(10 acres or less and with owner approval) could be approved. Producers are required to visit the FSA office to initiate a farm reconstitution.

Administrative county office FSA procedure allows a producer to request a change or designation of the FSA County Office where a farm is administered. The rationale for designating an administrative County Office is to provide a more convenient and “one-stop office” for the producer to access FSA programs, reduce mileage and afford a more efficient and effective use of the producers’ time. The landowner must also agree in writing to this action.

Crop insurance The final date to purchase, change coverage levels, or cancel insurance for spring-planted (oats, soybeans, and corn) crops is March 15. A listing of authorized agents is available at the County Office.

The final date to insure 2012 wheat planted for harvest this summer was Sept. 30, 2011.

Ag census survey The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has mailed out surveys to identify all active farms within the United States. This sur-

vey inquires if landowners are currently farming and other basic information. These results will be used to determine who receives a 2012 Census of Agriculture report.

An Ag census is conducted every five years and the information provided to NASS provides an accurate count of U.S. farms that could be used for enacting future farm legislation and programs that support agriculture and rural America. The actual 2012 Ag Census will be conducted later this year.

Equal opportunity provider USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender. To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Stop 9410, Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call toll-free at (866) 6329992 (English) or (800) 877-8339 (TDD) or (866) 377-8642 (English Federal-relay) or (800) 8456136 (Spanish Federal-relay).

The writer is executive director of the Shelby County Farm Service Agency.

Chapters celebrate FFA Week

BY LINDSEY WHETSTONE JACKSON CENTER — Last week, 540,739 FFA members from around the country celebrated National FFA Week, including the Jackson Center FFA Chapter.

Throughout the short school week members ran events and were given the chance to educate the community about agriculture. “I Believe” is this years’ theme and it celebrates more than 80 years of FFA traditions while eagerly anticipating the organization’s future. In 1931 the FFA adopted the FFA Creed by Erwin Milton Tiffany, these five paragraphs are still used with agriculture students today, and all five of them start with the words “I Believe.”

FFA members are the innovators and leaders of tomorrow. Through agricultural education and hands-on learning, they prepare for the more than 300 career opportunities in the food, fiber and natural resources industry.

Activities throughout the week included Ag Trivia where students were allowed to answer FFA history question via the morning announcements at school. Plaid Day and Truck and Tractor Day were on Wednes-

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SENIOR ERIKA Metz, Freshman Haley Wagner, Alexis Regula and Sieara Rotroff helped serve lunch to the teachers. The Jackson Center FFA and FCCLA joined forces to put on an appreciation lunch for all of the high school teachers on Feb. 15 during National FCCLA week. day, students were encouraged to drive a truck or tractor to school.

Other activities included a milk tasting and milk mustache contest during the lunch periods, surprises for the teachers each day, a visit from State FFA Officer Devon Alexander, and the first ever Ag Olympics.

Devon Alexander, of Anna, serves as the Ohio FFA District 5 president.

He spent the day with Jackson Center students doing various workshops to help students learn more about the FFA Organization and them-

selves. Workshops were directed toward leadership, time management and other various opportunities within the FFA organization.

The first-ever Ag Olympics allowed any high school student to participate in an agriculturally related contest.

Contests included milk chug, pedal tractor race, egg relay, and nail driving contest. FFA members ran events for each grade level to compete against each other.

The Jackson Center FFA would like to extend great thanks to the ad-

ministration, faculty and staff, and students at Jackson Center High School for their participation. We are really looking forward to more activities coming up in the future.

The writer is the agriculture eductor and FFA adviser at Jackson Center High School. Jackson Center Agriculture Education is a satellite of Upper Valley Career Center.

Compost education course planned WOOSTER — The 2012 Ohio Compost Operator Education Course takes place March 21-22 at the Shisler Conference Center at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1680 Madison Ave. It’s a comprehensive program for people who work in the composting industry, including compost facility operators, public health officials, farmers, nursery managers, municipal solid waste managers and others.

Registration costs $175 for members of the Organics Recycling Association of Ohio and $225 for nonmembers. Continental breakfast, lunch and materials are included. The registration deadline is March 13.

Hours are 8:15 a.m.4:30 p.m. on the first day and 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on the second.

For more information and to register, contact Mary Wicks, (330) 2023533, wicks.14@osu.edu, or go to http://go.osu.edu/HaJ (pdf).

To join ORAO and receive the discount registration rate, contact Linda Robertson, director@ohiocompost.org.

Among the course’s topics:

• Composting principles, biology and methods.

• Mixing raw materials.

• Site design and management.

• Lab exercises (sampling and testing, effect of turning, compost properties, fan efficiency, optimizing mixing ratios).

• Managing an operation (compost stability, composting regulations, methods to minimize odor).

• Economics and utilization (composting economics and utilization, organic mulches in ornamental landscapes, value-added utilization of compost).

The instructors are composting experts from industry and from Ohio State University, including from OARDC. Participants are eligible for the following continuing education credits: 13 hours, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Waste Water Certification; and 11 hours, Registered Sanitarians.

OARDC is the research arm of Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and is the largest university agbiosciences research center in the U.S.

Review organizers want to find early attendees COLUMBUS — As the Farm Science Review looks forward to its 50th farm show Sept. 1820, show organizers want to get in contact with individuals who were in attendance at the early Reviews dating back as far as 1963 when it was held at Ohio State University’s Don Scott Field in Columbus.

“Progress is the very thing that the Farm Science Review is about, and we want to learn about the ways the Review has brought innovation and technology to farmers over the last 50 years,” said Chuck Gamble, manager of the Farm Science Review.

“We can tell stories about the three-day span of the Review, but the real impact is what happens after the Review inspires adoption of new technology or methods on the farm.”

In particular, Gamble says he is interested in finding: • People who have attended every Review.

• People in attendance at the very first Review.

• Innovations adopted after their introduction at the Farm Science Review.

• Family memories that involve the Farm Science Review.

• Multi-generational stories of Farm Science Review attendance.

• Exhibitors’ innovations in the last 50 years.

People who are interested in contributing are asked to their information along with contact information, memories or photos to lindsay@wiltpr.com. The phone number is (765) 967-7539. People should submit digital copies of photos as they will not be returned.

This year’s Farm Science Review will be held Sept. 18-20 at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London. Advance sale tickets will be available July 15 at Ohio State University Extension offices for $5; agribusinesses also offer advance ticket sales. Admission is $8 at the gate.

Children 5 and under are free. For more information, go to http://fsr.osu.edu.

Consignment sale planned Any items consigned

by March 10 will be advertised free of charge.

Items may be consigned by contacting Ron Brown at browro@wapak.org or (419) 236-8516; Chris Turner at (419) 568-5748 after 5 p.m.; or Todd Place at (419) 657-2298 after 5 p.m.

Equipment will be taken March 21 and 22 from 4 to 7 p.m. and March 23 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Auglaize County Fairgrounds.

The sale will be managed and conducted by Dennis Kohler Auction Service. Commission is 6 percent on large items and 11 percent on small items ($200 maximum commission).

Items bringing less than minimum commission will be considered a donation.

No titled vehicles will be sold and organizers are asking that no one sell more than eight items without special commission.

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There likely to be the catalyst help are 308 days left inthat thewill year. you trigger your imagination and Today’s Highlight in Hisseek success in a new area. Once you tory: branch out, you’ll find the perfect cayourself. reer OnforFeb. 27, 1942, the BatPISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — If you tle of the Java Sea began durfeel that it’s necessary for someone to ing World Warin II; Imperial be more assertive making a group decision, step forward.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) — AlOn this date: though most of your personal endeavors■will be the accomplished, In easily 1801, Districtyou of may have to put some extra hours Columbia wasin placed under and/or resources on your work-related the jurisdiction ofwhat Congress. in order to get you want. efforts ■ In(April 1911, TAURUS 20-Mayinventor 20) — If there is someone you recently met Charles F. Kettering demonwhom you find to be quite appealing, strated his electric automodon’t keep Dan Cupid waiting in the bile inshould Detroit by Instead, you be the one wings.starter who makes atheCadillac’s first move. motor starting GEMINI (May the 21-June 20) — You’ve with just press of a been lucky so far in that you’ve been switch, instead of handgetting away with neglecting a recranking. sponsibility entrusted to you. Before the be find out author about it, ■powers Inthat 1912, you need to halt your procrastination Lawrence Durrell, author of and get crackin’.

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Garnett, acquire some new knowledge that you unanimously upheld theset?

19th can use to enhance your skill LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Constitu— It isn’t Amendment to the likely to be easyguaranteed for you to dismiss a tion, which the certain commercial matter from your right of women to vote. thoughts. In order to remove it from ■ In 1933, paryour mind, take Germany’s care of it as soon as you can. building, the Reichliament VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You’ll stag (RYKS’-tahg), was have no trouble attracting others to gutted by once fire. your banner theyChancellor see how fervently you believe in your cause. the Get Adolf Hitler, blaming on your soapbox and start proselytizCommunists, used the fire as ing. justification for suspending LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Should civil you liberties. discover that an associate is doing a better job than can do in ■ In 1939, theyou Supreme a joint endeavor, don’t hesitate to relCourt, in National Labor Reegate yourself to the sidelines and let lations v. Fansteel him or herBoard take the lead.

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Chronic fatigue syndrome serious DR. DEAR inflammation, DONOHUE: Will cognitive difficulyou write about ties (I was a colchronic fatigue lege professor), syndrome? I have streaks of muscle been diagnosed pain, nausea and with it after years grinding exhausof a worsening tion.

I was “mystery” illness shocked to learn and many doctor To your that I am 100 perappointments cent disabled. My good with several misgoal is to pass to diagnoses.

My health others informafamily doctor told Dr. Paul G. tion on this illme, grudgingly, ness. It might Donohue that there is nothhelp them. — B.D. ing to be done for it. Well, ANSWER: Chronic fathere might not be a cure, tigue syndrome is an illbut there are treatments. ness that’s difficult to When presented with a have and difficult to treat list of classic symptoms, because it’s one of those my rheumatologist had illnesses whose cause reno idea what I was talk- mains unknown. By defiing about and sent me nition, it’s fatigue that away after a pneumonia lasts longer than six vaccination. months. The fatigue does I am now under the not improve with rest. In care of a doctor who is a addition to exhaustion, leading clinician in the memory impairment, field. I was stunned to joint pain, diffuse muscle learn the seriousness of pain, new headaches, tenthe illness, including der neck nodes, sore brain and nervous system throat and sleep that

doesn’t refresh can be part of the syndrome.

It sounds ridiculous to suggest exercise to people with chronic fatigue.

However, a graded exercise program often can improve many symptoms.

Exercise should be both aerobic exercise and anerobic exercise. Aerobic exercise is exercise that involves the continuous movement of large muscles, like leg muscles, for a somewhat prolonged period of time. Initially, the time is short, whatever the person is able to do. Five minutes is enough; if that’s too much, take it down to a couple of minutes. Walking is aerobic exercise.

The goal is to slowly but persistently increase both the exercise time and intensity. Anerobic exercise is weightlifting. Don’t start with heavy weights; three pounds is enough.

Again, the goal is to increase the time spent lift-

Febr. 27, 1912.

Members of the city council at their meeting last evening authorized the city solicitor to prepare the necessary legislation for the installation of meters on the city’s water system.This action was authorized when the report of Supt.

Hatfield showed a heavy drain on water during the cold weather, when many residents left their faucets turned on so that pipes would not freeze.

Demands are placing a heavy load on the city’s water system.

——— The thaw of a few days last week and the freezing weather of the last several days has caused a ice gorge of great proportions in the Miami river and canal in the vicinity of Port Jefferson. At the first bridge in the community the ice is piled up within a few inches of the floor of the bridge. The gorge extends from the dam above Port Jefferson to the island below the village. It is so serious that many people along the canal have moved from their homes. A sudden thaw could cause considerable damage and flooding.

ing and the amount lifted.

Refreshing sleep often can be restored with short-term use of sleeping pills. Don’t drink caffeinated beverages after 6 p.m., and don’t exercise within four hours of bedtime.

I’m sure your doctor ran through a battery of tests to exclude illnesses that rob a person of energy: low thyroid hormone output, sleep apnea, anemia and adrenal glands that are not functioning.

The pamphlet on chronic fatigue explains this unappreciated illness in greater detail. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue — No. 304, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Can. with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.

Feb. 27, 1937.

Sidney police were alerted shortly after noon today to be on the lookout for four men who held up and robbed the Citizens State Bank at Greenville. The robbers got an estimated $5000 and were last observed headed east out of Greenville on U.S. route 36 toward Piqua.

——— The alumni chapter of the Delta Theta Tau sorority arranged an enjoyable supper party last evening with their husbands as guests-at the Recreation Monarch cabin on Lake Charles south of the city. The affair was enjoyed by, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Raterman,Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Walbrunn, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Ruese. Mr. and Mrs. Huber A. Dunson, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Bridge, and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis A. Windle.

——— The new police cruiser for the Sidney police has been delivered. Funds for the new cruiser were raised by the annual Policeman’s Ball. This marks the second consecutive year that the department has received a cruiser by this method.

50 Years Ago Feb. 27, 1962.

About 50 farmers gathered at Fairlawn High School Monday night to hear A National Farmer’s organization representative explain

how his group plans to raise market prices of farm products. The speaker was William Petterson NFO organizational director for Auglaize, Mercer, Shelby and Darke counties.

After Pettesron’s talk, a question and answer period was conducted. A.D. McRill, instructor of the Young and Adult Farmer classes at Fairlawn. presided as chairman of the meeting.

——— A 32-year-old Sidney former resident and nine year U.S. Navy careerist has been promoted in rank to lieutenant commander. He is former Lt. John R. Eshman, son of Mrs. Charlotte A. Eshman, 327 Park Street, and the late Judge Robert Eshman. A 1947 graduate of Holy Angels High School, at the age of 17, he received appointment to the U.S. Navel Academy, Annapolis, Md. A member of the 1952 graduating class at Annapolis, with an ensign’s commission, he spent the next two years on the destroyer USS Noriss.

25 Years Ago Feb. 27, 1987.

Dennis Hughes, 111 Bay Street, has been appointed to the Sidney Board of Education to replace former member Timothy Easton. The announcement was made this morning by Sidney City School officials.

Members of the school board selected Hughes after interviewing a total of six candidates for the position.

——— Keith Putnam, a Fairlawn Athletic Booster and member of the Fairlawn board of Education recently showed off the 1987 Chevrolet Chevette to be given away as the grand prize in an April 4 drawing sponsored by the boosters. Wade Wilhelm, the Fairlawn School athletic director, said 35 tickets are left for the drawing. They may be purchased from Mrs. Sam Watkins or other booster members.

The price of the ticket includes a dinner and dance on April 4 at the Shelby County Fairgrounds blue building.

The dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m., with drawings for major prizes to be held later in the evening.

Controlling pet population is easy as pie DEAR ABBY: If a Great I’m a longtime Dane wasn’t feelreader with a ing particularly question I have hungry one day, it never seen in could wind up a your column: “little” bit pregWhy don’t they nant. (Conversely, put something in a Chihuahua pet food to keep with a large apdogs and cats petite could end Dear from getting up sterile for life.)

Abby pregnant? Then Seriously, I Abigail people could contook your questrol the pet popu- Van Buren tion to Dr. John lation and it Winters, a rewould stop the killing. — spected veterinarian in HARRISONBURG, VA., Beverly Hills, Calif., who READER told me there are reDEAR READER: search trials going on inYour idea is intriguing. volving oral However, the reason that contraceptives to control contraceptive pet food the wild animal populadoesn’t exist may have tion, such as coyotes. If something to do with the one day it is made availcost. Also, the effective able for domestic pets, it dose might vary accord- would have to be by preing to the size and weight scription only and disof the animals. pensed by a veterinarian

to ensure the dosage is Am I wrong to feel this correct. way? — JUST THE SOUS-CHEF, DES DEAR ABBY: My MOINES, IOWA husband, “Les,” enjoys DEAR JUST THE cooking and inviting SOUS-CHEF: That your friends to join us for din- husband would deliberner. I respect people’s ately serve guests somelikes and dislikes when it thing he knows they comes to certain foods, dislike shows him to be but Les does not. We have self-centered and unwilldiscussed it on many oc- ing to extend true hospicasions and he feels peo- tality. I don’t blame you ple should be for feeling embarrassed. “open-minded, not picky Don’t be surprised if or finicky.” your guests eat very little We are having two of Les’ spaghetti, and preguests over for dinner pare for it in advance by soon. One does not like having a LARGE salad onions and the other and garlic bread on hand doesn’t care for mush- so they won’t go away rooms. I reminded Les of hungry. In time, your this, but he’s determined problem may resolve itto prepare his spaghetti self, because a person sauce with lots of onions would have to be a glutand mushrooms. This up- ton for punishment to acsets me. As the hostess, cept a second dinner I’m embarrassed. invitation at your home.

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BarryStaff (937)726-6909 or (937)381-0058 EOE

To submit your resume and to review the complete job description and position requirements, please visit our website at www.MinsterBank.com and click on the Careers tab to view all job openings.

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Industrial Equipment Mechanical Electrical trouble shooting Hydraulic/ pneumatic repair PLCs required Benefits after 90 days

Benefits include: matching 401(k) plan, inclusive health care package with medical, dental, vision, Rx, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, paid life/ AD&D/LTD insurance, uniform program and personal days.

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"Quality Tubing by Quality People"

Unemployed Parent receive Income Tax Return, $1500 for one child, $3000 for two children and $4000 for three children.

Call now 1-800-583-8840. www.x-presstaxes.com

EOE

MACHINE MAINTENANCE Celina

NEW JOB

* STARTING WAGES: $16.00 to $18.00/ hour Submit resume to: AMS, 330 Canal St., Sidney, Oh 45365 VISIT:

FAX: (937)498-0766

www.hr-ps.com

industrial Repairing equipment, Mechanical, Electrical trouble shooting, Hydraulic/ Pneumat ic repair, PLCs required.

Minimum 2 years experience. Benefits after 90 days.

EMAIL:

Edison Community College invites qualified candidates to apply for the following position: DIRECTOR of the Physical Therapist Assistant Associate Degree Program

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Local professional office looking for a part-time receptionist. Must have good communication and computer skills.

Competitive salary.

Please send resume to: Office Manager Post Office Box 499 Sidney, OH 45365

amsohio1@earthlink.net

Hiring: Self-driven

Journeyman Electrician Send resume via email: brewerelectrical @frontier.com

Seeking highly motivated, career minded individuals capable of excelling in a team environment. The openings are currently for night shift only. The plant operates on a 12-hour shift basis. The ideal candidate should have 3-5 years of experience in a manufacturing facility.

Experience in operating computercontrolled equipment and high school diploma would be a plus. We offer a competitive wage and benefit package.

Please send resume to: HR 319 S. Vine St. Fostoria, OH 44830 Integrity Ambulance Service is Now Hiring Driver's: $8.00 hr EMT-B:up to $13.75 +/hr EMT-I: up to $15.75 +/hr Paramedic's: up to $17.75 +/hr For more information call 1-800-704-7846 or email joiler@hr-edge.com

Part-time Mobile Crisis Therapists DARKE, MIAMI & SHELBY COUNTIES

Or contact: James Brewer (419)-305-6444

Bachelor Degree in Social Work/ related field (Masters Degree preferred), appropriate State of Ohio licensure.

Send resume to: Vickie Martin, MCRC, 1059 N. Market St., Troy, OH 456373 vmartin@mcrcinc.org

Fax: (937)339-8371

SEASONAL OPERATIONS Trupointe Cooperative is now taking applications for a seasonal (April-July), part-time position at the Maplewood location.

Applicants are required to possess a Class A CDL, clean driving record, ability to operate a forklift and perform physical labor. Long hours and some weekends may be necessary.

Send resume or apply at the Maplewood location: P.O. Box 105 Maplewood, OH 45340

Regional drivers needed in the Sidney, Ohio Terminal.

O/O's welcome.

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Drivers are paid weekly

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Drivers earn .36cents per mile for empty and loaded miles on dry freight. .38cents per mile for store runs, and .41cents per mile for reefer and curtainside freight.

877-844-8385

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FLEET MECHANIC Continental Express Inc. has immediate need for a Mechanic for day shift.

Will perform preventative maintenance and repairs on semi tractors and/or trailers. Must be mechanically inclined, dependable and have own tools. Experience on tractor trailers preferred but not required.

We offer: • Competitive Pay & Benefits • Uniforms • 401k with match • Direct Deposit Interested candidates can contact Mark at 800/497-2100, forward a resume to mgoubeaux@ceioh.com or apply in person at: Continental Express Inc. 10450 State Route 47 Sidney, Ohio 45365

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DRIVERS WANTED Short-haul and Regional

$1000

SIGN ON BONUS Home most nights.

Monthly safety bonuses.

Must have CDL class A with 1 year tractor-trailer experience. Full benefit package.

Join our team and see why we have very low turnover.

1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Sidney, appliances, air, laundry, no pets, $375-$600, (937)394-7265 1 and 2 bedroom units available at Towne Centre Apartments in Sidney. Includes washer/ dryer hookup, range, dishwasher and refrigerator. $100 off 1st month's rent if you sign lease prior to 3/1/12.

Bruns Realty Group, (937)638-7827.

1 BEDROOM In Sidney, clean, freshly painted, security cameras, laundry facility on site, ample off street parking.

On site manager. Rent $375, Deposit $200 includes water & trash.

Call Heidi (937)441-9923 1510 SPRUCE. 2 bedroom apartment, $425 month, $200 Deposit. Air, laundry, no pets. Call for showing. (937)710-5075 2 BEDROOM In Sidney, clean, freshly painted, security cameras, laundry facility on site, ample off street parking.

On site manager. Rent $425, Deposit $200 includes water & trash.

Call Heidi (937)441-9923 2 BEDROOM apartments in Russia. Attached garage. Great neighborhood!

MOVE IN SPECIAL! MUST SEE! (937)417-4910.

2 BEDROOM, large, North end, CA, appliances, garage, lawn care. $525, deposit.

(937)492-5271

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No Hazmat.

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Full Insurance package

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Paid vacation.

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401K savings plan.

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95% no touch freight.

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Compounding Safety Bonus Program.

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Drivers are paid bump dock fees for customer live loads and live unloads.

“The Professionals” Coins – Fishing Items

For additional info call

We will sell following at the 4-H Building on the grounds of the Auglaize County Fair, Wapakoneta, Ohio on:

BULK TRANSIT CORP 800 Vandemark Rd Sidney, OH 45365 (888)588-6626

DRIVERS *Semi/Tractor Trailer *Home Daily *All No Touch Loads *Excellent Equipment *$500/WK- Minimum (call for details) *Medical Insurance plus Eye & Dental *401K Retirement *Paid Holidays Shutdown Days *Safety Bonus Paid Weekly *Meal per Diem Reimbursement *Class "A" CDL Required Require Good MVR & References Call

Chambers Leasing 1-800-526-6435

Complete crisis assessments/ pre-hospital screenings at: hospitals, jails/ police departments.

Inside Classified

For our manufacturing facility in Wapakoneta, OH.

Submit resume to: AMS, 330 Canal St. Sidney, OH 45365 EMAIL:

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Employment Opportunities at: www.edisonohio.edu

PRODUCTION TEAM MEMBERS

$17.00 to $18.00/ HR

(937)778-8563

For complete listing of employment and application requirements visit:

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STARTING WAGE:

PIQUA SIDNEY GREENVILLE

Part Time

RECEPTIONIST

Crosby Trucking is

Sidney

JUST A CLICK AWAY!

amsohio1@earthlink.net

BABYSITTING in my home, near Longfellow.

Raising grandchild, fenced in yard.

(937)492-5320 ask for Vicki.

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YOUR

COMMUNITY COLLEGE

PART TIME BOOKKEEPER. For Sidney restaurant. Must be proficient with Peachtree software.

Hourly wage of $10 to $13 based on experience.

Send resumes to: khar vey@ngcpa.com (937)335-0672

www.hr@jackson-tube.com

hci@heyneconstruction.com

or fax to (419)628-4083

Qualified candidates must have ASQ, CMI/ CQT or five years experience in Quality "Testing" position. Applicants must be well versed in all aspects of Quality Assurance, dependable and able to work in a Team Environment.

This position is responsible for the company's underwriting function for mortgage loans sold in the secondary market.

In addition, it will be responsible for ensuring that all mortgage loans comply with the banks underwriting policies and all government regulations.

(937)335.0118

Thurs - Weds @ 5pm Sat - Thurs @ 5pm

Immediate 3rd shift opening

We are a growing, community bank and have a professional opportunity for an experienced banker as a mortgage loan underwriter.

Staffmark 1600 W. Main St. Troy,Ohio

Mon - Fri @ 5pm Weds - Tues @ 5pm Fri - Thurs @ 5pm

POLICY: Please Check Your Ad The 1st Day. It Is The Advertiser’s Responsibility To Report Errors Immediately.

Publisher Will Not Be Responsible for More Than One Incorrect Insertion. We Reserve The Right To Correctly Classify, Edit, Cancel Or Decline Any Advertisement Without Notice.

Quality Assurance TECHNICIAN

Professional Opportunity

Assembly Forklift Machine operation Spot Welding Long term

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Sales Specialist The I-75 Newspapers have an exciting opportunity available in our Classifieds Call Center for an Inside Classified Sales Specialist. This position is based in our Sidney, Ohio, office.

We are seeking a motivated individual who will be able to provide exceptional customer service to our clients in the manufacturing and temporary employment industries. Ideal candidate will manage inbound and outbound classified advertising calls by demonstrating expert product knowledge and developing and maintaining relationships with our clients.

As an Inside Classified Sales Specialist, you will sell a variety of classified advertising packages including employment, promotions and private party advertising. An established account base is provided and will be expected to be maximized to full potential. Knowledge of Miami County manufacturing and industries is essential.

The successful candidate should have familiarity of order entry software with the ability to type 50+ wpm. Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel is required. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to multi-task are also required. Inside advertising sales or telemarketing experience is preferred.

This position is full time with salary, commission and benefits.

If you are looking to experience growth with a local, reputable organization, please send a cover letter, resume and references to:

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No phone calls, please. EOE

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3-BEDROOM, 2 bath, 1 car garage, central air, W/D hookup. 2527 Alpine (937)564-1125.

ANNA, 2 bedroom. Attached garage. No pets. $575 plus deposit.

(937)638-3748

Thursday March 1, 2012 • Time 11:00 A.M. Fishing Equipment / Collectibles: Fishing Equipment / Collectibles: Lures including Heddon River Runt spooks w/ boxes; 5 Heddon pumpkin seed; Heddon 3 & 5 hook minnows; C.C.B. Co. lures; Heddon Pfluger fish 3 & f hook boxes; 1 full aluminum Webber fly cases; other aluminum cases; Pfluger Bull Dog hooks; dingbats; Dinger lures; Crazy crawls; frogs; 6 display boxes of flies; Arbogast jitter bugs; old flies and poppers; 50 Devons; many more lures; old sinkers; C.F. Oruis glass minnow trap; old minnow buckets; Globe Deluxe Bamboo combo set in box; Shakespeare Wonder Rod in case; King Fisher rod; Bronson rod w/ case; over 100 other vintage rods and reels; old terminal box; hooks in wooden bottles; fishing books; much more.

Coins: 1883 C.C. silver dollar, unc (in case), 1879 C.C. silver dollar, 1890 C.C. silver dollar; 20 other silver dollars including Morgan’s, walking Liberty and others from the 1800’s and early 1900’s in various conditions; 17 silver half dollars, including 1875 seated half, Barber, Walking and 1854-O w/ arrows and others; silver quarters, including Barber & others; 1912-D Lincoln cent, HG; other Lincoln cents; Mercury dimes; 1866 Indian Head cent; 1850 large cent, Lincoln set 1941 – 1974 complete, other Indian Head cents; Proof sets including 2000 D & P mint, 1988 mint; 2002 Denver set; 1975, 1983 proof, 1985 commemorative set; Roosevelt Dime set 1946 – 1964 silver, American classic series; other sets. Note: List of all 82 lots attached on web site!

Sports Collectibles: Early Reds bobble head; 1960’ / 70”s SI magazines, w/ Bart Starr; Y.A. Title, Pete Rose; Roger Maris, Mickey Mantel, others; Cincinnati Reds YB from the 50’s, 60’s / 70’s; Repro 1954 / 64 Browns Champion Day booklets; boxes of FB, BB and non sport cards, some rookie cards; SI & Sport from 50’s, 60’s Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Jerry Lucas, on covers, plus others. Golf digests, others.

Paper Items: Classic Illustrated, some 1st editions; Dell, Harvey comic books, No.47 20,000 Leagues under the Sea; I Love Lucy; Life and Post magazines; Big / Little books; many others.

Radios: Crosley Cathedral table top, 2 Zenith Trans-Oceanic tube radios; 2 Zenith Trans-Oceanic solid state radios; Zenith black dial wood case tube radio; others including Airline, Sears & Roebuck and Emerson; 5 floor model radios.

Silver Queen 1 cent Gum Dispenser by Lawrence Mfg. Chicago.

Jewelry: Krame Curio; Sterling bracelet w/ Sapphire stone; Isenberger pin; Weiss earrings; 14K Gold Lyndie star ring; over 100 other nice rings, bracelets and necklaces!

Toys: Ham & Sam wind up by Ferdinand Strauss Corp. 1921; Jazzbo Jim “Dancer on the Roof” wind up by Ferdinand Strauss Corp. 1921; J. Chein clown hand walker wind up; Sparkling tractor w/ trailer in box; cast “Century of Progress 1933, truck and trailer; cast car; Mickey Mouse rubber tire fire truck; puppy in basket; donkey wind up; Dinky Toy Display case; over 200 Match Box cars, NIB; 5 Gorgi toys; 2 Turner trucks; 23 G.I. Joe action figures w/ accessories; monkey on tricycle; Cragstan Crapshooter battery toy; other toy cars and trucks; 8 character watches, Snoopy, Hop Along Cassidy, others.

Cigarette Lighters: Camel Display cases, one complete; Harley Davidson set.

Dolls including a football doll, Mickey mouse; Charlie McCarthy; 20 others.

Area Collectibles: Standard glass churn; 2 Brown Dairy bottles; Browns milk bottle tops; Wooden Shoe and Old Vienna bottles; Wooden Shoe old stock labels, beer / soup; White Mountain calendar; Set of Wapak Irons 1-8; Wapak skillets #3 & 4, Favorite #2 skillet, other cast skillets; cast kettle; 2 Sohio bottles; other items.

Marbles: 2 large swirls; 2 with animals; many other old marbles and marble bags.

Other Items: 1000 Records 45’s, some 33 and 78’s including John Lennon, Rolling Stones, Gene Autry, others; Heineken Dutch boy w./ bottle; stereoscope w/ cards; 2 wood shaft golf clubs; bottle openers, Coke, others; match book covers; WW2 Freedom war cards; President post cards; 2 wall clocks; Sellers breakfast table; wicker baby buggy, very nice; 2 cross cut saws; buck saw and other items.

NOTE: Bob and Martha collected for many years. This is a very nice, clean auction with quality items. Check out photos on Auctionzip.com.

Bob and Martha Hardin - Owners Myers Auction Service LLC - Steve, Jerry Myers and Tim Eiting, Auctioneers Listing Auctioneer - Tim Eiting 567.644.5829 or teiting@watchtv.net

2261949

PLACE YOUR CLASSIFIED AD ONLINE-24/7

GENERAL INFORMATION

DEADLINES/CORRECTIONS:

Terms: Cash or Check with proper ID Lunch by “Cabin Cookin”

Classifieds That Work • 877-844-8385

Sidney Daily News, Monday, February 27, 2012

Get $500 - $1000 at move in!

Sycamore Creek Apts.

866-349-8099 KENWOOD AVE. Very good condtion townhouse with 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths.

Washer/ dryer hook-up, air. $445 monthly plus deposit. ( 9 3 7 ) 2 9 5 - 2 1 3 1 (937)295-3157

ATTRACTIVE, Quiet neighborhood, 2 bedroom duplex, appliances, garage, yard, near shopping, no pets, $585, (937)658-4001 REMODELED 3 bedroom house with garage, in the country in Ft. Loramie.

(419)582-2051

One FREE Month!

1, 2 & 3 bedroom, appliances, fireplace, secure entry. Water & trash included, garages.

(937)498-4747 Carriage Hill Apts. www.1troy.com One FREE Month!

DISCOVER PEBBLEBROOK Village of Anna. 2 & 3 Bedroom townhomes & ranches. Garages, appliances, washer & dryer.

Close to I-75, Honda, 20 miles from Lima.

NEEDED! Anna and Botkins homes for qualified buyers! John Barnett, Realtor, (419)738-HOME (4663), Scott Ross Realty.

LAMPS, $5 (937)492-7206

each.

ALPACAS, 2 $100 (937)492-0939

Females each,

FREE HAULING! Refrigerators, freezers, batteries, washers, dryers, tanning beds, water heater, metal/ steel. JunkBGone. (937)538-6202

One FREE Month!

PRIVATE SETTING 2 bedroom townhouse.

No one above or below!

Appliances, washer & dryer, fireplace, garage, water & trash included.

(937)498-4747 www.1troy.com

HOMES

FOR SALE Must See!!

4 BEDROOM 2 Full baths, fireplace, jacuzzi tub

ONLY $99 Move In! 1st MONTH FREE NO APPLICATION FEE!

LAB PUPPIES, First shots/ wormed. Friendly, ADORABLE! Black and yellow left. Going fast!

Call/ text/ email. $100 blankenship.erin@ y m a i l . c o m .

(937)489-8036.

GAS STOVE, never been used. Wooden kitchen table with 4 chairs. Complete living room suite with couch, love seat and rocker. (937)497-8034

MIXED BASSET Puppies, 2 males, 3 females, call (937)498-9973 or (937)638-1321

KITCHEN CABINETS and vanities, new, oak and maple finish. All sizes, below retail value.

(330)524-3984

SPAY and NEUTER special during the month of January at Woodland View Equine Service. Call for details.

(937)492-2451

CALL TODAY for appointment

(937)497-7763

Call (937)492-0781

RIVER VIEW Downtown Troy, 1 bedroom, 1.5 bath, kitchen, living room, utility room.

Includes stove, refrigerator, washer, dryer. Off street parking, no pets. $550 including utilities.

(937)418-2379

RANGE, 30 inch Kenmore electric range, $50, (937)492-1656

FIREWOOD, All hardwood, $150 per cord delivered or $120 you pick up.

(937)596-6622 or (937)726-2780

Village West Apts.

"Simply the Best" FEBRUARY RENT FREE!

FIREWOOD for sale. All seasoned hardwood, $150 per cord split/ delivered, (937)844-3756.

(937)492-3450

334 APOLLO. 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, 2 car garage. Nice neighborhood. $750 monthly +deposit.

(937)497-0401

LEGAL NOTICE City of Sidney 2012 Bid for Flow Meters Bids accepted until March 1, 2012 Details at www.sidneyoh.com Or 937-498-8116 Feb. 20, 27

LEGAL NOTICE The DeGraff Village 2011 Annual Financial Report (AFR) is prepared and ready for Public review upon request to the office of the Fiscal Officer, Linda K. Harford at the Municipal Building.

Linda L. Harford, Fiscal Officer Feb. 27 2261852

SEASONED FIREWOOD $160 per cord. Stacking extra, $130 you pick up.

Taylor Tree Service available (937)753-1047

WEIMARANER PUPPY AKC, 8 weeks old, vet checked, tails, nails and have been wormed. First shots, ready for good homes. (2) Blues, (5) Silvers, (2) females, (5) males, Parents on premises. $600. (937)658-0045

CCW CLASS March 24th 8:00am - 4:00pm & March 25th 8:00am-12:00. Piqua Fish & Game $60 parthelynx@aol.com (937)760-4210

TICKETS, Bristol Race, 4 sets. Each set includes 1 Nationwide March 17th, $30. 1 Food City March 18th, $60. (937)492-0804

BOAT, Alumacraft, 15 HP Evinrude motor, Gator trailer. Includes: Anchormate, Shakespeare trolling motor, Eagle II depthfinder, oars and anchors. $950 OBO, (937)492-4904

2007 FORD F-150 4x4 dark green with grey interior, 30,000 miles. 4x4, 5.4 TRITON, gas, automatic, loaded inside and out.

Chrome running boards, bedliner, chrome wheels, trailer hitch, power windows and seats, nice stereo, bench seat second row. Remote keyless entry plus touchpad, cruise, much more. $22,500.

(937)394-2999 marigney@yahoo.com.

2002 FORD Ranger, Automatic, air conditioning, 4 new tires, runs great, (937)498-9770

Cash paid for junk cars and trucks. Get the most for your junker call us (937)732-5424.

BUYING: 1 piece or entire estates: Vintage costume or real jewelry, toys, pottery, glass, advertisements.

Call Melisa (419)860-3983 or (937)710-4603.

1975 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE Restored with fuel injection, sun roof, rack and pinion steering, sold new at Piqua Volkswagen, garage kept.

(937)295-2899

Classifieds that work

2006 HARLEY DAVIDSON XL1200C SPORTSTER Vance Hines, Shortshots, Staggered, H-D bike cover, 19,250 miles, Tons of chrome!

(937)710-4403

2001 ROCKWOOD 5TH WHEEL 25 feet, sleeps 6. 1/2 ton towable, one slide out.

Good condition. Asking $5000.

(937)658-2434

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LEGAL NOTICE THE FOLLOWING STORAGE UNITS WILL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION BY LOCK-IT-UP SELF STORAGE ON OR AFTER 3/14/12 AT LEONARD’S AUCTION SERVICE 6350 CONSEAR RD OTTAWA LAKE, MI RICHARD LEONARD AUCTIONEER 2471 W. MICHIGAN, SIDNEY, OH. 45365 1067 MICHAEL DILWORTH 1145 CONSTITUTION AVE HOUSEHOLD 1087 LEROY SWIGER 7726 GRADY N FT MYERS FL HOUSEHOLD 1110 EMILY ANN GRADY 86 N BROOKLYN AVE HOUSEHOLD 2015 JOSEPH R SARABIA 1324 SIXTH AVE HOUSEHOLD 2019 BETTY MURRAY 620 MICHIGAN HOUSEHOLD 2073 FRANCIS PRIM 510 BUCKEYE ST HOUSEHOLD 2110 MICHELLE VONDERHEIDT 718 BROADWAY HOUSEHOLD 2112 CATHERINE MENNA PO BOX 4253 HOUSEHOLD 2168 EDWARD L LOVETT 100 W RUTH HOUSEHOLD 3130 EMILY ALBERS 715 JOHNSTON HOUSEHOLD 3135 FAITH DAVIS 2805 WAPAKONETA LOT 63 HOUSEHOLD Feb. 20, 27

3 BEDROOM includes fireplace

2 & 3 Bedroom Apts Some Utilities & Appliances Immediate Occupancy Metro Accepted

AUSTRILIAN SHEPHERD puppies, 8 weeks old. Tails docked, vet checked, shots.

Blue Merles, Red Merles and Tris. (937)726-6289 or (937)693-1515

GAME SYSTEMS, PS1 & PS2, 31 games, 2 guitar heros, 4 controllers, 4 memory cards, all in good condition, asking $250 for e v e r y t h i n g , (937)492-5486 after 5pm

METAL. Wanting anything that contains metal.

Will haul away for FREE. Call (937)214-0861.

(937)498-4747 www.1troy.com

SHOES, SAS dress shoes size 10m new, New Balance shoes like new size 10m, Copier, used 1 year, call (937)492-2844 after 5pm

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NOTICE OF 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 03/14/2012 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.

Unit 1209: Marc Dich, 502 W. Main St. Apt 2., Anna, OH 45302, van seat, speakers; Unit 7101: Diomedes Cavazos , 715 Clinton Ave., Sidney, OH 45365, dryer; Unit 7405: Daniel Figuracion, 967 N. Buckeye Ave., Sidney, OH 45365, Washer, 1985 Pontiac Fiero VIN#1G2PM37R9FP263519, boxes, computer.

Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Extra Space Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. Auctioneer Joseph C. Tate as executive administrator.

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2003 BUICK LESABRE

54.95 A MONTH $59.95 A MONTH

ONE NEWSPAPER $

New battery and brake pads, have all maintenance receipts, 147,000 miles. $4000 firm.

ALL THREE NEWSPAPERS

(937)773-0452

2254898

2 BEDROOM, totally remodeled, new flooring.

Basement, washer/ dryer hook-up. 319 Michigan. $475, deposit.

(937)394-7117

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Paws & Claws Retreat: Pet Boarding

WE KILL BED BUGS!

Brand new facility in Sidney/Anna area. Ready to take care of your pets while you take some time for yourself.

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• Heated Kennel • Outdoor time • Friendly Family atmosphere • Country Setting • Flexible Hours

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Residential Commercial New Construction Bonded & Insured

Handyman Services

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2257812

Complete Projects or Helper

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Residential Insured

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937-498-0123

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All Small Engines • Mowers • Weed Eaters • Edgers • Snowblowers • Chain Saws Blades Sharpened Tillers

pickup within 10 mile radius of Sidney

everybody’s talking about what’s in our

J.T.’s Painting & Drywall 20 YEARS IN BUSINESS • Interior/Exterior • Drywall • Texturing • Kitchens • Baths • Decks • Doors • Windows

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TOTAL HOME REMODELING Call Jim at 937-694-2454

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GRAVEL & STONE Shredded Topsoil Fill Dirt Available Saturday

GET THE WORD OUT!

WE DELIVER Backhoe Services

Buying Non-Ferrous Metals: Scrap Aluminum, Aluminum Cans, Copper, Brasses, etc. SPECIAL Auto Battery Pricing.

937-606-1122

2259643

2258989

(937)671-9171

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937-658-0196 • 937-497-8817 Spring is Just Around the Corner

HALL(S) FOR RENT!

Decks, Drywall, Cement, Paint, Fences, Repairs, Cleanup, Hauling, Roofing, Siding, Etc. Insured/References

finds in

Rutherford

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Booking now for 2012 and 2013

• Baths • Awnings • Concrete • Additions

CALL TODAY FOR FREE ESTIMATE

& sell it in

422 Buckeye Ave., Sidney

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www.buckeyehomeservices.com

2259405

Since 1936

Ohio Recycling, Chickasaw, Ohio (419) 925-4444

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John Glenn Returns to Space On October 29, 1998, the first American to orbit the Earth made history again. John Glenn became the oldest man to fly in space by serving as a payload specialist on STS-95 aboard the space shuttle Discovery.

The nine-day mission supported a variety of research, including the deployment of the Spartan Solar Observing Spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope orbital

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of this got back to Columbus and officers there sent out four hundred soldiers to “quell the rebellion.” When the Copperheads got word of this, most just took off. But some decided to stay and set up to fight in an old farmhouse they chose to call Fort Vallandigham. They named it after Clement Vallandigham, a Dayton, Ohio, Congressman and Copperhead leader. Once the Union soldiers got there, there was even a battle … if you can call it that. It only lasted about a minute; maybe five, then the Copperheads jumped out the window and ran away into the woods. It seems that Fort Vallandigham wasn’t everything they’d hoped it would be and it earned a new nickname with the locals.

They called it Fort Fizzle.

Written by Steven Coburn-Griffis Illustrated by Isaac Schumacher Chapter Six: Week Six June 18, 1863 Wilf, I swear that I will never understand the way some people think. Here we are, my fellow soldiers and I, fighting for the right of things, for the freedom of all men. Fighting and dying, Wilf.

Yet here, back in my very own and beloved Ohio, the state of my birth, there are people resisting the Union and our efforts.

I do not understand these Butternuts, Wilf, these Copperheads.

They are as wrong-headed in their way as any Johnny Reb. I pray for peace as much as any man. Of this you must surely be aware. But to plead for peace at the cost of our own souls, for how can any less be at stake here should we turn our backs on our brethren, is no plea at all, but a deal with the Devil himself.

God love you, Wilf. Should I ever find that you sided with these ignorants, I will give you such a thrashing as you would never dare have dreamed.

Ethan It seems that every war has its protestors, even the Civil War. I have to admit that I was pretty surprised when I read this. And that sent me right to the computer to find out what’s what. I mean, “Butternut” and “Copperhead”?

systems test platform and several microgravity experiments from NASA Glenn (then Lewis).

Glenn spent most of his time in space participating in investigations on the aging process.

Scientists recognize several parallels between the effects of spaceflight on the human body and the natural changes that take place as a person ages. Glenn's experiments were designed to test how his body responded to the microgravity environment. They focused on balance, perception, immune system response, bone and muscle density, metabolism, blood flow and sleep.

Joining Glenn on the shuttle were Mission Commander Curt Brown, Pilot Steve Lindsey, Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski, Steve Robinson and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque, and payload specialist Chiaki Mukai from the Japanese Space Agency.

The flight aboard the shuttle was quite different from Glenn's first mission. It lasted nine days and orbited the Earth 134 times, traveling a distance of 3.6 million miles in 213 hours and 44 minutes. The landing was also different. The shuttle Discovery eased through re-entry at a mere 3 Gs, half of what he experienced aboard Friendship 7.

The mission concluded with a safe landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

As it turns out, what my Uncle Ethan was so upset about was a fringe group of the Democratic party, the Peace Democrats. They were teed off about a lot of stuff that the federal government was doing at the time.

Conscription, the draft, was at the top of their list. So they protested and encouraged people to either resist the draft or to desert the army, if they’d already been drafted.

Because they felt these kinds of protests were dangerous, even poisonous, to the Union, Republicans at the time called the Peace Democrats “Copperheads”, like the snake. From what I could find out “Butternut” was more about the color of the Confederate uniforms.

At any rate, some of the rowdier Peace Democrats really got up to some trouble. In Holmes County, hundreds of Copperheads gathered in what is now Glenmont to fight the draft. News

Glenn works with the Advanced Organic Separation (ADSEP) experiment inside the Spacehab facility on Discovery. Credit: NASA

VOCABULARY WORDS Butternuts Copperheads brethren conscription quell

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Research past wars and conflicts to discover slang terms used for the opposition. Why do you think people did this? Do we still? Why or why not?

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John Herschel Glenn (born July 18, 1921, Cambridge, Ohio, U.S.) the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth, completing three orbits in 1962.

(Soviet cosmonaut Yury Gagarin, the first person in space, had made a single orbit of Earth in 1961).

Glenn joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1943, and flew 59 missions during World War II and 90 missions during the Korean War. He was a test pilot from 1954 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1959. Of the seven U.S. military pilots selected in that year for Project Mercury astronaut training, he was the oldest. Glenn served as a backup pilot for Alan B. Shepard Jr., and Virgil I. Grissom, who made the first two U.S. suborbital flights into space. Glenn was selected

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for the first orbital flight, and on February 20, 1962, his space capsule, Friendship 7, was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Its orbit ranged from approximately 99 to 162 miles (159 to 261 km) in altitude, and Glenn made three orbits, landing in the Atlantic Ocean near The Bahamas.

Glenn retired from the space program and the Marine Corps in 1964 to enter private business and to pursue his interest in politics. In 1970, he sought the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Ohio but lost narrowly in the primary. He was elected U.S. senator from that state in 1974, and was reelected three times thereafter. Glenn was unsuccessful, however, in his bid to become the 1984 Democratic

Mercury vs. Earth

presidential candidate.

On October 29, 1998, Glenn returned to space as a payload specialist on a nine-day mission aboard the space shuttle Discovery. The oldest person ever to travel in space, Glenn at age 77 participated in experiments that studied similarities between the aging process and the body's response to weightlessness.

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Here is a comparison of Mercury and Earth. Use the table to answer the questions below.

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3,032 miles

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QUESTIONS: 1. What is the difference in diameter between Mercury and Earth?

2. How far apart are Mercury and Earth from each other?

3. How many more days does it take the Earth to orbit the sun?

4. If it takes Mercury 58.7 Earth days to spin around its own axis, how many Earth hours is that?

5. Why do you think the temperature on Mercury is so much hotter than the Earth’s temperature?

BONUS QUESTION: If Mercury is smaller than Earth, why does it take longer to spin around its own axis?

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On Aug. 3, 2004, the Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging Spacecraft blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Center in Florida.

Better known as the MESSENGER spacecraft, its purpose is to study and gain more information about the planet closest to the sun, Mercury.

MESSENGER has had a long journey and it’s not over. The spacecraft has had fly-bys of Earth (Aug. 2005). Venus (Oct. 2006 and June 2007) and Mercury itself (Jan. 2008 and Oct. 2008) since its mission started. In Sept. 2009, MESSENGER flew

by Mercury for the final time before entering the planet’s orbit in 2011.

MESSENGER is the first spacecraft to study Mercury since the space probe Mariner 10 in 1974 and 1975. Scientists want to study Mercury because so little is known about it. Why do you think this is?

Mercury, along with Venus, Earth and Mars, is a terrestrial planet. Terrestrial planets are the innermost planets of our solar system. They have a solid surface and are denser than the other planets. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, meanwhile, are Jovian planets and are more commonly known as gas giants. The Jovian planets have much larger radiuses than terrestrial planets and are mostly comprised of gas.

By studying Mercury, scientists can find our more about how the planets, including Earth, formed. It will also give scientists more insight into the terrestrial planets.

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3 SHS athletes qualify Three Sidney High athletes have qualified for the state tournament, two in wrestling and one in bowling, as a result of action Saturday.

In wrestling, Derek Spangler at 152 pounds and Mason Calvert at 138 Calvert will both wrestle at state.

Spangler was fourth in the district, winning two matches on Friday, then losing just 10-8 in the semifinals.

In the match for state, SpanSpangler gler had to beat the No. 8-ranked wrestler from Mason.

He trailed 4-2 in the second before gaining a reversal and pinning his opponent.

Spangler, a Anderson two-time state qualifier, is now 21-7 and all seven of his losses will be represented at state.

He faces 30-1 Chase DeLande of Hilliard Davidson at state.

“Qualifying for state is tough, but doing it twice is even tougher,” said Sidney coach Jim McCracken.

Calvert was third at 138.

After winning on a technical fall, he lost a tough 9-8 decsion. That meant he had to win three in a row to qualify for state, but he did just that, 7-5, 11-4 and 14-7. “His last match was probably his best effort of the weekend,” said McCracken. “He destroyed that kid in the second period.”

In the consolation finals, he won 4-3 over the wrestler he lost to in the second round.

Calvert is now 44-5 and will meet 40-9 Angelo Almento of Oregon Clay at state.

Also competing in the district for Sidney were Alex Willman at 106, Jacob Sharp at 113, Jared Tangemen at 120, Cody Davis at 126, Jacob Lochard at 195 and Maurice Ickes at 220.

Davis ended his season at 31-9 with 21 pins after getting two more Saturday. He is Sidney’s all-time leader in pins with 82 and posted 129 career wins, third-best in school history.

Anderson qualifies MIDDLETOWN — Sidney was unable to advance as a team, but Shelbie Anderson finished as the top qualifier from the Southwest District meet and advances to the State Bowling Tournament this week.

Five teams and five individuals not on qualifying teams advance to the state tournament.

“The competition shot in Middletown was tough to say the least,” said Sidney coach Angie Mentges. “Your better teams can shoot 1000-plus, and the high score in game one was 932.”

Anderson had a solid line, with room, all day long, said the coach. She rolled games of 228, 195 and 218 for a 641.

“If she got it wide, she had enough turn on the ball and the very outside edge was dry enough, it came back into the pocket,” Mentges said. “The only opens she had were in the second game, and in baker she had 10 strikes, three spares and three opens. Her mental game is also a strength. She doesn’t take her leaves badly and dismisses her opens and moves on quickly.”

She will bowl in the state tournament Saturday.

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.

Loramie back in district Rose scores 28, sets free throw mark in sectional final victory

BY KEN BARHORST kbarhorst@sdnccg.com There were two main reasons the Fort Loramie girls won their fifth consecutive Division IV Sectional basketball championship Saturday.

One, after falling behind 11-6 at the start, the Lady Redskins went on a 23-0 run.

And two, Darian Rose.

And certainly not necessarily in that order.

The Lady Redskins, seeded second, flirted with blowing out third-seeded Mechanicsburg Saturday at Sidney, then withstood a third-quarter rally by the Lady Indians to win going away at 78-55.

The win put Loramie at 176 on the year and matched them up with 13-10 Southeastern Saturday at Tipp City at 11 a.m. in the district finals. The Lady Redskins are looking for their second straight trip to the state tournament, having lost in the championship game last year.

Rose, Loramie’s gifted sophomore who had to overcome midseason surgery after a nasty collision with a teammate at practice, showed her worth to the team Saturday.

She did it all, pouring in 28 points, hitting 15-for-17 from the free throw line, and also finding time to dish out eight assists as well.

Never was her value to the team more evident than late in the first half when head coach Carla Siegel tried to give her young standout a little break with the half ap-

SDN Photo/Luke Gronneberg

FORT LORAMIE’S Darian Rose weaves between Mechanicsburg defenders in action Saturday in the sectional finals. Rose scored 28 to lead Loramie to a victory. proaching. But with under 30 seconds left before the second period ended, she dispatched Rose back into the game after Mechanicsburg starting making some noise.

Rose hit her first 10 free throw attempts before missing in the final period, but those 10 ran her consecutive free throw streak to 26, and that’s a new school record.

“Darian has so much knowledge of the game,” said Siegel of Rose, who missed four games in midseason after the practice mishap. “She does so many things out there for us.”

Mechanicsburg came out hot, and got five quick points from Kristin Dunlap on a three and a two. The lead reached 11-6 when Macy Turner hit what could ar-

guably be called the biggest basket of the game, a threepointer that ignited the Lady Redskins. When Renae Meyer hit a bucket, Loramie had a 13-11 lead, and then with time running out, Turner hit another big three, this one at the buzzer, to push the lead to 16-11 after one.

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Russia rallies past Houston

BY KEN BARHORST kbarhorst@sdnccg.com There will be time later to talk about the future of Russia girls basketball, which one would have to say is on solid ground.

But that can wait, because the Lady Raiders are still playing.

In a game that was tight throughout with County rival Houston, Russia hung on at the end to pull out a 38-35 victory in the Division IV Sectional finals at Sidney Saturday, advancing the Lady Raiders to the district finals at Tipp City.

Russia will take a 13-9 record into the district at 1 p.m. Saturday against 15-8 Covington.

At one time, coach Allan King had four freshmen out on the floor for the Lady Raiders, and no matter who he chose to put out there, they all had what coaches refer to these days as “length.” All four girls on the perimeter are around 5-foot-11, with post player Kylie Wilson, one of those freshmen, being one of the shortest at 5-10. And she leads the team in scoring.

with a 12-11 record. “Especially since we weren’t getting shots to fall from the outside.”

His team’s defense kept them in the game, and actually, it was the Lady Wildcats leading much of the way, including by one going into the final period.

But Ashley Borchers opened the final quarter with a three-pointer, then dropped in a tough baseline 8-footer on the next trip down to give the Lady Raiders a 30-26 lead.

After two free throws by Houston’s Bethany Reister, Wilson hit Shana Meyer under the bucket to make it 32-28.

Russia got a block at the other end, and Camille Puthoff was off to the races, dribbling nearly the length of the floor, only to give it up to Wilson at the last second for a bucket and a 34-28 lead with just 2:35 remaining.

Houston would finish the game with only one basket in the final period, but the Lady SDN Photo/Luke Gronneberg Wildcats carved into the lead by RUSSIA’S TAYLOR Daniel tries to get around Allison Roeth of hitting free throws, first two by automatic Kristi Elliott, then Houston in sectional final action Saturday at Sidney. two more by Elliott with 1:56 That size played a big role “Their height just gave us left to cut the lead to 34-32. all day long, forcing Houston fits,” said Houston coach Greg See RUSSIA/Page 18 to look outside for their points. Ward, whose team bows out

Lehman’s shot at buzzer beats Marion COLDWATER — Paige Lehman hit a bucket at the buzzer to give the New Knoxville Lady Rangers a stunning 49-48 victory over top-seeded Marion Local in the Division IV Sectional champi- Lehman onship at Coldwater Saturday night.

The Lady Rangers up their record to 19-3 on the year and

advance to the St. Marys dis- had 16 and Allie Thobe 11.

New Knoxville (49) trict Tournament starting Horstman 9-2-23; Reineke 1-0-3; Thursday night. They will take Kuck 1-0-2; Dillion 3-2-8; Heidt 1-1-3; on Ada in the second game.

Lehman 4-2-10. Totals: 19-7-49.

New Knoxville took a fiveMarion Local (48) point lead into the final period Thobe 3-5-11; Kuether 1-2-5; Wueafter outscoring Marion Local bker 1-4-7; B. Winner 2-0-4; C. Winner 16-10 in the third quarter. But 5-5-4-16. Seitz 2-1-5. Totals: 14-16-48. by quarters: Marion held the upper hand NewScore Knoxville ..............15 23 39 49 until Lehman hit her shot at Marion Local.................12 24 34 48 the end.

Three-pointers: NK 4 The bucket gave Lehman (Horstman 3, Reineke); ML 4 (C.Win10 points for the game. Haley ner 2, Kuether, Wuebker).

Records: NK 19-34, ML 17-4.

Horstman poured in 23.

Next game: Thursday, district For Marion, which ends the semifinals at St. Marys, NK vs. Ada, season 17-4, Chelsea Winner 8 p.m.

Fort Recovery eliminates Minster ST. MARYS – In the first sectional final Saturday at Coldwater, Fort Recovery ended Minster’s season with a 48-33 victory over the Lady Wildcats.

Fort Recovery, a Division III state tournament participant last season, goes to 16-6 and advances to the St. Marys District Thursday to face Upper Scioto Valley. Minster’s season ends at 14-7.

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JC, Fairlawn advance to sectional semifinals

Anna back in district

BY TIM LANGEVIN TIPP CITY — And the beat goes on...

Riding the crest of a cool 46-game win streak by an average margin of 36 points, the Anna girls look a bit like UConn, dispatching opponents like day-old newspapers.

The Lady Rockets bombarded Tri-County North 77-28 Saturday afternoon at Tipp City to capture the Division III Sectional crown.

“They can run you ragged,” said North coach Amber Wright.

“When you make mistakes like we did (34 turnovers) it makes it hard to compete.”

This is a team that plays to an antagonistic beat, an up-tempo, inyour-face, length-of-thecourt style foreign to most opponents. They contest every pass and defenders pop up everywhere like a computer virus. The Rockets are averaging 71 points a game and allow just 37 points.

“The kids played well,” said Anna coach Jack Billing. “They work as hard as any kids in the state. Give credit to Tri-County. They came out and played us tough in the first quarter.”

The Lady Panthers kept it close in the early going, leading 5-2 on a Kendra Mullins three and a Kelly Schriever stickback. But Morgan Huelskamp responded with an inside score and Natalie Billing made a foul shot to knot the score at five apiece.

Back-to-back 15-footers by Huelskamp and Cayla Bensman gave the Lady Rockets the lead for good at 9-5. Schriever cut the deficit to 13-10 with a long-range three, but Anna answered with a 6-0 spurt to end the quarter.

It has been a special season for senior starter Huelsman. She has worked hard the past three seasons to crack the starting line-up.

"It feels good because that’s what I’ve been working towards. To pull it off, that’s a good thing for me,” said Huelskamp.

She finished the game with 12 points, six rebounds, and three steals.

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the second quarter as Anna pounced to a 49-14 halftime lead. The Panthers turned the ball over 13 times, leading to 14 points off turnovers.

Tri-County was 1-of-9 from the field.

Junior post player Billing, the County Player of the Year with now 1,023 career points, led the attack with 10 points. Ashley Frohne scored seven points and recorded three blocks.

Bensman added five points to aid the cause.

Billing scored a gamehigh 19 points, including 9-of-14 from the field, and grabbed 12 rebounds.

Anna super-sized the margin 69-22 after three quarters, despite Coach Billing calling off the press and substituting freely.

Four of the Anna starters landed in double figures and nine players contributed to the win.

The Anna bench outscored Tri-County 160, paced by sophomore Rachel Noffsinger with eight points on 4-of-6 from the field.

Bensman scored 13 points with nine rebounds, including six offensive, six assists, and three steals.

Ashley Frohne contibuted another routine performance with 12 points, two assists, three steals, and four blocked shots. She hauled down eight rebounds and triggered the fast break.

Huber scored five points, dished out five assists, and recorded six steals with her tenacious defense.

Anna forced 34 turnovers, including 25 steals, and held a decisive 55-26 rebound edge.

Anna (23-0) faces Fayetteville (21-2) Saturday at Springfield at 5 p.m. in the district finals.

Tri-County North (28) Johnson 2-0-4; Mullins 4-213; Schriever 2-2-7; Whitaker 2-0-4. Totals: 10-4-28.

Anna (77) Overbey 2-0-4; Huber 1-3-5; Huelskamp 5-2-12; Ch. Bensman 0-2-2; Billig 9-1-19; Ca. Bensman 5-3-13; Frohne 3-612; Watercutter 1-0-2; Noffsinger 4-0-8. Totals: 31-17-77.

Score by quarters: North..................10 14 22 28 Anna...................19 49 69 77 Three-pointers: North 4 (Mullins 3, Schriever); Anna 0.

Records: Anna 23-0, North 12-10.

Next game: Saturday, district championship at Springfield vs. Fayetteville, 5 p.m.

Mississinawa (47) Armstrong 4-0-8; Byers 4-415; Evans 2-0-4; Rehmert 1-02; Stump 2-0-6; Blumenstock 3-3-9; Delgado 1-0-2; Breymeier 0-1-1. Totals: 17-847.

Jackson Center (57) Opperman 2-1-7; Meyer 40-10; Elchert 4-0-10; Hoying 44-12; Ryder 4-1-9; Mabry 1-0-2; Winner 3-1-7. Totals: 22-7-57.

Score by quarters: MV ........................9 15 27 47 JC .......................16 31 47 57 Three-pointers: JC 6 (Opperman 2, Meyer 2, Elchert 2); MV 5 (Byers 3, Stump 2).

Records: JC 23-0, MV 219.

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JACKSON CENTER’S Alex Myer is defended closely by Mississinawa Valley’s Brandon Byers in sectional tournament action at Piqua Saturday.

Next game: Wednesday, sectional semifinals vs. Bradford, 6:30 at Piqua.

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Jets beat Mechanicsburg PIQUA — Late in the season, the Fairlawn Jets traveled to Mechanicsburg and pinned a setback on an Indian team with a much better record at the time.

Saturday night in the D-IV Sectional at Piqua, they proved that was no fluke, beating the Indians again 66-54 to advance to the semifinals Wednesday against Riverside.

Fairlawn screamed out of the blocks to an 18-5 first-quarter lead and held on to it the rest of the way to up their record to 7-14. Mechanicsburg’s season ends at 12-9.

“We’ve come out strong the last four or five games and tonight was no different,” said coach Derek Alexander.

“We knew what they wanted to do defensively, so we came out and attacked. We tell the kids to attack the rim and attack the defender and good things will happen.”

After Fairlawn led 3-0 on a layup by Anthony Gillem and a free throw

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FAIRLAWN’S TREY Everett is surrounded by Mechanicsburg’s Cody Callicoat (10) and Matt Bogan in sectional action at Piqua Saturday. dians scored to make it 3-2. But from there, the Jets went on an 8-0 run open it up to 11-2.

By the end of the quarter, it was 18-5, and the closest the Indians got the rest of the way was eight, with just 1:22 remaining in the game.

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ANNA’S MORGAN Huelskamp goes up under the bucket over Carly Whitaker of Tri-County North in sectional final action Saturday at Tipp City.

PIQUA — Top-seeded and unbeaten Jackson Center built up a 22point lead after three periods, and coasted from there to a 57-47 victory over Mississinawa Valley in its Division IV Sectional tournament opener Saturday at Piqua.

The Tigers, now 21-0, will advance to meet Bradford on Wednesday in the first game at Piqua at 6:30.

Mississinawa got the first shot attempt of the game, a three, and it missed the mark. And from there the Tigers scored seven unanswered points to take control early.

The score reached 102, but the Blackhawks hung tough and trailed 10-6 on a bucket with 1:54 left.

Jackson led 16-9 going into the second quarter, and it was much the same story, the Tigers going up 10 on a three by Trey Elchert.

After a bucket by Mississinawa, Elchert hit another three to make it 24-13 with 3:58 left before half.

Elchert and Andy Hoying both had eight points at the half and Alex Meyer seven as the Tigers held a comfortable 31-15 cushion.

The lead ballooned to 37-15 on a three by Meyer early in the third quarter, but the Blackhawks cut it to 37-23 at one point. But by the end of the quarter, it was 4927.

Jackson’s starters played sparingly in the final perid, with Hoying, the County Player of the Year, not seeing the floor at all.

He finished with 12 to lead the Tigers and also had eight rebounds and eight assists to flirt with a triple-double.

Elchert and Meyer both added 10 for the state’s No. 2-ranked team.

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Sidney Daily News, Monday, February 27, 2012

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Rain pushes 500 back Jackets fall in DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR has raced on the beach at Daytona, under the lights and even around a pesky pothole.

But never on a Monday — until now.

The Daytona 500 was postponed Sunday for the first time in its 54year history after heavy rain saturated Daytona International Speedway.

NASCAR officials spent more than four hours waiting for a window to dry the famed track, but it never came.

When the latest storm cell passed over the speedway around 5 p.m., they had little choice but to call it a day.

The 500-mile race was rescheduled for noon Monday. It will be aired on Fox. “This is one of the toughest things for us drivers,” pole-sitter Carl Edwards said. “It’s now who can really stay focused. That’s not just the drivers, that’s the pit crews, the crew chiefs, everyone, the officials.

But I think we’ll be just fine.”

But Monday might be another test for both drivers and fans.

The forecast calls for more rain, and officials are prepared to wait all day and into the night to avoid a Tuesday race, which would strain teams that must get to Phoenix for next week’s

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RACE CARS are parked and covered on pit road during a rain delay before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday. race.

“The longer runway we have tomorrow to get in the Daytona 500, the greater the likelihood for us to start and finish the event on Monday,” spokesman NASCAR Kerry Tharp said. “There are certainly a lot of considerations that go into the start time decision, and we believe scheduling it for noon gives us the best opportunity for us to get the race in tomorrow.”

Eight previous Daytona 500s have endured rain delays, the latest in 2009. But never before had storms forced premier NASCAR’s event to be moved.

“I think that’s a pretty good record for NASCAR,” Edwards

said. “They’ve been living right to have 53 of these and never have one postponed. That’s pretty spectacular. ... I think NASCAR, they’re doing the right thing, you know, not dragging this out.”

Noontime showers sent fans scattering for cover and leaving everyone in wait-and-see mode. Puddles of water formed in parts of the infield, and many fans got drenched as they tried to make the best of a less-than-ideal situation.

Drivers retreated to their motorhomes, relaxing while keeping an eye on developments. Edwards, Brad Keselowski and others took naps.

Former Daytona 500

LORAMIE The onslaught continued into the second period, with the Lady Indians not scoring until just 3:23 remained in the first half. By then Loramie was rolling at 2911, and the Lady eventually Redskins took a 34-19 lead into the halftime break.

But things got interesting when the two teams returned to the floor.

Mechanicsburg began going inside to their strong post player Tori Purk, who had just two buckets in the first half. She led a comeback

Houston was causing Russia problems bringing the ball up the floor, and after a steal, and the two teams then trading turnovers, Reister drained a big three to give the Lady Wildcats a 35-34 lead.

But Wilson, with only 12 seconds left in the game, went strong inside and hit a turnaround to make it 36-35.

Reister missed at the other end and Houston fouled on the rebound with just three seconds left. The problem for the Lady Wildcats was the foul was only the third of the half, so the only chance they had was to steal the inbounds pass.

But Russia went long to Borchers and she hit a layup just as the horn sounded.

“It was a good win,” said Russia’s King.

“Houston deserves a lot of credit. They really caused us problems in the fourth quarter and we got a little rattled. We didn’t do a good job in our press breaks.

“But it feels great to

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that cut the lead down to just six at 43-37 after three periods.

But to start the final period, it was Rose again taking over, scoring the first five points of the quarter to bump the lead back up to double figures. The Lady Indians, meanwhile, were out of gas from their strong third-quarter comeback, and Loramie started putting points up in bunches.

When the game ended, Loramie had scored 35 points in the final period, 17 by the in-

RUSSIA

winners Jamie McMurray and Trevor Bayne did in-studio interviews with Fox. Another previous race winner, Ryan Newman, played with his daughter in the motorhome lot.

“I guess I’m gonna have to win the first Monday Daytona 500,” driver Greg Biffle said.

“As you can tell, I’m still in my uniform because I was optimistic that this weather was gonna get out of here and we were going to get this thing going. But I’ll have to save my energy for tomorrow.

“I know a lot of race fans are disappointed and a lot of people at home on TV, but we just hope they tune in tomorrow.”

From Page 16 be going to the district,” he added. “And the other thing, we have so many young kids, that any extra days we get with them is good to have.”

Russia got 10 points apiece from Borchers and Wilson. Wilson was the only Lady Raider to shoot free throws, and hit all four of her attempts.

Elliott had 16 for Houston and was 6-for-7 from the line. Reister had 11 despite having to sit in both the second and third quarters because of foul trouble.

Russia (38) Puthoff 3-0-6; Borchers 4-010; B. Meyer 1-0-2; Wilson 3-410; Kearns 1-0-2; S. Meyer 1-0-2; Daniel 2-0-6. Totals: 154-38.

Houston (35) Elliott 4-6-14; Roeth 2-0-4; Reister 4-2-11; Phipps 1-0-2; Booher 1-0-2. Totals: 12-8-35.

Score by quarters: Russia.................11 18 26 38 Houston ..............12 21 26 35 Three-pointers: Houston 3 (Elliott 3, Reister); Russia 4 (Borchers 2, Daniel 2).

Records: Russia 13-9, Houston 12-10 Next game: District championship, Saturday at Tipp City, Russia vs. Covington, 1 p.m.

comparable Rose, who three-pointers.

Fort Loramie (78) was 8-for-10 from the Turner 4-0-12; Westerheide line in the quarter.

1-0-2; Drees 1-0-2; Rose 6-16Siegel, meanwhile, 28; Holdheise 2-0-4; Brandewie liked what else she saw 2-1-5; Meyer 2-0-4; Ordean 6-2in the scorebook — 14 14; Benanzer 2-0-5; Pleiman 1points from Paige Or- 0-2. Totals: 27-18-78.

Mechanicsburg (55) dean.

Cochran 2-0-4; Dunlap 7-4“Paige was the ninth 21; B. Dodane 1-2-4; J. Dodane player to go in for us,” 2-6-10; Hux 1-0-2; Purk 4-6-14. said the coach. “And she Totals: 17-18-55.

Score by quarters: finishes with 14 points Loramie..............16 34 43 78 and four rebounds. I Mechanicsburg ..11 19 37 55 can’t say enough about Three-pointers: Loramie her and the rest of the 6 (Turner 4, Rose, Benanzer); girls off the bench. We Mechanicsburg 3 (Dunlap 3).

Records: Loramie 17-6, really got fantastic play Mechanicsburg 18-5. from those girls today.”

Next game: Saturday, disTurner wound up trict championship at Tipp with 12 points, all on City vs. Southeastern, 11 a.m.

DISTRICT

PAIRINGS

Girls District Basketball DIVISION IV AT ST. MARYS Thursday 6:15 — Fort Recovery (16-6) vs. Upper Scioto Valley (17-4) 8:00 — Ada (13-9) vs. New Knoxville (19-3) DIVISION IV AT TIPP CITY Saturday 11 a.m. — Fort Loramie (17-6) vs. Southeastern (13-10); Winner to Tipp City Regional March 8 vs. Russia-Covington winner, 8 p.m.

1 p.m. — Russia (13-9) vs. Covington (15-8); Winner to Tipp City Regional March 8 vs. Fort LoramieSoutheastern winner, 8 p.m.

3 p.m. — Tri-Village (22-1) vs. Miami Valley (21-2); Winner to Tipp City Regional March 8 vs. St. Marys district champion, 6:15.

Division IV at St. Marys 7 p.m. — Fort Recovery-Upper Scioto Valley winner vs. Ada-New Knoxville winner. Winner to Tipp City Regional March 8 vs. Tri-Village-Miami Valley winner, 6:15.

—— DIVISION III AT SPRINGFIELD Saturday 11 a.m. — Hamilton Badin (18-5) vs. Maderia (166); Winner to Springfield Regional March 7 vs. AnnaFayetteville winner, 6:15.

1:00 — Georgetown (21-2) vs. Miami East (22-1); Winner to Springfield Regional March 7 vs. Summit Country Day-Madison winner, 8 p.m.

3:00 — Summit Country Day (17-6) vs. Middletown Madison (22-1); Winner to Springfield Regional March 7 vs. Georgetown-Miami East winner, 8 p.m.

5:00 — Anna (23-0) vs. Fayetteville (21-2); Winner to Tipp City Regional March 7 vs. Badin-Madeira winner, 6:15.

MINSTER Minster started out third period.

Claire Fisher was well, leading 12-7 after the first quarter. But the Minster’s top scorer with Lady Wildcats were nine.

Fort Recovery (48) outscored 24-11 over the Fieley 4-1-10; Lennartz 4-1next two periods, includ- 9; O. Schwieterman 2-4-10; ing 14-3 in the pivotal Kahlig 2-2-6; Pottkotter 2-3-8;

From Page 16 Niefeld 2-1-5. Totals: 16-12-48.

Minster (33) Albers 2-0-6; Hoelscher 1-02; Fischer 3-0-9; Schmiesing 10-2; Geiger 3-0-6; Wuebker 1-1-4; Dahlinghaus 1-0-2; Clune 1-0-2. Totals: 13-1-33.

Score by quarters:

Fort Recovery.......7 21 35 48 Minster...............12 20 23 33 Three-pointers: FR 4 (O. Schwieterman 2, Fieley, Pottkotter); Minster 6 (Fischer 3, Albers, Wuebker).

Records: FR 16-6, Minster 14-7.

TROTWOOD — A Sidney shorthanded team hung with Centerville for a quarter, but in the end, the Jackets couldn’t score, and lost 57-28 in their Division I Sectional Tournament opener Saturday night here.

With the loss, and the forfeit of their three wins during the season due to an ineligible player, the Jackets finish the season 0-21.

Sidney was without starters Dezmond Hudson and leading scorer Patwaun Hudson for disciplinary reasons. Still, the game was tied at 7-7 after one quarter, but the Elks outscored the Jackets 21-8 in the second pe-

riod for a 13-point halftime lead.

Sidney was unable to reach double figures in any of the four quarters.

Tyree Manley led the Jackets with 10 points.

Sidney (28) Beigel 1-0-3; Davis 0-2-2; Echols 2-1-6; Herd 1-0-2; Manley 3-3-10; Milligan 1-0-2; Spillers 1-0-2. Totals: 9-6-28.

Centerville (57) Campbell 1-0-2; DeVilbiss 2-0-4; Feldmeyer 1-2-4; Hobby 1-0-2; Kubazewski 1-1-3; Lach 1-0-2; Meininger 1-0-3; Morgann 1-0-3; Mundy 0-1-1; Reid 0-3-3; C. Reillch 1-1-3; D. Reillch 1-2-4; Replogle 1-2-4.

Totals: 20-15-57.

Score by quarters: Sidney...................7 15 21 28 Centerville ...........7 28 38 57 Three-pointers: Sidney 4 (Beigel, Echols, Manley, Milligan); Centerville 2 (Meininger, Morgann).

Records: Sidney 0-21, Centerville 11-10.

Rockets whip Salem, 49-35 BELLBROOK — The Anna Rockets bounced back from their seasonending loss to Jackson Center to win their Division III Sectional Tournament opener Saturday night, beating West Liberty-Salem for the second time this season, 49-35 in action at Bellbrook.

The Rockets run their record to 15-6 and will take on Middletown Fenwick on Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Bellbrook in the semifinals.

Anna’s defense keyed a big first-half lead as the Rockets jumped to a 15-4 lead after a quarter and stretched it to 29-12 at the half.

When it was over, only two West Liberty players had dented the scoring column, one with 19 and

JC He was referring to Everett, who had a monster game for the Jets.

He finished with 24 points, divided evenly in each half, and almost registered a triple double by adding 10 rebounds and seven assists. He also knocked down 7-for-10 from the line.

“Trey had an outstanding game and that’s the type of game he’s capable of every night,” Alexander said.

“Sometimes he’s not going to have that type of scoring, but we need him to run the point.

He’s so quick and that makes it tough for teams to defend him.”

Gillem finished with 18 points and was 8-for-9 from the line. Travis Wells also had a doubledouble with 10 points and 13 rebounds, five at

the other 16.

For Anna, balance was the key as no Rockets finished in double figures. Jay Meyer led with nine and three other players, Nate Metz, Nick Reier and Chandon Williams, all finished with eight.

West Liberty (35) Burden 5-4-16; Hormann 74-19. Totals: 12-10-35.

Anna (49) Bensman 1-0-3; Gephart 10-3; Long 2-0-4; Metz 4-0-8; Meyer 3-1-9; Reier 4-0-8; Seger 2-0-4; Williams 3-0-8; Boyd 1-02. Totals: 21-1-49.

Score by quarters: WL-Salem ............4 18 24 35 Anna...................15 29 40 49 Three-pointers: Anna 6 (Meyer 2, Williams 2, Bensman, Gephart); WL-Salem 3 (Burden 2, Hormann).

Records: Anna 15-6, Salem 5-16.

Next game: Tuesday, sectional semifinals vs. Middletown Fenwick, 8 p.m. at Bellbrook.

From Page 17 the offensive end, and Cole Cummings had 12 points and pulled down six rebounds.

Fairlawn and Riverside played back on Jan. 7 and the Jets won 61-60 in overtime. Leading scorer Anthony Gillem did not play in that game.

Fairlawn (66) Everett 8-7-24; Hughes 1-02; Gillem 5-8-18; Wells 4-2-10; Cummings 4-4-12. Totals: 2221-66.

Mechanicsburg (54) Bogan 1-0-2; C. Callicoat 74-22; Purk 2-1-6; Rousculp 2-04; N. Calicoat 4-1-10; March 1-0-3; Frost 3-1-7. Totals: 20-754.

Score by quarters: Fairlawn .............18 28 44 66 Mechanicsburg.....5 15 29 54 Three-pointers: Fairlawn 1 (Everett); Mechanicsburg 7 (C. Callicoat 4, Purk, N. Callicoat, March).

Records: Fairlawn 7-14, Mechanicsburg 12-9.

Next game: Wednesday, sectional semifinals vs. Riverside, 8 p.m. at Piqua.

Bucks fall 63-60 COLUMBUS (AP) —A lot of coaches would go ballistic if their 6-foot-10 center stepped outside and took a 3 with the clock running down and their team behind on the road.

Not Bo Ryan, however.

Jared Berggren scored Wisconsin’s final five points — including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 31 seconds left — and the 16th-ranked Badgers beat No. 8 Ohio State 63-60 on Sunday, assuring Michigan State of at least a share of the Big Ten title.

“Wasn’t that huge?”

Ryan gushed later. “Give the kid a lot of credit.

He’s done that before.”

In Ryan’s offense, the big men have to carry

their share of the load at the offensive end and that doesn’t necessarily mean with their backs to the basket down on the block. The Badgers have a history of big men who aren’t afraid to step outside and take aim.

It was a huge win for the Badgers (21-8, 10-6), who were discouraged after losing at Iowa on Thursday night. Wisconsin had not beaten a top10 team on the road since topping No. 4 Ohio State 72-71 on Jan. 26, 1980. Ryan was an assistant coach on that team.

It was also another heartbreaker for Ohio State (23-6, 11-5), which has dropped three of its last five.