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DEATHS Obituaries and/or death notices for the following people appear on Page 2-3A today: • Nattie Huffman • Clarence Smith • Ron Brumbaugh • Jack Comer • Carolyn Freeman • Alice Poeppelman • Maxine Simmons

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

TODAY’S THOUGHT Thought for Today: “Well, it has happened again. The Earth has circled four times around the sun, astronomers have designated this a leap year and anxious bachelors won’t answer their telephones until midnight.� — David O’Reilly, American journalist.

For more on today in history, turn to Page 4B.

NEW BREMEN — The village of New Bremen’s quaint and quiet downtown was rocked by the sound of sirens Monday evening as the Fireside Pub in the historic former opera house at 115 W. Monroe St. went up in flames.

The fire was reported around 6:30 p.m., on Monday and Ohio 274 was shut down during the fire. There were no injuries reported. The Fireside Pub closed following lunch on Monday as part of its regular schedule.

Firefighters from New Bremen, Minster, St. Marys Township, St. Marys, Chickasaw and Wapakoneta were on the scene and aerial trucks from New Bremen, St. Marys and Wapakoneta were also used. Firefighters used water from nearby Lock One of the Miami and Erie Canal to help battle the flames.

SDN Photo/David Pence A false ceiling in one the rooms col- For photo reprints, visit www.sidneydailynews.com lapsed while firefighters were inside. FIREFIGHTERS work to douse the flames Monday night engulfing the century-old They evacuated the building, cleared out building at 115 W. Monroe St. in New Bremen. The building housed the Fireside See FIRE/Page 11A Pub and Que’s Barber Shop.

City cleared to buy water source land

BY TOM BARNETT tbarnett@sdnccg.com Sidney City Council Monday night adopted resolutions authorizing the city manager to purchase property for the city’s new water source and also acquire property easements necessary for improvements at Sidney’s Municipal Airport.

The water source resolution authorizes the purchase of 118.49 acres of Washington Township land situated near Lockington Dam from Bruce L. and Donna M. Hoge. The tract is required for well fields and well field protection areas. A purchase contract with the landowners has been negotiated.

Vice Mayor Mardie Milligan abstained from the vote.

Property required for the airport project, principally extension of the airport’s main east-west runway, will be primarily funded by the Federal

Aviation Authority, although grant funding has not yet been obtained. Cost allocation is expected be 90 percent grant and 10 percent local.

Contracts have been negotiated with Richard and Dinah Martin, 30.481 acres in fee simple and 2.918 acres in easement; Jason and Gwen Weigandt, 1.422 acres in fee simple and 4.235 acres in easement; and Patrick and Amy Martin, 1.443 acres in fee simple.

The city has been represented in the negotiations by Greg E. Heaton of Crawford, Murphy & Tilly Inc. The contracts contain contingency clauses that eliminate the need to complete the transactions if funding for the airport project is not obtained.

Council adopted ordinances levying special assessments for construction and repair of sidewalks, amending the city’s traffic control map, and See COUNCIL/Page 2A

Lt. Kimpel retiring from force Prior to Monday night’s Sidney City Council meeting, Police Chief Kevin Gessler recognized reLt. tiring Dan Kimpel for his 33 years of service to the community.

K i m p e l ’s Kimpel retirement is effective March 10. He will be honored by his fellow officers and city staff March 9 at the police station.

Kimpel began his career with the city on May 28, 1978, and graduated from the Allen County Ohio Police Officer Training Academy that year.

He was promoted to sergeant in 1990 and to lieu-

tenant in October 1998.

Gessler told council members Kimpel has been recognized for heroic actions and dedication over the years, but he will be best remembered by those he influenced the most for his passion for fitness and belief fitness standards are a necessity in law enforcement. “He was one of the first officers to attend training from the Cooper Institute, becoming a fitness specialist and part of the team that implemented the department’s current standards,� the chief added. “Dan has set the bar for others to follow.�

Kimpel said it has been a pleasure to work with his colleagues on the force �and it’s been a great experience.�

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Council studies goals

Police log SUNDAY -8:49 p.m.: arrest.

Police arrested Keenan Fuller, 21, 602 1/2 S. Ohio Ave. for domestic violence and criminal trespass.

-2:37 a.m.: arrest.

Police arrested David Copeland, 22, for disorderly conduct and criminal damaging.

SATURDAY -3:13 a.m.: assault.

Police responded to the 600 block of South Main Avenue and arrested Roger Egbert, 37, for assault.

FRIDAY -6:37 p.m.: arrest.

Police responded to Walmart on a report of a theft. They arrested Earnest S. Wriston, 46, at large, for the theft of a laptop computer. Police also allegedly found nine caplets of heroin and two wrapped baggies of heroin and Wriston is also charged with possession of drugs, trafficking in drugs and possession of criminal tools.

-12:39 p.m.: domestic violence. Police served a summons to Mandie Carr, 34, 1577 E. Court St. for domestic violence.

Fire, rescue TUESDAY -8 a.m.: medical. Sidney paramedics responded to the 800 block of Country Side Street on a medical call.

-1:18 a.m.: medical.

Medics responded to a medical call on the 400 block of Kossuth Street.

MONDAY -8:03 p.m.: medical.

Medics responded to the 100 block of Mound Street on a medical call.

-5:09 p.m.: fire. Firefighters were dispatched to 207 W. Water St. on a report of a possible shed fire. There was no fire on arrival. It was a legal open burn at the residence.

-2:37 p.m.: medical.

Medics responded to the 700 block of Fulton Street on a medical call.

-1:38 p.m.: medical.

Medics responded to a medical call on the 2400 block of Wapakoneta Avenue.

-1:36 p.m.: medical.

Medics responded to the 100 block of West South Street on a medical call.

-1:28 p.m.: fire. Firefighters were dispatched to 14377 Sharp Road on a report of a field fire. It was an open burn which spread to the ditch and field. It was extinguished.

-10:49 a.m.: medical.

Medics responded to a medical call on the 1000 block of North Wagner Avenue.

-8:33 a.m.: medical.

Medics responded to the 500 block of Lester Avenue on a medical call.

-7 a.m.: medical.

Medics responded to a medical call on the 100 block of North Main Avenue.

-12:01 a.m.: medical.

Medics responded to the 3000 block of Cisco Road on a medical call.

SUNDAY -11:39 p.m.: medical.

Medics responded to the 500 block of North Vandemark Road on a medical call.

-9:02 p.m.: medical.

Medics responded to the 800 block of Merri Lane on a medical call.

-8:58 p.m.: medical.

Medics responded to a medical call on the 1100 block of Hilltop Avenue.

-6:50 p.m.: medical.

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

-3:15 p.m.: injury.

Medics responded to a report of an injury on the 2400 block of Wapakoneta Avenue.

-11:30 a.m.: injury.

Medics responded to the 94-mile marker of northbound Interstate 75 on a report of an injury.

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Fire, rescue TUESDAY -8:08 a.m.: medical.

Fort Loramie Rescue responded to the 12000 block of Thelma Drive on a medical call.

MONDAY -10:48 p.m.: medical.

Jackson Center Rescue responded to the 17000 block of Ohio 65 on a medical call.

-4:09 p.m.: medical.

Anna Rescue responded to a medical call near the intersection of Ohio 274 and Heiland Kies Road.

-1:20 a.m.: medical.

Anna Rescue responded to a medical call on the 600 block of Winding Ridge Lane.

-12:30 a.m.: gas leak.

Port Jefferson Fire responded to 323 N. Lane St. on a report of a gas leak.

SUNDAY -4:42 p.m.: medical.

Anna Rescue responded to a medical call on the 200 block of Emerald Court.

BY TOM BARNETT tbarnett@sdnccg.com Facilitator Terry Naas directed Sidney City Council through goalsetting steps Saturday during the morning’s biannual retreat at the Shelby County Transit building.

Discussed were goals for 2012, five years hence and long term. Council members also reviewed the progress of goals set at retreat sessions in 2006, 2008 and 2010.

Projects and challenges were evaluated and prioritized by council members. The city’s top 10 goals will be tabulated, summarized and presented to council at a work session for further discussion.

During Saturday’s session, Finance Officer Ginger Adams updated council on the city’s financial outlook, noting income tax collections for 2011 were 6.4 percent higher than 2010, but they still were $653,000 less than 2007.

She said challenges facing the city in 2012 and 2013 include collections not sustainable at the current level, motor vehicle and gasoline taxes not bouncing back as projected and decreased Local Government Funding.

Other concerns include the uncertainty of pending income tax uniformity, centralized collection by the state and the impact of reduced staffing on services the city provides. Adams promised staff will keep council apprised of state level developments and their impact at the local level.

Public Works Director Chris Clark led a PowerPoint presentation on street resurfacing, proposing changes to street asphalt practices, principally going from the current 3-inch mill and

asphalt overlay to 1 1/2inch overlay.

He said city staff will focus on main roads and collector streets in 2012 and continue to evaluate alternate paving and maintenance techniques.

OBITUARY Ron Brumbaugh BROOKVILLE — Ron Brumbaugh, 62, of Brookville, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, at Good Samaritan Hospital.

He was born Nov. 25, 1949, to his parents Charles Russell and Naomi Mae (Uhrig) Brumbaugh.

He is survived by his sisters and brother-inlaw, Denise Henderson, of Brookville and Karen and Nick Ranly, of Minster; and two nieces, two nephews and two greatnieces.

Services will be

held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the Potsdam Church of the Brethren, 22 E. Cross St., Potsdam.

Pastor Robert Kurtz will officiate.

The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the church.

If so desired, memorial contributions may be made to Brookville ResSquad, 301 cue Sycamore St., Brookville, OH 45309.

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Maxine Simmons TROY — Maxine M. Simmons, 58, of Troy, died on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.

A funeral service will held on Friday at Piqua Apostolic Temple, 830 Covington Ave. Arrangements are in the care of Jamieson and Yannucci Funeral Home.

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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, N.C., James Huffman, of Merritt Island, Fla., and John Huffman, of Springdale; grandchil12 dren; 21 great grandchildren; six great-great grandchildren and two sisters, Ruby McCann and Mary Ruth Ball, both of Sidney. One grandson is deceased.

Friends were 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., today, Feb. 29, 2012, at Cedar Point Cemetery in Pasco, near Sidney.

Condolences may be addressed to the funeral home’s website at www.vorhisandryan.com.

Alice J. Poeppelman MINSTER — Alice J. Poeppelman, 83, of Minster, passed away at 11:37 p.m., on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, at HerManor itage Nursing Home, Minster.

She was born Dec. 12, 1928, in Minster, to the late George and Olivia (Kleinhenz) Thieman.

She married Urban F. Poeppelman on Nov. 6, 1948, in Minster. He preceded her in death on March 27, 1969.

She is survived by children, Dr. David and Lucy Poeppelman, of Ottawa, Melvin and Lynne Poeppelman, of Bellevue, Marilyn Poeppelman, of Minster, and Gary and Lisa Poeppelman, of Osgood; brother and sisters, Edna Frierott, of Minster, Harold and Betty Jane Thieman, of Minster, and Betty and Myrle Vallo, of Kettering; sister-in-law, Clarissa Thieman, of Minster; eight grandchildren, Brian, Amy, Kaitlyn, Ben , Dana, Kelley, Andy and Sam; and eight great-grandchildren, Jason, Kayla,

Cassie, Tori, Austin, Emma, Brooke and Matt.

She was preceded in death by her parents; h u s b a n d ; brother, Roger Thieman; and sister, Hilda Wehrman.

She was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, Minster, Osgood American Legion Auxiliary, Minster F.O.E. 1391, C.L.C., Fort Loramie and she enjoyed cards, quilting and dancing. She was a farm wife, and secretary at St. Charles Seminary and with Green Thumb Job Opportunities.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday at St. Augustine Church with the Rev. Rick Nieberding Celebrant.

Friends may call at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday and from 9 to 9:30 a.m. on Friday.

Burial will be at St. Martin Cemetery in Osgood.

Condolences may be made at www.hogenkampfh.com.

Carolyn L. Freeman CONOVER — Carolyn L. Freeman, 70, of Conover, died at 4:10 p.m., on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy.

She was born in Piqua on Jan. 21, 1942, to the late Daniel Eli and Helen C. (Sowers) Gephart.

On Jan. 18, 1964, in Piqua, she married Robert Freeman. He survives.

Carolyn is also survived by one daughter and her fiance, Angela Freeman and Mark Mote, of Fletcher; one daughter-in-law, Shawn Freeman, of Piqua; two sisters and brothers-inlaw, Joyce and Willard Stevens and Sherri and Roger Brumbaugh, all of Piqua; one brother and sister-in-law, Mike and Jane Gephart, of Sidney; one granddaughter, Katie Freeman, of Piqua; and two greatgrandsons, Philip and Kyle Persinger, of Fletcher.

She was preceded in death by one son, Bobby Freeman; her twin sister, Marilyn Edgell; and one step granddaughter,

S u t t o n Persinger.

Carolyn attended both Lockington U n i t e d Methodist Church and Fletcher United Methodist Church. She worked for Industry Products in Piqua for over 15 years.

She also worked for Proto Mold in Piqua for 24 years before retiring in 2004.

Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday at Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home, Piqua with Pastor Andy Perry officiating.

Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home. Private burial will be held at the convenience of the family.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, Breast Cancer Division, Southwestern Regional Office, 2808 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45206.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.melcher-sowers.com.

Jack Lee Comer DEGRAFF — Jack Lee Comer, 86, of DeGraff, passed away at 12:20 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012.

He was born near East Liberty on March 31, 1925, a son of the late Levi and Franklin Wanda Lee Hatcher Comer.

He was also preceded in death by a son, Alan; three brothers, Ernest, Jess and Leroy Comer; and two sisters, Nellie Comer and Gladys Hudson.

On April 4, 1959, he married Connie Lou Amos in DeGraff, and she passed away June 23, 1992.

Survivors include a son, Doug (Kim) Comer, of DeGraff; a daughter, Luann (Tom) Schmitmeyer, of Jackson Center; four grandchildren, Meredith and Heather Comer, and Morgan and Levi Schmitmeyer; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A 1943 graduate of DeGraff High School, Jack served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946 in Europe during the Battle of the Bulge Campaign having attained the rank of Technical Sergeant. He also served in the U.S. Air Force from 1948 to 1953 during the Korean War where he was a Staff Sergeant and Flight Engineer on B-29’s. For more than 40 years he co-owned Comer Brothers Plumbing and Heating with his brother Roy. Upon retiring he worked at Tree Links Golf Course and enjoyed playing golf. He was an avid trap shooter and a life member of the Ama-

teur Trapshooting Association. proudest His p e r s o n a l achievement was winning the Veteran’s Division in the Trap and Field Handicap at the 93rd Grand American Trapshoot. He was a 65-year member of Boggs Lodge 292 F.&A.M., DeGraff, a member of Scottish Rite Valley of Dayton; a 60-year and founding member of Miami Valley Post 652 American Legion, DeGraff; a 48-year member and current president of the Board of Directors of the Citizens Bank of DeGraff; a founding and lifetime member of V.F.W. Post 3528, Quincy; a member of the Elks Lodge 132, Bellefontaine; and a retired member of the DeGraff Fire Department, having served as chief for a number of years.

His body has been cremated at his request and private services will be held at the convenience of the family with Denny Brown officiating and burial of his ashes will be in Greenwood-Union Cemetery, DeGraff with the Logan County Honor Guard Military providing Honors.

The family requests memorial contributions be made to American Legion Post 652 or Boggs Lodge 292 F.&A.M. in care of Rexer-RigginMadden Funeral Home, P.O. Box 368, DeGraff, OH 43318.

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

Clarence L. Smith TIFFIN — L. Clarence Smith, 96, of St. Francis Avenue, died at 1:06 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, at Mercy Tiffin Hospital.

Clarence was born in Seneca County to the late Louis J. and Frances (Arbogast) Smith on Nov. 17, 1915.

He married Rita Sendelbach, May 13, 1939, in St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, and she preceded him in death on Aug. 22, 2002.

Clarence is survived by two sons, Elmo Smith, of Findlay and Norman (Jean) Smith, of Sidney; two daughters, Nancy (Richard) Heebsh, of Findlay and Mona (Richard) Cleary, of Clearwater Fla.; 13 grandchildren; 22 greatgrandchildren; two brothers, Robert (Clarice) Smith, Leo (Betty) Smith; and two sisters, Rose Mary Widman and Catherine Tiell, all of Tiffin.

He is preceded in death by his wife; two brothers, Richard and Bernard Smith; four sisters, Dorothy Frankart, Helen Hammer, Rita King, and Marjorie Adams; and a grandson, Christopher Cleary.

Clarence was a 1933 Calvert High School graduate. He retired in 1976, after 34 years as a machinist at National

Machinery Co.,, where he was a Quarter Century Member.

He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and its Holy Name Society, and he was a 4th Degree Knights of Columbus member.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Traunero Funeral Home and Crematory, 214 S. Monroe Street, Tiffin, (419) 447-3113.

A wake service will be at 3:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

Prayers will be said at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday at the funeral home. The funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church with the Rev. Gary Walters and the Rev. Frank Murd concelebrating.

The Rosary will be recited 20 minutes prior to the Mass at the church. Burial will take place in St. Mary Catholic Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Francis Home or to Calvert Catholic Schools in care of the funeral home.

For directions to the funeral home, to leave an online condolence for the family or to view the Celebration of Life video go to: www.traunerofuneralhome.com.

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BY JENNIFER tence Brookhart to up to BUMGARNER 38 years in prison. jbumgarner@sdnccg.com Shelby County Prosecutor Ralph Bauer indiA Sidney man ap- cated that his office had peared in the Shelby worked hard to make County sure justice was done Common and to make sure the P l e a s victims and their famiCourt on lies were involved. The Monday plea bargain ensures a n d that the young victims pleaded will not have to undergo guilty to the trauma of testifying several and cross examination charges by the defendant’s attorrel ating Brookhart neys. to sexual “It’s traumatic for contact with a juve- everyone, especially the nile. young victims, when Jeremy Brookhart, 38, they have to endure 1129 Hilltop Ave., Apt. A, such an ordeal,” said represented by public Bauer. “Although we defenders Timothy Sell were fully prepared to and William Zimmer- try this case, it’s always man Jr., pleaded guilty a relief when a defento seven felony charges, dant and his counsel fiincluding six counts of nally agree to a gross sexual imposition responsible resolution.” and one count of sexual The families were battery. He was origi- fully consulted and apnally charged with one proved the plea bargain count of rape, a felony of as being in their best inthe first degree, two terests. counts of gross sexual “As part of the defenimposition, felonies of dant’s plea he has also the third degree, and five waived any rights to apcounts of illegal use of a peal this case, which minor in nudity-oriented gives the victims and material performance, their families an assurfelonies of the fifth de- ance that this matter is gree. final,” said Bauer.

The trial had been There will be a preoriginally scheduled for sentence investigation Tuesday but Brookhart’s and the sentencing will plea bargain gives the be scheduled in four to judge the ability to sen- six weeks.

WAPAKONETA — A wind and solar energy company is considering establishing a wind farm in Auglaize County.

Mainstream Renewable Power representative Dan Schumann met with Auglaize County commissioners Friday during a meeting also attended by 12 members of Neighbors Auglaize United, a local group that opposes wind farms.

The group did not speak.

Schumann said his company has completed a wind study of the area and is currently conducting feasibility studies and surveying public in-

terest. Once studies are completed, the company plans to present findings in a public format and listen to residents’ comments.

Shumann said the first public meeting could be held by the end of 2012 or early 2013.

Commissioner John Bergman asked for community location details and was told the company is thinking north and west of Wapakoneta.

Schumann promised to provide commissioners a map as soon as possible.

Mainstream, based in Dublin, Ireland, with headquarters in

Chicago, began operations in 2008 and has offices in four continents.

Ohio, Illinois and California are its target locations in the U.S. Schumann said the company is looking at areas in Shelby and Fulton counties as well as Auglaize and is competing with multiple wind including companies, NextEra, which recently a Mercer canceled County project due to complaints from residents.

NextEra is also looking to establish a wind farm in eastern Auglaize County.

Energy fair planned DAYTON — The Dayton Power and Light Co. and Vectren Energy Fair will be held Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the University of Dayton.

This year’s Energy Fair is bigger, expanding to 12 rooms in the Kennedy Union for almost 500 students from all over the Miami Valley.

At the Energy Fair, facilitated by the Ohio Energy Project (OEP), high school students will teach younger students how energy is part of their everyday lives.

Some of the high school

instructors are from Lehman Catholic High School in Sidney. The younger students will learn about light, sound and heat.

Students will explore the Energy Carnival, ride the Energy Bike and conduct science experiments with exploration stations featuring ten new activities about light and color; refraction of light, states of matter; sound waves; sound and pitch, energy transformations; Ohio resources for energy; thermal energy; appliances and electricity;

and electrical circuits.

The Energy Fair is part of DP&L’s and Vectren’s School Education Program facilitated by OEP throughout the school year. The school program is part of DP&L’s ongoing energy efficiency efforts for customers, which also include rebates on new heat pumps and air conditioners, discounts on energy-efficient lighting, free refrigerator recycling and rebates for business customers.

See more energy efficiency measures at www.dpandl.com/save.

CELINA — The Mercer County Sheriff ’s Office is warning residents not to answer any knocks at their doors after a weekend incident that could be connected to the Grube homicides.

According to reports, after midnight on Saturday, a man knocked on the door of a Dutton Road home near Mendon. A woman who lived in the house answered the door and two men and a woman forced their way inside. One of the men had a handgun and threatened to kill the woman’s father.

The intruders attempted to tie up William Fair, 79, and his daughter, Kathy Fair, 47, with duck tape. Both suffered minor scrapes in the struggle according to reports. The two suspects were seen leaving

the scene in a dark sport utility vehicle with a loud exhaust.

According to Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey, the victims, manner of the crime, car used and suspect descriptions are all eerily similar to the Grube double homicide that happened last November in Fort Recovery.

Robert and Colleen Grube were killed in late November 2011. They were found bound with duct tape and shot, following what appeared to be a robbery at their Fort Recovery farmhouse. According to reports, Colleen, 47, lived there and took care of Robert, 70, who was disabled.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office tip line at 567890-8477.

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Assistant Prosecutor Rachael Stir handled the Children Services Division caseload, involving prosecution of 71 cases to protect 95 abused, neglected, and dependent children and give them every chance to succeed.

Assistant Prosecutor Erik Blaine prosecuted 420 cases in Juvenile Court and continued our programs to the local schools on “Texting” and “Bullying.”

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Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Kerrigan II worked closely with County Treasurer Linda Meininger to collect $996,725.56 of past due real estate taxes using various collection methods including encouraging delinquent taxpayers to establish workable payment plans and, when necessary, foreclosures. Tom has also assumed responsibility for the Juvenile Court case prosecutions for 2012.

In an effort to better serve the county, attorney Tonya Thieman will join the office in March as the assistant prosecutor assigned to handle the prosecution of cases for a number of our villages.

Staff personnel included Kathy George, Diane Frank, Theresa Grilliot, Pam Kerrigan, Heather Roe and Dawn Jennings.

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The milestone extended a strong rally in stocks since the start of the year, and it came after a fitful week in which the Dow repeatedly floated above 13,000 only to fall back by the end of the trading day.

The Dow closed at 13,005.12, a close enough call that the gain of a single stock, Johnson & Johnson, made the difference.

The Dow last closed above 13,000 in May 2008, four months before the fall of the Lehman Brothers investment bank and the worst of the crisis.

“I think it’s a momentous day for investor confidence,” said Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at Harris Private Bank.

“What this number implies is that the financial crisis that we were all losing sleep over, it never happened, because now we’re back.”

Photographer smuggled out BEIRUT (AP) — A wounded British photographer who had been trapped in the besieged Syrian city of Homs was spirited safely into Lebanon on Tuesday in a risky journey that killed 13 rebels who helped him escape the relentless shelling and gunfire.

A Syrian diplomat stormed out of an emergency U.N. meeting amid renewed calls for a ceasefire to deliver humanitarian aid. A top human rights official said a U.N. panel’s report concluded that members of the Damascus regime were responsible for “crimes against humanity.”

The United Nations said the death toll in the 11-month uprising against authoritarian President Bashar Assad was well over 7,500, and activists reported more than 250 dead in the past two days alone — mostly from government shelling in Homs and Hama province.

Tunisia’s president — the first since the country’s own Arab Spring uprising toppled his predecessor — offered the Syrian leader asylum as part of a negotiated peace, an offer Assad will almost surely refuse.

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Zoo spokeswoman Susan O'Cain says one cubic yard of the manure will be available for $43 a load. The manure sells out quickly, and each order is limited to two loads.

Zoo animals produce about 1,500 pounds of manure every day. For those interested in small amounts, pint-size and twogallon buckets are placed at zoo entrances throughout the year.

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Shooting suspect is ‘not well’

BY THOMAS J. SHEERAN Associated Press CHARDON (AP) — The Ohio teenager accused of killing three students in a shooting rampage in a high school cafeteria chose his victims at random and is “someone who’s not well,” a prosecutor said Tuesday as the slightly built young man appeared in juvenile court.

T.J. Lane, 17, admitted taking a .22-caliber pistol and a knife to Chardon High and firing 10 shots at a group of students sitting at a cafeteria table Monday morning, Prosecutor David Joyce said. He said Lane didn’t know the victims.

Lane will probably be charged with three counts of aggravated murder and other offenses, the prosecutor said.

A thin figure with short dark hair, Lane seemed small next to the sheriff ’s deputies who led him into court, and said little more than “Yes, sir” in response to questions from the judge.

His face twitched lightly while the prosecutor recounted the attack, and he sniffled and half-closed his eyes as he left the courtroom under guard.

The hearing came hours after the death toll rose to three, and as schoolmates and townspeople grappled with the tragedy and wondered what could have set off Lane, a young man described by other students as extremely quiet, with few if any friends.

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T.J. LANE, a suspect in Monday’s shooting of five students at Chardon High School is taken into juvenile court by Geauga County deputies in Chardon Tuesday. Three of the five students wounded in the attacks have since died. little to solve the mystery. Afterward, though, the prosecutor appeared to rule out rumors and speculation that the gunman lashed out after being bullied or that the shooting had something to do with drug-dealing.

“He chose his victims at random. This is not about bullying. This is not about drugs,” Joyce said. “This is someone who’s not well, and I’m sure in our court case we’ll prove that to all of your desires and we’ll make sure justice is done here in this county.”

Joyce would not elaborate.

Both sides in the case are under a gag order imposed by the judge at the prosecutor’s request.

Lane’s grandfather, who has

custody of the teenager, and two aunts joined him in court; the women reached over and lightly embraced the grandfather as the hearing began.

Judge Timothy Grendell ordered the boy held for at least 15 days. Prosecutors have until Thursday to bring charges against him and are expected to ask that he be tried as an adult.

In addition to imposing the gag order, the judge barred media outlets from taking photos of the faces of the suspect and some of his relatives.

The Associated Press transmitted photos and video of Lane that were shot before the hearing. The AP and at least one other media outlet, The Plain Dealer of Cleve-

land, plans to challenge the judge’s order on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, one of two injured students was released from the hospital and shaken residents extended condolences to the families of those killed and wounded at the 1,100-student high school.

Grief counseling was offered to students, staff and others at area schools.

“We’re not just any old place, Chardon,” Chardon School Superintendent Joseph Bergant II said. “This is every place. As you’ve seen in the past, this can happen anywhere, proof of what we had yesterday.”

All three of the dead were students, as are the two wounded victims. The one student still hospitalized remained in serious condition Tuesday evening at Hillcrest Hospital in suburban Cleveland, a hospital spokeswoman said.

The Chardon police chief said authorities learned Tuesday that the wounded female Chardon High student had been released and the 18year-old was home with her family. He said it is good news amid tragic circumstances.

Authorities said that Demetrius Hewlin, 16, and Russell King Jr., 17, had died.

Daniel Parmertor, 16, died shortly after the shooting.

Hewlin attended Chardon High. King and Parmertor were students at the Auburn Career Center, a vocational school, and were waiting in the Chardon High cafeteria for their daily bus when they were shot.

U.S. slams Syria over U.N. rights meeting walkout

BY FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The States criticized United Syria’s envoy for storming out of an emergency U.N. meeting on the crisis in his country Tuesday, saying the walkout and a fiery speech that preceded it demonstrated the “delusional” nature of President Bashar Assad’s regime.

Syria’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, Fayssal al-Hamwi, had accused members of the U.N. Human Rights Council of promoting terrorism and prolonging the crisis in his country by holding an urgent meeting on Syria.

“Anybody who heard the Syrian ambassador should be aware that his comments were borderline out of touch with reality,” Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, the U.S. representative to the 47-nation council, told reporters.

“I think it’s a reflection to some extent of what’s going on with the Assad regime itself, holding a referendum that is farcical and a mockery of democratic processes when they’re in the midst of a humanitarian crisis of their own creation,” she said. “I think the Syrian ambassador’s com-

ments were equally delusional.”

Al-Hamwi took the floor shortly after the U.N.’s top human rights official called for an immediate cease-fire in Syria and unhindered access for aid agencies to deliver emergency supplies and evacuate the sick and wounded.

“We are convinced that the real aim behind holding this session today is to cover up for the violence and murder perpetrated by the armed groups against innocent civilians,” Syria’s ambassador told diplomats.

“We are not pretending that the human rights situation in Syria is perfect,” he added. “We are aware that there is a regression in the quality of services usually provided by the government to the population by the regions facing violence. This is due to the armed groups that are using residential areas as bases.”

As diplomats and government officials from 70 countries lined up to express their concern about the deteriorating situation in Syria, alHamwi announced that his delegation would withdraw from what he called “this sterile discussion.”

Before storming out of the

room, he denounced a planned resolution on Syria as “malicious and prejudiced.”

Members of the Genevabased council are expected to pass a resolution this week condemning “widespread and systematic violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms by the Syrian authorities.”

A draft text supported by many Arab and Western nations says the Syrian regime’s use of heavy artillery and tanks to attack civilian areas has contributed to the deaths of thousands.

The U.N. political chief B. Lynn Pascoe said Tuesday that “well over” 7,500 people have died in Syria violence and that there are “credible” reports that more than 100 civilians are dying in the country daily. Activists groups said Monday that the death toll for 11 months of unrest has now surpassed 8,000 people.

“Unfortunately, the international community has also failed in its duty to stop the carnage, and actions and inactions to date have seemed to encourage the regime in its belief that it has impunity to carry out the wanton destruction of its own civilians,” Pascoe said.

16 Shiites shot dead in Pakistan

BY AQEEL AHMED Associated Press MANSEHRA, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen wearing military uniforms stopped a convoy of buses in northern Pakistan on Tuesday, ordered selected passengers to get off and then killed 16 of them in a grisly sectarian attack, police and a lawmaker said.

The victims were Shiite Muslims, a minority in Pakistan that is frequently targeted by extremists from the majority Sunni community, said lawmaker Abdul Sattar.

The gunmen spared several dozen other people in the fourbus convoy. A spokesman for a faction of the Pakistani Taliban, a Sunni militant group, claimed responsibility for the killings.

The incident in the remote Kohistan region was the latest in a spasm of violence in

the country in recent weeks that has demonstrated the resilience of militant networks, including groups allied to alQaida. The U.S. has tried to support Pakistani security forces in the fight against the extremists, but strained relations between the two nations hamper cooperation.

The bloody attack took place in the mountainous village of Harban Nala, which is some 210 miles (340 kilometers) north of the capital Islamabad. The area, part of the famed Silk Road linking northern Pakistan to China, is populated by Sunni tribes.

Police officer Mohammad Azhar said the buses were traveling from Rawalpindi to Gilgit when the gunmen attacked.

Sattar, the lawmaker, said eight gunmen were involved in the ambush, and all were

wearing military uniforms, presumably to make it easier to stop the buses. He said the attackers ordered the passengers to produce their identity cards before ordering the 16 off the bus and shooting them.

Officials initially said 18 people had been killed and that just one bus was involved.

Sattar and Sher Khan, an official at the Rawalpindi bus station, said attacks had been feared on travelers after an incident last month in which an unknown number of Sunnis were killed in the Gilgit region. Khan said buses were traveling in convoy as a security measure.

Sunni extremists allied to or inspired by al-Qaida and the Taliban routinely attack government and security force targets, as well as religious minorities and other Muslim sects they consider infidels.

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MICHAEL KEITH Spell, charged with aggravated kidnapping, is shown in court during an arraignment Tuesday in Sidney, Mont.

Kidnap suspect was promised work

BY P. SOLOMON BANDA Associated Press SIDNEY, Mont. (AP) — Family and friends of one of the two suspects in a brutal Montana kidnapping described him as an illiterate young father who was eager for work when he fell under the sway of a convicted criminal promising lucrative employment in the Bakken oil fields.

Michael Keith Spell, 22, and Lester Van Waters Jr., 47, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to one count each of aggravated kidnapping during an arraignment in state district court in Arnold’s hometown of Sidney, near the North Dakota border.

Court documents filed by the prosecutor in the case indicate Spell, of Parachute, Colo., has confessed to his role in the crack-fueled abduction and presumed killing of 43year-old Sherry Arnold of Sidney.

Spell and Waters said little during Tuesday’s brief hearings. However, when Spell was asked if he had read the charging documents in the case, he replied, “No, ma’am. I can’t read, but I have been informed.”

State district Judge Katherine Irigoin set separate trial dates for the two men beginning in July. She told the defendants they could face the death penalty under Montana law if convicted.

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• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Labor of Love, meets at 6:30 p.m. at First Christian Church, 320 E. DELPHOS — Allison Louise Mack, of WaRussell Road. pakoneta, and Jeffrey Alan Unterbrink, of Delphos, Thursday Morning have announced their engagement and plans to • The New Bremen Public Library will hold story marry June 16, 2012, in the St. John the Evangeltime at 10:30 a.m. for all ages. ist Church in Delphos.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Roger and Thursday Afternoon Patty Mack, of Wapakoneta. She graduated from • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts at Local School in 2002, from the University Botkins Work, meets at noon at St. John’s Lutheran Church, of Findlay in 2006 where she earned a bachelor’s 120 W. Water St. • Shelby County Toastmasters meets at noon at degree in early childhood education, and from the Sidney-Shelby County YMCA. Guests are wel- Wright State University in 2010 where she earned come. For more information, contact Ed Trudeau at a master’s degree in science and teaching. She is 498-3433 or edward.trudeau@emerson.com or visit employed by Wapakoneta City School District.

Her fiance is the son of Alan and Mary Unterthe website at shelby.freetoasthost.ws. of Delphos. He is a 2004 graduate of Delphos brink, • The Amos Memorial Public Library offers homeSt. John and a 2008 graduate of the Ohio State Uniwork help from 3:30 to 5 p.m. versity with a Bachelor of Science. He is currently Thursday Evening enrolled in the Ohio State College of Optometry • Minster Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. at the Old and plans to graduate in June.

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• 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 FORT LORAMIE — Ashley M. Koverman and Miami Avenue and Poplar Street meets at 7:30 p.m.

Kevin A. Luebke, both of Fort Loramie, have an• The Narcotics Anonymous group, All in the nounced their engagement and plans to marry in Family, meets at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist late spring 2012 in Fort Loramie.

Church, 230 Poplar St. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Daniel Koverman and Kimberly Koverman, both of Fort LoFriday Morning ramie. She graduated from Fort Loramie High • A.J. Wise Library in Fort Loramie hosts story School in 2007 and in 2010 earned an Associate of time for children 3 1/2 and older at 10:30 a.m. To regApplied Science in respiratory therapy. She is emister, call 295-3155. ployed by Apna Healthcare as a certified respiraFriday Afternoon tory therapist.

• Sidney Gateway Hi 12 Club No. 482, meets at Her fiance is the son of Kenneth and Sharon noon at the Sidney American Legion on Fourth AvLuebke, of Fort Loramie. He is a 2005 graduate of enue. All Master Masons are invited.

Fort Loramie High School and is employed by Friday Evening Luebke/Koverman Leubke Construction.

• Hope in Recovery, similar to traditional 12-step programs to confront destructive habits and behaviors, meets at the First Presbyterian Church, 114 E. 4th St., Greenville, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For more inFORT LORAMIE — Amy Rebecca Overman and formation, call (937) 548-9006.

Bradley Thomas Seger, both of Fort Loramie, an• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Staying Clean nounce their engagement and plans to marry for the Weekend, meets at 7 p.m. at First United March 24, 2012, in St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Methodist Church, 230 E. Poplar St. Fort Loramie.

Saturday Morning The bride-to-be is the daughter of Paul and Re• Agape Mobile Rural Food Pantry Distribution, becca Overman, of Fort Loramie. She graduated in Port Jefferson, 9 a.m. to noon. from Fort Loramie High School in 2005 and from Saturday Afternoon Bowling Green State University in 2009. She is em• Agape Mobile Rural Food Pantry Distribution, ployed by Huber Heights City Schools as a high in Maplewood, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. school intervention specialist.

Her fiance is the son of Donald and Lisa Seger, of Saturday Evening • The Sidney-Shelby County Chess Club “Check- Covington, and the late Connie Seger. He is a 2005 mates” meets at 7 p.m. at the library at the Dorothy graduate of Fort Loramie High School and is emSeger/Overman Love Retirement Community. All skill levels are wel- ployed by Lord Corporation. come. For more information, call 497-7326.

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Saturday Night Live, meets at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 120 W. Water St.

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• Catholic Adult Singles Club will meet for a The Alpha CommuWithout our donors’ benediction in Maria Stein. For information, call nity Center’s holiday compassion and generos(419) 678-8691. campaign, which kicked ity, many families would Sunday Afternoon off in November, has hit be forced to live in a • Shelby County Deer Hunters holds its monthly a record goal of more harsher reality. Now, we Sunday Rifle Shoot at 7988 Johnston-Slagle Road than $21,000. can help ease their burbeginning at 1 p.m. Program — one round at five difThe Alpha Center is a dens,” said Jan Geuy, exferent targets, pays three places. Points awarded to nonprofit organization, ecutive director. members for end-of-the-year trophy. Open to the serving the Sidney and Geuy said the Alpha public.

Shelby County area Center “worked hard in since 1984.

2011 to educate Sidney Sunday Evening “The Alpha Commu- and Shelby County • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Never Alone, Never Again, meets at 6:30 p.m. at First Christian nity Center is an inte- about their mission and gral piece of the the great need of the Church, 320 E. Russell Road.

Sidney/Shelby County community.

They Monday Afternoon social service network. launched their first ever • Sidney Rotary Club meets at noon at CJ’s HighMeeting the needs of our website, www.alphacommarks. For more information on activities or becomat-risk families is why munitycenter.org, offering a member, contact Scott Barhorst at 492-0823. we exist. ing a detailed listing of • The New Knoxville Community Library will hold story time from 1 to 1:30 p.m. for children 3, 4 and 5. Stories, songs and more.

1265 N. Fourth Ave., Sidney • 492-6410 • New Bremen Public Library will hold the Tween Club for grades 4 to 6 at 5:30 p.m. There will WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29 be a snack, book and craft.

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

• 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.

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their services, and information on how you can help make a difference in Shelby County. Also, a video was completed highlighting the Alpha Community Center’s mission in action.”

Alpha Center officials have invited all Sidney and Shelby County residents to check out the new website and consider signing up for the mailing list.

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Dear Readers: Wow, the rec e n t column about bucke y e n u t s was a h i t !

Here Hints are just from a few Heloise letters r e - Heloise Cruse ceived: • Carol J. in Hazleton, Pa., wrote: “I’ve been reading your column for years, but have never written until now. I lived in the Sierra Foothills for a while, where buckeyes are wild and plentiful. I baked them in the microwave — after putting a hole in the top and bottom with a nail.

When they were cool and dry, I put my drapery cord through and tied a knot. They were wonderful drapery-cord pulls, and felt so good in my hand.”

• Donna E., via email, said: “Did you bring back some very nice memories and answer an age-old question! Buckeyes are for luck! My father’s mother always kept one in her jewelry box, and it always seemed ‘polished.’ Every time anyone opened the box, they invariably picked up the buckeye nut and rubbed it, thus polishing it with the oil on their fingers.

Thanks for featuring it in your column!”

• Elinor A. in Red Oak, Iowa, wrote: “We lived in Iowa when I was growing up, and there was a big buckeye tree in the front yard. It was the only one in town. Every summer, hordes of young boys would gather under the tree to pick up the ripe buckeyes. At my 40year high-school reunion, one of my classmates approached me and, with a smile, handed me two brownand-tan buckeyes. He had kept them for at least 50 years.”

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Contact Localife Editor Patricia Ann Speelman with story ideas, club news wedding, anniversary, engagements and birth announcements by phone at (937) 498-5965; email, pspeelman@sdnccg.com; or by fax, (937) 498-5991.

LOCALIFE

Sidney Daily News,Wednesday, February 29, 2012

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Anna, Sidney Legions name delegates American Legion Post No. 446 in Anna and Post No. 217 in Sidney have announced the delegates to the 2012 American Legion Buckeye Boys State, an eight-day, intensive education program for high school junabout Ohio iors government.

The project will be in June on the campus of Bowling Green State University.

Delegates selected to represent the Anna post are Keavash Assani, son of Behzad Assani, and Ryan Smith, son of Michael and Donna Smith.

The Sidney post will be represented by Sid-

Assani

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ney High School juniors Neal Dev, son of Ashok and Ketaki Buddadev, and David Young, son of Mark and Jean Young; Lehman High School juniors Michael Jacob, son of Bill and Peggy Jacob, and Pierce Bennett, son of Melissa and James Bennett; Fairlawn High School juniors Grant Covault, son

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of Dale and Barbara Covault, and Ryan Lessing, son of Tim and Amy Lessing; and Christian Academy juniors Andrew Ditmer, son of Mark and Sheryl Ditmer, and Matthew Bleininger, son of Bruce and Bonnie Bleininger.

American Legion Buckeye Boys State is a program where each

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participant becomes a part of the operation of a local, county and state government.

Participants are exposed to the rights, privileges, duties and responsibilities of a franchised citizen.

The training is objective and practical with a city, county and state government operated by the students elected to

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the various offices. Activities include legislative sessions, court proceedings, law enforcement presentations, assemblies, a band, and recreation.

The programs are conducted by experienced staff, knowledgeable in each area of instruction.

The Sidney post is

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able to send its delegates through the sponsorship of the following businesses and organizations: the Medicine Shoppe, Adams Funeral Home, Elsass, Wallace, Evans 7 Schnelle, LPA, Dr. William Ross III, Marilyn Kingseed, the Sons of the American Legion Squadron 217 and Post 217 bingo.

Lima to host concert Symphony Orchestra during a subsequent season.

This year, among the contestants are students who have performed with the St. Petersburg (Florida) Opera and in the Beijing Concert Hall in China.

Contestants come from as far as Texas and New York City, and international competitors come from Brasov, Romania, and Taiwan.

One student is the third generation of his family to publish a selection of works for cello and piano, while another

lists “evil laugh” among his other languages and skills.

A finalist concert will be held in the Farmer Performing Arts Theatre in Reed Hall at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

This regional competition is planned to promote growth and experience in music performance.

In the college division, first place winners get $600, second place, $400. High school first place winners get $300. place high Second school finishers get $200.

Digital etiquette topic of Hospice education Altrusa Enrichment talk event planned

BY PATRICIA ANN traveling or on the street SPEELMAN and talking on the pspeelman@sdnccg.com phone.

“If you lose a call, the Technology etiquette one who made the call was the business of the should be the one who day at the Sidney Al- calls back,” he said. trusa Club’s opening If someone is in a 2012 Enrichment Series meeting and expecting luncheon recently. an important call, he H. Roger Fulk, profes- should set his phone to sor/director of the Office vibrate so as not to disInformation Systems turb the meeting and he Program and adviser to should step outside the the Business Profession- meeting to take the call als of America at the when it comes through.

Lake Campus of Wright “Tell whoever’s leadState University in ing the meeting that you Celina, gave attendees will be expecting the call an overview of proper and then excuse yourself business manners con- to take it,” Fulk said. cerning cell phones, He cautioned about emails and PowerPoint texting in church or in presentations. the theater and also “We are digital immi- warned attendees about grants or digital na- posting only appropriate tives,” he said. Natives photos on sites including are the young people Facebook and YouTube. who were born in the “A company in St. digital age. Immigrants Marys fired two people are those of us who are for using Facebook on older and grew into it. the job,” he said.

He directed people to It’s common courtesy turn off cell phones not to pull out a Kindle when they are at dinner or and iPad when you’re either socially or in a visiting someone else, he business setting. added.

“Don’t text under the Concerning email, he table,” he noted. He also told people not to type in cautioned people to be all capital letters and to aware of who might be use one topic per email. listening when they’re “Use the subject line

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to give information,” he said. Fulk suggested answering emails, but not too quickly, and to use an out-of-office application when it applies.

“Don’t send the same person a bunch of emails in a row,” he said.

Thank you letters should be handwritten, not emails.

PowerPoint etiquette calls for presentations to follow the 10-20-30 rule: no more than 10 slides, no more than 20 minutes, and use a font size of 30 for words on the slides.

“Keep it simple,” he said as he illustrated with his own presentation what easily readable color combinations are for slides.

“Don’t just read the slides,” he said. “Don’t use the media to hide you.”

Finally, he stressed that when people are on conference phone calls, they should mute their phones so background noise doesn’t interrupt the call.

“Don’t let email and phones rule you,” Fulk said. “Keep focused on the people around you.”

BIRTH

KOCH April M. Koch, of Sidney, announced the birth of a son, Kaeden Trent Koch, Feb. 13, 2012, at 8:23 p.m. in the Copeland-Emerson Family Birth Center at Wilson Memorial Hospital.

He weighed 8 pounds and was 20 inches long.

His grandmother is Kathy Koch, of Sidney.

His great-grandparents are Chalcey Petersime and Waneta Wolfe, both of St. Marys, and Becky Slife, of Sidney.

VERSAILLES — The Versailles Health Care Center will host a free, one-hour, continuing education event March 8 provided by State of the Heart Hospice.

This event, for licensed social workers and nurses, is called Hospice 101.

Kelley Hall, a registered nurse and education coordinator for State of the Heart Hospice, will lead this seminar. This 1.0 nursing contact hours and 1.0 social worker hour presentation will discuss the

Nursery school registration under way Registration for Sidney Cooperative Nursery School, 2220 N. Main Ave., is under way.

The preschool has been serving children 3 to 5 for more than 40 years. The public is invited to attend the school’s open house Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.

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Seating is limited. To register, call (937) 5265570 and speak with Deanna Jones. The seminar will be held at the Versailles Health Care Center, 200 Marker Road.

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The competition will take place March 10 at Reed Hall on The Ohio State University at Lima campus, beginning at 10 a.m. musicians Young from around the world will compete for thousands of dollars in scholarship money and For photo reprints, visit www.sidneydailynews.com SDN Photo/Luke Gronneberg the opportunity to perH. ROGER Fulk (left), of Celina, gives a talk on digital etiquette at the open- form as a featured ing luncheon of the Altrusa Club’s 2012 Enrichment Series recently. soloist with the Lima

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OPINION Wednesday, February 29, 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.

Navigating rough roads Life is kinda Oh yeah. You like a corrustep down on gated, washthe pedal and board ranch kick that monroad, I believe. ster up to about Give anything 52 miles an Home enough time hour and everyand experience thing smooths Country out. and warts and Fly, baby, Slim Randles fly. We hit only scars and grooves will get worn in the high spots on the it. The down times and road and live a bit darthe up times, and the ingly, challenging the exway they tend to alteristence of any possible nate can lead to a corru- oilpan-killing rock gation in our dirt roads ahead. The country slips and our lives. by more excitingly and a Any good cowboy driver tends to grin a knows how to handle a lot. washboard road, though.

And in life, we can Taken slowly, a pickup wallow forever in the truck hits each little dip slow and low stuff and and rattles its carburetake ages to get sometor until it puts a kink where, or we can floor it, in the distributor clamp. give a yell and skip It takes forever to get along on the high spots. someplace, and the Somehow, that sounds scenery never seems to like more fun. change. It makes for a tedious drive to that line The writer is a vetshack or windmill or dis- eran newspaperman tant pasture. Of course, and outdoorsman who it does give a guy time to is a registered outfitter compose a symphony or and guide. He has writa letter to Congress. ten novels and nonficUnless there is a tion books based on huge hole in the washrural living and he has board road ahead that also been an awardneeds to be avoided, winning columnist for there is only one way to the largest daily newshandle a washboard papers in Alaska and road or a person’s life: New Mexico. He lives in Gun it.

Albuquerque.

LETTER

TO THE EDITOR

Guillozet gives back To the editor: I am supporting Bob Guillozet in his bid for the county commission seat and I would like you to consider doing the same. I have known Bob my entire life. I worked beside him for 23 years and I can tell you that he is an honest person who has the best interest of others at heart. Bob has a well-rounded background that would suit the position of county commissioner well. He understands how city, township and county government works. He has worked with budgets and budget planning for the last 30 years and understands what it means to be a good caretaker of the taxpayer’s dollars.

As the county faces continuing financial difficulties, we have been fortunate to have county commissioners who have handled the situation well and it is vitally important that we have someone step into the position who understands budgeting at the most basic level in order to continue to steer our way through this economy. Prioritizing when dealing with budget shortfalls is critical; and Bob is very capable of prioritizing the most important needs of the county based on his past experience as an administrator in city government and as a township trustee.

Through his work experience for the city and his service as a township trustee, he has shown himself to be both professional and understanding when it comes to the needs of the individual citizen. Bob is a man of integrity and has the background, experience and drive needed to get the county through these difficult times. As a Clinton Township trustee, Bob already has a good working relationship with many of the trustees in the county and understands and values the role of both township and municipal governments.

If you can know someone by their works, then you can judge Bob based on all of the volunteer hours he puts in through various organizations in the county like the K of C, Kiwanis, Vespa Quarterback Club, Veterans to DC and the Clerks and Trustees Association. Bob is not someone who simply takes, but he gives back and that is evidenced in the time that he gives to these organizations.

Once again, please consider voting for Bob Guillozet for county commissioner on Tuesday.

Rick Simon 3240 Redmond Road Russia

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LETTERS

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; emailed to jbilliel@sdnccg.com; or faxed to (937) 498-5991.

TO THE EDITOR

Pellman can do it

Guillozet right choice

To the editor: Please add my name to the list of the many supporters of Terry Pellman for Shelby County commissioner.

Terry has excellent credentials for the job. He served as the executive head of the local Job and Family Services office for many years. In that capacity, Terry was a statewide leader in promoting a transition from a handout mentality to one of training and employment for benefit recipients.

A decade or so ago, Terry and I served together on the Parenting Committee, which was formed by the Chamber of Commerce as a means to attack poverty and criminal activity at its root cause. It was in that setting that I first experienced both Terry’s creative thinking and also his genuine concern for the citizens of Shelby County regardless of whether they were disadvantaged or wealthy.

Since that time I have worked with Terry numerous times and have always found him to be eventempered in his demeanor, thorough in his approach and intelligent in his decisions.

Jack Toomey will be hard to replace as a county commissioner, but I believe that Terry Pellman is the guy who can do it.

I would also like to voice support for Ranae Lentz for Republican State Central Committee. Ranae hails from Logan County and is an active and reliable conservative. She has excellent Republican credentials including a history of being pro-family and pro-life.

Often, the State Central Committee race is viewed as insignificant by many of us. This time it is much more important than usual.

You should be made aware that there is a group of centralized-government power brokers attempting take control of the Republican Party in Ohio. They have put up their own slate of candidates for Central Committee as a means to bring that about.

In my opinion, that is not a healthy trend and will only hurt small counties such as Shelby. Ranae Lentz does not represent this faction and will defend our party against those who would try to turn it toward their own personal agenda.

Since this might be considered an obscure race, I would suggest that you cut this letter out and take it to the polls with you on Tuesday.

Please join me in voting for Pellman and Lentz to preserve good conservative government in Shelby County and Ohio.

Dennis York 3233 Russia-Versailles Road Russia

To the editor: During the upcoming primary election I have chosen to support what I feel to be the right choice for Shelby County commissioner and that candidate is Robert Guillozet. Bob has been an enthusiastic and devoted public servant to our community for more than 30 years and has dedicated his time and talents for the betterment of our community. He has served in numerous leadership positions with township, city and county governments and has exemplified himself as a leader among leaders.

Bob is a lifetime resident of Shelby County who has always gone above and beyond the call of duty for all of his commitments whether it be to the city, township and county or to the numerous organizations that he helps with leadership and support. He is not the type of man to sit back and watch things happen but he is the type of leader that will jump in and make things happen for the good of the cause and organization. He will not bring problems to the table but will bring solutions to those problems and will provide the type of leadership our county desperately needs. Bob is not a “yes” man and he is not the type of leader to tell you something because he thinks that is what you want to hear. He is the type of leader who will provide sound decisions and practical solutions to those problems. He has been involved in all facets of public governments ranging from budgets, human resources, roads and bridges to implementation of all types of programs. He is fiscally conservative and will help propel our county in to the years to come.

Bob is a man of character and possesses the type of qualities and attributes all great leaders should possess. Please join me in supporting Robert Guillozet for Shelby County commissioner — the right choice for commissioner.

Thomas J. Sekas II 844 Foraker Ave.

All things you want To the editor: I support Tim Sell for Shelby County prosecutor. He is experienced, professional and a dedicated attorney. What sets Tim apart from others is that he knows the law and is ready to fight for your rights in the courtroom, as needed.

I practiced law in Shelby County for six years and watched Tim Sell treat his clients, the court and other lawyers with courtesy and respect. He is trustworthy and fair. He keeps appointments and returns phone calls. He is rooted in this community and outstandingly qualified for the position of county prosecutor. In short, Tim Sell has all the things you want in a prosecuting attorney.

Kara Blake 1100 Dexter Ave N., Suite 400 Seattle, Wash.

Sell right for the job To the editor: Having worked with Tim Sell for many years as a former clerk of courts, I have always found him to be professional, fair, honest and compassionate. Tim is very committed to his clients and I feel strongly that he will communicate legal advice promptly and accurately to law enforcement agencies and boards throughout Shelby County. I have always found his work to be very through. He also has an excellent staff to support him.

As public defender for 18 years, Tim handled his cases with great determination and integrity. Like so many other county agencies, the public defender’s office budget was cut over the last several years. Tim made sure that no services to any clients were lost because of the cutbacks.

I know he will also bring a conservative and costeffective handling of the prosecutor’s office as well.

Tim Sell has my vote for Shelby County prosecutor.

Judy Snodgrass 17071 Sunset Drive

Bauer protects us To the editor: I support Ralph Bauer.

I was a secretary of the Shelby County Republican Party for years. Ralph was the Central Committee chairman at the same time. During my time as secretary, I have never seen Ralph’s opponent at any Republican function. Ralph has generously provided his time and attention over the years to the Shelby County Republican Party.

Ralph Bauer is Shelby County’s best choice for prosecutor. Ralph has always put the victim first.

Ralph’s record speaks for itself. I believe the citizens of Shelby County have been and will continue to be protected by Prosecutor Bauer. Prosecutor Bauer has indicted 1,817 felons and convicted 98 percent of them.

I will vote for Ralph Bauer on Tuesday and I encourage you to vote for Ralph Bauer also.

Judy Frilling 12621 Wells Road Anna

Bauer’s done fine job To the editor: I have known Ralph Bauer for a long time; actually it’s been close to 35 years since we competed against each other in high school track and cross country. I can’t believe it has been that many years ago.

During those times, Ralph was a focused and determined individual, and he continues to exhibit these same qualities as prosecutor. I am quite impressed with his dedication and the fact that he continues to run a good, clean race and continues to show a good track record in his job as Shelby County prosecutor.

I truly feel that Ralph Bauer has what it takes to continue as our Shelby County prosecutor. He does have the core values for continued success, be it from a good, rural upbringing, helping with the family farm before and during his many years of education, being pro-life his entire life, and he continues to be available and assist those in need.

Sometimes in life, as we all know, a person gets dealt a hand of cards that makes things a little tough. Ralph has the knowledge and skills to handle the challenges presented to him, but one can only play with the cards that are dealt to you. Ralph Bauer has done a fine job doing just that for our county.

Please join me in my support of Ralph Bauer as your Shelby County prosecutor.

Philip A. Grillot 6111 Stoker Road Houston

Guillozet will serve us To the editor Shelby County has a candidate for commissioner who is excited at the possibility of serving the people of Shelby County. He has been persuaded to run by many county citizens who believe he would be a fair and responsible representative of all of Shelby County.

He is a proven leader who has worked tirelessly and effectively with county government for the betterment of Clinton Township while serving as trustee for six years.

He believes the best rule is the Golden Rule and he has lived his life that way. He also does not believe in politics as usual and will serve the people of Shelby County to the best of his abilities.

Politics in Shelby County is for the Shelby County voters to decide who will serve as our county commissioner. When people from Columbus get involved in our elections and spend thousands of dollars in Shelby County, you must ask why?

We are Shelby County. We do not need nor want money and influence from Columbus to tell us who to elect to any Shelby County office.

I have served with Bob Guillozet as Clinton Township trustee for six years. I know in his heart he is a community servant who will help to restore our community through fiscal responsibility and bipartisan cooperation with all our elected officials to bring stability to our county government.

Please join me and the many citizens of Shelby County who have encouraged Bob Guillozet to serve as our next Shelby County commissioner and vote for him on Tuesday.

Thomas B. Kinninger 2307 S. Vandemark Road

FORT LORAMIE

Contact Fort Loramie reporter Tom Barnett with story ideas and press releases by phone at (937) 498-5961; email, tbarnett@sdnccg.com; or by fax, (937) 498-5991.

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Mayor: Industrial Park businesses plan to hire FORT LORAMIE — During February’s Fort Loramie Village Council meeting, Mayor Phil Eilerman reported all Industrial Park businesses indicated in a recent meeting that they plan to hire over the next year.

The mayor also read a letter from the Ohio Department of Transportation discussing the resurfacing of Ohio 66 in 2017. It was suggested the village plan Main Street reconstruction with the resurfacing.

Suspending the three-reading rule, council adopted an ordinance to proceed with Sawmill Road and Hickory Drive assessments

as emergency legislation.

The Street Committee, after reviewing bids for the Sawmill/Hickory improvement contract, recommended council award the contract to Saintignon Excavating of Celina on its bid of $346,670.80, which council members adopted. There were 14 bidders for the project.

Council approved a motion to rebid the Enterprise Avenue extension and bid the Grandview Drive resurfacing project.

On the recommendation of the Police Committee and Police Chief Steven Schaffner, council awarded a contract to

purchase a 2012 Dodge Charger cruiser from Coughlin of Plain City for $33,518 with tradein. The vehicle will be purchased through the Ohio Purchasing Program.

Village Administrator Tony Schmitmeyer reported the village will be working on a plan to fulfill Ohio EnvironProtection mental Agency sewer system inflow and infiltration requirements.

He suggested camera work on sewer mains begin right away and that laterals and lines to homes will need to be checked as well. He estimated the initial start would cost $10,000 for camera

work. Council approved the project.

Council approved the purchase of a skid loader through the Ohio Purchasing Program for $47,000.

Fiscal Officer Deborah Kremer reported utility payments can now be made with an ACH Debit Auto Pay by contacting the village office. Residents will need to fill out an authorization form allowing bank withdrawals.

The meeting included an executive session to discuss employee wages.

No action was taken by council.

The next regular council meeting will be March 12 at 8 p.m.

Easter egg hunt set April 1 FORT LORAMIE — The Fort Loramie Community Fire Department will again sponsor its annual Easter egg hunt April 1 at 1 p.m.

This year’s event will be held in the village’s Youth Park. Prizes will be awarded first, second and

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third places for each of four age groups.

Children, preschool through and including third-graders, are invited to participate.

In the event of inclement weather, eggs and candy will be

distributed in the parking lot and shelter house.

Sponsors for this year’s event are the Fort Loramie Chamber of Commerce, Sons of the American Legion, Walkup Country Club and Knights of Columbus.

Legion Auxiliary prepares for upcoming projects FORT LORAMIE — The Fort Loramie American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 355 met Feb. 20 to discuss upcoming projects.

Dorothy Quinlin presided and welcomed new members Debra Albers and Audrey Vincent.

It was announced that Jane Poeppelman would co-chair a blood bank at St. Michael’s Hall in Fort Loramie Feb. 21 for the Fort Loramie Community Service Club. Shirley Simon was to chair the canteen for blood donors and workers from the Community Blood Center. Auxiliary members were to make Jello salads, orange juice, ham salad sandwiches, and cookies from the Fort Loramie Service Club, and coffee.

Donations were made to the Dayton VA Hospital for Easter, the Dayton VA birthday party scheduled for June 4 at 9:30 a.m., District 2 Emergency Fund, Child Welfare, the Marie Moore ongoing fund and the six Buddy Buckets valued at $75 dollars each.

Julie Frey and Simon were appointed to attend the spring round table at Minster Unit No. 387 on March 18.

Simon reminded members to save pull tabs from aluminum cans and grocery coupons for service members and their families. The meeting was a Valentine’s Day tribute to veterans and their families.

Urban Holthaus, commander of Post No. 355, reported that the post will host Spring Fling March 25, a family event open to the public. The auxiliary will run bingo games there. The legion will also have Chuck-a-Luck tip books, door prizes and many gambling games. The event will replace shooting matches that were held years ago.

The next meeting of the auxiliary will be April 9 at 8 p.m. at the post on Main Street.

HOROSCOPE

BY FRANCIS DRAKE What kind of day will tomorrow be? To find out what the stars say, read the forecast given for your birth sign.

For Thursday, March 1, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Oh dear, be extra patient talking with everyone today, especially siblings and neighbors. Little arguments and spats could break out at a moment’s notice. Keep your shirt on.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Disputes about property, cash flow or a specific amount of money might arise today.

This might not accomplish anything. Just be patient with others.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Today the Moon is in your sign, which makes you more emotional than usual. On top of that, it has a bad relationship to fiery Mars, so arguments will break out. Run away!

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) The Moon is your ruler, and today, some harsh aspects to the Moon could make you feel upset in general. Your best alternative is to be patient and tolerant with everyone (for your own peace of mind).

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Squabbles with females in group situations might occur today. People are quick to be vehement and convinced that they are right about something.

No easy compromise in sight!

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Avoid conflict with authority figures today, because it won’t be a pretty picture. If you don’t agree with bosses, parents, teachers and VIPs, just walk away.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Discussions about politics, religion and racial issues could become quickly overheated and out of hand.

Therefore, avoid these prickly topics! (Just for today.)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Arguments about shared property or something you own jointly with others might take place today. People feel territorial, competitive and ready to fight. (Forewarned is forearmed.)

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) To avoid difficulties with co-workers and customers today, be extra gracious and tolerant. Some people are just looking for a fight!

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Don’t wait for boyfriend in prison DR. WALshe also suffer hind bars, “Good fortune, LACE: I’m writp u n i s h m e n t ? good health and goodbye.” ing concerning She is only on - Nameless, Rockford, Ill. the girl who was this Earth for a NAMELESS: Thanks 18 and wanted to relatively short for sharing your feelings know if she time; it’s insane on such a delicate matter. should wait for to spend part of It will influence many her boyfriend that precious teens to make a proper who was sent to time being mis- decision. Of course, what prison for seven ’Tween erable and to is right for one person is years. I can per- 12 & 20 wait for happi- not necessarily right for sonally relate to ness that might another, but your letter Dr. Robert her situation. I not ever come. presents a strong arguWallace am 29 and have I’m not saying ment for the way you feel. spent the past 10 that wives years of my life waiting shouldn’t wait for husDR. WALLACE: I for my “soul mate.” My bands who are prisoners have been dating a guy boyfriend has been in because they took an oath who lives in a nearby prison for the past decade, before God “till death do town. Last week, we went and he still has three us part.” But I am telling to a movie, and it was more years left on his sen- females who did not take longer in length than we tence. The prime years of that oath to tell their anticipated, so he was my life were spent visit- male friends who are be- late getting home. To coming penal institutions and writing endless letters while my close friends were happily married and raising children. They talk about the future, while I think about my wasted past. I’m trapped.

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Homeowners reminded to apply for tax credits Concerns energy-efficient upgrades and appliance purchases Homeowners who purchased high-efficiency appliances and/or made energy-efficient home improvements to their homes in 2011 may qualify for federal tax credits, and they should consider the steps needed to apply as they prepare their annual tax returns by April 17.

The tax credits apply toward 10 percent of the cost, up to $500, for home improvement measures or $50 to $300 for new appliances that include: • High-efficiency heating equipment, including a natural gas furnace with an efficiency rating of at least

95 percent or a natural gas boiler with an efficiency rating of at least 90 percent; • High-efficiency storage or tankless natural gas water heater with an energy factor of 0.82 or higher; • Home insulation, which also includes weather-stripping, caulking and spray foam; • Energy-efficient roofing; and • Energy-efficient windows, doors and/or skylights.

For products placed in service in 2011, customers will need to file the 2011 IRS Form 5695 and submit it with their

2011 taxes. On the 1040 form, the residential energy tax credit (from Form 5695) is claimed on line 52. Residents should save receipts and the Manufacturer's Certification Statement for their records. Forms and more information on qualifying products and measures can be found a t www.energystar.gov/taxcredits. Additional tax credits are available on air conditioners, geothermal equipment, small wind turbines and solar energy systems.

To qualify, the homeowner must have installed the equipment or

completed the home improvement in 2011 on an existing home that is the customer’s principal residence. New construction and rentals do not qualify for most of the tax credits.

Vectren offers residential and small business rebates for high-efficiency appliances, including natural gas water heaters, boilers and furnaces and electric appliances, including air conditioners and heat pumps. Learn more about Vectren’s energy efficiency program, Conservation Connection, at www.vectren.com or call (866) 240-8476.

Niemeyer earns certification The Sidney law firm of Faulkner, Garmhausen, Keister & Shenk has announced one of its shareholders, Bryan A. Niemeyer, has earned the title of certified labor and employment law specialist.

To obtain the certification, Niemeyer was required to demonstrate substantial and continuing involvement in the practice of labor and employment law and obtain references from at least one judge and multiple attorneys who practice in that field of law. He also participated in extensive continuing legal

education in advanced labor and employment law courses the past three years.

Finally, he was required to pass an intensive written examination to ultimately earn the certification. Niemeyer is one of eight attorneys in the state of Ohio who earned the specialist certification in 2011. Currently, there are only about 120 Ohio attorneys so certified.

F a u l k n e r , Garmhausen, Keister & Shenk is a full-service law firm with an emphasis on corporate and commercial law, real es-

tate and development, employment law, banking, taxation, estate planning and probate, business litigation and general civil trial practice.

Other attorneys associated with the firm are Harry N. Faulkner, John M. Garmhausen, Ralph F. Keister, James R. Shenk, James L. Thieman, Michael S. Staudt, Thomas J. Potts, Daniel A. Bensman, John M. Deeds, David B. Shuffelton, Joshua A. Koltak and Stephen R. Beiting.

The firm has offices in Sidney, Fort Loramie and Minster and repre-

sents national and international businesses with roots in west central Ohio as well as many small to mid-size businesses and individuals.

Law firm offers free estate planning seminar DAYTON — Gudorf Law Group has announced its free estate planning seminar schedule for 2012.

The firm will be offering two free seminars per month through December. Each seminar is led by the firm’s owner, attorney Ted Gudorf, formerly of Minster, and is held at Company 7 Barbecue, located at 1001 S. Main St., Englewood. All seminars include a complimentary dinner.

These seminars are designed for people who have not yet planned for the future of their estate.

They are also very beneficial for individuals who already have estate plans in place, but are not sure they have made the best decisions to protect their assets.

“These seminars are a critical first step in the estate planning process. The seminars give people a basic understanding of what they should do to protect their assets and help them understand the next step in the estate planning process,” says Gudorf.

Titled, “Learn How to Protect Yourself, Your Family and Your Assets,” the seminars cover all a person needs to know about estate planning. Participants will discover the reasons to make a living trust instead of a regular will, how to design irrevocable trusts for asset protection, how to avoid estate taxes, how to plan for long-term care and how to prevent spend-downs when qualifying for Medicaid, plus much more.

The next two upcoming seminars will be held March 13 and 15. To reserve a spot or to see the full seminar schedule, visit the Gudorf Law Group’s website at http://www.daytonestateplanning.com.

People can also call the office toll-free at (800) 7717606 to reserve a spot.

Job-search workshops set March 28, April 25 and May 30.

The March 28 workshop will focus on how to create effective, updated resumes; complete an application so it stands out from others; and gain confidence with the application process.

UVCC Career Placement Coordinator Maria Bayless will also review tips for job-search letters, introductions and follow-up. The April and

May sessions will address other important aspects of the job search.

Registration is required for each session.

To register, call (937) 778-8419 or (800) 5896963 no later than one day prior to the scheduled workshop. Participants must be 18 years of age or older to attend.

The workshops will operate at the Upper Valley Career Center ATC, 8901 Looney Road.

Midmark offers scholarship VERSAILLES — Midmark Corp. is offering a $20,000 technical scholarship to a graduating senior who is a resident of Darke, Miami, Mercer, Auglaize or Shelby County high schools. Eligible seniors must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree at an accredited four year university in computer science, electrical engineering, information technology, computer information systems or management information systems. The scholarship recipient is required to work summer internships with Midmark to earn valuable work experience in their major as well as a three-year work commitment with Midmark upon graduation.

This is the 14th year Midmark has offered a technical scholarship.

Sharyl Gardner, chief administrative officer stated, “We are pleased to support education and learning within our community. Our work environment is professional, creative and challeng-

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COUNCIL amending sections of the city’s weed control ordinance.

The sidewalk legislation bills property owners who did not complete their own sidewalk repair or construction during 2011. Owners will have 60 days to pay or have the charges placed on their property taxes.

The total amount to be billed is $26,616.

The traffic control ordinance changes “no turn on red” hours at the intersection of Fair Road and Chase Avenue to 6:30 to 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and restores “right turn on red” to the intersection of Miami Avenue and Poplar Street.

The changes involve school hours at Sidney Middle School and the closing of Central Elementary School.

Changes to the weed ordinance lengthen the mowing season to March 1 through Dec. 1, assess fees ranging from 450 to $100 for first, second and third violations and provide a waiver application process where grass height restrictions may be difficult to maintain.

Council also adopted resolutions establishing municipal swimming

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pool fees, authorizing spot repairs to Interstate 75 within the city by the Ohio Department of Transportation and contracting with the ComImprovement munity Corporation for economic development services.

Daily pool admission rates for 2012 will be pre-school, $2; students, $3.25; adult, $3.75 and senior adult, $2.75. Season tickets will be $46 for students, $66 for single adults and $110 for a family of four. Fees have been increased 5 percent over 2011. Season tickets purchased before June 1 will be discounted $5.

Public Works director Chris Clark told council Interstate 75 spot repairs will be made over the next few years until a final full mill and pave is done in 2016. The state is asking only for consent to proceed and there will be no financial participation by the city.

The work will extend from the Miami/Shelby County Line north to Fort Loramie-Swanders Road.

Under terms of the Community Improvement Corporation agreement, Sidney will pay $45,000 for services of

the West Ohio development Council for 2012.

Monday night’s discussion items included the city’s 2012 sidewalk repair and construction program and council’s search to appoint an atlarge successor to Jeffrey Hewitt who resigned.

The new sidewalk program will focus on precinct B in the city and will begin with introduction of a resolution of necessity at council’s March 12 legislative meeting.

Council’s vacant seat will be advertised March 1 with an April 9 deadline for volunteers to submit a letter of interest. Candidates will be interviewed by council April 23 with an appointment to follow May 14.

Prior to Monday night’s meeting Mayor Mike Barhorst read and presented a proclamation designating March as Shelby County Reads Month, honoring Shelby County Libraries in partnership with The Shelby County Historic Society.

The meeting included an executive session to discuss court action. No action was taken following the session.

Ruling on Kimpel motion

BY KATHY LEESE Judge Robert Lindeman has ruled on a motion filed by suspended Shelby County Sheriff Dean Kimpel’s attorney in a case in Shelby County Common Pleas Court.

The case involves charges that Kimpel allegedly used the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway (OHLEG) computer system for personal reasons.

Lindeman, who was named to preside in the case after Judge James Stevenson recused himself due to a possible conflict, has ruled regarding a motion filed

by Michael Rumer of Lima, attorney for Kimpel. The motion asked the court to rule on a request for expanded discovery, arguing that prosecutors did not include information during discovery regarding Kimpel’s alleged access to OHLEG on dates the alleged offenses occurred.

Lindeman ruled that while Miami County Prosecutor Gary Nasal, special prosecutor in the case, did respond to a request of Kimpel’s attorney’s for most of the requested documents, he did not provide a copy of any audits or historical reports of Kimpel’s use of the computer program that may have been prepared for the investigation or in preparation for trial. He also noted Nasal did not respond to the audit or historical report of IP addresses involved during the times in question. Lindeman directed Nasal to respond with that information by March 12.

It was noted that to use OHLEG, the user must enter his or her user name, an Origination Agency Identifier (ORI) number and password. The document states, “The court believes any IP number (or computer) can be used, anywhere, as long as the three criteria are accomplished. The issue becomes, ‘who has access to this log on information?’”

Kimpel’s attorneys initially requested Nasal provide expanded discovery including the IP

address of each computer which gained access to, attempted to gain access to or caused access to be granted to OHLEG for each of the alleged indicted offenses.

Also requested by Kimpel’s attorneys were the times of day in which access to, attempt to gain access to or caused access to be granted to the system occurred for each of the alleged offenses. Additionally, the attorneys requested the name of the individuals that Kimpel allegedly searched for using OHLEG. Kimpel’s attorneys also requested all audits and historical reports of Kimpel’s use of OHLEG. Kimpel was indicted on Sept. 29 by a Shelby County grand jury on five counts of unauthorized use of OHLEG, a fifth-degree felony. If convicted, he could face up to one year in jail on each count. Kimpel allegedly looked up information on four women, including two of his female deputies.

Former Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputy Jodi Van Fossen of Auglaize County has accused Kimpel of allegedly sexually assaulting her at her home on July 24, 2010.

Kimpel allegedly looked up Van Fossen around Aug. 9, 2010 at 8:15 a.m. using a Sheriff ’s Office computer.

OHLEG is a secure, web-based tool administered by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office and allows law enforcement to obtain information regarding criminals and crime-related matters. It provides personal information on individuals including name, address, Social Security number, physical description, age, a photo, driver’s license information, criminal record, a list of all vehicles registered to the individual in their lifetime, prison records, FBI numbers, sex offender status and other information.

Trial in the case is scheduled for April 3.

Kimpel is also charged with sexual battery in Auglaize County and that trial is set for May 7.

Kimpel was suspended in October after agreeing to the action.

Former five-term Sheriff John Lenhart is currently serving as interim sheriff and is also running for sheriff in the November election.

Kimpel has been circulating petitions to run for sheriff as an independent.

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Jay Stauffer, of New Bremen gets video of the Fireside Pub building. A steady stream of passersby stopped to look at the burned-out shell of the historic building Tuesday. some of the smoke and reentered. Once the fire reached the roof, firefighters pulled out of the building.

The roof is completely burned out, but the facade appears to be intact. An adjacent business, New Bremen Coffee and Books Co. had smoke damage and Que’s Barber Shop, which also occupies the building, was reported to be destroyed.

The building had housed many different businesses throughout the years. The Fireside Pub has been operating for 17 years and was owned by Misty Callahan.

The building housed Boesel Opera Hall, owned by Charles Boesel, dating back to 1895. The First City the New Bank and Bremen Natural Gas office also have occupied the building. The

building was purchased for $12,500 in 1948 by the American Legion Post 241 and was to be renovated as a permanent Legion Post.

Barb Miller, of St. Marys, was a former waitress and bartender at the Fireside Pub. She had worked at the pub for about a year until a month ago.

When she heard about the fire on Monday, she rushed over to join her work family as they watched firefighters battle the flames.

“It was terrible,” said Miller. “When I went around (Ohio) 66, just before I was getting into New Bremen, I saw the flames and went to pick up Misty’s (Callahan) daughter.

The flames were ungodly high, and it was just really sad.”

According to Miller, much of the staff was on site to comfort one

another. Miller says the family atmosphere and the feeling of family among the coworkers brought the employees together during the fire.

“I just hope the best for each and everyone of them that they find another opportunity out there soon,” said Miller. “I just went out there mainly for support because I love them all. I’m still close to them. It’s going to be hard for the families. I can’t even imagine what Misty is feeling.”

There is no word on the cause of the fire or damage estimates.

Calls to the New Bremen Fire Department were not returned. According to the county auditor’s records, the building is owned by Equipment Crown Corp., in New Bremen and was valued at $136,000.

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Regional Science Olympiad set Students from several Shelby County schools will be competing in the Lima Regional Science Olympiad.

The event will be held at the Ohio State University in Lima on Saturday.

Students from Anna Middle School, Fairlawn Middle School, Fort Loramie Middle School, Russia Middle School and Sidney Middle School will compete in Division B against other schools in the region. Anna High School, Fairlawn High School, Lehman Catholic and Russia High School students will be competing in Division C. There are a total of 17 middle school and 17 high school teams scheduled to compete.

Students will compete from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and awards will be given out at 3 p.m. in the Cook Hall Gymnasium.

Top-scoring teams from regional competitions are invited to compete at the Ohio Science Olympiad at Ohio State University on April 28 in Columbus.

Top-ranked teams from state competitions will compete in the National Science Olympiad Tournament at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, May 18-19.

Science Olympiad is an international nonprofit organization devoted to improving the quality of science education, increasing student interest in science and recognizing outstanding achievement in science education by both students and teachers. Science Olympiad tournaments are academic competitions balanced among biology, earth science, chemistry, physics and technology.

There is also a balance between events requiring knowledge of science concepts and science applications.

Montessori meeting set TROY — The Miami Montessori School will host an informational meeting, “What is Montessori?” for interested parents on March 11 at 2 p.m. at the school.

Montessori staff and parents will be available to answer questions and students will be demonstrating the hands-on Montessori materials.

Students from age 2 1/2 through sixth grade attend the school, which was founded in 1979, and is located at 86 Troy Town Drive.

For further information, call the school at (937) 339-0025 or visit the website at www.miamimontessori.org.

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SHS music students compete GREENVILLE — The Sidney High School Music Boosters and the Sidney High School Music Department have announced results from the 2012 Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) Solo and Ensemble contest, which was held in January at Greenville High School.

This is an adjudicated event for music students in grades 9 to 12. Students prepare selections on their own and perform in groups of two to 24. Students, along with their music instructors, choose selections from an OMEA-required list.

Students may also choose their own classification of difficulty of the music. The OMEA largegroup contests will be held later this spring for band, chorus and orchestra students.

Ratings are I or superior, II or excellent and III or good. The results for students in orchestra and piano under

the direction of Rebecca Wulber are: • Class B piano solo — Eric Barns, I. • Class B violin solo — Emily McCroskey, I. • Class C cello solo — Tyler Schlagetter, I. • Class B violin solo — Eli Graham, II. • Class B violin solo — Ryan Stallings, II. • Class B string duet — Rheanna Kies and Eli Graham, III. • Class B violin solo — Jared Tangeman, comments only.

For Sidney Bands, under the direction of Chris Adams, the following students competed: • Class C clarinet solo — Katelyn Larger, II. • Class C clarinet trio — Elizabeth Dietz, Jenifer Davis and Justine Beard, III. • Class B clarinet solo —

Ashley Miller, II. • Class B euphonium solo — Ryan Gates, I. • Class B trumpet solo — Morgan Smith, I. • Class B clarinet trio — Katelyn Larger, Ardy Li and Hannah Smith, I. • Class A flute solo — Rachel Huston, I. The choir, led by Brittany Moore, had several ensembles and soloists represented: • Class A soprano solo — Paxton McDonald, I. • Class A soprano solo — Elizabeth Wildenhaus, I. • Class A soprano solo — Victoria Wilver, I. • Class A mezzo soprano solo — Carrie Stratton, I. • Class A alto solo — Tiarra Stewart, I. • Class A tenor solo — Jordan Miller, I. • Class A tenor solo — Robert Holloway, I. • Class A bass solo — Jack

Martin, I. • Class A mezzo soprano solo — Polly Lawson, I. • Class A baritone solo — Hunter Smedley, II. • Class A mezzo soprano solo — Nikole Hoover, II. • Class A tenor solo — Joshua Miller, II. • Class B mezzo soprano solo — Emily Fulk, II. • Class B mezzo soprano solo — Miranda Roark, II. • Class B tenor solo — Alex Hix, I. • Class B tenor solo — Duncan Stackonis, II. • Class A chamber choir, II. • Class A girls glee choir, III. • Class B men’s choir, I.• Class B senior mixed choir, II. • Class C freshman mixed choir, I. • Class C women’s choir, III.

PRIMARY after witnessing the partisan games played out in passage of the Obama health care bill,” he said. “Then, and again this fall, several local people requested I run against John Adams.”

Easton said he wants to bring hope to people who have more or less “lost faith in our great form of government and the way it can and should work for the huge potential of the people of Ohio.”

He said the biggest issue facing Ohio is “restoring the trust of the voters and local government officials that representatives are truly representing the best interests of their constituency and not their own interests and aspirations of being re-elected.”

Adams, 52, has served as the former 78th District’s state representative the past five years and as Ohio House Republican majority whip. He is a former U.S. Navy SEAL and owns Francis Furniture in Celina. He is a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church in Sidney and he and his wife, Tara, are parents of seven children.

The winner Tuesday will be opposed in November by Robert Stahler, of Bellefontaine, who is unopposed as the Democratic Party’s 85th House District candidate.

To help 85th District voters make their primary election choice, the Daily News submitted a series of questions to Adams and Easton. Their answers follow: What do you see as the most important issues of this campaign?

Adams: Our continued effort is to create an environment for private sector job creators to succeed. This is our major focus.

Easton: Creating new jobs, maintaining existing jobs and improving the economies of local communities. Improving the funding, effectiveness, performance and the evaluation of our educational system so that all schools not only benefit, but that they all operate and are evaluated on a level playing field.

Also, eliminating ineffectiveness, waste, fraud and abuse within government.

Why are you running and why should voters nominate you and not your opponent?

Easton: I’m a bit patriotic. I care about our state and our country. I’m concerned about the direction that our country is headed. I’m committed to do the best I can to effect a positive change. While my opponent and I share many conservative values, we significantly disagree on several policy issues and especially those involving education. The most important of these is House Bill 136, which John Adams cosponsored. This bill would provide vouchers to cover tuition and other costs for those enrolled in private schools. Unfortunately, it would provide this at the expense of the majority of students in each school district.

Adams: I will continue to promote a conservative plan of reviving our economy by cutting spending, reducing taxes, fighting big government and promoting individual responsibility. I have served on the Republican leadership team for the last four years and this has been a significant opportunity to make the real changes we need for continued prosperity.

Where do you stand on legalized gambling (casinos) in Ohio?

Adams: The collective will of the people voted to have casino gambling in Ohio. I have opposed casinos in the past

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and still do.

Easton: In general, I would prefer not to have legalized gambling at the casino level as I believe it causes more harm than good. While there are occasional winners, the statistical odds are always with the gaming company. Since this issue has already been decided by Ohio voters, I respect their decision. I do believe that promises made by the casino owners should be kept and that they should be continuously held accountable for their proper conduct and for fulfilling these promises.

Local government funding to counties and villages has been cut back. What can you do to help communities deal with this?

Easton: Government is a “partnership” between state and local government and schools. When the state makes promises to its communities, it should do everything it can to keep those promises. These are exceptional economic times, but if the state asks the counties, villages and schools to make cuts, then the state should be making the same proportional cuts in its programs. The sacrifice and tough decisions required in determining priorities and making cuts should be shared by both local and state governments.

Adams: This General Assembly experienced an $8.5 billion deficit, which represents 18 percent of the state’s budget. This gap was closed by making reductions to all programs without raising taxes. Issue 2 was an initiative for counties to help deal with employee costs. The unions spent $42 million to defeat the initiative and preserve the status quo. Reducing staff and combining services is the direction forward.

What other ideas do you have for solving state funding issues?

Adams: Stay the course. Continue to reduce the size and cost of government.

I will continue to promote the “right to work” issue that will enable Ohio to be more competitive in the manufacturing sector of our economy.

Easton: I believe there needs to be increased emphasis and a more effective independent program for eliminating fraud, waste and abuse in government programs. I would also utilize problem-analysis and problem-solving methodologies designed and currently being implemented in the private sector, such as Newt Gingrich’s proposed use of Six Sigma, to address problem areas and focus on results-oriented solutions to improve the efficiency of government programs.

Shelby County officials have complained that state officials are not responsive. How would you communicate with them?

Easton: I believe that very little can be accomplished without honest, openminded discussions. I believe in the problem-solving tool of “brainstorming,” where opinions are openly sought out in order to arrive at the best solution. In today’s high-tech world, computers and cell phones, continuous, almost instant com-

munication with one another is a reality and I believe this should be utilized in addition to regular face-to-face meetings.

Adams: I have been in communication with local officials. I understand their concerns of not having enough revenues, but the economy is what it is and there are no easy solutions.

What do you see as the solution to health care challenges?

Adams: I am opposed to government run health care. The solution is the free market. I will support any state options to oppose Obamacare.

Easton: With the recent passage of Issue 3, Ohioans have overwhelmingly rejected the Obama health care plan.

What should have been done then and what should have been done for the future is to focus on those areas where there is common ground such as the selling of insurance across state lines, tort reform and focusing on preventative health care measures.

What initiatives would you offer that would specifically benefit Shelby County’s economy?

Easton: I believe there should be a re-evaluation of all government regulations where practical to determine whether they are outdated or truly necessary. This and any other activities which would create a good and positive business climate should be acted upon.

One small example of this would be to promote and strongly encourage the residents of Shelby County to buy local products and services where possible.

Adams: I will fight for the “right to work” initiative, phase out prevailing wage and reduce our regulations on Ohio’s businesses. This will benefit all counties in Ohio.

What could you do at the state level to help keep jobs from leaving Ohio?

Adams: Phase out prevailing wage and reduce regulations on Ohio’s businesses.

Easton: Government and businesses should be a cooperative “partnership” similar to state and local governments, as mentioned earlier. There should be frequent dialog to discuss and clearly understand one another’s needs. I would attempt to maintain a healthy business environment by keeping state and local tax rates as low as possible while still maintaining acceptable levels of service and by eliminating, reducing or perhaps modifying those regulations that might be causing businesses to want to leave.

Do you support Gov. Kasich’s actions to reduce the deficit?

Easton: Overall, I do support Gov. Kasichs’s actions to reduce the deficit. We may not agree on every single detail, but I’m OK with that and I believe we agree on most things and certainly on the basics. Balancing the budget, as required by the Ohio Constitution, is very difficult and particularly in an extended recession.

No one wants to hear about increasing taxes to strengthen revenues and yet no one wants their services eliminated or their own little piece of the pie cut out.

Setting priorities and making difficult choices as to what to cut is guaranteed going to upset some people and potential voters. As difficult as this is, I wish the federal government would act responsibly and follow the example set by Ohio and other state governments to reduce the national deficit by enacting a balanced budget amendment.

Adams: Yes, I do.

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Houston survives amazing Lehman rally

BY ROB KISER Ohio Community Media

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RUSSIA’S JACOB Monnin goes up for a close-in shot in sectional semifinal action Tuesday night at Piqua.

Raiders dominate second half, beat Trojans in semi’s PIQUA — Botkins ended the first half with all the momentum, but was unable to sustain it in Division IV Sectional boys basketball action Tuesday.

The Russia Raiders seized it and never let it go, dominating the final two periods to beat the Trojans 55-41 to end a six-game losing streak and advance to the sectional finals Friday night against Houston.

Russia is now 13-8 on the year and Botkins ends its season at 10-12.

Gabe Lawrence came off the bench and hit two threepointers in succession to end the first half and give the Trojans a 30-24 lead.

But it didn’t last long.

Russia came out in the third period and reeled off the first nine points to take a 3320 lead, and even though the Trojans scored to cut the lead to one, there was no stopping

the Raiders.

By the time the clock wound down to 1:40 remaining in the game, the Trojans had scored just eight secondhalf points.

Bryce Rittenhouse of Russia had 10 and was the only player in double figures for either squad. But Russia had three more with eight and another with seven.

Botkins (41) Barhorst 1-1-3; Egbert 0-1-1; Geyer 3-2-9; Goubeaux 1-0-2; Hoying 2-0-6; Lawrence 2-0-6; Schwartz 2-05; Zimpfer 2-4-9. Totals: 13-8-41.

Russia (55) Bremigan 2-0-5; Dues 1-1-3; Francis 2-3-8; Hoying 1-0-2; Rittenhouse 25-10; Schafer 2-3-8; Sherman 2-3-8; Wilson 3-1-7. Totals: 17-16-55.

Score by quarters: Botkins .........................11 30 32 41 Russia ...........................13 24 39 55 Three-pointers: Botkins 7 (Lawrence 2, Hoying 2, Geyer, Schwartz, Zimpfer); Russia 5 (Bremigan, Francis, Rittenhouse, Schafer, Sherman).

Records: Botkins 10-12, Russia 13-8.

PIQUA — When it comes to Piqua D-IV sectional boys basketball, nothing is ever surprising.

And as much as Houston boys basketball coach John Willoughby would like to say he hadn’t witnessed the kind of frenetic rally Lehman had in the fourth quarter in the Wildcats 54-49 victory, he couldn’t.

“The same thing happened about five or six years ago here,” Willoughby said after seeing a 26-point lead vanish in the fourth quarter. “We were up 20 in the fourth quarter and Lehman tied it. We didn’t win that game, so that was in the back of my mind.”

But these Wildcats had no intention of turning in their uniforms — not after watching Houston’s magical run to the state tournament a year ago.

Despite Lehman starting the fourth quarter with a 28-2 run to tie the game 44-44 and again at 46, Ryan Curl had a basket, Houston’s only field in the fourth quarter, with 1:30 remaining to give the Wildcats a 48-46 lead and Adam Mullen, seven of nine from the line in fourth quarter, sealed the win with free throws.

Houston will play Russia in a D-IV sectional final at 7 p.m.

Friday night.

“I am really proud of these guys,” Willoughby said. “I was concerned (in the fourth quarter). Especially with all the sophomores we had out there.

Adam Mullen made some big free throws. Ryan (Curl) made up for the one he should have made earlier in the quarter.

The kids just did a great job down the stretch.”

And Lehman coach Isaiah Williams summed it up pretty well.

“You can’t be a one quarter team in the tournament,” Williams said. “You have to give Houston credit. They did a great job tonight. Alex (Baker) had a fever of 102. We got everything out of him we could have. But Jesse Phlipot and Ryan Curl did a great job inside against us.”

The first three quarters were textbook John Willoughby and Houston basketball.

The Wildcats frustrated Lehman at the defensive end and ran the offense to perfection, patiently waiting for the shot they wanted.

“Defense is something we talked about a lot,” Willoughby said. “We had some great rotations. I thought Adam Mullen did a

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HOUSTON’S JESSE Phlipot goes up over James Rego of Lehman for a rebound in sectional semifinal action at Piqua Tuesday night. great job on Solomon KingWhite and Brandon Clack did a nice job on Baker.”

On offense, Phlipot came out on fire and Lehman couldn’t get the Cats slowed down.

Phlipot had a perfect first quarter, hitting all four shots, including a three, and hitting two free throws as Houston jumped out to a 16-3 lead late in the quarter. Clack added a couple big 3-pointers to the first-half attack.

Phlipot finished the first half with 13 points and seven rebounds as the Wildcats owned a 28-9 halftime lead and 42-16 lead after three quarters. “(Jesse) Phlipot came out and hit some big shots early and we were able to get up on them,” Willoughby said.

During that time, Lehman made just six of 32 shots.

But that all changed in the fourth quarter.

King-White had 17 points in the fourth quarter, Lehman made seven shots from behind the arc and the Cavs hit Houston with a 33-point barrage.

Lehman’s full-court pressure led to some easy baskets along the way and when KingWhite buried a three with 2:30 to go in the game, it was tied at 44.

Mullen, Clack and Curl all

hit one of two free throws to give Houston a 51-46 lead with 1:00 to go and all Lehman could manage down the stretch was a banked three by Tharon Goins.

Phlipot had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Wildcats, while Clack added 14 points and Curl scored 12.

King-White led Lehman with 24 point and added seven rebounds. John Husa pulled down nine rebounds to lead the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers won the battle of the boards 28-22 and had 11 turnovers to the Wildcats 19.

TICKETS: Tickets for Houston’s sectional final boys basketball game Friday night at Piqua will be on sale the rest of the week during school hours, and also tonight and Thursday from 6-to-7 p.m.

Game time is 7 p.m.

Lehman Catholic (49) King-White 9-0-24, Husa 1-0-2, Jacob 1-3-5, Baker 2-0-5, Westerheide 2-1-6, Goins 1-0-3, Thieman 1-0-2, Spearman 1-0-2. Totals: 18-4-49.

Houston (54) Mullen 0-7-7, Ritchie 1-0-2, Clack 4-2-13, Phlipot 6-4-18, Curl 5-2-12, Braun 1-0-2. Totals: 17-15-54.

Score by quarters: Lehman ........................5 9 16 49 Houston .......................16 28 42 54 Three-pointers: Lehman: KingWhite (6), Baker, Westerheide, Goins.

Houston: Clack (3), Phlipot (2).

Records: Lehman 12-10, Houston 11-10

Middletown Fenwick ends Anna’s season BELLBROOK — Middletown Fenwick broke open a tight game with an 18-4 run in the second and third periods and went on to defeat the Anna Rockets 58-46 in Division III Boys Sectional Tournament play here Tuesday night.

The loss ends Anna’s season at 15-7. Middletown Fenwick advances to the sectional finals with a 14-8 mark.

“We fell in love with the three-pointer tonight,” said Anna head coach Nate Barhorst. “When they were falling things were going good. When they didn’t fall, things didn’t go well.”

The Rockets led 12-11 after one period, and the game was SDN Photo/Luke Gronnebrg still close late in the second ANNA’S NATE Metz puts up a shot in sectional action at Bell- period. brook Tuesday.

Anna led 20-19 with 3:51

remaining, but the Falcons outscored the Rockets 9-2 the rest of the quarter to take a 30-22 lead at the half.

The two teams traded buckets to start the third quarter, but Fenwick got the next five to push the lead to 37-24. But the Rockets wouldn’t go away.

By the end of the quarter, Anna had the lead down to 3933 on a three-pointer by Jay Meyer with :31 left in the quarter.

Meyer drained another three to start the final period, but Fenwick responded with a 4-0 run to make it 43-36.

The Rockets were unable to get any closer than five the rest of the way.

Anna was 17-for-41 from the field, including just 6-for23 from three-point range, for

41.5 percent overall. Fenwick was 20-for-33 for 61 percent.

The Falcons controlled the boards as well, outrebounding the Rockets 26-14.

Anna was led by Meyer with 15 and Nate Metz added 11.

Three Fenwick players hit in double figures, led by Frank Catrine with 27.

Fenwick (58) Catrine 7-11-27; Ridge 2-1-5; Christie 3-2-10; Arrington 2-0-4; Durham 6-0-12. Totals: 20-14-58.

Anna (46) Segfer 3-0-7; Williams 1-0-2; Meyer 5-2-15; Long 3-1-9; Gephart 10-2; Metz 4-3-11. Totals: 17-6-46.

Score by quarters: Fenwick ........................11 30 39 58 Anna .............................12 22 33 46 Three-pointers: Anna 6 (Meyer 3, Long 2, Seger); Fenwick 4 (Catrine 3, Christie 2).

Records: Anna 15-7, Fenwick 148.

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L , Three years in Goodyear, County tennis association one thing hasn’t changed looking for new members OCAL AREA ROUNDUP

GOODYEAR, baserunning, ARIZ. — Tuesand base stealday was the ing. As in his fifth day for the playing days, he entire Cincinwears a very nati Reds squad small fielder's to work out at glove to mentor their 2012 his troops. I inspring training quired and recamp in this Dave Ross ceived a w e s t e r n With the Reds personal disserPhoenix suburb. tation on the It was cloudy subject.

"A and cool but still a de- small glove forces me to cent baseball day. When use two hands to catch the 150 minute session the ball, and it makes for came to an end, the final an easier transfer to item of business was turn the double play," baserunning sprints be- began the baseball legfore the team adjourned end turned broadcaster to the lavish adjacent turned car dealer. clubhouse.

Eric Davis and Mario Leading the Reds in Soto are also already each of the sprints was here as guest instructors third baseman Scott and will be joined by felRolen, just like I ob- low former Reds greats served when the team Johnny Bench, Sean moved here from Florida Casey, Barry Larkin, and two years ago. This is others during the next Scott Rolen's team; he is month. the unquestioned leader More Reds of the Reds, and it now observations looks like he’s healthy.

New lefty reliever and The vibes around former Cub Sean Marcamp are absolutely pos- shall is throwing effecitive from everyone in- tively and is already well volved with the Reds. liked by his new employRadio voice Marty Bren- ers and teammates. In naman arrived on Tues- 'live' batting practice, day for his 39th season veteran Reds are and echoed the excite- amazed at Marshall's ment as we visited early 'stuff' while saying in the workout. “I love "we're glad he's now on the new guys we brought our side." Marshall alin,” he told me. “If we ready bought a home in stay healthy, we will northern Kentucky and win.” signed a contract extenNot only should the sion through 2015.

Reds be strong but the New right handed National League Central starter Mat Latos, acDivision may have re- quired for four players gressed with the depar- from San Diego, had a tures of sluggers Albert rough debut with 'live' Pujols (Cardinals) and batting practice. Most Prince Fielder (Brew- pitches bounced and he ers). Both now reside in did not respond well to the American League. the adversity. Some vetIf you follow the Reds eran players rolled their through their regular eyes but kept quiet. beat writers, you've Others spoke aloud but I likely read of the highly won’t quote them here. organized and efficient Like manager Dusty camp being run here, and I fully agree with Baker says, “Remember, that assessment. Atten- it's early. I’d worry a tion to detail is present month from now.”

Plus or minus 15 in every phase.

Jay Rightfielder I've been spending alot of time with the Bruce lost 15 pounds looks skinny. catchers. Today they and worked on rundowns Starter Homer Bailey and also on hiding pitch- gained 15 pounds and ing signs from the oppos- looks solid. ing first base coach to Reds strength coach prevent him from relay- Matt Krause leads the ing to the hitter. team in stretching drills Hall of Fame second to begin each workout. baseman Joe Morgan is One exercise is very fahere to instruct fielding, miliar to me. When

Luebke

Hoying

The Bushwackers Matt calls “Bushwackers,” all 56 players in camp begin moving their arms back and forth above their heads, reminiscent of the former pro wrestling tag team of the same name. On Tuesday morning, Krause and I reminisced about our mutual favorite grappling duo, also known as Luke & Butch. I told him that I've done ring announcing and introduced them when they performed at the Shelby County Fair in 2000.

Local connections Maria Stein's Cory Luebke (Marion Local/Ohio State) is firmly set as a lefty starter for the San Diego Padres and should work at the top of their rotation with the departures of Mat Latos (Reds) and Harang Aaron (Dodgers). Though he didn’t have a winning record in 2011, many statistics reveal that Luebke enjoyed a great year.

I spent time with him on Saturday near San Diego’s spring Peoria home. He’s working on off-speed pitches to complement a fastball that led to more than a strikeout per inning last season. Cory is anxious to get a good look at the four players the Padres acquired from the Reds in the Latos deal. "I've thrown to (catcher) Yasmani Grandal but haven’t seen him in full

game action," Luebke indicated.

His Ohio followers hope he starts one of the Padres four games in Cincinnati from July 30August 2. Do the math.

Right now he has an 80% chance, given that each team uses five starters.

Outfielder Jared Hoying (Fort Loramie/University of Toledo) hopes to move up the ladder in the Texas Rangers organization after spending last season at Myrtle Beach (high class A) which followed an MVP showing in rookie league in 2010.

“I had some injuries last year and never really got going,” he told me on Sunday evening within eyeshot of the Rangers camp in Surprise. “Now I feel great.

I’m seeing the ball well and hitting it. I feel good that they again brought me in early with their top prospects.”

Though he could begin 2012 back at Myrtle Beach to start a new campaign, Hoying hopes to land at AA in Frisco, Texas which would be just two steps from the big leagues.

“The Rangers don’t have many minor league outfielders so that might help me advance.”

Since Myrtle Beach is a popular summertime vacation destination, Jared might actually find it easier to work elsewhere. “At almost every home game there were visitors from my home area. While I enjoyed all the well wishers, it wasn’t always easy to focus,” he admitted.

Frisco is 993 miles from Fort Loramie and is a member of the Texas League which also includes Springfield, Mo. (596 miles). If AA happens for Hoying, I’ll gladly make the latter drive.

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Dave Ross attended his first spring training baseball game 45 years ago.

He’s followed Cincinnati Reds camps since 1991, and is a regular contributor to the Sidney Daily News. He’ll file another report next week from Arizona.

Minster advances to finals COLDWATER — The Minster Wildcats get another shot at Fort Rec o v e r y after beating New Knoxville in the Coldwater Division IV S e c t i o n a l Poeppelman Boys Basketball Tournament here Tuesday, 58-48.

The Wildcats will take on Fort Recovery Friday at 6:15 at Coldwater in the sectional finals.

It was a solid effort by the Wildcats, made even

more impressive by the fact that they are playing without leading score and point guard Adam Niemeyer, who is out with mono.

The second quarter Tuesday was a big key.

After a 13-13 deadlock in the first period, the Wildcats outscored the Rangers 15-6 in the second quarter to open up a 28-19 lead at the half.

“We stretched it out to 12 after three quarters, but just when you think you’re in good shape, Lucas Leffel came out and hit two three-pointers to start the fourth

quarter,” said Minster Wolf seven. head coach Mike Lee. Leffel finished with “That got it down to 22 for the Rangers.

New Knoxville (48) eight, but that was as Arnett 1-1-4; Lageman 2-0close as they came.”

6; Allen 2-5-10; Kuck 1-0-2; LefLee said good shoot- fel 6-6-22. Totals: 13-13-48.

Minster (58) ing makes everything Austin Knapke 2-5-9; Anbetter, and his Wildcats drew Knapke 1-0-3; B. Hoying hit 50 percent from the 2-0-5; R. Hoying 0-5-5; Poepfield in the first half and pelman 6-9-23; Wolf 3-1-8; 47 percent for the game, Huber 2-1-5. Totals: 16-21-58.

Score by quarters: 16-for-34. They also out- NK......................13 19 30 48 rebounded the Rangers Minster ..............13 28 42 58 Three-pointers: NK 9 25-18.

Devon Poeppelman (Leffel 4, Lageman 2, Allen, Arnett); Minster 5 (Poeppelman poured in 23 for the 2, Wolf, Austin Knapke, AnWildcats, including hit- drew Knapke).

Records: Minster 10-11; ting 9-for-11 from the New Knoxville 9-12. free throw line.

Next game: Friday, secDoug Huber had eight tional finals, Minster vs. Fort rebounds and Ethan Recovery, 6:15 at Coldwater.

NASCAR says Kezelowski can keep phone in car informed of what was happening during the stoppage that lasted just over two hours.

The tweeting gained Keselowski roughly 140,000 followers during the race.

But there was concern having a phone violated NASCAR rules. Teams are prohibited from having recording devices in the car that are not for competition purposes, and two-way communi-

cation devices are supposed to be analog only.

"NASCAR will not penalize Brad Keselowski for his use of Twitter during last night's Day-

tona 500," NASCAR said in a statement. "Nothing we've seen from Brad violates any current rules pertaining to the use of social media.”

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the youth tennis program, which utilizes the “QuickStart Tennis” format, allowing children to play the sport with ageappropriate equipment, courts and rules.

The fourth and fifth sessions of youth tennis are scheduled for 2012.

Other events organized by the CTA include a middle school tennis clinic and a “fun night” designed to feature tennis play customized to individual needs and wants. The association is also available to assist and advise on tennis court maintenance and repair.

To join, or for more information, contact Greg and Priscilla Wilt at 4978118 or email them at gpwilt@embarqmail.com.

Sidney team wins title The Sidney 6th grade 5-Star basketball team recently won the league tournament held in Covington over the weekend.

Sidney defeated Holy Angels, Fort Loramie and Miami East, then defeated Versailles in the championship game.

The win over Miami East came thanks to a

three-pointer at the buzzer by Isaiah Bowser.

The team finished the season with an 11-3 reford, and included Kyren Block, Kelton Stockton, Ryan Heins, Andrew Gordon, Dylan Smith, Isaiah Bowser, AJ Brussell, Chris Lee, Devon Rogers and Thomas Atwood.

FL selling tourney tickets FORT LORAMIE — Fort Loramie is selling tickets for Saturday’s distict final girls basketball game at Tipp City.

The Lady Redskins play Southeastern at 11 a.m.

Tickets will be available at the high school

and elementary school all week during school hours, and at Wagner’s IGA until 4:15 p.m. on Friday.

Loramie fans are urged to buy in advance because the school gets 50 percent of the presale money.

Boys soccer meeting at LHS Any boys wanting to play soccer at Lehman during the upcoming fall season should plan to attend an informational

meeting at the school on March 7 at 6 p.m.

For additional information, call coach Roger Toon at (937) 778-2280.

Riverside grads set records Two Riverside High School graduates competed in the National Scholastic Powerlifting Association meet in Springfield recently.

Ryan Stewart competed in the 185-pound class college push-pull division and placed first in his division in the benchpress with a record

290-pound lift, and a deadlift record of 430 pounds.

Joe Coulson competed in the 210-pound college powerlifting division, and took first in his division with a benchpress record of 315 pounds, a squat record of 510 and a deadlift record of 575 pounds.

Moore, et al., v. Menard, Inc., JAMS: 11 160 02063 10 MENARD CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT NOTICE TO: All African-American managerial employees employed in a Menards store as Asst. Dept. Manager or above from January 1, 2004 until August 3, 2011. Three former Menards managerial employees claim that Menards discriminated against them and other similarly situated Menards employees in violation of Title VII by delaying their promotions and/or failing to promote them into managerial positions of Asst. Dept. Manager and above because of race. Menards has agreed to a proposed Settlement without any admission of wrongdoing. The Settlement has been preliminarily approved by Arbitrator Deborah Haude. If you worked in a management position at a Menards store between January 1, 2004, and August 3, 2011, you may be entitled to receive money. For a complete copy of the Settlement Agreement, please contact Jeffrey L. Taren, of Kinoy, Taren & Geraghty P.C., at 312-663-5210 or visit their website at ktglawyer.com.

SETTLMENT TERMS The parties have agreed to settle for a total of $651,667.00 a portion of which may be payable to Class Members who timely file completed Claim Forms. Menards will be paying costs and the Claimants’ attorneys’ fees of $363,333.00. Menards has made substantial changes to its promotion and non-discrimination policies to ensure race is not a factor with regard to promotion.

WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS? File a Claim Form by April 23, 2012: To be eligible to receive a portion of the settlement benefit, you must sign and mail (or deliver by hand) a Claim Form by April 23, 2012. If you don’t file a Claim Form by April 23, 2012, you will receive nothing. If you haven’t received a Claim Form, you should contact the M.C.C. at P.O. Box 538, Eau Claire Wisconsin 54703.

Choosing Not to Join the Settlement Class: If you don’t want to settle and want to pursue your own lawsuit, you must opt out of the Settlement

by April 9, 2012. If you don’t opt out, you will be bound by the terms of this Settlement, regardless of whether you make a claim, file a Claim Form, or receive settlement benefits. To opt out, you must sign, date and return the OPT-OUT form no later than April 9, 2012. If you don’t have an Opt Out Form, contact the Class Administrator at P.O. Box 538, Eau Claire Wisconsin 54703.

Objecting to the Settlement: You may object to the proposed Settlement. Written objections must be postmarked by April 9, 2012 and sent to: Jeffrey L. Taren, Kinoy, Taren & Geraghty P.C. 224 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60604 and Michael Modl, 2 East Mifflin, Suite 200, Madison, WI 53703.

HEARING REGARDING THE SETTLEMENT. On June 6, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., Arbitrator Haude will hold a hearing on whether the proposed Settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate and should be approved. Any person who wishes to attend the Fairness Hearing must notify Class Counsel at the address shown on or before April 9, 2012. To be heard, you must first have timely served an objection.

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Keselowski drew worldwide attention for posting on Twitter during a red-flag period in Monday night's season-opening Daytona 500. He posted pictures, answered questions and kept fans

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EMERGENCY WORKERS try to extinguish a fire on a jet dryer during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday. Juan Pablo Montoya’s car struck the dryer during a caution period after something on his car broke.

Rain, then fire at Daytona 500 Earnhardt Jr. said.

“We’re trying to deliver, and we just have some unfortunate things happen such as the rain delay, potholes in the track a couple of years ago. We’re a good sport, and we’re trying to give a good product.”

Lost in all the nonracing storylines was a second Daytona 500 title for Matt Kenseth, who held off Earnhardt and Roush Fenway Racing teammate Greg Biffle over a two-lap overtime finish in a race that was scheduled to begin Sunday afternoon but ended in the early morning hours Tuesday.

But it was driver Brad Keselowski who stole the spotlight — after he grabbed it with both thumbs.

NASCAR is an active social community, and its stars have been good about engaging with fans.

But Keselowski took it to another level with his live tweeting, which was featured prominently in the telecast and kept fans informed during the stoppage.

He started the race with roughly 65,000 followers and his phone in his race car, intent on finding an opportunity to use it.

It came during the fire, when he was able to tweet pictures, answer fans and entertain the drivers surrounding him and his phone as they waited on the backstretch during the delay. By the time the drivers got back into their cars, Keselowski’s followers had swollen to more than 200,000. It earned Keselowski a prime spot Tuesday on CNN.com’s Tech page and had the sports world abuzz about NASCAR’s use of social media.

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Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup-Daytona 500 Results The Associated Press Monday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (4) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 202 laps, 100.9 rating, 47 points, $1,589,387.

2. (5) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 202, 99.5, 42, $1,102,175.

3. (2) Greg Biffle, Ford, 202, 126.2, 42, $804,163.

4. (31) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 202, 124.7, 42, $702,091.

5. (9) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 202, 117.7, 40, $559,550.

6. (37) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 202, 90.4, 39, $427,900.

7. (13) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 202, 83, 37, $415,261.

8. (1) Carl Edwards, Ford, 202, 81.1, 36, $403,466.

9. (12) Joey Logano, Toyota, 202, 104.4, 36, $346,063.

10. (22) Mark Martin, Toyota, 202, 90.5, 35, $323,313.

11. (30) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 202, 91.6, 33, $339,002.

12. (26) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 202, 106.7, 33, $535,052.

13. (7) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 202, 93.8, 31, $341,858.

14. (32) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 202, 67.2, 30, $331,196.

15. (24) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 202, 70.2, 30, $296,513.

16. (3) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 202, 82.6, 29, $379,025.

17. (14) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 202, 80.2, 27, $341,821.

18. (43) Terry Labonte, Ford, 202, 63.6, 27, $292,200.

19. (41) Tony Raines, Ford, 202, 51.8, 25, $292,763.

20. (21) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 202, 64.9, 0, $304,275.

21. (18) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 202, 64.5, 23, $336,221.

22. (39) Landon Cassill, Toyota, 202, 59.2, 22, $319,945.

23. (33) David Gilliland, Ford, 201, 59.7, 21, $309,133.

24. (6) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 200, 79, 21, $332,421.

25. (36) Casey Mears, Ford, 199, 64, 19, $304,746.

26. (38) David Reutimann, Toyota, accident, 196, 67.1, 18, $309,335.

27. (10) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 196, 53.1, 0, $305,788.

28. (34) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 194, 37.5, 0, $287,363.

29. (20) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, accident, 189, 68.4, 15, $297,988.

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2012 Spring Training Schedule The Associated Press Wednesday, Feb. 29 Florida State vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Friday, March 2 Georgetown vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., Noon South Florida vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.

Saturday, March 3 Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Detroit vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Washington vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Arizona (ss) vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

ASKETBALL Arizona (ss) vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

AP Top 25 Sunday, March 4 Minnesota (ss) vs. Tampa Bay The Top Twenty Five at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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Boston, which couldn't hold a 16-point lead in the first quarter, avoided its first six-game skid since dropping seven in a row from April 4-15, 2007.

Kyrie Irving returned from a bruised elbow that sidelined him late in the second quarter and led Cleveland with 24 points, 19 in the second half.

He downplayed his social media savvy after the race, which ended for Keselowski in a late accident that he tweeted about minutes after the crash. Asked how many followers he gained during the race, he said, “a lot, but you know, I’ll take the win first.”

Actually, it was a win for everyone in NASCAR. Though NASCAR president Mike Helton was unsure if the sport will consider weeknight racing going forward.

“We did this one to get this one done. It wasn’t scheduled originally to be this way,” he said.

“Fox certainly participated in a very professional manner helping us get the coverage of the Daytona 500 that everybody wanted. We’re very grateful for all the fans that stuck it out here, and stuck with us back home through the red flag and through the weather incident.

“As we go forward and we put our schedules together, the primary interest is weekends, because that’s what we do. But (the race) unfortunately gave us a sample to look at, I guess, for down the road.”

Certainly, Monday night races have found a fan in Kenseth.

He moved to the lead when racing resumed after the fire. An obscure group of drivers led by journeyman Dave Blaney had moved to the front during what should have been a routine caution period.

Those top-five drivers would have pitted under yellow, but something broke on Montoya’s car and sent him slamming into a safety truck, that burst into flames.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Want to capture the nation’s attention? Try a giant fireball.

It certainly worked for NASCAR, which salvaged its marquee event despite the first ever rainout in 54 runnings of The Great American Race.

The first primetime Daytona 500 in NASCAR history was a win for Fox — its highest-rated Monday night audience since Game 5 of the 2010 World Series — with 36.5 million viewers, up 22 percent from 30 million last year.

And NASCAR surprisingly continued its momentum from last season, partly because of the freak crash in which Juan Pablo Montoya’s car hit a truck loaded with jet fuel, injuring no one but scorching the track and forcing a twohour delay.

If there was any doubt NASCAR successfully reached a mainstream audience, sports talk radio personality Jim Rome dispelled it Tuesday afternoon when he said the race was more entertaining than any Monday night NFL game last season.

Rome was particularly fascinated by track workers using laundry detergent to clean up the fuel fire.

“Dudes needed to hit that track with some Tide, make it smell April-fresh,” Rome said on air. “We’re talking NASCAR, like it or not.”

Things certainly didn’t seem to be headed toward a successful show on Sunday when a steady rain at Daytona International Speedway washed out NASCAR’s version of the Super Bowl.

“NASCAR just can’t catch a break,” Dale

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30. (11) Michael McDowell, Ford, 189, 52.4, 14, $292,175.

31. (19) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, accident, 188, 63.6, 13, $318,608.

32. (23) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, accident, 187, 73.3, 12, $322,295.

33. (27) Aric Almirola, Ford, accident, 187, 72.8, 11, $320,986.

34. (15) A J Allmendinger, Dodge, 177, 45.1, 10, $328,325.

35. (40) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 164, 37.6, 0, $283,200.

36. (35) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, accident, 159, 53.9, 8, $312,391.

37. (42) David Stremme, Toyota, engine, 156, 48.2, 7, $282,075.

38. (29) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 138, 34.9, 0, $281,715.

39. (28) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 113, 26.7, 5, $277,913.

40. (16) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, engine, 81, 67.9, 5, $317,549.

41. (17) Robby Gordon, Dodge, engine, 25, 30.5, 3, $268,150.

42. (8) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, accident, 1, 28.3, 2, $327,149.

43. (25) David Ragan, Ford, accident, 1, 25.9, 1, $267,637.

Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 140.256 mph.

Time of Race: 3 hours, 36 minutes, 2 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 0.210 seconds.

Caution Flags: 10 for 42 laps.

Lead Changes: 25 among 13 drivers.

Lap Leaders: G.Biffle 1-9; R.Smith 10-11; G.Biffle 12-14; P.Menard 15-16; D.Hamlin 17-40; J.Burton 41-57; J.Gordon 58; T.Stewart 59-60; J.Burton 61-67; G.Biffle 68-76; M.Truex Jr. 77-81; G.Biffle 82; T.Labonte 83-85; G.Biffle 86-99; M.Truex Jr. 100-101; D.Hamlin 102-129; G.Biffle 130; M.Martin 131-132; G.Biffle 133138; D.Hamlin 139-143; J.Logano 144-145; M.Kenseth 146-157; G.Biffle 158; D.Blaney 159-164; M.Kenseth 165-202.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): D.Hamlin, 3 times for 57 laps; M.Kenseth, 2 times for 50 laps; G.Biffle, 8 times for 44 laps; J.Burton, 2 times for 24 laps; M.Truex Jr., 2 times for 7 laps; D.Blaney, 1 time for 6 laps; T.Labonte, 1 time for 3 laps; P.Menard, 1 time for 2 laps; J.Logano, 1 time for 2 laps; M.Martin, 1 time for 2 laps; T.Stewart, 1 time for 2 laps; R.Smith, 1 time for 2 laps; J.Gordon, 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 12 in Points: 1.

M.Kenseth, 47; 2. D.Earnhardt Jr., 42; 3. G.Biffle, 42; 4. D.Hamlin, 42; 5. J.Burton, 40; 6. P.Menard, 39; 7.

K.Harvick, 37; 8. C.Edwards, 36; 9.

J.Logano, 36; 10. M.Martin, 35; 11.

C.Bowyer, 33; 12. M.Truex Jr., 33.

—— Driver Rating Formula A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.

The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.

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TODAY IN HISTORY HOROSCOPE Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 Todayupon is Wednesday, Feb. Improve what you’ve accomplished the pastday by elevating your 29, thein 60th of 2012. objectives in the the There are and 306expectations days left in year ahead. You’ll be in an excellent year.

This is Leap Day. achievement cycle during this period, Highlights in HisToday’s but it’ll still be up to you to make the most of it. tory: PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — When On Feb. 29, 1968, Presileft to your own devices, you’re likely dent Lyndon B. Johnson’s to exercise a lot of initiative andNawill tional Advisory Commission accordingly get things done. Conif you feel you’re (also being Civil Disorders onversely, pushed into doing something, you’ll known as the Kerner Combalk. mission) warned that ARIES (March 21-April 19) racism — When dealing with aAmerica person with whom was causing to move you’ve hadtwo some kind of problem in “toward societies, one the past, you’re likely to focus only on black, one white — separate what bugged you about him or her and Thesituation. discovery and unequal.” not on the present (April 20-May 20) — When ofTAURUS a “pulsar,” a star which other people’s assets are putwaves, in your emits regular radio hands, consider it a sacred trust. was Dr.upJoceBendannounced over backward by to live to the lyn Bell Burnell expectations of those whoin haveCamplaced their faith England. in you. bridge, At the GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Be proGrammy Awards, the 5th Ditective of your self-interest, but don’t mension’s “Up, Upguarding and Away” go to extremes about your position.

Be willing to adjust the won record of the yearto for will ofwhile others when you believe to be 1967, album of theityear necessary. honors went The22) Beatles’ CANCER (June to 21-July — You’ll “Sgt. Pepper’s only have yourselfLonely to blame Hearts if you do thingsBand.” that you know will go against Club your best interest.

On this date: Make sure you fully consider the consequences of ■ actions.

In 1504, Christopher your Columbus, stranded JaLEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Youin are generally aduring good shopper when you put maica his fourth voyyour mind to it, but if some irreage to the West, used a sistible luxury items are dangled in correctly predicted lunar front of you, all your good intentions could quickly fly out thehostile window. naeclipse to frighten VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)food — Do for not tives into providing leave the making of a personally imhis crew. portant decision totally up to another.

■ In your 1792, composer Abdicating rights could lead to complicationsAntonio that only you might Gioachino Rossini suffer. was born in Pesaro, Italy.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Co-work■willIn ers resent1796, it if they President feel that you are acting in a superior way toward George Washington prothem. If you’re careful, you could claimed Jay’snotTreaty, which quickly slip into this mode when settled some outstanding placed in a leadership position. differences Britain, SCORPIO with (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) —in It’s efessential to make sure your counterpart fect. is■a capable one when toIn 1892, the dealing United gether in a financial venture. You’ll States and Britain agreed to need to work in harmony to positively submit arbitration their affect theto bottom line.

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In 1904, President CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — ReTheodore Roosevelt apmember, you are the master of your pointed a making seven-member own fate when and keeping pledges to others.

No one will be forcommission to facilitate comgiving ifof you break your promise and pletion the Panama Canal. fail to do as you say.

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100 Years Ago

Today

Tonight

Cloudy with showers, t-storms likely in morning.

High: 65°

Partly cloudy with some afternoon showers.

Clear evening.

Low: 39°

REGIONAL

Thursday

Friday

Partly cloudy, to mostly clear evening.

High: 51° Low: 35°

Saturday

Partly cloudy, chance showers, t-storms.

High: 65° Low: 40°

Partly cloudy, chance showers, t-storms.

High: 45° Low: 45°

Sunday

Partly cloudy.

High: 40° Low: 31°

LOCAL OUTLOOK

Monday

Rain, thunderstorms possible

Partly cloudy.

High: 45° Low: 31°

Rain chances continue into Wednesday, and through this time period, any thunderstorm will have the potential to be strong to severe. Damaging winds will be the main threat. We're back to dry conditions on Thursday, with cool highs in the upper 40s.

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Temperature

Precipitation

Sunrise/Sunset

High Friday............................43 Low Friday.............................26 High Saturday .......................32 Low Saturday........................16 High Sunday .........................46 Low Sunday ..........................16 High Monday.........................51 Low Monday..........................20

Friday ................................trace Saturday............................none Sunday..............................none Monday .............................none Month to date.....................0.71 Year to date........................4.28

Wednesday’s sunset..6:28 p.m.

Thursday’s sunrise.....7:09 a.m.

Thursday’s sunset......6:29 p.m.

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

Today's Forecast

National forecast Forecast highs for Wednesday, Feb. 29

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Toledo 56° | 34°

Youngstown 55° | 33°

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Cincinnati 68° | 47°

90s 100s 110s

A strong storm will continue moving through the Upper Midwest, bringing a mix of rain and snow to most of the eastern half of the country. Another storm will move into the West, providing a decent shot of rain and high elevation snow.

75 Years Ago

Columbus 63° | 42°

Dayton 63° | 45°

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Is vegetarian diet healthy for child?

DEAR DR. to be varied. I beDONOHUE: My lieve it’s too much 9-year-old grandto ask of a 9-yeardaughter became old to balance a a vegetarian more vegetarian diet. than a year ago, She could be and she has stuck short-changing to her guns. Her herself on protein, mother lives a vitamin B-12, viharried life and To your tamin D and caldoesn’t have cium. good much time to cook Dairy products from scratch. My health are the primary granddaughter Dr. Paul G. source of calcium. consumes pasta It’s good that she Donohue and vegetarian eats cheese. How frozen items. She eats about milk? She needs cheese and eggs. However, more than cheese in her I am concerned that there diet to get enough calis not enough nutritional cium. Her bones are balance in her diet. Does growing, and she is at the she need vitamin and age where she can store mineral supplements? — calcium in them. She also E.D. needs vitamin D to faciliANSWER: A vegetar- tate calcium absorption. ian diet is a healthy diet, Given that sunlight conand most of the world is verts a skin compound on such a diet. However, into vitamin D, if she lives those people have had in a Northern climate, generations of experience she’s not getting enough with such a diet and sun year-round for this know that such a diet has conversion to take place.

Fortified dairy products also are a source of vitamin D. So is orange juice.

Eggs are a good source of protein. Beans, lentils, peas and nuts are other good sources.

Meat is the only food with sufficient vitamin B12. Some cereals and soymilk are fortified with it. This needs checking to make sure she’s getting enough of this vitamin.

I understand that your daughter leads a harried life. If her daughter remains on this diet, then she has a responsibility of taking instructions from a dietitian in how best to devise a vegetarian diet for such a young, growing child.

A good source on the Internet is the Vegetarian Food Pyramid devised by Loma Linda University.

You, your daughter and your granddaughter will find it at www.vegetariannutrition.org.

Feb. 29, 1912 The $100,000 worth of bonds for the Sidney High School building were sold by the board of education this afternoon to Stacy and Braun, of Toledo at a premium of $677. These bonds will bear interest of four percent and will be dated Mar.1, 1912. They will be payable beginning in 1922, and are payable in annual installments of$10,000.

——— John Imboden, age 12, while returning home from school yesterday afternoon fell on the sidewalk at the corner of Beech street and Ohio avenue and broke his left arm just below the elbow. This is the third time he has had his arm broken.

——— Three members of the Wapakoneta city council were in Sidney yesterday looking over the Sidney market with a view to establishing a similar one in the city. Sidney has two days during the week on which the public market is held, Wednesday and Saturday.

Feb. 29,1937 The Board of Control of the city of Sidney has accepted a bid of the Seagrave Manufacturing Co. of Columbus for a new fire truck for the Sidney Fire Department. The price is $12,946.12. The original called for estimate $14,052.50. The 1,000 gallon pumper is to be delivered within 7 days.

——— The Young Men’s Christian Association of Springfield has made arrangements for the purchase of the Evergreen Lake property, west of Sidney, owned by William Ginn. The association expects to assume charge at once, make improvements on the grounds and make it available for its members.

——— L.V. Hageman and Wilber Zirkle of Green Township, for many years have engaged in the livestock business, have formed a partnership which will be known as the Sidney Livestock Sale Co. They have leased the sales barn and property just south of Sidney on the Dixie highway which for some time has been used for holding livestock auction sales.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am interested in your opinion on the supplement resveratrol. — D.P. ANSWER: Resveratrol is a natural compound found in grapes and grape skins. Cranberries, blueberries and peanuts have it, too. Some believe it is the substance in wine that give wine its healthy properties. Red wine has more than white wine. It’s proposed as the material that prevents heart disease and prolongs life.

No one, however, has certain proof that resveratrol is what gives these 50 Years Ago foods their healthful Feb. 29, 1962. properties. It might be Two Shelby County some other natural and farmers received top as-yet-unidentified chem- quality awards at the ical. annual meeting of the I’m not on the trail of resveratrol until I see more compelling evidence. I’m not against it, either.

Miami Valley Milk Producer’s Association held at the Wamplers Barn near Dayton. Top winners were Stanley Platfoot, R.R. 1, Anna, and second high was Cletus Schnippel of Jackson Center.

——— ADA — Miss. Mary Ruth Grubbs of Maplewood, historian-reporter and ritual chairman of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority, was one of six Ohio Nothern University sorority women attending the Ohio Panhellenic State Day held at Wittenberg University recently. The purpose of the meeting was to give an opportunity for sororities from all of the Ohio colleges to discuss and evaluate their programs and exchange ideas.

——— Bob Hageman came through with one of the finest showings in the current Shelby County season, when he smashed out a superb 670, helped by a 234194-242 skein in pacing Baker’s Mobile Feed to an 8-0 sweep of Ferree Plumbing, at Bel-Mar Lanes on Wednesday evening.

25 Years Ago Feb. 29, 1987 Recently a panel of priests, brothers, and sisters visited Lehman High school classes to discuss vocations with students. Students discussed what religious life is like, what priests and sisters do, and the three different types of vocations, single life, married life, and religious life.

——— Sidney coach Maggi Williams managed to come up with a few key plays, situations where she thought a break going her team’s way may have made a difference. But, she was quick to add “I’m not making any excuses.” She knew, like everyone else in the Wright State gym here Friday, that it probably wouldn’t have mattered how well her team had played, or how many breaks it got. It still would come up short of a talented Beavercreek squad, which routed the top-seeded Lady Jackets in the sectional finals, 58-42, thus ending Sidney’s season 21-2.

Student is shocked to spy professor’s feet of clay DEAR ABBY: there and ended I am a 19-yearup seeing my old student takprofessor and ing courses at a this student community colsmoking weed lege. One of my and fooling classes is taught around. by a great profesI feel angry sor who also and betrayed works at a state knowing he Dear college teaching would put his caAbby other teachers. reer in danger.

Abigail After an They are both evening class Van Buren c o n s e n t i n g with him one adults, but I don’t night, I returned to the know whether I should classroom because I for- report it or not. What do got something and ended you think? — BEup walking with him TRAYED STUDENT back to the parking lot. ON THE WEST COAST While putting stuff into DEAR STUDENT: my car I saw him get Unless you have ABinto another student’s SOLUTE PROOF that car. your professor was I waited a while with- smoking something out them realizing I was other than tobacco, I

think you should keep your mouth shut. As you said, he was with another consenting adult.

Are you sure your feelings of anger and betrayal aren’t jealousy?

Because you asked what I think, I’ll tell you: Mind your own business.

DEAR ABBY: A year ago my husband and I met a nice couple on a cruise. We had so much fun with them we invited them to our home for a visit.

While they were here I showed them the photo album I had made with our cruise pictures. They were in most of them. It has been three months since their visit and we can’t find the album. A

few weeks ago, while talking to the wife on the phone I mentioned it.

She said we didn’t show the album to them but she wished we had.

Abby, we know we did!

Should I mention it again or just make a new one and never invite them back? — MISSING MORE THAN THE PICTURES? DEAR MISSING: You appear to be seeing the picture clearly now.

While the couple may have been charming, they’re not nearly as “nice” as you assumed. If you want a record of your cruise, by all means create a second album.

(Surely you don’t need me to advise you to never invite them back.)

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

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Must have an Ohio class A CDL with excellent driving record with two years minimum driving experience and excellent attendance record. Must be able to push/pull carts to load/unload trailer and lift up to 50 lbs.

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All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the federal fair housing act of 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference limitation or discrimination.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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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.

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KITCHEN CABINETS, 16 Sections, Honey Oak, available middle to late March, Botkins, (937)693-3771

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

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

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REMODELED 3 bedroom house with garage, in the country in Ft. Loramie.

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1 BEDROOM duplex upstairs. 415.5 S. Miami, Sidney. $350. Appliances. Water paid. No pets.

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1510 SPRUCE. 2 bedroom apartment, $425 month, $200 Deposit. Air, laundry, no pets. Call for showing. (937)710-5075

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LEGAL NOTICE TO: NOUHAD ABDUL-MASSIH TAZA CASE NO. 11DV000124 Whose last known address was Main St. Badaoui Bldg. Bloc A FL 5, Zouk Mikael, Lebanon, please take notice that Plaintiff, Jean Claude Saade, 114 Queen Street, Sidney, Ohio 45365has filed a Complaint for Divorce against you in the Shelby County Common Pleas Court. The divorce states that the Plaintiff has been a bona fide resident of Ohio for six months and a resident of Shelby County for 90 days, and that you were married in Richmond, Indiana on July 10, 2002 and that there are no children born of this marriage.

The Complaint further states that you and the Plaintiff are incompatible and you are guilty of gross neglect of duty.

YOU ARE REQUIRD TO FILE AN ANSWER with the court within three days of serving a copy of it upon Plaintiff’s counsel. Plaintiff counsel is Steven J. Geise, 316 S. Main Avenue, Sidney, Ohio 45365. The answer is required to be served within 28 days of the last day of posting, which is March 14. Posting shall be made at the Courthouse and at two places so designated in the county for a period of six successive weeks.

Feb. 8, 15, 22, 29, March 7, 14 2256512

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS SHELBY COUNTY, OHIO CASE NO.: 12CV000005 Judge: James Stevenson Wells Fargo Financial Ohio 1, Inc., Plaintiff, -vsJennifer L. Parsons aka Jennifer L. Williams, Defendants.

LEGAL NOTICE IN SUIT FOR FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, Administrators, Spouses and Assigns and the Unknown Guardians of Minor and/or Incompetent Heirs of Joseph E. Williams, whose last known address is unknown, and cannot by reasonable diligence be ascertained, will take notice that on the 10th day of January, 2012, Wells Fargo Financial Ohio 1, Inc. filed its Complaint in the Common Pleas Court of Shelby County, Ohio in Case No. 12CV000005, on the docket of the Court, and the object and demand for relief of which pleading is to foreclose the lien of plaintiff's mortgage recorded upon the following described real estate to wit: Property Address: 413 North Walnut Avenue, Sidney, OH 45365, and being more particularly described in plaintiff's mortgage recorded in Mortgage Book 1665, page 739, of this County Recorder's Office.

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

LERNER, SAMPSON & ROTHFUSS Attorneys for Plaintiff P.O. Box 5480 Cincinnati, OH 45201-5480 (513) 241-3100 attyemail@lsrlaw.com Feb. 22, 29, Mar. 7 2259908

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE CASE NUMBER 11CV000361 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of the IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR19, Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2005-AR19 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated August 1, 2005, Plaintiff -vsGeraldine Jones, et al., Defendants Court of Common Pleas, Shelby County, Ohio In pursuance of an Order of Sale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction at the 2nd floor lobby of the Courthouse in the above county, on the 21st day of March, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. the following described real estate: Situate in the County of Shelby, in the State of Ohio and in the City of Sidney: Being Lot Number Three Thousand Six Hundred Eighty (3680) in Green Tree Hills Subdivision, Section Two (2) as shown on the recorded plat thereof. Plat Book 7, Page 10.

Subject to all legal highways.

Parcel Number: 011826406004 Prior Deed Info: Warranty Deed, OR Book 1543, Page 586, filed August 02, 2005 Said premises also known as 804 6th Ave, Sidney, OH 45365 PPN: 011826406004 Appraised at $67,000 and cannot be sold for less than twothirds (2/3) of that amount.

TERMS OF SALE: A DEPOSIT OF A CERTIFIED CHECK, PAYABLE TO THE SHERIFF, OR CASH, FOR TEN (10%) PER CENT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REQUIRED AT THE TIME THE BID IS ACCEPTED; EXCEPT WHERE THE BID AMOUNT IS $3,000.00 OR LESS, THE MINIMUM DEPOSIT SHALL BE $300 AND THE MAXIMUM DEPOSIT IN ANY CASE SHALL BE $10,000. THE FULL PURCHASE PRICE PAID TO THE SHERIFF WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF SALE, AND UNLESS PAID WITHIN EIGHT (8) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF SALE SHALL BEAR INTEREST AT THE RATE OF TEN (10%) PER CENT UNTIL PAID, AND ON FAILURE TO DO SO, THE PURCHASER, SHALL BE ADJUDGED IN CONTEMPT OF COURT. John Lenhart, Sheriff of Shelby County THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN D. CLUNK, CO., LPA John D. Clunk #0005376 Ted A. Humbert #0022307 Timothy R. Billick #0010390 Robert R. Hoose #0074544 4500 Courthouse Blvd, #400,Stow OH 44224 PH: 330-436-0300, FAX: 330-436-0301 Feb. 29, Mar. 7, 14 2259834

TO MARTHA E. GRANT, WHOSE ADDRESS IS UNKNOWN, AND THE SPOUSE OF MARTHA E. GRANT, IF ANY, WHOSE NAME AND ADDRESS IS UNKNOWN, AND TO THE SPOUCE, SURVIVING SPOUSE, DEVISEES, HEIRS AT LAW, AND THE NEXT OF KIN OF MARTHA E. GRANT, AND THE SPOUSES OF THE SUVIVING SPOUSE, DIVISEES, HEIRS AT LAW, AND NEXT OF KIN OF MARTHA E. GRANT, WHO ARE UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, AND WHOSE ADDRESS OR ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN: NOTICE BY PUBLCATION IN THE COMMON PLEAS COURT OF MIAMI COUNTY, OHIO GENERAL DIVISION 201 West Main St., Troy, Ohio 45373 CHRISTOPHER GEE, JUDGE NO. 12-31 MAINSOURCE BANK, 635 South Market Street, Troy, Ohio 45373, Plaintiff vs.

MARTHA E. GRANT, 2344 Forest Ave., Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008, et al., Defendants Plaintiff has b rought this action naming you as one of the Defendants in the above-named Court by filing its Complaint on January 13, 2012.

The object of the Complaint is to foreclose a mortgage against the following described real estate: Situate in the City of Troy, County of Miami, in the State of Ohio And being approximately 55 feet off the west end of Lot Number FIVE HUNDRED (500), more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the southwest corner of said Lot 500 in said City of Troy, Ohio; thence East 55.41 feet; thence North 67.73 feet to the north line of said lot: thence west parallel with the south line of said lot 55.72 feet; thence South 67.73 feet to the place of beginning; said lot being located in the City of Troy, Ohio.

Survey Reference: Volume 10, Plat 46, Miami County Engineer’s Record of Lot Surveys.

Parcel Number: D08007920.

The prayer of the Complaint is for a judgment against MARTHA E. GRANT for $41,751.36, from and after November 17, 2011 at 5.375% per annum, plus any amounts paid by Plaintiff on behalf of said Defendant as alleged in Count Three; that the mortgage given by MARTHA E. GRANT, to Plaintiff herein, be found and adjudged to be a first and valid lien upon the real estate described in this Complaint; that all of the defendants, including you, be required to set forth their respective interests or claims in the hereinabove described real property or forever be barred; that all liens on the property be marshaled; that the mortgage of Plaintiff be foreclosed and that said real property be ordered sold and the amount found to be due Plaintiff be paid out of the proceeds, or such other relief legal and equitable as may be proper and necesssary; and that Plaintiff recover its costs herein.

You are required to answer the Complaint within twenty-eight (28) days after the last publication of this notice, which will be published once each week for three successive weeks, and the last publication will be made on March 14, 2012.

In case of your failure to answer or otherwise respond as permitted by the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure within the time stated, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

ALAN M. KAPPERS, Trial Attorney DUNGAN & LEFEVRE CO., P.P.A. 210 W. Main Street, Troy, OH 45373 (937) 3399-0511, akappers@dungan-lefevre. com Feb. 29, Mar. 7, 14 2262425

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE REVISED CODE, SEC. 2329.26 NO. 11 CV 000268 The State of Ohio, Shelby County.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association successor by merger to Chase Home Finance LLC successor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff vs.

Jaime Coca-Mendoza, et al., Defendant In pursuance of an Order of Sale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction, 115 Birch Street, Jackson Center, OH 45334 in the second floor lobby of the courthouse, in the above named County, on March 21, 2012, at 10:00 am, the following described real estate, Situate in the Village of Jackson Center, County of Shelby and State of Ohio: Being Lot Numbered FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE (439) in the Country Estates Subdivision of Jackson Center, Ohio, as disclosed by the plat thereof recorded in Volume 29, Page 39 of the Plat Records of Shelby County, Ohio.

Parcel No: 20-0610476.017 Said Premises Located at 115 Birch Street, Jackson Center, OH 45334 Said Premises Appraised at $80,000 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% down at time of sale, balance due in 30 days Sheriff John Lenhart, Sheriff Shelby County, OH Lorelei C. Bolohan, Attorney Feb. 29, Mar. 7, 14 2260415

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE REVISED CODE, SECTION 2329.25 NO. 11CV000365 The State of Ohio, Shelby County JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff vs.

Tomas A. Mendiola, et al., Defendant In pursuance of an Order of Sale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction, in the second floor lobby of the Courthouse in the above named county, on Wednesday, the 21st day of March, 2012 at 10:00AM the following described real estate, situate in the County of Shelby and State of Ohio, and City of Sidney , to wit: A Parcel of land located in the City of Sidney, County of Shelby, State of Ohio, and known as: Being Lot Number 5382 in Hi-Point Estates, Section 1 as shown in the Recorded Plat/Map thereof in Volume 20 Page 103 of Shelby County Records.

Said Premises Located at 1351 6th Avenue, Sidney, OH 45365 Said Premises Appraised at $80,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% deposit John Lenhart, Sheriff Shelby County, Ohio Kelly A. Spengler, Attorney Feb. 29, Mar. 7, 14 2260075

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE REVISED CODE, SEC. 2329.26 NO. 11 CV 000457 The State of Ohio, Shelby County.

Mutual Federal Savings Bank, Plaintiff vs.

Walter J. Messer, et al., Defendant In pursuance of an Order of Sale issued in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction, on the second floor of the Courthouse in Sidney, Ohio, in the above named County, on Wednesday, the 21st day of March, 2012, at 10:00 o’clock A.M., the following described real estate, situate in the County of Shelby and State of Ohio, and in the Village of Jackson Center to-wit: Situated in the County of Shelby, in the State of Ohio and in the Village of Jackson Center: Being Lot No. Fifty (50) in the First Addition in Baughman’s Addition in the Village of Jackson Center, Ohio.

Parcel Number: 20-0610481.002 Said Premises Located at 503 East College Street, Jackson Center, Ohio 45334 Said Premises Appraised at $25,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% down day of sale, balance to be paid within 30 days.

John R. Lenhart, Sheriff Shelby County, OH Keith M. Schnelle, Attorney for Plaintiff Feb. 29, Mar. 7, 14 2259851

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE State of Ohio, Shelby County CASE NO. 10CV276 Wells Fargo Bank N.A. As Trustee On Behalf Of The Certificateholders Park Place Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Pass Through Certificates Series 2005-WCW1, Plaintiff vs.

John Paul Drinnon, aka John P Drinnon, et al., Defendants In pursuance of an Order of Sale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction to be held on the 2nd floor lobby of the Courthouse, in the above named County, on Wednesday, the 21st day of March, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., the following described real estate, is situated in the County of Shelby and the State of Ohio, and the Village of Port Jefferson to wit: Situated in the Village of Port Jefferson, in the County of Shelby and the State of Ohio and being more particularly described as follows: Being Lot number 41 in said Village, County and State Aforesaid.

Parcel No. 42-1915127.008 And also following described property: All that part of an alley on the east side of Lot 41 in said Village, County and State as vacated in approximately 1979 by the Village of Port Jefferson.

Parcel No. 42-1915127.009 Said premises located at 429 East Main Street, Port Jefferson, OH 45360 Said premises appraised at $17,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of this amount.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% due at time of sale; remainder due upon confirmation of sale.

John Lenhart, Sherriff of Shelby County, Ohio Carrie L. Rouse (0083281) Reisenfeld & Associates, LPA LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 3962 Red Bank Road Cincinnati, OH 45227 Voice (513) 322-7000 Facsimile: (513) 322-7099 Feb. 29, Mar. 7, 14 2262346

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE CASE NUMBER 11CV000422 U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Holders of the Specialty Underwriting and Residential Finance Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-BC1, Plaintiff -vsSherri Steinke aka, Sherri A. Steinke aka, Sherri Ann Steinke, et al., Defendants Court of Common Pleas, Shelby County, Ohio In pursuance of an Order of Sale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction at the 2nd floor lobby of the Courthouse in the above county, on the 21st day of March, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. the following described real estate: Situate in the Village of Botkins, County of Shelby, and State of Ohio, and described as follows: Being Lot Numbered 184 in the Village of Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio as platted and surveyed by J.E. House, A.D. 1902.

Plat Book 3, Page 62 Parcel Number: 11-02-484-003 Prior Deed Info: General Warranty Deed, OR Book 1547, Page 209, Filed August 22, 2005 Said premises also known as 112 Roth St, Botkins OH 45306 PPN: 11-02-32-484-003 Appraised at $85,000 and cannot be sold for less than twothirds (2/3) of that amount.

TERMS OF SALE: A DEPOSIT OF A CERTIFIED CHECK, PAYABLE TO THE SHERIFF, OR CASH, FOR TEN (10%) PER CENT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REQUIRED AT THE TIME THE BID IS ACCEPTED; EXCEPT WHERE THE BID AMOUNT IS $3,000.00 OR LESS, THE MINIMUM DEPOSIT SHALL BE $300 AND THE MAXIMUM DEPOSIT IN ANY CASE SHALL BE $10,000. THE FULL PURCHASE PRICE PAID TO THE SHERIFF WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF SALE, AND UNLESS PAID WITHIN EIGHT (8) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF SALE SHALL BEAR INTEREST AT THE RATE OF TEN (10%) PER CENT UNTIL PAID, AND ON FAILURE TO DO SO, THE PURCHASER, SHALL BE ADJUDGED IN CONTEMPT OF COURT. John Lenhart, Sheriff of Shelby County THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN D. CLUNK, CO., LPA John D. Clunk #0005376 Ted A. Humbert #0022307 Timothy R. Billick #0010390 Robert R. Hoose #0074544 4500 Courthouse Blvd, #400, Stow OH 44224 PH: 330-436-0300, FAX: 330-436-0301 Feb. 29, Mar. 7, 14 2259835

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COUNTY : SHELBY The following applications and/or verified complaints were received, and the following draft, proposed and final actions were issued, by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) last week. The complete public notice including additional instructions for submitting comments, requesting information or a public hearing, or filing an appeal may be obtained at: http://www.epa.ohio.gov/actions.aspx or Hearing Clerk, Ohio EPA, 50 W. Town St. P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216.

Ph: 614-644-2129 email: HClerk@epa.state.oh.us FINAL APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS

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

LAKE VIEW VILLAGE MHP 12550 STATE ROUTE 362-W1 MINSTER OH ACTION DATE : 02/17/2012 FACILITY DESCRIPTION: COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION NO. : 861612 This final action not preceded by proposed action and is appealable to ERAC. DETAIL PLANS FOR PWSID:OH7501312 PLAN NO:861612 REGARDINGLAKE VIEW WATER TREATMENT IMPROVEMENT

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

WEST LAKE VILLAGE MHP PWS 12550 STATE RTE 362 MINSTER OH ACTION DATE : 02/17/2012 FACILITY DESCRIPTION: COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION NO. : 861613 This final action not preceded by proposed action and is appealable to ERAC. DETAIL PLANS FOR PWSID:OH7501512 PLAN NO:861613 REGARDINGWEST LAKE WATER TREATMENT IMPROVEMENT Feb. 29

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

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

CASH, top dollar paid for junk cars/trucks, running or non-running. I will pick up.

Thanks for calling (937)719-3088 or (937)451-1019

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE REVISED CODE, SEC. 2329.26 NO. 11CV0249 The State of Ohio, Shelby County.

GMAC Mortgage, LLC, Plaintiff vs.

Richard T. Dickman, et al., Defendant In pursuance of an Order of Sale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction, 302 East State Street, Botkins, OH 45306 in the second floor lobby of the courthouse, in the above named County, on March 21, 2012, at 10:00 am, the following described real estate, Situated in the Village of Botkins, County of Shelby and State of Ohio, to wit: Being all of Lot No. One Hundred Forty-Four (144) and Thirtyone and fifty-six hundreds (31.56) feet off the west side of Lot No. One Hundred Forty-five (145).

EXCEPTING, HOWEVER, the north 94 feet off of the north end of said Lot No. 144, and the north 95 feet off the north end of the west 31.56 feet of Lot No. 145.

Permanent parcel #11-02-33379.011 (Lot 144) Permanent Parcel #11-02-33379.012 (Lot 145) Said Premises Located at 302 East State Street, Botkins, OH 45306 Said Premises Appraised at $75,000 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% down at time of sale, balance due in 30 days Sheriff John Lenhart, Sheriff Shelby County, OH Maria Divita, Attorney Feb. 29, Mar. 7, 14 2260407

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LEGAL NOTICE BY PUBLICATION To: The Unknown Spouse of Linda Sue Stem; the Unknown Heirs, Beneficiaries, Fiduciaries, Donees, and Divisees, of Linda Sue Stem, Deceased, and their Unknown Spouses who may include: Goldie North; the Unknown Spouse of Goldie North; Rose Fisher; the Unknown Spouse of Rose Fisher; the Unknown Heirs, Beneficiaries, Fiduciaries, Donees and Devisees of Abraham Fisher, Deceased; the Unknown Spouse of Abraham Fisher: you are hereby notified that you have been named a defendant in a legal action entitled American Budget Company vs. Katheleen Fisher, et al. (the “Complaint”). This action has been assigned Case Number 12 CV42 and is pending in the Common Pleas Court of Shelby County, Ohio, 100 E. Court St., Sidney, Ohio 45365.

The object of the complaint is to foreclose any interest held by you, your heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, and to by judicial proceedings sell certain real estate located at 335 Maple Street, Sidney, Ohio 45365, Parcel No. 01-1825377.008. A legal description may be obtained from the Shelby County Auditor.

You are required to answer the Complaint within twenty-eight (28) days after the last publication of this notice which will be published once each week for three (3) successive weeks. The last publication will be made on March 14, 2012, and the twenty-eight (28) days for answer will commence on that date.

In case of your failure to answer or otherwise respond as required by the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, judgment b default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. /s/ Michelle Mumford Clerk of Courts, Common Pleas Court of Shelby County, Ohio Feb. 29, Mar. 7, 14

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.

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LEGAL NOTICE The 2011 Annual Financial Report for Perry Township, Shelby County, is now available and may be seen by contacting the Fiscal Officer for an appointment.

Sherri Huelskamp, Fiscal Officer 850 N. Knoop-Johnston Rd, Sidney Feb. 29

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