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Road to Columbus Members of the Russia High School girls basketball team gather together before the start of the Division-IV regional semifinal game Thursday night against county foe Fort Loramie in Tipp City. Fort Loramie, who won the game, will now play in the regional championship game Saturday. For more on the game, see Page 16. Marion Local grad outstanding in debut • Dave Ross, who is in Goodyear, Ariz, for spring training with the Reds and Indians, had the opporutnity to see Marion Local graduate Cory Luebke pitch for the San Diego Padres. 17
DEATHS Obituaries and/or death notices for the following people appear on Page 3A today: • Annabel E. Wagner
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Don’t become a target Learn how to prevent cyber, ID theft Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles alerting readers to the dangers of consumer fraud and other 21st century swindles. The series is presented by the Sidney Daily News in observance of National Consumer Protection Week (March 4-11). Additional Some are local residents articles ran Thursday and will who go through trash cans in run Saturday. search of discarded documents containing personal inBY PATRICIA ANN formation. Some are far-away SPEELMAN computer hackers who compspeelman@sdnccg.com promise residents’ credit hisConsumers are the targets tories and drain bank of all kinds of cyber and iden- accounts by stealing material from electronic files. tification thieves.
Still others post fraudulent sales offers online and dupe unsuspecting buyers into parting with their cash. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, in announcing Ohio’s recognition of National Consumer Protection Week on Monday, said, “Cyber fraud is one of the biggest challenges to consumer protection we face today.” Cyber fraud is a form of telecommunications fraud or wire fraud, where the theft or scam occurs by electronic communication. Cyber fraud has been advanced by scammers using the telephone, e-com-
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COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio saw a record number of drug overdose deaths in 2010, as painkiller abuse and ingestion of multiple drugs at a time continued to take their toll and underscored the obstacles confronting the state as it makes unprecedented efforts to combat the problem. The state also saw a record number of heroin deaths, which now account for one in every five overdose deaths, a trend that may be driven by painkiller addicts switching to heroin, a cheaper alternative. The Ohio Department of Health recorded 1,544 acciSee DEATHS/Page 3
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Juveniles captured, 3 women arrested BELLEFONTAINE — All three juveniles accused of assaulting a corrections officer before their escape from the Logan County Juvenile Detention Center are back in custody and three Bellefontaine women accused of helping the boys were arrested as well. Danny Ellis Jr. and Devante Smith, both 15, were arrested by Cincinnati police on Wednesday afternoon in a stolen 2000 Oldsmobile Alero. The vehicle was reportedly stolen from the Indian Lake area. Early Wednesday evening, Caleb Jacobs, 17, was arrested by a Columbus SWAT team. Ellis, Smith and Jacobs are accused of assaulting Corrections Officer Deputy Tim Klingelhofer. According to Logan County Sheriff Andrew Smith, the beating lasted eight minutes and was brutal. The guard was able to call Cpl. Shelly Wisner, for help. Wisner was the only other guard on duty at the time. Wisner was not injured. Klingelhofer was treated and released from Mary Rutan Hospital. The three boys face charges of felonious assault, assault, escape and aggravated rioting and will return to the Logan County Juvenile Detention Center. Ellis and Smith were in the facility for probation violation. Jacobs was there on a warrant for burglary
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Medics were called to the 100 block of Stewart Drive on a medical call. -1:45 p.m.: medical. Medics responded to a medical call on the 500 block of Buckeye Avenue. -9:09 a.m.: medical. Medics responded to the 1000 block of Fairington Drive on a medical call. -8:57 a.m.: medical. Medics responded to the 1800 block of Glenn Place on a medical call. -7:27 a.m.: medical. Medics were called to the 2500 block of North Kuther Road on a medical call.
enue when according to reports he saw three people appear in the roadway and before he could stop, he struck one individual, Dakota S. Andrews, 15, 310 S. Wilkinson Ave. Andrews was transported by Sidney Fire and Rescue to Wilson Memorial Hospital with seri-
ous injuries. He was later transported by CareFlight to Miami Valley Hospital. His condition is not known. Williams was not injured in the crash. According to the report the accident is still under investigation and police will be doing an accident reconstruction due to the injuries sustained.
County OKs project Shelby County commissioners met with Shelby Soil and Water District director Jason Bruns Thursday morning to discuss an Auglaize County Rivers project. Commissioners approved a resolution of support for the project, designed to clear streams of log jams and other debris. Board members also
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Fire, rescue THURSDAY -6:47 a.m.: fire. Port Jefferson Fire, Anna Fire, Shelby County Fire and Perry-Port-Salem Rescue responded to a report of a chimney fire at 17175 Fort LoramieSwanders Road. No further information was available. WEDNESDAY -10:18 p.m.: medical. Houston Rescue responded to the 8800 block of Lehman Road on a medical call. -6:57 p.m.: accident. Anna Rescue, Fort Loramie Rescue and Van Buren Rescue responded to a two vehicle accident on the 12900 block of Ohio 29. Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the accident and no further details were available at press time.
increasing discussed Shelby County Animal Shelter euthanasia rates with Sheriff John Lenhart. The sheriff’s department oversees operations of the animal shelter. County bills totaling $342,313.84 were approved for payment along with fund transfers of $699 from contracts to equipment for the sher-
iff’s department and $276 for Adult Daycare from the travel to equipment fund. Commissioners also attended Thursday’s Agriculture lunch at the Moose Club and participated in a shared services meeting of governmental departments hosted by the Board of Developmental Disabilities Thursday afternoon.
Applications available for scholarship The Shelby County Service Educational Center has announced applications for the George W. Hathaway Family Agricultural Scholarship are now available. Two scholarships will be awarded in the amount of $2,000. The scholarship is renewable each academic year up to three times for a total of four years or a total of $8,000. Renewals are contingent upon maintaining a minimum GPA of 2.5 and continued enrollment in an approved agricultural program. The scholarship is open to all high school seniors who reside in and are attending a school in Shelby County or the Upper Valley Joint Vocational School.
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Accident On Wednesday afternoon police responded to a report of a two vehicle accident. The accident happened at 2:54 p.m. at the intersection of North Vandemark Road and Schlater Drive. Dale J. Katzfey, 59, of Tipp City, was southbound on Vandemark Road when he attempted to make a left turn onto Schlater Drive. He pulled into the path of Bradley T. Bishop, 39, 230 S. Vandemark Road. Bishop was transported by Sidney medics to Wilson Memorial Hospital with moderate injuries. Both vehicles sustained heavy damage. Katzfey was cited for right of way when turning left.
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out of Polk County, Fla. The two women taken into custody Wednesday are being accused of helping the boys in their escape, according to the sheriff’s office. Stephanie R. Johnson, 30, of Bellefontaine, was arrested and charged with felony obstruction of justice. The other woman arrested, Catherine G. Sine, 24, is the girlfriend of Jacobs. She is accused of driving Jacobs to Columbus and was charged with felony complicity to escape. A third woman was arrested on Thursday. Stormi D. Kiser, 27, of Bellefontaine, is charged with felony obstruction of justice for helping the escapees and hindering the apprehension. Kiser is reportedly Johnson’s roommate. She allegedly misled investigators during the effort to locate three juveniles who escaped Wednesday from the Logan County Juvenile Detention Center. The detention facility can accommodate up to 36 juveniles. There were 10 individuals in the facility Tuesday night. According to the sheriff’s office, state requirements are two guards to cover up to 12 detainees. Tuesday’s escape was the first at the detention center.
Sidney police are investigating a crash which involved a pedestrian on Wednesday. The accident happened at 7:03 p.m. on the 500 block of South Wilkinson Avenue. Robert L. Williams Jr., 47, 316 S. Highland Ave., was traveling southbound on Wilkinson Av-
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Board plans meeting TROY — The TriCounty Board of Recovery and Mental Health Services will meet on Wednesday and will discuss committee reports. The board will also meet in executive session to discuss the purchase of property and potential litigation.
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Sunday School for a number of years and was a member of the Christian Service Guild. She was a 1929 graduate of New Bremen High School. She and her husband owned and operated the former Wagner’s Laundry Mat in New Bremen and she also worked at Schwieterman’s Drug Store. She retired from Crown Equipment Corp in 1974 after 23 years of service. She was the first parts inspector for the TV antenna rotator division. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 2 p.m. at the Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home in New Bremen with the Rev. Becky Erb Strang officiating. Burial will follow in the Willow Grove Cemetery, New Bremen. The family will receive friends on Monday from noon until the time of service at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Otterbein of St. Marys or to the church memorial fund.
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Sidney Middle School students recently competed at the 29th Annual Local MathCounts Competition at the Apollo Career Center in Lima. The team placed fifth in a BOTKINS, OHIO field of 11 schools. Voted Two students, Aaron Readers Choice Jensen and Kelton #1 Monument Moore finished in the top Dealer. 25 percent of all particiCALL 693-3263 FOR APPOINTMENT pants. Kelton Moore placed fifth as individual AT YOUR HOME OR OUR OFFICE and took fourth place in Countdown round. TREE TRIMMING the He will be advancing to • Beautify & the state competition on Protect March 10. • Prevent & The local contest is Treat sponsored by the Lima Disease Society of Professional • Revive Ailing and addiEngineers, Trees 2261254 tional recognition is supArea Tree & plied to winners by the Charitable Italian AmerLandscaping ican Organization 937-492-8486 (CIAO). MathCounts is an academic contest for students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grade. Sidney March 14-17 Middle School Math% green Counts Club is open to Off allitems any student in the made-up, school. They meet weekly in-stock items only to hone their problem-
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NEW BREMENAnnabel E. Wagner, 101, of New Bremen, died on Thursday, March 8, 2012, at 11:30 a.m., at the Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices of St. Marys. She was born on Dec. 22, 1910, in New Bremen. She was the daughter of Alfred H. and Louise (Schroeder) Scheer. On Nov. 28, 1935, she married Alvin “Pete” Wagner and he died on Dec. 20, 1980. Survivors include her son, Ted (Terry) Wagner, of New Bremen; grandchildren, Shannon (David) Pence, Bethany (Tim) Schrader, both of New Bremen and Brianna (Andy) Phlipot, of Minster; and six greatgrandchildren. She was the last of her family, preceded in death by her brothers Theodore, Howard and Clifford Scheer; and her sisters, Beulah Lutterbeck and Ethel Whitacre. Mrs. Wagner was a lifelong member of the St. Paul United Church of Christ in New Bremen where she taught
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CHARDON (AP) — Those gathered at the final funeral stemming from an Ohio school shooting continued the “one heartbeat” theme the community has held to since the deaths. The Thursday funeral for 17-year-old Russell King Jr. at St. Mary Catholic Church was the third for students killed in the shooting last week at Chardon High School. The News-Herald of Willoughby reports youth pastor Dean Carlo told those gathered, “Chardon, we are praying for you. We are one heartbeat. We are all Chardon now.”
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solving skills and to learn advanced mathematics concepts. Members are also encouraged to work on “Problems of the Week” posted on the national MathCounts website. Prior to the competition, Coach Sara Alexander selects the top performers for the four-person team and four others who compete individually. “This program allows students to stretch themselves in the area of math knowledge, and it also helps them to develop communication skills as they collaborate to solve real-world problems with math applications,” explains Alexander. Alexander is a math teacher at Sidney Middle School and has been a volunteer coach for the MathCounts team for five years. Members of the team included: Elliot Godwin, Bryce Henry, Heidi Parker, Kelton Moore, Emily Reid, Aidan Stanley, and Aaron Jensen.
Scholarships available for SHS, Lehman seniors Seniors at Sidney and Lehman Catholic High Schools are eligible to apply to several scholarships offered through The Community Foundation of Shelby County, including the William A. Ross Jr. Scholarship and the Ruese Insurance Agency Scholarship. The William A. Ross, Jr. Scholarship Fund was established with The Community Foundation in memory of the local industrialist and philanthropist, to annually provide scholarships to graduating high school students at Lehman and Sidney High Schools. A $1,000 scholarship is available to seniors at each school. Eligible applicants must be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree at an accredited college or university. Selections will be based upon financial need, academic ability, school and community service and recommendations, and the quality of the application. Applicants must reside in Shelby County. The Ruese Insurance
Agency Scholarship is also offering a $1,000 scholarship to seniors at each Sidney and Lehman High Schools. Selection will be based upon financial need, academic ability, school and community service, and recommendations. Applicants must have at least a 3.0 gpa and be pursuing an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree. Recipients will be chosen by selection committees not affiliated with the agency. Online applications are available through The Community Foundation website at www.commfoun.com. On the site, go to the Receive tab and select Scholarships. The Scholarships page features a menu of application arranged by school district. Sidney students should choose the Sidney application. Lehman senior should select the Lehman application. Forms, including attached documents, must be completed by March 22.
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Students prepare for Power of the Pen Sidney Middle School is gearing up to host the Regional competition for Power of the Pen on Saturday The event, which will run from 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m., is the first regional competition SMS has hosted for Power of the Pen. Twenty-eight schools from around the region are set to participate in the event, with each school sending several participants. student Students will participate in three rounds of writing lasting 40 minutes each. All participants will receive the same writing prompt for each round. Local school participating in the Regional competition include: • Anna Middle School • Botkins Middle School • Fairlawn Local School • Fort Loramie Local School • Houston Middle School • Jackson Center Local School • Minster Middle School • New Bremen Middle School • New Knoxville Local School
DEATHS dental overdose deaths in 2010, the most recent year with complete data, a 5 percent increase over the next highest figure from 2008 and a 372 percent increase over the decade. Drug overdoses remained the leading cause of accidental deaths in the state, including car crashes, for the fourth straight year. The figures reflect the rapid increase in the number of prescription painkillers that have been dispensed in the state, said Christy Beeghly, program administrator for the Health Department’s Injury Prevention Program. “We’ve just exposed a much greater proportion of the population to these very addictive and potentially very dangerous substances,” she said Thursday. “We’re seeing the results in not just these deaths, but also in substance abuse treatment, nonfatal overdoses and other consequences.” The data shows that pain medication figured in 45 percent of the overdoses in 2010, up from 39 percent in 2009. The use of multiple drugs at a time is also part of the problem, though Beeghly said it’s possible coroners are reporting the use of multiple drugs more accurately than in the past. “Multiple drug use and mixing medications is very dangerous,” she said. Ohio also is seeing increases in overdose deaths attributed to anti-anxiety drugs such as Valium, Ativan or Xanax, according to the Health Department. The state recorded 338 heroin-involved deaths in 2010, or 22 percent of all drug overdoses, as addicts who can’t afford pain pills
• Russia Local School • Sidney Middle School • Versailles Middle School There will be 10 students from Sidney Middle School participating in the event, including: seventh-graders, Ty Martin, Erin Ivey, Roma Pereira and Shelby Sayre; and eighthgraders, Tori Heffner, Danny Dean, Keiyu Sakurai, Alec Gerstner, Samantha Hall, and Madison Mast. Members of the Sidney High School National Honor Society are working as volunteers for the event. SAGA (Talented and gifted parents’ group) is selling lunches during the event as a fundraiser for their group. Power of the Pen is an extra-curricular activity open to all students in grades seven and eight. Participants meet after school to practice and hone their writing skills. They compete through the winter months at several regional competitions in hopes of earning a berth at the State Finals. Sidney writers are coached by teachers Lisa Meiners and Jenny VanMatre.
From Page 1 take advantage of the cheap heroin that has flooded Ohio in recent years. Heroin use likely driven by addicts switching is now being seen in rural parts of Ohio where it’s never been recorded before, said Joe Gay, an Athens psychologist who directs substance abuse programs for a six-county region. “The treatment system simply cannot keep up with the needs,” he said. “All across the state people are being turned away because treatment services are not available to deal with the problem.” Much has happened in Ohio since 2010 to address the painkiller epidemic, starting with the law signed by Gov. John Kasich last year to crack down on pain management clinics, dubbed pill mills by their critics and blamed by health officials for contributing to hundreds of overdose deaths in Ohio each year. Last month, preliminary numbers from the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy’s automated reporting showed the number of prescribed painkiller doses and drug-related deaths decreased last year in Scioto County, the southern Ohio locale regarded as the epicenter of the state’s prescription drug addiction problem. In December, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that the last pain medication clinic in Scioto County had been shut down. The state saw 1,423 accidental drug overdose deaths in 2009, 1,475 in 2008 and 1,351 in 2007. ——— Online: http://www.healthyohioprogram.org/VIPP/ drug/dpoison.aspx.
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Feeding time Cincinnati Zoo nursery keeper Dawn Strasser places four one-month-old hedgehogs around their feeding dish Thursday at the nursery in Cincinnati. Two male and two female hedgehogs were born Feb. 4 and are being hand raised by the nursery keepers until they are old enough to be included in the zoo’s animal outreach program.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Critics of widespread church closings in the Cleveland Catholic Diocese called Thursday for the bishop to implement an extraordinary Vatican ruling and quickly reopen 13 churches in the predominantly Catholic city. Richard Bishop Lennon must decide whether to abide by the ruling from the Vatican’s Congregation for the Clergy or challenge it before the church’s top court. Spokesman Robert Tayek said Thursday the bishop has unofficial copies of the ruling but must await certified documents from the Vatican to comment. Lennon has 60 days to appeal. Patricia Schulte-Singleton, who leads the Endangered Catholics group that challenged the closings, called on Lennon to meet with affected parishioners and reopen the churches. “I think it would be in
his best interest as well as the diocese’s best interest,” she said. The Vatican decision represents a rare instance in which Rome has reversed a U.S. bishop on the shutdown of churches. The Congregation for the Clergy ruled that Lennon failed to follow church law and procedure in the closings three years ago. The 13 churches were among 50 shut down or merged by Lennon, who said the diocese could no longer keep them open because of declining numbers of parishioners and a shortage of priests. The cutbacks, which left the Cleveland Diocese with 174 parishes, were prompted in part by the drop in the city’s population as people moved to the suburbs — a phenomenon that has also led to church closings in other cities inDetroit, cluding Philadelphia and Boston. Nicholas Cafardi,
who has a degree in church law and teaches at the Duquesne University law school in Pittsburgh, said the Vatican decision was a rarity because closing a church “is based on diocesan pastoral concerns that the bishop, presumably, knows better than Rome.” He said the Vatican has recently required bishops in Boston, Syracuse, N.Y., and Allentown, Pa., to keep once-closed churches open for worship. A potentially lengthy appeal to the Vatican’s top court by Lennon would pit him against the powerful church office which ruled against him, she said. Ildiko Korossy, 69, a member of the Hungarian-language St. Emeric Church, said she was concerned that the Vatican ruling wasn’t the end of the dispute. “It’s good news in one way but then it’s sweet and bitter in a way because what if the bishop
appeals it? And I’m hoping he doesn’t,” she said. FutureChurch, a Cleveland-based coalition which lobbies for a stronger voice for lay Catholics, called on Lennon to skip any appeal and restore affected parishes. “We hope the diocese will reach out to appealing parishioners and reconcile by engaging them in the planning to restore them to their parish homes,” Sister Chris Schenk, leader of FutureChurch, said in an email statement. “This has gone on too long. Cleveland Catholics need to heal and begin rebuilding positive relationships with diocesan leadership,” the statement said. “This would go a long way toward restoring credibility and confidence in the bishop.” The eight-county Cleveland diocese, 23rd largest in the U.S., has about 710,000 Catholics, 27 percent of the overall population.
Bill to regulate exotic animals introduced in Ohio COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio lawmaker is proposing that owners of exotic animals be subjected to background checks and required to fence their property — measures supporters say might have saved dozens of lions, tigers, and other wild creatures that were shot by authorities months ago after their suicidal owner let them loose.
Legislation introduced Thursday would ban new ownership of exotic animals in the state and immediately prohibit people from acquiring new or dangerous additional wildlife. Ohio has some of the nation’s weakest restrictions on exotic pets. Efforts to strengthen state law took on new urgency in October when authorities were forced to hunt down and kill 48 wild an-
imals — including endangered Bengal tigers — after their owner freed them from his Zanesville farm and then committed suicide. Sen. Troy State Balderson, a Zanesville Republican, said owner Terry Thompson would not have passed the background check in his bill for an ownership permit because Thompson had been convicted of a felony. Thompson had
spent time in federal prison for possessing unregistered weapons. If Balderson’s legislation becomes law, owners with felony convictions would be ineligible for special state permits to possess wild animals. Balderson told The Associated Press that he has tried to find a balance that protects the public and the rights of property owners. “There are good people
out there that do this,” Balderson said in a telephone interview. “I don’t want to have a knee-jerk reaction, and overreact to something that happened that was very unfortunate.” “The animals didn’t get out, they were let out,” Balderson added. The governor and Columbus Zoo support his plan. Owners of lions, tigers and other large animals
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Romney places blame PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — Mitt Romney says President Barack Obama is “in part” to blame for rising gas prices. Campaigning on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, Romney says Obama has contributed to the spike in gas prices by slowing the licensing and permitting of both offshore and onshore drilling. Romney repeated his calls for accelerating drilling permits and pledged to approve the Keystone pipeline that would bring oil from Canada into the U.S. Economists say there’s not much a president of either party can do about gasoline prices.
2 killed at clinic PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man armed with two semiautomatic handguns entered the lobby of a psychiatric clinic at the University of Pittsburgh on Thursday and opened fire, killing one person and wounding several others before he was shot dead, apparently by campus police, the mayor said. Six people were wounded by the man’s gunfire, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said. A seventh suffered unspecified injuries but wasn’t shot, officials said.
A viral video KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The young American boy sums up what his father does for a living: “You stop the bad guys from being mean.” Yes, the father says, but who are the bad guys? The child thinks, then offers a guess: “Star Wars people?” Though half a world away from this preschooler’s American upbringing, the truth is far more sinister. The bad guys are Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army, a brutal Central Africa militia that has kidnapped thousands of children and forced them to become sex slaves, fight as child soldiers and kill family members during a 26year campaign of terror. The father-son conversation is part of a 30-minute video that has rocketed through cyberspace since its release Monday on YouTube. It had been viewed more than 40 million times by late Thursday, propelled by celebrity tweets and fans on Facebook and Twitter.
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Top bidder chickens out DAKOTA CITY, Neb. (AP) — McWashington needs a new home. The top bidder for a McNugget that resembles President George Washington has chickened out of the $8,100 deal. Rebekah Speight of Dakota City, Neb., told the Sioux City Journal for a Thursday story that the bidder was “very sorry” but had to back out. Speight says she has had the McNugget stashed in her freezer for three years and decided to sell it on eBay to help raise money for a drive to send children to church camp this summer. Speight says eBay rules allow her to offer the McNugget to the second-highest bidder, who had offered $8,000. If that falls through, she can offer it to the third-highest bidder and so on. She has 60 days to decide what to do.
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Stocks gain as Greek nears a deal on debt swap NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market posted substantial gains Thursday as Greece closed in on a deal to restructure its debt and avoid a default. That overshadowed a small increase in unemployment claims last week. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 70.61 points, or 0.6 percent, at 12,907.94. Two days of solid gains have erased about three-quarters of the loss from Tuesday, when the Dow fell 203 points, its biggest loss of the year. The close left the Dow up 97 percent on the eve of the third anniversary of its low point during the Great Recession. Last week, the Dow closed above 13,000 for the first time since May 2008. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index has more than doubled in three years. On Thursday, the S&P 500
added 13.28 points, or 1 percent, to 1,365.91. It has regained all of its loss from Tuesday, rising 22.80 points, its best two days since December. All 10 industry groups rose, led by materials companies. The Nasdaq composite index rose 34.73 points, or 1.2 percent, to 2,970.42. A Greek government official told The Associated Press that more than 75 percent of investors in Greek bonds had agreed to exchange them for bonds with a lower face value and interest rate. Greece needs 90 percent of investors to participate to get a bailout of 130 billion, or about $173 billion, and avoid a default later this month that could rattle financial markets around the world. The Athens government will release final results Friday.
The Greek crisis is “starting to wind down, we hope,” said Paul Powers, head of U.S. equity sales trading for Raymond James. “It doesn’t seem nearly as dire as it was a couple of weeks ago.” The rally came despite a report from the Labor Department that the number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 362,000, up 8,000 from the week before. The four-week average remained near a fouryear low. The government reports Friday on how many jobs the U.S. economy added in February and the unemployment rate. Economists expect 200,000 jobs were added. If the unemployment rate falls from 8.3 percent, it will be the sixth straight decline. “The trend here is that the job market has continued to grind higher, and I don’t see
any reason why tomorrow’s number shouldn’t be a good one,” said Phil Orlando, chief equity market strategist at Federated Investors. He pointed to a private estimate of hiring released Wednesday that exceeded expectations, along with the unemployment claims figures, as good indicators for more positive news. Stocks rose around the world as optimism about the Greek debt deal took hold. In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British stocks closed up 1.2 percent. Germany’s DAX and the CAC-40 in France both gained 2.5 percent. The euro rose almost a penny and a half against the dollar, to $1.328. In another sign of investor confidence in Europe, the yields on government bonds of both Italy and Spain both fell.
Children found living in school bus SPLENDORA, Texas (AP) — The abandoned school bus had no engine and no front wheels. But there were crude curtains in the windows, an air conditioner and even bunk beds inside. So when a postal worker repeatedly ran across two unkempt children at the scene, she grew concerned and this week contacted authorities to report that the pair had apparently been living there for months. Now child welfare agents are trying to unravel the story of the siblings, a 5-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl, whose parents are in prison and whose home was a dilapidated vehicle at the end of a muddy, one-lane road. The postal carrier saw the kids Wednesday near Houston, and the two were swiftly placed in foster care while authorities investigate. “The little girl’s hair was just matted, like a stray dog’s,” Vanessa Picazo said. The father of the pair said he never intended for the bus to be a permanent home. He said the family had planned to build a house at the site, which was now strewn with reeking trash. “The house is normally clean. If me or my wife were there, it would not be in that shape, I assure you,” Mark Shorten said. “Our house would be completed or almost completed.” Randal McCann, a Louisiana attorney who represented the children’s mother prior to her imprisonment, said the aunt had been taking care of the kids since the case
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A DILAPIDATED converted school bus on a trash filled lot Thursday in Splendora, Texas. Two young children found Wednesday living in the stench-filled bus near Houston are in the custody of Texas child welfare workers. against the parents was children had been living in the in December 2010, the father in launched more than a year ago. bus and whether the aunt lived March 2011. The kids were not enrolled in with them or simply made visIn a phone interview with school. its. The Associated Press from an “It was believed by everyA spokesman for Child Pro- Oklahoma City federal prison, body involved in this case that tective Services said authori- Mark Shorten said he had not (the aunt) was properly tending ties were less concerned about slept since his children were to those children. What I saw in the bus itself than with chil- taken Wednesday. the newspaper this morning dren’s overall well-being. Shorten said an aunt who was shocking,” McCann said, “It’s not the bus. It’s the con- was asked to watch the kids referring to a report in the dition and supervision issues,” couldn’t keep up, and he Houston Chronicle. spokesman Gwen Carter said, blamed the garbage blanketing McCann said the aunt explaining that the agency un- his property on neighbors would often contact him but derstands that poor families dumping their trash there. only to discuss the criminal often must resort to dire living Sherrie Shorten is scheduled case and not the children. arrangements. to be released next month. “But there was no indication Shorten and his wife, Sher“I’m coming home in 30 days that the living conditions were rie, were convicted of embez- to be able to take care of my as bad as those photographs,” zling money from victims of kids,” she said from a separate McCann said. Hurricane Ike, which struck in federal prison in Lake Charles, It was not clear how long the 2008. The mother was arrested La.
Syrian official defects BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s deputy oil minister appeared tense as he looked at the camera and announced in a video that he has defected from President Bashar Assad’s regime, acknowledging he expects government forces to “burn my home” and “persecute my family.” Abdo Husameddine, a 58year-old father of four, on Thursday became the highestranking civilian official to join the opposition, and he urged his countrymen to “abandon this sinking ship” as the nation spirals toward civil war. In the YouTube video, Husameddine seemed to address Assad directly, accusing him of vast crimes in the past year as government forces pummel the opposition with tanks and snipers. The U.N. estimates 7,500 people have been killed since the uprising began. “You have inflicted on those you claim are your people a full year of sorrow and sadness, denied them their basic rights to life and humanity
and pushed the country to the edge of the abyss,” said Husameddine, wearing a dark suit and tie. He appeared to be reading from a script, casting his eyes down to find the words. “I do not want to end my life servicing the crimes of this regime,” he said. “I declare that I am joining the revolution of the dignified people.” The authenticity of the video could not be verified, and he did not disclose his location. Damascus did not comment on the video. According to a resume posted on the website of Syrian Oil and Gas News, Husameddine is married with four children, fluent in English and French, and studied petroleum engineering at al-Baath University. He was appointed by Assad in 2009. Assad’s regime has suffered a steady stream of low-level army defectors, who have joined a group of dissidents known as the Free Syrian Army, now numbering in the thousands.
World powers stress diplomacy in Iran standoff VIENNA (AP) — Three days of protracted negotiations held under the specter of war highlighted the diplomatic difficulties ahead for nations intent on ensuring that Iran is not developing nuclear weapons. In a statement Thursday that was less than dramatic, six world powers avoided any bitter criticism of Iran and said diplomacy — not war — is the best way forward. The cautious wording that emerged from a weeklong meeting of the U.N. nuclear agency reflected more than a decision to tamp down the rhetoric after a steady drumbeat of warnings from Israel that the time was approaching for possible attacks on Iran to disrupt its nuclear program. Indeed, the language was substantially milder than the tough approach sought by Washington and allies Britain, France and Germany at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-nation board meeting. Agreement came only after tough negotiations with Russia and China. That could spell trouble on any diplomatic path ahead. Russia, China and the four Western nations have agreed to meet with Iran in another effort to seek a negotiated solution. But with East-West disagreements within the group greater than ever, it could be difficult for the six to act in coordination at those talks. A previous series of talks between the six and Iran ended in failure, the last one more than a year ago in Istanbul, Turkey. But the issue of six-power unity was never tested during those talks, because Tehran refused even to consider discussing concessions on its nuclear program. That could change as Russian and Chinese irritation grows with what the two consider unwarranted tough and unilateral sanctions recently imposed on Iran by Washington and the European Union.
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This Evening • 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 information, call (937) 548-9006. • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Staying Clean for the Weekend, meets at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 230 E. Poplar St. • Maplewood Grange will sponsor a euchre card party at Maplewood Grange Hall at 7:30 p.m. The public is welcome, and refreshments will be served.
Saturday Morning • Agape Mobile Rural Food Pantry Distribution, in Botkins, 9 a.m. to noon. • The Piqua-Lewis Boyer Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will meet at the Troy Hayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main S., Troy at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday Afternoon • Agape Mobile Rural Food Pantry Distribution, in Anna, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
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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.
nally gave it to Dear Readers: you! If you have some A true story gifts that don’t about regifting quite fit your is the one of a lifestyle, your newlywed coudecor or yourself, ple. They rewhat’s a good ceived several way to handle silver ice buckthem? The term Hints ets and regifted “regifting” somewithout evokes one, times from opening it, that snickers, eyeHeloise was engraved rolling or one big their cringe. But Heloise Cruse with names! — regifting can be OK. However, there are Heloise DONATE OLD some guidelines: CLOTHING TO • Give a gift that you received, but can’t use, to ANIMAL SHELTER Dear Heloise: I love someone who really can use it or needs the gift. reading your column in • The unwanted gift the Roswell (N.M.) Daily MUST be new and un- Record. I often see hints about donating clothes used. • Be careful not to to thrift stores, which inregift an item back to cludes ensuring that the person who origi- clothes are clean, with
no stains. However, I like to donate my son’s and my old clothes to the animal-shelter local thrift store. Any clothes that cannot be sold are used as bedding for the pets! I urge your readers to contact their local animal-rescue group or pound to see if it also uses old clothing for bedding. — L.J.L., via email A fabulous hint! Say “Hi” to my friends in Roswell. — Heloise TRAVEL HINT Dear Heloise: When traveling by motor home, I often found myself making several trips lugging all the laundry and supplies to the laundry room in the RV park. Now, I sort the laundry in the RV and put
each load in a large, plastic trash bag. I pour the detergent directly into the bag on top of the laundry. Next, I fill those little fabric-softener balls and put one in each bag. The whole (small) bottle of bleach goes into the bag with the bleachables. — Cheryl, via email QUESTION MARK Dear Heloise: I tape my doctors’ appointment cards in date order onto a mirror in my dressing area. Whenever I think of a question I need to ask my doctors, I write the question on the back of the applicable doctor’s appointment card and take the card with me when I go for my visit. — Karen P., Lutcher, La.
• Shelby County Deer Hunters holds its monthly Saturday Night Trap Shoot at 7988 Johnston-Slagle Road beginning at 6:30 p.m., 10 birds. Program starts at 8 p.m., 50 birds, long run, handicapped and Lewis class. Open to the public. • The Sidney-Shelby County Chess Club “Checkmates” meets at 7 p.m. at the library at the Dorothy Love Retirement Community. All skill levels are DR. WALLACE: Alli- friends. We conKevin, St. students thought you welcome. For more information, call 497-7326. son and I have been dat- tinued to talk to Louis, Mo. should be a bit disap• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Saturday ing for over a year and each other often, KEVIN: I pointed, while the maNight Live, meets at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran have set a wedding date and we still have didn’t want to jority of the boys felt the Church, 120 W. Water St. in June. We met at a col- a chat every few be the one to disappointment should Sunday Evening lege lecture, and for both weeks. I want to decide who was belong to Allison. Basi• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Never Alone, of us, it was love at first invite my friends going to suffer cally, the girls favored Never Again, meets at 6:30 p.m. at First Christian sight. We will both be 21 ( i n c l u d i n g a little disap- her point of view, while Church, 320 E. Russell Road. when we become hus- Glenda) to the pointment on a the guys favored your Monday Afternoon band and wife. wedding, but Al’Tween glorious wed- point of view. • Sidney Rotary Club meets at noon at CJ’s Our wedding plans lison is adamant ding day, so I After talking with the Highmarks. For more information on activities or are going smoothly, ex- that she doesn’t 12 & 20 took an easy students, I have made a Dr. Robert becoming a member, contact Scott Barhorst at 492- cept for one tiny glitch. want one of my way out. My decision: Since your fiWallace 0823. When I was 16, I was ex-girlfriends at brother is a ancee is adamant that • The New Knoxville Community Library will going with Glenda, but our wedding. high school your ex-girlfriend not athold story time from 1 to 1:30 p.m. for children 3, 4 we decided to break up, One of us will be a bit teacher and he was kind tend the wedding, it and 5. Stories, songs and more. and even though we disappointed on our enough to allow me to would be unwise to dating, we con- happy day, so who do you present this question to upset a bride on her stopped Monday Evening tinued to be close think it should be? — his class. Most female wedding day. • Shelby County Girl Scout Leaders Service Unit 37 meets at 6:30 p.m. at the VFW. • The American Legion Auxiliary meets at 7 p.m. at the Post Home on Fourth Avenue. LEO permission for anything. much you will get done! • Diabetic support group meets at 7 p.m. in con- BY FRANCIS DRAKE (July 23 to Aug. 22) (Better to ask for forYOU BORN TODAY ference room one of the Joint Township District MeWhat kind of day will It’s easy to fall into giveness later, perhaps.) You’re a sensitive, commorial Hospital, St. Marys. AQUARIUS passionate person and • Shelby County Woodcarvers meets at 7 p.m. at tomorrow be? To find out worry mode today. Nevremember (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) constantly strive to bethe Senior Center of Sidney-Shelby County. Begin- what the stars say, read ertheless, the forecast given for that worry is actually a Travel plans look come better. You have ners to master carvers are welcome. habit. And it’s com- doubtful today. Use high ideals, and you • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Vision of your birth sign. pletely counter-produc- today’s energy to study might explore consciousHope, group meets at 7 p.m. at Russell Road ChrisFor Saturday tive. (No question.) groups. something, because you ness-raising tian Center, 340 W. Russell Road. March 10, 2012 VIRGO have excellent powers of Others sense this about • Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step program for (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) concentration. Focus on you and are attracted to anyone desiring to stop eating compulsively, meets ARIES Why is there so much philosophy, law, medi- you because they admire at 7 p.m. at Hillcrest Baptist Church, 1505 S. Main (March 21 to April 19) month left at the end of cine, mathematics, reli- you. Something you’ve St., Bellefontaine. Don’t take it person- the money? This is how gion and politics. been involved with for • Sidney Boy Scout Troop 97 meets at 7 p.m. at PISCES about nine years will diSt. Paul’s United Church of Christ. All new mem- ally if partners and close you feel today. Tomorrow (Feb. 19 to March 20) minish or end this year, bers are welcome. For more information, call Tom friends seem to be aloof will feel different. today. It’s just what’s LIBRA Clean up a lot of red- to make room for someFrantz at 492-7075. • TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 7 happening with the (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) tape details concerning thing new. Don’t be worried inheritances, insurance Birthdate of: Paget p.m. at Faith Alliance Church, New Knoxville Road, Moon. Others might feel critical of you, but they about things today be- matters, taxes, debt and Brewster, actress; Chuck New Bremen. can’t help it. (Go figure.) cause this is the kind of shared property. You’ll Norris, actor; Olivia Tuesday Morning TAURUS day when things look be surprised by how Wilde, actress. • The F. J. Stallo Memorial Library in Minster (April 20 to May 20) worse than they really will hold Storytime from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. for Use today’s energy to are. It’s a matter of point children 3, 4 and 5. do routine work that re- of view. Wait a day or Tuesday Afternoon quires attention to de- two. • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts at tail. 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Time to butcher beef you could fool someone it looks so much like chicken. I never tasted them and I don’t think I want to, but Joe likes them. I told Joe I am glad that is over with for another year. Three boys tasted the brains and said they were good but none of them asked for seconds. The highlight of butchering beef for our family is having rare beef again. It is steak sliced real thin and deep-fried a few seconds on each side. Grandpa Graber added a lot of pepper to it and Mom also peppered hers a lot. Joe and I like ours very peppery but the children just a little. So I fry one stack with a lot of pepper and another stack with less for the children. Last week, Jacob, Emma, Joe and I attended the viewing of a second cousin in a nearby community. He was a bishop in that community and 69 years old. Our sympathy goes to the family. With its being beef butchering time, I thought I’d share this recipe which makes for a good casserole.
to theatrical size. For one evening only, “Complete World of Sports (abridged)” will take the stage on March 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the James F. Dicke Auditorium at New Bremen High School. Tickets are $20 for adults and $12 for students and are available at Western Ohio True Value Hardware in Minster. For information, call (419) 733-0252 or visit www.lockone.org. The Reduced Shakespeare Company, a comedic theater troupe,
Taking us back to 1962 Musicians from St. Lawrence Church in Rhine, the Immaculate Conception Church in Botkins, and the St. Joseph Church in Wapakoneta prepare for a concert, “ Music of Our Lives: 1962 Version,” which will be at Immaculate Conception, N. Main Street, Botkins, Sunday at 2 p.m. Singers and instrumentalists will perform the top pop and country hits from 1962, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the church building. Pictured are (from left) Denny Mass, Brenda Geis, Kimi Brown, Mike Gehrlich and Barb Haehn. The three churches operate as the Petersburg Parishes under the leadership of the Rev. Patrick Sloneker, pastor, and the Rev. Matthew Lee, associate pastor. The concert is free and open to the public.
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NIEPORT MINSTER — Ryan and Laura Nieport, of Minster, have anBEEF CHUNK nounced the birth of a CASSEROLE Evan Joseph 1 pound canned beef son, Nieport, Feb. 21, 2012, at chunks 6:41 a.m. in the Joint 3 eggs Township District Me2 cups milk 1 cup chopped onion 2 tablespoons butter 6 slices of bread, cubed 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 quart corn 1 cup grated cheese
morial Hospital in St. Marys. He weighed 7 pounds, 2.8 ounces, and was 19 inches long. His maternal grandparents are Pat and Cindy Heitkamp, of Minster. His paternal grand-
parents are Terry and Ruth Nieport, of St. Henry. His great-grandparents are Will and Carol Prenger, of Minster, Joe Nieport, of St. Henry, and Alma Meyer, of Fort Loramie.
Place cooked meat in a baking dish. Beat eggs, milk, salt, and add broken up bread, corn, and onions. Pour on top of the meat. Melt butter and pour over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove the casserole from the oven and sprinkle cheese over all and bake until cheese melts.
Sports + comedy = theater in New Bremen NEW BREMEN — Sports and laughter combine for the grand finale of the Lock One Community Arts 201112 performance season with the comic performance, “Complete World of Sports (abridged).” The Reduced Shakespeare Company brings area fans a new championship comedy that sprints through the world of sports at recordbreaking speed. It’ll be a marathon of madness and mayhem as the world’s great sporting events are shrunk down
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enough room we It is 7 a.m. might butcher a and our six hog or two yet if youngest chilthe weather dren just left for stays cold school. I enough. I still thought I would have a few bags get this column of sausage left in written right the freezer from away this mornAmish last year. I ing. I am batCook mostly use the tling a bad head cold which kept Lovina Eicher sausage in chili soup and in me awake a lot during the night. It making gravy. Also I use makes for a very tired sausage in casseroles or mind and it doesn’t help pizzas sometimes. A permatters any when I son can’t be thankful think of the extra busy enough when there is plenty of meat in the week ahead. Friday evening, we house for another year. butchered a 1,280-pound And before we know it, beef. We are glad tem- gardening time will be peratures stayed cold here again. The garden with the thermometer also helps fill the jars now showing 20 degrees. with food. God has been With the mild tempera- good to us but let us not tures during the winter forget to take time to it can be tricky to thank Him for our blessbutcher meat. The girls ings. Our thoughts and and I plan to start putting up the beef tomor- prayers go to the famirow. Joe and the children lies hit by the tornadoes will help when they get last week. We wish them home. I enjoy the job of God’s blessings in their cutting up beef even recovery and rebuilding. Although we were not in though it is a big job. We washed laundry the area of the tornathis morning because does, one of the big red daughter Elizabeth will oak trees in our yard upgo to work this after- rooted during a windnoon. While Elizabeth is storm. We are very working, Susan and I thankful the children plan to get the tables were not home at the ready for the beef. We time because they could want to get everything have been playing in the ready today so we can front yard. That night it tackle the big job tomor- was a nice sunny row. Hopefully by then I evening with temperawill be feeling better as tures in the upper 60s. Yesterday we had a well. I will do some canning but not as much as nice surprise visit from I used to. It is so much Joe’s Uncle Solomon in easier to freeze every- Ohio. Joe’s cousin’s son, thing. I like canned beef Ben, was also along. The chunks for soups and girls and I were making canned hamburger for breakfast so we had casseroles. The sun is them eat breakfast with shining brightly already us. On the menu were but next week it will be eggs, fried potatoes, an hour later with the bacon, Swiss and Colby time change. I always cheese, fried brains I like to see the sun come fixed from beef we Uncle out but even more now butchered. that we have the solar- Solomon helped Joe eat panels to run our freezer. them. I dip them in egg We want to see how and roll them in flour much room we have in and then fry them. They the freezer after the beef come out looking just is done. If we have like a chicken breast,
WOEF gives scholarships for books at Lake Campus CELINA — The Western Ohio Educational Foundation (WOEF) is celebrating its 50th year of incorporation. Julie Miller, WOEF development officer, said. “It is by the generosity of all our scholarship contributors that the WOEF board is able to offer scholarships to students in our area to help offset their college costs.” The foundation recently received a donation from the Alpha Delta Kappa (ADK), an international educator’s sorority. Alpha Omicron,
the ADK Celina chapter, has donated $1,000 towards book scholarships to be awarded to five Lake Campus students majoring in education. In 1973, ADK gave out two book scholarships to education students amounting to $37.50 each. Throughout the past 40 years, ADK has supported Wright State University-Lake Campus students through their continued donation of book scholarship awards to Lake Campus Education students.
CORRECTION The day of the concert by Knot Fibbin’ at the Troy Hayner Cultural Center was listed incorrectly in Wednesday’s Sid-
ney Daily News. The concert will be Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Center, 301 W. Main St., Troy.
The scholarship has changed names several times over the last 40 years. For many years, it was known as the Carolyn Bair Scholarship to honor ADK’s president and long-time member who was also a retired local teacher. However, this will be the final donation from ADK as the Alpha Omicron Chapter is disbanding. To find out more about the WOEF scholarship program, log onto www.wright.edu/lake/wo ef.html. Your Link to the Community
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Come together To the editor: Feb. 22 marked the first day starting the Lent season for this year. Feb. 26 marked the first Sunday evening in which churches would come together to think on Jesus’ death and celebrate His resurrection. However, not very many churches were present at this meeting. In fact, out of all the churches in Shelby County only three representatives from three of the largest churches were present along with two other churches in our county. It is pretty sad when churches can’t even put aside their denominational differences to come together. We may worship God in different ways, but why can’t churches come together more often? Why does it only have to be during the holidays that we find the time to get together? When we get to heaven Jesus is not going to sort us by what denomination we were a part of. That’s not going to even matter to Him. What will matter the most is that we have served Him and followed Him since the day we said “yes” to Him and invited Him to come into our lives. So why is it we find it difficult to come together? Didn’t God say
through the writer of Galatians “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus”? Galatians 3:28. This scripture passage seems to be saying to today’s readers: “There is neither Baptist, nor Methodist, nor Presbyterian, nor nondenominational, nor Wesleyan, nor Nazarene, nor independent church, we are all supposed to be one in Christ Jesus.” Didn’t Jesus say we are to “love one another” (John 15:12)? Yet we can’t even put aside our busy lives or plans to come together as one church. Some of us have work schedules that we can’t change or control, but if we have the opportunity to attend one of these services, we should make the attempt to do so. While we are at it, invite others to come as well. There’s a hymn that goes, “When we all get to heaven…” So if we are going to be in heaven together for eternity, then why can’t we get together now? Heaven is forever. A church service lasts about an hour; think about the difference. Laura Chapman 121 W. Poplar St., Apt. 611
Voters got it right To the editor: Social scientists call it the “wisdom of the crowd,” and 61 percent of New Bremen’s citizens demonstrated both that and common sense on “Super Tuesday” in rejecting a dishonest levy and a retro K-8 school plan. This writer, since returning to Ohio, has frequently been critical of the civic activism of many of its residents, sometimes with rhetoric that was less than complimentary. But when you’re wrong, you are really wrong — I am proud to have witnessed village residents’ courage to turn out and be counted in Tuesday’s voting. So this is a humble and sincere apology to 61 percent of the village’s residents and voters. You not only knew where the plate was, you stepped up to it and did a sacrifice bunt for the good of the team. The other 39 percent may want to Google “21st century K-12 education” and consider some remedial work in civics and ethics. The postponement of the proposed levy has some advantages that
were never voiced in the campaign. Specifically, public K-12 education is under fierce assault by the alleged corporate reform movement, and strategies for K-12 change are surfacing so fast that the future outline of K-8 learning isn’t yet clear. In parallel, neural research on learning is changing contemporary school learning strategies and rubrics at about the same pace. Both are moving to new future positions quickly, so some delay in crafting a credible plan for the K-8 building may be an asset. In turn, a still weak economy will leave interest rates low and contractors hungry for some time. The unanswered question is, did the New Bremen Schools and their current board actually learn anything from the event? If the result is simply rationalized as a fluke, or given the alibi of not enough promotion, the whole community and its children are ultimately the losers. Ron Willett 29 Canterbury Drive New Bremen
BY CHRISTINA RYAN CLAYPOOL During March, when we celebrate Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, it is important to remember there are people in our community trying to have the best life they can despite their challenges. As S&H Products employee Lee Kinder explains, “We’re just like anybody else. We are able to learn, and grow, and achieve ...” Kinder is one of 100 individuals with developmental disabilities employed by S&H Products, an Adult Services Division of the Shelby County Board of DD. Ms. Kinder is also among S&H artists I met last month. According to S&H Products program manager Krista Oldiges, “Around 50 employees (with developmental disabilities) provide valuable service to industry by supplementing production needs.” Oldiges emphasizes the word, “employee,” as opposed to “client” or “consumer” when referring to those she oversees. “They have so much to give, and so much to share with us,” she adds. Besides S&H Products offering a full-service manufacturing resource, 14 employees also take part in art classes offered at the facility. Seven of these advanced artists are under the instruction of retired Sidney City Schools art teacher Donna Ruble, who is assisted by Melinda Watercutter, S&H support specialist. In February, the group created beautiful silver and gold awards. As a volunteer teacher for what is referred to as the Spirit and Hands Art Class, every Tuesday Ruble works with employees — often doing three-dimensional projects. In addition, Watercutter teaches a
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DISPLAYING AWARDS they made to recognize others are (top row, l-r): Matt Kahlig, Blossoming Award (not yet awarded); Ryan Hoying, Greatest Mom Award to Linda Hoying; Grant Kessler, Best Grandpa Award to Dick Kessler; (bottom row l-r) Mike Hogue, Wonderful Caregiver Award to sisterin-law Kay Hogue; Nicolle Redinbo, Greatest Coach Award to Tony Sell; Lee Kinder, Best Person Award to S&H Program Coordinator Kathy Ditson; and Lesli Davis, Best Looking Dad Award to James Davis. beginners’ art class through training she received from Ruble. The idea for the awards projects came from employee Grant Kessler, a big Bob Barker fan. He explained that Barker has awards, but it was also Grammy season. To make the “sculptures,” Ruble donated old sports trophies she had at home. Then artists used Styrofoam balls, tape, paper mache and spray paint. They named their own awards in recognition of important individuals in their personal circle. Donna’s late brother, Jim Poulakos, is her inspiration for volunteering at S&H Products, since he was born with Down’s syndrome. “Jim was an employee there for 16 years before he passed away,” she said. Ruble has been a volunteer with the organization for more than 12 years. The retired art teacher has served on the board, and originally donated her time to assist with a holiday greeting card project. Through her interaction with the employees, she realized the interest
and enjoyment that artistic endeavors provided for those challenged. “You try to find their abilities, and not look at their disabilities,” said Mrs. Ruble. Truthfully, that’s what DD Awareness Month is all about. For me, the task of creating awareness about the plight of the intellectually disabled is personal. Whenever I hear someone use the insulting label “retard,” I cringe. Immediately I am deeply offended as a visual picture of my mid-20s nephew, Andy, comes to mind. Many individuals with a family member struggling with a disability can relate to the angst they also feel when someone makes an ignorant remark. After all, when we replace someone who some in society erroneously view as less than, with someone that we love, the picture changes instantly. Diverse groups, including lawmakers, school systems and developmentally delayed individuals themselves, have been pushing for change and heightened awareness for several
years. Public campaigns like the one found on the Internet at www.rword.org encourage folks to pledge their support in never using the “r” word. “Spread the word to end the word. The word “retard(ed) hurts millions of people with intellectual disabilities, their families and friends,” according to the website. As family, neighbors and friends of those facing intellectual challenges we know there is an r-word these individuals would really like to hear and to have from us. That r-word is “respect.” This is one of Krista Oldiges’ goals: “Teaching people that individuals with disabilities should be treated with respect, like all of us.” Just ask creator of the Blossoming Award, Matt Kahlig what he wants. “I think for people to give someone with disabilities a chance to see what they can do,” said the contemplative young artist. Matt feels he has been able to blossom himself in recent years and that’s why he named the award for the process a bud experiences. But as of press time, a recipient for his award had not yet been chosen. Other artists making awards included Lesli Davis, Ryan Hoying, Mike Hogue, Lee Kinder, Nicolle Redinbo and Grant Kessler. For now, from the road less traveled and in the words of songstress Aretha Franklin, may we greet everyone we meet along our path with a little bit of R-E-S-P-E-C-T. And may we never again use the “r” word to refer to one of God’s special children. The writer is a freelance journalist and author who lives in Sidney. Contact her through her website at www.christinaryanclaypool.com.
Water infrastructure is jobs issue which is why I Many people am re-introdon’t associate ducing the water and Clean Water sewer systems Affordability with job creAct — bipartiation. In fact, san legislation most AmeriI first introcans might not duced in 2008 think about with then-Sen. their water and Brown George V. sewer systems reports Voinovich. much beyond All Ohioans paying a water Sherrod Brown U.S. Senator deserve access bill. to clean water, But one conbut across Ohio comsistent message I’ve munities are strugheard at many of the 200 roundtable discus- gling to afford the necessary upgrades to sions I’ve conducted across our state is that improve their sewer systems. affordable water and In parts of the state sewer rates are critical with combined sewer to attracting and resystems (CSOs), heavy taining employers — rains or melting snow particularly those in the manufacturing in- cause CSOs to overdustry that depend on flow, meaning unwater for their produc- treated wastewater tion processes. A mod- and storm water are dumped straight into ern, affordable water infrastructure is criti- our rivers, creeks and lakes. The U.S. Envical to preserving jobs, ronmental Protection building strong communities, and keeping Agency (EPA) estimates that 850 billion Americans safe. This is a jobs issue, gallons of untreated
wastewater and storm water from CSOs are released into our communities. It poses a risk to the public health and environment — and undermines the competitiveness of our businesses. The cost of addressing CSOs in Ohio alone is more than $7 billion over the next 20 years, according to the EPA. In Northeast Ohio, the fix is estimated at over $1 billion, and in Cincinnati it is at least $2 billion. There are more than 81 Ohio communities that require water infrastructure improvements to fix outdated CSOs. These communities — and their local ratepayers — shouldn’t have to go after the fixes alone. That’s why the Clean Water Affordability Act is important — it will protect local ratepayers, streamline permitting, lead to
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cleaner water, and promote economic development. This bill would help CSO communities develop an infrastructure plan that works best for the local community and protects our environment. It would also invest $1.8 billion to be distributed over the next five years through a grant program for financially distressed communities to invest in CSO repair. In the remaining years of the grant program, funds would be allocated to states based upon their CSO needs — with priority given to financially-distressed communities. A sound wastewater infrastructure with fair rates isn’t just a health and safety issue — it is an economic development imperative. This is a bill that will achieve both and ensure the well-being and economic success of our communities.
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Rostorfer happy in home district BY TERRY PELLMAN JACKSON CENTER — Ted Rostorfer is quite happy to be working for his home school district. The new maintenance supervisor at Jackson Center School began his duties just one month ago. He is in the process of reorganizing the tools in his maintenance room, a task he seems to relish. Taking care of a school is nothing new to the Jackson Center High School graduate. Rostorfer spent five years serving the Bellefontaine School District and seeing to their maintenance needs. In addition, he worked at Jackson Center as a custodian in 2003. For some years after that, he worked with his brother in a supply business. Rostorfer enjoys the challenge of the many factors involved in taking care of such a large facility. He oversees the duties of two full-time and one part-time janitorial staff members, and must change course often and quickly as new needs arise. He has a daily list of intended tasks on his desk each morning, but a day tak-
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NEW JACKSON Center School Maintenance Supervisor Ted Rostorfer inspects a safety cushion in the gymnasium. ing care of a building housing so many people with such a vast array of machinery, rooms and hallways is always ripe for the unexpected. One of Rostorfer’s prime goals is to enhance the energy-efficiency of the building complex. For example, he is in the process of adjusting the speed of the motors in the heating units. His aim is to keep the building at a comfortable temperature
while using much less power. In the process, he has so far reduced the operating speed of those motors from 100 percent of peak power down to 67 percent. Another costsaving project he is working on is the replacement of lighting ballasts in the elementary section of the building with replacements that will cost much less to operate. Along with that, he is reminding school personnel to turn
lights off when possible to save yet more money. He stresses that the savings from a variety of energy-saving practices can mean significant savings over the years. Rostorfer also admits to being especially particular about general cleaning to eliminate dust and making those hallway floors shine brightly. He is always looking for ways to make that good Jackson Center School environment
he came to work in even better. The building is in three sections, with different equipment of varying levels of advancement in technology. In the newest section, the heating and cooling systems are computerized. Over the next six months, Rostorfer will be attending training in Dayton and by Internet to learn more energysaving techniques for facilities such as schools. Rostorfer enjoys his interaction with the staff and the students, many of whom have family members he went to school with. Now 48, he has lived in Jackson Center his entire life, except for the six years he spent serving in the Army. He emphasizes his gratitude for being given the opportunity to work in his new position. Rostorfer begins the day by checking the building temperature, then making sure there are no problems with the several boilers that provide heat. Typically, it is not far into the morning when his phone begins delivering calls for some type of assistance or repair. It is an ongoing process of ranking those tasks by priority and ur-
gency. The biggest challenge so far has been to make the best use of time when there are so many varied needs to be addressed. He accepts that factor as part of the job, and points out that companies and institutions face the same financial pressures. As he says, “It’s all about timing.” Rostorfer attempts to save the school money by doing as much repair by himself as possible, calling in a contractor only when there is no alternative. Rostorfer’s experience in maintenance work usually allows him to repair broken machinery, and he is knowledgeable in repairing plumbing, electrical services and heating, ventilation and air conditioning. In addition, he become well has schooled in the rules and regulations applicable to a public institution. Asked if he can walk through the building without being stopped and told of something to be seen to, Rostorfer smiles and says that it would be rare. And that seems to suit the friendly new staffer just fine. It seems there is no place he would rather be.
Starlin L. Roberts and Susan R. Roberts, trustees, section 3, south central part southeast 1/4, 0.57 acres, exempt. Charles R. and Brenda J. Jarrett to Walter S. and Debra A. Whitsett, section 3, part southeast 1/4, 1.204 acres and 2.207 acres, $180,000. W. Jeffrey and Gerardine J. Bunnell to Middendorf Builders Inc., Millcreek Subdivision No. 5, section 1, lot 125, $115,000. Julie A. and Craig R. Hopkins to Robert J. and Kelly D. Carter, Harry Hoewischer Subdivision, section 3, lot 5, $137,900.
Fridley to Beam Management LLC, section 33, part southeast and southwest 1/4 exceptional, 39.5 acres, exempt. Green Township Jon Helman to Jon and Miriam S. Helman, section 1, parts northwest 1/4, 0.554 acres and 0.791 acres, exempt. Carole J. (Bolton) Alexander to Brian K. Bolton, section 19, northwest part central part north 1/2 section, 37.53 acres, $100,000. McLean Township Norman and Rose Ann Kinnett to Rick Kinnett, Filburn’s Subdivision, lot 145 and vacated alley adjacent and strip adjacent west side, exempt. Rick and Nicky Kinnett to Randy and Mary Beth Roberts, Filburn’s Subdivision, lot 145 and vacated alley adjacent and strip adjacent west side, $182,500. Turtle Creek Twp. David W. and Judith A. Boerger to Cloyd L. and Barbara Miu Miller, George Palmisano Subdivision No. 2, section 21, lot 9, $149,900.
ESTATE TRANSFERS
The real estate transfers listed below have been recorded at the office of Shelby County Recorder Jodi L. Siegel. Transfers listed also include tax-exempt property transfers in which no dollar amount is listed. Shelby County Auditor Denny York said the exemptions normally transactions involve within a family and therefore no public record of the dollar amount is recorded. Anna Gary L. Anderson to Jacqueline E. Riddle, lot 307, Meadowview Addisiton Replat, exempt. Botkins Paul Bradley and Therese S. Reed to Lucas S. and Dana R. Howell, lot 195, $94,500. Hoying & Hoying Builders Inc. to Hoying Real Estate Investments LLC, lot 552, (Lone Pine Estates phase 1), $22,000. Sidney Othel J. and Hilda E. Jones to Larry O. and Dana L. Jones, lot 6244, exempt. Michael J. and Sandra L. Piatt to Federal National Mortgage Association, Westwood Estates Subdivision section 4, lot 5182, exempt. Ronald S. and Patricia A. Francis to Ronald S. and Patricia A. Francis, trustees, Bon Air Addition, lot 63, exempt. Thomas J. and Jana L. Potts to Bosh Holdings LLC, Heritage Manor Subdivision No. 7, lots 6464, 6556 and 6468, exempt. Paul R. and Gertrude A. Gross, trustee, to Deborah A. Minniear, trustee, Northwood Con-
Remove decorations PORT JEFFERSON — The sexton at Glen Cemetery has advised the public that ground decorations should be removed by March 25 so that spring maintenance may begin.
dominium, unit 150, section 3 and interest common areas, exempt. Gerald F. Jr. and Rosalie E. Billing to Brian J. Leffel, Steinke Subdivision, lot 26, $112,500. HW Properties Ltd. to Trev Investments LLC, Plum Ridge Development Phase VI, lot 6384, $168,000. Jean M. Lier, deceased, to Mutual Federal Savings Bank, Northwood Condominium, section 2, unit 122 plus interest common areas, $43,500. Sara J. (Fitzpatrick) Close to Federal National Mortgage Association, Park Addition, lot 1119, $28,675. Joni L. (Taylor) and Bradley Dunham to Susan L. Elsass, Burke Subdivision, lot 3564, $117,350. Terri S. (Toves) Chiles to Terri S. and John Chiles, Elmore Elsner Survey, lot 5288, exempt. Kathrine N. Faulkner, estate, to William D. Stratton, Westwood Estates Subdivision, section 1, lot 4714, $145,000. Lori M. Meade to Steve L. Meade, part lot 247, George W. Dixon Addition, exempt. James L. and Karen S. Ferreira to Chad R. and Tami M. Coverstone, Sturm Subdivision,
Phase 1, undivided 1/2 interest, lot 6362, exempt. Timothy D. and Krista M. (Kuhlman) Knouff, part lot 1, Johnston’s Addition No. 2, $65,000. Leonard C. Zumberger to James R. Rosengarten, part lot 334, $52,200. Flagstar Bank FSB to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Green Tree Hills Subdivision, lot 3954, exempt. Roger G. Aschenbach to Douglas L. Aschenbach, trustee, Bon Air Addition, part lots 33 and 34, exempt. Ruth A. Beard, deceased, to Tony and Elizabeth Slone, HC Lennox Addition, lot 2456, $72,000. Harold O. Wiley, estate, to People’s Federal Savings & Loan Association, lots 2121-2123, $20,000. Kalee (McCarty) Higley, Jared McCarty, Amiee McCarty and Dakoda Higley to Kimberly Ann McCarty, Meadow Acres Subdivision, lot 3, exempt. Erma M. Walker to David Wayne Walker and Raymond D. Walker, lot 5584, exempt. Carol A. Pearson to Ronald L. and Marie E. Poeppelman, Belmont
Heights, lot 65, $62,000. Benjamie M. and Natalie L. (Monnin) Carey to Stephanie L. Rank, lot 6431, $112,500. Citimortgage Inc. to Secretary Housing & Development, Urban part outlot 64, exempt. Helmut H. Mekelburg, deceased, to Randall G. Mekelburg and Karen Rutherford, Parkwood Subdivision, part lots 214-215, exempt. Elizabeth Anne and John F. Bertsch Jr. to Harold and Christine Long, Northwood Village Section 4 Subdivision, lot 4043, $99,000. John E. Saunders to Todd and Tracy Bertke, Green Tree Hills Subdivision section 2, lot 3664, $49,100. Gay E. and Frederick C. Smith III to Conley R. Sr. and Connie J. Bell, Parkwood Subdivision, lot 170, $113,000. Federal National Mortgage Association to Douglas and Megan Knapke, lot 5182, Westwood Estates subdivision section 4, $195,000. Clinton Township Starlin L. Roberts and Susan R. Roberts to
Julia Ann (Nuth) Bernard to SDH Properties, section 2, north 1/2, 30-by-149.05-foot tract, and south 1/2, 30-by149.05-foot tract, plus right of way, $74,900. Franklin Township J. Edwin and Betty W. Fridley to Beam Management LLC, section 33, part section (Anna), 0.24 acres, and part northwest 1/4 (Anna), 0.044 acres, exempt. J. Edwin and Betty W.
Grange members meet candidates MAPLEWOOD — Members of the Maplewood Grange as well as interested citizens met on Feb. 28 at the Grange Hall for a meet-thecandidate night. Candidates who were present were John Lenhart, sheriff candidate, Ralph Bauer, prosecutor and Tim Sell, candidate; commissioner candidates, Terry Pellman, Robert Guillozet, Jim Yost and Tony Bornhorst; state representative John Adams and
candidate Dave Easton. Those holding office but with no opposition for their offices who were present were Bob Geuy, Michelle Mumford, Linda Meininger and Jodi Seigel. The moderator for this event was Lenny Wirz, member of the Maplewood Grange. There was an open question-and-answer period for the evening. The evening closed with light refreshments furnished by grange members.
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From Page 1 something and you might be downloading malware into the computer that you’re completely unaware of. It logs all your keystrokes and reports them back to someone. That’s why you have to keep anti-virus and anti-malware up to date. It’s important to buy the premium version of these things. The free versions are good to a point but they’re limited in what they can do. And you need to download the updates,� she added. Many people already know to put tracking on their own Social Security numbers, but the same should be done for the numbers of their children. “A parent’s computer might be breached and on t h a t c o m puter is all the family’s information,� Peeler said. “A hacker will get a child’s number. It may not be found for years and it’s impossible to trace by then.� Sometimes the theft isn’t recognized for a decade or more and only becomes known when the child applies for a college loan or wants to buy a car. “They have to get a new Social Security number and wipe their credit history clean,� Peeler said. Credit card fraud If credit or debit cards are stolen, they should be canceled immediately, North said. And credit card statements should never be discarded without shredding them. He also strongly warns people to monitor their credit card reports and watch bank account statements. Peeler noted that having secure passwords is critical. “A password should be more than 10 characters long. It should have capitals, lower case letters, numbers and keyboard characters and it should be something that makes sense to you,� she said. And, she added, passwords should be changed every 90 days. “You should have a different password for each sign-in you have,� she said. That could be a lot of passwords to keep track of. “People are afraid about writing passwords down,� Peeler said. “But it’s highly unlikely that someone will break into your house and find your notes about passwords that you have not stuck to your computer screen but have in a hidden place.� Having notes to remind users about passwords that are complicated and change often is much better than memorizing one or two weaker passwords and using them for everything.
The Better Business Bureau advises people to cancel unused credit card accounts and to opt out of pre-approved credit offerings. Look closely at purchasing processes DeWine listed payment fraud as one of the top five cyber crimes in Ohio. In the scheme, individuals post items for sale online and are contacted by a potential buyer, who is a con artist in disguise. The con artist “buyer� overpays for the item (using a fake check or a phony credit card number) and asks the unsuspecting seller to send back the difference. Once the seller realizes the scam, it may be too late to recover the item or any money sent. Small businesses and job seekers also may be susceptible to similar payment scams. Also on DeWine’s list is a scheme in which scammers post and “sell� items online, but after taking consumers’ money, never deliver the products. For example, a con artist pretends to be a military member and says he must sell his vehicle quickly for a low price, before he is deployed or there has been a death in the family so the seller is offering event tickets at a reduced price. The buyer sends the payment, but the con artist never delivers the vehicle or the tickets. In these and other scams, con artists play on consumers’ emotions to make their ploys more effective. North cautions that people should
ask lots of questions before buying something and to ask for references. Pay attention to how sellers on websites have been rated by other consumers, he said. Pay through PayPal. Never send cash or a check. And never agree to a private visit with a seller. Another common trick, according to North, involves the purchase of gift cards. “A cashier may put an amount on a gift card, give you a bogus gift card and pocket the good one,� he said. Consumers should ask the cashier to scan the card after it’s in the consumer’s possession, to make sure it has the correct amount on it. “People will get gift card numbers off the shelf and go online and wait for a consumer to register the card. But a scammer has registered online and starts to use the card,� North said of yet another common illegal practice. “Make sure (when you buy a card) that the packaging is secure. Make sure the back scratch-off section has not been scratched off,� he added. The potential target is always the first line of defense, experts agree. If consumers pay close attention, they can foil the devious plots of would-be thieves. Coming Saturday: Medicare fraud and telephone scams. Read one victim’s heartbreaking story. Published Thursday: Facts and figures about cyber crime.
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TODAY IN HISTORY CROSSWORD HOROSCOPE Friday, March 9, 2012 You’re likely form two March new alliances Today is toFriday, 9, in the yearday ahead, of which you’ll the 69th ofboth 2012. There be able to rely on. Although each will are days leftfrom in the theother year. be297 totally different and Highlight inboth HisToday’s formed for different reasons, will be successful relationships. tory: PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20)during — Even if On March 9, 1862, you’re usually pragmatic when it the Civil War, the ironclads comes to the management of your reUSS Monitor andbe CSS Virsources, today might an exception. (formerly USSyield Merriginia Unfortunately, you could to powerful,clashed impractical mac) forinclinations. five hours to ARIES (March 21-April 19)Roads, — If you a draw at Hampton are especially bewitched by a certain Va.product, you might not be able to disOn thisbetween date: a good deal and a tinguish Take some time to check out In one. 1661, Cardinal Jules ■bad its true worth, don’tminister be fooled by Mazarin, theand chief the razzle-dazzle. of TAURUS France,(April died,20-May leaving 20)King — It’s Louis XIV in full control. good to be optimistic and hopeful, but your thinking is grounded Insure 1796, the future em-in ■be realism as If your thoughts are peror ofwell. the French, founded upon illusions, disappointNapoleon Bonaparte, marment is probable. ried Josephine de BeauharGEMINI (May 21-June 20) — If a certain clique you’ve been hanging out nais (boh-ahr-NAY’). (The with contains a few members who couple later divorced.) think they are superior to other peoIn you 1861, the Confederate ■ple, might want to take some time Congress, meeting in Montto reconsider your involvement. gomery, CANCERAla., (Juneauthorized 21-July 22) —the You should take care thatcurrency, you don’t lower issuing of paper in your standards if you find yourself the form of interest-bearing hanging out with a few people who notes. seem to be operating on a substandard In 1916, Mexican raiders ■level. If you sense this, excuse yourself ledimmediately. by Pancho Villa attacked LEO (July 23-Aug. — Although Columbus, N.M.,22) killing 18 normally you’re a pretty easy person Americans. to get along with, there are times that In can 1932, Eamon defind Valera ■you be contrary. If you you are challenging everything others was appointed headthat of govsay or do, get grip. Irish Free ernment of a the VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — There State. are certain hot spots pertaining to In 1945, during World ■your material affairs that needWar to be II,handled U.S.with asbestos B-29 gloves. bombers Be particularly cautious when it comes launched incendiary bombto any financial dealings.Japan, reattacks against LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Keep in sulting estimated mind thatin whatan may be important to 100,000 deaths. you might not be of equal significance associates. Facenewsman the facts and 1954, CBS ■toInyour you won’tR. getMurrow caught off critically guard. Edward SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — It bereviewed Sen. hooves you Wisconsin to pay closer attention Joseph R. to McCarthy’s antithan usual assignments or tasks that you consider to be unpleasant. Communism campaign on When we resist doing something, “See It Now.” there is greater risk of blowing the job. In 1962, the science fan■SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — If tasy novel “A Wrinkle in you find that someone in your group is doing that you consider Time” bysomething Madeleine L’Engle to be dishonest or stupid, away was first published by back Farrar, quietly, without making a huge fuss. Straus & Giroux. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Try about dozenif ■toInbe 1977, open-minded and aforgiving armed Muslims inthere isHanafi someone in your household who is three acting rebellious. If youin revaded buildings spond in kind D.C., and make waves, the Washington, killing one storm will only linger longer. person and taking more AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)than — Be 130 (The abovehostages. it all and don’t take it siege personally iftwo everydays suggestion you make is ended later.) or put down. There isCorp. nothing In 1987, Chrysler ■rejected wrong with your ideas, it’s just that announced had agreed to others will beit promoting their own. buy the financially COPYRIGHT 2012 United ailing Feature Syndicate, Inc. American Motors Corp.
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Chest aneurysm difficult to discover DEAR DR. aneurysm. — J.J. DONOHUE: ANSWER: Please discuss Aneurysms are aneurysms. bulges of an My wife, age artery’s wall. 62, died of a chest They’re weak aneurysm three spots. They can years ago. She occur on any arhad a yearly tery, but they exam, but the doc- To your occur most often tor failed to detect on the aorta and good it. She died in her brain arteries. sleep at an age health The aorta runs that I consider too Dr. Paul G. from the heart, young. An audown the chest Donohue topsy showed that cavity, and then the aneurysm had bro- enters the abdominal cavken, and she died from a ity to end at the bottom of hemorrhage. that cavity. I, too, had an Your wife’s aneurysm aneurysm. It was in the occurred in the chest secstomach area. My doctor tion of her aorta. Such an discovered it on a routine aneurysm is all but imexam and made all the possible to detect on an appointments for further ordinary physical exam. I testing and treatment. take it she had no sympThe aneurysm was suc- toms that suggested to cessfully removed. the doctor that she might I can’t ever forgive have this problem. my wife’s doctor for not Your aneurysm was lorecognizing her cated in the abdominal
part of the aorta. Here, aneurysms are much easier to detect. The doctor might hear a noise created by blood flowing through the dilated aorta, or he or she might be able to feel the pulsations of the aneurysm. Neither of these is possible in the chest section of the aorta. You can’t be so hard on your wife’s doctor. His task was an all but impossible one. And I say this not in an attempt to clear a fellow doctor, but in an attempt to explain to you what happened. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have a yearly exam, with blood work done before the doctor’s exam. He has the results when I see him in the office. This year, for the first time, he told me my electrolytes were fine. I thanked him. I have no idea what electrolytes are.
March 9, 1912 A meeting has been called by the Farmers’ Telephone Co. for the evening of March 14 at the Fridley School house, four miles northeast of Anna, to discuss plans for the completion of a telephone system in that vicinity. ——— The friends of A.J. Vocke, for the past several years landscape designer for the Wagner Park Conservatories of this city, will be pleased to learn that he has accepted a similar position with the P.F. Scheibe Landscape Co., of Waterloo, Iowa. This company does landscape designing exclusively and has had and now has some very large commissions and has gained an enviable reputation in this line.
Will you tell me? — H.L. ANSWER: Electrolytes are sodium, potassium, chloride and bicarbonate. They’re called electrolytes because they carry an electric charge. Each of them has important and different roles to play in the body. They’re involved in the production of the heartbeat, the transmission of nerve signals, in blood pressure control and the balance between the body’s acids and bases. The story of these minerals is told in the booklet on sodium, potassium and other minerals. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue — No. 202. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Can. with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.
March 9, 1937 Anna appeared to be the center of the second earth tremor within a week as the earth again settled and moved with a much sharper intensity at 12:45 a.m. this morning and left hardly a home in that village with a chimney that was not damaged or completely demolished by the intensity of the shock. Both churches, the St. Jacob Lutheran and the Anna Methodist, and the Anna High School were the most severely damaged as the quake jarred and rumbled its course throughout this area. It was fortunate that the quake did not come during the day when the children were in school or in the churches as several would probably have been injured by the falling plaster and other injuries might have followed as the children attempted to get out of the buildings. The severe earth shock was felt in Sidney early this morning lasting for 35 or 40 seconds. Little damage was reported in the city. Safety Director Al Guerry and Fire Chief Neal Waggoner made a visit to all school houses in the city early this morning but found little damage. The heaviest was at the Third Ward Building, but it was not serious. ———
Tomorrow afternoon, the people of Sidney and Shelby County are invited to the plant of the Wagner Mfg. Co., on Fair Avenue, for the opportunity of being shown through the factory and seeing their line of cast iron and cast aluminum utensils being manufactured.
50 Years March 9, 1962 NEW BREMEN — A former New Bremen resident, Ralph Quellhorst, senior at Eden Theological Seminary, has accepted a call to Emmanuel United Church of Christ, Bluffton. ——— Removal of illegal advertising signs within the restricted areas along interstate highways in Division Seven was started today. Deputy Director of highways for this division, Plez M. Gastineau, said the initial removal work got underway this morning in Miami County just north of the Montgomery County line on Interstate 75.
25 Years March 9, 1987 A Sidney High School swimmer has qualified for state competition. Ruth Frantz will swim in the 100 yard butterfly. Miss Frantz’s siblings are involved in other sports, but not swimming. She is the first Sidney High swimmer to qualify for an individual event. Her parents are Mr. an Mrs. Richard Frantz. ——— There is a change in the Copeland management team. The vicepresident of engineering, William Dittman, is retiring. He will be replaced by Earl Muir. The latter has 35 years of experience. The announcement was made by president Matthew Diggs. Both Dittman and Muir are Sidney residents.
Daughter raised in abusive home burdened by past DEAR ABBY: Mom is not to My sisters and I know about the grew up in a horbaby, nor is anyrible household one who talks to with our mother. her — aunts, unShe was not only cles, children, OK with the segrandchildren vere abuse and and our cousins. neglect we sufIf I don’t keep my fered, she enpromise, my sisDear couraged it. ters will cut me Abby Now grown out of their lives, Abigail up, my sisters too. Van Buren have moved out I’m angry of state and have no con- about it. I didn’t hurt tact with her. My contact them, MOM did. I went with Mom is limited al- through the same nightthough I live close to her. mare they experienced. My sisters want her to How do I deal with all of know nothing about this now? — PRISONER them, and they are very OF THE PAST cautious. DEAR PRISONER: Recently, one of them Your sisters have dealt had a beautiful baby. I’m with the abuse they sufhappy for her. Because of fered by going away, leavthe abuse she suffered ing all reminders behind. during our childhood it You chose to maintain was difficult for her to contact with your conceive, so this seems mother. You have many like a miracle. valid reasons to be I was given the news angry, but please do not on the condition that aim your anger at your
sisters for wanting to protect themselves from someone who condoned and encouraged their abuse. Because you are having difficulty with your emotions, contact Childhelp to find the location of a qualified counselor near you. The toll-free number is (800) 4224453 and its website is www.childhelp.org. With professional help, you will be able to finally work through the feelings you have been avoiding for so long and start your own healing. DEAR ABBY: We have two sons, a toddler and an infant. I’m a stay-at-home mom who plays in the mud, sand and dirt with her boys. I wear my bathing suit or a T-shirt and shorts. Later, we’ll take a bath or shower together. It’s safer and eas-
ier for me to be in the large, deep tub with them. We have bubbles, sing songs and make silly hairdos with shampoo. The boys never touch my body or point to my “parts.” My husband thinks I should be more modest, but I’m the one who nursed them. I’m the one they watch on the potty to learn. My nudity is never sexual in any way. Do you think it’s OK for my boys to see me in the buff? — CAREFREE MOMMY IN SARASOTA DEAR CAREFREE MOMMY: There is a difference between interacting with your very young boys and being sexually provocative. I see no harm in what you’re doing. Be “modest” when the kids are a little older, but for now there’s no danger of them building an unhealthy mother fixation.
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LAURENS, S.C. (AP) — A county Republican group in South Carolina wants its candidates to promise to not cheat on their spouses and not watch pornography. But the state GOP says it would be illegal to keep candidates off the ballot only because they refuse to sign the pledge. Bobby Smith, the chairman of the Laurens County Republicans, says the “purity pledge” endorsed by the
group last month is meant to encourage good values in the party’s candidates. He says it won't prevent anyone from getting on the ballot. The pledge would require candidates to promise they have not had premarital sex and will protect gun rights and oppose abortion, among other things. The state Republican party says it would be illegal to enforce such a pledge.
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OFFICE ASSISTANT EXPERIENCED MACHINE SHOP FOREMAN ENTRY / EXPERIENCED CNC / MANUAL MACHINIST EXPERIENCED WELDER / PIPE FITTERS DRAFTSMAN PROJECT ENGINEER ESTIMATOR PLANNER Send or email Resumes to:
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MPW INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC. IMMEDIATE OPENINGS! MRO TECHNICIAN NEEDED Shipping and Receiving Experience Required. Fork lift a plus. 1st shift weekend (work two 12 hour days / get paid for 36 hours)
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AIRLINES ARE HIRINGTrain for hands on Aviation Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified - Job placement assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance 877-676-3836
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SHELBY COUNTY VFW POST 4239 is accepting applications for a part time Bartender Cook, 20-30 hours per Must be month. available to work weekends, days or evenings. Apply in person at: 2841 Wapakoneta Ave
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Machine Tool Builders Builde ers (Apprentice): Mechanics, Ag, Aviation, Auto Auto,, Electronic/Electrical Maintena Maintenance ance and HVAC HVA VAC Te Techs are positions that require the same skills as a Machine To ool Builder Tool (Apprentice). MTB’s are skilled craftsman who works as part of a team, assembling a metal forming fo g equipment. q p Ap pprentices p pp Apprentices will develop versatile skills in Mechanics, M Hydraulics, Pneumatics and El ectronics. Electronics.
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This individual will be involved d in the initial design, product development develop pment and testing of new products. This includes product specification n definition, mechanical design design,, and component selection to optimize optim mize new product performance and qua quality, ality, y, while maintaining cost and manufacturability. manufac cturability.
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Responsibilities include supervision, service coordination and operation of designated programming and services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities. Must have experience with community agencies providing services appropriate for individuals with DD and ensure that all standards and regulations are met. Position requires a minimum of 4 years experience with an Associateʼs Degree in Special Ed, Social Work, Psychology, Rehabilitation, Human Development, Nursing, Developmental Disabilities or other related field.
Minster has an immediate ope opening ening in its Electrical Engineering Department Depa artment for a Electrical Design Enginee Engineer er seeking to design and implement stat state e of the art control systems including hardware, software and servo systems.
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Champaign Residential Services has part-time openings available in Miami, Shelby, and Darke Counties for caring people who would like to make a difference in the lives of others Various hours are available, including mornings, evenings, weekends and overnights Paid training is provided Requirements: a high school diploma or equivalent, a valid drivers license, proof of insurance and a criminal background check To apply, call 937-335-6974 or stop our office at 405 Public Square, Troy OH.. Applications are available online at www.crsi-oh.com EOE
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Minster’s gray and ductile iron n fo foundry has entry level openings for chipper/ hipper/ grinders, molders etc. Prior fou foundry undry or factory experience a plus. To review a more complete description d of these positions and oth other her open positions, apply on line, at a www. minster.com. An Equal Opportunity/Affirmativ Opportunity/Affirmative ve Action Employ er, r, M/F/D/V Employer,
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LPN or STNA needed to care for elderly gentleman in his home. Send resume to PO Box 322. Sidney, OH 45365
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1 BEDROOM In Sidney, clean, freshly painted, security cameras, laundry facility on site, ample off street parking. On site manager. Rent $375, Deposit $375 includes water & trash. Call Heidi (937)441-9923
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OWNER OPERATORS Go To Transport, 48 states w/high travel in mid-west. Newer equipment, own base plate/insurance required. Percentage of load/100% fuel surcharge, fuel card, dir dep. 866-366-4686, ex2531.
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All interested applicants should contact Larry Claypool, Superintendent. Applications are available in the Superintendent's office located at Hardin-Houston Local School or on the school's website at www.houston.k12.oh.us. Starting hourly salary for regular route drivers is $17.16 per hour and $14.44 per hour for sub drivers.
JOHNSRUD TRANSPORT, a food grade liquid carrier is seeking Class A CDL tank drivers from the Sidney/Piqua/Troy area. Home flexible weekends. 5 years driving experience required. Will train for tank. Great Pay and Benefit Package. For further info, call Jane @ 1-888-200-5067
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The Hardin-Houston Local School District will be accepting applications for the following position(s):
A $100 million Steel Service Center located in Southwestern Ohio is looking for a self motivated individual for Inside Sales in a team oriented company. Miami Valley Steel is a dynamic company positioned for growth and expansion into several locations throughout the country. Responsibilities would include working as a team member with an Outside Sales Representative to service customers in a specific territory. Duties would include maintaining a liaison with customers on a daily basis, soliciting new business, entering orders in the operating system, and coordinating with plant personnel on deliveries. Miami Valley Steel provides a great working environment and this position has the potential for future advancement. Full benefits package including health, dental, 401k plan and paid holidays and vacation.
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TRUCK DRIVERS needed for home daily local runs at Dancer Logistics Services LLC, 900 Gressel Drive, Delphos, Ohio 45833. Also have Regional & West Coast runs available. Modern Equipment. We welcome Owner Operators to apply. Health, Dental and Vision benefits offered. Qualifications are a good MVR, Class A CDL and two years OTR experience. Call Shawn at (888)465-6001 for details or apply in person 10am thru 3pm.
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THE WEST OHIO FOOD BANK is seeking a proven leader for its Chief Executive Officer. Candidates must have demonstrated progressive strategic leadership and management experience in social service, business or public administration. An understanding of the challenge to serve and support our clients is imperative. Minimum of a Bachelor's degree or documented comparable experience in a related field, with a Master's degree preferred. Five years of progressive growth in the areas of fund development, strategic visioning/ planning and coalition is required. Email a resume, cover letter as well as salary requirements to the CEO Search Committee c/o
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925 Legal Notices 2 BEDROOM In Sidney, clean, freshly painted, security cameras, laundry facility on site, ample off street parking. On site manager. Rent $425, Deposit $425 includes water & trash. Call Heidi (937)441-9923 2 BEDROOM apartments in Russia. Attached garage. Great neighborhood! MOVE IN SPECIAL! MUST SEE! (937)417-4910. 2 BEDROOM half double, smoke free, kitchen/ laundry appliances, lawncare. $550. 403 West Parkwood. (937)726-7276
ONE FREE MONTH! PRIVATE SETTING 2 bedroom townhouse. No one above or below! Appliances, washer & dryer, fireplace, garage, water & trash included. (937)498-4747 www.1troy.com SLEEPING ROOMS (2) Both at 339 1/2 S Highland. Call Earl Vance (937)492-5057
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2 BEDROOM country mobile home, appliances. Lawn maintained. NO PETS. $450 month + deposit, (937)498-4481. 3 BEDROOM double, 526 N Main Avenue. New carpet, new paint, NO PETS! Metro accepted. $515 month, (419)733-4176 3 BEDROOM home, Sidney. Completely remodeled. $525 month, deposit. 729 S. Miami (937)394-7117
ASK ABOUT OUR SPECIALS! DISCOVER PEBBLEBROOK Village of Anna. 2 & 3 Bedroom townhomes & ranches. Garages, appliances, washer & dryer. Close to I-75, Honda, 20 miles from Lima. (937)498-4747 www.1troy.com CANAL PLACE Apartments. Reasonable rates. Utilities Included. Metro Accepted. Toll free: (888)738-4776.
TANNING BEDS, 4 Cobra Commercial $700 each. Out of business (937)845-2459
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HOT TUB, Reflexions, seats 4-6, led lights, easy cover/ lifter, steps, chemicals, like new, $3000 obo, call (937)498-1585, or (937)441-4076
WANTED: Large home with large yard for rent to own/ rent starting May 1. Botkins/ Sidney area. amomteamer@ h o t m a i l . c o m . (330)749-5987.
AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD puppies, 8 weeks old. Tails docked, vet checked, shots. Blue Merles, Red Merles and Tris. (937)726-6289 or (937)693-1515 BEAGLE MIX, Free to good home only. 3 month old male. White with brown spots. (937)638-0338.
Pool ARROWHEAD VILLAGE APARTMENTS 807 Arrowhead, Apt.F Sidney, Ohio (937)492-5006 ✦ ● ✦ ● ✦ ● ✦ ● ✦ ●✦ St. Marys Avenue Apartments $250 OFF 1ST MONTHS RENT! Most utilities paid, off street parking, appliances, NO PETS! 1 bedroom, $415 month (937)489-9921
WANTED TO buy Pride Electric Lift chair, Call between 5-7pm, (937)497-7326
ROUND BALES, 4X5 net wrap, grass hay, $30, (937)382-4549.
MINI AUSSIE-POO puppies, Females blue merle and black with white feet. Vet checked, shots. $300 (567)204-5232
2007 FORD F-150 4x4 dark green with grey interior, 30,000 miles. 4x4, 5.4 TRITON, gas, automatic, loaded inside and out. Chrome running boards, bedliner, chrome wheels, trailer hitch, power windows and seats, nice stereo, bench seat second row. Remote keyless entry plus touchpad, cruise, much more. $22,500. (937)394-2999 marigney@yahoo.com.
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1999 JEEP Wrangler Sport. 4.06, 6 cyl., tilt, automatic, AC. Good shape! 151,000 miles. $7950. (937)489-3426
GOLF SET, 20 piece Acuity Furbomax Deluxe. Never used. 5 years old. Right hand. $280. (937)726-2653
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS SHELBY COUNTY, OHIO NO. 12CV000033 JUDGE: JAMES STEVENSON LEGAL NOTICE IN SUIT FOR FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE CitiMortgage, Inc., Plaintiff vs. Eddie L. Teague, et al., Defendant Preferred Mortgage Company, Inc., whose last known address is Address Unknown, and the unknown successors, assigns and surviving entities of Preferred Mortgage Company, Inc., all of whose residences are unknown and cannot by reasonable diligence be ascertained, will take notice that on the 6th day of February, 2012, CitiMortgage, Inc. filed its Complaint in the Common Pleas Court of Shelby County, Ohio in Case No. 12CV000033, 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: 331 North Walnut Avenue, Sidney, OH 45365 and being more particularly described in plaintiff's mortgage recorded in Mortgage Book 1401, page 137, 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 Mar. 2, 9, 16 2263738
LEGAL NOTICE Village of Kettlersville has rescheduled the 3/6/12 council meeting to 3/12/12 7:00 PM due to lack of quorum on 3/6/12. Linda R. Miller, Fiscal Officer. Mar. 9 2265421
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510 MASSEY-FERGUSON Combine. Excellent condition. Seen at 8925 Cisco Rd. Sidney. $1500. (937)638-7714
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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
2000 PALIMINO Pop-Up. Sleeps up to 8. Stove, refrigerator, furnace, garage kept. Excellent condition. $3000 OBO. Very little use. (937)726-4802
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19,350 or $331 mo. 2011 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT QUAD CAB, $ $ RWD, dark gray/gray cloth, 4.7L, CD, keyless, alloy wheels, side air bags, warranty...................... 20,750 or 355 mo. 2011 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT, $ $ 4 dr., charcoal metallic/graphite leather, 9,500 miles, sunroof, heated seats, alloy wheels, loaded...... 17,950 or 307 mo. 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT, $ $ silver/gray cloth, 23,000 miles, CD, keyless, alloy wheels, power side doors, stow-n-go, warranty..... 17,450 or 289 mo. 2010 KIA SPORTAGE LX 4X4, $ $ black/charcoal cloth, 33,000 miles, V6, CD, keyless, alloy wheels, warranty .............................. 16,550 or 283 mo. 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT, $ $ 4 dr., blue/gray cloth, 44,000 miles, power side doors, CD, keyless, alloy wheels.................................... 15,450 or 264 mo. 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EXT. CAB, $ $ RWD, dark blue/charcoal cloth, 53,000 miles, V6, CD, tilt, cruise ................................................ 12,800 or 219 mo. 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO LT, $ $ 4x4, khaki/tan cloth, 93,000 miles, V6, CD, keyless, alloy wheels, warranty ................................. 10,150 or 173 mo. 2004 INFINITI I35, $ $ gray metallic/charcoal leather, 71,000 miles, V6, CD, keyless, sunroof, alloy wheels, loaded .................. 10,450 or 179 mo. 2004 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE GLS, $ $ maroon/tan leather, 85,000 miles, power side doors, rear A/C, one owner........................................ 8,150 or 139 mo. 4 dr., black/gray cloth, only 5,000 miles, CD, keyless, rear A/C, rear seat, stow-n-go, warranty ......
2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH FROM $565 TO $550
THRU MARCH 15th
BUYING ESTATES, Will buy contents of estates PLUS, do all cleanup, (937)638-2658 ask for Kevin
GERMAN SHEPHERD pups, 3 black , 3 sable, 3 males, 3 females, $200, born on 1-28-2012 (937)570-7668
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NEW KNOXVILLE’S Paige Lehman runs into the arm of a Tri-Village defender in action Thurs- FORT LORAMIE’S Kylie Drees eyes the bucket in regional day night in the Division IV Regional semifinals at Tipp City. semifinal action against the Russia Raiders Thursday.
Loramie girls reach regional finals Win over County rival Russia; New Knoxville falls in overtime TIPP CITY — Fort Loramie used a late surge at the end of the first quarter, continued it in the second, and went on to whip the Russia Lady Raiders for the third time this season, 54-32 in the Division IV Regional girls basketball semifinals here Thursday night. The Lady Redskins, now 19-6, will take on once-beaten Tri-Village Saturday at 7:30 in the regional championship game. They are looking for their second straight trip to the state tournament. Russia, with a young squad, ends its season with a 14-10 record. The Lady Redskins led by just a point with one minute left in the opening quarter, but reeled off the final six points of the period to take a 16-9 lead after one quarter. That momentum continued into the second period, and when Kylie Drees converted an old-fashioned three-pointplay, the lead had ballooned to 27-12. Things just went from bad to worse for the Lady Raiders when Loramie standout Darian Rose was fouled with time expired at the end of the quar-
ter. She dropped in both tosses to give her team a 3315 bulge at the half. Loramie forced the Lady Raiders into 13 first-half turnovers and got 10 points from both Rose and Renae Meyer. When Loramie came out in the third period and scored the first four points to make it 37-15, it appeared the rout was really on. But the Lady Redskins would add just two more points in the quarter, allowing Russia to cut the margin to 15 at 39-24 after three periods. But that was as close as Russia would come as Loramie dominated the final period. The Lady Redskins scored eight of the first 10 points of the quarter to push the lead back to 21 at 47-26. Fort Loramie had three players in double figures, led by Meyer with 14. Rose finished with 13, including 7-for8 from the free throw line, and Reggi Brandewie added 12. Russia got 12 points from Ashley Borchers. Fort Loramie (54) Turner 0-2-2; Westerheide 3-0-6; Drees 1-1-3; Rose 3-7-13; Brandewie 6-0-12; Meyer 6-2-14; Benanzer 1-0-2.
Totals: 21-12-54. Rusia (32) Borchers 5-2-12; B. Meyer 0-2-2; Wilson 3-3-9; Kearns 1-0-2; Sherman 1-0-2; Daniel 1-0-3; Poling 1-0-2. Totals: 12-7-32. Score by quarters: Fort Loramie.................16 33 39 54 Russia .............................9 15 24 32 Three-pointers: Loramie 0, Russia 1 (Poling). Records: Loramie 19-6, Russia 14-10. Next game: Saturday, regional championship vs. Tri-Village, 7:30 at Tipp City.
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Lady Rangers come up short TIPP CITY — New Knoxville rallied from four points down to tie the game up with :40 left in overtime, but Tri-Village got a couple of free throws and the Lady Rangers couldn’t answer in losing 45-43 in the Division IV Regional girls basketball semifinals. The loss ended New Knoxville’s nine-game winning streak and brought its season to an end at 21-4. Tri-Village advances to Saturday night’s regional championship. New Knoxville led by as many as eight points in the second quarter at 18-10 before the Lady Patriots went on a
10-1 run to end the quarter and take a 21-19 lead at the half. Tri-Village’s 2,000-point scorer Kayla Linkous got her game going in the third period, scoring the first four points to give the Lady Pats a 25-21 lead. But New Knoxville would not go away and came back to tie it up. Once the score was deadlocked, neither team could pull away from the other. A bucket by Linkous with 1:10 left in regulation made it 39-37, but after Tiana Heidt missed for the Lady Rangers, Haley Dillon grabbed an offensive rebound and stuck it back in to knot the game at 41-41, which is how regulation ended. The Lady Rangers started the overtime with two straight turnovers and TriVillage capitalized on buckets by Crystal Falkner and Linkous for a 43-39 lead. Haley Horstman scored on a drive for Knoxville to cut it to two, and after Tri-Village’s Shay Thomas missed the front end of the one-and-one twice, Gabbi Kuck scored on Knoxville’s fourth shot at the
rim on the same possession. That tied it with :40 left, but Knoxville fouled Thomas with :23 remaining, and this time she sank both. Knoxville attempted a three and missed, and Thomas was fouled on the rebound. She missed two shots this time, giving the Lady Rangers a final try with :05 left. But they were unable to get a shot off. Knoxville had three in double figures. Paige Lehman finished with 13 and both Heidt and Horstman added 10. Linkous had 23 points and 13 rebounds for Tri-Village. New Knoxville hit 19-for-51 fromthe field for 37 percent, and Tri-Village was 16-for-38 for 42 percent. The Lady Rangers also outrebounded Tri-Village 32-27, with Lehman pulling down seven. New Knoxville (43) Horstman 4-2-10; Dillon 4-0-8; Heidt 5-0-10; Lehman 5-3-13; Kuck 10-2. Totals: 19-5-43. Tri-Village (46) Falknor 4-0-9; Richards 1-0-2; Thomas 2-2-6; Bruner 1-0-3; Linkous 7-9-23; Ferris 1-0-2. Totals: 16-11-45. Score by quarters: OT
NK ..........................10 19 33 40 43 T-V ............................6 21 31 40 46 Three-pointers: NK 0, T-V 2 (Falknor Bruner) Records: NK 21-4, T-V 24-1.
Tigers, Raiders go for district titles tonight BY KEN BARHORST kbarhorst@sdnccg.com Two County boys teams will go for Division IV district basketball championships tonight at the University of Dayton Arena. Top-ranked and unbeaten Jackson Center will try to make it 24 in a row this season. The Tigers take on 20-3 Tri-Village in the last of three games tonight, scheduled for 9 p.m. Prior to that, in the second game, the 14-8 Russia
Raiders, who bounced back from a season-ending sixgame losing streak to win a tough upper-bracket sectional at Piqua, will take on 16-7 Lockland out of Cincinnati. The first game pits Dayton Jefferson, 19-4, against 9-14 Fayetteville Perry. The winners all advance to the regional starting Tuesday at Trent Arena in Kettering. Russia was 12-2 at one point in the regular season, but struggled over the final six games, losing them all to
finish at 12-8. But after taking a firstround bye in the sectional, the Raiders beat Botkins in the semifinals and Houston in the championship to advance to tonight’s game. The Raiders will face a highscoring Lockland team, which has averaged 86.7 in its three tournament games so far, and 78.6 in its last 10 games. Lockland is led by 6-foot-6 DJ Wingfield, who averages 19 points and nine rebounds. Jackson Center wasn’t
tested in the sectional until meeting County rival Fairlawn in the finals, and winning by 11. Tri-Village, a team Jackson coach Scott Elchert calls “the real deal,” has lost only to Franklin-Monroe in the finals of the F-M Holiday Tournament, Miami East and St. Henry. East and St. Henry are in district final play, too. “We’ve seen them play quite a bit,” said Elchert. “Kyle Pipenger is 6-2 and averaging 20.3 points per game,
and he gets those points in a variety of ways. And they have two good kids inside who are 6-5 and 6-6 and very efficient. Their point guard is steady and their two-guard is a bruiser who’s shooting about 50 percent from the floor. And they’re a very good offensive rebounding team.” A win by Russia would match the Raiders up against the Jefferson-Perry winner. Jackson Center would play either Fort Recovery or St. Henry.
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Marion Local grad Luebke Versailles outstanding in spring debut wins D-III GOODYEAR, siasm as he told Ariz â&#x20AC;&#x201D; When I us, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It felt great journey to the to get back out land of sun, there. It went sand, and cacwell. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m tus, my aim is to pleased.â&#x20AC;? see almost He is trying every Cincinto incorporate nati Reds game more off-speed during my Dave Ross offerings with spring training With the Reds his harder stuff. stay. Called-strikeBut I also three to 2010 canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss Maria Stein MVP Joey Votto showed native Cory Luebke that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting there. whenever he takes the Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see the Marion mound for the San Diego Local and Ohio State Padres. product pitch again on On Wednesday after- Monday as I leave noon I got to do both at metro Phoenix to head the same time in home for our state high Goodyear Ballpark, the school basketball tourhome the Reds share with naments, hopefully the Cleveland Indians. again including a disIt was the spring tinct Shelby County fladebut for both starting vor. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m also hoping pitchers. Bronson Ar- that outfield prospect royo of the Reds is look- Jared Hoying (Fort Loing for a healthy year ramie) can get into a with a healthier fastball, game with the Texas and his two innings were Rangers before I depart. encouraging in that re- Like Cory, he would gard. Luebke, mean- hold my personal priorwhile, has moved near ity over the Reds. the top of the San Diego A week ago I saw the rotation, and the lefty re- Arizona spring training ally showed his stuff opener between Seattle against the Redsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; regu- and Oakland at Phoenix lar lineup. Stadium, Municipal Though he faced only which meant that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve six hitters, Coryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two now seen a game in all frames canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be officially ten ballparks currently in considered perfect since use out here. Fifteen he allowed two baserun- teams play in ten venues. ners via walk and hit. After the Ohio basketHowever, he erased both ball tourneys Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll head to with pickoffs (Zack Cozart Florida for another and Jay Bruce). He dozen games as the struck out the other four Grapefruit League including Brandon winds down toward Phillips, Joey Votto, Scott major league opening Rolen, and Ryan Lud- day. Fifteen teams also wick. The Padres won 5-0 train in Florida and they to give Luebke the victory. utilize 14 ballparks. One After his two innings, is brand new as the Cory did some strength Boston Red Sox have exercises then met with moved into â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fenway the media at his locker Southâ&#x20AC;? near Fott Myers. the Cactus while Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see one game there League game continued which will complete my outside. He showed personal cycle of seeing both energy and enthu- at least one game in
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SAN DIEGO Padresâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cory Luebke, a Marion Local graduate, throws against the Cincinnati Reds in a spring training baseball game Wednesday in Goodyear, Ariz. each of the 24 parks now in use in Florida and Arizona. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve also seen games in another dozen that are no longer in use for the rites of spring. This has been another great trip to the desert and I have many neat memories to add to my collection, including: â&#x20AC;˘ Hall of Famer Joe Morgan showing Joey Votto the stance and hitting approcah of the legendary Stan Musial â&#x20AC;˘ Former stars Ferguson Jenkins, Lee Smith, Gaylord Perry, Bert Campaneris, and Mudcat Grant at an autograph table â&#x20AC;˘ Reds coaches yelling instructions to a player first in English, then in Spanish, only to discover that he spoke French â&#x20AC;˘ Reds trainer Paul Lessard recounting his days with the Boston Red Sox when up to 25 autograph hounds would wait in a hotel lobby past 3 a.m. for the team to arrive after a long night and fligh â&#x20AC;˘ Indians manager Manny Acta both informing and entertain-
ing his audience during an extended postgame press session. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve also solved one lingering mystery. Early last August I was in Pittsburgh to see Luebke pitch against the Pirates on a Saturday night. I also stayed for Sunday and was surprised to see Reds assistant general manager Cam Bonifay at the game. I reasoned that he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be there unless he was scouting for a trade. The Sunday starter for the Padres was Mat Latos. The Pirates leftfielder was Ryan Ludwick. Both came to Cincinnati in the off-season. I was reminded of all of this when I first saw Bonifay at an early training camp workout. Now it all makes sense. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dave Ross is a lifelong baseball fan who has made annual visits to Cincinnati Reds spring training since 1991. He joined the working media in 1975 and is a regular contributor to the Sidney Daily News.
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Vespa Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Night at the Races Saturday The 23rd annual Sidney Vespa Quarterback Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Night at the Races will be held Saturday at the IUE Hall on 25A at the south edge of Sidney. The cost is $10 per person and $20 per couple and it includes dinner, snacks and refreshmants all evening. Race time is 7 p.m. and there will be 10 races in all. Tickets are available at the door or by calling Dave Riley at 492-0469. Here, Riley looks over some of the auction items.
DAYTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Versailles Tigers continued to win big in postseason, routing Hamilton Badin 62-34 in Division III boys district championship action Thursday at the UD Arena. The Tigers, now 22-2, advance to the regional tournament Wednesday at Trent Arena in Kettering to face Cincinnati Summit Country Day in the semifinals at 8 p.m. The Tigers led by just 12-8 after a quarter, but outscored the Rams 18-4 in the second period to build up a 30-12 bulge at the half. They scored the first nine points of the third period to open it up to 41-12 at one point. Four players finished
in double figures for the Tigers, led by Ethan Bruns with 14. Mitchell Campbell had 12, Chad Winner 11 and Zach Niekamp 10. Badin (34) Adams 1-0-3; Hunt 1-0-3; Kes 0-2-2; Marot 2-0-6; Mohr 20-6; Reynolds 3-2-8; Stricker 10-2; Wendel 1-2-4. Totals: 11-6-34. Versailles (62) Ahrens 2-3-8; Bruns 5-3-14; Campbell 5-1-12; Niekamp 4-010; Da. Richard 2-1-5; Winner 4-1-11. Totals: 22-9-60. Score by quarters: Badin....................8 12 24 34 Versailles ...........12 30 45 62 Three-pointers: Versailles 7 (Winner 2, Niekamp 2, Ahrens, Bruns, Campbell); Badin 6 (Marot 2, Mohr 2, Adams, Hunt). Records: Versailles 22-2, Badin 15-9. Next game: Wednesday, regional semifinals, Trent Arena in Kettering, 8 p.m. vs. Summit Country Day.
Manning not in Brownsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; plans BEREA, Ohio (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Cleveland Browns wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t join the Peyton Manning chase. However, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still in the hunt for Robert Griffin III. Offering few clues about his plans for the NFL draft, free agency or how heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll solve Clevelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interminable quarterback riddle, Browns general manager Tom Heckert said the team will not pursue Manning, who is now a high-priced free agent after being released by the Indianapolis Colts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not really,â&#x20AC;? Heckert said when asked if Manning was on the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s radar. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obviously a great player and all that, but where weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at and where heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at ... To be honest, we have not talked to him or anything. No, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably not a direction weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going in.â&#x20AC;? Heckert met informally Thursday with reporters for the first time since undergoing heart surgery last month. A few pounds lighter, he recently returned to the office after recovering at home and missing the scouting combine in Indianapolis, where the Browns snared an upclose look at Griffin, Baylor(â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s talented Heisman Trophy winner. With the No. 4 overall pick, the Browns may have a chance to select Griffin, considered the best QB prospect in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s draft behind Stanfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Andrew Luck, who is expected to be taken first by the Colts. But with Griffinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
stock soaring and several teams desperate for a franchise quarterback, Cleveland, which also owns the No. 22 pick, might have to trade up to get St. Louisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; pick at No. 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if they want Griffin. The move could be costly. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible the Browns could wind up in a bidding war with several teams for a shot at Griffin. Heckert treasures draft picks and might be unwilling to part with any of Clevelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s selections. But the price might be worth it if the Browns, who have three of the top 37 picks, feel Griffin can reshape a franchise that has just one playoff appearance since 1999 and was the only AFC North team not in the playoffs last season. Heckert acknowledged that he has had talks with the Rams, but he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t classify them as â&#x20AC;&#x153;serious.â&#x20AC;? He was asked if the Browns would be willing to give up both its first-round picks to go higher. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never say never about anything,â&#x20AC;? said Heckert, who plans to attend Griffinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pro day workout on March 21. Heckert called all the speculation about a possible trade with St. Louis preliminary and labeled media reports as â&#x20AC;&#x153;crazy.â&#x20AC;? He also said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible the Browns might hold onto their first pick. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We feel very comfortable staying at four and getting a good player there, and that could happen,â&#x20AC;? he said.
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Recycling center biggest budget change Unanswered questions remain on revenue sources BY JENNIFER The RPC also works BUMGARNER with two-year grant cyjbumgarner@sdnccg.com cles and according to Reisinger “sometimes it One of the most nomuddies things up. table changes in the When you have to guess 2012 appropriations for what you’re going to Shelby County is the re- spend, in a lot of cases it cycling center. doesn’t always work out Last year the county that way. We never appropriated $300,534 know.” for the recycling center Up slightly and this year there is Appropriations for nothing appropriated. the 2012 general fund This change came were approved recently about when the opera- by the Shelby County tion of the recycling Commissioners in the center went to the amount of North Central Ohio $11,436,656.43 which is Solid Waste District. up slightly from 2011. Jack DeWitt, operaThe appropriations tions manager for the are up a little over NCOSWD addressed a $65,000 from 2011 monthly ag luncheon in which is “a very small December about the percentage” according change. According to to commissioner Larry Pamela Steinke, the Kleinhans. Before apShelby County Comproving the appropriamissioner’s clerk, the tions, Commissioner solid waste district will Jack Toomey combe handling the opera- mented that “a lot of tions of the recycling hard work went into facility. it.” Starting at the end Change of hands of October, commission“The recycling center ers started meeting is now being leased to with different departthe North Central Ohio ment heads to start Solid Waste District,” working through apsaid Steinke. “They’re propriations. operating it now and Some of the revenue their monthly rent is has changed slightly revenue the county will which has played a role receive.” in appropriations. Another noticeable One of the hurdles change is the funding the county is facing this for the Shelby County year is a reduction in Regional Planning Local Government Commission. The RPC funds. In 2011 the is receiving $26,102 less county received from the general fund $1,555,783.08 for Local and another $30,818 Government. This year from other county the projected revenue is funds. According to RPC expected to be $820,000. executive director DiThe Tangible Personal anna Reisinger there Property Tax is also are a couple of different projected lower this factors that contribute year. In 2011, the to the change in appro- county received priations. $417,650. 56 and this “Part of that is that year the projected revI’m the new director at enue is only $244,000. a much lower rate than Revenue down the director that re“Those two the LGF tired,” said Reisinger. “I and TPP, are off by also hired a part-time about a half a million replacement for my po- dollars this year comsition instead of a fullpared to last year,” said time person.” Kleinhans. “For budget
Shelby County Estimated Resources Unencumbered Balance Fund Jan. 1, 2011 Taxes Other Sources $388,513 $2,188,000 $8,860,280 General Fund Special Revenue Funds 12,661,282 4,370,765 19,403,494 Capital Projects Funds 1,787,530 0 1,266,332 30,549 0 68,300 Debt Service Funds Enterprise Funds 476,802 0 10,599,425 Internal Service Funds 29,256 0 4,169,000 103,094 0 28,000 Trust Funds Totals $15,477,026 6,558,765 44,394,831 appropriations to come in only 60,000 more than last year, it speaks a lot for the department heads.” There has also been a loss of revenue from housing prisoners from other counties. According to Kleinhans, other counties have been building their own jails and no longer need to pay to have their prisoners housed in Shelby County. Another loss for the county is the federal prisoner program. While Commissioner Julie Ehemann said “Sheriff Lenhart would love to continue the program,” it doesn’t appear on the budget sheet as creating any revenue for the county. Lost prisoners “That is why it’s been slowly going down,” said Ehemann. “It’s because all of these other counties have been building.” In finalizing appropriations and revenues for this year, department heads have had to review past revenues and appropriations and also look to new revenue possibilities such as the potential for revenue from new casinos. “We put a little money in there for the opening of the casinos for the state of Ohio,” said Kleinhans. “It’s just a little bit in there be-
General Fund appropriations Department Commissioners Grants, Parks, Rec Auditor Treasurer Prosecutor Bureau of Inspect. Reg. Planning Commis.
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307,688 0 211,067 138,240 487,694 70,000 5,972
+1 -3,000 +1 +10,000 +29,304 0 -26,102
15,676 274,300 693 122,901 59,153 643,418 134,343 250,777 82,417 126,428 0 253,548 594,141 3,756,995 500 143,826 64,000 306,330 306,615 98,762 497,665 120,000 15,051 0 1,940,106 301,353 0 107,000
-239 -20,452 -630 +7,432 +6,686 +24,880 +3,737 -3,819 +2,345 +4,817 -36,308 -3,414 -29,310 -88,064 -1,500 +2 -1,219 -1,911 +25,067 -5,229 +14,722 -900 0 0 +138,093 +20243 0 0
Court of Appeals 15,915 Common Pleas Ct. 294,752 Jury Commission 1,323 Dom. Rel. Referee 115,469 Adult Probation 52,467 Juvenile Court 618,538 Probate Court 130,606 Clerk of Courts 254,596 Coroner 80,072 Municipal Court 121,611 City Solicitor 36,308 Board of Elections 256,962 Buildings & Grounds 623,451 Sheriff’s Office 3,845,059 Sheriff’s Office-SORN 2,000 Recorder 143,824 Emergency Management 65,219 Public Defender 308,241 Various grants 281,548 Medical Mandates 103,991 Veterans Services 482,943 Welfare Grants 120,900 Sanitary Engineer 15,051 Historical Societies 0 Insurance, Pension,Taxes 1,802,013 Miscellaneous 281,110 Annual Donations 0 Unantip. Emergen. 107,000 GENERAL FUND TOTAL $11,463,106
$11,436,656
-26,450
cause we’re not sure if we’re going to see that money until it happens.” Predictable revenues For the other more predictable revenues and appropriations, the
department heads have worked with previous figures and estimated what this new year will bring. Budget meetings occurred every month as department heads meet with
Total $11,436,793 36,435,542 3,053,862 98,849 11,076,227 4,198,256 131,094 66,430,622
commissioners to review how the departments are working within the budget and the commissioners received the first estimate of 2012 revenues in July of 2011.
Other major county funds for 2011 Department
2011
Sheriff/Intelipay $56,127 Dog and Kennel 105,440 DUI Enforcement 29,580 Delinquent Taxes, Treasurer 36,130 Delinquent Taxes, Prosectr. 27,718 Title Admin./Clrk of Courts 199,501 Computer Fund, Courts 23,000 Computer Legal Research 30,000 Common Pleas-Special projects 38,000 Supplement Equipment, Recorder 31,440 Road and Bridge 100,920 Adult Day Care 248,332 Public Assistance 3,153,362 WIA Fund 568,754 Children Services 900,000 824,632 Child Support Enf. Agency Real Estate Assessment 859,300 Engineer, Auto and Gas 11,151,355 Soil Conservation 320,863 Regional Planning Comm 104,019 Permanent Improvements 1,720,000 Nutrition Services 257,483 Bond Retirement 81,569 8,673,155 Fair Haven County Home McCartyville Debt Service 32,176 Shelby County Sewer District 1,014,702 MRDD-Capital Improvements 100,000 Recycling Center 300,534 Recycling Secondary 1,053 Ditch Maintenance Fund 401,591 MRS Day Care 213,301 250,000 MRDD severance fund MRDD Board 8,476,755 Parks and Recreation 10,703 Probate Court license fee 650 Community Dev. Block Grant 96,000 Ohio Dept. of Ed. Grant/MRDD 51,000 Care and Custody 120,513 Cops In School Grant 35,000 SVAA Grant/CASA 24,644 Home Revolving Block Grant 46,033 DARE 15,786 911 Wireless 120,599 CHIP-Home 60,039 CHIP-CDGB 74,113 Trust Funds 41,985 Emergency Management 143,509 Code Red System 1,684 LEPC 30,327 Domestic Violence 15,000 Sheriff Policing Rotary Fund 67,654 Sheriff’s Concealed Handgun 23,000 Shelby Co. Empl., Health 3,778,800 Indigent guardianship fund 5,500 Probation Service 66,200 Law Library 93,680 Ditch Construction Fund 10,000 Probate Court-Special projects 10,824 Probate Court-dispute res. 1,200 Probation Services-Juvenile 500 Special Project-Juvenile Court 2,700 Juvenile Court United Way Impact 0 Juvenile Accountability Grant 0 VOCA/SVAA Grant 4,127 Victims Assistance Grant 75,998 CASA/GAL Assn. Grant 37,512 Probation Project (ARRA) 4,749 VOCA (ARRA) 717 ARRA (MRDD) 81,219 Community Corrections Grant 11,962 Community Corrections Grant 816 Community Corrections Grant 48,317 Community Corrections Grant 0 Citizens Emergency Response 20,686 Millcreek Debt-Sewer 23,268 Kettlersville Sewer 14,500 HVEO Grant 40,154 ADA Grant-Bd of Elections 330 Ohio Dept. of Ed-DD 32,695 2008 CCP Grant 1,293 2009 State Homeland Grant 50,678 2010 State Homeland Grant 0 2011 State Homeland Grant 0 OTHER FUNDS TOTAL 45,571,773 GENERAL FUND 11,463,106 GRAND TOTAL $57,098,906
2012 $35,000 141,918 13,000 36,130 27,718 196,509 25,500 20,400 45,000 31,000 91,345 246,248 3,149,779 576,178 900,000 762,814 561,100 11,099,812 295,166 73,201 1,820,000 249,137 72,571 8,148,971 32,176 891,627 50,000 0 1,053 406,368 245,338 50,000 8,232,078 7,506 800 88,000 18,385 139,356 34,500 21,807 31,342 25,371 110,000 338,300 161,700 28,808 168,698 0 26,328 13,000 76,000 28,000 4,094,800 8,000 53,000 98,110 5,000 16,232 2,000 650 8,000 11,500 9,606 95,858 15,967 40,283 0 0 0 11,962 817 41,656 1,502 0 22,338 378,709 39,545 0 33,757 0 15,675 16,708 34,563 44,901,908 11,436,656 56,338,565
Change -21,127 +36,748 -16,580 0 0 -2,992 +2,500 -9,600 +7,000 -440 -9,575 -2,084 -3,583 +7,424 0 -61,818 -298,200 -51,543 -25,697 -30,818 +100,000 -8,346 -8,998 -524,184 0 -123,075 -50,000 -300,534 0 +4,777 +32,037 -200,000 -244,677 -3,197 +150 -8,000 -32,615 +18,843 -500 -2,857 -14,691 +9,585 -10,599 +278,261 +87,587 -13,177 +25,189 -1,684 -3,999 -2,000 +8,346 +5,000 +316,000 +2,500 -13,200 +4,430 -5,000 +5,408 +800 +150 +5,300 +11,500 +9,606 +91,731 -60,031 +2,771 -4749 -717 -81,219 0 +1 -6,661 +1,502 -20,686 -930 +364,209 -609 -330 +1,062 -1,293 -35,003 +16,708 +34,563 -669,865 -26,450 -760,341
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