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DEATHS Obituaries and/or death notices for the following people appear on Page 3 today: • Virgil C. Arkenberg • Randolph ‘Bozo’ E. Coy • Geralyn ‘Susie’ Smith • Moira Jean (Dillehay) Meyer

INDEX City, County records..............2 Classified .......................14-16 Comics................................12 Hints from Heloise.................7 Horoscope ............................7 Localife ..............................6-7 Nation/World.........................5 Opinion..................................8 Obituaries..............................3 Russia/Houston ....................9 Sports............................18-19 State news ............................4 ’Tween 12 and 20 .................6 Weather/Sudoku/Abby/Out of the Past/Dr. Donohue ....13

TODAY’S THOUGHT “No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.” — From “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author (1804-1864) For more on today in history, turn to Page 12.

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More patrols planned Deputies target St. Patrick’s Day weekend Shelby County Sheriff ’s deputies will be out in full force during the St. Patrick’s Day weekend to make sure people stay safe. There will be additional patrols beginning today through Sunday. The extra 16 hours of overtime along with gas costs will be covered through a traffic grant. “We want people to have a good time and enjoy themselves but we want them to be responsible,” said Sgt. Tim Bender. “The Ohio Department of Public Safety traffic grant increases our patrols at overtime rate through this grant.” According to Bender there are certain times throughout the year such as holidays when the additional patrols are mandatory.

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Anna girls win semifinals Anna’s Kyleigh Overbey (l-r), Chandler Bensman and Krista Blankenship leave the floor victorious against Liberty-Benton in Columbus Thursday night in the Division III state girls semifinal. See Page 18 for a story about the game and more photos.

Seitz sentenced to 5 years BY RACHEL LLOYD rlloyd@sdnccg.com “You have kind of a Jekyll and Hyde personality,” Judge James F. Stevenson told the defendant Jamie J. Seitz Thursday, before sentencing him to serve five years in prison for his conviction of second-degree felony kidnapping. Seitz, 46, 1510 W. North St., Piqua, also was sentenced to serve 180 days for his misdemeanor assault conviction, which is to be served concurrently. In addition to the prison time, Seitz was fined $500 and ordered to pay $672.13 in restitution, as well as court costs. He will be subject to three years of community control sanctions following his release. He was given 84 days’ credit for time served. Stevenson said the presentence investigation had revealed a history of community service, as well as previous violence against a girlfriend in See SEITZ/Page 2

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DEBRA ASHWORTH (right), of Tipp City, speaks on behalf of her daughter, Scarlet, during the sentencing hearing of Jamie J. Seitz Thursday afternoon, while Seitz (left) stands with his attorney Christopher Bucio, listening along with Shelby County Prosecutor Ralph Bauer (seated). Seitz was convicted last month of kidnapping and assaulting Scarlet Ashworth in December 2010.

Federal inmates return to county jail Federal inmates are once again being housed at the Shelby County Jail. The jail received five federal inmates Thursday after an agreement was reached for the jail to resume the federal inmate program. The jail last housed a federal inmate in July 2011. Sheriff John Lenhart and U.S. Marshal Pat Sedoti recently met to discuss the issues surrounding the termination of the jail housing federal inmates. There is no

word as to why the program was terminated. After the meeting, it was decided the program would resume. “I am looking forward to begin rebuilding our relationship with the Marshals office and to show Marshal Sedoti that the Sheriff ’s Office will again exhibit a strong professional image,” said Lenhart. The program began in May 2009 and continued until the termination in July

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Man gets 6 years for robbery of gas station BY RACHEL LLOYD rlloyd@sdnccg.com

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A PICKUP truck rests against a telephone pole at 533 N. Main St. in Jackson Center after a crash at 4 p.m. Thursday. Two boom lifts were brought out to fix the telephone pole and wires. The driver sustained minor injuries.

COUNTY Fire, rescue THURSDAY -12:39 p.m.: medical. Anna Rescue responded to a medical call in the 15800 block of Santa FeNew Knoxville Road. -11:19 a.m.: fire. Botkins Fire responded to the intersection of North Main Street and West Walnut Street on a report of a possible brake fire. -7:11 a.m.: medical. Anna Rescue responded

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RECORD to the 17800 block of Staley Road on a medical call. -7:08 a.m.: alarm. Jackson Center Fire responded to 505 Jackson St. on a report of an activated carbon monoxide alarm. -2:37 a.m.: fire. Port Jefferson Fire and Quincy Fire responded to 20510 State Route 706 on a report of a vehicle fire. WEDNESDAY -8:32 p.m.: medical. Houston Rescue re-

sponded to the 14000 block of Miami-Shelby Road on a medical call.

Sheriff’s log WEDNESDAY -2:01 p.m.: theft. Shelby County Sheriff ’s deputies responded to 4949 State Route 66 on a report of the theft of a trailer. -1:12 p.m.: larceny. Deputies responded to Miami-Shelby 13355 Road on a larceny report.

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Police log WEDNESDAY -8:11 a.m.: contempt. Sidney Police arLamar A. rested Coleman, 24, of Miamisburg, on an outstanding warrant out of Sidney Municipal Court.

Fire, rescue THURSDAY -9:52 a.m.: medical. Sidney paramedics responded to a medical call

in the 700 block of Kuther Road. -9:32 a.m.: medical. Medics responded to a medical call in the 800 block of Chestnut Avenue. -5:30 a.m.: injury. Medics responded to a report of an injury in the 500 block of Karen Avenue. -12:59 a.m.: medical. Medics responded to the 100 block of South Wilkinson Avenue on a medical call. -12:58 a.m.: medical.

Medics responded to the 1800 block of Robert Place on a medical call. WEDNESDAY -5:20 p.m.: medical. Medics responded to the 300 block of West Russell Road on a medical call. -9:50 a.m.: smoke. Firefighters were dispatched to 307 E. Ruth St. on a report of smoke in the residence. It was from over-cooked food. -8:24 a.m.: medical. Medics responded to the 500 block of Jefferson Street on a medical call.

MUNICIPAL COURT In Sidney Municipal Court Wednesday afternoon, Judge Duane Goettemoeller fined Tyler J. Motter, 20, of Troy, $150 and costs and sentenced him to five days in jail on a theft charge that was amended to attempted theft. If fines and costs are paid in full, jail may be reconsidered. • Keenan L. Fuller,

21, 602 1/2 S. Ohio Ave., was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to five days in jail on a criminal trespassing charge. If fines and costs are paid in full, jail may be reconsidered. • Mandie A. Carr, 34, 1577 E. Court St., Apt. D, was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail on a domestic violence charge that was

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amended to disorderly conduct. She will be permitted to complete an anger/rage program and mental health counseling in lieu of five days jail, and if fines and costs are paid in full, five days may be reconsidered. Civil case dismissals Huntington National Bank, Columbus v. Carolyn Moorman, 116 E. Main St., Russia. Judgment and costs have been paid. Credit Acceptance Corp., Southfield, Mich. v. Abram and Mandy Carpenter, 4333 Addison St., New Carlisle. Dismissed due to lack of prosecution. LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, S.C. v. Brett A. North, 1048 E. Hoewisher Road. Judgment and costs have been paid. Discover Bank, New Albany v. Daniel W. Akers, 204 Leo St., Jackson Center. Judgment and costs have been paid in full.

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A Sidney man who participated in the November robbery of Gas America was sentenced to serve six years in prison Thursday for his part in the crime. Devin S. Napier, 19, 733 W. North St., had pleaded guilty to an amended charge of attempted aggravated robbery, a felony of the second degree, but Shelby County Common Pleas Court Judge James F. Stevenson noted that Napier had a long history of criminal activity, despite his young age. A victim’s statement was read by Susan Elsass, of Shelby County Victims Services, on behalf of Mike Lescowitch, who was working at the gas station store that night. The statement recounted how Napier had

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GAS-STATION ROBBER Devin Napier prepares to hear his sentence in court Thursday. shouted to his armed cohort, Nathan Demarcus, to kill Lescowitch. Demarcus fired his weapon, but Lescowitch moved and was not injured physically. His statement said he is in treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. “They have ruined my life,” Lescowitch’s state-

ment said. In addition to the six years of prison time for attempted aggravated robbery, Napier was ordered to pay a $300 fine, as well as restitution to Gas America and to the city of Sidney for damage to a police vehicle caused as Napier attempted escape.

Website update planned JACKSON CENTER — Administrator Bruce Metz updated Jackson Center Village Council on the village’s new website during council’s first March meeting Tuesday. Metz said Professional Computer Co. believes it can provide new software eliminating current Dreamweaver software. Metz said the new software would be more user-friendly and easier for Meghan Serr to update the website. Police Chief Joe Cotterman suggested changing the site’s setup in order to provide more information. Council members agreed the main priority is to get the site updated as quickly as possible, making changes as time permits. Metz also reported the North Central Ohio Waste District has suggested improvements to the current recycling area on Jerry Drive by the wastewater treatment plant. He showed council pictures of the proposed changes, including pouring concrete pads for the recycling trailers, building stairways to more easily access receptacles and providing a large trash can for bags after disposing of recycled materials. The district does not want trash bags in the trailers. There would be a rotation system to remove full trailers and replace them with an empty container each week.

The Safety Committee reported Cotterman has ordered a new 2012 Dodge Charger police cruiser. It will be five weeks before the vehicle is finished and another week for installation of equipment. The fire department is doing a gun raffle administered by Kremer’s Guns of Celina. The drawing for 10 guns will be June 9. Fire department members are selling raffle tickets for $10. The fire department uses Fire House Software to report fire runs, training, personnel and equipment. The maintenance agreement was never purchased and the current software is outdated. The software will not run correctly on the new computer the department has purchased. Council has advised the department if updated software is purchased, other items in the 2012 budget may not be purchased. The administrator reported meeting with Choice One Engineering on stormwater issues on Pike Street and is working on an electrical budget for a rate study. He also reported the trash bag vending machine is back up and running. The meeting included an executive session to discuss the sale or purchase of real estate and pending legislation. No action was taken prior to adjournment.

Commissioners open bridge bids Shelby County Commissioners opened bids for replacement of the Russia-Versailles Road bridge during their meeting Thursday. Eight bids were received, reviewed and sent to Shelby County Engineer Bob Geuy for his recommendation. A

contract will be awarded next week. During the meeting, commissioners allowed county bills totaling $11.950 million, which included payouts to schools for real estate taxes. The board also advanced $4,500 from one

SEITZ similar circumstances. He said throughout the trials, Seitz had not expressed remorse or regret for his violent actions. “Instead,” Stevenson said, “you chose to hide behind excuses. Your conduct that night was reprehensible,” adding that there was “no excuse for the beating you gave” the victim. Seitz spoke on his own behalf before the judge passed his sentence, telling the court that he was “very sorry.” “My actions that night were not consistent with my normal behavior,” Seitz said, adding that if he had other options available to him that night, he would have taken them. He said the incident occurred during a time when he was “spiraling out of control — drinking too much and handling my marriage recklessly.”

fund to another for the Regional Planning Commission and appropriated $5,000 for expenses to the Court-Appointed Special Advocate. Commissioners also advanced $2,000 from equipment to contracts for Shelby County Juvenile Court.

From Page 1 Seitz claimed self-defense throughout the trial, alleging that his victim, Scarlet Ashworth, of Tipp City, struck first on that night in December 2010. He told the court Thursday, “I may have continued on too long to protect myself.” Ashworth’s parents also spoke before sentencing, and Susan Elsass, of Shelby County Victims Services, read a letter on her behalf. Debra Ashworth, of Tipp City, spoke of her daughter’s suffering during her 12-hour ordeal, as well as the lingering pain and humiliation that followed during her slow recovery and the course of two trials. Elsass read of Seitz’s lack of remorse and said he had violated a “position of trust” as Ashworth’s employer — he was a co-owner of the Broad Street Grille, where she worked as bar

manager. Elsass went on to say that Ashworth exercised poor judgment in her relationship with her married boss, but “poor judgment is not a crime.” Edward Ashworth, of Troy, scoffed at Seitz’s claim of not having choices on the night in question. “He chose to do this,” Edward said. “No person should have to endure this because she made bad choices,” noting repeatedly that Seitz “severely beat, strangled and tortured” Scarlet. “I could hardly recognize her from the beatings that she took,” Edward said. The victims’ statements made repeated efforts to Seitz’s lack of remorse and sizable ego. “He chose to do what he did to make people fear him,” Scarlet’s father said. “He chose to do what he did to make himself feel superior.”

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DEATH NOTICES Geralyn ‘Susie’ Smith Geralyn “Susie” Smith, 48, of 528 Jefferson St., died on Wednesday, March 14, 2012. A service to honor her life will be held on Monday at the Jamieson and Yannucci Funeral Home, Piqua.

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ST. HENRY — Moira Jean (Dillehay) Meyer, 74, of 541 Western Ave., died on Thursday, March 15, 2012, at her home. She was born May 12, 1937, in Piqua, to the late James L. and Mildred (Taylor) Dillehay. On Sept. 1, 1962, she married Ralph Meyer in Fort Loramie and he survives in St. Henry. Jean is survived by six children, Joyce and Bryan of Huber Williams, Heights, Carol and Bruce Schmehl, of St. Marys, Deb and Kenzie Grogean, of Huber Heights, Diana and Brian Walusis, of Miami Township, Dan and Brenda Meyer, of Coldwater, and David and Darlene Meyer, of Versailles; 17 grandchildren; her twin brother, Jack Dillehay, of Fort Loramie;

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Randolph ‘Bozo’ E. Coy B E L L E FONTAINE — Randolph “Bozo” E. Coy, 50, of Bellefontaine, passed away on T h u r s d a y, March 15, 2012, at his residence. He was born on June 2, 1961, in Bellefontaine to the late George Jr. and Helen R. (Harford) Coy. On Nov. 23, 1992, he married the former Becky Ransbottom in Sidney and she survives. Also surviving are two sons, Robert Eugene Coy, of Belle Center, and Steven Michael (DeAnna) Coy, of Sidney; a brother, Tony (Barbara) Coy, of Quincy; sisters, Deb Coy, of Bluffton, Beverly “Tub” (John) Corwin, of West Liberty, and Cynthia “Sis” (Jeff) Sherrick, of Bellefontaine; four grandchildren, Jamaica Brown, of Bellefontaine, Rebekka and Benjamin Coy, of Sidney, and Parker Coy, of Belle Center; numerous nieces and nephews; and his beloved dog, Babe. Randy was a truck

driver and dispatcher for Garber/Boomerang Trucking in Dayton for 28 years. He was a member of the Bellef o n t a i n e Apostolic Temple and was an avid bowler who bowled three perfect games of 300. He loved to golf, hunt, fish and spend time with his family. Pastor Tony Coy will officiate at a 3 p.m. funeral service on Sunday at the Funeral Eichholtz Home in Bellefontaine with visitation two hours prior to the service. The family would like to thank Universal Home Health Hospice and the Logan County Cancer Society for all their care and help over the past several months. Memorial contributions may be made to the family in care of Eichholtz Funeral Home. Condolences to the family may be expressed at: www.eichholtzfuneralhome.com.

Virgil C. Arkenberg MINSTER — Virgil C. Arkenberg, 90 formerly of Fort Loramie, of Minster, died at 9:16 a.m., on Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center. He was born Oct. 24, 1921, in Fort Loramie to the late Ferdinand and Mary Frances (Echemann) Arkenberg. He married Norma (Winner) Luttmer on Jan. 28, 1967. She preceded him in death on Aug. 8, 2002. He is survived by children, Linda and Ray Fiessinger, of Fort Loramie, and William and Jill Luttmer, of Minster; grandchildren, Craig and Stacey, Chris Fiessinger and Greg Kirkendall, and Curt Chad Fiessinger, Brooke and Tim Cordonnier and Jake Luttmer; greatgrandchildren, Ellie, Anna and Ross, Jeremy and Andrea; and brother and sisters, Beatrice Seamen, of Englewood, Marietta Ritz, of Lock-

port, N.Y., and Ben and Theresa of Arkenberg, Fort Loramie. He was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church, Fort Loramie, a lifetime member of Fort Loramie American Legion and a veteran of the Army Air Corps during World War II. He was retired from Goodyear, St. Marys. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday at St. Michael Catholic Church with the Rev. Steven Shoup celebrant. Friends may call at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster, from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sunday and from 9 to 10 a.m. on Monday. Burial will take place in St. Michael Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Heritage Manor Activity Fund. Condolences may be made at www.hogenkampfh.com.

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a sister, JoAnn and Steve Heil, of Vandalia; a sister-in-law, Patricia Dillehay, of St. Paris; and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by a brother, James A. Dillehay; and a sister-in-law, Polly Dillehay. She was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church and the Ladies Sodality of the church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday at St. Henry Catholic Church, St. Henry. Burial will follow in St. Henry Cemetery. Friends may call at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home-St. Henry on Monday from 2 to 8 p.m. and on Tuesday from 9 to 10 a.m. Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.

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St. Patrick’s festival begins Larry Huecker plays the spoons as he accompanies women at Patrick’s Pub in McCartyville Thursday night as St. Patrick’s Day festivities begin. Huecker is an organizer of the annual event, which continues today and Saturday. The women (l-r) are Jill St. Clair, who was with friends celebrating her annual “29th” birthday; Carol Will, Deb Dues and Paula McGowan.

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Biden campaigns, defends auto rescue BY JULIE PACE Associated Press TOLEDO (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden made an aggressive entry into the 2012 campaign Thursday, calling out Mitt Romney and the other Republican presidential hopefuls by name for their failure to support the auto bailout. In his first major campaign address, Biden cast President Barack Obama as an advocate for the middle class, while labeling Romney, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum as protectors of the privileged. “If you give any one of these guys the keys to the White House, they will bankrupt the middle class,” Biden said at a United Auto Workers hall in Toledo in the politically important state of Ohio. Biden directed much of his fire at Romney, the

GOP front-runner. He singled out the former Massachusetts governor, a native of the U.S. auto industry’s home base of Michigan, for saying the government should let the auto industry go bankrupt and that a bailout would turn the car companies into the “living dead.” “Gov. Romney’s predictions of a living dead? We have now living proof: a million jobs saved, 200,000 new jobs created,” Biden said as the crowd of about 500 erupted in cheers. Seeking to draw a direct contrast between Romney and Obama, Biden said: “The president didn’t flinch. This is a man with steel in his spine.” Thursday’s speech marked the first of four general election events Biden will hold in the coming weeks as the Obama campaign takes

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sharper aim at the Republican field. “Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich have a fundamentally different vision,” Biden said. “We’re about promoting the private sector. They’re about protecting the privileged sector.” Biden was greeted at the union hall with chants of “Go Joe, Go!” and “Four More Years.” The crowd behind him held Obama-Biden 2012 signs. “I’m back. You’re back,” Biden said as he revved up the crowd. With Biden now fully engaged in the campaign, the Obama re-election team sees an opportunity to rely on a strong and forceful defender of the president to build support among Democrats, while allowing Obama himself AP Photo/Madalyn Ruggiero to stay above the political fray for as long as possi- VICE PRESIDENT Joe Biden reacts to a fan prior to speaking at a union hall in Toledo Thursday. ble.

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BY ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS (AP) — A man accused of stabbing four people at a downtown office building before he was shot on the street by a police officer is being charged with four counts of felonious assault, authorities said Thursday. Authorities say a man armed with three knives entered a downtown office building that housed a career college and other offices on Wednesday afternoon and stabbed four men, the first an employee of Miami-Jacobs Career College. Police named the suspect as John W. Mallett, 37, who lived in Nashville for 10 years until a month ago when he came to Columbus. Columbus police spokesman Sgt. Rich Weiner said the attack appeared random. Mallett has no criminal record in Columbus. An aunt in Columbus reported to police that she thought the suspect was Mallett, Weiner said. She told police he was mentally ill and had been off his medications. “We have no link as to why he went there,” Weiner said. Two of the victims worked for the college, one was a student and another worked for the attorney general’s office, Weiner said. Two victims and the suspect are in critical condition, and a third victim is hospitalized in stable condition, authorities said. A fourth victim has been released from the hospital and returned to the building to help officers with their investigation. A knife was recovered inside the school, and two knives were found near the attacker outside after he had been shot. Police wouldn’t describe the knives except to say they were bigger than pocket knives. One officer used a stun gun on the attacker at around the time another officer shot him, Weiner said.

Shooting suspect had troubled family CHARDON (AP) — Newly released court records underscore the troubled family life of a 17-year-old Ohio boy charged in a school shooting rampage that killed three students. Records released in Chardon say T.J. Lane’s father challenged his paternity in 1995, but tests showed there was a 99 percent chance he’s the father. That year, the father asked for temporary custody because the toddler’s mother was in jail for vio-

lating probation on a domestic violence charge. The (Willoughby) N e w s - H e r a l d (http://bit.ly/yFdCFG) says the judge who released the records Tuesday must decide whether to release any social-service agency records on Lane. He’s facing a hearing next month on whether he will be tried as an adult on aggravated murder charges in the Feb. 27 attack. His lawyer has said Lane’s family is “devastated” by the shootings.

Pittsburgh-area site chosen for refinery PITTSBURGH (AP) — Shell Oil Co. has chosen a site near Pittsburgh for a major, multi-billion-dollar petrochemical refinery that could provide a huge economic boost to the region. Dan Carlson, Shell’s General Manager of New Business Development, said Thursday that the company signed a land option agreement with

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Birth control bill debated (AP) — PHOENIX Women in Arizona trying to get reimbursed for birth control drugs through their employer-provided health plan could be required to prove that they are taking it for a medical reason such as acne, rather than to prevent pregnancy. A bill nearing passage in the Republican-led Legislature allows all employers, not just religious institutions, to opt out of providing coverage contraceptive when doing so would violate their religious or moral beliefs. When a female worker uses birth control pills, which can be used to treat a number of medical conditions, the bill would allow an employer who opted out to require her to reveal what she was taking it for in order to get reimbursed.

‘Mad Men’ set to return NEW YORK (AP) — In retrospect, the bombshell with which “Mad Men” concluded last season was inevitable. With a busted marriage behind him and a romance in high gear with a self-assured psychologist, Don Draper pulled a fast one in the finale, proposing to his twentysomething secretary just days after they first slept together. This was classic Don. He was seizing what appeared to be a quick fix — the devotion of a sexy younger woman he said “got” him — after he had spent a season lonely and lost and in a tailspin. He needed the recovery, the structure, the renewed sense of identity she seemed able to provide. “Mad Men” begins its fifth season on March 25, at 9 p.m. EDT on AMC.

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Celebrity bunny dies BERLIN (AP) — An earless baby bunny that was a rising star on Germany’s celebrity animal scene had his 15 minutes of fame brought to an abrupt end when he was accidentally stepped on by a television cameraman. The fate of 17-day-old Til, a bunny with a genetic defect, was plastered across German newspapers on Thursday, the same day a small zoo in Saxony was to have presented him to the world at a press conference. The cameraman told Bild newspaper he hadn't seen Til, who had buried himself in hay, when he took the fateful step backward Wednesday.

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Taliban talks off; Karzai tells NATO to pull back BY DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The American campaign in Afghanistan suffered a double blow Thursday: The Taliban broke off talks with the U.S., and President Hamid Karzai said NATO should pull out of rural areas and speed up the transfer of security responsibilities to Afghan forces nationwide in the wake of the killing of 16 civilians. The moves represent new setbacks to America’s strategy for ending the 10-year-old war at a time when support for the conflict is plummeting. Part of the U.S. exit strategy is to transfer authority gradually to Afghan forces. Another tack is to pull the Taliban into political discussions with the Afghan government, though it’s unclear that there has been any progress since January. Although Karzai has previously said that he wanted international troops to transition out of rural areas, the apparent call for an immediate exit is new. Karzai also said he now wants Afghan forces take the lead for countrywide security in 2013, in what appeared to be

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U.S. DEFENSE Secretary Leon Panetta (left) meets with Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai in Kabul Thursday. Afghan lawmakers expressed anger Thursday over the U.S. move to fly an American soldier accused of killing 16 civilians out of the country to Kuwait, saying Kabul shouldn't sign a strategic partnership agreement with Washington unless the suspect faces justice in Afghanistan. a move to push the U.S. toKarzai also said that the dition of anonymity to disclose ward an earlier drawdown. “Afghan security forces have details of a private meeting, A statement released by the ability to provide security said it’s unclear that the U.S. Karzai’s office said that dur- in the villages of our country,” would be able to pull all of its ing his meeting with visiting the statement said. troops out of the villages even U.S. Defense Secretary Leon But a senior U.S. official by 2013. He noted that the Panetta, the president “re- said Karzai did not make any U.S. plans to continue counquested that the international demands to have U.S. troops terterrorism operations and forces come out of Afghan vil- leave villages immediately. advising the Afghan forces lages and stay in their bases.” The official, who spoke on con- around the country.

Iran cut off Signs of financial strain from global showing up for Romney financial system BY STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (AP) — The long and increasingly messy Republican presidential contest is starting to hit Mitt Romney where it hurts most: his wallet. New signs of financial stress are emerging in Romney’s campaign, which has built a wide lead in delegates thanks in part to the might of his bank account and multistate operation. As rival Rick Santorum’s surprising strength keeps extending the nomination battle, Romney has scaled back expenses, trimmed field staff in some cases and begun to count more on free media coverage to reach voters. And he’s still relying on an allied super political action committee to supplement his spending on expensive TV ads. This week, the former Massachusetts governor was forced to spend two days privately courting donors in the New York area, even as his Republican rivals were wooing voters ahead of pivotal elections in places like Illinois, where he hasn’t been in four months, and as President Barack Obama was stockpiling cash for the fall general election fight. On Wednesday, Romney had five finance events in New York, all packed, raising about $3 million, with more set for Thursday. So the news

is hardly all bad. Wednesday “was the best day we’ve had so far,” said New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, who accompanied Romney to multiple events, including a donor breakfast in New York City. But it’s less encouraging for the campaign that the money is badly needed to re-fill coffers that had sunk close to their lowest levels since Romney launched his presidential effort last year. It’s unclear if he will tap his own personal wealth. The former financial executive, whose personal wealth is estimated between $190 million and $250 million, loaned his 2008 presidential campaign $42 million. Top aide Eric Fehrnstrom says Romney has not loaned his campaign any new funds this cycle and has “no plans” to do so. Raising money to get through a protracted primary fight is clearly not how Romney wanted to be spending his spring. He had hoped to have wrapped up the nomination by now, giving him the freedom to raise money for the general election against Obama. The incumbent Democrat doesn’t have a primary challenge, and already is well into running for re-election. He’s spending 14 hours Friday raising money; the biggest event is to be with actor/director Tyler Perry and musician Cee Lo Green in Atlanta.

BRUSSELS (AP) — Dozens of Iranian banks were blocked from doing business with much of the world as the West tightens the financial screws on a country it wants to prevent from developing nuclear weapons. The Belgium-based company that facilitates most international bank transfers on Thursday took the unprecedented step of blocking 30 Iranian banks from using its service. The move is likely to hurt Iran’s all-important oil industry and make it difficult for citizens to receive money from relatives living abroad. The move by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or SWIFT, is part of a broader effort by Western nations to isolate Iran financially and force it to demonstrate that it is not trying to develop nuclear weapons. Iran says that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only, but officials in many other countries believe otherwise.

Blagojevich begins prison term BY P. SOLOMON BANDA Associated Press LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — Convicted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich walked into a federal prison in Colorado to begin a 14-year sentence for corruption on Thursday, the latest chapter in the downfall of a charismatic politician that seemed more like a bizarre reality TV show than a legal battle. With helicopters and TV news crews broadcasting his every move, Blagojevich stepped out of a black SUV and walked into the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood in suburban Denver just before noon. Blagojevich — Illinois’ second ex-governor now in prison for corruption — was convicted on 18 counts, including charges of trying to sell or trade President Barack Obama’s vacated U.S. Senate seat. “I’m leaving with a heavy heart, a clear conscience and I have high, high hopes for the future,” Blagojevich told reporters and well-wishers as he left his Chicago home early Thursday for his flight to Denver. Along with his attorneys, the 55-year-old Democrat spent

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FORMER ILLINOIS Gov. Rod Blagojevich talks with reporters during a stop at Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers before turning himself in to the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Englewood just a few minutes away in Littleton, Colo., on Thursday. Blagojevich will begin serving his 14-year sentence for corruption at the jail facility. about an hour driving around the minimum-security facility once arriving in Littleton, near Denver, stopping for lunch and waving to onlookers before relinquishing his freedom. “I think it’s kind of surreal to him, but he seems in good spirits,” said Brian Pyle, who owns the Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers in Littleton where Blagojevich had lunch.

Pyle said he shook the former governor’s hand as he left, telling him: “Stay strong.” He said Blagojevich thanked him. Blagojevich’s lawyers didn’t immediately return messages left Thursday afternoon. The attorneys have said it would take months to complete the paperwork to appeal his convictions and sentence. In what had become a famil-

iar scene in the three years since his arrest, an optimistic if not defiant Blagojevich bounded down the stairs of his Chicago home through a throng of photographers and cameramen Thursday morning. Supporters were shouting encouragement. “Saying goodbye is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do,” said Blagojevich, who wasn’t accompanied by his wife, Patti, though she could be seen through the windows. One of their two daughters peeked out a window before her father departed. The night before, the famously talkative Democrat — who was caught on FBI wiretaps saying the opportunity to trade an appointment to Obama’s old Senate seat for campaign cash or a top job was “f——— golden” — embraced the public spotlight one last time. “While my faith in things has sometimes been challenged, I still believe this is America, this is a country that is governed by the rule of law, that the truth ultimately will prevail,” Blagojevich told crowds of media and supporters, his wife standing by his side.

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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.

Saturday Morning • Agape Mobile Rural Food Pantry Distribution, in Russia, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. • Agape Mobile Rural Food Pantry Distribution, in Fort Loramie, 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Saturday Afternoon • A support group for survivors of sexual abuse meets at 1:30 p.m. on the second floor of the TroyHayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main St., Troy. For information, call (937) 295-3912 or (937) 272-0308.

Saturday Evening • 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 welcome. For more information, call 497-7326. • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Saturday Night Live, meets at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 120 W. Water St.

Sunday Evening • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Never Alone, Never Again, meets at 6:30 p.m. at First Christian Church, 320 E. Russell Road. • Catholic Adult Singles Club meets in Piqua for movies and supper. Call (419) 678-8691 for information.

Monday Afternoon • Sidney Rotary Club meets at noon at CJ’s Highmarks. For more information on activities or becoming a member, contact Scott Barhorst at 4920823. • The New Knoxville Community Library will hold story time from 1 to 1:30 p.m. for children 3, 4 and 5. Stories, songs and more.

Monday Evening • Art Study Group meets at 6 p.m. at CJs HighMarks. For information, contact Starr Gephart at 295-2323.• Women of the Moose meets at 7 p.m. at the Moose Lodge, on the corner of Broadway Avenue and Russell Road. • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Vision of Hope, group meets at 7 p.m. at Russell Road Church, 340 W. Russell Road. • Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step program for anyone desiring to stop eating compulsively, meets at 7 p.m. at Hillcrest Baptist Church, 1505 S. Main St., Bellefontaine. • Sidney Boy Scout Troop 97 meets at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ. All new members are welcome. For more information, call Tom Frantz at 492-7075. • TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 7 p.m. at Faith Alliance Church, New Knoxville Road, New Bremen.

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

Tuesday Afternoon • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts at Work, meets at noon at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 120 W. Water St. • The Springfield Regional Cancer Center in Springfield hosts a support and education group for cancer patients and their families from noon to 1:30 p.m. The groups are free and open to anyone who has a need for cancer education and support. For more information, call the cancer center at (937) 325-5001 or the American Cancer Society at (937) 399-0809.

Tuesday Evening • The Highly Recommended Book Club meets at the Francis J. Stallo Memorial Library in Minster at 6 p.m. • Head, Neck and Oral Cancer Support Group for patients and caregivers meets at St. Rita’s Regional Cancer Center in the Garden Conference Room from 5 to 6:30 p.m. For more information, call (419) 227-3361. • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Living the Basics, meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Apostolic Temple, 210 Pomeroy Ave. • The New Bremen Public Library will host story time at 6:30 p.m. • The Brain Injury Support Group meets at 7 p.m. in conference rooms A and B at the Upper Valley Med Center, N. Dixie Highway, Troy. This group meets to support the caregivers and see the progress of survivors. For more information, call Shirley Whitmer at (937) 339-0356 or Margie Luthman at (937) 394-8681. • Jackson Center Masonic Lodge meets at 7:30 p.m. at the lodge on North Main. Brethren are welcome. For more information, call Walter Hull at 596-8123. • Pleaides Chapter 298 Order of the Eastern Star meets at the Masonic Temple at the corner of Miami Avenue and Poplar Street at 7:30 p.m. • The Miami-Shelby Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Greene Street UMC, 415 W. Greene St. at Caldwell Street. All men interested in singing are welcome and visitors are always welcome. For more information, call (937) 778-1586 or visit www.melodymenchorus.org. • The Al-Anon Sidney Group, for friends and relatives of alcoholics, meets from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church on the corner of North Street and Miami Avenue. All are welcome.

Wednesday Morning • The Downtown Business Association meets at 8 a.m. at TWT Shirts, 115 E. North St.

Cutting beef is hard work This past impossible to do week has been that. Our family looks a very busy always week with cutforward to the ting up the beef. Pon Hoss we I am so glad usually make on that this job is hog-butchering done for anday. other year. My Yesterday my Amish hands still feel husband Joe Cook stiff and sore was unable to go from all the cut- Lovina Eicher to church due to ting and slicing. being sick. He is We bought a meat slicer very congested and has at an auction but it did- a bad head cold like I n’t work very well on had a week before. Sure slicing steaks. I ended makes a person feel misup slicing a lot of the erable. steaks with a knife and Some of the children ended up putting a lot of and I went to church, whole steaks in the which was a few miles freezer. I think the slicer from here. Daughters will work okay for ham Elizabeth and Susan ator cheese but it is just tended church in annot made to slice steaks. other neighboring Joe borrowed a meat church district. Our afsaw to cut the t-bone ternoon visitors were steaks. He always likes Jacob, Emma and famto cook those out on the ily; Joe’s sister, Carol; grill. A lot of hard work Pete and family and goes into cutting up a Joe’s brother, Junior. The beef. The hamburger has girls popped popcorn for to be cut into pieces to fit everyone. After our visithrough the grinder. The tors left, we made beef chunks have to all mashed potatoes, fried be cut into little chunks. fresh steaks, steak The bones have to be gravy, along with cheese, trimmed good to get all homemade bread and the meat off that we can. cinnamon rolls for our The bones with the most supper. Steak gravy is meat on we don’t trim. I made from the drippings put those in the freezer used from frying the and will put those into streaks. The gravy has the pressure cooker one kind of a steak flavor. day. I will make beef Friday and Saturday, stew with it then. This the youth gave a proweek, we will wash all gram at the community the canned hamburger building. They do one and beef chunk jars and every year to raise funds carry them to the can- for the building and also ning shelf in the base- help a few families with ment. We still have their hospital expenses. enough room in the With Joe not feeling freezer if we want to well, we were unable to butcher a hog yet. It has go. The children were exwarmed up so much, cited when our good though, that the friends, Jim and Ruth, weather may make it offered to take them.

Sounds like they all enjoyed the program. The youth will give the same program again this Friday and Saturday. Our plans are to attend one night if everyone is OK. Sounds like the building was really filled with people on Saturday evening. The youth spent hours practicing for this and are doing it for a good cause. We are putting off doing our laundry today. Sounds like we might have some nice sunny days this week so we can dry the clothes outdoors. I will share with you a recipe of my mother’s. These are the cinnamon rolls she would always make. Although I have tried different cinnamon roll recipes, I always like hers the best. Mother always used Robin Hood flour for her breads and rolls. I do the same, although Robin Hood flour cannot be found in all stores anymore. I used to be able to buy it in town but can’t find it any more. I buy mine in 25-pound bags at the Amish bulk food stores.

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Scald milk in a saucepan and then pour into a large mixing bowl. Add salt, sugar, and margarine to the scalded milk. In separate bowl, add yeast to water and let stand 5 minutes. Then add to the milk mixture. Add beaten eggs and 3 cups of flour and mix. Add 3 more cups of flour and mix. More flour can be added if needed to make the dough elastic and easy to handle. Let rise until double. Divide dough into two and roll out and then spread with soft margarine or butter. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon (Editor’s note: Lovina did not give amounts because this is really a matter of preference. She adds a layer of brown sugar and then a layer of lots of cinnamon, because she really likes cinnamon. Adjust these two ingredients to your prefMOTHER’S erence). CINNAMON ROLLS Roll up like you would a jelly roll and cut into 1 1/2 cups milk, 3/4-inch width. Put into scalded lightly greased pie pan 2 teaspoons salt and let rise until almost 1/2 cup sugar level with the top of the 1/2 cup margarine pan. Bake at 350 de2 packages of yeast grees for 15 minutes. 1/2 cup warm water 3 eggs, beaten Sign up for the free 6 cups Robin Hood twice-weekly Amish flour Cook e-newsletter at Brown sugar (to taste amishcookonline.com. — see instructions) Newsletter includes Cinnamon (to taste — recipes, photos, and insee instructions) teresting links.

Athletes get inflated grades DR. WALLACE: I am a 10th-grade high-school student in Garden Grove, Calif. I’m writing to you because I’m told that you were both a coach and an administrator in the Garden Grove School District, and I would like your reply. I am very concerned with the overemphasis placed on high-school athletics. Personally, I think teachers, coaches and administrators give athletes special treatment. Some athletes are even treated like VIPs. And all of this at the expense of students, such as me, who are short and uncoordinated. I’m smarter than most of the athletes, but I have to study hard to make good grades. The athletes I know rarely study, but they get top grades. I’m not in favor of eliminating school sports, but I feel that athletes should spend as much time studying as they spend at sports practice. I know that sports can provide college scholarships, but for the vast majority of athletes, it’s just an ego thing. My wish is that par-

ents, coaches and family umbrella administrators is the best soluremember that tion. I suffered a sports are classisimilar situafied as “extracurtion. I was 19, r i c u l a r ” and my parents programs, not wouldn’t permit curricular prome to go on grams. — Namedates. I had a 10 less, Garden ’Tween p.m. curfew. I Grove, Calif. with my 12 & 20 talked NAMELESS: parents until I Dr. Robert You are a very was “blue in the Wallace wise young lady face,” but they and as a former wouldn’t change high school basketball their minds. Then one coach and high-school ad- day, I told them that I had ministrator, I couldn’t had enough, and I was agree more. Schools that going to move in with my place the success of their best friend and her husathletic teams above that band — and I did. of academic excellence are The next day, my fadoing their students a ther phoned and begged grave injustice. me to return home and We should all do our promised that I would best to see that the school have the freedom I had system does its job in pro- always wanted. Rather viding a quality education for all students. Schools owe it to their students to accept them as they are and to take them as far as their intelligence will allow them to go. • 50/50 Raffle DR. WALLACE: The • Door Prizes & Other advice you gave the 19Games! year-old girl whose par• $25 Entry Fee for ents would not allow her Cornhole Tourney to date was excellent. • Beverages Available for Moving from under the

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QUICK READS St. Paddy’s Dance in Houston HOUSTON — The Houston Festival Committee will host a St. Patrick’s Day dance Saturday at the Houston Community Center from 7 p.m. to midnight. There is a $5 cover charge. The event includes door prizes, a raffle, a cash bar and 50/50 sales. The dance is for people 21 and over. Music will be provided by TJ Audio. Proceeds will help to cover expenses of the 2012 Houston Community Classic festival scheduled for July 13-14. Photo provided

Playing doctor Aiden Keller, 5, of Piqua, examines Yuna Shomen, 5, of Sidney, during a field trip to the doctor’s office. Fourteen students in the Sidney Cooperative Nursery School visited the Anna office of Dr. Matthew Vasko March 8. They toured the office, sat on the examining tables, tried on the doctor’s medical coats, weighed themselves on the big scale, listened to each other’s hearts, looked into the doctor’s ears and colored pictures. Keller is the son of Terry and Christina Keller. Shomen is the daughter of Takeomi and Yukako Shomen.

Book fair at hospital The Wilson Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will host a book fair in the hospital’s main lobby Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. offering books, CDs, calendars and stationery for sale.

Power strip hits the road as travel take-along Dear Heloise: Traveling today with so many rechargeable things — phones, cameras, e-book readers, computers, etc. — I always bring a power strip along. We were in Israel, and one evening my roommate and I had two phones, a camera, an e-book reader and my computer plugged into one power strip. Also, take it in your carry-on. Our phones needed to be charged, and there were only two plugs in the area of the airport we were in. We asked permission to let us plug in the power strip, and then several people could charge their phones, etc., at one time. — Judy F., Baton Rouge, La. SOAP-BAR STORAGE Dear Heloise: I like to buy my and my husband’s favorite brand of bath soap when it’s on sale. I then put a stillwrapped bar in each

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provides many appropriate useful ideas to dresser drawer me. — Joyce in so our clothes Houston keep that Joyce, yes, I s h o w e r- f r e s h can help you scent. — to be able to Madge in use that faFlorida vorite shade. SAFETY Hints With a lip HINT brush, you can D e a r from Heloise: Here Heloise get out many more applicais a safety hint: When Heloise Cruse tions. Or, a small backing out of a parking spot, turn on spatula and a plastic your four-way flashers. pillbox to the rescue! Carefully scoop the (It’s usually a button on the dash with a red lipstick out of the bottriangle.) That way, tom of the tube with a others will know that small, plastic spatula. you intend to back out. Scrape the product This has saved me into a plastic pillbox or holder, several times from contact-lens parking-lot mishaps. then use a lip brush to — Michael B., Prescott apply. — Heloise REUSING PAPER Lakes, Ariz. TOWELS LIPSTICK Dear Heloise: I save Dear Heloise: My favorite lipstick has damp but clean paper been discontinued, towels to use again. and I have seven used They are advertised as tubes. Is there any being reusable, so I reway that the lipstick ally do reuse them. I let the towels dry left at the bottom of the used tubes can be and use for dirty jobs consolidated into us- like wiping off the able lipsticks? Please stove or blotting up advise. Your column yucky spills.

Saves money in a green way. — Jo, via email PET FEEDING Dear Heloise: I want to tell you how we broke our dog Maggie from eating table scraps. We put a smear of canned dog food on our plate after we finish eating. We put the plate down in her eating area, and she thinks that is what WE had for dinner. When she saw that was ALL she was going to get, she started eating her dry kibble. Worked for us! — Arda in Oklahoma This is one way to train the dog not to beg. — Heloise

Scholarship honors doctor The medical staff of Wilson Memorial Hospital has announced its fourth annual Physician Memorial Scholarship. The Physician Memorial Scholarship is a joint effort of the Wilson Memorial Hospital medical staff and Wilson Memorial Hospital. Applications are available by contacting the human resources department, 498-5505 or the Wilson Memorial Web site, www.wilsonhospital.com, under career opportunities, physician memorial scholarship fund. Applications should be turned in by May 31. “The Physician Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to students who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a fully accredited school of medicine or osteopathic medicine in the continental U.S.,” said Paul Thorpe, M.D., Wilson’s chief of staff. “Awards will be made to outstanding students who have demonstrated academic excellence and

Your busy pace continues. Short trips, reading and writing, errands and increased time with siblings keep you on the go! Enjoy this exciting tempo. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Continue to dream up wonderful new ways to make money, because it’s possible now! You are totally focused on your income and your cash flow. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You have a few more days to recharge your batteries for the rest of the year. Make the most of this, because the Sun is in your sign only once a year. YOU BORN TODAY You express your feelings towards others in an almost tender way. You’re imaginative and multitalented. You do many things well. You’re also enthusiastic about life, and your enthusiasm is contagious. People like to be around you. Personally, you’re a do-gooder and like to be involved in important causes. Study something important in the year ahead, because you will value it. Birthdate of: Kurt Russell, actor; Pattie Boyd, model/muse/photographer; Rob Lowe, actor.

who show definite need.” Applicants must be graduates of a Shelby County high school. “We will award up to $2,000 to the chosen applicant,” Thorpe said. A sub-committee of the Medical Staff Executive Committee will make the final decision. “The Physician Memorial Scholarship was initiated in memory of Bruce C. Urbanc, D.O.,” said Thorpe. “It is a way to commemorate all of the physicians that have and continue to support Wilson Memorial Hospital.” For information about making a donation to the Physician Memorial Scholarship Fund, contact the hospital’s medical staff office at 498-5426, or mail a donation to Wilson Memorial Hospital, Attn: Medical Staff Office, 915 W. Michigan St., Sidney, OH 45365. Make checks payable to Wilson Memorial Hospital Medical Staff. All donations are tax deductible.

Fletcher fire house to host fish fry FLETCHER — The Fletcher Volunteer Fire Department will host an all-you-can-eat fish and chicken fry Saturday in the firehouse at 6605 State Route 589, south of Fletcher. The menu includes deep-fried fish and chicken, as well as french fries, applesauce, cole slaw, bread and butter and a beverage. Serving time is from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Adult meals are $8, kids 5-12 are $5, and kids under 5 eat free.

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BY FRANCIS DRAKE want to learn things and discover new, fun advenWhat kind of day will tures! tomorrow be? To find out LEO what the stars say, read (July 23 to Aug. 22) the forecast given for This is a good time to your birth sign. wrap up loose details with wills, inheritances, For Saturday, estates, taxes and debt. March 17, 2012 Just roll up your sleeves and tackle these redARIES tape details. (March 21 to April 19) VIRGO This continues to be a (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) good time for you to Remember to get work alone or behind more sleep, because you the scenes. It’s also a need more rest right very good time for you to now. Focus on partnerthink about what you ships and close friends. want your new year LIBRA (birthday to birthday) to (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) be all about, because it Make the most of this begins very soon! extra energy you have, TAURUS to work hard. Of course, (April 20 to May 20) your motivation is that Enjoy your increased you want to be efficient, popularity. Accept all in- productive and organvitations. Talk to others ized! about your hopes and SCORPIO dreams for the future, (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) because their input will Enjoy playful times help you. with children, sports GEMINI events, social occasions (May 21 to June 20) and parties. This also is With the Sun at high a wonderful day to exnoon in your chart now, press your creativity. people notice you more (You’re full of original than usual, especially ideas.) bosses, parents, teachers SAGITTARIUS and VIPs. This good (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) lighting makes you look Invite the gang over. great in their eyes. Home, family and doMake the most of it! mestic events are strong CANCER focuses for you now. This (June 21 to July 22) is a good day to tackle Grab every travel op- home repairs as well. portunity that comes (Put them all to work!) your way now. You want CAPRICORN to get outta Dodge. You (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)

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Proceeds from this event will be used to supplement operating expenses of the fire department. The Fletcher fire district covers Springcreek and Brown Townships and the Village of Fletcher, as well as portions of Lostcreek, Green and Orange Townships in Miami and Shelby counties. The department also provides mutual aid service to all surrounding fire districts.

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Ron Seide, a which includes small business business develowner in Akron, opment assisrecently told tance, me about his efmarketing, forts to connect market reYour hometown newspaper since 1891 with customers search, and throughout the management Frank Beeson/Regional Group Publisher world. Summit training servJeffrey J. Billiel/Editor and Publisher Data Commuices. Brown Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of nications, based Business inreports religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridgat the Akron cubators equip ing the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the Sherrod Brown entrepreneurs Global Busipeople peaceably to assemble, and to petition the governU.S. Senator ness Accelerawith the tools ment for a redress of grievances. tor, now they need to generates the bulk of its thrive. According to the through export- Ohio-based National ETTERS TO THE EDITOR revenue ing its products around Business Incubator Asthe world. This 21st sociation, 87 percent of century firm is just one all firms that have comof the innovative, high- pleted business incubatech small businesses tor training are still in To the editor: tions to registered Rethat got its start at a business 10 years later. I would like to expublicans based on business incubator. A 2008 independent press my sincere appre- party principles. Nearly two-thirds of report commissioned by ciation to those Shelby I look forward to conCounty voters who sup- tinuing to serve the Re- new jobs are created by the U.S. Department of small businesses. How- Commerce Economic ported me in the March publicans of Shelby 6 primary election. I County (and all county ever, entrepreneurs who Development Adminiscongratulate Commisresidents) as a member are eager to transform a tration (EDA) found great idea into a good that for every $10,000 sioner-elect Bob Guilof the party’s Central often lack the business in EDA funds invested lozet, a friend and a Committee. resources to get started. in business incubators, good man who devotes a Being a Republican To bolster job creation between 47 and 69 local great amount of time to means that I believe in in Ohio and throughout jobs are created. Incuservice to the commupublic policy that prothe United States, busi- bators are proven to nity. motes capitalism, perness incubators are pro- create jobs in a cost efIt was a tremendous sonal liberty and a viding start-up fective fashion. That is pleasure to campaign minimum of governcompanies with the sup- why access to business for office in Shelby ment interference in port services needed to incubators should be exCounty and I enjoyed so our personal lives and build a thriving busipanded to all corners of much the conversations businesses. ness. our state. I had with voters. We Being a Republican An incubator is an orOhio is home to aplive in a special place says that government ganization that helps proximately 50 business comprised of special officials should always new businesses get incubators, which are people. remind themselves started, or accelerates helping to create new While I solicited sup- that they are operating the growth of existing jobs and build new, report from registered Re- with other people’s ones, by providing engional industries. The publicans, I had many money. trepreneurs with reBuckeye State is conversations with my Being a Republican sources, guidance, and quickly becoming a naDemocratic Party means that I join with services. Most incubational model when it friends who expressed others of all parties to are non-profits that tors comes to the successful their best wishes but place the liberty of the assist local businesses development and would not be casting individual, the Second through grants, federal launch of new small votes, as they found Amendment and the resources, and workbusinesses and entretheir party affiliation sanctity of the family shops. Some incubators preneurs. meaningful. and life itself above the are “brick and mortar”I’ve authored the I was proud to cammisguided desires of actual buildings that Business Incubator Propaign as the endorsed those who would have house office spacemotion Act, which candidate of the Shelby us abandon our foundwhile others provide so- would help create busiCounty Republican ing principles. ness incubators and Party. I vigorously diTerry Pellman called “soft services”, rected my communica1230 Turner Drive.

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What’s the wind mean? To the editor: All Shelby County citizens should be aware of a proposed industrial wind farm that is being planned to locate in the Jackson Center and Montra area. For at least the last eight months, landowners have been courted on leasing their land to a company called US Mainstream Energy located in Chicago, with the parent company based in Dublin, Ireland. Their goal is to secure a 25-year renewable lease on 10,000 acres of land (currently approximately 4,500 acres signed) for a proposed 100 industrial wind turbines. These turbines are approximately 490 feet tall. To put that in perspective, the transmission towers located in the area are 125 feet tall — meaning these are four times higher. Some questions need to be asked: • How will they affect the landscape? • Will property values be affected? • Will we have local control and does our zoning apply? • Is there an economical advantage in wind over other sources of energy? • Are there any health concerns living in the neighborhood with these turbines? • What are some of the issues raised by people living around other

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industrial wind farms? Shadow flicker, ice shear, low-frequency sound which can cause irritability, headaches, difficulty with concentration and memory, disruption of normal sleep patterns — to mention a few. • If you are a farmer will you be able to move into the future using the tools we are now using? Will GPS still perform? Will you be able to apply aerial foliar treatments? • Will communications by cell phones be affected? • Will the information you receive such as TV signals be affected? • Are there any environmental issues in servicing the oil in the turbines at these heights? We are a highly populated county with an abundance of neighbors living among the farming community where these structures are being proposed to be built. As a lifelong farmer living and growing up in the community and raising our family here, I believe we owe it to our family, friends and neighbors to become educated, informed and to protect our community for future generations.As a neighbor and friend I encourage everyone to become educated and informed before it’s too late. Scott Gaier 14644 Amsterdam Road Anna

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help existing incubators expand. The bill would do two things. First, it would provide resources to help regions introduce new business incubators and expand existing ones. Such incubator support has already created hundreds of thousands of jobs by providing start-up companies with support services that help turn innovative ideas into viable businesses. Second, the bill would help ensure that economically-distressed communities have access to federal resources through the EDA. By targeting resources to areas suffering from severe economic hardship and high unemployment rates, we could help create higher-skill, higher-wage jobs that put new Ohio products and services into the global marketplace. If we want to promote a 21st century economy based on innovation, we must better connect entrepreneurs with the resources they need to transform an idea in a lab into a product on the market. Since being elected to the Senate, I have held more than 200 community roundtables throughout Ohio, holding at least one in each of Ohio’s 88 counties. I have had the chance to visit the Youngstown Business Incubator (YBI), which helped get the city of Youngstown recognized as one of the best cities in America to start a new business. The YBI helped launch Turning Technologies, a software company, by providing office space in

downtown Youngstown. Turning Technologies has received national recognition as one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S. In Hamilton County, Bad Girl Ventures — a micro-lending and business development organization primarily for majority-women owned businesses — has created more than 100 new jobs in the Greater Cincinnati area. The Muskingum County Business Incubator has helped more than 100 businesses get a good start. According to BizTech - a one-stop small business incubator in Butler County — some 40 companies have created 150 jobs generating approximately $3.8 million in revenue with an economic impact of about $5.6 million for the local economy. Small business owners like Ron in Akron and emerging entrepreneurs throughout our state should have the resources needed to excel. By sharing resources such as office space and overhead costs, business incubators reduce the risk of small business failures. The Business Incubator Promotion Act would invest in business incubators to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in Ohio and throughout the country. That is why we need to move forward on passing this important jobs legislation now — too many great ideas are waiting to become the next great Ohio business.

D.C. needs to act on gas prices Anyone who’s down energy filled up a gas prices. Even tank in recent though some of days has sufthe new profered a real hit duction won’t to the wallet. come online Gas prices are right away, it’ll at record levels show the oil for this time of markets that Portman we will reduce the year, stressing family our reliance on reports budgets that the OPEC carRob Portman have already tel that conU.S. Senator been stretched trols oil prices. thin. The more time WashBut make no mistake ington wastes by not about it: It’s not just a acting quickly to exrecent, seasonal issue. pand production, the The problem’s been longer it will take to building. achieve lower gas prices On President for American conObama’s watch, the sumers over the long price of gas has interm. creased by a staggering The White House has 94 percent. Gas prices talked a good game on reached an all-time energy, but when push high last year — $3.53 has come to shove — per gallon — and this and not even taking week the average price into account the infais already higher, at mous Solyndra debacle nearly $3.70 per gallon. — President Obama In 2011, the average has been on the wrong family spent an asside. tounding $4,155 on gas. We’re a country rich The American driver in resources, but you has been hard hit. So wouldn’t know it from have we all as Amerithe president’s policies. can consumers, because In 2010, he canceled we buy products with lease sales in the Gulf built-in fuel costs inof Mexico and off the curred bringing those Mid-Atlantic coast, products to market. areas where we know So at a time when there to be oil and natmillions of American ural gas. In 2011, he are struggling amid put forward a new fivecontinued high unemyear lease plan for ployment, we need an 2012-2017 that reinstienergy policy that retutes a moratorium in duces our dependence the Atlantic and Pacific on foreign oil and enOuter Continental sures a supply of seShelves and halves the cure, reliable and number of lease sales affordable energy. under the old plan. He’s We need to produce slowed down permits more. Expanding dofor deepwater and shalmestic production as low water drilling in much as possible is the Gulf. He’s set to imvital to helping bring pose severe new regula-

tions on oil refiners that will only further raise prices. His capand-trade plan having failed in the Senate, he’s doing an end run around the Congress by allowing the EPA to create a similar capand-tax regime on American businesses. The uncertainty about this is delaying construction of the first new refinery in the country in a generation. Which brings us to the second problem with the Obama administration’s energy policies. These policies are killing jobs — jobs that Americans need in order to pay their gas bills. A pro-growth energy strategy won’t only result in more secure, reliable and affordable energy. It’ll help create the jobs we need, especially in the manufacturing industry, which creates the products used in the drilling and transportation of oil and natural gas. There are now 469,000 unemployed workers in Ohio. According to a recent study, development of Ohio’s natural gas and oil-rich Utica Shale alone could create and support more than 200,000 jobs in the state. The president seemed to be reversing course in his recent State of the Union address, calling for an “all-of-the-above” strategy on energy, i.e., one that includes fossil fuels. But less than a week earlier, he re-

jected the Keystone XL pipeline, which would bring oil down from our closest ally, Canada, and more U.S. oil in the northern U.S. to refineries on the Gulf. Instead, that oil is now likely to go to China. Keystone XL was also set to be one of the largest private-sector infrastructure projects in the country, creating tens of thousands of jobs, many of them in manufacturing. As a major manufacturing state, Ohio would have benefited economically as we build many of the parts needed to create and service pipelines. Because the pipeline makes sense, I’m cosponsoring bipartisan legislation approving the pipeline under the authority granted to the Congress by the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. President Obama’s energy policies are both bad for the pocketbook and bad for our foreign policy. They ensure that we’ll be even more reliant on dangerous and volatile parts of the world for our future gas needs. I fear that things will only get worse this summer as American families start to hit the road for vacation. Americans deserve a different solution: a sensible national energy policy that stops our dangerous dependency on foreign oil and leads to more domestic production and prices we can afford at the gas pump.

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Grotto commemorates Mary, war dead BY TERRY PELLMAN RUSSIA — A visitor to St. Remy Catholic Church in Russia cannot help but be drawn to the beautiful 20-by-65-foot grotto near the building. The grotto signifies the day in February 1858 when a 15-yearold girl in Lourdes, France, was greeted by the appearance of the Blessed Mother Mary. Bernadette Soubirous was to experience many such visits, including one on March 4, 1858, when a crowd of 20,000 was on hand to share one such occurrence. Bernadette’s place in the history of Christianity and the Catholic faith in particular was confirmed. The setting at Lourdes for the appearance was a rock niche known as a grotto: hence, the manner in which St. Remy and some other parishes signify those special days at Lourdes. St. Remy Church had a grotto in the sanctuary, but it was removed decades ago when the floor was renovated. However, this particular, much larger outdoor grotto in the Village of Russia has an additional significance: it honors the men from the St. Remy Parish who died in World War I and World War II. As of 1943, there were 96 men from the St. Remy Parish in the military service. The St. Remy Soldiers Benefit Club oversaw that initial project. The founding articles of

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BILL TADY (l-r), Fred Drees, Larry Guillozet, Ed Grogean and Gene Monnin stand at the St. Remy Church Grotto. The Russia chapter of Catholic War Veterans helps to oversee the care of the Grotto. the St. Remy Soldiers Benefit Club state that the group was formed, “To create spiritual and temporal benefits for the men from St. Remy Parish, Russia, Ohio, inducted into the Armed Forces of the United States.” One of the goals specified at the founding was to build a monument to fallen soldiers from St. Remy. There was also discussion of potentially providing suits to veterans for wearing to church, but that idea was dropped in favor of putting more funds toward the monument. At a meeting on March 23, 1947, a motion to advance with the project was made by Alfred Alexander and seconded by Veritous Voisard. The motion carried. Norbert Cordonnier moved, and Veritous Voisard seconded that club

funds be used for construction. After some discussion, the group voted 14 to 7 to have inscribed only the names of those who had perished in those wars. Over the years, the Benefit Club was for all practical purposes replaced by the Catholic War Veterans chapter. In the 1980’s an additional marker was added to honor those who served in Korea and Vietnam. Val Francis was noted to be one of the veterans highly instrumental in such activities. While most of the men who were involved with the original plan are no longer available, the significance of the structure and the need for its ongoing care are a high priority to the current chapter members. Several mem-

bers of the Russia Catholic War Veterans assembled to share their knowledge of the group’s role in the construction of the St. Remy grotto. Bill Tady, Fred Drees, Larry Guillozet, Ed Grogean and Gene Monnin related stories passed down from older veterans, and exchanged anecdotes about the grotto and those involved with it. The grotto was largely constructed by volunteer labor making use of do-

nated materials when possible. For example, Linus Monnin volunteered his time working on the grotto, and later went on to serve in the military himself. Veteran Bill Tady found an old cigar box in the attic of the group’s building containing receipts, bills and other records from the days of the construction. He even produced a site map to show the planed landscaping, shrub by shrub. The grotto hosts two statues, those of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of Bernadette. The Italian Carrara Marble statues were obtained through the Edwin F. Nickol Company, of Versailles, for a cost of $424.15. Both figures now hold a set of rosary beads made by Hilda Larger. St. Remy Church secretary Maria Hohne explained that Auxiliary Bishop George J. Rehring dedicated the grotto on Nov. 6, 1949. The Rev. Rehring was already scheduled to be at St. Remy for the Sacrament of Confirmation. The grotto has various inscriptions and plaques.

One signifies Our Lady of Lourdes and declares, “I am the Immaculate Conception.” In another section, an inscription reads, “Dedicated to all those who served in World War I and World War II”. Then there are those special names of the fallen: Leo J. Francis and Steven L. Francis from the first conflict, and Delbert J. Monnier, Lewis A. Monnin and Francis A. Guillozet from the second. The grotto is illuminated at night, and the original light fixture installed at the top of the, monument still works. Last year, much exterior repair was done to the grotto, with the financial assistance of the church. In addition, there is some discussion of once again having flowing water in the monument. The grotto is used annually for a Mass for the Catholic War Veterans, as well as the Sunday morning service held as part of the community homecoming festival. But each day, it is an impressive monument to faith, and a touching remembrance of those to whom we all owe so much.

Bennett named queen HOUSTON — Meghan Bennett now reigns as the Ohio Lamb and W o o l Queen. The 18year-old is t h e daughter of James a n d Bennett Melissa Bennett of the Houston area. Bennett is a senior at Lehman Catholic High School. Bennett made application to be considered for the crown, and as a result she underwent an extensive interview. That was followed by sessions of such activities as modeling wool clothing and speaking in an impromptu setting. She was selected for final consideration, and was designated the queen last August during the second week of the Ohio State Fair. That week included some 12-hour days for the queen, during which she passed out ribbons, attended some speaking engagements, and engaged in cooking demonstrations with chefs from around Ohio. During the same week, Bennett was able to enjoy mentoring some younger 4-H members. Bennett has been around sheep her entire life. She is fond of a picture taken when she was two weeks old, being introduced to the animals that would capture her curiosity and a thirst for knowledge. Even as a child, she would sit for hours at a time watching lamb shows at county fairs. Many of her family members have raised show lambs.

She would go on to show her own lambs at the Shelby County Fair, where she first won Grand Champion on her 14th birthday. Bennett also showed sheep at the Ohio State Fair, and the North American International Livestock Exhibition in Louisville, Kentucky. In addition, she has traveled to agricultural events in Washington, D.C. Bennett has raised cross-breed lambs, as well as Hampshire, Suffolk and Dorsets. She finds it to be enjoyable, but an endeavor that requires dedication and time. She notes that raising sheep for competition requires a lot of additional work. One must plan exercise and determine the correct feeding program. Bennett also highlights the sense of accomplishment that is to be gained from raising sheep from birth. She emphasizes, “You’re proud of it. You’re proud of what is going to go on someone else’s dinner plate.” In her duties as queen, Bennett is responsible for visiting different venues around the state, and this includes being prepared to speak to such groups as county lamb associations. She has already done so at Logan County and will soon be appearing in Muskingham, Clinton and Union County events. More requests for appearances are being received. Now Bennett will be planning a summer of traveling from one fair and sheep event to another to speak and award ribbons. That is just fine for the young woman who is obviously enthusiastic about promoting the wool and sheep industries. She stresses the various ways in which sheep benefit the American consumer,

from the different types and textures of wool to the cuts of meat that end up on our dinner tables. Part of her typical presentation will mention that the sheep industry is growing, overcoming an ambivalence toward lamb meat that grew out of mutton consumption during World War II. Bennett explains that one factor boosting the sheep industry is the growth of sales catering to ethnic groups who have special requirements for purchasing lambs. Some will want those slaughtered during a specific time of the year, or perhaps of a certain size. Bennett is quick to recite the various breeds and their characteristics and benefits to the farmer and consumer. She has learned that Hampshires and Suffolks are best for meat production, while others may produce more wool, the coarseness varying by breed. Bennett also explains the terminology that maybe confusing to those of us lacking in-depth knowledge of the industry. She cites as an example that the term mutton applies to meat from older sheep, while the meat from younger animals is simply referred to as lamb. The young woman also serves as a quick reference on how the meat can be prepared to be quite delicious. Bennett plans to go on to college to obtain a degree in agricultural communication. She is considering both the Ohio State University and Oklahoma State University. For her, the next level of education will be tackled with great enthusiasm: “It’s been neat. I enjoy it.” And she does enjoy eating a good cut of lamb.

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Fashion all the rage at school prom This year: feathers for girls, slim cut for guys

WHITNEY LAUCK, 17, (above left), a student at Perry High School in Lima, and Abby Orians, 17, a student at Elida High School in Elida, try on prom dresses at the Bridal Emporium in Wapakoneta recently. Lauck is the daughter of Cathy and John Lauck. Orians is the daughter of Kim and Pat Orians. At left, from top, bling decorates another dress Lauck considers. Alyssa Dodds, 18, a student at Riverside High School in DeGraff, looks at a strapless model. Dodds is the daughter of Diane Parson. Ruffles fill the skirt of another choice at the Bridal Emporium. The price of gas is no object and the distance of the shop to home is of no consequence when young ladies are on the hunt for the perfect dress for the big dance.

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BY PATRICIA ANN who want them. SPEELMAN Dress hems may be pspeelman@sdnccg.com high or low, but this year’s fashions show If you’re a girl who some leg. In some cases, wants to be “in” when it Wireman said, a dress, comes to the perfect itself, may be short but it dress for the prom, think has a long, detachable feathers. If you’re a guy, skirt. Or it will have a think slim-cut tux. short hem in the front “The more feathers on and be long in the back. the dress, the better,” As for accessories, said Peggy Wireman, girls “like a lot of bling,” store manager at the said Cindy Garland, Bridal Emporium in Wa- owner of the Ivy Garland pakoneta. “About half in Sidney. “Rhinestones our dresses have a on head bands for hair feather somewhere.” pieces and rhinestone Peacock feathers, black jewelry.” Because many feathers and blue feath- of the dresses are ers seem to be the most sparkly, Wireman sees a popular, but they come trend to long, dangly, in a variety of colors. rhinestone earrings inThe wispy tufts also stead of necklaces. Purse show up in hair orna- choices are small, clutch ments, along with flow- bags, Garland said, ers and “bling.” which can also be studTuxedos are available ded with rhinestones. in any number of styles According to Garland, and cuts. the favorite flower for “They’re coming out corsages is the rose, in with one that fits a little colors to complement the tighter, a slimmer cut,” dress. And the corsage of said Juanita McCrum, choice is worn on the owner of Ron & Nita’s in wrist. Boutonnieres are Sidney. “It fits more like roses, too. a young man’s suit.” “Some people get Bert Harrison, the other flowers, but usuowner of Barclay’s Men- ally, it’s roses,” she said. Women Clothiers in Dresses at Bridal EmPiqua, noted that jackets porium cost from $250 to are “a tad shorter” this $700, with most in the year. range of $300-$400. Ac“A lot of guys are cessories at the Ivy Garadding pocket squares to land run from $14.99 to go with the girls’ outfits. $29.99. It’s a splash of color,” Mccautions Harrison Crum said. young men to order their And color is very im- tuxes as early as possiportant to young women, ble. Because many area Wireman said. The top proms are on the same color choices for dresses weekend, the really popthis year are teals, blues ular choices get rented and purples. quickly. “Reds are going to be “Don’t wait to see hot, because they pop what color your date’s and the girls like them,” dress is,” he said. “Get she added. the tux ordered and Animal prints, which worry about a color of tie were big a year ago, are or vest later. The earlier not as popular in 2012, you can get in, the better although they are still you are at getting the available for the girls style you want.”

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cinched at the waist, styles that are too formfitting and frilly crinolines. Instead look for darker shades and understated designs. Avoid wearing stripes. • For those who have fuller bottoms, straight cuts and solid colors will work best. Avoid having any embellishment on the back of the dress because it will only bring attention to this area. • Wide hips? Avoid wearing thin shoulder straps. On the other

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Dinner before the dance beckons young couples BY SHERYL ROADCAP Ohio Community Media As spring approaches, many plans are being made for one of the most memorable events in the life of a teenager — prom night. With many local proms scheduled for April and May, there stands to be a lot of preparation and activity surrounding these big nights. So who better to defer to concerning these events than the juniors and seniors themselves who will be attending the dance? From dress shopping, to scheduling hair and nail appointments, to deciding where to eat, Piqua High School junior Taylor Mayberry and senior Kassidy Liptock are two such girls who are excitedly in the midst of planning their prom nights. “People started talking about it (prom) like a month and a half ago, at least. Everyone talks about it,” Liptock said. “I’m already getting my tan on and already made my hair appointment,” Mayberry said. Each of the girls is planning to go with big groups of 10 or more with “probably more peo-

ple joining in as the day gets nearer,” said the girls. They explain that everyone meets together at a friend’s house, in which the parents, armed with cameras, document their special evening. Liptock recalls that last year her group of 15 went to Ruby Tuesday for dinner before prom, but they are still undecided where their dinner reservation will be this year. Mayberry says that her group is considering going to The Greene in Beavercreek. “I think everyone in my group kind of wants to go to The Greene because it is really nice there and will look good for pictures. We have a lot of people in our group, so we were going to go there, maybe, because there are so many choices, and everyone might want to go to different restaurants with just a couple of people,” Mayberry said. Liptock confirms that hearsay about past groups of promgoers touring through Walmart before the dance are true, and she admits to also wasting some time there before homecoming last fall, “just to be funny.” In light of the indeci-

sion that many teenagers may be facing when considering dinner destinations, below are a few local restaurants between Sidney, Piqua and Troy that are offering some type of deal for those attending prom. • The Bridge, in Sidney, which sponsored the prom tickets bought by students of Sidney and Lehman Catholic High Schools, has attached a coupon to each ticket for the opportunity to buy one entrée and get one half off. The Bridge is located at 127 W. Poplar St., and can be contacted at 492-2542 or at www.thebridgesidney.co m. General manager Jason Steeber said, “Since those two schools are local, we are giving them coupons to come here.” • In Piqua, Beppo Uno Pizzeria’s owner Darla Williamson says that they are offering prom specials as well. Williamson said that the teenagers can buy any two pasta entrées, which comes with a salad and garlic bread, and a dessert (to share), for $30. There are several dessert options to choose between, from a Bailey’s Irish Cream cheesecake, to a white chocolate truf-

fle with raspberry sauce, to tiramisu. “I think that’s reasonable for them to be able to take their date out. They don’t need a coupon or anything, they just need to say that they are here for the special,” prom Williamson said. Beppo Uno Pizzeria and Trattoria is located at 414 W. Water St., Piqua, and can be contacted at (937) 615-1100 or at www.beppouno.com. • The Troy Filling Station is offering a selection of two dinner entrées for $20 for prom-goers. Dinner entrées vary from a fried shrimp platter to an 8ounce sirloin, which includes two side dishes. They also plan to offer a special virgin drink menu created especially for prom night. Dining room manager Kevin Ingersoll said, “We have a large game room here, so they would have something to do if they have some time to kill before prom, after they eat, because we are also giving $2 worth of tokens for each entrée purchase.” The Troy Filling Station is located at 2331 W. Market St., Troy, and can be contacted at (937) 339-4800.

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P.J. KIERNAN, 16, of New Knoxville, tries on a tuxedo recently at Ron & Nita’s in Sidney. Slim cuts are the choice of most young men for this year’s prom. Often, guys select ties, vests or pocket squares in colors to match the dresses of their dates. Suppliers suggest that promgoers rent their tuxes as early as possible, because many proms take place at the same time and the most popular styles go fast. For photo reprints, visit www.sidneydailynews.com

Wrist corsages are flowers of choice for prom BY DANAE KING Ohio Community Media Prom accessories are going to the next level this year, with brighter colors, more elaborate elements and more options. “Corsages are more like a small arrangement or bouquet that goes along with the theme of the dress,” said Lori Stotler, owner of Your Personal Florist in Troy. Basic corsages start at $18 at Your Personal Florist, and at $18.50 at Dekker Flowers in Sidney. Each place has corsages that can be built on from the basics, with each element causing a slight price increase. Dekker offers a prom corsage for $22.50. “It’s all blinged out with jewels and everything,” said Tiffany Terry, manager of Dekker Flowers. “An average wrist corsage is not all blinged out and done up like we do for prom. We

always s a g e “Stem-dyed blues are reput the w i t h o u t ally pretty.” extra stealing Traditional sweetthings the focal heart roses are the most for in p o i n t popular for prom, Stotler prom.” from the said, but she prefers A t flowers. when customers go with Dekker, Feath- what she calls a “more elTerry e r s egant touch.” uses difaren’t For more elegance, ferent the only Stotler suggests orchids b e a d s , Katelyn Dunlap, 18, a student element or gerbera daisies. To g e m s , at Allen East High School in that is glitz up corsages even f e a t h - Lima, studies a prom dress adding a more, girls can decorate e r s , catalog. She is the daughter of pop of the elastic bands that go Teresa Dunlap and Doug Grifp e a r l s fith. color to around their wrists and a n d corsages: hold the corsages. rhinestones to spice up flowers in colors to ac“They’ve gone to quite corsages for cent the color of the dress elaborate wrist bands,” prom. Stotler offers girls are also becoming more Stotler said. the option of adding popular. The bands can be beads, rhinestones, jew“It used to be all beaded, feature rhineels, pearls, ribbons, but- white,” Stotler said. stones or pearls and can terflies, feathers and other accent elements into their corsages. Feathers are a new trend this year, Stotler said. “They can soften it and add a pop of color,” Sidney’s Stotler said. Tuxedo Connection Offered in bright colors and inexpensive, Rent 5 Tuxedos Stotler said feathers can and the work as a filler in a corGroom’s Tuxedo is FREE

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TODAY IN HISTORY CROSSWORD HOROSCOPE Friday, March 16, 2012 Today is Friday, 16, are likely to be inMarch a favorable You 76th day of 2012. There the growth pattern in the year ahead, not only290 financially but in personally as are days left the year. well. Your gains may not in come in Today’s Highlight Hislarge doses, but they will be consistory: tent, impressive and make an imprint On March 16, 1912, future on your personality. lady Pat Nixon20) was first (Feb. 20-March — born If you PISCES Thelma in time to devote Ryan to a pleashave someCatherine urable pursuit, get out and go someEly, Nev. place can meet and mingle Onwhere this you date: with new people. The change will do ■ In A.D. 37, Roman emyou good. peror died; heGetwas ARIES Tiberius (March 21-April 19) — out succeeded by Caligula. your popularity is and mingle while at■ a high Even those who might Inpoint. 1521, Portuguese have been a bit standoffish inMagelthe past navigator Ferdinand will now orbit around your flame. lan reached the Philippines, TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — The where was killedis by nabest wayhe to be successful to make tives the following month. sure that your thinking is totally flex■ In James Madison, so 1751, that you’ll be able to see ible, things in a president completely new light. fourth of Havthe ing an open mind is the United States, waskey.born in GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Go with Port Conway, Va. the flow, even if what occurs is far ■ In what 1802, President afield from you were hoping to Thomas Jefferson signed a do. New doors could be opened to you. CANCER authorizing (June 21-July the 22) — A comeasure estaboperative spirit will U.S. be a major asset lishment of the Military in all your at relationships andN.Y. should Academy West Point, make you a very popular person to be ■ In 1850, around. Others will do Nathaniel for you what Hawthorne’s you do for them.novel “The Scarlet Letter” was first LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) —published. Because life has a trifle rocket demanding of you ■ been In 1926, science lately, try Robert to take a few to pioneer H. moments Goddard engage in something that you really successfully tested the first enjoy doing. The most gratifying thing liquid-fueled rocket, in you can do is to be constructive. Auburn, Mass. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Social contacts can be enormously usefuldeat ■ In 1935, Adolf Hitler this time, further a specided to helping breakyou the military cial interest. Be sure to make your terms set by the Treaty of needs known to your friends as well Versailles as your family.by ordering the rearming of23-Oct. Germany. LIBRA (Sept. 23) — In order In 1945, during World to ■ finalize a matter, you must keep uppermost in your mind what deyou War II, American forces hope to they accomplish. in on aIwo tarclared had Lock secured get and you’ll find the results to be exJima, although pockets of tremely gratifying. Japanese SCORPIO resistance (Oct. 24-Nov.remained. 22) — You ■ Intake 1968, the Vietshould care during of some old business by getting out on the nam War,your themessage My Lai MasInternet by telephone. Regardless sacre of or Vietnamese civilians of the method you use, something forwas carried out by U.S. Army tuitous is likely to come of it. troops; estimates the death SAGITTARIUS (Nov.of 23-Dec. 21) — toll 347 and 504. Youvary mightbetween find that special something you’ve wanted to purchase but always ■ In 1972, in a nationally felt was tooaddress, expensivePresident at a price broadcast you’re willing to pay. called Grab it:for You Richard M. Nixon a might not get a chance like this again. moratorium on court-ordered CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Try school busing to aachieve to avoid people who have tendency racial desegregation. to tie up your time. Your personal freedom mobility Claus will be of Von par■ Inand1982, ticular importance at thisguilty point. in Bulow was found AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — FeelNewport, R.I., of trying to kill ings of fulfillment and worth will only his comecomatose from things wife, you do Martha, for others, with insulin. was not from what (Von you doBulow for yourself. Now is the time make goodhis on your acquitted in atoretrial; forpromises. mer wife, who was also COPYRIGHT 2012 Uniteddied Feature known as “Sunny,” in Syndicate, Inc.

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Stasis dermatitis explained fluid from the cirDEAR DR. culation along DONOHUE: My with red blood legs, above the cells. If you press ankle, started your thumb swelling about a against the skin year ago. They above the ankles, didn’t hurt, so I you’ll leave an indidn’t pay much dentation, proof attention to them. They always went To your that fluid has seeped into the down after a good tissues. The night’s sleep. A month or so ago, I health specks come from noticed the skin in Dr. Paul G. disintegrating red blood cells that the area of Donohue have leaked out of swelling was sprinkled with red and veins along with the fluid. brown specks. It’s a little The brown specks are deitchy. My sister who was posits of iron that was visiting was quite contained in the red blood alarmed about this. She cells. You can minimize the thinks it means I am in big trouble. What does it process by elevating your legs as often as you can. mean? — P.M. ANSWER: What you Elevation means the legs describe is stasis dermati- should be at or above tis and leg edema heart level. The only way (swelling). “Stasis” implies to accomplish that is to lie that blood isn’t moving in down with the feet and the leg veins like it legs propped up. Fifteen should. Dermatitis is skin minutes every two hours inflammation secondary will effect a change. Compression stockings also to the stasis. Your leg veins have be- stop the oozing. You have to see a doccome stretched out of shape. Their valves, which tor about the swelling. A keep blood moving up- large number of condiward to the heart, are no tions can bring it on. Some longer functioning. These are dangerous, such as veins, which you cannot heart failure. Some are see, are distended with less significant, but the blood. They’re leaking only way you’ll find out is

March 16, 1912 One of the names drawn from the jury wheel as a member of the Petit Jury for the April term of court proves to be that of a woman, and Sheriff Gearhart is in a quandary whether to serve her and require her to report at the court room for jury duty or not. The name in question drawn from the wheel is that of M. A. Gilfillen of Jackson Township who proves to be Mrs. Martha Gillfillen, residing in the eastern part of the township. The sight of a woman serving on the petit jury would be an oddity, and she will probably be excused from duty. ––––– Stakes marking the 16 mile extension of the St. Marys-Fort Loramie branch of the Western Ohio traction line to Covington will be driven as soon as the frost permits. Engineers in charge of the work are thus authortively quoted. The announcement follows an era of common talk extending through the winter. It is understood the financing of the extension is a comparatively simple matter.

through a doctor’s exam. You need to see the doctor about the stasis dermatitis, too. An ulcer can form on the involved skin. It’s very hard to cure once it forms. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My niece, a student in nursing school, just left after a brief visit. She eyed the funny-looking things on my bald head and my neck. She said they were actinic keratoses (spelling compliments of my niece). She said they ought to be removed. I am fit in all other respects. I’ll do what my niece says if you think it’s necessary. I’m her only living uncle. — M.F. ANSWER: Actinic keratoses are another gift from the sun. They’re red and scaly skin blotches that can reach an inch in diameter. They are either flush with the skin or slightly raised. Places most exposed to sunlight are the places where they pop up: the scalp, the face, the ears, the neck, the backs of the hands and the forearms. Actinic keratoses have to be removed. They can evolve into skin cancer.

The doctor can freeze them, scrape them off or have you apply 5 FU (fluorouracil) cream to them. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My right testicle has swollen to about twice its normal size. I am 73 years old and never had a serious illness to date. It doesn’t hurt. It isn’t warm. What is it? My wife thinks it might be cancer. — W.W. ANSWER: In all probability, it’s a hydrocele (HI-druh-seal), a fluidfilled sac within the scrotum and adjacent to the testes. These sacs can be small or huge. They aren’t painful. You can prove they’re fluid-filled by going into a dark room with a flashlight and putting the light behind the testicle. Light will be transmitted through the hydrocele to the front of the scrotum. For hydroceles that are not symptomatic, nothing need be done. In younger men, in rare instances, hydroceles might accompany a tumor of the testicle. Large hydroceles that make walking difficult can be surgically removed.

March 16, 1937 School at Anna was being conducted “college style” today, with the campus being North, Main, Second and Third Streets in the community and the classes being held in the homes of the residents along these streets. Supt. George Rilling has his office in the home of Dr. Millette and all the rooms in the homes are connected by means of a public address system which was installed by Howard Pfaadt, the equipment being removed from the old building. The system was reported working smoothly this morning. ––––– Rumor played no part in the active plans for the Anna community of forging ahead with its program to erase the damage done by the earth tremors. Members of the congregation of St. Jacobs Church meeting at the

St. John’s Lutheran church in Sidney yesterday afternoon took definite action to repair their damaged church building. Definite plans have as yet not been made for remodeling or rebuilding of the Anna M.E. church which was condemned because of the severe damage, although a committee has been named to study the situation and formulate plans.

50 years March 16, 1962 newest Sidney’s restaurant, The Leprechaun, at 219 East Court Street, will be formally opened on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. Carrying out the Erin theme in the enterprise is the fact that the operators have decidedly Irish names, Mrs. James O’Reilly and Mrs. Christine O’Reilly. ––––– Appearing unexpectedly today on the desk of Roger Elsass, chairman of the county commissioners, was gavel, complete with sounding block. The gavel, hand fashioned out of wild cherry wood, was given to Chairman Elsass by a Perry Township friend, Clyde Adams, who has achieved considerable fame as a woodworker.

25 years March 16, 1987 There will be a new mall in Piqua. The developer has purchased forty acres and will build a 255,000 square foot mall at the intersection of IS 75 and US 36. The identity of the anchor tenants is not known as of this date. ––––– J. Daniel Francis made the announcement on behalf of Amos Press. It will be selling its direct marketing division to Mason Fields of Sidney. Francis commented that the other divisions of the company are experiencing rapid growth.

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Doctor fails to earn clean bill of health from patient DEAR ABBY: I retered and filthy, and cently began going to a when she gets close new doctor after the there’s an odor that’s one I had been using less than pleasant. retired. I like her. She Once after touching me, shows a genuine intershe washed her hands est in my well-being, by sticking her fingerseems to diagnose well tips under cold water and I get good results for a few seconds — no from her treatments. soap or scrubbing. She Dear She doesn’t keep me had not washed before Abby waiting and has a touching me. Abigail charming, warm perThere are so many Van Buren good things about her I sonality. So what’s the problem? hate to lose her as a doctor. She’s not very clean. There is She’ll be insulted if I say anysometimes dirt under her fin- thing. If I cancel an appointgernails. Her white coat is tat- ment, it will raise questions

and lead to hurt feelings. What do I do? — FREAKED OUT IN ALBANY DEAR FREAKED OUT: Find another doctor. (I was tempted to say, “Run for your life!”) As warm, charming, caring and attentive as your doctor may be, her poor hygiene is a danger to your health. That she would present herself to patients in the condition you have described and practice such poor hygiene makes me wonder how qualified she is to practice medicine. One other thing you should consider doing — because you

like her — is to write her a letDEAR DONE WITH HER: ter explaining why you won’t Your teacher appears to be a be seeing her anymore. She ob- troubled woman. The way to viously needs a wake-up call. deal with her would be for your parents — and the parents of DEAR ABBY: I find it hard any other students she is treatto deal with my P.E. teacher. ing this way — to bring it to She is rude, mean and she al- the attention of the principal of ways calls me out. When you the school so it can be adneed to make a correction on dressed. your test, she throws the quiz at you and then you have to Dear Abby is written by Abipick it up. She is very impa- gail Van Buren, also known as tient also. Jeanne Phillips, and was Do you have any advice on founded by her mother, Pauline how to deal with such a per- Phillips. Write Dear Abby at son? — DONE WITH HER IN www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box NORTH CAROLINA 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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MARIA STEIN, 8140 State Route 119. GIGANTIC SALE! Maria Stein Legion Auxiliary Annual Garage Sale, March 21st. 9am-8pm, March 22nd. 9am-8pm, March 23rd. 9am-12pm, Friday will be Buck a bag and Large items will be Half price. SIDNEY 1000 Evergreen Drive. Saturday March 17th 9am-7pm. Tools, knives/daggers, and lots more! SIDNEY, 1233 Turner Drive, Friday, 8am-4pm, Saturday, 9am-2pm. Mens, misses, womens clothing, scrubs (xl), lots of baby boy clothing 0-3t, toys, infant car seat/ 2 bases, pack n play, bouncer, new bicycle rack, kitchenware, miscellaneous

HIGH SCHOOL Juniors we are looking for Senior Ambassadors/ models, Save on your senior photos, (937)498-4203 SIDNEY, 319 S. Ohio Ave. St. John's Thrift Shop Spring change over bag sale, Monday March 5th thru Saturday March 16th, $4-1st bag, 1$-2nd bag, clothing items only, All non-clothing items half off, Monday-Friday 10am to 4pm, Saturday 10am to 1pm, Lydia's vintage is excluded.

FOUND, Hand held remote control, Possibly to Crane or Gravel Slinger, found in vicinity of State Route 47 west of Sidney, Call to describe, (937)295-3119

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SIDNEY, 1514 Cedarbrook Place, Friday 3/16 and Saturday 3/17, 8:30-3:00. Moving sale! Clothes, snowblower, TV, books, end table, glider, toys and miscellaneous.

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HIRING FOR NEW CHILDCARE CENTER Full and part time teachers and cook Must have high school diploma college preferred with experience competitive wages benefits discounted childcare (937)498-1030 Sidney Ohio

CAKE DECORATOR Wagner's IGA, a progressive independently owned and operated supermarket is currently seeking a part time cake decorator with experience. We offer a flexible schedule, excellent wages, 401K plan and a YMCA membership discount. Contact us at: Wagner's IGA 257 E 4th St. Minster, Oh. 45865 419-628-3537 or visit us at: wagnersiga.com COUNTRY CONCERT

Accounting/ Sales ®

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EMPLOYMENT EMPLOY OYMENT NT The Minster Machine Comp Company pany is seeking qualified applicants s for the follo positions: following

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boring, Entry or advanced skills in bor ring, milling, turning or operating CNC C equipment may qualify fy you for fo or one of these positions. Machinists att Minster make parts from print in very small lot sizes. Recent JVS machine trades graduates generally have an excellent e for positions. f foundation d ti f these th positions iti s.

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Machine Tool Builders Builde ers (Apprentice): Mechanics, Ag, Aviation, Auto, Auto, Electronic/Electrical Maintenance Maintena ance and HVA VAC Te Techs are positions that require HVAC 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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EMS Coordinator Develop and implement a comprehensive EMS Program for Wilson Memorial Hospital and Shelby County. Assumes responsibility for coordination of quality imreview, provement medical direction and continuing education for pre-hospital care in the providers hospital’s service area. Facilitates building of relationships between and among EMS providers, the facility, and the Emergency Department Physicians and Staff and will improve patient care while expanding the hospital role in the pre-hospital arena. BSN or Bachelor degree, EMS management would be preferred. Qualified candidates may apply on-line at: www.wilsonhospital.com

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LABORER WANTED Ludlow Falls Lifting/ Manual Labor with experience in small construction equipment including skid steer, fork lift and front end loader desired. Competitive Wages and benefits offered. Please apply to:

Behavioral Health Performs patient related clerical/quality assurance duties necessary to promote the Behavioral Health Unit. Facilitates communication between the unit and referral source. Work involves general defined duties with the exercise of independent judgment in performing certain tasks and assuring timely completion of reoccurring statistical details. Associate Degree in related field and/or one year experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of training and experience. Qualified candidates may apply on-line at:

or send resume to Wilson Memorial Hospital, 915 W. Michigan Street, Sidney, OH 45365

Patient Care Technician Emergency Under the direction of the RN, carry out assigned treatments and procedures. Responsibilities include phlebotomy and EKG. Must have successfully completed an approved Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program or three to six months related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of training and experience. Current certification in BLS is required. Qualified candidates may apply on-line at: www.wilsonhospital.com

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A partial list of job duties/responsibilities include: Provides direct supervision to manufacturing personnel in a union environment to ensure that safety, quality, productivity, schedule, and delivery goals are met on a daily basis Investigates safety-related incidents and completes appropriate reports Analyzes manpower and equipment availability and makes appropriate adjustments to maximize productivity and minimize problems (external and internal) Completes daily reports Investigates problems and issues discipline Investigates and resolves employee complaints Maintains good housekeeping Maintains employees’ time records on a daily basis using KRONOS

This individual will be involved d in the initial design, product development develop pment and testing of new products. This includes product specification n design, and definition, mechanical design, component selection to optimize optim mize new product performance and qua quality, ality, y, while manufac cturability. maintaining cost and manufacturability.

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International Automotive Components (formerly known as Lear Corporation), a leading Tier-1 supplier of interior carpet components for the automotive industry, has a full-time Manufacturing Supervisor position open at the Sidney, Ohio location. This position is on 2nd shift and reports to the Operations Manager.

same The skills for this position are the t however, as Field Service Technician, Te ho owever, r, required. only 50 percent travel is requir red.

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PART TIME EXPERIENCED FLORAL DESIGNER Needed at Minster Flower's & Gifts.

Successful candidates will possess the following: Must be able to work any shift Must be able to work weekends and overtime when necessary Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Outlook) Strong interpersonal skills, including good written and verbal communication skills Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment Knowledge of the TS16949/ISO14001 standards Experience in a union, manufacturing facility for the automotive industry preferred, but not required. If interested, please submit a resume and salary history to the following address:

IAC 2266746

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2000 Schlater Drive, Sidney, OH 45365 ATTN: HR Manager

RN in Emergency Center JTDMH currently has an open position in our Emergency Center for a Registered Nurse, part time 7p-7a shift. Must obtain ACLS and PALS within 1 year of hire and TNCC within 2 years of hire. Prefer 2-4 years of medical/surgical or critical care nursing experience. Please apply online at www.grandlakehealth.org

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EMS Coordinator A contracted position of EMS Coordinator is currently open. This position is part time with no weekend or holiday rotation required. Work hours will vary, but will average around 20 hours per month. Must have state of Ohio certification as Paramedic with a minimum of 5 years progressive experience. ACLS, CTLS provider certification, instructor preferred. Please apply online at: www.grandlakehealth.org

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We are currently looking for a career minded individual in our Operations Department. This person will manage the activities of Regional Drivers primarily via computer and telephone to ensure the efficient & safe transport of our customers’ goods. This involves communicating instructions to drivers about freight pick-up and delivery, transmitting load assignments, routing, trip planning, promoting safety, and interaction with customers regarding pickup and delivery information. The ideal candidate must possess excellent computer, communication, time-management and decision making skills. Prior supervisory/management experience desired and 2 or 4 year degree preferred. We offer a competitive salary and benefit package. For consideration send resume to mgoubeaux@ceioh.com or apply in person. Continental Express Inc. 10450 St Rt 47 Sidney, OH 45365

WANTED OWNER/OPERATORS for OTR in the Sidney, OH area, hauling van and curtainside trailers. No hazmat is required, 75 % of gross, plus 100 % of fuel surcharge. Call South Berkeley Hauling @ 304-267-2563 or e-mail barry@southberkeleywrecker.com.

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DISCOVER PEBBLEBROOK Village of Anna. 2 & 3 Bedroom townhomes & ranches. Garages, appliances, washer & dryer. Close to I-75, Honda, 20 miles from Lima.

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2 BEDROOM, Botkins, townhouse, small patio, appliances, washer/ dryer hookup, no pets, $400 monthly, deposit, (937)693-3752

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Come join a growing team! We are a third generation family owned business who manufactures specialized mobile equipment for the rendering industry. Previous experience is not required, but a positive attitude and good mechanical aptitude are. We offer good benefits including health Insurance, 401K, bonuses, and paid vacation, Starting pay is $11-$14/hr. depending on experience

Hiring OTR, Class A driver(s) with at least 2 years verifiable driving experience. A clean driving record is a must. Drivers will have assigned truck hauling van & curtain-side trailers. No haz-mat required. Call South Berkeley Hauling @ 304-267-2563 or e-mail barry@southberkeleywrecker.com

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2 BEDROOM, 1 bath double. $400 month. Some appliances included. Metro accepted. (937)538-0647

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INCOME TAX SPECIAL REDUCTION 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH FROM $565 TO $550 2 BEDROOM 1 BATH FROM $500 TO $490

LEGAL NOTICE Sealed proposals will be received by the Turtle Creek Township Trustees, Karen Pleiman, Fiscal Officer, located at 8347 St. Rt. 705, Sidney, Ohio 45365 until 7:00 PM local time on Monday, April 9, 2012 for furnishing all labor, materials and equipment necessary to complete the project known as TURTLE CREEK TOWNSHIP 2012 RESURFACING PROJECT, and until 7:30 PM at the Turtle Creek Township House, 8477 Hardin Wapakoneta Rd., Sidney, Ohio where bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The project consists paving with 448 asphalt concrete, as per plan, various township roads throughout Turtle Creek Township within Shelby County. Contract documents, bid sheets, plans and specifications can be obtained at Farm and Service Truck Equipment, Edward C. Seger, Trustee, 12450 St. Rt. 29, Anna, Ohio 45302. Each bidder is required to furnish a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. Bid security in Bond Form, shall be issued by a Surety Company or Corporation licensed in the State of Ohio to provide said surety. Each Proposal must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the proposal and all persons interested therein. Each bidder must submit, upon request, evidence of its experiences on projects of similar size and complexity. The owner intends and requires that this project shall be completed no later than September 15, 2012. All contractors and subcontractors involved with the project will, to the extent practicable use Ohio Products, materials, services, and labor in the implementation of their project. Additionally, contractor compliance with the equal employment opportunity requirements of Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 123, the Governor's Executive Order of 1972, and Governor's Executive Order 84-9 shall be required. Bidders must comply with the prevailing wage rates on Public Improvements in Shelby County, Ohio as determined by the Ohio Department of Industrial Relations. The Turtle Creek Township Trustees reserve the right to reject any and/or all bids. Mar. 16 2267490

527 FOURTH Ave. 3 Bedroom, $595 monthly. (877)464-6600

PUBLIC AUCTION Tuesday, March 27th @ 10:35am Phil's Cardinal Market Contents & 3 Parcels of Real Estate Complete Grocery Store 101 S. Main Street Jackson Center, Ohio

FOR RENT, For Sale, or Rent to Own. 3 bedroom, 1 bath, 1100 sq feet. No Pets. $650, (937)489-9080.

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School changes ahead As the current school year draws to a close, the Sidney City School District is working to prepare for some big changes that will take place next year. Each elementary building in the district will offer all-day kindergarten for students beginning in the 2012-13 school year. In order to accommodate these additional kindergarten classrooms, it will be necessary to relocate students from Emerson Elementary School to Sidney Middle School. The affected students are those that would have been attending the fifth grade at Emerson Elementary School next year. The district’s plan is to move next year’s Emerson fifth-grade students to their own separate pod or area at Sidney Middle School. Since these two schools are so close in proximity, busing Emerson students to the middle school will be most convenient. Busing for fifth-grade students to Sidney Middle School will be provided if students in those attendance areas are currently being bused to SMS. The schedule for these fifth grade students will be the same as SMS, with the school day starting at 7:40 a.m. and dismissal at 2:20 p.m. To enroll a child in kindergarten at Sidney City Schools, call the elementary school the child will attend to schedule a time to participate in registration and screening. A child is eligible for kindergarten if he or she is 5 years old before Aug. 1. Kindergarten screening and registration will take place April 16 through April 20.

Funds raised for leukemia Members of the Sidney Middle School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) recently held a “Pennies for Patients” campaign in the school building. The campaign aimed to raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Students in the FCCLA group collected change from students and staff each morning over the course of one week. The goal for the Sidney Middle School building was to raise $500, but the building more than tripled their goal and was able to raise $1,700 for the charity. The winning classes that raised the most money during the charity drive were rewarded with a free homemade breakfast, prepared by seventh grade FCCLA members. Students in Terri Thompson’s sixth-grade class, Wade New’s seventh-grade class, Brittany Moore’s sixthgrade choir class and Leslie Philpot’s sixth-grade class were all named winners. The Family and Consumer Science (FCS) is a program run by the Upper Valley Career Center in Piqua, who employs Lieurance and supports the operation of the program, which is a UVCC Satellite Program housed at Sidney Middle School.

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Pride of the Irish lives on BY MARY ELLEN EGBERT “Grandma O’Connor used to tell me the story that I was an Irish princess and that one day they would come and get me to put me back in the throne,” shares Sharon (O’Connor) Mohrbacher, of Sidney. “But it was one of those nice stories that my grandma used to tell her granddaughter.” Storytelling is very important to the Irish culture. If it were not so, the story of St. Patrick may have been lost along with the symbols and celebration of the country’s history and religious foundation. St. Patrick’s Day is a religious feast day and anniversary of the death of the saint in the fifth century and has been celebrated for more than 1,000 years. The Irish holiday falls within the season of Lent, one day set aside to allow the people to dance, feast and drink. St. Patrick, one of the Christian world’s most recognized figures, was the patron saint of Ireland. He was born in Britain to a wealthy family in the fourth century, and is believed to have died on March 17, 460 A.D. At age 16, Patrick was taken prisoner by a group of Irish raiders who had come to his family’s home to rob it. His captors kept him in captivity for six years in Ireland where he worked as a shepherd, spending his time secluded from other people. During these years, Patrick’s religious beliefs became his refuge and he became a devout Christian. It is believed that it was also during this time when he heard his calling from God to convert the people of Ireland to Christianity. Patrick escaped back to Britain where he was approached by angels who told him he was to return to Ireland as a missionary. He began his religious education and after 15 years of training, Patrick was ordained. He was immediately sent back to Ireland to convert the people to Christianity. The new teacher used the traditions of the people of Ireland to celebrate Christian holidays in order to establish natural recognitions. For example, he added the sun, a powerful Irish symbol, to the cross, which created what we now recognize as the Celtic cross. In this way the Christian symbol and the symbol of the sun were integrated and accepted into their culture as he taught them. It is well known that the Irish were grounded in rich tradition of oral legend and myth. With this in mind, it is no surprise that Patrick’s life was intertwined with the country’s tradition and embedded in the Irish way of life. As families migrated to this country, they brought their strong heritage with them, along with their celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. Several local residents share their own history and personal Irish impressions. “I remember a book, from when I was a child,

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LAURA UPTON (left) paints the nails of Spring McKenzie with green polish as they prepare for St. Patrick’s Day.

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SHARON (O’CONNOR) Mohrbacher (left) and her sister, Lisa O’Connor, stand with a display at the Shelby County Historical Society containing the flag of Ireland and a steamer trunk that delivered a family’s belongings as they migrated to this country. on southern Ireland, where our family originated,” recalls Lisa O’Connor. “I celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by wearing green and speaking with an Irish accent. When I was younger I used to wear a number of buttons with Irish sayings on them, but not so much now. “Being Irish is about someone who is bold and has a fire-like personality and does have a bit of a temper. I can feel that temper in myself at times, but have also learned how to control it. That’s why when I think about being Irish, I can describe it in one word, ‘red.’ I think of red hair, red tempers and red potatoes. “Although I have never studied Ireland extensively, I do Google the subject close to this upcoming holiday so I have more information on the celebration itself. And I am dying to take a cruise around the island someday. I really want to kiss the Blarney stone, but I’ve been told you have to hang upside down to do it, so I’m not so sure it will actually happen. “Names are very important to the Irish, and it is one of my pet peeves that people misspell my name or don’t include the apostrophe. That apostrophe gives some computers fits if the program has not been written to include that character in names. And names are so important that if you have done

something to be kicked out of your family, your family will change the spelling of your name to distinguish it from theirs. There’s that temper thing again!” Mohrbacher, Lisa’s sister, celebrates the holiday in much the same manner by wearing green to make the announcement that she is indeed Irish. “I always thought that being Irish was really special in this country until I learned about how the immigrants were treated when they came to America,” begins Mohrbacher. “Although I haven’t done a lot of research on the history, I have learned this to be true. I love the movie ‘Far and Away,’ which was based how the Irish were treated as immigrants in this country. For me, celebrating St. Patrick’s Day is what makes being Irish special. “Our father was Irish and our mother was mostly Scottish. I have never been to Ireland, but I would like to go there someday, just to experience the country. I am very proud of my heritage.” Other residents of Irish descent don’t celebrate the holiday in itself, but do celebrate life with their own Irish personalities on a daily basis. Spring McKenzie wears an Irish smile and laughs, sharing her pride in her ancestry with all those she meets,

just by being happy. “My family originated in Ireland and Scotland,” explains Spring. “My dad’s side of the family began in both countries. His Irish ancestors moved to Scotland and his Scottish family moved to Ireland, so I got the best of both! “Being Irish is awesome. It kinda sets me apart because everyone has a different heritage and each of those histories has a different story. In my family, our name was changed when we came to America. It used to be spelled Mackenzie. They dropped the ‘a’ and capitalized the ‘K’. I know that my family, John and Mary McKenzie, arrived in New York in 1738. “I have never been to Ireland but I would love to go. The scenery looks awesome and I would like to meet the local people and visit historical places. Somewhere in my ancestry my family held the throne in Ireland. They fought in the Christian wars and were part of a royal clan. I would like to visit places to learn more about that part of my family, and I would definitely kiss the Blarney stone! “Above everything else, I think Irish people are loyal. At least that’s what I feel about who I am in the Irish population.” A friend and coworker of McKenzie’s shares her pride in her family heritage, which she has been able to learn about through her mother’s side who are Irish/Welsh. “My great-grandmother’s last name was Jameson, but the Worrells and Lewises were also part of my family,” says Laura Upton. “Lewis goes right back to the Lewis Isle off the coast of Wales, so my family is rich in history from that part of the world. “I celebrate St. Patrick’s Day every day of the year, but on March 17 my family all gets together and I decorate my house with shamrocks. I also have four-leaf clovers tattooed on my back and behind my ear and wear an Irish blessing charm. Being Irish sets me apart by being proud of who I am, independent and strong. “I have studied Irish history and want to go to Ireland one day. I want to visit the castles, go to the island of Lewis and visit Wales. Until then, I will live my heritage with pride just as I always have.”

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Anna girls win semifinals To play for another D-III championship Saturday BY KEN BARHORST kbarhorst@sdnccg.com COLUMBUS — When LibertyBenton standout Caitie Craft came out guarding Anna’s leading scorer, Natalie Billing, to start the game Thursday night at the Schottenstein Center, head Rocket coach Jack Billing probably had to stifle a smile. He knew a mismatch was brewing, and he was right. And largely because of it, the Lady Rockets will be playing for a second straight Division III state championship on Saturday after rolling to a 58-41 victory in the semifinals. The win was Anna's 27th in a row this year and 51st straight over the past two seasons. And all that’s standing in the way of another D-III crown is Columbus Africentric, which knocked off previously unbeaten Smithville in the first semifinal Thursday.

Mismatch The mismatch involved Anna’s six-foot senior post player Ashley Frohne. When Craft took Billing, it left Katie Simon to guard Frohne — bad move for the Lady Eagles. Frohne went for a game-high 22 points, hitting 10-for-18 from the field, mostly on drives to the bucket. Most often, she would get the pass at the high post, shoot right past Simon and kiss it off the backboard. “We thought Craft would guard Natalie, and we thought that would create a mismatch for Ashley,” coach Billing said. “Ashley is a great leader and she took over and got the ball to the rack.” It wasn’t that way the entire game. While Frohne came up big especially in the fourth quarter, it was diminutive junior guard Erica Huber who got the Lady Rockets off on the right foot in their biggest game of the season. The Lady Eagles apparently didn’t respect her outside shooting, and she made them pay dearly, ringing up two three-pointers in the opening period and finishing with 10 points in all in the quarter, leading Anna to an 18-15 margin heading to the second quarter. And she did all that while guarding Craft, who along with Billing was Player of the Year in Division III this season.

‘Can score for us’ “Erica can score for us,” said Billing. “Honestly, if it wouldn’t be for her, we’d probably have been 128 at the end of the regular season.” Anna outscored the Lady Eagles 14-10 in the second quarter for a 3225 lead at the half, and when Huber sank one free throw with 2:08 left in the third quarter, the lead had reached double figures at 39-29. But Liberty-Benton finally got a spurt going, scoring six straight, four of them on free throws by Craft, to cut the lead to 39-35 after three periods. The Lady Eagles had the ball and the momentum heading to the final period, but that was quickly squashed when Anna forced a turnover on the first possession,

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ANNA’S ASHLEY Frohne dives for a ball with Liberty-Benton’s Samantha Rhodes in Columbus Thursday. then got the ball in to Frohne, who converted to make it 41-35. Craft cut it to four again, but Frohne again went past Simon for a 43-37 lead, and Anna got a steal and a bucket to push the lead back to eight. Morgan Huelskamp then followed up a miss to make it 49-39, and Frohne added two in a row to up the lead to an insurmountable 53-39. Frohne punctuated her effort with 10 fourth-quarter points. Huber went on to finish with 13 and Billing added 12.

Held her to just four Craft finished with 15, but Huber held her to just four in the first half. Anna shot 55 percent for the game on 26 for 47, and held the Lady Eagles to 16-for-45 for 36 percent. The Lady Rockets also forced Benton into 19 turnovers and outrebounded the Lady Eagles 27-25. Anna and Africentric will collide Saturday at 2 p.m. in the championship game. Anna (58) Huber 5-1-13; Bensman 1-0-2; Billing 6-012; Frohne 10-2-22; Huelskamp 4-1-9. Totals: 26-4-58. Liberty-Benton (41) Rhodes 1-0-2; Simon 2-0-6; Myers 6-1-14; Craft 5-4-15; Reynolds 2-0-4. Totals: 16-5-41. Score by quarters: Anna 18 34 39 58 Liberty-Benton 15 25 35 41 Three-pointers: Anna 2 (Huber 2); L-B 4 (Simon 2, Myers, Craft). Records: Anna 27-0, L-B 23-3. Next game: State championship, Saturday, 2 p.m. at the Schottenstein Center vs. Columbus Africentric.

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ANNA’S MORGAN Huelskamp passes the ball under pressure from LibertyBenton’s Samantha Rhodes during Thursday’s game in Columbus.

Wilson does well, Angels beat Reds 3-1 TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — While newly acquired slugger Albert Pujols has been hitting up a storm, Los Angeles Angels newcomer C.J. Wilson has been equally as impressive on the mound. Wilson put together his third consecutive strong outing, pitching four innings in Thursday’s 3-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. “It was really good today, something to build on,” said Wilson, who has worked nine innings and allowed only one run. After eight scoreless innings this spring, Wilson gave up a run when Denis Phipps hit a

double that scored Miguel Cairo, helped by left fielder Vernon Wells’ error. The Angels gave Wilson $77.5 million over five years and lured him away from AL West rival Texas, boosting a rotation that already included Jered Weaver, Dan Haren and Ervin Santana. “We’ve all shown that we have great stuff,” said Wilson, 16-7 with a 2.94 ERA with Texas in 2011. “I’m the least experienced of the group. I’m not worried about where I slot.” Reds right-hander Johnny Cueto worked four innings in his third spring appearance

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and allowed four hits and one earned run. His outing was an improvement over his previous game when he gave up five hits and three runs in two innings against Oakland. “This outing is the one I feel is the best so far,” Cueto said. “I used all the pitches that I have to be ready for the season.” The Reds managed only four hits, with Phipps getting two. “Cueto threw the ball well,” Reds manager Dusty Baker said. “All of our guys threw the ball well. We’re just having trouble scoring runs, well, scoring as much as the other teams.”

Michigan learns from loss, wins boost Ohio NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Michigan coach John Beilein says there’s treasure in losses if players look for it beyond their disappointment. The Wolverines have put that approach into practice. Instead of wallowing after getting thumped by rival Ohio State, they went back to work. “Usually your mistakes are going to stand out a little bit more after a loss,” Beilein said Thursday. “So we’ve been able to take defeat and turn it into a great learning experience.” Now Michigan (24-9) is hoping the reward following the 22-point loss to Ohio State in the Big Ten tournament semifinals is a run in the NCAA tournament. The fourthseeded Wolverines face No. 13 seed Ohio on Friday in the sec-

ond round. Ohio (27-7) is back in the NCAA tournament two years after upsetting third-seeded Georgetown 97-83 as a No. 14 seed. The Bobcats who were around for that game aren’t expecting to get any boost from it against Michigan, though. “We know that’s in the past,” Ohio junior guard D.J. Cooper said. We just know that we’ve got to beat a better team tomorrow night, and we have to come out and play hard, and we know that Georgetown, that doesn’t even matter anymore.” What matters to Bobcats coach John Groce is that his team has won eight of its last nine, including a one-point victory against favored Akron in the Mid-American Conference tournament championship.

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Snipes named Ohio’s top volleyball coach Lehman volleyball coach Greg Snipes is a humble guy despite all his accomplishments. So, you can imagine his rea c t i o n when he Snipes was selected by the National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations as Ohio Coach of the Year. Snipes was one of three coaches recommended by the Ohio High School Athletic Association for the award. The honorees, selected for the 2010-11 season, are honored for grateful appreciation of outstanding service and unselfish devotion to interscholastic activities. "I was suprised," Snipes said. "Of course, we had a great year in (Snipes led 2010 Lehman to its third state title) and had another good season this year (advancing to the re-

gional finals), but I never expected anything like this. "It’s really a tremendous honor to be the only person from Ohio selected (in volleyball). It is always nice to get an award like that." Snipes has been coaching varsity volleyball at Lehman since then coach and curent principal Lehman Denise Stauffer stepped aside because of increased administrative duties in 1996. Snipes had served as Stauffer’s reserve coach starting with the 1994 season. Snipes took a successful program and made it even more successful. Stauffer won the first of the school’s 19 consecutive district championships in 1992, took the team to the state final game in 1993, and celebrated her 100th victory during the 1995 season. Since Snipes took the reins of the varsity program, they have won 15 district titles, two state runner-up titles (1998

and 2002) and three state championships (2000, 2005, 2010.) “You have had and continue to enjoy a most distinguished career as a volleyball coach in Ohio’s interscholastic program at Lehman Catholic High School,” OHSAA commissioner Daniel Ross wrote in the letter of congratulations sent to Snipes. “The fact that you were nominated for this award by your school administrator is a significant tribute to you and the high regard with which you are held by those in your school community.” Stauffer agreed. “Greg is the consummate volleyball coach,” she said. “Successful coaches, those who win year after year, have a special gift. Greg develops players and is able to get them to give more of themselves than they believe they can. I very much appreciate his dedication, his knowledge of the game and his coaching style.” Catholic Lehman

president Mike Barhorst also recognized the achievement. "Lehman’s 19 consecutive district championships speak for themselves,” he said. “Talented players need their abilities honed and channeled through effective coaching. Less talented players need to learn that success can only come as a result of hard work and self-confidence — again the role of the effective coach. I appreciate Greg’s leadership on and off the court.” Snipes said he has to share the award. "It is a great honor. not just for me but the other coaches and players," he said. "I have been blessed. A coach can only take a team so far. I think most people know about our program and what it is about. This just adds to it." And while Snipes would never say it, he has always excelled in every area of coaching and is a very deserving honoree.

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Race Cars and Future Stars invade mall Gary Eaton of West Libery brings his wife Holli's Tuner Class race car into the Miami Valley Centre Mall on Wednesday. The mall is hosting Race Cars and Future Stars through Sunday.

Syracuse avoids being first No. 1 to lose to 16 BY JIM O’CONNELL Associated Pres PITTSBURGH (AP) — Syracuse was missing its starting center. North Carolina-Asheville thought the Orange got help from three men in striped shirts. With Syracuse facing the kind of NCAA tournament history no team wants to make, the topseeded Orange rallied for a 72-65 victory Thursday in the second round of the East Regional. Two calls by the officials had the sellout crowd of 18,927 at Concol Energy Center — except for those wearing orange — booing throughout the final minute but it didn’t matter.

Syracuse made it 109-0 for No. 1 seeds against No. 16s since the NCAA went to a field of 64 in 1985. “I don’t think luck had anything to do with this game today,” Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said, “and I think the better team won.” The Orange were staring at NCAA tournament history. A No. 1 seed has never lost to a No. 16 seed, and they were trailing North Carolina-Asheville with just over 6 minutes to play. “We gave it everything we had. We battled the best that we could,” Asheville coach Eddie Biedenbach said. “These guys are great. They deserved a better fate than they had today.”

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Syracuse, which won the national championship in 2003, had already made negative history in the tournament, becoming the first No. 2 seed to lose to a 15 when it fell 73-69 to Richmond in 1991. The Orange managed to avoid adding another black mark by holding Asheville to one field goal over the final minute while they went 6 of 7 from the free throw line. Syracuse was playing without 7-foot center Fab Melo, who was declared

ineligible for academic reasons by the school and will miss the tournament. “The fact that this game was close had nothing — nothing — to do with the center position,” Boeheim said. Syracuse (32-2) will play eighth-seeded Kansas State in the third round on Saturday. The Wildcats beat Southern Mississippi 70-64. The Bulldogs (24-10), who talked Wednesday about pulling off the upset, were led by J.P. Primm’s 18 points.

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8 SHS athletes first team GWOC North Sidney High’s Patwaun Hudson and Konner Harris were both recently named to the Western All-Greater Ohio Conference North Division first team in all-league voting announced recently. Harris, a junior, played well despite having to come back from a serious knee injury. She finished the season averaging 16 points per game, and hit a teamhigh 33 three-pointers. Hudson averaged 21.3 points for the Jackets and hit 61 three-pointers. He also hit 74 percent from the line. Junior Lauren Elmore, who averaged 10.9 points for the Lady Jackets, was named to the second team for the girls, and Tyree Manley was a second-team selection for the boys after averaging 11.4 per game.

Wrestling In wrestling, Sidney came up big in the AllNorth selections, putting 10 wrestlers on the first two teams. In addition, head coach Jim McCracken was Coach of the Year.

First-team picks included Jacob Sharp at 113, Cody Davis at 126, Mason Calvert at 138, Ryan Penley at 160, Garrick Ginter at 170 and Jacob Lochard at 195. Second-team picks were Alex Willman at 106, Dayvon Madden at 120, Rhett Rosengarten at 132, and Derek Spangler at 152. Maurice Ickes was special mention. In dual matches with North schools, Sidney was a perfect 5-0 this season. The Jackets then went on to place fifth overall in the GWOC Tournament, and were first among North schools. A total of eight Sidney wrestlers placed in the top six in the tournament, which McCracken said was the team’s “best effort of the season.” Two Sidney wrestlers, Calvert and Spangler, went on to qualify for the state meet. Calvert placed sixth at 138 pounds. He, Spangler and Davis all notched their 100th career wins this season.

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