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Sidney, Ohio

March 17, 2012

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BY ROBERT BURNS Associated Pess WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he’s at “the end of the rope,” and a majority of Americans feel the same way.

Of all the past decade’s setbacks in the endeavor to form a solid alliance with Afghanistan and defeat the Taliban, the war effort has been driven to a new low by the slaughter of nine Afghan children and seven adults allegedly by a U.S. soldier whose identity had been kept secret until late Friday.

A senior U.S. official said the suspect is Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, 38. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the legal case that is in its early stages.

The soldier was on his way Friday from a U.S. military detention facility in Kuwait to the maximum security prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., though Karzai demanded See KARZAI/Page 5A

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The Jackson Center High School boys basketball fans cheer loudly Friday night at Kettering Fairmont’s Trent Arena, and with good reason: Their Tigers soundly defeated Dayton Jefferson in the Division IV Regional Tournament championship game to earn their first trip to the state tournament since winning it all back in 1985. The Tigers, ranked No. 1 in Ohio, will take a perfect 26-0 record into the state semifinals on Thursday at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus against Columbus Africentric. A win in that game will put them in the state championship game on Saturday. For a story on the game, as well as more pictures, see today’s sports pages.

Date set for Community Prayer Breakfast

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“It is my rule never to lose me temper till it would be detrimental to keep it.”

— Sean O’Casey, Irish playwright (1880-1964) For more on today in history, turn to Page 4B.

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Traditional kiss Nick Schmitmeyer, known as “Pickles,” gets his traditional kiss from the newly crowned St. Patrick’s Day queens, twin sisters Lynn Fogt (left) and Lauren Fogt, 22, all of McCartyville, Friday. The ceremony was held in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church basement. The queens’ parents are Allan and Kathy Fogt. The annual McCartyville celebration continues today.

Organizers of the ninth annual Community Prayer Breakfast said plans for this year’s event are well under way.

This communitywide, nondenominational event creates an opportunity for all in Shelby County to come together in fellowship and unified prayer, organizers said. The public is invited to the event.

The Prayer Breakfast will take place at Christian Academy Schools on March 31.

Doors open at 7 a.m. with the program beginning at 7:30. A complimentary breakfast will be served.

Although there is no cost to attend, tickets for the event are recommended and can be obtained by visiting or calling See BREAKFAST/Page 3A

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DR. KEN Keene will portray the Apostle Peter at the upcoming Community Prayer Breakfast at Christian Academy Schools in Sidney.

Area man helps plan Bike for Tikes Fundraiser aids hospitalized children

BY JENNIFER BUMGARNER jbumgarner@sdnccg.com BOWLING GREEN — Riding a bicycle for three days and accumulating 180 miles might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but for Bowling Green State University senior Tyler Drees, it was a “relaxed way to be involved.”

Drees, of Minster, is on the committee this year for the Bike for Tikes, which is part of the BG Dance Marathon organization. Dance Marathon has been a part of BGSU for 17 years and Bike for Tikes was started 10 years ago as a different way for students to get involved.

The money raised during Bike for Tikes goes to help children hospitalized at St. Vincent’s Mercy Hospital in Toledo.

“I got into it by chance,” said Drees. “I

didn’t see myself getting involved in Dance Marathon and when I heard about Bike for Tikes last year, I thought it would be a more relaxed way to get involved.”

Planning for the event began at the start of the school year and students registered in November for a spot. The students will head down to Cincinnati by charter bus on March 29. A U-Haul will follow with equipment.

The group will begin its trek March 30. The group is conscious of safety and there will be a lead car, two cars in the middle of the group and a follow car bePhoto provided hind the bikers. The group averages 60 miles a day and will be staying at Miami TYLER DREES (left) is welcomed back to East High School on March 30. From Bowling Green State University by his little brother, Cole Bruggeman following See BIKE/Page 11A the 2011 Bike for Tikes.

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Barber shop reopens CITY RECORD at new site after fire Accidents

BY JENNIFER According to Keith BUMGARNER Quellhorst, owner of jbumgarner@sdnccg.com Que’s Barbershop, the village of New Bremen NEW BREMEN — helped facilitate the reQue’s Barbershop has opening of his business relocated and reopened fairly quickly. following a fire that de“The night of the fire, stroyed the business as someone from the vilwell as the Fireside Pub. lage of New Bremen The fire broke out came up to me and ofFeb. 27 around 6:30 fered me a spot that I p.m. No injuries were could use temporarily,” reported, but the build- said Quellhorst. ing sustained severe The barbershop redamage. The fire de- opened Wednesday at its stroyed the Fireside new location, 201 N. Pub, Que’s Barbershop Main St. The hours are and also damaged New the same and the phone Bremen Coffee and number remains (419) Books Co. 629-1500.

There is no word if the former Boesel Opera House building will be rebuilt. According to Quellhorst, the last time he spoke with Crown representatives, engineers and others still were inspecting the building.

“I’d like to thank the community, fire department, Crown, family and friends for their help and support to get the business back so quickly,” said Quellhorst. “I plan on continuing whether I go back into the old location or find a new one.”

Checkpoint COUNTY RECORD Rescue responded for drivers Village log Anna to a medical call in the 10100 block of Hardin set tonight THURSDAY Pike.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with local law enforcement, will have an OVI checkpoint in Shelby County this evening.

The OVI checkpoint, funded by federal grants, is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers this weekend. The checkpoint will be held in conjunction with nearby saturation patrols to aggressively combat alcohol-related injury and fatal crashes.

The location of the checkpoint was not announced at press time.

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-9:49 p.m.: suspicious car. Botkins Police responded to the Budget Host Inn, 505 E. State St., on a report of a suspicious car. A report was taken.

-4:37 p.m.: larceny.

Anna Police responded to 312 S. Pike St. on a report of a theft.

Fire, rescue FRIDAY -7:45 a.m.: medical.

Houston Rescue responded to the 14200 block of Kirkwood Road on a medical call.

-6:23 a.m.: medical.

Houston Rescue responded to the 10900 block of Comanche Drive on a medical call.

THURSDAY -9:05 p.m.: medical.

-6 p.m.: fire. Fort Loramie Fire responded to 6053 Dawson Road on a report of a power pole on fire.

-3:24 p.m.: accident. Jackson Center Rescue, Fire and Police responded to 533 N. Main St. on a report of a single-vehicle accident.

There were minor injuries. No further information was available at press time.

-3:23 p.m.: accident. Fort Loramie Rescue and Fire responded to the intersection of Eilerman Road and Fort LoramieSwanders Road. Fort Loramie Police and Shelby County Sheriff ’s deputies responded. No further information was available at press time.

On Thursday at 4:18 p.m., Sidney Police responded to a report of a single-vehicle accident in the 2400 block of Ohio 47. The accident happened in the private drive of Walmart.

According to reports, Kah C. Harouna, 62, 955 Ave., was Buckeye southbound when he started to feel ill and lost control of his vehicle.

The vehicle ran over a storm curb and struck a concrete light-pole base.

Harouna had possible injuries. His vehicle sustained severe damage.

He was not cited.

• On Thursday, there was a two-vehicle accident involving a motorcycle in the 600 block of North Miami Avenue.

The accident happened at 3:39 p.m.

Natalie R. Davis, 18, 752 E. Parkwood St., was traveling southbound on North Miami Avenue when she slowed down for a school bus. A motorcycle driven by Isaac

J. Pulfer, 18, 1225 Garfield Ave., was following Davis and failed to stop, rear-ending the vehicle. Pulfer and a passenger, Dustin Ray Spradlin, 20, 236 Jefferson St., Apt. 3, were both transported by Sidney Fire and Emergency Services to Wilson Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. The motorcycle had heavy damage and the vehicle sustained moderate damage. Pulfer was cited with failure to maintain an assured clear distance.

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Police log FRIDAY -4:03 a.m.: arrest.

Sidney Police arrested Jay Moon, 31, on charges of obstructing official business and resisting arrest.

-3:15 a.m.: contempt.

Police arrested Joshua A. Conatser, 31, 237 Jefferson St., Apt. 7, on a contempt warrant out of Logan County. He was transported to the county

THURSDAY -8:43 p.m.: medical.

Sidney paramedics responded to the 300 block of East South Street on a medical call.

-12:52 p.m.: medical.

Medics responded to the 300 block of Fifth Avenue on a medical call.

-11:04 a.m.: medical.

Medics responded to a medical call in the 300 block of Enterprise Avenue.

MUNICIPAL COURT In Sidney Municipal Court on Friday morning, Judge Duane Goettemoeller sentenced Ricky J. Sharp, 20, 1916 Fair Oaks Drive, on four separate charges. He was charged with aggravated menacing, theft, assault and prohibitions. For aggravated menacing, theft and assault he was fined $250 plus costs and sentenced to 180 days in jail on each count. The jail time is to run consecutively, with credit for one day served.

He was fined $250 for the prohibition charge.

• James A. Schmidt, 45, of Lima, was sentenced for contempt, theft and driving under the influence. For the contempt charge he was sentenced to three days in jail. On one charge of theft, he was fined $100 plus costs, sentenced to 90 days in jail, probation for two years and restitution in the amount of $17.11. If fines, costs and restitution are paid in full, 30 days of jail time may be reconsidered. For driving under the influence, it was his second offense

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line and released to Logan County.

THURSDAY -8:10 p.m.: assault.

Police arrested Leanna L. Vasquez, 23, 718 Broadway Ave., on a charge of assault.

-6:13 p.m.: probation violation. Police arrested Joshua Elliston, 36, 230 Jefferson St., Apt. A, on an outstanding warrant for a probation violation.

-4:09 p.m.: arrest. Police arrested Jeramy Risdon, 32, on a warrant for failure to provide change of address.

within six years. He was fined $600 plus costs, sentenced to 180 days in jail to run consecutively to the other counts and a Class 4 driver license suspension for one year with credit for pretrial suspension.

• Andrew W. Doak, 26, 2994 Jonathan St., was $100 on an fined amended charge of disorderly conduct.

• Joshua A. Elliston, 36, 230 Jefferson St., Apt. A, was sentenced to 10 days in jail for a probation violation.

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singing; as he was known to karaoke regularly. Michael was an avid Elvis fan, who had won several competitions for his Elvis impersonations, outfit and all. For several years, he helped coach softball and T-ball for the Sidney Electric team in Sidney. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Sidney for many years.

Michael attended Calvary Chapel Baptist Church in Minster.

A funeral service will be held Monday SDN Photo/Luke Gronneberg at 7 p.m. at Cromes Funeral Home and Crematory, 302 S. Main Ave., Sidney, with Pastor Brad A squirrel nibbles spring buds off of a tree next to St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Sidney Smith officiating.

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The family will receive friends on Mon- For photo reprints, visit www.sidneydailynews.com day from 5 p.m. until the hour of service.

In keeping with Michael’s wishes, his body will be cremated following the funeral service.

Condolences may be expressed to the Fogt FORT LORAMIE — out the world. family at the funeral St. Michael Catholic The public is invited home’s website, Church will host a pres- to attend this gathering www.cromesfh.com. entation and conversa- on the Catholic Church’s tion on migration and teaching on immigration practicing love toward and reform. immigrants, “Restoring Learn the facts on Order and Human Digcurrent immigration served in the nity,” Tuesday from 7 to policies, pastoral realiArmy during p.m. at St Michael’s 8 of serving migrants ties World War II in and hear a personal tesEurope. He was Hall, Fort Loramie.

While affirming the timony of an immiretired from the rule of law and order in grant’s journey.

Minster Mathe nation, the U.S. For more information chine Co. as a bishops have Catholic Tuesday’s presentaon tool machine spoken strongly about tion, contact Ann Bollbuilder in 1986 the need for federal imheimer, 295-2891, at St. and was a memmigration reform, event Michael Church or the ber of The 25 Year Club at organizers said. The Archdiocese of CincinMa- lack of reform is having nati Catholic Social AcMinster devastating effects on tion Office, chine. the families of migrants, csa@catholiccincinnati.o A Mass of Christian Bur- not only in the local rg or (513) 421-3131, ext. ial will be held community but through- 2660.

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MINSTER — Louis W. Hartings, 91, formerly of Ohio 119, died at 3:45 a.m., Friday, March 16, 2012, at Elmwood of New Bremen where he had been a resident for 1 1/2 years.

He was born March 4, 1921, in Chickasaw to Albert and Anna (Homan) Hartings and was married on Nov. 22 1945, in Minster to Irene Meyer. She died July 15, 2006.

He is survived by one brother, Bernard Hartings, of St. Henry; and two sisters, Esther Knapke, of St. Henry, and Hilda and Harold Meyer, of Egypt.

Deceased include a brother and his wife, Gregor and Joan Hartings; a sister-in-law, Esther Hartings; and a brother-in-law, William Knapke.

Louis was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Minster, life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6432, Minster, and

at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at St. Augustine Church, the Rev. Rick Nieberding presiding.

Burial will follow at St. Augustine Cemetery. Full military honors will be conducted at the graveside by the Minster Firing Squad.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday and 9 to 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Minster.

Memorials may be made to the Minster Area Life Squad and Grand Lake Hospice.

Condolences may be left at www.hogenkampfh.com.

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the acceptance of nonrenewal status at the end of the school year for Julie Kettler contingent upon attaining retire/rehire status for the 201213 school year. There will be a public hearing for this issue on June 18 at the regular board meeting.

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Personnel items on board agenda The Sidney City School Board of Education will start its meeting Monday at the Board of Education Office with an executive session at 5 p.m. with the purpose to consider the employment of an employee/official of the school district.

The board will then reconvene and continue its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Many personnel items are on the agenda, including the nonrenewal of the administrative contract for Greg Johnson, Northwood Elementary School principal.

The board will also vote on a proposed elementary redistricting. The redistricting is for the attendance areas of Northwood and Whittier Elementary schools and would change the western boundary line for Whittier Elementary from Broadway Avenue to Main Avenue to help balance the student population in these buildings.

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The Adventurers 4-H Club held its second meeting of the year Monday at the Jock residence.

Officer installation ceremonies were held with 16 members present.

John Trygstad was the guest speaker. He talked about showing poultry at the fair.

Demonstrations were done by Jacob Schmiesing on proper piano technique, Clare Schmiesing on how to clean horses’ hooves and Max Schmiesing on how to give a speech.

The next meeting will be held April 23 at 7 p.m. at the Jock residence.

PIQUA — Michael Fogt, 55, of 316 W. High St., formerly of Sidney, passed away at 10:40 a.m., on Friday, March 16, 2012, at Koester Pavilion.

He was born on April 13, 1956, in Sidney, the son of Howard and Gail (Baker) Fogt, who survive in Sidney.

On May 26, 2007, he was married to Jasmine Brown, who survives along with his two children, Desiree and Mercedeze Fogt, and stepdaughter, Chelsea Huber, all three of Piqua; six siblings, Casandra Barga and husband, Berry, Gregory Fogt, both of Sidney, Robin Brandyberry and husband, Steve, of Maplewood, Jeffrey Fogt and wife, Carmen, Patti Latimer and Lori Blair, all three of Sidney; and several aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by one daughter, Cho’chagna Fogt.

Michael formerly worked for Ross Aluminum in Sidney. He enjoyed playing cards and

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Commission will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. in City Council chambers to discuss a replat on two parcels to create two new lots at 746 River-

The city of Sidney is also proposing dedication of a right of way on the south side of Russell Road at the intersection of Wapakoneta Avenue.

Health board plans meeting The Sidney-Shelby County Board of Health will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Health Department conference room.

The board will hear financial reports and the 2013 preliminary budget.

Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

Council will be touring the wastewater treatment plant construction site at 5:45 p.m.

Council will discuss an ordinance establishing new rates for activities conducted at the swimming Christian Academy pool. Council will also discuss and vote on the res- Schools at 492-7556 or ignation of Carl Wuebker.

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Keene will bring his unique and special ministry to this event with his planned portrayal of the Apostle Peter, one of 65 biblical characters he presents,organizers said.

Christian Academy Schools is located at 2151 W. Russell Road. Prayer Breakfast organizers include Mary Smith, Pastor Jane Madden, Catherine Toal and Jeff Raible.

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EMERGENCY CREWS work to put out a blaze at Caesar Creek Flea Market Friday in Wilmington.

Fire hits flea market WILMINGTON (AP) — Crews have extinguished a fire that damaged a large flea market in southwest Ohio. No injuries were reported.

Media outlets reported heavy smoke Friday afternoon at the Caesar Creek Flea Market at Wilmington, about 50 miles north of Cincinnati.

A State Highway Patrol dispatcher says there are no reports of injuries and the market isn’t open to the public Friday.

A Clinton County Sheriff ’s dispatcher confirmed the fire was out but had no details.

The Dayton Daily News reports authorities asked fire depart-

ments with available tankers to respond to the blaze at the 62-acre market.

A message was left with Levin Service Co. in Dayton, which owns and operates the site.

The market’s website says it’s open Saturdays and Sundays. Its indoor retail space houses more than 300 vendors.

DAYTON (AP) — A proposal in the House aimed at curbing illegal methamphetamine labs would require retailers to digitally track sales of some over-the-counter allergy and cold medications used to make the drug.

The legislative proposal comes as authorities in Ohio are reporting a resurgence of meth labs, including one at a nursing home in northeast Ohio that caught fire, killing one person and injuring six others.

The bill sponsored by Republican state Rep. Terry Johnson of McDermott would allow real-time tracking of medications used to make the highly addictive stimulant through a national exchange and would apply to pseudoephedrine and ephedrine, the Dayton Daily News reported Friday. Those ingredients are used in at-home and portable meth labs, which can lead to explosions and fires such as the one March 4 at Park Haven Home in Ashtabula.

In addition to causing fires and explosions, the blend of toxic chemicals used in what is called the shake-andbake method of making the drug are hazardous to children, property owners and law enforcement officers who in-

vestigate and clean up the labs.

Ohio in 2006 began requiring purchasers of pseudoephedrine to sign a log book, and officials say meth manufacturers have since turned to portable labs for smaller batches. The one pot or shake-and-bake labs now use a 2-liter bottle or other container to mix the ingredients.

The one-pot method also has increased the drug’s purity. The price per pure gram of meth decreased from $270 in late 2007 to $105 in late 2010, while the purity increased from 39 percent to 83 percent, according to data from the National Drug Intelligence Center.

“Meth manufacturers have figured out that by pharmacy shopping, they can purchase enough pseudoephedrine and skirt around the law,” said Scott Duff, the Special Agents Supervisor at the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation who testified Wednesday before the Ohio House’s Health Committee.

House Bill 334 would link data on purchases of the over-the-counter medications to law enforcement by forcing drug retailers and pharmacies to participate in the National Precursor Log Exchange.

Dad: Man had housing Miami County grand jury indicts stress before stabbings man in adoptive father rape case health system.

“So you’re going to wait until four people get stabbed, and now what? I mean, it’s too late now,” he said.

The younger Mallett, 37, was charged Thursday with four counts of felonious assault. Authorities said he stabbed the men in a building that houses a college and other offices before running outside and being shot on the street by a police officer.

Police video of the officer’s response shows her shooting toward the suspect within seconds of her arrival. Video from Officer Deborah Ayers’ police cruiser records her firing multiple shots at a man just 11 seconds after her car stops a few dozen feet from the scene.

A passer-by pointed Ayers in the direction of the suspect, who can be seen briefly in the background.

The video shows Ayers stumbling backward after firing several shots and then firing again. An officer coming from the other direction and not

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being held at the county jail on $500,000 bond.

Messages left for Zwick’s attorney and the county prosecutor on Friday haven’t been returned.

Zwick and another man were arrested earlier on rape charges reto what lated authorities say was the prostitution of a 10-

year-old boy by an adoptive father from Troy, a 90-minute drive west of Columbus.

The adoptive father is accused of raping three boys in his care. He also was indicted by the grand jury on Thursday.

The Associated Press is withholding his name to protect the children’s identities.

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House delays Kasich plan COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich pledged Friday to fight a legislative effort to sideline his proposal to increase oil and gas drilling taxes and link the proceeds to an income-tax cut.

Ohio House Finance Chairman Ron Amstutz, a fellow Republican, issued a statement late Friday indicating there is insufficient time to answer key questions about Kasich’s tax proposal.

Amstutz said the House is “taking extraordinary steps” to consider Kasich’s socalled mid-biennium review, essentially a full state budget that he’s offering outside Ohio’s normal two-year budget cycle. The bill was unveiled Wednesday and introduced Friday.

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seen on the video used a stun gun on the suspect at almost the same time, said Columbus police spokesman Sgt. Rich Weiner. lived in Mallett Nashville, Tenn., for 10 years until a month ago, when he moved to Columbus, police said. A message left with family members in Tennessee wasn’t immediately returned Thursday, and a phone number for a Columbus family member wasn’t accepting messages.

Nashville police said Thursday that Mallett had a July 2010 conviction for trespassing and a March 2000 conviction for resisting arrest. They had no details. A charge of unlawful possession of a weapon was dismissed in February 2011, they said.

New York state prison records, which couldn’t be confirmed by authorities on Thursday, show robbery and attempted robbery convictions for a man with the same name, birthday and race as Mallett.

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COLUMBUS (AP) — The father of a man accused of stabbing four in an Ohio office building said his son is schizophrenic and might have been stressed after his aunt told him to move out One of three knives John W. Mallett had during the Wednesday attacks came from the kitchen in the aunt’s Columbus home, father Ronald Mallett, of New York City, told The Columbus Dispatch. Police said the attacks appear random.

“I’m really, really sorry about the people he hurt,” Ronald Mallett said.

The father said John Mallett’s aunt asked him to move because he had been causing problems, and he thinks Mallett might have been searching for a housing agency when he went to downtown Columbus, where the attacks occurred.

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2 Clooneys arrested WASHINGTON (AP) — George Clooney and his father were arr e s t e d Friday during a protest outside the Sudanese E m b a s s y, and the actor said he has asked President Barack G. Clooney Obama to engage China on stopping a humanitarian crisis in northern Africa.

The protesters accuse Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of provoking a humanitarian crisis and blocking food and aid from entering the Nuba Mountains in the county’s border region with South Sudan.

Clooney, his father, Nick Clooney, and others were arrested after being warned three times not to cross a police line outside the embassy. Those taken into custody included NAACP President Ben Jealous, Martin Luther King III, and actor and comedian Dick Gregory.

Near-record snow noted ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Even by Alaska standards, this winter is unusual for the hardy residents of the state’s largest city. snowfall Near-record buried Anchorage neighborhoods, turning streets into canyons with walls of snow on each side. The snow’s weight collapsed the roofs of some buildings. Moose are fleeing into the city to get away from too-deep snow.

And the city dumps are close to overflowing with snow that may not melt entirely before next winter.

Love or hate it, some residents are hoping for more, at least another 3.3 inches.

Then they could say they made it through the winter when the nearly 60-year record of 132.6 inches was broken.

N. Korea sets launch PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea plans to blast a satellite into space next month to mark the centenary of the birth of its founder, Kim Il Sung, which the U.S. quickly called a “deal-breaker” for a new agreement where the U.S. would exchange food aid for nuclear concessions.

After Friday’s surprise announcement, the United States warned it would not send food aid to North Korea if it goes ahead with the long-range rocket launch, and U.N. Security Council members said it may violate sanctions.

OUT OF THE BLUE $450,000 in gold returned BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai taxi driver has returned gold worth $450,000 to a customer who left the jewelry behind three days earlier.

Police Col. Naradet Tiprak said driver Saksi Ketsikaew turned in 8.2 kilograms (289 ounces) of jewelry in cardboard boxes Friday.

He said gold seller Ekarat Kanokwannakorn bought the gold Tuesday in Bangkok but forgot it in the taxi while he was helping his sick wife.

Naradet said police were skeptical about the delay but that Ekarat was happy to get back the gold and didn’t seek to press charges.

The loss had been widely publicized.

Ekarat rewarded the driver with two necklaces together worth about $10,000.

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New details on U.S. suspect ID’d in Afghan massacre

BY ADAM GELLER Associated Press After five days cloaked in military secrecy, the soldier suspected in a massacre of 16 Afghan civilians has finally been identified, adding a critical detail to the still-sketchy portrait just beginning to emerge.

A senior U.S. official says the soldier accused in the killings is Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the investigation into an incident that has roiled relations with Afghanistan.

Bales, who is 38, is a husband and father of two young children and a veteran who was in the midst of his fourth tour in a war zone. But because of a tightly controlled flow of information, many of the details are incomplete and difficult to verify. Most information about the suspect — before he was identified — has come from two camps, each representing particular interests.

There’s the U.S. government, almost always represented by the voices of unidentified “senior military officials.” On the other side, there’s the civilian lawyer, John Henry Browne, a veteran criminal defense attorney from Seattle, near Bales’ home base.

Until late Friday, both had refused to divulge Bales’ name, placing sharp limitations on efforts to evaluate the information presented about the soldier

— no chance to interview family members, close friends, neighbors or fellow soldiers. And no chance to examine official records.

Even seemingly straightforward information raises questions that are not easily answered, at least for now — such as a possible defense of post-traumatic stress disorder.

For example, the suspect now identified as Bales lost part of one foot because of injuries suffered in Iraq during one of his three tours of duty there, his lawyer said. Browne also said that when the 11-year veteran heard he was being sent to Afghanistan late last year, he did not want to go. He also said that a day before the rampage through two villages, the soldier saw a comrade’s leg blown off.

The same goes for the possibility alcohol played a role.

On Friday, a senior U.S. defense official said Bales was drinking alcohol in the hours before the attack on Afghan villagers, violating a U.S. military order banning alcohol in war zones. The official discussed the on condition of matter anonymity because charges have not yet been filed.

Browne said his client’s family told him they were not aware of any drinking problem — not necessarily a contradiction. Pressed on the issue in interviews with news organizations, Browne said he did not know if his client had been drinking the night of the massacre.

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anew that he be tried under the Afghan justice system.

Karzai also is now insisting that U.S. forces retreat from rural areas immediately and let Afghans take the lead in security next year. But the White House and the Pentagon said Friday that nothing would collapse the war plan, even after the massacre, the inadvertent Quran burnings by U.S. soldiers and the deaths of seven American servicemen at the hands of their allies.

Polls have shown that up to 60 percent of Americans say it’s time to end the war in Afghanistan. And that’s not lost on the administration.

“The Afghan people are tired of war,” Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, just back from Afghanistan, acknowledged on Friday. “The American people share some of that tiredness after 10 years of war, as well. All of that’s understandable.”

But he also said he is confident that Americans realize the U.S. needs to finish its work of stabilizing Afghanistan to ensure that al-Qaida cannot against use that country as a launch pad to attack the United States. His theme — patience — is likely to dominate the discourse in Washington and in allied capitals in the lead-up to a NATO summit meeting in Chicago in May. President Barack Obama called Karzai on Friday seeking clarification on the demand concerning U.S. troops in rural areas, and White House press secretary Jay Carney said the leaders agreed to keep discussing the matter, which is at the heart of the military strategy.

“I think that the two men were very much on the same page” about gradually handing over security responsibility to Afghan forces, with U.S. and other international troops switching to a support role throughout Afghanistan sometime in 2013, Carney said. A final transition to Afghan control is supposed to happen by the end of 2014.

Another pillar of the war strategy is creating meaningful peace talks with the Taliban insurgents, but that, too, suffered cracks in the aftermath of the village massacre. The Taliban said it was no longer talking on terms set by the Americans.

A senior U.S. official familiar with the discussions said American officials presume that the timing of the Taliban announcement following Sunday’s killings was an attempt to gain greater leverage. Officials have long calculated that the Taliban would not engage seriously in peace talks unless it had lost more ground militarily.

Guilty verdict in webcam suicide case

BY GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A former Rutgers University student convicted Friday in the webcam spying episode that ended in his gay roommate’s suicide could be headed off to prison in a case experts say stands as a tragic lesson for young people about casual cruelties and unintended consequences in the Internet age.

Dharun Ravi was found guilty of all 15 charges against him, including invasion of privacy and anti-gay intimidation. The jury decided that he not only spied on Tyler Clementi and another man as they were kissing but also singled out Clementi because he was gay.

Ravi, 20, could get up to 10 years in prison by some estimates and could be deported to his native India even though he has lived legally in the U.S. since he was a little boy.

The case stirred a national conversation about anti-gay bullying and teen suicide. It also illustrated the dangers of technology in the hands of people who have grown up with the likes

of Twitter and Facebook.

“They don’t feel like they’re spying. It’s just their own iPhone they’re using, their own laptop,” said Annemarie McAvoy, an adjunct professor at Fordham Law School in New York. “Hopefully, parents will use this as an example for their children.”

On the Rutgers campus, student Melvin Ways said: “I think the lesson here is not everything is meant to be publicized to the entire world, especially private matters and things that are personal to people.”

Prosecutors said Ravi set up his webcam in his dorm room and watched Clementi kissing another man on Sept. 19, 2010, then tweeted about it and excitedly tried to catch Clementi in the act again two days later.

A half-dozen students were believed to have seen the live video of the kissing; no video was taken in the second instance.

On Sept. 22, Clementi threw himself off the George Washington Bridge after posting one last status update on Facebook: “Jumping off the gw bridge, sorry.”

At a courthouse news conference after the verdict,

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DHARUN RAVI (center) is helped by his father, Ravi Pazhani (second right) as they leave court around in New Brunswick, N.J., Friday. Defense attorney Philip Nettl follows (left).

Clementi’s father, Joe, ad- father’s arm around his shouldressed himself to college stu- ders.

His attorney Steven Altman dents and other young people, saying: “You’re going to meet a issued a brief statement saylot of people in your life. Some ing “everyone could rest asof these people you may not sured that at the appropriate like. Just because you don’t time an appeal will be filed.”

Ravi’s lawyers had argued like them doesn’t mean you at the trial that the college have to work against them.”

Ravi shook his head faintly freshman was not motivated after hearing the verdict. He by any hostility toward gays and his parents left the court- and that his actions were just house without comment, his those of an immature “kid.”

Romney’s focus on Ill. CHICAGO (AP) — After two Deep South losses, Mitt Romney is intensifying his campaign efforts in the economically challenged Midwest — a friendly region for him — in hopes of regaining his front-runner’s momentum when Illinois holds its Republican presidential primary Tuesday.

But the race for Illinois and its cache of 54 delegates is tighter than might have been expected, thanks to Rick Santorum’s recent rise in opinion polls. And President Barack Obama, the Democrat they both hope to oust, is making his presence felt, too, in his adopted home state.

Romney is clearly mindful of the threat from Santorum. He and his allies are pouring money into the state, near Michigan where he grew up and his father was governor.

Romney won the Michigan primary on Feb. 28.

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Tornado hits Michigan Extensive tornado damage in Dexter, Mich., is seen Friday. Initial estimates indicate the tornado that hit Dexter, northwest of Ann Arbor, Thursday evening was packing winds of around 135 mph, National Weather Service meteorologist Steven Freitag said Friday.

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• 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.

Dinner is at 7 Ohio Supreme • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Saturday Court p.m. Tickets are Justice Night Live, meets at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Yvette $20 and are availMcGee Church, 120 W. Water St. able by phone at Brown will be Sunday Afternoon 492-9612. the guest • Shelby County Deer Hunters holds its monthly speaker at the Brown is the Sunday Trap Shoot at 7988 Johnston-Slagle Road Shelby County first Africanbeginning at noon, 10 birds. Program starts at 2 Democrats JefAmerican woman p.m., 50 birds, long run, handicapped and Lewis ferson/Jackson to serve as a jusclass. Open to the public. tice on the Banquet March Brown Supreme Court of 26 at the Shelby Sunday Evening Ohio and its • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Never Alone, Oaks Banquet female justice.

9900 Sidney-Fryeighth Room, Never Again, meets at 6:30 p.m. at First Christian Prior to her seat on the burg Road.

Church, 320 E. Russell Road.

The event begins with Supreme Court, as lead • Catholic Adult Singles Club meets in Piqua for movies and supper. Call (419) 678-8691 for infor- a social hour at 6 p.m. juvenile court judge in mation.

Franklin County, she led the creation of the family drug court and the SMART Program, a truancy and educational neglect intervention program.

In 2002, she retired from the bench to create the Center for Child and Family Advocacy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

McGee has served on the boards of Ohio University, the Ohio State

University Medical Center, the national Council of the OSU Moritz College of Law, M/I Homes Inc. and Fifth Third Bank of Central Ohio.

She is the former chairwoman of the United Way of Central Ohio, the Ohio State University Alumni Association and the YWCA Columbus Board of Directors. In 2008, she was inducted into the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame.

Library sets movie series

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 The Amos Memorial hold story time from 1 to 1:30 p.m. for children 3, 4 Public Library, 230 E. and 5. Stories, songs and more.

North St., will be showing movies on Tuesday Monday Evening • Art Study Group meets at 6 p.m. at CJs High- nights at 5:30 p.m. beMarks. For information, contact Starr Gephart at ginning Tuesday with 295-2323.• Women of the Moose meets at 7 p.m. at the presentation of “The the Moose Lodge, on the corner of Broadway Avenue Muppets.”

It will be presented in and Russell Road.

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Vision of the art gallery of the liHope, group meets at 7 p.m. at Russell Road brary. Admission is free and popcorn will be Church, 340 W. Russell Road.

• Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step program for served. 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 Dear Heloise: As a liSt. Paul’s United Church of Christ. All new membrarian, I urge people to bers are welcome. For more information, call Tom call their library before Frantz at 492-7075. they donate books. Space • TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 7 p.m. at Faith Alliance Church, New Knoxville Road, is limited, and libraries try to keep the books New Bremen. most recently published Tuesday Morning for their patrons to read.

• The F. J. Stallo Memorial Library in Minster They often do not have will hold Storytime from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. for chil- room for old books or a dren 3, 4 and 5. second copy of anything.

Tuesday Afternoon If people have books • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts at more than a year or so Work, meets at noon at St. John’s Lutheran Church, old, I recommend that 120 W. Water St. they take them to a • The Springfield Regional Cancer Center in charity or a similar orSpringfield hosts a support and education group for ganization. Thanks. — A cancer patients and their families from noon to 1:30 Small-Town Librarian, p.m. The groups are free and open to anyone who via email has a need for cancer education and support. For Thank you for sharing more information, call the cancer center at (937) another point of view!

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Check with your library about donating books, Tuesday Evening • The Highly Recommended Book Club meets at and if it doesn’t need the Francis J. Stallo Memorial Library in Minster them, a librarian probably can refer you to an 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 NEW BREMEN — time at 6:30 p.m.

Anthony Gibbs, a • The Brain Injury Support Group meets at 7 teaching artist and livp.m. in conference rooms A and B at the Upper Valing history performer, ley Med Center, N. Dixie Highway, Troy. This group portray John meets to support the caregivers and see the will Parker, a conductor on progress of survivors. For more information, call the underground railShirley Whitmer at (937) 339-0356 or Margie Luthroad, for a speech man at (937) 394-8681.

• Jackson Center Masonic Lodge meets at 7:30 April 12 at 7 p.m. at Lockkeeper’s p.m. at the lodge on North Main. Brethren are wel- the House in New Brecome. For more information, call Walter Hull at 596men.

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His speech is pre• Pleaides Chapter 298 Order of the Eastern Star meets at the Masonic Temple at the corner of Miami sented by the Auglaize County Historical SoAvenue and Poplar Street at 7:30 p.m.

• The Miami-Shelby Chapter of the Barbershop ciety.

“His Promised Harmony Society meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Greene Street UMC, 415 W. Greene St. at Caldwell Street. Land: John Parker 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.

‘The Muppets’ opens weekly event Tuesday On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, and his friends, Gary and Mary from Small-town, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds.

To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit the Frog reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways. It is rated PG. On March 27, the featured movie is “Hop.” Blending state-of-the-art

animation with live action, “Hop” tells the comic tale of Fred, an out-of-work slacker who accidentally injures the Easter Bunny and must take him in as he recovers. As Fred struggles with the world’s worst houseguest, both will learn what it takes to finally grow up. It is rated PG.

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and the Underground Railroad” will tell the story of Parker’s life.

He was an ex-slave, and inventor, an entrepreneur, a husband and a father who helped hundreds of people escape slavery.

Gibbs has traveled throughout Ohio performing dramatic presentations of historical figures.

His appearance in New Bremen is made possible by the Ohio Humanities Council.

cleaners can damage plumbing, especially if left to sit in the pipes for a long time or if used too often. And if the pipes are old, you are asking for trouble. Here are a few hints to help clear your bathtub drain: • Carefully pouring HOT water down the drain sometimes can cause a clog to break apart.

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BONNIE HARRIS Frey, president/owner of Harris Jeweler, draws a winning ticket for one of two, $1,000 gift certificates from Harris Jeweler as Bonnie Faulkner, executive director of Wilson Memorial Hospital Foundation, holds the basket. courtesy of Tim and Amy Gleason; Jason and Gwen Stiver, four oneday Hopper passes for Disney World courtesy of Disney; Stan and Carole Crosley, one week in a condominium anywhere in the world at a Resort Condominiums International (RCI) affiliate provided by the Wilson Memorial Hospital Foundation; Roger and Lesley McKinstry, a gift basket containing a variety of items including a $250 travel certificate donated by AAA of Shelby County, and Vicki and Tony Linkmeyer, a gift certificate for a onehour massage donated

by Randy Brown, Advanced Medical Massage.

McDonald Melissa and Deanna Kindell were the winners of the $1,000 gift certificates from Harris Jeweler.

Successful bidders in the silent auction were Dr. Phil Edwards, 2011 Cincinnati Bearcatsigned team helmet; Dr. Farzin Fotouhi, Jim O’Toole-signed photo, Boom Herron-signed football, 1970 Great Season memorabilia signed

by Tony Perez and an Armon Binns-signed mini helmet; Dan Bensman, Johnny Cueto-autographed photo; Woody Bowling, Johnny Cuetosigned baseball; Doug Fortkamp, DeVier Poseysigned mini helmet; Gary and Marian Spicer, a package from Roe Limo Service, owned by Robert & Jodell Roe,

which will provide luxury transportation for up to 18 people within a 65-mile radius of Sidney.

Herschel Roe will be the chauffeur for up to six hours and fuel will be provided by Beth and Shane Roe; Dr. Matt Heckler, a luxury suite for 20 at an April Dayton Dragons home game.

Corporate underwriters for the 2012 event were Airstream; Amos Press; Walt and Carol Bennett; Blue & Co.; Continental Express; Dale Peterson & Associates; Dickman Supply; Edward D. Jones - Vance and Linda Stewart; Elsass, Wallace, Evans and Schnelle; Emerson Climate Technologies; Harry and Bonnie Faulkner; Ferguson Construction Company; Freshway Foods; Tom and Nancy Middleton; Minster Bank; Peoples Federal; Ruese Insurance; Sidney Tool & Die; Sollmann Electric; and US Bank.

The 2012 Foundation ball committee comprised Scarlet Francis, Amy Gleason, Rhonda Keister, Melissa McDonald and Beth Roe. next Wilson The Foundation Charity Ball will take place in the first quarter of 2013. For information about making a donation to Wilson Hospital or to be added to the mailing list for next year’s ball, call the Wilson Foundation at 498-5575 or visit www.wilsonhospitalfoundation.com

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The YMCA is offering a week-long camp program for children in Shelby County, during their spring break, from April 2 to April 6. The program opens at 5 a.m. and ends at 6 p.m. with main activities from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All children will enjoy recreational swimming, crafts, sports, and inside and outside recreation time. Space is limited. Call 498-2273, ext. 221 or ext. 217 to enroll. Enrollment deadline is March 27.

DAR commends 25-year members TROY — The PiquaLewis Boyer Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) met March 10 at the Hayner Cultural Center in Troy.

Special recognition was given to Betty and Sharon Brown Mautz at the meeting for their 25 years of DAR membership and certificates were presented by guest speaker State Regent Sharlene Shoaf of the OSDAR organization.

Shoaf spoke to the group about past presidents of our country and

gave a descriptive bio on them and how they contributed to the country.

The hostess committee comprised Pat Picklesimer, Brenda Cooper, Becky Miller, and Judith “Dee” Smith. A serving stone with a lighthouse was also presented to Shoaf along with a donation to the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead, Camp Dennison, Ohio.

Upcoming events include the 113th State Conference April 13-15 in Columbus and the next meeting, May 12.

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She weighed 5 pounds, 11.5 ounces, and was 20 inches long.

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Her maternal grandparents are Bob and Vicky Berger, of Sidney.

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The Adventurers MAPLEWOOD — The Adventurers 4-H club held its second meeting March 12 at the Jock residence. Officer installation ceremonies were held.

Sixteen members were present. John Trygstad was a guest speaker who talked about showing poultry at the fair. Demonstrations were done by Jacob Schmiesing, on proper piano technique, Clare Schmiesing, on how to clean horses’ hooves, and Max Schmiesing, on how to give a speech. The next meeting will be April 23, at 7 p.m. at the Jock residence.

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Today, employees look at the community first and then decide if they want to take the job. Families are concerned about the quality of life. Wilson Hospital adds immensely to the quality of life factor in our community and that is something of which we can truly be proud.

“I can speak firsthand of the fantastic services provided by the hospital. All eight of my grandchildren were born at Wilson. Through one very difficult time, the Wilson staff went well above and beyond the call of duty to comfort our family. This kind of service, which I’m sure is done regularly, is what makes me proud of Wilson Hospital and inspires me to serve on this foundation board.”

All proceeds from the 2012 Charity Ball will be added to the Foundation’s endowment fund to provide future funding to ensure that the hospital continues to maintain the high level of service and technology.

Tom Boecker, president and CEO of Wilson Memorial, said, “I am very pleased to report that 2011 was overall more successful than 2010. This is the result of the collective efforts of numerous individuals — many of whom are here tonight. We must continually identify customers’ needs and meet or exceed them. Two recent examples of identifying customers’ needs include the development of an urgent care clinic last October. I am pleased to report that the use of this new service has exceeded our expectations.

A second example of identifying customers’ needs is the re-institution of a cardiac cath lab at Wilson. It is our intention to have this new service available late spring of this year.”

Following dinner, guests enjoyed music for all types of dancing provided by DJ Tony Brown.

They also had the opportunity to participate in a raffle for a variety of prizes, bid on silent auction items, and purchase pouches of gemstones to win two $1,000 gift certificates from Harris Jeweler.

Winners of this year’s raffle prizes were Vance and Linda Stewart, four Cincinnati Reds tickets

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The 18th annual Wilson Memorial Hospital Foundation ball took place Saturday evening at the Piqua Country Club and raised more than $37,600 for Wilson Memorial Hospital Foundation’s general endowment fund.

There were 152 guests in attendance for the evening’s festivities.

“Reflections of Amethyst” was selected as the theme for this year’s charity event. The ambiance of the Piqua Country Club was transformed with graceful white, purple and silver floral arrangements complimented with soft and candlelight sparkling crystal.

Guests enjoyed a variety of hot and cold hors d’oeuvres followed by a dinner selection of entrees including filet with bacon wrapped scallop; crab stuffed orange roughy; ostrich with cherry glaze, or a vegan tower of eggplant, portobello, and zucchini over mashed beans. Triple berry cobbler was served for dessert.

Two purple-hued beverages specially created to be in keeping with the theme were also available.

Bonnie Faulkner, executive director of the Wilson Memorial Hospital Foundation, welcomed guests to the charity event.

“Since 1994, the annual foundation ball has been one of the key friend- and fundraisers for Wilson Memorial and, to date, has raised a net of $456,880. That does not include the revenue from this evening so hopefully we will be getting very close to $500,000 — what a wonderful milestone! We could not possibly have raised so much for Wilson without all of you so please know how grateful we are for your attendance and support.”

Following Faulkner’s presentation, Wilson Foundation board chairman-elect Mike Dodds was introduced and he shared his comments.

“A vibrant, locally controlled hospital is critical to our community. My daytime job involves promoting Shelby County to companies and employees who are looking to locate here. In times past, many people took the job first and then dealt with the community lifestyle.

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Saturday, March 17, 2012

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KEVIN FRAZIER-JONES is co-owner of 2nd Hand Thoughts in downtown Sidney.

Antiques, collectibles shop opens downtown

BY PATRICIA ANN truckloads of stock, SPEELMAN much of it from their pspeelman@sdnccg.com own collection, into the shop and turned on the Area residents who “open” sign in late Febare looking for decora- ruary. tive items, collectibles or “Our basement is antique furniture have a packed. Mark said, ‘We new source in Sidney. ought to sell this stuff,’” Kevin and Mark Fra- Kevin laughed. They zier-Jones, of Anna, have have attended auctions opened 2nd Hand to increase their offerThoughts at 105 N. Ohio ings and they also added Ave. art pieces, vases, statues “Mark and I have and wall art that are talked about opening a new, not used. store like this for a year “We have tried to mix and a half,” Kevin said the old with the new,” he recently. “The opportu- said. “You’d be surprised nity came about four at the amount of support months ago when we we’re getting. People are were talking with the stopping and buying owner of the building the things as we’re unloadstore is in.” ing them off the truck.”

The couple installed a Opening hours are new floor and painted Mondays, Wednesdays the walls before moving and Fridays from 5 to 8

p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. The store is closed on Thursdays.

“Throughout the week, there may be someone there between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. If the Open sign is on, come in.

If things go well, it could become a full-time job for one of us,” Kevin said.

In addition to selling antique furniture, the store offers gently used furniture and some used housewares. It will accept consignments of furniture, art and decorative pieces, including chandeliers and other antique lighting fixtures.

“This is the place to shop,” Kevin said.

For information, call 638-2658.

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Recipients will be chosen on the basis of the following selection criteria and weighted as follows: community service (40 percent), financial need (40 per-

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SHOWN HERE is an example of a light fixture that will be built by a Sidney firm for the 2012 London Olympics. final adjustment will lock into place and not move during use of the system.

Engineering efforts at Shaffer have achieved a quick adjust method that was required for the rapid change needed during use and preparation for interview and event change.

Manufacture of the lights will be accomplished completely at Shaffer’s Sidney facility.

The lighting units will be laser cut, formed, powder-coated and assembled using only in-house equipment at the facility.

The Shaffers say the recent addition of a state-of-the-art powder coating system and two in-house laser systems are just two of the reasons the company can successfully compete for these types of high profile projects.

A recently added engineering software package allowing Shaffer to do 3D design and modeling, reduced the required design time and offered the Sidney firm an advantage in making changes until the final design was established.

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A Sidney metal fabricating firm has been chosen to fabricate more than 250 lights to be used at the 2012 London Olympics this summer.

Mike Shaffer, CEO and Steve Shaffer, president, of Shaffer Metal Fab, have announced receipt of the contract following several weeks of testing and engineering design efforts.

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The lights will be used in the interview areas during post-event interviews with the athletes. The design required the lights to include the ability to be adjusted to several flexible settings, allowing the studios the option to adjust both direction and intensity.

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Sidney Daily News, Saturday, March 17, 2012 LOCAL NEWS Tell him not to bother you until you break up with new guy DR. WALLACE: I read your column faithfully, and I respect your advice. I know that you answer letters from teens who have serious problems, but I hope you will find time to respond to my not-so-serious problem.

Last school year, I was dating a boy I really liked. We had plans to at-

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About a month ago, my “ex” started telling me he wants us to get back together. He says that he is sorry that he hurt me and that he still cares for me. Do you think that he is being honest or that he is just jealous that I’m happy without him? — Meghan, Evansville, Ind. MEGHAN: Your ex

probably does care for you and is sorry that he hurt you.

He is also probably a tad jealous that you are enjoying life without him.

Have compassion for him. Tell him that you are very happy with your present boyfriend, but if the time should come that you are no longer

seeing him that you would be glad to go out with him again. Your “ex” is probably suffering from the old “absence makes the heart grow fonder” melody. Tell him that if you ever decide to break up with your present boyfriend you will let him know, and ask him to please not bother you again.

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

For Sunday, March 18, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is an exciting day! Ideas are popping up in your mind a mile a minute. You’re trying to do everything at once, which is why you should slow down a little.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) It’s almost as if there’s more electricity in the air today, isn’t it? You feel excited even if you don’t have a reason to be.

Or maybe you do?

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Friends will surprise you today. However, some of you will meet a character who is really bizarre or unorthodox.

(The eccentricity of this person is what excites you.)

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) People in authority might surprise you today. But don’t test the boundaries of this. And don’t overreact, either.

(There are lots of surprises out there today!)

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22)

Travel plans and anything that has to do with higher education likely will be canceled or rescheduled today.

Everything is a bit of a crapshoot. (Hard to count on anything.)

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Surprise gifts and goodies might come your way today. Or you might hear surprising news about inheritances or something to do with the wealth and resources of others.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Partners are completely unpredictable today. Expect to be surprised but also entertained. Conversations will be fascinating and unusual.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Your work routine will not go as anticipated today. Computer crashes, canceled appointments and staff shortages might cause things to spin into a tizzy. But you can be resourceful!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) This is a wonderful day for artists and anyone involved in creative activities. It’s easy to think outside the box and put an original spin on things. A surprising flirtation might sweep you off your feet!

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) unusual Someone might appear at your door today. Everything at home is a bit frantic.

Small appliances might break down, and minor losses could occur. Oops!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Today is exciting because you’re meeting new people and seeing new places. The pace of your day is quick and energetic, but a bit frenetic.

Enjoy the new excitement!

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Jot down your moneymaking ideas, because they might be brilliant!

However, keep an eye on your possessions and your cash, because you could lose something.

YOU BORN TODAY Because you’re intuitive, you have excellent people skills. You know what others want or need. You understand where they’re coming from. This is why people feel that you listen to them and understand them. (A rare gift!) You know how to wait for what you want, which is a good thing, because your year ahead might be one of the most powerful years of your life!

Birthdate of: Joy Fielding, novelist; Wilson Pickett, singer/songwriter; Queen Latifah, singer/actress.

For Monday, March 19, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Enjoy your month ahead, because it’s your turn to recharge your batteries for the rest of the year. You can count on favorable circumstances and all kinds of people coming your way.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) In the next few weeks, you will want to work alone or behind the scenes. It also might be wise to make plans for your new year (birthday to birthday).

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A popular month ahead awaits you! Accept all invitations and enjoy the company of Join clubs, others. groups and associations.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) With the Sun at high noon in your chart, the eyes of authority figures really notice you. Fortunately, you look great to them. (Milk this.)

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Try to travel anywhere if you can, because you want to expand your horizons during the next six weeks. Any kind of study

will appeal to you. You want adventure!

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Focus on finishing things with inheritances, insurance matters, taxes and shared property. The next few weeks are the perfect time to address these red-tape issues.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You’re going to need more sleep in the month ahead, because the Sun is now as far away from your sign as it gets all year. Respect your need for this. Try taking naps.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You might be surprised by your strong desire to get better organized in the next few weeks. Since you have this urge, why not get as much done as possible?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Take time to enjoy sports events, playful times with children, the theater and movies, and vacations during the next month. Basically, you want to have fun!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Family discussions, especially with parents, will be significant during the next six weeks. Focus on your domestic, pri-

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Your daily tempo will accelerate during the next month. Just accept this and go with the flow. Expect short trips, increased reading and writing, and many errands.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Your attention now turns to cash flow and earnings in the month ahead. You want to boost your earnings because some of you are contemplating major purchases.

YOU BORN TODAY You’re ambitious and hardworking, which is why you achieve your goals. You’re focused and maintain a busy pace because you set high standards of excellence for yourself. Many of you have an appealing purity that is childlike, which ironically, hides your forceful character.

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The Sidney-Shelby County YMCA is now accepting applications for the 2012 Jim Lantz Memorial Scholarship. Application packets have been mailed to all area high schools and are also available at the SidneyShelby YMCA and on its website, www.sidneyymca.org.

The scholarship was established by The Sidney-Shelby County YMCA, in collaboration with generous benefactors, in 2011 in memory of Jim Lantz, a sopho-

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DeGraff council hires auxiliary policeman DEGRAFF — DeGraff Village Council learned at a recent meeting that the street committee is changing its meetings from the fourth to the second Monday of each month.

The committee also presented council with three estimates for three new garage doors for the village garage on Cretcher Avenue. The installation of the doors will allow better access to the facility to park and retrieve village vehicles. Estimates received were $9,900 from Guey Construction of Rosewood, $11,960 from Link Construction and $13,900 from Humble Construction, both of BelleCouncil fontaine. members will review the bids and discuss them at the next meeting.

Zoning Officer Merle Osborne reported that the resident of 305 W. Moore St. had asked permission to demolish his house and replace it with a house trailer. Apparently, there is mold in the house that creates a health hazard.

Information has been sent to the resident to provide information on required specifications.

Police Chief George K.

Piersall told the council that the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is sponsoring phase training (firearms) for 2012. The $140 cost per officer covers 24 hours of training and various certifications.

Council approved the expenditure.

The council approved the chief’s recommendation that Ken Lohnes be hired as an auxiliary patrol officer at a rate of $75 per month for 16 hours per month.

Council members accepted with regrets the letter of resignation from Patrol Officer Brett VanBourgendien due to personal matters. The council also approved his final payment of $195 for February hours. Firefighter

Jonah Strapp’s letter of resignation also was accepted since he had moved out of the area.

The 2011 annual financial report is completed and available for public review at the municipal building. Fiscal Officer Linda Harford also submitted a five-year standard service agreement from Miller’s Textile for laundering services of providing building rugs at $22.10 per month and employee uniforms. After discussion, the council approved the contract for rugs only at this time. Lee Harbour of the cemetery committee said that the cemetery trustees received a check for $8,242 from Social Security due to overpayment for sev-

eral years. The amount was the result of the cemetery’s making payments to the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System as well as Social Security.

The council approved two resolutions. The first one authorized the trustees of Miami Township to furnish the Village of DeGraff’s share of the $2-per-resident county ambulance money directly to the Riverside EMA. The other resolution authorizes the mayor to enter into an agreement with the county commissioners to distribute $15,900 to install ADA sidewalk curb ramps at the intersection of Ohio 235 and Main Street.

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The all-you-can eat event will be from 5 to 8 p.m. and is open to the public.

Prices will be $6 for adults and $3 for children 11 and younger.

Proceeds in the past went to Shelby County Red Cross, Shelby County Special Olympics, Wilson Memorial Hospice, Alpha Community Center and the OSU Extension/Camp.

The association, comprising all 14 county townships’ trustees and fiscal officers and 56 associate members, has quarterly meetings.

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were delinquent and certified for immediate shutoff. When the accounts were paid in full, service could be restored.

Council members heard that two campers were being used as residences in the village.

They decided to contact the sheriff to investigate the matter.

A possible buyer of the old Quincy Foundry building had contacted the mayor. Council members will hear more on the matter at a future meeting.

The Joint Sewer Board reported it had received four applications for its job opening. Candidates are to be contacted for more information. The fiscal officer is to prepare a personnel agreement for the one who is employed.

Village Administrator Kirk Helmandollar reported that the water filtration project had been let out for bids. He said it needs to be advertised twice before a decision can be made.

In other business, council was notified that a water main on Mill Street had broken. The location was close to a railroad crossing. This called for a flagger to be hired at a rate of $81 per hour to look for oncoming trains.

The council also discussed the notification procedures of a boil alert after the break.

The next council meeting is Tuesday, at 7:30 p.m. at 115 N. Miami St.

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The committee is slated to meet today at 10 a.m. The meeting is open to the public. Anyone with ideas for the meeting is asked to submit them to Chairman John Hickman or committee members Sue Arnett or Bob Ward.

Council members heard from Pastor Mark Hina of the Sidney Apostolic Temple. The church had asked to rent the community building on Sundays for church meetings. Insurance considerations had been resolved, and the council approved the rental. The church will use the facility five hours each Sunday through May 31.

Hickman reported that the Quincy Methodist Church had been contacted in regard to the annual Easter egg hunt. Details will be forthcoming.

The group also discussed the need for a village website to provide better communications with village residents.

Fiscal Officer Sandra Ward is to investigate the possibilities.

Council received a check for $560.75 from the solid waste district.

It decided to use $250 of that amount for the Riverside Scholarship Fund.

It was noted that three utility accounts

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Blood testing clinics set NEW BREMEN — The New Bremen-New Knoxville Rotary Club will hold its 23rd annual blood testing clinics Friday from 7-9 a.m. at the multipurpose room at New Knoxville School and March 31 from 7-9 a.m. at the New Bremen High School commons area.

The blood draws and testing will be performed

by Grand Lake Health System. Attendees have the options for the following screenings: basic health panel, prostate screening, thyroid profile, C-reactive protein, blood glucose and Vitamin D. Free blood pressure screenings and refreshments will be available.

New this year at both blood screenings, Grand Lake Health Systems is working with the Auglaize County Drug Task Force and the Sheriff’s Office to offer a free drug disposal service. Visitors can drop off their unused, expired or unwanted prescription and over-the-counter drugs for disposal. Only the following items are accepted: prescription and overthe-counter medications; medication samples; pet medications; vitamins inhalers; and medicated ointments and lotions.

Liquid medications in glass or plastic leak-proof containers will be accepted. Medications will be collected and disposed of in a confidential and ecologically appropriate manner.

Photo provided Visit the Chamber website at auglaize.org for RIDERS RETURNED to Bowling Green State University exhausted but excited by their 2011 Bike for pricing and all other details on the New BremenTikes ride.

New Knoxville Rotary Club Blood Testing Clinics and drug collection.

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Miami East, the group will head to Indian Lake where they’ll have lunch.

They will spend the second night at Ada High School. Riders will arrive back at BGSU on April 1 with around 180 miles traveled.

“It is one of the most challenging things I

From Page 1 have ever done but also one of the most rewarding,” said Drees. “Last year when we were about back to the school, I didn’t think I was going to do it again. But seeing all of the friends, family and kids at the end was such a rush.”

According to Drees,

each participant needs to raise a minimum of $400 in order to go on the ride. Last year the group raised around $65,000 with 131 bikers.

This year, between 150 and 170 bikers plan to participate with a goal of $75,000.

Drees is the son of

John Drees and Beverly Bruggeman.

For more information about Bike for Tikes or BG Dance Marathon, bgdancevisit marathon.com. To make donations for Bike for Tikes, visit www.helpmakemiracles.org and search for “Tyler Drees.”

Council approves EMS contract NEW BREMEN — At its recent meeting, New Bremen Village Council came to agreement on terms to provide village residents with ambulance and emergency services through January.

Council members approved an expenditure of $15,000 to the New Bremen Emergency Squad.

While not attaching a mandatory stipulation, council added that it would like to see the funds used for education, training and equipment.

Council also learned that EMS monies were the result somewhat of the establishment of a

commercial activity tax and eliminating personal property tax revenues.

The EMS was notified that it will not receive as much money this year as in 2011.

Members were told that the village had to transfer $14,000 from the income tax fund into the levy fund in order to meet contract payments last year. That will be returned to the income tax fund this year.

Three payments of $20,500 are scheduled to be sent to the EMS for 2012. The council is to act on this matter at the next meeting.

Council members suspended the rules to designate a new superintendent of the wastewater plant to replace the retiring Jerry Fishbaugh on March 30.

Council approved a retirement for David Goodwin, a public works worker II and his rehire as superintendent the same day.

Also approved under a suspension of the rules was a $6,000 donation to the New Bremen swim and dive team.

Council also heard the second reading of a resolution to spend $19,094.09 to purchase a JD1445 front mower from

S&H explores new opportunities S&H Products Board of Trustees met recently and learned S&H is looking forward to new opand portunities celebrated St. Patrick’s Day earlier this week.

Rick Husa, adult services director, told board members S&H is in the process of offering quotes for several new and ongoing jobs for employees.

Husa reported that jobs currently handled by S&H employees remain steady.

Employees took time from work to enjoy a St. Patrick’s Day celebration Thursday. The employees had snacks and celebrated the holiday.

Husa reported he and Krista Oldiges, program manager at S&H Prod-

ucts, met with the Miami County and Logan County Board of Developmental Disabilities adult services directors recently. They discussed capacity issues, home-based services, staff training and motivation and other issues faced by the adult services industry.

The board learned that S&H Products will be hiring a part-time employment trainer to develop a curriculum and provide job training for those involved in the Bridges to Transition program, which serves individuals ages 14-22. The position was created through federal funds from a Bridges to Transition grant.

The next board meeting will be April 20.

Koenig Equipment of Botkins. The old mower is to be traded in and the funds to come from the income tax fund.

In his report, Mayor Jeffrey Pape reported that the $250,000 goal was met for the New Bremen-New Knoxville RoSunshine tary Playground for the handicapped.

He also announced that $1,526 had been collected in fines, fees and forfeitures; community garage sale days are April 13-14; and that Auglaize BOTKINS — The Botkins Board of Education County would improve will meet for a special work session today at 8:30 the storm sewer drainage a.m. ditch near the Lions Club This meeting will be held to discuss the building Park. project. No action will be taken.

Board plans work session

Fort Loramie board to meet Monday FORT LORAMIE — The Fort Lo- purchase of textbooks, kindergarten ramie Local School Board of Educa- school calendars and the EPC Natution will meet Monday at 7 p.m. ral Gas Program.

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Creatine: helpful or hurtful? glycine and meDR. DEAR thionine. NinetyDONOHUE: I five percent of the read your article body’s creatine on performancestores are in musenhancing supcle. The biggest plements.

You food sources of it indicated that are red meat and you would adfish. dress creatine Creatine is inlater. I’m inter- To your volved in energy ested because my good production and grandson, 17 years old, takes it. health metabolism. It’s — J.M. Dr. Paul G. been shown to improve performDEAR DR. Donohue ance and to condiDONOHUE: You had a column on stuff tion the body to respond that enhances perform- more quickly and more ance. You mentioned cre- effectively to training. atine. How about doing Protein synthesis is another creatine-influenced that now? — K.S. ANSWER: Creatine is body process. Muscles are a subject that brings let- protein. Protein synthesis ters both praising it and enhances muscle growth. condemning it. I’m a be- Another benefit of crealiever in its efficacy — to tine is energy production, a point. I’m speaking of specifically the molecule creatine monohydrate, ATP, adenosine triphosthe most popular version phate. It provides energy for the performance of of creatine.

In the liver, our bodies rapid movement and cycle three amino acids, power in hefting heavy the building blocks of pro- weights.

Speed runners, but not tein, into creatine. Those amino acids are arginine, so much distance run-

ners, improve with creatine supplements.

Weightlifters on creatine lift heavier weights and lift them more times than they could without it.

After five years of careful observation, no health damage has been shown due to creatine.

However, some users develop nausea and have to give it up. The question of creatine-related muscle cramping always comes up. It doesn’t cause cramps. It’s also been accused of leading to kidney damage. It does not do so.

However, people with poor kidney function should not use it. Your 17year-old grandson can take it safely.

Creatine gives an edge to professional athletes and to those competing at high levels. It’s not something intended for ordinary athletes, although it is something they can try.

March 17, 1912 The contract for putting up the new fire escape at the county infirmary as ordered by the state inspector was awarded to H.L. Loudenback by the county commissioners this morning. There were four bids for the work with Mr. Loudenback’s for $3,602 being the lowest.

––––– Three hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars is the estimated cost of the 16 mile extension of the St. MarysFt. Loramie branch of the Western Ohio traction line to Covington announced yesterday.

The latest word on the subject eliminates Versailles as a station on the proposed line.

The builders favor an “air line” which will pass

by Versailles to the eastward. The village of Houston may be a port of call.

them, means ceaseless running. They’re only two years apart, 9 and 11.

The older one is thin.

When I was watching, he wore a tight T-shirt. I could see his heart beating. The younger one is beefier, and I didn’t see his heart beating. Is this an indication that the older is exercising too hard? — V.D. ANSWER: No. Watch all runners, including Olympic athletes. You can see the hearts of many of them pounding against their chest. It’s quite normal.

Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Readers may DEAR DR. DONO- also order health newsletHUE: I watched my ters from www.rbmagrandsons play. Play, for mall.com.

March 17, 1937 Plans are being made by the Anna Board of Education for the erection of a new school building as soon as possible now that they have ironed out the difficulty of where to hold classes regularly.

The board is seeking the aid of the WPA in demolishing the old building.

Fred Elsass, president of the board, was in Columbus yesterday to discuss the matter with WPA officials. It is the hope of the board to secure some CCC sectional barracks in which to hold a few classes and also the laboratory work for the balance of the term and until the new building is ready.

––––– The new Chrysler touring Brougham belonging to Glenn Lenhart and stolen last Saturday evening from in front of the Sunoco Service Station on South Ohio Avenue has been located at Kirkwood, MO. The car had been involved in an accident,

and the two youths who had stolen it were taken into custody by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. They will be returned to Sidney for trial.

50 years March 17, 1962 Zippers Fairlawn’s successfully defended their Shelby County Junior High Tournament crown by defeating Fort Loramie’s Bucks, 37 - 23.

––––– First items placed in the “new” safe in office of the county commissioners are maps of original surveys of the Shelby county area.

The deposit was made by County Engineer Edward H. Maurer who feels that the fireproof safe will afford permanent security to the history records. Two of the survey maps were made in the years 1799 and 1800. The name of Daniel C. Cooper was on the maps as surveyor.

25 years March 17, 1987 It was a sad day for all Buckeye fans. Legendary coach Woody Hayes has died. He was 74 years old. Hayes compiled a record of 238-72 as the coach.

That was the fifth best all time college coaching His record record. against Michigan was what endeared him with Buckeye fans everywhere.

––––– Shelby County basketball continues its amazing roll in tournament play. Ft. Loramie (18-6) and Jackson Center (21-3) are both district basketball champs.

They will eventually meet in tournament play.

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Man fear’s woman’s divorce is triggered by childhood crush DEAR ABBY: One want to be together, of my sister’s best but want to wait for friends, “Tara,” has the divorce to be final had a crush on me before starting a relasince we were kids. tionship.

She’s 21 and I’m 25.

I suspect that she’s My sister always knew only divorcing her about it, but never told husband to be with me. I had a crush on me. Am I being too Tara, too, but I was too quick to judge? Is it a Dear shy to tell her. bad idea to be with Abby I moved out of state her? Should we just Abigail when I turned 18, but remain good friends? I Van Buren need a woman’s opinTara still lives there.

She and my sister ion. — UNCERTAIN keep in touch. Now that I’m IN TEXAS back in town, Tara has been DEAR UNCERTAIN: If coming to visit me. We have you and Tara are serious no physical contact, only ver- about not starting a relationbal. During one of the visits ship until her divorce is final, she confessed her crush and then the answers to your so did I. questions will become apparThe trouble is, Tara got ent during that process. But married a year ago and has a please remember, ending her 2- month-old baby with her marriage will probably not husband. She says she hasn’t cause her husband to vanish been happy in her marriage into the ether. and has filed for a divorce. We Because he’s the father of

her baby, he will be part of n’t need the “extra” money, but your lives forever. he was never satisfied, always wanting more. I was faithful DEAR ABBY: My hus- to a ghost, living alone and band, “Simon,” is a worka- crying for too long. After 30 holic. I didn’t know him long years I realized I didn’t miss before I married him, which him anymore. He had broken was a mistake. He never my heart and fractured my adapted to being part of a cou- dreams. ple. His rewards all came It’s too late for me to start from work — the paychecks, again and find love. Abby, tell kudos from clients and fellow young wives to trust their employees, and others saying hearts and priorities. They dewhat a good provider he was. serve warmth, not cold cash.

He bought our kids’ love with — ALONE NOW BY CHOICE presents, not presence.

IN PENNSYLVANIA He was gone at dawn, came DEAR ALONE: What a home after the kids were in sad story. You married somebed, volunteered to work on one who may have had such his “off ” days and usually an overwhelming fear of stayed later than scheduled. poverty that he sacrificed the He kept busy with everyone joys of family for financial seand everything except us. I curity. While you may not raised our children alone and have had romance, I’m sure worked outside the home as you have earned the love of well. I took them to their your children. Allow yourself sports events, extra activities to enjoy what your husband and to the synagogue. We did- has accumulated.

And if you’ve had enough of solitude, consider this: It’s never too late to find love. People of every age do it every day, but first you need to find it within yourself.

Unless you do, your bitterness will spill over onto every relationship you have.

TO MY IRISH READERS: “May the most you wish for be the least you get.

“May the best times you’ve ever had be the worst you will ever see.”

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! — LOVE, ABBY Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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TIGERS HEAD TO STATE Dominate Jefferson in regional finals

BY TONY ARNOLD KETTERING — Chants of “Who-Dey think gonna beat those Tigers?” echoed loudly through Trent Arena Friday night as the Jackson Center faithful watched the final seconds tick off the clock in a 5037 rout of Dayton Jefferson in the Division IV Regional finals.

Jackson schooled ’em from start to finish, constructing a double digit lead early on and riding a wave of momentum on their way to a rgional championship. The Tigers, came out of the gate strong, and enjoyed a double digit lead for the better part of the contest, including the entire second half.

The Tigers simply played like they wanted it more, and as a result punched a ticket to the state tournament in Columbus. This is the third trip to state in boys hoops for the Tigers, who were crowned state champs in 1985.

The Tigers never trailed, pouring it on early and often.

Jackson’s scrappy defensive pressure kept Jefferson frustrated all night. Jackson led 10-4 after the opening period.

“It was really big because it just further emphasized the confidence we had going into this game. Anytime you can keep a lead on Jefferson, you are able to dictate how much time you want to run and how you execute in the half court,” said Jackson Center coach Scott Elchert of the fast start.

Andy Hoying was a catalyst in the opening drive, scoring all 10 Tiger points on his way to a monster performance.

“We ran a lot of stuff for me

and they did a good job of getting the ball to me,” said Hoying after the game.

Hoying kept things going in the second quarter when a baseline corkscrew jumper put the Tigers up 12-4. Supersub Gavin Wildermuth took a charge for the Tigers and when junior Alex Meyer dished a dandy back-door pass ‘Princeton style’ to Hoying for a hoop, JC was up 14-4.

The lead ballooned to 17-6 following a triple by Wildermuth, prompting the student section to chant “He’s a freshman.”

There was no question, it was going to be a long night for Jefferson. The Tiger pad remained double digits the remainder of the way, including a 19-6 lead at the break, following a pull-up jumper by Meyer.

Jackson played well on SDN Photo/Todd B. Acker both sides of the court, executing offensively while TREY ELCHERT of Jackson Center brings the ball up the floor under heavy defensive presclamping down defensively, sure in regional championship action Friday night in Kettering. forcing the Broncos into contested or off-balance shot attempts. Jefferson mustered just a single field goal in the second period.

“We wanted to make sure their shots weren’t coming in the paint and they weren’t getting second chance shots,” said Elchert. “We thought that was going to be a bottom line stat.”

The Tigers also capitalized on their press-breaker throughout the first half. With the Broncos implementing some full-court pressure, the Tigers typically weaved across the court with little resistance, at times creating some easy transition hoops.

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D-IV state pairings Division IV State Tournament pairings Thursday Schottenstein Center 10:45 a.m. — Jackson Center (26-0) vs. Columbus Africentric (22-3) 2 p.m. — Berlin Hiland (251) vs. Arlington (23-3) Championship: Saturday,

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—— Friday’s regional finals Jackson Center 50, Day. Jefferson 37 Arlington 56, Edgerton 33 Berlin Hiland 41, Richmond Hts. 40 Cols. Africentric 78, Beaver Eastern 43

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ANDY HOYING of Jackson Center goes up for a jumper in regional final action Friday night.

ERIC RYDER of Jackson Center keeps the ball away from a Jefferson defender.

Anna looks to cap year with title

BY KEN BARHORST kbarhorst@sdnccg.com After an impressive semifinal win over a good Findlay Liberty-Benton team Thursday, the Anna Lady Rockets take aim at a second straight Division III state championship today at 2 p.m. at the Schottenstein Center at Ohio State.

The Lady Rockets used a big first quarter, both offensively and defensively, from junior guard Erica Huber to get out to a lead, then pulled away in the final perod behind senior Ashley Frohne, who had 10 in the final period and a game-high 22 for the game.

Huber had the task of guarding Caitie Craft, sister of Ohio State guard Aaron Craft, and she held her to just four first-half points and 15 for the game, seven under her average.

To hear Huber talk, however, Craft went off on her.

“I did okay, but I really didn’t think I did as good as I could have on her,” she said in the post-game press conference.

But there weren’t too many who agreed with her.

In adddition, she hit 10 first-quarter points, including a couple of three-pointers. She finished the game with 13

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is Anna.”

Africentric is deep, with McKinney using a dozen players in the first half alone Thursday. When the game ended, there were nine Lady Nubians who logged 10 or more minutes of playing time.

Kiyanna Black, a 5-foot-5 senior, is the Lady Nubians’ leading scorer at 15.7 per game, and Marly Hill, a 6-2 junior, is at 12.9 per game.

While Anna finished the season ranked as the No. 1 team in Division III by The Associated Press, Africentric finished the season ranked 10th.

Division III is the only division at state in which all four semifinalists were ranked in the top 10 at season’s end.

In addition to the two teams in today’s championship, Smithville was ranked third, and Liberty-Benton seventh.

Anna will be going for its 52nd win in a row. In case anyone is wondering, the state record for consecutive wins in girls basketball is 108.

Three more wins in a row will put Anna in the top 10.

MEMBERS OF the unbeaten Anna girls basketball team headed over to their student cheering section at the Schottenstein Center after defeating Liberty-Benton in the Division III state semifinals Thursday. They play for their second straight state title today at 2 p.m. points, five steals and three quick Columbus Africentric the season and will by trying to assists. team today. knock off a second straight unFrohne, meanwhile, used Africentric reached the beaten team. But head coach Welcome home her quickness to get past her championship game by han- William McKinney knows his defender and shoot layups dling previously unbeaten task is tougher today.

There will be a welcome most of the night.

Smithville in the semifinals “If you want to be the best, home for the Lady Rockets on Now the Lady Rockets turn 57-37. you have to beat the best,” he Sunday at 2 p.m. in the high their attention to an ultraAfricentric is now 22-4 on said. “And right now, the best school gym, win or lose.

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Slagle ends career with big game

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YUKO NIHASHI prepares to hit her tee shot from one of the six new ladies tees that have been added this year at Shelby Oaks Golf Club. Looking on are Nihashi’s friends (l-r) Akiko Kajii, Yurika

Tsukahara and Harue Hisanari. All are from Sidney, and were taking advantage of the great weather to get a round in on Friday.

Weather brings out golfers for early open at Shelby Oaks

BY KEN BARHORST not. Fridley knows that kbarhorst@sdnccg.com date exactly, and for good reason.

During his long ten“We got married on ture as pro at Shelby Feb. 19, 1982,” he said.

Oaks Golf “It was 70 degrees that Club, Rob day. Our honeymoon Fridley has plans were to go snowseen the mobiling in Michigan, other side but there was no snow. of the So we came back two weather days later and I opened coin. the course on Feb. 21.”

In fact, Still, this year has he only been the kind not seen Fridley needed to often. Fridley said not think back to last year only did golfers get on as he talked about the the course Feb. 25, but amazing weather this they were also able to year. use carts. And the driv“This year is like a ing range is open, somegift from God,” Fridley thing Fridley says said Friday. “Last year, usually doesn’t happen we had snow all the way until late April. through March, then in “Last year was really April we had 23 days of stressful,” Fridley said. “ measurable rain. And We have guys that paid the month of May wasn’t memberships and much better. wanted to come out and “The golf industry utilize the course, but was really hurt last year, couldn’t. We had a real so this is a reprieve,” he nice couple that said added. they didn’t play until Fridley opened the June last year.” course for play on Feb. But there is a bit of a 25, and if you’re wonder- tradeoff. ing if that’s a record for “Bugs will likely be a the earliest opening, it’s big issue,” he said. “We

JACKSON CENTER JACKSON CENTER — Jackson Center’s boys basketball team will play in the Division IV State Tournament beginning Thursday in Columbus, and school officials have announced the procedure for buying tickets.

It is as follows: SUNDAY 6-6:30 p.m., Group 1 — Parents of varsity boys basketball players, high school boys basketball coaches (limit of 6).

6:45-7:15, Group 2 — Coach and parents of cheerleaders, junior varsity and freshman boys basketball players, managers, statisticians, videographers, jun-

will have to apply more insecticide because things didn’t get frozen down in the ground.

We’ll have to use extra money to take care of the extra applications, so hopefully, it doesn’t bite us. In this game and this industry, you try to take it when you can.”

He said the course is in excellent shape, and getting better by the day.

“We mowed the greens several times and they are as green as they get,” Fridley said. “The fairways have been mowed and they’re getting greener all the time.”

One major improvement this year was for the ladies, the addition of six new tee boxes.

“A big deal for us this year is the addition of the new tee boxes on the north and south courses,” Fridley said.

“This course was built back in 1964 and ’65, and ladies golf wasn’t real big. But our biggest growth now is in ladies golf, and one of the things they’ve been re-

questing was closer tee boxes so they could get to the green in two like the men can. The tee boxes will look better as the year progresses, but for right now we’ve dressed it up with landscaping.

“We’ve never received as many accolades for doing anything out here as we have for this,” he added. “We knew it was a big deal, but not this big.”

Fridley is also anticipating a big boost in the junior golf program at the Oaks.

His son Nate, a member of the Ohio Wesleyan University golf team, will graduate in May and plans to take over the junior program at the Oaks.

“He’s excited about it,” said his dad. “He’s looking to invite kids out that don’t play, offer inexpensive lessons, and help them learn the game at a young age.

Just make it fun.”

The events calendar is set, and can be found on the website at www.shelbyoaks.com

TICKET SALE PROCEDURE

ior high boys basketball coach (limit of 4).

MONDAY During school day — Jackson Center students will be called by class starting with the seniors.

(Limit of 1) 11-11:30 a.m., Group 3 — Administration and board of education, members of the Jackson Center coaching staff (limit of 4) 11:30-noon, Group 4 — Boys basketball support staff, parents of junior high boys basketball players, school employees not previously mentioned (limit of 4).

5-6:30 p.m., Group 5 — Members of the 50 Booster Club (limit of 4).

6:30-7:30, Group 6 — School district residents (limit of 4).

7:30-8 and remainder of week during school hours, Group 7 — General public (limit of 4) NOTE: There will be no school on Thursday. If Jackson Center wins Thursday, all tickets for the final on Saturday are first-come, first-served and sold at the arena.

Jackson Center Schools have no control over how the tickets are distributed for the championship game.

Buckeyes wary of Gonzaga PITTSBURGH (AP) — Before VCU. Before Butler. Before George Mason, there was Gonzaga.

The Bulldogs have spent the last 14 seasons busting brackets. Their mix of steady guard play and just enough muscle have made the Jesuit school nestled in eastern Washington a perennial threat to play deep into March.

Yet all those upsets, all those higher seeds sent packing early have failed to help the ‘Zags shake the “underdog” label.

What some programs would consider a sign of disrespect, the Bulldogs see as a badge of honor.

“That’s where we came from, that’s where our roots are and that’s part of the tradition of

being at Gonzaga,” guard Mike Hart said.

“Really, we love it.”

Even if the Bulldogs are “mid-major” in name only.

Since starting its run with a dash to the regional finals in 1999, Gonzaga has as many tournament victories (17) as Ohio State. One of the schools will get No. 18 on Saturday when the seventhseeded Bulldogs (26-6) face the second-seeded Buckeyes (28-7) in the third round.

Ohio State hardly feels like a favorite. The Buckeyes didn’t exactly play like one while loping through a lackadaisical win over Loyola (Md.) on Thursday night, winning almost in spite of themselves.

They’re well aware of what will happen if they come out with the same lack of intensity.

“We’ll lose,” senior guard William Buford said. “You can’t treat (Gonzaga) like slouches.

That’s what they want you to do, but you can’t.”

West Virginia tried.

The Mountaineers dismissed Gonzaga’s toughness, pointing to their brutal Big East schedule as proof they were the grittier team. It hardly looked like it when the Bulldogs rolled to a 23point victory.

The Buckeyes got a good long look, watching from their seats behind one of the baskets as Gonzaga buried West Virginia under a barrage of 3-pointers and suffocating defense that sent

the Mountaineers to their worst tournament loss in 28 years.

“I think that was tremendous, what they did,” Ohio State forward Jared Sullinger said. “It kind of woke us up.”

Just in case it didn’t, Sullinger can turn the tape on in his head of what happened the last time the Buckeyes came out flat in the tournament against a quality opponent. Ohio State was the No. 1 seed in the East last year only to lose to Kentucky in the regional semifinals.

Gonzaga was the school best known for producing Hall of Fame guard John Stockton until 1999, when the 10th-seeded Bulldogs ripped off three straight victories.

It wasn’t the way she wanted her senior season to end, but it didn’t detract for the way Slagle she ended her career at Bowling Green.

Lehman graduate Jessica Slagle stayed in the background a bit her first three seasons at BG, then blossomed into arguably the Lady Falcons top player this season.

And she ended her career in a big way, with a career-high 23 points in a one-point home loss to Virginia Commonwealth in the Women’s NIT Thursday night.

Slagle was 7-for-11 from the field, 7-for-10 from the line, had four assists and also four rebounds.

She finished the season averaging 12.2 points per game, and led the team in assists with 78. She hit 40 percent from the field and 75 percent from the line, and also averaged 3.9 rebounds per game. Her 46 steals ranked fourth on the team.

She also played well in the Mid-American Conference tournament loss to Central Michigan, finishing with 12 points and three assists.

Zach Toal, Troy Christian Toal attends the Troy school but is a Sidney resident.

He’s a member of the University of Missouri wrestling team, and recently pulled off the biggest win in the Big 12 Championships when he upset the top-seeded and fourth-ranked wrestler to win the 168-pound class.

Toal, who was majored by the same wrestler early in the season, hit the first takedown and took a 2-1 lead into the second period.

After the score was tied at 2-2, Toal got an escape in the third period and scored the victory.

He was one of nine Missouri wrestlers to qualify for the NCAA Championships this week.

The championship came on the same weekend his brother BJ won the 138-pound class at

Toal

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Ludlow UPDATE

the State Wrestling Tournament in Columbus.

Kenleigh Ludlow, Fort Loramie Ludlow had an excellent week for Cedarville in women’s softball, finishing the week 6-for-14, .428. She was 2-for-3 in a loss to Dowling, getting half of her team’s four hits. She had a hit and scored a run against West Chester, was 2-for4 with a run and an RBI against Nyack and 1-for3 with a run against Nyack.

Nate Fridley, Lehman Fridley is in his senior season at Ohio Wesleyan and in action last weekend in South Carolina, he tied for 22nd overall and was second for OWU in the TaylorMade Adidas Invitational. He shot 82-86-83 for a 251.

Joe Engle, Sidney Engle had four hits in eight at-bats this week for Union in three games, including 2-for-4 against Pikeville. He’s hitting .333 on the year with 26 RBIs. Mitchell Bensman, Russia Bensman was 2-for-3 with three RBIs for Gallaudet in a win over Vassar. He had a two-run single in the win.

Dillon Webster, New Bremen Webster runs for Findlay, and in the NCAA Division II Championships last week, he was a member of the sixth-place 1600 relay team.

Eric Terwilliger, Anna Terwilliger was 1-for3 with a run and an RBI for Findlay against Mansfield. He’s hitting .333 on the year.

Katie Borchers, Russia Borchers is on the indoor track team at Ohio State, and last week at the Spire Invitational, she was 16th in the 800 in a personal record of 2:12.27.

Pettitte un-retires TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andy Pettitte went with his heart and headed back to the hill.

A year after the star left-hander said he didn't have the desire to keep pitching, Pettitte ended his brief retirement and announced Friday he was returning to the New York Yankees.

Three months shy of his 40th birthday, Pettitte signed a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training.

If his comeback is successful and he's added to the major league roster, he would get a $2.5 million, one-year contract.

"My desire to work is back," Pettitte said on a conference call.

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NCAA college basketball tournament game on Friday in Nashville, Tenn.

Bobcats upset Michigan NASHVILLE, Tenn.

(AP) — Walter Offutt left Ohio State after not getting enough minutes.

The guard was in the right place at the right time for Ohio’s big win over Michigan.

Offutt grabbed a loose ball, was fouled by Evan Smotrycz and sank both of his free throws with 6.8 seconds left to preserve Ohio’s 65-60 upset of Michigan on Friday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament’s Midwest Regional.

The No. 13 seed Bobcats will face the Temple-South Florida winner Sunday.

Ohio had the Wolver-

ines on their heels throughout the game, but Michigan’s Trey Burke hit a 3 with 4:12 left to cut it to 63-60. But the Wolverines missed their final five shots, including four by the freshman Burke.

On Burke’s third fourth-seeded miss, Michigan (24-10) got the rebound but Smotrycz lost control of the ball in front of the Wolverines and Offutt bench, grabbed it.

Ohio shot 51.2 percent and held Michigan to 40.7 percent shooting, including 7 for 23 from 3-point range, typically the Wolverines’ comfort zone.

The Bobcats returned to the NCAA tournament two years after upsetting third-seeded Georgetown 97-83 as a No. 14 seed. Their 28 wins are a program-best.

D.J. Cooper led the Bobcats with 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Offutt scored 11 points, and Ivo Baltic and Reggie Keely both added 10.

Burke scored 12 of his team-high 16 points in second half. the Smotrycz scored 15 points, and Tim Hardaway Jr. had 14.

The teams traded the lead three times and were tied for a fourth time when Baltic spun around in the lane and hit a

jumper that launched a 15-2 run for Ohio. Nick Kellogg was left open and sank a 3-pointer that made it 35-22 with 2:49 in the first half.

The Bobcats smothered the Wildcats often deadly perimeter shooting and dared them to go inside. Even though Michigan was the smaller of the two teams, it outscored Ohio in the paint 16-12 in the first half.

Hardaway Jr. managed to get 10 points by halftime, but Zack Novak, Stu Douglass and Burke, who together average 31.9 points per game, combined for just seven points.

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TIGERS “We always have four good ball handlers on the court at any given time and we feel like we are a tough team to press,” said Elchert.

The start of a second half is critical in big games, especially when one team is trying to put another away. Mission accomplished for the Tigers.

Jackson buried the Broncos with a 16-7 spurt early in the third.

Playmakers were plentiful for the Tigers — a Troy Opperman triple made it 24-6, Meyer canned a trey as the lead swelled to 32-11, and Hoying converted a three-point play as the bulge moved to 35-13.

“The key thing about this team is their adaptability. We can run with teams, we can play in the half court, so to prepare for us I don’t think you can say you have to do this or that. We can adapt to whatever style game we need to play,” said Elchert.

Jefferson tightened things up with a 6-0 run including a pair of free throws by Nicholas Thornton, but JC still maintained a commanding 35-19 lead heading into the fourth.

Benefiting from a huge lead, Jackson had no problem swapping hoops with Jefferson in

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From Page 13 the closing period. In fact, the Tiger lead was up to 40-21 after a pump fake and hoop by Wildermuth.

The Broncos (21-5) simply couldn’t make a sustained run all night against the Tigers.

Hoying led all scorers with 26 points, on an amazing 10 of 11 from the field and a perfect 6 of 6 from the stripe. The back-to-back county player of the year grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out four assists.

“It’s unbelievable – it’s just great for the school. It’s all about the team tonight or we wouldn’t be 26-0,” said Elchert.

The Tigers take a sparkling 26-0 mark to Columbus for a Thursday morning State semifinal match-up against Columbus Africentric.

Dayton Jefferson (37) Blythe 2-0-4; Demmings 21-5; Foster 4-0-9; Funny 1-0-2; Thornton 4-4-13; Ware 2-0-4.

Totals: 15-5-37.

Jackson Center (50) Elchert 0-2-2; Hoying 10-626; Meyer 3-0-7; Opperman 20-6; Ryder 1-0-2; Wildermuth 3-0-7. Totals: 19-8-50.

Score by quarters: Jefferson ...............4 6 19 37 Jackson Center..10 19 35 50 Three-pointers: JC 4 (Opperman 2, Meyer, Wildermuth); Jefferson 2 (Foster, Thornton).

Records: JC 26-0, Jefferson 21-5.

Next game: Thursday, 10:45 a.m., state semifinals at Schottenstein Center, Columbus, vs. Columbus Africentric.

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that read “Go Lehigh” to root against their rivals.

Lehigh coach Brett Reed said before the game his team came to Greensboro to do more than just compete —and that’s exactly what it did.

The Patriot League champions led most of the first half despite shooting just 38 percent from the field.

Lehigh grabbed the lead for good at the 8:21 mark of the second half when Mackey McKnight made a 3-pointer.

The Mountain Hawks’ momentum continued to build as the game went on and they started to pull away in the final three minutes.

McCollum hit a 3pointer off a screen from Gabe Knutson and John Adams followed with a breakaway dunk to push the lead to 61-54 with two minutes to go.

Duke would get as close as three twice in the final 30 seconds, including when Quinn Cook hit a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left.

Duke fouled McCollum on the inbounds pass and he made up for two earlier misses from the line by hitting both shots to seal a shocking victory that sent the Greensboro Coliseum crowd into a frenzy.

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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — C.J. McCollum scored 30 points and Lehigh upset Duke 7570 to become the second No. 15 seed to beat a No. 2 during a wild Friday in the NCAA tournament.

The Mountain Hawks are the sixth 15 seed overall to pull off the trick. Norfolk State edged Missouri 86-84 in the West Regional earlier in the day, and No. 14 seed Ohio knocked off Michigan to add to the madness.

Duke dropped its first tournament game for only the second time in the past 16 years, and this one occurred just 55 miles from its campus.

The Blue Devils also dropped their opener against 11th-seeded Virginia Commonwealth in 2007.

The Blue Devils had no answer for McCollum, a speedy guard who’s a two-time Patriot League player of the year and the nation’s fifth-leading scorer.

It didn’t help that the Blue Devils hit just 6 of 26 shots from 3-point range.

Lehigh (27-7) led most of the game, drawing support from North Carolina fans who borrowed brown signs from Mountain Hawks supporters

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Farmers work to improve water CELINA — Farmers in the Grand Lake St. Marys watershed are working to improve the lake and community, as described in a new fact sheet released by the Mercer and Auglaize County Farm Bureaus.

The fact sheet explains recent efforts by farmers to learn about and implement practices to manage the resources on their farms to improve water quality.

The fact sheet is available at h t t p : / / o f b f. o r g / c o u n ties/mercer/blog/4480/.

In 2011 alone, farmers have participated in more than 38 educational

events where they have learned from experts about conservation practices, nutrient management planning and using different growing practices for better soil health.

They are also working with agriculture professionals from the Mercer and Auglaize County Soil and Water Conservation Districts, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, OSU Extension and local Farm Bureaus on a day-to-day basis to continue learning to improve conservation in the watershed.

In addition to education, Grand Lake farmers have installed more

Midwest Electric donates to local charities, projects ST. MARYS — Members of Midwest Electric recently donated $13,649 to several westcentral Ohio charities and community projects through the cooperative’s Community Connection Fund.

Since the program began in 1998, the Midwest Electric Community Connection Fund has provided $687,042 to 499 area projects.

Among recent fund recipients are: • Chickasaw Community Mutual Fire Company, $2,000 to buy portable folding water tanks to increase firefighting capacity.

• New Knoxville Washington Township Fire Department, $2,000 to replace outdated air pack bottles.

• Lima Symphony OrAssociation, chestra $1,000 to support music education programs for youth.

• Auglaize County Public District Library System, $1,000 to buy iPads.

• Grand Lake Hospice, $1,000 to outfit a media center in the new “Comfort Suite” for patients’ families.

• Meyer House Foun-

dation, $1,000 toward the construction of a new home for an impoverished family in Spencerville.

• Van Wert County Fair, $500 to support entertainment in the Gospel tent.

• Niswonger Performing Arts Center, $500 to help the lecture series.

• New Bremen Friends of the Library, $500 towards summer children programming.

• ARC of Allen County, $500 for new doors and wheelchair ramps.

The Midwest Electric Community Connection Fund is a voluntary charitable program. Parmembers’ ticipating monthly electric bills are rounded up to the next dollar, with the additional pennies deposited in the Fund.

A Board of Trustees, composed of cooperative members and separate from the Midwest Electric Board of Trustees, oversees the application and allocation process.

Individuals or organizations can obtain an application by contacting Midwest Electric at (419) 394-4110 or (800) 962-3830.

Home show set for March 25 MINSTER — The Southwestern Auglaize County Chamber of Commerce is partnering with WCSM Radio (96.7 FM, Celina) to present the 2012 Home, Garden and Trade Show.

The event will take place March 25 from noon to 4 p.m. in the gymnasium at the Auglaize-Mercer Family YMCA South Branch in Minster.

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Visitors will partake of free food samples, free giveaways, and door prizes during the Home, Garden and Trade Show.

As always, admission to the show is free.

For more information, visit the Southwestern Auglaize County Chamber of Commerce website at www.auglaize.org, call the chamber at (419) 629-0313 or visit www.wcsmradio.com.

than 430 conservation practices such as filter strips. They also have secured more than 230 environmental quality incentive programs (EQIP) with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which include manure storage lots and lots to cover open livestock areas. The farmers also have completed comprehensive manure management plans that cover 46,000 acres or 71 percent of the total acreage in the watershed.

Farmers are also coming together in groups to aggressively work on cost-effective solution in our watershed, to address the nutrient is-

Bornhorst on student senate MINSTER — Alyssa Bornhorst, of Minster, is a member of the Student Senate at Ashland University.

Bornhorst is majoring in political science. The daughter of Maurice Bornhorst and Jill Howe, Bornhorst is a 2008 graduate of Minster High School.

Bornhorst serves as the secretary for Student Senate.

Senate Student strives to serve as a medium for expressing student opinion and works to promote the campus community. Student Senate represents the student body to the Ashland University Board of Trustees, the president and other campus administration.

Members of the Student Senate actively serve on numerous institutional and Faculty Senate planning committees.

MINSTER — Minster seventh-grade student Nick Chalk, son of Kevin and Lisa Chalk, has advanced to the State Geography Bee. Nick won the school-level geography bee for grades 4-8 in Minster in late January.

He then took a 70-question multiple-choice exam from the National Geographic Society to determine his state eligibility.

Junior High history teacher Mike Wiss received a letter of congratulations for Nick saying that his test score

qualifies him for state competition. The State Geography Bee will be held on March 30 at Ohio State University, Mansfield Campus.

One winner from each state and territory will advance to the national competition, which will be held May 22-24 at the National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington, D.C. The 2012 Final Round competition will be aired on May 24 on public television and moderated by Alex Trebek of Jeopardy.

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Grade 8: Rachel Hawkins and Serena Hoestetter.

Grade 9: Kalyn Schroer.

Grade 10: Clara Shroyer and Hattie Greer.

Grade 11: Lydia Felty.

Grade 12: Natalie Boyle.

High honors (3.65-3.9) Grade 7: Alyssa Moots, Jennifer Schwieterman, Tristin Thompson, Courtney Piehl, Shannon McCabe, Nicholas Topp, Jake Blitch, Ashlyn Miller, Brianna Jurosic, Renee Schrolucke and Jadyn Lauth.

Grade 8: Marcus Nitschke, Zachary Handlin, Emily Dimmick, Abigail Lageman, Rachel Leffel, Alex Lehman, Jace Kuck and Madison Lammers.

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Grade 10: Paige Lehman and Rebecca Newton.

Grade 11: Bobby Siyang Fu, Spencer Wolf and Rebekah Neuman.

Grade 12: Casey Hovey, John Thompson, Haley Dillon, Lucas Leffel, Jesse Settlage, Gabbi Kuck and Andrew Samuel.

Honors (3.35-3.64) Grade 7: Emily Ott, Anthony Stammen, Sean Quigley, Joshua Yeatts, Shayna Bierlein and Kayla Jaynes.

Grade 8: Lana Bizet, Carl Ott and Ingrid Miller.

Grade 9: Lewis Courtney Mackie, Hoelscher, Megan Kennedy, Grant Schneider, Jessi Samuel and Morgan Greer.

Grade 10: Haley Horstman and Alex Thompson.

Grade 11: Kristin Roessner, Matteo Rinaldi Ceroni and Kayla Metzger.

Grade 12: Sarah Mason, Anna Cook, Shannon Fledderjohann, Robinson, Cassandra Donald Binkley and Tiana Heidt.

Minster grad joins international honor society for education MINSTER — Jessica Sommer, of Minster, is a member of Kappa Delta Pi at Ashland University.

Sommer is majoring in family consumer science education.

She is the daughter of Jeffrey and the late Mari Sommer, of Minster.

Sommer is a 2008 graduate of Minster High School.

The group’s purpose is to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to education and to promote development of worthy educational ideals. The group strives to enhance continued professional growth. Its activities include an annual College of Education chicken barbecue, initiation ceremony and meetings on topics related to professional

growth. Membership in Kappa Delta Pi requires a 3.2 grade point average and specific academic requirements.

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All of these efforts by farmers and their organizations are aimed at making a better tomorrow in the Grand Lake, Farm Bureau officials said.

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

Gutters • Doors • Remodel Voted #1

FREE ES AT ESTIM

in Shelby County

by Sidney Daily News Readers

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937-492-5150

FREE

Amos Schwartz Construction

in

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

pickup within 10 mile radius of Sidney

CRANE OPERATOR for a truck mounted 22 ton crane. CDL required.

Mail resume to: MMI PO Box 1203 Piqua, Ohio 45356

937-335-6080

(937)671-9171

937-606-1122

2259643

PAVING, REPAIR & SEALCOATING DRIVEWAYS PARKING LOTS

20 YEARS IN BUSINESS

2259405

scchallrental@midohio.twcbc.com

J.T.’s Painting & Drywall

Backhoe Services

Roofing, Windows, Siding, Fire & Water Restoration

COOPER’S BLACKTOP

• Interior/Exterior • Drywall • Texturing • Kitchens • Baths • Decks • Doors • Windows

LICENSED • INSURED

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WE DELIVER 2261009

Booking now for 2012 and 2013

937-875-0153 937-698-6135

TOTAL HOME REMODELING Call Jim at 937-694-2454

ELSNER PAINTING

Horseback Riding Lessons

& Pressure Washing, Inc.

Spring Break Special Buy 4 lessons & GET 1 FREE • No experience required.

• Adults & Children ages 5 & up • Gift Certificates Available • Major Credit Cards Accepted Flexible Schedule Nights & Weekends 937-778-1660 www.sullenbergerstables.com

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Shredded Topsoil Fill Dirt Available Saturday

937-492-ROOF

937-419-0676 www.buckeyehomeservices.com Commercial Bonded 2261001

www.grandlakehealth.org

HALL(S) FOR RENT! 2249988

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:

that work .com

2262667

GRAVEL & STONE EMS Coordinator

FIND & SEEK

Pole Building Roof & Siding 2263290

MOWER REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

Roofing • Siding • Windows

AMISH CREW Wants roofing, siding, windows,

765-857-2623 765-509-0070

OldChopper@live.com

Continental Contractors

(260) 273-0754

30 Years experience!

2265629

Cleaning Service

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

• Lawn Maintenance and Mowing • Shrub Planting & Removal • Shrub Trimming • Tree Removal • Tree Trimming • Pavers & Wall Stone, Hardscapes

MINIMUM CHARGES APPLY

Sparkle Clean

Paws & Claws Retreat: Pet Boarding

C reativ e V ision La ndsca pe

For 75 Years

Since 1936

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Complete Projects or Helper

CARPENTERS

OFFICE 937-773-3669

(See Us For Do-It-Yourself Products)

(937) 339-7222

AMISH

(937) 232-7816 (260) 273-6223

1-937-492-8897

We will work with your insurance.

KNOCKDOWN SERVICES

Handyman Services

ANY TYPE OF REMODELING

Call for a free damage inspection.

WE KILL BED BUGS!

AFTER HOUR childcare offered in my home 6:30pm-6:30am. I have 12 years experience, certificate in Early Childhood and am current with my CPR and First Aide training. For more information please call or email. sarah.kastle@yahoo.com.

(937)570-6671.

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Call today for FREE estimate Fully Insured Repairs • Cleaning • Gutter Guard

DO YOU HAVE MISSING SHINGLES OR STORM DAMAGE? Call Walt for a FREE Estimate Today

422 Buckeye Ave., Sidney

www.grandlakehealth.org

LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED

2262556

Ask about our monthly specials

1002 N. Main St. Sidney, Ohio 45365

BBB Accredted

Rent 1 month Get one FREE

I am a debt relief agency. I help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code. 2262644

Gutter & Service

2267227

937-497-7763

• Specializing in Chapter 7 • Affordable rates • Free Initial Consultation

SchulzeTax & Accounting Service

doors, repair old floors, just foundation porches, decks, garages, room additions.

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Emily Greer

1250 4th Ave.

DC SEAMLESS

Since 1977

Residential Insured

Loria Coburn

937-498-0123 loriaandrea@aol.com

• Roofing • Windows • Kitchens • Sunrooms

• Spouting • Metal Roofing • Siding • Doors

• Baths • Awnings • Concrete • Additions

CALL TODAY FOR FREE ESTIMATE

2259095

The Professional Choice

Commercial - Industrial - Residential Interior - Exterior - Pressure Washing

FREE Written Estimates

Call Kris Elsner

937-492-6228 ElsnerPainting.com • kelsner@elsnerpainting.com

To Advertise In the Classifieds that Work

Call 877-844-8385

2259082

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

4th Ave. Store & Lock

2262682

RN in Emergency Center

Bankruptcy Attorney 937-620-4579

for appointment at

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KTH is an Equal Opportunity Employer

DIRECTORY

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

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KTH is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Behavioral Health

P.O. Box 940 St. Paris, OH 43072 Attn: PC Technician Recruiter Or Email: kth.hr@kth.net

KTH Parts Industries, Inc.

P.O. Box 940 St. Paris, OH 43072 Attn: Stamping Maintenance Recruiter Or Email: kth.hr@kth.net

2257813

Healthcare Unit Coordinator

KTH Parts Industries, Inc.

2263045

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

KTH Parts Industries, Inc., a quality oriented manufacturer of stamped and welded auto parts, located in St. Paris, Ohio has an immediate opening for a PC Technician in its Information System Group. Responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to the following: Software and Hardware Support, End User Support, Training and Document Control.

The successful candidate should be a self motivated individual who can multi-task as well as possess strong analytical and excellent organizational and communication skills. An Associateʼs degree in Computer Information Technology, or a minimum of two years experience in Software and Hardware Support is required.

KTH Parts offers a very attractive benefit package, competitive wage and a team oriented manufacturing environment. Qualified candidates should send a resume to:

2263060

www.wilsonhospital.com

PC Technician

KTH Parts Industries Inc., a quality oriented manufacturer of stamped and welded auto parts, located in St. Paris, Ohio, has an immediate opening for an experienced individual in our Stamping Equipment Support Group (ESG). The successful candidate should have two years industrial experience or an equivalent technical degree. A good working knowledge of PLC’s, Basic Electricity, Pneumatic and Hydraulic systems is required. Allen Bradley Industrial Control experience is desired. Industrial electricity safety training, mig or arc welding, or familiarity with oxyacetylene welding and cutting is a plus. This is a second shift position.

KTH Parts offers a very attractive benefit package, competitive salary and team oriented manufacturing environment.

Qualified candidates should send a resume including salary requirements to:

2267338

Develop and implement a comprehensive EMS Program for Wilson Memorial Hospital and Shelby County. Assumes responsibility for coordination of quality improvement review, medical direction and continuing education for pre-hospital care providers in the 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:

Classifieds That Work • 877-844-8385

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MACHINE MAINTENANCE Wapakoneta/ Celina

Repairing Industrial Equipment, Mechanical, Electrical trouble shooting, Hydraulic/Pneumatic repair, (PLCs) required.

Minimum 2 year’s experience.

Benefits after 90 days.

STARTING WAGES $17.00 to $18.00 /Hr

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.

For consideration send resume to mgoubeaux@ceioh.com or apply in person.

Continental Express Inc. 10450 St Rt 47 Sidney, OH 45365

Email: amsohio1@earthlink.net

DRIVER 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

2 BEDROOM, 1 bath double. $400 month.

Some appliances included.

Metro accepted.

(937)538-0647

$499 off Move In

(866)349-8099

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

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

Call Heidi (937)441-9923 1 BEDROOM, large, North end, central air, appliances, garage, lawn care. $395 deposit.

(937)492-5271

(937)498-4747 Carriage Hill Apts. www.1troy.com

COUNTRY LOCATION • HOUSTON SCHOOLS ID 0 4 17

2 BEDROOM half double, smoke free, kitchen/ laundry appliances, lawncare. $550. 403 West Parkwood. (937)726-7276 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath, appliances, washer/ dryer hookup, off street parking, 623 N. Ohio, $550 monthly, $550 deposit, (937)489-9921

SIDNEY - 10277 MASON RD. Immaculate 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch home. Many nice updates, fireplace, 2 acre wooded lot, 40’x42’Pole barn with heated shop, full finished basement.

Houston School District.

Call Weigandt Real Estate (419) 628-3107

Open House Sunday, 3/18 • 1-2:30

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

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

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OPEN HOUSE SAT. MARCH 17TH 2-4

,900 $194

D DATE Y UP L L U TIF BEAU

2873 Kuther Rd. 1 BEDROOM In Sidney, clean, freshly painted, security cameras, laundry facility on site, ample off street parking.

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

Call Heidi (937)441-9923

ASK ABOUT OUR SPECIALS! 1, 2 & 3 bedroom, appliances, fireplace, secure entry. Water & trash included, garages.

Sycamore Creek Apts.

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

NOW

We offer a competitive salary and benefit package.

Submit resume to: AMS 330 Canal Street Sidney, Ohio 45365

RECEPTIONIST/ ASSISTANT needed for veterinary office. 20-30 hours per week, Great clients. Please bring resume to: Community Veterinary Clinic 1200 W Russell Rd Sidney

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.

3 BEDROOM, large, newly painted, $535 monthly (937)498-1676

Hardin Houston Schools, 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, 2 car attached garage, full basement Great Deck. Lease, rent or purchase.

Sandi Shipman 658-3825

853 S. Ohio

From the rocking chair friendly front porch to the private rear balcony off the beautiful country kitchen this 4 bedroom, 1.5 bath home has something for everyone.

Hardwood floors, spacious rooms and walk-out basement. $99,500. Stop by 853 S. Ohio, Sidney and Pattie 937489-1861 will be glad to show you this beautiful house!

OPEN HOUSE SUN. MARCH 18TH 1-3 1303 N. Broadway

OPEN HOUSE Sunday, March 18 • 2-4pm Sidney’s Stonebridge

Everything is done! Cute 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath home with new windows and fresh paint is neat and clean. Nice outside area with covered patio and 2 car garage. Stop by and check this one out! $97,500. Rita Thurman 937-726-6173 will be your host.

OPEN HOUSE SUN. MARCH 18TH 1-3

3 new models open. 2 and 3 bedroom homes, open floor plans, master suites with walk in showers and huge closets, sunrooms, covered patios, large beautiful kitchens with granite countertops and all new appliances, hardwood and ceramic floors, lots of storage, full 9’ basements, w/ day light windows, roughed in for full baths and bars. Beautiful views!

Directions: Hoewisher Rd, turn left onto Bridlewood Drive. Turn left onto Summer Field Trail and follow the signs.

TS MUS

425 S. Main

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Beautifully renovated 3 bedroom/1.5 bath home will delight you! Lots of new updates! Stunning kitchen, beautiful woodwork and huge rear deck. Priced to sell at just $65,000! Pattie Braunm 937-489-1861 will be your host at 425 S. Main, Sidney so stop by, you won't be disappointed!

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

FLEET MANAGER

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

Home flexible weekends. 5 years driving experience required.

Will train for tank.

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

1 BEDROOM, northend Sidney, appliances, air, some utilities, laundry facility, NO PETS. $375, (937)394-7265

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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

DRIVERS WANTED

Moving Special: Buy before April 1 and we will pay for your move!

Want to buy or build but can’t sell your home…call today about our many available options!

1 BEDROOM, stove, refrigerator.

All utilities included. $135 per week, $300 deposit.

(937)726-0273, (937)638-7366

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Metal Fabricators/ Laborers

DAYCARE OPENINGS in my home. Monday-Friday, any age. Anna school district. (937)726-2232 Ask for Jessie

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BROWN INDUSTRIAL, INC.

Sidney Daily News, Saturday, March 17, 2012

937-492-8640

info@shrevesconstruction.com

Rita Thurman 937-726-6173

Pattie Braunm 937-489-1861

33 to to choose choose from! from!

UP TO $7500 Good through 2/29/12 OFF Good through 2/29/12 OFF OFF Impala L T $27,995 IN FEDERAL ENERGY Impala LT $27,995 $5,000MRSP s Remote Start MSRP ON ON TAX CREDIT MRSP ON s Power Seat UPP TOO... $1,000 Niswonger s Bluetooth Niswonger ANY s All Power ANY 2012 VOLT ANY Discount -$5,000 $24,790 LOYAL TY Discount NEW 2012 MSRP -$5,000 NEW NEW DISC. & REBATE -2,129 -2,829 MSRP $24,790 NEW 2012 $39,980 $22,995* NEW STOCK GM REBATE -2,500 ININ STOCK DISC. & REBATE-3,500 -2,829 -2,129

$5,000 U T ... $1,000 LOYALTY REBATE $22,995* 6 IN STOCK MALIBU 2012 IMPALA REBATE MALIBU $18,661* 2012 IMPALA 2 at$19,661* this price 6 LT s Remote Start s Power Seat s Bluetooth s All Power

On The Purchase Of A New Chevrolet IN STOCK For All of 1999 Of andA Newer GM Vehicles K On Owners The Purchase New Chevrolet (trade in not required) Good through 2/29/12 IN STOC

LT LTZ LTOR OR LTZ 2012 IMPALA For All Owners of 1999 and Newer GM Vehicles

REBATE -500 2 atLOYALTY this price -3,500 GM REBATE -2,500

*plus Ohio sales tax, title and doc. fees.

LOYALTY REBATE -500 *plus Ohio sales tax, title and doc. fees.

$19,661* $18,661*

*plus Ohio sales tax, title and doc. fees

For Owners of 1999 or newer GM vehicle

LT Members! $1,000 on Impala for AARP LTBONUS OR LTZ (trade in not required) Good through 2/29/12

Must be a member as of March 1, 2012

USED CAR CLEARANCE SPECIAL OF THE WEEK

2010 CHEVROLET MALUBU SUNROOF, GREAT GAS MILEAGE

$15,495

2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE LEATHER, ONE OWNER

NOW $8,995

2010 GMC PICKUP

2005 IMPALA LS

LIKE NEW, ONLY 6,000 MILES

ONE OWNER, 3.8V6

WAS $18,995 NOW $17,995

NOW $7,995

2009 CHEVY IMPALA 2010 MALIBU 2010CHEVROLET FORD FUSION SELT

2011 IMPALA LT

MILES,VERY CLEAN SUNROOF, GREAT GAS CLEAN MILEAGE 4DR.,LOW SUNROOF, NOW $14,495 $15,495 WAS $17,495 NOW $16,495 NOW $15,995

SUNROOF, LEATHER

2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA

2002 CHEVROLET S10 EXTLS, CAB 2008 CHEVROLET AVEO

3.5 V6, SILVER W/EMBONY TRIM

5 DOOR,AUTOMATIC 4X4, ONE OWNER

WAS $16,995 NOW $15,495

$7,495 $6,495

2008 HYUNDAI SONATA

2011 CHEVY CRUZE LT,

SE, V6 ENGINE

CHOICEOF OF23 CHOICE AS LOW AS $15,995 $16,995

WAS $14,995 NOW $13,495

2004 CHEVY SILVERADO

$18,295

2006 CHEVY SILVERADO,

3500 CREW 6.6 DURAMAX 3500 HDHD CREW CAB, 5thCAB, WHEEL HITCH, 6.6 DURAMAX

3500 HD CREW CAB, 4X4, 6.6 DIESEL, CLASSY CHASSIS CONVERSION

$14,995

$32,995 2007CHEVY CHEVY HHR EXT LT CAB 20072003 CHEVROLET SLVERADO SILVERADO LEATHER, ONE OWNER ONLYCAB, 33,00 MILES, 1LT, OWNER, VERY CLEAN EXT. 1500, 4X4, ONE CLEAN NOW $9,495 $15,495 $12,495

2007 CHEVY COLORADO EXT. CAB, LT, 4X4, ONE OWNER

$12,495

*plus Ohio sales tax, title and doc. fees.

*plus Ohio sales tax, title and doc. fees

For Owners of 1999 or newer GM vehicle

2011 Silverado HD2500 2011 SILVERADO HD2500

Laasstt L2011!

2011!

Last !

2011

3/4 Ton 3/4 Ton Ext.Cab CabLT LT Ext.

MSRP $40,550 Niswonger Disc.

-2301 GM Rebate -2505 Loyalty rebate -1000

MSRP Niswonger Discount GM Rebate

$34,744* * $33,850 $33,850* *plus Ohio sales tax, title and doc. fees.

$40,550 -$3,700 -$3,000

Extra $1,000 Rebate if trading in 1999 or newer vehicle.

BODY SHOP WE REPAIR ALL MAKES & MODELS BodySHOP Shop BODY *plus Ohio sales tax, title and doc. fees

Extra $1,000 Rebate if trading in 1999 or newer vehicle

TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE During scheduled repairs We Repair All Makes & Models

800-959-2167 800-959-2167 419-738-2167 419-738-2167 •t 419-645-5720 419-645-5720 If We Don’t Have It, We Will Find It For You!

CHEVY RUNS DEEP

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NISWONGER CHEVROLET NISWONGER CHEVROLET 901 NORTH DIXIEHIGHWAY HIGHWAYt WAPAKONETA, • WAPAKONETA, OHIO NORTH DIXIE OHIO

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Mon. & Wed. Wed. 8am-8pm 8am-8pm Tues., Thurs., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 8am-1:30pm 8am-1:30pm Sat. 9am-1pm 9am-1pm Ask for for Bob Bob Gearing Gearing or Randy Wentz Randy Wentz

Sidney Daily News, Saturday, March 17, 2012

ASK ABOUT OUR SPECIALS! DISCOVER PEBBLEBROOK Village of Anna. 2 & 3 Bedroom townhomes & ranches. Garages, appliances, washer & dryer.

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

4 BEDROOM, 1 bath, full basement, newly remodeled, new stove, refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher, $700 monthly, NO PETS!, (937)658-3824 527 FOURTH Ave. 3 Bedroom, $595 monthly.

(877)464-6600 FOR RENT, For Sale, or Rent to Own. 3 bedroom, 1 bath, 1100 sq feet. No Pets. $650, (937)489-9080.

(937)498-4747 www.1troy.com INCOME TAX SPECIAL REDUCTION

All signs lead to you finding or selling what you want...

2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH FROM $565 TO $550 2 BEDROOM 1 BATH FROM $500 TO $490 THRU APRIL 15th

• Close to 75 • Toddler Playground • Updated Swimming Pool

• Pet Friendly ARROWHEAD VILLAGE APARTMENTS 807 Arrowhead, Apt.F Sidney, Ohio (937)492-5006 ✦ ● ✦ ● ✦ ● ✦ ● ✦ ●✦ KENWOOD AVE. Very good condition townhouse with 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths.

Washer/ dryer hook-up, air. $445 monthly plus deposit.

(937)726-5992 or (937)295-3157 after 6pm

by using that work .com

Don’t delay... call TODAY!

NEWER DUPLEX near shopping. 3 bedroom, appliances, yard, garage.

NO PETS. $585 plus deposit. (937)492-3428 ONE FREE MONTH! PRIVATE SETTING 2 bedroom townhouse.

No one above or below!

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

MOVE IN TODAY! 2 & 3 bedroom homes starting at $12,500. Call Scott (937)498-1392.

Ready for a career change?

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 Parcel 1 - 101 S. Main St., .70 acres, 8062 sq ft Building, Parcel 2 - 115 W. Pike, vacant land, .44 acres, 114' of frontage, Parcel 3 - 109 S. Main, 1900 sq ft, 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms w/ detached garage, natural gas & city amenities Open House Dates Sunday March 18th & 25th 1pm - 3pm Contents - 1999 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer, D-2-2X liquor license, (2) Henny Penny 500 fryers, BRIO band saw, Hobart meat slicer, Hobart mixer, (3) convection ovens, Stimpson meat grinder 532D, bread slicer, Taylor ice cream machine, BK Standex warmers, digital scales, stainless steel tables, NFS prep table, doughnut fryer, bailer, beer signs, freezers, coolers, racking, POS system, pallet jacks, ATM machine and food inventory. Too much to list. For complete terms and conditions & Open House Dates go to www.auctionzip.com ID# 10777.

CORNHOLE GAMES and bags. Order early for spring, great gifts for weddings, birthdays, graduations & fathers day, (937)489-2668 POSTS used and treated, 4Xappox.8, 15, $45 for all.

(937)492-3000 SHOT GUNS, Winchester 12 gauge, semi-auto, Superx2, ducks unlimited, gold inlay, $750. 12 gauge Pump Springfield Stevens well used works great, $135. 20 gauge, single shot, 3" chamber, good first shotgun, works great, $120. SKS assault rifle, 6 bayonet, 30 round magazine, real nice, 7.62X39, $425.

Ammo 7.62x39 $5 a box. Chuck (937)698-6362 or (937)216-3222

510 MASSEY-FERGUSON Combine. Excellent condition. Seen at 8925 Cisco Rd. Sidney. $1500.

(937)638-7714

FURNITURE 5 piece solid oak entertainment center.

Excellent condition! $1500 (937)489-4806

MOWER, Dixon, 30 inch cut. (937)418-1149

Village West Apts.

"Simply the Best" (937)492-3450

GOLF SET, 20 piece Acuity Furbomax Deluxe.

Never used. 5 years old.

Right hand. $280.

(937)726-2653

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

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

CASH, top dollar paid for junk cars/trucks, running or non-running. I will pick up.

Thanks for calling (937)719-3088 or (937)451-1019 WE BUY and haul junk cars and junk farm equipment. Call (937)869-2112.

No job too big.

2007 V-STAR 1100 Silverado classic.

12,000 miles, excellent condition, saddlebags, hard chrome exhaust, cover, 2 helmets. $5500 cash only (937)570-7362

Picture it Sold Please call

877-844-8385 to advertise in Picture It Sold

WANTED, Model A cars, engines, wheels, non running, call (937)658-1946, (937)622-9985 after 6pm

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

(937)295-2899

STORM DOORS, 2, used.

36X80, brown $50.

(937)492-3000 SWING SET, wooden with slide. Good condition. $100. (937)492-1157 TANNING BEDS, 4 Cobra Commercial $700 each.

Out of business (937)845-2459

A small puppy??

We have them again Morkies, Yorkie/poos, Shorkies (shih tzu/yorkie) Different ones later Garwick's The Pet People (419)795-5711 ◆◆▲◆◆▲◆◆▲◆◆

Premier Assets LLC Ohio Real Estate Auctions LLC (440)285-SOLD (7653)

JobSourceOhio.com

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

Classifieds That Work • 877-844-8385

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BEAGLE MIX, Free to good home only. 3 month old male. White with brown spots.

(937)638-0338.

GERMAN SHEPHERD pups, 3 black , 3 sable, 3 males, 3 females, $200, born on 1-28-2012 (937)570-7668 MINI AUSSIE-POO puppies, Females blue merle and black with white feet.

Vet checked, shots. $300 (567)204-5232

1998 MERCURY Mountaineer, 89,000 actual miles. $4000. 1998 Cadillac Deville, looks great, has problem,$1300. 2000 Ford Explorer 4x4, $4,300. (937)658-2421 2000 GMC Sonoma, extended cab, 4.3 V6, 81,400 miles, CD player, electric windows/locks, Alloy rims, newer tires.

Bought new. $7250.

Excellent condition. ( 9 3 7 ) 4 9 8 - 1 5 9 9 (937)726-3398 Serious inquiries only 2006 CHEVY Impala LS, only 84,000 miles, New: tires, brakes, exhaust $7900 OBO, (937)677-6337

2000 PALIMINO Pop-Up. Sleeps up to 8. Stove, refrigerator, furnace, garage kept. Excellent condition. $3000 OBO. Very little use. (937)726-4802

Too much stuff?

PAPILLON PUPS! We have 2 females, 14 weeks old, white with black markings $300 each.

Have first shots & have been wormed. Call/ text (419)953-8538 or (419)953-8539.

1987 CHEVROLET K10 4 wheel drive, overdrive transmission. 79,295 babied miles, always garaged, no rust. $10,500.

(937)339-4698

2001 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LS Loaded with accessories. Very good condition. Only 75,300 miles. $5000 (937)339-8352

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

Good condition. Asking $5000.

(937)658-2434

2005 SUZUKI BURGMAN 6,107 miles, good condition, runs excellent $3600 Call after 4pm or leave message.

(937)339-2866

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

(937)710-4403

2007 CADILLAC STS AW drive, 6 cylinder, 51,500 miles, sunroof, heated & cooled seats, keyless entry, Gold, showroom condition, excellent gas mileage, 100,000 warranty, $19,500 (937)492-1501

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