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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — While Ohio’s labor force is not growing at the preferred rate for an economic recovery, the number of unemployed people in the state is significantly lower than a year ago, the state said Friday as it announced monthly unemployment rates. Ohio’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February was 7 percent, unchanged from January, and well below the national rate of 7.7 percent. The state’s nonagricultural jobs increased 16,100 over the month, from a revised figure of 5.181 million in January to 5.197 million in February, according to the latest business establishment survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor in cooperation with Job and Family Services. Ohio’s labor force is barely growing in contrast to what economists hope to see during a recovery, Job and Family Services spokesman Ben Johnson said Friday. “Economists expect the labor force to shrink during a recession as people become frustrated and stop looking for work or decide to go back to school or take early retirement or do something that takes them out of the labor force temporarily,” Johnson said. “As the economy recovers, you expect those people to leave school, maybe to look for work again, different than whatever they’ve been doing previously, and you expect the labor force to begin to grow again,” Johnson said. “That hasn’t really happened.” The good news is that the number of unemployed Ohio workers in January — 401,000, though slightly up from January — has decreased by 30,000 during the past 12 months, See JOBLESS/Page 4A

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Traps and more traps Bob Bazzle (left), of Bellefontaine, looks over a trap with Fred Precht, of Soudan, Minn., at the annual North American Trap Collectors Swap Meet and Auction at the Shelby County Fairgrounds Friday. The event continues today from 9 a.m. to noon. Admission is free.

Obama warns of extremism Concerned about Syria BY JULIE PACE Associated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — President Barack Obama warned Friday that an “enclave for extremism” could fill a leadership void in war-torn Syria, a chilling scenario for an already tumultuous region, especially for Jordan, Syria’s neighbor and a nation at the crossroads of the struggle for stability in the Middle East. In a significant step toward easing regional tensions, Obama also brokered a phone call between leaders from Israel and Turkey that resulted in an extraordinary apology from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a deadly 2010 raid on a Gazabound Turkish flotilla. The call marked a diplomatic victory for the president and a crucial realignment in the region, given Israel’s and Turkey’s shared interests, in particular the fear that Syria’s civil war could spill over their respective borders. Obama said he remains confident that embattled Syrian leader Bashar Assad’s government will ultimately collapse. But he warned that

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PRESIDENT BARACK Obama and Jordan’s King Abdullah II walk from an official arrival ceremony at Al-Hummar Palace, the residence of Jordanian King Abdullah II, Friday in Amman, Jordan. when that happens, Syria would not be “put back together perfectly,” and he said he fears the nation could become a hotbed for extremists. “I am very concerned about Syria becoming an enclave for extremism, because extremists thrive in chaos,” Obama said during a joint news conference with Jordan’s King Abdullah II. “They thrive in

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What is your initial reaction to Pope Francis? Jill Heitmeyer Sidney Church rectory worker “I think we were all surprised but very excited! I think Pope Francis will be a wonderful leader.”

Mary Beth McBride Sidney Business owner “I think it’s wonderful. It’s going to be great for the church. He is a very humble man. I think he will be well received by the people.”

Jim Palmisano Sidney, Maintenance “Nice pope. People like him and he’s for the poor people.”

Josh Billing Minster Teacher “I am excited for the Catholic Church because Pope Francis is for change and is dedicated to help the poor.”

Susan Francis Fort Loramie Teacher “I am excited for our church and all that we have to gain and, of course, I have always admired St. Francis and all he stands for.”

John Holthaus Sidney Deacon “It seems to be an inspired choice. We rely on the Holy Spirit to guide the cardinals when they make their selection of pope. I think we see the system works.”

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MUNICIPAL COURT In Sidney Municipal Court Friday, assigned Judge Donald Luce fined Jason A. Schaffner, 43, 2618 Spearhead Court, $901 and $105 court costs on a gross overload violation. Ronald E. Farley, 55, 715 Miami Ave., was fined $70 and $111 court costs for speeding.

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Couple hurt in crash WAPAKONETA — Two area people are recovering from serious injuries they suffered in a two-vehicle collision March 14 at the intersection of Ohio 701 and Ohio 118 near Wapakoneta. James Perry and Mary Perry, both 68, 12421 E. Miami-Shelby Road, Piqua, were first taken to Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys and later taken by CareFlight to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. They have both been dismissed from the hospital. Troopers from the Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol report James Perry was westbound on Ohio 701 when he failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with a car being driven north on Ohio 118 by Kassie Biberstine, 26, of Wilshire. Biberstine was taken to Van Wert County Hospital. Perry was cited for a stop sign violation. Both cars sustained heavy damage.

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Police log THURSDAY -11:37 p.m.: window broken. A window was broken at the Sidney Senior Center, 304 West Ave. Damage was set at $200. -6:46 p.m. warrant. Officers arrested Derek Weiser, 34, 424 Wilson Ave., on an outstanding warrant out of Butler County. The arrest was made in the 200 block of West Court Street. -6:10 p.m.: arrest. Officers arrested Aaron M. Wilburn, 23, 333 1/2 Enterprise Ave., on a warrant. He was taken to the Shelby County Jail. -6 p.m.: theft. Police received a report that an iPad, valued at $480, was stolen from Carol M. Covault, 602 Greenbrier Drive. -5:52 p.m.: warrant. Ashley T. Hughes, 27, of Piqua, was arrested on three outstanding warrants out of Miami County. The arrest was made in the 100 block of West Court Street.

FRIDAY -11:19 a.m.: threats. Deputies sere called to Houston High School, 5300 Houston Road, on a report of threats or harassment. -11:03 a.m. theft. Ruth A. Harris, 17588 Sidney-Plattsville Road, reported a theft incident. -8:50 a.m.: accident. Deputies were called to an accident with injuries in the 4000 block of H a r d i n - Wa p a k o n e t a Road. The Houston Rescue Squad and Lockington Fire Department also responded to the scene. One person was transported from the scene. No other informaSidney Police investition was available. gated two accidents THURSDAY Thursday morning. -3:06 p.m.: arrest. No injuries were reDeputies, with the assistance of Botkins and Jackson Center police, investigated a domestic violence incident at 104 N. Pike St., Anna. Nathan Blackford, 28, 104 N. Pike St., was arrested on a charge of domestic violence, a first-degree misdemeanor.

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ported in a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Industrial Drive and Vandemark Road at 6:35 a.m. Thursday. Police report Robert E. Gold, 46, 22100 State Route 47, Maplewood, was driving south on Vandemark Road when his car struck the rear of a pickup truck driven by Jeremy W. Burke, 30, 701 Taft St. The impact pushed the Burke truck into the side of a car driven by Amber L. King, 36, 1215 State Route 235 North, DeGraff. The King car was stopped eastbound on Industrial Drive at the Vandemark Road intersection. All three vehicles sustained minor damage. Gold was cited for an assured clear distance violation. • Reports state Deborah A. Schutte, 50, 202 Meadowview Lane, Anna, was stopped westbound Michigan Street at a traffic light at the Vandemark Road intersection when her car was struck from the rear by a car driven by Kayla E. Sherman, 24, 210 Mary St., Botkins. Sherman was cited for an assured clear distance violation following the crash, which occurred at 5:32 a.m. Both cars sustained

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Brooklyn Renae Bowermaster DAYTON — Brooklyn Renae Bowermaster was stillborn at 7:36 a.m. Thursday, March 21, 2013, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. Her father, James Bowermaster, survives in Casstown; her mother, Kami Bryant, survives in Piqua. A graveside service to honor her life will be conducted Tuesday at Forest Hill Cemetery, Piqua. Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home, Piqua, is handling the arrangements.

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Roger L. Fogt, 76, of 13631 Kirkwood Road, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013, at Hospice Of Dayton Care Center. Following Mr. Fogt’s wishes, his body will be cremated. There will be no public calling hours or funeral service held. Funeral arrangements are in the care of the Cromes Funeral Home & Crematory Inc. 302 S. Main Ave.

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survive, Laura (Andy) Burton, of Bellefontaine, Aaron (Kelly) Fogt, of Columbus, Nicklaus (Jennifer) Fogt, Columbus, of Andrew (Shelley) Fogt, of Sidand Mitchell ney, (Andrea) Fogt, of Dublin; 10 great-grandchildren also survive, Nicholas and Connor Burton, Madeline, Hannah, Emily and Evan Fogt, Mallory and Zachary Fogt, and Isabella and Marissa Fogt; and three sisters and one brother survive, Mary Wright, of Huber Heights, Margaret (Karl) Snider, of New Carlisle, Martha (Jerry) Zimpfer, of Sebring, Fla., and Charles (Pat) Finkenbine, of Lima. Preceding Kathryn in death were two brothers and two sisters. The Fogt family would like to give special recognition and thanks to the staff at the Dorothy Love Retirement Home for their compassionate care given to their loved one. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 25, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the Adams Funeral Home, 1401 Fair Road, with the Rev. Jonathan Schriber officiating. Burial will follow at Pearl Cemetery, Swanders. Visiting hours for family and friends will be held on Sunday, March 24, 2013, from 4-6 p.m. and Monday, one hour prior to services at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Senior Independence Hospice, 3009 Cisco Rd., Sidney, OH 45365 and St. John’s Lutheran Church, Sidney, in Kathryn’s memory. Donation envelopes will be available at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.theadamsfuneralhome.com.

NEW BREMEN — Werner G. “Bern” Schwartz, 58, of New Bremen, died on Thursday, March 21, 2013, at 11:35 a.m. at his sister’s residence near St. Marys. Werner was born in St. Marys on May 11, 1954, to the late Louis C. and Rita B. (Dues) Schwartz. On May 13, 1977, he married Phyllis Wenning, who survives in New Bremen. Surviving along with his wife are his siblings, Roseann and Michael Shelby, of St. Marys, Dale and Sandy Schwartz, of New Bremen, Carl and Diane Schwartz, of New Bremen, Karen and John Brandewie, of Fort Loramie, and Mark and Joan Schwartz, of New Bremen. Also surviving are a number of nieces and nephews; his fathermother-in-law, and Ernest and Joan Wenning, of New Bremen; and brother-in-law, Mark and Nancy Wenning, of Bowling Green. Werner was a tool and die maker at Crown Equipment Corp. of New Bremen, and recently retired after more than 35

years of service. He was a fun uncle, who was loved by all of his nieces and nephews. He enjoyed playing golf and doing yard work. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, March 25, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of the Holy Redeemer in New Bremen, with the Rev. Thomas Mannebach officiating. The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until the time of the services on Monday at the church. Burial will follow in the German Protestant Cemetery, New Bremen. The family requests in lieu of flowers that memorial contributions be made to Grand Lake Hospice, 1122 E. Spring St., St. Marys, OH 45885 or the Cancer Association of Auglaize County, 120 S. Front St., St. Marys, OH 45885. Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home of New Bremen is handling the arrangements. Condolences to the family may be left at gilberghartwigfh.com.

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NEWCOMB, Tenn. — Kenny, and wife, Donna Lois Ann Russell Russell, of Sidney; nine Thomas, 73, of New- grandchildren, Michael, comb, Tenn., passed John, Melissa, Gretchen, away Wednesday, March Jeremy, Tony, Jordan, 20, 2013, at the Jellico Skylar and Jarrett; 13 Community Hospital in great-grandchildren, Jellico, Tenn. Tasha, Makayla, Desire, Lois was preceded in Destiny, Layla, Karston, death by her husband, Elijah, Devery, Cree, Luther Ray Thomas; Coley, Kreisten, Braden parents, Clarence Rus- and Jeremiah; and a sell and Kathryn Russell host of friends to mourn Cox,; granddaughter, her passing. Monica Jeffers; in-laws, The family will reRobert and Dean ceive friends SaturThomas; and son-in-law, day March 23, 2013, Jeffery Todd. from 6 until the 8 p.m. Lois is survived by at the Llewellyn Fudaughters, Sandy, and neral Home Chapel in husband, Neal Roark, of Jellico, Tenn., with Newcomb, Tenn., Shelby, the Rev. Frances “Juand husband, Brad nior” Dople and the Mitchell, of Sidney, Rev. Michael Douglas Sheila Todd, of New- officiating. The burial comb, Tenn., Suzanne, will be at 2 p.m. Sunand husband, Mark day March 24, 2013, in Moore, of Williamsburg, the Douglas Cemetery Ky., Sonya Elmore, of Wooldridge, Tenn. MINSTER — Marilyn ters-in-law, Mary Thobe, Jellico, Tenn.; sister, The Llewellyn FuC. Miller, 77, formerly of of Maria Stein, and Wanda, and husband, neral Home, of Jellico, Garfield Street, died 6:22 Ginny Thobe, of Maria Roy Gilburth, of Rich- Tenn., is honored to p.m. Thursday, March 21, Stein, mond, Ky., brother, serve the family. 2013, at Heartland of She was preceded in Piqua. death by four brothers, She was born Oct. 19, Virgil “Butch” and Mary 1936, in Maria Stein, to Thobe, Werner “Barney” WAPAKONETA — in Wapakoneta. She was the late Henry and Thobe, Harold “Whitey” Mary Jo Duckro, 84, of a member of St. Joseph Matilda (Heitkamp) Thobe and Elton “Buck” Wa p a koneta, C a t h o l i c Thobe. She married Dale and Norma Thobe, and Church, WaMiller on Nov. 3, 1956, in brothers and sister-in- died 11:20 p.m., pakoneta, and St. Johns Catholic law, Leonard Varno, John T h u r s d a y , the Ladies Church, Maria Stein. He Mescher and Linda March 22, 2013, at the WaSewing Group preceded her in death on Thobe. of the church. Sept. 22, 2012. She was a member of p a k o n e t a She enjoyed She is survived by St. Augustine Catholic Manor. She was born quilting. A dechildren, Kristine and Church, Minster. She had Oct. 24, 1928, voted Catholic, Mike Gorman, of Piqua, worked for Minster Mary Jo was a and Tony and Amy Schools, The Mr. Shoppe the daughter of loving and carMiller, of Fort Wayne, and the Tasty Treat, Min- Henry C. and Lucille C. (Koch) Nipgen, ing mother and grandInd.; grandchildren, ster. Matthew, Audrey, Olivia A Mass of Christian who preceded her in mother. A Mass of Christian Gorman and A.J. Miller; Burial will be held at death. On May 7, 1949, seven stepgrandchildren; 10 a.m. Tuesday, she married Harold G. Burial will be at 10:30 brothers and sisters, March 26, 2013, at St. Duckro, and he died Oct. a.m., Monday March 25, 2013, at the St. Alice Varno, of Sidney, Augustine Catholic 26, 2000. Survivors include five Joseph Catholic Delbert “Jiggs” and Church, Minster, with Christine Church, with the Rev. Velma Thobe, of Maria the Rev. Rick Nieberd- children, Hensley, of Fairfield, Pa- Patrick Sloneker offiStein, Mary C. Mescher, ing celebrant. of Coldwater, Martha Friends may call at tricia L. (David) Jackson, ciating. Burial will and Thomas Warner, of the Hogenkamp Fu- of Wapakoneta, Rebecca follow in the St. Catholic New Bremen, Donald neral Home, Minster, Jo (Danny) Johns, of Joseph Cridersville, Cynthia K. Cemetery, Waand Patty Thobe, of from 4 to 8 p.m. Mon(James) Mitchell, of Fairpakoneta. 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Kathryn Elizabeth Fogt, 94, of West Cisco Road, joined her loving husband, Eldon, in heaven’s arms Thursday, on March 21, 2013. She passed away at 8:30 p.m. at the Dorothy Love Retirement Home surrounded by her family. She was born in Anna on Dec. 9, 1918, to the late Charles and Alvena (Woehrle) Finkenbine. She graduated from Anna High School in June 1938. Her first job was as bookkeeper at the Anna Elevator. This is how she met her husband, Eldon F. Fogt, and they were later married on Aug. 14, 1940. He preceded her in death after 50 years of marriage on Oct. 19, 1990. Kathryn was also employed by the Jackson Center Schools as head cook in the cafeteria with 25 years of dedicated service retiring in 1982. Over the years she enjoyed ceramics, crocheting and quilting. Kathryn was a member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church and volunteered in the thrift shop and helped prepare many of the church dinners. She was also a member of the Eastern Stars of Jackson Center for many years. Kathryn and her husband owned an Airstream trailer and spent much of their free time traveling and camping with friends. She was an avid fisherman and enjoyed many summers with her husband, Eldon, and daughter Patty at Randall Cove Park on Randall Lake near Coldwater, Mich. Kathryn is survived by three children, Richard E. (Ginny) Fogt, of London, Patricia Fogt, of Springfield, and James F. (Leoma) Fogt, of Sidney; five grandchildren

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Ohio marks 1913 flood centennial, warns of dangers BY KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS (AP) — State officials are using the 100th anniversary of a devastating and deadly flood to encourage Ohioans to prepare for potential high water emergencies by reviewing their response plans and insurance coverage. On the heels of the state and national Flood Safety Awareness Week, Saturday marks the centennial of the 1913 storms that rolled through the Midwest and hung over the Ohio Valley for several days, creating the state’s worst weather disaster. Several days of rain flooded all of Ohio’s rivers and streams and more than 35,000 homes and left at least 400 people dead in the state, or perhaps 600 by some estimates. It washed away or damaged docks, bridges, railroads and trains, wreaking havoc from Cincinnati to Portsmouth to Cleveland and hindering efforts to get aid to damaged areas. Levees broke, drenching various cities and leaving parts of Dayton and Columbus with 10 feet of

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THIS 1913 photo shows rescuers carrying a woman from the 1913 Dayton floodwaters in Dayton. State officials are using the 100th anniversary of a devastating flood to encourage Ohioans to prepare for potential high water emergencies by reviewing their response plans and insurance coverage. On the heels of the state and national Flood Safety Awareness Week, today marks the centennial of the 1913 storms that flooded every Ohio river and 35,000 homes and led to hundreds of deaths. water or more. “There’s nothing to prevent a storm like this from occurring again,” said Sarah Jamison, a hydrologist with National Weather Service. “Mother Nature has her own way of dealing with things, so it’s our role to try to be prepared and react appropriately to that.” The system, which led

Pools, panhandling on council agenda Ordinances regulating private swimming pools and panhandling in the city will be among the items on the agenda when Sidney City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday in council chambers. The Firefighter of the Year award also will be presented Monday night. Recommended for passage at the recent Sidney Planning Commission meeting, the private swimming pool ordinance would revise current regulations, among other changes, to require a pool permit from the building department, adopt fence standards from the residential code of Ohio and require a permit for storable swimming pools if an electric motor is used for filtration or water recirculation. Introduced at the March 11 meeting, the panhandling ordinance is intended to control such activities in the city. Prior to the start of the meeting, Ryan Heitman will be recognized as the Sidney Fire Department Firefighter of the Year. Other items on the agenda are: • An ordinance authorizing supplemental appropriations. • An ordinance to refine the city’s junk and trash regulations to ensure violations are eliminated promptly. • A resolution consenting the Ohio Department of Transportation’s planned demolition and replacement of two bridges over a railroad spur line in the city. • A resolution authorizing the city’s application for $400,000 in Community Housing Improvement Program funds. • A resolution opposing Ohio House Bill 5, which officials contend would result in a loss of control and revenue from municipal income taxes. • A resolution for the Ohio Department of Transportation to pave a portion of Ohio 47 from

Vandemark Road to Fourth Avenue. • A resolution for the city’s planned improvement and realignment of Ohio 47 from Vandemark Road to Walnut Avenue. • A resolution approving the replatting of a parcel on Folkerth Avenue in anticipation of the construction of a new Holiday Inn Express hotel. • A resolution authorizing the purchase of a new fire emergency reporting software package.

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to significant flooding in more than a dozen states, from Illinois through Connecticut, stands out not just because of how much rain fell but also because it encompassed such a large geographic area, said Jamison, who studied the flood and found many Ohioans know little about it. “It’s really fascinating

to think, ‘How did the collective mindset really not remember this event?’ It’s an answer I don’t have,” said Jamison, part of the Ohio Silver Jackets, a group of local, state and federal representatives focused on flood control. In hard-hit southwest Ohio, the disaster spurred a regional pursuit of solutions to area flood prob-

lems and eventually led to the Miami Conservancy District, which focuses on flood protection, water quality and promoting recreation along waterways in the Great Miami River Watershed. The area’s flood protection system was designed to protect against flooding even more severe than what happened in 1913. Angela Manuszak, the district’s special projects coordinator, calls it a tale of resilience and sacrifice for the benefit of the larger community and says many families in the area have passed down stories about the flood. She has one, too — a tidbit about how her grandfather helped with the cleanup as part of the Ohio National Guard out of Toledo and later kept in his home a “very uncomfortable Victorian chair” supposedly taken from the floodwaters. The district, historical organizations, libraries and other groups are commemorating the centennial with a variety of events, some hopeful, others more somber. In Dayton, an exhibit about the flood is being unveiled Saturday at Carillon Historical Park.

Judge dismisses birth control lawsuit COLUMBUS (AP) — The government is sufficiently addressing the concerns of an Ohio Roman Catholic university and dioceses in Michigan over a provision of the federal health care law mandating employer-provided birth control, a federal judge ruled Friday in dismissing their lawsuit. Franciscan University of Steubenville and an association of Michigan Roman Catholic dioceses sued last year, saying the mandate violates religious freedom by requiring a Catholic entity to comply with the rule. That portion of the federal health care law came under fire from reli-

gious groups that object to the use of contraceptives, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs. In response to the criticism, the Obama administration has been trying to soften the mandate to accommodate religious groups, such as shifting the requirement from the employers to health insurers themselves. The Justice Department told the court the school and dioceses are protected from the mandate’s requirements until at least 2014. It also said the lawsuit wasn’t timely because changes were already being made to the regulations to meet the groups’ concerns.

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Brown pushes bus safety LIMA (AP) — Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown is pushing federal transportation officials to speed up changes called for in a bus safety measure that became law last summer. Brown sent a letter this week to the head of the U.S. Department of Transportation asking to move more quickly on implementing driver training and operator enforcement. His push comes after last weekend’s bus crash involving a Pennsylvania college’s lacrosse team that killed two and injured 23. The Lima News reports that Brown said in the letter that tour bus safety standards are long overdue. Brown has been pushing for the bus safety law since 2007 when a charter bus carrying Bluffton University’s baseball team flipped off a Georgia overpass, killing five players along with the driver and his wife.

JOBLESS From Page 1 Johnson said. A spokesman for Gov. John Kasich said efforts to boost the economy are paying off but too many Ohioans still are out of work. “We need to double down on our efforts to cut taxes for small businesses and make Ohio more jobs-friendly so we can keep making progress,” spokesman Rob Nichols said in a statement. Manufacturing added 1,200 jobs and mining and logging remained unchanged, according to Friday’s report. Job growth also occurred in professional and business services, educational and health services, financial activities, leisure and hospitality, information and other services.

NATION/WORLD TODAY IN HISTORY BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Today is Saturday, March 23, the 82nd day of 2013. There are 283 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 23, 1913, five days of heavy rain began falling in the Ohio River Valley; Dayton, Ohio, saw catastrophic flooding as the rising Great Miami River breached its levees. Hundreds of deaths in the region were blamed on the weather. On this date: • In 1775, Patrick Henry delivered an address to the Virginia Provincial Convention in which he is said to have declared, “Give me liberty, or give me death!” • In 1792, Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 94 in G Major (the “Surprise” symphony) had its first public performance in London. • In 1806, explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, having reached the Pacific coast, began their journey back east. • In 1919, Benito Mussolini founded his Fascist political movement in Milan, Italy. • In 1933, the German Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act, which effectively granted Adolf Hitler dictatorial powers. • In 1942, the first Japanese-Americans evacuated by the U.S. Army during World War II arrived at the internment camp in Manzanar, Calif. • In 1965, America’s first two-person space flight began as Gemini 3 blasted off with astronauts Virgil I. Grissom and John W. Young aboard for a nearly 5-hour flight. • In 1973, before sentencing a group of Watergate break-in defendants, Chief U.S. District Judge John J. Sirica read aloud a letter to him from James W. McCord Jr. which said there had been “political pressure” to “plead guilty and remain silent.” • In 1983, President Ronald Reagan first proposed developing technology to intercept incoming enemy missiles — an idea that came to be known as the Strategic Defense Initiative. Dr. Barney Clark, recipient of a Jarvik permanent artificial heart, died at the University of Utah Medical Center after 112 days with the device. • In 1993, scientists announced they’d found the renegade gene that causes Huntington’s disease.

OUT OF THE BLUE Town OKs polite booing RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A New York town's board members have decided it’s OK to boo at their meetings — but only if it's done politely. The Riverhead board voted to ban booing earlier this month. But Newsday reports that the board voted 4-1 on Tuesday to strike the anti-boo rule from the books. The board on Long Island retained another part of its code. That part prohibits disruptive behavior and disruptive demonstrations. No explanation was given on how to boo without being disruptive. Councilman James Wooten says the town supervisor should be able to keep order at a meeting without written rules. Supervisor Sean Walter defends the intent of the anti-booing rule. He says there are similar regulations in towns across New York state.

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Late night: Senate Dems work to pass budget BY ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats neared approval of their first budget proposal in four years on Friday, calling for almost $1 billion in tax increases over the coming decade while sheltering safety net programs targeted by House Republicans. The Democrats also would reverse automatic spending cuts that are beginning to strike both the Pentagon and domestic programs. The nonbinding but politically symbolic measure caters to party stalwarts on the liberal edge of the spectrum just as the House GOP measure is crafted to appeal to more recent tea party arrivals. Approval of the Senate version was expected to come long after dark — after dozens of votes on amendments, many of which were offered in hopes of inflicting political damage on Democratic senators up for re-election in GOP-leaning states like Alaska and Louisiana. Some $1 trillion in new revenue would flow to the government over the coming decade — on top of more than $600 billion in taxes on upper-income earners ap-

proved in January — and would be coupled with a net $875 billion in spending cuts. Those reductions would be generated by modest cuts to federal health care programs, domestic agencies and the Pentagon and reduced government borrowing costs. The budget proposes $100 billion in new spending for infrastructure projects and job training programs. The president will reveal his own overdue tax-and-spending plan in two weeks, a plan that will be judged in part by whether it offers new, more politically risky proposals that could form the foundation for a bipartisan agreement between the two houses. Senators braced for dozens of votes during a marathon session running late on Friday, with some predicting a final vote on the Democratic plan in the predawn hours of Saturday. In early voting Friday morning, Democrats rejected the latest attempt to repeal Obama’s landmark health care law by a strictly partyline vote. The Senate has already taken several politically freighted votes, including a move by Democrats to force a vote on the Paul Ryan House budget, which was re-

jected by a 59-40 vote Thursday night, with five Republicans joining every Democratic senator in opposition. Republicans countered with a move by Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., putting Democrats on record in opposition to balancing the budget by the end of the decade. It failed on a near party-line vote. Additional votes on Friday could feature forays into off-topics like supersized soft drinks, domestic drone strikes, handguns and abortion — in addition to the more traditional subjects of taxes, spending and debt. Such tallies give lawmakers the chance to test support for their ideas in the modern Senate, where there are far fewer opportunities to offer amendments and obtain votes. Such votes are nonbinding. Seventeen Democrats joined Republicans to endorse the Keystone XL pipeline that is to carry oil from Canada to Texas oil refineries. And after a bipartisan 75-24 test vote, the Senate endorsed an amendment by Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Mike Enzi, RWyo. — backed by the powerful retailer lobby — that would allow states to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases made out of state.

Gov. a friend of paroled inmate’s dad DENVER (AP) — Attorney Jack Ebel testified before the Colorado Legislature two years ago that solitary confinement in a Colorado prison was destroying the psyche of his son Evan. When Jack Ebel’s longtime friend, Gov. John Hickenlooper, was interviewing a Missouri corrections official for the top prisons job in Colorado, he mentioned the case as an example of why the prison system needed reform. And once Tom Clements came to Colorado, he eased the use of solitary confinement and tried to make it easier for people housed there to re-enter society. Now authorities are investigating whether Evan Spencer Ebel, who was paroled in January, is linked to the assassination of Clements, who was shot and killed Tuesday night when he answered the front door of his house in a rural neighborhood. The bullet casings from that shooting are the same type as those found at the site of a bloody gun battle Thursday between Evan Ebel and Texas law enforcement officers that ended with Ebel being shot and killed, according to court records. The car Ebel drove matched the description of the one spotted outside Clements’ house on the night of the prison director’s death. Authorities also found a Domino’s pizza delivery box in the trunk and a jacket or shirt from the pizza chain. Denver police say Ebel is now a suspect in the Sunday slaying of pizza delivery man Nathan Leon.

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DEMONSTRATORS FROM a left-wing protest group shout anti-government slogans in front of the EU offices, in Athens Friday. The rally was held to protest the EU’s handling of the bailout crisis in Cyprus, with the threat of bankruptcy looming over the Mediterranean island. The Cypriot crisis has rattled close ally Greece which locked in talks with rescue creditors over the next round of deficit-cutting measures required under its bailout programs worth a combined $310 billion.

Cyprus lawmakers approve key bills for bailout NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Lawmakers in Cyprus approved three key bills Friday that aim to raise enough money to qualify the country for a broader bailout package and help it avoid financial ruin in mere days. A total of nine bills were approved, including a key one on restructuring the country’s ailing banks, which lost billions on bad Greek debt; one on restricting financial transactions in times of crisis; and one that sets up a ‘solidarity fund’ into which investments and contributions will flow. More bills to meet the total target of 5.8 billion euros ($7.5 billion) Cyprus needs to secure an international bailout will

be brought for a vote over the weekend. They include a crucial one that would impose a tax of less than 1 percent on all bank deposits, said Averof Neophytou, deputy head of the governing DISY party. “We are voting for the least worst option,” Neophytou said in a speech. “We owe an apology to the Cypriot people because we all share in the responsibility of bringing this place to this state.” Approval of the tax would come just days after Parliament decisively turned down a plan that would have seized up to 10 percent of people’s bank deposits. The plan triggered an outcry from people

who condemned it as an unfair grab of their life savings, while politicians saw it as causing irreparable damage to the country’s financial center status. Nonetheless, ordinary Cypriots have said they would willingly sacrifice a portion of their savings to save the country — just as long as somebody doesn’t impose it on them. “If we have Europe’s support so our banks won’t collapse, I wouldn’t have a problem with a deposit tax,” said pensioner Demetrakis Papanicolaou, 64. “But we need to hear this not only from our government, but from the Europeans.”

3 dead, including suspect, OBAMA From Page 1 in Marine base shooting political reforms, including parliamentary elections and signifiQUANTICO, Va. (AP) — A Marine who worked at a rigorous school that tests Marines who want to become officers fatally shot two of his colleagues before killing himself in a barracks dorm room. The three Marines — two men and a woman — were part of the staff at the officer candidates school on the sprawling Marine Corps Base Quantico in northern Virginia. Their relationship and whether they knew one another was not clear, though military officials described the shootings as “isolated.” They did not release a motive or the identities of those slain. Around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, authorities found one Marine dead in the Taylor Hall barracks, base commander Col.

David W. Maxwell said. A second victim and the gunman were also located in Taylor Hall, a red brick building that can house about 110 Marines. Only Marines who work at the school live in Taylor Hall. The candidates for officer live elsewhere on the base. It wasn’t immediately clear how much time passed between the killings or how far apart the bodies were. After the first shooting, Marines and their families were told to stay inside over a loudspeaker known as the “giant voice.” The lockdown was lifted about 2:30 a.m. Friday. Base spokesman Lt. Agustin Solivan said everyone else was safe, including the officer candidates.

cant revisions to the country’s 60-year-old constitution. Still, tensions continue to simmer, with the restive population questioning the speed and seriousness of the changes. Protecting Abdullah is paramount to U.S. interests. The 51year-old king is perhaps Obama’s strongest Arab ally and a key player in efforts to jumpstart peace talks between Palestinians and Israel. Jordan has a peace treaty with Israel, and that agreement has become even more significant given the rise of Islamist leaders in Egypt, which was the first Arab country to ink a treaty with the Jewish state, in the 1970s. Egypt’s new leaders have so far pledged to uphold the treaty, though there are strong concerns in Israel and the U.S. about whether that will hold. By virtue of geography, Jordan’s future is particularly vulnerable to the turmoil in the Middle East. It shares borders with Iraq, Israel and the West Bank, in addition to Syria. More than 460,000 Syrians have flowed across the Jordanian border seeking refuge since the civil war began, seeking an escape from the violence. The flood of refugees has overwhelmed the country of 6 million people, straining Jordan’s resources, including health care and education, and pushing the budget deficit to a record high $3 billion last year. Abdullah also fears the half-million refugees could create a regional base for extremists and terrorists, saying recently that such elements were already “establishing firm footholds in some areas.”

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This Evening • Lumber Company Baseball hosts fundraising bingo to support the children on the teams. Doors open at 4 p.m. and games begin at 7 p.m. at Sunset Bingo, 1710 W. High St., Piqua. $20 to play all night. For information, call (937) 543-9959. • The Sidney-Shelby County Chess Club Checkmates meets at 7 p.m. at the library at the Dorothy Love Retirement Community. All skill levels are welcome. For more information, call 497-7326. • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Saturday Night Live, meets at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 120 W. Water St.

Sunday Evening • Lumber Company Baseball hosts fundraising bingo to support the children on the teams. Doors open at 4 p.m. and games begin at 7 p.m. at Sunset Bingo, 1710 W. High St., Piqua. $20 to play all night. For information, call (937) 543-9959. • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Never Alone, Never Again, meets at 6:30 p.m. at First Christian Church, 320 E. Russell Road.

Monday Afternoon • Sidney Rotary Club meets at noon at the Sidney Moose Lodge. For more information on activities or becoming a member, contact Deb Barga at 492-3167. • The New Knoxville Public Library Lego Club for children 3-9 meets from 3 to 4 p.m.

Monday Evening • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Vision of Hope, group meets at 7 p.m. at Russell Road Church, 340 W. Russell Road. • Sidney Boy Scout Troop 97 meets at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ. All new members are welcome. For more information, call Tom Frantz at 492-7075. • TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 7 p.m. at Faith Alliance Church, New Knoxville Road, New Bremen. • The Shelby County Junior Leaders Club, for youth 13-18, meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Shelby County Extension Office on Fair Road. For information, call 295-2665.

Tuesday Morning • Wagner Manufacturing and General Houseware Corp. retirees meet at 8:30 a.m. for breakfast at Bob Evans. • Local 725 Copeland retirees meet for breakfast at 9 a.m. at Clancy’s. Retirees and spouses are welcome. • The Francis J. Stallo Memorial Library in Minster offers storytime for children 3-5 from 10:30 to 11 a.m.

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

Tuesday Evening • Head, Neck and Oral Cancer Support Group for patients and caregivers meets at St. Rita’s Regional Cancer Center in the Garden Conference Room from 5 to 6:30 p.m. For more information, call (419) 227-3361. • The New Bremen Public Library hosts story time at 6:30 p.m. • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Living the Basics, meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Apostolic Temple, 210 Pomeroy Ave. • Blue Star Military Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. at the American Legion, Fourth Avenue, to prepare for sending boxes to troops. • Minster Civic Association meets at 7 p.m. at the Wooden Shoe Inn, Minster. • The Miami-Shelby Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Greene Street UMC, 415 W. Greene St. at Caldwell Street. All men interested in singing are welcome and visitors are always welcome. For more information, call (937) 778-1586 or visit www.melodymenchorus.org. • The Al-Anon Sidney Group, for friends and relatives of alcoholics, meets from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church on the corner of North Street and Miami Avenue. All are welcome.

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

Couple set date HOUSTON — Amy Lambert and Dustin Schwable, both of Houston, have announced their engagement and plans to marry June 8, 2013, in Piqua. The bride is the daughter of Angel Lambert, of Houston, and Ron Lambert, of Piqua. She graduated from Houston High School in 2009 and from Edison Community College in 2011. She is employed by Edison Community College. Lambert/Schwable Her fiance is the son of Randy and Pam Schwable, of Piqua. He is a 2008 graduate of Houston High School and a 2010 graduate of Edison Community College. He is employed by Koenig Equipment.

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Gateway Arts Council and young musicians from across Shelby County will perform the fifth annual benefit concert to help Shriner’s Hospitals for Children. The free performance will be at the Masonic Temple, 303 E. Poplar St., on March 30 at 7 p.m. The spring concert is part of Gateway’s Music Matters Program. This program gives area youth the opportunity to create music and demonstrate their talents. The goal for the program is to provide not only instruments to those in need, but also provide additional music education and performance outlets. As a benefit event for

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the Shriner’s Hospitals for Children, this concert is not only an opportunity for young musicians to perform, but also a chance for them to give to other children. Admission to the concert is free; however, donations to Shriner’s Hospitals for Children will be accepted. Shriner’s Hospitals for Children is a health care system providing high quality pediatric specialty care to thousands of kids each year. All care is provided without financial obligation to the patient or his family, and its mission is made possible solely through the generosity of donors. “I am so proud that

Gateway Arts Council is involved not only with helping raise money and awareness for Shriner’s Hospitals for Children but sharing the talents of its young musicians with the community.” Gateway Arts Council Executive Director Ellen Keyes said. “This event will be special and unforgettable, and we will raise appreciation for both the arts and Hospitals Shriner’s while watching our talented and big-hearted young musicians perform. I am a huge proponent of paying it forward and that’s what we are doing with this recital. I can’t think of a better way to spend an evening.”

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Christian Academy Schools, a non-denominational school at 2151 Russell Road, will conduct kindergarten screening April 13, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Appointments are required and can be made by calling 492-7556. The assessment will take approximately one and one-half hours. During the screening, children will be asked to do various activities dealing with gross motor skills, fine motor skills and memory recall activities. Parents are to take their child’s shot record,

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photo of her 12-year-old beagle, Pattycake, wearing a cute blue top hat. Elena says, “I found Pattycake on the street along with another beagle, Baci, which my friend adopted. We live in Staten Island (N.Y.) and were flooded during Hurricane Sandy. Pattycake and I were rescued by boat. She was not thrilled. We are still rebuilding.” To see Pattycake wearing her hat, visit my website, www.Heloise.com, and click on “Pets.” — Heloise MOPPING THE FLOOR Dear Heloise: I was having trouble with my terry-cloth mop when I tried to apply cleaner to my hardwood floors. (By the way, be very careful to use only manu f a c t u r e r- a p p r o v e d cleaning methods and products for your hardwood floors, or you could

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COMEDIAN DREW Hastings will perform in SIdney March 30. good drive three times a enclose the park. They week.â&#x20AC;? hope to rent bikes when The men plan to hold the park is open and to Saturday night races, so rent the park itself to as not to compete for BMX teams for training. business with the existThe sport attracts ing parks. Participants people of all ages, Jones pay to race. Observers said. get in free. To raise the â&#x20AC;&#x153;A guy last week was investment money, 76 years old and racing,â&#x20AC;? Smith and Jones have he said. planned special events, Among the silent aucincluding Hastingsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ap- tion items that will be up pearance, and they are for bid March 30 are selling advertisements Dragons game tickets, for banners to be placed bicycles, night-out packalong the fence that will ages and gift cards.

Charity ball raises $40,000 The Wilson Memorial Hospital Foundation raised $40,000 for its general endowment fund during the 19th annual charity ball recently at the Piqua Country Club. Following dinner, guests enjoyed dancing to music by DJ Tony Brown. Raffle winners were Vance and Linda Stewart, tickets to â&#x20AC;&#x153;DreamGirlsâ&#x20AC;? at the Schuster Center; Tom and Mardie Milligan, one week at a Resort Condominiums International (RCI) affiliate anywhere in the world; David Andrick and Cyndy Emerson and Tom and Sandy Boecker, gift baskets; and Roger and Lesley McKinstry, a gift certificate from Interior Motifs. Harry Faulkner and Bonnie Faulkner and Jim and Tonya Thieman won $1,000 gift certificates from Harris Jeweler. Guests also participated in a silent auction of donated items. The 2013 foundation ball committee was Scarlet Francis, Amy Gleason, Rhonda Keister, Melissa McDonald, Beth Roe, Linda Stewart and Kiera Sullivan. The next Wilson Foundation Charity Ball will be March 15, 2014. For information about making a donation to Wilson Hospital or to be added to the mailing list for next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ball, call 498-5575 or visit www.wilsonhospitalfoundation.com.

BOTKINS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Botkins FFA members competed recently in Marysville with the following results: The General Livestock Judging Team placed third among 50 teams. Leading the team was Michaela Kramer, who placed second among 307 individuals. Also placing for the team were Andy Egbert, placing 25th, and Kyle Moellenkamp, placing 26th . The Dairy Judging Team placed sixth among 39 teams. Leading the team was Heath Geyer, placing sixth among 127 individuals. Michaela Ary placed 27th and Derek Snider placed placed 62nd. The Agronomy Team Photo provided placed 15th. Leading the GUESTS DANCE during the Wilson team were Evan Dietz, Memorial Hospital Foundation Char- Zach Egbert and Seth Hoying. ity Ball recently.

JC Foundation to honor teachers, students be served at 6:30 p.m. The 2013 Jackson Center senior class will be recognized and scholarships will be presented. Scholarship recipients are eligible to reapply for the scholarship annually with the possibility of receiving four years of assistance. Marvin Rostofer, owner/operator of a local plumbing/heating/electric business, will be inducted into the hall of fame.

The late Elder Duff, who had owned a Ford dealership and garage, the Elder Theatre, Maplewood Elevator and C.E. Duff & Sons, will be inducted into the hall of fame and awarded the Pioneer Award posthumously. The Teachers Touch Lives award will be presented posthumously to Marguerite Johnson. She was a high school English teacher at Jackson Center Schools.

MAPLEWOOD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Twelve members of the Maplewood Grange who met on March 12 heard a program presented by Ginny Lochard on popcorn. Everyone enjoys eating popcorn, she said. It is mainly grown in the midwestern states, including Ohio. There are several types of popcorn and everyone has a favorite. Lochard told the group that people are misled when buying corn advertised as â&#x20AC;&#x153;no hulls.â&#x20AC;? The heat causes the kernel to explode, which removes the hull. When storing unpopped corn, it is best to store in a tightly sealed container. Members enjoyed a social time following the meeting. Hostesses were Wanda Kaufman and Rita Hurley. Brent Clinehens presided.

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Dayton region ranks high with the great work coming out of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base spurs new investments and helps businesses prosper. This, coupled with critical private sector high-tech research, plus our highly skilled work force, is major attractions for business.” “This recognition is a testimony to the tremendous assets the Dayton region has,” said Anne Eiting Klamar, president and CEO of the Midmark Corp., based in Versailles. “From the intellectual capital and research and development at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to our extensive manufacturing base; from a skilled work force to unmatched water resources, the region has a lot to offer and businesses are clearly listening.” “This recognition is the result of many dedicated people and organizations doing great things in the Dayton region and state of Ohio,” said Vic Bonneau, president, Electrical Power Systems, GE Aviation.

Thor announces changes at subsidiary JACKSON CENTER — Thor Industries Inc., parent firm of Airstream, has announced a series of organizational changes at its Dutchmen RV subsidiary in Elkhart, Ind. Effective immediately, Matt Zimmerman, president of Keystone RV, will assume the additional responsibilities of overseeing Dutchmen RV. Aram Koltookian, formerly general manager at Keystone, will become executive vice president of Dutchmen. These moves are expected to result in improved operating efficiencies, product quality and customer support. “Matt and Aram have

played a major role in going as we strengthen Keystone RV’s success all areas of the business over the past 14 years,” to handle further remarked Thor Indus- growth. Dutchmen RV tries President and will remain independent Chief Operating Officer and continue to develop Bob Martin. “We plan to and bring to market exdraw on their ability to citing new Dutchmenlead a well-managed, branded products. In customer-focused organi- addition, Dutchmen will zation as we focus on ac- continue to operate with celerating Dutchmen’s its own sales force, engigrowth.” neering staff, product deMartin underscored velopment team and the strength of the production facilities. The Dutchmen dealer net- only changes the Dutchwork and Dutchmen men dealer should see brands: “Voltage, Cole- are improved quality man, Aspen Trail and and customer support.” Denali are highly reEstablished in 1988, garded names that at- Dutchmen brands intract strong consumer clude Aspen Trail, Coleinterest and dealer com- man, Denali, Dutchmen, mitment. We believe Infinity, Kodiak, Komthat the entire Dutch- fort and Voltage. Dutchmen family will grow men is a subsidiary of and prosper as overall Thor Industries, the sole quality and back-end owner of operating subsupport continue to im- sidiaries that, combined, prove.” represent the world’s “Dutchmen RV has largest manufacturer of great momentum right recreation vehicles and now,” commented Zim- is a major builder of merman. “It is our pri- commercial buses and mary focus to keep that ambulances. PIQUA — Mark Reedy, of Piqua, a financial consultant with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, has qualified for the Summit Circle conference by providing MINSTER — Kathy and current foundation in financial guidance and Trejo, PLA, of Gar- green building principles solutions to members of mann/Miller & Associ- and practices … LEED the organization in ates Inc. is now a LEED Green Associates enjoy a 2012. Green Associate. broad understanding of Nine percent of LEED Green Associ- sustainability that bolThrivent Financials ates earn their creden- sters their careers and nearly 2,300 financial tial by passing a enhances their lives.” representatives qualified two-hour, computerTrejo lives in New for this honor. based exam comprising Bremen and has a BachReedy is with 100 randomly delivered elor of Science in LandThrivent Financial’s multiple-choice ques- scape Architecture from Ohio Regional Financial tions and are required to the Ohio State UniverOffice, serving Luther- maintain their creden- sity. She joined the Garans and their family tial through continuing mann/Miller staff in members in Miami, education. June 2009. Shelby, and Darke counAccording to the U.S. Garmann/Miller & Green Building Council’s Associates Inc. is a fullties and beyond. Reedy will be recog- website, “The LEED service architectural and nized by his peers from Green Associate creden- engineering firm estabacross the country at tial demonstrates a solid lished in 1993. Thrivent Financials annual conference. Reedy has been with Thrivent Financial for 13 years. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a faithbased, Fortune 500 financial services Need a fresh start? membership organizaCall today for a free consultation. tion that offers a broad range of financial prod247 W. Court St.• Sidney 497-0407 ucts and services.

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“We’ve been working hard for a long time to turn the tide, and it’s encouraging to see measurements and data proving we’re growing and expanding. Ohio’s improving tax structure is another factor that will not be lost on businesses looking to expand and locate in the Dayton region and Ohio.” The Dayton region has a lot to offer and businesses and developers are clearly listening. “We have worked as a team to make the Dayton Region an area where businesses can grow and prosper,” said Montgomery County Commissioner Debbie Lieberman. “Having a nationally recognized organization like the DDC lead the region’s economic development efforts brings continuity to our efforts to retain, expand and attract businesses in the Dayton Region. This recognition is an indicator that we are on the right economic track.”

Edison SBDC offers free accounting workshop PIQUA — The Small Business Development Center at Edison Community College is offering a free accounting workshop Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The workshop will be held in Room 511 at the Edison main campus located at 1973 Edison Drive. Accounting processes and reports, government agencies and reporting requirements, professional organizations/cersoftware, tifications, auditors roles, and more will be discussed. The workshop will be presented by Larry Dragosavac, professor of accounting at Edison. For further information or to register, call the Edison SBDC at (937) 381-1525.

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Good advice Laura Quinlisk (right), an employment counselor for the Job Center of Shelby County, chats with a job seeker as she and Shelley Pritchard (left), customer service representative for the state of Ohio, man the booth at the Edison Community College Job Fair in Piqua on Tuesday. For photo reprints, visit www.sidneydailynews.com

STOCK MARKET Listed are Friday’s stock market prices at closing for firms in the Sidney-Shelby County area traded on the major markets. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE This Chng. Week 0 Alcoa Inc...............8.45 (PF of Alcoa Building Products, Stolle Machinery) Appld Ind. Tech..45.08 -0.21 +1.11 BP PLC ADR......42.00 Citigroup ............45.23 0 Emerson Elec. ....56.79 +0.32 (PF of Copeland Corp. Division) -0.13 Griffon Corp. ......11.87 (PF of Clopay Corp.) +0.42 H&R Block Inc...28.32 Honda Motor .....39.05 0 -0.28 Ill. Toolworks .....62.26 (Parent company of Peerless) -0.10 JC Penney Co.....15.43 (Store in Piqua) +0.43 JP Morgan Chase48.78 (Former Bank One, Sidney) +0.40 Kroger Co. ..........32.40 (PF of Kroger) -0.12 Meritor .................4.78

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE This Chng. Week Lear Corp ...........54.91 -0.48 (PF of C.H. Masland) McDonalds Corp.99.27 +0.74 -0.06 Radio Shack .........3.54 -0.74 Sherwin-Wllms 166.17 +0.08 Sprint ...................6.14 Thor Industries..36.28 -0.15 (PF of Airstream Inc.) +0.68 Time Warner Inc.56.79 (PF of Time Warner Cable) U.S. Bancorp ......33.57 +0.02 (Former Star Bank of Sidney) +0.68 Walgreen Co.......46.49 +1.15 Walmart Stores .74.28 Wendy’s Int. Inc. ..5.61 -0.01 YUM! Brands.....69.69 +0.23 (PF of Taco Bell, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut) OVER THE COUNTER Bob Evans ..........41.44 +1.07 -0.08 Fifth Third ........16.29 0 Peoples Bank .......9.00

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Public blood drive set Tuesday in Sidney Kathy Pleiman, Shelby and Logan County coordinator for the Community Blood Center, reports that a large public blood drive will be held in the county Tuesday at the AMVETS, 1319 Fourth Ave., from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Whole blood, platelets and plasma will be collected. Wednesday,, the Senior Center of SidneyShelby County will host another blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hot lunch will be provided to all blood donors at the Senior Center. Lola Heintz will serve as chairwoman.Whole blood will be collected. Thursday, American Trim in Sidney will host an employee blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Employees can contact their human resources department to schedule a donation time. Also on Thursday, Cargill in Sidney will host an employee blood drive from noon to 4 p.m. Cargill employees can contact Penny Elsner at Cargill to schedule an appointment to donate blood. Appointments to donate are encouraged and help the Community Blood Center plan for the appropriate amount

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School hosted a student blood drive that had 88 students register to donate, 18 were deferred, resulting in 70 units of blood donated to local hospitals. Brett Bickel served as chairman. Feb. 19, St Michael’s Hall in Fort Loramie was the site for a public blood drive supported by the Fort Loramie Service Community, American Legion Auxiliary and Knights of St John. A total of 294 donors registered to give blood, 26 were deferred, 227 units of whole blood were collected, 25 double red cells for 50 units, three plasma and 13 platelets were collected. Nine people gave for the first time. Tim Siegel, of Fort Loramie, was honored for his 100th donation. Ken Replogle, of Houston, was recognized for his 150th donation. Bill Meinerding, of Fort Loramie, was honored for his 200th donation. Mick Johns, of Piqua, was honored for his 225th donation. Jane Poeppelman of the service club served as chairwoman. Feb. 26, Anna High School was the site for a public blood drive that saw 100 donors register, nine were deferred, 91 gave whole blood, and twp gave double red

cells. Eighteen donors gave for the first time. Anna Family, Career and Community Leaders of America served as hosts for the blood drive, with Brenda Wuebker, FCCLA adviser, serving as chairwoman. Feb. 26, Nash Finch in Bellefontaine hosted an employee blood drive that saw 27 employees register, two were deferred, resulting in 25 units of blood donated. Dianne Gilley served as chairwoman for Nash Finch. Feb. 27, Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine hosted a public blood drive. Fifty-two donors registered, 13 were deferred, resulting in 39 units of blood for local hospitals. Eight gave for the first time. Kim Sanford served as chairwoman for Mary Rutan. March 2, Wrens Florist and Greenhouse in Bellefontaine hosted a public blood drive that saw 76 donors register to donate blood, seven were deferred, resulting in 69 units of blood for local hospitals. Melody Couch-

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March 23, 1913 3&-* "#-& "/% "$$63"5& On account of the 4&7&3& 4503. $07&3"(& heavy rains during the past few days the Miami Wednesday Thursday Today Tonight Sunday Monday Tuesday LOCAL OUTLOOK River is rapidly rising and is way out of its banks. The people residing along the river are preparing for a big flood which possibly may surPartly Partly Snow Snow Mostly Mostly Partly cloudy in cloudy likely likely cloudy cloudy cloudy pass any flood during morning, Low: 28° High: 33° High: 35° High: 40° High: 48° High: 42° the past few years. Clouds thicken tonight, then Low: 28° Low: 28° Low: 28° Low: 28° Low: 28° ––––– and snow is expected to clearing In spite of the indevelop High: 42° clement weather there Sunday as was a large audience asa big sembled at the Presbytespring rian Church last evening s t o r m to hear the Easter praise heads our service given by the way. Acchoir under the direction Temperature Precipitation Sunrise/Sunset cumulatof Miss Jessie Ayers Wiling snow High Thursday.......................30 24 hours ending at 7 a.m..trace Saturday’s sunset ......7:52 p.m. son, the organist, asposlooks Low Thursday .......................14 Month to date.....................2.51 Sunday’s sunrise .......7:33 a.m. sible, but Brian Davis sisted by an orchestra Year to date........................7.39 Sunday’s sunset.........7:53 p.m. composed of Charles the track Martz, Mrs. E. Source: The Sidney Wastewater Treatment Plant, official weather reporting station for and strength of the sysBrautigam, Mrs. Rolla Shelby County, and the U.S. Naval Observatory. For current daytime conditions, low/high tem is still in question. Miss Laughlin, temperatures, go to AccuWeather.com. Josephine Rosser, violinists; Harry Rebstock, National forecast flute; G.C. Carr, clarinet; City/Region Forecast highs for Saturday, March 23 Sunny Pt. Cloudy Cloudy High | Low temps Mr. Wirick and Harold Forecast for Saturday, March 23 Kelley, cornet; Miss Faye MICH. Voisard, double bass.

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Can medicine cause impotence? DEAR DR. tributed it to my ROACH: When I age (73), and had my first mild since my wife heart attack, in was very ill with 1998, they used a brain tumor, it stents to open the was of little conblockages; they cern. put in more a Could my imbe year later. When potence I had my second To your caused by the heart attack, in prescriptions good 2009, they recomrather than old mended bypass health age? If so, what surgery. However, can be done Dr. Keith the day I came about it without Roach home from the interfering with hospital there was an ar- the treatment for the ticle that said prescrip- heart blockages? — E.S. tion medications were ANSWER: The decijust as good as surgery sion to treat coronary in cleaning up the block- disease with medicaages and keeping pa- tions or surgery is a diftients alive. I am now on ficult one and depends eight prescription med- on many factors — espeications. cially the arteries inAt about that time, I volved and the overall noticed that I had be- function of the heart. For come impotent. I could many people, medication not get an erection. I at- is as effective as surgery.

But medication always has the potential of side effects, and erectile dysfunction, to use the preferred term, is not uncommon with many medicines used for coronary disease or high blood pressure. Balancing a medication’s effectiveness with side effects can be tricky. One approach is to take the most likely medication, such as a diuretic or a beta blocker, and change to another class of medication. This runs the risk of reducing the effectiveness of the medication regimen for the blockages. Another approach is to use an additional medication, such as Viagra, to overcome the side effects of the first. This is inelegant, but may be the safest option. Note that nitroglyc-

erine and related medications cannot be used with Viagra (or its related medicines). The first step is to let your doctor know about this possible side effect. DEAR DR. ROACH: If a person has dry skin, will the application of aloe vera to the skin be of any help? — N.H. ANSWER: Aloe vera has been used medicinally for at least 4,000 years. Many skin creams contain aloe vera juice or extract. Numerous studies show that aloe extract alone improves dry skin. Check the ingredients labels in the moisturizer section of any drugstore. I would recommend trying a few different products until you find one that works well with your skin.

my grown son out the door. She says I need to grow a spine, but I’m afraid! — MAMA IN OHIO DEAR MAMA: You are dealing with two separate issues. Your son is seriously involved with a girl who either never learned basic good manners or who may be pathologically shy. You and your husband should talk privately with Mark and find out exactly what her problem is. You also need to establish some ground rules for when she visits, so you don’t feel shut out under your own roof. Adult “children” live with their parents for various reasons. Some can’t afford to live independently; others are trying to save money to buy a home of their own. I don’t know Mark’s reason and neither will you if you don’t address this

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March 23, 1963 Forrest Wagstaff, who has been a familiar figure in the Shelby County courthouse for nine years in the role of personal property tax examiner, soon will be checking his last return. The examiner disclosed today he plans to retire effective April 30. Wagstaff, whose home is in Lakeview, has been working out of the Lima office. Shelby County with him. has been one of his reguYour mother may be lar assignments and he right. It may be time for has been seen here at all him to move. But what seasons of the year. His concerns me about what has been going on is the lack of communication and a certain lack of respect. And nothing will change unless you and your husband insist upon it.

Girlfriend cloisters herself in boyfriend’s room DEAR ABBY: Abby, she never My 25-year-old even said hello or son, “Mark,” lives goodbye. He at home, has a made her breakfull-time job and fast in bed, and dates a girl, they sat there “Julia,” who is a laughing and eatminister’s daughing with the door ter. He keeps shut. Dear bringing her to When she visour home on occaits she stays Abby sions when she’s down in our den Abigail “sick” or needs to and ignores the Van Buren rest of us the encatch an early flight and he needs to tire time, as does Mark. drive her to the airport. After the holidays, she They are seeing only left without wishing us each other. “Happy Holidays” or even Julia is in premed and giving us a card. I had a Mark thinks she’s won- present for her, but didn’t derful and smart. give it to her because I Abby, when she’s here, decided I wouldn’t go out she holes up in his room of my way for a person and never comes out. who ignores me. She’s as quiet as a I want my son to move mouse. I am boisterous, out. I do not want this and I get the feeling I girl sleeping over or stayturn her off. ing under my roof anyThe last time she more. I don’t like her. stayed over was before an What should I do? My out-of-state interview mother says I should put Mark was driving her to. my foot down and send

March 23, 1938 Thrown from a tractor yesterday morning, Marvin Blakely, 22, is a patient in Wilson Memorial Hospital with a fracture of his right leg between the knee and the ankle. The young man was working on the farm of his father, Harley Blakely, R.R. 3, and driving the tractor, when in some manner a wire became entangled in the vehicle and he was thrown from it resulting in the injury. ––––– Operation of the John Wagner Co. Brewery was authorized today by Judge D.F. Mills, following his study of the report of the receiver, O.S. Kenny, filed earlier in the week. The receiver is to operate the brewery only until the amount of material now on hand at the brewery is exhausted, this action being taken to prevent loss through deterioration of the malts and grain already purchased. A hearing in the Federal Court at Dayton has been set for March 31. Local court attaches expect the Federal Court to exercise its prerogative and assume jurisdiction, probably appointing a trustee.

DEAR ABBY: Is it acceptable for one adult to correct another’s English unless asked to do so? My sister does it frequently, and I want to know if it’s rude so I don’t make the same blunder. — GRAMMATICALLY YOURS IN NEW ORLEANS DEAR GRAMMATICALLY YOURS: It isn’t rude if it is done tactfully, in private and in the spirit of being helpful. If it’s done as a form of oneupmanship, it is obnoxious.

“office” in the Shelby courthouse has usually been a desk in the county auditor’s department. There, he has looked over returns filed by Shelby countians. ––––– Williams Hoewischer, R.R. 4, Sidney, was returned to his post of second vice president and all other officers of the Producers Livestock Association have been reelected to serve during 1963. This action was taken at the recent 28th annual meeting in Columbus where reports told of a successful operation during 1962. ––––– Emerson Deam, 73, former mayor Sidney, and long one of the community’s most active men civically, died unexpectedly at 7 o’clock this morning, following a heart attack, in the Deam home at 733 St. Marys Avenue. He had been in failing health for more than a year, having suffered a stroke in January, 1962. He had, however, been able to follow his usual pursuits in the interest of his own insurance business, and to continue his other business and civic interests.

25 years March 23, 1988 It was a good example of how the schools and community can work together. A forum was held on ways to improve the Sidney Schools. Members of the community, administrative staff and the teachers union were present to make their findings known. Representing the union were Mike Easton, Mary Stahlman and Betty Fridley. Chairing the event on behalf of the Goals Committee was interested school parent Terry Rosinski. ––––– The verdict was guilty. Disgraced former local financier Sailor Kennedy was convicted of fraud in the federal court in Alaska. Shelby County Recorder James Kies traveled to Alaska to provide testimony on the fraudulent mortgages Kennedy allegedly recorded. Two local prosecutors also attended the trial. ––––– These news items from past issues of the Sidney Daily News are compiled by the Shelby County Historical Society (498-1653) as a public service to the community. Local history on the Internet! www.shelbycountyhistory.org

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REPLAY 50 years ago March 23, 1963 Three 600 series marked the Nite Owl League at Community Lanes, with Ed Schafer leading the group with a 607. Frank Kitzmiller of Mobil Service kegged a 605 and Dick Kaiser rolled a 607 for Minster Locker.

25 years ago March 23, 1988 Lehman got 15 strikeouts without using its frontline pitchers as Larry Searls, Chris Wilberding and Mark McKinney combined to blank Houston on five hits 8-0.

10 years ago March 23, 1988 Cincinnati Reading won the Division III state boys basketball title on Saturday by defeating Sugarcreek Garaway. The coach of Reading is Dick Bensman, a 1983 graduate of Minster High School. He’s the son of Dick Bensman, who took pictures for the Community Post for years.

CALENDAR High school sports TODAY Boys basketball D-III State Tournament State finals, 10:30 a.m., Versailles vs. Ottawa-Glandorf Friday’s results D-IV semifinals Cleveland VASJ 67, Troy Christian 34 Leipsic 61, Fairfield Chr. 58 D-I semifinals Mentor 80, Col. Northland 67

NCAA SCORES NCAA Mens Basketball Friday’s tournament scores At UD Arena, Dayton Temple 76, N.C. State 72 Indiana 83, James Madison 62 At Austin, Texas Miami 78, Pacific 49 Illinois 57, Colorado 49 At Philadelphia Duke 73, Albany (N.Y.) 61 Creighton 67, Cincinnati 63 Florida Gulf Coast 78, Georgetown 68 At UD Arena Ohio State 95, Iona 70 At Kansas City, Mo. Mississippi 57, Wisconsin 46 La Salle 63, Kansas State 61

QUOTE OF THE DAY “There's no question Marshall Mania affects the psyche of the other team. "How can you avoid it? Marshall this, Marshall that. We live with Marshall Mania. So for us, it's normal, another day at the office.”

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Williams out as Lehman coach BY KEN BARHORST kbarhorst@civitasmedia.com Lehman High School, in a news release Friday, said that boys basketball coach I s a i a h Williams has resigned. Williams called it a “mutual decision.” Whatever it was, Williams the school is looking for a head coach to replace Williams, who coached the Cavaliers for three seasons and finished with an overall record of 34-36, including 10-14 last season.

He guided his first Lehman team to the district tournament. “It was a mutual decision and there is no ill will,” said Williams. “I thank Lehman for the opportunity they gave me, and I think this is in the best interest of both of us because what they want and what I want to do might not be agreed upon. So it might be better for them.” Williams did not teach at the school, and his work was in Troy for his first two years at Lehman. This year, however, his work took him to Dayton every day, but he doesn’t think that was a factor. “I was back in Dayton this year and it did hurt me mentally and physically,” Williams said. “But I was up for the

challenge, and the way we accomodated my schedule was definitely beneficial.” Prior to coming to Lehman, Williams was an assistant coach at Wayne High School and also the head coach of various age groups in the Dayton Nets AAU program. In looking back, Williams said one thing he would change is how he meted out discipline. “I would probably change the way I handled some of the players, be more disciplined,” he said. “But I wouldn’t change my style of coaching. My style, my energy, I think what I brought to the table helped the kids. Williams said he is open to any coaching opportunity right now, but would like to remain a head coach in his

next position. And, he adds, “I would like to get back into coaching right away. “I want to be in a position where I continue to grow,” he added. He said he would prefer to get into the GWOC, referring to the Greater Western Ohio Conference, of which Wayne, and also Sidney, are members. “I heard Sidney has an opening for a head coach,” Williams said. “So I’m definitely going to get my name in there.” Lehman athletic director Dick Roll said the search for a new coach will begin immediately. Anyone who has an interest in coaching the Cavaliers should contact Roll at the school.

Bucks blast Iona 95-70 DAYTON (AP) — Sam Thompson had career highs with 20 points and 10 rebounds on Friday night, part of a dominating performance by Ohio State’s front line, and the Buckeyes ran away to a 95-70 victory over Iona in the second round of the West Regional. The second-seeded Buckeyes (27-7) are in prime March form with nine straight wins, including their last five games of the regular season and a run to the Big Ten tournament title. Forward Deshaun Thomas has led them in scoring during the streak, averaging 17.6 points per game. He had 24 points as the Buckeyes’ fast breaks led to dunks and a season high in points, thrilling the large Ohio State contingent. Aaron Craft had a seasonhigh six steals and seven assists for the Buckeyes. Shannon Scott tied his career high with 10 assists. Ohio State plays either Notre Dame or Iowa State on Sunday, one win away from a fourth straight trip to the round of 16. “We have a lot of confidence,” Thompson said. “We know that if we come out and do the things we’re supposed to do on both sides of the ball, we could beat any team in the country.” Iona (20-14) returned to the court where it suffered the biggest meltdown in NCAA tournament history last year, blowing a 25-point lead. The Gaels are 1-9 all-time in the tournament with their only win ‚Äî over Holy Cross in 1980 ‚Äî later vacated because of NCAA violations. Tavon Sledge scored 20 points for Iona, which had 19 turnovers that led to 29 of the Buckeyes’ points.

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IONA GUARD Lamont Jones (2) is defended by Ohio State forward Sam Thompson, center Amir Williams (23), and forward Deshaun Thomas (1) in the first half of a second-round game at the NCAA college basketball tournament Friday in Dayton. Buckeyes coach Thad Matta had his best moment — yes, singular — as a college player at University of Dayton Arena, hitting a gamewinning shot for Butler. His visits as Ohio State’s coach haven’t been so pleasant. The Buckeyes failed to make it out

of Dayton intact in their two previous NCAA appearances, going 1-2 overall. No late drama in this one. The Gaels used their record-setting 78-72 loss to BYU last year as motivation to return and give a better showing. They were back, but

fared no better against a much better team. The Gaels got the game’s first lead, pulling ahead 4-0 on baskets by Taaj Ridley and David Laury. Ohio State led only 7-6 heading into the first timeout. Then, it all came apart. Ohio State turned up the intensity behind Craft, who made a diving save on a loose ball that started an emphatic fast break. The Buckeyes swatted away the Gaels’ shots and stormed the rim for dunks during a 15-0 run over the next 4 minutes. The Gaels were only 4-of-21 with six turnovers while Ohio State extended its lead to 278 midway through the opening half. Even when Iona did something impressive, it backfired. Thomas got one of his shots blocked right back to him, then put it up again and got fouled, resulting in a pair of free throws. The Gaels aren’t used to getting roughed up like that. They were second in the nation with 80.7 points per game and 15th nationally with 8.4 3-pointers per game. Ohio State brought their offense to a standstill. They finally got their fastbreak offense going and wiped away most of that 18-point deficit. Sean Armand hit a 3pointer ‚Äî he set a school record for 3s this season ‚Äî and a pair of free throws during a 13-3 spurt that cut it to 37-33. Ohio State ended the comeback with the game’s most sensational play, Thompson reached behind his body with his right arm to snag Scott’s alley-oop pass for a dunk. Up 43-33 at halftime, Ohio State went on a nine-point run behind Thomas and Thompson for a 19-point lead that would never be seriously threatened.

—Ole Miss basketball coach Andy Kennedy, on flamboyant guard Marshall Henderson

ON THIS DATE IN 1957 — North Carolina defeats Wilt Chamberlain and Kansas in triple-overtime to win the NCAA men's championship. The Tar Heels win 54-53 to finish the season with a perfect 320 record. 1968 — Lew Alcindor scores 34 points to lead UCLA to a 7855 win over North Carolina in the NCAA basketball championship. 1974 — N.C. State ends UCLA's streak of seven national championships with an 80-77 victory in double overtime of the NCAA tournament semifinals. David Thompson leads the Wolfpack with 28 points and 10 rebounds, while teammate Tom Burleson scores 20 and pulls down 14 rebounds.

Chapman will remain the closer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Left-hander Aroldis Chapman will be bringing his 100 mph fastball out of the bullpen again this season. The Cincinnati Reds decided to keep Chapman as their closer on Friday instead of moving him into the starting rotation, a move that pleased the Cuban pitcher. He was a vital part of the Reds’ drive to the NL Central title last year, saving 38 games. General manager Walt Jocketty signed Jonathan Broxton to a three-year, $21 million deal after last season, giving the Reds a proven closer so they could move Chapman into the rotation. The left-hander was a starter during spring training, but said last week he had become comfortable as a closer and would rather stay in that role. The Reds took his prefer-

ence into account in making the decision, though it wasn’t the overriding factor. “Unsolicited, he said that,” manager Dusty Baker said. “You want a guy at a comfort level. But do you tell your boss what to do? If you do, you won’t be working long.” The Reds will use Chapman in one-inning roles for the rest of spring training, getting him ready to pitch several days in a row during the season. They open at home on April 1 against the Angels. Baker also announced his rotation on Friday. Johnny Cueto will start the opener, followed by Mat Latos, Bronson Arroyo, Homer Bailey and Mike Leake, who had been competing with Chapman for the final spot. “That’s a very strong rotation,” Jocketty said. “And put-

ting Chapman back to the closer role with Jonathan Broxton ‚Äî who might close some games ‚Äî gives us a very strong bullpen. As we evaluated it, we felt it was best. “We’re a team that’s built for now. We’re built to win now. This in our opinion gives us the best opportunity to do that.” The Reds have won the division two of the last three years, but failed to get past the first round of the playoffs. Chapman chose the Reds when he left Cuba, agreeing to a six-year, $30.25 million deal in early 2010. The Reds started getting him ready to be a starter in the minors, but moved him to the bullpen when they needed help their during their 2010 surge to the division title. They were preparing him

to be a starter again last year before the back end of the bullpen got wiped out by injuries during spring training, with closer Ryan Madson tearing up his elbow. The Reds eased Chapman into the closer role — one he’d never done before — and he became one of the major leagues’ best. Chapman had 38 saves in 43 chances after moving into the role on May 20. He converted a team-record 27 straight chances. If Chapman had won a spot in the rotation, the Reds would have limited his innings to protect his arm during the transition, leaving him unavailable to pitch late in the season. “We wouldn’t have gotten 200 innings out of him this year,” Jocketty said. “That’s a factor, too.”

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Tigers go for 1st state basketball title BY ROB KISER Civitas Media COLUMBUS — Versailles boys basketball coach Scott McEldowney admitted his opponent in today’s D-III state championship game is not exactly an unknown quantity. The Tigers will play Ottawa-Glandorf at 10:30 a.m. with a D-III state title on the line, which would be the first for the Versailles boys basketball program. “Thanks to WOSN, I have seen about 12 of their games,” McEldowney said with a laugh. “They are a good team and have some guys that can shoot the

ball very well.” They play in conferences near each other. Versailles competes in the Midwest Athletic Conference, while Ottawa-Glandorf competes in the Western Buckeye League. The Titans advanced to the title game with a thrilling 61-60 overtime win over Ironton. O-G, 25-3, is making its second straight state tournament appearance under second-year coach Tyler McLaughlin. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to compete in the state tournament again,” McLaughlin said earlier this week. “We are hoping to take it all the way

this time.” The Titans are making their seventh state tournament appearance and were state champions in 2004 and 2008. They are led by T.J. Metzger. In OttawaGlandorf ’s win over Ironton, Metzger hit a free throw for the winning point and the 6foot-1 senior guard had 25 points and three steals in the game. Metzger was the Northwest District Player of the Year and DIII first-team All-Ohio selection. Michael Rosebrock, a 6-4 senior who averages 12.9 points, was an honorable mention All-Ohio selection.

Noah Bramlee, a 6-7 sophomore who has already received several D-I college offers, averages 10 points a game, while the football team’s quarterback CalebSiefker, a 6-4, senior, and 6-0 senior Matthew Kauffman round out the starting lineup. Glandorf, who avenged a regular season loss to LCC by beating them in the regional semifinals, averages 62 points, while surrendering 44.5. Versailles, 23-5, puts up similar numbers, averaging 62 and giving up 46. The Tigers used a third-consecutive fast start against Leavitts-

burg LaBrae in the state semifinal and shut down the Vikings in the second half for a 64-52 win. Take away the second quarter and Versailles outscored LaBrae 52-29. “These guys like to play fast,” McEldowney said about this team. “Sometimes, too fast for my liking. But, we got off to a great start.” Damien Richard and Kyle Ahrens both scored 21 points in the game — and Ahrens got some national attention. His explosive dunk and 3-point play to finish the first quarter was second on ESPN’s Top 10 plays Friday morning. Ahrens, a 6-5 sophomore, has already re-

ceived several D-I offers and is averaging 20 points a game. Richard, a 6-3 junior, came in averaging 11, while 6-4 senior guard Chad Winner averages 15 points per game. Nick Campbell, a 6foot junior and 6-2 senior Jacob Heitkamp play key roles for the Tigers, while Evan Phlipot, Jace Barga, Jacob Wenning provided valuable minutes off the bench in Thursday’s win. McEldowney admitted the Tigers have exceeded his pre-season expectations. “The guys came together at tournament time and have been playing really well,” he said.

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qualifying time of 3:10.85. He was also eighth in the 400 in 48.84 and fifth in the 800 in 1:53.2. Brad Piehl, New Knoxville Piehl played basketball at Findlay this season and had 16 points and seven rebounds in an NCAA D-II tournament loss to Drury. He was 6-for-7 from the field and 5-for-8 from the line. For the season, he finished with an 11.2 scoring averaging and a 6.2 rebounding average. He was truly amazing from the free throw line, hitting 113 of 128 for 88.3 percent, including 79for-87 in conference games, 90.8 percent. Brooke Albers, Fort Loramie Albers is a member of the womens golf team at Findlay and last week at the Shootout in Arizona, she shot a 123 for 27 holes on rounds of 81 and 42. Findlay won the team championship. Tammy Berger, Versailles Berger is on the womens track team at Ohio State and ran on the fifth-place 3200 relay team at the Shamrock Invitational in Myrtle Beach. Hannah Floyd, Minster Floyd plays softball at Wright State and went 2-for-3 with a run scored against Michigan State and 1-for-3 against Michigan. Cory Echols, Sidney Echols is a senior at Ohio State and plays on the school’s Division I Club baseball team. He was recently named the Great Lakes Conference East Pitcher of the Week, pitching 51/3 innings of relief over two games against Pitt and App State and earning two saves. He scattered five hits, struck out seven, walked only one and allowed just two earned runs. His earned run average is 1.69.

2012: 97-65, first place (lost to Giants in division series). Dusty Manager: Baker (sixth season). He’s Here: OF ShinSoo Choo, INF Jack Hannahan, LHP Manny Parra, C Miguel Olivo. He’s Outta Here: OF Drew Stubbs, 3B Scott Rolen, INF Wilson Valdez, LHP Bill Bray, RHP Ryan Madson, C Dioner Navarro, INF Miguel Cairo. Projected Lineup: CF Shin-Soo Choo (.283, 16 HRs, 67 RBIs, 21 SBs with Cleveland), 2B Brandon Phillips (.281, 18, 77), 1B Joey Votto (.337, 14, 56 in 111 games), LF Ryan Ludwick (.275, 26, 80), RF Jay Bruce (.252, 34, 99), 3B Todd Frazier (.273, 19, 67 in 128 games), SS Zack Cozart (.246, 15, 35), C Ryan Hanigan (.274, 2, 24). Rotation: RH Johnny Cueto (19-9, 2.78 ERA, 33 starts, 2 CG), RH Bronson Arroyo (1210, 3.74, 32 starts, 1 CG, 1 SHO), RH Mat Latos (14-4, 3.46, 33 starts, 2 CG), RH Homer Bailey (13-10, 3.68, 33 starts, 2 CG, 1 no-hitter), LH Aroldis Chapman (5-5, 1.51 as closer, 38/43 saves in 68 games). Key Relievers: RH Jonathan Broxton (3-3, 2.82, 4 saves with Reds, 1-2, 2.27, 23 saves with Royals), LH Sean Marshall (5-5, 2.51, 9 saves), RH Logan Ondrusek (52, 3.46), RH Jose Arredondo (6-2, 2.95), RH Sam LeCure (3-3, 3.14). Hot Spots: The ninth inning. Baker did an impressive job improvising last year after Madson tore an elbow ligament during spring training, easing the hard-throwing Chapman into a role he’d never filled. He was among the best closers in the majors, converting a club-record 27 straight save chances. GM Walt Jocketty wants to move

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him into the rotation and give Broxton, a midseason trade acquisition from Kansas City, the closer’s spot. If Broxton falters, Baker will be tempted to move Chapman back into the bullpen. Even if it all works out, it’s unclear how many innings Chapman will be allowed to pitch in his transition season. Outlook: The Reds return their roster virtually intact from a 97-win season that was good enough to win a second NL Central title in three years. The goal is to get past the first round of the playoffs, something Cincinnati has failed to do. The rotation is one of the NL’s best, and none of the starters missed a turn because of injury during the regular season. That ended when Cueto pulled muscles in his side during the first inning of his playoff start against the Giants. If the rotation can stay healthy again and Broxton is able to close games consistently, the Reds will be favored to reach the playoffs and advance this time. The lineup is solid with Choo, acquired from Cleveland in a deal that included Stubbs, giving them a sound leadoff hitter for the first time in years. Frazier, who got Rookie of the Year votes, takes over at third base for Rolen, who chose not to come to spring training. The most encouraging sign this spring was Votto’s return. The 2010 NL MVP missed 48 games because of torn knee cartilage last season and wasn’t fully recovered when he returned. Cincinnati’s best hitter was back in form during spring training.

St. Louis Cardinals 2012: 88-74, second place, wild card (lost to San Francisco in NLCS). Manager: Mike Matheny (second season). He’s Here: LHP Randy Choate, INF Ty Wigginton, C Rob Johnson, C J.R. Towles. He’s Outta Here:

RHP Kyle Lohse, 1B Lance Berkman, 2B-OF Skip Schumaker, RHP Kyle McClellan, LHP Brian Fuentes. Projected Lineup: CF Jon Jay (.305, 4 HRs, 40 RBIs, 19 SBs, .373 OBP), 2B Daniel Descalso (.227, 4, 26, 7 triples), LF Matt Holliday (.295, 27, 102, 95 runs), 1B Allen Craig (.307, 22, 92 in 119 games), RF Carlos Beltran (.269, 32, 97, 13 SBs), C Yadier Molina (.315, 22, 76, 12 SBs), 3B David Freese (.293, 20, 79), SS Pete Kozma (.333, 2, 14 in 26 games). Rotation: RH Adam Wainwright (14-13, 3.94, 184K in 198 2-3 IP), LH Jaime Garcia (7-7, 3.92 in 20 starts), RH Jake Westbrook (13-11, 3.97), RH Lance Lynn (18-7, 3.78), RH Joe Kelly (5-7, 3.53 in 16 starts) or RH Shelby Miller (1-0, 1.32 in 1 start). Key Relievers: RH Jason Motte (4-5, 2.75, 42/49 saves), RH Mitchell Boggs (4-1, 2.21 in 78 games), LH Randy Choate (0-0, 3.03 with Marlins and Dodgers), LH Marc Rzepczynski (1-3, 4.24), RH Edward Mujica (0-0, 1.03 in 29 games), RH Trevor Rosenthal (0-2, 2.78, 25Ks in 22 2-3 IP). Hot Spots: Kozma had the inside track on the starting shortstop job after Rafael Furcal reinjured his elbow early in camp, and won it when veteran Ronny Cedeno was released on March 19. The former firstround pick had foundered in the minors before getting a late-season shot last year when Furcal was first hurt. Utility man Matt Carpenter, who batted .294 with 6 HRs and 46 RBIs in 296 ABs, could see time at 2B after a spring training conversion. He appeared at five positions last season. Outlook: After finishing nine games behind the division-champion Reds, the Cardinals were one win from a repeat World Series appearance before blowing a 3-1 NLCS lead

against the Giants. Since then, they’ve lost 16game winner Lohse to free agency, former ace Chris Carpenter to a likely career-ending arm injury and Furcal to reconstructive elbow surgery, and added no key pieces. They’re banking heavily on Wainwright regaining his form as one of the NL’s top starters in his second year back from elbow reconstruction.

Milwaukee Brewers 2012: 83-79, third place. Manager: Ron Roenicke (third season). He’s Here: LHP Mike Gonzalez, LHP Tom Gorzelanny, RHP Burke Badenhop. He’s Outta Here: RHP Shaun Marcum, OF Nyjer Morgan, RHP Rodriguez, Francisco LHP Manny Parra, 1B Travis Ishikawa, RHP Kameron Loe, RHP Jose Veras, RHP Fautino De Los Santos. Projected Lineup: RF Norichika Aoki (.288, 10 HRs, 50 RBIs, 30 SBs), 2B Rickie Weeks (.230, 21, 63), LF Ryan Braun (.319, 41, 112), 3B Aramis Ramirez (.300, 27, 105), 1B Corey Hart (.270, 30, 83), C Jonathan Lucroy (.320, 12, 58), CF Carlos Gomez (.260, 19, 51), SS Jean Segura (.264, 0, 14 in 44 games with Brewers). Rotation: RH Yovani Gallardo (16-9, 3.66 ERA), RH Marco Estrada (3-10, 5.69), RH Mike Fiers (9-10, 3.79), LH Chris Narveson (1-1, 7.00 in 2 starts), RH Wily Peralta (2-1, 2.48 in 6 games, 5 starts). Key Relievers: RH John Axford (5-8, 4.67, 35/44 saves), LH Mike Gonzalez (0-0, 3.03 with Washington), RH Jim Henderson (1-3, 3.52), RH Brandon Kintzler (30, 3.78), RH Burke Badenhop (3-2, 3.03 with Tampa Bay). Hot Spots: Hart will begin the season on the disabled list after having surgery in late January to repair cartilage damage in his right knee See CENTRAL/Page 15

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place. Manager: Dale Sveum (second season). He’s Here: RHP Edwin Jackson, RHP Scott Baker, RHP Scott Feldman, RHP Carlos Villanueva, RHP Kyuji Fujikawa, C Dioner Navarro, OF Nate Schierholtz. He’s Outta Here: 1B-RF Bryan LaHair, RHP Chris Volstad, C Anthony Recker. Projected Lineup: CF David DeJesus (.263, 9 HRs, 50 RBIs), SS Starlin Castro (.283, 14, 78), 1B Anthony Rizzo (.285, 15, 48 in 87 games), LF Alfonso Soriano (.262, 32, 108), RF Nate Schierholtz (.257, 6, 21 with San Francisco and Philadelphia) or Scott Hairston (.263, 20, 57 with Mets), 2B Darwin Barney (.254, 7, 44), C Welington Castillo (.265, 5, 22), 3B Luis Valbuena (.219, 4, 28). Rotation: RH Jeff Samardzija (9-13, 3.81 ERA, 180 Ks), RH Edwin Jackson (10-11, 4.03 with Washington), RH Matt Garza (5-7, 3.91, 18 starts), RH Scott Feldman (6-11, 5.09 with Texas), LH Travis Wood (6-13, 4.27) or RH Carlos Villanueva (7-7, 4.16 in 38 games, 16 starts with Toronto). Key Relievers: RH Carlos Marmol (3-3, 3.42, 20/23 saves), RHP Kyuji Fujikawa (2-2, 1.32, 24 saves with Hanshin Tigers in Japan), RH Shawn Camp (3-6, 3.59, 2 saves in major league-high 80 games), LH James Russell (7-1, 3.25, 2 saves in 77 games), RH Michael Bowden (0-0, 2.95 in 32 games with Red Sox and Cubs). Hot Spots: Garza is expected to be sidelined until early to mid-May because of a strained left lat, a blow to the Cubs on two fronts. He’s one of their best pitchers and one of their most attractive trade chips. Soriano’s name also is a regular in the rumor mill, and Marmol’s status as closer seems shaky, given the deal in place with the Los Angeles Angels for pitcher Dan Haren that fell through and the arrival of Fujikawa from Japan. Outlook: As they enter the second year of the Theo Epstein era, the Cubs remain in the early stages of a building process. They did, however, try to speed things along. They made a big play for Anibal Sanchez before he re-signed with Detroit and then signed Jackson to a $52 million, four-year deal, all after the Marmol-Haren trade fell through. Those were breaks from the smaller deals the Cubs had made to that point under Epstein. They still have a long way to go, though. This isn’t about quick fixes. The Cubs are trying to build up their minor league system, hoping the payoff will be the club’s first championship since 1908. Despite the record last season, they believe they’re on the right path. They have six potential starters with Jackson, Garza and Samardzija leading the rotation, and they can boast a young All-Star shortstop in Castro along with a Gold Glove second baseman in Barney.

Bel Mar Lanes, Sidney Honor Roll MEN High game Bob Elsner ....................300 (2) Curt Joyce ..........................300 Jon Abbott ..........................300 Mike Hayden......................298 Chad Morris .......................289 Clint Limbert .....................289 Brad Teague .......................285 High series Bob Elsner ..................811, 816 Mike Knoop ........................792 Joe Green............................787 Joel McDermit....................783 Matt Abbott ........................771 Rick Ankrom ......................760 Joey Hughes .......................760 Clint Limbert .....................757 High average Bob Elsner..........................227 Joe Green............................226 Dan Swiger.........................220 Joel McDermit....................216 Chad Morris .......................214 Matt Abbott ........................212 Dustin Johnson ..................210 Clint Limbert .....................208 Marc Kirtley.......................208 Keith Frick .........................208 Curt Joyce ..........................208 WOMEN High game Cassie Latimer...................278 Angie Mentges ...................261 Haley VanHorn ..................253 Rose Ann Chaffins .............253 Angie Neth .........................248 Patti Latimer .....................247 Donna Collett .....................247 Teresa McGrath .................246

High series Cassie Latimer...................672 Teresa McGrath .................663 Angie Mentges ...................636 Jackie Maurer ....................627 Haley VanHorn ..................622 Patti Latimer .....................619 Donna Collett .....................609 Joy Cipolloni.......................608 Heather Dresback..............608 High average Angie Mentges ...................190 Cassie Latimer...................182 Teresa McGrath .................181 Jackie Maurer ....................180 Donna Collett .....................174 Haley VanHorn ..................172 Brenda Schulze ..................169 Patti Latimer .....................165 SENIOR MEN High game Dick Bodenmiller ...............268 Bill Elson............................258 Ralph Abbott ......................257 Willie Metz .........................256 Dick Tennery ......................256 Tom Hill..............................256 Marty Stapleton.................254 Jim Muhlenkamp...............249 High series Bill Elson............................676 Roger Rumpff .....................653 Ralph Abbott ......................650 Mark Deam ........................645 Richard Reading ................637 Dick Tennery ......................632 Tom Hill..............................628 Dick Bodenmiller ...............623 High average Bill Elson............................186 Tom Hill..............................181 Ralph Abbott ......................179

Richard Reading ................177 Mark Deam ........................172 Willie Metz .........................171 Dick Tennery ......................168 Roger Rumpff .....................163 Jim Gross ...........................163 SENIOR WOMEN High game Rose Ann Chaffins .............233 Linda Rumpff .....................226 Jan Bensman .....................211 Janice Davis .......................209 Darla Line ..........................208 Sonja Watkins ....................198 Mary Lou Wright ...............193 Ginny Clarkson..................193 High series Rose Ann Chaffins .............573 Linda Rumpff .....................571 Jan Bensman .....................535 Gail Fogt.............................509 Mary Lou Wright ...............507 Darla Line ..........................503 Lois Center.........................489 Ginny Clarkson..................477 High average Rose Ann Chaffins .............161 Linda Rumpff .....................158 Jan Bensman .....................147 Gail Fogt.............................146 Lois Metz ............................138 Gloria Manger....................136 Ginny Clarkson..................136 Lea Muhlenkamp...............134 BOYS High game Josh Abbott.........................278 Kegan Latimer ...................259 Tyler Joyce .........................253 Cody Joyce..........................246 Kyle Lloyd ..........................245 Connor DeMoss ..................241 Cameron DeMoss...............240

Justin Kossell.....................234 High series Kyle Lloyd ..........................685 Josh Abbott.........................659 Kegan Latimer ...................659 Cameron DeMoss...............649 Cody Joyce..........................604 Tyler Joyce .........................569 Austin Simon .....................566 Sean Holthaus....................551 High average Kegan Latimer ...................186 Josh Abbott.........................176 Cameron DeMoss...............175 Kyle Lloyd ..........................168 Austin Simon .....................164 Jacob Edwards ...................159 Cody Joyce..........................159 Jac Beatty...........................150 GIRLS High game Michelle Abbott ..................257 Morgan Carey ....................213 Merri Leist .........................189 Jenna Beatty ......................182 Heather Gold......................171 Erin Fultz...........................169 Alex Lambert .....................159 Autumn Emrick .................156 High series Michelle Abbott ..................617 Morgan Carey ....................539 Merri Leist .........................510 Heather Gold......................484 Jenna Beatty ......................479 Autumn Emrick .................416 Erin Fultz...........................411 Alex Lambert .....................385 High average Michelle Abbott ..................181 Morgan Carey ....................137 Merri Leist .........................137 Jenna Beatty ......................135 Heather Gold......................128 Autumn Emrick .................120 Alex Lambert .....................109 Erin Fultz...........................105

COMMUNITY LANES HONOR ROLL Community Lanes Minster Weekly honor scores Men’s high game Brian Schmiesing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Tim Baumer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Chad Berning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Dave Bollenbacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Tom Moots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Bud Watercutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Jim Beck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Men’s high series Tim Baumer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 685 Brian Schmiesing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 680 Jim Beck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677 Dave Bollenbacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 654 Brian Schmiesing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 652 Travis Frock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650 Tim Buschur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640 Season to date Men’s high game Gerald Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Dave Bollenbacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 Mike Haynes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Jeff Sommer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Johnny Inskeep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287, 280

Chad Berning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Bob Reisinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 Travis Frock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 Men’s high series Scott Haynes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 797 Jerry Keller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750 Mark Kemper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738 Bill Elson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 735 Dan Swiger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 729, 719 George Holland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 720 Tim Buschur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 720 Men’s high average Josh Ludwig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Dan Swiger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Tim Baumer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Dave Bollenbacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Scott Francis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Galen Collier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Nick Sherman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Scott Haynes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Women’s high game Week Heather Borges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Mary Kemper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Patti Steiner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Laurie Seger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Women’s high series Heather Borges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563 Chris Sharp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550 Mary Kemper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549 Anne Meyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515 Laurie Seger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506 Stacie Seger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505 Season to date Women’s high game Donna Kremer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Heather Borges . . . . 256 (2), 245, 239,235 Cheryl Kinnison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Diane Houck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Jody Schulze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Women’s high series Heather Borges 694,663, 657, 653, 650, 649, 645, 619 Women’s high average Heather Borges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Shelly Romie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Donna Kremer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Anne Meyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Jenny Freisthler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Emmy Grillot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Yvonne Garman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Diane Houck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Abbott rolls 19th 300 Sidney bowler Jon Abbott rolled the 19th 300 game of his career last Tuesday night in the Bel-Mar Major League. He opened with the 300 game, then followed with games of 186 and 226 for a 706 series. He has now rolled nine perfect games at Bel-Mar, to go with 10 rolled at Coral Lanes in St. Paris. Abbott averages 206, and his 300 was the fourth rolled at Bel-Mar this season.

Bengals keep OT Roland CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals made another move to keep their playoff team intact, agreeing to a new contract on Friday with offensive tackle Dennis Roland. Cincinnati has signed eight of its players from last season who were eligible for unrestricted free agency. Roland, a sixth-year player, has played in each of the Bengals’ last 67 games. He often lines up as an extra tight end in running formations.

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MSRP............35,380 HEMM SAVINGS.-1100 REBATE ...........-1500 BONUS CASH......-500

SALE PRICE

$32,280 SAVE $

3,100

$46,695 SAVE

5,500

#2578

‘13 SIERRA EXT. 4X4

• 5300 V-8 Engine

MSRP............37,930

• 18ʼ Chrome Wheels REBATE ...........-3000 • Z-71 Off Road Package

• 6-Way Power Seat

HEMM SAVINGS -2500

BONUS CASH ....-1000 TRADE ALLOWANCE* .....-1000 TRUCK LOYALTY** REBATE ...........-1000

SALE PRICE

$40,365 SAVE

3,000

* MUST TRADE IN A 1999 OR NEWER VEHICLE TO QUALIFY.

Driverʼs Seat • Electronic Stability Control • 17” Aluminum Wheels

$18,999

$23,985 SAVE

4,420

• 4.3L V-6 Engine • Cruise Control • Locking Differential • 4-Speed Automatic • 5yr-100k Powertrain Warranty

MSRP............24,375 HEMM SAVINGS ..-700 REBATE ...........-2500 TRADE ALLOWANCE* .....-1000 TRUCK LOYALTY** REBATE ...........-1000

SALE PRICE

$19,175 SAVE

SAVE $

#3039

‘12 COMPASS LATITUDE

29• Pentastar HWY MPG SALE V6

27• 6HWY MPG SALE CD Player

w/6-speed • 18” Aluminum Wheels • Trunk Lid Spoiler

PRICE

• 17” Aluminum Wheels • Remote Keyless Entry

$19,934

SAVE $

‘13 DART SE 34 HWY MPG • 6-Speed Power Tech Automatic • Popular Equipment Group • 10 Standard Airbags • Midsize Roominess In A Compact

SALE PRICE

5,200

* MUST TRADE IN A 1999 OR NEWER VEHICLE TO QUALIFY.

‘13 SILVERADO CREW 4X4 • Crew Cab

• All Star Edition

• 5300 V-8 Engine

• 6-Way Power Seat • Z-71 Off Road Package

MSRP .............39,660 HEMM SAVINGS ..-2300 REBATE ............-3000 BONUS CASH .....-1000 TRADE ALLOWANCE* ......-1000

• Limited Edition Package • Leather Trimmed Seating • 18” Chrome-Clad Wheels • Chrome Appearance Package

$23,905 SAVE $

5,107

25 HWY MPG SALE • Pentastar V6 w/6speed • 3-Zone Rear A/C & Heat Control • Electronic Stability Control

PRICE

$21,584 SAVE

• Popular Equipment Group • Heated Front Seats • 19” Aluminum Wheels • Remote Start Syatem • Leather Trim Seating

3,256 + $750

#3110

CONQUEST TRADE BONUS

SALE PRICE

$24,910 SAVE $

#3007

4,080

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‘13 TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING ‘12 1500 EXPRESS 4WD

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• Specially Priced Crerw Cab • 20” Chrome-Clad Wheels • Popular Equipment Group • Hemi V8

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$28,745 SAVE $

3,140 + $750

#2182

CONQUEST TRADE BONUS

SALE PRICE

$30,696 SAVE $

#2202

6,969

‘13 WRANGLER SPORT 4WD ‘13 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO • 6 Speed Manual Transmission • Sunrider Soft Top • Full Metal Doors • Aior Conditioning • SiriusXM Radio

TRUCK LOYALTY** REBATE ...........-1000

SALE PRICE

$31,360 SAVE

SALE PRICE

• Keyless Enter-N-Go • Quadra-Trac I 4WD • Electronic Stability Control • Pentastar V6 with 5-Speed Automatic

$23,895

8,300

* MUST TRADE IN A 1999 OR NEWER VEHICLE TO QUALIFY.

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‘13 GRAND CARAVAN SE ‘13 JOURNEY CREW

$ #2335

3,318

‘12 LIBERTY LATITUDE 4WD

$18,885

#3007

‘10 SEBRING TOURING, 30 MPG, SIDE AIR BAGS, SIRIUS, CD . . . .$12,490 ‘12 AVENGER SE, 3.6 L V6, HEATED SEATS, POWER SEAT, SECURITY . .$15,940 ‘12 200 LX, 30 MPG, 18” ALUMINUM WHEELS . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 15,970 ‘12 200 LX, 3.6L V6, HEATED SEATS, POWER SEATS . . . . . . . . . .$16,985 ‘12 LIBERTY SPORT, 3.7 V6, CD, SIRIUS, KEYLESS ENTRY . . . . . .$ 17,980 ‘12 PATRIOT SPORT 4X4, SIDE AIR BAGS, FOG LAMPS, CD, ESC . .$18,960 ‘12 COMPASS SPORT 4X4, GREAT WINTER TRACTION, ALUM. WHEELS, CD$18,965 ‘11 JOURNEY MAINSTREET, 8.4 TOUCHSCREEN, REM. START, CAMERA $19,960 ‘12 PARTIORT SPORT 4X4, SIDE AIR BAGS, POWER VALUE GROUP $18,960 ‘10 GR. CARAVAN CREW, 4.0 V6, PWR. DRS., BACK-UP CAMERA . .$18,980 ‘12 LIBERTY SPORT 4X4, 3.7 V6, CD, CERTIFIED, 100K MILES . . .$19,825 ‘11 GR. CARAVAN MAINSTREET, DVD, BACKUP CAMERA, PWR. DR. $19,940 ‘12 GR. CARAVAN SXT, PWR. DOORS/LIFTGATE, POWER SEAT, REAR AIR/HEAT .$19,965 ‘10 T&C TOURING PLUS, 4.0L V6, LEATHER, DUAL DVD, REM START, CAMERA $ 19,977 ‘11 NITRO HEAT 4X4, 20” CHROME WHEELS, SUNROOF, CD . . . . .$20,840 ‘12 GR. CARAVAN SXT, PWR. DR/LIUFT GATE, REAR AIR/HEAT . . . .$20,840 ‘12 CHARGER SE, 3.6L, KEYLESS GO, POWER SEAT, 4.3 TOUCHSCREEN $20,947 ‘12 GR. CARAVAN SXT, PWR. DR./LIFT GATE, PWR. PEDALS . . . . .$20,960 ‘12 200 LIMITED CONVT., 3.5L V6, POWER SEAT, POWER TOP, CD .$21,988 ‘12 GR. CARAVAN CREW, DVD, PWR. DR/LIFT GATE, REMOTE START . .$22,840 ‘12 GR. CARAVAN CREW, DVD, PWR. DR/LIFT GATE, CAMERA . . .$22,940 ‘12 GR. CARAVAN CREW, DVD, PWR. DR./LIFT GATE, 506 WATT AMP $22,965 ‘12 GR. CARAVAN CREW, DVD, PWR. DR./LIFT GATE, 17” WHEELS .$ 22,977 ‘12 T&C TOURING, LEATHER, DVD, U CONNECT, CAMERA . . . . . . .$ 23,877 ‘12 T&C TOURING, LEATHER, DVD, BACK-UP CAMERA . . . . . . . .$23,970 ‘12 GR. CARAVAN CREW, DVD, PWR. DR./LIFT GATE, 12K MILES . .$23,985 ‘12 T&C TOURING, LEATHER, DVD, BACK-UP CAMERA, UCONNECT . .$23,988 ‘12 T&C TOURING L, DUAL DVD, LEATHER, SAFETY TEC . . . . . . .$24,980 ‘11 GR. CHEROKEE LAREDO 4X4, KEYLESS-GO, PWR. SEAT . . .$25,940 ‘12 300 LIMITED, 8.4 TOUCH NAVIGATION, LEATHER, BLUETOOTH . . .$25,980 ‘12 T&C TOURING-L, LEATHER, DUAL DVD, NAVIGATION, REM START .$26,940 ‘12 300 LIMITED, 8.4 TOUCH NAVIGATION, LEATHER, BLUETOOTH . . .$26,970 ‘12 DURANGO CREW AWD, 3RD SEAT, CAMERA, REM. START . . .$28,947

$19,897

#2152

LIMITED WARRANTY

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SAVE

2,946

#3014

5 year, 100,000 miles

4,231

‘13 AVENGER SE

$ #3052

$18,959

SAVE

$ #3076

PRICE

3,151

#2155

‘13 IMPALA LT

• Split Bench Seat • Remote Start MSRP............28,405 • 17ʼ Aluminum HEMM SAVINGS.-4420 Wheels • Rear Spoiler SALE PRICE • 5yr-100k Powertrain Warranty

$ #3008

PRICE

31• 8HWY MPG SALE Way Power

#2621

$29,430 SAVE

8,500

w/Remote Start • 17” Aluminum Wheels • Heated Front SEats • Electronic Stability Control

‘13 ACADIA SLT

‘12 ENCLAVE CXL AWD ‘13 SILVERADO REG. CAB • Navigation • Rear DVD Syatem MSRP............52,195 HEMM SAVINGS.-2500 • Dual Skyscape Sunroof REBATE ...........-3000 • 20” Chrome Wheels • Trailering Package SALE PRICE

27• Keyless HWY MPG SALE Entry

39 MO. LEASE

• Navigation System MSRP............43,365 • Power Sunroof HEMM SAVINGS.-1500 • 7-Passenger REBATE ...........-1000 Seating • Heated Front Seats BONUS CASH......-500 • All New Design

$25,630 SAVE

‘13 LACROSSE

#3199

to Bumper Warranty

LEASE FOR

DUE AT SIGNING

1,500

• Leather • Heated seats • Remote Start • OnStar • 17” Aluminum Wheels • 5-yr-100k Powertrain Warranty

• Remote Start • 18” Alum. Wheels • 4 Yr. 50K Bumper

DUE AT SIGNING

MSRP............27,130 HEMM SAVINGS.-1000 BONUS CASH......-500

•

‘13 VERANO

• 32 MPG • 2.4L 4 Cyl. Engine

#3097

#3067

‘13 TERRAIN SLE 32 MPG

39 MO. LEASE

32 MPG LEASE FOR • 2.4 DOHC 4 cyl. Engine $ + • 17” Aluminum

#3026

249

$0 ‘13 EQUINOX LS Wheels • Bluetooth For Phone •5-yr-100k Powertrain Warranty

‘12 PATRIOT LATITUDE ‘13 200 TOURING

‘13 MALIBU LS

SALE PRICE

$30,568 SAVE $

1,822

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‘03 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES, AUTOMATIC, AIR .......................$ 3,490 ‘07 IMPALA LS, 3.5 L V6, ALUMINUM WHEELS..............................$ 8,845 ‘05 TERRAZA CXL, REAR DVD, LEATHER, CHR WHEELS ....................$ 8,987 ‘09 AVEO LT, AUTOMATIC, AIR, 34 MPG .....................................$ 9,480 ‘07 VERSA SL, ALUM. WHEELS, PW, PL, LOCAL TRADE ......................$ 9,487 ‘05 DURANGO SLT 4X4, 5.7 HEMI V-8, LEATHER, DVD, 3RD SEAT, 6 CD ...$ 9,840 ‘04 CRV EX AWD, SUNROOF, ALUM. WHEELS, LOCAL TRADE...............$ 9,967 ‘05 PACIFICA TOUR AWD, 3RD SEAT, LEATHER, CHROME WHEELS ......$ 9,974 ‘08 SUZUKI XL7, 3RD ROW SEAT, REAR AIR/HEAT, CD, NICE! ................$10,980 ‘07 HHR LT, SUNROOF, LEATHER, CHROME WHEELS, 1-OWNER ................$11,937 ‘06 LACROSS CXL, HEATED LEATHER, REMOTE START, 45,000 MILES .......$11,945 ‘09 CALIBER SXT, SPORT GROUP, PREMIUM SOUND, FOG LAMPS ..........$12,825 ‘06 DURANGO ADVENTURER 4X4, 5.7V6, TOW PKG., DVD, 68K MI. ..$13,877 ‘08 GR. CARAVAN SXT, DUAL DVD, BCK-UP CAMERA, PWR. DOORS ......$13,877 ‘08 SILVERADO REG. CAB LT, POWER WINDOWS, LOCKS ..............$13,967 ‘07 CRV EXL 4X4, NAV., SUNROOF, LEATHER..............................$14,957 ‘11 KIA SEDONA LX, 3.5L V6, 7 PASS., REAR AIR, CD ......................$15,980 ‘10 CRV LX 4X4, POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS, KEYLESS ENTRY ..............$16,497 ‘07 COMMANDER 4X4, ROCKY MOUNTAIN EDIT., SUNROOF..............$16,957 ‘11 FOCUS SES, SPOILER, ALUM. WHEELS, ONLY 26K MILES .................$16,967 ‘09 SAAB 9-7X, H LEATHER, SUNROOF, NAVIGATION, CHROME WHEELS .....$16,985 ‘10 MARINER, LEATHER, SUNROOF, SYNC BLUETOOTH.......................$17,940 ‘10 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE, PWR. SEAT, ALUM. WHEELS, 22K MILES....$17,967 ‘07 SIERRA EXT 4X4, SLE, POWER SEATS, PARK ASSIST .................$18,957 ‘10 JOURNEY R/T, LEATHER, SUNROOF, 3RD SEAT, BACK-UP CAMERA .......$19,977 ‘12 COMPASS LATITUDE 4X4, HEATED SEATS, REMOTE START ........$20,967 ‘10 ACCORD CROSSTOUR 4X4 EX-L, NAV, SUNROOF, LEATHER.....$21,957 ‘10 EDGE SE, 20” CHROME WHEELS, REAR PARK ASSIST, 19K MILES ..........$22,497 ‘12 MURANO AWD, KEYLESS ENTRY, ALUMINUM WHEELS, CRUISE ........$24,957 ‘10 VENZA AWD, NAV, SUNROOF, LEATHER, ONE OWNER....................$25,947 ‘12 CHALLENGER, SUNROOF, LEATHER, 20’ WHEELS, SHARP ................$26,957 ‘07 TAHOE LTX 4X4, NAVIGATION, REAR DVD, ONE OWNBER ..............$27,957

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Council creates new board; tables zoning ordinance NEW BREMEN — New Bremen Village Council members met recently and tabled an ordinance to create a new zoning classification and passed another to create a new board, among other regular business. The council had the third reading of an ordinance to create a new RC transitional zone for certain neighborhood business uses in residential areas that have frontage along state routes. The proposed zone would be only for properties with a Washington Street address. The ordinance was tabled until the language could be amended to authorize the

Planning Commission instead of the Board of Zoning to initially decide if a property qualifies. An emergency ordinance was passed to create a Park Advisory Board appointed by the mayor, not to exceed seven members, charged with reviewing the needs of the parks within the village. Council accepted the retirement of Water Superintendent Greg Dennings, then approved his rehiring at the same classification and pay rate of $26.33. Rob Woehrmyer was appointed as a part-time patrolman, at a rate of $10.78 per hour.

transfer of The $10,000 from the Income Tax Fund to the 403 Capital Projects Fund was approved for the annual payment of the zero-percent loan from the Ohio Public Works Commission for the Franklin/Main sanitary sewer project. A resolution was passed authorizing the village administrator to seek bids for the 2013-16 refuse contract. A resolution was tabled authorizing engineering fees to Poggemeyer Design Group to include the right-of-way plan for the Miami and Erie Canal shared trail project in the amount of

$25,974 and increasing the total cost of the engineering for the project to $92,536. Poggemeyer Design Group has applied for a grant through the ODNR for financial assistance through the Clean Ohio Trails Fund (COTF) for reimbursement for engineering fees associated with the Miami and Erie Canal Shared Use Trail. A change order was approved for the Herman Street substation upproject of grade $15,665.41 to Vaughn Industries, with the major portion consisting of additional labor to remove extra concrete from old PCC foundation. SDN Photo/Luke Gronneberg

ST. MARYS — Grand Lake Hospice has been informed that volunteer Fern Johns, of St. Marys, has been selected as a Daily Point of Light honoree. The Daily Point of Light award, through the Points of Light Institute, was established by Johns President George H. W. Bush in 1993 and reinstated in 1998. Johns began volunteering with Grand Lake Hospice in 2009, but has been very active in volunteering with several other organizations prior to staring at Grand Lake Hospice. She retired from 30 years of teaching and soon began her new “job” of volunteering. She actively volunteers at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, along with volunteering at the Ameri-

can Red Cross bloodmobile. Johns also volunteers at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital and their Community Outreach program along with her Grand Lake Hospice duties. Johns is also dedicated to her five children, 15 grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. After her husband received hospice services during his final weeks, Johns decided to volunteer with Grand Lake Hospice and help others as they had helped her. She is beloved and adored for her positive attitude, devotion to others and her community. The Daily Point of Light Award honors individuals and groups that are creating change in communities across America. Each weekday, one volunteer or volunteer effort is recognized with the Daily Point of Light Award. The Daily Point of Light Award was established by the former President George H. W. Bush to engage

individuals, families, businesses and groups to solve community problems through voluntary services. President Bush continues to sign all of the awards today along with CEO Michelle Nunn. For more information on the Daily Point of Light Award visit the Points of Light website at www.pointsoflight.org. “I think of Points of Light as the soul of America. They are ordinary people who reach beyond themselves to touch the lives of those in need, bringing hope and opportunity, care and friendship. By giving so generously of themselves, these remarkable individuals show us not only what is best in our heritage but what all of us are called to become,” said President George H.W. Bush. For more information about the services that Grand Lake Hospice provides or for more information about volunteering contact Grand Lake Hospice at (419) 394-7434.

Mercer Health offers Thieman competes prostate cancer screenings MINSTER — At the Ohio Forensics Association’s State Championship, Minster resident Emily Thieman, a junior English language arts education major at Miami University, competed in the Parliamentary Debate category. The Miami University forensics team finished first overall at the competition held in February at Marietta College. Miami was crowned champion of the debate division as well as the individual events division, claiming 34 of the 78 awards offered at the tournament. Additionally, the team had members advance to the finals of every event offered. The team won first place in dramatic interpretation, prose interpretation, extemporaneous speaking, Lincoln-Douglas debate and parliamentary debate. Thirteen schools from across the state competed.

CELINA — Mercer Health is offering free prostate cancer screenings for the second time in six months. The screenings will be offered during clinics on April 23 from 8 to 11 a.m. and April 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Community Medical Center in Celina. The screenings will be conducted in cooperation with local urologist Dr. T. Amaran. According to Renee Kinney, R.N., director of community services at Mercer Health, cancer continues to afflict the Mercer County area at a higher rate than state and national averages. “Our clinics have always been full in the fall,”

she said. “It is wonderful to provide the service to so many men in our community; however, we recognize that there are many men we have to turn away because the clinic does fill up so quickly. Furthermore, the incidences of cancer in general in our area is higher than average, therefore we need to offer more opportunities to screen more men.” Medical professionals state men age 40 and older are at risk for prostate cancer with the risk increasing as men age. Men with a family history of prostate cancer are at higher risk for developing the disease and should begin getting checked at age 35.

The prostate cancer screening includes a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test and a digital rectal exam (DRE) that will be done by Amaran. Also included in the blood test is a total cholesterol and testosteronelevel screening, as many factors play into overall health awareness and a man’s overall risk of prostate cancer. For more information about the screening or to register, call (419) 5861220. A limited number of openings are available. Men with a family history of prostate cancer, those between the ages of 40 to 75, and those not screened in the past year will be given priority.

Group changes meeting location NEW KNOXVILLE — The New Knoxville Historical Society Annual Meeting, scheduled for April 11, has been changed from the New Knoxville American Legion to the Ministry Cen-

Gary Stueve (top), of New Bremen, jokes with Ivan Knapp (left), of Celina, and Allen Paul, of New Bremen, before giving a talk at the New Bremen Historic Association’s annual dinner at the Holy Redeemer Church in New Bremen Tuesday. Stueve’s talk consisted of humorous stories from his years of teaching and coaching in New Bremen. For photo reprints, visit www.sidneydailynews.com

Sekas to speak at college symposium MINSTER — Brad Sekas, of Minster, will present at Ashland University’s College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium on April 10. He is the son of Tim and Diane Sekas, of Minster. Sekas is a 2009 graduate of Minster High School and is majoring in mathematics at Ashland University. Sekas will give a poster presentation titled, “Undergraduate Problem Solving in Mathematics.” His presentation will be given from 2 to 3 p.m. in the alumni room of John C. Myers Convocation Center. Ashland University’s College of Arts and Sciences is hosting an Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium that will feature the works of approximately 55 students from 13 departments in the College. According to Dr. Diane Bonfiglio, assistant professor of psychology, the symposium, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in Myers Convocation Center. The symposium will feature oral presentations, performances, poster presentations and art exhibitions. Dr. Dawn Weber, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said the symposium will showcase the many and varied talents of the students in the College of Arts and Sciences. “This event provides students in the College of Arts and Sciences the chance to present the results of independent research, exhibit their artwork, or give literary readings, musical or theatrical performances in a professional setting,” Weber said. “And we are excited that the public as well as all faculty, staff and students will be able to attend these presentations and performances.”

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risen christ NEW LIFE CHURCH PJBC March 25, 26, 27, 28... The church will be open 6-8pm for reflection, music and personal prayer time GOOD FRIDAY starts at 7:45 am and then continues with activities all day til 9pm Sat: Community Easter Egg Hunt 11am Easter Sunday: Sonrise Service with communion 7am Breakfast 8:15 • Sunday School 9:15am Easter Worship 10:30am 329 W. MAIN, PORT JEFFERSON, OH • 726-4098

one of these local churches

EASter easter 2013 FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Please join us Easter for a special service. Easter morning 10:30am. Special message and Communion Service

1028 Park St. • 498-1328 • www.sidneyag.org

1899 Wapakoneta Avenue 937.492.4492 March 29 Good Friday Service 7pm March 30 Community Easter Egg Hunt 10am March 31 Easter Celebration 9:15 and 11am

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I Corinthians 15: 3-4... “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures and He rose again the third day, according to the Scriptures”

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First Baptist Church

Maplewood UnitedPastor Methodist Church Bill Halter 21544 Maplewood Rd., Maplewood, OH

Maundy Thursday - 7pm (at DeGraff UMC) Good Friday Service - 7pm at Maplewood UMC Easter Sunrise Service - 8am, followed by breakfast Easter Service - 10am

Corner of North & Miami, Sidney, OH (937) 492-4909 • fbc309@bright.net

MAUNDY THURSDAY Dinner & Service 6:00 PM March 28

EASTER SUNRISE Service & Breakfast 7:00 AM March 31 Sunday School 9:15 AM Worship Service 10:30 AM Celebration for Children during Worship Service

Newport - Ft. Loramie Pastoral Region St. Michael Church (SM) 33 Elm St., Ft. Loramie • 937-295-2891

Sts. Peter & Paul Church (SPP) 6788 St. Rt. 66, Newport • 937-295-3001

Holy Week Schedule PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION Sat., March 23rd

Vigil Mass 5:00 pm at SM & 6:30 at SPP

Sun., March 24th

Masses: 8:00 am & 11:00 am at SM and 9:30 am at SPP

HOLY THURSDAY

St. Jacob

Thurs., March 28th Mass of the Lord’s Supper for both parishes at SM at 8:00 pm

Lutheran Church

CHURCH OF THE HOLY ANGELS

Palm Sunday ~ 7:00 PM (Community Choir) Maundy Thursday ~ 7:30 PM w/Holy Communion Good Friday ~ 7:30 PM Easter Vigil (Saturday) ~ 7:30 PM Easter Morning (at Pearl Cemetery) ~ 6:00 AM (at the Church) ~ 8 AM and 10:00 AM All Easter Services include Holy Communion

S. Main and Water Street

Corner 119 and 25A, Anna

Michael Althauser Pastor

Clarence Pfaadt

Director of Music

937-394-4421

WEEKEND MASSES Saturday 5:30 P.M. Sunday 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 and Noon HOLY THURSDAY 7:00 P.M. GOOD FRIDAY Noon HOLY SATURDAY 9:00 P.M. (NO 5:30 P.M. MASS)

EASTER SUNDAY 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 and Noon

GOOD FRIDAY Fri., March 29th

12:00 Noon The Way of the Cross at SM 1:00 pm Good Friday Service at SM for both parishes 7:00 pm The Way of the Cross at SPP

HOLY SATURDAY Sat., March 30th

9:00pm Easter Vigil Mass for both parishes at SPP

EASTER SUNDAY Sun., March 31st

Easter Masses: 9:30 am at SPP 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 at SM

EASTER BLESSINGS TO ALL!

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Sidney Daily News, Saturday, March 23, 2013

Dialing 911 DR. WALand then write LACE: I help down instrucpeople in distions. Ask the tress, and I love dispatcher to remy job very peat informamuch. I am a tion if 911 operator necessary. and would like 8. Don’t hang to pass along up too soon; ’Tween wait until the some tips that will bring assis- 12 & 20 dispatcher tells tance as soon as you to. Dr. Robert physically pos9. Make sure Wallace sible. I would your house suggest that your read- number is clearly visiers clip these tips out of ble. If it’s after dark, the newspaper and place turn a light on outdoors them near the tele- to show your house phone! They might also number. —911 Operator, carry a copy in their Wichita, Kan. wallets or purses. O P E R AT O R : After dialing 911 and Thanks for this imporreaching an operator: tant information. Dial1. Stay calm: Speak ing 911 has helped slowly and clearly. millions of people in 2. Be exact about your harm’s way and saved location: Give your many lives. Words can’t name, phone number, adequately describe address, apartment your value to citizens. number, city or town and including directions, TEENS: If you mainlandmarks or cross tain high grades, you streets. probably limit your time 3. Describe the type of watching television. Rehelp you need: Is it med- search reaffirms TV’s ical, police or fire assis- negative influence on tance? the educational process. 4. Give details about Indeed, three separate a victim’s condition: Is a findings on this issue person bleeding se- were published in the verely? Choking? Un- Archives of Pediatrics conscious? and Adolescent Medi5. Describe any first cine. aid that’s been given: A study of 400 stuHas the person received dents in Northern Calicardiopulmonary resus- fornia found that those citation or other emer- with TVs in their bedgency care? room scored eight points 6. Describe a victim’s lower on math and lanlocation: Is he or she in guage-arts tests than the upstairs bedroom? students without bedDownstairs on the bath- room televisions. Anroom floor? other study of 1,000 7. Listen carefully, adults in New Zealand

found lower education levels among 26-yearolds who had watched a lot of television when they were young. A third study of 1,800 U.S. children found that those who viewed at least three hours of television daily before age 3 scored slightly less on academic tests at age 6 than those who watched less television. The effect was modest but worrisome, according to researchers. Data suggest that American children up to age 6 watch about an hour of television per day, while teens sit in front of the television an average of three hours daily. Not all television can be labeled as a waste of time. Many educational programs (History Channel, Public Broadcasting, and selected network programs, for example) can be beneficial to the overall learning process. It’s the addictive quality of junk TV that regresses learning. Dr. Robert Wallace welcomes questions from readers. Although he is unable to reply to all of them individually, he will answer as many as possible in this column. Email him at rwallace@galesburg.net. To find out more about Dr. Robert Wallace and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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Sidney Daily News, Saturday, March 23, 2013

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Board hears of Governor’s Community Traffic Safety Network discusses crash wage increases stats, texting while driving PIQUA — The Governor’s Community Traffic Safety Network of Shelby County held its quarterly meeting Tuesday morning at the Piqua Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The meeting was hosted by Piqua Post Commander Lt. Rick Albers. Sgt. Aaron Steinke of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reported that during 2012, the sheriff ’s office investigated six fatal accidents, 128 injury accidents, and 425 accidents that involved only property damage. Of those 559 accidents, 208 of them involved collision with an animal. Of the arrests made by the sheriff ’s office last year, five were for drivers under age 20 charged with driving under the influence, while there were 28 arrests of drivers 21 and older for the same offense. There were 12 arrests for seat belt violations, seven for child restraint violations and 143 citations for speed. Forty-five were arrested for driving with suspended licenses. Capt. Will Balling of the Sidney Police Department provided traffic statistics for the year

to date. Balling reported that there have been no fatalities thus far, that accidents have decreased 13 percent, hitskip accidents have decreased 14 percent, and that OVI arrests have decreased 15 percent. During the same period, citations have increased 15 percent, and citations for driving without an operator’s license have increased 50 percent from 28 to 42. Albers reported that the troopers from the Piqua post have made 1,852 enforcement stops thus far this year, written 1,571 warnings, and made 3,095 non-enforcement stops. The OSP has made 81 OVI arrests, investigated 103 crashes and written 307 citations for failure to use seat belts. Albers noted the figures are for both Miami and Shelby Counties. There was some discussion of the fatal crash on I-75 on March 5 in which a vehicle slid on an icy bridge, crossed the median and struck a semi-tractor trailer head on. Excessive speed for road conditions was thought to be a contributing factor in the crash. Committee Chair

Mike Barhorst asked if the Ohio Department of Transportation would be erecting the barriers along the median strip as had been done in other locations to prevent such accidents in the future. Tony Brown, ODOT for superintendent Shelby County, advised that there were no plans to install the barriers at this time. Brown also reviewed upcoming ODOT construction projects. Of particular interest was the repaving of Ohio 47 from Kuther Road through Sidney. Brown advised that the project would be done in phases, with the first phase (Kuther Road to Interstate 75) scheduled for June. The next phase will not be undertaken until next year. WDTN’s Holly Samuels, who had been requested to speak about the stations Wait2TXT Program, did not attend the meeting. Barhorst advised the group that she had shared with him that so many schools had requested the program that they had decided to only present it in five schools this academic year.

Shelby County AAA Chief Executive Officer Deborah Barga spoke to the group about HB 99 (the texting while driving ban) and an initiative currently before the General Assembly to increase the speed limit to 70 mph. Barhorst advised that he had already written letters of protest against increasing the weight limits of trucks from 80,000 pounds to 90,000 pounds. Albers provided the group with a summary of HB 99 and advised that thus far, no tickets had been issued by Troopers from the Piqua Post for texting while driving. “I often observe the offense in my private vehicle,” Albers stated, “but thus far, no one has committed the offense in my presence while I’ve been in uniform in a cruiser.” Albers also stated that the Patrol was not in favor of either increasing the speed limit or the weight of trucks. Barhorst reported that the June 18 meeting would be held at the Shelby County Sheriff ’s Office. Meetings begin at 8:30 a.m. and last approximately one hour.

The S&H Products Board of Trustees heard about wage increases for employees and about a Community-Based Assessments program at its recent meeting. Rick Husa, adult services director, told board members that wages for S&H employees increased 2.5 percent on March 1. The board heard an update on CommunityBased Assessments (CBA). The program is being coordinated by Jessica Baltes. It was noted that one individual is participating in a CBA at Fair Haven Shelby County Home and three other S&H employees are trying custodial work at Shelby Hills on a part-time basis. Another S&H employee has been offered

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part-time employment after completing her CBA. Jeanne Stuntz from Dynamic Pathways held three focus groups at S&H Products on Feb. 19. The focus groups were centered around parents and management. The data gathered from the groups will be studied and the results will be placed in a template for strategic planning. Husa noted that S&H Products has been busy with work from its regular customers. The board heard about the demand for increases for Adult Day Services in Shelby County and capacity issues relating to those demands were discussed. The next board meeting will be April 19.

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The building/electrical division of the Shelby County Building Department, a division of Sidney-Shelby County Health Department, recently issued the following residential building permits: • Paul Winglewich, 12235 Bruns Road, Fort Loramie, Nate Bornholt Electric, 400-amp electrical upgrade, $6,000. • Rick Schulte, 8812 Houston Road, home-

owner, detached garage no electricity, value not given. • Lance and Kristina Soliday, 17081 Sharp Road, Steve & Ted’s Services, 100amp electrical service, $700. • Kevin and Angie Gehret, 4718 Fort Loramie Swanders Road, Fort Loramie, Middendorf Builders, singlefamily dwelling, $200,000.

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screen for hours on end is stressful for eye muscles. Set your monitor at eye level and facing away from any light sources to minimize reflections on the screen. Take regular “eyeball breaks” from screen work, changing your focus to another object farther away every few minutes. Changing the color settings of your user software can also help; for some people it is less straining to read black text on a gray Making a wrong move when rather than white putting in contact lenses can lead to a corneal abrasion. background. In March the American Optometric Association promotes Save Your Vision Month to raise awareness about the importance of protecting our eyesight from preventable causes of aging and stress. Here are three things you can do at home to preserve your vision and protect your eyes. Avoid “screen squint”. Staring at a computer or TV

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