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April 1, 2013

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POPE FRANCIS kisses a baby after celebrating his first Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday. The square was packed by joyous pilgrims, tourists and Romans and bedecked by spring flowers. Wearing cream-colored vestments, Francis strode onto the esplanade in front of St. Peter’s Basilica and took his place at an altar set up under a white canopy.

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DANIEL GOINGS, 5, of Sidney, reacts to finding a piece of candy hidden in a plastic egg during the Sidney First United Methodist Church's Easter egg hunt on the front lawn of Sidney High School Sunday. Daniel is the son of Tammy Wolaver and Daniel Goings.

Pope Francis celebrates first Easter Mass

BY FRANCES D’EMILIO The Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis marked Christianity’s most joyous day with a passionate plea for world peace, celebrating his first Easter Sunday as pontiff in the enthusiastic company of

more than 250,000 people who overflowed from St. Peter’s Square.

With eloquent words in his Easter message, Francis lamented enduring conflicts in the Middle East, on the Korean peninsula and elsewhere and remembered the world’s neediest people. With physical

gestures, he illustrated the personal, down-to-earth caring he brings as a pastor to this new papacy — cradling a disabled child held out to him in the crowd and delightedly accepting a surprise gift thrust at him.

Francis shared in his flock’s exuberance as they cel-

ebrated Christianity’s core belief that Jesus Christ rose from the dead following crucifixion. After Mass in flowerbedecked St. Peter’s Square, he stepped aboard an opentopped white popemobile for a cheerful spin through pathways in the joyous crowd, See POPE/Page 2

City may sell naming rights for some municipal facilities Sidney City Council took initial steps during a work session last week to sell naming rights for city facilities in an effort to generate revenue and keep down the rising costs of services.

Council heard a proposal

by City Manager Mark Cundiff who presented a draft of possible naming rights policies, including guidelines for what could be named and who could name it. A suggested fee schedule was also included.

Under the proposal, individuals, businesses and organizations can pay to have items named after them – ranging from City Hall and the municipal water towers, to park benches and restrooms.

Even Big Rock in Tawawa Park is on the proposed list.

The city has been looking for ways to offset the rising cost of services provided to residents, such as sewer and water. Cundiff said that in other communities the sale of naming rights has created a new revenue stream and that it just might be a solution to Sidney’s budget problems.

City Finance Director Ginger Adams, who helped draw

up the proposal with Cundiff, said that “selling naming rights could help ease the burden on residents who are already struggling to make ends meet — especially those on fixed incomes.”

Mayor Michael Barhorst noted that other communities have successfully sold naming rights and that “we need to seriously consider all options, and this sounds like it has potential.”

Cundiff said he has put out feelers in the business community and response to the naming rights idea has been encouraging.

“There are many things in the city that could be named,” he said, and the program would be great PR for local business and industry. The sky’s the limit. Potentially, it could be a water fountain, the cemetery, a park bench, a bridge or even City Hall.”

Under the proposal, the city would sell five-year naming rights commitments to people, organizations, busiSDN Photo/Luke Gronneberg nesses or industries. “We would have a committee that PENDING APPROVAL of a naming rights proposal for Sidney, would accept or reject a bid,” the municipal water tower could look like this — if Walmart See RIGHTS/Page 2 opts to pony up the $80,000 fee.

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SIDNEY-OWNED facilities could bear commercial names as shown in these photos if City Council approves a naming rights proposal at tonight’s meeting.

Sidney naming rights proposal Below is a partial list of facilities for which the city could sell naming rights, along with suggested five-year prices.

Facility Price City Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000 Water tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$80,000 Tawawa Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75,000 Graceland Cemetery . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75,000 Senior Citizens Center . . . . . . . . . . . .$60,000 Custenborder Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,000 Flanagan Sports Complex . . . . . . . . .$50,000 Swimming Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$40,000 City Service Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30,000 Water Treatment Plant . . . . . . . . . . .$30,000 Other parks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,000 Big Rock (at Tawawa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Park restroom facility . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,000 Park bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$300

RIGHTS Cundiff explained. “We would not consider anything that might reflect negatively on the city.”

A project would be named upon payment of 50 percent of the fee, including the cost of signage. The remainder would have to be paid by the end of the third year.

Not everyone on City Council was enthusiastic about the proposal, however.

“I sometimes think we’d sell our grandmothers if we thought we could make a dime,” said Councilman Thomas Miller. “Is nothing sacred anymore?

Does everything have a price?”

Vice Mayor Martha Milligan responded by saying that council “has

From Page 1 an obligation to be fiscally responsible and to creatively balance revenue and expenses, and if that means doing something different, then I’m all for it.”

“So next year at this time we may be sitting in the Walmart City Council Chambers, located in the Kroger City Hall,” Councilman Rick Sims opined. “It sounds very commercial.”

“It’s not like this isn’t already taking place elsewhere,” Barhorst said. “Look at the big sports arenas and entertainment venues – they have been selling naming rights for years and making big bucks in the process. But we of course would proceed on a smaller scale and maintain a dignified

sense of community.”

‘It’s still capitalism at its worst,” said Councilman Steve Wagner. “It will take some getting used to.”

“But we’ve been naming things after people and organizations for years,” observed Councilwoman Katie McMillen. “Just drive through Tawawa Park it’s like a living history book; so many fine family names represented.”

“But the named objects are not leased out for profit,” added Councilwoman Janet Born.

“There’s something mercenary about that process.”

Parks Superintendent Duane Gaier, who was present at the meeting, said he would hate to see the names of

POPE kissing babies, smiling constantly and patting children on the head.

One admirer of both the pope and his favorite soccer team from his Argentine homeland, Saints of San Lorenzo, insisted that Francis take a team jersey he was waving at the pontiff — “take it, go ahead, take it,” the man seemed to be telling the pope. Finally, a delighted Francis obliged, briefly holding up the shirt, and the crowd roared in approval. He handed the shirt to an aide in the front seat, and the popemobile continued its whirl through the square.

In a poignant moment, Francis cradled and kissed a physically disabled boy passed to him from the crowd. The child worked hard to make one of his arms hug the pope back, then succeeded, smiling in satisfaction as the pope patiently waited for the boy to give his greeting.

Francis has repeatedly put concern for the poor

From Page 1 and suffering at the center of his messages, and he pursued his promotion of the causes of peace and social justice in the Easter speech he delivered from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, the same vantage point above the square where he was introduced to the world as the first Latin American pope on March 13.

The Roman Catholic leader aimed his Easter greetings at “every house and every family, especially where the suffering is greatest, in hospitals, in prisons.” Francis prayed that Jesus would inspire people to “change hatred into love, vengeance into forgiveness, war into peace.”

As popes before him have, he urged Israelis and Palestinians to resume peace talks and end a conflict that “has lasted all too long.” And, in reflecting on the two-yearold Syrian crisis, Francis asked, “How much suffering must there still be be-

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major park features changed, for example Amos Lake or Milligan Glen, but that naming rights to restrooms, picnic tables, etc. could be sold.

Public Works Director Chris Clark, also in attendance, said the naming of bridges and similar infrastructure “should be permanent and not change every few years as that would lead to confusion. Maintaining an updated city street map would be a nightmare.”

While no clear consensus was reached at the session, it was agreed to move forward with first reading of an ordinance at tonight’s Council meeting.

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The pope also expressed desire for a “spirit of reconciliation” on the Korean peninsula, where North Korea says it has entered “a state of war” with South Korea.

He also decried warfare and terrorism in Africa, as well as what he called the 21st century’s most extensive form of slavery: human trafficking.

The first pontiff to come from the Jesuits, an order with special concern for the poor, and the first pope to name himself after St. Francis, a medieval figure who renounced wealth to preach to the down-and-out, Francis lamented that the world is “still divided by greed looking for easy gain.”

Earlier, wearing cream-colored vestments, Francis celebrated Mass on the esplanade in front of the basilica at an altar set up under a white canopy. He frequently bowed his head as if in silent reflection.

Francis seems to bring good weather to Rome. As has happened on several of the other first public outdoor appearances of his fledgling papacy, huge throngs defied forecasts of heavy rain to turn out.

They were rewarded by dry skies and some bursts of sun through

clouds.

Vatican officials said by mid-ceremony, 250,000 people had come to the square, and thousands of others, including lastminute Romans, flocked to the square just in time to catch his blessing at the end.

The square was a panoply of floral color.

Chilly winter has postponed the blossoming of many flowers. Yellow forsythia and white lilies shone, along with bursts of lavender and pink, from potted azalea, rhododendron, wisteria and other plants.

Francis thanked florists from the Netherlands for donating the flowers. He also advised people to let love transform their lives, or as he put it, “let those desert places in our hearts bloom.”

The Vatican had prepared a list of brief Easter greetings in 65 languages, but Francis didn’t read them. The Vatican didn’t say why not, but has said that the new pope, at least for now, feels at ease using Italian, the everyday language of the Holy See. Francis also has stressed his role as a pastor to his flock, and, as Bishop of Rome, Italian would be his language.

The pontiff improvised his parting words to the

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SABRINA HEWITT, 3, of Sidney, grabs an egg during the Sidney First United Methodist Church’s Easter egg hunt on the front lawn of Sidney High School Sunday. The hunt began after a special Easter service. Sabrina is the daughter of Angela and Jeff Hewitt. crowd. He repeated his Easter greeting to those “who have come from all over the world to this square at the heart of

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PEOPLE CROWD St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, on occasion of the celebration of the Easter Mass Sunday. Pope Francis is celebrating his first Easter Sunday Mass as pontiff in St. Peter’s Square, which is packed by joyous pilgrims, tourists and Romans.

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BOTKINS — Melvin E. Luthman, 78, of Botkins, died at 10:05 p.m., March 29, 2013, at his home, surrounded by his family.

He was born Dec. 30, 1934, in Sidney, to the late Bernard and Amelia (Raterman) Luthman.

He married Agnes Esser on Oct. 10, 1959, in Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, McCartyville.

She survives in Botkins.

He is also survived by children Greg and Tammy Luthman, Botkins; Lorie and Todd Grow, Columbus; Jon and Jane Luthman, Botkins; Steve and Elaine Luthman, Anna; Alan and Kathy Luthman, Anna; Michael Luthman, Sidney; 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; brother and sister, Si and Margaret Luthman, and Rosalie Anna, Hempfling, Findlay.

He was preceded in death by brothers and sister, Vernon, Vincent, Gloria, Orville and twin brother Merlin.

He was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus

C a t h o l i c Church, McCartyville, and Knights of Columbus, McCartyville. He was a graduate of Holy Angels High School in 1953 and a veteran of the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1959. He was a lifelong farmer enjoyed and hunting, fishing and hiking and loved spending time with his grandchildren.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m., April 3, 2013, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, McCartyville, with the Rev. John Tonkin, celebrant.

Friends may call at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, McCartyville, from 2 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, and from 9 to 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Burial will take place in Sacred Heart Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Sacred Heart Church and Grand Lake Hospice.

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Michelle Lee Riethman BELLEVUE — Michelle Lee Riethman, 20, of Bellevue, and formerly of Sidney, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at the Flat Rock Care Center.

She was born Jan. 13, 1993, in St. Marys, the daughter of Timothy and Lois Reithman.

Michelle was a beautiful young lady with the innocence of a child. She completed her education at the Flat Rock Educational Center and received her diploma through Sidney City Schools just a week ago.

She loved swimming, playing in the sprinkler and music. She touched the hearts of many through her simple joy of life and her laughter.

She is survived by her parents, Timothy and Lois Riethman ; a brother, John Riethman, of Madison; paternal grandfather, Homer Ri-

ethman, of Anna; aunts and uncles, Chris Riethman and Sandy Osborn, both of Sidney; and cousins, Stephanie Osborn, and her son, Da’quan McElrath, of Xenia; and the loving and caring staff at Flat Rock Care Center.

She is preceded in death by her paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Joan Riethman, and also her maternal grandparents.

A memorial service will be held on Thursday, April 4, 2013, at 11 a.m. in the gymnasium of Flat Rock Care Center, with the Rev. Beth McKee officiating.

Foos & Foos Funeral Service, 151 Yorkshire Place, Bellevue, is in charge of arrangements.

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NEW BREMEN – William F. Gilberg, 71, of New Bremen, died on Saturday, March 30, 2013, at 2:31 a.m. at the Elmwood of New Bremen where he had been a resident for the past three months.

He was born on Jan. 29, 1942, in New Bremen. He was the son of Paul and Pauline (Vornholt) Gilberg, who preceded him in death.

Survivors include his brother and sister-inlaw, John and Joyce Gilberg, of New Bremen, and his sisters and brothers-in-law, Alice and Duane Hartwig, of New Bremen, and Kathryn and Arthur Beel, of Westlake, and a number of nieces and nephews.

Also preceding him in death was his sister and brother-in-law, Jane and Albert Talan.

Bill was a member of the St. Paul United Church of Christ in New Bremen. He was a member of the first class of students at the Auglaize School, now named the ABC Center. He was employed at the Auglaize Industries in New Bremen until he

retired in 2011. He made many friends over the years either at the swimming pool or on the ball diamond. He was an avid Pete Rose and Cincinnati Reds fan and was always rooting for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Funeral services will be on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the St. Paul United Church of Christ in New Bremen, with the Rev. Becky Erb Strang officiating. Burial will follow in the German Protestant Cemetery, New Bremen.

Calling hours will be on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, from 3 until 6 p.m. at the GilbergHartwig Funeral Home in New Bremen and on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the time of the services at the church.

The family requests memorial contributions be made to the church Youth Endowment Fund or the Auglaize Industries or to the Grand Lake Hospice.

Condolences to the family may be left at gilberghartwigfh.com.

James K. Houck James K. Houck, 80, of 1293 Turner Drive, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 29, 2013, at 11:41 a.m. at Wilson Memorial Hospital.

He was born Oct. 27, 1932, in Sidney, the son of the late Glenn and Lena Jane (Reese) Houck.

On Dec. 26, 1953, he married Piccola Stemen, and she survives in Sidney.

James is also survived by his children, Rick Houck and Diane Houck, both of Sidney, Vicki Hawkey, and her husband, Patrick, of Greenville; five grandchildren, Seana Gibson, Brandon Houck, Shane Gibson, and fiancee Rachel Moore, Gina, and her husband, Andy Selby, Janell Houck, and special friend, Mike Gehle; and three greatgrandchildren, Carys Gibson, Asher Edger and Carly Selby.

James was preceded in death by two sisters, Doris Lucille (Lou) Taylor and Wanda Houck.

James proudly served his country with the United States Air Force.

He had retired from Amos Press, formerly the Sidney Daily News.

James was a member of the AMVETS Post 1986 of Sidney. He was a longtime member of the TriState Gun Collectors Club and the NKCA (National Knife Collectors Association). James

had a passion for collecting guns and knives of all types and spend would much of his free time attending gun and knife shows all over Ohio. He loved people and enjoyed clowning around with his many friends at the morning gettogethers at the Waffle House and Alcove Restaurant in Sidney. He was an avid follower of the Ohio State Buckeyes. James shared a love with his father for Big Time Wrestling, which continued on into his later years. He also enjoyed bowling.

James will be deeply missed by his wife, chilgrandchildren, dren, great-grandchildren and all those who knew him.

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday evening, April 2, 2013, at 7 p.m. at the Adams Funeral Home, 1401 Fair Road, with the Rev. Joe Pumphrey officiating.

Family and friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday prior to services at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association in James’ memory.

Online memories may be expressed to the Houck family at www.theadamsfuneralhome.com.

Palestinian leader clamps down on critics HUSSAN, West Bank (AP) — Mahmoud Abbas’ government in the West Bank is getting tougher with critics, interrogating, prosecuting and even jailing several journalists and bloggers in recent months for allegedly “defaming” the Western-backed Palestinian leader.

Rights activists say the legal hassles are meant to silence dissent and that the campaign is intensifying despite promises to the contrary by Abbas. Targets of the crackdown include supporters of Abbas’ political rival — the Islamic militant Hamas — and political independents who have written about alleged nepotism and abuse of power in Abbas’ Palestinian Authority.

Abbas’ aides insist the Palestinian leader opposes any curb on expression. They blame overzealous prosecutors and security officials, but government critics say Abbas could easily halt the clampdown.

“It’s a good cop, bad cop routine. The bad cops are the security services, and the good cop is the benevolent president,” said Diana Buttu, a former Palestinian Authority insider.

They want to send a chilling message, she said, “and it works.”

Abbas’ foreign backers, who view him as key to delivering any future peace deal with Israel and maintaining quiet in the West Bank, have said little in public about the issue. Instead, during a visit to the West Bank in late March, President Barack Obama showered Abbas and his security forces with praise for their efforts to prevent militant

attacks on Israel.

The new tactic of taking journalists and bloggers to court has invited speculation about timing and motive.

Some say Abbas and his inner circle are lashing out at critics because they feel increasingly vulnerable politically.

Others suggest the 78year-old Abbas is either an old-school Arab politician not used to criticism or an out-of-touch leader getting bad advice.

“It’s a weak authority and that’s why it’s doing this,” said Shahwan Jabareen, who heads the human rights group AlHaq. “They fear the criticism is growing — that they will lose the (Palestinian) authority — and they are trying to keep it by acting like this.”

Such insecurities are rooted in the political split of 2007, when Hamas seized the Gaza Strip from Abbas.

Since then, Hamas has been going after sympathizers of Abbas’ Fatah movement in Gaza, while Abbas’ security forces have tried to dismantle the Hamas infrastructure in the West Bank to prevent a similar takeover there.

Reconciliation efforts have failed, and both sides are entrenched in their respective territories.

The split has prevented new elections, meaning Abbas has already overstayed his term as president by four years, weakening his claim to lead. His troubles are compounded by a cash crisis in his foreign aid-dependent government and lack of progress toward his main objective of negotiating terms of a Palestinian state with Israel.

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CINCINNATI REDS grounds crew members prepare the field ready at Great American Ball Park for today’s opening day baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, in Cincinnati.

Opening day much more than baseball in Cincinnati

BY DAN SEWELL The Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Opening Day in Cincinnati is about much more than baseball.

It’s a holiday that dates to the late 19th century that’s celebrated with a colorful, eclectic parade that winds through downtown and elaborate pregame ceremonies on the field.

Bars open early. And tens of thousands of people — with or without game tickets — flock to street parties, participate in tailgating gatherings and line up in parks at sizzling grills for blackened hot dogs with spicy brown mustard while local rock bands play.

Many downtown offices lay out buffets and turn the game on bigscreen TV’s for employees, and there’s usually an amnesty for truant students and workers

who make suspicious sick day requests.

“Opening Day in Cincinnati is completely unlike anything else in baseball,” said Marty Brennaman, who on Monday will call his 40th consecutive Opening Day as the Reds’ radio playby-play broadcaster.

“That is an absolute, unequivocal fact.”

Contrary to popular local belief, the Reds’ season opener at home every year didn’t start as an official baseball scheduling rule because of Cincinnati’s history as home of the first professional baseball team (the Red Stockings in 1869).

Instead, it’s because Cincinnati was one of the southernmost baseball cities at the time and usually offered more favorable weather than northeast cities.

“It was a quirk of the schedule in the beginning, but the fans embraced it and turned it

into a community festival,” said historian Greg Rhodes, who wrote the 2004 book, “Opening Day: Celebrating Cincinnati’s Baseball Holiday” with Cincinnati Enquirer sportswriter John Erardi.

The team began in the 1880s greeting firstgame fans with pregame concerts, cages full of warbling canaries, and bunting and banners hanging around the stadium. Rhodes credits a promotion-minded Reds business manager, Frank Bancroft, with developing Opening Day as an annual celebration in the 1890s.

By the turn of the century, Rhodes said, downtown shops began closing and kids skipped school, and The Enquirer wrote tongue-in-cheek laments about the onslaught of illnesses striking the city’s grandmothers that forced so many people to leave work early.

COLUMBUS (AP) — Two dozen Ohio educators have gotten firearms training through a pilot program organized by a gun rights group after the Connecticut school shootings.

The three-day course organized by the Buckeye Firearms Association taught participants tactical maneuvers for reacting to school shooters. As part of the program, educators used model guns with plastic pellets while playing roles in gunman scenarios based on real-life situations, The Columbus Dispatch reported.

The Armed Teacher Training Program was conducted for the first time recently at the Tactical Defense Institute in West Union, in southern Ohio.

The Buckeye Firearms Foundation paid $30,000 for the 24 educators to receive the training, said Jim Irvine, chairman of the association. Those selected to participate were among more than 1,400 applicants, the newspaper reported.

The program was organized after the December shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., that killed 20 students and six staff members.

A part of the training includes roleplaying, where class members posing as “good guys” shoot at those playing the “bad guys. An instructor at the institute said the pellets from the guns

do hurt some, but that makes the scenarios seem more real.

Angie, a substitute teacher from northeast Ohio who was not identified by the newspaper other than by her first name, agreed. She said she found the role-playing valuable.

“You can walk through a scenario, you know, just mapping it out a hundred times, and it’s not going to be as memorable,” she said.

The scenarios were set in areas simulating school commons areas such as hallways and auditoriums and more enclosed spaces such as offices.

Irvine said arming teachers is the best way to stop more mass murders, and gun control can’t help.

“Gun control is purely political and has no place in this conversation,” Irvine told the newspaper.

But Toby Hoover, executive director of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, told The Associated Press that gun violence is a cultural and policy issue, and “anyone carrying a weapon into a school doesn’t make policy or culture any better.”

Course officials said all participants have gone through concealed-weapons training covering basic firearm safety and marksmanship, and obtained a permit. But school employees would need permission from their school boards to carry a gun at school.

Brass soldier stolen, scrapped YOUNGSTOWN (AP) — A $36,000 brass soldier that stood guard at the front of a northeast Ohio veterans cemetery for decades was cut off at the ankles, stolen and sold as scrap in bits, leaving the memorial park’s caretakers outraged at what they perceive as disrespect toward those buried there.

A hand, a rifle and five other pieces of the 4foot statue were turned

over to police by a recycling center this week and then returned to officials at Mahoning Valley Memorial Park, The Vindicator in Youngstown reported.

Parts of the statue were scrapped for only about $25, the newspaper said.

“What I got back was a bucket full of tiny pieces,” said Gary Pollock, who helps oversee the park. He was called by police on Thursday

about the pieces of the dismantled bronze statue recovered at the scrapyard, which had a receipt for the metal.

Pollock said he was shocked that someone would steal and dismantle a veterans memorial.

“That statue has been there for at least the last 40 years,” he said. “To replace it will cost thousands of dollars. The cost factor aside, who would be that disrespectful?”

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TODAY IN HISTORY

Rivals prepare for legal battle

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Today is Monday, April 1, the 91st day of 2013. There are 274 days left in the year. This is April Fool’s Day. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 1, 1789, the U.S. House of Representatives held its first full meeting in New York; Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania was elected the first House speaker.

On this date: • In 1853, Cincinnati, Ohio, established a fire department made up of paid city employees.

• In 1912, the city of Branson, Mo., was incorporated.

• In 1933, Nazi Germany staged a daylong national boycott of Jewish-owned businesses.

• In 1939, the United States recognized the government of Gen. Francisco Franco in Spain, the same day Franco went on radio to declare victory in the Spanish Civil War. • In 1945, American forces launched the amphibious invasion of Okinawa during World War II. • In 1962, the Katherine Anne Porter novel “Ship of Fools,” an allegory about the rise of Nazism in Germany, was published by Little, Brown & Co. on April Fool’s Day. • In 1963, New York City’s daily newspapers resumed publishing after settlement was reached in a 114-day strike. The daytime drama “General Hospital” premiered on ABC-TV. • In 1972, the first Major League Baseball players’ strike began; it lasted 12 days.

• In 1976, Apple Computer was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne.

• In 1983, tens of thousands of anti-nuclear demonstrators linked arms in a 14-mile human chain spanning three defense installations in rural England, including the Greenham Common U.S. Air Base.

• In 1984, recording star Marvin Gaye was shot to death by his father, Marvin Gay Sr. in Los Angeles, the day before his 45th birthday. (The elder Gay pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, and received probation.)

Ten years ago: American troops entered a hospital in Nasiriyah, Iraq, and rescued Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch, who’d been held prisoner since her unit was ambushed on March 23.

OUT OF THE BLUE

Circus fleas freeze BERLIN (AP) — An entire troupe of performing fleas has fallen victim to the freezing temperatures currently gripping Germany.

Flea circus director Robert Birk says he was shocked to find all of his 300 fleas dead inside their transport box Wednesday morning.

The circus immediately scrambled to find and train a new batch so it could fulfill its engagements at an open-air fair in the western town of Mechernich-Kommern.

Michael Faber, who organizes the fair, told The Associated Press that an insect expert at a nearby university was able to provide 50 fleas in time for the first show Sunday.

Faber says he hopes they’ll “get through this without any more fatalities.”

Birk said it was the first time his circus had lost all of its fleas to the cold in one go.

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BY DAVID CRARY The Associated Press

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KAUFMAN COUNTY Sheriff David Byrnes (right) speaks at a news conference, Sunday in Kaufman, Texas. On Saturday, Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, were murdered in their home.

Texas DA, wife killed KAUFMAN, Texas (AP) — Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland took no chances after one of his assistant prosecutors was gunned down two months ago. McLelland said he carried a gun everywhere he went and was extra careful when answering the door at his home.

“I’m ahead of everybody else because, basically, I’m a soldier,” the 23-year Army veteran said in an interview less than two weeks ago.

On Saturday, he and his wife were found shot to death in their rural home just outside the town of Forney, about 20 miles from Dallas.

While investigators gave no motive for the killings, Forney Mayor Darren Rozell said: “It appears this was not a random act.”

“Everybody’s a little on edge and a little shocked,” he said.

The slayings came less than two weeks after Colorado’s prison chief was shot to death at his front door, apparently by

an ex-convict, and a couple of months after Kaufman County Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse was killed in a parking lot a block from his courthouse office. No arrests have been made in Hasse’s slaying Jan. 31.

McLelland, 63, is the 13th prosecutor killed in the U.S. since the National Association of District Attorneys began keeping count in the 1960s.

Sheriff David Byrnes would not give details Sunday of how the killings unfolded and said there was nothing to indicate for certain whether the DA’s slaying was connected to Hasse’s.

El Paso County, Colo., sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Joe Roybal said investigators had found no evidence so far connecting the Texas killings to the Colorado case, but added: “We’re examining all possibilities.”

Colorado’s corrections director, Tom Clements, was killed March 19 when he answered the doorbell at his home out-

side Colorado Springs. Evan Spencer Ebel, a white supremacist and former Colorado inmate suspected of shooting Clements, died in a shootout with Texas deputies two days later about 100 miles from Kaufman.

McLelland himself, in an Associated Press interview shortly after the Colorado slaying, raised the possibility that Hasse was gunned down by a white supremacist gang.

The weekend slayings raised concerns for prosecutors across Texas, and some were taking extra security precautions.

Byrnes said security would be increased at the courthouse in Kaufman but declined to say if or how other prosecutors in McLelland’s office would be protected.

Harris County District Attorney Mike Anderson said he accepted the sheriff’s offer of 24-hour security for him and his family after learning about the slayings, mostly over concerns for his family’s safety.

High court poised to upend civil rights policies

BY HOPE YEN The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Has the nation lived down its history of racism and should the law become colorblind?

Addressing two pivotal legal issues, one on affirmative action and a second on voting rights, a divided Supreme Court is poised to answer those questions.

In one case, the issue is whether race preferences in university admissions undermine equal opportunity more than they promote the benefits of racial diversity. Just this past week, justices signaled their interest in scrutinizing affirmative action very intensely, expanding their review as well to a Michigan law passed by voters that bars “preferential treatment” to students based on race. Separately in a second case, the court must decide whether race relations — in the South, particularly — have improved to the point that federal laws protecting minority voting rights are no longer warranted.

The questions are apt as the United States closes in on a demographic tipping point, when nonwhites will become a majority of the nation’s population for the first time. That dramatic shift is expected to be reached within the next generation, and how the Supreme Court rules could go a long way in determining what civil rights and equality mean in an America long divided by race.

The court’s five conservative justices seem

ready to declare a new post-racial moment, pointing to increased levels of voter registration and turnout among blacks to show that the South has changed. Lower federal courts just in the past year had seen things differently, blunting voter ID laws and other election restrictions passed by GOP-controlled legislatures in South Carolina, Texas and Florida, which they saw as discriminatory.

“Whenever a society adopts racial entitlements, it is very difficult to get out of them through the normal political processes,” Justice Antonin Scalia said in oral arguments earlier this year, suggesting that it was the high court’s responsibility to overturn voting protections overwhelmingly passed by Congress in 2006.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, part of the court’s more liberal wing, countered that while conventional discriminatory tactics may have faded, new ones have emerged. “Congress said up front: We know that the (voter) registration is fine. That is no longer the problem. But the discrimination continues in other forms,” she said.

The legal meanings of “equality,” ”racism” and “discrimination” have been in flux since at least 1883, when justices struck down a federal anti-discrimination law, calling it an unfair racial advantage for former black slaves. Today, justices face the question of whether the nation has reached equality by a 1960s definition or some new standard.

Rival legal teams, well-financed and highly motivated, are girding for court battles over the coming months on laws enacted in Arkansas and North Dakota that would impose the nation’s toughest bans on abortion.

For all their differences, attorneys for the two states and the abortion-rights supporters opposing them agree on this: The laws represent an unprecedented frontal assault on the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that established a nationwide right to abortion.

The Arkansas law, approved March 6 when legislators overrode a veto by Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe, would ban most abortions from the 12th week of pregnancy onward. On March 26, North Dakota went further, with Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple signing a measure that would ban abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, when a fetal heartbeat can first be detected and before some women even know they’re pregnant.

Abortion-rights advocates plan to challenge both measures, contending they are unconstitutional violations of the Roe ruling that legalized abortion until a fetus could viably survive outside the womb. A fetus is generally considered viable at 22 to 24 weeks.

“I think they’re going to be blocked immediately by the courts — they are so far outside the clear bounds of what the Supreme Court has said for 40 years,” said Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Reproductive Rights.

The center will be leading the North Dakota legal challenge and working in Arkansas alongside the American Civil Liberties Union’s state and national offices. Both Northup and ACLU lawyers say they have ample resources to wage the battles, and they expect victories that would require their attorneys’ fees to be paid by two states.

Dalrymple, in signing the ban, acknowledged that its chances of surviving a court challenge were questionable, but said it was worth the eventual price tag — at this point unknown — in order to test the boundaries of Roe. North Dakota’s attorney general, Wayne Stenehjem, initially said lawyers from his office would defend any lawsuits but is now considering hiring outside help. His office is working on a cost estimate for the litigation that could be presented to lawmakers soon.

“We’re looking at a sufficient amount to adequately defend these enactments,” Stenehjem said.

A lead sponsor of the Arkansas ban, Republican state Sen. Jason Rapert, said threats of lawsuits “should not prevent someone from doing what is right.”

Five family members killed; teen arrested

BY MARTIN GRIFFITH The Associated Press Five members of a Southern California family were killed in southern Nevada when their van was rear-ended by an 18-year-old driver who was later arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, authorities said.

The dead were among seven family members who were in the van, authorities said. The other two — the 40-yearold female driver and a 15-year-old boy — were hospitalized in critical condition.

Jean Soriano of California was booked into the Clark County Detention Center after he was treated and released at University Medical Center in

Las Vegas, Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Loy Hixson said.

The crash happened at about 3 a.m.

Saturday on Interstate 15 near the Utah line. Soriano’s sport utility vehicle struck the van from behind, causing both vehicles to spin out of control and roll near Mesquite, some 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas, investigators said.

A 23-year-old passenger in Soriano’s SUV was treated at the hospital and released.

Authorities believe Soriano was returning from a visit with family in Utah to his home in California at the time of the wreck, Hixson said. They didn’t immediately release his hometown or the names or hometowns of the victims.

Beer bottles were found in the SUV, Hixson said, and troopers performed a blood-alcohol test on Soriano at the hospital. The results won’t be known for a couple of weeks, he said.

Hixson said only two of the seven people in the van were wearing seatbelts. The five who were not buckled in were ejected, but one survived.

“Unfortunately, so many in the van weren’t wearing seatbelts, and some might have survived had they been wearing them,” Hixson said. “We see it so many times where people can survive simply by having a seatbelt on.”

The van was carrying a couple, their children and some aunts and uncles, he said. Killed were three men in their 40s, a teenage female and an adult female.

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COMMUNITY

CALENDAR

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

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Vision of Hope, group meets at 7 p.m. at Russell Road 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.

• Women of the Moose meets at 7 p.m. at the Moose Lodge, on the corner of Broadway Avenue and Russell Road.

• A cancer support group meets at 7 p.m. in the Sidney First United Methodist Church library.

Park in the lot across North Street from the public library and use the door off the lot. Cancer patients, survivors and caregivers are welcome. Call 492-1325 for information.

• Anna Civic Association meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Anna Library. New members with new ideas always are welcome.

Tuesday Morning • The Middle West District of the Ohio Music Teachers Association will meet at 9:45 a.m. at Mosiman Hall at Bluffton University. Dr.Lucia Unrau will speak. (419) 394-2174.

• The Francis J. Stallo Memorial Library in Minster offers storytime for children 3-5 from 10:30 to 11 a.m.

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

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Directions: Cut the elastic band open and measure it to fit your wrist. Leave a little extra length for the closure. Lay the elastic flat and sew the buttons on in whatever design you choose. You could choose a certain color or a theme, like pastels for Easter. Use different sizes and overlap the buttons until you have the whole band covered (except the closure).

When done, stitch the two ends together.

These make cute gifts for a friend or yourself.

Visit my website, www.Heloise.com, to see the special red, white and blue bracelet and a photo from that day. — Heloise STRAW PLATES Dear Heloise: I’ve used the woven straw plates that support paper plates at summer picnics and barbecues.

But I use them in the microwave as a base plate for my mug, soup bowl, even my dinner plate. The straw does not get hot, and it’s easy to put your fingers under the straw plate, with thumbs on the edge of the hot plate, and transport your food safely. — Valerie in Lake Barrington, Ill. I have some of these, too, and I love them!

You can even handwash them so they stay clean. — Heloise NEWSPAPER DATES Dear Heloise: I often cut columns out of the newspaper, especially yours. The problem is that the column itself doesn’t have the date.

So when I go back and look, I never know what day it was printed. Now I tear out the whole page. It gives me the date, the column and which newspaper it’s from. — Arlene in West Virginia

Tuesday Afternoon

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.

• PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) meets at 6 p.m. in the second floor board room of the Public Service Building on the OSU/Rhodes campus, 4240 Campus Drive, Lima.

For more information, call (419) 581-6065, email pflag_lima@yahoo.com.

• Asthma Awareness educational classes will be held at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Registration is not required and the class is free. For more information, call Stacy Hilgefort at (419) 394-3335, ext.

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• Minster Veterans of Foreign Wars meets for lunch at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall on South Cleveland Street, Minster. A meeting will follow the meal.

• 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. • The Colon Cancer Support Group meets from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Troy Christian Church, 1440 E. State Route 55, Troy. For more information, contact the UVMC Cancer Care Center at (937) 4404820.

• The Tri-County Computer Users Group meets at 7 p.m. at the Dorothy Love Retirement Community Amos Center Library and computer area. The meeting is open to anyone using computers and there is no charge. For more information, call Jerry or Doris Tangeman at 492-8790.

• 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.

• Pleaides Chapter 298 Order of the Eastern Star meets at the Masonic Temple at the corner of Miami Avenue and Poplar Street at 7:30 p.m.

• The 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.

Wednesday Afternoon • Jackson Center Senior Citizens meets at 1 p.m. at the Jackson Center Family Life Center.

• The Jackson Center Memorial Public Library hosts Wacky Wednesdays right after school.

Wednesday Evening • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Labor of Love, meets at 6:30 p.m. at First Christian Church, 320 E. Russell Road.

• Baby time for children 3 1/2 and younger and their mothers is at the A.J. Wise Library in Fort Loramie at 6:30 p.m.

• The Miami-Shelby Ostomy Support Group meets at 7 p.m. at the Cancer Care Center in the lower level of the Upper Valley Medical Center, 3130 N. Dixie Highway, Troy. The group will provide information and support to ostomates and their families. For more information, call (937) 4404706.

• Stokes Lodge 305, Free and Accepted Masons, meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Port Jefferson Lodge, Port Jefferson. All Master Masons are welcome.

Thursday Morning • Upper Valley Medical Center hosts a Mom and Baby Get Together group from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the Farm House on the center campus. For information, call (937) 440-4906.

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structor, but he has the personality of a dead snake. I don’t like anything about her except her teaching methods.

You always tell students to talk with teachers after school if a question needs to be answered.

There is no way under the sun I would talk to her one-on-one. That’s why I’m writing to you.

This teacher told our class that steady exercise would help eliminate colds.

My dad says the teacher is wrong. He is a former athlete and said that exercise is great for good health, but that after exercising, when the body is cooling down, if proper care isn’t taken, the person is extra vulnerable to catching a cold.

What’s the true story? — Rhonda, San Jose, Calif.

RHONDA: Your teacher and your father both are correct to some degree. First, one does

not “catch” a cold or the flu from being out in cold or wet weather or cooling down after exercise.

A study conducted at Appalachian State University found that participants who exercised regularly had half the number of colds and flu in a year’s time as those who did not exercise.

Exercise stimulates the frontline immune cells — the ones that attack a cold first. But strenuous to very strenuous exercise tends to weaken the cell defense.

The key to fewer colds is moderate exercise. Walking briskly for 40 minutes a day, five days a week, is considered moderate exercise. Colds and flu are caused by viruses that enter the body through the mouth and nose and are spread by hand-tohand contact, or by sharing such items as towels, utensils and telephones with an infected person.

sions. Ditto for shopping for anything other than food.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Continue on with business as usual today, and try to avoid initiating something new. This is a poor day to start new moneymaking ventures.

Avoid major purchases.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) People might notice you more than usual today because the whole world is feeling a Capricorn energy hit. Just enjoy your popularity, and don’t make a big deal about anything.

Don’t agree to important decisions.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Research might pay off today because you are highly intuitive. However, you also might just want to hide and play it low-key. Either way is fine.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Enjoy casual relationships with friends and groups today. Just go

with the flow and postpone important decisions until tomorrow.

Don’t volunteer for anything.

YOU BORN TODAY You’re playful and funloving, and despite extroverted moments, you’re surprisingly unassuming at times. You need to run your world, which is why you order your environment to fit your needs. You’re highly independent and you value your privacy; and yet, you don’t like to be ignored. In the year ahead, you will learn or study something that will be valuable to you.

Birthdate of: Marlon Brando, actor; Alec Baldwin, actor; Jane Goodall, wildlife researcher/author.

HOROSCOPE

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

For Wednesday, April 3, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Be careful talking to bosses, parents, teachers and authority figures today, because all is not as it appears. Do not volunteer for anything, and don’t agree to anything.

(Hide.)

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Travel plans are dicey today. Expect delays, detours and some mild confusion.

This same influence could impact higher education, medicine and the law.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Avoid important decisions about inheritances, taxes, debt and shared property. Just sidestep these issues, or postpone them until tomorrow.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You might find it challenging dealing with partners and close friends today. Nevertheless, the best way to handle things is to be accommodating and tolerant.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Just accept the fact that your efficiency at work might suffer a bit today due to shortages and delays. Don’t make a big deal about things.

Just go with the flow.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) This can be a very creative day for you, especially if you’re working in the arts, show business or the entertainment world. You’re not afraid to think outside the box!

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Postpone important family decisions until tomorrow. In the meantime, just relax or cocoon at home and enjoy lighthearted discussions with family. Avoid major purchases or important decisions.

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Public Health Week: Protection on the move Editor’s note: In observance of National Public Health Week, the Sidney Daily News will publish releases daily through Saturday provided by Sidney Shelby the County Health Department. Today’s theme is Protecting You on the Move.

The Sidney-Shelby County Health Department has several car seat technicians. They will be available from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Thursday for review of your car seat.

The car seat inspection takes about one hour. Call for an appointment at 498-7249.

Four out of five car seats are installed improperly.

Bike helmets are available at the SSCHD for nominal fee of $7.50 on Thursday and will be fitted by a public health nurse. Adult- to toddlersize bike helmets are available. All residents riding a bicycle should wear a helmet for safety, this includes skateboards.

Public health never stays in just one place. It stays with you while you’re on the move, keeping you safe no matter your mode of transportation. Public health — one could say — is the perfect traveling companion.

In fact, the simple act of using a seat belt may be one of the most recognizable public health victories: From 1981 to 2010, seat belt use rose from 11 percent to about 85 percent, saving hundreds of thousands of lives.

Nowadays, it just seems strange to see someone not buckle up.

But the job’s not done. Drivers, passengers, pedestrians and bicyclists still face preventable dangers on the road. Plus, a new national movement is quickly gaining momentum to design our communities with safe walking, biking and physical activity opportunities in mind.

Let’s move forward together.

Did you know?

More than half of drivers and passengers killed in car crashes in 2009 were not wearing restraints. In just one year, traffic-related deaths and injuries to drivers and passengers cost $70 billion in medical costs and lost productivity.

In 2010, more than 4,200 pedestrians died in traffic crashes — a 4 percent increase from .That same year about 70,000 pedestrians were injured in traffic crashes.

More than 600 bicyclists died in motor vehicle crashes in 2010 and 52,000 were injured.

More than 15 people are killed every day in the U.S. and more than 1,200 are injured in crashes involving a distracted driver.

Motor vehicle-related injuries are the leading cause of death among U.S. children. However, child safety seats reduce the risk of death by 71 percent for infants and by 54 percent for children ages 1 to 4 years old.

Up to $11.80 in benefits can be gained for every $1 invested in bicycling and walking op-

portunities. States with the highest levels of biking and walking also have the lowest levels of costly chronic disease, such as high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes.

What Public Health Teaches Us Start small . . .

Always buckle your seat belt no matter how short the trip and don’t be shy about reminding others to do the same.

That text message can wait! Don’t text while driving. Learn more at www.distraction.gov.

Never drive impaired or let friends or family drive impaired. If you know you’ll be drinking alcohol, make plans in advance that don’t require you to drive, such as having a designated driver.

Be an alert pedestrian — always be mindful when using intersections.

Always wear a helmet when on a motorcycle or bicycle. If you’re a driver, be mindful that you’re sharing the road with more vulnerable travelers.

Become familiar with the proper vehicle restraint systems for your child depending on his or her weight, height and age.

For example, infants and toddlers through age 2 should be placed in rear-facing child safety seats, while children

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SIDNEY-SHELBY County Health Department employee Robin Mentges, of Sidney, inspects a car seat owned by Beth Schulze, of Russia, as Schulze’s son, Ignatius, 2, naps in another seat recently. The health department will inspect car seats Thursday in the parking lot of the department. Ignatius’s father is Brent Schulze. ages 2 to 4 should be placed in forward-facing child safety seats.

Get involved with efforts to promote safe biking and walking to school, such as your local Safe Routes to School Program.

If possible, choose to walk or bike to daily destinations, such as to work or school. Choosing biking or walking over driving is an easy way to integrate routine physical activity into your life.

Think big . . .

Write a letter to the editor to your newspaper or to decision-makers in support of transportation funding decisions that support and encourage all modes of travel, including biking, walking and public transit.

Right now, less than 2 percent of federal funds transportation go toward biking and walking.

April: Child Abuse Prevention Month COLUMBUS — April is Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month in Ohio, and the Ohio Children’s Trust Fund has encouraged all individuals and organizations to “Pause for a Child” and take an active role in making their communities better places for families and children.

“April is a time to celebrate the important role that communities play in protecting children,” said Kristen Rost, executive director of the Ohio Children’s Trust Fund. “Everyone’s participation is critical. This month, I encourage all Ohioans to find a way to make a difference in the lives of the children and families around them and help stop child abuse and neglect throughout Ohio.”

The Ohio Children’s Trust Fund, COSI and Franklin County Children Services kicked off the observance Thursday at COSI in Columbus.

The event featured remarks by youth motivational speaker Tei Street and the planting of pinwheels, the national symbol of child abuse prevention.

“COSI is honored to continue to be a place for discussion in our Columbus community,” said Azuka MuMin, vice president of the museum’s

Diversity, Inclusion and Partnerships programs.

“We have successfully hosted pinwheel planting projects for a few years with great participation by our guests, and we are excited to have the opportunity to again kick off Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month here at COSI.” “Child protection and child abuse prevention need active involvement from all aspects of the community,” said Chip Spinning, executive director of Franklin County Children Services. “That is why awareness efforts like this are so important. It provides an opportunity for everyone — whether a law enforcement officer, judge, foster or adoptive parent, volunteer, community service provider, public official, social worker, teacher, parent, or concerned citizen — to help keep children safe.”

The Ohio Children’s Trust Fund is the state’s sole public funding source dedicated to preventing abuse and neglect. Housed within the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, it works with its 88 county partners to serve all Ohio communities.

For more information about child abuse prevention programs and activities, visit www.jfs.ohio.gov/octf.

Auxiliary gives donation The Wilson Memorial Hospital Auxiliary recently donated $15,000 to the hospital.

The gift brings the total donations made by the auxiliary to nearly $735,000 since the group’s formation in the 1930s.

Auxiliary officers in 2013 are President Connie Behr, Vice President Brenda Hall, Recording Secretary Lesley McKinstry, Gift Shop Treasurer Judy Seitz, and Auxiliary Treasurer Phyllis Seving. For information on joining the auxiliary, call Mindy Geuy at 498-5350.

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Support alcohol screening and brief intervention programs in your community as well as graduated driver’s license laws for new drivers.

Get involved in local chapters of biking and advocacy walking groups, such as the League of American Bicyclists. Plan events to coincide with national observances, such as National Child Passenger Safety Week in September.

Organize a community biking or walking group. Consider planning events that connect with other healthy opportunities, such as biking to a local farmers market or holding a community walking audit.

Educate yourself on how local transportation, infrastructure and land use decisions affect your community’s ability to

safely choose walking, biking or public transit over driving. Voice your support for decisions that accommodate all modes of travel. Biking and walking make our communities exercisefriendly, improve community cohesion, make our neighborhoods safer and reduce harmful motor vehicle pollution.

Inclusive transportation planning is good for public health.

Support complete streets policies, which ensure that transportation planners design communities with all users — of all ages and abilities — in mind.

When contacting policymakers, make sure to cite the return on investment of simple preventive measures, such as child safety seats and children’s bicycle helmets.

Watercolor classes at arts council Gateway Arts Council will offer a course in watercolor painting for beginning painters on Tuesdays from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

The six-week class begins April 9 and ends May 14. The fee is $60 Lori Stallings, of Sidney, will teach the class.

She is an award-winning watercolor painter who exhibits her work through three galleries locally: the Art Vault in Troy, Studio 14 in Tipp City, and the Fine Art Photo provided

Smiles and wheels Rosie Westerbeck, Miss West Central Ohio’s Outstanding Teen, looks at bicycles during the Wheelmen event at the Bicycle Museum of America in New Bremen recently. This event featured a memorabilia meet, presentations by the Wheelmen at the Lock One Theater, and a presentation by Mark Weaver for the museum’s exhibit, “Made in America.”

Recipe of the Day A delicious treat that was submitted for competition in the 2012 Shelby County Fair.

APPLE PIE

4 to 6 apples 1/2 cup sugar 2 cups flour 1/2 cup raisins 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1 tablespoon butter 1 1/4 cups nuts Peel and cut apples. Add all ingredients. Pour over the apples. Sprinkle on spices.

Put into pie shells, sprinkle top with sugar and water drops.

Bake at 425 degrees for 1 hour.

Pie crust 1 1/2 cups flour 1 cup lard 1 egg 1/4 teaspoon salt Mix together.

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Center in Kettering.

More of her work can be seen on-line at www.loristallings.com.

Stallings grew up in Indiana and has lived on the East Coast and in the desert of Arizona.

Her life’s experiences and travels provide a wide range of subject matter to paint from.

For information about the class and supply lists, call the arts council at 4982787.

BIRTH

SCHAFER FORT LORAMIE — Andrew and Holly Schafer, of Fort Loramie, have announced the birth of a son, Drew Alan Schafer, born March 14, 2013, at 7:45 a.m. in the CopelandEmerson Family Birth Center at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney.

He weighed 6 pounds and was 18 3/4 inches long.

He was welcomed home by his brothers, Clayton, 9, and Beau, 6.

His maternal grandparents are Rick and Patty Schlater and Mark and Katrina Buschur, all of Fort Loramie. His paternal grandparents are Dale and Sandy Schafer, of Fort Loramie.

His great-grandparents are Marty Schafer and Nancy and Al Schlater, all of Fort Loramie, and Urban and Mary Buschur, of New Bremen.

His mother is the former Holly Buschur, of Fort Loramie.

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Fire, rescue SUNDAY -5:51 a.m.: gas line Firefighters struck. were called to Formed Fiber, Technologies, 1630 Ferguson Court, after tow motor struck a gas line. No fire was reported as a result of the incident.

-4:58 a.m.: medical.

Medics were called to the 300 block of North Street.

SATURDAY -9:38 p.m.: medical.

Medics were called to the 700 block of Miami Avenue.

-6:53 p.m.: odor.

Firefighters were called to investigate an odor at 1314 Tully Drive.

-10:25 a.m.: open burning. Firefighters were called to investigate an opening burning at 616 Maxwell Place.

-10:25 a.m.: medical.

Medics were called to the 3000 block of Cisco Road.

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-4:37 a.m.: medical.

Medics were called to the 2600 block of Wapakoneta Avenue.

-1:10 a.m.: medical.

Medics were called to the 2500 block of North Kuther Road.

FRIDAY -11:17 p.m.: medical. Medics were called to the 200 block of Doorley Road.

-10:53 p.m.: medical. Medics were called to the area of Michigan Street and Interstate 75.

-9:29 p.m.: medical.

Medics were called to the 500 block of North Main Avenue.

-9:20 p.m.: medical.

Medics were called to the 1100 block of North Vandemark Road.

-3:09 p.m.: injuries.

Medics were called to an auto accident in the area of Michigan Street and I-75.

-10:44 a.m.: medical.

Medics were called to the 600 block of Folkerth Avenue.

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Fire, rescue Sheriff’s log SATURDAY –6:11 p.m.: injury.

Perry-Port-Salem Rescue was called to the 5500 block of Ohio 29.

–10:41 a.m.: medical. Fort Loramie Rescue was called to the 12500 block of Ohio 362.

FRIDAY –11:56 p.m.: medical. Anna and Jackson Center Rescue were called to Plastipak, 18015 State Route 65, Jackson Center.

–6:34 p.m.: nuisance fire. Fort Loramie firefighters were called to 7490 WrightMoyer Road on a report of a fire. It was determined to be a “nuisance burn.”

–6:14 p.m.: false alarm. Fort Loramie firefighters were called to 9700 Cisco Road by a fire alarm, but it was determined to be a false alarm.

SATURDAY –4:25 p.m.: assault.

Deputies were called to 2698 Wapakoneta Ave. where an unidentified person reported some people assaulted him and his friends.

FRIDAY –9:20 p.m.: domestic violence. Deputies were called to the 47 Bar and Grill in Port Jefferson to investigate a domestic violence incident.

–3:46 p.m.: property-damage accident. A two-vehicle accident was reported in the 6000 block of Ohio 66.

Village log SATURDAY –9:19 a.m.: property-damage accident.

Botkins Police were called to an auto accident in the area of Mill and State streets.

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Shelby County Commissioner Julie Ehemann was re-elected chairwoman of the Shelby County District Health Advisory Council during the annual meeting March 25 at the SidneyShelby County Health Department.

Clinton Township Trustee Frank Mariano was elected secretary. Dr. Robert McDevitt was reappointed to another term on the SidneyShelby County Board of Health.

During the meeting, Health Commissioner Steven Tostrick presented an overview of the department’s activities during the past year. The full report can be viewed at the Sidney-Shelby County Health Department’s website, www.shelbycountyhealthdept.org.

Margie Eilerman, nursing division director, and Kent Topp, director of the environmental division, presented information on their respective divisions’ activities for 2012.

Lou Ann Albers, emergency preparedness coordinator, spoke about community cooling and warming centers in the event of an emergency.

Tostrick said the department is gathering information from officials Shelby throughout County on resources that would be available during an emergency to provide cooling and warming centers.

“What we’re trying to do is to be proactive,” Tostrick said of having information available for the public in the event an emergency, such as last summer’s major storm that disrupted power in much of the area for several hours.

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Laughing it up Comedian Drew Hastings performs during a fundraiser at the Sidney American Legion Saturday. Money raised will go toward building a BMX bike park in Piqua.

H-H student named scholastic winner — HOUSTON Bradley Wells, a senior at Hardin-Houston Local School, is the 2013 recipient of the Franklin B. Walter All Scholastic Award.

The Shelby County Educational Service Center and the Ohio Service Educational Center Association, in the name of Franklin B Walter, former state superintendent of public instruction, Ohio Department of Education, give this award annually. One student from each Educational Service Center in the state receives such an award.

The high school guidance counselor in each of the schools within Shelby County nominate a student for this award. Criteria for this section include the individual’s school and community activities,

awards, personal goal statement, grade point average and ACT/SAT score(s).

Wells has been invited to attend a special recognition luncheon held at the NorthPointe Conference Center in Lewis Center. Bradley is the son of Denise Wells.

The Auglaize County Educational Service Center has announced the Franklin B. Walter candidates for 2013.

Each recipient also invite a teacher who has been an influential edu-

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Commissioners OK air conditioning Shelby County Com- and Arrowhead plants at missioners approved a a cost of $7,500. contract Tuesday for a In other action, comnew air conditioning sys- missioners authorized tem for part of the Fair the advertisement for Haven Shelby County bids on the 2013 resurHome. facing program, the The contact was River Road bridge rehaawarded to Eck Refriger- bilitation and the widenation of Sidney at a cost ing of Fessler-Buxton of $49,970 for an air con- Road. The bids for the ditioning system for the resurfacing and bridge A and B wings at Fair project will be opened on Haven. The project will April 25 and the Fesslerbe funded by Fair Haven Buxton bids will be and Community Devel- opened on May 2. opment Block Grant Commissioners also funds. authorized obtaining Commissioners also quotes on aggregate maapproved an agreement terials and asphalt mawith URS Corp. of terials, with a bid Columbus for tank mix- opening set for April 25 The story on Page 1 of ing and water treatment and appropriated $2,800 today’s newspaper about plant preliminary design for the Shelby County Sidney selling naming work at the Fair Haven Board of Elections. rights to city-owned property may be of interest to many people, but they may have to wait awhile to get their name on the water tower or More Than Just A Cosmetic Issue Pain Phlebitis city hall. The story is enHeaviness/Tiredness Blood Clots tirely fictitious — the deAnkle Sores Burning/Tingling vious work of the Sidney /Ulcers Daily News as its anSwelling/Throbbing Bleeding nual April Fools’ Day Tender Veins If you have any of the above, prank. While City Council may someday enter- there are effective treatment options, covered by insurances. tain such an idea, there Midwest Dermatology, is no plan for such action at this time. The newsLaser & Vein Clinic paper asks forgiveness Springboro, OH Tel: 937-619-0222 from the city’s leaders Troy, OH Tel: 937-335-2075 for putting words in Call Today For A Visit With a Vein Specialist their mouths.

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The Auglaize County recipients and honored teachers are for Minster, New Bremen and New Knoxville are: Minster — Adam Wehrman and teacher Lori Brunswick.

New Bremen — Meagan Brandt and teacher Dan Kanney New Knoxville — Lydia Felty and teacher Stephanie Boyle Fledderjohann.

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BY FRANCES DRAKE For Tuesday, April 2, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) What a feel-good day! Four planets are in your sign, and the Sun is dancing with lucky Jupiter. This makes you optimistic and eager for adventure (especially travel).

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) By working behind the scenes or doing research today, you could open a door that ultimately boosts your earnings.

Possibly, work-related travel also is likely.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) It’s a popular day! Enjoy schmoozing with others, especially in group situations. Artistic friends might be part of a competition for you in some way.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your ambition is aroused, and today you can make a name for yourself. Go forward with plans to work with foreign interests or people from far away.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Publishing, the media, medicine, the law and higher education will get a lovely boost today. Hopefully, travel for pleasure will be involved, because that’s what you’re eager to do.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You can benefit from the wealth and resources of others today. Keep smiling and keep your pockets open. (Just say, “Thank you!”)

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Remember that you need more sleep now because the Sun (your source of energy) is as far away from your sign as it gets all year. This could be why friction with others is taking place.

Fortunately, things are very smooth today.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Things will go your way at work today.

Work-related travel is likely. You also might get the support you need in terms of money and equipment you have been hoping for.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) A playful day indeed! Enjoy vacations, flirtations, love affairs, sports events and playful times with children. It’s your turn to have fun!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) This is an excellent day to explore real estate. You also might want to entertain at home, because everything related to home, family and your private world gets a lucky boost today.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) The power of positive thinking will show itself for those of you who teach, write, edit, talk, sell or market for a living. Your words are golden! Yada yada yada.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Business and commerce definitely are favored today. Look for ways to boost your income or deal with foreign interests.

YOU BORN TODAY People respect you because you are hardworking, sincere and modest. You have a childlike naivete that expects the best of others, whether this is realistic or not. An idealist, you love to talk about your dreams and visions, and what “might be.” You value family and home, but you make the rules. Your year ahead will be fun and social, and will benefit all relationships.

Birthdate of: Sir Alec Guinness, actor; Joan D. Vinge, writer; Mike Gascoyne, Formula One designer. (c) 2013 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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Mostly sunny High: 58° Low: 35°

Another shot of unseasonably cold weather is heading for the Miami Valley for the first part of the week.Temperatures will be running 10-15 degrees Sunrise/sunset below norTuesday sunset .........................8:02 p.m.

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Tuesday sunrise ........................7:18 a.m. through Wednesday. A nice warming Temperatures and precipitation for Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday trend will move into the area will appear in Wednesday’s edition of the Sidney Daily News. For regularly updated starting Thursday and conweather information, see The Sidney Daily News website, www.sidneydailynews.com. tinue into next weekend.

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Many causes for itchiness women around the DEAR DR. time of menopause.

ROACH: I am a An Internet woman, 52 years search, and even a young, and my review of the mednipples are itchy. ical literature, I would like to might lead you to know what I can suspect that a rare use to put a stop form of breast canto the itching. Is this a sign of To your cer, Paget’s disease of the breast, is the menopause? Can good most common it be due to the dry weather? — health cause of nipple itching, but it’s acS.V. Dr. Keith tually quite rare ANSWER: Roach (responsible for Itchy nipples are common — especially for only about 1 percent to 3 women, but also for men percent of all breast can— and are usually caused cers). Still, with any nipby a benign skin condi- ple discharge or visible tion. Eczema may be the changes in the skin most common cause, but around the nipple, see you could be having a re- your doctor.

Most women find that action to latex or nickel in your bra, or to any soaps, cotton is the best material cosmetics or powder you next to the nipple. Given might use. Some women your dry weather, I would have reported an allergy try hypoallergenic cream to detergents in the sheets or ointment. If that doesor mattress covers that n’t help, your regular doctor, a gynecologist, a causes nipple itching.

Exercising certainly dermatologist or a breast can cause a friction itch. specialist may be able to Fungal infection is possi- more conclusively diagble but uncommon. Mere nose what’s causing the dry weather definitely can problem.

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Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Can. with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.

DEAR DR. ROACH: My 39-year-old son has been hiccupping for a week now. It is constant and painfully irritating for him. He went to the emergency room, where he had a chest X-ray. His blood test and EKG were normal. He does strenuous exercises — 100 pushups and lifting heavy weights, and he is also a runner. The physician at the hospital prescribed an antipsychotic medicine, to be taken three times daily.

The medicine is not working. The hiccups stop only when he lies down. My son is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. He cannot work or talk, as talking only enhances the hiccupping.

Thank you so much in advance for any advice you can give me. — R.L. ANSWER: Hiccups are caused by a reflex

causing the diaphragm, the main breathing muscle, to spasm. Hiccups are common, and everybody knows a treatment for them.

However, hiccups that go on for more than 48 hours are not normal hiccups and usually are associated with a medical condition. Treatment for chronic hiccups is treatment of that underlying condition, so it must be found. More than a hundred causes of chronic hiccups have been reported.

There are many neurologic causes, ear, nose and throat causes and gastroenterologic causes, especially reflux disease.

The next step is a more thorough workup, preferably done by a team working together.

I am sure I will get many suggestions for hiccup cures that are sure to work, but since some causes of hiccups are serious, I recommend a careful look for the cause.

If no cause is found, there are prescription medications and, rarely, surgery that can be tried.

Acupuncture also has been successful.

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100 years April 1, 1913 Mayor Duncan this morning issued a request that all residents in the community cooperative in the cleanup operation now going on.

He pointed out the danger of an epidemic of disease unless all flooded areas are put in a sanitary condition. The mayor emphasized the good fortune of a community in escaping the heavy destruction that had been visited on other cities.

With the recovery of eight additional bodies, the list of known dead at Columbus in the flood reached 70 today. Along the Ohio River, high waters continued to constitute a menace downstream from Cincinnati, with many made homeless. Meanwhile, Governor Cox today halted the stream of benefactions for Ohio flood victims which have been flowing fast and deep from every part of the United States. Expressing deep gratefulness, the governor said Ohio no longer needs aid.

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April 1, 1938 At the hearing in federal court this morning in the case of the receivership of the John Wagner Brewery Co., the federal court took jurisdiction in the case and named O.S. Kenny as temporary trustee.

Kenny had been serving as receiver following his appointment several weeks ago by the Shelby County Common Pleas court. The federal court authorized him to continue operating the plant, pending efforts toward a reorganization, and also authorized the trustee to borrow up to $10,000 for that purpose.

––––– “Cheerio My Deario,” a three act comedy will be presented by the Montra Dramatic Club in the community hall at Montra tomorrow and Saturday evenings.

Members of the case include: Stanley Platfoot, Emma Ambos, Don Bland, Miriam Allenbaugh, Raymond Ludwig, Grace Martin, Louella Ailes, Don Ar-

nett, Minnie Korn, Peg Ludwig, Roy Metz, and Clem Steinke. The Jackson Center High school band will furnish music one evening.

50 years April 1, 1963 Richard Brandewie, son of Mrs. Leo Brandewie, 514 Chestnut Avenue, recently received his doctorate in electrical engineering at Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pa. He has accepted a position in the research center of North American Aviation at Anaheim, Calif. His wife and son Leo will join him there in the near future.

25 years April 1, 1988 PASCO — Members of Cub Scout Pack 197 competed in Pinewood Derby action and received awards at the annual Blue and Gold Banquet, conducted Tuesday night at the Pasco United Methodist Church. Winning first place in the Pinewood Derby was Gary Boswell. Coming in second was Bradley Welch.

The award for best design went to Kevin Maddy.

––––– It appears travelers will be paying about two to three cents a gallon more for gas during the Easter holiday weekend.

The Shell station at 1536 Michigan St., charges 83.9 cents per gallon for regular and 85.9 for unleaded, while Rose’s Amoco, 2011 Michigan St., charges 81.9 cents for unleaded and 86.9 for leaded.

––––– These news items from past issues of the Sidney Daily News are compiled by the Shelby County Historical Society (4981653) as a public service to the community. Local history on the Internet! www.shelbycountyhistory.org

Sudoku puzzles also appear on the Sidney Daily News website at www.sidneydailynews.com.

What fools we mortals be, trying to pull off a joke!

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All interested applicants may pick up an employment application at the Shelby County Engineers Office, 500 Gearhart Road, Sidney, Ohio 45365 between the hours of 7:30AM and 4:00PM Monday through Friday. A properly completed application must be submitted at the same address no later than 4:00PM, Wednesday, April 17, 2013.

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925 Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Trustees of Van Buren Township, Shelby County, Ohio at their township office until 12:00 p.m. on the 16th day of April, 2013 for a 2013 one-ton pick-up truck, grass unit with a skid tank, top mount pump panel with foam and a capacity of 300 gallons of water. There will be a special meeting held for the bid opening at 7:30 p.m.

April 16,2013 at Van Buren Township office, 8833 North St., Kettlersville, Ohio 45336.

Specifications and bid forms can be obtained by calling Fire Chief Chuck Axe at 937-5380078.

The Board of Van Buren Township Trustees reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

By oder of Van Buren Township Trustees, Joan Buehler, Fiscal Officer.

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925 Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the unaudited annual report of the West Central Ohio Network of Shelby County for the year ended December 31, 2012 is available for inspection at the WestCON office at 315 East Court Street, Sidney, OH 45365, during the regular business hours (M-F 8:00 am to 4:00 pm) by any citizen who request it within 180 days after publication of this notice.

Please contact Leslie West, (937)492-3958.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to the satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on 4/10/2013 at on or after 9:30 am at the Extra Space Storage facility located at: EXTRA SPACE STORAGE, 700 Russell Rd., Sidney, OH 45365 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances.

Unit 2209: Patricia Grady, P.O. Box 524, Sidney, OH 45365, 3 end tables, small dresser; Unit 2504: Viola Pleasant, 316 E. Court St., Sidney, OH 45365, couches, mattress, clothes; Unit 2317: Tara Waggoner, 220 Queen St., Sidney, OH 45365, totes, TV; Unit 2506: Teri McElroy, Dressers; Unit 1113: Michael Terry, wagon, boxes, shelf.

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Mar. 25, Apr. 1 2377459 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SIDNEY PLANNING COMMISSION City of Sidney, Ohio Case # Z-13-03 Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on Monday, April 15, 2013, as part of the Planning Commission’s meeting, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, Municipal Building, 201 W Poplar St, Sidney, Ohio. The Planning Commission is to make a recommendation in the matter of: THE CITY OF SIDNEY IS PROPOSING VARIOUS AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING CODE (PART 11, TITLE 1 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES) RELATED TO RECREATION FACILITIES AND BANQUET/RECPETION FACILITIES. Any person, or persons having an interest in, or being affected by, this matter are welcome to attend the public hearing to express their concern and/or present written statements for the Commission to consider in its review of the proposal. Information concerning the matter may be reviewed in the office of Planning and Zoning, Municipal Building. Any person with a disability requiring special assistance should contact the Planning Department at 498-8131.

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Barbara Dulworth, AICP,Community Services Director Apr. 1 2380322 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE LAURITO & LAURITO, L.L.C. 7550 Paragon Road, Dayton, OH 45459 (937) 743-4878 • (937) 743-4877 (fax) www.lauritoandlaurito.com Unknown Heirs and Devisees of Richard Taylor, Deceased and Unknown Heirs and Devisees of Dennis Taylor, Deceased all of whose last known addresses are unknown and whose residence is unknown and, if married, the unknown spouses and, if deceased, their unknown heirs and devisees, whose addresses are unknown, will hereby take notice that the 20th day of July, 2012, U.S. Bank National Association N.D. filed its Complaint in the Common Pleas Court of Shelby County, Ohio, being Case No. 12CV000244 in said Court against John Doe, Spouse of Wanda Taylor aka Wanda L. Taylor, If Married (Name Unknown), et al. praying for Judgment of $17,157.41 with interest at the rate of 4.99 % per annum from December 23, 2010, until paid and for foreclosure of a mortgage on the following described real estate, to wit: PARCEL NO.: 58-26-05-153-011 and 58-26-05-153-005 STREET ADDRESS: 10011 Millcreek Road, Sidney, Ohio 45365 A COMPLETE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PARCEL MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE COUNTY AUDITOR. and that Defendants be required to set up any interest they may have in said premises or be forever barred, that upon failure of said Defendants to pay or cause to be paid said Judgment within three days from its rendition that an Order of Sale be issued to the Sheriff of Shelby County, Ohio, to appraise, advertise, and sell said real estate, that the premises be sold free and clear of all claims, liens and interest of any parties herein, that the proceeds from the sale of said premises be applied to Plaintiff’s Judgment and for such other relief to which Plaintiff is entitled.

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REPLAY 50 years ago April 1 1963 Like an old Western thriller, Jackson Center felt the numb feeling today of emerging second best on a fast draw. One second, Coach Fritz Gross’ Tigers were very much alive and in the next breathing stopped, their bubble burst for the State A cage crown in a 48-46 loss to Dresden Jefferson. Don Ware scored 18 for the Tigers, Marv Foote 12, Johnny Lenhart 8, and Chet Sosby and Terry Haas 4 each.

Jackson Center finished with an appraising 24-4 record.

25 years ago April 1, 1988 Lehman beat Houston in baseball action, 8-4, as Kevin Behr had three hits and Tom Spoltman and Brian Arnold both doubled. Smith tripled for Houston and Van Horn doubled.

10 years ago April 1, 2003 An overpowering pitching performance by Ryan Bodenhorn led Sidney to a 6-1 win over Tecumseh in the season opener Monday. Bodenhorn pitched a four-hitter and struck out 16 in going all seven innings.

CALENDAR High school sports This week TODAY Baseball Newton at Lehman Houston at Jackson Center Russia at Botkins Bradford at New Bremen Fairlawn at Anna New Knoxville at Covington Ansonia at Riverside Versailles at Arcanum Softball Houston at Jackson Center Russia at Botkins Bradford at New Bremen Fairlawn at Anna Ansonia at New Knoxville Arcanum at Versailles Boys tennis Celina at Sidney St. Marys at Lehman

ON THE AIR High school baseball on the Internet FRIDAY PressProsMagazine.com — Tipp City vs. Wayne from FifthThird Field in Dayton. Air time 7:15 p.m.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “The bone’s 6 inches out of his leg and all hes yelling is, 'Win the game, win the game.’

I've not seen that in my life. ...

Pretty special young man.”

—Louisville head coach Rick Pitino after sophomore guard Kevin Ware suffered a gruesome leg injury in the NCAA tournament Sunday.

ON THIS DATE IN 1972 — The first collective player's strike in major league history begins at 12:01 a.m. The strike lasts 12 days and cancels 86 games.

1973 — Boston's John Havlicek connects on 24 field goals and finishes with 54 points the Celtics defeat Atlanta, 134109, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

1991 — Duke ends years of frustration with a 72-65 victory over Kansas for its first national title in five championship-game appearances and nine trips to the Final Four.

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OSU turned season around before disappointing end COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The sting of getting ousted from the NCAA tournament hadn’t gone away. Not yet.

Moments after Wichita State took advantage of Ohio State’s frigid shooting for a 70-66 victory on Saturday in the West regional championship game in Los Angeles, Buckeyes point guard Aaron Craft was still trying to fathom what went wrong after a season in which so much had gone right.

“This team is great,” the junior said. “We did a lot of great things this year. It’s just very unfortunate that it’s got to come to an end now. But hopefully sometime down the road we can look back and appreciate what we did.”

Incredibly, six weeks ago Ohio State’s fans were wondering whether the Buckeyes could finish in the top five in the Big Ten, much less come so close to joining the Final Four in the country.

On Feb. 17, the Buckeyes were shellacked at Wisconsin 71-49, a lopsided defeat which dropped them out of the conference race.

Yet they closed with a flourish, winning their final five regular-season games to come within a last-second shot that spun off the rim (by Michigan at home against Big Ten champion Indiana) of tying for the conference title.

After that, the Buckeyes rolled through three games at the Big Ten tournament at United Center in Chicago to capture their third championship in four years.

They coasted through a second-round win over Iona in the NCAA tournament, then won heart-pounding, last-second victories over Iowa State and Arizona in their next two games on 3pointers by Craft and LaQuinton Ross to get into the West Regional final against Wichita State.

The Shockers, however, built a 20-point lead as the Buckeyes had trouble making any shots. A late rally came

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OHIO STATE players sit dejectedly on the bench as the final seconds tick away on a 70-66 loss to Wichita State Saturday that brought and end to the Bucks’ season. up just short.

“I wanted to go back to that Final Four,” said Ross, who watched last year’s run to the national semifinals from the bench. “It hurts a lot, especially when you know we had talent to win the national championship. It’s a sad feeling to be going home right now.”

Now the Buckeyes (29-8) will head into a future without their lone senior, backup center Evan Ravenel, and most likely without the leading scorer in the Big Ten, Deshaun Thomas.

Thomas, a junior, almost jumped into the NBA draft a year ago when he was a valuable reserve on the Final Four team that lost to Kansas in New Orleans. Almost everyone believes he’ll give up his senior season this time around, although after the Wichita State loss he said he’d take a while to make up his mind.

“I’m just going to go home, enjoy my family, get back in the gym, and have to think about this,” he said. “This is a

great group of guys I have around me and great coaching staff. So I’m going to enjoy my time off and not going to remember this loss and get back in the gym and get better.”

Ohio State fans frequently prefer the Chicken Little approach — imagining the sky is falling — but even if Thomas leaves the Buckeyes will still have a solid core.

Four starters and two of the top reserves will return.

Craft will be joined by Shannon Scott to form a defensive tandem at guard that will create mayhem for most teams.

Lenzelle Smith Jr. and Sam Thompson, who started all season, will be asked to be bigger contributors on offense along with continuing their strong play at the other end.

Amir Williams has only scratched the surface of his potential and will be counted on to make huge strides in his third season as a Buckeye.

And Ross, marked as the team’s X-factor all season as an offensive threat, hopes to

build on his superlative play in the postseason as a junior next season.

If Ohio State fans were disappointed, so was coach Thad Matta, who watched his team shoot just 24 percent in the first half, still chose to cling to the positives.

“I’m proud of the way our guys came back, dug down,” he said. “Everybody remembers the last game. I’m not going to.

I’m going to remember this season, because I’m very, very proud of what these guys have accomplished this year.”

Junior-to-be Trey McDonald will vie with Williams for playing time in the post.

Amedeo Della Valle, the Italian import with the curly locks, should add some oomph off the bench.

On top of that, the Buckeyes brought in a two-man recruiting class which includes Ohio Associated Press Mr. Basketball Marc Loving, a 6foot-8 swingman, along with 6-2 shooting guard Kam Williams.

Reds face new-look Angels CINCINNATI (AP) — Josh Hamilton is back where it all started.

The outfielder got a standing ovation for his pinch-hit appearance at Great American Ball Park on opening day 2007, a moment that completed his comeback from years of drug abuse. He’ll get another grand introduction on Monday when his new team, the Los Angeles Angels, opens against the Reds.

It’ll feel a bit like home.

“I mean, that’s where I started to learn how to be a professional,” Hamilton said.

“That’s where my wife learned how to deal with fans, media, raising kids and baseball culture.

“So there will always be a special feeling. Obviously there’s a lot of memories there, just because of all my ‘firsts’ happened there ‚Äî my first at-bat, hit, RBI, home run, throwing somebody out.”

Having Hamilton dig into the batter’s box will be one of the few familiar things about a most unusual opener. For the first time in major league history, the season is starting with an interleague game.

“It is very strange,” Reds manager Dusty Baker said.

“This usually doesn’t happen until June or July. This adds even more importance to your interleague record. I point out to my team every year that it

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LOS ANGELES Angels’ Josh Hamilton heads back to the dugout during a spring training game with the Reds. He leads the Angels into the opener today in Cincinnati. is at least 10 percent of your schedule. It’s huge. Those games could mean the difference between going to the playoffs or not.”

Temperatures in the 40s with occasional rain were pre-

dicted. Jered Weaver (20-5) makes his fourth straight opening day start for the Angels against Johnny Cueto (19-9), who is fully recovered from an injury to his side during the playoffs last season.

The two teams have taken much different paths in trying to get to the playoffs.

The Reds kept their roster virtually intact from the team that won 97 games and the NL Central last season. After winning the first two playoff games in San Francisco, the Reds dropped the next three at home to the eventual World Series champions.

They’ve brought back the starting rotation and the back of the bullpen. Only two changes in the starting lineup: Shin-Soo Choo is playing center and batting leadoff, while Todd Frazier takes over full-time at third base, where he filled in a lot as a rookie.

“We look really great on paper,” reliever Sam LeCure said. “We have a lot of guys coming back from last year.

The acquisitions that we made — bringing (reliever Jonathan) Broxton back and bringing in Choo — we think they are going to pay huge dividends.”

For Cincinnati, it’s not about the first cold game in April but those chilly ones in late October. They haven’t won a playoff series since 1995.

“I want to get to the next round of the playoffs,” second baseman Brandon Phillips said. “I want to start there.”

The Angels just want to get there. Unlike the Reds, they decided to spend a lot of money and make significant changes. The biggest was signing Hamilton for $125 million, adding to an already formidable lineup that includes Albert Pujols, Mark Trumbo and Mike Trout, the AL Rookie of the Year.

The Angels haven’t been to the playoffs for the last three years, their longest drought since Mike Scioscia took over as manager in 2000.

It would be helpful if Pujols could have a better April this time around. He opened last season with the longest home run drought of his career, going 33 games and 139 atbats before connecting.

NOTES: The Reds made their final bullpen moves on Sunday, sending right-handed relievers Logan Ondrusek and Jose Arredondo to the minors.

They chose to keep left-hander Manny Parra and righthander Alfredo Simon. INF Cesar Izturis made the team as a backup. ... It’ll be the third time in the last five years that the Reds had below-average temperatures for their opener. It was 37 degrees and rainy in 2009, 41 degrees and cloudy in 2011.

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Russia, Minster win SCOREBOARD titles at Versailles CALENDAR

High school

— VERSAILLES Russia and Minster claimed team titles Saturday at the annual Lady Tiger Classique girls track meet held at Versailles.

Russia won the Orange division with 139.5 points and Minster the Black Division with 188 points.

Russia’s firsts included the 3200 relay, Lauren Heaton in the 400 and Bethany York in the high jump.

Lauren Francis was second in the 3200 for Russia, Emily Borchers was second in the 1600, and the Lady Raider 400, 800 and 1600 relay teams all finished second.

Chloe Flora of Botkins also had a win, taking first in the 800 in the Orange Division.

For Minster, the 3200 relay team was first, the 800 relay team was first, Gabrielle Barga won the 400 dash, Olivia Enneking won the 300 hurdles, the 1600 relay team was first, Kaci Bornhorst won the 3200 run, and Madeleine Eiting took first in the shot put.

Marion Local got firsts from Gina Kramer in the high jump and Allie Thobe in the long jump at 16 feet, 3 inches.

Chelsea Bruns of Versailles was first in the discus.

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MAGGIE MEIRING of Minster clears a hurdle Satuday at Versailles. She was second in the 300 and fourth in the 110.

Finishing second for Minster were Kelsey Richard in the 100 hurdles, Julia Slonkosky in the 1600, Maggie Meiring in the 300 hurdles, Natalie Fausey in the 800, Sara Dahlinghaus in the 200, and Mya Francis in the long jump.

lage on Saturday, winning the first game 7-2 and losing the second game 13-3 to come away with a 1-1 mark.

In the first game of the day, Tyler Davis was 4-for-5 with a double, Andrew Miller 3-for-4 with two runs, and Aaron Heckman and Baseball Houston split a dou- Quinton Pence had two bleheader with Tri-Vil- hits each.

CLASSIQUE High school track Lady Tiger Classique Saturday at Versailles Results Orange Division Team standings: 1. Russia 139.5; 2. Spencerville 130.5, 3.

Covington 100, 4. Botkins 66; 5.

Franklin Monroe 55, 6.

Crestview 39, 7. Bradford, New Knoxville 35, 9. Marion Local 33, 10. Ansonia 25.

3200 relay – Russia 1:33.85, Spencerville 10:57.2, Covington 11:10.6, Bradford 12:17.12, Ansonina 12:27.44, Botkins 12:49.9, Crestview 12:52.04, Newton 14:02.64.

100 hurdles – Siefring, C, 15.65; LaFollette, Br, 16.15; Francis, R, 16.42; Horstman, NK, 17.06; Shook, A, 17.21; Bornhorst, Bo, 18.12; Miller, S, 18.17; Hoerig, Cr, 18.26.

100 dash – Manning, FM, 13.67; Cavender, N, 14.29; Merriman, S, 14.65; Zeleski, Cr, 14.8; Beacom, N, 14.82; Bornhorst, R, 14.85; Barlage, R, 14.92; Fortner, C, 24.97.

800 relay – Spencerville 1:56.09; Russia 1:58.87; Botkins 1:59.37, Newton 2:02.63, FM 2:03.36, Crestview 2:04.55.

1600 run – Shell, C, 5:31.01; Borchers, R, 5:35.28; Francis, R, 5:37.2; Boyle, NK, 5:43.27; Snipes, C, 5:51.55; Hardesty, S, 5:57.97; Privette, NK, 6:04.66; Adams, S, 6:11.65.

400 relay – FM 55.34, Russia 56.23, Newton 57.39, Spencerville 57.63, Crestview 59.8, Covington 59.88, Botkins 64.73.

400 dash – Heaton, R, 61.49; Mulholland, S, 62.96; Heuker, Bo, 66.34; Zaleski, Cr, 66.39; Voisard, R, 68.53; Dues, R, 69.11; Skelton, Cr, 71.26; Wise, N 80.62.

300 hurdles – Siefring, C, 47.94; Grisgy, S, 50.9; Horstman, NK, 51.38; Bornhorst, Bo, 51.78; Francis, R, 54.47; Kahle, S, 55.87; Cavender, N, 56.24; Sherman, R, 56.92.

800 run – Flora, C, 2:31.01; Purdy, S, 2:32.38; Snipes, C, 2:33.13; Borchers, R, 2:36.38; Heaton, R, 2:48.54; Brewer, Br, 2:53.88; Guckes, Bo, 2:54.95; Wurst, S, 2:55.37.

200 dash – Siefring, C, 27.36; Mulholland, S, 28.53; Zaleski, Cr, 30.81; Bornhorst, R, 30.93; Guckes, Bo, 31.11; Tebics, N, 31.51; Fortner, C, 31.73; Woodruff, Bo, 31.91.

3200 run – Shell, C, 12:05.23; Francis, R, 12:12.73;Boyle, NK, 12:34.61; Adams, S, 12:37.68; Kearns, R, 12:38.35; Privette, NK, 13:10.93; Hardesty, S, 13:25.78; Meyer, S, 13:25.78.

1600 relay – Spencerville 4:25.31; Russia 4:28.65; Botkins 4:32.7; Crestview 4:52.42; Covington 5:00.12; Ansonia 5:17.96; Newton 5:49.85.

Shot put – Freewalt, S, 334.5; Greve, Bo, 30-1; LaFollette, Br, 29—4.25; Merriman, S, 285; Schaar, FM, 28-1.5; Doseck, Bo, 27.7.5; Tracey, Cr, 27-6.75; Fig, FM, 27-3.

RESULTS

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CHEYENNE COFFEY of Houston heaves the shot put on this attempt during the Versailles Lady Tiger Classique, held Saturday.

Discus – Griffin, S, 99-2; Rindler, C, 98-3; Counts, Bo, 95-11; Miller, S, 86-4; Thwaits, A, 83-10; Schaar, FM, 83-2; Freewalt, S, 82-6; Courtney, N, 80-0.

Long jump – Siefring, C, 16-3.5; Horstman, NK, 15-1.5; LaFollette, Br., 14-8; Voisard, R, 13-7; Lucas, FM, 13-5.75; Sherman, R, 13-2.75; Fortner, C, 12-9.75; Shellebarger, FM, 12-8.75.

High jump – York, R, 5-0; LaFollette, Br, 4-10; Borchers, R, 4-10; Hartzell, FM, 4-8; Michael, Cr, 4-6; Grisby, S, 4-6; Poling, R, and Purdy, S, 4-4 (tie) Pole vault – Shook, A, 110; Lucas, FM, 9-0; Miller, S, 86; Kreitzer, FM, 7-6; Snyder, C, 7-6; Poling, R, 7-0; Buehler, Bo, 6-6.

—— Black Division Team standings: 1. Minster 188, 2. West Liberty-Salem 127, 3. Marion Local 110, 4.

Versailles 87, 5. Greenville 67.5, 6. St. Henry 21, 7. New Bremen 19, 8. Houston 16, 9.

Versailles B 15, 10. Arcanum 11.5 3200 relay – Minster 10:23.19; West Liberty 10:26.23, St. Henry 11:03.2, Houston 11:09.82, Versailles 11:13.26, Marion Local 11:15, New Bremen 11:22.32, Greenville 11:26.67, Versailles B 11:29.19.

100 hurdles — Rabenstein, WL, 17.75; Richard, M, 18.23; Foreman, G, 18.38; Meiring, M, 18.73; Pierron, ML, 18.77; Francis, V, 19.0; Berning, ML, 19.25; Platfoot, V, 19.27.

100 dash – Freyhof, WL, 13.2; Keller, G, 13.45; Barga, M, 13.62; Stewart, M. 14.09; Keihl, V, 14.14; Momo, H, 14.36; Wuebker, M, 14.59; Fear, NB, 14.69.

800 relay – Minster 1:52.64; Marion 1:53.2; Ver-

sailes 1:53.84; West Liberty 1:54.65; Versailles B 1:58.82; Greenvile 2:01.22; Arcanum 2:01.58; St. Henry 2:03; New Bremen 2:06.45.

1600 run – Vogel, WL, 5:27.19; Slonkosky, M, 5:42.26; Smith, WL, 5:55.79; Karns, G, 5:59.19; Barlage, M, 5:59.51; Grow, V, 6:00.18; Burke, M, 6:04.06; Grilliot, V, 6:05.87.

400 relay – West Liberty 63.68; Greenville 53.86; Marion 54.06; Versailles 54.19; Versailles B 56.43; St. Henry 58.74; New Bremen 59.4; Arcanum 59.86.

400 dash – Barga, M, 64.48; Hemmmelgarn, ML, 65.66; Winner, V, 66.13; Wuebker, M, 66.25; Thomas, WL, 66.41; Berning, ML, 67.45; Monnin, V, 67.9; Karg, WL, 69.82.

300 hurdles – Enneking, M, 49.78; Meiring, M, 51.55; Rabenstein, WL, 51.87; Berning, ML, 54.24; Richard, M, 54.92; Pierron, ML, 55.67; Francis, V, 56.52.

800 run – Vogel, WL, 2:26.79; Fausey, M, 2:33.4; Arnold, M, 2:40.26; Hayes, G, 2:41.27; Brackman, NB, 2:42.04; Heitkamp, ML, 2:42.06; Smith, WL, 2:43.91; Langenkamp, SH, 2:44.23.

200 dash – Freyhof, WL, 28.92; Dahlinghaus, M, 29.08; Jutte, M, 29.35; Homan, ML, 30.1; Thomas, WL, 30.39; Hemmelgarn, V, 30.55; Adams, NB, 30.95; Luttmer, SH, 31.59.

3200 run – Bornhorst, M, 12:46.66; Hooks, H, 12:56.72; Strickland, WL, 12:57.9; Kunk, SH, 12:59.14; Henault, WL, 13:01.14; Wenig, V, 13:01.24; Grilliot, V, 13:09.4; Schulze, SH, 13:13.65.

800 relay – Minster 4:17.62; Marion Local 4:24.32; Versailes 4:34.89; West Liberty 4:38.17; Versailles B 4:40.79; St. Henry 4:50.72; New Bremen 4:51.3; Greenville 4:52.62.

Shot put – Eiting, M, 345.5; Bruns, V, 33-9; Gantz, WL, 33-2; Mescher, ML, 30-5; Kensinger, G, 30-1; Lawrence, V, 29-6.75; Jones NB, 29-6; Schemmel, ML, 29-5.

Discus – Schemmel, V, 1106; Chrisman, ML, 106-4; O’Donnell, A, 94-3; Schemmel, ML, 93-4; Maurer, NB, 92-2; Reed, Ver B, 90-10; Meyer, ML, 90-6; McGowan, M, 90-0.

Long jump – Thobe, ML, 16-3; Francis, M, 15-0; Jutte, M, 14-11.5; Keller, G, 14-10; Shimp, V, 13-8.25; Mcgowan, M, 13-7.5; Etgen, WL, 14-7.5; Hemmelgarn, ML, 13-2.5.

High jump – Kramer, ML, 5-0; Guillozet, G, 4-10; Bey, V, 48; Wehrman, M, 4-8; Monnin, V, Francis, V, McGowan, M, Francis, M, 4-6 (four-way tie).

Pole vault – Hemmelgarn, ML, 10-6; Kolling, G, 10-0; Etgen, WL, and Keller, G, 9-6 (tie); Heckman, M, 8-0; Markin, WL and Cetnar, A, 7-6 (tie); Huelsman, M, 7-6.

High school sports This week TODAY Baseball Newton at Lehman Houston at Jackson Center Russia at Botkins Bradford at New Bremen Fairlawn at Anna New Knoxville at Covington Ansonia at Riverside Versailles at Arcanum Softball Houston at Jackson Center Russia at Botkins Bradford at New Bremen Fairlawn at Anna Ansonia at New Knoxville Arcanum at Versailles Boys tennis Celina at Sidney St. Marys at Lehman —— TUESDAY Baseball Lehman at Botkins Minster at Russia Lima Shawnee at New Bremen New Knoxville at Waynesfield Coldwater at Fort Loramie Anna at Covington Franklin-Monroe at Versailles Bradford at Riverside Softball Wapak at Sidney Lehman at Botkins Fort Recovery at Russia Minster at Celina Coldwater at Fort Loramie Fairlawn at St. Henry Anna at Covington Lehman at Botkins Boys tennis Sidney at Beavercreek Track Lehman, Russia at Joe Ward Inv. at Sidney Fort Loramie, Houston at Anna Minster at St. Marys tri —— WEDNESDAY Baseball Miami East at Lehman Softball Miami East at Lehman Boys tennis Lehman at Wapak —— THURSDAY Baseball Riverside at Lehman Jackson Center at Russia Spencerville at Minster Marion Local at New Bremen Anna at Houston Fort Loramie at Fairlawn Botkins at Ridgemont Softball Riverside at Lehman Jackson Center at Russia Minster at Waynesfield New Bremen at St. Marys Anna at Houston Fort Loramie at Fairlawn Bradford at Botkins Versailles at Miami East Boys tennis Wayne at Sidney Dayton Carroll at Lehman —— FRIDAY Baseball Fort Loramie at Sidney Russia at Ansonia Minster at Anna New Bremen at Celina New Knoxville at Lima Temple Bradford at Fairlawn Softball Houston at Minster Covington at New Bremen Bradford at Fairlawn Anna at Bethel Boys tennis Wapak at Sidney Track Fairlawn at Riverside Spectacular —— SATURDAY Baseball Lima Bath at Sidney (2) Covington at Lehman New Knoxville at Jackson Center (2) Franklin-Monroe at Russia (2) Minster-St. Marys at 5th-3rd New Bremen at WL-Salem (2) Fairlawn at Riverside (2) Waynesfield at Botkins (2) Softball Waynesfield at Botkins (2) Christian Academy at Fairlawn (2) St. Henry at Fort Loramie (2) New Bremen at Crestview Minster at Jefferson (2) Lehman at Bradford (2) Graham at Sidney (2) Track Sidney, Lehman, Anna at Tipp City Inv. Russia, Minster, New Bremen, New Knoxville, Houston at Versailles Inv.

BASEBALL Spring training Spring Training Glance The Associated Press All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct Kansas City . . . . . . 25 7 .781 Baltimore. . . . . . . . 19 9 .679 Seattle . . . . . . . . . . 22 11 .667 Detroit . . . . . . . . . . 19 14 .576 Oakland . . . . . . . . . 17 13 .567 Cleveland. . . . . . . . 17 16 .515 Minnesota . . . . . . . 17 16 .515 Boston . . . . . . . . . . 17 17 .500 Chicago . . . . . . . . . 14 14 .500 Texas . . . . . . . . . . . 17 17 .500 Toronto . . . . . . . . . 16 17 .485 Houston . . . . . . . . . 15 16 .484 Tampa Bay . . . . . . 15 17 .469 New York . . . . . . . . 14 18 .438 Los Angeles . . . . . . 10 20 .333 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct Atlanta. . . . . . . . . . 20 15 .571 Colorado . . . . . . . . 16 15 .516 San Francisco . . . . 16 15 .516 St. Louis. . . . . . . . . 16 15 .516 New York . . . . . . . . 15 15 .500 Arizona . . . . . . . . . 16 17 .485 Philadelphia . . . . . 16 17 .485 Chicago . . . . . . . . . 16 19 .457 Miami . . . . . . . . . . 13 16 .448 San Diego . . . . . . . 16 20 .444 Washington . . . . . . 14 18 .438 Milwaukee . . . . . . . 13 18 .419 Pittsburgh . . . . . . . 13 18 .419 Cincinnati . . . . . . . 13 20 .394 Los Angeles . . . . . . 13 20 .394 NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

Saturday's Games Baltimore 7, N.Y. Mets 1 Toronto 10, Philadelphia 4 Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 3, tie Boston 4, Minnesota 2 Texas 5, San Diego 2

Houston 6, Chicago Cubs 3 Milwaukee 5, Chicago White Sox 4 Cleveland 9, Cincinnati (ss) 1 Seattle 4, Colorado 3 Cincinnati (ss) 9, Arizona 0 Oakland 4, San Francisco 3 L.A. Angels 2, L.A. Dodgers 1

National League National League The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta . . . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — Miami . . . . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — New York . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — Philadelphia. . . . 0 0 .000 — Washington . . . . 0 0 .000 — Central Division Chicago. . . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — Cincinnati . . . . . 0 0 .000 — Milwaukee . . . . . 0 0 .000 — Pittsburgh . . . . . 0 0 .000 — St. Louis . . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — West Division Arizona . . . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — Colorado . . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — Los Angeles . . . . 0 0 .000 — San Diego . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — San Francisco. . . 0 0 .000 — Saturday's Games No games scheduled Sunday's Games No games scheduled Monday's Games Miami (Nolasco 0-0) at Washington (Strasburg 0-0), 1:05 p.m.

San Diego (Volquez 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 0-0), 1:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Burnett 0-0), 1:35 p.m.

Colorado (Chacin 0-0) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 0-0), 2:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 0-0) at Cincinnati (Cueto 0-0), 4:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Cain 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 0-0), 4:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Hamels 0-0) at Atlanta (Hudson 0-0), 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Wainwright 0-0) at Arizona (Kennedy 0-0), 10:05 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Colorado at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

—— American League East Division W L Pct GB Baltimore . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — Boston. . . . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — New York . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — Tampa Bay . . . . . 0 0 .000 — Toronto . . . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — Central Division Chicago. . . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — Cleveland . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — Detroit . . . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — Kansas City . . . . 0 0 .000 — Minnesota . . . . . 0 0 .000 — West Division Houston . . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — Los Angeles . . . . 0 0 .000 — Oakland . . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — Seattle . . . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — Texas. . . . . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — Saturday's Games No games scheduled Sunday's Games Texas at Houston, 8:05 p.m.

Monday's Games Boston (Lester 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 0-0), 1:05 p.m.

Detroit (Verlander 0-0) at Minnesota (Worley 0-0), 4:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Shields 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 0-0), 4:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 0-0) at Cincinnati (Cueto 0-0), 4:10 p.m.

Seattle (Hernandez 0-0) at Oakland (Anderson 0-0), 10:05 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 3:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Texas at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

Seattle at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

BASKETBALL NCAA women NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Glance The Associated Press All Times EDT OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL Regional Semifinals Oklahoma City Sunday, March 31 Tennessee 74, Oklahoma 59 Baylor (34-1) vs. Louisville (268), 7:05 p.m.

Tuesday, April 2 Regional Championship Tennessee (27-7) vs. BaylorLouisville winner, 9 p.m.

—— SPOKANE REGIONAL Regional Semifinals Spokane, Wash.

Saturday, March 30 Georgia 61, Stanford 59 California 73, LSU 63 Regional Championship Monday, April 1 Georgia (28-6) vs. California (31-3), 9:30 p.m.

—— NORFOLK REGIONAL First Round Saturday, March 23 Boulder, Colo.

Regional Semifinals Norfolk, Va. Sunday, March 31 Notre Dame 93, Kansas 63 Duke 53, Nebraska 45 Regional Championship Tuesday, April 2 Notre Dame (34-1) vs. Duke (33-2), 7 p.m.

—— BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL Regional Semifinals Bridgeport, Conn.

Saturday, March 30 Kentucky 69, Delaware 62 Connecticut 76, Maryland 50 Regional Championship Monday, April 1 Kentucky (30-5) vs. Connecticut (32-4), 7:30 p.m.

FINAL FOUR At New Orleans Arena New Orleans National Semifinals Sunday, April 7 Oklahoma City champion vs.

Spokane champion, 5:30 or 8 p.m.

Norfolk champion vs. Bridgeport champion, 5:30 or 8 p.m.

National Championship Tuesday, April 9 Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m.

NIT glance National Invitation Tournament Glance The Associated Press All Times EDT At Madison Square Garden New York Semifinals Tuesday, April 2 BYU (24-11) vs. Baylor (21-14),

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7 p.m.

Maryland (25-12) vs. Iowa (2412), 9:30 p.m.

Championship Thursday, April 4 Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.

Women's National Invitation Tournament Glance

Women’s NIT The Associated Press Semifinals Wednesday, April 3 Florida (28-8) vs. Drexel (2610), TBA Utah (22-13) vs. Kansas State (19-17), TBA Championship Saturday, April 6 Semifinal winners, 3 p.m.

NCAA Men's Div. II Basketball Tournament Glance

NCAA Division II All Times EDTSemifinals Saturday, March 30 Metro State 83, West Liberty 76 Drury 107, Western Washington 97 Championship At Atlanta Sunday, April 7 Metro State vs. Drury, 4 p.m.

NCAA Division III NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Glance The Associated Press Semifinals Saturday, March 23 Mary Hardin-Baylor 74, St. Thomas (Minn.) 67 Amherst 52, North Central (Ill.) 44 At Philips Arena Atlanta Championship Sunday, April 7 Mary Hardin-Baylor vs.

Amherst, 12:30 p.m.

NCAA men NCAA Tournament Glance The Associated Press All Times EDT EAST REGIONAL Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 28 At The Verizon Center Washington Marquette 71, Miami 61 Syracuse 61, Indiana 50 Regional Championship Saturday, March 30 Syracuse 55, Marquette 39 —— SOUTH REGIONAL Regional Semifinals Friday, March 29 At Cowboys Stadium Arlington, Texas Michigan 87, Kansas 85, OT Florida 62, Florida Gulf Coast 50 Regional Championship Sunday, March 31 Michigan 79, Florida 59 —— MIDWEST REGIONAL Regional Semifinals Friday, March 29 At Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis Louisville 77, Oregon 69 Duke 71, Michigan State 61 Regional Championship Sunday, March 31 Louisville 85, Duke 63 WEST REGIONAL Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 28 At The Staples Center Los Angeles Ohio State 73, Arizona 70 Wichita State 72, La Salle 58 Regional Championship Saturday, March 30 Wichita State 70, Ohio State 66 FINAL FOUR At The Georgia Dome Atlanta National Semifinals Saturday, April 6 Louisville (33-5) vs. Wichita State (30-8), 6 p.m.

Michigan (30-7) vs. Syracuse (30-9), 8:30 p.m.

National Championship Monday, April 8 Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.

HOCKEY NCAA NCAA Division I Hockey Glance The Associated Press All Times EDT East Regional At Providence, R.I. Semifinals Saturday, March 30 Quinnipiac 4, Canisius 3 Union (NY) 5, Boston College 1 Championship Sunday, March 31 Quinnipiac (28-7-5) vs. Union (NY) (22-12-5), inc.

Midwest Regional At Toledo, Ohio Saturday, March 30 St. Cloud State 5, Notre Dame 1 Miami (Ohio) 4, Minnesota State (Mankato) 0 Championship Sunday, March 31 St. Cloud State 4, Miami (Ohio) 1 Northeast Regional At Manchester, N.H. Semifinals Friday, March 29 UMass-Lowell 6, Wisconsin 1 New Hampshire 5, Denver 2 Championship Saturday, March 30 UMass-Lowell 2, New Hampshire 0 West Regional At Grand Rapids, Mich.

Semifinals Friday, March 29 Yale 3, Minnesota 2, OT North Dakota 2, Niagara 1 Championship Saturday, March 30 Yale 4, North Dakota 1 FROZEN FOUR At Pittsburgh Thursday, April 11 Semifinals East champion vs. St. Cloud State (25-15-1), TBA UMass-Lowell (28-10-2) vs. Yale (20-12-3), TBA Saturday, April 13 Semifinal winners, TBA

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How to calibrate a sprayer

THIS UNDATED photo provided by New Hampshire Fish and Game Department shows a New England cottontail rabbit. Wildlife officials say the New England cottontail could soon face extinction, due to diminishing shrublands across the Northeast. The only rabbit species indigenous to the region lost more than 80 percent of its habitat over the last 50 years.

Where’s Peter Cottontail?

BY STEPHEN KALIN The Associated Press The New England cottontail was once so common that Massachusetts author Thornton Burgess adapted one named Peter for the children’s stories he penned a century ago.

But the critter that inspired “The Adventures of Peter Cottontail” and the enduring song that came later faces an uncertain future. Its natural habitat is disappearing, and without intervention, it could be unhappy trails for the once-bountiful bunny.

Conservationists are hoping a new program to restore shrub lands across the Northeast and captive breeding efforts will help ensure the New England cottontail sticks around for many Easters to come.

“We’re making headway, putting habitat on the ground in some really key places,” said Anthony Tur, an endangered species specialist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “It’s encouraging.”

New England cottontails were abundant a century ago, thriving in an environment of shrubs, saplings, weeds and vines known as young forest. But in an uncommon turn of events, it is declining human activity to blame for its lost habitat — not urban sprawl.

As neglected agricultural lands reverted back to forest and those forests matured, the population of New England cottontails thinned. More than 80 percent of their habitat disappeared over the past 50 years, according to the nonprofit Wildlife Management Institute.

And now conservationists are trying to prevent the New England cottontail from appearing on the endangered species list, a designation that would require a more urgent — and costly — response that could restrict land use and hunting.

The Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Resources Conservation Service are working with landowners and zoos to restore natural habitat and use captive breeding to rebuild the population.

The government has

been conducting habitat management and restoration projects for several years in collaboration with private landowners, land trusts and a few Native American tribes as they try to bring back the New England cottontail.

The New England cottontail is the only rabbit species native to the region east of the Hudson River. And while it has struggled to deal with the changing landscape, a slightly larger cousin has thrived.

Imported to the region for hunting in the early 20th century, the Eastern cottontail has larger eyes that have enabled it to avoid predators better. It multiplied steadily and is now the dominant species in the Northeast, often popping up on roadsides and in gardens.

For conservationists, protecting the New England cottontail from extinction is worthy in and of itself. But habitat restoration also benefits the dozens of other species that thrive in shrub lands, including songbirds, snakes, deer and turkey.

Tom McAvoy, a landowner in Scotland, Conn., was approached by Fish and Wildlife officials in 2011 about restoring his land to help the New England cottontail make a comeback. Inactive for the past 60 years, the former dairy farm was overgrown with invasive plants that prevented ground vegetation from thriving.

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As you make these changes, stay within proper and safe operating conditions of the sprayer. Remember increased pressure will result in increasing the number of small, driftprone droplets. Using the trial-and error method to reach the intended application rate takes time; following the equations given in Extension Publication AEX-520 can help you find optimum travel speed and pressure much faster.

9. Recalibrate the sprayer (repeat steps 5-8 above) until the recommended application error of +5 percent is achieved.

The writer is the Ohio State University Extension Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources for Shelby County, Top of Ohio EERA

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Ohio farmers have also taken a lot of extra “fat” out of production costs also. Their outstanding efficiency allows consumers to enjoy a protein–rich diet at an affordable price. Americans use only 7 percent of their annual income for food consumed at homewhich is the lowest percentage in the world.

Through hard work, commitment and dedication, Ohio has become one of the richest and most diversified agricultural states in the nation.

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Industry standards enforced by the Ohio department of Agriculture (ODA) in meat, poultry, and milk inspection programs insure a safe, wholesome food supply.

To make available all these commodities, normal day-to-day operations of an active farm may cause annoyances to neighbors, who are also consumers that may not be involved in the business of farming.

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The seconds, a measuring primary goal with cali- tape, and a jar graduated bration of a sprayer is to in ounces. determine the actual To calibrate a boom rate of application in gal- sprayer for broadcast aplons per acre, then to plications using this make adjustments if the method, follow these difference between the steps: actual rate and the in1. Fill the sprayer tended rate is greater or tank (at least half full) less than 5 percent of the with water. intended rate (a recom2. Run the sprayer, inmended guideline by spect it for leaks, and USEPA and USDA). make sure all vital parts Before starting cali- function properly. bration, make sure you 3. Measure the dishave a good set of nozzles tance in inches between on the sprayer. Clean all the nozzles. the plugged nozzles.

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April Fools’ Day

Word of the Week mischief — conduct or activity that causes petty annoyance

Newspaper Knowledge Choose a news or feature photo and pretend that it’s in the year 2200.

Try to explain the contents of the picture and what ideas it gives you about the society in the late 1900s.

Grilled Cheese for April Fools’ Day What you'll need • Pound cake • 1 cup buttercream or white frosting (canned is fine) • Yellow and red food coloring Additional Instructions Cut the pound cake into breadlike slices and toast them in a toaster oven just until they turn golden brown.

Once they've cooled for a few minutes, stack two slices for each sandwich and cut the stack in half diagonally (slicing the sandwich before you fill it makes for fewer crumbs).

Now tint the frosting by stirring in a few drops of yellow and red food coloring (more yellow than red) to get a shade of orange that resembles American cheese.

Carefully spread frosting between the slices of each half sandwich. If you mound the frosting on one slice, then top it with the other and gently press down, the frosting will ooze out a bit and look all the more like melted cheese.

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The history of April Fool's Day or All Fool's Day is uncertain, but the current thinking is that it began around 1582 in France with the reform of the calendar under Charles IX. The Gregorian Calendar was introduced, and New Year's Day was moved from March 25-April 1 (New Year's week) to Jan. 1.

Communication traveled slowly in those days and some people were only informed of the change several years later. Still others, who were more rebellious refused to acknowledge the change and continued to celebrate on the last day of the former celebration, April 1.

These people were labeled "fools" by the general populace, were subject to ridicule and sent on "fool errands," sent invitations to nonexistent parties and had other practical jokes played upon them. The butts of these pranks became known as a "poisson d'avril" or "April fish" because a young naive fish is easily caught. In addition, one common practice was to hook a paper fish on the back of someone as a joke.

This harassment evolved over time and a custom of prank-playing continue on the first day of April. This tradition eventually spread elsewhere like to Britain and Scotland in the 18th century and was introduced to the American colonies by the English and the French.

Because of this spread to other countries, April Fools’ Day has taken on an international flavor with each country celebrating the holiday in its own way.

In England, jokes are played only in the morning.

Fools are called “gobs” or 'gobby' and the victim of a joke is called a “noodle.” It was considered back luck to

play a practical joke on someone after noon.

In Rome, the holiday is known as Festival of Hilaria, celebrating the resurrection of the god Attis, is on March 25 and also is referred to as "Roman Laughing Day." In Portugal, April Fools’ Day falls on the Sunday and Monday before lent. In this celebration, many people

throw flour at their friends.

The Huli Festival is celebrated on March 31 in India.

People play jokes on one another and smear colors on one another celebrating the arrival of Spring.

So, no matter where you happen to be in the world on April 1, don't be surprised if April fools fall playfully upon you.

See if you can find and circle the words listed. They are hidden in the puzzle vertically, horizontally and diagonally — some are even spelled backwards.

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