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Council OKs agreements BY TOM MILLHOUSE recommendations of the Tax tmillhouse@civitasmedia.com Incentive Review Council concerning whether businesses After hearing that several have complied with the incenbusinesses had held up their tive agreements. The TIRC end of the bargain, Sidney recommended Enterprise City Council voted Monday Zone tax exemptions be connight to continue incentive tinued for Reliable Castings, agreements with the local ITW (Peerless/Zielsdorf), companies. Hexa Americas and Energizer Barbara Dulworth, commu- Personal Care/Clinton Realty. nity services director, pre- It was noted that tax abatesented an overview of the ments have expired for NK

Parts and Freshway Foods. The Community Reinvestment Area tax abatement for Bensar/Ross Casting and Innovation was continued. Also approved was the continuation of Tax Incentive Financing agreements with Menard’s, Bensar/Ross Casting & Innovation and 75 Development LLC. City Manager Mark Cundiff was authorized to enter

into an agreement to extend the Electric Generation Agreement with DPL Energy Resources. Sidney is part of a 25-city consortium known as Miami Valley Communications Council. The current agreement with DPL Energy has saved the participating cities $3.5 million over the 35month term of the agreement. See COUNCIL/Page 3A

Lake Loramie Heritage Museum to reopen • The Lake Loramie Heritage Museum will reopen on May 4 from 1 to 4 p.m. The museum will celebrate its five-year anniversary this year. 10A

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Civil War dinner to feature Underground Railroad talk • In observance of the 150th anniversary of the bloodiest year of the Civil War for Shelby County men, the Shelby County Historical Society will host a Civil War dinner and performance by Anthony Gibbs on May 2. 6A

DEATHS Obituaries and/or death notices for the following people appear on Page 3A today: • Edward H. “Dick” Hemm • Leonard Donald “Deadeye” Thompson Jr. • Mary Evelyn Strauss • James D. Helmlinger

INDEX Business .............................9A City, County records........2-3A Classified.........................1-4B Comics .............................15A Fort Loramie .....................10A Hints from Heloise ..............6A Horoscope........................15A Localife ............................6-7A Nation/World.......................5A Obituaries ...........................3A Sports .........................17-19A State news..........................4A ’Tween 12 and 20.............12A Weather/Sudoku/Abby/Out of the Past/Dr. Roach .....16A

TODAY’S THOUGHT “To change and to improve are two different things.” — German proverb For more on today in history, turn to Page 5A.

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A spring walk Steve and Christy Deweese, of Sidney, enjoyed their first walk of the year Tuesday through Tawawa Park, which is now also open to motorized vehicles.

A career of a lifetime Rich Wade hangs up deputy’s uniform BY MELANIE SPEICHER mspeicher@civitasmedia.com For 30 years, Rich Wade has worn the uniform of a Shelby County Sheriff’s Office deputy with pride. On April 30, Wade will officially hang up his uniform for the last time. And throughout his career, he was always known as “the deputy with the pipe.” His final day on the job was April 16. “I can remember I always wanted to be in law enforcement,” said Wade. He talked to an Ohio Highway State trooper in high school about the OHP. “But I didn’t like the idea of moving around,” he said. A 1976 graduate of Sidney High School, Wade joined the U.S. Air Force after graduation. He served for four years and was a senior airman when he was discharged. He SDN Photo/Tom Millhouse was a security officer in the military. WHEN DEPUTY Rich Wade (left) joined the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office 30 years ago, John “When I was in Texas in Lenhart (right) was sheriff. As Wade starts his retirement, Lenhart was the sheriff who bid him See WADE/Page 11A farewell. 2382355

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Police log TUESDAY -1:56 a.m.: arrest. Officers arrested Joshua A. Baker, 19, no address given, was arrested on a warrant out of Celina. MONDAY -7:59 p.m.: dog attack. Alice D. Hicks, 2615 Terry Hawk Drive, told police she was at her rental property at 544 Rauth St. when a dog came out of a residence at 550 Rauth St. and attacked her poodle. She said she tried to get the dog off her dog and it bit her on the hand. Her dog was bitten several times on the side and rear end. The poodle required treatment by a veterinarian and Hicks was treated at Wilson Memorial Hospital. The owner of the other dog said his English bulldog did get out of the house the attack was an accident. The man, who was not identified on the report, said his dog thought the poodle was going to attack his daughter, so it pushed open the door and attacked the dog. Reports state the dog wasn’t on a leash and did not have a license. -10:10 a.m.: vandalism. An employee of the Sidney Parks and Recreation Department reported a vandalism incident at Brown Park, 100 E. Clay St. Vandals painted graffiti on a storage building. -8:53 a.m.: window broken. Chris Hughes, 751 Foraker Ave., reported someone threw an egg through his window. Damage was set at $200. SUNDAY -11:03 p.m.: arrest. William Jones, 20, 844 ½ S. Walnut Ave., was arrested for a probation violation, on a warrant and for offenses involving underage people. -8 p.m.: robbery. A Sidney woman told officers she was robbed at the threat of force in the 800 block of Buckeye Avenue. The report doesn’t state what was stolen. -7:17 p.m.: items stolen. Allison M. Felty, 716 Lynn St., reported the theft of gas cards valued at $500, $50 cash and a checkbook from her car. A scratch on the driver’s side door caused an estimated $200 damage. -5:58 p.m.: theft. A Sidney woman reported the theft of a laptop com-

puter valued at $500 from a vehicle. The computer belonged to a juvenile. -9:09 a.m.: theft. Dale R. Feazel, 802 Taft St., reported a cell phone valued at $300 was stolen from her vehicle. -2:21 a.m.: assault. A Sidney woman reported being assaulted when she tried to intervene in a physical dispute between two juveniles in the 500 block of North Main Avenue. -2:19 a.m.: arrest. Michael M. Moore, 22, 313 N. Miami Ave., was arrested on a warrant during the investigation of an alleged assault. Moore claimed he was assaulted by two other people and they alleged Moore assaulted them. Minor injuries were reported in the altercation. SATURDAY -11:20 p.m.: theft. Charles E. Kemp, 311 N. Miami Ave., reported the theft of a video game system and two video games from his vehicle. Loss was set at $250. -11:15 p.m.: arrest. Richard Winemiller, 31, 629 East Ave., was arrested on a warrant. -3:09 p.m.: theft. Jeff L. Collins, 500 N. Vandemark Road, reported a theft from his car and a vehicle owned by Alyssa N. Patten, 500 N. Vandemark Road. Items stolen included bank debit card, camera valued at $300, and two containers of medication. -11:46 a.m.: cash stolen. Sabrina Bevans, 226 S. Walnut Ave., reported the theft of $140 from her purse overnight. -9:02 a.m.: theft. Chad C. McLain, 216 Piper St., reported the theft of a prescription medication from his vehicle. -1:52 a.m.: drunken driving. Bruce E. Applegate, 32, no address given, was arrested for operating a vehicle while under the influence following a traffic stop at the intersection of West and Court Avenue Street. FRIDAY -11:40 p.m.: assault. Lauren Shie, 27, of Sidney, reported being assaulted in the 400 block of Folkerth Avenue. -7:11 p.m.: arrest. During an investigation in an unrelated matter, Trevor Newbauer, 39, 1527 E. Court St., Apt. H, was

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arrested on a warrant. THURSDAY -7:04 p.m.: assault. Officers arrested Tyler Doseck, 26, 505 1/2 S. Ohio Ave., and a 17-yearold male on assault charges after they allegedly assaulted Edward J. Middlemiss, 426 S. Ohio Ave. He reportedly suffered a minor head abrasion and a broken tooth.. -6:59 a.m.: theft. Justin L. Taylor, 730 Taft St., reported someone entered his unlocked car and stole two bank cards.

Accidents A Sidney woman was cited for an assured clear distance violation following a two-vehicle accident in the 1700 block of Michigan Street at 5:41 p.m. Monday. The citation was issued to Barbara Johnson, 68, 327 Forest St. Police reports state she was driving east on Michigan Street when her car struck the rear of a car being driven by Jeffrey Oyler, 60, of Lakeview. Oyler was stopped at the time of the crash. The Johnson car sustained moderate damage and there was minor damage to the Olyer truck. • No injuries were reported in a two-vehicle crash on Michigan Street (Ohio 47) at the Interstate 75 overpass at 6:14 p.m. Sunday. Reports state Michael P. Dillehay, 51, 4540 Ta w a w a - M a p l e w o o d Road, was driving east on Michigan Street in the left lane when he attempted to change lanes and his SUV struck a car by Kristy driven Roberts, 30, 1145 Hamilton Ave. Dillehay was cited for a lane change violation. Dillehay’s SUV sustained minor damage and there was minor damage to the Roberts car. • The driver of a church bus was cited for failure to control after striking a parked car on North Street near the Miami Avenue intersection at 11:19 a.m. Saturday. Reports state Daniel J. Gutman, 28, 1327 Spruce Ave., was cited after his bus struck a parked car owned by Richard J. Reier, 826 S. Walnut St. The accident occurred as Gutman was

Celina man injured PIQUA — Authorities with the Ohio State Highway Patrol say a Celina man suffered a minor injury following an early Monday morning incident in which someone allegedly threw a rock onto his car from an overpass along southbound I-75 at mile marker 86. Reports state that approximately 2:20 a.m. the rock was dropped from the Lockington Road overpass and it struck a vehicle being driven by Richard C. Eaton, 51, of Celina. The rock crashed through the windshield and broke into several pieces, which ultimately forced the vehicle to the side of the road where it was found by troopers wrecked in a ditch. Several pieces of the rock were discovered inside Eaton’s automobile. Easton was taken to the hospital by the Sidney Rescue Squad for nonlife-threatening injuries. The suspect has yet to be identified.

attempting to turn right into a private driveway. There was minor damage to Reier’s car and no damage to the church bus. • Debra L. Boyd, 47, 1124 Hawthorne Drive, was cited for a right of way from a private drive violation following a two-vehicle accident in the 2400 block of Michigan Street at 7:59 p.m. Saturday. Sidney police report Boyd pulled from a parking lot and her vehicle struck an SUV being driven east on Michigan Street by Nathaniel J. Riffell, 29, of Lakeview. Both vehicle sustained moderate damage. • No one was injured in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Ohio 47 at 11:31 a.m. on April 17. Daniel M. McIntosh, 28, of New Haven, Ind., was stopped at a traffic light eastbound on Ohio 47 when, after the light turned green, he attempted to make a left turn onto Fourth Avenue. He pulled into the path of a pickup truck being driven west on Ohio 47 by Gerald V. Puthoff, 67, 3660 Cardo Road, Fort Loramie. Both vehicles sustained heavy damage. • No injuries were reported in a two-vehicle accident on Russell Road near County Road 25A at 4:46 p.m. on April 17. Daniel Jacobs, 1917 Burkewood Drive, was driving east on Russell Road when his car struck the rear of a car being driven by Paula K. Zook, 44, 830 County

Road 34N, Quincy. Ja- 800 block of Country cobs was cited for an as- Side Street. -12:53 p.m.: medical. sured clear distance Medics responded to violation. 2031 Commerce Drive. -11:23 a.m.: medical. Medics responded to the 900 block of McKinley TUESDAY Avenue. -11:43 a.m.: medical. -11:23 a.m.: medical. Medics responded to the Medics responded to the 400 block of South Stolle 2100 block of Fair Road. Ave. -9:56 a.m.: medical. -9:18 a.m.: call can- Medics responded to the celed. Firefighters re- 300 block of Letitia ceived a fire alarm from Drive. 1959 Michigan St., but -9:31 a.m. medical. the call was canceled. Medics responded to the -8:43 a.m.: medical. 200 block of Doorley Medics responded to the Road. 500 block of North Main -8:28 a.m.: medical. Avenue. Medics responded to the -7:57 a.m.: medical. 700 block of Fulton Medics responded to the Street. 200 block of Grove -2:17 a.m.: injury. Street. Medics responded to the -4:27 a.m.: medical. 86 mile marker on Medics responded to the southbound Interstate 100 block of Kossuth 75 on a report of an inStreet. jured person. MONDAY SUNDAY -10:51 p.m.: medical. -9:26 p.m.: no fire. Medics responded to the Firefighters were called intersection of West Av- to the intersection of enue and Forest Street. Pomeroy Avenue and -9:57 p.m.: acciden- Michigan Street on a retal alarm. Firefighters port of smoke in the responded to 1959 area. It was determined Michigan Street on a fire the smoke was from a alarm, which was deter- fireplace. mined to be set off by ac-1:49 p.m.: house cident. fire. Firefighters re-9:53 p.m.: medical. sponded to 320 Belmont Medics responded to the St. on a report of a house 2500 block of North fire. The fire was out Kuther Road. when they arrived on the -7:58 p.m.: medical. scene. The fire reportMedics responded to the edly was caused by 300 block of Maple owner using acetone to Street. clean floors and fumes -5:41 p.m. no in- were ignited by the hot Medics re- water heater pilot light. juries. sponded to a motorcycle -12:33 p.m.: medical. crash in the 1700 block Medics responded to the of Michigan Street, but it 700 block of Country was found there were no Side Street. injuries or hazards at -10:56 a.m.: medical. the scene. Medics responded to the -2:01 p.m.: medical. 1500 block of Campbell Medics responded to the Road.

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whom she married June 14, 1938; second husband, Elmer A. Pleiman on Jan. 10, 1989, whom she married Nov. 23, 1979; third husband, Ray Strauss on Oct. 24, 2009, whom she married Sept. 4, 1993; brothers, Earl and Bob Pepiot; and sister, Roberta James. Mary graduated from Versailles High School in 1935 and attended FredAcademy in ericks Springfield. Mary worked at Rike’s Department Store in Dayton for 27 years. She was a member of St. Denis Catholic Church in Versailles and the Daughters of Isabella. Mary enjoyed watching the Cincinnati Reds baseball team, traveling, quilting and spending her winters in Florida. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 27, 2013, at St. Denis Catholic Church in Versailles with the Rev. David Vincent celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Valbert Cemetery in Versailles. The family will receive friends on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday morning from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Bailey Zechar Funeral Home in Versailles. contribuMemorial tions may be made to St. Denis Catholic Church or State of the Heart Hospice. Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com.

James D. Helmlinger J A C K SONVILLE, Fla. — James D. Helmlinger, 85, of Jacksonville, Fla., passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013. He was born Feb. 26, 1928, in Sidney, to Lawrence and Pearl Helmlinger. He retired from the U.S. Navy following 22 years of distinguished and decorated service in both World War II and Korea. He later retired from Maxwell House Coffee. Mr. Helmlinger was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 59 years, Mary Ann Helmlinger, and his daughter, Terry Collins. He also was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Robert Helmlinger, Richard Helmlinger and Lawrence Helmlinger. Surviving are his devoted wife, Katherine

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Helmlinger; sons, Donald Helmlinger (Eileen) and Mark Helmlinger (Darlene); his grandchildren, Kathy Smith (Luke), Amanda Fitch (Chris), Christy Brennan (Kevin), Kevin Helmlinger, Kasey Helmlinger (Heidi) and Ashley Helmlinger; and great-grandchildren, Sean and Emily Fitch, and Lily and Hudson Smith. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2013, in the chapel of Jacksonville Memory Gardens Funeral Home, 111 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park, Fla., with the Rev. Victor Narivelil, Celebrant. Mr. Helmlinger was laid to rest with his wife and daughter in Jacksonville Memory Gardens. Full military honors were conferred.

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together until the end of June to enable a smooth transition for the program. “I am leaving the agency in very good hands. Jennifer has a passion for the mission of the organization and years of experience, and I feel she will bring the agency great success,” Brown said. Bruns began her career with Big Brothers Big Sisters 15 years ago and is transitioning into the executive director position from the program coordinator position. Prior to working for Big Brothers Big Sisters, Bruns was a big sister in the program for two years while in college. Elly Puthoff has been hired to handle match enrollment as a support specialist to replace Bruns. “I am very excited to continue my work with Big Brothers Big Sisters as the executive director,” Bruns said. “We serve such a wonderful two-county area with a lot of generous and caring community members. Having served over 500 children on a regular basis in both Darke and Shelby counties yearly is my driving force. Witnessing the impact that the program makes in the lives of not only the children but the volunteer is the ultimate best.” Bruns is a 1992 graduate of Versailles High School and earned a Bachelor of Science from the Ohio State University in 1997. She volunteers her time at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, as a big sister for the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, and is a member of the Fort Loramie WOMANS club. She resides in rural Fort Loramie with her husband, Jason, and children, Bret, Damian and Chloe. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby & Darke County is a nonprofit social service agency. The program specializes in matching children from vulnerable families with adult volunteer big brothers and sisters. These adults provide children with positive role modeling, as well as new educational and social activities. For information or to volunteer, visit www.bigbrobigsis-shelbydarke.org or call 4927611.

COUNCIL “The ability to achieve these savings is due to the 25 cities working together to use the group’s collective volume to obtain the best possible electric pricing,” Cundiff said. In the final staff presentation of the evening, Dulworth briefed council on the major changes in the Residential Code of Ohio, which went into effect Jan. 1. Among the changes for new homes are an increase for exterior walls from R-13 to R20; requirement that carbon monoxide detectors be installed outside each bedroom in a home that uses gas or propane and includes an attached garage; requires that at least 75 percent of the light bulbs in new homes be high efficiency, such as compact fluorescent bulbs; and set specific requirements for what must be included in building plans for completion of a plan review. After learning earlier in the day that Councilman Tom Miller turned 70 Monday, Mayor Mike Barhorst led those in attendance in singing “Happy Birthday” to the longtime city leader. Re-

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freshments, complete with a cupcake with the requisite birthday candle that was extinguished by Miller, were served during a break before council went into executive session to discuss pending litigation and the hiring of a public employee. Earlier in the meeting, Barhorst proclaimed April 24 as Arbor Day in Sidney, presenting the proclamation to city staff members Marty Keifer and Joyce Reier, who are both involved in the Sidney Tree Board. Keifer noted that last week Sidney earned recognition as a Tree City USA city for the 24th consecutive year. Barhorst also read a proclamation designating May 1 as Law Day in Sidney. After accepting the proclamation, Jim Thieman, president of the Shelby County Bar Association, said that while growing up he recalled that the Soviet Union marked May 1 with military parades featuring tanks and other weapons, while in the U.S. the same date was Law Day. He said while the Soviet Union has fallen, the U.S. with its principles of law has prevailed.

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Sheriff’s log TUESDAY -10:44 a.m.: injury accident. Sheriff ’s deputies, the Fort Loramie Rescue Squad and the Fort Loramie Fire Department responded to an accident with injuries at the intersection of Ohio 29 and Fort Loramie-Swanders Road. No other information was available. -7:37 a.m.: crash with injuries. Sheriff’s deputies, the Anna Rescue Squad the Anna Fire Department and Anna police responded to the 15000 block of Ohio 119 on an injury accident. No other information was available. -5:34 a.m.: property damage crash. No injuries were reported in a

crash at the intersection of Ohio 119 and Ohio 29. MONDAY -5:17 p.m.: burglary. Deputies responded to a reported burglary at 7210 Fort LoramieSwanders Road. -5:07 p.m.: injury accident. Deputies, the Houston Rescue Squad and the Houston Fire Department responded to an injury accident in the 300 block of Ohio 66. -5:58 a.m.: theft. Deputies were called to 466 Cross Trail, Piqua (Lockington), on a report that someone stole a purse from a vehicle overnight. SUNDAY -1:11 p.m.: burglary. Deputies responded to 5923 Hardin-Wapakoneta Road on a report of a burglary.

Village log SUNDAY -4:53 p.m.: accident. Botkins police officers responded to a property damage accident at 502 E. State St.

Fire, rescue TUESDAY -10:08 a.m.: fall victim. The Houston Rescue Squad and Russia Fire Department responded to the 800 block of Foxtail Drive. -9:48 a.m.: medical. The Anna Rescue Squad responded to the 14000 boock of Ohio 119. -9:23 a.m.: medical. The Houston Rescue Squad and Russia Fire Department responded to the 100 block of Ver-

sailles Road. MONDAY -5:01 p.m.: fire alarm. A fire alarm was reported at Fort Loramie Elementary School, 35 Elm St. -3:24 p.m.: medical. The Anna Rescue Squad responded to 304 Spruce St., Botkins. -10:50 a.m.: medical. The Versailles Area Life Squad responded to 242 W. Main St., Russia. -7:46 a.m.: medical. The Anna Rescue Squad responded to Honda of America, 12500 Meranda Road. SUNDAY -6:04 p.m.: car fire. The Anna Fire Department responded to a car fire at 503 W. Main St. It was reported the car was close to the house.

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IN THIS Aug. 23, 2011, file photo provided by the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System, Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales participates in an exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. Bales, 39, accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians during a 2012 rampage, faces another preliminary hearing Tuesday.

Judge considers motions JOINT BASE LEWISMCCHORD, Wash. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The U.S. soldier accused of murdering 16 Afghan villagers during a pre-dawn rampage last year appeared in a military courtroom Tuesday for a hearing that focused largely on what might happen if heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s convicted, including which family members and friends could speak on his behalf. Prosecutors and defense attorneys argued over who might testify in support of Bales at any sentencing hearing, should it come to that. Such testimony could help determine whether he receives the death penalty. The Ohio native and father of two from Lake Tapps, Wash., is accused of murdering Afghan villagers, mostly women and children, early on March 11, 2012. Bales, who was on his fourth combat deployment, slipped away from his base in southern Afghanistan to attack two nearby villages and returned soaked in blood, prosecutors say. He has not yet entered a plea, but it is standard under military law for pretrial motions to address sentencing issues. Balesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; court martial has been set for September. His lawyers maintain that they cannot be ready to try a death penalty case by then. One of them, Emma Scanlan, is due to give birth that month. Defense attorneys previously gave the court a list of witnesses they intend to call at sentencing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; people who might show their client in a good light or explain anything troubling in his background that might warrant leniency. Army prosecutors told the judge that not all of the witnesses were necessary. In some cases, the judge, Col. Col. Jeffery Nance, agreed: It likely would be redundant for two of Balesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; older brothers to testify, he said, and so defense attorneys should call just one. Likewise, the judge said, the defense would not need to call a teacher, principal and football coach from Norwood High School in Norwood, Ohio, where Bales grew up. Two of the three would do, he said. But Nance did say Balesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mother and aunt both would be allowed to speak, as they offered differing perspectives on his life. Such testimony from the aunt could include family mental health issues or descriptions of Balesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s use of alcohol while she was pregnant with him, the judge suggested.

WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Republicans are offering to bail out a financially strapped program in the federal health overhaul, one thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lifeline for uninsured people with medical problems. Truce in the health care wars? Not! The GOP bill, headed for a vote Wednesday in the House, would divert billions from another program under President Barack Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature law, a transfer Democrats say would undermine broader goals. Caught in the middle are the so-called uninsurables, people like Susan Zurface, a small-town lawyer from Ohio with a recent diagnosis of leukemia, no health insurance and medical bills piling up. The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan was designed to offer them a path to private coverage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For people like me

who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford the insurance, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter where the Republicans want the money to come from or where the Democrats want the money to come from â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it has to come from somewhere,â&#x20AC;? said Zurface, who lives in the rural southwestern Ohio community of Hillsboro. She has a slowgrowing form of the blood cancer and wants to start tackling it now when she is in her 40s and otherwise in good health. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m starting to feel that sense of panic because I have no idea where the money is going to come from to pay for this,â&#x20AC;? added Zurface, a solo practitioner who focuses on representing children caught in family breakups. Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Affordable Care Act was supposed to banish such fears forever by requiring health insurance companies to cover people with pre-ex-

isting medical problems. But those consumer protections donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take effect until Jan. 1, along with a mandate that virtually every American must get coverage, expanding the insurance pool to try to keep costs in check. Until then, the pre-existing conditions plan â&#x20AC;&#x201D; known as PCIP â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was supposed to help. It guarantees private coverage at average rates to people who had problems getting insurance because of a medical condition and were uninsured for at least six months. It would disappear in 2014. But Congress allocated a limited amount of money. And in February, the Obama administration said it would stop taking new applications to ensure enough money would be left to cover more than 100,000 people already enrolled. Zurface said her completed application was

sitting on a table at home, ready to go out, when she got the news. She had no inkling the program was in financial trouble. PCIP patients have turned out to be sicker and costlier than anticipated. But in his budget, Obama did not ask Congress for emergency funding to keep the program going. Republicans House say they want to help Zurface and others like her by providing up to $3.6 billion to not only keep the doors open for new patients, but also expand it by eliminating the requirement that applicants be uninsured for six months before they qualify. Meant to deter people from dropping private coverage to take advantage of a government-sponsored plan, that particular feature has been criticized as a stumbling block for patients.

Court weighs asylum bid from German home-schoolers CINCINNATI (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Uwe Romeike knows his familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future in the United States is at stake, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hoping the law â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and a little prayer â&#x20AC;&#x201D; help to keep them in the country. Romeike, his wife Hannelore and five of their six children crowded into a federal courtroom in Cincinnati on Tuesday to hear attorneys argue over whether the family qualifies for asylum. The Romeikes, avowed home-schoolers from Bissingen an der Teck in the state of Baden-Wuerttember, Germany, are hoping the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals sees the threat of jail time and loss of their children as persecution under German law and allows them to stay in the United States. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are prepared to stay,â&#x20AC;? Uwe Romeike told The Associated Press. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We cannot prepare to leave. I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to do that.â&#x20AC;? The Romeikes, who live in Morristown in eastern Tennessee, are at the center of an international case concerning Germanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s law requiring all school-aged children to attend public or private schools and be taught a curriculum out-

lined by the state. The Romeikes want to home-school their children, a practice banned by the German government. A three-judge panel from the appeals court fired sharp questions at attorneys for the Romeikes and the Obama administration, which is seeking to enforce an order rejecting the asylum claim. The judges quizzed attorneys on the motivation behind the compulsory school law and whether home-schoolers should qualify as an identifiable social group that could be persecuted. Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton asked Michael Farris, an attorney for the Romeikes, if the law targets homeschoolers specifically or if it is applied broadly to everyone. Sutton also noted that the Romeikes can spend time after school and on weekends teaching their children whatever they choose. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing is forbidden in that country,â&#x20AC;? Sutton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But Germany is not forbidding home-schooling â&#x20AC;Ś Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not like saying you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t teach them at home in the evenings.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are generally recognized

Strikeouts mean free pizza for fans CINCINNATI (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cincinnati Reds pitchers are striking out batters at a sizzling pace, and their fans are eating it up. A local restaurant chain promises free pizza for ticket-holders any time Reds pitchers whiff at least 11 opponents. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paid off six times already in the seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first three weeks, resulting in more than $100,000 worth of pizzas being given away by LaRosaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizzerias. â&#x20AC;&#x153;First of all, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be talking to another guy the next time you call,â&#x20AC;? Pete Buscani, LaRosaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s executive vice president for marketing, replied jokingly when asked Tuesday what would happen if the Reds pitchers continue to deliver free pizza at this rate. Monday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 16strikeout performance in a 13-inning victory gave the Reds five straight games with at least 10 strikeouts for the first time in modern Reds franchise history â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game ended with 10 strikeouts, the other four were free-pizza games. Buscani said the Reds had 13 free-pizza

home games last year, the promotionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first season. The Reds promote the strikeouts deal on their scoreboard. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s often a buzzing in the stands as the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pitchers near double digits, and cheers erupt when they hit 11. Fans have seven days to redeem tickets, getting an eight-inch pizza with any four toppings, a pie that sells for $6.79. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the promotion is fantastic,â&#x20AC;? fan John Rentz of Cincinnati said via email Tuesday. He said he cashed in nine or 10 times last year and likely will easily top that number this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was actually surprised to see LaRosaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s continue it after the high frequency of times the pitching staff hit 11 strikeouts last year.â&#x20AC;? While LaRosaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s officials might hear some good-natured grousing from store operators about all the pizza they give away, the chain considers it a big hit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The real reason to do this is to underscore awareness of our brand and get people to visit,â&#x20AC;? Buscani said.

An early Tuesday morning fire caused an estimated $50,000 damage to a Michigan Street apartment building and its contents. At 1:19 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to 332 Michigan St., on a report of a structure fire in the apartment building. When they arrived on the scene, firefighters found fire in the building, which was confined to the second floor. Firefighters entered the structure for search and fire attack operations. The residents were alerted by working heat detectors. The occupants from all apartments were accounted for and uninjured outside of the building when crews arrived. A box alarm was dispatched to recall all offduty personnel. Mutual aid was received from the Anna Fire Department. The second floor bedroom and sitting room sustained heavy damage from the fire. The structure also sustained water damage throughout the building. Salvage efforts were successful for personal items. There were no injuries reported. The Sidney/Shelby County Fire Investigation Unit has ruled the cause of the fire as accidental. The source of the fire has been determined to be improper handling of smoking materials.

human rights principles here,â&#x20AC;? Farris responded. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a religious freedom claim, you honor.â&#x20AC;? Farris said international human rights standards for educating children allow parents the religious freedom to educate their child any way they see fit. By refusing to send their children to schools and choosing home schooling, the Romeikes are justifiably defying the state to exercise their freedom of religion, said Farris, who works with the Home School Legal Defense Association in Purcellville, Va. Judge John M. Rogers seemed skeptical of that argument. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just seems like you are openat Miami Co. Fairgrounds ing the door to anyone who lives in Saturday, April 27 a country without all the constitu10 am - 6 pm tional protections we enjoy here,â&#x20AC;? Sunday, April 28 Rogers said. 10 am - 4 pm Justice Department attorney I-75 N to Exit 78 turn right Walter Bucchini said the German to Fairgrounds 2383263 law â&#x20AC;&#x153;isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a great law,â&#x20AC;? but it does allow families the freedom to teach outside of the classroom. No single religion or class of people is being singled out by the statute, ONLINE Bucchini said. News, Weather, Sports â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m saying it is one of equal apYour Community plication,â&#x20AC;? Bucchini said. www.SidneyDailyNews.com

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Sidney Daily News,Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Charges dropped in ricin case

TODAY IN HISTORY BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Today is Wednesday, April 24, the 114th day of 2013. There are 251 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 24, 1913, the 792-foot Woolworth Building, at that time the tallest skyscraper in the world, officially opened in Manhattan as President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button at the White House to signal the lighting of the towering structure. On this date: • In 1792, the national anthem of France, “La Marseillaise,” was composed by Captain Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle. • In 1800, Congress approved a bill establishing the Library of Congress. • In 1898, Spain declared war on the United States. (The United States responded in kind the next day.) • In 1915, what’s regarded as the start of the Armenian genocide began as the Ottoman Empire rounded up Armenian political and cultural leaders in Constantinople. • In 1916, some 1,600 Irish nationalists launched the Easter Rising by seizing several key sites in Dublin. (The rising was put down by British forces almost a week later.) • In 1932, in the Free State of Prussia, the Nazi Party gained a plurality of seats in parliamentary elections. • In 1953, British statesman Winston Churchill was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. • In 1962, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology achieved the first satellite relay of a television signal, using NASA’s Echo 1 balloon satellite to bounce a video image from Camp Parks, Calif., to Westford, Mass. • In 1963, the Boston Celtics won the NBA Finals in Game 6, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 112-109. • In 1970, the People’s of China Republic launched its first satellite, which kept transmitting a song, “The East is Red.” • In 1980, the United States launched an unsuccessful attempt to free the American hostages in Iran, a mission that resulted in the deaths of eight U.S. servicemen. • In 1993, former African National Congress president Oliver Tambo died in Johannesburg, South Africa, at age 75.

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Man, bird reunited BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — A Great Falls man who lost his macaw in a divorce more than five years ago has been reunited with the bird, thanks to an observant friend. Mike Taylor picked up the 25-year-old bird he calls “Love Love” at Montana’s Parrot & Exotic Bird Sanctuary in Butte on Sunday. Taylor said his wife sold the bird after a nasty divorce. “I’ve been kind of looking for him the whole time,” he said. A friend of Taylor’s, Steven Campbell, recently spotted the bird during a visit to the sanctuary. It took some time for Campbell to convince Taylor. Then Taylor had to convince sanctuary founder Lori McAlexander. But she said he knew things about the bird that only a previous owner could have known, like it was blind in one eye, said “love love” and liked to play peek-a-boo.

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MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE of Technology police officers march as they depart St. Patrick’s Church in Stoneham, Mass., following a funeral Mass for MIT police officer Sean Collier, Tuesday. Collier was fatally shot on the MIT campus Thursday. Authorities allege that the Boston Marathon bombing suspects were responsible. Law enforcement official at right is unidentified.

Bombing victims buried BOSTON (AP) — The Boston area held funerals for two more of its dead Tuesday — including an 8-year-old boy — as evidence mounted that the older Tsarnaev brother had embraced a radical, antiAmerican strain of Islam and was the driving force behind the Boston Marathon bombing. Younger brother Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s condition was upgraded from serious to fair as investigators continued building their case against the 19year-old college student. He could face the death penalty after being charged Monday with joining forces with his brother, now dead, in setting off the shrapnelpacked pressure-cooker bombs that killed three people. In Washington, Senate Intelligence Committee member Richard Burr, R-N.C., said after his panel was briefed by federal law enforcement officials that there is “no question” that Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was “the dominant force” behind the attacks, and that the brothers had apparently been radicalized by material

on the Internet rather than by contact with militant groups overseas. Martin Richard, a schoolboy from Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood who was the youngest of those killed in the April 15 blasts at the marathon finish line, was laid to rest after a family-only funeral Mass. “The outpouring of love and support over the last week has been tremendous,” the family said in a statement. “This has been the most difficult week of our lives.” A funeral was also held for Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier, 26, who authorities said was shot to death by the Tsarnaev brothers three days after the bombing. A memorial service for Collier was scheduled for Wednesday at MIT, with Vice President Joe Biden expected to attend. More than 260 people were injured by the bomb blasts. About 50 were still hospitalized. Authorities believe neither brother had links to terror groups. However, two U.S. offi-

cials said Tuesday that Tamerlan Tsarnaev — who died last week in a gunbattle — frequently looked at extremist websites, including Inspire magazine, an English-language online publication produced by al-Qaida’s Yemen affiliate. The magazine has endorsed lone-wolf terror attacks. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly. On Capitol Hill, members of the Senate Intelligence Committee were briefed by the FBI and other law enforcement officials at a closed-door session Tuesday evening. Afterward, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., described the two brothers as “a couple of individuals who become radicalized using Internet sources.” “So we need to be prepared for Boston-type attacks, not just 9/11-style attacks,” Rubio said, referring to lone-wolf terrorists as opposed to well-organized teams from established terror networks.

Suspect denies charges TORONTO (AP) — A man accused of plotting with alQaida members in Iran to derail a train in Canada rejected the charges and said Tuesday that authorities were basing their conclusions on appearances. Law enforcement officials in the U.S. said the target was a train that runs between New York City and Canada. Canadian investigators say Raed Jaser, 35, and his suspected accomplice Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, received guidance — but no money — from members of al-Qaida in Iran. Iran released a statement saying it had nothing to do with the plot, even though there were no claims in Canada that the attacks were sponsored directly by Iran.

But the case raised questions about the extent of Shiite-led Iran’s relationship with the predominantly Sunni Arab terrorist network. It also renewed attention on Iran’s complicated history with the terror group, which ranges from outright hostility to alliances of convenience and even overtures by Tehran to assist Washington after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. “We oppose any terrorist and violent action that would jeopardize lives of innocent people,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Tuesday. Charges against the two men in Canada include conspiring to carry out an attack

and murder people in association with a terrorist group. Police — tipped off by an imam worried by the behavior of one of the suspects — said it was the first known attack planned by al-Qaida in Canada. Law officials in New York with knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press the attack was to take place on the Canadian side of the border. They are not authorized to discuss the investigation and spoke only on condition of anonymity. Amtrak and Via Rail Canada jointly operate routes between the United States and Canada, including the Maple Leaf from New York City to Toronto.

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Charges of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and others were dropped Tuesday against an Elvis impersonator from Mississippi who has said since his arrest last week that he had nothing to do with the case. Meanwhile, in Tupelo, numerous law enforcement officers converged on the home of another Mississippi man, Everett Dutschke, including some in hazmat suits. No charges have been filed against him and he hasn’t been arrested. Both men say they have no idea how to make the poisonous ricin and had nothing to do with sending them to Obama, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi and a state judge. Referring to officials’ questions for him about the case, “I thought they said rice and I said I don’t even eat rice,” 45year-old Paul Kevin Curtis said after he was released from custody Tuesday afternoon. “I respect President Obama. I love my country and would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other U.S. official.” A one-sentence document filed by federal prosecutors said charges against Curtis were dropped, but left open the possibility they could be re-instated if authorities found more to prove their case. Prosecutors were not immediately available for comment. The dismissal is the latest twist in a case that rattled the country already on edge over the Boston Marathon bombing last week. Curtis was well-known to Wicker because he had written to the Republican and other officials about black-market body parts he claimed to have found while working at a hospital — a claim the hospital says is untrue. Curtis also wrote a book called “Missing Pieces” about his claims and posted similar language on his Facebook page and elsewhere. The documents indicate Curtis had been distrustful of the government for years. He told The Associated Press Tuesday that he realizes his writings made him an easy target. “God will get the glory from here on out. It’s nothing about me. It’s nothing about my book. It’s nothing about the hospital. After 13 years of losing everything I have turned it over to God. After all these years God was the missing piece,” Curtis said. The two men the FBI are investigating are not strangers. Dutschke said the two had a falling out and that the last contact they had was in 2010. Dutschke said he threatened to sue Curtis for saying he was a member of Mensa, a group for people with high IQs.

Bill jeopardizes tax-free Internet shopping WASHINGTON (AP) — Tax-free shopping on the Internet could be in jeopardy under a bill making its way through the Senate. The bill would empower states to require online retailers to collect state and local sales taxes for purchases made over the Internet. The sales taxes would be sent to the states where a shopper lives. Under current law, states can only require stores to collect sales taxes if the store has a physical presence in the state. As a result, many online sales are essentially tax-free, giving Internet retailers a big advantage over brick-andmortar stores. The Senate voted 74 to 20 Monday to take up the bill. If that level of support continues, the Senate could pass the bill as early as this week. Supporters say the bill is about fairness for businesses and lost revenue for states. Opponents say it would impose complicated regulations on retailers and doesn’t have enough protections for small businesses. Businesses with less than $1 million a year in online sales

would be exempt. “While local, community-based stores and shops compete for customers on many levels, including service and selection, they cannot compete on sales tax,” said Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the National Retail Federation. “Congress needs to address this disparity.” And, he added, “Despite what the opponents say this is not a new tax.” In many states, shoppers are required to pay unpaid sales tax when they file their state income tax returns. However, states complain that few people comply. “I do know about three people that comply with that,” said Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., the bill’s main sponsor. President Barack Obama supports the bill. His administration says it would help restore needed funding for education, police and firefighters, roads and bridges and health care. But the bill’s fate is uncertain in the House, where some Republicans regard it as a tax increase. Heritage Action for America, the activist arm of the conser-

vative Heritage Foundation, opposes the bill and will count the vote in its legislative scorecard. “It is going to make online businesses the tax collectors for the nation,” said Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H. “It really tramples on the decision New Hampshire has made not to have a sales tax.” Many of the nation’s governors — Republicans and Democrats — have been lobbying the federal government for years for the authority to collect sales taxes from online sales, said Dan Crippen, executive director of the National Governors Association. Those efforts intensified when state tax revenues took a hit from the recession and the slow economic recovery. “It’s a matter of equity for businesses,” Crippen said. “It’s a matter of revenue for states.” The issue is getting bigger for states as more people make purchases online. Last year, Internet sales in the U.S. totaled $226 billion, up nearly 16 percent from the previous year, according to Commerce Department estimates.

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

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. The meeting is facilitated by the lactation department. The group offers the opportunity to meet with other moms, share about being a new mother and learn about breastfeeding and the baby. For information, call (937) 440-4906. • New Bremen Public Library will host Storytime at 10:30 a.m. Registration required.

Thursday Afternoon • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts at Work, meets at noon at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 120 W. Water St. • The Adult Highly Recommended Book Club will meet at the New Bremen Public Library at 1 p.m.

Thursday Evening • The Missionary Ministry of the Mount Vernon Baptist Church, 606 Park St., serves free dinners to those in need from 5 to 6:30 p.m. For information or transportation, call 492-5009. • Alzheimer s Support Group meets at 7 p.m. in the Emmons Conference Room at Dorothy Love Retirement Community. For more information, call Lu Ann Presser at 497-6542. • The Narcotics Anonymous group, All in the Family, meets at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 230 Poplar St.

Friday Morning • A.J. Wise Library in Fort Loramie hosts storytime for children 3 1/2 and older at 10:30 a.m. To register, call 295-3155. • The New Knoxville Community Library hosts story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m.

Friday Afternoon • Sidney Gateway Hi 12 Club No. 482, meets at noon at the Sidney American Legion on Fourth Avenue. All Master Masons are invited.

Friday Evening • Hope in Recovery, similar to traditional 12-step programs to confront destructive habits and behaviors, meets at the First Presbyterian Church, 114 E. 4th St., Greenville, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, call (937) 548-9006. • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Staying Clean for the Weekend, meets at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 230 E. Poplar St.

Saturday Morning • Temperance 73 Masonic Lodge hosts a recycling event at the Sidney Transfer Station from 8 a.m. to noon. • Agape Mobile Rural Food Pantry Distribution, in Lockington, 9 to 11 a.m. • Agape Mobile Rural Food Pantry Distribution, in Pasco, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Saturday Afternoon • The Piqua Public Library, 116 W. High St., host the Lego Club from 2 to 4 p.m. Advance registration is necessary by calling (937) 773-6753. • Amos Memorial Public Library, 230 E. North St., offers Legos at the Library for families with children 4 through fifth grade from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

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

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

Monday Afternoon • Sidney Rotary Club meets at noon at the Sidney Moose Lodge. For information on activities or becoming a member, call Deb Barga at 492-3167.

Monday Evening • Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step group offering experience, strength, and hope to anyone who suffers from an eating disorder, meets at 7 p.m. at Hillcrest Baptist Church, 1505 S. Main St., Bellefontaine. Use the rear parking lot and door. To access the Community Calendar online, visit www.sidneydailynews.com, click on “Living” and then on Calendar.”

Civil War dinner to feature Underground Railroad talk In observance of the 150th anniversary of the bloodiest year of the Civil War for Shelby County men, the Shelby County Historical Society will host a Civil War dinner and performance by Anthony Gibbs on May 2, at the Sidney First United Methodist Church, 230 E. Poplar St. Tickets, which must be purchased by Monday, cost $15 for society members, $25 for nonmembers. They are available at the Ross Historical Center, 201 N. Main Ave., or by phone at 4981653. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. A program featuring Gibbs as John Parker, an Underground Railroad conductor from Ripley, will begin at 7 p.m. Members may attend the program only at no charge. Nonmembers may attend the program only for a $5 donation at the door. Dinner guests will be asked to pull cards from a bucket to determine the menu. Each card will indicate an entree representing the North or

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ANTHONY GIBBS portrays Underground Railroad conductor John Parker. He will perform at the Shelby County Historical Society’s Civil War dinner May 2. the Underground Railroad in Ohio. Gibbs is a graduate of the Ohio State University, and he is founder and creative director of Black History Impres-

sions, an organization dedicated to the remembrance, appreciation, and exhibition of African-American contributions throughout history.

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Week of the Young Child The children who attend the Council on Rural Services Kids Learning Place at Sidney North and Sidney South and their families play all kinds of games at Carnival Night, one of the events that celebrated the Week of the Young Child April 14-20. They enjoyed a bean bag toss, plinko, ring toss, duck pond, bowling, walking the balance beam and face painting. Other activities during the week included Pajama Day, with a theme of Encouraging Health and Fitness, and Crazy Sock Day, with a theme of Embracing Diversity.

Academia team qualifies for state contest

Sidney High School’s Academia team participated in the Ohio Academic Competition (OAC) West Central Regionals at Tippecanoe High School in Tipp City Saturday. It was one of six regional sites around the state.

SCARF coin drive lists Week 2 results The Shelby County Animal Rescue Foundation (SCARF) has announced the results of the second week of its ongoing Dimes For Dogs & Cats fundraising drive. Officials have reported that $638.39 was raised the second week for a total of $1,151.76 in two weeks. Coins were donated in banks at the following businesses in the reported amounts: Sidney High School National Honor Society, $283.23; Sidney Body Carstar, $75.28; Flinn Vet, $50.13; Culvers, $38.32; Jack’s Pets,

$21.21; 4 Paws, $20.36; Hits 105.5, $17.59; CR Designs, $17.28; Brower, $16.93; the Spot, $14.65; Helman Bros., $10.90; Clancy’s, $10.22; Wagmore Pet Salon, $9.11; Ron & Nita’s, $8.64; Schultze, $8.43; Shear Creative, $6.45; Power Station, $5.32; Rolling Hills Skate, $5.03; Davis Meats, $4.41; Lee’s, $3.89; Cassano’s, $3.10; Styling Company, $3.07; Alcove, $2.71; Minster Vet, $2.13; Panache, $0; Al’s Pizza $0; Sidney Daily News, $0; NK Telco, $0. The fund drive continues through the end of April.

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The local team finished as runner-up behind Northmont High School, qualifying it for the OAC state tournament on May 4, where it will be one of 12 teams. Each regional site had 16 teams, making the field for the whole state 96 teams.

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This is the first time in Sidney High School history that its team has qualified for the OAC state tournament. Team members are Tyler Schlagetter, Ardy Li, Frank EnYart and Neal Dev. Their adviser is math teacher Joe Czupryn.

Agape Distribution has found itself in an unfamiliar position. In mid-March, it began a drive to raise $40,000 by April 30 to receive a like amount from the Feinstein Foundation. A week before its deadline, the organization has exceeded its goal. As of Tuesday, donations of cash and groceries, which count as a dollar for each pound, had reached $40,958.87. “Isn’t it wonderful?” said Agape CEO John Geisler. “Let’s see how much farther we can go!” The Feinstein Foundation will match up to $80,000 in donations by the target date. The Agape Board of Trustees had set a $40,000 goal because in two of the last three years, that goal had barely been met. In the off year, the food pantry garnered less than $40,000. Now, staff and volunteers are excited to see just how much of a match Agape Distribution can win. Monetary donations and pledges can be mailed to P.O. Box 808, Sidney, OH 45365.

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cough vaccine) will be given to the first 20 qualified adults. All children need immunized at 2, 4, 6, 12, and 18 months, with a goal of completing the infant vaccine series by the age of 2.

The Sidney-Shelby County Health Department will observe National Infant Immunization Week, which is this week, with walk-in clinics through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to Cornhole 3:30 p.m. A special walk-in tournament clinic will be today from May 4 8:30 to 11 a.m. and from 4 to 6 p.m. with free ice Celebrate Recovery cream coupons from will host a cornhole tourChilly Jilly’s. nament on May 4 at 1 Free Tdap (whooping p.m. at the Sidney First Church of the Nazarene, 1899 Wapakoneta Ave. Entry fees are $20 per team in advance or $25 per team on the day of

Senior supper in St. Marys

ST. MARYS — Joint Township District Memorial Hospital and Otterbein St. Marys will host a Senior Supper Hour program in the Meyer Room on the grounds of Otterbein St. Marys, 11230 St. Rt. 364, St. Marys, Thursday at 5 p.m. Parking is on the west side of the facility. The program titled “Advance Stroke Care: Working in Collaboration with the Wexner Medical Center at the Ohio State University.” Lana Hinders, director of emergency services at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital will be the featured speaker. Dinner tickets cost $7. A free blood pressure clinic will be available from 4 to 5 p.m. For information, call (419) 3943335, ext.1128.

the tournament. There will be prizes for first, second, and third places. To register, go to crsidney.com or contact Steve Weller at (937) 541-6643.

Edison plans book sale PIQUA — The Student Government at Edison Community College, 1973 Edison Dr., will be have a book sale to benefit the American Cancer Society today and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the student lounge next to the art gallery.

MAKE IT HARD TO GO HUNGRY IN SHELBY COUNTY A G A P E

The goal: How far can we go by April 30? Each can in the pantry represents $1,000. Total to date is $40,958.87 To help fill the shelves, call 498-4368.

Checks should be made payable to Agape Distribution and donors should write “Feinstein” in the memo line. People donating food should have the store where they buy it ring it up separately from their other purchases. They then should take their receipts for the donations to Agape to get a form to complete. Food donations can be delivered to 209 Brooklyn Ave. To date, $30,093.87 of the donations have been in cash and pledges. The amount of food that has been brought into the facility towards the matching grant equals 10,865 pounds. “If someone can make a donation in May (or later), but can write a letter to us dated by April 30 pledging the amount to be paid later, that counts,” Geisler said. The Sidney Daily News will report the progress of the drive daily through May 1.

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MAPLEWOOD — On April 9, 14 members of the Maplewood Grange met, with Master Brent Clinehens conducting the business meeting. Grange members are contemplating going to one meeting per month instead of the usual two. This topic was tabled until more members were contacted to present their ideas. Ginny Lochard presented a program on the pony express. It was started on April 3, 1860, and was used for 18 months, ceasing to operate on Oct. 4, 1861. The route was from St. Joseph, Mo., to Sacramento, Calif., for a total of 2,000 miles. The riders each carried 20 pounds of mail. Only one rider and one shipment of mail was lost during this time, despite the weather. The fastest delivery during that time was a delivery of seven days, seven hours. It contained Abraham Lincoln’s presidental speech, which had to arrive on time. Members enjoyed a social time to end the evening. Lochard was hostess.

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I N O UR V IEW It’s well past time to Your hometown newspaper since 1891

raise minimum wage

With too ever faced to many Ohioans decades of prosworking harder perity. A miniCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of than ever and mum wage religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridg- barely getting helped lift miling the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the by, it’s well past lions of Ameripeople peaceably to assemble, and to petition the governtime to raise cans out of ment for a redress of grievances. the minimum poverty and wage in our into the middle Brown country. class. Recently, I Our workers reports visited four today work just Jim Jordan Ohio businesses as hard as they U.S. Senator that are supdid when Rooportive of an increase in sevelt was president, yet our fair wage laws I don’t know help you with a the federal minimum about all this, bit of publicity wage. These businesses do not reflect that. Too and their owners know many Ohio families are Honey,” Dewey for your comthat treating their em- still struggling. Ohioans said. “It sounds pany? I’d love ployees right isn’t just who work hard and play pretty complito do it, Hon.” cated. The way Company? I good for them, it’s good by the rules should be for business. able to take care of Home it is now, I go have a shovel President Franklin their families. shovel manure and a pickup Country …” Roosevelt signed the Nearly 1.3 million into my pickup, Slim Randles Ohioans work in a minidrive to someExactly!” she Fair Labor Standards mum wage job. Working one’s garden, and … said. “But this is Amer- Act into law 75 years ago. This legislation en- full-time in a minimum safely … use the dump ica, Dewey darling. sured that American wage job in Ohio pays bed of the truck to put it America! Where the workers would receive a about $16,000 per year on the ground. I get sky’s the limit! Where — which isn’t much to paid by the feed lot to humble beginnings can minimum wage and work reasonable work live on when you’re tryclean their corrals and lead to the summit of get paid by the garden- corporate success! Just hours. By guaranteeing ing to put food on the table, fill your gas tank, ers, too.” look at what Alexander that hard work in our Emily reached across Graham Bell did with a nation meant fair wages send your children to and decent working con- school, and provide a the table at the booth in single telephone!” ditions, President Roo- safe place for them to the Mule Barn coffee I always wondered sevelt helped lead our live. shop and squeezed his who he called once he In fact, the minimum hand. “Dewey, dear, it’s got that first telephone country out of the worst not that difficult. I just built,” Dewey pondered. economic climates we’ve wage has lost nearly a thought you could … “That’s the spirit!” well, capitalize on these Emily said to her sweetgood things a bit more heart, “you just have to and expand your horilearn to think bigger zons. You really do have than the next shovelful a good thing going of manure, Dewey. here.” That’s all. Just think “I have branched out what can be done with a a bit into compost in the shovelful of manure … ” worm bins, too,” he said. They thought about The worm departwhat could be done with ment is working just a shovelful of manure fine, too, but only on a while Loretta topped off local level,” Emily Stick- their coffee. les said. Emily is the “county lady” responsiThe writer is a vetble for bringing help to eran newspaperman those who don’t realize and outdoorsman who they need it yet, and is a registered outfitter making sure no one and guide. He has writsteps rudely on the ten novels and nonficcounty codes. “Remem- tion books based on ber the old saying,” she rural living and he has said. “‘Don’t hide your also been an awardworms under a bushel.’” winning columnist for “That’s the old saythe largest daily newsing?” papers in Alaska and If not, it should be. So New Mexico. He lives in anyway, why not let me Albuquerque. Frank Beeson/Regional Group Publisher Jeffrey J. Billiel/Editor and Publisher

Expanding Dewey’s horizons

LETTER

TO THE EDITOR

Solution for our sin To the editor: I was thinking this morning about the violence that has filled our world; like the shootings at the Aurora Theater, the Sandy Hook shootings, and the bombing at the Boston Marathon. As I thought about it, I thought about where all this originated from, clear back in Genesis where God told Adam and Eve to not eat from a particular tree and they were beguiled and did so any way (Genesis 2-3). Adam and Eve were created to live forever and God had warned them that if they ate from that particular tree, and its fruit, that they were sure to die. By their disobedience, sin entered in and contaminated the entire world, like a spiritual toxin that breaks into the physical dimension. Their spiritual condition brought forth a dramatic affect on everything in the physical realm: Death entered where it was never intended, crops began to grow, wild increasing the labor of mankind, women now had pain in child birth, and etc. Wherever and whenever there is a spiritual rebellion there is sure follow a physical effect much like the tragedies we are seeing in our world today. I hate seeing what sin has done to our world. What God created as a paradise for mankind to live in, sin has turned into a place of violence and wickedness that is running rampant. In Genesis 6:11-13, we can read about what happens when violence and wickedness fills our world. In Genesis, God brought a flood; the next time he is bringing with him fire, which to me represents purification and cleansing (2 Peter 3:12-13). There is only one hope and that is in Christ alone; he is God’s solution for our sin. When he comes back, and he is coming back, he will restore all things to their original condition and sin will be no more! This is a day I am looking for and hastening; when he rolls the clouds away in the sky and sets the record straight for the very last time, for all eternity. Nina Byler 2744 Andrew Court

third of its buying power since its peak in 1968. Ohio’s minimum wage of $16,000 per year is about $2,000 below the poverty level for a family of three. And while Ohio has a slightly higher minimum rate than other states, it is still too low. The minimum wage in this country should be a livable wage. That’s why I’m fighting to pass the Fair Minimum Wage Act, which would raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour in three steps of 95 cents—then provide for automatic annual increases linked to changes in the cost of living, as Ohio’s minimum wage already does. The bill would also gradually raise the minimum wage for tipped workers for the first time in 20 years. This tipped minimum wage currently stands at just $2.13 an hour. Our bill would increase it to 70 percent of the regular minimum wage. More than 30 million American workers

Turnpike bonding aids infrastructure

state. As stated earIn a state like lier, the bonds that Ohio, where snow, are going to be sold ice and salt over are going to be paid time cause damage back from cash flow to roadways, it is esfrom tolls. The tolls pecially important come from some that we try to stay daily commuters in on top of our infranorthern Ohio, but structure needs. a majority of those Gov. Kasich recently Buchy who travel the turnsigned into law a reports pike are passersbill that puts in Jim Buchy through. Attracting place a plan to fund State Representative more business to road projects in 84th District Ohio will bring Ohio. more nonlocal toll dollars, House Bill 51 lays out Ohio’s transportation budget which will help Ohio as we improve our infrastructure. for the coming two years. A That is just one way that job big part of the bill involves using toll revenues collected creation can make a positive impact in Ohio. A productive from the Ohio Turnpike to state that provides work will fund future infrastructure attract new people. projects. The state will use There is no question that that toll revenue to issue the Ohio Turnpike is an $1.5 billion in bonds, which will be matched by local and asset to the state that must be preserved and mainfederal funds for a total of about $3 billion. In a survey tained. I commend the governor for his innovative ideas of constituents in the 84th and for focusing on the vital House District, 60 percent need to address transportafavored this approach to tion and infrastructure. funding infrastructure in Passing legislation is kind Ohio. The bill clearly states that of like driving down a busy road. There are plenty of 90 percent of funding must be used for projects that are stops, turns and detours along the way. Things work within 75 miles of the turnmost smoothly when we pike and on roads that connect to it. This policy was the share the road and cooperate product of compromise from with others. I think this bill all sides of the issue in order was a great example of bipartisanship and cooperato keep most of the projects tion, and for that reason the in the northern portion of the state. However, this also finished product is policy that will allow for needed will free up revenue raised by the gas tax to be used for improvements on our roads and bridges. other projects across the

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would get a raise with our bill. The vast majority — 88 percent — are adult workers and more than half are women. Nearly a quarter of all American children — totaling 18 million — have parents who would get a raise. But it’s not just about the families who will be directly affected. Increasing the minimum wage means more money pumped into local economies. In fact, a 2013 Economic Policy Institute report found that increasing the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour, would increase GDP by nearly $33 billion over the course of three years as workers spend their raises in local businesses and in their communities. This economic activity could generate 140,000 new jobs over the course of three years. Ensuring a fair wage is good for middle-class families and good for our economy. Raising the minimum wage for Ohio workers is long overdue.

TO THE EDITOR

Wind farms produce danger from infrasound To the editor: I used to live in the Blue Creek Wind Farm at 10038 Elm Sugar Road, Scott, Ohio. In July 2012 the bank sold my home at considerable loss for $16,500, down from a pre-wind farm value of $73,000. This wasn’t due to obvious aesthetic damage the property had suffered nor because no one looking to move to the country desires to live in an industrial zone. This depreciation was from the risks associated with living there, primarily infrasound exposure. Sale of the property also involved risk of a lawsuit. Lack of regulation means no standards for safe levels of exposure to infrasound; any exposure is considered dangerous. It also means no laws compelling the wind farm companies to tell you their machines produce it. Wind farms produce ambient areas of infrasound extending well beyond their boundaries with roving hot zones, some intensely hot. Depending on wind speed, direction, turbine placement, etc. Actual infrasound levels can only be determined after the wind farm is in operation. Blade thump is produced when a wind turbine blade tip passes the supporting pylon at approximately 200 mph and generates an inaudible burst of infrasound. These penetrate all structures and we lack technology to protect buildings from infrasound penetration. At a top speed of 19 RPM, with three blades, that’s 57 pulses per minute generated by each and every wind turbine operating. Each pulse passing through your body is like a shock wave. Nerve cells are most easily injured, developing nerve cells even more. There are serious health risks for healthy adults living with frequent exposure to infra sound, and especially so for children, the elderly and individuals with various health conditions. Once symptoms develop it may be too late for some people; even short-term exposure may result in lasting effects for some children. Current setbacks are point blank for exposure to wind turbine generated infrasound. Please note one simple fact: We live in a society that doesn’t change its ways until the body count gets high enough — sometimes not even then. Two things are occurring right now: • The wind farm companies will intensify ongoing lobbying efforts to obtain protection from lawsuits (torte reform). Specifically class-action law suits. • Wind farm residences are toxic assets. As the word spreads, banks will cease making loans for houses in or near wind farms and those potentially so. Steve Rusk 601 Blaine St. Van Wert

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Ohio home sales rise for Agency honored 21st consecutive month the $119,166 mark set during the period a year ago. Total dollar volume this year is nearly $3.1 billion, a 19.9 percent increase from the threemonth mark of a year ago of nearly $2.6 billion. “The ongoing recovery of the Ohio housing market is widespread…with 17 of the 20 markets we track showing gains in activity so far in 2013 and our prices rising in 14 of our reporting areas,” Williams added. “Having so many of our markets individual record positives in a state as diverse as Ohio – with its unique blend of big urban markets and smaller, rural locales – is an indication that the Buckeye State is making significant

headway in its recovery effort.” in March Sales reached 9,779, a 12.1 percent increase from the 8,721 sales posted during the month in 2012, and reached the best mark since 2007. The average sales price of $130,668 was a 5.2 percent increase from the $124,259 average price posted in March 2012. Data provided to OAR by Multiple Listing Services includes residential closings for new and existing single-family homes and condominiums/co-ops. The Ohio Association of Realtors, with more than 26,000 members, is the largest professional trade association in Ohio.

Foundation contributes $2.3M dollars in supporting nonprofit organizations through energy efficiency-related grants in order to help them or their clients lower energy costs.” The annual United Way fundraising campaign continues to restrong ceive participation from both employee giving and corporate donations. With nearly three out of every five employees participating in the 2012 campaign, Vectren employees alone pledged more than a half million Seventy-five dollars. percent of those donations were pledged to agencies in counties with poverty rates above the state’s average. Some of the grants featured in the 2012 report include: • JobsOhio: Dedicated to attracting new jobs, expanding the current job base and increasing capital investment throughout the state, with funding from Vectren, this organization is playing an integral part in getting the state of Ohio ranked as the No. 4 job creator in the country at the end of the

SBDC offers eBay workshop PIQUA — The Small Business Development Center at Edison Community College is offering an eBay workshop on May 2 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The workshop will be held in room 505 at 1973 Edison Drive. This session provides hands-on demonstration of establishing an eBay store. Topics covered will include how to list products for sale, the difference between Buy it Now and Auction, eBay data analysis, auction

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Moses joins Realty 2000 Group Realty 2000 Group has welcomed Brian Moses to its professional team. Moses is a lifelong Sidn e y resident and a graduate Moses of Anna High School. He previously had his own appraisal business, but he completed his required coursework through Sinclair Community College to become a real estate agent. Moses enjoys spending time with his 8-yearold daughter, Briley. Realty 2000 and its agents maintain a company and personal real estate websites, which contain information on

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Contestants sought for Miss Independence Scholarship Pageant they’ve something learned about in school, or any topic that the contestant can relate to patriotism. This project has intentionally been left very open-ended so the contestants can develop and express their own ideas of patriotism, event organizers said. It can even be a project that has already been done in school and now the contestant will have an opportunity to share it with the community. A “Patriotism Award” will be presented for the best project. Each contestant will be asked to make a 35by-46-inch tri-fold display board highlighting their project. The projects will be displayed in

the Central Committee tent for the community to view throughout the duration of the festival. The contestants should wear a dress or a skirt — consistent with what would be worn to church or to a wedding. Applications can be requested by contacting Gina Boerger at 2959850 or via email at kevinandgina@nktelco.net . There is a $25 entry fee (checks made out to Fort Loramie Liberty Days). Community organizations, clubs, churches and businesses are encouraged to sponsor contestants. If a contestant is in need of a sponsor, the committee will provide one.

Annual spring campout set for May 3-5 FORT LORAMIE — Lake Loramie State Park will be conducting its annual Spring Campout on May 3-5. This event is the unofficial kickoff of the camping season. To promote fishing and encourage young anglers, Lake Loramie State Park, the Lake Loramie Improvement Association, and Spillway Bait & Tackle will be hosting the 17th Annual Fishing Derby on May 4, from 9 a.m to noon. This derby is free to the public and is open to youth ages 17 and under. Participants can pre-register at the Lake Loramie State Park camp office during

office hours. Registration will also take place starting at 8:30 a.m the day of the event at Earl’s Island Pavilion. There will be prizes awarded from each age group following the conclusion of the derby at noon. Age groups are as follows: Toddlers (0-5 years), Children (6-10), and Youth (11-17). The biggest fish by length takes top prize for bass, crappie, bluegill, catfish, carp and king bullhead. In the event of a tie, winners will be determined by weight. For those not winning a category there will be lots of door prizes includ-

ing fishing poles, tackle boxes, lures and more. This takes place during “Free Fishing Days” May 4-5 when a fishing license is not required. New this year will be a few local fishing clubs and organization booths inside the pavilion. The annual chili soup will be served by the Lake Loramie State Park volunteers on Saturday afternoon. Guests are asked to bring a covered dish to share with other campers in the maintenance area. For more information, call Grand Lake St. Marys Park Office at (419) 394-3611.

Club plans for Liberty Days FORT LORAMIE — Fort Loramie Liberty Days will be celebrated on July 4-6 this year at the community park. The Fort Loramie Community Service Club will be serving barbecue chicken dinners once again on July 4, starting at 11 a.m. The club will be meeting twice in May. The monthly business meeting

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ESTATE TRANSFERS

The real estate transfers listed below have been recorded at the office of Shelby County Recorder Jodi L. Siegel. Transfers listed also include tax-exempt property transfers in which no dollar amount is listed. Shelby County Auditor Denny York said the exemptions normally involve transactions within a family and therefore no public record of the dollar amount is recorded. Cynthian Township Jamie L. and Lynn M. Herron to JLMN LLC, part section 28, 48.542 acres, exempt.

Curtis L. and Diann E. Hughes to Michael J. and Carla J. Drees, part section 28, 43.581 acres, $256,150. Hilda B. Siegel to Gottemoeller Real Estate Ltd., parts section 36, 5.001 and 6.466 acres; and Seigel Subdivision, section 35, lots 230-232, $175,000. Loramie Township Thomas E. and Patricia Lochard to Duane and Michele Howard, part section 29, 5.867 acres, $100,000. McLean Township Thomas M. and Rosemary Koverman to Scott M. and Sandra D. Wen-

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deln, part section 8, 1 acre, $$179,000. Charlene Hess to Robert Scott Robbins, Oscar Scheer Subdivision, section 1, lot 12, exempt. Richard L. Gaier to Carolyn S. and Richard L. Gaier, part section 2, 1.512 acres, exempt. Jerry O. Pearson and Linda D. Pearson to Huntington National Bank, Filburns Subdivision, lot 50, and section 1, 0.056 acres, $76,150. Steven R. and Ann E. Hoelscher to Marlene Uhler, part lot 59, Filburns Subdivision, $45,000.

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MAY 4 HAS been set for the season-opening date of the Lake Loramie Museum. Admission is free. The museum, which is located on Ohio 362 on the west side of the lake, will celebrate its five-year anniversary this year.

Lake Loramie Heritage Museum to reopen FORT LORAMIE — The Lake Loramie Heritage Museum will reopen on May 4 from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is free. The museum will celebrate its five-year anniversary this year. Organizers report their mission is to collect and display items related to Lake Loramie from 1840 to yesterday. Visitors will see old hunting, fishing and trapping equipment, tools, kitchen items that would have been used in a typical cabin and display panels featuring memorabilia from the

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FORT LORAMIE — “Books are magic!” That was the theme for Fort Loramie Ele m e n t a r y School’s Right to Read Week, April 8-12. Students celebrated the week with a book fair and many magic and bookrelated activities. They kicked off the week by announcing the poster contest winners. Each poster contest winner received a book donated by Cargill. On April 9, Stephen Knight, a magician, entertained the students with magic tricks related to book characters, including Captain Underpants and Harry Potter. That evening at Family Fun Night, students and their families enjoyed punch and cookies, had a family picture taken, browsed the book fair, and watched the magician perform a different show. Family Fun Night was sponsored by ACE. Throughout the week, students dressed up according to the daily theme, enjoyed balloon animal book characters,

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visited the book fair, and learned how to make their own balloon animals. Students were also challenged to read 100,000 minutes (as a school). Each night, each student filled out a reading slip to record the number of minutes the student read. The following day, the slips were entered into a classroom drawing for book prizes (also donated by Cargill).

Students were motivated by the fact that their principal would dye his hair if they read 100,000 minutes. On April 12, students were for rewarded reaching the 100,000 minute goal with an ice-cream treat and an assembly. At the assembly, more prizes were raffled using the reading slips from the entire week. Students were rewarded for reading 115,00 minutes by watching Principal Scott Rodeheffer’s hair turn pink. Then teachers and staff surprised students with a flash mob to the song, “Gotta Keep Reading.”

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will see antique wood boats, outboard motors and fishing tackle. This event is free and open to the public. The second event will be Historic Pontoon Rides on July 13. Visitors may take a 30 to 45 minute pontoon boat ride on Lake Loramie with narration by a museum volunteer. Rides will leave from the Earl’s Island Pavilion from 1 to 4 p.m. Participants will ride on a first-come, first-served basis and will need to sign a release. The event is free and open to the public.

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many landings around the lake. Visitors can learn why the lake was created, why there were many stumps in the lake and why ice was harvested in the winter, to name a few. There is also information about the many interesting people who lived in the area. There will be two special Saturday events. The first is a Reunion of Old Boats, Motors and Fishing Tackle on June 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Earl’s Island Pavilion at Lake Loramie State Park, Ohio 362, Minster. Visitors

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FORT LORAMIE — Contestants are being sought for the 2013 Miss Independence Queen Pageant in conjunction with the Fort Loramie Liberty Days. This year’s festival will be held July 4, 5 and 6. The pageant is open to all area girls who will be ages 16-18, as of July 4. Applications are due by May 15. Miss Independence will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship and the first runner-up, a $500 scholarship. The contestants will be completing a “patriotism project” rather than a costume. This project can either be a community service project, a research project,

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Thanks for the memories Megan Allen asked coworkers and friends of her dad, Rich Wade, to share their memories of him. Photo provided

THIS IS the Police Academy graduating class that included Shelby County Deputy Rich Wade. He is in he back row, fourth person from the right.

WADE the Air Force, they handpicked a bunch of us for a presidential honor guard,” said Rich. “I turned it down — I was young and dumb.” He also recalls carrying a blue comb in the pocket of his uniform. “It had a long handle and my lieutenant didn’t like it,” he said. “We would butt heads all four years.” And his most memorable moment in the Air Force — meeting his future wife, Rhonda. At the time he was stationed in Minot, N.D. “He was jogging and a girlfriend and I were following him,” said Rhonda. “I said he was attractive and she said, ‘I’ll sell him to you. How much do you have?’ I told her 45 cents.” And that was the best 45 cents she ever spent. It’s led to a marriage that’s lasted 32 years, two children, Megan and Matt, along with a son-inlaw, Bryan Allen, and one grandson, Jakey, who’s most favorite person in the world is “Pa,” which is what he calls Rich. Rich is the son of the late Linda and Don “Catfish” Wade. He has two brothers, Mike and Tim. “When I got out of the Air Force, I couldn’t find a job,” said Rich. “I was driving an asphalt truck and working at Copelands.” So Rich signed up for the Police Academy, which was held in the basement of the old Sidney Police Department building. “It was a 200- or 300-hour class,” he said. “In 1983, I joined the Sheriff’s Office.” For the first four years with the department, Rich was a deputy at the jail — which at the time was in downtown Sidney. He worked the night shift for 16 years and finished up his career working days. After working at the jail, he became a road deputy. From 2004-07, he was a detective. From 200708, he was assigned to the Shelby County Courthouse. He finished his career from 2008-12 as a road deputy. He was also a member of the SRT team. “He could stay with the kids when they were sick when he was working night shift,” said Rhonda. “He’d put Megan and Matt on the bus when he’d get off work, Or he’d come home and kick their cribs and say ‘the kids are up and want to play.’ So while I was working, he was having fun with the kids.” At one time, there were three Wades at the Sheriff ’s Office — Deputy Rich, dad

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RICH WADE, his dad, Don “Catfish” Wade, and brother, Mike Wade, were all members of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. Catfish, who was in the reserves, and brother Mike, who was a member of the Explorer program. “John Lenhart was the sheriff who hired me,” said Rich. “I’ve gone full circle and he’s the sheriff when I’m retiring.” Rich said he learned to become a deputy Lenhart’s way. “He’d tell us, ‘If you see two farmers talking, stop and talk to them. You’ll be able to find out more from them than anyone else.’” Earl Staley was Rich’s instructor at the police school. He taught each of the recruits that — even though a person is in jail — they are still human beings. “You have to treat them with respect and dignity,” said Rich. Rich has seen five men serve as sheriff during his tenure with the department — Lenhart, Mark Schemmel, Kevin O’Leary, Doug Schlagetter and Dean Kimpel. Megan says everyone knows her dad. She was once in Florida with the marching band and she ran into people that knew her dad. “They said, ‘Aren’t you Rich’s daughter,’ ” she recalled with a smile. Her brother Matt remembers working one day and a coworker asking if he’d seen the photo of his dad in the newspaper. Rich was at the scene of an accident. “I looked at the picture and there he was — with his pipe in his mouth,” said Matt. Lenhart shared a story about the pipe with Rich’s daughter. “From the time Sheriff Lenhart served his first term, he has always asked Dad to please wear his hat and not smoke his pipe when the media is present,” said Megan. “Well, you know how Dad re-

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sponds to authority. Sheriff Lenhart said that he finds it humorous that he was never able to teach Dad anything, but Dad sure taught the media something; whomever was reporting and operating the camera would, as soon as Dad was going to be on-camera, stop filming and wait for him to get his hat on and put his pipe away. Sheriff Lenhart noted this phenomenon in particular, and still finds it funny that Dad taught the media not to film when his pipe was in his mouth and his hat wasn’t on!” Though the years, Rich has seen many changes at the department. “The biggest change is the computer equipment,” said Rich. “In 1983, we had radios in the cars. Now we have computers.” “It used to take him an hour to get the paperwork done,” said Rhonda. “Now it’s triple that time.” “The change in technology is unreal,” said Rich. “And with it, the paperwork has increased.” The equipment each deputy carries has also changed. Today they carry a Taser, Mace, a radio and telephone. “The modern technology is nice,” he said. It’s not just Rich who’s a member of law enforcement. The entire family is part of a circle of support. “He has two different persona’s when he’s in uniform,” said Megan. “When he’s in uniform he’s still Dad. But when that uniform is on, he’s all business.” Rich credits his success with the department to all the people he worked with. “I learned a lot of good techniques from different people,” said Rich. He credits former Sidney Police Chief Steve Wearly as being a mentor to him. Other mentors include Lenhart, Larry Music and Ken Pirics. “I learned something from everyone who worked there (Sheriff’s Office),” said Rich. Rich said every day on the job has been rewarding to him. “It was something different every day,” said Rich. “You

never know what’s going to happen.” Some of his most memorable cases dealt with catching some people who were robbing banks in Logan County and the Michael Hensley murder spree. “And then there was the time I got to round up cows off the road,” said Rich. “There were a lot of fun times. It takes everyone of us who works there (Sheriff’s Office). It’s been a blast.” But there were also the sad days on the job — dealing with the Hensley case and the cases where children were involved. “The only time I saw my dad come home and not speak was when something had happened to a child,” said Megan. “You could always tell when it was a kid,” said Rhonda. “You knew when he had had a bad night,” said Megan. “Once the gun was off, the radio was up, he was allowed to smile and be happy again.” “You can’t take your job home with you,” said Rich. “When I was a detective, I met myself come and going.” In addition to his responsibilities at the Sheriff’s Office, Rich also co-teaches at Edison Community College. Rich said he’s going to take the summer off and enjoy himself. He’ll be found riding his motorcycle throughout the county. He and Rhonda will also continue their restoration work on the gravestones at Pioneer Cemetery in Port Jefferson. They both are volunteers with the Shelby County Veterans to D.C. organization. “It has been fun,” said Rich. “I’m going to miss it for a while. I’m going to miss the people.” “The best part of his job has been talking to the people throughout the county,” said Rhonda. “My dad has integrity and moral standards above the general public,” said Megan. “He’s never lost his belief in humanity.” And the standards Rich has lived by will remain with the Shelby County deputies as they protect the county’s residents.

“He is a true pleasure to work with, has a great sense of humor, can always be counted on to tell the truth, and won’t sugarcoat things. (I am) truly honored to have worked with Rich, as well as Don Wade, and our family is a pleasure to know and work with. I always knew Rich would do a good job, and would be honest and work hard. Rich survived some rough times, thrived through the good times, and will truly be missed.” Shelby County Sheriff John Lenhart “Your dad was my backup about 12 years ago for an animal call on (Ohio) 29 going toward McCartyville. The dog was chained to a dog house in the mud with water standing around. And he didn’t have any dry spots to stand, lay or sit as the inside of the house had water in it as well. The woman was kinda psycho and threatened me with a ballbat if I wouldn’t leave the dog where he was. I just wanted the dog moved to a dry area or I was gonna have to take him. Your dad came to the rescue! I was so happy to see he was the backup for me that day. He told her I was doing my job and she had to do as I said. And if she threatened me with that bat again, he would arrest her. She didn’t move the dog and then placed him with someone else because I had to stop by to check that they were in compliance. … Shelby County will be hurting without him but I wish him a great retirement!” — Angi Gold Shelby County deputy “Over the years when I would arrive on the scene of an accident or newsworthy incident in Shelby County and Deputy Rich Wade was on the scene, he would have to put away his pipe, make sure his tie was on, and straighten his Stetson. Rich would hope that I would not approach him with ‘camera rolling’ in need of a ‘sound bite’ about the situation. He was always helpful. He’s an excellent deputy and represents law enforcement to the highest standard in his career. He’s among one of the oldtimers.” Steve M. Baker Northern Bureau chief WHIO-TV 7 “Rich is very professional. He has always been very polite and helpful, and he knew who to talk to when information was needed. (Sawmiller) has always enjoyed speaking to Rich, and wishes him the best on his retirement.” Detective Jerry Sawmiller Auglaize County Sheriff’s Office

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Learning from CBC honors ‘Iron Donors’ as superheroes mistakes is Community Blood Center (CBC) is soaring into May inspired by the arrival of “Ironman 3” on the b i g screen. CBC is honoring “ I r o n Siegel Donors” as superheroes for the oxygen-rich energy packed into a single pint of blood, and the opportunity each donation provides to save up to three lives. Everyone who registers to donate blood at any CBC branch and most mobile blood drives beginning Monday through May 18 will receive the free “Save 3 Lives Iron Donor” Tshirt. The charcoal Tshirt features a mechanical gear and cogwheel design with red accents, plus the CBC blood-drop logo. Superhero fans can enjoy wearing the “Iron Donor” T-shirt to the movies to see “Ironman 3,” which opens nationally May 3. Kathy Pleiman, Shelby and Logan County representative for the Community Blood Center, announced there will be local blood drives next week.

Drives next week Tuesday, the Amos Center in Dorothy Love Retirement Community, 2500 N. Kuther Road, will be the site for a public blood drive from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sidney Kiwanis Club is sponsoring this spring blood drive. Whole blood, double red cells, platelets and plasma will be collected from area donors. May 1, Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine will host a public blood drive from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Whole blood will be collected. Mary Rutan Hospital is located at 205 Palmer St. May 2, Anna High School will sponsor a student blood drive from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Anna High School students who wish to donate should contact Chad Kellersmith at the school to schedule their donation. May 2, Mama Rosa’s

Appointments Technology is making it faster and more convenient than ever to schedule your next blood donation. Just use your computer or smart phone to make an appointment online at www.DonorTime.com., or donors can schedule with Kathy Pleiman at 295-3100 or (800) 388-GIVE (4483). Walk-ins are always welcome as the schedule permits. A picture ID with full name, such as a driver’s license, is necessary to have in order to donate. Donors should be in good health and eat their normal diet. It is suggested to drink a lot of water the day before and the day of donation. Past CBC donors are also asked to bring their CBC donor ID card. Donors must be at least 16 years of age (16year-old donors must have parental consent; forms are available at www.givingblood.org or at CBC branch and blood drive locations), weigh a minimum of 110 pounds, and be in good physical health. The Food and Administration Drug changes blood donor eligibility guidelines periodically. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call 1(800) 388-GIVE (4483). Other area May blood drives include: • May 7 — Houston

drive that saw 195 donors register, 21 were deferred resulting in 142 whole blood donations, 11 double red cells for 22 units, eight gave plasma, and 13 gave platelets. Eight donors gave for the first time at Russia. Mike Siegel, of Fort Loramie, was honored for his 100th donation. Carl York of the Knights of Columbus served as coordinator for the blood drive. Friday, Fairlawn High School hosted a public blood drive that saw 66 donors register, six were deferred, resulting in 60 units of blood donated to local hospitals. Twenty people gave blood for the first time at Fairlawn High School. Kevin Gump of Fairlawn Schools served as coordinator of the Fairlawn blood drive.

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The Community Blood Center reports recent area blood drive were successful. April 10 and 11, Plastipak in Jackson Center hosted employee blood drives that saw 82 donors register, 14 were deferred resulting in 68 units of blood donated by Plastipak employees. Lisa Phyillaier served as coordinator for the Plastipak blood drive. April 13, Sidney Masonic Lodge hosted a public blood drive that saw 22 donors register, three were deferred, resulting in 19 units of blood given for area hospitals. Robert Allen served as coordinator for the blood drive. April 16, St. Remy Hall in Russia was the site for a public blood

Community The Blood Center has recognized the following “donors for life”: • 140 donations: Doris Ward, Sidney. • 125 donations: Steve Simon, Russia. • 110 donations: Fred Schmiesing, Minster. • 100 donations: Mike Siegel, Fort Loramie. • 90 donations: Roy Sturwold, Russia. • 70 donations: Jeff Gower, Versailles; Bruce Ruhenkamp, Yorkshire. • 60 donations: Charles Grogean, Russia; Paul Grisez, McCartyville. • 40 donations: Lowell Wolaver, Fort Loramie; Joe Backs, Celina; Edith Bergman, Jeff Pleiman, both of Fort Loramie. • 25 donations: Lavelle Smith , Botkins, Marily Schweitzer, Celina; Chris Barhorst, Minster; Gary Furrow, DeGraff; Melvin Monnin, Russia; Jennifer Rogers, Sidney. • 20 donations: Kurt Rhoades, Versailles. • 10 donations; Ola Schafer, Russia, Penny Cron, Sidney. • Five donations: Nicole Deloye, Zach Gariety Russia; Tim Buschur, New Bremen, Aaron O’Neal & Julie Poeppelman, both of Fort Loramie, Kim Swartz, Eric Cotterman, Olivia Cummings, Maribel Huelskamp, all of Sidney.

• First Communion will be held at St. Nicholas and St. Louis churches Sunday. • Confirmation for St. Nicholas and St. Louis churches will be Feb. 23, 2014. The Mass will be at St. Louis. • St. Nicholas vacation Bible school will be June 10-13 from 9:30 to 11: 30 a.m. This is for children age 3 (if pottytrained) through 10 (or completing fourth grade). The youth are invited to explore the

“Wild West VBS at the SonWest Round Up.” The fee is $5 per child up to the max of $15 per family. Parents can sign up at the church entrance or call Shannon Gehret, (419) 582-2116. • Long-stemmed red roses will be sold after the Masses on May 11 and 12. The cost will be $2 per rose. The Youth Ministries of St. Nicholas and St. Louis will sell the roses, with proceeds go to the Darke County Right to Life.

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Osgood • Those who held winning hands at the Osgood Legion euchre tournament were Urban Arling. Al Gehret, Ralph Winner, Carl Hoehne, Steve Poeppleman and Randy Bashore. • On May 4, the Osgood American Legion will sponsor a dance from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Bill Corfield will provide the music. Square dancing will be called.

• Next recycling drive will be May 4 from 9 to 11 a.m. Items taken are magazines, paper, cardboard and catalogs placed in paper bags, tied up, or in boxes that are easy to handle. No plastic bags will be accepted. In case of bad weather, the drive will be rescheduled to the next Saturday, Cancellations are aired on WCSM 96.7 or call Jude at (419) 582-2554 for any questions or concerns.

last step justed, happy DR. WALteen with a posLACE: What is itive self-image. the best way to Admitting your get rid of a bad I mistakes is the reputation? first step in won’t go into all overcoming the things that them. Learning earned me my from your misreputation. Let’s just say ’Tween takes is the last step. the list would be long and col- 12 & 20 Dr. Robert DR. WALorful. I’m 16, Wallace LACE: I’m a and realize now 17-year-old guy that when a boy tells you he loves you, who could use your adall he’s saying is that he vice. Sarah and I dated for about six months, loves your body. Three months ago, but we stopped dating my parents divorced, because I wanted to and I’m sure I was the date another girl. We main reason for the parted as friends and breakup of our family. remain friends. Then I’ve asked the almighty my best friend, Michael, to forgive and guide me, started dating Sarah but I don’t know how to and I guess you could get my peers to forgive say I was envious of and forget. Please give him, especially when he me words of encourage- told me how great she ment. My self-esteem is was, and thanked me for so low I don’t even think breaking up with her. Now I’m sorry I broke I have any. — Nameless, up with her, and I miss Oakland, Calif. NAMELESS: You her a lot. I’m not dating are not the reason your anyone at the moment parents divorced! Your because I’m waiting for mom and dad were in- my friend and Sarah to compatible and would break up. Should I tell have dissolved their my best friend and marriage no matter Sarah how I feel, or what you did. Teens should I keep my mouth often hold themselves shut and wait? Eventuresponsible for their ally, they will break up. parents’ divorce, but it — Nameless, Geneva, is never the case. Like- Ill. NAMELESS: By all wise, you may be exaggerating the extent of means, keep your mouth your bad reputation, but shut. Your feelings in any case, please un- about Sarah are driven derstand that teens, on by jealousy, plain and the whole, are very for- simple. Forget about giving. No matter how waiting for them to well-earned your bad break up — it could be a reputation may be, you long wait, and even can change it into a pos- when (or if) it happens, itive one. There are Sarah may have no inthree requirements: A terest in renewing a commitment to change dead relationship. Find your lifestyle, the pas- a new girlfriend. The lesson here is sage of time and guidance from the Almighty. that we have to live Since you have al- with the consequences ready sought that guid- of our actions. Learning ance, you’re well on your this is never easy, but I way to becoming “the guarantee you will be new you.” Focus on who far more appreciative of you want to be and start the next young woman accordingly. you start dating. acting When your peers see Dr. Robert Wallace your lifestyle changes and become aware of welcomes questions from your positive attitude, readers. Although he is they will once again ac- unable to reply to all of cept you as a friend. It them individually, he will take some time, but will answer as many as stay with it and you will possible in this column. Email him at rwalsee results. Please contact me in lace@galesburg.net. To a month to keep me find out more about Dr. posted on your progress. Robert Wallace and read I’m happy you asked for features by other Cremy advice. I care about ators Syndicate writers what happens to you and cartoonists, visit the and want you to Creators Syndicate webprogress into a well-ad- site at www.creators.com.

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Council to cut off delinquent utility customers QUINCY — Quincy Village Council April 16 was presented a list of delinquent utility users. All users listed were at least two months past due. Council unanimously voted to terminate service those accounts. Logan County Sheriff’s Deputy Donnie Day and Deputy Doug Mitchell attended the meeting. Day stated that he will no longer be filling the position for the grant to patrol Quincy, DeGraff and the townships as he has been appointed to fill the contract at Lakeview to patrolling. provide Mitchell will fill the vacancy left by Day. Mitchell has 10 years of service with the Logan County Sheriff’s Office. An issue regarding the Quincy lift station and the easement rights was reviewed. A concern over placement of a building in this area was expressed, as well as trash and litter being in this area. It was reported that the building had been moved, the litter issue would be reviewed, and a determination of action would follow. Robinson was informed that this year is the 175th anniversary of the founding of the village of Quincy. Past Mayor Jim Watkins has offered to provide ice cream for a celebration and asked that council prepare some type of celebration recognizing the formation of the village. Council discussed the matter and asked that anyone interested in forming a committee to

put together a ceremony recognizing this anniversary to contact a member of council, the mayor, village administrator or fiscal officer. Council then discussed condition of curbs and gutters in the village. Council was asked to look at the curbs and gutters on South Miami Street, and determine the need for replacement and repairs. Council noted that sidewalks are the responsibility of property owners. Council was uncertain about responsibility for curbs. Council will investigate any funding that can be obtained to help property owners with costs. It was noted that a 100 percent Community Development Block Grant of $29,000 has been received for repairs and replacement of a section of the South Miami Street curbs and gutters in the downtown area. Engineering is being handled at a cost of $800 for the project by Jim Cox Engineering. Council was reminded the United that Methodist quarter auction will be held Saturday at the Quincy Community Building. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. to view items. The auction begins at 5. Proceeds from the auction go to the mission fields. Tickets are available prior to the auction. A resident of Jefferson Street asked that council consider mowing of vacant properties this year instead of baling the grass. Council discussed the matter and determined that property owners need to

make the decision of how they handle the property. However, a review of the Cook Addition contract will be held and a determination of zoning rules for the area will be looked at to determine what options are available regarding the matter. Council is again looking at part-time help to prepare the village for summer. Administrator Kirk Helmandollar reported he will hire a part-time person to help get projects, such as mowing, completed. Council reported funds were appropriated for this type of activity; however, those hours are limited. The annual Quincy yard sales will be held June 1. Details of times, signs and advertising will be provided in the near future. Village residents were reminded that voting will take place May 7 at the Quincy Community Building, at 502 Carlisle St. On the ballot are two levies. Each levy is 2 mills and will generate about $11,000 for the Street Department and $11,000 for street lighting in the village. These funds will allow for needed street repairs and street lighting. Council asked that any resident with questions about the levies to contact a council member or other village official. The next regular council meeting will be May 7 at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers. The next Joint Sewer Board meeting will be May 6 at 7 p.m. at the Joint Sewer Plant.

Human tractor pull planned for 2013 fair The first Richard Prince Memorial Human Tractor Pull will be held at this year’s Shelby County Fair, members of the Shelby County Agriculture Society (Fair Board) learned during their recent meeting. The event will feature five age classes (8-13, 14-18, 19-34, 35-54 and 55-plus). There will be four people on each team, with payouts for the first- and secondplace teams. Fair Secretary Jerry Schaffner reported sufficient donations have been received thus far to pay $100 for first place and $40 for second, with the prizes increasing when more donations are received. The event will be held in conjunction with the Shelby County Power Association. The board approved spending $1,500 to take

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tendee. Board member Jeremy Reese asked that any board members working Saturday at the Special Olympics wear their Shelby County Fair shirts as the organization will be assisting with the special needs day at this year’s fair. Treasurer Barb Heilers reported the state audit has been completed, but the results have not been received. Everett advised the board that if anyone has changes for the fair book they were needed immediately as the book will be going to the printer in the next two weeks. Shelby County 4-H Agent Laura Norris reported the next quality assurance meetings will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. May 6-7 and lamb and goat weigh-ins are set for 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday.

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Dancing droid Pre-engineering and design technologies major Lexy Bolin, 16, of Sidney, demonstrates how NAO, a $20,000 robot, can dance and play music to a group of visitors at Upper Valley Career Center’s All Community Open House Saturday. Bolin is the daughter of Chris and Tillie Bolin.

Tostrick receives new contract Members of the Sidney-Shelby County Board of Health approved a new three-year contract for Health Commissioner Steven Tostrick, pending a review by the county prosecutor’s office. It will be the second three-year contract for Tostrick, whose salary will remain at $76,897. The board also approved a new contract for Dr. Paul W. Weber as medical director. He will be paid $610 per month. Also renewed was a contract with the Preble County General Health District for epidemiolog-

ical services at a cost of $1,200 per year. The actions were taken following an executive session. Board members reelected Dr. Robert McDevitt Jr. as board president and Jim Hemmelgarn was re-elected vice president. The board voted to lower the mileage allowance from the current rate of 56.5 cents per mile to $45 cents per mile.The change goes into effect July 1. In another expensecutting measure, the board suspended cloth-

ing and professional fee reimbursement, effective immediately. Under the environmental health report, the board voted to order that the properties at 104 S. Third St., Anna and 429 N. Main Ave., Sidney, remain vacant. The resignation the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) clerical specialist Robin Mentges was approved. The board also heard monthly reports by Margie Eilerman, nursing director, and Kent Topp, environmental health director.

Walk chairmen named SPRINGFIELD — The Central Ohio Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) named Pilar GonzalesMock, of Springfield Regional Cancer Center, and Stephen Moody, of the Springfield Police Department, as corporate cochairs of the 2013 Light The Night Walk, the annual event each fall to raise money for cancer research and patient services. Light The Night is a nationwide fundraising walk to celebrate and commemorate lives touched by blood cancers. The event is a 1-mile evening walk where participants carry illuminated balloons, each color representing something

different: white for survivors; red for Champions for Cures, which are supporters who has raised $100 or more, and gold balloons in remembrance of a lost loved one. Many of the teams decorate and carry banners that represent why they are participating in Light The Night in the Central Ohio Chapter. The Springfield Light The Night Walk will take place at Clark State Community College on Sept. 21. Registration will begin at 5:30 and the walk at 7:15. The funds raised through corporate and individual contributions help to find cures and advanced therapies for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s dis-

ease and myeloma, and to provide information, education and support for patients and their families. Just within 2012, LLS has given $776,000 through financial aid and co-pay assistance. “The Light The Night Walk gives hope to patients and their families and lets them know they are not alone in their battle against cancer,” said Michelle Burris, Central Ohio’s Campaign Manager. To find out more about forming a team or participating in a Light The Night Walk, contact Burris at the Central Ohio Chapter, (614) 498-0430, michelle.burris@lls.org or visit the website www.lightthenight.org.

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out the wet spots and level the tractor pulling track. Members also authorized repairing electric lines and replacing a power pole at a total cost of $850. In other maintenance work, the board approved acquiring two loads of limestone to fill in one side of the steer barn and repairs will be made to the doors at the Blue Building. Board President Tim Everett reported an effort is being made to have a Shelby County Youth Soccer Night on Monday night during the fair. Any youth from Shelby County wearing their soccer uniform and paying $9 would receive a special ticket to turn into the carnival ride office. The fair board and Michael’s Amusement would give Shelby County Youth Soccer $2 for every youth at-

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BY FRANCES DRAKE For Thursday, April 25, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You might not be sure whose financial interests to put first, your own or those of others. This time, you cannot ignore your own personal earnings. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Because today’s Full Moon is the only Full Moon directly opposite your sign all year, you likely will feel tension with partners and close friends. Fortunately, this is short-lived. Be patient. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Today’s Full Moon will create tension with co-workers, customers and anyone related to your job. Problems always increase before a Full Moon, and then afterward, they diminish or disappear. (Fingers crossed.) CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Parents and teachers must be patient with children, because today’s Full Moon can create stronger emotions and bigger reactions to events. Romantic partners will discover this as well. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You might feel pulled between the demands of home and family versus the demands of career and your external world today. You can’t ignore your career. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Be careful because the Full Moon today can set up an accident-prone situation for you. Mainly, this would occur simply because you are emotionally distracted. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You might be confused about financial matters today because the Full Moon makes you feel pulled in two directions. If you’re not sure what to do, do nothing. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) The only Full Moon in your sign all year is taking place today, causing tension with others. Just accept this and bide your time for 48 hours. Be tolerant and patient. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) The Full Moon today might make you feel anxious, because it’s taking place in a “hidden” part of your chart. You feel vaguely distracted, but you’re not sure why. Relax; this is short-lived. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Difficulties with friends, especially in group situations, might arise today because there’s a lot of tension in the air. Just be patient, as things will be fine in a few days. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Difficulties with authority figures are likely today, whether they are parents at home or bosses at work. Keep your head down and your powder dry. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) This is an accident-prone day for you, so be patient. Pay attention to everything you say and do. YOU BORN TODAY You have a strong physical aura that others notice. To you, actions speak louder than words. You are very much in the present and constantly notice your surroundings. You have strong plans that you intend to make a reality. You hate phonies. Good news! Your year ahead might be one of the most powerful years of your life. Dream big! Birthdate of: Walter de la Mare, poet; Renee Zellweger, actress; Al Pacino, actor/director. (c) 2013 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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with peak effect, you would need to take the medication around 3 or 4 in the morning. I understand why you want to take it at night, but then the peak blood pressure effect of the medicine would be when you least need it. On the other hand, the peak side effects may be happening when you don’t notice them. I think it’s worth a trial. See how your blood pressure is after taking it at night, compared with taking it in the morning. Also note how bad the side effects are. If the side effects are still so severe, I would talk to your doctor about changing to a different medicine. There are so many

blood pressure medicines available that you are likely to find one that works without causing you problems. Nebivolol is a good medicine for many people, but it just may not be the right one for you. High blood pressure is one of the most common ailments for the general population. The booklet on it describes what it does and how it’s treated. Readers can order a copy by writing: Dr. Roach — No. 104, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Can. with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.

April 24, 1938 Formal re-dedication of the remodeled and enlarged First Baptist Church was held Sunday. Special services were held in the morning, the afternoon, and in the evening. The congregation expended the sum of $18,500 in completing the building program. Members of the building committee included: W.W. Masteller, D.L. Minton, H.M. Faulkner, Addison Elston, Clyde Pottorf, Ralph Scanlin, Harry Fry, Carol Clark, W.J. Simmons, and the minister. ——— CmCds have been mailed to each farm owner and operator in Shelby County, giving the total depleting acreage, corn acreage and general acreage allotments for individual farms in the 1938 agricultural conservation program, according to I.N. Wilkinson, chairman of the county committee. The county’s

depleting crop acreage allotment is 108,754 acres, representing a decrease of 15.5 percent from last year. The corn allotment for the county this year is 46,512 acres, which is a decrease of 16.6 percent.

50 years April 24, 1963 COLUMBUS — Miss Karen L. Gritzmaker, R.R. 1, Botkins, and Gary R. Kinsella, 322 New Street, Sidney, were named to the Winter Quarter honor roll at Ohio State University. ——— Grand opening of the first SupeRx drugstore in Sidney began today at the store located next to Krogers on Wapakoneta Road. The convenient location of the new store means that one trip and one parking suffices for both drugstore and supermarket shopping. ——— BOTKINS — Robert Sherman, 35, who has been serving as principal for the past four years, is the new superintendent of the Botkins schools. Sherman’s appointment as successor to Joseph J. Stone, retired, was made at a meeting of the Botkins local board. The new superintendent is a graduate of Holy Angels High School in Sidney. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Dayton and a master of arts degree from Purdue University.

25 years April 24, 1988 The 11-12 year old prep team of the SidneyShelby County YMCA Class III gymnastics team placed first in their age group to capture the Great Lakes YMCA Zone Regional Championship at a meet in North Canton recently. The meet included teams from Michigan, Ohio, northern Kentucky and part of West Virginia. Among the competitors in that age were: Julie Freund, Amy Kyser, and Jenny DeLand.

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Aggressive girls put boy in embarrassing state D E A R so far as to ABBY: My son touch him sugis a tall, strikgestively as they ingly handsome got up to leave. teenager, alI’m sure they though somegot the physical what shy. Our response from problem is that him they his looks attract wanted; he is the wrong kind only 17, after all. Dear of attention But he was Abby from aggressive clearly angry, Abigail girls, and it’s embarrassed Van Buren and getting worse ashamed. every year. He said he felt He and his 14-year- trapped and didn’t old sister went out to know what to do. eat after school yesterThe sexual harassday, and when they re- ment of young men is turned it was obvious often laughed off with a my son was upset and wink and a nudge, but his sister was furious. it isn’t funny. It can be She said a group of col- as painful and damaglege girls at a table next ing to men as to women. to them were teasing Furthermore, my son is and taunting my son a minor, and I suspect with blatantly sexual the college girls were propositions. They went adults, if the beer on

the table was any indication. I am trying to raise my son to respect women and to be a decent man, husband and father someday, but frankly, I’m at a loss as to how to help him handle this type of sexual aggressiveness from girls. Do you or any of your readers have any suggestions? — SHOCKED MOM IN TENNESSEE DEAR MOM: I can see why your son and daughter were upset. He was not only sexually harassed by those young women, but when they put their hands on him, he was ASSAULTED. When the teasing escalated, he and his sister should have changed tables or

left the restaurant. If your son’s father is in the picture, he should discuss the incident with your son. If that’s not possible, another adult male should help him understand that his arousal was normal and nothing to be ashamed of. I am sure my male readers will also want to weigh in on your letter because what happened to your son was outrageous. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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SALINA, Kan. (AP) — A central Kansas woman likely won’t remember her first circus for the clowns or performances — it’ll be the tiger in the bathroom. The big cat had escaped briefly after its turn in the ring Saturday at the Isis Shrine Circus in Salina. Staff members blocked off the concourses at the Bicentennial Center as the tiger wandered into the bathroom, where one of the doors was blockaded. About that time,

Salina resident Jenna Krehbiel decided she needed to use the restroom. When she walked in the door that hadn’t been blocked off, she found a tiger standing about 2 feet away, The Salina Journal reported. “You don’t expect to go in a bathroom door, have it shut behind you and see a tiger walking toward you,” Krehbiel said. Chris Bird, manager at the Bicentennial Center, said the bathroom was only 25 feet long.

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SIDNEY’S PRESTON Heath slides safely across the plate with a run as Trotwood pitcher Juan Underwood reaches for the ball in action at the high school Tuesday. Sidney won the game 11-1.

Lehman wins over Fort Loramie 8-3 FORT LORAMIE — Lehman snapped a two-game losing streak with an 8-3 verdict over the Fort Loramie Redskins in non-league baseball Tuesday. The Cavaliers are now 9-4 and drop Loramie to 7-8. Greg Spearman, AJ Hemmelgarn and John Copella all had two hits for the Cavaliers, and Cole Proffitt added a double. Spearman also scored three times and stole five bases, and Copella drove in two runs. Zach Brandewie had three hits for the Redskins and Devon Braun drove in two runs. Hemmelgarn went all seven for the Cavs, striking out seven and walking five. Three Loramie pitchers gave up just three earned runs. The linescore: Lehman .................210 202 1_8 10 2 Loramie .................010 002 0_3 8 4 Hemmelgarn (WP) and Proffitt; Rose (LP), Guillozet (2), Rittenhouse (5) and Kitzmiller. Records: Lehman 9-4, Loramie 78.

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Jackets whip Trotwood again Sidney routed Trotwood for the second night in a row, 111 Tuesday at Sidney. The Jackets even their record at 7-7. Ryan Penley was 2-for-3 and scored twice, Bobby Benshoff drove in three runs and scored twice, and Preston Heath drove in three. Connor Echols pitched a three-hitter.

Anna led 3-1 going to the bottom of the sixth, and that’s when the Trojans rallied for five runs to pull out the win. For the Trojans, Josh Schwartz was 2-for-3 with an RBI single in the sixth, Seth Hoying was 2-for-3 with an RBI single to tie the game in the sixth, and Zach Greve had a two-run single to put the Trojans on top for good in the sixth. For Anna, Luke Cummings was 3-for-4 and drove in two, Josh Robinson singled and doubled and Dustin Poeppelman was 2-for-4. Anna was unable to come up with the key hit — the Rockets stranded 13 runners and left the bases loaded in three different innings. Robinson struck out 10 in 52/3 innings for Anna. The linescore: Anna ........................001 010 1_4 9 1 Botkins ....................000 105 x_6 8 2 Robinson (LP), Cummings (6) and Doseck; Dietz, Roberts (6) (WP) and Greve. Records: Anna 4-8, Botkins 8-4.

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JC wins in 8 JACKSON CENTER — Jackson Center scored in the bottom of the eighth to nip visiting Upper Scioto Valley in non-league baseball Tuesday. The Tigers are now 2-6. Alex Meyer and Gavin Wildermuth were both 3-for-4, and Wildermuth drove in the winning run in the eighth with a single.

The linescore: Upper Scioto........120 301 00_7 9 4 JC ........................200 122 01_8 12 2 Haney, Watkins (8) (LP) and Rofe; Meyer, Mabry (6) (WP) and Wildermuth, Meyer (6). The linescore: Records: JC 2-6. Trotwood ....................010 00_ 1 3 1 Sidney.........................540 02_11 7 2 —— Underwood (LP) and Walker; Minster goes to Echols (WP), Lauth (3), Benshoff (4), 2-0 in MAC Lochard (5) and Lochard, Niswonger (5). MINSTER — Minster got a Records: Sidney 7-7, Trotwood 0- route-going effort from Devon 8.

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Trojans win in County play BOTKINS — The Botkins Trojans stayed in the County race with a 6-1 victory over the Anna Rockets in action Tuesday here. Botkins goes to 4-2 in the league and 8-4 overall. Anna drops to 2-4 and 4-8.

Poeppelman and 10 hits from the offense in beating Parkway 7-1 in Midwest Athletic Conference play. The Wildcats are now 10-1 on the year and 2-0 in the MAC. Poeppleman pitched a fivehitter, striking out five. Clay Brown singled and doubled, Ethan Wolf had two hits, JR Nixon two hits and

and Adam Niemeyer doubled. The linescore: Parkway ................000 000 1_1 5 1 Minster ..................200 032 x_7 10 1 Stephenson (LP), Adams (5) and O’Neill; Poeppelman and Wolf. Records: Minster 10-1, Parkway 4-5.

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Bremen edges New Knoxville NEW KNOXVILE — The New Bremen Cardinals edged the New Knoxville Rangers in a good one Tuesday in Midwest Athletic Conference play, 3-2. The Cards scored two in the fourth, but the Rangers got single runs in the fifth and sixth to tie it. KV Mooney doubled home the first run and Cody Shaw singled in the second. In the eighth, Clay Bertke singled for Bremen, and after a walk and an error, he was driven in by Morgen Sindelar. Bertke went the first seven for the Cards, and Trevor Kitzmiller came on to earn a save in the eighth. They combined for eight strikeouts. Sindelar singled and double for the Cards, Bertke was 2-for-4 and scored twice, Alex Feltz doubled and Luke Schwieterman drove in two runs. The linescore: New Bremen .........000 100 01_3 8 5 New Knoxville.......000 011 00_2 7 1 WP: Bertke; LP: Allen; S: Kitzmiller. Records: New Bremen 4-10, New Knoxville 5-4.

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Tigers win 9-1 in league play VERSAILLES — Versailles scored all its runs in the first four innings and went on to a 9-1 win over Marion Local in Midwest Athletic Conference play. The Tigers are now 13-3 overall and 2-0 in the MAC. The Tigers had just five hits in the game but took advance of five walks and three Marion errors. Mike Davidson homered, Mitch Gigandet had a triple and Kyle Niekamp a double for the Tigers. Niekamp drove in three runs and Gigandet two. See LEHMAN/Page 18

CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns owner Jimmy Haslam’s first draft will be unlike any in team history. There’s no guarantee it won’t be his only one. The endless speculation over what Cleveland Haslam might do with the No. 6 overall pick, whether they’ll select another quarterback — maybe one to replace Brandon Weeden — in the first round or trade defensive linemen Jabaal Sheard or Ahtyba Rubin seems pretty trivial all of a sudden. This year, “being on the clock” has new meaning for the Browns. With Haslam embroiled in a deepening FBI investigation for fraud at his Pilot Flying J truck-stop chain empire, the team’s revamped front office, new coach Rob Chudzinski along with his staff and newly signed highpriced free agents, enter this year’s NFL draft facing more uncertainty. Haslam, who bought the team last year from Randy Lerner, insists he has done nothing wrong. He has no plans to step aside as CEO of his family’s business or as head of the Browns while federal authorities ascertain how much he knew about a widespread scheme by sales executives in his Knoxville, Tenn.-based company to defraud customers. The NFL said it will respect the legal process and does not intend to request Haslam to step down from the team. However, if Haslam’s legal troubles worsen, things could change. In the meantime, the draft provides both a distraction and normalcy. Haslam plans to help CEO Joe Banner and general manager Michael Lombardi prepare for their initial draft as they rebuild a team that went 5-11 last season. So it’s business as usual for the Browns, who are typically dealing with some kind of clutter or chaos in the background. Banner, Haslam’s handpicked CEO, offered few clues last week about the team’s intentions with their seven picks. There are plenty of options with the sixth selection and Banner said the team has been exploring trading down in the first round to possibly recoup another early-round pick. The Browns forfeited their second-round pick when they took wide receiver Josh Gordon in last year’s supplemental draft. “It’s normal this time to be talking to teams,” Banner said as he approached his first draft with the Browns. “Some are teams you exchange some opinions on and some are teams you get a feel for: ‘Are you open to moving up or down?’ As you get closer to the draft sometimes those conversations become more specific. We haven’t had any specific conversations about trades or what would be involved in a trade. “We have had conversations with teams either initiated by them or us, kind of

feeling out: ‘Are you interested in going up or back? Are you open to it depending on who is there?’ We have had those kinds of feel-each-other-out conversations.” The Browns, who currently have seven picks to use in three days, could fill a pressing need with the No. 6 spot by taking a cornerback to play opposite Joe Haden. That could be Alabama’s Dee Milliner, who along with Haden would give Cleveland one of the top cornerback duos in the AFC, one to offset the quality quarterbacks and speedy wide receivers in its division. Milliner may be gone by the time the Browns pick, but there are other quality defensive players such as Oregon pass rusher Dion Jordan, Brigham Young end Ziggy Ansah or LSU’s Barkevious Mingo for Cleveland to plug into new coordinator Ray Horton’s attacking 3-4 alignment. Milliner seemed like the safest pick until reports surfaced this week saying he might not be ready for training camp after undergoing offseason shoulder surgery. Milliner is considered the top defensive back in this year’s draft and he visited the Browns, who won’t be scared off by his injury unless they get a red-flagged medical report. Banner was asked if he would draft a player with Milliner’s surgery. “As long as the doctors tell us it’s going to be fine it won’t be a factor,” he said. What’s always a factor for the Browns is quarterback talk. With an uneven rookie season behind him, Weeden has a leg up over veteran Jason Campbell to start in 2013. But the front office’s lukewarm endorsement of Weeden has driven speculation the Browns may take a quarterback, perhaps West Virginia’s Geno Smith or Florida State’s EJ Manuel, in the first round. The Browns had private workouts for Smith, Manuel, Syracuse’s Ryan Nassib, Southern California’s Matt Barkley and Arizona’s Matt Scott. “You have to prepare yourself for any possibility,” Banner said. “You don’t want to under-evaluate probably what everybody would agree is the most important position on the field.” For a team that has feigned any strong interest in a QB, the Browns certainly have spent a lot of time and money evaluating the 2013 class in recent weeks. They’ve done their homework. It’s worth noting that the new regime is not tied to Weeden, making it possible the Browns would consider a draft-day trade. “There are quarterbacks in this draft that are intriguing,” Banner said. “We will have to make an evaluation between now and Thursday on just how intriguing. Other teams will be doing the same thing, so you will see what is available where. We are not going into it with a focus other than trying to build the team, especially at key positions that we think really, really good teams are strong at, and move forward that way.”

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Harrison signed, Bengals looking for depth in draft CINCINNATI (AP) — When linebacker James Harrison signed his twoyear deal with Cincinnati on Tuesday, the Bengals had a proven playmaker at one of their main areas for concern heading into the NFL draft. Now, about that right tackle ... The Bengals won’t have to worry so much about a linebacker when the draft starts Thursday night. The 34-yearold Harrison left Pittsburgh after he and the team couldn’t agree on a new contract that would help the Steelers get under the salary cap. He’ll move into one of Cincinnati’s outside linebacker spots, an upgrade to a defense that finished sixth in the league last season in yards allowed. The Bengals have spent a lot of money on keeping the unit intact, including bringing back middle linebacker Rey Maualuga. “I think I bring leadership as far as going out there and leading by example,” the five-time Pro Bowl player said. “They have a few young guys in the linebacker room and I feel like I can help

them there.” Cincinnati has one thing left on its to-do list before the draft begins Thursday: figure out whether right tackle Andre Smith will be back. The unrestricted free agent has been talking to the Bengals about a new deal, but there’s been no agreement. Whether he returns will factor into the choices the Bengals make come Thursday. “I am hopeful we can get a solution done there prior to the draft,” coach Marvin Lewis said Tuesday. “I know Andre would like to get it done and I think he’d feel better about things so he doesn’t get lost without a chair somewhere.” With the team returning virtually intact, the draft will be more about bringing in players who will add depth for now and grow into starters down the line. The Bengals, who have the 21st overall pick, have gotten to the playoffs as a wild card each of the last two seasons, losing to Houston in the first round both years. The draft features a lot of solid linemen. The Bengals could use help

on the offensive line. Even though the defensive line is a strength, they’ll look at adding to their rotation there, too. They also could use help at safety and running back. “I think in general, there’s offensive linemen that will end up being good players here in the National Football League,” Lewis said. “I think there’s defensive linemen that will end up being good players. Maybe a glut of those two groups a little bit more, guys with similar body types and so forth. “I think there’s probably not a consensus of players throughout the 32 teams, maybe after two or three players this year in all positions. I don’t know that it’s been much like that in many years past.” This draft completes Cincinnati’s trade with Oakland for quarterback Carson Palmer, which has benefited the Bengals immensely. Palmer threatened to retire rather than play for Cincinnati again. The Bengals dealt him to the Raiders midway through the 2011 season, getting a first-round and a con-

SCOREBOARD CALENDAR High school High school sports TONIGHT Baseball Crestview at Minster Lehman at Lima Perry Softball Lehman at Lima Perry Boys tennis Lehman at Springfield Catholic Track Sidney at Stebbins THURSDAY Baseball Jackson Center at Houston Botkins at Russia Minster at Fort Recovery Anna at Fairlawn Greenville at Versailles Riverside at Lima Perry Softball Botkins at Russia Anna at Fairlawn Jackson Center at Houston Minster at Marion Local Coldwater at New Bremen St. Henry at Versailles Riverside at Lima Perry Boys tennis Sidney at Troy Lima Catholic at Lehman Track Lehman at Shawnee Inv. FRIDAY Baseball Riverside at Jackson Center St. Henry at New Bremen Botkins at Spencerville Versailles at Coldwater Softball Riverside at Jackson Center Anna at Lehman Track Sidney, Anna at Wapak Relays Fairlawn at Waynesfield Inv. Houston at Ansonia Relays SATURDAY Baseball Houston Invitational: Newton vs. Houston, 9 a.m.; Riverside vs. Lehman, 11:15. Consolation and championship games at 1:15 and 3:15 St. Henry at Russia (2) Minster at Loramie Inv. Mechanicsburg at Fairlawn (2) Anna at Versailles New Knoxville at Botkins Softball Lehman, Riverside Versailles at Loramie Inv. New Bremen at Arcanum Elida at Houston (2) Track Fort Loramie at West Milton Inv.

ditional second-round pick for him. They used the firstround pick last year to take cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick, who was limited to five games because of a knee injury and a concussion. This year, they get the fifth pick in the second round — 37th overall — from Oakland. They also ended up getting the coach that pushed for the deal in Oakland. Hue Jackson was fired by the Raiders after they failed to make the playoffs in 2011. The Bengals hired him as an assistant special teams and defensive backs coach last season. He moved into the role of running backs coach when Jim Anderson retired in the offseason. “Hue is excited,” Lewis said. “He’s looked at it for a couple of years through a different set of eyes, both as a coordinator and as a head coach. He’s had an opportunity to look at some guys at the position and is really a valuable resource for me, just as he was a year ago. But being back here for the second year and (he’s) a big part of the process.”

Brown returning to coach Cavs CLEVELAND (AP) — Mike Brown and the Cavaliers are getting back together. Brown, who led the Cavs to the playoffs in all five seasons he coached them from 200510, has agreed in principle to a contract to return as their coach for a second time, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Brown hasn't yet signed his new deal, but has agreed to take the job, according to the per-

son who spoke on condition of anonymity because negotiations were ongoing. Brown's hiring could be announced as early as Wednesday. The sides are working through the length of the deal and other matters, but Brown's back with the team he guided to its greatest successes. "I'm happy for him," said Miami's LeBron James, who played in Cleveland under Brown. "Very happy for him. I think he's a really good coach, very defensive-

minded coach. It'll be good for those young guys that they have." Brown went 272-138 and went to the playoffs every season with the Cavs, teaming with James on a run to the NBA Finals in 2007. He was fired by owner Dan Gilbert after the Cavs lost to Boston in the 2010 Eastern Conference semifinals, shortly before James decided he was leaving Cleveland as a free agent. Brown spent one full season with the Lakers,

SOFTBALL High school rankings Ohio High School Softball Coachs Association State rankings DIVISION I — 1. North Canton Hoover; 2. Olentangy Liberty; 3. Lebanon; 4. Holland Springfield; 5. Brecksbille Broadview Heights;. 7. Worthington Kilbourne; 7. Gahanna Lincoln; 8. AvonLake; 9. Delaware Hayes; 10. Oregon Clay. DIVISION II — 1. River Valley; 2. Greenville; 3. LaGrange Keystone; 4. Kenton Ridge, Licking Valley (tie); 6. Lima Bath; 7. Walsh Jesuit; 8. Tipp City; 9. Hebron Lakewood; 10. Akron Springfield. DIVISION III — 1. Bloom Carroll; 2. Johnstown Northridge; 3. Archbold; 4. Newcomerstown; 5. Minford; 6. Eastern Brown; 7. Milan Edison; 8. Warren Champion; 9. Fort Frye; 10. North Union. DIVISION IV — 1. Vienne Mathews; 2. Berlin Center Western Reserve; 3. Covington; 4. Strasburg Franklin; 5. Portsmouth Notre Dame; 6. Convoy Crestview; 7. Sycamore Mohawk; 8. New Riegel; 9. HOUSTON; 10. Jackson Milton.

but was fired by Los Angeles five games into this season. The Cavs have been without a coach since firing Byron Scott last week following his third straight losing season. One of the main factors in Brown's decision to come back to Cleveland was that he had already planned to move his family back to the area, long before Scott was fired. Brown is also close friends with Cavaliers general manager Chris Grant.

Lady Redskins blank Recovery

The linescore: Recovery.......000 000 0_0 2 3 Loramie........211 000 x_4 6 0 WP: Ordean; LP: Homan Records: Loramie 10-2, Recovery 1-7.

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Errors hurt Russia RUSSIA — Russia committed seven errors and couldn’t overcome that in losing 5-3 to St. Henry in non-league softball Tuesday. The Lady Raiders, 59, got a single and a home run from Olivia Monnin. She drove in two runs. The linescore: Russia ..........101 100 0_3 5 7

St. Henry......400 001 x_5 4 0 WP: Muhlenkamp; LP: Young Records: Loramie 10-2, Recovery 1-7.

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Lehman edged 3-1 MARIA STEIN — Lehman and Marion Local hooked up in a good one, with the Lady Flyers taking a 3-1 win over the Lady Cavs Tuesday. Lehman, 4-6, had just two hits, including Andrea Thobe’s double, and Marion Local just three hits, including two doubles by Puthoff. All the Marion runs were unearned off Lindsay Bundy.

The linescore: Bremen.........006 107_14 10 1 Jackson ........000 200_ 2 4 0 WP: Sprague; LP: Young Records: Bremen 6-5, JC 2-6.

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Anna loses to Coldwater COLDWATER — Anna lost 11-6 to Coldwater in non-league softball Tuesday. The Lady Rockets got two hits each from Amanda Rickert and Caleigh Kirtley, and a double from Paige Richard.

The linescore: Lehman ........000 100 0_1 2 3 The linescore: Marion..........001 110 x_3 3 1 Anna.........100 031 1_ 6 8 3 WP: Rosenbeck; LP: Bundy Coldwater.112 124 x_11 15 0 Records: Lehman 4-6, LP: Keener Marion Local 6-4. Records: Anna 3-6, Coldwater 4-8. ——

Bremen routs JC JACKSON CENTER – New Bremen scored six times in the third and added seven in the sixth to rout Jackson Center 14-2 Tuesday. Bremen is now 6-5 and Jackson 2-6.

LEHMAN The linescore: Marion..........000 010 0_1 4 3 Versailles......134 100 x_9 5 0 WP: Barga Records: Versailles 13-3, Marion Local 4-10.

For Bremen, Julie Brown was 3-for-4 with three RBIs. Gabby Fogt was 2-for-3 with a double for Jackson.

mont and won easily, 110 in Northwest Central Conference baseball Tuesday. The Pirates are now —— 4-0 in the league and 106 overall. Pirates win Dustin Proffitt had RIDGEWAY — Riverside journeyed to Ridge- two triples and s single.

FOOTBALL NFL draft order

NFL Draft Order The Associated Press Thursday, Friday, Saturday in New York W L T 1. Kansas City . . . . . . . . . 2 14 0 2. Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . 2 14 0 3. Oakland . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 12 0 4. Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . 4 12 0 5. Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 12 0 6. Cleveland . . . . . . . . . . 5 11 0 7. Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 11 0 8. Buffalo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 10 0 9. N.Y. Jets . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 10 0 10. Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . 6 10 0 11. San Diego . . . . . . . . . . 7 9 0 12. Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 9 0 13. NY Jets (from Tampa) . 7 9 0 The linescore: Minster..............639 10_19 23 14. Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . 7 9 0 Botkins..............000 02_ 2 2 15. New Orleans . . . . . . . . 7 9 0 16. St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . 7 8 1 WP: Richard; LP: Dietz 17. Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . 8 8 0 Records: Minster 7-5, 18. Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 0 Botkins 4-6. 19. N.Y. Giants . . . . . . . . . 9 7 0 20. Chicago. . . . . . . . . . . . 10 6 0 21. Cincinnati . . . . . . . . 10 6 0 22. St. Louis (from Wash.). 10 6 0 23. Minnesota . . . . . . . . . 10 6 0 24. Indianapolis . . . . . . . . 11 5 0 RIDGEWAY — River- 25. Minnesota (from Sea.) . 11 5 0 26. Green Bay . . . . . . . . . 11 5 0 side went to 10-5 on the 27. Houston . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4 0 year with an 11-1 win 28. Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 3 0 29. New England . . . . . . . 12 4 0 over Ridgemont. 30. Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 3 0 Karli Castle, Abby 31. San Francisco . . . . . . 11 4 1 Proffitt and Taylor An- 32. Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . 10 6 0

temoeller three hits and five RBIs, Alexis Robinson had three hits, and Stephanie Albers, Samantha Osterfeld, Sara Hosey and Regan Hahn all had two hits. Richard had two triples, Goettemoeller two doubles, Albers homered and Hosey doubled.

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derson all had two hits BASKETBALL for Riverside, Taylor —— Nichols, Anderson and NBA playoffs Minster routs Heather Comer all douNBA Daily Playoff Glance Botkins 19-2 bled and Castle homeThe Associated Press BOTKINS — Minster red. All Times EDT The linescore: rolled to a 19-2 win over (x-if necessary) FIRST ROUND Botkins to go to 7-5 on Riverside .........105 32_11 9 1 Ridgemont.......000 10_ 1 3 1 (Best-of-7) the year. WP: Wietholter; LP: Saturday, April 20 Kayla Richard had Sutherland New York 85, Boston 78, New four hits, Michaela GoetRecords: Riverside 10-5. York leads series 1-0

From Page 17 Dalton Bollinger doubled, and Dallas Daniels had two hits, scored twice and drove in three. The linescore: Riverside ........236 00_11 10 0 Ridgemont......000 00_ 0 3 3 Daniels (WP) and Collinger; Tillman, Ray (4), Mitchell (5) and McCloud. Records: Riverside 10-6.

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GOLF Senior Swingers Senior Swingers Retired Mens Golf League At Shelby Oaks April 8 Game of the day — Five blind hols low net South course — Jerry Chasteen, John Wittenberg North course — Gary Reed, Don Sherman West course – Norm Smith, Bob Enneking Long putt — Paul Wiehe, south; John Monnier, north; Phil Jones, west.

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Loramie’s win Monday 100th for Turner FORT LORAMIE — Fort Loramie found itself down 2-1 after four innings, but tied it in the fifth and plated five in the to sixth pull out a 7-2 win in Turner County softball action Monday here. It was a key win for Loramie for two reasons. One, it kept the Lady Redskins just one behind in the loss column to Houston. They are now 3-1 in the league and 9-2 overall. And two, it was career win No. 100 for coach Brad Turner. “I’ve been fortunate to coach some very good athletes here and have

MONDAY had a lot of support from many people in my six seasons, including my assistant coach and brother Nick, who has been with me for all 100 victories,” Turner said. Loramie was led by Paige Ordean, who was outstanding with her bat and her arm. She pitched a two-hitter, striking out five and walking none. And at the plate, she went 3-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs. Ashley Ordean was 2for-3 with a double, Holly Frey had an RBI triple, Janell Hoying added a double, and Danielle Wehrman had two singles for Loramie. For Anna, Alexis Phillips had an RBI double. Loramie outhit the

Lady Rockets 13-2. “We were able to finally starting hitting Kylie (Anna pitcher Keener) in the bottom of the sixth to break through,” said Loramie coach Brad Turner. “We tied the game in the fifth, then got the big hits we needed in the sixth, including a leadoff single by Ashley (Ordean) and a pinch-hit triple by Holly (Frey). Anna is 1-4 and 3-5. The linescore: Anna............002 000 0_0 3 3 Loramie .....100 0915 x_7 13 1 WP: New; LP: Dietz Records: Houston 11-3, Botkins 4-5.

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Houston stays perfect in County HOUSTON — Houston increased its County record to 5-0 and is now 11-3 overall after a 10-0 blanking of Botkins in

County softball action here Monday. The Lady Wildcats got a two-hitter from freshman Kayla New, and a single and a double from both Macey and Alyssa Stang. Macey drove in two runs, as did Kortney Phipps.

two hits and drove in three runs, and Regan Hahn had a hit and drove in two. Alexis Robinson added a double. Kayla Richard went the first six and got the win, striking out five and allowing just three hits.

just two hits while striking out five and issuing no walks. At the plate, Parker was 3-for-4 for Bremen and Emily Niekamp 2for-3 with a double and a triple. Julie Brown drove in two runs.

The linescore: Recovery.......000 000 2_2 2 1 The linescore: Bremen.........100 210 x_4 7 2 Botkins............000 00_ 0 2 4 The linescore: WP: Sprague; LP: Homan Houston...........105 4x_10 9 2 St. Henry......100 000 0_ 1 3 Records: New Bremen 5-5, WP: New; LP: Dietz Minster.........022 330 x_10 11 Fort Recovery 4-5. Records: Houston 11-3, WP: Richard; LP: Rindler Botkins 4-5. Records: Minster 6-5, St. —— Henry 2-6. ——

Minster wins in MAC play MINSTER — Minster rolled to a 10-1 win over St. Henry in Midwest Athletic Conference softball here Monday. The Lady Wildcats are now 6-5 on the year. Sara Hosey led an 11hit attack with three hits, including a double. Stephanie Albers had

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Bremen wins over Recovery NEW BREMEN – New Bremen edged Fort Recovery in softball action Monday, 4-2. It was a non-league game. Bremen is now 5-5 on the year. Kristin Sprague pitched well, allowing

TROTWOOD — Sidney won easily over Trotwood 22-0 to go to 1-4 in the GWOC North and 39 overall. Grace Lochard, Josie Raterman and Madison Barker all had two hits and Brianna Wells had a double for Sidney. The Lady Jackets plated 13 runs in the top of the first.

school Sidney’s Roberts no-hits Trotwood Middle tennis clinic In his first varsty start on the mound, Sidney’s Caleb Roberts threw a no-hitter, leading Sidney to a five-inning 17-1 run-rule verdict over Trotwood Monday. Roberts struck out 10 and did not walk a batter in pitching his gem. It was a tight game after three innings, with Sidney leading just 3-1. But the Jackets erupted for nine runs in the fourth and added five more in the fifth to end it early. Bobby Benshoff, Jake Lochard, Preston Heath and Sammy Niswonger all had two hits for the Jackets. Benshoff drove in two and coaxed three walks, Lochard drove in two, scored twice and stole two bases, Heath drove in two, scored twice and stole two bases, and Niswonger scored twice and stole four bases. Sidney stole 16 bases in the win. “We struggled to time up the Trotwood pitcher early on but managed to get guys on base,” said Sidney coach Frank Guillozet, filling in for Bill Shoffner, who was home with his wife and new son, born Monday morning. “And Caleb threw a great game.” The linescore: Sidney............012 95_17 15 3 Trotwood .........000 10_ 1 0 4 Roberts (WP) and Niswonger; Hawkins (LP), Ferguson (4) and Lovelace. Records: Sidney 6-7, Trotwood 0-7.

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Redskins go to 6-0 in County FORT LORAMIE — The Fort Loramie Redskins built a 6-0 lead, then had to hang on in the seventh when Anna plated all its runs in a 64 County verdict Monday in high school baseball action. The win puts Loramie at 6-0 in league play and 7-7 overall. Anna drops to 2-3 and 4-7. Loramie got a run in the first, then added five in the fourth to open up a comfortable lead. But the Rockets made it a bit uncomfortable with their seventh inning rally, which fell short. For Loramie, Grant

MONDAY Olberding pitched into the seventh before being relieved in favor of Seth Guillozet, who got a save. Olberding struck out 11 before being lifted. Zach Brandewie was 2-for-3 as was Luke Gephart, who drove in two runs, for the Redskins. For Anna, Brad Boyd was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, Luke Cummings 2-for-3 and Josh Robinson 2-for-4. The linescore: Anna...........000 000 4_4 8 2 Loramie ......100 500 x_6 7 1 Showalter (LP), Cummings (4), Berning (6) and Doseck; Olberding (WP), Guillozet (7) (S) and Kitzmiller. Records: Loramie 6-7, Anna 4-7.

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Botkins wins in County play

Athetic Conference opener for both squads. Niemeyer allowed just one hit, struck out 14 and did not walk a batter. Geise allowed only three hits, but did struggle with his control at times. And Minster took advantage. The Wildcats got a run in the bottom of the first on Niemeyer’s sacrifice fly, which scored Jay Eilerman. Then in the second, Geise hit a batter, then walked four in a row to force in two runs. That was all the scoring, and Minster did not have a hit in either of the innings it scored. “They were struggling to stay off the ball above their hands, so that’s where Adam stayed until they adjusted. And they never adjusted,” said Wiss. “Geise has been very good against us, but he gave us some walks.” Minster goes to 9-1 overall and has another MAC game tonight at home against Parkway.

HOUSTON — Botkins jumped ahead early and rolled to a 10-4 victory over Houston in County action Monday. The win puts the Trojans at 3-2 in the league and 7-4 on the season. Houston is 0-5 and 2-10. The linescore: For Botkins, Evan Delphos SJ ...000 000 0_0 1 1 Dietz was 2-for-4 with a Minster.........120 000 x_3 3 1 Geise (LP), Hoersten (6) triple and four RBIs, and and Buescher. Niemeyer and Christian Hoskins Wolf. walked three times and Records: Minster 9-1, Delphos 3-6. scored four times. —— For Houston, Quinton Pence and Jamie Riffel Cardinals had two hits each, with edge Covington Riffel driving in two NEW BREMEN — runs. The New Bremen CardiHouston hurt its own nals got an outstanding cause with eight errors. pitching effort from Ty The linescore: in beating Botkins.......220 301 2_10 7 2 Overman Houston.....100 030 0_ 4 10 8 Covington in non-league Miller (WP), Hoying (5) and play Monday, 4-2. Greve; Davis and Riffel. Overman allowed just Records: Botkins 7-4, two hits while striking Houston 2-10. out four. —— He also helped his Niemeyer fans 14 own cause with a double, in Minster win and David Zirkle had MINSTER — Minster three hits in four trips. coach Mike Wiss said The linescore: when Adam Niemeyer is Covington.....100 000 1_2 2 2 pitching for Minster and New Bremen 110 020 x_4 8 1 WP: Overman Curtis Geise for Delphos —— St. John’s, “you can exRangers top pect the game to last only about an hour and Fort Recovery fifteen minutes.” NEW KNOXVILLE – And he said that’s just New Knoxville scored about how long it was five times in the second Monday night when the inning and two more in two aces toed the rubber the third, and went on at Minster. to beat Fort Recovery in When it was over, Midwest Athletic ConNiemeyer had gotten the ference play Monday. best of it, outdueling The Rangers are 5-3 Geise for a 3-0 Wildcat overall and 1-0 in the win in the Midwest league.

Adam Howe had a two-run triple in the third for the Rangers, who added a run in the sixth on an RBI double from Jake Allen. The linescore: Recovery...............001 400 0_5 Knoxville ..............052 001 x_8 WP: Howe; LP: Retz.

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Versailles edges Lehman 3-1 VERSAILLES — Lehman and Versailles met in non-league play Monday here, and the Tigers emerged with a 31 win behind the pitching of Dan Borchers. The Tigers are now 12-3 on the year and Lehman 8-4. Borchers went 61/3 innings and allowed just one hit, striking out four and walking one. “Dan pitched his way around some spotty defense and surrendered only one hit,” said Tiger coach Mitch Hoying, referring to his team’s five errors. Versailles had six hits from six different players, and all were singles. Kyle Rutschilling and Kyle Niekemp had RBIs. The linescore: Lehman ........010 000 0_1 1 3 Versailles......101 100 x_3 5 5 Copella (LP), Arnold (4) and Schutt; Borchers (WP), Richard (7) and Rutschilling. Records: Versailles 12-3, Lehman 8-4.

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Fairlawn tops Jackson 6-2 Fairlawn scored twice in each of its last two atbats to pull out a 6-2 victory over Jackson Center in the third County game of the night Monday. The win puts Fairlawn at 2-3 in the league and 4-7 overall. Jackson drops to 1-5 and 1-6. Brad Caudill led the way for the Jets, pitching a complete-game twohitter and going 3-for-4 at the plate and scoring twice. Ryan Lessing and Seth Bishop had two hits apiece for the Jets. The linescore: Jackson ........001 000 1_2 2 4 Fairlawn.......011 022 x_6 8 1 Frye (LP) and Meyer; Caudill and Rogers. Records: Fairlawn 4-7, JC 1-6.

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Russia blanks Marion Local RUSSIA — Russia cruised to an 11-0 win over Marion Local in

Jacket netters fall to Vandalia The Sidney High boys tennis team lost 5-1 to Vandalia in action Monday. The lone win came fromthe second doubles team of Connor Bowers and Trevor Thompson, 63, 6-4. The team of Alex Wells and Brandon Ad-

kins won a junior varsity Frank EnYart won 6-0, 6-2 at third singles. doubles match 8-1. At first doubles, Neal Monday Dev and Oakk Wynn lost On Monday, the SHS a close marathon match boys won 4-1 over Bell3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 14-12, and brook. the second doubles team Dan Temple won 6-0, of Thompson and Bower 6-3 at first singles, Jacob won 6-3, 6-3. Colley won 6-4, 6-2 at Sidney’s record is now second singles and 6-3.

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non-league baseball Monday. Gavin Hoying gave up a leadoff single in the first and that was it in going the distance. He had some control problems in the second, but then had three straight 1-2-3 innings, finishing with seven strikeouts in the game. Brad McMaken had a big day at the plate, doubling with the bases loaded in the fourth to break it open. The Raiders scored seven times in the inning. Trevor Sherman, Isaiah Counts and McMaken all had doubles and Bailey Francis drove in two runs. The linescore: Marion.............000 00_ 0 1 2 Russia..............400 7x_11 8 0 Unrast (LP), Rethman (4) and Mescher; Hoying and Tebbe. Records: Russia 12-3, Marion Local 4-9.

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Bollinger hits 3 HRs for Pirates LIMA — Riverside score in every inning in routing Lima Temple Christian on the road Monday, 20-0. The Pirates are now 9-6 overall and 3-0 in the Northwest Central Conference. Dalton Bollinger belted three home runs, scored three times and drove in eight to lead the Pirate’s 15-hit attack. Dustin Proffitt had three hits and drove in two, and Ross Stevens drove in two runs. Jake Herron pitched the five innings and wound up with a no-hitter, raising his record to 4-0. The linescore: Riverside ........426 17_20 15 1 Lima Temple ..000 00_ 0 0 6 Herron (WP) and Bollinger; Bolon, Bowman (4) and Bowman. Records: Riverside 9-6.

set in June The Shelby County Community Tennis Association (CTA) is sponsoring a middle school tennis clinic in June. Instruction will be supervised by Kristy Sherman, tennis coach at Lehman Catholic High School. There is no charge for the clinic which will be held on the courts at Lehman June 3-to-6. A rain date is scheduled for Friday of that same week. Eligible participants are those students entergrades seven ing through nine for the 2013-2014 school year. Register by May 24. For more information about the CTA, or to participate in the middle school clinic, please contact Greg and Priscilla Wilt at gpwilt@embarqmail.com or (937) 4978118.

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MUNICIPAL COURT In Sidney Municipal Court on Monday, Judge Duane Goettemoeller ordered Kimberly D. Winals, no age given, 824 Spruce Ave., to pay $114 court costs on a charge of failure to pay city income taxes. The charge and two identical charges were dismissed. â&#x20AC;˘ Michael C. Hecht, 33, 329 S. Miami Ave., was fined $150 and $105 costs on a lighted lights requirement violation. â&#x20AC;˘ Pamela L. Macy, 32, 427 N. Miami Ave., was fined $10 and $111 costs on a failure to control/weaving violation. â&#x20AC;˘ Derrick J. King, 301 S. Miami Ave., was ordered to pay $105 court costs and a driving under suspension - financial assurance suspension charge was dismissed. â&#x20AC;˘ Michael J. Elliott, 39, 817 Broadway, was fined $30 and $86 costs on a seatbelt violation. â&#x20AC;˘ Thomas D. Macias, 1198 Apple Blossom Drive, was ordered to pay $111 court costs and a driving under suspension - financial assurance suspension charge was dismissed. â&#x20AC;˘ Sara E. Milbourn, 32, 14006 Strong Road, Maplewood, was fined $250 and $95 costs on a driving under suspension - financial assurance suspension charge. Forty hours community service was ordered in lieu of the fine and court costs. She also was fined $25 and $10 costs on a obeying traffic control device violation. â&#x20AC;˘ Susan D. Watren, 59, 14499 Fawndale Drive, was fined $30 and $105 costs for speeding. Civil cases: Wilson Memorial Hospital, 915 W. Michigan St. v. Sue R. Stangel, 823 Chestnut Ave., $3,148. Wilson Memorial v. Jeffrey L. Reeder, P.O. Box 371, $4,421. Retail Recovery Services, Columbus v. Terry Burnett, 18135 State Route 706, $788. Precision Recovery Analytics, Columbus v. Titeka Richardson, 306 N. Third St., Anna, $1,116. Asset Acceptance, Warren, Mich. v. Richard K. Rinehart, 521 Linden Ave., $3,581. Progressive Direct Insurance, Cleveland v. Mary E. Slife, 117 Beech St., $5,533. Sell, Hegemann & Zimmerman, 108 E. Poplar St. v. David Spangler, 15226 County Road 25A, Anna, $9,202.

Wilson Memorial v. Ricky L. Jones II and Wanda M. Jones, 1294 Sixth Ave. $2,534. Wilson Memorial v. Carlos Lopez, 408 Franklin Ave., $4,389. Wilson Memorial v. Abigail E. Hopkins, 5764 Buckneck Road, Bradford, $1,500. Wilson Memorial v. Shelly K. Helman, 14777 Sharp Road, $2,692. Hilgti Inc., Tulsa, Okla. v. G.M.A.B. LLC, c/o Gary Maurer, 335 Sioux St., Fort Loramie, $7,499. Wilson Memorial v. Russell T. Armour and Robin R. Armour, 825 Spruce Ave., $592. Lima Radiological Associates, Lima, v. Timothy McBride and Jacqueline McBride, 12595 Kirkwood Road, $371. Wilson Memorial v. Julie Poore, 544 Michigan St., $3,510. Wilson Memorial v. Ruth A. Halfacre, of Covington, $2,269. Kettering Anesthesia Associates, Pittsburgh, Pa. v. Kent A. Roediger, 11111 Pasco-Montra Road, Maplewood, $927. SAC Finance Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind. v. Taleena Napier, 2501 Alpine Court, $6,111. SAC Finance Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind. v. Sherry Arnold, 815 Lynn St., $7,216. Asset Acceptance LLC, Warren, Mich. v. Bowman, Christina 19122 May Road, Botkins, $932. Autovest LLC, Southfield, Mich. v. Teresa Keith, P.O. Box 17, Port Jefferson, $4,495. Beneficial Ohio Inc., Virginia Beach, Va. v. Christopher Norris, 1806 Fair Oaks St., $10,984. Civil cases dismissed Regal Plumbing and Heating Co., 9303 State Route 29W v. The Weiser North Companies, Charleston, S.C., $1,007. Capital One Bank, Columbus v. Mark Allen, 521 Jefferson St., $1,176. Wilson Memorial v. Norma J. Higgs, of Piqua, $1,828. Wilson Memorial v. Karen A. Faulkner, 1422 N. State Route 235, St. Paris, $1,601. Wilson Memorial v. David Ralston and Charlotte Ralston, 30 Elm St., Fort Loramie, $1,157. Dr. Lisa Alvetro, 113 N. Ohio Ave., v. James K. Smith, 619 S. Miami Ave., and Charlotte Smith, 3209 Red Feather Drive, $1,688. Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif. v.

Nathan Sayre, 834 S. Walnut Ave., $4,269. Asset Acceptance LLC, Warren, Mich. v. Darrell D. Henthorn, 11055 Lochard Road, $1,003. Cach LLC, Louisville, Ky., v. Denise Welch, 2752 State Route 29N, Apt. 4, $2,793. Dell Financial Services LLC, v. Timothy Stockstill aka Timothy N. Stockstill, 733 Chestnut Ave., $2,116. Wilson Memorial v. Bridgett E. Brown, 21741 Herring Road and Timmy Brown, of Piqua, $103. Wilson Memorial v. Ova L. Mitchell, 2805 Wapakoneta Ave., Lot 84, $1,582. Robert McAlexander, P.O. Box 26, Rosewood v. Andrew Jackson, 516 Michigan St. and Sarah Finfrock, 516 Michigan St., $490. National Collegiate Student Loan, Boston v. Meredith M. Schieltz aka Meredith M. Schieltz, 880 Merri Lane, $9,031. Wilson Memorial v. Brian S. Hittepole, P.O. Box 294, Anna, $1,848. General Audit Corp. v. Richard C. Inman and Ronda Inman, 412 Apollo St., $676. Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys v. Amber L. Simmons, P.O. Box 67, Botkins, $181. Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif. v. Mary Wilkinson, of Bradford, $2,360. Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif. v. James Brackney, 210 Cole St., Jackson Center, $1,734. Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys v. Melissa Millhouse, 54 Eastview Drive, Fort Loramie,, $1,641. Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif. v. Rodney Wooddell, 525 Carey St., $2,094. Wilson Memorial v. Douglas Goins, 509 Montrose St., $380. Asset Acceptance, Cleveland v. Jennifer Grisez, 4275 State Route 47, Fort Loramie, $2,595. Asset Acceptance LLC, Cleveland v. Timothy W. Line, of Piqua, $989. Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif. v. Teresa Jones, 428 N. Main Ave., $3,974. State of Ohio Department of Job and Family Recovery, Columbus v. David A.Strunk, 134 W. Clay St., $3,330. SAC Finance Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind. v. Sara James, of Cincinnati, $4,995.

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Senior king candidates are: â&#x20AC;˘ Mason Calvert, son of Kevin and Missy Calvert. â&#x20AC;˘ Sam Clendenin, son of Harry and Melissa Clendenin (deceased). â&#x20AC;˘ Jacob Davis, son of Darin and Renee Davis. â&#x20AC;˘ Frank Enyart, son of Frank and Valarie Enyart. â&#x20AC;˘ Tyree Manley, son of Gloria Johnson. â&#x20AC;˘ Taylor Shepherd, son of Christ and Shirley Shepherd. â&#x20AC;˘ Dustin Lorenzo, son of Jeremy and Heather Lorenzo.

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ANNA 12999 Co Rd 25A. (BIG WHITE BARN, South edge of Anna. We have moved from 10333 Co Rd 25A) Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 8am-5pm, Huge garage sale! Old and new tools, tool boxes, vises, auto supplies, bikes, ball cards, sewing machine, solid oak entertainment center, JVC video recorder, teen girls clothing, table & chairs, lawn seeders, miscellaneous household items, paint and supplies, chairs, antiques

ANNA, 13200 SidneyFreyberg Road, Thursday, Friday & Saturday, 8am-4pm. Namebrand kid's clothing: boy's size 4, 5, 6, ton's of girl's clothing: sizes NB-8, baby swing, other baby items, kid's toys, household items, push mower, jet ski, car, car twin bed frame, lots of miscellaneous.

ANNA, 13700 PascoMontra Road, Thursday through Saturday, 9am-? Multi-Family sale! Trampoline, entertainment centers, desk, door standard, electric grill, clothes (baby-children), Vera Bradley, Longaberger, Little Tykes, TV, Ludwig drum set, ceiling light, many toys and games, rabbits, van ladder rack, much more!

ANNA, 207 Meadowview Lane, Thursday noon-?, Friday 8-?, and Saturday 8-4. Garage Sale. 30 ft motorhome, truck topper, queen size sleeper sofa, TV and stand, end tables, table and chairs, toys and lots of miscellaneous.

ANNA COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE! Sales in and outside of Anna. Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday 8am-4pm. Antique library table, porcelain sinks, lawn mowers, snowblower, fishing gear, grills, band saw, patio table and chairs, full Sleep Number bed

MCCARTYVILLE, 13460 Renee Drive, Thursday, 5pm-8pm, Friday 8am-5pm, Saturday, 8am-2pm. 45 records, postcards, sports memorabilia, antique furniture, dishes/ kitchenware, jewelry, sewing items, vintage linen, Hoosier cupboard.

SIDNEY, 10100 Thompson-Schiff (Broadway turns into ThompsonSchiff). Thursday, Friday, Saturday 8am-1pm. Huge multi family Yard Sale, Pheasant Mount, banjo, Buddha collectibles, antiques, furniture, books, crafts, jewelry, movies, punching bag, home decor, collectibles, Tools, Lots more!

SIDNEY, 2349 Brierwood Trail, Friday & Saturday 8am-7pm, Sunday 8am-4pm, Moving sale, Furniture, Queen size Mattresses & box springs, scanners, clothing, Household items, Everything must go!

SIDNEY, 200 Mercury Court, Friday, 8am-4pm, Saturday, 9am-3pm. Recliner, loveseat, end tables, rugs, small tvs, shelving, hand and garden tools, toaster, blender, laminator, lawn chairs, wheelbarrow, bathroom vanity with sink, medicine cabinet & lights, Sony 35mm camcorder, Helen Steiner rice books, Autographed biography by Rickenbacker, computer table, band saw, lawn edger, Holly Hobby, collectible PEZ, parson table, lots of miscellaneous. SIDNEY, 2325 North Broadway. Friday 8am-3pm and Saturday, 8am-12pm. Trifecta truck bed cover 5.5 foot truck bed, lawnmower, patio table/ 4 chairs, Dimension One hot tub, golf clubs, dresser, lamps, much more!! SIDNEY, 285 Ironwood Drive, Saturday only, 8am-11am. TV, clothes dryer, surround sound, car jack stands, girl's bicycle, girl's clothes, lots of miscellaneous. SIDNEY, 3670 West Michigan Street, Thursday through Saturday, 9am-5pm. Estate/ Garage Sale! Boyd Bears, small house hold items. Bedding, blankets, Pomeranian decor. Everything must go. Priced to sell.

SIDNEY, 514 Chestnut Avenue, Saturday, 9am-5pm. Porch sale! Small furniture, picture frames, baskets, household items, sewing & craft items.

SIDNEY, 609 Westover Drive, Saturday, April 27th, 9AM (no early birds). Baby items, baby swing, baby tubs, Coach diaper bag, girl clothing NB-12M and 3T-4T, boys clothing 2T, shoes, toys, maternity clothing XS-M, workout equipment, P90X system, DVD player, DVD's, TV's, home goods and accessories, Coach purses and much more!!! Do not miss this one!!! SIDNEY, 852 Merri Lane, Saturday 7am-?, Boys husky pants 8-14, Cozy Coupe, battery JD Gator, truck toolbox, 10x10 screen gazebo, kerosene heater, Kitchenaid blender, window A/C, silk flowers, twin bedding, aprons, Miscellaneous Household, Lots more

TROY, 684 Barnhart Road (one minute from I-75 at Exit 73), Friday & Saturday, 7am-? HUGE BENEFIT YARD SALE! 100% of proceeds go to overseas missions trip. Hot dogs, bake sale, drinks, face painting! Tools, Hot Wheels, CocaCola, handmade dolls, maternity clothing, baby items, furniture, 3 desks, books, shoes, scarves, purses, jewelry, home decor, toys, 7' Christmas tree & seasonal items, 2 sets of dishes & small kitchen appliances, brand new crafting supplies, vintage suitcase & hat boxes, Jr. pool/foosball table & much more! Also accepting yard sale donations before. Schedule a pickup: (937)479-6884. No early birds please.

TROY, 731 Market St, the old Hollywood Video Building, Thursday & Friday, 9am-5pm, Saturday 8am-12pm Team Honda Garage Sale, all proceeds donated to American Cancer Society. Clothes, furniture, kitchen items, baby items.

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NOW HIRING: Companies desperately need employees to assemble products at home. No selling, any hours. $500 weekly potential. Info: (985)646-1700, Dept. OH-6011.

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In Sidney, Fort Loramie, and New Bremen to deliver the Dayton Daily News. Must be available 7 days a week between 2:00 am to 6:00 am weekdays and 8:00 am weekends. Reliable transportation and proof of insurance necessary. Leave message with area of interest along with phone number where you can be reached. Cox Media Group, (937)603-9178.

DIESEL TECHNICIANS

Freshway Logistics of Sidney, OH, has immediate openings for Diesel Technicians We offer: Strong Pay Great Benefits

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For immediate consideration, email your resume with "Tech" in the subject line to: tarnold@freshwayfoods.com

Or complete an application at: Freshway Foods 601 North Stolle Sidney, OH 45365

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PRODUCTION TEAM MEMBERS

QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNICIANS

Freshway Foods of Sidney, Ohio, has immediate openings within our Quality Department. Previous experience or education required.

For immediate consideration email your resume with "Quality" in subject line to tarnold@freshwayfoods.com

Or complete an application at: Freshway Foods 601 North Stolle Sidney, Ohio 45365

Seeking team members who want to build a career with our growing company. The ideal candidate should be highly motivated, excel in team environments and, have 3-5 years of manufacturing experience. The plant operates on a 12-hour shift basis with current openings on the 7pm to 7am shift. We offer a highly competitive wage and full benefits. Please send resumes to:

The Village of Jackson Center is accepting applications for Lifeguards.

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS Jackson Center, Ohio

Machine Operators Maintenance Technicians Forklift Drivers Must have excellent work history, HSD/GED required, pass background check and drug screening requirements.

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Applications and resumes will be accepted until 4:00 pm on May 2, 2013. For further information, refer to our web site: www.jacksoncenter.com

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Create custom machine designs using Inventor Create 2D layout drawings Create detailed drawings of individual machine components

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PRODUCTION ARTIST

Growing company seeking a production artist with at least a 2 year degree in commercial art. Must have experience in Adobe Illustrator CS5 and Photoshop CS5.

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Proficient with 3D design softwareExperience with Autodesk Inventor a plus Associates degree in Tool Engineering Strong mechanical background

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Interested candidates may apply in person at: 212 Butler Street Coldwater, OH 45828

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SERVICE DEPARTMENT RV Wholesalers is hiring for full time service workers in the Service Department. Job duties include detailed inspection of trailers and walk through explanation of the trailers to customers. If interested please forward your resume and/ or information to jobs@rvwholesalers.com

MULTICOLOR PRESS OPERATOR

preferred, Experience not necessary. but Benefits include paid vacation, health insurance, 401K.

PARAMEDICS-EMTs

Looking for caring, professional EMTs to join our growing team in Celina, Wapakoneta, Sidney, Greenville. $10-$16/hr. Full-time, various shifts. Benefits package includes fully paid health insurance premiums. Apply online at: www. integrity-ambulance.com

Service Consultant

M-Fr mornings / 25 hrs/wk

Looking for a friendly, energetic person with great phone skills and a desire to help people.

Send resume to

scrawford@danhemm.com

or stop in for application

SMALL VENDING Route, 4-5 hours twice weekly, good driving record, valid drivers license, Champaign County area, leave message (937)497-0900

TREE TRIMMER/ GROUNDSMAN/ CLIMBER, Must have experience in rope/ saddle, good driving record. Wages depend on experience. Good pay/ benefits, (937)492-8486(937)492-8 486 0%' 1C+JI& 2'DHBE)'

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In Loving Memory Of

Lisa Ann Ruark

Who passed away 5 years ago today on 4-24-08

The moment that you died My heart was torn in two One side filled with heartache The other died with you I often lie awake at night When the world is fast asleep And take a walk down memory lane With tears upon my cheeks Remembering you is easy I do it everyday But missing you is heartache That never goes away I hold you tightly within my heart And there you will remain

We love you and miss you, Mom, Dad, Tia, Abbey & Zak

Physician Practices Performance Improvement Manager Excellent opportunity for a manager interested in facilitating the culture transformation of the hospital-owned physician practices with the Grand Lake Health System. Bachelor’s degree in clinical area of healthcare required. Credentialed by NAHQ or willing to obtain. Must have a minimum of five years of clinical experience as well as demonstrated leadership skills, which include working with physicians. Must be high functioning with strong communication skills; problem solving and data analysis skills and computer skills (including Word and Excel). Must have experience with PDSA tools and PI techniques that result in improved outcomes and enjoy developing others to use these tools. Please apply online at www.grandlakehealth.org

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A manufacturer of custom designed dedicated bending equipment/ assembly fixtures for the automotive industry is seeking a qualified machine designer/ tool engineer.

Qualified applicants shall send their application along with copies of their certifications to: Village Administrator, Village of Jackson Center, PO Box 819, Jackson Center, Ohio 45334.

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HUMAN RESOURCES 319 S. Vine St. Fostoria, OH 44830

LAWN & Landscape company seeking qualified individuals to fill lawn & landscape positions. From foreman-laborers, $9-$14 per hour, overtime. Need pre-employment screening, Must have valid Ohio license & good driving record. Apply at 1299 Riverside Drive, Sidney

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