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SPEELMAN pspeelman@sdnccg.com NEWPORT —Tans got deeper and burns got redder as thousands of fans sweltered through Day 2 of Country Concert at Hickory Hill Lakes.

With the sun beating down and temperatures reaching 103 degrees as the first performers took the stage Friday afternoon, sales of water and ice were brisk, and people were content to stay close to their coolers.

“In the 32 years I’ve been coming here, this is — if not THE hottest — then close to the hottest,” said Shelby County Sheriff John Lenhart.

“We were prepared for the heat.” The department has 22 officers on the evening shift at the concert.

On Thursday, 20 people were treated for heat-related problems. Ten of them were transported to Wilson MemoSee CONCERT/Page 16A

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A CROWD of sunburned, cowboy-hat wearing fans snap photos of Jake Owen performing at Country Concert Friday. Owen took the stage at 6 p.m., following Hunter Hayes. Headliners for the evening, the Zac Brown Band, were to take the stage at 8 p.m. with surprise “special guests.”

Excessive heat causes poultry deaths

BY TOM BARNETT tbarnett@sdnccg.com Excessive heat is being blamed for hundreds of thousands of turkey and chicken deaths across the Miami Valley, including many in Auglaize, Mercer and Darke counties.

At Weaver Brothers Eggs in nearby Versailles, Hinda Mitchell, spokeswoman for the Ohio Poultry Association, said loss of birds has been significant.

“We’re using extra genera-

tors and fans, and providing extra workers to help monitor birds for heat stress. Growers are doing what they can,” she said. “Their focus is to put extensive measures in place to protect flocks and prevent further losses.”

Across the area, production managers are attempting to contact growers to learn the extent of bird losses and determine the scope of the problem as they attempt to deal with the relentless heat.

Gus Wintzer, of G.A. Wintzer & Son, a rendering

plant in Wapakoneta, said his facility couldn’t keep up with hundreds of thousands of dead chickens and turkeys that began coming into the plant since June 28.

He said birds came from many contract, cooperative and private growers, the majority from Mercer and Auglaize counties.

Wintzer said his company was unable to process the dead birds fast enough and many went to landfills. Carcasses not degraded are made into poultry feed, he said.

Mitchell, speaking on behalf of the state poultry association, said poultry farmers have had heat deaths across the state, and producers are bringing in more generators and fans in efforts to help birds cope with the heat. Fans and water misters are used to cool layer hens and turkeys, she said.

Veterinarians say chickens and turkeys have higher body temperatures and faster metabolisms than larger animals, which makes the birds See POULTRY/Page 3A

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Soft landing A swallowtail butterfly alights on a flower along Botkins Road Friday morning.

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services has been granted a federal waiver to issue mass food assistance replacement benefits to 34 Ohio counties hit hardest by the June 29 storm and power outage.

Individuals enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will receive a prorated 13.3 percent of their monthly benefit, according to the announcement from Columbus.

Shelby and Auglaize counties are among the eligible areas.

Tina Hooks, Shelby County Job and Family Services financial and medical services

administrator, emphasized the replacement food is open to anyone who is already a SNAP recipient.

“Other people can come down and apply for food replacement as well as property damage funding due to the high winds,” Hooks said Friday afternoon. “They must, however, be within 150 percent of the federal poverty level.”

SNAP recipients who lost food during the power outage, but do not reside in one of the 34 listed counties, should contact their county department of job and family services as soon as possible.

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Abundance of local blood drives scheduled Kathy Pleiman, and Logan Shelby County coordinator for the Community Blood Center, reports that July will have many opportunities to donate blood locally.

The follow blood drives are scheduled: • July 11 — Sidney Temple Apostolic Church, 209 S. Pomeroy Ave., 3-6 p.m., for public. • July 13 — Ring Container TechnoloAluminum, gies/Ross Sidney, 8:30-11:30 a.m., employees and for guests. • July 17 — Anna Elementary School, 602 N. Pike St., Anna, sponsored by Anna Rescue Squad, 2-6 p.m., for public. • July 18 — Sidney Senior Center, 304 S. West Ave., 10 a.m.-2 p.m., for public. • July 19 — Bellefontaine Masonic Center, 600 N. Main St., Bellefontaine, 1:30-5:30 p.m., for public. • July 20 — Cargill Inc, 2400 Industrial Drive,noon-4 p.m., for employees. • July 24 — Wilson

Memorial Hospital Medical Building, 915 W. Michigan St., 11:30 a.m.6 p.m., for public. • July 24 — Emerson Climate Technologies, 1675 Campbell Road, 7 11 a.m., for employees. • July 25 — Emerson Climate Technologies, noon-4 p.m., for employees. • July 27 — Peerless Food Equipment, 500 S. Vandemark Road, 8 a.m.-noon, for employees and public.

The “iFocus on Saving Lives� summer giveaway campaign is under way at CBC. Everyone age 18 or older who registers to donate at any CBC branch or mobile blood drive now through Sept.

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Appointments to donate are strongly encouraged and help the Community Blood Center plan for the appropriate amount of donors.

Technology is making it faster and more convenient than ever to schedule blood donations Just use a computer or smart phone to make an ap-

pointment online at www.DonorTime.com., or donors can schedule with Pleiman at 2953100, or (800) 388 GIVE(4483). Walk-ins are welcome as schedules permit.

Donors are required to provide a photo ID that includes their full name. Past CBC donors are also asked to bring their CBC donor ID card.

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.

Donors must be at least 16 years of age (16 year 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 Drug Administration changes blood donor eligibility guidelines periodically.

Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call (800)-388-GIVE (4483).

Pleiman said recent area blood drives were successful.

June 14, the Community Blood Center was at Jackson Center’s American Legion for a blood drive sponsored by the Jackson Center Fire Department. Forty-three donors registered. Eight were deferred, resulting in 35 units of blood collected. Two people gave for the first time. Bruce Metz served as chairman for the drive.

June 16, Ron and Nita’s held its annual Father’s Day weekend blood drive that resulted in 32 donors registered, six deferred and 26 units of blood collected for local hospitals. Three gave for the first time.

Juanita McCrum serves as chairwoman for this annual blood drive.

June 19, St. Michael’s Hall in Fort Loramie was the site for a large public blood drive. A total of 314 donors registered. Thirty-five were deferred, 244 gave whole blood, 16 double red cells, 11 gave platelets and three gave plasma.

Eleven gave for the first

time. This drive is sponsored by the Fort Loramie American Legion Auxiliary, Knights of St John, and the Fort Loramie Community Service Club. Sandy Wolf and Kevin Sanders were honored for each achieving their 100th donation.

Jan Poeppelman serves as chairwoman for this blood drive.

June 26, Altrusa Club of Sidney hosted a blood drive at the Sidney American Legion. A total of 144 donors registered, 18 were deferred, 112 units of whole blood were collected, four gave double red cell, and nine gave platelets. Seven gave for the first time.

Ann Roller of the Altrusa Club served as chairwoman for the blood drive.

June 27, Mary Rutan Hospital hosted a blood drive in Bellefontaine that resulted in 59 donors registered. Fifteen were deferred. A total of 44 units of blood were collected. Two gave for the first time. Kim Sanford heads up Mary Rutan’s blood drives.

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The Plain Dealer reports the bronze statue of rock reporter Jane Scott features her sitting on an oak bench, wearing her signature red eyeglasses and holding a reporter’s notebook.

The statue by sculptor David Deming was unveiled in the hall’s lower lobby Thursday surrounded by Scott’s family and friends.

Scott retired from the Plain Dealer in 2002 after 50 years with the paper. She died in 2011 at age 92.

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Council will also introduce ordinances amending the zoning code regarding tanning salons and rezoning two land parcels on the east side of Fourth Avenue from residential to community business district.

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Maken, Tyler McMaken, Mitchell McMaken, Bradley McMaken, Alex Seger, Ajay Seger, Max and Seger Gabriell Seger.

Eight greatgrandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Alice McMaken, of Springfield, also survive him.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother, Bernard McMaken.

David worked at Superior in Russia, and Argosy in Versailles as well as a salesman for Fuller Brush. He was a member of St. Denis Catholic Church, loved gardening, cutting wood, and was an avid Buckeyes, Florida Gators, and Kentucky Wildcats fan.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Denis Catholic Church in Versailles by the Rev. David Vincent. Burial will follow in the St. Valbert Cemetery, Versailles.

The family will receive friends on Sunday from 2 to 8 p.m. as well as on Monday morning from 9 to 10 a.m. at Bailey Zechar Funeral Home, Versailles.

The family suggests memorial contributions be given the State of the Heart Hospice. Condolences for the family may be sent to www.zecharbailey.com.

Sidney council to make changes Sidney City Council act on proposed ordinances making changes in personnel, the city’s organizational chart and amending a pay table when it meets Monday night.

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V E R SAILLES — David Lee McMaken Sr., 77, Versailles, of passed away Thursday, July 5, 2012, at 6:05 p.m. at Versailles Health Care Center. He was born April 18, 1935, in Miami County, the son of the late Millard and Etta (Hennessey) McMaken.

David is survived by his wife, Flora Jane “Tiny” (Todd) McMaken of Versailles, whom he married July 30, 1960; children and their spouses, Linda and Jeff Pitsenbarger, of Versailles, LaNell “June” and Matt Holscher, of Russia, MarNell and Tim Schmiesing, of Anna, David and Shirley McMaken Jr., of Versailles, Kevin and Ann McMaken, of Piqua, Nathan McMaken, of Russia, Shawn McMaken, of Maria Stein, and Melissa and Aaron Seger, of Russia.

Grandchildren include Kami (Josh) Schmitmeyer, Kyle Pitsenbarger, Kara Pitsenbarger, Jason Holscher, Justin Holscher, Jordan Amber Holscher, Holscher, Kecia (Kent) Flaute, Dustin (Jess) Schmiesing, Aaron Schmiesing, Crystal Schmiesing, Ryan (Leah) McMaken, Brittany McMaken, Stephanie McMaken, Bridget McMaken, Miranda Mc-

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Mercer County Farm Service Agency Director Chris Gibbs says when animals are hot they don’t eat, making production suffer. Cattle, he said, and other livestock can bear the day’s heat as long as evening will

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be cooler, but the current oppressive heat is persisting into the evening.

Gibbs is urging farmers to keep records of their crop and animal losses in case Congress later passes disaster assistance.

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Board prepares for election The Shelby County Board of Elections met recently and discussed the August special election and ways to improve the November election process.

Director Dawn Billing spoke with board members about plans for the special countywide election scheduled for August. All 35 precincts will be staffed and open to the public. Billing said there have been no legislative changes in election administration or voting procedure since the March primary.

Billing discussed ordering ballots for the August special election. She noted that ballots are ordered in advance of the election by an outside contractor. If there are statewide issues and elections, there are procedures for the number of ballots to be ordered, but the local board makes decisions regarding special elections.

Billing said she had researched the issue, but could not find a previous special election that was a county election in order to compare voter turnout. Billing estimated the costs for the August special election with a high estimate of 50 percent of registered voter turnout.

Board Chairman Chris Gibbs suggested that the board preorder and print 30 percent of the registered voter turnout since the board can print a limited number of ballots inhouse if needed. Board member Jon Baker suggested 35 percent.

The board discussed ordering more ballots for precincts where the Jackson Center School District issue will be on the ballot.

Board member Jim Thompson made a motion that the board order 35 percent countywide except in Jackson Center School District, where he made a motion that ballots be printed for a 50 percent turnout of registered voters. The board approved the motion.

Assistant Director Phil Warnecke told board members that invitations for potential poll workers were ready to be mailed for the August special election.

Billing and Warnecke told the board they would appreciate suggestions for recruiting poll workers for the November election. Warnecke has been sending invitations to those in precincts where there is a critical need for workers. Thompson suggested that the board contact Edison Community College students who are from Shelby County to see if they would like to help during the November election.

Billing and Warnecke asked the board to think about ways to improve the November election and noted that extra staff will be needed in the board office to help

process absentee ballot requests since the Ohio Secretary of State will be sending an application for an absentee ballot to all registered voters in Ohio this summer. The local board will try to recruit temporary elections board employees who live locally and can work flexible hours.

Billing said she is concerned about the number of absentee ballots and postage for those ballots. The Secretary of State anticipates that absentee voting could exceed 50 percent of registered Ohio voters for the presidential elections this fall. The elections board currently hand-delivers all mail to the Shelby County Commissioners office to add postage, including absentee ballots. The commissioners office closes at noon on Friday, which requires that the staff go to the commissioner’s office to preprint postage slips for the number of absentee ballots that are anticipated to mailed and are required to be mailed on Saturday. The board suggested that the staff obtain a postage meter to use temporarily, buy postage online or purchase stamps. The staff will look into the costs and effectiveness of the suggestions and will make a recommendation to the board.

Gibbs asked what the proposed temporary elections board employees would do in their jobs.

Billing responded that they would greet voters at the counter, process absentee-voter applications and furnish ballots to those voters who want to vote absentee in person, along with other duties. Warnecke suggested that the office obtain another computer work station for extra staff to use for processing absentee ballots. The cost would include setup in Power Profile. Warnecke will let board members know at the next meeting about the costs.

The board acknowledged that they received the written request from Thomas Kerrigan to be removed from the November ballot as an independent candidate for Shelby County prosecutor. The board noted that it had received the resignation of former Shelby County Sheriff Dean Kimpel. Billing told board members that anyone wanting to run for office as a write-in candidate for the November election must apply to do so by Aug. 27.

Billing said she had received a call from the new Secretary of State field representative and asked that they send their information by email. She stated she has not received anything and no news releases have been received about the new field representative. Field representative Jan Kelly left the job in April.

Mistrial declared WAUSEON (AP) — An Ohio judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a Tennessee man charged with the fatal beating of a 14-year-old girl in northwest Ohio in 1985.

Acting Judge Sumner Walters issued the ruling Friday after a jury in Fulton County Common Pleas Court said they could not reach a verdict for 45-year-old Walter Zimbeck of Strawberry Plains, Tenn.

Zimbeck was 18 when the body of his former

girlfriend, Lori Ann Hill, was found after a party near Toledo. Zimbeck was charged with aggravated murder and murder in 2009 after a detective looked into the cold case.

Walters declared a mistrial on the murder charge. He had dismissed the aggravated murder charge earlier in the week.

Messages left for Zimbeck’s attorneys were not immediately returned Friday.

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Farmers grow concerned over dry conditions

BY LISA CORNWELL The monitor this week AP Exchange classified a few counties in northwest Ohio under CINCINNATI (AP) — severe drought condiWhile farmer John Hoff- tions and most of the man hopes forecasts of state in moderate more hot temperatures drought, with other areas and extremely dry abnormally dry. In a reweather across Ohio the port for the week ending next few weeks will July 1, the U.S. Departchange, he doesn’t hold ment of Agriculture rated out a lot of hope for much 26 percent of Ohio’s corn of his corn crop. And he’s crop and 30 percent of its not alone. soybeans in poor or very Concerns are growing poor condition. among Ohio’s farmers as “Our corn crop is a abnormally dry condi- huge concern,” said Hofftions and triple-digit man, who raises the temperatures scorch al- state’s top two crops, ready parched fields, along with wheat, on stunting much of the about 2,500 acres in corn and soybean crops. south-central Ohio’s Sweltering temperatures Pickaway County. “Rain near 100 or above and could still help, but much lack of rainfall have of the damage is already farmers projecting re- done.” duced yields that eventuHoffman currently exally could mean higher pects about a 35 percent consumer prices. With no to 50 percent reduction in relief in sight, a state his corn yield, but says Assessment it’s too soon to say how Drought Committee was meeting much consumers might Friday to begin planning be affected.

Ohio’s response in a state Northwest Ohio where food and agricul- farmer Mark Drewes ture form the top indus- projects about a 40 pertry. cent to 45 percent reducThe U.S. Drought tion in corn yield at his Monitor, which is based 7,000-acre Wood county on climate indicators farm. “We won’t know for submitted by federal, sure until harvest.” state and local officials, Soybeans are at a shows that more of the stage where farmers United States is in mod- “could still have a good erate drought or worse crop if we begin to get than at any time in the some rain over the next monitor’s 12-year history, few weeks,” said Kirk according to National Merritt, president of the Drought Mitigation Cen- Ohio Soybean Council. ter officials at the UniBut corn is reaching a of critical point, with polliversity Nebraska-Lincoln. nation beginning.

“If it’s dry and hot, pollination doesn’t lend itself to filling out the ear and generating the yield we want,” said Tadd Nicholson, executive director of the Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association.

Vegetable and fruit growers also have been affected, but many have had some rain or have been able to irrigate, said Matt Kleinhenz, extension vegetable specialist with Ohio State University. So far, growers have been affected more than consumers, but that could change.

As of Thursday, state officials had not declared official drought status for Ohio, according to Erica Pitchford, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Agriculture.

Spotty rainfall can’t be ruled out this month, but it doesn’t look like there will be major improvement any time soon, according to the National Weather Service’s Wilmington office. climatologist State Jeffrey Rogers, a geography professor at Ohio State University, says many Ohio areas need at least 5 inches of rain to get back to normal.

“This is the worst dry spell in 10 years,” Rogers said.

But some farmers remained cautiously optimistic, even under cloudless skies.

“That’s part of the job,” Drewes said.

Less algae predicted GIBRALTAR ISLAND (AP) — Scientists are predicting the toxic bluegreen algae bloom in Lake Erie’s western basin will be mild this summer for the first time in years.

The News-Messenger of Fremont reports that a team of researchers collaborated on a seasonal algae prediction and concluded that this year’s algae will be about onetenth of the amount of last year’s, which was one of the worst on record.

It would be the first mild summer for the harmful blooms since 2007. Scientists say that because there’s been less rain than usual, reducing the phosphorus runoff getting into the lake to feed algae growth.

“This is great news for

us,” said Jeff Reutter, director of the Ohio Sea Grant program and Ohio State University’s Stone laboratory on Gibraltar Island. “It’s been a long time since anyone’s been able to provide any good news.”

He expects the lack of harmful blue-green algae to help local tourism.

Charter captains and many local businesses are heavily dependent on the lake’s visitors.

The algae produce bacteria that can kill animals and sicken humans, and the blooms can litter beaches with rotting vegetation. Forecasters don’t expect to see a large amount of algae this year even if rainfall picks up significantly this summer.

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Scientists said Thursday the positive forecast doesn’t mean the problem has been solved.

Excessive amounts of phosphorous from fertilizer runoff, sewage plants and other urban sources have caused explosive algae growth in recent years. Reutter said a wet spring in 2013 could bring the problem back in force.

State agencies have asked farmers to make voluntary changes in applying fertilizer to reduce phosphorous going into the lake.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration oceanographers used satellite images and results of water sampling and monitoring tests by the Stone lab, University of Toledo and Heidelberg University researchers to develop the seasonal algae forecast.

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Angels over Dayton The United States Navy Blue Angels and world-renowned aerobatic pilot Michael Goulian form up for a flight over Dayton Municipal Airport in Vandalia on Thursday as the 2012 Vectren Dayton Airshow prepared to get under way this weekend. The Vectren Dayton Air Show is an annual event held at the Dayton International Airport.

Heat wave kills 3

BY ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS AP Exchange COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio’s heat wave has turned deadly, a coroner said Friday as he blamed excessive temperatures for the deaths of three people found alone in their homes earlier this week. The state Health Department urged people to check on friends and family.

Violent storms that accompanied the high temperatures also contributed to two more deaths this week, including a Toledo area man killed Thursday when an uprooted tree fell on the car he was in.

Forecasts continued to call for triple-digit temperatures as some cities broke heat records. Temperatures in Columbus hit 100 degrees Friday.

A man in his 70s was found dead Monday in the city of Newark, about 40 miles east of Columbus, and two women — one in her late 60s, the other in her 80s — were found Tuesday in rural parts of the county, said Dr. Jeff Lee, Licking County deputy coroner.

He said all three were suffering from heart disease but died from stress caused by high temperatures in their houses.

Temperatures inside were stifling, recorded in the 90s in two cases, with windows shut and no ventilation. The houses lacked electricity because of the recent power outages.

Customers of American Electric Power-Ohio

in the Newark area have been among the last to have their power restored.

“The reason why these people died is because they were all in their homes with all the windows and doors shut, with no ventilation, and with no electricity, they couldn’t run fans,” Lee said.

“If they had gotten cooling, we would have expected them to survive,” he said.

The Health Department’s safety campaign urged Ohioans to look in on people to be sure they are all right and know how to survive the heat.

Utility crews hoped to have power restored to the majority of Ohio customers by the end of the day Saturday, but they acknowledged that many would still have to wait at least another day.

Efforts were hampered by another day of scorching temperatures and new rounds of storms, including one in northwest Ohio, where an uprooted tree fell on a car, killing a man inside.

A second storm in the Columbus area late Thursday cut power to 11,000 residents, some of whom had previously lost power and had it restored. All but about 2,000 of those had power back Friday.

American Electric Power-Ohio had a total of about 82,000 customers without power Friday, mostly in central and southwest Ohio. The utility said the recent storms have far surpassed the damage caused by the remnants

of Hurricane Ike four years ago. It said it was on schedule to have power restored by midnight Saturday to 95 percent of the 660,000 customers affected by the storms.

The heat wave has left residents longing for their air conditioning and has complicated repairs. Four utility workers have been hospitalized for heat exhaustion, according to AEP-Ohio. The job is getting harder and more dangerous as workers make their way into areas of rough, wooded AEP-Ohio terrain, spokeswoman Terri Flora said.

A powerful storm that hit the Toledo area left about 22,000 FirstEnergy customers without power Thursday afternoon.

In the northwest Ohio of Holland, village Christopher Zimmerman, 35, was killed when an uprooted tree fell on the car he was sitting in, according to a report by Lucas County Coroner’s Office investigator Bob Maxwell.

Previously, a 70-yearold woman died June 29 in Muskingum County when a barn collapsed after she had gone to check on animals during the storm.

Utilities say last week’s storm that left people without power from Illinois to New Jersey was a system known as a “derecho,” a longlasting wind storm that travels for hundreds of miles with the damage usually following a straight path.

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NATION/WORLD TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Saturday, July 7, the 189th day of 2012.

There are 177 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On July 7, 1937, the Second Sino-Japanese War erupted into full-scale conflict as Imperial Japanese forces attacked the Marco Polo Bridge in Beijing.

(The end of the fighting coincided with the conclusion of World War II.) On this date: ■ In 1846, U.S. annexation of California was proclaimed at Monterey (mahn-tuh-RAY’) after the surrender of a Mexican garrison.

■ In 1865, four people were hanged in Washington, D.C., for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.

■ In 1887 (New Style calendar), artist Marc Chagall was born in Vitebsk (vee’-tehpsk) in present-day Belarus.

■ In 1898, the United States annexed Hawaii.

■ In 1919, the first Transcontinental Motor Convoy, in which a U.S. Army convoy of motorized vehicles crossed the United States, departed Washington, D.C. (The trip ended in San Francisco on Sept. 6, 1919.)

■ In 1930, construction began on Boulder Dam (later Hoover Dam).

■ In 1941, U.S. forces took up positions in Iceland, Trinidad and British Guiana to forestall any Nazi invasion, even though the United States had not yet entered the Second World War. ■ In 1952, the Republican National Convention, which nominated Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower for president and Sen. Richard Nixon for vice president, opened in Chicago.

■ In 1969, Canada’s House of Commons gave final approval to the Official Languages Act, making French equal to English throughout the national government.

■ In 1981, President Ronald Reagan announced he was nominating Arizona Judge Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

■ In 1983, 11-year-old Samantha Smith of Manchester, Maine, left for a visit to the Soviet Union at the personal invitation of Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropov (ahn-DROH’-pawf).

■ In 1987, Lt. Col. Oliver North began his long-awaited public testimony at the Iran-Contra hearing, telling Congress that he had “never carried out a single act, not one,” without authorization.

OUT OF THE BLUE No movie role for deadbeat dad ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A man has been ordered to pay more than $32,000 in back child support after being lured back to Pennsylvania with the promise of a bogus role in a Jennifer Aniston movie.

Joshua Garlathy pleaded guilty Tuesday to willful failure to pay child support more than a month after he was arrested after his flight from Hawaii landed in Philadelphia.

Garlathy was arrested under a new law making it a crime to move out of state to avoid paying child support. He was lured back to Pennsylvania by a bounty hunter promising him a role in a fake movie.

Garlathy was also sentenced to 90 days of probation. He says he hopes he can rebuild his relationship with his daughter.

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Elite counterdrug units proposed

BY MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN AP Exchange BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The top security adviser for Mexico’s next president said Friday that he is recommending the creation of elite units of police and troops who will target not just major drug traffickers but also lower-level cartel hitmen as a way of swiftly reducing violence.

The proposal newly retired Colombian police director Gen. Oscar Naranjo explained in an interview with The Associated Press offers a glimpse of how Presidentelect Enrique Pena Nieto might fulfill his promise to slash the number of murders and kidnappings by 50 percent during his six years in office.

Similar to the approach that Naranjo employed against Colombian traffickers, the proposal raises the question of whether the widely respected general can reproduce his success in a very different country.

AP Photo/Christian Palma, File

IN THIS June 14 file photo, then-presidential candidate Enrique Pena Nieto (right) of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, greets retired Colombian Gen. Oscar Naranjo during a press conference in Mexico City. Naranjo, named top security adviser by President-elect Pena Nieto, said Friday that he is recommending the creation of elite units of police and troops who will target not just major drug traffickers but also lowerlevel cartel hitmen as a way of swiftly reducing violence.

More than 47,500 people Pena Nieto has pledged to have been killed in drug-re- reduce violence by refocusing lated violence since President law-enforcement efforts away Felipe Calderon launched a from the current administramilitary-led offensive against tion’s heavy reliance on the Mexico’s cartels nearly six military to capture drug-caryears ago. tel leaders and seize their

Tepid jobs data set a tone for presidential debate

BY JIM KUHNHENN AP Exchange PITTSBURGH (AP) — Disappointing job growth jolted the presidential campaign four months before Election Day, and the candidates quickly put their vastly different views on display, underscoring the economy as the central issue between President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney.

Obama sought consolation from hiring figures that showed at least some job growth still under way, calling them a “step in the right direction” and pleading with voters to stick with him. Romney spoke of misery across the nation, warned Obama would do nothing but deepen it and addressed a disgruntled middle class by saying, “This kick in the gut has got to end.”

Overall, the stand-pat nature of the new data was not a game-changer in the close presidential contest — one in which the president’s approval ratings hover around or slightly below 50 percent and he retains a slight lead, if

any, over Romney.

And while no president since the Great Depression has sought re-election with unemployment as high as it is now, Obama has proven to be a resilient campaigner while Romney has come under conservative criticism, accused of playing it too safe and muddling his message.

The lackluster jobs report showed a net of only 80,000 jobs created in June and an unemployment rate unchanged at 8.2 percent. The monthly snapshot has taken on outsized importance, providing a plain measure by which to judge the president and give Romney further grounds to attack.

Yet even as the economy dominates the political landscape, fallout from the Supreme Court’s decision on health care and Romney’s shifting response to it also continues to reverberate.

The president accused Romney of caving in to the pressure of conservatives in his party on the question of whether the health insurance requirement carries a

“penalty” or a “tax.” The former governor of Massachusetts had little to say when pressed about that, turning all attention back to job creation and Obama’s record, the areas where he wants to compete and win.

“It’s still tough out there,” Obama conceded to a campaign crowd in Poland, Ohio, a small town outside Youngstown. He noted that the private sector jobs created in June contributed to 4.4 million new jobs over the past 28 months, including 500,000 new manufacturing jobs.

“That’s a step in the right direction,” he said. But he added: “We’ve got to grow the economy even faster, and we have to put even more people back to work.”

Obama spent two days campaigning by bus in Ohio and Pennsylvania, hotly contested battlegrounds whose modest economic gains he hopes to leverage into a case for his re-election. And he criticized Romney for pushing economic ideas that, the president said, have been tried without success before.

No new parts, support for C-130 wildfire system

BY MEAD GRUVER AP Exchange CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The demise of the only company that manufactured a device specially designed to spray fire retardant from the back of U.S. military C-130 cargo planes has some experts worried about the future viability of a program that has helped fight wildfires for 40 years.

The Modular Airborne Firefighting System is a bus-sized device that can be shoved into the belly of a cargo plane and then used to spray retardant, or slurry, at 3,000 gallons in less than 5 seconds. The $4.9 million device’s only manufacturer, Sacramento, Calif.-based Aero Union, went out of business in August, and no other company has replaced it. Critical spare parts also are no longer being made.

The MAFFS C130s are operated by three National Guard and one reserve unit in Wyoming, Colorado, North Carolina and California. Wyoming’s MAFFS have been deployed as far away as Indonesia. Last year, MAFFS C-130s flew to wildfires in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oregon and Mexico. They’ve been critical again this year against wildfires in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota.

“Thank God we have them. Can you imagine if we didn’t have them?” said Tony Morris with the Wildfire Research Network, a Pacific Palisades, Calif., group that advocates for improved means to fight wildfires.

“At what point can we maintain control, or at what point do these fires burn out of control?”

Aero Union closed after the U.S. Forest Service canceled a contract worth a guaranteed minimum $14.5 million a year for firefighting services by six P-3 Orion air tankers.

The Forest Service said Aero Union wasn’t keeping up with inspections for those planes.

Aero Union is contesting the revocation in federal administrative court. Dallas-based

AP Photo/The Denver Post, Joe Amon, File

THIS JUNE 25 file photo shows a U.S. Air Force plane flying over the Waldo Canyon fire west of Colorado Springs, Colo. The demise of a California company that built the device that sprays fire retardant from these U.S. military C-130 cargo planes has some experts worried that a lack of spare parts and maintenance could create more problems the program.

Comerica (NYSE:CMA PRZ) (NYSE:CMA) bank foreclosed on Aero Union and offered the MAFFS-related assets at auction last winter.

They failed to sell.

A bank spokesman declined to discuss any plans for those assets.

The Forest Service has stockpiled enough major parts, can source many smaller parts, and can mend the biggest parts no longer being made to keep the system running, said Scott Fisher, MAFFS coordinator for the Forest Service.

“The system was built for at least 20 years,” he said. “I would not be surprised to see this thing fly for a full 30 years.”

Eight of the planes were flying until a North Carolina Air National Guard C130 crashed in South Dakota on July 1, the first major accident in MAFFS program history. The crash killed four of six crew members and was still being investigated.

product. He says he wants to better protect ordinary citizens from criminals.

He provided few specifics during his three-month campaign, leading to speculation he would ease pressure on traffickers as long as they throttled down violence.

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, who has held a series of meetings with the president-elect and his advisers, told the AP this week that Pena Nieto has discussed a new offensive against the smaller, local gangs that have cropped up in many Mexican states and earn money through kidnapping and extortion in addition to drug dealing.

Naranjo’s proposal of small elite units dovetails with that idea.

Such units have specific goals and typically work in isolation. The better a unit performs, the more resources it gets. Information is compartmentalized to prevent leaks. The model worked in Colombia and Naranjo said it could also be effective in Mexico.

What did that politician just say?!

BY JENNIFER PELTZ AP Exchange NEW YORK (AP) — What the $?&(! is going on with our politicians?

The mayors of New York and Philadelphia and the governor of New Jersey let loose with a few choice vulgarities over the past two weeks in otherwise Grated public settings, including a town-hall meeting and a City Hall event.

And all three men knew full well the microphone was on.

While foul language has been uttered in politics before, the blue streak is making some wonder whether it reflects the coarsening effects of pop culture in this reality-TV era of “Jersey Shore” and “The Real Housewives,” a decline in public discourse, a desire by politicians to come across as average Joes, or just a really hot summer.

First there was famously blunt New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie branding a lawmaker “one arrogant S.O.B.” at a town hall last month (and using some stronger epithets in discussing his passion for the music, though not the politics, of Bruce Springsteen in an interview published in The Atlantic this month.)

Then New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, apparently having trouble stomaching a slew of puns in his prepared remarks for Tuesday’s contestant weigh-in at City Hall before the Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest, chuckled, “Who wrote this s—-?” to guffaws from the crowd.

Then it was Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter’s turn on Thursday at a news conference at which he discussed a shooting a few blocks from the center of the city’s July Fourth celebration. He said he wasn’t going to let the city’s image be harmed by “some little ass—— 16-year-old.”

“My sense is: Because they want to appear to be in tune with popular culture, politicians feel free to express themselves in profane ways,” said Rutgers University political scientist Ross K. Baker. And he finds that troubling: “I honestly do believe that, in aping the coarseness of popular culture, people in public life are really dragging us into a discourse of fang and claw.”

President Harry S. Truman was criticized for his use of such salty language — for his time — as “hell” and “damn.” And many Americans were shocked by Richard Nixon’s liberal use of profanities on the Watergate tapes, which made “expletive deleted” a pop-culture catchphrase.

In more recent years, thencandidate George W. Bush was caught on what he didn’t realize was a live microphone describing a reporter as a “major-league ass——,” and Vice President Dick Cheney hurled the F-word at Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy on the Senate floor.

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This Evening • The Sidney-Shelby County Chess Club “Checkmates” meets at 7 p.m. at the library at the Dorothy Love Retirement Community. All skill levels are welcome. For more information, call 497-7326.

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Saturday Night Live, meets at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 120 W. Water St. • The Catholic Adult Singles Club meets in Portland, Ind., for a house party and meeting. For information, call (419) 678-8691.

Sunday Evening • 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. For more information on activities or becoming a member, contact Scott Barhorst at 492-0823.

Monday Evening • Shelby County Girl Scout Leaders Service Unit 37 meets at 6:30 p.m. at the VFW. • The American Legion Auxiliary meets at 7 p.m. at the Post Home on Fourth Avenue.

• Diabetic support group meets at 7 p.m. in conference room one of the Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Vision of Hope, group meets at 7 p.m. at Russell Road Church, 340 W. Russell Road.

• Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step program for anyone desiring to stop eating compulsively, meets at 7 p.m. at Hillcrest Baptist Church, 1505 S. Main St., Bellefontaine.

• Sidney Boy Scout Troop 97 meets at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ. All new members are welcome. For more information, call Tom Frantz at 492-7075.

• TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 7 p.m. at Faith Alliance Church, New Knoxville Road, New Bremen.

Tuesday Morning • Francis J. Stallo Memorial Library in Minster will offer stories in Paris Street Park at 10 a.m.

Tuesday Afternoon • Rainbow Gardeners meets at noon at the American Legion.

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts at Work, meets at noon at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 120 W. Water St.

Tuesday Evening • Head, Neck and Oral Cancer Support Group for patients and caregivers meets at St. Rita’s Regional Cancer Center in the Garden Conference Room from 5 to 6:30 p.m. For more information, call (419) 227-3361.

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Living the Basics, meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Apostolic Temple, 210 Pomeroy Ave. • The Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys, offers a stroke support group meeting at 6:30 p.m. This group will help patients, families and caregivers to understand multiple components of strokes. For more information, call (419) 394-3335, ext. 1128.

• The Upper Valley Medical Center Cancer Care Center’s breast cancer support group meets at the Farmhouse on the UVMC Campus, 3130 N. Dixie Highway/County Road 25-A. The meeting is open to cancer survivors, families and friends.

There will be a 6:30 p.m. social time and the meeting from 7 to 8:15 p.m. For more information, contact Chris Watercutter at (937) 440-4638 or 492-1033 or Robin Supinger at 440-4820.

• Caring for Someone with Cancer, a support group for people caring for cancer patients, meets for social time at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will be at 7 p.m. at Upper Valley Medical Center Campus, 3130 N. Dixie Highway, Troy. For more information, contact Robin Supinger at (937) 440-4824 or Tami Lee at 492-1925.

• Healing Memories Bereavement Support Group meets at 7 p.m. at the Grand Lake Health System Annex, 1122 E. Spring St., St. Marys. To register, contact Teri Lowe at (419) 394-3335, ext.

2808.

• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill meets at 7 p.m. For more information, call 492-9748.

• The Miami-Shelby Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Greene Street UMC, 415 W. Greene St. at Caldwell Street.

All men interested in singing are welcome and visitors are always welcome. For more information, call (937) 778-1586 or visit www.melodymenchorus.org.

• The Al-Anon Sidney Group, for friends and relatives of alcoholics, meets from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church on the corner of North Street and Miami Avenue. All are welcome.

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

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

For Monday, July 9, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a fortunate day for you, because the Moon is in your sign dancing nicely with lucky Jupiter. Nevertheless, avoid arguments with partners and close friends. (This means you.)

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Research into anything will pay off today, either financially or in a direct, tangible way. Because what you’re doing is hidden, others might dispute you.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You feel friendly toward everyone today, which is why you will enjoy group settings and meeting others. However, romantic partnerships could be a bit strained. (Is someone jealous?)

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You’ll make an excellent impression on others today, especially bosses, parents, VIPs and even the police. Nevertheless, tension with someone at home cannot be ignored. Easy does it.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Travel plans look exciting! You’re happy to expand your world in some way, either now or in the future. Avoid squabbles with siblings and daily contacts, because why bother?

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Discussions about shared wealth, jointly held property, inheritances and insurance matters will go well today, even though initially, someone disagrees with you. Hold your ground.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Make an effort to cooperate with others today, because you have no choice. When the Moon is opposite your sign, you have to compromise.

Fortunately, this could lead to travel or something pleasant.

Wednesday Morning • Local 725 Copeland Retirees meets at the Union Hall on County Road 25A for a carry-in lunch at 11:30 a.m. All retirees and spouses are welcome.

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

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Even though you’re in disagreement with someone about something, basically, this is a good day at work. You’re pleased to get the support of others in terms of equipment, funding and assistance.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) It’s a playful, creative day for you, indeed!

Enjoy flirtations, social occasions and sports events. Avoid arguments with someone in a group.

(Why ruin your day?)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Family squabbles could mar your day today, but they don’t have to. For those of you who work at home, you can get a lot done. Look for a win/win solution.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Avoid disputes with siblings and neighbors today because you’re in such a positive frame of

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Sidney Daily News, Saturday, July 7, 2012

Theater names cast

LIMA — The following Rhodes State College students were awarded scholarships from the James A. Rhodes State College Foundation for the 2012-13 academic year: Botkins: Heather Barhorst, Faculty and Staff Student Scholarship and Chelsea Weatherhead, Faculty and Staff Student Scholarship DeGraff: Brittany Roby, Terri Hill-Kaufman Memorial Scholarship Jackson Center: Concepcion Fisher, Rhodes State Scholarship Lakeview: Robert Long, Distance Education Scholarship and the Matthew C. Terrill Memorial Scholarship Maria Stein: Jenna Hartings, Borra Family Foundation Scholarship Minster: Sara Beckman, Dr. Norman and Margaret Browning Scholarship and Avis Hardin Smith Memorial Scholarship and Ashley Phlipot, Rhodes State Scholarship.

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Borchers pair reach golden date

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Splish splash Jan Knight, of DeGraff, teaches Kaelyn Forsythe, 3, to swim during lessons in the Jackson Center Community Pool Tuesday. Kaelyn is the daughter of Nathan Forsythe and Ashley Varno, of Sidney.

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Borchers. He has three brothers and sisters-inlaw: Jerry and Sue Borchers, Don and Treva Borchers, and Greg and Carol Borchers, all of Russia; and four sisters and brothers-in-law: Erna and Charles Voisard, of Russia, Carolyn and Emmett Joseph and Joan and John Glaser, all of Beavercreek, and Judy and Ron Stauffer, of Versailles.

Merilyn is the daughter of the late Lewis and Martha Wagaman. She has a brother and sisterin-law, John and Betty Wagaman, and a sister and brother-in-law, Ann and Jim York, all of Versailles. Another brother, Mike Wagaman, is deceased.

The Borchers are the parents of two sons and

Mr. and Mrs. Borchers daughters-in-law, Doug and Beth Borchers and Dave and Nicole Borchers, all of Russia; and two daughters and a son-in-law, Michele Stoltz, of Englewood, and Kim and Darrin Poeppelman, of Maria Stein. They have 17 grandchildren.

WEDDING

Calloway, Kiehl unite in marriage

ENGAGEMENTS

Drees, Harman to wed VERSAILLES — Brittany L. Drees and Matthew J. Harman, both of Versailles, have announced their engagement and plans to marry July 21, 2012, in the St. Michael Catholic Church in Fort Loramie.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Kevin and Lisa Drees, of Versailles.

She is a 2005 graduate of Versailles High School and a 2009 graduate of the University of Findlay.

Drees/Harman She is employed by Versailles Schools as a special education teacher.

Her fiance is the son of John and Krista Harman, of Versailles. He graduated from Versailles High School in 2006 and from the University of Toledo in 2010. He is employed as a substitute teacher.

Couple engaged NEW BREMEN — Tiffany Kay Gaier, of New Bremen, and Justin Dean McBride, of St. Marys, have announced their engagement and plans to marry Aug. 11, 2012, at 3:30 p.m. in the Wayne Street United Methodist Church in St. Marys.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Randy and Rhonda Gaier, of New Bremen. She graduated Gaier/McBride from New Bremen High School and from Ohio State ATI with a major in greenhouse production. She is employed by Nature’s Green Patio and Garden Center in Celina.

Her fiance is the son of Deb McBride, of St. Marys. He is a St. Marys Memorial High School graduate and earned a Bachelor of Science in statistics from Bowling Green State University. He is employed by Cooper Farms in St. Henry.

COLLEGE

RUSSIA — Edward and Merilyn Borchers, of Russia, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary July 15, 2012, at a Mass of thanksgiving at 11 a.m. at St. Remy Catholic Church in Russia, at a reception and luncheon for invited guests following the Mass, and at an open house in St. Remy Hall from 2 to 4 p.m.

Edward and the former Merilyn Wagaman were married July 14, 1962, in St. Remy Catholic Church by the Rev. Joseph Wolfer. The maid of honor was Ann (Wagaman) York, sister of the bride. The best man was Cyril Borchers, uncle of the bridegroom.

Ed is the son of Elfrieda Borchers, of Russia, and the late Urban

PIQUA — Tasha Michelle Calloway and Matthew Alan Kiehl, both of Piqua, were united in marriage May 12, 2012, at 4:30 p.m. in A Learning Place in Piqua.

The bride is the daughter of Brian and Donna Calloway, of Piqua. Her grandparents are Charles and Judy Calloway and Volita and Don Divens, all of Piqua.

The bridegroom is the son of Craig and Kim Kiehl, of Piqua. His grandparents are Darrell and Carlene Kiehl and John and Lynn Salmon, all of Piqua.

The Rev. Randell Frisby officiated the ceremony. Disc jockey Marc Adams, of In Reality, provided the music.

Given in marriage by her father and mother, the bride wore a white gown with a strapless bodice featuring an intricate, beaded, floral detail and a tiered, organza skirt shaping an A-line silhouette. She wore a medium-length veil.

She carried a bouquet of orange, red and white roses with white daisies and white hydrangeas.

Mandi Calloway, sister-in-law of the bride, was matron of honor.

Bridesmaids were Allison Divens, cousin of the bride, and Clarissa Kiehl, sister of the bridegroom. Chloe Calloway, niece of the bride, was the flower girl.

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Mr. and Mrs. Kiehl The attendants wore orange, silk, knee-length dresses with bodices of varying styles. The flower girl wore a white, knee-length dress with orange and red silk flowers around the waist.

They carried bouquets of orange tiger lilies, red hibiscus and white hydrangeas.

Zach Kiehl served as his brother’s best man.

Groomsmen were Tyler Calloway, brother of the bride and Cody Kiehl, cousin of the bridegroom. Travis Calloway, brother of the bridegroom, and Austin Ditmer were ushers. The ring bearer was Andrew Salmon, cousin of the bridegroom.

The mother of the bride wore a raspberry-

colored, satin, tea-length dress with a V neckline in front and back and side-sweeping pleats with flowers. She wore a wrist corsage of pink roses. The mother of the wore a bridegroom candy-apple-red, satin, knee-length dress with short sleeves and a V neckline accented with a corsage of white roses.

A reception at A Learning Place followed the ceremony. It was catered by Mrs. B’s Catering. The decorations were by Tara McCord. The disc jockey was Marc Adam, of In Reality. The cake was made by Julie Vagedes.

Following a honeymoon in Myrtle Beach, S.C., the couple reside in Piqua.

The bride graduated in 2008 from Houston High School and Upper Valley Joint Vocational School with a license in cosmetology. She is employed by PJ’s Shear Magic as a cosmetologist and by Piqua City Schools as a bus aide.

The bridegroom is a 2007 graduate of Houston High School and a 2010 graduate of Edison Community College where earned an Associate of Science in medical laboratory technology.

He is a student at the University of Cincinnati, studying medical laboratory science.

The couple met in high school.

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PIQUA — Angela ical Center in Troy.

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Sock & Buskin Community Theatre and director Liz Maxson have announced the cast for their upcoming summer musical, “School House Rock Live.”

The cast includes Victoria Wilver as Dina, Polly Lawson as Dori, Kris Frazier-Jones as George, Jordan Miller as Joe, Maddie Geise as Shulie, and Taylor Watkins as Tom. Featured soloists are Alex Batton, Kiefer Bertsch, Emily Caudill, Breanna Dahlinghaus, Sebastian Harshbarger, Rob Holloway, Courtney Inman, Lydia McBride, Brhiannon Riddle and Mandesha Thorton.

Company members are Ann Allenbaugh, Carrie Blust, Joey Boldman, Angelina Carpenter, Paxton Edwards, Autumn Emerick, Seana Frew, Kayla Frick, Adam Gates, Micayla Hanover, Paige Howard, Grace Martin, Jack Martin, Andrew Mitchell, Anthony Mitchell, Blaine O’Leary, Matt Schwarzman and Becka Stricker.

Some of the technical crew include Brandon Mullen, who stage manages, and Justin Subler.

The musical is based on an ABC-TV educational animated series.

All tickets are $10 and available now at Second Hand Thoughts, 105 North Ohio Ave., and at the door. times Performance are Aug. 3 and 4 at 8 p.m. and Aug. 5 at 2 p.m. at The Historic Sidney Theatre, 120 W. Poplar St.

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Walmart Foundation gives $145,000 to help children DAYTON — Three nonprofit organizations recently were presented a total of $145,000 in contributions through the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program to assist with their efforts to support local children and promote nutrition.

Among the organizations receiving awards, the Boys and Girls Club of Dayton received $35,000 to support the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools initiative, which empowers students in grades kindergarten through eight to gain a love for reading.

Clarksville, received $75,000 to support outdoor learning experiences for children ages 7-18 from disadvantaged economically backgrounds in the southwest Ohio region.

• YWCA of Dayton was given $35,000 to support its Living Healthy! Nutrition and Exercise Program that provides women, girls and children with healthy lifestyle coaching including choosing healthy foods and maintaining adequate physical activity to avoid obesity and obesity-related diseases.

address the challenges with food security and nutrition in Ohio and make a difference in the lives of children in need.”

The contributions were made possible through the Walmart Foundation’s Ohio State Giving Program. Through this program, the Walmart Foundation supports organizations that create opportunities so people can live better.

The Walmart Foundation State Giving Program strives to award grants that have a long-lasting, positive impact on communities across the U.S.

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Check presentation

$32.8million donated

The grants were awarded during a check presentation held at the Boys and Girls Club of Dayton where Tim Farrier and Matt O’Halloran, local market managers for Walmart, and Erik Hingst, Walmart’s Public Affairs and Government Relations manager for Ohio, presented the grants to Spears, Carol Hinton, CEO of the YWCA of Dayton, and Kevin Hackman, marketing director for Camp Joy. “This year being Walmart’s 50th anniversary, it gives the Walmart Foundation great pleasure to be supporting these organizations that are committed to helping those in need in the communities where we serve,” Hingst said. “Through these State Giving Council contributions, we hope to

In 2011, Walmart stores, Sam’s Club locations and the Walmart Foundation gave more than $32.8 million in cash and in-kind donations to local organizations in the communities they serve in the state of Ohio.

To be considered for support, prospective grantee organizations must submit applications through the Walmart Foundation State Giving Program’s online grant application. Applicants must have a current 501(c)(3) taxexempt status in order to meet the program’s minimum eligibility criteria. Additional information about the program’s funding guidelines and application process are available online at www.walmartfoundation.org/stat egiving.

“Encouraging children to read increases their chances for success in school and life. Programs such as the CDF Freedom Schools at the Boys & Girls Club of Dayton empower children to read, which is so important,” said Natasha Spears, executive director of Boys and Girls Club of Dayton. “The support from Walmart will help us to continue working with our parents and volunteers to ensure that we can continue to open doors to opportunities through reading.”

In addition to support for the Boys and Girls Club of Dayton, the foundation awarded grants to the following organizations in the Dayton area: • Camp Joy, located in

Allenbaugh recognized for outstanding growth, profitability JACKSON CENTER — Allenbaugh Insurance Agency Inc. has been recognized by Ohio Mutual Insurance Group President and CEO Jim Kennedy for outstanding growth and profitability.

Tom and Ryan Woolley received the recognition at an awards presentation June 9 during Ohio Mutual’s 2012 Centurion Club Trip in Palm Springs, Calif.

Agencies recognized for outstanding growth and profitability have excelled by maintaining and increasing business in a profitable manner.

“We are grateful for the strong commitment to success that is consistently demonstrated by agency,” said this Kennedy. “This award represents a successful partnership between Ohio Mutual Insurance

Group and Allenbaugh Insurance Agency Inc., and we look forward to their continued growth as an agency.”

Ohio Mutual Insurance Group, founded in 1901 and based in Bucyrus, partners with nearly 400 independent agencies to distribute quality property and casualty insurance products throughout Ohio, Indiana, and five states

in New England. For the past three years, Ohio Mutual has been recognized as one of the Ward’s 50 top insurance companies in the United States and was named the “Company of the Year” by the nation’s largest association of ininsurance dependent agents in 2009. Additional company information is available at www.omig.com.

Dayton attorney named to state bar association board for this district

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The following vendor permit recently was issued by the Shelby County Auditor’s Office: Carl E. Bender, doing business as Bender’s Starter & Alternator, 300 W. Russell Road, auto mechanical and electrical repair.

25,000 Ohio lawyers who are OSBA members.

Gresham earned his bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and his law degree from Capital University Law School. He currently serves on the DBA Board of Trustees, the Supreme Court of Ohio Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, and the Mont-

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gomery County Public Defender Commission.

In the community, he has volunteered with the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. He enjoys attending concerts, sporting events and movies in his free time.

The Ohio State Bar Association, founded in 1880, is a voluntary association representing approximately 25,000

members of the bench and bar of Ohio, as well as nearly 4,000 legal assistants and law students.

Through its activities and the activities of its related organizations, the OSBA serves both its members and the public by promoting the highest standards in the practice of law and the administration of justice.

URBANA — The Dayton Development Coalition (DDC) is inviting the public to attend a complimentary breakfast program for an update on the progress of the region’s economic development strategy, with specific information from the state of Ohio and Champaign County.

The forum will be held from 8 to 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday at the Urbana University Student Center, Sara Landess Room, in Urbana.

The DDC is the regional economic development and advocacy organization whose mission is to support job creation, retention and expansion in the Dayton Region.

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To register, go to http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3754594092/

Versailles S&L named 5-Star Superior Bank VERSAILLES — Bauer Financial Inc., the nation’s leading bank rating and research firm, has recognized Versailles Savings & Loan Co. as a 5Star Superior Bank.

The 5-Star rating reportedly indicates the bank is one of the nation’s strongest. Versailles Savings & Loan has earned the rating for the latest 96 consecutive quarters, a distinction only 1 percent of the nation’s banks can claim.

Karen L. Dorway, the rating firm’s president, said, “It’s encouraging to know there are still community banks like Versailles Savings & Loan responsible its customers’ needs, responsible in its underwriting and investments and respected by our firm and its customers.”

Established in 1887, Versailles Savings & Loan has been serving its local communities for 125 years. It currently operates through a new office at 10413 Kley Road in Versailles.

STOCK MARKET Listed are Friday’s stock market prices at closing for firms in the Sidney-Shelby County area traded on the major markets.

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE This Chng.

Week Alcoa Inc...............8.73 -0.19 (PF of Alcoa Building Products, Stolle Machinery) Applied Ind. Tech36.10 -0.71 -0.72 BP PLC ADR......39.63 -0.48 Citigroup ............26.36 Emerson Elec. Co.45.16 -0.65 (PF of Copeland Corp. Division) -0.18 Griffon Corp. ........8.51 (PF of Clopay Corp., Russia) H&R Block Inc...16.15 00 Honda Motor A.D.R.33.75 -0.37 -0.65 Illinois Toolworks52.06 (Parent company of Peerless) JC Penney Co.....22.13 -0.37 (Store in Piqua) -0.48 JP Morgan Chase33.90 (Former Bank One, Sidney) Kroger Co. ..........22.80 +0.18 (PF of Kroger)

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE This Chng.

Week -0.47 Lear Corp ...........37.72 (PF of C.H. Masland) McDonalds Corp.89.66 +0.36 -0.31 Meritor Inc. ..........5.18 +0.05 Radio Shack Corp.4.06 Sherwin-Williams132.82 -0.17 Sprint ...................3.29 -0.02 Thor Industries..27.37 -0.57 (PF of Airstream Inc.) +0.30 Time Warner Inc.38.59 (PF of Time Warner Cable) U.S. Bancorp ......32.01 -0.28 (Former Star Bank of Sidney) -0.25 Walgreen Co.......29.62 Wal-Mart Stores 71.36 +0.28 Wendy’s Int. Inc. ..4.76 00 +0.17 YUM! Brands Inc.64.92 (PF of Taco Bell, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut) OVER THE COUNTER -0.65 Bob Evans ..........40.11 Fifth Third Bancorp13.38 -0.04 Peoples Bank .....10.00 00

A - Refers to Affiliated With PF - Refers to Parent Firm Closing Dow Jones Industrial Averages: This Week: 12,772 Change: -124.2 (Quotes courtesy of the Sidney offices of Edward Jones, Erroll Broud, Vance Stewart, Danielle Gilroy-Sielschott and DiAnne Karas, registered investment advisers.)

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COLUMBUS — Attorney Robert L. Gresham has been elected to serve a three-year term as District 2 representative on the Board of Governors of the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA).

District 2 includes 1,417 attorneys who reside or practice in Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble and Shelby counties. He succeeds retiring District 2 representative Thomas L. Guillozet, a Versailles attorney.

Gresham is an associate in the Dayton office of Freund, Freeze & Arnold, where he practices primarily litigation defense. He was elected to his new post by area lawyers at an OSBA district meeting several months ago. The 21member Board of Governors meets monthly to manage the association’s business affairs, set policy, review pending legislation and conduct other business on behalf of the

BUSINESS BRIEFS Economic development meeting scheduled

Section 1. The annual election of directors shall be held at the office of the Secretary of the Society at the Shelby County Fairgrounds on the last day of the fair from the hours of 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The president of each society shall appoint three judges and two clerks who are members of the society, but not candidates for election of the directors of the society and to declare the results thereof.

Section 2. The said election shall be by ballot, said ballot must be marked with an X opposite the name of each candidate voted for, otherwise the name will not be counted.

Section 3. Only persons 18 years of age, holding membership certificates (including lifetime membership certificates) on the date and hour of the election may vote. Permit no member of a society to vote by proxy.

Section 4. Membership ticket holders must declare their candidacy for the office of director of the Society by filing with the Secretary of the Society, a petition signed by ten or more members of the Society, who are residents of Shelby County. The secretary will date and time the said petition. Said petition must be filed at least by 12:00 noon seven days prior to the annual election of directors is held. Only regularly nominated candidates who have met with the filing requirements will be eligible for election as a director. Members have a right to vote for the candidate running for the director in the society from the township in which the member resides.

Section 5. The term office of the retiring directors shall expire and that of the directors-elect shall begin on the last Saturday of October or until their successors are elected and qualified.

Section 6. Persons wishing to vote must present a current membership card before voting privilege can be exercised. Membership card must show township in which the voter resides and signature of the holder. The clerks of election shall register the names of all persons voting and tally the count.

Section 7. In case any election results in a tie vote, the director shall be determined by a flip of a coin.

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Sidney Daily News, Saturday, July 7, 2012

Unsolved murder case remains active

BY TOM BARNETT tbarnett@asdnccg.com.

Sidney’s only unsolved homicide — the June 17, 2 0 0 6 , slaying of Melinda (Shaffer) McKinney, 48 — remains unsolved after six years, but McKinney Sidney Police still consider the case an active one.

“Although we have no new information we can report to the public, this case still maintains an active status.” Capt.

Jerry Tangeman said.

“From time to time, information does come in that we follow up. Unfortunately these leads have not been fruitful.

The slaying is not a cold case.

“As reported before, we strongly believe there are individuals in the community that have information that has not been reported that could helpful to our investigation,” he continued.

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“We would encourage those individuals to come forward. We all have a responsibility to see that justice is done,” Tangeman said.

A $10,000 reward for information about the case is also still active.

People are urged to call the Sidney Police Department at 498-2351.

Anyone with any information on the case should contact any police officer.

On that June morning six years ago, McKinney was found dead in her North Main Avenue home in Sidney by a family member. An autopsy report established she had been stabbed multiple times. The Montgomery County Coroner’s office determined she died within minutes of the attack’s onset.

Police still believe the killer was an acquaintance of McKinney and that robbery was not a motive.

Shortly after the killing, there was speculation the attacker may have been a stranger McKinney met through

her job at Perkins Restaurant, but police have discounted that theory.

“There is nothing to support that,” Tangeman said.

During their initial investigation, police checked McKinney’s former husband but have ruled him out as a suspect.

“He was in prison in Michigan at the time of the murder,” Tangeman said “There is no evidence to support he was in any way involved in the killing.”

Although there are no new leads in the case, police do review it as time allows. “We do workshop it from time to time,” Tangeman says.

Sidney Police Chief Kevin Gessler, who was not a member of the police department at the time of the murder, says he agrees with his predecessor, former Chief Steve Wearly, who said in a 2009 interview, “These things don’t happen in a vacuum, and there are people who have information who have not talked to police.”

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Police log FRIDAY -2:45 a.m.: arrest.

Sidney police cited Caitlin M. Jenkins, 16, 1630 Wildwood Court, and Mark F. Wright Jr., of Piqua, for being in a city park after curfew hours.

THURSDAY -1:02 p.m.: theft.

Ruth E. Halpin, 3400 Sidney-Freyburg Road, told police copper water pipes had been stolen from a vacant residence at 503 Monroe Street in Sidney.

-8:43 a.m.: theft.

Ross Aluminum, 815 Oak Ave., reported a desktop computer tower and four flat screen computer monitors had been stolen from the factory’s main office. Police are investigating the theft.

-6:56 a.m.: theft, criminal damaging.

Sidney Electric, 840 S. Vandemark Road, told police a white Chevrolet work truck and 10 copper wire items had been stolen from the business.

-12:34 a.m.: domestic violence. Police charged Jacob S. Martin, no age or address given, with domestic violence following an incident at

402 N. Main Ave. TUESDAY -1:42 p.m.: theft. A purse belonging to Chelsae M. Wise, 317 Stewart Ave., was found by children in the 400 block of Riverside Drive and returned to the owner who found $200 in cash, and gift and reward cards missing.

Accidents Police cited Donald R. Wade Jr., 53, of Sidney with failure to control after a vehicle owned by Shelby County Commissioners he was driving was involved in a parking mishap on South Walnut Street, shortly before 9:15 a.m. Wednesday.

Officers said Wade was attempting to park in front of a vehicle owned by Heather S. Juarez, 226 S. Walnut Ave., and misjudged clearance, striking the parked vehicle. There was light damage to both vehicles.

Fire, rescue FRIDAY -2:24 a.m.: medical.

Sidney paramedics re-

MUNICIPAL COURT In Sidney Municipal Court Friday, Judge Duane Goettemoeller ordered Jacob Martin, 18, at large, held for action of the Shelby County Common Pleas Court on a felony burglary charge.

• Drug abuse and drug paraphernalia charges against John A. Statler, 60, of Miamisburg were dismissed at the request of the law director.

• Clarissa J. Beck, 36, 146 E. Court St., Apt. F, was fined $50 and costs and sentenced to five days in jail on a criminal damaging charge that was amended to disorderly conduct. Jail may be reconsidered if fines and costs are paid in full.

• Probation and contempt of court charges against Courtney M. Shortridge, 20, 10887 State Route 705, were dismissed with warrant fees discharged.

• Corey M. Roark, 22, of Centerville, was fined $100 and costs on an amended disorderly conduct charge.

• Adam V. Fausey, 25, of Maumee, was fined $150 costs on an amended disorderly conduct charge.

• John L. Kreinbrink, 23, of Glandorf, was fined $150 and costs on

COUNTY sponded to a medical call in the 700 block of St. Marys Avenue.

THURSDAY -9:16 p.m.: medical.

Paramedics were dispatched to the 400 block of Heather Way for a medical call.

-9:04 p.m.: medical.Medics responded to a medical call in the 400 block of Heather Way. -5:29 p.m.: investigation. Sidney firefighters responded to 204 Royan Ave. to investigate a report of a gas odor. A gas water heater was turned off and no gas was found.

-3:42 p.m.: medical.

Paramedics were dispatched to the 2000 block of Michigan Street for a medical call.

-3:34 p.m.: medical.

Medics responded to the 600 block of North Vandemark Road for a medical call.

-1:02 p.m.: medical.

Paramedics responded to the 200 block of North West Avenue for a medical call.

-10:09 a.m.: fire alarm. Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at 120 E. Water Street.

The alarm was malfunctioning.

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an amended disorderly conduct charge.

• Ashley N. Doolin, 24, of New Paris, was fined $150 and costs on an assault charge that was amended to disorderly conduct.

• Joseph Alexander, 26, of Findlay, was fined $200 and costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail for resisting arrest and also fined $100 and sentenced to 10 days in jail on a criminal trespassing charge. If fines and costs are paid in full, jail may be reconsidered.

• Randy A. Wells, 25, of Spencerville, was fined $250 and costs and sentenced to 31 days in jail, with credit for one day served, on a resisting arrest charge. Jail may be reconsidered if fines and costs are paid in full. A companion assault charge was dismissed at the request of the law director.

• Joshua Wagner, 24, 3233 Cherokee, Piqua, was fined $150 and costs on an amended disorderly conduct charge.

• Scott D. Logan, 49, 303 E. Main St., Anna, was fined $250 and costs, sentenced to five days in jail and his driver’s license was suspended for six months on a driving while under

the influence charge that was amended to reckless operation. Jail may be reconsidered if he completes an alcohol intervention program and pays fines and costs in full. He was also fined $50 and costs on a failing to yield right of way charge.

• Ashley L. Compton, 28, 722 Broadway Ave., was fined $600 and costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail for a second instance of failing a blood alcohol test within six years. She may be evaluated for drug/alcohol abuse in lieu of 10 days jail and 10 days may be reconsidered if fines and costs are paid in full.

Charges of driving while under the influence, driving without headlights, a seatbelt violation and contempt of court were dismissed at the request of the law director.

• Kelly L. Maus, 21, 712 Countryside Lane, Apt. 10, was fined $150 and costs and ordered to complete 20 hours of community service on a driving while under suspension charge that was amended to failure to display a license. Community service may be reconsidered if fines and costs are paid in full.

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Sheriff’s log FRIDAY -2:42 p.m. fight.

Deputies responded to a report of a fight at Country Concert, 7103 State Route 66, in Cynthian Township.

-12:21 a.m.: fight.

Deputies were dispatched to a fight at Hickory Hill Lakes campgrounds, 7103 State Route 66.

Fire, rescue FRIDAY -2:33 p.m.: fire.

Botkins and Ann firefighters responded to a fire in the 16000 block of County Road 25A in Dinsmore Township

caused by a downed electric line.

-1:58 p.m.: medical. Fort Loramie Rescue responded to the 3530 block of Michigan Street in Turtle Creek Township for a medical call.

-11:07 p.m.: medical.

Fort Loramie Rescue responded to the 4500 block of Cardo Road for a medical call.

-10:31 p.m.: fire.

Anna, Botkins, Jackson Center and Van Buren Township firefighters were dispatched to a chicken coop fire at 18299 Botkins Road.

THURSDAY -11:56 p.m.: medical. Perry Port Salem and Port Jefferson firefighters responded to a

medical call in the 1200 block of KnoopJohnston Road.

-10:30 p.m.: fire.

Fort Loramie firefighters were dispatched to Country Concert, 7103 State Route 66, for a grass fire.

-9:36 p.m.: medical. Fort Loramie Rescue responded to a medical call in the 7600 block of Ohio 47.

-9:06 p.m.: fire. Port Jefferson firefighters were dispatched to a transformer fire at Broad and Wall streets.

-3:05 p.m.: fire. Van Buren Township and Fort Loramie firefighters were dispatched to a field fire at Luthman Road and State Route 119.

Relay For Life of Shelby County on August 3rd and 4th, 2012 at the Shelby County Fairgrounds We will be sending out an updated schedule of events to all survivors as the event gets closer.

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VAN BUREN Township firefighters finish putting out a chicken coop that caught fire at 18299 Botkins Road about 11 a.m. Friday. The Botkins and Jackson Center fire departments also responded.

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17th annual Golf for Kids’ Sake planned July 27 Event benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer, Auglaize and Van Wert Counties is inviting teams to join it on July 27 at the 17th annual Golf for Kids’ Sake.

The event will be held at the Mercer County Elks golf course. There will be a shotgun start at noon.

Many people have commented that this is their favorite golf outing, organizers said.

The entry fee is $70 per golfer. The fee includes a box lunch, green and cart fees, catered dinner, featuring Winner’s marinated pork chops, prizes, and a chance at a $10,000 hole-in-one prize.

The event is limited to the first 30 teams registered and spots are filling

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fast, organizers said.

In addition, there are many opportunities to win great prizes this year, organizers said. Participants are able to purchase raffle tickets to win various prizes. These prizes include tickets to “Tecumseh!”, one-year family member ship to the YMCA, overnight stay at Best Western in Wapakoneta, and various other gift certificates. The

raffle grand prize this year is “The Sweetheart Package” from The Inn at Versailles and a necklace donated by Laudick’s Jewelry. In addition, there will have prizes for the longest drive, longest putt and closest to the pin. Also, participants will have a chance to win hole-in-one prizes sponsored by Grand Lake Eye Care. There are prizes for first-place men’s, women’s and co-ed team, and second-place overall team.

Local businesses have been supportive with prize donations and sponsorships, organizers said.

Big Brothers Big Sisters encourage business owners to get a team in or to sponsor the event. The levels of sponsorships are

hole sponsors ($150), cart sponsors ($50), team sponsors ($280), and silver sponsors ($400). Wells Fargo/Katterhenry Investment Group is this year’s event sponsor and the silver level sponsors are Cooper Farms and Schwieterman’s Custom Body Shop.

All proceeds from this event go directly to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Auglaize, Mercer and Van Wert Counties to help local youth.

To register or for more information, call (419) 394-2990, (866) 670BBBS, or email office@bbbsma.com.

Registration forms can also be picked up at Mercer County Elks or downloaded from www.bbbsma.com.

ROLL

Minster Junior High/High School Seventh grade Highest honors Borgerding, Alison Colleen Jutte, Jennifer Trzaska and Amanda Winner.

High honors Carly Barhorst, Hayley Baumer, Lisa Borges, Leah Brandewie, Nicklaus Chalk, Isaac Dorsten, Caleb Francis, Ava Goebel, Jordyn Heitbrink, Sarah Huwer, Aaron Kitzmiller, Savanah Luthman, Noah Poeppelman, Morgan Pohl, Kyle Prenger, Sarah Ripploh, Lindsay Roetgerman, Nathan Schwieterman, Maddison Stewart and Benjamin Stubbs.

Honors Alejandro Blanco, Jordan Brackman, Dylan Byers, Samuel Dircksen, Macey Elder, Zoe Heid, Carter Hogenkamp, Sable Hudson, Morgan Koverman, Dezerae Miller, Jonathan Niemeyer, Natalie Oakley, Alex Oldiges, Hailey Oldiges, Paige Purdy, Cody Schlater, Bryce Schmiesing, Hallie Sherman and Austen Vanderhorst.

Eighth grade

Meyer, Ethan Monnin, Joshua Otting, Peter Ranly, Kelsey Richard, Julia Slonkosky, Jacob Stechschulte and Cortney Thien.

Honors Lisa Barlage, Adam Boehnlein, Jenna Collins, Samantha Cunningham, Dane Dahlinghaus, Logan DeLoye, Megan Gabel, Isaac Gibson, Derek Grieshop, Brett Hoelscher, Jacqueline Hoying, Hannah Kuether, Madison Meyer, Brooke Monnin, Maxwell Pelletier, Lindsey Schmidt, Jason Schultz and Allison St. Clair.

Freshmen Highest honors Elizabeth Baker, Maria Heckman, Cassandra Jutte, James Nixon, Lauren Roetgerman, Jenna Sekas, Kayla Thien, Joseph Trzaska and Nicole Will.

High honors Alicia Arling, Gabrielle Barga, Maurice Bornhorst, Austin Brackman, Caleb Broering, Mara Cull, Samuel Dues, Carlin Elder, Andrew Fausey, Xavier Francis, Michaela Goettemoeller, Abbey Goubeaux, Regan Hahn, Megan Hilgefort, Seth Koenig, Blake Mallory, Bridget McGowan, Mariah McKenzie, Taylor Meiring, Danielle Monnin, Rebekah Monnin, Erica Oldiges, Logan Pack, Clifton Perryman, Alana Poeppelman, Nathan Riethman, Loren Schmidt, Matthew Trushaw and Rachel Wehrman.

Honors Blake Ahrns, Logan Arnold, Lukas Barhorst, Nicole Borgerding, Tyler Cummans, Jonathan Fausey, Gabe Goodwin, Abigayle Hausfeld, RaeAnne Heitkamp, James Nevels, Drew Ripploh, Samuel Schutte, Jonathon Tipton, Taylor Trego, Elijah Wolf and Alexis Wuebker.

Highest honors Kaci Bornhorst, Benjamin Butler, Erin Cavanaugh, Peter Falk, Kyle Heitkamp, Evan Huelsman, LeAnn Huelsman, Amanda Lehmkuhl, Joshua Nixon, Jack Poeppelman, Madison Schmidt, Hannah Schmitmeyer, Chad Stoner, Jared Thobe, Conner Tumbusch and Katie Wuebker.

High honors Jessica Berelsman, Adam Bornhorst, Katherine Burke, Jesse Burkhead, Jacob Dues, Austin Dwenger, Alexander Eiting, Zachary EitSophomores ing, Mya Francis, Reid Highest honors Frick, Wesley Kogge, Nicole Brandewie, Pierce McGowan, Margaret Meiring, Laura Claire Fischer, Joshua

Anthony Grieshop, Huelsman, Dana Jutte, Megan Kaiser, Kara Kitzmiller, Aubrey Klosterman, Alexis Kyburz, Leah Niekamp and Frederick Purdy.

High honors Andrew Albers, Hannah Barga, John Christian Baumer, Boehnlein, John Burke, Trey Conkle, Olivia Enneking, Jonathon Heuker, Garrett Sara Hogenkamp, Hosey, Brandon Hoying, Mitchell Meyer, Whitney Oakley, Jessica Otting, Kathryn Prenger, Kayla Richard, Casey Schmidt, Sydney Schmidt, Alyssa Skikus, Chelsea Stewart, Katelyn Thieman, Bradley Walterbusch, Alex Winner and Olivia Winner.

Honors Stephanie Albers, Alexander Barhorst, Clay Brown, Lorin Carlon, Marissa Conrad, Paul Dues, Macy Eshleman, Mark Hackemoeller, Wesley Hegemann, Kristin Hilgefort, Courtney Kuether, Samantha Osterfeld, Alissa Puthoff, Brittany Reeves, Theodore Schlater, Jarod Schmitmeyer, Adam Schulze, Ryan Schulze, Scott Sekas, Hannah Sherman, Joel Tebbe, Cierra Webb, Shelby Wente, Ethan Wolf and Jacob Wuebker.

Juniors Highest honors Major Bernhold, Andrew Borges, Hannah Butler, Allison Jutte, Andrew Knapke, Amanda Sherman and Adam Wehrman.

High honors Taylor Arnold, James Borges, Rachel Cull,

Breanna Dahlinghaus, Sara Dahlinghaus, Jay Eilerman, Natalie Fausey, Samantha Forsthoefel, Jack Fullenkamp, Mason Haney, Vlad Kabanov, Troy Kauffman, Nicholas Kemper, Anne Klosterman, Alisha Monnin, Adam Niemeyer, Devon Poeppelman, Morgan Richard, Korey Schultz, Theodore Trzaska and Joshua Tumbusch.

Honors Eric Dahlinghaus, Adam Dircksen, Madeleine Eiting, Craig Flaute, Bridget Geiger, Derek Hilgefort, Megan Liening, Claire McGowan, Jennifer Phlipot, Alan Tebbe, Kurtis Thobe and Ryan Whittle.

Seniors Highest honors Aaron Brandewie, Drew Elson, Austin Fischer, Lauren Jutte, Alexandra Monnin, Heather Schmiesing, Brittany Sherman, Nicole St. Clair, Dana Stucke, Megan Timmerman, Janie Wagner and Johanna Winner.

High honors Kayla Albers, Nicole Barhorst, Desiree Blair, Hanna Floyd, Jayden Hahn, Brittany Heitkamp, Samantha Hoelscher, Ryan Hoying, Austin Knapke, Kaitlyn Lehmkuhl, Jacquelyn Raible, Margo Slonkosky, Wesley Stueve and Matthew Wuebker.

Honors Courtney Beck, Edward Bruns, Halie Byers, Tara Clune, Tyler Dues, John Freytag, Douglas Huber, Kelly Mueller, Kody Seger, Francis Slonkosky, Ryan Will and Kylee Winner.

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WOEF celebrates 50th anniversary CELINA — The Western Ohio Educational Foundation (WOEF) is celebrating its 50th year of incorporation.

“It is by the generosity of all our scholarship contributors that the WOEF Board is able to offer scholarships to students in our area to offset the cost of college tuition,” said Julie Miller, WOEF development officer.

The foundation recently received a cash contribution from Fort Recovery Industries located in Fort Recovery.

FR Industries donated $500 to the Academic Excellence (AE) and the Mechanical Engineering Scholarship funds. The AE scholarship recognizes top students from each district when they select the Lake Campus to further their education. Eligible students are chosen from 22 area high schools

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in Auglaize, Darke, Mercer and Van Wert counties. The Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing Track is a new five-year bachelor’s degree offered at the Lake Campus. Students complete their degree while participating in local co-op and other experiential learning opportunities with local industries. These scholarship dollars are awarded for area students attending the Lake Campus.

Fort Recovery Industries was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Fort Recovery. The company casts more than 14 million pounds of aluminum and zinc each year for their customers. FRI casts products which are used in the appliance, hardware, automotive, refrigeration, furniture, builders and commercial industries.

ESTATE TRANSFERS

WAPAKONETA — The real estate transfers listed below have been recorded at the office of Auglaize County Recorder Ann Billings.

Transfers listed also include tax-exempt property transfers in which no dollar amount is listed.

Minster Jon P. and Denise McCumber, by sheriff, to bank of New York Mellon,

trustee, lot 2, Melcher Subdivision, $66,000.

New Bremen Vera M. Cooper, deceased, to Crown Equipment Corp., lot 330, $19,500.

Linda and James Leveck, to Crown Equipment Corp., lot 330, $19,500.

Washington Twp. James Klawitter to Nathanael J. and Alicia K. Green, part section 14, 1.11 acres, $128,000.

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ST MARYS — JTD Hospital Foundation recently awarded $2,000 in scholarships to Joint Township District Memorial Hospital employees who are pursuing a degree in the health care field.

Employees who received awards of $500 each were: • Kristi Koch, of St. Marys, RN, Cardiac Services Department, pursuing a Bachelor of Science in nursing at Wright State University • Amy Shinabery, of St. Marys, a phlebotomist in the Lab Department, enrolled in the Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) program at Edison Community College in Piqua.

• Amy Synder, of St. Marys, secretary at Grand Lake Home Health & Hospice, pursing a degree in nursing at Rhodes State College in Lima.

• Cheryl Bruns, of Celina, LPN, CHT, Wound Care Center, is pursuing a RN degree in nursing at Northwest State Community College in Archibold.

In 1995, a scholarship fund was established in memory of Cindy Bruns, an outstanding nurse who was a role model for other health care professionals.

Since that time, at least two $500 scholarships have been awarded annually to current employees of Joint Township District Memorial Hospital interested in continuing education in a medically related field.

The scholarship fund has grown to more than $22,000 and will be a permanent endowment to remember Bruns and also provide assistance to employees who are interested in pursuing a degree in a medically related field.

Foundations officials said these scholarships would not be possible without the work of co-chairs Clarice Gigandet, RN; Jessie Steinke, RN; and Patti Bailey RN; and their committee, Patti Blevins, RN; Heather Jurosic, RN; Michelle Archer, RN; Rae Ann Roettger, RN; and Kimberly Regendanz, raising funds for this scholarship fund and also to Dr. Robert Keighley and Dr. Lance Bryant of St. Marys Surgical Associates who contributed additional funds to make it possible for us to give out four scholarships to employees this year.

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BY FRANCES DRAKE For Sunday, July 8, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a laid-back, goofy day, so just accept this and go with the flow. It won’t be easy to get a lot done. Relax.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Enjoy talking to others, especially in group settings. This is a lovely day for spontaneous get-togethers that stretch into warm laughter and fun conversations. Take it easy.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Be aware that your private life might be obvious to others today, especially to authority figures. Therefore, give special consideration to how you look and what you say.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You’ll love discussions about foreign places, exotic ideas, philosophical and mystical topics and anything that is out of the ordinary. You want to travel, both physically and in your mind.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) This is a poor day to make important decisions about inheritances, shared property or anything you own jointly with others. Postpone this kind of decision until tomorrow.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) This is a sort of goofy day where people feel relaxed, friendly and ready to enjoy social situations. Enjoy the company of others, especially partners and close friends. (It’s not a good day to shop.)

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You’ll feel better today if you can think of something to do that will improve your health in a relaxing way. Don’t push yourself today. Take it easy if you can.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) This is a wonderful, creative day! Look for every opportunity to express your creative talents through dance, song, drawing, sewing, carving or even listening to music.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Invite the gang over, because this is a wonderful day to relax with family members at home. Avoid discussions about important topics. Just enjoy the company of loved ones.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You’re in a chatty mood today, and you’re also in the mood to daydream.

It’s a relaxing day in which you will enjoy hanging out with others, especially siblings, neighbors and relatives.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) This is a poor day to make important financial decisions. It’s also a poor day to shop for anything other than food.

Forewarned is forearmed.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Today the Moon is in your sign, which might make you a bit more emotional.

But it also can bring fortunate situations your way.

YOU BORN TODAY You are realistic, pragmatic and definitely a hard worker. You have a strong sense of responsibility and also are nurturing and protective. You’re very loyal to family. Fortunately, you have excellent money savvy, which your family no doubt appreciates, because you believe in being a good provider. In your year ahead, your focus will be on partnerships and close friendships.

Birthdate of: Wolfgang Puck, celebrity chef; Anjelica Huston, actress; Kevin Bacon, actor. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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No break yet There’s no break from the heat or humidity. The stagnant pattern in the upper levels of the atmosphere continues and allows the M i a m i Valley to hit the century mark through Temperature Precipitation Sunrise/Sunset the first part of the weekend.

High Thursday.......................96 24 hours ending at 7 a.m...0.02 Saturday’s sunset ......9:09 p.m. Only slight chances of rain Low Thursday .......................70 Month to date.....................1.48 Sunday’s sunrise .......6:15 a.m. exist through today. We will Year to date......................16.19 Sunday’s sunset.........9:08 p.m. see a better chance of rain on Sunday as a cold front arSource: The Sidney Wastewater Treatment Plant, official weather reporting station for rives followed by some relief Shelby County, and the U.S. Naval Observatory. For current daytime conditions, low/high for early next week.

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Staying hydrated in hot weather The matter of DEAR DR. fluid intake is as DONOHUE: As a to important construction workers like you worker, I do lots of as it is to athletes heavy work — performing in digging, pouring high heat and cement and carhigh humidity. pentry — in hot For short work weather. I would like to know how To your periods in hot, humid weather — much and what good periods of an hour kinds of liquids are best for me to health to two hours — drink. Some of my Dr. Paul G. pace yourself. You can rehydrate fellow workers say Donohue your body with water is all you need. Others say you plain water. Ice water should drink sports helps keep body temperadrinks. Which is it? And ture from rising too high.

For longer work perihow long does it take to get used to the heat? — ods, you have to make up sodium and potassium R.C. ANSWER: It takes losses that arise when one to two weeks to fully sweating. If a person limacclimatize to the heat. its himself to drinking You should take things only water, there is a danslowly in those weeks. ger that the person will Your company would be develop a sodium deficit wise to lessen the work- that can be dangerous for load and provide workers the brain. In one hour of with fluids and plenty of moderate exertion, the amount of sweat lost breaks in the shade.

ranges between a little more than half a quart and a little more than a quart (0.5 to 1 liter). Plain water is fine.

For prolonged exercise, sports drinks containing sodium and potassium are the preferred rehydrating liquid. If you want, you can make your own sports drink. Add half a teaspoon of salt and half a teaspoon of baking soda along with three tablespoons of sugar to one quart of water. For a full day of work, you’ll need three quarts to play it safe.

You can meet your potassium requirement by eating a banana or an orange. You’ll have to have more than one of each.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have some suggestions for the man who was concerned about his turkey neck. Stand tall.

Look over the left shoulder, inhale, exhale and move the head to look over the right shoulder.

Use a stretch cord. Place it under the chin, holding it firmly up with both hands. Push downward against resistance. Transfer the cord to behind the head and push head back against resistance. — N.W. ANSWER: OK, I’ll pass it along and hope it works. If it does, I’ll give you full credit.

Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Readers may also order health newsletters from www.rbmamall.com.

July 7, 1912 Stanley Bryan, the genial manager of the Olympia Candy Kitchen, has been expending over $1,000 in improvements to his plant on the east side of the square this spring and summer. New electric ceiling fans have been installed and during the past week improvements have been made to the fountain equipment, including the installation of a large ice chest.

––––– Prof. Charles McCorkle is spending the summer at his old home and with relatives in this county. Mr. McCorkle is another one of the Shelby County boys that have made good in the educational field. He is now superintendent of the city schools at Catlettsburg, KY.

75 years July 7, 1937 Arrangements have been completed for a “Parade of Progress” of the firefighting equipment used by the Sidney fire department tomorrow evening just before the band concert. All of the equipment used in the department since the first hose reel to the present new pumper will be paraded around the public square. This will be the last time all the firefighting equipment owned by the city will be on display, as the two American LaFrance pumpers, purchased in 1913 and 1917, were traded on the new pumper and will shortly be disposed of by the Seagraves Co. ––––– Shattered hopes that flares had been sighted from the lost, round-theworld plane of Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Capt. Fred Noonan, failed to dim the search today for the famed “First Lady of the Air” and her companion, down somewhere in the South Pacific near Howland Island.

50 years July 7, 1962 FORT LORAMIE — Vanderhorst Don emerged as winner in the weekly Horseshoe meet at Tony’s Place for the second straight time on Thursday evening.

Teaming up with Curley Pitsenbarger, the pair took top honors, with Jim Inderrieden and Don Coble runnersup. Another meet, according to Al Wendeln, manager of Tony’s place, will be staged next Thursday evening.

––––– Dave Dilbone and Frankie Briggs were turning up their midget special today for participation in the midget races at Richmond, Ind., on Saturday evening.

Dilbone, who drives, hopes to do as well or better than at Ottawa the other night, when he annexed the first heat, finished sixth in the Silver Crown highlight and fifth in the Gold Crown feature. Briggs created the racer at his auto repair shop in Anna.

25 years July 7, 1987 The Governor of Ohio somewhat reluctantly signed a bill increasing the speed limit on certain interstate roads from 55 to 65 miles per hour. State troopers have said they will “aggressively enforce it.”

––––– Tragedy has struck a Botkins man. He was stung in the head by a single wasp sting at 10:20 a.m. He was pronounced dead by 11:47 a.m. The man was taken to Dr. Leo Excobedo’s office and then by CareFlight to Dayton.

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Baby is cause for celebration despite parents’ bad behavior DEAR ABBY: My Send a card and a gift brother left his wife of to the baby. The child nine years and his should not be punchildren for another ished because of the woman. They now behavior of the parhave a baby together. ents.

His wife nearly had a However, considernervous breakdown ing the circumstances, because of it, and his forgo the congratulachildren are undertory card to your Dear standably upset with brother.

Abby the situation.

Abigail My question has to DEAR ABBY: My Van Buren two friends and I will do with his new baby.

I would like to send my be 12 soon. We would like to brother a congratulatory card, try to make our own money so even though his divorce isn’t we can get off our parents’ final. backs.

Our mother is furious and There are things like lip refuses to speak to him, let gloss and magazines we’d like alone congratulate him. Still, to buy.

I would like to send a card We have considered babyand a gift for the baby. How sitting. But are we old should I handle this? — UN- enough? We’d appreciate your DECIDED input. — KAYLA IN MISDEAR UNDECIDED: SOURI

DEAR KAYLA: In babysitting, it isn’t how old a person is but how MATURE and responsible the prospective sitter is. Some 12- and 13year-olds are mature enough to handle it; others are not.

However, before deciding how your earnings will be spent, talk to your parents to determine how much they would like you to begin saving. It’s never too early to start.

DEAR ABBY: In the 17 years I have been married, my husband has never called me by my name. Nor has he ever used a term of endearment such as “Honey” or “Sweetheart.” It’s just “Hey …” or “Ummm …”

Am I crazy? I was raised to believe you address a person by name, say “thank you” if

someone does something nice, and compliment a person if he or she has done well. Can you help me understand why he behaves this way? — I HAVE A NAME DEAR I HAVE A NAME: Did your husband treat you this way before you married him? If so, you married an undemonstrative lump of a man who apparently never learned basic manners while growing up. If it started after your wedding — and after you told him how his behavior makes you feel, he has persisted — then understand that he is trying to punish you for something.

Now I have a question for you: Why have you tolerated this kind of passive-aggressive behavior for 17 years?

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Please let me know which is appropriate. — ANGELICA IN SAN JOSE, CALIF. DEAR ANGELICA: If the roller was clean when it was given to you, then it should not be returned with lint on it.

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Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

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REPLAY 50 years ago July 7, 1962 Versailles was outhit only 1513, but the Tigers failed to get them when it would have counted in losing 13-5 to Osgood. Elmer Schlater homered and doubled for Osgood, while Frank Arling and Langenkamp tripled and Michael and Grilliot doubled. Dan Braun smacked two doubles and Berger, McEldowney and Shade also doubled for Versailles. Buddy Barhorst started for Osgood and was relieved by Dick Francis in the seventh.

25 years ago July 7, 1987 Newly-hired Minster High School football coach Ken Newland told a group of football players and others gathered at the Minster Board of Education meeting Wednesday that he is anxious to start building the school's program. Newman, 44, a veteran of 18 seasons as a high school head coach, was selected to succeed John Taylor, whose contract was not renewed by the board. Newman is a native of Parkersburg, W. Va. His overall record for 18 years as a coach is 100-72-6, including a 10-0 record with Beallsville in eastern Ohio.

NUMBERS GAME .168 — Batting average for Chicago White Sox third basemen, last in the majors, prior to trading for Kevin Youkilis. With only one home run and just 18 RBIs, Chicago’s third sackers ranked last in those categories as well. Welcome to Chicago, Mr. Youkilis.

0 — Triple-doubles for LeBron James this season, including the playoffs, until the clinching game of the NBA Finals when he had 26 points, 11 boards and 13 assists.

38 — Percentage of first serves in by Venus Williams, who was defeated in the first round at Wimbledon by Russian Elena Vesnina, 6-1, 6-3.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “Another reason why I wanted to play (in the Olympics) again is that my sons are a little older this time. They’d have an opportunity to be there, to share in the experience.”

— NBA guard Dwyane Wade on his disappointment with the news that he needed knee surgery and would miss the Olympics. He hopes to be ready for the opening of training camp this fall.

ON THIS DATE IN 1911 — Dorothea Lambert Chambers sets the record for the shortest championship match at Wimbledon — 25 minutes — by disposing of Dora Boothby 6-0, 6-0 in the women's finals.

1980 — Larry Holmes retains his WBC heavyweight title with a seventh-round TKO of Scott LeDoux in Bloomington, Minn.

1985 — West Germany's Boris Becker, 17, becomes the youngest champion and first unseeded player in the history of the men's singles at Wimbledon with a 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 6-4 victory over Kevin Curren.

2005 — Baseball and softball are dropped from the Olympic program for the 2012 London Games, making the two American-invented sports the first events cut from the Olympics in 69 years.

Contact Sports Editor Ken Barhorst with story ideas, sports scores and game stats by phone at (937) 498-5960; email, kbarhorst@sdnccg.com; or by fax, (937) 498-5991.

Federer back in finals WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Roger Federer is back in the Wimbledon final for the first time since 2009. If that seems like a long gap for the six-time champion, imagine how all of Britain feels: Andy Murray is the first man from the host country to play for the title at the All England Club in 74 years.

Both are playing for history.

Already the owner of a record 16 Grand Slam titles, but none in the past 21/2 years, Federer can equal two marks held by Pete Sampras with one more victory Sunday: seven Wimbledon championships, and 286 weeks at No. 1 in the ATP rankings. So far 0-3 in major finals, without claiming even one set, Murray can become the first British man to collect any Grand Slam title since Fred Perry won Wimbledon and the U.S. Championships in 1936.

“Everyone loves Roger at Wimbledon, but a majority of people are going to want to see Andy win this time. ...

They can inspire Andy. They can pick him up. But at the same time, they might make him feel like he’s pulling all the hopes and dreams of a nation on his shoulders. That’s a lot to deal with,” Sampras said in a telephone interview. “And he has to play Roger Federer, so he’ll have his hands full.”

Yes, Federer still has Wimbledon.

And Wimbledon still has Federer.

After seeing his grip on the grass-court Grand Slam tournament slip away with a pair of quarterfinal losses the past two years, the third-seeded Federer reasserted himself by beating defending champion and top-seeded Novak Djokovic 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 Friday.

Djokovic or Rafael Nadal won the nine previous majors, and both surpassed Federer in the rankings. But after losing six of his last seven matches against Djokovic, all on clay or hard courts, Federer had the upper hand on grass, the first time in 27 career meetings they’ve played each other on that surface.

“People were like, ‘How are we going to survive a Wimbledon final without you?’” Federer joked about his earlier-than-usual exits in 2010 and 2011. “For me, it was no problem. I went on vacation and relaxed. Of course, it

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ROGER FEDERER of Switzerland reacts after winning a set against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during a semifinals match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Friday. feels great to be in the Wimbledon final.”

No need to tell that to Murray.

Not since Bunny Austin in 1938 had someone representing Britain won a men’s semifinal at Wimbledon — until, that is, Murray hit a forehand return winner that clipped a sideline to eliminate No. 5 JoWilfried Tsonga of France 63, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. It was a thrill-a-minute match, with both players smearing their white uniforms with grass and dirt stains by diving for volleys.

After a replay review to make sure that last shot was in, Tsonga and Murray

hugged. The Frenchman put his hand on the scruff of Murray’s neck and they had a lengthy chat near the net.

Then Murray sat in his sideline chair, tilted his head back and closed his eyes, the sounds of a raucous standing ovation ringing through Centre Court.

“A big relief,” Murray said.

“It was a very emotional end to the match. I’ve just got to try to keep it together for the final.”

He had lost in the semifinals each of the past three years, part of an 0-11 rut for British men in the final four.

For decades, the locals who love their tennis dealt with

the angst of seeing their players come so close, yet so far.

“He’s got sort of one monkey off the nation’s back with the first finalist in 74 years, but I think a good opportunity to kill two birds with one stone,” said Tim Henman, a Brit who lost in four semifinals from 1998-2002, twice to Sampras. “It seems like it could be destiny.”

Even Prime Minister David Cameron weighed in on what he called the “great news.”

“I’ll be watching the final on Sunday and like the rest of the country, will be getting right behind Andy Murray,” Cameron said in a statement.

“I wish him the best of luck.”

Wie makes big move in Open Tiger misses cut at Greenbrier KOHLER, Wis. (AP) — Suzann Pettersen shot a 4under 68 to take the U.S. Women’s Open lead at 5 under, and Michelle Wie made a big move to get into contention Friday at Blackwolf Run. Wie had a 66 to close within a stroke of the lead.

Cristie Kerr, the 2007 Open winner, also is a stroke behind Pettersen going into the third round Saturday.

Sandra Gal, Inbee Park and Vicky Hurst shot 70 to reach 3 under.

Kerr, who shared the firstround lead at 3 under with Lizette Salas and Brittany Lincicome, shot a 71. Salas had a 73 and is 2 under for the tournament.

Lincicome had a miserable day, shooting an 80 and falling to 5 over.

week after he won for the third time this season, Tiger Woods gets a rare weekend off.

Woods missed the cut in the Greenbrier Classic by a stroke Friday, following an opening 71 with a 69 to finish at even par. He missed a cut for only the ninth time in his PGA Tour career, and for the third time in a tournament following a victory.

Phil Mickelson also failed to advance to weekend play, the first time Woods and Mickelson have missed the cut in the same tournament as professionals.

Mickelson shot his second straight 71.

U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson topped the leaderboard at 9 under when play was suspended because of darkness in the round that AP Photo/Julie Jacobson was delayed because of rain.

MICHELLE WIE waves to the crowd after finishing six under Greenbrier Simpson made a 6-foot par for the day during the second round of the U.S. Women's WHITE SULPHUR birdie putt on the par-3 18th Open golf tournament Friday in Kohler, Wis. SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — One for a 4-under-66.

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MATT KENSETH climbs out of his car after winning the pole position during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway Friday in Daytona Beach, Fla. neat. Certainly I think Racing Ford to earn the for our team, our confi- top starting spot. It’s the dence is high.” first pole of the season Kenseth turned a lap for the series points at 192.386 mph Friday leader, and his first pole in his Roush Fenway in 26 races at Daytona.

Tony Stewart was second, turning a lap at 192.361 in a Chevrolet, but his time was thrown out by NASCAR after the session. NASCAR said an open cooling hose was found pointed inside the cockpit — the same violation discovered earlier Friday after Austin Dillon’s pole-winning run in the Nationwide Series.

Dillon had to forfeit his pole and will start at the back of the field in Friday night’s race. Stewart, the three-time series champion, will start in the back of Saturday night’s Sprint Cup race.

Stewart’s teammate, Ryan Newman, qualified third at 192.353.

“I think the biggest advantage of us qualifying well is we’ve got a better chance of missing whatever happens,” Newman said. “If there’s a crash early in the race, there’s a better chance of it being behind us.”

Lou Gehrig home run ball may bring $200,000 at auction NEW HAVEN, Conn.

(AP) — The 84-year-old baseball has been sitting in Elizabeth Gott’s drawer for years, but now she’s hoping it will pay off her son’s medical school debt.

New York Yankees slugger Lou Gehrig smashed the ball into the bleachers for a home run during the 1928 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Gehrig hit the homer off Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander while teammate Babe Ruth was on base and called it his most significant homerun at the time, according to a newspaper account.

Hunt Auctions plans to sell the ball Tuesday at the All-Star FanFest in Kansas City, Mo., and predicts it could fetch $100,000 to $200,000.

Online bidding has already begun, with the top bid at about $37,000 as of Thursday.

Gott, a 57-year-old Stamford resident, said she’s selling the ball on behalf of her 30-year-old son, Michael.

“I’m just sort of floored by the whole thing,” she said. “It has a lot of history. It’s a lot about America. To think that it’s possible the team that we rooted for could actually help my son pay off some of his medical school debt, any amount would be fine.”

Michael Gott, who is in his last year of residency, said he was surprised at the potential value of the ball. He said his medical school debt was nearly $200,000.

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A BASEBALL that New York Yankees slugger Lou Gehrig hit for a World Series home run in 1928 is on display at a convention center in Kansas City, Mo., Thursday. Stamford, Conn., resident Elizabeth Gott, is selling the baseball at auction on behalf of her 30-year-old son, Michael to help pay off his medical school debts.

“I’m extremely fortunate that this occurred and definitely I’m extremely thankful that something so lucky would happen to me,” Gott said. “I’m ... very appreciative that someone in my family was able to contribute to something I worked so hard for.”

Gott said the ball was a gift to him from his uncle, who received it from other relatives of Buddy Kurland, who is Elizabeth Gott’s greatuncle.

Kurland, who lived in Manchester, had gone to the game with his friend Scotty Stevenson. Kurland nearly caught Gehrig’s three-run homer, but a fan knocked his cap over his eyes and he dropped the ball, according to a newspaper account.

Stevenson picked up the ball and

gave it to Kurland.

“There she goes right into the bleachers in center field,” broadcaster Graham McNamee said, according to the account.

“He’s got it. No, he hasn’t. It’s his error, the first error of the day. It has fallen from his hands and everybody else is trying to find it.”

Kurland, who was quoted as saying he wouldn’t sell the ball for $1,000, proudly displayed it in his store in Manchester called Metter’s Smoke Shop on a black velvet cloth. He said at the time he did that “because the ball is dead. It will never be played again.”

David Hunt, president of Hunt Auctions, said the ball’s value is driven by the fact that the ball was kept in the same family, has a corroborating newspaper

article and involves the best players of the era.

“I think what really we enjoy about handling pieces like this is they really ... bear the significance of baseball within American culture in the last 100-plus years,” Hunt said. “Unlike any other sport, baseball has that just unbelievably storied history.”

Gehrig’s Hall of Fame career ended suddenly in 1939. Two years later, he died at 37 from the disease that would later bear his name.

Elizabeth Gott said it was a tough decision to sell the ball, but she felt the timing was right.

“It should be in the hands of someone that really loves it and has passion for it,” Gott said.

“Right now we have passion for my son and his career.”

Tour d’Ohio Because of renovations to Ohio Stadium following this season, Ohio State recently announced next year’s spring game will be played in Cincinnati.

The Buckeyes might also be making a return trip to Cleveland.

Meyer noted the 2009 game between Ohio State and Toledo, played

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at Cleveland Browns Stadium, and said, “I kind of like that idea,” and “we’re trying to get maybe another game in a couple years.”

Holding the spring game in Cincinnati could help pave more recruiting inroads to southwest Ohio.

“Good venue,” Meyer said of Paul Brown Stadium, “and another opportunity to showcase Ohio State.”

Back on track Meyer said he meets with tight end Jake Stoneburner and offensive linemen Jack Mewhort every week. The of projected pair starters were removed from scholarship this summer and had to pay their way through summer school after they were charged with obstructing official business on June 2.

Police believe the players were urinating on a building and ran from officers when confronted.

“They will have an opportunity to return to the team in good standing following the summer session,” Meyer said.

Playoffs?

Meyer said he was 5050 on the recent announcement that will implement a four-team playoff in 2014.

He said the playoff is “great” but he thought “the old system was great, too.”

While he did say the playoff scenario will force teams to play a more competitive regular-season schedule — which he said he was in favor of — he appeared concerned on how it will play out.

“I’m trying to visualize how it’s going to happen,” he said. “You go to the Rose Bowl and it’s like, ‘Not so fast.’ We’ve got one more.’

“It’s going to be different, but it’s great for college football. Obviously, the fans want it (but) I’m not as much worried about the fans as I am the players and coaches.”

Notes — Meyer said the first day of practice for Ohio State will be Aug. 3.

— Meyer is happy with his team’s academic work this past quarter, calling it, “one of the finest semesters academically in the last 10 years.” He added, “the correlation between a good semester and a good football team is real high.”

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games and went 10 for 20 with a home run. He’ll be back at first place for the first time when the last-place Phillies open a three-game set against Atlanta.

“We think he’s ready to play and we want him in the lineup,” manager Charlie Manuel said.

“We think he can handle it.”

Howard was hoping to return by May before suffering a setback during spring training. He developed an infection around his Achilles that required a surgical procedure, forcing him to slow down his rehab.

A torn tendon is the reason Ohio State running back Jordan Hall will miss up to 10 weeks.

Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said on Thursday the senior running back lacerated his foot on a piece of and received glass nearly a dozen stitches.

It wasn’t until later that the 5-foot-9, 198pounder from Jeannette, Pa., knew something more extensive was wrong.

“He had 10 stitches put in, but was having issues with his toe,” Meyer said following a youth camp at SPIRE Institute in Geneva.

“They had surgery because there was a torn tendon.”

The extent of the injury hits the Buckeyes hard. A simple laceration would not have kept Hall out of action for long.

A torn tendon pushes the time table back considerably.

Early indications are Hall could miss 10 weeks, which jeopardizes the first three games on Ohio State’s schedule against Miami (Ohio), Central Florida and California.

Though Hall will be back at some point this season, Meyer had a tinge of disappointment in his voice. Hall was expected to be the primary running back for OSU this year and the main candidate to fill the “flex” type of position in Meyer’s offense in the mold of Percy Harvin during the coach’s days at Florida.

Meyer lauded Hall for increasing his gradepoint average from 3.1 to 3.4 this past quarter and called him one of the hardest-working players on the team.

Meyer in a conference call later Thursday said junior Corey “Philly” Brown is a candidate to take over that role now.

“He’s changed his whole life around,” Meyer said of Hall. “I love the guy. He’ll be fine. I’ve got his back.”

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Phils activate Howard PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ryan Howard will be hitting cleanup for the Philadelphia Phillies when he makes his season debut Friday night.

The former NL MVP has been sidelined the entire season after rupturing his left Achilles tendon while making the final out in Philadelphia’s loss to St. Louis in Game 5 of the NL division series last October.

He’s missed 84 games.

“It feels good. I’m ready to go and get back in the swing of things,” Howard said.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth will start from the pole Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway, where he’ll try to pull off a season sweep.

No driver since Bobby Allison in 1982 has won both NASCAR races at Daytona in the same season, but Kenseth thinks he has a good chance. The restrictorplate package at Roush Fenway Racing is powerful, and its engines have been strong all season: Roush driver Carl Edwards opened the season by winning the pole for the Daytona 500.

“That’d be pretty cool,” Kenseth said about tying Allison. “I never thought, especially early in my career the way speedway went and I don’t feel like I’m particularly good at it and never thought I’d be able to win. So it’s pretty

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Sidney junior high girls team celebrates season Coach Toby Tyler reaches 600 wins RBIs with 28.

Carole Shutte set a walks record with 12, and Westerbeck had two home runs.

The pitchers had a combined earned run average of 1.36 and struck out 204. Grace Shell and Gallimore did the pitching.

Hayden Spurgeon won the Spirit Award, the most improved was Emili Aslage, and the leadership/MVP award went to Westerbeck.

The 7th graders on the team are Lambdin, Westerbeck, Schutte, Green, Chrysler Sherman and Allysia Kindell.

The 8th grade members are Shell, Bates, Aslage, Powers, Knasel, Strunk, Spurgeon, Acacia Freeman, Sarah Smith, Gallimore, Abby Stevens and Faith Phelps.

Assisting Tyler in coaching the team were Tim McCullough, Steve Smith and Doris Tyler.

Toby Tyler now has a record of 600-129 coaching girls softball.

Miami County Flames announce tryout dates The Miami County Flames girls softball program has announced tryout dates for 2013 traveling teams.

The tryouts will be held at the Piqua High School softball field.

At the conclusion of the tryouts, players will be evaluated, and then contacted if selected.

The tryout schedule is as follows:

July 24 — 14U-12U, 6-to-8 p.m.

July 25 — 10U 6-to-8 p.m.

July 26 — 18U-16U, 6-to-8 p.m.

Aug. 4-5 — 12U-10U, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Aug. 11 — 10U 2-to-5 p.m.

Aug. 12 — 12U 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 12 — 14U 2-to-5 p.m.

3-on-3 tourney July 21 GINGHAMSBURG — Ginghamsburg Church will host a 3-on-3 basketball tournament to benefit Clubhouse on July 21 starting at 8 a.m.

Clubhouse is an afterschool tutoring and activity program serving children with limited opportunities in grades 2-6 in the Miami County area.

You can register a team of three or four players for $75, and all skill levels are welcome.

One male and one female will be voted most valuable players and re-

Junior tennis tournament set in Troy TROY — The Frydell Junior Tennis Tournament will be held Wednesday through Saturday of next week at Troy Community Park.

It is the last tournament with a shirt and back draw for juniors 18 and under.

Divisions include 12, 14, 16 and 18 boys and girls singles, doubles and mixed doubles.

Forms are available at Miami County YMCA’s and at the Piqua, Troy and Tipp City libraries, and Schroeder Tennis Center.

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WEEKLY FISHING REPORT The Fish Ohio Report CENTRAL OHIO Kiser Lake — Largemouth bass, hybrid striped bass, and sunfish are all active now in this western Champaign county lake. Largemouth bass up to five pounds can be caught around aquatic vegetation and wood using plastics and crankbaits.

Hybrid striped bass are still present; use chicken livers fished on the bottom or try live bait fish. Sunfish can be found throughout the lake but can be concentrated on the north shore. Try night crawlers, wax worms or crickets under a bobber for relaxing summer fishing. No motors allowed.

SOUTHWEST OHIO East Fork Lake (Clermont County) — Crappies are being caught by anglers using live minnows or jigs tipped with PowerBait.

Try fishing in and around structure such as brush piles and fallen trees. Keep the bait below nine feet deep.

Channel catfish are being caught using chicken liver as bait.

Keep the bait under a bobber and off of the bottom. Channel catfish are being caught off of Tunnel Mill.

CJ Brown (Clark County) — Walleye anglers are reporting success trolling deep diving lures. Try keeping the lures between nine and 14 feet.

LAKE ERIE Western Basin Walleye fishing has been fair in the western basin. Fish have been caught by trolling or drifting and casting North of West Sister Island, at the turnaround buoy of the Toledo shipping channel, and West of Green Island to Rattlesnake Island. Trollers have been using worm harnesses with inline weights or divers, and also divers with spoons.

Yellow perch fishing has been best around the Toledo water intake, East of the Kelleys Island Airport Reef, and

Southeast of Kelleys Island. Perch spreaders with shiners fished near the bottom produce the most fish.

Central Basin Walleye fishing has been good. Fish have been caught at the weather buoy near the Canadian line North of Vermilion. Fishing has slowed down off Cleveland with the best locations in 20 feet of water Northwest of Rocky River and in 49 to 55 feet of water North of Gordon Park. There has been very good fishing in 69 to 72 feet of water Northeast of Geneva and in 65 to 70 feet of water Northeast of Conneaut.

Trollers are using planer boards, dipsy divers, and jet divers with green, yellow, pink, and purple spoons and stick baits.

Yellow perch fishing has been good to excellent. The best locations to fish include 38 to 40 feet of water Northeast of Edgewater Park, in 40 to 42 Northwest of Fairport Harbor, and in 43 to

47 feet Northwest and Northeast of Conneaut.

Perch spreaders with shiners fished near the bottom produce the most fish. Shore anglers are catching fish off the Cleveland Piers and at Headlands Beach Pier in Mentor out at the lighthouse. Anglers are using spreaders with shiners and the mornings and evenings have been best.

Shore anglers are also catching rock bass off the Cleveland piers. bass Smallmouth fishing has been very good in 15 to 25 feet of water around harbor areas in Cleveland, Fairport Harbor, Geneva, Ashtabula, and Conneaut. Fish are being caught using drop shot rigs with rubber worms, soft-craws, leeches, tube jigs, and crank baits.

East of Fairport Harbor anglers are trolling crank baits in 22 to 24 feet with good success.

In the Grand River, anglers are catching smalland some mouth largemouth bass.

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Spring Cup NASCAR-Sprint Cup Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola Lineup The Associated Press After Friday qualifying; race Saturday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 192.386 mph.

2. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 192.361.

3. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 192.353.

4. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 192.291.

5. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 192.139.

6. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 192.061.

7. (50) Bill Elliott, Chevrolet, 192.012.

8. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 191.934.

9. (22) A J Allmendinger, Dodge, 191.894.

10. (2) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 191.857.

11. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 191.824.

12. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 191.8.

13. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 191.71.

14. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 191.681.

15. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 191.579.

16. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 191.498.

17. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 191.477.

18. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 191.27.

19. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toy-

ota, 191.245.

20. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 191.229.

21. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 191.095.

22. (98) Mike Bliss, Ford, 190.985.

23. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 190.945.

24. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 190.921.

25. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 190.848.

26. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 190.718.

27. (30) David Stremme, Toyota, 190.666.

28. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 190.617.

29. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 190.597.

30. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 190.557.

31. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 190.553.

32. (26) Josh Wise, Ford, 190.174.

33. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 190.134.

34. (36) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 190.118.

35. (32) Terry Labonte, Ford, 190.046.

36. (51) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 189.994.

37. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 189.673.

38. (33) Stephen Leicht, Chevrolet, 188.719.

39. (83) Landon Cassill, Toyota, 188.683.

40. (10) David Reutimann, Chevrolet, 188.549.

41. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 187.939.

42. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, Owner Points.

43. (49) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 187.021.

Failed to Qualify 44. (23) Robert Richardson Jr., Chevrolet, 186.834.

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x-David Ortiz, Boston National League Pitchers Matt Cain, rh, San Francisco Aroldis Chapman, lh, Cincinnati R.A. Dickey, rh, N.Y. Mets Gio Gonzalez, lh, Washington Cole Hamels, lh, Philadelphia Joel Hanrahan, rh, Pittsburgh Clayton Kershaw, lh. L.A. Dodgers Craig Kimbrel, rh, Atlanta Lance Lynn, rh, St. Louis Wade Miley, lh, Arizona Jonathan Papelbon, rh, Philadelphia Stephen Strasburg, rh, Washington Houston Street, rh, San Diego Catchers y-Yadier Molina, St. Louis x-Buster Posey, San Francisco Carlos Ruiz, Philadelphia Infielders Jose Altuve, Houston Starlin Castro, Chicago Cubs Ian Desmond, Washington z-David Freese, St. Louis x-Rafael Furcal, St. Louis Chipper Jones, Atlanta Bryan LaHair, Chicago x-Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco x-Dan Uggla, Atlanta x-Joey Votto, Cincinnati David Wright, N.Y. Mets Outfielders x-Carlos Beltran, St. Louis Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Jay Bruce, Cincinnati x-Melky Cabrera, San Francisco Carlos Gonzalez, Colorado Matt Holliday, St. Louis y-Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Giancarlo Stanton, Florida

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The Sidney junior high softball team, coached by Toby Tyler, recently celebrated a successful season by holding a banquet to honor the players.

The team finished the season with a 19-11 record, a new high for number of wins.

Gold Glove defensive awards went to five players, including Kristen Strunk, Hannah Westerbeck, Hayley Powers, Brianna Gallimore and McKenzie Bates.

Bates was the defensive player of the year. captains Three awards were presented, to Westerbeck, Mackenzie Lambdin and Bates.

Lambdin was the offensive player of the year after setting new records for batting average (.19), runs (32), hits (39), doubles (11), stolen bases (25), total bases (54), on-base percentage and slugging percentage.

Emily Knasel set a record for singles with 28 and Alexis Green for

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COUNTRY CONCERT 2012

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CONCERT rial Hospital.

Sheriff ’s deputies made 28 arrests for underage drinking and 14 arrests for disorderly conduct and trespassing.

“There was one serious injury,” Lenhart

bearing license plates from Indiana, MichiPennsylvania, gan, Kentucky and North Dakota, as well as Ohio.

Dancing their way onto the concert grounds just as Owen took the stage were

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A WATER bottle sits in a cowboy boot owned by Erin Kelley, of Columbus, at Country Concert Friday. Standing in the background in a similar pair of boots on is Nikki Dutcher, of Nashville, Tenn. brothers Nick and Nathan Wolfe, both of Dayton. They, too, were attending their first concert at Hickory Hills.

“We came for the overall environment,” Nick said. “They talked a lot about it on the radio.”

The brothers are camping for the weekend, “way back there.”

Nick indicated the campground farthest from the stage.

“We got the cheapest tickets, but we’re here,” he said.

“And we’re dancing,”

From Page 1 added Nathan. “This is the epitome of why people get together.”

Friends Ashley Hutchison, of Jamestown, and Chelsea Leach, of Centerville, were singing along when this reporter stopped to talk with them. They have planned for years to get to Newport for the country music event, and, at last, they are here. “(Chelsea) was 21 this year,” Hutchison said, concerning why this was the year to finally make the trip.

“We didn’t want to come and not be able to drink.”

They, too, are camping during the weekend.

“We encourage designated drivers and camping,” Lenhart said.

“The concert is exactly what we thought it would be. Everybody’s really welcoming. Nobody’s rude,” Hutchison said.

Some of the friendly faces belonged to members of the Jackson Center Boosters who were helping to man admission gates on the grounds. Others belonged to representatives of the Ohio Lottery who had registered 100 people to take part in a mini game today.

“It’s a mini version of the Cash Explosion show on TV,” said Ken Dauenhauer, of Mentor, one of the show’s producers. “The top prize is $500 but everyone who plays wins something.”

Lottery officials were also giving merchandise to fans who purchased $1 Cash Explosion lottery tickets on the grounds. Television host Sharon Bicknell was on hand to greet fans.

Despite the heat, people were lined up

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SDN Photo/Luke Gronneberg

PATRICIA GARNER (left), of West Manchester and Dixie Kier, of Lewisburg, wore towels soaked in ice water on their heads to stay cool at Country Concert Friday. waiting to take the Marine Corps’ pull-up challenge. Staff Sgt. Shawn King, of Lima, expected 500 people to participate in attempting chin-ups before the weekend closed. The Corps sends 10 Marines to man its tent at the concert. They represent the recruiting station in Detroit.

In a tent where souvenirs were for sale, Mark Barhorst, of Fort Loramie, said sales were definitely up this year and that seemed to indicate high attendance numbers.

“Despite the heat, the crowd is bigger,” he said. But it’s not surprising that the bestselling item was a white cotton tank top with a pink metallic OCM Photo/Anthony Weber and black design. Selecting a sleeveless JUSTIN MOORE performs for a crowd Thursday shirt is just one more evening during the Country Concert in Newport. The music and camping festival continue through today. way to beat the heat.

OCM Photo/Tony Weber

ERIC CHURCH performs Thursday evening as the headliner during the Country Concert at Hickory Hill Lakes.

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SDN Photo/Luke Gronneberg

TAYLOR OFFENBACKER (left), of Verona, sprays Zach Shockley, of Brookville, Janice Patterson (l-r) gets a dousing of water from with a mister bought at Country Concert Friday. A steady line of people buyJosh Houslander and Kaleb Chillman at Country ing misters and getting them refilled can be seen in the background.

Concert in Newport Friday. All are from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.

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said. “One of the people camping had a generator that went off. It hadn’t cooled down when he went to fill it and when he poured the gasoline in it blew into a fire that rolled over him. It burned him pretty bad.” Friday’s figures were not available at press time.

Lenhart said that Thursday there were a couple of fights but “the vast majority come to have a good time.”

As Hunter Hayes boasted on stage about growing up in Florida and understanding hot summer weather, four college students from Canada rested in their maple leaf-emblazoned canvas chairs midway back in the crowd.

It was the first Country Concert for Kristine Scudamore and Cory Verwegen, both of Sarnia, Ontario; Emma Roberton, of Toronto; and Stephanie Fertmig, of Burlington, Ontario.

What had prompted them to come to Shelby County?

“Luke Bryan!” they cried in chorus.

“We were looking at his tour dates and we found this,” Roberton said. The foursome are camping at the concert and have become firm fans.

“It’s just so awesome,” Roberton said of the event.

“With the lawn chairs and the coolers, you can sit down. It’s way more chilled here (than other concerts we’ve attended),” said Verwegen.

They all attend the University of Guelph in Ontario. And they plan to return to next year’s performances.

“We’ve already planned our next 10 years!” Roberton said.

“We want Luke Bryan to come again,” Scudamore said. “We’ll represent Canada here every year!”

Bryan will appear tonight.

Other performers Friday were Jake Owen and the Zac Brown Band with Blackberry Smoke and Sonia Leigh. On the Saloon Stage, Andy Gibson played two sets.

They drew crowds from near and far. In one small section of the parking lot were cars

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Amazing Grace Day Camp July 9-13th, 2012 9am-3pm for students entering 1st grade - 7th grade VBS: 9am-12pm for 3 yr olds-Kindergarten For photo reprints, visit www.sidneydailynews.com

SDN Photo/Luke Gronneberg

MATT KOLONIA, 13, of Milford, N.J., beats the heat Friday by sitting in a tree and drinking a Mug Root Beer. Matt is the son of Mary and Bob Kolonia.

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SPECIAL DAILY EVENTS Rides will open at 12 Noon SUNDAY:

Industrial Day 1- special prices through participating Industries in and around Shelby County.

MONDAY: Regular Admission Price - Rides will open at 4:00 P.M. TUESDAY: Carload Night - Carload night includes entry to the fair and all rides for everyone in your vehicle for $30.00. Carload night begins at 4:00 P.M. at Gate D Only. Carload night stamps must be purchased by 9:00 P.M. WEDNESDAY: Industrial Day 2- special prices through participating Industries in and around Shelby County. Wrist Bands must be purchased at these Industries only for $7.00 and admits one person and ride all day.

THURSDAY: Kid’s Day - Kid’s day admission and ride special - Everyone sixteen and under will be admitted free until noon - with special rides bands to be purchased by 5:00 P.M. for $7.00 at Michael’s Amusements ticket booths.

FRIDAY: Best One Tire/Sidney Tire at the Fair - Special priced wrist bands at $7.00 can be purchased at either location.

SATURDAY: Regular Admission Price

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MATH TUTOR, All levels, licensed by Ohio Dept of Education, 35 years experience, (937)492-5992

Formed Fill Seal Operators

Freshway Foods is seeking qualified operators on both 1st and 2nd shifts. The qualified candidate will have a strong mechanical aptitude and previous operator experience. We offer an excellent benefits package.

For immediate consideration apply in person at:

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Benefits include paid vacation, health insurance, 401K. Send resume to: Jobs PO Box 101 Minster, OH 45865

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Email:

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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.

Ready for a career change?

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Whether posting or responding to an advertisement, watch out for offers to pay more than the advertised price for the item. Scammers will send a check and ask the seller to wire the excess through Western Union (possibly for courier fees).

The scammer's check is fake and eventually bounces and the seller loses the wired amount.

While banks and Western Union branches are trained at spotting fake checks, these types of scams are growing increasingly sophisticated and fake checks often aren't caught for weeks.

Funds wired through Western Union or MoneyGram are irretrievable and virtually untraceable.

If you have questions regarding scams like these or others, please contact the Ohio Attorney General’s office at (800)282-0515.

$12 to $14 an hour

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Cardiopulmonary Services Health Unit Secretary

The Unit Secretary position is a casual position and is responsible to assist, organize, support and maintain all non-clinical functions of the Cardiopulmonary Services Department.

One year certificate from a college or technical school or a minimum of three months related experience and/ or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Wilson Memorial Hospital offers a comprehensive benefit package including, medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance, long term disability insurance, vacation, holiday and personal days, tuition assistance, wellness program and 401(k).

Apply on-line at www.wilsonhospital.com

Equal Opportunity Employer

MEDLAB has a position for a PT Phlebotomist in the Sidney/Versailles OH area. Applicant must have reliable transportation and 6 months of experience. Apply www.medlabcareers.com

The family of Robert Hammer would like to thank Cromes Funeral Home, Full Gospel Community Church, and everyone who sent prayers and gifts.

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Electrical Maintenance Technician We are currently looking for an experienced Electrical Maintenance Technician to install, maintain and repair electrical systems. This includes machinery, equipment, physical structures and piping in the hospital.

Ability to work safely with 120V 1 Phase to 480V 3 Phase circuits and wiring components, familiar with fire alarm operation and repair, motor controls, AC/DC motor repair and maintenance, generators and switch gear. Must have extensive experience installing and repairing plumbing systems and demonstrate knowledge of potable water treatment systems, water heating devices, vacuum breakers, booster pumps and water loop systems. Basic knowledge of HVAC/refrigeration principles are required. Ability to perform minor repair and adjustments of systems and controls, and knowledge of closed and open loop water treatment systems is preferred.

Must have an electrician license from the State of Ohio, with three or more years of commercial/industrial plant experience. Associates degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school or minimum of one year related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous hospital experience and fire alarm license preferred.

State Tested Nursing Assistants

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807 Arrowhead, Apt.F Sidney, Ohio (937)492-5006 ✦ ● ✦ ● ✦ ● ✦ ● ✦ ●✦ 2-3 BEDROOM, upstairs apartment, off street parking, stove, refrigerator, $450 plus deposit, (937)489-9921 AMHERST COUNTRY VILLAS $300 DEPOSIT!

1 BEDROOM, Botkins, appliances, air, laundry, patio, 1 level, no pets, $350, (937)394-7265.

1 BEDROOM, Port Jefferson, all appliances included, most utilities paid, $385 monthly, plus deposit, (937)489-9921

1392 CAMPBELL, 1/2 double. 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 2 car garage, 5 appliances. $775.

(937)497-9749, (937)726-1455.

1520 SPRUCE. 2 bedroom apartment, $445 month, $200 Deposit. Air, laundry, no pets. Background check. Call for showing. (937)710-5075 2 BEDROOM, Michigan Street. Sidney, appliances, washer/ dryer hookup, NO PETS. $400 monthly. (937)638-0235

NICE 2 BEDROOM near downtown. Freshly painted, $350. (937)489-6502

NOTICE Investigate in full before sending money as an advance fee. For further information, call or write:

2 bedrooms, most utilities paid Laundry room on site NO PETS! $525 monthly (937)489-9921 ASK ABOUT OUR MOVE IN SPECIAL

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"Simply the Best" (937)492-3450

1 BEDROOM house, stove, refrigerator, $399 plus deposit, (937)489-9921 3-4 BEDROOM, double, 210 East Grove (off St. Mary's), stove, refrigerator. $500 rent/ deposit.

(937)658-2026

GORGEOUS 4 bedroom home. Large yard with 2 car garage. $1300 monthly plus deposit.

(937)658-1595 OFFICE SPACE, 956 sq ft, located on St. Marys Avenue, Kitchenette, bathroom, most utilities paid, ample parking, $550 monthly plus deposit, (937)489-9921 PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACE, 121 E North Street. 1-8 offices with A/C. Large reception area. $200 monthly (407)579-0874

1, 2 & 3 bedroom, appliances, fireplace, secure entry. Water & trash included, garages.

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

DISCOVER PEBBLEBROOK Village of Anna. 2 & 3 Bedroom townhomes & ranches. Garages, appliances, washer & dryer.

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

4 BEDROOM, 811 Clinton Avenue. Must sell! Remodeled! 2 car garage, central air. Some owner financing, (937)417-0080.

Country, close

to town 4 car garage, geothermal, swimming pool, finished basement, 2400 sq ft, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, $219,000.

(937)710-3571.

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

PRIVATE SETTING 2 bedroom townhouse.

No one above or below!

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

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

CURIO CABINET, lighted antique, excellent condition. $300, (937)492-7969.

High school graduate or GED required. State tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) with current CPR Certification. Must be dependable, caring, and compassionate and enjoy working with the senior population.

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SDNM170R – 71 papers Riverside Drive, Herring Road, Wones, Maplewood Road, Co Rd 34, Co Rd 78, Wise Road,. Meranda Road, St Rt 119

G R A N D FAT H E R CLOCK, Hand-built, solid wood, $650, (937)526-5752.

AWNING CANVAS, New 21' awning canvas fits 21' frame asking 250.

(937)394-7497

BEDROOM SUITES and sets, 5 available, full and queen size, 1 baby's, great condition, no mattress or boxsprings, $ 1 0 0 - $ 3 1 0 , (937)638-3212 CEMETERY LOTS, 4 in Covington, Garden of Gospels, Miami Memorial Park, $1600.

Call (419)628-3321 if no answer leave message.

CEMETERY PLOTS, Miami Memorial Park, Covington, Ohio, includes 2 lots and 2 vaults, Christus Section, $1600.

(937)773-3623.

CURIO CABINET, solid oak, $300.

4-drawer, heavy-duty file cabinet, $80. Bookcase, $20. Dark walnut desk with glass top, $70. (937)638-7763

DRESS SHIRTS, Business mens dress shirts size 16-1/2 and 17, brand names, $80 for all 10, (937)492-2096

HUFFY BICYCLE, Ladies 3 speed, like new. $85 cash (937)339-1394

MOBILITY SCOOTER, Pride Elite Traveler, used 4 times, extra large battery, rear basket and front basket, $950, (937)773-2993

VINYL SHUTTERS, new set of shutters, 12 pieces from 35 inches to 57 inches, $140 for all, (937)368-2290 ask for Richard

SDNM130R – 105 papers Hardin-Wapak, Amersterdam, Lock Two, Botkins Road, Staley Road, St Rt 274, Kettlersville Road, Easy Road, Wells Road, Wenger Road SDNM330R – 92 papers St Rt 29, Botkins Road, Southland, Shelby Road, St Rt 219, Kuhlman, Fledderjohn, Headapohl, Kettlersville Road, Lock Two

COLLIES, 2 female, sable and white, 10 weeks, vet checked, P.O.P, 1st shots, no papers, $100, (937)448-2970

Rachel at 937-498-5912 or Jason at 937-498-5934 If no one is available to take your call, please leave a message with your name, address, phone number and SDNM number that you are interested in.

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KITTENS: free one purrfect black male, two gray loving female (lap sitters).

Born April 19th, (937)497-9373 KITTENS, free to good home, (937)726-6477.

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PULLETS, Started Rhode Island Red approaching laying age. $10 each.

(937)492-8482.

TANNING BEDS, Cobra EX Commercial, 2 available, No bulbs.

(937)845-2459.

SDNM180R – 112 papers Riverside Drive, St Rt 47, St Rt 65, LeFever Road, Tawawa-Maplewood Road, Deweese Road, Pence, Knoop Johnson Road

If interested, please contact:

Apply on-line at www.wilsonhospital.com

LAPTOP COMPUTER, Dell Inspiron, 6 GB RAM, 500 GB hard drive, dual core processor, Windows 7, only 2 months old. All original packaging. Asking $375, (937)489-9713.

POOL, 15ft steel leg frame pool with cover, pump, and extra filters.

Used only 6 weeks. Retails $300, asking $150.

(937)622-0997

(130R & 330R can be combined into 1 route)

Wilson Memorial Hospital offers a comprehensive benefit package including, medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance, long term disability insurance, vacation, holiday and personal days, tuition assistance, wellness program and 401(k).

STOVE/ MICROWAVE set, glass top stove, 2 years. Stove/ microwave $300/ $200. Cash! You move it! Sales final!

(937)492-8899.

HOSPITAL BEDS (new modern style) no mattress. Computer desk and chair, desk, and dresser.

(937)710-4620

(170R & 180R can be combined into 1 route)

Full time and casual Nursing Assistants needed for Home Health and Hospice to work under the direction and supervision of the clinical supervisor and/or registered nurse providing client care according to the client plan of care in the client’s place of residence.

REFRIGERATOR FROST free, $200, good condition, (937)418-4639

DRESSER with mirror, youth, black in color, $50.

(937)622-1326 after 4pm.

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ELECTRIC RANGE, works good, $150.

(937)418-4639

CROSS BOW 150lb. Horton Cross Bow with red dot scope, and a few arrows. $250 firm.

(937)498-9452

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KITTENS, Free to good home.

Have been wormed. 3 multi-colored.

(937)492-7943

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DRIVERS.....

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Drivers REGIONAL or LOCAL 2500/ 3000 wkly all miles pd.!

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Home time wkly & wk ends!

Refrigerated exp. a plus

Passport required for regional CDL-A 2yrs exp. 25 yoa.

Apply at Boydandsons.com 800-648-9915

Your Trucking Company Help Wanted Ad Could Be Here!

800-321-3460 x 227

O/O’s get 75% of the line haul.

100% fuel surcharge.

Fuel discount program.

Drivers are paid weekly.

Drivers earn .38cents per mile for empty and loaded miles on dry freight. .40cents per mile for store runs. .42cents per mile for reefer & curtainside freight.

No Hazmat.

Full Insurance package.

Paid vacation.

401K savings plan.

95% no touch freight.

Compounding Safety Bonus Program.

Drivers are paid bump dock fees for customer live loads and live unloads.

For additional info call Crosby Trucking 866-208-4752

DRIVERS WANTED CDL Class A $1000 Sign On Bonus Home Most Nights Monthly Safety Bonus Full Benefits Package 1 year tractor trailer experience required.

Dry bulk experience is not required – we have a paid training program.

BULK TRANSIT CORP.

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888-588-6626 Or visit our website for an application

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LEGAL NOTICE Sealed bids will be received for the 2012 Highway Paint Striping Program of specific Shelby County roadways by the Shelby County Commissioners at their office at 129 East Court Street, Shelby County Annex, Sidney, Ohio 45365 until 11:00 o’clock a.m. on July 24, 2012.

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

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

Plans, specifications, and bid forms may be obtained at the Shelby County Engineer’s Office, 500 Gearhart Road, Sidney, Ohio 45365.

Each bid must contain the full name of every person, firm, or corporation and pursuant to Section 153.54(B) of the Ohio Revised Code, a bond for the full amount of the bid; or certified check, cashiers’ check, or letter of credit upon a solvent bank in the amount equal to 10% of their bid, in accordance with Ohio Revised Code Section 153.54(C), as a guaranty that if their bid is accepted, the bidder will sign the contract and furnish a 100% performance bond for the entire contract.

The provisions of goods and services pursuant to this bid shall comply with all laws and applicable regulations.

The Board of County Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids.

THE BOARD OF SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Jack Toomey Julie Ehemann Larry Kleinhans This notice is posted on Shelby County’s internet site on the world wide web. To view this notice and other requests by the Board of County Commissioners, enter the address of www.co.shelby.oh.us; click on “Shelby County Departments”, “Commissioners”, then on “Requests for Quotes”.

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MALTESE, Free to good home. 9 year old male dog. Best with single woman who has time for love and attention. Neutered, hair kept short, very protective, good with cats.

Please call or text (419)371-0751.

POMERANIAN PUPPIES, CKC, 7 weeks, chocolate female, chocolate/tan male, parents on site, $375, (937)778-8816 POODLES, Miniature, Multi-Poos, Morkies, Shichons, Non shedding, make good little house pets, (419)925-4339

RAT TERRIER PUPS, 3 males, have shots and wormed. Ready to go. $150, (419)236-8749.

RASPBERRIES: Red & Black. Great crop & easy picking.

Check w w w. c h a m p a i g n b e r r y farm.com for hours and pricing. Located @ 5676 East State Route 29, Urbana. pullins@ctcn.net.

(937)232-7525.

BICYCLE, Red adult Funray recumbent, four years old, purchased at Yellow Springs bike shop, extra tubes included, $200 OBO, (937)773-5521.

CASH, top dollar paid!

Junk cars/ trucks, running/ non-running. I will pick up.

(937)719-3088, (937)451-1019.

1999 FORD Contour, blue, 115,000 miles, good condition, power windows/ locks, AC/ heat works great, moving out of state, must sell! $2500 OBO. Available 7/9.

Call (937)570-8123.

2001 TOYOTA Echo baby blue 4 door, 38,000 miles, excellent condition Call (937)332-8181 between 4pm-8pm.

1995 LOWE pontoon, 18 foot, 40 HP Evinrude motor-plus trailer, barn kept, call if no answer leave message, (419)628-3321 1995 OLDSMOBILE, 1 owner.

95,000 miles.

Runs great! Good condition. (937)497-7220

1997 HONDA Civic EX, 4 door sedan, automatic 4 cylinder, 237,000 miles, new brakes, tires, A/C, sunroof, remote start, trailer hitch, $3,500, (937)789-8473

2009 HARLEY Davidson, 966 miles, 96 inch cubic engine, $9,500, (937)214-2419 2001 FORD Ranger, Power steering & brakes, 4 cylinder automatic, air, 4 new tires, good condition, $3800, (937)498-9770

2008 FORD F150, Super crew cab, all power, back up camera, bedliner, sliding rollback cover, $17,000 obo, (937)498-0054, (937)726-6534

that work .com 1984 WILDERNESS, by Fleetwood, 24 foot, Good condition, new fridge, A/C, everything works, asking $3000, (937)726-5348

1998 DOLPHIN 33' RV, Low mileage! Queen bed, sleeps 6, refrigerator, shower, generator, awning, 1 slide out, $23,000, (937)778-0944

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1997 FORD COACHMAN CATALINA RV New price, $22,000. 460 gas engine, slide-out, 34 feet, dual air, generator, 26K original miles, newer tires.

(937)773-9526

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Garage Sale Directory Please call: 877-844-8385 ANNA 12624 Sidney Freyberg Rd. July 6th and 7th 8-4. Tons of baby items, baby boys clothes 0-2T, maternity clothes, crib, changing table, area rugs, household items.

ANNA, 308 E Main Street, Thursday Thru Saturday 10am-4pm, Liquidating 3 estates, priced to sell, stuff, stuff & more stuff, Something for everyone!

Tents full, Too much to list come and see!!!!

COVINGTON 10385 Bradford Bloomer Road (N of 185, S of Russia).

July 5-7, 9-3. Lots of furniture (some free!), snow gear, helmets, puzzles, games, books, mens LXL, womens L-1X, girls 10-14, boys 4-7 clothes, exercise equipment/weights, household items, and toys. Make offer on anything- Weʼre not moving it to Florida!

COVINGTON, 8473 West Versailles Road, Thursday, Friday & Saturday, 9am-6pm. Huge 3 family sale!, sectional, Coffee table, entertainment center, bathroom sink, Foosball table, antique pool table project, electric scooter, puppy, miscellaneous, priced to sell

HARDIN 10057 St Rt 47W. Friday 8am-6pm, Saturday 8am-2pm. Automobile, motorcycle, dirt bikes, Joyner Dune Buggy, guns, PS3 games and controllers, TV, vacuum cleaner, exercise bike, crafts, hall table with mirror, purses, clothing, and miscellaneous.

HOUSTON, 2888 State Route 66. Thursday and Friday 8am-5pm. Saturday 8am-1pm. Multi Family!

Highchair, stroller, girls 0-2T, Womens L-22W, Mens L-XL, toys, desk, sewing machine/ table, kids school desk/ chair, books, vcr/ dvd movies, over 300LP records/ 200-45's with picture sleeves, country/ rock-nroll, tools, carseat, 2 sets car/truck tires, miscellaneous

On-line job matching at

JobSourceOhio.com HOUSTON, 4848 Dawson Road, July 5, 6, 7, 13, 9am-3pm. Three Families!

Baby stuff, women's & men's clothing, girl's 0-12, Justice, Gymboree, Children's Place, books, eggs $1.50 dozen, stove, retired teacher's items, Home Interior pictures.

HOUSTON, Corner of St Rt 66 & Roeth Road, Friday & Saturday, July 6-7, 8am-5pm. Multi Family Yard Sale. Lots of baby and kids clothes, baby swing and bouncer, books, furniture: bookshelves, chairs. Hunting gear: tree stands, blinds, feeder.

Military items (clothes, gear, collectibles, manuals, chests) home decorations, kids games, toys.

Tools: sand blaster, welder. Camping gear: cots, tents and more. Electronics: DVD players, VHS, 50 disc CD player, projector screens.

HOUSTON, SR 66, Thursday & Friday, 8am-5pm, Saturday, 9am-1pm. Girls bikes, Reese Sway Control, RV light, cordless drill & phone, women's & girl's clothes, leather jackets, TV, tools, kid's & romance books, shoes (Z-Coil, women's), purses, toys, games, floor cleaner, wax, miscellaneous.

1998 JEEP WRANGLER 105,000 miles, V-6 4x4, new soft top, new brakes, new tires, new running boards, chili pepper red, asking $7500.

(937)524-9310

2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SLE

Power sunroof, seats etc leather, Chrome wheels, Blue, 170,000 miles. Car is ready to go! $3200 OBO (937)726-0273

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA S Sunroof, Bluetooth, auxiliary input, IPOD connection, satellite radio.

Show room condition!

Only 16,000 miles! One owner. $16,300.

(937)313-3361

Garage Sale

PIQUA, 400 Blaine Ave. Friday and Saturday 9am-3:30. Large screen TV, couch, paintball equipment, Halloween decorations, commercial shelving, computer desks, waterbed, Bose surround sound system, and many other household items.

EVERYTHING MUST GO!

SIDNEY 2461 Apache.

Saturday only 8am-? Girls clothes 3T-5T, 14, boys 4-6, mens L, computer desk, riding toys, books, DVD's, lots of toys (all ages), miscellaneous household, car seats, crib mattress, baby items, lots more!

SIDNEY, 10351 Stangel Rd, Saturday 9am-2pm, 3 Family Sale! Baby girl clothes/ accessories, paint ball stuff, women's clothing L-XL, elliptical exercise machine, small furniture, Too much to mention

SIDNEY 10863 Cisco Rd (one mile west of Dorothy Love). Friday July 6th 8am-5pm, Saturday July 7th 8am-1pm. Air conditioner, books, ball cards, lots of clothes (5T boys, ladies XL), puzzles, motor cycle helmet, lots of miscellaneous.

SIDNEY 1124 Constitution Ave. Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9-? GARAGE/ YARD SALE! Womens dresses, suits and outfits sizes 18-20, big mans shirts, shoes, knickknacks. Something for everyone!

SIDNEY 1206 & 1216 Colonial Drive. Friday and Saturday 8am-4pm. Machine quilting rack, antiques, media tower (wall unit), compost bin, entertainment center, 3 in 1 crib & mattress, stroller, Big Wheel, girls 12" bike, scoter, picnic table, Lil Tykes, basketball hoops, girls clothes 2T-6.

DIRECTORY

SIDNEY, 1260 N. Kuther.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 8am-? Surround sound systems, large floor fans, furniture, patio furniture, American Native decor, junior girls, womens and mens clothes, Hooked on Phonics, lots of miscellaneous items.

SIDNEY 1281 Purdue.

Saturday only 9-3. Sofa, queen mattress set, high chair, playpen, CD-cassette player, lamps, recliner, twin bed frame, end tables, girls 10-16, toy 4-wheeler, toy scooter, toy washer&dryer, toy boxes, home decor, bicycles.

SIDNEY, 14444 Woodlawn Drive (25A South across from airport), Thursday, Friday & Saturday, 9am-?, Mens, boys Clothes 2-10 , Like Hobby Lobby Store? Decorative lamps, pictures, metal art, outdoor lights, lots of miscellaneous

SIDNEY 16625 East Mason Rd. Friday and Saturday 9am-4pm.

DOWNSIZING!!!!

All proceeds benefit MISSIONS. Attic to basement, Infant to grandparents.

Small appliances, household items, collectibles, toys, books, Americana, clothes, furniture, antiques, and so much more!!!!

SIDNEY, 231 N. Miami (back side of church). Friday and Saturday 9am-2pm. ST. MARK'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE! Knick knacks, holiday stuff, miscellaneous clothes, house wares, books, baskets, tins, Too much to mention!

SIDNEY, 2418 Collins Drive, Saturday & Sunday, 9am-2pm. Nice baby clothes 0-18M, baby toys, women's clothing, scrubs, NASCAR collectibles, miscellaneous.

SIDNEY, 2952/ 2985 Lisa Drive, 1290 Stephens Rd., Saturday, 9am-3pm Stephens Big Sub-division Sale! Antiques, tools, furniture, lawn mower, garden benches/ decor, household miscellaneous, baby/ kids items, VHS tapes, lighting, faux fireplace, clothing, Much More!

SIDNEY, 3303 Millcreek Road, Saturday Only!!

8am-3pm, Big sale!! Lehman Music Boosters, Lots of furniture, ping pong table, household items, working computers, file cabinet, clothes all sizes, Most clothes 50¢, All items half price at 1pm SIDNEY, 502 South Wagner, Thursday, Friday, 8:30am-4pm Saturday, 8:30am-noon, plus size clothing, women's misses size 8-10, shoes 8-10, some baby items, miscellaneous household items!

SIDNEY, 5450 Patterson-Halpin Road, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

Hand and power tools, building and electrical supplies, housewares, baby items, automotive, novels, CDs.

SIDNEY 623 W Hoewisher. Friday 8am-4pm, Saturday 8am-2pm, Antique library table, Cherish Teddies, old pottery, baby blankets, Cannon AE1 camera, old tin pictures, pots & pans, glasses, old fishing lures & tackle, helmets, remote control trucks, old hobby horse, afgans many more items!!

SIDNEY 624 South Highland, Friday & Saturday 8am-4pm, Old toys, glassware, model train items, cd's, lots of household items, etc.

SIDNEY, 630 Maywood Place. Friday and Saturday 8:30am-3pm. Big Sale!!!! Lots of women, boys, young adult clothing, cd's, books, tons of dvd & vhs movies, toys, shoes, jewelry & plenty more, come check it out!!!

SIDNEY, 980 N. Wagner.

Friday, Saturday 9am-?

Boys 4T-8, Girls 4T, Size 7-10, Juniors xs-xlg, womens xlg-2x, mens 4x, all name brand, Aeropostale, Childrens Place, Nike, Adidas, Levi, Holister, Abercrombie, Mudd, great condition, household items, movies, toys, playpen, twin stroller, carseats, shoes, purses, lots more!!!

SIDNEY, 8310 Stoker Road, Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday, 8amNoon. Long time collector downsizing new things added daily 3 antique kitchen hutches, curio cabinets, Matchbox store display cabinet, kids desk and chair, Ohio license plates sets, collector glass ware, Home interior pictures and items, Christmas, Easter, Halloween items and costumes, tools, antique die cast banks, cookie jars, women's clothing size 8-10-12 dress, casual as well as coats, shorts, jeans, dresses, sweat pants, prom dresses, sweaters some like new. Nascar Earnhardt and others.

Toys, electronic test equipment.

Magazines women's and men's, computer books.

Beanie Bears, collectible plates, lamps, mirrors, photo albums, purses, stone globe, lighted houses, Hallmark ornaments. Too many items to list, too much to set up at once.

First of many sales.

TROY 1763 Old Staunton Road.

THREE CONSECUTIVE WEEKENDS. Friday & Saturday July 6 & 7, July 13 & 14 and July 20 & 21.

Fridays 8am-6pm and Saturdays 8am-4pm. Huge Moving Sale!!!! Mini Van, Muscle Car, John Deere riding lawn mower, Christmas decorations, A Beka Books Flashcard lessons, home interior, pampered chef, tupperware, pyrex dishes, bulletin board material, storage bags, Vera Bradley, many nice collectible angels and other figurines, newer jewelry stand, small tables, men's work clothes (some new), medical scrubs, wrapping paper, ribbons and bows, scrapbooking supplies, area rug with matching runners, clean men's & womens' clothing and shoes.

Miscellaneous items too numerous to mention. Will have new items each week.

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Service&Business DIRECTORY

To advertise in the Classifieds That Work Service & Business Directory please call: 877-844-8385

Rutherford

COOPER’S BLACKTOP

MOWER REPAIR & MAINTENANCE 937-658-0196 • 937-497-8817

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Sparkle Clean Cleaning Service

Residential Commercial New Construction Bonded & Insured

Erected Prices: •30x40x12 with 2 doors, $9,900 •40x64x14 with 2 doors, $16,000 ANY SIZE AVAILABLE!

4th Ave. Store & Lock

937-497-7763 2292804

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

CALL TODAY FOR FREE ESTIMATE

pickup within 10 mile radius of Sidney

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Ask about our monthly specials

Cell: 937-308-6334 • Office: 937-719-3237

2294818

J.T.’s Painting & Drywall

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

2291537

937.492.8003 • 937.726.2868

2298425

Amos Schwartz Construction

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

WE KILL BED BUGS!

2288138

KNOCKDOWN SERVICES

starting at $

159 !!

COOPER’S GRAVEL

(See Us For Do-It-Yourself Products) For 75 Years

Since 1936

937-493-9978

2286570

Free Inspections 2290456

Gravel Hauled, Laid & Leveled Driveways & Parking Lots

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Place an ad in the Service Directory

LICENSED • INSURED

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& Pressure Washing, Inc.

ALL YOUR ROOFING NEEDS: Seamless Gutters • Re-roofs • Siding• Tear Offs New Construction • Call for your FREE estimate

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We will work with your insurance.

Continental Contractors

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OFFICE 937-773-3669

Voted #1

HOME REPAIR & REMOVAL

937-492-5150

2293777

in Shelby County

by Sidney Daily News Readers

We repair lawnmowers, weed eaters, tillers, edgers, chain saws, etc.

MATT & SHAWN’S

2-Day Turnaround In Most Cases

FREE PICK UP AND DELIVERY WITHIN 10 MILE RADIUS

JERRY COLDWELL, OWNER (937) 498-9147

Smitty’s Lawn Care 937-418-8027 937-606-0202

937-492-ROOF

937-335-6080

2293744

Roofing, Windows, Siding, Fire & Water Restoration

• Mowing • Edging • Trimming Bushes • Mulching • Hauling • Brush Removal • BobCat Work

2295161

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Stone

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Asphalt

Berry Roofing Service

Piqua, Ohio 937-773-0637

Install - Repair Replace - Crack Fill Seal Coat

10 Year Warranty on Labor FREE Estimates

937-339-6646

HERITAGE GOODHEW

GRAVEL & STONE

Standing Seam Metal Roofing

WE DELIVER Backhoe Services

937-606-1122

2259677

2294790

New Roofs Repairs Re-roofs Tear-offs Chimney Flashing

Call Matt 937-477-5260

Shredded Topsoil Fill Dirt Available Saturday

New or Existing Install - Grade Compact

1-937-492-8897 2296124

2292107

Jerry’s Small Engine Service

Gutters • Doors • Remodel

2292446

Roofing • Siding • Windows

Residential Commercial Industrial

Gutter & Service

LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED

FREE ES AT ESTIM

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2295727

ELSNER PAINTING Affordable Roofing & Home Improvements 2298218

Call to find out what your options are today!

2284289

Licensed Bonded-Insured

30 Years experience!

937-620-4579

20 YEARS IN BUSINESS

aandehomeservicesllc.com

Free Consultation ~ Affordable Rates

Senior Homecare

A simple, affordable, solution to all your home needs.

AMISH CREW

ANY TYPE OF REMODELING

mikemoon59@yahoo.com

Located at 16900 Ft. Loramie-Swanders Rd., Sidney

A&E Home Services LLC Insurance jobs welcome FREE Estimates

Specializing in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Law for over 15 years

(937)773-8812 or (937)622-2920

937-492-3530

GLYNN FELTNER, OWNER • LICENSED • BONDED • FULLY INSURED

Eric Jones, Owner

Bankruptcy Attorney Emily M. Greer, Esq.

Call now for Spring & Summer special

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• Air Conditioned Kennel • Outdoor time • Friendly Family atmosphere • Country Setting • Flexible Hours

• Professional Tree Planting • Professional Tree Injection • Tree Removal • Stump Removal • Dead Wooding • Snow Removal • Tree Cabling • Landscaping • Shrubs • Mulching • Hauling • Land Clearing • Roofing Specialist

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Wants roofing, siding, windows, doors, repair old floors, just foundation porches, decks, garages, room additions.

FREE ESTIMATES!!

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Providing Quality Service Since 1989

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Sealcoat, paint strips, crack fill, pothole repair.

Commercial and Residential

Paws & Claws Retreat: Pet Boarding

TREE & LAWN CARE & ROOFING & SIDING SPECIALIST

937-875-0153 937-698-6135

AREA ASPHALT SEALCOAT

2293782

YEAR ROUND TREE WORK

Tammy Welty (937)857-4222

1250 4th Ave.

Horseback Riding Lessons

• Baths • Awnings • Concrete • Additions

2293146

2292710

(419) 203-9409

2285016

Any type of Construction: Roofing, remodeling, siding, add-ons, interior remodeling and cabintets, re-do old barns, new home construction, etc.

• Spouting • Metal Roofing • Siding • Doors

2285334

Amish Crew Pole Barns-

• Roofing • Windows • Kitchens • Sunrooms

2292117

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2293359

Loria Coburn

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

2290652

Residential Insured

Commercial Bonded 2292785

BABYSITTING, will do babysitting, reasonable rates, call (937)710-4918 ask for Phyllis

PAVING, REPAIR & SEALCOATING DRIVEWAYS PARKING LOTS

765-857-2623 765-509-0069 Pole Building Roof & Siding 2263290

Find it

in the

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Preferred Price Disc. -2,084.39 GM Consumer Cash -3000.00 Bonus Cash -500.00

GM Preferred Pricing On All 2012 Silverados In Stock!

4x4, Reg. Cab $31,135.00 MSRP Preferred Price Disc. -1049.97 Rebates & Bonus -2500.00

$1,000 BONUS IF TRADING IN ‘99 OR NEWER VEHICLE!

USED CAR CLEARANCE 2008 SATURN VUE XR, V6, RUBY RED NOW $16,995

2011 BUICK LACROSSE CXL SAND, LEATHER NOW $26,995

2008 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 EXT. CAB, 4X4, LT., RED, SHARP NOW $23,995

2012 CHEVY TRAVERSE 8 PASSENGER NOW $27,995

2009 CHEVY IMPALA LT LOW MILES, CLEAN NOW $14,495

2002 CHEVY BLAZER 4 DOOR NOW $4,295

2009 CHEVY MALIBU 2 LT ONE OWNER, LEATHER, VERY CLEAN NOW $15,495

2006 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ LEATHER NOW $7,995

2011 CRUZE 2LT LEATHER, SUNROOF, VERY CLEAN NOW $18,995

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2011 CHEVY CRUZE LT CHOICE OF 2 NOW $16,995

2012 CHEVY TRAVERSE ALL WHEEL DRIVE, 6 CYL. NOW $27,995

$500 BONUS FOR OHIO FARM BUREAU MEMBER ON ANY NEW 2012 IN STOCK** **Must be a member for at least 60 days to be eligible.

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

2012 Malibu LTZ • LEATHER • SUNROOF • ALL POWER *plus Ohio sales tax, title and doc. fees.

NOW ONLY

MSRP $29,245.00 Discounts & Rebates -6,345

$22,900.00*

WE REPAIR ALL MAKES & MODELS TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE During scheduled repairs

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Mon. & Wed. 8am-8pm Tues., Thurs., Fri. 8am-5:30pm Sat. 9am-1pm Ask for Bob Gearing or Randy Wentz