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Vogelezang leads three congregations • Shannon Vogelezang knew from early childhood what she wanted to do, and she fulfilled her ambition. Now, the Rev. Shannon Vogelezang is a busy pastor, wife and mother serving three churches in Shelby County. Page 9

Gadhafi killed SIRTE, Libya (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi, Libya’s dictator for 42 years until he was ousted in an uprisingturned-civil war, was killed Thursday as revolutionary fighters overwhelmed his hometown of Sirte and captured the last major bastion of resistance two months after his regime fell.

The 69-year-old Gadhafi is the first leader to be killed in the Arab Spring wave of popular uprisings that swept the Middle East, demanding the end of autocratic rulers and the establishment of greater democracy.

“We have been waiting for this moment for a long time.

Moammar Gadhafi has been killed,” Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril told a news con-

ference in the capital of Tripoli.

There were conflicting accounts about Gadhafi’s final hours, with the interim government saying he was captured unharmed and later mortally wounded in the crossfire from both sides. A second account described how he was already wounded in the chest when he was seized and later sustained the other wounds.

Interim government officials said one of Gadhafi’s sons, his former national security adviser Muatassim, also was killed in Sirte, and another, one-time heir apparent Seif al-Islam, was wounded and captured.

Gadhafi’s death decisively See GADHAFI/Page 5

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REVOLUTIONARY LIBYAN fighters inspect a storm drain where they claim Moammar Gadhafi was found wounded in Sirte, Libya, Thursday. Gadhafi was killed Thursday when revolutionary forces overwhelmed his hometown, Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two months after the regime fell.

Judges order Kimpel suspension

DEATHS Obituaries and/or death notices for the following people appear on Page 3A today: • Susan Frances Sims • Lowell J. Marshal • Robert M. Neer

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THE STARDUST goes above and beyond any other businesses in Shelby County in decorating for Halloween. Every inch of the Stardust is currently filled with life-size motion activated ghouls and creepy decorations. One of the most eye catching exhibits is a life sized vampire that rises from a real coffin and turns its head.

It’s time for ghosts and witches to prowl As the end of the month approaches, residents are busy buying costumes and candy for Halloween. Villages in Shelby County and surrounding areas have set times for trick-ortreat, and a few other events are scheduled as well.

Sidney’s court square will once again be invaded by ghosts and goblins during this year’s Kids Fall Festival on Saturday.

The annual event, featuring costume judging and trick or treating, is being sponsored by the Sidney-Shelby County Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Business Association and Amos Memorial Public Library.

Costume judging will begin at 10 a.m. on the north side of the court square and be followed by trick or treating at 11 a.m. at stores

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whose windows are marked with orange pumpkins. Costumes are required to participate.

Stories, pumpkin decorating and refreshments will follow at Amos library, 230 E. North St., until 1 p.m.

Once again the Minster Knights of Columbus Council 2158 will be holding a Halloween costume contest on Tuesday. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the K of C Hall in Minster. Judging starts at 7 p.m. The contest is open to youth up to 4th grade. The competition ages are; age 2 and under, age 3 and 4, age 5 and kindergarten, first and second grade, and third and fourth grade. Prizes will be awarded to children with costumes in any of 4 categories; most comical, most creative, See TRICK/Page 3

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A special commission of retired judges appointed by the Ohio Supreme Court have issued a prelimi n a r y determination to suspend Shelby County Sheriff Dean Kimpel from office pending the outcome of Kimpel a felony case against him in Auglaize County. The ruling, issued this week, is anticlimactic because Kimpel has already voluntarily stepped aside until his case is settled.

The ruling was in response to a request by Miami County Prosecutor Gary Nasal, special prosecutor in cases against Kimpel in Auglaize and Shelby counties, who asked the Supreme Court to suspend Kimpel pending the outcome of the cases in the two counties.

This marks the first time the law, enacted in 2005, has been used to suspend a sheriff in Ohio. The law allows for a prosecutor to call for the suspension of a public official from office if the prosecutor believes the “felony relates to the public official’s administration of, or conduct in the performance of the duties of, the office of the public official.”

Kimpel is facing a felony charge of sexual battery in Auglaize County after being indicted Sept. 21 and charged with the alleged sexual assault of Sheriff’s Deputy Jodi Van Fossen at her home in Auglaize County. He faces up to five years in prison and/or See KIMPEL/Page 2

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Under investigation Firefighters from the Houston Fire Department (top photo) help tow away a car at 2:55 p.m. involved in an accident with a pickup truck (in the background) at the intersection of Ohio 48 and Ohio 66 Thursday. The accident is under investigation by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. Sidney firefighters (bottom photo) respond to an accident at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Park Street at 2:35 p.m. Thursday. The accident is under investigation by the Sidney Police Department.

a $10,000 fine if he is found guilty.

Kimpel also faces five felony counts in Shelby County Common Pleas Court after being indicted Sept. 29 on charges of unauthorized use of the Ohio Law EnGateway forcement (OHLEG) program which is used by law enforcement to perform background checks on crime suspects. Kimpel allegedly used the system to check on people for personal reasons. He faces up to 12 months in jail on each charge if he is convicted.

Identity of the persons he allegedly checked on have not yet been released, although two were reportedly involved in law enforcement.

The retired judges serving on the commission include John Kessler of Miami County, Markus of Richard Fairview Park and Paul Mitrovich of Lake County.

The commission noted that it “finds the nature

From Page 1 of the indictment sufficient to support a suspension of Kimpel from public office.” The document further states that because the alleged sexual assault occurred while Kimpel was in office, and because he is unable to carry a gun under the Ohio Revised Code, it renders him “unable to carry out some of the regular and expected functions of his elected position.”

The judges ruled the suspension is necessary “as his conduct in the performance of the duties of the official’s office, as covered by the charges, adversely affects the function of his office.”

Kimpel has 14 days to to file a notice appealing the decision. If he does not appeal, the preliminary decision of the judges will become final.

Under the suspension, Kimpel “shall not exercise any of the rights, powers, or responsibilities of the holding of that office.” He will continue to be paid during his sus-

pension until he “enters a plea of guilty to or is found guilty of the felony with which he is charged.” If he is found innocent of the charges in Auglaize County, Kimpel could return to office, although Nasal said previously he could request another suspension pending outcome of the Shelby County case.

Nasal told the Sidney Daily News Thursday he was “satisfied with the outcome….I think it’s in everyone’s best interest that we maintain the status quo until there’s a determination” in the cases.

The Shelby County Commissioners have named former five-term sheriff John Lenhart of Jackson Center to serve as interim sheriff and the appointment was later affirmed by the Shelby County Republican Party. Both Kimpel and Lenhart are Republicans.

A pretrial hearing in the sexual battery case was scheduled for today in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court.

Teens for Truth to light pumpkins A local pro-life group called Teens for Truth will be hosting a ProLife Pumpkin Memorial on Sunday at the Shelby County Courthouse.

The memorial will begin at 7 p.m. and will feature 400 illuminated pumpkins on the court house steps.

Raffles and refresh-

ments will be available following the and lighting and those in attendance will be invited to take a pumpkin home.

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Police log WEDNESDAY -8:56 p.m.: contempt. Sidney police arrested Mandie Barga, 35, 509 S. Miami Ave., on a contempt warrant.

Fire, rescue THURSDAY -6:48 a.m.: medical.

Sidney paramedics responded to the 500 block of Greenleaf Court on a medical call.

-4:04 a.m.: medical.

Medics responded to the 700 block of Fulton Avenue on a medical call.

WEDNESDAY -7:22 p.m.: alarm.

Firefighters were dispatched to 2400 Industrial Drive for a fire alarm. It was an accidental set-off due to a sprinkler head being knocked off by a tow motor.

-6:13 p.m.: medical.

Medics were called to the 600 block of Buckeye Avenue on a medical call.

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Medics responded to the 400 block of East Lyndhurst Street on a medical call.

-9:35 a.m.: medical.

Medics responded to a

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Medics responded to a report of an injury on the 600 block of South Miami Avenue.

Accident On Wednesday, Sidney police responded to a report of a three-vehicle accident on East Court Street near Brooklyn Avenue.

The accident happened at 4:25 p.m.

Melissa Robinson, 24, 1433 Spruce Ave., was westbound on East Court Street when she looked back at her daughter. According to reports, she took her eyes off of the road and when she turned back she was unable to stop in time to avoid hitting a vehicle driven by Dylan Davis, 17, 21242 Dingman-Slagle Road. That vehicle was then pushed into a third vehicle driven by Phyllis McClellan, 56, 1529 E. Court St. McClellan and three passengers, Dedra McClellan, 30, Deandra Daniel, 19 and Sheqisha Daniel, 19, were transported to Wilson Memorial Hospital with back and neck pain. Davis’ and McClellan’s vehicles sustained moderate damage and Robinson’s vehicle had heavy damage. Robinson was cited for failure to maintain assured clear distance away.

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driving without a license.

A contempt citation was dismissed with warrant fees discharged.

Civil cases Wilson Memorial Hospital v. Richard D. Johnson, 703 1/2 Foraker Ave., $1,252.75.

Wilson Memorial Hospital v. John Conner, 732 Wayne St., Piqua, $1,190.75.

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Norfolk, v. Anthony N. Phillips, 503 N. Main St., Jackson Center, 992.99.

Wilson Memorial Hos-

pital v. Nichol R. Hicks, 323 N. Ohio Ave, Apt. 1, $2,275.77.

Dismissals Wilson Memorial Hospital v. Harold L. Hess, 741 Broadway Ave. Judgment has been satisfied.

Wilson Memorial Hospital v. Charles D. Goubeaux, P. O. Box 222, Fort Loramie. Dismissed without prejudice by plaintiff.

Shelby County Surgical, Sidney, v. John and Karen McKenzie, 614 Third Ave. Judgment has been satisfied.

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• Current funding provides for the resurfacing of only about 2 to 2.5 miles of streets per year.

• The proposed 0.25% temporary tax will make a significant and noticeable improvement in the community by funding the resurfacing of at least 40 miles of streets over the next five years.

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In Sidney Municipal Court Thursday morning, Judge Duane Goettemoeller sentenced Whitney Stemen, 23, at large, to 20 days in jail previously ordered for probation violations in an aggravated menacing case. The court will suspend 10 days of the sentence if he has no contact with the alleged victim and he will be credited with five days ppreviously served.

• Mandie Barga, 35, 509 S. Miami Ave., was fined $100 and costs for

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Council to hold special meeting “Affordable” RUSSIA — The Russia Village Council will be conducting another special work session for council members on economic development Wednesday.

The meeting will last from 7:45 to 8:45 p.m. at the village office, 232 W. Main St. Some of the meeting may be conducted in executive session to discuss property acquisition.

Concert canceled Due to unforeseen circumstances, the concert featuring Howie Dameron, which had scheduled for been tonight at the Sidney Masonic Lodge, has been canceled.

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OBITUARIES Susan Frances Sims S u s a n Frances Sims, 57, of 617 Wilson Ave., passed away suddenly Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, at 2:50 p.m. at Miami Valley Hospital.

She was born on Aug. 6, 1954, in Sidney, the daughter of the late Paul Barlow and Geneva (Mann) Barlow who resides in Sidney.

On July 4, 2005, she was married to Norman Sims, who survives along with five children, Becki Heilers and husband Levi, of Houston, Weston Steenrod and wife Sara, Amanda Steenrod, Alyssa Sims and Trenton Sims, all four of Sidney; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild; one sister, Pam Barlow, of Indianapolis, Ind.; and three brothers; Doug Barlow and wife Cheryl, of Houston, Mike Barlow and wife Judy, of Columbus, and Greg Barlow and wife Kay, of New Knoxville.

Mrs. Sims was employed by The Hampton

Inn in Sidney as a guest service agent. She enjoyed sewing, time spent with her family, and most of all seeing her grandchildren. Susan will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at the Cromes Funeral Home, 302 S. Main Ave., with the Rev. Jonathan W. Schriber officiating. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery in Sidney.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, from noon until the hour of service.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully ask that donations be made to the Cromes Funeral Home to help aid with funeral expenses. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.

Condolences may be expressed to the Sims family at the funeral home’s website, www.cromesfh.com.

Lowell J. Marshal V E R — SAILLES Lowell J. Marshal, 73 of Versailles, passed away at 3:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, at his residence.

Lowell was born Oct. 26, 1937, in Versailles to the late Wilmer and Lucille (George) Marshal.

Lowell owned and operated the Versailles Feed Mill since 1973. He formerly worked at Weston Paper in Dayton for 13 years and he farmed. Lowell served in the U.S. Army. Lowell was a 1955 graduate of Versailles High School. Lowell was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Frenchtown and served on the church council; Knights of Columbus where he was Past Grand Knight and the Financial Secretary; Versailles Eagles Aerie 2347; Versailles Vet’s Club; and was a buyer for the Darke County Jr. Fair and FFA sales for 38 years.

Lowell is survived by his wife, Judy (Michael) Marshal, whom he married Sept. 12, 1964; children, Larry and Darla Marshal, of Versailles, Jackie and Dan Kremer, of Versailles and Jeff and Beth Marshal, of Versailles; grandchildren, Lindsay Marshal, Sarah Rhoades, Lindsey Kemper, Julie Wilson, Derek

Oswalt, SamanKremer, tha Sarah Kremer, Ben Kremer, Angie Kremer, Bailey Marshal, Hannah Marshal, Abbey Marshal, Jenna Marshal and Nate Marshal; great-grandchildren, Matthew Vogel, Chloe Vogel, Gabrielle Dues, Mya Ellis, Esarey, Owen Noah Rhoades and Jacob Kemper; sister and brother-in-law, Rita and Virgil Kuess, of Chickasaw; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday at St. Denis Catholic Church in Versailles with the Rev. David Vincent celebrant.

Burial will follow in St. Valbert Cemetery in Versailles.

Military graveside services will be conducted by the Versailles Veteran’s Honor Guard.

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

Memorial contributions may be made to State of the Heart Hospice or the Darke County Cancer Association.

Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com.

Robert M. Neer T R O Y — Robert M. Neer, 78, 1353 Imperial Court, Apt. F, passed away Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, at 5:10 p.m., at the Upper Valley Medical Center.

He was born on April 13, 1933, in Sidney, the son of the late Andrew and Anna (Poole) Neer.

He is survived by three children, Michael Neer, of Tipp City, Greg Neer, of Traverse City, Mich., and Mrs. Lonnie (Debbie) Brock, of Sidney; four grandchildren, Megan Knox, Adam Brock, Riley Neer and Kristin Elliott-Neer; four great-grandchildren; four brothers, Richard Neer, Gaylord Neer, both of Sidney, Jacque Neer, of Plano, Texas, and David Neer, of Pottsboro, Texas; and one sister,

Christine Greer, of Urbana.

Two brothers and three sisters preceded him in death.

Mr. Neer was a forklift truck operator for Tube Products in Troy and retired in 1995 after 33 years of service. He was a former member of Sidney First United Methodist Church.

There will be no calling hours and a memorial service will be held at a later date at the convience of the family.

Arrangements are in the care of of the Cromes Funeral Home and Crematory 302 S. Main Ave. Condolences may be expressed to the Neer family at the funeral home’s website, www.cromesfh.com.

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Grain harvest better than anticipated

BY TOM BARNETT tbarnett@sdnccg.com Shelby County farmers are experiencing a better than anticipated grain harvest following a stressful growing season, Roger Lentz, Farm Service Agency manager, said this week.

“Crops have been hurt by a wet spring that delayed planting by a month and an extended hot, dry period during July and August that was followed by a cool, wet September,” he said “Overall, it’s going to be a below-average yield for the county, but the bottom line is at least we have a crop,” he allowed.

Lentz said 75 percent of Shelby County’s soybean crop had been harvested with yields of 45 to 55 bushels an acre reported, less than normal in some instances.

Moisture, he said, has been ranging from 13 to 9 percent, with dryer beans coming from southwest portions of the county.

Steady rain Wednesday and Thursday has temporarily halted October’s harvest.

Seeding next year’s July wheat, however, is delayed with the deadline for crop insurance being Oct. 20, Lentz said. “We can plant after the federal crop insurance deadline, but coverage levels begin to drop.”

Since soybean harvest is taking longer, producers across the state may be considering planting less wheat for 2012.

Lentz said corn for ensilage is 98 percent harvested with 3 to 4 percent of early-planted corn for grain harvested. “Early yields are good — 160 to 189 bushels per acre. Harvested corn is 13 to 15 percent moisture, but a lot in the field is 20 to 30 percent moisture yet,” he told a reporter.

“Normally, corn is much dryer in October. Corn is going to require a lot of artificial drying.

“Corn just won’t dry down in the field,” it has to be dried,” he explained, “meaning producers will spend more money on drying costs.”

Lentz predicted this year’s harvest “may not wrap up by the first of the new year.”

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New Bremen will have a Cider Time party on Sunday, Oct. 30 with a parade at 1 p.m. to line up behind La Piazza restaurant with food served afterward.

Chckasaw will have a party at the VFW shelter on Sunday from 1 to 1:30 p.m. and trick-ortreat will follow from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

The following towns will have trick-or-treat on Oct. 27 • Anna, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

• Botkins, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

• DeGraff, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

week’s end were $6.18 a bushel for corn and $12.19 for beans.

Weather is still an issue around Ohio. A hard freeze could hurt soybean quality and wind could cause corn stands to go down.

At Farmer’s Elevator in Houston.

David Roeth, manager, said about 70 percent of the area’s soybean crop has been harvested and yields that have been normally 45 to 55 have been averaging 35 to 50 bushels this year. Moisture, he said, is running 10 to 13 percent. elevator in The Houston has yet to receive enough corn to determine yields.

Roeth said less than 10 percent of the area’s corn has been harvested and moisture is running high. “Some producers are waiting to harvest. The shelled corn we’ve received is wetter than normal.

Moisture content this season could run 20 to 25 percent.”

Albert Gross, manager at Champaign Landmark in Fletcher, said harvest is off to a good start with the area soybean crop about halfway delivered and 8 to 10 percent of corn deliveries.

Gross said beans are running 40 to 45 bushels per acre, compared to 60 bushels last year, “but moisture content is good, averaging about 12 percent (where 13 percent is considered good).” He said soybean quality is running about normal.

“Corn up to Oct. 16 was running about 18 percent moisture,” Gross said. “Now, it is in the 20 to 23 percent area. Quality is good, but there’s going to be a lot of (natural) gas used this year.”

Not enough corn has yet been harvested to determine current average yields.

Statewide, Joe Cornely, spokesman for the Ohio Farm Bureau, told the Associated Press, “We’re not going to have a bumper crop, but it’s far from a disaster.”

Cornely also said the difference in crop yields is unlikely to impact supermarket shoppers, since while grocery costs have been experiencing larger than normal increases, it is largely due to factors other than farm commodity prices.

From Page 1 • Fort Loramie, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

• Houston, 6 to 8 p.m.

• Jackson Center, 6 to 7 p.m.

• Kettlersville, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

• Lockington, 6 to 8 p.m.

• Minster, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

• New Bremen, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

• New Knoxville, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

• Port Jefferson, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

• Quincy, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

• Russia, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

• Sidney, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

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Zoo to release manatee CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Zoo plans to return a manatee to the wild as part of a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service rescue and release program.

Illusion, a 978-pound Florida manatee, arrived at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden about a year ago and will be returned Nov. 9. She will remain on exhibit until Nov. 8.

The manatee suffered fractured ribs and vertebrae in March 2010 when a boat propeller cut through her in Palm Beach County. She was taken to the Cincinnati Zoo by the Miami Seaquarium.

The zoo says the manatee is the eighth it has rehabilitated and released. There are no scheduled release dates for Illusion’s roommates, Wooten and Betsy.

Fire was arson ATHENS (AP) — Arson investigators say they’ve determined that a fire at an Ohio University dormitory was deliberate.

No injuries were reported in the fire that broke out Wednesday morning at True House on the Ohio campus in Athens. The state fire marshal’s office says in a statement that everyone was able to get out safely.

With the investigation still ongoing, authorities aren’t saying how the fire was set.

They say it was confined to the first-floor room where it started.

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GOP to split 2012 primaries amid map spat

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A STUFFED animal with a sympathy card attached hangs from the locked gate at the Muskingum County Animal Farm Thursday in Zanesville. The owner of a U.S. exotic animal farm who released dozens of tigers, lions and others beasts from their cages in a final act shot himself to death and then was bitten by one of his own animals, a sheriff said Thursday. An autopsy showed Terry Thompson had a bite wound on his head that appeared to have come from a large cat, such as a Bengal tiger, Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz told a news conference.

Man who freed animals was deep in debt ZANESVILLE (AP) — The exotic-animal owner who killed himself after turning loose dozens of lions, tigers and other beasts was deep in debt, and a fellow big-cat enthusiast said Thursday that he had taken in so many creatures he was “in over his head.”

A day after sheriff’s deputies with high-powered rifles killed nearly 50 animals set free by Terry Thompson, the sheriff refused to speculate why he did it. Many neighbors, meanwhile, were puzzled as to why Thompson — a man who seemed to like animals more than people — would lash out in a way that would doom his pets.

However, court records

show that he and his wife owed at least $68,000 in unpaid taxes to the IRS and the county, and he had two federal tax liens filed against him last year. He had just gotten out of federal prison last month for possessing unregistered weapons.

Kenny Hetrick, who has six tigers and other animals on his property outside Toledo, said he used to see Thompson at exotic-animal auctions a few times a year in Ohio.

Many of Thompson’s tigers had been donated to him by people who bought baby animals that they no longer wanted once they started to grow, Hetrick said.

“He really had more there than what he could

do,” Hetrick said. “I don’t know what his deal was, but he was in over his head.”

On Tuesday, Thompson, 62, threw open the cages at his animal preserve and committed suicide. His body was found near the empty cages with a bite on the head that appeared to have been inflicted by a big cat shortly after Thompson shot himself, Sheriff Matt Lutz said. It appeared his body had been dragged a short distance, Lutz said.

Deputies killed 48 animals — including 18 rare Bengal tigers, 17 lions and eight bears — in a hunt across the Ohio countryside that lasted nearly 24 hours.

COLUMBUS (AP) — Presidential swing state Ohio is preparing to move to two 2012 primaries, in a one-of-akind configuration nationally that voter advocates say will cause widespread confusion among citizens.

Presidential and U.S. House primaries would be held June 12, along with certain special elections like school levies.

The March primary would include state and local seats, and also the U.S. Senate race.

Catherine Turcer of Ohio Citizen Action said the fact all federal candidates won’t be chosen on the same day will baffle people.

“If a bunch of people who deal with this all the time find this confusing, how are regular voters going to find it?” said Peg Rosenfield, a veteran elections watcher with Ohio’s League of Women Voters chapter.

State Sen. Keith Faber, of Celina, a Republican who helped craft the proposal, said it is the best solution to election chaos that’s gripped the state. Ballot challenges are under way by Democrats against two separate bills that affect state elections — an overhaul of state elections laws, and the redrawn U.S. House map that takes effect next year.

Faber said moving the two races tied directly to congressional boundaries — President and Congress — makes sense. It provides a longer window to work

out a compromise over the disputed map, while retaining the calendar for local elections in which many candidates have already filed and begun campaigning, he said.

He said grouping Senate with the other two federal races wasn’t considered.

“I think moving anything else adds to voter uncertainty,” he said. “I was contacted by a number of voters’ organizations in my area, and (they) said, ‘Look, we’re set. Everybody’s geared up for a March primary — and that’s what people, the voters are expecting.’”

Davidson College political scientist Josh Putnam, who writes a popular blog tracking states’ 2012 primaries, said no other state has a split primary quite like it.

“It’s confusing to me.

This is something I’ve never heard of,” he said.

“Now, is that a burden to voters? I don’t know.”

Democratic state Sen. Charleta Tavares, who opposed the date switch, also questioned the added cost associated with two primaries. The bill headed to the Senate floor Thursday and to a likely House vote on Friday includes unspecified funding to local election boards to pay for the June primary.

Jennie Drage Bowser, a senior fellow at the nonpartisan National Conference of State Legislatures, said the trend this year has been to states consolidating elections.

Winter forecast cold north, dry south, heavy snow WASHINGTON (AP) — Winter looks to be cold and wet across the northern tier of states, and the drought will worsen in the South, where conditions are expected to be warmer and drier than usual, government forecasters said Thursday.

Like last winter, the Pacific Ocean cooling known as La Nina is affecting the weather, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Mike Halpert, deputy director of the agency’s Climate Prediction Center, said snowfall probably will top the usual amounts from the Northwest to the Great Lakes and the Ohio and Tennessee river valleys.

Dry conditions could extend from Southern California east across drought-stricken Texas and Oklahoma and along the Gulf Coast into Florida and possibly north to Virginia.

Winter weather in other areas and the Northeast could go either way, the researchers said.

While the forecast is not guaranteed, it could be more bad news for drought-stricken regions.

Already 91 percent of Texas, 87 percent of Oklahoma and 63 percent of New Mexico are in extreme or exceptional drought,said

David Brown, director of Southern Regional Climate Services for NOAA. The unusually dry conditions also extend into Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Arkansas and Louisiana, he noted.

Continued dry conditions will affect farming, livestock and other pursuits.

It would take 10 inches to 15 inches of rain in some areas to make an appreciable difference, Brown said, and “the likelihood of seeing that kind of relief is pretty low.”

At the same time the forecast for December, January and February looks to be cool along with West Coast and across the northern states to the Great Lakes.Wetter than normal conditions cover that area and extend a bit farther east and south, possibly as far as western New York and south to Kentucky.

Some of the details by region: • Ohio and Tennessee Valleys: Wetter than average with equal chances for temperatures above, near or below average; potential for increased storminess and flooding.

• Great Lakes: A tilt toward colder and wetter than average.

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No one wants jobs ONEONTA, Ala. (AP) — Potato farmer Keith Smith saw most of his Hispanic workers leave after Alabama’s tough immigration law took effect, so he hired Americans. It hasn’t worked out: They show up late, work slower than seasoned farm hands and are ready to call it a day after lunch or by midafternoon.

Some quit after a single day.

In Alabama and other parts of the country, farmers must look beyond the nation’s borders for labor because many Americans simply don’t want the backbreaking, low-paying jobs immigrants are willing to take. Politicians who support the law say over time more unemployed Americans will fill these jobs. They insist it’s too early to consider the law a failure, yet numbers from the governor’s office show only nominal interest.

No link to cancer LONDON (AP) — Danish researchers can offer some reassurance if you’re concerned about your cellphone: Don’t worry. Your device is probably safe.

The biggest study ever to examine the possible connection between cellphones and cancer found no evidence of any link, suggesting that billions of people who are rarely more than a few inches from their phones have no special health concerns.

The Danish study of more than 350,000 people concluded there was no difference in cancer rates between people who had used a cellphone for about a decade and those who did not.

Man sues over death SEATTLE (AP) — Tourist Diana Mechling jumped from the back of a boat last February into the warm waters off the coast of Belize to start snorkeling.

Moments later, the operator tried to steady the boat by putting it in reverse, but the propeller sucked Mechling beneath the craft, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Seattle.

Her husband Michael Mechling watched in horror as her lacerated body was quickly pulled onto the boat, the suit states. She died at a hospital.

Mechling filed the wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Seattle-based cruise line Holland America, as well as the Belize-based operator of the snorkeling excursion, Cruise Solutions.

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Little bear makes mess KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — Some shoppers in Ketchikan got treated to Alaska's version of a bear market last weekend.

The Ketchikan Daily News reports a small black bear cub walked in the front door of Tatsuda’s IGA. The scared animal found its way to a produce cooler, where it made a mess.Meat department manager Joe Stollar responded to the PA announcement with a net because he misheard the announcement to say there was a bird in the store.

Authorities suspect it was an orphaned bear since its mother wasn’t nearby.

Stollar says the tiny bear was just scared and trying to hide.

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Father: Israeli soldier treated harshly by Hamas JERUSALEM (AP) — The father of the Israeli soldier freed this week in a swap with the Islamic militant group Hamas said Thursday that his son “endured harsh things” while held in Gaza.

Noam Schalit made the remarks Thursday evening after spending the Jewish holiday of Simhat Torah reunited with his son, Sgt. Gilad Schalit.

The comments provided the first details of how the soldier was treated during his 5 1/2 years of captivity in Gaza.

Schalit was freed Tuesday in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners. Many of the hundreds of prisoners released in the first part of the two stage swap called for more violence and abductions after they returned to Gaza and the West Bank.

“Relative to the nightmare he endured, he is in good shape,” Noam Schalit said.

“He has to readjust after almost 2,000 days of isolation without sunlight.”

Gilad Schalit was notably gaunt, pale and exhausted when he was freed. Noam Schalit said his son was suffering from malnutrition and shrapnel wounds, apparently sustained during his capture, that had not been treated properly.

Zuhair Al-Qaisi, from a Palestinian militant group that captured the soldier in 2006, told the Al-Hayat newspaper that the soldier was treated well. “He was not

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IN THIS photo released by the Israeli Government Press Office, released Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit, meets his parents Noam (center) and Aviva (right) at Tel Nof Air base in southern Israel, Tuesday. given over to any emotional or physical torture,” Al-Qaisi told the paper.

Noam Schalit dismissed the report. “He endured harsh things, especially at the beginning of his captivity,” Schalit said, refusing to elaborate.

“I hope he will return to a normal life soon,” he said.

Since his return Gilad Schalit has been meeting family, friends and taking walks

and bicycle rides around his home in Mitzpe Hila, a small village in northern Israel.

Well-wishers from across the country have flocked to the tiny community to catch a glimpse of the soldier who became a national figure while in captivity.

Freed Palestinian prisoners were treated as heroes on Thursday as they tried to settle back into daily life.

One of the most prominent Palestinian among those released, Yehiyeh Sinwar, called on militants to capture more Israeli soldiers to help free thousands of other Palestinians still in Israeli jails.

“We have no other choice.

Either we die in prison, or we are released this way,” Sinwar told The Associated Press.

“The only way to release prisoners is to kidnap more soldiers.”

Hundreds flocked to Sinwar’s home in the crowded Gaza city of Khan Younis, many kissing his forehead and his hands in a show of respect.

Until his release, Sinwar, a founder of Hamas’ military wing, served almost 25 years of four life sentences he was given for his role in the abduction and killing of two Israeli soldiers in the 1980s.

Another freed prisoner, Wafa al-Biss, a 26-year-old woman, was arrested in 2005 and sentenced to 12 years for trying to detonate explosives

hidden in her underwear as she approached Gaza’s Erez crossing into Israel.

She had been given a permit by Israel to leave Gaza for treatment at an Israeli hospital for burns she sustained in an accident in her home in Gaza.

She told well-wishers, including children from the neighborhood, that Palestinians should follow in her footsteps.

“I was about to push the button to become a martyr,” al-Biss said in a telephone interview, recalling the day of her failed attack. “An error prevented me from doing so.”

“We shall continue on this path of struggle and resistance and martyrdom, and this is what I told my comrades in the cell and this is what I told the children and this is what I am going to keep telling anyone who will ask me about my feelings,” she said.

Hamas officials said they would give prisoners a $2,000 gift each and that they would receive government salaries.

Israel’s agreement to release of 1,027 Palestinians for Schalit was the most lopsided swap in the country’s history.

Israel on Tuesday released 477 Palestinian prisoners, many of them convicted of masterminding deadly attacks, in exchange for Schalit.

In the second phase of the deal mediated by Egypt, Israel is to release another 550 prisoners in two months.

Gadhafi’s death resonates with Lockerbie relatives CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — For decades, Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi was seen as an international villain, but for Susan Cohen he was a personal enemy, one she read up on daily for more than 20 years.

Her 20-year-old daughter was one of the 270 people — many of them New York and New Jersey residents — killed when Pam Am Flight 103 was blown out of the sky by a terrorist bomb over the Scottish town of Lockerbie on Dec. 21, 1988, allegedly at Gadhafi’s behest.

“This was sort of like Dracula: Is Dracula really dead?” said Cohen, of Cape May Court House, N.J. “It’s great now that we know. I didn’t want him to go to a trial.

When you have a tyrant, a monster like him, we’re all better off with him dead. Now there can be no illusion of him ever returning to power.”

She said she intended to celebrate his death with an expensive bottle of champagne.

Like the relatives of many of those killed on Flight 103, Cohen was an ordinary citizen who became an activist on Libya, terrorism, international law and diplomacy after the attack.

Some, like Cohen, even attended the trial in the Netherlands of Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, who was convicted as the mastermind of the attack. They were outraged in 2009 when he was released to Libya from British captivity in 2009 on humanitarian grounds as he was supposedly close to death — and have remained angry that he’s still alive two years later.

To some of them, his return implied that Britain was siding more with Gadhafi than with the victims of the

bombing. In London on Thursday, British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged assistance to Libya’s leaders as they work to form a new government.

“Today is a day to remember all of Gadhafi’s victims,” he said. “We should also remember the many, many people who died at the hands of this brutal dictator and his regime.”

Ali Aujali, the Libyan National Transitional Council’s ambassador to the U.S., told CNN that he didn’t think transitional leaders would want al-Megrahi returned to Scotland. “I saw the last photo of him. He is a very sick man,” Aujali said.

Many families of the attack victims had longed for the dictator’s downfall — or death, which at times seemed imminent during the uprising in Libya but took until Thursday to happen.

GADHAFI ends a regime that had turned Libya into an international pariah and ran the oil-rich nation by the whim and brutality of its notoriously eccentric leader.

Libya stands on the cusp of a new era, but its turmoil may not be over. The former rebels who now rule are disorganized and face rebuilding a country virtually without institutions

by Gadhafi’s design. They have already shown signs of infighting, with divisions between geographical areas and Islamist and more secular ideologies.

President Barack Obama told the Libyan people: “You have won your revolution.”

Although the U.S. briefly led the NATO bombing campaign in Libya that sealed Gadhafi’s fate, Washington later took a secondary role to its allies.

Britain and France said they hoped that his death would lead to a more democratic Libya.

Arab broadcasters showed graphic images of the balding,

“I never thought I would see the day this man, this coward, would no longer be part of the world population,” said Bert Ammerman, of River Vale, N.J., whose brother Tom died in the bombing. “I can say today with a great deal of satisfaction that my brother and the other 269 people that were massacred on Dec. 21, 1988, did not die in vain.”

But the dictator’s death does not close the book on the bombing for Kara Weipz, whose 20-year-old brother, Syracuse University student Richard Monetti, was one of its victims.

“Ultimately, the one thing I hope is he had evidence on him,” said Weipz, who lives in Mount Laurel, N.J. “All the families really want to know the truth of how this happened. That has been our motto since 1988, and it remains our motto in 2011.”

From Page 1 goateed Gadhafi — wounded, with a bloodied face and shirt — but alive. Later video showed fighters rolling Gadhafi’s lifeless body over on the pavement, stripped to the waist and a pool of blood under his head.

Standing, he was shoved along a Sirte road by fighters who chanted “God is great.”

Gadhafi appears to struggle against them, stumbling and shouting as the fighters push him onto the hood of a pickup truck.

He was driven around lying on the hood of a truck, according to the video. One fighter is seen holding him down, pressing on his thigh with a pair of shoes in a show of contempt.

“We want him alive. We want him alive,” one man shouted before Gadhafi is dragged away, some fighters pulling his hair, toward an ambulance.

Most accounts agreed Gadhafi had been holed up with heavily armed supporters in

the last few buildings held by regime loyalists in the Mediterranean coastal town, where revolutionary fighters have been trying prevail for more than a month.

At one point, a convoy tried to flee and was hit by NATO airstrikes, carried out by French warplanes. France’s Defense Minister Gerard Longuet said the 80-vehicle convoy was carrying Gadhafi and was trying to escape the city. The strikes stopped the convoy but did not destroy it, and then revolutionary fighters moved in on Gadhafi.

One fighter who said he was at the battle told AP Television News that the final fight took place at an opulent compound.

Adel Busamir said the convoy tried to break out but after being hit, it turned back and reentered the compound. Several hundred fighters attacked.

“We found him there,” Busamir said of Gadhafi. “We saw them beating him (Gadhafi) and someone shot him

with a 9mm pistol … then they took him away.”

Military spokesman Col. Ahmed Bani in Tripoli told AlJazeera TV that a wounded Gadhafi “tried to resist (revolutionary forces) so they took him down.”

Fathi Bashaga, spokesman for the Misrata military council, whose forces were involved in the battle, said fighters encircled the convoy and exchanged fire. In one vehicle, they found Gadhafi, wounded in the neck, and took him to an ambulance. “What do you want?” Gadhafi asked the approaching revolutionaries, Bashaga said, citing witnesses.

Gadhafi bled to death from his wounds a half-hour later, he said. Fighters said he died in the ambulance en route to Misrata, 120 miles from Sirte.

Abdel-Jalil Abdel-Aziz, a doctor who accompanied the body in the ambulance and examined it, said Gadhafi died from two bullet wounds — to the head and chest.

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Friday, October 21, 2011

A week to remember parents

This Evening • Hope in Recovery, similar to traditional “12Step” programs to confront destructive habits and behaviors, meets at the First Presbyterian Church, 114 E. 4th St., Greenville, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, call (937) 548-9006.

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Staying Clean for the Weekend, meets at 7 p.m. at 305 S. Ohio Ave.

Saturday Morning • Agape distribution Mobile Rural Food Pantry in Lockington from 9 to 11 a.m. and in Pasco from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Saturday 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.

Sunday Afternoon

Catholic Adult Social Singles Club meets at Carriage Hill Metro park in Dayton. 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 at CJ’s Highmarks. For more information on activities or becoming a member, contact Scott Barhorst at 4920823.

• The New Knoxville Community Library hosts Storytime for children 3, 4 and 5 and not yet in kindergarten from 1 to 1:30 p.m.

• The Sidney-Shelby County Health Department offers flu shots at the Health Department, 202 W. Poplar St., from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Standard dose is $15.

Take Medicare or insurance cards.

Monday Evening • The New Knoxville Community Library hosts Storytime for children 3, 4 and 5 and not yet in kindergarten from 6 to 6:30 p.m.

• Academia events at 6:30 p.m.: Fort Loramie hosts Russia and Lehman Catholic. Botkins hosts Anna and Fairlawn. Jackson Center hosts Houston and Sidney.

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Vision of Hope, group meets at 7 p.m. at Russell Road Christian Center, 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 • The Sidney-Shelby County Health Department offers flu shots at the Health Department, 202 W. Poplar St., from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Standard dose is $15. Take Medicare or insurance cards.

• The F.J. Stallo Memorial Library of Minster will host Storytime for children 3, 4 and 5 from 10:30 to 11 a.m.

Tuesday Afternoon

Oct. 17 is always a reminder to me of my parents’ anniversary. They were happily married for 42 years before Dad’s passing away in 2000.

We still miss them dearly but they left us many good memories.

Meanwhile, we received the sad news of the death of Joe’s cousin Ben’s wife, Salome. She was only 46 years old and that dreaded cancer overtook her. Our sympathy goes to the family.

They lost a son some time ago from a fall while working on construction. The funeral is on Wednesday and we hope to find a way to attend.

Lots and lots of leaves have been raked around here. Saturday was a windy day and blew away a lot of our leaves which made us all happy.

Last week, Kevin, 6, brought home a pumpkin from school and wanted me to carve a face in it for him. I told him I don’t have time but he didn’t give up until I took time and carved one in for him. I lit a candle inside and he was proud of his little pumpkin.

My husband, Joe, shelled all the remaining popcorn from our garden. The harvest wasn’t as much as we thought it would be. I think maybe

I planted it too Friday. It is alclose. This is the ways a relief first year we tried once you know growing popcorn. you have coal Do any of your to keep the readers have sughouse warm the gestions on how during to grow the best w i n t e r popcorn? We still months.

We Amish have plenty to have been Cook enjoy for quite a hearing that few times. Joe Lovina Eicher we might have popped some on a bad winter Saturday to see how it so it is good to be pretastes and it tasted very pared. We heat our good. house from a hopper-fed Friday afternoon, coal stove in the baseUncle Joe and Betty ment. We heat all three stopped in for a short stories of our house so it visit.

Betty always takes a lot of coal for a brings bananas for winter. I am glad that Kevin. She knows that the basement is heated he likes them and when during the winter he got home from school months to help dry the and saw the bananas he clothes. So far, we have said, “Joe and Betty not had to start our were here!” Joe and stove yet. We like to try Betty planned to spend to put it off as long as we the weekend here in can. The heat from our Michigan. They were propane lights feels good here on Saturday on these chilly mornings. evening for supper. Also It usually puts off here were my sister enough heat to take the Emma, Jacob, and fam- chill out of the house. ily, my sisters Verena The thermometer this and Susan and my morning shows 42 dedaughter’s friend, Timo- grees but it looks like the thy. On the menu was sun is coming up now fried chicken, mashed which should warm potatoes, and gravy, corn, things up. We are hoping cheese, green peppers, for a nice laundry day and hot peppers, bread, today. butter, green tomato This afternoon, we jam, chips, ice cream, plan to pick potatoes up watermelon, and peanut out of a big field close to butter dessert.

Emma and Jacob’s. We Our winter supply of are hoping we are going coal was delivered on to be able to pick up

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

• The New Bremen Public Library hosts Storytime for all ages at 6:30 p.m.

• 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.

HOMEMADE PEAR BREAD 3 cups flour 1 /4 teaspoon baking powder 1 tablespoon cinnamon 3 /4 cup oil 2 cups sugar 2 cups peeled and grated pears 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup pecans 3 eggs, beaten 2 teaspoons vanilla Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients until evenly mixed.

Then in a small, separate bowl, combine liquid ingredients together and then blend in with the dry ingredients. Pour into two lightly greased loaf pans. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Yield two loaves. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans.

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• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts at Work, meets at noon at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 120 W. Water St. • Homework Help for grades 1 through 5 at the Amos Memorial Public Library, 230 E. North St., from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

•The Sidney-Shelby County Health Department WAPAKONETA — Methodist Church. offers flu shots at the Health Department, 202 W. October is Domestic The Walk of Hope Poplar St., from 4 to 6 p.m. Standard dose is $15. Violence Awareness will begin following Take Medicare or insurance cards.

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enough to supply us for most of the winter.

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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.

LOCALIFE RECENT BIRTHS HOELSCHER ANNA — Brian and Jennifer Hoelscher, of Anna, announce the birth of a son, Tyler Michael Hoelscher, Sept.

24, 2011, at 12:46 p.m. in the Copeland-Emerson Family Birth Center at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney.

He weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces, and was 19 inches long.

He was welcomed home by his sister, Katelyn Hoelscher, 3.

His maternal grandmother is Debbie Laskey, of Milford. His paternal grandparents are Susan and Tom Sekas, of Sidney, and Kathy and Larry Hoelscher, of Crescent Hills, Ky. His great-grandparents are Earl and Virginia Seibert, of Milford.

His mother is the former Jennifer Laskey, of Milford.

HENDERSON MAINEVILLE — Josh and Staci Henderson, of Maineville, announce the birth of a daughter, Meredith Rose Henderson, Sept. 24, 2011, at 9:06 a.m. in Bethesda North Hospital, in Cincinnati.

She weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces, and was 20.5 inches long.

Her maternal grandparents are Brian and Barb Condon, of Versailles. Her paternal grandparents are Mark and Cindy Henderson, of Springboro.

Her great-grandparents are Marty Borchers, of Russia; Jim and Jenny Condon, of Versailles; and Bob and Betty Henderson, of Greenville.

Her mother is the former Staci Condon, of Versailles.

DODDS Seth and Casey Dodds, of Sidney, announce the birth of a son, Hagen Timothy Dodds, Sept. 20, 2011, at 11:48 a.m. in the CopelandEmerson Family Birth Center at Wilson Memorial Hospital.

He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces, and was 21 inches long.

He was welcomed home by his sister, Marlee, 2.

His maternal grandparents are Timothy Rostorfer, of Jackson Center, and Felicia Scoggin, of Lake View. His paternal grandparents are Mike and Carlotte Dodds, of Sidney.

His great-grandparents are Marvin and Joyce Rostorfer and Pete and Billie Czech, all of Jackson Center, and Myrtle Dodds, of Bellefontaine.

His mother is the former Casey Rostorfer, of Sidney.

Sidney Daily News, Friday, October 21, 2011

United Way awards grants The Shelby County United Way has approved the awarding of three grants during the last fiscal quarter.

The Salvation Army was awarded $2,010 to provide continuing support of its School Tools program.

The Shelby County Family and Children First Council was awarded $300 to provide one Shelby County fair booth and passes for displaying the services provided by the council and other non-profit children programs that are available in the county.

The Jackson Center United Methodist Church was awarded $2,500 to initiate a breakfast program serving school-age children from low-income families during the 2011-12 school year.

The Shelby County United Way Special Project Grant Program provides nonprofit organizations an opportunity to seek time-lim-

ited funding for creative responses to pressing human needs in the Shelby County United Way service area. The special projects grants support education, health or financial stability to advance the common good in Shelby County.

Each year, a portion of funding from the prior year’s campaign is set aside for this special purpose. For this fiscal year, $50,000 has been budgeted. During the first two quarters of Special Project payments, the organization has funded nine programs with $17,110.

The Special Projects Committee meets quarterly to review grant applications. The deadline for submitting grant applications for the next awards is Nov. 28. charitable Only 501(c)3 organizations may apply. Grant applications are available at 121 E. North St. or by calling 492-2101.

Hawkey at Edison T r e v o r In high school, Hawkey, a Sidney he was on the High School gradhonor roll and uate, has enrolled lettered in He at Edison Comwrestling. munity College. participated on He is the son of the football team Deborah and and played sevMichael Wood, of eral years of Hawkey and Sidney, IUTIS softball.

Derek Hawkey, of Troy.

He works part time in He plans to study ac- construction and lawn counting. care.

UVCC preschool begins new year PIQUA — The Upper Valley Career Center Preschool kicked off its 2011-12 year recently.

The state-licensed preschool for children 18 months through 5 years old is operated by juniors and seniors in the Early Childhood Education and Care program (ECEC).

Preschool classes are one morning a week for toddlers, two mornings a week for 3- and 4-yearolds, and three afternoons a week for the 4and 5-year-olds.

The program is under the direction of two vocational teachers and a preschool coordinator.

ECEC students gain experience working with young children as they practice developmentally appropriate procedures and develop activities for the children.

The program is state licensed by the Department of Education and

aligns with the state of Ohio’s early learning content standards.

The preschool is an exploration-center oriented, free-choice program with small group investigation teams.

The education of the preschoolers is in line with their interests and development.

The Upper Valley Career Center preschool has openings in the afternoon and morning preschool classes.

Fees for the program are $20 a month for the toddler class, $40 a month for the two-day weekly, morning class, and $60 a month for the three-day-a-week class plus the annual registration cost of $20.

Registration is open to families in Miami, Shelby and surrounding counties.

Contact Nicki Vogel at (937) 778-1980 ext. 223 or e-mail vogeln@uppervalleycc.org.

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Couple unites in marriage MCCARTYVILLE — Abbey Lynn Maurer, of Botkins, and Matthew David Bensman, of Sidney, were united in marriage July 30, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. in the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ Church in McCartyville.

The bride is the daughter of Dr. Lynn and Nancy Maurer, of Botkins. Her grandparents are Velma Maurer, of Botkins, and the late Arthur Maurer and the late Joseph and Mary Grillot.

The bridegroom is the son of Michael and Martha Bensman, of Sidney. His grandparents are Leonard and Constance Bensman, of Sidney, and the late Orville and Dorothy Poeppelman.

The Rev. Gerald Bensman performed the ceremony.

Kelly Schmitmeyer was the organist and Kate Berning was the vocalist.

Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore an ivory, softly scooped and ruched, crystal taffeta, empirebodice gown. The champagne skirt was embellished with beaded lace appliques and finished with a scalloped hem.

Stephanotises adorned the bride’s hair, along with a fingertiplength veil. She carried a fresh garden, clutch bouquet of purple hydrangeas, supergreen roses, calla lilies, ivory roses, green button

mums, lavender Alstroemeria, green hypericum berries and pink asters.

Carly Greve served as her sister’s matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Michelle Dicke, sister of the bridegroom; Mary Looby, cousin of the bride; Jennifer Glasbrenner and Ashley Bergmann. Avery Dicke, goddaughter of the bridegroom, was the flower girl. They wore shamrock green, chiffon, sleeveless gowns with sweetheart necklines, pleated bodices and tealength skirts and carried free-form, clutch bouquets of light blue delphinium, bi-color dahlias, green button mums, purple cushion chrysanthemums, hot pink cockscomb and orange spray roses.

Mark Bensman served as his brother’s best man. Groomsmen were Andrew Barhorst, Patrick Luthman, David Barhorst and Donny Stewart. Ushers were Lamb, Jim Darren Moyer and Adam Schmerge. Jacob Greve, godson of the bride, was the ring bearer.

The mother of the bride wore a midnight blue, shutter dress with an asymmetrical hemline. A matching, lace jacket completed her ensemble. The mother of the bridegroom wore a silver, chiffon gown with a portrait, shirred neckline, charmeuse shirred waistline and side-ap-

Mr. and Mrs. Bensman plique detail.

A reception at the Palazzo in Botkins followed the ceremony. The couple honeymooned in Kauai, Hawaii, and reside in Anna.

The bride is a 2005 graduate of Botkins High School.

She earned a Bachelor of Science in dietetics from The Ohio State University in 2009 and completed a dietetic internship in 2011.

She is a registered dietician.

The bridegroom graduated from Anna High School in 2005 and from The Ohio State University in 2009.

He is employed as an assistant project manager/estimator by Thomas & Marker Construction Co. in Bellefontaine.

The couple met through mutual friends in high school.

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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 Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You have wonderful ideas about improving your health today. Listen to these urges. Similarly, some of you will see ways to introduce reforms where you work.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Parents might think of a better approach to raising children. Meanwhile, artists will be extremely versatile today at discovering new uses and expressions for whatever they do.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is a good day to fix plumbing and bathroom areas. You see a way to do something better. It’s also a good day to deal with garbage, recycling and getting rid of junk. Do it!

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You’re extremely convincing today!

You can sell anything to anyone.

Choose today if you need to persuade someone to do something you want.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You might see new ways to earn money, make money on the side or even find a better job. You’re very resourceful today at seeing possibilities of improving your financial picture.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Take a realistic look in the mirror and ask yourself how you can improve your appearance or create a better impression on others. It’s possible for you to see an inspired method of doing this today!

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) This is wonderful day for research

of any kind. Somehow, you will sense how to go for the jugular. You’ll know exactly where to look and what trail to follow. (Excellent!)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) In group situations, you might encounter someone very powerful today.

(Possibly, you are the powerful person persuading others?) Either way — conversations will not be casual.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Relations with bosses, parents, teachers and authority figures might be intense today. They have plans for you, whether you like it or not. If you don’t like it, run away!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You might encounter a teacher or guru-like figure who wants to teach you something about politics, religion or foreign issues. You could be mesmerized.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Discussions about shared property, taxes, debt, inheritances and insurance matters will be intense today.

Nevertheless, the line will be drawn and decisions will be made.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Partners and close friends are convincing today! Don’t let others talk you into a corner where you feel you are trapped. You have rights too.

YOU BORN TODAY You have a powerful personality. You are charming, electric, attractive and very exciting! You adore romance and are rebellious about pursuing your desires. You often provoke extreme emotional reactions in others. Your cool exterior hides deep passions. An exciting year awaits you because you are at the beginning of a new cycle. Open any door!

Birthdate of: Sofia Vassilieva, actress; Sarah Bernhardt, actress; Christopher Lloyd, actor.

Lange wins Jeep DAYTON — Dan Lange, of St. Henry, kept a stone-cold poker face to the very end. If he was excited, anxious or even hopeful, he never showed his hand. He was the only top 10 finalist in the Community Blood Center Jeep Patriot drawing who refused to speculate about good fortune, insisting “I haven’t won anything yet” … until he did.

Lange was the first finalist to pick his envelope. He chose one from the middle of the pile.

One by one, all 10 took an envelope until the table was empty, then waited for the countdown to rip them open.

But only Lange’s held the “golden ticket” with the inscription “winner.”

True to form, he was “Cool Hand Dan” up until the moment of truth.

“I wasn’t going to open it right away,” he said, still beaming with satisfaction. “I was going to let everyone else go first. They said nine of the envelopes would have a silver ticket, but mine was white. I pulled it out, and on the other side … it was gold. I said, ‘Oh my goodness!’ “ After a hug and kiss from his joyful wife, Jody, Lange went back to his poker face, saying he would give the Jeep to his 21-year-old son Dylan. But when he pressed, he broke a smile and said, “No!” He then went down the line of finalists, shaking hands with everyone. Only Lange was the Jeep winner, but they all shared the bond of being blood donors.

Dr. David Smith, CEO of Community Blood Center/Community Tissue Services, welcomed the finalists to the Jeep Patriot Giveaway Event.

He said the “Redefine the Meaning of Red, White and Blue” summer blood drive had benefited from the Jeep

Lange drawing, with nearly 25,000 people registered to give blood and nearly 2,100 first-time donors.

“I want to thank you for what you have done,” said Smith, “Not for us — we’re just the middle men — but for the people you have helped who need and depend on the gift of life. We thank you and all our CBC donors.”

Jeep winner Dan Lange credited his employer, Midmark, of Versailles, for holding blood drives, including the

drive where he made the donation that entered him into the Jeep drawing.

“I really encourage everyone to donate blood,” Lange said. “It’s a great thing to do. I have children who donate blood, and where I work at Midmark we have blood drives. I encourage it.”

The other nine finalists went home with a $50 gasoline gift card as a consolation prize.

There were no other finalists from the northern part of the valley.

In the “Redefine the Meaning of Red, White and Blue” summer blood drive, anyone who registered to donate between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends was automatically entered into the Jeep drawing.

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS Pursuant to the provisions of section 5721.03 of the revised code of Ohio, it is mandatory that a list of delinquent real property be published.

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I want to be a professional dancer DR. WALthe more confiLACE: I am 13 dence they gain. and dance from Making mis6 to 8 hours a takes is just a week. My probpart of the lem is that I’m a l e a r n i n g super perfecprocess. You will tionist. I have learn from trouble continuthese mistakes. ing something ’Tween Everyone sufwhen I mess up. from frus12 & 20 fers I tend to give up tration at times, Dr. Robert when I can’t get but for those Wallace something right who have deterimmediately bemination, after cause I’m used to being frustration comes sucsuccessful. I have been cess. told to envision what I’m Keep your spirit high doing, but whenever I do and when you stumble this, I see myself doing it in a dance routine (and wrong. you will), smile and do it I tell myself I can do again and again until things by saying I can, you get it mastered. Conbut eventually it turns tact me again and let me into “I can’t do it.” I want know how you are doing. to be able to do these I have a strong feeling things, but it’s as if my that you will become a brain is telling me I successful dancer. can’t. I aspire to be a professional dancer when I DR. WALLACE: I’m grow up. Is there any doing a research project way I can get over my in school on teen suicide perfectionism? — Vivian, in the United States. I’m Munster, Ind. sure I’m going to find VIVIAN: It’s an asset that a high percentage of to set high goals and try teens attempt suicide, or hard to meet them, but at least have thought no one is perfect. People about it. I’m sure the improve their skills by reason will be that the performing them over media (movies, televiand over. The more they sion, magazines and perform (practice), the newspapers) play it up better they become and because it helps sell

their product. How do teens in the United States compare to teens in other countries about suicide?

— Robbie, Clearwater, Fla. ROBBIE: Teen suicide is a worldwide problem. Teen Age, a magazine for young adults, conducted a survey on all aspects of teen life, including suicide.

The study involved young people from 59 Seventeen countries. percent of the teens polled worldwide said they had at one time or another considered suicide, compared to 18 percent of U.S. teens. Japan had the highest percentage of teens who had considered taking their life — 23 percent.

Dr. Robert Wallace welcomes questions from readers. Although he is unable to reply to all of them individually, he will answer as many as possible in this column.

Email him at rwallace@galesburg.net. To find out more about Dr. Robert Wallace and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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Contact Jackson Center reporter Terry Pellman with story ideas by phone at (937) 492-0032; e-mail, tpellman@woh.rr.com; or by fax, (937) 498-5991.

Vogelezang leads three congregations

BY TERRY PELLMAN JACKSON CENTER — Shannon Vogelezang knew from early childhood what she wanted to do, and she fulfilled her ambition. Now, the Rev. Shannon Vogelezang is a busy pastor, wife and mother serving three churches in Shelby County.

A native of Michigan, Vogelezang has been in the pulpit on a permanent basis since July, although she was serving as an interim pastor for several months prior. She and her husband Robert and their 6-year-old daughter, Angelica, now reside in Piqua during the week and the parsonage near Emanuel Lutheran Church in Montra on weekends.

She had served as the pastor at St. Johns Church in Piqua, after having previously served in Kansas. Vogelezang became a pastor 12 years ago.

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PASTOR SHANNON Vogelezang stands in the pulpit at the Emannuel Church in Montra.

She was among several candidates interviewed for the local post. She was originally going to pastor Emanuel in Montra and St. Mark in Clay Township, churches that had already partnered for more than 100 years. St. Jacob Church was added to her duties after some reorganization due to pastoral retirements.

Vogelezang became

involved in the Lutheran Church while attending vacation Bible school as a youngster. That environment led to her to look far ahead in life to becoming a pastor.

Her plans did face a detour. Although encouraged by a Lutheran minister topursue the ministry, she was later advised by another pastor that few women held

Veterans’ night planned JACKSON CENTER — The Outreach Ministry of Jackson Center United Methodist Church will offer a “Night Out For Our Veterans” to be held at the Jackson Center Family Life Center, 310 Davis St., on Nov. 10 beginning at 7 p.m. Featured speaker will be Ed Ball, executive director of Shelby County Veterans Services.

Topics to be discussed will be veteran benefits

including who is eligible, benefits for surviving spouses, where and how to get the help you need, etc. If you are a veteran, a child or a spouse of a veteran or simply concerned about a veteran you know or love, you are strongly encouraged to attend.

This will be the first of several such events to be held at the newly constructed Family Life Center. Future topics will include bullying

(separate sessions for both young people and parents), alcohol and other drug abuse (for those using as well as their family members), end of life issues and debt crisis.

For further information contact the Rev. Sylvia Hull at the Methodist United Church, 596-6919, or outreach ministry team chairman Ron Leininger at 726-5756.

Grange members learn of holiday dinner MAPLEWOOD — During the business portion of the Oct. 11 Maplewood Grange meeting, Donna Wirz, chairwoman of the Women’s Activities Committee, distributed the 2011-12 monthly hostess schedule and announced the Christmas holiday dinner will be Dec. 13 at 7 p.m.

Vic Hurley, a member of the executive committee, reported several repairs

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such a roles, and encouraged her to pursue a vocation in social work. In fact, she did so for a while, working with developmentally disabled individuals after receiving her undergraduate degree from Wayne State University in Michigan.

That childhood passion was still there, and Vogelezang states, “When God wants something, God makes it happen. All the doors opened that I needed for it to happen.” That call to the ministry was strong, and Vogelezang went on to receive her divinity degree from Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus. That decision has brought her immense satisfaction.

One quickly comes to sense that Vogelezang is a person who will be comfortable in almost any setting. And the Lord has sent her many places.

The young pastor had her first date with Robert over dinner in Athens, Greece with the Parthenon in the background. A mutual friend had arranged for her to meet the gentleman from The Netherlands.

Robert now works as a computer programmer for Lexis-Nexis, the large business services firm with a headquarters south of Dayton. The family lives in Piqua during the week, and moves to the Montra parsonage for the weekend.

The pastor has studied in Israel, and traveled to Greece, Portugal, Egypt and Jordan and served on an outreach mission to Cuba, the lat-

ter trek involving bringing food and medicine.

The pastor explains, “When you see those things, it changes your life. It inspires your life, and it makes you who you are. I think it brings energy to you when you see what you can do and be.”

Her family has an international flavor: she speaks of her grandmother who was an Irish Protestant and would wear orange on St. Patrick’s Day. Her grandfather was Scottish. Now her daughter is learning Dutch at home so that she can converse with her paternal grandparents. But then “Angel” is also learning Spanish at the Montessori School in Troy where she attends classes with children whose parents came from several corners of the world. She wants her daughter to have a wellrounded life experience and to live life to the fullest “under the guidance of her Lord.”

The pastor speaks Spanish as well, along with Hebrew and Koine Greek. She is also conversational in Dutch. Her husband speaks Dutch, French and German in addition to English.

Vogelezang says of the task of pasturing three churches, “It’s a balancing act. I always say, I don’t like to have too much time on my hands.”

She recalls how her grandmother would say that idle hands were the devil’s workshop. That is no problem for her as she keeps her schedule in order for what is going

on at each church.

The pastor emphasizes, “I think it’s been a wonderful experience, since they are three really great churches.”

She praises the level of cooperation demonstrated by the congregations.

“They are awesome people.” She adds, “I have a good husband, and I think that makes a difference.”

One example is that the three churches will be on a rotating schedule for worship times. For three months, each will commence worship at 8:30, 9:45 or 11 a.m. and so on. Vogelezang expects this to result in some increased interaction between those who may have never met before, or did not know each other very well.

So far, the new pastor has not encountered scheduling conflicts for weddings or funerals. As the congregations are not large, she does not anticipate such problems. She notes that the congregation members work together to accommodate each other. Vogelezang adds that this quality reminds her of those she served in Kansas, “and that makes a world of difference.”

Vogelezang is a believer in the notion that a job is best when it brings you happiness.

That is how she approaches each day. She says of preaching, “I’m passionate about it because I love it. It brings joy to me.” She hopes that those she pastors share that joy and find it exciting.

to the grange hall have been completed.

At the next meeting, Tuesday, someone will be present to clarify Issue 2 which will be on the ballot in November.

Nicky Schaffer, lecturer, had a contest on autumn articles for all members to participate in. A social time closed the evening. Bob and Marie Russell served as hosts.

ACCEPTANCE

Ware attends Rhodes State Dustin Ware, a graduate of Jackson Center H i g h School, has been accepted

by Rhodes State College in Lima.

T h e Ware son of Dianne and Dana Ware, of Jackson Center, will study agriculture/agronomy.

He earned the

Coaches Award in golf, honorable mention in baseball and the following scholarships: Robert E. Grubbs Foundation, Jackson Center Community Corporate, Ivan Metz Memorial, Rising Sun Express, Jackson Center Fire Department and Grace Lutheran Church.

His high school activities included four years of golf, baseball and FFA; two years of Spanish club and one year of bas-

ketball and drama club.

He participated in church mission trips to Mexico and West Virginia. He was a church deacon/communion assistant. He participated in Boy Scouts. He assisted the fire department with hose testing and fundraising activities, participated in community trash pick-up and in Make a Difference Day, each for three years.

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To the editor: We have had the privilege of accompanying the Your hometown newspaper since 1891 veterans and their companions on their “Veterans to DC” trips, and we treasure the memories and Frank Beeson/Regional Group Publisher friends we have made! To travel with and assist Jeffrey J. Billiel/Editor and Publisher these humble heroes, and thank them for their Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of service, was very rewarding. It was heartwarming religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridg- to see the public, young and old everywhere we ing the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the went, greet them with applause and salutes. The people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the governShelby County Vets to DC team is a hard-working ment for a redress of grievances. bunch, and Mike Bennett does an outstanding job of leading the charge — but without your help, it cannot happen!

If you have a friend or loved one who has served our country in World War II or the Korean conflict, and they have not seen “their” memorials, (indeed, they do belong to these fine veterans), then please encourage them to contact Mike — we would be delighted to accompany them if they picked up the The actual qualify for the trip! We have expanded our areas bouquet of flow- to include veterans from all over Ohio as well as dressing and ers and paused the USA — and will welcome any vet that can preening took at the door. place in Dewey’s “get on the bus” with us. You will find that we are “Hope I don’t house, wita most flexible group. blow this.” nessed by Doc At the same time, please consider sponsoring a “Dewey, just and Steve.

Home veteran, our goal is to make this never-to-forget two Dewey told trip at absolutely no cost to the veteran — it is Country remember things: Tell her them that Slim Randles who you are and the least we can do to thank them for our freemorning over doms. Any donation is truly worthwhile and apwhat you do, and coffee and horopreciated. be yourself.” scopes that the stars We appreciate everyone who is or has been supHe nodded solemnly were right. Today would porting the “Vets to DC” trips. We look forward to be the day. This very day, and walked out to the seeing you there! before lunch had settled pickup with the fancy Rich and Rhonda Wade upon the land, verily, he magnetic sign on the Pasco-Montra Road 8991 door and drove away. would approach Emily He was sitting there, Stickles and introduce 20 minutes later, watchhimself.

Doc and Steve circled ing the front door of the county building. Waiting downwind there in the living room, sniffing, but for Emily. Emily of his To the editor: failing to catch a hint of dreams, Emily of the What an opportunity! On Nov. 8, residents of cheekbones, Emily who Dewey’s profession as the Botkins Local School District will be given the the king of used hay, the kept an eye on the goability to say “yes” to their children and their comings-on in the county. sultan of assimilated munity.

And there she was, sustenance, the pharaoh The state has given the Botkins district a of fertilizer. Two showers dressed in a business chance to build a brand-new school. Without the had done their best. Our outfit, and she was walk- 75 percent from the state, this would not even be ing toward him. Dewey boy was ready. a remote possibility. However, with their hefty “Now Dewey,” Steve knew. Now or never. He contribution, we have the ability to build a new grabbed the flowers and school for roughly the same cost as fixing/updatsaid, “with your truck stepped out. She smiled …” ing our current building. back at him as he ap“Washed it twice.”

Our school administration should be comproached. Name and oc- mended for being so fiscally responsible over the Heads nodded in apcupation, Dewey. Name proval. Then Doc and years, but it is now time to invest in the future. It Steve watched as Dewey and occupation. will never be cheaper. The Botkins community has “Miss Stickles,” he tied the new tie on. The a rich history of supporting education. Previous said, thrusting the flowblue one. generations secured the future for our children; “You have a tie clip or ers forward. “My name is now it is time for us to secure the future for the Dewey Decker and I’m in tie tack or something?” next generation.

Doc asked. Dewey shook cow manure.”

On Nov. 8, we plan to demonstrate our commithis head. Doc took his off ment to our community and its future with a “yes” Two nonfiction books and handed it to him. vote.

Please join us in saying “yes” to our commuby syndicated columnist “Use this.” nity.

Slim Randles have been “But Doc, it’s from a Ron and Nancy Stutsman university, and I’m in the declared finalists in the 17300 Heiland-Kies Road New Mexico Book fertilizer business … ” Botkins Awards competition. Pub“And your point is?” lisher Rio Grande Books “Oh … OK.” said “Sweetgrass MornSteve took the little ings,” an outdoor memoir, bottle of Old Spice and pulled the little plug on and “A Cowboy’s Guide to Growing Up Right,” were To the editor: it. “Hands up, Dewey.” named. The winners will Dewey raised his I am a longtime resident of our county, and I arms and Steve got each be named in November. am writing to express my full support for Jeff Randles’ weekly column, Beigel, candidate for Sidney Municipal Court armpit with the bottle.

“Cowboy way,” he ex- “Home Country,” is read judge. by nearly 2 million readplained.

I have had the opportunity to work with Jeff in Dewey was ready. He ers in 42 states. several different capacities, both in his capacity as assistant prosecutor or serving on joint committees over the last several years. His dedication to achieving full accomplishment of whatever task he has committed to is always assured. He is a person you can count on. His calming manner has been excellent in handling challenging situations.

Shelby County needs to continue to value conservative candidates with proven leadership.

BY EDNA WISE I urge you to join me in voting for Jeff Beigel Someone said I should write a poem about them. for Municipal Court judge on Nov. 8.

Ellen D. Joslin This is about the volunteers help from the 2388 W. Millcreek Road women and men.

I go to bingo almost every Friday night.

The bingo hall down the street is there in my sight.

They are all volunteers that do work there.

They usually have enough help, but have none to spare.

To the editor: The profits all go to help the rescue squad.

I would like to comment on something I find They make a little profit by doing their job. very interesting but very, very sad. How is it this They need help to call the numbers back, when very same country that will not allow prayer at someone wins. the graduations, allows prayer before the presiIf we happen to win, we always want to win dent’s inauguration? How is it that the same again. voices that yell for the separation of church and Someone has to call the numbers so we can play. state and do not allow prayer in the schools allow Usually we lose, but sometimes we may win any- prayerful benediction after an inauguration? Why way. is there so much talk about “morals” on Capitol They need a few volunteers to sell the tips, too. Hill, yet we are not allowed to continue to reinBuying the tips, a lot of money you can go force morals in our children through the schools through. they attend? Why is America so hypocritical in all Then they need someone to sell the snacks and it does? Children learn by example, yet we wonder sell the pop. why our children are so confused and moral-less.

We all have fun and we don’t ever need any cops.

Joan Longanecker It isn’t hard work, but the volunteers do give 405 Folkerth Ave. their time.

They could be at home, watching TV and drinking some wine.

Election letter deadline set We want to thank the volunteers for all that they do.

The deadline for receipt of election-related It helps the rescue squad a bit and we are having letters to the editor is Oct. 28. Letters refun, too. ceived after that date will not be published.

The writer lives at 155 N. Main St., Minster.

Dewey makes his move

Say ‘yes’ to children

Vote for Beigel

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Bingo volunteers

America hypocritical

To the editor: Volunteers from Radio Maria, WHJM, would like to express our appreciation to the many people involved in our latest fundraising events.

Without their generosity, we would not have been so successful.

To begin, we want to express our gratitude for the numerous donations of baked goods that we sold at our open house. It was obvious from the quantity and quality of the donations that these good people care about Radio Maria. We also appreciate the extra help from volunteers whom helped at the open house, bearing the cold weather on those couple of cold days!

Secondly, our “snack wheel” required the help of countless people who donated snack items. We received help from St. Augustine, Holy Redeemer, Marion Catholic Community, St. Nicholas and St. Louis Youth Ministry, and three St. Henry groups — Altar Rosary Sodality, K of C and Daughters of Isabella. Their donations were vital to our Oktoberfest booth. Students from Minster High School that are members of the Student Outreach Service Club ( SOS ) had an important part in helping run the booth, too.

Our float got a makeover this year and earned us the first-place senior civic award. Ben Dwenger, David Slonkosky, Mimi Burke, Larry Topp, Fred and Marlene Rutschilling all contributed their time and skill for this project.

Lastly, our raffle was a great success. We are so appreciative of the 47 businesses that donated more than 60 prizes to make this our biggest raffle to date and Globus Printing for the tickets.

These fundraising efforts have helped Radio Maria, WHJM, meet its monthly expenses. However, this is only one month in the whole year. We are constantly working on funding each month’s expenses. It is our hope that our listeners would prayerfully consider ways to continue supporting Radio Maria. One of those ways is through the ARMS 21 program where an individual or group makes a monthly pledge of $21. Perhaps you are a member of a group or organization that could become an ARMS 21 member. Contact Radio Maria at (888) 408-0201, or visit their website at www.radiomaria.us, or your local station WHJM at (419) 628-8870.

Polly Barga Radio Maria Volunteer 10 Fieldcrest Road Minster

New toys needed To the editor: With the holiday season rapidly approaching, the Western Ohio Marine Corps League will once again be placing our toy boxes at locations in Sidney and throughout Shelby County. Your donation of a new toy will warm the hearts of those children less fortunate this year.

Any business wishing to sponsor a drop-off point may contact me at 492-9043.

These past few years your donations have helped thousands of children in Shelby County. I want to stress that all toys stay in this county as rumors otherwise were circulated last year.

This gets bigger and bigger each year and it is due only because of your generosity.

Remembering the reason for the season — have a wonderful holiday!

Jon Johnson 1300 University Drive

Defeat Issue 2 To the editor: This is a rebuttal to state Sen. Keith Faber’s remarks to the Sidney Rotary Club concerning Issue 2. The senator pointed out three main issues: health insurance premiums, performance evaluations and pension contributions.

I am the spouse of a proud firefighter/paramedic serving the citizens of Sidney. I know for a fact that my spouse pays health insurance premiums (which does not include eye or dental), is subject to performance reviews annually and contributes to the pension system.

What the senator is not telling us is that the state government is attempting to impose regulations on local government under the guise of responsibility. The lack of responsibility has put some cities and state agencies into financial distress and Issue 2 is a bailout for them. Issue 2 provides the ability to hide behind law instead of being responsible managers of our money and services. The city of Sidney does not need more state regulation.

The city of Sidney has been responsible to the citizens of Sidney by reducing the work staff by more than 10 percent throughout the city departments, including police and fire. The city has maintained great service with fewer employees.

Performance reviews are conducted annually.

Your employees pay their share for health insurance and pension contributions.

Join me in defeat of Issue 2. Please vote “no” on the issue.

Teresa Haller 550 Jefferson St.

COMICS

Sidney Daily News, Friday, October 21, 2011

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FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE BLONDIE

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DENNIS THE MENACE

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TODAY IN HISTORY CROSSWORD HOROSCOPE Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 Today is Friday, Oct. be21, and interesting times might in New the 294th offing for youof in 2011. the next year, the day There where is concerned. are 71 your dayssocial left life in the year. new relationships start Several in HisToday’s Highlight that out on a casual basis will develop and tory: grow into enviable lifelong friendships.

On Oct. 1879, LIBRA (Sept. 21, 23-Oct. 23) —Thomas You won’t Edison a workable trouble keeping up with the have anyperfected Joneses, because to his your laboratory peers you are electric light at a stellar attraction.

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■ In 1797, the U.S. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) Navy — Alfrigate also though at Constitution, times you are inclined to known “Old no one caresIronsides,” about you, a think thatas situation might develop prove was christened in that’ll Boston’s how much everyone likes you. All you harbor. is just relax and be yourself. have ■ to Indo1805, a British fleet SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — commanded by Adm. Horatio When you relax, you’re a charmer, imNelson defeatedwitha whom Frenchyou pressing everyone Spanish fleetItinwill the Battle of come in contact. be one of those times when Nelson, obvious approval will Trafalgar; however, any feelings of rejection. smother was killed.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)of—the An ■ In 1917, members opportunity to help better your finan1st ofbe the U.S. Army cialDivision position will orchestrated by training in has Luneville (luhnsomeone who a stake in your afnay-VEEL’), France, became fairs. You may not know about this person’s but you’llto digsee the acrethe firstinput, Americans sults. on the front lines of tion AQUARIUS World War (Jan. I. 20-Feb. 19) — Although you may never realize the im■ In 1944, during pact of your words, you’ll World have a War II, U.S. troops captured faculty for saying all the right things the city of ofAachen that German will uplift the spirits another and change their world.

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Supreme Court. (Both nomiCANCER (June 21-July 22) — There’s nees were confirmed.) a good chance that something you ■ In 1986, wanted changedpro-Iranian will be altered,kidbut nappers in Lebanon abducted owing to someone else’s influence, not yours. If it serves your purpose, American Edward Tracy who (he cares? released in August was LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Because you 1991). are a fast thinker who possesses sound ■ Inyou 1991, judgment should be American able to come hostage Jesse toTurner up with a solution a problem was that freed by instant, his kidnappers in needs an creative answer.

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WEATHER

Sidney Daily News, Friday, October 21, 2011

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100 years Oct. 21, 1911 County Clerk Fred Counts has received a supply of application blanks for 1912 automoTuesday Wednesday LOCAL OUTLOOK Today Tonight Saturday Sunday Monday bile license tabs and owners of cars may obtain same from him for the purpose of making applications for next Chance Mostly Sunny Partly Partly Mostly Partly year. The law requires of rain in clear with with cloudy cloudy, cloudy, cloudy every automobile owner After days of rain, we may the A.M., west areas of High: 58° 30% 30% High: 65° then winds 4 to frost chance of chance of see a few showers early to file annually with the Low: 42° Low: 45° today but Secretary of State for partly 10 mph High: 55° showers showers each motor vehicle cloudy in Low: 35° High: 62° High: 58° c l o u d s Low: 38° owned or acquired as apthe P.M. Low: 42° Low: 40° begin to break up High: 52° plication for registration, in the afaccompanied by a fee of ternoon $5 for each gasoline and leading to steam and $3 for each a lot of electric motor vehicle. sunshine ––––– over the weekend.

Temperature Precipitation Sunrise/Sunset Tompkins Charles High Wednesday . . . . . . . . 52 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. 1.86 Friday’s sunset . . . . 6:48 p.m. has taken a position at Low Wednesday. . . . . . . . . 42 Month to date . . . . . . . . . 2.37 Saturday’s sunrise . 7:55 a.m. the Grand Leader ClothYear to date . . . . . . . . . . 44.40 Saturday’s sunset . . 6:47 p.m. ing and Shoe Store where he will be glad to Source: The Sidney Wastewater Treatment Plant, official weather reporting station for greet his friends and acShelby County, and the U.S. Naval Observatory. For current daytime conditions, low/high quaintance. temperatures, go to AccuWeather.com.

––––– About fifty of the new electric street lights to National forecast be installed by the SidCity/Region Forecast highs for Friday, Oct. 21 Sunny Pt. Cloudy Cloudy High | Low temps Forecast for Friday, Oct. 21 ney Electric Light Co. have been placed in poMICH. sition and will be lighted Cleveland for the first time Toledo 54° | 43° tonight. The new lights 54° | 40° that have so far been Youngstown put in are located in the 56° | 40° northeast end of the city.

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Cool temps bring man grief (raynaud’s DR. DEAR NOSE) have arDONOHUE: My teries that 17-year-old son overreact to cold has Raynaud’s exposure.

The phenomenon. hand arteries Cool temperaand sometimes tures turn his the feet arteries hand and fingers shut tightly. With blue, then white and then some- To your no blood flowing to them, the times orange. good hands and finThe episode is painful. He had a health gers turn white. difficult time Dr. Paul G. As oxygen is lost from the trapped functioning at Donohue blood, they turn school. He wears gloves with the finger- blue. And finally, when tips cut off as well as the arteries open and blood rushes in, they using hand warmers.

The doctor recom- turn reddish. Emotional mended blood pressure stress causes the same medicine, which I would reaction cold does. These like to avoid since he are painful episodes.

Why are the fingertips doesn’t have high blood pressure. Any ideas? — of your son’s gloves cut off? It would be better to P.G. ANSWER: When ex- keep them. In fact, his posed to cold, everyone’s whole body needs things arteries constrict to pre- to keep body heat intact. serve body heat. Con- Thermal underwear and striction shunts blood to sweaters would help him deeper body parts, where stay warm.

At the onset of an atit stays warm.

People with Ray- tack, quick action can

abort it. Letting warm water run over the hands or swinging the arms in a circular motion like a windmill keeps blood flowing to the hands and fingers.

Some of the medicines used for Raynaud’s control are also used for blood pressure control.

Medicines often have more than one use. In your son’s case, the medicines will not affect his blood pressure, but they will keep the arteries open. Nifedipine (Procardia) and Norvasc (amlodipine) are two such medicines. Nitroglycerin ointment applied to the hands and fingers at the onset of an attack keep arteries dilated.

TO READERS: The booklet on headaches provides information on the different kinds of headaches and their treatments. Readers can order a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue — No. 901,

Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Can. with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am presently taking Plavix and a baby aspirin daily.

Someone, not my doctor, advised me that you cannot take these two medicines with Cialis, Levitra or Viagra. Will you tell me if this is correct? — D.C. ANSWER: Ask that someone where he got this information. I can’t find any reference that states incompatibility between aspirin and Plavix taken with Cialis, Levitra or Viagra. Was he thinking of nitrates, medicines most often 50 years used for angina, the Oct. 21, 1961 chest pain that comes St. Ann Rosary Altar with blocked heart arter- Society welcomed two ies? new members, Mrs. Anthony Geise and Mrs. Iva Meindering at their meeting Tuesday evening. The meeting was opened by the presthat his little girl is ident Mrs. Elizabeth growing up and the rules Seiters with 74 memhave changed. A licensed counselor will not come off as a “freaked-out, paranoid former victim” and can help him to understand that his behavior should not be repeated. And while you’re at it, raise the issue of your sex life so you will have a clearer understanding of why it is the way it is.

Rules change as daughter grows up DEAR ABBY: consciously) to My preteen touch her inapd a u g h t e r, propriately. But “Avery,” has if it bothered started developAvery, it can’t ing a more macontinue. ture figure. She I’m afraid I’ll recently told me overreact if I try privately that to discuss this one night while I with him. I was Dear was in class, her sexually abused Abby father smacked by a relative Abigail her on the botwhen I was a tom and started Van Buren young teenager. playing with the back This relative also said pockets on her jeans. It that because he was remade her very uncom- lated to me he could fortable. When Avery touch me in whatever asked him to stop, he way he wanted. To furtold her that she’s his ther complicate matters, “baby girl” and he could my husband refuses me smack her “cute little in bed. butt” if he wants to.

If there’s trouble I think my husband brewing, I want to stop it truly believed it was OK now, but I don’t want to and didn’t mean (at least come off as a freaked-

out, paranoid former victim seeing abuse where it may be total innocence. Any suggestions?

— UNEASY IN INDIANA DEAR UNEASY: Yes. Listen to your gut.

Tell your daughter you’re glad she told you what happened, and you want her to come to you anytime ANYONE makes her feel uncomfortable. No one has the right to touch her if she doesn’t want to be. And because what her father did made her uncomfortable, her “cute little butt” is off limits.

If your husband gives you an argument, insist on professional counseling for the two of you. He may be slow to realize

Oct. 21, 1936 Edging past the $3,500 mark, but still far short of the goal of $5,000 at the checkup last evening, It was apparent that unless all workers pushed forward their utmost efforts, the Triangle Chest Fund would not reach its quota by this evening.

The fact that only about 50 per cent of the cards have been reported, led to the hope that the goal may yet be attained.

––––– Dedication of the State Fish Hatchery at St. Marys was held yesterday with A.F. Moon, chairman of the State Conservation Council, as master of ceremonies.

The dedication was part of the Festival of Lakes program. It was estimated that at least 10,000 people saw the parade held as a part of the festival.

––––– In a Miami Valley League game at the Julia Lamb field here this afternoon, the Sidney High School Yellow Jackets crossed the goal line in the second half.

Both teams missed the try for the extra point.

––––– Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shrider have moved from South Main Avenue to the residence they recently purchased at 868 Crescent Drive, the former Sam Love home.

Dear Abby is written

by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

bers present.

––––– Mrs. Richard Conrad was hostess Monday evening to members of the Town and County Club in her home on Water Street. After the rounds of euchre, the hostess presented each guest with a gift in the order of their score.

––––– The Alpha Phi Chapter, Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority, has the honor of having one of its members elected to the office of state first vice-president.

Miss Betty Quellhorst brought that honor to the Sidney chapter. Miss Quellhorst attended the meeting with the following member from the Sidney chapter: Miss Janet Jackson, Mrs. Stuart Waymire, Mrs. Louis Kerber, Mrs. Thomas Knupp, and Mrs. Thomas Jackson.

––––– Mrs. Patricia Scherer would have won $300 Tuesday afternoon at Subler’s Super E Market, South Ohio Avenue.

She wasn’t registered and now the Lucky Barrel stands at $400 in front of the Corbin’s Western Auto Supply, West Poplar Street.

25 year Oct. 21, 1986 Two Minster High School girls are vying for the title of 1986 homecoming queen, Amy Gaerke and Chris Fortkamp. Other members of the court are; Jenny Gaerke, Melissa Albers, and Vickie Eiting.

––––– Richard Swaney of Jackson Center is restoring a cemetery near Pemberton called Indian Creek Cemetery. Swaney unearthed several tombstones which had been covered by several inches of soil. He is restoring the cemetery and obtained a list of the names of people who were buried there between 1835 and 1929.

The cemetery is located on the southwest corner of Tawawa-Maplewood and Dingman-Slagle Roads.

––––– Fairlawn won for the 20th straight time, downing Jackson Center, while Sidney lost in the Greater Miami Conference play and Russia topped Houston in Shelby County League action Wednesday. Fairlawn wound up a perfect 12-0 in SCL volleyball and action and will take a 20-1 record into Sidney Class A District Tournament play on Saturday Lehman.

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

SPORTS

Sidney Daily News, Friday, October 21, 2011

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Buck Eyes An inside look at Ohio State football

Grading the Buckeyes High marks not abundant at mid season something out of just a bad throw the way Dane Sanzenbacher could last year.

Grade: D

By JIM NAVEAU jnaveau@limanews.com 419-993-2087 COLUMBUS — Ohio State’s football team has had quite a few tests already this season and some of them have come back with red marks all over them.

This week brings an off week for the Buckeyes after a 17-7 win at Illinois last Saturday. Then they take on Wisconsin in a night game at Ohio Stadium.

Before that, though, it’s time for some mid-term grades for the first half of a sometimes trying season that has followed a tumultuous offseason.

Here’s how OSU has graded out so far: QUARTERBACKS Braxton Miller has played well in his last two games, against Nebraska before he suffered a sprained ankle and at Illinois. He is a threat as a runner but his passing still has a long way to go. He might be all that is standing between Ohio State and complete disaster at quarterback, though.

If there were an award for least accurate Ohio State quarterback ever, his backup Joe Bauserman would have retired the trophy with several throws that had people in the third row ducking to get out of the way.

Grade: C-

SPECIAL TEAMS Drew Basil (8 for 10 on field goals) and punter Ben Buchanan (41.3) have been reliable. Basil has hit his last eight field goal attempts in a row after missing the first four attempts of his career dating back to last season.

Kick returns and kick coverage have been good. By this time last season, Ohio State had given up three kick or punt returns for touchdowns with a season-shattering kickoff return by Wisconsin still in the future.

Grade: B

OFFENSIVE LINE Consistency has not been the calling card of this group.

Even in an overall good game at Illinois, they blocked well in the running game but allowed four sacks. Getting left tackle Mike Adams back from his five-game suspension the last two weeks has brought immediate improvement.

However, OSU’s nine rushing touchdowns are tied for ninth in the Big Ten and the 19 sacks it has allowed are tied for 11th. Only Indiana has given up more sacks in the Big Ten. Grade: C-

DEFENSIVE LINE John Simon (3 sacks, 7.5 tackles for losses) and Johnathan Hankins (2 sacks, 6.5 tackles for losses) give opposing offensive lines a lot to think about. But with end Nathan Williams out for the season after two knee surgeries, there is a major gap in the pass rush department. To try to compensate for that, OSU has moved the versatile Simon around to different positions on the line.

Grade: B

Head Coach Luke Fickell

LINEBACKERS

Andrew Sweat (43 tackles, 5 tackles for losses) has filled some of the sizable hole left when Brian Rolle and Ross Homan Quite a few people predicted Dan Herron could lose his spot as Ohio State’s No. 1 running back before he returned departed, but first-year starters Etienne from an NCAA suspension. But the reality of Carlos Hyde, Sabino and Storm Klein and the rest of the linebackers appear to be learning on the Jordan Hall and Rod Smith hasn’t lived up to the hype.

Herron returned with a big game at Illinois when he rushed job.

Freshman Ryan Shazier looks like a for 114 yards and scored a touchdown. player who could get more playing time Hyde and Hall have been adequate as fill-ins, but the the second half of the season. Highly much-anticipated Smith has not been seen much since touted freshman Curtis Grant has not losing fumbles in the first two games. And Hyde’s playing been a factor at all. time was drastically reduced when Herron returned.

Grade: C Grade: B-

RUNNING BACKS

DEFENSIVE BACKS

RECEIVERS Open receivers have been a rarity for Ohio State this season. Blame inexperience, maybe a lack of speed in some cases, and having No. 1 receiver DeVier Posey suspended until the last two games of the season.

Tight end Jake Stoneburner has been the most productive pass catcher with six touchdowns in his 12 catches.

But there is nobody who is even close to being a “go-to” guy, the guy who can make something out of nothing, or

BIG TEN STANDINGS Leaders Division Big Ten Overall W L W L Wisconsin 2 0 6 0 Penn State 3 0 6 1 Illinois 2 1 6 1 Purdue 1 1 3 3 Ohio State 1 2 4 3 Indiana 0 3 1 6 Legends Division Big Ten Overall W L W L Michigan State 2 0 5 1 Michigan 2 1 6 1 Nebraska 1 1 5 1 Iowa 1 1 4 2 Northwestern 0 3 2 4 Minnesota 0 2 1 5

Depth has been the strength of Ohio State’s defensive backfield. Cornerback Bradley Roby has three interceptions and could be emerging as the playmaker here.

The DBs might have been hampered a bit so far by the fact last year’s front seven put more pressure on opposing offenses than this year’s group has been able to do.

Grade: B

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

2011 OSU LEADERS

BIG TEN SATURDAY Illinois at Purdue, noon Indiana at Iowa, noon Nebraska at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m.

Penn State at Northwestern, 7 p.m.

Wisconsin at Michigan State, 8 p.m.

TOP 25 LSU vs. Auburn, 3:30 p.m.

Alabama vs. Tennessee, 7:15 p.m.

Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech, 8 p.m.

Boise State vs. Air Force, 3:30 p.m.

Oklahoma State at Missouri, noon Stanford vs. Washington, 8 p.m.

Clemson vs. North Carolina, noon Oregon at Colorado, 3:30 p.m.

OSU SCHEDULE

Passing Yards Joe Bauserman ......................492 Braxton Miller .........................403 Rushing Yards Carlos Hyde ...........................408 Jordan Hall ........................... .321 Receiving Yards Devin Smith ...........................187 Jake Stoneburner ...................150 Field Goals Drew Basil............................8/10 Punting Ben Buchanan.......................41.3 Tackles Andrew Sweat ..........................49 Interceptions Bradley Roby...............................3 C.J. Barnett................................2

COUNTDOWN

Sept. 3 ............................ Akron, 42-0 Sept. 10 ....................... Toledo, 27-22 Sept. 17 ............at Miami (Fla.), 6-24 Sept. 24 ................... Colorado, 37-17 Oct. 1 ..................... Mich. State, 7-10 Oct. 8 .................. at Nebraska, 27-34 Oct. 15 ........................... Illinois, 17-7 Oct. 29 .................. Wisconsin, 8 p.m.

Nov. 5 .....................................Indiana Nov. 12 ............................... at Purdue Nov. 19 ............................. Penn State Nov. 26 ............................ at Michigan Content compiled by Jim Naveau and design by Ross Bishoff • The Lima News Copyright © 2011 The Lima News.

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VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR The Village of Jackson Center, Ohio is seeking qualified applicants for the full-time position of Village Administrator.

The Village is a Statutory Plan Village with 12 full-time, 2 part-time and 10 seasonal employees, with a population of 1,462. The annual budget is $4.3M with a General Fund budget of $418K. The administrator is responsible for the day to day operations of the Village including Annual Operating and Capital Budgeting, Electric Distribution, Water and Sewer Utility Operations, Street Maintenance, Zoning, Economic Development, Parks and Recreation, Grant Writing and Project Management. The successful candidate will have complete secondary education and at least five years work experience in the public sector or completion of a Bachelor's Degree in public administration or related fields and two years work in the public sector; previous supervisory experience; or equivalent. Candidates should have excellent communication, computer, problem solving, and organizational skills and must have the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with all subordinates, elected officials and the general public.

Salary range of $60K$70K DOQ with excellent benefits package.

Permanent residency inside the Village Corporation Limits required within six months of appointment. Recruitment is subject to Ohio Public Records Law. For more community information go to:

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2 BEDROOM, 325 S. Walnut. Stove, refrigerator, w/d hookup, $350 month plus deposit.

(937)726-7149 2 BEDROOM apartment, Sidney, appliances, air, washer/ dryer hookup, trash paid, no pets, $430, (937)394-7265

2 BEDROOM, nice on Collins. Appliances, attached garage, CA. One level, washer/ dryer hookup. (419)629-3427

3 BEDROOM, 2 car garage, 2459 Alpine Court, all appliances. $695 month.

(937)497-1053 (937)638-7982

2 BEDROOM very nice, 2612 Terry Hawk, appliances, garage. $525 month plus deposit.

(937)710-4552

3 BEDROOM, 2 bath. $595 plus deposit, year lease. Gas heat, appliances, A/C, garage, lawn care.

NO PETS! (937)498-9477

2 BEDROOM, Botkins, next to school. $375.

Metro accepted.

(937)394-2221

2 BEDROOMS, 301 S. Miami, $390, 528 1/2 S. Miami, $375, No pets, (937)498-8000

2 BEDROOM duplex. 1 car garage, all appliances furnished. Great location!

(937)497-9894.

2 BEDROOMS, Sidney, 1 car attached garage, CA, $525. Move in special, (937)638-4468.

3015 Summerfield - $189,900 This 8 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bath home with walk out basement is located an a wooded lot (177x306) in Plum Ridge Subdivision. The basement has windows in the south side to provide lots of natural light to the basement.The upstairs features tile flooring in the entry hall, kitchen/breakfast area, laundry room and both bathrooms. The master bedroom along with the front bedroom features walk-in closets. The living room has a tray ceiling. Enjoy the wooded lot from your large wood deck.

TOM MIDDLETON 498-2348 E-mail: tommiddleton@realtor.com

ANNA, 310 South Pike. 2 bedroom, stove, refrigerator, AC, washer/ dryer hook-up, storage building. $465 monthly plus $400 deposit. 1 year lease. Water, sewer paid, (937)498-9642.

ANNA, Large 2 & 3 Bedroom duplexes, attached garage, no pets MOVE IN SPECIAL gemstoneofanna.com (937)538-6793

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1982 FOURWINNS BOAT

18 ft., 165 OMC Inboard Outboard, runs great. $3000 OBO. (937)524-2724 (513)509-3861

1990 JAGUAR XJ6

Silver, 18-inch wheels, classic, good running condition, needs some cosmetics. $3500 OBO. (937)778-4078

1997 NEWMAR 38' DUTCH STAR

One slide,

(937)606-1147

2001 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC

HOUSTON, St. Rt. 66, 1 bedroom, clean, nice, no pets. $325 monthly, $325 deposit. (937)295-2235

COUNTRY SETTING 2 bedroom townhouse.

No one above or below!

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

REMODELED 3 bedroom 206 W. Main, Anna. Basement, detached garage.

One block from school. $600 plus deposit (937)394-7117

(937)498-4747 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.

3 BEDROOM duplex, 2 baths, 2 car garage, all appliances including washer and dryer. 2471 Apache Drive. $695 + deposit.

NO PETS, (937)726-0512.

St. Marys Avenue Apartments $250 Deposit Special!

Most utilities paid, off street parking, appliances, NO PETS! 2 bedroom, $475 month (937)489-9921

Bambo ~ male Peppers ~ female Rusty ~ Puddles ~male Terrior-Lab Mix Dachshund puppy Labrador-Retriever Rat Terrier mix mix

Diesel, Cummins engine, 45,500 miles. sleeps 6, awnings. Very good condition.

3 BEDROOM, 2 bath, spacious duplex, Sidney, appliances, air, laundry hookup, new carpet, no pets, $530, (937)394-7265

602.5 SOUTH Ohio, upstairs unit, 3 bedrooms, stove, refrigerator, $380/ deposit, (937)693-6502

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(937)492-3450 ✰✰✰ FT. LORAMIE, 1 bedroom apartment. $305 month plus utilities. Appliances, washer/dryer, AC included.

Deposit/lease.

(937)423-5839

COUNTRY MEADOWS 2 BEDROOM, 2 bath CONDO. Family room, utility room, garage, patio. $575 month, deposit, lease.

NO pets.

(937)478-9416

SIDNEY: 2 bedroom, appliances, washer/ dryer, attached garage, 821 Chestnut. $525 month.

(937)638-0630.

2 BEDROOM, 2 bath home on Lake Loramie.

Eat-in kitchen, large living room, Rec. room, W&D hook-up, stove, refrigerator. Like new inside and out. Detached garage. $675 monthly + deposit, trash and sewage paid.

No pets. (937)538-0219 3 BEDROOM, 2 full bath, central air, with appliances and garage.

(937)492-8674 10am-7pm 3 BEDROOM, 2 story with garage, 1007 Greene St., Piqua. Near school and shopping. CA, gas heat, NO appliances. Renter responsible for: utilities, normal maintenance, lawn care. One month deposit, first months rent upon signing agreement. NO PETS or Metro! References required with rent application. $625 Month.

Send replies to: PO Box 920, Piqua, OH 45356 c/o Rental Mgr. Include phone number and where you can be reached.

3-4 BEDROOM, double, 210 East Grove (off St. Mary's), stove, refrigerator. $500 rent/ deposit.

(937)658-2026

Board of Health Sidney-Shelby County 202 W. Poplar Street, Sidney, OH 45365 Resolution 11-2 CHANGES IN FEE SCHEDULE WHEREAS, the Board of Health of the Sidney-Shelby County Health District, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 3709.09, may establish a uniform system of fees to pay the cost of any service provided by the Board; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Sidney-Shelby County Board of Health adopts the following fee schedule effective November 1, 2011.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM: Food Safety Program, Private Water Systems Program, Rabies Program.

NURSING DIVISION FEES: Nursing Program.

Schedule: July 20, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

First Reading Date: Public Hearing & Second Reading Date: August 17, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

Third Reading Date: September 21, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

Adoption Date: September 21, 2011 Effective Date: November 1, 2011 Bruce Metz, Acting President, Sidney-Shelby County Health Department Steven J. Tostrick, MPH, RS, Health Commissioner A complete copy of Resolution 11-2 is available at the SidneyShelby County Health Dept., 202 W. Poplar St., Sidney, Ohio, www.shelbycountyhealthdept.org, at the Shelby County Law Library, and at Municipal Court.

Oct. 21, 28

LEGAL NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS Notice is hereby given that the tentative tax values for the 2011 revaluation have been revised and are open for public inspection.

Informal complaints concerning said values will be heard at the Shelby County Auditor’s Office, 129 E. Court St., Sidney Ohio from Oct 31, 2011 through Nov. 4, 2011.

Office hours are 8:30 AM 4:30 PM (Monday. – Thurs.) & 8:30 AM – Noon (Friday). Taxpayers may call 937-498-7202 for more information and to schedule an appointment.

Dennis J. York, Shelby County Auditor Oct. 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31

KITTENS, 8 weeks old, extremely friendly, litter trained, all different colors, free to good homes, Calico mother, beautiful loving cat, free to good home, (937)726-7940 MINI DACHSHUND PUPPIES, AKC registered, health guaranteed, shots are UTD, wormed. Long coated, 2 reds, 2 chocolates and 1 black/silver dapple. Males $200. Females, $275.

(937)667-1777, (937)667-0077

SHIH TZU, 3 year old, black and white, male, housebroke, neutered, great loving dog, loves kids, free to good home, (937)531-9338 SHIH-TZU's, 3 family raised, males. $300-$400.

(567)279-3795 YORKIE/SHIH TZU, 2 1/2 years old. Free to good clean home.

(937)638-2121

WANTED: Used motor oil for farm shop furnace.

(937)295-2899

SEASONED FIREWOOD $160 per cord. Stacking extra, $130 you pick up.

Taylor Tree Service available (937)753-1047

HAND GUN, .38 Taurus revolver model 82, 4" barrel, blue, in excellent condition, with shells and gun pouch, $270, (937)846-1276.

WE PAY cash for your old toys! Star Wars, GI Joes, He-Man, Transformers, and much more.

(937)638-3188.

S O F A / L O V E SEAT/ROCKER RECLINER Navy blue, leather, glass coffee and end tables. 3 light oak bar stools. Excellent condition.

(937)538-6817 (937)538-0642

ADULT MOVIES, still in factory seal, great selection, $4 each.

Call (419)738-1128 evenings, leave message if no answer or (567)356-0272.

1999 INFINITY G20T, leather, automatic, 4 cylinder, tilt, cruise, sunroof, power windows/ locks, CD, excellent tires, well maintained. $5000.

(937)638-8227

CHRISTMAS TREE, 7 Foot with stand, good condition, $80 obo (937)658-3351 CORNHOLE GAMES and bags. Have games ready to go! Order early for Christmas. You name it, I'll paint it. (937)489-2668 METAL. Wanting anything that contains metal.

Will haul away for FREE. Call (937)451-1566 or (937)214-0861.

STOVE PIPE 6 inch ceiling support kit with stainless steel pipe (6 inch). 2 pieces of 2 foot and 2 pieces of 3 foot.

(937)295-3688

CONSOLE PIANO, Yamaha 42", very good condition. Tuned, $1100, (937)339-8022.

CATS, Free cats to good indoor homes only, neutered & spayed call (937)492-8164

2005 CHEVY Colorado, red, with gray interior, 90,000 miles. 2 WD, 4 cyl, gas, automatic, air, AM/FM/CD, $9500.

(419)236-8749 putho81@mail.com.

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

Thanks for calling (937)719-3088 or (937)451-1019 WANTED, Model A cars and parts, engines, wheels, non running, call (937)658-1946, (937)622-9985 after 6pm

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19,650 or $338 mo.

2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, $ $ silver/gray cloth, 23,200 miles, stow-n-go, keyless, cd, power seats & doors, alloy wheels ......... 18,200 or 313 mo.

2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE, $ $ touring, black/gray cloth, 44,000 miles, v6, keyless, cd, alloy wheels ........................................... 14,150 or 243 mo.

2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LS, $ $ dark gray/gray cloth, 79,000 miles, v6, cd, keyless, alloy wheels, power windows & locks ........... 11,450 or 197 mo.

2007 KIA RONDO LX, $ $ black/gray cloth, 25,100 miles, 4 cylinder, power windows & locks, keyless, cd, alloy wheels. ... 12,150 or 209 mo.

2006 FORD F250 SUPERCAB XLT 4WD, $ $ red/gray cloth, 96,200 miles, keyless, cd, fx4 package, tow package............................................. 17,400 or 299 mo.

2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA, $ $ laser red/tan cloth, 69,000 miles, v6, new tires, 5 passenger, cd, keyless, power seats ................ 10,550 or 181 mo.

2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS CX FWD, $ $ cranberry/gray cloth, 80,500 miles, v6, keyless, cd, 5 passenger, new tires ..................................... 8,450 or 145 mo.

2004 BUICK CENTURY CUSTOM, $ $ 4 door, cardinal red/gray cloth, 73,000 miles, new tires, side airbags, cd, keyless............................ 7,350 or 126 mo.

2002 BUICK PARK AVENUE, $ $ pearl white/tan leather, 111,000 miles, local trade, heat/memory seats, keyless, cd, chrome wheels 5,550 or 95 mo. $

silver/charcoal cloth, 12,500 miles, keyless, cd, pwr. windows & locks, 3rd seat, alloy wheels..

Only used 6 times, living room slide out, indoor outdoor stereo, TV, DVD, CD player, sleeps 6, year round camper.

(937)726-3796

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KITTENS, (4) Tigers, 9 weeks old. FREE to good homes only.

(937)596-5485

YORKSHIRE TERRIERS, 1 golden female $650, 1 male $400. Vet checked.

2 male Maltese, $350 each. 1 female extra extra small $500. CASH ONLY! (937)332-1370 or leave message.

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Full dresser, Vance & Hines pipes, new battery, new tires, very good condition. 64,000 miles Price reduced! $10,000 OBO Call anytime (937)726-4175

XL1200C Custom, white pearl/gold, 2400 miles, detachable windshield, excellent condition. $6800.

(937)332-1461 or (937)271-9639

For sale: 2 Double wide homes, fireplace, family room. 3 to 4 bedroom homes, MUST SEE! Single wide homes available for lease option.

Call and ask how!

(937)497-7763

1608 FAIR OAKS Available again.

Well cared for! Great for young family or couple. New AC/ furnace, roof. Includes all major appliances.

No pets. $800 + deposit. 4 bedroom, 2 bath, (937)658-0055.

LEGAL NOTICE Dustin Kinnett, whose last place of residence is known as 12148 Ash Dr., Minster, OH 45865-9516 but whose present place of residence is unknown, Jane Doe, Unknown Spouse, if any of Dustin Kinnett, whose last place of residence is known as 12148 Ash Dr., Minster, OH 45865-9516 but whose present place of residence is unknown, and John Doe, Unknown Spouse, if any of Danielle Aames, whose last place of residence is known as 12148 Ash Dr., Minster, OH 45865-9516 but whose present place of residence is unknown, will take notice that on July 26, 2011, U.S. Bank, National Association, as Succesor Trustee to Bank of America, N.A., as Succesor to LaSalle Bank, N.A. as Trustee for the Certificateholders of the MLMI Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-HE4, filed its Complaint in Foreclosure in Case No. 11CV000281 in the Court of Common Pleas Shelby County, Ohio alleging that the Defendants, Dustin Kinnett, Jane Doe, Unknown Spouse, if any of Dustin Kinnett, and John Doe, Unknown Spouse, if any of Danielle Aames, have or claim to have an interest in the real estate located at 12148 Ash Dr., Minster, OH 45865-9516, PPN #35-07-01-181-004, 35-07-01-181-005, and 35-07-01181-022. A complete legal description may be obtained with the Shelby County Auditor’s Office located at 129 E. Court St., Sidney, OH 45365-3095.

The Petitioner further alleges that by reason of default of the Defendant(s) in the payment of a promissory note, according to its tenor, the conditions of a concurrent mortgage deed given to secure the payment of said note and conveying the premises described, have been broken, and the same has become absolute.

The Petitioner prays that the Defendant(s) named above be required to answer and set up their interest in said real estate or be forever barred from asserting the same, for foreclosure of said mortgage, the marshalling of any liens, and the sale of said real estate, and the proceeds of said sale applied to the payment of Petitioner’s claim in the property order of its priority, and for such other and further relief as is just and equitable.

THE DEFENDANT(S) NAMED ABOVE ARE REQUIRED TO ANSWER ON OR BEFORE THE 2nd DAY OF December, 2011.

BY: THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN D. CLUNK CO., L.P.A. Charles V. Gasior #0075946 Attorneys for Plaintiff-Petitioner 4500 Courthouse Blvd., Suite 400, Stow, OH 44224 (330) 436-0300 - telephone (330) 436-0301 - facsimile requests@johndclunk.com Oct. 21, 28, Nov. 4 2228605

JACK RUSSELLS, 2 males. short hair, light brown & white, 6 months and 1 year, $100 each, (937)295-3688

PITBULL PUPPIES, (4) Red nose females, 9 weeks old, shots & wormed, call (937)710-2992 if interested

Pool Pet Friendly

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DOWNTOWN SIDNEY across from courthouse, professional office space, 3 offices, handicapped bathroom, 1260 sq. ft., AC, large reception area, $550 month, (937)489-9921

BLUE-TICK LAB, 5 months old. Up to date shots. Black in color. Free to good home.

(937)726-4230

all payments based on 66 month loan 0 down plus tax and title, with approved credit. • we sell new SCOOTERs, atv’s, utv’s and electric cars!

OVER 90 VEHICLES IN STOCK!

LET OUR EXPERIENCED SERVICE DEPARTMENT SERVICE YOUR VEHICLE. WE SERVICE ALL MAKES AND MODELS FROM OIL CHANGES TO A COMPLETE OVERHAUL AND ANYTHING IN BETWEEN 2228378

Board of Health Sidney-Shelby County 202 W. Poplar Street, Sidney, OH 45365 Resolution 11-3 Sidney-Shelby County Health District Housing Regulation WHEREAS, the Board of Health of the Sidney-Shelby County General Health District, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 3709.21, may make such orders and regulations as are necessary for its own government, for the public health, the prevention or restriction of disease, and the prevention, abatement, or suppression of nuisances; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Sidney-Shelby County Board of Health adopts the following Regulation effective November 1, 2011.

Schedule: Originally Adopted: October 27, 1970 Revised: July 13, 2000 First Reading Date: July 20, 2011 Second Reading Date: August 17, 2011 Third Reading Date: September 21, 2011 Adoption Date: September 21, 2011 Effective Date: November 1, 2011 Bruce Metz, Acting President, Sidney-Shelby County Health Department Steven J. Tostrick, MPH, RS, Health Commissioner A complete copy of Resolution 11-3 is available at the SidneyShelby County Health Dept., 202 W. Poplar St., Sidney, Ohio, www.shelbycountyhealthdept.org, at the Shelby County Law Library, and at Municipal Court.

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Paul Sherry’s Big Knock Down Sale is Back for 1 DAY ONLY!!

Area auto buyers will save thousands on Cars, trucks, SUVs, Vans and RVs. Some will drive away with a $99* car.

On Saturday, October 22nd, Paul Sherry Chrysler will knock down prices on every used vehicle with some vehicles being knocked down to $99!

Hundreds of people are expected to attend the large vehicle sale going on at Paul Sherry Chrysler this weekend.

Over three million dollars in inventory will be available. The dealership has set low prices starting at $99* and payments as low as ninety nine dollars a month* in an attempt to clear the lot.

Over 150 new and used vehicles are on the lot, and Sherry Chrysler is attempting to sell them all.

There will be an enormous selection of vehicles on hand including the $99* cars. At approximately 8 a.m. Saturday, October 22nd, The Big Sale Begins!

Channel 7 will be broadcasting live from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and during that time we will knock down prices on approximately 28 vehiIn order to accomplish their task, the dealership cles then at 10:30 a.m., The Sale Continues! has lined up extra staff to handle the anticipated We will then begin knocking down prices on abundance of people. They have also arranged for the remainder of Paul Sherry’s 3 million dollar more financing experts in order to get as many inventory. Whoever is sitting behind the wheel people as possible approved and into one of their of the vehicle when the price is knocked down automobiles or RVs. The experts are also available will be given the first opportunity to purchase to assist with financing, so people can get low rates the vehicle at that price. and lower payments.

THIS WILL BE A 1 DAY EVENT! SATURDAY, OCT. 22ND ~ 8:00 A.M. *Vehicles example: Stock #AB12546A ‘02 Pontiac Sunfire. Based on $0 down and $99 a month @ 7.99% for 60 months, plus tax, title and license fee. With approved credit.

OPEN SUNDAY 12-5 P.M. 8645 N. Co. Rd. 25A PIQUA, OHIO (I-75 to Exit 83) Credit Problems? Call Mike Reynolds 1-877-594-2482

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SPORTS

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

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Friday, October 21, 2011

Lady Jackets win No guarantee Fickell 1-0, meet Troy has the job in 2012 in sectional finals SPRINGBOR0 — An early goal by Morgan Knasel held up to give the Sidney Lady Jackets a 1-0 victory over Springboro in Division I Sectional soccer action at Springboro Thursday night.

The win advances Sidney to the sectional finals, where, for the third time, the Lady Jackets will play an opponent for the second time this season.

It’s a rematch with Troy, who the Lady Jackets beat just a week ago to win the Greater Western Ohio Conference North championship.

Troy advanced by upsetting No. 3 seed Wayne 3-2 ino vertime.

The game will be played Monday at Centerville at 7 p.m., with the winner advancing to the district on Oct. 27.

Sidney opened tournament play by beating Fairmont, a team it lost to 4-2 during the regular season.

Then Thursday, the Lady Jackets faced a Springboro team they battled to a 0-0 tie early in the season.

Springboro entered the

game with a 7-4-5 record compated to Sidney’s 11-4-2 mark, but Springboro was actually the higher seed at No. 4 compated to No. 6 for the Lady Jackets.

“The first time we played them, we had the shots but couldn’t finish,” said Sidney coach Stacey Goffena. “We knew we had to finish at least one of them tonight and we were able to get one right off the bat.”

The goal came just seven minutes into the contest by Knasel, off an assist by Monique Hanayik.

“It was really close,” said Goffena. “We’re two very comparable teams. We played well against them the first time, but that was the third game of the season, so we didn’t know what to expect this time. But we played well clearing the ball.”

She praised the play of keeper Carolyn VanMatre as well as sweeper Knasel.

“The whole team played well, but Carolyn and Morgan really had good games. And Morgan (Knasel) played well up top.”

Lady Rockets upset No. 2 seed TC North BROOKVILLE — Anna, the No. 6 seed, upset No. 2 seed Tri-County North to advance to a Division III Sectional championship in high school girls volleyball Thursday.

It was a marathon match, with Anna winning the first game 25-19, then losing two in a row 27-25, 25-22. The Lady Rockets bounced back to win the fourth game 25-23 and the deciding game 19-17.

“It was a great game,” said Anna coach Amy Cobb. “We stepped up and played as a team and I think that really made a difference.”

The statistics bear her out.

Three players finished in double figures in kills, with Natalie Billing having 19, Danielle Schulze 12 and Megan Fogt 11. Rachel Noffsinger added seven and Morgan Clark six.

Schulze also had 21 assists and Billing 13 blocks, while Haley Steinbrunner had 31 assists and Courtney Landis 32 digs.

Fogt also had four blocks and Noffsinger three.

Anna will play in the sectional championship Saturday at 3:30 against Versailles, who beat No. 3-seed West LibertySalem in three Thursday.

• Lehman advanced to Saturday’s sectional finals by defeating Xenia Christian in semifinal action Thursday at Tipp City.

The Lady Cavs, now 20-3, will play at 4:30 Saturday against either Ansonia or Mechanicsburg.

Ellie Waldsmith led Lehman with 10 kills and

Morgan Schmtmeyer and Lindsey Speaman had nine each. Paxton Hatcher added five.

Andrea Thobe had 30 assists and Maria Yannuccci six aces.

• Botkins dropped out of tournament play Wednesday night, losing to Newton 25-10, 25-17, 27-25.

Erin George had 14 digs and two aces for the Lady Trojans, Maria Goettemoeller had eight digs and three aces, and Logan Pitts had five kills, 11 digs and five blocks.

• Riverside advanced to the sectional finals against Russia with a 25-16, 25-14, 25-10 win over Cedarville Wednesday.

Tory Thompson had 23 kills and 14 digs, Bailey Oliver 24 assists, Chelsea Giles 17 digs and three aces, Morgan Robison 12 digs, Whitney Jenkins five kills and Mara Ledley eight digs.

• New Bremen won in tournament play over Wayne Trace 25-21, 25-21, 9-25, 2520.

Haley Moeller had 10 kills and 20 digs, Jesse Rindler eight kills, Meagan Brandt five aces and 16 digs, and Karli Jones four aces and 31 assists.

Bremen plays Lima Catholic Saturday at 7:15.

• Minster lost to Marion Local in tournament play 2517, 25-14, 25-20.

Sami Brown led Minster with nine kills and Claire McGowan added seven. Kassi Brown had five. Regan Hahn finished with 21 assists, and Dana Stucke had 13 digs.

JC sweeps junior high titles The County junior high volleyball tournaments concluded this week, and Jackson Center won both the seventh and eighth grade championships.

The seventh grade won by beating Houston, Botkins and Fairlawn.

The wins gave the team a

perfect 20-0 record this season. The Lady Tigers won all their matches in two games.

The eighth grade crown went to Jackson Center after wins over Botkins, Fort Loramie and Anna (championship).

The eighth graders finished with an 18-2 record.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — What’s brewing with the 2011 Ohio State Buckeyes ...

BUCKEYES BUZZ: So, 4 1/2 months after Luke Fickell took the interim head coaching job, Ohio State released his contract to The Associated Press on Thursday.

There were no huge surprises. Many of the details — he’s being paid $775,000 — were already widely known.

The contract does make it clear that Fickell is not guaranteed a job after the agreement ends Jan. 31, 2012.

“This agreement is renewable solely upon an offer from Ohio State and an acceptance by coach,” the contract stipulates. “This agreement in no way grants coach a claim to tenure in employment.”

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith has said that Fickell will be a candidate for the permanent job but that the school will do a nationwide search to find its next head coach. Rumors of potential candidates — Urban Meyer is the hottest name — have been circulating ever since 10-year coach Jim Tressel was forced to resign on May 30 and Fickell took his place.

Fickell’s base salary is $400,000 and he is paid $200,000 for media obligations and $175,000 from Ohio State’s agreement with Nike.

Tressel made more than $3.5 million last year.

The Buckeyes (4-3, 1-2 Big Ten) are off this week before returning to action at home on Oct. 29 against fourth-ranked and unbeaten Wisconsin.

The contract includes bonuses for playing in the Big Ten championship game and making a bowl, in addition to providing Fickell with 12 tickets to each home Ohio State football game and two to each home basketball game. He also gets a car and membership in a pool for his family.

Of course, the contract also points out that, in wording similar to that in Tressel’s agreements with the university, Fickell can be fired for not reporting potential NCAA violations.

START AND STOP: Just when OT Mike Adams returns from a five-game suspension and gets a couple of games under his belt, the Buckeyes have a bye.

AP Photo/Jay LaPrete

OHIO STATE'S Luke Fickell coaches against Michigan State on Oct. 1 in Columbus.

“It’s just another week for me to get out there and practice with my team,” Adams said this week. “To be honest, every day in practice was just how it was in a game for me when I was suspended. Not being able to be next to the guys I’ve been playing with for years was pretty rough.

Just being able to go out with them every day is what I look forward to.”

He said his five-game layoff has him feeling ready for the stretch run.

“I’m definitely a little more fresh. But I did train pretty hard while I was suspended, so it’s not like I’m Mr. Freshlegs running around out there,” he said with a laugh.

“It definitely feels a little different. I don’t have all the memories from the first five weeks, but that’s what we’re doing, going out here to build some now.”

NEED A QB? At last week’s media day for men’s basketball, star point guard Aaron Craft — also an AP AllOhio selection as a QB at Findlay Liberty-Benton —was asked if he has ever considered playing football again.

The Buckeyes, you know, could use a dependable QB. “I have heard it a couple times. Mostly it’s my friends joking around,” he said.

“Those guys (on the football team) are doing the best they can.”

Does Craft ever long to play football?

“I do. Watching those guys, I went home and watched a few high school games too,” he said. “It definitely makes you miss it a little bit. Once we start practicing, you start being more comfortable and understand it’s basketball season.”

NEXT STEP: A federal judge is allowing former Ohio State and NFL quarterback Art Schlichter to attend weekly counseling while on house arrest awaiting sentencing for fraud.

The order issued Thursday in Columbus says the 51-yearold Schlichter must go directly to and from the Tuesday evening sessions and may not run errands or make other side trips.

Authorities say the former Indianapolis Colts quarterback defrauded more than 50 people in a million-dollar sports ticket scheme.

Schlichter, whose NFL career was derailed by a gambling addiction, has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges.

Plea agreements that call for him to serve about 10 years behind bars still need the judge’s approval.

Dalton emerges as leader CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals’ offense would huddle during training camp and the linemen and receivers would lean toward quarterback Andy Dalton, trying to hear the play call.

More than once, Dalton they had to tell him to speak up — and use a deeper tone, too.

In other words, stop sounding like a rookie.

“For the first four weeks of training camp, we were trying to see if we could actually hear him,” left tackle Andrew Whitworth said.

Nobody has trouble hearing him now.

The second-round draft pick has quickly grown from bashful rookie into the face of the franchise. Dalton has played so well during Cincinnati’s surprising 4-2 start that

owner Mike Brown felt comfortable trading franchise quarterback Carson Palmer to Oakland last Tuesday.

“The principal development has been Andy Dalton, who has shown himself to be one of the best and most exciting young quarterbacks in the NFL,” Brown said in a statement. “We have a good, young football team, and Andy can be the cornerstone of that team for a long time.”

Dalton’s quick emergence has been the biggest surprise in Cincinnati’s start. Nobody expected much from him the first few games, given that he couldn’t learn the offense or work with teammates over the summer because of the NFL’s lockout.

Palmer told the team he wasn’t coming back after a 412 season, deciding he’d had enough of one of the NFL’s most forlorn franchises. Dalton never talked to Palmer, who could have changed his

Soccer games rescheduled The Division III girls soccer tournament games scheduled for Thursday at Anna and Lehman were postponed because of the weather and

rescheduled for Saturday at 3 p.m.

Anna will host Mechanicsburg and Lehman will be at home against Triad.

mind and reported at any time. Even so, Dalton was given Palmer’s locker — the first one by the door — and knew everyone was watching to see if he could measure up.

“I think it is something I had to prove, but I never felt that way coming in,” Dalton said. “I felt they were very welcoming to me and have made my job a whole lot easier.”

By the second game of the season, Dalton had won them over.

He hurt his wrist during the first half of a season-opening win at Cleveland, forcing him to the bench while Bruce Gradkowski pulled off a quick-snap touchdown play to win it. A week later, the Bengals went to Denver and watched Dalton nearly pull one out. He screamed encouragement at teammates on the sideline, showing a different side of himself, and came up short on the final drive of a 24-22 loss.

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CONNECTICUT WOMEN’S coach Geno Auriemma speaks with reporters during the NCAA college basketball team's media day in Storrs, Conn., on Wednesday.

Big East is trying to become a 12-team football league. He reiterated on Thursday that the two schools, which are contractually bound to the league for the next two seasons, will not be allowed out early.

“If Notre Dame had come in as a football and basketball school when they came in, we wouldn’t have a problem.

Miami wouldn’t have left. Virginia Tech wouldn’t have left. Boston College wouldn’t have left.

We probably wouldn’t

have any of these issues, would we?” Auriemma said.

The conference’s plan to get to 12 members includes Navy, Air Force and Boise State as football-only members and Central Florida, Houston and SMU for all sports, though that has not been made public by the league.

The remaining football members are Connecticut, Cincinnati, South Florida, Louisville, West Virginia and Rutgers.

A Notre Dame spokesman declined to comment on Auriemma’s remarks.

“We’ve got one school that holds the future of our league in the palm of their hand and they’re not really that concerned about it,” the UConn coach said.

“They’re looking out for their best interest and I don’t blame them. But join us in football and then look out for your best interest. I applaud that. Every school has a right to do that. I just don’t like the way we’ve gone about it.”

While the Big East was built on basketball, Auriemma knows that expansion and conference realignment has always been driven by football.

“It doesn’t matter what we think because every decision being made is being made from a football standpoint,” he said.

“But if you know, that you as a school, have the ability to put a whole bunch of schools at ease and have the Catholic mentality of, ‘We’re here to serve and help...,’” the coach said.

Hillis talks ‘quiet now’ BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns president Mike Holmgren has tired of the drama surrounding Peyton Hillis and his contract.

On Thursday, he did his best to end it.

Holmgren said negotiations between the Browns and the bruising back and Madden cover boy are “quiet now,” but the team remains open to signing Hillis, who rushed for nearly 1,200 yards last season, to a long-term extension. Unable to reach agreement on a new deal, Holmgren said agent Kennard McGuire and the team have decided to let the season play out.

“No one has called off negotiations,” Holmgren said. “No one has said, ‘Ok, let’s wait until the end.’ It’s still kind of in that floating area where you’re waiting for a phone call or you’re going to make a phone call. I don’t think anybody pushed anybody against the wall on contract talks and said ‘We’re done.’ It’s kind of quiet.”

Holmgren said the sides have agreed to “let Peyton play, let the dust settle and see what happens.”

That might be the best thing for the Browns (23) in what to this point has been another tumultuous season.

Holmgren met with local media for the first time since training camp and addressed a wide range of topics, including Hillis, quarterback Colt McCoy’s future, first-year coach Pat Shurmur’s performance through five games, Holmgren’s own commitment to Cleveland and his plans to build the Browns into consistent winners.

Holmgren was in high demand this week. His former team, the Seattle

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CLEVELAND BROWNS president Mike Holmgren prowls the field before a game this season.

Seahawks, will play the Browns on Sunday and Holmgren acknowledged “there’s a little extra there” as he awaits the matchup.

Hillis has been at the center of controversy for weeks. In addition to his unresolved contract matter, the 25-year-old sat out the club’s Sept. 25 game with strep throat, a decision he said he made on advice from McGuire.

In the aftermath, there were reports, citing unnamed sources, which claimed some of Hillis’ teammates felt his contract was a factor in him not playing.

Hillis, whose role in the offense has diminished this season, was forced to defend himself, and Shurmur endured an awkward news conference in which he said it “was his understanding” that Hillis was sick.

The issue seemed over, but resurfaced after Hillis was injured in last week’s loss at Oakland and stood on the sideline. The Browns ini-

tially said Hillis was being kept out the game

by Shurmur before announcing he had injured his hamstring.

The delay in getting an injury update to the press box and TV commentators led to suspicions of a cover-up, which Holmgren strongly denied.

“Peyton was sick in that first game, OK?” Holmgren said. “He couldn’t play. He was sick. Most recently he had the hamstring and I found out that everyone was concerned during the game on Sunday, ‘What’s happening? He’s not in there.’ It’s not this major conspiracy deal going on. It’s just he had an injury. He tried to go again. He couldn’t go. It’s something that happens every Sunday with any number of teams all the time. But because of the previous stuff that happened with Peyton it became more noteworthy or newsworthy, but that’s where it sits.”

Holmgren also scoffed at reports the Browns were interested in trading Hillis before Tuesday’s deadline.

“There’s no way I’m trading Peyton Hillis,” Holmgren said. “Why would I do that? Why would I trade one of our best players?”

Hillis was not available in the locker room following Holmgren’s news conference. He hasn’t practiced the past two days and it’s not known if he’ll play Sunday against the Seahawks (2-3).

Hillis was hoping to be the next Browns player to get an extension, following Pro Bowl tackle Joe Thomas, tight end Evan Moore, defensive tackle Ahtyba Rubin and linebacker Chris Gocong, Hillis is in the final year of his rookie contract, which will pay him

$600,000 this season. He can be a free agent in March and Holmgren said the Browns will pursue Hillis even if he tests the open market.

On other issues: • Holmgren praised Shurmur, who didn’t have the benefit of an offseason program because of the NFL lockout and has had to navigate through some injuries and “a storm cloud” already this season.

“He’s doing fine,” Holmgren said. “He’s a solid guy. I believe in him 100 percent.”

• The Browns will likely hire an offensive coordinator for next season, Holmgren said.

Shurmur has also been handling that position, which he previously held in St. Louis. Even if someone new is brought in, Holmgren expects Shurmur to keep his play-calling duties.

• Holmgren, 63, will consider staying beyond his five-year contract in Cleveland.

“I am all in,” he said. “I want to feel like I’m doing a good job. I don’t want to waste anybody’s time. We have a plan and to realize our goals and our plan, it takes some time. I don’t know what the future holds, but absolutely, I want to be here.”

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CALENDAR High school High school sports TONIGHT Football Trotwood at Sidney Anna at Versailles Fort Loramie at Dayton Jefferson Minster at Parkway New Bremen at Coldwater Riverside at Upper Scioto —— SATURDAY Football Waynesfield at Lehman (Sidney) Cross country Division III District meet at Miami Valley Career Tech Center Girls 9 a.m. — Fort Loramie, Anna, Jackson Center 10:20 — Versailles, Russia, Houston, Riverside, Botkins, Lehman, Fairlawn Boys 9:40 — Jackson Center, Lehman 11:00 — Versailles, Russia, Fort Loramie, Anna, Botkins, Houston, Riverside, Fairlawn Division I District meet at Miami Valley Career Tech Center Volleyball Division IV Sectional At Tipp City 1:30 — Springfield Catholic vs.

Jackson Center 3 p.m. — Fort Loramie vs.

Newton 4:30 — Lehman vs. AnsoniaMechanicsburg winner Winners to district Oct. 29 at Tipp City At Piqua 7:30 — Russia vs. Riverside Winner to district Oct. 29 at Tipp City Boys soccer Division I Sidney at Troy-Miamisburg winner Division III Lehman vs. Greeneview-Madison winner Fairlawn at Yellow Springs

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Ohio college schedule Ohio College football This week’s game Saturday, Oct. 22 Cincinnati at USF (BE), TBA Ohio at Akron (MAC), 3:30 Temple at Bowling Green (MAC), 3:30 Miami (Ohio) at Toledo (MAC), 7 Dayton at Morehead St. (PFL), 1 St. Francis, Pa., at Youngstown St., 4 Baldwin-Wallace at Wilmington (OAC), 1:30 Heidelberg at Marietta (OAC), 1:30 John Carroll at Ohio Northern (OAC), 1:30 Mount Union at Capital (OAC), 1:30 at Muskingum Otterbein (OAC), 1:30 Denison at Wabash (NCAC), 1 Carnegie Mellon at Wittenberg, 1 Case Reserve at Wooster, 1 DePauw at Ohio Wesleyan, 1 Kenyon at Chicago, 1 Washington, Mo., at Oberlin, 1 Malone at Saint Francis, Ind., noon Wesley at Walsh, noon Rose-Hulman at Bluffton (HC), 1:30 Defiance at Anderson (HC), 1:30 Earlham at Mount St. Joseph (HC), 1:30 Central St., Ohio, at Texas Southern, 2 Notre Dame Coll. at Urbana, noon

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NFL schedule NFL schedule

By Associated Press Sunday, Oct. 23 Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Washington at Carolina, 1 p.m.

San Diego at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Seattle at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Denver at Miami, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Chicago vs. Tampa Bay at London, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Dallas, 4:15 p.m.

Green Bay at Minnesota, 4:15 p.m.

Indianapolis at New Orleans, 8:20 p.m.

Open: Buffalo, Cincinnati, N.Y. Giants, New England, Philadelphia, San Francisco Monday, Oct. 24 Baltimore at Jacksonville, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 30 Indianapolis at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Houston, 1 p.m.

Miami at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Carolina, 1 p.m.

T o w n

NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders The Associated Press Through Oct. 15 Points 1, Carl Edwards, 2,203. 2, Kevin Harvick, 2,198. 3, Matt Kenseth, 2,196. 4, Kyle Busch, 2,185. 5, Tony Stewart, 2,179. 6, Brad Keselowski, 2,178. 7, Kurt Busch, 2,176. 8, Jimmie Johnson, 2,168. 9, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,143. 10, Ryan Newman, 2,142. 11, Jeff Gordon, 2,137. 12, Denny Hamlin, 2,117. 13, Clint Bowyer, 868. 14, A J Allmendinger, 865. 15, Kasey Kahne, 857. 16, Greg Biffle, 856. 17, David Ragan, 829.

18, Marcos Ambrose, 821. 19, Juan Pablo Montoya, 819. 20, Mark Martin, 816.

Money 1, Carl Edwards, $7,365,084. 2, Kyle Busch, $5,687,409. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $5,612,979. 4, Kevin Harvick, $5,537,614. 5, Matt Kenseth, Busch, $5,445,104. 6, Kurt $5,342,376. 7, Jeff Gordon, $5,202,179. 8, Tony Stewart, $5,173,381. 9, Clint Bowyer, $4,825,111. 10, Denny Hamlin, $4,747,518. 11, Ryan Newman, $4,665,023. 12, Brad Keselowski, $4,529,804. 13, Juan Pablo Montoya, $4,440,886. 14, Jamie McMurray, $4,232,122. 15, A J Allmendinger, $4,196,259.

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“They’ve been in our league 17 years, so how long are we going to date before we just decide this ain’t working. And I’m not happy about it,” Auriemma said at the conference’s annual basketball women’s media day Thursday.

“That’s not the opinion of the University of Connecticut, the Big East Conference. ... That’s just Geno Auriemma’s opinion.”

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Agency appoints new CEO DELPHOS — The Board of Directors of Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth has announced the appointment of Dr. Richard R. Nedelkoff as chief executive officer. Nedelkoff will provide strategic leadership and oversee organizational operations in SAFY locations across eight states. He assumes the position from interim CEO Ben Brooks.

Nedelkoff comes to SAFY with more than 30 years experience in human services and public safety. He previously served as the chief executive officer or chief operating officer of three different statewide and national nonprofits providing services to youth and families. Additionally, he has managed agencies with budgets as large as $6 billion and directed organizations with more than 4,500 employees. He is an internationally recognized expert in the field of juvenile justice, child welfare and human services.

Nedelkoff was previously appointed by former President George W. Bush and unanimously confirmed the U.S. Senate to oversee the Bureau of Justice Assistance, an arm of the U.S. Department of Justice. He was later appointed by Texas Gov. Rick Perry to begin reforms and oversee the Texas Youth Commission.

More than the traditional foster care agency, SAFY is a private notfor-profit organization focusing on treatment, intervention, adoption and placement of children whose intensive needs cannot be managed through traditional foster care, agency officials said. Today, SAFY programs and services go beyond therapeutic foster care providing an array of collaborative services including inhome and school-based therapy, special medical services, mental health services, respite care, sexual offender treatment, independent living, positive transitions and juvenile justice. To learn more about SAFY, visit www.safy.org.

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Comics and movies inspire Halloween costumes

BY JENNIFER BUMGARNER jbumgarner@sdnccg.com For many people, Halloween is a chance to be whatever they want to be, and this year there are many choices for adults and children.

With Halloween quickly approaching, people are starting to pick out their costumes for parties and kids are gearing up to head out for trick or treat.

According to CostumeforHalloween.net, the top costumes for boys include Marvel Comic’s Iron Man, Aang from “The Last Airbender,” Harry Potter, Spiderman, Wolverine, Buzz Lightyear and Woody from “Toy Story,” Darth Vader, Batman and Yoshi from “Super Mario Bros.”

Mike Ruff, assistant manager of the Sidney Walmart, agrees with the popularity of comic-book and movie-hero costumes.

“The biggest costumes we’ve got for boys are mainly Marvel Comic Book hero costumes,” said Ruff. “The boy costumes usually centers around the latest movie hero.”

The top costumes for girls are Hannah Montana, Alice from “Alice in Wonderland,” Hermione Granger, Bo Peep and Jessie from “Toy Story,” Tinkerbell from “Peter Pan,” Cleopatra, Catarina, Gothic Vampire and Disney princesses Snow White, Cinderella, Belle, Aurora, Ariel, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Fa Mulan and Tiana.

“Believe it or not but for the little girls, the Smurf outfit we have is pretty big,” said Ruff. “The princess stuff is always popular. “

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CAMDEN ASELAGE, 1, of Fort Loramie, is dressed as a dinosaur for trick-or-treating at the Lake Loramie State Park’s Halloween Camp Out recently. Camden is the son of Amber and John Aselage.

Another popular trend for from “Toy Story,” a pumpkin, girls is the Monster High cos- Ewok and a lady bug. tumes. The costumes are Don’t forget your pets. The based on a line of dolls that top pet costumes are ones are inspired by monster that look like a jockey, a cowmovies and horror fiction. boy, a headless horseman, a Popular costumes for bamonkey and a mailman are bies and infants, reports Cos- riding on the back of your tumeforHalloween.net, pooch. Also popular are Dino include lil monster, Minnie from “The Flintstones,” a bee, Mouse, sock monkey, pink devil, dinosaur, Yoda, Superpoodle, Puss In Boots from man, pirate and a hot dog.

“Shrek,” Eeyore from “Winnie Halloween isn’t just for the Pooh,” squeeze toy alien kids. Halloween City, located

at the Miami Valley Centre Mall in Piqua, has costumes for dogs and for people ranging from toddlers all the way to adults. The store is open daily during the Halloween season and features weekly sales. Lacy Messman, executive assistant at Halloween City, said there are many ways to change costumes.

“You don’t come in to buy a costume, you come in to create a character,” said Messman. “There are just so many options. There was someone who got a Gumby costume and was going to make it a zombie Gumby.”

It appears that zombies are popular this year for adults. Also popular are the Angry Birds costumes, from the popular mobile phone app, and a Charlie Sheen “winning” costume. Even with new trends, the most popular costumes are ones that many people may recognize. According to CostumeforHalloween.net, the top costumes for men include Jake Sully from “Avatar,” Capt. Jack Sparrow from “Pirates of the Caribbean,” Halo Master Chief, the Mad Hatter from “Alice in Wonderland,” Marvel Comic’s Thor Viking warrior, Jonah Hex, vampire, Prince Dastan from “Prince of Persia” and Frank from “Donnie Darko.”

Popular costumes for woman include Lady Gaga, Wonder Woman, Alice from “Alice in Wonderland,” Neytiri, from “Avatar,” Batgirl, Maid Marian from “Robin Hood,” Red Queen/Queen of Hearts from “Alice in Wonderland,” Vampiress, Athena from “Clash of the Titans” and Disney princesses Snow White, Cinderella, Belle, Ariel and Jasmine.

Firefighters offer Halloween safety tips While it can be fun dressing up, it’s important to make sure everyone stays safe during Halloween. The following safety tips are from Sidney Fire and Emergency Services.

• When choosing a costume, stay away from billowing or long, trailing fabric. If your child is wearing a mask, make sure the eyeholes are large enough so they can see out.

• Provide children with flashlights to carry for lighting or glow sticks as part of their costume.

• Dried flowers, cornstalks and crepe paper are highly flammable. Keep these and other decorations well away from all open flames and heat sources, in-

cluding light bulbs and heaters.

• It is safest to use a flashlight or battery-operated candle in a jack-o’lantern. If you use a real candle, use extreme caution. Make sure children are watched at all times when candles are lit. When lighting candles inside jack-o’lanterns, use long, fireplace-style matches or a utility lighter. Be sure to place lit pumpkins well away from anything that can burn and far enough out of way of trick-or-treaters, doorsteps, walkways and yards.

• Remember to keep exits clear of decorations so nothing blocks escape routes.

• Tell children to stay away from

open flames. Be sure they know how to stop, drop and roll if their clothing catches fire. (Have them practice, stopping immediately, dropping to the ground, covering their face with hands and rolling over and over to put the flames out).

• Use flashlights as alternatives to candles or torch lights when decorating walkways and yards. They are much safer for trick-or-treaters, whose costumes may brush against the lighting. If your children are going to Halloween parties at others’ homes, have them look for ways out of the home and plan how they would get out in an emergency.

FFA team judges soil DEGRAFF — The students of the Riverside High School FFA chapter held a practice for soil and water judging at the Titus family farm recently.

The FFA members learned how to judge the land for farming uses and its best management practices for each soil pit. Also, the students learned how to judge the soil for urban uses, including judging soil to determine the best managed practices for septic systems, roads, lawns, lawns and gardens, constructing buildings and basements.

On Sept. 22, FFA members competed at the Hardin County Invitational. They had four urban judging teams and they finished sixth, 12th, 14th and 15th out of 31 teams.

Also, the school had agriculture judging teams. They finPhoto provided ished fourth, 15th, 24th and MEMBERS OF the Riverside FFA soil judging team practice for an upcoming competition.

36th out of 82 teams.

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