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4-H educator sought Statewide search under way for new adviser

BY TOM BARNETT tbarnett@sdnccg.com David Slagle of Sidney, local representative on the state committee of Ohio State University Extension, updated Shelby County commissioners Thursday on the search for a 4-H educator.

An office manager and local volunteers are presently operating the local extension office in the absence of both an educator and county agriculture agent.

OSU extension and the county are advertising statewide for the 4-H adviser, although no decision has yet been made.

Commission president Larry Kleinhans assured Slagle and fellow commissioners the county will make the final decision on selection of the 4-H educator.

“We’re searching statewide for a 4-H person and also working toward replacement of the agriculture agent,” Kleinhans said.

During the discussion, Slagle observed several other county Extension offices have similar situations with fewer people currently covering wider areas.

Earlier Thursday morning, Doug Newman, risk services analyist for CompManagement Inc. of Columbus, the

county’s Worker’s Compensation carrier, met with county department heads and elected officials to present his company’s Group Retro program.

Newman represents Shelby and 21 other Ohio counties, including Champaign and Mercer, that are participating in the discount BWC program.

Newman updated county officials on 2011 claims todate, reporting Shelby County has had zero loss workdays and claims thus far of just $26,747. Shelby County has filed 36 claims thus far in 2011 with relatively low severity of inciSee 4-H/Page 2

1,275 absentee ballots issued

Strange sightings and eerie sounds • Are local historic buildings haunted? That’s the question of the Halloween season being asked by local residents.

Haunted sites include Bridgeview Middle School, the site of a former cemetery and the “Crybaby Bridge.” 20

DEATHS

BY TOM BARNETT tbarnett@sdnccg.com

Obituaries and/or death notices for the following people appear on Page 3A today: • Timothy L. Slife • John Thomas • Jane Eileen Birt • Ruby J. Curtis • Thelma A. Monroe

INDEX City, County records..............2 Classified .......................13-15 Comics................................11 Hints from Heloise.................6 Horoscope ..........................19 Localife ..............................6-7 Nation/World.........................5 Opinion................................10 Obituaries..............................3 Russia/Houston ....................8 Sports............................16-18 State news ............................4 ’Tween 12 and 20 ...............19 Weather/Sudoku/Abby/Out of the Past/Dr. Donohue ....12

TODAY’S THOUGHT “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”

— George Orwell (Eric Blair), English author (1903-1950) For more on today in history, turn to Page 11.

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Trick or treat Dressed as Piglet, Samantha Wheeler, 1, gets some candy from Johnny Napier, both of Sidney, on Lynn Street Thursday. Samantha is the daughter of Patty and Ryan Wheeler.

Trick or treat was held throughout the county Thursday night.

Election officials across many Ohio counties say issues on the Nov. 8 ballot have helped create a strong demand for absentee ballots for early voting.

Dawn Billing, director of the Shelby County Board of elections reported Wednesday afternoon a total of 1,275 absentee ballots have been issued locally and about 375 individuals have voted in person at the board’s offices.

Billing declined to comment on whether Issue 2 on the ballot is creating heavy demands for early voting.

That’s the issue whether or not the state should retain its law limiting collective bargaining by public employees.

“We, as election officials, do not comment on ballot issues,” she explained.

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U.W. supports ARC, SafeHaven programs $1.3 Million Goal 1 Million 750,000

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As the 2011 United Way campaign closes its fourth — and next-to-last — week, donations stand at $339,701, which is 26.1 percent of the $1.3 million goal. With one week to go in the campaign last year, $487,776 or 38.3 percent of the goal, had been raised.

“In looking at an overall approach throughout the country, United Ways keep sharing the message, ‘It’s not about the goal; it is about meeting the needs of the people in our area,’” local Executive Director Bob Parker said. He has been highlighting organizations and programs that benefit from United Way funding in Shelby County each week.

“This week we wrap up with two sets of programs, one to promote health and well being for individuals of all ages while

the second enriches the lives for all seniors in our county,” he said. “In Shelby County we assist families who use ARC and SafeHaven, programs which provide enrichment and help for clients and family members with developmental disabilities or mental health issues. In addition, assistance for general healthcare is provided through Compassionate Care and for those who need extensive service as the result of brain injury or neurological conditions, the Rehabilitation Center for Neurological Development is offered.

“For senior citizens, the United Way has programs offered by Adult Day Services, Catholic Social Services, HandsOn West Central Ohio and the Senior Center.”

Adult Day provides daily daycare and programming at

Fair Haven. PASSPORT home health services are offered through Catholic Social Services for individuals 60 years and older. HandsOn provides volunteering activities for seniors who want to remain active and use their experience to make the area a better place to live.

“A best kept secret is available for anyone over 50 years for fellowship, fun and competition,” Parker added. “That all can be found at the Senior Center in Sidney. The center attracts more than 115 seniors everyday during the weekdays to enjoy the various activities offered.”

The campaign will end Thursday at 11:30 a.m., at the Sidney VFW hall. Contributions are still accepted. For a pledge card or other information, call 492-2101.

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THURSDAY -9:16 a.m.: larceny.

Shelby County Sheriff ’s deputies responded to 11990 Sidney-Freyburg Road on a report of the theft of a generator and roto-tiller.

Anna and Botkins police responded to a report of a two vehicle accident on Thursday morning.

The call came in at 8:01 a.m. A 2008 Honda driven by Manish Agarwal, of Marysville, was initially westbound on East Main Street at the intersection of Pike Street was attempting to make a left turn on Pike Street. A 2009 Hyundai Sonata driven by Jennifer Creager, of Minster was traveling eastbound on Main when the vehicles collided at the intersection. Agarwal was cited failure to yield.

Anna Rescue responded but there were no injuries. Agarwal’s vehicle had heavy damage to the right side. Creager’s vehicle had moderate damage to the right front.

Fire, rescue THURSDAY -10:33 a.m.: medical.

Fort Loramie Rescue responded to the 10000 block of Ohio 47 on a medical call.

WEDNESDAY -9:21 p.m.: medical.

Anna Rescue responded to a medical call on the 13800 block of Ohio 274 on a medical call.

-6:07 p.m.: medical.

Perry-Port-Salem Rescue and Port Jefferson Fire responded to a medical call on the 3400 block of Leatherwood Creek Road.

CITY

New law director introduced Jeffrey L. Amick, law director for the city of Greenville, was introduced to Sidney City Council Monday night as Sidney’s new full-time law director.

Amick, a partner in the Greenville law firm of Amick Breaden, and Amrick has been Greenville’s law director since 1980 and has served as a solicitor for villages in both Darke

and Preble counties.

Amick said Monday he is “very excited” to come to Sidney.

“I will endeavor to uphold the high standard Mr. Smith and his predecessors have exhibited over the years.”

As director of law, Amick will be the attorney and legal advisor of city council and all officers and departments of the city. He will also serve as city prosecutor.

Amick will succeed Michael Smith following the veteran law director’s Dec. 31 retirement.

Smith has served for 19 years as

WEDNESDAY -4:50 p.m.: arrest.

Sidney police arrested Theresa D. Bicknell, of Troy, for physical control.

TUESDAY -1:53 p.m.: warrant.

Police arrested Rebecca Walling, 45, of Dayton, on an outstanding bench warrant.

Fire, rescue THURSDAY -3:19 a.m.: medical.

Sidney paramedics responded to the 300 block of New Street on a medical call.

WEDNESDAY -11:52 p.m.: medical. Medics responded to a medical call on the 700 block of Country

Emergency coordina- (Agroterrorism awaretor Marc Burdiss told ness). A train-the-trainer Tuesday’s Local Emer- Trans Car session, spongency Planning com- sored by Chemtrec, is mittee meeting there still set for July. have been no releases Burdiss also reported since July and reported the Shelby County the Fawn Lake dam’s Prosecutor’s office is spillway leak is being still attempting collecrepaired. tion for the spill at Joe’s Dates of the next two Place and that the 2012 scheduled free 2012 SERC grant will be county sessions were an- $19,351, the same as nounced as Jan. 11 (Busi- 2011. ness Continuity Catherine Reed reSide Street.

Planning and Emergency ported the Red Cross -8:20 p.m.: gas odor. Response) and April 18 and McAfees are collabFirefighters were dispatched to 401 N. Stolle Ave. on a report of a gas odor. There was a slight gas odor but not at hazardous levels. It was a problem with a heated Fairlawn Local School District will be celebratmachine and was shut- ing their recent accomplishment of being named down by maintenance.

“Excellent with Distinction” by the Ohio Depart-7:37 p.m.: medical. ment of Education.

Medics responded to the The district will hold a ceremony on Wednesday 200 block of Pomeroy Av- at 2 p.m. in the high school gym. Ann Jacobs from enue on a medical call. the state board of education will be present for the -3:54 p.m.: medical. banner ceremony. Fairlawn cheerleaders, band and Medics responded to a choirs will participate in the presentation. It will medical call on the 800 also be a “Blue Out” day for all students and staff. block of Country Side The public is invited.

Street.

-3:26 p.m.: medical.

Medics responded to the 300 block of South Ohio Avenue on a medical Tawawa Park will close to motor vehicle traffic call.

-2:49 p.m.: medical. Nov. 1, until the third Saturday of April 2012.

The park maintains pedestrian traffic throughMedics were called to the 300 block of East out the year with park opening and closing hours North Street on a med- seasonally determined. ical call.

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Leiter, 25, of Dayton, $150 and costs and sentenced her to 10 days in jail on a theft charge that was amended to unauthorized use of property. She may be evaluated for drug and alcohol abuse in lieu of five days jail and if fines and costs and restitution of $10 are paid in full, five days

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orating on a narrowband radio for their four hand-held radios and one base station.

Sidney Fire Chief Brad Jones reported a press conference has been scheduled Nov. 9 to kick-off the new Shelby County Emergency notification system, purchased with a federal grant received by the Emergency Management Agency.

Cliff Falls reported the propane tanks for-

merly used at American Trim have been removed.

As the meeting began, committee members toured the Sidney Fire Department’s Fire Safety Trailer which was partially funded by the emergency planning committee. The trailer can be used as a shelter-in-place.

The next LEPC meeting will be Jan. 24 at the Agriculture building on Fair Road.

Fairlawn to be honored Accident closes I-75

MUNICIPAL COURT In Sidney Municipal Court Thursday morning, a criminal trespassing charge against Timothy A. Lamb, 23, 2996 Jonathon Drive, were dismissed since he has been sentenced to prison.

In Municipal Court Wednesday afternoon, Judge Duane Goettemoeller fined Linsey R.

the city’s director of law. He has served the city since 1992, “The city has been truly blessed to have had a legal adviser as skilled as Mike Smith,” Vice Mayor Mardie Milligan said Monday. “He will be difficult to replace and will be missed.”

The appointment of Amick marks a change in the city’s legal department structure. Historically, the city has employed both a part-time law director and a part-time prosecutor. The new director will serve in both roles.

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• Phillip C. Dukes, 53, of Dayton, was fined $125 and costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail on a driving while under the influence charge that was amended to reckless operation. If fines and costs are paid in full, jail may be reconsidered. Charges of failing a blood alcohol breath test and driving the wrong way on a one way street were dismissed at the request of the prosecutor.

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WAPAKONETA — A southbound lane on Interstate 75 was closed Thursday afternoon following a crash involving a tractor trailer.

The accident occurred around 2:45 p.m. near the intersection of U.S.

33, according to the Wapakoneta post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Details of the accident were unavailable at press time.

The interstate was closed for several hours following the accident.

4-H dents. There were 20 claims, in 2010, but 46 in 2009, he said.

He challenged county officials to lead by example in eliminating acts or unsafe conditions in the workplace as he showed power point examples of basic safety practices, stressing “management actions reflect commitment to safety.”

Earlier Thursday, Tom Bey, Job and Family Services director, met in executive session with commissioners concerning a staff resignation and was authorized to seek a replacement. Commissioners also appropriated Job and Family Services $76,000, the county’s share of Child Placement funds for the first quarter of the state’s fiscal year.

Commissioners were also updated on Miami Conservancy issues by

From Page 1 District representative Mike Egbert who reported on the progress of remedial work at Lockington Dam. He told commissioners the local project is the most challenging among all seven conservancy dams as under- seepage is involved.

Egbert told commissioners the condition is being treated with grout and that work should be completed by late winter.

He also explained how conservancy programs work with agriculture, homeowners and their septic systems, and the provision of a volunteer well testing program.

Commissioners also allowed county bills totaling $1,124,063 and approved $14,000 in CHIP grant funds to repair the village of Pemberton’s septic system.

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Billing said in 2010, the local board issued a total of 3,041 general absentee ballots prior to the election. The total in 2009 was 2,177.

Early voting for the November election began Oct. 4. Elections officials statewide say the convenience of early voting has contributed most to the current stronger demand.

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DEATH NOTICES John Thomas — John PIQUA Thomas, 76, 1550 Edge St., died Monday, Oct. 24, 2011.

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Ruby J. Curtis ZANESVILLE — Ruby J. Curtis, 85, of Zanesville, formerly of Piqua, passed away at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011.

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Board of Elections ready for Nov. 8 election

BY KATHY LEESE The Shelby County Board of Elections discussed plans and changes for the Nov. 8 election at their recent meeting, reviewing city of Sidney ward changes and issues at the Veterans of Foreign Wars polling location.

Director Dawn Billing told the board that she and Deputy Director Phil Warnecke have reviewed all of the Sidney ward changes and were working on changes in the voter registration computer.

Billing said she planned to review the information one more time before completing the changes.

Billing said a letter was going out to Sidney residents from the city to let them know about the ward changes and who the new city council person would be for their area. The board will only contact registered voters and will mail new voter ID cards with updated information. Billing planned to coordinate the board’s mailing with the city of Sidney.

The board also discussed construction on Wapakoneta Avenue, which will affect voters attempting to get to the VFW post for voting on Nov. 8. Shelby County Engineer Bob Geuy told Billing that he will see if his department can place signs to help voters reach the location. There is also information about the construction on the city of Sidney website.

The city of Sidney website is reporting that the road will be open on Nov. 8 for voters, according to Billing.

Billing will get the cost of any

extra signs from Geuy and inform the board about those costs. News releases will also be printed prior to the election to provide voters with more information.

Absentee voting began 35 days before the election, on Oct. 4. The board was told that if House Bill 194 remains law, absentee voter ballots had to be ready for the mail on the 21st day before the election and voting in person at the Board of Elections office began Oct. 22.

Board Chairman Chris Gibbs asked the board if they felt a local policy regarding the board staff prechecking candidate petitions was necessary or if they wanted to continue to follow Directive 201118, which was issued in June. The board decided that the directive was clear prohibiting prechecking of candidates. The board decided that there will be no prechecking of petitions for any candidate at any time.

Billing told board members that she has received several calls from candidates for the 2012 primary election in regard to the correct primary date. As of September, the primary date was still not known. A decision regarding that date is being delayed due to the dispute over House Bill 194.

The Secretary of State’s office indicated that as long as candidates presented their petitions for the primary election in 2012, it would be accepted regardless of whether the primary is held in March or May. The board decided it would review each petition on its merits instead of creating a

local policy.

The board discussed the Ohio Association of Election Officials dues statement. In the past, board members voted to pay the dues so they could attend training sessions of the organization. Billing told board members that if they did not pay dues, they could not attend the training. Billing said she would look into the benefits of the membership and report back to the board.

Sidney resident Bill Warner asked the board if anyone could distribute campaign literature or if they had to be a resident or voter of the precinct they were working in. Warner was told that campaign literature could be distributed by anyone and there were no residency restrictions.

Billing told the board about the quote from ES&S regarding the purchase of electronic poll books.

The board participated in a demonstration of electronic poll books. The quote was for $13,147.50. That would be a onetime charge that includes conversions, testing and validations for the new technology. The purchase of the Express Poll 5000 would be $1,800. The board took no action.

Gibbs told the board staff to see what the savings in poll worker hours would be if the electronic poll books were used at the Shelby County Fairgrounds, the VFW and the board office. The staff will report savings after the November election.

The board met in executive session to discuss personnel action.

No action was taken.

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The Sidney Shelby County Liberty Group is seeking workers to help promote passage of State Issues 2 and 3. The group will be canvassing the community Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m.

H.R. Pence, communications director, said there are precinct walking lists which target sup-

portive voters for State Issues 2 and 3. Workers will be directed to issue supportive friendly homes.

“The idea is to encourage, remind and urge already supportive voters to turn out Nov. 8. Workers will be provided precinct maps for their walking area. Voter turnout will be everything this elec-

tion,” Pence said.

There is literature to leave at the houses visited as well as door hangers for those not at home.

Yard signs will also be available to distribute.

Anyone wishing to assist should meet at 12:30 p.m. at the (closed) Ponderosa Restaurant parking lot in Sidney, at the

corner of Michigan Street and Vandemark Road.

The workers will meet up again at Pizza Hut at 3:30 p.m. for pizza and to turn in response sheets.

Anyone with questions should call Pence at (937) 773-6280 or contact her via email at sidneyshelbycountylibertygroup@woh. rr.com.

New Bremen man injured in crash that killed his father

BY CRAIG SHIRK AND BETH DEERE Ohio Community Media MECHANICSBURG — Troopers are investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed longtime Mechanicsburg veterinarian Dr. Herbert C. Topp a few miles southeast of Mechanicsburg on Ohio 29 East Thursday, the Springfield Post of the State Highway Patrol confirmed.

Topp, 72, of Mechanicsburg, was traveling just east of his veterinary clinic at 11:53 a.m. when his 2008 Chevrolet pickup truck exited the left side of the roadway and wrapped around a tree, according to information from the Mechanicsburg Fire Department and Springfield Post.

Topp died at the scene from injuries sustained during the crash. Mechanicsburg Fire Chief Andy Anderson said Topp had been trapped inside the vehicle after the crash, but could not say for how long.

The doctor’s son, Douglas, 47, of New Bremen, was ejected from the front passenger’s seat and suffered serious but non lifethreatening injuries, authorities said. He was transported by Mechanicsburg EMS to Madison County Hospital, London, and later released.

“Neither of the occupants in the truck was wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash,” states a press release from the Springfield Post.

Troopers didn’t cite possible causes of the crash, saying the incident was under investigation.

“They were going out to pick up some machinery parts at Blazers (Mechanicsburg Implement),” said Helen Topp, wife of the senior Topp. She said her son had come down from the family farm in New Bremen to get parts he needed.

“Everyone was looking for him to be at the clinic from 4 to 6,” she said of her husband.

The senior Topp owned and operated the Mechanicsburg Veterinary Clinic for more than 47 years. According to a website, Topp was inducted into the American Veterinary Medical Association’s honor roll in 2010 for District V. To be honored, members must maintain membership for 40 years or more.

Mrs. Topp said she and her husband got married before his sophomore year at The Ohio State University. He graduated on the morning of June 17, 1964, and “we started the practice that night.”

She helped keep the books for the clinic for 45 years, but they had no other workers at the clinic. The vet clinic has been in the same location on Ohio 29 since the day it opened.

“He was an absolute dedicated person,” Mrs. Topp said. “He was very committed.”

Mrs. Topp said her husband had been dealing with various health

issues since June, but it didn’t keep him down.

“He was a pretty proud person,” she said, and he didn’t want people to see him in a vulnerable state.

“He had a heart of gold and would do anything for anybody,” said Melvin Cook, former Champaign County Fair Board president and fair board member more than 30 years.

Cook said Topp was the fair veterinarian for the past three or four years, responsible for checking in all the animals as well as collecting samples from the champions for testing.

“He dealt a lot with large animals,” Cook said, especially beef cattle and hogs.

“He was just a real good friend,” Cook said.

“An awful lot of people are going to miss that man.”

Goshen Township Trustee Tim Cassady served with Topp in several capacities over the years. He said Topp was appointed as a trustee to fill the seat of Charlie Cooper, then served elected terms, for a total of 11 years. Cassady also served on the Maple Grove Cemetery Board with Topp and said Topp also was past president of the Champaign County Township Association.

Serving as trustees together was enjoyable, Cassady said.

“We had a lot of fun,” he said. “He had a good sense of humor.”

Cassady remembers Topp being instrumental when the bridge at Maple

Grove Cemetery was replaced. Many trees had to be cut and although Topp was having health issues at the time, “he was out there running the chainsaw, always willing to help. He was never afraid of work.”

Mrs. Topp agreed, adding. “he was never afraid to be the leader.”

“Doc was a very community-minded person,” Cassady said. “He was always willing to work hard and do things for the betterment of the community.”

In addition, Topp served on the Mechanicsburg Board of Education more than 12 years, sang in the church choir at the Mechanicsburg United Methodist Church, played the accordion and used to call square dances.

“I think he was a friend to the whole community,” Cassady said.

He spent a couple of hours with Topp on Wednesday. He said Topp often stopped by his office to get the latest township news.

“He was just one of those guys, you know, when you were a little kid, they’re bigger than life … then when you grow up you learn they’re just like you,” Cassady said. “He’s really going to be missed.”

In addition to their son, Doug (and his wife Barb), the Topps have a daughter, Diane Topp McMillen, who lives with her husband, Bill, and their children in Plain City.

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Man’s widow not getting surviving exotic pets

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THIS PHOTO provided by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium shows one of three leopards that were captured by authorities a day after their owner, Terry Thompson, released dozens of wild animals and then killed himself near Zanesville. Officials said Thursday that six exotic animals will be quarantined instead of being returned to Thompson's wife.The office of Ohio Gov. John Kasich says the state Department of Agriculture has ordered the quarantine.

COLUMBUS (AP) — Six exotic animals that were among dozens freed by their suicidal owner and survived a big-game hunt by sheriff’s deputies with shoot-to-kill orders will be kept under quarantine at a zoo for now instead of going to his widow, the state Department of Agriculture ordered Thursday.

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium was trying to stop Marian Thompson from reclaiming three leopards, two primates and a young grizzly bear that have been cared for by the zoo since last week, when owner Terry Thompson mysteriously set them and other wild animals including tigers and lions free in a rural area of eastern Ohio. The other animals were killed by each other or by sheriff’s deputies armed with high-powered rifles.

The zoo said it had Marian Thompson’s permission to care for

the six surviving animals, which have been kept separate from other animals, but has no legal rights to them. A veterinary medical officer for the Department of Agriculture looked at the animals and determined they needed to remain quarantined as allowed by Ohio law, which provides for the agriculture director to quarantine animals while investigating reports of potentially dangerous diseases.

The announcement came after Gov. John Kasich, upon learning the widow planned to retrieve the animals, asked the agency to ensure they didn’t pose a health threat.

Kasich, a Republican, earlier this year let expire an order that might have prevented the Thompsons from owning exotic animals.

Last week he signed a temporary order to use existing laws to crack

Slain Fort Campbell soldier from Ohio to receive Silver Star

Union-backed group spends more than $17M

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COLUMBUS (AP) — The union-backed group pushing for the repeal of Ohio’s new collective bargaining law has spent more than $17.3 million in the fight and has another $4.3 million on hand heading into the Nov. 8 election, according to campaign finance reports filed Thursday.

We Are Ohio has raised a whopping $19 million from July to mid-October, and received another $4.6 million in donated services. The coalition wants to overturn the law that bans public worker strikes and restricts the collective bargaining rights of more than 350,000 public employees, including teachers, firefighters and police officers.

A group defending the law reported raising $7.6 million for the period and spending almost $6 million through its political action committee.

The Republicanbacked Building a Better Ohio coalition is not required to say who contributes to it because of its status as a nonprofit corporation, whereas We Are Ohio is a political action committee that by state law has to publicly disclose on Thursday its spending, donors and their contributions.

The group supporting the law, however, is required to disclose the amount it transfers to its political committee and what that committee spends.

down on such animals before new laws are proposed.

The Department of Agriculture said it was concerned about reports that the animals had lived in unsanitary conditions where they could be exposed to disease, and the order provides a chance to investigate their health. It prevents the zoo from releasing them until it’s clear they’re free of dangerous diseases.

A zoo official said Thursday that Terry Thompson had housed animals in tiny muddy shelters made of plywood, many without roofs. The grizzly bear was kept in an enclosure “about the size of a parrot cage,” while the monkeys were found in a similar-size cage, chief operating officer Tom Stalf said.

“The facility was small with many, many animals — too many for them to care for,” Stalf said.

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News site launched Robert F. Kennedy Jr., founder of Waterkeeper Alliance (left) walks through the Cleveland Rowing Federation boathouse with EcoWatch founder Stefanie Spear before speaking at an event in Cleveland Thursday. Kennedy, son of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, joined Clevelandbased EcoWatch to celebrate the launch of a nationwide environmental news site, www.ecowatch.org.

DAYTON (AP) — The U.S. Army is presenting the Silver Star to the family of a Fort Campbell, Ky., soldier from Ohio who saved the lives of three servicemen before being fatally wounded in a battle with insurgents in Afghanistan. posthumous The award for Army Specialist Jesse Snow of Fairborn will be presented Friday at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near

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Dayton. It’s the nation’s third-highest honor for valor in the face of the enemy.

The museum says Snow is being recognized for “courageous and selfless actions in saving the lives of three fellow brothers in arms and solely denying the enemy the ability to capture any American soldiers.”

The 25-year-old Snow was among five Fort Campbell soldiers killed in the Nov. 14, 2010, battle.

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Pythons’ big hearts hold clues WASHINGTON (AP) — You don’t think of pythons as big-hearted toward their fellow creatures.

They’re better known for the bulge in their bodies after swallowing one of those critters whole.

But the snakes’ hearts balloon in size, too, as they’re digesting — and now scientists are studying them for clues about human heart health.

The expanded python heart appears remarkably similar to the larger-thannormal hearts of Olympiccaliber athletes. Colorado researchers report they’ve figured out how the snakes make it happen.

“It’s this amazing biology,” said Leslie Leinwand, a molecular biologist at the University of Colorado Boulder, whose team reports the findings in Friday’s edition of the journal Science. “They’re not swelling up. They’re building (heart) muscle.”

Singer donates music room PHOENIX (AP) — Singer Bret Michaels rocked a Phoenix hospital Thursday with a donation that will benefit its patients and their families.

The Poison frontman announced plans to design a hospitality and music room at the St. Joseph’s Barrow Neurological Institute. It’s the facility where he was treated in April 2010 for a brain hemorrhage.

“Music to me without a doubt has such healing powers and such positive energy,” Michaels said while standing in the room, which will be named for him.

Michaels said the room will include music listening stations, guitars, drums and TVs. It will be decorated with artwork from patients as well as a rotating collection of Michaels’ guitars. He hopes it can help others with their emotional and mental recovery.

Rina weaker PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Rina weakened to a tropical storm Thursday after many tourists had already abandoned Cancun and other Caribbean resorts ahead of what once threatened to be a Category 3 storm.

Rina was forecast to be near or over Mexico’s most popular tourist destinations of Cancun, Cozumel and the Riviera Maya later Thursday or early Friday before curving back out to sea.

OUT OF THE BLUE

Man freed from tree LAGUNA HILLS, Calif.

(AP) — Authorities in Southern California say they rescued a man stuck inside a hollow tree trunk by following the sounds of his screams down into a creek bed.

The Orange County Register reports that Orange County sheriff's deputies found the man stuck up to his chest inside a narrow hole in the trunk, which extended about four or five feet underground.The newspaper says firefighters took about 90 minutes to free him once they found him Tuesday morning.

Lt. Roland Chacon says it's unknown why the man climbed into the hole near the base of the tree.

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Summer growth calms recession fears: Will it last?

WASHINGTON (AP) — A summer of modest economic growth is helping dispel lingering fears that another recession might be near.

Whether the strength can be sustained is less certain.

The economy grew at an annual rate of 2.5 percent in the July-September quarter, the Commerce Department said Thursday. But the growth was fueled by Americans who spent more while earning less and by businesses that invested in machines and computers, not workers.

The expansion, the best quarterly growth in a year, came as a relief after anemic growth in the first half of the year, weeks of wild stock market shifts and the weakest consumer confidence

since the height of the Great Recession.

The economy would have to grow at nearly double the third-quarter pace to make a dent in the unemployment rate, which has stayed near 9 percent since the recession officially ended more than two years ago.

For the more than 14 million Americans who are out of work and want a job, that’s discouraging news. And for President Barack Obama and incumbent members of Congress, it means they’ll be facing voters with unemployment near 9 percent.

“It is still a very weak economy out there,” said David Wyss, former chief economist at Standard & Poor’s.

For now, the report on U.S. gross do-

mestic product, or GDP, sketched a more optimistic picture for an economy that only two months ago seemed at risk of another recession.

And it came on the same day that European leaders announced a deal in which banks would take 50 percent losses on Greek debt and raise new capital to protect against defaults on sovereign debt.

Stocks surged on the European deal and maintained their gains after the report on U.S. growth was released. The Dow Jones rose 340 points to close at 12,209. The Dow hadn’t closed above 12,000 since Aug. 1. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index is close to having its best month since 1974.

Injured veteran expected Medicare increase to make full recovery OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Iraq War veteran injured during a clash between police and anti-Wall Street protesters is unable to speak, but can otherwise communicate and is expected to make a full recovery.

Alameda County Medical Center Chief Surgeon Dr. Alden Harken said Scott Olsen had improved dramatically since he was hospitalized unconscious Tuesday night with a fractured skull and bruised brain.

By Thursday afternoon, Harken says, the 24-year-old Olsen was interacting with his parents, doing math equations and otherwise showing signs of “high-level cognitive functioning.” The doctor says he may require surgery, but that’s unlikely.

Hospital spokesman Vintage Foster says Olsen smiled when Mayor Jean Quan stopped by to visit and expressed surprise at all the attention his injury has generated.

less than expected

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NAVY VETERAN Josh Shepherd (left) and Marine Corps veteran Matt Howard talk about their experience during anti-wall street protests where fellow veteran Scott Olsen was injured Thursday in Oakland, Calif. Oakland’s police chief has pledged a vigorous investigation into a clash between police and Occupy Wall Street protesters that left an Iraq War veteran in critical condition with a fractured skull.

13-year-old boy found alive in rubble ERCIS, Turkey (AP) — Rescuers, working under floodlights, pulled a 13-year-old boy alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building early Friday, more than 100 hours after a massive earthquake leveled many buildings in eastern Turkey, killing at least 550 people.

A picture by the state-run Anatolia news agency showed a rescue team carrying, Ferhat Tokay, out of the debris, wearing a neck brace.

In other pictures from a field hospital, he ap-

peared conscious and looking at his rescuers.

Tokay’s rescue came 108 hours after Sunday’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake, the agency said.

The agency said the boy was injured but did not give further details. The collapsed building from which Tokay was rescued was in Ecris, the town worst hit by the quake.

The temblor has killed at least 550 people and injured 2,300 others, according to the country’s disaster management, AFAD, website.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Good news for seniors: The government says Medicare’s basic monthly premium will rise less than expected next year, by $3.50 for most.

It could be good, too, for President Barack Obama and Democrats struggling for older Americans’ votes in a close election.

At $99.90 per month, the 2012 Part B premium for outpatient care will be about $7 less than projected as recently as May. The additional money that most seniors will pay works out to about 10 percent of the average Social Security cost-of-living increase they’ll also be due.

Some recently enrolled younger retirees will actually pay less. They were charged $115.40 a month this year, and they’ll see that go down to $99.90.

The main reason for lowerthan-expected premiums seems to be the connection between Social Security COLAs and Medicare. Some also cite a moderation in health care costs.

But the Obama administration is hoping seniors will get a simpler takeaway message: Medicare is under sound management.

Older voters went for Republicans in the 2010 elections, after Obama’s health care overhaul law cut Medicare spending to help finance coverage for the uninsured.

U.S. increases Africa focus NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — While putting few U.S. troops at risk, the United States is playing a growing role in Africa’s military battles, using special forces advisers, drones and tens of millions of dollars in military aid to combat a growing and multifaceted security threat.

Once again, the focus is Somalia, the lawless nation that was the site of America’s last large-scale military intervention in Africa in the early 1990s. By the time U.S. forces departed, 44 Army soldiers, Marines and airmen had been killed and dozens more wounded.

This time the United States is playing a less visible role, providing intelligence and training to fight militants across the continent, from Mauritania in the west along the Atlantic coast, to Somalia in the east along the Indian Ocean.

The renewed focus on Africa follows a series of recent and dramatic attacks.

In August, a hard-line Islamist group in Nigeria known as Boko Haram bombed the U.N. headquarters in the capital, Abuja, killing 23 people. A year earlier, militants from the Somali group al-Shabab unleashed twin bombings in Kampala, Uganda, that killed

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IN THIS Oct. 20 file photo, African Union peacekeepers hold their positions in the Deynile district of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, after al-Shabab was chased out of the neighborhood in a dawn offensive by Somali government troops and African Union peacekeepers. After leaving Somalia in 1994, the U.S. has come back, using special forces advisers, drones and tens of millions of dollars in military aid to various groups, including African Union peacekeepers, to combat a growing and multifaceted security threat. This time the United States is playing a less obtrusive role but is focusing once again on Somalia.

76. And a Nigerian man tried to lia that has recruited dozens of Somalia and gets some skill blow up an airliner over Detroit Americans, most of Somali de- and then finds their way back into the United States to attack on Christmas Day 2009 during scent.

“If you ask me what keeps Americans,” Gen. Carter Ham, a flight that originated from me awake at night, it is the the commander of the U.S. Lagos, Nigeria.

Most worrisome to the thought of an American pass- Africa Command, said in WashUnited States is al-Shabab, an port-holding person who tran- ington this month. “That’s misal-Qaida-linked group in Soma- sits through a training camp in sion failure for us.”

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Koester at Cleveland State U

• 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 Brittney E. Koester, a more information, call (937) 548-9006.

Sidney High School • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Staying graduClean for the Weekend, meets at 7 p.m. at 305 S. ate, is atOhio Ave. tending CleveSaturday Morning l a n d • Temperance 73 Masonic Lodge hosts a recyS t a t e cling event at the Sidney Transfer Station from 8 U n i v e ra.m. to noon. sity this Saturday Evening fall.

• The Sidney-Shelby County Chess Club, CheckKoesmates, meets at 7 p.m. at the library at the Dorothy t e r , Love Retirement Community. All skill levels are Koester daughter welcome. For more information, call 497-7326. of Myron • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Saturday and Sharon Koester, has Night Live, meets at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran not declared her major.

Church, 120 W. Water St. She received the Sunday Afternoon Cleveland State Scholar• The Catholic Adult Singles Club meets for ship, $10,528 per year miniature golf in St. Marys. For information, call for soccer.

(419) 678-8691.

In high school she was on the honor roll, was Sunday Evening • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Never Alone, first team all GWOC all Never Again, meets at 6:30 p.m. at First Christian four years in soccer, was first team GWOC her Church, 320 E. Russell Road. junior and senior years Monday Afternoon • Sidney Rotary Club meets at noon at CJ’s in basketball, was SidHighmarks. For more information on activities or ney High Student Athbecoming a member, contact Scott Barhorst at 492- lete of the year and allstate her senior year.

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• The New Knoxville Community Library hosts She participated in varStorytime for children 3, 4 and 5 and not yet in sity soccer and basketball all four years and kindergarten from 1 to 1:30 p.m. three years of varsity Monday Evening softball. She attends St. • The New Knoxville Community Library hosts John’s Lutheran Church Storytime for children 3, 4 and 5 and not yet in and worked at Perkins kindergarten from 6 to 6:30 p.m. and Smok’n Joe’s • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Vision of Restaurant.

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 JACKSON CENFrantz at 492-7075.

TER— Kevin F. Mc• TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 7 Gowan, a p.m. at Faith Alliance Church, New Knoxville Road, Jackson New Bremen.

Center Tuesday Morning H i g h • The F.J. Stallo Memorial Library of Minster S c h o o l will host Storytime for children 3, 4 and 5 from graduate, 10:30 to 11 a.m. is attendTuesday Afternoon the ing • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts at U n i v e r Work, meets at noon at St. John’s Lutheran sity of Church, 120 W. Water St. Toledo.

McGowan • Homework Help for grades 1 through 5 at the M c Amos Memorial Public Library, 230 E. North St., Gowan, the son of David from 3:30 to 5 p.m. and Joyce McGowan, of Jackson Center, plans to Tuesday Evening • Head, Neck and Oral Cancer Support Group major in film and video.

He received the Makfor patients and care givers meets at St. Rita’s Regional Cancer Center in the Garden Conference ing Good Decisions Room from 5 to 6:30 p.m. For more information, call Scholarship from the Jackson Center fire de(419) 227-3361.

He also • PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Les- partment. bians and Gays) meets at 6 p.m. in the second floor earned the UT Rocket board room of the Public Service Building on the Scholar award and a OSU/Rhodes campus, 4240 Campus Drive, Lima. place in the Levis LeadFor information, call (419) 581-6065, e-mail ership UT Scholarship Program. pflag_lima@yahoo.com.

His high school activi• The New Bremen Public Library hosts Storyties included golf, bastime for all ages at 6:30 p.m.

• Asthma Awareness educational classes will be ketball, baseball, band, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Academia, drama club, Marys, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. (419) 394-3335, ext. and Spanish Club. He was an office and 2004.

• Minster Veterans of Foreign Wars meets at teacher aide.

He received the most 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, S. Cleveland improved golfer award, Street, Minster. A meeting follows the meal.

• The Colon Cancer Support Group meets from an All-County Team 7 to 8 p.m. at the Troy Christian Church, 1440 E. honorable mention in baseball, the Rising Star State Route 55, Troy. (937) 440-4820.

The Tri-County Computer Users Group meets at award in drama club, the 7 p.m. at the Dorothy Love Retirement Community Tiger Award in basketAmos Center Library and computer area. The ball, and was band most meeting is open to anyone using computers and valuable player. McGowan was also an there is no charge. 492-8790.

• Pleaides Chapter 298 Order of the Eastern American Legion BuckStar meets at the Masonic Temple at the corner of eye Boys’ State participant and a lay reader at Miami Avenue and Poplar Street at 7:30 p.m.

• The Miami-Shelby Chapter of the Barbershop St. Jacob’s Lutheran Harmony Society meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Greene Church in Anna. He also Street UMC, 415 W. Greene St. at Caldwell Street. participated in a mission All men interested in singing are welcome and vis- trip to New Orleans and itors are always welcome. For more information, was involved in Luther call (937) 778-1586 or visit www.melodymencho- League.

He worked as a life rus.org.

• The Al-Anon Sidney Group, for friends and rel- guard at the Jackson Community atives of alcoholics, meets from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Center First Presbyterian Church on the corner of North Swimming Pool.

Street and Miami Avenue. All are welcome.

McGowan to study film, video

Wednesday Morning • The Downtown Business Association meets at 8 a.m. at TWT Shirts, 115 E. North St. • The Sidney Kiwanis Club meets at 11:30 a.m. at the Moose Lodge.

Lunch ends at noon, followed by a meeting.

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FISH marks first year at new location The FISH Community Thrift Shop celebrated its first anniversary in its new location at 1128 W. Michigan St. Wednesday with an appreciation luncheon for more than 65 volunteers.

Ten of them have volunteered since 1982 when FISH was established in Sidney. Under the auspices of Church Women United of Shelby County, four churches took the lead in providing volunteers: First Christian Church, First United Methodist Church, Holy Angels Catholic Church, all in Sidney, and Immanuel United Church of Christ in Kettlersville. Today, more than 20 area churches support the organization.

Friends in Service to Humanity (FISH) is a Christian outreach program.

At the celebration Wednesday, Barbara A. Smith was an honored guest.

It was Smith whose

FISH CELEBRATES WITH SALE The FISH Thrift Shop, 1128 W. Michigan St., celebrates its anniversary with a store-wide, 1/2-off sale Nov. 7 through Nov. 12.

Seasonal items and winter coats are not included in the sale.

Raffle tickets will be for sale at $1 each or five for $5. The raffle prize is a $25 gift certificate for Aldi’s.

The drawing will be Nov. 14.

For information, call 492-1760. idea in 1979 grew into FISH. She was assisted by the Holy Angels Catholic Church Clothing Center in downtown Sidney, led by Farrel Kaplan, which eventually merged into the FISH movement.

Since 2002, the local FISH has given an annual Angel Award to a volunteer in recognition

of outstanding service.

This year’s award went to Erna Gierhart of First Christian Church. She has been volunteering for FISH since 1982. A special award was given to First Christian Church because its congregation has been faithful to FISH for so many years.

Woody’s Market was recognized for being one of the original supporters and for on-going assistance in helping FISH to provide food orders to those in need.

Others recognized by Director/Chairman Becky Gillman were Kathleen Covault, secretary since 1990; Donna Gross, treasurer since 2000; and Janice Workman, corresponding secretary and designer of the organization’s current brochure.

A costume contest in honor to the Halloween season made winners of Suzie Heuker, most original; Gillman, prettiest; and Beverly Clawson, most unusual.

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Dosecks celebrate 60 years BOTKINS — Donald and Agnes Doseck, of Botkins, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a Mass of thanksgiving Nov. 6 at 10:30 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Botkins.

Following the service, their children will host an open house in their honor at Palazzo in Botkins from 2 to 4 p.m.

Donald J. and the former Agnes M. Gaier were married Nov. 17, 1951, at 9 a.m., in St. Michael’s Church in Fort Loramie. It was a windy day and it snowed late in the afternoon.

Witnesses were best man Murlin Doseck, maid of honor Pat Schweiterman, Dorothy Braun and Janice Larger.

The couple have six children: Roger Doseck, Bonnie Penny, Carl Doseck, Larry Doseck and Jane Maurer, all of Botkins, and Betty Mon-

Mr. and Mrs. Doseck

Wedding day 1951 nin, of Anna.

They have 17 grandchildren and 13 greatgrandchildren.

Agnes is the daughter of the late Mary Helen and Albert Gaier Jr. She has two sisters, Janice Larger and Linda Gaier, both of Fort Loramie, and a deceased brother, Paul Gaier.

Donald’s siblings are

Sam Doseck, of Fort Loramie, Murlin Doseck and Wilbur Doseck, both of Wapakoneta, Dorothy Braun and Mary Cartwright, both of Sidney, Mike Doseck, of Botkins, and Fred Doseck, of Clearwater, Fla. Agnes retired from Roettger Hardware in 1999. Donald retired from Sidney Tool and Die in 1996. They attend Immaculate Conception Church.

The couple enjoy camping, dancing and going to flea markets and garage sales.

Florida pair mark anniversary ORLANDO Fla. — Bob and Wanda Clayton, of Orlando, Fla., will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Nov. 3.

Bob and the former Wanda Henson were married Nov. 3, 1951, at 7 p.m. in the Church of the Brethren parsonage in Sidney. It was a cold day with light snow.

Witnesses were Darrell Henson and Dorothy (Ellis) Henson. The couple had been introduced to each other on a blind date by Jim Barlow and Jean (Holly) Barlow.

The couple have two children, Mark Douglas and Peggy Annette.

Wanda is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lee Roy Henson.

She has a brother, Darrell Henson, and a sister, Betty (Henson) Wolaver.

Bob is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Talmage M. Clayton. He has three brothers: James T. Clayton, Kenneth Lloyd Clayton and Dennis Larry Clayton.

Bob is a quality assurance engineer. Wanda is

Mr. and Mrs. Clayton a homemaker. attend the They Church of Christ and enjoy collecting teddy bears, fishing and writing poetry.

Pitsenbargers note 65th PIQUA — Vaughn R. and Ruth Pitsenbarger, of Piqua, will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary with a Mass of thanksgiving Nov. 6, 2011, at 9 a.m. in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Piqua, followed by a private brunch and reception for immediate family and friends, hosted by their daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn and Ken Gauvey.

Vaughn and the former Ruth Couchot were married Nov. 6, 1946, by the Rev. Aloyious Leon in Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, in Newport.

Witnesses to the ceremony were Helen Couchot Ault, the bride’s

Mr. and Mrs. Pitsenbarger

sister; Bernadine Pitsenbarger, her sister-inlaw; and Roy Pitsenbarger, the bridegroom’s brother.

Vaughn retired from the Aerovent Fan Co. after 42 years of service.

Ruth was employed by

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Atlas Underwear Factory, in Piqua, Piqua Memorial Hospital and Newport Fruit Market.

The couple enjoy playing cards and time with family and friends.

NEW BREMEN — “Smoke on the Mountain,” a musical comedy, will be presented by Lock One Community Arts Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. at the James F. Dicke Auditorium at New Bremen High School.

The musical is a production of PlayRight Productions, a professional Christian theater troupe based in Atlanta, Ga. The musical is set in 1938, and the audience takes the role of the congregation of Mount Pleasant Church. In the play, the Sanders family will entertain the “congregation” with traditional and bluegrass gospel tunes including

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THE CAST of “Smoke on the Mountain” will be in New Bremen Nov. 5.

“Church in the Wildwood,” “Wonderful Time Up There,” “I’ll Fly Away” and “Amazing Grace.”

Tickets are $20 for adults and $12 for stu-

dents and are available at Western Ohio True Value Hardware in Minster or at the door the day of the show. For information, call (419) 7330252.

Perfect laundry day We had a terday, but she thunderstorm made enough during the night that we had but it has now plenty to eat turned out to be ourselves. The a beautiful children always sunny day. It is enjoy cookies now sunny and and milk when breezy and temcome they Amish peratures with home from temperatures school. Seems Cook reaching the 60s, Lovina Eicher cookies don’t perfect weather last long for drying laundry out- around here. side! We have our launOct. 1 has made it dry washed and on the nine years now that I line now. Beautiful have been penning this sunny days like this are column. Sometimes I numbered before the think what life would be cold weather is here. like if mother were still Last week we spent time here to write it. But God picking a lot of potatoes had other plans so we from a few fields after must make the best of the pickers were done. everything when situaWe now have more than tions in life changes. Our enough for this winter. oldest child, Elizabeth, They are the russet was only 8 years old storage potatoes, so they while Joseph was our keep really well in our youngest at just a few cool basement. We sure months old when mother are thankful to be able to passed away. Where has get these potatoes since all the time gone so fast? ours didn’t do so well.

Joe finally did end up Right now we are drying starting a fire in our coal them out, these potatoes stove after some cold do real well in storage. nights. Makes it a lot Our family enjoys pota- more comfortable to toes and there are so wake up to a warm many different ways of house in the morning. preparing them. One But on days like today night I made homemade we can have some winFrench fries with the po- dows open when it tatoes which everyone warms up. seemed to really enjoy. I Kevin, 6, likes the have been using up the chore of gathering eggs frozen fish from husband each day. Although he Joe‘s summer fishing. still doesn’t trust that Before we know it they rooster yet so he has one will be ice fishing and of the older boys stay there will be fresh fish to close by. Kevin brings eat again. Fish and them in and sometimes homemade fries are a likes to wash the eggs at good meal. the kitchen sink while Daughter Elizabeth, he chatters away. Once 17, made four batches of in awhile he’ll break an oatmeal cookies last egg but most of the time week. We took some to he is pretty careful with the church services yes- them. Last night he

found a horseshoe out in the field which he brought in to show us.

Horseshoes are expensive and sometimes when the horses lose a shoe out in the pasture field we can still find it.

This isn’t the case if one if one of the horses loses their shoe along the road. Unless you hear the shoe come off when it hits the road you usually don’t discover until it is too late to know where it flew off at. Joe always tells the children to always check to see if a horse has all their shoes on before harnessing them up. It can wear their hooves down fast to use them without shoes.

This is a recipe from my mother. My father must have really liked this dessert, since she called it “Ben’s Bars.”

BEN’S BARS 1 package (18.25 ounces) of chocolate cake mix 2 eggs 1/3 cup oil 8 ounces cream cheese 1/3 cup sugar 1 cup chocolate chips Preheat oven to 350.

In a large mixing bowl, mix cake mix, oil, and one egg by hand until the mixture is crumbly.

Reserve 1 cup for topping. Pat remaining crumb mixture into ungreased 9-inch X 13inch pan. Bake 15 minutes. Cool slightly.

In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and egg until fluffy. Spread over baked layer. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and reserved crumb mixture and bake 15 minutes more.

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Friday, October 28, 2011

2 candidates for school board; none for council

BY TERRY PELLMAN RUSSIA — There are no candidates for the two open seats for the Russia Village Council in the Nov. 8 election. According to Village Administrator Michael Busse, council members will discuss the vacancies at their next meeting. It is expected that at a January meeting council will appoint residents to fill the slots. Interested residents can make application to either Busse or Mayor Terence Daugherty.

Two incumbent members of the Russia Board of Education are running unopposed. Angela Heaton is finishing her first term on the board.

She is pursuing a second four-year term because, “I think we are definitely advocates for the community.”

She adds that she has a passion for teaching.

She believes that by serving on the board, it allows her the opportunity to contribute to the development of the school district. Heaton serves as an assistant

Heaton

Hoying

professor at Rhodes State College in Lima.

Asked about her goals as a board member, Heaton states, “One thing that we’re definitely working on now is really developing sound leadership for the district in which we have a brand new superintendent … we have a brand new principal.”

Heaton also wishes to take part in the district’s excellence in education.

That would include exploring new technology in the classrooms. She would also wish to pursue having more advanced placement classes available to Rus-

sia students. This would diversify the curriculum and give their students more of an edge when going off to college or the workforce.

As for challenges facing the district, Heaton responds that Russia faces the same funding uncertainties as other school districts. She sees that funding challenge as the main obstacle to developing the curriculum further.

Heaton and husband Brad have three children, Sierra, Luke and Lauren.

Douglas Hoying is seeking his second term on the board. He is a business owner in the L.P. Hoying Company, producing solar power supplies.

Hoying states, “I like being a part of the community, and Russia has a wonderful reputation for excellent schools, and I wanted to make sure that that continued.”

Hoying foresees that finances will present the biggest challenge to the district over the next few years, due to the uncertainty of the state budget situation. He ex-

plains that it is becoming more and more challenging to operate the schools without going back to the taxpayers for more money. He feels that the Russia School district has earned a reputation for good stewardship of the available funds. He says that the district has operated within its means while providing good education. Hoying adds that the school is well maintained.

Hoying feels that the community was gracious to approve funding for the recently completed additions and renovation to the building. He states that care was taken to use that money in a responsible fashion.

Hoying spoke of the importance of having the school in the heart of the community, next to St. Remy Church. He notes that the village was formed and grew around the church, and the location of the school has contributed to that sense of community.

Hoying and his wife Amy have two adult children, Steven and Katherine.

Contact Russia/Houston reporter Terry Pellman with story ideas by phone at (937) 492-0032; email, tpellman@woh.rr.com; or by fax, (937) 498-5991.

Russia veterans invited to luncheon RUSSIA — Russia military veterans have been invited to a special luncheon at Russia Local School Nov. 10 beginning at 1 p.m. A school-wide assembly will be held in the gym afterward beginning at 2.

Those planning to attend should reply to the FCCLA adviser, Penny Gerling. Veterans and their spouses may attend. The cafeteria will need a fairly accurate count of attendees so they can prepare enough food for the luncheon.

The school phone number is 526-3156 or email pgerling@russia.k12.oh. us.

In addition, organizers would like to include a picture of each veteran, in uniform, from the time period each

Votes needed to win school grant

HOUSTON — Hardin-Houston Local School is a nominee in the Clorox Co. Power a Bright Future grant program and is seeking the public’s help in its effort to win funding for the Houston Outdoor Athletic Complex.

From now through Dec. 9, residents may vote online at www.PowerABrightFuture.com and via text once a day for the local Paula O’Toole — program. The program that receives the highMoiryah Overby Angel Choir members are: Ashley Levan, Crissy Jackson, Moiryah Overby, Madison Pauley, Alex Koontz, Sierra Smith, Brooke Jacobs, Monique Booher, Laura Larger, Cindy Larger, H O U S T O N — Kayla Kemp, Cheyenne Hardin-Houston Local Coffey, Sabrina Greve, School Board of EducaHannah Gold, Sebastian tion recently approved Harshbarger and the employment of sevShayna Mann. eral people on one-year Cowgirls are Amy supplemental contracts.

McKee, Jill Walker, The following conKayla Kemp, Cindy tracts were approved for Larger, Sierra Smith, the 2011-12 school year: Moiryah Overby, Alex Jennifer Hoying, eleKoontz, Sabrina Greve, mentary head teacher, and Brooke Cacobs $1,228.28; Michelle FosHillbillies are por- ter, elementary student trayed by Alyssa council, $921.21; Mike Bertsch, Heidi Cox, Epperly, elementary muCrissy Jackson, Laura sicals, $368.48; Walter Larger, Cheyenne Coffey, Wright, seventh-grade Ashley Levan, Madison boys basketball coach, Pauley and Max $1,842.42; and Doris Mitchell.

Monnier, fifth- and sixthTV crew and applause grade girls basketball girls will be played by coach, $460.61.

Brook Jacobs and Ashley The board also: Levan.

• Approved the tuThe older bache- ition rate of $2,855.40 lorettes are Kim Jacobs, for the 2011-12 school Bill Walker and Sebast- year as set by the Ohio ian Harshbarger.

Department of Education.

• Heard an update from the Hardin-Houston Athletic Complex Committee.

• Approved the 2011-

Houston school to present musical comedy ‘The Royal Bachelor’

BY TERRY PELLMAN HOUSTON — A new era begins for Houston High School when the school presents its first performance on the new stage in the commons area in the recently completed school complex. In recent years such programs were held at other schools. Now the musical comedy “The Royal Bachelor” will be performed at Houston on Nov. 4 and 5 at 7 p.m.

The director of the musical is Shelly Mann.

The story tells the tale of the real King Evian, who falls out of a window. In the course of that accident, the king’s royal scepter ends up in the hands of a man named Yokel. Yokel then becomes the next king.

Yokel sets out to find a wife to assist him in ruling the kingdom. To this end, five women are chosen to compete for the honor of marrying the new king.

The chosen candidates are: Agatha

Peabody, a high-society matron; Priscilla Tradewells-AyersHollander-Morley, a four-times-married gold digger; Salley Valley, a ditzy cheerleader; Crushin’ Kanisha, a New York City gangster type; and Jane Claxton, a true hearted cowgirl from Texas. The set of candidates are required to pass tests based upon the television programs American Idol and Survivor.

The new king Yokel is distracted from his marital quest by a challenge for the throne posed by the angry Princess Daftlee, who had expected to take the helm of the nation. Daftlee sets about on a series of bungling attempts to assassinate Yokel, all of which fail. Yokel must also deal with a scheming adviser who is stealing from the treasury. But Yokel finds the right lady, and all turns out well.

The work was written

by Martin A. Follose, and the music and lyrics composed by Bill Fran-

coeur.

“The Royal Bachelor” cast of characters (in order of appearance) follows: King Evian — Zeb Sharp Princess Daftlee — Jill Walker Ms. Conroy — Laura Larger Maid Hazel — Kayla Kemp Frederick Pilfer — Max Mitchell Miss Knolls — Cindy Larger Lady Greensbrough — Madison Pauley Yokel — Arlen Davis Mrs. Weaver — Cheyenne Coffey Mrs. Priscilla Tradewells-AyersHollander-Morley — Alyssa Bertsch Jane Claxton — Monique Booher Sally Valley — Amy McKee Kanisha — Crissy Jackson Miss Agatha Peabody — Heidi Cox Ms. Henry — Sierra Smith Simon Towel — Sebastian Harshbarger

• Robert Reed, substitute bus driver pending completion of all required paperwork.

Motions were approved to hire the following: • Dan Schafer, head boys varsity track coach, $2,149; • Roger Hammonds, girls varsity softball coach, $3,039; • Adam York, eightgrade boys basketball coach, $1,228; • Spencer Cordonnier, volunteer boys basketball coach.

Superintendent Steve Rose reported that the upcoming State of the School meeting will be

held Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. in the school commons.

Rose also told board members that the automated cafeteria system is working well with no major issues. He reported that the technology issues in the building are being addressed.

Rose discussed the possibility of adding Advanced Placement (AP) classes to the curriculum for the next school year.

He also discussed the possibility of sharing services with the village, such as use of the village’s lawnmower for an annual fee.

Principal Nick Wilker gave a short SMART

est number of votes will be awarded the $50,000 grand prize grant, and the next top vote-getters in the Play, Create and Explore categories respectively will each be awarded a $25,000 grant. One additional school will be selected to receive a $25,000 judge’s choice grant.

Voters should visit www.PowerABrightFuture.com for official rules. Participants must be 13 years old to vote.

H-H school board approves contracts

Russia Board of Education addresses personnel issues RUSSIA — The Russia Local School Board of Education addressed some personnel issues, among other regular business at the October monthly meeting.

Motions were approved to employ the following for the 2011-12 school year: • Thomas Avila, Sara Koogler and Kenneth White, substitute teachers, $80 per day, as needed; • Carrie Watkins, classified student aide at the Anna unit, as needed; • Deb Timmerman, reading specialist, $20 per hour, as needed;

served. If a vet’s picture was not included in last year’s presentation, they ask that one be submitted to the school at least one week before the program. It will be scanned and included in the presentation and returned the day of the program or sooner. Veterans may also scan their pictures at home and submit them via email.

The FCCLA will be taking individual pictures of each veteran in attendance to include in next year’s presentation.

As in the past, it is tradition to take a group picture at the end of the program of all of the Russia veterans. They ask that veterans stay a few minutes after the program for the group photo.

Board presentation in the elementary computer lab. He also discussed athletic eligibility options with the board.

These areas are being pursued to monitor our students more closely academically on a more regular basis.

Wilker also updated the board on the continuing value-added training.

The board also approved a motion to renew the board president and the superintendent’s $10,000 bond, for the term of Jan. 11, 2012, through Jan. 11, 2015, at a cost of $26.20 per year.

REAL

12 October five-year forecast as presented.

• Entered into a contract for snow removal, with Peepels Lawn Service, for the 2011-12 school year.

• Accepted the revised Hardin-Houston Local School rental agreement as presented.

• Approved early graduation for Derek Schwable and Cory Kiser-Smith, pending successful completion of all state and school district requirements.

• Approved the amendment to the OSFC project original agreement for construction management services with Lend Lease, Inc. • Employed Kendra Replogle as a Clear Creek Tutor, on an as needed basis, for the 2011-12 school year at $20 per hour.

The next board meeting will be Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. in the HardinHouston School Media Center.

ESTATE TRANSFERS

The real estate transfers listed below have been recorded at the office of Shelby County Recorder Jodi L. Siegel.

Transfers listed also include tax-exempt property transfers in which no dollar amount is listed. Shelby County Auditor Denny York said the exemptions normally involve transactions within a family and therefore no public record of the dollar amount is recorded.

Loramie Township Ruth M. Richards, deceased, to Robert D. Richards, Anthony L. Richards, Jane M. Starrett, Kenneth J.

Richards, Ronald E. Richards, Randall F. Richards, Robert D. Richards, Patricia A. Davis and Pamela J. Roesser, section 4, part northeast 1/4 exceptional undivided 1/2 interest, 3 acres, exempt.

Bank of New York Mellon to Khanh Quang Tran B&J Subdivision section 16, lot 1, $8,000.

Turtle Creek Township Edward F. Schroeder to Edward F. and Martha R. Schroeder, section 2, part southeast 1/4 exceptional, 2.7 acres, and part southeast 1/4, 0.551 acres, exempt.

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OPINION Friday, October 28, 2011

I N O UR V IEW Your hometown newspaper since 1891 Frank Beeson/Regional Group Publisher Jeffrey J. Billiel/Editor and Publisher Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

‘Roll up your sleeves with me’ To the editor: The next four years will be critical for the village of Fort Loramie in respect to the direction of our local economy and the business community.

On Nov. 8 the voters of Fort Loramie will cast their vote for the next mayor and two members of village council. My commitment to you if I am fortunate enough to be elected as a member of council will be hard work, integrity, honesty, respect and a professional approach to all matters that come in front of council.

Decisions will be made based not only on what is best for our community now but how it will affect the future and those that follow.

Every effort will be made to attract new jobs to our community. I feel that it is extremely important that the mayor and members of council work with each business and industry, no matter the size, with the same enthusiasm.

We will count our new jobs one at a time. At the same time, communications with our existing businesses should

be of high priority for the purpose of maintaining and improving our current employment levels.

During the next four years I will ask for your support and input to make Fort Loramie what you and I know it is capable of achieving.

Working together in a positive manner will be a great help in attracting new business, industry and a general increase in our population. Our personal pride in our physical appearance, attitude, and a friendly welcome for those that look at Fort Loramie as a new home will go a long way to achieve our goals.

If you are willing to roll up your sleeves with me and work together on making Fort Loramie a better place in the future, I would appreciate your vote on Nov. 8 and will hold it in high regard. Our community is positioned for growth. Working together during the next four years we can accomplish a lot.

Patrick Goldschmidt (Fort Loramie Village Council candidate) 41 E. Park St. Fort Loramie

‘Yes’ for new school To the editor: Vote “yes” for a new Botkins school While our present building “appears” to be in good shape there are several maintenance issues that need to be addressed. Cost of these repairs would total $7,050,000 and would require capital improvement monies and would not be spread over 35 years.

Botkins is now eligible for funding through the Ohio School Facilities Commission whereby the OSFC would pay 75 percent of the cost of a new K-12 school building and our local cost would be 25 percent. Plus any locally funded initiatives or $6,950,000. Repayment of this expense would be spread over 25 years. In other words, we can build a new facility under this program at a lower cost to our school district than what would be needed to repair/replace the maintenance issues that must be addressed.

It certainly seems like this is the best deal for our school district. If we do not utilize this money, it will be returned to the state, given to another school district and we will have to pay 100 percent

of the cost to put additional “quick fixes” on our current school. Over time, these local costs are likely to rise due to market conditions and inflation.

I have seen many changes over the years.

I was closely associated with the Botkins School system as a member of the board of education and since that time as a citizen of the community. We have a school of which we can be proud and our children are getting an excellent education. The time has come, however, to look again at our options and decide what is the best way to move forward. Look at the facts and see why it just makes good sense to take advantage of this opportunity especially when we are going to need to spend the money anyway to repair our school.

Vote “yes” for your new Botkins school on Nov. 8. If you have questions, ask any school board member or give the school a call. Or, go to the Botkins School website and click on the icon detailing information on why this is a good deal for Botkins School.

Sue Geis 104 Huber St. Botkins

Election letter deadline today The deadline for receipt of election-related letters to the editor is today at 5 p.m.

Letters received after that date will not be published.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR WODC supports Issue 2 ‘Whom does it empower?’

To the editor: The West Ohio Development Council supports the passage of Issue 2, supporting Senate Bill 5, on the November ballot.

Businesses recognize that survival depends on the ability to adapt to market pressures and changing economic conditions. They understand that government needs to be able to adapt as well, in order to live within its means when economic changes put pressure on the taxpaying public. The changes put forth in Senate Bill 5 provide government the needed flexibility in managing its overall personnel costs. Without these changes, governing bodies have little or no choice but to agree with expensive and unrealistic terms that taxpayers cannot afford.

Our local school districts and local governments are facing difficult times financially as a result of severe cuts in state funding. To resolve the state budget Issues, the state of Ohio has severely cut traditional funding sources to local schools and government. These cuts are projected to continue and will likely become even more severe as the state of Ohio recovers from its current financial crisis. Consequently, school districts and local governments need to find new and creative ways to provide the necessary services with less money.

You are urged to get

the facts on Issue 2 before you cast your ballot in November. Passing Issue 2 will allow the best and brightest employees to be rewarded for a job well done. Employees still have the ability to negotiate with their employer and merit pay will make good people better; the issue does not cut salaries or take away pensions. Government entities must be equipped to negotiate fairly and effectively to assure that current educational and government services can continue while providing fair and reasonable salaries and benefits to their employees.

The board of trustees of West Ohio Development Council believes that current services provided by the educational and governmental sectors must be maintained in order to effectively promote business retention and expansion in Shelby County. Further cuts in education are not acceptable and will hamper the ability to provide a qualified workforce for our employers, while additional cuts in government services may hinder timely and effective response to needs of our employers in the county.

Your support of our schools and local government is encouraged with a “yes” vote for Issue 2.

Harry N. Faulkner, chairman West Ohio Development Council

Need strong conservative To the editor: Please join me in voting for Jeffrey Beigel for Sidney Municipal Court judge on Nov. 8.

Jeff is a conservative thinker who values family, personal responsibility, the rule of law and the sanctity of human life. He also is a strong supporter of our second amendment rights. All of those values are important to me, and I believe they are important to many of the folks in our community as well.

Jeff will lean on those conservative values as judge.

Our municipal court is important. In many cases, municipal court is

the first experience offenders have with our community’s judicial system. We need a strong conservative judge to ensure that the sentences handed down send a clear message to offenders that we do not want to see them again in the court system. I know Jeff, and am confident he has what it takes be both firm and fair to offenders while at the same time respectful and compassionate to the victims of crime.

Vote Jeffrey Beigel for judge on Nov. 8.

Gary Bensman 12015 Lotus Cove Court Minster

Urge to vote for tax levy To the editor: I’d like to urge people to vote on Nov 8 for the 0.25 percent income tax levy, which is a five-year levy that will generate funds for much-needed street repair in Sidney.

I’ve lived on Fielding Road for 44 years and the streets, curbs and sidewalks are a mess.

We called the city last year and they said they would fix them this year, and now when we talk to them they say it will be another

two years. In the 44 years we’ve lived here they have only resurfaced the street once and that was about 40 years ago.

If this levy passed and our street still isn’t fixed, I guarantee you the city will hear from me again.

However, there are alot of streets in need of repair, so please vote for the levy. Let’s have pride and keep our streets beautiful.

David Miller 876 Fielding Road

No need to change To the editor: This is for the voters of Shelby County.

Please cast your vote to keep Duane Goettemoeller for Municipal Court Judge. He is doing a fine job as he has been serving us in this position.

There is no need to change so let’s keep this fine man as our Municipal Court Judge.

As a reminder to all voters, get out and vote on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Your vote does count.

Linda Long 2435 Broadway Ave.

To the editor: Section 2 of Article I of Ohio’s state constitution says: “All political power is inherent in the people.” This same idea of is expressed in the opening words of our federal constitution, “We, the people…” The authors of these documents declared that the power to govern is vested to the citizens of this country and state.

In light of this trust and privilege given to us by our founding fathers, the most important question to be asked of any piece of legislation is, “Who is empowered by this legislation?”

Issue 2 addresses public employee union issues. When I ask who is empowered by this legislation, I can only say that it is the taxpayer who pays the wages of the union employees. Governmental agencies are employers, but they do not pay the wages of their employees; wages and salaries of public employees are paid by monies collected from citizens in various ways, i.e. real estate taxes, income taxes, levies, etc. The statements that police and firemen will not be given adequate equipment to keep them safe sound to me as if the opponents of this bill don’t really trust citizens to recognize, respect and value the people who

keep them safe. And it seems to me that increasing the amount that public union employees must contribute to their benefits (thus reducing the amount paid by taxes collected from the citizens) would make it easier to provide for adequate staffing and equipment.

Issue 3, if passed, would simply return health care in Ohio to where it was before March 19, 2010. Again, whom does this issue empower? Instead of being forced to enroll in a federally-mandated program, we could continue to choose both our health care provider and our insurance plan.

I firmly believe that the two people most capable of taking care of my health are my physician and me, not a federal bureaucrat in Washington who is appointed and does not have to answer to anyone, including the taxpayer, the president or Congress.

This issue gives the individual the power and the responsibility to manage his own health care, and that is as it should be.

I cannot tell anyone how to vote on any issue, but I can request that each person ask this simple question, “Whom does this bill empower?”

Nadine Bryan 480 E. Mason Road

Consider ‘yes’ to school levy To the editor: I have had the privilege of being employed as a teacher and administrator in the Botkins School System for 34 years. During that time the community residents generously supported three building issues with each of those projects improving the educational opportunities for the children of Botkins. A new elementary wing, renovation of the high school and junior high facilities, and a beautiful, spacious gymnasium were all made possible as a result of tremendous community pride and their commitment to the young people in the district.

It has been a number of years since my employment ended with the school, and I certainly would not pretend to know the current building repairs needed to preserve the present facilities. I do believe that we must trust our board of education and administration in advising us as to those needs. These people more than anyone

else know the condition of the building and what is best to meet the long term educational goals of the community.

In my current position, I have had an opportunity to tour some of the projects which have been constructed with the assistance of the Ohio School Facilities Commission. While conversing with personnel in those districts, they have been very impressed with the knowledge and expertise offered by this organization.

We have a unique opportunity to build a new educational complex with the local community providing a fraction of the needed construction dollars. I think we would all agree that a building project of this magnitude would be an impossibility without the School Facilities Commission funds which have been made available.

Please consider a “yes” vote for the Botkins School Nov 8.

Jim Degen 15397 Santa Fe-New Knoxville Road Botkins

Church recognized for ‘fan mail’ to troops To the editor: In preparing for the upcoming Christmas and Valentine mail collections, Friends of Our Troops Headquarters would like to extend special recognition to Sidney First Baptist Church, which again participated in the most recent campaign.

They were the top church in Ohio and received a certificate for sending more than 100 pieces of mail.

Cards and letters are received from across the nation, mixed thoroughly, then divided

into hundreds of packages, large and small, and sent to military units across the U.S. and around the world.

Anyone who would like to know how to join the Fan Mail for the Troops campaign can receive complete information and instructions by sending their name and mailing address to Friends of Our Troops, P.O. Box 65408, Fayetteville, N.C. 28306.

Ben Wiser Executive Director Fan Mail for the Troops Fayetteville, N.C.

COMICS

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TODAY IN HISTORY HOROSCOPE Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 Today is Friday, Oct. 28, Certain knowledge gathered through personal experience the next year the 301st day of in2011.

There will64 turn out to be in extremely valuare days left the year. able. What you learn will broaden Today’s Highlight in Hisyour perspective, help you in your tory: goal selection and carry you far.

SCORPIO (Oct.28, 24-Nov. 22) —the It 1886, On Oct. might beof oneLiberty, of those times when the Statue a gift from ideas of your mate or partner could be the people ofbetter France, substantially than was yours.dedLisicated in Newand York ten attentively be Harbor prepared by to choose their Grover plans overCleveland. your own.

President SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — On this date: The arrangement of your schedule ■ In 1636, the General will determine the degree of producCourt of Massachusetts tivity you achieve.

Spending too much time on innocuous pursuitsact will esacpassed a legislative complish veryHarvard little. tablishing College.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — For ■ In 1776, the Battle of the sake of your own peace of mind, White Plains wasorfought during don’t take yourself what you’re trying Revolutionary to accomplish too seriously.

Once the War, resultyouin geta uptight, little will come ing limitedvery British victory. easily.

■ In 1858, Rowland AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — The Hussey opened first one thingMacy that could thwarthis your caNew York store at your Sixth Avpability to accomplish aims is the misuse of your imagination.

Inenue and 14th Street in Manstead of anticipating defeat or conhattan. flict, focus on victory.

■ In(Feb. 1919, Congress enPISCES 20-March 20) — Listen acted thewho Volstead which to a friend has beenAct, trying to tell you something you don’t want of to provided forthat enforcement hear. What she orover he hasPresident to say can be Prohibition, very valuable, and exactly what you Woodrow Wilson’s veto. need to achieve your goal.

■ In 1936, ARIES (March 21-AprilPresident 19) — A financial arrangement that worked out Franklin D. Roosevelt rededquite well forStatue an associate not icated the of might Liberty do so well for you. Use your own judgon its in50th anniversary. ment this matter, and do what is ■ for Inyour 1940, Italy invaded best interests.

TAURUSduring (April 20-May — If Greece World20) War II.a misunderstanding you ■ In 1958,arises thebetween Roman and an easygoing friend, chances are Catholic patriarch of Venice, it is you who has stepped over the Angelo Roncalli, line. EvenGiuseppe if you think you’re in the right, don’t bepope; too proud to make was elected he took the amends. name John XXIII. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Don’t ■ In 1962, Soviet leader be demanding in order to get someone Nikita Khrushchev informed to be supportive of your cause — instead show cooperation with he thishad perthe United States that son’s needs.

If you give a little first, ordered the dismantling of you’ll get a lot back later. missile bases in Cuba.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Don’t In to1980, President be■hesitant ask advice regarding Jimmy Carter andyouRepublisomething that has stymied.

However, it might be smart to go to a can presidential nominee friend instead of a family Ronald Reagan facedmember off in ifa it’s a personal issue. nationally broadcast, 90LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Clinging to minute debate in might Cleveland. a negative attitude be your biggest telling yourself ■ Inliability.

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With some clearing overnight, frost is possible this morning.

Because of that, a frost advisory has been issued. Friday will be cool Temperature Precipitation Sunrise/Sunset but dry. A weak disturbance will pass across the region High Wednesday . . . . . . . . 70 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. 0.06 Friday’s sunset . . . . 6:39 p.m. late tonight and early SaturLow Wednesday. . . . . . . . . 45 Month to date . . . . . . . . . 3.26 Saturday’s sunrise . 8:02 a.m. day. There will be a few more Year to date . . . . . . . . . . 45.28 Saturday’s sunset . . 6:38 p.m. clouds and the slight risk of a sprinkle or two mainly early Source: The Sidney Wastewater Treatment Plant, official weather reporting station for in the day. More frost is likely Shelby County, and the U.S. Naval Observatory. For current daytime conditions, low/high Sunday morning.

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Hardened skin is serious illness tive tract, heart DEAR DR. and kidneys all DONOHUE: can be affected.

Would you adIn the United dress scleroStates, about derma, Raynaud’s 100,000 people phenomenon and have scleroderma.

CREST synFemales get it drome? It seems more often than no one knows of these conditions, To your males, and it usually appears beand not many good tween the ages of doctors are familiar with them, eihealth 30 and 50. Rayther. I had to have Dr. Paul G. naud’s phenomenon is common in two fingers ampuDonohue scleroderma patated, as they were so badly ulcerated tients. It’s an intense conof arteries because the diagnosis was striction missed. There is no local serving the hands and support group, so my in- feet when exposed to cold. formation is from the In- CREST is an acronym for Calcinosis cutis (depositernet. — D.S. ANSWER: “Sclero- tion of calcium in the derma” (SKLAIR-oh- skin); Raynaud’s phenomDUR-muh), also known as enon; Esophageal probthat make systemic sclerosis, trans- lems lates into English as “hard swallowing difficult; Scleskin.” The skin becomes rodactyly, hardened and thick and taut, so much so bent fingers; and Telangthat it is difficult for pa- iectasias, dilated blood tients to bend their fin- vessels seen as tiny circles gers or draw their lips into on the skin. Many scleroa smile. Body organs and derma patients suffer tissues undergo the same from both Raynaud’s and changes, which often CREST. The immune system is make them function poorly. The lungs, diges- somehow implicated in

this illness. Specific antipretty much bodies unique to scleroderma are found in scleroderma patients. Antibodies are the immune system’s ammunition.

Cyclophosphamide is a scleroderma medicine used to control the misfiring immune system.

Other medicines come into play, too. One great advance for scleroderma patients is ACE inhibitors, a blood-pressurelowering medicine. High blood pressure is common in scleroderma patients who develop kidney involvement.

You do have access to a huge amount of information. Contact the Scleroderma Foundation at 800-722-HOPE or online at www.scleroderma.org.

You’ll find a friend you didn’t know you had.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My husband and I had a healthy sex life until his doctor recommended removal of his prostate after discovering cancer. My main reason in

writing is to warn men to avoid prostate surgery until they ask and have answered questions about how it affects their sex life and continence. My husband, 69, regrets having surgery and blames his doctor for not presenting other options to him. Perhaps he could have avoided wearing Depends at night, and our sex life would have continued. — L.G. ANSWER: Doctors have an obligation to inform patients of potential complications of surgery and of the medicines they prescribe. Impotence and loss of urine control are possible outcomes of prostate surgery. Everything, however, isn’t as bleak as your husband might imagine. Six to 24 months after surgery, many men who had lost bladder control regain it.

And up to 60 percent of men who are impotent regain potency in two years.

This doesn’t excuse your husband’s doctor for not mentioning these possibilities to him.

should contact the owners of the cemetery and ask what they plan to do to compensate her for her distress. Frankly, I don’t understand how they could have allowed your uncle’s ashes to be placed in her reserved site. The ball will then be in their court — and if they are ethical and responsible, they may offer free opening and closing costs at the time of her death.

DEAR ABBY: It’s almost Halloween and parents need to teach their children that if a house does not have its porch light on, it means the resident will not be handing out candy or other treats.

There are many rea-

Oct. 28, 1936 The big parade and Mardi Gras of the Sidney Merchants’ Fall Festival will be held this evening with a large crowd anticipated despite the cooler weather. The parade will be in charge of Ray Anderson, William Milligan, and Richard Salm, while George Gagoudy, Joseph Wright and Joe Cook are in charge of the Mardi Gras. The judges for the Halloween costumes will be Mrs. Joseph Wright, Mayor Rolla Laughlin, Judge Charles M. Wyman, and Cable Wagner.

––––– The members of the Shelby County Democratic committee and their wives, the candidates, Democratic precinct workers, both men and women, and others interested in the success of the ticket, to the number of more than 450 persons, attended the dinner served at the Knights of Pythias hall last evening to discuss problems of the present campaign and to plan how to get the vote on election day.

––––– Clarence Loudenback was considerably injured while jumping off a freight car on the Western Ohio Railroad near the high school building on Fair Avenue today. He was thrown on his face and badly scratched about the face and head as a result.

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Oct. 28, 1961 Richard McCasland, controller of The Sidney Daily News, has been elected treasurer of the Institute of Newspaper Controllers and Finance Officers. His election took place Monday at the annual meeting of the institute at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

McCasland has just completed a three-year term as a member of the board sons people don’t partici- of directors of the organpate. Some people run out of treats early, while others simply can’t afford to buy candy in the first place. These homes should not be targeted with “tricks” or vandalism.

Simply skip the house with the lights off and move on to the next one that has its lights on. — LIGHTS ON IN CALIFORNIA DEAR LIGHTS ON: Your letter is a timely one, and I’m glad you brought the subject up because what you have written is correct. Some people do not participate in Halloween for religious and other reasons, and their beliefs should be respected.

Uncle’s ashes ‘temporarily’ housed in mom’s mausoleum DEAR ABBY: planning to move My 87-year-old him. Apparently, mother recently it has taken 14 discovered that years for them to the mausoleum get around to it. site she had reMom had to served for herself send a notarized next to my faletter to the cemether’s grave — tery asking that and paid for when my uncle’s reDear he died — was ocmains be reAbby cupied by my moved.

My Abigail uncle’s ashes and cousins, who are headstone. Mom Van Buren wealthy and suchad moved away cessful people, 20 years ago and had not saved $800 by using my visited the cemetery in all mother’s prepaid site. that time.

Should Mom charge them My cousin’s explana- rent? — BEWILDERED tion, when confronted by IN CALIFORNIA my tearful mom, was that DEAR BEWILit was a “temporary solu- DERED: I don’t think tion” as the mausoleum your mother should ask was full at the time of my your cousins for “rent,” but uncle’s death. They were I do think your mother

Oct. 28, 1911 The State Game Commission, through Charles M. Wyman, sent about 10,000 bass minnows to Sidney yesterday. Part of these were liberated in the waters of the Tawawa Lake, but the majority were liberated near North Street river bridges.

––––– There will be a meeting of the Law and Order League at Given’s Tannery tomorrow evening.

All members are requested to be presented as there will be business of importance to be transacted.

––––– After repeated postponements, because of rain and cold weather, New York and Philadelphia finally managed to play the fourth game of the World Series in New York today, with New York winning in 10 innings by the score of 4 to 3.

ization.

––––– Miss Linda Potter, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Potter, is a candidate for homecoming queen at Ohio State University. She represents Delta Delta Delta Sorority of which she is serving as social chairman. A 1959 graduate of Sidney High School, Miss Potter is a junior in the College of Education, majoring in English.

––––– It was 75 years ago this week that the initial organization of what is now the Peoples Federal Savings and Loan Association of Sidney was completed. In observation of its 75th anniversary of service to the people of Sidney and Shelby County, the financial institution is planning an open housebirthday party this weekend in its home on the south side of the square. It was on October 23, 1886 that the informally stitution opened for business with its offices on the second floor of the building at 103 North Ohio Avenue, over the present location of the Catanzaro Fruit store.

25 years Oct. 28, 1986 Reba Rinker is the overall winner in the second recipe contest sponsored by The Sidney Daily News. Other winners were Betty Miars, Ruth Schrolucke, Nelda Koenig. Sharon Platfoot, Mary Geimer, and Beulah Jelly. Mrs. Rinker’s entry was Cottage Cheese Dull Bread.

––––– Paul Monnier has never been one to shy away from a challenge, as can be seen by his latest undertaking, the reconstruction of the two-story log house that is one of the oldest structures in Shelby County.

Monnier found the two story log house on State Route 66 between Fort Loramie and Newport.

He moved the house to a lot he owns near his parents home at Hughes Road. It took about three days to dismantle the house, a task that went much faster than reconstructing the home.

––––– Sidney placed two players on the allGreater Miami Valley Conference volleyball squad announced head coach Paul Keller. Two seniors, Susan Frye and Nancy Adams, were the choices. Miss Adams being named to the second team and Miss Frye on the third team selection.

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Responsible for day to day maintenance of grounds and the interior and exterior of the buildings to maintain the highest quality maintenance and curb appeal at all times. Performs physical preventive, corrective, turnover, deferred and/or emergency maintenance on all units. Minimum 1 year previous related experience. Working knowledge of general maintenance skills including HVAC, electricity, gas, plumbing, carpentry, painting, appliance repair.

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The Council on Rural Services is seeking an experienced, highly motivated, dynamic leader who is committed to the early childhood profession to oversee, operate, and grow their Kids Learning Place location in Piqua in Miami County.

The ideal candidate must have a minimum of 2 years direct supervisory experience, management in childcare operations, and a working knowledge of childcare licensing regulations in a Step Up to Quality accredited child care center. This position is responsible for the overall management of the center, including staff supervision, team development, effective parent relationships, and administration of daily operations. In addition, must possess excellent communication and business development skills and be willing to work with the local community to sustain continued growth. A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Business, Marketing, Early Childhood Education or related) is required. The Kids Learning Place in Piqua provides full-day, year round, quality early care and education to over 220 children ages birth through school age.

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• Be able to articulate the Otterbein St. Marys "story".

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• Be able to make calls, outbound arrange on-campus appointments & conduct tours.

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• Demonstrate excellent customer service, organizational, technology & communication skills.

Ideal candidates should have a minimum BA/BS in marketing or business management and 5+ years relevant sales experience preferably in retirement community sales or related fields.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter & credentials including past experience & salary information to smhr@otterbein.org or mail to: Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices; 11230 SR 364; St. Marys, OH 45885 (ATTN: Rita Hilty)

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SIDNEY, 643 Marilyn Drive. Friday 9am-5pm & Saturday 9am-3pm.

Treadmill, microwave, air compressor, gas grill. roll top desk, full size keyboard, floor jack, car ramps, miscellaneous, No early birds!

2 BEDROOM, XLG! Half double, Court Street. Appliances, basement, yard.

Very clean, utilities separate, NO PETS. $425.

(937)497-7200

3 BEDROOM double.

620-622 Mohican Court.

Garage, kitchen appliances, laundry hook-up, a/c, $550 monthly. One year lease and deposit.

(937)492-7373 after 4pm.

3 BEDROOM duplex, 2 baths, 2 car garage, all appliances including washer and dryer. 2461 Apache Drive. $695 + deposit.

NO PETS, (937)726-0512.

2 BEDROOM, nice ranch on Collins. Appliances, garage, CA, washer/ dryer hook-up. $550 month.

(419)629-3427

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

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Open House Oct. 30th 2-4pm

TROY, 2899 W. Main (First Lutheran Church corner of Rt. 41 & Washington Road).

Friday 9am-5pm. Saturday 9amnoon. Rummage sale!

Clean clothing, baby, children, ladies, men's, bedding, shoes, purses, books, crafts, glassware, lots of miscellaneous,

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

FT. LORAMIE, 1 bedroom apartment. $305 month plus utilities. Appliances, washer/dryer, AC included.

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SIDNEY 707 S. Ohio, 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, newly remodeled, $525/month, metro accepted, (407)579-0874

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St. Marys Avenue Apartments $250 Deposit Special!

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

1 BEDROOM upstairs.

NO pets. Partially furnished. $275 rent, $275 deposit. (937)622-1141 2 BEDROOM, Piper Street, all appliances & lawncare included, $650 monthly.

Call (937)492-8640 2 BEDROOM, yard, basement, 313 New Street $525, 3 Bedroom, garage, 728 Clinton, $575, (937)492-0966 3-4 BEDROOM 620 Park. $575 Handicap ramp, basement, washer/ dryer hook-up, appliances.

Driveway parking.

(937)418-2618 REMODELED 3 bedroom house with garage, across from Hickory Hill c a m p g r o u n d s .

(419)582-2051 RENT TO OWN: 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom home in Sidney with full basement and detached garage, pond, and Stone wood burner outside. $619 month 100% financing.

(937)558-5734 www.neonhomes.com SIDNEY, 832 Taft Street, nice, small 2 bedroom home, 1 car garage, range, refrigerator, washer, dryer hookup, references requested, $575 month. (937)726-1624.

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

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KITTENS, Companion kittens, tiger, Beryl, black, 12 weeks old, vet checked with shots, vaccinations, litter trained, good homes with financially responsible pet parents only, (937)492-2563

CUPBOARD, corner, 2 piece, Chippendale, 3 claw feet, $600 or best offer. (937)773-3542

KITTENS, Free to good homes, 1 multi gray, 2 yellow tigers, very friendly, (937)638-8962 PITBULL PUPPIES, (4) Red nose females, 9 weeks old, shots & wormed, call (937)710-2992 if interested

LUMBER, large quantity 2x6, 2x8, 2x4. 10' to 18' Lengths. Old doors (some with glass), windows, wood stair steps. 100 Sheets metal siding.

(937)726-0586

SHIH TZU, 3 year old, black and white, male, housebroken, neutered, great loving dog, loves kids, free to good home, (937)541-9338

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Gun & Knife Show

YORKIE/SHIH TZU, 2 1/2 years old. Free to good clean home.

(937)638-2121

Shelby County Fairgrounds, Saturday October 29th, 8:30am-3pm and the last Saturday of every m o n t h .

(937)418-2179

TURKEYS, Free range, home grown, farm fresh turkeys available for Thanksgiving. Call Beth at (937)526-4934 no answer, leave message.

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COUCH Lazy-Boy Hideaway, dark green, $200.

Hard wood end table, $30. Mason jars, broken deep freeze for feed.

(937)498-1571 James

GARDEN WALL and bricks. Free for the taking.

(937)710-3471

1996 GMC Sonoma. 4.3, V6, automatic, air, no rust.

146k miles. $3100.

(937)339-0869

MATTRESS, Sleep Logic, queen, like new, paid $1175 asking $475, (937)710-4774

1995 HONDA CBR F3, bright yellow, 23,177 miles. 599cc, fast, runs great, new tires. $1500.

(937)308-7226

STEPPING STONES 20, 18X18 cement stepping stones for pathway. $2 each. (937)710-3471 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

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

CORN SNAKE, baby.

Tame and eats good. $20.00. dumerils1@hotmail.com. (937)492-4981 REDUCED!! 3/4 Bedroom country home, 5 acres with woods. Recent updates, basement, tilt-in windows, large attached garage, machine shed.

NEW FURNACE. Jackson Center (937)596-6532

LAKEFRONT 2004 mobile in Lakeside Village, Sidney. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, all appliances, covered deck on rented, wooded lot plus dock and shed. $19,900. Call Carol (937)726-3347 or PJ (937)726-7270 with Wagner Realty.

MOBILE HOME, Nice location, large deck, new storage building, will sell furnished or unfurnished (937)498-1443

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 2227833

WANTED: junk cars and trucks. Cash paid and free removal. Get the most for your junker call us (937)732-5424.

KITTENS, 12 Weeks old & adult cats free to go homes or farms, (937)726-9490 LAB/ BOXER mix puppies. 7 Weeks old, (5) males, (4) females. Cute and adorable! Free to loving home! (937)726-5034

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LEGAL NOTICE Clilnton Township Board of Zoning Appeals Clinton Township, Shelby County, Ohio The Clinton Township Board of Zoning Appeals will meet on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 7:00 pm in the Clinton Township Meeting Building at 429 North Fourth Ave. in Sidney, Ohio.

The purpose of the meeting is to review a request for Conditional Use by Mark Siegel to use three existing buildings for multi family use in a A-1 zoning at 2500 Vandemark Road, Sidney. The meeting is open to the public and all parties are welcome to attend.

Michael Goubeaux, Zoning Administrator Oct. 28 2230837 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

PROBATE COURT OF SHELBY COUNTY, OHIO William R. Zimmerman, JUDGE IN RE: CHANGE OF NAME OF Tammy Jean Bruss TO Tamy Jean Hacker Case No. 2011NCH15 NOTICE OF HEARING ON CHANGE OF NAME Applicant hereby gives notice to all interested persons that the applicant has filed an Applicationfor Change of Name in the Probate Court of Shelby County, Ohio, requesting the change of name of Tammy Jean Bruss TO Tamy Jean Hacker. The hearing on the application will be held on the 28th day of November, 2011, at 9:30 o’clock AM in the Probate Court of Shelby County, located at 100 E Court St, 2nd Floor, Sidney, Ohio.

Tammy J Bruss 632 Folkerth Ave Lot 65 Sidney, OH 45365 Oct. 28 2230822

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 July 13, 2000 Revised: First Reading Date: July 20, 2011 Second Reading Date: August 17, 2011 September 21, 2011 Third Reading Date: Adoption Date: September 21, 2011 November 1, 2011 Effective Date: 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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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

NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST A RELEASE OF FUNDS (NOI/RROF) SHELBY COUNTY FISCAL YEAR 2011 CDBG/HOME COMMUNITY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CHIP) Shelby County Board of Commissioners, c/o Shelby County Regional Planning Commission, 129 E. Court St., Sidney.

Phone Number and Contact Person for Questions: 937-498-7273 / Dianna Reisinger. To All Interested Persons, Agencies, and Groups: On or about, but not before, Tuesday, November 8, 2011, the Shelby County Board of Commissioners will request the State of Ohio to release Federal funds under Section 104 (g) of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended; Section 288 of Title II of the Cranston Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act (NAHA), as amended; and/or Title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; to be used for the following project(s): Project/Activity Name - Shelby County Fiscal Year 2011 CDBG/HOME, Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP), Activity #1- Private Rehabilitation; Source of Federal Funds - HOME Grant Agreement #B-C-11-1CR-2; Purpose or Nature of the Project/Activity - Homeowner Rehabilitation loans will be awarded for the renovation of five owner-occupied dwelling units in Shelby County, excluding the City of City which has its own CHIP grant. Shelby County intends to use a portion of the Private Rehabilitation funds in the Census Tract 9714 Target Area. This activity is projected to benefit approximately 13 low and moderate-income persons. Identification of Single or Multi-Year Project - Single-Year; Location of Project/Activity - Shelby County, Ohio; Estimated Cost of Project/Activity - $210,000 (HOME Funds $210,000); Environmental Finding of Project/Activity - Categorically Excluded (CE); Project/Activity Name - Shelby County Fiscal Year 2011 CDBG/HOME, Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP), Activity #2 - Home/Building Repair; Source of Federal Funds - CDBG Grant Agreement #B-C-11-1CR-1; Purpose or Nature of the Project/Activity - Homeowner home repair grants awarded for the general repair of six owner-occupied dwelling units and for septic system repairs for three owner-occupied dwelling units throughout Shelby County, excluding the City of Sidney which has its own CHIP grant. Shelby County intends to use a portion of the Private Rehabilitation funds in the Census Tract 9714 Target Area This activity is projected to benefit approximately 25 low and moderate-income persons. Identification of Single or Multi-Year Project - Single-Year; Location of Project/Activity - Shelby County, Ohio; Estimated Cost of Project/Activity - $125,000 (CDBG Funds $125,000); Environmental Finding of Project/Activity - Categorically Excluded (CE). An Environmental Review Record (ERR) for each of the Project activities listed above has been conducted by the Shelby County Board of Commissioners. The ERR documents the environmental review of the Project activities. The ERR is on file and available for the public's examination and copying, upon request, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays) at the above address. The Shelby County Board of Commissioners plans to undertake the Project activities described above with the Federal funds cited above. Any interested persons, agencies, and/or groups, who have any comments regarding the environment, are invited to submit written comments for consideration to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners at the address above listed prior to Tuesday, November 8, 2010. The Shelby County Board of Commissioners is certifying to the State of Ohio, that the Shelby County Board of Commissioners and Larry Kleinhans, in his official capacity as the Chairman of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners, consent to accept the jurisdiction of Federal courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to environmental reviews, decision-making, and action; and that these responsibilities have been satisfied.

The legal effect of the certification is that upon its approval, the Shelby County Board of Commissioners may use the Federal funds, and the State of Ohio will have satisfied its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. The State of Ohio will accept an objection to its approval of the release of funds and acceptance of the certification only if it is on one of the following grounds: (a) the certification was not, in fact, executed by the responsible entity’s Certifying Officer; (b) the responsible entity has failed to make one of the two findings pursuant to Section 58.40 or to make the written determination required by section 58.35, 58.47, or 58.53 for the project, as applicable; c) the responsible entity has omitted one or more of the steps set forth at subpart E of 24 CFR Part 58 for the preparation, publication and completion of an Environmental Assessment; d) the responsible entity has omitted one or more of the steps set forth at Subparts F and G of 24 CFR Part 58 for the conduct, preparation, publication and completion of an Environmental Impact Statement, e) the recipient has committed funds or incurred costs not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before release of funds and approval of the environmental certification by State, or f) another federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Written objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedure (24 CFR Part 58), and must be addressed to the: State of Ohio; Environmental Officer; Office of Community Development; P. O. Box 1001; Columbus, Ohio 43216-1001. Objections to the Release of Funds on basis other than those stated above will not be considered by the State of Ohio. No objections received after Wednesday, November 30, 2011, (which is 15 days after it is anticipated that the State will receive a request for release of funds), will be considered by the State of Ohio. The address of the certifying officer is: Larry Kleinhans, Chairman, Shelby County Board of Commissioners, 129 E. Court St., Sidney, Ohio 45365.

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Buck Eyes An inside look at Ohio State football WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

BUCKEYE BRAIN BUSTERS

NAME: Brandon ‘Bam’ Childress HOMETOWN: Warrensville Heights OHIO STATE YEARS: 20002004 HIGHLIGHTS: After beating out Ben Roethlisberger as Ohio’s Mr. Football in 1999, Childress signed with Ohio State, where he caught 32 passes in his career and was perhaps best known as a spring game standout.

AFTER OSU: He played five games over two seasons with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent. He is now an insurance agent in Bedford, Ohio.

1: How many games did former OSU running back Galen Cisco win as a major league pitcher 2: How many games did former

OSU quarterback Joe Sparma win as a major league pitcher?

3: Who was the first Ohio State quarterback to throw for more than 2,000 yards in consecutive seasons?

SAY WHAT?

RECRUITING UPDATE Adolphus Washington and Dwayne Stanford of Cincinnati Taft will make official visits to Ohio State this weekend. Washington, a senior defensive lineman, is considering Ohio State, Alabama and Michigan State. Stanford, a senior wide receiver, is looking at Ohio State, Oregon and Cincinnati.

The pair will visit Oregon on Nov. 19. They origiinally said they would announce their college choices on Nov. 9, but will now delay that announcement until after they make the trip to Oregon.

Brionte Dunn. a 2012 OSU commitment from Canton Glen Oak rushed for 154 yards and scored three touchdowns in a 38-13 win over North Canton Hoover last Friday night.

“I’m not a big uniform guy.

It doesn’t matter to me.”

4: How many touchdown passes did Kirk Herbstreit throw his senior year at Ohio State?

5: How many interceptions did Art Schlichter throw his freshman season at Ohio State?

Answers: 1. 25; 2. 52; 3. Jim Karsatos; 4.

— Ohio State defensive lineman John Simon talks about what would be his ideal uniform if he could design one.

4; 5. 21

No. 16 Wisconsin at Ohio State, 8 p.m., Saturday, ESPN QUARTERBACKS > You’ve heard of the no huddle offense. Meet the no-pass offense. At least that’s what it looked like when Ohio State threw the football only four times in a 17-7 win over Illinois two weeks ago the last time it was on the field.

Freshman Braxton Miller (26 of 51 for 403 yards, 5 TDs) is one of only three true freshmen starting at quarterback in major college football. His strength has been running the ball (243 yards). OSU’s 47.8 completion percentage ranks last in the Big Ten. Wisconsin quarterback Russell Wilson’s Heisman Trophy star might have dimmed a bit when the Badgers lost to Michigan State last week, but the North Carolina State transfer remains a problem for any defense. He has completed 73 percent of his passes for 1,780 yards and 16 touchdowns.

Advantage: Wisconsin

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN > Big — as in really big — offensive linemen have been one of the foundations of Wisconsin football for more than 20 years. Despite losing an NFL first-round pick (Gabe Carimi) and a third-rounder (John Moffitt), the Badgers lead the Big Ten in yards per rushing play (5.8) and have allowed only 10 sacks. Center Peter Konz (6-5, 315) and tackle Josh Oglesby (6-7, 330) lead the Badgers.

Ohio State’s offense ranks 10th in the Big Ten in touchdowns scored (19) and last in touchdown passes (4). Much of that is the result of having inexperienced quarterbacks and receivers, but the offensive line has to share some of the blame.

Advantage: Wisconsin

RECEIVERS > The last time Ohio State’s leading receiver for a season had fewer than 40 catches was in 1991 when Bernie Edwards caught 27. Tight end Jake Stoneburner’s 12 receptions leads OSU this year more than halfway through the season.

Nick Toon, son of former NFL receiver Al Toon, is Wisconsin’s top threat at receiver. He has 27 catches, six of them for touchdowns. Jared Abbrederis (30 catches, 482 yards) and tight end Jacob Pedersen (6 touchdown catches) also contribute to a Wisconsin offense averaging 47 points a game.

Advantage: Wisconsin

< DEFENSIVE LINEMEN Johnathan Hankins and John Simon dominated Illinois’ offensive linemen and disrupted the Illini’s offense when they combined for six tackles for losses. They will face a tougher challenge from Wisconsin’s offensive line.

For Wisconsin, defensive end Louis Nzegwu (4.5 sacks), defensive tackle Patrick Butrym (46 career games) and end Brendan Kelly (3 sacks) are the key players.

Advantage: Ohio State

LINEBACKERS > OSU’s linebackers are “getting better every week” and will face “a big test” this week, coach Luke Fickell said earlier this week. Andrew Sweat leads the Buckeyes in tackles. Much-hyped freshman Curtis Grant has made his first appearance on the two-deep depth chart and is listed No. 2 behind Etienne Sabino at one linebacker spot. For Wisconsin, Kettering Alter graduate Chris Borland has a team-high 71 tackles and 10 tackles for losses after missing almost all of last season with a shoulder injury. Mike Taylor has 64 tackles and has forced two fumbles.

Advantage: Wisconsin

BRAXTON MILLER His stats might not inspire awe but the 6-foot-3, 210-pound true freshman quarterback from Huber Heights has played well the past two games as the starter. He’s run for 243 yards and passed for 403 yards and five TDs.

DEFENSIVE BACKS

RUNNING BACKS > Ohio State has had a running back gain more than 100 yards in its last two games after not having a 100-yard rusher in its first five games. Dan Herron immediately went to the head of the line with 114 yards against Illinois in his first game this season after serving a six-game suspension.

Wisconsin’s Montee Ball (768 yards) leads the Big Ten in rushing and James White (458 yards) is eighth. White rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown in Wisconsin’s 31-18 win over then-No. 1 Ohio State last season.

Advantage: Wisconsin

BIG TEN STANDINGS Leaders Division Big Ten Overall W L W L Penn State 4 0 7 1 Wisconsin 2 1 6 1 Purdue 2 1 4 3 Illinois 2 2 6 2 Ohio State 1 2 4 3 Indiana 0 4 1 7 Legends Division Big Ten Overall W L W L Michigan State 3 0 6 1 Nebraska 2 1 6 1 Michigan 2 1 6 1 Iowa 2 1 5 2 Minnesota 0 3 1 6 Northwestern 0 4 2 5

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

Wisconsin’s defensive backfield struggled at times against Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins (290 yards, 3 TDs) in a 37-31 loss last week.

Safety Aaron Henry and cornerback Antonio Fenelus have combined for 12 career interceptions. But their tackling skills might get more of a workout than their coverage skills against OSU. For Ohio State, Bradley Roby’s three interceptions are already as many as any Buckeye had last season.

Advantage: Even

SPECIAL TEAMS OSU’s Drew Basil has hit his last eight field goal attempts and punter Ben Buchanan is averaging 41.3 yards per kick. Wisconsin kicker Philip Welch (2 of 3) has returned from a groin injury and punter Brad Nortman averages 43.1 yards per kick. Each team has returned a punt for a touchdown. Wisconsin allowed a blocked punt for a touchdown and a blocked field goal last week.

Advantage: Even

2011 OSU LEADERS

BIG TEN SATURDAY Wisconsin at Ohio State, 8 p.m.

Northwestern at Indiana, noon Purdue at Michigan, noon Michigan State at Nebraska, noon Iowa at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m.

Illinois at Penn State, 3:30 p.m.

TOP 25 Arkansas at Vanderbilt, 12:21 p.m.

Virginia Tech at Duke, 12:30 p.m.

Baylor at Oklahoma State, 3:30 p.m.

Washington State at Oregon, 3:30p.m Ok. State at Kansas State, 3:30 p.m.

Stanford at USC, 8 p.m.

Clemson at Georgia Tech, 8 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

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Title game adds hurdle for Big Ten COLUMBUS — Earlier this week on the Big Ten football coaches teleconference, a reporter asked Ohio State coach Luke Fickell how having a conference championship game would affect a Big Ten team’s chances of playing for a national championship.

“I don’t know. We’ve never had it before,” Fickell said. “You can look at it and see ways it helps and ways it hurts. All we know is we’ve got one this year and we’ll be excited.”

You wonder if people around the Big Ten will be a good excited or a bad excited late on the evening of Dec. 3 after seeing the results of that first conference championship game at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Field.

Conference championship games have become very popular. They make money. Television loves them. They seem to raise the profile of a conference, especially if a conference produces a national champion.

But not everyone who has played or coached in conference championship games is a fan of them.

The worst possible scenario in such games is that a great team that has had a great season can have one bad day and lose to a team with two or three losses.

Last spring, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said he’d had somewhat of a love-hate relationship with the now-eliminated Big 12 championship game. When his team was undefeated going into the game, he didn’t like it.

But when his team didn’t have the best record, he looked at it much more favorably.

“Those years when we were undefeated or looking at the national championship right in front of you, it was really difficult to play in that Big 12 championship game,” Stoops said.

“But those other years where that wasn’t the case, it was incredibly exciting to play in it.”

The Big Ten and Pac-12 will both play their first conference championship games this year, following the lead of the Southeastern Conference (1991), Big 12 (1996) and Atlantic Coast Conference (2004).

It might be exciting. But if the goal is to win the national championship, the Big Ten just put another hurdle in front of its teams.

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 .......................at 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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Friday, October 28, 2011

Buckeyes’ Buford tries to forget his last miss

All GWOC North Goffena

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Sidney’s Goffena Coach of the Year Eppley ties for Athlete of the Year Sidney High girls soccer coach Stacey Goffena was named the Greater Western Ohio Conference North Division Coach of the Year for the second year in a row, it was announced by the league recently.

Goffena guided her Lady Jackets to their second consecutive North Division championship this season with a 5-0 mark. That gave Sidney 10 staight wins over North Division foes, since the 2010 Lady Jackets also finished 5-0 in division play.

There were eight of her girls who received recognition on the AllNorth squad, including five on the first two teams.

Named to the first team and tying for Athlete of the Year honors was senior sweeper Abigail Eppley.

Eppley also made AllGWOC, which is 10 players from the entire conference.

She was joined on North first team by leading scorer Morgan Knasel, a sophomore who had 14 goals and four assists this season, and goalkeeper Carolyn VanMatre, who finished with 101 saves, seventhbest in the entire GWOC. Named to the second team were junior Monique Hanayik, who was second in scoring with 12 goals and also had seven assists, and senior Taylor Rickert, who had four goals and three assists.

Named to the Special Mention list were seniors Haylie Fogt and Morgan Headings, and junior Lauren Elmore.

• In boys soccer, senior Adam Boyd, with seven goals this season, was first team along with senior goalie Blair Wilson and junior Dustin Lorenzo, who had three goals and six assists.

Named to the second team was senior Chris Farrell, who had eight goals and eight assists this season, and sophomore sweeper Blake Steenrod.

Named to the Special

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Mention list were juniors Preston Heath and Joel Fannon, and sophomore Brady Gaylor.

• Sidney had three runners named to the All-North squads.

Heather West led the way, earning first-team All-North honors.

And named to the boys second team were junior Alex Bowman and freshman Jared Tangeman.

All-GWOC North Girls soccer First team — Cheryl Bell, senior, Piqua; Madison Burchfeld, junior, Troy; Aubrey DeVoss, junior, Greenville; Kelsey Deal, senior, Piqua; Abigail Eppley, senior, Sidney; Adelle Hobson, sophomore, Vandalia; Morgan Knasel, sophomore, Sidney; Emily Mowbray, senior, Vandalia; Ashley Rector, junior, Troy; Leah Soutar, sophomore, Troy; Carolyn VanMatre, senior, Sidney.

Second team — Holy Black, senior, Piqua; Dianna Burt, sophomore, Piqua; Kasey Copsas, junior, Troy; Monique Hanayik, junior, Sidney; Jessica Kerg, junor, Greenville; Courtney Mazzulla, freshman, Troy; Brittany Peters, senior, Greenville; Taylor Rickert, senior, Sidney; Kayla Schrubb, freshman, Piqua; Megan Sugden, Vandalia, senior; Holly Sutherland, senior, Vandalia.

Sidney special mention — Lauren Elmore, junior; Haylie Fogt, senior; Morgan Headings, senior.

Coach of the Year — Stacey Goffena, Sidney.

Athlete of the Year — Abigail Eppley, Sidney; Cheryl Bell, Piqua.

Boys soccer First team — Conner Benson, senior, Piqua; Adam Boyd, senior, Sidney; Keagan Burgheier, Vandalia, senior; Jordan Harlow, senior, Troy; Duston Lorenzo, junior, Sidney; Michael McGraw, senior, Vandalia; Shu Sekito, senior, Troy; Michael Sowers, junior, Vandalia; Robert Stump, senior, Troy; Huge VanderWalt, senior, Greenville; Blair Wilson, senior, Sidney.

Second team — Austin Anthony, senior, Greenville; Sam Bowers, junior, Greenville; Austin Deaton, junior, Troy; Ben Dumler, senior, Vandalia; Chris Farrell, senior, Sidney; Evan Grissom, senior, Piqua; Cameron Langston, senior, Piqua; Casey Plyman, junior, Vandalia; Blake Steenrod, sophomore, Sidney; Tyler Thompson, senior, Troy; Kyle Zimmerman, senior, Troy.

Sidney special mention — Joel Fannon, junior; Brady Gaylor, sophomore; Preston Heath, junior.

Coach of the Year — Richard Phillips, Troy Athlete of the Year — Robert Stump, Troy.

RUSTY MILLER AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS (AP) — William Buford has made 732 shots in his three seasons at Ohio State.

Yet it’s the one that he didn’t make that haunts him and keeps him staring at the ceiling in the middle of the night.

He’s got a chance at surpassing Jerry Lucas, Jim Jackson and Dennis Hopson to become the all-time leading scorer for the Buckeyes. Asked if he feels good about a career that has resulted in 1,424 points and an average team record of 28-7, his smile fades.

“Yes, except my last game,” he said.

Top-ranked and topseeded Ohio State, which won its first 24 games and came in 34-2, lost to Kentucky 62-60 last March 25 at the NCAA’s East Regional semifinal in Newark, N.J. Buford, the Buckeyes’ best allaround offensive performer, made just 2 of 16 shots from the field.

The 6-foot-6 swingman also had a decent look at a 3 from the left corner in the final seconds that meant the difference between victory and defeat. But like so many others that night, it was off the mark.

With a new season, his final one, in front of him, Buford — the only player on Ohio State’s roster with more than one year in a Buckeyes uniform — is trying to inspire his teammates even as he attempts to recover from the darkness of that disappointment.

“I got over it a little over the summer,” he said softly. “It’s still with me, but I just don’t worry about it too much now.”

Make no mistake: The Buckeyes are loaded.

But in order to take the next step, beyond winning Big Ten titles and locking up high rankings, they need their senior citizen to shove that night at the Prudential Center out of Buford’s psyche.

“It was an all day, every day thing,” he said of the weeks after Ohio State’s crushing defeat.

“I knew I was better than the way I played. I

AP Photo/Terry Gilliam

OHIO STATE’S William Buford talks with reporters during the NCAA college basketball team’s media day Thursday in Columbus. time school and Big Ten leader in 3-pointers made with 374), brawny could have done other gritty play as a rookie. center Dallas Laudthings to help the team Sullinger has dropped erdale (one of the top out beside shooting to 15 pounds — although it three shot-blockers ever try to get myself out of a looks like twice that at Ohio State) and verslump.” much — since electing to satile David Lighty Now it’s the one he stay at Ohio State in- (whose 129 wins as a missed which motivates stead of being an NBA Buckeye is a record). him. lottery pick. He says he Evan Ravenel, a 6-8 “The shots that he can now drift outside to transfer from Boston missed in that game shoot jumpers instead of College, adds depth in were shots that I’ve seen only using his still-prodi- the front court this year. him make for three gious backside as leverOf course, Matta’s years,” said Thad Matta, age inside.

M.O. is that he’s a tera sterling 190-57 with “Teams are going to rific recruiter — and he seven straight 20-win be so sold on doubling held up his end of the seasons and a total of me in the post,” he said bargain. Incoming Mcseven Big Ten champi- with a laugh. “It’s going Donald’s All-Americans onships and tournament to be like, ‘How do you Shannon Scott (the son titles with the Buckeyes. double him when he’s of former North Carolina “I don’t think anybody doing the pick and pop?’ and NBA star Charlie wanted William to make It’s going to mess up Scott) and 6-11 Amir a shot more than I did at some people’s defensive Williams (who could pair that particular juncture, strategies.” with Sullinger to allow just to get him going.

Craft is a sticky de- the Buckeyes to go big) Hopefully that helped fender and fearless floor are the top prizes. Anhim go into this summer leader who some teams other Michigan product, and prove what he left unguarded because 6-8 Trey McDonald, wants to be and drive the first-year player was could be a factor. him a little bit more.” so unselfish. No more.

Sullinger learned a lot He’ll have plenty of “There were a lot of a year ago about high exhelp. Back is last year’s times I noticed people pectations. premier big man in the were playing off me and “No. 1 means nothing; nation, 6-9 Jared weren’t even respecting No. 1 means absolutely Sullinger, who averaged (my shot). I wasn’t going nothing. You just have to 17.2 points and 10.2 re- to shoot, and I didn’t. play,” he said. “The furbounds while earning That just adds another ther you go, the fewer All-America status. So half defender on every- teams there are, the point guard Aaron Craft, one else around me,” he harder it gets. There’s no a pest on defense and said. “Being able to easy routes.” the triggerman on of- knock down open shots Now if the Buckeyes fense for a team that is going to make us a can just erase Buford’s won by an average of 18 better basketball team.” memory of that night in points a game. Another Jordan Sibert and New Jersey. third freshman a year Lenzelle Smith Jr. are “I’m glad I could learn ago, Deshaun Thomas, also back for their sopho- from that situation so it will pump up shots from more season after seeing can never happen everywhere but sur- sparse action on a team again,” he said. “It will prised his teammates that featured departed make me a better player with his defense and seniors Jon Diebler (all- and a better person.”

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PREVIEW

Bucks favored to win Big Ten ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Thad Matta was quick to point out his toughest year as Ohio State’s coach came right after the Buckeyes’ best season under him, so his optimism was of the cautious variety.

Make no mistake, expectations are high at the moment.

Not only are the Buckeyes coming off back-to-back Big Ten championships and Sweet 16 appearances, but All-American Jared Sullinger is returning after leading them to 34 wins a year ago. It was no surprise that he was selected the league’s preseason Player of the Year and that Ohio State was picked to win the conference in the preseason media poll, yet Matta couldn’t help but think back to 200708.

The Buckeyes were coming off a 35-win season and NCAA Finals appearance with stars like Greg Oden and Mike Conley, but a year later, they went 24-13, finished fifth in the conference and settled for an NIT championship.

“I think our guys had a sense of entitlement that they were going to win basketball games, and I think that taught not only the coaches but the players a strong lesson,” Matta said Thursday at the Big Ten’s basketball media day.

The Buckeyes probably don’t need too many reminders from their coach.

Wisconsin, picked second, figures to give them a run. Michigan State, third in the preseason poll, could be dangerous even if Delvon Roe called it a career last month be-

cause of knee pain.

Sullinger did plenty to help Ohio State last season, averaging 17.2 points and 10.2 rebounds while leading the Buckeyes to a 34-3 record. He was the Big Ten and national Freshman of the Year and an All-American, and he probably would have been one of the top picks in the draft had he not stayed in school.

“There aren’t too many things he does that catch me off guard, but there are still those times where I’ll take a step back and be like, ‘What just happened?’”

Buckeyes guard Aaron Craft said. “Jared’s a one-of-a-kind type player.”

That he came back for another year was no shocker to Matta. He said Sullinger had vowed to stay “at least

two years” and was simply keeping his word.

He returns to a team that lost three key contributors from last year — record-setting 3point shooter Jon Diebler, versatile defender David Lighty and shot-blocker Dallas Lauderdale. The Buckeyes have one senior (four-year starting shooting guard William Buford) and just a single junior on scholarship in Boston College transfer Evan Ravenel, with everyone else either in their first and second year in the program.

But the young players are impressive, particularly Sullinger. Not only did he drop 25 pounds and gain muscle, he improved his shooting and ball-handling and is “moving more fluidly,” Matta said.

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SCOREBOARD

With four to go, some counting Johnson out

High school

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NASCAR DRIVER Jimmie Johnson climbs out of his car following qualifying for the Good Sam Club 500 auto race at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. Is Johnson out of title contention? Rival team owner Jack Roush thought so after Charlotte. A 26th-place finish at Talladega probably didn't change many minds. ing them out,” Johnson said after Talladega.

“We’ll just keep fighting.

Every position counts.

Every spot counts. And I want to finish as high as I can in the points. If it isn’t the championship, I want to finish as high as I can possibly finish. So we’re going to keep fighting hard.”

Johnson’s been counted out before, and he’s been counted out this year.

In last season’s Chase, Denny Hamlin had him on the ropes until he coughed away the title in the final two races. Johnson, ignoring what Hamlin did each week, simply concentrated on his own performance and was in position to capitalize when Hamlin faltered.

This year has been below average by Johnson’s standards, and with just one win in the “regular season” people were ready to write him off after a disappointing run at New Hampshire in Round 2 of the Chase.

Those same people sure looked silly a week later when a secondplace finish at Dover moved him up five spots in the standings to fifth.

Then his win at Kansas had the points lead well within reach.

Just like that, it slipped through his fingers, and his entire

comeback came undone.

But his last three weeks should be evidence enough that it can all change in the blink of an eye.

“It can happen to any of us,” Edwards said.

“Obviously, the more points we can get on the guys in the Chase the better, but it’s obvious that could happen to anyone. He could go on a tear and be leading the points in three or four weeks, so I will never count him out.”

Up next is Martinsville Speedway, where Johnson is a sixtime winner and, along with Hamlin, considered one of the best active drivers at the Virginia track. He’s got 17 top-10 finishes in 19 career starts, and had been untouchable nearly there since a 35th-place finish in his first career start at the track.

He was off a bit in the spring, with his 11thplace finish his worst at Martinsville since his 2002 debut. Johnson is returning to the track this weekend with the same chassis, and looking forward to the weekend.

“Quirky tracks have always worked for me, and this track certainly is that,” he said. “When I first came here, the first year or year and a half,

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• Three Riverside golfers were named to the All-NWCC team.

Kyle Hurley and Grant Miller were both first-team selections, and Tanner Lane was named to the second team.

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Second team — Tanner Lane, Riverside; Eric Shaner, All-Northwest Central Waynesfield; Dylan Benedict, Conference Fairbanks; Garrett HautenVolleyball team First team — Tory Thomp- stein, Waynesfield; Justus Ball, son, Riverside, Player of the Waynesfield; Chance Watkins, Year; Angie Link, Lima Temple; Upper Scioto

High school sports FRIDAY Football Troy at Sidney Lehman at Fort Loramie Parkway at Anna Coldwater at Minster Delphos St. John’s at New Bremen Versailles at St. Henry —— SATURDAY Cross country Regional meet at Troy 11 a.m. — D-III girls 11:45 — D-II girls 12:30 — D-I girls 1:30 — D-III boys 2:15 — D-II boys 3:00 — D-I boys Volleyball D-III District championship NFL schedule At Tipp City Noon — Anna vs. Cincinnati National Football League Hills Christian Academy The Associated Press Winner to regional tournament Sunday, Oct. 30 at Kettering Nov. 2 Indianapolis at Tennessee, 1 D-IV District championship New Orleans at St. Louis, 1 At Troy Jacksonville at Houston, 1 p.m.

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Russia Minnesota at Carolina, 1 p.m.

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Cincinnati at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.

ASEBALL New England at Pittsburgh, 4:15 p.m.

World Series Dallas at Philadelphia, 8:20 Postseason Baseball Glance Open: Atlanta, Chicago, Green The Associated Press Bay, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, Tampa Bay All Times EDT Monday, Oct. 31 WORLD SERIES San Diego at Kansas City, 8:30 (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) p.m.

All games televised by Fox Sunday, Nov. 6 Texas 3, St. Louis 2 Seattle at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 19: St. Louis 3, Miami at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Texas 2 Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 Thursday, Oct. 20: Texas 2, St. Cleveland at Houston, 1 p.m.

Louis 1 San Francisco at Washington, 1 Saturday, Oct. 22: St. Louis 16, N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Texas 7 Atlanta at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 23: Texas 4, St. Denver at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Louis 0 Cincinnati at Tennessee, 4:05 Monday, Oct. 24: Texas 4, St. Green Bay at San Diego, 4:15 Louis 2 St. Louis at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.

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there was no way I thought this track would be one that I liked. But in time, and in learning how to drive it, there is just one way to really get around here. And a lot of tracks have a lot of other options but there’s one very specific line you have to run and when a guy finds it, and he can set his car up to it, you go and go and go for years.”

Still, Roush wasn’t so sure two weeks ago that FOOTBALL GOLF anything matters from here on out for Johnson, Ohio College schedule Senior Swingers particularly with the Ohio College Football schedule

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Riverside’s Thompson is Player of the Year The Northwest Central Conference recently released its all-league volleyball and golf teams.

As expected, Riverside standout Tory Thompson was the Player of the Year in volleyball after she led the conference and the area in kills this season. She finished the year with an amazing 504 kills for the Lady Pirates. She also had 38 ace serves, 59 blocks and 297 digs.

Teammate Bailey Oliver, who set Thompson up for those kills, was named to the second team. She finished with 548 assists and 125 digs.

Mara Ledley and Morgan Robison of Riverside were named to the honorable mention list.

Capital at John Carroll (OAC), 1:30 Marietta at Ohio Northern (OAC), 1:30 Muskingum at Baldwin-Wallace (OAC), 1:30 Otterbein at Mount Union (OAC), 1:30 Wilmington at Heidelberg (OAC), 1:30 Oberlin at Denison (NCAC), 1 Ohio Wesleyan at Kenyon (NCAC), 1 Wooster at Hiram (NCAC), 7 Chicago at Case Reserve (UAA), noon Taylor at Walsh, 7 Malone at Notre Dame Coll., 1 Bluffton at Hanover (HC), 1:30 Defiance at Rose-Hulman (HC), 1:30 Mount St. Joseph at Manchester (HC), 1:30 Central St., Ohio, at Kentucky Wesleyan, 2 Missouri S&T at Urbana, noon

CALENDAR

JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It’s easy for outsiders to cross Jimmie Johnson off the list of title contenders. They don’t work side by side with the five-time defending NASCAR champion every week, and have no idea just how hard it is to beat him.

It’s a whole different story, though, when those inside the NASCAR garage publicly dismiss him the way rival team owner Jack Roush did two weeks ago at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

“You can’t expect to get a mulligan,” Roush said after Johnson’s 34th-place finish at Charlotte.

“You’ll be very lucky if somebody will give you a chance to make up the whole race. I thought that Jimmie Johnson would be a factor in it and he’s definitely going to have to stand in line and wait for the other folks in the top five to have problems for him to get back in it. He won’t race his way back in it.

He won’t finish high enough above the top four or five cars to beat them on the racetrack.

He’ll have to wait for them to have trouble I think.”

Johnson has indeed taken a tumble since his win three races ago at Kansas pushed him to third in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship standings. He had a hard wreck at Charlotte that cost him five spots in the standings, but as he headed to Talladega Superspeedway, where he had won in the spring, it was conceivable that he’d make up some ground.

Instead, Johnson and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. waited too long to make their move through the field, and Johnson finished 26th.

He’s now ranked seventh in the standings, 50 points behind leader Carl Edwards, with four races remaining in the Chase.

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1 change in polling locations There is one small change for polling places for the upcoming election. Perry Township will be casting their votes at Fairlawn High School, 18800 Johnston Road, rather than at the church in Pasco.

Polling places will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on election day, Nov. 8.

The polling places are as follows: City of Sidney 1st Ward, A — Sid-

ney VFW 1st Ward, B — Sidney VFW 1st Ward, C — Sidney VFW 2nd Ward, A — Sidney VFW 2nd Ward, B — Sidney VFW 2nd Ward, C — Sidney VFW 2nd Ward, D — Sidney VFW 3rd Ward, A — Shelby County Fairgrounds 3rd Ward, B —

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Don’t end longtime friendship DR. WALcally involved.

LACE: I’m a 15This must year-old girl, bother her beand I have lots cause last week of friends, both she talked to me male and feat school about male. My best my friendship male friend is with him. I told Kyle. We have her that Kyle close been ’Tween and I have been friends ever nothing more since we met in 12 & 20 than very good Dr. Robert fifth grade. We friends for the Wallace have never been past six years. on a “real” date And then she together. Oh yes, we’ve started asking me queshad a snack together at a tions like, “Do you have restaurant, but that’s it. the hots for Kyle?” “Did Kyle and I can discuss Kyle and you ever kiss?” everything. He is intelli- and “What do you two do gent, humorous and very when you are alone?” loyal. When we have a This really shocked me, class together, we often and I just walked away study together. He has from her without giving helped me immensely in her an answer. several classes, especially Last night she called history and algebra. me and told me that as Kyle started dating a long as she was intergirl about a month ago. ested in Kyle, she would She attends our school appreciate it if I stopped and is quite popular. spending time with him.

Kyle likes this girl and I told her I didn’t want to has told me that she re- discuss Kyle with her, ally likes him. Kyle is a and I hung up. Now I very good-looking guy don’t know what to do. and has a super person- Should I stop being ality, so it’s no surprise friends with Kyle? that popular girls go Should I tell Kyle what after him, but this is the his girlfriend has said to first one he really likes. me, or should I just do Kyle has told this girl nothing and pretend the that he and I are good girlfriend didn’t contact friends, but not romanti- me? — Nameless, Lake

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Charles, La. NAMELESS: This girl has chosen to manufacture a reason for jealousy out of thin air. This is her problem, not yours. If she confronts you again, tell her clearly and directly that you and Kyle are longtime friends, period.

That should be sufficient. If this upsets her, she needs to bring it up with Kyle, not you.

Dating tends to bring out people’s insecurities.

Learning how to control one’s jealousy — especially irrational jealousy — may take a long time.

But obviously, for her, the learning process is under way. Never end the friendship shared by Kyle and you. Good friendships can last forever!

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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VIRGO What kind of day will (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) tomorrow be? To find out An older relative what the stars say, read might have good advice the forecast given for for you today. Family disyour birth sign. cussions will be concerned with long-range For Saturday, Oct. 29, plans for the future.

2011 LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) ARIES Your serious frame of (March 21 to April 19) mind and attention to This is a great day to detail will allow you to tackle any kind of stud- accomplish a lot today. ies; your powers of con- You’ll get excellent recentration are excellent. sults, because you have Furthermore, you have a the perseverance and sincere desire to learn. discipline to work.

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Winter crisis program available Tri-County Community Action has announced the start of its winter crisis program.

The program runs Tuesday through March 31. It is available for income-eligible clients at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines who have been disconnected from their heat source, have a disconnect notice or have less than a 25 percent supply of bulk fuel.

Applicants must bring to their appointment: • Proof of household income for the past 13 weeks.

• Photo identification and Social Security cards.

• Utility bills.

• Proof of disability if disabled.

People whose income is zero must have proof that explains how they maintain their household.

If a family or friend provides financial assistance, a written letter from the individual must be submitted.

Appointments are now being accepted for November.

For more information, or to schedule an appointment, contact one of the Community Actions offices: Logan County, (937) 593-0034; Champaign County, (937) 6522246; or Shelby County, 492-8118; toll-free, (866) 256-4497.

In-home appointments are available for homebound clients.

Work to close Baker Road The Shelby County Highway Department will begin replacement of a small concrete box culvert on Baker Road Monday, according to County Engineer Bob Geuy.

Baker Road will be closed to traffic between Deweese Road and Thompson Road beginning on that date.

The culvert replacement project will take approximately one week to complete.

Council to meet Monday NEW BREMEN — New Bremen Village Council will hold a special meeting Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the New Bremen Municipal Center, 214 N. Washington St. Council will discuss funding available through Auglaize County for village projects and the purchase of a 2011 chassis cab dump truck.

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BRIDGEVIEW SCHOOL is shown in this old photo. The building is gone, but what spirits occupied the building’s eerie cat-

acombs? It is one of several local buildings where strange events have been reported.

Strange sightings, eerie sounds

Are local historic buildings haunted?

BY TOM BARNETT tbarnett@sdnccg.com Sidney is rightly proud of its architecturally significant structures and their former owners, but a few of the venerable landmarks seem to reflect darker pasts, especially at Halloween.

This story is not necessarily based on fact, contains suppositions, and certainly distortions. Readers are free to believe or disbelieve it, but we present it today in the spirit of things that sometimes moan and go bump in the night.

ing after dark.

Another tale tells of faucets in the girls locker room turning themselves on in full view of everyone.

And still another story says a former secretary who frequently worked late and on weekends on one Halloween night heard a scream from the third floor directly above her head. Heart racing, she is said to have fled to the stairs and down a flight to the double doors that opened into the courtyard. She reportedly never stayed that late again.

Cemetery site

Never told story

The story goes she never Bridgeview Middle School told anyone the story because was built as Sidney High she thought it would have School on the site of the forbeen thought silly to some. mer Presbyterian Church Tilda Phlipot, director of Cemetery. the Shelby County Historical Graves were relocated to Society, says Ross Historical Graceland Cemetery to clear Center in Sidney has had its the construction site, but the own share of “hauntings.” The completed school’s basement spacious white structure origiincluded the entrance to a nally served the Dearth, maze of underground tunnels, Souder and later Adams, fuin some of which, local ghost neral homes. hunters say, builders found exHer favorite story is told by posed caskets that were attorney and Historical Socimissed earlier. ety President Rich Wallace, Perhaps all the bodies that who swears that during a were not removed and reparty at the museum, hors buried lingered in the tunnels d’oeuvres disappeared twice of the old school ? from a table and were found deposited on the floor twice Never returned A janitor at the school is re- between cleanups. ported to have gone into the Scratchy recording catacombs and never reA staff member, at Phlipot’s turned. Legend says students request, replayed for an unand teachers brave enough to convinced reporter a profesdescend into the area heard sional ghost tracker’s scratchy keys jingling as if he were recording of a voice within the walking around, and somebuilding saying, “Happy.” The time would encounter a shad- ghost hunter and a companion owy figure moving deep within had spent a night within the the tunnels. confines of the former funeral The school building was de- home, as have several spirit molished in 2005, but when it hunters hoping to “catch times was still around, teachers are when ghosts let down their said to have cautioned stuguard.” dents it was possible to get Phlipot also shared an incilost in the catacombs below. dent in which a woman came Some students reportedly to the museum and was seen were afraid to be in the build- and heard having a conversa-

tion with an unseen companion.

Another local haunting site is the old Shelby County Jail building on Main Avenue, where it is said people come in off the street, see things and “feel cold spirits.”

Also, the building at 230 E. Court St., now occupied by the Shelby County Board of Elections, once housed a grocery store, a business office and in more recent years the TriCounty Community Action Commission office. It is said a man died there.

tle’s gutted interior on Walnut Avenue may still be haunted by the man in a blue uniform reportedly seen on the stair landing.

Earlier this month, the Historical Society’s annual Ghost Tour visited homes and buildings linked to people who had untimely deaths in the community.

Other sites

Other area sites where ghastly things reportedly appear in the night: • Almost every community in the state has its own “CryStrange occurrences baby Bridge.” Shelby County’s The Strange Happenings is reportedly located in LockGhost and Hauntings Reington where a woman and search Society website says a her baby are said to have former CAC employee has re- drowned in the waters. ported many strange occurPassersby reportedly hear a rences occurred there between baby crying at midnight. (Vari2000 and 2006. ations across the state claim One day, a large toy truck auto engines stall going over reportedly flew across the crybaby bridges.) waiting room, hitting an damLockington Dam is said to aging the drywall. There were have been the site of several also reports of missing docusuicides. The legend states suiments out of filing cabinets cides will be re-enacted on that were later found. their anniversaries.

The web report said emGlowing marker ployees would come in to find • In the nearby Champaign calculators turned on and County community of St. showing all zeroes. One time a Paris, Evergreen Cemetery worker reportedly even found contains the notorious glowing calculations on her machine.

McMorran family marker with Missing ballot its faint, but undeniable lumiThe website does not note nescence. Theories include a the building is now occupied phosphorescent fungus and reby the Board of Elections. flected light from the village, Could that explain the myste- but none have debunked the rious missing Sidney City strange glowing stone, a story Schools tax levy ballot that in “Ohio’s Ghostly Greats” created so much controversy? states.

Other local ghost sightings, • The Strange Happenings not visited here, involve the website also contains a tale of Masonic Lodge building, a Lonesome Road, a former St. home at North Street and Paris-area farm trail where Walnut Avenue (where a figthe landowner, who didn’t like ure is said to appear in a win- people to be on the property is dow) and even on the balcony said to have committed suiof Sidney Municipal Court cide. A figure will reportedly (the old opera house), in the appear standing in the road restored Monumental Buildwith eyes that are red at ing. And Bonnyconnellan Cas- night.

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DO UNSETTLED spirits from its earlier role as a funeral home THE OLD Shelby County Jail has been the site of “cold spirhaunt the Ross Historical Center in Sidney? its and strange sightings.”

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