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Heisman finalist • Versailles’ Samuel Prakel, a two-time state champion in cross country, has been named a finalist in the Wendy’s High School Heisman program. 13A

DEATHS Obituaries and/or death notices for the following people appear on Page 3A today: • Steven D. Bevans • Minta Ann Schlotterbeck • Gary Eugene Counts • Lorie Kay Bryant • David R. “Red” Kremer

INDEX Anna/Botkins......................1B City, County records ...........2A Classified.........................5-8B Comics ...............................3B Hints from Heloise ..............6A Horoscope..........................3B Let Yourself Go ...................7A Localife ............................6-7A Nation/World.......................5A Obituaries ...........................3A Religion ...............................8A Sports .........................13-16A State news..........................4A ’Tween 12 and 20.............12A Weather/Sudoku/Abby/Out of the Past/Dr. Donohue....4B

TODAY’S THOUGHT “Man is born to live, not to prepare for life.” — Boris Pasternak, Russian author (1890-1960) For more on today in history, turn to Page 5A.

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Obama heads back to divided government BY DAVID ESPO The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One day after a bruising, mixed-verdict election, President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner both pledged Wednesday to seek a compromise to avert looming spending cuts and tax increases that threaten to plunge the economy back into recession. Added Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.: “Of course” an agreement is possible. While all three men spoke in general terms, Boehner stressed that Republicans would be willing to accept higher tax revenue under the right conditions as part of a AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster more sweeping attempt to reduce deficits and restore the PRESIDENT BARACK Obama, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama and daughters economy to full health. Malia and Sasha arrive at the election night party Wednesday in Chicago. Obama defeated See OBAMA/Page 5A Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

President wins Ohio’s biggest cities BY JOHN SEEWER The Associated Press COLUMBUS (AP) — Mitt Romney won most of Ohio geographically, while President Barack Obama won where the most votes were to win the pivotal battleground state again. The Democrat racked up votes in Ohio’s major urban/industrial areas, and

Republican Mitt Romney carried nearly everywhere else. Obama was able to take the 18 electoral votes he and Romney fought so hard for by winning its most populated areas. He carried the six biggest counties in terms of votes, and eight of the top 10. He won two-thirds of the vote in the biggest cities, according to exit poll results for The Associated Press and the

television networks. That was enough to offset strong showings by Romney in GOP-dominated suburbs and rural areas. Romney won about five of every six counties statewide. With all precincts reporting unofficial returns, Obama won by more than 107,000 votes, or nearly 50.2 percent, of See OHIO/Page 10A

Lehman student back on the court after critical injury Lehman Catholic High School in Sidney is a small, close-knit high school of only about 200 students. They’re used to multi-tasking between classroom, clubs, athletics and volunteer events, including the Tuesday Community Blood Center (CBC) campus blood drive. They learned firsthand this year that every blood drop counts when they rallied to support critically injured classmate Connor Richard. At the time, it was beyond hope that the basketball team would get its point guard back. But Richard is back. Not just back in school, out of his wheelchair, and volunteering at the blood drive. He’s back on the court, ready to play his senior season. At a time when

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motor vehicle tragedies across the Miami Valley have claimed so many young lives, Richard’s comeback is often called the Lehman miracle. Richard was returning from a basketball game Feb. 12, 2012, and just a mile from home when his Jeep skidded on ice, flipped, and crushed into a utility pole. Richard’s body was shattered as well, with 25 broken bones, a ruptured spleen, punctured lung and three internal bleeds. He was already receiving blood transfusions when he was transported by CareFlight from Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney to Miami Valley Photo provided Hospital in Dayton. “They put him in a coma,” CONNOR RICHARD holds his dad’s smartphone, which recalled Connor’s dad, John shows a photograph of his Jeep, which skidded on ice, See LEHMAN/Page 16A flipped and crushed into a telephone pole on Feb. 12.

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TUESDAY -11:29 p.m.: arrest. Sidney Police arrested Brandon Engley, no age given, 429 Riverside Drive, on a charge of disorderly conduct. -11:14 p.m.: domestic violence. Kevin Grimes, 47, no address given, was charged with domestic violence following an incident at 222 Jefferson St. -5:12 p.m.: arrest. Police arrested Collin Hymes, 23, no address given, on a warrant charging probation violations. 11:59 a.m.: criminal damaging. Derwin Sanford II, 2805 Wapakoneta Ave., told police someone had thrown two bricks though the back window of his vehicle.

TUESDAY -8:42 p.m.: medical. Sidney paramedics responded to a medical call in the 2500 block of Apache Drive. -6:40 p.m.: mutual aid. Paramedics responded to mile marker 97 of Interstate 75 in mutual aid to Anna Rescue at an accident scene. -3:04 p.m.: medical. Medics responded to a medical call in the 300 block of Williams Street. -2:09 p.m.: medical. Paramedics responded to the 2400 block of Schenk Road for a medical call. -12:22 p.m.: medical. Medics were dispatched to the 300 block of Lunar Street for a medical call.

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Sheriff’s log WEDNESDAY -9:17 a.m.: trespassing. A deputy responded to Spring Creek Corp., 2722 S, Vandemark Road, where three subjects were reported to be climbing the fence.

Fire, rescue WEDNESDAY -1:47 p.m.: medical. Houston Rescue responded to the 3500 block of Ohio 66 in Loramie Township for a medical call. -11:24 a.m.: acci-

dent. Anna Rescue and Botkins fire and police units were dispatched to an auto accident in the 16000 block of County Road 25A. -2:57 a.m.: medical. Anna Rescue responded to the 300 block of Mill Street for a medical call. TUESDAY -8:21 p.m.: medical. Anna Rescue was dispatched to a medical call in the 1800 block of Cisco Road. -7:33 p.m.: field fire. A Fort Loramie engine and tanker was dispatched to a large field fire at 4730 Fort Loramie-Swanders Road.

Craft bazaar set PIQUA — The Upper Valley Career Center will host a holiday and craft bazaar Nov. 27 from 2:45 to 5 p.m. in the Learning Resource Center (library). A portion of the vendors’ sales will be donated to the Education Association’s Student Assistance Fund. This fund was created for students who need help with fees, uniforms and equipment for their vocational programs. The holiday and craft bazaar is free to the pub-

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In Sidney Municipal Court Wednesday morning, Judge Duane Goettemoeller fined Christopher L. Napier, 20, 10655 W. Russell Road, $250 and costs and sentenced him to 90 days in jail on an assault charge and $150 and 30 days in jail for criminal damaging. He will be permitted to complete an anger/rage program in lieu of 30 and 10 days jail and obtain a GED certificate in lieu of 20 and five days jail.Ten and five days jail may be reconsidered if fines and costs are paid in full. He must report to jail for the remaining 30 and nine days. On a companion disorderly conduct charge, he was fined $150 and costs and sentenced to 30 days jail with credit for two days served. If he obtains a GED, 18 days will be suspended, and if fines and costs are paid in full, the balance of the jail time may be reconsidered. • Caroline R. Watterson, 31, 1133 Colonial Drive, was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to 20 days in jail on a disorderly conduct charge. She may be evaluated for mental health purposes in lieu of 10 days jail, and if fines and costs are paid in full, the balance of the sentence may be reconsidered. In Municipal Court Tuesday morning, Goettemoeller fined David T. Copeland, 22, 429 Riverside Drive, $150 and costs and sentenced him to 30 days in jail on a disorderly conduct charge. He will be permitted to continue counseling in lieu of 20 days of the sentence, and if fines and costs are paid in full, the balance of the sentence may be reconsidered. On a second charge of the same offense, he was fined $150 and costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail with credit for one day served and also fined $150 and costs and 30 days in jail for criminal trespassing. He will be permitted to continue and complete counseling in lieu of 20 days jail in each case, and if fines and costs are paid in full, nine and 10 days of the sentence may be reconsidered. • Erik J. Fleshburg, 18, of Centerville, was fined $75 and costs on a drug paraphernalia charge that was amended to disorderly conduct. He was also fined $25 and costs on a charge of failing to drive within marked lanes. • Natasha R.Waldroop, 23, 4662 Cardo Road, Fort

Loramie, was fined $150 and costs and sentenced to 15 days in jail on a charge of receiving stolen property that was amended to attempted theft of stolen property. The court suspended five days of the sentence and the balance of the jail time may be reconsidered if fines and costs are paid in full. • Skyler W.Williamson, 19, 302 1/2 S. Walnut Ave., was fined $50 and costs for an open container violation and $150 and costs and 24 hours of community service for operating without a motorcycle endorsement. If fines and costs are paid, community service may be reconsidered. On an assault charge that was amended to attempted assault, he was fined $150 and costs and sentenced to 45 days in jail. He will be permitted to be evaluated for drug and alcohol abuse in lieu of 15 days jail and complete a GED certificate in lieu of 15 days of the sentence. If fines and costs are paid in full, the balance of the jail time may be reconsidered. • Sherri L. Redinbo, 42, 718 Broadway Ave., was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to 31 days in jail, with credit for one day served, on a charge of being in physical control of a vehicle while intoxicated. Jail may be reconsidered if she completes an alcohol intervention program and pays fines and costs in full. In Municipal Court Monday, Goettemoeller fined Gerald E. Grisham Jr., 39, 2951 Lisa Drive, $150 and costs and sentenced him to 10 days in jail on an obstructing official business charge that was amended to disorderly conduct. The court will suspend five days of the sentence if fines and costs are paid in full and he may be evaluated for drug/alcohol abuse in lieu of the balance of the sentence. • Daniel A. Luebke, 60, 5158 State Route 66, New Bremen, was fined $100 and costs on a criminal damaging charge that was amended to disorderly conduct. Restitution in the case totals $537.57. • Jessica L. Carter, 26, 227 N. West Ave., was fined $150 and costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail on a theft charge. She will be permitted to complete 20 hours of community service in lieu of five days jail and if fines and costs and restitution of $72.20 are paid in full, the bal-

ance of the jail time may be reconsidered. • Shirley Fortunato, 52, 122 Brooklyn Ave., was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail on a charge of abandoning animals. If fines and costs and restitution of $128 are paid in full, jail may be reconsidered. • Brian S. Goings, 33, 5261 Hardin-Wapakoneta Road, was fined $75 and costs on a driving while under suspension charge that was amended to failure to display a license. A seat belt violation was dismissed at the request of the law director. • Thomas J. Bacome, 30, of Waynesfield, was fined $250 and costs and sentenced to 40 hours of community service on a driving while under suspension charge that was amended to failure to display a license. Community service may be reconsidered if fines and costs are paid in full. • Shaquille A. Daniel, 19, 135 Oldham Ave., was fined $75 and costs for driving without a license. • James D. Meade, 44, of Conover, was fined $20 and costs for speeding. • Tonia A. Strunk, 39, 215 W. South St., was fined $30 and costs for a seat belt violation. Court fines These people recently paid fines and costs totaling $135 (unless noted) for various violations as follows; Charles Smith, 37, 632 Linden Ave., disorderly conduct, $136. Shelby E. Cantrill, 20, 12545 Kirkwood Road, speeding. Amber M. Pryor, 30, 10598 Cisco Road, seat belt, $116. Mark A. Burke, 35, 13440 Renee Drive, Anna, axle overload, $224. Michael J. Ahrens, 33, 632 Folkerth Ave., Lot 64, speeding. Seth A. Birkemeier, 24, 4150 Tawawa-Maplewood Road, following too closely, $130; seat belt, $30. Melissa A. Welsh, 27, 323 Maple St., speeding. Eric B. Marker, 48, 12 Elk Drive, New Bremen, speeding, $211. Randy F. Boesche, 60, 504 1/2 W. Bremen St., New Bremen, seat belt, $116. Jarid M. Barhorst, 18, 2091 State Route 705, Fort Loramie, speeding. Doris Hecht, 82, 620 1/2 S. Main Ave., following too closely, $136. Beleth J. Icenogle, 65, 871 Foraker Ave., following too closely, $136.

Carl Sloan, 76, 807 Brooklyn Ave., following too closely, $136. Carol L. Fisher, 60, 14645 Southland Road, Botkins, speeding. Neil P. Wehrman, 22, 7624 Fort Loramie-Swanders Road, Anna, speeding. Lisa A. Pleiman, 37, 11030 Wright-Puthoff Road, Anna, speeding. Patricia Regula, 55, 10778 Tawawa-Maplewood Road, Maplewood, seat belt, $116. Kiana N. Perrin, 18, 333 E., Lyndhurst St., speeding, $175. Amanda Benavente, 43, 2071/2 N. Pomeroy Ave., seat belt, $116. Angela J.Borger, 43, 06313 County Road 66A, New Bremen, speeding. Mark J. Cordonnier, 55, 35 Independence Ave., Minster, speeding. Beth A. Warnecke, 36, 119 Elk Drive, New Bremen, speeding. Summer L. VanHook, 31, 218 Jefferson St., speeding, $175. Kathryn K. Gossard, 66, 866 Countryside Lane, speeding. Leslie E. Brideweser, 58, 2118 Victoria Court, following too closely, $136. Civil cases Wilson Care Inc, Sidney v. Richard and Gloria Evans, 10842 Mohawk Court, $100. Wilson Memorial Hospital v. Deana and Milford Browning, 429 S. Ohio Ave., $5,076.60. Wilson Memorial Hospital v. Kenneth and Christina Bergman, 1250 Perin Road, Russia, $359.68. Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys v. Lori Reynolds, 533 N. Main Ave., $317.36. Lima Radiological Associates v. Russell McNeil, 310 S. Pike St., Apt. B, Anna, $611. Wilson Care Inc., Sidney v. Ricky Wilkins, 205 N. Highland Ave., $104.52. Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys v. Michael W. King 11500 Lock Two Road, Botkins, $6,128.41. Wilson Memorial Hospital v. Angie Bigelow, 10882 Schenk Road, $1,394.534. Portfolio Recovery Associates, Norfolk, Va. v. Shawn D. Carey, 626 Foraker Ave., $2,685.38. Midland funding LLC, San Diego, Calif. v. Marcella Gates, 628 S. Ohio Ave., $1,388.70. Capital One Bank (USA), Norcross, Ga. v. M. Ruth Carnes, 218 Stewart St., $3,322.64.

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VERSAILLES — David R. “Red” Kremer, 64, of Versailles, passed away at 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at his residence. Red was born Dec. 12, 1947, in Dayton, the son of Betty L. (Cramer) Kremer, of Versailles, and the late Lewis A. Kremer. Red is survived by his wife of 44 years, Ruth (Ahrens) Kremer, whom he married May 30, 1968; sons and daughters-in-law Jeff and Jodi Kremer, of Versailles, and Dr. Jon and Vicky Kremer, of Versailles; daughter and son-in-law Dr. Christina “Tina” (Kremer) and Donnie Goodson, of Albany; and grandchildren Jennifer, Josh, Cole, Will, Hope, Faith, Ethan, Adam and Paige. Other survivors include brothers and sisters-in-law Tony L. and Mary Ellen Kremer, of Celina, Ron and Sheree Kremer, of Versailles, Dan and Jackie Kremer, of Versailles, and Ken and Julia Kremer, of Versailles; sisters and brothers-in-law Diana and Dale George, of Versailles, Jo and Chuck Langenkamp, of Greenville and Jill and Clarence “Butch” Simmons, of Greenville; brothers-inlaw and sisters-in-law Bill and Barb Ahrens, of Versailles, Marlene and Gale Ambos, of Botkins, Denny and Marty Ahrens, of Sidney, Betty and Mike Jones, of Sidney, Shirley and Bob Magoteaux, of Versailles, Gerri and Jeff Bunnell, of

Minster, and John and Peggy Ahrens, of Sidney; and numerous nieces and nephews. Red served six years in the Ohio National Guard. He was the former owner of Kremer Roofing Inc. in Versailles for 35 years. Red worked for 12 years at Delco Moraine in Dayton, while starting his roofing business. He was a member of St. Denis Catholic Church in Versailles, Versailles Knights of Columbus, Fraternal Versailles Order of Eagles, Versailles Lions Club and Greenville Elks. Red loved his wife, children and grandchildren. He was an avid hunter, horseman and raised world-champion beagles. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, at St. Denis Catholic Church in Versailles by the Rev. David Vincent. Military services will be conducted by the Versailles Veteran’s Honor Guard immediately following the Mass at church. The family will receive friends on Friday from 2 to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 9 to 10 a.m. at Bailey Zechar Funeral Home in Versailles. Memorial contributions may be made to State of the Heart Hospice or Versailles Emergency Medical Services. Condolences for the family may be expressed at www.zecharbailey.com.

Lorie Kay Bryant PIQUA — Kay Lorie Bryant, 38, of Piqua, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at 7:43 a.m. at Kindred Hospital in Dayton following a two-month illness. She was born July 16, 1974 in Sidney, the daughter of Noah and Linda Bryant. She is survived by her biological mother, Sharon Hoaglin; grandparents Lexie Ross, of DeGraff, and Boyd and Mary Barker, of Dayton; four nieces and five nephews; many aunts, uncles and cousins; and her beloved dog Lucky.

Other survivors include her siblings, Sherry Taylor, Johnny Bryant and Dustin Bryant, all of Sidney, and Jim Bryant, of Findlay. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Cleo Bryant. A memory service will be held Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, at 1 p.m. at Sidney Baptist Church with Pastor Dave Moran officiating. Visitation will be at noon until time of the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sidney Baptist Church.

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In a Sidney Daily News story regarding personnel action taken by the Sidney City Schools Board of Education Monday, it was noted that Emily Doenges was approved as the schools communications coordinator for a one-year, limited, 260-day contract effective Nov. 19 at a salary of $53,236. The following information was not provided during the school board meeting and Superintendent John Scheu wanted to clarify the situation. Scheu said the communications coordinator has been a Shelby County Educational Service Center (ESC) position and employee, with the city schools purchasing the services from the ESC, “dating back to many years ago.” Scheu said ESC Super-

Gary Eugene Counts PIQUA — Gary Eugene Counts, 62, of 675 W. Geiserman Road, passed away Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, at 7:15 a.m. at his home. He was born Jan. 13, 1950, in Sidney, the son of the late Wayne E. and Clarabelle (Denney) Counts. On Nov. 12, 1968, he married Mary Katheryn Scott, who survives along with five children, Dawn Pence and husband, Darren, Tracy Forman and husband, Charles, both of Sidney, Bradley Counts and wife, Briana, of Jacksonville, N.C., Matthew Counts, of Piqua, and Danielle Scherer and husband, Derek, of Sidney. Other survivors include his stepmother, Norma (Zweister) Middleton, of Sidney; three siblings, Gloria Scherer and husband, Rick, of Sidney, Dennis Counts, of New Mexico, and David Counts and wife, Shelly, of Nevada; and 11 grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Samantha Forman, Elexis, Aliyah, McKenzie and Quinten Counts, Arianna and Benjamin Counts, and Jaret, Trenton and Logan Scherer.

He was preceded in death by one brother, Douglas W. Counts. Mr. Counts was a 1969 graduate of Riverside High School in DeGraff. He retired after 33 years as an over-theroad truck driver. Gary will be sadly missed by his family and friends, and his faithful companion, Gizmo, his Pekingese, who was always by his side. He loved spending time with his family and enjoyed his grandchildren very much. Gary was an avid football fan who loved watching the Oregon Ducks and Green Bay Packers. He also enjoyed bird watching and tinkering around in his barn. In keeping with Mr. Counts’ wishes, his body will be cremated. A memorial service will be held today, Nov. 8, 2012, at 7 p.m. at Cromes Funeral Home & Crematory, 302 S. Main Ave. Sidney, with Pastor Chad Wilson officiating. Guestbook condolences and expressions of sympathy may be made to the Counts family at www. cromesfh.com.

Asher takes issue with election story Shelby County Board of Elections member Merrill Asher has taken issue with a story that appeared in Friday’s edition of the Sidney Daily News. The article related to questions over the legality of John Lenhart’s eligibility to run for sheriff in this week’s election. Specifically, the article quoted sources stating Lenhart had omitted information about his background on required affidavits. Among parties questioning Lenhart’s eligibility were former Sheriff Dean Kimpel and Shelby County Humane Society President Mike Lescowitch. The article stated that those two, along with elections board member Jim Thompson and Asher, had banded together to press the issue. Asher denies he was working in concert with the others, as did Thompson as reported in Wednesday’s newspaper. Along with Thompson, Asher said his concerns centered around the fact that the elections board has apparently not been certifying candidates for sheriff as required by the Ohio Revised Code, and did not relate specifically to Lenhart’s eligibility.

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AKRON (AP) — An Ohio man has been charged with tossing a cup of coffee in a man’s face during an argument over political signs outside a voting location. The Summit County sheriff ’s department says 58-year-old John Pegley of Coventry Township near Akron was arrested Tuesday on a misdemeanor assault charge. He allegedly shouted obscenities from his car intendent Heather Neer informed him Friday that over political signs held the position was being outside a polling place. eliminated as part of the ESC reduction in force due to financial reasons. The move became effective immediately, with Nov. 21 being the last possible day Doenges would be employed. FAIRFIELD (AP) — Under the agreement, Undercover sheriff ’s the Sidney Schools were deputies in southwestpaying for four days of the ern Ohio’s Butler County position and the ESC was seized 937 pounds of paying for one day. marijuana after they inScheu said he was tercepted the large ship“caught by total surprise” ment from Mexico and by the decision and that posed as drug traffickwas why Doenges’ posi- ers, officials said tion was placed on the Wednesday. board agenda for apSheriff’s officials said proval Monday. they believe the Tuesday Scheu said, “by hiring night seizure is the Emily Doenges as an SCS largest pot bust in the employee, we are paying county’s history and esti$12,000 for an extra day mate the marijuana to of services — five days — be worth $1.1 million. the bulk of the position, Sgt. Monte Mayer said and that it was not newly deputies intercepted the created.” shipment and went un-

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The other man said he was beyond the limit where politicking is banned. The sheriff ’s department says Pegley continued to shout and threw coffee in the man’s face. The victim didn’t require treatment at the scene. Calls to a phone listing under Pegley’s name in the Akron area went unanswered Wednesday. No attorney is listed for him in court records. Authorities didn’t identify the political signs.

937 pounds of pot seized, 2 men arrested dercover to deliver the drugs to their intended recipients at an empty storefront in Fairfield, about 15 miles north of Cincinnati. He declined to say how deputies intercepted the drugs. He said two men waiting at the storefront accepted the delivery and were immediately arrested on charges of drug trafficking and possession. Baldomero OrozcoRuiz, 23, and Armando Camacho-Lopez, 31, both of Mexico, were being held in Butler County jail on $1 million bonds.

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Judge demands answers about Ohio provisional ballots BY ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A federal judge on Wednesday angrily demanded that attorneys for Ohioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elections chief name the author of an election-eve order that placed the responsibility of explaining what kind of identification voters use on provisional ballots on the voters themselves. U.S. District Court Judge Algenon Marbleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice rose nearly to a shout at times as he asked attorneys what research the Ohio Secretary of Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office had done before issuing Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s after-hours order. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have a lot of explaining to do,â&#x20AC;? Marbley told assistant Ohio attorney general Aaron Epstein at a hearing in Columbus the morning after the election. A few minutes later, he demanded that Epstein and other state attorneys explain the rationale behind the order. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Show me the facts

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VOTERS CAST their ballots at the Shelby County Fairgrounds Tuesday. that the secretary used to record such information, a collaborative effort by make the decision to not voters. several members of the change this directive at 7 Marbley asked what Secretary of Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ofoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock on a Friday night had changed between fice. Marbley was satison the eve of an election,â&#x20AC;? then and Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new fied with the response. Marbley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to order. Epstein said he At issue is an order resee it, and I want to see it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe the order leased by Secretary of now.â&#x20AC;? changed existing law on State Jon Husted that reState attorneys had provisional ballots. quires that voters check a acknowledged in an Oct. After a short break, box explaining what ID 24 hearing that it was the Epstein told Marbley the they can offer if they duty of poll workersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to drafting of the order was werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to provide

the last four digits of their Social Security number or their Ohio driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license number. Alternative ID could include a military ID or a utility bill. Voter advocates say putting the requirement on voters increases the likelihood that ballots could be wrongly rejected and asked Marbley to hear the issue. Epstein said state law calls for voters and poll workers to share responsibility for providing the information. The hearing was scheduled before Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s election, but the stakes of the outcome diminished after the election ended with President Barack Obama winning the presidency and GOP candidate Mitt Romney conceding. Some had feared the election could come down to provisional ballots cast in Ohio. Such ballots are typically cast by voters who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the proper ID or who cast votes in the wrong polling place.

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Ohio turnout 68% COLUMBUS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ohio officials say the voter turnout for Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s election was just more than 68 percent. The Ohio Secretary of Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office reported that about 5.4 million Ohioans cast ballots out of the nearly 8 million registered voters. The percentage was just short of the 70 percent that turned out for the last two presidential elections, in 2008 and 2004. The office reported Wednesday that there were more than 119,000 absentee ballots and more than 205,000 provisional ballots outstanding. Among the counties with the highest turnout were Highland in southwest Ohio, Delaware in the Columbus area and Putnam in northwest Ohio.

GOP secures majorities in Ohio Legislature BY ANN SANNER Associated Press COLUMBUS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Republicans will continue their control over the Ohio Legislature, having secured enough seats in Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s election to give them an edge in each chamber. The GOPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s victories mean that Republican Gov. John Kasich should have a smoother chance at getting his budget passed next session, along other legislative priorities such as workforce development and job training. Republicans had majorities in both the House and Senate going into Election Day. Voters were choosing all 99 House members, along with 18 of 33 state senators. It was a longshot for Democrats to take control of the Senate, which has been in GOP hands since 1985. Republicans have held a 23-10 advantage there for about the last two years. How much more legislative power Republicans will have next year wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t clear early Wednesday. The GOP was trying to pick up an additional Senate seat, but it remained to be seen whether theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be successful. Democratic incumbent Sen. Lou Gentile, of Steubenville, was trying to fend off Republican Shane Thompson, of St. Clairsville, to keep his seat in a Democraticleaning district in eastern Ohio. With 78 percent of

precincts reporting, Gentile was leading with almost 52 percent of the vote. Democrats were hoping to hang onto enough seats in the Ohio House to keep Republicans from more easily pulling off legislative maneuvers, such as suspending certain House rules or placing ballot issues before voters. The GOP has a 59-40 edge in the House. The party needed only one additional seat to boost their legislative control. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet known what the final breakdown would be in the House. Three House races were too close to call. Some Democrats had tougher races this fall after their political boundaries were redrawn by a Republican-dominated board. Legislative district lines are altered every 10 years to reflect population shifts after each census. On the campaign trail, Democrats had tried to cast their Republican challengers as extreme, citing their favorable votes on abortion limits, collective bargaining restrictions and a state budget that squeezed local governments and school districts. The GOP candidates had countered that Republican economic policies had helped spur job growth in the state. Democrats will have one of their biggest supporters back in the Statehouse next year. Chris Redfern, the chairman of the Ohio Democratic

Party handedly won a House seat in northern Ohio, according to unofficial election results. Republicans picked up an open Democratic seat in Richland County, where Republican Mark

Romanchuk, a business owner, defeated Democrat Ellen Haring, a Mansfield city councilwoman. But Democrats edged out at least one GOP incumbent in one northeast Ohio district, according to

unofficial results. Democrat John Patterson, a teacher from Jefferson, bested state Rep. Casey Kozlowski of Pierpont. Kozlowski had won his seat in 2010 by just 42 votes.

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NATION/WORLD TODAY IN HISTORY BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Today is Thursday, Nov. 8, the 313th day of 2012. There are 53 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 8, 1932, New Democratic Gov. York Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated incumbent Republican Herbert Hoover for the presidency. On this date: ■ In 1889, Montana became the 41st state. ■ In 1909, the original Boston Opera House first opened with a performance of “La Gioconda” by Amilcare Ponchielli. ■ In 1913, the play “Woyzeck,” by Georg Buchner, had its premiere in Munich, Germany, more than six decades after the playwright’s death. ■ In 1923, Adolf Hitler launched his first attempt at seizing power in Germany with a failed coup in Munich that came to be known as the “Beer-Hall Putsch.” ■ In 1942, Operation Torch, resulting in an Allied victory, began during World War II as U.S. and British forces landed in French North Africa. ■ In 1950, during the Korean War, the first jet-plane battle took place as U.S. Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown shot down a North Korean MiG-15. ■ In 1960, Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the presidency. ■ In 1972, the premium cable TV network HBO (Home Box Office) made its debut with a showing of the movie “Sometimes a Great Notion.” ■ In 1980, scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., announced that the U.S. space probe Voyager 1 had discovered a 15th moon orbiting the planet Saturn. ■ In 1987, 11 people were killed when an Irish Republican Army bomb exploded as crowds gathered in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, for a ceremony honoring Britain’s war dead. ■ In 1988, Vice President George H.W. Bush won the presidential election, defeating Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis. ■ In 1994, midterm elections resulted in Republicans winning a majority in the Senate while at the same time gaining control of the House for the first time in 40 years. ■ Ten years ago: The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved Resolution 1441, aimed at forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face “serious consequences.” President George W. Bush said the new resolution presented the Iraqi regime “with a final test.”

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Woman must wear ‘idiot’ sign CLEVELAND (AP) — A woman caught on camera driving on a sidewalk to avoid a Cleveland school bus that was unloading children will have to stand at an intersection wearing a sign warning about idiots. Court records show a Cleveland Municipal Court judge on Monday ordered 32-year-old Shena Hardin to stand at an intersection for two days next week. She will have to wear a sign saying: “Only an idiot drives on the sidewalk to avoid a school bus.” The judge ordered her to wear the sign from 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. both days. Hardin’s license was suspended for 30 days and she was ordered to pay $250 in court costs.

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Republicans ask ‘why?’ and ‘where do we go from here?’ BY CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Having lost the popular vote in five of the last six presidential elections, Republicans plunged Wednesday into an intense period of self-examination, blame-setting and testy debate over whether their party needs serious change or just some minor tweaks. The fallout will help determine whether the GOP might return to heights approximating the Ronald Reagan years or, as some fear, suffer even deeper losses as the nation’s Democraticleaning Hispanics increase in number. “The party is clearly in some sort of identity crisis,” said Rick Tyler, a past aide to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Hard-core conservatives, furious at President Barack Obama’s re-election in the face of a weak economy, called for a

wholesale shift to resolutely right positions on social and fiscal matters. Some demanded that party leaders resign. Establishment Republicans largely shrugged off the tirades. But they split into two main camps themselves, portending potentially lengthy soul-searching, especially in Congress. One group calls for calm and a steady course. It emphasizes that the party still controls the House, and notes that Obama’s popular-vote margin was smaller than in 2008. “The Republican Party is exactly right on the issues,” said Terry Holt, a veteran GOP strategist with close ties to House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. The party mainly needs to nominate candidates who can relate to average Americans better than multimillionaire Mitt Romney did, Holt said. Some other Republicans, however, see bigger problems. The party must shed its “absolutism on issues like tax increases,”

which congressional lawmakers oppose at virtually every level, said John Ullyot, a former Republican Senate aide. “The only way the party is going to move more to the middle is when we get sick of losing,” he said. That’s essentially what Democrats did in the 1990s. Demoralized after big losses by presidential nominees Walter Mondale and Michael Dukakis — and still mindful of George McGovern’s 1972 disaster — Democrats turned to a centrist Arkansas governor, Bill Clinton. He won two elections, repositioned the party and served as Obama’s top surrogate this fall. Some activists in both parties say Republicans eventually must follow suit to survive. But their primaries are dominated by staunch opponents of tax hikes, abortion, immigration reform and government regulations. Until and unless that changes, a shift toward the center may be impossible.

New storm to hit battered region BY FRANK ELTMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A nor’easter blustered into New York and New Jersey on Wednesday with rain and wet snow, plunging homes right back into darkness and inflicting another round of misery on thousands of people still reeling from Superstorm Sandy. Under ordinary circumstances, a storm of this sort wouldn’t be a big deal, but large swaths of the landscape were still an open wound, with the electrical system highly fragile and many of Sandy’s victims still mucking out their homes and cars and shivering in the deepening cold. As the nor’easter closed in, thousands of people in lowlying neighborhoods staggered by the superstorm just over a week ago were urged to clear out. Authorities warned that rain and 60 mph gusts in the evening and overnight could swamp homes all over again, topple trees wrenched loose by Sandy, and erase some of the hard-won progress made in restoring power to millions of customers. “I am waiting for the locusts and pestilence next,” New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said. “We may take a setback in the next 24 hours.” Exactly as authorities feared, the storm brought down tree limbs and electrical wires, and utilities in New York and New Jersey reported that some customers who lost power because of Sandy lost it all over again as a result of

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A NEW York Police Department van drives along a street soaked with rain and covered with debris in a Rockaway neighborhood of the borough of Queens, New York, Wednesday, as a nor’easter aggravates already bad conditions in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. the nor’easter. “I know everyone’s patience is wearing thin,” said John Miksad, senior vice president of electric operations at Consolidated Edison, the chief utility in New York City. Ahead of the storm, public works crews in New Jersey built up dunes to protect the stripped and battered coast, and new evacuations were ordered in a number of communities already emptied by Sandy. New shelters opened. In New York City, police went to low-lying neighborhoods with loudspeakers, urging residents to leave. But Mayor Michael Bloomberg

didn’t issue mandatory evacuations, and many people stayed behind, some because they feared looting, others because they figured whatever happens couldn’t be any worse than what they have gone through already. “We’re petrified,” said James Alexander, a resident of the hard-hit Rockaways section of Queens. “It’s like a sequel to a horror movie.” Nevertheless, he said he was staying to watch over his house and his neighbors. All construction in New York City was halted — a precaution that needed no explanation after a crane collapsed

OBAMA While the impending “fiscal cliff” dominates the postelection agenda, the president and Republicans have other concerns, too. Obama is looking ahead to top-level personnel changes in a second term, involving three powerful Cabinet portfolios at a minimum. And Republicans are heading into a season of potentially painful reflection after losing the presidency in an economy that might have proved Obama’s political undoing. They also have fallen deeper into the Senate minority after the second election in a row in which they lost potentially winnable races by fielding candidates with views that voters evidently judged too extreme. One major topic for GOP discussion: the changing face of America. “We’ve got to deal with the issue of immigration through good policy. What is the right policy if we want economic growth in America as it relates to immigration?” said former Republican Party Chairman Haley Barbour. Obama drew support from about 70 percent of all Hispanics. That far outpaced Romney, who said during the Republican primaries

last week in Sandy’s high winds and dangled menacingly over the streets of Manhattan. Parks were closed because of the danger of falling trees. Drivers were advised to stay off the road after 5 p.m. Airlines canceled at least 1,300 U.S. flights in and out of the New York metropolitan area, causing a new round of disruptions that rippled across the country. The city manager in Long Beach, N.Y., urged the roughly 21,000 people who ignored previous mandatory evacuation orders in the badly damaged barrier-island city to get out.

From Page 1 that illegal immigrants should self-deport, then spent the general election campaign trying to move toward the political middle on the issue. The maneuvering on the economy — the dominant issue by far in the campaign — began even before Obama returned to the White House from his home town of Chicago. After securing a second term, the president is committed to bipartisan solutions “to reduce our deficit in a balanced way, cut taxes for middle class families and small businesses and create jobs,” and he told congressional leaders as much in phone calls, the White House said. Boehner, whose anti-tax Republicans renewed their House majority on Tuesday, said GOP legislators were “willing to accept new revenue under the right conditions.” That means tax reform and economic growth rather than raising rates, he emphasized, and accompanying steps to rein in the government’s big benefit programs. “The question we should be asking is not ‘which taxes should I raise to get more revenue, but rather: which reforms can we agree on that will

get our economy moving again?” the Ohio Republican said at the Capitol. While both the president and Boehner sent signals of bipartisanship, there remain wide differences between the two on specifics. At the same time, each man has something of a postelection mandate, given Obama’s re-election and the Republicans’ successful defense of their House majority. The reference to a balanced approach to deficit reduction reflected Obama’s campaignlong call for higher taxes on incomes above $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 for couples. That was something Boehner made plain he opposes. Reid told reporters that any solution should include higher taxes on “the richest of the rich.” That was in keeping with Obama’s election platform, which calls for the expiration of tax cuts on higher-income earners. Barring legislation to avoid the “fiscal cliff” by year’s end, taxes are on course to rise by more than $500 billion in 2013, and spending is to be cut by an additional $130 billion or so, totals that would increase over a

decade. The blend is designed to rein in the federal debt, but officials in both parties warn it poses a grave threat to an economic recovery that has been halting at best. Obama and congressional leaders in both parties say they want an alternative, but serious compromise talks were non-existent during the fierce campaign season. That ended Tuesday in an election in which more than 119 million votes were cast, mostly without controversy despite dire predictions of politically charged recounts and lawsuits while the presidency hung in the balance. Obama won the popular vote narrowly, the electoral vote comfortably, and the battleground states where the campaign was principally waged in a landslide. The president carried seven of the nine states where he, Romney and their allies spent nearly $1 billion on television commercials, winning Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Colorado and Virginia. The Republican challenger won North Carolina, and Florida remained too close to call.

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This Evening • The Narcotics Anonymous group, All in the Family, meets at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 230 Poplar St. • Shelby County Coin Club meets at 7:15 p.m. at First Church of God on Campbell Road. Meetings are open to anyone interested in coin collecting. There is a business session, program, awarding of attendance prizes for members, refreshments and a coin auction.

Friday Morning • The New Knoxville Community Library hosts story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. • A.J. Wise Library in Fort Loramie hosts storytime for children 3 1/2 and older at 10:30 a.m. To register, call 295-3155. • Jackson Center Memorial Public Library hosts Safari Adventures for children 2-6 at 11 a.m. • The Francis J. Stallo Memorial Library in Minster offers First Time Storytime for babies and toddlers and their parents or guardians from 11 to 11:45 a.m.

Friday Afternoon • Sidney Gateway Hi 12 Club No. 482, meets at noon at the Sidney American Legion on Fourth Avenue. All Master Masons are invited. • Parkinson’s support group meets at 3:30 p.m. at the Brethren s Home, 750 Chestnut St., Greenville. For more information, call (937) 5483188.

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TROY — Hobart Arena will present Chicago in concert Nov. 17, at 8 p.m. Hailed as one of the “most important bands in music since the dawn of the rock and roll era” by former President Bill Clinton, Chicago is the first American band to chart Top 40 albums in five consecutive decades and Billboard’s highest charting American band of all time. The band released “The Ultimate Christmas Collection” on Oct. 16 (Rhino), a two-hour, 34-song, double-disc package that includes every Christmas song the band has ever recorded and nearly all of the holiday classics. Lifetime achieveinclude a ments

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Record sales top the 100 million mark, and include 21 Top-10 singles, five consecutive No. 1 albums, 11 No. 1 singles and five gold singles. Twenty-five of their 33 albums have been certified platinum, and

the band has a total of 47 gold and platinum awards. Tickets are on sale at www.hobartarena.com or by calling (937) 3392911. Tickets are priced at $76, $61 and $46.

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• Hope in Recovery, similar to traditional 12From March 8-14, the step programs to confront destructive habits and Spots open for group will visit sites in behaviors, meets at the First Presbyterian England trip London, Stonehenge, Church, 114 E. 4th St., Greenville, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, call (937) 548-9006. PIQUA — Edison Bath, Oxford, Stratford, • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Staying Community College’s the Cotswolds and WindClean for the Weekend, meets at 7 p.m. at First Travel Abroad program sor Castle. The trip includes a United Methodist Church, 230 E. Poplar St. has announced that there is space available free day when travelers Saturday Morning • Lockington New Beginnings Church offers a for up to five people to can visit sites of their sausage and pancake breakfast at the church, join its trip to England choice. The price is just over 10288 Museum Trail, Lockington, from 8 to 11 in March. a.m. $4 donation. Discount for seniors and children. • Agape Mobile Rural Food Pantry Distribution, in Botkins, 9 to 11 a.m. Dear Heloise: the bed. I also • Agape Mobile Rural Food Pantry Distribution, When I stay at a do this every in Anna, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. friend’s home day that I’m Saturday Afternoon there. I asked • Women Walking in the Word meets at 1 p.m. overnight, I casumy good friend at the Mount Zion House of Prayer, 324 Grove St. ally make the bed I slept in the Peggy Post, etiUse the rear entrance. next morning. I quette expert, Saturday Evening don’t make it up and she sug• Shelby County Deer Hunters holds its perfectly, but I asking gests Hints monthly Saturday Night Trap Shoot at 7988 Johnput everything hosts if you ston-Slagle Road beginning at 6:30 p.m., 10 birds. from back in place. should strip Program starts at 8 p.m., 50 birds, long run, handRecently, a the bed BEHeloise icapped and Lewis class. Open to the public. friend of mine inFORE doing it. • The Sidney-Shelby County Chess Club vited me to her Heloise Cruse A host may “Checkmates” meets at 7 p.m. at the library at the home overnight. prefer that you Dorothy Love Retirement Community. All skill I made the bed up the do what you did and levels are welcome. For information, call 497-7326. next morning. After the make up the bed. Typi• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Saturday fact, this friend told me cally, removing used bedNight Live, meets at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran that she expects her ding is a courtesy to the Church, 120 W. Water St. guests to pull all the host. Take everything off Sunday Evening sheets and blankets off, the bed and fold the • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Never leaving them for her to sheets. Pull whatever Alone, Never Again, meets at 6:30 p.m. at First pick up later and laun- covering is used up over Christian Church, 320 E. Russell Road. der. the bare mattress and I never heard of such leave the folded sheets Monday Morning • Church Women United will hold its Bible a thing. Maybe you have at the bottom of the bed. study from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Anna United an opinion on the proper Readers, what do you Methodist Church, 201 W. North St. Take Bibles. way to handle this. — think? Write and tell us Nancy in Ohio what you do at Monday Afternoon My opinion is to ask Heloise/Guest, P.O. Box • Sidney Rotary Club meets at noon at the Sidney Moose Lodge. For more information on activi- your host, but like you, I 795000, San Antonio, TX ties or becoming a member, contact Deb Barga at usually “slightly” make 78279-5000, or email 492-3167.

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Monday Evening • The New Knoxville Community Library Friends meet at 6 p.m. • The American Legion Auxiliary meets at 7 p.m. at the Post Home on Fourth Avenue. • Diabetic support group meets at 7 p.m. in conference room one of the Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Vision of Hope, group meets at 7 p.m. at Russell Road Church, 340 W. Russell Road. • Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step program for anyone desiring to stop eating compulsively, meets at 7 p.m. at Hillcrest Baptist Church, 1505 S. Main St., Bellefontaine. • Sidney Boy Scout Troop 97 meets at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ. All new members are welcome. For information, call 492-7075.

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TODAY • The Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main St., Troy, presents a talk, “Recessions and Depressions: Causes and Cures,” by Jim Mauk, a retired energy economist, at 7 p.m. Free. • The Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park N., Dayton, presents a talk and video installation, “Empty City,” by artist Sergiy Petlyuk from 4:30 to 7 p.m. today in the museum (admission: $8 for adults, $5 seniors, free to students with ID and children 17 and under) and Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. at 124 N. Jefferson St. (free to the public). FRIDAY • A stamp and postcard marketplace will be at the Holiday Inn, 10 Rockridge Road, Englewood, from noon to 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Free. (614) 899-1983. • The Darke County Center for the Arts presents the U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers Chorus in concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Greenville High School gymnasium. Free, but tickets are required. (937) 547-0908. • The villages of Minster and New Bremen host the 18th annual German Family Christmas today through Sunday. Sales at participating merchants, snacks, door prizes, tree exhibit and photo contest at the YMCA South Branch. (419) 629-0313. • An exhibit of artwork by the students of Mike Behr will open with a reception, free and open to the public, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Gateway Arts Council gallery, 216 N. Miami Ave. The exhibit runs through Nov. 17. • The Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main St., Troy, will screen “The Sting” at 7:30 p.m. Free. • Edison Community College, 1973 Edison Dr., Piqua, will screen “The Dark Knight Rises” at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $1, includes popcorn. Door prizes will be award throughout the evening. • Maplewood Grange will host a euchre card party at 7 p.m. at Maplewood Grange Hall in Maplewood. The public is invited and food will be served. SATURDAY • The Troy Church of the Nazarene, W. Ohio 55 and Barnhart Road, hosts its 19th annual holiday craft bazaar from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 50 area crafters will have items for sale. Lunch is available. Free parking and door prizes. • The Springfield Symphony Orchestra presents a concert of Baroque music at 8 p.m. in Kuss Auditorium at the Clark State Performing Arts Center. Tickets: $24-$48 adults/$12-36 students. (937) 328-3874 or visit www.springfieldsym.org.

• Traditional country music star Marty Stuart will appear in concert with his band the Fabulous Superlatives at Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall in Greenville at 8 p.m. His manager, Bobby Roberts, will share from his experience in the entertainment business in a pre-show discussion that is free and open to the public, and will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets: $30. (937) 547-0908 or www.centerforarts.net. • Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main St., Troy, presents “Guys With Guitars” at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature three regionally recognizable solo musicians playing together on one stage. Free. • The Logan County Art League’s 2012 Winter Art Faire will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Bellefontaine High School cafeteria in Bellefontaine. For information, email dogfaces101@yahoo.com. • Darke County Singles celebrates its 14th anniversary by hosting a dance open to all singles 21 and older: 8:30 p.m. to midnight, VFW hall, 219 N. Ohio St., Greenville. Music by Open Road. $5. (937) 968-5007. • Lock One Theater in New Bremen screens “Christmas with the Cranks” at 2:30 p.m. as part of the village’s German Family Christmas celebration. • The Lima Symphony Orchestra presents a concert featuring the music of Richard Wagner at 7:30 p.m. in the Crouse Performance Hall of the Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center in downtown Lima. Tickets: $10-$30. (419) 222-5701. • The Houston Community Association offers a turkey or ham dinner from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Houston Center, Community 5005 Russia-Houston Road. Menu: Roast turkey or ham, sweet potatoes or mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, dressing, applesauce, cranberry salad and coffee, iced tea or punch. Tickets: $8 adults, $4.50 children 12 and under. Desserts: $1. • Hara Arena in Dayton hosts the Dayton Cat Fanciers Cat Show today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors and children under 12. Children under 5 admitted free. Family rate: $15. Pure bred cats from the U.S. and Canada. A stand-alone contest for household cats will be judged Sunday for a $10 entry fee. Information at w w w. d a y t o n c a t fanciers.org. SUNDAY • The winter concert of the Dayton Philharmonic Youth Strings, conducted by Dr. Eliza-

beth Hofeldt, will be at 3 p.m. at Kettering Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3939 Stonebridge Road. Admission is free and open to the public with a reception following the performance. • Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and the Calvary Missionary Baptist Church Choir will perform a free concert in Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 2067 N. Gettysburg Ave., Dayton, at 5 p.m. A reception will follow. (937) 279-0580. The Garst Museum, 205 N. Broadway St., Greenville, will present a talk by Jack Barnhart, who will discuss his extensive collection of Civil War artifacts, at 2 p.m. Free. MONDAY • Brukner Nature Center, 5995 Horseshoe Bend Road, Troy, presents Jim Solomon who will give a talk about “Enchanting Ireland” at 7 p.m. Free for members, $2 for nonmembers. • The Francis J. Stallo Memorial Library in Minster hosts a family night from 6:15 to 7 p.m. All ages are welcome. Children must be accompanied by a parent. • Hara Arena in Dayton hosts the Antique & Collectible Toy and Hobby Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission: $5 for adults. Children under 12 admitted free. For information, call (937) 276-5246. TUESDAY • Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist, will speak at 7:30 p.m. in the Kennedy Union Ballroom at the University of Dayton in the school’s speaker’s series. A book signing will follow. Free. WEDNESDAY • The Community Health Professionals of Tri-County’s 14th annual Festival of Trees opens today at the Gardens of Wapakoneta, 505 Walnut St. and runs through Nov. 18. Hours are 1-8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. WACO Air Museum, 1865 S. County Road 25A, Troy, presents a talk by Gailard Ketcham and Charlie Baker, World War II veterans, at 7 p.m. Free. • A movie for adults will be screened at the Francis J. Stallo Memorial Library in Minster at 1 p.m. Refreshments provided. Free. • The Francis J. Stallo Memorial Library in Minster will have Ereader workshops at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Advance registration is required. NOV. 15 • The New Knoxville Community Library will offer people of all ages the opportunity to make a Thanksgiving craft from 3 to 5 p.m. To access this events calendar online, visit www.sidneydailynews.co m, then click on “Living” and then on “Calendar.”

SCARF makes report The board of directors of the Shelby County Animal Rescue Foundation (SCARF) recently released statistics about its operations since its inception several months ago. The group supports the Shelby County Animal Shelter by raising funds and recruiting and training volunteers. Organizations whose members regularly volunteer at the shelter, thanks to SCARF efforts, are the Sidney High School National Honor Society and Student

Government, the Styling Company and the Fairlawn High School FFA. One training session has been held for individuals who want to volunteer and others will be planned. Fundraising, including Cans for Canines drives, have provided monies as follows: $279.74 spent on dog and cat food, enough of a supply to feed the pets for six weeks; $408.41 spent to purchase food storage containers, bleach and other supplies; and $559 used to

purchase veterinary supplies. In addition, SCARF paid for veterinary care for seven pets. SCARF directors and volunteers organized seven adoption events resulting in the adoption of 10 puppies, four dogs, one cat and five kittens. Donations can be mailed to SCARF at P.O. Box 671, Sidney, OH 45365. For information or to volunteer, emailhelpshelbycountyanimals@gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/helpshelbycountyanimals.

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What do kids do online? Presiding judge of Shelby County Probate/Juvenile Court William Zimmerman talks during a program at the Jackson Center Family Life Center recently. The program was on cyber/online bullying.

Urbana U. displays Tiffany windows URBANA — “In Company with Angels: Seven Rediscovered Tiffany Windows” is a unique exhibit of seven stained glass windows created by Tiffany and Company in 1903 as a gift from a sister Swedenborgian church to the Church of the New Jerusalem in Cincinnati. In 1964, the church was torn down to make room for a new interstate highway. The windows were rescued and stored in different members’ homes. A nationwide fundraising effort in the 1990s allowed the Swedenborgian Church at Temenos in West Chester, Pa., to buy the windows and save them. The windows were taken out of the church’s storage barn and begun to be restored. In 2005, when the windows were confirmed to be Tiffany artwork, the nonprofit organization, In Company with Angels Inc.,

was formed to finish the restoration and begin to share them with others. Urbana University and the Miller Center for Visual Arts will host this unique and beautiful exhibit from Saturday to Dec. 30 in the Swedenborg Memorial Library on UU’s campus. The exhibit will be open to the public for extended hours. Symposia, programs, and tours are also planned. Saturday at 6 p.m., the exhibit will open with a program by the Rev. Susannah Currie, pastor of the Bridgewater New Jerusalem Church in Bridgewater, Mass., on the history of the windows and the In Company with Angels organization. The grand opening weekend will continue with a public presentation, “Angel Music,” by the Rev. Ken Turley, president of the General Convention of the New

Jerusalem, on Sunday, from 3 to 4 p.m. in the library. Following the presentation, both Currie and Turley will be available to answer questions by visitors to the exhibit. On Monday at 7 p.m. in the library, Currie and Turley will present the Swedenborg annual Scholar Lecture, “Spiritual Significance of the ‘Seven’.” For a full schedule of the hours of the exhibit and programs, visit www.urbana.edu/angels. Tickets to the exhibit are $5. They may be purchased at the door or online at the website. In Company with Angels merchandise will be available for purchase at the Swedenborg Memorial Library during the run of the exhibit. For information, call (937) 484-1354 or email c b r u u n h o r r i g a n @ u rbana.edu.

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Rebuilding after the storm Youth conference lated. The divisions in our country were already deep, with each side more and more entrenched in their own beliefs, and what seemed to be increasing distrust, disdain, and even hatred of the opposing views and candidates. Where is the Holy Spirit, the presence of Christ, the Love of God in those views? Does not our faith speak to those concerns and values? Methodist founder, John Wesley said, “Though we cannot think alike, may we not love alike? May we not be of one heart, though we are not of one opinion? Without all doubt, we may. Herein all the children of God may unite, notwithstanding these smaller differences.” There is no question that there are important issues to believe in and support! It is undeniable that there are differences in how to approach our local, state, and national struggles and solve our problems. But, as I publicly prayed at the “Romney Rally”: “It is right that we would have varied opinions and solutions to problems, but help us not to become so engaged in defending OUR OWN OPINION that we assault those who hold a different view.”

We need to find ways to respect and love those who are different from us. Some of the richest blessings I have had in my life have come when put my own I’ve thoughts aside and listened to those different from me. I have wonderful friends, some who think like I do and some who don’t. The ones who think like me affirm my beliefs. Those who don’t think like I do, challenge my beliefs and lead me to, not only a better understanding of my self, but more importantly, a better understanding of my friends. My prayer continues to be for the UNITED States of America … NOT the DIVIDED States of America. God will see us through this time in our nation, but he leaves our nation’s future in our hands. I love our wonderful country and am hoping that the Christ-like attributes of kindness, compassion, tolerance, patience, understanding, and love to be central in the conversations and attitudes of all Americans toward one another. The writer is the senior pastor at the First Christian Church in Sidney and Wilson Hospice chaplain.

Ratermans to speak at parish cafe VERSAILLES — St. Denis and Holy Family parishes, in collaboration w i t h Catholic Social Services, will host t h e i r third offering in Raterman t h e “Parish Café” series. The programs are designed to provide information and professional support to those who wish to bring faith and values into the everyday life of their family.

This speaker series is open to the general public without cost. Programs will be held at St. Denis Catholic Church basement, 14 E. Wood St., on the second Wednesday of each month, unless otherwise noted. November’s topic, “Balancing Sports, Family and Faith,” will be held Wednesday from 6 to 7 p.m. Guest speakers for the November presentation will include members of the Raterman family. Justine Raterman, a standout athlete for Versailles High School and

the University of Dayton, will be joined by her parents, Jim and Karen Raterman, and her sister, Versailles Lady Tiger basketball coach Jacki Stonebraker. They will discuss how to balance the demands of athletics and still make both your family and faith a priority. “Living in a small, tight-knit community, it is easy for you to openly share your faith and make it a priority. When you leave our type of community and go to a different environment you have to learn to stay true to yourself

Church plans trip to see Dead Sea Scrolls St. John’s Lutheran Church in Sidney is hosting an opportunity to view the Dead Sea Scrolls and other ancient artifacts. On Dec. 2, there will be a bus trip to the Cincinnati Museum Center to view this exhibit. The cost is $54 for adults and $45 for students through grade 12. The cost includes bus fare, museum fee, dinner, bus and restaurant gratuities. The bus will begin loading in St. John’s parking lot at 11:30 a.m. and leave by 11:45 a.m., with return by 7:45 p.m. In 1947 in a hidden cave along the shores of the Dead Sea were dis-

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covered a large number of ancient scrolls that had not been seen in more than 2,000 years. Due to the dry climate, their condition was remarkable and had been hailed as the most significant archaeological find of the 20th Century. Included in these scrolls are some of the oldest biblical texts ever found. “Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and faith in Ancient Times” features the most comprehensive collection of ancient artifacts from Israel ever organized. Considered among the world’s greatest archaeological discovers, the Scrolls contain the oldest know copies of the Old Testament. Of the more

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and to your beliefs,” Justine Raterman said. “I want the young athletes in our community to know how important my faith and my family have been to me through this amazing journey I am experiencing.” The Parish Café is open to all students (grades 7-12), parents and other adults. Area residents of all faiths are invited to attend, enjoy pizza, cookies, drinks and gourmet coffee.

Bazaar Saturday Solid Rock Pentecostal Church of God, 2745 State Route 29 North, will hold its first bazaar on Saturday. The church plans to make this an annual event. The church’s ladies’ group will have the holiday bazaar and craft show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Solid Rock near Interstate 75, about half a mile from Lehman Catholic High School. There will be door prizes and food for sale. A few of the booths will be Cozy Quilts, Origami Owls, Lillie ‘s Lovelies, Mary Kay, Pampered Chef, Advocare, Scentsy, Tupperware and Tastefully Simple. There will be homemade crafts and homemade baked goods and candies. The public is invited to the event. For more information, call 4920770 and leave a message.

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set for Saturday Central Bible Ministry, 113 Kossuth St. (located behind the AAA building) will host its sixth annual youth conference on Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. During this event, there will be game shows, skits, musicians performing and many other exciting events for the teens, organizers said. Ministers for this event are Wylen Overton from Christian Heritage, Kokomo, Ind.; Derek Spencer from Central Bible; and Clayton Brosher from World Harvest Church, Columbus. The congregation of Central Bible welcomes all teens in the community to come out and be a part of this event. For more information, contact the church at 498-1958 or www.centralbibleministries.org.

Walk/run to be held FLETCHER — Fletcher United Methodist Church will hold a walk/run on Thanksgiving morning at 8. There will be two routes: a 5K route that loops out of Fletcher and back, and a shorter route that remains inside the village limits. Dogs are welcome as long as owners clean up after them. Participants should arrive a little early to pick up a route map, and are invited join others at the Coffee Bar when they have completed their route. The costs to participate is a donation for the food pantry. Participants who would like an official Tshirt should call Jacque (430-7204) or Mike Bolton (409-7204).

Church to host supper FLETCHER — The Fletcher United Methodist Church, 205 S. Walnut St., will host its annual turkey supper Nov. 20 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The menu includes turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, gravy, green beans, cole slaw, applesauce, pie and beverages. Carryout service will be available. This year a free-will offering will be collected with a portion of the proceeds going to the Ada United Methodist Church. That building was destroyed in a fire earlier this year and the Fletcher church would like to “pay it forward.”

Shabbat service Nov. 16 PIQUA — Congregation Anshe Emeth in Piqua will conduct a regular Shabbat service on Nov. 16. Services will be conducted by rabbinic intern Marc Kasten beginning at 7:30 p.m. The synagogue is located at 320 Caldwell St. For further information, check the website at www.ansheemeth.org or call (937) 547-0092.

Sufi Trail highlights mysticism landmarks BIRZEIT, West Bank (AP) — For most tourists, iconic religious landmarks like the Dome of the Rock, the Western Wall and the Church of the Nativity are an important part of any visit to the Holy Land. Now a new trail offers visitors a look at little-known spiritual sites associated with Sufism, or Islamic mysticism. The Sufi Trail is less than an hour from Jerusalem, in the central West Bank, amid vast expanses of olive tree terraces, forests and rocky hills. The trail showcases sanctuaries and shrines marking the burial sites of Sufi spiritual leaders. In an era of rising Islamic fundamentalism, the trail also provides a glimpse of a moderate strain of Islam while preserving the history of a millennium-old tradition that is rapidly fading from local memory. The trail was launched by Rozana, an association dedicated to the promotion of agritourism, architectural and cultural preservation in the Palestinian Territories. The trail

starts at Rozana’s headquarters in the village of Birzeit near Ramallah, overlooking green hills and gray rock slopes, and stretches for a few miles (kilometers) to the white, blue and reddomed Sufi sanctuaries perched on hilltops and nestled in the woods. The origins of Sufism date back to the beginning of Islam. Its adherents yearned to establish a direct relationship with God. The pathway to the divine took several forms including music, poetry and reaching a state of ecstasy through a whirling dance ritual. (In English, the term “whirling Dervish” is sometimes used as a metaphor to describe spinning or a whirlwind of activity.) Sanctuaries were erected in the Holy Land upon the death of Sufi mystics who lived an ascetic life, wandering, fasting and praying in solitude. Their existence was influenced both by the example of Christian hermits and the Hindu religion, said Muhsin Yusuf, who teaches Muslim History at Birzeit University.

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Today I write two political as a deeply conparties and idecerned Ameriologies, where can, and as one tens of millions called to minof dollars have istry as a pastor been spent on and and an acmedia blitzes to tive member of persuade voters our community. to feel, think, Your Most of all, I and vote for (or pastor against) one write as a committed follower or speaks candidate of Jesus Christ, the other in The Rev. the one who several races. Phil Chilcote knows me best It is safe to and loves me say that the most, my best example overwhelming majority of how to live, love, and of Ohioans are thrilled find God to be real that the onslaught is within my own life. over. But the problem is Because this article not just the political was due on Monday, I storm we’ve just been am submitting this be- through. The real chalfore any election results lenge is in rebuilding are known. Some might AFTER the storm. Just say, “That’s too bad.” I as hurricane Sandy say, “I am glad,” because came and went from the what I’ve been praying east coast, now the real for, and writing about, work begins to rebuild does not have to do with from the damage it “who wins,” but the di- caused. And that, my rection that our nation friends, is what we need seems to be taking. to begin doing in our I know now, after this country since this elecelection cycle, what liv- tion has passed. We have ing in Ohio means: a lot of fences to mend, “ground zero.” Merriam- walls to tear down, and Webster says that bridges to build. ground zero is “the cenI believe that Abrater or origin of rapid, in- ham Lincoln, was right tense, or violent activity when he quoted Jesus, or change.” It is the tip- as recorded in Mark ping point, the hinge 3:24, saying, “A house dipin, the “game-changer” vided against itself canstate. Because of this, not stand.” As the we have been residing election cycle has proon a major battle field, gressed, the polarization in the battle between in our nation has esca-

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New Bremen High School High Honor Roll — 4.0 Grade 12: Meagan Brandt, Jacob Gusching and Tyler Hagan. Grade 11: Taylor Haynes and Victoria Wente. Grade 10: Marissa Frazee, Rebecca Kaiser, Sarah Koenig and Rose Wilson. Grade 9: Elizabeth Balster, Makenna Brackman, Paige Kuck, Ben Schwieterman, Vince Wilson, Thomas Zhang and Jason Zircher. Honor Roll — 3.5 to 3.999 Grade 12: Caleb Ball, Adam Balster, Darin Bergman, Lauren Bertke, Mathew Dawson, Nick Duncan, Alex Feltz, Eric Francis, Emma Hall, Natalie Heitkamp, Patrick Keyes, Laura Koenig, Samantha Luedeke, Kim Maurer, Paige Miller, Haley Moeller, Emily Niekamp, Kyla Otting, Miranda Paulus, Jacob Rutschilling, Hanna Schmit, Audrey Selby, Marlene Travis and David Zirkle. Grade 11: Taylor Bergman, Julie Brown, Kim Brown, Hannah Burkard, Arica Buschur, Tarynn Clune, Leah Gilberg, Lauren Hemmelgarn, Haleigh James, Karli Jones, Ashley Niekamp, Rachel Parker, Bennett Staton, Melissa Thieman and Garrett Westerbeck. Grade 10: Danielle

New casino boosts wagering COLUMBUS (AP) — Regulators say the opening of Ohio’s third casino sharply boosted wagering in October, despite a drop in betting at the other two gambling houses. The Ohio Casino Control Commission reported Wednesday that wagers at the Horseshoe Cleveland, Hollywood Columbus and Hollywood Toledo casinos totaled nearly $479 million last month. The Columbus casino opened Oct. 8. The highest monthly wagering total for the Cleveland and Toledo casinos, which opened in May, was $417 million in June as bettors tried out the new experience. In its first 3 weeks, the Columbus casino attracted $165 million in wagers. Last month betting dropped 9.2 percent in Toledo and 2.2 percent in Cleveland.

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Goooooooal! Inside sales representative for Dickman Supply, Bob Bumgarner, of Sidney, puts a pie in the face of Vice President of Sales Doug Borchers, of Russia, at Dickman Supply in Sidney Tuesday. The pie-in-the-face was part of a reward for Electro Controls and Dickman Supply employees reaching their United Way fundraising goal. The employee contribution and company match was $10,000 this year, an increase of $2,000 over last year. The goal this year was $8,000.

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The real estate transfers listed below have been recorded at the office of Shelby County Recorder Jodi L. Siegel. Transfers listed also tax-exempt include 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. Clinton Township Mutual Federal Savings Bank to Paul A. Shannon, section 4, 167 by 155 feet, feet $36,500. Donnie H. Selvidge and Tina R. Selvidge to HSBC Bank, complicated tract, section 10,

$26,675. Gary E. Hittepole and Heidi S. Hittepole to Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Millcreek Subdivision No. 3, lot 27, exempt. Cynthian Township Lester H. and Jane A. Schmitmeyer, trustees, to Matthew L. and Michelle L. Seger, parts section 13, 6.321 acres, $160,000. Loramie Township Jerrel D. and Melissa L. Morgan to Billy L. and Rita G. Carter, section 28, 1.615 acres, $146,500. Perry Township to Daniel Vestal George G. and Dorothy E. Moses, parts section 23, 0.50, 0.25 and 0.25 acres, $50,000. J. and Anthony

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Shelby County General Election — 2012 (Unofficial vote totals) President PRECINCTS City of Sidney First Ward Precinct 1A Precinct 1B Precinct 1C Second Ward Precinct 2A Precinct 2B Precinct 2C Precinct 2D Third Ward Precinct 3A Precinct 3B Fourth Ward Precinct 4A Precinct 4B Precinct 4C Precinct 4D TOTAL SIDNEY COUNTY PRECINCTS Clinton Township Cynthian Township East Cynthian Township West Anna Village Botkins Village Dinsmore Township Franklin Township Green Township Jackson Center Village Jackson Township Loramie Township East Loramie Township West Fort Loramie Village McLean Township Orange Township Perry Township Salem Township East Salem Township West Turtle Creek Township Van Buren Township North Van Buren Township South Washington Township Total county precincts GRAND TOTAL

U.S. Senate

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Mandel (R) Slone (D)

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Jordan (R)

Faber (R)

Hinds (D)

210 240 222

362 586 628

186 240 219

332 542 584

151 184 158

385 594 636

380 576 630

141 179 130

262 173 123 248

200 452 271 428

184 178 115 251

241 408 250 394

136 117 75 190

284 448 293 450

270 414 284 460

151 139 79 153

354 391

309 562

297 345

320 533

267 274

350 612

363 598

219 262

204 187 225 180 3019

231 258 352 520 5159

178 157 218 187 2755

241 254 316 468 4883

151 132 161 136 2132

255 282 381 513 5483

273 285 364 508 5105

122 108 155 114 1952

158 83 128 173 95 117 165 119 169 96 150 84 159 185 164 152 172 144 175 49 124 247 3477 6496

327 393 491 529 533 671 779 342 446 422 429 682 698 725 530 362 383 465 618 452 560 642 11479 16638

152 98 144 178 98 115 190 112 158 87 122 104 178 195 171 132 146 135 166 45 121 221 3068 5823

306 352 449 476 507 636 715 323 420 410 414 638 640 669 477 346 378 434 590 436 537 624 10477 15360

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91 75 103 127 89 83 144 76 120 75 115 76 107 132 116 107 126 90 123 54 104 211 2344 4296

OHIO where we significantly underperformed.” Voter samples indicated wide support for the Obama-backed auto bailout, helping an industry with plants and thousands of jobs in the state. The Romney campaign had made a late effort in Ohio to undercut Obama’s support on that issue, with Romney emphasizing his long ties to the auto industry in Michigan and pro-Romney ads belittling the president’s efforts as helpful to China. Union voters who normally make up a bigger

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Shelby County General Election — 2012 (Unofficial vote totals) State Rep. 84th District PRECINCTS City of Sidney First Ward Precinct 1A Precinct 1B Precinct 1C Second Ward Precinct 2A Precinct 2B Precinct 2C Precinct 2D Third Ward Precinct 3A Precinct 3B Fourth Ward Precinct 4A Precinct 4B Precinct 4C Precinct 4D TOTAL SIDNEY COUNTY PRECINCTS Clinton Township Cynthian Township East Cynthian Township West Anna Village Botkins Village Dinsmore Township Franklin Township Green Township Jackson Center Village Jackson Township Loramie Township East Loramie Township West Fort Loramie Village McLean Township Orange Township Perry Township Salem Township East Salem Township West Turtle Creek Township Van Buren Township North Van Buren Township South Washington Township Total county precincts GRAND TOTAL

Buchy (R)

Hammons (D)

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77 126 159 96 108

447 417 423 652 625 694

141 82 123 78 163 166

584 433 540

152 52 114

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Yost (D)

Sheriff Lenhart (R)

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211 277 225

369 567 632

197 246 174

242 384 263 382

207 202 117 236

269 436 275 447

189 164 111 215

304 542

339 391

377 642

295 316

235 250 307 479 4588

191 180 255 185 3016

261 286 362 520 5443

171 160 203 163 2604

314 403 521 505 518 655 703 341 437 388 415 675 776 750 492 362 343 421 594 424 577 586 11200 15738

152 70 90 176 91 121 196 113 167 115 141 73 81 143 172 144 199 165 170 61 104 289 3033 6049

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Buchy to represent county in new 84th House District In Tuesday’s election, Shelby County voters chose Jim Buchy, of Greenville, giving him 81.64 percent of the vote over former Celina city councilman Ronald Hammons for the new 84th Ohio House District seat. The final unofBuchy ficial total was 7,279 votes for Buchy and 1,637 for Hammons.

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“I thank the voters for such a strong support and I accept your confidence with a resolve to go back to Columbus to work harder for better government in Ohio,” Buchy said Tuesday night. Districtwide totals showed Buchy receiving 45,001 votes (81 percent) to Hammons’ 10,582 votes (19 percent). Buchy said he had received 75 percent of the total vote in Auglaize County and the support of 80 percent of 84th District voters. Hammons, contacted Tuesday evening for comments, did not re-

turn telephone calls. The new 84th District, created by House Bill 319 in 2011, includes all of Mercer County and portions of Auglaize, Darke and Shelby counties. Buchy, current 77th District representative, previously served 22 years in the Ohio House from 1983 to 2000. He is president and CEO of Buchy Food Service in Greenville. He was appointed to fill the unexpired House term of Jim Zehringer, now Ohio’s director of agriculture.

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Village levy defeated BELLEFONTAINE — DeGraff voters in Tuesday’s election defeated a 1.8-mill additional tax levy for streets and sidewalks, but approved Greenwood Cemetery and fire levies in final unofficial vote totals. The street and sidewalk levy was defeated by a vote of 255 to 137. The 1.8-mill fire replacement levy was approved by a vote of 229 to 165 and the Greenwood Cemetery renewal was approved 215 to 178.

Levy defeated by 26 votes Final unofficial Shelby County vote totals show Fairlawn Local School District voters defeated the district’s 3.03mill, five-year tax levy renewal by a vote of 548 to 522 in Tuesday’s election. The levy, first passed by voters in 1977 and renewed six times over the past 35 years, was defeated by 26 votes. “The vote was very close with 48.8 percent and 51.2 percent against the issue,” Superintendent Steve Mascho said Wednesday “We appreciate the support of those who voted today. “We have a board of meeting education tonight and we will be discussing what we have to do to communicate the needs of the district in the future so we can gain the continued support of voters in our district. “This ballot issue has been continually supported by voters of the district since 1977. Hopefully, we can regain support when this issue is next placed on the ballot.”

Jacobs re-elected to state BOE Sidney and other northwestern Ohio voters returned Lima attorney Ann E. Jacobs as their representative on the State Board of Education Tuesday. Jacobs, who was elected the District 1 representative in 2008, retains her seat after receiving 64.78 percent of 210,326 votes cast. Her opponent, Stanley Jackson, received 114,364 votes or 35.22 percent of the vote. Vote totals are unofficial and include absentee ballots according to the Ohio Secretary of State’s office. District 1 includes Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Crawford, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Logan, Marion, Mercer, Pauling, Preble, Putnam, Sandusky, Shelby, Union, Van Wert, Williams and Wyandotte counties and parts of Darke, Ottowa and Seneca counties.

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Saving a life National Save a Life Tour public speaker Christopher Rich (left), of Grand Rapids, Mich., watches as Joshua Didier, of Versailles, operates a

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In Shelby County Common Pleas Court recently, Phillip W. Smith II, 31, no address listed, was sentenced to 120 days in jail on each count, to run concurrently, and was fined $200 per count plus costs after pleading guilty to amended charges of attempted theft and attempted forgery, both first-degree misdemeanors. • Charles J. Brun, 43, incarcerated, pleaded guilty to vandalism, a fifth-degree felony, and was ordered to serve six months in prison consecutive to the term he is currently serving. • Krista M. Plunkett, 24, 632 Folkerth Ave., pleaded guilty to an amended charge of attempted burglary, a fourth-degree felony, and was sentenced to 12 months in prison, fined $300 and ordered to pay restitution of $511.99. In a separate case, she pleaded guilty to possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, and was sentenced to six months in prison and fined $300 plus costs. • Brandy Kay Lucas, 26, 532 N. Miami Ave., entered a guilty plea to a charge of trafficking in drugs, a fourth-degree felony, while two additional charges were dismissed. She was sentenced to treatment at WORTH, fined $200 and given five years probation. She also was ordered to pay restitution of $225, and her drivers’ license was suspended for six months. • Danny N. Price, 32, of Louisville, Ky., pleaded guilty to the amended charge of theft, a fifth-degree felony, and was sentenced to nine months in prison and fined $500, plus costs and an undetermined amount of restitution. • Wilbert J. Johnson, 46, 631 Wagner Ave., pleaded guilty to an amended charge of attempted possession of drugs, a first-degree misdemeanor, and was sentenced to five years of probation, drug and alcohol counseling, and fined $200 plus costs.

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A Heisman finalist Versailles athlete one of 12 to appear on ESPN Dec. 7 BY RYAN CARPE Civitas Media rcarpe@dailyadvocate.com VERSAILLES — The entire Versailles student body was assembled in secret on Wednesday morning to honor one special athlete: Samuel Prakel. “We were all coming in here not suspecting anything special. But when they announced the (Wendy’s High School Heisman award), it was a pleasant surprise,” Prakel said. “Becoming a national finalist is just a dream come true.” Prakel was chosen as one of 12 finalists to fly to New York City and compete for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award on Dec. 7. He also will be recognized during the collegiate Heisman Trophy broadcast Dec. 8 on ESPN2. “To get on ESPN, it’s going to be really exciting,” Prakel said. “I’m expecting it to be a once in a lifetime chance, and it’s going to be something I remember for a long time.” By becoming one of six boys to compete for the boys Heisman on Wednesday, Prakel received a gold medal and a $2,000 award to be donated to Versailles High School. “I’m just happy for him because he works so hard at everything he does, and it’s nice to get rewarded in this fashion in front of the school,” said Prakel’s father, Mike. The Wendy’s High School Heisman award is awarded to

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VERSAILLES’ SAMUEL Prakel is greeted by his parents, Mike and Christy Prakel, at his surprise Wendy’s High School Heisman finalist ceremony Wednesday morning at the Versailles High School gymnasium. high school seniors who have gone above and beyond in academic, athletic and community pursuits, and according to his coaches, friends and family, that’s exactly what Prakel does. “I’ve always been proud of Samuel because he chooses to do the right thing, both from a moral, academic and physical perspective,” said Prakel’s mother, Christy. If Prakel would win the

Wendy’s High School Heisman in December, he would receive a $10,000 donation from Wendy’s to Versailles High School, a crystal High School Heisman trophy and a $500 Wendy’s gift card. On Wednesday, the ESPN crew also was there to follow Prakel throughout the day for the upcoming television ceremony. “It’s a little overwhelming. I don’t know what to expect,”

Prakel said. Prakel was selected from more than 45,000 high school senior applicants to move on to the final stages of the award. ACT, Inc., an educational testing provider, selected Prakel as its Ohio male finalist. “He works hard both in the classroom and outside the classroom. He’s a great kid,” Versailles Athletic Director Mike Paulus said. “He’s nice

to everybody and works hard. He’ll help anybody that asks for help. He’s just a great worker. He totally embodies what the Heisman is all about.” According to Paulus, Prakel is one of the best students at Versailles and likely will graduate as this year’s valedictorian. He also enrolls in advanced classes and is involved in the band and marching band. “It’s just all the teachers and coaches allowing me to participate in so many different activities,” Prakel said. “Putting my dedication into sports, band, student council and many activities that I enjoy doing. That expectation that our town has for community service and helping others, I’ve tried to rise to that.” After Prakel was selected as the Ohio winner, a new Wendy’s Heisman panel of judges specifically chose him to become one of six male finalists to fly to New York City for the final award ceremony. Program judges include education, business and sports representatives along with former college Heisman and High School Heisman winners. “It’s tremendous for Samuel. He’s always been a team guy, and it’s really nice to get some individual praise,” Versailles cross country coach Mark Pleiman said. “Everything that he does is always to try and help everybody else out, so it’s great to see him get this award just for being Samuel.”

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CINCINNATI (AP) — Peyton Manning came to town last weekend and had his way, sending the Bengals to their fourth straight loss by throwing three touchdown passes. Now, it’s little brother’s turn to try to push Cincinnati one loss closer to a lost season. Eli Manning and the New York Giants (6-3) come to Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday looking to extend the family’s history of success against Cincinnati. Peyton improved to 8-0 against the Bengals by leading Denver to a 31-23 win last Sunday. Eli is 1-1 career against the Bengals (3-5), who have lost their last three home games. “This week with this Manning, we’ve got to do those things we didn’t do last week with the last Manning,” defensive end Carlos Dunlap said. The back-to-back visits by the Mannings were set up by the schedule rotation. The NFC East plays the AFC North this season, giving Eli a chance to face Cincinnati. And the AFC North plays the AFC West, Peyton’s new place. And they’re taking full advantage. Peyton and Eli talked by phone on Tuesday about their most recent games — the Giants lost to Pittsburgh at home on Sunday afternoon. Peyton shared some of his firsthand insights into the Bengals defense, which could-

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CINCINNATI BENGALS quarterback Andy Dalton (14) reacts after the Bengals scored a touchdown against the Denver Broncos in an NFL football game, Sunday in Cincinnati. n’t hold a fourth-quarter lead. “So, Eli, we’ve been resources for each other,” Peyton said. “And certainly I pull hard for him and keep up with him and we encourage each other.” The two of them talk a couple of times each week, soon after the last game and then

again a few days before the next one. They catch up on their personal lives and trade tips and ideas about the teams they’ll be playing. Their back-to-back games against the Bengals gave Peyton a chance to provide an indepth scouting report.

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Minster High School quarterback Adam Niemeyer had an outstanding night Friday in leading the Wildcats to a firstround playoff win over Tri-County North by a 48-7 final. Niemeyer connected on 16 of 23 passes for 264 yards and threw for five touchdowns on passes of 25, 7, 8, 44 and 18 yards. Three of them came in the first quarter to give Minster a 20-0 lead. It was the second highest single-game passing yard total in school history, and with his total, Niemeyer became the first Minster quarterback to pass for over 2,000 yards in a season. He now has 2,191.

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THE WAY IN A CHEVROLET 1 LEADING Jimmie Johnson’s win in Texas was

SPRINT CUP SERIES Race: AdvoCare 500 Track: Phoenix International Raceway Location: Avondale, Ariz. When: Sunday, Nov. 11 TV: ESPN (2:00 p.m. EST) Layout: 1-mile oval Banking/Frontstretch: 3 degrees Banking/Turns 1 and 2: 10-11 degrees Banking/Dogleg: 10-11 degrees Banking/Turn 4: 8-9 degrees March Winner: Denny Hamlin Crew Chief’s Take: “Phoenix has changed a lot since the repaving and reconfiguration. Being one mile in length, we consider this a short track. This makes the brake package very important. With the new surface, tires do not wear out like the old Phoenix. So this makes pit strategy important in keeping track position, as teams may not change tires with every caution.” NATIONWIDE SERIES Race: Great Clips 200 Track: Phoenix International Raceway When: Saturday, Nov. 10 TV: ESPN (3:30 p.m. EST) March Winner: Elliott Sadler CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES Race: Lucas Oil 150 Track: Phoenix International Raceway When: Friday, Nov. 9 TV: SPEED (7:30 p.m. EST) 2011 Winner: Kyle Busch

A Shootout in Texas

the 700th NASCAR Cup/Grand National victory for Chevrolet. Johnson has collected 60 of the wins in his 11th full season. Chevy’s first victory came with Fonty Flock’s ’55 Chevy on March 26, 1955, at Columbia Raceway in Columbia, S.C. Next on NASCAR’s manufacturer wins list is Ford, with 612 triumphs.

Championship leaders Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski finish 1-2 at Texas Motor Speedway By MATT TALIAFERRO Athlon Sports Racing Editor

GIVE UP Kyle Busch has fin2 NEVER ished seventh or better in six of the eight Chase races thus far in 2012. Busch’s two hiccups came at New Hampshire, where he finished 28th with a sour engine, and at Chicagoland, where he was 31st after being wrecked by Ryan Newman. In the last two races, the Joe Gibbs Racing pilot has runs of second and third. Busch did not make the Chase this year, but sits 13th in the points standings. Had he qualified for NASCAR’s playoffs he would sit fifth, 62 points behind Jimmie Johnson. DEAD HEAT Kevin Harvick won the 3 Nationwide Series’ O’Reilly Challenge on Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway, but all eyes were on the championship battle. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s fourth-place run finds him tied atop the point standings with Elliott Sadler (11th) with two races remaining in the 2012 campaign. TRUCKIN’ IN TEXAS Johnny Sauter 4 won his second straight Camping World Truck Series event at Texas Motor Speedway. Sauter beat Parker Kligerman by 2.2 seconds in the WinStar World Casino 350. Points leader James Buescher finished 11th while secondplace Ty Dillon was fifth. Dillon gained six points on Buescher in the title fight, and is now 15 points out of the lead.

Sprint Cup Standings 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

DRIVER (WINS) Jimmie Johnson (5) Brad Keselowski (5) Clint Bowyer (3) Kasey Kahne (2) Matt Kenseth (3) Jeff Gordon (1) Denny Hamlin (5) Tony Stewart (3) Martin Truex Jr. Greg Biffle (2) Kevin Harvick Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1)

POINTS BEHIND 2339 — 2332 -7 2303 -36 2281 -58 2267 -72 2267 -72 2266 -73 2259 -80 2259 -80 2256 -83 2238 -101 2188 -151

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Nationwide Standings 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

POINTS BEHIND DRIVER (WINS) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (6) 1170 — Elliott Sadler (4) 1170 — Austin Dillon (2) 1149 -21 Sam Hornish Jr. 1075 -95 Michael Annett 1013 -157 Justin Allgaier (1) 1010 -160 Cole Whitt 945 -225 Mike Bliss 846 -324 Brian Scott 780 -390 Danica Patrick 772 -398

A subdued 300 laps of racing in the AAA Texas 500 gave way to a dogged scramble for championship supremacy between contenders Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski on Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. In the end, and for a second straight week, it was the five-time champion Johnson who flexed his muscles. The two lined up door-to-door over the course of three late-race restarts, racing one another tight and swapping paint on the super-fast 1.5-mile speedway. Keselowski won the first two battles, but Johnson took advantage of fresher tires on the final, green-white-checker restart. Although it appeared Johnson, running second at the time, jumped in front of Keselowski at the line—a NASCAR no-no—the sanctioning body allowed the race to continue unimpeeded. From there, his No. 48 scooted away to score his fifth victory of the season and second in the Chase. “It was an awesome race,” Johnson said. “It’s a great way to do it when the gloves are off and it’s bareknuckle fighting. I got a great restart and got by him. I knew we had the speed if I could just get by him.” In winning from the pole while leading the most laps for a second straight week, Johnson finds himself up by seven points in the championship fight over Keselowski with two races remaining in the Sprint Cup season. The final shootout’s roots could be found in a lap 276 pit road mistake by Keselowski, then the leader. Under caution, Keselowski entered his pit stall too fast and slid through. The mistake cost him valuable time, and he emerged ninth. Though he made up some spots on the track under green flag conditions, his track position warranted that he and crew chief Paul Wolfe get aggressive during a caution period with 23 laps remaining. While the leaders mounted on four

Jimmie Johnson celebrates his win in the AAA Texas 500 in Victory Lane at Texas Motor Speedway. (Photo by ASP, Inc.)

fresh tires, the No. 2 team took two and he emerged the leader as the field went back to green on lap 316 of 334. Keselowski actually pulled away from Johnson and Kyle Busch, but another caution, again for debris, lined the field back up. And that’s when things got interesting. Keselowski and Johnson raced side-by-side after the green flew with seven laps to go. The two entered Turn 3 and Keselowski drove in deep, skating up the track and breaking any momentum Johnson may have gained after a strong run down the backstretch. However, Johnson nosed out front as they hit the quad-oval dogleg and Keselowski pushed it harder still on the low side, banging the door of Johnson’s Chevy. Keselowki then ran Johnson up the track in Turn 1 and cleared him for the lead as they exited Turn 2. Had the race gone its scheduled distance, the finishing order would have been set then. But a crash on the frontstretch sent the event into NASCAR’s version of an overtime finish. That’s when Johnson edged ahead

A team representative from Earnhardt-

Ganassi Racing told the media on Nov. 2 that the company will not use engines from its Earnhardt-Childress Racing shop in 2013. Instead, the team will lease powerplants from Hendrick Motorsports. EGR has shared an engine shop with Richard Childress Racing as part of the Earnhardt-Childress Racing Engines alliance since 2008. The ECR shop was formed in 2007 when Childress and Dale Earnhardt, Inc. merged engine departments. Ganassi Racing merged with DEI the following season. EGR drivers Jamie McMurray and Juan Pablo Montoya are cur-

of Keselowski with the green flag in the air and two laps to go. The points leader grabbed the lead in Turn 1 and never looked back, leaving Keselowski to fight off Busch for second. “I knew I wasn’t going to be able to execute every restart, and Jimmie did a great job on the last one,” Keselowski said. “I had to choose between wrecking him and winning the race, and it didn’t seem right to wreck him. I’m running him hard and I’m going to keep him honest. “I raced hard, and I’m sure someone would say dirty, but I raced hard and we both came back around, so there’s something to be said for that.” Johnson seemed to appreciate the duel—as well as Keselowski’s show of sportsmanship afterward. “At the end, the two of us walked right up to the edge of disaster, but then we stopped,” Johnson said. “But then he came to Victory Lane and shook my hand, so that was cool.” The series visits Phoenix International Raceway next weekend before the title is decided on Nov.18 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

rently 20th and 22nd in points, respectively, and have combined for five top 10s this season. Joe Gibbs Racing has signed Dollar General as a primary sponsor for its 2013 Sprint Cup and Nationwide series operations. Dollar General will act as primary sponsor on the No. 20 Toyota of Matt Kenseth for 17 Cup races, up from 12 this season. The Home Depot will serve as primary for the other 19 events. In the Nationwide Series, Dollar General will act as the primary sponsor from Brian Vickers’ No. 20 JGR effort. JGR plans to expand to a three-car, full-season operation on the Nationwide side in 2013.

POINTS BEHIND DRIVER (WINS) James Buescher (4) 750 — Ty Dillon (1) 735 -15 Timothy Peters (2) 725 -25 Parker Kligerman (1) 723 -27 Joey Coulter (1) 707 -43 Matt Crafton 703 -47 Nelson Piquet Jr. (2) 669 -81 Justin Lofton (1) 640 -110 Johnny Sauter (2) 620 -130 Miguel Paludo 599 -151

1. Jimmie Johnson 2. Brad Keselowski 3. Clint Bowyer 4. Kyle Busch 5. Matt Kenseth 6. Kasey Kahne

Throttle Up/Throttle Down

JIMMIE JOHNSON It pays to be hot at the right time, and Johnson’s No. 48 team, with consecutive victories, is just that. He leads Brad Keselowski in the Sprint Cup point standings by seven points.

7. Jeff Gordon 8. Denny Hamlin 9. Tony Stewart

EARNHARDT-GANASSI RACING EGR drivers Jamie McMurray and Juan Pablo Montoya haven’t won a Cup Series race since 2010, when they combined for four triumphs. Compiled and written by Matt Taliaferro. Follow Matt on Twitter @MattTaliaferro or email at Matt.Taliaferro@AthlonSports.com

Phoenix International Raceway The Chevy Lumina made its final trip to NASCAR’s Victory Lane in the October 1994 Slick 50 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Terry Labonte, in his first season with Hendrick Motorsports, was in complete control, leading 104 of the final 105 laps in his No. 5 Kellogg’s Chevy to notch his third win of the season. Meanwhile, Dale Earnhardt was in complete control of the standings, cruising to championship No. 7 by a 440-plus-point margin. Although he would finish 34th, a 36year-old by the name of Ron Hornaday Jr. led the first lap in a NASCAR touring series race of his career. Hornaday and car owner Wayne Spears emerged from the Winston West Series to participate in limited Cup races west of the Mississippi River until Hornaday’s star rose the following year when he won six of 20 races in the Trucks Series’ inaugural campaign.

Athlon Fantasy Stall Looking at Checkers: Three in a row for Jimmie Johnson? At this point, it’s not advised to bet against the 48 team. Pretty Solid Pick: If Mark Martin is to score a win for MWR, Phoenix could provide the perfect venue. Good Sleeper Pick: Don’t sleep on Dale Earnhardt Jr. notching a solid finish at PIR. Runs on Seven Cylinders: Jamie McMurray. Not that you’d be starting him anyway. Insider Tip: Do not allow past stats to keep you from selecting Brad Keselowski. His results come from a small sample size. He’ll contend.

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Johnson has sat on the pole, led the most laps and won the race the last two weekends. As the pressure rises, this bunch (as usual) finds an extra gear. Keselowski is fighting the good fight, going toe-to-toe with the five-time champ. His worst finish in the Chase (11th) came in Charlotte, when a fuel miscalculation burned the No. 2 team. His title shot is all but eliminated, but Bowyer has looked sharp over the past month with finishes of first, sixth, fifth and sixth. That Talladega wreck must hurt more each day. Four top 5s in the last five races prove Busch and his Joe Gibbs Racing bunch have yet to throw in the towel as the season winds down. That’s notable in that it seemed the opposite was true in the past. Yeah, keep calling Kenseth and the No. 17 bunch a lame duck team. They’ve only strung together five straight top-15 runs including two wins and a fourth. Kahne’s top-15 streak came to an end in Texas, where he got caught up in Greg Biffle’s and Jeff Gordon’s roughhousing. A 23rd-place showing was the result. “All things considered, I think it’s pretty impressive we’re battling for a top-5 finish in the standings.” All things considered, I think Jeff is right. Things are going south in a hurry here. Since Hamlin recorded a runner-up finish in Charlotte, he’s slumped to 13th-, 33rd- and 20th-place runs. It’s feast or famine for Stewart, as he runs 27th one week and fifth the next. Random Stewart fact: He’s won at least one race in each season of his 14-year Cup Series career. A 27th-place speed bump in Kansas stands between Biffle and five consecutive top-10 finishes. His 10th at Texas backed up a win there in the spring. Persevered for a solid seventh-place showing in Texas. Was the victim of someone else’s beating and banging in the Lone Star State. Soldiering on and most likely looking forward to Homestead, where he’s been oh-so-close. With Matt Borland once again atop his pit box, expect big things out of Newman in 2013. If Busch minds his manners his relationship with Furniture Row Racing could be a prosperous one. Aric Almirola, Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Paul Menard

Keselowski not feeling pressure headed to Phoenix BY JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Brad Keselowski recognizes how fortunate he is to be racing at NASCAR’s top level, and uses the kind of joke a guy would tell his buddy over a beer as a metaphor for the situation he finds himself in. In Keselowski’s version of the joke, an unemployed man prays every night to win the lottery as a means to end his struggles. As times goes on with no response, he angrily demands an answer only for God to tell him “Try buying a ticket!”

“I’m a lottery winner, this I know,” explains Keselowski, “but I’ve bought a ton of tickets.” And that’s how Keselowski has kept his cool so far in this heavyweight title fight with five-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson. The 28-year-old has yet to flinch in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, which is down to the final two races and realistically only two drivers. Keselowski opened the Chase with a win at Chicago, surrendered it to Johnson the next week at New Hampshire, grabbed it back the next week

at Dover and held it three more weeks through Kansas. Then Johnson snatched it back with a win at Martinsville to take a two-point lead in the standings, and widened the margin to seven points with a second consecutive victory last weekend at Texas. But Keselowski went down swinging — he was the leader on three restarts in the final 19 laps, only coming up short on the hold-your-breath, door-banging final dash to the finish with Johnson. But Keselowski’s back is against the wall now headed into Sunday’s race at Phoenix

International Raceway, where Johnson is a four-time winner and has a 5.3 average finish. Johnson won the Chase race at Phoenix in his 2007 championship season to shake Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon loose in the title race. Johnson won there again in 2008 and 2009 to turn the season finales into mere formalities, and he finished third in 2010 to climb off the ropes and rally the next week to stop Denny Hamlin from snapping his streak of five consecutive championships. It’s not Keselowski’s best track, but he doesn’t have much

history at Phoenix. Keselowski is in just his third Sprint Cup season with Penske Racing, and Sunday will be his seventh career start at Phoenix. So, sure, his numbers aren’t pretty with only one career top-five finish — but it was this year, when he finished fifth. And he’s adamant he’s not overthinking this, and he won’t fall victim to the nerves or stress or pressure that seemed to rattle Hamlin down the stretch in 2010 or Carl Edwards on the final weekend of last year’s battle with Tony Stewart.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Veteranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; coach wants team to collect experiences during game BY RUSTY MILLER AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; As Jim Foster grows older, his thoughts often flood back to those he has known who have passed on. Maybe thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expected for a 64-year-old who spent three years in the Army, including 18 months in Vietnam, before a lifetime as a teacher and coach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As you age you start to think a little bit more relative to guys who you went to school with and served with that died in the service,â&#x20AC;? he said softly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They come more to your mind.â&#x20AC;? That his Ohio State team opens its season Friday on an aircraft carrier, surrounded by servicemen and women who are sacrificing for their country, adds to and enhances his memories. His war was a long time ago. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lost touch with many of his friends

with whom he served. Yet he feels it is important that his players realize the sacrifices made so that simple games can be played where wars used to be fought. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we played Mississippi, we went to the Civil Rights Museum. When we played in Philadelphia, we went to the Constitution Center. Now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be on a battleship,â&#x20AC;? Foster said of Friday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game pitting No. 19 Ohio State against No. 7 Notre Dame on the deck of the USS Yorktown, docked in Charleston, S.C. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supposed to be about education and I think often times we lose sight of that. The reality of the experience is so significant that you would be remiss if you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have your players go through it.â&#x20AC;? Foster has been a college coach since 1978, first at Saint Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in his hometown of Philadelphia, then at Vanderbilt and now Ohio

State. With a record of 765-294 in 34 seasons, with 26 NCAA tournament appearances, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a member of the 2013 induction class of the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball Hall of Fame. what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s known for â&#x20AC;&#x201D; his coaching. But a seldom-told story of his time before that is instructive about the cerebral man on the sidelines, his reading glasses dangling from a chain around his neck. He served in the Army from 1966 to 1969, half of that time spent in Vietnam where he worked on a supply unit of the 4th Infantry Division, stocking gunships and helicopters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think any experience like that, between the ages of 18 and 21 is going to have a significant impact on your thought process about a lot of things,â&#x20AC;? he said, as always choosing his words carefully. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was just such a different era

and a different time in terms of who was in the military. A very small segment of the population represents the military anymore. In that day and age, especially with the draft, it was just a wider range of folks.â&#x20AC;? He was nearing the end of his tour of duty. His brother John had been drafted and was in camp in the States. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unclear whose idea it was, but the idea was proposed to Foster that if he re-upped for another six months of duty in Vietnam, his brother wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to go. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As it was explained to me, they wanted us â&#x20AC;&#x201D; myself and another fellow â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to consider staying another six months. And part of that discussion, I was made aware that by extending â&#x20AC;Ś that only one family member at that time could be in a war zone,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And my brother was in the infantry and I was in a different venue, so I â&#x20AC;&#x201D; my

parents had two specialneeds children and already had one son in the service. They didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need the aggravation of another.â&#x20AC;? So Foster agreed to extend his stay in the war zone. It was a sacrifice that he seldom discusses. He reluctantly confides that he and his brother have. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had some interesting discussions relative to it over the years,â&#x20AC;? he said. Asked if his brother had expressed to him how thankful he was of Fosterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s selfless offer, he slowly added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would say yes to that question.â&#x20AC;? John Foster is now retired. Married and a father of two, he worked a variety of jobs, including one for Sun Oil Company. Jim proudly says that John was required to know the precise location of all of Sunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supertankers, wherever they were on the high seas. So Jim Foster, who

gave so much to his family while a soldier, now is preparing a group of young women to play a basketball game on a warship. The irony does not elude him. It will be an emotional time of reflection, in the midst of the hectic logistics of practice and games and interviews. Like his brother, Jim has a wife (Donna) and two children, sons Christian and Andrew. They are regulars at Ohio Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games, with his two grandsons chasing basketballs half their size around on the court after the arena has emptied. The Foster family will also be a part of the trip to the USS Yorktown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of my grandsons will be on the ship on Friday,â&#x20AC;? Jim said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The 5year-old gets to come to that game and the 3-yearold gets to go ride on the Polar Express with his mother. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure which is more excited.â&#x20AC;?

Fairlawn athletes honored Quinn played with concussion The fall sports awards banquet was held recently honoring Fairlawn School students who competed cross country, golf, soccer and volleyball. Trey Fletcher received the coachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s award in cross country. Troy Fletcher received the most improver award and most vaulable runner award. The junior varsity award in golf was presented to Nick Moloney. Anthony Gillem received the coachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s award. Most improved golfer awards were presented to Ryan Lessing and Zach Rogers. Trey Everett received the most valuable golfer award. Trey Everett was also named player of the year and was named to the first team for the league. Anthony Gillem was also named to the first team. Honorable mentions went to Ryan Lessing and Zach Rogers. Grant Covault received the coachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s award in soccer. Anthony Gillem was named best offensive player. Jessie

Hughes received the best defensive player award. The most improved player award was given to Wesley Bolton. Trey Everett received the most valuable player award. Outstanding junior varsity player award in volleyball was given to Paige Vondenhuevel. The unsung hero award was presented to Abby Stemen. The best offensive player award was given to Olivia Cummings. Haley Slonkosky received the best defensive player award and most valuable player award. The most improved player award was given to Abbie Roe. League honors went to Olivia Cummings, who was named to the first team, and Haley Slonkosky, who received honorable mention. All-District honors were presented to Olivia Cummings, who was named to the first team, and Haley Slonkosky, who received honorable mention.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Brady Quinn had waited three years for another chance to be a starting quarterback in the NFL. He wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to let a concussion put him back on the sideline. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why the Chiefs quarterback admitted Wednesday to attempting to play through his second concussion of the season, which he believes happened when a defenderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s knee struck the back of his helmet in a game against the Oakland Raiders on Oct. 28. Quinn remembers having vision problems after the blow, but decided to remain in the game, even though he was dazed enough to put on the wrong helmet on the sideline between possessions. He never saw the Raidersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Rolando McClain while getting sacked later in the first quarter, perhaps augmenting the severity of the initial concussion, and recalled having â&#x20AC;&#x153;tunnel visionâ&#x20AC;? and being unable to see the Oakland defen-

sive backs when he threw an interception. It was at that point Quinn was removed from the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I tried to stay in the game, because it was the first opportunity for me in a while,â&#x20AC;? said Quinn, speaking for the first time since the injury. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I tried to play through it, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my fault for not being smart about it.â&#x20AC;? Quinn has already been ruled out for Kansas Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game Monday night at Pittsburgh. It will be the second straight game heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s missed since becoming the starting quarterback. The former first-round draft pick sustained his first concussion this year when he got hit while scrambling during a preseason game at Green Bay. Quinn said he blacked out for a few seconds after the blow, and then saw stars, but everything started to clear up after a few minutes.

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CONNOR RICHARD and his dad, John Richard, stand in front of the students and staff members who donated blood during a blood drive Tuesday at Lehman Catholic High School. night hammering out the new town budget. He lost his younger brother to a car accident, and as an educator has seen heart-wrenching tragedies involving his students. “It’s amazing to me that he was so badly injured and was able to come back from that,” he said. “It was really good to have this community behind him, that he had such a support group.” That support came from administrators, coaches, classmates and Connor teammates. grew up playing basketball with neighbor and fellow guard Drew Westerheide, who made his first blood donation at the Tuesday drive. He was the first to visit Connor in the hospital. “I got the text from his parents at 8 a.m. about the accident and I was on the road to Dayton by 8:30 on the way to the hospital,” he recalled. “It’s a miracle being able to see him play. It makes me appreciate everything more every day.” That’s an often-repeated theme that John Richard says Connor has taken to heart. “The message has been how quick this could happen, how quick your life can change.” Recovery was faster than expected but required hard work, and Connor used basketball

WRESTLER he faced. Brandt started out his 2012 season with a fifth place finish at Eastern Michigan on Nov. 3. He lost his opening match to the eventual champion 2-1 in four overtimes before winning five straight matches. During the tournament, Brandt defeated wrestlers from Campbellsville, Indiana Tech, Michigan State, Notre Dame and Ohio State. D2wrestle.com has projected Brandt to be the national champion at 197 this upcoming year He knows that he will be the hunted instead of the hunter this season. “In the opponent’s mind it’s going to be OK, I’m wrestling the best

as a motivator. After weeks of physical therapy at Wilson Memorial he transitioned to a sports enhancement program in Lima to regain speed, quickness and endurance. “I knew I could always do it,” Connor said. “But I didn’t feel I was back to where I was until midOctober.” By the time basketball practice started Nov. 1 Connor believed he was in better form than before the accident. “It’s a miracle he’s recovered,” said senior center and blood donor Michael Jacob, who at 6foot-5, towers over his friend. “We’re just so glad to have him back.” Fellow athlete Quinton Malone donated for Connor last year and at Tuesday’s drive. “I always thought it was a good thing to do, but never donated until Connor’s accident,” he said. “I always thought they stored the blood, but with Connor I realized they actually use it a lot.” “I know a bunch of people that are donating because of what happened to me,” said Connor. “It’s been a good thing for everyone involved.” “He knows how fortunate he was to survive,” said John Richard. “He knows how important a blessing this was from everyone.”

guy in the nation, if I beat him I will be No. 1,” Brandt said. “The way I view it, I’m just another wrestler. I’m going to go out there and work to get better.” Brandt has worked hard in the offseason to not only improve his wrestling skills but also has improved in the weight room. He gained muscle mass while also improving his explosiveness and feels he is bigger, faster and stronger than last year. “My expectations this year, definitely improve from last year,” Brandt said. “I wasn’t where I needed to be mentally. I felt like I was the best wrestler, but I did not believe in myself enough.” As a team Ashland is

four 300-yard games during their rookie season. Luck broke Cam Newton’s single-game mark of 432 yards set last year. If Luck keeps this up, Hall of Fame officials will soon have him on speed dial.

Kent State climbs back to football glory KENT (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban is elated by a team that’s bowl eligible, leads the nation in turnover margin, just knocked off a hated rival and has an entire campus buzzing. No, not his top-ranked Crimson Tide. Kent State has made him proud. “It is my alma mater,” said Saban, class of ‘73. For the first time since Saban played safety on a Golden Flashes squad that included Hall of Fame linebacker Jack Lambert, Kent State (8-1) has climbed back onto college football’s main stage. In its second year under coach Darrell Hazell, Kent State has won seven straight games and is knocking on the door of the AP’s Top 25. With a signature road win two weeks ago at Rutgers (ranked No. 15 at the time) and their longest winning streak in 72 years, the Golden Flashes have raised the school’s profile, given the underrated Mid-American Conference something else to brag about and brought excitement to the quaint campus about 40 miles from Cleveland. “It’s crazy,” senior defensive end Jake Dooley said. “It’s amazing what we came into and what we’re leaving with. A lot of that is due to Coach Hazell. He has really turned the program around in a respectable way. Teachers now congratulate me when I come into classes. That’s something that has never happened before. The environment around

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IN THIS photo taken Saturday, Kent State’s Dana Brown Jr. (6) and Terrell Johnson hoist the Wagon Wheel after defeating Akron in an NCAA college football game in Kent. At 8-1, the Golden Flashes are having their best season in more than 40 years. Their bowl eligible, knocking on the door of the AP’s Top 25. campus is totally differ- cluding Saban’s national ent now than what it championship squad at was. It’s great. Alabama. “We have to keep it “You could feel somegoing.” thing change then,” Hazell deserves much Hazell said, looking back of the credit for Kent to 2011. “There was a State’s turnaround. quiet confidence in our An assistant for seven locker room. Now, it’s a years on Jim Tressel’s lot louder. Guys are havstaff at Ohio State, the ing fun. It’s a lot louder confident Hazell inher- in the stands, too. I wear ited a program that had double headsets, but I just six winning seasons can see the passion from since 1974 and hasn’t the fans. And you can been to a bowl since the just feel it, too. Fans are 1972 Tangerine. The coming out of the woodGolden Flashes started work and I love it.” 1-6 last season, and just Before last Saturwhen a here-we-go-again day’s matchup with attitude was beginning Akron, fans tailgated to take root, Kent State around Dix Stadium, got hot. where loud music Hazell, a New Jersey echoed in the distance native, got his players to and fireworks exploded believe. He put an em- during player introducphasis on the running tions, again after a gogame, and the Golden ahead 30-yard Flashes took off, winning touchdown run by four of their last five and speedy junior running played for bowl eligibil- back Dri Archer and folity in the season finale. lowing a 35-24 win over Five of Kent State’s op- the despised Zips in the ponents last season went annual tussle for the on to win their bowls, in- Wagon Wheel trophy.

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From Page 13A still a young squad that looks to make some waves during the season and move up in the rankings. “The next two years we are only graduating like seven guys,” Brandt said “We got the No. 2 recruiting class in the nation. Our goal is to surprise everyone.” The team is ranked just outside the top 20 to start the season. Last year Ashland went 12-3 in dual meets and finished 13th at the national meet. Ashland qualified four wrestlers to nationals and were ranked sixth in the country by team GPA. The Eagles will be at Ohio Northern for an invitational on Dec. 1. The meet starts at 9 a.m.

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FFA members compete ANNA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Craig Berning of the Anna FFA Chapter was one of 46 participants in the National FFA Extemporaneous Public Speaking Career Development Event (CDE) at the recent 85th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. Berning, led by adviser Michelle Brunson, was awarded a silver emblem. The top four individuals received cash awards to recognize their success in the event. The cash awards and the extemporaneous public speaking event are sponsored by the American Farm Bureau Federation

as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. The National FFA ExPublic temporaneous Speaking CDE is designed to recognize outstanding FFA members

for their ability to prepare and present a factual speech on a specific agricultural issue in a well thought out and logical manner. Members select one topic from a choice of categories, have 30 minutes to prepare a to 10-minute fourspeech, and respond to five minutes of questions following delivery. This event, held at the Westin Hotel in Indianapolis, Ind., is one of many educational activities at the National FFA Convention & Expo in which FFA members practice the lessons learned in agricultural education classes.

Goettemoeller receives scholarship BOTKINS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The National FFA Organization h a s awarde d M a r i a Goettemoeller, a member of the Botkins Future Fa r m e r s of Amer- Goettemoeller ica, a $1,000 scholarship. The scholarship, Ford Trucks/Built Ford

Tough, was sponsored by Buckeye Ford Lincoln of Sidney. Goettemoeller plans to use the funds to pursue a degree at Montana State University, Bozeman. This scholarship is one of 1,539 awarded through the National FFA Scholarship Program which is sponsored by 130 sponsors and is in its 28th year. There were over 8,000 applicants from across the country. Selections were

based on the applicantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s academic record, FFA and other school and community activities, supervised agricultural experience in agricultural education and future goals. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

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Hoehne, Kaydn Smith, Ryan Ciriegio, Theresa Flood, Andy Meyer, Jessica Haywood, Ashley Landis, Mark Snider, Maria Payne, Mackenzie Herbert, Trevor Grieves, Taylor Schmidt, Austin Hanes, Logan Konst, Colin Wuebker, Kennedey Glover, Clarissa Nanik, Allison McCumons, Natalie Berning and Isaac Bensman.

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Emerson, Theresa Flood, Jane Homans, Nicholas Nowlin, Dallas Poeppelman, Alex Rose, Scully, Mackenzie Rachel Shoemaker, Kadyn Smith, Zachary White and Alexa Wuebker. 3.99-3.5: Ethan Burd, Ashley Landis, Savanna Manger, Zane Briggs, Logan Cathcart, Abigail Gaydosh, Andrew Meyer, Taylor Muter, Paige Wiktorwoski, Emily Aufderhaar, Jessica Haywood, Macey Huelskamp, Sarah Layman, Paige Harvey, Austin Barhorst, Allison Bertke, Derek Coverstone, Travis Meyer, Emma Freytag, Trevor Grieves, Samantha Schulze, Matthew Skorupski, Alex Bertke, Stephanie Esser, Ashley Heitkamp, Caleb Kauffman and Riley Osborn. 3.49-3.0: Kacey Pulfer, Benjamin Wical, Lexi Belcher, Wyatt Bensman, Dominic Bolin, Donald Goguen, Antonio Hornung, Bailey Luthman, Linda Perkins, Macey Richard, Erica Schulze, Nicholas Tomanelli, Devyn Sutherland, Emily Albers, Hallie Bates, Zoey Griffith, Blake Ike, Gracen Rogers, Kara Steinke, Seth Stiefel, Patrick Toller, Joshua Valentine, Evan Bensman, Luke Berning, Nichole Blackford, Austin Fogt, Maria Payne, Mason Platfoot, Noah Rioch, Andrew Schmitz, Mark Snider and Kyle Stewart. Eighth grade 4.0: Aaron Joseph Brautigam, Cummings, Anthony Edelmann, Sarah Foltz, Nathan Frilling, Brook

Gaydosh, Krista Gehret, Zachary Noll, Nathaniel Osborne, Nathan Poeppelman, Taylor Schmidt, Shoemaker, Andrew Baylee Sommer and Colin Wuebker. 3.99-3.5: Isaac Bensman, Evan Bruggeman, Derek Elliott, Briana Fanaff, Peyton Hennessey, Caitlyn Millhouse, Jesse Egbert, Owen Michael, Tara Neer, Laura Ontrop, Kelsey Meyer, Claire Spicer, Jace Standley, Madison Weiskittel, Alyssa Withrow, Kyle Christman, Mitchell Lindsey, Ashtin Barnes, Gaier, Brooke Joel Gephart, Austin Hanes, Courtney Hollenbacher, Alisha Holtzapple, Logan Konst, Allison Sidney McCumons, Sasko, Alyssa Benavente, Elizabeth Bremke, Trey Cates, Erik Shelton, Chloe Spence, Natalie Berning, Olivia Maurer, Clarissa Nanik, Jordan Richards and Ashlie York. 3.49-3.0: Lauren Boshears, Payton Delafuente, Joel Seger, Jordan Wells, Lydia Zimpfer, Korteney Kitchen, Zachary Watren, Ryan Steinke, Zachery Barga, Audrey Barhorst, Erik Berning, Jacob Berning, Erin Bremke, Lucas Huber, Troy Rindler, Katie Thomas, Steven Wells, Kennedey Glover, Samantha Roe, Michael Schulze, Leona Roe, Ezra Wilcox, Olivia Barhorst, Camron Layman, Brooke Stoler, Landon VanHorn, Bradley Axe, Alexander McKee, Shyanne Wagle, Sarah Jones, Walter Conley, Melyssa Homan and Jolene Moore.

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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. Botkins Richard T. Dickman and Rebecca Dickman to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Co., part lots 144 and 145, $50,000. Kettlersville Jorge Freisthler to Citifinancial Inc. part lots 66 and 67, $30,000. Sidney Perry Snowden, estate, to Spearman Properties LLC, part lot 38, Park Place Subdivision, $34,000. Nancy L. (Bell) Keysor to Kyle M. and Autumn F. Brammer, Spruce Haven Addition, lot 3461, $98,000. Wining Properties Ltd. to Carl Winemiller and Greg Billing, Belmont Heights Subdivision, lot 8, exempt. Crystal Wilburn to Marshall Wilburn, part lot 17, Dingmansburg Subdivision, exempt. Shenika (Ceyler) (Cook) (Hohman) De-

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Village Subdivision Section 9, lot 4539, $138,000. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to GCT Properties Ltd., William Johnstons Addition, lot 890, exempt. Franklin Township Thomas D. and Michele M. Shaffer to Toes in the Sand Ltd., parts section 18, 1.923 and 2.298 acres, $212,000.

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SHS Student Government By Clara Snavley, Student Government Communications Officer

The Sidney High School student government, the student voice of the Sidney High School is continuing several programs to improve the Sidney City Schools and our community. Student Government members have started to volunteer in the community and plan move events to help those in need during the holiday season. Sidney students, in conjunction with the Community Blood Center, just concluded a blood drive that collected more than 100 units of blood on October 19. Beyond donating blood, the students volunteered to staff the check in desk as well as the canteen while donating plenty of food and drinks. The next blood drive will be will be held on February 8, 2013 and turnout is expected to be more than 120 donors. Another major project for Student Government is a volunteer opportunity with the Shelby County Animal Rescue Foundation (SCARF). Teaming up with the SHS chapter of the National Honor Society, Sidney students will be volunteering twice a month at the animal shelter performing all manner of duties including cleaning cages, walking dogs, answering phones, etc. It is the hope that these students will continue to volunteer through the rest of the school year and over the summer. The Holidays are a time of giving and Student Government will be actively participating. The Salvation Army canned food drive will start on Monday, November 26 and students will donate non perishable food items to be donated to local needy families. Individual first period classes will collect cans and compete to earn donuts for the class with the most food items donated. Last year more than 4,000 individual items were donated. Student Government will also sponsor three children for the Salvation Army’s “Adopt an Angel” program. Students will go shopping for the children and purchase clothes, toys and wrapping paper. The gifts will provide three families the merry Christmas they may otherwise not be able to afford. Programs aimed at school spirit also continue. Every Friday is black and gold day at SHS and any student that wears school colors is entered in a drawing to win school spirit prizes like lanyards, window clings, t-shirts and school supplies. The spirit rewards are purchased by Student Government through fundraisers like the Homecoming dance. SHS Principal Mr. Guey also uses this list of spirited students to enjoy “pizza with the principal” in which different students get to eat lunch with a small group of faculty and discuss school issues. “It is a goal of the SHS Student Government to foster and improve the school spirit and we feel that pizza with the principal and spirit Fridays are improving our Yellow Jacket Pride.” States President Sam Clendenin. Student Government plans to host intramural dodgeball starting early next week and students can pick up team forms in A-105, cost is $2.00 per person.

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CANS FOR CANINES COLLECTION CONTEST Help the pets of Shelby County!

Buildings throughout the SCS District are collecting aluminum cans to help support the Cans For Canines Program, sponsored by the Shelby County Animal Rights Foundation (SCARF). Money collected from the recycling of these aluminum cans will be used to purchase food and other supplies for the animals at the Shelby County Animal Shelter. SHS 5th period classes! Let’s see which class can (no pun intended) collect the most aluminum cans! To participate, please have students bring in garbage bags full of rinsed out aluminum cans. It is best if they are also crushed to help with the weighing of the cans. The contest will run until Friday, November 16th. If there are additional cans after that date, or you would like to participate in the can collection, please drop bags by the Cans for Canines bin in the attendance lobby.

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Lehman = 42 years of Catholic education BY: STEPHANY MCELDOWNEY Even though we walk through the halls of Lehman every school day, only a select few students probably know the true history behind our school. In 1884, the Third Plenary Council declared that in two years, every Catholic parish would begin a school, or the pastor would be replaced. Holy Angels Parish, with the help of the Sisters of Charity, founded the first Catholic high school in the Shelby County area. St. Mary’s Parish in Piqua also began a high school and gave out the first four year high school diploma in the area. In 1924, St. Boniface added a high school program, but later decided to send students who desired to get a high school diploma to St. Mary’s, later called Piqua Catholic High School. By 1970, it was decided to consolidate Piqua Catholic High School and Holy Angels High School. The Holy Angels building which was housing grades 7-12 was relatively new, so they added a five room addition to accomodate the additional students from Piqua. When both high schools came together, the Holy Angels seventh and eighth grades were moved back to the Holy Angels elementary building in downtown Sidney. After all of the changes, they renamed the consolidated school Lehman, after Monsignor Edward C. Lehman. Father Lehman was the pastor at Holy Angels for 34 years. A renovation campaign in 1980 provided new windows and doors for the school. In 1996, ground was broken for a new addition and the Lehman building was expanded with new classrooms, science labs, music and art rooms, media center, larger gym, and chapel. The new addition was dedicated in 1997. Our school now provides Catholic high school education to students in a five-county area from 15 different school districts. A lot has changed since Catholic education began in this area of Ohio in 1884 and Lehman has come a long way over the last 42 years.

Let’s go to Bergamo! BY: ALLY BERGMAN With December drawing closer, there are many exciting things right around the corner: the beginning of Advent, holiday shopping, and for Lehman seniors, the Kairos retreat. December 4 marks the beginning of the voyage to Kairos, and the senior leaders are busy preparing for the trip which is held at Bergamo Retreat Center in Dayton. Senior Ethan Jock said, “We are writing our talks, choosing the music, and making sure everything’s ready to go.” Fellow leader Katie Rossman admits she truly enjoyed the experience last year when she went as a junior leader. “I cried a lot. It was a lifechanging experience. It gave me a new perspective on life and made me realize that we need God in our lives no matter what.” First-timers like Tharon Goins are anxious for the retreat. “I’m very excited for Kairos. I’m packing plenty of snacks.” While making sure all the snacks are packed is important, selecting the junior leaders is another top priority. Junior leaders are chosen to go with the seniors so they can learn the ropes to be able to lead their own retreat next year. The junior leaders selected this year are Gabe Berning, Patrick Blenman, Grace Frantz, Katie Heckman, Jenna Kronenberger, Kristopher Lee, Patrick Pudlewski, Meghan Safreed, Olivia Sehlhorst, and Lauren Vanderhorst. “I’m looking forward to going and excited to see what we will be doing,” said Lee. Kairos can be a life changing event. Faculty leader Joe Schmiesing hopes the experience, “helps the students be open to the grace of God.” While some seniors are a bit nervous about the retreat, others are anxious to begin the journey.

Mass and seminarians BY: KENNEDY MCIVER Every Friday here at Lehman is special for the students because Fridays are the days we have all school Masses, but on Friday November 16, with more students. Father Hess, Lehman chaplain, will be leading this special Mass along with several other priests. Students in grades 4-8 in our partner schools - Piqua Catholic, Holy Angels, Holy Rosary, Immaculate Conception, Saint Patrick, and Saint Mary Greenville - will travel to Lehman for Mass and a special day of activities. At 9:40, the students will arrive and our amazing Praise and Worship music group will play for them to give them some entertainment until 10:00 when the Mass will start. After Mass, Dr. Jim Rigg, Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, will speak. Then half of the group will have lunch and the other half will take a tour of the school. After both groups are finished, we will switch. Seminarians will join us for some basketball and will also give a vocation talk. One seminarian is very special to the Lehman community and is actually a Lehman grad, Ethan Moore. The elementary students will travel home around two, but Lehman students will not have to go back to class; we will help clean up and after a long day of fun, and then be dismissed. “The purpose of this Mass is to build unity among our partner schools and celebrate together as a Catholic community,” said Lehman Principal Denise Stauffer. “It’s also an opportunity for the younger students to be able to tour our school and learn more about vocations from our young seminarians.” Lehman welcomes everyone in the community to attend this special Mass on November 16 in the Schlater Family gymnasium at Lehman.

Our Lehman crest tells our history BY: EMILIE CAVINDER Some Lehman students may be wondering about the meaning of the crest that they wear on their shirts every day. Very few know what each of the four symbols we see on the crest mean. Three represent the three Catholic parishes that first formed Lehman. The Holy Angels Wings of Sidney are represented in the top left quadrant. The crown of St. Mary’s of Piqua is in the top right corner. St. Boniface of Piqua is represented by a mitre, or religious headgear worn by a bishop. The bottom right quadrant is the lamp of knowledge, representing the academic excellence of our school. These four parts are linked together by a chain which symbolizes them all coming together.

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HOROSCOPE BY FRANCES DRAKE For Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Be patient and diplomatic in all your dealings with co-workers today. It’s too easy to lose it and then end up with egg on your face. (Not good.) TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This is a classic day for lovers’ quarrels or meltdowns with your children. Be tolerant and patient to avoid saying or doing things you might later regret. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Domestic conflicts are likely today. However, it takes two to fight. Be patient with loved ones to promote peace in the family. (For your own good!) CANCER (June 21 to July 22) This is a mildly accident-prone day, but only because you might be impatient or angry. Accidents don’t have to occur if you guard against distractions or emotional upsets. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Quarrels about money or possessions might arise today. Ask yourself if any of this really will matter five years from now? Lighten up. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Today the Moon is in your sign at odds with fiery Mars. (That’s why others seem to have strong, volatile emotions and are easily quarrelsome.) Run for cover! LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You might feel ill at ease or disgruntled about something today. Be comforted by the thought that this will pass quickly, so no biggie. If you’re patient with yourself and others, you can enjoy this day. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Disagreements with groups (or perhaps just a friend) might take place today. Quite likely, an element of competition or rivalry is at the bottom of this. (Be cool.) SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Don’t lock horns with bosses or anyone in a position of authority today, because it won’t do you any good. Why lose face over something so incidental? Chill out. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Avoid controversial subjects like politics, religion and racial issues, because people are quarrelsome today! Meaning, don’t go looking for a fight. Talk about the weather or other safe subjects. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Disputes about shared property, insurance matters, inheritances and debt might arise today. Best to postpone these for another day. (It’s not a pretty picture.) PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Be patient with partners and close friends today, because bickering and arguing are par for the course. Since you know this, why even go there? Be kind to yourself and others. YOU BORN TODAY Your energy is strong and very physical. You love your creature comforts and the good things in life. Although easily seduced by temptation, you acquire a philosophical wisdom as the years go by. You always like to be in control of things. Good news! Your year ahead might be one of the most powerful years of your life. Dream big! Birthdate of: Erika Mann, author/journalist; Gabrielle Miller, actress; Carl Sagan, astronomer. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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24 hours ending at 7 a.m. .none Month to date ....................none Year to date ......................21.51

Monday

Partly cloudy High: 65° Low: 45°

Tuesday

LOCAL OUTLOOK Warmer weather on the way

Partly cloudy High: 65° Low: 45°

High pressure builds in and lots of sun is in the forecast. After a c o l d night, 50s are expected for today and the end of Sunrise/Sunset the week, and 60s are Thursday’s sunset ......5:26 p.m. likely for the weekend. Friday’s sunrise ..........7:16 a.m. Winds will increase a bit Friday’s sunset ...........5:25 p.m. for Saturday and Sunday.

Source: The Sidney Wastewater Treatment Plant, official weather reporting station for Shelby County, and the U.S. Naval Observatory. For current daytime conditions, low/high temperatures, go to AccuWeather.com.

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MICH.

Cleveland 45° | 34°

Toledo 48° | 30°

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20s 30s 40s

T-storms

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Cincinnati 54° | 34°

High

Portsmouth 52° | 28°

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Nor'easter Continues To Impact The Northeast

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KY.

Ice

The moderately strong Nor'easter will continue moving up the Northeast coast, bringing heavy rain and strong wind to upper New England areas previously impacted by Sandy. Some rain and snow will also be possible in the Northwest.

PA.

Columbus 48° | 28°

Dayton 48° | 27° Fronts

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Youngstown 43° | 27°

Mansfield 45° | 30°

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Kidney disease explained DEAR DRS. To your says that your kidneys are DONOHUE good cleaning 90 milliAND ROACH: I am a 60-year-old health liters (about 3 woman. I am 5 Dr. Paul G. ounces) or more of blood every feet 6 inches tall Donohue minute. Stage 3a and weigh 118 and indicates that pounds. I exercise Dr. Keith your kidneys are four to five times a Roach cleaning between week, and I work 45 and 59 ml of with kids every day in the afternoon. For blood a minute. The desmy 60th birthday I went ignation “chronic kidney skydiving. I always have failure” has been changed been extremely healthy, to “kidney disease.” “Failbut I decided to get a 60- ure” is too harsh a word year checkup. I did have a to describe kidneys in high cholesterol level, and stage 3, and “failure” unthe doctor called in a pre- hinges people. Many scription for that. What I older people fall into this wasn’t expecting to hear stage, and most of them was the doctor saying I stay there, without proam in stage 3 kidney fail- gressing to stage 5, which ure. I have never heard of calls for dialysis or a kidanyone being told this ney transplant. The positive factors for after having only blood work done. What can I do you are the total lack of to prevent further dam- any symptoms, like slugage? Am I destined for gishness, weight loss or dialysis or a kidney trans- loss of appetite. No other signs of kidney disease plant? — M.L. ANSWER: Kidney are present. You don’t damage is estimated by have high blood pressure. blood tests done on a rou- You aren’t anemic, as tine physical examina- many with serious kidney tion. The estimate is only illness are. There’s no prothat — an estimate. It’s tein in your urine, another based on what your crea- sign of kidney health. You need not do anytinine level is. Five stages of kidney function are thing other than what you are presently doing: designated. Stage 1 is normal, and enjoying your life to the

fullest. Your doctor will periodically check on your kidneys. You’re not likely ever to need dialysis or a kidney transplant. DEAR DRS. DONOHUE AND ROACH: Please write about the difference between a nurse practitioner and a physician assistant. — M.S. ANSWER: One obvious difference is that a nurse practitioner is a registered nurse. To become a nurse practitioner, the nurse takes further academic medical training to obtain a master’s degree obtained mostly from university-associated programs. After that training, the nurse is eligible to take exams that provide licensing and certification in this field. The nurse practitioner can take further training in specialty fields like pediatrics and cardiology. Such a person can work in hospitals, in doctors’ offices or in their own office. They diagnose and treat illnesses. They write prescriptions. They assist in surgery. A physician assistant earns a bachelor’s degree from a university in basic

Nov. 8, 1912 Thieves gained entrance into the Thos. Kennedy’s hardware store at Botkins last night by prying in the rear door, taking with about $25.00 them worth of revolvers and razors. They seemed to be very choicy thieves as on the same shelf were several other revolvers that were left untouched. This is the fifth time the store has been robbed in the past few years. ––––– Mrs. Wallace Lochard was the hostess for the Pasco Ladies’ Aid Society at her home in Salem Township yesterday. The morning was spent in social conversation. Following the dinner served at noon, the regular meeting of the society was held, with all returning to their homes late in the day. Mrs. Ed Shiflet will be hostess for the December meeting.

medical sciences and in learning the treatment of illnesses. The candidate then takes extra university training that qualifies him or her for a master’s degree. Such a person can take additional education in a medical specialty. He or she treats patients, prescribes medicines and assists in surgical procedures. Physician assistants take exams that qualify them for licensing and certification. They, too, work in hospitals or doctors’ offices. A doctor supervises their work. They do not open their own offices. Both are well-educated, highly trained medical personnel who provide needed medical services for the public. Drs. Donohue and Roach regret that they are unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may write the doctors or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Readers also may order health newsletters from www.rbmamall.com.

Nov. 8, 1937 The first assembly of the student body of Holy Angels School was held this morning in the handsome new school building, following the attendance of the entire school at a special high mass of Thanksgiving in the Holy Angels Church. The school band, appearing for the first time in new uniforms of blue and gold, led the long procession of boys and girls from the church to the new school. Senior Class President Adrian Francis spoke on behalf of the students, with Father Lehman giving the speech of welcome. ––––– A group of Sidney young people were in Columbus Grove yesterday to attend the Young Peoples’ Conference of the Lima Presbytery, representing Sidney Presbyterian young people. Accompanied by Rev. and Mrs. W. Wood Duff, the group included: Misses Janice Roth, Annabelle Fisher, Mary Ciancy, Mary Ellen Royon, Mary Carey, Helen Jones, Martha Thompson, Dorothy Stafford, Georgianna Schlagetter, and Messrs. Joe Shape, Merlin Campbell, Ralph McMillin, Richard

Tanger, John Spence, Robert Lintz.

50 years Nov. 8, 1962 PORT JEFFERSON — In honor of the birthdays of Margaret Seitz and Nancy Burk, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burk entertained Sunday with dinner. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Moris Burk, Mrs. Barbara Pittman and children of Forest; Mrs. Ada Bixler, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maxwell Sr., Darrel McClean, Gerald Seitz and Bruce and Tom Bey. ––––– The Shelby County Board of Education will be asked at its meeting Saturday to consider a petition asking for the establishment in the rural school system of a special private class “for children who are mentally handicapped.” The petition, delivered Tuesday to County Supt. Paul Needles by registered mail contains about 170 signatures. The current petition contains the names of a number of influential citizens in the city and county. Supt. Needles said he expects to learn more about the proposal at the Saturday meeting.

25 years Nov. 8, 1987 Sollmann Electric Co. of Sidney has been selected Small Business of the Month by the Sidney-Shelby County Chamber of Commerce. The business started in a garage at 634 Fulton Street in 1973. The next major goal for the business is to install a comsystem for puter estimating and according procedures, Sollmann said. ––––– The Singing Soldiers will be sharing in the morning worship of the Anna United Methodist Church on Veteran’s Sunday. Also on this day two baptisms will take place.

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

Military veterans appreciate grateful acknowledgement of service DEAR ABBY: As We also appreciate Veterans Day appackages and notes. proaches, may I share 3. Please don’t tell a few guidelines that us that wars are a can be helpful when waste of dollars or interacting with veterlives or were fought for ans or service memoil. What we hear is bers? that, in your opinion, 1. It is never OK to our best friend died for Dear ask a veteran if he or nothing. We know she has killed someone many people disagree Abby or to joke about it. If with war, but it’s better Abigail we have, we can’t even to keep your opinions Van Buren talk about it with our to yourself. spouses, much less a stranger. 4. Many of us now have 2. When you thank us for PTSD. If you see us acting our service or pay for our anxious or moving away from meal, it is really appreciated. crowds, turning our backs to

the wall or fidgeting, simple kindness or a little distraction will be appreciated. Talk to us about something interesting and give us some breathing room. 5. Please remember that 15 percent of those who serve in the military are women, and some have been in combat. It’s better to ask, “Are you a veteran?” rather than, “Was your husband a soldier?” 6. As with any person who has a disability, please do not stare at us. We can be sensitive about our scars or injuries and would prefer not to be

asked to relive a difficult experience by being quizzed about what happened. Please also understand that war injuries today are very different than in the past and are often not visible. It is not OK to tell someone they “don’t look disabled” or appear to need help. Those of us with disabilities appreciate light conversation and assistance if we look like we are in need. It was my pleasure to serve our country. — AMANDA C., U.S. ARMY DISABLED VETERAN DEAR AMANDA C.: Thank

you for your service. And thank you, too, for your helpful suggestions, which are sure to be appreciated not only by civilians, but also by active and retired members of our military. Readers, as the war in Afghanistan winds down, many thousands ofservice members are returning home and entering the job market. Please, if possible, honor their courage, dedication and sacrificeby doing your part and providing them with employment. Consideringwhat they have done for us, it is the least we can do to show ourappreciation.

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Holloway Sportswear is having a decorated apparel RUMMAGE SALE! Saturday, Nov. 10th from 10 am – 5 pm. Open to the public and held at 2260 Industrial Drive, Sidney (behind Cenveo Inc). Decorated excess merchandise will be available and nothing is over $5. CASH ONLY marketing@hollowayusa.com. MOTORCYCLE SWAP MEET Allen County Fairgrounds Sunday, Nov. 11th 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Admission $6.00 Sponsored by J & M Collectibles 419-795-4185

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LOST DOG! Bella is a female black Lab who has been missing since 10/29/12 around noon from Crescent Dr at the south end of Sidney. She is wearing a pink collar. Please contact Julie Stewart if you've seen her!! (937)538-8717.

This position plans, coordinates, and directs all aspects of current products designs or the development of derivative product designs consistent with established standards, policies and objectives.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor degree in an Engineering, Technical or Scientific discipline, 3 yrs management experience, a minimum of 5 yrs experience in product development and engineering support of integration into a final product assembly, and increasing responsibility with technical projects and project management.

We offer an excellent benefits package including health, dental, life, 401(K) and many others. For confidential consideration, forward resume in Word format with salary history and requirements to: recruiter@norcold.com

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DENTIST Four year old "not for profit" dental clinic in Troy, Ohio serving Medicaid, Underinsured, and uninsured adults and children, needs full time and/or part time dentist. Salary and benefits negotiable. Position reports directly to the Board of Directors. Clinic operates 5 days a week 7:30am-12pm and 1pm-5pm.

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

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As an Inside Classified Sales Specialist, you will sell a variety of classified advertising packages including employment, promotions and private party advertising. An established account base is provided and will be expected to be maximized to full potential. Knowledge of Miami County manufacturing and industries is essential.

The successful candidate should have familiarity of order entry software with the ability to type 50+ wpm. Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel is required. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to multi-task are also required. Inside advertising sales or telemarketing experience is preferred.

This position is full time with salary, commission and benefits.

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Director of Information Systems Grand Lake Health System as a full time Leadership position currently available. Under the direction of the Chief Information Officer, the Director of Information Systems has overall responsibility for the day to day operations; application support, maintenance plans, service level agreements and design. This position is also responsible for implementation strategies to meet the organization initiatives, directing all IT operations to meet both internal and external customer requirements, as well as the support and maintenance of existing infrastructure, applications, and development of guidelines, standards, procedures, and policies. This position is responsible for managing all required technologies, serving as the departmental technical lead, and providing technology support and training. The Director must possess initiative and drive, have a broad relevant technical knowledge with good management expertise, and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Primary duties include oversite for: the analyzing of systems and processes; the maintaining of workstations and networks; and the designing, developing and maintaining of applications specific to business needs. This position ensures computers system standards are aligned with current hospital policies and procedures and plans for future industry standards and regulations. The Director of Information Services maintains the highest level of professionalism while interacting with executive leadership, physicians, department directors and staff members. This individual is subject to 24-hour call to ensure the continuous operation of all mission critical applications and systems. Minimum of Bachelor of Science in Computer Sciences or related field from accredited college or university is required.

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NK Parts Industries, INC. is seeking to fill the following positions:

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The I-75 Newspapers have an exciting opportunity available in our Classified Call Center for an Inside Classified Sales Specialist. This position is based in our Sidney, Ohio, office.

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The Sidney Daily News, an award-winning daily newspaper, is seeking a full-time general assignment news reporter. Journalism degree or requisite experience required. Position entails coverage of government, education and law enforcement, as well as some feature writing. Looking for someone who is enthusiastic and aims for high standards of professionalism.

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