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Sidney, Ohio

December 15, 2011

Pemberton post office safe for 5 more months

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INSIDE TODAY Seasonal snaphots • A holiday photo page shows different events from the area as residents get ready for Christmas. 20A

DEATHS Obituaries and/or death notices for the following people appear on Page 3A today: • Thomas D. Walton Jr. • Ann L. Vondenhuevel • Paul Eichelberger Jr. • Martha Jan Reedy • Lorene I. Link

INDEX Anna/Botkins ....................13A City, County records ...........2A Classified.........................1-5B Comics .............................15A Hints from Heloise ..............6A Horoscope........................11A Let Yourself Go ...................7A Localife ............................6-7A Nation/World.......................5A Obituaries ...........................3A Religion............................8-9A Senior Living .....................14A Sports .........................17-19A State news..........................4A ’Tween 12 and 20.............11A Weather/Sudoku/Abby/Out of the Past/Dr. Donohue ..16A

TODAY’S THOUGHT “The world is moving so fast these days that the one who says it can’t be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.” — Harry Emerson Fosdick, American clergyman (1878-1969) For more on today in history, turn to Page 15A.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Postal Service, in response to a request made by multiple U.S. senators, has agreed to delay the closing or consolidation of any post office or mail processing facility until May 15. The agreement includes the post office in Pemberton, which was one of 120 facilities that were under review for closure. “It’s still under review and no decision has been made,” said David Van Allen, the For photo reprints, visit www.sidneydailynews.com SDN Photo/Jennifer Bumgarner spokesman for the Postal VICTORIA WILVER, 17, a junior at Sidney High School, rings Service in Ohio. “And now, of the bell for the Salvation Army at Kroger Wednesday. Dona- course, it’s put on hold until tions for the kettle drive are down this year. Wilver is the May.” daughter of Mark and Belinda Wilver, of Sidney. The Postal Service will continue all necessary steps re-

quired for the review of these facilities during the interim period, including public input meetings. The meeting concerning the Pemberton office took place Oct. 4. The Postal Service hopes this period of five months will help facilitate the enactment of comprehensive postal legislation. Given the Postal Service’s financial situation and the loss of mail volume, the Postal Service must continue to take all steps necessary to reduce costs and increase revenue, according to a statement on its website, www.usps.com. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. It has forecast a loss for next year of $14.1 billion.

Donations slow for Salvation Army kettle drive The Salvation Army hopes area residents will get into the Christmas spirit and drop donations into its familiar red kettles soon. “We set a record with contributions last year,” said Maj. Herb Carter, director of the agency, “but this year, we are running behind.” The fundraising goal is $54,000, slightly more than was raised last year, Carter said. As of Wednesday, the campaign is $3,000 shy of

where it was on the same date in 2010. “We need to make that up and catch up to the pace (of giving) of last year,” he noted. “The kettles are our biggest fundraiser of the year. We worked really hard last year and 2010 was our best year ever. We’re working just as hard this year, but we’re a little short every day.” Donations can also be mailed to 419 Buckeye Ave., Sidney, OH 45365.

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10 days until Christmas Rudolf and Santa glow in a giant snow globe at 1727 Fair Oaks Drive. There are 10 days until Christmas and the birth of Christ.

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216 Piper St., drug abuse, the case was bound over to the Shelby County Common Pleas Court. • Lauren M. Vestal, 25, 1220 Garfield Ave., child endangering, fined $15 plus costs and sentenced to 60 days in jail with 30 days suspended. • Carl Graber, 30, 2910 Cinnamon Ridge, DUI third offense, fined $850 plus costs and 180 days in jail. The charges of driving under suspension/restrictions, loud exhaust and second offence within 20 years with refusal were dismissed. • Tony Williams, 38, 414 E. Poplar St., DUI, fined $375 plus costs, five days in jail and license suspension for six months. The charge for stopping after an accident was dismissed. • Mary Slife, 27, 1118 Amherst Drive, Apt. C2, stopping after accident, fined $25 plus costs, license suspension for six months and 90 days in jail. Fines/forfeitures Joel M. Whiteford, 45,

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Police log TUESDAY -7:04 a.m.- theft. Sidney police responded to the Sidney Walmart, 2400 Michigan St., on a report of a theft of over $400 in miscellaneous items. Police arrested Elizabeth Rotenberry, 22, 307 Lake St., and Winchester C. Wiley, 26, 306 N. Miami Ave.

Fire, rescue WEDNESDAY -6:45 a.m.: medical. Sidney paramedics responded to the 100 block of High Avenue on a medical call. -5:47 a.m.: medical. Medics responded to a medical call on the 400 block of Folkerth Avenue. -5:25 a.m.: medical. Medics responded to the 100 block of Brooklyn Avenue on a medical call. -1:25 a.m.: medical. Medics responded to a medical call on the 2500 block of Kuther Road. -1:02 a.m.: medical. Medics responded to a medical call on the 1000

block of Hayes Street. TUESDAY -11:43 p.m.: medical. Medics responded to the 600 block of Foxcross Drive on a medical call. -5:30 p.m.: assistance. Medics provided assistance on the 200 block of Bulle Road. -2:01 p.m.: injury. Medics responded to a report of an injury on the 800 block of St. Marys Avenue. -1:39 p.m.: injury. Medics responded to the Shelby County Courthouse on a report of an injury. -1:21 p.m.: medical. Medics responded to the 500 block of Gearhart Road on a medical call. -11:33 a.m.: medical. Medics responded to a medical call on the 3000 block of Cisco Road. -10:27 a.m.: oven problem. Firefighters were dispatched to 229 Franklin Ave. on a report of a problem with an oven heating element. The resident was advised not to use the oven until repaired. -10:08 a.m.: medical. Medics responded to the 3000 block of Cisco Road on a medical call.

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Sheriff’s log WEDNESDAY -11:58 a.m.: accident. Shelby County Sheriff ’s deputies responded to a report of a bus in the field on the 18000 block of PascoMontra Road. There were reportedly 10 children in the bus and no injuries. No further information was available at press time.

Blake A. Bowser, 10961 Comanche Drive, seatbelt, $116. Vernon V. Vandegrift, 43, 760 Country Side Lane, Apt. 1, littering from motor vehicle, $161. Shawn Weinstock, 22, 331 Sycamore, assured clear distance, $136. Candy S. McNerlin, 26, 324 Shelby St., right of way/private drive/ alley, $136. Civil cases Capital One Bank, Glen Allen, Va., vs. Julie K. Angel, 500 N. Vandemark Road, $4,962.95. Fountain Skin Care, Centerville, Chad and Penny Roe, 10101 Scott Road, $5,285.10. Fountain Skin Care, Centerville, Jeanette Saunders, 1579 E. Court St., Apt. E and Anthony Saunders, 5880 State Route 29 E, Lot 20, $900.42 Discover Bank, New Albany, vs. Glenn Vanderhorst, 662 Fair Road, $4,104.93. Gyne Associates, Troy, vs. Renee D. and Hermes M. Baldonasa, 822 S. Ohio Ave., $733.82. Dismissals Wilson Care, 915 Michigan Ave., vs. Elizabeth Rivera, 887 Chestnut Ave. Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif., vs. Sonia Laber, 207 Linkensmith Drive, Anna..

Fire, rescue WEDNESDAY -9:29 a.m.: medical. Anna Rescue responded to the 12500 block of Meranda Road on a medical call. -7:27 a.m.: medical. Houston Rescue responded to a medical call on the 2400 block of Ohio 66. TUESDAY -6:33 p.m.: medical. Anna Rescue responded to the 15600 block of Sharp Road on a medical call.

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Katie Harbaugh’s class. Asher is the daughter of Mark and Sharon Asher and is also in Harbaugh’s class. This year’s spelling bee coordinator and pronouncer was Barb Kinninger, Longfellow’s speech and language therapist. Judges for the bee were Julie White, Longfellow Library aide, LeeAnn Boller, Longfellow Title I aide, and Larry Roettger, retired aide and volunteer for Longfellow. Both students will represent Longfellow in the citywide spelling bee that will be held on Jan. 24 at Sidney Middle School.

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A Longfellow Elementary School fifth-grader won the spelling bee which was held Friday in the school gymnasium. Forty students in grades 3 to 5 competed in the bee after qualifying in the written bee. It took 12 rounds and 168 words to determine the champion. Fifth-grader Macie Ivey correctly spelled “groceries” and “delicious” to be crowned this year’s winner. The runner-up trophy was awarded to Kaycie Asher, who is also a fifth-grade student. Ivey is the daughter of Jennifer and Teddy Ivey Sr. and is a student in

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In Municipal Court this week, Judge Duane Goettemoeller heard the following cases. James M. Richards, 47, 516 Michigan Ave., driving under suspension after not successfully completing the Intervention License Program (LIP), fined $150 plus costs, five days in jail and will have six points assessed to his driving record. Jail time may be reconsidered if fines and costs are paid in full. • Levi Combs, 19, 2551 Apache Drive, driving under suspension after not successfully completing LIP, fined $150 plus costs, will have six points assessed to his driving record and will complete 20 hours of community service. Community service will be reconsidered if fines and costs are paid in full. • Adam W. Alton, 28, 8350 Tawawa-Maplewood Road, Maplewood, driving under suspension, fined $75 plus costs and placed on probation for one year. • Chad C. McLain, 42,

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Paul Eichelberger Jr. THORNTON, Colo.Paul Eichelberger Jr., 61, of Thornton, Colo., died at 4:40 p.m., Monday, Dec. 12, 2011. A funeral service will be conducted on Saturday at the Jamieson and Yannucci Funeral Home.

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Thomas "Kent" Cagle Visitation Friday 10am until hour of service. Service Friday 12noon.

Martha Jan Reedy PIQUA — Martha Jan Reedy, 63, of Piqua died at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on at St. Saturday Lawrence O’Toole Catholic Church, Ironton. Local arrangements are being handled by Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home, Piqua.

Lorene I. Link PIQUA — Lorene I. Link, 83, 1744 W. High St., died at 2 p.m., on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. A funeral service will be conducted on Saturday at the Jamieson and Yannucci Funeral Home.

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CORRECTION In Tuesday’s police log, it was reported that Robert Shoe’s address was 310 Enterprise Ave. He does not live at that address. His address is 301 Enterprise Ave.

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NORTHWOOD STUDENTS are busy decorating their recycled Christmas tree. Pictured are (l-r) Travis Arbogast, fourth-grade; Damien Black, thirdgrade; Dayna Ceyler, third-grade; Grace Draving, fourth-grade, and Rebecca Culp, fifth-grade.

Students decorate Christmas tree with recycled items A group of students at Northwood Elementary School recently spread some Christmas cheer in the school’s cafeteria in a unique way. Over the course of a few weeks, the group gathered items from student’s school lunches in order to create decorations for a special Christmas tree. The tree, which is now displayed in the school’s cafeteria, is decorated entirely with recycled items. Students worked with

Northwood Aide Abby Bowman to carefully clean each item and decorate it for display on the tree. Students used their creativity to turn sherbet cups into garland, cereal boxes into a star and milk cartons into ornaments with photographs of the cooks who work in the school’s cafeteria. Other items like plastic spoons and bags from snacks like chips and pretzels were used to add a special flair to the tree.

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dearly loved her pet dogs and her specially family. She loved watching all her children’s sports and other activities and will be truly missed by all of them and her many friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Angels Catholic Church with Rev. Daniel the Schmitmeyer officiating. Entombment will be at Graceland Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Cromes Funeral Home, 302 S.Main Ave. The family respectfully request that in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Lehman High School Scholarship Fund for the Ann Vondenhuevel Endowment. Condolences may be expressed to the Vondenhuevel family at the funeral home’s website, www.cromesfh.com.

Thomas D. Walton Jr., Area Tree & Landscape Service 55, of Lakeview, died Dec. 10, 2011. 492-8486 He was born April 15,

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Ann L. Vondenhuevel, 48, 2340 N. of Broadway Ave., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, at 8:52 a.m., at her home surrounded by her family. Ann had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006. She was born on April 2, 1963, in Sidney, the daughter of the late John A. Frantz and Mary (Eilerman) Frantz who survives and resides in Sidney. On June 11, 1988, she married Mark S. Vondenhuevel, who survives along with three children, Olivia A. Vondenhuevel, Sam M. Vondenhuevel and Joe A. Vondenhuevel, all at home. Also surviving are two brothers, Frank Frantz and Tom Frantz and his wife Stephanie, both of Sidney; one sister, Mrs. Jeff (Lottie) Elliott, of Urbana; and also many nieces and nephews. Ann was a homemaker and a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church in Sidney. Ann

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Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson Monday praised Rep. Jim Jordan for cosponsoring legislation by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers that would bring an end to any U.S. involvement via the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to bail out European banks that bet poorly on sovereign debt: “All indications coming out of the recent European summit are that the IMF will play a leading role in bailing out European financial institutions that bet poorly on sovereign debt through some $200 billion house-of-cards scheme. This would include regional European central banks would ‘lend’ money to the fund only to be funneled back into European bond markets, all in violation of the Article VII of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement, and the Lisbon Treaty’s Article 123 prohibition on monetizing

the debt. “This means U.S. taxpayers, who have already poured at least $20 billion into propping up Portugal, Greece and Ireland through the IMF, will again be on the hook when the European governments default on their debt. For cosponsoring this legislation, Rep. Jordan deserves the thanks of American taxpayers, who don’t want to have anything to do with bailing out the bad decisions of foreign banks and European socialist governments. “HR 2313 should be passed immediately, so that whatever remains of the nation’s $100 billion credit line to the IMF is pulled back before it is wasted on a costly bailout that will not work. Now is the time for the House to draw a line in the sand.” Jordan represents Ohio’s 12th District, which includes Shelby County.

The Shelby County Emergency Management Agency will host its annual Executive/Advisory Committee meeting Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the EMA Building, 800 Fair Road. Committee members comprise a representative from every political subdivision in Shelby County that pays the EMA assessment in January. The meeting’s focus will be to update jurisdictions on the status of

the agency and its activities. The tentative agenda includes a review of current grants, projects and training activities as well as budget and percapita assessment issues as they pertain to the local jurisdictions. Every political entity that pays the assessment is encouraged to send a representative. Contact the EMA director at 4925635 with questions or for more information.

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DEREK MAYSE (l-r) was the winner of the HardinHouston Local School District spelling bee. Lauren Brubaker was first runner-up, Abby Grilliot was second runner-up and Nick Shoemaker was third runner-up.

Mayse wins H-H spelling bee HOUSTON — An eighth-grader took first place at the HardinHouston Local School District spelling bee on Dec. 7 in the HardinHouston Commons. The contest consisted of 45 students in grades 4 to 8. Brent New served as the pronouncer of the spelling bee. Teachers that served as judges were Connie Walker, Julie Kies, Carrie Larger and Kim Vestal. Eighth-grader Derek Mayse, took first place. Mayse is the son of Dan and Angela Mayse. The

first runner-up is Lauren Brubaker, a sixthgrader and daughter of Michael and Teresa Brubaker. The second runner-up was eighthgrader Abby Grilliot, daughter of Dave and Kathy Grilliot. The third runner-up winner went to Houston eighthgrader, Nick, Shoemaker, son of David and Cheryl Shoemaker. Mayse, Brubaker and Grilliot will move on to the County Spelling Bee on Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Anna High School Auditorium.

Senate passes Amber EMA to host meeting Alert-like bill for police COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio’s Senate passed a bill to create an Amber Alert-type warning system for police on Wednesday. A “Blue Alert” would be broadcast to let Ohioans know when a law enforcement officer has been killed or injured and the suspect has not been captured. Attorney General Mike DeWine says people brazen enough to kill or harm law enforce-

ment are likely to be willing to hurt civilians. He had previously spoken in support of the measure. If approved by the House, Ohio would join 13 other states that issue similar alerts. The measure passed with the support of all 33 state Senators. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown introduced legislation earlier this year that would create a national Blue Alert system.

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Doctor’s license suspended COLUMBUS (AP) — The state medical board on Wednesday disciplined a former Ohio prison doctor who faced allegations in his private practice of problems with the way he prescribed painkillers. The board suspended the license of Dr. Myron Shank for three months but said he could continue working during that time. It also ordered Shank to take three medical education courses within six months on prescribing controlled substances, professional and medical ethics records. Board members said they felt a proposed sixmonth suspension was too harsh because they didn’t believe Shank intended to do anything illegal. Shank said after the board’s hearing he disputed every allegation against him and was deciding whether to appeal. “The entire case against me was unjustified, in every particular,” Shank said. The allegations didn’t address Shank’s work at Allen Correctional Institution, from which he resigned earlier this year after the state placed him on administrative leave following the suicide of an inmate under his care. A state medical board examiner had alleged that Shank didn’t follow up on allegations that patients were selling pain pills he prescribed for them and that he excessively prescribed such pills. He was also accused of failing to recognize that several patients were “drug-seeking” individuals driving suspiciously long distances to see him for pills. The examiner’s 77page report on Shank alleges that care he provided to 11 patients between 2003 and 2008 “was below the minimum standard of care” in several ways. Shank argued to the board in a separate filing that the doctor who reviewed his cases wasn’t qualified to examine chronic pain treatment and that his treatment of patients “met relevant care standards.” A prisons system review of Shank’s work found that he failed to do proper follow-up with patients and improperly stopped medication and treatment without first meeting with patients. Medical complaints increased significantly after Shank became the chief medical officer at the prison in Lima, according to the prison system review of Gregory Stamper’s June 1 suicide.

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ATTORNEY JOHN Lawson, who represents the boy, speaks to the media after a court proceeding Wednesday in Cleveland. An Ohio judge says a thirdgrader who was taken from his mother after his weight topped 200 pounds will be removed from foster care and placed in his uncle’s custody. The judge says the boy’s weight has dropped to 192 pounds while he’s been in foster care for two months.

Boy who weighed 200 pounds to live with his uncle CLEVELAND (AP) — A boy removed from his mother’s custody over health concerns when his weight ballooned to more than 200 pounds will be taken from foster care and placed in the custody of an uncle, a judge ruled Wednesday. Judge John Hoffman also said the boy, who celebrated his 9th birthday Wednesday but didn’t appear in court, would be allowed a weeklong visit with his mother for Christmas. His name was withheld by Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court. The mother left court commenting, without but the placement with her brother living in the Columbus area had been accepted by all sides before it was announced during a brief court hearing. The court-appointed attorney representing the boy’s interests, John Lawson, said he was sure the youngster would be happy with the agreement. “This is only an interim plan because the real goal of everybody here is to get him back in his home with his mother and his sibling,” a brother, Lawson said. “He’s a very smart boy and I think he’s got goals about himself,” Lawson said, including losing weight. While in foster care, the boy’s weight dropped from about 200 pounds to 192. Mary Louise Madigan, speaking for the Cuyahoga County Children and Family Services agency that sought foster care for the boy over weight-related health issues, said having the uncle caring for the boy was part of the county’s goal of getting him to a healthy weight and back with his mother. “He’s in a least restrictive placement with

a family member and I think that’s what the court was looking at,” she said. The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio joined the case on the boy’s behalf and said he should be with his family. “We think it’s a fundamental liberty for a child to be brought up in his home among family and friends,” said the ACLU’s James Hardiman. Taking a child from the home over weight issues could set a bad precedent, he said. “We’re concerned that if this were to establish a precedent that it would be a pretty dangerous precedent. So we take it as a basic fundamental civil liberties issue,” Hardiman said.

Kellie Copeland, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio, called the decision a victory for abortion rights supporters. Though there is another year in the two-year legislative session for the attention-grabbing bill to re-emerge, Copeland said the suspension gives opponents more time to talk about the dangers in the bill. “It’s a victory that we weren’t defeated today and we live to fight another day,” she said. The so-called heartbeat bill passed the GOPled Ohio House in June. It had been stalled in the Republican-controlled Senate for months, until initial hearings began last week. Niehaus did not specify how much time would be needed to weigh the supporter’s revisions. But he said he could not move forward on a bill that

COLUMBUS (AP) — A bill imposing the most stringent abortion limit in the nation has been put on hold in Ohio after backers who had defended its constitutionality for almost a year asked for a pile of lastlanguage minute changes. The leader of the Ohio Senate said Wednesday he was suspending hearings on the bill, which would ban abortions after the first detectable fetal heartbeat, because more than 20 proposed amendments by supporters were creating confusion. “These eleventh hour revisions only serve to create more uncertainty about a very contentious issue,” Republican Senate President Tom Niehaus of New Richmond said in a statement.

“has so far created more confusion than consensus.” Faith2Action President Janet Folger Porter said she will hold Niehaus to his word to get a vote on the bill before the end of the year. Legislative activity for the year was expected to wrap up this week, but she said that could change. “He suspended it today, but he’s president of the Senate and when you’re president of the Senate you can have a hearing tomorrow, you can have a hearing next week, you can call a session any time you want,” she said. “That’s the beauty of having the gavel.” Porter said the changes were “technical cleanup kind of things” that were drafted in response to feedback from Senate meetings and hearings.

Ohio House OKs March primary COLUMBUS (AP) — The Ohio House of Representatives passed a compromise bill to reunite the state’s primary in March and approve a new congressional map, ending months of political wrangling in that chamber. The 77-17 House vote came at the eleventh-hour during the chamber’s last scheduled voting day this year. It’s aimed at ending a dispute over new GOP-drawn congressional lines. The agreement reached Wednesday by lawmakers would repeal the current congressional lines, reunite the

state’s primaries to a single March date and establish a task force to make recommendations for changes to the mapmaking process. The bill is expected to be voted on by the Senate later Wednesday night. The primaries were separated in October to give lawmakers more time to compromise on new congressional district boundaries after a Republican-drawn map was challenged by Democrats, who have been gathering signatures in an effort to ask voters to repeal it on next year’s ballot.

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Could U.S. drivers ever abide by cellphone ban? DALLAS (AP) — Junior Woods has a well-practiced routine for conducting business on the road: While driving throughout rural Arkansas, the electronics salesman steals a glance at his cellphone every so often, checking for text messages and emails. “I can keep both hands on the steering wheel and just look down my nose and read in 10-second intervals,” Woods said in a phone interview from Rogers, Ark. “I’m actually doing that right now.” Like millions of other Americans, Woods uses his car as a mobile office, relying on his phone almost every hour of every workday to stay productive and earn a living. So would drivers ever abide by a proposed ban on almost all cellphone use behind the wheel, even if it is hands-free? Could they afford to?

Those are just a few of the questions looming over a federal recommendation that seeks to rein in what has become an essential tool of American business. Woods said the ban, if adopted, would devastate his sales. Because he lives in a rural state, his minimum drive is an hour and a half. “If I have a 3-hour drive to Little Rock, and I’ve got 100 messages to return, it’s going to turn that into a six-hour drive,” he said. “I’ve got no secretary. I’m the administrative assistant. I’m the salesman. I’m the sales director.” The National Transportation Safety Board declared Tuesday that texting, emailing or chatting while driving is just too dangerous to be allowed anywhere in the United States. It urged all states to impose total bans except for emergencies.

The NTSB, an independent agency that investigates accidents and makes safety recommendations, doesn’t have the power to impose regulations or make grants. But its suggestions carry significant weight with lawmakers and regulators. Still, a decision rests with the states, meaning that 50 separate legislatures would have to act. And many lawmakers are just as wedded to their cellphones as Woods. “I think all of us have mixed feelings on this issue. How could you not?” said U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, whose northern Virginia district has some of the longest, most traffic-choked commutes in the country. Before going to Congress, the Democrat spent most of his career at the county level, driving around Fairfax

‘Protester’ is Person of the Year NEW YORK (AP) — “The Protester” has been named Time’s “Person of the Year” for 2011. The selection was announced Wednesday on NBC’s “Today” show. The magazine cited dissent across the Middle East that has spread to Europe and the United States, and says these protesters are reshaping global politics. Last year, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg got the honor. Time’s “Person of the Year” is the person or thing that has most influenced the culture and the news during the past year for good or for ill. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke received the honor in 2009. The 2008 winner was then-President-elect Barack Obama.

Pot tossed at trooper EUGENE Ore. (AP) — An Oregon state trooper says he was giving chase at more than 100 mph when suspects in the car ahead ripped open halfpound bags of marijuana and began flinging it out of the window. Trooper Clay Core tells the Eugene RegisterGuard that the pot was “pelting my car” as the chase continued north Monday night along Interstate 5 toward Eugene. Eventually, the car stopped, and officers detained two Washington state men on several charges, including tampering with evidence.

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‘Bang’ bag leads to evacuation LOS ANGELES (AP) - A commuter train station in downtown Los Angeles has reopened after a backpack marked “Bang” raised suspicions and prompted an evacuation. Metro spokeswoman Gayle Anderson says someone discovered the bag shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday on a Red Line train at Union Station. The all-clear was given at around 7:45 p.m., and Anderson says trains are now running without delays. Sheriff's Lt. Vince Carter tells the Los Angeles Times that it turns out the owner of the backpack is nicknamed “Bang Bang.”

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County with his cellphone. Now he commutes to Capitol Hill by carpool or mass transit so he can use his phone without getting behind the wheel. While he’s sympathetic to the NTSB’s safety concerns, he said, a blanket ban on cellphone use would be unenforceable. But he agrees that hands-free devices offer little improvement over those that are hand-held. “It’s a cognitive distraction,” he said. “The mental attention shifts … to that other party, not to the task at hand.” Dallas event planner Debbie Vaughan said she would abide by any ban, but her service to clients would be diminished. “I know many people are frustrated when all they get is voicemail,” said Vaughan, who spends about 10 hours a week on her cellphone in her car.

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IN THIS image taken from a video released by Luis Calvo Mackenna hospital, Roberto Paredes, left, and Jessica Navarrete, look at their daughter Maria Paz after she underwent surgery to be separated from her sister Maria Jose at the Luis Calvo Mackenna hospital in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday. The 10-months-old twins were joined at the chest, stomach and pelvis.

Doctors separate twins SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean doctors successfully separated conjoined twin girls in a marathon 20-hour surgery, saying Wednesday that the operation went extremely well despite challenges. The 10-month-old twins Maria Paz and Maria Jose were recovering in an intensive care unit, and doctors said the next two days would be critical as they watch for infections or other possible complications. Parents Jessica Navarrete and Roberto Paredes kept an anxious vigil at Luis Calvo Mackenna Hospital in Santiago as doctors separated the twins at the thorax, abdomen and pelvis. It was the seventh and most complex operation yet for the twins. Doctors successfully separated the twins late Tuesday night. Chief surgeon Francisco Ossandon described it as the moment “the girls finished the process of being born.” “Before, they had two souls and one body,” Ossandon said. Surgery on one of the twins was completed early Wednesday after a total of 19 hours, while for the other it took more than 20 hours.

“We had a number of difficulties during the surgery. There were some surprises, but we were able to fix, solve the problems,” Ossandon said at a news conference. He added that the twins came out of the surgery in good condition. Ossandon, however, didn’t rule out future complications involving the effects from anesthesia and possible infections. “We’re very happy because we think they’ve had the best evolution we could have hoped for,” he said. The girls’ parents appeared in televised images as they kissed the twins before the operation. Then afterward, the mother and father gazed lovingly at the sleeping girls from beside their separate cribs in the intensive care unit. Paredes softly placed a hand on one daughter’s head. Some Chilean television stations occasionally broke into their regular programming to broadcast updates from the doctors, both during and after the delicate surgery. “The next 48 hours will be the most critical in terms of the … risk they face of dying,” said

Dr. Carlos Acuna, chief of the intensive care unit. He said the girls faced risks of various organs ceasing to function, and also had kidney and lung problems. The girls’ mother said she was hoping for a miracle when the high-risk operation began Tuesday morning. The Chilean twins presented a particularly difficult challenge because they were born sharing many of the same internal organs and even urinary system. About 100 people participated in the procedure, including 25 surgeons and anesthesiologists. Perhaps providing some comfort to the parents was the hospital’s history with conjoined twins. Staff there have separated three sets before. A fourth set, however, died during surgery due to cardiac complications. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, roughly one out of every 200,000 live births worldwide results in conjoined twins. The overall survival rate is between 5 percent to 25 percent, depending on various factors, including where they are joined.

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Iowa caucus nearing and Newt Gingrich surging, Mitt Romney’s campaign strategies appear to be flagging in the Republican presidential race. He’s starting to adjust. A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds that Republicans aren’t buying Romney’s chief argument: that his private-sector, outside-Washington background makes him a better candidate than does Gingrich’s three decades in the capital. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, also has been unable to persuade Republicans he’s more conservative than Gingrich. Romney and his aides are beginning to revamp. They know they have limited time to get voters’ attention before the Jan. 3 Iowa caucus and the Jan. 10 New Hampshire primary. In recent days, Romney’s campaign has highlighted Gingrich’s departures from conservative paths, subjected their own candidate to wider media scrutiny and emphasized the less-flattering aspects of Gingrich’s Washington experience. In essence, Romney is saying Gingrich has the wrong kind of Washington experience: cutting unwise deals with Democrats, letting power go to his head and cashing in on his name and contacts after leaving Congress. The revised strategy is playing out in TV ads, in emails and in comments by Romney and his surrogates. For instance, Romney aides say they will make greater use of a 2008 video in which Gingrich appeared with thenSpeaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to discuss climate change.

Dems drop millionaires tax WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats backed away from their demand for higher taxes on millionaires as part of legislation to extend Social Security tax cuts for most Americans on Wednesday as Congress struggled to clear critical year-end bills without triggering a partial government shutdown. Republicans, too, signaled an eagerness to avoid gridlock and adjourn for the holidays. With a bipartisan $1 trillion funding bill blocked at the last minute by Democrats, GOP lawmakers and aides floated the possibility of a backup measure to run the government for as long as two months after the money runs out Friday at midnight. With time beginning to run short, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., met with President Barack Obama at the White House, then returned to the Capitol and sat down with the two top Republicans in Congress, Speaker John Boehner

and Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. Taken together, the developments signaled the end game for a year of divided government — with a tea party-flavored majority in the House and Obama’s allies in the Senate — that has veered from near-catastrophe to last-minute compromise repeatedly since last January. The rhetoric was biting at times. “We have fiddled all year long, all year,” McConnell complained in a less-thanharmonious exchange on the Senate floor with Reid. He accused Democrats of “routinely setting up votes designed to divide us … to give the president a talking point out on the campaign trail.” Reid shot back that McConnell had long ago declared Obama’s defeat to be his top priority. And he warned that unless Republicans show a willingness to bend, the country faces a government shutdown “that will be just as unpopular” as the two

that occurred when Newt Gingrich was House speaker more than a decade ago. It was a reminder — as if McConnell and current Speaker John Boehner of Ohio needed one — of the political debacle that ensued for Republicans when Gingrich was outmaneuvered in a showdown with former President Bill Clinton. At issue now are three year-end bills that Obama and leaders in both parties in Congress say they want. One would extend expiring Social Security payroll tax cuts and benefits for the long-term unemployed, provisions at the heart of Obama’s jobs program. Another is the $1 trillion spending measure that would lock in cuts that Republicans won earlier in the year. The third measure is a $662 billion defense bill setting policy for military personnel, weapons systems and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, plus national security programs in the Energy Department.

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Thursday Evening • The Amos Memorial Public Library hosts Babies, Books and Blocks for babies 1 to 3 1/2, with a parent or caregiver, at 6 p.m. • Recovery International, a self-help mental health group for adults of any age, meets from 6 to 7:45 p.m. at the Troy Miami County Public Library, 419 w. Main St., Troy. (937) 473-3650 or www.LowSelfHelpSystems.org. • The Epilepsy Foundation of Western Ohio offers an educational series at 7523 Brandt Pike, Huber Heights, at 6 p.m. For more information, call (937) 233-2500 or (800) 360-3296. • The Minster-New Bremen Right to Life group meets at 7 p.m. in the St. Augustine Rectory basement, Minster. • The Tri-County Computer Users Group meets at 7 p.m. at the Dorothy Love Retirement Community Amos Center Library and computer area. The meeting is open to anyone using computers and there is no charge. For more information, call Jerry or Doris Tangeman at 492-8790. • The Narcotics Anonymous group, All in the Family, meets at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 230 E. Poplar St. Enter on Miami Avenue.

The November meeting of the Shelby County chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation hosted Dr. Wayne Feister, D.O., with a talk on whether current health recommendations are fact or fiction. Feister told the group that he recently read “The Calcium Lie,” and he was angry, because it confirmed his suspicions. He said, “Everything we are being told by the agricultural system, the dietetics system, and the pharmaceutical system is wrong.” So, he researched and compiled the following information regarding calcium, cholesterol, fiber, fats, salt, soy, corn syrup, and water. “A woman should take 1500 mg calcium a day to prevent osteoporosis, fact or fiction?” Feister asked. “Fiction,” he said. Foods such as orange juice and cereals have added calcium, so most people have excess calcium, he said. To assist bone health, Feister recommended using unprocessed salt, such as Celtic, which has abundant minerals and is good for building bone and preventing osteoporosis. He also suggested bone stock for building bone. This excess dietary calcium creates a magnesium deficiency because the two minerals must be balanced. He said most people are magnesium deficient, and may benefit from a supplement. Feister cautioned that osteoporosis drugs can cause bone in the lower jaw to die. “Cholesterol should be below 200, fact or fiction?” Feister asked. “Fiction,” he said. “There are three indicators that

Friday Morning • Amos Memorial Public Library hosts Tales for Twos at 9:15 a.m. for children 2-3 1/2 with a parent or caregiver. • Amos Memorial Public Library hosts Preschool Storytime at 10:15 a.m. for children 3 1/2-5 with a parent or caregiver. • 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.

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

Friday Evening • Hope in Recovery, similar to traditional “12Step” programs to confront destructive habits and behaviors, meets at the First Presbyterian Church, 114 E. 4th St., Greenville, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, call (937) 548-9006. • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Staying Clean for the Weekend, meets at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 230 E. Poplar St. Enter on Miami Street). • Maplewood Grange will sponsor a euchre card party at Maplewood Grange Hall at 7:30 p.m. The public is welcome, and refreshments will be served.

Saturday Morning • Agape Mobile Rural Food Pantry Distribution, in Russia, 9 a.m. to noon.

Saturday Afternoon • Agape Mobile Rural Food Pantry Distribution, in Fort Loramie, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. • A support group for survivors of sexual abuse meets at 1:30 p.m. on the second floor of the TroyHayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main St., Troy. For information, call (937) 295-3912 or (937) 272-0308.

Saturday Evening • The Sidney-Shelby County Chess Club, Checkmates, meets at 7 p.m. at the library at the Dorothy Love Retirement Community. All skill levels are welcome. For more information, call 497-7326. • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Saturday Night Live, meets at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 120 W. Water St.

accurately predict heart disease.” The first is inches of waistline or belly fat. Waistline measurements of over 40 inches for men and over 34 inches for women are strong indicators for heart disease. The second is triglyceride levels. A level above 140 suggests a strong risk, while a level under 70 carries no risk, he noted. A diet high in carbohydrates causes high triglyceride levels. The third indicator of heart disease is LDL particle size. If triglyceride levels are below 70, the particle size will be large, which is good. “Thirty grams of fiber should be consumed daily, fact or fiction?” asked Feister. “Fiction,” he said. Each gram of fiber contains 10 to 20 grams of carbohydrates, and each gram of carbohydrates contains four calories. This amount of fiber could contain as much as 2,400 calories. The average woman needs 2,000 calories a day. The insulin level rises to handle the carbohydrates, which eventually leads to insulin resistance, or diabetes. “Eat low-fat or fatfree, and consume less than 10 percent of calories from saturated fat,” he said. “Fiction,” responded group members. Feister reported that saturated fats are a necessary part of life. They provide satiety, and plenty of stored energy. Fats are the primary building blocks for hormone production. Eating saturated fats creates soft skin and hair. He showed information regarding butter consumption and disease trends. Since 1926, butter consumption has fallen and

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at the same time heart disease and cancer rates have risen. “Consume less than one teaspoon of salt a day, fact or fiction? Fiction,” Feister said. Feister stated that before refrigeration was available, salt was used for food preservation. And at that time in history, salt was unrefined. Unrefined salt, which has color, such as Celtic, is never exposed to high heat and contains trace minerals. The mineral make-up of ocean water is the same as the water content of our bodies’ cells, he said. Refined (white) salt is processed at high temperatures which removes the minerals, contains anti-caking agents, is stabilized with dextrose, and is toxic to the body. Feister quoted Linus Paulding who stated, “Every disease can be traced to a mineral deficiency.” “Twenty-five grams of soy a day may reduce your risk of heart disease? Fiction. There are problems with soy,” Feister said. Most soy, unless it is organic, is genetically modified creating allergenic effects. Also, the phytoestrogens in soy can cause infertility and promote breast cancer in adult women, and early puberty in girls. The effect on young boys is not making testosterone. Hypothyroidism can occur, and thyroid cancer can develop. Only fermented soy should be consumed in order that phytic acid is eliminated. Phytic acid reduces absorption of minerals, and can cause growth problems in children, Feister said. “Whether its corn sugar or cane sugar, your body can’t tell the differ-

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Omega Psi Phi celebrates 20th annual Achievement Week with fellowships BY PATRICIA ANN niversary of the fraterSPEELMAN nity, was attended by the pspeelman@sdnccg.com mayors of each city, several school superintendPIQUA — Sidney ents and other local High School senior Ryan dignitaries, as well as Covington, of Sidney, area fraternity memwas named one of four bers. students of the year by Dr. Walter G. Amprey, the Xi Iota Iota chapter a fraternity member and of the Omega Psi Phi former superintendent Fraternity during its of Baltimore City 20th Achievement Week Schools, was the guest Celebration at Edison speaker. Community College in He spoke about lesNovember. sons learned as an eduThe chapter includes cator over time. Lima, Piqua, Troy and “Learning is a natural Sidney and names a stu- phenomenon,” he told dent in each city. the assembly. “Our job is Covington, the son of not to cause learning to Teresa Covington, was take place but to make awarded two $1,000 sav- sure it’s positive, reings bonds by the chap- warding, constructive ter. and productive.” The event, which also Amprey, a Baltimore celebrated the 100th an- native and resident, still,

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Covington Amprey began his educational career as a social studies teacher. He served as an assistant principal, a principal, the director of Staff Relations, associate superintendent for Physical Facilities and later for Staff and Community Relations before being named superintendent for Public Instruction in 1991. He was Maryland Superintendent of the year

in 1994-95 and the following year, served as president of Large City Schools Superintendents of the U.S. and Canada. In the mid-1990s, Amprey became national vice president senior vice president for urban education at the National School Conference Institute. He later was senior vice president for urban education at Bingwa Educational Software in Atlanta. In 2000, he established his own educational consulting firm, the KimKeli Group. “The best way to teach is by example,” he said. “Children learn from what they see around them. There’s

only one way to measure if learning has taken place, and that’s a change in behavior. We change our behavior based on what we learn.” He stressed nine points during his speech, including the need for a strong faith. “It’s important to not judge others based on what we assume about their intelligence, but to assume they’re at least as smart as we are,” he said. “Faith is like a muscle. You have to strengthen it. You can measure faith by how much worrying we do. Faith begins where worrying ends.” Covington has a 3.9 grade average and hopes to have a 4.0 by the end of the year.

He is the lead bass drum player in the Sidney High marching band, is involved in 4-H, DECA, and the National Honor Society. He enjoys fishing and woodworking with his grandfather and working at the family’s drivein theater. Covington hopes to open his own restaurant in the future and plans to study at either Cincinnati State, the Art Institute of Cincinnati or the Culinary Institute of America. The area chapter honored Desmond Daniel, student of the year from Lima; Zachary L. Butcher, student of the year from Troy; and Kenny Coulter, student of the year from Piqua.

birdwatching at Brukner Nature Center, 5995 Horseshoe Bend Road, Troy, from 2 to 4 p.m. Enjoy a cookie and a cup of coffee while you watch to see who among the bird population shows up. All levels of birder welcome. Free.

children 4 years old through second grade and their parents, beginning at 6:30 p.m. • The New Bremen Public Library will host an after-school snack at 3:30 p.m. Register in advance by calling (419) 629-2158. • The F. J. Stallo Memorial Library in Minster will host bingo for children in grades K through six from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY • The F. J. Stallo Library in Minster will host a program called “Girls Late Nighter” for third-grade girls from 7 to 9 p.m. Call (419) 6282925 for information.

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TODAY • Dayton Mandolin Orchestra presents a holiday concert at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main St., Troy, at 7:30 p.m. Free. SATURDAY • Tri-Moraine Audubon Society will conduct two Audubon Christmas bird counts: today beginning at 7:30 a.m. at Grand Lake St. Marys and Sunday at 7:30 a.m.

at Indian Lake. For the Grand Lake St. Marys event, counters should meet at McDonald’s at the mall at the intersection of Ohio 29 and U.S. 33 in St. Marys. For the Indian Lake event, counters should meet at McDonald’s in Russell’s Point. To register to participate or to get information, call Eric at (419) 995-8360 or email juterbrock.1@osu.edu. • Night Hike at

Brukner Nature Center, 5995 Horseshoe Bend Road, Troy, at 7 p.m. Meet a southern flying squirrel, a species that has been busily preparing for winter, and enjoy a hike through BNC’s winter trails. Come dressed for the weather. This program is free and open to the public. (937)698-6493.

MONDAY • Amos Memorial Public Library hosts a SUNDAY family fun night titled, • View from the Vista, “Fun with Maisy” for

DEC. 22 • Amos Memorial Public Library hosts a holiday party at 4 p.m. for children in grades kindergarten through second.

Key factor in hiring a pet sitter: What will they do with your keys? Dear Heloise: dress, and We recently would be stored took a trip that in the glove box required me to in the person’s find a pet sitter vehicle! I sugfor our animals. gested that if I contacted sevthe vehicle was eral businesses stolen or broken for pet sitters to into, a thief Hints ask a few queswould have the tions, and I was keys to my from surprised to disalong Heloise house, cover that not with my name one of them was Heloise Cruse and address. bonded. response The When I inquired how was shocking: “That’s the keys to my home never happened.” would be maintained, Please tell your readevery single pet sitter ers to ask more questold me my keys would tions of the people they be put on a tagged ring entrust with the keys to with my name and ad- their home. And to any

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Many names used to describe Jesus All four As we get Gospels want us closer to Christto know that mas, I thought it Jesus came to might be interdie for us. He esting to discover died in our place the many differso that whosoent names that ever will believe are used to dein him can have scribe Jesus in Your everlasting life. the Christmas stories. pastor He was born to to die for us, Many times speaks die, so He could save the reason for the The Rev. us. He did! name is given to George Gnade In Luke 1:32, us. Mary is told In Luke 1:31, the angel Gabriel told Jesus would be “called the Mary she would give birth Son of the Most High.” to a child and she was “to This time the angel explains this to Mary in call his name Jesus.” In Matthew 1 :21, more detail. He told her in Joseph was told the same verse 35 that the “Holy thing in a dream. But Spirit will come upon you Joseph was given more in- and the power of the Most formation. He was told High wilt overshadow they were to name the you. Therefore the child to baby Jesus “because he be born to you will be shall save his people from called the Son of God.” So Jesus would be their sins.” This shows us that sin called the “Son of the Most is very serious. Because High” because the “Most we have sinned, we all High” would overshadow need to be saved. The her. He would be called Bible says: “The soul that the “Son of God” because the Holy Spirit would sins shall surely die.”

cause Mary to become pregnant and have this special baby. Thus Jesus was born of the virgin Mary without the help of a man. She was miraculously impregnated by the Holy Spirit. In Hebrews 10:5-7, Jesus is speaking and says: “A body hast thou prepared for me ... I have come to do thy will, 0 God!” The will of God was that Jesus save his people from their sins by dying on the cross for us. In Matthew 1:22, Joseph was also told how Mary would become pregnant without his help. This time the angel quoted from Isaiah 7:14 where Isaiah prophesied that “a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called ‘Immanuel,’ which means ‘God with us.’ ” Now that we know the Holy Spirit created the body of Jesus that grew in her womb, now we are also told God would be

with us because Jesus was with us. That is why his name would be called “Immanuel.” What does that mean? In Mark 1:2, we are told John the Baptist was sent “to prepare the way of the Lord.” This means Jesus not only had God inside of him, he was God himself. To clarify this further, the Apostle John wrote the fourth Gospel. In John 1:1-14, it says: “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him, and without him was nothing made that was made ... He was in the world, and the world was made by him; yet the world did not recognize him ... The Word became flesh and dwelt among us ... ” “In the beginning” means the beginning of time as we know it, the time when God, through Jesus, made everything. Yet the sad truth is that

when Jesus came into this world, the world did not even recognize the One who made them! He was too good for them and they killed him. But while his body could be killed and his soul experienced all the pain and anguish that we deserve, three days later he arose under his own power to tell the world the good news that because he lives, we can be saved, and we can live also. That is at least one reason why Jesus is called “the Word,” because he is “God’s Good News” for you and me. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believes in him, shall not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) That is what Christmas is all about. I pray you have come to believe in him, too. The writer is pastor of the First Baptist Church of Sidney.

Church to hold 3-day revival DEGRAFF — Mount Tabor Church of God will hold a Revival Meeting Friday through Sunday. The public is invited. Friday and Saturday services start at 7 p.m. Sunday services will be held at 9:30 a.m. and 7 pm. A choir will sing during each service. They will be followed by a message delivered by Mattoon, Ill., Church of God Pastor Micah Minnich. Mount Tabor Church of God is located at the intersection of Ohio 235 and County Road 13, 5 1/2 miles north of DeGraff. For more information, call (937) 599-6238.

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WORSHIP DIRECTORY LUTHERAN Emmanuel Lutheran Church 17714 Montra Road, Montra Phone: 937-596-6462 Pastor Shannon Vogelezang Worship Times Sunday 10:30 AM Sunday School 9:45 AM __________________ Grace Ev. Lutheran Church 607 S. Main St., Jackson Center Phone: 937-596-6516 Pastor Kent Hollis Worship Times Sunday Traditional 8:00 AM Sunday School 9:15 AM Sunday Contemporary 10:30 AM __________________ Montra Lutheran Parish 17716 High St. R.R.#1, Anna Phone: 937-596-6509 Pastor Shannon Vogelezang Sunday Worship Times Emmanuel 8:30 AM St. Jacobs 9:45 AM St. Mark, Clay Township 11:00 AM __________________ Redeemer Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 300 W. Mason Road, Sidney Phone: 937-492-2461 Pastor Ken Castor Worship Times Saturday 5:30 PM Sunday 9:00 AM Sunday School 10:30 AM __________________ St. Jacob’s Lutheran Church 18280 Pasco Montra Road, P.O. Box 547, Jackson Center Phone: 937-693-3119 Pastor Shannon Vogelezang Worship Times Sunday 9:45 AM Sunday School 8:45 AM __________________ St. Jacob Lutheran 101 W. Main, Anna Phone: 937-394-4421 Pastor Michael Althauser Worship Times Sunday 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM Sunday School 9:00 AM __________________ St. John’s Lutheran Church 120 W. Water Street, Sidney Phone: 937-492-8047 Rev. Jonathan W. Schriber Worship Times Saturday 6:00 PM Sunday 8:30 AM Contemporary Sunday 9:30 AM Sunday School Sunday 10:30 AM Traditional __________________ St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church 301 E. State St., Box 508, Botkins Phone: 937-693-3261 Pastor Robert Carter Worship Times Sunday 10:00 AM Sunday School 9:00 AM __________________ Trinity Lutheran Church (Southern Ohio Synod) 204 East Wood Street, Versailles Phone: 937-526-3091 Reverend Keith Falk Worship Times Sunday 10:30 AM Sunday School, Sept.-May 9:15 AM

METHODIST Anna United Methodist 201 West North St., Anna Phone: 937-394-4221 website: www.annaumc.org Pastor Mitch Arnold Worship Times Sunday 9:00 AM Christian Education/all ages 10:00 AM Worship __________________ Botkins United Methodist 111 E. State Street, Botkins Pastor Randy Locker Worship Times Sunday 9:00 AM Adult Bible Study and Children’s Sunday School, Sunday 8:00 AM __________________ Bradford United Methodist Church 112 E. Church Street, Bradford Phone: 937-448-6116 Pastor Darcy Boblit-Dill Worship Times Sunday 9:00 AM Prayer Sunday School 9:30 AM Sunday 10:45 AM Worship _________________

DeGraff United Methodist Church 1839 County Road 24 South, DeGraff Phone: 937-585-5511 www.degraffumc.org Rev. Carolyn Christman Worship Times Sunday School 9:30 AM Worship 10:30 AM Youth Group 2nd & 4th Sun. 6:30 PM __________________ The Family of Grace U.M.C. 9411 N. County Rd. 25-A, Piqua Phone: 937-773-8232 www.thefamilyofgrace.com Rev. Mike Carnevale Worship Times Sunday 8:15 AM Traditional 10:00 & 11:15 AM Contemporary 10:00 AM Sunday School for all ages Youth Ministry Sunday Nights Children’s Ministry Wed. Nights __________________ Fletcher United Methodist 205 S. Walnut, Fletcher Handicapped accessible Phone: 937-368-2470 www.fletcherchurch.org Pastor Andy Perry Worship Times Sunday 8:15 & 10:45 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM Nursery Care & kids church available Wednesday Prayer Group 7 PM __________________ Hardin United Methodist 6073 Hardin-Wapak Road, Sidney Phone: 937-492-4595 Pastor Jack Chalk Worship Times Sunday 10:00 AM Sunday School 9:00-9:45 AM __________________ Jackson Center United Methodist 202 Pike St., Jackson Center Phone: 937-596-6919 Pastor Sylvia Hull Worship Times Sunday 10:00 AM Sunday School 9:00 AM __________________ Lockington United Methodist Corner Miami Conservancy & Fair Rd. 2190 Miami Conservancy Rd. Phone: 937-497-0777 Pastor Don Trumbull Worship Times Sunday 10:00 AM Sunday School, All Ages 9:00 AM Youth Night & Kids Night Blast! Wednesday 7:00 PM __________________ Maplewood United Methodist 21310 Peach St., Maplewood Phone: 937-596-8155 Pastor Bill Halter Worship Times Sunday 10:00 AM Sunday School 9:00 AM __________________ New Hope United Methodist Corner of Mason Rd. & Patterson Halpin Rd., Sidney Phone: 937-493-0065 www.sidneynewhope.org Pastor John Leighty Worship Times Sunday 10:30 AM, Fellowship 9:15AM/Sunday School 9:30 AM __________________ New Knoxville United Methodist 109 S. Main St., New Knoxville Phone: 419-753-2427 Reverend Dennis Gaertner Worship Times Sunday 10:15 AM Sunday School 9:00 AM __________________ Pasco United Methodist Church 17483 St. Rt. 706, Sidney Phone: 937-492-4986 Reverend David Brisker Worship Times Prayers 9:00 AM Sunday 10:30 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM __________________ Pemberton United Methodist 6541 Main Street, Pemberton Phone: 937-497-1007 Pastor Don Burley Worship Times Sunday 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Email: dburley@pembertonumc.org www.pembertonumc.org __________________ Quincy United Methodist Phone: 937-585-5114 Pastor Matthew Wright Worship Times Sunday 10:30 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM

__________________ Russell Road Church 340 W. Russell Road, Sidney Phone: 937-492-6412 Email:rrcc@bright.net Pastor Fred Gillenwater Worship Times Saturday 7:00 PM, Church Campus Sunday 10:30AM, Christian Academy (2151 W. Russell Road)

Nursery/Children Ministries at Both __________________ Sidney First United Methodist 230 E. Poplar Street, Sidney Phone: 937-492-9136 Reverend David Chivington Worship Times Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM Webster/Versailles United Methodist Webster - 8847 Seibert Rd., Bradford 122 West Wood St., Versailles Phone: 937-526-3855 Pastor Linda Dulin Worship Times Webster - Sunday 9:15 AM Sunday School 10:30 AM Versailles - Sunday 10:30 AM Sunday School 9:15 AM __________________ J.O.Y. Church at the Alpha Center 330 E. Court St. Phone: 937-492-9136 Reverend Barbara Staley Worship Times Sunday 9:00 AM

MISSIONARY World Missions for Christ Church 231 Doering St., Sidney Phone: 937-498-1166 Worship Times Saturday 7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM, 6:00 PM Wednesday 7:00 PM

MOUNT ZION HOLY UNION CHURCH OF GOD Mt. Zion Church of God House of Prayer 324 Grove Street, Sidney Phone: 937-497-3511 Elder Ernst Wilson Worship Times Sunday 10:30 AM Sunday 6:00 NOON Tuesday 6:00 PM Thursday youth Service 6:00 PM Thursday Bible Study 6:00 PM

NAZARENE First Church of the Nazarene 1899 Wapakoneta Avenue, Sidney Phone: 937-492-4492 Reverend Chad Wilson Worship Times Sunday 10:30 AM, 6:00 PM Sunday School 9:30 AM

PENTECOSTAL Full Gospel Lighthouse Church 825 W. Ohio Ave., Sidney Pastor Ron Cassidy Worship Times Sunday 6:30 PM Sunday School 7:00 PM __________________ House of Prayer 600 Wilson (off Park St.), Sidney Phone: 937-492-7443 Pastor Joretta Hughes Worship Times Saturday 6:00 PM Sunday 2:00 PM __________________ Mount Zion Church of God 324 Grove Street, Sidney Phone: 937-492-3511 Bishop, Pastor Ernest L. Wilson Worship Times Sunday School, 10am-11:30 AM Sunday Worship: 11:30 AM Midweek Service: Tuesday, 6 PM Bible Study: Thursday, 6 PM __________________ Pathway Open Bible Church 326 N. West Street, Sidney Phone: 937-239-2489 Pastor Matt Thomas Worship Times Sunday 10:00 AM, Wednesday Bible Study 7 PM __________________ Sidney Church of God 321 N. Wagner Ave., Sidney Phone: 937-492-0185 Pastor Shane Jackson Worship Times Sunday 11:00 AM, 6:00 PM Sunday School 10:00 AM Wed. 7:00 PM Family Training

__________________ Solid Rock Pentecostal Church of God 2745 St. Rt. 29N, Sidney Phone: 937-492-0770 website: www.solidrck.com Reverend Anthony Krummrey Worship Times Sunday 11:00 AM, 6:00 PM Sunday School 10:00 AM Thursday Evening 7:00 PM Sunday broadcast on FM105.5

PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 202 N. Miami Avenue, Sidney Phone: 937-492-4597 www.sidneyfirstpres.org Reverend Dr. Lee Dorsey Worship Sunday 9:15 AM Adult Christian Ed Sunday Morning Service 10:30 AM Child Care (Communion 1st Sunday of the month)

QUAKER Religious Society of Friends Amos Chapel at Dorothy Love Retirement Comunity 3003 Cisco Rd., Sidney Phone: 937-497-7326 or 492-4336 Worship Times 2nd & 4th Sunday 10:30 AM

ROMAN CATHOLIC Church of the Holy Redeemer 120 Eastmoor Drive, New Bremen Phone: 419-629-2543 Pastor Reverend Thomas Mannebach Worship Times Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 & 10:00 AM Holy Days 7:30 PM Vigil 12:05 & 5:30 PM Holy Day ___________________ Egypt St. Joseph Church Reverend Rick Nieberding Worship Times Sunday Mass 8:45 AM ___________________ Holy Angels Catholic Church S. Main & Water St., Sidney Phone: 937-498-2307 Reverend Daniel Schmitmeyer Masses Saturday 5:30 PM Sunday 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:00 PM ___________________ Holy Family Catholic Church 140 South Findlay St., Dayton Ft. Mark Wojdelski, Pastor Mass Schedule Sunday 8:00 AM, 10:30 AM Holy Days of Obligation 7:00AM, 7PM Monday - Friday 7:15 AM Saturday 9:00 AM ___________________ Sacred Heart of Jesus Church 9333 St. Rt. 119W. McCartyville Phone: 937-394-3823 • 419-628-2502 Reverend John W. Tonkin Masses Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 & 10:00 AM ___________________ St. Augustine Parish 48 N. Hanover Street, Minister Phone: 419-628-2614 Reverend Rick Nieberding Worship Times Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00, 10:00 & 11:30 AM Holy Day Masses 6:30 PM evening before 8:00 ___________________ AM, 7:00 PM on Holy Day St. Lawrence & Immaculate Conception Churches 116 N. Main Street, Botkins Phone: 937-693-2561 Reverend Patrick L. Sloneker Worship Times Saturday 5:30 PM Sunday 10:30 AM Sunday at St. Lawrence Church in Rhine 9:00 AM ___________________ St. Remy Church 108 E. Main Street, Russia Phone: 937-526-3437 Reverend Frank Amberger Masses Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 AM ___________________ St. Michael’s Church 33 Elm Street, Ft. Loramie Phone: 937-295-2891 Reverend Steven L. Shoup Worship Times Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 & 11:00 AM

___________________ St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church 6788 St. Rt. 66, Newport Phone: 937-295-3001 Reverend Steven L. Shoup Worship Times Saturday 6:30 PM Sunday 9:30 AM

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST Piqua Seventh-Day Adventist Church West Bremen & St. Marys Streets New Knoxille, Ohio Phone: 937-778-0223 Pastor Don Byard, 419-236-1172 Worship Times Saturday Song Service 9:30 AM Saturday Bible Study 10:00 AM Saturday Worship 11:00 AM

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST First United Church of Christ West Bremen & St. Marys Streets New Knoxille, Ohio Phone: 419-753-2446 Pastor David A. Williams Worship Times Sunday 8:00 AM Sunday Family Worship 10:15 AM Sunday School 9:00 AM Sunday Services broadcast on WIMT (FM) every Sunday 10:15 AM __________________ Greenview United Church of Christ 3041 Leatherwood Creek Rd., Sidney email: greenviewucc@hughes.net Phone: 937-492-9579 Pastor Larry Grunden Worship Times Sunday 10:00 AM __________________ Immanuel United Church of Christ 888 St. Rt. 274 , Kettlersville email: immanuelucc@centurylink.net Phone: 937-693-2853 Pastor Charles Moeller Worship Times Sunday 10:00 AM Sunday School 9:00 AM Deaf Worship Services on the 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays of each month __________________ St. Paul United Church of Christ 119 N. Franklin St., New Bremen Phone: 419-629-2502 Pastor Becky Erb Strang Worship Times Saturday 5:00 PM Spirit Safari Club Sunday 9:00 AM Sunday 10:15 AM __________________ St. Paul’s United Church of Christ 707 N. Ohio Avenue, Sidney Phone: 937-492-8540 Rev. Dr. Bob McCann, interim minister Worship Times Adult Sunday School 9:00 AM Worship Sunday 10:15 AM Children’s Church 10:30 AM Kids’ Club 2nd & 4th Wed. 6:30 PM __________________ St. Peter’s Church 303 Franklin St., New Bremen Phone: 419-629-2175 Pastor Steve Wills Worship Times Sunday 9:15 AM Handicapped Accessible

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‘Night in Bethlehem’ planned

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New Hope United Methodist Church, 8985 Mason Road, will host a “Night in Bethlehem” Saturday. The church is located at the corner of Mason and Patterson-Halpin roads. The program will begin at 7 p.m. with carols, special music and stories of Christmas. Participants will travel back in time to Bethlehem to experience how Mary and Joseph may have felt as they walked through the village. Activities will be available for all ages. Following the walk through Bethlehem, a Christmas carol singalong will be held. Closing the evening will be a live Nativity presented by children.

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Returning to Bethlehem Visitors drive past Bible scenes during the annual live Nativity drive-thru, “Return to Bethlehem,” put on by the Sidney First Church of the Nazarene Saturday and Sunday. Some scenes included live animals such as camels and reindeer.

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Helping the hungry Agape worker Jeff McAtee (left), of Sidney, accepts a canned food donation from Emerson Climate Technologies employee Mike Kolakowski, of Troy, in the Sidney High School parking lot Monday. The Agape Distribution Mobile Unit came to the school to pick up donations during the Emerson company Christmas party. For photo reprints, visit www.sidneydailynews.com

God’s Grocery Giveaway set Saturday Christmas Vacation Bible School set LOCKINGTON — Once again, Lockington United Methodist Church, 2190 Miami-Conservancy Road, will have God’s Grocery Giveaway on Saturday. The giveaway will begin at 9 a.m.

and will continue until food is gone. This is on a first-come, first-served basis. This service is to help individuals with food needs. No income guidelines or restrictions will be used.

FLETCHER — The Fletcher United Methodist Church will host a Christmas Vacation Bible School on Dec. 22 from 10 a.m.

until 1 p.m. It is available for children age 3 through sixth grade. There will be three Christmas Eve services

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Abundant Life Apostolic Church 607 Sycamore Ave., Sidney, Ohio Phone: 937-492-2484 Pastor Michael Garber Worship Times Wednesday 7:30 PM Sunday School 10:30 AM Sunday 5:30 PM ___________________ Sidney Apostolic Temple 210 S. Pomeroy St., Sidney Phone: 937-492-7456 Bishop: Robert Fries Pastor: Mark L. Hina Jr. Worship Times Sunday 10:00 AM, 6:00 PM Tuesday Prayer 7:30 PM Thursday Bible Study 7:30 PM

ASSEMBLY OF GOD Cornerstone Assembly Of God 1028 Park St., Sidney Phone: 937-498-1328 www.sidneyag.org Senior Pastor Harry Peterson Worship Times Sunday 10:30 AM, 6:30 PM Sunday School 9:30 AM Kid’s Church 10:30 AM Mini Church 10:30 AM Children’s Mininstry, Adult Study & Royal Ranger/Missionates Wednesday 7:00 PM

BAPTIST Calvary Chapel Baptist Church 71 N. Hamilton St., Minster Phone: 419-628-3717 Fax: 419-628-3457 Worship Times Sunday 10:30 AM, 7:00 PM Sunday School 9:30 AM Wednesday 7:00 PM ___________________ Calvary United Baptist Church 9480 N. Co. Rd. 25A Phone: 937-492-5662 Pastor David Shepherd Worship Times Sunday 10:45 AM, 6:30 PM Sunday School 10:00 AM ___________________ Emmanuel Baptist Church 920 Sixth Avenue, Sidney Phone: 937-492-0077 Pastor Brent Howard Worship Times Sunday 11:00 AM, 6:00 PM Sunday School 9:45 AM Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 PM ___________________ Christian Faith Baptist Church 608 S. Miami, Sidney Clarence Cox - Pastor Lee Ellis - Assistant Pastor Worship Times Saturday 7:00 PM Worship Sunday School 10:00 AM ___________________ Faith Baptist Church 2555 Millcreek Rd., Sidney Pastor R. Chad Inman Worship Times Sunday Servants with a Testimony 10:00 AM Sunday 11:00 AM Sunday Evening 6:00 PM Wednesday 7:00 PM Bible Study & King’s Kids ___________________ Favorite Hill Baptist Church 1602 South St., Piqua Phone: 937-773-6469 Pastor Larry Hanyes Worship Times Sunday 10:30 AM, 6:00 PM Sunday School 9:30 AM Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 PM ___________________ First Baptist Church 309 E. North St., Sidney Phone: 937-492-4909 Reverend George Gnade Worship Times Sunday 10:30 AM Sunday School 9:15 AM ___________________ First Baptist Church 53 S. Norwich Rd., Troy Phone: 937-339-3602 Senior Pastor Dale R. Christian Worship Times Sunday 9:00 AM, 6:00 PM Sunday School 10:30 AM ___________________ First United Baptist Church Corner Miami Conservancy & Fair Rd., Sidney Pastor Tom Jones Asst. Pastor Rev. Leamon Branscum

Worship Times Thursday 7:00 PM Sunday 11:00 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM ___________________ Good Shepherd’s Baptist Church 1069 Fairington Drive, Sidney Phone: 937-498-4409 Tim Small, Pastor Deaf Ministry Worship Times Sunday 10:30 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM ___________________ Grace Baptist Church 137 W. Edgewood, Sidney Phone: 937-492-9061 Pastor James Alter Worship Times Sunday 10:30 AM, 5:30 PM Sunday School 9:30 AM www.gracebaptistsidney.com ___________________ Indian Lake Baptist Church 225 West Lake Ave., Lakeview Pastor Don Faulder Worship Times Sunday 10:45 AM, 6:00 PM Sunday School 9:45 AM Wednesday Evening 6:00 PM www.indianlakebaptistchurch.webs.com Email: lbc@embarqmail.com

___________________ Jackson Center Baptist, S.B.C. 109 E. College St., Jackson Center Phone: 937-596-5858 Pastor Reverend Keith Wisecup Worship Times Sunday 11:00 AM, 6:00 PM Sunday School 10:00 AM ___________________ Mt. Vernon Baptist Church 606 Park St., Sidney Phone: 937-492-5009 Pastor David D. Wynn Worship Times Sunday 11:00 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM Wednesday 12:00 & 7:00 PM Prayer/Bible Study ___________________ New Life Church PJBC 329 W. Main St., Port Jefferson Pastor Ernie Jones Worship Times Sunday School 9:30 AM (all ages) Sunday Praise Worship 10:30 AM, 6:00 PM Wednesday Bible Study 6:00 PM ___________________ Old Fashion Baptist Church 824 Second Ave., Sidney www.oldfashionbaptist.com

Phone: 937-489-3901 Pastor Duane Hatfield Worship Times Saturday 7:00 PM, Sunday 11:00 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM ___________________ Pemberton Baptist Church Palestine St., Pemberton Phone: 937-523-5489 Pastor Terry Walters Worship Times Sunday 10:30-11:30 AM ___________________ Rumley Baptist Church Hardin Wapak Rd. (off 29), Anna Pastor Bill Cantrell Worship Times Sunday 11:00 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM ___________________ Sidney Baptist Church 1322 E. Court St., Sidney Phone: 937-492-7722 Reverend David Moran Worship Times Sunday 11:00 AM, 6:00 PM Sunday School 10:00 AM Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 PM ___________________ Springcreek Baptist Church 15333 Miami-Shelby Rd., Piqua Phone: 937-773-4215 Reverend Fred Peterson Worship Times Sunday 10:30 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM Wednesday Bible Studies 7:00 PM

BRETHREN Trinity Church of The Brethren 2220 N. Main Avenue, Sidney Phone: 937-492-9937 Pastor Brent K. Driver Worship Times Sunday 10:30 AM Sunday School 9:15 AM

CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST) First Christian Church 320 E. Russell Rd., Sidney Phone: 937-492-5025

Senior Pastor Philip Chilcote Worship Times Traditional Worship 10:15 AM Children’s Sunday School 10:30 AM ___________________ Oran Christian Church 6424 Dawson Road Phone: 937-489-3670 Reverend Dale Ritts Worship Times Sunday 10:30 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM

CHURCH OF GOD First Church Of God 1510 Campbell Rd., Sidney Phone: 937-492-0094 Pastor Vern Allison Worship Times Sunday 10:15 AM Sunday School 9:00 AM Wednesday Evening 7:00 PM ___________________ Freedom Life Church 9101 N. Co. Rd. 25A, Piqua Phone: 937-773-8710 Pastor Michael Myers (Rhema Graduate) Worship Times Sunday School 10:00 AM Sunday 11:00 AM, 6:00 PM Wednesday Evening 7:00 PM www.freedomlifepiqua.com ___________________ Northtowne Church Of God 2008 Wapakoneta Ave., Sidney Phone: 937-498-1476 Pastor Tim Bartee Worship Times Sunday 11:00 AM, 6:00 PM Sunday School 10:00 AM Wednesday 7:00 PM ___________________ Rail Road St. Church Of God 602 Railroad Street Pastor Charles Henry Jackson Phone: 937-497-9760 Worship Times Thursday 7:00 PM Sunday 6:00 PM

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints 475 W. Loy Road, Piqua Phone: 937-773-8904 Bishop Randall S. Frisby Worship Times Meetings 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN Houston Congregational Christian Church 4883 Russia-Houston Rd., Houston Phone: 937-492-5025 Pastor James Manuel Worship Times Sunday 10:30 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM

EPISCOPAL St. Mark’s 231 N. Miami, Sidney Phone: 937-492-8584 Worship Times Sunday 9:30 AM Christian Formation Sunday 10:15 Family Worship Wednesday 6:30 PM Holy Eucharist Father Aaron Gerlach

FULL GOSPEL LightHouse Ministries of Sidney 514 Michigan St., Sidney Phone: 937-419-2180 Pastor Paul Pearson Worship Times Sunday 10:00 AM Wednesday 7:00 PM ___________________ Full Gospel Community Church 950 S. Children’s Home Rd., Sidney Phone: 937-492-9438 Pastor Jeff Hill Worship Times Sunday 11:20 AM, 6:00 PM Sunday School 10:00 AM Wednesday 7:00 PM

INDEPENDENT Blessed Hope Assembly Located in the Sidney Inn, Room 104 Pastor Ray Barnett - 937-564-3106 Asso. Pastor William Stem - 937-622-0972 Worship Times Sunday 11:00 AM, 6:00 PM Sunday School 10 AM Wednesday Bible study - 7:00 PM

___________________ Buckeye Gospel Barn 8291 St. Rt. 235, Quincy Phone: 937-585-6090 Pastors Jerry & Bobbi Allen Worship Times Sunday 10:00 AM, 6:30 PM Home Bible Study Fri. 6:30 PM Come As You Are ___________________ Central Bible Ministries 113 Kossuth St., Sidney centralbibleministries.org Phone: 937-498-1958 Pastor John Spencer Worship Times Sunday 10:00 AM & 6:00 PM Wednesday 7:00 PM ___________________ Christ The King Church 17570 St. Rt. 274, Jackson Center Phone: 937-492-8251 Pastor James Maxwell Worship Times Sunday 9:00 AM Christian Education 10:15 AM Worship Service Sunday Prayer Service 6:00 PM ___________________ Church of Jesus 421 Wood St., Piqua Pastor Brian Hamilton Phone: 937-773-4004 Worship Times Sunday School 9:30 AM Worship 11:00 AM Wednesday Prayer 6:30 PM Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 PM ___________________ Faith Alliance Church 6670 Knoxville Ave., New Bremen Phone: 419-629-3688 Reverend Tom Sager, Pastor Worship Times Sunday 8:30 AM Traditional Service 10:45 AM Contemporary Service with Kids’ Church Sunday School 9:45 AM Wednesday 6:30 PM Jr. High Bible Study and Children’s Programs (K-5) 7:00 PM Adult Bible Study 8:30 PM Youth Discipleship Training (Nursery available at all services) ___________________ Glory Bound Pentecostal Church of God 1106 N. Main, Sidney Phone: 937-4982272 Pastor Timothy Young Worship Times Sunday School 11:00 AM Praise &Worship 12:00 NOON ___________________ Lockington New Beginnings Church 10288 Museum Trail, Piqua, OH 45356 (in Lockington) Worship Times Sunday 9:30 AM ___________________

North Broadway Church of Christ 2655 N. Broadway, Sidney Phone: 937-492-1500 Brent Wright, Evangelist Worship Times Sunday 10:30 AM, 6:00 PM Sunday School 9:30 AM Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 PM ___________________ Northland Church Corner of 25A and Sharp Rd. South of Anna Worship Times Sunday Bible Study 2:00 PM Worship 4:00 PM Special Gospel Singing first Saturday of every month 7:00 PM ___________________ Only Believe Ministries Christian Center 13815 Botkins Rd., Botkins Phone: 937-693-3554 Pastors Peter & Phyllis Doseck Worship Times Sunday 10:00 AM ___________________ Piqua Christian Church 3969 W. St. Rt. 185, Piqua Phone: 937-773-8143 Sr. Minister Travis Mowell Worship Times Sunday 10:30 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM Wed. Family Gathering 7:00 PM ___________________ Port Jefferson Church of Christ 217 Wall St., Pt. Jefferson Phone: 937-339-5007 Evangelist Jim Witt Worship Times Sunday 10:30 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM ___________________ Salvation Army Church 419 N. Buckeye Ave., Sidney Phone: 937-492-8412 Pastors Majs. Herb & Angie Carter Worship Times Sunday 10:00 AM ___________________ Springcreek Christian Church Miami Shelby at Wiles Rd., Sidney Phone: 937-498-4209 Pastor David E. Clem Worship Times Sunday 10:00 AM Sunday School 9:00 AM ___________________ Word of Life Ministries, International 451 Second Avenue, Sidney Phone: 937-710-4777 Pastors Jim & Janice Johnson Worship Times Sunday 10:30 AM Wednesday. 6:00 PM followed by Teen Meeting

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Issue #12 - December 15, 2011

Coach Isaiah “Ice” Williams scores big with players and fans BY: JOHN HUSA You can see him jumping around on the basketball court, you can find him coaching in the huddle with energy and passion, and you can see him leading cheers at “Meet the Teams.” His name is Isaiah Williams and he is in his second year of coaching the Lehman boys basketball team. Coach Isaiah has brought a whole new energy to the team and to Lehman. He is a passionate man who expects his players to give their all, and he is truly able to get it out of us. Every practice is fast paced and we always improve as players and people. Senior Solomon King-White says, “I like Ice’s high energy. He knows how to get the team excited, because he still has that youthful energy. We are fortunate enough to have a coach who can literally get on the court and show us how to play the game. Not many teams get this luxury from their coaches.” Williams has had previous coaching experiences as a varsity assistant at Wayne High School for three years. While he was on staff, that team had a record of 60-15, three sectional titles, and one district title. He also coached AAU basketball for five years with a record of 160-50 with 16 tournament championships. Current players Alex Baker and Solomon King-White played on his team, the Dayton Nets. Williams is an ordained minister at his family’s church, Triumphant Ministries in Troy. He also works as a high school presenter for Marriage Works Ohio, which is a division of Elizabeth New Life Center in Dayton. Isaiah also has two children, a girl named McKinley and a boy named Isaiah-Michael. Williams said that his experience at Lehman has been wonderful. The players feel the same way, as we love playing for him and enjoy it as well. His energy rubs off on everyone, whether you are a player or spectator. As a player, my two years of basketball here at Lehman have been my favorite years of all basketball seasons, and I believe he has gotten the most out of me. Lehman is very fortunate to have Isaiah Williams, and we hope that he continues his career here for some time.

Tis the season to perform BY: AMY WATERCUTTER It’s the Christmas season and that means it is time for the Lehman Limelighters to sing for community events. The Limelighters have always been in demand as entertainment for Christmas celebrations away from school. In addition to the Lehman Christmas concert on December 14, the Limelighters performed Dec. 2 for Christmas on the Green in Piqua and Dec. 3 for the First National Bank’s Christmas party held at the Sidney Moose Lodge. The group also performed for a Christmas luncheon at Dorothy Love Retirement Community on Dec. 14. The Limelighters are definitely a talented group of performers. The group consists of 19 singer-dancers and six combo members. The singer-dancers are seniors Natalie Davis, William Duritsch, and Dana Jenkins; juniors Dan Davis, Ethan Jock, Sarah Cabe, Michael Jacob, and Millie Wildenhaus; sophomores Gabe Berning, Katie Heckman, Meghan Safreed, MaKenna Cabe, Julia Harrelson, Kristopher Lee, Grace Jackson, Abby O’Connell, Olivia Sehlhorst, and Elaina Snyder; and freshman Jake Watkins. The combo members are seniors Emily Pax and Logan Monnin; junior Riley Pickrel; and sophomores Millie Cartwright, Erik Rodenburgh, and Alia Whitney. Julia Harrelson said, “We learned three songs with movement and one ballad (“O Holy Night”) for our Christmas performances this year. It has been kind of stressful because we still need to learn two more songs for our January contest, but it has been a lot of fun so far. I know that the rest of the year will be interesting and fun as well.” . Lehman wishes the Limelighters good luck as they prepare for their upcoming contests! Come out and watch the Limelighters as they continue to perform this year.

New bishop to celebrate Mass at Lehman BY: KELLY WALL In April, Pope Benedict XVI appointed the Rev. Joseph R. Binzer as a new Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati to assist current Archbishop Rev. Dennis Schnurr. Binzer replaced the late Rev. Carl Moeddel who retired in 2007. Binzer graduated from LaSalle High School in Cincinnati and earned a bachelors degree in accounting from Miami University. He worked as a Certified Public Accountant for 11 years before choosing a different path for his life by going to the seminary to become a priest. Ordained in 1994, Father Binzer was first assigned to St. Dominic Parish in Cincinnati. He then earned a masters degree in church law from Catholic University of America in Washington DC. He returned to Cincinnati to serve as Chancellor of the Archdiocese. As part of his duties as Auxiliary Bishop, Binzer has been visiting Catholic schools throughout the Archdiocese. He will be visiting Lehman on Friday, December 16, to celebrate Mass wtih the Lehman students and staff. It will not be his first visit to our campus, but it will be his first as bishop.

Santa’s helpers: Lehman music students BY: LEXIE FRONING Every year the Lehman Catholic Music Department holds a gift wrapping fundraiser. From the first Friday after Thanksgiving until Christmas Eve, volunteers are at the Piqua Mall every day to wrap presents for donations. Mrs. Pax is not only the parent of one of our senior band and show choir members, Emily Pax, but also the head of the fundraiser. Pax has been involved in the Music Boosters for five years. When asked if it is difficult to get volunteers to wrap presents, she replied, “Yes it is definitely a challenge. However, once people come out, they find that it is a lot of fun.” Pax finds that the most common gift that they wrap every year is clothes, and the strangest thing she has ever wrapped was a ‘Steelers steering wheel cover’. The Gift Wrap Booth is the biggest fundraising event the Music Boosters do. The money buys music for the band and choir, and helps to cover contest fees, transportation, instrument repairs, flags, and student awards. There is no suggested donation, so people who come to get their presents wrapped do not feel pressured. So give Santa a break and go to the Piqua Mall to get your gifts wrapped by his special helpers.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Volume IV

SHS Salvation Army canned food drive comes to a close

Mr. Wagner’s classes won the class challenge with 1,951 items donated and Mr. Doenges’ classes came in second place with 250 items.

SHS Orchestra to perform Friday, December 16th, the SHS Orchestra will be performing from 11:30-1pm at the Miami Valley Centre Mall in Piqua. The orchestra will be performing Christmas music to shoppers and spectators in the food court area.

Issue 11

Happenings at the Hive

Thursday, December 15 5:30PM Boys Junior Varsity Wrestling Butler Senior High School Away Friday, December 16 4:00PM Coed Varsity Bowling Centerville, Xenia Home 4:30PM Boys Freshman Basketball Butler Senior High School Away 6:00PM Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Butler Senior High School Away 7:30PM Boys Varsity Basketball Butler Senior High School Away Saturday, December 17 10:00AM Boys Junior Varsity Wrestling Ben Logan Invitational Away 11:30AM Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Piqua High School Home 12:00PM Coed Varsity Bowling Team USA HS Experience Away 1:00PM Girls Varsity Basketball Piqua High School Home 4:30PM Coed Varsity Swimming Celina Away 6:00PM Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Xenia Home 7:30PM Boys Varsity Basketball Xenia Home Tuesday, December 20 4:30PM Boys Freshman Basketball Trotwood Madison Home 5:30PM Girls Middle School Basketball Northmont MS / White Away 6:00PM Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Trotwood Madison Home 7:30PM Boys Varsity Basketball Trotwood Madison Home Wednesday, December 21 4:30PM Girls Freshman Basketball Troy Home 5:00PM Boys Middle School Wrestling Benjamin Logan Away 5:30PM Boys Middle School Basketball Weisenborn Away 6:00PM Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Troy Home 7:30PM Girls Varsity Basketball Troy Home Thursday, December 22 12:00PM Coed Varsity Bowling Miamisburg Away 6:00PM Boys Varsity Wrestling Super Tri, @Troy Kenton Ridge, Indian Lake Away Friday, December 23 6:00PM Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Miamisburg Away 7:30PM Boys Varsity Basketball Miamisburg Away

LOCAL NEWS

Sidney Daily News,Thursday, December 15, 2011

From one addiction to another DR. WALmother and two LACE: I just brothers who read your colare ages 17 and umn about the 18. The problem mother who is that my two stopped smokbrothers can do ing. I’m proud of no wrong. My her because I, mom places too, am an exthem on a smoker, having ’Tween pedestal. Mom quit four years that 12 & 20 thinks ago. But one cooking, washDr. Robert sentence in her ing and pleasing Wallace letter jumped males are what out at me: “I were females threw away all of my cig- put on earth for. Ever arettes, bought a ton of since I can remember, munchies and was deter- mom and I have literally mined to stop smoking been servants for my cold turkey.” brothers. Because of this, my When I stopped smoking cold turkey, I didn’t brothers show me no rebuy munchies, but I still spect. Let me give you added 30 pounds to my an example. Both of my small frame. I’m happy brothers have their own that I’ve kicked the cars. Last week, I was smoking habit, but I’m walking home from a now trying desperately store when it suddenly to lose weight and curb started raining. My my appetite. All I’ve brother drove by and done is to trade one ad- didn’t even pick up his diction for another. soaking-wet sister to Please warn those who give her a ride home. stop the tobacco craze to The reason: He was late be careful about gaining in meeting a few of his excess weight. — Sarah, friends. Then my mom got Lake Charles, La. SARAH: Thanks for upset with me because I the excellent advice. Ac- got upset with my cording to the American brother. She defended Cancer Society, many his action. Isn’t that stupeople who stop smok- pid! What can I do to get ing, especially when they mom to treat me as an go cold turkey, do indeed equal? I’m tired of being a second-class citizen in turn to food as a substimy own family and talktute and quickly blimp ing to mom does no good! up. The Cancer Society - Nameless, Big Spring, recommends first overTexas coming the nicotine adNAMELESS: Maybe diction, and then when reading might. Make the desire to light up has sure mom gets a chance completely vanished, try to read this column. Let’s to shed those extra hope that the written pounds. But you can word will inspire a minimize your weight change in her misguided For instance, parental philosophy. The gain. snacks of fresh fruit and “silver lining” is that vegetables are low-calo- when you become a rie, and they are healthy mother, you won’t be alternatives to junk food. making the same mison take! Congratulations kicking the tobacco addiction. Losing 30 pounds Dr. Robert Wallace may seem daunting, but welcomes questions from I’m sure you can do it by readers. Although he is eating sensibly and exer- unable to reply to all of cising regularly. Be pa- them individually, he tient with yourself and will answer as many as lose the weight at a one- possible in this column. pound-per-week ratio. Email him at rwalStart now, and contact me lace@galesburg.net. To in a month and give me a find out more about Dr. progress report. Robert Wallace and read features by other CreDR. WALLACE: I’m ators Syndicate writers a 15-year-old girl who re- and cartoonists, visit the ally needs your advice. I Creators Syndicate weblive at home with my site at www.creators.com.

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that you have about how to save money and possibly boost your earnings. You want to be more thrifty in the future so you can reduce your debt and feel financially secure. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) This is good day to talk to bosses, parents and authority figures. Others are impressed with your perseverance and common sense. You look like you know what you’re doing. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Research will go extremely well today. If you need to find answers or solutions to old problems — dig deep, because they are there! Furthermore, you have the patience and diligence to be successful. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Group discussions, especially with someone older, perhaps a teacher or someone with more experience, will benefit you today. Listen to the advice of others. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Relations with authority figures are solid, although conservatively so. Don’t be flashy when talking to others. Show them you respect them. CAPRICORN

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DeWitt talks about recycling center’s responsibilities during monthly ag luncheon Jack DeWitt, operations manager for the North Central Ohio Solid Waste District, along with Susan Helterbran, NCOSWD’s program director for Shelby and Champaign counties, addressed the attendees of the monthly ag luncheon, held Dec. 8 at the Sidney Moose Lodge. DeWitt informed the gathering about how the SWD operates and its responsibilities, including operation of the Shelby County Recycling Center. DeWitt said the solid waste districts were created in 1988 because landfill space in Ohio was quickly dwindling. By 1989, districts had to submit a 10-15 year solid waste plan, which he said has to be updated every three to five years. Among the current plan’s goals, which were approved in 2010, are improving the infrastructure for recycling, outreach and education through the website, and permanent hazardous

The Shelby County Agricultural Society (Fair Board) met recently and discussed a loan and possible changes in rental costs for those renting the fairgrounds. President Tim Everett told board members that the board has been approved for a loan to help them through the 2012 fair year. The board is also meeting with groups that rent the fairgrounds during weeks other than the fair to discuss changes in rental prices. The cost of repairs for the fairgrounds and doing business at the

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household waste sites for restricted waste and electronics. The district is required to file an annual report with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. DeWitt said there are 21 curbside recycling programs in the sixcounty district, and the North Central Ohio district has the most payas-you-throw programs. Pay-as-you-throw programs encourage recycling and waste

fairgrounds has increased and the board is increasing the cost of renting the fairgrounds. Board members also held their election of officers and they were sworn in during the meeting. The 2012 officers include Tim Everett, president; Mitch Brautigam, vice president; Barb Heilers, treasurer and Jerry Schaffner, secretary. Schaffner told board members that if funds are available, Shelby County Emergency Management (EMA) officials would like to replace the current stage with a concrete stage that would have a ramp that would allow a tow

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Contact Botkins reporter Jennifer Bumgarner, (937) 498-5967; email, jbumgarner@sdnccg.com; or Anna reporter Kathy Leese, (937) 489-3711; email, newswriter777@yahoo.com, or by fax, (937) 498-5991, with story ideas and news releases.

Council discusses appointing member ANNA — The Anna Village Council members discussed the appointment of a new council member and heard the reading of several ordinances and resolutions during their recent meeting. The council discussed that current council member Carol Harshbarger must be appointed to maintain her seat on council. H a r s h barger had failed to properly complete her petitions for re-election with the Shelby County Board of Elections and must now be appointed to maintain her seat, according to Mayor Robert Anderson. Two other Anna residents, Kurt Ehemann and Jim Nolte, have expressed an interest in the position. Nolte previously served on the Anna Council. The council has asked that anyone interested in the position submit an application by the December council meeting at the village office. The appointed council member will take office in January. Anderson reported he attended the Shelby County Regional Planning Commission meeting’s executive session to work on the 2012 budget. He said the budget for 2012 is $31,000 less than 2011. Fiscal Officer Linda Pleiman said former Fiscal Officer Diane Homan suggested she use the permanent appropria-

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ESTATE TRANSFERS The real estate transfers listed below have been recorded at the office of Shelby County Recorder Jodi L. Siegel. Transfers listed also include tax-exempt property transfers in which no dollar amount is listed. Shelby County Auditor Denny York said the exemptions normally involve transactions within a family and therefore no public record of the dollar amount is recorded. Botkins Opal Hunter to Jewel Wehner, Patricia Opperman, Pamela Rehn, James Hunter and Kimberly Withrow, Second Gehrlich Subdivision, lot 311, exempt. Sylvan J. and Betty M. Paul to Renee J. McGriff and Ronnie J. Paul, part lot 365, Paul Wilts First Subdivision, exempt.

tions for 2011 as the temporary appropriations for 2012. Village Administrator Nancy Benroth told council members the village did not receive a grant for tree signage at the Community Park. Benroth said the village may need to install a retention basin to deal with flooding when it rains. The water runs off fields through the village and goes into the creek located by Pebblebrook Subdivision. Benroth noted that the recycling prices in the village will stay the same as for 2011, at $2.10 per month. Robert Eshleman reported on the public works committee and gave council members a copy of the 2012 and Beyond Project Planning proposal. The committee will work on prioritizing that list. The council met in executive session to discuss personnel. After returning to the meeting, the council voted to increase Benroth’s salary to $50,000 beginning Jan. 1. In other business, council: • Approved the third reading of an ordinance adopting job descriptions for positions in the village. • Approved the second reading of an ordinance providing for the employment of a village solicitor. • Approved the second reading of an ordinance authorizing the village administrator to enter a contract with Keith Weiner and Associates for collection of delinquent income tax. • Passed an emergency ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter a contract with the city of St. Marys for income tax collection for the fiscal years 2012 through 2014. • Approved the second reading of an ordinance amending the income tax code by adding a new subsection for collection costs on unpaid tax. • Approved the first reading of an ordinance accepting and adopting amendments to the human resource person-

nel policies and procedures manual in its entirety and repealing all other previous ordinances. • Approved the second reading of an ordinance adopting a tree policy. • Approved the second reading of an ordinance authorizing the sale of the old water tower land

at 107 N. Linden Rear. • Approved the second reading of a resolution authorizing the village administrator to enter an agreement and accept funds from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Recreational Trails program. • Approved the first reading of a resolution

setting temporary appropriations for first quarter expenses and other expenditures for fiscal year 2012. • Approved suspending the rules, declaring an emergency and approving authorizing the mayor to sign the lessee certificate and the village administrator to sign all

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other documents for the lease of the new fire truck. • Approved the first reading of a resolution appointing Jones and Henry Engineers as the firm to provide engineering services for the wastewater treatment plant improvement project.

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Christmas pageant Kids perform during the annual Christmas pageant at the Anna United Methodist Church Sunday. This year’s pageant was “The First Leon,” about a boy, Leon, who wants badly to be in the school pageant, but there is just no room for anyone without talent.

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Home heating safety tips for seniors death within People age 65 two hours. The and older are effects can hapthree times pen even faster more likely than for someone younger people with a respirato die or be intory or heart jured in a house condition. fire. Here are a Seniors also Guest few home heatneed to beware of the dangers of Column ing safety tips: Have all carbon monoxLisa ide, a colorless, Hube-Grimes chimneys and gas flues inspected odorless yearly and that can be given off by heating de- cleaned as needed. Before winter, have vices fueled by gas, oil, kerosene or wood. Car- the furnace inspected to bon monoxide replaces make certain it is in oxygen in the blood- good, safe operating constream and can cause dition. Install smoke detecheadache, dizziness, nausea, convulsions and tors on all floors and car-

bon monoxide detectors in areas where fuels are being burned. Replace batteries annually. Place space heaters at least three feet from curtains, bedding, furniture and anything else that might burn. Keep a fire extinguisher handy, replace as needed and know how to use it. For more information on senior-related topics or home care assistance visit www.comfortkeepersmiamivalley.com.

SHARON LATIMER (left), Tod Huston, Sherri Heidemann, Mary Knapke, of Simple Harmony entertain during a meeting of the Shelby County Retired The columnist is the Teachers Association early this month. marketing director for Comfort Keepers.

Nursing home residents should know their rights — COLUMBUS Ohioans who choose to live in nursing homes or assisted living facilities retain the rights they always had, but they also gain additional rights that pertain to the quality of the care they receive and the quality of life they live. The Office of the State Long-term Care Ombudsman is educating facility residents and their families and caregivers about these rights and more. “Regardless of the settings they call ‘home,’ our elders and other adults who need help with daily activities have the right to be vital and respected members of society who continue to grow, thrive and contribute,” said Bonnie Kantor-Burman, director of the Ohio Department of Aging, which houses the ombudsman’s office. “High-quality long-term services and supports are built around the individual’s needs and preferences, provide choice, help him retain his independence and allow him to live a purposeful life.” Residents of nursing homes and residential care facilities (assisted living) have the right to

make themselves at home, surround themselves with their belongings, have visitors and pursue their own interests. They have the right to know what their health condition is, to decide how they will be cared for and to receive the care they need. They have the right to decide when they get up and when they go to bed, as well as how they will spend their days, including the right to participate in activities inside and outside the facility. When it comes to the care they receive, residents have the right to know what services are available, how much they cost and what resources are available to help pay for them. They also have the right to help plan their treatment and choose their care providers. They have the right to private communications, as well as privacy in the provision and tracking of their care. They have the right to be free from abuse and neglect, discrimination and being restrained against their will. Most importantly, facility residents have the right to voice complaints and seek help re-

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garding the quality of care they receive. “Honoring and respecting the voice of our elders begins with ensuring that their rights are upheld, and that starts with making sure that they — and all those who are responsible for providing and coordinating their care — are aware of and believe in those rights,” added Beverley Laubert, the state long-term care ombudsman. “When we seek out and provide care that is focused on the person receiving it, we make their lives and the lives of their caregivers more meaningful.” The ombudsman’s office works with paid and volunteer regional ombudsman staff to help consumers of long-term care know their rights and work with the facility to find solutions for problems that are preventing the residents’ rights from being honored. To learn more and to request a free copy of the brochure “Your Rights as a Resident of a Nursing Home or Residential Care Facility,” call (800) 282-1206, or visit www.aging.ohio.gov.

Retired teachers group entertained at meeting

The December Christmas meeting of the Shelby County Retired Teachers Association (SCRTA) featured the singing group Simple Harmony. The trio comprises Tod Huston, Sherri Heidemann, and Mary Knapke. Sharon Latimer was the accompanist. Members enjoyed a variety of Christmas songs and were encouraged to sing along at various times. The meeting was opened by President Doug Short with the

Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer. He announced that Joyce Peters has volunteered to become secretary of the SCRTA. During the business meeting, Marianne Helmlinger, chairman of the Legislative Committee, reported on three state legislative issues of interest to all educators: (1) HB136 which expands the school voucher program; (2) redistricting of state legislative districts; and (3) proposed changes to the State Teachers Retirement System. Following

the treasurer’s report, members voted to transfer interest from a CD to the checking account and to donate $100 to the First Presbyterian Church in Sidney for its after-school tutorial program. Also at the meeting, members donated nonperishable items to FISH; participated in a bake sale with proceeds going to the scholarship fund; and turned in their volunteer hours for 2011. The next meeting of the SCRTA will be Feb. 2 at the Sidney Moose Lodge.

Butz resigns from local Senior Center The Senior Center board of trustees accepted the resignation of Maria Butz, program/outreach coordinator at its December meeting. Butz is pursuing her education and planning her wedding. It also approved Tom Judy, Rhonda Keister and Harry Faulkner to serve five-year terms on the foundation board. Their terms begin Jan. 1. The board heard reports that the center has

1,029 paid members. The center gained 41 new members and had one death in November. Duplicated participation was 2,774, unduplicated participation was by 450 members and average daily participation in November was 132. So far this year, there have been 29,124 visits to the center. The director reported that he had set a goal of 30,000 visits for 2011. It was reported that grants from Honda and

Vectren are being used for operations and exercise equipment. The center has applied to the Monarch Legacy Fund for a grant to purchase a rebuilt elliptical machine. The calendar for the 2012 Board of Trustees meetings was approved. The meetings will be on the first Friday of each month except for March, June and November. Those will be on the second Friday.

How to fall-proof homes of people who become prone to accidents One out of three adults age 65 and older falls each year and nearly a third of them will live with discomfort from the fall for the rest of their lives. That’s why Senior Helpers, a leading inhome care provider serving our area, has trained caregivers who can help spot danger zones in seniors’ homes and help families make their homes safer. Senior Helpers’ caregivers tips for fall-proof-

ing a home include the following: • Remove boxes, newspapers and electrical cords from halls. • Move coffee tables, magazine racks and plants stands from hightraffic areas. • Repair loose, wooden floor boards and carpeting. • Store clothing, dishes, food, medication and all necessities within reach. They suggest adding safety devices if needed:

• Hand rails for both sides of the bed • Non-slip treads for wooden steps • Raised toilet seat or one with arm rests • Grab bars for shower or tub • Sturdy plastic seat for shower or tub plus hand-held shower nozzle They also check shoes worn by seniors and suggest the following steps to assure steady walking: • Get rid of high

Limited-income Medicare patients eligible for extra help DAYTON — More than two million Medicare beneficiaries with limited income don’t know they are eligible for extra help, according to the Area Agency on Aging in Dayton. Through the Extra Help program, eligible seniors play less for generic and brand-name prescription drugs. There are also Medicare savings programs available to help with the cost of Parts A and B.

Medicare outreach consultants for the Area Agency on Aging, PSA 2, can assist eligible seniors to apply for programs that can save money on Medicare expenses. Their services are free and enrollment does not change medical coverage. Consultants are available to visit senior complexes and centers to talk to groups. They also can provide inhome assistance to complete required

applications. Programs they can discuss include the Medicaid SpendDown, the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary, the Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary and the Qualified Individual programs Residents of Shelby, Champaign and Logan counties can call Dianne Nelson at (937) 2108254 for information. Residents of Darke and Miami counties can call Joy Weir at (937) 654-8852.

heels, floppy slippers and shoes with slick soles. • Have foot size measured each time seniors buy shoes. Foot size changes and shoes that are too big can cause falls. • Avoid extra-thick soles. They suggest lighting living spaces: • Place night lights in bedroom, bathroom and hallways.

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TODAY IN HISTORY HOROSCOPE Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011 is ahead, Thursday, Dec. find 15, the year you might InToday involved in 2011. many projects yourself the 349th day of There that could have a larger-than-usual are 16 days left in the year. impact on others. Doing things on a Today’s Histhan normal in might be grander scaleHighlight tory: scary, but it also will be rewarding. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — 1961, former On Dec. 15, Try to focus on personal objectives if Nazi official Adolf Eichmann you can, because for some reason was to usual death byanyan be luckier than with you’llsentenced Israeli for crimes thing that court serves your interests over that of others. against humanity. (EichCAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Alwas hanged 5 months mann though something beneficial for you is later.) stirring, it may momentarily be On this date: screened from your view. Even some associates knowthe of it before ■ In might 1791, Bill you of do. Just go with the flow and reap the Rights went into effect folbenefits. lowing ratification VirAQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. by 19) — In ginia. the final analysis of things, our real in our relationships with wealth ■ Inlies1890, Sioux Indian others. Sitting You’re likely to be amply Chief Bull and 11 blessed with dear friends who esteem other tribe members were you. killed Grand River, (Feb. 20-March 20) — S.D., It bePISCESin hooves you to do what you can to during a confrontation with please others, even if it means going Indian police. out of your way. It’s one of those days ■ In 1911,kindness jazz musician, when genuine will be recomposer and bandleader warded. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — you Stan Kenton was born inIfWikeep your attitude positive and philochita, Kan. sophical, you can guarantee yourself 1938, groundbreaka■ goodInday. That old saying: “Smile ing the Jefferson Memoand for the world smiles with you,” will be intook fine working order. rial place in Washington TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — There with President Franklin D. are always financial opportunities Roosevelt taking part in the surrounding you, albeit not necessarceremony. ily from previous sources. Once you find new stream, it can be nurtured ■ aIn 1939, the motion picto productivity with relative ease. ture “Gone With the Wind” GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Behad world premiere in your Atcauseits you’re shrewd yet fair with lanta. counterparts when cutting a new deal, even what a needs to be negoti■ In 1944, single-engine ated on a one-on-one basis can work plane carrying bandleader out quite well. Glenn Miller, a major the CANCER (June 21-July 22) —inSomeU.S. Forces, thingArmy you haveAir for sale that is disapvery attractive toover anotherthe mightEnglish be more peared valuable than both en youroute and your Channel while to prospect know it to be. Before selling Paris. American forces inanything, get it appraised by experts. vaded Mindoro Island the LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Yourin behavior is likely to enhance your popularPhilippines. ity.■When and associates see Infriends 1965, two U.S. the real you, they can’t help but be manned spacecraft, impressed by your warmth Gemini and com6A andfor Gemini 7, maneupassion others. VIRGO to (Aug. 23-Sept. 10 22) — If and vered within feet of when other you choose to assert yourself, an each while in orbit. unfinished endeavor can be concluded Inand 1971, the Secret Servto ■ your everybody else’s satisfacice appointed fivethat fetion. It behoovesits youfirst to make choicespecial instead ofagents. lying idle. male LIBRA 23-Oct. 23) — Thisupcan ■ In(Sept. 1989, a popular be an extremely productive day for rising began in to Romania that you if you choose assert yourself resulted ina new the project. downfall of and work on Your enthusiasm and interestsCeausescu will be transdictator Nicolae mitted to the endeavor at hand. (chow-SHES’-koo). SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — This ■ be Ina gangbusters 1991, an day Egyptiancould for amassregistered the Salem ing personal ferry, gain. You’ll be adequately rewarded for anything you Express, hit a reef and sank that appeals the masses, inproduce the Red Sea; atto least 470 with a little extra thrown in. people died,2011 although some COPYRIGHT United Feature estimates are much higher. Syndicate, Inc.

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100 years Dec. 15, 1911 Next Sunday at 10 a.m. the new parsonage of the United Brethren which was built Monday Tuesday Today Tonight Friday Saturday Sunday LOCAL OUTLOOK Church, this year on Beech Street, at the rear of the church, will be dedicated. Bishop G.M. Mathews, of Chicago, Rain Mostly Partly Partly Partly Partly Partly showers will have charge of the cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy likely, with 80% with with north with north with north with 30% services and preach the A warm front moved sermon. This parsonage 60% chance of northwest winds 5 to winds 5 to winds 5 to chance of chance of through bringing milder tem- is modern throughout t-storms, winds 10 10 mph 10 mph 10 mph rain peratures to rain rain to 15 mph High: 38° High: 38° High: 38° showers and is a credit to the our region High: 40° High: 55° Low: 30° High: 42° Low: 25° Low: 25° Low: 25° church and the city. It for today. Low: 35° Low: 35° was built at a cost of Another $2,386.50. cold front ––––– will then arrive The United States with more Whip Co. business in Temperature Precipitation Sunrise/Sunset rain, and Sidney will be discontinHigh Tuesday.........................42 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. ..0.35 Thursday’s sunset ......5:11 p.m. c o o l e r ued. This is the word Low Tuesday..........................28 Month to date .....................2.21 Friday’s sunrise ..........7:53 a.m. temperatures to follow. that has been received Year to date ......................55.09 Friday’s sunset ...........5:12 p.m. from Westfield, Mass., the headquarters of the Source: The Sidney Wastewater Treatment Plant, official weather reporting station for company. The machinery Shelby County, and the U.S. Naval Observatory. For current daytime conditions, low/high and stock in the plant temperatures, go to AccuWeather.com. will be taken down and shipped to Westfield for use in the plant there. National forecast The Whip factory has City/Region Forecast highs for Thursday, Dec. 15 Sunny Pt. Cloudy Cloudy High | Low temps been one of the promiForecast for Thursday, Dec. 15 nent factories of this city, MICH. since it moved here from Cleveland Wooster, Ohio, approxiToledo 56° | 47° mately 20 years ago, as 52° | 49° the Underwood Whip Co. Youngstown Employment at the 56° | 47° plant has been running Mansfield PA. 56° | 49° at 60 to 75 people. The only reason given out by the management is that Columbus the change is made on Dayton 56° | 50° 56° | 52° account of a desire to concentrate at Westfield.

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Men get urinary tract infection DEAR DR. ease. FurtherDONOHUE: more, sexual reEverything I lations force read about uribacteria into the nary tract infecfemale urethra, tions deals with something that women, includdoesn’t happen ing what you in men. write. I am a 35People deyear-old man, To your scribe cystitis as and I just had a a burning pain good week of antibiwhen passing otics for a uri- health urine. The infecnary tract Dr. Paul G. tion makes a perinfection. Why is son want to Donohue there this bias in empty the bladdealing with female uri- der frequently, and it’s a nary infections over task that has to be male infections? — J.F. taken care of quickly. ANSWER: The uriAt older ages, men nary tract infection develop almost as many we’re talking about is bladder infections as do bladder infection, cysti- women. That’s because tis (sis-TIE-tiss). Both of prostate enlargemen and women come ment. An enlarged down with bladder in- prostate gland makes fections, but the number complete emptying of of women who develop the bladder impossible. such an infection is far, Urine stagnates there far larger than is the and sets up an environnumber of men — 30 ment that favors bactetimes the number of rial growth. men. The main reason Don’t feel left out befor this is an anatomical cause you have had only one. The female urethra, one bladder infection. the tube that empties Recurrent bladder infecthe bladder, is much tions are truly unusual shorter than the male for men. If a man were urethra. That allows to develop one bladder bacteria to make their infection after another, way into the female then his doctor would bladder with relative have to look for condi-

tions that lead to repeated infections. Diabetes is one. So is Crohn’s disease, an inflammation of the digestive tract. The fosters inflammation the development of a tunnel between the bladder and the inflamed area of the tract. Bacteria have free access to the bladder. These are only two examples of why cystitis recurs in few men. The booklet on urinary tract infections explains this common malady in detail and its treatment. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue — No. 1204, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Can. with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: In order to play college sports, my son was required to have a physical, which included an EKG. According to my son, everything was fine, and the examining doctor

put no limitations on what he could do. According to the EKG report, a copy of which was sent to us, he has sinus bradycardia. Does this have any bearing on his playing collegelevel sports? — E.F. ANSWER: Sinus bradycardia is a slow heartbeat, one less than 60 beats (some say 50) a minute. If the doctor found nothing else wrong and if your son has no symptoms, sinus bradycardia isn’t a health concern. Athletes, almost as a rule, have a slow heartbeat. Their conditioning has made their hearts more-efficient pumps. They eject more blood with each heartbeat, so they need fewer beats. Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Readers may also order health newsletters from www.rbmamall.com.

Dec. 15, 1936 In another of those close games that are typical of the battles between Sidney and Wapakoneta, the Yellow Jackets managed to eke out a 20 to 19 victory over the strong Blume High quintet at Wapak last night. ––––– At the regular meeting of the Auxiliary of the W.T. Amos Camp, Spanish American War Veterans, at the armory last evening, new officers were named. Mrs. Nellie Stang was elected president; Mrs. Tom Hussey, vice president; Mrs. Jesse Frazier, chaplain; Mrs. Charles Schrock, patriotic instructor; Dorothy K. Frey, historian.

50 years Dec. 15, 1961 Dr. Ned Smith was named president of the medical staff at Wilson Memorial Hospital when the members held their annual election of officers on Tuesday. Named to serve with Dr. Smith

during the coming year were: Dr. Boyd Mahuron, vice president, and Dr. William Mentges, secretary-treasurer. ––––– James L. Fogt, 120 East Clay Street, a student at Miami University, was awarded second place in the Miami University annual speech competition for all students in firstyear speech classes. Fogt received a $15 gift certificate for his speech entitled, “Freedom.” ––––– “Retire? Oh no! I wouldn’t know what to do with myself.” This was the comment of Charles J. Hentrich, veteran Sidney printer, folthe lowing announcement this week that his son, Mark, had acquired ownership of the plant his father operated for many years at 114 North Ohio Avenue. Announcement that the younger Hentrich was taking over active operation of the shop, means continuation of a family tradition in the graphic arts field in Sidney that dates back for more than 50 years.

25 years Dec. 15 1986 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Clara Peller, the “Where’s the Beef?” lady of Wendy’s television commercials, and Virginia Christine, who as Mrs. Olson has been pouring Folger’s coffee for years, have been inducted into an advertising hall of fame. Ms. Peller and Ms. Christine are the first humans to join such ad greats as the Jolly Green Giant, Speedy Alka Seltzer and the Pillsbury Doughboy. ––––– These news items from past issues of the Sidney Daily News are compiled by the Shelby County Historical Society (498-1653) as a public service to the community. Local history on the Internet! www.shelbycountyhistory.org

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Child’s way of saying goodbye defied adult funeral etiquette DEAR ABBY: I saw an article “Saddened in New Jerabout one funeral sey” (Oct. 2) comhome with an excelplained that her lent solution. Before sister’s 4-year-old the dearly departed is daughter put stickers placed in the casket, on the hands and face the inside fabric, pilof her deceased grandlow, etc. are removed. mother during her The children are then wake. allowed to decorate Dear Perhaps the child’s the uncovered casket Abby mother didn’t anticiwalls with farewell Abigail pate her daughter’s acmessages and drawtions. Children need to Van Buren ings. The interior is grieve, too. That said, then “reupholstered” they also should behave ap- and nothing is visible. The propriately. children are told that it is to

keep their messages private. One story was particularly touching — a little boy wanted his mommy to know how much he loved her and for it to be as close to her as possible. He wrote “I love you, Mommy” on the casket pillow that was placed beneath her head. At the service, only he knew about the secret message he had left for his mom for all eternity. — A MOM IN TEXAS DEAR MOM: Thank you for sharing a clever solution. I felt that the child’s placing of

stickers on her grandmother’s body was disrespectful and the mother was wrong to permit it in spite of the grandfather’s expression of disapproval. While I viewed it as a desecration of a corpse, readers felt differently. My newspaper readers comment: DEAR ABBY: “Saddened” should never have removed the 4-year-old from the casket. It was not her place. The child was giving her grandmother a goodbye gift. If the woman wanted to remove the stickers before the casket was closed,

she should have done it after the child left the room. I have seen many friends and relatives place things in caskets as gifts and remembrances. It is not disrespectful to the deceased, but gives closure and a warm memory to those who are still living. Putting stickers on Grandma was the child’s way of saying goodbye. A funeral is a celebration of life and no matter what their age, people are entitled to say goodbye in their own way. — MELODY IN NEVADA

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REPLAY 50 years ago December 15, 1961 Ralph Ridenour registered a 641 series to lead Classic bowlers at Holiday Lanes on Thursday. Scoring a double 213 and a 215, Ridenour combined his fine aggregate with Bob Kritzer’s 602 in giving Harris Jewelers’ third-place club a 6-2 victory over the seventh place Blatz Beer. Bud Kritzer and Charley Pastorini led the Blatz club with a 235 and 224, respectively.

25 years ago December 15, 1986 The visiting Anna Rockets took control of a close game in the final quarter to post a 60-46 win over Indian Lake. The Green-and-White were led by Brad Reamon’s 16 points, and joining in the scoring were Tony Bensman and Mike Gross with a dozen each, and Eric Fogt with 11.

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Busy stretch for Jackets Friday, Saturday, Tuesday against GWOC opponents BY KEN BARHORST kbarhorst@sdnccg.com The Sidney Yellow Jackets will go back on the road Friday in an attempt to get that first win of the season, traveling to Vandalia to take on the Aviators. It will be one of two games this weekend for the Jackets, Saturday’s being at home against Xenia. Then on Tuesday, Trotwood comes to town. The Jackets have lost their first three games of the season, the latest being at Troy last week. “We didn’t execute as well as I’d hoped,” said head coach Greg Snyder. “And I really, really hope we can play as well Friday night as we have practiced this week. I know coaches get a little

scared when their teams practice so well, but these kids have made improvement and have really taken to what we’ve been trying to teach them. Hopefuly, that will translate to the court on Friday night.” He said he’s tried to work on the basics to try to get his team on the winning side. “We tried to get very, very basic,” he said. “The little things, like screening on offense and using those screens, playing low on defense and not letting teams cut across without getting a body on them. “The kids have done a great job in getting better,” he added. This won’t be your typical Vandalia team the Jackets are facing Friday. It seems like the Aviators annually have 6-

foot-9 and 6-10 players. They do again this year, but they are not playing basketball. One is signed on to play football at Notre Dame, and another is a top baseball prospect. And they have apparently decided to focus on that. But there is still plenty left in the tank, Snyder said. “They have a nice team,” he said of the Aviators, who are 2-2. “Some stats that I throw at our guys, they are averaging only 11 turnovers a game and we’re averaging 20. And they are shooting 45 percent from the field and we’re shooting 29 percent. That’s a lot to make up. “They have two Greer kids (Jordan and Jake) who are both 6-5, and that’s big for us,” he went on. “They play around the rim. So we’ve chal-

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “Everybody looked good. But when we put them five-onfive and threw the ball in the air, they needed 20-second breaks after about a minute.” —Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers after a scrimmage Monday.

ON THIS DATE IN 1964 — San Francisco's Wilt Chamberlain scores 58 points, including nine in overtime, to give the Warriors a 134-132 victory over the New York Knicks. 1974 — Oakland’s Jim “Catfish” Hunter is ruled a free agent by arbitrator Peter Seitz when A's owner Charles O. Finley fails to live up to the terms of Hunter's contract.

welcomed back star forward Jared Sullinger in an 82-58 victory over South Carolina Upstate on Wednesday night. The Buckeyes (9-1) were effective if not overwhelming in rebounding from a 78-67 loss at No. 13 Kansas on Saturday. Sullinger, who had missed Ohio State's last two games, received polite applause when he entered the game at the 14:37 mark of the first half. He took his time getting into the pace of the game, finishing with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Torrey Craig had 20 points for Upstate (6-5), playing its third game in a monthlong, seven-game road swing. The Spartans, in their fifth season of Division I competition, and are 0-20 against teams from the six major conferences. The win was Ohio State's 31st straight at home, the second-longest streak ever at the

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lenged our guys to be more physical.” Typical of a Vandalia team, there are no big scorers on a team that gets the most out of each possession. Jordan Greer is at 11.8 and Jake Greer at 10.8. Teammate Ryne Pugh is pulling down 7.5 rebounds per game. On Saturday, the Jackets face a good Xenia squad that has played just once, and routed Lebanon 87-61. Dominique Tucker had 26 for the Buccs. “Tucker is good inside and outside,” said Snyder. “We’ll get a little better idea of what they do Friday (against Springboro). But they put up 87 on Lebanon. They are very athletic and it will be a challenge to guard them. We need to make them work very hard with our defense.”

Gary Bradds were the stars. William Buford added 14 points for the Buckeyes. After the Spartans scored the first four points of the second half to cut the deficit to 3731, the Buckeyes pulled away. Sullinger, who played the last 14:37 of the first half and the first 7:20 of the second and a couple of minutes late, hit two free throws and Lenzelle Smith Jr. made a drive down the heart of the lane. After a basket by Upstate, Ohio State scored on its next three possessions — a dunk by Sullinger, Thomas off a long pass from Smith and Aaron Craft on left-handed layup off a baseline drive. That made it 47-36 and the lead never dropped below nine points again. It was Upstate which set the pace for most of the first half, playing sticky defense at one end and patiently distrib-

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had played for several minutes. He entered at the first media timeout and the Spartans promptly scored 16 of the next 21 points. But order was restored late in the half. From a tie at 26, the Buckeyes sprinted to an 11-2 run to finish the half. Sullinger, who finished the half with eight points and five rebounds, started it with an uncontested dunk off a quick pass from Buford before Thomas hit a half-hook off an offensive rebound. After Adrian Rodgers hit a perimeter jumper for the Spartans, Buford poured in a 3 from the right wing. Sullinger hit two free throws in the final seconds and after a turnover by Rodgers, Sam Thompson tossed a long pass to Ravenel for a dunk with 3 seconds left.

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MINSTER — Mike Lee says his team’s 0-2 start showed him one thing for sure — more practice time is needed. The Wildcats had a rough start to the season, losing to Shelby County foes Russia and Houston to drop to 0-2. “Both those teams are wellcoached and both played well,” Lee said. “We got out of the gates in a slower fashion than maybe we thought, and it goes to show that we need more time on the practice floor to address the things we need to improve on.” Of course, the Wildcats got a late start because of the football team’s success. “I don’t think my kids are in basketball shape right now,” Lee said. “They’re in shape, but it’s different, and they only way you get in basketball shape is over a period of time. And we didn’t have that period of time. But I’m hoping as the weeks go by, we’re going to develop the way we need to. “Against Houston, we were getting the shots we wanted but we were two for 15 from the three-point line in the first half,” he added. “And we have to do a beter job on the glass.We just got clobbered by Russia Saturday, and both those teams were much more active.” The Wildcats jump into Midwest Athletic Conference competition Friday night at home against a team in much the same boat. Delphos St. John’s went one week further than the Minster football team did in postseason. St. John’s had its first game last week and lost to Elida. “I anticipate a low possession game,” said Lee. “Similar to Houston (46-44). Both teams will get after one another defensively, so I’m not anticipating a high-scoring game. They have some experienced kids, and a perimeter player, Curtis Geise, who had 25 in their opener.” Elsewhere in the MAC, Versailles hosts unbeaten St. Henry, Marion Local is at New Knoxville and New Bremen is at Coldwater.

Brooke Richard

Jackson Center senior Brooke Richard had an amazing week in girls basketball for the Lady Tigers. It started Thursday night when she exploded for 40 points in leading her team over Houston in a County game. The 40 was Slow roasted with just the right amount of spices. Just like just one point shy of the school record of 41, which has stood since 1981. She then capped off the week by scoring 22 points in a victory over Riverside on grandma used to make. Wishing all of you a Very Merry Saturday. She is leading the area in scoring so far with a 23.4 average. Christmas! Spot Gift Cards make a great Holiday Present!

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High school basketball standings League All W-L W-L BOYS COUNTY Botkins . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 3-0 Russia . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 3-0 Anna . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 2-0 Jackson Center . . . . 1-0 2-0 Houston . . . . . . . . . 0-1 2-1 Fort Loramie . . . . . . 0-1 0-2 Fairlawn . . . . . . . . . 0-2 1-2 Friday’s Games Anna at Fairlawn Botkins at Russia Jackson Center at Houston Saturday’s Games Anna at New Bremen Bradford at Fairlawn Russia at Fort Loramie Tuesday’s Games Fairlawn at Fort Loramie Houston at Anna Russia at Jackson Center —— Greater Western Ohio Conference North Troy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 3-1 Vandalia . . . . . . . . . 0-0 2-2 Greenville . . . . . . . . 0-0 1-1 Piqua . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 1-1 Trotwood . . . . . . . . . 0-0 0-0 Sidney . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 0-3 Friday’s Games Miamisburg at Piqua Sidney at Vandalia Troy at Trotwood Saturday’s Games Greenville at Tri-Village Piqua at Stebbins Xenia at Sidney Tuesday’s Games Greenville at Troy Trotwood at Sidney Vandalia at Piqua Central Northmont. . . . . . . . 1-0 3-0 Beavercreek. . . . . . . 1-0 2-1 Fairmont . . . . . . . . . 1-0 2-1 Springfield. . . . . . . . 0-1 1-1 Centerville. . . . . . . . 0-1 1-3 Wayne . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 1-3 Friday’s Games Beavercreek at Wayne Fairmont at Northmont Springfield at Centerville Saturday’s Games Springfield Shawnee at Springfield Monday’s Games Brookwood (GA) at Centerville Tuesday’s Games Northmont at Beavercreek Wayne at Springfield South Springboro . . . . . . . . 2-0 4-0 Xenia . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 1-0 Fairborn . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 3-1 West Carrollton . . . . 1-2 2-3 Lebanon . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 1-3 Miamisburg . . . . . . . 0-2 0-2 Friday’s Games Lebanon at Fairborn Miamisburg at Piqua Springboro at Xenia Saturday’s Games West Carrollton at Valley View Xenia at Sidney Tuesday’s Games Fairborn at Miamisburg Springboro at Lebanon West Carrollton at Xenia —— Midwest Athletic Conference Fort Recovery . . . . . 0-0 4-0 St. Henry . . . . . . . . . 0-0 3-0 Versailles . . . . . . . . . 0-0 2-0 New Knoxville . . . . . 0-0 2-1 New Bremen . . . . . . 0-0 1-1 Marion Local . . . . . . 0-0 0-0 Coldwater . . . . . . . . 0-0 0-1 Delphos St. John’s . . 0-0 0-1 Minster . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 0-2 Parkway. . . . . . . . . . 0-0 0-3 Friday’s Games Marion Local at New Knoxville New Bremen at Coldwater Parkway at Fort Recovery St. Henry at Versailles St. John’s at Minster Saturday’s Games Anna at New Bremen Celina at Marion Local Coldwater at St. Marys Parkway at Crestview Wapakoneta at St. Henry Tuesday’s Games Ottoville at Marion Local Parkway at South Adams Waynesfield at Fort Recovery —— Other Boys Lehman. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Riverside . . . . . . . . . 0-0 1-2 Friday’s Games Fairbanks at Riverside Miami East at Lehman Saturday’s Games Riverside at Lehman —— GIRLS COUNTY Anna . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 5-0 Houston . . . . . . . . . 3-1 5-2 Jackson Center . . . . 2-1 3-2 Fort Loramie . . . . . . 2-1 2-2 Russia . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 4-2 Botkins . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 2-4 Fairlawn . . . . . . . . . 0-4 0-5 Thursday’s Games Bellefontaine at Botkins Fairlawn at Fort Loramie Houston at Anna Russia at Jackson Center Saturday’s Games Fort Loramie at Minster Monday’s Games Ansonia at Houston Botkins at Waynesfield —— Greater Western Ohio Conference North Troy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 3-1 Vandalia . . . . . . . . . 2-0 4-2

Trotwood . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1-3 Greenville . . . . . . . . 0-1 0-5 Sidney . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 0-6 Piqua . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 1-3 Wednesday’s Games Centerville at Vandalia Piqua at Urbana Sidney at Tecumseh Springfield at Trotwood Thursday’s Games Troy at Beavercreek Saturday’s Games Greenville at West Carrollton Sidney at Piqua Trotwood at Marshall Vandalia at Troy Monday’s Games Stebbins at Piqua Wednesday’s Games Oakwood at Greenville Trotwood at Vandalia Troy at Sidney Central Northmont. . . . . . . . 1-0 4-1 Centerville. . . . . . . . 1-0 3-1 Fairmont . . . . . . . . . 1-0 3-1 Wayne . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 3-1 Beavercreek. . . . . . . 0-1 1-2 Springfield. . . . . . . . 0-1 1-2 Wednesday’s Games Centerville at Vandalia Miamisburg at Fairmont Springboro at Wayne Springfield at Trotwood Thursday’s Games Troy at Beavercreek Saturday’s Games Centerville at Springfield Northmont at Fairmont Wayne at Beavercreek Monday’s Games Springfield at Meadowdale Wayne at Greenon Wednesday’s Games Centerville at Northmont Marshall at Beavercreek Springfield at Belmont South Fairborn . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 5-0 Springboro . . . . . . . . 1-0 3-0 Lebanon . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1-4 Miamisburg . . . . . . . 1-2 1-4 Xenia . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 1-3 West Carrollton . . . . 0-1 0-4 Wednesday’s Games Miamisburg at Fairmont Springboro at Wayne Xenia at West Carrollton Saturday’s Games Greenville at West Carrollton Miamisburg at Lebanon Xenia at Springboro Monday’s Games Fairborn at Tipp City Lebanon at West Carrollton Wednesday’s Games Springboro at Fairborn Xenia at Miamisburg —— Midwest Athletic Conference New Knoxville . . . . . 2-0 4-1 Fort Recovery . . . . . 1-0 4-0 Marion Local . . . . . . 1-0 3-0 Coldwater . . . . . . . . 1-0 2-1 Versailles . . . . . . . . . 1-1 4-2 Minster . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 2-1 Delphos St. John’s . . . 0-1 3-2 New Bremen . . . . . . 0-1 2-3 St. Henry . . . . . . . . . 0-1 1-2 Parkway. . . . . . . . . . 0-1 0-4 Thursday’s Games Coldwater at New Bremen Fort Recovery at Parkway Minster at St. John’s New Knoxville at Marion Local Versailles at St. Henry Saturday’s Games Delphos Jefferson at New Bremen Fort Loramie at Minster Fort Recovery at Jay County Lehman at St. Henry Van Wert at Coldwater Monday’s Games Franklin Monroe at Fort Recovery Lima Shawnee at St. John’s Tuesday’s Games Celina at St. Henry Coldwater at Elida Spencerville at New Knoxville —— Other Girls Lehman. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Riverside . . . . . . . . . 0-1 0-6 Thursday’s Games Waynesfield at Riverside Saturday’s Games Lehman at St. Henry —— Scoring leaders Boys G Pts. Avg.

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Win by Houston Friday would give Willoughby 300 BY KEN BARHORST kbarhorst@sdnccg.com

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Houton’s veteran head coach John Willoughby takes the spotlight this week in County boys basketball. Willoughby notched win No. 299 on Tuesday at Minster, so he’ll be going for another milestone Friday night when his Wildcats host the Jackson Center Tigers. There is a full slate of league games Friday, one on Saturday, and a full slate again on Tuesday. On Friday, Anna is at Fairlawn and Botkins is at Russia in a battle of early unbeatens. On Saturday, Russia is at Fort Loramie, and on Tuesday, Russia is at Jackson Center, Fairlawn is at Loramie and Houston visits Anna. There are also two non-league games Saturday, Anna at Bremen and Bradford at Fairlawn.

Fairlawn The Jets didn’t get off to the kind of start they wanted to in County play, losing their first two. But they got in the win column with a lopsided victory over Mississinawa. Now the Jets prepare for a busy stretch of games, three of them in five days, beginning with Friday at home against unbeaten Anna. “Teams are going to go through those stretches,” said Jet coach Derek Alexander. “But we aren’t worried about Saturday or Tuesday. Anna is playing well and has some quality players, and that’s what we’re focusing on. “A lot of people might look at that score (80-38 over Mississinawa) and think we ran the score up,” he added. “But we won by 42 with my starters only playing three quarters. So I think we’re going into Friday’s game with a lot of confidence. We feel good about how we’re playing right now.” He said his team needs to focus more on playing their game. “I think we were too focused on individual players and what they were doing,” he said. “We need to step back and play our game, run our sets. We’re not a typical County team. I think most teams want to make that extra pass and play a methodical style. We don’t. And we play zone, which most teams don’t. We do what gives us the best chance to win.” The Rockets opened in fine fashion, beating Fort Loramie and New Knoxville to start out 2-0. “We need to play disciplined defense and contain their two primary shooters in Jay Meyer and Maverick Long,” Alexander said. “We have to know where they are at all times. But even with that, they have other players who can shoot. “We started out 0-2 in the league, so this is a very big game for us.”

Jackson Center The Tigers were impressive in opening the season with a pair of wins last week. Not only did they beat Fairlawn and Riverside, they held both teams under 40 points. “It was definitely a good start for us,” said JC coach Scott Elchert. “Especially after an extended preseason. We did the job defensively, but we also know that it’s only two games in a

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HOUSTON’S RYAN Curl puts up a shot Tuesday night in action at Minster. Curl had 17 points to lead the Wildcats to a 46-44 win. long season. There are still areas we need to improve on.” He was understandably pleased with the defense. “That’s what pleases me most,” he said. “We did a really good job of carrying through with our game plan in terms of personnel, and also communicating, which is so important on defense.” Under the “needs improvement” heading, it’s rebounding. “This was more Friday than Saturday, but we didn’t rebound the ball real clean,” he said. “We rebounded well enough, but not to where we could get it out and go. The ball got tipped around too much. And we’re also still trying to figure out our rotation because we didn’t have a starter (Eric Ryder) because of sickness.” Alex Meyer finished the weekend as the Tigers’ leading scorer, averaging 16.5. “That’s no surprise,” Elchert said. “He’s a very legitimate offensive threat, capable of scoring in the paint, hitting the three, and he’s very good off the dribble.” The Tigers also have a busy stretch, with three games in a week. And Friday’s is a big one, with Houston coming to town. “This is a big stretch, but we’ll treat each one equally important,” he said. “Houston executes very well in the half court, and I’ve been very impressed with their big kids, (Jesse) Phlipot and (Ryan) Curl. They have great basketball bodies, long and wiry. And they go get the ball. We need to make things difficult for them in the halfcourt and stop some of their execution. And I think rebounding will be a key at both ends of the floor,” he added.

the years since they’ve been growing up, we won the district three years in a row, and that’s the first time we won in that new gym over there,” he said. “I told them that shows what a special team this can be.” The Wildcats ended up having last Friday off because of the problems at Botkins. “You know you’ve been coaching a long time when people come up to you and ask you if you’ve ever experienced anything like that,” he said. “I didn’t know what the right thing was to do. I just didn’t think that it was good for the kids to sit in the bus for a half hour twice. So I felt if it was okay with the school officials, it would be better to postpone it.” Willoughby fouund out Tuesday that his kids listen. “I was saying in the (County preview) that I thought we needed to do a better job on defense and rebounding,” he said. “I hadn’t been happy with that. And I thought we did some good things against Minster. Jesse (Phlipot) did a good job on the boards and Ryan (Curl) had a great game.” Phlipot, just a sophomore, had his third straight double-double of the season, finishing with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Houston stays at home Friday to take on Jackson Center in County play. And there will be plenty of extra motivation for the Wildcats. Willoughby, in his 26th season, needs just one more victory to reach 300 for his career. “If we can hold them down, yeah,” said Willoughby when asked if he thought Friday’s game would be low-scoring. “Jackson is going to play great defense. They’re sound, they keep people in front of them, and you don’t get many open looks Houston Houston survived the from them. We’re going to bizarre Friday night have to play just as well which saw the game at defensively.” Botkins postponed (to Anna Jan. 3) when the school’s Anna coach Nate fire alarm would not Barhorst qualified his stay silent. remarks last week when The Wildcats bounced talking after Saturday’s back and won at Minster second straight victory. Tuesday night, and head “We needed them becoach John Willoughby cause they were both at made sure his players home,” he said. knew how he felt. So in his mind, the 2-0 “I told the kids after Rockets still have to the game, we’ve had show they can win on some special teams over the road, too. And they

get that chance this weekend with a pair of bus trips on the schedule. The first is a County at Fairlawn, battle which will be looking for its first league win after a couple of losses. “Getting two wins last week was big,” said Barhorst. “It gets us some confidence going into a tough weekend on the road. We’re happy with the wins, but we need to get better in every facet of the game and work with all the options we have out there.” The Rockets got a solid effort from senior Jay Meyer, who averaged 20 in the two wins. And both Maverick Long and Nick Reier are averaging in double digits after the first weekend. “I’d like to see a little more balance,” Barhorst said. “And I’d like to see the bench more involved. And we need a better presence inside.” He expects a real challenge from the Jets. “It’s our first road game of the season and it’s going to be a challenge because of their guard play,” he said. “They have two phenomenal guards in Trey Everett and Anthony Gillem and we’re going to have to know where they are at all times.” The Rockets are back in action Saturday, traveling to New Bremen, then host Houston on Tuesday in County play.

Russia The Raiders look to be serious about challenging for a county title this season, having reeled off three straight wins so far. But like a lot of teams in the league, the Raiders will find out a lot about themselves with the stretch of games coming up. They host the unbeaten Botkins Trojans Friday, then have backto-back road games against Fort Loramie Saturday and Jackson Center Tuesday. “It’s a tough stretch, and us playing in the (Piqua) holiday tournament changed up the schedule a little,” said Russia coach Paul Bremigan. “But it is what it is. A lot of times we’re preparing two or three days for one opponent, so this is a lot different. We’re doing some different things to try to conserve our energy, with so many games in that amount of time.” The Raiders host Anna a week from Friday, making it four games in eight days. First up is Botkins, and the game will match a pair of 3-0 teams. “Botkins has a lot back from last year and those kids are a year older,” said Bremigan. “So I’m not surprised they’re off to the start they are. They’re playing with a lot of confidence right now. They’ve always competed and played hard.” Bremigan likes what he’s seen out of his squad so far. “We’re getting good play from our guards and scoring is coming from different places,” he said. “Bryce Rittenhouse played a good game (Tuesday) night (15 points). He’s not just looking to score, but looking to pass too. And He’s getting better on defense, and that’s helping him become a more complete player. See COUNTY/Page 19

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Fort Loramie The Redskins are 0-2 after losing at Anna and at St. Henry. But head coach Karl Ratermann is not an unhappy man. “I’d like to think those two teams are going to win a lot of games,” said Ratermann. “St. Henry beat a decent Spencerville team and beat St. Marys and we stayed pretty close to them. So the effort was definitely there. We just have to find a way to finish inside. We’re getting the shots that we need to get. We just have to start making them. If we do that, we’ll be all right. “I thought our guards competed well both nights,” he added. “All our guards have confidence shooting the ball, and that’s good to see. We’re going to have some growing pains because we’re inexperienced. But as long as they keep working, we’ll be okay.” The Redskins have a big date with Russia, but it isn’t until Saturday, giving them the luxury of seeing the Raiders in action Friday if they so choose. “We have some big games coming up but our main focus is Russia,” said Ratermann. “They have the 6-9 kid (Brandon Wilson) and he’s a load. He shoots real well around the paint and we have to find a way to slow him down. (Treg) Francis shoots well, and ther guards really bring a lot of energy. It’s a typical Paul Bremigan-coached

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Botkins The Trojans were looking forward to taking on Houston in their first home game of the season last Friday, only to have a faulty fire alarm result in the game being postponed until Jan. 3. The Trojans have tohope it doesn’t sap their momentum after starting the season with three wins in a row. They are back on the road Friday, playing at Russia in a matchup of 3-0 squads. They then come back a week from Friday and try again for a home game, against Jackson Center. “It was frustrating,” said Botkins coach Brett Meyer on Friday’s troubles. “I agree with the decision to postpone it because you just didn;t know if it was going to happen again. It was tough because we were really looking forward to playing a home game. Now we just have to regroup. We might have to take the first couple minutes Friday night just to get re-oriented to playing a game again.” The Trojans face Russia in a battle of unbeatens, both being 3-0. “Russia is scoring a lot of points so far, with a lot of people scoring,” said Meyer. “When you have a 6-9 kid (Wilson) playing like he is right now, that’s tough to defend. “The key will most definitely be rebounding,” he added. “They rebound really well and I think a lot has to do with teams concentrating on Wilson. He takes two people to get him out of there. And we have to be able to handle their pressure.”

SMS wrestlers edged by Trotwood 42-40 The Sidney Middle School wrestlers were defeated by Trotwood, 42-40, and Troy, 55-30, in action Tuesday night. Will Wallace and Cole Hofmann each pinned twice for the Junior Jackets. And winning two matches were Austin McLain, Kyle Pierce and Jac Beatty. Riley Kittle, Jonathan Perin, Dakota Wenrich, Preston Crall, Matt Borror, Shane Herbert, Sam Niswonger, Kaine Fischer, Brad Blosser, Rayshawn Shaver and Bryce Henry all won one

match each. In earlier action, the SMS wrestlers defeated Springfield 42-39 and Mason 55-30. Niswonger, Hofmann, Blosser and Henry all won two matches apiece by pin, and winning two matches each were Pierce, Peyton Osborne, Beatty and Herbert. Beatty and Herbert each had one pin. Winning one match each were McLain, Wenrich, Wallace, Kaden DeMarcus, Brandon Ahrens, Perin, Crall, Alec Gerstner and Seth Vondenheuvel.

Lady Jackets sink to 0-7 McBride 1-0-2; Perrin 1-0-2; Sturwold 1-0-2. Totals: 11-527. Tecumseh (82) Christmann 4-2-10; Davis 10-3-23; Frappier 2-0-5; Henry 2-0-5; Mougey 2-0-5; Quisenberry 12-5-30; Vlasic 2-0-4. Totals: 34-10-82. Score by quarters: Sidney ................10 17 21 27 Tecumseh ...........15 37 59 82 Three-pointers: Sidney 0., Tecumseh 4 (Frappier, Henry, Sidney (27) Mougey, Quisenbery). Elmore 5-2-12; Ford 1-1-3; Records: Sidney 0-7, Foy 1-1-3; Hanayik 1-1-3; Tecumseh 4-1.

NEW CARLISLE — Sidney trailed by just five after a quarter but managed only 17 points the rest of the way in losing 82-27 to Tecumseh in high school girls basketball action Thursday. Sidney, 0-7, was led by Lauren Elmore with 12 points.

SCOREBOARD CALENDAR High school High school sports TONIGHT Girls basketball Russia at Jackson Center New Knoxville at Marion Local Waynesfield at Riverside Minser at Delphos St. John’s Versailles at St. Henry Coldwater at New Bremen Houston at Anna Bellefontaine at Botkins Fairlawn at Fort Loramie —— FRIDAY Boys basketball Sidney at Vandalia Miami East at Lehman Christian Academy at East Dayton

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Holmgren: Browns did not check McCoy on sideline BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Although James Harrison’s devastating, illegal hit on Colt McCoy was witnessed by millions on television and thousands at Heinz Field, Cleveland’s medical staff did not realize the severity of the blow when they treated the Browns quarterback. That was the explanation given by team president Mike Holmgren on Wednesday, one day after NFL medical officials and representatives of the Players Association met with the Browns to discuss the team’s controversial handling of McCoy’s head injury and possible changes to the league’s policies on concussions. Holmgren does not expect the league to penalize the Browns, who did not know McCoy had a concussion when they sent him back into Thursday night’s game. Union chief DeMaurice Smith said the meetings allowed the NFLPA to learn more about McCoy’s treatment. “We will review the findings with our team and take into consideration the public comments made by the Browns,” Smith said in a statement. During a nearly onehour news conference, Holmgren explained that McCoy was not checked for a concussion on the sideline after the hit because he wasn’t showing symptoms. Also, the team’s medical and training staffs were un-

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CLEVELAND BROWNS president Mike Holmgren speaks about quarterback Colt McCoy’s concussion during a news conference at the NFL football team’s headquarters in Berea, Ohio Wednesday. aware of the impact of Harrison’s helmet-toface mask hit because they were on the sideline working on other injured players. McCoy was evaluated by medical personnel and trainer Joe Sheehan, who told Browns coach Pat Shurmur the QB was “good to go.” Holmgren defended the decision but acknowledged the injury may have been handled differently if the medical staff had seen McCoy get laid out by Harrison, who has been suspended one game by the league for his fifth illegal tackle on a quarterback in three years. “I want to make something very, very clear here,” said Holmgren, who was at times emotional when discussing the topic and several others. “No coach that I know, certainly not our head coach, would ever overrule a doctor and put a kid in a game

where a doctor said you can’t play. I never did it. Pat will never do it. It’s not happening. “If anybody had that in the back of their mind because it’s a big game, it’s the Steelers, we had a chance to win the game, we’re going to roll the dice a little bit and throw him in, that’s not what happened. “That will never happen.” Holmgren said one of the issues raised at the meeting was having the league observer at games — or someone — notify the field if there’s a big hit and a player should be evaluated more thoroughly. Holmgren called the Browns’ medical staff “the absolute best in football” and praised the club’s handling of head injuries. Earlier in Thursday night’s game, tight end Benjamin Watson and fullback Owen Marecic were both ruled

out by the staff with concussions. The Browns have had nine concussions this season. McCoy was sent home before practice on Wednesday with a headache and it’s doubtful he will play this Sunday when the Browns visit Arizona. Holmgren has not yet spoken to the second-year quarterback, who was scrambling from pressure and had flipped the ball to running back Montario Hardesty when Harrison drilled him in the chin. In giving a detailed breakdown “to set the record as straight as I can,” Holmgren explained that when McCoy was hit, Sheehan and Dr. Mark Schickendantz ran on the field not knowing exactly what had happened. “They were all working on other injured players, either in the bench area or behind players, so they did not see the play,” Holmgren said. “Then, they heard a crowd reaction. Someone said, ‘Colt’s down.’” Holmgren said McCoy was “lucid and talking” when he was being treated and did not show any signs of having a concussion. Holmgren said Schickendantz “was looking at his face and his eyes, Joe was looking at the rest of him and he was complaining of his hand.” McCoy sustained a badly bruised hand. Holmgren said McCoy was not unconscious and responded to everything the medical staff asked him to do.

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NEW DUPLEX, Botkins. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car, gas heat, central air, W/D room, appliances, well insulated, no pets. $750 month, (937)394-7144.

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LIVING ROOM Suite, 3 piece, matching couch, gliding loveseat & oversize chair, excellent condition, $450 obo (937)710-4657

PROFESSIONAL OFFICE Space. Ideal location. Minster on Rt. 66 across from High School. (419)394-2712 after 5pm

SLEEPER SOFA, mauve and blue floral, 7 foot. Good condition. $250. Oak double door TV cabinet, lots of storage, DVD player shelf. $150. (937)638-5591

HOLSTEIN CALVES, 14, Average 350 pounds. (937)492-3313.

BUY THIS YEAR! Get 6 months free lot rent 744 S. Brooklyn, Lot 25 1001 Fourth, Lot 43 RE/MAX ONE Gay Smith (937)497-7961

WASHER and DRYER, Whirlpool Gold series. 3 Years old, like new, excellent condition! Paid $1600 selling set for $500. (937)552-7786

FIREWOOD, $125 a core pick up, $150 a core delivered, $175 a core delivered and stacked (937)308-6334 or (937)719-3237 FIREWOOD, $50 Truckload, delivered, split, seasoned hardwood, (937)596-6544 SEASONED FIREWOOD $165 per cord. Stacking extra, $135 you pick up. Taylor Tree Service available (937)753-1047 SEASONED FIREWOOD for sale. $135 delivered. (937)638-6950

SIDNEY Flea Market inside Sidney Plaza. Saturday only 9-5. CRAFT BAZAAR!!! Offering last minute unique gifts. Ceramics, painted and bisque. Embroidered items, Ohio State Items. Christening gowns, baked goods and candies. Something for everyone.

FURNITURE, excellent condition, Lane plaid sofa/ loveseat, oak tables, sewing table for 2 machines, computer desk/ file, bar stools Troy, priced to sell. (937)552-7177

ADULT MOVIES, still in factory seal, great selection, $4 each. Call (567)356-0272. GO-CART/Dingo by Manco, model 389-00, 8HP, Roll cage, $450. 2 antique sun dials, metal, celestial /terrestrial?, $75 each. 2 antique plant hanger, metal, each has a bird in design, $35 each. Pistol, antique, browning 32 auto, early, nickel, engraved, $225. (937)698-6362 HOSPITAL BED, invacare, electric foot and head, with mattress, 450 lbs. capacity, good condition. $325 (937)335-4276 METAL. Wanting anything that contains metal. Will haul away for FREE. Call (937)451-1566 or (937)214-0861.

TOY POODLE, 2-3 years old, cream color, male. Needs groomed and TLC and patience. Free to good home only. (937)710-5730

CAMPING MEMBERSHIP, Coast to Coast Lakewood Village, 2 generations membership, private campground, asking $2000 obo, (937)538-7491

AQUARIUM, 29 gallon, oak trim. Includes 30" oak trim deluxe hood, 29 gallon deluxe oak stand. All for $100. (937)552-7786 BICHON FRISE, Cairn Terriors, Yorkie, Shichons, Malti-poo, NonShedding. $100 and up. (419)925-4339 CAT, calico adult female. Very loving and sweet. Spayed, all shots and wormed. Free to good home. (937)726-7940 CATS: 4 month old companion pets, vet checks, litter trained for indoors, handles and easy temperament. Responsible pet parents only. Compensation for expenses, (937)492-2563. KITTEN, 18 Week old grey/ white, male, litter trained, very friendly. (937)726-9490 MINI DACHSHUND PUPPIES, 2 red smooth coats, AKC, written guarantee, 1st shot , wormed. 1 Male $275. 1 Female, $325. (937)667-1777, (937)667-0077 MIXED BREED puppies for Christmas!!! Small, 3 males, 1 female. Ready now. (937)638-1321 or (937)498-9973. No calls after 6pm.

4WD Sports Pkg. 95K miles, red with gray interior, full power, 6 pk CD changer. $3900.

Notice is hereby given that the list of assessments has been established on constructing and/or repairing sidewalks in the City of Sidney, Ohio for the year 2011. The said list of assessment is now on file in the office of the City Clerk for the inspection and examination of all persons interested therein. The list in its entirety may be reviewed at the office of the City Clerk during regular working hours at 201 West Poplar Street, Sidney, Ohio. These assessments will be available for review for three weeks beginning December 15, 2011. Objections to the amount of such assessments must be made in writing and must be filed in the office of said Clerk within two weeks after the expiration of this notice on or before January 16, 2012. This notification is by order of the Council of the City of Sidney and Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 729.08. Joyce Goubeaux City Clerk Dec. 15, 22, 29

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COUNTY : SHELBY The following applications and/or verified complaints were received, and the following draft, proposed and final actions were issued, by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) last week. The complete public notice including additional instructions for submitting comments, requesting information or a public hearing, or filing an appeal may be obtained at: http://www.epa.ohio.gov/actions.aspx or Hearing Clerk, Ohio EPA, 50 W. Town St. P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216. Ph: 614-644-2129 email: HClerk@epa.state.oh.us APPLICATION RECEIVED FOR AIR PERMIT IVEX PROTECTIVE PACKAGING INC. (PROTEC PAC USA) P.O. BOX 4699, SIDNEY, OH ACTION DATE : 12/07/2011 FACILITY DESCRIPTION: AIR IDENTIFICATION NO. : A0043294 The facility is planning to replace the existing foam Extrusion Line 2 (Emissions Unit P002) with a higher capacity line. The hourly blowing agent usage will increase from the current permit limit of 168 lb/hr to 220 lb/hr. The combined blowing agent use for P001 and the new line will be limited to 1,160 tons for a rolling 12-month period. Dec. 15 2242809

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2004 BUICK Le Sabre Ltd. 20,200 miles, white, navy blue cloth top. Loaded, front wheel drive, Leather interior, Immaculate. Florida car! $13,000 OBO. (937)492-1308 2007 HONDA CRV, low mileage only 53,034 , moon roof, AWD. Would make a great Christmas present. Asking $14,000 below book value. (937)751-8381

Pre-Owned 2011 Chevrolet Silverado Ext Cab 4x4 Blue Granite w/Ebony Cloth Z71 16000 miles 2010 Chevrolet Impala LT Goldmist w/Neutral Leather Sunroof Non Smoker 19000 mile 2008 Chevrolet Impala Silver /Ebony Leather. Bucket Seats, Deck Spoiler 28000 miles 2008 Saturn Aura XE Red Jewel w/Gray Cloth 3.5L V-6 Non Smoker 35000 mile 2007 Chevrolet Silverado Â˝ ton Reg Cab W/T Victory Red Ebony Cloth 105000 miles 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Reg Cab 4x4 Victory Red w/Ebony Cloth Seat 6.0L 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Crew Cab 4x4 D-Max Dsl Gray w/Ebony Leather 2006 Buick Rendezvous CXL FWD Silver w/Gray Leather Interior 83000 miles 2005 Chevrolet Silverado Â˝ Ton Reg Cab 4x4 Victory Red Ebony Cloth 91000 miles 2005 Chevrolet Silverado Ext Cab 2500HD 4X4 D-Max Dsl Eng Allison Trans Dk Red 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Ext Cab LB 4x4 Victory Red Ebony Cloth 58K miles 2005 Chrysler Town & Country Blue w/Gray Cloth 2nd Row Captain Chairs DVD Player 2004 Chevrolet Silverado LS Ext Cab 4x4 Dark Red w/Graphite Cloth V-8 80000 mile 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer LTZ 4x4 Blue w/Gray Leather 6 Cyl Eng Loaded Clean 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix GT. Dark Red w/Graphite Cloth Int. 3800 V-6 140000 miles 2001 Pontiac Grand AM GT. Green w/Ebony Cloth V-6 Eng Clean Car 124000 miles

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925 Legal Notices LEGAL NOTICE SERVICE BY PUBLICATION In the Common Pleas Court of Shelby County, Ohio, 100 E. Court Street, Sidney OH 45365, in case no. 07CV000160, Eric Warnement v. Alpha Omega International. Eric Warnement is the Plaintiff, whose last known address was 8000 Jones Road, Lima, OH 45807. Alpha Omega seeks the removal of a Mechanicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lien by Plaintiff. Eric Warnement is required to answer within twenty-eight days after this publication. Defendantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is Kimberly S. Kislig, 225 E. Court St., Sidney, OH 45365 Dec.15,22,29, Jan.5,12,19

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“Daisy” We love you! Ellie, Mike & Friends

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“Angel” Although you’re blind, you’re still an angel. Katherine Hubley

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Sidney Daily News,Thursday, December 15, 2011

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A HUGE Thank You to EVERYONE that donated a new toy or their time to make The Hits 105.5 3rd Annual Stuff the Bus New Toy Drive a gigantic success! We reached a new record of over 700 new toys donated. Because of your donations, The Salvation Army will be able to provide CHRISTmas to a record number of local families in need.

Thank you to the following for the support that they gave us this year: • The Salvation Army (Major Herb, Angie Carter & the rest of their crew) • Sidney Daily News • Sidney Walmart • Our good friend and Stuff the Bus Co-Host Paul Downing • Paul Meehan for our official Stuff the Bus shelter/studio • The Lone Wolf Jeepers • Honda Credit Union • Steve Baker @ WHIO-TV

• PSG/Visual Concepts for the banner & signs • Linda Blankenship our official Stuff the Bus coordinator • HandsOn West Central Ohio, Cargill, the Goodrich Crew & all of our Stuff the Bus volunteers • Scott & the Anna Local Schools Industrial Arts Department• Pizza Hut • Santa • Tim Hortons • Ulbrichs • Pizza Hut • The Spot• Super Subby's • McDonald's • The Styling Company • The Bridge • Culver's • Brower Insurance Agency • Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken • Little Caesars Pizza

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• Family Video • CJ's Highmarks • Vandemark Farm • Sidney Body Carstar• Alcove Restaurant