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Vol. 121 No. 257

Sidney, Ohio

December 26, 2011

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INSIDE TODAY

American Profile • The spirit of kindness is alive and well in America, based on dozens of letters sent by readers to American Profile describing the compassionate and generous acts of friends, neighbors, family and anonymous individuals. Here is a selection of stories of people whose thoughtful and selfless acts restore one's faith in humanity. Inside

DEATHS Obituaries and/or death notices for the following people appear on Page 3A today: • Ada Wagner • Ruth Baker • Judith A. (Schwartz) Liess • William Douglas Cottrel • Evelyn R. Downey • Esther Seger • Paul R. Bell • Kay G. Patrie • Verlin W. Hirschfeld

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

TODAY’S THOUGHT “Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.”

— President Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) For more on today in history, turn to Page 3B.

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Blasts mar pope’s message

BY NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI issued pleas for peace to reign across the world during his traditional Christmas address Sunday, a call marred by Muslim extremists who bombed a Catholic church in Nigeria, striking after worshippers celebrated Mass.

The assault on the Catholic church left 35 dead in Madalla, near the Nigerian capital. A failed bombing also occurred near a church in the city of Jos, followed by a shooting that killed a police officer.

The blast came a year after a series of Christmas Eve bombs in Jos claimed by Islamist militants killed 32.

Benedict didn’t refer explicitly to the Nigerian bombings in his “Urbi et Orbi” speech, Latin for “to the city and to the world” in which he raises alarm about world hotspots.

But in a statement, the Vatican called the attacks a sign of “cruelty and absurd, blind hatred” that shows no respect for human life.

Elsewhere, Christmas was celebrated with the typical joy of the season: In Cuba, Catholics had plenty to cheer as they prepared for Benedict’s March arrival, the first visit by a pontiff to the Communist-run island since John Paul II’s historic tour nearly 14 years ago.

“We have faith in God that we will be allowed to have this treat,” said Rogelio Montes de Oca, 72, as he stood outside the Cathedral in Old Havana.

“Not every country will have the chance to see him physically and receive his blessing.”

And in the Holy Land, pilgrims and locals alike flocked to Jesus’ traditional birthplace in numbers not seen since before the Palestinian uprising over a decade ago, despite lashing rains and wind.

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PHYLLIS LAUDERBACK, of Sidney, and Dwight Hedrick, of Bloomington, Ill., half brother and sister, meet for the first time after a 45-yearlong search for each other.

Best Christmas gift Siblings find each other after 45-year search

BY PATRICIA ANN SPEELMAN pspeelman@sdnccg.com Their best Christmas gift ever was a hug.

A hug that came with free-flowing tears and big grins. A hug that happened last Tuesday in the tiny living room of an apartment on Doorley Road in Sidney.

The huggers were Phyllis Lauderback, of Sidney, and Dwight L. Hedrick, of Bloomington, Ill. They are half brother and sister, but they didn’t know it until three weeks ago.

Each grew up as an only child. Each is thrilled to have a sibling.

Hedrick, 72, was born Dec. 3, 1939, to a naive woman who was taken advantage of by a man who was married to her cousin. The young woman belonged to the Dunkard sect of the German Baptist Church and was shunned by her community when she became pregnant. Alone and jobless, she signed over her baby boy to his father when the baby was 2 weeks old. A week later, the father put the boy up for adoption.

Hedrick’s story

was grades 1-8. My mother was the teacher.

After I graduated from high school, I farmed with my father, but he died very suddenly of cancer. I tried to keep the farm going but I wasn’t able to handle it on my own. So I went into agriculture and got a job with a seed company. After four years, I got a job with another seed company, Funk Bros. Seed Co. I stayed with them until I retired with a disability in 1993. I was in seed-production research. I took classes at Iowa State, Purdue, Mississippi State and University of Nebraska, Lincoln. It was in Lincoln that they filmed “Terms of Endearment.” I appeared in the movie, on a staircase.

My wife, Sue, who died eight years ago, and I were married for 40 years. We raised two boys and a girl. We lost our middle child in 1988 to a drunken driver. My daughter is Vicki Allison, of Kansas, Ill., and my living son is Michael Hedrick, of Bloomington, Ill. I had an Aunt Mary who lived in California. She visited in 1975 and said, “Have you ever wondered about your parents?”

“Oh sure,” I said. “I have no feelings for them, but I’m curious.”

“I may have some information for you,” she said. “I know the name of your father.”

I grew up on a dairy/hog farm in northern Illinois, near Ashton. My mother was an educator. She taught school. My father was a farmer. They were Ward and Bertha Hedrick.

Lauderback’s story I knew I was adopted. They were instructed My mother married William Arthur Arto tell me. But it didn’t mean much to me. gabright in June 1940. I was born March 16, I went to a one-room school that was 1 3/4 1942, and grew up near Kiser Lake in miles away for my first year of school. In my See GIFT/Page 14A See BLASTS/Page 5A second year, I went to a two-room school that

Three named to school Hall of Honor Three new inductees were selected for the Sidney City Schools Hall of Honor recently and will be enshrined in an induction ceremony on April 20 at 7:30 p.m.

The public is invited to attend this 19th annual event and the following reception in the adjacent Sidney High School gymnasium. The hall will have a total of 105 members with these new additions.

“This year’s inductees are exceptional individuals in their impressive professional successes as well as in their dedicated service to their communities,” said Hall of Honor Chairman Tom Milligan.

“The committee has worked to ensure that each individual will be an inspiration to today’s students.”

All of this year’s inductees are graduates of Sidney High School.

Doug Aschenbach, SHS 1977, has dedicated his life to improvement, growth and achievement. As the president of Campus Partners for Community Urban Redevelopment, Aschenbach has played an integral role in developing the strategy and business plans for the improve-

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ment of the campus and surrounding neighborhoods of the Ohio State University. With a staff of eight, a $15 million budget and real estate acquisitions of more than $150 million, he has worked to revitalize the University District neighborhoods. Most recently, Campus Partners has rebuilt and refurbished North High Street into retail and housing. He also serves as president of SciTech, Ohio State’s research and technology space. He is the founder of The Script Ohio Club, a charitable organization that supports the OSU Marching Band and oversees several OSU Endowment Funds.

Mari Kohri PhD, SHS 1991, is an internationally accomplished and awardwinning botanist. A Japanese citizen, Kohri came to Sidney as a fifth-grade student when her father was assigned to help establish the Honda engine plant in Anna. She holds several advanced degrees, including her Ph.D. in ecological sciences from Hiroshima University in

Japan, where she currently resides. She is a lecturer of ecology at the School of International Liberal Studies at Waseda University in Tokyo. She also conducts policy-oriented environmental research in the area of forest biodiversity.

Laura Richards, deceased, SHS 1911, dedicated her life to establishing and running the Canaan Home in China, an orphanage that housed nearly 200 children.

She served as a Red Cross nurse during World War I, received biblical training from the Biblical Seminary in New York, then felt called to start an orphanage for homeless and handicapped children in China. The Canaan Home operated from 1929 to 1951 under her leadership before she was forced to return to the United States. In 2010, Becky Powers, Richards’ niece, wrote and published a book on Laura Richards’ life titled, “Laura’s Children: The Hidden Story of a Chinese Orphanage.”

Expanded individual biographies of each recipient will be released in the spring as the April 20 induction ceremony draws near.

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A visit with Santa Malena Cunningham, 2, daughter of Leah Fridley and Antoine Cunningham, of Sidney, visits with Santa Claus in a yard at Russell Road and Broadway Avenue.

Santa took time out of his busy holiday schedule to wave to passing motorists and talk with youngsters who stopped by to share their Christmas wishes.

COUNTY Sheriff’s log SUNDAY -1:02 a.m.: suspicious person. A deputy responded to 7305 Wright-Moyer Road to investigate a suspicious car parked across the road from the residence.

SATURDAY -10:18 p.m.: suspicious person. Deputies responded to a report of a suspicious person in the area of Ohio 119 and Thaman Road.

-4:12 p.m.: loose cow.

A deputy responded to the area of East Shelby Road and Wells Road on a report of a loose cow.

The deputy was unable to locate the cow.

-12:57 p.m.: pursuit.

Deputies assisted Ohio

RECORD Mason Road on a report of a chimney fire.

SATURDAY -5:36 p.m.: medical.

Perry-Port-Salem Rescue responded to the 4000 block of TawawaMaplewood Road on a medical call.

-9:45 a.m.: medical.

Anna and Jackson Center Rescue and Shelby County Sheriff ’s deputies responded to SUNDAY the 17000 block of Mon-7:09 a.m.: vehicle tra Road on the report of fire. Botkins Fire and a fall victim.

Rescue units responded to the area of I-75 and Santa Fe-New Knoxville Road on a report of a veSATURDAY hicle fire.

-11:07 a.m.: theft.

-7:46 a.m.: chimney fire. Port Jefferson fire- Anna police investigated fighters and a Shelby a vehicle that drove off County Sheriff ’s deputy without paying at the responded to 17030 Gas America in Anna.

State Highway Patrol with a pursuit in the area of Interstate 75 and Fair Road.

-11:21 a.m.: check welfare. Deputies reto 3350 sponded Leatherwood Creek Road to check the welfare of a resident.

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SUNDAY -2:02 p.m.: medical.

Sidney paramedics responded to a medical call in the 100 block of West Poplar Street.

-1:56 p.m.: medical.

Sidney paramedics responded to a medical call in the 400 block of Heather Way. -11:22 a.m.: medical.

Medics responded to a medical call in the 900 block of East Parkwood Street.

-8:34 a.m.: medical.

Sidney paramedics responded to a medical call in the 4000 block of Children’s Home Road.

-2:56 a.m. medical.

Sidney paramedics responded to a medical call in the 3000 block of Cisco Road.

-2:03 a.m.: medical.

Medics responded to a medical call in the 200 block of West Court Street.

-12:10 a.m.: medical.

Sidney paramedics responded to a medical call in the 1800 block of Riverside Drive.

SATURDAY -6:53 p.m.: fire. Firefighters responded to 1200 Willow Place on a report of a car fire. No fire was found.

-4:41 p.m.: medical.

Medics responded to a medical call in the 500 block of Fourth Avenue.

-3:16 p.m.: medical.

Sidney paramedics responded to a medical call in the 1900 block of Broadway Avenue.

-12:54 p.m.: medical.

Sidney paramedics responded to a medical call

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Medics responded to a medical call in the 600 block of Grunland Place.

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Medics responded to an injury in the 400 block of North Miami Avenue.

-4:06 a.m.: medical.

Medics responded to a medical call in the 2500 block of Cisco Road.

FRIDAY -10:24 p.m.: medical.

Sidney paramedics responded to a medical call in the 500 block of Buckeye Avenue.

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-6:44 p.m.: medical.

Medics responded to a medical call in the 3000 block of Cisco Road.

-4:09 p.m.: medical.

Sidney paramedics responded to a medical call in the 200 block of Doorley Road.

-1:19 p.m.: medical.

Medics responded to a medical call in the 3000 block of Cisco Road.

-12:20 p.m.: spill.

Firefighters responded to a small hydraulic oil spill. The location of the spill was not listed.

-10:31 a.m.: false alarm. Firefighters responded to Wilson Memorial Hospital. It was a false alarm.

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OBITUARIES

DEATH NOTICES Kay G. Patrie PIQUA — Kay G. Patrie, 65, of 1208 Seidel Parkway, died at 12:28 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, at her residence. will be Services Wednesday, Dec. 28, at the Upper Valley Community Church.

Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Evelyn R. Downey Evelyn R. Downey, 87, died on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. at 7 a.m. at the Pavilion Nursing Home in Sidney.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Salm-McGill and Tangeman Funeral Home.

Ruth Baker Ruth Baker, 95, 2091 Fair Road, passed away Sunday morning at Fair Haven Shelby County Home.

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Battalion Chief Michael Fowler says firefighters entered the home and found three victims in a room full of flames.

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NEW BREMEN — Verlin Hirschfeld, W. age 93, of New Bremen, died on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011, at 10:20 p.m..at the Convalarium at Indian Run, Dublin.

He was born on Jan. 6, 1918, on a small farm west of New Bremen that was shared by his parents, Edward G. and Emma A. (Oberwitte) Hirschfeld , a nd his grandparents. On July 5, 1942, he married Enola Luedeke and she survives in Dublin.

Also surviving are his children, Gary (Kathy) Hirschfeld, of Findlay, Craig (Sheila) Hirschfeld, of New Bremen, and Christine Hirschfeld Kelser ,of Dublin; five grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.

Preceding him in death was his sister Viola Headapohl and a sister in infancy.

Mr. Hirschfeld was a member of the St. Paul United Church of Christ in New Bremen and had served on the church consistory.

He had served on the New Bremen School Board, the New Bremen Village Council on the JTDM Hospital Foundation Board and on the Arrowhead Golf Club Board and was a member of the American Legion Post 241 of New Bremen. He was a 1936 graduate of New Bremen High School and served with the 5th Air Force in the Pacific Theater during World War II where he was among the first group of U.S. military to land in Japan the day of

the allied occupation. born Being and raised in New Bremen, he was proud of his community. No matter where he traveled, people he met along the way would enjoy hearing stories about the community that he was passionate about. After his graduation from high school, he opened and operated the Crown Cleaners, a dry cleaning business in New Bremen. After his time in the service, he worked at the Arcade Department Store in New Bremen and also operated the H and F Floor Covering business in New Bremen. On Sept. 21, 1978, he retired from Crown Equipment Corp. in New Bremen where he was an executive vice president.

Funeral services will be on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Paul United Church of Christ in New Bremen with the Rev. Becky Erb Strang officiating. Burial will follow in the German Protestant Cemetery, New Bremen.

Calling hours will be on Tuesday, Dec. 27, from 4 until 8 p.m. at the GilbergFuneral Hartwig Home in New Bremen and on Wednesday from 9:30 until the time of the services at the church.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be directed to the church memorial fund or to the New Bremen Foundation.

William Douglas Cottrel William Douglas Cottrel, 81, of Pemberton, passed away Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011 at 10:25 p.m. at his residence after a long struggle Parkinwith son’s disease.

He was born on July 27, 1930, the son of the late Loretta Emma (Schmeisser) Cottrel, of Pemberton, and the late Ralph Layton Cottrel.

Bill married Jeanne Protsman on Jan. 1, 1949, in Sidney. In addition to his wife of 63 years, also surviving are five children, William Russell “Rusty” and Pam Cottrel, of Springfield, Polly Cottrel, of Conover, Robbin and Tom Roberts, of Cherryvale, Kan., Mark Cottrel, of Pemberton, and Cindy and Randy Jackson, of DeGraff; 18 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Polly and Lowell Ford, of Fort Thomas, Ky., and Marguerite and Ronnie Bell, of DeGraff.

He was preceded in death by his mentor and dear friend, Cable Pepper, and a newborn grandson.

Bill was a 1948 graduate of Perry High School.

He began a lifetime of community service as a Boy Scout leader and a youth baseball coach. He worked at the Stolle Corp. from 1949 to 1966.

A lifelong member of the Pemberton United Methodist Church, Bill was a lay leader, trustee, Sunday school superintendent and teacher. Active politically, he served two terms as a Perry Township Trustee. He was on the Shelby County Democratic Central Committee and in 1970 ran for state representative.

Bill was a beekeeper

his entire life, keeping at one time more than 300 hives as the owner of 7C’s Honey Producers. He became the Ohio State deputy apiary inspector after many years as county inspector for Shelby and Miami counties, and served as the vice president of the Ohio Beekeepers Association.

Bill was known throughout the area as auctioneer “Dollar Bill.”

With his wife, Jeanne, at his side as clerk, Bill worked as an auctioneer for 53 years. For many years he was teamed with the late John Fogt in Cottrel and Fogt Auction Service. He retired from the auction business in 2001.

Bill Cottrel will be remembered for his honesty, dignity, humility and generosity.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, at 1 p.m. from the Pemberton United Methodist Church with Pastor Don Burley officiating.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 11 a.m. until the hour of services at the church. Burial will follow at Cedar Point Cemetery in Pasco.

Funeral arrangements are in the care of the Cromes Funeral Home, 302 S. Main Ave. The family requests that memorials be made to the Pemberton United Methodist Church or to Wilson Home Health and Hospice in William “Bill” Cottrel’s memory.

Envelopes will be available at the church. Condolences may be expressed to the Cottrel family at our website, www.cromesfh.com

Judith A. (Schwartz) Liess FORT LORAMIE — Judith A. (Schwartz) Liess, 69, of Kaiser Road, passed away of natural causes Friday afternoon, Dec. 23, 2011, at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney.

For the past year, she had been valiantly fighting a battle with cancer.

On Dec. 17, 1942, at Houston, Judy was born to the late Paul “Slip” and Frances “Fritz” (Swob) Schwartz. On April 12, 1969, at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Newport, she married Roger W. Liess, who survives.

Also surviving are two children, Jeffrey Liess, of Anna, and Kathy Liess, of Fort Loramie; a grandson, Austin Liess, of Anna; two brothers, Robert “Bob” and Evelyn Schwartz, of Minster, and Richard “Dick” and Pat Schwartz, of Fort Loramie; sisters and brothers-in-law, Pat Schwartz, of Fort Loramie, Harold and Carolyn Liess, of Sidney; numerous nieces, and close nephews friends, especially, “little buddy” Linda Baker.

She was preceded in death by two siblings, Frances and Dennis Schwartz.

Judy was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and was active in the Ladies Sodality. A 1960 graduate of Fort Loramie High School, Judy was a homemaker. She was employed part time at Wagner’s IGA in Minster, and years ago, had been a day-care provider. For many years, she had also been a Cynthian Township elections precinct officer. Judy often enjoyed a game of cards with family and friends. She loved to travel, good romantic novels and an occasional casino visit.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Newport with the Rev. Steven Shoup presiding. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.

Friends may call Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday from 9 to 10 a.m. at Gehret Funeral Home in Fort Loramie.

Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.

Condolences may be expressed at www.gehretfuneralhome.com

Esther Seger FORT LORAMIE — Esther Seger, 90, of 10 Louie St., passed away on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Sidney.

She was born Oct. 11, 1921, in Fort Loramie, to the late Joseph and Cecilia (Wuebker) Seger.

She is survived by 58 nieces and nephews, brother-in-law Richard Middendorf, of Fort Loramie, and sisters-in-law Bertha Seger, of Yorkshire, and Mary Ann Seger, of Minster.

She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers and sisters Edna and Luther Frazier, Marie and Homer Niekamp, Edward and Charlene Seger, Carl and Mary Seger, Henry and Rita Seger, Fred Seger, Jerome Seger, Florence and Robert Gray, Erma Middendorf, Urban and Janice Seger.

She was a member of St. Michael Catholic

Church, Fort Loramie.

She worked for 50 years at Stolle Corp. in Sidney as human resource manager, she was secretary/treasurer for Community Lanes, Minster, treasurer for American Legion Auxiliary, Fort Loramie and a member of the Altrusa Club, Sidney.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, at St. Michael Catholic Church with the Rev. Steven Shoup, celebrant.

Friends may call at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster, from 3 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, and from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011. Interment will be in St. Michael Cemetery, Fort Loramie.

Condolences may be made at www.hogenkampfh.com.

Commission favors changes Following a public hearing and review recently, the Sidney Planning Commission recommended Sidney City Council approve zoning code amendments dealing with projections into required yards, also adding an open, enclosed porch definition.

The amendments were requested by Sean Rank, who plans to add a 12-foot-wide covered porch to his residence at 702 McKinley Ave. that would exceed the zoning regulation of 30 percent of his 34-foot-wide home.

The proposed amendments define “Porch, Open” as a roofed open structure that projects from the front, side or rear wall of a building that is unenclosed, except possibly for screens, by anything higher than 36 inches above the floor, except for roof and roof supports.

Projections into re-

quired yards would be defined as steps, walks, terraces and open, unenclosed porches projecting into a required front yard a distance not to exceed 5 feet or architectural appurtenances such as cornices, canopies and eves projecting into a front yard not to exceed 2 feet.

Projections into required yards with frontage on corner lots such as steps, walks, terraces and open, unenclosed porches, would be permitted to project into a required front yard not to exceed 5 feet (removing a current reference they may occupy no more than 30 percent of the width of the building).

Community Services Director Barbara Dulworth told commission members that no other community studied by staff limits the width of a porch that encroaches into a side yard.

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Sidney Daily News, Monday, December 26, 2011

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BY THOMAS J. SHEERAN

AP Photo/Akron Beacon Journal, Paul Tople

IN THIS Wednesday photo, Chris Verich, owner of Ohio Brewing Company, sits at his tasting bar in his downtown brewery in Akron. A new Ohio law will permit tasting rooms without buying a second costly liquor permit.

New law could boost craft beer breweries

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AKRON (AP) — Ohio craft brewers hope a new state law allowing production breweries to open tasting rooms and sell their beer by the glass without buying a second costly permit will help boost beer tourism by bringing breweries more in line with winery tasting rooms.

Breweries have been charged $3,906 annually for that second permit in addition to paying the same amount for their manufacturing license. The cost of the second permit had deterred many small production breweries from opening to the public, the Akron Beacon Journal (http://bit.ly/uMUpIe ) reported.

Ohio wineries pay $76 for their annual license and don’t have to pay for a second permit for tasting rooms, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce, which oversees the Division of Liquor Control. Wineries have flourished by marketing themselves as tourist destinations, and some have created “wine trails” where visitors go from winery to winery and sample products, the newspaper reported.

Like wineries, microbreweries will now be able to “showcase their products in a relaxed setting,” said Chris Verich, who owns and manages brewing operations at Ohio Brewing Co. in Akron and plans to open a tasting room.

He said the bill signed Wednesday by Gov. John Kasich marks “a great day for Ohio microbreweries and the Ohio craft brewing industry.” The measure was scheduled to take effect in 90 days.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Visitors to Ohio’s first casino won’t see glitzy Las Vegas-style stage shows but instead will get an invitation to gamble and then sample the attractions in blue-collar Cleveland.

The Horseshoe Casino Cleveland will open in late March on four floors of a renovated department store overlooking Public Square in the heart of downtown.

The casino will have 2,011 slot machines, 63 table games and a 30table poker room.

Instead of offering inhouse live entertainment, the casino will bet on drawing visitors who are also interested in other Cleveland attractions including its sports teams, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and its busy theater scene.

“Rather than saying, ‘Come to Horseshoe Cleveland’ and just come into the casino and stay the entire time, we’re actually connecting to the city,” the casino’s manager, Marcus Glover, said during a year-end construction tour interview.

“We’ll provide firstclass amenities in terms of leveraging the amenities around us in the downtown corridor with the fine restaurants and hotels that are down here, as well as the venues and other attractions.”

The city likes the idea of an estimated 5 million annual casino visitors strolling through down-

town to shop, eat and sample the attractions.

“It’s important for the casino not to be just an enclosed shrine to betting,” said Chris Warren, Cleveland’s chief of regional development.

With walkways and pedestrian tunnels linking the casino to the sports complex and Tower City retail-office complex, “you have a unique constellation of really high-visitor, highmarquee venues that will be connected,” he said.

Plans for the initial casino phase call for a buffet restaurant and a food court with three outlets. The casino eventually will expand to include a newly built overlooking casino smokestack industries along the serpentine Cuyahoga River.

By comparison, Caesars Palace Las Vegas has 14 places to eat, plus shops, a spa and high-end entertainment including Celine Dion during the New Year’s weekend.

The Cleveland casino and one planned for Cincinnati will be operated by a joint venture between Caesars Entertainment and Rock Gaming, run by Dan Gilbert, owner of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers and of Quicken founder Loans.

Quicken Loans Arena, home of the Cavaliers, is within sight of the casino and the Ritz-Carlton hotel, which the casino recently purchased, adding to Gilbert’s expanding footprint in Cleveland.

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Body found in park CANTON (AP) — Police in northeast Ohio say a body was found at a park near a memorial honoring former President William McKinley.

The Repository in Canton reports the body was discovered Saturday in a driveway between the McKinley Monument and the McKinley Presidential Library and Museum.

A park visitor told the newspaper that he spotted the body early Saturday morning and authorities told him it was that of a woman. No further information about the body was released.

Police examined a car parked about 20 yards from the body, but it wasn’t clear whether the two were connected.

Arrest in bomb scare MENTOR (AP) — Police in northeast Ohio say a homeless man from the opposite corner of the state has been arrested and charged with inducing panic after a bomb squad was called to investigate a suitcase he abandoned outside a bookstore.

It caused a scare for Christmas Eve shoppers on Saturday, but it turned out the bag wasn’t a threat.

Police say someone noticed the bag at a Barnes & Noble bookstore near the Great Lakes Mall in Mentor, northeast of Cleveland. Officers temporarily evacuated the store and used a robotic device to determine it contained nothing hazardous.

Police say the 44-year-old Mason man told them he is homeless and had taken a bus from Cincinnati to Cleveland.

They are withholding his name until he is arraigned Tuesday on the felony charge.

Third person dies McARTHUR (AP) — A hospital says a third person has died after a single-engine plane crashed near a small airport in rural southeastern Ohio.

A coroner’s office said two women onboard were killed and the pilot was injured when the aircraft crashed Saturday afternoon near the Vinton County Airport, about 50 miles southeast of Columbus.

The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus says the pilot, 54-year-old Kevin Byers of Baltimore, Ohio, died early Sunday morning.

Authorities identified the women who died as 78year-old Eudora Byers of Mansfield, Ohio, and 50year-old Siobhan Reynolds of New Mexico.

Vinton County coroner’s investigator Steve Huston said the plane apparently was approaching the runway but ended up along a road parallel to the airport.

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9/11 victms must decide NEW YORK (AP) — More than 1,600 people who filed lawsuits claiming that their health was ruined by dust and smoke from the collapsed World Trade Center must decide

by Jan. 2 whether to keep fighting in court, or drop the litigation and apply for benefits from a government compensation fund.

For some, the choice is fraught with risk.

Federal lawmakers set aside $2.76 billion last winter for people who developed illnesses after spending time in the ashchoked disaster zone.

But to be considered for a share of the aid, all potential applicants must dismiss any pending lawsuits by the deadline and give up their right to sue forever over 9/11 health problems. Anyone with a lawsuit still pending on Jan. 3 is barred from the program for life.

Much of fire area vacant BASTROP, Texas (AP) — Concrete foundations that have been cleared of rubble sit eerily empty amid charred remains of once majestic loblolly pines. Driveways, some still complete with patio furniture and basketball hoops, snake their way to nothing but a slab of stone.

More than three months after record-setting wildfires roared through this otherwise charming corner of central Texas, many of the hardest-hit areas stand largely abandoned by homeowners who have moved elsewhere.

Others left homeless are starting to rebuild bigger and better houses — or vow to do so soon — even as the memories of the raging blazes remain fresh.

‘Mission’ hit at box office LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Cruise’s latest mission has won a holiday weekend that’s shaping up with some silent nights at movie theaters as business continues to lag.

Studio estimates Sunday placed Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” a solid No. 1 with $26.5 million domestically over its first weekend in full release. The movie raised its total to $59 million since it started a week earlier in huge-screen cinemas and expanded nationwide last Wednesday, and distributor Paramount estimated that revenues will reach $72.7 million by Monday.

OUT OF THE BLUE

Ice-cream spill closes interstate FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Police say 40,000 pounds of ice cream have spilled from a semitrailer in Fort Wayne, Ind., closing two lanes of southbound Interstate 69 at the start of the holiday weekend.

The Journal Gazette and WPTA-TV report the spill happened about 4 p.m. Friday and was expected to take as long as six hours to clean up completely. One southbound lane remained open.

Police say the truck was trying to enter the interstate from a ramp when it tipped, spilling cartons of vanilla, caramel praline crunch and other flavors of Edy’s ice cream onto the interstate.

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Christmas attacks in Nigeria by sect kill 39

BY JON GAMBRELL Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Terror attacks across Nigeria by a radical Muslim sect killed at least 39 people Sunday, with the majority dying on the steps of a Catholic church after celebrating Christmas Mass as blood pooled in dust from a massive explosion.

Authorities acknowledged they could not bring enough emergency medical personnel to care for the wounded outside St. Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla near Nigeria’s capital. Elsewhere, a bomb exploded amid gunfire in the central Nigeria city of Jos and a suicide car bomber attacked the military in the nation’s northeast as part of an apparently coordinated assault by the sect known as Boko Haram.

The Christmas Day violence, denounced by world leaders and the Vatican, shows the threat of the widening insurrection posed by Boko Haram against Nigeria’s weak central government. Despite a recent paramilitary crackdown against the sect in the oil-rich nation, it appears that Africa’s most populous nation remains unable to stop the threat.

The White House condemned what it called a “senseless” attack, offered its condolences to the Nigerian people and pledged to assist authorities in bringing those responsible to justice.

In a statement, Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague said, “These are cowardly attacks on families gathered in peace and prayer to celebrate a day which symbolises harmony and goodwill towards others.”.

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ONLOOKERS GATHER around a destroyed car at the site of a bomb blast at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, Nigeria, Sunday. An explosion ripped through a Catholic church during Christmas Mass near Nigerias capital Sunday, killing at least 25 people, officials said.

A radical Muslim sect claimed the attack and another bombing near a church in the restive city of Jos, as explosions also struck the nation's northeast. day struck St. Theresa layed response drew anger Catholic Church just after 8 from those gathering around a.m. The attack killed 35 peo- the church after the blast. The ple and wounded another 52, crowd initially blocked emersaid Slaku Luguard, a coordi- gency workers from the blast nator with Nigeria’s National site, only allowing them in Emergency Management after soldiers arrived.

Agency.

“We’re trying to calm the Though billions of dollars of situation,” Luguard said. oil money flow into the na- “There are some angry people tion’s budget yearly, Lu- around trying to cause probguard’s agency could only lems.” send text messages to journalIn Jos, a second explosion ists asking for their help in struck near the Mountain of getting more ambulances.

Fire and Miracles Church, Those wounded filled the state government spokesman cement floors of a nearby gov- Pam Ayuba said. Gunmen AP Photo/Andrew Medichini ernment hospital, with televi- later opened fire on police sion images showing them guarding the area, killing one POPE BENEDICT XVI delivcrying in pools of their own officer, he said. Two other lo- ers his blessing as he leaves blood. Corpses lined an open- cally made explosives were after celebrating Christmas air morgue. found in a nearby building Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at The bombing and the de- and disarmed. the Vatican Saturday.

‘Anonymous’ hackers target BLAST U.S. security think tank

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BY CASSANDRA VINOGRAD Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The loose-knit hacking movement “Anonymous” claimed Sunday to have stolen thousands of credit card numbers and other personal information belonging to clients of U.S.-based security think tank Stratfor. One hacker said the goal was to pilfer funds from individuals’ accounts to give away as Christmas donations, and some victims confirmed unauthorized transactions linked to their credit cards.

Anonymous boasted of stealing Stratfor’s confidential client list, which includes entities ranging from Apple to the U.S. Air Force to the Miami Police Department, and mining it for more than 4,000 credit card numbers, passwords and home addresses.

“Not so private and secret anymore?” the group taunted in a message on Twitter, promising that the attack on Stratfor was just the beginning of a Christmas-inspired assault on a long list of targets.

Anonymous said the client list it posted was a small slice of the 200 gigabytes worth

of plunder it stole from Stratfor and promised more leaks. It said it was able to get the credit details in part because Stratfor didn’t bother encrypting them — an easy-to-avoid blunder which, if true, would be a major embarrassment for any security-related company.

Austin, Texas-based Stratfor provides political, economic and military analysis to help clients reduce risk, according to a description on its YouTube page. It charges subscribers for its reports and analysis, delivered through the web, emails and videos.

Lt. Col. John Dorrian, public affairs officer for the Air Force, said that “for obvious reasons” the Air Force doesn’t discuss specific vulnerabilities, threats or responses to them.

“The Air Force will continue to monitor the situation and, as always, take appropriate action as necessary to protect Air Force networks and information,” he said in an email.

Miami Police Department spokesman Sgt. Freddie Cruz Jr. said that he could not confirm that the agency was a client of Stratfor, and he said he had not received any information about a security breach involving the police department.

Presidential race in Iowa quieter

BY THOMAS BEAUMONT date appearances and get-outAssociated Press the-vote efforts all week.

But that will belie the realDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — ity of much of 2011, a year It’s been a different presiden- marked by a less aggressive tial race in Iowa this year — personal courtship of Iowans in quieter. a campaign that, instead, has Campaign headquarters largely gravitated around a sehave hardly been buzzing with ries of 13 nationally televised activity, unlike the around-the- debates, a crush of television clock nature of past contests. ads and interviews on media Candidates have barely visited outlets watched by many Rethe state, compared with years publican primary voters, like when most all but moved here. Fox News Channel.

And they have largely re“We just haven’t had as frained from building the much face time,” Republican grass-roots armies of yester- chairwoman Trudy Caviness in year, in favor of more modest Wapello County said. “That’s on-the-ground teams of paid why we’re so undecided.” staffers and volunteers.

Indeed, people here simply The final rush of campaign- don’t know the Republican ing here gets under way Mon- presidential candidates that day, just a week before the Jan. well. And it’s a big reason why 3 caucuses, and, to be sure, the contest in Iowa is so there will be a flurry of candi- volatile and why the caucus

outcome could end up being more representative of the mood of national Republicans than in past years when GOP activists here have gone it alone by launching an unlikely front-runner to the top of the field.

With a week to go, the state of the race in Iowa generally mirrors the race from coast to coast.

Polls show Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker, having lost ground and Texas Rep. Ron Paul having risen, with both still in contention with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at the head of the pack. All the others competing in Iowa — Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum — are trailing.

“We wanted to be part of the action,” said Don Moore, 41, a psychology professor from Berkeley, California, who came to Bethlehem with his family. “This is the place, this is where it all started. It doesn’t get any more special than that.”

The holy town of Bethlehem is no stranger to violence. Like the rest of the West Bank, it fell on hard times after the Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation broke out in late 2000.

But as the violence has subsided, tourists have returned in large numbers. On Saturday, turnout for Christmas Eve festivities in Bethlehem was at its highest since the uprising began driving tourists away. An estimated 100,000 visitors streamed into Manger Square on Christmas Eve, up from 70,000 the previous year, according to the Israeli military’s count.

The Holy Land and the entire Mideast were very much on Benedict’s mind as he delivered his Christmas speech from the the sun-drenched loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica.

The 84-year-old pontiff appeared in fine form, just hours after celebrating a twohour long Christmas Eve Mass that ended around midnight.

“May the Lord come to the aid of our world torn by so many conflicts which even today stain the earth with blood,” Benedict said.

He said he hoped that the birth of Jesus, which Christmas celebrates, would send a message to all who need to be saved from hardships: that Israelis and the Palestinians would resume peace talks and that there would be an “end to the violence in Syria, where so much blood has already been shed.”

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Funds donated to library

In continuing a long and close association with the Amos Memorial Public Library, the Shelby County Genealogical Society recently donated funds for a new computer and printer for the genealogical section of the library.

The check was presented to library representative Mike Grone

by Betty Wolfe, outgoing president of the genealogical society and Jim Watkins, incoming genealogical society president.

Founded in 1976, the Shebly County GeTuesday Morning Society nealogical • Local 725 Copeland retirees meet for breakfast works to locate, restore at 9 a.m. at Clancy’s. Retirees and spouses are weland preserve materials come.

• Sidney Rotary Club meets at noon at CJ’s Highmarks. For more information on activities or becoming a member, contact Scott Barhorst at 4920823.

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

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

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

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

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

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JIM WATKINS (left), incoming president of the Shelby County Genealogical Society, and Mike Grone, Amos Memorial Public Library representative, look at genealogy information at the library. of genealogical and his- terest and enjoyment of torical significance of genealogy and related Shelby County, and foster and promote the in-

Tuesday Afternoon

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

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Living the Basics, meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Apostolic Temple, 210 Pomeroy Ave. • Minster Civic Association meets at 7 p.m. at the Wooden Shoe Inn, Minster.

• The Brain Injury Support Group meets at 7 p.m. in conference rooms A and B at the Upper Valley Med Center, North Dixie Highway, Troy. This group meets to support the caregivers and see the progress of survivors. For more information, call Shirley Whitmer at (937) 339-0356 or Margie Luthman at (937) 394-8681.

• An hour-long support group for families who have a child with a life-threatening illness meets from 7 to 8 p.m. at Auglaize County Health Department.

• K.I.D.S (Kids Illness and Disease Support) meets from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Auglaize County Health Department. For more information, contact Judy Strauer at (419) 738-7386.

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

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

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

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

Wednesday Evening • The MS Support Group meets from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in St. Rita’s Rehab Outpatient Conference Room, in the basement of the 830 Medical Office building on West North Street, Lima.

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First aid/CPR class planned TROY — WACO Historical Society will hold a first aid/CPR class on Jan. 14 at the WACO Air Museum, 1865 S. County Road 25A, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The course covers how to react to a stroke, cardiac arrest and other various emergencies. It also covers how to treat wounds and care for the injured. Participants will receive a completion card for first aid CPR and automatic cardiac defibrillator (AED) training. The Dayton Aero Cadet Squadron 706 based at WACO will

provide the certified instruction.

There will be a lunch break, but participants will be responsible for providing their own lunches.

The registration fee is $20, and the registration deadline is Jan. 8. Class size is limited.

To register, send name, address, phone, email address and check made payable to WACO Historical Society to 1865 S. County Road 25A, Troy, OH 45373. For more information, call (937) 335-9226 or email lcdir@wacoairmuseum.org.

Thaman to mark 90th birthday MCCARTYVILLE — Ralph Thaman will celebrate his 9 0 t h birthday Thursday at 6 p.m. with a Mass of Thanksgiving at Sacred H e a r t Thaman Church, McCartyville with the Rev. Jim Miller officiating. An open house will follow house will follow at the Thaman residence, 9192 State Route 119, Anna.

Thaman is the son of the late Frank and Mary Ida (Berning) Thaman.

His wife is the former

Mary Ann Hoying, and the couple have five children: Carol Carity, Jim Thaman, Sharon Maurer, Ruth Kohler, and the late Dick Thaman.

Thaman’s brothers are Frank, of Sidney; Larry, of Botkins; and Leo, of Arizona. Two brothers, Arthur and Urban, are deceased. He also has 12 grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren.

One great-grandchild is deceased.

Thaman was the former owner of Thaman Plumbing and Heating in McCartyville and Thaman Plumbery in Sidney. Friends may send birthday wishes to his residence.

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Another hint taken the new bottle of pills Heloise Cruse is for all the sports buttons back to the pharmacy because the we get for the kids and pills didn’t look like the grandkids: Put a ribbon previous ones, and I through the back and wanted to be sure they use them as a Christmas were correct. They were ornament from year to correct, just made by an- year! All the kids and other manufacturer. grandkids love looking Something for everyone through the tree for to think about — better their pictures! — Marysafe than sorry. — Tess, beth Warren, Leavittsburg, Ohio via email TISSUE BOX Tess, good point. Most Dear Heloise: My fapharmacies should tell you if there has been a vorite hint is to save change, and some print empty boutique tissue it on the instructions boxes and put one by the and/or the bottle. When dryer to put the lint in. in doubt, call the phar- — Ann B., Springfield, macy, which wants to Ill. SOUND OFF help you. Thanks for the COMMENT safety reminder! — Dear Heloise: Please Heloise allow me to wholeheartEXTRA SHOWER edly agree with the CURTAIN Dear Heloise: There woman who wrote in are many hints I use about loud music in daily from Heloise. One restaurants and stores. I is the extra shower-cur- once walked out of a restaurant because the tain rod in the shower.

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BY FRANCIS DRAKE What kind of day will tomorrow be?

To find out what the stars say, read the forecast given for your birth sign.

For Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Expect to hear from or run into old friends, especially from afar today.

You easily can wrap up old business with publishing, the media, higher education, medicine and the law. (Busy you.)

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Important people will notice you today and single you out for attention.

This is good. Someone might ask about previous business or want an update on what you’ve been doing.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is a good day to make travel plans, especially with partners and close friends. You feel adventurous and eager to learn more about the world.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) This is an excellent day to wrap up old business with taxes, debt, bills, inheritances and shared property.

Things will flow more easily than you expect.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Be prepared to go more than halfway when dealing with others today, because the Moon is directly opposite your sign. Expect to hear from ex-partners and old friends.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You can wrap up a lot of work today.

However, you’ll be most successful at dealing with old business and whatever is left on your plate. Do that first.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) This is a playful, fun-loving day!

Get out and schmooze with others.

Enjoy sports and playful activities with children. (Romance and flirtaBY FRANCIS DRAKE What kind of day will tomorrow be?

To find out what the stars say, read the forecast given for your birth sign.

For Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Conversations with authority figures will be powerful today. You’re very keen to introduce improvements and make reforms. People will listen to you!

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You feel passionate about politics, religion and racial issues today. Do not force your beliefs on others; however, you obviously have a right to your own opinions.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You’ll have no trouble defending your own best interests about shared property, inheritances, taxes, debt and anything you own jointly with others.

People will be surprised at your strength of will.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Relationships with partners and close friends will be very powerful today. Both parties are determined about what they want. Be ready to listen to others.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) This is a great day to think about how you can improve your health and, possibly, how you can improve your job. You’re on a do-it-yourself improvement program.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Romance is passionate today, no question. You might feel equally as passionate about sports issues and entertaining diversions like vacations.

(Allow room for others to give their input.)

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Since you have great ideas about how to improve things at home, act on them. In particular, you want to clean

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Roll up your sleeves and get busy!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You’re unusually convincing today!

This is a powerful day for those of you in sales, marketing, teaching, acting or writing. You know what you want to say.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You might feel obsessed about buying something today. You simply have to have it. Anything having to do with finances and cash flow will be important to you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Your experiences with others will be intense today. However, personally, you are probably concerned with repairing something that is broken — a relationship, a piece of equipment or even your body!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) What a fabulous day for research.

You are quick to see the subtext of anything, and you have the energy to dig deep for the answers you seek.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You might meet someone powerful today, or, by contrast, you might meet someone in a situation of extreme poverty or even with a criminal element. Avoid dangerous places.

YOU BORN TODAY You have a knowledgeable, sophisticated take on life. You’re serious and hardworking, and you know how to overcome obstacles and setbacks. People know they can rely on you. Nevertheless, you need appreciation for your efforts. In the year ahead, something you have been involved in for about nine years will end or diminish in order to make room for something new.

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DR. WALnot aware you LACE: My had this undeboyfriend and I sirable trait, broke up for a but ask her to very stupid reahelp you overson. We have come it. Ask if been dating regMike, she and ularly for about you could meet a year. Last and discuss month, we de’Tween things. Rememcided to let the just be12 & 20 ber, this world know at a cause Dr. Robert party that we mother feels Wallace will be in love you are pushy forever.

Last (if she indeed week, Mike told me that does), doesn’t mean that he still loved me very you are. Use your intelmuch but that he had to ligence and intuition to break up with me be- get Mike’s mom to agree cause his mother felt I that Mike and you bewas “pushy.” long together.

At first, I thought that he was just kidding DR. WALLACE: My around, but I soon found girlfriend’s mother is out that he was serious. very mean to her. In fact, When two people break I feel her mother may up because of differ- have a mental problem. ences between them, My friend won’t be doing they can usually patch anything wrong and all things up, but what can of a sudden her mom one do when it’s the goes berserk and starts guy’s mother who needs throwing things at her. a “patch job”? I talked My girlfriend’s nerves with my friends, teach- are so fragile that I feel ers and my parents and she is going to have a not one of them thinks breakdown. Is there that I’m “pushy.” What anything my friend can can I do to save my ro- do to be protected from mance? I really do love her mother? Where Mike — very much. — should she go for assisNameless, Evansville, tance?

Nameless, Ind. Hagerstown, Md. NAMELESS: Visit NAMELESS: Have Mike’s mother and your friend share her pleasantly tell her that problem with the school you really care for Mike counselor or nurse. If and that you were disap- your friend refuses to do pointed when he broke so, then take it upon up with you because she yourself to share her felt you were pushy. In- problem with one of form her that you were these professionals who

will know how to help her.

DR. WALLACE: I’m not permitted to date until I’m 15. I’ve always known this and respected my parents’ rule. I’m 14 years, 11 months and 7 days old as I write this letter. The cutest boy in my grade has asked me to go out with him to celebrate his 16th birthday with his parents next week. I’ll be 13 days shy of my 15th birthday. Do you think I should be permitted to date this “dream guy” even though I’m technically not 15? My parents will take your advice. — Nameless, Michigan City, Ind. NAMELESS: I vote yes. Go out and have a wonderful time. “Dream dates” are difficult to turn down and, besides, you are not going to be any more mature in 13 days than you are now.

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

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Family discussions will go well today, especially if you need to clear up issues from the past. Expect to talk to parents and relatives you haven’t seen in a while.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Discussions with siblings and relatives will be productive today. News from the past might generate new ideas or galvanize you into action for some reason.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) If you’re looking for a job, apply wherever you have previous contacts or experience. Everything having to do with your finances today is somehow looped into the past.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) You’re a bit luckier than all the other signs today. (Good for you!) Discussions with friends, especially in group situations, will be upbeat and positive. (And informative!)

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Work behind the scenes today, because research will go well. Whatever you learn, especially about the past, will impress bosses, parents, teachers and VIPs. YOU BORN TODAY You have a hidden, fascinating personality because you separate your public and private lives. You believe in giving back to society, and are personally generous to your friends and loved ones. Many of you develop a particular technique for your job. You are devoted to whatever you embrace. Good news! The year ahead might be one of the most powerful years of your life.

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Secrets of Outstanding Conservation Farmers One conservation project at a time In our previous column you read about Bill Lehmkuhl, Shelby County’s Outstanding Cooperator of the year.

We thought our readers would enjoy the following article from the Ohio Farmer Magazine outlining the secrets of outstanding conservation farmers across Ohio.

The following article is reprinted by permission from the August 2009, Ohio Farmer Magazine, Copyright 2009.

BY TIM WHITE I have spent this week visiting with some of the winners of the Ohio Conservation Farm Family Award. All five of the winners for 2009 will be announced Friday, Aug. 7. They will be recognized at the Ohio Farm Science Review on Thursday, Sept.

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It is humbling to see how much conservation work folks can get done with the help of their Soil and Water Conservation Districts and the Natural Resources Conservation Services. Yes, the total accomplish-

Conservation in the county

ments represent years of commitment — sometimes the sum of several generations dedication as in a tree planting or a contour strip establishment.

Yet time and again when I ask what the secret is, I am told, “We try to do one project a year.” Whether it’s a waterway or a wind block, adding drainage, creating a wetland, managing manure, trying a cover-crop or killing grape vines, these families make a decision for improvement and keep after it.

It sounds pretty straight forward, but of course it takes a plan and it takes team work with the supporting agencies. It usually involves some cost share

support — especially with the options available through the Environmental Quality Incentive Program and other options that have been offered through NRCS or the Farm Service Agency. However, there are plenty of projects that get carried out by determined landowners that go forward with or without government help.

It is not unusual that the time required for a project to return its investment exceeds the working life of the farmer who has undertaken the work. Many times a landowner has taken on work that improves the land; its productivity and its value — even though they have no intention of cashing any of that in during their lifetime.

There are no shortages of things we can do to maintain and secure our natural resources.

Stewardship is duty that rewards conservation practitioners with the promise of future productivity.

It’s worth going after — one project a year.

Pets, livestock deserve safe winter conditions COLUMBUS — As the cold winter months quickly approach, the Animals for Life Foundation (AFL), a nonprofit that promotes the proper care of animals, wants to ensure that the animals in your life are safe and healthy this winter.

“We should plan for the needs of animals of all kinds to ensure they are safe and healthy throughout the harsh winter months,” said David White, executive director of AFL. “Pets and livestock require extra care and attention to brave the elements even if it is for only moments at a time.”

Be prepared to protect your animals’ health this winter by following these helpful tips:

Pets • Always check your pet’s paws upon coming in from the outdoors for frostbite. Ice melting salt can adhere to footpads causing much discomfort. Be on the lookout for pet-safe salt sold in many stores.

• Many pets are less active in the cold, burning fewer calories and gaining weight. Consult with your vet about properly adjusting your pet’s food rations during the winter.

• Antifreeze, even in small quantities can be fatal to dogs and cats.

Clean up all spills around your house to avoid any incidents.

• Make sure your animals’ water supply is not frozen. If pets become thirsty they may go to other sources for water, which could be harmful to their health.

• Watch out for pets trying to cozy up to a warm fire or candles.

Make sure they keep their distance so not to

catch a furry tail on fire.

• When letting pets outside for bathroom breaks and exercise, pay close attention to their actions. Sudden changes in behavior like shivering or sluggishness may mean they are too cold.

Livestock • Make sure your livestock’s water supply is not frozen.. Now is the time to winterize your water systems to ensure lines will not freeze.

• Be aware of ice on barn floors and other surfaces. Slips and falls may cause traumatic injury to animals and their human caretakers.

• Keep a close watch for livestock respiratory problems as temperatures fluctuate. Coughing, irregular breathing and excessive mucus are all signs of potential respiratory infections.

• Remember that livestock need additional calories in colder weather since the animal’s body is expending much energy working to regulate body temperature. Invest in protein tubs, increase grain rations and also keep hay available to your livestock on pasture; remember that most forage is unavailable or covered with snow when winterlike conditions are present.

“For each 10 degree drop in wind chill factor below 30 degrees, a cow’s energy requirements increase by 13 percent, and that is if she has a winter coat, is dry and is in moderate body condition,” said Dr. Ron Lemenager, professor of Animal Science at Purdue University.

“This energy requirement jumps to 30 percent if she is wet, has no

winter coat and is thin.”

That is just one example of the tremendous impact the winter weather and temperatures can have on livestock, whether it resides in a barn or on pasture. The animals work harder to stay comfortable and maintain body condition; make sure there is a dry place available for them to go to get out of the wind, rain or snow.

The Animals for Life Foundation is a nonprofit organization that celebrates the humananimal bond and the many ways animals bring quality to human life. It was established in 2009 and has granted more than $50,000 to programs that aim to improve the human-animal bond, including supporting a classroom therapy dog, a therapy dog program for children with autism, a first-responders training for animal handling, a local foods event and a career program for students interested in animal professions.

For more information on the Foundation, go to www.aflfoundation.org o r www.facebook.com/animalsforlifefoundation.

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FFA Leadership Night Riverside FFA Chapter hosts an FFA Leadership Night on Dec. 7 presented by the two members of the State FFA officer team. The two state officers were Brent Stammen, (left) the State FFA vice president, and District 4 President Diana Stacy. The leadership night theme was “The Value of Me, The Value of We.” FFA chapters from Riverside, Wapakoneta and Upper Scioto Valley attended. Students from these chapters worked together to achieve personal and chapter leadership growth for their local FFA chapters.

Whitford to discuss water, pesticides at Agronomy Day An excellent lineup of expert talent awaits participants at the Jan. 9, W e s t O h i o Agronomy Day, o r g a n i zers said.

A m a j o r Whitford change this year is that all registration fees will be paid at the door that Monday, but preregistration is still requested to help in planning the seating arrangement, bulletin acquisition and meal preparation.

Conducted in the recently remodeled and spacious St. Michael's Hall in Fort Loramie, the program offers multiple speakers and subjects targeting the information needs of farmers and Certified Crop Advisers.

Following are brief descriptions of presenters and their topics.

• Ag Engineer Dr. Scott Shearer, Precision ag for guidance and auto shutoffs.

• Purdue’s Dr. Fred Whitford, “The Impact of Water Quality on Pesticide Performance.”

• USDA-NRCS’s George Derringer, digging into soil health.

• OSU entomologist Dr. Andy Michel, insect control guidelines for field crops.

• Jon Rausch, OSU Extension, the 4 R’s of fertilization and storage guidelines for manure.

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• Extension agronomist Harold Watters, dealing with the toughest weed populations.

• Justin Petrosino, M.S. CCA, crop disease control — from seed selection to in-season management.

• Choosing an aerial Agriflite’s applicator, pilot Ray Cunningham.

• Brother Nick Renner, an update on Grand Lake St. Marys.

• Grain marketers from Cargill and Trupointe Cooperative at both the daytime and evening programs will talk grain pricing for farmers and others who are on hand by 8:30 a.m. for the day session or 5:30 p.m. for the evening program. This is always a popular segment of the program, so people are advised to arrive early.

Strong commercial support is once again evident for the 2012 West Ohio Agronomy Day. Included are Precision Agri-Services, Cargill, Bambauer Fertilizer & Seed Inc., Brodbeck Seeds, Lena Ag Center LLC, Trupointe Coopera-

tive, Fertilizer Dealer Supply, Farm Credit Services, Bird Agronomics LLC, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, VanTilburg Farms LLC, Fennig Equipment, FennigHoman Agribusiness, Menke Consulting LLC, Shelby County Farm Bureau, Sloan Ag Consulting LLC, Seed Consultants LLC, Indiana/Ohio Agri-Services and the Shelby SWCD & Loramie Valley Alliance.

People who just want to come for the information should preregister

by Jan. 5 for $5, Jan. 6 and after for $10. All registration fees are to be paid at the door on Jan. 9.

E m a i l bender.5@cfaes.osu.edu or call 498-7239 to register. The program starts at 8:30 a.m. for the all-day session or 5:30 p.m. for the evening. Obtain a tentative agenda at the Extension, FSA or SWCD offices or at http://agcrops.osu.edu/lin ks/2012ShelbyAgronomyDaySchedule.pdf/view.

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linked to the county phone system, which was a concern this past year because the county considers that day as a holiday. As a result, people who tried to phone the health department kept getting connected to an answering service.

This resulted in one staff member having to check the answering service for messages over and over all day.

While the commissioner considered having phone technicians deal with the problem early in the day, he added that they would have to reverse their work at the end of the day. The result would be two service charges.

Wednesday evening, the Sidney-Shelby County Board of Health heard that a member is leaving the board.

Metz anBruce nounced his resignation to assume responsibilities as the new administrator for the village of Jackson Center in 2012.

While the board expressed appreciation for service and Metz’s wished him well in his new endeavor, most of the attention for the evening focused on financial matters.

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EDISON COMMUNITY College associate professor of biology Pat Klopfenstein works with (l-r) Avery Bensman and Rebecca Berning, of Anna, and Erin Olsen, of Covington, on testing for DNA during the annual “We Are IT!� at the school recently. A record 219 girls from 14 area high schools in Miami, Darke and Shelby counties took part in the event.

Edison welcomes girls to ‘We are IT!’ day

Mady Kuhn, a sophomore at Piqua High School, sat in for the session called “Teaching Penguins to Dance and Fly,� which gave students the chance to program onscreen characters similar to those used in the “Happy Feet� movies. “It was challenging because there was a lot of stuff up on that computer screen,� Kuhn said. “I would come back to do that one again.�

One session aimed to help students become more aware of their status as consumers and how they’re becoming a targeted audience by marketers and businesses. “This age group is starting to gain a lot of financial independence from their parents, and a lot of money goes into looking for ways to exploit that,� said Ryan Honeyman, director of marketing and community relations at Edison. “Everything from image

‘Feel good’

“I got to do something I’ve never done before today when we experimented with different chemicals in the lab,� said Mescher. “I would love to come back and do this again.�

The event began with a keynote address from speaker Angela Siefer, the founder of ShinyDoor, which specializes in assisting small businesses, nonprofits and government agencies by providing social technology guidance and digital equality program development.

Siefer spoke on the value of social networking in today’s world, as well as some of the challenges and pitfalls that come with a format where people can remain anonymous in a medium that connects so many lives.

In addition to the breakout sessions, students were encouraged to

“I sat with the most delightful and enthusiastic group of eighth-graders at lunch who loved everything about the day from Mitse, to their sessions and the luncheon,� said Catherine Gohrband, physical therapy instructor at Edison. “This day always makes me feel good about what I give and I am inspired by the enthusiasm I see.� “Because of all the wonderful support from everyone at Edison, we had another successful ‘We Are IT!’ conference,� said Patti Ross, dean of information technology and engineering and coordinator of the event. “We had 20 faculty and staff presenters, 33 lunch buddies, 3 English faculty who read our Mitse essays, 12 registration/welcome volunteers and many more who just helped out with logistics throughout the day.�

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In the nursing division report, Margie Eilerman, RN, reported that the health department nurses saw 34 clients from the Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps.

In the immunization program for November, there were 10 international travel consults with seven vaccines given.

She also noted that as of Dec. 2, 1,053 doses of flu vaccine were given.

The Well Child Clinic saw seven children in November.

The nurse also reported that board of health and city school disadministrators

Car seats The nurse also mentioned that 69 baby car seats were distributed this year. Each parent receiving a car seat was provided education on proper usage.

The board then voted to issue an order to have the property located at 329 S. Wilkinson Ave. remain vacant. It is reportedly owned by G&A Two, LLC. Three condemnation orders were also issued for the mobile home park at 5880 State Route East, Pasco. The following mobile homes were condemned: Christine Austin, Lot 10; Donald Skeens, Lot 39; and James Skeens, Lot 64.

The next scheduled meeting of the board will be Jan. 18 at 7 p.m.

New psychiatric program tested At the recent meeting of the Shelby County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Superintendent Laura Zureich announced that equipment had arrived and the initial test completed for a program that will provide improved psychiatric services.

The Telemedicine program was tested by the service and support administration department. The program allows individuals to receive psychiatric care from a physician via a secured Internet site with video and sound.

The superintendent also announced that the Shelby Hills Early Childhood Center had a total of 343 children attending preschool at its

Sidney, Fort Loramie and Jackson Center locations.

She went on to note that each child in the preschool program invited two special adults to school for a day to share in a special day of making crafts, decorating cookies and singing.

Zureich also mentioned that the Wee School reported 37 infants and toddlers enrolled. Staff members have been meeting with parents to update and revise individual goals for the children.

She announced that Melissa Rittenhouse, administrative secretary at the Wee School, had resigned to accept a new position as information technology manager.

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In addition to giving students a look at what they could do for a living somewhere down the road, some of the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sessions focused on things that are relevant in their daily lives. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Hot Technologies session was really neat,â&#x20AC;? said Alexis Regula, a freshman at Jackson Center High School. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We looked at a lot of different web sites that can help you out with your homework.â&#x20AC;?

Students had access to Edisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s labs and equipment, including computers that are used in the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classes for video game and simulation design.

participate in an essay contest with the first place winner, Caitlyn Millhouse from Anna, receiving a tablet computer.

The theme of the essay asked the students to describe how they best embodied the characteristics of the eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mascot, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mitseâ&#x20AC;? (Math, Information Technology, Science, Engineering). A total of seven prizes were given away to essay winners.

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The day featured 15 different breakout sessions, with topics ranging from forensic computing and robotics to digital photo editing and chemistry. Each student had the opportunity to attend three of the sessions throughout the day.

Actual 2012 budget figures will not be available until January, but Health Commissioner Steven J. Tostrick commented that in this time of governmental cutbacks, â&#x20AC;&#x153;most programs are being reduced somewhat.â&#x20AC;?

One of the considerations the board discussed was wages and benefits for staff. Board members reviewed figures that would reflect 1 and 2 percent increases.

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cussed medication-dispensing locations for the schools.

She also provided information on the school nursing program. Daily clinics were held in Fort Loramie, Hardin-Houston and Anna schools.

Many children were found to have a stomach virus and sent home.

The health department staff also cooperated with school officials regarding various health-related issues common in public schools.

Eilerman reported 1,012 participants in the Women, Infants and Children program.

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Low: 25° Low: 28° w i l l ––––– bring us The barber shops of periods Sidney will be open of rain until 11 a.m. on Christpossibly mas Day. mixed ––––– w i t h A special election will Sunrise/sunset snow on Tuesday. be held in Piqua on Jan. Tuesday sunset .........................5:17 p.m.

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Tuesday sunrise ........................7:58 a.m. people will vote for or Temperatures and precipitation for Thursday Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday against the issue of will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Sidney Daily News. For regularly updated $125,000 of school bonds weather information, see The Sidney Daily News Web site on the Internet, www.sidneyfor the purpose of builddailynews.com. ing a new high school building.

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Treating vitiligo explained DEAR DR. The skin DONOHUE: I patches devoid of have vitiligo, and melanocytes and it keeps spreadmelanin become ing over my body. chalky white and My father had it are most noticeon his legs. I’m an able on people older lady of with dark skin. brown complexThe patches apion. This vitiligo To your pear on the face, is so embarrassin circles around good ing. I wear slacks the mouth and every day, except health eyes, on the neck, to church. Do you Dr. Paul G. trunk, arms and know of any legs.

Donohue cover-ups for it?

Stronger vari—C. eties of cortisone in ANSWER: Vitiligo is creams, lotions and gels the loss of special skin often can coax cells called melanocytes, melanocytes back into cells that produce the the depigmented skin. pigment melanin, which Many users have enjoyed gives skin its color. The success with skin appliloss comes about because cations of pimecrolimus of an immune attack on (Elidel cream) or those pigment cells. tacrolimus (Protopic ointGenes are one of the in- ment). Ultraviolet light, gredients that lead to vi- along with the oral psotiligo. Your father is an ralen drugs, is another example of the genetic in- way of repigmenting vifluence. tiliginous skin.

Quite a few people with vitiligo find it more convenient to apply cosmetic agents to cover the white patches and make them blend with adjacent skin. Covermark (800524-1120), Dermablend and (800-662-8011) Cover Fx (416-665-7444) are three popular products. I’ve included the phone numbers of the manufacturers in case you cannot find the products in your area.

The National Vitiligo Foundation, Inc., will provide you with information on the many ways that vitiligo is treated. The website is www.nvfi.org, and the phone number (not tollfree) is 513-541-3903.

You’ll find the foundation to be a friend that can help you cope with vitiligo.

HUE: My boyfriend is 65.

He smokes up to three packs a day. I tell him he is killing himself. He says we all have to go sometime. He has emphysema and is on oxygen all night and part of the day. What can I do? — S. ANSWER: I can’t believe your boyfriend doesn’t realize that he’s killing himself and has found a most unpleasant way to do so — struggling for every breath he takes. He won’t restore his lungs to normal by quitting cigarettes now, but he will not make matters worse. He is going to experience a most unpleasant end of life. He’ll feel as though he is choking. If he wants not to suffer, he must stop smoking immediately.

You can do very little.

He’s the one who has to DEAR DR. DONO- act.

Mom grieves for son-in-law her daughter is divorcing DEAR ABBY: MOTHER-INMy daughter is LAW IN TEXAS getting a divorce DEAR SAD from a wonderful M-I-L: Be honest young man I’ve with him. Tell grown very close him that while to. He’s away in you love him like the service, and a son, the present he and my situation with daughter have your daughter is Dear grown apart. He causing you so Abby is in Korea and much emotional Abigail not able to deal conflict that it’s Van Buren making you physwith the situation back at ically ill. Explain home. that you will always be He emails me and his friend, but that you talks to me on Facebook must distance yourself quite often. When he emotionally somewhat asks me about my until the divorce is final daughter, I am vague. I and he and your daughlove him as a son, and I ter have moved further have been crying over on in their lives. Yours is this. I’m so upset that not a happy situation to I’m having migraines. be in and you have my How do I detach from sympathy, but your my son-in- law while health must come first. still being there for my daughter?

— SAD DEAR ABBY: I work

in an educational setting where the emphasis is on accountability, responsibility and being a good role model. I made a terrible decision two years ago and received a DUI while out of town. I’m still ashamed of my choices that night.

I accepted all responsibility and completed the necessary requirements through the courts. However, since then I have dreaded someone at work finding out and losing the job I love. Do I talk to my HR department or confess to my supervisor? Or do I just keep it to myself and hope no one finds out? — STILL PAYING THE PRICE IN MICHIGAN DEAR STILL PAYING: If you’re involved in education, then you may be a member of a union.

Instead of discussing this with HR, have a chat about it with your union representative. Because you have accepted responsibility for the incident and have completed the requirements of the court, I doubt that your job is in jeopardy, and your union rep may be able to give you some peace of mind.

If you have no union representation, keep it to yourself. I see nothing to be gained by blabbing about this to your coworkers.

Dear Abby is written

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

75 years Dec. 26, 1936 The Sidney High Varsity basketball team and the alumni will meet tonight at the high school gym. A preliminary game will feature a faculty team against one made up of old grads.

Members of the alumni team will come from, Bill Rhees, Jacque Laughlin, Web Young, Nub Young, Sailor Beer, Chuck Wheeler, Junior Griffis, Marcus Sellers, and Nelson Wright.

––––– The Yellow Jackets continued to smother opposition with large scores when they completely outclassed the Alumni last night, winning by a score of 29 to 11. In the preliminary game the faculty quintet proved no match for the Old Grads losing 31 to 11. Members of the Old Grad team were Critton, Kritzer, Taylor, Harmony, Faber, Killian, Bertsch, and B. Clark.

Playing on the faculty squad were: White, Kolb, Hopkins, Slager, Miltenberger, and Kinney.

––––– When the Sidney Daily News appeared Christmas Eve, printed in five colors, it marked the first time such a large combination of colors had been printed on a newspaper press in Sidney and perhaps the first time in the state or nation this many colors had been used in a regular edition of a newspaper in a city of comparable size to Sidney.

50 years Dec. 26, 1961 High atop the Landmark Farm Bureau terminal at the west city limits of Sidney is a Christmas tree that is attracting attention of the residents in the area and motorists driving along Interstate 75.

Erection of the tree has

become tradition with the employees of the elevator.

––––– Highways and streets in this vicinity were getting back to normal today following the weekend snowfall that dumped a total of more than nine inches in some parts of the area over the three-day period.

25 years Dec. 26, 1986 Sidney City Schools’ Faculty Wives Club met recently and, in the spirit of Christmas giving, agreed to share their favorite recipes with local newspaper readers. Among those printed were from the kitchens of Kathy Deal, Doris Tangeman, Beverly Davies, Bernice Phair, Polly McCormick, Juanita Hill, Gwyn Pinson, Patti Ross, Brenda Shamblin and Karen Miller.

––––– Shelby County Common Pleas Court Judge Carroll V. Lewis is picswearing in tured Shelby County auditor Francis “Frank” Hoehne, Commissionerelect Thomas Zimpfer and Juvenile Court Judge Thomas W. Kerrigan Tuesday afternoon in the courtroom.

Heohne’s new term officially begins March 11, Zimpfer’s term begins Jan. 1, and Kerrigan’s new term commences Feb. 9. Zimpfer will replace Bernard Aselage, who opted not to seek a third term.

––––– Rev. Robert L. Fries is shown placing a board at the base of a new addition taking shape at the Sidney Apostolic Temple, 210 S. Pomeroy Ave., as church member David Wilson, 843 E. Court St., lifts another board. Church members are building the 20,000square foot addition expected to open in late spring or early summer.

The congregation has been growing and the addition will house classrooms, offices and an enlarged sanctuary.

––––– 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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REPLAY 50 years ago December 26, 1961 Lawrence Kuether kegged a fancy 246 game and outstanding 623 series to pace fourth place Houston Farmers Elevator to a 4-0 blanking of Minster Milling Company in the Minster Tri-County league at Community Lanes the other night. In the same league, Tom Schwenzer collected a 225 game, but his third-place Town House crew was held to a 2-2 split.

25 years ago December 26, 1986 In terms of the holiday tournament, Sidney has been a very ungracious host where the Stebbins Indians are concerned. This is the fourth year for the holiday tournament and Stebbins is still looking for its first trip to the championship game, having lost to Sidney in the first round of the previous three events.

ON THE AIR High school basketball On the Internet, radio (Times approximate) TUESDAY Internet Scoresbroadcast.com — Girls basketball, Houston at Lehman. Air time 7:10.

THURSDAY Internet Scoresbroadcast.com — Boys basketball, Anna vs. Miami East at Versailles Holiday Tournament. Air time 6:10 PressProsMagazine.com — Boys basketball, Piqua Holiday Tournament, Russia vs. Covington and Lehman vs. Piqua. Air time 6 p.m.

Radio 1570, WPTW, Piqua — Boys basketball. Piqua Holiday Tournament, Russia vs. Covington and Lehman vs. Piqua. First game at 6:30.

FRIDAY Internet Scoresbroadcast.com — Boys basketball, Versailles Holiday Tournament, consolation and finals. Air time 6:15.

PressProsMagazine.com — Boys basketball, Piqua Holiday Tournament, consolation and finals. First game at 6:30 Radio 1570 WPTW, Piqua — Boys basketball. Piqua Holiday Tournament, consolation and finals.

First game at 6:30.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “My confidence is just fine. I have to do a better job of not giving them opportunities. I tried to make something happen, and I tried to force it.”

—Denver quarterback Tim Tebow, after throwing four interceptions in a 40-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills Saturday

ON THIS DATE IN 1908 — Jack Johnson becomes the first black man to win the world heavyweight boxing title, with a 14th-round knockout of Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia.

1955 — The Cleveland Browns intercept six passes, one of which is returned 65 yards for a touchdown by Don Paul, in a 38-14 victory over the Los Angeles Rams for the NFL championship. Otto Graham of the Browns passes for two touchdowns and scores two more.

2004 — Peyton Manning breaks Dan Marino's single-season touchdown pass record when he throws his 48th and 49th of the season, rallying Indianapolis from a 31-16 fourthquarter deficit to win 34-31 in overtime over San Diego.

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Still in contention Bengals keep playoff hopes alive by holding off Cardinals CINCINNATI (AP) — The stadium was only two-thirds full again. The Cardinals were on another one of their incredible comebacks, threatening to derail the Cincinnati Bengals’ surprising playoff surge.

A pair of tangled up feet made the difference.

The Bengals moved one win away from the playoffs Saturday, holding on for a 2316 victory over Arizona that secured only their third winning record in the past 21 years.

Cincinnati (9-6) can clinch the final AFC wild card berth by beating Baltimore at Paul Brown Stadium next Sunday.

The Bengals moved a game ahead of the Jets, who fell to 8-7 with a 29-14 loss to the Giants on Saturday.

“It’s been a big year for me and for this team,” rookie quarterback Andy Dalton said. “It’s something we believed we had a chance to do.

We weren’t getting much credit from outside. We’ll find out next week.”

Dalton threw two more touchdown passes, becoming only the fourth rookie to have 20 in a season, and Cincinnati got a break when the NFL’s top comeback team tripped itself up in the closing minutes.

Wide-open receiver Early Doucet tripped at the goal line and went down, letting a fourth-down pass fall incomplete with 1:12 left. The Cardinals (7-8) got the ball one more time, but the clock ran out after a completion.

A few minutes later, the Jets’ loss put the Bengals in position to reach the playoffs.

New York would have won the tiebreaker if both teams won out.

“We started this quite a while ago ‚Äî seems like just yesterday,” coach Marvin Lewis said. “But now we’re right where we want to be at the end.”

Their rookie quarterback put them in position.

Dalton threw an 11-yard

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ARIZONA CARDINALS’ Larry Fitzgerald (11) is chased by Cincinnati Bengals’ Brandon Johnson (59) during the second half of an NFL football game Saturday in Cincinnati. Cincinnati won 23-16. touchdown pass to Jermaine Gresham and a 19-yarder to Jerome Simpson, who did a somersault over a defender and landed on both feet in the end zone.

Dalton joined Peyton Manning (26), Charlie Conerly (22) and Dan Marino (20) as the only NFL rookies to throw 20 touchdown passes.

Down 23-0 heading into the fourth quarter, the NFL’s best comeback team nearly pulled off its most improbable one yet. Arizona took advantage of Cedric Benson’s two fumbles, getting a pair of touchdown passes by John Skelton and Jay Feely’s field goal with 3:16 left.

The Cardinals then had their chance to pull even. The Bengals ran an all-out blitz on fourth down from the Cincinnati 17-yard line, and Doucet wound up uncovered at the goal line. Skelton lofted the ball into the end zone, but Doucet tripped and fell.

“It was a blitz and nobody was there,” Doucet said. “It was one of those deals where

I hadn’t hooked it up and my feet got tangled. It’s a play I should’ve made. It was my fault. That’s a play I normally make.”

The Cardinals had their four-game winning streak snapped and were eliminated from playoff contention.

Cincinnati’s defense dominated the first three quarters.

Arizona didn’t cross midfield until Skelton completed a pass with 13:25 to go, but piled up 208 yards in the final quarter.

Skelton started for the second consecutive week in place of Kevin Kolb, who hasn’t fully recovered from a concussion. Skelton was 23 of 44 for 297 yards with three interceptions and five sacks that helped the Bengals get the 230 lead.

It could have been worse.

Mike Nugent, the NFL’s most accurate kicker, missed field goals of 35 and 48 yards in the first half.

Arizona has rallied from fourth-quarter deficits six times this season, one shy of

the NFL record. The Cardinals have won three games in overtime, tying the league record.

They couldn’t do it one more time.

“Yeah, we’re a second-half team,” Skelton said. “That’s how it has been all year. But in the end, it was too little, too late.”

Dalton was 18 of 31 for 154 yards and two touchdowns on a sunny, 39-degree afternoon in front of only 41,273 fans.

The Bengals have sold out only one of their seven home games, when the Steelers brought thousands of fans.

Notes: Beanie Wells became the first Cardinal to run for 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns in a season. ... After the game, the Bengals made a buy-one, get-one-free offer to season ticket holders, trying to fill the stadium for the final game. ... A.J. Green, playing with a strained right shoulder, had two catches for 25 yards.

He passed Cris Collinsworth’s club record for a rookie with 1,013 yards on the season.

Ravens finish perfect at home BALTIMORE (AP) — Eight games, eight wins. The Baltimore Ravens achieved perfection at home for the first time, and now they’re looking to add to that ledger in the playoffs.

Joe Flacco threw two touchdown passes, and the Ravens beat the bumbling Cleveland Browns 20-14 on Saturday to move one step closer to winning the AFC North.

Ray Rice ran for 87 yards and caught a TD pass for the Ravens (11-4), who led 17-0 at halftime and held on.

“I have never been perfect at home in 16 years of football. That’s amazing,” Baltimore linebacker Ray Lewis said. “As good of teams we’ve had here, we’ve always found (a way) to lose one or two here or there. I think this year we really made a focus on taking care at home. This is the result, us being able to go 8-0 and being able to be sitting where you want to sit at the end of the day.”

The Ravens would win the AFC North by defeating Cincinnati on the road next week. That would also give Baltimore a first-round bye and a home playoff game —two if New England loses next Sunday at home against Buffalo.

“It’s big, man,” linebacker Terrell Suggs said. “We are at our best when we are at (home) and our fans are rocking. So we definitely need a home playoff game, by any means necessary.”

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BALTIMORE RAVENS defenders tackle Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis (40) as he rushes the ball in the first half of an NFL football game in Baltimore, Saturday.

Flacco went 11 for 24 with for last. Having already line of scrimmage to give Baltouchdown passes to Rice and burned their three timeouts, timore a first down. tight end Ed Dickson. He also the Browns lined up on de“It was the first hard count had a 33-yard run. fense after the two-minute and we stayed onside,” Taylor Josh Cribbs had a career- warning with the Ravens fac- said. “The second time, I just high 84-yard punt return for a ing a fourth-and-2 at the jumped. Of course you feel TD for Cleveland (4-11). But Cleveland 37. bad, but you just got to move the Browns generated very It appeared obvious that on.” little offense and were guilty Flacco and the Ravens were Said Flacco: “I don’t know if of questionable play calling, merely hoping to draw the I’ve ever been in position for bad clock management and Browns offside. that to happen. It’s never untimely penalties in their As the play clock moved worked.” fifth straight loss. close to zero, Cleveland tackle See BROWNS/Page 12 Cleveland saved the worst Phil Taylor jumped across the

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Cruz sets two records in Giants’ win Saturday’s NFL Capsules RUTHEREAST FORD, N.J. (AP) — Victor Cruz set two receiving franchise records, and Ahmad Bradshaw ran for two touchdowns as the Giants kept their playoff hopes alive by winning the New York-area bragging rights with a 29-14 victory over the Jets on Saturday.

After a week of trash talk about who ruled the city, neither team did much to boast about. But the Giants (8-7) did more than the Jets (8-7) and can win the NFC East with a victory next week against Dallas.

The Jets’ playoff hopes took a serious hit, and they will need to win at Miami next week and get help from several other teams.

Cruz, who had three catches for 164 yards, broke Amani Toomer’s single-season mark for yards receiving — and the team’s record for longest touchdown reception, a 99-yarder that gave the Giants the lead for good in the second quarter.

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VIKINGS 33, REDSKINS 26 LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings overcame injuries to Adrian Peterson and Christian Ponder on back-to-back plays to end a six-game losing streak.

Toby Gerhart filled in for Peterson and set up a touchdown with a 67yard run, and Joe Webb threw for two TDs and ran for another while subbing for Ponder.

Webb’s 8-yard pass to Percy Harvin broke a 23all tie early in the fourth quarter, and rookie Mistral Raymond’s first career interception set up Ryan Longwell’s 23-yard field goal that gave the Vikings a 10-point lead with 4:05 to play.

The Vikings are 3-12.

The Redskins lost their sixth straight home game to fall to 5-10.

Peterson tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on the first offensive play of the second half. Ponder sustained a concussion.

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LIONS 38, CHARGERS 10 DETROIT (AP) — The Lions made the playoffs for the first time since 1999 as Matthew Stafford threw three touchdown passes in the first half.

Detroit (10-5) has won three straight after a seven-game slump to earn a wild-card spot.

According to the Chargers (7-8), they will not be in the postseason for a second straight year after making it five times in a six-season stretch.

And that might cost coach Norv Turner his job.

The Lions held San Diego scoreless until midway through the third quarter, when Philip Rivers threw an 11-yard pass to Malcom Floyd to make it 24-7.

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DOLPHINS 24 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady ran for two touchdowns and threw for another and New England rallied to clinch a playoff bye.

The Patriots trailed 17-0 at halftime then scored on their first five possessions in the second half. The Dolphins helped when Matt Moore lost a fumble at his 38yard line then threw an interception that Devin McCourty picked off at the Patriots 2.

New England (12-3) won its seventh straight game. After the Texans lost to the Colts on Thursday night, the Patriots needed a win or a tie to lock up one of the AFC’s top two spots.

Miami (5-10) lost for the third time in eight games after opening at 0-7 and is 1-1 under Todd Bowles, who took over when Tony Sparano was fired.

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RAIDERS 16, CHIEFS 13, OT KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 36yard field goal 2:13 into overtime, eliminating Kansas City from the playoff race and keeping Oakland’s AFC West title hopes alive.

Carson Palmer threw for 237 yards and a for the touchdown Raiders (8-7). His perfectly thrown 53-yard pass to Darrius Heyward-Bey early in overtime set up Janikowski’s winning kick, allowing Oakland to avoid a second straight late-game meltdown.

Kyle Orton threw for 300 yards for Kansas City, his only TD pass going to Dwayne Bowe with 1:02 left to tie the game. The Raiders went three-and-out, giving Kansas City the ball back, and Orton hit Bowe for 25 yards and Terrance Copper for 11 more to set up Ryan Succop for a potential winning field goal on the final play of the game.

Succop’s 49-yard try was blocked by Trevor Scott to send the game to overtime.

AP Photo/Julio Cortez

NEW YORK Giants' Ahmad Bradshaw steps in to the end zone to score a touchdown during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Saturday in East Rutherford, N.J. 80-yard punt return.

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TITANS 23, JAGUARS 17

Newton threw for 171 yards and three touchdowns and scored on a remarkable 49-yard run up the middle in which he outraced smaller defensive backs to the end zone.

The Panthers (6-9) scored on eight of their first nine possessions and piled up 397 yards in three quarters against the league’s 30th-ranked defense. Coach Ron Rivera pulled Newton and the other key starters early in the fourth quarter.

DeAngelo Williams scored on runs of 8 and 22 yards, his sixth and seventh of the season, and Jonathan Stewart ran for 88 yards and caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Newton.

Tampa Bay (4-11) lost its ninth in a row.

ankle forcing him to watch the game from the sideline as the team’s third quarterback.

Pittsburgh hardly needed him. The defense had little trouble dominating the NFL’s lowestscoring offense.

St. Louis (2-13) managed just 232 yards while getting shut out for the second time this month.

Steven Jackson rushed for 103 yards to top 1,000 for the seventh straight season, but backup quarterback Kellen Clemens sputtered in place of the injured Sam Bradford.

The Rams lost their sixth straight.

field goal of the season.

Frank Gore had a 4-yard touchdown run on the 49ers’ first drive of the second half.

Lynch Marshawn scored on a 4-yard run with 6:41 left to give Seattle a 17-16 lead. It was the first TD rushing allowed by the 49ers this season.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

(AP) — Matt Hasselbeck threw for 240 of his 350 yards in the first half as Tennessee tried to keep its faint playoff hopes alive.

The Titans (8-7) —— snapped a two-game EAGLES 20, skid, and head to HousCOWBOYS 7 ton with a chance at ARLINGTON, Texas their first winning (AP) — Michael Vick record since 2008. threw two touchdown Rob Bironas kicked passes in a game that three field goals, includhad all the intensity of a ing a pair of 51-yarders, preseason dress reand Jamie Harper ran for hearsal. a touchdown. Jared Cook —— This game became had a 55-yard TD catch 49ERS 19, somewhat meaningless and finished with 169 SEAHAWKS 17 midway through the first yards receiving, a franSEATTLE (AP) — quarter. A victory by the chise high for a tight end.

David Akers kicked four Giants eliminated the Maurice Jones-Drew, field goals, including a Eagles (7-8) from the the NFL’s rushing —— 39-yarder with 2:57 left, playoffs and turned the leader, ran for 103 yards BILLS 40, —— and San Francisco hung Dallas-New York game and a TD for the Jaguars BRONCOS 14 STEELERS 27, on against Seattle (7-8). next weekend into a (4-11). He now has a caORCHARD PARK, RAMS 0 Larry Grant sealed showdown to decide the reer-high 1,437 yards N.Y. (AP) — Jairus Byrd PITTSBURGH (AP) the win by forcing Tar- NFC East title. this season. and Spencer Johnson re— Rashard Mendenhall varis Jackson’s fumble The Cowboys (8-7) sat turned Tim Tebow inter—— ran for 116 yards and a that was recovered by quarterback Tony Romo ceptions for touchdowns PANTHERS 48, touchdown and backup Donte Whitner with 1:07 after one series and runon consecutive plays in Charlie left. San Francisco (12- ning back Felix Jones BUCCANEERS 16 quarterback the fourth quarter to help Batch played efficiently 3), which already after two.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Buffalo snap a sevenin place of an injured clinched the NFC West, Vick threw a touch(AP) — Cam Newton game losing streak.

Ben Roethlisberger. remained in position for down pass on the openbroke Peyton Manning’s Tebow finished with a The Steelers (11-4) the No. 2 seed in the con- ing series and again just career-worst four inter- rookie record for yards kept their hopes of an ference and a first-round before halftime. Alex ceptions as the Broncos passing in a season and AFC North title alive playoff bye.

Henery kicked field (8-7) fell into a tie with set a franchise record with even with RoethlisAkers set an NFL goals of 43 and 51 yards a 91-yard touchdown pass Oakland for first place in berger’s sprained left record with his 42nd for the Eagles. the AFC West. Denver to Brandon LaFell. lost its second in a row while squandering a chance to inch closer to its first playoff berth since 2005.

Byrd scored on a 37yard return with 8:03 left and Johnson had a 17-yarder 18 seconds later for Buffalo (6-9).

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SCOREBOARD CALENDAR High school High school sports Girls basketball TUESDAY Houston at Lehman Christian Academy at Seton Catholic Fort Loramie at New Bremen Anna at Botkins Boys basketball New Knoxville at Ada —— WEDNESDAY Girls basketball Riverside at Bellefontaine Minster at Elida Holiday Tournament vs. Miller City Versailles at Greenville —— THURSDAY Boys basketball Anna at Versailles Holiday Tournament vs. Miami East Fairlawn at Parkway Holiday Tournament Russia at Piqua Holiday Tournament vs. Covington Lehman at Piqua Holiday Tournament vs. Piqua Versailles vs. Brookville at Versailles Girls basketball Fairlawn at Parkway Holiday Tournament Indian Lake at Jackson Center Minster at Elida Holiday Tournament vs. Elida or Toledo Woodward Wrestling Sidney, Versailles at MVWCA Holiday Tournament Bowling Sidney at Eastern Lanes Holiday Tournament —— FRIDAY Boys basketball Anna, Versailles at Versailles Holiday Tournament Fairlawn at Parkway Holiday Tournament Russia, Lehman at Piqua Holiday Tournament Botkins at Minster Jackson Center at Indian Lake New Bremen at Fort Loramie Sidney at Northmont New Knoxville at Spencerville Wrestling Sidney, Versailles at MVWCA Holiday Tournament Swimming/diving Botkins at Bellefontaine Inv.

FOOTBALL Bowl lineup College Football Bowl Glance The Associated Press Subject to Change All Times EST Saturday, Dec. 17 New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Temple 37, Wyoming 15 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise, Idaho Ohio 24, Utah State 23 New Orleans Bowl Louisiana-Lafayette 32, San Diego State 30 —— Tuesday, Dec. 20 Beef 'O'Brady's Bowl At St. Petersburg, Fla. Marshall 20, Florida International 10 —— Wednesday, Dec. 21 Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego TCU 31, Louisiana Tech 24 —— Thursday, Dec. 22 MAACO Bowl At Las Vegas Boise State 56, Arizona State 24 —— Saturday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu Southern Mississippi 24, Nevada 17 —— Monday, Dec. 26 Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. North Carolina (7-5) vs. Missouri (7-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN2) —— Tuesday, Dec. 27 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl At Detroit Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. North Carolina State (7-5) vs.

Louisville (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN) —— Wednesday, Dec. 28 Military Bowl At Washington Air Force (7-5) vs. Toledo (8-4), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl At San Diego Texas (7-5) vs. California (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN) —— Thursday, Dec. 29 Champs Sports Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Baylor (9-3) vs. Washington (75), 9 p.m. (ESPN) —— Friday, Dec. 30 Armed Forces Bowl At Dallas Tulsa (8-4) vs. BYU (9-3), Noon (ESPN) Pinstripe Bowl At Bronx, N.Y. Rutgers (8-4) vs. Iowa State (66), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn.

Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Wake Forest (6-6), 6:40 p.m. (ESPN) Insight Bowl At Tempe, Ariz.

Oklahoma (9-3) vs. Iowa (7-5), 10 p.m. (ESPN) —— Saturday, Dec. 31 Meineke Car Care Bowl At Houston Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Northwestern (6-6), Noon (ESPN) Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Georgia Tech (8-4) vs. Utah (75), 2 p.m. (CBS) Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn.

Vanderbilt (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Fight Hunger Bowl At San Francisco UCLA (6-7) vs. Illinois (6-6),

3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta Virginia (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) —— Monday, Jan. 2 TicketCity Bowl At Dallas Penn State (9-3) vs. Houston (12-1), Noon (ESPNU) Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Nebraska (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Georgia (10-3) vs. Michigan State (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC) Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Florida (6-6) vs. OHIO STATE (6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN2) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif.

Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (112), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz.

Stanford (11-1) vs. Oklahoma State (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

NFL standings National Football League The Associated Press All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA y-New Eng . . 12 3 0 .800 464 321 N.Y. Jets . . . . 8 7 0 .533 360 344 Buffalo. . . . . . 6 9 0 .400 351 385 Miami . . . . . . 5 10 0 .333 310 296 South y-Houston . . 10 5 0 .667 359 255 Tennessee . . . 8 7 0 .533 302 295 Jacksonville . 4 11 0 .267 224 316 Indianapolis . 2 13 0 .133 230 411 North x-Baltimore . 11 4 0 .733 354 250 x-Pittsburgh. 11 4 0 .733 312 218 Cincinnati. . 9 6 0 .600 328 299 Cleveland . . 4 11 0 .267 209 294 West Denver. . . . . . 8 7 0 .533 306 383 Oakland . . . . 8 7 0 .533 333 395 San Diego . . . 7 8 0 .467 368 351 Kansas City . 6 9 0 .400 205 335 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Giants . . 8 7 0 .533 363 386 Dallas . . . . . . 8 7 0 .533 355 316 Philadelphia . 7 8 0 .467 362 318 Washington. . 5 10 0 .333 278 333 South x-New Orl. . . 11 3 0 .786 457 306 Atlanta . . . . . 9 5 0 .643 341 281 Carolina . . . . 6 9 0 .400 389 384 Tampa Bay . . 4 11 0 .267 263 449 North y-Green Bay. 13 1 0 .929 480 297 x-Detroit. . . . 10 5 0 .667 433 342 Chicago . . . . . 7 7 0 .500 315 293 Minnesota . . . 3 12 0 .200 327 432 West y-San Fran. . 12 3 0 .800 346 202 Seattle. . . . . . 7 8 0 .467 301 292 Arizona . . . . . 7 8 0 .467 289 328 St. Louis . . . . 2 13 0 .133 166 373 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division —— Thursday's Game Indianapolis 19, Houston 16 Saturday's Games akland 16, Kansas City 13, OT Tennessee 23, Jacksonville 17 Pittsburgh 27, St. Louis 0 Buffalo 40, Denver 14 Carolina 48, Tampa Bay 16 Minnesota 33, Washington 26 Baltimore 20, Cleveland 14 New England 27, Miami 24 N.Y. Giants 29, N.Y. Jets 14 Cincinnati 23, Arizona 16 Detroit 38, San Diego 10 San Francisco 19, Seattle 17 Philadelphia 20, Dallas 7 Sunday's Game Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m.

Monday's Game Atlanta at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 1 Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m.

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

Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 1 Washington at Philadelphia, 1 San Diego at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 4:15 p.m.

Seattle at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 4:15 p.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 4:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 4:15 p.m.

Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 8:30 p.m.

Bengals-Cardinals Cardinals-Bengals Stats Arizona ....................0 0 0 16—16 Cincinnati..............10 10 3 0—23 First Quarter Cin_FG Nugent 24, 10:55.

Cin_Gresham 11 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick), 6:24.

Second Quarter Cin_Simpson 19 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick), 2:46.

Cin_FG Nugent 41, :00.

Third Quarter Cin_FG Nugent 32, 3:09.

Fourth Quarter Ari_Fitzgerald 30 pass from Skelton (Feely kick), 11:25.

Ari_King 2 pass from Skelton (run failed), 7:39.

Ari_FG Feely 29, 3:16.

A_41,273.

—— Ari Cin First downs. . . . . . . . . . 17 21 Total Net Yards . . . . . 316 301 Rushes-yards. . . . . . 18-59 34-165 Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 136 Punt Returns . . . . . . 2-(-3) 2-6 Kickoff Returns . . . . . 4-69 2-40 Interceptions Ret. . . . . 0-0 3-17 Comp-Att-Int . . . . 23-44-3 18-31-0 Sacked-Yards Lost. . . 5-40 2-18 Punts . . . . . . . . . . . 6-38.3 5-43.0 Fumbles-Lost . . . . . . . 1-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards . . . . . 6-87 6-47 Time of Possession . 28:21 31:39 —— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Arizona, Wells 1453, Skelton 4-6. Cincinnati, Benson 16-57, Dalton 5-48, Scott 10-28, Green 2-25, Peerman 1-7.

PASSING_Arizona, Skelton 2344-3-297. Cincinnati, Dalton 18-310-154.

RECEIVING_Arizona, Fitzgerald 6-105, Roberts 6-75, Doucet 247, Heap 2-29, Taylor 2-19, Housler 1-11, Wells 1-8, King 1-2, StephensHowling 1-2, Peterson 1-(minus 1).

Cincinnati, Gresham 5-56, Simpson 5-42, Whalen 3-20, Green 2-25, Benson 1-8, Hawkins 1-3, Lee 1-0.

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GOALS_Cincinnati, (WR), 48 (WR).

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Browns-Ravens Browns-Ravens Stats Cleveland ...................0 0 7 7—14 Baltimore .................10 7 3 0—20 First Quarter Bal_Dickson 5 pass from Flacco (Graham kick), 9:12.

Bal_FG Graham 48, :58.

Second Quarter Bal_Rice 42 pass from Flacco (Graham kick), 8:57.

Third Quarter Bal_FG Graham 43, 5:50.

Cle_Cribbs 84 punt return (Dawson kick), 3:07.

Fourth Quarter Cle_Moore 6 pass from Wallace (Dawson kick), 8:22.

A_71,083.

—— Cle Bal First downs . . . . . . . . . 18 15 284 Total Net Yards . . . . . 256 Rushes-yards . . . . 25-117 37-162 Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 122 2-0 Punt Returns . . . . . . 1-84 2-54 Kickoff Returns. . . . 5-113 Interceptions Ret. . . . . 1-0 1-4 Comp-Att-Int . . . . 19-33-1 11-24-1 1-10 Sacked-Yards Lost . . . 2-8 Punts . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41.8 5-44.6 Fumbles-Lost . . . . . . . 0-0 1-0 5-51 Penalties-Yards. . . . . 6-95 Time of Possession . 27:42 32:18 —— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Cleveland, Hillis 24-112, Wallace 1-5. Baltimore, Rice 23-87, R.Williams 10-45, Flacco 430.

PASSING_Cleveland, Wallace 19-33-1-147. Baltimore, Flacco 1124-1-132.

RECEIVING_Cleveland, Moore 5-35, Little 4-40, Cribbs 2-28, Massaquoi 2-17, C.Mitchell 2-12, Hillis 2-0, Ogbonnaya 1-12, Cameron 1-3.

Baltimore, Rice 3-48, T.Smith 2-38, R.Williams 2-21, Dickson 2-14, Leach 2-11.

BASKETBALL NBA standings National Basketball Association The Associated Press All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Pct GB W L New York. . . . . . 1 0 1.000 — New Jersey . . . . 0 0 .000 ½ .000 ½ Philadelphia . . . 0 0 Toronto . . . . . . . 0 0 .000 ½ Boston . . . . . . . . 0 1 .000 1 Southeast Division Miami . . . . . . . . 1 0 1.000 — Atlanta . . . . . . . 0 0 .000 ½ .000 ½ Charlotte. . . . . . 0 0 Orlando . . . . . . . 0 0 .000 ½ .000 ½ Washington. . . . 0 0 Central Division .000 — Chicago . . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — Cleveland . . . . . 0 0 Detroit. . . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — .000 — Indiana . . . . . . . 0 0 Milwaukee . . . . 0 0 .000 — WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Pct GB W L .000 — Houston. . . . . . . 0 0 Memphis . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — .000 — New Orleans . . . 0 0 San Antonio . . . 0 0 .000 — .000 ½ Dallas . . . . . . . . 0 1 Northwest Division Denver. . . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — .000 — Minnesota . . . . . 0 0 Oklahoma City . 0 0 .000 — .000 — Portland . . . . . . 0 0 Utah . . . . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — Pacific Division .000 — Golden State . . . 0 0 L.A. Clippers. . . 0 0 .000 — .000 — L.A. Lakers . . . . 0 0 Phoenix . . . . . . . 0 0 .000 — .000 — Sacramento. . . . 0 0 Sunday's Games New York 106, Boston 104 Miami 105, Dallas 94 Chicago at L.A. Lakers, 5 p.m.

Orlando at Oklahoma City, n L.A. Clippers at Golden State, n Monday's Games Toronto at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Houston at Orlando, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Washington, 7 Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 8 Denver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30 New Orleans at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 10 Philadelphia at Portland, 10 p.m.

Chicago at Golden State, 10:30

College Top 25 This Week's Top 25 Fared The Associated Press 1. Syracuse (13-0) beat Bucknell 80-61; beat Tulane 80-61.

2. Ohio State (12-1) beat Lamar 70-50; beat Miami (Ohio) 69-40.

3. Kentucky (11-1) beat Samford 82-50; beat Loyola (Md.) 87-63.

4. Louisville (12-0) beat College of Charleston 69-62; beat Western Kentucky 70-60.

5. North Carolina (11-2) beat Nicholls State 99-49; beat Texas 8263.

6. Baylor (12-0) beat Paul Quinn 95-54; beat Saint Mary's (Cal) 72-59; beat West Virginia 8381, OT. 7. Duke (10-1) beat UNC Greensboro 90-63.

8. UConn (10-1) beat Fairfield 79-71.

9. Missouri (12-0) beat No. 25 Illinois 78-74.

10. Marquette (11-1) lost to LSU 67-59; beat Milwaukee 64-50.

11. Florida (10-2) beat MVSU 82-54; beat Florida State 82-64.

12. Kansas (8-3) lost to Davidson 80-74; beat Southern Cal 63-47.

13. Wisconsin (11-2) beat MVSU 79-45.

14. Xavier (9-3) lost to Long Beach State 68-58; lost to Hawaii 84-82, OT; beat Southern Illinois 87-77.

15. Pittsburgh (11-2) beat St. Francis (Pa.) 71-47; lost to Wagner 59-54.

16. Georgetown (10-1) beat Memphis 70-59.

17. Indiana (12-0) beat Howard 107-50; beat UMBC 89-47.

18. Mississippi State (12-1) beat Northwestern State 82-67.

19. Michigan State (11-2) beat UMKC 89-54; beat Lehigh 90-81.

20. Michigan (10-2) beat Bradley 77-66.

21.

UNLV (13-2) beat Louisiana-Monroe 81-63; beat California 85-68.

22. Murray State (13-0) beat UT-Martin 78-54.

23. Creighton (10-1) beat Tulsa 83-64; beat Northwestern 87-79.

24. Virginia (10-1) beat Seattle 83-77.

25. Illinois (11-2) beat Cornell 64-60; lost to No. 9 Missouri 78-74.

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Bengals beg fans to show up Sunday CINCINNATI (AP) — One victory away from an unexpected playoff spot, the Cincinnati Bengals are already immersed in their biggest challenge of the week.

No, it’s not getting ready for Baltimore. It’s trying to get somebody to come and watch.

The Bengals (9-6) drew another less-thancapacity crowd for their 23-16 win over Arizona on Saturday that secured only their third winning record in the last 21 years. With a victory on Sunday over Baltimore, they would clinch the final AFC wild-card berth for a chance to win their first playoff game since the 1990 season.

Big moment. Will there be another small crowd?

Only 41,273 fans showed up on a sunny, 38-degree afternoon to watch the breakthrough victory Saturday. Paul Brown Stadium was more than one-third empty, and that’s been the norm all season.

Players buoyed by the chance to make the playoffs wasted no time lobbying for an audience.

“I just want to thank the fans who were out there today,” defensive tackle Domata Peko said. “We really felt you

guys out there, and that helped us out big time. I really want to encourage all of the Cincinnati fans to come out and cheer us on as we try to make the playoffs.”

The franchise’s two decades of futility have brought about the strange situation: a team begging for fans as it closes in on the playoffs.

There’s a lot of bad history behind it.

The Bengals went 412 last season, when coach Marvin Lewis essentially played out his contract while looking for an indication the front office was fully committed to winning.

After two days of talks, he agreed to return even though owner Mike Brown said publicly that there would be no significant changes.

Also, Paul Brown Stadium has been an ongoing point of contention as the region struggles to recover from the recession.

Hamilton County voters approved a sales tax hike in 1996, and the Bengals signed a 30-year lease that gives them a lot of control over the facility and much of its revenues. The stadium came in way over budget — bad for taxpayers — and cost roughly $450 million when it opened in 2000.

Fans bristle that the family continues to get enormous benefits from the taxpayer-financed stadium while the team remains one of the league’s least successful.

On Friday, the family increased its control of the team by purchasing shares from one of the original franchise partners for more than $100 million. Forbes magazine reported that the Brown family paid in cash for the shares, estimated at 30 percent of the team. Forbes estimates that the team is worth $875 million.

The longstanding resentments showed in the team’s ticket sales this season. The Bengals have sold out only one of their seven home games, when the Steelers brought thousands of fans. They’ve drawn the smallest crowds in the 65,500-seat stadium’s history, including an all-time low of 41,142 for a win over Buffalo.

A measure of how bad it’s been: The University of Cincinnati outdrew the Bengals for one of its games at Paul Brown Stadium. Fans have showed their disapproval by refusing to buy Bengals tickets.

Will it continue for one more week?

BROWNS The Ravens then ran out the clock on their eighth straight win over the Browns, including two this month.

“We knew this would be quite a challenge for us,” Cleveland quarterback Seneca Wallace said.

“We’re playing the Ravens at home, and they’re playing for everything. I should have played better, and I should have made better decisions.”

Wallace went 19 for 33 for 147 yards in place of Colt McCoy, who was out with a concussion.

Peyton Hillis ran for 112 yards, but Cleveland’s offense mounted only one decent drive.

The Browns took the opening kickoff and moved from their own 26 to the Baltimore 30 behind the power of Hillis, who gained 30 yards on six carries. But on a thirdand-1, Cleveland inexplicably went to the air, and Lardarius Webb intercepted Wallace’s pass for

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Mohamed Massaquoi.

Flacco immediately threw deep for Torrey Smith, who drew a 60yard penalty for pass interference on Mike Adams to set up a 5-yard touchdown pass to Dickson.

Later, a 29-yard throw from Flacco to Smith led to a 48-yard field goal by newcomer Shayne Graham, signed in the middle of the week to take over for the injured Billy Cundiff.

After another Cleveland punt, Flacco directed an 82-yard drive that gave Baltimore a 17-0 lead. Rice slipped behind linebacker D’Qwell Jackson on the right sideline, caught a soft pass in stride and sprinted into the end zone to complete a 42yard scoring play.

That made Flacco 5 for 5 for 94 yards and two touchdowns on third down.

Cleveland moved deep into Baltimore territory

late in the first half, thanks in part to a 30yard pass interference call against Chris Carr.

But with the clock inside 10 seconds and the Browns without a timeout left, Wallace handed off to Hillis instead of spiking the ball, and Hillis went nowhere.

Wallace took the blame, and so did Browns coach Pat Shurmur.

“I need to communicate it better, OK?” Shurmur said.

The Browns finally scored when Cribbs took a punt on the right sideline, escaped an arm tackle and broke toward the center of the field before outrunning three defenders into the left corner of the end zone late in the third quarter.

“I was wondering where all the defenders were,” Cribbs said. “I saw all the great blocking around me. From there, it was easy. It was just a walk in.”

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GIFT

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Hedrick began a new search — for the perfect Christmas card to mail to Ohio.

“I wanted to buy a Christmas card for my sister,” he said. “I looked and looked to find one that was appropriate.”

He enclosed his baby pictures and his high school photo.

Champaign County. I graduated from Rosewood School.

Then I worked at Copeland Corp. for 33 years. I was divorced but my ex-husband is now deceased. We have three children: Lonnie Lauderback, of St. Paris; Bonni Ingle-Niles, of Laura; and Larry Lauderback, of DeGraff.

As a hospice volunteer, I sing in the hospice choir.

For years I sang with a quartet, Forever Friends, and I performed in the Red Glove Revue. I’m also active in my church, Sidney First Baptist.

When I was about 20, after I got married, my mother told me I had a half brother. His name was Paul Keith Oda.

The meeting

The search Lauderback began immediately to look for her brother. She knew the boy’s father was an Oscar Bailey and she connected with some Baileys, but never the correct ones.

Within a few years, Hedrick had started his search for his sister. He discovered that their father was living in Bradford and planned a journey from Illinois to meet with him.

“But I called the pastor of his church first,” Hedrick said. “I didn’t want to be a surprise to my dad.”

Hedrick called the pastor and said that he was doing some research in connection with the country’s bicentennial celebrations. He asked for a meeting. On a Saturday morning, he walked into the pastor’s office and said, “I’ve come to look up my father and he goes to your church.”

When Hedrick gave him Oscar Bailey’s name, the pastor said, “I know Oscar Bailey. If you were walking down the street, no one would put you together as father and son.

But you have the same personality. The same mannerisms.”

Lauderback, however, was running into roadblocks. County adoption officials were not helpful and she made many visits to their offices. Each time, the woman she talked with gave her more requirements to meet before records could be released.

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COUSINS MEET at Pizza Hut in Sidney Thursday.

Shown (l-r) are Nichol Lauderback; Cory Lauderback, 13; Cherish Lauderback, 16, all of DeGraff; He learned that a seedEventually, the subject of her search came up in a treatment representative conversation with her in Illinois was from Piqua lawyer about other mat- and had relatives in Bradters. He armed her with ford. Did the relatives the information that after know anything about the passage of a certain Audra Lucille Oda? They amount of time, those did not.

“Another time, I saw an records are open to the public. It was just the am- Ohio license plate from munition she needed. Darke County,” Hedrick After several years of vis- said. “I asked them to see its to the county office, she if they could locate her. I got a copy of her brother’s got a letter back from them saying they were birth certificate.

In Bradford, Hedrick unsuccessful.”

By then, of course, Luasked the pastor to call Bailey and to see if he cille Oda had become Luwould be amenable to a cille Argabright, no longer visit with Hedrick. He in Darke County but raisalso asked the pastor to ing her family in Champaign County. accompany him.

Lauderback’s And “Oscar met us in the yard,” Hedrick said. “He cousin had been consaid, ‘I think I’m better stantly searching the Inlooking than you are. ternet for Paul Keith Oda; What do you want? no one had yet heard of Money?’” The son asked Dwight Leroy Hedrick.

In the end, it was the his father about his mother, but Bailey didn’t Internet that changed know anything about her. everything. Hedrick was After the visit, Hedrick talking with friends in Ocand Bailey did not corre- tober and the subject of spond with each other adoption came up. He told again and within a year or them about his unending two, Hedrick learned that quest to find his birth mother. One friend said, Bailey had died.

For her part, Lauder- “Let’s look it up on Ancesback couldn’t stop think- try.com.”

“I had never heard of ing about Paul Keith.

“Every year, on Dec. 3, I Ancestry.com,” Hedrick would say, “happy birth- said. Instantly, there on the screen, was his day,” to him,” she said.

And Hedrick seized mother’s name. And with every chance to track it, the news that he had a half sister. Immediately, down his mother.

Vicki Allison, of Kansas, Ill.; and Larry Lauderback, of DeGraff. Cory and Cherish are the children of Larry and Nichol Lauderback. he wrote her a letter and out to eat before they took sent it registered mail. me home. I was so anxious When it came back I could hardly stand it!” marked “insufficient adWhen Hedrick andress,” he thought that swered his ringing phone she had refused it. late in the day, she said, Another friend intro- “This is Phyllis.” him to duced “I’m so glad you called,” whitepages.com and he he said. found a different address “I’ve been looking for for Phyllis Lauderback. you for 45 years,” she said.

He sent the letter again. And they talked for an “I was waiting for my hour. aide to pick me up for a “I know what you look doctor’s appointment in like,” he told her. “I found Dayton when the mail you on Facebook.” came,” Lauderback said.

Having a sister, Among the envelopes was having a brother a legal-looking one, which The two of them were she ripped open. There like kids in a candy store. was a letter and a copy of Their excitement was a birth certificate. palpable. Hedrick sug“It was the same one I gested that he visit soon. had,” Lauderback said.

Lauderback said yes.

The sound They planned their initial meeting for Tuesday of their voices “I sat by the phone the and Hedrick would stay whole day (Dec. 12),” in Sidney for three days.

Hedrick said.

“One minute, I cry; “I had to wait till I got one minute, I shake; the home from the doctor,” next minute I feel like Lauderback said. “And the I’m in a dream. It’s just people I went with went overwhelming,” Lauder-

“It will be strange to meet a Dwight,” Lauderback said. “All these years, I’ve been looking for Paul Keith.”

Hedrick drove from Illinois with his daughter, Allison. Lauderback and her aide hustled and bustled to prepare lunch and make the apartment perfect. Brother and sister both admitted to being nervous.

But when Hedrick walked through the door of Lauderback’s apartment and she rose from her chair to greet him, all the nerves melted away. of happiness Tears flowed into a bear hug in front of the Christmas tree. They laughed at how much alike they look. They talked of plans to share family photos with each other, to share meals with their children so the cousins could meet each other, to go to the cemetery where their mother is buried. Lauderback has purchased a journal in which to record their journey together from here on.

And they exchanged more Christmas cards.

Lauderback read an antique one she had found just for her long- lost new-found brother: “In quantity, some folks may have more family. That may be true. But when it comes to quality, well, I have you.”

Brother and sister at long last have the best gift of all — they have each other.

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• Put all your lights on timers for energy savings and peace of mind while you’re away.

• Use those tins you’ve been saving for gift boxes.

• Plan ahead. Making a list will save time, money and last-minute shopping frenzies.

• Keep it simple: one thoughtful gift is better than six wrapped packages of unwanted gifts.

• Let children know that what you really want does not have to come from a store. Their time is even more valuable. Children can give coupons for their time as Christmas presents in ways such as taking on extra chores, cooking dinners, watching a younger sibling or giving plenty of hugs and kisses.

• Give the gift of an experience — music lessons, lessons for a new hobby, a massage, a trip to a state park, or tickets to a sporting event or play. This is perfect for friends who want to try something

new but aren’t willing to spend the money on themselves. Plus, you don’t have to wrap the gift.

• Give a monetary donation to a local charity in someone else’s name. Many people feel good knowing that they are helping out someone during the holidays.

• Invest in your family and friends. Instead of giving a gift, contribute to a child’s savings account, education IRA or give them a U.S. Savings Bond.

• Don’t wrap oversized gifts.

Hide them and give the recipient clues. Make the search a treasure hunt.

• Make the wrapping a useful part of the gift; put cookies in a flower pot or hide jewelry in a new pair of gloves or socks. Just make sure that the receiver finds the gift if it’s hidden!

• Thousands of paper and plastic shopping bags end up in landfills every year. Reduce the number of bags thrown out by bringing reusable cloth bags for holiday gift shopping. Tell store clerks you don't need a bag for small or oversized purchases.

• About 40 percent of all battery sales occur during the holiday season. Buy rechargeable batteries to accompany your electronic gifts, and consider giving a battery charger as well. Rechargeable batteries reduce the amount of potentially harmful materials thrown away, and can save money in the long run.

• Turn off or unplug holiday lights during the day. Doing so will not only save energy, but will also help your lights last longer.

• Approximately 33 million live Christmas trees are sold in North America every year. After the holidays, look for ways to recycle your tree instead of sending it to a landfill. The Miami County Transfer Station will take trees after the holi-

days free for disposal.

• To help prevent waste from cutting down and disposing of live trees, you can buy a potted tree and plant it after the holidays.

• Have a create-your-own-decorations party! Invite family and friends to create and use holiday decorations such as ornaments made from old greeting cards or cookie dough, garlands made from strung popcorn or cranberries, wreaths made from artificial greens and flowers, and potpourri made from kitchen spices such as cinnamon and cloves.

• Consider the durability of a product before you buy it as a gift.

Cheaper, less durable items often wear out quickly, creating waste and costing you money.

• When buying gifts, check product labels to determine an item's recycleability and whether it is made from recycled materials.

Buying recycled encourages manufacturers to make more recycledcontent products available.

• When shipping, reuse foam peanuts or other packaging materials.

• Use reusable grocery and shopping bags and make sure to recycle the non-reusable ones.

Use rechargeable batteries for cameras, flashlights, etc.

If you have several events or parties in a short amount of time buy food items in bulk. You will save a trip to the grocery and use less packaging!

Instead of buying new items (Ex. A dress for a party, more chairs, etc.) consider borrowing or renting things.

Compost your leftover food- it’s easy and a great fertilizer!

Save all gift-wrapping and decorations to reuse later or wrap gifts in old maps, posters, sheet music, fabric scraps or wallpaper scraps.

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Other items to consider for the environment: Energy Conservation • Make sure to turn off or unplug holiday decorations when they are not in use.

• Be sure holiday decorations are not placed on or obstructing air vents.

• When cooking, use your microwave oven as much as possible or plan your oven baking to avoid continuously reheating the oven.

• Reduce your light display by one or two strands. You may not even notice the subtle change.

Water Conservation • Defrost frozen items in the refrigerator, not under running water.

• Run only full loads in the washing machine and dishwater.

• When washing dishes keep washing soap usage to a minimum. It helps reduce the amount of rinse water needed.

• Don’t run the kitchen faucet continuously while washing dishes.

• Let pots and pans soak instead of letting the water run while you clean them.

• Minimize the number of dishes used at holiday parties.

• An estimated 2.6 billion holiday cards are sold each year in the United States, enough to fill a football field 10 stories high. Electronic holiday greeting cards, offered through a variety of websites, are a convenient, no-cost, waste-free alternative.

• It’s estimated that between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, more than 1 million tons of additional waste is generated each week nationwide. In fact, 38,000 miles of ribbon alone is thrown out each year — enough to tie a bow around the Earth.

• Using LED holiday lights during the holidays uses about 99 percent less energy than larger, traditional holiday bulbs and last up to 100,000 hours when used indoors.

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What You Need • men's over the calf tube socks • clean cat litter • 3 plastic recloseable bags • 3 buttons • material with a holiday pattern • white yarn • 1 red jingle bell • 3 black plastic gems, beads, or dots What you do Using clean cat litter, fill each plastic bag and seal, each one having less litter than the other so that you end up with three different sizes. Put the largest sealed bag inside the tube sock.

Push the bag all the way to the bottom (toe) of the sock. Put the medium sized bag inside the sock and then the smallest bag on top. Carefully lay the sock on its side so that it is easier to work with. Tie a piece of white yarn in between each litter bag, creating the snowman's sections. There

should be one piece of yarn tied over each bag. You should still have the top of the sock left, approximately 3"-5" in length.

Stand the snowman up and move the body sections around until he is in a standing position and can remain that way on his own. Fold the top of the sock down to form a cap and to cover the top piece of white yarn. Using pinking shears cut a strip of holiday fabric and tie around the hat. Glue the red jingle bell in place on the tied material.

Cut another strip of material and tie around the neck to fashion a scarf. Cut three squares out of the fabric and glue in different spots on the snowman's body (see photo). Glue a button to each material patch. Glue the black beads in place for eyes and nose.

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OFFICE TRAILER, 12 x 60. (3) Air conditioning units, bath with sink and toilet. $2500 OBO. (937)606-0918

2008 FALCON, 4 wheeler, 110 4 stroke, semi automatic with reverse, $550, (937)596-6622

2001 LINCOLN Towncar.

Runs good. Looks good.

150,000 miles. With drive train insurance. $3000 OBO, (937)492-4349.

2003 DODGE, Short Van, 3 seats, clean. $4200 (937)473-2629

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Village of Fort Loramie Sawmill Road and Hickory Drive Reconstruction Sealed Bids for the Village of Fort Loramie Sawmill Road and Hickory Drive Reconstruction will be received by the Village of Fort Loramie at the Village Council Chamber, 14 Elm Street, Fort Loramie, OH 45845 until Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 2:00 P.M., at which time they will be publicly opened and read.

In general, the work consists of the improvements to Sawmill Road and Hickory Drive. The improvements shall include curb and gutter, asphalt and catch basin replacement.

The Bidding Documents which include drawings and specifications may be examined and obtained at the office of Choice One Engineering Corporation, 440 E. Hoewisher Road, Sidney, OH 45365. Cost for the Bidding Documents is $60.00 and is non-refundable.

Bids must be signed and submitted on the separate bidding forms included in the Bidding Documents, sealed in a properly identified envelope, and shall be accompanied by either a Bid Guaranty Bond in the amount of 100% of the Bid amount or by a certified check, cashier’s check, or letter of credit on a solvent bank in the amount of not less than 10% of the amount of the Bid, subject to conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders.

The successful BIDDER will be required to furnish a satisfactory Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the Bid. Each Bid must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the Bid and all persons interested therein. Each BIDDER must submit evidence of its experiences on projects of similar size and complexity. The Owner intends and requires that this project be completed no later than June 15, 2012.

All contractors and subcontractors involved with the project will, to the extent practicable, use Ohio products, materials, services, and labor in the implementation of their project. Additionally, contractor compliance with the Equal Employment Opportunity requirements of Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 123, the Governor’s Executive Order of 1972, and Governor’s Executive Order 84-9 shall be required.

DOMESTIC STEEL USE REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 153.011 OF THE REVISED CODE APPLY TO THIS PROJECT. COPIES OF SECTION 153.011 OF THE REVISED CODE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ANY OF THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. BIDDER must comply with the prevailing wage rates on Public Improvements in Shelby County and the Village of Fort Loramie, Ohio as determined by the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, Wage and Hour Division, (614) 644-2239.

No BIDDER shall withdraw his Bid within 60 days after the actual opening thereof.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, waive irregularities in any Bid, and to accept any Bid which is deemed by Owner to be most favorable to the Owner.

Village of Fort Loramie Tony Schmitmeyer, Village Administrator Dec. 19, 26

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to the satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on 01/11/2012 at on or before 9:30 am at the Extra Space Storage facility located at: EXTRA SPACE STORAGE, 700 Russell Rd., Sidney, OH 45365 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances.

Unit 1209: Marc Dich, 502 W. Main St. Apt. 2, Anna, OH 45302, Van seat, kitchen wares, wiring cables, electronics; Unit 1210: Joe Taborn, 809 Arrowhead Apt A, Sidney, OH 45365, Totes, cooler, baby items. Unit 1321: James Holliday, 1106 N. Center St., Lima, OH 45001, Dining table set, patio set, couch, boxes. Unit 2228: Michael Young, 2818 New England St., Sarasota, FL 34231, Boxes, dining set, lamps, holiday décor. Unit 3124: Stewart Thomas, 409 Tamela Ave., Anna, OH 45302, Wicker bench, cabinet, recliner, loveseat and chair set. Unit 3205: Kara Atkinson, 412 2nd Ave., Sidney, OH 45365, Clothes, couch, luggage, table. Unit 7302: William Howell, P.O. Box 2533, Sidney, OH 45365, Mattress Set, microwave, clothes, bed frame.

Unit 7405: Daniel Figuracion, 967 N. Buckeye Ave., Sidney, OH 45365, Washer, 1985 Pontiac Fiero VIN# G2PM37R9FP263519, boxes, computer.

Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Extra Space Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. Auctioneer Joseph C. Tate as executive administrator.

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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS SHELBY COUNTY, OHIO Case No.: 11CV000148 Fifth Third Mortgage Company, Plaintiff -vsWilliam D. Shepard, et al., Defendants.

LEGAL NOTICE IN SUIT FOR FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE Judge: James Stevenson William D. Shepard, whose last known address is 747 Southeast Balboa Drive, Madison, FL 32340, and the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, executors, administrators, spouses and assigns and the unknown guardians of minor and/or incompetent heirs of William D. Shepard, all of whose residences are unknown and cannot by reasonable diligence be ascertained, will take notice that on the 1st day of April, 2011, Fifth Third Mortgage Company filed its Complaint in the Common Pleas Court of Shelby County, Ohio in Case No. 11CV000148, on the docket of the Court, and the object and demand for relief of which pleading is to foreclose the lien of plaintiff's mortgage recorded upon the following described real estate to wit: Property Address: 13041 Luthman Road, Minster, OH 45865, and being more particularly described in plaintiff's mortgage recorded in Mortgage Book 1356, page 205, of this County Recorder's Office.

The above named defendant is required to answer within twenty-eight (28) days after last publication, which shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks, or they might be denied a hearing in this case.

LERNER, SAMPSON & ROTHFUSS Attorneys for Plaintiff P.O. Box 5480 Cincinnati, OH 45201-5480 (513) 241-3100 attyemail@lsrlaw.com Dec. 12, 19, 26 2242608

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COUNTER-TOP RANGE GE Stainless Steel Electric counter top range. 4 burner with grill. Very good condition.

(937)693-8821 WASHER, DRYER, Maytag, front loader, $500 or best offer.

Frigidaire washer, heavy duty, $100.

(937)658-2421

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

Buckeye Ford Lincoln Buckeye Ford Lincoln

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.

BATHROOM VANITY, 36x18, large mirror, medicine cabinet, (2) light bars, $75. Will separate.

(937)493-0537.

CEDAR CHEST, Lane, real nice $95, 2 antique sun dials, metal, celestial /terrestrial? $75 each.

2 antique plant hanger, metal, each has a bird in design, $35 each.

(937)698-6362

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

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

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Offer expires 12-31-11.

Buckeye Ford Lincoln 2343 W. Michigan St. Sidney, Ohio 45365 866-470-6550 www.buckeyefordsidney.com

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Payment is plus sale tax. Lease mileage is 10,500 miles per year. Mileage penelty of $.20 per mile for every mile over 34,125. With approved credit as determined by Lincoln Automotive Financial Services. Lease A.P.R. is 1%. Offer expires 12/31/2011 2243772

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2012 CHRYSLER 200

2012 DODGE CALIBER

STK#26306

STK#26318

$18,500

$19,600 2012 JEEP LIBERTY

2012 JEEP PATRIOT

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$21,200

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$22,160 2012 DODGE RAM P.U.

2012 DODGE JOURNEY

STK#26315-T

STK#26302-T

$25,346

$32,229

2012 DODGE DURANGO

2012 CHRYSLER 300 S

$37,278

$40,663

STK#26316

STK#26351-T

INCLUDES ALL REBATES, DISCOUNTS AND COUPONS.

‘97 FORD EXPLORER, #CP-12733-T .........................................................WAS $3,995............NOW $1,950 ‘97 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY, #36163-BT .....................................WAS $3,995............NOW $1,950 ‘99 DODGE CARAVAN, #26339-AT ...........................................................WAS $4,995............NOW $2,450 ‘99 PONTIAC GRAND AM, #CP-12163 .....................................................WAS $4,995............NOW $2,950 ‘97 FORD F-150 P.U., #AB-12680-AT .........................................................WAS $5,995............NOW $3,750 ‘02 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN, #AM-12690-AT ........................WAS $7,995............NOW $5,650 ‘01 CHRYSLER 300M, #CP-12759 ............................................................WAS $7,995............NOW $5,950 ‘00 FORD MUSTANG, #26325-B ...............................................................WAS $7,995............NOW $5,950 ‘00 DODGE RAM 1500 CLUB CAB P.U., #CP-12583-AT.............................WAS $7,995............NOW $5,950 ‘03 FORD TAURUS, #CP-12762 ................................................................WAS $7,995............NOW $5,950 ‘96 CHEVY 2500 P.U., #CP-12713-T .........................................................WAS $8,995............NOW $6,450 ‘07 CHEVY AVEO, #CP-12545 ..................................................................WAS $8,995............NOW $6,450 ‘05 CHRYSLER PACIFICA, #CP-12718-A ..................................................WAS $9,995............NOW $6,950 ‘04 DODGE DURANGO, #CP-12737-AT....................................................WAS $11,995............NOW $9,850 ‘10 DODGE CALIBER, #CP-12470 ..........................................................WAS $16,995 .........NOW $13,950 ‘10 KIA FORTE, 4 DR., #AB-12700 ..........................................................WAS $16,995 .........NOW $13,950 ‘07 GMC ENVOY, 4X4, #CP-11495-AT ......................................................WAS $19,995 .........NOW $17,450 ‘11 JEEP PATRIOT, 4X4, #AB-12754-T ....................................................WAS $22,995 .........NOW $18,650 ‘11 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, 4X4, #CP-12756-T ...................................WAS $29,995 .........NOW $25,950 ‘11 DODGE DURANGO, 4X4, #AB-12755 .................................................WAS $31,995 .........NOW $27,950

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‘12 EQUINOX LS 32 MPG BEST“2011 BUY”

• Steering wheel controls • Telescope steering wheel, bluetooth for phone • 5 Yr. 100k Powertrain Warranty

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‘12 SONIC LS “2011 TOP 35 MPG SAFETY PICK”

• Remote Keyless Entry • Power Locks • Premium Sound System • 5 Yr. - 100k Powertrain Warranty

SALE PRICE ALL NEW MODEL!

#1578

‘11 SILVERADO CREW 4X4 • 5.3 V8 w/Active Fuel Management • Z71 Off Road • Fog Lights • steering wheel controls • Bluetooth For Phone

MSRP ..........$39,755 HEMM SAVINGS.-2765 REBATE ...........-4500 BONUS CASH......-500

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#1366

‘12 LACROSSE CXL 36 MPG • 2.4 4cyl with EAssist.

• Heated Front Seats • Leather Interior

DUE AT SIGNING

‘12 IMPALA LT

• Split Bench Seat MSRP .........$28,190 • Remote Start HEMM • Aluminum Wheels • 6-Way Power Seat SAVINGS.........-4600 • 5 Yr.-100k Powertrain Warranty SALE PRICE

$23,590 SAVE

$15,655

MSRP..........$32,755 HEMM SAVINGS -1000 REBATE.............-1500

SALE PRICE

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4,600

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• Leather Seats • Steering Wheel REBATE ............-500 Control SALE PRICE • Bluetoothe For Phone • Heated Seats

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‘12 GMC ACADIA SLE ‘11 SILVERADO CREW LS

•Rear View Camera MSRP..........$36,535 • Heated Front HEMM SAVINGS -1500 Seats • 7-Pass. Seating REBATE...........-1500 • Power Lift Gate • 5 Yr./100k Powertrain Warranty

#2081

SALE PRICE

$33,535 SAVE $

3,000

#1056

• 4800 V8 Engine • Locking Differential • Towing Package • Rear Defogger • 5 Yr./100k Powertrain Warranty

#1198

MSRP..........$32,300 HEMM SAVINGS -2300 REBATE...........-4505 BONUS CASH .....-500

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Disclosure: + No security deposit required. Amount due at signing includes first months payment, title, license, and doc fees. Tax not included. Mileage charge of $.30 over 39,000 miles. With approved credit thru GM Financial. ** No security deposit required. Amount due at signing includes first months payment, title, license, and doc fees. Tax not included. Mileage charge of $.25 over 39,000 miles. With approved credit thru Ally Bank. 0% financing in lieu of all rebates to qualified buyers with approved credit thru Ally Bank. Offer expires 01/03/2012.

#1082

• Pentastar V6 • 7 Passenger Seating • Garmin Navigation • Touch-screen • 30 Gig Media • 18” Wheels

6 year, 80,000 miles LIMITED WARRANTY ‘10 SEBRING TOURING, 30 MPG, SIRIUS, KEYLESS ENTRY .....$13,977 ‘08 TOWN & COUNTRY SIG., HEATED LEATHER, DUAL DVD $20,947 ‘08 300 TOURING AWD, ALL WHEEL DRIVE, LEATHER.......$19,988 ‘08 TOWN & COUNTRY SIG., NAV., DVD, TV ..............$20,840

$31,577 SAVE $5,388

5 year, 100,000 miles LIMITED WARRANTY

‘11 1500 CREW CAB 4WD • No-charge Hemi • SLT Trim Package • Premium Interior • Ready To Tow • Remote Start

CLOSEOUT PRICE

$33,291 OR 0% APR

$18,706 4 TO CHOOSE FROM!

SAVE $8,284

#1014

• American Value Package • UConnect Touch Media • Keless Go Ignition • Electronic Stability Program

SALE PRICE

‘10 CALIBER SXT, SIRIUS, ALUMINUM WHEELS ...............$ 13,947 ‘10 AVENGER SXT, POWER SEAT, SIRIUS, 30MPG ..............$ 13,977 ‘10 AVENGER SXT, POWER SEAT, 30MPG ......................$ 13,977 ‘10 AVENGER SXT, POWER SEAT, CHILI ZONE ..................$ 13,977 ‘10 CHARGER SXT, 3.5 H.O.V6, ALUM. WHEELS, CD ..........$ 16,985 ‘10 SEBRING LIMITED, V6, LEATHER, SUNROOF, SIRIUS .......$ 17,848 ‘10 CHARGER SXT, 3.5 H.O.V6, SIRIUS, FOG LAMPS, CD ........$ 17,940 ‘10 JOURNEY SXT, 3RD SEAT, 6 CD, REAR AIR ..................$ 17,964 ‘10 GR. CARAVAN SXT, 4.0 V6, TOW PKG., PWR. DRS./LIFTGATE .$ 19,940 ‘11 AVENGER LUX, LEATHER, 6.5 TOUCH SCREEN ..............$ 19,974 ‘11 PATRIOT LATITUDE 4X4, HEATED SEATS, REMOTE START $ 19,977 ‘11 AVENGER LUX, 6.5 TOUCH SCREEN, LEATHER, SUNROOF....$ 19,980 ‘10 GR. CARAVAN SXT, PWR. DRS., REAR AIR, SIRIUS .......$ 19,980 ‘11 JOURNEY MAINSTREET, 3RD SEAT, 4.3 TOUCH SIRIUS RADIO $ 19,974 ‘11 JOURNEY MAINSTREET, 3.6 V6, U CONNECT, 3RD SEAT .$ 20,840 ‘11 CHARGER SE, BLUETOOTH, KEYLESS GO ..................$ 20,940 ‘10 GR. CARAVAN SXT, STOW-N-GO, PWR DRS. ............$ 20,940 ‘11 GR. CARAVAN MAINSTREET, PWR. DRS./LIFTGATE ...$ 20,960 ‘11 GR. CARAVAN MAINSTREET, LIFTGATE, PWR DRS. ...$ 20,985 ‘11 GR. CARAVAN MAINSTREET, REAR DVD, STOW-N-GO .$ 21,947 ‘11 CHARGER RALLYE, 8.4 TOUCH SCREEN, BLUETOOTH ......$ 21,970 ‘11 TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING, SAFETY TEC PKG. ....$ 21,980 ‘11 JOURNEY CREW, 3RD SETA, 19” WHEELS, BLUETOOTH .....$ 21,980 ‘11 GR. CARAVAN MAINSTREET, REAR DVD, PWR. DRS. ..$ 21,988 ‘11 JOURNEY CREW, 3RD SEAT, 8.4 TOUCH SIRIUS RADIO .....$ 22,840 ‘11 TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING, SAFETY TEC, 13,000 MI.$ 22,940 ‘11 GR. CARAVAN CREW, REAR DVD, PWR. LIFTGATE .......$ 23,854 ‘11 TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING, REAR DVD, BACK-UP CAM. $ 23,974

‘12 CALIBER SXT SALE PRICE

• 17” Aluminum Wheels • Dirius XM Satellite Radio • Power Windows & Locks • 5 Yr./100K Mile Warranty

FOR 72 MONTHS

‘12 COMPASS LATITUDE

• Heated Seats • Remote Start • Electronic Stability Control • Sirius/XM Satellite Radio

$19,295

SALE PRICE

$21,685

#1087

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• Touring • 30GB MyGig Media • Remote Start • ParkView Rear Back Up Camera • Blind Spot Monitoring and Cross Path Detection

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FOR 72 MONTHS

‘12 MALIBU LS 33 MPG ONLY

‘12 CRUZE LS 35 MPG ONLY

• Auto Transmission • Bluetooth • Steering Wheel Controls • 5 Yr. - 100k Powertrain Warranty

$24,972

$23,705 GREAT AVAILABILITY!

#2033

‘11 200 LIMITED

• Pentastar 24V V-60 • Heated Leater Trim • Power Sunroof • My Gig Media w/Navigation w/Sirius Traffic

• Rearview Camera - CONSUMER DIGEST • Bluetooth for Phone • Cruise Control • 5 Yr. 100k Powertrain Warranty

‘09 HHR LS, 5-SPEED, CRUISE, ONE OWNER .......................$10,987 ‘08 UPLANDER LS, 7 PASS., CRUISE, 1-OWNER TRADE. ...........$11,967 ‘10 HHR LT, PWR. SEAT, KEYLESS ENTRY, CRUISE. ...................$13,937 ‘10 COBALT LT, ALUM. WHLS., KEYLESS ENTRY, 2 TO CHOOSE ......$13,957 ‘07 AURA XR, LEATHER, SUNROOF, HEATED SEATS .................$14,957 ‘09 MALIBU LT, CRUISE, KEYLESS ENTRY, 33 MPG ................$14,967 ‘09 LACROSSE CX, 6-PASS., PWR. SEAT, REMOTE START. .........$15,947 ‘10 MALIBU LT, 2.4 4 CYL., KEYLESS ENTRY, 33 MPG .........$15,967 ‘08 G-6 SPORT, SUNROOF, CD, REMOTE START, 18K MILES .$16,967 ‘08 HHR LT LEATHER, HEATED SEATS CHROME WHEELS, LOW MILES. $15,967 ‘08 IMPALA LT, LEATHER, CHROME WHEELS, HEATED SEATS .......$16,997 ‘10 MALIBU LT, POWER SEAT, REMOTE START, 16K MILES ....$17,957 ‘08 IMPALA LT, LEATHER, HEATED SEATS, 19K MILES .........$17,967 ‘07 LUCERNE CXL, CHROME WHEELS, HEATED SEATS, 1-OWNER .$18,957 ‘11 IMPALA LT, SUNROOF, LEATHER, BOSE ..........................$20,987 ‘08 LUCERENE CXL, CHROME WHLS, HEATED SEATS, 27K MI.. ...$21,967 ‘07 CTS SPORT, SUNROOF, 18” WHLS, HEATED SEATS, LOW MI. ..$23,947 ‘08 ACADIA SLE, 7 PASS., REMOTE START, REAR PARK ASSIS .$25,967 ‘11 TERRAIN SLT, SUNROOF, LEATHER, 10K MILES..............$27,957 ‘08 SILVERADO CREW LTZ, 4X4, LEATHER, HEATED SEATS .$27,957 ‘09 ACADIA SLT, HEADS UP DISPLAY, 7-PASS., 1-OWNER .....$28,947 ‘08 ACADIA SLT, SUNROOF, LEATHER, HEADS UP DISPLAY ....$28,957 ‘10 SRX FWD, SUNROOF, LEATHER, HEATED SEATS ............$34,957

SALE PRICING

$21,830

‘12 CHARGER SE 27 MPG SALE PRICE Highway • Pentastar V6 • Uconnect Voice Command • 17” Aluminum Wheels

• 4WD • 290 HP Pentastar V6 • Electronic Stability Program • Keyless Enter-N-Go • Power 8-Way Driverʼs Seat

SALE PRICE

$29,925

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$25,554

#2002

‘12 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO

MORE PRE-OWNED

SAVE $2,356

‘12 300C AWD SALE PRICE $41,657

• New Ivory Tru-Caot Paint • Safety-Tec Pkg. w/Adaptive Cruise Control • Dual-pane Panoramic Sunroof • 8.4” Uconnect with Navigation

#2009

SAVE $3,703

**0% with approved credit. 0%. financing with Ally Bank in lieu of rebates. Offers expire 01/03/2012.*

CHEVROLET • BUICK • GMC • CADILLAC

CHRYSLER • DODGE • JEEP

2596 W. St. Rt. 47 • Sidney, OH

2594 W. St. Rt. 47 • Sidney, OH

498-1124

492-8005

www.danhemm.com

www.danhemm.com

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