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DEATHS Obituaries and/or death notices for the following people appear on Page 3 today: • Mabel Victoria Kies • Betty L. Woodward • Mildred M. Ciriegio

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BEST DEAL that you deserve! HOMS, Syria (AP) — The presence of Arab League monitors in Syria has re-energized the anti-government protest movement, with tens of thousands turning out over the past three days in cities and neighborhoods where the observers are expected to visit. The huge rallies have been met by lethal gunfire from security forces apparently worried about multiple mass sit-ins modeled after Cairo’s Tahrir Square. On Thursday, security forces opened fire on tens of thousands protesting outside a mosque in a Damascus suburb and killed at least four. The crowd had gathered at the mosque near to a municipal building where cars of the monitors had been spotted outside. Troops fired live ammunition and tear gas to disperse large protests in several areas of the country, including central Damascus, killing at least 26 people nationwide, activists said. A key activist network, the Local Coordination Committees, said it has documented the names of 130 people, including six children, who died since the Arab League monitors arrived in Syria Monday night.

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A DISCARDED Christmas tree waits to be picked up along Wells Drive Thursday. Not many trees have been thrown out yet, but after people celebrate the new year, used Christmas trees will become a common sight in front of houses.

City to pick up Christmas trees week of Jan. 9

Weather permitting, Sidney city crews will begin picking up discarded Christmas trees along with yard waste the week of Jan. 9. It will be the only week scheduled in January for yard waste pickup. Trees will be transported to the city’s compost area to be chipped for mulch, which is offered free of charge to gardeners each spring. There will be no charge for Christmas tree pickup and no yard waste stickers are required for the trees, only for any yard waste. Residents are asked to place trees at curbs by 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 9. All ornaments, wires and other decorations must be removed from See SYRIA/Page 5 trees.

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BY CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The long-suffering job market is ending the year better off than it began. The number of people applying for unemployment benefits each week has dropped by 10 percent since January. The unemployment rate, 8.6 percent in November, is at its lowest level in nearly three years. Factory output is rising, business owners say they’re more optimistic about hiring and consumer confidence has jumped to its highest level since April. Even the beleaguered housing market is looking slightly better.

“We are ending the year on an up note,” says Joel Naroff, president of Naroff Economic Advisors. Still, 25 million Americans remain out of work or unable to find full-time jobs. Most analysts forecast a stronger economy and job growth in 2012 — and rule out a second recession — but they caution that could change if Europe’s debt crisis worsens or consumers pull back on spending. On Thursday, the Labor Department said the number of people applying for unemployment benefits last week rose 15,000 to 381,000. But the four-week average, a less volatile measure, dropped to 375,000 — the lowest level since June 2008.

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When applications for unemployment benefits consistently fall below 375,000, economists consider it a reasonable sign that hiring is rising enough to push the unemployment rate lower. The four-week average has remained below 400,000 for seven weeks, the longest stretch since April. A mildly positive report on housing also came out on Thursday. The National Association of Realtors said the number of people who signed contracts to buy homes rose in November to its highest level in a year and a half. The association sought to temper enthusiasm by noting that the number of canceled contracts is also on the rise. But See JOB MARKET/Page 5

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Crews plan to have all trees and yard waste removed by week’s end on Jan. 14. Because Allied Waste and other commercial waste haulers are not permitted to handle Christmas trees, many villages also collect and grind discarded trees for mulch and also place them in farm ponds to create fish cover. In past years, trees have been submerged as fish cover at Lake Loramie State Park, although Park Manager George Sholtis was not available this week to say if the practice will be continued in 2012. Questions concerning local tree collections may be addressed to the Sidney Service Center, 498-8117.

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MUNICIPAL COURT In Sidney Municipal Court Wednesday afternoon, assigned Judge Donald Luce dismissed domestic violence charges against Cory D. Duke, 24, 219 Robb St., Apt. A, Jackson Center, when the victim failed to appear after being served. • Drug paraphernalia charges against Micah J. Tybeck, 28, of Columbus, were dismissed at the request of the prosecutor. • Teresa A. Scherer, 44, 837 E. Pike St., Jackson Center, was fined $150 and costs and sentenced to five days in jail on a theft charge. If fines and costs are paid in full, jail may be reconsidered. • Scott A. Darkes, 39, no address given, was fined $25 and costs on a disorderly conduct charge. • Marlon E. Burns, 36, 331 S. West Ave., Apt. 3, was fined $375 and costs, sentenced to five days in jail and his driver’s license was suspended for six months for failing a blood-alcohol breath test. Charges of driving while under the influence and turnsignal and seatbelt violations were dismissed at the request of the prosecutor. If he completes an alcohol intervention program and pays fines and costs in full, jail may be reconsidered. • Andrea F. Russell, 19, 1401 Riverbend Boulevard, was fined $75 and costs for failing to stop for a school bus. • Joshua Burton, 37, 436 Jefferson St., was fined $25 and costs for using unauthorized license plates. • Steven Jenkins, 65, of Bellefontaine, was fined $10 and costs for failing to yield to a pedestrian at a crosswalk. Court fines These people recently paid fines and costs totaling $136 (unless noted) for various violations as follows: Dustin T. Shelby, 18, 435 W. Main St., Port Jefferson, speeding, $135. Bryan L. Sims, 20, 4800 Fort LoramieSwanders Road, Fort Loramie, seatbelt, $116. Reagan M. Fortney, 21, 9934 Pasco-Montra Road, stop sign, $130. Robert J. Monnin, 26, 736 Countryside Lane, Apt. 11, speeding, $135. Ryan D. Belton, 302

Brooklyn Ave., following too closely. Jimmy Fuston, 20, 813 Arrowhead Drive, Apt. B, traffic control device. Jason E. Nelson, 32, 721 Johnston Drive, speeding, $135. Kevin A. Roberts, 30, 15062 Silverwood, Pemberton, failure to display license plate, $130. Kathleen E. Umbaugh, 60, 13510 PascoMontra Road, Anna, reasonable control, $130. Kyle J. Langston, 25, 1015 Riverbend Boulevard, traffic light. Will J. Martin, 29, 10164 Conover Road, Versailles, speeding, $135. Christian M. VanHook, 18, 218 Jefferson St., seatbelt, $116. Brittany A. Spradlin, 24, 10280 Fort LoramieSwanders Road, speeding, $135. Michael L. Laforme, 44, 4340 Hardin-Wapakoneta Road, seatbelt, $116. Russell Goettemoeller, 55, 4480 State Route 705, Fort Loramie, speeding, $135. Karen K. Breeze, 54, 3479 Russia-Versailles Road, stop sign, $130. Susan R. L. Harrod, 45, 611E. Parkwood St., speeding, $175. Thomas F. Barhorst, 80, 11222 Hardin-Wapakoneta Road, Anna, seatbelt, $116. Angela L. Pierce, 38, 531 E. Main St., speeding, $135. Timothy E. Stauffer, 59, 704 Arrowhead Drive, expired license plates. Drew J. Rochotte, 22, 08303 Plattner Road, New Bremen, speeding, $175. Loretta Cooper, 45, 1021 Broadway Ave., improper backing. John L. Neumeier, 58, 1741 Kremer Road, Maria Stein, seatbelt, $116. Mary R. Green, 70, 14015 Wones Road, Maplewood, speeding, $135. Claudie D. Whitt, 62, 2626 River Road, seatbelt, $116. Terry T. Morris, 48, 715 Park St., reasonable control. Alyce C. Bornhorst, 24, 00670 Winner Road, Fort Loramie, speeding, $135. Craig Brown, 38, 946 Port Jefferson Road, Apt. 3, failure to control. Leslie Salyer, 61, 2515 Alpine Court, right

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of way. Stephen W. Stepler, 41, 9050 Pleiman Road, Anna, seatbelt, $116. Andrew J. Close, 88, 119 W. Clay St., improper backing. Ishiah A. Wisecup, 19, 21488 Maplewood Road, Maplewood, speeding, $211. Jack Toler, 78, 627 Buckeye Ave., failure to control. Patricia A. Byers, 59, 446 Frazier-Guy Road, speeding, $181. Nancy H. Sullivan, 59, 716 Chestnut Ave., right of way. Jacob R. Toller, 18, 101 Sapphire St., Anna, stop sign, $130. Timothy Edwards, 40, 3431 Leatherwood Creek Road, following too closely. Nicholas E. Reynolds, 22, 404S. Washington St., New Bremen, speeding, $135. Nathan A. Davis, 20, 752 E. Parkwood St., traffic light. Civil cases Wilson Memorial Hospital v. Cotie Ibarra, 222 S, Walnut Ave., $1,285.60. Wilson Memorial Hospital v. Gina M. Heath, 12268 Short St., Minster, $3,638.32. Wilson Memorial Hospital v. Jamie A. Haynes, 106 High St., $1,301.75. Wilson Memorial Hospital v. James E. Dotson, 124 Gordon St., Piqua, $1,605.62. Wilson Memorial Hospital v. Duane J. Amerine, 401 S. Wilkinson Ave., $2,346.21. Wilson Care Inc., Sidney v. Richard and Crystal Terry, 411 S. Wilkinson Ave., $1,047.85. Wilson Memorial Hospital v. James and

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Fire, rescue THURSDAY -9:15 a.m.: medical. Sidney paramedics responded to a medical call in the 1800 block of Shawnee Drive. -8:46 a.m.: alarm. Firefighters were dispatched to a report of a fire alarm at 2881 Michigan St. It was a false alarm and a technician was working on the system. WEDNESDAY -8:45 p.m.: medical. Medics responded to a medical call in the 1500 block of Cedarbrook Place. -6:45 p.m.: medical. Medics responded to the 1100 block of Westwood Drive on a medical call. -4:29 p.m.: medical. Medics responded to the 2900 block of Fair Road on a medical call.

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-2:52 p.m.: medical. Medics responded to the 100 block of West South Street on a medical call. -1:26 p.m.: odor investigation. Firefighters were dispatched to 1682 Michigan St. on an odor investigation. Low amounts of carbon monoxide was found in the building. The furnace was determined as the source and was shut down. The occupants were advised to have it checked before using it again. -10:10 a.m.: medical. Medics were called to the 800 block of Merri Lane on a medical call. -9:45 a.m.: injury. Medics responded to a report of an injury in the 500 block of Vandemark Road. -7:40 a.m.: medical. Medics responded to a medical call in the 400 block of East Court Street.

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Fire, rescue WEDNESDAY -11:23 p.m.: accident. Russia Fire and Houston Rescue responded to the 4000 block of Simon Road on a report of a rolled-over semi rig with possible injuries to the driver. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is handling the report and no further information is available. -4:03 p.m.: accident. Anna Rescue, Botkins Police and Anna Police responded to an accident near the 100 mile marker of southbound Interstate 75. The accident is being handled by the Ohio State Highway Patrol and no further information is available. -2:37 p.m.: medical. Jackson Center Rescue responded to a medical call in the 100 block of North Street.

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DEATH NOTICES Mildred M. Ciriegio Mildred M. Ciriegio, 91, formerly of Sidney, passed away Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011. Arrangements are pending at Cromes Funeral Home.

Woman indicted in killing DAYTON (AP) — A woman accused of fatally beating her grandmother and stealing her television has been indicted on aggravated murder and other charges in southwest Ohio. Montgomery A County grand jury in Dayton on Thursday also indicted 24-year-old Aisha Sanders on charges of aggravated robbery and tampering with evidence. County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. says 86year-old Mary Muha was found dead Dec. 20 in her Washington Township home. Heck alleges Sanders killed her grandmother and stole her TV to sell it for money to buy illegal drugs. Authorities say Sanders also took her grandmother’s car and was found in the vehicle Dec. 21 in Preble County after it ran out of gas. Sanders was in jail, with bail set at $1 million. Her attorney didn’t immediately return a call for comment.

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Mrs. Woodward retired from the Social Security Administration in Piqua. She was a member of Crossroad Church of God in Piqua for 40 years, where she taught the kindergarten Sunday school class for many of those years. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Crossroad Church of God, Piqua, with Pastor Jerry Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at Beechwood Cemetery in Lockington. The family will receive friends on Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Funeral Cromes Home, 302 S. Main Ave. Memorials may be made to Wilson Hospice Care in memory of Betty L. Woodward. Condolences may be expressed to the Woodward family at the funeral home’s website, www.cromesfh.com.

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HOUSTON — Betty L. Woodward, 63, of 5577 Houston Road, passed away Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, at 1:05 a.m., at her home. She was born on June 29, 1948, in Caldwell, Idaho, the daughter of the late Walter and Irene (Dimond) French. On June 4, 1971, she married Rusty Woodward, who survives along with two children, Angela Snyder, and husband, Michael, and Christopher Woodward, and wife, Angela, both of Sidney; siblings, Jerry French, and wife, Sue, of South Carolina, Larry French, and wife, Kathy, of Piqua, Linda Brown, of Pleasant Hill, Shirley Hittle, of Piqua, and Randy French, and wife, Kathy, of Greenville; and grandchildren, two Caleb Woodward and Ciera Snyder. She was preceded in death by one sister, Pat Snider, and one brother, Richard French.

KALKASKA, Mich. — Mabel Victoria Kies, 92, went home to the Lord on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mabel was born on July 20, 1919, in Sidney, to the late Albert and Laura (Tagleiber) Kempfer. Mabel married Stanley Kies on Nov. 8, 1940, in Anna. They were residents of Kalkaska since 1959, moving from Botkins. Mabel loved being at home canning and gardening. She also worked for Vivian’s for many years. Mabel always made time and enjoyed her family and friends. She was a founding member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Surviving Mabel are her children, John (Jill) Kies, Jerry (Anita) Kies

and Joan (Victor) Turnipseed, all of Kalkaska, Mich., and Jean (Gregory) Grinnell, of Mich.; 12 Gaylord, grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren; and her brother, Paul Kempfer, of Sidney. Preceding Mabel in death was her beloved husband, Stanley, and her brother, Harold Kempfer. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 7, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Pastor Chad Hoover will be officiating. Condolences can be left online at www.wolfeoneill.com. Arrangements were made by Wolfe-O’Neill Funeral Home, 106 S. Cherry St., Kalkaska, Mich., our family serving yours.

Entrants sought for build-off SANDUSKY — K’NEX, America’s building toy company headquartered in Hatfield, Pa., and Cedar Point amusement park/resort in Sandusky, have announced plans to sponsor the second Cedar Point K’NEX Great Thrill Ride BuildOff in 2012. The contest runs through April 2. School groups grades 6 through 12 are challenged to build the most innovative and thrilling amusement park ride model using only K’NEX pieces. A select group of K’NEX designers and Cedar Point ride engineers and officials will choose five winners to exhibit their creations at Cedar Point during Math & Science Week and remain on display throughout the park’s 2012 operating season. Additional prizes include K’NEX building sets, online store credit codes, and Cedar Point tickets. New in 2012, one of the five winners will be chosen by the public to be the “Fan Favorite.” The five winning models chosen by K’NEX and Cedar Point will be posted at www.knex.com for the K’NEX and Cedar Point fans to vote upon. The “Fan Favorite” will receive a variety of additional prizes including an exclusive behind-the-scenes

tour of Cedar Point and an invitation to visit K’NEX headquarters in Hatfield, Pa. In its inaugural year, the contest generated submissions from across the nation including California and New Jersey. The five winning schools represented three different states: Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. To be eligible, students must consider mathematical and scientific applications such as potential and kinetic energy, speed, acceleration and gravity. The project is intended to encourage students to apply their knowledge of math and science in a fun and innovative way. To enter, school groups must submit a 500- to 600-word description as well as a video and photos of the ride. Entries will be evaluated on creativity, uniqueness, detail and accuracy of the ride description. Class or student groups can register by visiting the K’NEX website. For more information regarding the Cedar Point K’NEX Great Thrill Ride Build-Off, visit the Cedar Point or K’NEX website. Participants can also receive updates throughout the duration of the contest on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cedarpoint or www.facebook.com/buildknex.

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Black Santa returned 1 year after theft LIMA (AP) — An Ohio woman’s animated decoration of a black Santa Claus has been returned to her yard a year after it was stolen. Diana Carter tells The Lima News she was awakened early Christmas morning by a noise outside her Shawnee Township home and saw a silhouetted figure lying in the front yard. She called police, who confirmed that it was her Santa swiped last year on Christmas Day. Carter says Santa held a Christmas card. The envelope read: “From the robbers to the victim.” Inside the card was the message, “Keep Santa safe. We tried. It’s a miracle he’s back.” Carter says she forgives who ever took her Santa, which had been a gift from her late husband and was something of a neighborhood attraction during the holiday season.

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DIANA CARTER stands with an animated black Santa Claus her late husband bought her as a gift in 2005, on Wednesday at her Shawnee Township home. The Santa, which had been stolen a year ago, was returned to her yard this year on Christmas day.

ESTATE TRANSFERS

The real estate transfers listed below have been recorded at the office of Shelby County Recorder Jodi L. Siegel. Transfers listed also include tax-exempt property transfers in which no dollar amount is listed. Shelby County Auditor Denny York said the exemptions normally involve transactions within a family and therefore no public record of the dollar amount is recorded. Sidney Corey G. and Corey R. Shreves to Linda R. and Kenneth Lee, Imperial Woods Subdivision Section 3, lot 3743, $118,000. Patti and Dennis Boshears to Kelly Jo Ferguson, E. J. Wagners Subdivision, two parts lots 3 and easement, and part lot 2 and right-of-way, $59,900. Wendy W. Monnier, trustee, (fka Wendy R. Ward Kastner) to Robert H. and Karen S. Shoemaker, Westwood Estates Subdivision, section 3, lot 5173, $136,750. Dinsmore Township Rick Asbury and Sandra M. Asbury to Ruth Ann Tillman, section 21, parts northwest 1/4, 0.70 acres and 1.27 acres, $73,350. Green Township Mike and Cynthia A. Koenig to Nicholas and Rebecca L. Lewis, section 4, part southeast 1/4, 2.5005 acres, exempt. Nicholas and Rebecca L. Lewis to Mike and Cynthia A. Koenig, section 4 part southeast 1/4, 2.5005 acres, exempt. Loramie Township Robert D. Richards, Robert David Richards, Robert Roesser, anthony L. Richards, Jane M. Starrett, Kenneth J. Richards, Ronald E. Richards, Randall F. Richards, Patricia A. Davis, Pamela J. Roesser, Karen L. Richards, Robert E. Starrett, Molly Richards, Janet Richards and Jeffrey Davis to Robert D. Richards, section 4, part northeast 1/4 exceptional,

3.0 acres, $55,500. Patricia Ruth Monnin, deceased, to Richard Clarence Monnin, section 13, part northwest 1/4, 2.0 acres, exempt. Orange Township Traci Olson to Todd Olson, section 24, part northeast 1/4 fractional section exceptional, 2.68 acres, exempt. Jerry L. and Sara C. Cron to Hank and Geneva L. Manns, section 36, part northeast 1/4, 4.5 acres, $160,000. Perry Township William Ned and Wilma Constance Sailor to Phyllis Jean Evans, (Perry Twp.) section 19, east 1/2 southwest 1/4 exceptional, 80 acres; part southeast 1/4, 15.0 acres; part southeast 1/4, 5.0 acres; part southeast 1/4, 20.0 acres; (Dinsmore Twp.) section 24, east 1/2 northwest 1/4 exceptional, 80.0 acres; northeast 1/4 160.0 acres; exempt. William Ned and Wilma Constance Sailor to Randall Ray Sailor, part fractional section 19, 4.94 acres; section 13, part east part west part northwest 1/4, 49.0 acres; part southwest 1/4 exceptional, 82 acres; part southwest 1/4 exceptional, 36.81 acres; 84.20 acres plus interest road way; 50 acres, subject right-of-way; part northwest 1/4, 11 acres; section 19, part northwest 1/4 undivided 1/2 interest, 1.31 acres; exempt. William Ned and Wilma Constance Sailor to Randall Ray Sailor, section 19, west 1/2 northeast 1/4 exceptional, 79.40 acres, and part west 1/2 northeast 1/4 exceptional, 20.0 acres, exempt. Van Buren Township Nancy (Lees) (Nichols) Fowler to Gene and Grace Roediger, section 7, part northeast 1/4, 0.93 acres, $48,000. Washington Township Edd R. Anderson and Crystal A. (Anderson) Wolaver to James K. and Lori A. Middleton, section 30, part northeast 1/4, 6.1 acres, $195,500.

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Forces raid offices CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security forces stormed the offices of 10 human rights and pro-democracy groups on Thursday, including several based in the U.S., accused by the country’s military rulers of destabilizing security by fomenting protests with the help of foreign funding. The raids on 17 offices throughout Egypt are part of the ruling generals’ attempt to blame “foreign hands” for the unrest that continues to roil Egypt since the 18-day revolt that ousted longtime leader Hosni Mubarak in February, but that activists say failed to topple his regime. Among the offices ransacked were the U.S.-headNational quartered Democratic Institute, Freedom House and the International Republican Institute, which is observing Egypt’s staggered parliamentary elections.

Declared leader PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea’s power brokers publicly declared Kim Jong Un the country’s supreme leader for the first time at a massive public memorial Thursday for his father, cementing the family’s hold on power for another generation. A somber Kim, dubbed the Great Successor, attended the memorial as he stood with his head bowed at the Grand People’s Study House, overlooking Kim Il Sung Square, named for his grandfather who founded modern North Korea. A sea of humanity, including smartly dressed troops and civilians, gathered below him for the memorial that doubled as a show of support for his burgeoning role as leader.

Database aids search WASHINGTON (AP) — Almost two centuries before there was a man named Obama in the White House, there was a man named Obama shackled in the bowels of a slave ship. There is no proof that the unidentified Obama has ties to President Barack Obama. All they share is a name. But that is exactly the commonality that Emory University researchers hope to build upon as they delve into the origins of Africans who were taken up and sold. They have built an online database around those names, and welcome input from people who may share a name that’s in the database, or have such names as part of their family lore.

OUT OF THE BLUE

Croc steals lawn mower SYDNEY (AP) — A giant saltwater crocodile named Elvis with an apparent affinity for household machinery charged at an Australian reptile park worker Wednesday before stealing his lawn mower. Tim Faulkner, operations manager at the Australian Reptile Park, north of Sydney, was one of three workers tending to the lawn in Elvis’ enclosure when he heard reptile keeper Billy Collett yelp. Faulkner looked up to see the 16-foot, 1,100-pound crocodile lunging out of its lagoon at Collett, who warded the creature off with his mower. “Before we knew it, the croc had the mower above his head,” Faulkner said. “He got his jaws around the top of the mower and picked it up and took it underwater with him.”

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For Iran, cost of closing strait may outweigh gain BY LEE KEATH Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — With missile batteries, fleets of attack boats and stocks of naval mines, Iran can disrupt traffic through the Strait of Hormuz but probably cannot completely shut down the world’s most important oil route, military analysts say. The question for Iran’s leadership is whether it is worth the heavy price. Trying to close the strait would bring down a powerful military response on Iran’s head from U.S. forces in the Gulf and turn Tehran’s few remaining international allies against it. That Iran is making such dire threats at all illustrates its alarm over new sanctions planned by the U.S. that will target oil exports ‚Äî the most vital source of revenue for its economy. Iran’s leaders shrugged off years of past sanctions by the U.S. and United Nations, mocking them as ineffective. But if it cannot sell

its oil, its already-suffering economy will be sent into a tailspin. “It would be very, very difficult for Iran even to impede traffic for a significant period of time,” said Jonathan Rue, a senior research analyst at the Washingtonbased Institute for the Study of War. “They don’t have the ability to effectively block the strait.” What the Iranians can do, Rue and other analysts say, is harass traffic through the Gulf — anything from stopping tankers to outright attacks. The goal would be to panic markets, drive up shipping insurance rates and spark a rise in world oil prices enough to pressure the United States to back down on sanctions. The strait would seem to be an easy target, a bottleneck only about 30 miles (50 kilometers) across at its narrowest point between Iran and Oman. Tankers carrying one-sixth of the world’s oil supply pass through it, from the fields of petrogiants Iran and its Gulf Arab neighbors, exiting the Persian Gulf

into the Arabian Sea and on to market. They move through two two-mile-wide shipping lanes, one entering the Gulf, one exiting. In recent years, Iran has dramatically ramped up its navy, increasing its arsenal of fast-attack ships, anti-ship missiles and mine-laying vessels. Its elite Revolutionary Guards boasts the most powerful naval forces, with approximately 20,000 men, with at least 10 missile patrol boats boasting C-802 missiles with a range of 70 miles (120 kilometers) and a large number of smaller patrol boats with rocket launchers and heavy machine guns, according to a recent report by Anthony Cordesman at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The navy has three submarines and an unknown number of midget subs, capable of firing “smart” torpedoes or laying mines. It also has a large scale capability for laying mines using both small craft and commercial boats, according to the report.

SYRIA From Page 1 The ongoing violence, and new questions about the human rights record of the head of the Arab League monitors, are reinforcing the opposition’s view that Syria’s limited cooperation with the observers is nothing more than a farce for President Bashar Assad’s regime to buy time and forestall more international condemnation and sanctions. Still, the presence of outside monitors has invigorated frustrated protesters and motivated them to take to the streets again in large numbers after months of demonstrations met by bullets had dashed their hopes of peaceful change. “We know the observers won’t do anything to help us,” said Yahya Abdel-Bari, an activist in the Damascus suburb of Douma. “But still, we want to show them our numbers, to let them know what is really happening here,” he said. The 60 Arab League monitors, who began work Tuesday, are the first Syria has allowed in during the ninemonth anti-government uprising. They are supposed to ensure the regime complies with terms of the Arab League plan to end Assad’s crackdown on dissent. The U.N. says more than 5,000 people have died in the uprising since March.

JOB MARKET From Page 1 financial markets seized on the good news in both reports. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 113 points in afternoon trading. “The recovery in the labor market is maintaining its momentum,” says Michael Gapen, an economist at Barclays Capital. That’s noteworthy for an economy faced with a debt crisis in Europe and, as recently as last summer, scattered predictions of a second recession at home. There was plenty of reason for gloom. A political standoff over the federal borrowing limit brought the United States to the brink of default and cost the nation its topdrawer credit rating. Most analysts now say another recession is unlikely. The economy likely grew at an annual rate of 3 percent or more in the final three months of this year, analysts say. That would top the 1.8 percent growth rate in the July-September quarter, and the 0.9 percent growth rate in the first half of the year. Employers have added an average of 143,000 net jobs a month from September through November. That’s almost double the pace for the previous three months. Although it’s below the pace from the first quarter of 2011.

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Airworthiness test Times Square Alliance President Tim Tompkins throws a handful of confetti from eight stories above onto the streets of Times Square Thursday in New York. The airworthiness test is in preparation for the release of one ton of confetti by hand from various buildings in Times Square at midnight on New Year’s Eve.

Need help avoiding hangover? Less booze, more H2O BY LINDSEY TANNER Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Attorney Colleen Gorman has a holiday ritual that doesn’t involve buying presents or counting down to midnight: She goes online to look for new hangover remedies she hasn’t tried. She already has scratched off those big “prevention” pills, vitamins and chugging sports drinks, along with more quirky folk remedies including peanut butter sandwiches. “My fiance says I should probably just drink less,” said Gorman, 28, of Chicago. Experts say that’s good advice for everyone. “The only way to prevent a hangover is to not get drunk,” said Boston University researcher Jonathan Howland. That might be too radical a remedy for many revelers, but it’s the only one proven to work. Still, there are strategies that can soften the blow. Topping the list? Don’t drink on an empty stomach, said Sam Zakhari, director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism’s metabolism and health effects division. Food helps absorb alcohol and delay its toxic effects on the body. Drinking plenty of water before, during and after also helps because alcohol can dehydrate the body. Kim Khan teaches at the American Professionals Bartending School in Villa Park, Ill., and devotes a class to serving responsibly. That includes encouraging bar patrons to drink water. Khan, who also tends bar, says alternating drinks with glasses of water helps and is a method she uses “because I’ve been doing this

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YUMA AMADOR practices mixing cocktails at the American Professional Bartender School in Villa Park, Ill. way too long.” Some people think choosing clear alcohols is safer, because darker-colored drinks contain more compounds called congeners. That is based on an unproven theory that those compounds cause the body to make toxins that upset the stomach and cause other hangover symptoms, said Howland, a researcher in the emergency medicine department. But no one really knows what causes hangovers, which makes preventing them a challenge, Howland said. He’s hoping to find a clue in his research into why some people don’t get hangovers. About 1 in 4 drinkers never feel yucky after overindulging. In Howland’s lab, that includes study subjects given normally “intoxicating” doses — about six beers for men and five for women. That may seem enviable, but Howland said those 25 percenters also may be more likely

than the rest of us to become alcoholics. Some experts think hangover symptoms are caused by toxins from methanol after the body breaks down the ethanol alcohol in booze. That’s why some people swear by “the hair of the dog” — more alcohol the next day. But Howland says if that helps, it only delays the inevitable. The list of purported remedies for preventing or treating hangovers includes a witch’s brew of products, including milk thistle, honey, bitters and soda, Pedialyte, cranberry juice and Tabasco sauce. None has been scientifically proven to work, Howland said. Brian Chui, a 23-year-old Los Angeles publicist, says he’s tried a lot of them, but so far, “nothing works that great for me.” This year, Chui says he may try new anti-hangover pills combining aspirin and caffeine that his friends have been touting.


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This Evening • Hope in Recovery, similar to traditional “Twelve Step” programs to confront destructive habits and behaviors, meets at the First Presbyterian Church, 114 E. 4th St., Greenville, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, call (937) 548-9006. • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Staying Clean for the Weekend, meets at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 230 E. Poplar St.

Saturday Morning • Temperance 73 Masonic Lodge hosts a recycling event at the Sidney Transfer Station from 8 a.m. to noon.

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

During its December meeting, Compassionate Care of Shelby County board members set March 18 as the date for the organization’s 2012 banquet. Table hosts will be named to invite people to the event and sponsors are being sought to provide costs. The annual event will begin at 5 p.m.

Sunday Evening • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Never Alone, Never Again, meets at 6:30 p.m. at First Christian Church, 320 E. Russell Road.

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

Monday Evening • Minster Historical Society meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Minster Historical Society Museum, 112 Fourth St., Minster. • 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. • Women of the Moose meets at 7 p.m. at the Moose Lodge, on the corner of Broadway Avenue and Russell Road. • Anna Civic Association meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Anna Library. New members with new ideas always are welcome.

Tuesday Afternoon • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts at Work, meets at noon at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 120 W. Water St.

Tuesday Evening • Head, Neck and Oral Cancer Support Group for patients and caregivers 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. • PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) meets at 6 p.m. in the second floor board room of the Public Service Building on the OSU/Rhodes campus, 4240 Campus Drive, Lima. For more information, call (419) 581-6065, email pflag_lima@yahoo.com. • The Narcotics Anonymous group, Living the Basics, meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Apostolic Temple, 210 Pomroy Ave. • Asthma Awareness educational classes will be held at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Registration is not required and the class is free. For more information, call Stacy Hilgefort at (419) 394-3335, ext. 2004. • Minster Veterans of Foreign Wars meets for lunch at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall on South Cleveland Street, Minster. A meeting will follow the meal. • The Colon Cancer Support Group meets from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Troy Christian Church, 1440 E. State Route 55, Troy. For more information, contact the UVMC Cancer Care Center at (937) 440-4820. • The Tri-County Computer Users Group meets at 7 p.m. at the Dorothy Love Retirement Community Amos Center Library and computer area. The meeting is open to anyone using computers and there is no charge. For more information, call Jerry or Dorris Tangeman at 492-8790. • Pleaides Chapter 298 Order of the Eastern Star meets at the Masonic Temple at the corner of Miami Avenue and Poplar Street at 7:30 p.m. • The Miami-Shelby Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Greene Street UMC, 415 W. Greene St. at Caldwell Street. All men interested in singing are welcome. For more information, call (937) 778-1586.

URBANA — Melissa Lynn Wehrman and Ryan Patrick Householder exchanged marriage vows in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, of Urbana Aug. 6, 2011, at 2 p.m. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father Gregory Hite. The bride is the daughter of Jim and Sandy Wehrman, of Urbana, previously of Fort Loramie. The bridegroom is the son of Terry and Susan Householder, of Anna. Prior to the ceremony a program of nuptial music was presented by Bill and Laura Antoniak, Christine Reeds was the soloist. The bride wore a lace, vintage-inspired, trumpet-style gown by Private Collection with a birdcage veil decorated with yellow and white chiffon flowers sewn by the bride. She wore a custom-designed, pearl, cuff bracelet, an H-pendant that symbolized her new married last name, and her paternal grandmother’s engagement

ring on her right hand, while carrying her maternal grandmother’s rosary with her bouquet. The bridal party’s bouquets consisted of ranunculus, lisianthus, hydrangeas, yellow roses and green hypericum berries all wrapped with yellow and green gingham fabric. The maid of honor was the bride’s sister, Tessa Wehrman, of New York City. The matron of honor was the bride’s other sister Jessica Wehrman, of Alexandria, Va. Bridesmaids were Christine Reeds, of Chicago, Ill., and Danielle Fortier, of Paris, France. The junior bridesmaid was the bridegroom’s niece and goddaughter, Macy Puthoff, of New Bremen, and the flower girl was the bride’s niece, Madeline Glanz, of Alexandria, Va. Performing the duties of best men were brothers of the bridegroom, Eric Householder, of Monclova, and Bret Householder, of Lithopo-

MARIA STEIN — Sara Heitkamp, of Maria Stein, and Jeff Pleiman, of Fort Loramie, were united in marriage Sept. 24, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. in the St. John Catholic Church in Maria Stein. The bride is the daughter of Daniel and Barbara Heitkamp, of Maria Stein. Her grandparents are Mark and Joan Wenning, of St. Henry, and Tom and Marty Heitkamp, of Celina. The bridegroom is the son of Thomas and Jane Pleiman, of Fort Loramie. His grandparents are Ruth Ann Meyer, of Sidney, and Leona Pleiman, of Fort Loramie. The Rev. Gene Schnipke and the Rev Gerald Bensman, greatuncle of the bridegroom, officiated the ceremony. Paul Mizer and Larry Coppess were organist and trumpeter, respectively. Vocalists were Kathy Broering, Candace Phlipot and Anne Geier. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a Pronovias, semisweetheart, strapless

gown with a drop waist. It was fashioned by Paris Garza. Ruching led to a semi-A-line skirt detailed with accordionpleated ruffles and chapel-length train. The gown was complemented with a romantic cathedral veil and threestrand, crystal headband. The bride carried a cascading bouquet of white eskimo roses, spray roses, mini calla lilies, Dendrobium and Phalaenopsis orchids. Amy Heitkamp, sister of the bride, was the maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Renee Gephart and Lori Grogean, sisters of the bridegroom; Shelly Pleiman, sister-in-law of the bridegroom; Laura Roetgerman and Jackie Bornhorst, cousins of the bride; Heather Borchers, Jamie Albers, Tess Moeller and Julia Everman. Clara Gephart, godchild of the bridegroom, was the junior attendant. The attendants wore black, ruched netting over black satin, strapless dresses featuring Aline, floor-length skirts. The natural waists were

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the date for the annual 5K Run at Tawawa Park. In the absence of the treasurer, Ditmer reviewed the 2012 budget. Discussing facilities, the board learned Eric Ditmer will be completing a small outside project in the rear of the building. Phylis Docek opened and Eric Newman closed the meeting with prayer.

lis. Groomsmen were Dan DuLaney, of Minster, and Jeff Clauson, of Toledo. The ring bearers were nephew and godson of the bridegroom, Ashton Householder, of Monclova, and nephew and godson of the bride, Eli Glanz, of Alexandria, Va. The reception was at the Simon Kenton Inn with custom details from the bride’s graphic design firm, such as funny conversation buttons, playful pennant signs with table numbers, hand-painted signs and yard games, and a photo booth with special signs and props. The food was served as a country-style hog roast with corn on the cob freshly smoked and shucked. In lieu of a traditional wedding cake, the couple opted to serve hand-scooped ice cream from Young’s Jersey Dairy. The couple honeymooned in Traverse City, Mich., while they plan a honeymoon larger abroad in the spring. They reside in Whitehouse.

Mr. and Mrs. Householder The bride is a 1996 graduate of Urbana High School and a 2001 graduate of the University of Cincinnati. She has her own graphic design firm in Whitehouse called Melissa Wehrman LLC. Her husband is a 1993 graduate of Anna High School and a 1997 graduate of University of Toledo where he also earned a Master of Business Administration in 2001. He is employed by Fifth Third Bank of Toledo.

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WEDDINGS

Sunday Afternoon • Shelby County Deer Hunters holds its monthly Sunday Rifle Shoot at 7988 Johnston-Slagle Road beginning at 1 p.m. Program — one round at five different targets, pays three places. Points awarded to members for end-of-the-year trophy. Open to the public.

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highlighted with black ribbon sashes. They carried bouquets of red Charlotte roses, red spray roses and white, mini calla lilies surrounded by seeded eucalyptus. Kevin Pleiman served as his brother’s best man. Groomsmen were Jack Gephart and Jace Grogean, brothers -inlaw of the bridegroom, Kent Borchers, cousin of the bridegroom, Joe Schmiesing, Greg Albers, Ryan Albers and Ryan Simon. The junior groomsman was Ethan Pleiman, godchild of the bridegroom. The mother of the bride wore a jacket dress featuring a black and silver paisley jacket and bodice and a black, floorlength skirt. The mother of the bridegroom wore a black, floor-length, satin skirt with a multicolored, sequined top and matching bolero jacket. A reception in St. Michael’s Hall in Fort Loramie followed the ceremony. The couple

Mr. and Mrs. Pleiman honeymooned in Maui and Oahu, Hawaii, and reside in Fort Loramie. The bride earned a Doctor of Clinical Psychology from Wright State University School of Professional Psychology and recently completed her internship at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dayton. The bridegroom is employed by Area Energy and Electric in Sidney.

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Local Masons receive honors

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JACKSON CENTER — On Dec. 20, Jackson Center Masonic Lodge hosted the Grand Lodge of Ohio, who presented a 60-year membership pin to Ray Leininger, of Jackson Center, and a 70-year membership pin to his brother, Merle Leininger, of Sidney.

Both men received Grand Honors by Right Worshipful Brother Steven Cokonougher, Junior Grand Warden, Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio. Both brothers have served as master of the Jackson Center Lodge.

ANNIVERSARY

Browns mark 50 years MINSTER — Irvin and Beverly Brown, of Minster, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Dec. 10, 2011, hosted by their children at Hussey’s Restaurant in Port Jefferson. Irvin and the former Beverly Ann Buirley were married Dec. 9, 1961, at 1 p.m., by the Rev. Jorgenson in the Faith Alliance church in New Bremen. Witnesses were Robert Fanning and Joyce Lockwood. The weather that day was freezing rain. Irvin is the son of the late Irvin and Mary Brown. Beverly is the daughter of the late Allen and Marjorie Buir-

ley. She has a living sister, Joyce Lockwood, of Sidney, and a deceased sister, Doris Frazier. The couple met at work at G&W Tool and Die. They are the parents of four children: Teresa of Minster; Brown, Melissa Bohman, of Woodstock, Ga.; Jeffrey Brown, of Newport;, and Douglas Brown, of Minster. They have nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Beverly is a homemaker. Irvin retired from American Honda Nov. 1, 2006. He enjoys Mr. and Mrs. Brown fishing and hunting. Both Beverly enjoys reading grandchildren. and taking care of their enjoy visiting casinos.

Dayton orchestra announces concerts DAYTON — The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2011-12 Miami Valley & Good Samaritan Hospitals Classical Series will continue with programs titled “Musical Gallery” as its first concerts of the new year on Jan. 6 and 7, both performances at 8 p.m., at the Schuster Center. The wide-ranging program will feature a work by American composer Stella Sung titled “Rockwell Reflections.” Each of

the work’s five movements was inspired by a painting of Norman Rockwell currently on display at the Dayton Art Institute as part of the exhibit “American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell.” The DPO’s performance of this work will be accompanied by unique video projections of the Rockwell paintings, created by composer Stella Sung. The program will also feature the powerful

Holiday manicures Alice Rindler (wearing the Santa hat), Deb Sommerville and Jenni Egbert of Precision Strip Inc. give manicures to Alice Poeppelman, Dolores Gaier and Lucille Berning. The Precision Strip employees spent their lunch break recently at Heritage Manor in Minster doing manicures. For the past several years, some of the employees from Precision Strip have donated their time to give residents free manicures on the day of the Heritage Manor Christmas party.

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ULLERY HOUSTON — Kendal Lee Ullery was born Dec. 8, 2011, at 8:06 a.m. at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy to Dennis and Mindy Ullery Presser, of Houston. She weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces, and measured 21 inches long. She has one brother, Kadin, 9. Her maternal grandparents are Terry and Darla Presser, and her paternal grandparents are Dennis and Diane Ullery.

“Piano Concerto No. 1” by Johannes Brahms, with soloist William Wolfram, and the “Prelude to the Afternoon of a BENSMAN Faun” by Claude DeJonah Thomas Bensbussy. Neal Gittleman, man was born Oct. 5, music director of the 2011, at 1:07 p.m. at St. Rita’s Medical Center in DPO, will conduct. Tickets for the concerts range from $9 to $59 and are available by calling (888) 228-3630 or by ordering on the web at www.daytonphilharmonic.com.

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Lima to Dale and Brenda Bensman, of Sidney. He weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce, and measured 21 inches long. His maternal grandparents are Henry and Bernice Albers, of Anna, and his paternal grandparents are Leonard and Connie Bensman, of Sidney. His siblings are Erik, 14; Isaac, 13; Connor, 10; Jay, 5; and Maggie, 5. His mother is the former Brenda Albers, of McCartyville.

Bonnoront, born Dec. 4, 2011, at 12:33 a.m. at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy. She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces, and measured 20 inches long. Her maternal grandparents are Diane and Leonard Monnin, and her paternal grandparents are Jon and Betty Bonnoront. Berniece Bonnoront and Lee Peltier are her greatgrandmothers.

BONNORONT NEWPORT — Josh Bonnoront and Jenna Monnin, of Newport, announce the birth of their daughter, Harlow Grace

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Ohio prepares to privatize some prisons BY JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press MARION (AP) — David Kah will report to the same job in the same training kitchen at Ohio’s 17-year-old state prison in Marion in January — but much about his life will be changed. Kah is leaving the public payroll and taking a job with Management & Training Corp., the Centerville, Utahbased prison vendor that takes over operation of North Central Correctional Institution on Saturday. The longtime culinary arts instructor, who’s 67, says he’ll see significant reductions in pay and vacation days, but he’s looking forward to the new operator’s plans for his program. Ohio turns over the keys to MTC at 10 p.m. Dec. 31, the start of the last shift before the management transfer. The prison is among five state facilities seeing management or operations changes that night in a consolidation and privatization effort by Republican Gov. John Kasich. “Everybody’s a little anxious,” Kah said. “Any time you go from a union, unions are just a lot different, so when you work for the private guy they’re going to do things a little different. But really I’m excited about it.” NCCI will be merged with an adjacent previously shuttered juvenile prison as part of the changes. The resulting camp will be renamed North Central Correctional Complex.

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IN A Nov. 21 photo, an inmate works at the chalk board during a class at North Central Correctional Institution in Marion. North Central Correctional Institution is one of five corrections facilities that is part of a privatization initiative predicted to save Ohio money in salaries, inmate care and building upkeep. In other changes, the previously private North Coast Correctional Treatment Facility in Lorain County will be returned to state control and merged into one complex with adjacent Grafton Correctional Institution. Kasich put five state prisons on the block, but only the privatelyrun Lake Erie Correctional Institution in Conneaut was sold. It was bought by Corrections Corporation of America, the nation’s largest prison vendor, for $72.7 million in the first deal of its kind in the nation. CCA already ran the facility. The sale generated more than enough to close a $50 million prison budget gap that loomed, so other offers were rejected and the ensuing management changes were an-

nounced. The state says the changes will bring ongoing savings of $13 million a year. The savings will be realized even as the state adds 702 beds to its overcrowded 50,200-inmate prison system, said prisons spokesman Carlo LoParo. Annette ChambersSmith, deputy administration director at the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, says the bulk of the savings come from more liberal staffing requirements allowed at private institutions, where fewer employees can be scheduled to cover vacations, sick days, and absences for training and other matters work-related than under public union contracts. No state prison workers lost jobs in the move. At North Central, MTC has hired 70 employees

to stay, 297 transferred to other state jobs, and eight retired. Tim Roberts, president of the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association’s corrections assembly, met with prison officials Wednesday. The union disagrees with the privatization effort, but is working to assure things go well for both the roughly 2,300 inmates and about 350 staff, he said. “If I’ve been at a facility for 20 years, and all of the sudden I’m being uprooted — some have to go as far as Mansfield, Marysville, Lima — there’s not an excitement about that,” he said. Kah says he will collect his public pension while working for MTC to cushion the blow of a pay cut. He noted many others staying on are retirees.

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Dayton airport seeks $4.4M from gov’t for upgrades DAYTON (AP) — One of Ohio’s larger airports is seeking $4.4 million in extra federal funding to help create more room for airlines to park their planes overnight and tear down a concourse that has been idle for almost 20 years. Dayton’s aviation director, Terrence Slaybaugh, said that having more space for airlines to park planes for morning departures would be good for current and future operations at the Dayton International Airport, the Dayton Daily News reported. Demolishing the concourse also would eliminate the cost of maintaining an idle facility, he said. Money for the upgrades would come from additional federal funds, plus the airport’s $2.7 million in regular annual support from the Federal Aviation Administration. The city of Dayton would chip in $375,000 from the airport’s capital reserve fund, Slaybaugh said. The estimated $7.5 million project would include razing Concourse D, which once was the home of a Piedmont Airlines hub and is no longer needed, Slaybaugh said. The airport’s two active concourses have room to handle expanded air service, and bringing Concourse D into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act would require extensive renovation and installation of escalators, he said. Dayton airport officials have made their request to the FAA, but the availability of the agency’s discretionary funding is subject to congressional appropriations and competition from other airports also seeking project money. FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Cory would not comment on Dayton’s chances of getting the extra federal funding, the newspaper reported.

State awarded $21M for children’s health coverage COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio’s work to make sure more children have health coverage has earned the state $21 million in federal bonus funding. U.S. health officials say Ohio is receiving bonus money for a second straight year. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says in a statement that more of Ohio’s children now have the advantages health coverage provides. Only 22 other states

qualified for bonuses To receive the funding, states must surpass a Medicaid enrollment target and improve access to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP. The government says Ohio has been streamlining the enrollment process for children. For example, families are not required to appear for a face-to-face interview, which can be tough for working parents.

Woman stops eating online for money AKRON (AP) — The man from Germany sent a credit card to Donna Simpson with specific instructions: Buy pizzas, Chinese food and other takeout. He wanted Simpson to use his money to become as large as possible, and he got excited knowing he helped feed the 600-pound woman, she said. “He didn’t even need to see me,” she said. “Just the fact that he was feeding me was enough of a thrill for him.” For years, the 44-yearold mother of two was a star in the fantasy fetish community that worshipped the overweight and the feeding that led to it. Simpson had a website where men paid $19 a month to watch her eat. She flew around the world for various events. And she became famous in the British papers. But as the year winds to a close, Simpson has moved on. She left New Jersey earlier this year after her romantic relationship with a man ended and returned to her hometown of Akron. She has turned away from the fantasy world, replacing her prerecorded videos of her with a blog about her journey to health. She already has lost about 85 pounds, and she hopes to join a gym soon to begin walking in a pool. She has modified her eating, as well. “I realized that I was their fantasy,” she said. “Here I was getting bigger and bigger, and they had their thin wives, with 2

kids and a picket fence.” Simpson has no misconceptions. “I’m not trying to be a size 4,” she said. “I’m not trying to be a thin-mint. I just want to be normal and more active.” She has struggled to lose weight for years. She weighed about 200 pounds when she attended Springfield High School in Summit County. Simpson often ate an apple a day along with a weight-loss drink. She said she even smoked crack cocaine for a few months several years ago in an attempt to shed pounds, though she says she didn’t become addicted. “All it did was make me clean my house really, really fast,” she said. But she wants to drop to about 300 pounds, a move that would help her raise her 4-year-old daughter, Jacqueline, and 15-year-old son, Devin. Simpson, who stands 5 feet 4 inches tall, dismissed those who may be stunned by someone who weighs that much. She said she would be healthier and happier than when men watched her and sought her out. Simpson also said some of the people who watched her were rich attorneys, accountants and college students who wanted to see women whom they believe are attractive. One man from California sent her $200 a week through Western Union to buy groceries. For about six weeks earlier this year, he would call her to find out the list of foods she bought, she said. When she told him that

she was done in the fantasy world, the man became angry. “It’s not like these were toothless trolls who live under bridges,” she said. The underground community is involved in a rare form of masochism known as feederism, said Stephen Levine, the co-director of the Center for Marital and Sexual Health in Beachwood and a professor of clinical psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University. People gain satisfaction by watching others eat and become overweight. The Internet helped it take off, he said. AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, Joshua Gunter “I’m hesitant to say why someone would do IN THIS photo taken Dec. 20, Donna Simpson, a woman who has made a big this,” said Janet Shibley thing out of eating in front of webcam, talks about the experience alongside Hyde, a psychology pro- of her daughter Jacqueline in Akron. fessor at the University of Wisconsin. “There could be all kinds of reasons. But people cannot survive at that weight.” Simpson gained fame in the British papers. She proclaimed three years ago that “I love being fat; I wouldn’t even mind weighing 1,000 pounds.” She suddenly began appearing on radio and television shows. She traveled the world. The tabloids loved her. Earlier this year, The Daily Mail tried to detail her meal on Christmas 2010. The paper said she ate two, 25-pound turkeys, two maple-glazed hams, 15 pounds of potatoes, five loaves of bread and 20 pounds of vegetables. Simpson flicked her eyes and laughed. “No one can do that,” she said. But Simpson said she earned at one point $1,000 a month from the pay-per-view eating. 2240958

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New church opening BOE discusses building project in Jackson Center BY TERRY PELLMAN JACKSON CENTER — A new house of worship will open its doors in Jackson Center this Sunday. The Freedom Harvest Church, which has been meeting in other locations since its recent formation, will celebrate its inaugural service at 107 E. College St. Sunday services will take place at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. In addition, there will be a Wednesday evening service at 6:30 p.m. The Freedom Harvest Church building is the former site of the Jackson Center Baptist Church. Individuals with questions may contact the Rev. Gordon Pruitt at home at (937) 7104321 or on his cell at (937) 658-0729. Senior Pastor Pruitt has served as an associate pastor at a Sidney church for 10 years, and is eager to offer a church home to those in Jackson Center and the surrounding area. He is ordained through the World Harvest Ministerial Fellowship in Columbus. The executive pastor, who was also instrumental in forming the church, is Ron Shoemaker. He will handle many of the business functions for the church. Shoemaker’s wife Helen also was instrumental in the effort to bring the church concept to reality. Pruitt said for some time he has felt the calling to become a full-time pastor. He decided that since Sidney has a large number of churches, he would explore another community. After talking with some friends in Jackson Center and meeting some of the res-

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PASTOR GORDON Pruitt of the New Harvest Church in Jackson Center prepares sound equipment for the congregation’s inaugural service. idents, he decided that the town would be a good setting for the new church. Pruitt said that the church is nondenominational and will conduct its services according to the general beliefs of the Pentecostal church. He explained that this means, “We believe in the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost … the Trinity,” and “The entire 66 Books of The Bible.” There will be an emphasis on baptism in the Holy Spirit and includes the speaking in tongues. addition, the In church believes in the laying on of hands to heal the sick, miracles and gifts of The Spirit. Pruitt said that the service will be of a vibrant nature, including contemporary worship music accompanied by a band or instruments such as guitars and drums.

pastor said, The “Everyone is welcome, regardless of any previous denominational background.” Starting a new church is no small task. Pruitt said, “It’s been an adventure.” A church is formed by a small, dedicated group meeting where possible. For the Freedom Harvest congregation, that meant holding its original gatherings in a meeting room in the Peoples Federal Bank until the group outgrew that space. The next stop for several services was the Jackson Center Family Life Center. The attendance and interest were sufficient that the group decided, “Let’s just take this to the next level.” The facility is owned by the Jackson Center United Methodist Church and is being rented to the new congregation. Pruitt ex-

ESTATE TRANSFERS

The real estate transfers listed below have been recorded at the office of Shelby County Recorder Jodi L. Siegel. Transfers listed also include tax-exempt property transfers in which no dollar amount is listed. Shelby County Auditor Denny York said the exemptions normally involve transactions within a family and therefore no public record of the dollar amount is recorded. Port Jefferson Darrin W. Jones, deceased, to Chasse A. Jones, lot 37, exempt. Jackson Center Greg S. Britt to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Property Management, Jackson’s First Subdivision, lot 55, exempt. Loramie Township Douglas W. and Marjorie Stilwell, trustees, to Gordon J. Walker, Deanna K. Walker, Bruce A. Walker and Connie L. Walker, section 22, part northwest 1/4 undivided 1/2 interest, 64.809 acres, and part southwest 1/4, 0.165 acres, $357,375. Alan R. Wuebker, Sarah M. Wuebker, Jeffrey P. Wuebker and Dena K. Wuebker to Wuebker Land LLC, section 12, west 1/2 souteast 1/4 exceptional, 79 acres, and part east 1/2 southwest 1/4 exceptional, 24.05 acres, exempt. William F. Craft, deceased, to Joyce L. Craft,

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section 28, part southeast 1/4 plus easement, 1.092 acres, exempt. Khan Quang Tran to Raymond E. and Kelly J. Monnin, B&J Subdivision section 16, lot 1, $15,000. Sidney Evelyn W. Kiracofe, trustee, deceased, to Marilyn Kiracofe Littlejohn, trustee, North Bon Air Subdivision 2nd Addition, lot 3309, exempt. Marilyn Kiracofe Littlejohn, trustee, to Marilyn Kiracofe and Michael Littlejohn, North Bon Air Subdivision 2nd Addition, lot 3309, exempt. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Joseph L. Leach, lot 230, $18,000. PB-MMR LLC (Mama Rosa’s LLC) to MR OPCO LLC, Sidney Industrial Park, lot 5882, $6,000,000. Second National Bank to ZJ Ventures, Sturm Subdivision, phase 2, lots 6677-6680, $544,000. Adam S. Hooser and Kara A. Johnson to US Bank NA, lot 847, $20,000. Ledford Foster, deceased, to Ethel M. Foster, George Bunnelle Subdivision, lot 705, exempt. M. Marvalene Given, trustee, to Douglas G. and Jennifer A. Barhorst, Northwood Condominium, section 8, unit 195 plus interest common areas, $122,000.

Brad C. and Jill E. Mathewson to Vandalia Wash-n-Vac Inc., part outlot 46, $13,800. Dorwin P. and Doris J. Teeters to Niemi Investments Ltd., part outlot 46, exempt. EH Pooled 411 LP to Norman Cromes, part lot 711, $14,500. Andrew L. Olson, deceased, to Patricia J. Olson, Snowden Subdivision, lot 3506, exempt. James D. and Amy E. Jennings to Amy L. Beck and James S. Roby, Dawn Ridge Plat, lot 5683, $112,000. Douglas G. and Jennifer A. Barhorst to James O. and Amy E. Jennings, Twinbrook Subdivision, lot 4903, $194,000. Salem Township Paul F. and Helen F. Pulfer to Bruce J. Fisher, section 36, part northwest 1/4, 1.807 acres, $22,000. Angela and Duaine E. Liette to David and Robyn A. Manger, section 5, part southeast 1/4, 8.60 acres, $103,500. Turtle Creek Twp. Jessica M. Koons to Joshua L. Koons, section 4, Walter Arling Subdivision lot 6 and part lot 7, and part southwest 1/4, 0.486 acres, exempt. Washington Twp. Michael A. and Telisa L. Delligatta to Michael A. Delligatta, section 5, part southeast 1/4 plus easement, 3.516 acres, exempt.

pressed much gratitude to Methodist Church Pastor Sylvia Hull for her assistance in getting the new church under way. Pruitt hopes that the new congregation could some day purchase the church building. He added, “From there, the sky is the limit.” His plan is to keep the church in Jackson Center. Pruitt, 38, has been married to the former Kathleen Ferguson for 19 years. They are the parents of Brittany, Kevin and Savannah. Regarding the first Sunday in the church building, Pruitt said there is “a lot of excitement and a bit of nervousness. But it seems like we’ve fought tooth and nail through the process of just getting everything together. It’s been an adventure that I never would have been able to imagine in my wildest dreams. A good adventure.”

JACKSON CENTER — The Jackson Center Local Board of Education learned about the planning process for a potential building project during the Dec. 19 meeting. According to superintendent Bill Reichert’s report, planning for a potential Ohio Schools Facilities Commission building project is in a bit of a holding pattern. Whether Jackson Center will be offered state funding next spring is likely dependent upon whether one of the largest school district’s in Ohio (Southwestern) passes a building issue on the ballot in March. If it passes, the OSFC is projecting a lack of funding for Jackson Center in this year’s budget. As well, changes have occurred in how Jackson Center enrollment is being counted, resulting in a lower enrollment number and, therefore, a potential impact on how much space will be cofunded when a project occurs. Progress being made to repair a leak in the main water line leading from the boiler to the oldest part of the building to the north of the pre-K room. Estimates have been gathered, but it is believed much of the work can be done by the school’s maintenance staff. The board also learned the results of the spelling bee which took place on Dec. 9. Kelsea Jones, eighth grade, took first place, Miranda Hickey, seventh grade, took second place, third place went to Jordan Rizzo, fourth grade, and Peyton Esser, eighth grade, was named as alternate. The ESC will no longer coordinate the county spelling bee. Instead each school will take a turn hosting the county spelling bee. This year it will be held at Anna. The board also heard

about the D.A.R.E. Graduation which took place on Dec. 8 at Houston High School. Devin Winemiller and Olivia Welly won the essay contest for Jackson Center and will be awarded with a trip to Pizza Hut and tour of the Shelby County Sheriff ’s Office and Jail. On Dec. 8, the choir director, Megan Stevens and the high school choir traveled to the Ohio State House and performed. The performance was broadcast live via the Internet and was quite a success. The board also heard about an upcoming article in Discover Shelby County Ohio. A photographer visited the Jackson Center Elementary School and took pictures of student interaction for the March 2012 issue. On Dec. 16, students in grades kindergarten to 3 enjoyed Ag Fest. High school students brought in chickens and rabbits for hands on experiences, as well as discussion on other farm animals and other fun activities coordinated by Lindsey Whetstone and the FFA students. In other board action: • Accepted the resignation of Annette Ammons, hearing impaired interpreter. • Approved the 201213 school year calendar. • Approved the renewal of Ohio School Boards Association membership. • Approved the early graduation application of Joseph Forsythe. • Nominated existing board president, Brad Wren, as president protempore in 2012 until the official election of such in the January 2012 organizational meeting. The board entered into executive session to discuss the employment of public employees before adjournment. The next scheduled meeting will be held on Jan. 4 at 6 p.m.

Church to host chili cook-off JACKSON CENTERThe Jackson Center United Methodist Church will hold a Chili Cook-Off on Jan. 20 with judging starting at 5:30 p.m. Contestants will need to provide a recipe and the $5 entry fee by Jan. 13 for publication in a small cook-off cookbook that will be available for sale on the day of the

event. The Heideout has agreed to take the winner’s recipe and sell that chili for one year. There will also be other prizes awarded. Only one entry is allowed per contestant and contestants must be at least 18 years old. Each contestant will need to submit three to four quarts of chili in a crock pot, hot and ready to

serve. The chili must be made from scratch, and contestants must be willing to taste their own chili. Any contestant who fails to comply with the rules will be disqualified from the cook-off. Fore more information contact Rita Hurley at 5388942 or Bev Suttles at 596-5268. A progressive euchre tournament will follow after the cook-off.

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Killings happened Commissioners OK fund transfers in 2-hour period FORT RECOVERY — Investigators have narrowed the time frame of a double homicide that was discovered Nov. 30, according to Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey. The bodies of Robert and Colleen Grube were found bound and shot to death about 9 a.m. Nov. 30 at the Burrville Road home they shared. A daughter-in-law who went to the home made the discovery and alerted authorities. The original time frame was 5 p.m. Nov. 29 when Colleen Grube left the home of her brother and sister-inlaw after baby-sitting until the discovery the following morning. Grey said investigators have reduced that to a twohour period, but he would not release details. Multiple intrud-

ers, likely a man and a woman, are suspected in the murder, but Grey declined to say how investigators determined this information. It was confirmed that there were no signs of forced entry into the home, which would suggest the suspects entered an unlocked door or were let into the home. A Toshiba laptop computer is missing from the scene, but there is no word if anything else is missing. More than 70 interviews have been conducted and many of those were the result of some of the tips received through a tip line established in the case. The Sheriff ’s Office also requested the issuance of 46 court orders and served 11 search warrants, one of which led to the seizure of a com-

puter from one location. Detectives and deputies from the Sheriff ’s Office as well as agents from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification are actively working on the case, with weekly meetings held to review new information and test results. Tests results are pending from BCI laboratories in Bowling Green and Richfield and analysts from the agency headquarters in London are reviewing the findings. The sheriff continues to urge area residents to submit tips to the tip line, (567) 890-8477, or the Sheriff ’s Office, (419) 586-7724. Information can also be left for detectives at www.mercercountysheriff.org.

Firefighters respond to 3 chimney fires in 2 days In two days there have been three reports of chimney fires in Shelby and Miami counties. On Thursday night at 9:37 p.m., Houston Fire was dispatched to 3068 State Route 66 on a report of a chimney fire. Russia Fire responded to the scene as mutual aid. According to Houston Fire Chief Bruce Walker, the resident, Erika Meyer, was home when she noticed a glow in the chimney. After firefighters arrived, they found the fire to be contained to the chimney. “The chimney is unusable,” said Walker. “There was a little bit of smoke damage but the damage was contained

to the chimney.” There were no injuries and there is no estimate of damage. There were two other chimney fires this week in Miami County. Walker said the warmer temperatures have caused people to use smoldering fires, which creates more buildup. “People should have their chimneys checked and cleaned,” said Walker. “There are local chimney sweeps listed in the phone book.” There was only one injury reported in the two fires in Miami County. Firefighters from Covington, Bradford and Pleasant Hill responded to a fire Wednesday morning on

the 9700 block of Klinger Road near Covington. The fire reportedly started in the chimney and spread to the attic and second story of the home. Firefighters were able to put the fire out quickly. The resident, Mandy Robinson, was taken to Upper Valley Medical Center for treatment. On Thursday morning, a chimney caught fire in a home on Rangeline Road near Pleasant Hill. The fire reportedly spread to the rest of the house. Firefighters from Pleasant Hill, Bradford, Covington, Laura and Ludlow Falls responded to that fire and it was quickly brought under control.

Food is not your enemy DR. WALGet regular LACE: I’ve alexercise and ways been maintain balrather slim and ance and modwant to stay eration in your that way, but life; don’t push lately I have yourself to exbeen adding a tremes in bepound here and havior in the a pound there. I ’Tween name of an want to stay ideal, especially thin, but I am 12 & 20 the illusory Dr. Robert well aware that ideal of “thinWallace I’m a prime canness.” The didate to beanorexic, either come a victim of consciously or subconanorexia (self-starva- sciously, is willing to saction). rifice her (or his) life for I know that it is a se- this ideal by convincing rious eating disorder themselves that the only that is very difficult to way to stay slim is to overcome. I’ve heard of avoid food. This decision tragic outcomes to young will wreck your health girls who follow this and could prove fatal. method to keep their You can’t live without shape, and I don’t want food. Stay active, and let it to happen to me. What yourself enjoy what you can I do to make sure I eat, and, indeed, enjoy stay slim, but don’t go off your life! the deep end into selfstarvation? — Nameless, DR. WALLACE: No Hammond, La. lectures on the evils of NAMELESS: Don’t smoking — please. All I look at food as the want is a scientific anenemy or try to keep swer to my question. I’m your slim figure by se- 18 and enjoy smoking. A verely limiting how cigarette is my best much you eat. Instead, friend. But I am confocus on nutrition. Eat cerned about the health plenty of whole grains, risk. I’m considering fresh fruits, vegetables switching brands and and moderate amounts smoking the low-tar of lean meats, chicken kind. How much safer and fish. Two super are low-tar cigarettes foods are broccoli and than regular-tar cigacantaloupe. Both are rettes? — Tonya, Cedar very tasty and filling. Rapids, Iowa. Learn the calorie counts TONYA: Low-tar is of your favorite foods, better than high-tar, but and eat more of your nu- there is no such thing as tritious, low-calorie fa- a safe cigarette. Indeed, vorites and less of your according to the Amerifavorite higher-calorie can Lung Association, foods, but do not elimi- low-tar cigarettes often nate them completely. produce higher levels of

harmful chemicals such as carbon monoxide than do high-tar cigarettes. Another problem is that many smokers, in order to get the amount of nicotine they’re used to, simply inhale low-tar cigarettes more deeply and more frequently. Or they just smoke more of them (and spend more money). The only way to avoid the health problems associated with tobacco is to stop smoking. Oops! I started to preach. Well, you asked for it by writing to me. TEENS: Three cheers for the girls! According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more females than males are graduating from high school (89 vs. 86 percent) and more are entering college. The impact of this will be felt in years to come, as more and more women begin filling positions traditionally held by men. And at long last, the old saying, “It’s a man’s world” will be null and void. Dr. Robert Wallace welcomes questions from readers. Although he is unable to reply to all of them individually, he will answer as many as possible in this column. Email him at rwallace@galesburg.net. To find out more about Dr. Robert Wallace and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

BY KATHY LEESE The Shelby County Commissioners approved a number of transfers and appropriations during their recent meeting. The commissioners approved a request from Dianna Reisinger, director of the Shelby County Regional Planning Commission, to transfer funds in the amount of $1,931 from private rehab to administration. Reisinger also requested that the commissioners appropriate $3,170 into administration. They approved the request. The Shelby County Board of Developmental Disabilities requested that the commissioners increase appropriations in the amount of $6,720 to cover expenses. The commissioners approved the request. Lori Moore, court administrator for Shelby County Common Pleas Court, requested that the commissioners advance back $5,000 from the CCA grant advances out fund into the general fund. The court received its second quarterly payment in the 2011-2012 Community Corrections Act Grant and was paying back the $5,000 advance it received from the commissioners. The commissioners received an order from Shelby County Common Pleas Court Judge James Stevenson authorizing a transfer on behalf of the Shelby County Board of Developmental Disabili-

ties. The court authorized the transfer of $50,000 from the developmental disabilities fund transfer out account to the MRDD severance and benefit fund transfer in and $50,000 from the developmental disabilities fund transfer out account to the MRDD capital improvement fund transfer in. The Shelby County Soil and Water District requested that $2.76 be transferred from the unemployment fund to the personnel fund. It also requested that $20.80 be transferred from the unemployment fund to the salaries fund. The commissioners approved the request. Shelby County Common Pleas Court requested that a number of transfers of appropriations be made. Among them were the transfer of $61.33 from the telephone expense fund to court-appointed counsel fees; $1,215 from juror fees to court-appointed counsel fees; $30.11 from witness fees to court-appointed counsel fees; $54.79 from transcripts to court-appointed counsel fees; $450.65 from foreign judges expenses to courtappointed counsel fees; $222.91 from travel and continuing education funds to court-appointed counsel fees; and $198.59 from telephone expenses to court-appointed counsel fees. The total transfer of appropriations was $2,233.38. The funds were transferred to cover a

shortage of funds. The commissioners approved the request. The Shelby County Board of Developmental Disabilities requested a transfer of appropriations from State Teacher Retirement System county share to STRS pickup in the amount of $50 and requested a transfer of $550 from employee health insurance to Public Employee Retirement System county share. The transfer was necessary to meet expenditures. The request was approved. A request was made by Janet Schmerge of the commissioners’ office to transfer $1,705.92 from building and grounds salary to courthouse security salary; $25 from building and grounds salary to courthouse security Medicare; $9,266.87 from building and grounds salary to utilities and $10,624.18 from regional planning transfer out to utilities. The request was approved. The Shelby County Veterans Services office requested that $2,712.63 be transferred from training to schooling. The request was approved. Judge James Stevenson requested that an additional $3,200 be transferred into appointed-counsel fees to pay the outstanding invoices for 2011. The commissioners approved transferring $2,000 from welfare grants and $1,200 from health insurance for the transfer.

173 rescue, 31 fire calls in November In November, personnel of the Sidney Department of Fire and Emergency Services responded to 173 EMS calls and 31 fire calls. The department has logged more than 250 more calls than last year at this time. Department personnel received inhouse training in CPR, auto extrication and grain bin rescue. Crews toured Dorothy Love Retirement Community and paramedics took a class in pediatric advanced life support (PALS). The Fire Prevention Division had a

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total of 30 new inspections with two re-inspections, handled one complaint, gave two tours of Fire Station 1, six school presentations and handed out one fire-lane warning. The department had no fire investigations for the month. Special inspections for November included Poplar Street Thrift Store, Puzzle Garden, DP&L Service Center, Detailed Machining, Advance Auto and Charity League’s annual craft show at Lehman Catholic High School.

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BY FRANCIS DRAKE tive or threatened. Try to let this go. What kind of day will LEO tomorrow be? To find out (July 23 to Aug. 22) what the stars say, read Disagreements about the forecast given for social expenses, parties, your birth sign. anything having to do with children, sports and For Saturday, Dec. 31, fun times will arise 2011 today. Be patient and pull your punches today. ARIES VIRGO (March 21 to April 19) (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) “Them’s fightin’ Domestic friction is words!” Do be careful hard to avoid today. If today, because it’s very you know this ahead of easy to get into argu- time, you can be patient ments with others, espe- with others and hope for cially about politics, the best. (Everyone feels religion and racial is- this today.) sues. Maintain your cool. LIBRA TAURUS (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) (April 20 to May 20) Squabbles with sibArguments about lings and relatives could children or shared prop- get nasty today. Do not erty will arise easily feel hell-bent on trying today. Romantic part- to have a good time. Just ners might argue about relax. This is a conthe shared cost of some- tentious day for everything, how to allocate ex- one. penses or the division of SCORPIO labor. Forewarned is (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) forearmed. Squabbles about posGEMINI sessions and money will (May 21 to June 20) arise today. You don’t Be extra patient with want to back down bepartners and family cause you believe you’re members today, because right. But why be miseran argument can break able? (Lighten up.) out in a New York SAGITTARIUS minute. Tolerance and (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) patience can avoid nastiToday Mercury is in ness. (Good luck.) your sign and at odds CANCER with fiery Mars. This (June 21 to July 22) makes everyone touchy People at work are and irritable. If anyone very quick to disagree crosses you, you’ll rewith each other today. In spond! Be careful, bepart, this is because cause this also is an someone feels competi- accident-prone day.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You have this feeling that you are sitting on some anger and are struggling to speak out. However, this is not the day to speak out! Guard against accidents today as well. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Group situations can turn nasty quickly today. What starts as a fun gettogether could end up in an argument. Knowing this ahead of time, you can keep the peace. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Partners, parents and bosses are very touchy today. Do not vent your anger, because others will only bite back. YOU BORN TODAY Your success is due to your ability to entertain original ideas combined with focus and hard work. You have excellent taste. You are an idealist who loves to explore ancient or very modern ideas. You need beauty and harmony in your daily surroundings. You also know how to please others. In the year ahead, you will face an interesting decision. Choose wisely. Birthdate of: Elizabeth Arden, beautysalon entrepreneur; Patrick Chan, skating champion; Diane Von Furstenberg, fashion designer.


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TODAY IN HISTORY HOROSCOPE Friday, Dec. 30, 2011 is in Friday, It’sToday likely that the year Dec. ahead 30, you will364th experience a significant the day of 2011.improveThere yourleft personal relationships. isment oneinday in the year. One of the biggest causes of this is Highlight in ofHisToday’s that someone who is jealous you tory: and has caused you complications will beOn leaving the scene. Dec. 30, 1936, the CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — United Auto Workers union Write down any special instructions staged its first “sit-down” being given to you instead of trusting them toat memory. It’s far less embarthe General Motors strike rassing than having to goNo. back1and Fisher Body Plant in ask for them a second time. Flint, Mich. (The 19)strike AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. — The lasted until Feb. 11, 1937.) best way to make a concerted effort to beOn money-conscious this date: is to think about how you’re spending and for ■ much In 1813, the British what ends, before making that expenburned Buffalo, N.Y., during sive purchase. the War(Feb. of 1812. PISCES 20-March 20) — Strive to■ beIn self-sufficient, 1853, the because Unitedsomeone States whomMexico you thinksigned is a staunch helper and a treaty might suddenly abandon you when under which the U.S. agreed to the job gets even the slightest bit buy some square tough. Don’t45,000 depend on anyone.miles — Don’t ofARIES land(March from 21-April Mexico19)for $10 put off an important chore that needs million in a deal known as the to be taken care of immediately. The Gadsden longer you Purchase. let it go, the more the situation will 1860, deteriorate, the ■ In 10 increasing days after work you would have to do to set South Carolina seceded from things right. the Union, the state TAURUS (April 20-May 20) militia — If you seized theyou United Arknow that won’t States be welcomed with open arms, don’t go anywhere senal in Charleston. near a certain An600 encounter ■ In 1903,person. about peowould only make you feel worse than ple died when fire broke out you already do. atGEMINI the recently opened Iro(May 21-June 20) — It would Theater be best not to with anyquois indiscuss Chicago. body you’re having ■ the In difficulties 1922, Vladimir I. with a relative, because talking about Lenin proclaimed the you estabit is likely to only make feel lishment Union of now. Soworse. Put itofoutthe of your mind for CANCER (June Republics. 21-July 22) — Your viet Socialist desire will make it difficult for you to ■ In 1940, California’s discern between what is reasonable first freeway, theis Arroyo optimism and what just plain Seco wishParkway Los cloud Anful thinking.connecting Don’t let anything your judgment. geles and Pasadena, was offiLEO (July 23-Aug. — Take a seccially opened by22) Gov. Culbert ond look at a joint venture that reL.quires Olson. money down. Make sure that ■ Innot1948, the Porter you’re the only oneCole who is asked to put up the“Kiss financialMe, costs —Kate” parity musical is important. opened on Broadway. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Be careInto1965, Ferdinand Marful■not underestimate persons with cos was his whom youinaugurated are negotiating afor critical matter. You as might be an extremely first term president of the good horse trader, but they could be Philippines. sharper still. ■ In 1972, United LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. the 23) — Don’t put States heavy bombup withhalted someoneits constantly looking overof your shoulder, especially if you’re ing North Vietnam. working on a tedious task that re■ In 1994, a gunman quires concentration. It’s too distractwalked into a pair of suburing. ban Boston clinics SCORPIO (Oct. abortion 24-Nov. 22) — If you find opened yourself in a social situation and fire, killing two where one person in particular seems employees. (John C. Salvi III to be getting all the limelight, don’t was later murlet your fury convicted show. Get theof attention der; he died in prison,them. an apof others by complimenting SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — parent suicide.) Finding a scapegoat to blame for all ■ Ten years ago: Arthe problems you are encountering gentina’s interim president, will only make you look weak. No one is perfect, not even you, so (sah), make light Adolfo Rodriguez Saa reof your difficulties. signed after seven days in ofCOPYRIGHT 2011 United Feature fice, charging that his Peronist Syndicate, Inc.

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100 years Dec. 30, 1911 The R. Given & Son Co. today issued a statement setting forth its reasons for requesting Tuesday Wednesday LOCAL OUTLOOK Today Tonight Saturday Sunday Monday council to vacate a portion of Lane Street, between North Ohio and North Main Avenue, to permit extension of the Rain Mostly Partly Mostly Mostly Partly Partly company’s operations. It High: 45° cloudy; cloudy cloudy cloudy; cloudy cloudy; The next storm sys- is pointed out that only a 40% High: 45° High: 43° 30% High: 20° 30% tem moves in today, part of the street would chance chance Low: 35° Low: 22° Low: 20° chance bringing a be vacated and approval of rain of snow of snow better would permit the tanLow: 33° High: 25° High: 25° c h a n c e nery to materially enLow: 15° Low: 15° of showlarge its manufacturing ers ... facilities. It is also stated but we that at no time will there s t a y be an extension of the warmer tannery to Main Avenue. t h a n ––––– Temperature Precipitation Sunrise/Sunset normal, even as we head The Royal Electric Co. High Wednesday . . . . . . . . 33 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. 0.01 Friday’s sunset . . . . 5:19 p.m. into the weekend. has been incorporated Low Wednesday. . . . . . . . . 27 Month to date . . . . . . . . . 4.99 Saturday’s sunrise . 7:59 a.m. with a capital stock of Year to date . . . . . . . . . . 57.87 Saturday’s sunset . . 5:20 p.m. $20,000. The company has been organized with Source: The Sidney Wastewater Treatment Plant, official weather reporting station for the following officers: Shelby County, and the U.S. Naval Observatory. For current daytime conditions, low/high L.M. Studevant, presitemperatures, go to AccuWeather.com. dent; I.H. Thedieck, vice president; J.C. Cummins, secretary and C.R. National forecast City/Region Bleakney, treasurer. Forecast highs for Friday, Dec. 30 Sunny Pt. Cloudy Cloudy

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Snoring may be sign of sleep apnea to stay on your DEAR DR. side through the DONOHUE: I night, but sewing hope you respond a pocket in the to my letter both back of the pafrom a medical jama top allows a standpoint and tennis ball to be to save a marput in it. That riage. My son-inkeeps a person law snores so loudly he can be To your on his or her side. If your son-inheard through a good law is overclosed door, a 10foot hallway and health weight, weight another closed Dr. Paul G. loss should rid him of snoring. door. Because of Donohue He should not this, my daughter has been on medica- drink any alcohol after tion for nearly two years dinner. Alcohol relaxes to help her sleep. Her throat tissues, an undehusband refuses to do sirable effect in a snorer. Yes, your son-in-law anything about getting himself checked. At could suffer from sleep times, he wakes gasping apnea. One of its signs is for breath. He says he’s loud snoring that stops not going to undergo sur- suddenly. The cessation gery to correct his prob- of snoring comes about lem. Could it be sleep because the sleeper stops breathing — apnea? — M.H. ANSWER: Snoring apnea. At the end of the results from the vibra- no-breathing episode, tion of lax throat tissues the sleeper makes a sound and as air passes through gasping the throat. A few things starts breathing and help control snoring. snoring again. If the noOne is lying on the side breathing spells last for for sleep. It’s impossible 10 or more seconds and

if he has at least five such incidents a night, he has sleep apnea. Weight loss, when applicable, is one treatment for sleep apnea. CPAP — continuous positive airway pressure — delivers pressurized air to the patient, and it can force its way through the collapsed tissues of the throat. The masks for CPAP come in many designs, and one will be comfortable for every patient. Surgery to remove the lax throat tissue is an option, but it is rarely needed. Untreated sleep apnea is a health risk for people. It causes them to be groggy during the day, it raises blood pressure and it might be a risk for heart damage. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: This might be a dumb question, but when a husband is treated for prostate cancer, can cancer cells be transferred to the spouse

during intimate relations? — E.R. ANSWER: It’s not a dumb question. It’s a frequently asked question. The answer is no. The booklet on prostate-gland enlargement and cancer explains both conditions and their treatments. To order a copy, write to: Dr. Donohue — No. 1001, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Can. with the recipient’s printed name and address. Allow four weeks for delivery. Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Readers may also order health newsletters from www.rbmamall.com.

each Christmas time by Sidney Garden Club when it sponsors a Christmas doorway decoration competition. “This year found more and lovelier doorway decorations entered than ever before,” the club’s president, Mrs. Bernard Santo, said. Three are 1961 contest winners, James Lewis home, 823 Norwood, with an espalietz tree effect, first place; Miss Laurentia Hentrich, 933 North Main Avenue, where an old fashioned Christmas card scene is used, second; Norbert Pointner, 75 years Russell Road, where a Dec. 30, 1936 lollypop feature is While Sidney police prominent, third. officers were investigat25 years ing two burglaries in Dec. 30, 1986 Sidney this morning, one A former Sidney man at the Sidney Filling is serving in the U.S. SeService station and the cret Service Uniformed second just across the Division at the White street at the Dunson House. Kyle Lambdin, Supply Co., both on 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. North Main Avenue, James Lambdin, 1639 Sheriff Cliff Gearhart, Fair Oaks Drive, who Deputy Sheriff Robert also served as a PresiGearhart and James dential Security Guard Gearhart and James while in the U.S. Marine Blackford, were called to Corps, is currently emBotkins to investigate ployed at the White two more burglaries House. committed at that place ––––– during the night. The In terms of the holiBotkins robberies oc- day tournament, Sidney curred at the restaurant has been a very ungraof Albert Bonnoront and cious host where the the restaurant of “Dirk” Stebbins Indians are Kohlreiser. Most of the concerned. This is the loot obtained by the rob- fourth year for the holibers was of a minor na- day tournament and ture. Stebbins is still looking ––––– for its first trip to the Russell S. Sayre, championship game, North Dixie Highway, having lost to Sidney in holds the record for high the first round of the producing individual previous three events. cow in the December re- And the two are port of the Auglaize matched up again MonDairy Herd Improve- day night at about 8 p.m. ment Association. The in first-round action of record was with a five- the tournament, the year old grade Jersey game following the inwhich produced 83.3 teresting confrontation pounds of fat in 1,322 between Fort Loramie pounds of milk. and Cincinnati Moeller. ––––– ––––– Prospect for successFerguson Construcful semi-pro basketball tion Co. foreman John in Sidney took a decided Maxson is pictured turn for the best as the preparing to operate a Sidney Merchants de- jet dryer on a building feated the Cincinnati under construction at Cardinals in their open- Greenville Technology ing game at the Armory Co. The dryer contains a last night by the score of jet engine that dries out 33 to 16. Members of the earth in order to perMerchant’s squad in- mit construction work to cluded: George Fisher, proceed in spite of wet Bob Clark, Elmer Faber, weather. Hugh Bertsch, Jake Zim––––– merman and Jacques These news items from Laughlin. Fisher led the past issues of the Sidney Sidney attack with 10 Daily News are compiled points. by the Shelby County His50 years torical Society (498-1653) Dec. 30, 1961 as a public service to the “Beauty is its own re- community. Local history ward,” a famous quote, is on the Internet! www.sheltaken a step further bycountyhistory.org

Daughter wants to break free of needy mom DEAR ABBY: always found a I’m a 25-year-old way of sabotaging woman with no any relationship future. I am the I’m in. youngest of three I think she’s daughters. My bipolar, but she parents are didoesn’t believe in vorced and my medication or sisters are both that it’s even real. married. Mom I feel as if I’m Dear has no income of being forced to Abby her own, so it’s take care of her, Abigail mainly me. and when I fiVan Buren nally have a I have come to realize that I’ll never be chance to have a real life, able to have an apart- it will be too late. ment of my own or fully I have discussed this live my life because of her. with my sisters, but they She’s controlling and al- haven’t helped. I’m very ways finds a way to make depressed and don’t me feel guilty about going know what to do. If I out or enjoying myself. I bring this up with Mom, have never had a rela- she gets angry and won’t tionship because she has talk to me for days.

Please help me find a way out. — TRAPPED IN CHICAGO DEAR TRAPPED: Your umbilical cord was supposed to have been severed 25 years ago, at birth. You are an adult individual who deserves happiness and freedom from this attachment to your mother. She may not believe in doctors and therapists — and that’s her privilege as long as she’s not a danger to herself and others. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t talk with a mental health professional about this unhealthy situation. Your sisters haven’t helped you because they

have their freedom and don’t want to share the responsibility you have been carrying alone. And your mother doesn’t want to let go of you because if she does, she’ll have to assume responsibility for herself. Please act now. Your escape hatch is the door to a therapist’s office. You deserve a life, so go there and get one. 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.

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One FREE Month! PRIVATE SETTING 2 bedroom townhouse. No one above or below! Appliances, washer & dryer, fireplace, garage, water & trash included. (937)498-4747 www.1troy.com PRICE REDUCED, 3 bedroom, 2 baths, half double. Call for details, $450 (937)638-2658

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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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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

LANE GRADER, 6 Foot King Kutter rear mounted blade, above average condition, always kept inside, $250 obo, (419)233-4310

SEASONED FIREWOOD $165 per cord. Stacking extra, $135 you pick up. Taylor Tree Service available (937)753-1047

Gun & Knife Show Shelby County Fairgrounds, Saturday December 31st, 8:30am-3:00pm and the last Saturday of every month.

925 Legal Notices LEGAL NOTICE The Dinsmore Township Board of Trustees will hold the 2012 Appropriations Meeting January 16, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at the Office of Dinsmore Township, 205 W. South Street, Botkins Ohio 45306. Ronnie Platfoot, Fiscal Officer Dinsmore Township Dec. 30 2247104

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BULLETIN BOARD BOE approves employees RUSSIA — The Russia Local Schools Board of Education approved some employees and accepted donations, among its regular business at a recent meeting. The board approved the employment of Elizabeth Rinehart, Joseph Raterman, Kristen Higgins and Marcos White as substitute teachers at a rate of $80 per day for this school year. It also approved Katlend Oen as a classified student aide at the Anna unit an an as-needed basis, and Marie Daugherty and Missy Monnin as pep band assistants at a rate of $200 each. The board accepted donations of $12,500 from the Francis Family Foundation for scholarship purposes, and $250 from Honda of America’s Honda Hero Program from Matt Hiatt. Membership in the Ohio School Boards Association was approved for another year, at a cost of $2,770.

Service members recognized NEW BREMEN — Howell’s IGA has dedicated one its walls to area residents so they can post photos there of loved ones who are serving in the military. The project is the brainchild of New Bremen resident Jacki Love, who has organized several other military recognition projects during the last few years. She and other mothers of service people have covered local police cars with photos for an annual parade; displayed photos in store fronts, a bank and a barbershop and, this year, decorated a Christmas tree with military photos for the Christmas Tree Festival presented by the New Bremen Historic Association at the Lockkeeper’s House. Love began the recognitions when her son, Travis, joined the Navy in 2009.

County bills paid In a brief meeting Thursday, Shelby County Commissioners approved for payment county bills totaling $472,643.63. Commissioners also appropriated and transferred $20,000 from Fair Haven Shelby County Home funds to the home’s Adult Day Care Fund.

SATURDAY PREVIEW

Year in review Recap the top stories of 2011, from the local area and around the world.

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Make a resolution, and stick to it BY TOM BARNETT tbarnett@sdnccg.com The arrival of a new year and its promise of new beginnings spurs many of us make at least one resolution of self improvement. A New Year’s resolution, of course, is the commitment an individual makes to achieve one or more lasting personal goals. Statistically, however, such commitments tend to fall by the wayside as the year progresses. How to make a successful resolution? Human relations analysts say simply making one is not enough since most resolutions fail for lack of a realistic work plan and the setting of measurable goals. They advise people should be realistic by setting achievable goals, breaking down large goals into smaller ones, and finding alternatives to a behavior they want to change. For example, commit to losing weight by joining a gym. Dr. Amarjeet S. Birdi, a psychiatrist on staff at Wilson Memorial Hospital feels making a New Year’s resolution is valuable. “It shows a positive trait in people and an individual’s commitment and willingness to improve,” he said. “It shows futuristic thinking and that is important given today’s current economic climate. It shows that people are not giving up.” Queried if he believes making resolutions is a good thing, Dr. Birdi replied, “Yes, it keeps one’s spirits high.” And, asked for advice on how to keep resolutions, he shared, “I encourage people to share their resolutions with family and friends. I’d say about half of the New Year’s resolutions people make are broken, so having a support system you can continually communicate with will help keep and achieve your resolution.” A downside? “Again, about half of all resolutions are broken and this tends to become a habit year after year. It can become a destructive pattern and that’s why I encourage having a positive support system in place when setting New Year’s resolutions,” Birdi stressed. Since most new year’s resolutions involve wellness or healthier living, the Daily News asked several fitness program providers if they see increased memberships with the dawn of a new year. “We see a very significant increase in wellness program memberships every new year as people try to submit to

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MARILYN HEMSWORTH (left) of Sidney, talks with Elizabeth Grace of Troy, while Grace walks on a treadmill at the Sidney-Shelby County YMCA. Y staff members say wellness memberships increase significantly during a new year as area residents resolve to become healthier. new goals,” Ed Thomas, Sidney-Shelby County YMCA executive director, told a reporter. “And we try to go one step further by turning individuals’ resolutions into lifestyle choices rather than short term goals. We work hard to help everyone keep their resolutions, by developing specific schedules, providing personal trainers and designing programs to keep people plugged into their program and going on to the next level.” At Curves for Women in Sidney, Jeannie Olding, manager, also said the new year brings an increase in customers making good health resolutions, “but unfortunately, many don’t stick to them. Our programs help them with their motivation.” Olding said Curves’ resistant machines provide not only strength training, but also cardiovascular benefits — “and staff trainers and personal coaches help clients with programs that benefit every major muscle group.” “Each week we have activities our women can do while working out,” she continued. “Things like taking an imaginary trip, earning ‘miles along the way’ by doing healthy things. “And, if staff trainers believe the motivation of a client is waning, “we call and encourage them to keep coming back for good health,” Olding said. Experts say losing weight and getting in shape typically heads the list of New Year’s resolutions, but Americans also, in no particular order, usually resolve to:

Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions The following list is based on 300,000 online responses provided by www.GoalsGuy.com: 1. Lose weight and get in better physical shape. Unless you make a resolution to get fit, you’re never going to be fit - ever. 2. Stick to a budget. Developing and sticking to a realistic budget prevents overspending and ensures peace of mind. 3. Debt reduction. Make a resolution now to stop charging anything to get financially stable. Keep a diary of all money spent by cash, check or credit card. 4r. Enjoy more quality time with family and friends. Actively and purposely reschedule business activities to set aside time for family. 5. Find a soul mate. Find that special someone who shares your worldview. 6. Quit smoking. Becoming a nonsmoker is probably one of the best decisions one can ever make. You need to do it now! 7. Find a better job. Examine whether your current career path matches your core interests, beliefs, values, needs and skills. 8. Learn something new. Challenge your mind in the coming year, break out of current routines, challenge every comfort zone and watch your horizons expand. 9. Volunteer and help others. A popular nonselfish New Year’s resolution, volunteerism takes many forms such as helping at the library, or mentoring a child. By focusing on what we can contribute, we automatically become successful. 10. Get organized. Resolve this year to plan your days, reduce interruptions, clean off your desk, say “no” and make detailed lists. You will reduce stress when you know where everything is. • Stick to a budget. • Get out of debt. • Enjoy more quality time with family and friends. • Quit smoking, alcohol, drugs or personal bad habits. • Find a better job or improve current work habits. • Learn something new. • Volunteer, focusing on what can be contributed. • Become better organized at both work and home.

Ingredients that set selfimprovers up for resolution failures include: Not thinking about making them until the last moment, reacting on New Year’s Eve to make resolutions based on what’s bothering you and framing resolutions as absolutes by saying, “I will never do that again.” Good luck with your 2012 resolutions!

Who’s closed for the holiday? Most banks, retail stores, pharmacies, and agencies will be closed at some point during the New Year’s weekend. Information about closings is as follows: Sidney Daily News offices will be closed Monday. Phone lines will be open to the Circulation Department from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Banks: Chase will be open until 2 p.m. Saturday, New Year’s Eve. It will be closed Sunday and Monday. Fifth Third will be closed Sunday and Monday. First National Bank of New Bremen will be open until noon Saturday, closed Sunday and Monday. Minster Bank will be open Saturday until noon except for the branch in Wagner’s IGA, which is open until 3 p.m. All branches will be closed Sunday and Monday. Mutual Federal Savings Bank closes all branches Sunday and Monday as does Osgood State Bank. People’s Federal is open Saturday

from 9 a.m. to noon. The drive-thru is open from 8:30 a.m. to noon. It is closed Sunday and Monday. U.S. Bank is also closed Sunday and Monday. Supermarkets and groceries: Kroger is open Saturday until 11 p.m. It opens at 7 a.m. Sunday. Walmart is open 24 hours during the New Year’s weekend. Sidney Foodtown closes New Year’s Eve at 8 p.m. and is open Sunday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Woody’s Market. Pharmacies: Walgreen’s is open until from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Its pharmacy is open both days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The CVS store is open New Year’s Eve until 10 p.m.; however, the pharmacy closes at 6 p.m. The store is open New Year’s Day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The pharmacy is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Bunny’s Pharmacy is open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4

p.m., is closed Sunday, and is open Monday from 9 a.m. to noon. The Kroger pharmacy is open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The WalMart pharmacy is open Saturday until 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Government and service offices: The post office windows are open Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to noon. There will be no window service Sunday or Monday. Regular mail delivery will take place Friday and Saturday. There will be no delivery Monday. All city offices will be closed Friday through Monday. The Sidney Board of Education office is closed until Tuesday. County offices will be closed Monday. Trash collection in Sidney, Anna, Botkins, Fort Loramie, Houston, Jackson Center, Kettlersville, Minster, Maplewood, New Knoxville, Pemberton, Port

Jefferson and Russia will be on the regular schedule during the week following New Year’s Day. The recycling center will be closed Monday. Recycling pick-up will be Tuesday in Anna and Kettlersville, Wednesday in Jackson Center, Thursday in Fort Loramie and Friday in Russia. It will be on its regular schedule in Anna and Botkins. Agencies and organizations: The Ross Historical Center and the Senior Center will be closed Saturday through Monday. The Alpha Center is closed through Monday and will reopen Tuesday. The YMCA will close New Year’s Eve at 3 p.m. and be closed on New Year’s Day. All branches of the Shelby County library will be closed Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The Auglaize County Public District ibrary and its branches will be closed Monday. FISH is closed until Tuesday.

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

Cavs rout Indians to advance to finals BY ROB KISER Ohio Community Media

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ANNA’S MAVERICK Long goes up against Miami East in action at the Versailles Holiday Tournament Thursday.

East controls 2nd half to top Anna VERSAILLES — Anna hung with once-beaten Miami East for a half, but the Vikings controlled the final two periods and handed the Rockets a 60-48 setback in the semifinal round of the Versailles Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament here Thursday. The loss leaves the Rockets at 3-4 on the season and puts them in tonight’s consolation game against Versailles, who easily beat Brookville in the nightcap Thursday 67-32. Miami East moves to 7-1 on the season. “We came out and did what we wanted to do, and that’s battle with them,” said Anna coach Nate Barhorst. “We hung with them, but we let it get away from us in the second half with too many key turnovers.” East led by one after a quarter and 29-25 at the half. But by the end of the third period, the lead was double figures at 48-37 after the Vikings outscored Anna 19-12 in the quarter. The Rockets weren’t able to get closer than nine in the final period. “What it boiled down to was protecting the ball,” said Barhorst. “And we didn’t do that. We had some key turnovers that gave them a four-point swing. And we didn’t hit open shots when we had them.” Maverick Long played well for the Rockets, finishing with 18 points. ChandonWilliams added 10. Gunner Shirk had 21 for Miami East.

Shirk 7-4-21; House 1-0-2; Hickman 2-0-5; Garrett 4-2-11. Totals: 23-8-60 Score by quarters: Anna..............................14 25 37 48 East...............................16 29 48 60 Three-pointers: Anna 6 (Meyer 3, Long 2, Williams 2, Seger); East 6 (Shirk 3, Garrett, Hickman, Snyder). Records: Anna 3-4, East 7-1.

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Jets edged by Parkway ROCKFORD — It was a tough loss for the Fairlawn Jets Thursday in the nightcap of the Parkway Holiday Tournament, losing to the host team 51-47. The loss left the Jets at 3-4 going into tonight’s consolation game against River Valley. “We led right up to the end, and then we didn’t make the plays,” said a disappointed Fairlawn coach Derek Alexander. “But we just have to put it behind us and come back (tonight).” The Jets were playing their first game without injured top scorer Anthony Gillem. Trey Everett tried to pick up the slack, scoring 15 points, 11 coming at the line in 16 attempts. Cole Cummings added 12. The Jets outscored the Panthers 14-9 in the second quarter for a four-point halftime lead, and still led by three going into the fourth quarter.

Fairlawn (47) Everett 2-11-15; Hughes 2-0-4; Brown 1-5-7; Wells 3-0-6; Cox 1-0-3; Cummings 4-4-12. Totals: 13-19-47. Parkway (51) Bannister 7-3-17; Luth 6-9-22; Heindel 4-1-9; Dennison 1-1-3. Totals: 18-14-51. Score by quarters: Anna (48) Fairlawn .........................7 21 37 47 Reier 3-0-6; Williams 3-2-10; Parkway..........................8 17 32 51 Meyer 3-0-9; Long 7-2-18; Seger 2-0Three-pointers: Fairlawn 1 5. Totals: 18-23-8-60. (Cox); Parkway 1 (Luth). Miami East (60) Records: Fairlawn 3-4, Parkway 1Snyder 5-1-12; Coomes 4-1-9; 6.

PIQUA — Lehman coach Isaiah Williams had to be happy with what he saw from his team in the second game of the Buckeye Insurance Group Holiday Classic Thursday night at Garbry Gymnasium. And for Piqua, it was another step in a learning process as the Cavaliers won 75-60. Lehman will play Covington in the championship game at 8 p.m. tonight, with Piqua playing Russia in the consolation game at 6:30 p.m. "This is a little different team for me," Williams said. "We came out mixing things up. We just went to straight man in the second quarter." That was when the game swung as Lehman was able to stretch a 15-14 first quarter lead to 36-24 at halftime. "Sometimes, when teams make a little run on us, we have a tendnecy to try and do too much," Piqua coach Heath Butler said. "And I think that’s what happened in the second quarter. We missed some shots we would normally make. We just seemed a little tight tonight." And while Lehman got its normal production from Alex Baker and Solomon KingWhite, combining for 37 points, the Cavaliers got some needed production from James Rego, Connor Richard, Tharon Goins and Jackson Frantz. Those four combined for 28 points. "We can't just rely on those two guys," Williams said of Baker and King-White. "We are going to need other guys, so that was huge. That is going to make us a much better team in the second half of the season." Butler felt like Piqua did a pretty good job on Baker and King-White for the most part. "There were times we got caught watching number 5 (Solomon King-White )dribble or number 24 (Alex Baker) shoot. But, I thought we did a pretty good job on them." Richard hit two threes in the third quarter, while Frantz scored all eight of his points in the second half. "They had a couple other guys that came in and hit threes," Butler said. "And that was the difference in the game." Taylor Wellbaum led Piqua with 21 points, including 15 in the second half. Kindric Link added 11, but the Indians could never get closer than 10. "I just thought we seemed tight all night," Butler said. "We didn't do a good job on the boards. But, you have to give Lehman credit. They hustled and got to the loose balls." Baker led all scorers with 21 points, King-White netted 16 and Rego pulled down nine rebounds. Lehman was 27 of 46 from the floor for 59 percent and 14 of 20 from the line for 70 percent. Lehman won the battle of the boards 25-19 and had 17 turnovers to Piqua's 16. Lehman (75) King-White 7-2-16,Jacob 1-0-2, Baker 6-5-21, Westerheide 2-0-4, Rego 2-3-7, Thieman 1-0-2, Richard 2-0-6,

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JACKSON FRANTZ of Lehman goes in for a bucket against Piqua in the Piqua Holiday Tournament Thursday.

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BRYCE RITTENHOUSE of Russia drives hard to the basket against Covington in the Piqua Holiday Tournament Thursday night at Piqua. Goins 2-3-7, Frantz 3-1-8, Hall 1-0-2. Totals: 27-14-75. Piqua (60) Honeycutt 3-1-7, Wellbaum 8-2-21, Link 2-6-11, Holfinger 4-0-8, Feeser 33-9, Hughes 1-2-4. Totals: 21-14-60. Score by quarters Lehman ......................15 36 53 75 Piqua ..........................14 24 38 60 Three-pointers: Lehman: Baker (4), Richard (2), Frantz. Piqua: Wellbaum (3), Link. Records: Lehman 4-3, Piqua 2-4.

—— Raiders fall 47-44 PIQUA — Russia led for much of the game but couldn’t cash in with a chance to extend the lead. That allowed the Covington Buccaneers to rally in the

late stages and pull out a 4744 victory over the Raiders in the other semifinal at Piqua Thursday. “We had our worst shooting night of the season,” said Russia coach Paul Bremigan. “We were 14 for 53 for the game (26 percent) and that’s uncharacteristic. Part of it was us and part of it was Covington. They executed the way they wanted.” Russia had three players in double figures. Treg Francis and Brandon Wilson both finished with 12 points, and Bryce Rittenhouse added 11 points.

Lady Tigers lose to Indian Lake 47-32 JACKSON CENTER — 3-5 mark. Jackson Center stayed with Brittany Foster had 10 Indian Lake for a half before points to lead the Lady Tigers. Indian Lake (47) the Lady Lakers pulled away Keckler 1-0-3; Boberg 3-0-6; Miller to a 47-32 victory in non1-0-3; Collins 4-0-8; Reichert 1-1-3; league girls basketball Thurs- Oyer 5-2-14; Meyer 4-0-10. day. Jackson Center (32_ The loss left Jackson with a Gates 1-4-7; Elchert 3-1-7; Foster

4-1-10; Meyer 2-0-5; Zimpfer 0-1-1; Finkenbine 1-0-2. Score by quarters: Lake ................................8 23 39 47 JC....................................6 17 21 32 Three-pointers: Lake 6 (Oyer 2, Meyer 2, Keckler, Miller); JC 3 (Gates, Foster, Meyer). Records: JC 3-5. Reserve score: Lake 36, JC 13.


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SCOREBOARD CALENDAR High school High school sports Girls basketball TONIGHT 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. —— MONDAY Girls basketball Minster at Kalida —— TUESDAY Bowling Springfield at Sidney Girls basketball Fairlawn at Mississinawa Anna at Graham Lehman at Bethel Boys basketball Franklin-Monroe at Lehman —— WEDNESDAY Girls basketball Sidney at Trotwood Swimming Botkins at Lima quad

FOOTBALL College bowls 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. Missouri 41, North Carolina 24 —— Tuesday, Dec. 27 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl At Detroit Purdue 37, Western Michigan 32 Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. North Carolina State 31, Louisville 24 —— Wednesday, Dec. 28 Military Bowl At Washington Toledo 42, Air Force 41 Holiday Bowl At San Diego Texas 21, California 10 —— Thursday, Dec. 29 Champs Sports Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Florida State 18, Notre Dame 14 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.

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FSU rallies past Irish ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida State rallied from a 14-point secondhalf deficit and used a pair of touchdown passes by E.J. Manuel and two field goals from Dustin Hopkins to slip past Notre Dame 18-14 in the Champs Sports Bowl on Thursday night. The victory was FSU’s fourth straight bowl win. FSU receiver Rashad Greene, who caught one of Manuel’s touchdown passes, was named the game’s MVP. The No. 25 Seminoles started four freshman on their offensive line and gave up five sacks, but FSU’s defense picked off Notre Dame quarterbacks Tommy Rees and Andrew Hendrix three times and also piled up four sacks of its own. Notre Dame shuffled between Rees and Hendrix throughout the game, but both struggled to get the Irish points inside the red zone. After some stagnant offense on both sides in the first half, FSU trailed 14-0 early in the third quarter before finding some momentum through the air. The Seminoles closed the gap to 14-9 with an 18-yard touchdown pass from Manuel to Bert Reed to open the fourth quarter, but failed on their 2-point conversion attempt. They took the lead just 1:32 later after Nigel Bradham intercepted a Hendrix pass inside the Notre Dame 20 to set up an 18-yard touchdown catch by

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FLORIDA STATE quarterback EJ Manuel (3) scrambles as he is pressured by Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o (5) during the first half of the Champs Sports Bowl NCAA college football game Thursday in Orlando, Fla. Greene to make it 15-14 with just over 13 minutes to play following another failed 2-point try. The Seminoles added their second field goal of the game a series later. Notre Dame punted on its next touch, but pinned FSU inside its own 5 and forced a quick three-and-out. A poor punt by the Seminoles and a face mask penalty on the return gave the Irish the ball on the FSU 28 with 3:56 to play, but Rees was picked off in the end zone with 2:48 left and FSU was able to all but run out the remaining clock. Notre Dame took a 14-0 lead on its opening drive of the second half by capping a 9-play, 62yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown pass from

Rees to Michael Floyd. Floyd fought Seminoles cornerback Greg Reid for the ball on to play, juggling it multiple times before finally getting his hands around it. Reid stayed down on the turf after the play and left the game with concussion symptoms. FSU bounced right back with a 77-yard kickoff return by Lamarcus Joyner, but Notre Dame’s fifth sack of the night on Manuel helped force the Seminoles to settle for a 42-yard field goal by Hopkins. Notre Dame’s defense was responsible for the lone score of the first half. The Irish forced a quick punt on FSU’s opening possession of the game, and used a 41-

yard return by Floyd and a series of runs by Cierre Wood to set up a first-and-goal inside the 5-yard line. But the threat ended just a play later when Rees was picked off by Joyner in the end zone. The Seminoles’ ensuing drive lasted only one play itself, with Devonta Freeman fumbling a pass from Manuel into the hands of Notre Dame safety Zeke Motta, who then returned it 29 yards for the touchdown. Both offenses struggled to find any traction in the opening 30 minutes. Along with each team’s turnovers, Florida State’s offense gained only 104 total yards to Notre Dame’s 91.

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