Wilmington News Journal 12 06 2013

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2013

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Back-to-back ‘Major winter impact’ coming champs? Season’s first snow storm may also bring ice Rose Cooper

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The Clinton-Massie Falcons football team today plays the Div. IV state championship game at 3 p.m. at Massillon’s Paul Brown Tiger Stadium. Those unable to attend can still keep up with the score, play-by-play. The News Journal offers updates via Twitter (@wnjsports and @mattsports) and Facebook (Wilmington News Journal and Mark Huber). The game will be televised live

by SportsTime Ohio. Also, 105.5-FM radio station will broadcast the game live as well. On the Internet, the game can be heard at buckeyecountry105.com or through the iHeart radio app.

A major winter storm was predicted to hit Clinton County overnight Thursday and on Friday, according to a meteorologist at the National Weather Service Office in Wilmington.

“What I am certain of is, there’s going to be a major winter impact in the Wilmington area,” Allen Randall, a meteorologist for the weather service said Thursday afternoon.

Normally, the weather service office declares a winter storm watch, but File that’s not the case this A salt truck is being loaded at the Clinton County Post of the Ohio Department of Transportation time.

“We have a winter storm warning that’s in effect,” Weather advisories Randall said. “Initially, it’s Level 1 — Roadways are hazardous, drive Level 3 — All roadways are closed to nongoing to be warm enough very cautiously. emergency personnel. No one should be out for rain. As we continue to Level 2 — Roadways are hazardous with during these conditions unless it is absolutely funnel in some colder air, blowing and drifting snow, roadways are also necessary to travel. All employees Should conwe’re going to see freezing icy. Only those who feel it is necessary to drive tact their employer to see if they should report See STORM | 5

should be out on the roadways. Contact your employer to see if you should report to work.

to work. Those traveling on the roadways may subject themselves to arrest.

ECC marks 5 years of initiative

Painting going on auction block for New Life Clinic An original oil painting of Wilmington’s historic Buckley Bros. feed mill will be auctioned off to raise money for a local organization, New Life Clinic.

The painting was donated to the clinic

by Mary Camp, widow of the late John Camp.

John Camp was a distinguished and highly recognized artist, winning numerous awards locally and in the DaytonCincinnati-S outhwest Ohio area over the years.

He began painting in 1977 and continued until the time of his death in September 2009, creating hundreds of portraits, landscapes, and local scenes.

He loved working with oils and watercolors, but Camp was certainly willing to experiment with various other mediums.

The featured artwork is an original oil painting on canvas, completed and signed by Camp in 1980. It measures 22 inches by 28 inches and comes with a cherrywood frame.

Bidding on the painting will be open until 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20.

At that time, the person with the highest bid will receive the painting and the amount of the bid

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This oil painting of Wilmington’s historic Buckley Bros. feed mill will be auctioned off to raise money for a local organization, New Life Clinic. The painting was donated to the clinic by Mary Camp, widow of the late John Camp.

will be paid directly to the New Life Clinic as a charitable donation.

The artwork will remain on display in the lobby of the New Life Clinic until bidding is closed.

Anyone interested is encouraged to stop by the Clinic any weekday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., or Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. to view the work of art.

For any inquiries or to submit a bid, stop by NLC at 815 S. South St., Wilmington, or call and speak with a staff member of the clinic at 937382-6588.

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Outside the 100 W. Main St., Wilmington offices of Energize Clinton County are staff, left to right, Mark Rembert, Taylor Stuckert, Dessie Buchanan and Clinton County Regional Planning Commission Executive Director Christian Schock.

Public’s response led to nonprofit’s startup Gary Huffenberger

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It was the residents’ eagerness to talk about what was going on and how to move forward that led to the launch of Energize Clinton County (ECC) five years ago, say its co-founders.

“The public response at the very beginning really kind of opened our eyes to what was possible and needed at the time,” co-founder

Taylor Stuckert said in a fifth-anniversary interview. The interview included ECC co-founders Stuckert and Mark Rembert, staffer Dessie Buchanan and Clinton County Regional Planning Commission Executive Director Christian Schock, a partner since early on.

ECC is a non-profit organization started to help tackle the local economic crisis caused by DHL closing its U.S. freight hub at the Wilmington Air Park. Rembert and Stuckert grew up here, and the support and interest of residents for the two’s mission changed their plans to go off to the Peace Corps, they said Thursday.

Payment plans ordered in child-support cases News Journal staff report

Two people who spent time in jail for not paying child support were recently ordered by a local court to pay restitution over the next five years.

James B. Pridemore, 47, of Columbus must pay $22,716 restitution during his five-year term of community controls, according to court papers from the Clinton County Common Pleas Court.

Found guilty on two counts

of non-support, Pridemore is scheduled to pay $1,180 per month, to be monitored by the Clinton County Adult Probation Department.

Pridemore He served 40 days in jail.

If he violates the terms of his community controls, he faces as much as two years in prison under the two counts.

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In the second child support case, Erin L. Hartley, 36, of Xenia must pay $23,118 restitution during her five-year term of community controls, stated a Erin Hartley court paper from the Clinton County Common Pleas Court.

She served 32 days in jail.

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“We saw we had something to work with. The response was so, I guess, surprising that it changed our paths entirely,” Stuckert recalled.

The story of the two young men returning after college to their economically devastated hometown drew national media attention, providing a positive aspect to the coverage of the crisis.

Five years later, ECC can point to a variety of local results. “Buy Local” are words used every day, the Clinton County Farmers’ Market has doubled in size, the See ECC | 5

Ho Ho Shop needs sponsors The Ho Ho Shop in Wilmington is in need of sponsors to provide gifts and/or money to buy gifts so needy Clinton County children can have a happy Christmas this year.

“We have names of 1,200 kids this year and we only have sponsors for about half that number,” said Kathy Szelagiewicz, coordinator of the Ho Ho Shop.

Gifts and/or money can be dropped off at the Ho Ho Shop at 2483 U.S. 22 West, Wilmington, on Mondays from 4 to 7 p.m., or call 937-3834646 and leave a message. Someone will then return your call.

Donations of money can also be mailed to the Ho Ho Shop at P.O. Box 470, Wilmington, OH 45177.

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Arts and lesiure Friday, December 6, 2013

NEWS JOURNAL — Serving Clinton County, Ohio

“Light on a Snowy Day”

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a short story written by local children’s author Artie Knapp.

Fore more, visit www. artieknapp.com.

——— Artie Knapp

In what seemed like two seconds to Mr. Dotson, Maggie rushed inside the garage carrying his medical bag, and a handful of lettuce she had grabbed from the refrigerator. Maggie handed her father the bag, and then It was two days before placed the lettuce by the Christmas and young little deer’s mouth - but Maggie Dotson was he wasn’t interested.

“Why isn’t he hungry, already being told that her Christmas wish Daddy?”

“Maybe he’s just too would not be coming true. Paxton she was scared to eat right now.”

“I know what he needs,” told, would not be comMaggie said. “He needs ing back.

A year before that carrots, because that’s December day an injured what Santa’s reindeer like baby deer had been to eat.”

“He’ll get plenty of abandoned in the woods behind the Dotson’s food, alright. Right now home. So weak was the he just needs to have his little deer, that he hadn’t hoof cleaned and banthe strength to run from daged.”

As Mr. Dotson placed Maggie’s father when he a bandage around the approached him.

As he carried the little little deer’s injured hoof, deer towards their home, Maggie became excited Maggie rushed outside as the little deer began to and greeted her father nibble on the lettuce. And then, she pointed out to with great excitement.

“Wow, a deer! What her father that the little happened to him, deer had markings above its eyes that looked like Daddy?” asked Maggie.

“Well, I’m not sure how the sun. After a quick he managed to do it, but observation, Mr. Dotson he mangled one of his was struck by how much hoofs pretty severely,” the little deer’s markings Mr. Dotson said. did in fact resemble the Maggie leaned in to sun with protruding rays take a better look. “Poor of light. little reindeer. Can we It was dark outside and keep him, Daddy?” the temperature was quite “First of all, he’s a white­ cold. Despite her reluc-tailed deer,” laughed Mr. tance to leave the little Dotson. “And no, we deer, Maggie’s father concan’t keep him. He’s a vinced her that he would wild animal, Maggie. I’ll be safe in the garage. do everything I can and Maggie insisted that her then he’ll have to be set father return with carfree.” rots and warm blankets While gently rubbing for him. He promised he the little deer’s nose it would. licked Maggie’s hand, After he turned off which made her laugh. the light in the garage, Mr. Dotson smiled and Maggie turned to her just shook his head. He father and said, “I’m proceeded to carry the going to name him little deer to the garage.

Paxton, Daddy.”

After Mr. Dotson care“That’s a fine name for fully placed the little deer a deer, Maggie.” “You on the floor, he asked really think so, Daddy?”

Maggie to go to the house “Sure do.” and get his medical bag.

“Daddy?”

The little deer was in luck.

“Yes.” He was being attended to “Are you sure Paxton is

by James Dotson, local going to be alright?”

Veterinarian.

“He’s going to be fine,

Maggie. Now let’s get inside where it’s warm.”

Later that night Maggie could barely sleep. She kept getting up to view the garage from the window in her room. Even though she couldn’t see Paxton, looking out at the garage comforted her.

After she awoke the next morning, Maggie rushed down the stairs and was heading for the front door, when her mother asked her where she thought she was going.

“I’m going to go see Paxton, Mommy.”

“Not before you eat your breakfast, young lady.”

To the dissatisfaction of her mother, Maggie wolfed down her breakfast. She had two eggs, scrambled, and a piece of toast. Her glass of orange juice never left the table.

“Where’s Daddy? Is he in the garage with Paxton?”

“Yes, he’s in the garage tending to your little….”

Before Mrs. Dotson had finished her sentence, Maggie was out the door.

As Maggie darted into the garage she nearly knocked her father over.

“How’s Paxton, Daddy?”

“He’s doing fine, Maggie.”

“Is his hoof all better now?”

“Well, it’s going to take time to heal. Right now he just needs to work on getting his strength back.”

Paxton was very timid as Maggie approached him. “Why is he afraid of me, Daddy?” “He’s still not used to us. This is a strange place to him.”

But with time and persistence, Maggie finally gained the little deer’s trust. In fact, he was soon eating carrots right out of her hand. And when the holidays were over and Maggie was back in school, she never left without feeding Paxton first thing every morning.

Mr. Dotson could see the bond that his vbv

felt for the little deer.

That scared him, though, because he knew Maggie would never be able to say goodbye. So when his hoof had finally healed, Mr. Dotson came home early one afternoon to set Paxton free.

When Maggie learned that her father had released Paxton, she was devastated. Mr. Dotson had believed it would be easier on Maggie that way, but he was wrong.

His daughter never forgot the little deer and she called out to him every day, hoping he would hear her.

In time, though, Maggie did come to understand that deer are not like puppies, or kittens. She understood that wild animals, even little deer, need to be in their natural habitat. But that didn’t change how much Maggie cared for and missed Paxton.

Between the Dotson’s home and acres of woods lay a pond that always froze-solid in the winter months. It was a large pond, and many children would come over to iceskate on it. But the pond hadn’t frozen over that winter yet, because the weather had been warmer than usual.

As Maggie stood by the pond one afternoon, it started to snow. Mr. Dotson saw Maggie through the kitchen window and could tell she looked upset. Without having to ask what was wrong, he knew.

Mr. Dotson felt guilty about having not been more supportive of his daughter’s belief that she would see Paxton again.

And even though he didn’t want to give her false hope, he realized that no longer mattered.

Maggie was hurting and he wanted to help.

As Mr. Dotson walked outside to greet his daughter, he carried a pair of binoculars with him. He and Maggie would spend the next couple of hours

in the woods, where they searched for deer tracks in the newly fallen snow.

But as Mr. Dotson had expected, their search came up empty.

“I’m sorry we didn’t have better luck, Maggie.”

Maggie sadly nodded at her father, who was now carrying her because her toes felt like popsicles. But then something happened! As they were exiting the woods, two deer were standing next to the pond. One of the deer was female, and the other was a buck with antlers. Based on the size of the deer, Maggie never considered that either could be Paxton. But her father quickly reminded her of how much Paxton would have grown over the past year.

As Maggie and her father edged closer to the pond, the doe quickly abandoned her attempt at a drink of water. The buck turned and saw them staring in his direction.

But the buck stood still, barely flinching.

Maggie, who was no longer being held by her father, watched as he peered through his binoculars. As Mr. Dotson got a closer view of the buck, something stood out through the falling snow; it was the markings

above the buck’s eyes.

He handed the binoculars to his daughter, and whispered if she recognized anything special about the deer with antlers. Maggie immediately recognized the markings on the buck as Paxton’s.

With great excitement, Maggie called out to him, and then the two deer darted away. She continued to call out to Paxton, who briefly stopped in his tracks and looked back at her. After a few moments, he darted off again to catch up with the doe and then disappeared into the woods.

At first, Maggie felt happy, but her happiness soon turned to sadness.

She felt as if she had lost Paxton all over again.

But her father explained to her the gift she had received in getting to see him once more.

As Maggie stood next to her father, with the snow still falling, a carp jumped making a large splash in the pond. It had been a long day. They went inside to unthaw from the cold.

Many years later when Maggie told this story to her grandchildren, she reminded them that the best Christmas presents often aren’t found under a tree, but in your heart.

Author signing copies of book Dec. 19 Author David C. Dillon will be signing books at Books ‘N’ More, 28 W. Main St., Wilmington, on Thursday, Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m.

The author’s first

book, “Dreamwalker: Native Guide,” has Wilmington resident, Jessica Smith, on the cover. This is a special edition release only used for book signings.

The book is a story of a man whose dreams come true.

The character, Conley, goes to an Indian reservation to find a dream guide to help him understand his

dreams before someone ends up dead.

His other book, “Scalp”, is a story of a young Indian boy growing up in the late 1880s. This western received a unique

rating for having an Indian hero (Two Wolves) as the main character.

Author David C. Dillon spent many summers on the Pine Ridge Indian

Reservation in South Dakota visiting friends and family.

Contact and more information about his books can be found on his web site at www. davidcdillon.us.

nity to visit private homes, area businesses and select venues in Wilmington for handcrafted items and gifts.

Many specials are being offered at participating businesses. Over 60 crafters all under one roof on Saturday only at Denver Place Elementary School.

937-725-5868.

• Murphy Christmas Portrait, Dec. 12, 13 and 14, 2013, 7:30

p.m., Dec. 14 and 15,

December Enterainment Calendar draws on text from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 937382-6661 x 719. www. wilmington.edu/qhc.

Free • Cabinets of Curiosities: Weird and Wonderful, Dec. 4 to Dec. 13, 2013; Wednesday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m., Clinton County History C e n t e r, 149 E. Locust St., Wilmington. Among the 75 items on dis-

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play are jewelry and wreaths made of human hair, a doll inspired by the 1918 flu pandemic, items from Burch Arthur’s funeral home and many artifacts that were once used in daily life but whose function now eludes us. www.clintoncountyhistory.org.

937382-4684. $5 • Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, Dec. 7, 2013, 5:30 to

7 p.m., New Vienna.

Come see Santa at the New Vienna Gazebo.

Enjoy hayrides, horse and buggy rides, church carolers and refreshments.

937987-2092 Free • Homespun Christmas, Dec. 7, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Dec. 8, 2013, 1 to 5 p.m. Multiple businesses in Downtown W i l m i n g t o n .

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• A Show of Respect, Dec. 2, 2013 to Dec. 13, 2013; Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Quaker Heritage Center, Wilmington College, 1870 Quaker Way, Wilmington.

This traveling exhibit by artist Helen Broadfoot from the Missing Peace Art Space is a body of work painted for the children of war. Comprised of ten large oil paintings, it

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Friday, December 6, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — The outlook for hiring is improving and the economy is growing at its fastest pace in more than a year, so what’s the bad news for the stock market?

Stocks fell Thursday after the government reported that the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped to the lowest in nearly six years last week.

Also, the U.S. economy grew at a 3.6 percent annual rate from July through September, the fastest since early 2012.

Investors believe the encouraging signs on the economy will push the Federal Reserve closer to pulling back on its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program. That stimulus, which is intended to hold down interest rates, has been helping to power this year’s record-setting run in the stock market.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index dropped for the fifth time in a row, matching its longest losing streak since September.

“If they do cut the bond purchases, the knee-jerk reaction for the market will be to move down,” said Chris Gaffney, a senior market strategist at EverBank.

The S&P 500 index fell 7.78 points, or 0.4 percent, to 1,785.03.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 68.26 points, or 0.4 percent, to 15,821.51. The Nasdaq composite declined 4.84 points, or 0.1 percent, at 4,033.16.

Earlier in the week, there were strong reports on manufacturing and construction. Investors will get more insight into how the U.S. economy is doing on Friday, when the government releases its monthly jobs report.

While few investors

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Specialists Joe Parisi, left, and Michael Cacace work at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stock markets were in the red Thursday Dec. 5, 2013 after strong U.S. economic data renewed fears that the Federal Reserve may start cutting its monetary stimulus this month.

think that the Fed will announce a reduction to its bond purchases at its meeting this month, many believe policy makers could make the move in March.

Several retailers fell after reporting disappointing results.

L Brands, the owner of Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works and other stores, lost $1.07, or 1.7 percent, to $62.18 after reporting that its sales dropped 5 percent last month.

Gaming company Electronic Arts was the biggest decliner in the S&P 500 index after Forbes reported that the company had been forced to delay future games from one of its developers due to ongoing problems with its Battlefield 4 game. The company’s stock fell $1.33, or 6 percent, to $21.01.

The S&P 500 index has dipped 1.2 percent since the start of the month and is on course to log

its first weekly decline in nine weeks. The loss has pared this year’s advance to 25.2 percent.

Stocks have been surging this year as the Fed’s stimulus helped keep the economic recovery on track and as corporations produced record profits.

Low interest rates have also made stocks more attractive in comparison to bonds.

The stock market may also be sliding this month as investors sell some of their best-performing holdings given the strong returns this year, said Natalie Trunow, chief investment officer at Calvert Investments, an asset management company.

“I just don’t know if folks will try to squeeze another percentage point (out of the market), or just sell and go home,” said Trunow.

In government bond trading, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.87 percent from

2.83 percent Wednesday.

The yield is the highest it’s been in more than two months as traders expect the Fed to reduce its bond purchases.

In commodities trading, the price of oil rose 18 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $97.38 a barrel. Gold fell $15.30, or 1.2 percent, to $1,231.90 an ounce.

Of local interest Prices for selected local stocks from Thursday’s close (courtesy Edward Jones).

Alkermes Inc. 39.87, -1.13 Air Transport Services 7.49, -0.02 Fifth Third 19.82, -0.06 General Electric Co. 26.45, -0.19 Kroger Co. 40.86, +1.46 Lowes Companies 46.60, +0.26 McDonald’s Corp.

95.43, -0.28 Procter & Gamble 82.70, -0.65 Walmart Stores 79.44, -0.78

School.

• Clinton County Park Board, 5 p.m., at the Clinton County Courthouse, second floor, commissioner’s office.

Tuesday, Dec. 17 S outhern Ohio Educational Service Center Governing Board, 6 p.m., at the home of Dennis Mount, 2714 Anderson Road, Lynchburg. For directions or more information, call 937-382-6921 or email so aunversaw@mcecca. org. Please note change in date.

Wednesday, Dec. 18 • Union Township Trustees, 7 p.m., at the office, 179 Orchard Road, Wilmington.

• Clinton County Budget Commission, 9 a.m., in Clinton County Auditor’s Office, county courthouse.

Thursday, Dec. 19 • Wilmington City Council, 7:30 p.m., in council chambers at the municipal building, 2nd floor, 69 N. South St. Wilmington.

Tuesday, Dec. 31 • Clinton County

• Clinton County Board of Developmental Disabilities organizational meeting, noon, followed by January meeting, at the Nike Center, 4425 State Route 730, Building E, Wilmington.

Wednesday, Feb. 5 • Clinton County Law Library Resources Board, noon, in the law library, third floor, Clinton County courthouse.

Wednesday, May 7 • Clinton County Law Library Resources Board, noon, in the law library, third floor, Clinton County courthouse.

Wednesday, Aug. 6 • Clinton County Law Library Resources Board, noon, in the law library, third floor, Clinton County courthouse.

Wednesday, Nov. 5 • Clinton County Law Library Resources Board, noon, in the law library, third floor, Clinton County courthouse.

Coming up calendar Friday, Dec. 6 • Clinton County Community Action Program Board of Trustees, 9 a.m., Wilmington Savings Bank Clinton County Senior Center, 717 N. Nelson Ave., Wilmington.

Monday, Dec. 9 • Wilmington Parks and Recreation Board, 6 p.m., in the Moyer community room at the Wilmington Municipal Building.

Tuesday, Dec. 10 • Wilmington City Planning Commission, 4:30 p.m., ordinance creating a G1-Gateway District zoning classification, council chambers, second floor of city hall.

• East Clinton Local Board of Education, work session to work on 2014 board goals, 5:30 p.m., New Vienna Elementary School.

• East Clinton Local Board of Education, regular meeting, 7 p.m., New Vienna Elementary School.

Wednesday, Dec. 11 • Clinton-Massie Local School Board, special

meeting, 8:30 a.m., room 533 in the middle school.

The purpose of the meeting will be to officially hire the SOESC to assist in the search for a new superintendent, and any other business that comes before the Board.

• Mental Health Recovery S ervices of Warren & Clinton Counties (MHRS) board meeting and strategic planning 5:30 p.m., at MHRS, 212 Cook Road, Lebanon.

Thursday, Dec. 12 • Clinton County Port Authority Board of Directors, 9 a.m., at Wilmington Air Park.

Proper ID is required to gain access to airport.

• Sabina Village Council, 7 p.m., municipal building, downtown Sabina.

Monday, Dec. 16 • Clinton-Massie Board of Education, 7:30 p.m., middle school library, 2556 Lebanon Road, Clarksville.

• Wilmington City Schools Board of Education, 7 p.m., at Rodger O. Borror Middle

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In this May 10, 1994, file photo, Nelson Mandela dances at a celebration concert in Pretoria, South Africa, following his inauguration as the country’s first black president.

South Africa’s president says, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, that Mandela has died. He was 95.

anthem at his inauguration, and traveled hundreds of miles to have tea with the widow of Hendrik Verwoerd, the prime minister at the time he was imprisoned.

NATHAN VANDERVORT III Nathan R. “Natey” Vandervort III, 46, of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013 at home.

He was born on Oct. 12, 1967 in Wilmington, a son of Nathan (Jane) Vandervort II of Wilmington and Sandra (Bob Berning) B r i g gs of Wilmington.

A 1986 graduate of Wilmington High School, Nathan was a lifelong farmer. He also was a mechanic for many on their farm equipment.

In addition to his parents and step-parents, other surviving family members are his sisters, Tonya (Jim Hurley) Ogden, and Gail Markoff; brothers, Joe (Chris) Grogan, and Terry Grogan; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Nathan was preceded

His most memorable gesture came when he strode onto the field before the 1995 Rugby World Cup final in Johannesburg. When he came on the field in South African colors to congratulate the victorious South African team, he brought the overwhelmingly white crowd of 63,000 to its feet, chanting “Nelson! Nelson! Nelson!”

For he had marched headlong into a bastion of white Afrikanerdom — the temple of South African rugby — and made its followers feel they belonged in the new South Africa.

At the same time, Mandela was himself uneasy with the idea of being an icon and he did not escape criticism as an individual and a politician, though much of it was muted by his status as a unassailable symbol of decency and principle. As president, he failed to craft a lasting formula for overcoming South Africa’s biggest post-apartheid problems, including one of the world’s widest gaps between rich and poor. In his writings, he pondered the heavy cost to his family of his decision to devote himself to the struggle against apartheid.

in death by his paternal grandparents, Nick “Bun” and Mary Vandervort; and maternal grandparents, Don and Helen Toops.

The funeral service will be held 2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Fisher-Edgington Funeral Home, 97 W. Locust St. at North Mulberry Street in Wilmington, with Dale Inwood officiating. The interment will follow in the New Antioch Cemetery, New Antioch, Ohio.

Friends will be received from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Saturday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Clinton County Humane Society, P.O. Box 1024, Wilmington, OH 45177.

To sign an online guest book, please go to www. edgingtonfuneralhomes. com.

ALLEN CAIN Allen E. Cain, 72, of Lynchburg, died on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013.

A memorial Mass will be held at 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 7 at the St. Augustine Catholic

Church, Waynesville, with a memorial service following. The StubbsConner Funeral Home, Waynesville, is handling the arrangements for the family.

Burials VIRES The burial service was held on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 5, 2013, at the Clinton County Memory Gardens near Wilmington for Mary Ann Vires, from Cuba.

Pastor James Wilder officiated. Serving as

pallbearers were Jesse Vires, Thomas Vires, Dan Vires, Donald Stamper, Michael Stamper, Nicolas Reyes and Harry Taylor.

Arrangements were under the direction of the Fisher-Edgington Funeral Home in Wilmington.

OCKERMAN

The burial service was held on Wednesday morning, Dec. 4, 2013 at the Clinton County Memory Gardens near Wilmington for Micky “Alice” Ockerman, from Budget Commission, 9 Wilmington.

Pastor a.m., in Clinton County Nancy McCormick Auditor’s Office, county officiated.

Serving courthouse.

Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014

Nelson Mandela, 20th century colossus, dies at 95 JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela, who became one of the world’s most beloved statesmen and a colossus of the 20th century when he emerged from 27 years in prison to negotiate an end to white minority rule in South Africa, has died. He was 95.

South African President Jacob Zuma made the announcement at a news conference late Thursday, saying “we’ve lost our greatest son.”

His death closed the final chapter in South Africa’s struggle to cast off apartheid, leaving the world with indelible memories of a man of astonishing grace and good humor.

Rock concerts celebrated his birthday. Hollywood stars glorified him on screen. And his regal bearing, graying hair and raspy voice made him instantly recognizable across the globe.

As South Africa’s first black president, the ex-boxer, lawyer and prisoner No. 46664 paved the way to racial reconciliation with well-chosen gestures of forgiveness. He lunched with the prosecutor who sent him to jail, sang the apartheid-era Afrikaans

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as pallbearers were Denny Ockerman, Keith McCarren, Rick Nuchols, Doug Goddard, Jay Hess and Anthony Goddard. Arrangements were under the direction of the Fisher-Edgington Funeral Home in Wilmington.

Local weather

Today, wintry mix to snow. High of 31 degrees, low of 15 degrees. Three to five inches of snow expected.

Saturday, partly cloudy. High of 23 degrees, low of 13 degrees. Winds at 8 mph.

Sunday, wintry mix. High of 30 degrees, low of 29 degrees. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

Monday, cloudy. High of 33 degrees, low of 7 degrees. Chance of precipitation 10 percent. Winds at 19 mph.

Board of elections sets holiday hours The Clinton County Board of Elections has announced its holiday hours.

The office will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. to noon to attend a mandatory insurance class. The board’s regularly scheduled meeting for Dec. 10 has been

rescheduled for Dec. 17, 8:30 a.m., in the board’s office.

The office will also close at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013 and remain closed through Wednesday, Jan. 1.

The office will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014.

Grain lower livestock lower CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were lower Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for March delivery fell 9.75 cents to $6.52 a bushel; March corn were 3 cents lower at 4.3350 a bushel; March oats were 1 cent lower at $3.2575 a bushel; while January soybeans fell 1.50

cents $13.28 a bushel.

Beef and pork fell on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

February live cattle fell 1.52 centsto $1.3290 a pound; January feeder cattle fell .93 cent to $1.6412 a pound; while February lean hogs were .33 cent lower at $.8867 a pound.

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Another view People have a right to know what’s in their food Voters in Colorado may be the next to decide whether the state should embark on a program that would provide food labels for products containing genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. If approved by the voters, the Colorado Right to Know Act would require food manufacturers or distributors to label GMO food and food products starting in 2016.

The fight over such labels has been piecemeal — and particularly noisy because it attracts such major political players as Monsanto and the Organic Consumers Association. Major corporations like Safeway, Kroger and Walmart — which operate a domestic operation in states with potentially conflicting labeling laws — are watching with interest.

Proponents of GMO labels should not be confused with those who want to ban GMOs based mainly on as yet unfounded health repercussions.

A widely distributed and very controversial study linking GMO corn with cancer in rats was recently discredited. The Food and Chemical Toxicology journal, which published the study by French scientists, has retracted the story. But its impact was already felt, leading to policy work geared toward banning GMO products.

But the labels are about consumer preferences and choices, not eliminating a category of food before it is warranted. There is no reason to fight those labels, any more than there was a reason to lump all fats into one category. That fight ignored

the fact that a growing number of American shoppers wanted to avoid trans fats. Those labels were required by the Food and Drug Administration long before it decided the science has proven trans fats are unsafe.

A New York Times poll this year found that 93 percent of respondents want GMO ingredients to be properly labeled.

An earlier poll by the Washington Post found 94 percent of respondents favored the labels.

Despite such support, results of such initiatives have been mixed.

Opponents have so far won over several voters by saying it will make food too expensive. This is a hard argument to swallow. People who don’t care about how their foods were grown can choose their foods based on price points. People who care about GMOs would pay a premium if they so choose and if they can afford it, just as organic and locavore shoppers do now.

They might do so out of health fears, but they may do so because of a preference for certain farming practices or because they think food produced with heirloom produce tastes better. No matter their reason, they should get a choice.

Maine and Connecticut have GMO label laws that would depend on other nearby states joining in.

Measures in Washington and California failed.

People have a right to know what is in their food. Short of a federal standard, the state measures are a good first step.

— The Daily Camera, Colorado

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Dems reach breaking point on filibusters Charles Babington Associated Press

EDITOR’S NOTE: An AP news analysis.

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Democrats watched Senate Republicans use filibuster powers to thwart more and more of President Barack Obama’s agenda and nominees, they wondered how much worse it could get.

They finally reached a breaking point this past week when party leaders concluded that what they called GOP obstruction had made a mockery of American democracy.

The Senate vote Thursday to curb some filibuster powers, after years of hesitation, will go down as a singular moment.

Historians may view it as an inevitable step in the relentless march of partisanship, which severely has damaged the ability of Congress to conduct even routine business.

Senate Democrats opened themselves up to future retaliation by furious Republicans in order to let Obama, a Democrat, do things many of his predecessors typically did with minimal fuss: fill executive jobs and vacant judgeships.

“They’re at peace with the idea that this president, along with future presidents, deserve to, with rare exceptions, put their own people in place,” said Jim Manley, who spoke Friday with his former boss, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. “The current situation was untenable,” Manley said, “and something had to change.”

The final straw for Democrats came when Republicans used the filibuster, which allows 41 of the 100 senators to block almost any action, to bar Obama nominees from three vacancies on a powerful federal appeals court. Republican senators didn’t pretend the nominees were unquali-

Where to write In Columbus

• Ohio Gov. John R. Kashich Riffe Center, 30th Floor 77 S. High St. Columbus, Ohio 43215-6117 Phone: 614-466-3555 • Ohio Representative Cliff Rosenberger (R-86) 77 S. High St. 13th Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215-6117 Phone: 614-466-3506 Email: Rep91@OhioHouse.gov

In Congress

• U.S. Rep Steve Stivers (R-15) 1007 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone: 202-225-2015 Fax: 202-225-3529 • U.S Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) 713 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Phone: 202-224-2315 200 N. High St., Room 614 Columbus, Ohio 43215 Phone: 614-469-2083 • U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R) B40D Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: 202-224-3353 37 W. Broad St., Room 310 Columbus, Ohio 43215 Phone: 614-469- 6774

fied, which struck some Democrats as a virtual taunt. Democrats dismissed the GOP claim that the vacancies needn’t be filled at all.

In Democrats’ eyes, the Senate’s 45 Republicans had turned democracy on its head. The party that lost the past two presidential elections and failed to win control of the Senate nonetheless was dictating who the president could or could not appoint to important government posts.

“Today’s pattern of obstruction, it just isn’t normal,” Obama said, praising the Senate’s 52-48 vote to change the rules. Republicans used the filibuster “as a reckless and relentless tool,” he said, “simply because they opposed the policies that the American people voted for in the last election.”

“Neither party has been blameless for these tactics,” the president noted. Indeed, Democrats blocked or delayed so many of President George W. Bush’s appointees that Republicans, who ran the Senate in 2005, threatened to curtail filibuster powers in much the same way Democrats have done now. A bipartisan truce halted that effort, but it didn’t last long.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky now says Obama and other Democrats will regret destroying a time-honored protection of minority rights in Congress, “perhaps a lot sooner than you think.”

“The solution to this problem is an election,” said a visibly angry McConnell. “We look forward to having a great election in 2014.”

Yet in a sharply divided society, U.S. elections often settle less than the winners had hoped.

Bush won re-election in 2004, but got nowhere trying to partly privatize Social Security. Obama was given a second term last year after defending his landmark health care law, only to find congressional Republicans as

determined as ever to undo it.

House Republicans, who control their chamber by 32 seats, voted 40 times to rescind or restrict that law. In the Senate, where Republicans have a 10-seat disadvantage, they increasingly turned to the filibuster to block the president’s agenda as much as possible.

Both parties had a different view when the power structure was reversed. Republicans in 2005 threatened to curtail filibuster powers when they controlled the Senate. A bipartisan truce halted the effort. It didn’t last long.

Obama told reporters that in the 60 years before he took office, “only 20 presidential nominees to executive positions had to overcome filibusters.

In just under five years since I took office, nearly 30 nominees have been treated this way.”

Now people ask whether the Senate rules change will make things better for the government and nation, or worse. Reid said it will help the country and the Senate. Others disagree, saying the quarrels will grow even hotter.

Thursday’s actions did not prevent the minority party from using filibusters to block legislation or Supreme Court nominees. Sooner or later, some activists in both parties say, those barriers will fall, too.

“It is just a matter of time — perhaps as soon as the next Congress — before one party or the other eliminates the filibuster for legislation, not just judicial appointments,” said John Ullyot, a GOP Senate aide during the 2005 filibuster debates. “The genie is out of the bottle,” he said, “and there’s no putting it back in.”

Some Republicans say they look forward to the day when a GOP president can use a simple Senate majority to revoke Obama’s 2010 health care overhaul.

In the meantime, advocates of bipartisanship

fear that the rules change will snuff out any remaining hope of progress in Congress.

Former Sen. George Voinovich, an Ohio Republican who often worked with Democrats, said Republicans’ justified anger makes it highly unlikely House-Senate budget negotiators will reach even a modest accord to curb deficits and redirect spending cuts to make them less damaging.

“We’re not going to get anything,” said Voinovich, who has been urging the two-party negotiators to make courageous decisions. “The public is unbelievably upset” at the federal government, he said, and fallout from the filibuster rules change will make matters worse.

Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy, now the Senate’s longest-serving member, said he resisted changing filibuster rules for years, even when fellow Democrats complained. “Yet over the past five years,” Leahy said in a floor speech Thursday, Senate Republicans resorted to obstructionism that “crossed the line from use of the Senate rules to abuse of the rules.”

The filibuster rules change will bring the Senate somewhat closer to the House, where the minority party has few powers. In many ways, however, the Senate and the nation have been growing more partisan for years as the realignment of American politics drives moderates from both parties.

The expanding Senate obstructionism, Obama said “is not what our founders envisioned.”

“A deliberate and determined effort to obstruct everything, no matter what the merits, just to refight the results of an election, is not normal,” the president said. For future generations’ sake, he said, “we can’t let it become normal.”

Given the level of anger over the rules change, it may be too late.

Letters to the editor

Raising minimum wage kills the dollar’s purchasing power Thursday there was a strike across America for a higher minimum wage with many demanding a minimum wage of $15 an hour. When I was 14 years old I worked on farms for $1.25 an hour. The next year, 1978, I worked at Long John Silvers for $2.30 an hour. Did things get better in that year?

No, because we were in a time of rising inflation under Jimmy Carter, who was doing the same economically inept sort of things the government is doing today; hence my higher wage did not mean higher purchasing power as prices rose on everything.

Now, why was the wage so low then? I can tell you why. The value of the dollar was much higher in 1978, and was much higher in the 1960s when

I was a small child. Since those days, thanks to inflation, the purchasing power of the dollar has fallen like a stone. Why? For one thing, we keep raising the minimum wage. Every time you raise the minimum wage the cost of anything on the market goes up to cover the additional expense of paying the higher wage. You have to also remember unions base their wages on the minimum wage, so their wages also rise. Hence if you raise the minimum wage, the cost of everything will rise to cover this additional cost of doing business. So, in then end, your purchasing power goes no where as your higher wage has just driven up the cost of everything you want and need to buy. Those

who are on fixed incomes (such as the retired and disabled) will see their purchasing power fall.

The other thing that drives up inflation is money supply. Since this administration is printing money out of thin air as though it’s monopoly money to prop up the stock market, their actions are also driving down the value of the dollar and killing its purchasing power. Printing money backed by the good faith of a government that has no good faith and raising wages will make an already stressed economy worse.

Study the history of rampant inflation in the 1970s and don’t repeat those mistakes.

Tim Inwood Wilmington

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Coming up calendar p.m., at the Blanchester Eagles Lodge. Auxiliary $5 gift exchange optional.

Ladies bring a dessert.

Monday, Dec. 9 • Blanchester Senior Citizens activities at the center, 707 N. Broadway, Blanchester: Corn hole, 10 a.m.; euchre, 7 p.m.

• Blanchester Fraternal Order of Eagles 2222 auxiliary Christmas Party, at Red Zone. Optional $5 gift exchange.

Tuesday, Dec. 10 • Clinton County Chapter of PERI (Public Employee Retirees Inc.)

Storm From page A1 rain and sleet around midnight (Thursday night).”

Over a prolonged period, Randall said he expects the Wilmington area to see about 1/4 inch of ice accumulation overnight and into Friday.

Between 3 to 5 inches of snow is predicted for the Wilmington area, he said.

“As the winter story continues, the winter mix is going to change over to snow late Friday morning,” Randall said.

There’s also a possibility the area could receive more ice and less snow, or less ice and more snow.

“I don’t think we’re going to get missed by this (front),” Randall said.

He said temperatures on Saturday are expected to be 20 degrees below normal.

Meanwhile, Thursday afternoon workers for the Ohio Department of Transportation in Clinton County were preparing for the impact that is expected to hit the area.

And, they were prepared to take care of the 420 miles of Interstate 71 and the state highways, said Mike Lovelace, ODOT transportation manager in Wilmington.

“We’re loading our trucks and then we’re ready to go,” Lovelace said.

He said he had a crew coming in at 11 p.m.

Thursday to start treating the highways.

“Pretreating will not

work because of the rain,” Lovelace said. “We’re going to put down a layer of salt before the ice begins to bond on the road. Then, when it starts freezing, everything will be treated.”

Lovelace said he scheduled 15 people to come in Thursday night. Drivers were initially scheduled to work 16-hour shifts but that could be changed to 12-hour shifts, according to the road conditions, he said.

“Since this is going to be our first major storm this winter, I’d like to see everybody slow down and keep their eyes open for the (highway department) trucks,” he said.

“We will do everything we can to get the roads open and cleaned out as soon as we can.”

If weather advisories become necessary, they will be declared by Clinton County Sheriff Ralph D. Fizer Jr. The sheriff ’s office consults with the Clinton County Highway Department and the local Ohio Department of Transportation before making a determination of what level of weather advisory to declare.

“Weather advisories are not meant to inconvenience anyone, but are meant to warn the public of hazardous conditions and enable the road crews to clear the roadways more efficiently,” Fizer said.

ECC From page A1 city and county have put into effect residential energy aggregation which saves consumers money, and rural “brain drain” is addressed by a Clinton Community Fellows initiative.

Schock said the Buy Local campaign “is something that will pay off for a long time, making Wilmington and Clinton County a more resilient place long beyond now.”

Although “brain drain” — the trend of young professionals to leave rural towns for work opportunities — was a problem long before DHL’s departure, it was not a topic discussed here, let alone addressed, said Schock.

The proposed solutions ECC has focused on have turned out to be longerterm initiatives and not short-term projects, said Rembert.

“Buying local, encouraging a younger population to move in, raising the educational attainment rate of the community — these are not going to be solved in a five-year period. In realizing that, that’s where we settled into the work a little bit,” Rembert added.

The 29-year- old Rembert, 28-year-old Stuckert and 30-year-old Buchanan are examples of homegrown citizens living prime adult years in their rural hometown.

When he went to high school here, Stuckert said he felt limited as to pro-

fessional opportunities in Wilmington.

“It was automatic nature to seek them [opportunities] elsewhere. We have a whole generation of young people who still believe that, with some others who are kind of seeing the difference now,” said Stuckert.

Rembert agreed, saying it “was not instilled in us growing up that there was this opportunity to come back and really be a part of this place.”

But that’s just what happened.

“We found all these interesting ways to contribute to the community and be part of shaping the community. A lot of our friends saw that and thought, ‘Wow, we want to be part of that, too,’ and have found different positions,” said Rembert.

ECC’s efforts have become established and adopted by institutions such as the local Chamber of Commerce, which Rembert now directs.

The chamber has taken on the responsibilities for the Buy Local campaign, formerly run by ECC and funded by the Planning Commission.

“It no longer feels like we’re speaking out of line or saying unique things,” Stuckert said. “The term ‘Buy Local’ is an everyday thing. The idea we need to encourage young people to raise their kids here and live here is now not an odd thing to say.”

Christmas luncheon meeting, noon, at Mac D’s Pub,1400 W. Locust St., Wilmington. State 2nd Vice President will be attending. Guests welcome.

• Blanchester Senior Citizens activities at the center, 707 N. Broadway, Blanchester: Chair volleyball 11 a.m.; exercise 1 p.m.; crafts 1:30 p.m.

• Clinton County Tea Party, 7 p.m., Wilmington Hampton Inn on Holiday Drive. Republican Central Committee member Rick Herron will speak on central committees. Mike Koch to speak the recent lift on Iran sanctions. All welcome.

Thursday, Dec. 12 • Chair volleyball, 11 a.m., at the Blanchester Senior Citizens Center, 707 N. Broadway, Blanchester.

• Blanchester Eagles 2222 Auxiliary meeting, 6:30 p.m., at the Eagles

1-877-802-1633 for questions. To see the pets available for adoption, go to http://wahsinc.petfinder.com.

Monday, Dec. 16 • Blanchester Senior Citizens activities at the center, 707 N. Broadway, Blanchester:P Corn hole, 10 a.m.; euchre, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 17 • Blanchester Senior Citizens activities at the center, 707 N. Broadway, Blanchester: Chair volleyball 11 a.m.; exercise 1 p.m.; crafts 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 18 • Blanchester Senior Citizens, noon, at the center, 707 N. Broadway, Blanchester.

Thursday, Dec. 19 • Chair volleyball, 11 a.m., at the Blanchester Senior Citizens Center, 707 N. Broadway, Blanchester.

Friday, Dec. 20 • Wii bowling league at the Blanchester Senior

Citizens Center, 707 N. Broadway, Blanchester.

Saturday, Dec. 21 • Pancake breakfast, 8 to 11 a.m., at the Lions Club Building in Martinsville. Proceeds to benefit Martinsville Church of Christ and Martinsville Methodist Church.

• Blanchester Eagles Lodge 2222 steak dinner, 6 to 8 p.m., at the Eagles Lodge. Cost $1. Members Christmas party follows dinner.

Monday, Dec. 23 • Blanchester Senior Citizens activities at the center, 707 N. Broadway, Blanchester: Corn hole, 10 a.m.; euchre, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 24 • Blanchester Senior Citizens activities at the center, 707 N. Broadway, Blanchester: Chair volleyball 11 a.m.; exercise 1 p.m.; crafts 1:30 p.m.

15TH ANNUAL

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2014

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The Outstanding Women of Clinton County committee is seeking nominations of women who have made important economic, social, cultural or humanitarian contributions to their communities.

Forms are available at http://www.wnewsj.com/assets/058131126.PDF, the News Journal office, local churches, banks and libraries.

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Previous Recipients: Class of 2000: Mary Boyd, Darleen Myers, Virginia Smith, Georgiana Thomas, Elizabeth Williams, Elizabeth Shrieves.

Class of 2001: Judith Briggs, Madalyn Loftin, Elizabeth Sharkey, Helen Storer, Aline Taylor, Esther Williams.

Class of 2002: Joann Chamberlin, Mary Curry, Rosemary Ehlerding, Kathryn Hale, Beulah Hill, Betty Rice, Ellenetta Gibbons, Esther Janes.

Class of 2003: Barbara Bayless, Lois Boyer, Virgene Peterson, Dessa Hale, Helen McCoy, Garnette (Merle) McKee. Class of 2004: Linda Eichelberger, Judy Gano, Eleanor Harris, Susanne Kenney, Jane Telfair.

Class of 2005: Mary E. Cochran, Shirley A. Colvin, Karen Haley, Margaret Hollon, Patricia M. King, “Jo” Miller, Lucy Olds.

Class of 2006: Sara Conti, Polly Countryman, Maxine K. Hamilton, Elizabeth Looney, Maxine Miller, Lori Williams.

Class of 2007: Kathleen Blake, Mary B. Hackney, Carolyn Matthews, Grace Nichols, Frances Putman, Nina Pettiford Duggar.

Class of 2008: Rose Cooper, Jean Crites, Laura Curliss, Barbara Derrick, Kay McMillan, Judy Schnatz.

Class of 2009: Lois Allen, Dr. Ruth Hayes, Judith Kay Johnston, Dr. Angela Rackley, Debbie Stamper, Becky Thumma Class of 2010: Sally Barker, Lucile Hadley, Josephine Harner, Dorothea Kratzer, Elsie McCoy, Frances MacDonald, Joy Shoemaker, Helen Sparks, Mary Elizabeth Stanfield, Ellen Wright.

Class of 2011: Chris Burns-DiBiasio, Belinda Cook, Louise Griffiths, Jama Hayes, Jean Holmes, Donna Myers, Donna Thorp.

Class of 2012: Joan Burge, Judy Cowman, Lenna Mae Gara, Diana Henderson, Elizabeth Mitchell, Tammy Shadley, Bonnie Starcher, Marla Stewart.

Class of 2013: Susan Ertel, Esther Farquhar Kamp, Elaine Fife, Muriel Hiatt, Alice Lundblad, Roberta Naylor, Judith Sargent, Evelyn VanDerVoort.

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Nominations must be received by January 8, 2014

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Friday, Dec. 13 • Wii bowling league at the Blanchester Senior Citizens Center, 707 N. Broadway, Blanchester.

Saturday, Dec. 14 • Community Action bingo, at the Wilmington Savings Bank Clinton County Senior Center, 717 N. Nelson Ave., Wilmington. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and bingo starts at 6 p.m. Open to the public.

• Christmas show, “Just in Time,” 7 p.m., at the Jamestown Opera House.

Tickets are adults $10 and ages 12 and under $5.

For more information, call 937-675-3501 or 937-6755751.

Sunday, Dec. 15 • Wilmington Area Humane Society Adoption Day Open House, 1 to 3 p.m. Meet cats and dogs available for adoption, 5361 U.S. 68 North.

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• Wii bowling league at the Blanchester Senior Citizens Center, 707 N. Broadway, Blanchester.

Saturday, Dec. 7 • Blanchester Fraternal Order of Eagles 222 hosting District 20 meeting, 2

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Angels, angels everywhere The Rev. June M. Fryman Faith Lutheran Church, Wilmington

We were talking about angels.

Specifically, we were talking about angels in the Christmas story during the children’s message at church on Sunday when the little boy said, “My Grandma says that I am an angel.” To which I replied, “Of course you are an angel, and here’s why.

Think about what the angels did — they were God’s messengers delivering God’s message about Jesus, first to Joseph (in Matthew) and then to Mary (in Luke), and then to the shepherds (also in Luke). And after giving the message to the shep-

herds, they worshipped God, singing, ‘Glory to God in the highest; and peace to God’s people!’”

The angels were messengers and they worshipped God. Indeed, we can be God’s angels: people who worship God and tell others God’s good news message about Jesus Christ.

We can be God’s angels. There’s another story in the gospels about the angels ministering to Jesus after he had been tempted by the devil in the wilderness.

In the Gospel according to Mark, Jesus then calls his first disciples, heals a man with an unclean spirit, and then is in the home of his disciples, Simon and Andrew. Then we learn that Simon’s moth-

er-in-law was sick with a fever. When Jesus heard that she was ill, he took her by the hand, lifted her up, and immediately the fever left her. She then began to serve them.

Once I get over the, “Oh, sure, make the woman who had been sick get up and serve the men,” — I realize that the same Greek word for “serve” — as in “she began to serve them” — is also used for the angels in the wilderness who “waited on” Jesus, or “ministered to” him. In other words, Simon’s mother-in-law is “ministering to” Jesus just as the angels “ministered to” Jesus.

God’s people are God’s angels — worshipping God, telling others the

good news message about Jesus, and ministering to those who are in need.

Sometimes you are God’s angel – sent to someone to give them good news, a word of encouragement, a word of hope, a word of caring and concern. Sometimes you are God’s angel – sent to minister to someone in need. Sometimes you are God’s angel – declaring God’s praise, lifting your voice in worship in the assembly of other angels worshipping the God of heaven and earth. And, sometimes, maybe God’s angels are sent to you, as someone comes to you to give you the message of good news, a word of encouragement, a word of hope, a word of caring

and concern. Sometimes, maybe God’s angels are sent to you to minister to you in your time of need.

And then, together, you lift your voices in songs of praise for what the Lord has done for you.

This is the work of the church, angel work. We worship, we share the good news, and we minister to those in need.

When the church fails to do this, you hear about it in the news; headlines are often made when the church or people in the church have failed to be the church. When the church is about God’s work, that is, when we are God’s messengers of good news, or God’s angels ministering to those in need, or God’s

angels gathered to worship – well, that just doesn’t make a big news story.

In these few weeks before Christmas, a time to celebrate God’s coming into the world, perhaps you can be on the lookout for God’s angels at work – people who worship God, who share the good news, and minister to those in need. Perhaps you can spot God’s angels at work. Not only can you be looking for other angels, you just might be called into action yourself: perhaps you will hear God’s call to be an angel — to worship God, to share the good news, to minister to others.

Indeed, go and be one of God’s angels!

Local churches join forces to assist needy Neil Snarr

Friends Church and others.

This year, we have selected the Clinton County Homeless Shelter, which has operated since 1987. They now have three houses out of which they operate and provide a variety of services. They are considered the first emergency shelter to open in a rural Ohio county. Emergency shelter is provided for up to 34 men, women and children each night.

Approximately 150 meals and snacks a day are provided for those in the shelter. In addition, guidance to find employment, affordable housing and to help with other essential needs is given by the trained staff. They offer a 24-hour food pantry, clothing and household

items to anyone in need of assistance in these St .

Columbkille hard economic times.

Catholic Church, Holy Other projects include: Name Chapel and The Seedling of Hope Wilmington Friends Project: a Maryknoll Meeting (Quaker) will Mission Outreach again join forces to assist International Charity those in need here in the – St. Columbkille and United States, as well as Holy Name Chapel abroad. This is the fifth This project began year that these churches in 1995 in response to have worked together to the HIV/AIDS epidemic raise money for people in Cambodia. Because with serious needs. of the economic downEach year, we have turn, less in the way of selected a local orgaresources is now availnization and then an able and the Seedling international Catholic of Hope Project’s main and Quaker relief orgafocus has changed from nization. Local agencies expanding facilities and selected in the past have staff to working with chilbeen Harvest of Gold dren and youth who are (this includes several prodealing with the effects grams for young students of HIV/AIDS – either plus a tutoring program); because they themselves Scenes from the Maryknoll Mission Outreach in Cambodia. Seedling of Hope Project’s main focus has Habitat for Humanity; have been diagnosed or changed from expanding facilities and staff to working with children and youth who are dealing with Adult Day Care at the someone in their family the effects of HIV/AIDS. has.

There have been many The focus on children Through this endeavor, mentation of the peace projects within The and youth is the primary FUM hopes to nurture a curriculum and feels it Seedling of Hope Project component in Seedling new generation of young will make a direct and that were aimed to chil- of Hope’s work now. An people committed to vital impact on many dren and adults but they, adult program operates peace and Friends val- lives. Imagine the impact because of financial cuts with a reduced scope fol- ues through the work of of biblical peacemaking, and new drugs to extend lowing the closure of the Zadock Malesi, a special- practical tools and trainthe life expectancy of the Hospice, and the ending ist in the field of edu- ing for conflict resolution patients, have been elimi- of the direct medical and cation who serves as a taught to thousands of public awareness aspects liaison between FUM and children across Kenya. nated.

What differences might all the Quaker schools in The main goal now is of the work. peace-making skills creKenya.

International Charity to give the children some Zadock’s primary focus ate in the classroom, in stability in their lives by : Wilmington Friends helping parents or care- Meeting —Teacher for is leadership develop- the lives of families, in givers attain an adequate Teachers : a Friends ment, training of admin- neighborhoods and across level of economic stabili- United Meeting (FUM) istrators and teachers in tribal lines? Imagine order to promote Quaker Christian-Quaker values ty themselves so that they Outreach in Kenya This mission project faith and testimonies in formed into the lives of can do more to support Scenes from the Maryknoll Mission Outreach in Cambodia. Seedling pursues peacemaking by the school curriculum. the next generation of of Hope Project’s main focus has changed from expanding facilities the children, reducing the supporting the 1,200-plus He desires to see the leaders, business people and staff to working with children and youth who are dealing with need for financial assisQuaker schools in Kenya. development and imple- and community members. tance from the projects. the effects of HIV/AIDS.

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The Good Shepherd Church in Greenfield is hosting a Christmas Bazaar. The event will be Dec. 7, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The kitchen will be serving food for purchase.

Guests are encouraged to shop for Christmas and enjoy a homemade meal.

The church is located at 12920 State Route 28 West, Greenfield. All are welcome.

‘Cowboy Christmas’ to be performed by New Vienna Community Church New Vienna Community Church’s Puppet Ministry will perform a 25-minute puppet musical.

“Cowboy Christmas” will be performed Saturday, Dec. 14, 7 p.m., under the direction of Marilyn and George Fenner.

The musical has plenty of country flavor with a strong Christmas message for all ages.

Main characters include ranch hand Jeb, who gives a new lasso as a Christmas gift and uses it to tell about God’s love, Sal, the good-natured mess-hall cook, and Flint, a cowpoke who figures he knows how to run his own life without God. For more information call Pastor Dan Mayo at 937-7250445

Shaker singers to perform Sunday at Martinsville Friends The Western Shaker Singers are preforming a Christmas Concert at Martinsville Friends Meeting, Sunday, Dec. 8, at 2:30 p.m.

Following the concert, there will be a question and answer period about Shakers.

Shakers living in the Martinsville area met with Friends (Quakers) on this spot in 1857. It is thought that they met to talk and collaborate regarding the Underground Railroad and the parts each group would play, for it is established that many Quakers in the area were involved in the Underground Railroad.

The meetinghouse is located at 112 Main St., Martinsville.

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Steven read I through a Nathan tough season.

This past Sunday, Scripture. theworked reading,to Steven sawthea lot of giving.After As we put these had a song prepared and walked over to baskets together, one member brought potatoes. the baby grand and played “Ode to Joy.” Another member gave $20 to buyproud. one turkey.

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What joy itinistheir to see thehas baskets fill Jesus up. And music soul stilled. hashow come tothe give back the music to the it blesses Father’s heart to see this one giving. who thanks lives without hope.

Withbut Christ, Giving brings joy to God givingour gives an loves Ode to to see Joy.hear What themusic greatercan joy.be God thesong praises have you prepared for God today? As God of His people, but heart, the greater joy for God works in your you will hear theis to seemusic. the giving of His It will be people. a joyful noise unto the Lord. Lift it up in praise as God has lifted up.

ThisyouThanksgiving, consider ways to give that Whatever the others battle intoday, will not only bless need,anbutOde will to bless Joy can be your song. It is a song that will God’s name. As I approached the families about cause your soul to dance and your spirit to thesing. church them a basket, I saw the joy It isbringing the song of victory over sin and anddeath. relief It in their face with the news that we is the song of salvation through will sending of God’s Son, our basket. only hope be the providing them a Thanksgiving When for this world.

Joyful, joyful, we adore they were delivered, I again saw the joy in their thee, God of glory, Lordthe of love … hearts face.

However, as I see giving of others unfold like flowers before Thee, hail Thee thatascreated this opportunity to serve, the sun above. Melt the clouds Iofcan sinjust imagine the joy in the Father’s heart when and sadness; drive the dark of doubt away; he sees His of people givegladness, that others have.

Giver immortal fillmay us with theThat light of blesses Hisday. name above all.

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Have a blessed Thanksgiving and remember the giving part of Thanksgiving.

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CHURCH DIRECTORY African Methodist Eps. Quinn Chapel A.M.E. 50 N. Lincoln St. Solomon Cooper, pastor 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School 11 a.m. - Sunday worship

Apostolic

New Life Apostolic Church 127 Church St., Reesville Rev. Ronald Warnock, pastor 1 p.m. - Sunday School 2 p.m. - Sunday worship

Assembly of God

Wilmington Assembly of God 609 W. Locust St. Mike Carosiello, pastor 9:30 am. - Sunday School 10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship

Baptist (American)

First Baptist Church of Wilmington wilmingtonfirstbaptist.org www.fbc-wilmington.com Historic Church, Living Mission 79 E. Locust St. Larry Stewart, Interim Minister 937-382-2679 9:30 a.m. - Sunday, Faith education, all ages 10:30 a.m. - Gathered Worship Jonah’s Run Baptist Church 9614 W. SR 73, Wilmington Roger Hilbert, pastor Jay Williams, Associate Pastor 10 a.m. - Sunday School 11 a.m. - Sunday worship Silver Grove Baptist Church www.silvergrovebaptist.com 7770 SR 350, Oregonia R. Steve Tufts, pastor 513-932-6783 pastorsteve@ silvergrovebaptist.com 10 a.m. - Sunday School 11 a.m. - Sunday worship

Baptist

Beech Grove Free Will Baptist Church 3124 SR 730, Wilmington Rev. Joe Pinkerton, pastor 10 a.m. - Sunday School 10:45 a.m., 6 p.m. - Sunday worship Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Bible Missionary Baptist Church www.bmbc.net 243 Grant St. Kurtis L. Summerville, pastor 10 a.m. - Sunday Services Cornerstone Baptist Church 225 Randolph St. Byron McGee, pastor 10 a.m. - Sunday School 11 a.m. - Morning Worship First Baptist Church of Blanchester 304 W. Center St. Dr. Robert Carr, interim pastor 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 10:40 a.m. - Worship Freedom Worship Baptist Church 664 W. Main St., Blanchester Jim Rankin, pastor 9:50 a.m. - Sunday School 10:30 a.m. - Breakfast 11 a.m. - Worship Service Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church 290 Columbus St., David VanHoose, pastor 9 a.m. - Sunday School 10 a.m. - Sunday worship Unity Mission Baptist Church Gene Bond, pastor 10 a.m. - Sunday School 11 a.m. - Worship 6 p.m. - Worship 7 p.m. - Thursday Worship

Baptist (Independent)

Bethlehem Baptist Church 8087 Morrow-Woodville Road, Pleasant Plain, Ken Castle, pastor 10 a.m. - Sunday School 11 a.m. - Morning worship Bible Baptist Church of Wilmington www.bbcwilmington.org 55 Megan Drive Kelly D. McInerney, pastor 937-383-1122 8:45 a.m. - Sunday School/Bible classes 10 a.m. - Morning Worship Faith Baptist Church 1791 N. U.S. 68 Rev. Tom Garlock 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 10:30 a.m. - Morning worship

Faith Baptist Church of Sligo www.sligobaptist.org 249 S. Beechgrove Road Greg Hewitt, pastor 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 10:30 am. - Sunday worship, children’s church Wilmington Baptist Temple 2873 S. US 68 Andy Doherty, pastor 10 a.m. - Saturday Men’s visitation 10 a.m. - Sunday School 11 a.m. - Sunday worship

Baptist (SBC)

Bethany Baptist Church 10156 SR 350, Clarksville Tom Chattin, pastor 10 a.m. - Bible study 11 a.m. - Worship, Children’s church Calvary Baptist Church www.calvarybaptistofwilmington.org 1920 SR 22 West Dennis Humphreys, pastor 9 a.m. - Sunday School 10 a.m. - Morning worship, KIDS church Calvary Baptist Church www.calvarybcb.org 502 N. Columbus St. Blanchester Steve Cole, pastor 10 a.m. - Sunday School 11 a.m., 6 p.m. - Worship Faith Baptist Church 7382 SR 123, Blanchester Don Wahl, pastor 10 a.m. - Sunday service 11 a.m. - Sunday service, children’s church Friendship Baptist Church 10600 E. State Route 73 (Box 87) Harveysburg 513-897-9166 Dr. David Rakes, pastor 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 10:30 a.m./ 6 p.m. - Sunday worship Immanuel Baptist Church wilmingtonibc.com 550 Virginia Circle, Wilmington Matthew R. Black, senior pastor 937-382-2932 wimingtonibc@frontier.com 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School 11 a.m. - Sunday morning worship Midland Baptist Church 143 N. Broadway Charles Gray, pastor 10 a.m. - Sunday Bible study 11 a.m. - Sunday worship Sabina Baptist Church 10409 U.S. 22/SR 3, Sabina 740-606-7398 Mike Chamberlin, pastor 10 a.m. - Sunday School 11 a.m. - Sunday worship

Catholic

St. Angela Merici Catholic Church St. Patrick Chapel: 130 Stone Alley, Fayetteville Rev. Henry Albietz, pastor 5 p.m. - Saturday Mass, St. Patrick 7:30 a.m./11 a.m. - Sunday Mass, St. Patrick

St. Columbkille Catholic Church Holy Name Chapel www.stcolumbkille.org officestchnc@yahoo.com 73 N. Mulberry St., Wilmington 746 SR 133, Holy Name Chapel (HNC), Blanchester Rev. Michael J. Holloran, pastor 4 p.m. - Saturday Mass St.C. 6:15 p.m. - Saturday Mass HNC 8:15 a.m. - Sunday Mass St.C. 11 a.m. Sunday Mass St.C.

Church of Christ

Blanchester Church of Christ 911 Cherry St., Blanchester 937-783-3243 Larry Rogers, minister 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship Kentucky Avenue Church of Christ 186 Kentucky Ave. (non-instrumental) 513-405-8398 Preacher Dan Peters 10 a.m. - Sunday Bible study 10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship Martinsville Church of Christ 28 W. Main St. Timothy T. Wallace, evangelist

937-218-6581 9 a.m. - Sunday School 10 a.m. - Sunday worship Mt. Olive Church of Christ www.mtolivecofc.org 10021 Mad River Road, New Vienna Russell Lieb, evangelist 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 10:30 a.m./6:30 p.m. - Sunday worship New Antioch Church of Christ 1101 Antioch Road Sid Clay, minister 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 10:30 a.m. - Sunday primary church, junior church and adult services New Vienna Church of Christ Corner of SR 28 and 73 Brad Clouse, minister 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship, junior church Sabina Church of Christ 115 W. Washington St., Sabina Troy Villars, minister 937-584-4056 8:30 a.m. - Sunday fellowship 9 a.m. - Sunday School 10 a.m. - Sunday worship Wilmington Church of Christ wcconline.org 909 W. Locust St. Dale McCamish, pastor 937-382-0904 9 a.m. - Sunday School 10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship

Christian Disciples First Christian Church Disciples of Christ www.wilmingtondisciples.org 120 Columbus St. Rev. Dr. Tom Stephenson, pastor 937-382-2251 office@wilmingtondisciples.org 9:30 a.m. - Spiritual growth, all ages 10:30 a.m. - Worship

Christian Union Williamsville Christian Union Church Bill Shaffer, pastor 10 a.m. - Sunday worship

Service 10 a.m. - Sunday Noon, Wednesday healing service 937-393-2043 www.stmaryshillsboro diosohio.org

First Church of God

Blanchester First Church of God 726 N. Broadway Kevin Beck, pastor 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship

First Church of God www.fcogw.org 200 A St. Rev. Larry Speelman, pastor 10:30 a.m. - Worship, junior church

Presbyterian Church of Wilmington pcwilmington.org 840 Timber Glen Drive Jeffrey J. Ott, interim pastor office@pcwilmington.org 10 a.m. - Sunday worship

Full Gospel

Full Gospel Christian Assembly 10855 State Route 28, Blanchester 10 a.m. - Sunday School 11 a.m. - Sunday worship Open Hand Community Church 9660 Dade Road, Lynchburg 937-364-8906 Pastor Earl Vanscoy.

10 a.m. - Sunday worship Trinity Full Gospel Church 255 N. College St., Sabina Carey G. Helterbran, pastor 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School 10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship

Hebrew Pentecostal

The House of God 30 Kentucky Ave. Elder Isaacs Hamner, pastor 8:30 p.m. - Friday service noon - Saturday service 3 p.m. - Saturday service

Latter-Day Saints

Community Church of God 10 a.m. - Sunday School 10:45 a.m. - Sunday worship

Faith Lutheran Church 421 E. Vine St. Rev. June M. Fryman, pastor 937-382-2460 faithelca@swohio.twcbc.com 8:30 a.m. - Sunday worship 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 10:45 a.m. - Sunday worship

Pleasant Grove Church of God Calvin Martin, pastor 10 a.m. - Sunday School 11 a.m. - Sunday worship Union Church of God 10 a.m. - Sunday School, all ages 11 a.m. - Sunday worship Wilmington Church of God (Cleveland Assembly) 100 R. Gordon Drive Elizabeth J. Looney, pastor 10 a.m. - Sunday school 11 a.m. - Sunday worship, children’s church Waters of Mercy Church of God 13621 US 68, Midland Pastors Daniel and William Reed 10:30 a.m. - Sunday service Zion Hill Church of God 97 E. Locust St. Dr. Wesley Jones, pastor 12:30 p.m. - Sunday worship

Community Church

Crossroads Community Church 198 S. Walnut St., Wilmington Dow Tippett, pastor 10:30 a.m. - Sunday services New Vienna Community Church Dan Mayo, pastor 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School, all ages 10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship

DOVE Fellowship

Dove Church Wilmington 160 N. South St. Dave Hinman, associate pastor 10 a.m. - Sunday worship, prayer

Episcopal

St. Mary’s Church 234 N. High St., Hillsboro

The Tower of Strength Line Road, New Vienna D. Camp Ross, pastor 10 a.m. - Sunday worship Williamsville Chapel 10 a.m. - Sunday School 10:30 am. - Sunday services

Church of God

Harveysburg Full Gospel Church of God 10 a.m. - Sunday School 6 p.m. - Sunday worship

Old Path Holiness Church 12775 SR 72 North, Leesburg Bro. Arthur Manns, pastor 10 a.m. - Sunday worship No church on third Sunday

Daystar First Church of God 402 E. Center St., Blanchester Mike Poston, interim pastor 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 2343 Wayne Road Frank Kennedy, minister 9:30 a.m. - Sunday sacrament 10:45 a.m. - Sunday School

Blanchester Good Shepherd Church of God Ministry Ruby Jones, Tom Jones, evangelists 7 p.m. - Tuesday, prayer meeting

(Undenominational) Sunday – 7:30 p.m. evangelistic services prayer meeting.

Lutheran

Wilmington Lutheran Mission, Missouri Synod 757 W. Main St., Wilmington Pastor Kenneth Kueker 937-382-5700 9:30 a.m. - Sunday worship 10:45 a.m. - Sunday School

Nazarene

Blanchester Church of the Nazarene 10451 SR 28, Blanchester Paul Crisp, pastor 9 a.m. - Sunday service 10:15 a.m. - Sunday School 11:15 a.m. - Sunday second service Wilmington Church of the Nazarene 2193 SR 73 West 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School, all ages 10:45 a.m. - Sunday worship, children’s church

Non-denominational Community Christian Church 5173 SR 729 South, Sabina Jeff Luttrell, pastor 937-584-4659 9 a.m. - Sunday School 10 a.m. - Sunday worship

Faith Family Church www.onefaithfamily.org 64 Williams Road at SR 73 West Shane Rhodehamel, lead pastor 10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship, children’s church Fellowship of Praise 8625 U.S. 22/SR 3 East, Clarksville 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m. Sunday services

Presbyterian (U.S.A.)

Religious Society of Friends Ada Chapel 332 Grant St. Violeta A.T. Gwynn and Larry Barker, pastors 8 a.m. - Sunday Bible study 9 a.m. - Sunday worship 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School Campus Friends Meeting Quaker Heritage Center Meetinghouse, Wilmington College 10 a.m. - Sunday worship Chester Friends Meeting 3451 Gurneyville Road Mike and Nancy McCormick, co-pastors 9 a.m. - Adult Sunday School 9:45 a.m. - Sunday worship Cuba Friends Meeting Intersection of Cuba and Martinsville roads Doug Haag, pastor 9 a.m. - Sunday meditation, prayer 9:30 a.m. - Sunday worship Dover Friends Meeting 257 Dover Road (P.O. Box 166, Port William) Mike Day, pastor 9:30 a.m. - Sunday worship Fairview Friends Meeting 6796 Antioch Road, New Vienna 11 a.m. - Sunday worship Martinsville (Newberry) Friends Meeting 112 E. Main St., Martinsville Dennis Delaney, pastor 9:15 a.m. - Sunday worship.

Youth Sunday School during worship.

New Burlington Friends Meeting Intersection of SR 380 North and Cemetery Road Pastor Steve Collett 937-382-8736 Springfield Friends Meeting 121 Todds Fork Road off SR 380 Mike and Nancy McCormick, pastors 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 10:40 a.m. - Sunday worship Wilmington Friends Meeting www.wfmeeting.org 66 N. Mulberry St. Pastor Julie Rudd 10 a.m. - Sunday worship 11:15 a.m. - Sunday School

Seventh Day Adventist

Wilmington Seventh-Day Adventist Church 4394 SR 73 South Roy Lawinski, pastor 10 a.m. - Saturday adult Bible study, children’s Sabbath School classes 11:30 a.m. - Saturday worship service

United Church of Christ Lees Creek United Church of Christ 57 Cox Road Daniel B. Bill, pastor 10 a.m. - Sunday morning worship

United Methodist

Living Waters Worship Center 87 Bernard Road, New Vienna 9 a.m. - Sunday prayer 10 a.m. - Sunday fellowship 10:30 a.m. - Sunday praise, worship, children’s ministry

Auburn United Methodist Church 10269 Careytown Road, New Vienna 9 a.m. - Sunday worship 10 a.m. - Sunday School

New Vienna Holiness Mission

Clarksville United

Methodist Church 68 First St. Steve Cann, pastor 8:40 a.m. - Sunday School 9:40 a.m. - Sunday worship Grace United Methodist Church Facebook: Blanchester Grace 201 E. Center St. (P.O. Box 66), Blanchester Dr. Chuck Shonkwiler, pastor 937-783-3655 email - blangraceumc@ swohio.twcbc.com 9:15 a.m. - Adult Sunday School 10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship, children’s Sunday School Highland United Methodist Church SR 28, Highland Mary Cyrus, pastor 10 a.m. - Sunday School 11 a.m. - Sunday worship Lumberton United Methodist Church New Burlington Road west of U.S. 68 Lay pastor Stephen Rinehart 11 a.m. - Sunday worship Martinsville United Methodist Church 78 W. Main St., Martinsville Jim Weible, pastor info.martinsvilleumc@ gmail.com 9:30 a.m. - Sunday worship 10:45 a.m. - Sunday school, all ages New Vienna United Methodist Church www.nvumc.com 11576 SR 28 West, New Vienna Sarah Jo Chapman, pastor nvumc@cinci.rr.com 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 10:45 a.m. - Sunday worship, junior worship Olive Branch United Methodist Church Wilmington Road, Oregonia Steve Cann, pastor 10 a.m. - Sunday Bible School 11 a.m. - Sunday Jesus worship Oregonia-Harveysburg United Methodist Church Oregonia Road Dennis Judson, pastor 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship Port William United Methodist Church 241 Main St., Port William Rev. Tom Hite, pastor 10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship Richland United Methodist Church 60 Melvin Road Rev. William Merriman, pastor 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 10:40 a.m. - Sunday worship Sabina United Methodist Church 61 W. Elm St. Joni Manson, pastor 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship 10:45 a.m. - Children’s Sunday School Sharon United Methodist Church 5181 SR 380 Peggy Cromer, pastor 10 a.m. - Sunday School 11 a.m. - Sunday worship Second Creek United Methodist Church Second Creek Road, Blanchester Gerald L. Duecker, pastor 9:30 a.m. - Sunday worship Villars Chapel United Methodist Church Corner of SR 350 and SR 730 Jim Weible, pastor 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 10:45 a.m. - Sunday worship Westboro United Methodist Church 110 Jonesboro Road, Midland (Westboro) Frank Kampel, pastor 9 a.m. - Sunday worship 10:30 a.m. - Sunday School Wilmington United Methodist Church 50 E. Locust St. Dean Feldmeyer, senior pastor 937-382-1465 8:45 a.m. - Breakfast worship 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School, all ages 10:45 a.m. - Sunday traditional worship

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A brief history of our Christmas tree Jim Ramsey

Along Nature’s Trail

What is Christmas without a tree?

Most folks in the United States observe the custom of including a decorated tree in their celebration of the Christmas holiday. The custom is also practiced in many other countries, especially in Europe and Canada. What kinds of trees are used for this? Where do they come from? And how and where did this custom get started?

The practice originated in the Schwarzwald (Black Forest) region of Bavaria in southwest Germany in the early 17th century. Evergreen trees were cut, brought into the home and decorated by tying various objects (often morsels of food) to the branches.

Most families had their Tannenbaum, which likely was a Black Spruce. It is a very common species in that region.

The custom soon spread to other parts of Europe, and eventually to the United States and Canada. The first Christmas trees around here were limited to one species, the Red Cedar which was (and still is) the only native evergreen in this part of Ohio. Our pines, spruces, firs and hemlocks were (and still are) planted.

The Red Cedar is fairly common in fields throughout eastern portions of the United States. It is not very attractive when compared with other evergreens, and the foliage is bristly and prickly to the touch. Yet it served as our Christmas tree around here for many decades.

Your writer can recall as a young lad the habit of cutting your own tree and carrying it back to the house with the cold, wet, prickly branches rubbing against the side of one’s neck.

Two factors then changed the number, source, and kind of trees used for Christmas trees.

One was the increase in human populations and the shifting of this popu-

lation from rural areas to urban regions, and the other was the heavy planting of more attractive evergreens as ornamentals throughout suburban, urban areas, and for that matter the countryside in general. This eventually led to some planting of such trees specifically for Christmas use, resulting in Christmas tree farms if you will. Such farms were and are especially common in Michigan, Ohio, Canada and other northern locations. Growing Christmas trees has become big business.

Of course, along with these developments came the growing popularity of artificial Christmas trees.

Today about half of the Christmas trees displayed in this country are artificial.

Of the live trees still being decorated, one can choose among several species. The most popular in recent years are the fir trees, particularly Balsam Fir and White Fir. Fir trees usually are more shapely than other kinds, and they hold their needles well in the warm, dry conditions indoors.

Next in popularity are the pines, especially White Pine and Scotch Pine.

White Pine needles are lacy and attractive. Then there are the spruces, Norway Spruce especially.

Some folks choose a tree that would look good on their lawn, in view of the practice of planting the tree after the holiday period is over. The decorative elements that set off a special attraction of Christmas trees are the lights. For that matter lights are a big holiday attraction, tree or no tree. The winter solstice with its early darkness is depressing to many people, and lights do a great deal to brighten their spirits.

Of course early in their history, Christmas trees did not have lights. In some cases candles were included as part of the decorations, but this was risky.

Merry Christmas everybody!

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Dealing with too many differences Dear Annie: My boyfriend it’s a small thing, but it’s a daily and I have been together for nuisance, and he knows it bugs two years, and he moved in six me. He also does not squeegee months ago. “John” is 25 years the shower after he uses it, and older than I am. He has always I’m the one who cleans it. And been supportive and helpful, but he leaves the toilet seat up -- but now he is displaying passiveonly when the toilet is dirty, aggressive behavior. which is his way of telling me it’s Annie’s John was forced into retiretime to clean it. He leaves dishes ment last year, and I think he Mailbox in the sink instead of loading somehow blames me. I work full the dishwasher, even though I’ve Kathy Mitchell asked him to at least leave them time, take care of two teenage & Marcy Sugar on the counter. When they are boys, cook dinner every night, do dishes and laundry, clean the piled in the sink, I have no room bathrooms, buy the groceries and pay to prepare dinner. the bills. John sweeps and vacuums and I know these are tiny things, but does the yard work, which is a godsend they add up, especially when I’m workbecause I have had shoulder issues that ing all day while he is watching TV. make these things difficult for me.

When he’s upset with me, he gives But lately, John has been pushing me the silent treatment, and often all of my buttons. He throws the towel it takes me days to figure out why. I over the shower door even though know John is depressed because of there is a nearby towel rack. I know his retirement, but he is well situated,

doesn’t have to pay any bills and gets home-cooked meals every day. I love him dearly, but I am going nuts walking on eggshells. What am I doing wrong?

-- Massachusetts Dear Massachusetts: Nothing. You did not live with John before his retirement and don’t really know whether he was always like this. His age may also be a factor in that he might be less energetic and capable than he was a year ago. And depression could cause him to push you away in these subtle ways, feeling he doesn’t deserve you.

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Horoscope HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Dec. 6, 2013: This year communication flourishes. You will enjoy someone who has a bohemian way of expressing him- or herself.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH Keep a conversation moving in order to get to the bottom of a problem.

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Tonight: Catch up on a friend’s news over munchies.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Be aware of the cost before you agree to an invitation. You might feel a little out of place asking, but it is important to know. You could feel as if someone is pushing you past a point of no return. Try not to overthink a personal issue; get it out of your mind. Tonight: Your treat.

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WC’s Ferguson, Ary to play in all-star game on Sunday Wilmington College football players Chris Ferguson and Donnie Ary will have the opportunity to play one final college football game.

They will be participating in the National Bowl Game Sunday at Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium on the campus of Florida International University.

Ary (Germantown Valley View), who is a three -time All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection, finished the season with 46 tackles, seven for loss and 1.5 sacks.

Ferguson (Springfield North) finished the year with 51 tackles, 6.5 for loss and two sacks for the Quakers.

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Players are expected from Oregon, Colorado, and Texas. In the first three years, the National Bowl was played in Allentown, Pa. and with the work of its founder Michael Quartey Esq., a former NFL Certified Contractor, the game has shifted to a major FBS Stadium in Miami, Fla. During National Bowl weekend players attend an “Athletes & Agents Conference” where NFL agents and sports insiders educate the players on the process of going pro.

One of the featured panelist will be elite trainer Brian Martin of S3 Sports Performance whose training program is at FIU and has trained top NFL players such as Joe Flacco and Mark Sanchez.

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Lady Wildcats pick up first win over CNE 54-40 Blanchester picked up its first win of the season, a 54-40 Southern Buckeye Conference triumph over Clermont Northeastern.

The Lady Wildcats are now 1-4 overall and 1-2 in the SBC. Clermont Northeastern, coached by former Blanchester varsity boys coach Mark Short, is now 1-2 overall and 1-1 in the SBC. Sydney Doughman led Blanchester with 17 points while Hannah Wisniewski chipped in 11 and Sarah Burton added 10.

“Sydney played well and did a good job of breaking the press in the second half,” BHS head coach Andy Hamm said.

Emma Farrow scored six while Cierra White had five, Tristan Culberson

added three and Ana Hosler scored two.

Burton had the hot hand early as Blanchester took a 12-4 first quarter lead. The Lady Wildcats maintained their margin the rest of the way, leading 26-14 at halftime and 40-27 after three quarters.

“Sarah shot the ball well early to get a lead and we did a great job of forcing turnovers and getting easy transition buckets the rest of the way,” Hamm said.

Blanchester struggled a bit in the third quarter but White drained a threepointer to end the third and keep Blanchester in control.

Doughman then drained a three-pointer in the final quarter to keep the Lady Rockets at bay.

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Clinton-Massie’s Sam Burnham (21) defends against DeSales in Week 5. The Stallions were the only team to defeat the Falcons through the first 14 weeks of the season.

Loss to DeSales helped Falcons regain their focus

Mark Huber

mhuber@civitasmedia.com

Riding the crest of the state’s longest winning streak at 19 consecutive games, Clinton-Massie traveled to Columbus to face St. Francis DeSales High School back on Sept. 27.

DeSales scored on three big plays — 78 yard kickoff return, 77 yard rush, 76 yard rush — en route to a 21-16 win over the previously unbeaten Falcons.

DeSales finished with 172 yards of offense — 21 yards coming on plays from scrimmage other than the two scoring plays.

“It was disappointing,” said Kelson Gauden, senior linebacker for the Falcons. “There were some key moments in the game, when we should have won that game.”

Massie outgained DeSales by 134 yards in that game but still came up short on the all-important scoreboard.

DeSales finished the season a disappointing 5-4 but pulled off the stunning upset in its home opener, and one of just two home games for the entire season.

Needless to say, the Stallions were pumped.

“There’s a big target on our back after last year,” said Clay Cochran, starting offensive lineman. “Every team will give us their best.”

Said Josh Loud, senior defensive back, “It was pretty disappointing because we should have won that game. We let three big plays ruin that game.”

The loss, however, clearly didn’t ruin the season for the Falcons.

“It made us realize we don’t have to go undefeated to win a state championship,” said Austin Florea, another senior lineman.

And maybe, just maybe, the Falcons realized the 2012 unbeaten state championship season was going to have

pionship Saturday night against No. 20 Duke will keep him from a runaway Heisman victory.

Chris Huston who runs the website HeismanPundit.com says: “He’ll win very comfortably.”

The deadline for the 928 Heisman voters to submit electronic ballots is Monday. Finalists will be announced that evening and the 79th Heisman Trophy will be awarded Saturday night in New York city.

Heisman spokesman Tim Henning said the Heisman Trophy Trust never considered extending the voting deadline if the case against Winston had not been settled before Monday.

were flying above their means prior to the loss.

It was more a matter of young, inexperienced players stepping in to bigger roles and not being familiar with those types of situations.

“After that, we really bounced back,” said Florea. “We definitely came together after that.

Don’t really think we were cocky, but kind of a deer in headlights from the pressure.”

And in each subsequent game, the Falcons have seemingly improved their play. The playoffs have been a clear barometer of that improvement, even though some people were doubting ClintonMassie’s ability with that week 5 loss.

“It’s not really pressure,” said Loud. “It’s motivation to win state because people said we couldn’t repeat.

Everybody was doubting us. We just played it week by week and got better.”

Lady Hurricane too much for Lady Cougars 56-26

Only Duke can keep Heisman from Winston NEW YORK (AP) — The only thing standing in the way of Jameis Winston and the Heisman Trophy is the Duke Blue Devils.

The quarterback of No. 1 Florida State will not be charged with sexually assaulting a woman who accused him of raping her about a year ago. State Attorney Willie Meggs made the announcement Thursday, saying there was not enough evidence to win a conviction.

Even while Winston was being investigated for sexual assault, odds makers had pegged him as the clear favorite.

Now only a terrible performance in the Atlantic Coast Conference cham-

little impact on the 2013 campaign.

“Just because we won state last year, doesn’t mean we can run through everybody again,” said Dustin Seitz.

So while the bitter taste of defeat was on the lips of the Falcon varsity football players for the first time since Nov. 26 (36-6 loss to Kenton in state semifinals), the Clinton-Massie players and coaches didn’t allow that sour stomach feeling to linger.

“I think it helped us in the long run,” said Gauden.

And almost to a man, the Falcons agreed.

“We learned a lot about our team, not only as players, but the coaches learned too,” said Bayle Wolf, Ohio’s Div. IV offensive player of the year. “We corrected some of the things we were doing wrong.”

Said Cochran, “It brought us back to earth.”

Not that the Falcons

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Marie Lawson and her Lady Hurricane teammates defeated Edgewood by 30 points Thursday night in Southwest Ohio Conference action.

Hannah Spurlock drained four threepointers in the opening quarter and Wilmington cruised to a 56-26 Southwest Ohio Conference win over Edgewood Thursday night at Fred Summers Court.

The Lady Hurricane remains unbeaten with a 4-0 overall record. They are 1-0 in the SWOC. Edgewood is now 1-3 overall, 0-1 in the league.

Spurlock finished with five three-pointers and 16 points for the game.

Wilmington led 26-9 after one period. Marie Lawson and Savannah Hooper also made three-pointers in the first period and Sawyer Hooper scored all six of her points as the Lady Hurricane put the game out of reach early.

“It gave us the opportunity to look as some of the younger kids,” WHS head coach Butch Hooper said.

Wilmington led 32-15 at halftime and 40-19 after three quarters as the defense puts the clamps on the Lady Cougars the entire night.

Edgewood made 8 of

37 field goals attempts.

Wilmington was 19 for 50 from the floor, but made 9 of 22 three-point attempts.

SUMMARY Wilmington 56, Edgewood 26 (56) WILMINGTON (fg-3fg-ft-tp) Arehart 2-0-2-6, Spurlock 5-51-16, D. Beam 0-0-00, M. Beam 0-0-0-0, Gauche 3-2-0-8, Givens 0-0-0-0, Eden 0-0-00, Lawson 1-1-0-3, Savannah Hooper 2-1-05, Sawyer Hooper 3-00-6, Pennewitt 0-0-2-2, Camp 3-0-4-10. TOTALS 19-9-9-56 FIELD GOALS: W 19-50 3 PT FIELD GOALS: W 9-22 FREE THROWS: W 9-14 REBOUNDS: W-31 (Camp 6, Pennewitt 5, Arehart 3) ASSISTS: W-17 (Spurlock 5, Savannah Hooper 5, Lawson 2); E-4 STEALS: W-16 (Savannah Hooper 4, Lawson 4, Spurlock 3) BLOCKED SHOTS: W-6 TURNOVERS: W-10; E-26

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Today’s TV Friday, Dec. 6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL 8 p.m. ESPN2 — MAC championship, BGSU vs. No. Illinois GOLF 3 p.m. TGC — PGA World Challenge 12 Mid. TGC — Hong Kong Open 4 a.m. TGC — Nedbank Challenge COLLEGE HOOPS 7 p.m. FS1 — Arizona St. at DePaul 10 p.m. ESPN — Kentucky vs. Baylor COLLEGE HOCKEY 7:30 p.m. NBCSN — UMass at Notre Dame NBA 7:30 p.m. ESPN — Denver at Boston SOCCER 11:30 a.m. ESPN2 — World Cup Draw WINTER SPORTS 10 p.m. NBCSN — USSA, Birds of Prey

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Ohio States Noah Spence (8) makes a tackle against Indiana earlier this season while teammate Joshua Perry (37) closes in.

After long season, task is simple for Buckeyes Rusty Miller AP Sports Writer

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It might seem as if the pressure just keeps building and building on No. 2 Ohio State.

That’s not really the case.

“That’s the beauty about the position we’re in,” center Corey Linsley said. “We really do control our own destiny. We just have to win this game and then it’s all set for us.”

Still, the risks and rewards are elevated — even after the Buckeyes’ biggest win of the season against archrival Michigan. Now they have to turn right around and play yet another major showdown.

They meet No. 10 Michigan State in the Big Ten championship game on Saturday — the latest in a long line of games which have required focusing on the task at hand instead of Big Ten, big bowl and BCS dreams.

In a way, however, as the long season has unfolded, it’s actually easier to concentrate and discard all the extraneous white noise. Roll the dice, play the game, see what happens.

A lot of the pressure went away on Saturday night, after the Buckeyes had pulled out a 42-41 win at Michigan Stadium. The Buckeyes were about 30 minutes north of Columbus when they saw on the TV sets and their smartphones on the team bus that Auburn had shocked top-ranked Alabama on a last-play, 100-plus-yard return of a missed field goal.

That not only pushed the Buckeyes into the coveted No. 2 spot in the BCS rankings behind Florida State, but it also touched off a wild celebration on the bus.

Cell-phone video of the moment when it was all but assured that Ohio State would move up a spot into control of a national championship berth showed screaming, laughing and a lot of back-slapping and high-fiving.

“That was a real exciting moment because a lot of guys were watching the game on the bus,” linebacker Ryan Shazier said. “A lot of guys got hyped from it. That something like this fell into our favor, everything just played out like it should have.”

Now it’s up to the Buckeyes (120) to not let this chance slip through their fingers against the Spartans (11-1) at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

“We have done everything we need to do up to this point,” Linsley said. “We can’t start doing things that we haven’t done. We’ve never paid attention to the BCS. Never.

That’s never been our primary focus — to jump somebody in the BCS. Our primary focus every week was to win the game by as many points as we needed to win. We can’t start changing stuff up now.”

It would be easy to let up. The Buckeyes survived a last-minute two-point conversion pass that was intercepted by Tyvis Powell to beat Michigan in an instant classic.

Now is when the more experienced players need to show and tell the others how to stay the course.

Coach Urban Meyer, 24-0 on the Buckeyes sideline to extend a school-record winning streak, is convinced that the seniors on the team are strong enough leaders to not permit a letdown or a loss of focus.

After all, in the midst of the cheering on the bus, wide receiver

Corey Brown stepped up front, quieted everyone and told them that their work wasn’t finished yet. The mood changed immediately.

“The first thing is you feel pretty strong about the leaders on our team,” Meyer said. “I didn’t feel very strong about them back in January and February, but I feel very strong about them now. It was a very draining, emotional win (at Michigan). It’s almost like that three-hour bus ride home was a very good opportunity to let it all out of you and get back to work.

“I’m concerned about (the team’s focus) but I trust our leaders.”

Ohio State edged Michigan State 17-16 a year ago in a game that the Buckeyes trailed at halftime but came back to win. It helped set them on course for where they are now — within reach of all of their goals.

They just need to win the next game — the Big Ten’s best offense (Ohio State) against its best defense (Michigan State) — in a make-orbreak game for both teams.

Of course, this focus thing works both ways.

The Spartans can leap into the BCS picture, or at the very least assure themselves of a Rose or other top bowl, by upsetting the Buckeyes. It’s not as if they’re satisfied to have merely reached the title game.

“We certainly have come a long way, but right now we’re focusing on beating Ohio State and letting the cards fall,” Michigan State punter Mike Sadler said. “There’s only so much we can control and we just want to beat Ohio State and let the rest take care of itself.”

Last BCS debate is first Playoff debate Ralph D. Russo

AP College Football Writer

The last big BCS debate is in a way the first big College Football Playoff debate.

In this 16th and final season of the Bowl Championship Series, all the talk lately has been about strength of schedule — or the lack thereof for No. 1 Florida State and No. 2 Ohio State in comparison to the teams playing for the Southeastern Conference championship.

The conference commissioners who created the four-team playoff that replaces the BCS next year have gone out of their way to say they want the selection committee that picks those four teams to put a premi-

um on schedule strength.

So instead of simply debating No. 3 Auburn or Ohio State, let’s play this forward and ask the question: What if we had to pick four teams this season?

Let’s assume the favorites win out Saturday.

Here are the teams that would be up for debate: • Florida State (ACC champion) • Ohio State (Big Ten champion) • Auburn (SEC champion) • Oklahoma State (Big 12 champion) • Arizona State (Pac12 champion) • Alabama • Baylor Others that would be worthy of a mention: South Carolina, Oregon, Michigan State and

Missouri, and unbeaten Northern Illinois at least has its resume on the table.

The BCS standings would solve this riddle by picking Florida State, Ohio State and Auburn.

Alabama and Oklahoma State would be fighting for that last spot, with the Tide having the inside track.

But the BCS standings are driven by poll voters who generally stack teams in order of record, with the exception of teams such as NIU from BCS non-automatic qualifying conferences.

In a world where strength of schedule is supposed to be at the forefront, how could the Pac-12 champion be left out?

The Sagarin computer

ratings currently have No. 11 Arizona State’s schedule as the fourth toughest in the country before playing No. 7 Stanford on Saturday night at home for the Pac-12 title.

No. 4 Alabama’s schedule is 48th toughest in Division I. Oklahoma State’s is 43rd.

ESPN also has a strength of schedule metric that has Arizona State’s schedule strength at No. 3 in FBS. Alabama’s is 54th. Oklahoma State’s 48th.

For perspective, the difference between Arizona State’s schedule ranking and those of Alabama and Oklahoma State in both those metrics is greater than the difference between Auburn’s and either Florida State’s or Ohio State’s.

DEC 6 EVENTS WILMINGTON CITY SCHOOLS • Boys hoops 7:30 pm Var 6 pm JV vs Edgewood EAST CLINTON • Boys hoops 7:30 pm Var 6 pm JV 4:45 pm FR vs McClain BLANCHESTER • Boys hoops 7:30 pm Var 6 pm JV @Georgetown CLINTON-MASSIE • Football 3 pm vs Cardinal Mooney @Massillon SOUTHERN STATE • SSCC Basketball Classic, 2 pm SSCC women vs WVUParkersburg; 4 pm SSCC men vs WVU-Parkersburg; 6 pm Edison women vs OSU-Mansfield; 8 pm Edison men vs Ky Christian DEC 7 EVENTS WILMINGTON CITY SCHOOLS • Boys hoops 7:30 pm Var 6 pm JV vs Ross • Wrestling 8 am @Edgewood • Girls hoops 2:30 pm Var 1 pm JV vs Northwest • ROB wrestling 9 am @Ross Duals EAST CLINTON • Girls hoops 1 pm Var 11 am JV vs Adena • Wrestling 9 am @Deer Park BLANCHESTER • Boys hoops 7:30 pm Var 6 pm JV vs Horizon Science Aca • Boys hoops 4:30 pm FR vs Purcell Marian CLINTON-MASSIE • Boys hoops 7:30 pm Var 6 pm JV vs Yellow Springs • Girls hoops 6:30 pm Var 5 pm JV vs McClain WILMINGTON COLLEGE • Women’s hoops 3 pm @Marietta • Men’s hoops 3 pm @Marietta SOUTHERN STATE • SSCC Basketball Classic, 11 am Women’s consolation game; 1 pm Men’s consolation game; 3 pm Women’s championship game; 5 pm Men’s championship game DEC 9 EVENTS WILMINGTON GIRLS FAST-PITCH • Open gym 4:30 to 6:30 pm @East End School • Parents meeting 6:30 pm @East End School DEC 10 EVENTS WILMINGTON CITY SCHOOLS • Swimming 7 pm vs Xenia BLANCHESTER • Boys hoops 7:30 pm Var 6 pm JV vs Felicity CLINTON-MASSIE • Boys hoops 7:30 pm Var 6 pm JV 4:45 pm FR vs Miami Trace DEC 11 EVENTS WILMINGTON CITY SCHOOLS • Girls hoops 7:30 pm Var 6 pm JV vs Loveland • Bowling 3:45 pm vs Harrison EAST CLINTON • Girls hoops 7:30 pm Var 6 pm JV @Washington BLANCHESTER • Wrestling 5 pm @New Richmond w/Ross CLINTON-MASSIE • Girls hoops 7:30 pm Var 6 pm JV @Chillicothe • Bowling 4 pm @Springboro WILMINGTON GIRLS FAST-PITCH • Open gym 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. @East End School DEC 12 EVENTS WILMINGTON CITY SCHOOLS • Wrestling 4 pm @Hillsboro vs Hills, NR BLANCHESTER • Girls hoops 7:30 pm Var 6 pm JV vs Williamsburg

Non-Varsity Roundup

ROB wrestlers second in county, third at WB The Rodger O. Borror Middle School wrestling team split matches with Western Brown and Hillsboro Wednesday.

The young Hurricane defeated Hillsboro 63-54 and lost to Western Brown 75-16.

On Tuesday, Borror was runnerup to ClintonMassie in the county tournament. Blanchester was third and East Clinton fourth.

Wins on the mat for the Hurricane against Blanchester were by Cameron Smart by pin at 80 pounds, Landon Conley by pin at 104 pounds, Canon Ford by pin at 110 pounds, Ian Sellers by pin at 116 pounds, Brady Bergefurd by pin at 172 pounds.

Bergefurd also won by pin

against Clinton-Massie.

In the first round, Borror defeated Blanchester 42-18. In the second round, the Hurricane lost to the Falcons 47-30.

On Wednesday, the final team standings had Western Brown first, Milford second, Borror third and Hillsboro fourth.

On the mat winners for Wilmington were by Bergefurd by decision at 172 pounds against Western Brown. Against Hillsboro winners for ROB were Smart by pin at 80 pounds, Conley by decision at 104 pounds, Ford by pin at 110 pounds, Sellers by pin at 116 pounds, Brett Bell by pin at 122 pounds, Spencer Cain by pin at 150 pounds and Bergefurd by pin at 172.

Borror 8th grade girls breeze

by Pleasant Run 53-11 The Rodger O. Borror eighth grade girls basketball team defeated Pleasant Run Wednesday night 53-11.

Victoria Fliehman led the Lady Hurricane with 19 points while Faith Sanderson added 16

points.

Katlyn Jamiel, Leah Frisco, Suzannah Jones, Heather Fryman and Amanda Milburn rounded out the scoring.

Borror is 4-0 overall and 2-0 against Southwest Ohio Conference teams.

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Rebuilt offensive line paves the way for Falcons Avery lone returning starter as 2012 state championship team graduate six of seven on line Clinton-Massie has faced rebuilding projects numerous times during its 12-year state playoff run.

But maybe none were more impressive than this year’s squad, particularly the offensive line that graduated six of its seven starters from last season’s state championship team.

Gone were state title game starters Sam Asher, Jake Weaver, George Phillips, Bobby Ringer, Robert Wolfe and Trent Smart from a team that averaged nearly 10 yards per carry in running up an unofficial state record 822 points in 15 games.

“We had people to replace all along the line,” said senior right guard A.J. Avery, the lone returning offensive line starter at CMHS. “But we rebuild well every year.”

So Avery led the charge as the leader of an inexperienced group who were surrounded by talented ball-handlers. In other words, if the Falcons failed it wasn’t because of the guys running with the ball.

“This is my first year playing varsity football,

Clinton-Massie’s offensive linemen, from left to right, Clay Cochran, Frank Keller, Jake Garrison, A.J. Avery, Kyle Aubry and Austin Florea.

so there’s lots of pressure with that,” said left tackle Clay Cochran.

And despite the pressure and the lack of varsity playing time, the line was expected to perform up to the standards set by previous teams, previous lines.

“At (summer) camp,

our saying was ‘New season, same goal,’” said Avery.

Avery and Cochran are joined by left guard Frank Keller, center Jake Garrison, right tackle Kyle Aubry and tight end Austin Florea as the road graders armed with the task of paving the way

for the Wolf brothers (Bayle and Chayse) to run and Hunter Fentress to throw.

“We knew we’d have to have guys step up and we knew we had those guys who could step up,” said Bayle Wolf. “That’s the reason we’ve been so successful.”

Bayle has rushed for 1,784 yards while Chayse has tallied 1,359 yards.

As a team, the Falcons have 4,573 yards rushing and an average of nearly seven yards per carry. That those numbers aren’t as gaudy as last season’s historic run to a state title is

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of little consequence at this point. They are more than adequate to have the Falcons on the brink of a repeat.

“We’re not as big as some of the past teams, but we can do it both ways … we can ground and pound, or we can get outside,” said Keller.

Mooney coach impressed with Clinton-Massie offense Mark Huber

mhuber@civitasmedia.com

Youngstown Cardinal Mooney football coach P.J. Fecko is impressed with the Clinton-Massie offense.

“They’re, obviously, an outstanding offensive football team,” he said during Monday’s conference call with statewide media. “They do a great job of controlling the game, of controlling the tempo of the game. They do a great job of playing team football.”

Fecko and his Cardinals will meet the Falcons 3 p.m. Friday in the Div. IV state championship game at Massillon’s Paul Brown Tiger Stadium.

Clinton-Massie has rushed for 4,573 yards and 66 touchdowns this season.

However, Fecko said he isn’t discounting the passing game, led by sophomore quarterback Hunter Fentress, who has thrown for 1,193 yards and 10 touchdowns.

“They are a team that demands that you are sound across the board defensively,” Fecko said. “You have to make sure everybody is where they need to be because as soon as you’re not, they’ll make you pay for it.”

Clinton-Massie head coach Dan McSurley said his defense will be confronted with Mooney running backs that are as fast as any they’ve seen this season.

“They have two running backs that if we don’t control them — they are faster than we are — if we don’t contain them, they’ll probably take it to the house,” he said.

Mark Handel has rushed for 1,213 yards and 12 scores while C.J. Amill has gained 1,210 yards and scored 11 touchdowns.

As a team, the Cardinals have rushed for 3,279 yards and scored 33 touchdowns.

They have passed for 1,392 yards and 12 TDs. COACHING VACATION: McSurley called the Falcons run through four playoff games “rigorous.”

That word preceded his declaration that last year’s playoff run was more like a stroll.

“It’s different than it was last year,” McSurley admitted to media on a statewide conference call Monday. “We had our way with everyone (last season) up to the state championship game with St. Clairsville.

We had a real talented senior group. We weren’t stressed against any team until state title game.

“We didn’t have to coach real hard last year. This year, I’m exhausted with the amount of coaching.”

The reason is simple. Last season’s squad was made up of veteran Falcons while this year’s team has numerous fledglings in key roles.

“We had guys this year coming in who were JV (junior varsity) guys last year,” said McSurley.

While McSurley and his staff may have had to coach harder this year because of it, it also has made the journey extremely enjoyable up to this point.

“This year (is more rewarding),” he said.

“Hopefully we’re just lucky enough to come out on top.”

FREY RETURNS: Drew Frey, the former standout Clinton-Massie athlete, has been helping the football team since Week 8.

Frey, who won a state long jump title as well as a share of the 4x100-meter relay championship when he was at Massie, has been away from football since last playing with the University of Cincinnati football team. His final collegiate game was a 48-34 shootout win over Duke in the Belk Bowl last December.

The 2007 Clinton-Massie High School valedictorian, Frey said he received a call from head coach Dan McSurley to help out with the defensive secondary. Frey said it felt good to get back into football.

Former Falcon Drew Frey (right) has helped the Clinton-Massie football team this season as a coach.

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Clinton-Massie’s Hunter Fentress (16) passes against Kettering Alter in the Region 14 championship game two weeks ago at Dayton’s Welcome Stadium.

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Clinton-Massie players celebrate the Region 14 championship they earned by defeating Kettering Alter 21-14 at Welcome Stadium Nov. 22.

Clinton-Massie is back in the Division IV state championship game for a second straight year, facing Youngstown’s Cardinal Mooney 3 p.m Friday in Massillon Mark Huber

mhuber@civitasmedia.com

Senior Dylan Rose, like his fellow “pass catchers” at Clinton-Massie, are primarily perimeter run blockers for the groundoriented Falcons.

However, Rose knows personal glory is not what makes this Massie team tick. While the

offense may be run, run, run, it only takes on key pass play — like the one late in the game last week against Kenton that helped lead to a victory — to know everybody must be prepared.

“You have to be humble,” he said. “Whether you get every ball thrown to you or not, you have to be ready … doing

Hurricane wrestlers split with Western Brown, Milford in opening game MT ORAB - The Wilmington High School wrestling team opened its season Wednesday by splitting matches with Milford and Western Brown.

The Hurricane defeated Western Brown 57-15 but lost to Milford 40-33 in a tight match.

Two-match winners for WHS were Zach Johnson at 145 pounds, Porter Pagett at 170 pounds, Dakota Jarrell at 182 pounds, Evan Hickey at 195 pounds and Mark Huff at 285 pounds.

Johnson pinned Shayne McDonough of Milford in 3:52 and decisioned Blake Silvis of Western Brown 4-3.

Pagett pinned Jack Noll of Milford in 4:00 and pinned Shade Stewart of Western Brown in 1:57.

Jarrell was a 7-2 winner of Jack Noll of Milford and pinned Noah Hill of WB in 3:34.

Hickey pinned Nick Brooksbank of Milford and Nick Osborne of WB in 34 seconds.

Huff pinned Andre Hughes of Milford in 3:59 and Bryon Whitaker of WB in 19 seconds.

SUMMARY Milford 40, Wilmington 33 106: Jack Brown, MILF, forf. 113: Jacob Boldman, WHS, forf. . 120: Trevor Worley, MILF, pinned Taylor Steele, WHS, 4:00. 126: James Murphy, MILF, dec. Zach Macella, WHS, 4-3. 132: Shaun Burgdorf, MILF, pinned Collin Greene, WHS, 2:00. 138: Grant Noll, MILF, pinned Bryan Wilmot, WHS, 0:00. 145: Zach Johnson, WHS, pinned Shayne McDonough, MILF, 3:52. 152: Robert Hall, MILF, maj. dec. Randy Tolliver, WHS, 12-0. 160: Cody Reel, MILF, dec. Allister Brausch, WHS, 5-2. 170: Porter Pagett, WHS, pinned Jack Noll, MILF, 4:00. 182: Dakota Jarrell, WHS, dec. Jack Noll, MILF, 7-2. 195: Evan Hickey, WHS, pinned Nick Brooksbank, MILF, 0:00. 220: Jacob Ashcraft, MILF, forf. .

285: Mark Huff, WHS, pinned Andre Hughes, MILF, 3:59.

Wilmington 57, Western Brown 15 106: Tyler Adkins, WEBR, forf. 113: Jacob Boldman, WHS, pinned Jesse Leonard, WEBR, 1:00. 120: Jordan Pierce, WHS, forf. . 126: Taylor Steele, WHS, pinned Drew Day, WEBR, 0:56. 132: Zach Macella, WHS, pinned Jake Henderson, WEBR, 0:46. 138: Malachi Marlow, WEBR, pinned Bryan Wilmot, WHS, 1:56. 145: Zach Johnson, WHS, dec. Blake Silvis, WEBR, 4-3. 152: Randy Tolliver, WHS, pinned David Ellis, WEBR, 1:32. 160: Nick Wells, WEBR, dec. Allister Brausch, WHS, 8-4. 170: Porter Pagett, WHS, pinned Shade Stewart, WEBR, 1:57. 182: Dakota Jarrell, WHS, pinned Noah Hill, WEBR, 3:34. 195: Evan Hickey, WHS, pinned Nick Osborne, WEBR, 0:34. 220: double forfeit. 285: Mark Huff, WHS, pinned Bryon Whitaker, WEBR, 0:19.

whatever is necessary.”

That ‘whatever is necessary’ mentality has Clinton-Massie in the Div. IV state championship game 3 p.m. Friday against Youngstown Cardinal Mooney at Massillon’s Paul Brown Tiger Stadium.

And that way of thinking has this group of Falcons, seeking a sec-

ond straight state title, armed with one goal.

“With all the preparation we’ve had, with all the training we’ve had, with all the help from coaches we’ve had, with the community behind us, the only way we feel we’ve had success (this season) is to win a state championship,” said Rose.

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And he’s not alone.

Consider the following: • Kelson Gauden: A state championship is the only successful way to end the season.

• Kyle Aubry: Anything less is unacceptable.

• Bayle Wolf: Unless we win it all, it’s a wasted year. The expectations are so high that when you don’t meet the expectations we take it as a down year.

• Dustin Seitz: I’m

proud of the team for how far we’ve come but we expect to win a state championship.

One of the senior linemen, Frank Keller, may have said it best. On the heels of the 2012 state championship, this team had pressure on it in areas other than simply winning.

“I don’t feel we had any pressure to win but there was pressure to not take it for granted,” he said.

When it comes to World Cup draw, location matters For about an hour Friday, much of the planet will come to a dead stop, all eyes and attention glued to four bowls of what look an awful lot like pingpong balls. A lottery that could make someone rich beyond his or her wildest dreams?

No, though some would argue this can bring even more happiness.

It’s the World Cup draw, when the 32 countries in next summer’s tournament in Brazil are divvied up into eight groups for first-round play. Land in a good (read: easy) group, and a team can start looking ahead to the knockout rounds, maybe even the final. Get lumped in with Brazil, the Netherlands and Italy and, well, there’s always Russia in 2018.

Even if you can’t tell the Portuguese Ronaldo from the ones who played for Brazil (hint: look for the hair gel), here’s a quick guide so you can celebrate — or commiserate — with your futbol-loving friends during Friday’s draw: ——— WHAT ARE THESE POTS? FIFA wants the draw to be as fair as possible for every team, be it defending champion Spain or first-time qualifier Bosnia-Herzegovina.

It also wants to prevent countries from the same federations — Africa or South America, for example — from facing each other in the early going.

But how best to do all that?

The 32 teams are split into four groups, or pots. The host country, Brazil, and the seven seeded teams — Argentina, Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Spain, Switzerland and Uruguay — are in Pot 1.

The remaining teams are placed in pots based on their geographical location. The United States

How Friday’s World Cup draw will work COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil (AP) — The draw to divide the 32 World Cup teams into eight groups of four is expected to take about 35 minutes. Here’s a quick look at how it will work on Friday: STEP 1: From the pot containing 9 European qualifiers, known as Pot 4, one team is picked at random.

It is put in Pot 2, which has the 5 teams from Africa, plus Chile and Ecuador. This ensures that all 4 pots now have the same number of teams: 8.

STEP 2: The 8 teams in Pot 1 — containing host Brazil plus the top 7 seeded teams — are picked out one after another, starting with Brazil, and then divided into 8 groups, labeled A to H, with 1 team in each is in Pot 3 along with the other nations from the North and Central America and Caribbean region, and the four Asian countries. The non-seeded European teams are in Pot 4.

Because there are nine of them, however, one country will be chosen at random and moved to Pot 2, where it will join the remaining two South American squads and the five teams from Africa.

WHY NOT JUST SEED THE ENTIRE FIELD? If you watch selection of the NCAA tournament field, you know that only creates more grumbling. No matter how many times you crunch the numbers, examine strength of schedules and try to quantify the intangibles, there’s going to be arguments over why Team A was seeded 15th and why Team S is higher than Team G. Seeds are simply another word for rankings, which are subjective guesses, at best.

Yes, FIFA seeds the top seven teams, based on their spots in October’s world rankings. But even those are open for debate, with many saying Switzerland has no

group.

STEP 3: One of the South American teams that was in Pot 1 — either Brazil, Argentina, Colombia or Uruguay — is designated at random.

STEP 4: The European team in Pot 2 is now put into that South American team’s group.

STEP 5: Pot 2 is emptied, with its 7 remaining teams picked out one after another and divided into the groups, with one in each group.

STEP 6: The 8 teams in Pot 3 are drawn and put into the groups.

STEP 7: The 8 teams in Pot 4 are drawn and put into the groups.

Groups A to H now all have 4 teams.

business among soccer’s upper crust, regardless of the numbers spit out

by FIFA’s quirky formula.

Short of using uniform colors or nicknames, geography is the most objective way to pool the field.

OK, SO THEN WHAT? As the host, Brazil gets the top slot in Group A. The remaining seven teams in Pot 1 are then randomly assigned to the top spot in groups lettered B through H. The Pot 2 teams are then randomly assigned not only a group, but a slot in the group. This can be critical because your slot determines when you play each of your group opponents. It’s sometimes an advantage to play strong teams in the final group game, because they may have already clinched a spot in the final 16 and may rest their stars.

Pots 3 and 4 are emptied in similar fashion until all 32 teams have a group and a slot.

ANY CHANCE OF A MEXICO-US GAME IN GROUP PLAY? OR BRAZIL -ARGENTINA? HOW ABOUT ENGLAND-GERMANY? No, no and maybe.

FIFA prevents countries in the same geographical federation from playing each other in the group stage, with Europe being the exception. It has so many teams in the tournament — 13 — that there’s no way to prevent some groups from having two European teams.

LET ’S GET TO THE GOOD STUFF. WHO GOES TO THE KNOCKOUT ROUNDS? Each team plays one game against every other team in the group. Teams earn three points for each win and one point for a tie, with a loss getting you nothing. Based on point totals, the top two teams in each group advance to the round of 16. Simple, right?

Come on, this is FIFA. If two teams should end with the same amount of points, the first tiebreaker is goal difference — the number of goals scored minus the number of goals allowed. If that’s still not enough, the next tiebreaker is who scored the greatest number of goals in all group matches.

There are additional tiebreakers in place, but that’s for another day.

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