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BY VANESSA MCCRAYThe Associated Press

WILBERFORCE (AP) — Each tomb-stone in Massies Creek Cemetery bearswitness to a life, some cry out for equal-ity while others whisper of education,faith, and family.About five feet tall and covered in a

mossy brown fuzz, one stone remaineddifficult to decipher until a local histo-rian retrieved a toothbrush from her car

and gently rubbed the marker. Thestrokes revealed a simple inscription:Name, birth date, death date. But theyears between those dates, from 1851 to1901, tell the story of the man laid torest, and a winding walk from thismarker to the cemetery edge and back tothe front gates takes a visitor past thegraves of more than a century’s worth ofkey African-American figures.The gray monument marks the grave

of the Rev. Samuel Mitchell, a Toledo-

born president ofWilberforce University.He is among numerous nationally andregionally notable African-Americansburied alongside white community mem-bers in the Greene County cemetery lo-cated between Wilberforce andCedarville in southwest Ohio.Roderick Blount, who wrote his 2011

master’s thesis about this and anotherarea cemetery, can’t walk but a few stepswithout stopping to marvel at a marker.

Cemetery tells stories of African-Americans

In what is believed to be the first suchprogram in the state, the Shelby CountySheriff ’s Office this week will begin offer-ing concealed carry/firearms training forschool administrators and select teachers.The first class in the 16-hour training

program will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Tues-day. There are 30 people in the class,which will be taught in four sections,withthe last being training on the firing range.Sidney City Schools Superintendent

John Scheu said Friday 20 district em-

ployees will participate in the first class.Enrollment also is full for a second

class to be taught at a later date.Deputy Chris Brown, one of the in-

structors, said he was surprised by the in-terest in the program.“It’s kind of exploded on us,” Brown

said.In addition to concealed carry training,

the program will include weapons safetyand storage, tactics for handling weapons,how to deal with suspects and basic gun-

shot first aid.Sheriff John Lenhart and his staff de-

veloped the program response to schoolsecurity concerns following the SandyHook Elementary School shootings onDec. 14, in Newtown, Conn., whichclaimed the lives of 20 children and sixstaff members.The program was one of the initiatives

come out of a January school securitymeeting organized by Sidney CitySchools.

COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov.John Kasich on Friday an-nounced theappointmentof Rob Joslin ofSidney to theEdison Com-munity Col-lege Board ofTrustees.Joslin, a

Sidney-areagrain farmer,is a graduateof Sidney High School andThe Ohio State University.His term began Friday andwill run through Jan. 17,2019. He is past president ofthe American SoybeanAssoci-ation and is currently a mem-ber of the ASA Board ofDirectors. He is a past ClintonTownship trustee.He and his wife, Ellen,

have a grown daughter, Gail.Kasich also appointed

Mavella K. Fletcher ofGreenville to the Edison Col-lege Board of Trustees.

20 school employees to attend training

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Hannah Sherman, 16, of Russia, cheers for the Russia High School girls basketball teamduring a tournament game against Mechanicsburg held at Sidney High School Saturday.The Lady Raiders lost in the hard fought game. Sherman is the daughter of Doug and BethSherman.

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WASHINGTON (AP) —The White House and Repub-licans kept up the unrelentingmudslinging Sunday overwho’s to blame for roundlycondemned budget cuts set totake effect at week’s end, with

the administration detailingthe potential fallout in eachstate and governors worryingabout the mess.But as leaders rushed past

each other to decry the poten-tially devastating and seem-ingly inevitable cuts, they alsocriticized their counterpartsfor their roles in introducing,

implementing and obstructingthe $85 billion budget mecha-nism that could affect every-thing from commercial flightsto classrooms to meat inspec-tions. The GOP’s leading lineof criticism hinged on blamingObama’s aides for introducingthe budget trigger in the firstplace, while the administra-

tion’s allies were determinedto illustrate the consequencesof the cuts as the product ofRepublican stubbornness.Former Republican Na-

tional Committee chairmanHaley Barbour, aware the po-litical outcome may be predi-cated on who is to blame,

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COUNTY RECORD

CITY RECORD

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Sheriff’s logSUNDAY

-1:24 a.m.: treesdamaged. Deputies re-sponded to the CharlesForeman residence, 4991Tawawa-MaplewoodRoad, on a report of atruck striking trees inhis yard. No one wasaround the truck.

SATURDAY-11:35 a.m.: vandal-

ism. Deputies werecalled to the 20000 blockof Meranda Road on areport of vandals break-ing all the windows outof a camper.

Village logSATURDAY

-3:20 a.m.: at-tempted rape. Fort Lo-ramie Police respondedto a Main Street busi-ness on a report of some-one attempting to rape aperson.

FRIDAY-9:17 p.m.: theft.

Botkins Police re-sponded to 318 S. MillSt., Apt. 302, to investi-gate a theft incident.

Fire, rescueSUNDAY

- 8:07 a.m.: medical.

The Fort Loramie Res-cue Squad responded toSt. Michael CatholicChurch, 33 Elm St., on amedical call.

SATURDAY-7:07 p.m. medical.

An unspecified rescuesquad responded to the200 block of West MainStreet on a medical call.- 11:59 a.m.: fire

alarm. The JacksonCenter Fire Departmentresponded to a firealarm at Airstream, 419W. Pike St.

FRIDAY-9 p.m.: medical.

The Anna Rescue Squadresponded to the 300block of South MillStreet, Botkins, on amedical call.-8:15 p.m.: medical

call. The Fort LoramieRescue Squad respondedto the 8400 block of Pat-terson-Halpin Road on amedical call.-5:01 p.m.: medical.

The Anna Rescue Squadresponded to the 10000block of Botkins Road ona medical call.-3:25 p.m. crash.The

Anna Rescue Squad andBotkins Fire Depart-ment responded to atraffic crash with in-juries on Interstate 75north of Anna. No otherinformation was avail-able.

Fire, rescueSUNDAY

-1:54 a.m.: injury.Medics responded to the500 block of North Van-demark Road on a reportof an injury.-12:38 a.m. mutual

aid. Firefighters pro-vided mutual aid toLockington Fire Depart-ment on a car fire at1969 Comanche Drive.Sidney firefighters werenot needed on arrival.

SATURDAY-1:05 p.m.: medical.

Medics were called tothe 600 block of MainAvenue on a medicalcall.-9:13 a.m.: medical.

Medics responded to the300 block of StewartDrive on a medical run.-8:34 a.m.: medical.

Medics responded to the100 block of KossuthStreet on a medial call.-5:55 a.m.: medical.

Medics were called tothe 3000 block of CiscoRoad on a medical call.

FRIDAY-10:26 p.m.: medical.

Medics responded to the700 block of StratfordDrive on a medical run.-10:06 p.m.: medical.

Medics were called tothe 600 block of WalnutAvenue on a medicalrun.- 9:43 p.m.: medical.

Medics responded to the900 block of Buckeye Av-enue on a medical call.-8:27 p.m.: medical.

Medics were called tothe 100 block of RuthStreet on a medical run.-7:48 p.m.: medical.

Medics were called tothe 1900 block ofShawnee Trail on a med-ical run.-6:11 p.m.: medical.

Medics were called tothe 300 block of EastNorth Street on a med-ical run.

QuickactionsaveshouseQuick action by a

member of the Locking-ton Fire Department pre-vented a car fire fromturning into a house fire.Lockington Fire Chief

Jon Adams said a car firewas reported at 10969Comanche Drive shortlyafter 12:30 a.m. Sunday.He said Lockington fire-fighter Tom Black heardthe call and responded tothe fire, finding the carablaze.Adams said Blackthen attached a chain tothe car and pulled it awayfrom the house with histruck. Adams praisedBlack’s actions, sayingotherwise the fire mighthave spread to the house.Adams also expressed

appreciation for the mu-tual aid provided the byHouston and Sidney firedepartments.Firefighterswere on the scene for ap-proximately an hour.No injuries were re-

ported. Adams said thecar was a total loss.The cause of the was

not determined. Adamssaid he was told the carwas being started whenthe driver heard a popand the car burst intoflames.

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Newly enlisted Army recruits (l-r) Anthony Rader, of Covington, RyanMcMillin, of Bellefontaine, and Thomas Rozsnaki, of Troy, listen as armystaff sergeants Tyler Means, of Piqua, and Matthew Thompson, of Belle-fontaine, teach them how to dismantle a gun during a training exercise heldat the Sidney American Legion Saturday.

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EdisonCommunityCollege

PIQUA— The EdisonCommunity CollegeBoard of Trustees willmeet at 3:15 p.m.Wednesday at the Mid-mark Corp. RiverwatchLodge, 9365 BarnesRoad, Versailles. Collegeofficials report at leastthree board meetingsper year are held off-campus “in an effort tobetter connect with theneeds of our workforcecommunity.” The agendafor the meeting will in-clude amendments tothe lab fees schedule andvarious reports.Trusteesalso will meet at noon totour Midmark facilitiesand they also will con-duct a work session at 2p.m.

Jackson CenterVillage Council

JACKSON CENTER— A revised pay ordi-nance setting the start-ing pay for police officerand updating the med-ical insurance and con-sideration of whether torequest a hearing for anew liquor license willbe on the agenda whenJackson Center VillageCouncil meets at 7 p.m.today. a finance commit-tee meeting will begin at6:30 p.m.

Woolley elected presidentJACKSON CENTER

— Tom Woolley waselected president of theJackson Center Im-provement Corporationduring the group’s re-cent meeting.Bruce Metz was

elected vice president,and Todd Lotz roundedout the slate of officersas secretary-treasurer.

Members decided toretain the McCrate De-Laet & Co. as the organi-zation’s accounting firm,Lotz said.CIC members ex-

pressed hope that thecampaign to raise moneyfor a new digital projec-tor for the Elder Theatreis successful in order tokeep theater open.

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Antoinette A. ‘Toni’ BaugherElizabeth Ann‘Betty’ Buzard

Antoinette A.“Toni” Baugher,91, formerly ofRussia, died at11:45 a.m. Feb.23, 2013, atDorothy LoveR e t i r e m e n tCommunity inSidney.

She was born July 8,1921, in Russia, to Au-gust and Anna (De-Brosse) Peltier and theypreceded her in death.

She was married onSept. 14, 1940, in Piqua,to Dillon Baugher. Hedied in May of 1993.

She is survived bythree daughters, Annand Verl Monnin, of Mc-Cartyville, Jean andRobert Meier, of Lake-view and Teresa andJohn Freisthler, of Sid-ney; a daughter-in-law,Chris Baugher, of Russia11 grandchildren; 32great-grandchildren;and one great-great-grandchild.

A son, Joseph, died in1999. Also deceased aretwo sons-in-law, JohnBerning and Gary Wa-tercutter and a great-grandchild, GavinQuinter.

Also surviving aresiblings, Leonard andAlvina Peltier, of Russiaand Rose and LeRoySchwieterman, of Bur-kettsville.

Deceased siblings in-clude Martha Luthman,Ursula Baugher,Gertrude Creager, Ber-nice Monnin, FlorenceBothast, Esther Zircher,Hubert Peltier and

Grace Lung anda stepbrotherAlbert Denn.

Toni was amember of St.Remy CatholicChurch in Rus-sia, a home-maker andretired from

Enpo Cornell in Piqua.Toni enjoyed playingcards, reading, sewingand spending time withher family.

She was a devoutCatholic and had astrong devotion to OurLord and the BlessedMother. She had an un-wavering faith in Godthat inspired others. Shelovingly gave of herselfto many. She took care ofher parents, her hus-band and her sisterGertrude when theywere unable to care forthemselves. Her sense ofhumor and an ever-ready hug will be greatlymissed.AMass of Christian

Burial in her honorwill be held ThursdayFeb. 28, 2013, at St.Remy CatholicChurch with the Rev.Frank Amberger asPresider. Burial willfollow at St. RemyCemetery.Friends may call

from 2 to 8 p.m.Wednesday and 9 a.m.to 10 a.m. Thursday atHogenkamp FuneralHome in Russia.

Condolences may beleft at the funeralhome’s website,hogenkampfh.com.

GETTYSBURG —Elizabeth Ann “Betty”Buzard, 77 of Gettys-burg, passed away Sat-urday, Feb. 23, 2013, atRest Haven NursingHome, Greenville.

Private services atthe convenience of thefamily.

Arrangements arebeing handled byStocker-Fraley FuneralHome, Bradford.

Leonard E. Hauser

WAPAKONETA —Leonard E. Hauser. 66,of Wapakoneta, died at 9a.m. Sunday, Feb. 24,2013, at Mount CarmelSt. Ann’s Hospital inWesterville.

Arrangements are in-complete at SchlosserFuneral Home & Crema-tion Services, Wa-pakoneta.

Robin MarieArnett

PIQUA — RobinMarie Arnett, 32, ofPiqua, died at 3 a.m. Fri-day, Feb. 22, 2013, at herresidence.

A celebration ofRobin’s life will be heldThursday, Feb. 28, 2013,at Melcher-Sowers Fu-neral Home, Piqua.

Elaine V. Stewart

Elaine V. Stewart, 65,of 882 Countryside LaneApt. E, passed away Sat-urday, Feb. 23, 2013, at6:53 p.m. at Fair HavenShelby County Home.

Arrangements arepending at Cromes Fu-neral Home & Crema-tory, 302 S. Main Ave.

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Young Jr., 72, of842 Country-side Lane, diedpeacefully at10:15 a.m. Sat-urday, Feb. 23,2013 at PiquaManor NursingHome, Piqua.

He was born in Ban-ner Springs, Tenn., onDec. 15, 1940, to DillardLee and Stella Lee(Hall) Young, BannerSprings, Tenn. On Dec.17, 1966, he marriedVirginia Hufford. Shesurvives.

Dillard is also sur-vived by four childrenand their spouses, Bar-bara Searcy, of Sidney,Karen and Brian Gates,of Sidney, Dennis andLorie Searcy, of Anna,and John and DonnaSearcy, of Maplewood;12 grandchildren, Kelli,Kristen and JacobGates, Justin, Cory andKyle Searcy, Leah (John)Fullenkamp, Amber(Nick) Broerman andDavid, Adam and LoganSearcy; four great-grandchildren: Elizaand Henry Fullenkampand Rhylan and Frankieand Britton Broerman;and three siblings andtheir spouses, Joyce andPaul Norman, of Glen-dale, Ariz., Thurman

and ReillyYoung, ofC o o k e v i l l e ,Tenn., andPatrick andJames Clark, ofCatersville, Ga.

He was pre-ceded in deathby two siblings,

Hardle Young and TildaJane Young.

Dillard was of theBaptist faith. He retiredfrom Copeland Corp.,Sidney. Dillard alsoworked at Orr Felt,Piqua, and was managerof Goodwill Industries,Piqua. He loved old-timemusic and collect asmuch of it as he could.Dillard also repair TVsets and repaired morethan half of the TV setsin Sidney.Funeral services

will be held at 10 a.m.Wednesday, Feb. 27,2013, at Adams Fu-neral Home, 1401 FairRoad, with Dr. DavidChivington officiat-ing. Burial will followin Graceland Ceme-tery, Sidney.Friends may call

from 4 to 7 p.m. Tues-day at the funeralhome.

Condolences may beexpressed to the familyat www.theadamsfuner-alhome.com.

The Sidney DailyNews publishes abbrevi-ated death notices freeof charge. There is a flat$85 charge for obituar-ies and photographs.Usually death noticesand/or obituaries aresubmitted via the fam-ily’s funeral home, al-though in some cases afamily may choose tosubmit the informationdirectly.

OBITUARY POLICY

ST. MARYS — JointTownship District Me-morial Hospital hasteamed up with Otter-bein St. Marys to offerits Senior Supper Hourprogram. The programwill be held in theMeyer Room on thegrounds of Otterbein St.Marys, 11230 StateRoute 364, St. Marys,and will be held onThursday. Parking is onthe west side of the fa-cility.

Dinner will begin at 5

p.m. and the programwill follow at 5:45 p.m.The program for thismonth is titled “DonateLife Ohio” with TonySchmehl, organ dona-tion advocate. A nomi-nal fee of $7 will becharged for dinner.

A free blood pressureclinic from 4 to 5 p.m.will precede dinner. Formore information aboutthe Senior Supper Hourprogram, contact AnneLarger at (419) 394-3335, ext.

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RODERICK BLOUNT stops by the tombstone ofMartin Delany, who rests at the center of the ceme-tery outside Wilberforce. Former Toledo MayorJack Ford was among those who helped raisemoney for the marker.

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JACKSON CENTER — Jackson Center VillageCouncil members met in special session Thursdayto conduct interviews with prospective candidatesfor police officer position with the village.

The new officer is expected to be hired by lateMarch or early April, according to Chief Joseph Cot-terman.

Council interviews candidates

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MINSTER — Ric andKathy Hausfeld,MinsterOktoberfest paradechairpeople, have an-nouned the theme forthe 2013 Minster Okto-berfest parade.

The theme is “A ProudPast … A Powerful Fu-ture.”

Oktoberfest will beheld Oct. 4-6.

Here, on a grassy slope, apink-streakedmonumentdesignates the grave ofReverdy Ransom, anAfrican Methodist Epis-copal Church bishop.Near the back stands theelegant stone of WilliamScarborough, a Greekand Latin scholar, author,and another WilberforceUniversity president.

Hallie Q. Brown’smarker lists her achieve-ments as teacher, elocu-tionist, writer, andhumanitarian. The large,brick library at nearbyCentral State Universitybears her name and ahistorical marker outsidethe building chroniclesher life, including her1873 graduation fromWilberforce, and de-scribes her “powerful,scathing speech againstdiscrimination.”

And in the cemetery’scenter towers a glossymonument to Martin De-lany, son of a free blackmother and enslaved fa-ther and described as the“Father of Black Nation-alism.”

“Delany is definitelythe most prominent per-son buried in that ceme-tery, white or black,”Blount said.

Until recent years, De-lany’s grave was mod-estly marked with astandard Civil War-eratombstone that desig-nated his status as amajor in the Union Army—hewas the top-rankingblack field officer — butspelled his last namewrong. His admirers ral-lied to erect a largermon-ument in Massies CreekCemetery near the origi-nal marker. FormerToledo mayor Jack Fordwas among those whoraisedmoney for the proj-

ect honoring Delany, whodied in 1885.

“He was kind of a heroof mine,” Ford said. “(He)doesn’t really get his fairshare in American his-tory, but he was a player.”

The recognition of De-lany’s contributions isone way history remainsalive at Massies Creek.The cemetery, establishedin 1814 by Presbyterians,is sometimes known asTarbox Cemetery after anarea family of that name.

It is operated byCedarville Township andis still in use. Sexton RonAnkeney estimates 15 orso people, black andwhite, are buried thereeach year. Ankeney helpsdig the graves, maintainthe grounds, and tran-scribes to computer theold burial permits andhandwritten records.

The area attractedAfrican-Americans be-cause of the region’s abo-litionist sentiments, thesuccess of other blackpeople who had movedthere, its UndergroundRailroad connections, andthe educational chancescreated by the 1856 open-ing ofWilberforce Univer-sity, the country’s oldesthistorically black, privateuniversity.

“This was Mecca,” saidBlount, who wrote histhesis while enrolled intheAfricanAmerican andAfrican Studies programat Ohio State University.He recently began workas a Wilberforce admis-sions counselor.

Other factors drewAfrican-Americans toGreene County, includingthe availability of work,he said, and it’s signifi-cant that many key fig-ures chose to be interredat Massies Creek.

Waltz wins second OscarLOS ANGELES (AP) — Christoph Waltz really

owes Quentin Tarantino. Waltz won his second sup-porting-actorAcademyAward on Sunday for aTaran-tino film, this time as a genteel bounty hunter in theslave-revenge saga “Django Unchained.”

In a choked voice,Waltz offered thanks to his char-acter and “to his creator and the creator of his awe-in-spiring world, Quentin Tarantino.”

Waltz also offered gracious thanks to his support-ing-actor competitors, who included two-time Oscarwinner Robert De Niro and Oscar recipient TommyLee Jones, who had been considered a slim favoriteoverWaltz for the prize.

A veteran performer in Germany and his nativeAustria,Waltz had been a virtual unknown in Holly-woodwhenTarantino cast him as a gleefully evil Naziin 2009’s “Inglourious Basterds,” which won him hisfirst Oscar.

Waltz has since done a handful of other Hollywoodmovies, but it’s Tarantino who has given him his twochoicest roles.

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Did You Know?• Before the Pony Express, mail traveled byship from NewYork to Panama.Then overland to the other shore of Panama.Then byship again north to San Francisco, Calif. Ittook three or four weeks.• Mail also could go west by stagecoach.That took about 21 days to go from NewYork to San Francisco.• The Pony Express trip took 10 days in thesummer, but a few more days in the winter.• Riders had to weigh less than 125pounds, but most riders weighed about 120pounds.• Riders had to be tough, loyal, honest andbrave.• Riders were supposed to be at least 16years old, but some riders lied.• The Pony Express preferred orphansbecause their parents would not worryabout them.• Bronco Charlie is said to have been 11years old when he rode for the PonyExpress.• Buffalo Bill Cody was only 15 when hestarted riding for the Pony Express.• Riders were paid $25 a week.• Riders had to promise not to fight, curseor drink.• Each rider rode about 75 miles per day.• Riders changed horses at a relay stationevery 10 to 15 miles.• There were about 153 relay stations.• Horses usually traveled about 10 miles anhour.• Sometimes riders had to ride through theday into the night.

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The Pony Express was amail delivery service that ranbetween Missouri andCalifornia. Using the PonyExpress, mail could arrive inCalifornia in as few as ninedays rather than the weeks ittook to arrive when sent byhorse carriage.HOW DID IT WORK?

The Pony Express used aplanned out route with anumber of stations along theway. Riders would carry themail from station to station,switching to fresh horses ateach station. Every hundredor so miles the rider wouldbe replaced. This allowedthe mail to be constantlymoving at a good speed.THE ROUTE

The route used by thePony Express went from St.Joseph, Mo., to Sacramento,Calif. There were 184 sta-tions along the 1,900 mileroute. It followed the OregonTrail for a ways, and thenused the Mormon Trail toSalt Lake City. The trail trav-eled over the RockyMountains, the SierraNevada Mountains and final-ly to California.THE RIDERS

The riders of the PonyExpress made $100 amonth, which was prettygood money for the time.

They worked hard, riding inbad weather, rough terrainand in dangerous situations.In order to keep the weightdown that the horses had tocarry, the riders had toweigh less than 125 pounds.A lot of the riders wereyoung, tough, skinny,teenagers who were willingto face the dangers of theride for the excitement of thejob and the money theycould earn.WHEN DID THE PONYEXPRESS RUN?

The Pony Express was abusiness. Despite its place inAmerican history, it didn'tstay open very long. Itopened on April 3, 1860,and closed on Oct. 24, 1861.At the height of its business

it had more than 400 horsesand around 180 riders.WHY DID IT END?

The Pony Express wasforced to close after theopening of the transconti-nental telegraph. Telegraphscould be sent much fasterand with less expense. Inthe end, the business ven-ture that was the PonyExpress lost a lot of moneyand became outdated fairlyquickly.INTERESTING FACTSABOUT THE PONYEXPRESS• The first riders left fromSacramento and St. Josephon April 3, 1860. They eacharrived around 10 days later.• In the winter, the trip gen-erally took around two dayslonger than in the summer.• The most famous of thePony Express riders was

Buffalo Bill, who earnedfame putting on Wild Westshows.• The initial cost to send a ½ounce letter was $5. Thatwas a lot of money back in1860. Prices were loweredto $1 for a ½ ounce letter bythe end of the Pony Express.• Only one rider and oneshipment of mail were lostduring the running of thePony Express.• Riders would travel 75 to100 miles a day, switchinghorses every 10 to 12 miles.• The fastest delivery in thehistory of the Pony Expresswas seven days and 17hours. It was to deliverPresident Abraham Lincoln'sinaugural address.• The Pony Express wasstarted by William H.Russell, William B.Waddelland Alexander Majors.

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orphan: a child who has no parentsrider: a person who rides a horse for the Pony Expresswest: an area of the United States west of the Mississippi Riverroute: a path that takes you from one place to anothergallop: the fast running of a horsetrail: a path through the wildernesssaddle: a leather seat strapped to a horse for a rider to sit on

relay: passing something on from one person to anotherstation: a location for getting fresh horsesmochila: Spanish word for backpack, leather saddle bag used bythe riders to carry the mail. It had four pockets, one in each corner,for carrying mail and fit right on top of the saddle.prairie: a large area of open land without treesmountains: a large area of land that is higher than the areaaround it

TODAY IN HISTORY

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NATION/WORLD Sidney Daily News,Monday,February 25,2013

BY THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS

Today isMonday,Feb. 25,the 56th day of 2013. Thereare 309 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight inHis-

tory:On Feb. 25, 1913, the

16th Amendment to theU.S. Constitution, givingCongress the power to levyand collect income taxes,was declared in effect bySecretary of State Philan-der Chase Knox.On this date:• In 1836, inventor

Samuel Colt patented hisrevolver.• In 1862, Nashville,

Tenn., became the first Con-federate state capital to beoccupied by the North dur-ing the CivilWar.• In 1901, United States

Steel Corp. was incorpo-rated by J.P.Morgan.• In 1913, character

actor Jim Backus, whoplayed Thurston Howell IIIon “Gilligan’s Island” andvoiced the cartoon charac-ter Mr. Magoo, was born inCleveland.• In 1922, French serial

killer Henri Landru, con-victed of murdering 10women and the son of one ofthem, was executed in Ver-sailles (vehr-SY’).• In 1943, Allied troops

reoccupied the KasserinePass after clashing withGerman troops duringWorldWar II.• In 1950, “Your Show of

Shows,” starring Sid Cae-sar, Imogene Coca, CarlReiner and HowardMorris,debuted on NBC-TV.• In 1963, the U.S.

SupremeCourt, in Edwardsv. South Carolina, upheld 8-1 the right of civil rightsdemonstrators to peacefullyprotest outside the SouthCarolina State House.• In 1973, the Stephen

Sondheimmusical “A LittleNight Music” opened atBroadway’s Shubert The-ater.• In 1983, playwright

Tennessee Williams wasfound dead in his NewYorkhotel suite; he was 71.• In 1986,President Fer-

dinand Marcos fled thePhilippines after 20 years ofrule in thewake of a taintedelection; Corazon Aquinoassumed the presidency.• In 1991, during the

Persian GulfWar, 28 Amer-icans were killed when anIraqi Scudmissile hit a U.S.barracks inDhahran,SaudiArabia.

AdolphHilter runsfor officeGAUHATI, India (AP) -

Adolf Hitler is running forelection in India. So isFrankenstein.The tiny northeast In-

dian state of Meghalayahas a special fascinationfor interesting and some-times controversial names,and the ballot for stateelections Saturday is proof.Among the 345 contest-

ants running for the stateassembly are Franken-stein Momin, BillykidSangma, Field MarshalMawphniang and RomeoRani. Some, like KenedyMarak, Kennedy Cor-nelius Khyriem and JhimCarter Sangma, areclearly hoping for the elec-toral success of theirnamesake American presi-dents.Then there is Hitler.This 54-year-old father

of three has won threeelections to the state as-sembly with little contro-versy over being namedafter the Nazi dictator.His father had worked

with the British army, butapparently developedenough of a fascinationwith Great Britain’s arch-enemy to name his sonAdolf Hitler — though healso gave him the middlename Lu, Hitler said.

AP Photo/L’Osservatore Romano, ho

IN THIS photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope BenedictXVI delivers his blessing during his last Angelus noon prayer, from the window of his studiooverlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday. Benedict XVI gave his pontificate'sfinal Sunday blessing from his studio window to the cheers of tens of thousands of peoplepacking St. Peter's Square, but sought to reassure the faithful that he wasn't abandoning thechurch by retiring to spend his final years in prayer. The 85-year-old Benedict is steppingdown on Thursday evening, the first pope to do so in 600 years, after saying he no longer hasthe mental or physical strength to vigorously lead the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics.

half-jokingly said Sunday:“Well, if it was a bad idea, itwas the president’s idea.”Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-

Mo., said there was little hopeto dodge the cuts “unless theRepublicans are willing tocompromise and do a bal-anced approach.”No so fast, Republicans in-

terjected.“I think the American peo-

ple are tired of the blamegame,” said Sen. Kelly Ayotte,R-N.H.Yet just a moment before,

she was blaming Obama forputting the country on thebrink of massive spendingcuts that were initially de-signed to be so unacceptablethat Congress would strike agrand bargain to avoid them.Obama nodded to the

squabble during his weeklyradio and Internet address.“Unfortunately, it appears

that Republicans in Congresshave decided that instead ofcompromising — instead ofasking anything of thewealthiest Americans — theywould rather let these cutsfall squarely on the middleclass,” Obama said on Satur-day, in his last weekly addressbefore the deadline but un-likely to be his final word onthe subject.“We just need Republicans

in Washington to comearound,” Obama added. “Be-cause we need their help tofinish the job of reducing ourdeficit in a smart way thatdoesn’t hurt our economy orour people.”With Friday’s deadline

nearing, few in the nation’scapital were optimistic that arealistic alternative could befound and all sought to castthe political process itself asthe culprit. If Congress doesnot step in, a top-to-bottom se-ries of cuts will be spreadacross domestic and defenseagencies in a way that wouldfundamentally change howgovernment serves its people.Obama senior adviser Dan

Pfeiffer told reporters that theGOP is “so focused on not giv-ing the president anotherwin” that they will cost thou-sands of jobs. To back up theirpoint, the White House re-leased state-by-state talliesfor how many dollars and jobsthe budget cuts would meanto each state.“The Republicans are mak-

ing a policy choice that thesecuts are better than eliminat-ing loopholes,” Pfeiffer said.And, yes, those cuts will

hurt. The cuts would slashfrom domestic and defensespending alike, leading to fur-loughs for hundreds of thou-sands of government workersand contractors.Defense Secretary Leon

Panetta has said the cutswould harm the readiness ofU.S. fighting forces. Trans-portation Secretary Ray La-Hood said travelers could seedelayed flights. EducationSecretary Arne Duncan said70,000 fewer children fromlow-income families wouldhave access to Head Start pro-grams. And furloughed meatinspectors could leave plantsidled.

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Pope gives final Sundayblessing before resigningBY FRANCES D’EMILIO

The Associated Press

VATICAN CITY (AP) —Pope Benedict XVI bestowedhis final Sunday blessing of hispontificate on a cheering crowdin St. Peter’s Square, explain-ing that his waning years andenergy made him better suitedto the life of private prayer hesoon will spend in a secludedmonastery than as leader ofthe Roman Catholic Church.On Thursday evening, the

85-year-old German-born the-ologian will become the firstpope to have resigned from thepapacy in 600 years.Sunday’s noon appearance

from his studio window over-looking the vast square washis next-to-last appointmentwith the public of his nearlyeight-year papacy. Tens ofthousands of faithful and otheradmirers have already askedthe Vatican for a seat in thesquare for his last general au-dienceWednesday.Perhaps emotionally

buoyed by the warm welcome,thunderous applause and themany banners reading “Gra-zie” (Thanks) held up in thecrowd estimated by police tonumber 100,000, Benedictlooked relaxed and soundedenergized, in sharp contrast tohis apparent frailty and weari-ness of recent months.

In a strong and clear voice,Benedict told the pilgrims,tourists and Romans in thesquare that God had calledhim to dedicate himself “evenmore to prayer and medita-tion,” which he will do in amonastery being renovated forhim on the grounds behindVatican City’s ancient walls.“But this doesn’t mean

abandoning the church,” hesaid, as many in the crowdlooked sad at his approachingdeparture. “On the contrary, ifGod asks me, this is because Ican continue to serve it (thechurch) with the same dedica-tion and the same love which Ihave tried to do so until now,but in a way more suitable tomy age and to my strength.”The phrase “tried to” was

the pope’s adlibbed addition tohis prepared text.Benedict smiled in pleasure

at the crowd after an aideparted the white curtain at hiswindow and he gazed at thepeople packing the square,craning their head for a look athim. Giving greetings in sev-eral languages, he gratefullyacknowledged what he saidwas an outpouring of “grati-tude, affection and closeness inprayer” since he stunned thechurch and its 1.2 billionmem-bers on Feb. 11 with his deci-sion to renounce his papacyand retreat into a world of con-

templation.“Prayer is not isolating one-

self from the world and its con-tradictions,” Benedict told thecrowd. He said he had heardGod’s call to prayer, “whichgives breath to our spirituallife” in a special way “at thismoment of my life.”Heavy rain had been fore-

cast for Rome, and some driz-zle dampened the squareearlier in the morning. Butwhen Benedict appeared, tothe peal of church bells as theclock struck noon, blue skycrept through the clouds.“We thank God for the sun

he has given us,” the pope said.Even as the cheering con-

tinued and shouts of “Longlive the pope” went up in Ital-ian and Spanish, the pontiffsimply turned away from hiswindow and stepped backdown into the apartment,which he will leave Thursday,taking a helicopter to the Vat-ican summer residence in thehills outside Rome while hewaits for the monastery to beready.A child in the crowd held up

a sign on a yellow placard,written in Italian, “You are notalone, I’m with you.”No date has yet been set for

the start of the conclave ofcardinals, who will vote in se-cret to elect Benedict’s succes-sor.

Volunteershandwritingnotes

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) —Some letters come fromchurch groups, others fromparents who’ve lost children oftheir own. One came from apolice officer who respondedto the bombing of the federalbuilding in Oklahoma City.They’re some of the esti-

mated 175,000 cards and let-ters of support andcondolences that have pouredinto Newtown from aroundthe world since December’smassacre at Sandy Hook Ele-mentary school, and volun-teers are working to preservethem and say thank you to asmany senders as they can, onehandwritten note at a time.The archiving project is the

brainchild of resident YolieMoreno, who said she wasfloored to see the trays andtrays of letters lining thewalls of the town’s municipalbuilding after the mass shoot-ing, many containing artworkor the thoughts of schoolchild-ren.One that touched her was a

child’s watercolor painting,with “You don’t know howstrong you are until beingSTRONG is the only optionyou have,” written over it inmarker.“It’s incredible, incredible

stuff,” Moreno said. “And Iimagine everyone who sentsomething would like to knowthat it was held, read,touched, photographed andshared.”

U.S. moves to salvage talksLONDON (AP)—The U.S. is frantically try-

ing to salvage a Syrian opposition conferencethat John Kerry plans to attend this week dur-ing his first official overseas trip as U.S. secre-tary of state.A senior Obama administration official said

Sunday that Kerry has sent his top Syrianenvoy to Cairo in hopes of convincing oppositionleaders that their participation in the confer-ence in Rome is critical to addressing questionsfrom potential donors and securing additionalaid from the United States and Europe.

Somemembers of the sharply divided SyrianOpposition Council are threatening to boycottWednesday’s meeting, which is the centerpieceof Kerry’s nine-nation tour of Europe and theMiddle East.According to the official, U.S. envoy Robert

Ford will say that the conference is a chance forfoes of Syrian President Bashar Assad to maketheir case for new and enhanced aid — and getto knowAmerica’s new chief diplomat, who hassaid he wants to propose new ideas to pressureAssad into leave power.

Troopsmust leaveprovinceKABUL, Afghanistan (AP)

—Afghanistan’s president or-dered all U.S. special forces toleave a strategically impor-tant eastern province withintwo weeks because of allega-tions that Afghans workingwith them are torturing andabusing other Afghans.The decision Sunday seems

to have surprised the coalitionand U.S. Forces Afghanistan,a separate command. Ameri-cans have frequently angeredthe Afghan public over issuesranging from Qurans burnedat a U.S. base to allegations ofcivilian killings.“We take all allegations of

misconduct seriously and goto great lengths to determinethe facts surrounding them,”the U.S. forces said in a state-ment.Also Sunday, a series of at-

tacks in eastern Afghanistanshowed insurgents remain onthe offensive even as U.S.and other internationalforces prepare to end theircombat mission by the end of2014.Suicide bombers targeted

Afghanistan’s intelligenceagency and other securityforces in four coordinated at-tacks in the heart of Kabuland outlying areas in a bloodyreminder of the insurgency’sreach nearly 12 years into thewar.

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Inquiring PhotographerShould the Boy

Scouts of Americaadmit Scouts and

leaders who are gay?

Roger ReinekeSidney, retired

“No. It’s against their beliefs.I just don’t think it’s good hav-ing someone like that around in-fluencing our youngsters.”

Jessica TaylorSidney, group exercise

coordinator"Yes, because discrimination

on any level is not appropriate.Everyone in unique and shouldbe treated as an individual."

Joel WildermuthSidney, assistant pastorof music and worship

"Yes I do think that. I don'tthink a persons identity shouldbe based on their sexual orien-tation. Nor should it be judgedby that and I think that theyhave gifts to share just likeeverybody else and they shouldbe allowed to share those gifts."

Dave ElliottSidney, toolmaker

"I don't think it's a problembecause it's the sex offenders weneed to get away from our chil-dren."

Jill HamakerSidney, teacher

“The preferences of that per-son shouldn’t matter. It’s whothey are as a person that makesa difference.”

Rape of adopted kidsunusual, haunting case

BY DAN SEWELLThe Associated Press

TROY (AP) — Theone-story, brick ranch-style home blends intothe working-class neigh-borhood along NutmegSquare in this westernOhio city, offering nosigns of the terrible se-crets it once concealed.

Its former owner willreturn to court in Day-ton on Tuesday to besentenced for guiltypleas to child rape andrelated charges in ahaunting case that ex-perts call unusual be-cause the perpetratorwas an adoptive fatherand the victims werethree boys in his care.The pleas have all butensured he will spendthe rest of his life inprison.

The 40-year-old man,whom The AssociatedPress isn’t naming toprotect the children’sidentities, said in an in-terview that he had beena foster parent, youthbasketball coach andsubstitute teacher foryears without any prob-lems. He said he didn’tadopt the boys with badintentions.

“I always wanted toprotect kids,” he saidduring one of two inter-views at the MiamiCounty Jail. “Some-where along the line,things went wrong.”

In an era of stunningcases of sexual abuse ofyoung boys by respectedauthority figures —priests, Boy Scout lead-ers, an assistant coach ata famed college footballprogram — the repeatedrapes of boys by an adop-tive father who alsoarranged for two othermen to rape one adoptedson shocked his unsus-pecting neighbors, inves-tigators and children’sservices officials.

“It was just devastat-ing to hear about. It’s re-ally sad for the kids,”said April Long, amother of three who wastheir next-door neighbor.She and other neighborssay they didn’t suspectanything; the childrenplayed outside, and theman did neighborlythings like pick up theirmail or mow their lawnwhen they were away.

“You think: ‘Whatcould I have done? Isthere something wemissed that we should

have seen?’” Long said,gazing at the home fromher front porch linedwith children’s bicycles.

The single man was afoster parent for sixother children before hebegan adopting childrenin the past three years.He adopted a brotherand sister and an unre-lated boy, and was in theprocess of adopting an-other boy, all ages 9 to12, when authorities ar-rested him a year agoSunday following an un-dercover sting thatbegan when a detectivelooked into an onlineposting about “taboosex.”

Ohio officials don’t be-lieve there has been acomparable case in thestate in recent years,and media reports overthe past five years showonly a handful of re-ported cases nationallyin which adoptive fa-thers sexually abusedchildren in their care.Child abuse by adoptivefathers is much rarerthan by biological fa-thers, or by other malerelatives and non-rela-tives, federal studieshave indicated.

“This isn’t a typicalsituation. It certainlyisn’t typical of peopleseeking adoption,” saidDavid Finkelhor, direc-tor of the CrimesAgainst Children Re-search Center at theUniversity of NewHampshire. “Mostabusers of this sort havean interest in a childduring a certain periodof their development.They are looking for op-portunities where theycan get access to thekids. They don’t want tohave custodial responsi-bility.”

Fostering and adopt-ing children meant pass-ing background checksand other scrutiny, withhome studies and follow-up visits by social work-ers.

“There can be terrible,horrific instances thatno one at any level ofgovernment or the adop-tion system foresaw,”Benjamin Johnson,spokesman for the OhioDepartment of Job andFamily Services, said ofthe case. “That can be avery difficult thing toreconcile … and wethink about that a lot.”

The private adoptionagency, Dayton-based

Action Inc., has said lit-tle about the case otherthan to deny wrongdo-ing. The state reviewedits operations and notedsome procedural viola-tions but no reason tosuspend or revoke theagency’s license. All thechildren had been inTexas foster care beforecoming to Ohio throughthe agency, one of manythat work through inter-state agreements to findhomes for some of themore than 100,000 chil-dren in foster care await-ing adoption at anygiven time in the UnitedStates.

The adoptive fathersaid the three childrenappeared to be doing sowell, he was asked by anagency employee to takea fourth.

The children were in-volved in sports, schooland church and playedwith other children.They went trick-or-treating — snapshotsfrom two Halloweensago show the boysdressed as GreenLantern and Star Wars’Darth Maul and the girlas a princess. They hadXboxes, Wiis and othergames and toys at home.

“I loved my kids andwanted the best forthem,” the man said.

He said he had beensexually abused as a childby a close family memberand blames that for hisfeeling that he wasn’tdoing anything wrongwhen he began taking theboys into his bed in whathe claimed was a way ofshowing love.

“I never forced theboys to do anything,” hesaid. “That might notmean anything to any-one else, but it’s impor-tant to me.”

But his explanationdoesn’t account for sub-sequently inviting a manto their Troy home torape one of the boys, andthen taking the sameboy to another man’shome to be raped. Heagreed that was wrong,although he stressedthat he didn’t prostitutethe boy by getting any-thing in return.

Apparently, no childever hinted at any prob-lem when separatedfrom him by case work-ers for interviews.

“I guess they justliked it there,” the mansaid.

Police reported that

when they interviewedthe boy, then age 10, whohad also been raped bythe two other men, hebegan shaking, after ini-tially refusing to confirmthat anything wrong hadhappened.

He told police he “did-n’t want to be taken fromthis home and separatedfrom his new brothersand sister,” a police re-port stated.

After the man was ar-rested, the 9-year-oldboy who hadn’t beenadopted yet was re-turned to Texas socialservices authorities,while the other threewere placed in fostercare in Ohio.

At a pretrial hearinglast November, a childpsychologist testifiedabout some three dozentherapy sessions he hadhad with the 10-year-oldboy, the Dayton DailyNews reported.

“It is so traumaticwithin the security of myoffice,when he’s laying ona sofa, hugging a bear, totalk about these things,”said Gregory Ramey ofThe Children’s MedicalCenter of Dayton.

The adoptive fatherhas already been sen-tenced here to at least 60years in prison. In Day-ton, he is expected to besentenced to at least 50years, to run concur-rently.

He said he agreed toplead guilty in hopes ofsparing the children fromhaving to testify, that it“was the last good thing Icould do for them.” In ajail interview, his eyesteared up and his voicechoked as he said he wassorry for the pain he hadcaused them.

In a letter from jail,he wrote: “I’ve been ableto protect my kids fromeverything and every-one, except myself.”

———Associated Press news

researcher Jennifer Far-rar in New York con-tributed to this report.Contact the reporter athttp://www.twitter.com/dansewell .

———Online:U.S. Child Welfare In-

f o r m a t i o n :https://www.childwel-fare.gov/can/statis-tics/stat_natl_state.cfmCrimes against Chil-

dren Research Center:http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/

Leaders say flood workwill help economy

FINDLAY (AP) —Community leaders innorthwest Ohio thinkcompletion of flood-con-trol work for the Blan-chard River will be a bigboost to the area’s eco-nomic development.

Government and busi-ness development offi-cials say a completedflood-control plan willspur even more invest-ment in the communitythat has been hit hard byflooding in recent years.

Flood prevention hasbecome a top priorityalong the river, especiallysince the 2007 floodingthat caused millions ofdollars in damage inFindlay and Ottawa.

The U.S. Army Corpsof Engineers has pre-sented tentative ideasthat it says would noteliminate flooding butcould decrease floodwaterlevels by three feet inFindlay during the worstflooding.

Federal officials said inDecember that flood con-trol for the river couldcost up to $150 million ormore and have been seek-

ing public comment onthe ideas.Funding for fin-ishing the study to comeup with a plan continuesto be a primary concernand remains uncertain,according to the Corps.

Local officials are con-fident that a federally-backed food control planwill happen.

Findlay Mayor LydiaMihalik said that she be-lieves the day will comewhen rain won’t causeanxiety in the area, TheCourier reported.

Exotic animal facility has tight securityREYNOLDSBURG

(AP) — A new high secu-rity building just outsideColumbus has cameras,steel cages and a giantfence with electrified wireto hold tigers, snakes andother exotic animals.

The few creatures inthe cages right now are astuffed lion, monkey andsnake, but the state’s newDangerous Wild AnimalTemporaryHolding Facil-ity is ready for its firstanimals, The ColumbusDispatch (http://bit.ly/Zr-PwrN) reported.

The facility is a resultof the new Ohio law thatrequires owners to regis-ter exotic animals such aslions, tigers and somesnakes. It’s designed totemporarily house dozensof exotic animals confis-cated under the new law.

Officials can seize ani-mals if the owners don’tmeet state requirementsor are found housing ani-mals without permits.

The law came aboutafter a suicidal easternOhio man releaseddozens of bears, moun-tain lions and tigers, fromhis farm in 2011 nearZanesville. Authoritieskilled 48 of the animals,which included blackbears, Bengal tigers andAfrican lions, fearing forthe public’s safety.

The Ohio Departmentof Agriculture’s holdingfacility cost $2.9 millionandwas built in less thanthree months.

“We’re ready to takean animal today,” stateagriculture DirectorDavid Daniels told TheDispatch.

Security will be tightand access will be lim-ited. The building won’tbe open to the public.

The cages for thelargest animals measure12 by 18 by 10 feet. Somewere built solid metalwalls to stop them fromtrying to attack other an-imals.

The building has aninterior gate, a doublemetal exterior wall, and a12-foot fence. There are17 surveillance camerastoo.

What is unknown ishowmany animals it willend up housing.

There are no reliablenumbers for how manyexotic animals andsnakes are in the handsof private owners in thestate. “We know there areadditional animals outthere,” Daniels said.

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AGRICULTUREContactNews Editor MelanieSpeicher with story ideas and newsreleases by phone at (937) 498-5971;email, [email protected];or by fax, (937) 498-5991.

Cattlemen’s associationholds dinner, banquetThe Shelby County

Cattlemen’s Association(SCCA) held its annualPrime Rib Dinner andBanquet on Feb. 12.Therewere 125 attendees whowere treated to a primerib dinner, an informativeprogram, a “members-only” raffle and doorprizes.The program started

with introductions of the2012-13 SCCA leader-ship, including PresidentAndy Bornhorst, Vice-President Jason Gibbs,and Secretary/TreasurerJeff Puthoff. Chris Gibbs,SCCA member, then in-troduced the manyelected officials of theCounty whom were pres-ent at the event. After aninvocation led by CountyCommissioner TonyBornhorst, a prime ribdinner, complete with po-tato, green beans, andsalad, was served byMary and Ken Barhorstof Al’s Place in Fort Lo-ramie.After dinner, Rep. Jim

Buchy, R-Greenville, 84thDistrict, was welcomed tohighlight various topicssurrounding the cattleand agricultural produc-tion industry. Buchyspoke of recent develop-ments concerning the hu-mane treatment oflivestock and the lawsthat may threaten theway of life ofmany ShelbyCounty farmers and pro-ducers. Buchy challengedthose in attendance to ed-ucate all Ohioans regard-ing humane livestockproduction.The Shelby County

Cattlemen’sAssociation isa volunteer organization

that promotes responsiblebeef production throughthe sponsor of educationaland instructional infor-mation at various youthand adult programsthroughout ShelbyCounty.The SCCA servesbeef at activities includ-ing the Conservation DayCamp and County FarmTour.Annually, ribeye steaks

are grilled and served atthe Shelby County Fair.Earnings from the sale ofthe ribeye sandwichessponsors the “Born &Bred in Shelby County”steer and heifer show,which supports the youththat have purchasedcalves from SCCA mem-bers.Additionally, the SCCA

sponsors an annual “FallRoundup” program at alocal beef producer’s facil-ity that includes tours,speakers, and a ribeyesandwich meal. Meetingsare held several times peryear to meet and discusscurrent beef issues and

plan upcoming events.This summer the

SCCA also plans to oper-ate a ribeye sandwichstand when the GreatOhio Bicycle Adventure(GOBA) passes throughSidney on June 21.The next regularmeet-

ing of the SCCA will beheld atAl’s Place,Fort Lo-ramie, at 7:30pm onMarch 12. Meetings areinformal and open to thepublic, and free pizza willbe served after the meet-ing.The Shelby County

Cattlemen’s Associationexpresses its appreciationto all of the volunteerswho help make the An-nual Prime Rib Dinnerand Banquet and theworkings of the SCCA asuccess.Mark your calen-dars for next year’s ban-quet, which will be heldon March 4, 2014.The Shelby County

Cattlemen’s Associationcan be found on the webat www.shelbycountycat-tlemen.com.

Brown issues meeting remindersGreetings, everyone!

A couple of quick re-minders:The Conservation

Tillage and TechnologyConference is March 5-6 at the McIntosh Cen-ter of Ohio NorthernUniversity in Ada. Thefull schedule and regis-tration information isat http://ctc.osu.edu.Participantsmay regis-ter online or by mail.Registration for the fullconference is $85 (or $65for one day) if received byWednesday.Do forage producers

utilize the managementand production toolsavailable to them as ef-fectively as grain produc-ers? On average, theanswer is no. How manyoperations can you thinkof where forage produc-tion is treated as thehighest priority enter-prise? Are the best foragevarieties available

planted?Are opti-m a lplantingdates ob-s e r v e d ?Are soilsamplesregularlytaken andfields fer-tilized ac-cordingly?Are yieldand qual-

ity-reducing weeds con-trolled? Are fields grazedor harvested to achieve abalance between yieldand quality? Are alterna-tive forages utilized tosupplement traditionalforage production? Do westore and feed hay in amanner to reduce losses?Join me on Tuesday

evening for the second in-stallment of the OhioBeef Cattle School Webi-nar: 7 to 9 p.m. at theOSU Extension office.

This program will focuson the topic “SqueezingEvery Dollar out of For-age Production.” RoryLewandowski, ExtensionEducator,Agriculture andNatural Resources, OSUExtension-Wayne Co. andChris Penrose, ExtensionEducator,Agriculture andNatural Resources, OSUExtension-Morgan Co.will be the speakers thatevening. They will ad-dress extending the graz-ing season, hayproduction, weed control,and drought recovery.Even if you’re not “beefproducers,” there could besome good informationhere for any of yourgrass/forage-eating crit-ters!

The writer is the OhioState University Exten-sion Educator, Agricul-ture and NaturalResources for ShelbyCounty, Top of OhioEERA

AgupdateDeborah

Reinhart Brown

Farm bill update setCome join us

at theTri-Countyfarm bill updatecoming up Tues-day. The eventwill be held at St.Michael’s Hall inFort Loramie at7:30 p.m. FSACounty Execu-tive DirectorsAnita Green,Chris Gibbs and myselfwill discuss the DirectandCounter-Cyclical Pro-gram (DCP), AverageCrop Revenue ElectionProgram (ACRE),Conser-vation Reserve Program(CRP), Milk Income LossContract Program(MILC), SupplementalRevenue Disaster Pro-gram (SURE), eligibility,and payment limitations.The USDA Farm LoanTeam will discuss USDAloans and the new Mi-croloan Program. Noreservation is requiredand refreshments will beavailable.

DCP/ACRE sign-upDon’t forget the DCP

and ACRE sign-up for2013 crops began on Feb.19. The DCP sign-up pe-riod will end on Aug. 2and ACRE sign-up willend on June 3.The only program

change from 2012 to 2013is that all eligible partici-pants in 2013may chooseto enroll in either DCP orACRE for the 2013 cropyear. Please call in for anappointment at your ear-liest convenience. We an-ticipate a busy sign-upperiod this year with newprogram trainings,multi-ple sign-ups being con-ducted at the same timeand certification. By set-ting an appointment, wecan have all of your farm

folders ready tomaximize effi-ciency.45th GeneralCRP sign-upLast week,

Secretary ofAgricultureTomVilsack an-nounced Gen-eral CRPSign-Up 45 will

begin onMay 20, and endon June 14. This marks27 years of protecting ournatural resourcesthrough voluntary partic-ipation, while providingsignificant economic andenvironmental benefits torural communities acrossthe U.S. Under SecretaryVilsack’s leadership,USDA has enrolled 11.7million acres in variousCRP efforts.Additional sign-ups for

continuous CRP pro-grams-such as HighlyErodible Land Initiativeand Initiative to RestoreGrasslands, Wetlandsand Wildlife-will be an-nounced in spring 2013.Currently, about 27

million acres are enrolledin CRP, which is a volun-tary program available toagricultural producers tohelp them safeguard en-vironmentally sensitiveland. Producers enrolledin CRP plant long-term,resource-conserving cov-ers to improve the qualityof water, control soil ero-sion and enhance wildlifehabitat. Contracts on 3.3million acres of CRP areset to expire on Sept. 30,2013. Producers with ex-piring contracts or pro-ducers withenvironmentally sensitiveland are encouraged toevaluate their optionsunder CRP.

Producers that are ac-cepted in the sign-up canreceive cost-share assis-tance to plant long-term,resource-conserving cov-ers and receive an annualrental payment for thelength of the contract (10to 15 years). Producersalso are encouraged tolook into CRP's other en-rollment opportunities of-fered on a continuous,non-competitive, sign-upbasis and that often pro-vide additional financialassistance. Continuoussign-up dates will be an-nounced at a later date.March 15 is the last

day for producers to applyfor Non-Insured CropDisaster Assistance Pro-gram (NAP) coverageusing FormCCC-471,Ap-plication for Coverage,and pay the service fee atthe FSA county office.The application and serv-ice fee must be filed byMarch 15th, the deadlinedate for 2013 springplanted crops which in-clude: forage sorghum,oats, potatoes, soybeans,sunflowers and all springplanted specialty cropsgrown for food.The service fee is $250

per crop per county or$750 per producer percounty. The fee cannot ex-ceed a total of $1875 perproducer with farming in-terest in multiple coun-ties. Limited resourceproducers may request awaiver of service fees.To qualify, a producer

must be a landowner, ten-ant or sharecropper whoshares in the risk of pro-ducing an eligible crop.

The writer is executivedirector of the ShelbyCounty Farm ServiceAgency.

FSA newsLatham Farley

BY STEVE BROWN

Landownerswishing toimprove their land forwildlife and other conser-vation goals will have theopportunity to learn moreabout land managementat a multi-part series ofworkshops sponsored bywildlife partners in WestCentral Ohio.The first workshop will

take place on March 14from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the NewportSportsmanClub located at 5801Range-line Road, Houston. This will be a freeeducational event with a meal to beserved and reference materials to takehome. This workshop will focus on thegeneral aspects of wildlife habitat andthe assistance available to landown-ers.To register, contact theDarke Soil &Water Conservation District at (937)548-1715 ext. 3. The registration dead-line for the first workshop is March 11.The purposes of these workshops are

to offer the landowner and wildlife en-thusiast a well-rounded approach tomanaging their property to establishand maintain wildlife habitat. Futureworkshop topics may cover grasslands,wetlands, and woodlands. Each work-

shop will focus on a spe-cific habitat type orwildlife species. Presenta-tions will be made bywildlife habitat profes-sionals and will includefield observations and dis-plays of habitat work.Participants will learntechniques for managingland to benefit both gamespecies and wildlife ingeneral. Theseworkshopswill be geared towards

private land owners and farm man-agers. The workshops will also helplandowners identify sources of freetechnical assistance and potential costshare programs that may be availablefor establishing and maintainingwildlife habitat on their property fromboth state and federal levels.The West Central Wildlife Habitat

Workshop Series is brought to you by:ODNR Division of Wildlife, PheasantsForever, Natural Resources Conserva-tion Service,The Ohio State UniversityExtension,U. S. Fish andWildlife Serv-ice, and local Soil andWater Conserva-tion Districts.

The writer is Pheasants ForeverFarm Bill wildlife biologist for Darke,Mercer, Auglaize, and Shelby counties.

Land management workshop planned

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STATE REP. Jim Buchy was the guest speaker atthe Shelby County Cattlemen’s Association’s an-nual dinner and banquet.

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LOCALIFECOMMUNITY CALENDAR

This MorningThe Sidney-Shelby County branch of American

Association of University Women meets at 11:30a.m. for lunch in the Oak Tree Dining Room atDorothy Love Retirement Community. The speakerwill be Kathy Lindsey, of New Choices Inc. whichprovides a safe house for victims of domestic vio-lence. Guests are welcome. For information, call693-3766.

This Afternoon• Sidney Rotary Club meets at noon at the Sid-

ney Moose Lodge. For more information on activi-ties or becoming a member, contact Deb Barga at492-3167.

This Evening• Versailles Health Care Center offers a free

Total Joint Replacement class at 6 p.m. in theRehab Clinic at the center, to provide informationabout preparation, hospital procedures, risks andrehab to people considering joint replacement. Forinformation, call Shannon Condon at (937) 526-0130.• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Vision of

Hope, group meets at 7 p.m. at Russell RoadChurch, 340 W. Russell Road.• Sidney Boy Scout Troop 97 meets at 7 p.m. at

St. Paul’s United Church of Christ. All new mem-bers are welcome. For more information, call TomFrantz at 492-7075.• TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 7

p.m. at Faith Alliance Church, New Knoxville Road,New Bremen.

Tuesday Morning• Wagner Manufacturing and General House-

ware Corp. retirees meet at 8:30 a.m. for breakfastat Bob Evans.• Local 725 Copeland retirees meet for breakfast

at 9 a.m. at Clancy’s. Retirees and spouses are wel-come.• The Francis J. Stallo Memorial Library in Min-

ster offers storytime for children 3-5 from 10:30 to11 a.m.

Tuesday Afternoon• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts at

Work,meets at noon at St. John’s Lutheran Church,120 W.Water St.• Parkinson’s Support Group meets at 2 p.m. at

Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St.Marys. For more information, contact Michelle at(419) 394-8252.

Tuesday Evening• Head,Neck and Oral Cancer Support Group for

patients and caregivers meets at St. Rita’s RegionalCancer Center in the Garden Conference Roomfrom 5 to 6:30 p.m. For more information, call (419)227-3361.• The New Bremen Public Library hosts story

time at 6:30 p.m.• Blue Star Military Support Group will meet at

7 p.m. at the American Legion, Fourth Avenue, toprepare for sending boxes to troops.•Minster Civic Association meets at 7 p.m. at the

Wooden Shoe Inn, Minster.• The Miami-Shelby Chapter of the Barbershop

Harmony Society meets at 7:30 p.m. at the GreeneStreet UMC, 415 W. Greene St. at Caldwell Street.All men interested in singing are welcome and vis-itors are always welcome. For more information, call(937) 778-1586 or visit www.melodymenchorus.org.• The Al-Anon Sidney Group, for friends and rel-

atives of alcoholics, meets from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. atFirst Presbyterian Church on the corner of NorthStreet and Miami Avenue. All are welcome.

Wednesday Morning• The Sidney Kiwanis Club meets at 11:30 a.m.

at the Moose Lodge. Lunch is held until noon, fol-lowed by a club meeting and program.

Wednesday Evening• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Labor of

Love, meets at 6:30 p.m. at First Christian Church,320 E. Russell Road.

Thursday Morning• New Bremen Public Library will host Story-

time at 10:30 a.m. Registration required.

Thursday Afternoon• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts at

Work,meets at noon at St. John’s Lutheran Church,120 W.Water St.

Thursday Evening• The Narcotics Anonymous group, All in the

Family, meets at 7 p.m. at First United MethodistChurch, 230 Poplar St.• Alzheimer’s Support Group meets at 7 p.m. in

the Emmons Conference Room at Dorothy Love Re-tirement Community. For more information, call LuAnn Presser at 497-6542.

Friday Morning• A.J. Wise Library in Fort Loramie hosts story-

time for children 3 1/2 and older at 10:30 a.m. Toregister, call 295-3155.• The New Knoxville Community Library hosts

story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m.• The Jackson Center Library hosts preschool

“Under the Sea” adventures for children 2-6 from 11to 11:45 a.m.

Friday Afternoon• Sidney Gateway Hi 12 Club No. 482, meets at

noon at the Sidney American Legion on Fourth Av-enue. All Master Masons are invited.

Friday Evening• Hope in Recovery, similar to traditional 12-step

programs to confront destructive habits and behav-iors, meets at the First Presbyterian Church, 114 E.4th St., Greenville, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For more in-formation, call (937) 548-9006.

Contact Localife Editor Patricia AnnSpeelman with story ideas, club newswedding, anniversary, engagements andbirth announcements by phone at (937)498-5965; email, [email protected]; or by fax, (937) 498-5991.

To view Community Calendar online, go to sid-neydailynews.com and choose “Calendars” underthe “Living” tab on the homepage.

The Tri-County Computer Users Group will dis-cuss email options available for use with Windows7 when it meets March 5 at 7 p.m. in the Amos Cen-ter Gathering Place at the Dorothy Love Retire-ment Community, 3003 W. Cisco Road.The meeting is free and open to the public.“Windows 7 does not contain an email similar to

earlier Windows operating systems,” said JerryTangeman. “Come and share the email programsyou are using and we will explore the advantages ofthe different packages.”Instructors will be John Kuehne and Mark Hip-

ple, assisted by Doris and Jerry Tangeman. For in-formation about the group, call 492-8790.

Tri-County ComputerUsers Group to meet

Dear Read-ers: Here is thisweek’s sound off,about driversnot using theirturn signal:“As a retired

state highwaypatrolman, I amdisgusted by thenumber of driv-ers who, forsome reason —whether it’sthrough igno-rance, stupidity or justarrogance — fail to use aturn signal to let otherdrivers know their inten-tions. Even fellow high-way patrolmen, deputiesand police officers inmarked squad cars areguilty of this. Why arethese officers not enforc-ing the traffic laws thatthey are sworn to en-force, and are we not re-quired to learn thatportion of the driver’s li-cense handbook? Yourcolumn reaches so manyreaders that other mediamiss, so please askeveryone to be consider-ate enough of others toabide by the traffic laws.— Retired Mississippi

Highway Pa-trolman”I hear you

loud and clear!This is one ofmy pet peeves,too! In the samearea of concernare drivers wholeave the turnsignal on andDON’T turn. Itry to wait to besure they doturn before

pulling out. — HeloiseFAST FACTS

Dear Readers:Ways toidentify luggage:• Decorate with col-

ored electrical tape.• Stencil a unique de-

sign on it.• Use fabric paint to

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you use to easily identifyyour luggage? Let meknow! — Heloise

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Dear Heloise: What isyour suggestion forcleaning doors and cabi-

net fronts?We have beenremodeling, and grimyhands are all over ourdoors and cabinets.Please help! — Kathe-marie H. in LouisianaHappy to help, Kathe-

marie! Here is my easy-and-cheap solution: Mix1 part vinegar (applecider or white) with 2parts water. Take a cleanrag or a microfiber clothand submerge in the so-lution. Squeeze out ex-cess liquid (you neveroverwet wood). Wipe thecabinet surfaces, thendry the cabinets with aclean cloth. This shouldbe safe for most finishes,but be sure to test in asmall, inconspicuousspot first. Want to knowwhat other householdcleaners you can easilymake at home? I haveput together a pamphletwith all of my homemadecleaning solutions. Toorder, send $5 and a long,self-addressed, stamped(66 cents) envelope to:Heloise/Cleaners, P.O.Box 795001, San Anto-nio, TX 78279-5001. Didyou know that vinegaralone is great for clean-

ing buildup off barbecuegrills, removing burned-on food in pots and for re-moving decals and pricetags? — HeloisePARTY PLACEMENTDear Heloise: For

years, I’ve held large par-ties in my home. Overtime, I have found a wayto save time and elimi-nate the stress of settingup by creating labels foreach platter. Once I havechosen the dish or plat-ter for each entree orside dish, I place it whereit would go when thetable is set. Servingutensils are placed nextto them. You’d never be-lieve how much easier itis to organize a partywhen you are ahead ofthe game.—Michele, viafax

Send a money-savingor timesaving hint toHeloise, P.O. Box 795000,San Antonio, TX 78279-5000, or you can fax it to1-210-HELOISE or e-mail it [email protected]. Ican’t answer your letterpersonally but will usethe best hints received inmy column.

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Sidney High Schoolseniors interested in acollege education may beeligible for several schol-arships administeredthrough the CommunityFoundation of ShelbyCounty, including fourdesignated for SHS stu-dents.Seniors may apply for

the Scott Barker Memo-rial, the Thomas E.Given Memorial, theSidney High School Me-morial Scholarship andthe Sidney High SchoolAlumni Scholarships.Past graduates may alsoapply for a SHS AlumniScholarship.

The Scott F. BarkerMemorial Scholarshipwill award three $1,000scholarships this spring.Applicants must attendSidney High School, re-side in Shelby County,and plan to pursue a de-gree at an accredited col-lege or university.The Thomas E Given

Memorial scholarshipwill award one $1,000scholarship that is re-newable for up to threeadditional years. Appli-cants must reside inShelby County, attendSidney High School, andpursue a degree at an ac-credited college or uni-

versity in the fall.The Sidney High

School Memorial Schol-arship will award one$1,000 scholarship. Thefund was created inmemory of school staffand students. CurrentSHS seniors with agrade-point average of3.0 or higher are eligible.The Sidney High

School Alumni Scholar-ship will provide a two$500 awards this year.One scholarship will beawarded to a graduatingsenior and the second toan alumnus. The fundwas established by theSHS Class of 1949, but

alumni from severalclasses have contributedto the scholarship.Online applications

are available throughthe Community Founda-tion website atwww.commfoun.com.Click ‘Scholarships’ onthe home page and thenchoose the Sidney HighSchool application fromthe dropdown menu.Specific eligibility andselection criteria foreach scholarship arelisted in section eight ofthe application. Formsand attachments mustbe completed by March21.

Scholarships available to SidneyHigh School seniors and alumni

A delicious treatthat was submitted forcompetition in the 2012Shelby County Fair.

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In a large bowl, blendflour, baking powder andsalt; set aside.

In medium bowl, beat 2eggs well, then add canolaoil and sugar, and blendwell. Then add the butter-milk, lemon juice, lemon

zest and blend everythingwell.

Fold in zucchini and stiruntil evenly distributed inmixture.

Add this mixture to thedry ingredients in the largebowl and blend everythingtogether, but don’t overmix.

Pour batter into preparedloaf pan and bake at 350degrees for 45 minutes oruntil toothpick inserted inthe center comes out clean.If your oven tends to runhot, check the loaf after 40minutes.

Cool in pan 10 minutes,then remove to a wire rackand cool completely.While loaf is cooling, youcan make the glaze.

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Sidney High School orchestra members serenadepatrons of Culver’s on Valentine’s Day during afundraiser for the orchestra. The ensemble includes(l-r) Josiah Rood, 17, the son of Tonia Rood; Jared

Tangeman, 15, the son of Jerry and Danielle Tange-man; Cady Hoellrich, 17, the daughter of Garth andLiz Hoellrich; and Tyler Schlagetter, 17, the son ofDoug and Karen Schlagetter.

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TheWilson Memorial Hospital Auxiliary held itsgeneral membership meeting Jan. 22 at the PerkinsRestaurant.

There were thirty-four members in attendanceand new members were welcomed. They are JimHall, Leoma Fogt and Freda Wheeler.

President Connie Behr opened the meeting.Then, Roger McKinstry, fromWilson Memorial Hos-pital Pharmacy, spoke in regard to the hospital’sCoumadin Clinic. The Coumadin Clinic is helpfulto patients with post-heart-attack recovery, deep-vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, mechanicaland bioprosthetic heart valves. The team of WilsonHospital health care professionals will work withpatients and will include their physicians, nursesand pharmacists.

The next general auxiliary membership meetingis scheduled for March 26 at Perkins Restaurant inSidney at noon. For information on joining theWil-son Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, contact MindyGeuy, volunteer coordinator, at 498-5390.

BOEKEHILLIARD — Andrew and Jessica Boeke, of

Hilliard, have announced the birth of a son, KellanAndrew Darius Boeke, born Jan. 25, 2013, at 7:30p.m. in the Riverside Methodist Hospital.

He weighed 8 pounds and was 20 1/4 inches long.He was welcomed home by his sisters, Halley

Rose, 5, and Stella Marie, 2.His maternal grandparents are John and Brenda

Halley, of Dayton. His paternal grandparents areDavid and Judy Boeke, of Sidney.

His great-grandparents are Marilyn Kloeker, ofSidney, and Nellie Stover, of Point Pleasant,W.V.

His mother is the former Jessica Halley, of Day-ton.

GREENVILLE — AWBGU-TV “ScenicStops” PBS show thataired on Feb. 14 featuredGarst Museum and theNational Annie OakleyCenter as part of a tour ofmuseums in northwestOhio.

This particular showhighlighted four muse-ums. The segment onGarst Museum is in thelast part of the video.Mu-seum docents EileenLitchfield and MarilynRobbins were inter-

viewed along with Bon-nie Perry,Annie Oakley’sgreat-niece, andmuseumDirector Clay Johnson.

The “Scenic Stops”episode can be viewed on-line by going towww.garstmuseum.organd clicking on the linkprovided on the left sideunder museum news orby directly visitingWBGU athttp://video.wbgu.org/video/2333226918.

The Garst Museum isat 205 N. Broadway.

Group learns aboutCoumadin Clinic

Greenville museumfeatured on TV program

RECENT BIRTH

PIQUA — Upper Val-ley Career Center AdultDivision will offer a be-ginner American SignLanguage class designedto assist family membersand individuals in a va-riety of fields, includingcustomer service, teach-ing and health aides.

Students will learn toengage in basic signingconversation through in-structor-led common top-ics. No prior experienceis necessary. The classwill be taught by JenaBlacke, a current staffmember of the UpperValley Career CenterABLE program. Blackehas a degree in Educa-tion of Deaf Studies andis an American SignLanguage signer.

“We will provide thehuman interaction andreinforcement needed to

build confidence. Thisclass will offer opportu-nities to practice signingskills used in real-lifesituations,” said AnnettePaulus, program coordi-nator.

Registrants maychoose from two class of-ferings: 9 to 11 a.m. onTuesdays and Thurs-days, April 2 throughApril 18, or 6 to 8 p.m.Mondays and Wednes-days, April 8 throughApril 24. All classes willbe held at Upper ValleyCareer Center ATC,8901 Looney Road. Thecost of the course is $65.

For more informationor to register, contactPaulus at (937) 778-8419or email [email protected]. Registra-tions will be acceptedthrough March 26. Classsize is limited.

Sign languageclass offered

Lehman High School Founda-tion President Tom Westerheidewelcomed nearly 400 guests to thefoundation’s annual dinner re-cently. The highlight of the eventwas this year’s principal speaker,Chris Spielman. In addition, 2011Lehman Catholic grad AllisonGaier spoke, and awards werepresented to a number of donorsto the school.

The gala evening began withMass. The liturgy was celebratedin the school’s St. Elizabeth AnnSeton Chapel by the Rev. DanielHess, the school’s chaplain.

Immediately following, thoseattending enjoyed cocktails andhors d’oeuvres. The buffet dinnerwas catered by The Spot.

Standing ovationThe evening’s program in-

cluded invocation, offered by Sis-ter Ginny Scherer. The audiencegave Scherer a standing ovationwhen master of ceremonies ScottGreve noted that she was cele-brating her 50th year of teaching.Although Scherer has taught inother schools and served a 10-yearstint as co-principal of MarionCatholic High School, most of herteaching career has been spentteaching at Holy Angels andLehman Catholic.

Following dinner, LehmanCatholic President Mike Barhorstupdated those in attendance as tohow the school had thus far ex-pended the money raised throughthe Secure the Future Campaign.Barhorst also told his audience ofthe success of the school’s DebtElimination Campaign, which ranalmost simultaneously.

“The school is debt-free and hasbeen since the campaign was suc-cessfully completed,” Barhorststated. “This is the first time theschool has been debt free since1974!”

Barhorst andWesterheide thenpresented plaques to donors whohad reached giving plateaus.

Donors who contribute at least$5,000 to the school are eligible toreceive a Fellow Award. Thosewho contribute $25,000 or morereceive Bronze Fellow Awards.Donors who have contributed$50,000 or more receive SilverFellow Awards. Contributors whohave given $100,000 or more tothe school receive Gold FellowAwards. Platinum Fellow Awardsare presented to those who havecontributed $250,000 or more.This year, awards were presentedin each of the giving categories.

Gaier spoke about her experi-ences at Lehman and how theyprepared her for college.

‘Innate value’“My experience in the Catholic

school system taught me that Iwas created for a purpose. I haveinnate value,” she said. “There hasnever been, and there will neverbe another me. Therefore, I haveunique thoughts to offer theworld. My thoughts and opinionsmatter and if I do not share them,then everyone will miss out. Myfaith has taught me that I wasborn at this moment in history be-cause there is something here andnow that only I can do.”

A 2011 graduate of LehmanCatholic High School, Gaier is ma-joring in applied health sciencepre-physical therapy at BowlingGreen State University. Thedaughter of Dan and Deb Gaier, ofPiqua, Gaier is a member of Veri-tas, the Honors Student Associa-tion, GeoJourney Base Campus,Companions for Life and the Pre-Physical Therapy Club. In MiamiCounty she is a 4-H adviser forFamilies Are Forever 4-H Club, aMass server and Eucharistic min-ister at St. Boniface and a volun-teer at the Johnston Farm andIndian Agency.

Spielman, a high school andOhio State football legend andfour-time Pro-Bowl NationalFootball League linebacker, spoke

about his family’s trials followinghis wife’s diagnosis with breastcancer in 1998. The Spielmanfamily’s journey lasted 12 years.During those 12 years, Stephaniewould be cancer-free for a periodonly to have the cancer reoccur.Although Stephanie Spielmandied in 2009, her courage contin-ues to inspire others.

Spielman spoke about his ad-miration for the Lehman commu-nity.

‘Faith in God’“Faith in God is essential,”

Spielman stated. “The right tolife, something all of you under-stand, something you valuehighly, is something thatStephanie and I cherished. I en-courage you to continue yourwork here.”

Following Spielman’s address,Greve presented Spielman with acheck for the Spielman FamilyFoundation in appreciation forhis appearance. The benedictionwas offered by Hess.

The co-chairs for this year’sdinner were Colleen Gilardi,Stacy Scott and Juli Smith. In ad-dition, the planning committeealso included Barhorst,Garmhausen, Greve,Westerheideand Ken Schlater.

The Lehman High SchoolFoundation was chartered in1973 as a not-for-profit Ohio cor-poration. Originally founded toraise funds for capital improve-ments, the foundation now hasendowed funds for building im-provements, tuition assistance,and faculty salaries. In additionto Westerheide, the foundation’strustees include Walt Bennett,Treasurer Nick Bergman, BillBosway, Vice President JeffEarhart, John Frantz, SecretaryDan Freytag, John Garmhausen,Frank Gilardi, Peggy Henthorn,Jay Sargeant, Ken Schlater,Benny Scott, Sandy Shoemakerand Denny Sollmann.

Nearly 400 attend LehmanFoundation’s annual dinner

The University of Toledo awarded more than2,100 degrees during the fall 2012 commence-ment ceremonies.

Local students receiving degrees were:• Ian Nisonger, of Versailles, received a Bache-

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LOCAL NEWS Sidney Daily News,Monday,February 25,2013

BY FRANCISDRAKE

What kind of day willtomorrow be? To findout what the stars say,read the forecast givenfor your birth sign.For Wednesday,Feb. 27, 2013ARIES

(March 21 to April19)

This is a lovely dayto schmooze with oth-ers, particularly part-ners, close friends andeven members of thegeneral public. You feelupbeat, and you want toexpand your experienceof life. Yay you!

TAURUS(April 20 to May 20)Work-related travel

is possible today. Lookfor ways to expandwhat you do at work.Some of you might get araise, or at least praise.It’s all good.

GEMINI(May 21 to June 20)This is a playful, fun-

loving, flirtatious day.Slip away on a vacationif you can. Enjoy sports,parties, movies, playfultimes with children andromantic adventures.

CANCER(June 21 to July 22)This is an excellent

day to entertain athome. Invite the gangover for pizza and beer.Discussions with fe-male relatives will beparticularly upbeat andfriendly.

LEO(July 23 to Aug. 22)You’re unusually en-

thusiastic about lifetoday. You’re happy tobe in your shoes. This isa good day to relate toothers in group situa-tions. (Privately, you’reexcited about futuregoals.)

VIRGO(Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)Business and com-

merce certainly are fa-vored today. Trust yourmoneymaking ideas.Dealing with foreigncountries could be prof-itable. Don’t be afraidto think big.

LIBRA(Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)Today you feel warm

and friendly to every-one. (This is why othersare warm to you.) Youare generous, givingand feel a genuine con-cern for the welfare ofothers.

SCORPIO(Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)You might put the

needs of someone elsebefore your own today,because you feel self-less. This comes easilyto you. That’s becauseyou see the big pictureand you know what isright.

SAGITTARIUS(Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)Group activities, es-

pecially with females,will be upbeat and funtoday. Enjoy interactingwith someone from an-other culture. Shareyour dreams for the fu-ture.

CAPRICORN(Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)You make a great im-

pression on others today,but do be careful thatyou don’t promise morethan you can deliver.You’re confident; youlook good; that’s enough.

AQUARIUS(Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)To travel anywhere

will delight you today. Ifyou can’t travel, thenexpand your worldthrough study or talk-ing to other people.

PISCES(Feb. 19 to March 20)Others will be gener-

ous to you today, sokeep your pockets open.This is an excellent dayto discuss inheritancesor how to share or di-vide something.

YOU BORNTODAY You are an ex-cellent judge of charac-ter and a quick study.(You understand howthings work.) An inde-pendent thinker, youexplore life beyond con-ventional boundaries.You’re interested inmany subjects, which isone of the reasons oth-ers find you so enter-taining. Good news.Your year ahead mightbe one of the most pow-erful years of your life.Dream big!Birthdate of: Eliza-

beth Taylor, actress;John Steinbeck, author;Chelsea Clinton, TVcorrespondent.

YOUR HOROSCOPE

DR. WAL-LACE: I teachhigh schoolspeech andEnglish. Oneof my speechstudents has asevere stutter-ing problem. Iwould reallylike to helphim overcomethis handicap.I have gath-ered some use-ful information, but Iwas told by my princi-pal to contact you be-cause he remembersreading about stutter-ing in your column. Is itpossible that you mightenlighten me on thissubject? —Teacher, St.Louis, Mo.

TEACHER: Most ofmy information on stut-tering comes from theStuttering Foundationof America. This won-derful non-profit organ-ization has anabundance of referencematerials to helpfriends, parents andteachers with thosewho stutter. The follow-ing are recommenda-tions they offer whenworking with someonewho stutters:• Refrain from mak-

ing remarks like “Slowdown,” “Take a breath”or “Relax.” Such sim-plistic advice can beperceived as demeaningand is never helpful.• Maintain natural

eye contact and try notto look embarrassed orshocked. Just wait pa-tiently until the personis finished. You will betempted to finish sen-tences or fill in words.Try not to do this. (Youcan relate to this one).• Use a relatively

slow, relaxedrate in your ownconversationalspeech, but notso slow as tosound unnatu-ral.• Let the per-

son know byyour mannerand actions thatyou are listen-ing to what heor she says, nothow they say it.

• Be aware thatthose who stutter usu-ally have more troublecontrolling their speechwhile on the telephone.Please be extra patientin this situation. If thephone rings and youhear nothing when youanswer, make sure be-fore you hang up thatit’s not a person whostutters trying to initi-ate conversation.Please contact the

Stuttering Foundationat the toll-free tele-phone number (800)992-9392, or email [email protected] to them at P.O.Box11749, Memphis,TN 38111-0749.

DR. WALLACE: Iwill be graduating fromhigh school in a fewmonths with high hon-ors. My parents want tobuy me a car for mygraduation gift. Theysaid they will spend$15,000 for it. Both ofmy parents are lawyers,so they can afford it. Iwould rather have a$5,000 computer sys-tem, a $5,000 car and$5,000 in a bank sav-ings account. They in-sist that I should getthe $15,000 car becausethey don’t want me tohave a lot of car prob-

lems. What do youthink I should settlefor? —Shelby, Philadel-phia, Pa.

SHELBY: If youshop around, it’s possi-ble to get a decent auto-mobile for $5,000. Iprefer your 5-5-5 plan.You are a very fortu-nate young lady. I wishall the teens in theworld had a similarproblem.

DR. WALLACE: Ihave never been able tolean down and touchmy toes without bend-ing my knees. Thissounds silly, but I’m be-ginning to wonder if Ihave a disease. Is itpossible? Can you touchyour toes with straightlegs? —Teri, Columbus,Ind.

TERI: It’s possible tohave a disease, but Idon’t think so. I’d safelysay that there aremany people who can-not touch their toeswithout bending theirlegs, possibly becausethey are overweight, orthey have very longlegs. I gave it a try, andI couldn’t touch my toeswith straight legs —but my wife can!

Dr. Robert Wallacewelcomes questionsfrom readers. Althoughhe is unable to reply toall of them individually,he will answer as manyas possible in this col-umn. Email him [email protected] find out more aboutDr. Robert Wallace andread features by otherCreators Syndicatewriters and cartoonists,visit the Creators Syndi-cate website at www.cre-ators.com.

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The Sidney Coopera-tive Nursery School willbe holding its annualSpring Open House onSunday from 2 to 4 p.m.All perspective studentsand their parents are in-vited to attend. This isan excellent opportunityto tour the school, checkout the classroom, askquestions, and meet theteachers. Students arealso able to register forthe fall. A limited num-ber of slots are open forboth the morning and af-ternoon sessions so earlyregistration is suggested.Whether your child is

just beginning their pre-k education, or finishing

it up before their start tokindergarten, the SidneyCooperative NurserySchool has a program forthem. The NurseryClass meets two times aweek, either in the morn-ing or afternoon.New for the 2013-14

school year will be an op-tional third day to meetin the Nursery Enrich-ment Class.The Kindergarten

Readiness Class meets 3times a week, either inthe morning or after-noon, and also has an op-tional fourth day to meetfor the KindergartenReadiness EnrichmentClass. The Enrichment

Class emphasizes liter-acy, math, and scienceand encourages studentsto “think outside the box”with a more hands-onapproach.The Sidney Coopera-

tive Nursery School hasbeen serving childrenaged 3-5 in the Sidneyand surrounding area formore than 40 years. Theschool is a Step Up toQuality Award winningschool.Anyone interested in

more information isasked to call the schoolat 492-9744, or visitwww.sidneyco-op.com.The school is located at2220 N. Main Ave.

Open house planned for Sunday

BOTKINS — The Botkins Board ofEducation recently authorized Super-intendent Connie Schneider to beginthe process of acquiring land for a trackand approved upcoming student trips.Following an executive session to

discuss the purchase of property, theboard gave Schneider authority to startthe process of land acquisition for atrack and to place bids for a track,which will be located just south of thevillage park.The school received a $150,000 grant

toward the project, and boosters alsoare participating in financing the proj-ect.The board approved the following

overnight trips: the sixth-grade trip toHenry Ford Museum/Greenfield Vil-lage on May 9-10; FFA State Conven-tion onMay 2-3; and the Family,Careerand Community Leaders of AmericaState Convention on April 17-19.Book fees were approved for 2013-14

school year with no increases. Theschool also will be purchasing text-books for the 2013-14 school year.The board accepted the resignation

of Dave Maurer as junior varsity base-ball coach.In other personnel action, the fol-

lowing contracts were approved: Dy-

land Newman as throw coach ($514);Jenny Kinninger as varsity assistantsoftball coach ($1,523);KristenAlstaet-ter and Victoria Kesler as substituteteachers ($85 per day); Cheryl Fark assubstitute tutor/substitute teacher($18.50 per hour for substitute tutor,$85 per day for substitute teacher); andKathy Roggenkamp as interventionspecialist ($18.50 per hour).In other action the board:• Accepted the rates and amounts

determined by the Shelby CountyBudget Commission authorizing thenecessary tax levies and certifying tothe county auditor.• Joined the Ohio School BoardsAs-

sociation at a cost $2,981.• Passed a resolution authorizing

the board president and treasurer toenter into a construction contractor re-tainage escrow agreement with USBank National Association.• Approved a purchase order with

Dayton Power and Light for the cost toinstall three-phase electric service atthe new building site.• Learned the staff will participate

in ALICE training in preparation forthe 2013-14 school year. ALICE standsfor alert-lockdown-inform-counter-evacuate.

Botkins School toacquire land for track

OhioDominicanA Sidney student has

been named to thedean’s list at Ohio Do-minican University.Danyelle Delligatta,

of Sidney, was named tothe dean’s list for the

2012 fall semester.

Sarah Trisler, a soph-omore exercise sciencemajor at Grove CityCollege, has beennamed to the dean’s listwith distinction for the

fall 2012 semester.Trisler is a 2011 grad-

uate of Christian Acad-emy Schools and is thedaughter of Lee andSandra Trisler, of Sidney.Students eligible for

the dean’s list with dis-tinction a grade-pointaverage of 3.6 to 3.84.The college is located

at Grove City, Pa.

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For Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013ARIES (March 21 to April 19)Because you are fiercely curious aboutsomething today, you have the abilityto research anything. If you’re diggingfor facts (or juicy gossip), you’ll findthem!TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)In meetings with others today, you willbe surprisingly convincing. When youspeak, others will be ready to jump onyour bandwagon.GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)This is a powerful day to talk to au-thority figures, because you have con-viction in your words. You believe inwhat you’re saying, and, of course, agood product just sells itself, right?CANCER (June 21 to July 22)This is an easy day to study or maketravel plans or to convince others ofyour point of view regarding politics,religion or a philosophical question.People will listen to you.LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22)Today you are quick to defend yourown best interests in any disputesabout inheritances, shared property,insurance matters, taxes or debt. Youwill stand your ground and not give aninch.VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)You might attract someone who ispowerfully persuasive today, or inturn, you might be that individual. Ei-ther way, discussions with others aredynamic!LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)You can get an amazing amount doneat work today, and if possible, you willdelegate as well.You see what needs tobe accomplished, and you’re going togo for it.SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)This is a strong day for those of you in-volved in sports, the entertainmentworld or the hospitality industry.When you speak, your words havepower.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)Family discussions will be lively today.Avoid disputes, and keep things light.You don’t have to make others agreewith you; just speak your mind.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)This is a great day for those of you insales, marketing, acting, teaching orwriting, because you are mentally fo-cused and confident.Whatever you saywill carry weight.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)You will work very hard to earn moneytoday. Trust your moneymaking ideas,because they’re probably good. (Youmight talk yourself into a raise.)PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20)You’re unusually confident today, andyou know it.Whatever you say will in-fluence others because you believe inwhat you’re saying. You’re an exampleof the power of positive thinking.YOU BORN TODAY Because you areintelligent, intuitive and entertaining,you have the ability to arouse emo-tions and feelings in others. (This is apowerful gift.) Part of your appeal isthat you’re highly individualistic, plusyou have a magnetic effect on others.Your insights can be astonishinglycritical. The year ahead is the perfecttime to study or learn something valu-able for your future.Birthdate of: Victor Hugo, author;Erykah Badu, singer; Michael Bolton,singer.(c) 2013 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

HOROSCOPEBY FRANCES DRAKE

100 yearsFeb. 25, 1913

The memorial serv-ices in honor of thosewho had answered totheir last roll call thepast year was held Sun-day afternoon in theG.A.R. hall. The chap-lain, Rev. Dr. McCaslin,has made all thearrangements and wasto have had charge ofthe meeting, but beingconfined to his homewith sickness, he dele-gated T.B. Marshall tofill his place. Threedraped chairs stood infront of the commander’schair, being the numberwho had been wont tomeet there on like occa-sions .The adjutant thenread the service recordof the men honored onthis occasion-Joseph andMichael Schlitz.

———Misses Lulu and

Olive Ailes will leavethis evening for Chicagoand New York City,where they will buyspring and summer mer-chandise for their store.

———Louis Halberstein, of

the south side of thesquare, is remodelinghis store room. He ex-pects to refinish it withnew fixtures and addseveral new cases, usingevery available space inthe room, so he can in-crease the amount ofstock, he will carry tocorrespond with in-crease in his business.

75 yearsFeb. 25, 1938

The Shelby CountyBoard of Elections heldtheir organization meet-ing yesterday afternoonas prescribed by law andelected Dr. L.C. Pepper,chairman and Fares Al-lenbach, clerk. WithClyde Milhoff, deputyclerk. Other members ofthe board are: CharlesLehman, A.L. Sprague,and John Perrin. Theformer clerk, F.L.McLean. Who has heldthe position as clerk ordeputy clerk for the pastten years, resigned atthis meeting.

———The Fort Loramie

Old-Timers won fromthe Russia Old-gentsSunday afternoon by ascore of 17 to 15. Mem-bers of the Loramieteam included : Ed Mau-rer, Urb Wissman,Charles Midendorf, andClarence Larger, for-wards; Al Winner, cen-ter; Leo Greiner, HarryWendein and ClydeKiefer, guards.

50 yearsFeb. 25, 1963

MINSTER—MinsterState Bank opened itsdoors this morning forthe first day of businessin the new building lo-cated west of the oldbank on West ForthStreet. Still incompleteare the furnishings at

the drive-in window onthe north side of thebuilding. The buildingwas begun last summerafter two buildings wereremoved from the lot tomake way for the bankand a large parking areato the rear.

———LOCKINGTON — A

house on Miami-Conser-vancy road burned tothe ground Fridayevening leaving a familyof four homeless. Mr.and Mrs. Charles Jack-son and their two chil-dren were at the home ofMr. and Mrs. John B.Jones all night aftertheir house caught firefrom a faulty flue atabout 6:30 P.M. whenthey were all at home.Robert Rexrode was theofficer in charge of theLockington fire depart-ment that answered thecall. Fireman were ham-pered in fighting theblaze by near zeroweather.

25 yearsFeb. 25, 1988

Elizabeth Ann Dorseyis a little fighter whoseems to thrive on bat-tling overwhelmingodds. She may be littlebut her mother as wellas doctors and nurses atMiami Valley Hospitalin Dayton believe she ismighty. Born nearly fourmonths premature onDec. 29, she is believedto be the smallest babyto survive in the hospi-tal’s neonatal intensivecare unit. Her determi-nation and will to livehave endeared her inthe hearts of many.Weighing in at nearly 2pounds 5 ounces she stillfaces many weeks ofhospitalization. Doctorsand nurses point outthat she has alreadycome a long way on theroad to recovery. (In2013 Elizabeth is aliveand well.)

———Maggi Williams said

she was taught never tobrag about herself, butshe can be excused fordoing so this year be-cause her coaching effortwith the Sidney HighYellow Jackets may havebeen her bestt ever. Ms.Williams led the Sidneyteam to an 18-2 overallrecord and a share of theGreater Miami ValleyConference title, and itall came in a year whenmany fans figured Sid-ney’s dominance in girlsbasketball might beheaded off.

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DEAR DR.ROACH: Howis pheochromo-cytoma diag-nosed? What isits effect onblood pressure?— M.K.ANSWER: A

pheochromocy-toma is a rare,noncanceroustumor of theadrenal gland.It secretesadrenalin (epi-nephrine) or a closelyrelated substance thatcan dramatically in-crease blood pressure.Classically, the bloodpressure in a personwith a pheochromocy-toma (often called“pheo” in medical ver-nacular) is sometimesnormal and sometimessky-high. However,some people have mod-erate elevations all thetime. Flushing sensa-tion is also characteris-tic for this tumor.

The diagnosisusually is madeby collectingurine for 24 hoursand testing forthe presence of el-evated levels ofadrenalin, al-though if theblood pressure isvery high at thetime, a simpleblood draw canmake the diagno-sis.T r e a t m e n t

usually is with surgery,although medication isused in the short term tokeep blood pressureunder control, especiallyduring anesthesia. Thisneeds to be done by anexperienced team.Pheochromocytoma

often is suspected andseldom found. But welook even though this isa rare condition, becauseit is so important to findthem, as the extremeblood pressure rise canbe very dangerous.

DEAR DR. ROACH:Several months ago, Ifell asleep while drivingand had an accidentwith another car. I havenot driven since, and Ido not intend to until Iam cured of fallingasleep, which also occurswhen I am a passenger.What should I do? —M.J.N.ANSWER: Falling

asleep at times you don’twant to can be caused bymany different prob-lems. Obstructive sleepapnea may be the mostcommon now. Peoplewith sleep apnea stopbreathing during sleep,and do not sleep well atnight, being constantlyawakened for a few sec-onds to breathe. Theyusually are unaware ofit, although their bedpartners usually are.Snoring is very common,and as the disease getsworse, the person withsleep apnea falls asleepmore and more easily

during the day andevening. Narcolepsy andepilepsy are other possi-bilities as well, and cancertainly cause automo-bile accidents.You are exactly right

not to drive until youhave had a thorough ex-amination. A sleep spe-cialist or neurologistprobably is your bestbet.

Dr. Roach regretsthat he is unable toanswer individual let-ters, but will incorpo-rate them in thecolumn wheneverpossible. Readersmay email questionsto ToYourGood-Healthmed.cornell.edu or request an orderform of availablehealth newsletters ormail questions to P.O.Box 536475, Orlando,FL 32853-6475. Healthnewsletters may beordered fromwww.rbmamall.com.

DEARABBY:My two adultgranddaughtershave rejected me,their dotingg r a n d f a t h e r.Their father gaveme this explana-tion: “They areuncomfortablewith the way yourub their shoul-ders and necks.”These girls

and both parentshave misinterpreted myinnocent expressions ofaffection, which haven’tchanged since the girlswere little. The onlychange is in their per-ception of my actions.I am devastated. I

asked twice to meet withthese family members todiscuss their concerns. Ithas been three months;

no meeting timehas been offered.There has beenno contact, andneither girl hascalled me for anyreason this year.I can’t just

stop loving thosewith whom Ihave forged a 20-year bond of af-fection. How canthis rupture berepaired? —

GRIEVING GRAND-DADDEAR GRIEVING

GRANDDAD: Clearly,there is a need for someprofessional mediationhere, provided yourgranddaughters andtheir parents are willing.If your touches havebeen regarded as inap-propriate, you should

have been warned aboutit years ago.Obviously something

has made your grand-daughters uncomfort-able, and the rupturewon’t heal until it can bediscussed openly.DEAR ABBY: Lately

I have noticed that peo-ple are bringing theirdogs shopping withthem. I’m not talkingabout service dogs, butpets.The other day, a

woman brought her doginto the grocery store.While I’ll admit the

little thing looked cutesitting in the shoppingcart, someone else’s foodwill be in that cart next,and who knows wherethat dog’s feet havebeen?Why does manage-

ment allow this? I’mwilling to bet money thatif I were to bring my pitbull, “Bruiser,” inside thegrocery store with me,I’d be stopped immedi-ately. Talk about a dou-ble standard. I welcomeyour comments. —ASKANCE IN POWAY,CALIF.DEAR ASKANCE:

You should speak to thestore manager and askwhy it was permitted,because I was underthe impression thathealth laws do not per-mit canines inside es-tablishments that sellfood — unless they areservice dogs. “Bruiser”might be unwelcomenot because of his size,but because there isconcern about thebreed’s reputation.

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Infection PreventionistCoordinator

Grand Lake Health System has a part time day shift opportunityavailable for an Infection Preventionist Coordinator. Must be aRegistered Nurse with at least 5 years of clinical experience.Bachelor’s degree in nursing or business required. Excellentinterpersonal skills in working with patients, families, outside

regulatory agencies, hospital personnel and medical staff. Mustdemonstrate the ability to collect and analyze data. Must exhibitversatility in order to meet deadlines and coordinate complexwork facets simultaneously. Must be able to sit for long periodsof time and perform extensive amounts of reading and writing.Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Must be willing to attain certification. Previous infectionprevention experience preferred, but not required.

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CAUTIONWhether posting or re-sponding to an advertise-ment, watch out for offersto pay more than the ad-vertised price for theitem. Scammers will senda check and ask the sellerto wire the excessthrough Western Union(possibly for courier fees).The scammer's check isfake and eventuallybounces and the sellerloses the wired amount.While banks and WesternUnion branches aretrained at spotting fakechecks, these types ofscams are growing in-creasingly sophisticatedand fake checks oftenaren't caught for weeks.Funds wired throughWestern Union or Money-Gram are irretrievableand virtually untraceable.

If you have questionsregarding scams likethese or others, please

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NOTICEInvestigate in full beforesending money as anadvance fee. For furtherinformation, call orwrite:

Better BusinessBureau

15 West Fourth St.Suite 300

Dayton, OH 45402www.dayton.bbb.org

937.222.5825This notice is providedas a public service by

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MATH TUTORING FREEby appointment only.Professional licensed byOhio Department ofEducation. (937)492-5992

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CHILDCARE SUBSTITUTE

PT position working withchildren ages 6 weeksto 12 years.

Hours vary 20 to 40hours per week. Mondayto Friday.

Must be 18 years of ageor older with a highschool diploma or GED.Early Childhood Degreeor demonstrated experi-ence preferred.

CALL:(937)498-2273ext. 217 or 221

orapply at:

Sidney-Shelby CountyYMCA

EOE

CHILD CARERECEPTIONIST

P/T Position workingas receptionist inChild DevelopmentCenter. Hours are2:45 to 5:45pm perweek, Monday to Fri-day. Must be 18 yearsof age or older with aHS diploma or GED.Good written and ver-bal communicationskills and computerknowledge required.

Apply at:Sidney-Shelby County

YMCACall:

(937)498-2273x 217 or 221

EOE

Management ConsultingInc. is searching for fulltime employees for itsODOT contract in SidneyOH.

Parts Store Supervisor –Job Number 2013-1521Qualified candidates musthave 1 year experience ineach of the following:computer auto/HD truckparts knowledge, invento-ry and customer service;valid driver's license, 2years driving experience,24 hour availability.

Parts Counterperson –Job Number 2013-1522Qualified candidates musthave 1 year computer ex-perience, 1 year auto/HDtruck parts experience,valid driver's license, 2years driving experience,24 hour availability.

Parts Delivery Driver –Job Number 2013-1524Qualified candidates musthave 24 hour availabilityand valid driver's licensewith two years driving ex-perience.

All positions require astate police backgroundcheck, DMV, background,and credit check.

Apply online at www.man-coninc.com or fax resumeto: (757)457-9345 EOE E-Verify MANCON(888)892-0787.

ADMINISTRATIVE/ACCOUNTINGASSISTANT

Part time

B&L Labeling in Piqua isseeking a bright, profes-sional and energetic in-dividual for Admin andAcctg support. Respon-sibilities include orderprocessing, billing, A/R,A/P, main phone sup-port, job cost trackingand other admin duties.Approx 30 hrs/week.

Please send resume to:[email protected]

or fax to: (937)773-9020EOE

Construction ServiceCompany seeking:

TEAM LEADERSValid class A CDL re-quired

HELPERSValid Driverʼs Licenserequired

WORK/ TRAVELSCHEDULE

8 days on/6 days off.Job duties require onsitephysical labor in thecommercial flat roof in-dustry, 11 hrs per day.PAID travel, motel, perdiem. Health insurance,401K, paid time off.

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$ BASE PAY +OVER-TIME PAY + BONUSES+ PREVAILING WAGEOPPORTUNITIES $

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REQUIREMENTSMust be 21 yrs of age(due to interstate trav-el/FMSCA regulations)Valid Driverʼs Licensewith MINIMAL points NODUIs or DWIs Ability topass BackgroundChecks Drug ScreenPre-Hire & RandomDOT Physical

Contact Tricia at:

RK Hydro-Vac, Inc322 Wyndham Way

Piqua OH 45356

(800)754-9376

[email protected]

ENROLLMENT/MATCH SUPPORT

SPECIALIST

Full time includingsome evenings andweekends. Requiresflexible hours andsome travel betweencounties. Minimum ofbachelor degree in so-cial services, humanresources or relatedfield required, alongwith a high level ofcustomer service, fo-cusing on volunteermanagement andchild safety. Compen-sation will commen-surate with experi-ence.

Interested applicantsmay send cover letterand resume to:

BBBS of Shelby &Darke CountyPO Box 885

Sidney, Ohio 45365

or [email protected]

Applicants will beconsidered throughclose of businessMarch 15, 2013

FENIX, LLC

PRODUCTIONTEAM

MEMBERSSeeking team memberswho want to build a ca-reer with our growingcompany. The ideal can-didate should be highlymotivated, excel in teamenvironments and, have3-5 years of manufactur-ing experience. Theplant operates on a12-hour shift basis withcurrent openings on the7pm to 7am shift. Weoffer a highly competi-tive wage and full bene-fits.

Please send resumesto:

HUMAN RESOURCES319 S. Vine St.

Fostoria, OH 44830

FinancialAssistant

Shelby County Educa-tional Service Center isseeking a full-time finan-cial assistant to start nolater than April 1, 2013.Responsibilities includepayroll and accountspayable. Must be de-tailed oriented and haveaccounting background.Payroll experience pre-ferred. Great benefits,including health insu-rance.

Send your letter ofinterest, resume, andreferences to:

Jana Barhorst, OfficeManager

Shelby County ESC129 E. Court StreetSidney, Ohio 45365

Applications will beaccepted until 4pmFriday, March 8, 2013

NOW HIRING!

Coilplus Berwick will ac-cept applications on:

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Evaluation hire positionswith great pay andbenefits. Seeking ma-chine & forklift operatorswith great math skills,strong attention to detailand the ability to lift 50+pounds repetitively.

Apply:100 Steelway Drive

Piqua, Ohio

We Support a Drug FreeWorkplace

PART TIME Bartender/Server working Wednes-days, Fridays & Satur-days. Pick up applicationat: The Moose Lodge,(937)492-5500.

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Wanted-Full Time Pow-der Coater, Local Pow-der Coating Company isseeking an experiencedCoater who is self moti-vated, with strong workethics. We offer com-petitive wages, healthinsurance and retire-ment.

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The Piqua Daily Call is seeking an individual to write as a

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Candi Cook, John & Brenda Weiss

2013 Baby Album2013 Baby Album(Babies born January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012)

Publication Date:

April 18, 2013Deadline:

March 27, 2013The album will be published in the

April 18 edition of the

ONLY

$2250* Twins are handled as Two photos* Enclose photo, form and $22.50

Mail or bringinformation to:

Attn: Baby Album1451 North Vandemark Road

Sidney, OH 45365

2013 Baby AlbumPLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY - Any names that do not fit in the allowed space will be subject to editing.

*Child’s Name _____________________________________________________________________

*City ____________________________________________ *Birthday ________________________

*Parents’ Names ___________________________________________________________________

**Grandparents’ Names ______________________________________________________________

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� Please mail my photo back. SASE enclosed. (Not responsible for photos lost in the mail.)

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Extra copies are available for $100. You may have them held in our office or mailed to your home. There is adelivery fee of $5 for postal delivery + $100 per copy.

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SANITATIONPOSITION

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTYNotice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to the sat-

isfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on3/13/2013 at on or after 9:30 am at the Extra Space Storage fa-cility located at: EXTRA SPACE STORAGE, 700 Russell Rd., Sid-ney, OH 45365The personal goods stored therein by the following may in-

clude, but are not limited to general household, furniture,boxes, clothes and appliances.Unit 3405: Brenda Graham, East Main St., Piqua, OH 45356,

Household items, furniture; Unit 1410: W. Brandon Benavente, P.O.Box 404, Anna, OH 45302, Sectional sofa, dressers, mattresses.Unit 7416: Nathaniel Pence, 3402 N. KutherRd., Sidney, OH 45365, tools, tool cabinet, boxes; Unit 1215:Joshua Ashcraft, 1125 Hilltop Ave. Apt E, Sidney, OH 45365, golfclubs, lamp set, boxes; Unit 2112: Joe Burt, 617 S. Walnut, Sidney,OH 45365, paintball gun, microwave, vacuum; Unit 2305:LaShonda Hixon, Mt. Vernon Pl., Sidney, OH 45365, TV, side ta-bles, boxes; Unit 2226: Elizabeth McKenzie, 305 S. Main St. Apt C,Sidney, OH 45365, wooden bed frame, clothes, TV; Unit 2225: Kar-rin Dobbis, 18800 State Route 47, Sidney, OH 45365, kitchen table,kid toys, bags of clothes; Unit 7121: Jeff Brooks, 352 Park St., Sid-ney, OH 45365, 3 bikes, recliners, telescope; Unit 2209: PatriciaGrady, P.O. Box 524, Sidney, OH 45365, 3 end tables, small dresser.Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the

time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed atthe time of purchase. Extra Space Storage reserves the rightto refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. AuctioneerJoseph C. Tate as executive administrator.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGSIDNEY CITY COUNCILCITY OF SIDNEY, OHIO

Planning Commission Case No. Z-13-01Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on

MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013, as part of the City Council meet-ing, which begins at 6:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of theSidney Municipal Building, Sidney, Ohio. Council is to make arecommendation in the matter of:THE CITY OF SIDNEY IS PROPOSING VARIOUS AMEND-

MENTS TO THE ZONING CODE (PART 11, TITLE 1 OF THECODE OF ORDINANCES) RELATED TO PRIVATE SWIMMINGPOOLS IN CHAPTERS 1103; 1107; 1111; 1113; 1115;1117;1119; AND 1155.Any person or persons having an interest in, or being affected

by, this matter are welcome to attend the public hearing to ex-press their concern and/or present written statements for CityCouncil to consider in its review of this proposal. Informationconcerning the matter may be reviewed in the office of Planningand Zoning, Municipal Building. Any person with a disability re-quiring special assistance should contact me at 498-8131.Barbara Dulworth, AICPCommunity Services Director

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All real estate advertising inthis newspaper is subject tothe federal fair housing actof 1968 which makes it ille-gal to advertise any prefer-ence, limitation or discrimi-nation based on race, color,religion, sex, handicap,familial status or nationalorigin, or an intention tomake any such preferencelimitation or discrimination.This newspaper will notknowingly accept anyadvertising for real estatewhich is in violation of thelaw. Our readers are here-by informed that alldwellings advertised in thisnewspaper are available onan equal opportunity basis.

SECRETARY/RECEPTIONIST

POSITIONSend resume by:03.04.2013 to:

Attn: HRPO Box 550

Botkins, OH 45306

Ag Trucking, Incis looking for DieselTechnicians for a newfacility in Sidney, OH

Requirements:• Available for days,Mon-Fri

• Must own your owntools

• School certificationorsome experience

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FAIRFIELD — MasonCalvert finished second Sat-urday in the Di-vision I DistrictWrestling Tour-nament topunch his ticketto the StateWrestling Meetthis week inColumbus.Calvert won

three straightmatches at 138 pounds beforelosing in the championshipbout.He won 11-14, 7-1 and 11-

3, then lost to Sams of Fair-field 6-1.“Mason had a solid district

meet,” said Sidney coach Jim

McCracken. “He controlledthe action throughout the firstthree rounds and was never ina situation where he was be-hind or even in trouble at all.His experience from last sea-son at the district and statemeet helped him stay focused.“But in the finals, he never

really got started on his feet,”McCracken added. “Sams is athree-time state qualifier andhis wrestling style really hurtMason”Calvert will make his sec-

ond appearance at state andwill try to improve upon lastyears sixth-place finish. He is34-5.Garrick Ginter was sixth at

160, winning his first match

on a pin in 1:09, then losing19-4. He came back to pin in1:29 and won 6-0 before beingpinned in 1:26 and losing hisfinal match 12-6.“His was a loaded class,”

said McCracken.Ginter’s two pins gave him

a school single-season recordthat stood since 2004. Hecloses out the season 37-11.At 113, Jacob Sharp fin-

ished 1-2. His win gave him30 on the season, the finalmark being 30-15.Alex Willman was also 1-2

at 120 pounds and finished 32-14, and at 182, Jacob Lochardwas 1-2 to finish 28-17.At 195, Noah Straman

picked up a win in the conso-

lations and finished the year24-19, and at 285, MauriceIckes lost two in a row andfinished the season 25-18.“I was happy to win four of

five matches in the first con-solation round,” said Mc-Cracken. “We only lost onewrestler after that first nightand that might be a first forus. We won several dogfightsand I was proud of the wayour kids battled. I would haveliked to get another wrestleror two to state but overall, wehad a great year.”The State Wrestling Tour-

nament starts Thursday andruns through Saturday atOhio State’s SchottensteinCenter.

Calvert going back to state

Calvert

TIPP CITY — It camedown to what Anna headcoach Jack Billing said afterthe game – “our girls arementally tough and find away to win.”The much-anticipated sec-

tional final battle between the20-4 LadyRockets and the 21-3Versailles Lady Tigers was allit was cracked up to be, Annarallying in the closing minutesto pull out a 47-44 thriller andadvance to the Division III Dis-trict championship Saturday atSpringfield.The win came despite the

Lady Rockets trailing for mostof the game, although it wastight throughout.Versailles led by as many

as eight in the first half, butthe Lady Rockets weren’tgoing anywhere, and by thehalf, it was anybody’s game.Anna still trailed by one

after three periods, at 36-35.Versailles led 38-35 when

Natalie Billing scored to cutthe lead down to one. Aftertwo Katie Heckman freethrows, Anna scored again tokeep it at one point, and thenafter two more Versailles freethrows made it 42-39, EricaHuber drained a huge three-point to knot the game up at42-42.Versailles was hurt when

Heckman, its leading scorer,picked up her fifth foul with1:30 left, and Billing hit bothtosses to make it 44-42.Cayla Bensman hit a free

throw to make it 45-42 butVersailles got a bucket fromRachel Kremer to make it 45-44.Anna misfired at the free

throw line and Versailles hadpossession but a costlyturnover gave the ball back toAnna and Huber added twomore free throws to put itaway.Huber picked up her fourth

foul with still seven minutesleft in the third quarter.Whenshe re-entered the game inthe final period, Billing playedoffense-defense with her asmuch as possible to keep heraway from her fifth foul.She finished with 14,

Billing added 12 and C. Bens-man 11.Brooke Pothast had 12 for

Versailles and Heckman andAmanda Winner 10.Anna outrebounded the

taller Lady Tigers 34-31.“I thought we did a good job

of keeping their off theboards,” said Billing. “Theycame out physical.”

Anna (47)Bensman 1-0-2; Huber 4-4-14;

Blankenship 2-0-4; Billing 2-8-12; C.Bensman 4-3-11; Noffsinger 2-0-4.Totals: 15-15-47.

Versailles (44)Kramer 2-0-5; Winner 1-8-10;

Bruns 1-0-2; McEldowney 1-0-3;Pothast 5-2-12; Harman 1-0-2; Heck-man 5-0-10. Totals: 16-10-44.

Score by quarters:Anna .............................10 24 35 47Versailles ......................14 23 36 44

Three-pointers: Anna 2 (Huber

2); Versailles 2 (Kramer, McEl-downey).

Records: Both teams 21-4.Next game: Saturday, district fi-

nals, 3 p.m. at Springfield HighSchool vs. Hamilton Badin.

——Top-seeded LadyRedskins win bigThe top-seeded Fort Lo-

ramie Lady Redskins rolledto an easy win in the SidneyDivision IV Sectional finalsSaturday, beating Triad 66-46.The win puts Loramie at

22-3 and advances the LadyRedskins to the district finalsSaturday at Tipp City at 3p.m. against Franklin-Mon-roe.It was the third straight

rout by Fort Loramie in thesectional, coming on the heelsof 92-15 and 90-20 scores inthe first two tournament out-ings. The Lady Redskinswasted no time in puttingTriad away, running to a 22-8lead after a quarter andstretching the bulge to 42-20at the half.Darian Rose was outstand-

ing again for Loramie, finish-ing with 24, including 8-for-9from the free throw line. Shehad eight in the first quarter,while teammate Renae Meyerhad six on her way to 15 forthe game. Megan Imwalleadded 10 points.Fort Loramie was 13-for-15

from the line for the game.Triad (46)

J. Ober 2-0-4; D. Ober 3-2-9;McKenzie 2-4-9; Simmons 4-0-8;Opecchio 5-2-12; Welty 2-0-4. Totals:18-8-46.

Fort Loramie (66)Hoying 2-1-5; Imwalle 5-0-10;

Rose 8-8-24; Brandewie 1-1-3; Meyer7-1-15; Ordean 2-2-6; Boerger 1-0-3.Totals: 26-13-66.

Score by quarters:Triad ...............................8 20 34 46

Loramie ........................22 42 51 66Three-pointers: Triad 2 (D. Ober,

McKenzie); Loramie 1 (Boerger).Records: Loramie 22-3

Lady Rockets rally for D-III title

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ANNA’S CAYLA Benman (right) puts a block on a Versailles shot in Division III Sectional finalaction Saturday at Tipp City. Anna rallied to beat the Lady Tigers 47-44.


RUSSIA’S CLAUDIA Monnin tries to go up for a shot, butCourtney Romero of Mechanicsburg gets a hand on the ballin sectional final action Saturday at Sidney.

Play in districttourney Saturdayin Springfield

See GIRLS/Page 18

REPLAY

50 years agoFeb. 25, 1963

Don Shatto approached the‘700’ level to head the Kingand Queeners in their round atHoliday Lanes. Shatto sluggedout a splendid 684 series,marked by a 258-210-216skien, giving him admission tothe “250 Club.’

25 years agoFeb. 25, 1988

Coach John Hill of Heidel-berg said Tony Meyer “rose tothe top” Wednesday and theresult was a 62-54 win in theOhio Conference Tournament.The Jackson Center grad tookover down the stretch, hittingeight straight points to lead toa win over Capital.

TODAY’S SPORTS

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against the Cincinnati RedsSunday.

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Boys basketball, Division IV Sec-tional at Piqua, both games(Fairlawn-Fort Loramie; Botkins-Mechanicsburg) Air time 5:40p.m.

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Boys basketball, Division IV Sec-tional at Piqua, both games(Jackson Center-Mississinawa;Houston-Lehman) Air time 5:40p.m.

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Boys basketball, Division IV Sec-tional finals at Piqua. Air time6:40 p.m.

11997777 — Pete Maravich of theNew Orleans Jazz scores 68points, the most by an NBAguard, in a 124-107 victory overthe New York Knicks. Only WiltChamberlain and Elgin Baylorhad scored more points in anNBA game.

ON THIS DATE IN

PIQUA — TheLehman boys basketballteam opened Piqua D-IVsectional play with a 63-39 win over RiversideSaturday.The Cavaliers will

now play Houston in sec-ond round action at 7:30p.m.Wednesday night.Nathan Hall had the

Cavaliers first two bas-kets and Lehman nevertrailed.“I thought Nathan

(Hall) got us off to a faststart,” Lehman coach Isi-aiah Williams said. “Ithought he played wellfor us tonight.”When Greg Spearman

and Connor Richard hitconsecutive 3-point fieldgoals early in the secondquarter, Lehman was up20-8 and the Cavalierswere never seriouslychallenged after that.Spearman led

Lehman with 20 pointsand eight rebunds, whileHall had 10 points andfive rebounds. Richardscored nine points andMichael Jacob grabbedeight rebounds.Bollinger had 13

points and 11 reboundsto lead Riverside.Lehman was 26 of 55

from the floor for 47 per-cent and six of 16 fromthe line for 38 percent.Riverside was 11 of 51from the floor for 22 per-cent and 16 of 24 fromthe line for 67 percent.Lehman won the bat-

tle of the boards 43-27and had 13 turnovers toRiverside’s 19.

Riverside (39)Greene 0-2-2, Bollinger 5-3-

13, Lane 1-0-2, Shough 1-4-6,Mechling 1-2-4, Kelsey 2-1-6,Miller 1-4-6. Totals: 11-16-39.

Lehman (63)Richard 3-0-9, Husa 1-1-3,

Frantz 0-2-2, Spearman 9-1-20,Hall 5-0-10, Jacob 1-0-2, West-erheide 0-2-2, Rourke 3-0-6,Tharon Goins 2-0-5, Selsor 2-0-4. Totals: 26-6-63.

Score by quarters:Riverside..............8 16 25 39Lehman..............14 29 42 63

Three-pointers: Riverside1 (Kelsey); Lehman 5 (Richard3, Spearman, Goins.

Records: Lehman 10-13,Riverside 6-17.

Next game: Wednesday,sectional semifinals at Piquaat 7:30 vs. Houston.

——Top-seeded

Tigers advancePIQUA — The top-

seeded Jackson CenterTigers rolled to an easyopening-round win, beat-ing Bradford 55-33 tosnap a two-game losingstreak to end the regularseason.The Tigers are now

19-4 on the year andplay in the semifinalsWednesday at 6 p.m.against Mississinawa.The Tigers led 12-6

after a quarter, thenpulled away from theRailroaders to a 24-11lead at the half.Alex Meyer did the

damage for the Tigers,with seven in the open-ing quarter and eightmore in the second tooutscore Bradford byfour by himself.The Tigers then

outscored the Railroad-ers 21-2 in the thirdquarter to turn it into arout.Meyer led Jackson

Center with 20 pointsand six rebounds.Bradford was 14 of 34

from the floor for 41 per-cent.Jackson Center was

21 of 45 from the floorfor 47 percent and nineof 13 from the line for 69percent.The Tigers won the

battle of the boards 21-14 and both teams hadnine turnovers.

Bradford (33)Wirrig 1-2-4, Swabb 3-2-8,

Wysong 4-1-9, Arnett 1-0-2,Hoelscher 4-0-8, Arnett 1-0-2.Totals: 14-5-33.

Jackson Center (55)Meyer 7-4-20, Elchert 3-0-7,

Wildermuth 3-1-8,Winner 0-2-

2, Ryder 3-0-6, Wahrer 3-1-7,Frye 1-0-2, Hensley 1-1-3. To-tals: 21-9-55.

Score by quarters:Bradford...............6 11 13 33JC .......................12 24 45 55

Three-pointers: JacksonCenter 4 (Meyer 2, Elchert,Wildermuth); Bradford 0.

Records: Jackson Center19-4, Bradford 4-19.

Next game: Wednesday,sectional semifinals at Piquaat 6 p.m. vs. Mississinawa.

——Jackets bowtop top-seedCENTERVILLE —

Sidney proved to be nomatch for the top-seededWayne Warriors in Divi-sion I Sectional BoysBasketball at CentervilleSaturday, losing 99-33.The loss ended Sid-

ney’s season at 3-20.The Jackets fell be-

hind 23-7 after a quarter,and were then outscored31-9 in the second quar-ter to trail 54-16 at theintermission.“They shot well andwe

didn’t,” said Sidney coachGreg Snyder. “We turnedthe ball over too muchand they really feasted onthat. But I’m proud of thekids for sticking througha tough season.”Tyree Manley led the

Jackets with 12 points.Sidney (33)

Heath 2-1-6; Daniel 1-2-4;Manley 4-3-12; Taborn 0-1-1;Herd 2-0-4; Beigel 1-0-3;Echols 1-0-3. Totals: 11-7-33.

Wayne (99)Ortiz 6-0-14; Clark 6-4-16;

Kinnel 4-0-9; Ford 5-0-12; Reed2-2-6;Wagner 4-2-10;Williams2-0-4; Trice 5-2-14; Russell 1-4-6; Landers 4-0-8. Totals: 39-14-99.

Score by quarters:Sidney ..................7 16 28 33Wayne.................23 54 80 99

Three-pointers: Sidney 4(Heath, Manley, Beigel,Echols);Wayne 7 (Trice 2, Ortiz2, Ford 2, Kinnel).

Records: Sidney 3-20,Wayne 19-4.

——Rockets upsetCarlisle 56-54NEW CARLISLE —

Chandon Williams fol-lowed up a missed shotand stuck it back in withthree seconds left to givethe Anna Rockets a 56-54 upset victory over

Carlisle in Division IIISectional action atTecumseh High School.Anna goes to 10-13

and advances to the semi-finals Tuesday againstMiami East at 6:30.Carlisle, the No. 5

seed, finishes 17-6.“We were down five

with three minutes to gobut we came back andtook the lead with 24seconds left on a bucketby Joel Albers,”said Anna coach NateBarhorst. “They wereable to get a stickback totie it, but Chandon cameout of nowhere to get thewinning bucket.”Williams finished

with 21, Carter Bens-man had 14 and JoshRobinson 12 for Anna.

Anna (56)C. Bensman 5-0-14; Chr.

Williams 0-2-2; Robinson 4-3-12; Ch.Williams 8-4-21; Albers3-1-7. Totals: 20-10-56.

Carlisle (54)Cunningham 4-0-8; Butler

2-1-5; Goodtaster 7-5-20; Jack-son 0-1-1-; Milton 4-1-9; Lie-ungh 5-1-11. Totals: 22-9-54.

Score by quarters:Anna...................14 23 37 56Carlisle.................9 24 39 54

Three-pointers: Anna 6(Bensman 4, Robinson, Ch.Williams); Carlisle 1 (Good-taster).

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Next game: Saturday, dis-trict finals at Tipp City, 3 p.m.vs. Franklin-Monroe.

——Lady Raiders losein sectional finalsThe Russia Lady

Raiders battled backfrom a slow start and a15-point deficit in thefirst half to pull evenwith second-seeded Me-chanicsburg at 33-33with 6:22 remaining inthe game Saturday.But from that point to

the end, the Lady Indi-ans outscored them 17-2to come away with a 50-35 victory over the LadyRaiders in the DivisionIV Sectional finals Sat-urday afternoon at Sid-ney High School.The Lady Raiders, the

third-seed, bow out witha final 16-8 record. Me-chanicsburg advances tothe district at Tipp CitySaturday.The Lady Indians

came out and dominatedthe early porion of thegame, sprinting to an 11-2 lead and holding a 14-5 margin after a quarter.It was 27-16 at the half,but Russia had a goodthird quarter, cutting themargin to just four at 33-29 heading to the finalperiod.Shana Meyer got hot

for Russia and hit back-to-back jumpers to pullher team even at 33-33with 6:22 still to go inthe contest.But Jamie Dodane

put Mechanicsburg backon top with a bucket,then after a Russia miss,Brooke Dodane drove,scored and was fouled,converting the three-point play to push thelead back to 38-33.Claudia Monnin

scored to cut the lead to38-35 but CourtneyRomero hit two freethrows and J. Dodanescored to make it 42-35with under two minutesto play.At the other end, Rus-

sia was called for an of-fensive foul, and J.Dodane followed withtwo free throws and abucket to make it 46-35.And there wasn’t enoughtime left for anotherRussia comeback.Mechanicsburg was 9-

for-9 from the line in thefinal period.Meyer led Russia

with 10 points.Russia (35)

Monnin 4-0-9; Borchers 1-2-4; Wilson 1-2-4; Kearns 1-0-3;

Heaton 1-0-3; Meyer 4-2-10;Daniel 1-0-2. Totals: 13-6-35.

Mechanicsburg (50)Cochran 2-0-5; Romero 1-3-

5; B.Dodane 3-1-8; J. Dodane 9-6-25; Hux 2-2-7. Totals:17-12-50.

Score by quarters:Russia...................5 16 29 35Mechanicsburg...14 27 33 50

Three-pointers: Mechan-icsburg 4 (Cochran, D. Dodane,J. Dodane, Hux); Russia 3(Monnin, Kearns, Heaton).

Records: Russia 15-8, Me-chanicsburg 22-3.

——Lady Jackets fallto No. 2 FairmontLEBANON — The

Sidney Lady Jacketsmade a nice tournamentrun this season in Divi-sion I play at Lebanon,but it came to an end Sat-urday against the state’sNo 2-ranked team, Fair-mont, in a 58-21 verdict.The loss ended Sid-

ney’s season at 15-10while Fairmont ad-vances with a 22-1 mark.The Lady Jackets fell

behind 21-10 after onequarter and were down15 at the half.“Fairmont took con-

trol from the start, hit-ting three threes to goup 9-0,” said Sidneycoach Megan Mummey.“We held our own in thefirst half but Fairmontplayed tremendous de-fense in the second halfand forced multipleturnovers, which theyturned into each bas-kets. But I’m verypleased with the effort.”Fairmont held the

Greater Western OhioConference’s leadingscorer Konner Harris incheck as she finishedwith five, 15 below heraverage. Aaliyah Wiseled Sidney with eightpoints and also pulleddown 13 rebounds.

Sidney (21)Davis 1-0-2, Harris 2-0-5,

Wise 4-0-8, Hudson 2-2-6. To-tals: 9-2-21.

Fairmont (58)Clemente 0-1-1, Shafer 3-0-

8, Newell 2-0-5, Pacenta 1-0-2,Welch 3-0-6, Waterman 4-0-8,Skipper 5-0-14,Westbeld 4-4-12,Havener 1-0-2.Totals: 23-5-58.

Score by quarters:Sidney ................10 17 21 21Fairmont ............21 33 44 58

Three-pointers: Sidney 1(Harris); Fairmont 7 (Skipper4, Schafer 2, Newell).

Records: Sidney 15-10,Fairmont 22-1.

——Marion upsetsNew KnoxvilleCOLDWATER—Top-

seeded New Knoxvillewas upset by MarionLocal in the Division IVSectional final game atColdwater Saturday

night.The Lady Rangers

finish the season with a19-4 record. MarionLocal advances to thedistrict at 17-7.New Knoxville led by

three at the half and oneafter three periods, butMarion outscored theLady Rangers 16-10 inthe fourth quarter topull out the win.Haley Horstman had

12 and Paige Lehman 11for New Knoxville.Megan Kuether had

13 to lead Marion Local.Marion shot 19 free

throws to just two forKnoxville and held a 14-1 advantage in freethrow points.

Marion Local (45)Jacob 3-1-7; Thobe 2-0-5;

Kuether 3-7-13; B.Winner 2-3-7; C. Winner 3-3-9; Mescher 2-0-4. Totals: 15-14-45.

New Knoxville (40)Horstmman 5-0-12; Schroer

2-0-5; Reineke 3-0-8; Lammers1-0-2; Leffel 1-0-2; Lehman 5-1-11. Totals: 17-1-40.

Score by quarters:Marion..................7 15 28 45New Knoxville .....7 18 30 40

Three-pointers: Marion 1(Thobe); New Knoxville 5(Horstman 2, Reineke 2,Schroer).

Records: Marion 17-7,New Knoxville 19-4.

Next game for ML:Thursday, district semifinals atSt. Marys, 6:15.

——Minster advanceswith 47-40 winCOLDWATER—Min-

ster advanced to the dis-trict semifinals Thursdayat St.Marys with a 47-40win over Fort Recovery inaction Saturday.The Lady Wildcats

will take a 16-7 recordinto the district.Minster rolled to a

15-7 lead after one pe-riod and extended it to34-23 after three quar-ters.Bridget Geiger fin-

ished with 15 to lead theLady Wildcats, LoganArnold added 12 andClaire Fischer finishedwith 10.

Minster (47)Fischer 3-2-10; Richard 1-4-

6; Geiger 6-3-15;Arnold 3-5-12;Sahlinghaus 1-2-4. Totals: 14-16-47.

Fort Recovery (40)Fiely 2-0-4; Pugh 1-2-4;

Jutte 4-1-19; Lennartz 6-4-18;Pottkotter 1-1-3; Siefring 0-2-2.Totals: 14-10-40.

Score by quarters:Minster ..............14 19 34 47Fort Recovery.......7 13 23 40

Three-pointers:Minster 3(Fischer 2, Arnold); Recovery 2(Lennartz 2).

Records: Minster 16-7,Fort Recovery 14-9.

Next game: Thursday, Dis-trict semifinals at St. Marys,2nd game.


FORT LORAMIE’S Darian Rose drives on Triad’s Jenna Welty in Division IVSectional championship action Saturday at Sidney High School.

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that the schools keep apercentage of the pre-sale revenue.

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will playWednesday at 6p.m. at Piqua, and ticketswill be sold today, Tues-day and Wednesday dur-ing school hours, and alsoTuesday from 6 to 7 p.m.

LehmanLehman has tickets

for its boys tournamentgame Wednesday atPiqua at 7:30.The tickets will be

sold in the high schooloffice today,Tuesday andWednesday from 8 a.m.to 3 p.m., and also atEast 47 Marathon inSidney until 6 p.m.Wednesday.

MinsterMinster has anounced

plans to sell tickets forboys and girls tourna-ment games.The boys play

Wednesday at Coldwaterin the second game, andthe girls play Thursdayat St. Marys, also in thesecond game.The procedure will be

as follows:Today — 8 a.m. to 4

p.m. and 7:30 to 9 p.m. inthe high school office.Tuesday — 8 a.m. to 4

p.m. and 6:30 to 7 p.m. inthe high school office.Wednesday — 8:45 to

9:15 a.m. in the elemen-tary, and 9:15 a.m. to 4p.m. at the high school.Thursday — 7:45 to

8:15 a.m. at the elemen-tary and 8:15 a.m. to 4p.m. at the high school.Friday — 7:45 to 8:15

a.m. at the elementaryand 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. atthe high school.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio(AP) — Aaron Craftslashed through the lanefor a career-high 21points on Sunday ‚Äîmore than he had scoredin the last three gamescombined ‚Äî to lead No.18 Ohio State to a 68-60victory over fourth-ranked Michigan State.The loss crippled the

Spartans’ hopes of catch-ing up with top-rankedIndiana, which nowleads the Big Ten race bytwo full games with fourremaining.Deshaun Thomas

added 12 of his 14 pointsin the second half for theBuckeyes (20-7, 10-5),who stand fifth in theconference. EvanRavenel added 10 pointsand a crucial block in thefinal minute.Freshman Gary Har-

ris had 14 points andAdreian Payne and Der-rick Nix each had 12 forthe Spartans (22-6, 11-4), who have droppedtwo in a row after win-ning 11 of 12.The victory improved

Ohio State to 2-7 againstranked teams this season‚Äî both wins againstMichigan’s BigTen teamsat Value City Arena. TheBuckeyes are 18-0against teams not in theAssociated Press Top 25.Michigan State, which

lost to Indiana 72-68 onTuesday night, still hasgames at No. 7 Michiganon Sunday and No. 19

Wisconsin at home onMarch 9 in a string offour in a row againstranked opponents. Theyclose out the regular sea-son on March 10 at homeagainst Northwestern.The Buckeyes im-

proved to 7-3 against top-five teams in the 15 yearsof Value City Arena.Michigan State led

36-27 after a Payne

jumper from the leftbaseline early in the sec-ond half, all but quietingthe crowd.But the Buckeyes did-

n’t back down, scoring 18of the next 23 points toforge a five-point lead.With Lenzelle Smith

Jr. andThomas hitting 3sandAmirWilliams, a De-troit native, dunking in-side and then completingthe three-point play, theBuckeyes scored pointsin transition, playedtenacious defense andkept up on the boards totake the lead, 45-40.After a Nix free throw

temporarily ended thespell, Ohio State contin-ued its onslaught.LaQuinton Ross

poured in a 3 from infront of the Buckeyesbench off an assist passfrom Craft. Raveneladded a free throw be-fore Craft once againsped through the heartof Michigan State’s de-fense for a layup in traf-fic to push the lead to51-41 with under 9 min-utes left.

The Spartans scram-bled back with a 5-0 runbut Thomas was fouledon a 3-point try by Payneand hit all three freethrows to make it 54-46.Craft drove and hit

two more free throwswith just under 5 min-utes left before DenzelValentine scored on ashort half-hook. ButThomas came right backby muscling in a shotwhile being fouled andthen completing thethree-point play to makeit 61-52 with 3:54 left.Two fouls shots apiece

by Nix, Payne and Har-ris pulled the Spartansto 61-59, but Craft spedby Keith Appling for alunging layup with 2:22left.After a free throw by

Appling, the Buckeyesmissed a shot, wereawarded the ball in ascrum via alternate pos-session and Ravenel, theonly senior on the team,rebounded and wasfouled. He hit both shotsto push the lead to 65-60with 1:13 left.

Bucks roar back to beat MSU

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OHIO STATE'S Amir Williams, left, fouls MichiganState's Branden Dawson during the first half of anNCAA college basketball game Sunday in Columbus.

DAYTONA BEACH,Fla. (AP) — A big firstfor Danica Patrick, butan even bigger secondfor Jimmie Johnson.Patrick made history

up front at the Daytona500 Sunday, only to seeJohnson make a latepush ahead of her andreclaim his spot at thetop of his sport.It was the second

Daytona 500 victory forJohnson, a five-timeNASCAR champion whofirst won “The GreatAmerican Race” in 2006.“There is no other way

to start the season thanto win the Daytona 500.I’m a very lucky man to

have won it twice,” saidJohnson, who won in his400th career start. “I’mvery honored to be onthat trophy with all thegreats that have everbeen in our sport.”It comes a year after

Johnson completed onlyone lap in the race be-cause of a wreck thatalso collected Patrick,and just three monthsafter Johnson lost hisbid for a sixth SprintCup title to go two yearswithout a championshipafter winning fivestraight.Patrick, the first

woman to win the pole,also became the first

woman to lead the race.She was running thirdon the last lap, butfaded to eighth at thefinish and admittedshe’ll replay it over inher mind.“I would imagine

pretty much anyonewould be kicking them-selves about what theycoulda, shoulda havedone to give themselvesan opportunity to win,”she said. “I think that’swhat I was feeling today,was uncertainty as tohow I was going to ac-complish that.”There were several

multi-car crashes duringthe race, none approach-

ing the magnitude of thewreck that injured morethan two dozen fans aday earlier in the sec-ond-tier Nationwide Se-ries race on the sametrack. Daytona Interna-tional Speedway work-ers were up until 2 a.mrepairing the fence thatwas damaged in the ac-cident, and track offi-cials offered Sundaymorning to move anyfans who felt uneasy sit-ting too close to thetrack.Several drivers said

the accident and concernfor the fans stuck withthem overnight and intoSunday morning, and

Johnson was quick tosend his thoughts in Vic-tory Lane.“Me personally, I was

just really waiting to getthe news on how every-body was, how all thefans were overnight,just hoping that thingswere going to improve ...was not really ready toproceed until you hadsome confirmation thatthings were lookingmore positive,” saidDale Earnhardt Jr., whowas involved in Satur-day’s accident but refo-cused and finishedsecond to Johnson, hisHendrick Motorsportsteammate.

Johnson wins second Daytona 500

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LEHMAN’S NATHAN Hall goes up for a shotagainst St. Marys this week at Lehman.


FAIRLAWN’S ALLISON Watkins tries to drive past Mechanicsburg’s JordanHux in tournament action at Sidney High School this week. The Lady Jetsnearly pulled off an upset of the No. 2 seed.


CASIE BERGMAN of Botkins tries to pass aroundRussia’s Claudia Monnin in girls tournament actionat Sidney.


SIDNEY’S CONNER Echols shoots against Urbanain regular-season action at Sidney recently.

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GAVINWILDERMUTH ofJackson Center drivesaround Adam Bertke ofMarion Local duringregular-season action atJackson Center.

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