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Standing on the historicstage of the Sidney Theatrefor the first time can be an in-credible experience. It is hardnot to think of the thousandsof performers that havegraced the stage since 1921.If you are a local arts groupwho has been a part of recentperformances it can have evendeeper meaning.“It’s amazing to think back

on how things have changed,”said Kevin Frazier-Jones,president of Sock & BuskinCommunity Players. “Whenwe started using the Theatrein 2007, Sock & Buskin was

nearly defunct.We were doinga show or two every now andthen at various locations likethe Cameo Theatre or St.Paul’s church on North Ohio.Grease was the first show wedid at the Theatre with a cast

of 50. From that we were ableto start the Junior Players.Now we’re at three to fourproductions a year.“Prior to 2007 we had about

12 active people within the or-ganization. Now I would esti-mate between 300 to 400active members.”The performers come from

within the Shelby Countycommunity, with some as faras Troy, St. Marys and Wa-pakoneta and the adults thatare active work in a variety ofprofessions. “I think their loveof the arts and performingdraws them to Sock & Buskin,

but once they find out we havea performance ‘home’ at theTheatre and we’re not per-forming in a church basement,it draws them in even more,”says Frazier-Jones. “Everyoneinvolved with Sock & Buskinis extremely excited about theplans for Theatre and are anx-iously waiting for the day it’sfully renovated.”Using the theatre today,

even in its current condition,has meant more choices andflexibility for local arts groupswhen setting their sea-sons. Sharon Eikenberry,

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Laura Norris is, literally, acoal miner’s daughter.So she said

during thespeech that in-troduced thenew ShelbyCounty 4-Hyouth develop-ment educatorand Ohio StateUniversity Ex-tension Servicedirector to thecommunity at the monthlyAgriculture Luncheon Thurs-day.The native of Monroe

County is also the daughter ofher mother, a retired nurseand police officer.Norris took up her new du-

ties in Sidney May 1 and hasestablished her residence inAnna.“I’m excited to be here,” she

said. “This is the accumula-tion of my professional aspira-tions.”Norris was a member of 4-

H in her youth. She raiseddairy cattle, presented smallanimal projects and partici-pated in sewing and cookingclubs. She has earned twobachelor’s degrees and twomaster’s degrees, three ofthem from Ohio University: aBachelor of Science in wildlifebiology, a Bachelor of Arts inlinguistics and a Master ofArts in linguistics. Her Mas-ter of Agriculture in interna-tional agriculture wasreceived from OklahomaState University.

Sidney Theatre still home to performing arts

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Houston rescue workers respond to a car accident at the intersection of Houston and Pat-terson-Halpin roads around 4:45 p.m. Sunday. A pickup truck and car were involved in theaccident. Two injured people were taken by two CareFlight helicopters to hospitals in Day-ton. The accident remains under investigation by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. Noother information was available at press time.

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It’s been 64 years since Marion Swiss, ofSidney, visitedWashington, D.C. On that trip,he and his bride of a year, Clara, visited thenation’s capital, along with other places alongSwiss had seen during his training in the U.S.Army.On Friday, the couple, along with eight

other World War II veterans, will return toWashington, D.C., to visit the memorial builtin their honor. The trip, sponsored by theShelby County Veterans to D.C., will also in-clude 25 Korean War veterans. Caregiversand volunteers will also be traveling with theveterans.Swiss, 89, enlisted in the Army in 1942

when he was 19. He served for just over threeyears.“I was in electrical school in Chillicothe,”

said Swiss. “The government paid for theschool and they told me if I wanted moretraining then I had to enlist.”

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Veteran readyto visit D.C.

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alarm. Firefighterswere dispatched to 437N. Ohio Ave. for whatproved to be a falsealarm.-6:11 a.m.: medical.

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VETERAN From Page 1

Though he was in theArmy, Swiss was at-tached to the U.S. Navyand was stationed on aNaval ship which trav-eled from the Philip-pines, New Guinea,South Philippines, Bor-neo and other locations.He was in code commu-nications.“I sent out codes to

our troops,” said Swiss.“I also broke the codefor the message whenPresident (Franklin)Roosevelt died.”Swiss was stationed

in D.C. for two or three

months where he re-ceived training to be incode communications.“I took code school,

there by the Pentagon,”said Swiss. “Our bar-racks was down the hillfrom Arlington Na-tional Cemetery. I wasonly a 10 to 15 minutewalk from the Penta-gon.”After his three years

in the Army, Swiss re-turned to Ohio via theWest Coast.“We stopped at Pearl

harbor on the wayhome,” said Swiss. “We

docked in Californiaand took a bus to ourcamp. After a few days,I came home.”At the time his par-

ents lived in Pember-ton, so he came toShelby County after hisdischarge. He is a grad-uate of Raymond HighSchool.“My dad moved con-

stantly,” he said. “Idon’t know why hecouldn’t settle. After Igot home, they told methere were moving toWest Mansfield. I toldthem I’m staying here.”

Swiss and his wifemet in 1946 when shewas working at StolleCorp.“He went by the win-

dow and that’s how wemet,” said Clara. Thecouple got married onDec. 7, 1947.Swiss worked for

Sidney Aluminum untilhis retirement. He wasalso a motor routedriver for the SidneyDaily News for 13years.The couple’s children

encouraged them totake the trip to D.C.,said Clara. Each vet-eran’s trip is paid forthrough fundraisersand donations. Care-givers must pay for thetrip and in Clara’s case,their children paid forthe trip.The veterans will at-

tend a dinner tonight atthe Veterans of ForeignWars where they willreceive more informa-tion about the trip. Thegroup will depart fromthe Shelby County Fair-grounds Friday morn-ing and return to thecounty Sunday evening.

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BOTKINS —William R. “Bill”Yahl, 79, ofBotkins, died at4:17 a.m., Sat-urday, May 12,2012, at his res-idence sour-rounded by hisloving family.

He was bornSept. 17, 1932, inSt.Marys, the sonof Joseph andMartha (Greve)Yahl, who pre-ceded him indeath. On Jan. 5, 1957,he married Mary K.Brown, and she survives.

Other survivors in-clude six children AnnieYahl of Wapakoneta,Ruth (John) Winters ofTempe, Ariz., Mike(Terri) Yahl of Fryburg,Katie (Ronald) Schipperof Botkins, Lisa (Scott)Aufderhaar of Botkins,and Roy (Lisa) Yahl ofLima; and 16 grandchil-dren, John Edward andMichael Winters, Ryanand Kim Yahl, Aaron,Matt and Joe Schipper,Seth, Ben. Lily, Loganand Cole Aufderhaar,Nick Bailey, Josh, Jacoband Maddi Yahl.

He is also survived bysix siblings, Sister RitaTahl C.PP.S, ClaraLenhart, Rose Braun,Bob (Pat) Yahl, Joe (Con-nie) Tshl and Gene (Jan-ice) Yahl.

He was preceded indeath by a granddaugh-ter, Abigail Aufderhaar,

and five sib-lings, IreneDoseck, JeromeYahl, Tony Yahl,Mary Brown,and EmmaClements.

Bill retiredfrom Brown In-d u s t r i a l ,Botkins.He was amember of theImmaculate Con-ception CatholicChurch, Botkins.He served in theU.S. Army as an

MP in Korea.His hobbiesincluded playing cards,fishing, hunting camping,painting, and spendingtime with his family. Healso enjoyed travelingand visited all 50 states.Mass of Christian

Burial will be cele-brated at 10:30 a.m.,Wednesday, May 16,2012, at the Immacu-late ConceptionCatholic Church,Botkins, by the Rev.Harold Brown, C.PP.S.Burial will follow inthe Immaculate Con-ception Cemetery,Botkins.The family will re-

ceive friends from 2 to8 p.m., Tuesday at theLong and Folk Chapel,13 S. Blackhoof St.Wa-pakoneta.

Memorials may be di-rected to the St. Rita’sHospice.

Condolences may beexpressed at www.baylif-fandeleyfh.com.

PIQUA — Robert“Rabbi” Lee Jelks, 70, of950 McKinley Ave., diedSaturday, May 12, 2012,at 11:08 a.m. at UpperValley Medical Center.

Arrangements arepending at Adams Fu-neral Home, Sidney.

Linda DianeEdwards

Linda Diane Ed-wards, 63, of 888 W.Mason Road, passedaway Friday, May 11,2012, at 5:59 p.m. atHeritage Manor Nurs-ing Home.

Private gravesideservices will be held atShelby Memory Gar-dens.

Arrangements byCromes Funeral Home,Sidney.

Ardath R. Rohm

WAPAKONETA —Ardath R. Rohm, 86, ofWapakoneta, died Satur-day, May 12, at 11:45a.m. at Auglaize Acres.

Funeral arrange-ments are incomplete atSchlosser Funeral Home& Cremation Services,Wapakoneta.

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OBITUARIES

Robert Franklin BighamVERSAILLES —

Robert Franklin Bigham,98, passed awaypeacefully in Mel-bourne, Fla. onMay 11, 2012,with his daugh-ters, MarleneJohns and ShirleyEiting, by his side.

Born Sept. 9, 1913, inVan Wert, Robert spentmost of his life in Ver-sailles.

A World War II vet-eran, after retiring fromthe village of Versailleshe continued to enjoygardening, wood-work-ing, helping his neigh-bors, and rarely missedhis daily walks. He wasan active member of theTrinity Lutheran Churchof Versailles and the Ma-sonic Temple before mov-ing to Florida in 2005.

Robert was devoted tohis wife of 58 years,Eileen Roberta Kueter-man, who passed away in2005.Also preceding himin death were his broth-ers: Don and GailBigham, and sons-in-law,James Roll and JoshuaEiting.

Survivors include twodaughters and a son-in-law: Marlene and Mar-shall Johns of SatelliteBeach, Fla. and Shirley

Roll Eiting of MelbourneBeach, Fla.; grandchil-

dren: JenniferJohns Nolan(Pierce), EricJohns (Sara),Jason Roll(Nikki),Katie RollEllis (Nick), Mag-gie Roll Knapke

(Brian) and Jacob Roll:great grandchildren:Colin, Baylee and ParkerRoll; Isabel, Nicholas andHailey Ellis; and Made-lyne, Samantha andMatthew Knapke.Funeral services

will be held at 10 a.m.Thursday May 17,2012, at 10 a.m. atTrinity LutheranChurch 204 E. WoodSt., Versailles. Burialwill follow in Green-lawn Cemetery.The family will re-

ceive friends from 4 to8 p.m. Wednesday atBailey Zechar FuneralHome, Versailles. Ma-sonic services will beheld at 7:45 p.m. andthe Scottish Rite RingService will follow.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made toTrinity Lutheran Churchof Versailles.

Condolences for thefamily may be sent towww.zecharbailey.com.

Betty J. Van HornBetty J. Van

Horn, 75, of 507N. West Ave.,passed awaySaturday, May12, 2012, at 9:30p.m. at her son’sresidence 606Riverside Drvein Piqua.

She was born on Sept.6, 1936 in Piqua, thedaughter of the late Bertand Lola (Davis) Cath-cart. On Dec. 19, 1964,she married Ferris VanHorn who preceded herin death on July 26,1999.

She is survived bythree children; DebbieComstock of Sidney,Dean Cathcart and hiswife Ann of Piqua, andDarren Van Horn andhis wife Haley of Sidney;nine grandchildren, fourgreat-grandchildren,and one brother, GeneCathcart of Houston.Two brothers and twosisters preceded her indeath.

Betty was a custodialengineer in Shelby

County and re-tired in 1998after 17 years ofservice.F u n e r a l

services willbe heldWedne sday,May 16, 2012,at 1 p.m. from

the Cromes FuneralHome, 302 S. MainAve., with Rev. PhilipK. Chilcote officiat-ing. Burial will be inShelby Memory Gar-dens, Sidney.The family will re-

ceive friends onWednesday, from 10a.m. until the hour ofservice at funeralhome.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made toWilson Memorial Hos-pice in Betty J.VanHorn’s memory. En-velopes will be providedat the funeral home.

Condolences may beexpressed to the VanHorn family at the fu-neral home’s website,www.cromesfh.com

Pamela (Furr) MortonCENTERVILLE —

Pamela (Furr) Morton,60, of Centerville, passedaway at home Friday,May 11, 2012, after morethan three years fightingkidney cancer.

Pam was a beloveddaughter, sister, wife,mother, aunt, grandmaand friend. She dedicatedher life to her family andwas an honorary mom tomany people throughouther life.

She was born Sept. 4,1959, in Summit County,the daughter of MarthaJane and James R. Furr.

Pamela is survived byher devoted husband of40 yearsMichael Morton,and their children, Erika(Christian) Mattingly, ofWest Carrollton, Jesse(Galia) Morton, of Vir-ginia Beach, Va., Luke(Tiana) Morton, ofBatavia, Perry (Masha)Morton, of Arlington,Va.,Roger Morton, of Colum-bus, and Toney (Lindsey)Morton, of Chicago, Il.She also doted on hergrandchildren, Emma,Kora and Sawyer Mat-tingly, Lucia, Miguel andRamonMorton, Seaenna,Ariana, Troy and LylaMorton, Micah Mortonand one more on the way.

She is survived by herfather, James Furr andhis wife Bobbie, and hersiblings, Patricia Thomp-son, Garry Furr(Daphne), Stan Furr,Terry Furr and their

families.She was preceded in

death by her mother,Martha Jane Furr, andher brother Van Furr.

She and her high-school sweetheart lovedto travel. She had a pas-sion for home decor anddesign, transforming atleast eight homes overthe years. She filled herlife with good friends,great food, beautiful flow-ers and lots of books. Sheserved as a volunteer onmany church, school, andcommunity boards inseveral cities includingVandalia, Lebanon, Cen-terville, Sidney and Hud-son, Ohio. Pamela was agraduate of VandaliaButler High School,Class of 1970.A celebration of her

life will be held atDavid’s UnitedChurch of Christ at 10a.m. on Saturday, May19. The family will re-ceive guests followingthe service.

To sign the onlineguestbook, visit the obit-uary at www.morton-whetstonefh.com.

In lieu of flowers, thefamily requests dona-tions be made to: ThePamela Furr MortonMemorial Fund No.7314 (benefitting chil-dren in need), in care ofThe Dayton Founda-tion, 500 KetteringTower, Dayton, OH,45423.

Mary B. HagueMary B.

Hague, 89, ofCovington, diedat 4:20 p.m. Fri-day, May 11,2012, at UpperValley MedicalCenter, Troy.She was bornDec. 29, 1922, inPiqua, to the lateWalterand Mabel (Magill)Evans.

She married EugeneH. Hague Feb. 10, 1949,in Piqua and he pre-ceded her in death onJune 8, 1984.

Mrs. Hague is sur-vived by two sons, Dou-glas (Linda) Hague ofCovington and James(Nancy) Hague of Anna;six grandchildren,Brock (Alicia) Fields,Alex (Whitney) Hague,Jared Hague, Jennifer(Chad) Voss, Nichole(Sean) Brandyberry,Bob (Megan) Hague;and six great-grandchil-dren, Logan Fields,Marisa Cota, LindseyVoss, Jesse Brandy-berry, Colby Voss, Eve-lyn Brandyberry.

She is also survivedby her great friends,Wilma Powell of Coving-ton and Pauline Mar-shall of Piqua. She waspreceded in death bytwo brothers and twosisters.

Mary was a1941 graduate ofPiqua CentralHigh School andwas a member ofSt. James Epis-copal Church.She worked forthe former S.S.Kresge and

Buckeye Mart stores inPiqua, and was a home-maker. She enjoyed bak-ing, watching golf, goingout to eat, family his-tory, and enjoyed at-tending hergrandchildren’s sport-ing events.A funeral service

to honor her life willbe conducted at 10a.m. Wednesday, May16, at the Jamieson &Yannucci FuneralHome, Piqua, by theRev. Jeffrey Bessler.Burial will follow inMiami MemorialPark, Covington.Visitation will be

from 5 to7 p.m. Tues-day at the funeralhome.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made tothe American CancerSociety, 2808 ReadingRoad, Cincinnati, OH45206.

Condolences to thefamily may also be ex-pressed through jamies-onandyannucci.com.

The Shelby County Highway Department willbegin the replacement of a bridge deck on a Mc-Cartyville Road bridge on Wednesday, accordingto County Engineer Bob Geuy.

McCartyville Road will be closed to traffic be-tween Turtle Creek Road and Ohio 119 beginningon that date.

The bridge deck replacement project will takeapproximately four weeks to complete.

McCartyville Road toclose for bridge work

COLUMBUS (AP) —The State Highway Pa-trol is marking NationalMotorcycle SafetyAwareness Month thisMay by reminding driv-ers to be extra carefulwith more motorcyclesout and about as theweather gets warmer.

The patrol sayscrashes involving motor-cycles in Ohio killedmore than 500 peopleand injured more than11,000 from 2009 to2011. Last year, therewere 167 such fatalities,and motorcyclists wereat fault in more thantwo-thirds of those cases.

Troopers say it’s im-portant for motorcycliststo be sober when they hitthe road. About half ofthe fatal motorcyclecrashes in 2011 involveda motorcyclist who wasimpaired.

The patrol says mo-torcyclists also can helpprotect themselves bygetting proper trainingand wearing safety gear.

Patrol urgescycle safety

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AP Photo/Ohio Caverns

THIS UNDATED photo provided by Ohio Cavernsin West Liberty shows the nearly five foot longCrystal King stalactite. Sections of the state'slargest cave system, discovered in 1897, thathaven't been seen by the public will open begin-ning Memorial Day weekend — increasing theamount of surveyed passageways to 3 1-2 miles.

Cave systemto open new

areas to publicCINCINNATI (AP) —

Sections of a cave systemthat haven’t been openbefore to the public willbe available for tours ina couple of weeks in westcentral Ohio just in timefor the summer season.Visitors to Ohio Cav-

erns inWest Liberty stillwill be able to take thetour that has been of-fered since 1925 at thecaverns known for theirarray of colors and abun-dant stalactites and sta-lagmites. But beginningMemorial Day weekend,they also can choose atour providing more his-torical informationabout the cave and ashorter one with accessfor the disabled — rarein caves due to the oftenrough terrain. The sec-tions formerly closed offby debris and mud willmake the existing tourand the historical oneeach about a mile long,increasing the amount ofsurveyed passagewaysto 3 1-2 miles.Workers started clear-

ing the thick clay-likemud in the formerlyclosed sections in 2007.“You could crawl

through the areas, butyou couldn’t walk inthem,” Ohio Cavernsowner Eric Evans said.The caverns running

underneath a 35-acrepark in Logan andChampaign countieswere formed thousandsof years ago when an un-derground river cutthrough limestone, form-ing large rooms and pas-sageways. Mineraldeposits created highlydecorative cave wallsstained with red, orange,

blue, purple and yellowin addition to the moretraditional brown, blackand white.The caverns about 45

miles northwest ofColumbus were discov-ered in 1897 by a farmhand when a 30-footdeep sinkhole opened upafter heavy rain, Evanssaid. Visitors weredrawn to the thousandsof stalactites, stalag-mites and other forma-tions and tooklantern-lit, self-guidedtours in the early 20thcentury.The 45-minute formal

tour offered for nearly 90years takes visitors pastformations such as theCrystal King, a 400-pound white stalactitenearly five feet long andmore than 200,000 yearsold, and the Palace, fea-turing translucent crys-tals. Other rareformations such as helic-tites, which resemblestraws, hang from theceiling in unusualtwisted shapes. Raredual formations featurereddish iron oxide on topof pure white calciumcarbonate, with the col-ors never blending.The new sections

don’t have as many for-mations, but offer addi-tional color and anotherentrance so visitors don’thave to backtrack toexit.The caverns are open

all year and typicallydraw about 60,000 visi-tors annually, saidEvans, who hopes theadditions will boost at-tendance by another20,000, at least the firstyear.

Casino GM: ‘A team effort’CLEVELAND (AP) —

The general managerwhowill open the doors toOhio’s first casino onMonday is all businessdiscussing his pioneeringrole. But his eyes widenand he becomes animatedat the mention of playingcraps.“There’s a lot of action

on the table,” MarcusGlover, 37, said in an in-terview in the high-oc-tane days leading up tothe big date. “There are alot of people wagering ondifferent action and some-times you have companyon the action that you’reon, so when that hits,there’s nothing like hav-ing someone to celebratewith.”There will be no cele-

brating at the craps tablefor Glover at HorseshoeCasino Cleveland wherehe is senior vice presidentand GM. Glover is barredfrom betting there or atother casinos owned byparent company CaesarsEntertainment.As the public face of

the state’s first casino,Glover has become a reg-ular fixture at gatheringsaround town, talking upthe tables, the casino’srole in the communityand much-discussed jobpotential.In his younger days in

sports,Glover said, “I wasalways willing to assumethe burden, or the respon-sibility, of making toughdecisions, doing the toughthings and never neces-

sarily had a fear of failingat anything. Playing foot-ball, I was always thequarterback of my team.”But with the dizzying

pace of a casino operation,Glover said he under-stands the role of a deepbench inOhio’s newest in-dustry to create a positivefirst impression uponhardened gamblers andtour bus visitors.“I’m a part of some-

thing that’s much biggerthan justme.This is trulya team effort of many,many people coming to-gether to make this hap-pen,” he said. “A lot oftimes that doesn’t get theprominence that it proba-bly should because I’mspeaking on behalf of a lotof people.”

Area faces costly trials in slayingLOGAN, Ohio (AP) —

Officials and residents ofa southeast Ohio countyare concerned about billsthe Appalachian areafaces for threemurder tri-als in the slaying of awoman found strangledin a septic tank last year.Hocking County com-

missioners have put$100,000 into a fund topay for the upcoming tri-als in 25-year-old Sum-

mer Inman’s slaying, butthey know that will not beenough, The ColumbusDispatch reported Sun-day.No one knows how

high the cost will be forthe county of approxi-mately 29,000 peopleabout 50 miles southeastof Columbus.“That could just be a

drop in the bucket,” Com-missioner Sandra Ogle

said of the $100,000.Inman was abducted

on March 22 last yearoutside a Logan bank shewas cleaning after hours,forced by two men into acar driven by a womanand strangled, authoritiessaid. Her body was founda week later in an under-ground septic tank be-hind a church nearNelsonville in AthensCounty.

Obama honorsslain officerCOPLEY (AP) —

President BarackObama has honored anortheast Ohio police of-ficer who fatally shot aman who killed sevenpeople in a shootingrampage last year asone of America’s top po-lice officers in a WhiteHouse ceremony on Sat-urday.Multiple media out-

lets report that Copleypolice Officer Ben Camp-bell joined Obama, VicePresident Joe Biden and33 other officers fromaround the country for aspecial ceremony at theRose Garden. Campbellhas been credited withstopping 51-year-oldMichael Hance last Au-gust. Two high schoolstudents and an 11-year-old boy were amongthose killed by Hance inCopley on Aug. 7.

Criminals turn crochetersin Ohio prison program

LEBANON (AP) —Robert Mack killed aMount Airy man in ashootout in 2007.Jonathan Seals shot

his mother’s boyfriend todeath in Springfield.Justin Stephan used a

knife and a brick in athrill killing in Tus-carawas County.The hands of these

men have committed theunthinkable.Now, they are armed

with a flexible plastic cro-chet hook instead of toolsof violence. Now, thesetainted hands are doinggood.“I do it for the love,”

said Mack, who is 28 andhas one year left on a five-year prison sentence forvoluntary manslaughter.Behind fences lined

with razor wire atLebanon Correctional In-stitution in WarrenCounty, these three in-mates are among 15 whospend their down timelooping and twistingstrands of yarn — muchof it donated — into deli-cate baby booties,mittens,hats, afghans and lapblankets.These are tough guys

in a prison designed formaximum-security in-mates.They aremembers

of “Real Men Crochet.”The program was

unique to LCI but hassince spread to one otherprison. In it, inmates cro-chet items that are do-nated to the Veteran’sAdministration Hospitalin Dayton, to women’sand homeless shelters,maternity programs, andto Crayons to Computersfree store for teachers inCincinnati.“Real Men Crochet”

started in 2008 andgained popularity amonginmates that are eligiblefor extra privileges, saidJanVurginac,who coordi-nates the program.“Time goes by quick

and they enjoy doing it forthe children. It keepsthem busy. Idle time is abig problem,” she said.None of them had ever

picked up a crochet hookbefore, nor would theythink twice about doing iton the outside.“Never,” said Seals.The LCI inmates are

an important part of the“Keep Our Kids Warm”program at Crayons toComputers, said SusanVan Amerongen, who co-ordinates Crayons toComputers prison pro-grams. The LCI inmatesprovided 300 handmade

mittens, hats and scarvesthis year to school kidswho needed them.And there was a mem-

orable afghan that madean autistic student’s life alittle easier in class, saidVan Amerongen. It wasbigger than he was andhe carried it around withhim in school.“They really take in-

credible pride in it,” VanAmerongen said of LCIinmates.“It gives themanopportunity to stay con-nected to the rest of thecommunity. The chaosthat brought them intothe prison . at least nowthey are able to have theopportunity to give backand to be the PTA parentthey never were on theoutside. The fact thatthese guys do that ishuge.”More experienced in-

mates in the programteach the newbies how tocrochet. They can try totackle patterns if theywant. But most just wingit.“That’s all it is — ex-

perimentation,” saidSeals.Stephan, who is in

prison for life without thepossibility of parole, hadjust joined the groupthree days earlier.

Body foundin riverBY WILL ESANDERS

Ohio Community [email protected]

PIQUA — Authoritiesrecovered the body of a41-year-old Piqua manfrom the Great MiamiRiver near his home atdaybreak Sunday afterfamily members reportedhimmissing hours earlier.The Piqua Police De-

partment identified theman as Charles W. HallIII,who resides at 1711 S.Main St., and stated anautopsy will be per-formed, though no foulplay is suspected at thetime, said Lt. Bill Collins.Police were called to as-sist in a missing personcomplaint after Hall didnot arrive home Sundaymorning after fishingalone along the river.Collins said when policearrived they found Hall’svehicle, his keys and cellphone near the riverbank.“Officers canvassed the

neighborhood and wereunable to locate the sub-ject,” Collins said. “Uponchecking the scene (offi-cers found) a snaggedfishing line and slipmarks along the bank in-dicated the subject fellinto the river.”The body was found “a

few hundred yards” downriver and was later recov-ered by the Piqua FireDepartment, Collinsadded. A preliminary in-vestigation has revealedHall had allegedly beenconsuming alcohol and anautopsywill be performedto confirm or deny that.Preliminary indicationsare this is an accidentaldrowning.Collins said the inci-

dent points out the dan-gers of fishing alone atnight. “This is a terribletragedy,” he said.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP)— A gunman in a car assassi-nated a former high-rankingTaliban official working to endthe decade-long war inAfghanistan, dealing a power-ful blow Sunday to the fragile,U.S.-backed effort to bringpeace to the country.Arsala Rahmani, a top

member of the Afghan peacecouncil and a senator in Par-liament, was killed a week be-fore a key NATO summit andjust hours before PresidentHamid Karzai announced thethird stage of a five-part tran-sition that is supposed to putAfghan security forces in con-trol of their country by theend of 2014.Police said an assassin with

a silencer-equipped pistol shotRahmani, who was in his 70s,as he was riding in his car inone of the capital’s most se-cure areas, near Kabul Uni-versity. The gunman firedfrom a white Toyota Corollathat pulled up alongside Rah-mani’s vehicle at an intersec-tion. Rahmani’s driver rushedhim to a hospital, but he diedon the way, police said.Rahmani was a former

deputy minister of higher ed-ucation in the Taliban regimethat was ousted by the U.S.-led invasion in 2001. He even-tually reconciled with thegovernment and was trying to

set up formal talks with theinsurgents.The killing was another

setback to efforts to negotiatea political resolution to thewar. In September 2011, for-mer Afghan PresidentBurhanuddin Rabbani, whowas head of the peace council,was assassinated in his Kabulhome by a suicide bomber pos-

ing as a peace emissary fromthe Taliban.The Taliban denied respon-

sibility for Rahmani’s killing,although they had publiclythreatened to target peace ne-gotiators and others workingwith the government.Agha Jan Motasim, a mem-

ber of the Taliban leadershipcouncil known as the Quetta

Shura, condemned Rahmani’sassassination.“He was a good Muslim.

He was a nationalist andworked for an Islamic systemin Afghanistan.We respectedhim,” Motasim said fromTurkey, where he is recover-ing from gunshot woundssuffered last year in Pak-istan.

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OUT OF THE BLUE

‘Avengers’add $103.2million

NATION/WORLD Sidney Daily News, Monday, May 14, 2012 A

LOS ANGELES (AP) —“The Avengers” is taking apage out of Superman’scomic book — flying fasterthan a speeding bullet tothe billion-dollar mark atthe box office.The superhero block-

buster took in $103.2 mil-lion to lead for asecond-straight weekend,raising its domestic totalto $373.2 million, accord-ing to studio estimatesSunday.With $95.4 million more

overseas, “The Avengers”lifted its international re-ceipts to $628.9 millionand a worldwide haul ofjust over $1 billion, only 19days after it began rollingout in some markets.

Secrets willstay secretTRENTON, N.J. (AP) -

State education officialswill no longer use a stan-dardized test question thatasked third-graders to re-veal a secret and writeabout why it was difficult tokeep.The question appeared

on the writing portion ofsome versions of the NewJerseyAssessment of Skillsand Knowledge given tothird-graders this pastweek.And it drew criticismfrom some parents, whothought it was inappropri-ate.The state Department of

Education said the questionwas reviewed and approvedby it and a panel of teach-ers. It said Friday the ques-tion was only being triedout and would not count inthe students' scores.But after further review,

Department of Educationspokesman Justin Barrasaid, the question won't beincluded in future tests.

AP Photo/Rahmat Gul

AFGHAN NATIONAL Army soldiers secure the gate of the military hospital after Arsala Rah-mani, a former Taliban official turned Afghan peace negotiator, was killed by an unknown at-tacker in western Kabul, Sunday,

Peace negotiator killed

AP Photo/DigitalGlobe — Institute for Science and International Security, File

IN THIS Friday, Aug. 13, 2004, satellite image provided by Dig-italGlobe and the Institute for Science and International Se-curity shows the military complex at Parchin, Iran, 30kilometers (about 19 miles) southeast of Tehran. Iran hasmade no secret of its hopes for the next round of nuclear ne-gotiations with world powers: Possible pledges by the Westto ease sanctions as a step toward deal making by Tehran.

Report: JPMorganexecutive to quitNEW YORK (AP) — JP-

Morgan Chase is expected toaccept the resignation of oneof the highest-ranking womenon Wall Street after the banklost $2 billion in a tradingblunder, a person familiarwith the matter said Sunday.The bank will accept the

resignation of Ina Drew, itschief investment officer, theperson told The AssociatedPress, speaking on conditionof anonymity because the per-son was not authorized to dis-cuss the decision publicly.Drew, 55, one of the high-

est-paid officials at JPMorganChase, had offered to resignseveral times since CEOJamie Dimon disclosed thetrading loss on Thursday, theperson said. Pressure built onthe bank over the weekend toaccept.At least two other execu-

tives at the bank will be heldaccountable for the mistake,the person said.The casualties come as JP-

Morgan, the largest bank inthe United States, seeks tominimize the damage causedby the $2 billion loss. In-vestors shaved almost 10 per-cent off JPMorgan’s stockprice on Friday.Dimon has said the mis-

take will complicate the ef-forts of banks to fight certainregulatory changes threeyears after the financial crisis.

JPMorgan’s disclosure hasled lawmakers and critics ofthe banking industry to callfor stricter regulation of WallStreet. Many post-crisisrules governing risk-takingby banks are still being writ-ten.Drew oversaw the division

of the bank responsible for theloss. She was paid $15.5 mil-lion last year and almost $16million in 2010, making herone of the highest-paid offi-cials at JPMorgan, accordingto a regulatory filing.Drew declined comment

through a bank spokes-woman. Kristin Lemkau, aspokeswoman for JPMorganChase, also declined com-ment. TheWall Street Journalreported earlier Sunday thatDrew and two other execu-tives were expected to resignsoon.The Journal also reported

that Bruno Iksil, the JPMor-gan trader identified as the“London whale” because of thegiant bets he placed, was alsolikely to leave, but the paperreported that it was not clearwhen that would happen.The surprise loss has been

a black eye for the bank andfor Dimon, who is known inthe industry both as a masterof risk management and as anoutspoken opponent of someproposed regulation since thecrisis.

2012 graduates enterimproving job marketNEW YORK (AP) — The

class of 2012 is leaving col-lege with something thatmany graduates since thestart of the Great Recessionhave lacked: jobs.To the relief of graduating

seniors — and their anxiousparents — the outlook isbrighter than it has been infour years. Campus job fairswere packed this spring andmore companies are hiring.Students aren’t just findinggood opportunities, some areweighing multiple offers.In some ways, members of

the class of 2012 got lucky.They arrived on campus inSeptember 2008, the samemonth that Wall Street in-vestment bank LehmanBrothers collapsed, touchingoff a financial crisis that ex-acerbated the recession.On campus, they were

largely insulated from thecollapsing U.S. economy.

While older brothers and sis-ters graduated into a dismaljob market, they took shelterin chemistry, philosophy andliterature classes.They used their college

years to prepare for the bru-tal realities of the job marketthat would await them. Theybegan networking for jobsmuch earlier, as freshmen insome cases. They pursuedsummer internships not sim-ply as resume boosters, butas gateways to permanentjobs. And they developedmore realistic expectationsabout landing a job in theideal place and at the idealsalary.On campuses across the

country, spirits are more up-beat this spring, and the em-ployment outlook isespecially promising, accord-ing to interviews with threedozen seniors and career cen-ter directors.

AP Exclusive: Drawingfocuses on Iran’s nuke workBY GEORGE JAHN

Associated Press

VIENNA (AP) — A draw-ing based on information frominside an Iranian military siteshows an explosives contain-ment chamber of the typeneeded for nuclear arms-re-lated tests that U.N. inspec-tors suspect Tehran hasconducted there. Iran deniessuch testing and has neitherconfirmed nor denied the exis-tence of such a chamber.The computer-generated

drawing was provided to TheAssociated Press by an officialof a country tracking Iran’snuclear program who said itproves the structure exists,despite Tehran’s refusal to ac-knowledge it.That official said the image

is based on information froma person who had seen thechamber at the Parchin mili-tary site, adding that goinginto detail would endangerthe life of that informant. Theofficial comes from an IAEAmember country that is se-verely critical of Iran’s asser-tions that its nuclearactivities are peaceful and as-serts they are a springboardfor making atomic arms.A former senior IAEA offi-

cial said he believes the draw-ing is accurate. Olli Heinonen,until last year the U.N. nu-clear agency’s deputy directorgeneral in charge of the Iranfile, said it was “very similar”to a photo he recently sawthat he believes to be the pres-

sure chamber the IAEA sus-pects is at Parchin.He said even the colors of

the computer-generated draw-ing matched that of the photohe had but declined to go intothe origins of the photo to pro-tect his source.After months of being re-

buffed, IAEA and Iranian offi-cials meet starting Monday inVienna, and the IAEA willrenew its attempt to gain ac-cess to the chamber, allegedlyhidden in a building. Any evi-dence that Iran is hiding suchan explosives containmenttank, and details on how itfunctions, is significant forIAEA investigations.Beyond IAEA hopes of

progress, that two-day meet-ing is being closely watchedby six powers trying to per-suade Iran to make nuclearconcessions aimed at reducingfears that it may want to de-velop atomic arms as a mood-setter for May 23 talksbetween the six and Tehran inBaghdad.Warnings by Israel that it

may attack Iran’s nuclear fa-cilities eased after Iran andthe six - the United States,Russia, China, Britain,France and Germany - metlast month and agreed therewas enough common will forthe Baghdad round. But withthe Jewish state saying it isdetermined to stop Iran beforeit develops the capacity tobuild nuclear weapons, failureat the Iraq talks could turnsuch threats into reality.

Donald ‘Duck’Dunn diesNEW YORK (AP) —

Donald “Duck” Dunn, thebassist who helped createthe gritty Memphis soulsound at Stax Records inthe 1960s as part of thelegendary group Booker T.and the MGs and con-tributed to such classics as“In the Midnight Hour,””Hold On I’m Coming” and“Sitting on the Dock of theBay,” died Sunday at 70.Dunn, whose legacy as

one of the most respectedsession musicians in thebusiness also includedwork with John Belushiand Dan Ackroyd’s BluesBrothers as well as withLevon Helm, Eric Clapton,Neil Young and Bob Dylan,died while on tour inTokyo.News of his death was

posted on the Facebooksite of his friend and fellowmusician Steve Cropper,who was on the same tour.Cropper said Dunn died inhis sleep.

Bodies foundMONTERREY, Mexico

(AP) — Forty-nine bodieswith their heads, hands andfeet hacked off were foundSunday dumped on a north-ernMexico highway leadingto the Texas border in whatappeared to be the latestcarnage in an escalatingwar between Mexico’s twodominant drug cartels.Local and federal au-

thorities discovered thebodies before dawn lying ina pool of blood at the en-trance to the desert town ofSan Juan, on a highwayleading from themetropolisof Monterrey to the bordercity of Reynosa. A whitestone arch welcoming visi-tors was spray-paintedwithblack letters: “100% Zeta.”

JACKSON CENTER— Jackson Center HighSchool will graduate 37seniors in ceremoniesSunday beginning at 1p.m. in the school’s ath-letic complex.The class motto is,

“We all take differentpaths in life, but no mat-ter where we go, we takea little of each other withus.”The class of 2012 se-

lected orange, white andsilver as its class colorsand the tiger lily as itsclass flower.The senior class ad-

viser was Cathy Tenney.No guest speaker is

scheduled; however, BillOakley, a World War IIveteran and former pris-oner of war in Germany,and a lifelong resident ofJackson Center, will beawarded a diploma in aspecial presentation.Graduating Sunday

will be Derek Aikin,Amanda Baber, DavidBarham, Katelyn Bay-han, Destiny Born,David Braun, TimmyBurch, Steven Dear-wester, Joseph Forsythe,Cody Foster, AnnFrieders, Kortney

Frilling, Jessica Hower-ton, Andrew Hoying,Katie Hurley, Leah Hur-ley, Tara Jones, TiffanyKies, Robert Lee, KeithLewis, Meki Liufau,

John Maples, Paris Mar-tin, Richard McGowan,Naomi Meilhammer,Erika Metz, CarrieNuss, Troy Opperman,Kyle Rasawehr, Brooke

Richard, John Rue,Joshua Schaub, JordanThomas, Matthew Tuss-ing, Jacob Tuttle, NicoleWeddle and ChristopherYoung.

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Iowa andQuad CitiesAugust 8-11Climb aboard our motorcoach for aleisure drive into the heart ofAmerica.You'll enjoy the John Deere HarvesterWorks factory tour, National FarmToy Museum, National MississippiRiver Museum & Aquarium, a cruiseaboard the Celebration Belle Riverboat and Mystery Dinnerperformance at the Stone Cliff Winery just to name a few of theexciting activities included on this tour.

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LOCALIFECOMMUNITY CALENDAR

This Evening• Shelby County Girl Scout Leaders Service Unit

37 meets at 6:30 p.m. at the VFW.• The New Knoxville Community Library Friends

of the Library meets from 7 to 8 p.m.•The Narcotics Anonymous group,Vision of Hope,

groupmeets at 7 p.m. at Russell Road Church, 340W.Russell Road.• Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step program for

anyone desiring to stop eating compulsively,meets at7 p.m. at Hillcrest Baptist Church, 1505 S. Main St.,Bellefontaine.• Sidney Boy Scout Troop 97 meets at 7 p.m. at St.

Paul’s United Church of Christ.All newmembers arewelcome. For more information, call Tom Frantz at492-7075.• TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 7

p.m. at Faith Alliance Church, New Knoxville Road,New Bremen.•TheAmericanLegionAuxiliarymeets at 7 p.m.at

the Post Home on Fourth Avenue.• Diabetic support groupmeets at 7 p.m. in confer-

ence room one of the Joint Township District Memo-rial Hospital, St.Marys.• Shelby County Woodcarvers meets at 7 p.m. at

the Senior Center of Sidney-ShelbyCounty.Beginnersto master carvers are welcome.Tuesday Afternoon• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts at

Work, meets at noon at St. John’s Lutheran Church,120W.Water St.• The Springfield Regional Cancer Center in

Springfield hosts a support and education group forcancer patients and their families from noon to 1:30p.m.The groups are free and open to anyone who hasa need for cancer education and support. Formore in-formation, call the cancer center at (937) 325-5001 orthe American Cancer Society at (937) 399-0809.Tuesday Evening• Head, Neck and Oral Cancer Support Group for

patients and caregivers meets at St. Rita’s RegionalCancer Center in the Garden Conference Room from5 to 6:30 p.m. For more information, call (419) 227-3361.• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Living the Ba-

sics, meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Apostolic Temple, 210Pomeroy Ave.• The Brain Injury Support Group meets at 7 p.m.

in conference roomsA and B at the UpperValleyMedCenter, North Dixie Highway, Troy. This group meetsto support the caregivers and see the progress of sur-vivors. For more information, call ShirleyWhitmer at(937) 339-0356 orMargie Luthman at (937) 394-8681.• Shelby County Genealogical Society meets at

First Church of God, 1510 Campbell Road, at 7 p.m.Neal Brady will speak on canal history. For more in-formation, call 492-2402.• JacksonCenterMasonic Lodgemeets at 7:30 p.m.

at the lodge on North Main. Brethren are welcome.For more information, callWalter Hull at 596-8123.• Pleaides Chapter 298 Order of the Eastern Star

meets at the Masonic Temple at the corner of MiamiAvenue and Poplar Street at 7:30 p.m.• The Miami-Shelby Chapter of the Barbershop

Harmony Society meets at 7:30 p.m. at the GreeneStreet UMC,415W.Greene St. at Caldwell Street.Allmen interested in singing arewelcome and visitors arealwayswelcome.Formore information, call (937) 778-1586 or visit www.melodymenchorus.org.• The Al-Anon Sidney Group, for friends and rela-

tives of alcoholics,meets from8:30 to 9:30 p.m.at FirstPresbyterian Church on the corner of North Streetand Miami Avenue.All are welcome.Wednesday Morning• The Downtown Business Association meets at 8

a.m. at TWT Shirts, 115 E.North St.• Dayton Area ALS (Amoyotropic Lateral Sclero-

sis/Lou Gehrig’s Disease) support group meets from11 a.m. to 1 p.m.at theWest CharlestonChurch of theBrethren, 7390 State Route 202,TippCity.Thismeet-ingwill be a sharing format.Attendees are encouragedto bring a brown bag lunch; beverages will be pro-vided. For more information, call (937) 339-4571 or e-mail [email protected].• The Sidney Kiwanis Club meets at 11:30 a.m. at

the Moose Lodge. Lunch is held until noon, followedby a club meeting and program.Wednesday Afternoon• The Troy-TippWomen’s Connection will meet at

noon at the Troy Country Club.Mary Boling, of Avon,Ind.,will speak on “JoyThroughThe Journey.”Lunch-eon is $12.50. Reservations due by Saturday at (937)339-7859.• JacksonCenter Senior Citizensmeets at 1 p.m.at

the Jackson Center Family Life Center.

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.

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JACKSON CENTER High School’s 2012 graduating seniors pictured are (l-r)First row: Derek Aikin; Steven Dearwester, class vice president; Troy Opper-man, class president; Andrew Hoying, class treasurer; Katelyn Bayhan, classco-secretary, and Ann Frieders. Second row: Tara Jones, Kortney Frilling,Matthew Tussing, Tiffany Kies, David Barham and Brooke Richard. Third row:Christopher Young, Amanda Baber, Naomi Meilhammer, Carrie Nuss, TimmyBurch and Meki Liufau. Back row: Erika Metz, Nicole Weddle, co-secretary;Keith Lewis, Jordan Thomas, David Braun, Richard McGowan, and Kyle Ra-sawehr.

The solution forunclean windowsDear Heloise:

Years ago, youprinted a recipefor a windowcleaner. I wouldappreciate it ifyou would printthe amounts.Thank you. —Marge in NewJerseyMarge, I’m

happy to sharethis longtimeHeloise money-saving hint.A lot of read-ers have been askingthis question recently.There are several solu-tions you can use, buthere are two of my fa-vorites.The first is ammonia-

based. Mix 1/2 cup ofnonsudsing ammoniawith 1/2 cup of rubbingalcohol and 1 teaspoon ofdishwashing liquid. Addenough water to make agallon. Be sure to weargloves when mixing, andhave good ventilation.The second is vinegar-

based. Mix 1/2 cup ofwhite or apple-cidervinegar with 1/2 cup ofwater.Put each solution in a

clearly marked spraybottle. To leave your win-dows streak-free, andsave money, try dryingwith crumpled-up news-paper. For other money-saving homemadecleaning solutions, ordermy pamphlet Heloise’sHomemade Cleaning So-lutions. Just send $5 anda long, self-addressed,stamped (65 cents) enve-lope to: Heloise/Clean-

ers, P.O. Box795001, SanAntonio, TX78 2 7 9 - 5 0 0 1 .When cleaningwindows, dryright to left onthe inside andup and down onthe outside.That way, youknow whichside any streaksare on. —Heloise

RECYCLECELL PHONESDear Readers: Ever

wonder what to do withyour old cell phone? Howabout donating it to helpout a great cause? CellPhones for Soldiers is anonprofit organizationthat provides free com-munication tools for de-ployed troops servingoverseas.Donated cell phones

are recycled, and themoney raised is used toprovide calling cards forour troops.To donate a cell

phone, check the website(www.cellphonesforsol-diers.com), call (800)426-1031 for a nearbydrop-off location, or mailit to: Cell Phones for Sol-diers, c/o ReCellular, P.O.Box 9998, Dexter, MI48130-9998.Of course, money also

is welcome. — HeloiseP.S.: Clean out that

phone “graveyard”!

Hintsfrom

HeloiseHeloise Cruse

Send a great hint to:Heloise, P.O. Box 795000,San Antonio, TX 78279-5000 or [email protected].

Sidney paintershows at AmosThe featured artist

of the month at theAmos Library for theremainder of May isSherilyn Schriml, ofSidney.Her exhibit consists

of acrylic paintings.She attributes her in-terest in art to earlylessons in elementaryschool and to a greatart teacher at West Lib-erty Salem HighSchool, Mrs. Seymour.She said, “I have manyof her lessons on shad-

ing that I still refer to.Today, I paint mostly todecorate my home andfor shear enjoyment.”The exhibit is open

to the public duringregular library hours,which are Monday,Tuesday and Thursday11 a.m. to 8 p.m.,Wednesday and Friday9 a.m. to 6 p.m., andSaturday 11 a.m. to 4p.m.The Amos Memorial

Public Library is at 230E. North St.

Dick Armey tospeak in Troy

TROY — FreedomWorks and the MiamiCounty Liberty Grouphave invited the publicto attend an event toconsider various “getout the vote” tools andtactics.Several motivational

speakers, including for-mer Ohio House Major-ity Leader Dick Armey,will present informationto help people prepare

for the 2012 election.The free Thursday

event will kick off witha meet and greet at 6p.m. at Club 55.The program starts

at 7 p.m. with a wel-come speech by Armey.He will discuss the

importance of voter reg-istration drives, how toaffect elections, andhow to use social mediato educate Americans.


Editor’s note: This isone of a series of columnsby Localife Editor Patri-cia Ann Speelman thatwill be published fromtime to time in the DailyNews.


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You heard it herefirst!

When I wrote at thebeginning of April aboutthe Dimes for Dogs andCats campaign, I pre-dicted that Joe Laber, ofWMVR Hits 105.5,would lose our friendlychallenge and that itwould be he in the mas-cot dog suit, begging forbones and more dona-tions on the courtsquare.

I was right. The Sid-ney Daily News and theSpot restaurant bothtook in more contribu-tions than did Hits105.5.

But, you know what,Joe? Michael Smith, atthe Spot, and I are trueblue pals. Just like thedogs available for adop-

tion at the ShelbyCounty Humane Society,which is the beneficiaryof our fundraising ef-forts.

As an adopted pet isman’s best friend, so areMichael and I ready toprove, Joe, that we’reYOUR best friends.

How?Well, we’ve decided to

join you on the court-square! Daily the Dog(yours truly) and Spot(Michael) will meet youas Homer, on the court-square Friday at noon,dog-house banks inhand. Make that paws.

All three of us will beready to greet donors,pose for photos, wag our

tails, and generally havea good time while raisingsome more spare changeto change a pet’s life.

Who knows? MaybeMike Lescowitch, presi-dent and chief humaneofficer of the society, willshow up with real dogsto meet potentialadopters and show usand everyone why it’simportant to be there.

We hope lots of peoplewho work downtown willtake a few minutes outof their lunch breaks todrop some coins into ourbanks and rub our ears.

We hope lots of peoplewho don’t work down-town will visit the court-square between noonand 1 p.m. to do thesame.

I must say, Joe andMike, this challenge hasbeen a lot of fun. And, aswe’ve said all along, thereal winners are the an-imals at the humane so-ciety.

All they want is theopportunity to be some-one’s best friend. Read-ers, how about it? Areyou ready for a friend?


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NEW BREMEN —Herbert J. Boerger, ofNew Bremen and for-merly of McCartyville,will reach his 100thbirthday June 5. But inhis family, that’s no bigdeal. His sister reachedhers last year.

The siblings willspend time with eachother on their respectivebirthdays within thenext few weeks.

Dorothy E. BoergerWolf, of Minster, will cel-ebrate her 101st birth-day Wednesday, May 16,2012, at a party with herfamily.

Friends can sendcards to her c/o of Her-itage Manor, 24 N.Hamilton St., Minster,OH 45865.

Boerger will celebratehis 100th birthday at anopen house June 3 at theSacred Heart of JesusChurch in McCartyvillefrom 2 to 4 p.m.

Each was born athome in Fort Loramie,Wolf on May 16, 1911,and Boerger on June 5,1912, to the late FrankH. ad Emma C. ErnstBoerger.

Wolf married the nowdeceased Albert H. Wolf.They are the parents ofthree daughters, Mar-lene Garrett, of Beaver-creek; Elaine Romer, ofFort Recovery; and VickiSchwartz, of Minster;and of one son, Tom

Wolf, of Palm Coast, Fla.Wolf has 8 living

grandchildren and 17great-grandchildren.One grandchild is de-ceased.

She attended schoolthrough the 10th gradeand worked with herhusband at Wolf ’s Hoteland Bar for 41 years.

She was a member ofthe American LegionAuxiliary, St. John’sAuxiliary, the CatholicLadies of Columbia andSt. Monica Sodality, andshe was an AmericanCancer Crusade chair-woman.

She enjoys growingflowers, crochetinghangers, reading booksand magazines, dancingand playing cards.

Boerger marriedalma E. Schmiesing,who is now deceased.

They are the parents

of four daughters, CarolBucklew, of Centerville;Velma Matuszewski, ofHilliard; Grace Burke, ofFort Myers, Fla.; andDenise Greve, of Ever-green Colo.; and one son,Mike Boerger, of Sidney.

Boerger has 12grandchildren and 15great-grandchildren.

He attended schoolthrough the 10th gradeand was a farmerthroughout his workinglife.

He was a member ofthe Knights of Colum-bus and of the Farm Bu-reau.

Boerger enjoys play-ing cards, bowling (herolled a 300 game at age95), horses and garden-ing.

An avid baseball fan,he played semi-profes-sional baseball for theFort Loramie Athletics.

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Centennarian siblingsplan celebrations

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HERBERT J. BOERGER (left) and his sister,Dorothy E. Boerger Wolf, become sibling centen-narians when Boerger celebrates his 100th birth-day June 5. Wolf becomes 101 Wednesday.

Dimes for Dogs & CatsMascots on the square

Leininger to mark 80th birthdayJACKSON CENTER

— Jim Leininger, ofJackson Center, willcelebrate his 80thbirthday at an openhouse hosted by hiswife, Clara Mae, andtheir daughters, Sun-day, May 20, 2012, from2 to 4 p.m. at the Jack-son Center UnitedMethodist Church.

Leininger was bornjust north of JacksonCenter, May 22, 1932,the son of the lateHyatt and UmaLeininger.

He has a brother andsister-in-law, Edwardand Lynn Leininger.

He and his wife havefour daughters, AnnDoseck, Dawn Chudykand Joni Leininger, allof Jackson Center, andDenise Ruwe, of WestChester.

He farmed for manyyears and also workedfor Holloway Sports-wear.

He welcomes cardsand good wishes but re-quests that gifts beomitted. Leininger

QUICK READEstate planning

luncheon inMinster

MINSTER—HeritageManor, of Minster, willhost an estate planninglunch and learn session

at the LockkeepersHouse in New BremenMay 22 from noon to 1p.m.

Ryan Miltner, of Milt-ner Law Firm, and KerriBergman, of KatterhenryInvestment Group, willspeak about estate plan-

ning and focus on how toproperly plan for longterm care. HeritageManor will provide lunchand the program at nocost to the attendees.

Registration is re-quired by calling Reneeat (419) 628-2396.

Compassionate Care getsupgraded dental equipment

Compassionate Carehas announced that ithas received a donationfrom Dr. Lisa Alvetro ofa digital Progeny Ad-vantage Panoramic x-ray machine.

This machine allowsthe organization’s vol-unteer dentists to ob-tain full mouth x-raysin less than 16 seconds.

In addition, Dr. AnneEiting Klamar, CEO ofMidmark Corp. donateddigital sensors to re-place the use of film foran intraoral x-ray sys-tem, also a Progenyproduct, already in use.

Additional fundingfor the project was re-ceived from a Sidney-Shelby County United

Way special projectgrant and the MonarchFoundation, throughthe Shelby CountyCommunity Founda-tion.

Since 2009, Compas-sionate Care of ShelbyCounty has providedgeneral dentistry tomore than 550 unin-sured residents.

RECENT BIRTHSSEITZ

ANNA — Brad andMindy Seitz, of Anna,have announced the birthof a daughter, AveryMarie Seitz, born April20, 2012, at 7:49 a.m. inthe Copeland-EmersonFamily Birth Center ofWilson Memorial Hospi-tal in Sidney.

She weighed 8 pounds,3 ounces, and was 19 1/2inches long.

She was welcomedhome by her sister, Madi-son, 4, and her brother,Carter, 2.

Her maternal grand-parents are Gary andMolly Buehler, of Anna.Her paternal grandpar-ents are CarolHeinfeld, ofMaria Stein, and the lateRichard Seitz. Her step-grandfather is DuaneHe-infeld, of Maria Stein.

Her great-grandpar-ents are Roman andDorothy Buehler, of Mc-Cartyville, and Walterand Bernice Frey, of Os-good.

Her mother is the for-mer Mindy Buehler, ofAnna.

FOGTANNA — Erik and

Melissa Fogt, of Anna,have announced the birthof a daughter, MorganAnn Fogt, April 30, 2012,at 5:54 a.m. in the

Copeland-Emerson Fam-ily Birth Center atWilsonMemorial Hospital in Sid-ney.

She weighed 7 pounds,13.6 ounces, and was 20inches long.

She was welcomedhome by her brother,Weslee, 4, and her sisterAyva, 2.

Her maternal grand-parents are Robert andBeth Brown, ofAnna.Herpaternal grandparentsare Les and Karen Fogt,of Anna.

Her great grand-mother is Mary Dietz, ofBotkins.

Her mother is the for-mer Melissa Brown, ofAnna.

MCLAINMAPLEWOOD —

Jason and Hollie McLain,of Maplewood, have an-nounced the birth of ason, Jaxon KoewlerMcLain, born April 28,2012, at 4:41 a.m. in theCopeland-Emerson Fam-ily Birth Center atWilsonMemorial Hospital in Sid-ney.

He weighed 7 pounds,15 ounces, and was 21inches long.

He was welcomedhome by his sisters, Mar-lie McLain, 3, and LogynMcLain, 1.

His maternal grand-

parents are Sharon andRandy Caudill, of Sidney.His paternal grandpar-ents are Nancy and JimKoewler, of Sidney andSue Schulze, of Sidney,and the late JakeMcLain.

His great-grandpar-ents are Denver and FloCaudill, Genevieve Noe,Frank and Linda Noe,andMinnieKoewler, all ofSidney.

His mother is the for-merHollie Caudill, of Sid-ney.

FRIDLEYALBUQUERQUE,

N.M. — Jamie andLynette Fridley, of Albu-querque, N.M., have an-nounced the birth of adaughter, Paige Eliza-beth, born April 4, 2012,at 2:23 p.m. in Albu-querque.

She weighed 6 pounds,10 ounces, and was 19.5inches long.

She has a deceasedbrother, Evan.

Her maternal grand-parents are Albert andDiane Christainer, ofStrawberry, Ariz. Her pa-ternal grandparents areChuck and Cathy Fridley,of Sidney. Her great-grandmother is FrancesFridley, of Anna.

Her mother is the for-mer Lynette Christainer,of Dresden.

IN OUR VIEW

Your hometown newspaper since 1891Frank Beeson/Regional Group PublisherJeffrey J. Billiel/Editor and Publisher

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ment for a redress of grievances.


EXPRESS YOURSELFWrite a letter to the editor. All letters must be signed, 400words or less and include the writer’s phone number and ad-dress. Only one letter per writer per month will be accepted.Letters may be mailed to The Sidney Daily News, Jeff Billiel,publisher/executive editor, P.O. Box 4099, 1451 N. VandemarkRoad, Sidney, OH 45365; emailed to [email protected];

or faxed to (937) 498-5991.

OPINION

USDA marks sesquicentennialWe are privi-

leged on May15 to observethe 150th an-niversary of theUnited StatesDepartment ofAgriculture(USDA). It wasduring thegreat Civil Warthat PresidentAbraham Lin-coln signed in1862 to establish a De-partment of Agricultureto “acquire and to dif-fuse among the peopleof the United Statesuseful information onsubjects connected withagriculture; and to pro-cure, propagate, anddistribute among thepeople new and valu-able seeds and plants.”Mr. Lincoln termed it

the “People’s Depart-ment” because in thosedays 90 percent ofAmericans were farm-ers and derived theirexistence and livelihoodfrom the land. The U.S.population in 1862 was31.4 million, and todaythat number has in-

creased tenfold— to some 313million.Since its in-

ception, the de-partment hascontinued alegacy to fulfillAbraham Lin-coln’s originalvision and pur-pose to touchthe lives ofevery citizen,

every day in almostevery way. Our modernUSDA assists not onlyproduction agriculturebut also the areas offood science, agricul-tural research, nutritionassistance, biofuel pro-duction, economic andcommunity develop-ment, natural resourceconservation, disaster,international trade,credit and other areasof governmental assis-tance as needed.By any measure it

has been a most suc-cessful 150 years for theDepartment and ourAmerican populous di-rectly benefits from asafe, abundant and a

reasonably priced foodsupply.Within ourUnited States we pro-duce more than 85 per-cent of what weconsume, and thereforeexperience food, eco-nomic, environmentaland national security.We are cognizant that

cultivators of the Earthare some of our mostvaluable citizens and inpartnership with USDAhas evolved into one ofthe most successful eco-nomic enterprises everestablished. Americanagriculture has emergedinto a detailed, sophisti-cated; and both techni-cally and technologicallyadvanced business.For our younger gen-

erations, opportunitiesabound for a career inagriculture and theagribiosciences. USDArecognizes the industryhas phenomenal poten-tial to accommodate theneeds of an ever-grow-ing world populationthat is estimated to in-crease from 7 billion to9 billion by 2050(200,000 more people

each day). The develop-ment of new technolo-gies, food safety andprocessing, farm man-agement, renewablesources of energy, aswell as addressing envi-ronmental and steward-ship challenges all holdgreat promise for our“young minds” to pur-sue their life’s vocation.USDA will continue

its original intent andmission as the “PeoplesDepartment” and thecontinuance of a mod-ern and efficient serviceorganization that isclosely aligned withtechnological innova-tions, sound public pol-icy, efficientmanagement and thebest available science toappropriately respondto our 21st century agri-culture. Our sincere ap-preciation is extendedto Abraham Lincoln —after some 150 years —for his vision, convictionand foresight!

The writer is the exec-utive director of ShelbyCounty’s Farm ServiceAgency.

Othervoices

Roger Lentz

County prosecutors not like TVBY JOHN MURPHY

Executive DirectorOhio ProsecutingAttorneys Assn.

Every now and then,a high-profile criminalcase will result in in-creased citizen aware-ness of their countyprosecuting attorney’soffice. The truth is,Ohio’s 88 county prose-cutors spend most oftheir work days in qui-eter fashion, fulfilling ahost of duties and re-sponsibilities that helpkeep our communitiessafe and our local gov-ernments runningsmoothly.In this, our 75th year

of operations, the OhioProsecuting AttorneysAssociation seeks to re-mind all Ohioans of theimportant work beingdone by our local countyprosecutors. Particu-larly at a time whenpopular movies and tel-evision shows are satu-rated with courtroomand “cops and robbers”dramas, we think a lit-tle dose of reality con-cerning prosecutingattorneys is needed.

Most people who fol-low the news under-stand that prosecutingattorneys do prosecutethe “bad guys” in ourcounty courts of com-mon pleas. That is avital part of their job,without question. Butthey perform manyother highly valuableservices to their localcommunities.Prosecuting attor-

neys serve as “ministersof justice” — indeed,they are justice-driven.This applies to puttingcriminals behind barsand making sure thepunishment fits thecrime. But their workalso entails makingsure that people inno-cently accused of com-mitting a crime are notultimately charged orconvicted.In addition, prosecut-

ing attorneys are alsoresponsible for prose-cuting juvenile offend-ers who commit felonyor misdemeanor of-fenses.Prosecuting attor-

neys are fervent advo-cates for crime victimsand their families. They

understand that theroad to recovery andnormalcy can be diffi-cult for those whoselives have been im-pacted by crime. Prose-cutors strive to keepvictims notified of fu-ture court dates and thestatus of pending courtcases, to accompany vic-tims to court as neededand to refer victims toappropriate communityservices and resources.Finally, county prose-

cuting attorneys act asthe lawyer for allcounty offices and town-ship governments. Thismay not sound veryflashy, but it is truly avital service. This im-portant work involveseverything from review-ing legal documents andcontracts, to helping col-lect delinquent taxes, toadvising county com-missioners on land useand annexations, to de-fending local officials inlawsuits. Helping localgovernments runsmoothly may not gen-erate headlines — but itdoes save taxpayer dol-lars.Beyond their formal

responsibilities, mostcounty prosecuting at-torneys are also very ac-tive in their localcommunities, proac-tively supporting publicsafety programs thatprotect the elderly, chil-dren and families. It’snot uncommon to findthem in schools or sen-ior centers offering use-ful information on howto keep our neighbor-hoods safer and free ofcrime. Many prosecut-ing attorneys also helpchildren by trackingdown delinquent childsupport payments andholding parents ac-countable for providingfor their children.I did not write this

column to urge readersnot to enjoy your fa-vorite crime-and-pun-ishment dramas in thepopular media. By allmeans, enjoy! But I dobelieve it’s important toshed a little light on thedaily “reality show” thattakes place in the of-fices of Ohio’s 88 countyprosecuting attorneys,who work very hard inthe pursuit of justiceand safety for all of us.

To the editor:This is in response to

Sen. Sherrod Brown’srecent comments on re-ducing the federalbudget deficit. He sug-gested we “cut $20 bil-lion in spending byending taxpayer-fundedsubsidies to the fivebiggest oil companies.”The sum of $20 bil-

lion is a ridiculousamount to cite. The fig-ure the other DemocratSocialists use whendemagoging this fabri-cated issue is around$4.3 billion in so-calledgovernment “subsidies.”Sen. Brown and Pres-

ident Obama talk abouthuge “subsidies” as iftaxpayers are signingbillion-dollar checks tooil and gas companies.But oil companies donot get subsidies.Rather, like every otherbusiness, they are al-

lowed to take tax deduc-tions for the expensesthey incur. A tax deduc-tion and a governmentsubsidy are not thesame.The domestic manu-

facturing tax deductionthat oil and gas compa-nies receive is a generaltax deduction that goesto all domestic manu-facturing. Producers ofclothing, roads, electric-ity, water and manyother goods produced inthe United States areall eligible for the man-ufacturer’s 9 percenttax deduction. Congressalready imposed a taxhike for oil and naturalgas companies by freez-ing the deduction at 6percent for just that in-dustry.The only tax in which

the oil companies seemsto get special treatmentcompared to other in-

dustries is intangibledrilling costs. Theamount of that subsidywould be $0.78 billionper year — enough tofund less than twohours of federal spend-ing in 2011, and noteven half the amountwe are lending a for-eigned-owned and state-owned oil company fordrilling offshore inBrazil.Oil companies al-

ready pay tax rates of40-50 percent of income.For one company,Exxon, in one quarter ofone year, that amountwas more than $8 bil-lion, or almost doublethe so-called “subsidy”for all oil companies foran entire year.Profit is the amount

of money a companyhas made. Profit marginis the amount of moneyyour company or busi-

ness has earned as apercentage of total rev-enue. The profit marginfor the gas and oil in-dustry is around 6.2percent.When politicians use

the words “subsidies”and “tax deductions” in-terchangeably, it is a de-liberate attempt tomislead Americans. Apurposeful, calculatedlie.Sen. Brown and Pres-

ident Obama are leftistanti-capitalists whoopenly advocate govern-ment “solutions” andgovernment control.They attack the oil in-dustry and its productbecause oil is thelifeblood of the Ameri-can capitalist free-mar-ket economy. Oil is thefuel of freedom.

Tony Smith17433 State Route 47

East

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Deduction, subsidy not the same thing

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Roemer is alternativeTo the editor:I am urging you to go

online to americanse-lect.org and supportBuddy Roemer for presi-dent.It’s free — you just

sign up and click forsupport (it’s quick andnonbinding — you canstill vote for whomeveryou want in November).You must be a registeredvoter; if not, registerfirst. Americans Elect isa charity that’s tired ofD.C. politicians who so-licit hundreds of mil-lions of dollars fromlobbyists, then repre-sents them — not “WeThe People.”Roemer is independ-

ent — a former con-gressman, thengovernor. He now runshis own $750 millionLouisiana private bank,which took no bailoutand foreclosed on notone homeowner. He says,“D.C.’s not broken — it’sbought and paid for.”He says he loves true,

free-market Americancapitalism, but our cur-rent system at the top is“corporate cronyism,”having D.C. politiciansin bed with multina-tional corporations (suchas GE, which profits bil-lions, pays no taxes andkeeps moving jobs over-seas) and theWallStreet investment banks(Goldman Sachs, etc.,who are given trillionsin zero-interest U.S. dol-lar loans, which the Fed-eral Reserve creates outof the air for them — de-

valuing our dollar andcausing inflation — tokeep investing in “mod-ern, bullcrap” deriva-tives that profitGoldman-types billions,creating no U.S. jobs).Americans Elect is set

up such that if any can-didate who acceptsbeing named gets 10,000supporters, he or shewill be on the ballot inall 50 states.If you’re less than

thrilled about Obamawho campaigned in 2008to “rewrite NAFTA andstand up for Americanworkers” (he hasn’t andsince keeps rammingmore “free trade” dealsthrough) and said in Oc-tober 2011 he’s “with Oc-cupyWall Street” (thenin December he at-tended a $35,800-per-plate fundraiser for hispresidency sponsored byGoldman Sachs), andyou’re less than thrilledby former corporateraider, polished MittRomney, then go toamericanselect.org andbuddyroemer.com.Buddy Roemer is a

68-year-old grandpa whogrew up on a cottonfarm, went to Harvardat the age of 16, was ahard-working, honestpolitician and is a suc-cessful, honest business-man who loves America.“Youtube” him for aglimpse. He needs yoursupport, now, as Ameri-cans Elect’s deadline isapproaching.

Dave McMahan9848 N. Kuther Road

Appreciate SC firefightersTo the editor:Last summer I was

watching my daughterplay in the backyardwith her friend and waschit-chatting with herparents (our neighbors)when the radio on herdad’s belt went off. Hewas being called to a fire;he didn’t know when he’dbe home. His wife gavehim the “be safe” look,and he said, “Remember,we’ve talked about this,we always said if it wasour house we’d wantthem to come for us.”How many times have

I seen him run to histruck and fly down theroad to go save someoneelse? Last October Iwatched him speed awayto the apartment build-ing fire on Fair Road. Icould see the sprays ofthe fire hose from my up-stairs windows.The nextmorning, I saw him comehome for a few minutesso he could get ready forhis day job. He went towork on no sleep becausehe was up all night fight-ing for someone else’s lifeand property. The nextedition of the SidneyDaily News showed hispicture as he stood in fullfire gear on top of aburning roof to savesomeone else.Recently, the Shelby

County Volunteer FireDepartment was dis-banded because of finan-cial issues.Are we so

poor that we can nolonger afford volunteers?None of the men andwomen on the volunteerfire department werepaid. Their equipment isowned outright. The costto run such a depart-ment is minimal, yetthey have saved livesand property. These menand women put them-selves in very dangeroussituations and gave self-lessly because they knewit was the right thing todo.Would you fight likethat for someone you did-n’t know?Is our way to repay

our heroes to tell themthat we can’t afford themanymore? This may notseem important to you.You may not know some-one who was helped bythis department.As soonas someone (heaven for-bid) is hurt or dies be-cause these extra handswere missing, maybe wewon’t think that the costto run a volunteer firedepartment was toogreat, but then it will betoo late.I appreciate the

Shelby County Volun-teer Firefighters fortheir service. I appreci-ate my neighbor, Lt.Brenden Coughlan, forserving, and his wifeErin, who understoodwhy her husband mustserve.

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AGRICULTUREContactNews EditorMelanie Speicher with storyideas and news releases byphone at (937) 498-5971;email, [email protected];or by fax, (937) 498-5991.

BY DEBORAHREINHART BROWN,

PH.D.Agriculture and NaturalResources Educator

OSU Extension, ShelbyCounty

Last Wednesday (5/9),I saw my first field ofsoybeans up (southeast-ern part of the county)! Ithink there might havebeen others, but I could“row” these whilestopped at an intersec-tion. (It’s really hard tosee them this tiny whenpassing by at even 30-40mph!) On Thursday, Isaw another field (west-ern area) that I could“row” when driving.Any-way, things are popping!!We’ve gotten somemuch-needed rain, butnow I’m also seeingponding in fields. Thisponding could causesome damage. The ex-tent to which ponding in-jures crops isdetermined by severalfactors, including (1)plant stage of develop-ment when ponding oc-curs, (2) duration ofponding, and (3) air/soiltemperatures.Even if ponding does-

n’t kill plants outright, itmay have a long term

negative impact on cropperformance. Excessmoisture during theearly vegetative stagesretards root develop-ment. As a result, plantsmay be subject togreater injury during adry summer becauseroot systems are not suf-ficiently developed to ac-cess available subsoilwater. Ponding can alsoresult in losses of nitro-gen through denitrifica-tion and leaching.DISEASES: Prior to

the six-leaf collar stage(as measured by visibleleaf collars) or when thegrowing point is at orbelow the soil surface,corn can usually surviveonly two to four days offlooded conditions. Dis-ease problems that be-come greater risks dueto ponding and cool tem-peratures includepythium, corn smut, andcrazy top.During emergence, soy-

bean fields subjected toflooding and saturatedsoil conditions are atmajor risk from Phytoph-thora andPythiumdamp-ing-off. Symptoms causedby these watermolds arelight to dark brown, le-sions on any part of theroot or cotyledon.

WEEDS: This may bea year where the bene-fits of including residualherbicides in POST corntreatments are substan-tial, even where herbi-cides were applied atplanting. Corn plantedseveral weeks ago stillhas a long way to gountil crop canopy devel-opment, and we are re-ally just starting into theperiod when most sum-mer annual weedsemerge. The addition ofresidual herbicides canbe especially appropriatewhen the corn is lessthan 12 to 14 inches tallat the time of the POSTtreatment. Residual her-bicides are largely notneeded in POST applica-tions to corn that is get-ting close to canopyclosure (20 inches or so),with the exception ofburcucumber.WHEAT continues to

approach and advancethrough the critical flow-ering growth stageacross the county. Mostfields I’ve seen haveheaded and some havebegun flowering. We’vehad showers and thun-derstorms in the pastweek, which favors scab,but temperatures werein the 60s and lower 70s,

causing the risk of scabto continue being lowover the next week or so.While these conditionsmay mean low scab, ex-tended grain fill, andconsequently, high grainyield and quality, theyalso may lead to prob-lems with other diseasessuch as powdery mildewand Septoria leaf blotch.These diseases have al-ready been reported onthe flag leaves in fieldswith susceptible vari-eties.INSECTS: According

to our counterparts westof here, record numbersof black cutworm mothshave descended upon In-diana fields. This pesthas the potential tocause significant eco-nomic damage to fieldcrops. A round of stormsoriginating in southernstates in March broughtnot only rain to Indiana,but cutworm popula-tions not previouslyseen. Since that time,scouting traps have beenfilled. The key to suc-cessfully controlling theinsect is to scout earlyand often and to applyinsecticides when larvaeare small — especiallybecause large larvae aredifficult to control.

Ponding threatens crops Botkins teamtakes traveling

trophyBY LYNDA ADAMSEducation CoordinatorShelby Soil & WaterConservation District

Five outstanding teensfrom Botkins HighSchool,with an interest inthe environment, placedeighth out of 59 teamscompeting at the Area IVEnvirothon onMay 1.TheEnvirothon was held atPleasant Vineyard Min-istries Camp, near Cam-den. Botkins High SchoolTeam No. 1 also broughthome the Shelby Countytraveling trophy for scor-ing the highest number ofpoints among the 13teams competing fromShelby County. The teamwas coached by PhilipGroves.The Envirothon is a

team competition de-signed to stimulate, rein-force and enhanceinterest in the environ-ment and natural re-sources. This outdoorteam event for highschool students offers aunique learning experi-ence. The event testsstudents’ knowledge ofsoils, forestry, wildlife,aquatic ecology and cur-rent environmental is-sues. It also is designedto encourage cooperativedecision making andteam building. The 2012

current environmentalissue topic was “NonPoint Source Pollu-tion/Low Impact Devel-opment.”The Area IV Envi-

rothon is organized bySouthwest Ohio Soil andWater Conservation Dis-tricts and is sponsoredby Honda of AmericaManufacturing, Cargilland the Area IV Conser-vation DistrictsStudents from Anna,

Botkins, Fairlawn, FortLoramie, Lehman, Rus-sia and Upper Valley Ca-reer Center representedShelby County at theArea IV Envirothon.TheShelby Soil and WaterConservation District isvery proud of the 13teams that prepared forand participated in theArea IV Envirothon.Please contact LyndaAdams, Education Coor-dinator for Shelby Soil &Water Conservation Dis-trict, at 492-6520, ext.117, for informationabout the 2013 Envi-rothon. The 2013 Envi-rothon will be co-hostedby Shelby and MercerCounty Soil and WaterConservation Districtsand will be held at theSpiritual Retreat Centerat Maria Stein.

Conservationin the county

Jackson Center FFA membercompetes at state agriscience fair

BY LINDSEYWHETSTONE

Columbus wasflooded with FFA mem-bers from all around thestate last week to takepart in the Ohio FFAConvention. This two-day event provides theopportunity for stu-dents, parents andguests to become moreinvolved with the OhioFFA Association andgives Ohio FFA mem-bers the opportunity toexhibit all of their hardwork from throughoutthe year. Students hadthe opportunity to com-pete in Career Develop-ment Events, minglewith other FFA mem-bers, take part in busi-ness sessions, and muchmuch more.

The Jackson CenterFFA is proud to recog-nize Erin Poppe as acompetitor in this year’s84th Ohio FFA Agri-science Fair. More than300 students from across

the state of Ohio con-ducted a science re-search project related toan agricultural field.Competitors constructeda display board anddemonstrated their un-

derstanding of the scien-tific method during aninterview. Poppe’s proj-ect tested the amount ofVitamin C available indifferent types of orangejuice.“This topic is some-

thing I worked with myscience teacher, Mrs.Davidson, and my agri-culture teacher, Mrs.Whetstone. They helpedme gather materials andsupplies so that I couldperform the experi-ment,” Poppe said.Congratulations Erin

on a Job well done. Welook forward to what thefuture has ahead for you,and for the Jackson Cen-ter FFA Chapter.The Jackson Center

Agriculture Program is asatellite of the UpperValley Career Center.

Photo provided

ERIN POPPE stands in front of her display at theOhio FFA Agriscience Fair on May 3. Poppe com-peted along with approximately 300 other OhioFFA Students in Columbus.

WORTHINGTON —The Ohio Soybean Coun-cil (OSC) and soybeancheckoff have launched abiodiesel car giveawayas part of their ongoingeffort to raise consumerawareness and enthusi-asm for biodiesel.Ohioans who register

for the promotion will beeligible to win a one-yearlease for a new fuel-effi-cient, diesel-engine Volk-swagen Jetta TDI.Entrants must be atleast 18 years of age and

legal residents of Ohio.To enter the contest, par-ticipants must visit theOSC Facebook page(www.facebook.com/ohiosoybeancouncil), “like”the page and enroll.The promotion ends

May 27.“OSC is very excited

about this promotionand the chance to tellOhioans about the bene-fits of biodiesel,” saidJohn Motter, OSC chair-man and soybean farmerfrom Hancock County.

“Biodiesel is a cleaner-burning, environmen-tally friendly fuel and iscommonly made fromsoybeans grown andprocessed right here inOhio. That offers signifi-cant value to consumers,brings revenue to ourlocal and stateeconomies and reducesour country’s depend-ence on foreign oil.”Biodiesel is a clean-

burning alternativediesel fuel producedfrom domestic, renew-

able resources such assoybean oil and otheragricultural byproductsand waste. Compared topetroleum-based dieselfuel, biodiesel is moree n v i r o n m e n t a l l yfriendly - reducing life-cycle carbon emissionsby 57 to 86 percent,which makes it the bestcarbon reduction tool ofany liquid fuel commer-cially available. It is alsothe first fuel to meet theEPA standards for “ad-vanced” biofuel.

Soybean Council to give away car

COLUMBUS — TheOhio Corn & WheatGrowers Association(OCWGA) and Ohio Soy-bean Association (OSA)are actively engagedwith several state agen-cies and agricultural in-dustry representativesas members of the Direc-tors’ Agricultural Nutri-ents and Water QualityWorking Group (DAN-WQWG) to address howthe agricultural commu-nity can help address

Ohio water quality.As stewards of the

land, Ohio’s grain grow-ers practice the contin-ual adaptation ofconservation measuresand understand and re-spect the need for envi-ronmental sustainability.Corn, wheat and soy-

bean farmers have al-ready provided $500,000toward a three-year re-search project spear-headed by The OhioState University as a

symbol of their commit-ment.As nutrient runoff is

further researched,OCWGA and OSA rec-ommend the following:• Farmer-representa-

tion presence, specifi-cally grain farmers.• Ongoing education.• Science-based rec-

ommendations.• Soil testing.• Adoption of nutrient

management plans.• Non-arbitrary tar-

get reduction rates.OCWGA and OSA

said in a recent releasethat they look forward toworking with the DAN-WQWG and others tooffer the best recommen-dations that safeguardagriculture’s purpose ofproviding abundant andaffordable food, feed,fiber and fuel.For more information,

visit ohiocornand-wheat.org and soy-ohio.org.

Farmers work for water quality

ONEONTA, Ala. (AP)— Some Alabama farm-ers say they are plantingless produce rather thanrisk having crops rot inthe fields a secondstraight year because oflabor shortages linked tothe state’s crackdown onillegal immigration.Farmers interviewed

by The Associated Presssay they had no choicebut to reduce acreage.They fear there won’t beenough workers to pickcrops at harvest time.The crops are oftenpicked by Hispanic mi-grants, both legal and il-legal.It’s unclear exactly

how many farmers arechanging their plantingpatterns this year be-cause of the law.

Farmers reduceplanting

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YOU BORN TODAYYou are enormouslycharismatic, to the pointwhere you actually mag-netize others to you. Peo-ple are touched by yourcharm, and they admireyour vivid imagination.Whether your job is un-usual or ordinary, youwill always have anamazing fantasy life.Many of you train your-self to cultivate a partic-ular discipline.Your yearahead will be fascinatingbecause you are going tostudy something valu-able.Birthdate of: David

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I’m 18 and I feeldiscriminated against

DR. WAL-LACE: I’m 18and an addictedsmoker. I’ve beensmoking regu-larly for the past4 years. I used tosmoke cigarettespurchased formeby my parents.Then, when Ireached age 18, Iwas able to buymy own ciga-rettes, but thenNew Jersey upped theage to 19 to purchase cig-arettes.At age 18, I can legally

get married withoutparental permission, jointhe military, vote, moveout of a parent’s housewithout their permission,and quit attending school.I understand that NewJersey is the only statethat has a law that a per-son must be 19 beforebuying cigarettes. Aren’tthe dumb elected officialsaware that someone overage 18 can purchase ciga-rettes and give them toanybody of any age? I feeldiscriminated against.Your comments, please.—Tony, Newark, N.J.

TONY: New Jersey isnot alone with a mini-mum age of 19 to pur-

chase tobaccoproducts. Ala-bama, Alaska,Utah and thecounties of Suf-folk and Nassauin New York allhave 19 as aminimum age topurchase to-bacco products.In the commu-nity of Need-ham, Mass., theminimum age to

buy tobacco products isthe same as the nationalaverage to buy alcohol —21.The vast majority of

public health officialswant to see a high age re-quirement to purchase to-bacco products becausetobacco use is the largestcause of preventabledeath and severe medicalproblems. The older peo-ple must be to purchasetobacco, the better chancethat they will not startsmoking.

DR. WALLACE: I amwriting regarding yourletter from Nameless, ayoung lady in Evansville,Ind.Her former boyfriendbroke up with her oneweek before the prom,buthe recently decided, nowthat she is happy with a

new boyfriend, that hewas sorry and still caresfor her. You replied thatshe should tell him that ifshe ever breaks up withher new boyfriend, shewould be glad to go outwith him again.With as much experi-

ence as I’m sure you havewith teens, I was sur-prised at your answer. Doyou know how traumaticit must have been for thispoor girl to have beendumped one week beforeprom? She probably al-ready had purchased herdress, shoes and jewelryfor the occasion, and shealso may have madebeauty salon appoint-ments for the morning ofthe big day. For a boy tobreak up with his girl-friend one week beforeprom is cruel, heartlessand unforgivable.The girlshould tell the ex that shehas no desire to see himagain, whether or not sheis with someone else.Andshe should tell him why.He doesn’t deserve an-other chance. — Mom,Goshen, Ind.

MOM: You are 100percent correct. Name-less, forget my advice andtake Mom’s. Seldom is amom’s advice wrong.

’Tween12 & 20Dr. RobertWallace

COLLEGE ACCEPTANCESOlson heads toBowling GreenTyler Olson, a senior

at Sidney High School,has beenacceptedby Bowl-ing GreenS t a t eUn i v e r -s i t y ,where heplans tos t u d ycomputerscience.The son of Todd

Olson, of Sidney, andTraci Olson, of Clearwa-ter, Fla., he has earnedtech prep honors andhigh honors at SHS.His school activities

include soccer, tennis,symphonic and men’schoirs, National HonorSociety and BusinessProfessionals of Amer-ica.He is employed part

time at Wendy’s.

University ofFindlay takes

JenkinsLauren Jenkins, a

senior at ChristianAcademy, has been ac-cepted by the Universityof Findlay where sheplans to study occupa-

tional therapy.The daughter of Heidi

and DonSoutham,of Sidney,s h ee a r n e dthe IronE a g l eaward forb a s k e t -ball, theH o n d aMath Award, the DARGood Citizen Award, theKiwanis Teen of theMonth, a Kiwanis Schol-arship and a CarmonyScholarship.Her high school activ-

ities included varsityvolleyball, soccer, basket-ball, president of stu-dent council, president ofNational Honor Societyand CAS small groupleader.She is a Big Brothers

Big Sisters mentor andworks part time at TimHorton’s.

Walker toattend ThomasEdison State

HOUSTON — Jill L.Walker, a senior at Hous-ton High School, hasbeen accepted byThomas Edison StateCollege in Trenton, N.J.,where she plans to

study communications.The daughter of Gor-

don and Deanna Walker,of Hous-ton, shewas hon-ored withthe fol-l o w i n ga w a r d sd u r i n gher highschool ca-r e e r :h o n o rroll, second place in thestate FFA Creed contest,Shelby County JuniorFair queen first runner-up, Shelby County PorkIndustry queen, softballWildcat Award, SpanishHot Chili Pepper Award,John Philip Sousa BandAward.Her activities in-

cluded band, for whichshe was a field com-mander; school musical;solo and ensemble; Aca-demia; Spanish Circle;student council presi-dent; National Honor So-ciety; Junior Scholars;Spirit club; office/teacheraide; PSEOP and track.Walker is a blood

donor, a Girl Scout, aHouston CommunityCenter volunteer, a Sun-day school and juniorchurch volunteer and aBig Brothers Big SistersBig Buddies mentor.

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artistic director of Sid-ney Dance Companyechoes these sentiments.“In the early 1990’s

we had been doing twoto three productions ayear. By the 2000’s, wewere down to only doingone production. Forseven or eight years, wewere not even able toproduce the ‘NutcrackerBallet.’ We had done it atSidney High School, butscheduling during themonth of December wasso difficult with basket-ball games andwrestling matches thatwe stopped doing ‘Nut-cracker.’ It wasn’t until2009 that we were ableto do it on the stage atThe Historic Sidney The-atre.“That first year at the

Theatre was magical,”Eikenberry said. “Towatch the dancers’ faceslight up the first timethey set foot on the stageis something one doesn’tforget. They were illumi-nated. There is grand-ness to the space thatyou don’t feel at the highschool. There’s magicthat comes from themarquee, lobby, balconyand proscenium opening.It gives them a sense ofa professional produc-tion and helps them per-form better. Even thoughthe floor is still rough, Iknow they prefer per-forming at the Theatre.Plus, there’s a greatersense of communityamong our dancers atthe Theatre becausethey’re together morebackstage. The youngerones are able to see theinner workings of theproduction as it’s hap-pening. They’re learningso much more about theprocess than they evercould before as they canpeer out from the wingsand watch set changes.They are able to feel thebuzz of the theatre!”“The youth that are a

part of these organiza-tions love performing inthis space. They under-stand the sense of his-tory that comes with abuilding like this. Formany, the Theatre beingavailable for use meansthe opportunity for theirpassion to grow,” saysMardie Milligan, presi-dent of Raise the Roof forthe Arts.Ann Allenbaugh,

mother to Liz Allen-baugh who is involved inSock & Buskin JuniorPlayers, says “Liz enjoysbeing on stage. It's agreat outlet for mydaughter. She is not in-volved in sports, so hereshe gets to sing anddance, and be with otherkids who enjoy doing thesame thing. I enjoywatching the creativeprocess of it and shelooks forward to audi-tions each year! ‘DearEdwinna’ is the fourthproduction in the lastthree years in which shehas been involved!”Anne Grisez, director

of the upcoming produc-tion of “Dear Edwinna,”believes giving childrenthe opportunity to per-form in front of othershelps build a great dealof self confidence andcan help improve his orher reading and socialskills. This in manycases is something thatcan’t be taught at homeor in the classroom —only on stage.For these groups, a

renovated Historic Sid-ney Theatre will mean atruly professional the-atre with a state of theart fly system to fly indrops and scenery, newsound equipment, fullstage lights, professionalcurtains for wing spaceuse and an auditoriumtheir audiences willenjoy being in, with allthe amenities of comfortincluding accessible rest-rooms, comfortable seat-ing and climate

controlled temperatures.All of that leads to ex-panded performance op-portunities. Both Sockand Buskin and SidneyDance Company have al-ready indicated thatthey will be adding pro-ductions to their sched-ule in the coming year,even prior to renova-tions.“It’s important to

know that the Theatre iscontinuously being im-proved,” said Eiken-berry. “People havededicated their time andresources to make smallimprovements in themeantime and it reallymakes a big difference!That work shouldn’t gounnoticed.”Eikenberry added, “As

a community with somany arts organizations,having a venue like thisin which to perform isamazing. The arts bringa high quality to commu-nity. Without them, thecommunity definitelysuffers. Having thisvenue will only increasewhat all of these organi-zations can do, which inturn educates and givesback to community.”Shelby County is

thriving with local artsgroups. They perform inchurches, schools andoutdoor venues as avail-able. Raise the Roof forthe Arts (RTR) believesthat renovating The His-toric Sidney Theatrewould provide thesegroups with a real per-formance venue andwould be a great commu-nity asset for a variety ofuses.“We believe there is a

strong need for this typeof facility in Sidney andShelby County,” saidMardie Milligan, RTRboard president. “Al-ready Sock & Buskin

and Sidney Dance Com-pany are using the facil-ity in its currentcondition. In 2011 wehad 5 productions with13 performances, around100 rehearsal days,morethan 200 artists servedwith an estimated 4,800in audience attendees.These numbers willlikely increase once thefacility has been reno-vated.”As a member of the

League of Historic Amer-ican Theatres, RTR hasnetworked with a num-ber of other theatres ofcomparable size to TheHistoric Sidney Theatreto learn of their pro-gramming and facilityuses. Historic theatresaround the country oftenpromote events such asconcerts, musicals, plays,comedians, illusionistsand more. Other uses in-clude private rentals,corporate meetings andtraining, private partiesand more.“There has been great

interest by many to rentthe facility for weddingsand private parties andwhile we aren’t cur-rently able to accommo-date for these types ofevents, we do anticipatethe theatre to be avail-able for private rentalspost-renovation,” saidMilligan.Raise the Roof for the

Arts is a 501(c)3 charita-ble non-profit whosemission is to “renovateand operate The HistoricSidney Theatre for cul-tural, artistic and educa-tional purposes for thebenefit of the ShelbyCounty Community.” Formore information on theorganization or The His-toric Sidney Theatrerenovation project, [email protected].

THEATRE From Page 1

She taught English atthe university level fortwo years in Japan andfor one year in Korea be-fore joining Samsung inKorea as a languagetrainer, a position sheheld for seven years.“I fell in love with

Korea when I was therefor a month for a friend’swedding,”Norris said. ForSamsung, she taughtbusiness English andpresentation skills.“That’s where I got to

experience curriculumdevelopment,” she said.As the 4-H educator

here, Norris will be re-sponsible for developingcurricula for projectsthroughout the county.Her first goal is to main-tain a successful camp inJune and the ShelbyCounty Fair in July.Then,she said, she’ll be able tostep back a little, catchher breath and considerwhat new initiativesmight look like.Norris was selected by

a panel of local and OhioState University review-ers.“She’s comingwith lots

of new ideas, lots of cre-

dentials. She comes tothis position with man-agement and 4-H experi-ence,” wrote Dr. StephenE. Wright, West Regiondirector and associate de-partment chairman ofOhio State UniversityExtension, in Columbus,in an email last month.Her $46,608 salary

will be paid partially byShelby County funds andpartially by Ohio Statefunds, as will the $60,708salary of her office mate,Dr. Deborah Brown, whowas hired as the ShelbyCounty agriculture andnatural resources educa-tor in April.Norris replaces Pam

Leong, who retired, andRacie Zimpfer, who wasapparently fired.Shelby County will

pay $25,000 of Norris’ssalary and $38,200 ofBrown’s.“I never wanted to be

an educator,” Norris said.“But when you meet cer-tain people, you feel theirpassion and the calling.Teaching strategies arethe same” whether theteaching is in Japanese orKorean or English,

whether the students areadults or youngsters,whether the subject isbusiness presentation oranimal husbandry.It was a desire to com-

bine education, agricul-ture and wildlife biologyinto one job that broughtNorris back to the statesin 2010 and focused herjob search on universityextension programs thisspring.She admits to missing

Korean food, especially afermented bean pastesoup and fermented spicycabbage. But it’s nice tohome. And she hopes tobring some stability toher position at the exten-sion office.“I really wanted to

come back to Ohio. I’m re-ally here for the longhaul. People here are pas-sionate about 4-H. Thatcreates an opportunity todo new things. I’m look-ing to put down roots. Ihope, in looking at theCloverbuds (the youngest4-H participants), I wantto see them through thewhole program, to whenthey go to college,” shesaid.

NORRIS From Page 1

Ohio casinos will hurt Detroit’s budgetDETROIT (AP) — De-

troit’s hard-pressed treas-ury can expect to takeanother hit as Ohio opensfour casinos that’ll be indirect competition withthree in the Motor City,according to a consultingcompany.The treasury stands to

lose up to $30 million inannual casino tax rev-enue by 2015 as somegamblers switch to theneighboring state’s casi-nos, says a report fromthe global managementcompanyMcKinsey &Co.Detroit already has low-

ered casino revenue esti-mates for the coming fis-cal year.The city has a $265

million budget deficit,$13.2 billion in long-termstructural debt and is op-erating under a consentagreement with the stateas an alternative to beingtaken over by an emer-gency financial manager.The Horseshoe Casino

in Cleveland opens Mon-day, and the HollywoodCasino in Toledo opensMay 29. Casinos inColumbus andCincinnatiwill follow.

About $177 million ofDetroit’s $1.2 billion gen-eral fund budget in thelast fiscal year came fromtaxes on theMGMGrandDetroit, MotorCity andGreektown casinos,whichget 80 percent of theirrevenue from people liv-ing within 150 miles.“Detroit’s casinos will

no longer be the obviousgaming choice for day-trippers,” the McKinseyreport said, singling outToledo’s casino as partic-ularly detrimental toDetroit’s gambling rev-enue.

100 yearsMay 14, 1912

The Roosevelt boost-ers in Sidney have an-nounced that therough-riding ex-Presi-dent will be in Sidneyat 10 o’clock tomorrow,and are making elabo-rate preparations forhis reception in thiscity.While all effort hasbeen made to have himmake an address at thepublic square, his timeis limited and arrange-ments have been madefor him to speak fromhis special car at the C.H. & D,. depot. The Sid-ney band has been en-gaged and will give aconcert on the publicsquare and then lead aparade to the depot.

———George Limpthicum,

Sidney baseball pitcher,who has been pitchingfor the Maysville, Ky.,baseball team, has beenmaking a fine showingthis season. As a resultof his work, the man-ager of the Winchesterteam in the Kentuckyleague, is trying to gethim to go to the Win-chester team.

75 YearsMay 14, 1937

New constructionwork on West Poplarstreet and North Westavenue was completedthis week and thesetwo streets thrownopen to the public foruse. West avenue waswidened between Courtand Poplar streets toeliminate a serioustraffic problem. Withthe paving of the sec-tions on West avenueand Poplar street overthe old canal, the twoworst sections of citystreets in the down-town area have been re-moved.

———Houston high school

seniors are announcingthe presentation of athree-act mystery play,“Ghost Town,” Fridayevening in the schoolauditorium. Thrills andlaughter are packed inthis story of spirits thathaunt a deserted min-ing town.

Those who are por-traying the variousroles are: FrankBeaver, Naomi Glynn,Dorothea Lyons, Lav-erne Huhn, MildredHoover, Alberta Car-penter, Lois Rouse,Dorothy Hoover, RobertLarge and RalphLeslie. The director isMrs. Moon.


Addition of a new at-traction to the 1962Shelby County fair inthe form of a nuclearexhibit was announcedtoday by William Stew-art, fair board secre-tary.

The exhibit, knownas “This Atomic World,”will be brought to thefair and displayed bythe Oakridge (Tenn.)Institute of Nuclear

Studies. No radio-ac-tive or explosive mate-rials are involved in thedisplay, Stewart wasassured.

———Editorial: Another

post-prom party at Sid-ney High School is nowhistory, and once againthe William Ross fam-ily has played a majorrole in making the oc-casion a success.

Some years ago,when the idea of suchan affair first took rootas an added induce-ment to keep the youngparticipants near homeand off the highwaysafter the annual Jun-ior-Senior Prom, thelate William A. RossSr., made the pavilionat Avon Lake availablefor that purpose. Sincethat time it has annu-ally been the site forthe post-prom festivi-ties, a tradition thatsince Mr. Ross’ deathhas been carried on byhis son and members ofhis family.

———Further evidence

that construction of theSidney-Wapakonetalink on the Interstate75 expressway is in itsfinal stages was seentoday in arrival of thefirst shipment of signsfor the project.

The signs, of a uni-form type approved forinterstate expressways,will be installed byFosco Fabricators, Inc.,Chicago, under a con-tract that specifies thatwork shall begin notlater than June 1.


COLUMBUS, Ohio(AP) — Ohio’s unem-ployment rate droppedto 7.2 percent in April,the lowest jobless ratein the state in morethan seven years, theOhio Bureau of Em-ployment Services saidtoday.

———Although the atmos-

phere was lightheartedthere were some seri-ous moments as theSidney Education Asso-ciation honored some ofits own and some of itshelpers during the an-nual SEA awards ban-quet held Thursday atthe Sidney Holiday Inn.

Richard A. Young,seventh and eighthguidance counselor atBridgeview MiddleSchool, was named1987 Teacher of theYear. He received anengraved plaque fromPaul Soliday, the 1986recipient of the award.

Polycystic kidney disease attacks everyone

Teen with traffic violations may get ticket to ride

DEAR DR.D O N O H U E :Help us raisepolycystic kidneydisease aware-ness. March isNational KidneyMonth!

Polycystic kid-ney disease is notknown by manypeople, even doc-tors. It is not arare disease. Dothe research.

Since there isno cure at this time, it isimportant for people toknow about it so we canget donations for re-search. — K.B.

ANSWER: I missedthe March deadline byquite a bit, but polycystickidney disease (PKD) issuch an important topicthat it deserves discus-sion.

The most common

type of polycystickidney disease isinherited in sucha way that onlyone gene isneeded to trans-mit the illness tochildren of an af-fected parent.S t a t i s t i c a l l yspeaking, half theoffspring of a par-ent with the genewill come downwith the disorder.That’s the proba-

bility of inheritance. Itdoesn’t work out likethat in all families.

The word “cyst” isused in many medicalconditions. A cyst is anenclosed, hollow ball con-taining fluid or semisolidmaterial. Cysts vary insize from a pinhead to anorange or larger. Theypop up on the skin and inmany organs. In polycys-

tic disease, not only arethe kidneys a target, sois the liver. Liver func-tion, however, usually iswell-preserved. In thekidneys, the cysts en-large as time goes by.Large cysts interferewith kidney function. Byage 70, 60 percent ofPKD patients will sufferkidney failure, some atyounger ages. Not onlydoes kidney function suf-fer, but blood pressurerises and adds to theproblem.

Most PKD patientshave no indications ofthe illness until theyreach their 40s. Bloodyurine, a rise in bloodpressure, abdominal dis-comfort from kidney en-largement and flankpain are some of theidentifying signs of theillness. PKD isn’t cur-able; it is treatable. Dial-

ysis is one treatment.Kidney transplantationis another. Now that Ithink of it, transplanta-tion is a cure.

Everyone with PKDshould get in touch withthe Polycystic KidneyFoundation, which isready to help with thelatest information. Youcan reach the foundationat 800-753-2873 or on-line at www.pkdcure.org.

Dr. Donohue regretsthat he is unable to an-swer individual letters,but he will incorporatethem in his columnwhenever possible. Read-ers may write him or re-quest an order form ofavailable health newslet-ters at P.O. Box 536475,Orlando, FL 32853-6475.Readers may also orderhealth newsletters fromwww.rbmamall.com.

DEAR ABBY:My niece, “Amy,”got her driver’slicense last No-vember. Sincethen she hasbeen stopped sixtimes for viola-tions.

Unfortunately,she wasn’t tick-eted for any ofthem — justgiven warnings.Who knows howmany other times sheshould have been tick-eted?

When Amy told meabout it, she acted like itwas a joke and some-thing she was proud of.Her parents are divorcedand her father spoils herbeyond reason. He givesher whatever she wants,including buying her anew car. Her mother haslittle control over her.

My niece doesn’t seemto understand the possi-ble consequences or

what seriousdamage a car cando to her or tosomeone else.How should Ihandle this? Ihave no contactwith her father.Any ideas? —CONCERNEDAUNT IN MAS-SACHUSETTS

DEAR CON-C E R N E DAUNT: Although

Amy was old enough toget her license, she is notyet mature enough tohandle the responsibilitythat goes along withdriving. For her sake Ihope you will impressupon her mother thatlives could depend uponher exerting control overher daughter.

Many states restrictconditions under whicha teen may drive a car.In addition, many par-ents draft a driving con-tract that stipulates

things like what kind ofgrade-point averagetheir teenager mustmaintain to keep his orher driving privileges,limiting the number ofpassengers he or she cantransport and certaindistance limits.

Other restrictions canbe added at the parents’option. A version of thefollowing contract hasappeared in my columnbefore:

I ( ), agree to the stip-ulations stated belowgranting me the privi-lege of driving. If, at anytime, I violate this agree-ment, my driving privi-leges will be forfeited.

(1) Should I get a traf-fic ticket, I agree to payfor the ticket, as well asthe difference in the in-surance premium for aslong as the premium isin effect.

(2) I agree to pay fordamages that I incurthat are not covered

by insurance.(3) At no time will I

ever text or use a cell-phone while driving.

(4) At no time will Iever drink alcoholic bev-erages and drive, norwill there ever be any inmy car.

(5) I will not drive thecar until I and all pas-sengers have buckled up.

(6) I will keep the carI drive clean, inside andout, be aware of its needfor gas, oil, etc., and waxit as needed.

I have read the aboveagreement and will signit in accordance with therules.

SIGNED: (CHILD)I hope you will share

this information withAmy’s mother, becausein careless hands a carcan be as dangerous as aloaded gun.

It is not a toy, eventhough your niece ap-pears to be treating itlike one.

We’ll start off with someclouds early this morning butsunshine willp e a kthrough inthe after-n o o n .T h ewea the rp a t t e r ns t a y spretty quiet for most of theweek. Temperatures will bein the low to middle 70swhich is a few degreesabove normal. Next chancefor a few showers comes onWednesday when a weakfront drops southward.

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Youngstown70° | 52°

Cleveland66° | 51°Toledo

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Portsmouth72° | 56°

Cincinnati73° | 53°

Dayton74° | 52°

Mansfield70° | 49°

Columbus73° | 53°

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A trough of low pressure and associated cold front move through the Eastern US. This will bring more heavy rains and strong thunderstorms from the Northeast through the Southeast. Behind this activity, thunderstorms develop over New Mexico and Texas.

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DearAbbyAbigail

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SPORTS

SDN Photo/Luke Gronneberg photos

SIERRA BUTCHER (left) of the SC Alliance Blaze battles Grand Lake United’s Amanda God-inho in the U14 divivision of the Mayfest Soccer Classic, held over the weekend in Sidney.

JALEN HUDGINS (right) of SC Alliance Comets, shoots around Lusa Courage goalie NoahGarel in a U11 boys soccer game during the annual Mayfest Soccer Classic, held Saturdayand Sunday in Sidney.

The Sidney Bensar MayfestSoccer Classic for 2012 is his-tory, with great weather al-lowing for an uninteruptedschedule of games, culminat-ing with 22 championshipgames that began at 11:45Sunday and finished uparound 4:30.There were 128 teams en-

tered in the competition, in-cluding many from theShelby County Alliance, 16in all.The GU8 SC Alliance

Rangers won 3-2 over FCTippecanoe, then lost theirnext two games 5-1 and 8-2.In GU10, the SC Alliance

Shooters in the girls U-10,won the championship intheir age group.The Shooters won 4-2 over

Phoenix Crew Junior Black,and tied Findlay Blue 2-2.Theon Sunday, they took on Chal-lenger Crew Juniors Blackand won 6-1.SC Alliance 02/03 Hurri-

canes won 2-0 over GrandLake United, then lost 5-3 and5-1And in the same division,

Extreme Green lost 4-0 and 3-2 before winning 5-3.Also in GU10, the Thunder-

won their first game 4-2 thenlost 2-1.In G11, the Comets won 13-

0, 8-0 and 5-0, and the Zom-bies won 3-2, 3-2 and 2-1.In GU13, theFlashes won

4-1 and 4-1, and in GU 14, theBlaze lost 5-3, 5-2 and 3-0.In GU 15, the Sparks won

4-0, 7-0 and 2-0.In the boys U-8, the Fire

won 6-0, 9-1 and 5-0, and inthe BU10 age group, the Bull-dogs won 3-2 and 2-1 beforelosing 3-1.In BU11, the Comets won

5-4, 4-1 and 5-1, and in BU13,the Alliance Snakes lost 5-1and 6-1.In BU14, the Storm won 8-

0, lost 7-0, then won 1-0. Andin BU15, the Strikers tied 0-0,won 7-0, and tied 1-1.The tournament is the lone

fund-raising activity forShelby County Youth Soccer,which consists of over 1,000boys and girls.This year’s event welcomed

128 teams, and they played at16 different fields aroundtown, including Tawawa Park,Landrum Field and SidneyHigh school.

MayfestClassic

concludes

CINCINNATI (AP) — JoeyVotto hit a grand slam in theninth inning for his third homerun of the game, rallying theCincinnati Reds to a rain-de-layed 9-6 victory over theWash-ington Nationals on Sunday.Votto hit solo homers in his

first two at-bats and finisheda big day with his second ca-reer slam with two outs in theninth.Washington came into the

game with only 15 homers al-lowed all season, fewest in themajors. Votto broke out of hispower drought and helped theReds avoid a sweep with threeperfect swings.The last one came against

struggling closer Henry Ro-driguez (1-3), who had troublewith his control on the wetmound. Rodriguez walked twobatters to load the bases withtwo outs, then left a 2-2 pitchup and over the plate to Votto.The 2010 NL MVP hadn’t

homered sinceApril 30 and hadonly two coming into the game.He finished with a career-highsix RBIs and the second three-homer game of his career.Sean Marshall (1-2) got the

win at the end of a long day.The start was delayed 3hours, 36 minutes by rain,which fell throughout the 3-hour, 45-minute game.

A few thousand fans wereleft to see Cincinnati’s firstgame-ending grand slamsince Adam Dunn connectedoff Cleveland’s Bob Wickmanon June 30, 2006.Ahead 6-3, the Nationals

couldn’t close out what wouldhave been their first three-game sweep of the season.TheReds got two runs in theeighth when rookie rightfielder Bryce Harper lost Jay

Bruce’s two-out fly ball in thelights, letting it fall way be-hind him for a double.Washington lost despite get-

ting 16 hits on a wet, raw day.The Nationals completed a

painful one-week trip. Rightfielder Jayson Werth had sur-gery on his broken left wristMonday, and Harper needed10 stitches for a self-inflictedgash above his left eye on Fri-day after he hurt himself

slamming a bat against a wallnear the dugout. Catcher Wil-son Ramos tore the anteriorcruciate ligament in his rightknee while chasing a passedball Saturday night.Despite sending 11 players

to the disabled list alreadythis season, the Nationals hadmanaged to stay atop the NLEast because of their pitchingstaff, which leads the majors.For one of the few times, it letthem down, and Washingtondropped into second place be-hind Atlanta.Neither starter was partic-

ularly effective after the longwait on a chilling, 62-degreeafternoon. A postponementwould have forced the Nation-als to return on a day off tomake it up.

NOTES: The Nationalsheaded out for a seven-gamehomestand, including twogames each against San Diegoand Pittsburgh and threeagainst Baltimore. The Redsleft for an unusual seven-gametrip: Atlanta for two games,then on to New York for twoagainst the Mets and threeagainst the Yankees. ... Reds3BMike Costanzo, called up toreplace injured Scott Rolen,made his big league debut as apinch-hitter in the fifth and hita sacrifice fly on the first pitch.

Votto belts three homers

AP Photo/Al Behrman

CINCINNATI REDS' Joey Votto (19) is mobbed at the plateafter hitting a grand slam off Washington Nationals reliefpitcher Henry Rodriguez in the ninth inning of a baseball gameSunday in Cincinnati.

AP Photo/Steven Senne

CLEVELAND INDIANS' JustinMasterson, right, who playedat Beavercreek, looks on asBoston Red Sox's Will Mid-dlebrooks, left, rounds thebases toward home after hit-ting a home run.

Tribe’sslide

continuesBOSTON (AP) — Cleve-

land pitcher Justin Master-son’s sinker wouldn’t sink orgo where he wanted it to.Masterson’s control prob-

lems led to a quick 4-0 deficitand his teammates continuedto struggle at the plate in a12-1 loss to the Boston RedSox on Sunday.“You never want to put

your boys in that type of hole,”Masterson said after allowingsix runs on seven hits over sixinnings.Masterson also hit three

batters as the Indians losttheir third straight and forthe fifth time in six games.Cleveland scored one run

for the second straight gameand fell to 1-3 on a six-gameroad trip that started with an8-3 win at Boston on Thurs-day night.“The last couple of days, it

hasn’t been very good,” man-ager Manny Acta said. “Wehaven’t been able to executeand pick up some of thosecheap RBIs. That’s the wayour offense works.We can’t af-ford that.”Not the way Boson was hit-

ting Sunday.Jarrod Saltalamacchia

homered during a six-run sev-enth inning and drove in fiveruns and rookie Will Middle-brooks hit his fourth homerfor the Red Sox, who have re-bounded from a 1-8 skid withthree straight wins.Daniel Bard (3-4) survived

some early control problemsand held the Indians to onerun despite walking four andallowing six hits over six in-nings.Masterson (1-2) also had

control issues, falling behind4-0 while facing all nineBoston batters in the first in-ning. He lasted six innings, al-lowed six runs on seven hitsand hit three batters.“He struggled with his com-

mand, especially against left-handed hitters,” Acta said.“When he does that he gets introuble.”Daniel Nava was 2-for-2

with three RBIs and threeruns scored. Adrian Gonzalezdoubled twice and Saltala-macchia finished 3-for-4 asthe Red Sox had 12 hitsagainst the Indians, who losttheir third straight and forthe fifth time in six games.The Red Sox held Cleve-

land to one run for the secondstraight game and needed just2 1-2 hours to dispatch the In-dians, the same amount oftime it took in a 4-1 win Sat-urday night.Dustin Pedroia extended

his hitting streak to 14 withleadoff double in the seventh

MIAMI (AP) — Le-Bron James got his tro-phy, and then he andDwyane Wade madesure the Miami Heat gota win in Game 1.James scored 32

points and grabbed 15rebounds in his firstgame as a three-timeMVP, Wade finishedwith 29 despite strug-gling from the floor, andthe Heat beat the Indi-ana Pacers 95-86 to opentheir Eastern Confer-ence semifinal series onSunday.Chris Bosh scored 13

points for Miami, but leftlate in the first half witha lower abdominal in-jury and did not return,with the Heat saying hewas scheduled for anMRI to determine theextent of the problem.The Heat outscored Indi-ana 25-16 in the fourth,with Wade and Jamescombining for 22 of thosepoints.Wade and James

outscored Indiana 42-38in the second half.“It’s a battle and we

know, regardless of beingat home, being away,who we’re playing, what

round, it’s tough to winin the playoffs and youhave to fight for everysingle possession,” Heatcoach Erik Spoelstrasaid. “And that’s what itwas.”David West and Roy

Hibbert each scored 17points and combined for23 rebounds for the Pac-ers, who got 10 pointseach from Darren Colli-son and George Hill.“I thought we were

just on our heels a littletoo much,”West said.Game 2 is Tuesday in

Miami.The Heat never led by

more than two until 9:20remained in the game,when a layup by Jamesgave Miami a 76-72edge. Wade added an-other basket about 30seconds later, and themargin eventuallyreached eight whenJames made two freethrows with 7:52 left.Back came Indiana,

which got within 86-85on a 3-pointer by Hillwith 4:51 left afterMiami went cold again.But one big flurry —capped by a dunk fromJames in transition and

Wade coming from be-hind to block a shot byPaul George at the rimabout a half-minutelater — gave the Heatsome breathing room.Wade and James

scored 20 straight Miamipoints in the fourth, astring ended by a freethrow from Joel Anthonywith 1:05 left. After Hib-bert missed a jumper onthe next Indiana posses-sion, James connectedwith 31.8 seconds left fora 95-86 Miami lead, andit was soon over.“Definitely not our

best game,” Pacers coachFrank Vogel said. “Wedidn’t shoot it very well.... It came down to exe-cution in the fourthquarter and you’ve got togive credit to Miami’s de-fense.”Wade shot only 8 for

23 from the field, and theHeat missed all six oftheir attempts from 3-point range.

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LEHMAN’S DAN Sehlhorst makes a determined re-turn during sectional final tennis action Saturday.

BY ROB KISEROhio Community Media

TROY — Lehmanjunior Pierce Bennettplayed some great tennisin the Division II sec-tional championship ten-nis match at Troy CityPark Saturday againstMilton-Union’s MattBrumbaugh.Brumbaugh was just

a little better and ralliedin the second set for a 6-3, 6-4 victory.Bennett, the second

seed, had a 4-1 lead inthe second set on the topseed and was up 4-2 and40-15 on his serve. ButBrumbaugh would notbe denied, winning thethe next four points forthe break and not drop-ping another game.“He just grinded it

out,” Bennett said. “Hewasn’t going to let mehave it.”Lehman coach Kristy

Sherman said that wasthe turning point.“It is hard to come

back from that men-tally,” she said. “This isthe third time Pierce hasplayed Matt. He hasbeen close — he justcan’t quite finish things.”But Bennett’s play

early in the second setwas nothing short ofspectacular at times.“I did play some great

tennis,” Bennett said. “Ihave a lot of work to doon my first serve. Thathas to get to 60 to 70 per-cent for the district tour-nament.”In his opening match,

Bennett handled thirdseed David Hart ofBrookville 6-2, 6-2.Things got interesting

in the second set, whenthe first five games werebreaks.With Bennett leading

4-2 and Hart serving,there were five deuces.After Bennett hit a

perfect drop shot to get abreak point, he wasgiven the game whenHart was called for ballabuse. Bennett thenserved the match out atlove.And Bennett is going

to district for the thirdtime, although the firsttwo years it was as adoubles player.“You are always going

to do something betterthe second or third timeyou do it,” Bennett said.“But singles is a wholedifferent game and Iknow that. But if anyoneunderestimates me, theyare going to be in for a

‘WOW.’ I am going thereto play and I will never,ever quit — that’s forsure.”Bennett’s teammate

Dan Sehlhorst also splithis two matches.In the third place

match with Hart, it wasvery competitive much ofthe first set.With Sehlhorst lead-

ing 4-3, the Lehman sen-ior ran off eight straightgames to win the match6-3, 6-0.“I think I figured out

how to deal with hisserve,” Sehlhorst said.“That was the difference.I was thinking (as thesecond set was going on),just keep doing what youare doing.”Sherman was happy

to see the way Sehlhorstfinished the match.“Dan (Sehlhorst) has

struggled with the sec-ond set at times thisyear,” Sherman said.“That’s something we’vebeen working on.”And Sehlhorst, who

came in unseeded, washappy to back up hiscoach’s confidence.“She told me, ‘You can

do it, Dan,” Sehlhorstsaid. “It’s hard to get aseed when you play sec-ond singles. I was happyto be able to show what Icould do and prove it.”Sehlhorst had started

the day with a 6-2, 6-1loss to Brumbaugh inthe semifinals.“You just want to do

the best you can,” hesaid. “When you areplaying him (MattBrumbaugh), you haveto play at a differentlevel. It forces you to hitbetter shots.”And as he watched

the end of the Bennettand Brumbaugh match,he knew there would notbe a loser.“They are both great

players,” he said. “I havebeen friends withMatthew for awhile now.Whatever happens, Iwish them both the bestof luck at district.”And Sehlhorst felt his

match was an importantone with Hart for Thurs-day’s district tourna-ment at CentervilleHigh School. He will nowplay someone who fin-ished second at section-als and not a sectionalchampion.“You could see how

tense everyone was.There is a big differencefrom being a three (thirdplace) and a four,”Sehlhorst said.

LHS netters2, 3 at district

RUSSIA — It took 12innings, but Russiascored a run in the bot-tom of the 12th to nipthe Fort Loramie Red-skins 1-0 and win theCounty baseball champi-onship Saturday here.The Raiders finish the

season with an 11-1record in County play.Fort Loramie is 9-2

and finishes league playtoday against JacksonCenter.The Redskins will

then play Wednesday atSidney against Coving-ton in the sectionalchampionship.As is obvious, pitchers

dominated the champi-onship game. For Lo-ramie, Jared Alberswent 10 and DylanFleckenstein the finaltwo. They combined for

13 strikeouts and fourwalks.For Russia, Treg

Francis went the firstnine and Isaiah Countstook over from there.They also combined for13 strikeouts, and twowalks.“It was a great cham-

pionship game,” saidRussia coach Rick Gold.“Both teams played ex-ceptionally well andboth Treg and Jaredwere outstanding on themound. Both teamsthreatened to score buttheir defense wasequally as brilliant asthe efforts of the pitch-ers.”Loramie threatened

in the fourth, with menon second and third. TheRedskins tried the sui-cide squeeze, but the

bunt was back to Francisand he was able to nailthe runner at the plate.Then in the seventh,

Loramie had runners onsecond and third withtwo out, but Kyle Mira-cle’s flare was trackeddown by Cole McEl-downey.With one out in the

12th for Russia, ColeMcEldowney walked.After a fly out for thesecond out, BrandonBarlage reached on anerror. Colyn McEl-downey topped one inthe infield and was safeat first to load the bases,then on a 3-1 count, EricMagoto singled to rightto score Cole McEl-downey with the onlyrun of the game.

The linescore:R H E

FL .......000 000 000 000_010 3

Russia .000 000 000 001_1 8 0Albers, Fleckenstein (11)

(LP) and Goldschmidt; Francis,Counts (1) (WP) and ColynMcEldowney.

——Fairlawn

routs HoustonHOUSTON — Fair-

lawn used a 13-runthird inning to routHouston 16-3 in thefinal County game forboth Saturday.For Fairlawn, Trey

Everett had four hits,Zach Rogers singled anddoubled and LukeMeyer, Grant Covault,Ryan Lesing and AaronWatkins all had two sin-gles each.

The linescore:R H E

Fairlawn.....10(13) 20_16 18 2Houston ..........010 20_ 3 7 1Watkins (WP) and Rogers;

Davis (LP), Clack (4) andMullen.

Russia edges Loramiein 12 for County crown

AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee

INDIANA PACERS guard Leandro Barbosa (28) shoots against Miami Heatforward Shane Battier (31) during the first half of Game 1 in an NBA basket-ball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series Sunday in Miami.

Heat wins behind James

FORT LORAMIE —Fort Loramie split a dou-bleheader with Parkwayin high school girls soft-ball action Saturday,winning 8-2 and losing9-3.In the first game, won

by Parkway after fallingbehind 3-1 in the first,Janell Hoying had twohits and Reggi Brandwiehad a two-run double forLoramie.In the second game,

Loramie broke open aclose game with a five-run sixth.Katie Eilerman had

two hits for Loramie, in-cluding a double, andDarian Rose belted ahome run.Both drove in two

runs.The linescores:

R H EParkway.......103 203 0_9 13 0Loramie .......101 015 x_8 7 0

WP: Snyder; LP: Rose————

R H EParkway.....200 000 0—2 5 2Loramie ........101 015 x_8 7 0

WP: Ordean; LP: Stein-brunner

Records: Fort Loramie 21-7, Parkway 21-6

Loramie,Parkwaysplit two

ANNA — At theCounty Track Meet onFriday at Anna, in juniorhigh competition, theAnna girls won with 94and the Russia boys with137.Runner-up teams

were the Russia girlsand Anna boys.Russia’s Caleb Ball

won the 800 and 1600,the 800 in record time of2:10.99.Olivia Quinter of Lo-

ramie won the 100 and200 hurdles for the girls,and Logan Brackman ofLoramie won bothevents for the boys.Pauline Meyer of

Jackson Center won the100 and 200 dashes.

Anna, Russiawin juniorhigh titles

High school sportsTONIGHT

Division III Sectional finalAt Brookville

Versailles vs. West Liberty-Salem, 5 p.m.

——TUESDAYSoftball

D-V SectionalAt 5 p.m.

Riverside vs. Bradford at Rus-sia

Russia vs. Triad at Fairlawn——

WEDNESDAYBaseball

D-IV Sectional finalsAt 5 p.m.

Lehman vs. Riverside at PiquaFort Loramie vs. Covingtonat

SidneyAt Coldwater

4:15 — Minster vs. CrestviewLower winner

——Track

D-I District at TroyD-III District at Graham

——FRIDAYBaseball

D-IV District finalsAt 5 p.m.

Lehman-Riverside winner vs.Arcanum-Tri Village winner atPleasant Hill (Newton)

Fort Loramie-Covington winnervs. Cincinnati Christian-Cincin-natiCountry Day winner at Bell-brook.

Winners to Springfield Re-gional

SoftballD-IV District finalsAt Brookville

Russia-Triad winner vs. New-ton- Tri Village winner, 1 p.m.

Russia-Bradford winner vs.,Southeastern-Twin Valley Southwinner, 5 p.m.

Winners to Tipp City RegionalD-III District finalAt Tipp City

Versailles-WL Salem winner vs.Hamilton Badin-Middletown Fen-wick winner, 5 p.m.

Winner to Wright State Re-gional

TrackD-I District finals at Troy

——SATURDAYTrack

D-IV District finals at Graham

NASCAR Sprint CupSouthern 500 ResultsThe Associated Press

SaturdayAt Darlington Raceway

Darlington, S.C.Lap length: 1.366 miles

(Start position in parentheses)1. (2) Jimmie Johnson, Chevro-

let, 368 laps, 141.1 rating, 48points, $319,786.

2. (8) Denny Hamlin, Toyota,368, 116.4, 43, $238,656.

3. (17) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet,368, 103.1, 41, $209,415.

4. (5) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 368,120.9, 41, $178,123.

5. (6) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota,368, 117.2, 40, $147,554.

6. (19) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 368,96.7, 38, $154,776.

7. (7) Carl Edwards, Ford, 368,104.8, 37, $145,906.

8. (3) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet,368, 108.8, 37, $108,790.

9. (28) Marcos Ambrose, Ford,368, 74.8, 35, $130,748.

10. (21) Joey Logano, Toyota,368, 90.6, 34, $104,715.

11. (26) Clint Bowyer, Toyota,368, 86.1, 33, $120,969.

12. (1) Greg Biffle, Ford, 368,115.4, 33, $107,580.

13. (14) Paul Menard, Chevro-let, 368, 76.4, 31, $100,705.

14. (9) Regan Smith, Chevrolet,368, 79.4, 30, $117,488.

15. (15) Brad Keselowski,Dodge, 368, 75.9, 29, $124,725.

16. (23) Kevin Harvick, Chevro-let, 368, 85.1, 28, $136,391.

17. (24) Dale Earnhardt Jr.,Chevrolet, 368, 75.9, 28, $96,930.

18. (10) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet,368, 69.9, 26, $126,530.

19. (13) Aric Almirola, Ford,368, 67.3, 25, $124,416.

20. (18) Mark Martin, Toyota,368, 65.1, 24, $87,605.

21. (25) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet,368, 87, 23, $110,063.

22. (31) Casey Mears, Ford, 367,54.2, 22, $99,063.

23. (4) Ryan Newman, Chevro-let, 367, 79.1, 21, $125,263.

24. (27) Juan Pablo Montoya,Chevrolet, 366, 57, 20, $113,696.

25. (36) David Gilliland, Ford,366, 54.5, 19, $94,913.

26. (20) Landon Cassill, Toyota,366, 57, 19, $108,575.

27. (34) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet,365, 51, 17, $78,255.

28. (37) David Ragan, Ford, 364,38.7, 16, $90,152.

29. (22) Bobby Labonte, Toyota,364, 55.3, 15, $88,680.

30. (42) Reed Sorenson, Ford,363, 39.7, 0, $89,505.

31. (38) Danica Patrick, Chevro-let, 362, 44.5, 0, $76,980.

32. (33) Travis Kvapil, Toyota,362, 40.4, 12, $76,805.

33. (16) A J Allmendinger,Dodge, 357, 70.9, 11, $121,480.

34. (11) Jamie McMurray,Chevrolet, 345, 63.7, 10, $107,813.

35. (12) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet,339, 80.9, 9, $124,466.

36. (41) David Reutimann, Toy-ota, 314, 43.4, 8, $84,380.

37. (43) J.J.Yeley,Toyota, clutch,132, 32.5, 7, $75,915.

38. (39) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet,vibration, 35, 30.9, 0, $75,682.

39. (32) David Stremme,Toyota,overheating, 32, 34.1, 5, $72,225.

40. (40) Joe Nemechek, Toyota,power steering, 27, 31.4, 0, $72,050.

41. (35) Mike Skinner, Toyota,electrical, 20, 29.6, 0, $71,875.

42. (29) Scott Speed, Ford, over-heating, 20, 29.5, 2, $71,780.

43. (30) Josh Wise, Ford, vibra-tion, 19, 27.3, 1, $72,139.

Race StatisticsAverage Speed of Race Win-

ner: 133.802 mph.Time of Race: 3 hours, 45 min-

utes, 25 seconds.Margin of Victory: 0.781 sec-

onds.Caution Flags: 8 for 38 laps.Lead Changes: 22 among 8

drivers.Lap Leaders: G.Biffle 1-48;

K.Kahne 49; J.Johnson 50; L.Cas-sill 51; Ky.Busch 52-72; G.Biffle 73-98; D.Hamlin 99-100; J.Johnson101-172; Ky.Busch 173; J.Johnson174-179; Ky.Busch 180-188; J.John-son 189-194; Ky.Busch 195; D.Ham-lin 196-199; K.Kahne 200-231;D.Hamlin 232-280; D.Earnhardt Jr.281; M.Truex Jr. 282-298; D.Ham-lin 299; M.Truex Jr. 300-307;J.Johnson 308-312; Ky.Busch 313-324; J.Johnson 325-368.

Leaders Summary (Driver,Times Led, Laps Led): J.Johnson,6 times for 134 laps; G.Biffle, 2times for 74 laps; D.Hamlin, 4 timesfor 56 laps; Ky.Busch, 5 times for 44laps; K.Kahne, 2 times for 33 laps;M.Truex Jr., 2 times for 25 laps;D.Earnhardt Jr., 1 time for 1 lap;L.Cassill, 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 12 in Points: 1. G.Biffle,411; 2. M.Kenseth, 409; 3. D.Earn-hardt Jr., 397; 4. D.Hamlin, 394; 5.J.Johnson, 372; 6. M.Truex Jr., 372;7.T.Stewart, 369; 8. K.Harvick, 361;9. Ky.Busch, 349; 10. C.Edwards,

337; 11. C.Bowyer, 335; 12. B.Ke-selowski, 328.

Shady Bowl SpeedwayDeGraff

Saturday’s resultsLate Models

Fast qualifier: Mark Parker13.472

Dash Winner: Brandon BayseHeat Winner: Shawn StansellFeature: 1. Mark Parker 2.

Brandon Bayse 3. Chris Parker 4.Brandon Oakley 5. Sam Heckman6. Shawn Stansell 7. Brad Coons 8.Matthew Parsons 9. Andy Peterson10. Russ Bobb 11. Craig Borland

——Modifieds

Fast qualifier: Greg Stapleton13.247 (NTR)

Dash Winner: Chad PooleHeat Winners: Brad Yelton

and Mike ShafferFeature: 1. Brad Yelton 2. Rob

Yelton 3. Brad Williams 4. GregStapleton 5. Bill Burba 6. JimLewis Jr. 7. Chad Poole 8. MikeCarroll 9. Mark Timmerman 10.Josh Smith 11. Joe Pequignot 12.Gregg Jackson 13. Rodney Kreusch14. Rob Schaeff 15. Chris Prater 16.Mike Shaffer 17. Chris Crosier 18.Josh Sage 19. Austin Troyer 20.Don Skaggs

——Tuners

Fast qualifier: Kevin Flynn15.281 (NTR)

Dash Winner: Jeremy MeadeHeat Winner: Ethan PopeFeature: 1. Kevin Flynn 2.

Gary Eatron 3.Matt Stone 4. EthanPope 5. Chad Small 6. Kelsey Flynn7. Bo Hoelscher 8. Jeremy Meade 9.David Yoder 10. Jordan Sage 11.Justin Pope 12. Carroll Nease 13.Ron Masters

——Dwarfs

Fast qualifer: Brandon Bayse13.886

Dash Winner: Daniel WirrickHeat Winner: Connie SmithFeature: 1. Jesse Gade 2. Bob

Bayse 3. Connie Smith 4. Paul

Hazelett 5. Zach Harold 6. DanielWirrick 7. Brandon BayseLimaland Motorsports Park

Race resultsEngine Pro/NRA Sprints from

4/20/12A-Main (25 Laps) — 1. 22H-

Randy Hannagan; 2. 7-DarrenLong; 3. 49T-Gregg Dalman; 4. 28H-Hud Horton; 5. 35-Ron Blair; 6. 27-Beau Stewart; 7. 3T-Tony Beaber; 8.22D-Dennis Yoakam; 9. 5M-MaxStambaugh; 10. B20-ButchSchroeder; 11. 49-Shawn Dancer:12. 2M-Dallas Hewitt; 13. 7K-KyleSauder; 14. 18-Todd Heuerman; 15.10J-Jarrod Delong; 16. 27R-RyanRuhl; 17. 17-Jared Horstman; 18.22-Ben Rutan; 19. 57-Dylan Cisney;20. 11-Tim Allison

——Stocks

Heat winners — Jeff Koz,Shawn Valenti, Chris Douglas.

A-Main ( [#] starting posi-tion) — 1. 7B-ShawnValenti [8]; 2.71C-Barney Craig [3]; 3. 22T-TonyAnderson [6]; 4. 16-Jeff Koz [9]; 5.82-Chris Douglas [7]; 6. 57S-BillySiferd [19]; 7. OON-Dwight Niehoff[4]; 8. 99-Andy King [2]; 9. 12G-Garry Domoe [12]; 10. 27-FrankPaladino [21]; 11. 2-ShaneWolf [1];12. O1-Brent Weaver [10]; 13. 93-

Zach Gustafson [18]; 14. 327-Randy Crossley [14]; 15. 1-BradKemp [11]; 16. 52B-Sam Bodine[23]; 17. 17-Corey Wooten [20]; 18.88-Zach Bowen [17]; 19. 7-DanWooten [16]; 20. OOM-Bryan Mar-tin [5]; 21. 74D-Craig Dippman[15]

——Modifieds

Heat winners — Ty Dillon,Jake Reufer, Todd Sherman

A-Main — 1. F16-Jake Reufer[9]; 2. 40-Terry Hull [6]; 3. O3-CorySeeling [2]; 4. OO-Kody Weisner[11]; 5. 22T-Tony Anderson [7]; 6.22B-Andy Bibler [5]; 7. 41-Ty Dil-lon [10]; 8. 28-Chad Rosenbeck [4];9. 65-Todd Sherman [8]; 10. 37-JdFrancis [12]; 11. L5-Casey Luedeke[3]; 12. 93-Tyler Stump [20]; 13. 69-Tommy Beezley [14]; 14. 18N-Der-rick Noffsinger [13]; 15. 47-NickRosselit [17]; 16. 95-Greg Socha[18]; 17. O1-Ryan O'Dette [16]; 18.19-Ryan Ordway [22]; 19. 15-NickKatterhenry [15]; 20. 33-Clint Rea-gle [1]; 21. 19B-Brandon Ordway[21]; 22. 17-Dillon Nusbaum [19]

——NRA Sprints

Heat winners—Caleb Helms,Randy Hannagan, Kyle Sauder.

B-Main — 1. 10J-Jarrod De-long; 2. 2M-Dallas Hewitt; 3. 4U-Rick Boughan; 4. 18-ToddHeuerman; 5. 27R-Ryan Ruhl; 6.49-Shawn Dancer; 7. 12-KentWolters; 8. 4J-Bob Gehr; 9. 27B-Brad Lamberson; 10. 34-JimmySneed; 11. 98J-John Kettlewell; 12.2G-Joe Geibe; 13. 23M-Jack Miller;14. 23-Devon Dobie

A-Main — 1. 49T-Gregg Dal-man [5]; 2. 22H-Randy Hannagan[7]; 3. 22D-Dennis Yoakam [1]; 4.27-Beau Stewart [2]; 5. 7K-KyleSauder [6]; 6. B20-Butch Schroeder[9]; 7. 17-Jared Horstman [15]; 8.28H-Hud Horton [4]; 9. 3T-TonyBeaber [3]; 10. 35-Ron Blair [10];11. 82-Mike Miller [11]; 12. 7-Dar-ren Long [12]; 13. 40-Caleb Helms[8]; 14. 2M-Dallas Hewitt [17]; 15.22-Ben Rutan [14]; 16. 5M-MaxStambaugh [13]; 17. 27R-RyanRuhl [20]; 18. 18-Todd Heuerman[19]; 19. 10J-Jarrod Delong [16];20. 4U-Rick Boughan [18].

Waynesfield Motorsports ParkSaturday’s resultsTough Trucks(21 Trucks)

[#]-Starting PositionHeat winners: Roy Miller,

Mike Sawmiller, Matt Twining.A-Main — 1. 71-Chris Hicks

[1]; 2. 1W-Matt Twining [6]; 3. 18B-Tim Fox [3]; 4. 33-Mike Hicks [4]; 5.37-Roy Miller [8]; 6. 1X-Jerry But-ler [14]; 7. 70-Terry Klopfenstein[2]; 8. C01-Jerry Sawmiller [9]; 9.25G-Gabe Twining [17]; 10. 79-Brian Beach [12]; 11. 17-Ryan Dun-lap [10]; 12. 24-Devin Carl [15]; 13.69-Ron Tousley [18]; 14. 13-JoeHaggard [16]; 15. 3P-ColtonWattell[21]; 16. O1H-Randy Hamp [13]; 17.1S-Mike Sawmiller [7]; 18. 27-RobAdams [19]; 19. 43-Dan Crowder[11]; 20. 710-Ben Werling [5]; 21.55-Greg Stimmel [20]

Hard Charger: 1X-Jerry But-ler [+8]

——UMP Modifieds (25 Cars)Heat winners: Zach

Schroeder, Cory Seeling, BrianPost.

B-Main — 1. 79-Shane Unger[2] ; 2. 21T-Tom Treon [1] ; 3. 20K-Bill Keeler [3] ; 4. 2-Jason Kinney[4] ; 5. 47-Nick Rosselit [6] ; 6. K9-Scott Gerdeman [8] ; 7. 24-TerryGrilliot [9] ; 8. 58P-Jim Post [7] ; 9.I1-Tom Ordway [5] ; 10. 6-Dave Sib-berson [10]

A-Main — 1. 20W-Matt West-fall [2]; 2. 45P-Brian Post [6]; 3. 44-Zach Schroeder [8]; 4. ZERO-BrentHole [3]; 5. 4J-David Treon [12]; 6.20K-Bill Keeler [18]; 7. 112-ChrisUllery [10]; 8. O3-Cory Seeling [7];9. M1G-Matt Twining [14]; 10. 36-Brandon Vaughan [4]; 11. 52-Weasel Phlipot [1]; 12. 47-NickRosselit [20]; 13. 35-Tim Cornett[11]; 14. 79-Shane Unger [16]; 15. 2-Jason Kinney [19]; 16. 10H-BradHess [5]; 17. 100-Jim Brown [13];18. 10-Scott Bowersock [15]; 19.21T-Tom Treon [17]; 20. 28-ChadRosenbeck [9]

Hard Charger: 20K-BillKeeler [+12]

——Non Wing Sprints (22 Cars)Heat winners — 15-Brandon

Ferguson, KentWolters,Mike Dun-lap.

A-Main — 1. 22S-Matt Westfall[5]; 2. 23S-Kyle Simon [12]; 3. 31M-Tom Rhoades [1]; 4. 2M-Dallas He-witt [8]; 5. 37D-Mike Dunlap [2]; 6.24P-Rod Henning [17]; 7. 32M-Derek Hastings [6]; 8. 12W-KentWolters [3]; 9. 7-Tim Calicoat [13];10. 9N-Jon Nelson [10]; 11. 2W-Jacob Moore [14]; 12. 2K-KevinKlatte [15]; 13. 97-Devon Dobie[11]; 14. 43G-Rob Guy [9]; 15. 2-Dustin Ingle [20]; 16. 17-KevinMyers [16]; 17. 52-Mark Silva [18];18. 21H-Tyler Hewitt [7]; 19. 12-Jamie Davis [21]; 20. 15-BrandonFerguson [4]; 21. 21-Cody Hewitt[19]

Hard Charger: 24P-Rod Hen-ning [+11]

——1000cc Mini Sprints/MMSA

(25 Cars)Heat winners — Rick O'Shea,

Greg Nicholas [1]; 2. 13E-TJ Heil ,H-Rod Henning.

A-Main — 1. 28h-Rod Henning

[1]; 2. 13e-TJ Heil [4]; 3. 7r-NickDaugherty [6]; 4. 31-Greg Nicholas[2]; 5. 24l-Lee Underwood [5]; 6. 1r-Rick O'Shea [3]; 7. 65-Chris Bounds[9]; 8. 80-Trey Gustin [10]; 9. 30-Adam Treadway [12]; 10. 12-Michael Roehling [15]; 11.71b-Beau Binder [17]; 12. 8f-ScottFasse [8]; 13. 12j-Tyler Moore [11];14. 50-Craig Stower [7]; 15. 8-Tan-ner McElroy [19]; 16. 71f-NathanMesendiek [16]; 17. 22b-Brad Racer[14]; 18. 26-Nathan Miller [13]; 19.25-Collin Parker [18]; 20. 17-AdamJackman [20]

Hard Charger: 71b-BeauBinder [+6]

——Stock Cars (16 Cars)

Heat winners: Shawn Valenti[2], Tim Cole [2].

A-Main— 1. 16-Jeff Koz [3]; 2.7B-Shawn Valenti [6]; 3. 71C-Bar-ney Craig [8]; 4. 48-Tim Cole [5]; 5.19-Bill Reimund [4]; 6. 7-DanWooten [10]; 7. 327-Randy Crossley[1]; 8. 52-Cody Timmerman [9]; 9.1W-MarkWooten [11]; 10. 27-FrankPaladino [7]; 11. 82-Chris Douglas[2]; 12. 5K-Karl Spoores Jr [12]; 13.17-CoreyWooten [15]; 14. 22X-R.K.Smith [16] Hard Charger: 71C-Bar-ney Craig [+5]

——Compacts (10 Cars)

Heat winner: 1j-JJ Butler.A-Main — 1. 17-Justin Dur-

flinger [6]; 2. 71-Dustin Mobley [7];3. 518-Jordan Iiams [4]; 4. 1j-JJButler [8]; 5. 82-Harvey Yoder [5]; 6.1x-Erik Wolleson [2]; 7. 11x-MelvinCatterson Jr [9]; 8. 85-Nick Glas-gow [3]; 9. 27x-Robbie Tuttle [10];10. 1h-Jeff Zwiebel [1] HardCharger: 17-Justin Durflinger [+5]

National LeagueThe Associated Press

East DivisionW L Pct GB

Washington. . . . 21 12 .636 —Atlanta . . . . . . . 22 13 .629 —New York . . . . . 19 15 .559 2½Miami . . . . . . . . 18 16 .529 3½

Philadelphia . . . 16 19 .457 6Central Division

St. Louis . . . . . . 20 14 .588 —Cincinnati. . . . . 17 16 .515 2.5Pittsburgh. . . . . 16 18 .471 4Houston . . . . . . 15 19 .441 5Milwaukee . . . . 15 19 .441 5Chicago . . . . . . . 14 20 .412 6

West DivisionLos Angeles. . . . 22 11 .667 —San Francisco . . 16 17 .485 6Arizona . . . . . . . 15 19 .441 7½Colorado . . . . . . 13 19 .406 8½San Diego . . . . . 12 23 .343 11

Sunday's GamesMiami 8, N.Y. Mets 4Cincinnati 9,Washington 6Pittsburgh 3, Houston 2, 12 in-

ningsPhiladelphia 3, San Diego 2Chicago Cubs 8, Milwaukee 2Atlanta 7, St. Louis 4Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, nSan Francisco at Arizona, n

Monday's GamesChicago Cubs (Dempster 0-1) at

St. Louis (Westbrook 4-2), 7:05 p.m.Houston (Harrell 2-2) at

Philadelphia (Blanton 3-3), 7:05p.m.

San Diego (Stauffer 0-0) atWashington (Detwiler 3-2), 7:05p.m.

Cincinnati (Bailey 1-3) at At-lanta (Delgado 2-3), 7:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Gallardo 2-3) atN.Y. Mets (Batista 0-1), 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Lincoln 2-0) atMiami (A.Sanchez 2-0), 7:10 p.m.

Arizona (I.Kennedy 3-2) at L.A.Dodgers (Kershaw 2-1), 10:10 p.m.

Colorado (Friedrich 1-0) at SanFrancisco (Vogelsong 1-2), 10:15p.m.

American LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBBaltimore . . . . . 22 13 .629 —Tampa Bay . . . . 21 14 .600 1New York . . . . . 19 15 .559 2½Toronto . . . . . . . 19 16 .543 3Boston . . . . . . . . 15 19 .441 6½

Central DivisionCleveland . . . . . 18 16 .529 —Detroit. . . . . . . . 16 17 .485 1½Chicago . . . . . . . 16 19 .457 2½Kansas City . . . 13 20 .394 4½Minnesota. . . . . 10 24 .294 8

West DivisionTexas. . . . . . . . . 22 12 .647 —Oakland . . . . . . 18 16 .529 4Seattle. . . . . . . . 16 20 .444 7Los Angeles. . . . 15 19 .441 7

Sunday's GamesSeattle 6, N.Y. Yankees 2Boston 12, Cleveland 1Tampa Bay 9, Baltimore 8Kansas City 9, Chicago White

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TEAM OWNER Rick Hendrick, left, and JimmieJohnson celebrate Hendrick Motorsports' 200thNASCAR victory after Johnson won the NASCARSprint Cup Series auto race at Darlington Raceway,Saturday in Darlington, S.C.

DARLINGTON, S.C.(AP) — Rick Hendrickonly got to watch the last100 miles of the South-ern 500. Turns out hesaw the best part.Jimmie Johnson

broke free on a restartthree laps from the endSaturday night to giveHendrick Motorsportsits 200th Sprint Cup vic-tory.Hendrick drivers had

gone 16 races sinceJohnson won No. 199 atKansas in October. Thecar owner was in theNorth Carolina moun-tains attending a wed-ding and couldn’t get toDarlington Racewayuntil the final stretch.That’s when he watchedJohnson overcome fueland tire concerns topower past Tony Stewartand Denny Hamlin onthe final restart.When it was over,

Hendrick was hugged byeveryone nearby, andJohnson ran the car upto the inside wall as histeam members poundedthe No. 48 Chevy in cele-bration.“I feel very, very fortu-

nate to go along on thisride,” Hendrick said.Johnson presented his

owner with a helmetsigned by the 15 driverswho ran for Hendricksince he began his opera-tion. “Thanks, buddy,”the owner said. “Thiswill definitely be thecenterpiece of the man-cave.”Johnson looked vul-

nerable down the stretchwith Stewart and KyleBusch right behind andready to pounce afterKurt Busch and RyanNewman spun out withsix laps left.But Stewart had trou-

ble once the green flagdropped and Johnsonflew into the lead andcruised to his first victorysince Kansas last Octo-ber, breaking the winlessdrought for the five-timeNASCAR champion andthe Hendrick team.Denny Hamlin was

second, followed byStewart and Kyle Busch.Danica Patrick lasted

until the end of her sec-ond Sprint Cup race, fin-ishing six laps behindJohnson in 31st.Johnson led 134 of the

368 laps, including thefinal 44. It was Johnson’sthird Darlington win,but first since he sweptthe 2004 events at thetrack ‚Äî the last season“The Lady in Black” hadtwo Sprint Cup races.Hendrick won his first

race as an owner at Mar-tinsville in 1984, GeoffBodine driving to victory

No. 1. Johnson took his56th NASCAR win as aHendrick driver, secondonly to teammate JeffGordon’s 85 victories.This was the place

where fireworks tookplace a year ago whenKevin Harvick wentafter Kyle Busch for alate wreck. This time, itinvolved crew membersfor Kurt Busch and New-man scrumming afterthe race.Martin Truex Jr. was

fifth, followed by MattKenseth, Carl Edwards,Kasey Kahne, MarcosAmbrose and JoeyLogano — the Nation-wide winner Fridaynight.Series points leader

Greg Biffle won the poleand led 74 laps, secondonly Johnson, yet endedin 12th. His series leadnarrowed to two pointsover Kenseth.The race began with

longest stretch of greenflag racing from thestart with 171 laps sinceNASCAR began releas-ing such information, arun which helped speedup a race that’s oftenslogged through double-digit cautions.Biffle, the pole-sitter,

and five-time Sprint Cupchampion Johnson, eachhad long runs and builtbig leads. Biffle led 74 ofthe first 98 laps beforeJohnson took control for72 straight laps until therace’s first stoppage fordebris.When the cautions

began, they didn’t stop— and played havocwith strategy the rest ofthe way. Johnson choseto stay out during a cau-tion period 60 laps fromthe end, leaving himthree laps short on fuel.When AJ Allmendingerand Jamie McMurraytied up a few momentslater for another stop-page, Johnson had nochoice but to remain onthe track instead of sur-rendering track positionto top off his tank.At still another cau-

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came after Kurt Buschhit the wall and he andNewman spun out withsix laps left. Stewart,who earlier dealt with abroken clutch, said therewas nothing there whenhe stepped on the gasand was glad to holdonto third. “It’s why wewon a championship.Wenever give up,” he said.

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Community quality-of-lifesuffers. Not paying attention toquality-of-life issues can result ina decline in a city’s foot traffic,tourism, business development,and housing. In fact, the pres-ence of litter in a communitydecreases property values by alittle more than 7 percent.Focusing on small improve-ments, like reducing cigarettebutt litter, creates safer and moreeconomically vibrant communi-ties.

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ENVIRONMENTA cigarette butt dropped to

the ground seems insignifi-cant. But follow that butt as it’scarried off by rain into stormdrains and eventually to streamsand rivers. It now adds up to a bigimpact on the places we live: Infact, 32 percent of litter at stormdrains is tobacco products.

Cigarette butt litter createsblight. It accumulates in gutters,and outside doorways and busshelters. It’s the number onemost littered item anywhere.

Increasing amounts of litter in abusiness district, along river-fronts, or recreation areas createa sense that no one cares, lead-ing to more community disorderand crime.

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Only 10 percent of cigarettebutts are properly deposited inash receptacles – the least likelyitem to be placed in a receptacle.WHY DO MANY SMOKERS

LITTER?Smokers discount the

impact. A 2008 survey of over1,000 smokers found that 35 per-cent toss five or more cigarettebutts per pack on the ground.

Because a cigarette butt issmall, smokers tend to overlookthe consequences of littering.Cigarette litter research in

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• Don’t believe littering theircigarette butts is inappropriatebehavior. Some believe they’reacting responsibly by droppingcigarettes to the ground andstepping on them to extinguishthem.

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Too few ash receptacles.One of the strongest predictorsof cigarette butt littering is thenumber of available ash recepta-cles, either as stand-alone orintegrated into a trash can. Forevery additional ash receptacle,the littering rate for cigarette buttsdecreases 9 percent.Unfortunately, only 47 percent ofobserved sites have an ash orash/trash receptacle.

Litter and cigarette buttsare already on the ground.Smokers are more likely to litter ifthe environment contains anytype of litter, not just cigarettebutts. In fact, 77 percent of indi-viduals in an intercept surveyreport that they thought cigarette

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Most cigarette littering hap-pens at “transition points.”Tobacco products comprise 30percent of litter at transitionpoints. These are areas where asmoker must extinguish a ciga-rette before proceeding, such asoutside retail stores, hotels, officebuildings, before entering beach-es, parks or other recreationareas, and at roadside restareas, parking lots, bus shelters,and train platforms. Messagesabout cigarette butt litter and ashreceptacles at transition pointsare an important catalyst forchanging behavior.

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Chapter 7Talking turnip save the day

STORY SO FAR: Jake, the new editor,has a unique approach to running the localnewspaper. After carving a scary face on aturnip, he runs a photo of it on the frontpage. Then, he tries to sell papers on thecourthouse square, shouting about the GreatCosmic Turnip. The townspeople mock himand turn away. To help Jake save face,Donnie turns to the statue of Felix LaBauveand asks for help from the ghost he believesis inside it. Suddenly, the turnip rises intothe air.The monster-faced turnip continued to

rise. As it rose, the angry eyes Jake hadcarved into it seemed to come alive. Highoverhead, the turnip stopped and hovered,glaring down at the crowd. Then, its lipsbegan to speak – with a French accent."I am ze Great Cosmic Turnip. Fortune

teller extraordinaire. Woe to ze crookedpublic officials of Jefferson.You have founda deep pocket, and you're living out of eet,with your kick-me-backs and bribes. Woeand double-woe unto you!"With that, the turnip's lips stopped mov-

ing, and its eyes closed. It fell to the ground,landing with a thud, the strange force leav-ing as quickly as it came. The crowd, whohad been stunned into silence, burst intoloud, confused talking. People began scat-tering across the courthouse lawn.Jake sprang into motion. "Extra! Extra!

Read all about it! Talking turnip calls outcrooks! Right here in Jefferson!" The crowdsurged back toward Jake and began buyingpapers from him in a wild fury, elbowingeach other to get theirs first.At the end of the madness, Jake stood

triumphantly, the bundles of papers allgone, a mountain of quarters piled on thetable beside him. He had completely soldout.I turned and stared at Felix's statue like,

well ... like I'd seen a ghost. It had the slyestgrin you ever saw.The next day Jake called a meeting at

The Times office."Okay," he said, searching our faces. "I

wanna know who did it and how."Silence."Look guys, as they say, I didn't fall off

a turnip truck. Never even rode on one. Butif I ever did, the turnips wouldn't be talk-ing." He paused, then said, "Because turnipsdon't talk!" There was another long pause ashe looked from Mrs. Buntin to Irene... toMom... to Humpty and me. No one said aword."And they don't fly either." He exam-

ined each of us for a clue."I want to express my appreciation to

whoever did this." He opened his wallet andpulled out a huge wad of bills. He dramati-cally peeled off a $100 bill. "With this."Still, no response.He pulled out a second $100 bill, dan-

gling it beside the first. "Two hundred dol-lars. That's as high as I go."

To my amazement, Humpty floated upout of my lap. I grabbed for him, but he wastoo quick, scooting out of reach, suspendedthere, mid-air."Make eet $300, and we have a deal,

monsieur," Humpty said. It was the exactaccent and voice the turnip had used.Everyone was speechless.Humpty continued, "My levitation and

ventriloquism technique ees good. No?""No, it isn't," said Jake, talking to me,

not Humpty. "It's incredible!"I turned to Mom, "Mom, I didn't –""Donnie, your first bit with the string,"

Jake said. "That was pretty lame. But whatyou did next... wow! You gotta tellme how you're doing this stuff.""A magician never reveals ze

tricks of ze trade," said Humpty,dancing on air."You must practice a lot, kid,"

Jake said."Oui, oui. Practice makes per-

fect," Humpty said.Not even glancing at the puppet,

Jake kept his eyes on me. "Your lipsaren't moving.""Why should his lips move, when

eet ees me who ees talking?" askedHumpty.With that, Jake high-fived me

with the $200. "Donnie, you daman!"Humpty swooped down on our

raised high-fives, snatching themoney. He extended his other hand."I think ze final figure was $300."Jake laughed, peeling off another

$100 and giving it to me. "You drivea hard bargain, kid.""Eet wasn't ze kid," Humpty said.

"I did eet all by myself. No yolk."Then Humpty plopped down in

my lap, handing me the $200 to gowith my $100."That's what I call talent!" Jake

said. "Most amazing thing I eversaw.""I'm starting to think you're a

deviled egg," I said to Humpty."What a kidder," Jake laughed,

clapping me on the shoulder. "Andwhat a kid.""I don't know what's going on,"

Mom said. "But thisisn't journalism.""Sure it is," said

Jake. "Donnie's mynew assistant editor."What? I couldn't

believe my ears. Justwhen I thoughtthings couldn't getany better, Jake wasgiving me a big,important job withthe paper. Assistanteditor! Wait till theguys at school heardabout this. Theywouldn't be makingfun of me now."Wow – thanks,

Jake!" I said."No problem,

kid. You earned it,"he said.Looking up at

me, Humpty said,"Now that you have

ze job, you're on your own.""Whoa, whoa, you can't leave me now."

I whispered. "I'll admit, I had my doubtsbefore, but now I know. You really doexist... Felix!""Oui, my boy. I egg-zist," he said. "You

see, I know how to make ze funny, too."With sudden panic, it hit me how clue-

less I was about my new job. Jake thought Ihad caused Humpty and the turnip to talkand float through the air. I knew he wouldexpect more crazy stunts like these.WithoutFelix's help, I couldn't possibly do them.Just then the doorbell rang, and Ed

Price, who always had to know everything

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planets," I offered."I've been reading a blog about unex-

plained phenomena like this," Mr. Pricesaid. "Space aliens could've put a forceinside that turnip to test us and to see howwe'd react. That way, they'd know what toexpect when they pay us a visit in person.""You don't say," said Jake. I could

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came King of France at agefour upon the death of his fa-ther, Louis XIII.

� In 1796, English physi-cian Edward Jenner inocu-lated 8-year-old JamesPhipps against smallpox byusing cowpox matter.

� In 1804, the Lewis andClark expedition to explorethe Louisiana Territory aswell as the Pacific Northwestleft camp near present-dayHartford, Ill.

� In 1811, Paraguayachieved independence fromSpain with the bloodlessoverthrow of the country’sroyal governor.

� In 1900, the Olympicgames opened in Paris, heldas part of the 1900 World’sFair.

� In 1942, Aaron Cop-land’s “Lincoln Portrait” wasfirst performed by the Cincin-nati Symphony Orchestra.

� In 1948, according to thecurrent-era calendar, the in-dependent state of Israel wasproclaimed in Tel Aviv.

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Ohio Community Media LLC, located in Miamisburg, Ohio,is seeking a Linux server administrator withnetworking experience to manage and maintain both centraland remote file/web/email/monitoring servers and ourLAN/WAN technologies. The successful candidate will haveextensive experience in building and maintaining Debian,CentOS, and GNU/Linux servers as well as Windows basedand OSX servers. We have multiple offices throughout Ohio allconnected into a central datacenter using hardware basedfirewalls. Experience in a media/newspaper work environmentand web technologies like php/mysql is a plus. This positionwill also handle support calls from outlying divisions, alongwith managing and maintaining key network applications.This is a salaried position with Monday – Friday office hoursplus 24 – 7 on call responsibilities.

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Child SupportCase Manager:

Duties include:actions to locate absentparents, prepares casesfor legal action, testifiesin court, works with em-ployers, law enforce-ment, etc. to enforcechild support orders,performs general clericalduties.

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PUBLIC AUCTIONSaturday, May 5, 2012, 9:30 A.M.LOCATION: Ely’s Tractor Service, 5667 St. Rt. 29,

Sidney, OhioDIRECTIONS: St. Rt. 29 East of Sidney to Sale LocationBACKHOE – DUMP TRUCK – TRACTOR

JACOBS REEL MOWER – AUTO TOOLS – BRIDGEPORTEQUIPMENT: 1974 Ford Dump Truck, 38,500 miles (runs great); IH 300Tractor w/Loader and rear mounted J.D. Backhoe; #44 Massey HarrisTractor w/Loader; Jacobs/Worthington 11’ Reel Wing Mower w/cab (runsgood); ZTR-304 Dixon Riding Mower w/bagger, 11HP (totally restored);Cub Cadet 102 Riding Mower (runs); Cub Cadet 100 (for parts); Allis-Chalmers B-10 w/Trencher (runs good); 6’ Scrapper Blade; 3 pt. CementMixer; M & W Dynamometer, PTO driven. SHOP TOOLS: Bridgeportw/Turntable; Bradford Mill Company Horizontal Lathe; Floor Model DrillPress; Port-a-Power; Large Press; Large Motor Lift, electric over hy-draulic; Craftsman Commercial Hack Saw; 300 Gallon Gas Tank w/pump;Reel Lawn Mower Sharpener; 3 Bolt Bins w/bolts; Parts Washer; OlderSteam Cleaner; NAPA Parts Cabinet; Misc. Parts Cabinet w/misc. items;Floor Jacks; Bottle Jacks; Screw Jacks; Battery Charger; Older Engineanalyzers; Dual Stage Clutch Tool; Sun Volt & Amp Tester; Injector Tester;Craftsman Grinder; Craftsman 10” Radial Saw; Model EJ Valve SeatGrinder; 1” Impact Valve Reseater; All sizes of Wheel Pullers; All types ofHand Tools & Wrenches; Willey’s Engine Air Compressor w/manual(needs work); Lawn Roller; Homemade Box Trailer; 15 Magneto’s (WICO– IH - American Bosch) PARTS CATALOGS – OWNER’S MANUALS: 18Allis Chalmer’s Manuals; 15 J.I. Case Manuals; 30 J.D. Parts Manuals; 30Massey Ferguson Parts Manuals; 30 IH Manuals; 30 Ford Manuals; 15Oliver Parts Manuals; 8 Minneapolis Moline Manuals; J.D. 4020 Owner’sManual; Many more parts catalogs and owner’s manuals not listed.COLLECTOR ITEMS & MISC: J.D. Horse Drawn 1 Bottom Plow; SinclairGrease Barrel; 2 Old Wooden Porch Pillars; Union Flyer Scooter (likenew); Oak Dovetail Tool Box w/valve Seat Grinding Tool; 1978 Ford Trans-mission; Old Advertising Cans; Dovetail T.N.T. Wooden Box; New OldStocks and Parts; Chains; Shelving; Desk; Lockers.AUCTIONEERS NOTE: Ely’s Tractor Service has been part of the com-munity for many years. Lots of interesting items and good tools. Comeand spend the day.

OWNER: Roger ElyTERMS: Cash or Check with Proper I.D.

Not Responsible for Accidents.Any Statements Made Day of Sale Supercede Statements Hereon.

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HHAAVVEENNAARR –– BBAAIIRR“Have Gavel – Will Travel”

Mike Havenar, Rick Bair(937) 214-8221

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NOTICE TO BIDDERSSTATE OF OHIODEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATIONColumbus, OhioOffice of Contracts

Legal Copy Number: 120432

Sealed proposals will be ac-cepted from pre-qualified bid-ders at the ODOT Office ofContracts until 10:00 a.m. onJune 21, 2012. Project120432 is located in ShelbyCounty, SR-274-8.48 and is aTWO LANE RESURFACINGproject. The date set for com-pletion of this work shall be asset forth in the bidding pro-posal. Plans and Specificationsare on file in the Departmentof Transportation.

May 14, 212283980

LEGAL NOTICEDue to scheduling conflicts,

the June 2012 meeting of theOrange Township Trustees willbe held June 5, 2012 at 7:30pm at the township house inKirkwood.By order of the Orange

Township Trustees, ShelbyCounty, Ohio.Eric Voress Clerk

May 142283735

Appeal No. ZBA-12-06

NOTICE OF HEARINGZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

CITY OF SIDNEY, OHIONotice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on

MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. in the City CouncilChambers, Municipal Building, 201 West Poplar Street, Sidney,Ohio. The Zoning Board of Appeals is to rule in the matter of:

JEFFREY P CUMMONS IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONALUSE PERMIT FOR A CATERING FACILITY AT 1500 NMAIN AVEIN THE B-1, LOCAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.

Any person or persons having interest in, or being affected bythis matter, who wish to be heard, shall appear at the aforesaidtime and place or at such place or places and times that said mat-ter may be further considered.

Any person with a disability requiring any special assistanceshould contact the Community Services Department at (937)498-8131.

Barbara Dulworth, AICPCommunity Services Director

May 142283862



CITY OF SIDNEY, OHIONotice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on

MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. in the City CouncilChambers, Municipal Building, 201 West Poplar Street, Sidney,Ohio. The Zoning Board of Appeals is to rule in the matter of:

JEFFREY P CUMMONS IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONALUSE PERMIT FOR AN ICE CREAM PARLOR AT 1500 N MAINAVE IN THE B-1, LOCAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.




May 142283869



CITY OF SIDNEY, OHIO

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held onMONDAY, MAY 21, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. in the City CouncilChambers, Municipal Building, 201 West Poplar Street, Sidney,Ohio. The Zoning Board of Appeals is to rule in the matter of:

CALVIN PARKS IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO CON-STRUCT AN ACCESSORY BUILDING THAT WILL EXCEED THECUMULATIVE ACCESSORY BUILDING SQUARE FOOTAGE AL-LOWED AT 705 MICHIGAN ST IN THE R-2, SINGLE AND TWOFAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT.




May 142283872





SUN DOWN TAN IS REQUESTING AN EXPANSION OF ANON-CONFORMING USE, TANNING SALON, AT 509 VANDE-MARK RD IN THE B-2, COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT.




May 142283874





GARY & DIANNA KING ARE REQUESTING A VARIANCE TOALLOW AN ACCESSORY BUILDING TO BE CONSTRUCTED INTHE SIDE YARD AT 226 N WALNUT AVE IN THE R-3, MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT.




May 142283875





BIG HAMMER CONTRACTING, ON BEHALF OF JOHNBANKS, IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO CONSTRUCT ANADDITION WITH A REDUCED FRONT YARD SETBACK FORTHE RESIDENCE AT 154 PARKWOOD ST, IN THE R-1, SINGLEFAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT.




May 142283876





CHRIS GILLESPIE, ON BEHALF OF STACY YEAGER, IS RE-QUESTING A VARIANCE TO CONSTRUCT A SECOND STORYON AN ACCESSORY BUILDING WHICH WILL EXCEED THEMAXIMUM HEIGHT ALLOWED AT 529 RAUTH ST, IN THE R-1, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT.




May 142283878





PAULA KNIGHT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO CON-STRUCT AN ACCESSORY BUILDING IN THE SIDE YARD AT 401S HIGHLAND AVE, IN THE R-1, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCEDISTRICT.




May 142283880

FLEETMECHANIC

Continental Express Inc.has immediate need fora Mechanic for day shift.Will perform preventa-tive maintenance andrepairs on semi tractorsand/or trailers. Must bemechanically inclined,dependable and haveown tools. Experienceon tractor trailers pre-ferred but not required.

We offer:• Competitive Pay &

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ANNA, Large 3 Bedroomduplex, attached garage,no petsgemstoneofanna.com(937)538-6793

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Village of Anna. 2 & 3Bedroom townhomes &ranches. Garages, appli-ances, washer & dryer.Close to I-75, Honda, 20miles from Lima.

(937)498-4747www.1troy.com

GREAT LOCATION!

AUTUMN PARKSENIOR LIVING

West Russell Road,Sidney

Live here in this secure,comfortable, 1 Bedroom,Senior community (55+)apartment, Stove, refrig-erator, carpet & miniblinds, W/D hookup

We allow your small pet!

Call for an appointmentor more Info(937)492-3884

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apartments

Village West Apts."Simply the Best"

(937)492-3450

PIQUA, 439 1/2 Adams, upstairs, 1 bedroom, Stove, refrigerator, no pets! $315 Monthly, (937)418-8912

PRIVATE SETTING2 bedroom townhouse. No one above or below! Appliances, washer & dryer, fireplace, garage, water & trash included.

(937)498-4747www.1troy.com

SIDNEY, 2 bedroom. stackable washer/ dryer included, all electric, Rent $440. 1548 Spruce Ave-nue. (419)629-3569

2 BEDROOM, NEW! Townhome, 962 Winter Ridge Sidney, 2 bath, 2 car, Air, Stove, Refrigera-tor, washer/ dryer hookup, lawn care, NO PETS, $850, (937)498-8000

4 BEDROOM, 2 1/2 car garage, AC and vinyl sid-ing, newer paint, carpet, windows, and roof, 811 Clinton Ave. For sale, or short term rent to own. Call (937)526-3264

AIR CONDITIONER, win-dow style, works good, $75 (937)418-4639.

MICROWAVE oven, $79, black, (937)935-1472

DINETTE TABLE, Tho-masville, 2 boards. 6 chairs. All pads included. Lighted hutch. Like new. (419)678-4539

FURNITURE, Sleeper so-fa, Norwalk, beige plaid, $100, Oak Pedestal table and 6 chairs, $250, Must sell, (937)489-4806

SWING, 6 ft. with cushion $50. 5 piece patio set $75, (937)344-0392.

PULLETS. 10 weeks old, Healthy & vaccinated, $4.00 each, (937)492-7943

BASKETS for sale, $3. (937)492-7206

EARRINGS, .63 of a carat and 7/10 carat diamond earrings (selling together) $4500, replacement value $11,060. Call (937)541-1004.

PERENNIAL PLANTS from my garden. See beautiful iris' in bloom. Take home many varie-ties of potted perennials. $1-$4. Stop by 10900 Scott Road, Friday & Sat-urday or call (937)497-9373.

BOSTON TERRIER, (full-blooded) mixed with full blooded Jack Russell puppies. Asking $50 each. (937)214-4318

CAT, declawed, litter box trained, house cat. Very loveable. Black and white male. Free to good home. (937)492-8736

FISH TANK, 30 gallon, in-cludes everything (saltwa-ter), $50. Call (937)492-3079.

MINIATURE DACHS-HUND PUPPIES, lovable long coats, 2 red, 2 black and tan, 1 chocolate, 1 chocolate double dapple, AKC, written guarantee, 1st shot , wormed. $250-$350 (937)667-1777

MINIATURE DACHS-HUNDS, papered, vet checked, 1st shots, par-ents on premises, 1 black/tan male, 1 choco-late male, 1 chocolate long haired female, $300. Will be ready 5/22, (937)441-7885.

TEA-CUP PIG. Super cute, loveable, friendly lit-tle boy pig. Perfect pet! Approximately 1.5 months old. Partially litter-trained. (937)638-6346

1931 FORD model A, 2 door sedan, Good glass, top is good, good interior, runs good, Just needs painted, $6500, (937)658-1946

1993 CHEVY van, blue, runs great! $1500. obo call (937)875-2021

2001 NISSAN Quest, mini van, 74,000 miles, $5,800, Kelly Blue Book Value, $7,300. (937)658-2421

2003 PONTIAC Sunfire, Silver, new brakes, rotors, front struts, Good on gas, 2.2 liter, 103,000 miles, $6000 firm, after 4pm (937)622-1300

TRUCK MOTOR, 350 Chevy, completely rebuilt, 1989 5.7 from intake to pan (937)597-6028

1997 FORD COACHMAN CATALINA RV

New Price, 460 gas en-gine, slide-out, 34 feet, dual air, generator, 26K original miles, newer tires.

(937)773-9526

1999 CHEVY TAHOE LT

2-tone grey body, great shape, must see. Re-built tranny, new parts (have receipts). Can email pics.

(402)340-0509

2001 FORD XLS V6 EXPLORER

automatic, Carfax, 4 door, AC, power steer-ing, brakes, windows, locks, tilt, cruise, gar-aged, no rust, AM/FM, $5,700 OBO

(248)694-1242

2003 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM

Very well maintained, excellent condition runs and drives great, $4995 Please call:

(937)726-5605

2006 BUICK LACROSSE

New tires and battery, runs great, 91,000 miles. $7800 or best of-fer

(937)773-3564 or (937)418-0641

2010 KAWASAKI NINJA 250R

SPECIAL EDITIONNew condition, only 1700 mi. New Yoshimu-ra exhaust, great gas mile, purchased at Reh-mert's. A great gradua-tion gift! $3000 OBO.

(937)489-3560

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