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Obituaries and/or death no-tices for the following people ap-pear on Page 3 today:

• James L. Spaugy Jr.• Bill Abelson

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Dear Santa, all I want …Spirit of Christmas lives

on Broadway AvenueBY MARY ELLEN EGBERT

The Christian belief is thatlong ago and in a far awayland, three kings followed astar to where the baby Jesushad been born, and theybrought Him gifts of gold,frankincense and myrrh.These gifts were their verybest.Today we celebrate the

same star, the same baby’sbirth, and we give gifts to theones we love. People havefriendliness and charity intheir hearts at Christmastime, so it’s very natural togive to others.And we give ourbest.In another time, a Dutch

saint known as Sinterklass, orSt. Nicholas, who was the pa-tron saint of children, beganleaving gifts in the shoes ofthe little ones. As the Euro-peans came to America, theybrought with them their tra-ditions which included theman who left the gifts for thechildren.He continued his work

which is still alive today inthe man we all know as SantaClaus. He is the very spirit of

those kings from so long ago,Sidney residents have a Santapresence in their midst.On any given evening a

number of cars drive downBroadway Avenue, looking forthe lights that lead them tothe man in the red suit. Hornshonk all night long, with driv-ers being happy just to get awave and a smile from thereal Santa Claus.“The street can get very

congested at times as driversslow down and then stop sotheir children can come to tellme what they want for Christ-mas,” begins Santa. “Onenight a pizza delivery manrolled down his window andyelled, ‘Hey Santa, you’rekilling me!’ as he just smiledand crept along slowly caughtin traffic, hot pizzas in his car.“I like to watch the people

as they respond to me. Someare surprised to see me whileothers come anticipating mypresence as they drive by,honking and smiling.”Why, you might ask, would

Santa choose this place, in thecold to make his appearancein our community?

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SANTA HOLDS Bella Bucio, 4, daughter of Chris and AmberBucio, as she whispers what she wants for Christmas in his ear.

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A stocking chock full of goodies awaits Christmas to the de-light of a tiny reindeer in this drawing by Lydia Moxley, 10, afifth-grader at SidneyMiddle School. Lydia is the daughter ofGale Cornwell, of Sidney. Her art teacher is Mr. Voress. Thereare now four days before Christmas.

4 days till Christmas

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Officials meeton school

safety concernsBY KATHY LEESE

The images of children andteachers killed in a schoolshooting in Connecticut lastFriday are still fresh in theminds of Americans as theystruggle to comprehend thetragedy, and local officials aretaking steps to ensure thesafety of Sidney and ShelbyCounty children while atschool.A number of school and

law enforcement officials metThursday morning to con-sider security options. Amongthose in attendance wereShelby County Sheriff JohnLenhart, Sidney Police ChiefKevin Gessler, Sidney CitySchools (SCS) Superintend-ent John Scheu and SCSTreasurer MikeWatkins,Alsopresent was Mike Barhorst,president of Lehman CatholicHigh School, and SCS build-ing principals.The meeting came on the

heels of the Sandy Hookschool shootings in Newtown,

Conn., in which 20 elemen-tary school children and sixteachers were killed in a ram-page by a 20-year-old man.Consequently, Scheu decidedto take action and sent out amessage to all 400 SCS em-ployees Saturday and copiedBoard of Education members.The message read in part:

“None of us have ever dealtwith such a horrific happen-ing so close to what each of usdoes — serving and educatingstudents. I’m uncertain whatMonday will bring in terms ofanxiety, questions, uneasyfeelings from our students ….nobody has the ultimate an-swer or plan to stop such atragedy from reoccurring inanother school district some-place …. on Monday andTuesday, our school buildingflags will be flown at halfmast (to honor the victims ofthe Sandy Hook shootings) ….it is important that our stu-dents feel safe, secure andbeing watched after by all of

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Police logWEDNESDAY

-8:39 p.m.: theft.Dollar General, 166 W.Court St., reported thetheft of various mer-chandise. Sidney policecharged Alisha Croft, 25,527 N. Wagner Ave.,with the theft.-4:12 p.m.: theft.

Jamie F. Lotz of Safe-guard Property reportedthe theft of a central airconditioning unit from aproperty at 1852 FairOaks Drive owned byBank of America.-3:23 p.m.: arrest.

Police charged WilliamL. Spradlin, 39, 715Buckeye Ave., Apt. C,with violating a protec-tion order following anincident at 1250 Park St.

AccidentsPolice charged Mor-

gan R. Knasel, 16, 7666Fort Loramie-SwandersRoad, with a right of wayviolation following atraffic crash shortlyafter 3 p.m. Wednesdayon Vandemark Road.Officers said Knasel

was stopped at a privatedrive at the intersectionand turned left ontoVandemark Road, strik-ing a vehicle driven by

Constance M. Meyer,70,2322 W. Russell Road.• Sidney police on

Thursday released infor-mation on a Dec. 13 traf-fic accident on NorthMain Avenue at NorthStreet that involved aSidney City School busoperated by WandaChallen, 62, 2340 Arm-strong Drive.Police cited Ben D.

Shadoan, 86, 638 MiresLane, for improper back-ing after his vehiclebacked from a parkingspace, striking the rightside of the stopped busbehind the rear tire.The driver and 50 stu-

dents aboard the schoolbus escaped injury.

Fire, rescueTHURSDAY

-8:58 a.m.: medical.Sidney paramedics re-sponded to a medicalcall at East CourtStreet and Brooklyn Av-enue.-6:29 a.m.: medical.

Paramedics were dis-patched to a medicalcall in the 3000 block ofCisco Road.-5:25 a.m.: dryer

fire. Firefighters re-sponded to 324 AdamsSt. for a dryer fire thatwas out on their arrival.

The fire was caused bya buildup of lint andcaused $200 damage.-5:20 a.m.: medical.

Medics were dispatchedto a medical call in the200 block of JohnstonPlace.

WEDNESDAY-10:59 p.m.: investi-

gation. Firefighters re-sponded to 1600Hampton Court for anodor investigation. Nohazards were found.-5:38 p.m.: investi-

gation. Firefighterswere dispatched to 333E. North St. for an odorinvestigation. A fanmotor in the heatingsystem was short circut-ing. There was no loss.-2:06 p.m.: acci-

dent.Medics respondedto an auto accident atNorth Ohio Avenue andLane Street. No one wasinjured.-12:23 p.m.: fire.

Firefighters respondedto a car fire alarm atOak Avenue and Michi-gan Street. The fire wascaused by a catalyticconverter contactingrear floorboard carpet-ing. Loss was estimatedat $100.9:47 a.m.: medical.

Paramedics were dis-patched to a medicalcall in the 1000 block ofHazelnut Lane.

In Sidney MunicipalCourt Wednesday after-noon, Judge Duane Goet-temoeller fined Kara M.Wells, 23, of Jackson,Mich., $150 and costsand sentenced her to 12days in jail with creditfor two days served, on atheft charge that wasamended to attemptedtheft. If fines and costsare paid in full, the bal-ance of the jail time maybe reconsidered.• Jacquelyn B. Tobin,

29, at large, was fined$150 and costs on anamended disorderly con-duct charge.• Tiffany A. Murphy,

29, 826 1/2 OakAve., wasfined $150 and costs andsentenced to 10 days injail on a theft charge thatwas amended to at-tempted theft. Jail maybe reconsidered if finesand costs are paid in full.• Krista M. Diakite,

38, 624 Mohican Court,was fined $150 and costsand sentenced to 11 daysin jail with credit for oneday served, on a disor-derly conduct charge.Jail may be reconsideredif fines and costs are paidin full.• Rontoy L. Manning,

30, 300 N. Miami Ave.,

was fined $150 and costsand sentenced to 10 daysin jail on an amended as-sault charge. He will bepermitted to complete ananger/rage program inlieu of five days jail andthe remaining five daysmay be reconsidered iffines and costs are paidin full.• Cheyenne R. Shively,

27, of Greenville, wasfined $150 and costs andordered to serve 20 hoursof community service forfailing to reinstate a li-cense. Community serv-ice may be reconsideredif fines and costs are paidin full.

Civil casesMid Ohio Acceptance

Corp., Troy, v. TonyaHorne, 658 S. ElizabethSt., Lima, $9,466.58.

DismissalsKettering Anesthesia

Associates, Columbus, v.Terri M. Wehrman,10932 CommancheDrive. Dismissed byplaintif with prejudice toa new action.Polly S. Petrey, Troy, v.

Jennifer Gouine andTimmy Hughes, 423 Jef-ferson St. Dismissed dueto lack of prosecution.Cashland Inc., Cincin-

nati, v. Andrew A.

Caudill, 230 JeffersonSt., Apt. 5. Dismissedwith prejudice with coststo the plaintiff.Cashland Inc., Cincin-

nati, v. Bridget Smith,1510 Spruce Ave., Apt. 5.Dismissed with prejudicewith costs to plaintiff.Cashland Inc., Cincin-

nati, v. Robert E. Stahl,500 N. Vandemark Road,Apt. 33. Dismissed withprejudice by plaintiff.Cashland Inc., Cincin-

nati, v. Jason Bryce, 2345Collins Drive,Apt. L.Dis-missed by plaintiff withprejudice.Cashland Inc., Cincin-

nati, v.Megan Smith, 825Bennett St. Dismissedwith prejudice by plain-tiff.Cashland Inc., Cincin-

nati, v. Ivan L. Graves,604 Glendale Drive,Troy.Dismissed with prejudicewith costs to plaintiff.Shelby Metropolitan

Housing Authority, Sid-ney, v. Tim Kittle andJamie Priest, 826 MountVernon Place. Dismisseddue to lack of prosecu-tion.Wilson Memorial Hos-

pital v. Jessica Sowders,443 Weber St., Piqua.Dismissed due to lack ofprosecution.

Sheriff’s logTHURSDAY

-7:34 a.m.: linesdown. Deputies re-sponded to southboundmile marker 97 of Inter-state 75 where sometype of overhead lineswere in the roadway.-1:25 a.m.: burglary.

Deputies were dis-patched to 13490 Pasco-

Montra Road in JacksonTownship to investigatea burglary report.

WEDNESDAY-4:10 p.m.: larceny.

A deputy was dispatchedto 15275 Wells Road inDinsmore Townshipafter a resident told dis-patch a bank had re-ported someoneattempted to withdraw$1,000 from his account.

Fire, rescueTHURSDAY

7:40 a.m.: fire. Annafirefighters responded toa small grass fire alongthe roadway at south-bound mile marker 97 ofInterstate 75.

WEDNESDAY-6:34 p.m.: medical.

Perry-Port-Salem Res-cue responded to a med-ical call in the 7800block of Johnston-SlagleRoad.

A display of decorated boxes standsin the office at Sidney Middle School,awaiting distribution Saturday morn-ing to some selected SMS fami-lies.The boxes contain food donatedby students to help their own peers inneed.Student Council sponsors the food

drive, and students and staff fill theboxes with food items from an ap-proved list. Each class decorates itsown box once it is filled. Council pur-chases hams to go with each box, andstaff members volunteers to deliverthe boxes to the homes. This year,nearly 40 boxes will be delivered.

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EIGHTH-GRADER Hannah Fogt (kneeling), 14, Sidney Middle School StudentCouncil president, and Alexis Doyle, 13, council second vice president, checkover the boxes full of food that were collected for SMS families in need. Han-nah is the daughter of Shelley and Andy Fogt, and Alexis is the daughter ofWayne Doyle and Tabitha Hughes.

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James L.Spaugy Jr., 31,of 301 Enter-prise Ave.,passed awayTuesday, Dec.18, 2012 at hisresidence. Hewas born April24, 1981 in Sid-ney, the son of SharonNeer of Sidney and thelate James Spaugy.He is also survived

by a sister, Angie(Spaugy) McCluskey ofSidney; a brother, DylanSpaugy of Anna; pater-nal grandmother RuthSpaugy of Sidney; ma-ternal grandparents,Marilyn McIntyre ofTipp City and Jack andBetty Spaugy of Anna;and numerous aunts,uncles, cousins, nieces

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LIMA—Bill Abelson,69, of Lima, passed awayThursday, Dec. 20, 2012,at 3:50 p.m. at WilsonMemorial Hospital, Sid-ney.Funeral arrange-

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Judge upholds lawCOLUMBUS (AP) —

A federal judge upheldOhio’s new restrictionson exotic animals onThursday after severalowners sued the stateover the law, which wasenacted after a man re-leased dozens of hiswild creatures includinglions and tigers lastyear and then commit-ted suicide.U.S. District Court

Judge George Smith inColumbus sided withthe state, saying thecourt recognizes somebusinesses may be nega-tively affected and someowners may not be ableto keep their beloved an-imals but the ownersfailed to prove constitu-tional rights were vio-lated.The court said the

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Plaintiffs may be respon-sible dangerous wild an-imal owners, there aresome that are not,” theruling said.Ohio officials have de-

fended the law as a com-mon-sense measure toaddress the growingsafety problem of privateownership of exotics ani-mals.The state “felt all

along like this law wasin the best interest of thepublic and public safety,and in the health andthe welfare of these ani-mals, and the judge reaf-firmed that,” OhioDepartment of Agricul-ture spokeswoman EricaHawkins said.

us, but I don’t have ananswer to the question -how would we stop sucha tragedy from happen-ing in SCS?”Scheu also sent out a

message to parents ofstudents advising thatschool officials would beworking to address thesecurity issue,Thursday’s meeting

reportedly lasted for twohours. Those present de-clined to comment onspecific actions that maybe taken since publicknowledge could jeop-ardize security.Afterward, Scheu did

release a brief statementsaying the officials dis-cussed two questions:“how (does) SCS pre-vent/lessen the chance ofa ‘Sandy Hook’ happen-ing here,” and “how dowe provide the safest(and) most secure learn-ing environment for ourSCS students and staff?”

Safety plans“After a thorough dis-

cussion of many ideas toaddress the two ques-tions, it was decided thatall six principals wouldsubmit their schools’safety plans, which havebeen in effect for thepast several years as re-quired by the Ohio De-partment of Education,to both Chief Gesslerand Sheriff Lenhart forreview and recommen-dations to enhance theseplans. The discussionalso centered on howbest to secure both the(perimeters) of the build-ing, the inside struc-tures, includingresponding to what hap-pened at Sandy Hook inthe quickest, safest andeffective way possible.”“This group plans on

additional upcomingmeetings to continuethis thought and plan-ning process, with a pub-lic forum tentativelyscheduled for the middleof January,” Scheustated.A copy of the Sidney

Schools current safetyplan may be accessed onthe school’s website.Neither Lenhart or

Gessler responded to re-quests for comment.However, local officialsdiscussed the tragedyand local response to itearlier in the week.At that time, Lenhart

talked about the inci-dent and his reaction toit. “I, like everybody else,is saddened by the mur-ders of innocent children…. I don’t understandwhy that happens.”Lenhart said thatthroughout the weekendimmediately followingthe tragedy, he had “mul-tiple conversations” withschool superintendentsthroughout the county.Adecision was made tomeet with Gessler andScheu as well as otherSCS officials “to makesure we can do every-thing we can to protect

our chil-d r e n , ”L e n h a r tsaid, call-ing it “de-f e n s i v etraining.”Lenhart

said thatduring re-cent sherifft r a i n ing ,he ironically sat in onsessions focusing onschool safety. He said thetraining provided a“game plan,” but one hesaid he hopes to “neverhave to use.”Help from studentsLenhart said students

can help by lettingschool officials and lawenforcement know ifthey are aware of a stu-dent with a possible planto harm others. “Theyhave a responsibility totheir friends at school toreport it.” He said even ifthe student is unsure ofthe credibility of thethreat, it still needs to bereported. “When indoubt, report it.” He saidauthorities can then fol-low up on the report.The sheriff said there

are few airline hijack-ings today because of ac-tion taken to preventthem. “We’ve spent lotsof time, lots ofmoney….when is thelast time you heard (of)an airline being hi-jacked?”Lenhart said it is im-

portant not only to con-sider security for schools,but for hospitals andnursing homes as well.Each should have safetyplans, he said, noting“we may have to look atthis differently.”Lenhart said he be-

lieves there may be aneed for school officialsto start having concealedcarry permits and have aweapon with them atschool. “It might soundlike the wild, wild west,”Lenhart said, but notedthere has to be protec-tion. “The vast majorityof these shootings arenot innercity schools.”He explained that inthose schools, studentsare searched.

Another answerGessler also spoke

about the tragedy priorto Thursday’s meeting,but had a different viewof guns in schools. “I’mnot sure that addingmore guns to the equa-tion is the only answer.We need to explore allthe factors involved. Re-view is one factor, butthe testing of the plansis something that ismore important. Drillsthat are conducted helpthe response to beknown and exercised,which in this case helpedprevent further loss oflife.”Gessler is also encour-

aging students and par-ents who believe astudent or other personmight be planning a sim-

ilar incident to contactsomeone they trust.“Children know whensomething is not right.We must encourage ourchildren to express this.That could be to anybodyincluding friends, familyor an adult they feelcomfortable with, suchas a teacher.”Gessler said officials

were going into Thurs-day’s meeting with “anopen mind and will re-view ideas and look atwhat is in the best inter-est of keeping childrensafe.”“We have individuals

and groups in our societythat we need to be aware(of). We don’t live in avacuum and that in-cludes our children,”Gessler said. “Law en-forcement is a partner inkeeping our communi-ties safe, but each mem-ber of our communityhas a responsibility aswell.”

Plan in placeChristian Academy

Schools SuperintendentMary Smith noted thather school does have asafety plan in place thathas been evaluated andapproved by the SidneyPolice. “Our teachers,staff and students havepracticed and are readyto implement this planwhenever the needwould arise,” she said.Barhorst, Lehman

High president, said“The board and adminis-tration of LehmanCatholic have alwaystaken school securityvery seriously. JustWednesday of the pastweek, we conducted alock-down drill. Suchdrills have become asmuch a part of our pre-paredness for disaster asfire and tornado drills.”He noted the school

has had a safety plan foryears, covering topics asdiverse as medical emer-gencies, power outagesand intruders. “Thatplan has served us welland helps our staff fullyunderstand what needsto happen in the eventan emergency situationarises,” Barhorst stated.He said that earlier

this week he met withLehman administratorsto “review….procedures,discuss a variety of sce-narios and to talk aboutwhat we could learnfrom the terrible tragedyat Sandy Hook. Cer-tainly the tragedy pro-vides our students andstaff with a better un-derstanding of why wetake time to conduct

such drills. Newtown,Conn. is not much largerthan Sidney, Piqua orTroy — proof, if any wasneeded, that suchtragedies can happenanywhere.”Shelby County

Schools EducationalService Center (ESC)Superintendent HeatherNeer said that whilethere is no comprehen-sive county-wide schoolsafety plan, individualschools do have plans.“From the ESC per-

spective, we have safetyplans and drills regu-larly with our students.One program we feelvery confident about isthe….training we re-ceived from the sheriff ’sdepartment. The safetyand welfare of all stu-dents is our first con-cern.”

H-H planLarry Claypool, su-

perintendent of theHardin-Houston Schools,said that district alsohas a safety plan, “devel-oped in cooperation withour administrative teamand Deputy Bill Booth,our representative fromthe Sheriff ’s Office. Ourstudents and staff prac-tice the drill severaltimes per year and wemodify the plan asneeded. We review all ofour disaster and firedrills annually. Our K-12building maintainslocked doors. Visitorsmust be identified andbuzzed in to enter thebuilding and we employa resource officer in ourbuilding from the sher-iff ’s office on a dailybasis.”In Fort Loramie, Su-

perintendent Dan Hol-land said “We have acomprehensive plan inplace that would dealwith this issue.We prac-tice our lock-down andevacuation drills regu-larly and have mecha-nisms in place to assure(the) safety of our stu-dents in both of ourbuildings.”“We have counselors

available in both build-ings for our students tohave access to wheneverit is needed. Counselorshave also been proactiveby offering suggestionsto our staff on how todeal with questions or is-sues that may arise fromthis recent tragedy,” Hol-land stated.

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GOP putsoff voteWASHINGTON (AP)

-- Confronted with a re-volt among the rank andfile, House Republicansabruptly put off a voteThursday night on legis-lation allowing tax ratesto rise for householdsearning $1 million andup, complicating at-tempts to avoid a year-end fiscal cliff thatthreatens to send theeconomy into recession.In a brief statement,

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ATTORNEYS MARTIN Mohler, (l-r) Jim Anderson, and Scott Schwab of JingleBalls, a rock band comprising members of the legal establishment and ToledoMunicipal Court employees, rehearse at the courthouse before its annualcharity performance at 8 p.m. Friday at Mickey Finn’s Pub.

Judges, attorneysrock for charity

TOLEDO (AP) —From a tucked-awayjury assembly room onthe third floor of theToledo Municipal Court-house and just down thehall from where misde-meanor criminal casesare dealt with every day,a loud, rhythmic soundrecently came crashinginto the hall.At first, it’s the

Rolling Stones’ “DeadFlowers” that rangthrough the hallways.Then “Mustang Sally,” aMack Rice song popular-ized by Wilson Pickett,filled the third floor.It’s not the smoothest

of sounds heard duringthe evening hours at thecourthouse. But mem-bers of Jingle Ballspromise that when thegroup hits the stage fora charity concert, the au-dience not only will beentertained, they’ll berocking.“Jingle Balls is a rock

band comprised almostexclusively of membersof the local Bar andbench, as well as courtand clerk employees andothers,” explained Mu-nicipal Court JudgeMichael Goulding, one ofthe group’s drummers.“(It) plays only twoshows per year, a worldtour of the 43604 zipcode, if you will.”The band’s origins

date to 2007, whenlawyers by day and mu-sicians at heart got totalking. They thenstarted jamming. Andsince it was around theholidays and Christmasmusic was on theirplaylist, the band JingleBalls was formed.Now, the group comes

together for a fewmonths every year topractice for a Decemberconcert held for charity.“I started playing the

guitar a couple of yearsago and my ex-(legal)partner, (Judge Gould-ing), thought I’d be qual-ified for Jingle Balls,”said attorney MartinMohler, who, dressed ina shirt and tie, recentlyrocked out on a FenderStratocaster, an electricguitar.The band’s makeup is

fluid, with musicianscoming and going. Mem-bers include judges,magistrates, law clerks,and lawyers.Some members are in

bands of their own thatplay regularly in thearea. Others hit thestage only this time ayear.Attorney Jim Ander-

son said the group usu-ally starts practicing inOctober or November.And although the mem-bers begin a bit rusty,they have a fun time pol-

ishing off their sound.“We’re doing some-

thing that we don’t get achance to do anymore inour lives,” Anderson saidwhen taking a quickbreak from a set of play-ing the guitar andsinging. “And we alwaysplay for a charity, sowe’re doing somethingpositive for the commu-nity at the same time.”The group has do-

nated hundreds of dol-lars to local charities,including The Josh Proj-ect.Wanda Butts, a

Toledo Municipal Courtassignment clerk, isfounder of The JoshProject, an organizationcreated in honor of her16-year-old son, Josh,who drowned in August,2006.The nonprofit group

works to provide swimlessons and water-safetyinstruction for inner-cityyouth.“I’m very humbled

and grateful for the factthat they did choose TheJosh Project this year,”Butts said.“They are worth going

to see,” she added, not-ing she has been to aJingle Balls concert inthe past. “They’re a lot offun and they’ll make youwant to dance. I’m look-ing forward to going thisyear.”

Ohio Associated Press names top 10 stories of the yearCOLUMBUS (AP) —

A list of the top 10 sto-ries of 2012 from theOhio Associated Press,as voted on by membernewspapers and broad-casters around the state:1. The 2012 presiden-

tial election campaigntargeted Ohio with Pres-ident Barack Obamagoing on to clinch thestate’s electoral votesand win re-election.Obama, Republican op-ponent Mitt Romney andtheir surrogates loggeddozens of visits to Ohiothroughout the fall andspent millions blanket-ing the state’s airwaveswith ads. In the end,Obama won Ohio by107,000 votes with astrong showing in thestate’s urban centers tocapture its 18 electoralvotes.2. Three students are

killed and threewounded in a shooting atChardon High School in

northeast Ohio. Prosecu-tors say 17-year-old T.J.Lane admitted taking a.22-caliber pistol to theschool and firing at stu-dents in the cafeteria onFeb. 27. A sheriff ’sdeputy testified Lanewas wearing a T-shirtwith the word “Killer”when he was found.Lane, now 18, is beingtried as an adult and hasfiled an insanity plea.His trial is set for Jan.14.3. The casino industry

arrives in Ohio withgaming halls opening inCleveland, Toledo andColumbus. One morewill open in Cincinnatiin the spring. Ohio vot-ers approved the casinosin 2009 to raise revenueand create jobs in thestate. The first threeopened with great fan-fare, and millions havevisited since — althoughthe latest numbers showrevenue continuing to

level off six monthsdown the road. SomeOhio cities have askedfor citizen input on howto spend the extra taxrevenue.4. Millions of Ohioans

were left without poweras storms struck thestate amid a heat wavein late June and earlyJuly. As many as threepeople died, and damagewas estimated at morethan $433 million asObama declared a fed-eral emergency in thestate. Some householdswere without electricityfor weeks as the extremeheat and more storms inJuly hampered the ef-forts of power companycrews. It was the worststorm damage in Ohiosince the state was bat-tered by the remnants ofHurricane Ike in 2008and the third-costliestdisaster ever here.5. Expectations were

sky high as Ohio native

Urban Meyer camehome to coach the OhioState Buckeyes footballteam. He and the 2012squad — led by quarter-back Braxton Miller —delivered in a big waywith a perfect 12-0 sea-son. However,Meyer andthe team are sittinghome this December asOhio State serves a bowlban as the result of acash-for-tattoos scandalinvolving players thatcost former coach JimTressel his job. Theyweren’t eligible to playfor the conference titleeither, but were ranked3rd in the AP top 25heading into the bowlseason.Filling out the top 10

Ohio stories, in descend-ing order, are:• First man on the

moon, Neil Armstrong,dies, prompting tributesand memorial services.• Teen sentenced to

life in prison and his

adult mentor awaitstrial in killings of menlured with fakeCraigslist job offers.• Ohio drivers banned

from sending text mes-sages from behind thewheel under new lawthat includes stricterrules for teen drivers.• Gov. John Kasich

imposes regional mora-torium on deep-injectionwells after New Year’sEve quake strikesYoungstown, state law-makers pass new wellregulations.• Sixteen Amish con-

victed of hate crimes forcutting hair and beardsof fellow Amish.

Adoptive dad pleadsguilty to child rapeDAYTON (AP) — An

adoptive father in Ohiowho could spend the restof his life in prison forraping three boys in hiscare pleaded guiltyThursday to anotherchild rape charge andagreed to testify againsta man he allegedly al-lowed to rape one of hisadopted sons.The 40-year-old man,

a long-time foster parentand youth basketballcoach, pleaded guilty toone count each of childrape and complicity torape in a MontgomeryCounty court in Dayton.Under a plea agreement,prosecutors dropped fiveother charges againsthim in exchange for histestimony against a co-defendant.Sentencing was tenta-

tively set for Feb. 26.Theplea agreement calls fora total sentence of 50years to life in prison.The Troy man previ-

ously pleaded guilty inMiami County to rapingthree boys in his care,and was sentenced Mon-day to 60 years to life inprison. He also agreed inthat case to testify in theMiami County trial nextmonth of a man he al-legedly invited to come tohis home to rape one ofhis adopted sons, then10.The Associated Press

isn’t naming the fatherto protect the children’sidentities. He adoptedthree children, ages 9-12,including a girl, and wasin the process of adopt-ing a third boy when hewas arrested in Febru-ary.Wearing a blue jail

jumpsuit in court Thurs-day, the man answered“Yes, ma’am,” and “No,ma’am” to questionsfrom Montgomery Com-mon Pleas Judge MaryKatherine Huffman.When asked how hepleads, he quickly re-sponded: “Guilty.”The judge warned him

that the plea agreementwould be nullified if hedidn’t cooperate and tes-tify truthfully.Prosecutors have said

one important reasonthey agreed to the dealwas to avoid having thechildren testify.Montgomery County

Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr.called the man a childabuser who “will basi-cally spend the rest of hisnatural life locked upand that certainly is agood disposition.”The sentence in Mont-

gomery County is to runconcurrently with hisMiami County sentence.A lawyer for the man

said his client also does-n’t want the children tohave to testify.“I think there’s always

an initial shock (overprison time) but wetalked about these is-sues,” defense attorneyNick Gounaris said. “Itwould affect anybody, butI think he came to gripswith it and ultimatelythe most important goalwas that the children nothave to testify.”The man originally

was charged with 31counts of felony rape inMiami County, where hewas caring for the chil-dren. State records showthe children were fromTexas and were placed

with him by a privateOhio adoption agencythat is part of an inter-state compact to helpmatch children withadoptive parents. Ohioauthorities reviewed thecase and decided not tosuspend or revoke theagency’s license. Theagency has said it did notwrong in handling theadoptions.Miami County prose-

cutors agreed last monthto drop 25 counts andrecommend the sentenceof 60 years to life inprison in return for theguilty pleas and hisagreement to cooperatein other cases. The mancould have faced life inprison without the possi-bility for parole.The man told The As-

sociated Press in a recentinterview that he wassorry for hurting thechildren.Jason Zwick, 30, of

Beavercreek is scheduledfor trial Jan. 8 in MiamiCounty on three countsof raping a minor under13. A judge has ruledthat the alleged victimcan testify by closed-cir-cuit TV.Patrick Rieder, 32, of

Dayton was indicted onfour counts of rape of achild under 13. He waslater indicted on chargesincluding more than 40counts of pandering sex-ually oriented materialinvolving a minor. Histrial is set for Feb. 19.Authorities say they

made the arrests afteran investigation thatbegan with an under-cover detective checkinginto an online postingabout “taboo sex.”

French appointed to Supreme CourtCOLUMBUS (AP) —

Gov. John Kasich haskept the state SupremeCourt’s four-woman ma-jority intact by appoint-ing a female appellatejudge from Columbus toan upcoming vacancy.Kasich, a Republican,

announced Thursdaythat he’s picked 10thDistrict Court of Ap-peals Judge Judith L.French from a field of 13

contenders vying toserve the final two yearsof the term of JusticeEvelyn Lundberg Strat-ton, who retires at year’send.“She’s going to be a

great judge and a greataddition,” Kasich said. “Ialso think she’ll be astrong candidate whenthe time comes for her torun. She’s got a lot of firein her.”

French, 50, hasserved on the appellatecourt since 2004. Beforethat, she served as chieflegal counsel to Gov. BobTaft and chief counseland assistant attorneygeneral under AttorneyGeneral Betty Mont-gomery. She receivedher bachelor’s, master’sand law degrees fromThe Ohio State Univer-sity.

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NATION/WORLD Sidney Daily News,Friday,December 21,2012 Page 5

BY THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS

Today is Friday, Dec. 21,the 356th day of 2012.Thereare 10 days left in the year.Winter arrives at 6:12 a.m.Eastern time.Today’s Highlight in His-

tory:On Dec. 21, 1937, Walt

Disney’s first feature-lengthanimated cartoon, “SnowWhite and the SevenDwarfs,” had its world pre-miere in Los Angeles.On this date:• In 1620, Pilgrims

aboard the Mayflower wentashore for the first time atpresent-day Plymouth,Mass.• In 1861, President

Abraham Lincoln signed acongressional act authoriz-ing the Navy Medal ofHonor.• In 1879, the Henrik

Ibsen play “A Doll’s House”premiered at the RoyalThe-ater in Copenhagen.• In 1910, 344 coal min-

ers were killed in Britain’sPretoria Pit Disaster.• In 1942, the U.S.

SupremeCourt, inWilliamsv. North Carolina, ruled 6-2that all states had to recog-nize divorces granted inNe-vada.• In 1945,Gen.George S.

Patton died in Heidelberg,Germany, of injuries from acar accident.• In 1948, the state of

Eire, or Ireland, passed anact declaring itself a repub-lic.• In 1958, Charles de

Gaulle was elected to aseven-year term as the firstpresident of the Fifth Re-public of France.• In 1971, the U.N. Secu-

rity Council chose KurtWaldheim to succeed UThant as Secretary-Gen-eral.• In 1976, the Liberian-

registered tankerArgoMer-chant broke apart nearNantucket Island, off Mas-sachusetts, almost a weekafter running aground,spilling 7.5 million gallonsof oil into the North At-lantic.• In 1988, 270 people

were killed when a terroristbomb exploded aboard aPam Am Boeing 747 overLockerbie, Scotland.• In 1991, eleven of the

12 former Soviet republicsproclaimed the birth of theCommonwealth of Inde-pendent States and thedeath of the Union of SovietSocialist Republics.Ten years ago:A military

helicopter crash inAfghanistan killed sevenGerman peacekeepers whowere on board and two chil-dren on the ground; a U.S.soldier was killed in combat.President George W. Bushreceived a smallpox vacci-nation, fulfilling a promisehe’d made when he orderedinoculations for about a-halfmillion U.S. troops.Five years ago: A suicide

attacker detonated a bombat a mosque outside thehome of Pakistan’s formerinterior minister, killing atleast 50 people.One year ago: The U.S.

Army announced chargesagainst eight soldiers re-lated to the death of a fellowGI, Pvt. Daniel Chen, whoapparently shot himself inAfghanistan after beinghazed.

Flawed coinsrecalled

SAO PAULO (AP) —Brazil’s Central Bank isrecalling tens of thousandsof 50 centavo (25 US cent)coins that were mistak-enly embossed as 5 cen-tavo pieces.The bank says in a

Thursday statement thata production flaw at thefederal mint led to the cir-culation of 40,000 suchcoins.The institution says

banks will exchange theflawed coins with newones and be reimbursedlater.

AP Photo/Iowa State Patrol

THIS PHOTO provided by the Iowa State Patrol shows the scene of a 25-vehicle pileup thatkilled three people Thursday north of Des Moines, Iowa. Authorities said drivers were blindedby blowing snow and didn’t see vehicles that had slowed or stopped on Interstate 80 about60 miles north of Des Moines. A chain reaction of crashes involving semitrailers and passen-ger cars closed down a section of the highway.

Mass shootings No. 1 story of yearNEW YORK (AP) — The

horrificmassacre of 26 childrenand staff at a Connecticut ele-mentary school, along withother mass shootings, was thetop news story of 2012, nar-rowly edging out the U.S. elec-tion, according to TheAssociated Press’ annual poll ofU.S. editors and news directors.The results followed a rare

decision by the AP to re-con-duct the voting. The initialround of balloting had endedDec. 13, a day before the shoot-ings inNewtown,with the elec-tion ranked No. 1, followed bySuperstormSandy.The originalentry for mass shootings, fo-cused on the rampage at anAu-rora, Colo., movie theater,placed sixth in that voting.In the new poll, updated to

account for Newtown, themassshootings received 68 first-place votes out of 173 ballotscast for the top 10 stories, com-pared to 65 first-place votes forthe election — one of the clos-est results since the APlaunched the poll in 1936.On ascale of points ranging from 10for first place to one for 10thplace, the shootings tallied1448 points, compared to 1417for the election.The second bal-loting ran Dec. 17-19.Superstorm Sandy was

third, far ahead of the nextgroup of stories.“After we completed our poll

the news agendawas reshaped,tragically, by the Newtownshootings,” said MichaelOreskes,AP’s senior managingeditor for U.S. news. “To chron-icle that we conducted the poll

again before releasing both re-sults.”TheU.S.-focused slant of the

top stories this year contrastedwith last year’s voting, whenthe killing of Osama bin Ladenin Pakistan was No. 1, followedby Japan’s earthquake/tsunamidisaster, and the Arab Springuprisings that rocked NorthAfrica and the Middle East.Here are 2012’s top 10 sto-

ries, in order:1. MASS SHOOTINGS:

Armed with a high-poweredrifle, 20-year-old Adam Lanzaforced his way into SandyHookElementary School in New-town, Conn., and shot dead 20children — all ages 6 and 7 —and six staff members in thesecond-worst school massacrein U.S. history. Sadly, it wasonly one of several mass shoot-ings, including the killing of 12people at a movie theater inAurora, Colo. After the New-town tragedy,President BarackObama and many others, in-cluding some staunch gun-rights supporters, said it wastime to find ways to rein in gunviolence.2. US ELECTION: Mitt

Romney outcampaigned aneclectic field of Republican ri-vals, and bested Obama intheir opening head-to-head de-bate. But on Election Day,thanks in part to a vigorousget-out-the-vote operation,Obamawon a second termwitha large lead in electoral votesand a solid advantage in popu-lar votes. The GOP hung on toits majority in the House, butlost two seats to remain a mi-

nority in the Senate despiteearly-campaign projections ofgains there.3. SUPERSTORM: As a

prelude, the storm namedSandy killedmore than 70 peo-ple in the Caribbean. Then itshigh winds and high watersslammed into more than 800miles of the eastern U.S.seaboard, killing at least 125more people, and causing dam-age calculated at well over $60billion — the second-costlieststorm in U.S. history after2005’s Hurricane Katrina.4. OBAMACARE: By a 5-4

margin, the SupremeCourt up-held the core elements ofObama’s much-debated healthcare overhaul, which even heembraced as “Obamacare.” Towidespread surprise, the deci-sive vote came from JohnRoberts, the generally conser-vative-leaning chief justice ap-pointed by Republican GeorgeW. Bush.5. LIBYA: Even amid year-

long turmoil in Libya, it was ajarring incident — a Sept. 11assault in Benghazi, widelyblamed on a group with sus-pected links to al-Qaida, thatkilled U.S. Ambassador ChrisStephens and three otherAmericans.6. PENN STATE: It was a

daunting year for Penn Stateand its storied football pro-gram. In January, longtimecoach Joe Paterno died, hislegacy tarnished by the sex-abuse scandal involving his for-mer assistant, Jerry Sandusky.In June, after awrenching trial,Sanduskywas convicted of sex-

ually abusing 10 boys, and waslater sentenced to 30 to 60years in prison.7. US ECONOMY: By many

measures, the economy was onawelcome upswing.The unem-ployment rate dipped to a four-year-low of 7.7 percent, stockmarkets rose, builders brokeground on more homes, andNovember was the best salesmonth in nearly five years forU.S. automakers.8. FISCAL CLIFF: Obama

andRepublicanHouse SpeakerJohnBoehner engaged in high-stakes negotiations over a dealto avert the so-called “fiscalcliff” that would trigger auto-matic tax hikes and spendingcuts.9. GAY MARRIAGE: For

supporters of same-sex mar-riage, it was a year of mile-stones. Obama, after adrawn-out process of “evolving,”said in May he supported theright of gay couples to wed. OnElection Day,Maine,Marylandand Washington became thefirst states to legalize gay mar-riage via popular vote. And onDec. 7 the Supreme Courtagreed to hear two cases thatcould further expand same-sexmarriage rights.10. SYRIA: What began in

2011 as an outbreak of peacefulprotests escalated into full-scale civil war pitting the be-leaguered regime of BasharAssad against a disparate butincreasingly potent rebel oppo-sition. The overall death tollclimbed past 40,000, as therebels made inroads towardAssad’s bastion of Damascus.

Storm leaves travelers scramblingDESMOINES, Iowa (AP)—

The first widespread snow-storm of the season ploddedacross the Midwest on Thurs-day, as whiteout conditionssent drivers sliding over slickroads and some travelers wereforced to scramble for alternateways to get to their holidaydestinations.The storm, which dumped a

foot of snow in parts of Iowaand Wisconsin, was part of asystem that began in the Rock-ies earlier in the week beforetrekking into the Midwest. Itwas expected to move acrossthe Great Lakes overnight be-fore moving into Canada.The storm led airlines to

cancel about 1,000 flightsahead of the Christmas holiday— relatively few compared topast big storms, though thenumber was climbing.Most of the canceled flights

were at Chicago’s O’Hare andMidway international air-ports. At O’Hare, many peoplewere taking the cancellationsin stride and the normallybusy airport was much qui-eter than normal Thursdayevening.Aprielle Kugler said she was

considering taking a bus to DesMoines on Friday morning tovisit her boyfriend after shehad two flights canceled out ofO’Hare. Sitting on top of herluggage, the 18-year-old fromWisconsin said her mom shov-eled more than a foot of snowout of the family’s drivewaythat morning to drive her toChicago for her flight.

“It’s so ridiculous, it’s funnynow,” Kugler said.The stormmade travel diffi-

cult fromKansas toWisconsin,forcing road closures, includinga 120-mile stretch of Interstate35 from Ames, Iowa throughAlbert Lea, Minn. Iowa andWisconsin activated NationalGuard troops to help rescuestranded drivers.In Iowa, two people were

killed and seven injured in a25-vehicle pileup.Drivers wereblinded by blowing snow anddidn’t see vehicles that hadslowed or stopped on Interstate35 about 60 miles north of DesMoines, state police said. Achain reaction of crashes in-volving semitrailers and pas-senger cars closed down asection of the highway.“It’s time to listen to warn-

ings and get off the road,” saidIowa State Patrol Col. DavidGarrison.Thomas Shubert, a clerk at

a store in Gretna near Omaha,Neb., said his brother drovehim to work in his truck, butsome of his neighbors weren’tso fortunate.“I saw some people in my

neighborhood trying to get out.They made it a few feet, andthat was about it,” Shubertsaid.Along with Thursday’s fatal

accident in Iowa, the stormwasblamed for traffic deaths inNe-braska, Kansas andWisconsin.In southeastern Utah, awoman who tried to walk forhelp after her car became stuckin snow died Tuesday night.

On the southern edge of thestorm system, tornadoes de-stroyed several homes inArkansas and peeled the roofsfrom buildings, toppled trucksand blew down oak trees andlimbs Alabama.The heavy, wet snow made

some unplowed streets in DesMoines nearly impossible tonavigate in anything otherthan a four-wheel drive vehicle.Even streets that had beenplowed were snow-packed andslippery.In Chicago, commuters

beganThursdaywith heavy fogand cold, driving rain. By earlyevening, high winds and sleetthat was expected to turn tosnow were making visibilitydifficult on roadways.Airlines were waiving fees

for customers impacted by thestorm who wanted to changetheir flights. They were moni-toring the storm throughoutthe night to determine if morecancellations would be neces-sary on Friday.The cancellations were get-

ting a lot of attention becausethe storm came just a few daysbefore Christmas. But DanielBaker, CEO of flight trackingservice FlightAware.com calledit “a relatively minor event inthe overall scheme of things.”By comparison, airlines can-

celed more than 13,000 flightsover a two-day period during aFebruary 2011 snowstorm thathit the Midwest. And morethan 20,000 flights were can-celed during SuperstormSandy.

Joblessbenefitson riseWASHINGTON (AP) —

The number of Americans ap-plying for unemployment ben-efits rose last week by 17,000,reversing four weeks of de-clines. But the number of peo-ple seeking aid is consistentwith a job market that contin-ues to grow modestly.Unemployment claims rose

the week of Dec. 15 to a sea-sonally adjusted 361,000 froma revised 344,000 the weekbefore.The less-volatile four-week

moving average fell 13,750 to367,750, lowest since late Oc-tober. Applications had surgedin early November after Su-perstorm Sandy, then droppedback.Just over 5.4 million people

were receiving some type ofunemployment benefit theweek ended Dec. 1, down fromnearly 7.2 million a year ear-lier.Applications are a proxy for

layoffs. So the drop of the four-week average suggests thatcompanies are cutting fewerjobs, even if they aren’t hiringenough to lower the unem-ployment rate significantly.The economy has generatedan average of 151,000 jobs amonth in 2012, not enough tosignificantly drive down highunemployment.The unemployment rate

did drop to a four-year low of7.7 percent in November from7.9 percent in October. Butthe rate fell mostly becauseunemployed people gave uplooking for work. The govern-ment counts people as unem-ployed only if they’re activelyseeking jobs.Still, the steady drop in un-

employment applications sug-gests that companies aren’tlaying off workers in advanceof the “fiscal cliff”— the pack-age of tax increases andspending cuts set to take ef-fect next year if Democratsand Republicans can’t reach abudget deal.President Barack Obama

said Wednesday that he was“pretty close” to an agreementwith House Speaker JohnBoehner to avoid a Jan. 1shock to the economy. But De-mocrats and Republicans arestill sparring over details ofObama’s effort to raise taxeson higher-income earners.

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LOCALIFECOMMUNITY CALENDAR

This Morning• The New Knoxville Community Library hosts

story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m.• A.J. Wise Library in Fort Loramie hosts story-

time for children 3 1/2 and older at 10:30 a.m.To reg-ister, call 295-3155.• The Francis J. Stallo Memorial Library in Min-

ster offers First Time Storytime for babies and tod-dlers and their parents or guardians from 11 to11:45 a.m.

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

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

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

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

for the Weekend, meets at 7 p.m. at First UnitedMethodist Church, 230 E. Poplar St.

Saturday Morning• Agape Mobile Rural Food Pantry Distribution,

in Lockington, 9 to 11 a.m.• Agape Mobile Rural Food Pantry Distribution,

in Pasco, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Saturday Evening• Lumber Company Baseball hosts fundraising

bingo to support the children on the teams. Doorsopen at 4 p.m. and games begin at 7 p.m. at SunsetBingo, 1710W.High St., Piqua. $20 to play all night.For information, call (937) 543-9959.• Catholic Adult Singles Clubmeets for Mass and

movies in Celina. For information, call (419) 678-8691.• The Sidney-Shelby County Chess Club “Check-

mates” meets at 7 p.m. at the library at the DorothyLove Retirement Community.All skill levels are wel-come. For more information, call 497-7326.• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Saturday

Night Live, meets at 8 p.m. at St. John’s LutheranChurch, 120W.Water St.

Sunday Evening• Lumber Company Baseball hosts fundraising

bingo to support the children on the teams. Doorsopen at 4 p.m. and games begin at 7 p.m. at SunsetBingo, 1710W.High St., Piqua. $20 to play all night.For information, call (937) 543-9959.• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Never Alone,

Never Again, meets at 6:30 p.m. at First ChristianChurch, 320 E. Russell Road.

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

neyMoose Lodge. For more information on activitiesor becoming a member, contact Deb Barga at 492-3167.

Monday Evening• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Vision of

Hope, groupmeets at 7 p.m. at Russell Road Church,340W. Russell Road.• Sidney Boy ScoutTroop 97meets at 7 p.m. at St.

Paul’s United Church of Christ. All new membersare welcome. For more information, call Tom Frantzat 492-7075.• TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 7

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

Tuesday Afternoon• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts at

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

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 NarcoticsAnonymous group, Living the Ba-

sics, meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Apostolic Temple, 210Pomeroy Ave.• The Miami-Shelby Chapter of the Barbershop

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

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

www.sidneydailynews.com, click on “Living” andthen on “Calendar.”

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Nice andsunny but coldday. After a fewcloudy days wewelcome the suneven more.When our bat-teries on oursolar-poweredfreezer startblinking low weare even morehappy to see thesun. It seems like onesunny day alwaysrecharges it for a while.We are still glad we in-vested in the solar-pow-ered freezer. Sincehaving it installed wehaven’t had to pay a centto keep it going. Withthe propane prices highit is good to not be buy-ing for the freezer yet.Our refrigerator, stove,lights and water heaterrun off of propane. Also,our water is powered bya propane motor. Lastweek we had a problemwith the motor not kick-ing in when the watersupply in the house waslow. Susan and I wantedto do the laundry andthere wasn’t any water.We decided to see if wecould start it manuallyand it worked until thenext time.

My husband,Joe, checked itout and calledthe man who in-stalled it andasked if it couldbe the starterbatteries. Webought a newbattery and itfixed the prob-lem. It has beenalmost six

years, so that batterylasted its money’s worth.I told Joe I guess we arespoiled now thinking wealways have hot and coldwater in the house. Be-fore our move to Michi-gan almost nine yearsago, we always had topump and carry ourwater. If we wanted hotwater we had to heat it.Our motor for the

water is in an outsidebuilding and the waterruns to the house under-ground.We had two stor-age tanks and when thepressure got low themotor automaticallykicked in.Joe also installed a

new gas light in the boysbedroom on Saturday.They haven’t had a lightin their bedroom sincethe fire in May so theywere happy. At this time

of the year it works as aheater as well. I thinknow except for a fewdoors we have to paintwe have everything nor-mal from the fire wehad. Although since get-ting more coats out forthe cold weather we arestarting to see howmany of our extra coatswere burned. It was ourextra coat storage closet,too.We are thankful thatit was all replaceablethings we lost.I am trying to sew

new outfits to give to thechildren for Christmas.It is getting closer and Iam not sure if I will getthem done. DaughterElizabeth helps me sewwhen she gets homefrom the factory. Daugh-ter Susan is doing mostof the housework andlaundry the past fewdays so I can keepsewing. Today, Susan isbaking two batches ofoutrageous chocolatechip cookies to takealong to church serviceson Sunday. Elizabethleaves on Friday eveningwith Timothy’s family toattend his family’sChristmas gathering.The gathering will be

at Timothy sister’s

Miriam near Maysville,Ky. It is a seven-hourdrive one way, so shewon’t be home until Sun-day sometime.The housewill seem empty withher not around.If you have heard of

shoofly pie, try thisrecipe for shoofly cake.

SHOOFLY CAKE

2 cups flour1 cup brown sugar1/2 cup butter, soft-

ened1 cup boiling water1/2 cup molasses1 teaspoon baking

soda

Combine flour, sugar,and butter by hand tomake fine crumbs. Re-serve 3/4 cup crumbs toput on top of the cake.Mix together water, mo-lasses, and baking soda.Add to the crumb mix-ture and combine. Put ina 9-by-13 greased panand sprinkle with re-served crumbs. Bake at350 for 30 to 40 minutesor until done.

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Dear Heloise:I need help witha very annoyingproblem. Myfront-entry gar-den has beenused by a neigh-borhood CAT forhis litter box. Ihave not beenable to removethis odor. Do youhave a solutionfor this prob-lem? — Bar-bara, via emailBarbara, here are a

few things to help re-move the odor. Take thetop 1/2 inch of soil offand replace it, if you can.Then mix a solution of1/2 vinegar and 1/2water, and spray directlyon the soil. This will helpneutralize the odor andhopefully will deter thecat. The important thingis to keep the cat fromcontinuing to use yourgarden as its litter box.Throw citrus peelsaround the garden, or, ifyou can, place pine conesover the soil. Cats will nolonger have easy access,but you still will be able

to water. —Heloise

SEE-THROUGHSTORAGEDear Heloise:

My family isquite large, andon birthdaysand holidays,we always buysheet cakes(large, rectan-gular one-layercake —

Heloise). The plasticboxes they come in makegood storage boxes. Youcan see what you havestored, and they stackwell on shelves in clos-ets. I also discoveredthat the clear plastictops work well to coverfood at barbecues. —Paula C., Bakersfield,Calif.

TRAVEL HINTDear Heloise: I am

going on a trip in a fewweeks with my 1-year-old. Do you have anyhints for childproofing ahotel room? —Wanda inVirginiaWanda, traveling with

a toddler can be stressful

without having to worryabout your hotel room!Here is some advice onchildproofing while trav-eling:• Pack outlet plugs.

They are small and don’ttake up a lot of space.• If there is a window

or sliding door, makesure it locks securely.• Tie up loose cords,

such as curtain pulls.Hair ties work well forthis.• Unplug and store

electrical appliances.Most hotels provide hairdryers and coffee mak-ers. Store them out ofreach when not in use.• Cover sharp edges

with washcloths andtape. Remember, chil-dren are curious, and ahotel room is a newplace to explore! Getdown on their level toscope out any other po-tential hazards. Checkwith your hotel. Somenow offer childproofingkits for use while there.— HeloiseWRINKLE REDUCERDear Heloise:To avoid

wrinkles or fold lines in

felt-backed, vinyl table-cloths, put up to three ofthe same size, one atopthe others, on the tablewhere they are used.They easily can beswitched for the seasonor holiday. As a bonus,this saves storage space.— Fran H., Roswell,N.M.REUSING BOTTLESDear Heloise: After

using up a bottle of liq-uid hand-washing soap, Isave the dispenser bottleand reuse it by mixingequal parts of any dish-washing liquid andwater. These bottles usu-ally will last through twoto four fillings, and youhave an economicalhand soap. — Martha B.in North Carolina

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

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LOCALIFE Sidney Daily News, Friday, December 21, 2012 Page 7

The Sidney MiddleSchool Family, Careerand Community Leadersof America leadershipclub and the twomultipledisabilities units collabo-rated to write a McDon-ald’s MACGrant to makewinter fleece ponchos forall Sidney school-age stu-dents who are trans-ported to school on a busvia a wheelchair.The projects was

named “Ponchos forPeers.” The group wasawarded a $500 grant toaccomplish this goal.FCCLA students con-

tacted the Sidney CitySchools transportationdepartment to determinehow many students

using wheelchairs rodebuses to school and thencontacted the teachers ofthese students to deter-mine if this would besomething that the stu-dents would like to re-ceive. The SMS FCCLAstudents then went to alocal craft store withCindy Lieurance, theFCCLA teacher, to pur-chase all the materialsneeded to complete thisgoal.The MD students

spent three periods perweek, laying out the ma-terial, pinning the pat-tern onto the materialand cutting out the coatswhile the FCCLA stu-dents sewed the coats to-

gether at a later time.The students made 13fleece ponchos.On Thursday, Lieu-

rance brought twoFCCLA and two MD stu-dents to Northwood andLongfellow Elementaryschools to present thestudents with these pon-chos. In addition, onemiddle school student isreceiving a poncho, oneSidney High School stu-dent and two ChristianAcademy Schools stu-dents.Lieurance is a teacher

of the Family and Con-sumer Science Programand is funded and em-ployed by the Upper Val-ley Career Center.

DAYTON — DaytonAudubon Society willconduct its 89th annualChristmas Bird Counton Dec. 29.Teams will conduct

the count in local neigh-borhoods, parks and na-ture areas within adesignated 15-mile ra-dius from Dayton.The public is invited

to participate in thecount that often be-comes a family or com-munity tradition thatmake for fascinating sto-ries.For more information,

contact Jim Williams,(937) 342-9472. For arealocations and further in-formation, check outwww.dayton.net/audubon/schedule.html.The results of the

count will be tabulatedat the CompilationMeeting on Jan. 2 at 7p.m. at AullwoodAudubon Center, 1000Aullwood Road. Even if

you cannot participatein the count itself, youare invited to attend theCompilation Meeting.Scientists rely on the

trend data of Audubon’sCBC to better under-stand how birds and theenvironment are faringthroughout North Amer-ica — and what needs tobe done to protect them.Audubon CBC data notonly helps identify birdsin most urgent need ofconservation action; itreveals success stories.The Christmas BirdCount helped documentthe comeback of the pre-viously endangered baldeagle, and significant in-creases in waterfowlpopulations, both the re-sult of conservation ef-forts.Accuracy is assured

by having new partici-pants join an estab-lished group thatincludes at least one ex-perienced birdwatcher.

The CBC is the longest-running citizen sciencesurvey in the world,which corresponds withthe National Audubon’scount. Tens of thousandsof volunteers through-out North America willbrave winter weather toadd a new layer to morethan a century of data.The Audubon Christ-

mas Bird Count beganin 1900 when FrankChapman, founder ofBird-Lore (whichevolved into Audubonmagazine) suggested analternative to the “sidehunt,” in which teamscompeted to see whocould shoot the mostgame, including birds.Chapman proposed thatpeople “hunt” birds onlyto count them. Now,Binocular Brigadesoften brave winter’schill, ice and snow torecord changes in resi-dent populations beforespring migrants return.

FUDGY CHOCOLATE CHIPTOFFEE BARS

1/2 cupmelted butter2 cups graham crackercrumbs (32 squares)1 8-ounce bag toffee bits1/2 batch chocolatecookie dough (recipe tofollow)1 12-ounce bag chocolatechips1 14-ounce can sweet-ened condensedmilk1 tablespoon butter1 teaspoon vanilla extractGrease 13 x 9 baking

dish and heat oven to 350degrees.Have the roll of cookie

dough sitting out for around10 minutes to soften up. Inamediummixing bowl, stirtogether the 1/2 cut ofmelted butter, 1 1/2 cups ofgrahamcracker crumbs and3/4 cup of toffee bits. Pourmixture into the greasedpan and press evenly untilmixture covers bottom ofpan. Refrigerate for around15 minutes. In a 2 quartsaucepan, heat the milk,chocolate chips and the ta-blespoon of butter overmedium heat. Stir fre-quently until the chips aremelted and the mixture issmooth. Remove the mix-ture from the heat and stir inthe vanilla extract. Spreadthemixture over the grahamcracker crumb mixture. Inanother medium mixingbowl, break up the cookiedough and stir in the re-maining 1/2 cup grahamcracker crumbs untilblended. Crumble themix-ture evenly over the choco-late layer and then sprinklethe remaining 3/4 cups tof-fee bits on top. Bake forabout 25-35 minutes oruntil it's golden brown.Cool completely before cut-ting, probably around 2 ormore hours.

Recipe ofthe Day

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SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Morgan Wheeler (seated) enjoys the fleece poncho givenher by the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America leadership clubof Sidney Middle School Thursday at Northwood Elementary School. Morganwas one of several multiple disabilities students to receive a poncho. Stand-ing are (l-r) Rose Castle, Irene Cooper and Cameron Fogle. Rose and Cameronare FCCLA members. Cooper is a multiple disabilities teacher. Morgan is thedaughter of Jeff and Deb Wheeler, of Sidney. Rose, 14, is the daughter ofTheresa King, of Sidney. Cameron, 13, is the daughter of Tami and SteveFogle, of Sidney.

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FCCLA club makes‘Ponchos for Peers’

Volunteers sought forChristmas Bird Count

Free tax-filing assis-tance through the OhioBenefit Bank will beavailable at Tri-CountyCommunity Action Com-mission thanks to agrant from the Ohio As-sociation of Foodbanks.The Ohio Benefit

Bank is an online servicethat connects Ohioanswith more than 20 work-support programs andtax credits, including theearned income taxcredit, child tax creditsand education credits.Ohioans can visit sites,including Tri-CountyCAC, to file their federaland state taxes for freewith trained counselors,or they can file on theirown at www.ohiobene-fits.org.In 2012, Tri-County

CAC served 421 resi-

dents of Champaign,Logan and Shelby coun-ties with free tax serv-ices. In 2013, the CAChopes to expand servicesto offer the free tax serv-ices to 442 residents.Residents interested

in making appointmentsto have their taxes filedthrough the OBB cancall 492-8118.Appointments are

available Mondaythrough Friday, 8 a.m. to4:30 p.m., beginning Jan.22. After-hours appoint-ments will be on Feb. 5,7, 11 and 13, and at Sat-urday tax clinics on Feb.2. Appointments are re-quired for all tax assis-tance.Community members

interested in volunteer-ing as counselors shouldcall (937) 593-0034.

FORT LORAMIE—The fifth annual prom dressexchange will be Jan. 20 at the Fort Loramie Ele-mentary School, 35 Elm St.Anyone interested in consigning prom dresses,

shoes or accessories can take them to the school be-tween 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Items will be displayedfor nonrefundable donations of $7 per dress, $3 peraccessory and $3 per pair of shoes. Items for sale donot need to be tagged, but those selling the itemsshould have a price in mind. Items will be taggedwhen they are brought in.Anyone interested in purchasing a prom dress,

shoes or accessories may shop from 1:30 to 3:30p.m. Admission is free and dressing rooms will beavailable.From 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., anyone who brought in

items may pick up money or their items, if theywere not sold. Any items left will be donated tocharity and any cash not picked up will be donatedto the Fort Loramie Athletic Boosters, who havesponsored the 2013 event.Earlier this year, girls came from Shelby,

Auglaize,Mercer and Miami counties to participatein the exchange.

SDN Photo/Luke Gronneberg

Calling out raffle prize winners at Buffalo Wild Wings in Sidney Saturdayare (l-r) BW3 general manager Darcy Bruns, of Troy; Pfc. Kasey Lee, ofSpencerville; Cpl. Brad Hayes, of Lima; and Pfc. Luke Risner, of Lima. Theraffle was part of the U.S Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program,which has been operating at BW3 and culminated in a Toys for Tots partywith live music by the band Classic Touch.

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

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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 jbilliel@sdnccg.com;

or faxed to (937) 498-5991.

OPINION

When PopWalker sneakedout the kitchendoor the otherday, it affectedall of us. He’sbeen a residentof the Rest ofYour Life retire-ment home forseveral years now.He still remembers

who said what duringcombat in Europe, buthas a hard time remem-bering if he’s had break-fast. The call went outdown at the sheriff ’s of-fice around 10 p.m. thatPop had slippedthrough the enemylines, meaning thekitchen staff, and wason the loose. One of thedeputies called Doc,who was a friend of hissince forever, and Docalerted the rest of us.Pop is one of our own,

of course. A couple ofyears ago, he took hiscoffee black and his phi-losophy straight at thephilosophy counter atthe Mule Barn.It was cold, and they

found his heavy coatstill in his room, so thiswasn’t good.The deputies checked

out the interstate andvolunteers hit the all-night diners to see ifhe’d checked in there.No luck.The cook at the home

was crying, and she saidPop had been talkingabout going to see hisbuddy, Jasper, again,and did we know some-one named Jasper?Sure. Jasper

Blankenship, up at thecabin in the mountains.When we heard this, thehunt took more form.

Two guysstarted up atJasper’s placeand workeddown the road.Steve and Dudboth wenthorseback andstarted fromthe edge of

town.Steve found him. Pop

was sitting and shiver-ing under a tree high upon a ridge. Steve usedthe cell phone to let usknow he was all right,then built a fire andwrapped a blanketaround Pop.Pop wouldn’t go back

until Steve told himJasper was down at thehome, waiting for him.And Steve let him ridein the saddle, too. Butbefore that happened,Steve ducked off behinda rock and made an-other phone call, to besure Jasper would bethere.Two hours later,

everyone had coffee anddoughnuts back at thehome, and they fixedthe lock on the kitchendoor.We have to becareful with those whohave problems.We can’tafford to lose beautifulpeople like Pop.

The writer is a vet-eran newspapermanand outdoorsman whois a registered outfitterand guide. He has writ-ten novels and nonfic-tion books based onrural living and he hasalso been an award-winning columnist forthe largest daily news-papers in Alaska andNew Mexico. He lives inAlbuquerque.

S-C-R-E-E-C-H!That’s the sound I

heard coming from theadjacent lane in heavytraffic in Columbus re-cently. A young motherwith a car filled with sev-eral little ones barely gother vehicle stopped intime as the light changedto red.To protect her chil-dren, she extended herarm toward the back seatwhen I spied the real cul-prit, the cell phone in herhand.Go right ahead and tell some-

one like that mom that they arebeing a negligent parent and thattheir cell phone behavior is endan-gering their kids. I’ll bet you won’tmake it on their gift-giving listthis Christmas.

Put children at riskYou are probably thinking that

this column is about distracteddriving and the dangers that itpresents, but it’s not.After all, ex-perts have proven that “using asmartphone while driving or cross-ing a street increases the risk ofaccident.”This statement was in aSeptember 2012Wall Street Jour-nal feature titled, “The Perils ofTextingWhile Parenting.” Instead,the heart of thisWSJ article writ-ten by BenWorthen was abouthow cell phone behavior inter-twined with everyday parentingcan put children at risk for injury.For example, young children havedrowned, broken arms, andwalked into harm’s way whiletheir parents or caretakers havebeen busy tweeting, reading textsor taking photos.Worthen cites statistics from

the Centers for Disease Controland Prevention that report, “Non-fatal injuries to children under age5 rose 12 percent between 2007and 2010. Could this be a directcorrelation to the increase insmartphone owners which has

grown from about 9 mil-lion in 2007 to 114 mil-lion in 2012? Inconjunction, studies showthat sometimes a parentwill look at their cellphone for what theythink is a matter of sec-onds, when in reality itturns out to be minutes,causing them to be preoc-cupied putting especiallysmall children at risk forphysical injuries.There’s another nega-

tive side effect that seemsto be rapidly becoming part of oursociety, also.There are parents sobusy talking or texting that theyno longer have time to engagewith or listen to their children.Toconfirm this, just head out to anybusy grocery store and you willfind a few parents gabbing on thephone oblivious to anything theirchild is saying. Of course, the con-versation of a 3-year-old isn’t verystimulating, but how are theygoing to learn if we are too busy tointeract?

‘Texting addiction’A year ago, I first read about

extreme distracted parenting in a“Dear Abby,” column on Dec. 5,2011, titled, “Momwith texting ad-diction needs a slap in her Face-book.” A frantic grandmother hadwritten to syndicated columnist,Abigail Van Buren, complainingthat her divorced daughter was soaddicted to her cell phone, Face-book and texting, that she ignoredher baby.Maybe we aren’t addicted, but

technology can still drive our dailylife.Yet youthful folks might be atgreater risk, since additional evi-dence suggests that young people’spersonal relationships are beingeroded by their cell phones. “Theclaims come after research re-vealed that young adults — in ad-dition to sending over 100 texts —check their mobile up to 60 times

a day.”This quote from the article,“Mobile Madness” by Leo Morrisfor the FortWayne Sentinel whoalso writes, “Experts behind a newstudy have now said compulsivelychecking a mobile phone is an ad-diction similar to compulsivespending or credit card misuse.”Although,Morris seems to thinkthey will probably grow out of it.I wish I could agree with the

writer’s outlook, but I also don’tbelieve that we should go back tothe dark ages of pre-cellular com-munication. Cell phones help tokeep our children safe, keep us allconnected, and instantly placevital information at our fingertips.Still let’s try to keep our hands offof them for awhile, at least longenough to engage in real time. Forexample, when you pick your childup from school, put the phonedown, and look into the face of thekid you love so much asking them,“How was your day?” Or if theyare a toddler in the grocery cart,leave your phone in the car, andmake shopping an excursion ofgreat fun, despite their nonsensi-cal mutterings.

Cell-phone freeAs for the teen who can’t put

their own phone down, designatehours that are cell-phone free.Help them to get through that so-cially awkward time of adoles-cence by having some open-endedconversations about how they canconnect with others.After all, cellphones are definitely here to stay,but I guarantee you, before youknow it, your children will begrown and gone.The days of par-enting are precious and brief, sofor now fromThe Road Less Trav-eled, please try to savor the mo-ments.

Thee writer is an AmyAward-winning freelance journalist andinspirational speaker who lives inSidney. She blogs at www.christi-naryanclaypool.com/blog1

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traveledChristina Ryan

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Distracted parenting: Is yourcell phone hurting your child?

To the editor:Well, there seem to be more dishonest people here

in Sidney than there are good.For instance, the older generation in the age

bracket of 70 to 92 seem to forget their canes orpurses and leave them in grocery carts or sometimesdrop something on their way back to their vehicle orwhile taking a walk.Most people of Sidney returnthe item, but there are those who think, “Finders,keepers.”The older generation use canes and walkers to

help them get around, so my beef is that they needthemmore than a thief who thinks, “Oh well, theyleft it, it’s mine now.” So to the ones that think thisway, I hope you’re happy in making the older genera-tion unhappy. Believe it or not, most of them are onfixed incomes and cannot afford new ones.I, for one, buy handicap articles at auctions or

garage sales and, in turn, give them to whoeverneeds them.Why not help turn this community around? If you

find something, turn it in to store clerks or take it tothe police department.The older generation wouldappreciate it.Just remember, the word, “handicap”means ex-

actly what it says, “I’m handicapped,” and some dayyou might be this way and need certain things to getaround with.Think before you act.

Bill Cathcart4181 Hardin-Wapakoneta Road

To the editor:We appreciate everyone who helped make the

benefit for Michael Allen and family a success.Thisincludes the committee members and family mem-bers who helped organize the event, donating theirtime and items as well. It wouldn’t have been a suc-cess without you.Also much appreciation to Doug Reindel for his

auctioneer services, DougAxe for his DJ service, andDennis Henschen for being the MC of the event.Also to all the people and businesses that donated

to help make the auction, raffle and silent auctionpossible.We apologize for not being able to list every-one separately but with the overwhelming responsewe had a total of 106 businesses/people that donatedtoward the auctions/raffle and over 30 people/busi-nesses that donated toward the wonderful mealserved during the benefit.Enough cannot be said for everyone involved in

making this a successful event.The community andfriends that came together was an overwhelming re-sponse and we appreciate everything and everyonethat contributed.

Lesia Arnett11885 E. Shelby Road, St.Marys

Michael Allen Benefit Committee 2012

To the editor:About four years ago, our family had to make a

decision about our mother’s future health care.She was around 90 years young, but needing a lotof care that my wife and I certainly could notproperly provide for her. After looking at severalnursing homes, Mom chose to live at Fair Haven.In the nearly four years Mom was living at Fair

Haven, my wife and I got to meet some of themost wonderful people on this earth. They werethe most caring and compassionate people, andthey loved Mom. No matter what time of day ornight we went to see Mom, we were treated well,and so was Mom.From the first day I walked into Fair Haven to

make the arrangements for Mom to live there,until the end when Hospice care came in, thingswent very well.The management, the nurses, the aides, the

custodians and maintenance personnel all madeMom feel special, and the kitchen staff went out oftheir way to please Mom, also. I hope I didn’tleave anyone out, and may God bless all of you.All of you made Mom’s decision to give up her

own house and come there to live a lot easier, andmy wife and I had a lot of peace of mind knowingyou were taking good care of her.I also appreciate Dr. Topalov for all he did for

Mom; he is a wonderful doctor and Mom reallyliked the care she received from him.I appreciate all who came in contact with Mom,

and I want all of you to know you will never beforgotten. Ethel and I send our love and gratitudeto each and every one of you.

Jerry Herbert632 Folkerth Ave., Lot 24

To the editor:The Fort Loramie Historical Association appre-

ciates the many volunteers that once again helpedwith our Williamsburg dinners. The annual event(our 39th year) was again sold out with 417 peo-ple attending. The volunteers helped with the dec-orating and in the kitchen area.Without yourhelp, the association could not accomplish this an-nual event.

Sheila Quinlin, SecretaryFort Loramie Historical Association

To the editor,The Blue Star Military Support Group of

Shelby County would like to express its apprecia-tion to the communities of Sidney and ShelbyCounty for their donations supporting our mili-tary. We would also like to recognize the SidneyKroger store for its help and support by lettingthe group set up a table displaying our work forthe military.Christmas boxes were mailed around Nov. 29 to

those deployed out of the country. Christmascards with notes from members were mailed tothose stationed within the United States. Pleaseremember our military in your Christmasthoughts and prayers. For many of them, this istheir first Christmas away from home.In donations given to the group, Doug Van Fos-

sen, formerly of Sidney and the son of Sue andGary Van Fossen, donated a flag made of woodand antiqued. The flag was hand-crafted by Doug.It is 48 by 27 inches, weatherproofed, and hashanging hardware on the back. The group is raf-fling the flag off Jan. 22 at its meeting. Tickets arebeing sold for $1 each or a book of six for $5 bymembers of the group. Tickets may also be pur-chased from Sue Van Fossen whose phone numberis 492-5615.The Blue Star Military Support Group is a non-

profit organization. Our group has been blessedwith donations this year.We are sharing ourblessings with the American Legion of Sidney,which is giving Christmas boxes to veterans ofShelby County.We also sent a donation to the“Wounded Warrior Project.”Our veterans have given to our country by pro-

tecting us from harm and protecting our freedomsand rights. These men and women should neverbe forgotten.Wishing all a very merry Christmas.

Jane SpicerBlue Star Military Support Group

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RUSSIA/HOUSTONContact Russia/Houstonreporter Terry Pellmanwith story ideas by phoneat (937) 492-0032; email,tpellman@woh.rr.com;or by fax, (937) 498-5991.

DR. WAL-LACE:My oldersister is 19 andhas been in asteady relation-ship with herboyfriend forover threeyears. Theywere a wonder-ful couple andour familythought theywould eventu-ally marry.About a month ago, herboyfriend told her thathe was returning toMexico (he was bornthere) and that hewasn’t returning to theU.S. He wanted my sis-ter to go with him, butshe said no because sheisn’t Mexican.Last week, my sister

found out that he hadgotten some girl preg-nant and that’s why heskipped out. My sisterwas devastated, and shebarely eats and has quither job. Our family isworried that she is aprime candidate to com-mit suicide. Please tellus what the warningsigns are for potentialvictims and please hurrywith your reply. —Nameless, El Paso, Tex.

NAMELESS: Dr.James Comer, a profes-sor of child psychiatry atYale University, saysthat suicide warningsigns include: noticeablechange in eating andsleeping habits, with-drawal from friends andfamily and from regularactivities, persistentboredom, decline in thequality of schoolwork, vi-olent or rebellious be-havior, running away,drug and alcohol abuse,

unusual neglectof personal ap-pearance, diffi-c u l t yconcentrating,radical person-ality changeand complaintsabout physicalsymptoms, suchas stom-a c h a c h e s ,headaches andfatigue.C ommen t s

such as, “I won’t be aproblemmuch longer,” or,“It’s no use,” may be ver-bal signs of suicidalthoughts.Giving away fa-vorite possessions mayalso be a sign that a per-son is considering suicide.Teen suicide often oc-

curs after a loss, such asthe death of a loved one,a breakup with a girl-friend or boyfriend or aparental divorce. It’s im-portant that your familyexpresses love and rec-ognize that your sister isgoing through a very dif-ficult time in her life.Offer support, but do notmake demands. It wouldbe wise to have her re-ceive professional coun-seling if she is willing toaccept help. Encouragefriends to visit her.Makesure your sister knowsthat she is loved andthat the family will doeverything possible toease her psychologicalpain.

DR. WALLACE: Ienjoy your column, butI’m sick and tired of your“lose weight by eatingnutritious meals anddaily exercise” preach-ing. I’m 35 pounds over-weight, and I plan tostay that way. I’m 16 and

enjoy eating. I also am agood dancer and I throwthe discus and shot putfor our track squad. Ihave a great sense ofhumor and I’m well-liked by my fellow stu-dents. Oh yes, I forgot totell you that I have a3.91 grade point aver-age.Continue your anti-

drug, tobacco and alcoholpitches, but lay offtelling fat kids to loseweight. Some of us enjoybeing fat. I’m one ofthem. — Teri, Orlando,Fla.

TERI: My only rea-son for encouragingoverweight teens to loseweight is for health rea-sons.With obesity comesa much higher risk ofcertain illnesses, includ-ing heart disease, stroke,diabetes, certain cancersand osteoarthritis. Med-ical experts say thatoverweight children are70 percent more likely tobe overweight adults.That is why I encour-

age overweight teens toeat nutritious foods andto start a daily exerciseprogram with walking asone of the better pro-grams.

Dr. Robert Wallacewelcomes questions fromreaders. Although he isunable to reply to all ofthem individually, hewill answer as many aspossible in this column.Email him at rwal-lace@galesburg.net. Tofind out more about Dr.Robert Wallace and readfeatures by other Cre-ators Syndicate writersand cartoonists, visit theCreators Syndicate web-site at www.creators.com.

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KEN FRANCIS (left) and Craig Fiessinger are live in a recent Fish Reportwebcast.

BY TERRYPELLMAN

RUSSIA — Russiaresident Craig Fiessingermay not have knownwhat his project wouldturn into when he origi-nated the Fish Reportback in 2004.At the time,the site served asFiessinger’s personalblog. Through the courseof time, the site began tohighlight activities,events and people in theRussia community. Heenjoyed sharing informa-tion with friends, and it“took off from there.”Nowif you want to keep upwith the Russia commu-nity and local sports, youcan log on to www.fishre-portonline.com.Being a sports fan,

Fiessinger was soonadding an increasingamount of sports contentto the site. Most of thatcoverage centered on theRussia athletic program,but it included articlesand photos from thesports teams of nearbyschool districts.Fiessinger soon foundout that such sports con-tent was of great interestto many who lived in thearea. Russia, Fort Lo-ramie, Minster and Ver-sailles are among theschools covered.Fiessinger spends a con-siderable amount of timeattending sportingevents, primarily for theRussia programs, as hehas children attendingschool there.Being a big fan of

cross-country running,Fiessinger attempted to

obtain press credentialsto cover a state cross-country meet that tookplace in October 2011.His request was turneddown, as the issuers feltthat the Fish Report didnot meet their criteria asa news site.This did not deter

Fiessinger from his goalof providing area resi-dents another outlet forinformation on local highschool sports. He soonteamed up with KenFrancis. Fiessinger jokesthat his co-host Francisis much better at work-ing without detailednotes. He appreciatesthat during their broad-casts, he can ask Francisa question about localsports, and the co-hostwill respond with a flowof information.Fiessinger set up a

modest broadcast settingin his basement, com-plete with card table andchairs. From there hewould conduct sportstalk and interview pro-grams over the Internetthrough the Fish Reportwebsite. The process wasconducted with a laptopcomputer outfitted witha web camera.The first web broad-

cast also took place inOctober 2011. The view-ing audience was modestfor that initial program,but it did provide a pre-view of that state cross-country meet. Fiessingerand Francis had a goodtime doing the programand decided to keep itgoing. They went on tocover local basketball,and continued to cover

the spring sports as well.The first coach inter-

viewed by the Fish Re-port was Versailles girlsbasketball coach, JackiStonebraker. The inter-view was conducted byphone on a live broad-cast. That was the firstof many weekly inter-views of local coachesand athletes conductedon the Fish Report. Mostof those interviews takeplace on Wednesdayevenings at 9:00.Fiessinger notes that

area coaches of girlshigh school basketballteams have been espe-cially appreciative of thecoverage provided on thewebsite. Some coverageof the girls teams can befound on the Fish Reportnearly every week.The Fish Report

broadcasts now takeplace in a small studio inFiessinger’s basement.Fiessinger and Francishave been joined by TimKearns and Darryl Sher-man, as their activityhas significantly ex-panded. Sherman andKearns operate a soundroom, an expansion ofthat downstairs studio.Through the course of

time, viewership hasgrown. It is estimatedthat there is an audienceof around 200 viewers.For those who do notfind it convenient to logon for the live programsand interviews, the FishReport website has thosevideos available for theviewer’s pleasure andconvenience. The videosare also available onYouTube.

Russia resident takeslocal news online

New pastor arrivesin Houston

BY TERRYPELLMAN

HOUSTON — TheHouston CongregationalChristian Church has anew pastor on board.The Rev. Greg Morrow isa native of Covingtonand has returned to hishome territory afterspending some time outwest.The pastor also works

for the Council on RuralServices as the Retiredand Senior VolunteerProgram director. His of-fice is located in Piqua.He has been married tohis wife Amy for sixyears.In his late teens, Mor-

row felt called to theministry. He went on toobtain a bachelor’s de-gree in church adminis-tration and leadershipfrom Oklahoma Wes-leyan University. Hesubsequently obtained amaster’s degree in Divin-ity from Oral RobertsUniversity in Tulsa,Okla.When he decided to

come back to westernOhio, he saw the postingfor the vacant Houstonchurch position. TheHouston church will beMorrow’s first assign-ment as a senior pastor.He has previouslyserved in three differentchurches as a youth min-ister in Oklahoma andMichigan.As part of the selec-

tion process, Morrowspent two Sundays inthe pulpit at Houstonwhile the congregationwas in the process ofmaking a decision onwho would replace long-term pastor JamesManuel, who recently re-

tired. Morrow was se-lected on the Sunday be-fore Thanksgiving. Thefirst Sunday after theholiday was his firstservice as the lead pas-tor.Morrow has been very

pleased by the receptionhe has received from thecongregation at theHouston church. He hasfound them to be “won-derful.” He added thathe has learned that thechurch has a very richand long history.Becoming the lead

pastor of a church hasbeen Morrow’s goal,something that he’s beenworking toward for sometime. He feels that hisbackground as a youthpastor will be very bene-ficial to him in his newsetting. He also feelsthat he is at the rightage (30) to make such atransition.His main goal is to

“expand Christ’s loveand Christ’s mission.”He adds that the Hous-ton church is wishing toreach out to more youngpeople, and he hopesthat his experience as ayouth pastor will behelpful in that quest.Morrow explained

that you have to under-stand that there are dif-ferent challenges andunderstandings shared

by different generations.He says that the key isto be able to preach in away that can touch onrelevant matters forthose of all ages. Overall,he wants the church tobe a place where anyonecan feel at home and feelwelcome.Asked what he likes

the most about being apastor, Morrow re-sponded that, “I reallylove to teach the Bible.”He enjoys seeing howteaching and studyingthe Bible can changepeople’s lives.Morrow is looking for-

ward to becoming betteracquainted with churchmembers. One way heintends to accomplishthis is to call on them athome. He believes thatin doing so, a pastor canspeak to people on amore personal level. Hehas found that this en-courages individuals tobe more forthcomingabout where they are inlife. He feels that to con-nect the Bible to theirlives he needs to knowboth — the Bible, andwhat is happening inthose lives.Asked about the

biggest challenge facingChristianity in America,Morrow responded that,“I think it’s probably …what it means to be adisciple of Christ. But, Ithink in this country,we’re not at the placeanymore where societymore or less supportsthe Christian way of life.And, I think it is going tobe a challenge for Chris-tians to come to termswith that, and trulylearn what it means tolive as a Christian, in aworld that’s not.”

Greg Morrow

BY LOLA E. BILLIEL

Christmas season oftenbrings out the best in human-

ity as peopleare movedto think oftheir fellowman at thistime of year.But forsome in thecommunity,helping oth-ers is ayear-round

endeavor. For them, being oneof Santa’s helpers is not a sea-sonal job, but a 12-month com-mitment of time and effort toserve others.Bob Parker, director of the

Shelby County UnitedWay,says there are certain peoplewho immediately come tomind as fitting that descrip-tion. One is Pat Luthman, whocoordinates the Holy AngelsSoup Kitchen at the AlphaCenter Mondays,Wednesdaysand Fridays.

‘Makes it happen’“She is the person that

makes it happen and alwaysgoes out of her way to do it,”he said. “She is an unsunghero.”Another person Parker feels

who goes over and above involunteering is Rick Lunsford,who is involved in communityprograms offered by the Sid-ney Noon Kiwanis and who isa leader in Sidney AmericanLegion projects, especiallythose benefiting veterans.“Rick is always ready to

help,” Parker said.Jeff McAtee, director of the

Agape food pantry on Brook-lyn Avenue, also hails year-round heroes whose volunteerwork is not restricted to theholidays.McAtee said Alma and

Perry Long are “the greatestvolunteers and are reliableand extremely helpful. Theyalways have a smile and jumpright in and do any workneeded ... and they work verywell with people.”McAtee also singled out vol-

unteerWanda Jones as an-other selfless individual.“She comes in and does sev-

eral hours of work checkingcarts and filling shelves —then she goes to her job atWil-son Memorial Hospital.”So just who are these year-

round Santa helpers?Dynamic force

Since 1999, Luthman hasbeen a dynamic force in thesuccess of the Holy AngelsSoup Kitchen, which servesmeals at lunchtime. She re-portedly puts all the meals to-gether with the help of agroup of faithful volunteers,ranging from Holy AngelsSchool students to women’sgroups from as far away asEgypt, Ohio. Luthman createsmeals from leftovers fromweddings, parties and restau-rants such as Bob Evans.Luthman finds a way to usewhatever is provided. Re-cently, there was a consider-able amount of turkey leftover from the communityChristmas dinner and thathas been utilized in her meals.She notes that Freshway

Foods of Sidney donates saladmaterials as needed and thatBob Evans generously pro-vides vegetables and otherfoods, such as biscuits. A localwoman bakes cakes and cook-ies three times a week, sothere will always be dessert.Canned goods are also do-nated frequently and aremuch appreciated.Luthman, although paid a

salary, donates endless hoursto scheduling helpers, collect-ing donated food items, andmaking and planning themeals. Her husband,Merlin,died in 1997. She has two

grown daughters and fivegrandchildren.Luthman, of the Sidney

area, said she was a farm girland grew up learning how tobake and can. She says shehas had “a good life” mademore meaningful now bybeing there to feed and helppeople visiting the soupkitchen.Lunsford has lived in Sid-

ney all of his life except for hiscollege days and a hitch in theU.S. Navy.Enjoys helping othersHe said he enjoys helping

others, words he has obviouslyput into action over the years.He has served as a memberand trustee of the SidneyAmerican Legion and volun-teers for military participationat funerals, as well as helpingwith the Gifts For Yanks pro-gram, which raises money forsupplies for hospitalized veter-ans. His father was active inthe Legion and served as arole model. Lunsford has alsobeen an active member of theSidney Kiwanis since 1989and helps with their serviceprogram, and is a member ofSt. John’s Lutheran Churchand volunteers with activitiesthere as well.Lunsford says he feels “for-

tunate to live in Sidney” andtakes pride in the town. Con-sequently, he wants to “giveback to the local communitywhat I can.”Lunsford is also a member

of the Veterans of ForeignWars and has served on theUnitedWay Board. He is ITmanager at Dickman Supply.Although father to seven, hestill makes time for volunteerwork throughout the entireyear, striving to give back to

the community he loves.After retiring from their

jobs, Alma and Perry Long, ofSidney, started helping out atthe Agape Center food pantryin Sidney. Alma was a nurseat Wilson Memorial Hospitaland “finds joy and satisfactionin volunteer work.” At Agape,she checks carts, stocks thepantry, sweeps the floors, anddoes whatever else needs tobe done. She said once she re-tired, she “wanted to help thecommunity,” and finds she en-joys volunteering. Perry, a re-tired school teacher, alsovolunteers at Agape. Hestocks the store side, makingit neat and organized. He alsodoes volunteer work at WilsonMemorial Hospital, helpingescort people to various loca-tions.The Longs usually vol-unteer several days a week,depending on needs at bothAgape and the hospital.

‘Giving back’“God’s been good to us and

this is our way of givingback,” Perry stated.The Longs have a grown

son and daughter.Another year-round helper

is Wanda Jones, of Sidney, awidow who also volunteers atthe Agape Center. There, sheworks on the computer, withshopping carts and stockingshelves. She helps maintainpaperwork that keeps trackof when shoppers are able toreturn for another visit. Sheexplained there are two sec-tions at Agape — one wherepeople can get free food itemsand another where items aresold at a minimal price, in-cluding paper supplies, de-odorant, shampoo, toothpasteand similar items.Jones, who has grown chil-

dren and seven grandchil-dren, volunteers at Agapeseveral days a week from 8a.m. to noon. That is just ofthe beginning of her day; shethen goes to work at WilsonHospital where she is em-ployed in housekeeping. Inaddition, she volunteers withthe hospital’s Ladies Auxil-iary Ladies doing such activi-ties as working in the giftshop and the front desk.Asked why she volunteers

so many hours, she replied, “itmakes you feel good.And Ienjoy doing it ... I like people.”Christmas season does

bring out the best in people,but these five individuals ex-tend the holiday spiritthroughout the year bytouching the lives of manywith their volunteer help,and in the process makingtheir own lives more mean-ingful.

BULLETIN BOARD

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Contact Executive Editor JeffBilliel with story ideas by phone at(937) 498-5962; email,jbilliel@sdnccg.com; orby fax, (937) 498-5991.

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LOCAL/REGION

Erin Burdiss, a sixth-grade student at Fair-lawnSchools, be-came the2012 Fair-lawn dis-trictspelling beechampionupon cor-rectlyspelling thewords“transcrip-tion” and“impossi-ble.”Evan

Jameson,also a sixth-grader, wasfirst run-ner-up, andMadisonHussey, aneighth-grader, wassecond run-ner-up.JeaneLeeBranscum,an eighth-grader, wasthird run-ner-up.The top three spellers

will represent Fairlawnat the Shelby CountySpelling Bee on Feb. 11at Botkins.The spelling bee was

held on Dec. 13 in theschool library. Thirty-three students, grades 3-8, competed in the beethis year. Judges for thebee were Barbara Cov-ault, Steve Mascho andJeanie Riethman. Thepronouncer was SarahKleinhans.

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PAT LUTHMAN, of the Sidney area, delivers a plate of food to Ann Friley, of Sidney, at a recentmeal at the Alpha Center. There, Luthman oversees the Holy Angels Soup Kitchen and makessure there is plenty of food for the meals, offered on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

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WANDA JONES, of Sidney, hands Dale Leffler, also of Sidney, an ID card at the Agape Cen-ter food pantry. Jones volunteers at the center several mornings each week before going toher job at Wilson Memorial Hospital.

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These ‘Santa’s helpers’serve all year long

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PERRY AND ALMA Long, ofSidney, are among volunteerswho help out at the AgapeCenter throughout the year.Perry also volunteers at Wil-son Memorial Hospital.

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Christmas is the Solemnityof Mary. Masses are Dec. 31at St. Nicholas and Jan. 1 atSt Louis. Mass will be at 9a.m.• The St. Nicholas Parish

Dinner and Dance will beheld Jan. 26 at the OsgoodAmerican Legion Hall. Socialhour will be 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.Dinner will be served at 6:30.The dance will be held from 8to 11 p.m. People who haveanything to donate as a doorprize should call (419) 582-2173.• The next recycling drive

will be Jan. 5 from 9 to 11a.m. Items taken are card-board, catalogs and paper, in-cluding wrapping paper andmagazines, either tied up inpaper bags (no plastic bags),and easy to handle. Cancella-tions are aired on WCSM96.7.• Tickets are still avail-

able for the Osgood LegionNew Year’s Eve Dance.WaltSchmitmeyer and the Moon-liters will provide ballroom,country and square dancing.Sausage and kraut will beserved. There will be a cashbar. Doors open at 8 p.m.Music will be provided from9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Call ei-ther (419) 582-4551 or (419)925-6802 for tickets.• The Legion will have a

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The garden at 1610 Broad-way has been lighted for theholiday season by the Phillipsfamily for years because “TheChristmas Lady” lived there.“Inez loved Christmas,” ex-

plains Santa. “When shepassed away in March of2011, I made the decision tocome here to her garden tobring the spirit of Christmasto this town as a tribute inher memory.“And the garden is a per-

fect place, away from all thecommercialization of the cele-bration of Christ’s birth. Hebelieves Inez would approve.“People are so kind to me.

Why, there have been nightsthat were so cold folks wouldbring me hot chocolate andcoffee, while others havingbrought cookies, pizza andpop. And the dear childrenwait patiently, teeth chatter-ing, for their turn to maketheir requests of what they’dlike to find under the tree onChristmas morning.“What a wonderful job I

have! I get to witness the in-nocent wonder that illumi-nates from the children’sfaces as they meet me for thefirst time. Who wouldn’t behappy enough to break outinto laughter while in con-stant relationship with thesebeautiful angels?“And of course there are

those few dear young soulsthat move right into yourheart and stay there. Onenight I had a young boy cometo visit me. He shared that hisdad was in a half way houseand he didn’t know where ismom was.“When I asked him what

he wanted me to bring him,he said without hesitationthat he would like a pad ofpaper, pencils and a puzzle.Such a simple request. Such ayoung heart.“I wanted to talk to the per-

son who had brought him tome, but before I could standup and walk to the van, an-other child was there, looking

up at me. The next time Iglanced toward to curb, hewas gone. He got into myheart and I will never forgetthat young boy.”As this man in the red suit

shared his stories he recalledhow appreciative folks arewith what he does. He espe-cially remembers the singlemoms who share with himthat their stressful day endedon a positive note when theystopped by for a visit.“What they see as kindness

is nothing more than a reflec-tion of what’s good in all ofus,” Santa reminds them.And with a change of tone

in his voice, Santa reflects onthe dear souls who were lostin a senseless act on that Fri-day morning in the smalltown in Connecticut.“My heart is so heavy,” he

states in a whisper. “I hopeevery parent hugs their chil-dren every night and nevertakes them for granted. It hasto be the most terrible thingon earth that can happen to amother or father, having tobury their child. Then timesthat by 28.“But my heart not only

aches for those precious ba-bies lost before their time, butfor those children who were inthe school and witnessed theevent, heard the bullets, losttheir friends. They will neverbe able to forget that day, aday like any other day untilthe shooting began. I hopethey tear that school downand start anew.”As Santa reflects on his

work here in our community,he wants to say thank you toall the people who live withinthe neighborhood of the gar-den where he resides a fewhours every night.“The people here have been

so gracious and accommodat-ing,” he concludes. “Thestreets get very congested attimes full of passers-by to geta glimpse of me. And thehorns honk at a pretty con-stant pace. But the neighbors

here don’t seem to mind.“I have had people come

from Dayton and Greenvilleto visit and have their familyphotos taken.They are alwaysso nice. And the folks at Nu-merics Unlimited just aroundthe corner have supported mein my mission to bring cheerto the people in honor of Inez.Wayne and Dick over therehave always made sure I haveeverything I need on thosecold nights.“Someone asked me what I

wanted for Christmas and theanswer was so obvious to me.I want parents to hug theirkids and love them the waythey deserve to be loved. Iwant every American who isprivileged to live in freedomin this great country to honorour military, thank a veteranand respect those who keep ussafe.And care for one another.Keep the Spirit of Christmasalive all year and open yourheart to your neighbor.”The spirit of Christmas re-

sides inside the heart of theman who wears the red suit.The gifts he delivers, he de-livers all year long in theform of a smile, a kindness tohis fellow man and uncondi-tional passion for giving tothose in need. You see, SantaClaus, Kris Kringle, St.Nicholas or Father Christ-mas, whatever you choose tocall him, is the love that thisspecial time of the year illu-minates.So next time you see him,

give him a wink and a nod, forhe is who he is because hisheart accepted this wonderfulgift, with humility, to give itback to us. And the best pres-ent any of us can give and re-ceive is to acknowledge hislove and in turn, pay it for-ward.Who is this Santa? You

need not look any furtherthan all the love and spirit ofgiving that reside in your ownheart to answer that question.He is the real thing. Do youbelieve?

SANTA From Page 1 New Agers hopetoday brings new eraBY MARK STEVENSON

Associated Press

MERIDA, Mexico (AP) —Doomsday hour is here, atleast in much of the world,and so still are we.According to legend, the

ancient Mayans’ long-countcalendar ends at midnightThursday, ushering in theend of the world.Didn’t happen.“This is not the end of the

world. This is the beginningof the new world,” StarJohnsen-Moser, an Americanseer, said at a gathering ofhundreds of spiritualists at aconvention center in the Yu-catan city of Merida, an hourand a half from the Mayanruins at Chichen Itza.“It is most important that

we hold a positive, beautifulreality for ourselves and ourplanet. … Fear is out ofplace.”As the appointed time

came and went in severalparts of the world, there wasno sign of the apocalypse.Indeed, the social network

Imgur posted photos of clocksturning midnight in the Asia-Pacific region with messagessuch as: “The world has notended. Sincerely, NewZealand.”In Merida, the celebration

of the cosmic dawn openedinauspiciously, with a fum-bling of the sacred fire meantto honor the calendar’s con-clusion.Gabriel Lemus, the white-

haired guardian of the flame,burned his finger on the kin-dling and later had to scoopup a burning log that fellfrom the ceremonial brazieronto the stage.Still, Lemus was con-

vinced that it was a goodstart, as he was joined byabout 1,000 other shamans,seers, stargazers, crystal en-

thusiasts, yogis, sufis andswamis.“It is a cosmic dawn,”

Lemus declared. “We will re-cover the ability to communi-cate telepathically andlevitate objects … like ourancestors did.”Celebrants later held their

arms in the air in a salute tothe Thursday morning sun.“The galactic bridge has

been established,” intonedspiritual leader Alberto Ar-ribalzaga. “At this moment,spirals of light are enteringthe center of your head …generating powerful vortexesthat cover the planet.”Despite all the ritual and

banter, few here actually be-lieved the world would endFriday; the summit wasscheduled to run throughSunday. Instead, participantssaid they were here to cele-brate the birth of a new age.A Mexican Indian seer

who calls himself Ac Tah, andwho has traveled aroundMexico erecting small pyra-mids he calls “neurologicalcircuits,” said he holds highhopes for Friday.“We are preparing our-

selves to receive a huge mag-netic field straight from thecenter of the galaxy,” he said.Terry Kvasnik, 32, a stunt

man from Manchester, Eng-land, said his motto for theday was “be in love, don’t bein fear.” As to which cere-mony he would attend on Fri-day, he said with a smile, “I’mgoing to be in the happiestplace I can.”At dozens of booths set up

in the convention hall, visi-tors could have their aurasphotographed with “Chi”light, get a shamanic cleans-ing or buy sandals, herbs andwhole-grain baked goods.Cleansing usually involveshaving copal incense wavedaround one’s body.

COMICS Sidney Daily News, Friday, December 21, 2012 Page 12

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For Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012ARIES (March 21 to April 19)In the month ahead, the Sun will betraveling at top of your chart, whichcasts you in the limelight. This is whybosses, parents and VIPs notice youmore than usual.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)Do whatever you can to expand yourhorizons in the next four weeks.You’rehungry for adventure, and you want tolearn more!GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)You’ll feel passionately intense abouteverything in the coming month. How-ever, this is also a good time to wrapup loose details with shared propertyand red-tape matters.CANCER (June 21 to July 22)Because the Sun will be opposite yoursign for the next month, you will needmore sleep. (The Sun is your source ofenergy, and it will be far away fromyou.)LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22)Because you are inspired to get betterorganized, give yourself a chance to dothis! Get the right tools to do a greatjob.VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)A playful month ahead! Flirtations,vacations, sports events, parties andall social occasions will appeal. Enjoyplayful activities with children.LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)Home, family and your domestic needswill be your top priority during thenext month. Interactions with a par-ent could be more significant.SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)In the month ahead, the rhythm ofyour days will accelerate due to in-creased activities. Short trips, busy er-rands, conversations with everyone,plus increased reading and writing,will keep you on the go!SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)You’re giving more thought than usualto your earnings and your cash flowscene in the next month. Look for waysto make money on the side or boostyour income.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)The Sun will be in your sign for thenext four weeks, boosting your energyand increasing your confidence.This isyour chance to recharge your batteriesfor the rest of the year.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)Because your year is ending soon, givesome thought to what you want yournew year to be all about. If you specifysome goals, you’re more likely toachieve them.PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20)Your popularity will increase duringthe next month. Accept all invitations.Enjoy schmoozing with others. Discussyour hopes and dreams to get others’feedback.YOU BORN TODAY You’re an ex-plorer. You get excited about the possi-bility of introducing new ideas,concepts and approaches to life to oth-ers. You think things through carefullyand plan ahead. You are down-to-earth, candid and very firm about yourbeliefs. You like to improve the lives ofothers. In year ahead, a major changemight occur, perhaps as significant assomething that took place around2004.Birthdate of: Catriona Le May-Doan,athlete; Eddie Vedder, singer/song-writer; Susan Lucci, actress.(c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

HOROSCOPEBY FRANCES DRAKE

100 yearsDec. 21, 1912

Herman Maute hasreturned from Piqua andreopened the CityRestaurant on PoplarStreet opposite the Wag-ner House.

———The Consumers Oil

and Refining Co. hadquite an experience yes-terday morning with the“Nutt well” at Quincy.When workmen went tothe well they found oilall over the ground andquite a quantity runningdown the creek. About11 o’clock it burst outagain and flowed a num-ber of barrels of oil. Itcontinued to do this inthe afternoon until theflow was finally cut offabout evening. It is esti-mated that between 25and 40 barrels of oil gotaway.

75 yearsDec. 21, 1937

The first Christmascarol broadcast lastevening from the Boys’Club headquarters, onthe north side of thesquare, was very suc-cessful and a number ofpeople expressed appre-ciation for such pro-grams during theholiday season. Lastnight the Boys’ Club sen-ior glee club presentedthe program. The per-sonnel included: ForestFriend, Virgil Shie, Rod-ney Oldham, JamesShively, JacquesMotsinger, Bill Doval,Bud Piper, Bob Crusey,Dick Russell, and TomRobinson. Several mem-bers of the high schoolorchestra also partici-pated in the program.Harry Boblit with his ac-cordion, and a trumpettrio composed ofWilliamRoss, Jr., Bill Allabaugh,and Roscoe Dodds.

50 yearsDec. 21, 1962

The Allen Twins, 19-year-old sons of Mr. andMrs. Floyd R.Allen, R.R.1, Minster, Larry andJerry, recently visited Is-

tanbul, Turkey, whileserving aboard the at-tack aircraft carrier USSFranklin D. Roosevelt.The twin brothers en-tered the Navy in Au-gust, 1960. Theyreceived “boot training”at the USNTC, GreatLakes, Ill., before assign-ment together aboardthe carrier late in 1961.

25 yearsDec. 21, 1987

A proposal to build anew Frisch’s restaurantat the southeast cornerof Russell Road and St.Marys Avenue, whichwas opposed by area res-idents, has been with-drawn and therestaurant site movedfurther north on the St.Marys Avenue. RobertEilert is now consideringa site on St. Marys Av-enue (Ohio 29), south ofFerguson Court.

———John Beigel, son of Dr.

and Mrs. John Beigel, ispictured making a dashto collect more goodsduring a grocery spreewon by his father. Theyounger Beigel was ableto gather up $314.25 ingroceries Thursdaynight during the spree atCain’s in the SidneyPlaza. The grocery spreewas the first place prizein a fundraiser con-ducted by the SidneyLion’s Club.

———Three days ‘til Christ-

mas. A fleet of well-fedreindeer pull Santa’ssleigh through the sky inthis drawing by MichaelGinn, 7, a second graderat Hardin ElementarySchool.

Anorexia illness of young women

Woman’s soon-to-be ex still on her family’s guest list

DEAR DRS.D O N O H U EAND ROACH:Please do a col-umn on anorexia.My 19-year-oldgranddaughter,who had plans ofbecoming amodel,is now hospital-ized because of it. She isnothing more than skinand bones. I believe shewas about to die. Thisbright girl, evenwhen shewas skinnier than a rail,believed shewas too fat. Isthere hope for her?—A.N.

ANSWER: Anorexianervosa is an illness thatmostly strikes adolescentgirls or women in theirearly-adult years. Whenthey look into a mirror,they don’t see an emaci-ated body; they see agrossly overweight body.Their perception of theirown body is unbelievablydistorted. Anorexia is amental illness and mustbe treated.

Anorexia also is aphysical illness, an illnessakin to starvation. Itbrings with it a host ofbody problems. Anorexicyoung women may feeldizzy and tired all the

time. That’s to beexpected, as theyhave no energystores in theirbodies.Menstrualperiods often stop.Frequently, theyoung woman isseverely de-pressed.

I take it your daughterand her husbandarranged for the girl’shospitalization. That wasa life-saving decision. Shewill get the nutritionalsupport she needs to func-tion. Her doctor mostlikely will begin treat-ment with cognitive be-havior therapy, therapythat roots out from themind the false impres-sions your granddaughterhas about her body andreplaces them with per-ceptions that reflect real-ity. She might takemedicine for depression,which is common in peo-ple with anorexia. Yes,there definitely is greathope for her.

I have addressed thistopic as though it werelimited to young girls. Itcan happen to womenolder than what I de-scribed. And it can hap-

pen to males, too. Forevery male who hasanorexia, 10 females haveit.

DEAR DRS. DONO-HUE AND ROACH: Iam an 87-year-oldwoman,very active and ingood health. I still main-tain my own home, mowmy lawn and bowl threetimes a week.

My problem is dam-aged nerves in my feet.They keep me awake atnight.

My doctor prescribedamitriptyline. It’s addict-ing. I do not want to be anaddict. Is there anything Ican do to ease the burningof my feet? — E.D.

ANSWER: Did yourdoctor say that you hadneuropathy?Neuropathicpain does come fromdam-aged nerves, and thedamage can take manyforms.

Amitriptyline isn’t con-sidered an addicting drug.It doesn’t affect yourthinking or your percep-tion. Its main use is fordepression. Many de-pressed people have usedit for years and years, andhave not developed an ad-diction to it.

Doctors discoveredthat amitriptyline con-trols the pain of neuropa-thy in many cases. Youought to give it a try. Fortreating neuropathy, alower-than-usual dose isused, and it’s most oftengiven at night. It will helpyou get to sleep. Anothermedicine used for neuro-pathic pain control isCymbalta. It, too, belongsto the family of antide-pressants.

Seizure-control medi-cines like Neurontin andLyrica also are pain-con-trol medicines. They arenot addicting. It mightseem strange that drugscan successfully treat un-related illnesses, butthere are many examplesof drugs used for two ormore unrelated condi-tions.

Perhaps you haveheard of lidocaine, themedicine used to deadensensations when a toothis drilled or an incision ofthe skin is made. Lido-caine comes in patchesthat can be applied to theskin over the painfularea. That’s another pos-sibility you have for reliefof neuropathy.

DEAR ABBY:My divorce from“Vince” will befinal in a fewweeks.

We have twosons together andwe communicatewell. Since ourbreakup, my par-ents have contin-ued theirrelationship withhim. They say,“You divorced him, wedidn’t.”

They have confirmedthat he will be invited toall holiday events. I am so

upset about itthat I now wantnothing to dowiththem. Vince hashis own familywho have unani-mously removedme from theirlives.

I’m hurt by myparents’ actions.Am I wrong? Andare my feelingsnormal? — LOST

MY PARENTS IN THEDIVORCE IN CALIFOR-NIA

DEAR LOST: As thefather of your children,

Vince will always be apart of your life, somy ad-vice is to accept it gra-ciously.

Because Vince had agood relationship withyour parents, I can under-stand why they would ex-tend an invitation to thefather of their grandchil-dren. Whether he willchoose to accept is thequestion. His family mayhave declared youpersonanon grata because in theireyes you divorced HIM.

That said, your feel-ings are your feelings.Rather than say they are

“wrong,” I would point outthat they are unproduc-tive at this point. As youmove forward with youremotional life, I predictthis will become less of anissue.

DEAR ABBY: I am a50-year-old divorcedman.I use an online datingservice to meet womenmy age, but I’m extremelyfrustrated by the lack ofcourtesy.

Why is it so hard for awoman to simply write,“Thanks, but I’m not in-terested” after getting anote of inquiry? My pho-

tos are recent, I’m politeand I send thoughtfulnotes that show I haveread their profiles care-fully and think there’s achance we have some-thing in common. I admit,I’m not the handsomestman, but I hold amaster’sdegree and I am finan-cially stable.

I have sent a dozennotes over the last fewmonths, and not onewoman has been politeenough to respond. Anythoughts? — DATELESSIN DAYTON

DEAR DATELESS:

Please don’t let the lack ofresponse make you quitputting yourself out there,because eventually you’regoing to find someone ifyou keep trying. You arean intelligent man, and Iam sure you have muchto offer some luckywoman.

However, I would deli-cately point out to youthat by not responding toyour notes these womenARE sending you a mes-sage. It is possible thatbecause the “chemistry” iswrong, they do not wish toget into a dialogue.

A coldfront isb l as t i ngt h r o u g hthe GreatL a k e sand OhioV a l l e y .Winter re-turned with a vengeanceovernight. Wind gusts to 50will be likely through today.Snow and blowing snow willcreate hazardous travel con-ditions. Wind chills will dropto between 5 and 15 de-grees today. Dry weather re-turns for the weekend withseasonably cold tempera-tures.

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Today's ForecastFriday, Dec. 21

City/RegionHigh | Low tempsForecast for

Youngstown37° | 34°

Cleveland37° | 32°Toledo

36° | 32°

Portsmouth32° | 28°

Cincinnati34° | 28°

Dayton34° | 32°

Mansfield36° | 30°

Columbus34° | 30°

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Today

Snowshowers,with 2-4inches,100%

chance ofsnow

High: 32°

Tonight

Snowshowerslikely,60%

chance ofsnow

Low: 22°

Saturday

Partlycloudy

High: 35°Low: 22°

Sunday

Mostlysunny;

chance ofsnow/rainovernightHigh: 35°Low: 28°

Monday

Mostlycloudy,30%

chance ofrain,snow

High: 38°Low: 28°

WednesdayTuesday

Mostlycloudy

High: 35°Low: 19°

Mostlycloudy,50%

chance ofrain

High: 38°Low: 19°

Rain And Snow For Northeast

Sunny Pt. Cloudy Cloudy

Areas of rain and snow showers will continue in the northeastern quadrant of the nation as a storm system in the Great Lakes lifts into eastern Canada. Meanwhile, a frontal system drops along the West Coast with plenty of rain and snow.

National forecastForecast highs for Friday, Dec. 21

Fronts PressureCold Warm Stationary Low High

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Snow, coldtemps here

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LOCAL OUTLOOK

OUT OF THE PAST

AccuWeather.com forecast for daytime conditions, low/high temperatures

WEATHER Sidney Daily News, Friday, December 21, 2012 Page 13

Temperature Precipitation Sunrise/Sunset

HighWednesday . . . . . . . . 44LowWednesday. . . . . . . . . 38

24 hours ending at 7 a.m.noneMonth to date . . . . . . . . . 2.04Year to date . . . . . . . . . . 24.45

Friday’s sunset . . . . 5:14 p.m.Saturday’s sunrise . 7:57 a.m.Saturday’s sunset . . 5:15 p.m.

Source: The Sidney Wastewater Treatment Plant, official weather reporting station forShelby County, and the U.S. Naval Observatory. For current daytime conditions, low/hightemperatures, go to AccuWeather.com.

REGIONAL ALMANAC

To yourgood

healthDr. Paul G.Donohue

andDr. KeithRoach

POKANE,Wash. (AP) — Instead of letting a rob-ber get away, a witness to a convenience store stickupin Spokane,Wash., caught the armed man and heldhim for police.

The surveillance camera at the G & B Groceryshows a man wearing a ski mask, threatening theclerk and other people in the store, including threechildren.He grabs themoney and is trying to run outof the store when one of the customers chases him.

KREM reports it was the clerk’s brother.

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MAINTENANCEReliable Castings Cor-poration is currentlyseeking entry level upto skilled maintenancetechnicians.

The ideal candidatesshould have experienceand/ or education in:

• Hydraulics• Pneumatics• Electrical• mechanical• PLC• Robotics• Automation

Reliable Castings offerscompetitive wages andbenefits.

Please submit resumeto:

Reliable CastingsCorporationAttn.: HRManager

1521 W. Michigan StreetP. O. Box 829

Sidney, OH 45365

Or fax to: (937)492-1233

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Dec. 212351365

ORDINANCE A-2741PUBLIC NOTICE

AN ORDINANCE MAKINGSUPPLEMENTAL

APPROPRIATIONSFOR THE YEAR 2012

This Ordinance would pro-vide for current expenses andother expenditures of the Cityduring the year ending De-cember 31, 2012.A copy of the full text of Or-

dinance A-2741 as adopted bySidney City Council on No-vember 26, 2012 is available atthe Office of the City Clerk, lo-cated in the Municipal Build-ing, or at Amos MemorialPublic Library.Joyce Goubeaux, City Clerk

Dec. 212351740

ORDINANCE A-2745PUBLIC NOTICE

AN ORDINANCE AMEND-ING SECTION 911.01 (b);SECTION 915.05; SECTION917.02 (a); AND SECTION

918.05 (c) OF THE CODIFIEDORDINANCES PERTAINING

TO WATER, SEWER,STORMWATER, AND SOLIDWASTE COLLECTION RATES

This Ordinance amends thewater, sewer, stormwater andsolid waste collection rates forthe year 2013.

A copy of the full text of Or-dinance A-2745 as adopted bySidney City Council on De-cember 10, 2012 is available atthe Office of the City Clerk, lo-cated in the Municipal Build-ing, or at Amos MemorialPublic Library

Joyce Goubeaux, City ClerkDec. 21

2351744

ORDINANCE A-2746PUBLIC NOTICE

AN ORDINANCE AMEND-ING SECTION 131.23;

131.396; AND 131.41 OFTHE CODIFIED ORDI-

NANCES, PERTAINING GEN-ERALLY TO PERSONNELPOLICIES, PROCEDURES

AND REGULATIONSThis Ordinance amends por-

tions of Section 131 pertainingto personnel policies, proce-dures and regulations.

A copy of the full text of Or-dinance A-2746 as adopted bySidney City Council on De-cember 10, 2012 is available atthe Office of the City Clerk, lo-cated in the Municipal Build-ing, or at Amos MemorialPublic Library.

Joyce Goubeaux, City ClerkDec. 21

2351745

ORDINANCE A-2747PUBLIC NOTICE

AN ORDINANCE ENACTINGSECTION 131.06 OF THE

CODIFIED ORDINANCES BYADOPTING PAY TABLE II,

SCHEDULES A, B, C AND D,AND PAY TABLE III FOR

2013, AND DECLARING ANEMERGENCY.

This Ordinance amends thepay tables for employees effec-tive December 16, 2012.A copy of the full text of Or-

dinance A-2747 as adopted bySidney City Council on De-cember 10, 2012 is available atthe Office of the City Clerk, lo-cated in the Municipal Build-ing, or at Amos MemorialPublic Library.Joyce Goubeaux, City Clerk

Dec. 212351747

ORDINANCE A-2744PUBLIC NOTICE

AN ORDINANCE TO MAKEAN APPROPRIATION FOREXPENDITURES OF THECITY OF SIDNEY, OHIO

DURING THE YEAR ENDINGDECEMBER 31, 2013

This Ordinance authorizesexpenditures for the City ofSidney during the year endingDecember 31, 2013 in thetotal sum of $62,442,739.A copy of the full text of Or-

dinance A-2744 as adopted bySidney City Council on De-cember 10, 2012 is available atthe Office of the City Clerk, lo-cated in the Municipal Build-ing, or at Amos MemorialPublic Library.Joyce Goubeaux, City Clerk

Dec. 212351743

ORDINANCE A-2742PUBLIC NOTICEAN ORDINANCE

AMENDING SECTION129.01; SECTION 129.02;SECTION 129.04; SECTION129.05; SECTION 129.08;AND SECTION 129.11 OF

THE CODIFIEDORDINANCES, PERTAININGTO CITY PURCHASING

This Ordinance amends por-tions of Section 129 of the CityOrdinances pertaining to pur-chasing procedures and regu-lations.A copy of the full text of Or-

dinance A-2742 as adopted bySidney City Council on De-cember 10, 2012 is available atthe Office of the City Clerk, lo-cated in the Municipal Build-ing, or at Amos MemorialPublic Library.Joyce Goubeaux, City Clerk

Dec. 212351741

ORDINANCE A-2748PUBLIC NOTICE

AN ORDINANCE AMEND-ING SECTION 911.01 (h) (1)and (2) OF THE CODIFIEDORDINANCES, PERTAINING

TO UTILITY SERVICEDEPOSITS

This Ordinance amends theprocedures and regulationspertaining to utility service de-posits.A copy of the full text of Or-

dinance A-2748 as adopted bySidney City Council on De-cember 10, 2012 is available atthe Office of the City Clerk, lo-cated in the Municipal Build-ing, or at Amos MemorialPublic Library.Joyce Goubeaux, City Clerk

Dec. 212351748

ORDINANCE A-2740PUBLIC NOTICE

AN ORDINANCE REZONINGLOT 515 LOCATED AT405 AND 405 ½ EAST

POPLAR STREET AND PARTOF OUTLOT 3, LOCATED AT

329 EAST POPLARSTREET FROM AN I-1 LIGHT

INDUSTRIALDISTRICT TO A B-1 LOCAL

BUSINESS DISTRICTThis Ordinance would

change zoning designation for405 and 405-1/2 E. Poplar and329 E. Poplar Street from I-1Light Industrial to B-1 LocalBusiness District.A copy of the full text of Or-

dinance A-2740 as adopted bySidney City Council on No-vember 26, 2012 is available atthe Office of the City Clerk, lo-cated in the Municipal Build-ing, or at Amos MemorialPublic Library.Joyce Goubeaux, City Clerk

Dec. 212351739

ORDINANCE A-2743PUBLIC NOTICE

AN ORDINANCE AMEND-ING CODIFIED ORDINANCE913, RELATING TO SANI-TARY SEWERS; AMENDINGCODIFIED ORDINANCE SEC-TION 918.08 RELATING TO

ADJUSTMENTS TOSTORMWATER UTILITYFEES; AND, ADOPTINGCODIFIED ORDINANCECHAPTER 914, RELATINGTO RESIDENTIAL SEWERSThis Ordinance amends Or-

dinance 913 and 918.08, inaddition to creating new Ordi-nance 914 relating to sanitarysewers, and stormwater utilityfees.A copy of the full text of Or-

dinance A-2743 as adopted bySidney City Council on De-cember 10, 2012 is available atthe Office of the City Clerk, lo-cated in the Municipal Build-ing, or at Amos MemorialPublic Library.Joyce Goubeaux, City Clerk

Dec. 212351742

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Contact: Justin Vondenhuevel Auctioneer/REALTOR

ABSOLUTE PUBLIC AUCTIONSaturday January 12th. 10:00 A.M.

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

ATTENTIONLPN's, RN's &

STNA'S

Wapakoneta Manor iscurrently seeking Ex-perienced STNA's tojoin our dynamicteam on a part-timeor full-time basis onsecond and thirdshifts. We are alsoseeking an experi-enced RN to join oursecound shift team ona full time basis andan Experience LPN ona part time or PRNbasis. As a part of ourteam you will enjoy awide range of benefitsincluding:

• Excellent wagesbased on years ofexperience

• Paid vacations andholidays

• Weekend Bonus• Flexible schedules• Orientation

provided• and much more!

For more informationplease contact,Diane Voisin,Scheduler

Wapakoneta Manor1010 Lincoln Ave.Wapakoneta, OH

45895419-738-3711

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STNA preferred, notrequired. Trainingprovided. Available towork all shifts, pickup extra shifts. Ableto handle heavy lift-ing, dependable, goodwork ethic. Referenc-es, driver license,insurance, drug testrequired.

Application online orpick-up at:

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803 Brewfield Dr.Wapakoneta, OH

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Must have valid CDLwith two years recentdriving experience, fairlyclean MVR. This wouldbe an afternoon startdriver- same route,same truck each day.We offer paid holidays,paid vacation, grouphealth and 401k. If inter-ested call Ed Kraetsch-mer at Bee Line Inc419-453-2273.

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1-2 BEDROOM upstairs,822.5 E. Court St. Appli-ances, new carpet, de-tached garage, $400/ de-posit. (937)658-2026

2 BEDROOM, 72 NorthBrooklyn, Sidney, refrig-erator, stove, CA, wash-er/dryer hook-up, $400monthly, deposit,(937)394-7117.

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3 RENTALS: 3 bedroomhouse, $525. 2 bedroom,517 Main, $415. 1 bed-room, 517 Main, $315.Call Carol (937)726-3347.

LARGE YARD, NO pets.All appliances, No utilities.Application fee. 3 bed-room, 1 bath, $695.(937)638-6423.

WAREHOUSE/ OFFICE,Sidney,1500 sq. foot, rest-room, great place to runsmall plumbing/ electricaletc, business away fromhome, $250 Monthly,(937)538-1455

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WASHER/DRYER, Ama-na, light use, $285(937)773-4016

FIREWOOD, $125 a cordpick up, $150 a cord deliv-ered, $175 a cord deliv-ered and stacked(937)308-6334 or(937)719-3237

FIREWOOD, All hard-wood, $150 per cord de-livered or $120 you pickup, (937)726-2780.FIREWOOD for sale. Allseasoned hardwood,$150 per cord split/ deliv-ered, $120 you pick up.( 9 3 7 ) 8 4 4 - 3 7 5 6(937)844-3879SEASONED FIREWOOD$150 per cord. Stackingextra, $120 you pick up.Taylor Tree Serviceavailable, (937)753-1047

BEDROOM SETS (2),foosball table, love seat, 1wool rug 8x10, and morecall for price and details(937)332-9176

AIR COMPRESSOR,Craftsman, 5 HP, 25 gal.tank, very good condition,$195 (937)773-4016ARC WELDER, Sears230 amp electric, new hel-met, works good, $125(937)552-7752BERNINA sewing ma-chine, good condition,make offer (937)251-9643EXERCISE EQUIPMENTAb circle, $150 (NEW!)and A-frame, $40.(937)497-1018GOOD STUFF Cheap forChristmas, Lead CrystalCompote, plus and oth-ers; oil painting 32x27;new and used- mens Bur-berry coat, London Fogjacket, all weather, silkand cashmere scarves;womens cardigan andpullover pure wool sweat-ers, Lambskin short coat;Beautiful China 10 placesettings plus; WilliamRogers silverware 12place settings plus, Swissblue Topaz AAA necklace8.5 ct, earrings 2.5 ct.each, all items fraction ofretail, details, pricing, ap-pointment, cell(937)497-1929 evening orlaterHANDMADE QUILTS,New. 2 queen size 49er's,$60-$65. 2 twin ginghamstyle, and 2 others. Callfor details. (937)492-8931KIRBY SWEEPER, OlderKirby Legend II sweeper,with shampooer, asking$95.00 or best offer,(937)498-1020LEATHER JACKET,Cleveland Browns, sizeXXL, $250. Serious inquir-ies only, (937)339-4608.MATTRESS GENIE, Kingsize. Lifts head or feet tositting position. Goes un-der mattress. Excellentcondition. Remote control.$95. (937)492-9896WANTED! Need money?I buy guns, gold and silvercoins. Fair prices.(937)698-6362

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RIFLE, Winchester Model94 SE, large loop lever,30-30, 1987, never beenfired, original box, saddlemodel. Barrels only 16".$600. (937)698-6362

SCRAPBOOKING SUP-PLIES, miscellaneousrubber stamps, etc. Start-ing at $3 each,(937)498-9822

SOFA BED, Serta, Floralprint, like new, $350,Washer & Dryer, $75,Homedic heated backmassager, used twice,$75, (937)308-4986

SPORT JACKET, 100%pure cashmere, size 44L,dry cleaned and ready tobe worn, $45,(937)498-9822.

STOVE TOP Frigidaireceramic stove top, white$200. (937)698-6362

WHEELCHAIR, Manual,supports up to 600 lbs.$350. (937)698-6362

CHIHUAHUA PUPPIESborn 11/8/12. 2 tinysmooth males, $300. 1tiny smooth female, $350.Mother 6 lbs, father 3 lbs.(567)644-5694.

CHIHUAHUA PUPPIESborn November 7th. 1male, 3 females. $100each. (937)489-1866

LOTS OF new sweaters,fancy collars with bling.Fun toys! Maltese, Hava-nese, Poodles. Garwick'sthe Pet People(419)795-5711. garwicks-thepetpeople.com

PUPPIES, Bishon Frise,Miniature Poodle, Yorkie-Poo, Morkie, males $275,(419)925-4339

WEIMARANER PUPPYAKC, 8 weeks old, vetchecked, tails, nails andhave been wormed. Firstshots, ready for goodhomes. (1) Blue, (2) Sil-vers, (3) females, Parentson premises. $600.(937)658-0045

YORKIE-POO PUPPIES.1 female, 3 males. Small,non-shedding pups. Willbe ready January 10th.Taking deposits now.$250, (419)582-4211.

CASH, top dollar paid!Junk cars/ trucks, running/non-running. I will pick up.( 9 3 7 ) 7 1 9 - 3 0 8 8 ,(937)270-2649

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WE PAY cash for your oldtoys, antiques, and col-lectibles! Star Wars, GIJoes, Magic the Gatheringpostcards, pre-1980'scomics, much more,(937)606-0405.

1989 FORD VAN clubwagon, good condition,new parts, runs good,$1600 OBO(937)552-7752

1993 HONDA Accord, 2door beige sporty coupe,runs and shifts smoothly,automatic, $1500(937)552-9986

1994 JEEP Wrangler,4x4, nice, clean, mostlyredone, low miles, greaton gas, 4 cycle, 5 speedmanual, $4500 OBO cashonly, no trades(937)776-9789 (Piqua)

1996 HONDA ACCORDLX Manual transmission,156,000 miles. $2950.Call (937)214-2373

1998 DODGE DAKOTA,well maintained, low mile-age per year, $3750 OBO(937)773-4016

2002 DODGE GrandCaravan Sport, 186kMiles, $2850,(937)214-5798

2000 PONTIAC GRANDAM SE

Great gas mileage, sun-roof, 144K miles, runsgreat, asking $3200

(937)684-0555

2007 BUICK LUCERNE

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SPORTSContact Sports Editor KenBarhorst with story ideas, sportsscores and game stats by phone at(937) 498-5960; email, kbarhorst@sd-nccg.com; or by fax, (937) 498-5991.

SDN Photo/Todd B. Acker

KYLE PIERCE of Sidney wraps up David Stroud of KentonRidge in high school wrestling action at the high school

Thursday night. The Jackets defeated both Kenton Ridge andIndian Lake.

Fort Loramie went to 5-0 inthe County with a 72-26 routof Jackson Center on the roadThursday in girls basketballaction.The win ties Loramie with

idle Anna at 5-0 atop theCounty standings and puts theLady Redskins at 7-1 overall.Jackson Center drops to 0-5

in league play and 1-8 overall.After a close first quarter,

Fort Loramie opened it up inthe second, outscoring Jack-son 20-4 to lead 32-8 at thehalf.Darian Rose paced the

Lady Redskins with 21 points,all from the field, and MeganImwalle added 11.Jackson was led by Haley

Elchert with eight.Fort Loramie (72)

Turner 2-0-4; Imwalle 4-1-11; Be-nanzer 2-0-5; Westerheide 2-0-4;Meyer 1-0-3; Rose 10-0-21; Holdheide1-0-2; Ordean 3-0-6; Boerger 3-0-6.Totals: 32-3-72.

Jackson Center (26)P. Meyer 2-0-4; Esser 2-0-5;

Elchert 3-1-8; H. Meyer 2-3-7; Fogt 0-2-2. Totals: 9-6-26.

Score by quarters:Loramie ........................12 32 51 72Jackson...........................4 8 17 26

Three-pointers: Loramie 5(Imwalle 2, Benanzer, Rose, Meyer);Jackson 2 (Elchert, Esser).

Records: Loramie 7-1, JacksonCenter1-8.

Reserve score: Loramie 59, Jack-son 15.

——Botkins getspast Fairlawn

BOTKINS — Botkins

evened its record at 5-5 on theyear with a 50-44 victory overFairlawn in girls basketballaction Thursday night.The Lady Trojans are 2-3 in

the league and 5-5 on the sea-son, while Fairlawn drops to0-5 in the County and 1-8overall.Botkins jumped to a 12-5

lead after a quarter, but Fair-lawn played them on eventerms the rest of the way.For Botkins, Hannah Koch

led the scoring with 15 andLogan Pitts added 13.Koch got the job done at the

stripe in the fourth quarter,hitting 7-for-11. She also hada key basket, scoring andadding a free throw for athree-point play whenBotkins was down 41-40.The Lady Trojans never

lost the lead after that.“We came out and hit some

threes early, but then we gotstagnant on offense,” saidBotkins coach Don Mack.“Give Fairlawn credit. They

are much improved.”For Fairlawn, Olivia Cum-

mings finished with 18.Fairlawn (44)

Slonkosky 2-1-5; Oates 3-1-9; Roe1-0-2; Driskell 3-0-6; Dudgeon 2-0-4;Cummmings 7-3-18. Totals: 18-5-44.

Botkins (50)Koch 3-7-15; McCullough 3-1-8;

Brown 1-0-2; Bergman 3-2-9; Lane 0-1-1; Schneider 1-0-2; Pitts 5-2-13. To-tals: 16-13-50.

Score by quarters:Fairlawn .........................5 19 34 44Botkins .........................12 25 36 50

Three-pointers: Fairlawn 3(Oates 2, Cummings); Botkins 5(Koch 2, Pitts, Bergman, McCul-lough).

Records:Botkins 5-5,Fairlawn1-8.——

Russia edgesHouston 40-34

RUSSIA — Russia edgedHouston 40-34 in the thirdCounty game of the nightThursday.Russia goes to 4-2 in the

County and 5-4 overall. Hous-ton drops to 2-3 and 3-6.Russia opened up a 24-12

lead after two quarters andstill led by nine after three.

Ashley Borchers led theLady Raiders with 15 andKylieWilson finished with 12.Kortney Phipps and Macy

Stang had eight each forHouston.

Houston (34)Phipps 4-0-8; Maier 3-0-6; Gilke-

son 1-0-2; A. Stang 2-0-4; Booher 3-0-6; M. Stang 3-2-8. Totals: 16-2-24.

Russia (40)Borchers 4-7-15; Wilson 5-2-12;

Kearns 0-2-2; Heaton 1-0-2; Meyer 3-0-6; Daniel 1-0-3. Totals: 14-11-40.

Score by quarters:Houston ..........................8 12 22 34Russia ...........................12 24 31 40

Three-pointers:Houston 0, Rus-sia 1 (Daniel).

Records: Russia 5-4, Houston 3-6.Reserve score: Russia 25, Hous-

ton 14.——

Versailles winsover Minster

In a matchup of two f thearea’s best teams, Versaillesscored the final 10 points ofthe game to beat Minster 46-36 in Midwest Athletic Con-ference play Thursday night.Versailles goes to 9-0 and

Minster to 4-2.

Sidney hosted Indian Lakeand Kenton Ridge at the highschool in wrestling actionThursday, and going into thematch, Jacket head coach fig-ured his team could be in fora tough night.But in what McCracken

said was possibly the bestdual performance everturned in by one of his teams,the Jackets beat Indian Lake51-9 and Kenton Ridge 51-18.“It was one of the best

overall team efforts ever,”said McCracken. “I thoughtfor sure the Lake would pushus but we won six matcheswhere we were either behindor could have lost very easily.To win all six is pretty amaz-ing.”Sidney’s Fox won 5-3 at

182, Jacob Lochard won 7-6 at195, Maurice Ickes won 4-3 at285, and Kyle Pierce won 5-4at 106.Jacob Sharp pinned at 113,

Rhett Rosengarten pinned in1:58 at 132 pounds, andMason Calvert pinned in 3:10at 145.Ryan Penley won 12-1 at

160, Garrick Ginter won 17-2at 170, and Noah Stramanwon 21-4 at 220.Against Kenton Ridge, Fox

pinned in 44 seconds at 182,Sharp pinned in 5:59 at 113,Ickes won 3-2 at 285, AlexWillman pinned in 4:48 at120, and Penley pinned in3:18 at 160.

McCracken said the bestmatch was probably the 145-pound bout between Sidney’sCalvert and Heath Lange ofIndian Lake.“The score was 0-0 going

into the second period andMason wound up pinninghim,” McCracken said.The coach usually picks a

wrestler of the week but wasunable to do so Thursday. So

the award goes to the entireteam for its performance.Sidney returns to action at

the holiday tournament Dec.28 and 29 at the Nutter Cen-ter.

SDN Photo/Todd B. Acker

SIDNEY’S JACOB Sharp closes in on a pin against Brandon Townsend of Kenton Ridge in113-pound action at Sidney High School Thursday. Sharp registered the pin with just one sec-ond remaining in the match. The Jackets beat both Ridge and Indian Lake.

Wrestlers dominate, whipKenton Ridge, Indian Lake

Loramie girls up County mark to 5-0County girls

Basketball standingsLeague All

W-L W-LLoramie . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-0 7-1Anna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-0 6-1Russia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 5-4Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 3-6Botkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 5-5Fairlawn. . . . . . . . . . . . 0-5 1-8Jackson Center . . . . . . 0-5 1-8

Thursday’s scoresLoramie 72, Jackson 26Botkins 50, Fairlawn 44Russia 40, Houston 34Saturday’s games

Minster at Fort LoramieMiami East at Anna

New Knoxville at Russia

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) —Duke’s shooters didn’t need tobe as accurate as usual — notwith Mason Plumlee dominat-ing inside the way he did.Plumlee had 21 points and

15 rebounds, and the top-ranked Blue Devils beat Elon76-54 on Thursday night fortheir 100th straight noncon-ference win at Cameron In-door Stadium.Ryan Kelly added 14

points, freshman Rasheed Su-laimon had 13 and the BlueDevils (11-0) built a 43-32 re-bounding advantage — thefirst time this season theyoutrebounded an opponent bymore than 10. Their 15 offen-sive boards led to 19 second-chance points.“If we can add rebounding

to what we do, I think that’lltake us to another level as ateam,” Plumlee said.Playing on back-to-back

nights, Duke counted on itsdefense to pick up an offensethat was off on more openshots than usual.“I thought we were men-

tally tired. You could see it inour faces,” coach MikeKrzyzewski said. “The seasonis not going to be a perfectone, and I’m proud that wekept playing defense.”Duke shot 43 percent but

forced 17 turnovers andturned them into 19 pointswhile holding the Phoenix tojust five offensive rebounds.Put another way: Plumlee andQuinn Cook—Duke’s 6-foot-1point guard — each had sevendefensive boards, meaningthey each had more reboundsunder Elon’s basket than allof the Phoenix did.“I just wanted to get down

and help Mason out,” Cooksaid with a smile. “We’ve al-lowed Mason to grab all therebounds. Coach puts a bigemphasis to get a lot of the re-bounds, so I just wanted to getin there and snag some looseballs.”Sebastian Koch scored 14

points but Elon (6-5) was de-nied its first win over an At-lantic Coast Conference teamsince 2005.“We had little lapses in the

second half, which is particu-larly seen in the way we gaveup offensive rebounds,” Eloncoach Matt Matheny said.“That allowed the spread toget away from us, but we didcompete.”Cook added 10 points for

Duke, which hasn’t lost to anon-ACC team at Cameronsince falling to St. John’s onFeb. 26, 2000.

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SPORTS Sidney Daily News, Friday, December 21, 2012 Page 18

Lehman lost on theroad Tuesday night toUpper Scioto Valley by a64-31 final in girls bas-ketball.The loss leaves the

Lady Cavs at 2-6.“I thought we played

a strong first half,” saidLehman coach KimMiller. “But we struggledwith our offense in thesecond half.”Ava Schmitz led the

Lady Cavs with 11points.

Lehman (31)Harrelson 4-0-8; Schmitz 3-

4-11; Kronenberger 1-1-3;Jones 0-1-1; Lee 4-0-8. Totals:12-6-31.

Upper Scioto (64)Goldsmith 3-1-7;Yaussey 2-

2-6; Carroll 3-1-7; Rose 6-0-12;Lowery 0-3-3; Mullins 5-0-10;Griesheimer 7-3-19. Totals:

26-10-64.Score by quarters:

Lehman ................4 14 24 31Upper Scioto ......13 24 48 64

Three-pointers: Lehman2 (Kronenberger, Schmitz);Uper 2 (Griesheimer 2).

Records: Lehman 2-6.——

Lady Eaglespost 34-31 winThe Christian Acad-

emy Lady Eagles edgedGrace Baptist of Urbanain action Tuesday, 34-31.Kayla Curlis poured

in 20 points to lead thelocal squad and ChastityInman pulled down 12rebounds.Betsi Ford had five as-

sists and Grace Burtonfour, and MakaleyBrown led with foursteals.

Grace Baptist (31)Williams 2, Jarboe 2, Bor-

ton 2, Swank 25.Christian Academy (34)Curlis 8-0-20; Boersma 1-0-

2; Inman 2-2-6; Brown 3-0-6.Totals: 14-2-34.

Score by quarters:Grace....................7 9 21 31Christian Aca.......5 15 25 34

Three-pointers: ChristianAcademy 4 (Curlis 4).

——Lady Rangers

rout SpencervilleSPENCERVILLE —

New Knoxville outscoredSpencerville by 10 pointsin the first and thirdquarters and that wasthe key in a 55-32 vic-tory in girls basketballaction here Tuesday.The Lady Rangers are

now 5-12 with Russia

coming to town Satur-day.Meg Reineke led New

Knoxville with 16 pointsand Paige Lehmanadded 15. HaleyHorstman finished withnine.

New Knoxville (55)Horstman 4-1-9; Schroer 0-

1-1;Magato 1-2-4; Reineke 6-2-16; Lageman 1-1-3; Leffel2-0-4; Lehman 7-1-15. Totals:22-8-55.

Spencerville (32)Miller 2-0-4; Mulholland 2-

1-6; Purdy 1-0-2; Merriman 1-1-3; Grigsby 0-2-2; Freewalt3-3-9; Propst 1-2-4; Riley 1-0-2.Totals: 11-9-32.

Score by quarters:NK. . . . . . . . . . . 17 30 43 55Spencerville . . . . 7 17 20 32

Three-pointers: NK 2(Reineke 2); Spencerville 1(Mulholland).

Records: NK 5-2.

MINSTR — MinsterHigh School’s MarissaConrad hasr e c e n t l ybeen se-lected tocompete inthe Queenof Dia-m o n d sShowcaseN o r t h(QDSN) atKent State Universityon Jan. 5 and 6.

The Queen of Dia-monds is now in its 19thseason. The QDSN ispart of the Queen of Dia-mond’s Showcase eventswhich are the largestfastpitch softball show-cases of their kind in theUnited States.This event continues

to attract athletes frommore than 20 states andCanada. The Queen ofDiamonds North andSouth have over 2,000

applicants from which264 athletes are selected.The showcase is

unique because athletesmust apply to this eventindividually and are se-lected based on a varietyof criteria ranging fromability, potential, aca-demics, graduation year,coaches requests, and re-ferrals.Conrad is a junior

who has demonstratedoutstanding skills play-

ing third base for herhigh school team and forthe Ohio Fury 18Utravel team during thesummer and fall forcoach Scott Robinson.During her high

school career, Conradhas been named to thefirst team All-MidwestAthletic Conference inboth softball and golf.She is the daughter of

Dave and Dawn Conradof Minster.

Conrad

SCOREBOARD

High school sportsTONIGHT

Boys basketballSidney at PiquaVersailles at LehmanRussia at FairlawnNew Knoxville at Lima

ShawneeNew Bremen at St. MarysBotkins at Fort LoramieJackson Center at Anna

BowlingPiqua at Sidney

——SATURDAY

Girls basketballMiami East at AnnaTrotwood at SidneyRussia at New KnoxvilleRidgemont at LehmanMinster at Fort LoramieNew Bremen at Tri-Village

Boys basketballLehman at Miami EastXenia Bible at Christian Aca.Ada at New KnoxvilleBotkins at RiversideAnna at MinsterNew Bremen at Lima CatholicSt. Henry at Fort LoramieFairlawn at Bradford

WrestlingLehman at Springfield Catholic

SwimmingVersailles at Celina

BowlingRussia boys at MinsterRussia-MarionLocalatUnionCity

College Football Bowl GlanceThe Associated PressSubject to ChangeThursday, Dec. 20Poinsettia BowlAt San Diego

San Diego State (9-3) vs. BYU(7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 21Beef 'O' Brady's BowlAt St. Petersburg, Fla.Ball State (9-3) vs. UCF (9-4),

7:30 p.m. (ESPN)Saturday, Dec. 22New Orleans Bowl

East Carolina (8-4) vs.Louisiana-Lafayette (7-4), Noon(ESPN)

MAACO BowlLas Vegas

Boise State (10-2) vs. Washing-ton (7-5), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 24Hawaii BowlAt Honolulu

SMU (6-6) vs. Fresno State (9-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 26Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

At DetroitCentral Michigan (6-6) vs.

Western Kentucky (7-5), 7:30 p.m.(ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 27Military BowlAt Washington

Bowling Green (8-4) vs. SanJose State (10-2), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Belk BowlAt Charlotte, N.C.

Duke (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3),6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday BowlAt San Diego

Baylor (7-5) vs. UCLA (9-4),9:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 28Independence BowlAt Shreveport, La.

Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) vs. Ohio(8-4), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Russell Athletic BowlAt Orlando, Fla.

Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Rutgers(9-3), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Meineke Car Care BowlAt Houston

Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech(7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 29Armed Forces BowlAt Fort Worth, Texas

Rice (6-6) vs. Air Force (6-6),11:45 a.m. (ESPN)

Fight Hunger BowlAt San Francisco

Arizona State (7-5) vs. Navy (8-

4), 4 p.m. (ESPN2)Pinstripe BowlAt New York

Syracuse (7-5) vs.West Virginia(7-5), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo BowlAt San Antonio

Texas (8-4) vs. Orgeon State (9-3), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Buffalo Wild Wings BowlAt Tempe, Ariz.

Michigan State (6-6) vs. TCU(7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 31Music City BowlAt Nashville, Tenn.

Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. N.C. State(7-5), Noon (ESPN)

Sun BowlAt El Paso, Texas

Georgia Tech (6-7) vs. SouthernCal (7-5), 2 p.m. (CBS)

Liberty BowlAt Memphis, Tenn.

Iowa State (6-6) vs.Tulsa (10-3),3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Chick-fil-A BowlAt Atlanta

LSU (10-2) vs. Clemson (10-2),7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Jan. 1Heart of Dallas Bowl

At DallasPurdue (6-6) vs. Oklahoma

State (7-5), Noon (ESPNU)Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.Mississippi State (8-4) vs.

Northwestern (9-3), Noon (ESPN2)Capital One BowlAt Orlando, Fla.

Georgia (11-2) vs. Nebraska(10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC)

Outback BowlAt Tampa, Fla.

South Carolina (10-2) vs.Michi-gan (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Rose BowlAt Pasadena, Calif.

Stanford (11-2) vs. Wisconsin(8-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Orange BowlAt Miami

Northern Illinois (12-1) vs.Florida State (11-2), 8:30 p.m.(ESPN)

Wednesday, Jan. 2Sugar Bowl

At New OrleansFlorida (11-1) vs. Louisville (10-

2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)Thursday, Jan. 3Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.Kansas State (11-1) vs. Oregon

(11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)Friday, Jan. 4Cotton Bowl

At Arlington, TexasTexas A&M (10-2) vs. Okla-

homa (10-2), 8 p.m. (FOX)Saturday, Jan. 5

BBVA Compass BowlAt Birmingham, Ala.

Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi(6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Sunday, Jan. 6GoDaddy.com BowlAt Mobile, Ala.

Kent State (11-2) vs. ArkansasState (9-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 7BCS National Championship

At MiamiNotre Dame (12-0) vs. Alabama

(12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

National Football LeagueThis week’s scheduleBy Associated PressSaturday, Dec. 22

Atlanta at Detroit, 8:30 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 23

Tennessee at Green Bay, 1 p.m.Indianapolis at Kansas City, 1

p.m.New Orleans at Dallas, 1 p.m.Minnesota at Houston, 1 p.m.Oakland at Carolina, 1 p.m.Buffalo at Miami, 1 p.m.Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.New England at Jacksonville, 1

p.m.Washington at Philadelphia, 1

p.m.St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.San Diego at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.Cleveland at Denver, 4:05 p.m.Chicago at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.NY Giants at Baltimore, 4:25San Fran. at Seattle, 8:20 p.m.

CALENDAR

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FOOTBALL

College bowls

NFL

Minster’s Conrad picked for softball showcase

BEREA, Ohio (AP) —The playoffs are nolonger possible.With twogames left, the Cleve-land Browns are reducedto playing for pride.And for quarterback

BrandonWeeden,maybehis future.“At this point I’ve just

got to let it fly,” Weedensaid. “From here on out,just let it rip and be ag-gressive, continue totake shots and see whereit ends up.”Weeden hopes that

swashbuckling style putspoints on the board andhelps prove he is Cleve-land’s quarterback forthe future despite beinga 29-year-old rookie. Agood game Sunday inDenver could shape theopinion of a new front of-fice expected to makesweeping changes follow-ing a ninth losing seasonin 10 years by theBrowns (5-9).“I can’t think about

that,” Weeden said. “Ineed to play well be-cause I haven’t playedwell enough. For myself,for this team, that’s allI’m worried about.”Offensive coordinator

Brad Childress saidThursday that Weedenhas the right attitude:“Like he has done allyear long, he has to keepshooting.”Weeden misfired,

though, in Cleveland’sfinal home game, a 38-21

loss to Washington aftera three-game winningstreak. He looked indeci-sive following two costlyinterceptions the Red-skins turned into 14points.“I think you get in the

mindset where you’rethinking about being toocautious,” he said.“That’s when you’re notas accurate. I’m notgoing to blame it onbeing a rookie. That’slong gone. It’s on me. I’vegot to play better.”Weeden will need to

swiftly deliver the ball ontarget against the Bron-cos (11-3). LinebackerVon Miller keys a stoutdefense that has helped

Denver outscore oppo-nents by 114 points dur-ing nine straight wins.His 16 sacks are third inthe NFL and one shy ofthe Broncos record byElvis Dumervil in 2009.Dumervil andMiller alsohave six forced fumblesapiece this year.“He’s good, one of the

best I faced in college,”Weeden said ofMiller. “Hedidn’t sack me, but he gota personal foul for a latehit, 15 yards. I think Ikind of still feel it.”Five-time Pro Bowl

left tackle Joe Thomas’goal is to help keepWee-den’s uniform clean. Heknows it is a touch task;Denver has 42 sacksoverall.“It’s tough to say de-

finitively, ‘Yes, they arethe best,’ “ Thomas saidof Denver’s dynamic de-fensive duo. “They’re cer-tainly in the top coupleof tandems.“Miller may be the

fastest guy on their de-fense, corners andsafeties included. Whenyou talk about the com-bination of speed, quick-ness and you put himout there rushing thequarterback at 240pounds or whatever heis, that’s a tough group oftalent to deal with.”Weeden has had de-

cent protection, beingsacked only 26 times.And though he’s thrownthree more interceptions

than his 14 touchdownpasses, Weeden haspassed for 3,281 yards.That’s 10th best inBrowns history and theseventh highest ever byan NFL rookie.“Numbers are getting

thrown out the windownow that we’re not in theplayoff hunt anymore,”Weeden said. “Now it’sjust going out, playingwell, getting better.”While he’s at it, he

wouldn’t mind outsling-ing one of his heroes,Peyton Manning.“He’s always been one

of my favorite players,”Weeden said. “He’s notonly a great quarter-back, but one of thesmartest to ever playthis game. He’s whatevery quarterback kindof shoots to be.“I can’t say it’s daunt-

ing. It’ll be fun. I’m ex-cited about thechallenge.”

NOTES:KR-WR JoshCribbs won the Pro Bowlfan vote for AFC specialteamer. “It means a lot,coming from the fans,” hesaid. Fans, players andcoaches votes each countone-third toward deter-mining the 43-man ros-ters. Other Browns intop five: K Phil Dawson,second to Oakland's Se-bastian Janikowski;MLB D'Qwell Jackson,second; OT Joe Thomas,fourth; and rookie RBTrent Richardson, fifth.

In need of strong finish

AP Photo/Tony Dejak

CLEVELAND BROWNSquarterback BrandonWeeden roams the side-lines in Cleveland.

Lady Cavs lose to Upper Scioto