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ON THE COVER:Dr. James and Judie Biddle grace Julys cover. Dr. Biddle is the dean and director emeritus for The Ohio State University at Lima and founding president of Lima Technical College now named Rhodes State College.

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7 Its a gratifying feel-ing that you were able to infl uence somebodys educational experience in a positive way, said Dr. James Biddle. Dr. Biddle is the dean and director emeritus for The Ohio State University at Lima and founding president of Lima Technical College now named Rhodes State College.

A Wauseon native, Biddle served two years in the Army stationed in Germany after graduat-ing from Liberty Center schools. He also worked as a journeyman carpenter before following an aca-demic path which led him to complete both his bach-elors (1962) and masters of arts in secondary edu-cation (1963) at Bowling Green State University. For the next seven years, he studied for a Ph.D. in mathematics at The Ohio State University, while teaching at OSU Colum-bus and at other colleges.

In 1970, the OSU-Lima campus was in its infant stages and needed a dean when Biddle was approached about accept-ing the position. In 1971, under his leadership, the former Lima Techni-cal College was birthed. There was a commit-ment a real push in the

community, thats how things happen in technical education, said the soon-to-be 80-year-old Shawnee Township resident.

Biddle led the shared Lima campus until his retirement in 1988.

Then, I spent time as the assistant director of the Department of Com-merce [State of Ohio] for one year, and the execu-tive director of the Ohio

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InspireStory by Christina Ryan Claypool

The story of Dr. James Biddle and family

Christina Ryan Claypool photoDr. James and Judie Biddle grew up and went to school together. The couple married in 1959. They have spent decades helping their daughters through health struggles. When asked how they cope, there are just some things youcant reverse, but you accept the way they are and you go on, said Judie.

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Events CalendarWed Jul 1, 2015

AAUW Book Drop-Off5:00 pm Former YWCA, Lima, 649 W. Market St. (rear), Lima.Chaotic Awareness Mixed Media ExhibitAll Day Farmer Family Gallery, Reed Hall, OSU-Lima, 4240 Campus Dr., Lima.

Thu Jul 2, 2015AAUW Book Drop-Off9:00 am Former YWCA, Lima, 649 W. Market St. (rear), Lima.Summer Creative Writing Crew3:00 pm Auglaize County Public Library, 203 S. Perry St., Wapakoneta. The Summer Creative Writing Crew meets at 3 p.m. at the Auglaize County Public Library. Register by calling 419-738-2921.Bike Night6:00 pm Js American Pub, 2307 Spencerville Road, Lima.Chaotic Awareness Mixed Media ExhibitAll Day Farmer Family Gallery, Reed Hall, OSU-Lima, 4240 Campus Dr., Lima.Delphos Kiwanis July Fourth CelebrationAll day, Stadium Park, Delphos39th Annual Old Fashioned Farmers DaysAll day, Van Wert County Fairgrounds, Van Wert

Fri Jul 3, 2015Rally in the Square5:30 pm Lima Town Square, , Lima. Brother Believe Me. $2.Lima Symphony Pops Orchestra7:00 pm Fountain Park, 200 W Main Street, Van Wert.Lima Astronomical Society Summer Program8:00 pm Schoonover Observatory, 670 N. Jefferson St., Lima. Schoonover Observatory will be open to the public at dusk every Friday night from the first Friday after Memorial Day until Labor Day. Select Astronomical Video Programs will be held in the meeting room and viewing through the telescope will be weather permitting. Donation.Chaotic Awareness Mixed Media Exhibit

All Day Farmer Family Gallery, Reed Hall, OSU-Lima, 4240 Campus Dr., Lima.Delphos Kiwanis July Fourth CelebrationAll day, Stadium Park, Delphos.39th Annual Old Fashioned Farmers DaysAll day, Van Wert County Fairgrounds, Van Wert.St. Joe FestivalAll day, Auglaize County Fairgrounds, Wapakoneta.Independence Day CelebrationAll day, New Knoxville Park, New Knoxville.July Fourth CampoutAll day, Grand Lake St. Marys State Park Camp Grounds, St. Marys.Freedom DaysAll day, Lakeshore Park, Celina.Community PicnicAll day, St. Henry Town Square, St. Henry.

SaT Jul 4, 2015Delphos Market Fest10:00 am 10740 Elida Road, 10740 Elida Road, Delphos.Delphos Kiwanis July Fourth CelebrationAll day, Stadium Park, Delphos.39th Annual Old Fashioned Farmers DaysAll day, Van Wert County Fairgrounds, Van Wert.St Joe FestivalAll day, Auglaize County Fairgrounds, Wapakoneta.Independence Day CelebrationAll day, New Knoxville Park, New Knoxville.July Fourth CampoutAll day, Grand Lake St. Marys State Park Camp Grounds, St. Marys.Freedom DaysAll day, Lakeshore Park, Celina.Community PicnicAll day, St. Henry Town Square, St. Henry.Star Spangled SpectacularAll day, Faurot Park, Lima.Freedom CelebrationAll day, Hardin County Fairgrounds, Kenton.22nd Annual Firecracker Bike TourAll day, Jubilee Park, Van Wert.Holiday At HomeAll day, downtown and the Van

Wert County Historical Museum, Van Wert.Beach Spectacular and FireworksAll day, Old Field Beach, Lakeview.Fourth of July Ice Cream SocialAll day, Hancock Historical Museum, Findlay.

Mon Jul 6, 2015Town Square Prayer12:00 pm Town Square, 1 Town Square, Lima.Adult Softball Co ED League8:30 pm Downtown Lakeview, , Lakeview. 937-842-2700. $250.Chaotic Awareness Mixed Media ExhibitAll Day Farmer Family Gallery, Reed Hall, OSU-Lima, 4240 Campus Dr., Lima.39th Annual Old Fashioned Farmers DaysAll day, Van Wert County Fairgrounds, Van Wert.July Fourth CampoutAll day, Grand Lake St. Marys State Park Camp Grounds, St. Marys.Freedom DaysAll day, Lakeshore Park, Celina.Community PicnicAll day, St. Henry Town Square, St. Henry.

Tue Jul 7, 2015AAUW Book Drop-Off9:00 am Former YWCA, Lima, 649 W. Market St. (rear), Lima.Story Time10:00 am Paris Street Park, Paris St., Minster.Courtyard Concert11:30 am Latham Courtyard, 510 S. Main St., Findlay.Chaotic Awareness Mixed Media ExhibitAll Day Farmer Family Gallery, Reed Hall, OSU-Lima, 4240 Campus Dr., Lima.

Wed Jul 8, 2015AAUW Book Drop-Off5:00 pm Former YWCA, Lima, 649 W. Market St. (rear), Lima.Hardin County Democratic Central and Executive Committees7:00 pm Henrys Restaurant, 995 N. Detroit St., Kenton.

County Concert 15All Day County Concert Festival Grounds, 7103 SR 66, Fort Loramie. $99-$586.Chaotic Awareness Mixed Media ExhibitAll Day Farmer Family Gallery, Reed Hall, OSU-Lima, 4240 Campus Dr., Lima.

Thu Jul 9, 2015 Book Drop-Off9:00 am Former YWCA, Lima, 649 W. Market St. (rear), Lima.Summer Creative Writing Crew3:00 pm Auglaize County Public Library, 203 S. Perry St., Wapakoneta. The Summer Creative Writing Crew meets at 3 p.m. at the Auglaize County Public Library. Register by calling 419-738-2921. . Free.Bike Night6:00 pm Js American Pub, 2307 Spencerville Road, Lima.Village of Harrod Council Meeting7:00 pm Allen East Community Center, 9520 Harrod Rd., Harrod.County Concert 15All Day County Concert Festival Grounds, 7103 SR 66, Fort Loramie. $99-$586.Chaotic Awareness Mixed Media ExhibitAll Day Farmer Family Gallery, Reed Hall, OSU-Lima, 4240 Campus Dr., Lima.

Fri Jul 10, 2015Rally in the Square5:30 pm Lima Town Square, Lima. $2.Cridersville Jamboree6:00 pm Cridersville Fire Department Jamboree, 100 East Main Street, Cridersville.Arts in the Park7:00 pm Downtown Ohio City, Ohio City.Lima Astronomical Society Summer Program9:30 pm Schoonover Observatory, 670 N. Jefferson St., Lima. Schoonover Observatory will be open to the public at dusk every Friday night from the first Friday after Memorial Day until Labor Day. Select Astronomical Video Programs will be held in the meeting room and viewing

through the telescope will be weather permitting. Donation.West Central Ohio Quilt Guild Quilt Show 2015All Day Cridersville United Methodist Church Westview Campus, Shawnee Road, Cridersville.County Concert 15All Day County Concert Festival Grounds, 7103 SR 66, Fort Loramie. $99-$586.Chaotic Awareness Mixed Media ExhibitAll Day Farmer Family Gallery, Reed Hall, OSU-Lima, 4240 Campus Dr., Lima.Taste of Celina6 p.m., downtown Celina

SaT Jul 11, 2015Cridersville Firemans Jamboree 5K7:00 am Cridersville Fire Department Jamboree, 100 East Main Street, Cridersville. $20.Community Breakfast7:30 am Liberty Chapel UMC-Lima, 7590 Sandusky Rd., Lima.Ride For The Paws 410:30 am Js American Pub, 2307 Spencerville Road, Lima. All Proceeds go to the Humane Society of Allen County. Registration opens at 10:30 Bikes out Noon. $15 Rider $5 Passenger. Door prizes, Raffle, 50/50, and Ts. Best Hand $150, 2nd $100, 3rd $50.Vernon and Kitty McIntyre2:00 pm Ottawa Metro Park Amphitheater, 2632 Ada Road, Lima.Ballet on Broadway6:00 pm Broadway, Broadway St., Findlay. $15-$25.West Central Ohio Quilt Guild Quilt Show 2015All Day Cridersville United Methodist Church Westview Campus, Shawnee Road, Cridersville.County Concert 15All Day County Concert Festival Grounds, 7103 SR 66, Fort Loramie. $99-$586.Putt Around the LakeAll day, Indian Lake.11th Railroad Heritage WeekendAll day, Van Wert County Fairgrounds, Van Wert.


Sun Jul 12, 201511th Railroad Heritage WeekendAll day, Van Wert County Fairgrounds, Van Wert.Forests Tree Town FestivalAll day, Gormley Park, Forest.Fifth Annual Concert in the Park & Bean BakeAll day, Shanes Park, Rockford.Delphos Stadium Park Concert Series6 p.m., Juggernaut, Stadium Park, Delphos

Mon Jul 13, 2015Coffee Connection9:00 am Birchaven Village, 15100 Birchaven Lane, Findlay.Town Square Prayer12:00 pm Town Square, 1 Town Square, Lima.Chaotic Awareness Mixed Media ExhibitAll Day Farmer Family Gallery, Reed Hall, OSU-Lima, 4240 Campus Dr., Lima.

Tue Jul 14, 2015AAUW Book Drop-Off9:00 am Former YWCA, Lima, 649 W. Market St. (rear), Lima.Story Time10:00 am Paris Street Park, Paris St., Minster.Westinghouse Sundstrand Retirees Meeting11:30 am Western Sizzlin Steakhouse, 2721 Elida Rd., Lima.Courtyard Concert11:30 am Latham Courtyard, 510 S. Main St., Findlay.Chaotic Awareness Mixed Media ExhibitAll Day Farmer Family Gallery, Reed Hall, OSU-Lima, 4240 Campus Dr., Lima.

Wed Jul 15, 2015AAUW Book Drop-Off5:00 pm Former YWCA, Lima, 649 W. Market St. (rear), Lima.Allen Water District Board of Trustees Meeting6:00 pm Allen Water District Office, 3230 N. Cole St., Lima.Chaotic Awareness Mixed Media ExhibitAll Day Farmer Family Gallery,

Reed Hall, OSU-Lima, 4240 Campus Dr., Lima.Summer Moon FestivalAll day, downtown and the Armstrong Museum, Wapakoneta.

Thu Jul 16, 2015AAUW Book Drop-Off9:00 am Former YWCA, Lima, 649 W. Market St. (rear), Lima.Paint and Sip6:00 pm Bluffton Sportsmens Club, 405 N. Spring St., Bluffton. To register call 419-358-4150. $35.ALS Support Group Meeting6:00 pm Maple Crest, 700 Maple Crest Court, Bluffton.Bike Night6:00 pm Js American Pub, 2307 Spencerville Road, Lima.Chaotic Awareness Mixed Media ExhibitAll Day Farmer Family Gallery, Reed Hall, OSU-Lima, 4240 Campus Dr., Lima.Summer Moon FestivalAll day, downtown and the Armstrong Museum, Wapakoneta.

Fri Jul 17, 2015Rally in the Square5:30 pm Lima Town Square, Lima. $2.Vacation Bible School6:00 pm St. Marks UMC, 1110 N. Metcalf St., Lima.Shotgun Wedding7:00 pm Fountain Park, 200 W Main Street, Van Wert.Lima Astronomical Society Summer Program9:30 pm Schoonover Observatory, 670 N. Jefferson St., Lima. Schoonover Observatory will be open to the public at dusk every Friday night from the first Friday after Memorial Day until Labor Day. Select Astronomical Video Programs will be held in the meeting room and viewing through the telescope will be weather permitting. Donation.Lambert DaysAll Day Ohio City Community Building;, SR 118, Ohio City.Chaotic Awareness Mixed Media ExhibitAll Day Farmer Family Gallery, Reed Hall, OSU-Lima, 4240 Campus Dr., Lima.47th Annual Ohio City Lambert

DaysAll day, Firemans Park, Ohio City.Summer Moon FestivalAll day, downtown and the Armstrong Museum, Wapakoneta

SaT Jul 18, 2015Delphos Market Fest10:00 am 10740 Elida Road, 10740 Elida Road, Delphos.Vacation Bible School6:00 pm St. Marks UMC, 1110 N. Metcalf St., Lima.47th Annual Ohio City Lambert DaysAll day, Firemans Park, Ohio City.Catmaster SeriesEvening, East Bank, Grand Lake St. Marys, St. Marys.Summer Moon FestivalAll day, downtown and the Armstrong Museum, Wapakoneta.

Sun Jul 19, 2015Vacation Bible School6:00 pm St. Marks UMC, 1110 N. Metcalf St., Lima.Vernon McIntyres Appalachian Grass6:30 pm Lakeshore Park, , Celina.47th Annual Ohio City Lambert DaysAll day, Firemans Park, Ohio City.Summer Moon FestivalAll day, downtown and the Armstrong Museum, Wapakoneta.

Mon Jul 20, 2015Town Square Prayer12:00 pm Town Square, 1 Town Square, Lima.Allen County ESC6:00 pm Allen County Educational Service Center, 1920 Slabtown Rd., Lima.

Tue Jul 21, 2015AAUW Book Drop-Off9:00 am Former YWCA, Lima, 649 W. Market St. (rear), Lima.Story Time10:00 am Paris Street Park, Paris St., Minster.Courtyard Concert11:30 am Latham Courtyard, 510 S. Main St., Findlay.Shawnee Board of Education5:45 pm Shawnee Middle School, 3255 Zurmehly Rd., Lima.

Ottawa Tri-State Rhythm and Rib FestAll day, Putnam County Fairgrounds, Ottawa

Wed Jul 22, 2015AAUW Book Drop-Off5:00 pm Former YWCA, Lima, 649 W. Market St. (rear), Lima.

Thu Jul 23, 2015AAUW Book Drop-Off9:00 am Former YWCA, Lima, 649 W. Market St. (rear), Lima.Bike Night6:00 pm Js American Pub, 2307 Spencerville Road, Lima.

Fri Jul 24, 2015The Earthquakers5:30 pm Lima Town Square, Lima. The Earthquakers. $2.CSN Songs - A Tribute to Crosby, Stills Nash & Young7:00 pm Fountain Park, 200 W Main Street, Van Wert.Lake Loramie State Park Christmas in JulyAll day, Lake Loramie State Park, Fort Loramie.Celina Lake FestivalAll day, Lakeshore Park, Celina.29th Annual Wetzelland Swap MeetAll day, Wetzel Motor Cycle Club Grounds, Grover Hill.

SaT Jul 25, 2015Monthly Breakfast8:00 am Lima Masonic Center, 2165 N. Cole St., Lima. $6.Celina Lake FestivalAll day, Lakeshore Park, Celina.29th Annual Wetzelland Swap MeetAll day, Wetzel Motor Cycle Club Grounds, Grover Hill.

Sun Jul 26, 2015Music In The Park - Outdoor Christian Concert11:00 am Westminster Park, 6825 Faulkner Road, Westminster. Bring a lawn chair.Celina Lake FestivalAll day, Lakeshore Park, Celina.29th Annual Wetzelland Swap

MeetAll day, Wetzel Motor Cycle Club Grounds, Grover Hill.

Mon Jul 27, 2015Town Square Prayer12:00 pm Town Square, 1 Town Square, Lima.

Tue Jul 28, 2015AAUW Book Drop-Off9:00 am Former YWCA, Lima, 649 W. Market St. (rear), Lima.Story Time10:00 am Paris Street Park, Paris St., Minster.Courtyard Concert11:30 am Latham Courtyard, 510 S. Main St., Findlay.

Wed Jul 29, 2015Toenail Clinic1:00 pm Adult Day Care Center, 1151 Westwood Dr, Van Wert. $10.AAUW Book Drop-Off5:00 pm Former YWCA, Lima, 649 W. Market St. (rear), Lima.

Thu Jul 30, 2015AAUW Book Drop-Off9:00 am Former YWCA, Lima, 649 W. Market St. (rear), Lima.Bike Night6:00 pm Js American Pub, 2307 Spencerville Road, Lima.

Fri Jul 31, 2015Paradise Island Band5:30 pm Lima Town Square, Lima. $2.Lima Astronomical Society Summer Program9:30 pm Schoonover Observatory, 670 N. Jefferson St., Lima. Schoonover Observatory will be open to the public at dusk every Friday night from the first Friday after Memorial Day until Labor Day. Select Astronomical Video Programs will be held in the meeting room and viewing through the telescope will be weather permitting. Donation.McComb Cookie FestivalAll day, McComb Village Park, McComb.


Student Aid Commission from 1988 to 1993. He later joined Urbana University as chairman of the math department.

During his tenure at the Lima campus, the community leader witnessed many exciting changes and intimidating chal-lenges, the greatest being financial in forming LTC. There have also been daunting personal challenges for Jim and his wife, Judie, whom he married in 1959. They had attended school together in Wauseon, although Judie is four years younger.

The couple was blessed with two beautiful little girls, Jennifer in 1967, and Julee two years later, who seemed per-fectly healthy in every way.

We didnt notice Jennifer having many symptoms until she was in the first grade, said her father. [We] watched for the next 12 years, [as] she deterio-rated badly.

After years of searching for answers, both Biddle girls Bath High School graduates were finally diagnosed with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, an incur-able condition which results in other health complications.

They got along fairly well through high school, and it is only in the last 20 years that they have had to have special care, said their devoted dad.

I never through of pursuing a career as being a rejection of them, just another way of taking care of them [the] better part of wisdom to respond to almost a calling, said the dean emeritus. After his retirement from the branch, the family moved away for some years but eventu-ally returned to the Allen County area.

In the past, Jennifer water-skied and Julee played clarinet in the marching band, but now both are severely disabled. For about seven years, 48-year-old Jen-nifer has been a paraplegic and has not spoken for five years. Last December, she became critically ill and now needs to be on a ventilator requiring 24/7 home care. Although less affected, Julee, 46, uses a wheelchair. There remains little known about this progressively debilitat-ing disorder, although not everyone who has it is severely affected like the Biddle sisters.

Jim and Judie take care of their daugh-ters at home with salaried help around the clock. Circumstances are complicated

even more, because by 2011, Dr. Biddle who was once a runner was paralyzed himself. His condition is unrelated to his daughters. Surgery was helpful, but he remains unable to walk, and requires further surgery.

The family clings to their faith. They attend Shawnee Alliance Church when possible. Judie finds comfort at church and in the 23rd Psalm which begins, The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.

As she ages, the dedicated mom admits that there is a great concern.

How long will I be able to do this? that is my daily prayer, said Judie. God, Get us through this day .

She then prays that nothing of major impact will occur.

I am just so thankful we can take care of them at home instead of a nursing home, and I am sure God helps us in that way too, she said.

Her advice to others caring for a dis-abled loved one:

You have to be positive. You cant feel sorry for yourself, and that is No. 1. Sec-ondly, we do have to have help, and we do depend on our help.

For the Biddle family, there seems to be joy, despite the difficulty, living life one day at a time.

Christina Ryan Claypool is a freelance journalist and inspirational speaker. Contact her through her Website at www.christinaryanclaypool.com.

Photo courtesy of the Biddle familyBoth Biddle daughters, Jennifer (left) and Julee (right) were born with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, but this diagnosis was not discovered until years after the girls starting experiencing debilitating symptoms. Sara Guisinger, 23, (center) has assisted with the womens care for four years.

Dr. James Biddle, the dean and director emeritus of The Ohio State University at Lima enjoys spending time in his barn making pens, pencils, and salt and pepper shakers out of wood on a lathe.

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Photo courtesy of the Biddle familyIn this mid-1970s photo, Dr. James Biddle, the founding president of Lima Technical College, speaks at a graduation ceremony. LTC was renamed Rhodes State College. Forty years since its inception, the college continues to provide education for countless area students.

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LIMA In 1958, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli became Pope John XXIII, Nikita Khrushchev became leader of the Soviet Union, Elvis became a private in the U.S. Army and Sam Walton had not yet opened his fi rst store.

The owners of the Lima Bar-gain Center, meanwhile, were expanding their operation at the corner of Breese Road and Dixie Highway for the fourth time.

Five years ago a small block building served the purpose of housing the then new Lima Bar-gain Center, the Lima Citizen wrote Oct. 17, 1958. That was only the beginning.

Actually, that was only the beginning. The Bargain Cen-ter would expand many more times after 1958 and fi nd a way to compete with an infl ux of larger competitors for another 56 years in part, as the Citizen explained in its 1958 story, by offering everything from talk-ing birds to TV parts.

That small block building was being put up by Bargain Center co-owners Herbert Roth and Marcus Ruben. Roth, The Lima News wrote July 12, 1953, resigned from government ser-vice after 11 years as Air Force quality control representative at Lima Westinghouse to become owner-manager of the Lima Bar-gain Center.

Ruben had previously run a

small store in Leipsic with his father, Benjamin Ruben, the News wrote in a Feb. 23, 1997, story. Mark Ruben says he moved to Lima with a vision of the future and what seemed to be the trend in retailing. Or, as Mark Rubens son, Ron Ruben, noted, He was a forerunner of the discount stores. He looked ahead and pounced on it.

That trend was touted in a Nov. 6, 1953, ad in the News explaining to shoppers they would fi nd no show windows and no fancy fi xtures at the Bargain Center. Low overhead, the ad promised, meant low prices.

Initially, the Bargain Center

had no overhead. Scheduled to open Aug. 1, 1953, the opening was set back several times. An Aug. 19, 1953, ad in the News promised the store would open soon and offer hardware and tools, houseware, gifts, toys, fl oor coverings, chinaware, clothing, notions, auto acces-sories, paint. On Oct. 9, 1953, the store advertised that it had a truckload of anti-freeze at discount prices. This mer-chandise was ordered with the expectation that our new build-ing would be ready for us to occupy.

The 6,500-square-foot Bar-gain Center fi nally was ready to occupy in November 1953,

and, although shoppers did not fi nd show windows or fancy fi xtures, the owners made sure they had no trouble fi nding the store. One of the biggest store signs in the local business area is adorning the Lima Bargain Center, the News reported. Its a 10-by-70-foot job. In the same story, Roth described the Bargain Center as a sort of suburban department store.

A week before Christmas, while promoting its large toy selection and boxes of Christ-mas cards for 58 cents, the Bar-gain Center made some unwant-ed history. What is believed to be the fi rst fair trade court action in Allen County and one

of the few in Ohio was fi led yes-terday in Common Pleas Court here, the News reported Dec. 18, 1953. The petition fi led on behalf of Union Carbide & Carbon Corp., asks a temporary injunction to prohibit H.H. Roth, doing business as Lima Bargain Center, from selling Prestone anti-freeze at less than fair trade prices

Under state and federal law, the News explained, manu-facturers of trademarked com-petitively sold goods can set minimum (fair trade) retail prices. The Bargain Centers pre-opening October truckload anti-freeze sale apparently had been a little too good. The mat-ter was settled by mutual agree-ment as the year ended.

In April 1956, co-owner Ruben became sole owner Ruben, buying out Roth. Roth, the News noted in a May 13, 1956, story, opened an appli-ance repair service at 232 E. Vine St.

Two and a half years later, Ruben found himself in court as one of the standard-bearers in a fi ght against blue laws, which, among other things, banned doing business on Sunday. Sun-day blue law enforcement was intensifi ed here yesterday as charges by the Better Business Bureau were fi led against three Lima businesses, the News wrote Oct. 8, 1958. Charged with violating the Sunday blue laws were: Clyde Evans Day and Night Market; Marcus Ruben, Lima Bargain Center; and Rob-ert D. Griffi n of Dean Griffi n and Sons Furniture, East High

Lima Bargain CenterShawnee landmark since 1950s

Allen County Historical Society photosThis photo from 1954 shows quite a line at the door.

HistoryBy Greg Hoersten

This feature is a cooperative eff ort between the newspaper and the Allen County Museum and Historical Society.


Street Road.The three businesses plus

35 other members of the Lima Independent Merchants Asso-ciation, formed in reaction to the crackdown, stayed open the following Sunday, prompting L.W. Mannon of the BBB to tell the News on Oct. 14, 1958, that the remedy is not to disregard the law, but to take it off the books by legislation. Griffin agreed. Our ultimate aim is to either have the blue law re-written or removed completely from the Ohio law, he told the News.

Although the last of Ohios non-alcohol blue laws a ban on Sunday hunting survived until 1998, the Lima case didnt make it through October 1958. Sunday blue law violation charges against three Limaland businesses were dismissed today on order of Municipal Court Judge Carl M. Blank, the News reported Oct. 24, 1958. On Nov. 6, 1958, the BBB, according to the News, called LIMAs tactics deplorable, and then called it quits in its running fight over Sunday blue law sales.

The Lima Bargain Centers sales continued to grow and, in 1961, prompted Ruben to open a downtown store at 231 N. Main St. The downtown branch will be located in the building formerly occupied by Neisner Bros. Variety store, the Citizen reported Oct. 12, 1961. The branch will be managed by Barry Ruben. A son of the founder, Barry Ruben started full-time in 1960. He was joined in 1972 by the founders son-in-law, Harold Waronker. Another son, Ron Ruben, joined in 1992 after a career at larger retailers.

Although the downtown branch closed in early 1963,

the original store continued to grow. The current complex, the News wrote Feb. 23, 1997, known affectionately as the Shawnee Mall, includes the main store, the adjacent Lima Floor Covering Center and a warehouse. They comprise 65,000 square feet, 10 times the size of the original store. By 1997, the Bargain Center had undergone 16 additions or expansions. The business has flourished by continually adapt-ing to the marketplace, the News wrote.

The business also flourished, Waronker pointed out in a March 3, 2002, story in the News, because of its employees, who at one time numbered about 50. Were very fortunate; most of our employees do not turn over. Theyve been here 30 years and just keep maintaining relationships with our custom-ers. Many of our customers come in and ask for employees by name.

Two of those longtime employees, Jeff Coleman and Steve Coleman, took over man-agement of the store in Decem-ber 2003. Marcus Ruben, the stores founder, stepped down in 1993. He died in October 2009 at the age of 92. Son Ron Ruben, who managed the floor covering center, retired in 2003. Barry Ruben, who for 25 years also was part owner of the Lima Locos baseball team, died at 71 in October 2012.

In November 2014, the Bar-gain Center was sold to Jeff and Eric Fritz and Andrew Manci-notti, who had been running the Ace Hardware Store in Delphos. It was reopened as Shawnee Ace Hardware.

Reach Greg Hoersten at [email protected].

A boy shops in the toy department in 1963.

The Lima News archiveThis photo from 2004 shows, from left, Barry Ruben, his son, Ron, and Harold Waronker, who co-owned the Lima Bargain Center.

Mark Ruben, pictured in an unknown year. His son described his father as having vision to capitalize on the discount shopping trend.


As a pitching coach in pro-fessional baseball for parts of four different decades on his way to becoming the second-longest tenured pitching coach in MLB history, Galen Cisco has deep reservoir of hurlers from which to draw when it comes to naming pitchers who are most memorable. And, when I asked him to take a week or so to turn the pages of his mind to narrow the list down to six, he agreed to take on the assignment. To be hon-est, some of his selections I expected, since I was familiar with his career with the Roy-als, Expos, Padres, Blue Jays and Phillies, but some really surprised me.

The lifetime native of the St. Marys easily can recall his work with the likes of Dennis Leonard in the 1970s in KC; Charlie Lea, who pitched a no-no in Montreal for him in the 80s; Dave Stewart, a bull-dog on the mound if there ever was one, who pitched at the top of Torontos rotation in the 90s; and the ultra-prepared Curt Shilling, who Cisco had in the early 2000s.

But, Galen, I urged, lets pare your list of hundreds of hurlers you mentored down to six. So, without further delay, I give you the Cisco Six.

Willie Blair, who would be described by many as a jour-neyman, since he pitched for eight different clubs over his 12 MLB seasons, was a pitcher Cisco had in AAA Syracuse during Galens time with the Blue Jay organization.

Recalls Cisco, The more

I talked to Willie, the more I realized just how much deter-mination he had. He didnt really have great natural abil-ity, but Ill tell you he got the absolute most out of what he had.

When I first started work-ing with him, he had a bad arm, so I prescribed a regimen of throwing every day, which is probably the opposite of what some schools of thought are. But, by throwing regularly, he lost that arm soreness and went on to a successful career. He had such grit, and, let me tell you, if a hitter crowded the plate, he loosened them up!

The second pitcher Cisco vividly remembers is Rich Goose Gossage, who Cisco had in San Diego at the tail end of the Hall of Famers career. Cisco calls Gossage an old-fashioned pitcher because of his windmill windup and fastball-first approach.

He had an outstanding fast-

ball and was, at about 63 a big guy who could be extreme-ly tough on righties because of that old-time -slot delivery. He only knew three ways to go when it came to pitching hard, harder and hardest. By the time I had him, he was at the tail end of a 20-year career, so I tried to get him to develop a changeup, but he told me he never wanted to get beat with something that wasnt his best pitch, and even at the end, that was his heater.

The third pitcher Cisco remembers so well is Duane Ward, a dominant reliever dur-ing those two wonderful World Series-winning seasons in Toronto in 1992-93.

Duane was a lot like Goose in many ways. He wasnt out there to finesse you. He was just a big, strong hardballer with as much confidence as you could imagine. He did eventually develop a slider to complement the fastball.

In 92 we had the eighth and ninth covered with Duane in the eighth and Tom Huenke closing, and when Huenke left in free agency before the 93 season, Ward slid into that closers role, and we never missed a beat. He knew hit-ters strengths and weaknesses as well as any reliever I ever worked with.

The fourth of the Cisco Six is Steve Busby, who Galen had early in his coaching career with Kansas City. Busbys career was cut short by arm troubles, which, according to Cisco, probably could have been surgically repaired nowa-days.

Steve played at South Cal for the legendary Rod Dedeaux, and when he came to us in KC, he really had as good an idea how to pitch as I ever saw. He just knew how to attack hitters by pitching to their weaknesses. From his first year, he was like a 10-year vet.

Over a three-year period, from 73 through 75, Busby was one of the American Leagues elite pitchers, win-ning 58 games. Sadly, at just 31 years old, he was done, the result of a torn rotator cuff.

As for Galens fifth, its someone he firmly believes should be in the Hall of Fame, Jack Morris.

I had Jack in Toronto, and Ill tell you Ill never forget him because he was an absolute warrior. I mean he looked to pitch nine innings every time he took the mound. He took so much pride in going to war for

his club every four of five days.I know Hall of Fame voters

have held a high career ERA [3.90] against him, but thats because Jack pitched differ-ently in a game that, say, he was ahead 9-1. He pitched to get outs and, as a result, gave up some garbage runs and would win, say, 9-5. He figured by pitching to the middle of the plate and shortening at bats, hed be fresher in his next start where his team might only score a run or two and he needed to be a shut-down guy, which he certainly could be. In a tight, low-scoring game, he was as good as anyone I ever had. Ask the fans who followed Detroit in 84, Min-nesota in 91 and Toronto in 92 how important Jack Mor-ris was in getting those three World Series rings.

Cisco completes his half dozen with Steve Rogers, who led his staff in Montreal. Above all, Galen remembers Rogers stuff.

What incredible movement he got on his pitches! I mean Steve had one of the best slid-ers Ive ever seen short, quick and hard. He also had a terrific sinker, which he needed to show, since he could get hurt if he got the ball up. Quite simply, this guy had one of the truly memorable slider-sinker combinations in my time.

And, if youve been paying attention, there are four let-ters that create the common denominator in all of the Cisco Six.

Grit.

Photos courtesy of Cisco

Most Memorable, the Cisco Six

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Many hours of Janes and my time in San Francisco were spent walking the city from our headquarters, a Holiday Inn on North Point Street, just a 10-minute walk from Fisher-mans Wharf. To accomplish what we wanted see as much as possible we pur-chased a couple of passes for the famous Hop On-Hop Off, a narrated double-decker bus that weve used before in other cities.

For those who prefer the best views and count us in go to the top and sit in open air. Dress warmly if its San Fran, even in the summer, since the weather changes dramatically. Since it was mid-April, I was meteorologically prepared when I left the hotel room each day.

Our guide was an interest-ing young fellow who pre-pared well but was somewhat hamstrung by a sound system that, frankly, wasnt the best. Fortunately, Jane was able to translate for me.

As for the areas we found most interesting, there were many, some of which were close enough to walk. After a hearty breakfast and double knotting our sturdy walking shoes, it was time to tackle the steep streets of San Fran.

Thanks to some advance prep, we knew we could see several famous sites like Coit Tower, Union Square, China Town, Maiden Lane and North Beach. However, we would certainly need the Hop On-Hop Off for areas like Haight-

Ashbury, the Castro and Golden Gate Park.

As for Coit Tower, another of the many landmarks for which the city is noted, Jane and I were able to make the trek, despite being challenged significantly by the last leg in the Telegraph Hill area, Greenwich Street, which was really steep. As I made my way up to the tower and one of the primo views of the city and bay and its two famous bridges, Golden Gate and Bay, I couldnt help but notice the street parking, nose-in, not parallel, since a failed, overstressed emergency brake could really light up insurance agents phones.

One block over, had Jane and I really been up for a chal-lenge to get to Coit, we could have taken Filbert Street and the famously exhausting Fil-bert Steps, which ascend the east side of Telegraph Hill in North Beach.

Constructed in 1933, Coit Tower fulfilled the bequest of Lillie Coit, some believe, to pay tribute to San Francisco firefighters, although that remains speculative and per-haps coincidental, since many believe the tower resembles a fire hose nozzle.

Union Square was also walk-able for us and another must-see, especially if you love to shop. The area includes all of the big-brand names and luxury shops. The 2.6 acre public plaza is bordered by Geary, Powell, Post and Stock-ton streets. The name of the

area, I found, interesting. In Civil War times, the area was used for rallies to support the Union Army. We found the plaza to be a beehive of activ-ity.

Northeast of Union Square is China Town, with its land-mark Dragon Gate at Bush Street and Grant Avenue. Its the oldest China Town in America. We both loved the pagoda roofs and abundant herbal shops and groceries with all sorts of Asian foods on display in the windows and on the sidewalks.

We also walked to Maiden Lane, the pedestrian outside

John Grindrod photosHaigh-Ashbury architecture features many painted ladies in San Francisco.

A street scene in San Francisco.

Hopping on and hopping off and walking San Francisco

TravelStory and photos by John Grindrod


mall located on the site of the former red-light district. Following the 1906 earth-quake and the destruction of the brothels, the area was re-branded and now features some of the citys best shops and restaurants.

Bordering China Town is North Beach, San Frans Little Italy, and, once upon a time, Joe DiMaggios home turf. It was in this district that Joltin Joe married Marilyn Monroe at nearby City Hall in 1954. If you love Italian food, there are many wonderful restau-rants from which to choose. We chose Caf DeLucchi at the intersection of Columbus and Stockton and were highly satisfi ed.

Later, on the Hop On-Hop Off, we loved our visit to Haight-Ashbury, made famous long ago by the hippies. Over 40 years after 1967, dubbed the Summer of Love, the smell

of incense mixed in with you know what still lingers. On the actual corner of the two famous streets, there was a bubble machine blowing bubbles down Haight. The area also has some of the citys best painted ladies, multi-colored facades of Victorian and Edwardian houses, so the area is a must for architecture mavens.

From the Haight it was on to the Castro, an area made famous in the 2008 movie Milk, the award-winning fi lm about the fi rst openly gay person ever elected to public offi ce in California, Harvey Milk.

Later it was time to hop back on and make our way to Golden Gate Park, heav-ily used by city dwellers that typically live in row houses or apartments with postage-stamp-sized yards.

The park is actually over

100 acres larger than New Yorks Central Park. If you go, the Conservatory of Flowers is certainly worth a visit as well as the Academy of Science, where there is a very nice aquarium. Theres also a great east-to-west pedestrian path in the rectangular green space in front of the deYoung Museum.

Next month, Ill take you

with me on a tour coach for an up-close look at Northern Californias famous Seventeen-Mile Drive and let you see the beautiful coastline that includes the Lone Cypress as well as the famous Pebble Beach Golf Course, Steinbecks Monterey and former mayor Clint Eastwoods Carmel-by-the-Sea.

Jane poses for a photo at the dragon gate in Chinatown, San Francisco. Shown below is the Coit Tower.

Grindrod poses on Union Square at the heart of San Francisco.

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