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Bob Parker, Shelby CountyUnited Way executive director, hasannounced the 2013 board presi-dent is Randy Rose.Rose has been a Board of

Trustees member for the pastthree years. He will continue toserve on the Special Projects Com-mittee, Marketing Committee andas a member of the StrengtheningFamilies and Individuals alloca-tion team. In addition, he hasserved as Large Manufacturing

Leader during the past twoUnited Way campaigns.Currently Rose serves as senior

vice president of operations atEmerson Climate Technologiesbut is planning to retire from thatcompany at the end of January.He and his wife, Jackie, have twochildren.Rose is a lifelong resident of the

Sidney area and is a graduate ofRiverside High School, DeGraff.He continued his college education

at Edison State College, the Uni-versity of Dayton and the Univer-sity of Michigan. Rose is used tovolunteering as he has been atrustee and past president of theS & H Products Board, served onthe Sidney-Shelby County Cham-ber Business Development Com-mittee and remains a member ofthe Ohio Manufacturers Associa-tion.He is a member at the Sidney

Moose Lodge.

Rose named United Way president

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Tyler Overholser, 10, of Sidney, didn’t let walking stop himfrom reading “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel” onthe way to his mom’s car after school was dismissed atWhittier Elementary Thursday. Walking behind Tyler is hisbrother Andy Overholser, 6, of Sidney. The brothers are thesons of Sherri and Mike Overholser.

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Appropriations OK’dBY KATHY LEESE

The Shelby County Commissionersapproved 2013 appropriations Tuesdayand are calling the county’s financial sit-uation “stable for the moment.”The commissioners approved general

fund (GF) appropriations totaling$13,257,886. Last year’s appropriationstotaled $11,436,656, for an increase of$1,821,229. However, Shelby County Au-ditor Denny York stressed that the in-

crease of more than $1 million makes theGF look “inflated” because former roadand bridge sales tax funds must now bepassed through the GF before being al-located to the targeted accounts.“This pass-through is a technicality

due to the manner of renewing the 0.50percent sales tax,”York said. “At the timeof the resolution for continuing the tax,(the) commissioners pledged to dividethe funding equally between the (ShelbyCounty) Engineer for roads and bridges

and the capital improvement fund forcounty building (and) equipment re-placement and repair.”York noted the new “split” in the tax

will be effective beginning with sales taxfunds received in July of this year.The subtotal for revenue and carry-

over is $12,457,886, and with a transferin from the permanent improvementfund of $800,000, total funds availablefor appropriations effective Jan. 1 are

Commissioners approve $13,257,886 total

See APPROPRIATIONS/Page 3

BY MIKE STOBBEThe Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Fromthe Rocky Mountains to NewEngland, hospitals areswamped with people with flusymptoms. Some medical cen-ters are turning away visitorsor making them wear facemasks, and one Pennsylvaniahospital set up a tent outsideits ER to deal with the fever-ish patients.Flu season in the U.S. has

struck early and, in manyplaces, hard.While flu normally doesn’t

blanket the country until lateJanuary or February, it is al-ready widespread in morethan 40 states, with about 30of them reporting some majorhot spots. On Thursday,health officials blamed the flufor the deaths of 20 childrenso far.Whether this will be con-

sidered a bad season by thetime it has run its course inthe spring remains to be seen.“Those of us with gray hair

have seen worse,” said Dr.William Schaffner, a flu ex-pert at Vanderbilt Universityin Nashville.The evidence so far points

to a moderate season,Schaffner and others say. Itlooks bad in part because lastyear was unusually mild andbecause the main strain of in-fluenza circulating this yeartends to make people sicker

Flu seasonstrikes early

Is it the fluor a cold?BY THE ASSOCIATED

PRESS

The common cold andflu are caused by differentviruses but can have somesimilar symptoms, makingthem tough to tell apart. Ingeneral, the flu is worseand symptoms are moreintense.COLDS: Usual symp-

toms include stuffy orrunny nose, sore throatand sneezing. Coughs arehacking and productive.It’s unusual to have fever,chills, headaches and bodyaches, and if they do occur,they are mild.FLU: Fever is usually

present, along with chills,headache and moderate-to-severe body aches andtiredness. Symptoms cancome on rapidly, withinthree to six hours. Coughsare dry and unproductive,and sore throats are lesscommon.PREVENTION: To

avoid colds and flu, washyour hands with warmwater and soap afteryou’ve been out in public oraround sick people. Don’t

See FLU/Page 2See COLD/Page 3

In Sidney MunicipalCourt Wednesday morn-ing, Johnda B. Shoe, 25,319 Michigan St., wasfined $150 and costs andsentenced to 10 days injail on an amended re-ceiving stolen propertycharge. If fines and costsand restitution of$129.02 are paid in full,jail may be reconsid-ered.• Amanda L. Phipps,

23, 322 E. Court St., wasfined $150 and costs andsentenced to 10 days injail on a theft chargethat was amended to at-tempted theft. She willbe permitted to continueand complete counselingin lieu of five days jailand if fines and costsand restitution of $14.80are paid in full, the bal-ance of the sentence maybe reconsidered.• MeganM. Bockrath,

32, 300 N. Miami Ave.,was fined $100 and costsand sentenced to 30 daysin jail on a domestic vio-lence charge that wasamended to disorderlyconduct. She may beevaluated for drug/alco-hol and mental healthpurposes in lieu of 15days jail and the balanceof the sentence may bereconsidered if fines andcosts are paid in full.• Christopher P. Gor-

don, 19, 9735 CountryClub Road, Piqua, wasfined $150 and costs andsentenced to 10 days injail on a theft charge. Hemay be evaluated formental health purposesin lieu of five days jail,and if fines, costs andrestitution of $62.91 arepaid in full, the balanceof the sentence may bereconsidered.• Joseph T. Stone, 19,

551 Fair Road, was fined$75 and costs on a driv-ing while under restric-tions charge that wasamended to failure todisplay a license.• Shawn L. Burden,

40, of Lima, was fined$150 and costs and or-dered to complete 20hours of communityservice on a charge ofdriving while under re-strictions that wasamended to failure todisplay a license.

Civil casesGE Capital Retail

Bank, Draper, Ut., v.Loretta Stotler, 424 Wil-son Ave., $1,090.06.Midland Funding

LLC, San Diego, Calif., v.Craig Wermert, 2647 W.Mason Road, $2,622.32.PNC Bank NA, Kala-

mazoo, Mich., v. SharonF. Douglas, 10819 LittleTurtle Way. $11,124.61.Capital One Bank

(USA), Columbus v. An-nette L. Adkns, 2975Lindsey Road,$12,967.89.Wilson Memorial

Hospital v. Janet M.Richards, 5400 Patter-son-Halpin Road,$1,079.36.Wilson Memorial

Hospital v. MelissaShroyer, 1021 JuniperWay, $1,502.21.Wilson Memorial

Hospital v. Alicia A. Tay-lor, 222 Queen St.,$1,141.50.Mid Ohio Acceptance

Corp. Troy v. VerlonyaWalden, 719 ClintonAve., $4,531.30.

DismissalsAsset Acceptance

LLC, Warren, Mich., v.James M. Sheeley, 21070Lock Two Road, JacksonCenter. Dismissed due tolack of prosecution.

Midland FundingLLC, San Diego, Calif., v.Eddie Rodriguez, 620Addy Ave. Dismisseddue to lack of prosecu-tion.Asset Acceptance

LLC, Warren, Mich., v.Ryan M. Egbert, 303 N.Third St., Anna. Dis-missed due to lack ofprosecution.Asset Acceptance

LLC, Warren, Mich., v.Leanna G. Suttles, 102Jackson St., JacksonCenter. Dismissed due tolack of prosecution.Portfolio Recovery As-

sociates, Norfolk, Va., v.Misty M. Mowery, 10962Comanche Drive. Dis-missed due to lack ofprosecution.Wilson Memorial Hos-

pital v. Steven Huel-skamp, 7161 PosttownRoad, Trotwood. Judg-ment to the plaintiff.Wilson Memorial Hos-

pital v. Daniel Drexler,817 Kensington Lane,Celina. Judgment hasbeen satisfied.Wilson Memorial Hos-

pital v. DawnM.O’Reilly,227 Brooklyn Ave. Judg-ment has been satisfied.Wilson Memorial Hos-

pital v. Jennifer andRobert Richardson, 519Ann St., Piqua. Judg-ment has been satisfied.Portfolio Recovery As-

sociates, Norfolk,v.Michelle A. Napier, 881Aiken Road, Piqua. Dis-missed due to lack ofprosecution.Precision Recovery

Analytics, Columbus, v.Titeka Richardson, 306N. Third St., Anna. Dis-missed due to lack ofprosecution.Chase Bank USA,

Newark, Del. v. Linda S.Wilson, 843 E. Court St.Judgement has beenpaid in full.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. Dan L. Crim, 6688Palestine St., Pember-ton. Dismissed with prej-udice and costs toplaintiff.Cashland, Ciuncin-

nati, v. Mark A. Bock-rath, 12066 State Route362, lot 52, Minster. Dis-missed with prejudice byplaintiff.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. Tracey Crim, 6688Aplestine St., Pember-ton. Judgement vacated.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. Deborah Matthews,P.O. Box 163, Old Fort.Dismissed with prejudiceand costs to plaintiff.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. Angie S. Greene, 917Spruce Ave. Dismissedwith prejudice and coststo plaintiff.Cashland v. Sean O.

Frew, 2400 WapakonetaAve., lot 3. Dismissedwith costs to plaintiff.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. William G. Mann, 427Wilson Ave. Dismissedwith prejudice and coststo plaintiff.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. Abdoulaye Kane, 971BuckeyeAve. Satisfactionof judgement set aside.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. Rhonda R. Murphy,120 Piper St. Dismissedwith prejudice and coststo plaintiff.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. Amanda Foster, 226Lane St. Dismissed withprejudice and costs toplaintiff.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. Vivian L. Paikai, 1078Crestview Drive, Troy.Dismissed with preju-dice and costs to plain-tiff.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. Andrew Cox, 11695Eilerman Road, Minster.Dismissed with preju-dice; costs to plaintiff.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. Jerry Combs, 717Kathy Ave. Dismissedwith prejudice; costs toplaintiff.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. Joe L. Taborn, 621 St.Marys Ave. Dismiissedwith prejudice; costs toplaintiff.

Cashland, Cincinnati,v. Donald P. Copeland,409 E. Main St., Anna.Dismissed with preju-dice; costs to plaintiff.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. Kristina L. Macias,980 N. Wagner Ave.Judgment has been va-cated.Nationwide Mutual

Fire Insurance, Colum-bus v. Donald E. Hull Jr.,739 South St., Piqua.Dismissed due to lack ofservice.LVNV Funding LLC,

Greenville, S.C. v. Bran-don W. Austin, 1414Garfield Ave. Judgmenthas been satisfied.Wilson Memorial Hos-

pital v. Krista M. McK-night, 221 Doorley Road.Dismissed with costs toplaintiff.St. Rita’s Medical

Center, Lima v. Blakeand Stephanie Money,1051 N. Main Ave. Judg-ment has been satisfied.John K. Boedigheimer

DDS Inc., Sidney v. Jy-lanne and Michael Bald-win, 735 CountrysideLane. Judgment andcosts have been paid.Upper Valley Medical

Center, Troy, v. AaronMescher, 6470 StateRoute 66, Fort Loramie.Dismissed due to lack ofprosecution.Asset Acceptance

LLC, Warren, Mich. v.Farie K. Tate, 215 WestSt., Jackson Center. Dis-missed due to lack ofprosecution.Cashland, Inc. Cincin-

nati, v. Pamela A. Cox,11695 Eilerman Road,Minster. Dismissed withprejudice; costs to plain-tiff.Cashland Inc., Cincin-

nati, v. Mandy S. Wiley,218 Forest St. Dismissedwith prejudice; costs toplaintiff.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. Kristi L. Frick, 866Versailles Road, Russia.Dismissed with preju-dice, costs to plaintiff.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. Hether M. Smith, 807Arrowhead Drive,Apt.A.Dismissed with preju-dice; costs to plaintiff.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. Dustin H. Pridemore,8799 Dawson Road, FortLoramie. Dismissed withprejudice; costs to plain-tiff.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. Christopher L. Ritchie,2360 Wapakoneta Ave.,Apt. 315. Dismissed withprejudice; costs to plain-tiff.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. Bernadette E. Slife,2610 Terry Hawk Drive.Dismissedwith prejudice;costs to plaintiff.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. Stephen L.Gillem,5800Houston Road, Houston.Dismissedwith prejudice;costs to plaintiff.Cashland, Cinncinati,

v. Durvalina M. Johnson,725 N. Miami Ave., Apt.B. Dismissed with preju-dice; costs to plaintiff.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. Douglas Carson, 1252Camaro Court, Piqua.Dismissed with preju-dice; costs to plaintiff.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. Kathy S. Wheeler, 509Urban Ave. Dismissedwith prejudice; costs toplaintiff.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. Tracy R. Eakins, 105Catalpa Drive, Ver-sailles. Judgment hasbeen vacated.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. Jessica A. Snow, 134Piper St. Judgment hasbeen vacated.Cashland , Cincinnati,

v. Brooke R. Ludwig, 693Addy Ave. Judgment hasbeen vacated.Cashland, Cincinnati,

v. John T. Copeland, 105N. Linden St., Anna.Judgment has been va-cated.Cashland v. Ryan J.

Steinke, 205 EmeraldCircle, Anna. Dismissedwith prejudice; costs toplaintiff.

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Sheriff’s logTHURSDAY

-7:19 a.m.: accident.Sheriff ’s deputies andSidney paramedics re-sponded to an accidentat Ohio 29 and CiscoRoad.

WEDNESDAY-8:53 p.m. high

water. A deputy wasdispatched to the 17000block of Pasco-MontraRoad in Jackson Town-ship on a report of highwater across the road-way.

Fire, rescueTHURSDAY

-1:54 p.m.: medical.Fort Loramie Rescue re-sponded to the 6200block of Hardin-Wa-pakoneta Road for amedical call.

WEDNESDAY-11:11 p.m.: medical.

Houston Rescue was dis-patched to medical callin the 3600 block of Rus-sia Road.-6:12 p.m.: medical.

Perry-Port-Salem Res-cue responded to a med-ical call in the 4300block of Ohio 29 inGreen Township.

Police logWEDNESDAY

-8:13 p.m.: warrant.Jane Schweitzer, 54, 933N. Main Ave., was ar-rested on a warrantcharging contempt ofcourt.-7:42 p.m.: burglary.

Carol L. Hughes, 214 N.Walnut Ave., Apt. B, toldpolice someone had en-tered her residence andstolen a Magnavox DVDplayer.-9:33 a.m.: criminal

damaging. Joshua S.Ludwig, 515 Hall Ave.,reported the driver’s sideof his parked vehicle hadbeen “keyed.”

TUESDAY-8:05 p.m.: obstruct-

ing official business.Police charged StephanieMoney, 34, 1051 N. MainAve., with criminal tres-passing and obstructingofficial business follow-ing an incident at 103W.

Pinehurst St.DEC. 5

-12:37 p.m.: break-ing & entering.WilliamMoore, 3232 ClearviewRoad, Moraine, told po-lice the door frame of avacant property at 623Fulton St. had been dam-aged and a quantity ofcopper pipe stolen fromthe residence.

Fire, rescueTHURSDAY

-7:18 a.m. medical.Sidney paramedics re-sponded to an accidentat Cisco Road and Ohio29.

WEDNESDAY-6:13 p.m.; injury.

Paramedics were dis-patched to Buckeye Av-enue and MichiganStreet for an injury.-5:56 p.m.: open

burning. Firefightersresponded to an openburning complaint at

732 Broadway Ave. Theburn was noncompliantwith city ordinance andwas extinguished.-4:29 p.m.: medical.

Medics responded to the300 block ofWest RussellRoad for a medical call.-3:21 p.m.: medical.

Paramedics were dis-patched to a medical callin the 3000 block ofCisco Road.-9:18 a.m.: injury.

Medics responded to the1500 block of MichiganStreet for an injury.

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A TENT is set up for a patients with flu symptoms, just outside the emergencyentrance at the Lehigh Valley Hospital Thursday in Allentown, Pa. The Pennsyl-vania Department of Health designated flu as now "widespread" throughout thecommonwealth. There have been more than 11,000 laboratory-confirmed flucases in the state since the flu season began in mid-December.

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and really lay them low.David Smythe of New

York City saw it happento his 50-year-old girl-friend, who has beenknocked out for abouttwo weeks. “She’s beenin bed. She can’t evenget up,” he said.Also, the flu’s early

arrival coincided withspikes in a variety ofother viruses, includinga childhood malady thatmimics flu and a newnorovirus that causesvomiting and diarrhea,or what is commonlyknown as “stomach flu.”So what people are call-ing the flu may, in fact,be something else.“There may be more

of an overlap than wenormally see,” said Dr.Joseph Bresee, whotracks the flu for the

Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention.Most people don’t un-

dergo lab tests to con-firm flu, and thesymptoms are so similarthat it can be hard todistinguish flu fromother viruses, or even acold. Over the holidays,250 people were sick-ened at a Mormon mis-sionary training centerin Utah, but the culpritturned out to be anorovirus, not the flu.Flu is a major con-

tributor, though, towhat’s going on.“I’d say 75 percent,”

said Dr. Dan Surdam,head of the emergencydepartment atCheyenne RegionalMedical Center,Wyoming’s largest hos-pital. The 17-bed emer-

gency room saw itsbusiest day ever lastweek, with 166 visitors.The early onslaught

has resulted in a spikein hospitalizations. Todeal with the influx andprotect other patientsfrom getting sick, hospi-tals are restricting visitsfrom children, requiringfamily members to wearmasks and banning any-one with flu symptomsfrom maternity wards.One hospital in Allen-

town, Pa., set up a tentthis week for a steadystream of patients withflu symptoms. But so far“what we’re seeing is atypical flu season,” saidTerry Burger, director ofinfection control andprevention for the hospi-tal, Lehigh Valley Hospi-tal-Cedar Crest.

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ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla.— Morris E. “Moe”Booher, 79, ofZephyrhills, Fla.,passed away Dec. 22,2012.He was born in Day-

ton. Prior to moving toFlorida, he resided inthe Sidney-St. Marys-Celina areas.He retired from Min-

ster Machine Co. in1996.He is survived by his

wife, Karen (Blake)Booher, of Florida; chil-

dren and stepchildren,Terri L. (Larry) Kinder,of Ellenton, Fla., Kim E.(Martin) Jordan andKristie L. (Martin)Masteller, both of Sid-ney, Craig Booher, ofCorinth, Miss., andPhillip A. Martin, ofOneida, Tenn.; sixgrandchildren and ninegreat-grandchildren.He was predeceased

by his parents, Jesseand Hazel Booher, anda grandson, Mitchell F.Masteller.

William R. Littlefield,84, of Sidney, passedaway Thursday, Jan. 10,2013, at 2:48 p.m. at theDorothy Love Retire-ment Community, Sid-ney.Arrangements are

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In Thursday’s story onClinton Townshiptrustees, the Daily Newsincorrectly stated a 2percent pay increase wasgiven employees. Themotion approved was fora zero wage increase.The organizational

meeting was the first fornew trustee Jim Gaierwho succeeds newShelby County Commis-sioner Bob Guillozet inthe township office.

CORRECTION

$13,257,886. Those rev-enue funds were ap-proved by the ShelbyCounty Budget Commis-sion. The total of all ap-propriations for 2013 is$70,636,227, but as Yorkpreviously stated, thatamount “includes fundsearmarked for many de-partments and agenciesand is not available forexpenditure for generalcounty operations.”York noted the com-

missioners “have the au-thority to do anythingwith general fund money,so in order to keep thefaithwith the public, theyhave resolved to earmarkit. They will pass a reso-lution that says as soonas the funds are paid intothe general fund eachmonth, they will immedi-ately be transferred,”with half going to the En-gineer’s Office for roadsand bridges and the otherhalf to the new capitalimprovement fund forcounty buildings andequipment, including re-pairs or replacements.York said the commis-sioners are not legally re-quired to set up aseparate capital improve-ment fund, but wanted todo it “so anybody whowants to track it can seeexactly where every dol-lar of the o.50 percent taxcame in and exactly whatit was spent for; it is en-tirely transparent.”Commissioner Julie

Ehemann discussed whythe commissioners feltthe new capital improve-ment fundwas necessary,saying it “is a direct re-sult of the change in salestax beginning April 1.The commissionerspassed a resolution lastsummer that will direct aportion of the sales tax tothe general fund to beused for capital improve-ments. This line itemwillshow the public exactlywhat is received in salestax for capital improve-ments and where themonies are spent.”Looking at this year’s

appropriations,Ehemannsaid the commissionersare concerned about theeconomy.“We have concerns

with the economy in gen-eral,” she said. “If theeconomy falters and wedo not receive the antici-pated sales tax revenues,we will have to make ad-justments. We have con-cerns with the upcomingstate budget. Anychanges made at thestate level that would im-pact our funding are ofconcern. These includelocal government funding(LGF), tangible personalproperty (TPP) andcasino revenues.”Discussing how sales

tax is looking for 2013,Ehemann said it “is upfrom recession levels, butis tracking to what wasanticipated. Any shop-ping done locally helps tosupport not only our localbusinesses, but also ourlocal government, ensur-ing we can continue toprovide local services.”Ehemann acknowl-

edged the work and coop-eration of local officials insubmitting their budgetsfor 2013.“Our local elected offi-

cials were very coopera-tive in determining theirbudgets.” she said. “Wetry to work with the de-partments to ensurethey have what theyneed, but we all have tolive within the incomeavailable.”Ehemann said Sher-

iff ’s Office revenues areincreasing again, after

having dropped off priorto Sheriff John Lenharttaking office.“The revenues attrib-

uted to the Sheriff ’s De-partment have started toincrease,” she said. “Wehave seen an increase insome monies due to(housing) federal prison-ers.”The federal prisoner

program had been sus-pended under formerSheriff Dean Kimpel, butreinstated by Lenhart.Keeping Shelby

County on strong finan-cial ground in 2013 issomething the commis-sioners hope to ensure.“A big component to

keeping the county mov-ing forward was in thecommissioner’s decisionto allocate some of thesales tax revenues to cap-ital improvements. Weneed to maintain ourbuildings for the future(and) redirecting somefunds to that cause is es-sential,” Ehemann said.“We remain extremely re-liant on our state legisla-tors to ensure thatfunding from them ismaintained. Again, weare hopeful the economycontinues to improve.”Ehemann thanked

county employees fortheir role in keepingShelby County’s financesstable.“The commissioners

are thankful for the hard-working county employ-ees who continue toprovide essential serv-ices,” she said. “We havenot been able to go back tothe service levels that wehad prior to 2008, but wealso have not cut any-thing further.”Being fiscally responsi-

ble is essential, Ehemannbelieves.“Other than water

(and) sewer issues, wepay as we go,” she said.“With the uncertainty ofso many issues that canaffect county government,we would be foolish to op-erate in any other way.”Describing Shelby

County as “stable for themoment,” Ehemann saidshe wanted to thank re-cently retired ShelbyCounty CommissionersLarry Kleinhans andJack Toomey for theirwork to keep the countyfiscally sound. “Our tworetired commissionersshould be commended forthe time they spent onthis year’s appropriations.They both worked untiltheir term ended and itmade things easier forour two new commission-ers.”New Commissioner

Tony Bornhorst said thecounty is holding its own,except in two areas,whichinclude health insurance,which saw a $122,440 in-crease, and liability insur-ance, which saw anincrease of $33,124. Itwas previously noted thatthere was some increasein the liability insuranceas a result of claims in-volving former SheriffDean Kimpel.Bornhorst wanted to

make sure that ShelbyCounty residents under-stand that the permanentimprovement fund re-ceives 0.25 percent of thesales tax and 0.75 percentof sales tax goes into thegeneral fund. He said thecommissioners are“watching closely” tomake sure sales tax rev-enue continues to im-prove.Bornhorst said the

commissioners are “doingour best to accomplish thecounty’s needs, yet withinthe budget limits.”

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Career CenterBoard to meetPIQUA – The Upper

Valley Career CenterBoard of Education willreorganize for the newyear when it meets Mon-day at 7 p.m. in the mainbuilding’s Adams boardroom. Douglas Trostlewill serve as presidentpro tem for the election.The board will au-

thorize the superintend-ent to employ personnel,accept resignations andfile federal, state andlocal proposals.During the regular

meeting the board willapprove membership inthe Ohio School BoardsAssociation, accept dona-tions and approve Advi-sory Committeemembers.Members will also ap-

prove a certified con-tract, several AdultEducation employmentsand accept a resignation.

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Michael P. Eilermanwas elected chairman ofT u r t l eC r e e kTownshipwhen thetrusteesheld itsreorgani-zat ionalmeet ingJan. 7.D o u -

glas E.Ike will serve as vicechairman. Edward C.Seger is the thirdtrustee.The trustees agreed

to continue meeting thesecond Monday of eachmonth at 7:30 p.m. atthe township house.Seger will continue to

serve as the representa-tive on the Loramie FireDistrict Board. Eiler-man will continue toserve as representativeof the Shelby County Re-gional Planning Com-mission Board and theHouston AmbulanceBoard. Ike will continueto serve as the represen-tative of the Shelby

County EmergencyManagement AgencyBoard.The zoning enforce-

ment officer is JackSchmiesing. Zoningboard members areMark Berning, DavidHolthaus, Gary Carter,Craig Hall and EugeneSchulze. Zoning Boardof Appeals members areKevin Orndorff, Ed Lan-genkamp, Marion Leap-ley, Ken Draving andBruce Michael.Zoning permit fees

will remain the same aslast year: $200 for newhome construction; $75for any alteration to anexisting home, garage,outbuilding, etc.; $50 fora sign permit. For thecost of commercial con-struction, contactSchmiesing.Trustees increased

the opening and closingcharges for urn burialsat Shelby Memory Gar-den and Brooksidecemetery from $200 to$250. The cost for a newdeed preparation wasraised from $35 to $45.

Eilerman

Eilerman electedchairman

Shelby County Treas-urer Linda Meiningerhas announced first-halfreal estate tax bills willbe mailed Wednesdaywith a final paymentdate of Feb. 14. Any-thing paid after thatwill include a penalty.There is a locked dropbox available at thefront of the ShelbyCounty Annex building.Payment may be madeby check, money orderor cash made payable toLinda S. Meininger,Shelby County Treas-urer.The county accepts

credit cards: Visa, Mas-terCard and Discover.Meininger said taxpay-ers are responsible forthe convenience fee of2.95 percent.The office can also

automatically debitchecking or savings ac-counts for payments,whether biannually ormonthly. Anyone inter-ested should call formore information.The office hours are

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,Monday through Thurs-day, and 8:30 a.m. tonoon on Friday. The of-

fice is located on thethird floor of the ShelbyCounty Annex, 129 E.Court St. Meiningersaid every effort is madeto mail bills to the re-sponsible party. How-ever, she said it is theobligation of the tax-payer to obtain bills ifnot received in the mail.“Failure to receive a

bill does not excuse youfrom paying nor relieveyou of the mandatorypenalty and/or interest,”she said.For taxpayers 65 and

older, as well as dis-abled, there is a home-stead reduction. Theapplication for this andthe 2.5 percent rollbackis at the Shelby CountyAuditor’s Office. Activemilitary personnel areallowed an extension oftime for payment of realestate tax and manufac-tured home tax in accor-dance with House Bill390. Application formsare available at theTreasurer’s Office.For further informa-

tion, call 498-7281, orvisit the following web-site: www.shelbycoun-tytreasurer.com.

Tax bills to bemailed Wednesday

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BY MELANIEYINGST

Civitas Mediamyingst@tdnpublishing.com

FLETCHER — For-mer Fletcher VolunteerFire Department FireChief Dan Pierce hasbeen charged with theftand tampering withrecords following an in-ternal investigation bydepartment officials andan investigation led bythe Miami County Sher-iff’s Office.Miami County Sher-

iff ’s Office records statecharges against Piercewere filed on Jan. 7 byfirst assistant prosecutingattorney Tony Kendell.The charges of theft andtampering with recordsagainst Pierce relate tohis conduct involving aNAPA billing statement,an oven purchased for thedepartment’s home on theproperty where Piercelived and misuse of de-partment fuel at the firehouse. A summons wasrequested in lieu of an ar-rest warrant.According to the Ken

DeWeese, acting fire chief,the department receivedPierce’s letter of resigna-tion on Jan. 2.DeWeese said informa-

tion was brought toFletcher Fire Departmentofficials “concerning theactions of Dan on the de-partment.”“Based on the informa-

tion, it prompted our owninternal investigation,”DeWeese saidWednesday.“With the results of ourinvestigation, we decidedto turn it over to theMiami County Sheriff ’sOffice.”Pierce, 46, of Fletcher,

allegedly took fuel fromthe Fletcher Fire Depart-ment and fire departmentofficials later installed aconcealed security cam-era to conduct surveil-lance on the fuel tanks.Pierce was observed onthe security footage withhis personal vehicles — aJeep and a truck — up tothe tank and dispensingfuel on Dec. 25, 2012. Amember of the volunteerdepartment had trackedthe fuel records for thetank and reviewed thegauge. It was found thatat least 18 gallons of fuelhad been pumped intoPierce’s personal vehiclesat the time.According to interview

statements,Pierce admit-ted to dispensing fuelfrom the fire departmenttanks.Pierce stated it wasa long standing practicethat department officerscould use fuel as long asthe usage involved mat-ters beneficial to the de-partment. Pierce said heattended trainings,picked up parts and othererrands for that fuel he

had used. FletcherVolun-teer Fire Department of-ficers told sheriff officedetectives there was noreason a fire departmentmember needed to dis-pense department fuelinto a personal vehicle inthe amount of fuel Piercehad dispensed.Records state that the

Fletcher Fire Depart-ment’s treasurer ques-tioned a NAPA AutoParts purchase totalling$94.18. Pierce submitteda false invoice for pay-ment indicating oil andanti-freeze were pur-chased for the depart-ment. Records show thepurchasewas for parts forPierce’s personal vehicleswith the department’s ac-count in November 2012.In the statement,

Pierce identified hishandwriting for oil andanti-freeze indicating theNAPA invoice was for thedepartment, although thedetailed billing indicatedthat parts were pur-chased for a 2001 Dodgetruck and a 2001 Jeep.Pierce admitted that hefiled a false document tocover his wrongful acqui-sition for the parts.Pierce also lives in a

home owned by the firedepartment and recordsstate he does not pay rentfor the use of the property.The home needed a newoven and money was ap-proved for the purchasefor $1,549 from Lowe’s.The oven was purchasedon Nov. 28.The oven thenwent on sale and Pierceobtained the $154.90 incash for the difference onDec. 12 from Lowe’s anddid not return the moneyto the department. Piercesaid he intended to returnthe money, but a meetinghad not yet occurred al-lowing him to do so. Sher-iff ’s detectives informedPierce a meeting had oc-curred. Pierce then indi-cated that problems hadoccurred regarding the in-stallation of the oven inthe home. Further, hesaid that he was main-taining themoney in casethe oven had to be re-turned or to pay for addi-tional wiring.In November 2010,

Scott Pence stepped downas the Fletcher Fire De-partment chief after 30years.Pierce assumed thefire chief position inMarch 2011.DeWeese is now acting

as chief for the volunteerdepartment with morethan 23 members until aspecial election will beheld.“This does not damage

operation of the depart-ment at all,” DeWeese as-sured the community.“We’ll continue to moveforward and the commu-nity should see no differ-ence in our services.”

Former fire chieffaces theft,

tampering charges

Girl faces chargesWAPAKONETA —

An 11-year-old girlfaces charges after al-legedly leaving a hand-written bomb threat atWapakoneta MiddleSchool Thursday morn-ing.According to a press

release from the Wa-pakoneta Police Depart-ment, just after 8:30a.m. Thursday the de-partment received a re-port of a bomb threat.The threat was writtenon a desk that sits in ahallway outside a class-room.Through the officers’

investigation, a studentof interest was obtainedand an interview of thestudent led to a confes-sion. The sixth-grade

female student will befacing criminal charges.The investigation willbe presented to theAuglaize County prose-cutor.The student has been

banned from schoolproperty until discipli-nary proceedings areconcluded.The Allen County Re-

gional Bomb Squad wascontacted and a searchof the building was con-ducted with nothingfound. Explosive sniff-ing K-9s were used tohelp clear the building.Assisting at the

scene were the AublaizeCounty Sheriff ’s Office,Wapakoenta Firedeaprtment and OhioHighway Patrol.

Witness cooperation urgedin football rape case

COLUMBUS (AP) — Studentswithholding information about analleged rape in eastern Ohio lastsummer are thwarting investiga-tors, school officials said Thurs-day, as the FBI looks into threatsto local authorities who are work-ing on the case against two highschool football players.The Steubenville school board

is also expanding programs toraise further awareness of sexualharassment, bullying, date rapeand substance abuse in the wakeof the incident in August in whichthe two high school football play-ers are accused of raping a 16-year-old girl.The district said in a statement

it is lining up training programs

for faculty, staff, parents and stu-dents, with “targeted sessions” forstudent-athletes. The statementsaid officials were troubled tolearn police were having difficultygetting cooperation from wit-nesses.“By remaining silent, witnesses

thwart the work of investigatorswhich may ultimately preventjustice from being served,” thestatement said.Recent events persuaded the

board to release the statement,Superintendent MikeMcVey said.That includes the release earlierthis month of a 12-minute video inwhich a student jokes about theaccuser, with other people heardin the background chiming in.

An attorney for the studentseen in the video has said the stu-dent regrets the comments.Online messages have targeted

individuals and authorities inSteubenville amid increased at-tention to the rape chargesagainst the football players. Cityauthorities have launched a web-site to combat misperceptionsabout the case, including the alle-gation that the football team hasan unusual sway over the city ofabout 18,000.Steubenville police Chief

William McCafferty said he waschecking work email at his officeWednesday when he opened amessage and his computer wasdisabled.

Ohio moves closer to deregulationCOLUMBUS (AP) —

Two utility companieswill be allowed to elimi-nate regulated naturalgas pricing for businessesin another step towardthe deregulation of natu-ral gas in Ohio.The change only af-

fects businesses, butnot household cus-tomers, of ColumbiaGas of Ohio and Domin-ion East Ohio Gas with

some conditions.The Public Utilities

Commission of Ohio onWednesday approved thechange in a deal reachedbetween independentsuppliers, the utilitiesand the Ohio Consumers’Counsel.Businesses will buy

from independent suppli-ers that set whateverprice the market bearsinstead of a price set by a

state-supervised compet-itive auction.Supporters of deregu-

lation say the actions willlead to greater competi-tion and lower prices. Butopponents dispute it, say-ing that a few dominantsuppliers no longer willhave to compete with theregulated price.Todd Snitchler, chair-

man of the utilities com-mission, said the change

should benefit naturalgas customers.“The transition in

Ohio into a more compet-itive and robust marketprovides the incentive forsuppliers to provide con-sumers the best optionsavailable to them interms of making a selec-tion for their natural gasneeds,” said Todd Snitch-ler, chairman of the utili-ties commission.

BY SUZAN FRASERThe Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — Three Kur-dish activists, including report-edly one of the foundingmembers of a militant sepa-ratist group, were shot dead inwhat authorities called an “ex-ecution” in central Paris. Theslayings prompted speculationthat the long-running conflictbetween insurgents from theminority group andTurkeywasplaying out on French shores.The slayings came as

Turkeywas holding peace talkswith the Kurdistan WorkersParty, which seeks self-rule forKurds in the country’s south-east, to try to persuade it to dis-arm. The conflict between thegroup, known as the PKK, andthe Turkish government hasclaimed tens of thousands oflives since 1984.Turkish Prime Minister

Recep Tayyip Erdogan said ata news conference in Senegalon Thursday that his countrywas determined to press aheadwith the talks despite theevents in Paris, which he sug-gested could be the result of in-ternal strife or an act tosabotage the talks. The PKKdoes have a history of internalkillings. But many Kurdish ac-tivists and militants were alsovictims of extra-judicial

killings blamed on Turkishgovernment forces in the1990s.Initial reports were contra-

dictory but pointed to a grislycrime scene. One Kurdish or-ganization said the door of thebuilding where the womenwere found just after midnight

was smeared with blood, thattwo of the women were shot inthe neck and one in the stom-ach and that the killer used asilencer. French radio reportedthat all three were shot in thehead.The killings set off a round of

accusations, with each side ac-

cusing the other of being be-hind the deaths. Police tried tocontain hundreds of Kurdswhoflocked to the building in east-ern Paris where the bodieswere found Thursday, manyblamingTurkey and calling thedeaths a “political assassina-tion.”

TODAY IN HISTORY

OUT OF THE BLUE

NATION/WORLD Sidney Daily News,Friday, January 11,2013 Page 5

BY THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS

Today is Friday, Jan. 11,the 11th day of 2013. Thereare 354 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight inHis-

tory:On Jan. 11, 1913, the

first enclosed sedan-typeautomobile, aHudson,wenton display at the 13th Na-tional Automobile Show inNewYork.On this date:• In 1805, the Michigan

Territory was created by anact of Congress.• In 1861, Alabama be-

came the fourth state towithdraw from the Union.• In 1908, President

Theodore Roosevelt pro-claimed the Grand CanyonNational Monument (it be-came a national park in1919).• In 1927, the creation of

the Academy of Motion Pic-ture Arts and Sciences wasproposed during a dinner ofHollywood luminaries atthe Ambassador Hotel inLos Angeles.• In 1935, aviatorAmelia

Earhart began an 18-hourtrip from Honolulu to Oak-land, Calif., that made herthe first woman to fly soloacross the Pacific Ocean.• In 1942, Japan de-

clared war against theNetherlands, the same daythat Imperial Japaneseforces invaded the DutchEast Indies.• In 1943, the United

States and Britain signedtreaties relinquishing ex-traterritorial rights inChina.• In 1963, the Beatles’

single “Please Please Me”(B side “Ask Me Why”) wasreleased in Britain by Par-lophone.• In 1964, U.S. Surgeon

General Luther Terry is-sued the first governmentreport that said smokingmay be hazardous to one’shealth.

Pot guardingreptile diesSAN FRANCISCO (AP)

— Authorities in North-ern California made asnappy discovery during aroutine probation check:An alligator-like reptilenamed “Mr. Teeth,” whowas apparently protectinga stash of marijuana.When Alameda County

Sheriff ’s deputies enteredthe Castro Valley home onTuesday, they not onlyfound 34 pounds of mari-juana valued at an esti-mated $100,000, but alsothe 5-foot-long caiman in-side a Plexiglas tankguarding it in a bedroom.Caimans are usually

found in the wetland re-gions of Central andSouth America. They’reconsidered close relativesof alligators.“We get guard dogs all

the time when we searchfor grow houses and peo-ple stashing away alltypes of dope. But alliga-tors? You just don’t seethat every day,” Sgt. J.D.Nelson said Thursday.The reptile’s owner,

Assif Mayar, was arrestedTuesday and latercharged with one count ofpossessing marijuana forsale. Mayar, 32, did notenter a plea during his ar-raignment in AlamedaCounty Superior Court.He is being held in jail on$20,000 bail and is dueback in court on Jan. 15.He could also face cita-

tions from the CaliforniaFish and Game Commis-sion, including possessionof an exotic animal with-out a permit.Mayar told deputies he

got the creature to com-memorate rapper TupacShakur’s 1996 death.Officials at the Oak-

land Zoo said Mr. Teethdied Wednesday, a dayafter it was seized bycounty animal control of-ficers.

AP Photo/Susan Walsh

VICE PRESIDENT Joe Biden (second from right) gestures as he speaks during a meeting withSportsmen and Women and Wildlife Interest Groups and member of his cabinet Thursday inthe Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. Bidenis holding a series of meetings this week as part of the effort he is leading to develop policyproposals in response to the Newtown, Conn., school shooting. From right to left are, RonRegan, executive director, Association of Fish andWildlife Agencies; the vice president; SteveWilliams, president, Wildlife Management Institute; and Attorney General Eric Holder.

AP Photo/Christophe Ena

A MAN reacts next to portrait of Sakine Cansizt inside the Kurdish cultural center in ParisThursday. Three Kurdish women, including Sakine Cansiz one of the founders of a militantgroup battling Turkish troops since 1984, were “executed” at a Kurdish center in Paris, the in-terior minister said Thursday.

3 Kurds killed in Paris; political motive claimed

Biden, NRA clashBY JULIE PACE

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite fresh op-position from the National Rifle Association,the Obama administration is assembling pro-posals to curb gun violence that would includea ban on sales of assault weapons, limits onhigh-capacity ammunition magazines anduniversal background checks for gun buyers.Sketching out details of the plan Thursday,

Vice President Joe Biden said he would givePresident Barack Obama a set of recommen-dations by next Tuesday. The NRA, one of thepro-gun groups that met with Biden duringthe day, rejected the effort to limit ammuni-tion and dug in on its opposition to an assaultweapons ban, which Obama has previouslysaid he will propose to Congress.“The vice president made it clear, made it

explicitly clear, that the president had alreadymade up his mind on those issues,” NRA pres-ident David Keene said following the meeting.“We made it clear that we disagree withthem.”Opposition from the well-funded and polit-

ically powerful NRA underscores the chal-lenges that await the White House if it seekscongressional approval for limiting guns andammunition. Obama can use his executivepowers to act alone on some gun measures,but his options on the proposals opposed by

the NRA are limited without Congress’ coop-eration.Obama has pushed reducing gun violence

to the top of his domestic agenda followinglast month’s massacre of 20 children and sixadults at a Connecticut elementary school.The president put Biden in charge of an ad-ministration-wide task force and set a lateJanuary deadline for proposals.“I committed to him I’d have these recom-

mendations to him by Tuesday,” Biden saidThursday, during a separate White Housemeeting with sportsmen and wildlife groups.“It doesn’t mean it’s the end of the discussion,but the public wants us to act.”The vice president later huddled privately

with the NRA and other gun owner groups formore than 90 minutes. Participants in themeeting described it as an open and frank dis-cussion, but one that yielded little movementfrom either side on long-held positions.Richard Feldman, the president of the In-

dependent Firearm Owners Association, saidall were in agreement on a need to keep gunsout of the hands of criminals and people withmental health issues. But when the conversa-tion turned to broad restrictions on high ca-pacity magazines and assault weapons,Feldman said Biden suggested the presidenthad already made up his mind to seek a ban.“Is there wiggle room and give?” Feldman

said. “I don’t know.”

Theater shooting suspect to stand trialCENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP)

— A judge ruled late Thurs-day that there’s enough evi-dence for James Holmes toface trial on charges that hekilled 12 people and injured70 others in a Colorado movietheater last summer.Judge William Sylvester

said prosecutors have estab-lished probable cause to pro-ceed with 166 felony counts,including murder and at-tempted murder.Holmes is due to be ar-

raigned Friday, but his de-fense attorneys filed papersThursday afternoon sayinghe’s not ready to enter a plea.

They are likely to appear incourt Friday to ask for the ar-raignment to be delayed.Defense attorneys did not

explain why they are notready for arraignment. Theirfiling also objected to mediarequests to bring cameras intothe courtroom. Other thanduring his brief initial ap-pearance in July, camerashave been barred from courtduring Holmes’ case.Sylvester’s ruling came

after a three-day hearing ear-lier this week, in which prose-cutors laid out their caseagainst Holmes, 25.A succession of police and

federal agents testified thatHolmes spent weeks amass-ing guns and ammunition,concocted explosives to booby-trap his apartment andscouted the movie theaterwhere he would allegedly un-leash a horrific attack on hun-dreds of terrified people.The officers also described

a hellish scene inside the the-ater on July 20, when 12 peo-ple were shot to death beforetheir families and friends’eyes and scores of others werewounded amid a din of gun-shots, screams and the blar-ing soundtrack of “The DarkKnight Rises.”

Bombingskill 115people

BY SEBASTIAN ABBOTThe Associated Press

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) —A series of bombings killed115 people across Pakistan onThursday, including 81 whodied in twin blasts on abustling billiards hall in aShiite area of the southwest-ern city of Quetta.Pakistan’s minority Shiite

Muslims have increasinglybeen targeted by radical Sun-nis who consider themheretics, and a militant Sunnigroup claimed responsibilityfor Thursday’s deadliest at-tack — sending a suicidebomber into the packed poolhall and then detonating a carbomb five minutes later.It was one of the deadliest

days in recent years for acountry that is no stranger toviolence from radical Is-lamists, militant separatistsand criminal gangs.Violence has been espe-

cially intense in southwestBaluchistan province, whereQuetta is the capital and thecountry’s largest concentra-tion of Shiites live. Many areethnic Hazara who migratedfrom neighboringAfghanistan.The billiards hall targeted

Thursday was located in anarea dominated by the minor-ity sect. In addition to the 81dead, more than 120 peoplewere wounded in the doublebombing, said police officerZubair Mehmood. The deadincluded police officers, jour-nalists and rescue workerswho responded to the initialexplosion.Ghulam Abbas, a Shiite

who lives about 150 yard (me-ters) from the billiards hall,said he was at home with hisfamily when the first blast oc-curred. He was trying to de-cide whether to head to thescene when the second bombwent off.“The second blast was a

deafening one, and I felldown,” he said. “I could hearcries and minutes later I sawambulances taking the in-jured to the hospital.”Hospitals and a local mor-

tuary were overwhelmed asthe dead and wounded ar-rived throughout the evening.Weeping relatives gatheredoutside the emergency roomat Quetta’s Civil Hospital. In-side the morgue, bodies werelaid out on the floor.The bombs severely dam-

aged the three-story buildingwhere the pool hall was lo-cated and set it on fire. It alsodamaged nearby shops, homesand offices.

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LOCALIFECOMMUNITY CALENDAR

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

programs to confront destructive habits and be-haviors, meets at the First Presbyterian Church,114 E. 4th St., Greenville, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Formore information, call (937) 548-9006.• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Staying

Clean for the Weekend, meets at 7 p.m. at FirstUnited Methodist Church, 230 E. Poplar St.Saturday Morning• Agape Mobile Rural Food Pantry Distribution,

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

in Anna, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.Saturday Afternoon• Women Walking in the Word meets at 1 p.m.

at the Mount Zion House of Prayer, 324 Grove St.Use the rear entrance.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, 1710 W. High St., Piqua. $20 to play allnight. For information, call (937) 543-9959.• Shelby County Deer Hunters holds its monthly

Saturday Night Trap Shoot at 7988 Johnston-Sla-gle Road beginning at 6:30 p.m., 10 birds. Programstarts at 8 p.m., 50 birds, long run, handicappedand Lewis class. Open to the public.• The Sidney-Shelby County Chess Club “Check-

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

Night Live, meets at 8 p.m. at St. John’s LutheranChurch, 120 W.Water St.Sunday Afternoon• The Catholic Adult Singles Club meets for

bowling and supper in Coldwater. For information,call (419) 678-8691.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, 1710 W. High St., Piqua. $20 to play allnight. 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-

ney Moose Lodge. For more information on activi-ties or becoming a member, contact Deb Barga at492-3167.Monday Evening• Shelby County Girl Scout Leaders Service

Unit 37 meets at 6:30 p.m. at the VFW.• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Vision of

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

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

p.m. at Faith Alliance Church, New Knoxville Road,New Bremen.• TheAmerican LegionAuxiliary meets at 7 p.m.

at the Post Home on Fourth Avenue.• Shelby CountyWoodcarvers meets at 7 p.m. at

the Senior Center of Sidney-Shelby County. Begin-ners to master carvers are welcome.Tuesday Morning• The Francis J. Stallo Memorial Library in Min-

ster offers storytime for children 3-5 from 10:30 to11 a.m.Tuesday Afternoon• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts at

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

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

for patients and caregivers meets at St. Rita’s Re-gional Cancer Center in the Garden ConferenceRoom from 5 to 6:30 p.m. For more information, call(419) 227-3361.• The Highly Recommended Book Club meets at

the Francis J. Stallo Library in Minster at 6:15 p.m.• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Living the

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

p.m. in conference rooms A and B at the Upper Val-ley Med Center, North Dixie Highway, Troy. Thisgroup meets to support the caregivers and see theprogress of survivors. For more information, callShirleyWhitmer at (937) 339-0356 or Margie Luth-man at (937) 394-8681.• The Shelby County Genealogical Society meets

at 7 p.m,. in the First Church of God on CampbellRoad. The program will be share and show. Thepublic is welcome. Use the rear door.• Jackson Center Masonic Lodge meets at 7:30

p.m. at the lodge on North Main. Brethren are wel-come. For more information, call Walter Hull at596-8123.• Pleaides Chapter 298 Order of the Eastern

Star meets at the Masonic Temple at the corner ofMiami Avenue and Poplar Street at 7:30 p.m.

To access the Community Calendar online, visitwww.sidneydailynews.com, click on “Living” andthen on “Calendar.”

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

Remembering ChristmasA whole

brand new yearlies ahead.What does ithave in storefor us all? OnlyGod knows, solet us put ourtrust in him. Ihope everyonehad a great,safe holiday.We had a verynice holidayafter the flu bug finallyleft our house.Christmas Day was

spent here at home. Eliz-abeth’s friend, Timothy,and Susan’s friend,Mose, joined us for theday. It was a memorableday playing games andjust being together as afamily. Our thoughts andprayers went out to theones missing familymembers this holidayseason. They are missedeven more during thespecial holiday time.I put a breakfast

casserole in the oven toheat while everyoneopened their gifts. Dayslike that go way too fast.Sunday we had the

annual Christmaspotluck dinner afterchurch services. As al-ways there was morethan enough food.Daughter Loretta madecupcakes and frostedand decorated them totake along. Monday

evening, Jacob,Emma and fam-ily came in honorof Joe’s birthday,which was Dec.22. Joe grilledchicken and hotwings while Imade scallopedpotatoes.We alsofroze homemadeice cream for ourdessert andEmma brought

donuts.Jacob, Emma and

family, Timothy andMose also spent NewYear’s Day here. We hada brunch which was a”breakfast haystack.” Ourbreakfast haystackmenu was biscuits cutinto bite-sized pieces,scrambled eggs, fried po-tatoes, chopped bacon,diced ham, shreddedcheese, green peppers,diced tomatoes, dicedonion, cheese sauce,salsa, hot peppers, andsausage gravy. Afterdishes were washed, weexchanged gifts withEmma and Jacob’s fam-ily. We had a name ex-change, which wasinteresting to see who allhad whom. Then every-one went sledding in ourhay field except forJacob, Joe, Emma, andme. We stayed in thewarm house and playedboard games. Timothyhad a sled tied behind

his pony and gave somepretty fast rides aroundthe hay field. It lookedliked it was a challengeto stay on the sled whenhe took some fast curves.They also had fun

sliding down the hill inthe sled. The snow madesome nice gliding down-hill. When they were alltired from sledding, theycame back in to warmup.We set snacks out foreveryone. Emmabrought a lot of snacks,too. I heated up the left-over chicken and wingsfrom the evening before.The rest of the afternoonwas spent playinggames.Daughter Elizabeth

went back to work at thefactory on Wednesday.The children go back toschool on Monday. Hus-band Joe will head backto work at the factory,also on Monday.Daughter Susan has

two more ponies here totrain. One is a littleminiature pony and theother is a bigger-sizedpony like our pony,Stormy.Her friend Mose’s dad

gave Susan the pony tokeep for her own. She isexcited and eager totrain her. Benjamin andSusan have the pony,which is named Roxy,hitched to the pony cartnow for the first time. It

always makes me a littlenervous until she hasthe ponies going good.Benjamin, 13, enjoyshelping her train theponies. Jacob, Emmaand family went toBerne, Ind., to haveChristmas with Jacob’sfamily.While there, theystopped in to say hi tobrother Amos, Nancyand family. Amos sentalong a roll of his home-made summer sausagehe made. It was verygood and disappearedquite fast around here.We appreciated it verymuch.Looking for an easy

cupcake recipe? Try this!

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1 egg1/2 cup sour milk1/2 cup shortening1 teaspoon soda1/2 cup hot water1/2 cup cocoa1 1/2 cups flour1 teaspoon vanilla1 cup sugar

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Newly seated Shelby County Commissioners Tony Bornhorst (left) and BobGuillozet share a laugh at the Annex building recently.

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Tri-County Commu-nity Action has trainedOhio Benefit Bank coun-selors that will help toprepare and file tax re-turns at no cost.To qualify, taxpayers

must meet the incomeeligibility requirement ofless than $60,000 peryear in household in-come. If eligible, clientscan also claim theearned income taxcredit.Call Tri-County Com-

munity Action 492-8118to schedule an appoint-ment and to learn aboutwhat information mustbe provided during theappointment. A limitednumber of evening ap-pointments will be avail-able on Feb. 5, 7, 11 and13.

Free taxfiling helpavailable

The Dayton Art Insti-tute has announced itslineup of special exhibi-tions for 2013, as well asa preview of its 2014 ex-hibitions.The 2013 special ex-

hibition schedule beginsin February with a trioof shows commemorat-ing the 100th anniver-sary of the 1913 flood. Itcontinues in the summerwith a pair of exhibi-tions celebrating sportsin art and wraps up inthe fall with an exhibi-tion of medieval al-abaster sculpture fromEngland’s Victoria andAlbert Museum. Look-ing ahead to the fall of2014, The Dayton ArtInstitute will host an ex-hibition of Japanese artin the Deco style.“As we ring in the

new year, I’m pleased toannounce a diverse se-lection of exhibitionsthat will appeal to awide range of audi-ences,” said ExecutiveDirector Michael R.Roediger. “Many excitingthings are in store at themuseum in 2013, andour special exhibitionsare a cornerstone ofeverything we haveplanned.”The suite of exhibi-

tions, “Storm: Paintingsby April Gornik,” “Wa-tershed: 100 Years ofPhotography Along theGreat Miami River” and“Riverbank: ExploringOur River-Centered De-velopment,” on view Feb.23 – May 5, commemo-rate the 100th anniver-sary of the 1913 flood.The Dayton Art Insti-tute is working in collab-oration with communitypartners to present anartistic interpretation of

this historic event.“Storm” will presentlarge-scale paintings byApril Gornik, paintingsthat nearly crackle withthe electric, kinetic en-ergy that moves in theair as a storm ap-proaches. “Watershed” isbased on a new publica-tion by the Miami Con-servancy District thatcontrasts historical im-ages of the flood withcontemporary photo-graphs by Dayton pho-tographer Andy Snowdepicting similar views.And finally, “Riverbank”comprises images andinformation that cap-ture development con-cepts and realities alongthe Great Miami River.The exhibitions havebeen organized by theDayton Art Instituteand are curated by Asso-ciate Director Jane A.Black.“This project is truly a

collaboration, and it’sbeen meaningful and ed-ucational working withAndy Snow and manyother community part-ners, as well as artistApril Gornik,” saidBlack. “These exhibi-tions will appeal to artlovers and history buffs,as well as those inter-ested in the develop-ment of photographyand the future of devel-opment along the GreatMiami River.”During the summer of

2013, the Dayton Art In-stitute will present apair of sports-themedexhibitions, “AndyWarhol: Athletes” and“The Art of Sport: High-lights from the Collec-tion of the Dayton ArtInstitute,” both on viewJune 22 – Sept. 1.

It was the mid-1970s,and Studio 54 was in fullswing when art collectorRichard Weisman com-missioned his friend,Andy Warhol, to paintthe portraits of severaltop athletes of the day.At first, Warhol was un-familiar with the sportsstars, but characteristicof his obsession withfame, he recalled: “I re-ally got to love the ath-letes because they arethe really big stars.”“Andy Warhol: Athletes”will showcase the result-ing group of 10 silk-screen paintings from1978, featuring some ofthe era’s most influen-tial sports stars, includ-ing Muhammad Ali, O.J.Simpson, DorothyHamill, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jack Nicklaus,Rod Gilbert, ChrisEvert, Willie Shoe-maker, Tom Seaver andPele.The theme of sports is

ubiquitous in art, andhas occupied artistsfrom ancient times tothe present. “The Art ofSport” will feature morethan 80 examples of howthat theme is mani-fested in some of themuseum’s finest treas-ures. The objects on dis-play will represent awide range of media in-cluding painting, sculp-ture, photography, andmixed media, and theexhibition is sure to de-light sports and artlovers of all ages.“Warhol’s ‘Athlete Se-

ries’ represents the per-fect marriage of anartist obsessed withfame, and a field of peo-ple who would becomethe superstars of tomor-row,” said Aimee

Marcereau DeGalan, theDAI’s curator of collec-tions and exhibitions.“By showing the ‘AthleteSeries’ at the Dayton ArtInstitute, in a state ob-sessed with sports andhome to the Pro FootballHall of Fame, we feelthis exhibition will allowus the opportunity toconnect with art loversand sports lovers alike.”“Object of Devotion:

Medieval English Al-abaster Sculpture fromthe Victoria and AlbertMuseum” will close outthe year, on view Oct. 26– Jan. 5, 2014. The exhi-bition will present 60beautifully carved al-abaster panels and free-standing figures thatwere displayed in thehomes, chapels andchurches of both aristo-cratic and non-aristo-cratic Christians in the15th and 16th centuries.Dramatic, and intri-cately crafted, thesepieces are some of thefinest examples of the el-egant, yet, neglected artform of alabaster sculp-ture. This assemblage ofEnglish alabasters of-fers an unrivaledglimpse into the spiri-tual lives, hopes, fearsand religious aspirationsof both aristocratic andnon-aristocratic societyduring the Middle Ages.

The exhibition is organ-ized and circulated byArt Services Interna-tional, Alexandria, Va.“Softer and easier to

work with than marble,alabaster was the per-fect material for themass-production ofsculpture, and this exhi-bition provides powerfulproof of the skill andkeen business sense ofmedieval English sculp-tors in the productionand proliferation ofthese exquisitely carvedobjects,” said DeGalan.A companion exhibi-

tion, drawn from thepermanent collection ofthe Dayton Art Institute,

will explore the theme ofdevotion in a variety ofcontexts and mediums.Looking ahead, the

DAI will present “DecoJapan: Shaping Art andCulture, 1920-1945” inthe fall of 2014. Thenearly 200 works fea-tured in the exhibitionhighlight the Levensoncollection, the world’spremier collection ofJapanese art in the Decostyle. More informationabout this and othernew exhibitions will beannounced in the com-ing months. To learnmore, visit www.day-tonartinstitute.org orcall (937)-223-4278.

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Tuesday, January 22nd12:30 P.M.

Complimentary LunchDorothy Love Apartments

Oak Tree Dining Roompresentation to follow by Diana Chesnut

with Wilson Memorial Sleep Lab on“Obstructive Sleep Apnea”

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Tara Luebke (left) and Lauren Luthman, both ofFort Loramie, look over a pair of shoes that havebeen donated to the Prop Dress Exchange. Theexchange annually offers used dresses and ac-cessories. This year’s event will be Jan. 20 at FortLoramie Elementary School. Items may be con-signed between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. for fees of $7per dress, $3 per accessory. Shoppers may shopfrom 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Money and unsold itemsmay be picked up from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Theevent benefits the Fort Loramie Athletic Boost-ers. Tara is the daughter of Dale and Nancy Lue-bke. Lauren is the daughter of Ed and BrendaLuthman.

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Dorothy Love Retire-ment Community, 3003W. Cisco Road, and Sen-ior Independence willhost a lunch and learnevent Jan. 22 at 12:30p.m. at Dorothy Love.A complimentary

lunch will be served inthe Dorothy Love Apart-ments Oak Tree DiningRoom with a presenta-tion to follow by DianeChesnut, of the WilsonMemorial Sleep Lab.Chesnut will discuss

obstructive sleep apnea.As a person ages, sleepapnea can cause heartconditions; heart condi-tions can cause sleepapnea. Chesnut will talkabout what causes it andhow to fix it. Attendeescan complete a question-naire that can indicatewhether one is at high orlow risk for developingobstructive sleep apnea.Call 497-6542 for

reservations. This is freeand open to the public.

Because of cuts in fed-eral funding, the Sidney-Shelby County HealthDepartment immuniza-tion services are chang-ing in 2013.The Health Depart-

ment was advised by theOhio Department ofHealth (ODH) of “317”immunization fundingcuts starting in 2013.The “317” funding al-lowed the health depart-ments to give vaccines toall at a reduced rate.This rate was an admin-istration fee, coveringthe cost of staff ’s givingthe vaccine, providingcounseling/questions,recording/documenta-tion, and suppliesneeded for administer-ing the vaccine. Thechildhood vaccines hadbeen supplied by the“317” fund at no cost tothe health department.Beginning in March,

the “317 vaccine fund”may no longer be used tovaccinate fully insuredindividuals by localhealth departments.The Centers for Dis-

ease Control (CDC) hasdefined “fully insured” asanyone with insurancethat covers the cost ofthe vaccine, even if theinsurance includes ahigh deductible or co-pay, or if a claim for the

cost of the vaccine andits administration wouldbe denied for paymentby the insurance carrierbecause the plan’s de-ductible had not beenmet. VFC (Vaccine forChildren) program willcontinue to pay only forthose without insuranceand the Medicaid child.For many years, the

Health Department hasbeen the “go to” place forchildhood immuniza-tions. Children wereseen regardless ofwhether they had pri-vate insurance, public(Medicaid) insurance, orno insurance. ODH pro-vided the vaccines at nocost to the Health De-partment through threesources: VFC, federal317 funds, and generalstate revenue funds.The Sidney-Shelby

County Health Depart-ment is considering alloptions available to pro-tect the community.Primary health care

providers are encour-aged to provide vaccinesto all clients, adults andchildren, who have in-surance that covers im-munizations.The Sidney-Shelby

County Health Depart-ment will continue tovaccinate those enrolledin Medicaid, those with

no insurance and the un-derinsured client. Thedefinition for “underin-sured” is children whohave commercial (pri-vate) health insurance,but the coverage doesnot include vaccines;children whose insur-ance covers only selectedvaccines; and childrenwhose insurance capsvaccine coverage at acertain amount (oncethat coverage is reached,these children are cate-gorized as underin-sured).Parents should review

their insurance benefitsfor vaccine coverage orcall their insurance com-panies for reviews of im-munization coveragebefore seeing a physicianor going to the HealthDepartment immuniza-tion clinic for vaccines.No changes will be

made with internationaltravel and adult vac-cines. They will continueto be offered at the Sid-ney Shelby CountyHealth Department atthe cost of the vaccineplus an administrationfee.Any questions regard-

ing immunizations andcoverage should be di-rected to 498-7249 dur-ing business hours, 7:30a.m. to 4 p.m.

Health departmentimmunization funds cut

A delicious treat that was submitted for com-petition in the 2012 Shelby County Fair.

OATMEAL SCOTCHESIn mixing bowl combine:

1 cup margarine2 cups brown sugar2 eggs1 teaspoon vanilla

Combine and then add to first mixture1 1/2 cups flour1 teaspoon soda1 teaspoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Add to combined mixture:3 cups quick oats1 bag butterscotch chips

Drop by teaspoon into powdered sugar, roll into ballsand place 1 inch apart on ungreased pan.

Place in a preheated 350 degree oven and bake for 7-10minutes.

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Recipe of the Day

Parent Project scheduledThe Shelby County

Educational ServiceCenter will offer ParentProject beginningMarch 6.The 10-week pro-

gram will run onWednesdays from 5 to 8p.m. through May 8 atthe Sidney-ShelbyCounty YMCA.In addition, the cen-

ter will host Loving So-lutions, for parents ofchildren 5-11 on Tues-days from March 5through May 7 at Sid-ney High School.

The Parent Projecthas spent 25 years de-veloping processes toput parents back incontrol of their chil-dren’s lives. Certifiedfacilitators will involveparents in preventingand interceding in theirchildren’s destructivebehaviors.“As parents, we have

to understand that wedon not control our chil-dren. We can only con-trol the environmentthey live in,” coordina-tor Chad Gessler said.

Participants can ex-pect to learn effectivecommunication strate-gies and receive sup-port from other parentswho deal with similarteenage issues. The se-ries will include infor-mation regardingadolescent depression,alcohol and other druguse and the influence ofmusic and media onyouth.To register, call 498-

1354 or emailcindy_kendall@scesc.k12.oh.us.

DEAN’S LIST

Heidelberg U.TIFFIN — Several

local students wereamong those named tothe dean’s list at Heidel-berg University for thefall semester. Studentsmust be enrolled fulltime and meet academiccriteria set forth by theuniversity.Local students achiev-

ing recognition on thedean’s list include:• Tessa Benanzer, of

Fort Loramie, a juniormajoring in biology.• Kaitlynn Caldwell,

of Conover, a junior ma-joring in education.• Kristen Zumberger,

of Sidney, a sophomoremajoring in biology.

IN OUR VIEW

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

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment ofreligion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridg-ing the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of thepeople peaceably to assemble, and to petition the govern-

ment for a redress of grievances.

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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 it’scold, build a firein the fireplace,or the wood-burning heater,or maybe justlight a candleand look in theflames, lookdeep in theflames for the answers.I’ve always believed

they are there, and thistime of year is a time forquestions. It is a time toweigh the events of thepast year and toss themaround and ask why. Ithas been a good year foreach of us in some re-spects, and a bad yearin others. Just like everyyear.A few of our young

people died this year.Others were born. Someprecious old-timers leftus, too, but at leastthey’d had the chance tohang and rattle andturn gray. It was theyoung ones that makeus ask the tough ques-tions.But there were also

the beautiful thingsthat happened this lastyear. People went out oftheir way to help others.People tried valiantly tobetter themselves. Somedid it by studying a for-eign language. Some didit by taking wood shopat the community col-lege. Dud practicedhard all year and itworked. His accordionplaying sounds muchbetter.The old Miller dairy

got pulled down. Manyof us were worried

about kidsplaying in thereand gettinghurt. It reallywasn’t safe anymore. Andwhile we’ll missseeing it outthere, with thatbig tobacco ad

painted on its roof, we’dmiss having those kidsaround even more. Youmake decisions andhope for the best.There were some new

homes built this year,and Steve has startedadding on to his cabinup in the mountains nottoo far from JasperBlankenship’s miningclaim. Steve just neededa hole-up spot. A placewhere a cowboy can goand no one can kick himout.And so our world

says goodbye to anotheryear and we’ll hope thenext one is better, and itprobably will be. Lifebrings the good and thebad together at thistime of year and helpsus wash our lives with alaugh and a tear and adollop of forgiveness.

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.

The New Year is atime of resolutions. It’s atime when people com-mit to making a changein their life. Losingweight, changing jobs,saving money, makingmoney, a new relation-ship, getting in shape,going back to school, orgiving up smoking, arejust some of the goalspeople set for them-selves on Jan. 1.Although it’s possible for any-

one to make a change or a newstart, it takes determination,commitment, and persistence. Anew goal must be your own. Youhave to really want it. Without aburning desire, your motivationwill fade quickly. It’s virtuallyimpossible to make a change dueto external pressure.You may agree to what some-

one else wants you to do, but it’svery difficult to succeed withoutan internal drive. So, in order tosuccessfully make a change orreach a goal, you have to makesure it’s what you really want.Don’t start off on the wrong

foot by making excuses as towhy you will probably fail. If youdon’t truly believe you can do it,you won’t. People who do thiswill say something like, “I’ll try

to do it, but …” Or youmay hear, “I tried beforeand it didn’t work butI’ll give it another go.”Before you begin, makesure the only things youare telling yourself are,“I can,” “I will,” and “Iwill do whatever ittakes.”A new beginning is a

three-step process. Youhave to first know whatyou want, formulate a

plan to achieve it, and then takethe necessary action to get it.Setting a specific goal is essen-tial. The more detailed the bet-ter. If you want to lose weight,how much and by when? If youwant a new job, what will it beand how much will it pay? If youwant to save money, how muchand how often?Next, you need a plan. Just

like your goal, your plan must beas detailed as possible. If you aregoing to lose weight, what willbe your menu each week? Areyou going to go on a specific diet,cut out certain foods, or just eatless? For finding a new job, whatwill be your strategy? Do youneed a new resume? Will youlook online, in the classifieds,use an employment agency, net-work, cold call, or all of these? If

you want to save more money, inwhat areas will you cut back? Doyou know where your money isgoing? Have you created abudget?You want your plan to be

doable. The smaller the stepsare, the more likely you will beto succeed. Any time you feel astep is too big, break it down fur-ther. It doesn’t matter how smalleach step is so long as you keepgoing and never give up.Losing 20 pounds may feel

overwhelming, but dropping twopounds a month doesn’t seem toobad. If you keep at it for 10months, you will reach your goal.Saving $3,000 might appear be-yond reach, but cutting back $9a day on family spending ismanageable. Finally, you musttake action. The best goals andgreatest plans will go nowherewithout action. The reason youdivided your plan into small sec-tions is so it would be easy totake action, one day at a time.All you have to do is keep going,until you achieve your goal.

The writer is author of “Dareto Live Without Limits.” Visitwww.DareToLiveWithoutLimits.com or bookstores. He is a self-de-velopment expert, syndicatedcolumnist and professor.

To the editor:As I was driving recently, I couldn’t believe all

of the sidewalks, driveways, steps, and porchesthat were not cleared off. What about the mailperson, newspaper carriers, and refuse people whoserve you daily? Would you want to have to tram-ple through all the snow and ice covered steps andporches. I think not.Most of the ones I saw were houses with people

who are able-bodied to do it but are just too lazy.The people who would scream the loudest if theydidn’t get their mail or their paper or didn’t gettheir garbage picked up are the ones whose drive-ways and sidewalks are packed with snow. If youare elderly or physically unable to do it, I’m surethere are neighbors or children in the area whowould be more than willing to help you out.Come on, Sidney, look out your windows and

treat other people the way you would want to betreated. Dig out your garbage cans and your recy-cling bins and place them where they can bereached safely. Also, if you have fire hydrant inyour area, dig it out. It is too late when there is afire at your house or one of your neighbors. A bagof salt is very inexpensive but goes a long way.Let’s get off our duffs and help out our fellow

man.Pat M. Bergman

108 W. Pinehurst St.

Questions andanswers as new

year begins

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New year, new beginning

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Bryan Golden

To the editor:A big, full-color ad from Mainstream wind

power company shows a wind turbine towerstanding in a field of bright “green” grass. Before Iknew anything about industrial wind turbines, Ibought into a buzz word the wind power industryuses: “green.”When the word “green” was con-nected to wind turbines, I assumed that wind tur-bines must be good. But after I learned moreabout wind turbines, I came to the conclusion thatthe wind power industry uses the word “green” asa sales gimmick. The word “green” means what-ever we want it to mean.The wind power industry has an advantage

over those opposed to wind turbines. The windpower industry receives a lot of tax subsidymoney. There’s no stipulation that says the windpower industry can’t use our tax money for expen-sive ads and for high-priced lobbyists. Main-stream has donated money and gifts toorganizations in the Shelby County communitiesthey hope to influence. It’s not just in Washingtonthat special interests buy influence. It’s here, too.Mainstream works with a “China” companynamed Goldwind. Mainstream has already re-soldwind turbine land-lease contracts in Lee County,Ill., to this “China” company, and now the peoplein Lee County are dealing with this “China” com-pany.After Mainstream sells the Shelby County

wind turbine land-lease contracts to Goldwind,Shelby County residents and organizations wouldbe dealing with a “China” company, not the com-pany that made the promises. The buzzword forindustrial wind turbines should be “China.”

Dave Hemmert12649 Taylor Road

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‘China’ as buzzword

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

To the editor:Now that the election is over and the new year

is on, it’s time to think of those around us. I amspecifically talking about those in nursing carehomes.My mother is in one and I see her every day. As

I walk by the other rooms I see lonely ones whonever have anyone who stop and visit them. Iknow of one lady who has grandchildren in thearea who haven’t seen her in over a year. Othersjust want a little companionship.I stop to say “hi” to some as I walk by. One lady

on life support fed by a feeding tube, whom I stopto visit, never had anything to say back. Then oneday she spoke back in return, telling me thatJesus loves her. I was stunned. The Bible talksabout taking care of and visiting those in need.Christians and non-Christians, I believe God iscalling us to do our part. One day, like it or not, weall will be standing in front of him.Please contact one in your area. They know

those who need visitors. It’s a win-win act of love,and God is love. I believe the Bible says to loveone another as he loves us. And from what I seeon television, we really need it.

K. Coffman1794 Sharp Road

Let’s get off our duffs25 years of building

Thinking of others

Seeking family info

Water bill too high

To the editor:I am searching for family members or friends of

my father. His name is William E. “Bill” Graham.Most of his life he lived in Sidney. Originally, he isfrom the Plain City area. If you can be of any help,please call (937) 778-1435.

Elaine Tingler10199 Millcreek Road

To the editor:I am writing over the tax raise on my water bill. It

is an extra $65 and I am a senior citizen on a fixedincome. I worked my whole life to get what little Iget, just to watch it being taken away fromme.Whatprofit is it for the president to fight for tax rights formiddle-class and lower-income families when thereare people in city offices like the utility departmentwho turn around and add a tax to the water bill onpeople who are already struggling to make an endsmeet?Aren’t people struggling enough?We live in a soci-

ety that finds it too easy to shoot down strugglingpeople just because there are others who take advan-tage of the system.Now, I don’t claim to know it all,but to those of you responsible for this new tax, who-ever you are, I want you to know that the $65 you’retaking away fromme is coming out of my groceryfund. So, the next time you sit down at your suppertable in front of a nice, hot meal, think about thehundreds of people just like me that you are takingaway from.

David Smith722 BroadwayAve.

To the editor:For the past 25 years, the local Habitat for Hu-

manity has served Sidney and Shelby County as aChristian organization that builds simple, decent,affordable housing for partner families in need.This hand-up of home ownership has been madepossible through the generosity of area sponsors,corporate donors, individuals, tradesmen, and thehard work of volunteers, as well as the sweat eq-uity of partner families.To help Habitat for Humanity commemorate

those who have contributed to new builds and re-habs over the past 25 years, we are asking partici-pants of previous projects to write to us describingyour experiences. Please include the project loca-tion and field conditions at the time.Habitat was recently blessed by the generosity

of the People’s Federal Savings & Loan Associa-tion, which donated a property on Broadway Av-enue. Mutual Federal Savings Bank also donatedmuch-needed used office furniture. St. Paul’sUnited Church of Christ, the Sidney City Schoolsadministration, the city of Sidney, Lowes,Wal-mart, Elsner Painting, Rural Sanitation, the Bur-den family, the Anderson family, the Fletcherfamily, the Thorpe family, the Hoehne family, theFrankenberg family, Keith Schnelle’s office, RueseInsurance, and numerous local individuals havealso contributed support, donated real estateproperty, and construction tools to Habitat for Hu-manity.Habitat for Humanity is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit

organization that depends on corporate sponsorsand community donations, as well as volunteerparticipation for its success. Property donationsare always welcome with tax write-off implica-tions for the donor. In addition to residential prop-erties, Habitat is also in search of a commercialspace, which will house offices, storage, workshopspace, and store front for the organization’s futurerestore.Habitat is accepting new or used tool and

equipment donations that are gathering dust andneeding a second life. Habitat volunteers areavailable to pick up any donated items upon re-quest. Interested donors may call me at 492-6922or email at shcohabit@yahoo.com for informationor a copy of Habitat’s “wish list.”

Tracy GoinsExecutive Director

Habitat for Humanity

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

DR. WAL-LACE: I’m a19-year-old girlwith everythingI could ever askfor. The guy I’mdating is a ma-ture, handsome,sweet, wonder-ful guy who is agreat Christian,and he is a ter-rific influenceon me. This isthe happiest Ihave been in a longtime.My dilemma? He’s 17.

My close friends don’tseem to have a problemwith his age, but somefamily members andother friends think it is“gross, strange and justplain nasty.”My question is,

should I consider pursu-

ing a relation-ship with him,or should I lethim go? Pleaseanswer quicklyand help memake my deci-sion. I’m so con-fused! —Nameless, Den-ver, Colo.

N A M E -LESS: Fromwhat you say,your boyfriend

is a keeper. Two years isnot a significant age dif-ference. Certainly if youwere 17 and out ofschool, and the guy was19, no one would utter apeep about such a minormatter.The fact that some

people are making a bigdeal out of it when thegirl is the one who is

slightly older is what Iwould call “gross,strange and just plainnasty”! Their attitude isnothing but prejudice,and your critics shouldmind their own busi-ness. My advice to you isto stop being confusedand continue being thehappiest that you’vebeen in a long time.

DR. WALLACE: Ericand I have been datingfor almost a year, and heis a great guy. He issuper kind and has agreat personality. Some-times it’s a little toogreat. When we arealone, he is the perfectguy, but when other fe-males are around, hethinks he’s the originalRomeo. He has nevermet a girl he won’t flirt

with. It’s so obvious thatsometimes I’m embar-rassed for him. Hesmiles at all girls, andwhen he gets the oppor-tunity to talk withthem, he uses a “fake”voice. After the “flirtingromance” ends, he re-turns to normal and isthe great guy I’m dat-ing.We have had many

discussions about hisroving eye, but he neversays, “Sorry, I won’t dothat again.” He says hecan’t help himself and isaddicted to females. Sofar, all he does is look. Iam considered ratherattractive. Some of the

girls he flirts with arenot.Why on earth would

Eric flirt with everyskirt? When we’re alone,he only has eyes for me.What is his hang-up? —Nameless, Charlotte,N.C.

NAMELESS: Erichas a self-image defi-ciency. When females re-spond to his flirtations,he gets an ego boost.Sooner or later, he’s

going to grow up andstop playing thesegames. Since he doesn’ttake your concerns seri-ously enough to changehis behavior, this tellsme it won’t be for a

while. If everythingabout him is terrific,and flirting is his onlyflaw, then his eventualmaturity may be worththe wait.

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JACKSON CENTER — The Jackson CenterFire Department will be holding a soup and sand-wich supper at the American Legion Jan. 19 from 3to 7 p.m.There will be an “open microphone” event from 5

to 7 during which people can sing and play guitaror other instruments.All proceeds will benefit Michael Hoewischer

and Gerald Miller, who have health issues.

JACKSON CENTER — The Sons of the Ameri-can Legion will hold a pancake breakfast Feb. 16from 6:30 to 10 a.m. at the Jackson Center Ameri-can Legion hall. Pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice, andcoffee will be served.Presale tickets are available from any Sons

member or at Jackson Center Pro Hardware. Adulttickets are $6 and children’s tickets are $3.Anyone interested in joining the Sons of the

American Legion should contact Bruce Metz at 596-6608.

JACKSON CENTER — The village of JacksonCenter has announced winners of the recent holi-day lighting and decoration contest.Winners will receive free or reduced-rate electric

service for December.This marked the third annualholiday display contest.Winners are first place, Brian and Jamie Lotz,

all of December's electric bill paid by the village (upto $250); second place, Ben and Loretta Wehner,half of December's electric bill paid by the village(up to $125); and third place, Darren and TammyGates, one-fourth of December's electric bill paid byvillage (up to $75).

JACKSON CENTER—The Jackson Center FFAchapter is offering free snow-shoveling assistanceto elderly and/or disabled village residents.Those who need assistance should contact Bev

Wren at the village office at 596-6314. Needed willbe the name, address and phone number of the per-son needing assistance.Wren will then contact FFAvolunteers who will be assigned to help residentswho prove eligible for this service.

JACKSON CENTER— The Jackson CenterBoard of Education, dur-ing its reorganizationmeeting Jan. 7, approveda resolution to propose afive-year, 0.5 percentearned-income tax withthe intention to submitthe request to the ShelbyCounty Board of Elec-tions for the May 7 pri-mary election.The vote for approval

was unanimous by thefivemembers of the boardwho attended the meet-ing: Brad Wren, MattKohler, Kristine Mullen-hour, Dana Ware andKristen Davis.In other business, the

board:• Elected Wren as

president and Mullen-hour as vice president forthe 2013 calendar year.• Set meetings for the

third Monday of eachmonth at 7 p.m. in thehigh school.• Authorized the

treasurer to make ad-vance draws as available,invest inactive funds asavailable, pay bills as re-ceived within appropria-tions, and borrow fundsas necessary tomeet obli-gations within appropria-tions.•Appointed the super-

intendent as purchasingagent.• Appointed the treas-

urer as Title IX compli-ance officer and as thedesignee for matters con-

cerning public records.• Approved a mileage

reimbursement rate of 45cents per mile.• Authorized the su-

perintendent to approveprofessional meetings, ac-cept resignations andhire employees betweenboard meetings.• Approved participa-

tion in the Ohio SchoolBoards Association(OSBA) Small School Dis-trict Advisory Committeeand appointed Mullen-hour as a representativeto the committee.• Appointed Davis as

the representative to theOSBA Legislative Liai-son and Kohler as therepresentative tot heOSBA Student Achieve-

ment Liaison.• AppointedWren, the

superintendent, thetreasurer and Davis asthe Audit/Finance Com-mittee for 2013.• Approved tax-de-

ferred payroll deductionsfor those employees wish-ing to purchase or restoreSERS credits.• Following an execu-

tive session, accepted theresignation of BrandonLyme, part-time custo-dian.• Approved hiring

Greg Yarkosky as a part-time custodian, pendingcompletion of the pre-em-ployment process.The next meeting of

the board will be Feb. 13at 7 p.m.

School board proposesincome tax for May 7 ballot

NEWS BRIEFS

Contest winners noted

Group plans breakfast

Benefit supper planned

FFA to shovel snow

PIQUA — Edison State Com-munity College is reaching newheights by implementing SOAR,a comprehensive strategic plan-ning method in a series of focusgroup meetings on the campusthroughout the month of Janu-ary.SOAR, an acronym for

Strengths, Opportunities, Aspi-rations, and Results, engagesstakeholders to help constructthe future of the college. Resultsand insights from the focusgroups will inform and guide theCollege in shaping its strategicplan.“The SOAR process helps us to

collaborate with our communitypartners; create a mutual under-standing of the needs of the com-

munities and businesses; andcommit to actions that will ad-dress their needs,” said Dr. CrisValdez, Edison president.Edison is placing a greater

emphasis on strengths and op-portunities. “By listening to theperspectives of the stakeholderswe will be able to enhance ourability to balance their needs,”said MonaWalters, dean of insti-tutional planning and effective-ness. “This also improves ourcapability to adapt to shifts inthe market conditions.”As a community college, Edi-

son is responsible for serving thehigher education needs of Darke,Miami and Shelby counties. Byincluding the perspective of var-ious stakeholder groups such as

business, industry, health care,educational partners, alumniand parents, Edison faculty andadministration are better in-formed and prepared to addressthe needs and concerns of thecommunities.“Our hopes are to better serve

Darke, Miami, and Shelby coun-ties by gathering input from keyconstituents which will allow usto better hear, understand andaddress their needs,” said Valdez.As the planning process con-

tinues, Edison will host a seriesof public listening events andwill present the final plans to thecommunity as well.For more information about

these events, see the Edison web-site: www.edisonohio.edu.

Edison seeks community input

PIQUA —Upper Val-ley Career Center CareerAdvancement Center isseeking companies to em-ploy seniors through theEarly Placement Pro-gram.Early Placement al-

lows qualifying seniors toearn early-release, work-privileges by establishinga school record thatmeetsthe criteria in areas ofgrades, attendance, citi-zenship, and skill develop-ment.The Early Placement

experience can begin asearly as Jan. 21.Those interested in hir-

ing an Upper Valley Ca-reer Center senior for atemporary or permanentposition should contactMaria Bayless, careerplacement coordinator, at(937) 778.1980, ext 284, orbaylessm@uppervall-eycc.org.

Seniors seekplacement

COMICS Sidney Daily News, Friday, January 11, 2013 Page 10

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For Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013ARIES (March 21 to April 19)Your relationship with authority fig-ures might change suddenly today forthe better or for the worse. (It’s hard tosay.) But if something goes sideways,don’t quit your day job. Give things asober second thought.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)Romance with someone from anotherculture might begin suddenly today ora relationship might end suddenly.This also could apply to travel forpleasure.GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)Something is very unpredictable today,especially related to whatever youshare with others — inheritances,debt, shared property and jointlyowned possessions. Double-checkeverything if you can.CANCER (June 21 to July 22)A relationship might break up today.You could be blindsided by news fromsomeone. (In a few cases, you suddenlymight fall in love with someone who isunusual.)LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22)Something related to your job will gosideways in a New York minute today.It could be a relationship with a co-worker, it could be a work-related ro-mance — or it could be something thataffects your earnings. Caution.VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)This is definitely an accident-proneday for your children, so you must becareful. Be extra vigilant about everypotential hazard. Know where yourkids are at all times.LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)Relations with family members arerocky today. Domestic argumentscould break out. Perhaps somethingbeautiful, especially art, might get bro-ken at home. Guard against electricalfires and accidents.SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)Physical or verbal accidents mightoccur today. Pay attention to every-thing you say and do.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)Sudden changes to your financial pic-ture might occur today. This could bepositive, but it could also be negative.Keep your eyes open and guard yourpossessions.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)You might develop a crush on someonerather unusual today. Or an ongoingrelationship might end suddenly.Whatever occurs will be unexpected.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)Something you’ve been holding backmight erupt within you today. Becauseof this, you might tell someone off or fi-nally get something off your chest.(Oops.)PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20)Friendships could be disrupted today.Alternatively, you might strike up anew friendship with someone who isvery unusual or different. A meetingwith others might be canceled.YOU BORN TODAY You’re a commit-ted professional who is willing to un-dergo hardship to achieve your aims.Your career takes precedence overmany things in your life. Many of youare dedicated to serving others. Per-sonally, you are a lively storyteller andvery entertaining. You often have un-usual hobbies. Your year ahead is thebeginning of a fresh, exciting newcycle. Open any door!Birthdate of: Naya Rivera,actress/singer; Christiane Amanpour,TV journalist; Oliver Platt, actor.(c) 2013 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

HOROSCOPEBY FRANCES DRAKE

100 yearsJan. 11, 1913

A.P. McCarty, fatherof Luther McCarty,champion puglist of theworld, late yesterday af-ternoon signed a con-tract for a 30 weekvaudeville engagementwith the Columbia cir-cuit. He will open inToledo in two weeks andwill appear in all thelarge cities in the UnitedStates. He will be bookedas the only man whoever whipped the cham-pion and will give an il-lustrated monologue.The salary is said to bemore for a month thanWhite Eagle made in ayear as an Indian doctor.

———Miss Stella Taylor

and musical pupils gavea recital at her home onSouth Ohio avenue yes-terday afternoon. Afterthe program some timewas spent socially. Theserecitals by Miss Taylor’smusical class will fea-ture the rest of the win-ter.

———The Sidney girls’ bas-

ketball team was de-feated at Piqua lastnight by the Mystic Fiveby a score of 15 to 7.Members of the Sidneyteam included:MargaretGlaser, Bonnie Evans,Cora Beers, LadonnaQuinn, Laura Whited,and Flossie Beers.

75 yearsJan. 11, 1938

The Pemberton Farm-ers Institute will be heldin the school auditoriumat Pemberton on Feb. 14and 15, it was an-nounced today Officersof the institute and incharge of the affair are:Walter Gillman, presi-dent; Earl Valentine,vice president; CablePepper, secretary; F.M.Pepper, treasurer; EthelBoyer, lady correspon-dent.The reception com-

mittee for the annualPresident’s BirthdayBall announced todaywill include: Mr. andMrs. W.B. Swonger, Mr.and Mrs. Roy Fry, Mr.and Mrs. Rolla Laughlin,Judge and Mrs. J.D.Barnes, Judge and Mrs.D.F. Mills, Judge andMrs. Robert Eshman,Mr. and Mrs. H.K.Forsyth, Mr. and Mrs.H.H. Needles, Mr. andMrs. H.A. Amos, Mr. andMrs. Taylor Cummins,Mr. and Mrs. John Sex-auer, Mr. and Mrs.Robert Kaser, Mr. andMrs. Fred Elsass.

50 yearsJan. 11, 1963

RUSSIA – Four newdirectors were named atthe annual meeting of

the Civic AssociationThursday night in theCommunity Center.Elected were Cyril

Paulus, William Custen-border, Paul Borchersand Nicholas Philpot.They and three hold-over members will meetnext week to elect offi-cers. Valerian Cordon-nier, president in 1962,presided at the electionmeeting. Sidney inter-changes of Interstate 75expressway soon willhave their fourth gaso-line service station. Itwas learned today thatthe Texaco company willestablish a station onland at the southwestcorner of the north Sid-ney interchange at oldU.S. 25.

———The other three serv-

ice stations in operationfor the Sidney area onthe expressway includea Standard Oil station atInfirmary road, a ShellOil and a projectedHumble Oil station, bothat the State Route 47 in-tersection in west Sid-ney.

25 yearsJan. 11, 1988

WASHINGTON (AP)– A presidential commis-sion studying the Octo-ber stock market plungerecommends creation ofa new high-level regula-tory body to oversee thenation’s financial mar-kets, administration offi-cials say.The officials, who

spoke Thursday on thecondition of anonymity,said the panel headed byformer Sen. Nicholas F.Brady, R-N.J., also wouldpropose daily limits onstock price swings andtighter requirements forbuying securities oncredit.

———Emerson Electric Co.

Of St. Louis paid $546million in fiscal year1987 for Copeland Corp.of Sidney, according toan Emerson annual re-port. In October 1986,Emerson acquiredCopeland Corp. for$546.2 million in a busi-ness combination ac-counted for as apurchase, according toEmerson’s 1987 annualreport for the fiscal yearending Sept. 30.

Patient should weigh in on treatment

Perplexed bride ponders how to let bridesmaid go

DEAR DR.ROACH:When Iwas 39, I had atotal hysterec-tomy. The doctorput me on hor-mone-replace-ment pills — firststrong, then grad-ually weakerones. Now I amon a patch, estra-diol derm 50. Mydoctor told me totake it for the restofmy life, becauseit is good for the bones. Iam 79 now and have a dif-ferent doctor,who toldmeto stop it. I tried, but I feltdepressed and had hotflashes. I have used thispatch for 40 years andhave had no ill effectswith it. Please let meknow what your opinionis.— B.

ANSWER: This is avery controversial area.Let me start WITH whatis NOT controversial: It isgood for your bones, andprotects you from frac-ture. It also appears to re-duce the risk of colon

cancer.Unfortunately,

it increases yourrisk for blood clot-ting in the deepveins of your legs,which can thenspread to thelungs. Also, estro-gen increases therisk of breast can-cer.The controver-

sial part is what itdoes to your riskof heart disease.

Recent data suggest thatestrogen alone (with noprogesterone, somethingawomanwho has not hada hysterectomy shouldn’tdo), if given right atmenopause, may actuallyreduce the risk of heartdisease. However, givingestrogen with proges-terone, especially in olderwomen, clearly increasesthe risk of heart disease.While I would not rec-

ommend estrogen ther-apy as a means ofpreventing disease, usingestrogen to treat hotflashes is reasonable.

There are other treat-ments you can try, such asvenlafaxine. It is usuallyused as an antidepres-sant, but in this case, ithelps many women withhot flashes. Itmay be use-ful for the depression youcomplain of as well.I think it’s reasonable

for someone like you, onceshe understands therisks, to make her owndecision. The best esti-mate is that about onewoman in a hundred whotakes estrogen for 10years will suffer harmfrom it. It may be worth-while for you to take thatrisk if nothing else you tryis as effective at treatingyour symptoms. Doctorswork hard to minimizerisk to patients, but thereare times we forget thatintelligent, well-informedpatients are capable ofmaking up their ownminds about whether totake risks or not.

DEAR DR. ROACH:Recently, I have beenhaving pain in my right

testicle, and I found alump on the side of thetesticle when taking ashower. Could it be tes-ticular cancer? — M.M.

ANSWER: Yes, ofcourse it could be testic-ular cancer. But manyother conditions causepain and swelling in thetesticle, such as epi-didymitis, an inflamma-tion usually caused byinfection of the epi-didymis, one of the struc-tures that carries sperm.Testicular cancer is

usually painless in itsearly stages. Thatshouldn’t stop you fromimmediately seeing yourdoctor about any suspi-cious lump you find.Yourdoctor will do an examand may order an ultra-sound, which is verygood at determiningwhat the lump is likelyto be. Testicular cancercan spread rapidly, somake an appointmenttoday. Fortunately, it isvery curable, but thesooner you find it, thebetter off you are.

D E A RABBY: I used tobe close friendswith “Colette.”We were so closethat I asked herto be a brides-maid in my Aprilwedding.Over the last

several years ofour friendship,Colette becameselfish and dom-ineering. It didn’tbother me so much be-fore, because I felt herpositive qualities out-weighed the negative.However, after severalrecent incidents, I fi-nally told her I wasupset. She offered a cop-out response, and we

have not commu-nicated sincethen.That was a

month ago.How do I let

her know that Iwant to with-draw my requestfor her to be abridesmaid? Idon’t want tohurt her feelings,but my wedding

will be a small, privateaffair, and her presencewould be painful anddisruptive to me and an-other bridesmaid whorecently had a similarexperience with her.Colette may not be

burning with desire tocome anyway, given our

falling out, and hasn’tyet incurred any of theexpenses or spent any ofthe time and effort asso-ciated with being abridesmaid. I don’t wantto act unkindly, eventhough I don’t plan onrekindling the friend-ship. — NEEDS PER-SPECTIVE INKANSAS

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OUT OF THE PAST

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

WEATHER Sidney Daily News, Friday, January 11, 2013 Page 11

Temperature Precipitation Sunrise/Sunset

HighWednesday . . . . . . . . 45LowWednesday. . . . . . . . . 24

24 hours ending at 7 a.m.0.03Month to date . . . . . . . . . 0.03Year to date . . . . . . . . . . . 0.03

Friday’s sunset . . . . 5:31 p.m.Saturday’s sunrise . 7:58 a.m.Saturday’s sunset . . 5:32 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.

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ODDS AND ENDSAMESBURY, Mass.

(AP) — Couples oftenhold weddings on signif-icant dates, but a Massa-chusetts couple hascome up with a new wayof remembering theirceremony.Cheryl Bennett and

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married Wednesday, thesame date as the town’sZIP code of 01913.Forty-five-year-old

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QUALITYENGINEER

Norcold, Inc., recog-nized as the leader inrefrigerator manufactur-ing for the RV, Marineand Truck markets, iscurrently accepting re-sumes for a Quality En-gineer at our Gettys-burg, Ohio facility.

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EOE

Tastemorr Snacks is lookingfor a flexible, reliable, and ex-perienced

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The role will have a combina-tion of general administrativeduties as well as interactionwith employees of all levels.

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careers@tastemorr.com

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300 East Vine StreetColdwater, OH 45828

419-605-9660EOE

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Specialized Alterna-tives for Families andYouth (SAFY) is aleading national non-profit organizationproviding a full con-tinuum of services foryouth in the childwelfare and juvenilejustice systems. Wecurrently have anopening for a full timeTreatment Director inour Sidney Division.This position is re-sponsible for thetreatment and qualityof care for all youth inplace for a designateddivision. Duties in-clude: Clinical over-sight and supervisionof professional staff;oversight with fosterparent recruitmentand retention; and as-sistance with expan-sion of services intosouthern Indiana.Requirements includea master’s degree witha LISW/LPCC.

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Date of Public Notice: January 11, 2013Name and address of applicant: Irish Acres Dairy, LLC 7170 S.

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DIESELTECHNICIAN

Continental ExpressInc., a full service trans-portation company thatspecializes in hauling re-frigerated food productsis currently seeking anexperienced DieselTechnician for its Sidneyterminal.

Will perform mainte-nance and repairs onsemi trailers and refrig-eration units. Duties willinclude preventativemaintenance, inspec-tions and repairs, brakeand tire repairs, and oth-er duties as assignedCandidates with priorknowledge and experi-ence on refrigerationunits helpful but not nec-essarily required. Musthave own tools and beextremely dependable.Competitive salary andbenefit package.

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NEW KNOXVILLE’S Meg Reineke (20) reaches for a rebound alongside Marion Local’s BrookeWinner in girls high school basketball action Thursday night at New Knoxville.

CLEVELAND (AP) — TheBrowns are taking a secondlook at KenWh i s e nhun t ,who could beclose to fillingC l e v e l a n d ’ scoaching va-cancy.Two people

familiar withthe meeting saidWhisenhunt ishaving a second interviewwith the Browns on Thursday.Whisenhunt, who was re-cently fired after six seasonswith the Cardinals, is meetingwith the Browns away fromtheir facility in Berea, Ohio,said one person who spoke toThe Associated Press on con-dition of anonymity because ofthe sensitivity of the search.The team met with

Whisenhunt last week in Ari-zona. He went 45-51 in sixseasons with the Cardinalsand led them to one SuperBowl appearance.The Plain Dealer was first

to reportWhisenhunt’s secondinterview.The 50-year-old worked as

a special teams coach with theBrowns in 1999, when they re-turned to the NFL as an ex-pansion team.Whisenhunt is the first

candidate known to get a sec-ond interview with theBrowns, who fired Pat Shur-mur one day after completinga 5-11 season.The Cardinals also let

Whisenhunt go on Dec. 31,cutting ties with the win-ningest coach in franchise his-tory and the only one to takethe long-suffering team to its

only Super Bowl in 2008. Ari-zona started this season 4-0,but the Cardinals lost 11 oftheir last 12 and finished withthe NFL’s lowest-ranked of-fense.The Cardinals have only

had three winning seasons,and two came under Whisen-hunt, who had one year left ona $5.5 million contract.Whisenhunt spent six sea-

sons in Pittsburgh, the finalthree as offensive coordinatorunder Bill Cowher before hewas hired by the Cardinals.He inherited a team given

little chance to compete andturned them into a .500 squadin his first season. The nextyear, with Kurt Warner atquarterback, the Cardinalsmade an unexpected run tothe Super Bowl, where theylost a 27-23 thriller to theSteelers.Arizona won a franchise-

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP)— Notre Dame nose tackleLouis Nix IIIcapture the emo-tion of just abouteveryone whofollows theFighting Irishwith a simpletweet: “Didnt seethat coming!”News that

coach BrianKelly had interviewed with thePhiladelphia Eagles one dayafter the Irish were thoroughlybeaten 42-14 by Alabama inthe BCS title game caught justabout everyone by surprise.The job, after all, has not

traditionally been a spring-board to the NFL and isviewed by many — at least byNotre Dame fans — as a des-tination job at a deep-pocketedprogram with one of the moststoried histories in collegefootball. And why would any-one leave after coming so closeto the national championship?Nix, who already an-

nounced he was skipping theNFL draft and returning toNotre Dame next season, toldhis followers he wasn’t con-cerned about Kelly’s interview.“Im not worried and you

shouldnt be either,” he tweeted.The early reaction from

Notre Dame recruits indi-cated they are still committedto the Irish.“If Kelly leaves!!!!!,,,,, I’m

still a domer S/O to my NDfans,” linebacker JaylonSmith tweeted.Cornerback Devin Butler

expressed similar feelings,tweeting: “I committed to aprogram and school.. Not acoach.” He then added: “But Idoubt he leaves.”Still, the interview alone

could prove costly. Recruiting

analyst Tom Lemming of CBSSports says Notre Dame wason track to possibly have thetop recruiting class this year,but said some recruits will getantsy if Kelly doesn’t an-nounce his intention soon. Hesaid other schools probablystarted calling recruitsshortly after the news broke.“There will be kids looking

at other schools now. I don’tsee that happening unlessKelly’s telling them he’s notleaving,” Lemming said.Kelly, who was believed to

be out of the country, originallysigned a five-year contractthree years ago at a reported$2.5 million a year and wasgiven a two-year extension ayear ago.Athletic director JackSwarbrick told reporters Sun-day he had planned to talkwith Kelly about extending hiscontract. Swarbrick did not re-spond to messages left by TheAssociated Press at his officeor on his cell phone seekingcomment.Kelly told reporters in

Florida before the game thatNotre Dame was his dreamjob, but said while he wascoaching at Cincinnati he wasfocused on that. He thenadded: “I think that’s thesame thing with the NFL.”“I think from my perspec-

tive I’ve got the best job in thecountry, NFL, college, highschool, whatever. I just lookat the place that I’m at andthankful for the opportunitythat I have,” he said.The question is, will he

have another opportunity? Heis the first Notre Dame coachin recent memory to interviewfor another job. Former Irishcoach Charlie Weis was givena 10-year contract when therewere reports the NewYork Gi-ants might be interested.

Irish fans, playerswonder about Kelly

Kelly NEW KNOXVILLE — TheNew Knoxville and MarionLocal girls hooked up in adandy at New KnoxvilleThursday night in MidwestAthletic Conference girls bas-ketball action.And it took a lot more than

four quarters to decide thewinner,with the Lady Rangersoutscoring the Lady Flyers 15-8 in the second overtime topull out a 56-49 victory.The win put New Knoxville

at 3-1 in the MAC and 9-3overall. Marion Local is now1-3 in league play and 7-5 onthe season.New Knoxville actually

scored more points in the sec-ond four-minute overtime pe-riod than in any of theprevious four quarters andfirst overtime.The Lady Rangers led by

five after a quarter, trailed byone at the half, and were tiedwith Marion after three.It was 37-all at the end of

regulation and 41 all after oneovertime before the LadyRangers erupted in the secondextra session.Haley Horstman poured in

31 points to lead NewKnoxville and Paige Lehmanadded 13.For Marion, Chelsea Win-

ner had 23 and Brooke Win-ner added 14.

Marion (49)Moorman 1-0-2; Thobe 2-1-6;

Kuether 1-0-2; Wilker 1-0-2; B. Win-

ner 6-2-14; C. Winner 9-4-23. Totals:20-7-49.

New Knoxville (56)Horstman 10-9-31; Schroer 0-3-3;

Magato 0-2-2; Reineke 2-1-5; Leffel 1-0-2; Lehman 5-3-13.Totals: 18-18-56.

Score by quarters:Marion ................6 18 28 37 41 49Knoxville ..........11 17 28 37 41 56

Three-pointers: Marion 2 (C.Winner, Thobe); NK 2 (Horstman 2).

Records: NK 9-3, Marion 7-5.——

Anna wins bigANNA — Anna bolted to a

32-6 lead after one quarterand coasted to a 75-24 non-league victory over Graham ingirls action Thursday.The Lady Rockets go to 11-

2 on the season with Fairlawncoming to town on Monday.Graham is now 5-7.“It was a great team effort,”

said Anna coach Jack Billing.“We came out and played well.We got a lot of kids in andthey all played well.”Natalie Billing had 16

points in the first quarteralone and went on to score 32to go with 12 rebounds forAnna. Cayla Bensman added14 points, and Erica Huberhad seven assists and fivesteals.

Graham (24)Purk 1-1-3; Quisenberry 0-5-5;

Black 3-0-6; Thompson 1-0-2; Strad-line 0-2-2; Kite 0-2-2; Heckman 2-0-4.Totals: 7-10-24.

Anna (75)A. Bensman 3-2-8; Huber 2-2-6;

Billing 16-0-32; Blankenship 2-1-5; C.Bensman 7-0-14; Niekamp 1-0-2;Rioch 1-0-2; Watercutter 1-0-2; Noff-

singer 1-2-4. Totals: 34-7-75.Score by quarters:

Graham...........................6 11 16 24Anna .............................32 44 54 75

Three-pointers: NoneRecords:Anna 11-2, Graham 7-5.Reserve score:Anna 61, Graham

17.——

Loramie winsover Fairlawn

FORT LORAMIE — InCounty action Thursday, FortLoramie beat Fairlawn 79-16.The win puts the Lady Red-

skins at 6-1 in the league and13-2 overall. Fairlawn is 0-7and 2-11.For Loramie, which led 25-

4 after one quarter, DarianRose led five players in doublefigures with 14. MeganImwalle and Amanda Hold-heide had 12 each and JulieHoying and Hallie Benanzer11 each. Hoying also had eightrebounds.

Fairlawn (19)Slonksoky 1-1-3; Roe 1-0-3;

Watkins 1-0-2; Driskell 3-0-6; Cum-mings 1-0-2. Totals: 7-1-16.

Fort Loramie (79)Hoying 5-0-11; Turner 2-0-4;

Imwalle 5-0-12; Benanzer 4-0-11;Westerheide 2-0-4; Rose 6-2-14;Boerger 1-0-2; Holdheide 5-2-12;Meyer 3-3-9. Totals: 33-7-79.

Score by quarters:Fairlawn .........................4 12 14 16Loramie ........................25 40 61 79

Three-pointers: Loramie 6 (Be-nanzer 3, Imwalle 2, Hoying); Fair-lawn 1 (Roe).

Records: Loramie 13-2, Fairlawn2-11.

New Knoxville girls beatMarion Local in overtime

TONIGHTBoys basketball

Sidney at GreenvilleLehman at Fort LoramieChristian Academy at East

DaytonBotkins at RussiaNew Knoxville at Marion LocalMarion Catholic at RiversideMinster at Delphos St. John’sVersailles at St. HenryColdwater at New BremenJackson Center at HoustonAnna at Fairlawn

BowlingSidney at High School Classic

Swimming/divingFranklin, Miami East, Fort Re-

covery at LehmanWrestling

Bluffton, Allen East at Ver-sailles

——SATURDAYWrestling

Lehman at Tri-County NorthInvitational

Swimming/divingMinster, New Bremen at Wa-

pakoneta/Celina InvitationalFairmont at Sidney

Girls basketballChristian Academy at Xenia

ChristianRussia at MinsterLehman at VersaillesSt. Marys at New BremenFort Loramie at HoustonJackson Center at Botkins

Boys basketballStivers at SidneyLehman at Lima TempleChristian Academy at Xenia

ChristianRussia at Springfield CatholicNew Knoxville at Jackson Cen-

terAnsonia at RiversideFort Loramie at MinsterMississinawa at VersaillesNew Bremen at CovingtonBradford at HoustonBotkins at ParkwayAnna at St. Henry

NFL Playoff GlanceThe Associated Press

All Times ESTWild-card PlayoffsSaturday, Jan. 5

Houston 19, Cincinnati 13Green Bay 24, Minnesota 10

Sunday, Jan. 6Baltimore 24, Indianapolis 9Seattle 24,Washington 14Divisional PlayoffsSaturday, Jan. 12

Baltimore at Denver, 4:30 p.m.(CBS)

Green Bay at San Francisco, 8p.m. (FOX)

Sunday, Jan. 13Seattle at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX)Houston at New England, 4:30

p.m. (CBS)Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 20NFC, 3 p.m. (FOX)AFC, 6:30 p.m. (CBS)

Pro BowlSunday, Jan. 27At Honolulu

AFC vs. NFC, 7 p.m. (NBC)Super BowlSunday, Feb. 3At New Orleans

AFC champion vs. NFC cham-pion, 6 p.m. (CBS)

Weekend Time ScheduleThe Associated PressAll Times ESTSaturday

NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFSBaltimore at Denver, 4:30 p.m.Green Bay at San Francisco, 8

p.m.TOP 25 BASKETBALL

MenNo. 1 Duke at No. 20 N.C. State,

NoonNo. 3 Louisville vs. South

Florida, 4 p.m.No. 4 Arizona at Oregon State,

8 p.m.No. 5 Indiana vs. No. 8 Min-

nesota, NoonNo. 6 Kansas at Texas Tech, 4

p.m.No. 7 Syracuse vs. Villanova,

NoonNo. 10 Missouri at Mississippi,

8 p.m.No. 11 Florida at LSU, 4 p.m.No. 12 Illinois at Wisconsin,

2:15 p.m.No. 14 Butler at Dayton, 2 p.m.No. 16 San Diego State vs. Col-

orado State, 8 p.m.No. 17 Notre Dame vs. UConn,

2 p.m.No. 18 Kansas State at West

Virginia, 1:30 p.m.No. 19 Georgetown at St.

John's, 11 a.m.No. 21 Cincinnati at Rutgers, 8

p.m.No. 24 UNLV vs. Air Force, 10

p.m.No. 25 New Mexico vs. Fresno

State, 3 p.m.Women

No. 3 UConn at Marquette, 4p.m.

No. 15 Louisville at Providence,2 p.m.

No. 16 Oklahoma vs. TexasTech, 8 p.m.

No. 22 Dayton at Butler, NoonNo. 25 Iowa State vs. TCU, 7

p.m.Sunday

NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFSSeattle at Atlanta, 1 p.m.Houston at New England, 4:30

p.m.TOP 25 BASKETBALL

MenNo. 2 Michigan at No. 15 Ohio

State, 1:30 p.m.No. 22 Michigan State vs. Ne-

braska, 6 p.m.No. 23 Wichita State at Evans-

ville, 4:35 p.m.Women

No. 1 Baylor at No. 17 Kansas,2:30 p.m.

No. 2 Notre Dame vs. Rutgers,3:30 p.m.

No. 4 Duke at Wake Forest, 2p.m.

No. 5 Stanford vs. No. 7 Califor-nia, 4 p.m.

No. 6 Kentucky at Missouri,1:30 p.m.

No. 8 Penn State vs. Nebraska,2 p.m.

No. 9 Tennessee at Florida,11:30 a.m.

No. 10 Maryland at VirginiaTech, 2 p.m.

No. 11 North Carolina vs. Geor-gia Tech, 2 p.m.

No. 13 Georgia vs. No. 18 SouthCarolina, 1 p.m.

No. 14 UCLA vs.Washington, 5p.m.

No. 18 Florida State vs. No. 24Miami, 3 p.m.

No. 20 Texas A&M vs. Auburn,3 p.m.

No. 21 Oklahoma State atTexas, 12:30 p.m.

No. 23 Colorado at Utah, 5 p.m.

Thursday's ScoresThe Associated PressGirls Basketball

Ada 52, Harrod Allen E. 35Bluffton 46, Spencerville 33Celina 67,Wapakoneta 41Coldwater 41, New Bremen 34Columbus Grove 54, Paulding

31Convoy Crestview 42, VanWert

Lincolnview 41Findlay 62, Lima Sr. 45Findlay Liberty-Benton 51,

Leipsic 41Ft. Loramie 79, Fairlawn 16Ft. Recovery 56, Parkway 35Lima Bath 69, St. Marys Me-

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Jefferson 41Lima Perry 75, Ridgeway

Ridgemont 31Lima Shawnee 66, Kenton 62Minster 31, Delphos St. John's

20New Knoxville 56, Maria Stein

Marion Local 49, 2OTNew Madison Tri-Village 61,

Lewisburg Tri-County N. 47New Paris National Trail 51,

Ansonia 34Ottawa-Glandorf 61, Defiance

39Ottoville 69, Continental 37Pandora-Gilboa 59, Dola

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GRINNELL, Iowa (AP) — Jack Taylor, who setthe NCAA scoring record with 138 points in a gamein November, is out for the season after breakinghis wrist.Grinnell College spokesman Ted Schultz says

Taylor fractured the radius on his shooting armduring a 119-117 win over rival Cornell (Iowa) onWednesday.Taylor will likely have surgery within a week

and be out 2-3 months. He was averaging 36.3points for the Division III Pioneers (9-3).Taylor captured the attention of the basketball

world when he dropped 138 points against FaithBaptist Bible College on Nov. 21, shattering the pre-vious mark by 25 points. The Pioneers, who play anextremely up-tempo style and have led the nationin scoring in 17 of the past 19 seasons, fed Taylorearly and often in hopes of breaking his shootingslump.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tim Tebow won’tbe playing for his hometown team.

The Jacksonville Jaguars made itclear Thursday that they have noplans to pursue the popular and po-larizing New York Jets backup quar-terback.The Jets are likely to release the

2007 Heisman Trophy winner andJacksonville native during the offsea-son, and many believed Tebow wouldland with the Jaguars.But new general manager David

Caldwell nixed that idea at his introductory newsconference.“I can’t imagine a scenario in which he’ll be a

Jacksonville Jaguar — even if he’s released,” Cald-well said.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State says run-ning back Jordan Hall has been granted a medicalredshirt after missing most of the 2012 season dueto foot and knee injuries.Hall carried the ball in just three games last sea-

son as a senior, totaling 40 attempts for 218 yardsand a touchdown. He missed the start of the seasonafter cutting his foot in the summer and the endafter partially tearing a knee ligament.Ohio State also announced that its first spring

football practice will be March 5, the second onMarch 7 and, after spring break, the third would beMarch 19. The annual spring game is being playedApril 13 at Cincinnati's Paul Brown Stadium, dueto construction at Ohio Stadium.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals offen-sive coordinator Jay Gruden is the latest to inter-view for the vacant head coaching job with theArizona Cardinals.Gruden, younger brother of former Oakland and

Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden, said his interviewThursday at Cardinals headquarters was his firstfor a head coaching job with any NFL team.He saidhe may interview with the Philadelphia Eaglesnext week.The Cardinals also have interviewed their de-

fensive coordinator, Ray Horton, and Denver Bron-cos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy.

COLUMBUS (AP)—The state football finals willstart on Thursday night beginning this December.The Ohio High School Athletics Association’s

board of trustees approved a recommendation thatwill open the state finals a night earlier than usual.The state goes to a seven-division setup (rather

than the customary six) starting this fall. The state’ssanctioning body for high school sports has not decidedon game times or which divisions will play when.There will be one game on Thursday night, Dec.

5, followed by three games on Dec. 6 and three moreon Dec. 7.The games will alternate between Fawcett Sta-

dium in Canton and Paul Brown Tiger Stadium inMassillon.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Michael Wal-trip will enter the Daytona 500 this season withSwan Racing.The two-time Daytona 500 winner will drive the

No. 30 Toyota in a one-race deal. The team will usefull-time driverDavid Stremme the rest of the season.

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LOS ANGELES (AP)—— Pete Rose recentlywent to Cooperstown tofilm an episode of his up-coming reality televisionshow. His fiance gotchoked up when base-ball’s career hits leaderhad to watch the Paradeof Legends and otherHall of Fame festivitiesas just another face inthe crowd.Rose doesn’t share

Kiana Kim’s disappoint-ment in his continuedbanishment from base-ball, but he hopes he canprovide a few lessons inpatience to the rest of hissport’s tarnished super-stars.“It doesn’t matter how

long it takes,” Rose saidThursday over lunch inSherman Oaks. “I’m inno hurry, unless youknow something I don’tknow. You just have totry to be a productive cit-izen and live your life,and hopefully somedaysomebody calls you andsays, ‘Hey, we want togive you a secondchance.’ I won’t need athird, and believe me,nobody is going to findme betting on baseball.What’s that old cliche? Idon’t bet on baseball be-cause I know too muchabout it.”The 71-year-old Rose,

nattily attired in a tanhat and a colorfulstriped shirt with “HitKing” embroidered onthe collar, says he’s “a lit-tle sad” nobody waselected to the Hall ofFame on Wednesday.Yet Rose sees both

sides of the Hall debate:Although he’s a friend ofBarry Bonds, Roger

Clemens, Sammy Sosaand every star of base-ball’s Steroids Era, Rosealso says anything thatartificially alters thegame’s statistics should-n’t be praised or hon-ored.And if a player linked

to steroid use ever brokeRose’s record of 4,256hits, Charlie Hustlewould object vehemently.“I don’t know who did

what, and I really don’tcare,” Rose said. “All Ican tell you is if there’sdrugs involved, the mostsacred thing in baseballis the stats. We’ve beentaking stats since 1869... and whenever you dosomething that can alterthe statistics of thegame, it’s not good forthe game.”Rose wonders what

Babe Ruth or RogerMaris would have to say

about Bonds, Sosa andMark McGwire beingkept out of the Hall.“Because those were

the records that were as-saulted, not mine,” Rosesaid. “Not my record. Ifsomeone came up with4,257 hits and waslinked to steroids, I’dhave a lot to say. If I’dhave took steroids, I’dhave got 5,000 hits, so itwouldn’t have been fair.”Rose treads more

lightly around first-timenominees Bonds,Clemens and Sosa,warmly praising allthree while still reserv-ing full endorsement oftheir Hall worthiness.“The only person I’m

going to defend (from)yesterday ... I’ve got togive Roger Clemenssome slack,” Rose said.“Here’s a guy that saysto this day that he didn’t

take steroids. He’s neverflunked a drug test, andhe went to two courtsand they both ruled inhis favor. So I don’tknow.And I know there’ssuspicion, but you don’tnot vote for a guy be-cause of suspicion.”Rose agreed to a per-

manent ban from base-ball in 1989 after theformer Cincinnati Redsplayer and manager wasaccused of betting onbaseball. He is alsobanned from inclusionon the Hall of Fame bal-lot, although four votersgave him write-in votesthis week.Rose said he recently

reached out to Commis-sioner Bud Selig formore dialogue about hispossible return to thegame, but has noprogress to report. Rosethinks Selig is probablytired of hearing hisname, which he wouldunderstand.“You have to under-

stand, I’m not in that Pa-rade (of Legends)because it’s my fault,”Rose said. “It’s not BartGiamatti’s fault. It’s notBud Selig’s fault. I’m theone that (messed) up.Why am I going to getmad at anybody else? Allyou can do is keep yournose clean, be a good cit-izen, and maybe some-day you’ll get a secondchance. But when you(mess) up, you can’tblame other people. Youjust hope they under-stand you committedyourself, and that’s onething this (reality) showwill do. It will show a dif-ferent perspective ofme.”

Rose preaches patience

AP Photo/Jeff Chiu

IN THIS Sept. 8, 2012 photo, former major leaguebaseball player Pete Rose sits ringside with fianceKiana Kim during a boxing event in Oakland, Calif.Rose has strong opinions on baseball's latest Hallof Fame debate.

DEGRAFF — TheRiverside PowerliftingTeam competed in the2013 Top Gun Invita-tional at NortheasternHigh School last week.For the girls power-

lifting team, Allie Dick-enson was first in thefreshman/sophomore101-pound class andAshton Defibaugh wasfirst in the junior/senior110-pound class.

Ashton Wooddell wassecond in the fresh-man/sophomore 138-pound class, KelsieBarney was second inthe freshman/sophomore170-pound class andTaylor Goins was secondin the junior/senior 170-pound class.Alexa Klinger was

fifth in the 127.8 poundclass, freshman/sopho-more division.

In the boys competi-tion, Mike Schaffer wasfirst in the junior/senior138-pound class, KylePlank was first in thejunior/senior 154-poundclass, Austin Glasgowwas second in the jun-ior/senior 154-poundclass, Chris Cox wasthird in the junior/se-nior 170-pound class,Collin Harbour wasthird in the fresh-

man/sophomore 170-pound class, Zach Stew-art was third in thejunior/senior 227-poundclass, and John Tullywas fourth in the jun-ior/senior 205-poundclass.Also competing for

Riverside were BaileyLeonard for the girlsand Hunter Goings andGreg Bryant for theboys.

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A nurse from Sidney andone from Troy recently re-turned from a stint aboardthe Africa Mercy Ship, whichwent to Guinea,West Africa,to help with surgeries in acountry where health care isminimal.“I was watching the televi-

sion at 4 o’clock one morningand saw an advertisementfor the Mercy Ships,” recallsCheri Clayton, of Sidney. “Ihad never seen anythingabout this ministry before,but I knew immediately thatGod had meant for me to seethe ad and that I had to go.”Mercy Ships is an organi-

zation that was begun in1978 by Don and DeyonStephens. The internationalhospital ship, SS Hope, wasthe catalyst for their re-search to determine the needfor this type of medical care— a floating hospital. Theirfindings proved that 95 of the100 largest cities in theworld were port cities andthat large numbers of peoplecould receive health carefrom their services.

Neediest peopleTheir vision was to help

the world’s neediest people.After visiting with MotherTeresa in Calcutta, India,and having a son with pro-found disabilities, DonStephens was inspired tobegin Mercy Ships.Moved by the program,

Clayton recently traveled tothe port of Conakry, Guinea,West Africa, for her missiontrip.Before making her deci-

sion, she went to work andtalked to a co-worker andfriend about the advertise-ment she had seen thatmorning.“I even asked her if she

wanted to go.We are bothChristians and surgicalnurses at Upper Valley Med-ical Center (in Troy). It tookBernice Michael, from Troy, aweek or so to make sure shecould get her time off from

work, but when everythingfell into place, she decided togo,” Clayton said.The application process

was the next step the twowomen had to begin. Aftercharacter, employer, pastorand friends references, re-sumes, educational and em-ployment transcripts,physicals, and a mountain ofpaperwork, the two waitedfor a decision from MercyShips.It took a month before

Clayton and Michael wereaccepted, at which point thepreparations to leave began.“We had to have six or

seven vaccinations and toagree to all the conditions ofthe Mercy Ships,” statesClayton. “This is a Christianorganization, and eventhough you don’t have to be aChristian to serve, you haveto live by their standards.Wegot confirmation in Marchand went on our trip in No-vember.“I felt like we hit the

ground running, coming andgoing,We had a quick tour ofthe ship, orientation, andthen went to work in the op-erating room within two daysof our arrival. When we gothome it was the same be-cause we had done no prepa-rations for Christmas.We gothome just in time to shopand get ready for the holi-days.”

Long waitsThe local nurses reported

to the Africa Mercy Ship.People from the area wouldline up for very long waits tobe screened for their proce-dures. Surgeries were per-formed throughout the day inthe operating rooms set upfor their particular need.“How many surgeries we

did a day depended on the in-vasiveness of the procedure,”said Michael. “I worked inthe maxillo-facial and cleft-lip OR, and we did aboutthree surgeries a day, but wewere capable of doing five orsix, depending on the sever-ity. There were six ORs.Wedid 15 to 17 cataract surger-

ies a day in another OR.These were very commonprocedures.”Clayton spent time in the

specialized ENT OR withthyroid and goiter proce-dures, which were also verycommon.“In my 38 years of nursing,

I have never seen some of thesurgeries that we per-formed,” she explains. “Thehealth care in this country isso minimal that the only waythese people get the kind ofservices we provided was tocome to the ship to receive it.What we take for grantedhere doesn’t exist there.

Different culture“Their culture is so differ-

ent from ours, too. One of thesurgeries I had never seenwas repairing obstetric fistu-las. In the Fulah tribe, thewomen are considered weakif they cannot give birth oftheir baby completely unas-sisted. They have no prenatalcare, and when it’s time togive birth, the mother has togo into a room by herself anddeliver alone.“During the labor and de-

livery process, many of thesewomen cannot deliver natu-rally and can be in labor fordays. The baby is alwaysborn dead in these severecases and the mother sufferstrauma to the soft tissue andother organs surrounding thebirth canal. This trauma pro-duces fistulas, which is anunnatural connection be-tween two systems.We areable to restore the individualorgans, separate from oneanother, to give the womenfreedom from constant leak-age and infiltration betweenthe organs.

‘Cast out’“In their culture, the only

thing a woman is good for isreproducing. Once she haslost the ability to have chil-dren, which is a natural con-sequence of the tissuedamage and forming of thefistulas, she is cast out by herhusband and becomes a beg-gar on the street or gets foodfrom where ever she can findit.”“But once she has the sur-

gery and is considered ‘dry,’there is a ceremony where allthe women get new dresses,”adds Michael. “It’s called theDress Ceremony. Most ofthem had not been dry foryears. The sad thing aboutall this is that the country of-fers medical deliveries free ofcharge, but their culture will

not allow them to use it. Andit is completely preventablewith proper prenatal care.”The Africa Mercy is staffed

by volunteers with only themaintenance, security andoperational staff as paid posi-tions. There is also a daystaff that consists of regis-tered nurses and state testednursing assistants, who alsoact as interpreters, but onlyreceive pay if there is moneyavailable. A mission can lastas short as two weeks and aslong as two years. Forty-onecountries are represented bythe volunteers who come towork aboard the AfricaMercy.

‘So grateful’“The people that we

helped were so grateful forus being there to help them,”concludes Michael. “Therewas not a particular momentthat I remember as one I willnever forget, it was the wholeexperience and just the grati-tude they had for us. Theywere constantly saying‘thank you,’ the only Englishthey knew.We were givingthem something their coun-try couldn’t and they appreci-

ated it so much. I would goback again, after I retire so Icould spend more than justtwo weeks there. It was anawesome experience.”“Like Bernice, I would go

back again, but when I couldstay a month, after I retire,”adds Clayton. “But I do havea moment that defined myexperience there with thosepeople. I will never forget a42-year-old woman whosehusband had left her and shehad no living children. Shehad been living with two fis-tulas for 14 years; her exis-tence depended on relativesor begging in the streets. Shewas in the OR for two days ina row for her repair. I helpedwith both surgeries.

‘Melted my heart’“She could only speak in

her own language, so I hadno idea what she was sayingas they moved her from theoperating table to the gurney.She patted my face andgrabbed my hands with hersand smiled at me. She meltedmy heart.”For more information on

the Mercy Ships ministry, goto http://www.mercyships.org.

Mission of mercy: Local nurseshelp needy aboard hospital ship

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AMONG THE staff of the Africa Mercy Ship were surgicalnurses (l-r) Melanie Pelzer, of New Zealand; Cheri Clayton, ofSidney; and Moses Mivedon, from Guinea.

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THESE BEFORE-AND-AFTER photos show a woman who re-ceived surgery for a cleft palate on the Africa Mercy ship.

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AFRICA MERCY moves through the harbor at Conakry, Guinea, West Africa. Medical staffprovided treatment to needy people of the country.

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PEOPLE LINE up on “Screening Day,” as they wait to bescreened for surgeries. In the country of Guinea, medical careis offered at a very minimal level. The people here are waitingtheir turn for the Africa Mercy Ship where they can receive op-erations they would not get otherwise.

Work off coast of West Africa