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ElmwoodElmwood Middle School has

announced its honor roll for the first nine-week grading period.

The following students received a 4.0 grade point average:

Eighth graders — Gunner Endi-cott, Elijah Reynolds, Rachel Spanfell-ner, Angelica Juarez, Jenna Tanner, Andrea Bingham, Abigail Lee, Kaylee Hosler, Wyatt Nagel, Breanna Gonyer, Ericka Keyser, Destinee Holland, Savannah Kauffman, Kaylie Kingery, Daniel May, Madison Daniels, Allison Nonnemaker.

Seventh graders — Allison Warns, Grace Tienarend, Nina Zibbel, Ava Bloom, Thaddeus Hopkins-Fawcett, Solanna Riddle, Kyler Heiserman, Anna Allison, Mason Crum, Makaylee Rochowiak, Casey Frank.

Sixth graders — Allen Sterling, Alexander Endicott, River Graham, Broden Reynolds, Jacob Reinhart, Anna Meyer, Anthony Veryser, Adam Meyer, Tanner Pennington, Abigail Allison, Zachery May, Sophie Piper.

The following students received between a 3.5 and 3.99 grade point average::

Eighth graders — Tyler Douglas, Mason Coulter, Courtney Clark, Zach-ary Endicott, Madison Hoiles, Grace

Armbruster, Kyler Hiser, Daniel Duvall, Barett Coleman, Dylan Gheen, Nicholas Donald, Karson Palmer, Michelle Wickersham, Aaron Gard-ner, Morgan Belden, Terrel Lawson, Samantha DeBock, Karmah McGuire, Chloe Thomas.

Seventh graders — Leael Snow, Tyler Shaffer, Aurora Jordan, Tayler Tussing, Tyler Baum, Madelyn Davis, Kyle Downard, Aaron Smith, Devan Lloyd, Jonathon Bodnar, Brooklyn Thrash, Brady Ziegler, Lindy Vincent, Jaylin Ray.

Sixth graders — Fahtia Finton, Emaline Lee, Cara Frank, Frank Blair, Anna Barber, Cannon Endicott, Landon Murray, Kennadie Plouck, Odin Woodbury, Kendall Lachey, Aidan Frankfather, Olivia Holderman, Alex Arnold, William Harrison, Mal-lory Miller.

The following students received between a 3.0 and 3.49 grade point average:

Eighth graders — Nathaniel Ziebold, Jonathon Wagler, Kylie Moss-barger, Kobe Shank, Zane Hagemeyer, Abigail Kinder, Elizabeth Hoffman, Roel Saldana, Carly Dibling, DeAnn Chamberlain, Morgan Reinhard, Regan Watters, Lane Meyers, Alexis Gillett, Scott Stearns, Hunter Garner, Kameron Borner, Kaleb Loera, Konner Logston, Sirenity Rubel, Kara Nuding.

Seventh graders — Aleesia Baldo-nado, Madison Durst, Nathan Abke, Heather Peterson, Alaina Marsh, Jacob Carpenter, Jaydon Jenkins, Caleb Peery, Owen Zimmerman, Haylee Okuley, Jade Hathaway, Erin Harris, Colton Ickes, Mallory Sweet, Mackenzie Mareches, Garrett, Malone, Tristen Schooner, William Keiffer, Riely Kern, David Weaver, Jacob Metz, Bryce Reynolds, Jesse Wise, Jordyn Kern, Jesus Hernandez.

Sixth graders — Thomas Curtis, Madison Feehan, Zoe Thomas, Conner Beckford, Easton Thomas, Thomas Veryser, Kyle Long, Tyler Simon, Gavin Gostnell, Declan Rowe, Keirsten Hummel, Madison Bowers, Kaitlynn Logston, Olivia Courtney, Lucas Bennett, Jackson Childress, Mason Oliver, Evan King, Phillip Myers, Lily Nuding.

Cory-RawsonCory-Rawson Schools has

announced its honor roll for the first quarter.

The following students received all A’s:

Seniors — Brittany Boehm, Abygail Collert, Ethan Korpics, Ryan

Honor Roll

The Best-sellers ListBy The Associated Press

The Wall Street Journal’s list of best-selling books for the week ended Nov. 20.

FICTION 1. “Double Down: Diary of a Wimpy

Kid” by Jeff Kinney (Amulet) 2. “Fantastic Beasts and Where to

Find Them: The Original Screenplay” by J.K. Rowling (Arthur A. Levine)

3. “Turbo Twenty-Three” by Janet Evanovich (Bantam)

4. “Dork Diaries: Tales of a Not-So-Friendly Frenemy” by Rachel Renee Rus-sell (Aladdin)

5. “The Whistler” by John Grisham (Doubleday)

6. “No Man’s Land” by David Balda-cci (Grand Central Publishing)

7. “Night School” by Lee Child (Dela-corte)

8. “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” by Jack Thorne (Arthur A. Levine)

9. “Take Heart, My Child” by Ainsley Earhardt (Aladdin)

10. “Odessa Sea” by Clive Cussler (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)

NONFICTION

1. “Settle for More” by Megyn Kelly (Harper)

2. “Killing the Rising Sun” by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard (Henry Holt & Company)

3. “Our Revolution” by Bernie Sand-ers (St. Martin’s Press)

4. “The Magnolia Story” by Chip and Joanna Gaines (Thomas Nelson)

5. “Cooking for Jeffrey” by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter)

6. “Hillbilly Elegy” by J.D. Vance (Harper)

7. “Scrappy Little Nobody” by Anna Kendrick (Touchstone)

8. “Jesus Always” by Sarah Young (Thomas Nelson)

9. “Superficial” by Andy Cohen (Henry Holt & Company)

10. “Guinness World Records 2017” (Guinness World Records)

FICTION E-BOOKS 1. “Turbo Twenty-Three” by Janet

Evanovich (Bantam) 2. “No Man’s Land” by David Balda-

cci (Grand Central Publishing) 3. “Chaos” by Patricia Cornwell (Wil-

See BOOKS, Page T3

See HONOR ROLL, Page T3

Stuckey.Juniors — Molly Augustine, Ethan

Cawley, Amanda Collert, Wyatt Karcher, Logan Kempf, Hayley Waltz.

Freshmen — Taylor Born.Eighth graders — Eli Banner,

Katherine Bish, Mackenzie Cascaden, Zoe Chisholm, Libby McVetta, Jocelyn Peterson, Grace Roebke, Matthew White.

Seventh graders — Matthew Bechtol, Jenna Hartman.

The following students received B’s or better:

Seniors — Nicole Biery, Destiny Dunlap, Alessia Ferrari, Avery Hol-land, Garrett Kisseberth, Rayanne Nye, Chloe Parke, Emily Phillips, Brittney Roth, Caroline Schutz, Kait-lyn Sidle, David Spears, Bryce Tuttle, Mason Warnimont.

Juniors — Joshua Augustine, Hannah Bixler, Amber Edson, Jona-than Hoorman, Kyle Jones-Martin, Madison Miracle, Veronica Risner, Eric Ritter, Haley Rossman, Alissa Rutherford, Daniel White, Nathan Zuercher.

Sophomores — Kacy Chisholm, Patrick Dearwester, Amanda Green, Allison Rutherford, Cierra Stanfield, Tyler Stoodt, Kaylyne Wade, Madelyn Wolfarth, Lily Woods.

Freshmen — Luke Bish, Bradyn Boehm, Riley Garmatter, Andrew Heldman, Carson Houck, Tyler Lones, Erin Murray, Mazie Parkins, Aubrey Price, Brandon Zuercher.

Eighth graders — Gavin Biery, Chelbi Decker, Candice Maag, Leo Miracle, Caitlin Quinlan, Brice Ruth-erford, Sophie Simon, Sydnee Stan-field, Lelaina Yannelli.

Seventh graders — Evelyn Boyles, Averie Elchert, Mattie Huber, Cade Marshall, Abigail Schmuck.

Miller CityMiller City Schools has announced

its honor roll for the first quarter.The following students were named

to the All A Honor Roll:Seniors — Jordan Drummel-

smith, Taylor Kaufman, Corbin Niese, Makenna Ricker, Justin Schnipke, Tif-fany Welty.

Juniors — Jeremy DeMuth, Tanner Inkrott, Mark Kuhlman, Chloe Lam-mers, Makenna Ricker, Elena Niese, Emily Niese, Kylie Niese, Tyson Niese, Allison Ruhe, Hannah Schimmoeller, Abigail Schroeder, Dominic Schro-eder, Madison Schroeder, Madelyn Siebeneck.

Sophomores — Gabrielle Dershem, Cody Ellerbrock, Megan Verhoff, Emily Warnimont, Elizabeth Westrick.

Freshmen — Anthony Inkrott, Collin Oedy, Kylie Peck, Emma Recker, Daniel Siebeneck, Kaydee Stant.

Eighth graders — Madeline Otto,

Maggie Schroeder.Seventh graders — Nicole Eller-

brock, Alexis Heuerman, Alyson Michel, Evan Niese, Tessa Oedy, Zach-ary Rieman.

Sixth graders — Carley Hermiller, Connor Hermiller, Emily Niese, Grace Pfau, Tori Wenzinger.

The following students were named to the Hall of Fame Honor Roll:

Seniors — Lane Hiltner, Jacob Kuhlman, Matthew Niese, Skylar Niese, Bryce Riepenhoff, Jacob Schim-moeller, Bailey Schroeder, Benjamin Vennekotter, Megan Warnimont, Claire Westrick.

Juniors — Brandon Cox, Meggan Meyer, Megan Niese, Tess Niese, Regina Schnipke, Tyler Schroeder, Caleb Vennekotter, Nicole Warnimont, Paige Wenzinger.

Sophomores — Renae Schroeder, Aiden Searfoss, Zachary Warnimont.

Freshmen — Evelyn Burwell, Nathaniel DeMuth, Katelyn Kuhl-man, Connor Niese, Madison Ruhe, Mitchell Thome, Cayla Troyer, Sofie VanWezel, Dakota Warnimont.

Eighth graders — Lauren Her-miller, Grace Homier, Aubrey Knueven, Natalie Koenig, Adrienne Kuhlman, Kayleen Maas, Thomas Michel, Autumn Niese, Trevor Niese, Abigail Reyna.

Seventh graders — Samuel Eller-brock, Abigail Lammers, Abigail Long, Kristina Riepenhoff, Austin Ruhe, Karley Stant, Caleb Warnimont.

Sixth graders — Samantha DeMuth, Alvin Homier, Taylor Wil-helm.

The following students were named to the regular Honor Roll:

Seniors — Christina Berger, Amanda Heuerman, Landon Kaufman, Davis Lammers, Adam Niese, Corbyn Niese, Logan Niese, Joshua Recker, Taylor Roth, Chloe Ruck, Bradley Shafer, Justin Snyder.

Juniors — Jordan Barlage, Mitchell Gable, Jacob Hermiller, Samuel Kees-ler, Noah Otto, Marci Schroeder.

Sophomores — Maranda Berger, Kylie Berner, Tessa Brinkman, Reid Carr, Donald Ellerbrock, Josiah Eller-brock, Luke Lammers, Abby Niese, Cole Niese, Amanda Schroeder, Collin Sheets, Stevan Stechschulte.

Freshmen — Molly Ellerbrock, Jamie Heuerman, Jacob Koenig, Mitchel Konst, Tyler Long, Selena Saldana, Olivia Troyer, Mackenzie Verhoff.

Eighth graders — Emma Barlage, Jonathan Burgei, Caleb Giesken, Reese Recker, Grace Schroeder, Autumn Searfoss.

Seventh graders — Cole Brown, Raegan Cox, Payton Ford, Gavin Ink-rott, Jaden Nuveman, Dillon Peck, Joseph Schnipke, Marie Schroeder, Abigail Teders, Brian Wank.

Sixth graders — Stephanie Berger, Megan Ellerbrock, Kiana Gable, Nico-lette Inkrott, Tessa Long, Caleb Niese, Jaleigh Nuveman, Elizabeth Otto, Grant Palte, Ava Rosengarten, Corrie Schroeder, Thomas Weis.

Honor RollContinued from page T2

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liam Morrow) 4. “Night School” by Lee Child (Dela-

corte) 5. “Odessa Sea” by Clive Cussler

(G.P. Putnam’s Sons) 6. “The Sleeping Beauty Killer” by

Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke (Simon & Schuster)

7. “The Whistler” by John Grisham (Knopf Doubleday)

8. “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay” by J.K. Rowling (Arthur A. Levine)

9. “Since I Fell For You” by Bella Andre (Oak Press)

10. “The Wrong Side of Goodbye” by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown)

NONFICTION E-BOOKS 1. “Settle for More” by Megyn Kelly

(Harper) 2. “Small Great Things” by Jodi

Picoult (Random House) 3. “Hillbilly Elegy” by J.D. Vance

(Harper) 4. “Superficial” by Andy Cohen

(Henry Holt and Co.) 5. “Scrappy Little Nobody” by Anna

Kendrick (Touchstone) 6. “Our Revolution” by Bernie Sand-

ers (St. Martin’s Press) 7. “Killing the Rising Sun” by Bill

O’Reilly and Martin Dugard (Henry Holt & Company)

8. “Born a Crime” by Trevor Noah (Random/Spiegel & Grau)

9. “The Other Wes Moore” by Wes Moore (Random House)

10. “Lyndon Johnson...American Dream” by Doris Kearns Goodwin (Open Road Media)

Nielsen BookScan gathers point-of-sale book data from about 16,000 locations across the U.S., representing about 85 percent of the nation’s book sales. Print-book data providers include all major booksellers and Web retailers,

and food stores. E-book data providers include all major e-book retailers. Free e-books and those sold for less than 99 cents are excluded. The fiction and non-fiction lists in all formats include both adult and juvenile titles; the business list includes only adult titles. The combined lists track sales by title across all print and e-book formats; audio books are excluded. Refer questions to Michael.Boone@wsj.com.

BooksContinued from page T2

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — It all started with a goal to bring students closer together, something Westhill High School graduate Nancy Juarez said was a challenge for her when she started high school.

“I started off freshman year feeling poorly and like I don’t belong,” Juarez said. “Then I got more involved.”

Juarez, now preparing to attend Uni-versity of California Davis and major in international agricultural development this fall, said she hopes the creation of a community garden at her alma mater will help bridge this gap students may face.

“(I thought) how can I close the gap from feeling like you don’t belong to feel-ing like you do. I feel the garden can close that gap,” Juarez said, and her plans for a greenhouse are an extension.

Working in partnership with Westhill and the district’s Alternative Routes to Success (ARTS) program, she created a plan to build a garden, where students, teachers, and staff can take home what-ever vegetables are grown. The plan soon expanded into a revitalization effort for an unused greenhouse on the high school’s campus. “I wanted it to be a community space and to have a feeling

that everyone is welcome there,” Juarez said. “The space is for the people and I want them to sincerely feel that.”

So far, the undertaking has been met with positivity. “Students are very excited about the project. They’re asking, ‘Oh, when can we start?’” Juarez said. “(It’s) very much a community effort.”

The project has been a learning experience for Juarez, as well. Over the summer, she interned at Fairgate Farm, a farm at the center of Stamford’s Vita Health and Wellness District. The dis-trict is a mixed-income community on the city’s west side that offers afford-able housing, a communal farm, and job training and educational opportunities for residents.

“This is my first year gardening and I have no idea how it’s gone so well,” Juarez joked. “It went beyond what I was expect-ing. It’s all been positive so far.”

After she leaves for college, Juarez said it will be up to Westhill and ARTS students to continue the garden and greenhouse project, of which she has no doubt will continue. The ultimate goal, she said, is for the garden and greenhouse to provide fresh produce for students, staff, and local shelters and food banks.

Westhill High graduate leaves parting gift in campus garden

This week’s celebrity birthdays include:

Sunday: Director Kathryn Bigelow

(“The Hurt Locker”) is 65. TV personality Bill Nye is 61. Actor William Fichtner (“Invasion”) is 60. Guitarist Charlie Burchill of Simple Minds is 57. Jazz musician Maria Schneider is 56. Drummer Charlie Benante of Anthrax is 54. Drummer Mike Bordin (Faith No More) is 54. Actor Fisher Stevens (“Early Edition”) is 53. Actress Robin Givens is 52. Actor Michael Vartan (“Alias”) is 48. Rapper Skoob of DAS EFX is 46. Rapper Twista is 44. Actor Jaleel White (“Family Matters”) is 40. Actress Aubrey Peeples (“Nashville”) is 23.

Yesterday: Motown Records founder

Berry Gordy Jr. is 87. Singer Randy Newman is 73. Musician Paul Shaffer is 67. Actor Ed Harris is 66. Actress S. Epatha Merkerson is 64. Country singer Kristine Arnold of Sweethearts of the Rodeo is 60. Actor Judd Nelson is 57. Drummer Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam, Sound-garden) is 54 . Comedian Jon Stewart is 54. Actress Garcelle Beauvais is 50. Singer Dawn Rob-inson (En Vogue, Lucy Pearl) is 48. Musician apl.de.ap of Black Eyed Peas is 42. Actor Malcolm Goodwin (“iZombie”) is 41. Actor Ryan Kwanten (“True Blood”) is 40. Rapper Chamillionaire is 37. Keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend) is 33. Singer-keyboardist Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees is 33. Singer Trey Songz is 32. Actor-rapper Bryshere Gray (“Empire”) is 23.

Today: Blues musician John Mayall

is 83. Actress Diane Ladd is 81. Musician Chuck Mangione is 76. Country singer Jody Miller is 75. Singer-keyboardist Felix Cava-liere of The Rascals is 74. Director Joel Coen is 62. Actor-comedian Howie Mandel is 61. Actress Cathy Moriarty is 56. Actress Kim Delaney (“NYPD Blue”) is 55. Actor Tom Sizemore is 55. Actor Andrew McCarthy is 54. Actor Don Cheadle is 52. Singer Jonathan Knight of New Kids on the Block is 48. Actor Larry Joe Campbell (“According to Jim”) is 46. Keyboardist Frank Del-gado of Deftones is 46. Actress Paola Turbay (“True Blood”) is 46. Actress Gena Lee Nolin is 45. Actor Brian Baumgartner (“The Office”) is 44. Actor Julian Ovenden (“Downton Abbey”) is 41. Actress Anna Faris is 40. Rapper The Game is 37. Drum-mer Ringo Garza of Los Lonely

Boys is 35. Actor-comedian John Milhiser (“Saturday Night Live”) is 35. Actor Lucas Black (“NCIS: New Orleans,” “Sling Blade”) is 34. Actor Diego Boneta (“Scream Queens”) is 26.

Tomorrow: Actor Robert Guillaume is 89.

Director Ridley Scott is 79. Bass-ist Roger Glover of Deep Purple is 71. Singer-actor Mandy Patinkin is 64. Guitarist Shuggie Otis is 63. Country singer Jeannie Kendall of The Kendalls is 62. Singer Billy Idol is 61. Guitarist John Ashton of Psychedelic Furs is 59. Rapper Jalil of Whodini is 53. Actor-director Ben Stiller is 51. Actress Sandra Oh is 46. Singer Clay Aiken is 38. Actress Elisha Cuthbert (“24”) is 34. Actress Kaley Cuoco is 31. Model Chrissy Teigen is 31.

Thursday: Actor-director Woody Allen

is 81. Singer Dianne Lennon of the Lennon Sisters is 77. Bassist Casey Van Beek of The Tractors is 74. Singer-guitarist Eric Bloom of Blue Oyster Cult is 72. Drummer John Densmore of The Doors is 72. Actress-singer Bette Midler is 71. Singer Gilbert O’Sullivan is 70. Actor Treat Williams is 65. Country singer Kim Richey is 60. Actress Charlene Tilton is 58. Model-actress Carol Alt is 56. Actor Jeremy Northam is 55. Actor Nestor Carbonell (”Lost,” “Suddenly Susan”) is 49. Actress Golden Brooks (“Girlfriends”) is 46. Comedian Sarah Silverman is 46. Singer Bart Millard of MercyMe is 44. Actor David Hornsby (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) is 41. Guitarist Brad Delson of Linkin Park is 39. Singer Mat Kearney is 38. Drummer Mika Fineo of Filter is 35. Singer Janelle Monae is 31. Actress Ashley Monique Clark (“The Hughleys”) is 28. Singer Tyler Joseph of Twenty One Pilots is 28. Actress Zoe Kravitz (“Insurgent,” “Divergent”) is 28. Singer Nico Sereba of Nico and Vinz is 26.

Friday: Actress Cathy Lee Crosby

(“That’s Incredible”) is 72 . Director Penelope Spheeris (“Wayne’s World,” “The Decline of Western Civilization”) is 71. Country singer John Wesley Ryles is 66. Actor Dan Butler (“Frasier”) is 62. Actor Dennis Christopher (“Breaking Away,” “Chariots of Fire”) is 61. Bassist Rick Savage of Def Leppard is 56. Actor Brendan Coyle (“Downton Abbey”) is 53. Bassist Nate Mendel of Foo Fight-ers is 48. Actress Lucy Liu is 48. Actress Suzy Nakamura (“Go On”) is 48. Actress Rena Sofer (“24,” “Just Shoot Me”) is 48. Rapper

Treach of Naughty By Nature is 46. Joe Lo Truglio (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) is 46. Singer Nelly Furtado is 38. Singer Britney Spears is 35. Singer-actress Jana Kramer is 33. Actress Daniela Ruah (“NCIS: Los Angeles”) is 33. Singer Charlie Puth is 25.

Saturday: Director Jean-Luc Godard is

86. Singer Jaye P. Morgan (“The Gong Show”) is 85. Singer Ozzy Osbourne is 68. Singer Mickey Thomas of Jefferson Starship is 67. Bassist Paul Gregg of Rest-less Heart is 62. Actor Steven Culp (“Desperate Housewives”) is 61. Actress Daryl Hannah is 56. Actress Julianne Moore is 56. Actor Brendan Fraser is 48. Singer Montell Jordan is 48. Actress Holly Marie Combs (“Charmed”) is 43. Musician Daniel Bedingfield is 37. Actress Anna Chlumsky is 36. Actress Dascha Polanco (“Orange is the New Black”) is 34. Singer-song-writer Andy Grammer is 33. Actress Amanda Seyfried is 31. Actor Jake T. Austin (“The Fos-ters,” “Wizards of Waverly Place”) is 22.

Happy birthday to all

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 29, the 334th day of 2016. There are 32 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:On Nov. 29, 2001, George Harrison,

the “quiet Beatle,” died in Los Angeles following a battle with cancer. He was 58.

On this date:In 1530, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey,

onetime adviser to England’s King Henry VIII, died.

In 1864, a Colorado militia killed at

least 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians in the Sand Creek Massacre.

In 1890, the first Army-Navy football game was played at West Point, New York; Navy defeated Army, 24-0. The Imperial Diet, forerunner of Japan’s cur-rent national legislature, opened its first session.

In 1924, Italian composer Giacomo Puccini died in Brussels before he could complete his opera “Turandot.” (It was finished by Franco Alfano.)

Today in history

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William and Anita (Wohlgamuth) Lanning, of Findlay, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on November 21. Mrs. Lanning is the daughter of the late C.S. and Erma (Vermillion) Wohlgamuth, and Mr. Lanning was raised by the late Emma Collert.

Mr. Lanning is a retired administrator from Bowling Green State University, and Mrs. Lanning is a former secretary.

They are the parents of Kay Lynn (Mark) Hochstettler and Shari Romick, of Findlay; grandparents of Dan (Emily) Romick, Jill Romick,

Chelsea (Andrew) Steinman, all of Findlay, Richard Romick, Mt. Blanchard, and Andrea Hochstettler, New Orleans, Louisiana; and great-grandparents of Olivia and Caroline Romick.

The family celebrated the occasion by attending worship together at St. Marks UMC (the former First EUB Church), where Mr. and Mrs. Lanning and both of their daughters were married. Afterwards, the family enjoyed a celebratory brunch at the Findlay Country Club.

William & Anita Lanning

ANNIVERSARY

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In 1947, the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution calling for the parti-tioning of Palestine between Arabs and Jews.

In 1956, the musical comedy “Bells Are Ringing,” starring Judy Holliday, opened on Broadway.

In 1961, Enos the chimp was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard the Mer-cury-Atlas 5 spacecraft, which orbited Earth twice before returning.

In 1972, the coin-operated video arcade game Pong, created by Atari, made its debut at Andy Capp’s Tavern in Sunnyvale, California.

In 1981, actress Natalie Wood drowned in a boating accident off Santa Catalina Island, California, at age 43.

In 1986, actor Cary Grant died in Davenport, Iowa, at age 82.

In 1991, 17 people were killed in a 164-vehicle pileup during a dust storm on Interstate 5 near Coalinga, Califor-nia. Actor Ralph Bellamy died in Santa Monica, California, at age 87.

In 1996, John C. Salvi III, serving a life sentence for fatally shooting two abor-tion clinic receptionists, hanged himself in his Massachusetts prison cell.

Ten years ago: The first of two high-profile meetings

in Jordan between President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri

al-Maliki was abruptly canceled amid conflicting explanations. (Bush met al-Maliki the next day.) Still losing money after job and factory cuts, Ford Motor Co. said 38,000 workers, almost half of its hourly production force, had accepted buyouts or early retirement offers.

Five years ago: Eurozone ministers sent Greece a

$10.7 billion Christmas rescue package to stem an immediate cash crisis. Hard-line Iranian protesters stormed British diplomatic compounds in what began as an apparent state-approved show of anger over the latest Western sanctions to punish Tehran for its nuclear program. American Airlines’ parent company, AMR Corp., filed for bankruptcy protec-tion, citing high labor and fuel costs and the weak economy. (American Airlines emerged from bankruptcy protection in Dec. 2013 as it merged with US Airways.)

One year ago: President Barack Obama, arriving in

Paris late at night for a climate confer-ence, briefly visited the Bataclan, the con-cert hall that was the scene of the worst of France’s terror attacks 16 days earlier. Pope Francis visited the conflict-wracked Central African Republic, where he urged the country’s Christian and Muslim fac-tions to lay down their weapons and instead arm themselves with peace and forgiveness.

Thought for Today: “All the world is birthday cake, so take

a piece, but not too much.” — George Harrison (1943-2001).

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NEW YORK (AP) — Bette Midler is going back to the beginning of her career, the divine beginning.

The Grammy- and Emmy Award-winner is re-releasing a deluxe version of “The Divine Miss M,” her 1972 debut album that included the hits “Do You Want To Dance,” ‘’Chapel Of Love,” ‘’Friends” and “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.”

“They were the songs that launched me, really. They were the foundation on which I built my career,” Midler said. “I’m always happy to sing them because they’re friends. They’re old friends.”

Midler made a name for herself in the early 1970s singing high-energy con-certs downtown with Barry Manilow as her pianist. In vintage clothing and with her bawdy personality, she breathed new life into old songs and made torch songs scalding.

“She was, and is, the most brilliant performer we have in my lifetime,” Manilow said. “When it came to the music, her taste in songs and her choices were so odd, what was on the radio

those days was nothing like what she wanted to do. Her taste was very much my taste.”

Midler and Manilow put together a solid hour of music and one night lured Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Erte-gun to a swanky midtown nightclub to hear it.

“The audience was so crazy that at the end of the show they carried her out on their shoulders,” Manilow recalled.

Midler soon signed with Atlantic and released “The Divine Miss M” based on her act. She won a best new artist Grammy in 1973 and went on to get two more, plus four Golden Globes and three Emmys. This spring she returns to Broadway in a revival of the musical “Hello, Dolly!”

She admitted to being a little shocked revisiting the platinum-selling album that made it all possible 44 years later: “It’s just unbelievable the way that time passes. And yet I still look fabulous. What can I say?”

Midler was hands-on with the re-release by Rhino Records, including

selecting the bonus disc of singles, outtakes and demos. There are five unreleased recordings, including “Mr. Freedom And I,” and an alternate ver-sion of “Superstar.”

She recalled that recording the album was stressful because co-producers Joel Dorn and Manilow didn’t get along: “In those days, I was really caught between a rock and a hard place. I couldn’t really stand up for myself.”

Dorn, who had produced Roberta Flack, was the first to take a crack at it. He threw out Manilow’s tried-and-true arrangements and started from scratch. When it was finished, Midler stopped by to play it for Manilow.

“Sure enough, she sounded like Roberta Flack. She sounded beauti-ful and professional and boring,” said Manilow. “She was never boring. That’s the last word you would ever describe Bette Midler, especially in those days.”

Manilow vowed to not let that album out — “I was this young, punk musician

Bette Midler revisits ‘old friends’ through her star-making songs

NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian Chris Gethard has managed to find a rich vein of comedy in the unlikeliest place, clinical depression.

Gethard opens his latest one-man show by making fun of his psycholo-gist, who often acts inappropriately. He then discusses his lifelong struggle with depression and the time in 2001 he tried to end it all by driving into a truck.

Those are some of the topics in the moving, autobiographical show “Chris Gethard: Career Suicide” at the Lynn Redgrave Theater in the East Village.

“It has not been the easiest to always share material that’s this personal, for sure,” Gethard said over tea recently. “It’s not fodder for comedy but I have made comedy out of it.”

Take his view on the stigma of taking psychiatric medicine: “I’ve wracked my brain. I think it’s the only drug I can think of where people have this attitude of ‘Someday, I won’t need this,’” he said. “It’s an odd relationship we have. It’s like nobody has to explain to their ignorant cousin why they’re on insulin.”

Gethard is following in the footsteps of fellow comedians-turned-stage per-formers like Colin Quinn, Mike Birbiglia and Hasan Minhaj. It’s a natural fit for

Gethard, who’s always craved more emo-tional meat on his show’s bones than just rat-a-tat jokes.

“I think in the stand-up world, that’s always been a battle for me, keeping them on my side as I get very personal and do these longer pieces that aren’t just punch line, punch line, punch line.”

The show, which marks Gethard’s stage debut and previously played the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, has been

shaped by Broadway director Kimberly Senior and produced by Judd Apatow (“Knocked Up,” ‘’The 40-Year-Old Virgin”).

Apatow heard Gethard was doing the show and asked him to send a record-ing. He loved it and offered his help. “I’m always a fan of people who are brutally honest. The deeper you go, the more

Is laughter the best medicine? Chris Gethard hopes so

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but I believed so much in her,” he said, and lobbied Ertegun to let him produce a handful of the songs his way. It was a bluff: He’d never produced an album.

Manilow tried to re-create a live vibe in the studio, inviting an audience and stringing some lights.

“I wanted to get that wonderful per-sonality on this record,” he said. “No, she didn’t sound like Roberta Flack.” His tracks were melded with Dorn’s for the

final album.“Over the years she has sounded much

better on other albums. But this album was so special and so unique and so indi-vidual and the performances are so bril-liant. They’re funny and they’re moving, just the way it should be,” said Manilow. “I was glad that I fought for her.”

The power and pizazz of “The Divine Miss M” was one reason Midler was asked by Blake Shelton to mentor his picks on “The Voice” this season. In a segment already taped, she advised them to take the stage with authority.

“They get really brilliant voices but they’re very self-effacing people. They’re not personality-driven. They don’t come

fully charged. That’s a piece of the puzzle that they sometimes miss,” Midler said. “The old school is to be able to do it all and to be a compelling presence on the stage.”

Midler’s next project will show off all those skills, Broadway’s revival of “Hello, Dolly!” Demand for her is big. The box office took in $9 million the day tickets went on sale.

“I’m in training. I can honestly say that. I know there’s a lot of expectations and people are looking forward to it. I’m looking forward to it, too, but I have a lot of weight on my shoulders,” she said. “I want to make sure my i’s are dotted and my t’s are crossed.”

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I’m in,” Apatow said. “He’s so warm and hilarious that he finds a way to talk about all these harrowing experiences in a way that’s so joyful and entertaining.”

In the show, Gethard holds little back. He talks about the times he fan-tasized about ending it all, weird side effects from medications and the time he came out of an alcohol-fueled blackout while running down a New Jersey street in a Batman mask.

“I get some feedback from people saying, ‘Where do you get off making

jokes about this stuff?’ I don’t ever make jokes about it. I think I make jokes about my experience and I tell some very honest stories about stuff I’ve dealt with but I’m not trying to make fun of the idea of depression or suicide. I don’t think that’s funny,” he said.

“I do think that it would have helped me a lot as a young man if I had been able to laugh about this. It was just always regarded as this extraordinary serious thing that should be dealt with behind closed doors. I look at that and realize that probably did a lot more harm than good.”

The comedian is enjoying some deserved attention after years plying his trade at the Upright Citizens Brigade

and comedy clubs. He was the opening act for Birbiglia’s recent national tour, co-stars in Birbiglia’s film “Don’t Think Twice” and plays Ilana Glazer’s boss on Comedy Central’s “Broad City.”

He also hosts Fusion’s “The Chris Gethard Show” and the Earwolf pod-cast “Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People.”

On both shows, he opens the phone lines or Skype connections to anyone who wants to talk.

“If you look at any of my work, the common theme is that I, at some level, crave a genuine human connection,” he said. “Ninety percent of what I do is sort of a desperate effort to feel not completely alone in the world.”

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Jesus came to earth to be like usSo that we could become like Him.The stars still shine in HeavenAnd the angels still sing.He loves each one of usLike there is no other one to love.He sent a Savior to earthTo mold us for Heaven above.Sometimes we feel like our worldIs drowning in sin.But we can be overcomersBy opening our hearts’ doorAnd asking Jesus to come in.

Rowena McDougleFindlay

Our vote awaitsOnce upon a midnight dreary,Election noise has made me weary,The screeching sounds, the grum-bling fervorDims the sound of nature’s thunder.

Insults thrownAnd jabs delivered,Make grown men cryAnd women quiver.

The free world’s leaderOur vote awaits,While the loser’s shownThe backyard gate.

Asked if they will run some more,Quote the loserNevermore.

Edgar Avenue Poet

Trust Jesus’ LoveJesus loves me this I knowHe’s my shepherd and my friend.He will guide me and direct methrough the days and to the end.Jesus is so very lovingHe knows me from head to toe.He’ll walk with me as I stumblecatch and keep me from the foe.

I can trust my loving Saviourfor I know He’s by my side.When I read the word He gave meI am sure with Him I’ll abide.Jesus calls for us to witnesstelling others of His loveIf we ask for Him to guide usHe’ll direct us from above.

Never doubt how great the powerHe has over everythingDaily praise Him in your prayersHe will take you under his wing.Jesus watches and protects usas we travel life’s hard wayKeep your faith and trust upon Himand to Him forever pray.

Sue GratzLeipsic

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