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‘Fiscal cliff’ deal proving elusive on Capitol HillWASHINGTON (AP) — A

Capitol Hill deal to avert the“fiscal cliff” was proving elu-sive Sunday as a deadline toavert tax hikes on virtuallyevery American worker andblock sweeping spending cutsset to strike the Pentagon andother federal agencies grewperilously near.Senate Majority Leader

Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Sen-

ate Republican leader MitchMcConnell remained at oddson such key issues as the in-come threshold for higher taxrates and how to deal with in-heritance taxes, among otherissues.McConnell complainedthat Reid had yet to respondto a GOP offer made Saturdayevening and reached out toVice President Joe Biden, alongtime friend, in hopes of

breaking the impasse.One sign of progress came

as Republicans withdrew along-discussed proposal toslow future cost-of-living in-creases for Social Security re-cipients as part of acompromise to avoid the cliff.Democrats said earlier Sun-day that proposal had put adamper on the talks, and Re-publican senators emerging

from a closed-door GOP meet-ing said it is no longer part ofthe equation.“I was really gratified to

hear that Republicans havetaken their demand for SocialSecurity benefit cuts off thetable. The truth is they shouldnever have been on the tableto begin with,” Reid said lateSunday afternoon. “There is

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Mark Bornhorst, of Minster, clears snow Saturday from thesidewalk next to the Imperial Woods apartment complex heowns on Fairmont Drive in Sidney. For more on the stormthat moved through Ohio Saturday, see Page 3.

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Obama wants gunviolence measurespassed in 2013

BY JIM KUHNHENNThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) —Recalling the shooting ram-page that killed 20 firstgraders as the worst day of hispresidency, President BarackObama pledged to put his “fullweight” behind legislationaimed at preventing gun vio-lence.Obama voiced skepticism

about the National Rifle Asso-ciation’s proposal to putarmed guards in schools fol-lowing the Dec. 14 tragedy atSandy Hook ElementarySchool in Newtown, Conn.Thepresident made his commentsSaturday in an interview thataired Sunday on NBC’s “Meetthe Press.”Instead, the president

vowed to rally the Americanpeople around an agenda tolimit gun violence, addingthat he still supports in-creased background checksand bans on assault weaponsand high-capacity bullet mag-azines. He left no doubt it willbe one of his top priorities

next year.“It is not enough for us to

say, ‘This is too hard so we’renot going to try,’” Obama said.“I think there are a vast

majority of responsible gunowners out there who recog-nize that we can’t have a situ-ation in which somebody withsevere psychological problemsis able to get the kind of highcapacity weapons that this in-dividual in Newtown obtainedand gun down our kids,” headded. “And, yes, it’s going tobe hard.”The president added that

he’s ready to meet with Re-publicans and Democrats,anyone with a stake in theissue.The schoolhouse shootings,

coming as families preparedfor the holidays, have elevatedthe issue of gun violence tothe forefront of public atten-tion. Six adult staff memberswere also killed at the ele-mentary school. ShooterAdam Lanza committed sui-cide, apparently as policeclosed in. Earlier, he had

Afghan violence falls in 2012

BY RAHIM FAIEZThe Associated Press

KABUL,Afghanistan (AP) —Violencein Afghanistan fell in 2012, but moreAfghan troops and police who now shoul-der most of the combat were killed, ac-cording to statistics compiled by TheAssociated Press.At the same time, insider killings by

uniformed Afghans against their foreignallies rose dramatically, eroding confi-dence between the two sides at a crucialturning point in the war and whenNATO troops and Afghan counterparts

are in more intimate contact.“The overall situation is improving,”

said a NATO spokesman, U.S. Air ForceLt. Col. Lester T. Carroll. He singled outAfghan special forces as “surgically re-moving insurgent leaders from the bat-tle space.”Gen. Mohammad Zahir Azimi,

spokesman for the Afghan Ministry ofDefense, said Afghan forces were nowcharged with 80 percent of security mis-sions and were less equipped to face themost lethal weapon of the militants —roadside bombs.“Our forces are out there in the bat-

tlefields and combat areas more than atany other time in the past,” he said, cit-ing reasons for the spike in casualties.U.S. troop deaths, overall NATO fatal-

ities and Afghan civilian deaths alldropped as insurgent attacks fell off intheir traditional strongholds in the coun-try’s south and east. However, insurgentactivity was up in the north and west,where the Taliban and other groups havebeen less active in the past, and overalllevels of violence were higher than be-fore a U.S. troop surge more than twoyears ago.

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PUBLIC RECORD Sidney Daily News,Monday,December 31,2012

COUNTY RECORD

Sheriff’s logSUNDAY

–8:36 p.m.: vehiclein ditch. A vehicle wasin a ditch at Tawawa-Maplewood and Wilder-muth roads.

–7:40 a.m.: vehiclein ditch. A vehicle wasin a ditch at Cardo andDarke-Shelby roads.

–6:01 a.m.: prop-erty-damage acci-dent. A vehicle hit afence in the 7000 blockof Dawson Road.

–2:25 a.m.: vehiclein ditch. A vehicle wasin a ditch in the 6000block of Patterson-Halpin Road.

-12:58 a.m.: tres-passing. Deputies werecalled to Shelby HillsSchool to check on a ve-hicle.

-12:25 a.m.: vehiclein ditch. A vehicle wasin a ditch along south-bound Interstate 75 inDinsmore Township.

-12:21 a.m.: semi inditch. A semi rig wasin a ditch in the 18000block of Ohio 65.

SATURDAY–10:03 p.m.: vehicle

in ditch. A vehicle wasin a ditch at MerandaRoad and Ohio 65.

–9:45 p.m.: vehiclein ditch. A vehicle wasin a ditch at LochardRoad and Ohio 274.

–9:27 p.m.: vehiclein ditch. A vehicle wasin a ditch at 10513County Road 25A.

–6:04 p.m.: snow-mobiles. A deputy wascalled to 9350 Patter-son-Halpin Road on acomplaint that about 10snowmobiles were onthe property. The snow-mobiles could not befound.

–10:35 a.m.: vehiclein ditch. A vehicle wasin a ditch in the 8000block of Lehman Road.

–10:31 a.m.: prop-erty-damage acci-dent. Two vehicleswere involved in an ac-cident at East Masonand Thompson-Schiffroads.

–6:39 a.m.: vehiclein ditch. A vehicle wasin a ditch at Hardin-Wapakoneta and Rus-sell roads.

FRIDAY–5:21 p.m.: bur-

glary. A burglary wasreported at the resi-dence of Linda Epperly,7761 State Route 66 inCynthian Township.

–2:04 p.m.: prop-erty-damage acci-dent. A one-vehicle,rollover accident oc-curred in the 7000block of Ohio 705.

Fire, rescueSUNDAY

–6:44 p.m.: medical.Anna and Jackson Cen-ter Rescue were calledto 13490 Pasco-MontraRoad.

SATURDAY–2:02 a.m.: medical.

Perry-Port-Salem Res-cue was called to 8800Tawawa-MaplewoodRoad.

FRIDAY–8:46 p.m.: barn

fire. Firefighters werecalled to 11902 Eiler-man Road in McLeanTownship for a fire in abarn owned by WilliamJ. Meyer. Fort LoramieFire Chief BradSchulze said the home-owners found the firebefore it got too largeand extinguished it.Firefighters then didfurther work to makesure the fire was out.He estimated the lossat $5,000. The firebegan around an elec-trical box. In additionto Fort Loramie Fireand Rescue, firefightersfrom Houston, VanBuren Township, Min-ster and New Bremenresponded.

–4:48 p.m.: fire.

Botkins firefighterswere called to the areaof Kohler Road andHardin Pike inAuglaize County. Thefire was possibly a con-trolled burn.

Village logSATURDAY

–9:24 p.m.: domes-tic violence. JacksonCenter Police werecalled to an East PikeStreet address on a re-port that a woman wasscreaming.

–8:30 p.m.: prop-erty-damage acci-dent. Fort LoramiePolice were called to anaccident at Ohio 66 andCanal 1 Road involvinga car and semi rig.

FRIDAY–11:45 p.m.: prop-

erty-damage acci-dent. Anna Police werecalled to a one-car acci-dent in the 14000 blockof Ohio 119.

–10:22 p.m.: bur-glary. Jackson CenterPolice investigated aburglary reported atthe residence of Nancyand Cy Baber, 610 E.Pike St.

–10:05 p.m.: vehiclein ditch. Botkins Po-lice were called to a ve-hicle in a ditch in the17000 block of CountyRoad 25A.

Fire, rescueSUNDAY

-6:30 a.m.: medical.Medics were called tothe 100 block of WestParkwood Street.

-4:38 a.m.: medical.Medics were called tothe 2300 block of CollinsDrive.

-3:08 a.m.: medical.Medics were called tothe 100 block WestPoplar Street.

SATURDAY-9 p.m.: no patient.

Medics were called tothe 200 block of WestCourt Street, but therewas no patient on theirarrival.

-8:38 p.m.: injury.Medics were called to anauto accident on Inter-state 75.

-8:21 p.m.: medical.Medics were called tothe 900 block of Port Jef-ferson Road.

-3 p.m.: medical.Medics were called tothe 1200 block of Wa-pakoneta Avenue.

-1:23 p.m.: medical.Medics were called tothe 2400 block of Michi-gan Street, but the callwas canceled en route.

-Noon: medical.Medics were called tothe 13000 block of Ful-ton Road.

-11:48 a.m.: medical.Medics were called to

the 800 block of CountrySide Street.

-3:02 a.m.: firealarm. Firefighterswere called to 2033WellsDrive by a fire alarm,but it was a false alarm.

-1:41 a.m.: injury.Medics were called tothe 800 block of NorthVandemark Road.

-1:17 a.m.: medical.Medics were called tothe 300 block of SouthMiami Avenue.

-12:37 a.m.: medical.Medics were called tothe 1200 block of Drift-wood Trail.

FRIDAY-9:57 p.m.: medical.

Medics were called tothe 14300 block of RunorDrive.

-9:44 p.m.: medical.Medics were called tothe 300 block of EastCourt Street.

-9:35 p.m.: injury.Medics were called tothe 2500 block of NorthMain Avenue.

-9:01 p.m.: servicesnot needed. Medicswere called to the 1000block of Colonial Drive,but their services werenot needed.

-5:50 p.m.: medical.Medics were called tothe 1000 block of FairRoad.

-5:14 p.m.: medical.Medics were called tothe 800 block of CountrySide Street.

-3:24 p.m.: medical.Medics were called tothe 200 block of NorthMiami Avenue.

-2:05 p.m.: medical.Medics were called tothe 400 block of FairviewAvenue.

-Noon: medical.Medics were called tothe 3000 block of CiscoRoad.

-8:18 a.m.: medical.Medics were called tothe 1000 block of NorthWagner Avenue.

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NEWYORK (AP) —Awidespread winter stormdumped snow over theNortheast and parts ofOhio on Saturday, justdays after the regionswere hit by anotherstorm moving from thenation’s midsection.The National

Weather Service ex-pected up to a foot ofsnow in parts of south-ern New England, withthe heaviest snowfallpossibly in Providence,R.I., and Boston, whichdeclared parking bans toallow snow removal ve-hicles to clean thestreets. Winter stormwarnings were in effectin parts of those statesand in Connecticut.New York City and

Philadelphia saw a mixof rain and snow as thestorm moved in from thewest. In Ohio, Dayton,Columbus and Cincin-nati saw about 2 to 5inches of snow by Satur-day afternoon, the Na-

tional Weather Servicesaid.“Expect those accu-

mulations to kind ofwork their way north-eastward through much

of New York state andmuch of New England,”weather service meteor-

ologist Brian Hurleysaid.Drivers throughout

the regions were warnedto be cautious. Officialslowered the speed limiton much of the Pennsyl-vania Turnpike, about300 miles from the Ohiostate line to east-centralPennsylvania, from 65mph to 45 mph.About 20 vehicles

piled up in a storm-re-lated chain-reactioncrash on Interstate 93 inNew Hampton, N.H., po-lice said, and five peoplewere injured.In Albany, N.Y., a re-

gional jet skidded into asnow bank at the airportand became stuck, tem-porarily stranding pas-sengers en route toChicago. The 66 passen-gers and four crew mem-bers aboard the GoJetAirlines flight, operatingas United Express, wereput on a bus and sentback to the airport.There were no injuries,

and the incident didn’tcause any other flightdelays, airport authorityspokesman Doug Myerssaid.Flights at Philadel-

phia’s airport, mostly ar-rivals, were delayedabout an hour, spokes-woman Stacy Jacksonsaid.Parts of southern In-

diana saw 6 to 8 inchesof snow from the storm,some in areas that hadreceived more than afoot from a blizzard ear-lier in the week.That blizzard was

part of a storm systemthat dumped more thana foot of snow in someplaces and has beenblamed for at least 16deaths. It also spawnedmore than a dozen tor-nadoes in Alabama, theNational Weather Serv-ice said.But Saturday’s snow

wasn’t as heavy as thatof the previous storm,the weather service said.

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Clifford E.Thatcher

William L.“Bill” Moloney,age 75, of 4284LeatherwoodCreek Road,passed awaypeacefully onFriday, Dec. 28,2012, at 12:25p.m. at his resi-dence.

Bill was bornDec. 29, 1936, inSidney, to the latePaul W. and CoraMae (Shigley)Moloney. On June25, 1960, he married Ju-dith Hanagan, and shesurvives.

Bill is survived by hischildren, J. William, andhis wife, Paula Moloney,of Beavercreek, JaneEllen, and her husband,Lynn Goshe, of Lebanon,Ind., Brian, and his wife,Susan Moloney, of Sid-ney, and Bridget, andher husband, PhilipChaney, of Fort Loramie;grandchildren, Patrick,Colleen, Nicholas andThomas Moloney, Emily,Claire and JenniferChaney; stepgrandson,Trey Roe; stepgrand-daughter, Tiffany, andher husband, Dave Fos-ter; and stepgreat-grandson, Jay.

Bill was preceded indeath by an infant sister.

Bill was a lifetimemember of the Holy An-gels Catholic Church,Sidney. He graduatedfrom Fairlawn HighSchool in 1954 and was amember of the U.S.Army National Guardfrom 1959-1965.

Farming was Bill’spassion and he lived his

entire life on thefamily farm.With his wife,Judy, as his life-time partner, hehad been farm-ing right upuntil his lastdays.

Bill loved hisfamily and en-joyed spendingtime with hisgrandchi ldrenand great-grand-son. He was a de-voted and loving

father, grandfather,great-grandfather and atrue friend to many.Mass of Christian

Burial will be cele-brated at 10:30 a.m.on Wednesday, Jan. 2,2012, at the Holy An-gels Catholic Church,Sidney, with the Rev.Daniel Hess as cele-brant. Interment willfollow at GracelandCemetery, Sidney.Family and friends

may call at the AdamsFuneral Home, 1401Fair Road, (Interstate75, exit 90) on Tues-day from 5 to 8 p.m. atthe funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, me-morial contributionsmay be made to the HolyAngels Building Fund ortheWilson Hospice Care,1081 Fairington Drive,Sidney, OH 45365 inBill’s memory. Envelopeswill be available at thefuneral home.

Online memories maybe expressed to the fam-ily on the Adams Fu-neral Home’s website atwww.theadamsfuneral-home.com.

NEW BREMEN —Clifford E. Thatcher, age56, of New Bremen, diedon Sunday, Dec. 30,2012, at 3 a.m. at hisresidence.

A Memorial Mass willbe on Thursday, Jan. 3,2013, at 10:30 a.m. atthe Church of the HolyRedeemer in New Bre-men.

Arrangements areunder the direction ofGilberg-Hartwig Fu-neral Home, New Bre-men.

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Harold J. JacksonCINCINNATI

— Harold J.Jackson, age 89,passed awayWednesday, Dec.26, 2012, at hishome in Cincin-nati.

He leaves behind hisdear wife, Magdalen(Miller), daughterP a m e l a ( D e n n i s )Gruesser, grandchil-dren Andrew, Kevin,Timothy and Emily, anda brother, Tom (Char-lotte) Jackson, of Sid-ney.

He faithfully servedhis country for more

than 31 years,retiring as acommand ser-geant major. Hewas a lifelongmember of theMasonic Lodge

in Sidney.Memorial services

will be held Satur-day, Jan. 5, at 11 a.m.at the LutheranChurch of the Resur-rection, 1950 NagelRoad, Cincinnati.

Arrangements areunder the direction ofthe Geo. H. Rohde &Son Funeral Home,Cincinnati.

AFGHANISTAN From Page 1

U.S. troop deaths de-clined overall from 404last year to 295 as ofSaturday. The DefenseDepartment says 1,701U.S. troops have beenkilled in action inAfghanistan since theU.S. invasion in 2001until Dec. 26. Of those,338 died from non-hos-tile causes. Some 18,154were wounded.

A total of 394 foreigntroops, including theAmericans, were killedin 2012, down from 543in 2011. The British,with the second-largestmilitary presence, had43 killed — the second-highest toll among coun-tries with forces inAfghanistan, by AP’scount.

The AP keeps dailytallies of casualties andviolent incidents acrossAfghanistan based onreports from NATO andAfghan officials. Mostcannot be independentlyverified, and other inci-dents may never cometo light. The statisticssometimes vary from of-ficial counts because oftime lags, different cri-teria and other reasons.

Deaths from so-calledinsider attacks —Afghan police andtroops killing foreign al-lies — surged to 61 in 45attacks last year com-pared with 2011, when35 coalition troops were

killed in 21 attacks.The number, provided

by the NATO command,does not include theDec. 24 killing of anAmerican civilian ad-viser by a female mem-ber of the Afghan policebecause the investiga-tion is ongoing.

The focus of NATO’smission has largelyveered from the battle-field to training theAfghans ahead of a pull-out of most troops by2014. The U.S plans tomaintain a residualforce, the size of which isnow being determined.

A NATO report thattracks violence in thecountry showed a risethis year compared withthe period before thesurge of U.S. troops intothe country. But the lev-els were down from lastyear and a peak in thesummer of 2010. Kabuland the country’s sec-ond-largest city, Kanda-har, saw a considerabledrop in lethal attacks,but districts in Kanda-har province remainamong the most restivein Afghanistan.

Militant attacks, thereport said, decreasedcountrywide by 7 per-cent through Novembercompared with the same11-month period lastyear. But they were upin the northern andwestern parts of the

country, which previ-ously had been amongthe most peaceful re-gions.

Although NATO offi-cials frequently creditAfghan troops with suc-cessful unilateral opera-tions, a recent U.S.congressional reportnoted that higher-levelAfghan units still needvital air, logistics andother support from for-eign forces.

More Afghan policeand soldiers are dyingin the conflict, accordingto numbers provided bythe interior and defenseministries.

More than 1,050Afghan troops died thisyear, substantiallyhigher than last year, al-though the ministrycould not provide theexact 2011 death toll.

Nearly 1,400 policedied in the 10 monthsfrom March 21 to theend of the year, com-pared with about thesame number for the 12months beginningMarch 21, 2011. TheAfghan government fol-lows a calendar yearstarting March 21.

NATO says Afghansecurity forces havegrown from 132,000 inMarch 2011 to 333,000this month.

The AP tally showedthat at least 822 Afghancivilians had been killed

by the Taliban and othermilitants this yearwhile another 119 diedin NATO airstrikes andother operations. Thatwas a decrease from lastyear, when 1,151 werekilled by insurgents and283 by NATO. Substan-tially smaller numbersperish when caught incrossfires.

The United Nationsreported different casu-alty figures but alsonoted that civiliandeaths had decreased,reversing a five-yeartrend of mounting civil-ian deaths. Its latest re-port says that duringthe first six months ofthe year, 1,145 civiliansdied in conflict-relatedviolence, compared with1,510 in the same periodof 2011. The U.N. con-siders insurgent landmines and roadsidebombs to be particularlydeadly for civilians.

Close to 3,000 mili-tants were reported tohave been killed bycoalition and Afghanforces this year, com-pared with more than3,500 last year. TheNATO command doesnot issue reports on thenumber of insurgentsits troops have killed,and Afghan military fig-ures, from which the APcompiles its data, can-not be independentlyverified.

OBAMA From Page 1

killed his mother at thehome they shared.

The tragedy immedi-ately prompted calls forgreater gun controls. Butthe NRA is strongly re-sisting those efforts, argu-ing instead that schoolsshould have armedguards for protection.Some gun enthusiastshave rushed to buy semi-automatic rifles of thetype used by Lanza, fear-ing sales may soon be re-stricted.

Obama seemed unim-pressed by the NRA pro-posal. “I am skeptical thatthe only answer is puttingmore guns in schools,” hesaid. “And I think the vastmajority of the Americanpeople are skeptical thatthat somehow is going tosolve our problem.”

The president said heintends to press the issuewith the public.

“The question then be-comes whether we are ac-tually shook up enoughby what happened herethat it does not just be-come another one of theseroutine episodes where itgets a lot of attention fora couple of weeks andthen it drifts away,”Obama said. “It certainlywon’t feel like that to me.This is something that -you know, that was theworst day of my presi-dency. And it’s not some-thing that I want to seerepeated.”

Separately, a memberof the president’s cabinetsaid Sunday that ruralAmerica may be ready tojoin a national conversa-tion about gun control.Agriculture SecretaryTom Vilsack said the de-bate has to start with re-spect for the SecondAmendment right to beararms and recognition thathunting is a way of life formillions of Americans.

But Vilsack said New-town has changed theway people see the issue.“I really believe that thisis a different circum-stance and a different sit-

uation,” Vilsack said onCNN.

Vilsack said he thinksit’s possible forAmericansto come together. “It’s po-tentially a unifying con-versation,” he said. “Theproblem is that these con-versations are alwayscouched in the terms ofdividing us. This could bea unifying conversation,and Lord knows we needto be unified.”

Besides passing gunviolence legislation,Obama also listed deficitreduction and immigra-tion as top priorities for2013. A big deficit reduc-tion deal with Republi-cans proved elusive thismonth, and Obama isnow hoping Senate Dem-ocratic and Republicanleaders salvage a scaled-back plan that avoids taxincreases for virtually allAmericans.

In addition, he issued adefense of former Repub-lican Sen.ChuckHagel ofNebraska, who has beenmentioned as one of theleading candidates to re-place Leon Panetta as de-fense secretary.

Hagel supported the2002 resolution approv-ing U.S.military action inIraq, but later became acritic of the war. He hasbeen denounced by someconservatives for notbeing a strong enoughally of Israel. Also, manyliberals and gay activistshave banded against himfor comments he made in1998 about an openly gaynominee for an ambas-sadorship.

Obama, who brieflyserved with Hagel in theSenate, stressed that hehad yet to make a deci-sion but called Hagel a“patriot.”

Hagel “served thiscountry with valor inVietnam,” the presidentsaid. “And (he) is some-body who’s currentlyserving on my intelli-gence advisory board anddoing an outstandingjob.”

2 OUinventorshonoredATHENS (AP) —

Ohio University saystwo of its professorshave been named char-ter fellows of the Na-tional Academy ofInventors.

The school in south-east Ohio announcedthat John Kopchick andGerardine Botte wereamong 98 innovators toreceive the honor thisyear.

The Athens Messen-ger reports thatKopchick is a professorof microbiology. He hasdeveloped intellectualproperty in the field ofbiotechnology that hasmade a significant im-pact on human health.

Botte is a professor ofchemical and biomolecu-lar engineering who hasdeveloped technologiesthat harness commercialand residential wasteproducts such as ammo-nia, and turn them intosustainable energysources.

Botte and Kopchickwill be inducted as fel-lows during the confer-ence of the NationalAcademy of Inventors onFeb. 22 in Tampa, Fla. Comedian arrested, out on bail

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Katt Williams, the come-dian who has repeatedly found himself on the wrongside of the law, is out on bail after being arrested inLos Angeles on suspicion of child endangerment andpossession of a stolen gun.

Police Officer NormaEisenman saysWilliamswastaken into custody Friday after the LA County De-partment of Children and Family Services did a wel-fare check at his home. Authorities found more thanone firearm, one of which had been reported stolen.

RATES OF TAXATION FOR 2012 - SHELBY COUNTY, OHIOIn pursuance of law, I, Linda S. Meininger, Treasurer of Shelby County, Ohio do hereby give notice that the numberof dollars and cents levied on each $1000 of property listed for taxation in said county for the tax year as follows:

NEW DISTRICT DD & TRI-CO COUNTY SCHOOL FIRE & 2012 RES & AGR RES & AGR ALL OTHER ALL OTHERDISTR MENTAL INCLUDES INCLUDES AMBUL TOTAL REDUCTION EFFECTIVE REDUCTION EFFECTIVENUM HEALTH HEALTH JVS TWP DISTRICT CORP. RATE FACTORS RATE FACTORS RATE

CLINTON TOWNSHIP02 Sidney S.D. 7.00 2.70 53.12 4.20 0.00 0.00 67.00 0.2593 49.6300 0.2063 53.174901 Sidney Corp. S.S.D. 7.00 2.70 53.10 0.10 0.00 3.20 66.10 0.2645 48.7300 0.2092 52.2749

CYNTHIAN TOWNSHIP03 Fort Loramie SD,LAD,LFD 7.00 2.70 52.80 2.00 3.00 0.00 67.50 0.3251 45.5529 0.2228 52.458904 Hardin-Houston SD, LFD, HAD 7.00 2.70 40.67 2.00 2.10 0.00 54.47 0.2244 42.2458 0.1738 45.002605 Russia SD, LFD, HAD 7.00 2.70 51.85 2.00 2.10 0.00 65.65 0.2479 49.3776 0.0887 59.825306 Hardin-Houston SD, LFD, LAD 7.00 2.70 40.67 2.00 3.00 0.00 55.37 0.2199 43.1932 0.1701 45.952807 Russia SD, LFD, LAD 7.00 2.70 51.85 2.00 3.00 0.00 66.55 0.2438 50.3250 0.0868 60.7755

DINSMORE TOWNSHIP08 Anna SD 7.00 2.70 35.50 3.60 0.00 0.00 48.80 0.2699 35.6284 0.1419 41.873509 Anna Corp. ASD 7.00 2.70 35.50 0.60 0.00 2.00 47.80 0.2731 34.7476 0.1447 40.881710 Botkins SD 7.00 2.70 40.69 3.60 0.00 0.00 53.99 0.1784 44.3572 0.1054 48.297211 Botkins Corp., BSD 7.00 2.70 40.69 0.60 0.00 2.20 53.19 0.1789 43.6763 0.1069 47.505412 Botkins Corp., ASD 7.00 2.70 35.50 0.60 0.00 2.00 47.80 0.2731 34.7476 0.1447 40.8817

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP13 Anna SD 7.00 2.70 35.50 3.40 0.00 0.00 48.60 0.2810 34.9446 0.1480 41.406114 Anna Corp. ASD 7.00 2.70 35.50 0.60 0.00 2.00 47.80 0.2758 34.6172 0.1459 40.826315 Sidney SD 7.00 2.70 53.10 3.40 0.00 0.00 66.20 0.2721 48.1865 0.2130 52.099316 Sidney Corp., SSD 7.00 2.70 53.10 0.10 0.00 3.20 66.10 0.2628 48.7300 0.2092 52.2749

GREEN TOWNSHIP17 Fairlawn SD 7.00 2.70 43.47 2.80 0.00 0.00 55.97 0.1544 47.3309 0.1069 49.984818 Graham SD 7.00 2.70 36.67 2.80 0.50 0.00 49.67 0.2092 39.2793 0.1031 44.5478

JACKSON TOWNSHIP19 Jackson Center SD 7.00 2.70 51.00 3.40 0.00 0.00 64.10 0.3756 40.0227 0.1972 51.456920 Jackson Center Corp., JCSD 7.00 2.70 51.00 0.40 0.00 4.00 65.10 0.3672 41.1967 0.1944 52.4440

LORAMIE TOWNSHIP21 Bradford SD, RFD 7.00 2.70 34.37 3.82 0.60 0.00 48.49 0.2212 37.7652 0.1652 40.478822 Hardin-Houston SD, HF, HAD 7.00 2.70 40.67 4.50 0.60 0.00 55.47 0.2235 43.0742 0.1753 45.744023 Russia SD, RFD 7.00 2.70 51.85 3.82 0.60 0.00 65.97 0.2483 49.5898 0.0893 60.080624 Russia Corp., RSD, RFD 7.00 2.70 51.85 2.62 0.00 1.20 65.37 0.2489 49.1004 0.0891 59.546325 Versailles SD, RFD 7.00 2.70 48.28 3.82 0.60 0.00 62.40 0.3243 42.1634 0.2380 47.547326 Hardin-Houston SD, RFD 7.00 2.70 40.67 3.82 0.60 0.00 54.79 0.2251 42.4580 0.1740 45.257927 Russia SD, RFD, HAD 7.00 2.70 51.85 3.82 0.60 0.00 65.97 0.2483 49.5898 0.0893 60.080628 Hardin-Houston SD, HAD, RFD 7.00 2.70 40.67 3.82 0.60 0.00 54.79 0.2251 42.4580 0.1740 45.2579

MCLEAN TOWNSHIP29 Anna SD, LFD 7.00 2.70 35.50 2.20 1.50 0.00 48.90 0.2661 35.8880 0.1415 41.981730 Fort Loramie SD, LFD, LAD 7.00 2.70 52.80 2.20 3.00 0.00 67.70 0.3242 45.7529 0.2222 52.658931 Fort Loramie Corp., LFD, LAD 7.00 2.70 52.80 0.40 3.00 3.95 69.85 0.3142 47.9029 0.2158 54.775532 Minster SD, LFD 7.00 2.70 53.17 2.20 1.50 0.00 66.57 0.3244 44.9765 0.0914 60.488033 New Bremen SD, LFD, LAD 7.00 2.70 50.75 2.20 3.00 0.00 65.65 0.3842 40.4262 0.2118 51.745334 Anna SD, LFD, LAD 7.00 2.70 35.50 2.20 3.00 0.00 50.40 0.2594 37.3248 0.1376 43.466235 Minster SD, LFD, LAD 7.00 2.70 53.17 2.20 3.00 0.00 68.07 0.3182 46.4133 0.0896 61.9725

ORANGE TOWNSHIP36 Sidney SD 7.00 2.70 53.10 2.70 0.00 0.00 65.50 0.2701 47.8079 0.2204 51.062637 Sidney Corp. SSD 7.00 2.70 53.10 0.30 0.00 3.00 66.10 0.2628 48.7300 0.2092 52.2749

PERRY TOWNSHIP38 Fairlawn SD, PPS Res. 7.00 2.70 43.47 1.80 0.80 0.00 55.77 0.1515 47.3182 0.1037 49.985563 Sidney Corp, Fairlawn SD 7.00 2.70 43.47 1.80 0.00 0.60 55.57 0.1495 47.2625 0.1040 49.7883

SALEM TOWNSHIP39 Anna SD, PPS Res. 7.00 2.70 35.50 3.20 0.80 0.00 49.20 0.2696 35.9366 0.1407 42.278840 Fairlawn SD, PPS Res 7.00 2.70 43.47 3.20 0.80 0.00 57.17 0.1468 48.7796 0.1007 51.411241 Jackson SD. PPS Res. 7.00 2.70 51.00 3.20 0.80 0.00 64.70 0.3733 40.5452 0.1955 52.054142 Pt. Jefferson Corp. SSD, PPS 7.00 2.70 53.10 0.60 0.80 3.70 67.90 0.2579 50.3856 0.2037 54.072043 Riverside SD, PPS Res. 7.00 2.70 54.30 3.20 0.80 0.00 68.00 0.4250 39.1021 0.3784 42.270544 Sidney SD, PPS Res. 7.00 2.70 53.10 3.20 0.80 0.00 66.80 0.2638 49.1785 0.2070 52.9720

TURTLE CREEK TOWNSHIP45 Anna SD, LFD, LAD 7.00 2.70 35.50 2.10 3.00 0.00 50.30 0.2599 37.2248 0.1378 43.366246 Fort Loramie SD, LFD, LAD 7.00 2.70 52.80 2.10 3.00 0.00 67.60 0.3247 45.6529 0.2225 52.558947 Hardin-Houston SD, LFD, HAD 7.00 2.70 40.67 2.10 2.10 0.00 54.57 0.2240 42.3458 0.1735 45.102648 Hardin-Houston SD, LFD, LAD 7.00 2.70 40.67 2.10 3.00 0.00 55.47 0.2195 43.2932 0.1698 46.052849 Sidney Corp. , HHSD 7.00 2.70 40.67 0.50 0.00 1.60 52.47 0.2309 40.3564 0.1792 43.0683

VAN BUREN TOWNHIP50 Anna SD (KFD) 7.00 2.70 35.50 5.60 0.00 0.00 50.80 0.2832 36.4138 0.1585 42.750251 Anna SD, N Fire (NKFD) 7.00 2.70 35.50 7.60 0.00 0.00 52.80 0.2822 37.8962 0.1575 44.481552 Botkins SD (KFD) 7.00 2.70 40.69 5.60 0.00 0.00 55.99 0.1937 45.1425 0.1217 49.173953 Kettlersville Corp. ASD (KFD) 7.00 2.70 35.50 0.70 0.00 1.90 47.80 0.2755 34.6313 0.1477 40.738254 New Bremen SD (KFD) 7.00 2.70 50.75 5.60 0.00 0.00 66.05 0.4017 39.5152 0.2274 51.029355 New Bremen SD, (NKFD) 7.00 2.70 50.75 7.60 0.00 0.00 68.05 0.3975 40.9976 0.2247 52.760656 New Knoxville SD, (NKFD) 7.00 2.70 54.55 7.60 0.00 0.00 71.85 0.4118 42.2613 0.3207 48.804857 Anna SD, S Fire (MFD), SF 7.00 2.70 35.50 5.60 0.00 0.00 50.80 0.2832 36.4138 0.1585 42.750262 New Knoxville SD, (KFD) 7.00 2.70 54.55 5.60 0.00 0.00 69.85 0.4162 40.7788 0.3261 47.0735

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP58 Hardin-Houston SD, HAD 7.00 2.70 40.67 7.20 0.60 0.00 58.17 0.2202 45.3599 0.1727 48.124859 Lockington Corp. HHSD, HAD 7.00 2.70 40.67 3.30 0.60 6.00 60.27 0.2125 47.4599 0.1727 49.861460 Sidney SD, HAD 7.00 2.70 53.10 7.20 0.60 0.00 70.60 0.2559 52.5335 0.2049 56.131461 Sidney Corp, HHSD 7.00 2.70 40.67 0.80 0.00 1.90 53.07 0.2357 40.5632 0.1880 43.0905Linda S. Meininger, Treasurer, Shelby County, Ohio - The Reduction Factors Apply to Real Estate Only

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STATE NEWS Sidney Daily News, Monday, December 31, 2012

Couple sells sweets to help daughterCLEVELAND (AP) —

Aisha Fraser Masonpoints to the dining roomof her home in Cleveland.

“This is the chocolatefactory,” said the presi-dent of Audrey’s Choco-lates.

The dining room tableis covered with alu-minum foil for easycleanup when the hotgooey substance — alsoknown as the food of gods— is poured into molds.

Two tempering ma-chines, used to turn rawchocolate into a sub-stance with a smooth tex-ture and a glossy shine,are nearby. Four deepfreezers for holding boththe raw chocolate and thefinished delights are sta-tioned throughout thehouse: one in the livingroom, two in the kitchenand one in the basement.Each has a temperatureoverride device settingthe freezers at 55 de-grees, an environment inwhich chocolate is happi-est.

This time last year,the dining room waswhere Aisha, her hus-band, Lance Mason, andtheir girls,Audrey, 5, andAva, 2, had meals. Thenone day Lance, a Cuya-hoga County CommonPleas judge, was channelsurfing and stumbledupon a show about mak-ing chocolate. Soon, beinga devoted viewer wasn’tenough. He had to learn

how to make the confec-tion. When the class hesigned up for was can-celed for lack of enrollees,he paid a chocolatier togive him individual les-sons.

Lance got so good atmaking candy thatAishabegan peddling thesweets. In a matter ofmonths, demand has be-come so high that theyknow the dining roomsoon won’t be a bigenough factory. They willhave to hire anotherchocolatier if they are tomeet the increasing or-ders.

The Masons recentlydiscussed whether theycould squeeze anotherfreezer into their smallhouse. A 75-pound orderof raw chocolate was onits way, and the coupledebated whether theywould be able to clearenough space in the ex-isting freezers to houseit.

The company bearsthe name of the couple’solder daughter, who hasDown syndrome. Theyare using the profits topay for enrichments, in-cluding learning tools, tu-toring and speechtherapy.

“Without the interven-tions, I don’t know whereshe would be because shewasn’t even able to situp,” Lance said. “She hasmade so much progress.She jumps, she runs and

she reads.”Dad pulled out a book

and pointed to vocabu-lary words. Audrey ea-gerly read them.

“Fish,” she said. “Pup-pet. Castle. Submarine.”

Her father smiled.“It is really miraculous

to me,” he said. “We wantto be in a situation wherewe can help people whoare similarly situated.”

Audrey’s Chocolatesalso is a social entrepre-neurial venture,meaningthat its mission and prof-its are focused on a socialcause. In this case, thegoal is to eventually em-ploy people living withdisabilities and to useprofits to support re-search and programs forpeople with specialneeds.

Lance rememberswhen Audrey was born.The doctors said herswould be a life of depend-ency and she probablywouldn’t live past 40.

“I think of my daugh-ter, and I don’t accept thelimitations people haveplaced on her,” he said.“We want to create abusiness where she canrun it one day or be in aposition to have a signifi-cant role in it.”

Aisha said she ini-tially believed the busi-ness would graduallybuild like many home-based startups theirfounders run as a side-line. First they would sell

to family and friends. Asword got out, businesswould grow.Within a fewyears, they would open astorefront.

But things havemoved so quickly, 2013will probably be a year ofmonumental decisions,the Masons said.

The online businesshas taken off. Will theyfocus on that or openinga storefront? So far, theyhave financed thestartup from personalsavings. Is it time tothink about taking on therisk of commercial loans?What is the best way tojuggle being entrepre-neurs, raising two smallchildren and holding full-time jobs? Aisha teachesin Shaker Heights.

Last summer, Au-drey’s Chocolates was inthe planning stageswhen Aisha got an invi-tation to participate inThe Republic of Artists, amarketplace held fourtimes a year featuringhandmade and hard-to-find items. She toldfounder Kimberley Os-borne-Milstein to contacta friend who makes sta-tionery to participate.

“Kim said, ‘You need tobe in the market!’” Aisharecalled.

“But we were so NOTready!” Lance added.

If this would be the of-ficial launch, they wouldhave to design boxes.They came up with the

pink and brown polka dotdesign based on one ofAudrey’s raincoats. Nowthey had to find someoneto make the boxes and in-serts. There were bagsand stickers to order.

It seemed that eachtime they checked anitem off their list, an-other popped up.

“It was overwhelm-ing,” Lance said. “I toldmy wife, ‘Call her and tellher we are not going to dothe show.’ “

But everything man-aged to come together forthe September event.

The first day of theshow, they sold out of 500pieces of candy in a mat-ter of hours, many withnames as delectable asthe taste. Their milkchocolate selections in-clude Caramel Dreamwith Nuts. Candy AppleDelight is among thewhite chocolate offerings,and Tender HeartedSalted Caramel is a darkchocolate favorite.

Lance was up most ofthe night making choco-lates to sell at the mar-ketplace the next day.Aisha packed the boxes.

After the event,Aisha,a former information-technology consultant forErnst & Young, includedan online sales compo-nent for her businesses’website, as well as a mo-bile app, to meet the de-mands for reorders.Selling out became the

norm at other bazaarsand events they wouldattend during the nextseveral months. For ex-ample, at the DecemberRepublic of Artists mar-ketplace, they tripledsales from September.

The couple had be-lieved they would oneday be entrepreneurs, es-pecially Lance, whosemother had impressedupon him from childhoodgoing into business forhimself.

But a business inwhich Lance would be achocolatier?

“Mind you, before this,my husband could onlyboil water,” Aisha said.“Going into making gour-met chocolates was a bigstep.”

Lance said he per-fected his chocolate-mak-ing skills by having hisbailiff, law clerk and oth-ers at the courthousesample the treats. Hesaid they didn’t hesitateto give a thumbs-down. Ifthey did, Lance didn’thesitate to go back to theol’ chocolate factorydrawing board to reviserecipes or come up withnew ones.

He said even friendshe had known for yearscouldn’t believe hischocolates would tastegood. Lance offered themsamples.

It proved a good mar-keting tool. Reordersusually followed.

Violence rates high atOhio youth prisons

COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio’s youth prisons havemuch higher assault rates than the adult lockups, anewspaper reported Sunday.

Juvenile prisons had more than 1,600 assaults in2011, with an overall population of only 680 youths.The adult population of more than 50,000 inmateshad nearly 2,500 assaults.

Assaults include striking another person, throw-ing at and hitting them with an object, and spittingat or biting.

The Columbus Dispatch reported that some De-partment of Youth Services staffers say there isn’tenough discipline in the youth prisons and that con-ditions are dangerous for both the teens and theprison staff.

“We have to go in every day wondering if it’s goingto be safe for us,” said Jonathan Blackford, 35, whois a corrections officer at the Circleville Juvenile Cor-rectional Facility.

A corrections officer at the Scioto Juvenile Cor-rectional Facility was hospitalized in Septemberafter three inmates charged into her office and beather.

The four Ohio youth prisons include the state’smost violent juvenile offenders, and also some youngpeople with mental issues.

“Youth receive consequences for inappropriate be-havior,” said Harvey Reed, director of youth servicesdepartment.

The state spends much more on youth inmatesthan adults; some $161,497 annually per youth com-pared to $24,871 on adults, The Dispatch reported.

Ohio teacher says she was fired over pregnancyDAYTON (AP) — An unmar-

ried Catholic school teacher whosaid she was fired after telling herprincipal that she was pregnant issuing the Roman Catholic Arch-diocese of Cincinnati.

It’s the second lawsuit that’sbeen filed in the last two yearsagainst archdiocese over the fir-ing of a pregnant teacher.

Kathleen Quinlan, who taught

first grade at Ascension CatholicSchool in Kettering in suburbanDayton, said she was told to re-sign or she would be fired, on thesame day she told the school’sprincipal in December 2011 thatshe was expecting. She said shehad offered to take a behind-the-scenes job until she gave birth.

Quinlan, of Dayton, who laterhad twin girls, said in her lawsuit

that she was given three days toclear out her classroom.

A termination letter said shewas fired for violating a section ofher employment contract that re-quires employees to “comply withand act consistently in accordancewith the stated philosophy andteachings of the Roman CatholicChurch,” according to the lawsuitfiled in U.S. District Court .

BY ERIC TUCKERThe Associated Press

KABUL (AP) — The family of an ail-ing, pregnant American woman missingin Afghanistan with her Canadian hus-band has broken months of silence overthe mysterious case, making public ap-peals for the couple’s safe return.James Coleman, the father of 27-year-

old Caitlan Coleman, told TheAssociatedPress over the weekend that she was dueto deliver in January and needed urgentmedical attention for a liver ailment thatrequired regular checkups. He said heand his wife, Lyn, last heard from theirson-in-law Josh on Oct. 8 from an Inter-net cafe in what Josh described as an“unsafe” part of Afghanistan. The Cole-mans asked that Josh be identified byhis first name only to protect his privacy.The couple had embarked on a jour-

ney last July that took them to Russia,the central Asian countries of Kaza-khstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, andthen finally to Afghanistan.Neither the Taliban nor any other mil-

itant group has claimed it is holding thecouple, leading some to believe they werekidnapped. But no ransom demand hasbeen made.An Afghan official said their trail has

gone dead.“Our goal is to get them back safely

and healthy,” the father told AP on Fri-day night by phone. “I don’t know whatkind of care they’re getting or not get-ting,” he added. “We’re just an averagefamily and we don’t have connectionswith anybody and we don’t have a lot of

money.”He made a similar appeal in a video

posted on YouTube on Dec. 13.“We appeal to whoever is caring for

her to show compassion and allow Caity,Josh and our unborn grandbaby to comehome,” he said.Before the video came out, the family

had kept quiet about the case since thecouple disappeared in early October.They appear to have broken their silencein hopes it might lead to a breakthrough.But many questions remain over the

disappearances.It is not known whether the couple is

still alive or how or why they enteredAfghanistan.And there is no informationabout what they were doing in the coun-try before they went missing.James Coleman, of York County, Penn-

sylvania, said he was not entirely surewhat his daughter and her husbandwere doing in Afghanistan. But he sur-mised they may have been seeking tohelp Afghans by joining an aid groupafter touring the region. In the AP inter-view, he described his daughter as“naive” and “adventuresome” with a hu-manitarian bent.He said Josh did not disclose their

exact location in his last email contact onOct. 8, only saying they were not in asafe place. James Coleman also said thelast withdrawals from the couple’s ac-count were made Oct. 8 and 9 in Kabulwith no activity on the account and nofurther communication from them afterthat date.“He just said they were heading into

the mountains — wherever that was, Idon’t know,” the father said, adding,“They’re both kind of naive, always havebeen in my view.Why they actually wentto Afghanistan, I’m not sure… I assumeit was more of the same, getting to knowthe local people, if they could find anNGO (non-governmental organization)or someone they could work with in a lit-tle way.”There was some indication that the

couple knew they were in dangerous ter-ritory, though they perhaps did not graspjust how dangerous. James Coleman saidin general, they preferred small villagesand communities because they felt saferthere than in big cities, and that is wherethey wanted to focus their travels.“I assume they were going to strike

out on foot like they were doing,” headded.

TODAY IN HISTORY

OUT OF THE BLUE

NATION/WORLD Sidney Daily News,Monday,December 31,2012

BY THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS

Today is Monday, Dec.31, the 366th and final dayof 2012.Today’s Highlight inHis-

tory:On Dec. 31, 1862, Presi-

dent Abraham Lincolnsigned an enabling actpaving the way forVirginia’western counties to becomethe state of West Virginia,which took place in June1863.On this date:• In 1759, Arthur Guin-

ness founded his famousbrewery at St. James’s Gatein Dublin.• In 1775, during the

Revolutionary War, theBritish repulsed an attackbyContinentalArmy gener-als Richard Montgomeryand Benedict Arnold atQuebec; Montgomery waskilled.• In 1879, Thomas Edi-

son first publicly demon-strated his electricincandescent light inMenloPark, N.J.• In 1909, the Manhat-

tan Bridge, spanning theEast River between Man-hattan and Brooklyn, wasofficially opened to vehicu-lar traffic.• In 1946, President

Harry S. Truman officiallyproclaimed the end of hos-tilities inWorldWar II.• In 1951, the Marshall

Plan expired after distrib-uting more than $12 billionin foreign aid.• In 1969, Joseph A.

Yablonski, an unsuccessfulcandidate for the presi-dency of the United MineWorkers of America, wasshot to death with his wifeand daughter in theirClarksville, Pa., home byhitmen acting at the ordersof UMWA president TonyBoyle.• In 1972, Major League

baseball player RobertoClemente, 38, was killedwhen a plane he’d char-tered and was traveling onto bring relief supplies toearthquake-devastatedNicaragua crashed shortlyafter takeoff from PuertoRico.• In 1985, singer Rick

Nelson, 45, and six otherpeople were killedwhen firebroke out aboard a DC-3that was taking the groupto a New Year’s Eve per-formance in Dallas.• In 1986, 97 people were

killedwhen fire broke out inthe Dupont Plaza Hotel inSan Juan, Puerto Rico.

Magazinemistakenly

publishes obitBERLIN (AP) — Ger-

many’s respected newsweekly Der Spiegel mistak-enly published an obituarySunday for former U.S.President George H.W.Bush, hours after a familyspokesman said the 88-year-old was recoveringfrom illness.Bushwas hospitalized in

Houston Nov. 23 for treat-ment of a bronchitis-relatedcough and moved to inten-sive care onDec. 23 after hedeveloped a fever. On Sat-urday, spokesman Jim Mc-Grath said Bush wasmoved out of intensive careinto a regular hospitalroom again after his condi-tion improved.The unfinished obituary

appeared on Der Spiegel’swebsite for only a few min-utes Sunday before it wasspotted by Internet usersand removed.In it, the magazine’s

New York correspondentdescribed Bush as “a color-less politician” whoseimage only improved whenit was compared to thelater presidency of his son,GeorgeW. Bush.“All newsrooms prepare

obituaries for selected fig-ures,” themagazine said onits Twitter feed. “The factthat the one for Bush sen-ior went live was a techni-cal mistake. Sorry!”

still significant distance be-tween the two sides, but nego-tiations continue.”At stake are sweeping tax

hikes and across-the-boardspending cuts set to take effectat the turn of the year. Takentogether, they’ve been dubbedthe fiscal cliff, and economistswarn the one-two punch —

which leaders in both partieshave said they want to avoid— could send the still-fragileeconomy back into recession.Tax cuts enacted in 2001 and2003 expire at midnight Mon-day, and $109 billion in across-the-board cuts in federalspending this year would alsobegin this week.

AP Photo

IN THIS undated photo provided byJames Coleman, Caitlan Coleman (right)sits with her husband, Josh. CaitlanColeman’s family has broken months ofsilence over her mysterious disappear-ance. The Colemans have asked thatJosh be identified by his first name onlyto protect his privacy.

U.S. family pleas for couplemissing in Afghanistan

Official: 19 killed inattacks on ShiitesQUETTA, Pakistan (AP) —

A car bomb targeting a bus car-rying Shiite Muslim pilgrimskilled 19 people in southwestPakistan, officials and eyewit-nesses said.Earlier Sunday, 21 tribal po-

licemen believed to have beenkidnapped by the Taliban werefound shot dead in Pakistan’stroubled northwest tribal re-gion, government officials said.Reports conflicted about

whether the car bombingwas asuicide attack or the device wasdetonated remotely.Pakistan has experienced a

spike in killings over the lastyear by radical Sunni Muslimstargeting Shiites, whom theyconsider heretics. The violencehas been especially pronouncedin Baluchistan province, wherethe latest attack occurred.In addition to the 19 people

killed in the bombing inBaluchistan’sMastung district,25 others were wounded,manyof them critically, said TufailAhmed, a local political official.The blast destroyed the busand damaged a nearby bus alsocarrying Shiites.Ahmed and a person who

was riding in the second bus,Mohammed Ayan Danish, saidthe attack was carried out by asuicide bomber.The bomber “rammed a

small car into the first bus,

which contained 43 pilgrims,”said Danish.But Akbar Durrani, the

home secretary in Baluchistan,said the explosion was causedby a car packedwith explosivesthat was parked beside theroad and detonated by remotecontrol.The pilgrims who were tar-

geted were headed to Iran, amajority Shiite country that isa popular religious tourismdestination,Ahmed said.Shiites make up around 15

percent of Pakistan’s 190 mil-lion people. Baluchistan hasthe largest community, mainlymade up of ethnic Hazaras,identifiable from their facial re-semblance to Central Asians.An escalation in recent years

of Sunni extremists’ attacksagainst Shiites in Pakistan hasbeen fueled mainly by thegroup Laskar-e-Jangvhi,aligned to Pakistani Talibanmilitants in the tribal region.More than 300 Shiites havebeen killed in Pakistan thisyear, according to HumanRightsWatch.The violence has pushed

Baluchistan deeper into chaos.The province was already fac-ing an armed insurgency byethnic Baluch separatists whofrequently attack securityforces and government facili-ties.

India rape victim’s bodycremated in New DelhiNEW DELHI (AP) — A

young woman who died afterbeing gang-raped and beatenon a bus in India’s capital wascremated Sunday amid an out-pouring of anger and grief bymillions across the country de-manding greater protection forwomen from sexual violence.The cremation took place

during a private ceremony inNew Delhi soon after thewoman’s body arrived in thecapital on a special Air Indiaflight from Singapore, whereshe died at a hospital Saturdayafter being sent for medicaltreatment.After the body arrived at the

airport, it was taken to thewoman’s home in New Delhifor religious rituals beforebeing escorted by police to thecrematorium.Security was tight, with no

access to the public or media atthe crematorium.Sheila Dikshit, the top

elected leader of New Delhi,and junior Home MinisterR.P.N. Singh placed wreathsbeside the body before it wascremated, the Press Trust ofIndia news agency reported.Prime Minister Manmohan

Singh and Sonia Gandhi, headof the ruling Congress party,were at the airport to receivethe body and meet familymembers of the victimwho had

also arrived on the flight.Hours after the victim died

early Saturday, Indian policecharged six men who had beenarrested in connection with theattack with murder, adding toaccusations that they beat andgang-raped the woman on aNew Delhi bus on Dec. 16.New Delhi police

spokesman Rajan Bhagat saidthe six suspects face the deathpenalty if convicted, in a casethat has triggered protestsacross India and raised ques-tions about lax attitudes by po-lice toward sexual crimes.After 10 days at a hospital

in New Delhi, the victim, whohas not been identified, wastaken Thursday to Singapore’sMount Elizabeth hospital,which specializes in multi-organ transplants. She arrivedthere in extremely critical con-dition, and then took a turn forthe worse, with her vital signsdeteriorating. She died withher family and officials of theIndian Embassy by her side,according to the chief executiveof the hospital, Dr. Kevin Loh.Following her death, thou-

sands of Indians lit candles,held prayer meetings andmarched through various citiesand towns, including NewDelhi,Mumbai, Bangalore andKolkata, on Saturday night toexpress their grief.

Hillary Clinton in hospitalWASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham

Clinton was admitted to a New York hospital Sunday after thediscovery of a blood clot stemming from the concussion she sus-tained earlier this month.Clinton’s doctors discovered the clot Sunday while perform-

ing a follow-up exam, her spokesman, Philippe Reines, said. Hewould not elaborate on the location of the clot but said Clinton isbeing treated with anti-coagulants and would remain at NewYork-PresbyterianHospital for at least the next 48 hours so doc-tors can monitor the medication.“Her doctors will continue to assess her condition, including

other issues associated with her concussion,” Reines said in astatement. “They will determine if any further action is re-quired.”Clinton,65, fell and suffereda concussionwhile athomealone in

mid-December as she recovered from a stomach virus that left herseverely dehydrated.The concussionwas diagnosedDec. 13 andClintonwas forced

to cancel a trip to North Africa and the Middle East that hadbeen planned for the next week.Clinton was also forced to cancel Dec. 20 testimony before

Congress about a scathing report into the Sept. 11 attack on theU.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambas-sador Chris Stevens and three otherAmericans.The report foundthat serious failures of leadership andmanagement in two StateDepartment bureaus were to blame for insufficient security atthe facility.Clinton took responsibility for the incident before thereport was released, but she was not blamed.Some conservative commentators suggested Clinton was fak-

ing the seriousness of her illness and concussion to avoid testi-fying, although State Department officials vehemently deniedthat was the case.

WIRE From Page 1

Envoy warns of failed stateBEIRUT (AP) — The inter-

national envoy seeking to endSyria’s civil war warned Sun-day that the failure of the gov-ernment and the rebels topursue a political solutioncould lead to the “full collapseof the Syrian state” andthreaten the world’s security.Lakhdar Brahimi, who rep-

resents the United Nationsand theArab League, said thatas many as 100,000 peoplecould be killed in the next yearas Syria moves toward “Soma-lization” and rule by warlords.Brahimi has reported little

progress in his mission to pushforward a peace plan for Syriafirst presented in June at aninternational conference inGeneva. The proposal calls foran open-ended cease-fire andthe formation of a transitionalgovernment to run the countryuntil new elections can be heldand a new constitutiondrafted.But so far, neither the

regime of President BasharAssad nor the scores of rebelsgroups fighting his forcesacross the country have shownany interest in negotiations.

Dear Read-ers: Here is thisweek’s SoundOff, about flourbags:

“Why can’tflour manufac-turers create abag or othercontainer thatis easy to openAND closeagain?

“Many flourcanisters aren’tlarge enough to hold 5pounds of flour, so thepartially full bag mustbe reclosed and stored. Itis so frustrating to grap-ple with the glued seamto get it unsealed, thentry to fold the top part ofthe bag back down andsecure it. Opening wasmuch easier when thetop seam was sewn andthe string could simplybe pulled to open the bagneatly. — Peggy in Ne-braska”

I’m in agreement!Sugar bags are just asfrustrating! — Heloise

FAST FACTSDear Readers: Other

uses for marbles:• Put in the bottom of

a flower vase for color.

• Use in a jaras a paperweightor doorstop.

• Mix in withaquarium rocks.

• Use at thebottom of a plantpot to hold soilin.

• Use in craftprojects.

— HeloiseWHEN TOGET A NEWMATTRESS

Dear Heloise: Are themattress ads now run-ning about needing to re-place your mattressevery eight years just asales ploy to replace yourmattress sooner? Withthe use of sheets, mat-tress covers, etc., I find ithard to believe whatthey say in the adver-tisements. — Pam inDallas

Yes, they are a ployand are misleading! It isan exaggeration that amattress doubles inweight every eightyears! Give me scientificevidence! There really isno set formula for whento buy a new mattress.Just remember to checkthe manufacturer’s rec-

ommended care guide-lines and warranty be-fore purchasing a newmattress.

According to the Bet-ter Sleep Council(www.bettersleep.org),you should factor in howoften the mattress wasused and if it was caredfor correctly. You alsoshould ask yourself afew key questions, pro-vided by the council:

Are you waking upwith aches and pains?Are there obvious signsof wear on your mat-tress? Is your sleep bet-ter or worse than it wasa year ago? If you an-swered “yes” to any ofthese, you should lookinto getting a new mat-tress. — Heloise

WHAT ARECARABINERS?

Dear Readers: Manyof you have written ask-ing about what a cara-biner is, since there havebeen hints in the column

for ponytail holders andkeys.

A carabiner is an ovalor D-shaped metal ringoften used in mountainclimbing to fasten ropes.It usually has a spring-loaded catch on one side.They come in many dif-ferent sizes, colors andshapes, and can be usedfor many differentthings. Have a hint onhow you use carabiners?Let me know. — Heloise

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Dear Heloise: I havesmall children who tendto be a little messy atmealtimes. I found thatusing paper napkinswasn’t working.The kidswould just shred them,and they didn’t clean upthe mess very well. Wenow use washcloths asnapkins for the kids.They are reusable, andwhen dampened makecleanup a breeze. — AReader in Utah

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

This Evening• 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. atSt. 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 7p.m. at Faith Alliance Church, New Knoxville Road,New Bremen.

• The Catholic Adult Singles Club meets for aNew Year’s Eve party in Coldwater. For informa-tion, call (419) 678-8691.Tuesday Afternoon

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts atWork, meets at noon at St. John’s LutheranChurch, 120 W.Water St.Tuesday Evening

• Head, Neck and Oral Cancer Support Groupfor 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.

• PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Les-bians and Gays) meets at 6 p.m. in the second floorboard room of the Public Service Building on theOSU/Rhodes campus, 4240 Campus Drive, Lima.For more information, call (419) 581-6065, [email protected].

• Asthma Awareness educational classes will beheld at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital,St. Marys, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Registration is notrequired and the class is free. For more informa-tion, call Stacy Hilgefort at (419) 394-3335, ext.2004.

• Minster Veterans of Foreign Wars meets forlunch at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall onSouth Cleveland Street,Minster.A meeting will fol-low the meal.

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Living theBasics, meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Apostolic Temple,210 Pomeroy Ave.

• The Colon Cancer Support Group meets from7 to 8 p.m. at the Troy Christian Church, 1440 E.State Route 55,Troy. For more information, contactthe UVMC Cancer Care Center at (937) 440-4820.

• The Miami-Shelby Chapter of the BarbershopHarmony Society meets at 7:30 p.m. at the GreeneStreet UMC, 415 W. Greene St. at Caldwell Street.All men interested in singing are welcome and vis-itors are always welcome. For more information,call (937) 778-1586 or visit www.melodymencho-rus.org.

• Pleaides Chapter 298 Order of the EasternStar meets at the Masonic Temple at the corner ofMiami Avenue and Poplar Street at 7:30 p.m.

• The Al-Anon Sidney Group, for friends and rel-atives of alcoholics, meets from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. atFirst Presbyterian Church on the corner of NorthStreet and Miami Avenue. All are welcome.Wednesday Morning

• The Downtown Business Association meets at8 a.m. at TWT Shirts, 115 E. North St.

• The Sidney Kiwanis Club meets at 11:30 a.m.at the Moose Lodge. Lunch is held until noon, fol-lowed by a club meeting and program.Wednesday Afternoon

• Jackson Center Senior Citizens meets at 1 p.m.at the Jackson Center Family Life Center.

• The Jackson Center Memorial Public Libraryhosts Wacky Wednesdays right after school.Wednesday Evening

• Baby time for children 3 1/2 and younger andtheir mothers is at the A.J.Wise Library in Fort Lo-ramie at 6:30 p.m.

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Labor ofLove, meets at 6:30 p.m. at First Christian Church,320 E. Russell Road.

• Stokes Lodge 305, Free and Accepted Masons,meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Port Jefferson Lodge, PortJefferson. All Master Masons are welcome.Thursday Afternoon

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, Addicts atWork, meets at noon at St. John’s LutheranChurch, 120 W.Water St.

• Shelby County Toastmasters meets at noon atthe Sidney-Shelby County YMCA. Guests are wel-come. For more information, contact Ed Trudeau at498-3433 or [email protected] or visitthe website at shelby.freetoasthost.ws.Thursday Evening

• The New Knoxville Public Library Book Clubmeets at the library at 6 p.m.

• The Narcotics Anonymous group, All in theFamily, meets at 7 p.m. at First United MethodistChurch, 230 Poplar St.

• Minster Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. at theOld Minster Council Chambers, Minster.

• Temperance 73 Masonic Lodge at the corner ofMiami Avenue and Poplar Street meets at 7:30 p.m.Friday Morning

• A.J.Wise Library in Fort Loramie hosts story-time for children 3 1/2 and older at 10:30 a.m. Toregister, call 295-3155.

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

Hintsfrom

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Dealing with flour, sugar bagsleads to frustration

Are you a celebritywatcher?Amagazine clip-per? A list maker, supple-ment taker, whole grainsbaker? No matter whatkind of person you are,there’s a new diet cook-book to help lay the foun-dation for that inevitableNewYear’s resolution.

The 2012 crop ofhealthy eating books runsthe gamut from secrets ofthe rich and famous tolevelheaded lifestyle rec-ommendations and quick-loss programs. Here are afew that crossed ourdesks.

For celebrityworshippers

“One Dish at a Time”by Valerie Bertinelli (Ro-dale Books)

Television actress-turned-Jenny Craigspokeswoman ValerieBertinelli offers recipesand stories based on herItalian-American up-bringing. Dishes such asribollita, a tomatoey veg-etable soup, garlicky lin-guine and clam sauce andchipotle-spiked bisonburgers (from the Ameri-can side) soundwarmandfilling enough for a coldwinter day.Each recipe of-fers calorie counts (someof which you’d rather notknow— that bison burgerwill cost you around 600calories). And for those ofyou who didn’t catch it,the title riffs onBertinelli’s claim-to-fame,the 1975 television show“One Day at a Time.” Yes,that’s correct, 1975.

“NowEatThis! Italian”byRoccoDiSpirito (Grand

Central Publishing)Celebrity chef Rocco

DiSpirito’s latest install-ment in his “Now EatThis” series conjuresmorethan 90 Italian dishes,such as chicken parmi-giana, lasagna Bologneseand whole-wheat pizzamargherita, all under 350calories. And yes, there isstill cheese involved.Evendesserts make the cut. Afat-free ricotta cheesecakeboasts just 176 calories,and a cannoli, thosecream-filled pastry tubes,136 calories.

For magazinereaders

“The Food Lover’sHealthy Habits Cook-book” by the editor’s ofCooking Light magazine(Oxmoor House)

More than 250 recipesfrom the editors of Cook-ing Light magazine pairwith lifestyle changes anda 12-month plan for carry-ing them out.A solid how-to for people seeking ahealthier lifestyle, the em-phasis here is on cookingat home and incorporat-ingmore fruits, vegetables

and grains into your diet.Cooking techniques andintroductions to poten-tially unfamiliar ingredi-ents, such as edamame(soy beans) and the an-cient grain farro, are pep-pered with recipes fordishes such as oatmealpancakes, the MiddleEastern red pepper dipcalled muhammara andcinnamon-laced beeftagine with butternutsquash.

“101 Recipes You Can’tLive Without” by LoriPowell (Rodale Books)

The nutrition expertsat Prevention magazinebuild their recipes around13 essential nutrients,such as magnesium andvitamin D. Vitamin B12and omega-3 fatty acidsarrive in a bowl ofspaghetti with sardinesand caramelized fennel.Roasted pork tenderloinwith edamame succotashbrings vitamin C and fo-late. And dark chocolatepudding (with whippedcream) squeaks by with aquarter of your daily cal-cium.Who doesn’t want tofeel good about dessert?For list makers

“The 7DaySlimDown”byAlisaBowmanwith theeditors ofWomen’sHealthmagazine (Rodale Books)

“Lose 7 pounds thisweek!” boasts the cover ofthis book, which offerswhat it calls “the VitaminDdiet.”Based on researchthat suggests vitamin Dpromotes weight loss, thisdiet offers lists, lists, lists:a slim-down shopping list,a day-by-day, meal-by-

meal menu list for thefirst week, and charts for“pick this, not that” andother dieting techniques.Vitamin D-rich dishessuch as mushroom, onionand avocado quesadilla,chicken cacciatore withsauteed escarole and beefbarley soup are stapleshere.

“The Belly Melt Diet”by the editors of Preven-tion magazine (RodaleBooks)

This one’s got the oth-ers beat, because appar-ently you can lose 8pounds in just 3 days.Listlovers will gorge onquizzes (What kind of birdare you, lark or owl? Areyou getting enoughsleep?), lists of nutrient-rich foods and yes, day-by-day, meal-by-mealguidelines. Recipes fordishes such as orzo andchickpea salad, sweet po-tato and black bean chiliand pan-seared salmonover kale sneak in amidcopious amounts of text.

For sexy ladies“CookYourself Sexy”by

Candice Kumai (RodaleBooks)

The spaghetti-strapcamisole on the cover saysit all.AuthorKumai,a for-mermodel and LeCordonBleu-trained chef, offersrecipes for miso-glazedcod with baby bok choy,Dijon-braised Brusselssprouts and oxtail raguwith pappardelle to moveyou toward a sexier bod(and perhaps even helpyou cook in high heels andamini-skirt, as she appar-ently does).

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LOCALIFE Sidney Daily News,Monday,December 31,2012

BY FRANCIS DRAKE

What kind of day willtomorrow be? To findout what the stars say,read the forecast givenfor your birth sign.

For Wednesday,Jan. 2, 2013

ARIES(March 21 to April

19)You’re busy doing

things to get organizedtoday. Do whatever youcan, because you knowthis will give you awarm feeling in yourtummy afterward.

TAURUS(April 20 to May 20)This is a playful day!

Enjoy sports events,catch a movie or enjoyplayful activities withchildren. Romance andflirtations are favored.Have some fun!

GEMINI(May 21 to June 20)Home, family and do-

mestic matters are yourfocus today. Discussionswith a female familymember will be signifi-

cant. You might want tococoon at home, as well.

CANCER(June 21 to July 22)Short trips, errands

and discussions witheveryone will please youtoday. Keep moving, be-cause you’ll be happywith a busy pace.

LEO(July 23 to Aug. 22)Focus on business

and financial matterstoday. You might seeways to cut costs or tomake a little money onthe side. You feel conser-vative about finances.

VIRGO(Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)Today the Moon is in

your sign, which makesyou a bit luckier thanother signs. However, italso can make you a bitmore emotional. (Askthe universe for whatyou want.)

LIBRA(Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)Work alone or behind

the scenes today. In fact,any kind of researchwill go extremely well,because you are focusedand curious.

SCORPIO(Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)Discussions with a fe-

male friend could be sig-nificant today. Talk toothers about your hopesand dreams for the fu-ture in order to get theirfeedback.

SAGITTARIUS(Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)Some aspects of your

private life might bemade public today, espe-cially in the eyes of par-ents, bosses, VIPs andteachers. Just be awareof this.

CAPRICORN(Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)Do something to

shake up your world alittle. You want a bit ofadventure, and you cer-tainly want to learnsomething new. Gosomeplace you’ve neverbeen before. Take a dif-ferent route to or fromwork.

AQUARIUS(Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)Wrap up loose details

about taxes, debt, inher-itances and banking.Stay on top of this scenetoday, because you can

get a lot done.PISCES

(Feb. 19 to March 20)Be prepared to go

more than halfwaywhen dealing with oth-ers, because the Moon isopposite your signtoday. In two weeks,when the Moon is inyour sign, others willhave to go more thanhalfway in dealing withyou.

YOU BORN TODAYBecause you are sohardworking and dedi-cated, you put enor-mous demands uponyourself. You can workas a team or work alone.You take your responsi-bilities seriously, andyou have a great senseof humor. Cautionagainst working so hardthat you suffer fromburnout. In the yearahead, somethingyou’ve been involvedwith for nine years willend in order to makeroom for something new.

Birthdate of: KateBosworth, actress; IsaacAsimov, author; KimCoates, actor.

YOUR HOROSCOPE

Opossums are valuableDR. WAL-

LACE: Wehave a catthat some-times doesn’tfinish eatingall the food inher bowl inthe backyard,and the un-eaten food at-t r a c t sopossums andraccoons. Mybrother thinksraccoons are cool, butsays opossums are partof the rat family andcarry a lot of diseases.When he sees an opos-sum in the yard at night,he chases it and tries tokill it by throwing rocksat it. I don’t think opos-sums are rats, and Idon’t want my brotherkilling them. I thinkthey’re cute and thatthey were put on earthfor a purpose.What’s theright answer? —Katie,

Riverside, Calif.KATIE: Every

couple of years Iget inquiriesabout this won-derful animal. Letme set yourbrother straight.Opossums are notrelated to rats.Some think theyare because oftheir long, rat-liketail. Actually,opossums are

North America’s onlymarsupial (meaning themother has a pouch),and they eat all types ofnuisance insects, includ-ing cockroaches and bee-tles, as well as snails.They’re called “nature’ssanitary engineers” andpresent a far lowerhealth risk to humansthan your cat does.Please encourage

your brother not tothrow rocks at this valu-able but defenseless

creature. We humansmust respect the right ofall “critters” to live inharmony with us. Pleasemake sure your parentsread your letter and myresponse. They mustmake sure your brotherstops this uncivilized be-havior immediately!

DR. WALLACE: Myolder sister, who doesn’tlive at home, is anorexic,even though she doesn’tthink so. She admits shehas been losing weight,but says she’s in controland will start eating reg-ularly again once sheloses “a few unwantedpounds.” Is this possible,or is she out of control?Please answer. I love mysister very much anddon’t want anything tohappen to her. She saysthat her boyfriend wantsher to be super slim. —Corrine, Oakland, Calif.

CORRINE: Almostall anorexics feel they’re

in control and can stopstarving themselveswhenever they reachthat “ideal” weight. Un-fortunately, they neverreach that ideal weight.All anorexics are out ofcontrol and need profes-sional counseling toovercome their obsessionwith thinness. Insistthat your parents seekprofessional help foryour sister immediately.Your parents must bemade aware thatanorexia nervosa is anextremely addictive eat-ing disorder, and if notovercome, it can result indeath by starvation.I’d also suggest that

your parents call the Na-tional Association ofAnorexia Nervosa andAssociated Disorders at1-630-577-1330, between8 a.m. and 4 p.m. EST.They’ll answer any ques-tions and give you ad-vice.

’Tween12 & 20Dr. RobertWallace

AP Photo/Radivoje Pavicic

Bosnian people dressed up in Santa Claus costumes travel on a motorbikethrough the main street in Banja Luka, 350 kms northwest of Sarajevo,Bosnia on Friday to mark the upcoming New Year and Orthodox Christmas.

Bosnian holiday

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

ALMOND COFFEE CAKE

1 cup butter, softened1 1/2 cups plus 3 tablespoons granulated sugar,

divided3 large eggs1 8-ounce container sour cream1 teaspoon almond extract2 cups all-purpose flour1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt1 cup sliced almonds2 tablespoons butter, melted

3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar1 1/2 tablespoons milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray Bundt pan withnonstick baking spray with flour.In a large bowl, beat 1 cup butter and 1 1/2 cups gran-

ulated sugar at medium speed with a mixer until fluffy.Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addi-tion. Add sour cream and almond extract, beating untilblended.In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, bak-

ing soda and salt,stirring well. Gradually add flour mix-ture to butter mixture, beating just combined. Spoonhalf of batter into prepared Bundt pan.In a small bowl, combine almonds, melted butter and

remaining 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, stirring well.Sprinkle half of almond mixture over batter in pan. Topwith remaining batter and sprinkle with remaining al-mond mixture.Bake for 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in

center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely onwire rack.Step 6: In a small bowl, combine confectioner’s sugar

and milk, stirring until smooth. Drizzle over cooledcake.

Kathy Borland

Recipe of the Day

PIQUA — MurrayWells Wendeln & Robin-son CPAs has announcedthat James Lehmkuhl, ofSidney,has earned aMas-ter of Business Adminis-tration inmarketing fromthe University of Dayton.A Fort Loramie native,

Lehmkuhl graduatedfrom Franklin Universityin 2005with aBachelor ofScience in business, ma-joring in accounting.He is treasurer of Big

Brothers Big Sisters ofShelby andDarkeCounty.Lehmkuhl has been withMurray Wells Wendeln &Robinson CPAs since2008.

VERSAILLES— Family, staff and friends of Ver-sailles Health Care Center donated non-perishablefoods from November through December.The food will be donated to the Council of

Churches in Versailles for community distribution.

Health carecenter collects,donates food

Lehmkuhlearns MBA

NEW YORK (AP) —The biggest trend in fash-ion for the new yearmight just be that thereisn’t anything especiallytrendy.Based on runway and

retailer previews, themust-have look in 2013could be menswear-in-spired and tailored, or la-dylike chic. Colors arebold and bright, orgraphic black and white;fabrics are slinky andsilky, or textured andtough.And pick your silhou-

ette: There are both shortsexy minis and long flow-ing maxis to be had.Check off dressed-upshorts, jumpsuits andslinky mermaid gowns.It was largely the same

story for fall 2012 — andspring before that. 2011,too.“The problem with

trends is that we aretrended out. …We are soexhausted by overloadthat we just don’t have away to process anythingnew,” says trend analystMarian Salzman, CEO ofad agency Havas PRNorth America.Remember the days

when a new fashion sea-son meant a new must-have and a correspondingcloset purge? Out withboy-cut jeans, in withskinnies. Out with skin-nies, in with bell-bottoms.Years ago, there was

often a single muse whodominated the season. Ifshe were a bohemian freespirit in the spring, shemight be a tough bikerchick in the fall. It seemedas if every designer wascourting her at the sametime.Now themodels on one

catwalk seem like theywere dressed personallyby the designer from hisor her singular point ofview. Looks aren’t stag-nant, and you can seetastes evolving — rightnow there certainly ismovement toward sophis-ticated, grown-up clothesin rich jewel tones andsultry touches — butthere isn’t a feeling thatit’s being done freneti-cally.One style might be

more “in” than another,but nothing is quite “out.”“When I started in this

industry over 20 yearsago, we’d be on the planeafter the shows and talk-ing about the trends ofnext season,” said Ellecreative director Joe Zee.“We really lived in thebubble. You could say, ‘It’sall about the miniskirt,’and immediately you’dhear, ‘Oh, well, there’snothing for me.’ Now, Ican say it’s all about the’60s again, but there arestill a lot of palazzo pants,and jeans, and everythingelse, so you’ll find some-thing.”

Fashion trends looklike no trends at all

Sidney Daily News, Monday, December 31, 2012

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

The USDANational Agri-cultural Statis-tics Service(NASS) recentlysent out a cen-sus to producersaround thecountry. I en-courage each ofyou who re-ceived one tocomplete this census andreturn it by Feb. 4. Youhave the option to returnthis by mail to NASS oronline at www.agcen-sus.usda.gov.

This census comes outevery five years and is atool for helping formfarm programs.The dataalso helps produce sta-tistics on land use, own-ership, expenditures,and production prac-tices.

GovDeliveryKeeping up with the

times is now a little eas-ier using the Farm Serv-ice Agency’s GovDeliverysystem. GovDelivery is aone-stop shop for themost up-to-date USDAprogram information.Through FSA’s GovDe-livery electronic newsservice, participants canchoose to receive federalfarm program informa-tion by topic, stateand/or county.

Producers can selectas many subscriber op-tions as they want,which allows producerswho farm in multiplecounties or across statelines to receive updates

from eachcounty in whichthey operate orhave an inter-est.Sign upAnyone can

sign up for theGo vDe l i v e r ysystem to re-ceive free USDAin f o rma t i on .

The GovDelivery systemallows farmers, bankers,crop insurance agents,practically anyone inter-ested in receiving pro-gram updates andreminders within USDAagencies to sign up to re-ceive information elec-tronically.

FSA is utilizing Gov-Delivery to electronicallyprovide agency news up-dates and program re-minders directly to thecustomer's inbox, Smart-phone and through textmessaging.

Customers who do notwish to use the GovDe-livery system will stillreceive some informa-tion in the mail; how-ever, it will be severelyreduced. FSA will relyon free local radio andnewspaper media to getinformation out.

With so much discus-sion about the farm billthis year, it will be im-portant for FSA to com-municate with ourcustomers about newprogram announce-ments or if legislationhas extended our cur-rent programs.

Email updatesFarmers can visit the

Shelby County FSA of-fice and register for freeemail updates or go on-line towww.fsa.usda.gov/sub-scribe and follow the on-line options.Participants will beasked to provide theiremail addresses and cellphone numbers.Farm changesWhile we await a new

Farm Bill, the ShelbyCounty Farm ServiceAgency is taking advan-tage of any extra time toclean up farm recordsand make room for newprogram requirements.It is also a good time forproducers to come in andmake any necessarychanges to their farm op-erations.

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IN THIS Aug. 10 photo, rancher Dan Bell checks out part of the property thathe leases at the border fence between the United States and Mexico, in No-gales, Ariz. When Bell drives through the property, he speaks of the hurdlesthat the Border Patrol faces in his rolling green hills of oak and mesquite trees:The hours it takes to drive to some places, the wilderness areas that are gen-erally off-limits to motorized vehicles, and the environmental reviews requiredto extend a dirt road.

BY ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press

NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — WhenDan Bell drives through his 35,000-acre cattle ranch, he speaks of thehurdles that the Border Patrol facesin his rolling green hills of oak andmesquite trees — the hours it takes todrive to some places, the wildernessareas that are generally off-limits tomotorized vehicles, the environmentalreviews required to extend a dirt road.

John Ladd offers a different takefrom his 14,000-acre spread: the Bor-der Patrol already has more thanenough roads and its beefed-up pres-ence has flooded his land and erodedthe soil.

Their differences explain whyranchers are on opposite sides of thefence over a sweeping proposal towaive environmental reviews on fed-eral lands within 100 miles of Mexicoand Canada for the sake of border se-curity. The Border Patrol would havea free hand to build roads, cameratowers, helicopter pads and livingquarters without any of the outsidescrutiny that can modify or even de-rail plans to extend its footprint.

Slim chancesThe U.S. House approved the bill

authored by Utah Republican RobBishop in June. But prospects in theDemocratic-controlled U.S. Senate areextremely slim and chances of Presi-dent Barack Obama’s signature evenslimmer. Homeland Security Secre-tary Janet Napolitano testified inCongress this year that the bill wasunnecessary and “bad policy.”

Still, an idea that House Republi-cans kicked around for years has ad-vanced farther in the legislativeprocess than ever before and rekin-dled discussion over how to balanceborder security with wildlife protec-tion.

The debate raises some of the samequestions that will play out on alarger scale when Congress and thepresident tackle immigration reform:Is the U.S. border with Mexico secure,considered by some lawmakers to be alitmus test for granting legal resi-dency and citizenship to millions? Hasthe U.S. reached a point of border se-curity overkill?

Heightened enforcement — alongwith a fewer available jobs in the U.S.and an aging population in Mexico —has brought Border Patrol arrests to40-year lows.

650 miles of fencesThe U.S. has erected 650 miles of

fences and other barriers on the Mex-ican border, almost all of it after a2005 law gave the Homeland Securitysecretary power to waive environmen-tal reviews. The administration ofPresident George W. Bush exercisedits waiver authority on hundreds ofmiles after years of court challengesand environmental reviews delayedconstruction on a 14-mile stretch inSan Diego.

The Border Patrol, which has dou-bled to more than 21,000 agents since2004, has also built 12 “forward oper-ating bases” to increase its presence inremote areas. Instead of driving longdistances from their stations everyshift, agents stay at the camps for sev-eral days.

Lots more needs to be done, accord-ing to backers of Bishop’s bill torewrite rules on millions of acres offederal land managed by the Interior

and Agriculture departments, includ-ing more than 800 miles borderingMexico and 1,000 miles borderingCanada. The bill would waive reviewsrequired under the National Environ-mental Policy Act, the EndangeredSpecies Act and 14 other laws indozens of wilderness areas, nationalforests and national parks.

“It’s a paralyzing process now,” Bell,44, said as his GMC truck barreleddown a dirt road on a 10-mile stretchof his ranch that borders Mexico.“They wanted to put this road in for adecade, probably even longer. Theybroke ground on it last year.”

Bell, a burly, third-generationrancher who leases his land from theAgriculture Department, acknowledgesthere are noticeably fewer bordercrossers since the government built afence on the eastern part of his ranch,near Nogales. In the ranch’s west end,the Border Patrol opened one of itscamps in 2005 — a collection of ship-ping containers that agents use as abase while alternating 12-hour shifts.

Continue crossingYet migrants continue crossing in

some rugged reaches that are welloutside of cellphone range. Bell sayswaiving environmental reviewswithin 100 miles of the border may beunnecessary but that a 25-mile zonewould help immensely.

“There are areas where the agentscan’t get to,” he said. “By the time theyget out of the station and get to theseremote areas, then hike another twoor three hours just to get close to theborder, they have to come back be-cause their day is pretty much eatenup. It’s really difficult when there’s noaccess out there.”

Ladd, a fourth-generation rancherwhose spread near Douglas is in aflatter, more easily traveled area ofmesquite-draped hills, thinks the Bor-der Patrol has gone far enough. Theagency installed four 80-foot cameratowers on his land about six years ago.In 2007, it completed a fence along the10.5 miles of his ranch that bordersMexico.

Rainfall that runs downhill fromMexico is stopped by debris caught inthe mesh fence and an adjoiningraised road, Ladd says. The water isdiverted to other areas, causing floodsand soil erosion on his property.

‘Run roughshod’Ladd, 57, thinks the bill would

allow the Border Patrol to “runroughshod” over ranches and farms.

“Be careful what you wish for,they’re going to tear it up,” Ladd tellsother ranchers. “Once they get in, itpretty well turns into a parking lot.It’s really hard to get them out.”

Ladd says the 37 miles of roads onhis ranch are enough for the BorderPatrol’s needs. “Why do you need newones?” he asks.

The Interior Department raisedconcerns in a survey of Arizona’sCabeza Prieta National WildlifeRefuge last year that found nearly8,000 miles of off-road vehicle trails,blaming much of it on smuggling andBorder Patrol activity. It urged theBorder Patrol to rely on tools likeradars and cameras, which are lessthreatening to wildlife.

Critics of the Border Patrol’sgrowth have long called new fences,roads and other infrastructure athreat to Sonoran pronghorn,Mexicangrey wolves, jaguars and other borderwildlife.

Ranchers split over U.S.border security plan

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

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

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OPINION

‘Twas themorning afterChristmas, andall through theMule Barntruck stop’sphilosophycounter …“Happy Box-

ing Day!” saidHerb, settling in andflipping his cup to theupright and fillable po-sition.“Boxing Day?” said

Steve.“It certainly is,” Herb

said. He’s like that … alot.We looked at each

other. Doc put down thecrossword puzzle hewas working on. “Youthink there’ll ever beanother MohammedAli?” said Dud.“The best,” Doc said.“How about Sugar

Ray Robinson?” Stevesaid. “A toast to thegreat ones!”Cups were raised.“Guys?” said Herb.

“Boxing Day isn’t about… boxing.”“I knew this was

coming,” Dud said.“Boxing Day goes

back to medieval times…”“Like Doc?”“Seriously,” Herb

said. “It was the dayafter Christmas, andthe masters of the cas-tles and manor houseswould give the servantsthe day off to go seetheir families …”“Because on Christ-

mas they had to stay inthe castle and feed the

duke?” Steveasked.“Precisely. So

the lord andmaster wouldgive each ser-vant a box withgoodies in it forthe servant’skiddies and

send them on their wayfor a day.”“Is this what started

the Boxer Rebellion?”Dud asked. Dud col-lected strange knowl-edge.“No, no!” Herb said,

“That was in China …”“Don’t they make

boxer shorts in China?”We watched Herb. “I

don’t even know why Ibother …”Neither do we.“You guys ever see

Mike Tyson’s upper-cut?”“I know he’s hard on

ears.”“I heard about the

War of Jenkins’ Ear,”Dud said. “Maybe thatwas hooked up with theBoxer Rebellion?”We finally got Herb

to groan.

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.

For nearly ayear we’ve hadthe pleasure oftraveling thestate to meetwith thousandsof Ohioans totalk about ourhighway system.We have askedpeople what theywould likeODOT and theOhio Turnpiketo do to address ourstate’s highway budgetdeficit as we conducted a10-month, in-depth studyof our state’s only tollroad as it fits into the big-ger transportation pic-ture.

InfrastructureThese sessions have

been extremely interest-ing. Everywhere wewent, we were told Ohiohas tremendous infra-structure needs and alack of dollars to addressthose needs. Every cityand county we visitedhas critical pending proj-ects important to theirlocal economy and ad-dressing congestion andsafety concerns.We alsounderstand the passion-ate feelings residents ofnorthern Ohio have forthe Ohio Turnpike. It hasserved them well since1955.More importantly, we

learned that Ohioansstrongly believe our stateis on its way back eco-nomically. They want usto be innovative in ourthinking about complexinfrastructure problems.

They expectthose of us whohold a publictrust to work to-gether to find so-lutions. Theyhave little pa-tience for thepartisan grid-lock that has un-fortunatelygripped our fed-eral governmentin recent years.

These are real problemsand the people are de-manding real, common-sense solutions.

Real solutionFinding such a real so-

lution to our highwayfunding deficit was thegoal when the Ohio Turn-pike study was launchedearlier this year.Webegan with the recogni-tion that the Turnpike isa high-quality road gen-erating about $260 mil-lion in annual revenue.This asset can andshould be put to use tohelp ease Ohio’s highwayfunding dilemma.Wemust do so in order tokeep our economy mov-ing forwardWe had no precon-

ceived notions.We knewthe state of Ohio wouldkeep ownership of theTurnpike under any sce-nario. There was discus-sion that theadministration was de-termined to lease theTurnpike.That was onlyone of the options.Theanalysis team also lookedat the possibility of doingnothing;moving the Ohio

Turnpike Commissionunder ODOT; or keepingthe Turnpike Commis-sion an independentagency, but perhaps mod-ifying its duties and rela-tionship with ODOT.There was also much dis-cussion about issuingbonds to raise revenue.I encourage everyone

with an interest in thisissue to read the analy-sis. It is comprehensiveand will provide an excel-lent foundation for con-tinued study of thissubject.Members of thisadministration as well asmembers of the OhioGeneral Assembly willfind it to be a useful toolfor continued discussionof ways to increase effi-ciencies in operationsand save tax dollars.

Best courseThe state has decided

the best course of actionis to work with the exist-ing Turnpike Commis-sion to develop a capitalplan addressing criticaltransportation projects byissuing bonds backed byfuture toll revenues.TheOhio Turnpike will re-main under the full con-trol of the state of Ohio.Leasing the Turnpikemay have generatedmore money.Howeverour plan allows the stateto maintain total controlof the road while expand-ing the authority of theTurnpike Commission tohelp build projects thatdirectly benefit the Turn-pike and northern Ohio.While a strong majority

of the bondmoney will bespent in northern Ohio,the plan will free upother funds to acceleratebadly needed highwayprojects statewide—deliv-ering more projects faster.By bonding against fu-

ture toll revenues we cantake a bite out of Ohio’shighway budget deficitand dedicate approxi-mately $1.5 billion forcritical infrastructureprojects.We can alsofreeze tolls for 10 yearsfor passenger vehiclesusing E-Z Pass for localtrips and cap other tollincreases to the rate of in-flation for the nextdecade.

Move thingsWhen you’re in a state

that makes and growsthings, it is essential tohave the ability to movethings.This new programwill provide vital trans-portation projects to keepOhio’s economy movingforward. Ohioans arelooking to us to put asideany differences and worktogether to find innova-tive solutions to thesecritical needs. Using theturnpike’s potential, wecan keep Ohio’s trans-portation systemmovingand keep our state mov-ing as well — back ontrack to prosperity.

The writer is directorof the Ohio Department ofTransportation. He is theonly person to serve twoterms as ODOT director,having held the positionfrom 1991-99.

To the editor:Regarding the story

about the recent blizzardshutting down thecounty, it is really dis-gusting that many peoplelost their holiday pay aswell as all the people whocrashed their cars tryingto go to work becauseShelby County won’t calla snow emergency.Do the factory owners

have the right to ask peo-ple to take a chance withtheir lives? Is it worth itto stress people out be-cause they can’t getthere?When the countyoffices close, the very peo-ple that pay thesecounty, city and stateworkers are on the roadsrisking their lives.

Betty Price3388 River Road

To the editor:For those of us old enough to

have enjoyed the tradition of thebeautiful Christmas window dis-play at Rike’s Department Storein Dayton, a local organizationhas brought that tradition toShelby County.The Anna District Historical

Society is presenting the third an-nual window display at the cornerof Main and Second streets inAnna.This year’s display is a Vic-torian skating pond scene withadult and child skaters on an icypond in a woodland scene. Holidaymusic plays for the skaters andfor the visitors to enjoy as well. Ittakes many people to work on thewindow display each year.Special thanks to Sondra

Pence, of Anna, who designed andproduced the display. Sandy, awonderful artist, donated hertime and talent over severalmonths to create the beautiful

characters. Sara Bertsch, a mem-ber of the historical society andlocal artist, painted a Christmasbanner for the display. Other com-munity members who helpedmake the project happen areNoll-Fisher, Inc. who allows ourhistorical society use of theirbuilding to erect the display eachyear and Mat Van Horn of VanHorn Audio who engineered thesound system.The historical society also

sponsored “Christmas in the Vil-lage,” an annual event which is afamily day of games and refresh-ments. Other groups helping tomake this event possible weremembers of the Anna FFA, theAnna High School cheerleaders,Anna Cub Scouts Pack 301 andthe Anna Church of Christ. Localbusiness partners Anna Market,Wendy’s and Subway were part ofthe event as well. Facilities forthe activities were graciously of-

fered by St. Jacob LutheranChurch and Linda Shaffer. Localbusinesses and organizations alsodecorated flower pots along MainStreet to make our village festivefor the season.Without the manypeople involved these activitieswould never happen. Untoldhours are donated in planningand carrying out these projects.Thank you, members of the

community, for your involvement ,support and encouragement.Weask anyone interested to becomea member of our organization tokeep the history of Anna aliveand to bring events like these tothe area.We invite everyone tomake a trip to Anna to see thewindow display before the newyear. I know you will enjoy thesights and sounds. Perhaps thiswill become a tradition for yourfamily.

Linda Glessner, presidentAnna Historical Society

The philosophycounter explains

Boxing Day

HomeCountrySlim Randles

New turnpike bondshelp Ohio’s economy

GuestcolumnJerry Wray

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Riskingtheir lives

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Historical group brings tradition to county

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COMICS Sidney Daily News, Monday, December 31, 2012

MUTTS

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE

FAMILY CIRCUS DENNIS the MENACE

DILBERT

ZITS

CRANKSHAFT

GARFIELD

BLONDIE

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

BIG NATE

HI AND LOIS

BEETLE BAILEY

ARLO & JANIS

SNUFFY SMITH

FUNKY WINKERBEAN

BABY BLUES

For Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013ARIES (March 21 to April 19)Give yourself a chance to enjoy art gal-leries, parks, museums and architec-tural buildings, because today yourappreciation of beauty is heightened.Get out and enjoy yourself!TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)If you have to divide or share some-thing with someone today, you will bemore than generous, because you feelsympathetic to others. Just remember:True generosity is giving what isneeded.GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)This is a good day to mend brokenfences and patch up problems withfriends and partners. People will be co-operative and ready to hear the otherperson’s side of things.CANCER (June 21 to July 22)If you can help a co-worker today, youwill. Or perhaps you are the one whoneeds help from others? Either way, co-workers and employees are mutuallysupportive.LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22)Tackle creative projects, because yourimagination is in excellent form today.It’s easy for you to visualize what youwant to create. You’ll also feel verysympathetic to the needs of children.VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)You might be confused about fixingsomething at home today. Or perhapsconversations with someone are a bitconfusing. Nevertheless, family mem-bers are sympathetic today.LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)Don’t be frustrated if you spend a lotof time daydreaming or woolgatheringtoday. It’s just par for the course. (Yourpsychic powers also might be height-ened.)SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)Be careful when spending moneytoday, because you could go overboardwith luxurious, elegant purchases. It’seasy to talk yourself into thinking thatyou deserve the best. (But you also de-serve the best credit rating.)SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)You feel idealistic today and are verysympathetic to others. Because of this,you will look for ways to do the mostgood.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)Your intuition is heightened today, andthis could help you in research orsearching for things.Trust your gut in-stincts to tell you where to look.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)Relations with others today, especiallyin group situations, will be veryfriendly and mutually sympathetic.You’ll enjoy lending your efforts to aworthy cause.PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20)Be very clear in your communicationwith bosses, parents and authority fig-ures today. However, this is a good dayto appeal to their better side to helpyou in some way.YOU BORN TODAY You are comfort-able with authority and giving ordersto others both at home and on the job.Basically, you like form, structure andorganization.You are honest, loyal andreliable. Be careful about taking onmore responsibilities than you canhandle. (Personally, you’re very sensi-tive.) Your year ahead might be one ofthe most powerful years of your life.Dream big!Birthdate of: E.M. Forster, novelist; B.Kliban, cartoonist; Deepa Mehta, film-maker.(c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

HOROSCOPEBY FRANCES DRAKE

100 yearsDec. 31, 1912

Game Warden ClydePurnell, who was re-cently appointed gamewarden for ShelbyCounty, received wordtoday to proceed to theLoramie reservoir andinvestigate the allegedillegal fishing that wasreported to be going onalong the Minsterbranch of the reservoir.

–––––The Oldham-Bennett

Realty Co. has pur-chased the George Yen-ney property near theBig Four Railroad westof Miami Avenue – theold Yenney pork houseplant. The considera-tion was $6,000.

75 yearsDec. 31, 1937

Mayor John A. Sex-auer assumed the du-ties of mayor of Sidneyyesterday morning suc-ceeding Rolla Laughlin.City officials include:J.A. Cecil Stafford,president of council;Harvey Beery, solicitor;Ernest Shively, treas-urer; councilmen C.V.Waggoner, first ward;Frank E. Miller, secondward; Wallace A. Mc-Clure, third ward; Rus-sell Blake, fourth ward;Bernard Dillman, W.W.Wheeler, C.J. Wine-miller, at-large. WilsonStockstill will hold overfor another two-yearterm of office as city au-ditor.

50 yearsDec. 31, 1962

MINSTER – ElmerSchlater is proving thathe’s just as good atcaging buckets as hewas in taking the West-ern Ohio League’s bat-ting championship lastsummer, as a memberof the Minster Knightsof Columbus’ front-run-ning contender of theeastern division in theTri County League.

–––––Further develop-

ment of the State Route47 area of West Sidneywas seen today in thereported purchase of anapproximate 10-acretract of land by theHumble Oil Co. Thesite, located at the cor-ner of State Route 47

and VanDemark Road,was acquired from Mr.and Mrs. Walter Stew-art, of Cheryl Drive. Itpresumably will beused for a filling stationand possible other proj-ects. The purchasedtract lies across VanDe-mark Road, oppositethe new Shelby Housemotel now under con-struction.

25 yearsDec. 31, 1987

Four Botkins Ele-mentary School stu-dents display theposters which earnedthem honors in theBotkins Post Officeposter contest. The win-ners are Lora Smith, 7;Randy Timmerman, 8;Bryce Cole, 8; andTracy McCullough, 8.The children each re-ceived a stamp collect-ing kit for winning thecontest coordinated byBotkins postmasterSara Kreitzer.

–––––Checking out a sign

announcing the loca-tion of a second FifthThird Bank branch areJeffery Replogle, assis-tant manager and Dou-glas Ahlers, SidneyBanking Center man-ager. A branch of FifthThird Bank of WesternOhio will be built onthe grounds of a newshopping centerplanned for VandemarkRoad and MichiganStreet.

–––––Construction has

been delayed on thisSpeedway gas station-convenience store beingbuilt on MichiganStreet near Interstate75. There is a delay dueto waiting approval ofsome state permits,said a spokesman forthe contractor.

Diet has no effect on infection

Rules of the road apply to all drivers — even you!

DEAR DR.ROACH: If ayoung, newlymarried womanhas a long historyof frequent yeastinfections, wouldit seem rationalthat some dietarytreatment wouldbe sought? Whatkind of testingshould be done?— E.B.

A N S W E R :Yeast and bacte-ria are found normally inthe vagina, even if awoman has no symptoms.When the yeast grow outof control and causesymptoms, we refer tothis as a yeast infection.Diet does not seem to

play a major role in mostwomen, and studies in-cluding a careful diethave not been able toprove that diet reducessymptoms or longevity ofyeast infections.Anecdotally, I certainly

have hadwomen patientswho have found that dietdoes seem to play a role

in development ofyeast infections.Since diabetes

is a common riskfactor, testing fordiabetes is a goodidea, although it’sunlikely to befound unlessthere are otherrisk factors.The data sug-

gest that healthybacteria, espe-cially lactobacil-lus, may help

prevent recurrence. Inthat vein, perhaps thewoman would considertaking probiotics as a “di-etary treatment.”

DEAR DR. ROACH:I am a 30-year-old femalewith a weight issue. I amabout 100 pounds over-weight, according to doc-tors. I get plenty ofexercise and have trieddiets. Being overweightruns inmy family on bothsides.Doctors do not want to

give me anything to helpwith my metabolism oranything else. I also have

acid reflux, but it is notsevere enough for med-ical insurance to coverany type of weight-losssurgery. I am really lost.Doctors claim that thereason I cannot get preg-nant is because of myweight. I really, reallywant to have children. Ihope you can offer someideas and hope.— K.L.

ANSWER: Losingweight — and keeping itoff — is one of the hard-est things we doctors askpeople to do. But itsounds like you are notgetting the help you needfrom your doctors. It’stime to find someone whocan work with you. In ad-dition to diet and exer-cise, medicationssometimes can be of ben-efit. For a 30-year-oldwho is 100 pounds over-weight, I think weight-loss surgery would beappropriate if other treat-ments alone don’t do thejob. Weight-loss expertscan work with your in-surance company.It is absolutely true

that being very over-weight reduces awoman’s chance of get-ting pregnant, and losingweight can improve herchances. I recommendwaiting at least a yearafter surgery (if that’swhat you do) before try-ing to get pregnant.

DR. ROACHWRITES: I want to con-gratulate Dr. Paul Dono-hue on more than threedecades of writing thiscolumn — an amazingfeat. I am also very grate-ful for the opportunity totake over this columnand will try to continuegiving the good, practical,usable advice that read-ers have appreciatedthrough the years. I jointhe many letter writerswho have written to wishDr. Donohue the best inhis retirement. I haveseen many heartfelt let-ters noting advice he hasgiven them that has re-ally made a difference intheir lives.Dr. Donohue, here’s to

YOUR good health!

DEAR ABBY:I am a profes-sional driver.Please allow meto offer some ad-vice to everyone Ishare the roadwith:(1) Please do

not honk or dis-play obscene ges-tures because Iam driving thespeed limit. It’snot my fault thatyou’re late.(2) Please don’t pass

me on the right, usingthe curb lane, parkinglane, bike lane or side-walk. It’s dangerous forme, for you, and for any-one who happens to be inthose lanes legally.

(3) Please obeythe stop signs,stoplights, yieldsigns and othersigns on the road.They’re there toprotect people.(4) Please put

down that break-fast sandwich,cup of coffee,lunch or dinner. Ifyou’re that hun-gry, pull over toeat.

(5) Please turn offyour cellphones whiledriving.Whatever it is, itcan wait. And if it can’t,you have no businessbeing behind the wheel.(6) If you must disci-

pline your children,please pull over to do it. I

have seen drivers wraptheir vehicles aroundtrees and lampposts be-cause they had turnedaround to talk to theirchild.I drive more than

1,000 miles a week, and Isee more accidents thanmost will in a lifetime.Many of them could havebeen avoided simply bypaying attention to theroad. If you choose to ig-nore this advice, I canpretty much guaranteethat you will injure, orpossibly kill, someoneeventually. If my letterprevents just one fatality,then it was well worththe time it took to writeit. — MILWAUKEEMILE MAN

DEAR MILE MAN:Thank you for taking thetime to write. As both adriver and a passenger, Ihave seen some frighten-ing near-misses becausedrivers chose to ignorespeed limits and run stopsigns and stoplights.Usually the infractionsare caused less becauseof thoughtlessness thanby rudeness and an atti-tude that the rules of theroad apply to everyoneelse.And please don’t think

that automobile driversare the only transgres-sors, because I have seenbikers and cyclists dosome of the same things.

DEAR ABBY: Whydo some people think it’s

acceptable to tuck in thetag on my shirt? It’s badenough when my motherdoes it, but I have hadacquaintances and evenstrangers do it withoutasking.I said something the

last time it happened,and the woman had thegall to take offense! All Isaid was, “Please don’t!”Am I wrong?— PLEASEDON’T IN TEXAS

DEAR PLEASEDON’T: I’m sure thereare various reasonswhy people try to tuckin an errant tag — orremove a piece of lint —from a stranger’s cloth-ing. I suspect theyrange from attemptingto be helpful, to impul-

siveness to compulsivebehavior.However, because

what the woman didmade you uncomfortable,you were right to tell herthat you didn’t like it.She should have askedbefore touching astranger because manypeople are sensitive toany breach of their per-sonal space.

CONFIDENTIALTO MY READERS: Ifyou are partying tonightto celebrate the arrival ofthe new year, pleasedon’t drink and drive.Make sure you have a

designated driver.I wish you all a happy,

healthy, prosperous2013! — LOVE, ABBY

Clouds will continue tothicken today ahead of a coldfront that willeventuallybring ussome lightsnow forN e wY e a r sEve. Ac-cumu la -tions will be on the light sidewith 1-2 inches possible. It willalso be a bit breezy whichmay create some blowing anddrifting snow in rural locations.Look for some light snowearly Tuesday but then we’rein store for a long stretch ofdry and chilly weather.

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Today's ForecastMonday, Dec. 31

City/RegionHigh | Low tempsForecast for

Youngstown34° | 14°

Cleveland36° | 19°Toledo

32° | 14°

Portsmouth37° | 23°

Cincinnati34° | 19°

Dayton32° | 19°

Mansfield32° | 14°

Columbus34° | 18°

Weather Underground • AP

Today

Mostlycloudy

with 60%chance of

snowHigh: 30°

Tonight

Snowlikely, with

70%chance of

snowLow: 23°

Tuesday

Mostlycloudy

with 20%chance of

snowHigh: 27°Low: 9°

Wednesday

Mostlycloudy

High: 18°Low: 7°

Thursday

Partlycloudy

High: 19°Low: 9°

SaturdayFriday

Partlycloudy

High: 25°Low: 9°

Partlycloudy

High: 18°Low: 7°

Rain And Snow Moves Into Southern And Central Plains

Sunny Pt. Cloudy Cloudy

A low pressure system moves off the Southern Rockies and into the Southern Plains. This will bring cooler temperatures with rain and freezing rain to Oklahoma and Texas, with snow anticipated in Kansas and Nebraska.

National forecastForecast highs for Monday, Dec. 31

Fronts PressureCold Warm Stationary Low High

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IceSnowFlurriesT-stormsRainShowers

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To yourgood

healthDr. KeithRoach

DearAbbyAbigail

Van Buren

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WEATHER Sidney Daily News,Monday,December 31,2012

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Tonight’s sunset........................ 5:21 p.m.Tuesday sunrise ........................7:59 a.m.

Tuesday sunset .........................5:22 p.m.Wednesday sunrise...................7:59 a.m.

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CAUTIONWhether posting or re-sponding to an advertise-ment, watch out for offersto pay more than the ad-vertised price for theitem. Scammers will senda check and ask the sellerto wire the excessthrough Western Union(possibly for courier fees).The scammer's check isfake and eventuallybounces and the sellerloses the wired amount.While banks and WesternUnion branches aretrained at spotting fakechecks, these types ofscams are growing in-creasingly sophisticatedand fake checks oftenaren't caught for weeks.Funds wired throughWestern Union or Money-Gram are irretrievableand virtually untraceable.

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SPORTS

Sidney coasted to an easywin over St. Marys in non-league girls bas-ketball onSaturday at thehigh school, 56-23, on a dayhighlighted by amilestone for theLady Jackets’leading scorer,Konner Harris.Sidney upped

its record to 7-4with the victory and playsPiqua next on Saturday athome.Harris needed 16 points to

reach 1,000 for her career, andreached it in the second quar-ter.She finished with 21 points,

giving her 1,005 for her ca-reer.Making her accomplish-

ment even more impressive isthe fact that she had to comeback from a serious knee in-jury that required ACL sur-gery last season.She came back in just four

months from the surgery, andwound up playing, but stillonly got in 12 games last sea-son.“It’s a great accomplish-

ment for anyone, but moresofor Konner, I think,” said Sid-ney head coach Megan Mum-mey. “She came back afteronly four months and scored198 points in 12 games.”

Her 1,005 career pointsputs her fifth on the school’sall-time scoring list. She alsois the season and careerleader in three-point fieldgoals, and opened the currentseason with a 49-point effortagainst Russia.Harris is averaging 23.1

points per game this season.She got the Lady Jackets

off to good start, scoring 10 ofher 21 points in the openingperiod, after which Sidney led21-11. The lead stretched to38-17 by the half.“We were in control of the

game from the opening tip,”said Mummey. “We distrib-uted the ball well and werevery unselfish, with sevengirls scoring.“I was very pleased with

the way we came out andmade shots. It’s hard with thebreak at the holidays to getback in the swing of thingsbut the girls did a great jobtoday.”Lauren Elmore and

Aaliyah Wise added 10 pointseach for Sidney.

St. Marys (23)Allen 3-0-6; Albert 1-4-6; Bertke 2-1-5;

Rohabach 0-1-1; Angstman 1-3-5. Totals:7-9-23.

Sidney (56)Harris 7-4-21; Hanayik 4-0-9; Elmore

5-0-10; Ford 1-0-2; Hudson 1-0-2;Wise 5-0-10;Wells 1-0-2. Totals: 24-4-56.

Score by quarters:SM .............................11 17 17 23Sidney........................21 38 46 56

Three-pointers: Sidney 4 (Harris 3,Hanayik); SM 0.

Records: Sidney 7-4.

Harris

Harris reaches 1,000 in win


SIDNEY’S MONIQUE Hanayik (right) puts up a shot over MollyAlbert of St. Marys in action at Sidney Saturday.

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LEHMAN’S THARON Goins (left) battles Piqua’s Luke Karn forthe ball as Goins’ teammates, Drew Westerheide and Greg

Spearman (far right) come in for support in the finals of thePiqua Holiday Tournament Saturday at Piqua.

BY ROB KISERCivitas Media

PIQUA — You couldn’t askfor a better bargain than fansgot at the Buckeye InsuranceGroup Holiday Classic boyschampionship game Saturdaynight.In the end, Piqua outlasted

Lehman 79-75 in overtime towin its first B.I.G. Classictitle.“It was a great game,” Piqua

coach Heath Butler said. “Thekids all know each other, thefans know each other. It was agreat atmosphere.”For the second straight

time, the Cavaliers ralliedfrom a four-point deficit in thefinal minute of regulation toget into overtime — they justdidn’t get the win this time.“They never stop battling,”

Lehman coach IsaiahWilliamssaid. “There is no quit in them.You have to like that. I don’tthink we play smart basket-ball sometimes. These kidshave a cumulative a 3.7 GPAin the classroom — I’m notsure it is a 3.7 on the court.But, we will get there. Nobodyis going to want to play uscome tournament time.”And while both had plenty

of help from their teammates,the game also featured two of

the most spectacular second-half performances in tourna-ment history.Tournament MVP Xavier

Harrison of Piqua scored 22 ofhis 26 points in the secondhalf, making eight of 10 shotsfrom the floor, including fourthrees. He finished the gamenine of 12 from the floor andfour of six from the line.Lehman’s Greg Spearman

was just as impressive, scor-ing 24 of his 32 points in thesecond half, keeping Lehmanin the game during Piqua’sthird-quarter barrage.“Greg had a great game,”

Williams said. “He had a biggame for us, but Greg is a verygood player. He can do that.”And it was Harrison who

swung the momentum Piqua’sway for the final time in over-time.After Lehman had scored

the first two points of theextra period and led 73-71 itappeared Piqua would comeup empty after a missed shot.But, the rebound ricochetedout to the corner — like amagnet to Harrison.He drilled a three to to give

Piqua a 74-73 lead with 1:45remaining, scored on a layupafter a Piqua steal to make it76-73 and the Indians put thegame away from there.

“It was his night — that’sall you can say,”Williams said.“I don’t have a problem withhim scoring 26 points. What Ihave a problem with is how hescored it. We left him wideopen.”With Jackson Frantz, Con-

nor Richard, Michael Jacoband Spearman combining for29 first-half points, Lehmanled 33-30 at the break.But given that his team

committed 16 turnovers in theopening half and sentLehman to the line 19 times,Butler knew it could havebeen worse.“We felt very good at half-

time,” Butler said.The Indians showed why in

the third quarter. Piquascorched the nets for 12 of 13shooting in the third quarter toscore 27 points and go up 57-51.Spearman scored 12 points

in the third quarter to keepthe damage from being worse.Four points by Karn gave

Piqua a 68-64 lead with 1:55remaining in regulation and itstayed that way until lessthan a minute remained,when Lehman had anotheramazing comeback.Spearman was fouled

shooting a three with 51 sec-onds to go. He made two ofthree and after Harrison con-

verted one of two free throwsat the other end, Piqua led 69-66 with 46 seconds remaining.But Richard drilled a three

off a Jacob screen from the topof the key with 27 seconds leftto tie the game.Richard added 14 points to

Lehman cause, Frantz added11 and Jacob had nine pointsand nine rebounds.Lehman was 26 of 64 from

the floor for 41 percent and 18of 31 from the line for 58 per-cent.“We were 19 of 35 from the

line against Russia,”Williamssaid. “That has been anAchilles heel for us.”Hughes, Spearman, Cov-

ington’s Ryan Hughes andRussia’s Treg Francis werealso named to the all-tourna-ment team.

Lehman (75)Richard 4-4-14, Frantz 4-2-11,

Jacob 3-3-9, Spearman 12-7-32,West-erheide 1-0-3,Tharon Goins 1-2-4.To-tals: 26-18-75.

Piqua (79)Honeycutt 0-2-2, Harrison 9-4-26,

Karn 4-1-10, Vondenhuevel 3-0-6,Holfinger 3-4-11, Bachman 5-2-14,Hughes 4-1-10. Totals: 28-14-79.

Score by quarters:Lehman ......................18 33 51 69 75Piqua ..........................13 30 57 69 79

Three-pointers: Lehman:Richard (2), Frantz, Spearman,West-erheide. Piqua: Harrison (4), Karn,Holfinger, Bachman (2), Hughes.

Records: Lehman 4-4, Piqua 3-6.

Cavs fall in finals in OT

REPLAY

50 years agoDec. 31, 1962

McCartyville’s SacredHeart Shamrocks remainedunbeaten after trouncingPiqua St. Marys 39-19. Goingup as the Shamrocks’ sixthstraight win, the league lead-ers were led by DannyPleiman and Mike Bornhorstwith 16 points apiece.

25 years agoDec. 31, 1987

The Sidney High reservewrestling team won the cham-pionship of the 21-team Ur-bana Reserve Tournament.First places for Sidney camefrom Wes Herrick at 140, MarkElliott at 145, David Stackonisat 152, Jim Sine at 160 andJohn Nadzam at heavy-weight.

TODAY’S SPORTS

QUOTE OF THE DAY

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— Kevin Garnett of theBoston Celtics after a brief inci-

dent with Gerald Wallace ofBrooklyn after Wallace heldonto Garnett’s shorts afterbracing himself from falling.

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Jackson Center at HoustonNew Knoxville at St. HenryMinster at Marion Local

Fort Recovery at New BremenVersailles at Parkway

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Franklin-Monroe at LehmanChr. Aca. at Miami Valley SaintsSt. Henry at New KnoxvilleMarion Local at Minster

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Jackson Center at FairlawnBotkins at Houston

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Marty Schottenheimer wins his200th regular-season game,joining Don Shula, GeorgeHalas, Tom Landry and CurlyLambeau in that exclusive club.

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PIQUA — For Russiacoach Alan King Jr. andCovington coach GeneGooding, there were twothings both coaches werein total agreement on inthe first Buckeye Insur-ance Group HolidayClassic girls champi-onship game at GarbryGymnasium.First, was apprecia-

tion for the opportunityto be part of the tourna-ment.“This has been a great

experience for us,” Kingsaid. “It is great to be thefirst champion. I cer-tainly hope we will be in-vited. They made this agreat experience foreveryone.”Gooding agreed.“It is great to have an

opportunity to competefor a title at mid-season,”Gooding said. “I cer-tainly hope we are in-vited back, because itwas great to be part ofthis tournament.”The other thing they

agree on — Russia wassimply too tall.While the Lady Buccs

have just one starter 5-10 (Jackie Siefring), theLady Raiders have fourstarters 5-10 or tallerand that was reflectedon the stat sheet in theLady Raiders 62-21 vic-tory.Russia outrebounded

Covington 50-10, pound-ing the ball inside andgetting three and fourshots on the rare timesthey needed it. At thesame time, the LadyBuccs were forced toshoot from the perimeterand limited to one shoton nearly every posses-sion.“We feel like that is

one of our advantages,”King said. “It would be asin not to use it.”But, just as impres-

sive was the LadyRaiders’ guard play.“Our guards do a

great job moving theball, which creates theshots inside,” King said.“Ashley Borchers justdoes a super job findingthe open girl. Thatmakes it all work.”That and the Raider

defense, which allowedjust 37 points in the twotournament games.“Ashley Borchers al-

ways does a great job ondefense,” King said. “But,we also have a numberof girls who play out-standing team defense.”In spite of that, the

Lady Buccs were within12-8 after one quarter.But Covington went 0-

for-15 from the floor inthe second quarter andRussia opened a 32-11halftime lead and wasnever seriously chal-lenged in the second half.Russia put four play-

ers in double figures.Tournament MVP

Kylie Wilson scored 12points for Russia. TaylorDaniel had 11 points andsix rebounds, BethanyYork had 10 points andsix rebounds and ShanaMeyer added 10 pointsand five rebounds.Joining Wilson on the

all-tournament teamwere Russia’s LaurenHeaton, Covington’sCassidy Cain, Lehman’sJulia Harrelson andPiqua’s Tasha Potts.

Russia (62)A. Borchers 3-0-6, Kylie

Wilson 6-0-12, Maggie Kearns4-0-8, Shana Meyer 5-0-10,Claudia Monnin 1-0-2, ClaireSherman 1-1-3, Taylor Daniel5-0-11, Bethany York 5-0-10.Totals: 30-1-62.

Covington (21)Snipes 1-1-3, Cain 1-3-5,

Crowell 1-1-3, Siefring 0-1-1,McReynolds 3-0-6, Flora 1-1-3.Totals: 7-7-21.

Score by quarters:Russia ...................12 32 47 62Covington ...............8 11 15 21

Three-pointers: Russia 1(Daniels).

Records: Russia 8-3, Cov-ington 7-4.

——Loramie handsVersailles 1st lossFORT LORAMIE —

Fort Loramie handedthe Versailles LadyTigers their first loss ofthe season Saturday in anon-league thriller inhigh school girls basket-ball action.The contest between

two of the area’s bestteams went to doubleovertime before Fort Lo-ramie came away with a56-54 victory.The win puts the

Lady Redskins at 9-2 onthe season and leavesthe Lady Tigers at 10-1.“The entire team

played hard and it was agreat win for our ballclub,” said Loramiecoach Carla Siegel. “Icannot give enoughkudos to Paige Ordeanfor playing her heart outtoday. Defensively, shekept (Katie) Heckman to12 points while scoring20 herself. She displayedsenior leadership today.”The two teams were

deadlocked at 46-46after regulation and at52-all after one OT.Aftera couple of minutes withno points being scored inthe second overtime, Lo-ramie’s Darian Rosedrained a big three-pointer to give the LadyRedskins the lead.“Darian’s three was

absolutely huge,” saidcoach Siegel.Ordean added a free

throw, but Versailles cutthe lead to two and hada couple shots at the bas-ket with time runningout.Ordean led the Lady

Redskins, hitting 8-for-11 from the field and 4-for-6 at the line. She alsograbbed 13 rebounds fora big double-double.Rose finished with 14

points and dished outnine assists.RenaeMeyeradded 10 points and MegWesterheide had six as-sists and five steals.For the Lady Tigers,

Christa Puthoff added10 to go with eight re-bounds. Heckman ledwith nine rebounds.Versailles canned 22-

for-57 from the field for38 percent, and Loramiewas 23-for-56 for 41 per-cent.Versailles outre-

bounded the Lady Red-skins 35-28.

Versailles (54)Kremer 2-0-5;Winner 3-0-7;

Schlater 2-2-6; Prenger 2-0-4;McEldowney 2-0-5; Pothast 1-0-3; Puthoff 4-2-10; Harmon 1-0-2; Heckman 5-2-12. Totals:22-6-54.

Fort Loramie (56)Benanzer 1-0-3; Wester-

heide 1-0-2; Rose 6-0-14;Boerger 1-1-3; Holdheide 2-0-4;Meyer 4-2-10; Ordean 8-4-20.Totals: 23-7-56.

Score by quarters:Versailles.14 21 33 46 52 54Loramie..17 25 32 46 52 56

Three-pointers:Versailles4 (Kremer, Winner, McEl-downey, Pothast); Loramie 3(Rose 2, Benanzer).

Records: Loramie 9-2,Ver-sailles 10-1.

Reserve score: Loramie43, Versailles 33.

——Lady Jets

come up shortROCKFORD — The

Fairlawn girls cameclose for the secondnight in a row, but could-n’t pull out their secondwin of the season, get-ting edged by Parkwayin the consolation gameof the Parkway HolidayTournament Saturday,55-54.The Lady Jets drop to

1-9 with the loss.Olivia Cummings

poured in 23 points tolead Fairlawn, including8-for-10 from the freethrow line. Kelsey Oatesadded 13.

Fairlawn (54)Cummings 7-8-23, Oates 5-0-

13, Slonkosky 1-5-8, Roe 1-4-6,Driskell 2-0-4. Totals 16-17-54.

Parkway (55)Snyder 5-6-17, Hellwarth 5-3-

13, K. Walls 4-1-10, Fentz 2-0-4,Heindel 2-0-4, T. Walls 2-0-4,Samaniego 1-0-3. Totals 21-10-55.

Score by quarters:Fairlawn ....................11 26 41 54Parkway ....................16 24 42 55

Three-pointers:Fairlawn:Oates(3), Cummings, Slonkosky. Parkway:Snyder,K.Walls, Samaniego.

Records: Fairlawn 1-9, Park-way 3-7.

——Botkins fallsto KnoxvilleNEWKNOXVILLE—

New Knoxville led fromthe start and steadilypulled away fromBotkins to a 53-42 vic-tory in girls non-leaguebasketball Saturday.The Lady Rangers are

now 6-3 and Botkins is6-6.

Botkins was led byClaire McCullough with14 and Logan Pittsadded 11.For Knoxville, Haley

Horstman tossed in 17points andMegReinke 11.

Botkins (42)Koch 1-1-3; McCullough 4-5-14;

Bergman 2-2-8; Pitts 3-5-11;Schneider 1-1-3; Kramer 0-3-3. To-tals: 11-17-42.

New Knoxville (53)Horstman 7-2-17; Schroer 2-0-

6; Magato 2-0-4; Reineke 2-6-11;Lageman 2-0-4; Leffel 1-1-3;Lehman 3-2-8. Totals: 19-11-53.

Score by quarters:Botkins ........................7 16 26 42NK .............................12 24 37 53

Three-pointers: Botkins 3(Bergman 2, McCullough); NK 4(Schroer 2, Horstman, Reinke).

Records: Botkins 6-6, NK 6-3.

——New Bremen

overtakes HoustonHOUSTON — New

Bremen used a big finalquarter to overtakeHouston and win 37-33in non-league girls bas-ketball Saturday.Houston jumped out

to a 13-4 lead after aquarter and still led 25-19 after three periods.But Bremen outscoredthe Lady Wildcats 18-8in the final period to pullout the win.Bremen is now 6-5

and Houston 3-8.For Houston,Monique

Booher had 12 points.New Bremen was led

by Kyla Otting with 17and Haley Moeller with10.

New Bremen (37)Brandt 1-0-2; Otting 6-4-17;

Holdren 1-2-4; Paul 1-0-2; Moeller4-2-10; Thieman 0-2-2. Totals: 13-10-37.

Houston (33)Phipps 1-1-3; Maier 2-0-5;

Gilkeson 1-0-2; A. Stang 3-1-7;Booher 5-2-12; M. Stang 2-0-4. To-tals: 14-4-33.

Score by quarters:NB ...............................4 12 19 37Houston.....................13 21 25 33

Three-pointers: NB 1 (Ot-ting); Houston 1 (Maier).

Records: Houston 3-8, NB 6-5.Reserve score: NB 45, Hous-

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NEW CARLISLE –After playing well intheir last two outings,and getting their firstwin in one of them, theSidney Yellow Jacketswere hoping to continuethat trend Saturdaynight at once-beatenTecumseh in non-leagueboys basketball action.But the Arrows domi-

nated from the start andhanded the Jackets an89-57 setback thatdropped them to 1-8 onthe season heading intoaction Friday at Van-dalia.“It was not a good per-

formance,” said Sidneyhead coach Greg Snyder.“We did not come to playdefensively and we didnot control them in anyaspect, whether it wasfull court or half court.That’s disappointing be-cause the Sidney team Isaw tonight was not theone I saw the last threegames.“They beat us down

the floor, and when theydidn’t, they beat us inthe half court,” he added.“We were a step or twobehind them the entiregame.”Tecumseh upped its

record to 9-1 with thevictory.The Arrows spurted

to a 17-7 lead after onequarter, then put thegame away in the secondperiod, outscoring theJackets 24-12 to open upa 41-19 lead at the half.Tyree Manley had an-

other good outing for theJackets, finishing with24 points, 20 of thosecoming in the secondand fourth quarters.Conner Echols had justthree at the half, butadded 15 in the final twoperiods to finish with 18.

Sidney (59)Stewart 1-0-2; Daniel 1-2-4;

Manley 8-5-24; Taborn 1-0-3;Herd 0-1-1; Beigel 3-0-6;Echols 6-3-18. Totals: 20-11-58.

Tecumseh (89)Wardley 3-0-8; Henry 2-1-5;

Davis 2-0-6; Cain 1-0-2;Stafford 1-2-4; McFarland 9-5-24; Winans 6-0-12; Quisen-berry 5-0-13; Clark 4-1-9;Mosser 2-0-4; Borgman 0-2-2.Totals: 35-11-89.

Score by quarters:Sidney ..................7 19 38 58Tecumseh ...........17 41 65 89

Three-pointers: Sidney 7(Manley 3, Echols 3, Taborn);Tecumseh 8 (Quisenberry 3,Wardley 2, Davis 2, McFar-land).

Records: Sidney 1-8,Tecumseh 9-1.

——Anna gets firstwin, 66-41

VERSAILLES —After close calls all sea-son so far, the AnnaRockets finally notchedtheir first victory, domi-nating Brookville in theconsolation game of theVersailles Holiday Tour-nament Saturday night,66-41.The win puts the

Rockets at 1-8.Brookville is now 2-6.“After playing Ver-

sailles Friday, we had tocompletely change pace,”said Anna coach NateBarhorst. “We came outwith great intensity andgot the defensewe’ve beenhoping for all season. Thekids really wanted thisone. It’s somethingwe canbuild on.”The Rockets wasted

no time, erupting for 24points in the opening pe-riod, twice that of theBlue Devils, to take firmcontrol of the contest.The margin was 21 atthe half.Chandon Williams

had his second straightbig night for the Rocketsand earned all-tourna-ment team honors for hisefforts. He had 20 Fridaynight against Versailles,and poured in 23 on Sat-urday night to againlead the Rockets.“Chandon is finally

getting in a basketball

mode,” said Barhorst.“He’s starting to staywithin himself and is let-ting the game come tohim.”Carter Bensman also

had an excellent outing,finishing with 21 points,and Joel Albers added 10for the Rockets.

Brookville (41)Day 3-6-12; Landis 4-0-8;

Childers 2-0-4; Kuck 2-0-4;Brisco 5-0-11; Brunner 1-0-2.Totals: 17-6-41.

Anna (66)Bensman 8-2-21; Chr.

Williams 1-1-3; Robinson 1-2-4;Boyd 1-0-3; Ch. Williams 10-1-23; Saunders 1-0-2; Albers 5-0-10. Totals: 27-6-66.

Score by quarters:Brookville...........12 17 26 41Anna...................24 38 62 66

Three-pointers: Anna 6(Bensman 2, Ch. Williams 2,Boyd); Brookville 1 (Brisco).

Records: Anna 1-8,Brookville 2-6.

——Loramie fallsto New BremenNEW BREMEN —

Fort Loramie was unableto follow up on its bigupset of Jackson CenterFriday with another bigroad win Saturday, los-ing to New Bremen hereSaturday 74-62 in non-league boys basketballaction.The loss leaves the

Redskins at 4-4 on theseason, while New Bre-men goes to 6-2 with thewin.The third quarter was

the difference. Loramieled 32-31 at the half, butwas outscored 23-12 inthe third period and wasunable to recover.Bremen had a lethal

one-two punch in CarsonManger with 24 andLuke Schwietermanwith 20, but there werefour players in doublefigures in all for the Car-dinals. Justin Heitkampand Ben Homan had 12apiece.For Loramie, Seth

Guillozet had a bignight, finishing with 26points. Grant Olberdingadded 10.

Fort Loramie (62)Guillozet 26, Fullenkamp 7,

Streib 3, Frilling 4, Benanzer 8,Olberding 10, Kazmaier 5.

New Bremen (74)C. Manger 24, Schwieter-

man 20, P. Manger 2, Speel-man 4, Heitkamp 12, Homan12.

Score by quarters:Loramie..............15 32 44 62New Bremen......15 31 54 74

Records: Loramie 4-4, Bre-men 6-2.

——Tigers drop

Second straightCOLUMBUS GROVE

— The Jackson CenterTigers dropped their sec-ond in a row Saturdaynight, losing to Colum-bus Grove 50-35 in non-league boys basketballaction on the road.The loss left theTigers

at 6-2 on the season.Jackson trailed by

just one after a quarter,but failed to score in thesecond period, resultingin a 26-15 deficit at thehalf.“I felt we were pretty

good in the first quarter,”said Jackson coach ScottElchert. “We were beingaggressive on offense.But we weren’t verygood in transition de-fense, and their physi-cality inside put ahurtin’ on us.”Alex Meyer had nine

points and that was topsfor the Tigers. Grove hadthree in double figures,and two of them were in-side players, Elchertsaid.

Jackson Center (35)Sosby 1-0-3; Meyer 4-1-9;

Elchert 3-0-7;Wildermuth 1-0-2; Wahrer 1-0-2; Winner 2-1-5;Ryder 3-1-7. Totals: 15-3-35.

Columbus Grove (50)Hoffman 1-0-3; Darbyshire

3-6-12; Grothaus 3-0-6;Vorhees 6-0-12; Shaffer 1-1-4;Rieman 7-0-14. Totals: 21-7-50.

Score by quarters:

Jackets routedby Tecumseh

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Three-pointers: JC 2(Sosby, Elchert); Grove 1 (Hoff-man).

Records: JC 62, Grove 5-3.Reserve score: JC 35,

Grove 32.

——Houston

bounces backANSONIA — Not

much went right for theHoustonWildcats Fridaynight in a 19-point lossto Minster, but theybounced back Saturdaynight and got back ontrack with a 54-36 routof Ansonia on the road innon-league play.The Wildcats, now 4-

5, dominated the finaltwo periods. They trailed13-8 after a quarter andthe two teams weredeadlocked at the half at18-all. But Houstonoutscored the Tigers 12-2 in the third period andbuilt the lead up overthe final quarter.Houston had excellent

balance with all six scor-ers finishing with five ormore points. Jake Braunled the way with 19points, including 9-for-10from the free throw line.’Houston is back in ac-

tion on Friday at homeagainst Botkins inCounty play.

Houston (54)Braun 4-9-19; Sarver 3-1-8;

Ritchie 4-0-9; Winner 2-3-7;Martin 2-1-5; Phlipot 3-0-6.To-tals: 18-14-54.

Ansonia (36)Kaiser 6-3-18; Moody 2-4-8;

Wright 1-0-2; Bergman 3-2-8.Totals: 12-9-36.

Score by quarters:Houston................8 18 30 54Ansonia ..............13 18 20 36

Three-pointers: Houston4 (Braun 2, Sarver, Ritchie);Ansonia 3 (Kaiser 3).

Records: Houston 4-5.Reserve score: Houston

58, Ansonia 22.——

Rangers fallto SpencervilleNEW KNOXVILLE –

New Knoxville gave up32 points in the secondquarter to Spencervilleand was unable to re-cover in losing 67-61 innon-league boys basket-ball action Saturday.The Rangers, now 4-3,

and the Bearcats weretied at 15 after a quarterbut Knoxville trailed 47-32 at the half afterSpencerville’s huge sec-ond-period outburst.The Rangers

outscored the Bearcats29-20 in the second halfbut it wasn’t enough.Shane Topp had 20 to

lead New Knoxville and

Jake Allen added 14.New Knoxville will re-

turn to action Friday inMidwest Athletic Con-ference play at homeagainst St. Henry.

Spencerville (67)Bowers 5-5-117; Cook 2-4-9;

Z. Goecke 6-6-20; McCormick2-0-4; D.Goecke 4-1-9; Roberts0-1-1; Crites 1-0-3; Corso 2-0-4.Totals: 22-17-67.

New Knoxville (61)Arnett 4-0-8; Kuntz 3-0-8;

Lageman 3-0-9; Allen 3-8-14;Topp 6-4-20; Kuck 1-0-2. To-tals: 20-12-61.

Score by quarters:Spencerville .......13 47 54 67New Knoxville ...13 32 43 61

Three-pointers: NK 9(Topp 4, Lageman 3, Kuntz 2);Spencerville 6 (Bowers 2, Z.Goecke 2, Cook, Crites).

Reserve score: NK 50,Spencerville 37.

——Fairlawn

suffers 1st lossROCKFORD — Far-

lawn fell from the ranksof the unbeaten Satur-day in boys basketball,losing to Finneytown 76-71 in the championshipgame of the ParkwayHoliday Tournament.The Jets are now 8-1

on the year and hostJackson Center Fridayin a key Countymatchup.The Jets were in posi-

tion to win the champi-onship Saturday but freethrow shooting let themdown.“It came down to hit-

ting free throws and weshot 45 percent,” saidFairlawn coach JustinTidwell.“The Jets cashed in on

just 9-for-20 from theline, allowing Finney-town to pull out the win.Trey Everett and An-

thony Gillem, Fairlawn’slethal one-two punch,both finished with dou-ble-doubles. Gillempoured in 28 points,grabbed 11 reboundsand added five assists.Everett had 21 points, 10rebounds and eight as-sists.Luke Brautigam

pulled down a team-highnine rebounds.

Fairlawn (71)Everett 9-2-21; Caudill 1-0-

3; Hughes 2-0-4; Brautigam 2-3-7; Gillem 11-4-28; Cockroft4-0-8. Totals: 29-9-71.

Finneytown (76)Martin 4-2-11; Ba. Butler

11-5-30; Br. Butler 0-2-2; Hud-son 5-0-12; Nelms 6-6-18; An-derson 0-3-3.Totals: 26-18-76.

Score by quarters:Fairlawn.............15 31 49 71Finneytown ........15 37 50 76

Three-pointers: Fairlawn4 (Gilem 2, Caudill, Everett);Finneytown 6 (Ba. Butler 3,Hudson 2, Martin).

Records: Fairlawn 8-1,Finneytown 5-2.

FAIRBORN — It wasa good showing by histeam, said Sidneywrestling coach Jim Mc-Cracken after the Jack-ets placed 13th out of 52teams in the annualGreater Miami ValleyWrestling Coaches Holi-day Tournament at theNutter Center over theweekend.“We won matches in

10 of the 13 weightclasses we took, and wehad 13 pins,” said Mc-Cracken. “That’s 26bonus points, which ishuge in a tournamentthis large.”He said there were 13

Dayton-area Division Ischools in the competi-tion and Sidney finished

second among those, be-hind only Miamisburg.“Overall I was pleased

with the effort and per-formance throughout thetournament,” he said. “Istill thought we couldhave probably won 4 or 5more matches, so I waspleased but not satis-fied.”Mason Calvert led the

Jackets by placing sec-ond at 138 pounds, andis now 12-1. “I knowMason was disappointedwith his loss in the fi-nals. I knew it was goingto be a good one. Masonhad his chances and ac-tually led most of thematch,” said the coach.Logan Calvert fin-

ished fifth at 145 pounds

after coming in un-seeded.“He knocked off the

fifth seed right off thebat,” said McCracken.“In his final match, hecontrolled the action andwon 10-5 over the third-seeded wrestler. He isstarting to believe he canwrestle with anyone, andconfidence is always bigin this sport.“I’ve never seen

Logan smile as much ashe did after his quarter-final win,” McCrackenadded. “He was proud ofhis performance andshould have been.”He is 12-6 and picked

up three pins in the tou-urnament.The two Calverts

were chosen the“Wrestlers of the Week”by the coach.Jacob Lochard went

3-2 in the tournamentand is now 14-4 on theyear.“I know he was disap-

pointed with his lastmatch, a loss in over-time,” said McCracken.“But they will face offagain on Jan. 2. Jacobhas improved greatlysince last year.”Five other Sidney

wrestlers finished 2-2 inthe tournament, includ-ing Jacob Sharp at 113,Ryan Penley at 160, Gar-rick Ginter at 170, NoahStraman at 220 andMaurice Ickes at 285.“If we are going to win

the GWOC North thisseason we have to win iton overall teamstrength,” said Mc-Cracken. “Vandalia hasfour possible league fi-nalists and that’s a lot ofteam points. We have tohave all our kids win-ning matches and plac-ing anywhere in the topsix of the GWOC. Add inthe pin factor and that’sadditional points we’llneed to beat Vandalia intheir house in fiveweeks. All these kidsfought tooth and nailthroughout the tourna-ment. Garrick won hisfirst two which put himin the quarterfinals, onematch from placing.”AlexWillman and Jer-

emiah Slagle also won amatch each, with a pin.Sidney is back in ac-

tion Wednesday at themiddle school at 5:30against Piqua.The junior high will

begin at 5:30, followedby varsity and a few jun-ior varsity matches.The match will be

dedicated to Cody Youngof Piqua, who was in aserious car crash aroundThanksgiving. He wres-tled junior high in Sid-ney before moving toPiqua.He remains in a coma.

Donations to the familcan be sent to MutualFederal Bank, 138 N.Sunset Drive, Piqua,45356, c/oCody Young.

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MINSTER’S ADAM Niemeyer eyes the basket onthis drive to the bucket against Anna’s Josh Robin-son in action recently at Minster.

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JACKSON CENTER’S Nathan Wahrer puts theball up against Lehman. The Tigers are unbeatenso far this season.

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RYAN LESSING of Fair-lawn tries to get ajumper away whilebeing defended byCorey Eversole ofRidgemont in recent ac-tion at Fairlawn. TheJets have started off theseason with eightstraight victories

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