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KENTON TIMES
Kenton, Ohio — Tuesday, September 25, 2012
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Hardin County News
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Hardin County People
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KCS gets
praise
for its
handling
of ‘hit list’
Hale Township
residents say
no to closing of
TR179 RR crossing
By DAN ROBINSON
Times staff writer
RIDGEWAY — After CSX
approached
the
Hale
Township trustees about
closing Township Road 179,
east of Ridgeway, the three
trustees asked the people
who live in the area for an
opinion. Monday night they
responded with a resounding
“no.”
Sheriff Keith Everhart was
joined by about 20 residents
of the Ridgeway area to meet
with the trustees and CSX
officials.
Everhart
said
because of the routine blocking of crossings by trains in
the area, Township Road 179
is their safety valve for access
to the village of Ridgeway in
times of emergencies. If it is
closed, deputies could be
forced to drive another ten
miles to gain access to the village.
“That is unacceptable,”
said the sheriff.
The crossing became an
issue when it was identified
on a survey conducted with
the Ohio Rail Development
Commission, said that organization’s assistant manager
of safety programs, Catherine
Stout. That organization is
charged with collecting data
on the safety of each of Ohio’s
5,900 railroad crossings. The
Township Road 179 crossing
was identified as a subject for
changes in November of last
year, said Stout.
The commission members
met at the crossing with the
Public Utilities Commission
of Ohio, CSX and local
authorities to view the crossing. The results of that discussion resulted in the state
and CSX offering $20,000 to
the township to close the
Township Road 179 crossing
in April. The incentive is
meant, said Stout, to compensate the township while
also increasing public safety
on the crossing.
CSX can’t close the crossing, she continued. The local
trustees will determine if they
will accept the railroad’s offer.
If it is rejected, CSX has the
option of filing a petition with
the PUCO, who would hold
public hearings before coming to a decision of the future
of Township Road 179.
The residents generally
agreed $20,000 is a small
amount to pay for the safety
concerns of the area.
“If they ordered $250,000,
that is not enough to pay to
compromise the safety of the
community,” said Township
Road 197 resident Waldo
LeVally.
The township has already
closed five railroad crossings,
noted several residents. Four
crossings have been closed in
the village of Mount Victory
and another closed on Hale
Township Road 204, which
was the site of a house fire
after the closing.
Because emergency vehicles could not cross over the
railroad, said Ridgeway Chief
Jim Newland, a bottleneck
formed as first responders
attempted to reach the fire
across the small roadway.
The house was destroyed in
the fire, said the chief.
“Our trucks were forced to
back tankers down the road,”
said Newland. “Thank goodness no life was lost ... I have
a great concern with this
crossing being closed and I’ll
do my best to see it stays
open.”
Bill Starr has a similar
concern. He and his disabled
wife live in one of the seven of
the houses located on
Township Road 179, he told
the trustees. The crossing,
said Star, could result in
added time for responders to
reach his home where his
wife could be trapped without
assistance.
“That crossing in some
ways is more valuable to me
than my house itself,” he
said.
There are many times, said
Ridgeway
Mayor
Kevin
Howland, when all the crossings around Ridgeway are
blocked with stopped trains.
Those crossings often are
blocked for hours, creating a
safety concern and an inconvenience for residents in the
area.
Everhart agreed, saying
there are times when five
crossings are blocked at
once.
“There are times when we
can’t get to Ridgeway,” he
said. “I don’t know how your
guys get away with it. You
really need to tell your conductors and engineers to be
nicer.”
“We can resolve the stopping issue,” said Stout.
But
several
residents
responded at once, “This is
not a tradeoff.”
Other concerns expressed
(Continued on page two)
By TIM THOMAS
Times editor
Times photo/Dan Robinson
New crosswalk
Hardin County Maintenance Supervisor
Richard Lawson stripes the pavement on Hale
Street in Ridgeway between the Ridgemont
High School and the student parking lot.
Lawson volunteered his assistance to the students who created and designed the walk
project and then saw it to its finish. The students
said they were concerned with students safety
in crossing the street to the school. Shaye
Creamer (left), Dakota McClane, Taylor Hardin
and Brooke Stewart were members of the
Junior High Gifted English Class when they
began the project. They oversaw the work as
freshmen Monday.
Kenton City Council wants
stop sign at Walnut curve
By TY THAXTON
Times staff writer
To help prevent accidents,
motorists traveling west on
Walnut Street in Kenton may
soon see a stop sign where the
road meets Market Street.
Councilwoman Patty Risner
said she had recently received
complaints about drivers on
Walnut Street approaching the
turn onto Market, but proceeding straight onto a gravel lot
that stretches the length of the
block and connects with
Leighton Street.
This situation, Risner said,
can be dangerous for other
motorists. If someone goes
straight from Walnut Street
onto the gravel lot and another
driver rounds the corner from
the north on Market Street,
there’s no stop sign to prevent
an accident.
“It was brought up (at a
safety meeting) that this is
really dangerous for the cars
coming around (on Market
Street) because they don’t realize that the car is going to go
straight,” Risner said.
Law
Director
John
Schwemer clarified that the
gravel lot is not actually a city
alley. If it were a dedicated
alley, he said, they would be
able to regulate the use of it.
Councilman Tom Taylor
added that if a stop sign were
to be put up on Walnut Street
going west at the turn, it would
be to everyone’s advantage.
“If we put a stop sign going
west there (on Walnut Street),
that would be our prerogative
to put one there and stop that
traffic from going so fast
around the corner and causing
an accident,” Taylor said. “It
stops those people from shooting though there.”
Despite
the
situation,
Kenton Police Chief John
Vermillion said the department
has never taken an accident
report at the location.
“I’ve never known an accident to be there,” he said. “It’s
been that way for over 35
years.”
Another roadway receiving
attention is the intersection at
Main and Carrol streets.
According to Mayor Randy
Manns, they are in the beginning stages of considering a
change from the current twoway stop to a three-way stop.
Council also:
– Learned Jayma Davis has
resigned as chief deputy auditor, and all gave their thanks
and appreciation for her help
time served at the position.
– Approved the third read-
ing of a resolution accepting
the amounts and rates as
determined by the budget
commission and authorizing
the necessary tax levies and
certifying them to the county
auditor, and declaring an
emergency.
– Approved the third reading
of an ordinance providing for
transferring funds for the year
2012 for the city of Kenton,
and declaring an emergency.
The transfer was originally for
$600 from sewer office supplies to sewer collection refund
but was amended to $150.
– Suspended the three reading rule and approved an ordinance providing for the transferring of funds from Law
Director Special Counsel to
incidentals, and for gasoline
for the year 2012 for the city of
Kenton, and declaring an
emergency.
– Approved the first reading
of an ordinance providing for
additional appropriations for
year 2012 for the city of Kenton
to raze a house condemned by
the health department, and
declaring an emergency.
– Heard from Ron Shaffer
who is running for county
commissioner.
Council’s next regular meeting will be Monday, Oct. 8.
USV board, Rolston
reach ‘final’ settlement
By KENDRICK
JESIONOWSKI
Times sports editor
Times photo/Dan Robinson
Polar Bear court
The Hardin Northern Polar Bears will celebrate homecoming this weekend. The activities will begin with the football game Friday
night against Leipsic and conclude with a
dance at the school Saturday from 8 to 11 p.m.
Prior to Friday’s game, the homecoming court
will be introducted to the crowd at 6:30 p.m.
They include (front, left) junior court Justin Thiel,
Mayci Cramer and Xander Wilson; (front to
back) freshmen Kaylee Marling and Dylan
Slone; sophomores Alexis Evans and Mitchell
Williams; seniors Carlie Stump, Brock
Spearman, Kendra Vermillion and Matthew
Dirmeyer and Chelsey DeLong and Linkoln
LaRoche and juniors Tiffany Breidenbach and
Kyle Lamb.
McGUFFEY — For the second time in four months, the
Upper Scioto Valley school
board declared on Monday
that it is putting the Dr. Rick
Rolston era in the past.
The board approved an
agreement and release document with Rolston. Under the
terms of the agreement the
board has agreed it will settle
with Rolston for no more than
$55,000, including retirement payments.
In exchange, Rolston has
agreed to withdraw any litigation and agree to the final settlement. Treasurer Stacy
Gratz said she spoke with
Rolston herself to assure that
the agreement is final.
“This is the end, he is withdrawing any litigation and
the settlement is final,” she
said. “He will pick up a check
on Thursday.”
In July, the board thought
it had an agreement with
Rolston, but the former district superintendent decided
at the time to pursue the
issue further.
Gratz said the agreement
is a “win-win” agreement for
the district.
“First and foremost we’re
done with him. There’s no
more litigation, no more lawsuits, we’re done with Dr.
Rolston and he’s done with
us.”
“No. 2 if we had gone to litigation and lost it could have
cost us $30,000 more in a
settlement,” she added, noting that does not count legal
fees, which the district would
have been responsible for had
it lost. “Are we happy - no.
But it’s over with.”
In an unrelated matter,
Gratz noted that she is looking at ways of reducing costs
for the district.
She said one of the biggest
things the district can do to
save money is to eliminate litigation. She noted that since
2008, the district has spent
about $600,000 on litigation.
She added that that that
figure has decreased dramat(Continued on page two)
Administrators
with
Kenton City Schools were
praised by a parent for their
handling of last week’s “hit
lists” found at both Kenton
Middle School and Espy
Elementary.
Jolene Buchenroth said
she feels the incident at KMS
was handled much better
this time than a similar incident last spring.
She lauded the district for
notifying parents whose children were on the list in a
more timely fashion and for
sending a letter to parents
about the situation.
Buchenroth
asked
Superintendent
Jennifer
Penczarski if the district has
made any changes in procedures for future incidents.
Penczarski said she met
Friday with Kenton Police
Chief John Vermillion “to
make sure we’re on the same
page.” They also discussed
when the school is allowed to
notify parents.
She said persons found to
have written the “hit lists”
can be expelled for up to 80
days by state law. The superintendent said those expulsions are handled on a caseby-case basis.
As for any change in security at KMS, Penczarski said
the
Kenton
Police
Department and Hardin
County Sheriff’s Department
are continuing their presence at the buildings.
She noted school officials
have been taking crisis training offered through the sheriff’s department. In the
future the district would like
to offer the training to parents as well.
“The administration’s No.
1 priority is to make sure the
school is safe for kids,”
Penczarski said.
Also at the meeting, the
superintendent reported the
state has pushed back the
timeline for finalizing the
design and development
phase of the new school
building one week to Oct. 11.
A separate project still to
be resolved is the extension
of Morningside Drive to
Silver Street as the main
access to the preK-6 building. Morningside runs north
off East Columbus Street
between the Kenton Plaza
and Kmart.
Board member Russ Blue
said not only is this route
important to the school district, but to future growth in
the city.
“The
extension
of
Morningside would connect
the north and east sides a lot
better than we have now,” he
said.
Kenton leaders are willing
to commit the city’s next
Issue II funding of $500,000
to the project, but school
officials will have to come up
with the other $500,000plus for the road.
Blue noted there will be
more busing of students to
the new facility, where construction is expected to
begin in the spring with the
school to be ready for students by the fall of 2015.
Having more students on
buses would reduce the
amount of vehicular traffic to
the building.
Board member Tom Brim
also reported his has been in
discussion
with
CSX
Railroad officials about the
CSX vacant land on the
north side of Ohio 53. That
land could one day be used
to help with the school
access issue, he said.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Two face drug charges
after Kenton traffic stop
KCS board hears energy-savings plan
By TIM THOMAS
Times editor
The Kenton Board of
Education, at its meeting
Monday night, heard from
representatives from Air Force
One, a company which helps
to improve the energy performance of buildings.
They outlined a plan for
replacement of lighting and
controls at the middle school
and high school that would
cost $191,450. The energy
savings would pay back that
amount within six years, they
said. No action was taken on
the proposal.
– Heard from Kenton Band
Boosters President Bob Roll
about
the
organization’s
efforts to support the band
program.
–
Learned
from
Superintendent
Jennifer
Penczarski that high school
graduation will be June 1, the
weekend after Memorial Day.
It is a week later this year
because school was closed for
the Hardin County Fair.
– Heard board member
Mark Watkins report that district officials met recently with
parents who home school
their children to see what the
district could offer them
through the Kenton Online
Learning Academy. He said it
was a chance to open communications with those parents.
– Approved a depository
agreement
with
Liberty
National Bank from Oct. 1,
2012 through Sept. 30, 2014.
– Agreed to spend $12,000
to upgrade the district’s radio
busing system in compliance
with FCC regulations.
– Accepted the written resignations from Ryan Cahill,
junior varsity girls basketball
coach;
Kristin
CamperPerkins, fall head cheerleading advisor and winter assistant cheerleading advisor;
and Cherie Smith, fall assistant cheering leading advisor.
– Approved the following
employee supplemental posi-
tions: Scott Laman, junior
varsity boys basketball coach;
David Bauer, freshman boys
basketball coach; Chuck
Downing, junior varsity girls
basketball coach; Sherie
Smith, fall head cheerleading
advisor; Courtney Hollister,
fall and winter assistant
cheerleading advisor; Robin
Hughes, high school quiz
bowl advisor; Kevin Kapanka,
middle school wrestling coach
and Bo Walters, middle school
student council advisor.
– Approved the following
non-employee supplemental
positions: Jeff Buroker, varsity assistant boys basketball
coach; Jerrod Stevens, eighth
grade boys basketball coach;
and Brittani Martin, middle
school winter cheerleading
advisor.
– Approved a list of substitute personnel and school volunteers.
– Approved several out of
state trips for Kenton’s
JROTC.
– Hired Amy Collins as
administrative assistant at
the administration building
effective Nov. 1. She will be an
administration
secretary
focusing on special education
service.
– Approved maternity leave
for Anne Eley, high school
English teacher.
– Moved teacher Darrin
Gilbert up on the salary
schedule for additional education.
– Approved Kenton as the
funding agent for a shared
Students
With
Severe
Disabilities Unit in Kenton.
Ridgemont and Ada will contract for the services.
– Will have its policy committee examine the smoking
situation at high school football games in response to
complaints from fans about
smoking at the games.
The next board meeting
will be at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct.
15 at the administration
building.
Two people were arrested following a traffic stop in
Kenton on Monday.
According to information from the Hardin County
Sheriff’s Office, the Crime Task Force and the Kenton Police
Department conducted a traffic stop on East Columbus
Street in Kenton, where members arrested Adam Grant
Plymale, 22, Kenton. He was arrested on an outstanding
warrant and he was found to have five pills with an alleged
value of $415.
As a result of the traffic stop, the task force secured permission to search a rented room at the Kenwood Motel,
where officers, assisted by the police and deputies from the
sheriff’s office, seized 25 hits of heroin and drug paraphernalia. Stephanie Manns, 28, Kenton, was arrested there for
possession of heroin and others charges which are pending, according to a release from the sheriff’s office.
School-wide evacuation
drill Wednesday at USV
McGUFFEY — The Hardin County Sheriff’s office, in
conjunction with Upper Scioto Valley Schools, will be
conducting a planned school-wide evacuation about 1:30
p.m. Wednesday.
Sheriff’s officers will be in town and around the school
most of the day helping to coordinate the effort and educate all students grades preK-12 on what to do should
the school ever have to evacuate for safety reasons.
The school is being proactive in its approach to school
safety, according to a release from the district. This
announcement prior to the evacuation is intended to
clear up any concerns parents may have or questions
that may arise on the day of the drill.
R’dale reports drop in insurance numbers
By NICK MARLOW
Times news bureau
MOUNT BLANCHARD —
Participation in the school’s
health care program has
dropped,
Riverdale
Superintendent Eric Hoffman
reported to the school board
at its meeting Monday night.
He said the 584 enrollees
has fallen to 534 in the program,
which
includes
employees
of
Riverdale
Schools and six surrounding
districts.
Hoffman
thinks
the
decrease is a result of
employees choosing their
spouses’ health care policy.
Medical Mutual is currently
the district’s provider, but
Hoffman said the account will
be bid out Oct. 9.
Also at the meeting the
board ratified a contract presented
by
the
Ohio
Association of Public School
Employees Local No. 380,
and Hoffman commended
both the bus drivers and
teachers for coming to contractual agreements without
confrontation. He said negotiations with the labor unions
have gotten ugly in the past,
and was appreciative that
such was not the case this
year.
The board also mentioned
an email sent by an official at
Riverdale’s football game
against Buckeye Central on
Friday, praising the Falcons
for their cooperation and
sportsmanship, and that it
has only happened one other
time, according to board
members.
The board approved the
purchase of a Honda Civic LX
valued at $18,000 plus tax
and title. The vehicle will be
used to transport students,
mainly the special needs students, Hoffman said, and will
not be financed, as Treasurer
Jodie Ribley said the school
had enough money left over
from last year’s appropriations to cover the expense.
In other action, the board:
– Approval of 146 district
volunteers.
– Acceptance of supplemental contracts for Luke
Swavel, head softball coach;
Brett Farmer, assistant softball coach; Jeremy Kloepfer,
head high school boys track
coach; Jeff Young, assistant
high school boys track coach;
Gary Bowman, junior high
boys track coach; and
Maryann Holderman, junior
high girls track coach.
– Approved contracts for
three non-employees: Dennis
Pees, head baseball coach;
Amber Warren, head high
school girls track coach and
Kim Rall, assistant high
school girls track coach.
– Approved a choir trip to
Canada from March 22-26 at
no cost to the board.
– Approved substitute
classified employees Yvonne
Watts and Rob Conley.
– Declared it is impractical
for the district to transport a
kindergartner to Heritage
Christian School.
– Approved open mat dates
presented by the wrestling
team for Sept. 30 and Oct. 7,
14 and 21 from 2-4 p.m.
– Amended the 2012-13
calendar to include the no
contact dates of June 26
through July 7. During the
no contact period, coaches
cannot have any interaction
with their athletes or hold
practices.
Ohio to hike scrutiny
of school booster clubs
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A new law means the Ohio
Attorney General’s Office will be keeping a closer eye on
school booster clubs and parent-teacher organizations.
Ohio lawmakers authorized the office in August to
require all boosters and PTOs handling more than $25,000
to provide annual reports, including financial records.
The action came after a number of reports of the misuse
of booster funds around the state.
The Dayton Daily News reports that until now, booster
groups and PTOs were exempted from state law that
already required registration with the Attorney General’s
Office by other charitable trusts and non-profits operating
in the state.
civic agenda
TUESDAY, SEPT. 25
Kenton-Hardin Health Department Board – 7 p.m.,
health department
Hardin County Historical Museums Inc. – 6:30 p.m.,
Sullivan-Johnson Museum
Alger Public Library Board of Trustees – 7 p.m., library
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26
Ohio Hi-Point JVS Board – 7 p.m., Bellefontaine
THURSDAY, SEPT. 27
Forest-Jackson Public Library Board of Trustees – 9
a.m., library meeting room
Ridgemont Board of Education – 5 p.m., school library
Forest council – 6 p.m., chambers; speical meeting to
approve funding for a water line project
USV board, Rolston reach ‘final’ settlement
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ically this year, with only
$5,000 being spent on litigation
to date.
She added the district is also
spending about $128,000 per
year in debt payments.
“We’re trying to reduce costs
as much as possible,” Gratz
said. “So when we’re cutting
other things, it offsets some of
the debt we have that taxpayers
didn’t vote for but that we have
to repay.”
Principal Craig Hurley said
that as part of the district’s
emergency preparedness plan
that is being developed in conjunction with the county, there
will be an emergency evacuation of the building drill at 1:30
p.m. Wednesday in which the
building will be emptied to the
McGuffey Church of Christ.
He said that both ends of the
street between the school and
church may be closed down by
law enforcement officials.
Hurley also noted that there
was a meeting with staff and
administrators last Saturday to
work on and discuss the district’s OIP program, adding that
there will be a presentation at
the next board meeting. Hurley
also thanked those involved in
developing the OIP.
During
his
report,
Superintendent Dennis Recker
said that because of excess
costs with the Hardin County
ESC and uncertainties about
its future, the district he is
doing some “window shopping”
to see what the costs are of
services from surrounding
counties.
Recker also said that the
board had a request for funds
to help make building repairs of
the roof and drainage system
turned down by the Ohio
School Facilities Commission
because it was past the fiveyear window after a building is
completed to fix construction
errors.
Because of this, Recker said,
he has written a letter to the
local state representatives asking for help from the state
budget.
In other action, the board:
– Approved supplemental
contracts
for
Michelle
Armstrong, high school basketball cheer advisor; Mary
Trudgeon, high school student
council
(1/2),
Alexis
Krummrey, high school stu-
Crossing closing opposed
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with the projected closing
included bus routes for
Ridgemont and Harco, and
increased vandalism in the
Ridgeway cemetery, which is
located on Township Road
179.
They also pointed to a CSX
project to make improvements on the crossing of the
two intersecting rail lines less
than a year from the suggested crossing.
Rusty Orben, Director of
Public Affairs with CSX,
assured the residents the
crossing and the project are
not related, but many attending were skeptical.
“This has nothing to do
with safety,” said Starr. “It is
always about money.”
In 80 years, said LeVally,
there has never been an accident at Township Road 179.
Stout again assured the
public the reason for the proposed crossing was to make
the crossing safer.
“The safest crossing is a
closed crossing,” she said. “A
lot of people have gotten emotional tonight. I think people
should think and make a
rational decision that makes
everyone safer.”
Orben said CSX bases its
decision on data and the reason for Monday’s meeting
was to get beyond the data
and hear from the people who
will be directly impacted by
the closing.
Trustees chairman Ron
Cronley said a local decision
on the Township Road 179
crossing will be made on Oct.
1. Should that decision be
against closing the road, the
future of the crossing is in
the hands of CSX and the
PUCO.
“We appreciate the community’s
support,”
said
Trustee Ken McCullough.
“Down the road, we may need
you again.”
QUEST FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
For purchasing my Market Hogs
at the 2012 Hardin County Fair!
– Megan Elsasser
Taylor Creek Lads & Lassies
dent council (1/2), Laura
Rettig,
Envirothon
(1/2),
Dustin Knapke, Envirothon
(1/2); Shelley Daniels, junior
varsity volleyball.
– Approved adjusting the
contract of Michelle Underwood
to masters, column three, step
7.
– Approved the resignation
of Steve Canfield, maintenance,
effective Sept. 5 and Melissa
Carl, educational aide, effective
Sept. 11.
– Approved the acceptance
of the Rural Education
Achievement Program (REAP)
Grant in the amount of
$28,118.
– Approved Jen Hopton as
Curriculum Redesign and
Implementation Leader for the
2012-13 school year at a cost of
$5,000, which is funded by the
REAP Grant.
– Approved the hiring of
Drew Snow as technology
supervisor, data us and facilitator and classified staff supervisor.
– Approved Mary Trudgeon
as an IT consultant at $25 per
hour on an as needed basis for
the 2012-13 school year.
–
Approved
Duane
Krummrey as a maintenance
man at $15.45 per hour for 260
days per year effective Oct. 1.
– Approved Jeff Kloepfer as
varsity boys basketball coach.
– Approved Cindy Ferkins
and Paul Ralston as bus drivers for the 2012-13 school year
on an as needed basis at
$14.42 per hour.
– Approved Amy Holbrook as
junior high cheerleader advisor.
– Approved permanent
appropriations and revenue for
the fiscal year 2013. The
amended revenue projections
are $8.045 million and permanent appropriations are $7.970
million.
– Approved changing the
November board meeting date
from Nov. 26 to Nov. 19 and the
December meeting from Dec.
24 to Dec. 17 due to the holidays.
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VFW Ladies Auxiliary
eyes ‘Adopt a Unit’
ASHLEY SMITH
KURTIS JONES
Smith, Jones to marry
Kent and Kathy Jones of West Mansfield are announcing
the engagement and upcoming marriage of their son, Kurtis
Jacob Jones, to Ashley Michelle Smith, daughter of Dwight
and Sandy Smith of Xenia.
Kurtis is a 2006 graduate of Ridgemont High School and a
2010 graduate of Wright State University with a bachelor’s
degree in mass communications. He is employed as a supervisor for Dayton Freight Lines in Dayton.
Ashley is a 2002 graduate of Xenia High School and a 2011
graduate of Sinclair College with a degree in nursing. She is a
registered nurse at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.
The wedding has been set for 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 at
the Faith Community United Methodist Church in Xenia, with
a reception to follow at the Greene County Fairgrounds
Assembly Hall.
social calendar
TUESDAY, SEPT. 25
N.A. (Narcotics Anonymous) open meeting – 7:30 p.m.,
109 E. Dixon St., Forest. Questions, call 419-2733148.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26
Memorial Park Bridge Club – 1 p.m. at Pro Shop Annex.
Reservations to Ginny Stephan at 419-458-3755
before 6 p.m. Monday.
TOPS Ohio 1032 – 6:30 p.m., Our Savior’s Lutheran
Church.
Hardin County Business and Professional Women – 6
p.m. at Jolene’s Cozy Café. Cafeteria menu. Guests
are welcome.
Weight Watchers – 6 p.m., Kenton Dental Care, 121 N.
Detroit St. Weigh-in starts 1/2 hour earlier. No
appointment necessary. Call 800-651-6000 for more
details.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 27
AA open discussion – noon at St. John’s United Church
of Christ.
AA and Al-Anon ACOA Hope – 7 p.m. at St. Mark
Lutheran Church, Ada.
AA Fellowship – 7:30 p.m., Big Book/12 and 12, First
United Methodist Church, 234 N. Main St., Kenton.
Kenton/Hardin County Area Chapter of The Weston A.
Price Foundation – 6:30 p.m. at the Hardin Count
Council on Aging. The topic will be “Fact or Fiction” by
Dr. Wayne Feister, D.O. Meetings are free and open to
the public.
Weight Watchers – 5:30 p.m. at Bellefontaine Center,
Bellefontaine. Weigh-in starts 1/2 hour earlier. No
appointment necessary. Call 800-651-6000 for more
details.
The VFW Ladies Auxiliary 1182 of Forest met on Monday
evening, Sept. 17 with 8 members present.
Kathy Cain presented information regarding the “Adopt a
Unit” program followed by discussion. Kathy will check into
the program further and present her findings at the next meeting on Oct. 15.
Discussion followed regarding a trip to the Dayton VA
Hospital/Home. It was reported that there were still some supplies available. It was agreed to check with the men regarding
available dates and the possibility of getting donations for
items, ie. sweats, sox, homemade cookies, etc. Some time in
early November was suggested for the visit.
The Veterans Day dinner to be held on Saturday, Nov. 10
and the Vendor Day to be held on Nov. 17 were discussed.
Both committees will be meeting in the near future and will
report back.
No word has been received regarding the October blood
drive date. As soon as that is available the schedule will be
made out. Those wishing to volunteer for the blood drive,
please contact Kathy Cain at 273-2500 or Jennie Shultis at
273-2729.
Members were reminded that the next meeting, Oct. 15, will
be Inspection Night. Refreshments will be served following the
meeting that night. All members, especially officers, are
encouraged to attend. Your attendance will not only give you a
voice in your auxiliary but would help assist in our support of
the our veterans. Any time you can volunteer for a project it
would be greatly appreciated.
Herb Society members
visit Friendship Garden
The September meeting of the Hardin County Herb Society
was held at the Friendship Garden in Kenton. Members
attended from Mount Victory, Ada, Alger and Foreaker.
Barb Snyder of Mount Victory led the group on a tour of the
garden. Black swallowtail caterpillers were observed on the dill
plants in the garden. Members saw the sun dial that they had
donated to the garden.
Barb gave the members a list of the perennial herbs that
are needed for the garden. She explained that the sprinkling
system is operational now and the foundation for the shelter
house is in place. The sprinking system and the shelter house
are projects of the Hardin County Master Gardeners.
Everyone enjoyed refreshments from Michael Angelo's
Pizza. A business meeting was held. Janet Sweigart identified
some mushrooms brought to the meeting by Barb Snyder.
The October meeting will be an herbal pot luck. It will be
held in Ada at the home of Judy Magee. The meeting is on
Tuesday, Oct. 16. If you wish to attend and need directions
call 419-634-0422. The meeting is at 6:30 p.m.
Barbecue in Marseilles
MARSEILLES — The annual chicken barbecue at the
Marseilles United Methodist Church will be Saturday, Oct. 6
from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Tickets are $8, drinks included, and are on sale now.
Proceeds will be used for the maintenance and upkeep of the
church.
For more information, call 740-499-3371.
By ALISON LADMAN
Just as summer demands
salads, fall calls for casseroles.
The combination of a chill
in the air and the chaos of kids
heading back to school means
many families are looking for
easy, warming one-pot meals
that come together quickly and
with little mess or fuss.
So when we created this
recipe, we kept things simple.
In fact, to cut down on mess
and time, it is mixed right in
the dish it is baked in. We also
turned to that ultimate workhorse of the weeknight kitchen
— the rotisserie chicken. Add a
few vegetables and a creamy
sauce made from pantry staples, and dinner’s on the table
in no time.
Some folks may turn up
their noses at using cream-ofanything soup in a casserole.
But busy families have been
turning to it for decades for
three simple reasons — it
works, it’s delicious and it’s
effortless.
———
CREAMY CHICKEN AND
POTATO CASSEROLE
Bagged hash brown potatoes (not the frozen type) can
be found in the refrigerator
section of your grocer, often
near the eggs.
Start to finish: 1 hour (20
minutes active)
Servings: 8
1/2 cup light mayonnaise
10 3/4-ounce can condensed cream-of-chicken soup
1/2 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon ground black
pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
20-ounce package hash
brown potatoes
1 medium zucchini, diced
1 cup green beans, cut into
pieces
1/2 cup grated carrot
Meat from a 2-pound rotisserie chicken, cubed, skin and
bones discarded
3/4 cup shredded cheddar
cheese
1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
Heat the oven to 400 F.
In a 9-by-13-inch baking
MIRANDA SHIELDS
Shields, Main to marry
Miranda Kay Shields and Timothy Ryan Main are announcing their engagement and upcoming marriage.
Miranda is the daughter of Brian Shields of Findlay and
Kim Lamb of Dunkirk. She is a 2008 graduate of Hardin
Northern High School and is employed as a veterinary technician at Oates Veterinary Clinic.
Timothy is the son of Paul and Liana Main of Fostoria. He
is a 2002 graduate of Fostoria High School and is employed at
Ada Technologies.
The ceremony has been set for Sunday, Oct. 14 at Grace
United Methodist Church in Dunkirk.
Richwood Garden Club
has pot luck luncheon
The Richwood Garden Club met on Sept. 11 at the
Richwood Park. The ladies shared a pot luck luncheon. Since
Sept. 11 is such a notable day in the history of our country,
roll call was answered by what we remembered from that day.
The Richwood fair booth was discussed and ideas thrown
out for the event next year. The memorial for the Richwood
Garden Club at the park was discussed and the ladies noted
the work that the park officials have completed for the site.
Upcoming meetings were discussed.
The next meeting of the club will be a trip to the Ohio Gourd
Society's annual meeting and show to be held at the Darke
County Fairground Sept. 28-30. The ladies will meet downtown at the parking lot across from the Methodist Church at
9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29 to travel to Greenville. They will
have a pot luck picnic for lunch. If there is anyone in the
Richwood area who might want to go to the gourd meeting,
contact Marilyn Coleman 740-943-1371 to make arrangements.
For all your decorating and gift
giving needs, stop by
Apple: iPhone 5 sales top 5M
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple
Inc. said Monday that it sold
more than 5 million units of
the iPhone 5 in the three days
since its launch, fewer than
analysts had expected.
The sales tally is a record
for any phone, but it beats last
year’s iPhone 4S launch only
by a small margin. Apple said
then that it sold 4 million
phones in the first three days.
Topeka Capital Markets
analyst Brian White expected
Apple to sell 6 million to 6.5
million iPhone 5s in the first
A creamy casserole for
those chilly fall nights
For The Associated Press
TIMOTHY MAIN
dish, stir together the mayonnaise, soup, milk, pepper, salt,
thyme and garlic powder. Stir
in the potatoes, zucchini,
green beans, carrots and
chicken. Sprinkle with the
cheddar cheese and the breadcrumbs. Bake for 40 minutes,
or until bubbling and the vegetables are tender.
Nutrition information per
serving: 420 calories; 120 calories from fat (29 percent of
total calories); 13 g fat (4 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 100 mg
cholesterol; 41 g carbohydrate;
3 g fiber; 3 g sugar; 32 g protein; 700 mg sodium.
three days. He said the shortfall was largely due to limited
supply. White said the phone
was sold out at 80 to 85 percent of the U.S. Apple stores
he and his team contacted
Sunday evening.
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Wed. – Sat. 10 to 5
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Opinions
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
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farm and food file
Farm news doesn’t fit in
new Wall Street Journal
Rupert
Murdoch,
the
Australian-born
American
media titan, is having one
tough year on both sides of
the Atlantic.
On the Old World side, several of his British newspaper
editors have been disgraced,
arrested or fired for an
alleged
phone-hacking
scheme that reached into
royal palaces and political
offices. The mess cost
Murdoch his empire’s crown
jewel, The News of the World
newspaper, last year and the
career of his heir apparent,
son James, this year.
Over here, Murdoch’s
remake of his flagship
American newspaper, the
Wall Street Journal, is complete. After paying $5 billion
for it in 2007, Rupert set off
to reposition it as a “national”
newspaper rather than the
photo-less business journal
that dubbed itself the “Diary
of the American Dream.”
The Journal now carries
the news from Lincoln to
London but rarely covers anything as provincial as agriculture. Long gone are the long,
well-written front page epistles on emerging trends in
farm production and food
policies.
Oh, disasters and scandal
– drought, for example, or the
now-frequent collapse of
futures trading firms – still
make the paper, but farmers
and ranchers mostly do not.
That’s not unimportant.
When a newspaper the
stature and reach of the
Journal covered, say, a shortage of hay in Kansas or Deere
& Co.’s new tractor line the
nation’s business leaders got
a refresher course on every
American’s heritage – farming.
Today, the Journal is less
Alan
Guebert
Syndicated
columnist
business-like and more newslike but it isn’t better. In fact,
it’s more a two-note trumpet
than a four-star newspaper.
Those two notes are plaintive
and daily.
The first is a Murdoch
trademark: Any news that
can be spun to reflect badly
on Democrats and President
Obama is front page news.
It isn’t news that Rupert’s
News Corp., owner of both
the Journal and Fox News,
would use its newspaper to
attack the Dems and the
Obama Administration. After
all, it buys the ink so it can
print anything it chooses. In
fact, it would be news if the
Journal didn’t hammer ‘em
often and hard.
The second note, the
breathless
reporting
on
tomorrow’s certain crash of
the European Union’s currency, the Euro, then, in
quick order, the EU itself, all
of Europe and, finally, the
entire world is far more
harmful and far less honest.
Not one of these calamities
has happened nor is it ever
likely to happen.
The reason is simple:
Germany
cannot
afford
another
generation
of
Europeans to see it as a
threat to the continent’s
peace or the world’s economic stability. It simply can’t.
Period.
And
Germany
has
telegraphed this to the world
– and to the Journal, too – in
its (granted, slow) movement
to fund banksters in Spain,
prop up politicians in Greece
and backstop Euro bonds
(WSJ, page 12, Sept. 18’s
print edition) that underwrite
the EU’s debt.
So why can’t the paper get
the story straight? It doesn’t
want to.
In the larger picture, the
Journal’s two-tone coverage
of the White House and
Europe reflects a growing hollowness in today’s journalism. It’s far easier to see the
news – like earthquakes,
wars and droughts – than
explain what it means to you
and me. If an explanation is
offered, however, most often
it’s wrapped in political
puffery.
Lost in all this is a wellinformed citizenry able to
make choices based on confirmed facts and local or historical context.
Really, that’s all journalists do. We – I – just inform
and, believe it or not, don’t
care what personal or political choices you make.
I do, however, care that
you make those choices with
the best information available
because then you’ll make the
right choice for yourself, your
family, your farm or ranch,
your community and your
nation. When you do that,
we’re both the better.
And remember, you read
that here, not in the Wall
Street Journal.
Copyright 2012 ag comm
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The Farm and Food File is
published weekly in more
than 70 newspapers in North
America.
Contact
Alan
Guebert at http://www.farmandfoodfile.com.
report from washington
Solving the skills shortage
Unemployment in the
United States is 8.1 percent,
hovering above 8 percent for
the 43rd consecutive month.
Nearly 21 million Americans
are struggling to find fulltime work. Economists and
politicians talk a lot about
these and other numbers.
But for families struggling to
pay the electric bill, fill the
gas tank, or buy groceries, it
is more than just numbers –
it’s personal. Jobs don’t
seem to be available, except
in positions that require certain skills workers don’t
have.
As I’ve met with workers,
businesses, and community
colleges across Ohio, I have
heard a frustrating and
recurring
story:
Washington’s worker retraining programs are falling
short.
The latest figures from the
federal government’s Bureau
of Labor Statistics show that
employers in the United
States are seeking to fill 3.7
million open positions. Many
of these are well-paid jobs
that could turn into longterm careers. In fact, one
recent study found that job
postings for skilled workers
were up to 208,887 last
month. Many of these openings were in Ohio, which
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Rob
Portman
U.S.
Senator
came behind only California
and Texas for skilled factory
job openings. Also, a recent
study by the Manufacturing
Institute concluded that 74
percent of manufacturers are
experiencing
workforce
shortages or skill deficiencies that are having a significant negative impact on
their ability to expand operations and improve productivity.
Why do so many people
remain out of work when
employers have so many
open positions?
Part of the problem is that
the federal government’s job
training programs are inefficient
and
sometimes
duplicative. A 2011 report by
the
Government
Accountability Office (GAO),
Washington’s own investigative watchdog, showed that
in 2009, nine federal agencies spent approximately $18
billion to administer 47 different federal employment
and training programs. They
found that 44 of the 47 federal employment and training programs studied “overlap with at least one other
program.”
With billions of dollars of
taxpayer money being spent
every year, the job training
system should be able to
demonstrate that it is putting the unemployed back to
work. But GAO found that
“little is known about the
effectiveness of most programs.”
We can do more to retrain
the unemployed. We can do
more to make the system
accountable. And we can
certainly do more to leverage
taxpayer dollars.
That is why I have introduced
the
bipartisan
CAREER Act alongside my
colleague Senator Michael
Bennet (D-Colo.). Our legislation makes job training
more responsive to the needs
of employers by requiring
state and local workforce
areas to give priority consideration in the distribution of
job training dollars to programs that equip participants with credentials indemand by industry. This
provision delivers on a recommendation
of
the
President’s Jobs Council to
“align the training needs of
workers and skills demanded
by employers with education
and workforce training programs.”
Next, our bill establishes
economic
incentives
for
accountability. With the billions of dollars the federal
government invests in job
training every year, it is
imperative to quantify the
return on taxpayer investment. The CAREER Act sets
up an innovative “pay-forperformance” pilot program
for job training services for
states that voluntarily optin. Job training providers in
these participating states
would only be reimbursed for
their services if they successfully place a worker in a
good-paying job. This model
builds a monetary incentive
into the process so that job
training services keep track
of their outcomes.
As GAO discovered when
it found overlap among 44 of
47 training programs, reorganization of the whole system must be a priority. Our
bill requires the White House
to submit to Congress a plan
to increase the efficiency of
the job training system by
decreasing the number of job
training programs without
decreasing the quality of
service delivered to the
unemployed. Given all our
economic problems, it is time
for Washington to reorganize
the massive network of programs into a streamlined
and efficient resource for
American workers.
With the commonsense,
bipartisan reforms in the
CAREER Act, we can take an
important step forward with
Washington’s job training
programs. Now is the time to
act to help Ohio’s businesses
fill jobs. Now is the time to
act to help put unemployed
Ohioans back to work.
dear abby
Tall man aches for match
DEAR ABBY: I'm a single
guy, 33 years old. I am 6 feet
9 inches tall, and defined as
husky. I only need to enter a
room and it gets quiet followed
by a "funny" comment about
my size. I smile and laugh to
put people at ease. Then I'm
forgotten, a gentle giant who is
called on only when people
want something.
I'm sorry to say women
either want nothing to do with
me, or something to do with
my wallet. I don't enjoy spending my life alone looked at like
a freak of nature. But morning
comes and I carry on in pain
while wearing a smile.
I keep hoping to find that
special someone who would
hold me and tell me it is going
to be OK. It would be nice to
smile because I'm happy
instead of doing it to hide
pain. Do you think it will happen someday? Maybe? -HURTS TO SMILE
DEAR HURTS: Yes, I do,
and I'd like to suggest two
things you can do to make it
happen. The first is to contact
a group called Tall Clubs
International. It's a not-forprofit social organization for
tall adults (men must be at
least 6 feet 2 inches and
women at least 5 feet 10 inches) that was founded in the
late 1930s. It provides members with social activities and
travel to cities around the U.S.
and Canada for gatherings.
The toll-free phone number is
888-468-2552 and the website is www.tall.org. Through
this group you can meet people with whom you see eye to
eye.
I would also suggest that
you talk about your selfesteem issues and sadness
with a licensed mental health
professional. You are not a
"freak" -- you're a big guy with
a big heart and the same need
to feel accepted and wanted as
everyone else.
P.S. If you repeatedly
Jeanne
Phillips
Syndicated
columnist
encounter women who are
only after your wallet, then
you're hanging around with
the wrong crowd.
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DEAR ABBY: After 29 years
of marriage, I am leaving. I
took off my wedding ring
about three weeks ago, and
the indentation it left is like a
permanent scar -- a painful
reminder of a failed marriage.
Do you have any suggestions
to lessen the mark left on my
finger? I have considered buying myself a large precious
gemstone in celebration of my
freedom, but I would like to
know if there are any alternatives. I'm not opposed to plastic surgery if it is necessary. -MARKED FOR LIFE IN MASSACHUSETTS
DEAR MARKED: If you buy
yourself a large ring for the
third finger of your left hand,
people may think you are
engaged or still married. My
advice is to consult a dermatologist about the mark left by
your wedding ring. It's possible that some of the injectable
"fillers" that are used to lessen
facial lines could also work for
your finger. (I'll bet it won't be
the first time the doctor has
been asked this question.)
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DEAR ABBY: I am a middle-aged woman in a five-year
relationship with another
woman. My girlfriend lives in
another city and shares her
home with her 30-year-old
son.
During a conversation
recently, she mentioned that
her son massages her feet at
night. I often massage her
feet, and I know that foot rubs
are sensual and somewhat
intimate. I feel it is inappropriate for her adult son to be
doing this. What do you
think? -- BEFUDDLED IN
FLORIDA
DEAR BEFUDDLED: I
think it depends upon who is
doing the rubbing and the circumstances. When someone
gets a foot rub from a lover or
a spouse, it can be a form of
foreplay. When it's done during a pedicure, it's not. I seriously doubt the woman gets
turned on when her son massages her tootsies, so forget
about it!
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TO MY JEWISH READERS:
Sundown marks the beginning of Yom Kippur, the Day of
Atonement. During this 24hour period, observant Jewish
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Understanding the ‘bounce’
To the editor:
I'm not really political by
nature but sometimes I can't
believe what I hear. What's this
thing called a 'bounce?'
Michelle, my daughter, said
that it is some sort of political
popularity measurement taken
after a political convention,
indicating how much a candidate or party gained by the
convention. She said it's a natural phenomenon that occurs
for both Democrats and
Republicans once every four
years.
"Does it make any difference which party you belong
to?"
"Not really. They all have a
'bounce' after their convention."
"What do you suppose
causes the bounce?"
"Oh, I don't know. I guess
each party's constituents get
all fired up when they
announce the actual nominee
and
then
the
nominee
accepts."
"And that causes a bounce."
"It seems to."
Hmm. Truth is stranger
than fiction. After all, didn't we
know that Mitt Romney and
Paul
Ryan
were
the
Republican nominees BEFORE
the convention? We've experienced President Obama and
Vice President Biden for the
past four years. Boy, they are
no surprise. Yet, after the convention, each experienced the
proverbial 'bounce.'
"Michelle, it must have
something to do with balloons
or ticker tape...or something
high tech like that. Oh, I know.
It was Bill Clinton! He was the
keynote speaker at the
Democratic convention. He
reinvented Obama in a single
speech. After I listened to
Clinton, I thought Obama was
an exceptional President. Do
you
remember,
Michelle,
Clinton was impeached during
his presidency?"
"Oh, that was a long time
ago. I sort of remember it. He's
a really good speaker, though,
isn't he?"
"Yeah, better than average,
but do you remember why
Clinton was impeached?"
"I think her name was
Monica Lewinsky, wasn't it?
She was an intern in Leon
Panetta's office, wasn't she?"
"Yes, but I can't remember if
he was impeached because he
was messing around with an
intern or because he was lying
about messing around with an
intern. I do remember him
looking directly into an NBC
camera,
talking
to
the
American people, vehemently
pointing his finger, and swearing he did not have sexual relations with that woman, Monica
Lewinsky."
"Funny he called her a
woman. She was quite young,
wasn't she? More like a girl,
don't you think?" Big pause,
"Mom, didn't they jail Jerry
Sandusky for the same
charge?"
"I believe you're right, but
he messed with little boys and
college guys. He was a coach,
or something. That makes it
different. All in all, he was a
pretty
high-profile
guy,
though. But...he isn't a former
President."
"Hey, Mom...if we could get
Jerry Sandusky to endorse
Mitt
Romney
for
President...why, just think of
the bounce we might get! I
think it's worth a shot!"
"Michelle, you have a point.
Let's look up Jerry's number.
Which jail is he in?"
Sandra J. Hall
Ada
deaths
Bacon
Dale R., 81
Forest
A graveside service for
Dale R. Bacon will be at 10
a.m. Thursday in the Dola
Cemetery by Pastor Dennis
Burns.
He died at 5 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 in
the Kenton Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center.
He was born Aug. 19,
1931 in Belle Center to the
late Eugene and Dessie
(Reed) Bacon.
Surviving are a son, Dale
Bacon Jr.; a daughter,
Patricia Parr of McGuffey;
three grandchildren; a brother, Paul Bacon of California
and a sister, Rhea Henicle of
Forest.
He was preceded in
death by a brother, William
Bacon and a sister, Edna Mae
Bash.
He retired from the Village
of Forest in the Sanitation
Department. He had previously worked at the former
Clark Equipment, Lima. He
was member of Amvets Post
1994 of Kenton and Moose
Lodge
1093
of
Upper
Sandusky.
Memorials may be made to
the Dale R. Bacon Memorial
Fund in care of Clark Shields
Funeral Home, 301 S.
Patterson St., Forest, OH
45843.
Condolences may be made
at www.shieldfh.com.
Ellis
Mary M., 59
Lima
Services for Mary M. Ellis
will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday
at the Hanson-Neely Funeral
Home in Alger by the
Rev. Jerry Craig. Burial will
be in Preston Cemetery in
Alger.
Friends may call from
11
a.m.
to
1
p.m.
Wednesday.
She died at 9:17 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 at
Lima
Memorial
Health
System.
She was born Nov. 8,
1952 in Marysville to John
and Shirley (LeMar) Sisson
and they are deceased. On
Oct. 14, 1972 she married
Wayne Ellis and he survives
in Lima.
Also surviving are a son,
Charles Lloyd Ellis of Lima;
a daughter, Stephanie (Joe)
Bilpuch of Huber Heights;
six sisters and two grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by a brother.
She had worked at
Superior
Metal
in
Wapakoneta.
Condolences
may
be
expressed at www.hansonneely.com.
Memorials may be made
to the family.
Ohio couple
says cat saved
their lives
MOUNT GILEAD, Ohio
(AP) — A central Ohio couple
credits a stray cat they
adopted with saving their
lives when carbon monoxide
filled their home.
The
Mansfield
News
Journal reports that it happened last week near Mount
Gilead.
Rod and Michelle Ramsey
said they were just trying to
sleep after turning on the
furnace in their home. But
the restless cat, named
Tiger, wouldn’t let them.
Little did they know they
had a gas leak.
Michelle Ramsey was
describing to someone on
the phone that she and
her
husband
had
headaches and felt sick.
They thought they had food
poisoning.
Rescue crews were called,
and they were flown by helicopter to The Ohio State
University Medical Center
for treatment.
The Ramseys say Tiger
has earned a permanent
spot on their couch.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — These
Ohio lotteries were drawn
Monday:
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Estimated jackpot: $18.2
million
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
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Toledo
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PA.
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Columbus
60° | 73°
Dayton
60° | 74°
Cincinnati
62° | 77°
Portsmouth
59° | 80°
W.VA.
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Showers
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The high was 67 Monday at the Kenton U.S. weather station. The low was 39 and it was 50 at 8 a.m. today.
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Tonight, showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent. Wednesday, mostly cloudy.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 70 percent. Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s.
North winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Thursday, partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. Thursday night through Monday, partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
police reports
Kenton police
Hunter E. Stewart, Hilo,
Hawaii, was leaving an alley
and entering Fontaine Street
when he struck a vehicle
driven by Ernest L. Scott, 214
Robinson Ave., who was traveling north in the 700 block
of Fontaine Street. Stewart
was cited for a right-of-way
when turning left violation.
Don Vandergrift, 398 E.
Forest Road, Apt. D43, was
given a summons for receiving stolen property.
Marianna Bridenstein, 398
E. Forest Road Apt. D38, was
given a summons for theft.
Kyle Brumage, 515 King
St., reported a burglary and
the theft of a video game system and games from his residence.
Kenneth Holbrook, 901 S.
Wayne St., reported the theft
of medication and jewelry
from his residence.
A suspicious vehicle was
reported at Save-A-Lot.
An animal was reported
running loose in the area of
212 N. Cherry St.
A suspicious vehicle was
Obama to urge U.N.
to confront Muslim rage
By BEN FELLER
Youngstown
56° | 68°
reported at McDonald’s.
Two dogs were reported
running loose in Pioneer
Park.
Officers were requested at
Walmart
referencing
a
shoplifter in custody.
Hardin sheriff
Jessica R. Finn, 815 S.
Main St., Ada, was traveling
east on Ohio 81 when a deer
entered the roadway from the
north, causing an accident.
Tonya L. Whitaker, 17931
TR 119, and Alexandria M.
Johansen, 513 S. Johnson
St., Ada, were traveling north
on Ohio 292 when a deer
crossed the roadway ahead of
them, causing Whitaker to
stop suddenly. Johansen was
following too closely to stop in
time and struck Whitaker in
the rear, causing minor damage.
Stephen
Cruson,
209
Hunsicker St., McGuffey, was
arrested for domestic violence.
Douglas Keen, 11418 CR
95, reported the theft of vehicle license plates off of a vehicle he owned at his residence.
Theme park taking
Son of Beast apart
MASON, Ohio (AP) — The work of taking apart the Son of
Beast roller coaster has begun at Kings Island, more than a
decade after it opened.
Billed as the world’s tallest and fastest wooden coaster and
with a signature loop in 2000, the ride was idled repeatedly at
the southwest Ohio theme park. It closed for nearly a year for
reconstruction after a 2006 accident injured more than two
dozen people.
It closed again after a woman reported being hurt in 2009.
Park officials considered options, then decided to give up on
the ride.
Its track rose to a 218-foot peak with trains reaching
speeds of 78 mph.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that dismantling the ride
will take months.
Park officials say the 12 acres opened will be used for
future expansion.
Ohio man charged with
battering police dog
LORAIN, Ohio (AP) — Police say a man has been arrested
in a Cleveland suburb after he attacked a police dog that
had latched onto his leg.
WJW-TV reports that it started when a Lorain police officer pursued a man who was involved in an argument in a
parking lot and was reported to have a gun.
When the police dog found Willie Ramos hiding in a rose
bush, the man allegedly attacked the dog. The officer said
Ramos grabbed the dog’s face and repeatedly punched it
with a closed fist.
The dog refused to let go of the suspect’s leg even while it
was being punched. The animal, named Kriss, was not seriously injured.
Ramos pleaded not-guilty to four charges in court
Monday, including assaulting a police dog.
NEW
YORK
(AP)
—
Campaign politics shadowing
every word, President Barack
Obama on Tuesday will challenge the world to confront
the root causes of rage
exploding across the Muslim
world, calling it a defining
choice “between the forces
that would drive us apart and
the hopes we hold in common.”
Obama will step before the
United
Nations
General
Assembly and declare that
the United States will not
shrink from its role in troubled, transitioning nations
despite the killing of four
Americans in Libya, including
U.S.
ambassador
Chris
Stevens, and more than 50
people total in violence linked
at least in part to an antiMuslim film.
Obama will also to seek to
show U.S. resolve in preventing Iran from developing a
nuclear weapon, a menacing
issue that has undermined
White House relations with
Israel’s leadership.
In his final international
address before the November
election, Obama will stand up
for democratic values on a
stage afforded to presidents,
not presidential challengers.
He will use it to try to boost
his political standing without
ever mentioning Republican
opponent Mitt Romney.
Were there any doubt that
the U.S. presidential campaign hung heavy over
Obama’s speech, Romney
shredded it by assailing
Obama’s foreign affairs leadership on the eve of the president’s speech. Now comes
Obama’s chance to assert his
world vision on his terms.
“Today, we must affirm
that our future will be determined by people like Chris
Stevens, and not by his
killers,” Obama said of the
U.S. ambassador, who was
killed during an assault on
the
U.S.
consulate
in
Benghazi, Libya, that the
White House has deemed a
terrorist attack. “Today, we
must declare that this violence and intolerance has no
place among our United
Nations.”
The White House released
excerpts in advance of
Obama’s midmorning speech.
Obama’s comments will be
scrutinized around the globe
and by the gathering of presidents and prime ministers in
the famed United Nations
hall, given the tumult, terrorism, nuclear threats and
poverty that bind so many
nations. His emphasis will be
on the unrest in the Muslim
world and on Iran, whose disputed nuclear ambitions have
unnerved much of the world
and caused tension between
the United States and longstanding ally Israel over
whether Obama has forcefully defined his breaking point
for military action.
“Make no mistake: a
nuclear-armed Iran is not a
challenge that can be contained,” Obama says in his
speech. He adds: “That is why
a coalition of countries is
holding the Iranian government accountable. And that
is why the United States will
do what we must to prevent
Iran from obtaining a nuclear
weapon.”
That language remains as
specific as Obama will publicly describe his “red line” for
military intervention.
Setting a sharp political
context for the speech,
Romney went on the offensive
Monday.
“This is time for a president who will shape events in
the Middle East, not just be
merciful or be at the mercy of
the events,” Romney said.
Focusing on the killing of
Stevens and mass bloodshed
in Syria, Romney repeatedly
ridiculed Obama’s comment
that nations moving toward
democracy after the Arab
Spring face “bumps in the
road.”
That
prompted
White
House
spokesman
Jay
Carney to fire back at
Romney: “There is a certain
rather desperate attempt to
grasp at words and phrases
here to find political advantage, and in this case that’s
profoundly offensive.”
Obama’s activities at the
United Nations say plenty,
too: There are not many of
them. Campaigning is his
imperative.
He is skipping the private
meetings with key allies that
a U.S. president typically
schedules when the whole
international
community
comes to New York. The president will spend only 24
hours in New York in total
this time, and he spent some
of it Monday to appear on
“The View,” giving a talk show
interview intended to sell his
election pitch to a big TV
audience.
The dominant theme of
Lees Shoes
Obama’s U.N. speech will be
his response to the protests
raging in places across the
Middle East and North Africa.
As he has for days, Obama
will condemn the violence,
defend democratic principles
of free speech and promise no
U.S. withdrawal of outreach.
Much of the growing ire is
aimed at the United States
because of anti-Islam film
produced in this country, but
the White House has now
deemed the attack on its consulate in Libya a “terrorist
attack” and has not ruled out
the possibility it was premeditated. Obama now says it
“wasn’t just a mob action.”
“There are no words that
excuse the killing of innocents,” Obama says in the
speech excerpts. “There is no
video that justifies an attack
on an embassy. There is no
slander that provides an
excuse for people to burn a
restaurant in Lebanon, or
destroy a school in Tunis, or
cause death and destruction
in Pakistan.”
In a preview of Obama’s
speech, Secretary of State
Hillary
Rodham
Clinton
appealed
Monday
for
Muslims to show “dignity” as
they protest the film denigrating the Prophet Muhammad.
“Dignity does not come
from avenging insults,” she
said in a speech to her husband’s
Clinton
Global
Initiative.
Romney
and
Obama were to speak there
as well on Tuesday.
The secretary of state was
also standing in for Obama,
meeting with the presidents
of Afghanistan, Egypt, Libya
and Pakistan. She was due
later in the week to meet with
Israeli
Prime
Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu and
Palestinian leader Mahmoud
Abbas.
For U.S. presidents, the
yearly
United
Nations
address is always laced with
domestic politics even though
the speeches are scripted
without campaign references.
Wars and the failed attempts
at Mideast peace have dominated in recent years.
Romney’s campaign made
the campaign linkage directly
Monday.
“On the eve of his United
Nations address, President
Obama’s foreign policy is in
disarray,” spokesman Ryan
Williams said. “As president,
Mitt Romney will repair our
relationships abroad and create a safer, more secure
nation.”
FBI to investigate officer
shooting double-amputee
HOUSTON (AP) — A caretaker at a group home for the
mentally ill called police in
the middle of the night
because a one-armed, onelegged man in a wheelchair
was angry and wouldn’t calm
down.
What happened next is the
subject of an investigation
that now involves the FBI.
One of the two Houston police
officers who entered the
home fatally shot the doubleamputee in the head, saying
he was cornered by the
wheelchair and thought his
partner was being threatened
by what turned out to be a
ballpoint pen.
Houston’s police chief
responded Monday to escalating criticism about the
weekend shooting by cautioning against a rush to judgment. Community and civil
rights groups say the incident
is another example of problems that the Houston Police
Department has with using
excessive force.
“It is my desire to have
everyone reserve judgment
until all the facts and evidence in this investigation
have
been
gathered,”
Houston Police Chief Charles
McClelland said.
Officer Matthew Marin
shot
45-year-old
Brian
Claunch early Saturday after
responding to a call that the
man, who reportedly lost two
limbs in a train accident, was
causing a disturbance. Police
say Claunch cornered and
threatened to kill Marin, who
reportedly told investigators
he didn’t know the object in
Claunch’s hand was a pen.
John Garcia, who owns
the
group
home,
told
reporters over the weekend
that Claunch liked to draw.
McClelland said Monday
he would enlist the FBI’s help
in the investigation and reassured the public his officers
are trained to deal with people with mental problems.
Police spokeswoman Jodi
Silva said she didn’t know if
the department requesting
FBI assistance in officerinvolved shootings was rare
but said “it’s the step we’re
taking at this point.”
But the Greater Houston
Coalition for Justice, a group
that includes 16 local and
national civil rights organizations, suggested Claunch’s
death was part of a bigger
problem at the Houston
Police Department.
“The deeper problem is a
failure to discipline for excessive force, especially in the
Hardin County
Humane Society
McDonald Township Trustees will be
cleaning the cemeteries. Please have all the
decorations that you want to keep removed
before September 28, 2012.
No new items should be in place before
October 5, 2012.
– Thank you, McDonald Township Trustees
area of shootings,” said
Randall Kallinen, a member
of the group and a local civil
rights attorney. “They are
concerned only about liability.”
Kallinen said he would like
the shooting to spark a
change in the department
regarding discipline and
training of officers.
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Report: Ohio nurse didn’t realize she took kidney
By KANTELE FRANKO
Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) —
A nurse who accidentally disposed of a living donor’s kidney during a transplant said
she didn’t realize it was in
chilled, protective slush that
she removed from an operating room, took down a hall to
a dirty utility room and
“flushed down a hopper,”
according to a report released
by health officials on Monday.
The nurse said she didn’t
realize the kidney was put in
the sterile, semi-frozen solution because she had been on
a break, with a different nurse
in her place, when a surgeon
made that announcement
during the Aug. 10 transplant
at the University of Toledo
Medical Center, according to a
review conducted by the state
for the federal Centers for
Medicare
and
Medicaid
Services and obtained by The
Associated Press through a
records request.
Hospital
administrative
staff members interviewed on
Aug. 21 hadn’t determined
how the nurse took the 13gallon bag of slush, meant to
extend the kidney’s viability,
past several members of the
medical staff without them
noticing a problem, the report
said.
It said poor oversight and
communication and insufficient policies were factors in
the kidney’s disposal, which
prompted the voluntary, temporary suspension of the hospital’s living-donor kidney
transplant program and led to
reviews by health officials and
a consulting surgeon hired by
the hospital.
The hospital, in northwest
Ohio about 135 miles north of
Columbus, “failed to provide
adequate supervision and
communication resulting in a
donor’s kidney being carried
out of the operating room,
down a hall, into a dirty utility room, and flushed down a
hopper,” the report stated.
The hospital has since
enacted clearer policies to
clarify
communication
between nurses who fill in for
one another and to make sure
nothing is removed from an
operating room until the
patient has been moved from
it, the report said.
The surveyors determined
the hospital wasn’t in compliance
with
Centers
for
Medicare
and
Medicaid
Services, or CMS, conditions
of participation for transplant
and surgical services. CMS
will authorize a full review of
the conditions of participation
for the hospital, and, if it’s
found out of compliance, it
could be terminated from the
Medicare
program,
CMS
spokeswoman
Elizabeth
Surgener said in an email.
The hospital, which says it
offers specialty care in areas
including cardiology, cancer,
surgery and kidney transplantation, also may submit a
plan of correction.
A spokesman said he had
no comment to provide from
the hospital Monday.
The hospital hasn’t said
what happened to the intended kidney recipient, who was
supposed to receive an organ
donated by her brother. The
intended recipient and her
brother were released from
the hospital, which didn’t
identify them and said it
couldn’t say whether she
received a different kidney.
Hospital officials apologized and hired a Texas surgeon to evaluate their transplant procedures but have not
released the results of that
evaluation.
The medical center suspended two nurses after the
incident; one was later fired,
and the other resigned, the
hospital said. A surgeon was
stripped of his title as director
of some surgical services, and
a surgical services administrator put on paid leave has
resumed work.
The hospital also notified
975 patients and potential
organ donors and recipients
that they might need to make
other arrangements for services
typically
provided
through the program under
review.
Prosecutors won’t charge
ex-Ohio education leader
AP Legal Affairs Writer
[email protected]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) —
Prosecutors have decided not
to file charges against Ohio’s
former superintendent of
schools, who resigned amid
ethical questions about his
relationship with an educational testing contractor.
Stan Heffner left office last
month after the state watchdog released a report that
found Heffner had received a
job offer from a Texas-based
testing firm when he lobbied
state lawmakers last year on a
bill that benefited the company.
The inspector general’s
report also found that Heffner
misused his state email and
cellphone to communicate
with Educational Testing
Services and inappropriately
had Department of Education
employees handle personal
matters such as a pending
move to Texas and the sale of
his house in suburban
Columbus.
City and county prosecutors said in a letter received
by the inspector general on
Monday that they were troubled by the allegations but
that they didn’t rise to the
level of criminal conduct.
They said they agreed with
the decision of Inspector
General Randy Meyer not to
request criminal charges.
The prosecutors made their
decision “despite our belief
that Mr. Heffner acted inappropriately in both instances,”
according to the letter from
Lara Baker, chief Columbus
prosecutor, and Jeff Blake,
assistant county prosecutor.
Heffner said he was
relieved by the prosecutors’
decision.
“I never committed a crime
and I’m just glad the prosecutors agree with that position,”
Heffner said Monday.
“I never intended to hurt
anybody. I never intended to
profit from anything,” Heffner
said. “I had only intended to
do my work as interim superintendent, which I did fully,
and I now have to just live
with the fact that the inspector general issued a report
saying what he did.”
Heffner, 60, of suburban
Columbus, said he’s enjoying
retirement and deciding what
comes next, but he said it
won’t involve education.
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Prometheus (pro-ME-thee-us) is an
ancient Greek god. All the gods live on
a mountain called Olympus (oh-LIMpuz), where they used to be the only
ones allowed the use of fire to keep
warm and to cook food.
Prometheus stole some fire and gave
the power to make fire to humans.
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Dear Andrew,
Questions that ask why are really difficult. Beakman and
I can answer how or what questions, but why questions are
beyond science. Why questions are what we call philosophy
(fa-LA-sah-fee) based on ancient Greek for love of wisdom.
I think we should talk about what technology is, and it’s
about stuff coming to us from those ancient Greeks again.
Technology is the stuff that we use to
make art or craft – that’s a way to
describe tools. And, of
course, there is an
ancient Greek myth about how
humans got tools.
Jax Place
Now that they had fire, humans could
make tools. This really upset a
higher-class god named Zeus (zoos).
Zeus had Prometheus chained to a
rock where birds pecked out his liver,
which kept growing back again. So
this horrible punishment went on and
on.
This is our drawing of
a statue of
Prometheus – the
giver of tools – that is
in the plaza at
Rockefeller Center in
New York City. He is
chained to the rock
and has fire in his
hand – the fire that
he gave humans.
P.S. from Beakman: The myth says that Zeus gets over his anger and lets Prometheus go back to Mount Olympus without pecking birds.
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Questions, name & address
arose from testimony Heffner
made in May 2011 before the
Senate Finance Committee
about a bill that would have
required additional teacher
testing. The testing would be
handled by Princeton, N.J.based Educational Testing
Service. At the time of his testimony, Heffner — then interim schools superintendent —
had accepted a job offer in
ETS’s San Antonio office.
Prosecutors said Heffner
should have disclosed the job
to the committee. But they
noted that the state school
board already knew about the
job, which had also been
announced in a news release.
“In this sense, there are no
facts to support an assertion
that Hefner had, in any way,
been secretly obtained by ETS
to give the testimony in question,” the prosecutors wrote.
Prosecutors said Heffner’s
use of his state email and cellphone was within allowable
personal use. They said his
use of employees to help plan
his move to Texas was inappropriate but not illegal.
Heffner canceled the move
to ETS after he was named
full-time superintendent of
schools.
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By ANDREW
WELSH-HUGGINS
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
HN spikes Van Buren
DOLA — Hardin Northern edged Van Buren in five
games 25-21, 25-22, 18-25, 22-25, 15-13 in a Blanchard
Valley Conference volleyball match on Monday night.
Molly Wilson led the way for the Polar Bears, going 9
of 9 on the serve, while recording 13 assists and 9 kills.
London Crist was 13 of 15 serving with an ace and had
7 kills; Addy Bame was 10 of 12 serving with an ace and
had 6 kills and Taylor Allen was 20 of 20 serving with an
ace, had 2 kills and recorded 5 blocks.
Becky McElree was 20 of 22 serving with 2 aces and
recorded 26 digs defensively; Julia Poling had 9 digs;
Cami Castle had 6 kills; Kylee Hooker was 25 of 25 serving with 3 aces and 14 assists and Brianna Campbell
had 3 kills and 5 blocks.
Hardin Northern improves to 4-7 on the season.
Van Buren won the junior vasity game 25-17, 25-22.
Ashton Stevenson was 13 of 13 serving with 3 aces
and 50 of 50 setting with 6 assists; Kayla Thomson had
4 kills and Hannah Fisher was 8 of 8 on serve receive.
The Polar Bears host Arcadia on Wednesday night.
River Valley defeats
Kenton girls tennis
The Kenton High School girls tennis team was defeated by River Valley 4-1 on Monday night.
The only Wildcat to win a match was Claire Oates, who
defeated the Vikings’ Katie Longacre 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3
singles.
In other matches River Valledfs Taylor Kitchen topped
Danyel Heilman in three sets 6-2, 5-7, 6-0 at No. 1 singles and Katie Culler defeated Amanda Freshcorn 6-2, 61.
In doubles play, it was Abbey Coskey and Emma
Christman over Haley Jones and Kendra Tidd 6-4, 6-0
and Sierra Green and Caitlyn Emptage beating Emilee
Marr and Breanna Alexander 7-6 (8-6), 6-3.
“This was a very good River Valley team,” Kenton
coach Keith Kissling said. “They were solid from top to
bottom with mostly senior players. We competed well
with them and could have potential come out on top in
this match if a few more games had gone our way. We
are playing well heading into the WBL and sectional tournaments, hopefully we can have some of the girls play
their best tennis and move on in the tournaments.”
The WBL meet is on Thursday.
BL rallies from two-goal
deficit to tie Graham
ST. PARIS — The Benjamin Logan boys varsity soccer
team rallied from a 2-0 deficit to tie Graham 3-3 in a Central
Buckeye Conference matchup on Monday night.
Trailing 2-0, the Raiders got on the scoreboard in the
29th minute when a Graham player knocked a pass by
Timon Mannings into the Falcon net.
Two minutes later the Raiders’ Aaron Pennington scored
on a penalty kick to knot the game at 2-2.
Pennington scored three minutes later off a pass from
Bryce Gary to give the Raiders a 3-2 lead at halftime.
The Raiders maintained the one goal lead until Graham’s
Austin Springer scored with 2:30 left in the game.
“I thought we were going to get the win tonight but we'll
take the tie and our first league point,” Ben Logan coach
Jamie Hughes said. “The boys played well and it was nice to
get some rest in-between games for a change and we
deserved to get a positive result. We showed a lot of heart
coming back from down 0-2 to go up 3-2 and that's one
thing this team has done all season is play hard and never
quit. If you do that night in and night out, positive things
will happen and you'll get better.”
Ben Logan hosts Indian Lake on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Bath deals WBL loss
to Lady Wildcats
Bath defeated host Kenton 6-1 in a Western Buckeye
League girls soccer matchup on Monday night.
Terrill Webb had the only goal for the host Wildcats,
who drop to 3-9-1 on the season and 0-6-0 in WBL play.
Bath, which got a pair of goals from Alyssa Manley,
improved to 9-0-3 and 5-0-1.
Bath held a 23-5 shots on goal advantage. Kenton
keeper Jessica Boone made 17 saves.
Lady Raiders season
ends at sectionals
SPRINGFIELD — Benjamin Logan girls golf team fell
short in sectionals Monday night at WGC Golf Course.
Domonique Johnson came in with a 96 as the Lady
Raiders shot a 408 as a team.
Morgan Fultz and Jessie Dodson added 99s, Mary
Kerns had a 114 and Madison Leis a 131.
Ben Logan finished the season with a 10-4 record.
Oberlitner, Morris
lead KHS runners
The Kenton High School boys cross country team was
16th of 16 teams at the Van Wert Invitational on Saturday.
Seth Oberlitner led the way for the Wildcats, finishing
111th of 209 runners in a time of 20:30.
Simon Gray was next in 137th place (21:06). He was followed by Braiden Bradley in 147th (21:21), Ben Pistora in
157th (21:48) and T.J. Marvin in 183rd (22:40).
Also for the Wildcats, Cassaidy Galvin was 187th
(22:55), Casey Drosdac was 192nd (23:32) and Ryan
Oberlitner was 193rd (23:46).
Carrie Morris led the Kenton girls finishing 74th of 173
runner in a time of 23:46. C.J. Clum was 109th (25:27) and
McKenzie Ziegler was 167th (31:09).
In the junior high race, the KMS boys were 13th of 23
teams. Jacob Manns led the way for the middle school
Wildcats, finishing 23rd of 196 runners in a time of 12:45.
John Brandenberry was next in 48th (13:21), followed by
Jackson Althauser in 90th (14:12), Caleb Piper in 110th
(14:36) and Brandon Feltner in 134th (15:12).
The KMS girls team was 7th of 18 teams. Ashley Morris
was the first Kenton girl to finish, crossing the line 16th of
201 runners in a time of 13:37. She was followed by
Miranda Gibson in 18th place (13:40), Ellie Miller in 32nd
(14:10), Shelby Smith in 63rd (14:52) and Alex Haushalter
in 78th (15:12).
Ridgemont boosters to
host chicken barbecue
RIDGEWAY
—
The
Ridgemont Athletic Boosters
will be holding a chicken barbecue from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 5
in the school commons.
The cost of the meal is $8
and includes a half chicken,
baked potato, applesauce and
a roll. Water or lemonade are
included and soda will be
available for $1.50.
The deadline to purchase
tickets is the end of the school
day on Monday. Tickets will
be available at the main office
of the high school.
KENTON TIMES – Page 7
Meyer looks at bright side with Buckeyes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) —
Urban Meyer has not hidden
his dissatisfaction with the
way his Ohio State team has
played this season.
So, with his team hitting
the road for the first time in
its Big Ten opener at
Michigan State on Saturday,
he switched gears and accentuated the positive.
“I know we’re Ohio State,
and there’s all kinds of expectations
here,”
he
said
Monday. “I still am not giving
up. I think by the end of the
year this might be a hell of a
football team. I mean, it might
be sooner than that.”
In his first year at the helm
of the Buckeyes, Meyer has
been brutally frank in his
evaluations of players and
positions. After Saturday’s
closer-than-expected 29-15
victory over 37-point underdog UAB, he followed his
usual pattern and climbed all
over his team.
He said after the game that
his players were very passive,
that it pained him to watch at
times, that the Buckeyes had
depth issues and were playing
too many freshmen and that
he was disappointed with all
aspects. Whew.
Then, with those criticisms
still ringing in their ears, he
threw a change-up at them.
Meyer had a short clip of
highlights created that he
showed to the Buckeyes on
Sunday. Here was offensive
tackle Reid Fragel laying out a
defender 10 yards downfield,
there was defensive tackle
Johnathan Hankins leveling a
ball-carrier.
The
offense
looked invincible, the defense
was unyielding.
Meyer said the video made
the players feel better about
themselves. Since he said he
felt terrible about his team
after the game, it also
improved his spirits.
“I just put together a reel of
four drives and it was about
as well as we’ve played all
year,” he said. With a grin, he
added, “I did that more for
me, I think. I have to eat
lunch and I wasn’t about to
eat lunch after what I saw.”
The players loved it.
“I felt better, even moreso
than about myself, but the
entire offense,” center Corey
Linsley said. “It kind of
showed everybody how good
we can be.”
The star of the show,
Fragel, a converted tight end
who is still learning the tackle
position, said it was a refreshing change.
“Coach Meyer kind of
mixed it up on us a little bit,”
Fragel said. “Normally we
come in and we watch the
entire (previous game) film.
What he wanted to do was
show us the positive drives
that we had, focusing on the
positives instead of the nega-
tives and the bad things.”
So, two thumbs up from
the Buckeyes.
Meyer knows that his team
cannot continue to play as
erratically and sporadically as
it has in its four victories so
far. Forget expectations and
point spreads, the Buckeyes
have had difficulty moving the
ball at times and have had a
hard time stopping other
teams. There have been stupid penalties, missed assignments and turnovers. The
result has been a perfect
record even though cracks
have been visible on both
sides of the ball and in special
teams.
Michigan State (3-1), which
is also disappointed by its
early play, provides a perfect
gauge
of
whether
the
Buckeyes are actually learning from their mistakes.
“One thing about this
team, when it’s time to go win
a game, to date they’ve gone
and won a game,” Meyer said.
“But we are what we are right
now, and that’s just a workmanlike team that has to get
better.”
Hitting the road for the first
time will be a challenge, since
Meyer says Ohio State is playing more freshmen than any
other team in the nation. Only
two Buckeyes have ever even
seen action in a game at
Michigan State, which hung
an ugly 10-7 shiner on Ohio
State a year ago that was built
on nine sacks and its gritty
running game.
A blank slate awaits in the
Big Ten.
“You could feel it at practice yesterday,” wide receivers
coach Zach Smith said. “It’s a
whole different mentality
around here. I can’t really
explain what it is, you know
it’s different. It just feels different.”
After games against predominantly passing teams
that like to throw short and
keep the pocket pressure to a
minimum, defensive co-coordinator Everett Withers said
his unit welcomes playing the
black-and-blue preferences of
the Michigan State offense.
The focal point is 6-foot-2,
244-pound Columbus native
Le’Veon Bell, the nation’s
third-leading rusher at 153
yards per game.
“This (Spartans) offense fits
more with what we are,”
Withers said. “This is a traditional Big Ten offense.”
Meyer said the trip to
Spartan Stadium will provide
a grade card for how far his
team has come — and also
how far it has yet to go.
“By the end of the year I
think people will be thinking
and saying great things about
Ohio State,” the glass-half-full
Meyer said. “I really do, if we
continue
to
grow
and
mature.”
Little’s drops posing a problem for Browns
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — If he’s
not careful, Browns wide
receiver Greg Little will be
posing on the bench.
Browns
coach
Pat
Shurmur said Monday that
he’s considering changes to
the lineup for his winless
team and made it clear that if
Little, whose on-field antics
have angered some Cleveland
fans, doesn’t do a better job of
holding onto quarterback
Brandon Weeden’s passes
that he’ll lose his starting job.
“We can’t play a guy that’s
going to drop footballs,”
Shurmur said.
Little’s drops — STATS LLC
said his 12 last season were
second most in the league —
are again an issue for the
Browns (0-3), who were beaten 24-14 Sunday by the
Buffalo Bills to extend their
losing streak since last season
to nine and who have just a
few days to prepare for
Thursday night’s game in
Baltimore.
Little certainly isn’t the
only problem for the Browns,
but the second-year wideout
is emblematic of Cleveland’s
team: young, mistake-prone
and inconsistent.
With the Browns trailing
14-7 in the final minute of the
first half on Sunday, Little
dropped a third-down pass
that had the potential to be a
huge gain and may have set
up a field-goal try. As the ball
hit the ground, Shurmur
reacted angrily on the sideline
as did wide receivers coach
Mike Wilson, who jumped in
frustration.
Shurmur
said
Little’s
catching issues — he had a
potential TD pass in the opener against Philadelphia slip
through his hands — have
been a constant point of
emphasis.
“We’ve been working with
him consistently through last
year when we got him to the
offseason through the preseason and of course each week,”
Shurmur said. “When he goes
out in the game he has to
catch the football. We have all
the drills. We have a long list
of things we practice and we
need to get better results.
That’s the reality of it.”
But beyond Little’s case of
the dropsies, the Browns have
also been counseling him on
posing like Olympic track
superstar Usain Bolt after
making a catch. On both his
receptions against the Bills,
Little struck Bolt’s signature
“lightning” pose, drawing
back his arms like an archer
and pointing skyward.
A week ago, Little celebrated a touchdown catch against
the Bengals with a prolonged
end zone dance that didn’t sit
well with some Cleveland fans
because the Browns were
trailing at the time. Little then
drew more criticism for posting a photograph of his celebration on Twitter, and then
writing that he didn’t care
what the fans thought.
Shurmur was asked if
Little’s posturing bothers him.
“I can’t speak for everyone
else, but I’ve had my conversations with him about that,”
he said. “That can be said.
Now whether people see me
ranting and raving on the
sideline at a player — trust
me, I’ve had my conversations
with him.”
Some of them seem to be
sinking in.
Little stayed on the field
longer than any of his teammates Monday and worked on
catching passes in front of a
JUGS machine. And after
entering the locker room,
Little promised to stop posing
like Bolt.
“If we were 3-0, I think
everybody would be doing the
pose,” he said. “But we’re 0-3
so everybody does not want to
see that. I’ll change it and
just give the normal point
with one finger, I guess. Like
everybody else does.”
Shurmur was asked what
he might do next if Little
doesn’t respond.
“We’ll see,” he said. “I think
the false interpretation of all
this is that he’s not being
worked with, right? Trust me,
he’s being worked with.”
Little seemed surprised
when he was told that
Shurmur hinted at sitting
him against the Ravens. But
the second-year wide receiver,
who was suspended for his
senior season at North
Carolina, feels he’s coachable
and can handle any criticism.
“I think Coach likes to coach
me hard because he knows
I’ll respond well to it,” he said.
“Throughout my career as an
athlete, that’s always been
the case starting with my
dad. Anytime that your dad is
the coach, he’s going to coach
you the hardest out of anybody that’s on the team and I
think that’s the way I kind of
respond better to things.”
Shurmur believes Little’s
work ethic and determination
are fine. It’s his hands that
need the most attention.
“Greg is working extremely
hard. Greg is extremely
tough,” Shurmur said. “Greg
has got to be more consistent
catching the football. That’s
it.”
Little said he understands
the frustration Cleveland fans
are feeling, and that some
could be venting at him —
especially when he’s not performing.
“They just want us to win
more than anything,” he said.
“I think once we win, all the
games will stop.”
middle school results
The Hardin Northern middle school volleyball teams
defeated Van Buren on
Monday night.
The eighth grade Polar
Bears won 25-9, 25-13.
For Hardin Northern Holly
Wilson was 18 of 19 hitting
with 8 kills, and 6 of 8 serving
with 4 aces; Stephanie
McElree was 14 of 14 serving
with 4 aces, 10 of 11 setting
with 5 assists and 2 of 2 hitting with 2 kills and Kamryn
Dye was 6 of 6 serving with 2
aces, 5 of 8 passing and 11 of
11 setting with 6 assists.
Bailee Waller added 3 aces
on 6 of 6 serving and Anna
Koehler was 8 of 9 serving
with 2 aces, Lydia Rush and
Catherin McMillion had 2 kills
each.
The Polar Bears eighth
grade squad is 6-3 overall and
5-0 in the BVC.
Hardin Northern won the
seventh grade match 25-5,
25-4.
Shelby Alloway was 20 of
21 serving with 13 aces, 3 of 3
setting with 2 assists, and 4 of
4 attacking with 4 kills to lead
the Polar Bears.
Also for HN, Eden Craig
was 9 of 11 serving with 4
aces, Madison Robson was 4
of 5 serving with 3 aces and 6
of 6 setting with 2 assists and
Cassidy Deckling was 8 of 8
setting with 2 assists and a
kill.
Emily Jones was 7 of 8
serving, 5 of 5 passing and
had 2 kills and Selena McCoy
was 2 of 2 serving with an ace.
The Polar Bear seventh
grade squad is now 9-0 and 50.
———
The Benjamin Logan 8th
grade volleyball team defeated
Indian Lake in three games
22-25, 25-17, 25-11 on
Monday.
For Ben Logan, Hayley
Boysel was 14 of 14 serving,
Brianna Frazier was 13 of 15
serving with 9 aces, Addie
Rodenberger was 11 of 13
serving and Betsy King was 9
of 9 serving.
Offensively, Coreen Crosby
and Boysel each had 4 kills,
Rodenberger had 3 kills and
Ashley Wilkins had 2 kills.
Frazier was also 15 of 15
setting with 10 assists and
King was 12 of 13 setting,
with 4 assists.
The Lady Raiders improve
to 12-2 and will host
Northwestern on Thursday.
Indian Lake defeated the
Raiders in the seventh grade
match 25-23, 15-25, 25-16.
For Ben Logan, McKinzie
Jones was 17 of 20 serving
with 12 aces; Brooke Cotner
was 10 of 11 serving with 4
aces, Stanleigh Archer was 10
of 11 serving with 2 aces and
Kennedy Richards was 7 of 8
serving with 2 aces.
Ben
Logan
hosts
Northwestern at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday.
———
The Ben Logan middle
school
volleyball
teams
defeated
Fairbanks
and
Sidney
Holy
Angel
on
Saturday.
The seventh grade topped
Fairbanks 25-19, 26-24 and
Holy Angel 25-23, 25-13.
Against
Fairbanks,
McKinzie Jones was 15 of 17
serving with 9 aces and
Stanleigh Archer was 9 of 10
serving
with
2
aces.
Offensively, Jones had 2 kills
and 3 assists and Archer had
2 kills.
Against Holy Angel, Jones
was 15 of 16 serving with 7
aces and added 4 kills, while
Archer went 13 of 13 serving
with an ace and had 2 kills
and 3 assists.
The Raiders eighth grade
defeated Fairbanks in three
games 28-26, 22-25, 25-21
and Holy Angel in three
games 25-17, 20-25, 25-22.
In the win over Fairbanks,
Brianna Frazier was 13 of 14
serving with 4 aces and
Hayley Boysel was 11 of 12
serving with 4 aces. Frazier
had 12 kills on the attack and
Boysel contributed 11 assists.
Against Holy Angel, Boysel
was 16 of 16 serving with 6
aces and Addie Rodenberger
was 13 of 14 serving with 3
aces.
Coreen Crosby tallied 5
kills to lead the Raider
attack.
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49ers in Ohio trying to
bounce back from loss
AP Ohio High School Football Poll List
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — How a state
panel of sports writers and broadcasters
rates Ohio high school football teams in the
third weekly Associated Press poll of 2012,
by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record
and total points (first-place votes in
parentheses):
DIVISION I
1, Cle. St. Ignatius (26)
5-0
285
2, Lakewood St. Edward
5-0
223
3, Cin. Colerain (1)
5-0
205
4, Dublin Coffman
5-0
163
5, Austintown-Fitch (1)
5-0
142
6, Pickerington N.
5-0
117
7, Tol. Whitmer
5-0
88
8, Can. McKinley
5-0
84
9, Cin. Moeller
4-1
69
10, W. Chester Lakota W. 5-0
31
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11,
Mentor 23. 12, Cin. St. Xavier 17. 13, Avon
Lake 15. 13, Willoughby S. 15. 15,
Springboro 14. 16, Lewis Center Olentangy
(1) 13. 16, Warren Harding 13.
DIVISION II
1, Tol. Cent. Cath. (21)
5-0
262
2, Zanesville (3)
5-0
212
3, Chardon (2)
5-0
209
4, Cin. Turpin
5-0
190
5, Dresden Tri-Valley (1)
5-0
136
6, Tiffin Columbian (1)
5-0
135
7, Cin. Winton Woods
4-1
93
8, Aurora
4-1
75
9, Grafton Midview (1)
5-0
45
10, New Philadelphia
5-0
37
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11,
Trotwood-Madison 31. 12, Norwalk 24. 13,
Tipp City Tippecanoe 23. 14, Pataskala
Licking Hts. 15.
DIVISION III
1, Alliance Marlington (7)
5-0
210
2, Kettering Alter (11)
4-0-1
208
3, Bellevue
5-0
195
4, Millersburg W. Holmes (3)5-0
161
5, Elida (1)
5-0
134
6, Day. Thurgood Marshall (5)4-1 125
7, Akr. SVSM (1)
4-1
113
8, Chagrin Falls
4-1
111
9, Steubenville
4-1
91
10, Niles McKinley (1)
5-0
62
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11,
Napoleon 55. 12, Bryan 42. 13, Circleville
20. 14, Youngs. Mooney 12.
DIVISION IV
1, Cols. Hartley (14)
5-0
248
2, Creston Norwayne (5)
5-0
208
3, Clarksville Clinton-Massie (2)5-0 202
4, Ironton (1)
5-0
183
5, Ottawa-Glandorf (1)
5-0
160
6, Genoa Area
5-0
123
7, Brookfield (3)
5-0
119
8, St. Clairsville (2)
5-0
114
9, Cols. Ready
5-0
73
10, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy5-0
41
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11,
Richwood N. Union 35. 12, Gates Mills
Hawken (1) 25. 13, Streetsboro 12.
DIVISION V
1, Coldwater (18)
5-0
258
2, Kirtland (6)
5-0
242
3, Lima Cent. Cath. (1)
5-0
208
4, Hamler Patrick Henry (1) 5-0
186
5, Bucyrus Wynford
5-0
151
6, Columbiana Crestview (1)5-0
139
7, Northwood
5-0
80
8, Sugarcreek Garaway
5-0
60
9, Youngs. Ursuline (1)
3-2
57
10, Cuyahoga Hts.
4-1
27
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11,
Day. Christian 23. 12, Covington 20. 13,
Lucasville Valley 18. 13, Louisville Aquinas
18. 15, Liberty Center 17.
DIVISION VI
1, Mogadore (19)
5-0
260
2, McComb (2)
5-0
207
3, Ada (2)
5-0
196
4, Leipsic (1)
5-0
180
5, Maria Stein Marion Local (3)4-1 162
6, N. Robinson Col. Crawford5-0
113
7, Shadyside
5-0
104
8, St. Henry
4-1
97
9, Delphos St. John’s
3-2
65
10, Malvern
5-0
46
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11,
Youngs. Christian (1) 42. 12, Warren JFK
33. 13, Zanesville Rosecrans (1) 32. 14,
Fairport Harbor Harding 21.
SAVE
CLASSIFIEDS
prep
poll
January 2011, his players
are on board with the
schedule — even if it means
being away from family and
friends for a week. Yet
Harbaugh points to the
handful of 49ers who will
have a chance to get home to
their families in Ohio and on
the East Coast this week.
“I like that. Here, we get to
go home after practice,”
Frank Gore said, speaking of
the
Santa
Clara
team
headquarters. “We go to
Youngstown, after practice
we’re all in the same hotels. I
think that makes your team
grow.”
On Monday, Harbaugh
met Hall of Famer Jim Brown
for the first time when they
had lunch at the team hotel
in Boardman. Brown, who
knows
the
49ers’
York
ownership family, was in
town on business and met
informally with Harbaugh,
general
manager
Trent
Baalke and some players.
Gore was one of them,
Harbaugh said.
“All the running backs
made a point to shake hands
and take picture and ask
questions,” he said. “It was
an
honor.
It
was
enlightening. I learned some
good things, talking to Mr.
Brown. My family, especially
my dad, has always been a
big fan of Jim Brown. We
covered
several
topics.
Learned more about him, his
story, how he saw the game.
How he sees the game right
now. That he loves football.
And that he has a deep
abiding respect for it. And
he’s someone that wants to
see others benefit from what
he knows. So, not hoarding
that knowledge, but sharing
it.”
Knowing Harbaugh, he
will find a way to weave some
of that information into his
conversations with the team
this week ahead of facing the
Jets (2-1).
MAKE
CLASSIFIEDS
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —
Last year, Jim Harbaugh got
to know San Francisco safety
Donte Whitner well during a
week in Ohio in the middle of
the season. And so many
others, too.
Perhaps a little bit of
bonding time together across
the country will be good for
Harbaugh’s 49ers right now
after a mistake-filled 24-13
loss Sunday at Minnesota. It
was a rare moment in which
the Niners were outplayed on
both sides of the ball.
The
49ers
(2-1)
are
practicing this week at
Youngstown State to avoid a
return trip to the West Coast
before facing the New York
Jets on Sunday. It’s another
destination training camp of
sorts — just like last season.
It even came at the same
time in late September, with
the 49ers then atop the NFC
West at 2-1.
“We got very close and
that’s kind of where we got
into our groove last season,”
left tackle Joe Staley said.
The plan seemed to work
after that 2011 stay in
eastern Ohio: San Francisco
rallied from a 20-0 deficit to
stun the Eagles 24-23 in
Philadelphia a week after a
win in Cincinnati.
After the thriller in Philly,
Harbaugh
said:
“Thanks
Youngstown, you’ve been
good to us. That’s as good a
win as I can ever remember
being a part of.”
Harbaugh, for one, felt his
body
clock
became
acclimated to East Coast
time. He won’t speak for his
players.
“We felt like it was a good
thing then,” he said Monday
in Ohio. “(You) take out the
air travel somewhere in the
neighborhood of eight hours
of flight time in what would
be a five-day period. That’s
one of the biggest ones. Also
the ability to be here as a
team in a unique way during
the season, the advantages
that the town provides — the
facilities at Youngstown State
University are excellent.”
As has been the case since
Harbaugh arrived with much
fanfare from Stanford in
KENTON
TIMES
419.674.4066
1 - Legals
LEGAL NOTICE
Jeffery McLane
52 Hillcrest Lane
Kenton, Ohio 43326
Property Address: 52 Hillcrest Lane
Parcel ID No: 361100720000
You are hereby notified pursuant to
Kenton City Ordinance 660.08 (c) the City
Police, and or Safety Service Director, has
found harmful or noxious weeds, grass,
weeds or vines in violation of KCO 660.08
(c) on or at 52 Hillcrest Lane, Parcel ID
No. 361100720000 in the City of Kenton,
Ohio which you own, or have possessory
interest or control in.
You have 10 days from the date hereof
to cut or destroy said harmful or noxious
weeds, grass, weeds or vines. Failure to
comply will result in the Safety Service
Director causing such harmful or noxious
weeds, grass, weeds or vines to be cut or
destroyed. All costs of said cutting or
destruction will be assessed to you with an
administrative fee of one hundred twenty
five dollars ($125.00).
City of Kenton
By: James Hites Sr.,
Safety Service Director
September 25
1 - Legals
1 - Legals
19 - Electricians
34 - Help Wanted
LEGAL NOTICE
Jess and Linda Baker
15888 SR 292
Kenton, Ohio 43326
LEGAL NOTICE
Teresa Cannode et al
802 W Franklin St.
Kenton, Ohio 43326
RICHARD VANBUSKIRK’S ELECTRICAL SERVICE— Electrical repairs, upgrades. 419-675-1223, 567674-7531.
Property Address: 123 Railroad St
Parcel ID No: 060800490000
You are hereby notified pursuant to
Kenton City Ordinance 660.08 (c) the City
Police, and or Safety Service Director, has
found harmful or noxious weeds, grass,
weeds or vines in violation of KCO 660.08
(c) on or at 123 Railroad St., Parcel ID No.
060800490000 in the City of Kenton, Ohio
which you own, or have possessory
interest or control in.
You have 10 days from the date hereof
to cut or destroy said harmful or noxious
weeds, grass, weeds or vines. Failure to
comply will result in the Safety Service
Director causing such harmful or noxious
weeds, grass, weeds or vines to be cut or
destroyed. All costs of said cutting or
destruction will be assessed to you with an
administrative fee of one hundred twenty
five dollars ($125.00).
City of Kenton
By: James Hites Sr
Safety Service Director
September 25
Property Address: 802 W. Franklin St
Parcel ID No. 361100410000
You are hereby notified pursuant to
Kenton City Ordinance 660.08 (c) the City
Police, and or Safety Service Director, has
found harmful or noxious weeds, grass,
weeds or vines in violation of KCO 660.08
(c) on or at 802 W. Franklin St., Parcel ID
No. 361100410000 in the City of Kenton,
Ohio which you own, or have possessory
interest or control in.
You have 10 days from the date hereof
to cut or destroy said harmful or noxious
weeds, grass, weeds or vines. Failure to
comply will result in the Safety Service
Director causing such harmful or noxious
weeds, grass, weeds or vines to be cut or
destroyed. All costs of said cutting or
destruction will be assessed to you with an
administrative fee of one hundred twenty
five dollars ($125.00).
City of Kenton
By: James Hites Sr
Safety Service Director
September 25
CHIEF DEPUTY
AUDITOR
City of Kenton is seeking a qualified
individual for the position of Chief
Deputy Auditor. Applicant should
have experience in accounting,
bookkeeping, budget development,
and finance, preferably for a government structure. Need to be able to
interact with various levels of personnel. Experience with computer software systems required. Annual salary will be based upon qualifications
and experience. Please send resume to Box 59, %Kenton Times,
P.O. Box 230, Kenton, Ohio 43326
or email:
[email protected]
LEGAL NOTICE
Lenora Harp
12114 TR 180
Kenton, Ohio 43326
Property Address: 624 E. Columbus St
Parcel ID No. 365000010000
You are hereby notified pursuant to
Kenton City Ordinance 660.08 (c) the City
Police, and or Safety Service Director, has
found harmful or noxious weeds, grass,
weeds or vines in violation of KCO 660.08
(c) on or at 624 E. Franklin St., Parcel ID
No. 365000010000 in the City of Kenton,
Ohio which you own, or have possessory
interest or control in.
You have 10 days from the date hereof
to cut or destroy said harmful or noxious
weeds, grass, weeds or vines. Failure to
comply will result in the Safety Service
Director causing such harmful or noxious
weeds, grass, weeds or vines to be cut or
destroyed. All costs of said cutting or
destruction will be assessed to you with an
administrative fee of one hundred twenty
five dollars ($125.00).
City of Kenton
By: James Hites Sr.
Safety Service Director
September 25
LEGAL NOTICE
Lenora Harp
12114 TR 180
Kenton, Oh 43326
Violation Address: 624 E. Columbus Street
Parcel ID No: 365000010000
You are hereby notified pursuant to
Kenton City Ordinance 660.07 (b) that the
City Police, and or Safety Service Director,
has found, junk and or junk vehicles, in
violation of Kenton City Ordinance 660.07
(b) at or on the property known as 624 E.
Columbus
Street,
Parcel
ID
No.
365000010000 in the City of Kenton,
which you own or have possessory
interest or control in.
You have ten (10) days from the date
hereof to remove or dispose of such junk
and or junk vehicles. Failure to comply will
result in the Safety Service Director
causing such nuisance to be removed or
disposed of, or citation to Hardin County
Municipal Court. All cost of said removal or
disposal will be assessed to you with an
administrative fee of $125.00.
City of Kenton
By: James Hites Sr.,
Safety Service Director
September 25
LEGAL NOTICE
PROBATE COURT OF
HARDIN COUNTY, OHIO
NOTICE ON FILING OF
INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT
To the Executors and Administrators of
the estates, to such of the following as are
residents of the State of Ohio, viz:-the
surviving spouse, then next of kin, the
beneficiaries under the will; and to the
attorney or attorneys representing any of
the aforementioned persons:
Velma Pauline Rose, Kenton, Oh 43326
Charles William Price, Kenton, Oh 43326
Lorenzo W. Guckes, Dunkirk, Oh 45836
Sandra K. Pierson, Kenton, Oh 43326
Jean E. Southward, Dunkirk, Oh 45836
Justin R. Flowers, Kenton, Oh 43326
Audrey Shields, McGuffey, Oh 45859
Theodore M. Moore, Kenton, Oh 43326
You are hereby notified that the
Inventories and Appraisements of the
estates of the aforementioned, deceased,
late of said County, were filed in this Court.
Said Inventories and Appraisements will
be for hearing before this Court on the
28th day of September 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
Any person desiring to file exceptions
thereto must file them at least five days
prior to the date set for hearing.
Given under my hand and seal of said
Court, this day, September 13, 2012.
James S. Rapp, Judge
September 18, 25
LEGAL NOTICE
Robert and Dianna Shuster
212 E. Columbus Street
Kenton, Oh 43326
Property Address: 212 E. Columbus St
Parcel ID No. 365600330000
You are hereby notified pursuant to
Kenton City Ordinance 660.08 (c) the City
Police, and or Safety Service Director, has
found harmful or noxious weeds, grass,
weeds or vines in violation of KCO 660.08
(c) on or at 212 E. Columbus St., Parcel ID
No. 365600330000 in the City of Kenton,
Ohio which you own, or have possessory
interest or control in.
You have 10 days from the date hereof
to cut or destroy said harmful or noxious
weeds, grass, weeds or vines. Failure to
comply will result in the Safety Service
Director causing such harmful or noxious
weeds, grass, weeds or vines to be cut or
destroyed. All costs of said cutting or
destruction will be assessed to you with an
administrative fee of one hundred twenty
five dollars ($125.00).
City of Kenton
By: James Hites Sr.
Safety Service Director
September 25
6 - Special Notices
DELIVERY PROBLEM?
Residents of Upper Sandusky who
do not receive their Daily Chief-Union by 5p.m. Monday-Friday or by
10a.m. Saturday and are unable to
reach their carrier may call 419-2942331, Ext. 22 and one will be delivered.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Circulation Department
Please note: This applies to city of
Upper Sandusky only.
EDEN TOWNSHIP
SPECIAL MEETING
Thursday Sept. 27 @ 8:00 p.m.
@Eden Township building
11 - Monuments
KENTON MARBLE
& GRANITE
LOCALLY FAMILY
OWNED & OPERATED
123 S. Leighton, Kenton
419-673-3138
kentonmarbleandgranite.com
Serving Hardin County
since 1893
15 - Schools/Instruction
AIRLINES ARE HIRING— Train for
hands on Aviation Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if
qualified, job placement assistance.
Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance. 1-877-676-3836.
16 - Misc. Services
ADAM HAUDENSCHIELD’S TREE
SERVICE— Stump removal. Fully insured. 419-675-1093.
ELWOOD’S TREE SERVICE— And
Stump Removal. Owner Jim Elwood,
Free estimates, fully insured. 419273-2771, 419-273-3197.
MURPHY’S DRYWALL & PAINTING— Hang, finish, painting and
power washing of all types. Don,
567-674-0909.
RV WINTERIZATION SPECIAL—
Call for your appointment today. Also
RV and home repair. 419-648-8608.
18 - Building/Contracting
100% FINANCING AVAILABLE—
For all remodeling and repair needs.
Call now for details and free preapproval. Stahl Mowery Construction.
419-408-4524.
ALL AMERICAN GUTTER—
less gutter installation and
Siding, roofing, windows and
Now accepting major credit
419-408-4522.
Seamrepair.
doors.
cards.
AMISH CREW— Framing, additions,
garages, pole barns, roofing and siding. Call 419-979-9161.
GRINDELL MASONRY— Concrete
work, tuck pointing, standing seam
and roofing, painting, insurance
claims. You know the name, you’ve
see our work. 419-673-1761.
KEMMERE CONSTRUCTION— We
do it all. 567-674-4202, 567-6748326.
MIKE COULSON— Roofing, painting, siding, windows, spouting, garages, drywall, ceilings. All types of
remodeling. References, free estimates. 673–1511.
NSC CONTRACTING— Painting,
roofing, siding, interior remodeling,
windows and more. Fully insured.
567-295-8235.
STAHL MOWERY CONSTRUCTION— Garages, pole barns, room
additions, bathroom remodels, roofs.
Now accepting major credit cards.
419-979-9161.
19 - Electricians
JAKOB’S ELECTRIC— Commercial,
industrial, agricultural, residential.
John Porter, 419-673-1388. Oh Lic.
44838.
IF IT DOESN’T SAY:
RICK’S
AUTO SALES, INC.
KENTON, OHIO
ON THE BACK -THEY PAID TOO MUCH!!
GUARANTEED!
20 - Heating & Plumbing
T & M SERVICES INC., LLC—Tom
VanBuskirk, 419-673-8141. Plumbing repair, installation, sewer, drain
cleaning, pump, well repairs, sump
pumps.
22 - Painting, Wallpaper
BILL WARD
PAINTING
419-674-8210
RAY ROGERS PAINTING— Interior,
exterior. 937-464-2532.
23 - Roofing & Siding
KENTON SEAMLESS GUTTER—
Variety of colors, free estimates.
419-675–3184.
24 - Hauling/Removal
WILL HAUL METAL/SCRAP/BATTERIES & APPLIANCES– for free!
TV’s, tires for small fee. Ask for Lonnie, 740-244-9409.
26 - Auctioneers
CHARLES
"CLIFF" WYNEGAR
COMPLETE AUCTION
SERVICE
419-675–2405
DAVE
WEDERTZ,
AUCTIONEER
419-674-4206
www.auctioneerdave.com
JAN LAYMAN,
AUCTIONEER
Complete auction service
419-673-0964
419-835-5185 cell
www.laymanauction.com
STEVE EATON
AUCTIONEER
You call me,
I’ll call for you
419-675-1949
567-674-0838
UNITED COUNTRY
Walton Realty & Auction Co., LLC
& Appraisers
97 Houpt Dr., Upper Sandusky
(419) 294-0007 or 927-2562
27 - Storage Space
"MOVE IN WITH YO' MAMA and
store your stuff with us." Grannie's
Attic Mini Storage, 419-673-1293.
WE’VE LOWERED OUR PRICES!
Call now for NEW low rates
starting at $20 per month
OLD 30 SELF STORAGE LLC
(419)348-3861
34 - Help Wanted
AREA RETAILER– P/T Sales, computer skills, Sat. availability. Outgoing & customer service oriented.
Send resume to: Box M c/o The Daily Chief-Union, P.O. Box 180, Upper
Sandusky, OH 43351.
ASSEMBLY, INSPECTION, MACHINE OPERATION— Manpower is
accepting applications for an automotive parts manufacturer in Upper
Sandusky. Job duties include machine operation, assembly and inspection. Prior experience in a factory setting will be of benefit to the positions. Looking for qualified candidates who are willing to work overtime, have a HSD/GED, reliable
transportation and have great attendance. All positions require pre-employment testing and screening. If
you’re interested in applying or have
questions, call or come to our office.
Manpower, 2033 Tiffin Ave., Findlay.
419-422-5434.
COMPANY DRIVERS— $2,500 sign
on bonus! Super Service is hiring solo and team drivers. Great benefits
package. CDL-A required. Students
with CDL-A welcome. Apply online
at: www.superservicellc.com or call
888-471-7081.
DOUGH SI DOUGH – looking for experienced help in all positions, dependable, flexible. Must have references. Stop in for application, 119
W. Johnson.
HERITAGE COOPERATIVE, KENTON— Looking for harvest office
help for grading and full time semi
driver. Applications are to be filled
out at the office on SR 31.
INTERVIEWING NOW
Scioto Services, one of the
areas largest building services contractors, is now accepting applications and interviewing for the following
positions:
Robotics Cleaners - 3rd shift
General Cleaners - 3rd shift
Production Work - 2nd shift
(Must be able to drive manual
transmission vehicle)
Day Porter - 1st shift
part time
Interested applicants need to
apply online at:
www.sciotoservices.com
or
stop in at our offices at 405
S. Oak Street, Marysville,
Ohio 43040.
A drug test and national criminal background check will be
required.
Scioto Services is an equal
opportunity employer and
drug free work place.
LOCAL MANUFACTURER— Is hiring laborers at $13 hour. Send resumes to [email protected] or
fax without cover page to: 567-2956367.
Machinist
Looking for a full time Machinist who is able to read GCode, change tooling as
needed and operate 1-2 machines by him/herself. Must
have CNC Lathe and Mill experience and able to run a
Swiss
Turning
Machine.
Please email resumes to
[email protected]
MEDICAL BILLING SPECIALIST— WYANDOT COUNTY
HEALTH DEPARTMENT. Part
time position. Responsibilities include: health insurance claim
submission; accurate CPT and
ICD coding, management of accounts receivable; administer
billing software. Minimum qualifications: 2 years medical billing &
coding experience, medical billing & coding course certification
a plus, strong knowledge of
medical terminology, task oriented, excellent oral and written
communication skills, computer
savvy.
Please send resume to Wyandot
County Board of Health, Barbara
Mewhorter, Administrator, 127-A
South Sandusky Ave., Upper
Sandusky, Ohio 43351 or email
to:
[email protected]
s must be by 4:30 pm, October
1, 2012. Equal Opportunity Employer
34 - Help Wanted
34 - Help Wanted
42 - Apartments for Rent
43 - Houses for Rent
5 C ROOFING— Looking for roofers,
willing to train, must have valid drivers license. Call between 8 am and
noon, 419-634-9593.
PART TIME STNA— Needed for
Kenton and surrounding areas for
our home health agency. Call 419423-5600 or email resume to:
[email protected]
!”FALLING” LEAVES, “FALLING”
PRICES— Only at Eagle Point.
www.YourNextPlaceToLive.com.
EHO. 1-866-289-7010.
KENTON— Two and three bedroom
homes, with an option to buy. Agent
owned. Wingfield Realty, 937-3633814.
215 N. MAIN, KENTON— One bedroom, water, trash included. Stove,
refrigerator. $350 month plus deposit. No pets. No smoking. 419-8898562.
SMALL RANCH— In country, east of
Kenton. 15491 TR 65. $500 month,
$500 deposit. Open House, Sunday,
September 23, 2-4. 567-204-4761.
HOME HEALTH AIDE
Part time and intermittent position
Limited weekends and holidays
Benefits: PERS, sick and personal
time and paid mileage
STNA certification required
PLEASE SUBMIT RESUME AND
REFERENCES BY EMAIL OR MAIL
BY OCTOBER 1, 2012 TO:
Wyandot County Home
Health Agency
210 North Sandusky Ave
Upper Sandusky, Ohio 43351
[email protected]
Or call 419-294-3881
for further information.
EOE
MID-SIZE TRUCKING COMPANY–
Looking to hire. Family owned & operated for over 20 yrs. Located in
Morral, OH. We are seeking professional drivers with a minimum 2 yrs.
experience. We operate mostly liquid
tanks with some hopper, full & part
time positions available. We offer
steady work with excellent pay.
Please call 740-465-2961 for further
information.
NOW HIRING
We are a local agency
that is passionate about
serving people with
disabilities. If you are
interested in a rewarding
career of caring for people in
their homes and working
for an agency that values
their approach and philosophy
then please check us out
and apply online at:
www.wynn-reeth.com
*Flexible Schedules
*Full and Part Time
*Employee Benefits
*Serving the DD Community
*Retirement Plans
*Healthcare Insurance
Any questions please contact
Destiny Pierce, Case Manager
419-639-2094 ext 110
PART TIME SUPPORT SPECIALIST— CRSI, a provider of services to
individuals with developmental disabilities since 1976, has openings for
direct care staff in Kenton, Ohio. We
have part time Support Specialist positions working various shifts with
some weekend hours. Responsibilities include assisting individuals with
daily living skills, learning new skills
and supporting active participation in
their community. You must be 18
years or older, have a high school diploma/GED, possess a valid drivers
license and current vehicle insurance. CRSI has paid training and
flexible schedules. Applications are
available at www.crsi-oh.com or call
Samantha Holland at 567-674-4661.
EOE
36 - Business Oppt.
FOR RENT– Office 20’x34’, 521 W.
Finley St. Upper Sandusky. Call 419310-3179.
INFLATABLE
BOUNCY HOUSES
FOREST— One and two bedroom
apartments, new appliances, no
pets, move in special. 419-273-2100.
For rent. Great fun 4 kids of
all ages. Now booking 4 your
special party events.
Call 567-674-9591
KENTON, SUNRISE EAST— Cozy
1 & 2 bedroom apartments close to
shopping. Rent $380-$450 per
month and we pay the water and
trash bill. Pets restricted. 419-6752702.
OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT— In
downtown Kenton. 225 sq. ft. in a office complex with receptionist space
during business hours with utilities
included. Rent is only $300. Call
937-935-4512.
ONE BEDROOM UPSTAIRS EFFICIENCY APARTMENT— Available
immediately. New remodeled. $299
month. Call 419-634-1929 or 419675-0622.
42 - Apartments for Rent
*AVAILABLE NOW*
One bedroom apartments at:
Morningside Villa Apartments
Apply at:
985 Meadow Lane
Kenton, Ohio 43326
Or call Jessika: 419-673-8080
Designated for 62 years
of age or older,
Handicap / Disabled
regardless of age.
Appliances, trash, sewer
and water furnished.
One site laundry facility
Equal Housing Opportunity
handicap Accessible
Possibility of Rental Assistance
TDD# 419-526-0466
This institution is an Equal
Opportunity Provider
and Employer
FALL INTO A ONE OR TWO
BEDROOM
APARTMENT—
And receive two months rent
FREE. Your first month rent is
on US, with a paid security deposit. Keep your rent current and
your sixth month rent is also on
US.
SPRINGBROOK COMMONS
980 MEADOW LANE
KENTON, OH 43326
Water, sewage and
trash included
Office hours 8:00 am - 12 noon
or by appointment
Possibility of rental assistance
Handicap accessible
Equal Housing Opportunity
TDD 1-419-526-0466
This institution is an equal
opportunity provider
and employer
RIVERGLENN ESTATES– offering
1, 2 & 3 Bedroom apartments. NOW
accepting applications for future
availability. Water, sewage & trash
paid. On site laundry. 440 Indian Mill,
Dr. 419-294-4679.
SCIOTO VILLAGE I & II— Now accepting applications. Applications
may be picked up at the office located at 1037 S. Main St., Kenton, Ohio
43326. 419-674-4304. Office hours
Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4:30 pm.
appliances, water, sewer and trash
furnished. On site laundry facility.
Handicap accessible. Rental assistance may be available. Equal Housing Opportunity. TDD# 1-419-5260466. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
44 - Mobile Homes, Rent
TWO BEDROOM MOBILE HOME—
$350 month, plus deposit. 8 miles
west of Kenton, on SR 67, small trailer park. No pets. 419-675-1588.
46 - Real Estate for Sale
1,000’S OF AREA
LISTINGS
www.
charterrealtyonline
.com
CHARTER REALTY
1420 S. MAIN
KENTON, OHIO
419-674-4114
218 SOUTH LAKE ST.– Carey. 3 or
4 Bedroom home with approx. 1850
sq. ft. 2 Full baths, mudroom, laundry room, large eat in kitchen, 2 car
garage with bonus room and 1/2
bath. Call 419-722-9914.
4 BEDROOM HOME– in Upper, 419294-7720.
43 ACRES FOR SALE– Mostly
wooded. Excellent Hunting Wyandot
County near Nevada. 740-694-9186
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
48 - Wanted to Buy
72 - Tack & Supplies
CASH FOR YOUR GOLD— Goldrush Jewelers, Kenton. 419-6751117.
2 SMALL SIZE HORSE– or pony
carts, $125 each, 419-310-7099.
53 - Antiques
!CASH! FOR NON RUNNING—
Cars or trucks, 419-674-3164.
ANTIQUES ~ BOUGHT ~ SOLD
Buying coins, glassware, collectibles,
furniture, entire estates. We offer
stripping/refinishing. Bill & Terri Baker, 419-294-4558.
54 - Household Goods
BOB’S CARPET NOOK— Across
from post office, downtown Kenton.
419-673-3198. Carpet at cost.
55 - Misc. for Sale
BEAR
CAT
SCANNERS—
BC340CRS desk top scanner.
BC72XLT hand held scanner, your
choice $135. Born’s Tire Center,
419-673-1060.
CLEAN, CLAY FILL
sale. 567-674-1778.
DIRT— For
POOL AND GAME TABLES— New,
used, coin, buy, sell, move. Edison,
OH, 419-946–8682.
65 - Lawn & Garden
CLEAN, CLAY FILL
sale. 567-674-1778.
DIRT— For
Get Your Mower Running at Hardin County Small Engine Services
419-673-8525. 716 W. Lima Street,
Kenton. Pick up and delivery available in Hardin County.
Treadway’s Lawn Care & Landscaping– for all your lawn care
needs, 419-310-2246.
UPSTAIRS
TWO
BEDROOM
APARTMENT— Washer & dryer
hook up. $400 month, $400 deposit,
plus $100 water deposit. 419-6731123.
CENTURY 21
SUNWAY REALTY,
LLC
419-675-2333
View our listings
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ONE TEN ACRE LOT & ONE 5-1/2
ACRE LOT— On CR 17, south of
Mt. Blanchard. 419-306-8430.
J. Castanien
5721 TH 59, Upper
419-294-2037
43 - Houses for Rent
47 - Mobile Homes, Sale
67 - Farmers Column
3 BEDROOM 1 BATH-2flr house
w/basement, Finley St, Upper. A/C
street parking. Tenant pays all utilities, no pets. $500/mo, deposit $500.
419-294-5241
1988 NEW MOON 14X70— Westview Estates. 419-673-3238.
DMC GRAIN STIR-ATOR— New
double augers, all motors, fits 30”
bin. $2,000. 419-759-2095.
SETON KENTON— Is now accepting applications for our beautifully
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today in history
By The Associated Press
Today is Tuesday, Sept. 25, the 269th day of
2012. There are 97 days left in the year. The
Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, begins at
sunset.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Sept. 25, 1789, the first United States
Congress adopted 12 amendments to the
Constitution and sent them to the states for ratification. (Ten of the amendments became the Bill
of Rights.)
On this date:
In 1513, Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de
Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama and
sighted the Pacific Ocean.
In 1690, one of the earliest American newspapers, Publick Occurrences, published its first —
and last — edition in Boston.
In 1775, American Revolutionary War hero
Ethan Allen was captured by the British as he led
an attack on Montreal. (Allen was released by the
British in 1778.)
In 1911, ground was broken for Boston’s
Fenway Park.
In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson collapsed
after a speech in Pueblo, Colo., during a national
speaking tour in support of the Treaty of
Versailles (vehr-SY’).
In 1932, the Spanish region of Catalonia
received a Charter of Autonomy (however, the
Charter was revoked by Francisco Franco at the
end of the Spanish Civil War).
In 1957, nine black students who’d been
forced to withdraw from Central High School in
Little Rock, Ark., because of unruly white crowds
were escorted to class by members of the U.S.
Army’s 101st Airborne Division.
In 1978, 144 people were killed when a Pacific
Southwest Airlines Boeing 727 and a private
plane collided over San Diego.
In 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor was sworn in
as the first female justice on the Supreme Court.
Ten years ago: American schoolchildren
escaped a rebel-held Ivory Coast city that was
under siege as U.S. special forces and French
troops moved in to rescue Westerners caught in
the West African nation’s bloody uprising.
Tropical Storm Isidore drenched the Gulf Coast.
Five years ago: Warren Jeffs, the leader of a
polygamous Mormon splinter group, was convicted in St. George, Utah, of being an accomplice to
rape for performing a wedding between a 19year-old man and a 14-year-old girl.
One year ago: Declaring they’d been detained
because of their nationality, not their actions,
Joshua Fattal and Shane Bauer, two American
hikers held for more than two years in an Iranian
prison, returned to the United States.
Today’s Birthdays: Broadcast journalist
Barbara Walters is 83. Folk singer Ian Tyson is
79. Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates is 69.
Actor Josh Taylor is 69. Actor Mark Hamill is 61.
Basketball Hall of Famer Bob McAdoo is 61.
Actor Colin Friels is 60. Actor Michael Madsen is
54. Actress Heather Locklear is 51. Actress Aida
Turturro is 50. Actor Tate Donovan is 49. TV personality Keely Shaye Smith is 49. Basketball Hall
of Famer Scottie Pippen is 47.
Thought for Today: “History is too serious to
be left to historians.” — Iain Macleod, British
politician (1913-1970).
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0% interest for everyone on
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4 miles east of Kenton
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BOB’S USED
AUTO CENTER
300 N. Main,
Dunkirk, Ohio
Toll free
1-866-759-9262
Buy Here, Pay Here
Is Our Specialty
BUYING JUNK, WRECKED and repairable cars and trucks. $50 $5,000. Kenny, 419-673-1283.
MA’S PRODUCE, KENTON— Season ends, September 29
LOW AUTO AND
HOME OWNER RATES
Red, Yellow Delicious,
Jonathon apples
Cole Humphrey
Insurance
419-634-8010
69 - Livestock for Sale
BUCKEYE’S FINEST SALE— Selling open heifers, bred heifers and
bred cows. Simmental, Sim/Angus
and Angus. Saturday, September 29,
1 pm at Rolling Hills Farms, Sales
Facility, 17838 CR 65, Belle Center,
Ohio. Catalog and videos online. Call
937-538-1329 or 937-538-1537.
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE
FRANK & ERNEST
KENTON TIMES – Page 9
Wyandot Motor Sales
08 Chev 4x4 $16,500
06 F-150 4x4 $11,900
Many under $5,000
New and Used Trailers
Rentals/Detailing/BHPH
Sept. Sales Event
All cars under $5,000
$1,000 down $250 per month
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Page 10 – KENTON TIMES Tuesday, September 25, 2012
SPORTS
Hardin
County’s
Kenton Times
More sports on pages 7,8
Rams finsh off Riverdale in three games
Times photo/José Nogueras
Play at the net
Ada’s Tori Wyss spikes the ball while Kenton’s Brooke
Bostelman and Samantha Kulhman go up in the air to make a
block attempt.
Ada defeats Wildcats
ADA — The host Bulldogs
defeated Kenton in four games
25-20, 18-25, 25-21, 25-22 in
a volleyball matchup of Hardin
County schools on Monday
night.
Brooke Bostelman led the
attack for the Wildcats, going
24 of 26 on the attack with 16
kills. She also had 4 solo
blocks and 14 digs defensively.
Also for Kenton, Caitlin
Johnson was 13 of 14 attacking with 5 kills and Akemi
Britton was 12 of 12 serving
with an ace.
Ada statistics were not
received.
Ada travels to Bluffton
tonight, while Kenton (1-12 on
the season) travels to Elida on
Thursday.
USV hires Kloepfer
as hoops mentor
McGUFFEY — The Upper Scioto Valley basketball
team has a new coach and it’s someone that Ram fans
are familiar with. After all he beat the Rams in each of
the last five seasons as the head coach at Vanlue.
The USV school board made it official on Monday, hiring Jeff Kloepfer as the new head coach of the Rams program.
Kloepfer has coached at Vanlue for the past five seasons, compiling a 78-29 record. Prior to coaching at
Vanlue he served at Liberty-Benton as an assistant in
the girls basketball program for 15 years.
McGUFFEY — Upper Scioto
Valley defeated Riverdale in
three games 25-12, 30-28, 2516 in a battle of Hardin County
rivals on Monday night.
USV is now 7-5 on the season, while Riverdale is 4-9.
Aspen Rose led the Ram
attack with 10 kills on 29
attempts. She also had 5 aces
and 17 points on 25 serves.
Sydney Williams had 5
blocks defensively, while setter
Mary Winegardner had 13
assists and 15 digs.
For
Riverdale,
Taylor
Farmer was 47 of 52 setting
with 10 assists, 8 of 9 serving
and 3 of 5 hitting; Brittany
Wetherill was 7 of 8 serving
with 7 points, 8 of 9 passing, 7
of 12 hitting and had 3 blocks
and Jordan York was 10 of 11
serving with 6 points, 6 of 8
passing, had 3 digs, was 9 of
10 hitting with 2 kills and
added 3 blocks.
Catlin Pauley was 3 of 6
serving with 2 aces, 6 of 9
passing, had 6 digs and was 9
of 12 hitting with 3 kills and 5
blocks; Ashlynn Walter was 3
of 3 passing and 2 of 2 hitting;
Bre Pickett was 5 of 6 serving,
had 4 digs and 3 of 4 hitting
with 2 kills.
Sierra Vaughan was 19 of
24 passing with 6 digs and 1 of
1 hitting; Laura Renteria was 7
of 8 serving with an ace, 8 of
13 passing with 9 digs and 3 of
4 hitting with 1 kill and
Kyndra Halcomb was 2 of 2
serving, 1 of 1 passing and 2 of
2 hitting.
USV travels to Ridgemont
today, while Riverdale hosts
Colonel Crawford.
On the attack
Times photo/José Nogueras
Upper Scioto Valley’s Ali Goldsmith sends
an attack toward Riverdale’s Brittany Wetherill
(27) and Taylor Farmer (7) during the matchup
between the two Hardin County schools on
Tuesday.
Indians blow lead in 5-4 loss to White Sox
CHICAGO (AP) — The
Cleveland Indians were in
position to hand the Chicago
White Sox another loss and
drop them into a tie for the
AL Central lead.
Zach McAllister pitched
effectively for six innings and
the Indians got 10 hits off
White Sox ace Chris Sale,
including Russ Canzler’s
tiebreaking two-run shot.
Then Adam Dunn found
his swing — and the Indians
were on their way to another
agonizing loss.
Dunn homered in consecutive plate appearances,
including a clutch three-run
shot in the eighth inning,
and the White Sox rallied for
a 5-4 victory on Monday that
kept them one game in front
of second-place Detroit in the
division.
Dunn’s last drive of the
night and No. 41 on the season came on an 0-2 pitch
from Vinnie Pestano (3-3),
who also walked to pinch-hitter Dan Johnson and yielded
an infield single to Kevin
Youkilis that went off third
baseman Jack Hannahan’s
glove.
“They beat our best guy
out of the ‘pen,” Cleveland
manager Manny Acta said.
“Unfortunately, walks got us
where we’re at right now, and
it hurt us again today.
The Indians dropped to
19-50 since the All-Star
break.
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