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Hardin County’s KENTON TIMES www.kentontimes.com Kenton, Ohio — Saturday, September 22, 2012 area high school football scores O-G . . . . . . . . . .52 Kenton . . . . . . .16 R’mont/USV to play at 3 p.m. today. Ada/Bluffton set for 1:30 p.m. in Ada Riverdale . . . . . .21 Buck Central . . .20 P-G . . . . . . . . . .40 H. Northern . . . . .0 Ben Logan/Tippecanoe 10 a.m. start USPS 584-440 50 cents Cooler for the weekend Today, cloudy to partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lower 60s. Sunday, partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. More weather P-5 Hardin County News by Hardin County People C M Y + Museum seeks public’s help to replace roof of historic barn By DAN ROBINSON Times staff writer Times photo/Dan Robinson Pumpkin prize Autumn Klesmit of Kenton picks a pumpkin during a visit to the Athauser Honey Farm. Autumn is one of the members of Karen Jesionowski’s first grade class at Kenton’s Espy School who visited the farm Friday morning. The Althauser farm will celebrate its annual Sweet Harvest Festival today and Sunday at the farm, located at 10718 TR 205, east of Kenton. Families are encouraged to pick pumpkins from the patches, learn about honey-making, play games and enjoy the gourds, Indian corn and other items available at the festival. Sniping from within own party adds to Romney’s struggles By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney struggled to steady his presidential campaign on Friday, buffeted by an outbreak of sniping among frustrated Republicans, fresh evidence of a slide in battleground state polls and President Barack Obama’s accusation that he was writing off “half the country” in pursuit of the White House. Republican running mate Paul Ryan drew boos at an AARP convention in New Orleans when he said Romney would repeal Obama’s health care law, which closed a gap in coverage for seniors’ prescription drugs. The Wisconsin congressman accused the administration of weakening Medicare and flinching from tough measures needed to stabilize Social Security’s finances, adding that the president has “put his own job security over your retirement security.” Obama rebutted Ryan’s charges point by point in a video appearance to the same audience. He said the Republican prescription for Medicare would mean “billions in new profits for insurance companies” and replacing guaranteed benefits with a voucher that would bring higher out of pocket costs for seniors. Romney campaigned in Nevada as aides released a 2011 federal income tax return showing he and his wife, Ann, paid $1.94 million in federal taxes last year on income of $13.7 million. Their effective tax rate was 14.1 per cent, lower than many families pay because most of the couple’s earnings come from investments. Romney continued to point to Obama’s recent remark that he had learned, after nearly four years as president, that he couldn’t change Washington from the inside. Although Obama went on to cite public involvement as a necessity for change, the Republican campaign framed the remark as an admission of failure. “Over history there have been people that have changed Washington from the inside,” Romney said in Las Vegas. “And they’ve done it effectively by showing leadership from the top. ... This president has not done that.” But there seemed no letup in the bad political news for Romney, hit by a barrage of it since he was seen on videotape saying that his job as a candidate is not to worry about the 47 percent of Americans whom he said pay no income taxes and see themselves as victims. In an interview taped for broadcast Sunday on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” Romney said of his campaign: “It doesn’t need a turnaround. We’ve got a campaign which is tied with an incumbent president to the United States.” Obama, for sure, was eager to keep the controversy alive. Campaigning in Woodbridge, Va., he defended himself against Romney’s jabs at his own statement that change is impossible from the inside in Washington. “It can’t happen if you write off half the nation before you even took office,” he said. According to Wall Street Journal/NBC News/Marist Poll surveys, the president has opened leads among likely voters of eight percentage points in Iowa, with 6 electoral votes, and margins of five percentage points each in Colorado (9 electoral votes) and Wisconsin (10.) Earlier surveys published this week pointed to leads for Obama in both Virginia, with 13 electoral votes, and Ohio, with 18. National polls have been far closer, including an AP-GfK survey this week that had it a statistical tie among likely voters. They have also suggested progress for Obama in terms of his handling of the economy, the No. 1 issue in the race. Romney’s allies point to a series of presidential debates beginning Oct. 3 as a chance to shake up the race. But for now, Romney’s troubles have sent shudders down ballot, where Republicans are in tough races that will settle the outcome for the struggle for control of the Senate this fall. Tommy Thompson, dropping in the polls in Wisconsin, said “the presidential thing is bound to have an impact on every election.” The barn at the Hardin County Historical Museum in Kenton may be the largest artifact in its collection and it is in need of repair to survive. Caretaker Tim Striker said the barn at the Hardin County Farm Museum, located just east of the fairgrounds, was built 100 years ago and has stood the test of time until recently. A effort is underway to help the county raise funding to have the large structure’s roof replaced and restored so the old barn can live a new productive century. The barn was built in 1912 or 1913, said Striker, after its predecessor was burned to the ground following a thunderstorm in July 1912. Workers witnessed the lightning bolt hit the 60 x 80 foot building at 5 p.m. No animals were killed in the following fire, said Striker, but 20 tons of hay were reportedly lost. A smaller barn was erected and was an important part of the community throughout the 20th century. When the fairgrounds was created in 1939, said Striker, the race track was located along Fairground Road on the northern part of the grounds. The curved lanes of the track can still be seen, he noted. Race horses for the track were kept in the barn’s stalls. Small trees and branches were cut into 8-inch sections and crowded on the floor of the stalls before being set in place with sand. The wooden sections were easier on the feet of the standing race horses then a harder surface, said Striker. In the back of the barn was a dairy. In recent years, the barn has not only served as a centerpiece to the farm museum, but also is used to store some of the artifacts in the museum’s collection. Extra display cases are kept on the mow area of the barn, along with pieces which date back to the earliest settlers in the county. But the cases and the artifacts are not as secure as they need to be, said Striker. While the structure remains Times photo/Dan Robinson Barn needs help Caretaker Tim Striker stands with the barn at the Hardin County Farm Museum. The missing shingles of the roof can be seen behind him. strong at this time, the roof needs attention. “The nails in the roof are 100 years old and rusting away,” said Striker. “Any farmer will tell you once a roof starts going bad, it doesn’t take long for the barn to suffer.” The museum buildings and property belong to the county, said Striker. He and his wife, Lisa, rent the house and two acres of land from the county. The museum board has to find money to maintain the buildings they lease from the county for the SullivanJohnson Museum and the Farm Museum, but, said Striker, the estimated $23,000 for the big barn roof is beyond their budget. Since the barn is owned by the county, said Striker, regulations need to be followed to meet state code in the repair/replacement, which The nails holding the shingles to the 100-yearold building are rusting off, said Striker, and presenting a concern for not only the future of the historical barn, but for the artifacts stored inside. forces the cost above commercial rates. The commissioners have been supportive of the effort to repair the barn, but Striker said the board realizes funding is limited. In response, they set up a fund to allow donors to “Buy A Shingle” from the barn during the fair. Striker said about $700 was given to offset the cost of the project. The falling shingles come at a time when the old barn in seeing a breath of life, said Striker. The Kenton FFA has begun using the barn for classes to educate young people on agriculture. The chapter has also used some of the farmland for test crops. He said all FFA chapters are soon to be invited to use the barn and grounds and he envisions a time when larger FFA projects can be displayed on the farm ground for fair visitors to view. The museum board will be giving presentations to corporate, business and community sponsors and looking to the public for help. The cost of repairing the roof may seem difficult to secure, said Striker, but not when it is taken into consideration with the historical value of the building. “The population of Hardin County is about 33,000 people,” said Striker. “If every person in the county gave one dollar, we would have enough money for the roof and to paint the barn. If we don’t do something, we can lose the barn and then there will be no place to store the artifacts. We could have to sell some of them and I don’t want to see any of that happen.” More information on how to donate to the barn renovation fund may be found at the Hardin County Museums at 419-673-7147. Kasich sounds warning note over economy COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. John Kasich warned Friday that Ohio’s economy is not as strong as he would like and he’s seeing signs of a possible slowdown. Kasich said he’s concerned that businesses are in a holding pattern until after the election and that the state won’t continue to see gains. He said too many people are still out of work to celebrate the state’s 7.2 percent unemployment rate, unchanged for the past three months but still well below the national rate of 8.1 percent. “As I look at the velocity of the jobs, we’re starting to see signs that are not good,” Kasich told The Associated Press on Friday. He added: “I want the people of my state to know that I just have deep concerns going forward about where we are and where we could end up.” He said the pipeline of possible jobs coming to Ohio isn’t as strong as it was a year ago. He cited an overseas company planning on bringing 800 jobs to the state, yet a final decision continues to be put off. Kasich, a Republican and Mitt Romney supporter, said he was not wading into the presidential campaign with his comments. He said he believes Ohio would do better under Romney, and he criticized what he called the “headwinds” of uncertainty over debt, taxes and regulations. “But I also believe that if it doesn’t go that way we can’t be paralyzed, we just can’t rub our hands and cry in our beer,” Kasich said. Kasich’s “doom and gloom message” won’t resonate in the state because Ohio is continuing to recover from the recession, Obama spokeswoman Jessica Kershaw said in a statement. Kasich made his comments returning from Cambridge where glass insulating company Quanex announced it was adding 162 jobs to its existing 170 employees. The state provided incentives to the company including tax credits, Kasich spokesman Rob Nichols said. The state Department of Job and Family Services said Friday that seasonally adjusted joblessness in Ohio was again 7.2 percent in August, staying at its lowest level since September 2008. The state’s non-farm payrolls dropped by 2,000 compared with July’s figures. Ohio’s rate has remained about 1 point below national unemployment rate, which dropped from 8.3 percent in July to 8.1 percent in August. The number of unemployed Ohio workers dropped by about 5,000, from 418,000 in July to 413,000 last month. Kasich noted the state has 123,000 more jobs than January 2011, when he took office. But he also questioned the strength of the auto recovery in the state, saying the state has 500 fewer overall auto assembly and parts jobs over the same period. There has been good automotive news recently, he said, but the industry’s overall footprint is smaller. Libyans storm militia in backlash of attack on U.S. BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Hundreds of protesters stormed the compound of one of Libya’s strongest armed Islamic extremist groups Friday, evicting militiamen and setting fire to their building as the attack that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans sparked a public backlash against armed groups that run rampant in the country and defy the country’s new, post-Moammar Gadhafi leadership. Armed men at the administrative center for the Ansar alShariah militia, suspected to have led the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Benghazi consulate, first fired in the air to disperse the crowd, but eventually withdrew from the site with their weapons and vehicles after it was surrounded by waves of protesters shouting “No to militias.” “I don’t want to see armed men wearing Afghani-style clothes stopping me in the street to give me orders, I only want to see people in uniform,” said Omar Mohammed, a university student who took part in the takeover, which protesters said was done in support of the army and police. No deaths were reported in the incident, which came after tens of thousands marched in Benghazi in a rally against armed militias. . For many Libyans, last week’s attack on the U.S. Consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi was the last straw with one of the biggest problems Libya has faced since Gadhafi’s ouster and death around a year ago — the multiple mini-armies that with their arsenals of machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades are stronger than the regular armed forces and police. The militias, a legacy of the rag-tag popular forces that fought Gadhafi’s regime, tout themselves as protectors of Libya’s revolution, providing security where police cannot. But many say they act like gangs, detaining and intimidating rivals and carrying out killings. Militias made up of Islamic radicals are notorious for attacks on Muslims who don’t abide by their hardline ideology. Officials and witnesses say fighters from Ansar alShariah led the attack on the U.S. consulate. Page 2 – KENTON TIMES Saturday, September 22, 2012 hardin county historical museums’ Byroads & Bygones ‘Hardin County’s on fire’ By GLORIA PATTON Ronald I. Marvin Jr., who is now the curator of the Wyandot County Historical Museum, has recently compiled a publication for the Hardin County Genealogy Society, entitled “Hardin County’s on Fire.” It was complied from articles in local newspapers including: The Kenton Democrat, The Kenton Daily Democrat, The Hardin County Weekly Republican, The Kenton Weekly Republican and The University Herald (Ada). The following is, word for word, one of the stories in Mr. Marvin’s publication. ––––– (The Kenton Republican-March 11, 1853) Destructive Fire! Our citizens were aroused this morning by the cry of the Court House on fire -- Our citizens were prompt to the call, and with their united efforts, they could not save the building, and the books of the Auditor, and some of the Clerks were lost . --*** The ladies, (God HELP them), were on hand carrying water, and doing all they could to extinguish the spreading flames supposed to be the work of incendiary. The above is from the Kenton Expositor, and is certainly one of the most comprehensive literary efforts the genius of that concern has ever been guilty of. -- We have but a single object in alluding to the paragraph. -And that object is to correct some of its falsehoods, lest the “good people” of the county be misled. The “Expositor” gravely asserts that “our citizens were aroused this morning by the cry of the COURT HOUSE on fire.” This is shamefully false! Because, if necessary, we can procure more than a hundred witnesses who would be willing to testify that to the “best of their knowledge and belief,” the Court House did not utter a single syllable about the fire that was so eagerly devouring its fair proportions! Not a work of condemnation or approval did the old residenter say on the subject! - “Some of the Clerks were lost,” says the “Expositor.” This is too bad! We have not heard even the least suspicion that anybody was the worse of the disaster either in limb or wind -- and as there is nobody “missing,” the inference is strong that the misrepresentation is mainly the result of the editor’s habit of lying. -- But the most slanderous and malignant part of the article is that which insinuates (we submit the question to a “candid world” whether it would not have been more manly had the editor made the charge direct) that the fire was “supposed to be the work of -- incendiary!” Horrible! Thus to slander a man “behind his back” -- for when the editor deliberately wrote this, he knew as well as any critter living, that Mr. Incendiary left these parts last year in company with the “fall races!” “O shame! Where is they blush!” Nota Bena. -- The ladies will please take notice that they are under special obligation to the “Expositor” Divine for his petitioning before the Throne of Grace in their behalf. Thanks Ron! ––––– The Hardin County Historical Museum is a non profit organization and it has no main source of income. However, the museum does have expenses and other things that cost money. Please help us keep this beautiful museum up and running well into the future. Your donation of time and/or money will be put to good use, and will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. The Hardin County Historical Museum, 223 N. Main St., Kenton, Ohio 43326; phone 419-673-7147; Linda Iams, museum director; Tim Striker, farm museum curator; Bob Bailey, Kathleen Blumenschine, Charlene Hilty, Jessi Riegle, Sue Sanders, Tim Striker, Barb Wood, and Vern Woodruff, Board Of Directors. Certified fishing instructor workshop set Oct. 27 FINDLAY — Spaces are still available for adults, groups, or conservation clubs who have a sincere interest in taking kids fishing and want to become certified fishing instructors, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. A free workshop is available on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Wildlife District Two, 952 Lima Ave., Findlay. Passport to Fishing is a one-day instructor training program that qualifies individuals to become Division of Wildlife certified fishing instructors, similar to a hunter education instructor. All participants will need to pass a background check before being certified. Passport to Fishing was developed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and adopted by the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation. Workshops teach volunteers the basics of fishing and how to run a four-station fishing program with a fishing event. These instructors then go back to their communities, with a written curriculum and training aids, to teach youngsters and beginning anglers the basics of fishing. To register for the workshop, call Linda at 419-429-8347. For additional class information, visit www.wildohio.com. Althauser Honey Farms Loretta in wheelchair after surgery By LOVINA EICHER I decided to write this column while my red beets are cooking. I cook them long enough so that the skin peels off easily. I want to make pickled red beets to put in cans. We will serve those for lunch when we have church services next spring. I also have several more buckets of tomatoes ready to put into juice. With these tomatoes I’ll have well over 100 quarts of juice canned already along with 80 pints of salsa so far. I’ll keep putting tomatoes into jars until it frosts which I am expecting early this year. Daughter Loretta’s surgery went well on Monday. She has hard casts on both legs up to her knees. She isn’t allowed to put weight onto her feet for four weeks until the casts are removed. She will then have walking casts for 2 to 4 weeks and will need therapy. During that time we want to go get her AFO (ankle-foot orthotic) braces ordered. That way they will be ready when the walking casts are off. Loretta is in a wheelchair so she needs help to get to bed and to the bathroom. Time is already going slow for her but plans are to go back to school next Tuesday. There isn’t any school on Monday so she’ll have an extra day home. The school will send a handicapped bus so it will be easier to get her wheelchair off. Our fourth cutting of hay The Amish Cook was put in last night. Hay prices are still very high. Jacob, Emma, and family and Elizabeth’s friend Timothy and Susan’s friend Mose assisted us with the hay. For supper we had barbecued hamburger and ribs, potatoes, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, green peppers, and ice cream cake. The ice cream cake was brought by Jacob’s in honor of their oldest daughter Elizabeth’s 16th birthday. It is something different for Emma and Jacob to have a child old enough to be with the youth. (Editor’s Note: at age 16, Amish children are able to attend the young person’s gatherings) Joe doesn’t have work tomorrow so he plans to till up the garden parts that are done for the year. Tonight he will go fishing with Timothy. That is always relaxing to him and especially with the hay being in the barn. Sunday we attended church in a neighboring community that brother Albert’s lives in. We attended the bap- ‘Energy Economics’ seminar slated at ONU ADA — The Ohio Northern University T.J. Smull College of Engineering will host a seminar, “Energy Economics – Keeping the Lights On,” at The Inn on the campus of ONU on Friday, Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.m. Jan Klaiss, a senior planning analyst at Consolidated Edison (ConEd) in New York City, will be the featured speaker. This event will concentrate on the economics of the energy industry and its impact on the field of engineering. Klaiss’ presentation will cover how energy economics has gone from focusing on the supply of electricity (in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s) to today’s demand for electricity, along with how deregulation has pushed the change. The presentation also will cover the confusion about how to approach supply to grid to demand. Klaiss graduated from ONU in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineer- Psychedelic mushrooms seized TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Toledo police say more than 135 pounds of psychedelic mushrooms seized from several northwest Ohio homes have an estimated value of $3.1 million. Three men have been charged with drug-related felony counts in connection with the alleged growing operation. It was discovered early this week by police responding to a report of a burglary at a Toledo home. Police said they believe the growing operation had been ongoing for several years and that the distribution extended beyond the city, though they declined to share details. Saturday, Sept. 22nd Sunday, Sept. 23rd 9AM - 4 PM Come Out To The Country And Enjoy The Season! • U-Pick Pumpkins • Honey • Beeswax Candles • Beeswax Decorations • Ornamental Gourds • Indian Corn 10718 TR 205 Kenton, OH 419-673-0637 Watch for signs on SR 67 & 309 about 5 miles east of Kenton Findlay Sawmill Lima SR 309 N SR 68 Bellefontaine Kenton SR 31 Sweet Harvest TR 205 SR 309 Marysville Marion SATURDAY, SEPT. 22 Upper Scioto Valley Board of Education – 9 a.m., USV School, McGuffey; work session with closed session to discuss pending or imminent court action MONDAY, SEPT. 24 Kenton Board of Education – 7 p.m., board of education office Kenton City Council – 7:30 p.m., chambers Upper Scioto Valley Board of Education – 6:30 p.m., McGuffey Riverdale Board of Education – 7 p.m., board meeting room in Central Office Apollo Career Center Board – 8 p.m., Lima Family and Children First meeting – 1:30 p.m., Hardin County Job and Family Services, second floor conference room, 175 W. Franklin St., Kenton Dunkirk Board of Public Affairs – 5 p.m., town hall Buck Township trustees – 6 p.m., meeting room at Kenton Fire Department Marion Township trustees – 7 p.m., township hall McDonald Township trustees – 7:30 p.m., township hall Roundhead Township trustees – 7:30 p.m., township hall Northern Hardin County Fire District – 7:30 p.m., Blanchard-Dunkirk EMS building Blanchard Dunkirk Washington Joint Ambulance District Board – 8:30 p.m., EMS building 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., high school library Forest council – 6 p.m., chambers; speical meeting to approve funding for a water line project Hardin County Council On Aging SERVICES WE OFFER: • Adult Day Care • TransportationCall 419-675-3610 • Homemaker • Chore Services • Information & Referrals • Outreach • Socialization Funded in part by ODOT, PSA3 Passport, United Way and Donations. Upper Sandusky SR 67 SR 68 civic agenda ing. He then earned a master’s degree from Miami University. Early in his career, Klaiss worked within the power utility industry at Bechtel Power Corporation and Pennsylvania Power and Light before becoming a financial consultant at Smith Barney and other financial services firms. He returned to the power utility industry when he joined ConEd in 2007. The cost for the seminar is $15, and the deadline for registration is Oct. 2. Individuals can RSVP online at onualumnicommunity.com. This presentation is being presented in conjunction with ONU’s Homecoming 2012 and is the first in a series of seminars and workshops that will focus on the topic of advanced energy. The college’s Advanced Energy Program is sponsored in part by a grant from the American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation. Happy 99th Birthday Great Grandma Dukee Arlene Rall tismal services for Albert’s daughter Irene. We hired a driver to take us as it was 22 miles from our house. We have three wedding invitations on our refrigerator. Congratulations go to Delmar and Polly who will be united in marriage on Sept. 19. Also to Clyde and Dora who will unite their lives as one on Sept. 27. Both the grooms work at the same factory as Joe does. And we were surprised to receive an invitation to the wedding of Menno and Maggie on Oct. 6. Menno’s father, Leander, would be a cousin to Joe. They grew up together and made many memories. We wish God’s blessings to all the couples and wish them many happy health years together. It seems short years ago that our own wedding day was and it has already been 19 years. On a sadder note our thoughts travel to dear Mother’s death 10 years ago on Sept. 17. I often wish my younger children would have been able to meet their grand- mother. She was a wonderful person and will always be greatly missed. I will say the words she often said “God makes no mistakes.” With us being in the middle of salsa season, I thought I’d share my recipe. After making the salsa, I can make mine so it keeps longer. But you can freeze this and you can also cut the recipe way down to family size and serve immediately, this doesn’t have to be stored. HOMEMADE SALSA 14 pounds of tomatoes, scalded, peeled and cut up 10 green peppers, chopped 5 cups onions, chopped 1 cup vinegar 2 ounces of hot peppers, chopped 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup salt 2 teaspoons oregano flakes 3 teaspoons chili powder 1 teaspoon garlic powder 10 tablespoons Clear Jel (mixed with 3 cups water) In a saucepan, mix all of the above ingredients, except for the Clear Jel. Cook contents of saucepan on low heat on the stove top for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. In a separate bowl, mix Clear-Jel and water and stir until dissolved. Add the Clear-Jel mixture and cook for 5 more minutes. If you are canning the salsa, cold-pack it for 20 minutes. Or freeze it for use later. If you are making a smaller batch, cool to room temperature and serve. 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Business www.kentontimes.com Saturday, September 22, 2012 KENTON TIMES – Page 3 Send business news to the Kenton Times, PO Box 230, Kenton 43326; phone 419-674-4066 or e-mail [email protected] Stocks Alliance slip in late Access trading Freed Center is a gem in our own backyards By ANNETTA SHIRK Director of Chamber and Tourism Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance Ohio Northern University's Freed Center for the Performing Arts offers a spectacular cultural experience for Hardin County residents. And best of all, it's in our own backyard! For more than 20 years, the Freed Center for the Performing Arts has delivered world-class entertainment to Ohio Northern University and the surrounding region. From Shakespeare to Sondheim, and everything in between, the Freed Center brings the arts alive. The Freed Center is a state-of-the-art facility housing the Department of Communication and Theatre Arts (http://www.onu.edu/academics/getty_college_arts_sciences/are as_study/communication_arts) as well as two theatres and an art gallery. The Biggs Theatre is a 551 seat theatre with a stage that has welcomed legends of stage and screen. The Stambaugh Studio Theatre is a 136 seat flexible-seating black box for smaller, more intimate performances. The art gallery, Stambaugh Studio Gallery, is free and open to the public, daily from noon to 5 pm while school is in session. The Stambaugh Gallery is also open prior to events held at the Freed Center. The 2012-2013 season includes three new series: The Main Stage Headliner Series, the Studio Series and the Art Lover Series. The Main Stage Headliner Series will feature comedy, music and drama. The Studio Series will present new and emerging artists from around the world. You may not have heard their names, but you will be impressed by their artistry. The Art Lover Series includes all of the main-stage headliners, the Studio Series and all of the in-house productions. These feature the talented students of ONU, including theatre, musical theatre, music and dance, and includes favorite such as the "ONU Holiday Spectacular." The Freed Center offers outstanding family events as well as many educational opportunities throughout the season. They have brought many children's books to their stage, such as "Magic Tree House," "The Musical," "The Velveteen Rabbit," and "The Magic School Bus." So when you are looking for something to do, look no further than Ohio Northern University's Freed Center for the performing Arts. For a complete schedule or more information, visit www.freedcenter.com or contact the Freed Center Box Office at 419-7721900. The Alliance's Calendar of Events at www.hardinohio.org also includes more information about each of the Freed Center performances. Rate increases for most WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment rates rose in more than half of U.S. states last month, the latest evidence that hiring remains tepid across the country. The Labor Department said Friday that rates increased in 26 states. They fell in 12 states and were unchanged in the other 12. Unemployment also rose in seven of the 11 key swing states in this year’s presidential election. Nationwide, employers added only 96,000 jobs in August. That’s below July’s gain of 141,000 and the average of 226,000 jobs a month added in the January-March quarter. Stocks of local interest Dow-Jones Industrial Average 13,593.37 9/21/12 13,579.47 Closing Closing 9/14/12 9/21/12 American Electric Power 43.66 44.01 Boeing 71.28 69.97 Cisco Systems 19.49 18.90 Coca Cola 38.12 38.03 Consolidated Edison 59.81 59.10 Dell Computers 10.83 10.37 Ford Motors 10.53 10.40 General Electric 22.11 22.53 Honda Motor Ltd. 34.70 33.34 Huntington Bankshares 7.20 6.94 International Paper 35.52 35.51 J.P. Morgan Chase 41.57 40.88 Kroger Company 23.80 23.68 Lowe’s 29.40 30.19 McDonalds Corp. 91.70 93.71 Occidental Petroleum 91.95 87.39 Procter & Gamble 68.16 69.42 Rockwell Automation 70.81 71.82 Sprint Nextel 5.26 5.65 United Technologies 82.45 80.75 Wal-Mart 74.50 74.45 Windstream 10.78 10.93 Quotations courtesy of Edward Jones, Kenton 9/14/12 –13.90 Change +.35 –1.31 –.59 –.09 –.71 –.46 –.13 +.42 –1.36 –.26 –.01 –.69 –.12 +.79 +2.01 –4.56 +.26 +1.01 +.39 –1.70 –.05 +.15 NEW YORK (AP) — The market took a recess Friday from the Fed rally. Stocks have been pushing higher for weeks, not because investors think the economy is healed but because of expectations, then confirmation, that the Federal Reserve would step in and try to fix it. Most of Friday seemed like another day in the Fed rally, which began in earnest early this month, until stocks slipped in the late afternoon. The Dow Jones industrial average rose as much as 50 points before falling into the red in the last half-hour of trading. It’s just the fourth day in September that the Dow hasn’t managed a gain. Still, the declines were small. The Dow lost 17.46 points, or 0.1 percent, to 13,579.47. The Standard & Poor’s 500 fell in the final minutes of trading, closing down a minuscule 0.11 point, or 0.01 percent, to 1,460.15. The other main index, the Nasdaq composite, rose four points, or 0.1 percent, to 3,179.96. Despite the Friday blip, stocks are still much higher than might be expected for such a morose economy. This month, the Dow and the S&P started trading at levels not seen since December 2007, nine months before the fall of Lehman Brothers investment bank. Since the start of June, the Dow has popped nearly 1,200 points. But the stock market’s party mode doesn’t mean the underlying economy is healed — far from it. The summer rally is mostly the result of vows by the Federal Reserve and other central banks, like the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank, to do more to try to help. But the promises are also an unsettling reminder: The central banks think the economy is so bad that it can’t bounce back on its own. “It’s just a big illusion,” said Bob Phillips, managing partner at Spectrum Management Group in Indianapolis. The economy, he said, is still a “no man’s land” plagued by high unemployment and slow growth. The signs were obvious Friday: The Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate rose in 26 states last month. The World Trade Organization cut its estimates for growth in global trade for this year and next. In Europe, Spain was reportedly close to asking for a bailout from Europe. The finance minister of Germany, which has paid for much of the previous bailouts, shot back that Spain doesn’t need it. It’s all a reminder that there’s only so much the Fed can do. It can’t fix the fiscal cliff facing the U.S. government, the higher taxes and government spending cuts that take effect next year unless Congress acts. Others worry that the Fed has used up all the tricks that have previously fueled the stock market. Times photo/Dan Robinson DuttDohs opens Dustin Martino, owner of DuttDoh’s Wings and Things, stands by his new restaurant located at 836 E. Franklin St. in Kenton. The restaurant specializes in wings and offers 10 varieties of sauces to use with them. There are also daily specials, burgers and sandwiches, along with ice cream specialties. DuttDoh’s Wings and Things will be open year-long, said Martino, with hours 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Wednesday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Kroger adds clothing to shopping list NEW YORK (AP) — Add a pair of blue jeans to the grocery list. Shoppers at a remodeled Kroger store in Mansfield, Ohio, are now able to buy clothing in addition to food, gas and furniture. The nation’s largest traditional supermarket chain says it is the first time one of its namesake stores sells clothing. “It’s a one-store test. We’ll see how that goes and make decisions based on customer feedback,” said Keith Dailey, a spokesman for The Kroger Co. The test comes as traditional supermarkets struggle to compete with big-box retailers such as Target Corp. and WalMart Stores Inc., which have expanded their food sections and draw shoppers with low prices. Traditional supermarkets now account for 51 percent of grocery sales, down from 66 percent in 2000, according to UBS Investment Research. To hang onto customers, Kroger has been working to improve the shopping experience and differentiate itself from the pack. For example, the company has cut down on checkout wait times and offers a loyalty program that offers customers discounts base on their past purchases. In select locations, it also has “cheese masters,” or associates who wear red jackets and offer customers expertise on cheese selections. The clothing section at the Kroger Marketplace in Mansfield has shoes, jewelry and undergarments, including brands such as Skechers, Hanes and Levi’s. Kroger’s “Marketplace” locations are larger than its typical grocery stores, and sell car parts and furniture in addition to groceries. Dailey said the development of Kroger Marketplace has been helped by the company’s acquisition of Fred Meyer in 1999. 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Opinions Page 4 – KENTON TIMES Saturday, September 22, 2012 www.kentontimes.com Send reader editorials to the Kenton Times, PO Box 230, Kenton 43326; e-mail [email protected] independent’s eye Are Democratic moles bringing down Romney? It just HAS to be how it happened: TO: Bob Shrum, James Carville, Ed Schultz and Democratic National Committee staff. FROM: Howard Schmidlap, President, Political Sandbaggers Corp., Oriskiny Falls, N.Y. RE: Your success as moles in the Romney campaign. Kudos to all of you. As America's most successful political sabotage expert, I need to congratulate you on how we've gotten the Romney campaign to do precisely what we needed to maximize Barack Obama's re-election chances this fall. If Obama himself had given Romney detailed instructions, we couldn't be happier. First, Bob Shrum: I admired your work on John Kerry's Presidential campaign, love your insightful commentary as a cable TV liberal talking head and your excellent column in The Week magazine. But I admire far MORE your willingness to shave, slap on that white wig and slip into that pink-flowered dress disguised as Barbara Bush so you could plant a few ideas in Mitt's head. In your three hour-long visits with Romney and his wife Anne, you as Barbara often talked about 47 percent of Obama supporters not paying taxes and being dependent on the government and how they'd not vote for the GOP. This stuck in his mind... he parroted you at a Florida fundraiser, it was secretly taped, and published via Mother Jones to result in what Republican David Frum called "the worst presidentialcandidate gaffe since Gerald Ford announced in 1976 that 'there is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe.'" Bob, I know it was painful and difficult squeezing into that Fingerhut girdle, but it Joe Gandelman Syndicated columnist would have been worse if you were Chris Christie. I promise you'll never be asked to do that again. And, hey, Ed Schultz. Yours truly and others often have remarked how at times your voice almost sounds like Rush Limbaugh's. Your late night calls to Romney on phones using a fake Rush Limbaugh caller I.D. imitating Rush and telling Romney he needed to immediately get much more aggressive with Obama was masterful. What else could explain his damaging, self-destructive reaction to the tragic events in Egypt and Libya? Also, your advice to him to refer to the Democratic Party as the "Democrat Party" was brilliant. Republicans use that name because they know Democrats don't like it. But it turns off many centrist Democrats and independents. CNN's Don Lemon recently told a Republican guest who used it to use the party's real name. Each time Romney uses it he pegs himself as just one more tiresome partisan pol, creating a barrier with some independent voters. Ed: I have some criticism from what I saw on the tape, however. Rush would never go on and on about those brave union workers resisting Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin. Still, Romney seemed to think you were the real Rush. He kept saying, "Yes, Master..." Either he thought you were Rush Limbaugh or Sherman Adelson. James Carville: The makeup artist Steven Spielberg sent us did a topnotch job in making you look like Romney advisor Stuart Steven's assistant who was eating dinner at Jack in the Box. Your presence in the room and convincing arguments that Romney absolutely had to call a late night press conference to respond to the Mothers Jones video and not back down from his comments did the trick! It made things worse. DNC staff: Thanks a zillion for the phrase snippets you suggested our operatives get GOPers to use that would turn off Latino, women, African-American and independent voters in droves. They went after them like a fish after a baited hook. FYI: Some old guy with a blue Mohawk and nose piercings is hanging around Obama headquarters talking to David Axelrod and trying to give him advice. There was something about his twisted lip and perpetually nauseated look when he talked. I have to call Axelrod. I think it was Dick Cheney. Love, Howard P.S.: Just got off the phone with Axlerod and we need someone to get Romney to say something so he loses the first debate. Bob: I really hate to ask you this, but slip into your Barbara Bush disguise ASAP and convince Romney to cock his head and say, "There you go again!" ––––– Joe Gandelman is a veteran journalist who wrote for newspapers overseas and in the United States. He has appeared on cable news show political panels and is Editorin-Chief of The Moderate Voice, an Internet hub for independents, centrists and moderates. Copyright 2012 Joe Gandelman making sense Obama a blamer in chief; U.S. needs a stand-up guy Barack Obama has become America's blamer in chief. He and his administration spent last weekend blaming the explosion of violence against America in the Middle East on a moronic anti-Muhammad video that's been on YouTube for months. His United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice made the rounds of the Sunday morning news shows, where she made an absolute idiot of herself. Apparently auditioning for the secretary of state job in - God forbid -- a second Obama administration, Rice insisted that the "spontaneous" Islamic rage that killed our ambassador in Libya and three other Americans was caused not by the failures of her boss but by an amateur movie made by some nut in California. KENTON TIMES Phone 419-674-4066 201 E. Columbus, Kenton, Ohio 43326. Published daily except Sundays and the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Members of Associated Press, Ohio Newspaper Association and Inland Daily Press Association. Subscription rates: Single copy 50 cents. Carrier delivery rate $129.36 per year and motor route delivery rate $144.76 per year (monthly collection basis). By mail in Hardin County $163.24 per year. Outside Hardin County, rate based on postal zone. Second class postage paid by Kenton, Ohio, 43326, according to current postal requirements. Ray F. Barnes............founder Jeff Barnes.............publisher Tim Thomas.................editor Michael Reagan Political consultant This tragic episode once again proves that the incompetenc e of this president is not limited to the home front, where the economy stagnates and deficits and gas prices soar. In the Middle East, Obama and his Chicago Gang have confused our friends and emboldened our enemies with a foreign policy that has been a mix of ineptness, appeasement and naivete. Remember when Obama boasted in Cairo that the Muslim world was going to fall in love with the USA because it had just elected a president who had generations of Muslims in his ancestry? Boy, the Muslims in Libya and Egypt sure have a strange way of showing their love for America. Obama's cowering reaction to the Middle East crisis -- and his refusal to man-up and act like the president of the United States -- begs the question: "What would Ronald Reagan do?" My dad knew how good the nuts in California were at making bad movies. But he certainly would never have blamed a motion picture or a trailer on YouTube for what's going on in th e Middle East. When the Marine barracks were blown up in Lebanon in 1983, Ronald Reagan didn't blame it on anyone else. He accepted responsibility for the Marines dying. But he also used the event to come on TV and talk to the American people and explain why it was so important for us to be in the Middle East. What did this president do when our invaluable Libyan ambassador Chris Stevens was assassinated in a wellplanned attack by Muslim extremists? He went to Vegas for a fundraiser event and made another political speech. Being president of the United States is not about being a good guy to play hoops with, or to have a cold beer with -- it's about being able to take a position of leadership when trouble comes. It means standing up for American values like freedom of speech, not apologizing for them. And it means standing up for our policies in the Middle East, not throwing them overboard whenever they are challenged. President Obama is a glaring sign of the absolute weakening of America. You might call what he has been doing "The Wussification of the White House." But blaming what happened in Libya and Egypt on a YouTube trailer is not just cowardly, it's absurd. Next week Obama will be blaming the 1992 Disney movie "Aladdin" for inciting Muslim mobs to burn down KFC stores or kill Americans. Mr. President, when trouble came our way my father manned up. It's time for you to do the same. "Let's roll." ––––– Michael Reagan is the son of President Ronald Reagan, a political consultant and the founder and chairman of The Reagan Group and president of The Reagan Legacy Foundation. Send comments to [email protected]. Copyright 2012 Michael Reagan dear abby Not making music together DEAR ABBY: I'm 15 and I really like this boy, but I can't find the courage to ask him out. I'm pretty sure he likes me, too, because whenever we're together he holds my hand or puts his arms around me. He has a great smile and personality. We have many things in common, such as we both play an instrument, we make each other laugh and we're both close with our families. What I don't understand is why he hasn't made a move yet to ask me out. -- NEEDS LOVE HELP DEAR NEEDS LOVE HELP: I can think of a few reasons, and none of them have anything to do with how much he likes you. He may not be able to afford to ask you out, he may feel shy, he may not feel ready to date, or his parents may prefer that he concentrate on something other than romance. Some teens get around this by socializing in groups, so instead of asking him "out," consider asking if he'd like to join you and a group of your friends sometime. ––––– DEAR ABBY: I'm an 18year-old woman who lives at home with my parents. I have been seeing an amazing person for a while now. There is just one problem. My mother has decided to put "rules" on our relationship. By rules, I mean: a curfew, how often I see him, where I am to be with him and various other things. Also, she randomly blurts out that I am "never to move in with him Jeanne Phillips Syndicated columnist until I am married." I don't plan on moving in with him until we both have our college degrees. I am technically an adult, which means to me that I can make my own decisions and suffer the consequences if there are any. I know I live in my parents' home. I follow their rules and respect their wishes -- but this is a bit extreme, don't you think? Abby, please advise me on how to explain to my mom that I'm an adult and not a newborn baby as she regards me? -- NOT A CHILD ANYMORE IN OHIO DEAR NOT A CHILD: Although you may be an adult in the eyes of the law in Ohio, you are not INDEPENDENT. As long as you are dependent upon your parents for shelter, food or anything else there is a price you will have to pay. In this case, the price you are paying is your mother's loving but hawklike supervision. And if you think you or I can talk her out of it, you're dreaming. ––––– DEAR ABBY: My wife and I were invited to my brother's wedding, and we accepted. Later, my brother asked me to be a groomsman. My wife is upset because I didn't ask her if she minded that I'll be in the wedding and I will walk down the aisle with one of the bridesmaids. She feels that my walking with another woman is a "date" and disrespectful to her. Is it proper wedding etiquette to accept an invitation to be in a wedding if you are married? -GROOMSMAN IN THE SOUTH DEAR GROOMSMAN: It is very common for the brother of the groom to be in his wedding party -- and marital status has nothing to do with it. Escorting an assigned bridesmaid to and from the altar is NOT a "date," nor is it disrespectful to your wife, who may really be upset because she wasn't also asked to be part of the wedding party. ––––– Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. ––––– For an excellent guide to becoming a better conversationalist and a more sociable person, order "How to Be Popular." Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Popularity Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 610540447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.) Copyright 2012 Universal Uclick other views Security for U.S. embassies The Associated Press Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States: ——— Sept. 18 The Journal, Martinsburg, W.Va., on foreign aid: Dispatching Navy vessels armed with cruise missiles to take station off the coast of Libya and sending 50 more Marines to protect the U.S. embassy in Tripoli probably were necessary to safeguard American diplomatic personnel in that country. Four of them already have died at the hands of Islamic extremists who attacked the U.S. embassy in Benghazi recently. U.S. officials are investigating whether the assault and rioting at the American embassy in Cairo were part of a campaign of violence organized by Muslim terrorist groups. If so, it will be nothing new. Terrorists such as those in al-Qaida have made scores of attacks and claimed hundreds of victims throughout the world since Sept. 11, 2001. But the military response to violence in Libya must be a limited one. Even if the United States had the military resources to send such forces to embassies in every country where Islamic terrorists might attack, the sovereign nations involved would not tolerate such presences for long. Traditionally, it has been the responsibility of countries hosting embassies from other nations to keep them and their personnel safe. There are indi- cations the Libyan government attempted to do so in Benghazi, but failed in the face of an enormous, well-armed mob. Still, U.S. policy should rest on a demand that countries where we have embassies take their safety seriously. If that is not done, the embassies should be closed. They are staffed by diplomats, not soldiers, who should not be exposed to unnecessary danger. ——— Sept. 15 The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Miss., on re-assessing anti-terrorism efforts: Eleven years after the 9/11 attacks, regular reminders about that awful day persist, whenever you pass through an airport, see the altered Manhattan skyline or hear about the latest casualties in Afghanistan. Less visibly, millions of security cameras track your movements, and the government has amassed vast powers to snoop on you. But the palpable sense of fear that gripped the nation has dissipated, and terrorism has taken a back seat to the economy and other issues in the presidential campaign, something that would have been unimaginable in the fall of 2001. As important as the economy is, terrorism shouldn’t be relegated to an afterthought. Of the many things done following 9/11, some were smart (reinforcing cockpit doors on jetliners) and some were silly (the color-coded alert system). After 11 years, it’s time to reassess the threat and recalibrate the responses. The threat has evolved. Osama bin Laden is dead, and his al-Qaida organization is on the ropes, far less able to mount a 9/11-style attack. Its effort to recruit Muslims in the U.S. for terrorism has mostly been a flop. ... At the same time, the threat is far from eradicated. Bin Laden’s successor, Ayman alZawahri, remains at large. The Taliban, which sheltered bin Laden before 9/11, continues trying to reclaim power in Afghanistan. Radical Islamists are seeking a foothold in failing states in the Middle East and Africa. A showdown over Iran’s nuclear program could bring about a resurgence of Iranian-sponsored terrorism, either from Tehran or its Hezbollah allies. Then there’s the continuing danger from home-grown terrorists, be they self-activated jihadists like Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan or non-Muslim anti-government fanatics. ... Former New Jersey governor Thomas Kean, who cochaired the 9/11 Commission, tells us “this is exactly the right time” to re-examine the threat and response. He’d like to see Congress do the job itself. But if that can’t happen — either because members are too partisan or find it impossible to decide what not to do — then the job should go to another independent commission, which could provide the necessary political cover. deaths Saturday, September 22, 2012 KENTON TIMES – Page 5 Today's Forecast City/Region High | Low temps Forecast for Saturday, Sept. 22 MICH. Cleveland 62° | 52° Toledo 61° | 49° By TOM RAUM Youngstown 65° | 50° Columbus 66° | 49° Dayton 64° | 49° Cincinnati 68° | 50° Miller Roger Dean, 67 rural Dunkirk A Mass of Christian Burial for Roger Dean Miller will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the St. Mary’s Chapel (Transfiguration of the Lord) Catholic Church in Kirby by Father John Stowe, OFM, Conv, celebrant. Burial will follow in Hueston Cemetery in Forest. Friends may call 2-8 p.m. Sunday at Crates Funeral Home in Arlington. He died at 8:22 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima following a short battle with cancer. He was born March 12, 1945 in Kenton to the late Robert and Mary (Draper) Miller. On Aug. 27, 1966 he married Rose Marie Karcher and she survives. Also surviving are their three children, Michael (June) Miller of rural Dunkirk, Julie (Brian) Smith of Brookville and Beth (Jared) Thomas of rural Dunkirk; seven grandchildren, Cassie, Emma and Megan Miller, Ben and Abby Smith and Cooper and Lainey Thomas; and two brothers, John (Karen) Miller and Mark (Linda) Miller, both of Findlay. Roger was a 1963 graduate of Riverdale High School. He attended Bluffton College where he played football for two seasons. He served his country proudly in the National Guard. He retired from Rockwell and was a life-long farmer. He was a member of Transfiguration of the Lord Catholic Church in Kirby. Roger served as a township trustee and was a member of the Ohio Farmer's Union and the American Agricultural Movement. He enjoyed spending time with his family and making homemade ice cream for family gatherings. He was an avid football fan who always loved a good game (no matter who was playing). Online condolences may be expressed to the family via www.coldrencrates.com. Memorials may be made in his memory to the HN Athletic Boosters or to the American Cancer Society for cancer research. (Pd. 092212) Ohio Lottery CLEVELAND (AP) — These Ohio lotteries were drawn Friday: Mega Millions: 03-13-1446-55, Mega Ball: 34 Pick 3 Evening: 2-3-0 Pick 3 Midday: 6-9-0 Pick 4 Evening: 8-7-6-6 Pick 4 Midday: 6-1-0-5 Pick 5 Evening: 5-1-4-8-3 Pick 5 Midday: 8-0-0-9-7 Rolling Cash 5: 05-14-2729-32 Speed-limit test in work zones COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio transportation officials say a new pilot program will use signs that reduce speed limits in some parts of construction zones while allowing traffic to travel at normal speeds elsewhere in those areas. The Department of Transportation says the Variable Speed Limit program is meant to help protect workers and travelers while reducing congestion and crashes. Circulars in Today’s Times Menards Kroger Kmart CVS Pharmacy Community Market Walmart Associated Press PA. Mansfield 61° | 47° ROGER MILLER Portsmouth 74° | 54° W.VA. KY. © 2012 Wunderground.com Thunderstorms Cloudy Partly Cloudy Romneys paid $1.94M in federal taxes for 2011 Rain Showers Ice Flurries Snow Weather Underground • AP area forecast The high was 68 Friday at the Kenton U.S. weather station. At midnight it was 50. Rainfall totaled 1.25 inches. ––––– Today, mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows around 40. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening. Chance of rain 40 percent. Sunday, partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Sunday night, partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Monday, sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Monday night, mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Tuesday, partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs around 70. Tuesday night and Wednesday, partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Wednesday night, partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Thursday, partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Thursday night, mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Friday, partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Studies more firmly tie sugary drinks to obesity By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer New research powerfully strengthens the case against soda and other sugary drinks as culprits in the obesity epidemic. A huge, decades-long study involving more than 33,000 Americans has yielded the first clear proof that drinking sugary beverages interacts with genes that affect weight, amplifying a person’s risk of obesity beyond what it would be from heredity alone. This means that such drinks are especially harmful to people with genes that predispose them to weight gain. And most of us have at least some of these genes. In addition, two other major experiments have found that giving children and teens calorie-free alternatives to the sugary drinks they usually consume leads to less weight gain. Collectively, the results strongly suggest that sugary drinks cause people to pack on the pounds, independent of other unhealthy behavior such as overeating and getting too little exercise, scientists say. That adds weight to the push for taxes, portion limits like the one just adopted in New York City, and other policies to curb consumption of soda, juice drinks and sports beverages sweetened with sugar. Soda lovers do get some good news: Sugar-free drinks did not raise the risk of obesity in these studies. “You may be able to fool the taste” and satisfy a sweet tooth without paying a price in weight, said an obesity researcher with no role in the studies, Rudy Leibel of Columbia University. The studies were being presented Friday at an obesity conference in San Antonio and were published online by the New England Journal of Medicine. The gene research in particular fills a major gap in what we know about obesity. It was a huge undertaking, involving three long-running studies that separately and collectively reached the same conclusions. It shows how behavior combines with heredity to affect how fat we become. Having many of these genes does not guarantee people will become obese, but if they drink a lot of sugary beverages, “they fulfill that fate,” said an expert with no role in the research, Jules Hirsch of Rockefeller University in New York. “The sweet drinking and the fatness are going together, and it’s more evident in the genetic predisposition people.” Sugary drinks are the single biggest source of calories in the American diet, and they are increasingly blamed for the fact that a third of U.S. children and teens and more than two-thirds of adults are obese or overweight. Consumption of sugary drinks and obesity rates have risen in tandem — both have more than doubled since the 1970s in the U.S. But that doesn’t prove that these drinks cause obesity. Genes, inactivity and eating fatty foods or just too much food also play a role. Also, diet research on children is especially tough because kids are growing and naturally gaining weight. Until now, high-quality experiments have not conclusively shown that reducing sugary beverages would lower weight or body fat, said David Allison, a biostatistician who has done beverage research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, some of it with industry support. NOTICE OF SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING Hale Township Trustees have scheduled a special public meeting Monday, September 24, 2012 at 7:00 PM for the purpose of discussion of the proposed closing of the railroad crossing on Twp. Rd. 179 by the Ohio Rail Development Commission and CSX. Any and all residents of Hale Township interested in this should plan to attend. The meeting will be held at Hale Township offices located at 206 South West Street in Mt. Victory and this will be the only order of business. By order of the Hale Township Trustees, Pamelia K. Arnold, Fiscal Officer WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney, one of the wealthiest candidates ever to seek the presidency, paid nearly $2 million in federal taxes on $13.7 million in income that he and his wife reported last year, his U.S. returns showed Friday. That came to an effective tax rate of 14.1 percent, lower than millions of middleincome Americans but actually more than he had to pay. Most of Romney’s income was from investment returns. That is why his rate was lower than taxpayers whose income was mostly from wages, which can be taxed at higher rates. Romney’s taxes have emerged as a key issue during the 2012 presidential race with President Barack Obama. Romney released his 2010 returns in January, but he continues to decline to disclose returns from previous years — including those while he worked at Bain Capital, the private equity firm he cofounded. The Obama campaign and other Democrats have pushed for fuller disclosures, reminding the Republican candidate that his father, George Romney, released a dozen years of returns when he ran for president. Overall, the Romneys’ main tax return and separate forms for blind trusts totaled over 800 pages. The blind-trust income came from hedge funds and other complex investment vehicles. The couple also reported $3.5 million in income “from sources outside the United States,” citing “various countries.” Their forms included filings on holdings in Switzerland, Ireland, Germany and the Cayman Islands. The Obama campaign accused Romney anew of profiting from millions invested overseas and “loopholes and tax shelters only available to those at the top.” Apparently hoping to resolve basic questions voters might have, the Romney campaign also released a letter from his accountants saying that in the 20 years prior to 2010 the Romneys paid an average annual effective rate of 20.2 percent, never lower than 13.66 percent. On average, middle-income families — those making from $50,000 to $75,000 a year — pay 12.8 percent of their income in federal taxes, according to Congress’ Joint Committee on Taxation. But many pay a higher rate. The former Massachusetts governor, whose wealth is estimated at perhaps $250 million, is aggressively competing with Obama for the support of middle class voters. Obama’s own tax return for last year showed that he and his wife, Michelle, paid $162,074 in federal taxes on $789,674 in adjusted gross income, an effective tax rate of 20.5 percent. Their income plunged from $1.7 million in 2010, with declining sales of the president’s books. In 2009, the Obamas reported income of $5.5 million, fueled by the best-selling books. The Romneys’ tax bill could have been lower. For the year, they claimed a deduction for $2.25 million of their $4.021 million in charitable contributions, said Brad Malt, trustee of the candidate’s blind trust. The Romneys gave $2.6 million in cash to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the documents show. They gave just over $2 million in non-cash charitable contributions — including donations of stock holdings in Domino’s Pizza, Dunkin Donuts and Warner Chilcott — to a family trust. They could have claimed more in deductions, Malt said, but the couple “limited their deductions of charitable contributions to conform to the governor’s statement (n August, based on the January estimate of income, that he paid at least 13 percent in income taxes in each of the last 10 years.” Family toasts mother after husband’s murder conviction By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Relatives of Kimberly Vaughn marked a bittersweet day with her favorite drink — a lemon drop martini, a family spokesman said Friday. Chicago-area jurors convicted Christopher Vaughn of murdering Kimberly, his 34year-old wife, and their three kids after just 50 minutes of deliberations Thursday. “They feel justice has been done,” said David Butsch, a lawyer in Missouri where Kimberly Vaughn’s parents live. The successful computer specialist wanted his family out of the way, prosecutors said, to pursue his dream of starting a new life subsisting in the Canadian wilderness. Their speed was telling, Butsch said. “As a rule of thumb, there’s an hour of deliberation for each day of a trial,” he said. “When they come back in less than an hour, it tells you there’s no debate as to his guilt.” Jurors came back so quickly that family members who had withdrawn to McBrody’s Bar & Grill to await a verdict had to run back to the Joliet courthouse — leaving their food behind. Afterward, family members returned and ordered Kimberly’s Vaughn’s beloved cocktail. And when also jurors showed up, her relatives applauded and said, “Thank you,” as each walked by their table. The 2007 quadruple murder started as a death penalty case, slowing the pace to trial. But Illinois has since abolished capital punishment, meaning Vaughn now faces a life term when sentenced Nov. 26. “He’ll spend the rest of his life staring at the cold walls of his prison cell, then he’ll meet his maker for his real punishment,” Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow told reporters after the verdict. Before the killings, Vaughn became obsessed with Druid beliefs in the spirituality of nature. He told a friend he longed for a life unencumbered by cellphones and other hallmarks of modernity. He considered asking a stripper he had a crush on to join him. “He was held back by four major obstacles in his life,” prosecutor Chris Regis said in his closing. “Those four obstacles were eliminated on June 14, 2007.” That day, Vaughn awoke his wife and children, promising a surprise trip to a water park. Just after 5 a.m., he pulled the family SUV off the highway, placed a pistol under his Kimberly’s chin and fired. He then shot 12-year-old Abigayle, 11-year-old Cassandra and 8-year-old Blake execution-style — once Informant in Ohio DEA agent case dies in prison CLEVELAND (AP) — A paid informant who says he framed 17 people with a federal drug agent has died in prison. Jerrell Bray was an informant for Drug Enforcement Administration agent Lee Lucas in a botched 2005 Mansfield drug sting. Lucas was acquitted in 2010 of charges he framed suspects, while Bray pleaded guilty to perjury and civil rights violations against those targeted in his role as an informant. Federal prisons spokesman Chris Burke said Friday that the 40-year-old Bray died Sept. 9 at a medium security prison in Butner, N.C. Burke said he did not have a cause of death. each in the chest and head. Their bodies were buckled in the back seat. Blake’s wounds indicated he had raised his arm — to shield himself. Vaughn blamed his wife. His lawyers told jurors she was suicidal over marital strife. They suggested she shot her husband in the wrist and leg, and then killed the children and herself. Prosecutors balked. They told jurors to ask themselves how a woman who disliked guns could have grazed her husband with two bullets, but with a marksman’s expertise shot her children in the head. For the most part, Vaughn never displayed a hint of guilty conscience or concern about his kids after the killings, prosecutors said. But in a video shown at trial, he seemed haunted, at least momentarily, when left alone in an interview room with a crime-scene photo of his son’s bloodied body. Video shows him staring at the picture, then pushing it away, then covering it up. Pleasant Twp. meeting reset The Pleasant Township Board of Trustees has postponed its Sept. 24 meeting and rescheduled it for Friday, Sept. 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the conference room at the Kenton City Building. markets The following are the closing grain bids for Friday: Foraker Elevator (Div. of Mennel Milling Co.) wheat corn beans Sept. 8.90 7.57 15.94 Oct. –– 7.57 –– Nov. –– 7.57 –– Dec. –– 7.60 –– ON –– –– 15.84 OND 8.90 –– –– Jan 9.13 7.61 14.93 NC ‘13 8.33 –– –– SON’13 –– –– 12.89 THANK YOU On behalf of the entire Cross Family, we would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation for your many acts of kindness and sympathy in the passing of the late Jerry Cross. We will never forget your loving hugs, kind words, heartfelt stories and personal notes that you shared with us, giving us comfort in a time of sorrow and remembrance. Words cannot express our gratitude for the meals, memorials, mass dedications, floral arrangements and keepsake gifts. We would like to give thanks and praise to the many doctors, nurses and medical staff of the Hardin Memorial Hospital, Kenton BKP, Life Flight, and Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. In addition, we would like to provide a heartfelt thanks to those who made Jerry’s funeral a special day of remembrance and celebration. Those include: Schindewolf-Stevens-Stout Funeral Home, St. Mary’s Cemetery, Father Dinovo, the Immaculate Conception Church and Parish Luncheon Volunteers, Plaza Inn Restaurant and Elliott Family, Kenton Times, WKTN Radio Station, Hardin County Commissioners, Hardin County Sheriff’s Office and Kenton Police Department. Jerry had a special place in his heart for Hardin County and the people of our community. He will live in our hearts forever. By establishing the Jerry Cross Educational Fund, we will continue to honor his name by providing scholarship funds to students in need. We are deeply appreciative of the many wonderful contributions made to this fund in his honor. May God continue to bless the many wonderful people of this community. In Love, Judy Cross Jayne (Cross) Butler & Family Jerry Cross Jr. & Family Jacqualine (Cross) Fitzgerald & Family Jon Cross & Family Page 6 – KENTON TIMES Saturday, September 22, 2012 www.kentontimes.com Family ‘Recharge with the Lord’ program for Epworth UMW DAVID DOUGLAS LISA HUGHES The Epworth United Methodist Women met Sept. 12 at the church. President Renee Dunahue called the meeting to order. The secretary’s report was read. Deb Williamson moved to accept, seconded by Judy Wirbel. The report was approved. The treasurer’s report was given and filed for audit. The mission report was reviewed and ready for mailing. The district meeting is Oct. 27 in Payne. The registration deadline is Oct. 12. The West Ohio Conference, Walk With Wholeness is Nov. 10. Epworth will have the bloodmobile canteen for Oct. 22. Prayers were asked for families and friends. Wirbel gave the program “Recharge with the Lord.” Ways to recharge are get a good night’s sleep, eat a good breakfast, study the Bible and say prayers, follow the rules of the Bible, develop good study habits when studying the Bible, strive to do your best, get along with people and have good fellowship, and know your teacher, Christ. Remember the rules and be a productive student of the Lord. Beth Routt is to pick up the baby bottles from Heartbeat to pass out at the next meeting. Marilyn Decker moved to adjourn, Charlene Smith seconded. The meeting was adjourned. Hostesses were Edith Spencer and Marjorie Cannode. The next meeting will be Oct. 10. Send family news to the Kenton Times, PO Box 230, Kenton 43326; phone 419-674-4066; or e-mail [email protected] social calendar MONDAY, SEPT. 24 TOPS 434 – 1 p.m. at Central Church of Christ. AA Fellowship – 7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 234 N. Main St., Kenton. TUESDAY, SEPT. 25 AA open discussion – noon at St. John’s United Church of Christ. 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. Hughes, Douglas to wed Rhinehart UMW discusses Lisa Marie Hughes and David Alan Douglas are announcing their engagement and upcoming marriage. Lisa is the daughter of Michael and Cathy Hughes of Delphos. She is a 2005 graduate of Delphos St. Johns High School, received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Findlay in 2009 and her Master of Occupational Therapy degree in 2010. She is employed as an occupational therapist at Kingston of Vermillion. David is the son of the late Bill Douglas and Sandra Douglas Adkins. He is a 2000 graduate of Upper Scioto Valley High School and Ohio Hi-Point Career Center. The ceremony has been set for Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 at St. Johns the Evangelist Church in Delphos. school menus (all include milk) Kenton elementaries Monday – Tony’s cheese pizza, mixed vegetables, applesauce. Tuesday – sloppy joe sandwich, corn, diced peaches. Wednesday – hot dog sandwich, veggies with dip, mixed fruit. Thursday – chicken sandwich, oven potatoes, fruit. Friday – mini corn puppies, green beans, diced pears. Kenton Middle/High School Monday – corn dog on a stick, vegetable, fruit. Tuesday – chicken quesadilla (cheese, lettuce and sour cream), vegetable, fruit. Wednesday – Domino’s “Smart Slice” pepperoni pizza, vegetable, fruit. Thursday – sloppy joe sandwich, vegetable, fruit. Friday – double dogs, vegetable, fruit. Ridgemont Elementary Monday – macaroni and cheese, broccoli, roll, applesauce cup. Tuesday – pepperoni pizza, carrot, sticks with ranch cup, orange juice cup. Wednesday – chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, roll, strawberry cup. Thursday – corn dog, baked beans, applesauce cup. Friday – walking tacos (cheese, sour cream, lettuce and tomatoes), pineapple. Ridgemont Jr./Sr. High Monday – flatbread with marinara cup, carrot sticks with ranch cup, juice cup, applesauce. Tuesday – cheeseburger/bun, green beans, fruit juice, apple. Wednesday – turkey wraps, salad with ranch, tomato juice, banana, mandarin oranges. Thursday – spicy chicken/bun, corn, apple. Friday – pepperoni breadsticks, marinated black beans, pears. Upper Scioto Valley Monday – chicken nuggets, baby carrots, one-half apple, bread and butter. Tuesday – walking taco, refried beans, juice bar. Wednesday – pizza, corn, diced pears. Thursday – rotini with meat sauce, green beans or Three post high scores at bridge club The Memorial Park Bridge Club met on Wednesday, Sept. 19 at the Pro Shop Annex. The hostess was Diana Smith and there were five tables in play. High scores were held by Pat Brehm, Rita Jacobs and Anne Boston. Hostess for next Wednesday at 1 p.m. will be Ginny Stephan who can be reached at 419-458-3755. Reservations are to be made before 6 p.m. Monday. spinach, pineapple, garlic toast. Friday – regular or coney dog, french fries, diced peaches. grange news several upcoming events The September meeting of the Rhinehart United Methodist Women was held Thursday, Sept. 13 at Thomas' Family Tavern in Kenton. Millie Parthemore was hostess. Parthemore gave devotions. Six members answered roll call. The secretary and treasurer's reports were read and approved. Old business included discussion on the following: the annual church wiener roast Sunday, Sept. 30 at the church starting at 6:30 p.m.; the Fall Craft Show to be held at the Hardin County Fairgrounds Saturday, Oct. 27, hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., booth spaces are still available at $40 for a 10 x 10. The annual UMW Christmas dinner will be Thursday, Dec. 13 at the Plaza Inn in Mount Victory. All members of our church family are invited. Eighty health kits were completed and delivered to the Northwest Plains District for 2012. In new business it was voted to give Rowland and Carolyn Vermaaten a donation to help cover their expenses in taking items form God's Lifeline to Red Bird Mission. Parthemore gave the program. The next meeting will be Oct. 11 with Jean Seiler as hostess. Goshen Community Grange Goshen Community Grange met Tuesday, Sept. 18 with Dora Flowers presiding. Daryl Flowers, County Deputy, reported Hardin County Grange Officers Conference will be held on Sept. 24 at Painter Creek Grange. Family Activities Director Peggy Cahill thanked those who worked at the Grange Restaurant during the fair and those who helped clean up before and after the fair. She passed out tickets to be sold for the Chicken-Pork Chop BBQ on Oct. 9. She thanked Dora Flowers and Pam Bramble for setting up the fair booth. We are participating in the Grange Words for Thirds Project by giving dictionaries to the third graders of the Kenton City Schools. The Literary Program was presented by Dora Flowers. She read about the many senior discounts available. You have to ask for them. Bob White, a member of the Hardin County Council on Aging Levy Committee, gave information on the services of Council on Aging. Our next meeting will be on Oct. 2. We will be setting up for the BBQ and have Goshen’s Officers Conference. Early Morning and Evening Appointments Available DO YOU HAVE YOUR HEALTH POINTS? Saturday, September 22, 2012 KENTON TIMES – Page 7 hardin county municipal court news Unless otherwise indicated, all cases were heard by Judge Greg A. Grimslid. TRAFFIC In addition to the fines levied against defendants who are found guilty, $39 in state costs, $30 in court costs, $6 for court special projects and $5 for the court computerization fund will be assessed, a total of $80. Melissa A. Moser, Findlay – speeding 66 mph in a 55 mph zone, fined $25. Fined $25 for speeding 67 mph in a 55 mph zone were: Alqahtani M. Saeed, 523 E. Lehr Ave. Lot 6, Ada ; Louis A. Mendez, 815 Morningside Drive Apt. B2, Kenton; Martin T. Childress, Bluffton and Timothy R. Deardorff, 5416 Ohio 701, Ada. Fined $25 for speeding 68 mph in a 55 mph zone were: Sue A. Daye, 17181 CR 240, Ridgeway; Brian A. Jones, Englewood; Debra L ynn Shepherd, 8975 TR 115, Kenton; Ralph France, 22273 CR 240, Mount Victory; Dawna M. Renwick, Upper Sandusky; Bradley A. Harless, Waynesfield; Jason S. Mitchell, Merrilleville, Ind.; Daustin A. Steele, Marion; William B. Young, Elida; Rebecca L. Thompson, Marion and Paul R. Norris, Columbus. Katherine Ann Vance, Westerville – speeding 68 mph in a 55 mph zone, fined $65. Fined $25 for speeding 69 mph in a 55 mph zone were: Robert J. Flowers, 18801 CH 215, Forest; Michael L. Cook, Lakeview and Ryan D. Haudenschield, 58 Hillcrest Lane, Kenton. Fined $25 for speeding 70 mph in a 55 mph zone were: Joshua E. Legge, 8590 U.S. 30, Forest; Robert S. Dyer Jr., Harrod, Nathan W. Warner, New Holland; Brandy Sue Baliko, Columbus; Anthony C. Garcia, Toledo; Gerald Charles Moses, Walled Lake, Mich.; Mark S. Solomon, Cardon and Corey Minter, 464 W. Carrol St., Kenton. Fined $25 for speeding 71 mph in a 55 mph zone were: Curtis Warren, Tallahassee, Fla.; Daniel Sharp, 9523 Ohio 67, Kenton; J. Michael Brentlinger, Bellefontaine and Loren M. Guyton, 503 E. North Ave., Ada. Jeanne L. Kuhler, 314 Hayes Ave., Kenton – speeding 72 mph in a 55 mph zone, fined $25. Fined $25 for speeding 73 mph in a 55 mph zone were: Rachel J. Lawarre, 633 S. Detroit St., Kenton and Richard D. Hall, Washington Courthouse. Amanda J. Zwayer, Rocky River – speeding 73 mph in a 55 mph zone, fined $65. Fined $25 for speeding 75 mph in a 55 mph zone were: Steven J. Oberhauser, Galloway and Kenneth Lloyd Miller, Bellefontaine. Fined $35 for speeding 76 mph in a 55 mph zone were: Jim Larcom Jr., 2120 Ohio 235, Ada and Jeremy D. Young, Columbus Grove. Evan Curtis Rose, 209 W. Carrol St., Kenton – speeding 79 mph in a 55 mph zone, fined $35. Fined $30 for a seat belt violation were: Curt A. Shaw, 17552 Ohio 31, Mount Victory; Nang Neal, Harrod; Rene Ramirez, 3075 CR 80, Alger; Joseph M. Bridenstine, 536 W. Carrol St., Kenton; Ethan Ray Vermillion, 1486 CR 20, Ada; Mark A. Allen 0787 Ohio 235 N., Ada; Justen Thomas Briley, Portland, Tenn.; Steven M. Kalb, 627 W. Lima St., Kenton; Shannon L. Russler, 2559 U.S. 68, Dunkirk; Lester L. Amos Jr., 6816 CR 90, Alger; Matthew Lee Cox, 815 Morningside Drive Apt. G10, Kenton; Patty A. Whitaker, 12559 CR 190, Kenton and McKenzie P. Holcomb, Portland, Ind. Cody T. Lykins, Sycamore – operating a vehicle while intoxicated, fined $400, 15 days in jail with 12 days suspended and a three-day jail credit upon completion of a 72-hour alcohol intervention, operator’s license suspended for one year and supervised probation for one year; failure to reinstate, dismissed at defendant’s costs due to plea negotiations. Jonathan Lamb, 17449 CR 120, Kenton – driving under suspension, fined $400, 15 days in jail with 12 days suspended and unsupervised probation for one year; peel/crack noise, dismissed at defendant’s costs due to plea negotiations; operating a vehicle while intoxicated, dismissed at defendant’s costs due to plea negotiations. Max Richard Morrison, 620 N. Cherry St., Kenton – operating a vehicle while intoxicated, amended to reckless operation, fined $250, 15 days in jail with 12 days suspended and a three-day jail credit upon completion of an alcohol assessment, operator’s license suspended for six months and unsupervised probation for one year; speeding 50 mph in a 35 mph zone, dismissed at defendant’s costs due to plea negotiations. Summer N. Swaim, Columbus Grove – driving under suspension, fined $250, five days in jail with four days suspended and 16 hours of community service in lieu of one day in jail, operator’s license suspended for two months and unsupervised probation for six months; fictitious registration, fined $150, three days in jail with two days suspended and 16 hours of community service in lieu of one day in jail, and unsupervised probation for six months. Jail, public service and probation are concurrent to first count. Nathaniel J. Causey, Lima – assured clear distance ahead, fined $35. Debra S. Shoup, Mount Blanchard – exhaust/muffler violation, fined $35. Shawn R. Stump, LaFayette – failure to display registration/plates, fined $35. Chasity D. Scott, Rushsylvania – driving under suspension (FRA), fined $250, 16 hours of community service and operator’s license suspended for two months. Junior Ray Miller, 311 N. Patterson St., Forest – driving under suspension, fined $250 and three days in jail. Concurrent Ryan Edward Erwin, Raymond – failure to control, fined $35. Brandy J. Nichols, 20100 TR 179, Mount Victory – failure to move over, fined $50. Fined $35 for failure to yield at a stop sign were: Kaitlin M. Horton, Navarre and Michelle R. L. McLane, 900 S. Main St. Apt. B, Ada. Sarah E. Legge, 524 E. Ohio St., Kenton – fictitious plates, fined $75. Marci Deerwester, Elida – registration violation, fined $35. Walter Miller, 402 Ida St., Kenton – space between vehicles, fined $35. Fined $35 for a stop sign violation were: Jason A. Summa, Lima and Bandar Aljasham, 106 Northernview Apt. A, Ada. Fined $35 for a traffic control device/signal violation were: Todd A. Tucker Jr., Barnesville and Mitchell B. Scott II, 767 N. Main St., Ada. Paul G. Coker, 2661 Wayne St., Dola – traffic control light violation, fined $35. Jason W. Rayl, 210 E. Wagner St. Apt. 243, Alger – valid license violation, fined $50. CRIMINAL Ronnie T. Harmon, 506 Pamelia St., McGuffey – menacing, fined $150, three days in jail with one day suspended and credit for two days served, and unsupervised probation for six months; criminal trespassing, fined $150, three days in jail with one day suspended and credit for two days served, and unsupervised probation for six months. Jail and probation are concurrent to first count. Suzette Keim, Lima – attempt to possess heroin, fined $225, seven days in jail and credit for seven days served; obstruction of official business, dismissed at defendant’s costs due to plea negotiations. Lance Baker, 123 W. Railroad St., Kenton – failure to display, fined $35; failure to confine a dog, fined $35. Chelsey D. Copley, 13134 CR 155 Apt. 4, Kenton – assault, fined $250, 15 days in jail with 14 days suspended and credit for one day served, and unsupervised probation for six months. Brittany N. Sanner, Lima – disorderly conduct, fined $50. Danielle K. Beers, 207 E. Belmont St. Lot 16, Alger – domestic violence, fined $150, 30 days in jail with 28 days suspended and credit for two days served, supervised probation for one year and is to complete a program of domestic violence counseling. Jason A. Burd, 523 Decatur St., Kenton – drug abuse, fined $150 and operator’s license suspended for six months. Aaron A. Sells, 16363 TR 204, Ridgeway – drug abuse, fined $150 and operator’s license suspended for six months; possession of drug paraphernalia, fined $150, three days in jail with two days suspended and 16 hours of community service in lieu of one day in jail, operator’s license suspended for six months and unsupervised probation for six months. Ronnie Travis Harmon, 506 East St., McGuffey – drug abuse, fined $150 and operator’s license suspended for six months. Fined $35 for failure to confine a dog were: Pam Dague, 35 Resch St., Kenton; Peggy Johns, 104 West St., McGuffey and Deb Prater, 43 Grape St., Kenton. Sherry Collins, 430 N. Cherry St., Kenton – failure to register a dog, fined $35. Darik D. Reed, Heath – open container in a motor vehicle, fined $50. Shaun J. Patrick, 340 N. Market St., Kenton – possession of drug abusing instruments, fined $200, 180 days in jail with 175 days suspended, community control probation for one year and is to complete a drug treatment plan; possession of drug paraphernalia, fined $150, three days in jail with two days suspended and 16 hours of community service in lieu of one day in jail, operator’s license suspended for six months and unsupervised probation for six months. Michelle Stephens, 808 Robinson Ave., Kenton – possession of drug abusing instruments, fined $200, five days in jail with four days suspended and 16 hours of community service in lieu of one day in jail, operator’s license suspended for six months and unsupervised probation for six months. Julie A. Spencer, 1037 S. Main St. Apt. 36, Kenton – theft, no fine, 180 days in jail with 170 days suspended and community control probation U.S. releases names of Guantanamo detainees SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department on Friday made public the names of 55 Guantanamo prisoners who have been approved for transfer to the custody of other countries, releasing information sought by human rights organizations. The announcement, which reverses a 2009 decision, was a surprise to organizations that had filed FOIA requests seeking the information. “We did not expect this,” said Omar Farah, attorney for the Center for Constitutional Rights. “This is an important development.” Farah said the government’s action will be a boost for lawyers representing detainees at the U.S. military base in Cuba. “We can now advocate publicly for the release of our clients by name,” he said. The government’s move has no immediate, practical effect on the inmates’ deten- PET FOOD PANTRY Hardin County Humane Society Sept. 22, 8 a.m. to 12 Noon. Proof of need. tion. Inclusion on the list does not mean that the U.S. has absolved them of any wrongdoing or that it believes they pose no threat, and there was no indication of when any might be sent elsewhere. In 2009, Ambassador Daniel Fried, the Obama administration’s special envoy on detainee issues, argued then that it was necessary to keep the prisoners’ identities secret while the U.S. negotiated transfers to other countries. “It is important for the U.S. government to have the latitude to approach potential destination countries in a discreet and confidential manner, in order to minimize the risk of undue publicity,” Fried said in a statement at the time. But the government said in a court filing Friday that the successful transfers of other NOW OPEN! detainees no longer warranted such concerns. 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Before teeing off, Brown spoke for nearly 30 minutes with his usual candor and directness. Walking better than he has in years and finally pain free following two hip replacements, the legendary 76-yearold opened up on a number of topics. As always, Brown had plenty to say and he didn’t hold back. Brown hopes to work again for the Browns and said he’ll meet Saturday with incoming owner Jimmy Haslam III, who recently purchased the Browns for $1 billion from Randy Lerner. Brown wants to have an impact on some of Cleveland’s young players and feels he can help the Browns accelerate their turnaround. “I would love to have a role with the Browns,” said Brown, who was accompanied by his wife, Monique. “I think that’s what every ex-player would like to do most of all, to be a contributor to the success of an organization. I’m stuck with being No. 32 of the Cleveland Browns and I can’t do anything about it. I don’t want to do anything about it. “If you didn’t like the ball, that’s one thing. You’re not going to always like my politics, but we are married because of that history. If I can be a part of the development of a new winning attitude and help get some victories, man that would be fantastic. Imagine us having a championship team here again?” Brown is looking forward to meeting with Haslam, the truck-stop magnate whose purchase is expected to be approved next month at the owner’s meetings. “What an opportunity to be able to sit down with him,” said Brown, whose main reason for coming back to Cleveland was to help induct former teammate Ernie Green into the Browns’ legends club. “He can express himself and I can express myself. It’s a beautiful thing.” Brown’s departure from the Browns was anything but beautiful. Two years ago, Brown was informed by team president Mike Holmgren — at the urging of Lerner — that his role with the team was being diminished. What followed was a nasty spat that included angry letters, public posturing and Brown boycotting a halftime ceremony in 2010 when the Browns unveiled a ring of honor at their stadium. This week, Holmgren reached out to Brown with the hope that they could meet and talk through any differences. Brown said he appreciated Holmgren’s gesture and was anxious to sit down with Holmgren. “We didn’t have a much of a confrontation,” Brown said. “It’s that respect is always important among all of us.” Holmgren is eager to meet with Brown. “He’s one of my longtime idols,” Holmgren said before watching practice Friday in Berea. “He’s a very, very important part of this organization and I’m really very happy he’s coming in for the weekend and I hope to get a chance to visit with him.” Brown explained that his exit from the team was because a contract was broken. “I’m going to be very honest with you, tell you the real deal,” Brown said. “I had an agreement with the Browns and a part of the agreement was that I answer to no one but the owner. So Randy and I never had a talk. Holmgren and I had a talk that Randy and I should have had. But I didn’t pull a check on it because if a man doesn’t sit down with you and he sends another man to sit down with you, you know that’s not going to be a good conversation. “It was a difficult situation for him (Holmgren). And what he proposed was not something that I thought was very respectful. Being an old man, old people like to be respected.” Brown also yearned to be wanted, and his separation from the Browns was painful. “I do miss being around,” he said. While he and the Browns were at odds, Brown caused another stir when he called rookie running back Trent Richardson “ordinary” before Cleveland selected him in the draft. But after watching Richardson the past two weeks, Brown has been impressed with the 22-year-old. Last week, Richardson rushed for 109 yards and scored two touchdowns at Cincinnati. Brown said he made the comments — “it was like a firestorm coming out of the mountains” — to try and motivate Richardson. “There is no disrespect in waiting to see a person prove himself,” Brown said. “If you pick out a future Hall of Famer you want to truly believe 100 percent that this guy has that kind of talent. The great thing is that I saw a flash of the talent and I loved it. Why wouldn’t you love to see a running back make two, three, four or five moves and shed those tacklers? “I was happy to see him show that kind of talent. And if it showed it on two or three plays, you know he has it. If he works hard enough and dedicates himself and has the good fortune not to get injured than he can have a real fine career.” Brown ended his career at its pinnacle, leaving the Browns after the 1965 season to pursue an acting career. There may be decisions he regrets, but that’s not one of them. “I always wanted to retire on top,” he said. “I feel that I left a legacy that nobody can mess with. Want to know that it is? ‘64 championship. ‘65 most valuable player. 29 years old. Raquel Welch my leading lady.” Brown laughed. It was as if he never left. UAB, Ohio State have different goals in matchup By RUSTY MILLER AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — There are wins and then there are small victories. Garrick McGee has to settle for the latter. In his first season as the coach at UAB, he’s trying to upgrade a program that has struggled in the transition in the public’s perspective from sneaky-good basketball power to big-time football contender. He knows he doesn’t have as much talent as No. 16 Ohio State does coming into Saturday’s game at Ohio Stadium. So McGee measures a season in incremental improvements. That’s what you do when your team is 0-2 and a 37-point underdog. “It is really hard, because there is no evidence with the wins and losses,” he said of the small steps forward his team has already made despite losing 39-29 to Troy and 49-6 last week at No. 8 South Carolina. “If you really study the film and really study the guys’ technique and their understanding of the game plan on offense and defense, the way they communicated, got lined up, recognized formations — they weren’t out of control. There are a lot of small wins that happened, especially in the first two and a half quarters of the (last) game.” McGee, a former assistant at Northwestern and Georgia Tech among other stops, is hoping his team can just make a decent showing, maybe score some points, and learn from the experience of performing before 105,000 hostile fans. The Buckeyes (3-0), on the other hand, will use the game as their final tune-up before embarking on Big Ten play. Their standard is considerably different from UAB’s. Asked if this is a difficult week for his players, finishing up the appetizers against a winless team before getting on to the main course at Michigan State, coach Urban Meyer pointed to all of the things his team was doing wrong. “If we were playing great, it would be, because you would see a team overlooking a team,” Meyer said. “Absolutely not. We’re going to play hard because we practiced real hard. You can only control what goes on around here.” That’s one thing both coaches share. Both know their teams have to get better. Despite scoring 41 points a game, the Buckeyes have actually had a wild ride through three home games. They’ve had trouble getting to quarterbacks at times and have missed a ton of tackles, in addition to being too reliant on quarterback Braxton Miller’s legs on offense. Plus, the special teams haven’t had any impact on a game so far. “I told people after the game, when we’re good, we’re pretty dang good,” offensive coordinator Tom Herman said. “We just have to be good more often.” Defensive coordinator Luke Fickell is clearly miffed at giving up a series of longgainers. “(You can’t) make a habit of it every week you make an excuse and you say, ‘Man, if you just take away three runs,”’ Fickell said a week after the Buckeyes surrendered touchdown carries of 81 and 59 yards and a 36-yard pass play. “You know what? You can’t take away those plays. The only way you can is to play better.” Playing better is the mantra for UAB, too. McGee inherited a program with high hopes and low tradition. The Blazers are riding a string of seven straight losing seasons and have just three winning records and only one bowl game since jumping to the Football Bowl Subdivision in 1996. They know what they’re up against, at least. “Playing a Top 10 team was an eye-opener to show us that it’s going to be a challenge wherever we go,” linebacker Shaq Jones said of the game in Columbia, S.C. “It’s not going to be a walk through the park. It’s not high school football where you run around and make easy tackles. You have to execute your technique properly in order to succeed.” Miller will put pressure on Jones and his fellow defenders, threatening to either run or pass. It’s a dilemma for most teams, particularly so for a young team with little margin for error. If they take a step up to stop the speedy quarterback, he might just pull up and throw to a corps of improving receivers. 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And in a stroke of irony, the new stadium was built directly across the street from the spot where Dodgers President Walter O’Malley wanted to erect a new ballpark to replace Ebbets Field, the team’s home that was later demolished. “When they left, that’s when I washed my hands of baseball,” said 72-year-old Fred Wilken, who was so distraught by the loss of his hometown team that he stopped watching sports altogether. “For years we supported them, we came down here. And then all of a sudden they decide to leave.” The Dodgers were the golden thread that tied Brooklyn together in those days. The fabric of the team was woven into the neighborhood. About two miles from the new Nets’ Arena, the hallowed ground where Ebbets Field once stood is now a massive brick apartment building in a neighborhood of Caribbean immigrants. team attempts to take another step toward respectability. “We saw that (South Carolina’s) players are just like us, which made us try to play at a higher level,” he said. “(That) was a big venue. We want to carry our intensity into this week. We are looking forward to a different outcome at the Horseshoe.” Or, maybe, just another small victory. KENTON TIMES (419) 674-4066 1 - Legals LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PORTABLE AIR CONTAMINANT SOURCE Facility Description: Construction Machinery Manufacturing On 9/10/2012 the Director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency approved the request to relocate (REL02366) submitted by Go Green, LLC. The equipment currently located at Resource Recycling, 1596 Neubrecht Road, Lima, Ohio 45801 is authorized to move to Kellogg Farms, 17392 Twp. Road 50, Forest, OH 45843 in Hardin County. The complete public notice including instructions for requesting information or appealing this final action may be obtained at: www.epa.ohio.gov/legal/notice.aspx or Hearing Clerk, Ohio EPA, PO Box 1049, 50 W. Town St., Columbus, Oh 43216. Phone: 614-644-2129, email: [email protected]. September 22 1 - Legals LEGAL NOTICE The following applications and/or verified complaints were received, and the following draft, proposed and final actions were issued, by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) last week. “Actions” include the adoption, modification, or repeal of orders (other than emergency orders); the issuance, denial, modification or revocation of licenses, permits, leases, variances, or certificates; and the approval or disapproval of plans and specifications. “Draft actions” are written statements of the Director of Environmental Protections (Directors) intent with respect to the issuance, denial, etc. of a permit, license, order, etc. Interested persons may submit written comments or request a public meeting regarding draft actions. Comments or public meeting requests must be submitted within 30 days of notice of the draft action. “Proposed actions” are written statements of the Directors intent with respect to the issuance, denial, modification, revocation, or renewal of a permit, license or variance. Written comments and requests for a public meeting regarding a proposed action may be submitted within 30 days of notice of the proposed action. An adjudication hearing may be held on a proposed action if a hearing request or objection is received by the OEPA within 30 days of issuance of the proposed action. Written comments, requests for public meetings and adjudication hearing requests must be sent to: Hearing Clerk, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049. (Telephone: 614-644-2129). “Final actions” are actions of the Director which are effective upon issuance or a stated effective date. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 3745-04, a final action may be appealed to the Environmental Review Appeals Commission (ERAC) by a person who was a party to a proceeding before the Director by filing an appeal within 30 days of notice of the final action. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 3745.07, a final action issuing, denying, modifying, revoking or renewing a permit, license or variance which is not preceded by a proposed action, may be appealed to the ERAC by filing an appeal within 30 days of the issuance of the final action. ERAC appeals accompanied by a $70.00 filing fee which the Commission in its discretion may reduce if by affidavit the appellant demonstrates that payment of the full amount of the fee would cause extreme hardship, must be filed with: Environmental Review Appeals Commission, 309 South Fourth Street, Room 222, Columbus, Ohio 43215. A copy of the appeal must be served on the Director within 3 days after filing the appeal with ERAC. The following applications and/or verified complaints were received, and the following draft, proposed and final actions were issued, by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) last week. The complete public notice including additional instructions for submitting comments, requesting information or a public hearing, or filing an appeal may be obtained at: www.epa.ohio.gov/actions.aspx or Hearing Clerk, Ohio EPA, 50 W. Town St., P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216. Ph: 614-644-2129, email: [email protected] APPROVAL OF APPLICATION FOR WATER POLLUTION CONTROL LOAN FUND ASSISTANCE ADA 115 W. Buckeye St., PO Box 292 Ada, Ohio 45810 Action Date: 09/12/2012 Facility Description: CW Financial Assistance Identification No.: CS390090-0003 The project involves the addition of a new headworks, raw sewage pump station, 2.0 MGD oxidation ditch, two final clarifiers and disinfection to treat wastewater flows. September 22 LEGAL NOTICE JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff vs ZEBADIAH TAYLOR, et al., Defendants CASE NO. 20121091CVE JUDGE: WILLIAM HART LEGAL NOTICE IN SUIT FOR FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE Zebadiah Taylor and Jane Doe, name unknown, spouse of Zebadiah Taylor, whose last know address is 502 North Wayne Street, Kenton, OH 43326 and cannot be reasonable diligence be ascertained, will take notice that on the 14th day of May, 2012, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association filed its Complaint in the Common Pleas Court of Hardin County, Ohio in Case No. 20121091 CVE, on the docket of the Court, and the object and demand for relief of which pleading is to foreclose the lien of plaintiffs mortgage recorded upon the following described real estate to wit: Property address: 502 North Wayne Street, Kenton, Oh 43326 and being more particularly described in plaintiffs mortgage recorded in Mortgage Book 489, Page 1172, of this County Recorders Office. All of the above named defendants are required to answer within twenty eight (28) days after last publication, which shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks, or they might be denied a hearing in this case. Channing L. Ulbrich, Trial Counsel Ohio Supreme Court Reg. #0071855 LERNER, SAMPSON & ROTHFUSS Attorneys for Plaintiff P.O. Box 5480 Cincinnati, OH 45201-5480 513-241-3100 [email protected] September 22, 29, October 6 5 - Garage Sales 18 - Building/Contracting 11065 TR 135, KENTON— Friday, Saturday 9-5. Book sale. Over 50,000 books. Inspirational, Sci-fi, Mysteries, Westerns, Romance, Bio’s and more. 1-1/2 miles west of Kenton off 309, see signs. ALL AMERICAN GUTTER— less gutter installation and Siding, roofing, windows and Now accepting major credit 419-408-4522. 16033 CR 160— Saturday 8-3. Multi family. 2 drawer file cabinet, crocks, video camera, radio, boom box, set of china, knick knacks, household items, much more. 694 GOODIN ST., KENTON— Saturday, Sunday 9-5. Porch sale. Primitives, Americana and much more. Rain or shine. TIMES CLASSIFIED ADS GET RESULTS. Phone 674-4066 and talk with an ADvisor. 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. 11 - Monuments KENTON MARBLE & GRANITE LOCALLY FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED 123 S. Leighton, Kenton 419-673-3138 kentonmarbleandgranite.com Serving Hardin County since 1893 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. SHEAR ELEGANCE HAIR SALON 12783 SR 68 SOUTH, KENTON 419-675-0952 CALL NOW FOR FALL SPECIALS 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. AMISH CREW— Framing, additions, garages, pole barns, roofing and siding. Call 419-979-9161. Seamrepair. doors. cards. 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. RICHARD VANBUSKIRK’S ELECTRICAL SERVICE— Electrical repairs, upgrades. 419-675-1223, 567674-7531. 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 UNITED COUNTRY Walton Realty & Auction Co., LLC & Appraisers 97 Houpt Dr., Upper Sandusky (419) 294-0007 or 927-2562 26 - Auctioneers Saturday, September 22, 2012 KENTON TIMES – Page 9 34 - Help Wanted DAVE WEDERTZ, AUCTIONEER 5 C ROOFING— Looking for roofers, willing to train, must have valid drivers license. Call between 8 am and noon, 419-634-9593. 419-674-4206 BROKEN ARROW 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 is looking for a caring/dedicated parttime Habilitation Aide to work with developmentally disabled male individuals in Upper Sandusky. 23 hours per week. Typical hours are early afternoon to early evening with the exception of Monday which starts at 11:00 am. Has the potential to become FT with benefits. Job entails assisting individuals with community recreation outings, daily living skills and other life-enhancing skills. Must have high school diploma/GED and a valid driver’s license. Send resume or pick up application at: Broken Arrow, Inc. 839 S. Sandusky Ave. Bucyrus, OH 44820 TIMES CLASSIFIED ADS GET RESULTS. Phone 674-4066 and talk with an ADvisor. M-TEK, INC. 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. 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] 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. We are a world class manufacturer of complex interior components found in some of today’s most popular automobiles and SUV’s. We are currently looking to add a HR Manager to our team. This position will be responsible for the development, implementation and coordination of policies and programs including employment, employee relations, wage and salary administration, benefit administration, orientation and training, safety and health, and other employee services, so as to provide an environment for a positive proactive, employee/employer relationship. Should also have workers’ comp experience and familiarity with EEOC, OSHA, ERISA, etc. Candidates should have a Bachelor degree and/or at least three (3) years relevant experience preferably in a manufacturing facility. The individual should have a positive approach coupled with excellent written and verbal skills. Must be able to handle multiple tasks and coordinate major projects. We offer an outstanding benefit package including 401K, Health, Vision, Dental, Prescription Card, Vacation, Tuition Reimbursement, and the possibility of a bonus. Submit resumes to: M-TEK, INC. Attn: John Fondriest 1111 North Warpole Street Upper Sandusky, OH 43351 Or [email protected] 34 - Help Wanted 34 - Help Wanted Are you looking for a child care provider in your area? Let us help. Call YWCA Child Care Resource and Referral at 1-800992-2916 or 419-225-5465. DRIVERS— Annual salary, $45k to $60k. Quarterly bonus. Flexible hometime, refrigerated & dry van freight. CDL-A, 3 months current OTR experience. 800-414-9569. www.driveknight.com DOUGH SI DOUGH – looking for experienced help in all positions, dependable, flexible. Must have references. Stop in for application, 119 W. Johnson. DRIVER— Bulk Division Health, life insurance, 401k with match Vacation, holiday, safety bonus CDL-A, 2 year experience, good driving record WW Transport 800-936-6770 x144 DRIVERS Dedicated account! $500 sign on bonus! Top pay, benefits, miles, Weekly home time & more! Werner Enterprises: 1-888-567-3109 FERRELLGAS— Is the 2nd largest propane company in the U.S. Ferrellgas is looking for a full time Class B CDL qualified driver with tanker/hazmat endorsements for local delivery in the Belle Center area. The most critical part of our success is our employees. If you want to work for a company where your experience & dedication make a difference, join the Ferrellgas team. Qualified candidates will have 1+ years driving experience, ability to meet DOT requirements, basic computer skills, and be 21 years or older. Feffellgas offers a competitive salary with annual reviews for increases, bonus opportunities, excellent benefits package, & employee ownership. Interested candidates should forward their resume via email to: [email protected] FERRELLGAS EOE/AAP/M/F/D/V www.ferrellgas.com 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. 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 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. TAX PREPARER– Free tuition tax school. IRS approved. Qualifies for CE credit. Earn extra income after taking course. Flexible schedule, convenient location. Register now! Courses start Sept. 24 2012. Call 419-294-1040. Liberty Tax Service. Small fee for books. WOOD TRUCKING INC.,/MCT— Job guaranteed after FREE 3 week CDL-A training. Live with 100 mile radius of Wauseon, Ohio. 1-800-6214878. Also hiring drivers! 36 - Business Oppt. 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Please email resumes to [email protected] Two story home with 3BR/1BA on 1.942 acre lot. Newer windows and doors, wrap around porch and deck. 67’x38’ barn with attached heated area. (52) Chad Wright (419) 236-7143 805 Front St., Alger • Upper Scioto SD PRICE REDUCED!! $69,900 2BR/2BA home on full basement. Many updates including remodeled bathrooms, newer roof, electrical wiring, Lennox furnace & AC, hardwood floors and woodwork. Walk-thru pantry. 2 car detached garage. (225) John Ramsdell (937) 329-1124 2895 Harding Hwy, Lima, OH 45804 419-228-8899 • 888-818-5263 • www.rsre.com Want to be part of something expanding, something better? Call us today about opportunities in real estate. Motor Routes Available CALL 419-991-2020 EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY 4 OPEN HOUSES! SUNDAY, Sept. 23rd 3:30 - 5:00 121 Silver St. - $120,000 Hostess: Pat Davidson 419-674-3102 Nice tri-level home with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. 624 Pattison Ave. - $150,000 Hostess: Rose Zuchetto 419-679-6095 Very nice 5 bedroom, 3 bath home with finished basement plus fenced yard. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY We’re looking for Adults, Retirees or for someone looking for extra money from a part-time job! The Kenton Times is now taking applications for motor route drivers. Only a few hours a day and 6 days a week. If you are interested, or would like more information, call Patty at the Kenton Times, 800-886-2412 or 419-674-4066 ext. 240. KE NT ON 606 N. Cherry St. - $129,000 Hostess: Tara Howell 419-236-6106 3 bedroom Brick Ranch, 2 car detached garage. Great location! 15756 Twp. Rd. 110 - $235,000 Hostess: Antwilla Davis 419-957-4276 3 bedroom, 2 bath home. Quiet country setting with pond. Just minutes from town. SUNWAY REALTY LLC 930 E. Columbus REALTOR ® Kenton 419-675-2333 EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY TIM ES Must have valid driver’s license, insurance and reliable vehicle. KENTON TIMES 201 E. Columbus St., Kenton 419-674-4066 Page 10 – KENTON TIMES Saturday, September 22, 2012 36 - Business Oppt. INFLATABLE BOUNCY HOUSES For rent. Great fun 4 kids of all ages. Now booking 4 your special party events. Call 567-674-9591 42 - Apartments for Rent !”FALLING” LEAVES, “FALLING” PRICES— Only at Eagle Point. www.YourNextPlaceToLive.com. EHO. 1-866-289-7010. *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 215 N. MAIN, KENTON— One bedroom, water, trash included. Stove, refrigerator. $350 month plus deposit. No pets. No smoking. 419-8898562. 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. 42 - Apartments for Rent FOREST— One and two bedroom apartments, new appliances, no pets, move in special. 419-273-2100. ONE BEDROOM UPSTAIRS EFFICIENCY APARTMENT— Available immediately. New remodeled. $299 month. Call 419-634-1929 or 419675-0622. 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. SETON KENTON— Is now accepting applications for our beautifully renovated apartments. We are designed for ages 62 and old and or a qualified applicant that is in need of a mobility impaired unit. 419-673-7202 or TTY 1-800-750-0750. EHO. SYCAMORE, 1 BEDROOM– attached garage. Rent includes water & sewer, 419-722-6665. UPSTAIRS TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT— Washer & dryer hook up. $400 month, $400 deposit, plus $100 water deposit. 419-6731123. 43 - Houses for Rent 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 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 1ST— Non smoking 2 bedroom, 1 bath house. Completely remodeled. Stove, refrigerator, and washer, dryer. $500 deposit, $600 monthly rent with credit approval and references. Call 419371-4816 or 419-371-6388 for application. COUNTRY HOME SOUTH– of Forest. 3 Bedroom, 2 car garage. $600 month, $600 deposit, 419-306-7029. KENTON— Two and three bedroom homes, with an option to buy. Agent owned. Wingfield Realty, 937-3633814. SMALL RANCH— In country, east of Kenton. 15491 TR 65. $500 month, $500 deposit. Open House, Sunday, September 23, 2-4. 567-204-4761. 46 - Real Estate for Sale CHARTER REALTY 19+ ACRES— For the buyer who values space and privacy, this 5 bedroom, 3-1/2 bath home will provide both. Completed in 2010, it features a full basement, two car attached garage, central AC, fireplace, sunroom and both first and second floor master suites. Situated back a private lane on over 19 acres, this is a rare find. Code 2072 THIS NICE FOR THIS PRICE? Go easy on your budget with this cute single story home. Located on a quiet street, its features include hardwood floors, French doors leading to the rear deck, a garage, low taxes and a great price. The owner has made a drastic price reduction, and this home is now priced in the $20’s. It wont last long at this low price, so call today. Code 2067 READY TO MOVE? This two bedroom, single story home features nice hardwood floors, central AC, a garage, basement and a great sunroom. There’s a formal dining room, plus a kitchen breakfast bar and appliances are included! Code 2062 PRICE REDUCED— Make your dream of country living come true with this lovingly maintained 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch home. Situated on a quiet township road, it has central. AC, a fireplace with built in storage, a deck, and a two car garage, all on a beautiful 5 acre lot. Sellers have reduced the price, and are offering to assist the buyer with their closing cost expenses. Call me for details. Code 2047 BARGAIN ABODE— The seller has slashed the price on the 3 bedroom home! Now priced at just $17,500, it offers an updated bath, nice vinyl siding and a newer roof. Special terms apply, so call me today. Code 2039 CALL VANESSA BRIM 419-792-1650 [email protected] View these homes at vanessabrim.postlets.com today in history By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Sept. 22, the 266th day of 2012. There are 100 days left in the year. Autumn arrives at 10:49 a.m. Eastern time. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states should be free as of Jan. 1, 1863. On this date: In 1761, Britain’s King George III and his wife, Charlotte, were crowned in Westminster Abbey. In 1776, during the Revolutionary War, Capt. Nathan Hale, 21, was hanged as a spy by the British in New York. In 1862, King Wilhelm I of Prussia met with Otto von Bismarck, whom he decided to appoint minister president, or premier. In 1927, Gene Tunney successfully defended his heavyweight boxing title against Jack Dempsey in the famous “long-count” fight in Chicago. In 1961, the Interstate Commerce Commission issued rules prohibiting racial discrimination on interstate buses. Actress Marion Davies died in Los Angeles at age 64. In 1964, the musical “Fiddler on the Roof” opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 3,242 performances. In 1975, Sara Jane Moore attempted to shoot President Gerald R. Ford outside a San Francisco hotel, but missed. (Moore served 32 years in prison before being paroled on Dec. 31, 2007.) In 1980, the Persian Gulf conflict between Iran and Iraq erupted into full-scale war that lasted nearly eight years. In 1982, the situation comedy “Family Ties” premiered on NBC. Ten years ago: Thousands of Palestinians marched to protest Israel’s siege of Yasser Arafat’s headquarters, and Israeli soldiers opened fire on Palestinians who defied curfews. Five years ago: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke briefly with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki at the United Nations, but they did not discuss a Baghdad shootout involving guards from a U.S. company protecting One year ago: A group of European researchers at the world’s biggest physics lab in Switzerland claimed to have measured a subatomic particle, a neutrino, traveling faster than the speed of light, a finding that challenged Einstein’s theory of relativity (however, the results have since been refuted by other scientists). Today’s Birthdays: Baseball Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda is 85. NBA Commissioner David Stern is 70. Musician King Sunny Ade is 66. Actor Paul Le Mat is 66. Capt. Mark Phillips is 64. Rock singer David Coverdale (Deep Purple, Whitesnake) is 61. Singer-musician Joan Jett is 54. Actor Scott Baio is 52. Actress Catherine Oxenberg is 51. Actor Rob Stone is 50. Rock musician Matt Sharp is 43. Rock musician Dave Hernandez is 42. Rhythmand-blues singer Big Rube (Society of Soul) is 41. Thought for Today: “I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house. So I spend almost all the daylight hours in the open air.” — Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author (1804-1864). 46 - Real Estate for Sale 48 - Wanted to Buy 67 - Farmers Column 4 BEDROOM HOME– in Upper, 419294-7720. CASH FOR YOUR GOLD— Goldrush Jewelers, Kenton. 419-6751117. DMC GRAIN STIR-ATOR— New double augers, all motors, fits 30” bin. $2,000. 419-759-2095. 43 ACRES FOR SALE– Mostly wooded. Excellent Hunting Wyandot County near Nevada. 740-694-9186 53 - Antiques 1001 N. WARPOLE ST.– Upper Sandusky. 4 Bedrooms, 1 full plus 2 half baths, new roof, fireplace, immediate occupancy, $135,000, obo, 937-354-0029. ANTIQUES ~ BOUGHT ~ SOLD Buying coins, glassware, collectibles, furniture, entire estates. We offer stripping/refinishing. Bill & Terri Baker, 419-294-4558. 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. 54 - Household Goods CENTURY 21 SUNWAY REALTY, LLC 419-675-2333 View our listings on the Internet www.realtor.com www.century21.com BRUNER LAND COMPANY, INC 614-791-1154 or 614-565-5666 www.brunerland.com SOUTH OF KENTON! Great 11 acres, stream and some trees, $47,900! 1,000’S OF AREA LISTINGS www. charterrealtyonline .com CHARTER REALTY 1420 S. MAIN KENTON, OHIO 419-674-4114 Your ad could be here. Call Times Classified 419-674-4066 48 - Wanted to Buy ATTN: Paying top dollar for all vehicles. Buying ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Will beat any competitors prices Danner’s Towing & Recycling Sycamore, OH 419-927-6154 Mon - Fri 8-5 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. GARFIELD PEANUTS PICKLES DIRT— For LORI’S PRIMITIVES— Americana and hand made crafts. 567-2951806. POOL AND GAME TABLES— New, used, coin, buy, sell, move. Edison, OH, 419-946–8682. 64 - Pets & Supplies COMING OCTOBER 27TH— 12 pm - 3 pm? Hardin County Humane Society Open House /Harvest Costume Contest. Snacks, refreshments. $5 donation to enter costume contest. All pets must be in carrier or on leash for safety. SHIH-TZU FEMALE PUPPY— White, brown and black. Born in June, all shots but one. 419-6721304. 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. 66 - Fruits & Vegetables Apples Starting Sept. 27th J. Castanien 5721 TH 59, Upper 419-294-2037 MA’S PRODUCE, KENTON— Season ends, September 29 FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE FRANK & ERNEST 72 - Tack & Supplies 2 SMALL SIZE HORSE– or pony carts, $125 each, 419-310-7099. 78 - Autos for Sale !CASH! FOR NON RUNNING— Cars or trucks, 419-674-3164. **** *Car Credit Made Easy* Tired of Hearing No? We Say Yes! Bad Credit? Repos? Bankruptcy? Call Matt Today for Easy Approval *419-294-2386* *800-589-8079* **** BIG WILK’S MOTOR SALES, LLC Buy here, Pay here 0% interest for everyone on qualified vehicles 18352 SR 309 E 419-673-1092 4 miles east of Kenton www.bigwilks.com 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. LOW AUTO AND HOME OWNER RATES Cole Humphrey Insurance 419-634-8010 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 No Credit Checks CentralOhioUsedCars.com 419-294-4366 Redlegs lose to LA 3-1, waste chance to clinch CINCINNATI (AP) — Instead of another clinching homer, Jay Bruce struck out. That’s how it went for the Cincinnati Reds in their first try at winning the NL Central. No worries. Two more chances were only a few hours away. Matt Kemp’s two-out single with the bases loaded in the 10th inning sent the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-1 victory Friday night that improved their wild-card chances and blocked the Reds’ first try at celebrating a title. The Dodgers won for only the fifth time in 15 games and moved two games behind St. Louis for the final NL wild card. They also trail Milwaukee by a half-game in the wild-card race. Cincinnati was trying to lock up its second division title in three years without manager Dusty Baker, still in a Chicago hospital. The 63year-old Baker was hospitalized on Wednesday with an irregular heartbeat. The Reds will get back-toback opportunities to clinch on Saturday. The Cardinals play in Chicago at 1:05 p.m. EDT, where a loss would give the title to the Reds at about the time their 4 p.m. game against the Dodgers is starting. It’s unclear whether Baker will be able to attend. “Of course, everyone in here and in the organization wants him to partake in this, but the reality is he’s got to Lightning postpones BL-Tipp game to today BELLEFONTAINE — Benjamin Logan and Tippecanoe got off the opening kick Friday evening, but that was all as the game was postponed due to lightning. It will be played at 10:30 a.m. today. P-G halts Polar Bears in shortened game PANDORA — Hardin Northern again found itself down big when Pandora-Gilboa grabbed three quick scores and soared by the Polar Bears 40-0 in a lightning-shortened Blanchard Valley Conference contest Friday night. The host Rockets got things started when they capped a 67-yard drive with a 12-yard touchdown run by Reed Hovest. A fumble on the Polar Bears’ (0-5 overall) ensuing drive was recovered by P-G. On the Rockets’ next drive, they found the end zone again to extend their lead. Just three minutes later, with 11:34 remaining the first half, the Rockets again scampered to pay dirt to take a three-score lead. Pandora-Gilboa didn’t let up in the second half, adding onto its lead and keeping the Polar Bears off the scoreboard. But with a little more than a quarter to play, the game was called following a sighting of lightning. stay focused on getting healthy,” bench coach Chris Speier said. “This is going to happen. It would be nice if he was here, but for me, the sooner the better.” Just like in 2010, when they clinched on Bruce’s leadoff homer in the ninth inning off Houston’s Tim Byrdak for a 3-2 victory, the Reds had a chance at another last-swing celebration. With the score tied at 1, Bruce led off the bottom of the ninth again. The videoboard showed a clip of his 2010 homer and the message: “We Can Do It Again.” No way Bruce could avoid thinking about a repeat. “I thought about it before the at-bat, too,” Bruce said. “It was a pretty big moment in my career. I didn’t forget about it. I felt like it was a playoff atmosphere, a mustwin for them. They played us tough.” This time, he struck out. An inning later, the Dodgers’ slumping offense came through. Los Angeles loaded the bases in the 10th off Sam LeCure (3-3), who hit Elian Herrera to open the inning. First baseman Joey Votto tried for a forceout on A.J. Ellis’ sacrifice, but skipped his throw and both runners were safe. After Nick Punto’s bunt, Mark Ellis walked to load the bases. Sean Marshall fanned Andre Ethier and got ahead 0-2 in the count to Kemp, who singled to right to drive in a pair of runs. “It was supposed to be out of the strike zone,” Marshall said. “It started out of the strike zone, but then it went back in. It was a good hit. We’ll have another chance to clinch tomorrow.” Saturday, September 22, 2012 KENTON TIMES – Page 11 prep football scoreboard Friday’s Scores By The Associated Press PREP FOOTBALL Akr. Firestone 7, Akr. Kenmore 0 Akr. Manchester 37, Can. Timken 0 Akr. SVSM 48, Akr. Hoban 20 Albany Alexander 41, Bidwell River Valley 6 Alliance 27, Can. South 23 Alliance Marlington 41, Salem 10 Amherst Steele 20, Berea 12 Andover Pymatuning Valley 34, Conneaut 0 Archbold 56, Swanton 29 Ashtabula Edgewood 34, Thompson Ledgemont 13 Ashville Teays Valley 34, Circleville Logan Elm 19 Athens 67, Waverly 14 Aurora 41, Orange 7 Austintown Fitch 52, Youngs. Boardman 7 Avon 42, Bay Village Bay 7 Avon Lake 39, Middleburg Hts. Midpark 28 Bainbridge Paint Valley 34, Southeastern 16 Barnesville 51, Sarahsville Shenandoah 20 Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 25, Kansas Lakota 14 Batavia 40, Batavia Clermont NE 12 Batavia Amelia 36, Goshen 33 Beachwood 33, Burton Berkshire 7 Beallsville 43, New Matamoras Frontier 32 Bellevue 53, Tol. Waite 8 Beloit W. Branch 13, Carrollton 7 Berlin Center Western Reserve 35, Leetonia 14 Bethel-Tate 46, Mt. Orab Western Brown 14 Beverly Ft. Frye 27, Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 0 Blanchester 33, Williamsburg 20 Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 50, Olmsted Falls 20 Brookfield 35, Warren JFK 0 Brunswick 30, Garfield Hts. 7 Bryan 49, Montpelier 14 Bucyrus Wynford 60, Crestline 0 Cambridge 40, Thornville Sheridan 20 Campbell Memorial 14, Leavittsburg LaBrae 11 Can. Cent. Cath. 41, Bedford St. Peter Chanel 12 Can. Glenoak 38, Massillon Jackson 13 Can. McKinley 35, Uniontown Lake 21 Canal Winchester 24, Amanda-Clearcreek 21 Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 62, Sugar Grove Berne Union 27 Canfield S. Range 23, Hanoverton United 20 Centerburg 42, Howard E. Knox 21 Chagrin Falls Kenston 28, Chagrin Falls 17 Chardon 7, Madison 0 Chardon NDCL 61, Erie Central, Pa. 21 Chesterland W. Geauga 28, Perry 21 Cin. Anderson 61, Milford 28 Cin. Clark Montessori 34, Cin. Christian 8 Cin. Colerain 28, Cin. Sycamore 21 Cin. Hills Christian Academy 44, Cin. Country Day 0 Cin. La Salle 35, Cols. Watterson 16 Cin. Madeira 49, Cin. Finneytown 20 Cin. Mt. Healthy 35, Morrow Little Miami 0 Cin. NW 30, Wilmington 21 Cin. Oak Hills 32, Cin. Princeton 19 Cin. St. Xavier 49, Cin. Moeller 21 Cin. Summit Country Day 14, Cin. N. College Hill 6 Cin. Taft 32, Cin. Aiken 0 Cin. Turpin 21, Cin. Glen Este 0 Cin. Walnut Hills 28, Cin. Shroder 6 Cin. Western Hills 35, Cin. Woodward 21 Cin. Winton Woods 17, Day. Thurgood CARS 2012 CHEVY CRUZE LT 2011 CHEVY IMPALA Marshall 13 Cin. Wyoming 51, Reading 0 Circleville 36, Cols. Hamilton Twp. 15 Clarksville Clinton-Massie 42, London Madison Plains 0 Clay-Battelle, W.Va. 47, Bellaire St. John 27 Cle. Glenville 55, Cle. Rhodes 0 Cle. Hts. 35, Maple Hts. 12 Cle. JFK 42, Cle. Lincoln W. 7 Cle. John Adams 33, Cle. E. Tech 0 Cle. John Marshall 47, Cle. Collinwood 22 Cle. St. Ignatius 34, Erie McDowell, Pa. 10 Clyde 56, Castalia Margaretta 14 Collins Western Reserve 21, Monroeville 14 Cols. Beechcroft 43, Cols. Whetstone 6 Cols. Bexley 38, Hebron Lakewood 0 Cols. DeSales 34, Chillicothe 0 Cols. Eastmoor 45, Cols. West 15 Cols. Grandview Hts. 57, Millersport 0 Cols. Hartley 56, Proctorville Fairland 6 Cols. Mifflin 20, Cols. East 13 Cols. Ready 72, Coal Grove DawsonBryant 20 Cols. St. Charles 37, Cols. Crusaders 13 Cols. Walnut Ridge 40, Cols. South 12 Columbiana 47, Sebring McKinley 20 Columbiana Crestview 71, Mineral Ridge 7 Copley 24, Medina Highland 23 Cortland Lakeview 17, Girard 12 Covington 28, Lewisburg Tri-County N. 0 Creston Norwayne 69, Apple Creek Waynedale 12 Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 31, Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 18 Danville 52, Fredericktown 21 Day. Chaminade-Julienne 35, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 8 Day. Christian 47, Fairfield Christian 0 Defiance Tinora 34, Hicksville 13 Delphos St. John’s 28, Anna 7 Dover 56, Tol. Woodward 0 Dresden Tri-Valley 63, Crooksville 0 Dublin Scioto 45, Westerville N. 14 E. Can. 27, Garrettsville Garfield 14 Edon 47, Lakeside Danbury 0 Euclid 14, Bedford 12 Fairport Harbor Harding 18, Independence 7 Fayetteville-Perry 20, St. Bernard 14 Findlay Liberty-Benton 54, Cory-Rawson 0 Frankfort Adena 33, Chillicothe Zane Trace 14 Franklin Furnace Green 33, McDermott Scioto NW 15 Fremont Ross 48, Lima Sr. 0 Gahanna Lincoln 45, Newark 6 Galion 41, Bucyrus 14 Gallipolis Gallia 40, McArthur Vinton County 12 Gates Mills Hawken 53, Newbury 7 Geneva 14, Ashtabula Lakeside 0 Genoa Area 79, Millbury Lake 0 Glouster Trimble 66, Corning Miller 0 Grafton Midview 42, Vermilion 14 Greenfield McClain 20, Lees Creek E. Clinton 14 Greenville 14, Sharon, Pa. 7 Grove City 42, Groveport-Madison 24 Hamilton Badin 29, Day. Carroll 21 Hamilton New Miami 36, Lockland 13 Hamilton Ross 41, Trenton Edgewood 12 Hamler Patrick Henry 41, Metamora Evergreen 13 Hannibal River 24, Caldwell 21 Harrison 46, Oxford Talawanda 14 Haviland Wayne Trace 61, Holgate 21 Heath 36, Whitehall-Yearling 19 Hudson 46, Cuyahoga Falls 28 Ironton 61, Portsmouth 34 Jeromesville Hillsdale 38, Smithville 20 John Marshall, W.Va. 34, E. Liverpool 14 Johnstown Northridge 33, Utica 26 Johnstown-Monroe 23, Loudonville 15 Kent Roosevelt 37, Mogadore Field 7 Kettering Alter 56, Cin. Purcell Marian 6 Kirtland 40, Cuyahoga Hts. 7 LaGrange Keystone 34, Brooklyn 13 Lakewood 22, N. Ridgeville 21 Lancaster Fairfield Union 32, Bloom-Carroll 31 Leipsic 34, Arlington 3 Lexington 28, Bellville Clear Fork 17 Liberty Center 19, Wauseon 14 Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 20, Middletown 6 Lisbon David Anderson 48, N. Jackson Jackson-Milton 34 Lorain 36, E. Cle. Shaw 27 Lore City Buckeye Trail 47, Bridgeport 7 Louisville 35, Minerva 14 Louisville Aquinas 41, Akr. North 13 Loveland 21, Kings Mills Kings 0 Lowellville 41, Wellsville 14 Lucasville Valley 61, S. Point 19 Lyndhurst Brush 41, Twinsburg 35 Macedonia Nordonia 29, Green 26 Magnolia Sandy Valley 56, StrasburgFranklin 0 Malvern 32, W. Lafayette Ridgewood 7 Mansfield Sr. 35, Orrville 12 Marion Elgin 34, Morral Ridgedale 0 Marion Harding 27, Shelby 26 Marion Pleasant 35, Mt. Gilead 6 Martins Ferry 37, Belmont Union Local 3 Massillon Perry 56, N. Can. Hoover 48 Massillon Washington 24, Steubenville 7 Mayfield 35, Stow-Munroe Falls 7 McComb 62, Vanlue 6 Medina Buckeye 28, Columbia Station Columbia 14 Mentor 55, Parma 0 Mentor Lake Cath. 24, Youngs. Mooney 21, 2OT Middlefield Cardinal 46, Richmond Hts. 34 Millersburg W. Holmes 41, Ashland 36 Minford 20, Oak Hill 19, 3OT Mogadore 42, Atwater Waterloo 14 Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 21, New Washington Buckeye Cent. 20 N. Bend Taylor 63, Cin. Deer Park 14 N. Olmsted 18, Westlake 15, OT N. Royalton 62, Elyria 55 Napoleon 50, Holland Springfield 13 Nelsonville-York 50, Logan 0 New Albany 66, Cols. Franklin Hts. 14 New Lebanon Dixie 16, Brookville 14 New Lexington 41, McConnelsville Morgan 6 New London 26, Ashland Crestview 21 New Middletown Spring. 25, E. Palestine 8 New Philadelphia 42, Canal Fulton Northwest 21 Newark Licking Valley 19, Granville 14 Newcomerstown 68, Bowerston Conotton Valley 28 Niles McKinley 43, Lisbon Beaver 23 Norton 13, Mantua Crestwood 12 Oak Harbor 21, Port Clinton 0 Upper Sandusky 18, Ontario 14 Van Buren 35, Arcadia 0 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS Ada vs. Bluffton, ppd. to Sep 22. Defiance vs. Wapakoneta, ppd. to Sep 22. Lima Shawnee vs. Elida, ppd. to Sep 22. Spring. Kenton Ridge vs. Spring. NW, ppd. to Sep 22. Tipp City Tippecanoe vs. Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan, ppd. to Sep 22. Van Wert vs. Lima Bath, ppd. to Sep 22. VANS & SUV’s Tan, Fact. Warranty, LT Trim 2011 FORD FIESTA Fact. Warranty, Loaded! 21k Miles 2010 CHEVY AVEO Fact. 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Ada takes lead before lightning steals the show By JOSÉ NOGUERAS Times correspondent BLUFFTON — Ada’s Kellen Decker appeared on his way to a career night on the ground and the Bulldogs were leading Bluffton, 33-14, before lightning forced the game to be postponed Friday night. The game will resume at 1:30 p.m. today in Ada. Riding the legs of Decker, who had accumulated 235 yards in just over two quarters of work, coupled with a stifling Bulldog defense, Ada opened up a 27-0 lead by the end of the first quarter. It took three plays for the Bulldogs to notch their first touchdown of the game when Ada took over the ball at their own 21 following the opening kickoff. Back-to-back passes moved the ball to the Bluffton 42-yard line and that is where the Pirates got a glimpse of what they were going to endure when Decker took over. On the handoff, Decker sidestepped several Pirate defenders and rambled 42 yards for the first Ada touchdown. After the successful extra point, Ada led 7-0 with less than a minute gone in the game. It took less than 10 seconds for Ada to score its second touchdown after senior defensive back Micah Roberson intercepted a Bluffton pass at the 20 and raced into the end zone to give Ada a 14-0 lead with 11:14 left in the first quarter. After Ada forced a three- and-out on Bluffton’s ensuing possession, Ada took over at its own 29-yard line. Then like the lightning, Decker struck again. This time the fleet-footed senior, after shedding several Pirate defenders, rambled 71 yards for his second touchdown of the game. Ada led 210 with a little more than nine minutes left in the first quarter. On two touches, Decker had 113 yards and two touchdowns. The Bulldogs took firm control of the game as the first quarter wound down when Mason Acheson connected with Roberson on a short pass that Roberson turned into six points with some nifty footwork to cap a Bulldog drive with a 27-yard run to pay dirt. After a failed extra point, Ada led 27-0 with 2:05 left in the first quarter. The Pirate offense, which was pretty much non-existent in the first 12 minutes of play and did not get its first first down until the 9:42 mark of the second quarter, finally got some momentum going and eventually put up six points when Zach Wilson raced 27 yards for a touchdown. Even with the rain wreaking havoc on the field and making it a slippery mess, it did little to stop Decker who once again showed his running prowess by ripping off his third big play of the night with a 62-yard scamper for his third TD. With 4:07 left in the half, Ada led 33-7. Gophers take lead over Rams when contest postponed By TY THAXTON Times staff writer RIDGEWAY — Despite a lightening-shortened first half, there was no lack of action as both Upper Scioto Valley and Ridgemont hit their strides early. With 3:31 remaining in the second quarter and the host Golden Gophers (3-1 overall, 01 Northwest Central Conference) leading 29-14, the NWCC game was stopped due to lightning and postponed to today at 3 p.m. at Ridgemont. The two conference and Hardin County foes got the fireworks started early as Ridgemont quarterback Tyler Tillman connected with receiver Corey Eversole for a 35-yard touchdown pass with just under two minutes off the scoreboard. Tim Cowan took in the two-point conversion to give the Gophers the 8-0 lead. The USV (0-4) offense was there to answer Ridgemont’s score on its ensuing drive. The Rams marched down the field where quarterback Cole Crawford ran the ball into the end zone from six yards out with seven minutes left on the clock. After a failed two-point conversion attempt, Ridgemont led 8-6. The Gophers wasted no time extending their lead as Tillman scrambled 53 yards to pay dirt on the first play of the following drive. Ridgemont found itself up 16-6 following a successful two-point conversion. USV made sure the intercounty rivalry game lived up to its hype on its next drive. One minute after Tillman found the end zone, receiver and temporary quarterback Dylan Hunsicker completed a pass to fellow receiver Shane Rofe for a 63-yard touchdown. With the added two points, USV trailed 16-14. The Rams made the first defensive stop on a third down with 4:42 left in the first, forcing the Gophers to punt. But the momentum rapidly shifted as the USV punt returner bobbled the ball, allowing Ridgemont’s Isaiah Stover to recover the fumble. But Ridgemont’s offense wouldn’t find the sacred turf again until early in the second quarter when Tillman again used his legs to take the ball in, this time from 11 yards away. The score pushed the Gopher lead back to eight points, 2214, with 11:48 left to play in the quarter. Tillman again answered the call on the next Gopher drive, imitating his last score by taking it to the house from 11 yards out. Chris Weyant booted the extra point to give Ridgemont some breathing room and taking the 29-14 lead. With time ticking down in the half, lightning was spotted and the game was delayed and later postponed. OTTAWA — The powerful running game won out over the high-flying passing attack on Friday night at OttawaGlandorf. The host Titans grounded out 392 yards and had six rushing touchdowns on the way to a 52-16 win over Kenton in a rain-soaked Western Buckeye League matchup. The Wildcats fall to 3-2 on the season and 3-1 in WBL play. O-G remains unbeaten at 5-0 and 4-0. The loss snaps an 18-game WBL winning streak for the Wildcats and is their third straight loss in Ottawa. Titan running back Tristan Parker carried the ball 27 times for 204 yards with scoring runs of 10, 17 and 3 yards. Wildcat quarterback Grant Sherman was 21 of 45 through the air for 261 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. He had 198 yards passing in the first half. Justin Sawmiller had 10 catches for 145 yards with touchdown receptions of 7 and 10 yards. The game was close early as the teams traded touchdowns and were tied at 16-16 with less than a minute left in the first half. The Wildcats got on the scoreboard first as Sherman moved Kenton 65 yards in nine plays, hooking up with Sawmiller on a 7-yard pass for six. The two-point conversion pass to Sawmiller made it 8-0. O-G answered quickly, moving 47 yards in four plays and scoring on a one-yard run by quarterback Caleb Siefker. The two-point run by Parker made it 8-8. After the teams traded possessions, the Wildcats took a 16-8 lead when Sherman completed a six-play, 62-yard drive with a 10-yard scoring pass to Sawmiller. Ottawa-Glandorf answered on its next possession with a 10-yard touchdown run by Parker to tie the game at 1616. That was when the momentum swung to the Titans. O-G stopped a Kenton on fourth down, taking over on Times photo/Kendrick Jesionowski Looking for yards Kenton’s Kollin Stollar attempts to get between a pair of Ottawa-Glandorf defenders during the WBL battle between the teams on Friday night. O-G won the game 52-16. "We did some things we the Wildcat 41 with 16 secthought we could do early, onds left in the first half. Rather than take the game but we couldn't maintain that into halftime with the score throughout the course of the tied the Titans put on aerial game." "That was big for the display of their own as Siefker completed a 24-yard pass to momentum to be able to score Luke Recker before hooking with one second on the clock up with Jake Leopold on a 17- with a couple of plays that we yard scoring strike. After the put in during the week," O-G two-point run, O-G led 24-16 coach Ken Schriner said. "Duane Weaver is my offenat halftime. "We were very disappointed sive coordinator and he put in to give up that touchdown at a great wrinkle off the option the end of the first half," that we had shown the previKenton coach Mike Mauk ous couple weeks and they bit said. "It really switched the on it and Jake Leopold made momentum towards them. It a nice catch for a touchdown. gave them the eight-point lead It's good to see the execution at halftime, but it was still a of things you practice during the week." ball game. The Titans wasted little "Then we gave up that long touchdown run in the third time in adding to their lead in quarter and the weather hit the second half. After receivand it snowballed for us. A lot ing the kickoff, they drove 62 of that is attributed to them. yards in three plays, hitting They're a very good football pay dirt on a 15-yard run by team. They do a great job. Parker, who also had a 32Their backs run hard, their yard run on the drive. The Wildcats drove the linemen do a great job of blocking and they played well. ball down to the O-G 28-yard They’re a good football team line before turning the ball over on downs on their next and we knew that coming in. possession. After an hour and 15minute lightning delay with 5:09 left in the third quarter, the Titans overpowered the Wildcats when the game resumed as Parker completed a 31-yard drive with a threeyard run to make it 38-16 with two minutes left in the third quarter. O-G added touchdown runs by Shane Schroeder and Brad Racer in the fourth quarter to complete the scoring. Schriner credited his offensive line for his team’s success running the ball. "Our guys up front have done what we've asked them to do," Schriner said. "They move people off the ball, they're picking up a lot of stunts. Kenton threw a lot of things at us tonight with their defensive line. We did a good job of picking things up. They're a smart group and a veteran group and they did a good job." "We were concerned about trying to stop their offense from controlling the clock," Mauk said. "They do a very good job of doing what they did and they made plays. You've got to give them a lot of credit." Sherman was just 5 of 20 for 63 yards in the second half. "Defensive Coach (Brian) Heebsh does a great job of adjusting things and trying to take away things that we saw that they were seeing," Schriner said. "Sherman sees some seam routes and we tried to get people under that, Other than that we're trying to rush with three and drop coverage. We played a little more man coverage than we've played in the past, but guys were just running around trying to make plays." Kenton hosts Elida next Friday. ——— Score by quarters 8 0 0 16 14 14 Statistics K O-G First downs 7 Rushing yds 13-7 Passing yds 261 Passes 21-45 Passes int. by 0 Fumbles/lost 0-0 Punts 3-36 Penalties 6-81 K OG 8 8 - 16 52 18 60-392 41 2-5 2 0-0 1-49 5-46 Headington’s 65-yard TD run lifts Falcons By NICK MARLOW Times news bureau NEW WASHINGTON — With a stagnant offense and little time left against Buckeye Central on Friday, Riverdale football coach Jeremy Kloepfer needed someone to step up and make a play. Tré Headington answered the call. The senior scooped up Buckeye Central’s kickoff and streaked 65 yards across the goal line to lift the Falcons to a 21-20 win on the road in the North Central Conference. After marching downfield and into the end zone with two run-loaded drives in the first half, the Falcons had cobbled together just 45 yards since the break when Bucks running back Michael Adkins punched it in from 3 yards out with 3:29 left. It put the Bucks up 20-14. “Before we went out there I said, ‘Hey guys, we need a good kick return here to try and get things kick-started,” Kloepfer said. A lame squib attempt from Buckeye Central’s Cole Stacklin allowed Headington to haul it in after one hop, and he was chugging the other way before the Bucks even knew it was happening. “I just saw it was going low and I wanted to be the playmaker to get our team the win,” Headington said. “I saw an opening and I just took it.” The Bucks had just failed on a two-point conversion try after being docked 5 yards for a false start penalty, leaving the door open in the event of a Falcons touchdown. “We had penalties that were stupid at inopportune times and we can’t do that,” Buckeye Central coach Jason Ratliff said. “It wasn’t one person but several people who did things wrong, and it cost us the football game.” Laundry was thrown toward his team all night long, as the Bucks committed Times photo/Kim Camper Looking for yards Riverdale’s Tré Headington tries to get around a corner during the Falcons win over Buckeye Central. the game off like that,” Ratliff seven penalties for 55 yards. None were more egregious said. “If we continue to start games off slow and wait until than the final two. Following the Headington the second half to wake up, kick return, Adkins was this is what happens.” The Bucks were set to go flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct, which put the up 20-14 long before Adkins’ Bucks back to their own 33 touchdown. Kameron Jones after crossing into Falcons’ completed an 18-yard strike territory. Jones threw a pick to Brandon Brookes to to Falcons corner Tony extend a Bucks drive during Snider on the next play while the end of the third quarter. being blitzed. A little over one Adkins would barrel his way minute later with a chance to down to the 5 yard-line, get the ball back, the Bucks before a holding penalty jumped offside on a Riverdale moved the Bucks back to the 4th-and-1, enabling the 15. Two plays later, Riverdale’s Falcons to kneel out the rest Josh Bushong intercepted of the clock. The Bucks mistakes Jones on a check down negated a second-half dis- attempt. “That was huge,” Ratliff play of dominance on both sides of the ball. After the said. Jones was 10 of 20 on the Falcons drove 80 and 41 yards, respectively, for two night with 157 yards, two scores in the first half, the touchdowns and two interBucks did not allow ceptions. The Falcons offense came Riverdale to get a first down out of the gates at a downhill in the second half. “It’s too bad we didn’t start pace. Quarterback Dillon Farrow completed his first six passes and running backs Bushong, Adam Fox and Seth Knoll carried for 79 yards. Headington caught a 13-yard pass and Farrow ran it in from a yard out to cap two drives that ate up 14:27 of the first-half. The Bucks responded to the Headington reception immediately. On the second play of the ensuing possession, McDonnel deviated from a fly pattern, came back to his quarterback to catch the ball and then turned upfield for a 65-yard touchdown after a Riverdale cornerback slipped on the muddy field while in pursuit. McDonnel finished with 4 catches and 101 yards. Farrow gift-wrapped the Bucks next score. The senior tossed up a duck with two minutes left in the first half, and Jordan Herrstein stepped in front to give Buckeye Central an opportunity to knot it at 14 with 1:57 left. “That’s a pass that he has to go ahead and eat,” Kloepfer said. Farrow’s woes continued in the second half, as he did not complete a pass and threw another interception early in the fourth quarter. He finished 6 of 12 with 58 yards and a touchdown to go with the two picks. Jones found Brookes for 16 yards on fourth-and-4 before hitting Nick McCoy wide open on the left side of the field for a 10-yard touchdown. Jones then hooked up with Chadd Trapp on an out route for the two-point conversion. Riverdale will head back home to take on Crestline at 7 p.m. Friday. ——— Score by quarters 7 0 7— 21 8 0 6— 20 Team statistics Riverdale BC First downs 9 9 Yards rushing 114 143 Yards passing 157 58 Passes intercepted by 2 2 Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-0 Punts 4-38.25 4-23.75 Penalties 2-20 7-55 R BC 7 6