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The Courier • Tuesday, JaNuaRy 6, 2015
BIRTHDAYS • ANNIVERSARIES • RETIREMENTS • GRADUATIONS • NEW ARRIVALS
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CELEBR ATIONS !
The Bestseller List
By The Wall STreeT Journal
FICTION
1. “diary of a Wimpy Kid: The
Long Haul” by Jeff Kinney (amulet
Books)
2. “Gray Mountain” by John
Grisham (doubleday)
Recently born at Blanchard
Valley Hospital, as reported by their
parents:
Matthew Jay Emerson Jr., boy,
to Matthew Emerson and Brandy
duling, Findlay, dec. 17.
Camden antonio Coppus, boy, to
Robert Coppus and Catelyn Rigdon,
Fostoria, dec. 18.
Piper annMarie steinhauer, girl,
to Brett steinhauer and aubrey affholder, Tiffin, dec. 18.
alanna Raine shackelford, girl, to
Leeann shackelford, Findlay, dec. 18.
steven Kaizer alan Laugherty,
boy, to steven Laugherty and Kathryn
Wolf, Carey, dec. 18.
Laney Grace deter, girl, to Jeremy
and Courtney deter, Findlay, dec. 18.
Liana Grace Houck, girl, to Josh
and Lisa Houck, Findlay, dec. 18.
adalynn Grace Feasel, girl, to Ryan
and Kari Feasel, Carey, dec. 19.
Natalie Lynne Combs, girl, to
Nathan Combs and stephanie dilgard, dunkirk, dec. 19.
Zahayden Lee Hale Howard, boy,
to Bryan Howard and Jamie Rife, Fostoria, dec. 19.
abraxas Jade shuster, girl, to
Brian shuster and Olivia Kearns,
Kenton, dec. 19.
Joseph david Ritzler, boy, to Mark
and Kristin Ritzler, Findlay, dec. 20.
Carsen, boy, to Jacob Gillen and
Lindsey Casey, Findlay, dec. 20.
Wyatt William Vaughn, boy, to
Wade and Kimberly Vaughn, Upper
sandusky, dec. 20.
Leah Noelle smith, girl, to Randy
smith and Casey Noel, Findlay, dec.
20.
abigail Joy amstutz, girl, to Rob
and Becky amstutz, Pandora, dec. 20.
Jaxon andrew Martinez, boy, to
Ryan and Kristi Martinez, Fostoria,
dec. 22.
Chance Edward Gillespie, boy, to
Jonah and ashley Gillespie, Findlay,
dec. 22.
audriana Lynn darby, girl, to
donnie and Erica darby, Wharton,
dec. 23.
alora Blaire England, girl, to
aaron and Martha England, Kenton,
dec. 23.
Ke’andre La’salle damon White,
boy, to andre White and Melinda
Hackenburg, Van Buren, dec. 23.
3. “Hope to die” by James Patterson (Little, Brown)
4. “Revivial” by stephen King
(scribner)
5. “all the Light We Cannot see”
by anthony doerr (scribner)
6. “Frozen Hide and Hug Olaf” by
Payslie Jade Haas, girl, to Wylie
Marie Haas, McComb, dec. 23.
Hayden Kay Hines, girl, to Nick
Hines and Whitney Gleason, Pandora,
dec. 23.
Rowen Joseph schroeder, boy, to
Luke and Carrie schroeder, Ottawa,
dec. 23.
Olivia Marie Priest, girl, to Jeffrey
and Lourdes Priest, Findlay, dec. 24.
aria Elaine Rigney, girl, to Michael
Rigney and Brittney Joseph, Kenton,
dec. 24.
aaron Nathanael sellars, boy, to
Michael and Chrystal sellars, Findlay,
dec. 24.
declan Edward Cramer, boy, to
dylan Cramer and Rebecca Farling,
Findlay, dec. 24.
Kaliah Jade yates, girl, to andrew
and Whitney yates, Findlay, dec. 25.
Phoenyx Rayne White, girl, to
albert White Jr. and Miranda Businger, Fostoria, dec. 25.
Tyler James dick, boy, to Philip
and amanda dick, Republic, dec. 26.
aibileen ann Magdalene Wagner,
girl, to Jeff and Emily Wagner, Findlay, dec. 26.
Evelyn Kathleen Gasser, girl, to
andrew and Jennifer Gasser, Findlay,
dec. 26.
Baby boy to anthony Frias and
Jenny scholidon, Fostoria, dec. 26.
Raelyn Hope Korkos, girl, to Ryan
and Candice Korkos, Findlay, dec. 27.
Chloey ann Wehrle, girl, to
Malcolm Wehrle and sarah Eaton,
McComb, dec. 27.
Cambrye Kathryn Rhodes, girl, to
derrick and stacey Rhodes, Tiffin,
dec. 28.
Ryleigh Elizabeth Brown, girl, to
Jeremiah Brown and Kylie Hush, Fostoria, dec. 28.
austin William Woods, boy, to
alex and Katie Woods, Fostoria, dec.
29.
Kaerigan Elise White, girl, to
Christopher and Kelly White, North
Baltimore, dec. 29.
Joylynn Grace downing, girl, to
doug and Robyn downing, McComb,
dec. 29.
Vaylen armoni Issac dear, boy, to
Teresa dear, Belmore, dec. 29.
austin William Woods, boy, to
alex and Katie Woods, Fostoria, dec.
29.
disney Book Group (disney Press)
7. “Tom Clancy: Full Force and
Effect” by Mark Greaney (G.P. Putnam’s sons)
8. “The Escape” by david Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)
9. “Four: a divergent Collection”
by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen
Books)
10. “The World of Ice & Fire” by
George R.R. Martin (Bantam)
NONFICTION
1. “Killing Patton” by Bill O’Reilly
and Martin dugard (Henry Holt and
Co.)
2. “41: a Portrait of My Father” by
George W. Bush (Crown)
3. “yes Please” by amy Poehler
(dey street Books)
4. “Guinness World Records 2015”
by Guinness World Records (Guinness World Records)
5. “Make It ahead” by Ina Garten
(Clarkson Potter)
6. “Minecraft: Construction Handbook” by scholastic (scholastic)
7. “Minecraft: The Complete
Handbook” by scholastic (scholastic)
8. “What If?” by Randall Munroe
(HMH)
9. “Minecraft: Combat Handbook:
an Official Mojang Book” by scholastic (scholastic)
10. “The Elf on the shelf: a Christmas Tradition” by Carol V. aebersold
and Chanda B. Bell (CCa and B)
FICTION E-BOOKs
THE COURIER
TUEsday, JaNUaRy 6, 2015
1. “Big Little Lies” by Liane Moriarty (amy Einhorn Books/Putnam)
2. “all the Light We Cannot see”
by anthony doerr (scribner)
3. “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn
(Broadway Books)
4. “The Escape” by david Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)
5. “Hope to die” by James Patterson (Little, Brown)
6. “Gone-Part Two (The Gone
series) by deborah Bladen (deborah Bladen)
7. “The Burning Room” by
Michael Connelly (Little, Brown)
8. “Gray Mountain” by John
Grisham (doubleday)
9. “Captivated by you” by sylvia
day (Penguin)
10. “Gone-Part Three (The Gone
series) by deborah Bladen (deborah
Bladen)
NONFICTION E-BOOKs
1. “Unbroken: a World War
II story” by Laura Hillenbrand
(Random House)
2. “american sniper” by Chris
Kyle, scott McEwen and Jim deFelice (Harper Collins)
3. “Wild” by Cheryl strayed
(Knopf)
4. “The Boys in the Boat” by
daniel James Brown (Viking Press)
5. “Maude” by donna Mabry
(donna Mabry)
6. “Killing Patton” by Bill O’Reilly
and Martin dugard (Henry Holt and
Co.)
7. “yes Please” by amy Poehler
(Harper Collins)
8. “The Johnstown Flood” by
david McCullough (simon & schuster)
9. “stories I Only Tell My Friends:
an autobiography” by Rob Lowe
(Henry Holt & Co.)
10. “No Ordinary Time: Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home
Front in World War II” by doris
Kearns Goodwin (simon & schuster)
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from about 16,000 locations, representing about 85 percent of the
nation’s book sales. Print-book
data providers include all major
booksellers and Web retailers, and
food stores. E-book data providers
include all major e-book retailers.
Free e-books and those sold for less
than 99 cents are excluded. Audio
books are excluded. Refer questions
to [email protected].
College Corner
The following student was named
to the dean’s list:
• Kristen Buck, daughter of Randy
and Julie Buck of McComb, fall
quarter, University of Northwestern
Ohio.
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CELEBR ATIONS !
Razing of building uncovers
importance of East Sandusky
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is from
a series written from 1959 to 1974
by the late R.L. Heminger, publisher
and editor of The Courier.
By R.L. HEMINGER
The razing of the building at 126
E. sandusky st. (in May, 1967),
prompted memories of earlier days
in that immediate vicinity.
First constructed as a residence,
the property subsequently was
enlarged on the rear and transformed
into a small hotel known for many
years as the Bacher Hotel and later as
the Murphy Hotel. (In 1967 it closed,
the hotel discontinuing in 1966.)
The home was built in the 1850s
and 1860s. It was located in that part
of Findlay which was first developed
after the Vances had laid out the town
in the 1820s.
all the initial building took place
east of Main street towards East
street, between the Blanchard River
and sandusky street, then known as
Back street.
One of the early families living in
the home was that of Jacob Cromley,
who conducted a tinware and roofing
business at 331 s. Main st. This was
Police use toilet
paper to help
catch a wouldbe criminal
U N IONTOW N, Pa. (a P) —
Police say they matched a would-be
pizza shop robber to a roll of toilet
paper in his Pennsylvania home.
Uniontown police say 29-yearold Eric Frey tried to rob Michael
Maria’s P izza by handing an
employee a note written on toilet
paper that read: “I have a gun. Give
me $300.”
Police arrived before Frey could
leave because an employee hit a
panic button.
Frey told officers he was forced
to commit the robbery by a large,
bearded man with a gun who
accosted him in a nearby alley.
But police say a search of Frey’s
apartment wiped out that explanation: That’s where they say they
found a newly opened roll of toilet
paper with the pen impression from
Frey’s note on an outer sheet.
in the late 1870s and the 1880s. Mr.
Cromley had two sons, Bruce and
Byron, who worked for their father.
The sons raised canaries as a pastime.
When the hotel was started, a twostory addition was constructed on the
rear to provide accommodations for
the guests. The hotel was conducted
by Charles Bacher for many years and
it bore his name.
Later, Herbert J. Murphy, who
had been a clerk at the altmeyer
Hotel (later called the Fort Findlay),
acquired the hotel and it became the
Murphy Hotel. It was continued as a
hotel for some years after his death.
The RCH Realty Co., a Kirk interest, acquired the property in 1966.
It had been owned for some time by
the late Paul Williamson, of Bowling
Green, and C. Lee, of Findlay, received
it from his estate, selling it then to the
realty firm.
The property adjoins the fourstory building which housed the Kirk
Wholesale Grocery for a long time.
This structure was erected in 1905
and the grocery business was moved
from its former location on East Main
Cross street just across the New york
Central Railroad (now Conrail).
standing on the grocery building
site on East sandusky street for many
years was the residence of Benjamin
F. Hyatt, a Findlay merchant of early
days. His father, a.H. Hyatt, had come
to Findlay as an early settler of Pennsylvania stock.
Father and son were engaged in
merchandising for a long time here.
They constructed the Main street
building in the 300 block, standing at
the north corner of the first alley south
of East Main Cross street. It was long
known as the Hyatt Block.
The Hyatts presented to Hancock
County the familiar “leaky boot” fountain which stood for many years on
the courthouse lawn. The Hyatt home
on East sandusky street was moved to
845 Washington ave. when the Kirk
building went up in 1905.
across the street on East sandusky
at the southwest corner of Beech
avenue stood the home of dr. Lorenzo
Firmin. This later became the young
Men’s Christian association.
at the northeast corner of Beech
and East sandusky stood for a number
of years the residence of Charles
Ebling, a Findlay tailoring merchant
for a long time. subsequently, it was
occupied by dr. William dreitzler, a
prominent Findlay physician and surgeon, who passed away early in his
medical career.
across the street at the southeast
corner of the two thoroughfares stood
the home of Henry Byal, a well-known
Findlay citizen for many years. He had
extensive farm interests.
Mr. Byal was a leader in the First
Presbyterian Church in Findlay for
many years and his sandusky street
home subsequently became the manse
of the church. Mr. Byal was honored
by the church when it constructed a
new edifice at the southwest corner
of south Main street and West Lincoln street early in the 20th century,
the chapel of the church receiving his
name.
Mr. Byal’s next door neighbors on
the east were the Jacob Blackfords.
Mr. Blackford was a prominent Findlay attorney practicing in partnership
with his brother aaron Blackford for
a long time.
The sites of the Byal and Blackford
homes now form part of a Marathon
Oil Co. parking area.
’76 license plate returns to Alaska
FaIRBaNKs, alaska (aP) — alaska
drivers will have the choice of a retro look
when they obtain new license plates next
spring.
The state is bringing back plates that
feature red lettering on white plates and
a grizzly bear standing on its hind legs.
It’s a reconfigured version of an
alaska license plate last issued in
1976, the Fairbanks daily News-Miner
reported.
drivers can also choose the current
style: yellow-gold plates with blue lettering that reflect colors of the alaska flag.
The Legislature approved bringing
back the bear plates last session in a bill
sponsored by Republican Rep. Peggy
Wilson. House Bill 293 passed unanimously in the final days of the session.
department of Motor Vehicles director amy Erickson said the makeover has
added new colors.
The old grizzly plates had beige
mountains and a brown bear. The new
version features a darker bear, a silhouette of the alaska Range, a gold sun
between mountains and a blue sky.
“I like it,” Erikson, noting that the
final version may be tweaked.
“I also am not absolutely certain that I
approve of the colors, because they didn’t
come out just like our artist rendered
them, but they look very nice,” she said.
The previous version was not without
critics.
during the legislative session, an
anchorage resident emailed a picture of
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a standing woodchuck and urged that
the designers to modify the bear image
so there was less resemblance.
Erickson said there’s no mistaking
the image on the new license.
“It’s still very much the bear,” Erickson said. “and it looks more like a bear
from a distance.”
It hardly seems
possible you have
been gone a year.
I miss you more
every day!
All my love, Mother
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CELEBR ATIONS !
Cat hiding in sold bed makes way back home
By STEVEN DUBOIS
AssociATed Press
PORTLaNd, Ore. (aP) — Camo
is hiding no longer.
The Oregon cat accidentally sold
with a mattress set is home after 10
days on his own.
Roy dufek wrote in a statement
that his girlfriend, Hayley Crews,
caught Camo in a trap recently after
he was reportedly seen near the Hillsboro airport west of Portland. The
trap was baited with sardines in oil
and familiar scented clothing.
People across the Portland area
and beyond had been on the lookout
for Camo after his unusual disappear-
ance got national attention.
dufek sold his girlfriend’s mattress
set dec. 17 without realizing the cat
was likely in a favorite hiding spot:
the box spring.
Unable to find Camo at the mattress buyer’s home, dufek took to
social media for help tracking down
the 5-year-old cat that likely scurried
out of the box spring when the buyer,
who lives near the airport, took it off
the car roof.
dufek wrote that Camo was 2
pounds lighter after 10 days outside,
and had a cut lip, broken nails and a
bleeding paw. Camo was examined
by a veterinarian and given a bath by
Crews.
“We can’t even imagine what he’s
been through in a week and (a) half
running wild near the countryside,
especially in this weather,” dufek
wrote.
The couple thanked everyone for
their help, saying it’s great to know
friends and strangers had their back
in time of need.
“We can’t ever repay or say thank
you enough to all the people that
spent their cherished holiday time,
and resources to help us bring Camo
home,” dufek wrote.
“It was quite emotional last night,
we’re in shock of this whole experience, and have been holding him
tight!”
Happy Birthday to All
By The AssociATed Press
This week’s celebrity birthdays
inlcude:
Sunday:
actress dyan Cannon is 76. Country singer Kathy Forester of the Forester sisters is 60. Guitarist Bernard
sumner of New Order (and Joy division) is 59. actress ann Magnuson
(“anything but Love”) is 59. Country
singer Patty Loveless is 58. Singer
Michael Stipe of R.E.M. is 55. actor
dave Foley (“NewsRadio,” “Kids in
the Hall”) is 52. actress dot Jones
(“Glee”) is 51. actress Julia Ormond
is 50. Country singer deana Carter
is 49. Harmonica player Benjamin
darvill of Crash Test dummies is
48. actor Jeremy Licht (“Valerie”)
is 44. actress Jill Marie Jones (“Girlfriends”) is 40.
Yesterday:
Actor Robert Duvall is 84. Talkshow host Charlie Rose is 73. actress
diane Keaton is 69. actor Ted Lange
(“The Love Boat”) is 67. drummer
George “Funky” Brown of Kool and
the Gang is 66. Guitarist Chris stein
of Blondie is 65. actor Clancy Brown
(“Highlander,” voice of Mr. Krabs on
“spongeBob squarePants”) is 56.
actor Vinnie Jones (“X-Men: The
Last stand”) is 50. drummer Kate
schellenbach (Luscious Jackson)
is 49. dancer and judge Carrie ann
Inaba (“dancing With the stars”)
is 47. singer Marilyn Manson is 46.
actor shea Whigham (“Fast and
Furious 6,” “Boardwalk Empire”)
is 46. actor derek Cecil (“House of
Cards,” “Treme”) is 42. actor Bradley Cooper (“The Hangover,” “silver
Linings Playbook”) is 40. actress
January Jones (“Mad Men”) is 37.
actress Brooklyn sudano (“My Wife
and Kids”) is 34.
Today:
singer Kim Wilson of the Fabulous
Thunderbirds is 64. Country singer
Jett Williams is 62. Guitarist Malcolm young of aC/dC is 62. actorcomedian Rowan atkinson (“Mr.
Bean”) is 60. singer Kathy sledge of
sister sledge is 56. singer Eric Williams of BLaCKstreet is 55. Director
John Singleton is 47. actor Norman
Reedus (“The Walking dead”) is 46.
“The Talk” co-host Julie Chen is 45.
actor danny Pintauro (“Who’s the
Boss”) is 39. actor Eddie Redmayne
(“The Theory of Everything”) is 33.
Comedian Kate McKinnon (“saturday
Night Live”) is 31.
Tomorrow:
author-screenwriter William Peter
Blatty (“The Exorcist”) is 87. singer
Kenny Loggins is 67. singer-songwriter Marshall Chapman is 66. actor
david Caruso is 59. TV personality
Katie Couric is 58. Country singer
david Lee Murphy is 56. david Marciano (“Homeland,” “The shield”)
is 55. actress Hallie Todd (“Lizzie
McGuire”) is 53. Actor Nicolas Cage
is 51. singer John Ondrasik of Five for
Fighting is 50. actor-rapper doug E.
doug is 45. actor Kevin Rahm (“desperate Housewives,” “Judging amy”)
is 44. Jeremy Renner is 44. Country
singer John Rich of Big and Rich is
41. actor dustin diamond (“saved by
the Bell”) is 38. singer-rapper aloe
Blacc is 36. actress Lauren Cohen
(“The Walking dead”) is 33. actor
Liam aiken (“Lemony snicket”) is 25.
actor Marcus scribner (“black-ish”)
is 15.
Thursday:
actor-comedian Larry storch (“F
Troop”) is 92. actor Ron Moody is
91. “sunday Morning” host Charles
Osgood is 82. singer shirley Bassey
is 78. Game-show host Bob Eubanks
(“The Newlywed Game”) is 77. Country-gospel singer Cristy Lane is 75.
singer anthony Gourdine of Little
anthony and the Imperials is 74.
singer Juanita Cowart Motley of The
Marvelettes is 71. Guitarist Robby
Krieger of The doors is 69. Singer
David Bowie is 68. singer R. Kelly
is 48. Bassist Jeff abercrombie of Fuel
is 46. Reggae singer sean Paul is 42.
singer Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley is 39.
Guitarist disashi Lumumbo-Kasongo
of Gym Class Heroes is 32.
Friday:
singer Joan Baez is 74. Guitarist
Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin is 71.
singer Buster Poindexter is 65. singer
Crystal Gayle is 64. actor J.K. simmons (“Juno,” “spider-Man” movies)
is 60. actress Imelda staunton is 59.
Guitarist Eric Erlandson (Hole) is 52.
actress Joely Richardson is 50. Guitarist Carl Bell of Fuel is 48. singer
steve Harwell of smash Mouth is 48.
singer dave Matthews of the dave
Matthews Band is 48. actress Joey
Lauren adams (“Chasing amy,” “Big
daddy”) is 47. actress angela Bettis
(“Carrie,” “Girl, Interrupted”) is 42.
singer a.J. McLean of the Backstreet
Boys is 37. Guitarist drew Brown
of OneRepublic is 31. actress Nina
dobrev (“The Vampire diaries”)
is 25. actor Tyree Brown (“Parenthood”) is 11.
Saturday:
Singer Rod Stewart is 70. singerkeyboardist donald Fagen of steely
dan is 67. singer Pat Benatar is 62.
Guitarist Michael schenker (scorpions) is 60. singer shawn Colvin is
59. singer-guitarist Curt Kirkwood
of Meat Puppets is 56. actor Evan
Handler (“sex and the City,” “Californication”) is 54. singer Brad Roberts
of Crash Test dummies is 51. actress
Trini alvarado is 48. singer Brent
smith of shinedown is 37. Rapper
Chris smith of Kris Kross is 36.
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3 men save Pa. Court
a buried reverses
moose
the sale of
a widow’s
home
aNCHORaGE, alaska (aP) —
a moose buried by an avalanche on
an alaska mountain had its luck
changed by three men passing on
snowmobiles.
T he a laska dispatch News
reports that the three Matanuskasusitna Borough residents spotted
the animal’s snout sticking out of
the snow and used shovels to free
the moose.
Marty Mobley, Rob Uphus and
avery Vunichich were on at outing
at Hatcher Pass about 55 miles
northeast of anchorage when they
passed a small hillside that had
both ski and moose tracks.
When they returned an hour
later, an avalanche had covered
the tracks.
Mobley says he saw something
move in the debris and it turned out
to be a snout, not a skier.
after 10 minutes of digging, the
moose stood up, towered over its
rescuers and ran off.
HaRRIsBURG, Pa. (aP) — a
Pennsylvania appeals court has
reversed the sale of a widow’s home
that was triggered by a tax bill for
$6.30.
a Commonwealth Court panel said
the auction sale of Eileen Battisti’s
$280,000 home outside aliquippa in
western Pennsylvania wasn’t valid
because the Beaver County Tax Claim
Bureau didn’t offer her an installment
payment plan as required by state law.
The court opinion says Battisti
struggled to cope with household
finances after her husband’s death in
2004.
The sale was held after the tax bill
grew with interest and costs to $235
by late 2011, when the property was
sold for about $116,000.
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37 years later
stolen shotgun
found in sporting
goods store
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
AssociAted Press
saLT LaKE CITy (aP) — Richard Pittenger was 16 years old and
taking a girl out on a date when he
walked out of a Utah restaurant in
November 1977 to find the window
of his truck smashed and his shotgun
missing.
decades later, the salt Lake City
man got the weapon back after it
turned up at a sporting goods store
in albany, Oregon, and a serial
number search showed it was stolen.
salt Lake City police det. Rod
Van scoy said he wasn’t sure how
to track down the owner, but he dug
through old reports kept on microfilm and found Pittenger’s mother.
Now 53, Pittenger said he was a
little nervous when he got a message
from the detective a few weeks ago
saying he wanted to talk. Though
he’s glad to have the gun back, he’s
not sure what he’ll do with it.Q
“I don’t know the history of it.
I don’t know if it was used to hurt
someone over the years,” he said.
His father took him to buy the
20-gauge shotgun, and Pittenger
used it to hunt rabbits with his
friends.
He said seeing it again brings
back memories of his teenage years,
when he was learning to play rock
music and performing with bands
for the first time. Music has become
a focus for him again, as he’s spent
the last six years composing a rock
opera.
“I wish they could return my
youth rather than just the gun,” he
said with a smile.
He bought a new gun to replace
the stolen one. His hobbies eventually changed, and he didn’t think of
the gun much, but the break-in stuck
with him.
“It’s kind of traumatic for everyone, but when you’re a really young
kid even more so,” he said.
Property crimes are notoriously
difficult for police, who often have
little evidence to start an investiga-
tion, Van scoy said. If investigators do find stolen items, it usually
happens soon after the crime, Pittenger’s shotgun is the oldest recovered property case the detective
could recall.
Though stolen items do turn up
when police catch a thief, without a
serial number it’s hard to connect it
back to an owner and officers often
end up selling unclaimed items at
auction.
“If you have a serial number, it
might take 37 years, but we’ll get
your property back, hopefully,” Van
scoy said.
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Medical school uses
Seinfeld in studies of
psychiatric disorders
NEW BRUNsWICK, N.J. (aP)
— “seinfeld” may have been a show
about nothing, but a psychiatry professor is using it for much more than
that.
Medical students at Rutgers
Robert Wood Johnson Medical
school are learning about psychiatric disorders through dr. anthony
Tobia’s “Psy-feld” teaching tool,
NJ.com reports.
Tobia has created a database of
teaching points from all the show’s
episodes. Third- and fourth-year
medical students are assigned to
watch two episodes a week and then
gather to discuss the psychopathology demonstrated on each.
“you have a very diverse group of
personality traits that are maladaptive on the individual level,” Tobia
said.
“When you get these friends
together the dynamic is such that it
literally creates a plot: Jerry’s obsessive compulsive traits combined
with Kramer’s schizoid traits, with
Elaine’s inability to forge meaningful relationships and with George
being egocentric.”
His diagnosis of Newman? “Very
sick.”
The students gathered around
a conference table on a recent day,
analyzing an episode from the night
before. Third-year student Marlene
Wang said that the exercise leads to
having more practical and relatable
examples than a textbook.
“In this way, it just gives you a
more solid picture of the pathology
rather than just giving you words,”
Wang said.
Tobia has also written an academic paper that analyzes five of
Elaine’s boyfriends from the show
to explain delusional disorder.
He also teaches a course where
students tweet thoughts about
characters’ potential psychiatric
disorders while watching films like
“Fargo.”
There’s no
place like
Beavercreek,
Ohio
BEaVERCREEK, Ohio (aP) —
a 9-year-old Ohio girl has made her
“Wizard of Oz” dream come true.
Reece Veatch, who lives in the
dayton suburb of Beavercreek,
wanted to break a world record. Not
just any world record: she wanted to
assemble the largest number of people
dressed like Oz characters ever in one
place.
so costumed as dorothy, she gathered with more than a thousand scarecrows, Tin Woodsmen, Cowardly
Lions and others in June at The Judy
Garland Museum in Grand Rapids,
Minnesota.
The 1,093 costumed characters
broke the previous record gathering of
446, which had occurred in England.
The museum says Guinness issued
the certificate recently confirming the
record.
The museum in Garland’s hometown stages an annual festival and
honors the actress who portrayed
dorothy in the classic 1939 movie.
ANNIVERSARY
ANNIVERSARY
Don & Marie Andonian
Don and Marie Andonian, of
McComb, are celebrating their
50th wedding anniversary.
Andonian and the former Marie
Wise were married January 9,
1965 at McComb Church of Christ
by the Rev. Ronald Murphy.
Both were graduates of
McComb High School, and are
members of McComb Church of
Christ.
The couple’s children are Mrs.
Craig (Beth) Fenstermaker, Mrs.
Bill (Katie) Grubb, all of McComb,
and Bruce (Paula) Andonian of
Olathe, Kansas. They have 7
grandchildren: Dylan and Logan
Meares, Alexandra, Jesse and
Mason Andonian, Leia and Wilson
Grubb, and 2 step-grandchildren
Somer and Faith Fenstermaker.
Mr. Andonian retired from
North American Philips in Ottawa,
OH after 34 years. Mrs. Andonian
is a retired RN from BVH. She
worked at Bridge Hospice and
Caughman Clinic.
The couple will celebrate with
a family dinner.
Raymond and Virginia Triplett
Raymond & Virginia (Packer)
Triplett of Forest, Ohio recently
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary. They were married on
December 31, 1964 at the Forest
United Methodist Church by Rev.
John Bice.
The couple has 4 daughters.
Kimberly Triplett of Columbus, Vicki
(Darrin) Rowe, Teia (Scott) Dodge
and Tara Triplett, all of Forest. 6
Grandchildren: Daren (Erica) Rowe,
Shantell Rowe, Araeha and Kade
Dodge, the late Terence Rowe and
Miley Triplett, all of Forest, and
2 great-grandchildren, Rylin and
McKinley Rowe.
To help the couple celebrate the
family would like to have a Greeting
Card Shower. Please send cards to
516 East Lima Street, Forest, Ohio
45843.
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CELEBR ATIONS !
Britain’s queen
bestows honors
By JILL LAWLESS
AssociAted Press
LON dON — T he diva of
“dynasty” is now a dame.
Joan Collins, who played scheming, shoulder pad-wearing alexis Carrington in the hit 1980s TV show, was
made the female equivalent of a knight
in Queen Elizabeth II’s annual New
year’s honors list.
The star of potboilers including
“The stud” and “The Bitch” was recognized for her services to charity.
Collins, 81, is a longtime supporter
of nonprofit groups helping children.
London-born Collins said it was
“humbling to receive this level of recognition from my queen and country,
and I am thrilled and truly grateful.”
actress Kristin scott Thomas, who
is due to play the British monarch in
stage play “The audience” next year,
was also made a dame, and said she
initially didn’t believe the news.
“I am thrilled, astonished and worried that I might suddenly wake up,”
said scott Thomas, who received an
academy award nomination in 1997
for “The English Patient.”
Fashion designer Mary Quant, who
made the miniskirt synonymous with
60s style, was also named a dame,
as were television presenter Esther
Rantzen, who founded the ChildLine
telephone service for neglected and
abused young people, and British poet
laureate Carol ann duffy.
Veteran actor John Hurt, star of
“The Naked Civil servant,” “The Elephant Man” and “alien,” was made a
knight.
and it will be “arise, sir simon” for
In Service
U.s. air National Guard airman
1st Class Nicole L. Kreinbrink
graduated from basic military training
at Joint Base san antonio-Lackland,
san antonio, Texas. Kreinbrink is
the daughter of Lori a. and dick C.
Kreinbrink of Leipsic. she is a 2014
graduate of Leipsic High school.
army Pvt. Jacob R. Tackett has
graduated from basic combat training
at Fort Jackson, Columbia, s.C.
Tackett is the son of Robert a. Tackett
of Leipsic. He is a 2014 graduate of
Patrick Henry High school.
army Pvt. Hattie M. Dearth has
graduated from basic combat training
at Fort Jackson, Columbia, s.C. she is
a 2014 graduate of ada High school.
chemist simon Campbell, part of the
team that created erectile dysfunction
drug Viagra.
Comic actor James Corden, incoming host of “The Late Late show”
on CBs, was named an Officer of
the Order of the British Empire, or
OBE. The same honor went to his ex,
actress sheridan smith.
actress Emily Watson, who was
Oscar nominated for “Breaking the
Waves” and “Hilary and Jackie,” also
received an OBE.
Music producer Peter asher, half
of 1960s pop duo Peter and Gordon,
was named a Commander of the
Order of the British Empire, or CBE.
so were comedian Meera syal, a star
of groundbreaking sketch comedy
show “Goodness Gracious Me,” and
scottish writer ali smith, whose novel
“How To Be Both” was shortlisted for
this year’s Booker Prize.
a century after the start of World
War I, ceramic artist Paul Cummins
and stage designer Tom Piper were
recognized for creating a sea of
ceramic poppies that filled the moat of
the Tower of London in tribute to the
war dead. They were made Members
of the Order of the British Empire, or
MBEs, for creating the work, which
was visited by 5 million people, including the queen.
Britain’s honors are bestowed
by the monarch, but recipients are
selected by committees of civil servants from nominations made by the
government and the public.
In descending order, the main
honors are knighthoods, CBE, OBE
and MBE. Knights are addressed
as “sir” or “dame,” followed by their
name. Recipients of the other honors
have no title, but can put the letters
after their surnames.
The honors are used to reward
long-serving politicians, diplomats,
civil servants and royal courtiers, but
the list also includes a smattering of
celebrities and many people unknown
outside their communities or specialist fields.
The list of more than 1,100 recipients includes an MBE for Britain’s
leading arrowsmith, while others were
honored for services to tax policy,
libraries and English-language teacher
training in North Korea.
The oldest recipient was 103-yearold Fauja singh, who took up marathon running at the age of 89 and
continued well past his century. He
received a British Empire Medal for
services to sport and charity.
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Poetry Corner
Findlay, Findlay Ohio
Findlay, Findlay Ohio
Is the place
Where I was born,
Made it through
The Great depression
On just beans
and bread of corn.
Findlay, Findlay Ohio
Is the place
I’d rather be
super friends
With hearts of gold,
a town to raise
a family.
Findlay, Findlay Ohio
Where the people
always care,
Looking after one another
With abounding
Weather cuts
short Union
expedition to
Fort Fisher
EDITOR’S NOTE: This series
celebrating our heritage during the
150th anniversary of the Civil War
draws primarily from wartime dispatches credited to The Associated
Press or other accounts distributed
through the AP and other historical
sources.
On dec. 24, 1864, a Union amphibious expedition under the command
of Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler began
shelling Fort Fisher, a southern fortification defending Wilmington, North
Carolina.
The Northern objective: to shut
down one of the last major seaports
of the Confederacy still open in the
south.
But attempts by an infantry division that disembarked to probe the
fort’s stout defenses met with resistance and a Federal attack withered
once Confederate reinforcements
approached.
amid deteriorating weather conditions, Butler called off the expedition
in late december 1864.
a dispatch by The associated
Press dated dec. 28, 1864, quoted
reports as saying the fort was “much
damaged” by the engagement with “all
the barracks and storehouses burned”
though Union forces failed to seize it.
The dispatch noted that Northern
infantry troops actually had gotten
close enough to capture a rebel flag
from the outer defense works before
withdrawing.
Love to share.
Findlay, Findlay Ohio
striving for
The common good,
Many folk
Have been a credit
To this homey
Neighborhood.
Findlay, Findlay Ohio
Couldn’t beat it
If I try,
It will always
Be my favorite
and I’ll stay here
‘Til I die.
Wayne Carpenter,
Findlay
Results
On New year’s Eve
I’d like to look elegant
But if I eat too much at Christmas
I’ll look more
Like an elephant!
Alyce M. Hall,
Findlay
Searching
We flock to the cities, to make our way,
‘Til glitz and glamour lead us astray.
Technology and the Internet,
compete for your time.
If you’re not on Twitter,
it’s almost a crime.
We should hit the gym,
don’t want to get fat.
Botox and tummy tuck,
that’s where it’s at.
Looking for riches, looking for fame,
Or playing the slots,
maybe that’s your game.
We’re searching for something,
a void in our soul.
God put it there, He’ll make you whole
Just give your heart, to the Lord above,
and He will surround you
with His love.
That void will be filled,
you’ll be at peace,
and that restless feeling
will finally cease.
Dianna Starr,
Findlay
T7
Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency enters
world record book with
largest ball of paper
sT. PaUL, Minn. (aP) — a state
agency in Minnesota is claiming the
world record for largest ball of paper.
The Minnesota Pollution Control
agency says the ball measures 9 feet 7
inches tall and 32.2 feet in circumference.
The 426-pound ball was displayed at the
Minnesota state Fair to show how much
recyclable paper state residents throw
away every 30 seconds.
But anyone who missed seeing the
ball at the fair is out of luck: The agency
recycled it, turning it into cardboard for
cereal boxes.
spokeswoman Taylor Holland said
the agency got confirmation recently
from Guinness World Records. There
wasn’t a previous record.
The ball was built around a cardboard
frame and held together with paper netting. In keeping with Guinness guidelines, no adhesives or tape was used.
UK TomTato available in US
PORTLaNd, Ore. (aP) — an
Oregon seed company is offering
gardeners potatoes and tomatoes in
one plant.
The Territorial seed Co. in Cottage Grove calls it “Ketchup ‘n’ Fries.”
WEDDING
The Oregonian reports the plant
was developed in the United Kingdom.
The seed company says since potatoes and tomatoes are fairly closely
related, they graft well together. It’s
not genetic engineering.
Gardeners can harvest a double
crop of red cherry tomatoes and white
potatoes from the plant also called a
TomTato.
WEDDING
Meyers-Wensink
Laura Meyers, of Findlay and
Jeff Wensink, of Fairview Park,
Ohio were married on October 18,
2014 at the Sanctuary on Penn in
Indianapolis, Indiana.
The bride is the daughter of Greg
and Beth Meyers, of Findlay and
the groom is the son of Lou Ann
Wensink, of Fairview Park, Ohio.
The bride was attended by her
sister Lisa Meyers as the maid of
honor, and friends Amber Stafford
Vanes and Jessica Felice Cappuzzello,
and her cousin Maureen O’Brien as
the bridesmaids.
The groom was attended by his
brothers Ryan Wensink and Brad
Wensink as the best men, and friend
Scott Bolan, and the bride’s brother
Michael Meyers as the groomsmen.
The bride graduated from Findlay
High School and Miami University.
She currently teaches 7th and 8th
grade social studies at Zionsville
Middle School.
The groom graduated from St.
Ignatius High School and the Ohio
State University. He is currently an
engineer for Marathon Petroleum.
After taking a vacation to Jamaica,
the couple resides in Indianapolis,
Indiana.
Johnson-Neace
Carissa Marie Johnson, Findlay,
OH and Matthew David Neace,
Kendallville, IN were united in
marriage September 13, 2014.
A ceremony was held at French
Quarters in Perrysburg, OH and
officiated by Pastor Robert Neace.
The bride is the daughter
of Daniel and Renee Johnson,
Findlay, OH. She graduated from
Rhodes State College in 2013. She
is employed at Whittaker Family
Dental as a RDH.
The groom is the son of David
and Dawn Neace, Kendallville, IN.
He graduated from ITT in 2013. He
is employed at Parkview Health.
The couple resides in Bryan, OH.
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