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The Courier • Tuesday, deCeMBeR 23, 2014
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)
3. “Hope to die” by James Patterson (Little, Brown)
4. “Frozen” by Victoria saxon
(Random House)
5. “Revivial” by stephen King
(scribner)
6. “The Escape” by david Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)
7. “Tom Clancy: Full Force and
Effect” by Mark Greaney (G.P. Putnam’s sons)
8. “all the Light We Cannot see”
by anthony doerr (scribner)
Recently born at Blanchard
Valley Hospital, as reported by their
parents:
• Easton Matthew Magee, boy,
Josh and Jodi Magee, Findlay, dec. 9.
• Tallulah Lee sauder, girl, Brandon Oliver sauder and Marilyn ashlee
swiger, Forest, dec. 9.
• stella Elena Velez, girl, Joel and
Milena Velez, Findlay, dec. 11.
• Knolyn Tawney Collier, girl,
Katelyn Collier, deshler, dec. 11.
• Mikylyn alizabeth Renae Boden,
girl, Kyle Boden and amber Rittenhour, Forest, dec. 11.
• Madelyn skye shelton, girl,
douglas shelton Jr. and Kayla Griffin, Findlay, dec. 11.
• London Journey McBeth-Jackson, girl, Tremain Jackson and Leticia
McBeth, Fostoria, dec. 12.
• Graham Walter Clark, boy,
Michael and Emily Clark, Findlay,
dec. 12.
• I’vion dejuan Farmer, boy,
9. “The Book With No Pictures”
by B.J. Novak (dial Books)
10. “Rush Revere” by Rush Limbaugh (Threshold)
NONFICTION
1. “ K il ling Patton” by Bil l
O’Reilly and Martin dugard (Henry
Holt and Co.)
2. “41: a Portrait of My Father”
by George W. Bush (Crown)
3. “Make It ahead” by Ina Garten
(Clarkson Potter)
4. “Guinness World Records
2015” by Guinness World Records
(Guinness World Records)
5. “The Elf on the shelf: a
Christmas Tradition” by Carol V.
aebersold and Chanda B. Bell (CCa
and B)
6. “yes Please” by amy Poehler
anthony Farmer and Crystal shaver,
Findlay, dec. 12.
• andrew Maxwell Estep, boy,
Joshua Mories and Rebecca Estep,
Findlay, dec. 13.
• Wyatt Charles Kuhn, boy, Paul
and Laura Kuhn, Findlay, dec. 13.
• Grace Elaine Maag, girl, Cory
and Trista Maag, Findlay, dec. 13.
• Kear Lee Mills, boy, Kyle Mills
and Morgan Peterson, Findlay, dec.
14.
• Brayden Ray Parks, boy, Matthew Parks and sarah Ramsey, arlington, dec. 14.
• addison Lee Lutz, girl, Joshua
and shelby Lutz, Forest, dec. 15.
• abel douglas Newlove, boy, seth
and amber Newlove, Findlay, dec. 16.
• skylar Marie Quinlin, girl,
Travis and Crystal Quinlin, arlington, dec. 17.
• Lillee Pearl Greer, girl, sean
Greer and Erin denney, Findlay, dec.
17.
(dey street Books)
7. “Minecraft: The Complete
Handbook” by scholastic (scholastic)
8. “Minecraft: Construction
Handbook” by scholastic (scholastic)
9. “What If? ” by Randall Munroe
(HMH)
10. “Money: Master the Game”
by Tony Robbins (simon & schuster)
FICTION E-BOOKs
1. “Hard Limit” by Meredith
Wild (Meredith Wild)
2. “The Escape” by david Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)
3. “ The Burning Room” by
Michael Connelly (Little, Brown)
4. “all the Light We Cannot see”
by anthony doerr (scribner)
5. “Big Little Lies” by Liane
Moriarty (amy Einhorn Books/
Putnam)
6. “Hope to die” by James Patterson (Little, Brown)
7. “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn
(Broadway Books)
8. “Gray Mountain” by John
Grisham (doubleday)
9. “The Girl Who Came Home”
by Hazel Gaynor (HarperCollins)
10. “Odd thomas” by dean
Koontz (Random House)
NONFICTION E-BOOKs
1. “Unbroken: a World War
II story” by Laura Hillenbrand
(Random House)
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2. “Wild” by Cheryl strayed
(Knopf)
3. “Top Ten Things dead People
Want To Tell you” by Mike dooley
(Hay House)
4. “The Boys in the Boat” by
daniel James Brown (Viking Press)
5. “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca skloot
(Crown Publishing)
6. “ K il ling Patton” by Bil l
O’Reilly and Martin dugard (Henry
Holt and Co.)
7. “deep down dark” by Hector
Tobar (Farrar, straus and Giroux)
8. “Chasing the Ripper” by Patricia Cornwell (Thomas & Mercer)
9. “The World of Jesus” by dr.
William H. Marty (Baker Publishing)
10. “Maude” by donna Mabry
(donna Mabry)
Nielsen BookScan gathers data
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 john.edwards@wsj.com.
AP photographer
catches marriage
proposal at the
Eiffel Tower’s
Christmas ice-rink
PaRIs (aP) — It could have
been a scene from fairytale movie
“Frozen.”
and an aP photographer snapping tourists at the Eiffel Tower’s
Christmas ice-rink happened upon
the fairytale moment recently.
Real estate agent Jon Mcachran,
32, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, provoked instant applause when he got
down on one frosty knee (and iceskate) to pop the question on the
ice to his girlfriend ashley Marie
Kimberl, 30, presenting her with
a sparkling diamond engagement
ring.
Kimberl confirmed her answer
to the aP: “We’re getting married!”
she gushed that “it was a surprise, as our first date was on an
ice-rink in Virginia.”
This was not the first time that
the question has been popped at the
Eiffel Tower. Tom Cruise famously
asked Katie Holmes to marry him
there in 2005.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2014
2014 Best-in-theater List
By MARK KENNEDY
AP DrAmA Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The bestin-theater list for 2014 includes a
musical with multiple murders,
another w ith a cross - dressing
German, one that’s set in a decadent Berlin nightclub, the revival
of an America masterpiece and we
celebrate someone who broke an
important barrier.
Our Top 10 list of the best in
theater in 2014:
1. “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”:
The cult story about a transgender
East German rock star seemed
just to be waiting for it’s time to
shine on Broadway and Neil Patrick
Harris turned out to be a perfect fit
for her high heels.
2. “The Curious Incident of
the Dog in the Night-Time”: Mark
Haddon’s best-selling novel about
a 15-year-old boy with Asperger’s
syndrome seemed an unlikely skeleton for a show, but director Marianne Elliott and choreographers
Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett
stage a swirling, beautifully kaleidoscopic, touching show.
3. “The Elephant Man”: One of
the world’s hunkiest men went to
Broadway and made himself hideous, using only his acting skills.
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For many young people in the audience, Bradley Cooper’s production
may be the first time they come to
Broadway. Now they’ll come back.
4. “A Gentleman’s Guide to
Love & Murder”: It was The Little
Engine That Could musical about
an impoverished man who discovers he’s ninth in line to inherit a
fortune. So he decides to eliminate
the eight heirs of the D’Ysquith
family standing in his way. Jefferson Mays plays all eight victims —
two women and six men — and is
the highlight of a clever, raucous
show.
5. “Aladdin”: It’s got James
Monroe Iglehart as a cartwheeling,
high kicking genie who performs
“Friend Like Me” with such skill
that he gets a standing ovation. It’s
also got a funny, self-mocking script
by Chad Beguelin. Both make it a
show everyone can enjoy.
6. “A Raisin in the Sun”: The
revival helmed by Kenny Leon and
starring Denzel Washington and
LaTanya Richardson Jackson was
a throbbing, vibrant production of
the American masterpiece. President Obama even made the trip
north to see it.
7. Norm Lewis becoming the
first black actor to take on the title
role in Broadway’s “The Phantom
of the Opera.” It was a long overdue step and Lewis was classy as
always: “I love the show but also
to have hopefully set a precedent
to see more diversity in casting,”
he said.
8. “On the Town”: The 1944
romance-chasing romp by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and
Adolph Green is filling Broadway’s
biggest theater with big, crowdpleasing dance numbers, lavish
and clever visuals and superb performances from a massive cast.
9. Bryan Cranston, starring in
“All the Way,” went from being
Walter White, the sinister meth lord
in the TV series “Breaking Bad,” to
playing President Lyndon B. Johnson, an irascible, foul-mouthed oldschool politician. Cranston took
home the Tony in his Broadway
debut.
10. “Cabaret”: It’s a glorious
revival of a show that is still glorious. Alan Cumming is debauchedly
brilliant, and Danny Burstein and
Linda Emond are perfect together.
But the musical is so well made that
Bryan Cranston could play Sally
Bowles and it would be fine.
Honorable Mention:
A wonderfully wacky and yet poignant “The Cripple of Inishmaan,” a
super cast of rising-star millennials
playing Gen-Xers in “This Is Our
Youth” and a searing and amazing
“Disgraced.”
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Jerry and Helen (Sue) August will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary,
Friday December 26th, 2014 with an Open House at the Greek Garden 321
South Main Street in Findlay from 1pm to 5pm.
Jerry is the son of Richard and Thelma August of Findlay. Helen is the daughter of Francis
and Laura Cottier of Fremont. Jerry and Helen were married December 26th, 1954 at the
Methodist Church in Fremont, Ohio.
Jerry was employed at his Father’s business, Dick’s Auto Supply on Midland Avenue in
Findlay and operated Midland Motor Sales along with Millstream Motor Speedway. Helen
was an X-Ray Technician at Fremont Hospital.
They started a family and enjoyed life. Together in 1970 they bought The Bill Carney
Antique Shop on the north east side of the bridge on Main St. and called it This-N-That
Shop. In 1975 they bought The Haley Furniture Company on the north west side of the
bridge on Main St. and opened August Furniture Emporium. In 1986 they purchased The
Midland Grocery Building on East Sandusky Street and opened Jerry August’s Georgia
Connection. Jerry and Helen have appreciated their entrepreneurship in Findlay. They love
to travel and enjoy their family and friends. Jerry and Helen retired in 2002 and have taken
pleasure wintering in Fort Myers, Florida. At present they are working on a new project,
Jerry August Enterprises.
Jerry and Helen have two daughters, Pamela August and Cynthia (David) Thompson.
Two grandchildren, Desery Thompson Thiel and Beau (Ashley) Thompson. Three GreatGrandchildren, Savannah Thiel, Sebastian Thiel and Hayden Thompson.
They have survived 60 years for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and
in health, with tears, laughter, dancing, mourning, perfect, not perfect, floods and fires,
persevering, finding there is an appointed time for everything. Jerry and Helen and their
children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren are looking forward to seeing family and
friends at their Open House. No gifts please. Your visit is the gift.
ANNIVERSARY
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Gerald and Nancy Glick were
married on the day after Christmas,
1964, at the First Methodist Church
in Fostoria. Gerald was on a two-week
leave from the United States Army
where he was stationed in Naples,
Italy. They had been introduced to
each other when Gerald’s brother,
Jerome, and Nancy’s first cousin,
Betty, were dating.
The Glicks have three children:
Dean (Arlington), Terri (Bolingbrook, Illinois), David (Bluffton),
and Mandy, a foster daughter in Toledo. There are ten grandchildren
and four “great grands.”
Gerald worked at the Ohio Bank
for 37 years and has worked part
time at Moyer Financial for nine
years. Nancy worked for 29 years
for Findlay City schools at Jefferson
Elementary and has worked part time
for 13 years at Bluffton University
and/or University of Findlay. For
most years, she has done the same at
home teaching harp and piano.
Both are very active in their
church,
Bible
Fellowship
of
Arlington, and also in Gideons
International.
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Happy Birthday to All
This week’s celebrity birthdays
include:
Sunday:
Country singer Freddie Hart is 88.
Talk-show host Phil Donahue is 79.
Actress Jane Fonda is 77. singer
Carla Thomas is 72. Guitarist albert
Lee is 71. Actor Samuel L. Jackson is
66. singer Betty Wright is 61. actress
Jane Kaczmarek (“Malcolm in the
Middle”) is 59. Country singer Lee Roy
Parnell is 58. Entertainer Jim Rose of
The Jim Rose Circus sideshow is 58.
Actor-comedian Ray Romano is
57. Country singer Christy Forester of
the Forester sisters is 52. drummer
Murph of dinosaur Jr. is 50. Guitarist
Gabrielle Glaser (Luscious Jackson)
is 49. actor-comedian andy dick is
49. Actor Kiefer Sutherland is 48.
actress Karri Turner (“JaG”) is 48.
actress Khrystyne Haje (“Head of
the Class”) is 46. Country singer Brad
Warren of The Warren Brothers is
46. actress Julie delpy is 45. singerguitarist Brett scallions (Fuel) is 43.
singer Lukas Rossi of Rock star supernova (TV: “Rock star: supernova”) is
38. Keyboardist anna Bulbrook of airborne Toxic Event is 32. actor steven
yeun (“The Walking dead”) is 31.
Yesterday:
actor Hector Elizondo is 78.
Former TV anchor Diane Sawyer
is 69. Guitarist Rick Nielsen of Cheap
Trick is 66. Rapper Luther Campbell is
54. Guitarist Chuck Mead (BR549) is
54. actor Ralph Fiennes is 52.
actress Lauralee Bell (“The young
and the Restless”) is 46. actress
Heather donahue (“The Blair Witch
Project”) is 41. singer Jordin sparks
(“american Idol”) is 25. singer
Meghan Trainor is 21.
Today:
actor Frederic Forrest (“Lonesome dove”) is 78. actor James stacy
(“Lancer”) is 78. Guitarist Jorma
Kaukonen (Jefferson airplane, Hot
Tuna) is 74. drummer Ron Bushy of
Iron Butterfly is 73. actor-comedian
Harry shearer (“The simpsons”) is 71.
Actress Susan Lucci (“All My
Children”) is 68. Guitarist dave
Murray of Iron Maiden is 58. singer
Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam is 50.
actress anna Maria Perez de Tagle
(“Hannah Montana,” ‘’Camp Rock”)
is 24.
Tomorrow:
singer-bassist Lemmy of Motorhead is 69. Bassist-synthesizer player
Ian Burden of Human League is 57.
actor anil Kapoor (“slumdog Millionaire”) is 55. singer Mary Ramsey
of 10,000 Maniacs is 51. actor Mark
Valley (“Boston Legal”) is 50. actor
diedrich Bader (“The drew Carey
show”) is 48.
singer Ricky Martin is 43. “Twilight” series author stephenie Meyer is
41. “american Idol” host Ryan seacrest
is 40. actor Michael Raymond-James
(“Once Upon a Time,” ‘’True Blood”)
is 37. singer Louis Tomlinson of One
direction is 23.
Christmas:
actress Hanna schygulla is 71.
singer John Edwards of The spinners
is 70. Singer Jimmy Buffett is 68.
Country singer Barbara Mandrell is 66.
Actress Sissy Spacek is 65. actress
CCH Pounder is 62. singer annie
Lennox is 60. singer steve Wariner
is 60.
Guitarist Robin Campbell of UB40
is 60. singer shane McGowan (The
Popes, the Pogues) is 57. Guitarist
Noel Hogan of The Cranberries is 43.
singer dido is 43. singer Mac Powell of
Third day is 42. Country singer alecia
Elliott is 32. singer Jess and Lisa Origliasso of The Veronicas are 30.
Friday:
actor donald Moffat (“Clear and
Present danger”) is 84. actor Caroll
spinney (Big Bird on “sesame street”)
is 81. singer abdul “duke” Fakir of
The Four Tops is 79. Record producer
Phil Spector is 75. “america’s Most
Wanted” host John Walsh is 69. Keyboardist Bob Carpenter with The Nitty
Gritty dirt Band is 68. Humorist david
sedaris is 58.
drummer James Kottak of scorpions is 52. Country drummer Brian
Westrum of sons of the desert is 52.
drummer Lars Ulrich of Metallica is
51. Country singer audrey Wiggins is
47. Guitarist J (White Zombie) is 47.
Guitarist Peter Klett of Candlebox is
45. singer James Mercer of The shins
is 44. actor-singer Jared Leto of 30
seconds to Mars is 43.
singer and “american Idol” finalist Chris daughtry is 35. actress Beth
Behrs (“2 Broke Girls”) is 29. actor
Kit Harington (“Game of Thrones”) is
28. actress Eden sher (“The Middle”)
is 23. singer Jade Thirlwall of Little
Mix is 22.
Saturday:
Guitarist scotty Moore (Elvis Presley’s band) is 83. actor John amos
(“Men in Trees,” ‘’The West Wing”)
is 75. actress Charmian Carr (Liesl
in “The sound of Music”) is 72. News
correspondent Cokie Roberts is 71.
Guitarist Mick Jones of Foreigner is
70. actor Gerard depardieu is 66.
singer Karla Bonoff is 63. Guitarist
david Knopfler of dire straits is 62.
drummer Jeff Bryant (Ricochet) is
52. actor Ian Gomez (“Felicity,” ‘’The
drew Carey show”) is 50. actress Eva
LaRue (“CsI: Miami”) is 48. Guitarist Matt slocum of sixpence None the
Richer is 42.
actor Wilson Cruz (“My so-Called
Life”) is 41. actor Masi Oka (“Hawaii
Five-O,” ‘’Heroes”) is 40. actress
Emilie de Ravin (“Once Upon a Time,”
‘’Lost”) is 33. singer Hayley Williams
of Paramore is 26. singer shay Mooney
of dan and shay is 23.
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Happy 50th Birthday
HOLLY WALTERS
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Sherry
Toeppe
Happy 31st Anniversary
Tob & Sherry
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Happy 40th
Birthday
We Love You!
Mom and Dad
Mike, Hank, Rory and Trent
Brian, Andrea, Taylor, Brooke
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TUESdAy, dECEMBER 23, 2014
Sheep wearing festive
sweater returned to
owner after escape
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A sheep
wearing a festive red-and-green
sweater who was found wandering
around Omaha has been reunited with
his owner.
Owner Margaret Vazquez tells
KMTV she initially panicked when
the sheep named Gage went missing. She says the sheep “follows me
everywhere.”
Nebraska Humane Society spokeswoman Pam Wiese says the sheep was
reclaimed recently. The Humane Society was caring for Gage after he was
found in an Omaha neighborhood.
Gage shares a shed with two
chickens, when he isn’t in his owner’s
house. Gage is used to walking on a
leash and doesn’t seem to mind that
the holiday apparel he donned appears
to have been designed for a dog.
Vazquez says it was the first time
Gage has escaped and now will spend
more time indoors.
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Hall of Fame
to open
February 11th
ST. LOUIS (AP) — There are halls
of fame for everything from baseball
to rock ‘n’ roll, so why shouldn’t those
with a hairy upper lip get their just
rewards?
The tongue-in-cheek American
Mustache Institute says it will unveil
its inaugural class for the International Mustache Hall of Fame on Feb.
11, the birthday of Burt Reynolds.
The Mustache Hall of Fame will
be a virtual-only effort initially, but
AMI says it is searching for a physical
location.
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1/3/1926 - 12/25/2012
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Children - Suzy, Sandy, Ray Jr.
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TUEsday, dECEMBER 23, 2014
Poetry Corner
I didn’t believe
I sneaked downstairs
That Christmas Eve
I don’t know why
‘Cause I didn’t believe
and there he stood
all covered with soot
In big black boots
and a funny red suit
all I could see
Was santa’s back
He was taking something
Out of his pack
and putting it under
The Christmas tree
It looked like a truck
Maybe it’s for me
a curly haired doll
I knew was for sis
‘Cause I saw it on
Her Christmas list
I didn’t have a list
at all because
I didn’t believe
In santa Claus
But now I know
That it’s not a lie
‘Cause I saw him with
my very own eyes
Guana Morehart,
Findlay
Beautiful “Christmas Sweaters”
To whom it concerns
I’m wanting to say,
“you can’t steal my joy
Or laugh it away.”
It’s now a new trend
To laugh and to jeer
at the beautiful sweaters
I cherish each year.
On december 1st
The tote comes out
The lid comes off
and I place them about.
I put them on hangers
and place them with care
Right in the closet
For my daily wear.
I have one for each day
The whole month long.
Now people’s response
Is totally wrong
so, when out in public
I’ll simply wear red
I like it a lot
I’ll wear it instead.
But here in my home
I want you to know,
you can’t laugh at me
and my sweaters, so...
Bah Hum Bug!
I won’t let you take my love for the
sweater
so make no mistake
I’m baking and singing
and you can’t steal my cheer
For my beautiful sweaters
Wedding proposal a smashing success
a M s T E R da M (a P) — a
dutchman’s attempt at a romantic wedding proposal was simply
smashing.
The unidentified lover in the
central town of Ijsselstein rented a
crane, planning to descend in front
of his girlfriend’s bedroom window
first thing in the morning, play her
a song and then pop the question.
Instead the crane toppled over,
smashing a large hole in the neigh-
I wear daily each year.
I think it is tragic
That you all must now miss
My beautiful sweaters
But, it’s come down to this
I boldly refuse
To embrace these new trends
and I’ll have one more sweater
When this season ends.
The now “Ugly sweater”
Is change of the time
Make fun of your own
But don’t laugh at mine!
Sharon Coup Elliott,
Findlay
The Christmas Gift
Thanksgiving day is over
Christmas is on the way.
Preparations need to be made
For a very special day
The day that Jesus was born
bors’ roof.
The man clambered to safety
and no one was injured.
according to the algemeen dagblad newspaper, the girlfriend said
“yes,” anyway.
after speaking with police, the
pair traveled to Paris to celebrate.
We celebrate each year,
Giving gifts to loved ones
The reason we’ve lost, I fear.
I pray that every human being
Could give the gift of love.
Expensive gifts cannot replace
The love from God above
Gift giving is out of hand
Prices are really high.
We need to give of ourselves,
Expensive things we need not buy.
Visit a shut-in every week
do a good deed for a friend,
This will be appreciated
Material gifts you need not send.
God’s gift to us was Jesus Christ
For our sins He lived and died.
and to all who ask forgiveness
Not one will be denied.
Sue Gratz,
Leipsic
Then the crane fell again during
attempts to right it with a larger
crane, bashing in the rest of the
neighbors’ roof. The town’s mayor
is on the spot after the building was
declared unsafe. six apartments
were evacuated.
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TUEsday, dECEMBER 23, 2014
Not so much
man’s best friend
PR aT TV ILLE, ala. (a P) —
Police in central alabama say a
man’s own dog helped officers bust
him on a drug charge.
Prattville Police spokeswoman
Paula Barlow says the pooch named
Bo followed his fleeing master, who
was being pursued by officers.
When the dog stopped and wagged
his tail in tall grass, she says, officers found and arrested Edwin Henderson.
Barlow says the chase began
when two drug officers arrived with
a search warrant and Henderson
took off running.
after an investigator pointed at
Henderson and told the dog “go get
him,” that’s what Bo did.
B a rlow s ay s Henders on is
cha rged w ith fa i lure to obey
police, manufacturing a controlled
substance and possession of drug
paraphernalia. It’s unclear if he has
an attorney, and there’s no word on
who’s taking care of Bo.
General Sherman
writes Lincoln about
a Christmas gift
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.
Union forces led by Maj. Gen.
William sherman reached savannah
near the Georgia coast in december
1864, and the news spread quickly
throughout Northern newspapers
this week 150 years ago in the Civil
War.
“savannah Occupied by Gen.
sherman” read one headline on a
dispatch from The associated Press
dated dec. 25, 1864.
It said sherman had recently
taken 800 prisoners, guns and ammunition.
and in a famous line remembered
long after, sherman wrote President
abraham Lincoln: “I beg to present
to you as a Christmas gift the city
of savannah, with one hundred and
fifty guns and plenty of ammunition,
also about twenty-five thousands
bales of cotton.”
aP dispatches said Confederate
ironclad vessels were blown up and
the navy yard burned at savannah.
The dispatch said the city of some
20,000 was quiet, and one officer
called it an “almost bloodless victory.”
T7
WEDDING
WEDDING
Jordan Martin and Brian
Robinson, both of Findlay were
united in marriage on August 9,
2014 at Nazareth Hall, Grand
Rapids, OH. The ceremony was
officiated by Phil Westrick.
The bride is the daughter of
Jeff & Becky Martin, Maumee,
OH. She is a 2005 graduate of
Rossford High School, and a
2010 graduate of Bowling Green
State University, with a major
in sociology. She is employed at
Blanchard Valley Hospital.
Hana Maazaoui, the daughter
of Salena Maazaoui of Findlay, OH,
became the bride of Paul Willard II of
Frankenmuth, MI, on Saturday, May
17, 2014. The ceremony took place
at Island Park in Ann Arbor, MI. The
wedding reception and dinner was
held in the Bubble Room at Vinology
in Ann Arbor. Pastor David Eardley
officiated.
The bride graduated from Findlay
High School in 2005 and the University
of Michigan in 2009 with a Bachelors
degree in Political Science and minors in
Global Media Studies and Environmental
Policy. She is currently the Service
Professional and Trainer at Olive Garden
in Lawton, OK. Hana will be attending
Law School in the fall of 2015.
The groom is the son of Denise and
Maazaoui - Willard
Martin - Robinson
The groom is the son of
Roger Robinson, Findlay, OH
and the late Diana Robinson. He
is a 2000 Findlay, H.S. graduate,
and graduated from Bowling
Green State University in 2005
with a degree in philosophy. He
received his MBA in 2010 at
the University of Findlay. He is
employed as an office manager
at Partitions Plus.
The couple took a honeymoon
trip to Ocho Rios, Jamaica, and
resides in Findlay, OH.
ENGAGEMENT
Randy Bartlett of Bridgeport, MI and
Paul and Kristen Willard from Wareham,
MA. He graduated from Frankenmuth
High School, Frankenmuth, MI in
2004. He then graduated from the
University of Michigan in 2009 with
a Bachelors degree in History. He is
currently serving as a Captain in the
Marine Corps as an Artillery Gunnery
Instructor.
Paul and Hana met while attending the
University of Michigan in January 2006.
The groomsmen were his best
friend John Shin from Hawaii and his
father, Paul Willard. The bridesmaids
were high school friends: Mandy Brady
Rosson and Erin Troyer.
The couple honeymooned in France
and currently reside in Elgin, OK.
WEDDING
Latham - Majoy
Deidre Latham of Pandora, Ohio,
and Tim Majoy of Huron, Ohio, have
announced their engagement and
plans for a May 30, 2015, wedding at
Maumee Bay State Park Lodge.
Deidre is the daughter of John
and Cindy Latham of Pandora. She
is a 2010 graduate of Pandora-Gilboa
High School. She will graduate from
The University of Findlay in May
2015 with a Master’s in Athletic
Training.
Tim Majoy is the son of Michael
and Betty Majoy of Huron. He is a
2009 graduate of Edison High School.
He graduated from The University of
Findlay in 2013 with a Bachelor’s of
Science in Business Management and
Marketing. He is currently employed
at Marathon Petroleum Company.
Peterman- Brumbaugh
Kari Lynn Peterman and Matthew
Allan Brumbaugh, both of Findlay,
OH, were united in marriage on Sept.
27, 2014 at College First Church of
God. The ceremony, officiated by
Pastor Wm. Reist, was followed by
a dinner reception at The Brugeman
Lodge.
The bride is the daughter of
Jeffrey & Annette Peterman, Findlay,
OH. She graduated from Van Buren
H.S. & BGSU, and is employed at
ADP RPO.
The groom is the son of Mark &
Susan Brumbaugh, Rawson, OH, and
Terry & Lora Mull, McComb, OH.
He graduated from Cory Rawson
H.S. & attended BGSU. He is
employed at MGQ Inc.
They will take a honeymoon at
a later date. The couple resides in
Findlay.
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