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Obituariesa nd photographs submitted to the Bucyrus Te egraph Forum may be published, distributed, repurposeda nd SHELBY aleigh Striker age 66, resident ofS helby died Med Cen tra lM Hospital followingashortillness. Born July 19, 1947 in Bucyrust RollaandShirley(Cole)Strikerhe had been aM orrow County resident the majority of hisl ife moving to Shelbyin2003.A1965graduate of BucyrusH igh School, he served intheUSArmyduringtheVietnam Era. Raleigh was employed asa truck driver retiring in 2008. Raleighwasamemberofthe Church of the Nazarene. An avid gardener and recycler hel oved to entertainandplaygames.Healsolovedgoingouttobreakfastand lunch withh is VA buddies.

Au nique individual, he enjoyed doing forothersandlikedbeingbusy.Hewasalovinghusbandwhoput everyoneaheadofhimself. Survivors include his wife, Susan (Nye) (Pugh) Striker whom We stlake and Robin Striker ofM his step-children, Albrey We ndy Pugh( Amari Stiker and Sophia Nemeth; step grandchildren, Andrew and brothers, Christian Striker ofB ucyrus and Dennis( Cindy) Striker of He was preceded in death by his parents; aw ife, Diane (Caudill) Striker 2013 at the Church of the Nazarene with Reverend Lester Champer 11:00 AM. Memorial expressions may be made to the Church of the HomeinShelbyisassistingtheStrikerfamilywitharrangements. On line condolencesm ay be made at www com Raleigh Striker 2013 at Maplecrest Assisted Living where she has lived in recent weeks. She was born February 13, 1932 in Wilmot, Ark.

tot he late Franklin andLetha(Warren)Holland. Janie enjoyed growing up on their southern Arkansas farm and getting into mischief with her younger brother Don. This is where she also fell in love with reading, climbing up her favorite tree to relax on al arge branch and immerseh erself in ag od book. After graduating from Wilmot High he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where she worked as as tenographer In Ogden, Utah, aboard at rain bound for aster named Thomas Tu dor.

That evening they had their squabble over whether or not women were suited for military service. They later learned theyw ere both bound for Japan and kepti nt ouch even while stationed apart. After her discharge, To ma nd Janie were married in Japan on September 1, 1953. They enjoyed years ofspiriteddebateandJaniesaidsheneverstoppedlaughingover nearly 58 years ofm arriage before his death July 20,2 011. Janie is survived by two children, Gela Tu dor of Delaware and Don (Dawn) Tu dor of Bucyrus; two granddaughters, Mandy Tu dor and her husband, Adrian Magers of Erlanger y.

and Jaime Tu dor ofDublin. in death by her siblings, Hazel Franklin, Frankie Hagwood, Don Holland and Larry Holland. Janie will be remembered as pinionated ladyw ith a helping heart and love for family After settling in Galion, she was She also was aG i rl Scout leader and camp worker hen her kids were raised, she worked for at ime at Wa lden Books and Fisher Printing before relocating to NorthC arolina where she was able to golf more often and even got To mr eacquainted with the game. They enjoyed drives and comparedtohervoraciousloveofreading. Funeral services for Janie will be held at 11:00 a.m.S aturday August 31 at Wise Funeral Service inB ucyrus where family will receive friends one hour prior from1 0-11.

Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery where military rites will be provided by U.S. Air ForceandAmericanLegionPost181HonorGuards. MemorialcontributionsmaybegiventoMaplecrestAssisted Living or HomecareM atters Hospice through the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may be shared at www JanieMaeTudor BUCYRUS: Floyd Eugene Smith, 75 of rural am We dnesday, August 28, 2013athome. Mr mith was born July the late Duane E.

and Edith (W ebber) Smith. In addition to in death by stepson, Stephen W.Betts;stepgreatgrandson, Peter Benedict Shock; and brother Howard Smith. Budissurvivedbyhiswife of 49 years, Mary (Himes) (Donna )B etts of Betts of Hutsonville, MI; eight great grandchildren. BudhadworkedatCheckmate Boats as at ruck driver a sa home remodeler rked as an also did farming. Bud was an avidreaderwhoenjoyedthe Cleveland Browns andg oing to auctions.

He was a U.S. Navy Veteran. Funeral Services will be held Munz-Pirnstill Funeral Home Thefamilywillreceivefriends at the funeral homef rom 2:00 pmTuesdayuntilthetimeofthe service. Memorialsmaybemadetothe TiroUnitedMethodistChurch and expressions of sympathy canbeleftatmunzpirnstill.com Smith 2AWEATHER Telegraph-Forum 113W.RensselaerSt., Phone: 419-562-3333 Fax: 419-562-9162 Toll-Free: 877-TFTODAY (838-6329) TomBrennan, general managerandeditor DavidB.Kennard managingeditor BUCYRUSTELEGRAPH FORUM.COM OFFICEHOURS Thepublisher shallnotbe liablefor damages arisingoutoferrorsinadvertisements beyondtheamountpaidforspace actuallyoccupiedbythatportionof theadvertisementinwhichtheerror liabilityfornoninsertionofany advertisementotherthantheamount paidforsuchad.Allmaterialherein copyright2013. Telegraph-Forum PHONEHOURS Circulation: Ifyouhave questionsaboutyoursub- MondaytoFriday8a.m.to7 p.m.andSaturdayandSun- FullAccess SubscriptionRates: DigitalAccessOnly(ex- cludeshomedeliveryofthe EZPay.

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Chanceof precipitation is30percent. Sunday: Achanceofshowers 2p.m.Mostlysunny,withahigh near85.Chanceofprecipitation is30percent.Atnight:Showers after1a.m.Mostlycloudy,with alowaround70.Chanceof precipitationis60percent. LaborDay: Achanceofshow- ersandthunderstorms.Partly Chanceofprecipitationis 40percent.Atnight:Partly Tuesday: highnear72.Atnight:Mostly Wednesday: Mostlysunny, withahighnear76.Atnight: 56. Thursday: Achanceofshowers andthunderstorms.Partly TODAY SATURDAY SUNDAY LABORDAY LOCALFORECAST BUCYRUS (asof5p.m.)82 69 ALMANAC ThelatestgrainpricesatCoun- tryStarCo-opNewWashington: $13.14 $6.36 Thelatestgrainpricesat Crestline: $13.29 $6.36 Thelatestgrainpricesat FlourDivision: MARKETS ForSale! 530TiffinSt. LargeBuildingon5lots withPretty3BRhome.

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Lasoskisaidthisre- giontypicallyseesthe largestpriceswingsin gasolineintheU.S. pricespikeacrossthe countrythisyearhas Toledo.Therestofthe countrypalesincompar- Californiadrivers havehadtograpplewith onlya9-centpricespike of11cents. tionintothis.Thefederal governmenthasbegun somestudiesintoprice leadsthenationwiththe hasthemostdecreases aswell.Indianapolishas had174dayswithde- creasesofapennyor more.Overall,withthis volatilityconsumers mayfarebetteracross Predictionsthatthe U.S.isonlyafewyears awayfromenergyinde- thenaturalgasboom, coupledwithindications economyisstartingto makeadentingasprices here. peoplethatcrudeoilisa globalcommodity.The productisincreasing, buttherehasbeenarise inexports.We’reina thefederalgovernment Providedthegeopolit- gaspricesshouldgener- allytrenddownwardfor theremainderofthe year. Refineriesarere- quiredbythefederal governmenttoproduce summerblendgasoline fromMay1toSept.30 andwinterblendfrom Oct.1throughApril30.

Winterblendgas, whichhasfeweraddi- themarketwhende- mandforgasislower. Overthelongterm, thegaspricepictureis notnearlyasrosy.Ten yearsagothisweek, Ohioanswerepaying tofillan18-gallongas yearongasolinethan youwerein2003. Duringthesametime personOhioincomehas U.S.CensusBureau. Trendssuchasthese couldbefactoringinto thelowernumbersof driversontheroads.The OhioAutoClubantici- patesthat1.3millionmo- toristswilltaketothe borDayweekend.That’s thesameamountasin slightlyfrom1.2million in2009.LaborDayholi- daydriverspeakedat1.8 millionin2008. OhioAutoClub spokespersonBillPur- annualstatisticsrising, ifonlyslightly.

willtakequiteabittoget usbacktothosedaysof whatwethoughtwerefi- said. haveasmuchofanef- hesaidofgasprices. aboutday-to-dayhabits. Peoplewilltravelre- gardlessofwhatthe priceis.Fuelcostsarea minorportionofthetrip ThetrendinOhio happeningonanational level.TheFederalHigh- wayAdministrationre- portsdrivingintheU.S. isdownsofarthisyear fromlastyearafter peakinginAugust2007.

AlthoughtheU.S.gross domesticproducthasre- coveredabitsincethe recessionendedin2009, vehicleusagehasnot. numberofAmericansin 30sacquiringtheirfirst ensteeplyinrecent years.Butwithunem- ploymentratesrelative- lyhighformillennials andthecostofacollege averagepriceof CenterforAutomotive couldimpactthenumber ofholidayroadtrips. Travelfuelssomuchof oureconomyhereinthe U.S.fromgasstations andconveniencestores toshoppingmallsandat- 419-521-7283 Gas ContinuedfromPage1A Build- ingonitscampaigntore- stricthigh-poweredfire- strationissuedtwodirec- tivesThursdaythatwould bantheprivatere-impor- tationofsurplusmilitary firearmsoriginallypro- videdtoU.S.alliesandre- quireapplicantswhoseek totransfergunstoprivate trustsorcorporationsto undergocriminalback- groundchecks. Undertheadministra- thorizedthere-importa- militaryfirearmssince requestswiththeexcep- tionofthosemadeonbe- halfofmuseumsorar- chives. Thenewbackground checkstargetsfelonsand othersprohibitedfrom owninggunswhoseekto bypassbackgroundcheck requirementsbyregister- ingthefirearmstotrusts orcorporations.

notattempttochallenge statelawsthatallow medicalandrecreational useofmarijuanaaslong asthedrugsalesdonot conflictwitheightnew federalenforcementpri- orities. Thoseincludethedis- tributionofmarijuanato minorsandsalesthatas- sistoractascoverfor traffickingoperations, accordingtoadirective beingissuedThursdayto federalprosecutors acrossthecountry. Althoughthedirec- tiveissuedbyAttorney GeneralEricHolderwill largelyaffectthe20 statesandtheDistrictof Columbiathatallowfor medicalmarijuanause, andColoradoandWash- ingtonstatewherelaws allowmedicalandrecre- ationalusebyadults. wasbriefedonthedirec- thegovernorsofColora- doandWashingtonearli- erThursdayonthenew aconferencecall.Feder- alprosecutorswereex- pectedtobeginbriefing authoritiesinother stateslaterThursday. Thenewguidelinesdo The JusticeDepartmentwill classificationasanille- said.Butthedocument effectivelydiscourages thepursuitofindividual non-violentmarijuana userswhohavenolinks tocriminalgangsorcar- teloperations.

Thedocumentcon- tainseightnewfederal enforcementpriorities, whichisexpectedto guidefederalauthorities whenweighingdecisions onmarijuanaprosecu- tions.Italsonotified stateauthoritiesthatthe federalgovernmentwill interveneifthestatesvi- cludingthedistribution ofmarijuanatominors. Fedsavoidchallengingpotlawsin2states ByKevinJohnson USAToday CodyParkexhalesacloud ofmarijuanasmokeafter takingahitonabongin Seattle. AP Administration moves torestrict high-powered firearms ByKevinJohnson ndAamerMadhani USAToday.