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Saturday, April 18, 2009 Page 8A
Share digital Bank earns
five stars
photos online VERSAILLES — Bauer
Financial Inc., of Coral
Gables, Fla., has announced
Versailles Savings & Loan
Everyone can be friends, but you
a photographer can also share Co. has earned its highest 5-
these days, it directly to your Star Superior rating for
seems. With digital MySpace, Face- financial strength and sta-
photography, we no book, Blogger or bility.
longer have to LiveJournal page. The rating is based on
worry about mak- It even offers a the overall financial picture
ing every photo scrapbook maker of the bank. A 5-star rating
perfect or wasting option to design indicates Versailles Savings
our money on the Web and print beautiful & Loan is one of the
high cost of film. scrapbook pages strongest banks in the
We can shoot
Spin for personal and nation.
everything, every- Rachel Lloyd inexpensive gifts This is the 83rd consecu-
where and pick and choose to share. tive quarter the local bank
what we want to share. You • Webshots has earned the honor. Only
don’t even have to worry (www.webshots.com) — SDN Photo/Michael Everman 1 percent of the nation’s best
about photo processing Easily upload and share banks earn the distinction.
anymore for most of it. A lot your photos with friends Fashion show Versailles Savings &
of times, you don’t neces- and loved ones. Free mem- Loan was established in
sarily need prints, you just bers can upload up to 1,000 Ladies from S&H Products modeled items of clothing, jewelry and shoes Wednes- 1887 and has been serving
want to share the moment. photos plus 100 additional day, April 8, in the Shelby Hills gymnasium. The fashion show was presented by the banking needs of its
But if you do want prints, photos for each month of Fashion Bug of Sidney. The nine ladies pictured who modeled clothing are (l-r) neighbors and friends for
you get to choose just the membership. Premium Brenda Jones, Tia Braun, Virginia Ammon, Rhonda Miller, Patty Waters, Amanda 122 years. It operates from
ones you want, and your members ($29.88 per year) Frederick, Lesli Davis, Patty Huelskamp and Alyssa Elliston. A large turnout of fam- offices on East Main Street
options are a lot better than can store and share 5,000 ily and friends came to support the women. in Versailles.
the Photomat booth on the photos plus an additional
corner. The prices are a lot 500 for each month of
better now too. membership, as well as
So let’s say you’ve filled download unlimited high- Beckman completes Top Gun training
up your memory card with resolution professional
photos from the Easter egg shots. You can create MINSTER — Theodore most effective ways for pro- theodore.beckman@prudenti customers grow and protect
hunt (or upcoming gradua- albums and gift items, as Beckman, an agent with ducers, who have already al.com and at (419) 628- their wealth. The compa-
tion or prom or spring well as screensavers and Prudential’s Columbus achieved high levels of suc- 4076. ny’s well-known Rock sym-
sports or family vacations wallpapers for your own Agency, located at 96 W. cess, to reach even higher,” Prudential Financial bol is an icon of strength,
… ). What do you do now? If computer. Photos may be Fourth St., qualified to John Greene, president of Inc., a financial services stability, expertise and
you’ve got a long list of uploaded from your com- attend a two-day specialized Agency Distribution at Pru- leader with approximately innovation that has stood
friends and family you puter or your mobile phone training and mentoring ses- dential, said. “This clearly $558 billion of assets under the test of time. Pruden-
want to share your photos or data device. New users sion in insurance and finan- demonstrates a commitment management as of Dec. 31, tial’s businesses offer a
with — and lots of photos to get 50 prints free. You can cial services at the compa- by our leading producers to has operations in the Unit- variety of products and
share — you probably won’t set your privacy settings to ny’s National Top Gun pro- provide the best possible ed States, Asia, Europe and services, including life
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huge mass e-mails with want and allow or disallow on Feb. 26 and 27. clients.” its heritage of life insur- retirement-related servic-
giant file attachments that viewers to order their own The program is facilitated Beckman, who joined Pru- ance and asset manage- es, mutual funds, invest-
might or might not make it prints of your photos. by a panel of The Prudential dential in 1998, has qualified ment expertise, Prudential ment management and real
through half your recipi- • Fotki (www.fotki.com) Insurance Company of the Million Dollar Round is focused on helping estate services. For more
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More Than Just A
• Flickr (www.flickr.com) and video albums, and Pain Phlebitis
— This site is one of the interact with other users ter serve the insurance and the CLTC (Certified in Long-
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If you have any of the above,
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(Quotes courtesy of the Sidney offices of Edward Jones, Erroll Broud, Vance
Stewart and Danielle Gilroy, registered investment advisers.) Just . . .
• Choose a classification
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PNC comes • Select your markets and up grades
to downtown
Attention • Have your credit card ready
• Place your ad!
Cleveland
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CLEVELAND (AP) —
The Pennsylvania company
It’s that
Customers
that took over Cleveland-
based National City bank is
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looking to put its mark on
the Cleveland skyline. Come Join
The city’s planning com-
mission is scheduled to vote
Friday on a design for bold,
blue “PNC” signs to replace
the green “National City” Wireless
lettering atop the bank’s for-
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Pittsburgh-based PNC
Financial Services Group • Great deals on phones
Inc. bought the troubled • Service and Repairs
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billion in December using Come in today!
money from the government
bank bailout.
Documents filed with
planning officials show PNC
plans to begin work on the 675 N. Vandemark Rd., Sidney 937-493-0321
sign changeover in late May. Store Hours: M-F 8-6, Sat 9-4 1278019
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