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Obama: Give all ‘fair shot’ President says fast action needed to save American dream BY BEN FELLER Associated Press WASHINGTON — Declaring the American dream under siege, President Barack Obama called Tuesday night for a flurry of help for a hurting middle class and higher taxes on millionaires, delivering a State of the Union address filled with re-election themes. Restoring a fair shot for all, Obama said, is “the defining issue of our time.”

Obama outlined a vastly different vision for fixing the country than the one pressed by the Republicans challenging him in Congress and fighting to take his job in the November elections. He pleaded for an active government that ensures economic fairness for everyone, as his opponents demand that the government back off and let the free market rule. Obama offered steps to help students afford college, a plan for more struggling homeowners to refinance their homes and tax cuts for manufacturers. He SAUL LOEB/AP PHOTO threw in some politically appealing references to accountability, including President Barack Obama embraces retiring Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., as members of Congress See Obama/Page 9 applaud before his State of the Union addressTuesday.

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Greene Street sets pancake breakfast PIQUA — The United Methodist Men of Greene Street United Methodist Church, 415 W. Greene St. invites the public to the Dick Sword Memorial Pancake and Sausage Breakfast from 7-11:30 a.m. Saturday. Tickets are available at the Greene Street Church office or at the door. The cost is $5 for adults, $2.50 for children 5-10 and under 5 are free. For more information, call 7735313.

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Miami County employee Jarrod Harrah, far left, guides the Piqua Teen Leadership class on a tour of the Miami County Courthouse on Tuesday. In addition to the courthouse tour, the leadership class visited Municipal Court Judge Elizabeth Gutmann’s courtroom, sat in on a Miami County commission meeting and visited several departments at the Miami County Safety Building.

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police on a brief pursuit before ditching their rented U-Haul truck containing stolen goods in a wooded area near Piqua in November appeared in court Monday for his sentencing hearing. Steven M. Baker, 24, of Piqua, received a combined prison sentence

of five years for a variety of charges for three different offenses, including the U-Haul heist. Baker was convicted of two

TROY — A 15-year-old student brought a loaded .22 caliber handgun to Troy High School on Friday and now faces a fifthdegree felony count of possession of a firearm in a school safety zone. The gun was discovered at the end of the school day after rumors of the student possessing the gun were investigated, according to Troy Police Department Capt. Chris Anderson. After questioning, the student was transported Friday to the West Central Detention facility. The freshman student faces charges in Miami County Municipal Court today, Anderson said.

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Pleasant Hill man serious after crash MIAMI COUNTY — A single-vehicle crash Monday morning on Rangeline Road, just north of Penny Road in western Miami County, resulted in an area man being transported from the scene aboard CareFlight. Jeremy Black, 32, of Pleasant Hill, was listed in serious condition Tuesday at Miami Valley Hospital. The crash occurred around 11 a.m. when a northbound pickup truck, driven by Black,

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Warren D. Powell charged after serving nearly t h r e e years. In 1946, Warren and his mother helped finance and build a subscriber base for the new magazine publishing company, Highlights for Children Inc., with corporate offices in Columbus where he was made district manager. In 1948, Warren and his wife purchased property in Leesburg. He enrolled in the College of Education at Wilmington College, selling Highlights magazines in the evenings, on weekends, and during summer vacations. After graduation form Wilmington College in 1953, he did graduate work at the University of Miami, Fla. Subsequently, Warren was hired to teach fifth grade at the Highland Elementary Building of the Fairfield Local School District. Later, he became the principal of the elementary school at Highland for several years. Afterward, teaching science and social studies at the Fairfield Junior High School culminating a 27-year teaching career. He had been associated with the Highlights for Children organization for more than 50 years. After retirement, Warren and his childhood friend, Russell Copas, opened a seasonal Flea Market at New Market, a small village located near Hillsboro. Russell passed away shortly after its opening. Warren operated the Flea Marker for nearly 14 years. He continued to sell his wares at other flea markets in the area as well as in Florida. A service to honor his life will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Forest Hill Cemetery with his granddaughter Amber Bolton officiating. Full military honors will be provided by the Veterans Elite Tribute Squad. Arrangements are being handled through the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2808 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45206 or the Veterans Elite Tribute Squad, P. O. Box 720, Piqua, OH 45356. Condolences to the family may also be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com.

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tio, Lora and husband, Terry Mason of Diboll, Texas, Ann and husband, David Youngblood of Nacogdoches, Texas; six great-grandchildren, JessE Ross, Justin Sowers, Derik Sowers, Brittney Sowers, Shelby Ross, and Gracee Hall; six greatgreat-grandchildren; brother, Clarence “Tub” Burnside of Indiana; three sisters and brothers-inlaw, Evadell and Dan Davis of Houston, Nancy Lou Hickey of Indiana and Alice and Will Rice of Sidney; and other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Bridges-StockerFraley Funeral Home, Covington with Pastor Dan Scalf officiating. Interment Miami Memorial Park Cemetery, Covington. The family will receive friend 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Condolences may be made to the family at www.stockerfraley.com.

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motive eng i n e e r from the CSX Railroad. He served as a staff sergeant with the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a member of Piqua Baptist Church and its Young At Heart group. Enjoyed fishing, woodworking, cutting firewood, and traveling having been in all 50 states. A service to honor his life will begin at 10 a.m. Friday at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home with Pastor Donald R. Wells and Hospice Chaplain Edward Ellis coofficiating. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery where full military honors will be provided by the Veterans Elite Tribute Squad. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Piqua Baptist Church Scholarship Fund, 1402 W. High St., Piqua, OH 45356 or Hospice of Miami County Inc., P.O. Box 502, Troy, OH 45373. Condolences to the family also may be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com.

Judith E. (Martin) Lichtenberg CONOVER — Judith E. (Martin) Lichtenberg, 71, of Conover, passed away at 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, in Piqua Manor. Born July 10, 1940, in Richmond, Ind., Judy was a daughter of the late Cecil and Lois (Hahn) Martin. She married Fredrick Gustav Lichtenberg Sr. on July 3, 1957, and he survives. Together they raised eight children, seven of whom survive, Fred (Trudy) Lichtenberg Jr. of Rosewood, Cindy Lichtenberg of Piqua, Larry (Connie) Lichtenberg of Berne, Ind., Doug (Stacey) Lichtenberg of Jackson Center, Dennis (Joan) Lichtenberg of Sidney; Cheryl (Jim) Puthoff of Grove City, and Craig Lichtenberg (Sarah Pond) of Piqua. She was a loving grandmother to numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also is survived by two brothers, Jerry (Bob) Martin of Lakeland, Fla. and Ron

(Pat) Martin of Jamestown. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a daughter, Patty. Judy was a member of the Covenant Lutheran Church, St. Paris. She was also a member of Mother’s Club and an African Violet Club. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, in the Covenant Lutheran Church, St. Paris with Pastor Isabelle Steele presiding. Burial will follow in Fletcher Cemetery. There will be a visitation for family and friends from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Suber-Shively Funeral Home, 201 W. Main St., Fletcher. In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial donations be given to Covenant Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 614, St. Paris, OH. Condolences to the family may be sent to w w w. s h i v e l y f u n e r a lhomes.com.

Ohio gets better report card for teacher quality CINCINNATI (AP) Ohio has shown progress in trying to improve the quality of the state’s teachers, a new national report concludes. The National Council on Teacher Quality gives the state a “C+” grade overall for 2011, up from “D+” two years earlier. The research and policy group that wants a better national teaching force says Ohio is one of the most improved states, ranking 11th in

PIQUA — Roy Etley Stump, 92, of Piqua, passed away Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in Campbellsville, Ky. He was b o r n April 5, 1919. H e was a World War II veteran and ret i r e d STUMP f r o m the Troy Sunshade Company. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Jean S. Stump; his parents, Elmer and Nora Honeyman; and three brothers and three sisters. He is survived by his children, Joyce (Darrell) Sweeney of Columbia, S.C., Jack (Sheri) Stump of Campbellsville, Ky. and

COVINGTON — John Eldon Beeman, 88, of Covington, passed away Thursd a y , Jan. 19, 2012, a t Piqua Manor. H e w a s b o r n March 2 8 , BEEMAN 1923, in Covington, to Charles Ira and Bertha Lavina (Bucholtz) Beeman. John graduated from Covington High School Class of 1941. On Aug. 23, 1947, he married his wife, Phyllis Jean (Maurer). John was a World War II veteran serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942-46 and in the National Guard from 193941 and 1961-83. He owned and operated Beemans Sohio Service in Covington from 1955-61. He was an active member of the Piqua American Legion Post 184 for more than 60 years, the Covington VFW Post 4235, the Covington Eagles 3998, the Bradford Lodge 598 F&A.M. and Scottish Rite. He was also one of the founders of the Bucc

Boosters and was inducted to the Covington Athletic Hall of Fame. He is survived by his loving wife of 66 years Phyllis Beeman; sons and daughter-in-law, David and Doris Beeman and Charles “Chuck” Beeman, all of Covington; daughter and sons-in-law Kelly and Larry Lavy of Covington, Herb Gragg of Piqua; grandchildren, Rick Rhoades, Rochell Miller, September Beeman and fiance Justin Grubb, Siler Beeman, Kristina Thompson, Kyle Lavy, Kip Lavy, Kyra Lavy; eight greatgrandchildren, one greatgreat-grandchild and numerous nieces, and close nephews friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Carole Gragg; sister, Betty Thompson; brothers, Carl, Earl, and Robert Beeman. Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, at Miami Memorial Park Cemetery, Covington. Pastor Ralph Schaafsma will officiate. Online memories may be left for the family at www.jackson-sarver.com.

Death notices PIQUA — Martha L. Retterbush, 83, of Piqua, died at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at her residence. Arrangements are pending at Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home, Piqua.

PIQUA — James L. Heater, 61, formerly of Piqua, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in New Hampshire. progress and tied for fifth His funeral arrangements are pending through the with its overall grade. Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home. Florida got the highest grade overall, with a “B,” SIDNEY — Leamon D. Perry, 72, of Sidney, passed with Oklahoma, Rhode Is- away at 7:56 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, at the Wrightland and Tennessee getting Patterson Air Force Base Hospital. “B-” grades overall. Three Funeral services will be held today at Cromes Fustates got “C+.” neral Home & Crematory, Sidney, with the Rev. Ohio gets higher marks George Gnade officiating. Following Mr. Perry’s wishes, in the new biennial report following the funeral service his body will be cremated. for steps to expand its pool of potential teachers, in Policy: Please send obituary notices by e-mail to editoteacher preparation, idenrial@dailycall.com or by fax to (937) 773-4225. Deadlines: Notices must be received by 6 p.m. Sunday and tifying effective teachers Tuesday-Friday, and by 4 p.m. on Monday for Tuesday’s online and removing ineffective edition. ones. Questions: Please call Editor Susan Hartley at 773-2721, ext. 207 if you have questions about obituaries.

Covington BOE to meet today COVINGTON — The Covington Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. today in special session to accpet the resignation of a

Sue (Sam) Cope of Troy; sister, Peggy ( B i l l ) Clark of Springboro; brother-in-law, James Thomas (Aida) Swinning III; six grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Baird Funeral Home, Troy. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery, Troy. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County Inc., P.O. Box 502, Troy, OH 45373. Condolences may be expressed to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.

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COVINGTON — Robert Lee Burnside, 87, of Covington, passed away Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, at the Covington Care Center. Robert was born in Piqua on April 25, 1924, to the late Ulysses Grant and Marie (Warner) Burnside. He was was an owner/operator truck driver and had owned Burnside Wrecker Service and had worked for Beaver & Heilman’s. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife of 65 years, Betty Jane (Free) Burnside; two brothers, John Burnside and Grant “Duke” Burnside; infant sister; also sisters, Hazel Ilene Kaser and Nellie Chalmers. Robert is survived by his son, Robert L. Burnside Jr. of Diboll, Texas; daughter and son-in-law, Barbara L. and David Ross of Covington; four grandchildren, Stacey Ross and Bob Hicks of Lockington, David and wife, Amber Ross of Hora-

PIQUA — Floyd E. Wenrick, 82, of 1238 ½ W. High St., Piqua, died at 8 : 3 5 a . m . Tuesd a y , Jan. 24, 2012, at his residence. H e w a s WENRICK b o r n April 26, 1929, in Piqua to the late Emery S. and Lida M. (Battson) Wenrick. He married Patricia A. Landes on Oct. 13, 1953, in Piqua; and she survives. Other survivors include a son, Jeffrey S. (Jeana) Wenrick of Piqua; two daughters, Sue (Rick) Schaefer of Kapolei, Hawaii and Vicky (Dennis) Fravel of Westerville; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a brother, William Wenrick of Piqua; a stepbrother, William D. Hahn of Brownsville, Texas. He was preceded in death by two brothers, two sisters, and three stepsisters. Mr. Wenrick was a 1948 graduate of Piqua Central High School and retired April 13, 1983, as a loco-

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PIQUA — Warren D. Powell, 89, of 824 Robinson Ave., Piqua, died at 11:15 a . m . Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, at the Piqua Manor Nursi n g Home. POWELL H e was born May 21, 1922, in Highland to the late Gerald and Ruth (Harper) Powell. In 1944, he married Margaret Eloise Stephens of Hillsboro and later they were divorced. He then married the widowed Avery C. (Castle) Ross, a retired nurse and longtime friend of the Powell family, on Sept. 30, 1994, in Troy; and she survives. Other survivors include a son, Stephen Powell of Hillsboro; three stepdaughters, Linda (Jack) Littleton and Carol (J.C.) Bolton all of Piqua and Susan (Walter) Boryca of Keller, Texas; seven grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, D. Wayne Powell and a stepdaughter, Deborah Ross. Warren spent his early years in Springfield where he was a daily and Sunday newspaper carrier for the Springfield Daily News and the Columbus Dispatch, as well as a salesperson for the now extinct Children’s Activities magazine. In 1938, he and his family returned to Highland where Warren attended Fairfield High School in Leesburg graduating with the class of 1940. Following graduation he enrolled in the College of Engineering at Ohio Northern University of Ada. During World War II, Warren enlisted in the United States Army Air Force. After training at Kessler Field, Miss. and Scott Field, Ill., he was assigned to an 8th Air Force Squadron in Attleboro, England. He was a waist gunner, an aerial photographer and assistant crew chief on a B-24 “Liberator” bomber, flying 35 missions over Germany. Upon retiring to the “States,” he was an instructor at Las Vegas Army Air Force Base, Nev. Warren was honorably dis-

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Jan. 13 Assist citizen: Police responded to the 800 block of Camp Street after a woman locked her child inside of her vehicle accidentally. The officers unlocked the vehicle for the woman. Theft: Police responded to the 1300 block of Covington Avenue after a woman reported she let a subject spend the night at her residence, but that the subject stole $60 from her. Theft: Police responded to the Upper Valley Career Center, 8811 Career Drive, after a theft of a black iPod was reported. The device was later recovered from a suspect and returned to the owner. No charges were filed. Theft: Police responded to the Piqua Walmart, 1300 E. Ash St., after a male shoplifter was detained for taking several items without paying. The man was processed at the police department and then released on his own recognizance. A short time later another subject was charged with theft from also trying to shoplift.

Jan. 14 Trespassing: Police responded to the 200 block of Broadway Street after a woman’s estranged husband who had previously been warned not to be at the home was found passed out in a bedroom. The man was charged with trespassing. Burglary: Police responded to the 1400 block of Plum Street after a home was broken into and a two stereo systems were reported stolen. Child abuse: A youth services adviser at the hospital reported to police that a 12-year-old boy reported being sexually and physically abused while at his father’s house in Pike County. The matter is under investigation. Child abuse: Police responded to the 200 block of East Ash Street after a mother voluntarily overdosed on prescription pills and cut her wrists. She was taken to the hospital, but two children were present at the time of her actions. She was charged with child abuse and disorderly conduct.

Jan. 15 Burglary: Police responded to the 300 block of 1400 Washington Avenue after a family returned home to find a front door forced open into their home. Nothing was taken or disturbed. Theft: Police responded to Sears, 987 E. Ash St., after “an employee at a local store” was marking down items way below sale price and paying for them. The suspect admitted to doing this and was charged with theft.

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Sibert retires from UVMC after more than 40 years TROY — When Ruby Sibert retired in December after more than 40 years in nursing, she ended an era at Upper Valley Medical Center. She was the last nurse to regularly wear the traditional white nursing uniform. Her specific cap style told everyone in the ‘nursing know’ that she graduated from the Miami Valley School of Nursing. “A lot of older people would stop and compliment me. Some others would say, “What’s that on top of your head?” Sibert said laughing. Sibert always wanted to be a nurse. The Anna-area native fulfilled that dream through the then threeyear program at Miami Valley Hospital, graduating in 1969. She was hired at Piqua Memorial Medical Center and worked there for a number of years moving on to positions in other facilities, including a nursing home. She returned to Piqua in 1989, and continued her career with the hospital’s consolidation into UVMC. In her early nursing days everyone wore the traditional white nursing uniform and cap, Sibert said. Styles changed through the years, but

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Ruby Sibert is seen in her traditional nursing uniform and cap with supervisor Robin Cunningham at Upper Valley Medical Center. Sibert stuck with what was comfortable to her. “When I had my uniform on, I was a nurse and there was certain behavior expected,” she said. “You looked the part. I must say as a supervisor for 20-plus years, people never questioned whether I was a nurse. I looked the part.” People would ask if someone made her wear the hat. “It was me. It wouldn’t be me without my hat,” Sibert said. As traditions and the profession evolved, nurses gradually stopped wearing their caps. When she first graduated, the hats were made of cotton and sent out for special pressing of pleats. Now the hats are disposable. Over the years, she inherited a number of caps, cotton and disposable, from other MVH graduates so she could continue her tradi-

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tion. “Although the traditions of wearing a white uniform and cap have evolved for many good reasons, the need for the patient to know who the Registered Nurse is has never been greater,” said Judy Snyder, UVMC Chief Nursing Officer. “For nearly a decade, the Registered Nurses at UVMC have worn red ‘RN’ tags with their ID badges to assist patients and families in the identification of RNs.” To further assist, UVMC will adopt a standard uniform of navy colored scrubs for all RNs later this year, she noted. After more than 40 years in nursing, Ruby decided to join her husband, Robert, in retirement. They live near Sidney. Married for 42 years, the Siberts have four children and six grandchildren.

demic year. This program gives fulltime students enrolled in Ohio high schools (grades 9-12) the opportunity to earn high school and/or college credits. This program does have specific guidelines that will be discussed at the meeting. The state of Ohio requires that all students planning on participating in the 2012-2013 school year sign the “Intent to

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Hands-on pruning class to be offered by Miami County Master Gardeners MIAMI COUNTY — The Miami County Master Gardener program is offering a six-week pruning class from 2-4 p.m. every Wednesday, beginning Feb. 22. Dan Poast, a master gardener volunteer for 11 years and ISA certified Arborist, will be the instructor. Class topics will include tree biology and how it relates to pruning, pruning equipment and care, and what, when, and how to prune. Students are asked to bring their pruning shears to the Feb. 22 class to learn how to sharpen them. Four classes will involve on-site pruning of

Versailles H.S. plans post-secondary event VERSAILLES — Versailles students in eighth grade and above and their parents/guardians who may be interested in the Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Program should attend the informational meeting at 6:15 p.m. Feb. 7 at Versailles High School in Room D147. Returning PSEOP students should also attend the meeting for any updates for the new aca-

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Boehner says Obama made bad decision Commentary on pipeline Blue-collar no more M S y number one priority in Congress is helping get the American people back to work. Unfortunately, President Obama’s policies aren’t helping – in fact, they’re making things worse. One such example happened on January 18th when the president decided to reject the Keystone XL energy project. With the national unemployment rate well above 8 percent and gas prices in Ohio and across the country inching up, the president chose to put politics above jobs — and China’s interests above our own. It’s estimated that the Keystone XL project, which is funded entirely through private investment, would help create at least 20,000 new American jobs in manufacturing and construction. Analysis suggests it could create tens of thousands more, and could help address high gas prices as well. President Obama says he didn’t have enough time to come to approve it – that he had no choice to reject the project. But as the Wall Street Journal editorial board put it, “Keystone XL has been planned for years…” In fact, TransCanada first applied for a Presidential Permit to build and operate the 1,700-mile Keystone pipeline extension from Canada to the JOHN BOEHNER United States in 2008. For 8th District Congressman three years, the project has been subject to extensive reviews, including exhaustive studies by the U.S. State Department. In 2010, the State Department’s final Environmental Impact Statement for the Keystone XL pipeline concluded that the project would have “no significant impacts” on the environment. And last year it said moving forward with Keystone was its preferred option. Beyond the bureaucratic approvals, Keystone XL has widespread support including bipartisan majorities in both the House and the Senate, a majority of American voters, and many labor unions — key supporters of President Obama. Editorial boards across the country have voiced their support and urged the president to approve the extension. The president’s own jobs council released a report on Jan. 17 backing energy projects like Keystone “that can support hundreds of thousands of jobs.” But the president wasn’t listening — at least not to the bipartisan demand for policies that help create new private sector jobs. His official rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline declared the project was not in the national interest of the United States. But is it not in the national interest to create tens of thousands of jobs here in America? Is it not in the national interest to get energy resources from an ally like Canada as opposed to hostile regimes? A pipeline will still be built – it will just be built through Canada, by Canadian workers, and will deliver affordable energy to countries like China — not the United States. The president said he’ll do anything he can to create jobs — a promise clearly broken. He also said ‘we can’t wait’ for action on jobs — except that’s all he has out-of-work Americans doing: waiting. We’ve lost more than 600,000 jobs since the president’s “stimulus” was enacted and Americans are still asking the question, “where are the jobs?” This is not the end of the fight for Keystone. Republicans in Congress will continue to push for approval because we know the project is good for our country, it’s good for our job creation, and it’s good for the American people. I want to hear from you and what your thoughts are on the president’s decision to reject 20,000 U.S. jobs. Send me your thoughts and learn more at www.JohnBoehner.house.gov.

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for the staid, accommodaince 1932, blue-collar tionist world of the old Forworkers have been the tune 500, Gingrich showed bedrock upon which contempt for the plodding, Democratic presidential cango-along attitude of the old didates have built their coaliGOP, personified by House tions. Franklin Roosevelt Minority Leader Robert H. drew them into his party, and Michel of Illinois, whom he his successors, both winners toppled. and losers in the effort to win Thus Gingrich, with the White House, have put DAVID SHRIBMAN greater affinity for the Nathe votes and interests of Columnist tional Federation of Indeblue-collar workers at the pendent Business than for center of their campaign calthe U.S. Chamber of Commerce, may be culus and campaign rhetoric. No more — which is why what hap- the true engine of change in Washington pened last week in South Carolina made and in the broader modern political culeven the sharpest-eyed political expert ture. This change occurred roughly during a squint. If the political landscape seems out of period when the Democrats, under the focus, it is because there has been a fun- leadership of House Majority Whip Tony damental shift in the topography of Amer- Coelho of California in the 1980s and later ican civic life. You might even call it a under Bill Clinton in the 1990s, began a tremor, if not an earthquake, rumbling groundbreaking offensive to cultivate through the nation as a result of this 21st- business groups (and seek contributions century development: More blue-collar and support from commercial interests). workers today identify themselves as Re- These groups once were firmly in the GOP camp, so much so that White House insidpublicans than as Democrats. “This is a significant change, upending ers, and even the president himself, exall of history from the Roosevelt years on,” pressed surprise about the influence of the says William Leuchtenburg, the Univer- bond market on the Clinton administrasity of North Carolina emeritus historian tion. It was a small leap from Gingrich’s powho, with more than half a dozen books on FDR to his credit, may be the leading ex- sitions in 1995 to his blistering criticism this winter of former Gov. Mitt Romney of pert on the 32nd president. “The Great Depression was blamed on Massachusetts as a corporate viper who Republicans, big bankers and industrial- put profits ahead of people, just the sort of ists. At the same time, Roosevelt managed phrase that used to tumble effortlessly through his relief programs to sustain mil- from the lips of politicians who opposed lions of Americans. The combination of Gingrich’s party. Now, Barack Obama is putting together those bound workers to the Democrats.” That’s why the new blue-collar affinity a campaign effort that all but writes off for the Republicans is so jarring, but it’s the greatest legacy of a president he based on compelling Wall Street Journal- reveres, Franklin Roosevelt. It is not so NBC News survey data produced from in- much President Obama’s temperament terviews of 8,000 people, with a margin of that veers him away from blue-color voterror of a tiny 1.09 percent. Its implica- ers as his reading of the political landtions are stunning, changing the way we scape — and perhaps his political look at the parties and the way the parties circumstances. “We know that blue-collar workers have shape their messages, the way they recruit congressional and gubernatorial can- been especially hard hit and that defididates, the way they behave on Capitol nitely affects their views,” says Adam Seth Hill — and the way the 2012 campaign is Levine, a Cornell political scientist. “Even in divided government, Americans blame evolving. Perhaps most startling of all: Poll fig- the president and his party for the bad ures show that as many Republicans as economy. That makes them more likely to Democrats blame Wall Street bankers for identify as Republicans.” As a result, Obama is assembling a the nation’s economic crisis. All this explains why the Republican coalition that doesn’t depend on the voters candidates, first in New Hampshire and that were the mainstays of the presidenmost recently in South Carolina, have un- tial coalitions of Roosevelt, Truman, dertaken a searing and searching critique Kennedy, Johnson, Carter and even Clinof capitalism, transforming all of our es- ton — though it is telling that each presitablished beliefs that led us to assume dent in that string was less committed to that the Democrats were the party of blue- the old formula than was his predecessor. Political coalitions change over time, collar workers (and labor) and that the Republicans were the party of business (and rendering them almost unrecognizable from century to century. The 19th-century capital). The irony of this is that while the move Democrats, with strong religious-conservof blue-collar voters toward the Republi- ative elements, opposed many of the princan Party began with Richard Nixon, who ciples now associated with the party, in 1968 cultivated voters who fell under especially a strong central government the shorthand of “hard hats,” and acceler- and civil rights. The Republicans, with a ated with Ronald Reagan, who in 1980 de- strong elitist and reformist tint, advocated liberately sought votes from workers who a strong federal government and openness became known as Reagan Democrats, the to rights for newly emancipated slaves. Now the parties — always changing, real change in the character of the Republican Party may have come during the more often being led than leading — seem to be etching new profiles. House speakership of Newt Gingrich. The old chestnut of Leuchtenburg’s lecIt was Gingrich who bid the GOP to look beyond its usual patrons on Wall tures, that you always could count on Street and on the Business Roundtable blue-collar workers to be Democrats, is no and who tilled new political soil, creating longer true, just as the reason for that iron a profile for himself, if not for the GOP, as rule of politics — the vast mass of unionbeing anti-government but not pro-busi- ized voters in auto plants steel and textile mills — has faded. Parties in and out of ofness. With his ties to the information-tech- fice campaign for change, but the biggest nology industries, which themselves swept change of all sometimes comes within the away old assumptions of American com- parties themselves. That’s the biggest merce, and with a rhetoric of revolution, story of Campaign 2012 thus far. which was anathema to the stability-seekDavid M. Shribman is executive editor ing zeitgeist of big business, Gingrich plotted a new path for Republicans. Just as of the (Pittsburgh) Post-Gazette and is a the new entrepreneurs showed contempt veteran political columnist.

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Excerpts of recent editorials of interest from Ohio newspapers: The (Toledo) Blade Opponents of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker have collected more than a million signatures twice the number needed to force a recall election. But voter anger, however justified, about cuts in health benefits, less money for education, and restrictions on collective bargaining by public employees still does not provide enough reason to toss the Republican governor out of office before his term is up. … Nationally, only two governors have been recalled: California Gov. Gray Davis in 2003 and North Dakota Gov. Lynn Frazier in 1921. Wisconsin voters should think hard before they make Mr. Walker the third. Wisconsin voters should direct their anger at themselves for electing a governor who did what he said he would do. The proper outlet for their dissatisfaction is the ballot box, but in 2014, not 2012. Gov. John Kasich similarly annoyed many Ohio voters when he balanced the state budget on the backs of local governments and schools, sold profitable state assets, and tried to curtail the collective-bargaining power of public-employee unions. But neither the Ohio Constitution nor state law allows statewide elected officials to be recalled, so he doesn’t have to worry about facing a challenge like Mr. Walker’s. Still, Mr. Kasich should pay attention to Wisconsin. ——— The Columbus Dispatch It’s a strange state of affairs when a political candidate cannot control the campaigning that is done on his behalf and he is barred by law from directly trying to assert control. The ads that have made the biggest news in the 2012 presidential-nomination campaign haven’t been paid for by the candidates themselves; they’ve been produced by independent-expenditure committees, commonly called super PACs (for political action committee). … The PACs and their ads, which have been accused in several instances of presenting false information, illustrate that federal campaign-finance restrictions implemented decades ago and tweaked repeatedly over the years are producing increasingly bizarre results. This month, Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich used an Orlando campaign speech to call on a super PAC called Winning Our Future to either fix or scrap a 29-minute video it had made criticizing rival Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital. Gingrich, who earlier had sworn off attack ads, said this was the only way he had of addressing concerns raised about the video since he was not allowed by campaign-finance laws to contact the group directly.

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College-bound senior doesn’t measure up in parents’ eyes DEAR ABBY: I’m 18 years old. I play two competitive sports, maintain a 4.0 GPA, have good friends and will be attending the college of my dreams. Yet for some reason I cannot get along with my parents. It seems like I can’t live up to their standards. We get into huge fights every day over insignificant things. My parents continually tell me they don’t think I will handle college very well because I “can’t get along with people.” But their lack of faith just frustrates me and we get into more fights. In reality, the only people I don’t get along with are my parents. This is unsettling to me because next fall I will be across the country from them and I feel they will be happy that I’m gone. I’m at a loss as to what to do to control my temper and fix my relationship with my parents before I leave. Your advice would be appreciated. — CLIMBING THE WALLS IN CLEVELAND DEAR CLIMBING THE WALLS: It’s possible that your parents may be suffering from separation anxiety. You, their child, are about to leave the nest, and they may be dealing with conflicting feelings of pride in your accomplishments and sadness that you are about to fly from the nest. It may not be a lack of faith in you. Also, they may be having second thoughts about how they can afford the tuition and other college expenses beyond possible financial aid. Whatever their reasons are, you need some tools to help you stay calm and not fly off the handle when your buttons are pushed — regardless of who is pressing them. In my booklet, “The Anger in All of Us and How to Deal With It,” I offer suggestions that will help you gain control of your emotions so that you will lose

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Jennifer Lawrence and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak announce the Adapted Screenplay nominations for the 84th Annual Academy Awards on Tuesday, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The 84th Annual Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, Feb. 26 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.

Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’ leads with 11 nominations CHRISTY LEMIRE AND musical or comedy as a silent-era star whose caDAVID GERMAIN reer goes kaput with the AP Movie Writers arrival of talking picBEVERLY HILLS, tures, will be up against Calif. — Martin Scors- Globe dramatic actor winese’s Paris adventure ner George Clooney for “Hugo” leads the Acad- “The Descendants,” in emy Awards with 11 nom- which the Oscar-winning inations, among them superstar plays a dad trybest picture and the lat- ing to hold his Hawaiian est director honor for the family together after a film- boating accident puts his Oscar-winning maker. wife in a coma. Also nominated for best Other best-actor conpicture Tuesday: the tenders are: Demian silent film “The Artist”; Bichir as an immigrant the family drama “The father in “A Better Life”; Descendants”; the Sept. Gary Oldman as British 11 tale “Extremely Loud spymaster George Smiley & Incredibly Close”; the in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Deep South drama “The Spy”; and Brad Pitt as Help”; the romantic fan- Oakland A’s general mantasy “Midnight in Paris”; ager Billy Beane in “Monthe sports tale “Money- eyball.” ball”; the family chronicle Globe winners Meryl “The Tree of Life”; and Streep (best dramatic acthe World War I epic “War tress as Margaret Horse.” Thatcher in “The Iron The nominations set up Lady”) and Michelle a best-picture showdown Williams (best musical or between the top films at comedy actress as Marithe Golden Globes: best lyn Monroe in “My Week musical or comedy recipi- with Marilyn”) scored ent “The Artist” and best Oscar nominations for drama winner “The De- best actress. scendants.” Two-time Oscar winner “The Artist” ran second Streep padded her record with 10 nominations, as the most-nominated among them writing and actress, raising her total directing nominations for to 17 nominations, five French filmmaker Michel more than Katharine Hazanavicius, a best- Hepburn and Jack actor honor for Jean Du- Nicholson, who are tied jardin and a for second-place. supporting-actress slot Streep went two-forfor Berenice Bejo. four on her first nominaBecause of a rule tions, winning supporting change requiring films to actress for 1979’s receive a certain number “Kramer vs. Kramer” and of first-place votes, the best actress for 1982’s best-picture field has only “Sophie’s Choice.” But she nine nominees rather has lost her last 12 times, than the 10 that were in and the Globe win for her the running the last two spot-on personification of years. Thatcher looks like her Dujardin, who won the best chance yet to break Globe for best actor in a that losing streak.

■ Contract Bridge — By Steve Becker

First things first

It isn’t difficult to make six spades on this deal if you see the opposing cards. Declarer takes the opening club lead with the ace, leads a low

spade and lets it ride if East follows low, then later takes a winning heart finesse to bring home the slam. But when the opposing hands are not known, making the slam is a much more complicated proposition. If, for example, West held the king of hearts, declarer should not tackle the trump suit in the fashion described above because he could no longer afford to lose a trump trick. Since in practice declarer cannot see the defenders’ cards, he should adopt the method of play that offers the best chance of success. In some cases, he will go

down no matter what he does. Thus, if the EastWest hands in the actual deal are exchanged, South cannot prevail. The correct approach is to postpone the decision on how to play the spades until declarer knows whether he has to lose a heart trick. Accordingly, South leads a heart from dummy at trick two and takes the finesse. If the finesse fails, by far the best remaining hope is to cash the spade ace, hoping to drop the singleton king. But if the heart finesse succeeds, declarer has a sure thing. All he has to do is to make certain he does not lose two trump tricks.

This can be accomplished easily by crossing to dummy with a diamond to lead a low spade. South then adapts his play to whatever card East plays. If East shows out on the first spade, declarer takes the ace and returns a spade toward the queen to limit himself to one trump loser. If East produces a spade honor instead, South takes the ace and is home free. And if East follows to the first spade with the three, declarer finesses to assure the loss of only one trump trick. Tomorrow: The pause that refreshes.

Along with Streep and Williams, best-actress nominees are: Glenn Close as a 19th century Irishwoman masquerading as a male butler in “Albert Nobbs”; Viola Davis as a black maid going public with tales of white Southern employers in “The Help”; and Rooney Mara as a traumatized, vengeful computer genius in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” Octavia Spencer’s win at the Globes as supportfor “The ing-actress Help,” in which she plays a fiery maid whose mouth continually gets her in trouble, could give her front-runner status for the same prize at the Oscars. The same may hold true for supporting-actor nominee Christopher Plummer, who won a Globe for his role as an elderly dad coming out as gay in “Beginners.” An esteemed film and stage actor, Plummer went most of his 60-year career unacknowledged at the Oscars until earning a supporting-actor nomination two years ago as Leo Tolstoy in “The Last Station.” If he wins this time, the 82-year-old Plummer would become the oldest acting recipient ever; Jessica Tandy now holds that position for her best-actress win in “Driving Miss Daisy” at age 80. Also in contention for supporting actor: Kenneth Branagh as Laurence Olivier in “My Week with Marilyn”; Jonah Hill as a statistics whiz in “Moneyball”; Nick Nolte as a derelict dad making amends in “Warrior”; and Max von Sydow as a mute mystery man in “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.” Bejo, the romantic partner of “The Artist” creator Hazanavicius, was nominated for her role as a new star of the sound era in the late 1920s and early ’30s. “The Help” co-star Jessica Chastain also was nominated as Spencer’s lonely, needy boss. Also up for supporting actress are Melissa McCarthy as a crude but caring member of the wedding in “Bridesmaids”; and Janet McTeer as a woman posing as a male laborer in “Albert Nobbs.” McCarthy is a rare funny lady competing at the Oscars, which seldom honor performances in mainstream comedies such as “Bridesmaids.” The nomination for McCarthy was a small sur-

prise next to some other startling turns among the nominations. Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock’s “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” which got mixed reviews and has not been much of a factor at earlier Hollywood awards, was a very unexpected best-picture nominee. Von Sydow’s supporting-actor nomination also was a surprise. Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life” also had been considered a bit of a best-picture longshot. The movie, which won top honors at last May’s Cannes Film Festival but was a love-it-or-hate-it drama among audiences, also picked up a directing nomination for Malick. Oscar heavyweight Clint Eastwood’s “J. Edgar” was shut out entirely, including for best actor, where Leonardo DiCaprio had been a strong prospect as FBI boss J. Edgar Hoover. Other surprises included best-actor contender Bichir, who gave a terrific performance in “A Better Life,” a film few people have seen. Bichir beat out not only DiCaprio but also such actors as Ryan Gosling for “The Ides of March” and Michael Fassbender for “Shame,” who had been high on Oscar forecasters’ lists. Also missing out on nominations were Tilda Swinton for “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” Albert Brooks for “Drive” and Shailene Woodley for “The Descendants.” The best-director roster is loaded with past winners and nominees, including Scorsese for “Hugo,” Malick for “The Tree of Life,” Woody Allen for “Midnight in Paris” and Alexander Payne for “The Descendants.” “Midnight in Paris,” Allen’s biggest hit in decades, was the filmmaker’s first best-picture nominee since 1986’s “Hannah and Her Sisters” and first directing nomination since 1994’s “Bullets Over Broadway.” With his 15th honor for original screenplay, Allen also extended his lead as record-holder for most writing nominations (Billy Wilder is second with 12). The lone newcomer is Hazanavicius for “The Artist,” a critical darling that has stacked up an impressive list of honors and nominations at earlier awards since its debut last year at Cannes.

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Senior centers struggle for funding COLUMBUS (AP) Senior centers across Ohio are struggling for funding as they face shrinking budgets and a rising demand for services from a growing population of older adults. Some centers already have closed and others have an uncertain future, The Columbus Dispatch reported. A southwest Ohio center recently closed because it was no longer financially sustainable, said Michael Turner, president of the Ohio Association of Senior Centers. He said the Clifton Senior Center in Cincinnati referred its seniors to other agencies after closing in September. “If we’re not careful, these centers might not be around for much longer,” Turner said. That’s what happened to adult day centers in the state, he said. He said so many closed that the Ohio Association of Adult Day Services, which had operated since 1980, shut down at the end of 2009. Most senior centers are nonprofit and rely on federal funding for a large portion of their budgets. Those funds have not increased despite higher costs of providing the services, and cuts in state aid also have hurt centers’ budgets, said Shon Gress, executive director of eastern Ohio’s Guernsey County Senior Center.

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The Reynoldsburg Senior Center participant Kim Iko Kerstetter stretches during an hour long workout in Columbus. Senior centers across Ohio are struggling for funding as they face shrinking budgets and a rising demand for services from a growing population of older adults. Some centers already have closed and others have an uncertain future. He said the demand for services has continued to grow, but funding has not kept pace. For example, the number of meals served by Meals on Wheels there annually has more than tripled over a decade from 37,000 in 2001 to 133,000 in 2010. “We know that senior hunger is really growing throughout the nation,” Gress said. Food programs are among a

variety of services offered by the centers. In southeast Ohio, the Athens County Senior Center is the main provider of transportation for hundreds of senior citizens who have no other way to get around the rural county, said Turner, who runs the center. The Reynoldsburg Senior Center in central Ohio has a full calendar for January that includes fitness classes, computer workshops and health screen-

ings, but its future is uncertain because of the risk that funding soon might run out. Member dues of $15 a year for city residents and $20 for nonresidents pay for most of the center’s programs and services. The 1,800-member center gets about $166,000 annually from Reynoldsburg’s general fund to cover operating costs and staffing. But the city is facing a $1.3 million shortfall, and

city officials are working with an interim budget that runs through April because voters rejected a third request for a city income-tax increase. At this point, “nothing is off the table,” Mayor Brad McCloud said. Jenny Walsh, the supervisor at the suburban Columbus center, has trouble believing it might have to close. “It is such a busy place,” she said. “This is their home away from home.” One older Reynoldsburg resident who uses the center several times a week doesn’t know what she’ll do if it closes. “This is something that is important to a lot of people, and that’s all they have,” Madeline McDaniel said. Counties and cities are trying to come up with ways to save centers while cutting costs. Belmont County in eastern Ohio recently decided not to renew a contract with a private, nonprofit agency that ran its 10 senior centers and shifted that responsibility to the county’s Department of Job and Family Services. As for the Reynoldsburg center, the mayor says the goal is to keep it open at least through December. “We’ve got some tough decisions to make at some point,” McCloud said.

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Cookie mix in a jar has become a popular gift in Amish settlements. Above is a Valentine’s Day-themed version. readers in a future column. Everyone seemed to like it so Verena doubled the recipe. On Sunday we went to Emma and Jacob’s house for a delicious dinner. We enjoyed barbecued baked ribs, scalloped potatoes, baked beans, cottage cheese, Cole slaw, and sliced cheese, hot peppers, homemade vanilla ice cream, chocolate cake, and apple and custard pie. She put the ribs single layer in baking pan, sea-

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soned them with salt and pepper and barbecue sauce and baked. Joe, Jacob and the boys froze two 2-gallon cans of homemade vanilla ice cream while we were preparing dinner. Homemade ice cream is always a favorite for us. The children spent a lot of the afternoon outside playing in the snow. The rest of us played games after the dishes were washed away. It

the factory and the children back to school. Tuesday, Jan. 24, daughter Susan had her 16th birthday. Seems hard to believe she has reached that age. Where has the time gone to so fast? Susan enjoys outdoor work, and she loves horses and enjoys training ponies. She would rather go clean out the barn than do housework. She does like to bake, though, but I am still trying to get her to sew. I always tease her that I’ll move the sewing machine out to the barn if it would make sewing more enjoyable for her with the horses close by. It is good that we don’t all have the same interests or talents otherwise life would be less interesting. When I need a horse harnessed so I can go run some errands, she is always volunteering to help go get it ready. We wish her a happy 16th birthday and many, many more happy years. This is a recipe that a lot of Amish give as gifts around the holidays, or maybe for Valentine’s Day coming up.

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This has been a different winter so far weatherwise. We had another snowstorm during the past week, but then as quickly as it snowed, it warmed back up. Now it rained during the night and the temperature is up to 45. We also had some thunder and lightning while we slept. The snow is mostly gone except in the ditches and where it was piled up. Some men have been ice fishing but it has not been possible for most of the winter due to the warmth. Joe hasn’t been able to go yet, but he is eager to do so. Hopefully it will turn colder again so he can. One up side, with the warmer temperatures it takes less coal to heat the house. I like when the ground stays frozen so the house doesn’t get tracked up with mud so much. It always seems like snow makes a brighter world during the winter. Saturday Joe and the boys went to help Elizabeth’s friend Timothy cut up some trees. Timothy’s brother and nephews were also helping. Sounds like they got a lot accomplished. Joe likes doing outdoor work like cutting up wood. Meanwhile, here at home, the girls done the cleaning and folding the laundry from the day before’s wash. While the girls were doing that I baked apple and custard pies and Verena baked an apple dump cake. She brought one home from school that she made in cooking class. She will write down the recipe and I will share it with you

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Routine checks getting second look WASHINGTON — Recent headlines offered a fresh example of how the health care system subjects people to too many medical tests this time research showing millions of older women don’t need their bones checked for osteoporosis nearly so often. Chances are you’ve heard that many expert groups say cancer screening is overused, too, from mammograms given too early or too often to prostate cancer tests that may not save lives. It’s not just cancer. Now some of the nuts-and-bolts tests given during checkups or hospital visits are getting a second look, too things like routine EKGs to check heart health, or chest Xrays before elective surgery. Next under the microscope may be women’s dreaded yearly pelvic exams. The worry: If given too often, these tests can waste time and money, and sometimes even do harm if false alarms spur unneeded follow-up care. It begs the question: Just what should be part of my doctor’s visit? If you’re 65 or older, Medicare offers a list of screenings to print out and

discuss during the new annual wellness visit, a benefit that began last year. As of November, more than 1.9 million seniors had taken advantage of the free checkup. For younger adults, figuring out what’s necessary and what’s overkill is tougher. Whatever your age, some major campaigns are under way to help. They’re compiling lists of tests that your doctor might be ordering more out of habit, or fear of lawsuits, than based on scientific evidence that they are really needed. “Too often, we order tests without stopping to think about how (if at all) the result will help the patient,” wrote Dr. Christine Laine. She’s editor of Annals of Internal Medicine, which this month published a list of 37 scenarios where testing is overused. Not even physicians are immune when it comes to their own health care. Dr. Steven Weinberger of the American College of Physicians had minor elective surgery for torn knee cartilage about a year ago. The hospital required a pre-operative chest X-ray, an EKG to check his heart, and a full blood work-up tests he says aren’t recommended for an otherwise healthy person at low risk of complications.

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A man sits on an ergometer during an electrocardiogram in a doctor’s surgical office in Stuttgart, Germany. Some of the nuts-and-bolts tests administered during check-ups and non-emergency visits are getting a second look. Think twice about a routine EKG if you have no heart symptoms, or a chest X-ray just because you’re going in for knee surgery. Increasingly, groups that represent the very doctors who order the most common medical tests say they do so way too often, wasting money and sometimes harming people when false alarms spur unneeded follow-up care. Weinberger should know: He led the team that compiled that new list of overused tests. All three examples are on it. “If anyone should have objected, I should have objected, but I took the easy way out. I didn’t want to be raising a fuss, quite frankly,” he says. The college of physicians’ push for what it calls “high-value, cost-conscious care” and similar work being published in the Archives of Internal Medicine aims to get more

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No annual EKGs or other cardiac screening for low-risk patients with no heart disease symptoms. That’s been a recommendation of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for years. Yet a Consumer Reports survey of more than 8,000 people ages 40 to 60 found 44 percent of low-risk, people with no symptoms had undergone an EKG or similar screening. Simple blood pressure and cholesterol checks are considered far more valuable. Discuss how often you need a bone-density scan for osteoporosis. An initial test is recommended at 65, and Medicare pays for a repeat every two years. A study published last week found that a low-risk woman whose initial scan is healthy can wait up to 15 years for a repeat; those at moderate risk might need retesting in five years, high-risk women more often. Women under 65 need

that first bone scan only if they have risk factors such as smoking or prior broken bones, say the two new overtesting lists. Most people with low back pain for less than six weeks shouldn’t get X-rays or other scans, Weinberger’s group stresses. Even those all-important cholesterol tests seldom are needed every year, unless yours is high, according to the college of physicians. Otherwise, guidelines generally advise every five years. Pap smears for a routine cervical cancer check are only needed once every three years by most women. So why must they return to the doctor every year to get a pelvic exam (minus the Pap)? For no good reason, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported last month. Pelvic exams aren’t a good screening tool for ovarian cancer, and shouldn’t be required to get birth control pills, the report says. Yes, simple tests can harm. Cleveland Clinic cardiology chief Dr. Steven Nissen cites a 52-year-old woman who wound up with a heart transplant after another doctor ordered an unneeded cardiac scan that triggered a false alarm and further testing that in turn punctured her aorta. A close relationship with a primary care doctor who knows you well enough to personalize care maximizes your chances of getting only the tests you really need without wondering if it’s all just about saving money, says Dr. Glen Stream of the American Academy of Family Physicians. “The issue is truly about what is best for patients,” he says.

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Whew. That’s the sound of me taking a deep breath after the first of many busy weekends. And, come to think of it, the weeks aren’t pieces of cake either. I’m involved with so many things and I am drained. However, I’m surrounded by people who are doing the same things, if not more, than I am and they seem fine! Well, exhausted sure but a heck of a lot better than I am! What’s up with that? Here are the multiple conclusions I’ve come to. A.) I’m just lazy and these other people aren’t. B.) Deep down they’re feeling the same way I am — they’re just better at hiding it. C.) My body goes through a lot that a body with a working pancreas doesn’t. So, one task in my world is multiplied. My body may be doing one thing on the outside, but on the inside it’s going through things that can’t be seen. I don’t know the answer and guess I never will. I’m really hoping it’s not A. It could very easily be B. I’ve always worn my heart on my sleeve. Logically, I see how C could be the answer, but what am I supposed to do about that? Every time my sugar doesn’t stay where it should be (Which let’s face it, doesn’t happen very often) puts wear and tear on my body. So, I think typical tasks could take more out of me, but I’m not going to stop! If a “normal” person can do it, so can I. I love the old commercial with the person saying, “I have diabetes. Diabetes does not have me.” I’m trying to keep this in mind. Plus, I’m thinking for my own piece of mind, I may just choose B as my final answer. Insert smiley face emotion here. Finally, I wanted to let you know about the next Type 1 Talk. It will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29 at the TroyHayner Cultural Center. A representative from Medtronic will be there to discuss their continu-

doctors to think twice so their patients won’t be put in that uncomfortable position. Another group, the National Physicians Alliance, is studying whether training primary care doctors in parts of Connecticut, California and Washington about the most overused care will change their habits. Medical groups have long urged patients not to be shy and to ask why they need a particular test, what its pros and cons are, and what would happen if they skip it. This spring, a campaign called Choosing Wisely promises to provide more specific advice. The group will publish a list of the top 5 overused tests and treatments from different specialties. Consumer Reports will publish a layman’s translation, to help people with these awkward discussions. For now, some recent publications offer this guidance:

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Lehman plans Catholic Schools Week activities SIDNEY — The students and staff of Lehman Catholic High School will be joining Catholic schools from across the United States in the annual celebration of Catholic Schools Week. The annual observance will take place Jan. 29 through Feb. 5. The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) has chosen the theme of “Catholic Schools: Faith. Academics. Service” for Catholic Schools Week 2012. The theme focuses on three priorities that Catholic schools establish that help make them stand out from other educational institutions. Students are taught faith — not just the basics of Christianity, but how to have a relationship with God. They are taught the importance of academics. Students in Catholic schools are held to very high standards so that each student might reach his or her potential. Students are taught that service, the giving of one’s time and effort to help others, is both as an expression of faith and good citizenship. Begun in 1974, Catholic Schools Week is a joint project of the NCEA and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Area Catholic schools are part of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, which operates the eighth largest network of Catholic schools in the United States. The Archdiocese includes 19 counties in southwest Ohio and enrolls more than 44,000 students in 94 elementary schools and 22 secondary schools. Lehman Catholic High School’s celebration of Catholic Education Week begins on Saturday with the school’s annual Foundation Banquet. This year’s principal speaker is Eddie George, former Ohio State Heisman Trophy winner and professional football player. No tickets are available as the event is sold out. Lehman’s partner Catholic elementary schools — Holy Angels School in Sidney, Piqua Catholic School, St. Mary School in Greenville, St. Patrick School in Troy, Holy Rosary School in St.

Marys, and Immaculate Conception School in Celina — will kick off the week with open houses on Sunday. The open houses provide the opportunity for parishioners and the general public to tour the schools and see the exciting educational opportunities available. Monday will be observed as Faculty Appreciation Day at Lehman. An annual tradition, the Lehman administration will provide lunch for teachers and staff members. On Tuesday, sixthgraders from the partner Catholic elementary schools are slated to visit Lehman. Students and their teachers are scheduled to arrive on the Lehman campus at 10 a.m. The visiting students will participate in a prayer service, ice-breakers, a tour of the high school, a slide show about Lehman, and have lunch. Lehman Student Ambassadors will guide their counterparts young throughout the visit. Thursday has been designated “Student Appreciation Day.” Students will be permitted to wear jeans and will be treated to breakfast by homeroom teachers in the gym. On Friday, the weekly school liturgy will be dedicated to all the school’s benefactors. School chaplain, the Rev. Fr. Daniel Hess, will celebrate Mass for students and staff. Lehman Catholic’s final event will be the induction of new members into the Lehman Chapter of the National Honor Society. The ceremony for current members of the society, new students who have been selected for membership, and parents begins at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, in the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Chapel at Lehman. “Catholic Schools Week is an opportunity for us to reflect upon our mission as a Catholic educational institution as we aspire to educate the whole person, body, mind and soul for the glory of God and service to others,” Lehman Catholic Principal Denise Stauffer said. “We are engaged fully in preparing our students in the three areas mentioned in this year’s theme: knowledge of their faith, excellence in academics, and service to others within the community.”

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Family struggles to cope Widow carries on after husband killed in crash BY MELODY VALLIEU Ohio Community Media vallieu@tdnpublishing.com TROY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; His smile. His giving nature. His welcoming arms. Those are just a few of the things Stephanie Johnson already misses about her husband. Her partner of seven years â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with whom she has two small children â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bryan S. Johnson, 34, lost his life in a single-vehicle accident Jan. 2. Stephanie, 31, said she, along with her husband and their youngest son, were making the trip to West Milton on that illfated Monday to pick up some extra scrap metal from a friend to turn in for some much-needed cash. She said they were driving on Nashville Road when they hit a patch of black ice. As the truck rolled, Mr. Johnson â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the driver, who was not wearing a seat belt â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was ejected through the passenger window. When the truck stopped, Stephanie, who suffered only minor injuries, located 5-year-old Bryan, who was unharmed, and saw her husband lying a short distance from the truck. He was awake, had a big gash across his forehead and told her the truck had rolled over him and that his chest hurt. Help came and he was taken by ambulance to Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy. But then he was gone forever. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will miss him. I will miss having someone to just hold me,â&#x20AC;? said Stephanie, looking into her youngestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eyes as he lay across her lap. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His smile â&#x20AC;Ś He had a beautiful smile.â&#x20AC;? But through tragedy, she said she and the children also have found a community that has wrapped their its around them with sup-

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Troy resident Stephanie Johnson comforts her sons, Damyan, 6, left, and Bryan, 5. Both are holding an urn, which will remind them of their father, Bryan S. Johnson, formerly of Piqua, who passed away after a recent traffic crash. with ADHD. Anyone interested in making a donation to help â&#x20AC;&#x153;My biggest thing is getthe Johnson family may send them to Partners in ting around. Getting the Hope, with the Johnson family noted, at 251 S. Mul- kids to school, getting to the berry St., Troy, OH 45373, or call 335-0448. grocery â&#x20AC;Ś,â&#x20AC;? said Stephanie, who said an insurance polin Piqua and a few of his icy carried by Mr. Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s port. close friends. S h e father thankfully covered Mr. Johnson attended funeral expenses. s a i d Piqua City Schools and anonyStephanie said the chilgraduated in 1995 from dren miss their dad and mous Riverdale High School of Ft. while they understand he is donors Myers Fla. h a v e gone, still find themselves â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel lost and empty,â&#x20AC;? asking for him. All three of given she said with tears stream- them are in counseling, and clothes ing down her cheeks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Emo- she said Bryan, who was and gift tionally, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been really with them during the crash, c a r d s JOHNSON bad.â&#x20AC;? for food is suffering the most. Stephanie, who has two and household items. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;They know and they unAmerican Red Cross paid other children that reside derstand, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the simher January rent and Troy in Alabama, said while plest things. If the phone FISH paid her utility bill. Bryan was the sole sup- rings, one of them will still Partners in Hope, with the porter, they were making it say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Is that Daddy?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? said help of Kyle Elementary just fine â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and had made Stephanie, who said each of School students and staff, New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resolutions to his four children have an also have come together to stop smoking and were put- urn of their own with some ting the money in a jar, sav- of their fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ashes. help. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just amazing. This ing for a Disney cruise for Stephanie said they community has really the family. They were both called Mr. Johnson â&#x20AC;&#x153;Goofy helped us so much,â&#x20AC;? she doing well, she said. Daddyâ&#x20AC;? for his fun-loving â&#x20AC;&#x153;We came here to get on spirit. She said he was a said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really do like it here. Nothing like this (help) our feet,â&#x20AC;? said Stephanie, hands-on parent that enwould have ever happened who said she has began joyed tossing a ball, playing if this would have hap- smoking again from the video games and wrestling pened in Florida. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going stress of her reality. with the children. The truck â&#x20AC;&#x201D; their only to stay here for now, do Having been born and vehicle â&#x20AC;&#x201D; remains im- raised in Miami County, whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best for my kids.â&#x20AC;? The couple â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who had pounded and is totaled from Stephanie said 300-400 married two years ago â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the accident and their in- people came to the visitahad moved to Ohio from surance had lapsed. So, tion shortly after his death Kentucky only in October to Stephanie also now finds â&#x20AC;&#x201D; most she did not know. be close to Mr. Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s herself with no means of â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was a great person. two other biological chil- transportation, relying on Everybody loved him. He dren in Troy, and to get a others. Each day, their son, would give his last pair of fresh start. She said her Damyan, 6, has to be driven socks,â&#x20AC;? she said, acknowlmother and family reside in back and forth to Kyle Ele- edging her despair. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Florida, and knows only Mr. mentary, where he attends just how he was. He would Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immediate family because of his special needs do anything for anybody.â&#x20AC;?

Prison Continued from page 1 counts of attempted burglary, a count of breaking and entering, and attempted theft in a plea agreement where the manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charges were amended and a felony count of obstructing official business was dismissed. A jointly recommended prison sentence of five years was listed as a part of that plea agreement for all of the charges. On Nov. 22, Baker and an accomplice broke into a rural residence and then fled in a rented panel truck before police attempted to pull over the vehicle. The vehicle was later found in a wooded area near a barn west of Piqua, abandoned by the occupants. While authorities were investigating the matter, a Demming Road res-

ident called to report her residence was burglarized and a short time later an off-duty sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office employee spotted the suspects. They were taken into custody after a brief foot pursuit. Items in the rented vehicle were stolen from the Demming Road home and another home owner along State Route 66. The owner of the second home also reported his garage was broken into and a vehicle was damaged as an apparent attempt to steal the automobile, according to police reports. In addition, Baker also was sentenced for a conviction of felony breaking and entering related to a Sept. 5 incident where he used a set of keys to open and steal coins from three vending machines at Ulbrichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. In that case, a charge of possession of

criminal tools was dismissed as the result of a plea bargain. Authorities said Baker took coins from the machine, placed them into buckets and then fled the scene before his eventual arrest by police. In that case, Baker stole the keys after entering a back door at the grocery. Baker also was found guilty of misuse of a credit card, a fifth-degree felony, related to a July 26 incident. A previously filed charge of rape against Baker was dismissed without prejudice. Bakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alleged accomplice for the Nov. 22 pursuit and thefts, Chip Allen Mills, 19, of Houston, was scheduled for an arraignment Monday, but the case did not go before the court. He has been charged with burglary and breaking and entering, both felonies.

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IN BRIEF ■ Gymnastics

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Piqua team takes second MIAMISBURG —The Piqua gymnastics team finished second overall at the Miamisburg B meet Monday. Beavercreek won with 188, while Piqua was second with 117.525. Kaci Cotrell led the Piqua COTRELL gymnasts, finishing second overall with a 31.325 total. Reganne Tate was fifth (28.90), Ivee Kaye was sixth (28.65), Kyrstan Mikolajewski was 10th (27.40) and Kaylee Bradney was 11th (26.75). In the vault competition, Cotrell led Piqua with an eighth-place finish with 7.925. On the unparralel bars, Cotrell was second (7.45) and Tate was eighth (6.6). On the balance beam, Cotrell was third (7.9), Kaye was fifth (7.4) and Mikolajewski was ninth (7.05). Kaye led Piqua in the floor exercises, taking second (8.2). Cotrell was fourth (8.05) and Tate was seventh (7.85).

Lose to Springfield 68-46 BY ROB KISER Sports Editor rkiser@dailycall.com

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The first half wasn’t what Piqua boys basketball coach Heath Butler had hoped for. But, Butler hopes the light may have come on — in a sense — in the fourth quarter the Indians 6846 loss to Springfield Tuesday night in GWOC crossover action. Josh Holfinger and Kyler Ashton combined for 14 points in the final eight minutes, clearly outhustling their opponents as Piqua owned a 22-15 advantage during the fourth quarter to play Springfield even in the second half. “With some of the passes we made — with the way rebounded, maybe we found a little something there and saw a little bit of the light at the end of the tunnel,” Butler said. “That’s always the test (to keep playing hard in the

fourth quarter). Give all our kids credit. They did that.” But, as was the case with Vandalia-Butler Friday night, the first half took away any chance the Indians had for winning. After a 3-point shot by Jordan Feeser got Piqua within 19-9 to close the first quarter, the Indians were outscored 16-4 in the second quarter to trail 35-13 at halftime. And it wasn’t hard to see why. The Indians made just four of 33 field goal attempts and four of 15 free throw attempts in the opening half. “There are just fundamental things we have to do,” Butler said. “The way we shot free throws tonight — it is hard to beat anybody doing that.” The field goal shooting was a product of the pressure Springfield’s defense was applying in the

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Piqua seventh grade gets two victories Piqua Catholic splits with Holy Angels

The Piqua junior high boys basketball teams recently played a number of games. On Monday, they split games with VandaliaSmith. The seventh grade won 52-26. Piqua was a perfect 12for-12 from the line in the seocnd half. Storm Cook scored 20 points, while Nathan Monnin had 13 points and 13 rebounds. The eighth grade lost 54-49. Brady Hill scored 19 points and Austin Creager added 12. The Piqua teams won two of three games with Greenville. The seventh grade won 52-34. Piqua played good team defense and used balanced scoring. Storm Cook had 15 points and eight rebounds, while Gage Smith had 15 points and five rebounds. Nathan Monnin had another double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. The eighth grade lost 55-34. Brady Hill led Piqua with 10 points. The eighth grade JVs won 33-31. C.J. Davis tied the game in the final minute with a 3-point field goal and Rupert Delacruz had a steal and a layup as time exSee PRO BOWL/Page 15 pired to win it.

Max Schutt added 11 Nash Black scored 13 points and had 12 re- points, four steals, two rebounds to lead Piqua and bounds and one assist. PIQUA CATHOLIC SCORING Delacruz scored 12 points. Seventh Grade PIQUA SCORING vs. Vandalia Smith Seventh Grade Cook 20, Patton 7, Hawk 4, Monnin 13, Smith 8. Eighth Grade Schmiesing 6, Iddings 2, Hudson 6, Hill 19, Creager 12, Delacruz 4. vs. Greenville Seventh Grade Cook 15, Patton 4, Hawk 4, Monnin 14, Smith 15. Eighth Grade Schmiesing 1, Iddings 2, Hudson 6, Hill 10, Creager 7, Davis 6, Black 2. Eighth Grade JVs Karn 2, Iddings 2, McMahan 1, Davis 3, Black 13, Delacruz 12.

PC boys split SIDNEY — The Piqua Catholic junior high split their annual matchup with Sidney Holy Angels. The seventh grade lost 48-15. Tyler Scott had five points, six rebounds and two steals, while Caleb Courter had eighth rebounds and three steals. Taylor O’Leary had six rebounds and four steals, while Eli Baker had four steals, three rebounds and one assist. Tanner McKinney grabbed two rebounds. The eighth grade, 10-2, won 50-16. Colton Bachman had 19 points, 13 rebounds, five assists, five blocks and three steals; while Jared Brandt had five steals and three assists. Stephen Monnin had three steals, three assists and two rebounds; while Zack Scott had four rebounds and four steals.

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GIRLS Lady Buccs split ANSONIA — The Covington junior high girls basketball teams split two games with Ansonia. The seventh grade, 6-8, lost 37-22. Lexi Long, Ashley Cecil and Kara Schaffer all scored six points. The eighth grade, 12-2, won 44-16. Jessie Crowell scored 23 points to lead Covington. Arianna Richards added 10. COVINGTON SCORING Seventh Grade Long 6, Cecil 6, Schaffer 6, McReynolds 2, Dunn 2. Eighth Grade Crowell 23, Richards 10, Gostomsky 9, Yingst 2.

Bradford JH loses The Bradford junior high girls basketball teams lost two games with Arcanum. The seventh grade lost 34-12. Olivia Hart led Bradford with five points. The eighth grade lost 37-19. Kenzie Weldy led Bradford with seven points. BRADFORD SCORING Seventh Grade Hart 5, Bates 4, Brower 3. Eighth Grade Moore 5, Weldy 7, Carder 2, Roberts 5.

The Piqua girls basketball team will play at Greenville tonight. The Lady Indians are coming off a 52-28 loss to Miamisburg Saturday. "We came out a little sluggish to start the game, and Miamisburg had some good size inside,” Piqua coach Rory Hoke said. “The Leonard girl is 6-2. and they dominated us on the boards. “We gave up 17 offensive rebounds in the first half, which is too many for a whole game. “We also cost ourselves a lot of possessions because we turned the ball over way too much (29 for the game).” Hoke saw improvement in the second half. “I thought our effort in the second half was much better. Maddie (Hilleary) did a great job of taking the ball to the basket, getting to the free throw line (7-for-9). Shelby (Vogler) also had another strong performance (4-for-4 from the free throw line, eigh rebounds, three steals). “Miamisburg is much better than their record indicates (4-11). They play Springboro and Fairborn twice, along with some very tough non-conference games (Carroll, Bellbrook). “We have to regroup and get ready for Greenville on Wednesday." Hilleary led Piqua with 13 points. The Piqua JVs lost to a strong Miamisburg team 52-42 in overtime. Kayla Schrubb led the Lady Indians with 21 points. BOXSCORE Piqua (28) Mowery 0-0-0, Deal 1-0-2, Witten 0-00, Yount 1-0-3, Allen 2-0-4, Hilleary 3-7-13, Potts 0-2-2, Clemons 0-0-0, Davis 0-0-0, Vogler 0-4-4, Graves 0-0-0, Strevell 0-0-0. Totals: 7-13-28. Miamisburg (52) Collins 2-4-8, Skapik 4-2-10, Matthews 1-0-2, Adams 3-3-9, Leonard 3-2-8, Riese 1-0-3, Casey 1-1-4, Archimacho 4-0-8. Totals: 19-12-52. 3-point field goals — Piqua: Yount. Miamisburg: Riese, Casey. Score By Quarters Piqua 4 7 17 28 Miamisburg 11 26 42 52 Records: Piqua 3-12, Miamisburg 4-11 Reserve score: Miamisburg 52, Piqua 42, OT.

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Buccs drop game Graham gets past Tipp boys NEW MADISON — The Covington boys basketball team had a tough time with Tri-Village Tuesday, losing 65-30. Troy Cron led Covington with 10 points. Covington wil host Newton on Friday night in another Cross County Conference game.

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Piqua’s Jordan Feeser grabs a rebound Tuesday night against Springfield.

Piqua Continued from page 14 half-court set, leading to rushed shots. “Again, we are trying just a little too hard,” Butler said. “When a defense wants to increase the speed of the game with their defense, you have to just slow down and take your time on offense. If we do that, we make those shots. “In practice, we we take our time when we get those shots. But, that is not what happens in the game. We just have to learn to slow things down a little.” Holfinger scored nine points in the fourth quarter and finished with 11 points and six rebounds. Kindric Link scored 11 points and Feeser added nine points and six rebounds. Ashton also grabbed six rebounds. “I thought we did a pretty good job on the

boards tonight,” Butler said. Darryl Perry dominated in the paint for South with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Ryan Minnery added 16 points and seven rebounds, while Henry Alexander had 12 points and six rebounds. Piqua finished 16 of 63 from the floor for 25 percent and 13 of 32 from the line for 41 percent. Springfield was 28 of 67 from the floor for 42 percent and six of 11 from the line for 55 percent. The Wildcats won the battle of the boards 45-34 and both teams had 13 turnovers. The Piqua JVs lost 6338, with Dan Monnin scoring 20 points and Xavier Harrison adding nine. The Piqua freshman lost 51-47. Tate Honeycutt netted 23 points and

PLEASANT HILL — The Houston girls basketball team outlasted Newton 38-32. Kortney Phipps scored 12 points for Houston, David Neal added 12. while Marina Snipes The tough stretch in the scored 13 points for Newschedule continues with ton. Trotwood-Madison. “The schedule we are playing right now is right East beats Graham CASSTOWN — The there with the top teams Miami East girls basketin the GWOC Central and ball team used a balanced South,” Butler said. attack to beat Graham 52“Springfield’s record is de35 in non-conference acceiving. tion Monday. “They have played a lot Trian Current and of good teams.” Angie Mack scored 12 Trotwood will visit Garpoints each for the Lady bry Gymnasium Friday. Vikings, while Emily BOXSCORE Springfield (68) Kindell netted 10. Henry Alexander 4-1-12, Sean BurTaylor Dyke scored 17 roughs 2-0-4, Brantley Davis 2-0-6, Ryan Minnery 7-1-16, Darryl Perry 8-1-17, points for Graham and Rashad Hurt 1-2-4, Braylin Collins 0-0-0, Drew Hardy 0-0-0, KaMarta Curry 2-1-5, Lindsay Black added 12 John Gummel 2-0-4. Totals: 28-6-68. points. Piqua (46) Trae Honeycutt 0-0-0, Taylor Wellbaum 01-1, Kindric Link 3-5-11, Ryan Hughes 3-06, Josh Holfinger 4-3-11, Jordan Feeser 3-2-9, Luke Karn 0-1-1, Kyler Ashton 2-15, Noah Ghere 0-0-0, Azjhon Taylor 1-0-2, Phil Rupert 0-0-0. Totals: 16-13-46. 3-point field goals — Springfield: Alexander (3), Davis (2), Minnery. Piqua: Feeser. Score By Quarters 19 35 53 68 Springfield Piqua 9 13 24 46 Records: Springfield 5-8, Piqua 3-11. Reserve score: Springfield 63, Piqua 38.

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Cavaliers post 49-43 win SIDNEY — Lehman came up big at the free throw line in the final minutes to hold off hardcharging Fort Loramie in non-league boys basketball action Tuesday at Lehman, 49-43. The win puts the Cavs at 8-6 after their second win in a row. Fort Loramie falls to 2-11. Lehman has a lengthy layoff now, not returning to action until a week from Friday at home against Troy Christian. The Redskins, meanwhile, are back in action Saturday at Fort Recovery. Lehman opened up a lead of as much as 11 points in the third quarter, but the Redskins refused to go quietly. From a 26-15 deficit, Loramie went on a 4-0 run, then later cut the lead down to 32-28 by the end of the quarter. But the Cavaliers again pulled out to a double-digit lead, a 6-0 run increasing the margin to 38-28 with 7:50 re-

maining in the third period. But again, back came the Redskins. A three-pointer by Troy Benanzer pulled the Redskins even at 38, but Lehman’s Alex Baker countered with a three of his own to make it 41-38. Again, Loramie pulled even on a three, this one by Kyle Miracle with 2:21 left, but Baker hit the first two of six straight free throws by the Cavaliers to make it 43-41. Solomon King-White added two more from the line to make it 45-41, and after Loramie scored, Connor Richard hit two more to make it 47-43 with :30 left. King-White added a breakway bucket just before the final buzzer. “We got it done at the line,” said Lehman coach Isaiah Williams. “And I thought we executed defensively at the end and made them take shots they didn’t want to take.“

Piqua bowlers lose matches Vandalia gets GWOC North win The Piqua boys and girls bowling teams lost to Vandalia-Butler Tuesday in GWOC North action at Brel-Aire Lanes. The boys lost 2,3062,122. The girls lost 1,9281,814.

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NFL Playoffs NFL Playoff Glance All Times EST Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 22 New England 23, Baltimore 20 N.Y. Giants 20, San Francisco 17, OT Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 29 At Honolulu NFC vs. AFC, 7 p.m. Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 5 At Indianapolis New England vs. N.Y. Giants, 6:20 p.m.

Pro Bowl Rosters 2012 Pro Bowl Rosters Sunday, Jan. 29 At Honolulu s-starter n-non-participant i-injured, will not play r-injury replacement x-non-participating player replacement AFC Offense Wide Receivers — s-Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh; s-A.J. Green, Cincinnati;Brandon Marshall, Miami; n-Wes Welker, New England; x-Vincent Jackson, San Diego. Tackles — s-Joe Thomas, Cleveland; sD'Brickashaw Ferguson, New York Jets; nJake Long, Miami; x-Ryan Clady, Denver. Guards — s-Marshal Yanda, Baltimore; sx-Ben Grubbs, Baltimore; n-Logan Mankins, New England; n-Brian Waters, New England; x-Brandon Moore, New York Jets. Centers — s-Nick Mangold, New York Jets; n-Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh; xChris Myers, Houston. Tight Ends — s-Antonio Gates, San Diego; n-Rob Gronkowski, New England; xJermaine Gresham, Cincinnati. Quarterbacks — s-Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh; Philip Rivers, San Diego; n-Tom Brady, New England; x-Andy Dalton, Cincinnati. Running Backs — s-Maurice JonesDrew, Jacksonville; n-Ray Rice, Baltimore; n-Arian Foster, Houston; x-Ryan Mathews, San Diego; x-Willis McGahee, Denver. Fullback — s-Vonta Leach, Baltimore. Defense Ends — s-Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis; s-Elvis Dumervil, Denver; n-Andre Carter, New England; x-Antonio Smith, Houston. Interior Linemen — s-Haloti Ngata, Baltimore; Richard Seymour, Oakland; n-Vince Wilfork, New England; x-Geno Atkins, Cincinnati. Outside Linebackers — s-Von Miller, Denver; s-Tamba Hali, Kansas City; n-Terrell Suggs, Baltimore; x- James Harrison, Pittsburgh. Inside/Middle Linebackers — s-Ray Lewis, Baltimore; Derrick Johnson, Kansas City. Cornerbacks — s-Darrelle Revis, New York Jets; s-Champ Bailey, Denver; Johnathan Joseph, Houston. Free Safeties — s-Ed Reed, Baltimore; Eric Weddle, San Diego. Strong Safety — n-Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh; Brian Dawkins, Denver. Specialists Punter — Shane Lechler, Oakland. Placekicker — Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland. Kick Returner — Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh. Special Teamer — n- Matthew Slater, New England; x-Montell Owens, Jacksonville. Long Snapper — Jon Condo, Oakland. NFC Offense Wide Receiver — s-Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona; s-Steve Smith, Carolina; Greg Jennings, Green Bay; n-Calvin Johnson, Detroit; x-Roddy White, Atlanta Tackles — s-Jason Peters, Philadelphia; s-Joe Staley, San Francisco; Jermon Bushrod, New Orleans. Guards — s-Jahri Evans, New Orleans; s-Carl Nicks, New Orleans; Davin Joseph, Tampa Bay. Centers — s-Ryan Kalil, Carolina; Scott Wells, Green Bay. Tight Ends — s-Jimmy Graham, New Orleans; Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta. Quarterbacks — s-Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay; Drew Brees, New Orleans; nEli Manning, New York Giants; x-Cam Newton, Carolina. Running Backs — s-LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia; Matt Forte, Chicago; Frank Gore, San Francisco. Fullback — n-John Kuhn, Green Bay; xMichael Robinson, Seattle. Defense Ends — s-Jared Allen, Minnesota; sJason Babin, Philadelphia; n-Jason PierrePaul, New York Giants; x-Julius Peppers, Chicago. Interior Lineman — s-Justin Smith, San Francisco; s-Jay Ratliff, Dallas; B.J. Raji, Green Bay. Outside Linebackers — s-DeMarcus Ware, Dallas; s-Clay Matthews, Green Bay; n-Lance Briggs, Chicago; x-Chad Greenway, Minnesota. Inside/Middle Linebackers — s-Patrick Willis, San Francisco; n-Brian Urlacher, Chicago; x-London Fletcher, Washington. Cornerbacks — s-Charles Woodson, Green Bay; i-Carlos Rogers, San Francisco; Charles Tillman, Chicago; r-Brandon Browner, Seattle. Free Safeties — s-Earl Thomas, Seattle; i-Dashon Goldson, San Francisco; rKam Chancellor, Seattle. Strong Safety — s-Adrian Wilson, Arizona. Specialists Punter — Andy Lee, San Francisco. Placekicker — David Akers, San Francisco. Kick Returner — Patrick Peterson, Arizona. Special Teamer — Corey Graham, Chicago. Long Snapper — Brian Jennings, San Francisco.

Basketball

Men’s AP Poll The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 22, total points based on 25

points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Rec. Pts Prv 1. Kentucky (61) 19-1 1,620 2 2. Missouri (2) 18-1 1,532 5 20-1 1,506 1 3. Syracuse (2) 4. Ohio St. 17-3 1,411 6 5. Kansas 16-3 1,383 7 17-2 1,234 3 6. Baylor 7. North Carolina 16-3 1,232 8 8. Duke 16-3 1,176 4 16-3 1,045 10 9. Georgetown 10. Michigan St. 16-4 1,009 9 11. Murray St. 20-0 925 12 18-3 886 14 12. UNLV 13. San Diego St. 17-2 832 16 14. Florida 15-4 709 17 18-2 682 19 15. Creighton 16. Indiana 16-4 609 11 17. Marquette 16-4 517 21 16-4 422 18 18. Mississippi St. 19. Virginia 15-3 414 15 20. Michigan 15-5 396 20 21. Saint Mary's (Cal)19-2 345 24 22. Kansas St. 14-4 252 25 23. Florida St. 13-6 244 — 14-5 203 13 24. UConn 25. Wisconsin 16-5 182 — Others receiving votes: West Virginia 96, Gonzaga 82, Vanderbilt 40, Louisville 35, Harvard 32, Wichita St. 28, Cincinnati 20, Illinois 11, Middle Tennessee 9, Dayton 3, Iona 2, Long Beach St. 1.

Men’s ESPN Poll The top 25 teams in the USA TodayESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 22, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Rec. Pts Pvs 19-1 775 2 1. Kentucky (31) 2. Missouri 18-1 725 5 3. Ohio State 17-3 687 6 20-1 686 1 4. Syracuse 5. Kansas 16-3 660 7 6. Duke 16-3 571 4 17-2 569 3 7. Baylor 8. North Carolina 16-3 565 8 9. Murray State 20-0 502 10 16-3 498 12 10. Georgetown 11. Michigan State 16-4 453 9 12. San Diego State 17-2 403 16 15-4 396 14 13. Florida 14. Creighton 18-2 343 18 15. UNLV 18-3 337 20 16. Mississippi State 16-4 236 15 17. Indiana 16-4 230 13 18. Marquette 16-4 213 22 14-5 203 11 19. Connecticut 20. Saint Mary's 19-2 193 23 21. Virginia 15-3 171 17 15-5 165 19 22. Michigan 16-2 99 24 23. Harvard 24. Kansas State 14-4 80 — 25. Louisville 15-5 49 21 16-5 49 — 25. Wisconsin Others receiving votes: Florida State 41, Gonzaga 34, West Virginia 33, Wichita State 29, Middle Tennessee 28, Vanderbilt 20, Nevada 12, Illinois 6, Cincinnati 4, UCF 3, Southern Miss. 3, Iowa State 2, Dayton 1, New Mexico 1.

Women’s AP Poll The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 22, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Rec. Pts Prv 19-0 1,000 1 1. Baylor (40) 2. Notre Dame 19-1 960 2 3. UConn 17-2 913 3 17-1 884 4 4. Stanford 5. Duke 16-2 836 5 6. Kentucky 18-2 793 6 14-4 713 9 7. Tennessee 8. Maryland 18-2 699 8 9. Ohio St. 19-1 694 10 16-3 635 11 10. Miami 11. Rutgers 16-3 612 7 12. Green Bay 17-0 542 12 16-3 485 13 13. Purdue 14. Texas A&M 13-4 468 14 15. Delaware 16-1 429 16 16. Louisville 16-4 417 18 16-4 391 15 17. Georgia 18. Penn St. 15-4 302 22 19. Nebraska 16-3 259 20 15-5 249 19 20. Georgetown 21. Texas Tech 14-4 156 17 22. Gonzaga 17-3 138 — 18-3 60 — 23. BYU 23. DePaul 14-5 60 21 25. North Carolina 14-5 47 24 Others receiving votes: Georgia Tech 46, St. Bonaventure 42, Oklahoma 32, South Carolina 28, Kansas St. 27, Michigan 13, Kansas 12, Princeton 10, Arkansas 9, California 9, St. John's 8, Florida Gulf Coast 4, LSU 4, NC State 4, Saint Mary's (Cal) 3, Vanderbilt 3, San Diego St. 2, Fresno St. 1, UTEP 1.

Women’s ESPN The top 25 teams in the USA TodayESPN Women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 23, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last weeks ranking: Rec. Pts Pvs 1. Baylor (31) 19-0 775 1 20-1 742 2 2. Notre Dame 3. UConn 17-2 711 3 4. Stanford 17-1 683 4 16-2 650 5 5. Duke 6. Kentucky 18-2 621 6 7. Maryland 18-2 570 7 17-3 543 10 8. Miami 9. Ohio State 19-1 478 12 9. Tennessee 14-5 478 9 17-0 478 11 9. Green Bay 12. Rutgers 16-3 473 8 13. Texas A&M 13-4 422 13 16-4 366 15 14. Louisville 15. Georgia 16-4 333 14 16. Delaware 16-1 318 16 17-3 293 18 17. Purdue 18. Georgetown 15-5 239 17 19. Penn State 15-4 219 21 17-3 125 25 20. Gonzaga 21. Nebraska 16-3 107 24 22. DePaul 15-5 101 19 14-4 86 20 23. Texas Tech 24. Georgia Tech 14-6 49 — 25. North Carolina 14-5 43 — Others receiving votes: Kansas 34, Kansas State 31, Michigan 30, Middle Tennessee 17, Vanderbilt 17, Florida Gulf Coast 16, South Carolina 9, BYU 5, St. Bonaventure 5, Princeton 2, UNLV 2, California 1, Oklahoma 1, St. John's 1, UTEP 1.

Prep Boys Poll How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boys basketball teams in the third of seven weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses): DIVISION I 1, Cols. Northland (23) 11-1 288 2, Pickerington Cent. (1) 12-0 219 13-1 217 3, Cin. La Salle (1) 4,Olentangy Liberty (3) 14-0 201 5, Mentor (2) 11-1 161 11-2 133 6, Cin. Moeller 7, Cols. Walnut Ridge 12-0 127 8, Tol. Whitmer 12-1 108 10-1 36 9, Cle. Hts. 10, Tol. Cent. Cath. 10-2 31 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Mason 27. 12, Lakewood St. Edward 14. DIVISION II 13-0 285 1, Day. Dunbar (21) 2, Jonathan Alder (2) 12-0 242 3, Alliance (2) 13-0 220 11-0 148 4, Defiance (1) 5, Cin. Taft (2) 9-4 141 6, Lexington 10-1 135 10-1 132 7, Vincent Warren 8, E. Liverpool 9-1 108 9, Franklin (2) 13-0 56 10, Day. Thurgood Marshall 5-5 22 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Akr. East 19. 12, Cle. Benedictine 16. 12, Napoleon 16. 14, Mentor Lake Cath. 15. 15, Akr. SVSM 14. 16, Circleville Logan Elm 12. DIVISION III 1, St. Peter Chanel (19) 12-0 276 2, Bloom-Carroll (5) 13-0 252 3, Summit Country Day (4) 13-0 218 4, Leavittsburg Labrae (1) 16-0 203 5, Lima Cent. Cath. (1) 10-1 171 12-1 134 6, Chesapeake 7, Versailles 10-1 113 8, Creston Norwayne 12-1 86 11-3 47 9, Ironton 10, Portsmouth 13-2 36 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Chillicothe Huntington 17. 12, Waynesville 13. DIVISION IV 12-0 298 1, Berlin Hiland (29) 2, Newark Cath. 10-1 228 3, Ft. Recovery 11-1 225 9-0 207 4, Jackson Center 5, Edgerton (1) 11-0 152 6, Richmond Hts. 9-1 125 11-2 124 7, Cols. Africentric 8, Zanesville Rosecrans 8-3 67 9, Malvern 11-2 45 6-4 35 10, Cle. VASJ Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Ada 28. 12, Day. Jefferson 22.

Prep Girls Poll How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school girls basketball teams in the third of seven weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses): DIVISION I 1, Reynoldsburg (20) 15-0 257 14-0 219 2, Uniontown Lake (4) 3, Pickerington N. 14-1 195 4, Middleburg Hts. Midpark 12-1 126 11-3 124 5, Twinsburg (2) 6, Cin. Princeton 12-2 116 7, Olentangy Orange 14-1 111 12-1 93 8, Springboro 9, Can. McKinley (1) 10-3 75 10, Kettering Fairmont 12-3 42 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Zanesville 30. 12, Sylvania Northview 23. 13, Tol. Notre Dame 20. 14, Lewis Center Olentangy 18. 15, Warren Howland 15. DIVISION II 1, Day. Carroll (25) 14-0 269 14-0 205 2, Akr. Manchester (2) 3, Clyde 14-1 176 4, Ravenna 12-0 170 13-1 144 5, Akr. Hoban 6, Shelby 12-0 129 7, Day. Chaminade-Julienne 12-2 117 10-3 115 8, Hathaway Brown (1) 9, Lima Bath 12-2 56 10, Tol. Rogers 11-3 33 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Beloit W. Branch 26. 12, Alliance Marlington 24. 13, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 17. 14, Plain City Jonathan Alder 12. DIVISION III 1, Anna (19) 15-0 265 2, Findlay Liberty-Benton (4) 13-0 236 15-0 194 3, Archbold (1) 4, Oak Hill 12-1 175 5, Middletown Madison 15-1 142 13-0 140 6, Smithville (2) 7, Georgetown 13-0 115 8, Cols. Africentric 12-3 70 12-2 62 9, Beverly Ft. Frye 10, Richwood N. Union (1) 14-2 22 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Orrville 18. 12, Casstown Miami E. 12. DIVISION IV 1, Ottoville (23) 13-0 273 12-0 223 2, New Riegel (2) 3, N. Lewisburg Triad (2) 13-0 193 4, Arcadia (1) 13-0 160 13-1 147 5, Newark Cath. 6, Waterford 12-2 112 7, Zanesville Rosecrans 10-2 79 11-2 63 8, Cortland Maplewood 9, Ft. Recovery 10-3 44 10, Arlington 11-1 43 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Maria Stein Marion Local 30. 12, Berlin Hiland 26. 13, N. Ridgeville Lake Ridge 20. 14, Mansfield St. Peter's 17. 15, New Knoxville 16. 16, Minster 15. 17, New Madison Tri-Village 13.

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Piqua wrestlers turn in strong showing Three youth take first at Miami East The Piqua youth wrestling team had a meet recently at Miami East. Other teams were Piqua, Northwestern, Vandalia Butler, Versailles, North Ridge, West Carrolton, and Milton-Union. Piqua had 24 wrestlers with 21 out of 24 getting at least one win. “Definitely, the best showing of the year,” Piqua coach Dan Young said. “The hard work is starting to pay off. Piqua had three first placers. Collins Snyder was 3-0 with a pin and had a very good day. “Some of his best wrestling ever,” Young said. “Tank Snyder continues to dominate his class. Going 3-0 with two pins was the lightest in his group and still dominated the class. Coming along well is Nic Wright, who was 3-0 with two pins, “Nic wrestled hard and has been very consistent this year,” Young said. Piqua had 11 secondplacers. “This was a good indication that some of the first year wrestlers are beginning to understand the sport a little better,” Young said. Going 2-1, with a pin, was Sam Herndon. “Sam is wrestling well,” Young said. “Max Kaye had a good day, going 2-1 with two pins. Brady Mikolajewski was 2-1 and a pin. “David Stumpff had two wins with a pin and looked very good. Bryce Short got his first win of the season. Devon Sever, wrestled well, with two wins and a pin. “Garrett Schrubb is coming along well. He had two wins with a pin, and is wrestling well for a first-

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Max Kaye makes a move on his oppoenent. year wrestler. “Shane Kerrigan, 2-1 with a pin, continues to do well. “Kellan Anderson, two wins and a pin, is another first-year wrestler who isshowing great skills in this sport. Karl Garpiel got his first two wins of the year. “He also had two pins on the day. Chandler Langston, 1-1, took his first second place of the year. “Jacob Bushnell was in a five-man bracket and

wrestled well getting two wins by pins and taking third.” Others taking third with a win were Zavier Penny, one pin; Gabe Knapke, Dylon Sever, Ethan Knapke, Draven Dysinger, and Izahya Tipps with a pin. Wrestling hard and taking fourht were Ayden Young, Isaac Bushnell, and Nicholas Jess. Piqua will wrestle again on Feb. 5 at Graham. Wrestling begins at 1 p.m.

Bowling

Brel-Aire Scores Club 523 200 games (Men) — D. Cantrell 201, D. Morris 214, G. Schwieterman 222, R. Shirk 227, C. Helmer 225, T. Slife 212. 600 series (Men) — C. Helmer 610. STANDINGS Jet Bowling 90-54 Morris Htg & Cooling 86-58 Norm & Larry & Tom 72-72 Joe Thoma Jewelers 72-72 Three Old Men 67-77 Trent Karns 64-80 Sidney Tool & Die 62-82 We Hate Bowling 57-87 Club 523 (scores only) 200 games (Men) — D. Selsor 225, A. Kinkle 206, M. Maxwell 217, E. Wagner 201-217-216, E. Lavey 202, D. Cantrell 235-202, D. Divens 236-215, R. Shirk 234202-213. 600 series (Men) — E. Wagner 634, D. Cantrell 615, D. Divens 620, R. Shirk 649.

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