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Small Business Saturday, Buckeyes-Wolverines day collide DUSTIN ENSINGER densinger@civitasmedia.com

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Tammi Furlong, owner of Fundamentals, prepares for Small Business Saturday.

Lammon to seek nod for judgeship

Downtown Delaware merchants hopes to be swamped with customers today during Small Business Saturday, but some fear shopping enthusiasm will be sapped. Small Business Saturday, created by credit card giant American Express to encourage people to shop locally, falls one day after the biggest shopping day of the year, Black Friday. This year, it also happens to land on a very big day for central Ohioan, the annual showdown between Ohio State and Michigan on the grid-

iron. “I was a little disappointed when they said it was a noon game,” said Tammi Furlong, owner of Fundamentals. Nonetheless, Furlong expects to see an influx of customers as she has on Small Business Saturday in years past. “Every year it gets bigger,” she said. “I’m having people mention it ahead of time.” Furlong hopes this year’s focus on independent bookstores will draw folks into the store. The movement, “Indies First,” is in conjunction with Small Business Saturday. Denise Fleming, a Caldecott Honor Award winning

artist and Toledo resident, and J. Patrick Lewis, former U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate and a Westerville resident, will be in the store from noon to 5 p.m. The store will have specials on the authors’ books. Fundamentals will also be televising the game. Jenni Willis, co-owner of Carousel Closet, is also concerned about Small Business Saturday falling on the day of Ohio State’s biggest rivalry, but she is also concerned that consumers will be tapped out after the busiest shopping day of the See COLLISION | 3

Running for a cause Eric Anthony of Dublin crosses the finish line first at the second annual Delaware Turkey Trot. On Thanksgiving morning, nearly 900 runners gathered behind Meijer on Sunbury Road for the 5K. The event, organized by Grace United Methodist Church, registered 896 runners and raised more than $19,330 from registration fees and donations for the Autism Society of Central Ohio. In 2012, the Turkey Trot raised more than $5,000. Race organizers said that runners from as far away as Florida registered to run on the chilly holiday morning. The race also included shorter children’s runs. See related photo on Page 2.

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Pam Lammon hopes to become Delaware County’s first female judge. The local attorney aims to succeed Delaware County Juvenile Court Judge Kenneth J. Spicer, who is prevented by Ohio law for running for another term. She will face Delaware County Ju ve n i l e M a g i s t rat e D ave Hejmanowski in the Republican primary to fill the seat. Lammon was raised in Cleveland and began her professional career as a nurse. She switched gears and enrolled in law school in 1987. She moved to Delaware in 1992 and opened a private practice. She continues to maintain her nursing license. “I’ve handled literally thousands of cases over the almost 22 years I’ve been practicing as a trial attorney,” she said. Lammon said she decided to get in the race at the urging of a Republican Party Central Committee member. “I’ve never been politically active until I was asked to consider this six months ago,” she said. Lammon said Judge Spicer has done a great job on the court, and she hopes to carry on his legacy. “He’s just moving in the right direction to meet the needs of troubled teens and troubled families,” she said. However, she did say she would look to restructure the court in order to save taxpayers money. “Overall, I have a vision for the court,” she said. Her transition from attorney to judge would be a smooth one, she said. “To me it would be a seamless transition because I’m there daily, anyway,” she said. “Families have been and will continue to be my passion, whether as a nurse, an attorney or as a wife and mother,” she said The primary will be See JUDGE | 3

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Dog Park committee holds first meeting GARY BUDZAK

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The City of Delaware’s newly formed Dog Park Planning Committee recently held its first meeting. The six-member committee came up with a mission statement/goal “to create a dog park that adds to the quality of life in the City of Delaware” at its meeting on Nov. 21. “I’d like it to be in the top 10 in the country,”

said committee chair Lori Midkiff. “Let’s make it something we can all be proud of,” added vice chair Don Shannon. The next objective for the committee is to establish a location for the dog park. Parks Superintendent Stacy Davenport said that a park could be considered at Blue Limestone, Smith, Mill Run Wetlands park, another city park or a city-owned property that hasn’t been devel-

oped. He said that a park without a parking lot would add to the cost of the park. Shannon said he hoped a location would be determined by March 2014. The dog park, which costs an estimated $75,000, would be open in the spring or summer of 2015. Members also discussed the design parameters of the park. Among the topics was how many sections it would have.

Some said there should separate sections for dogs over and under 30 pounds, while others suggested additional sections in case the grass is worn down or a water feature. Also discussed were rules for use of the dog park, such as owners need to pick up after their dog. Members said they hoped that owners would be self-policing about clean-up and dog

behavior. Davenport said he would invite Darren Hurley, Worthington’s Parks and Recreation Director, to speak at a future meeting about his experiences in opening a dog park. City Council approved the formation of a committee that would make recommendations “on the planning, siting and development and operation of a Dog Park” at its meeting on Nov. 11.

Delaware Highway Patrol names Trooper, Dispatcher of the Year STACY KESS

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The Ohio State Highway Patrol Delaware Post named its Trooper of the Year and Dispatcher of the Year this week. Trooper Nicholas Shaw and dispatcher Michelle Thrash were honored with the 2013 awards. “This is the best recognition you can get,” Shaw said. “It says something highly of you if it’s a recognition you can get.” Thrash agreed. “It means a lot,” she said. “It was a shock at first, but then I’ve seen that my coworkers were pleased with my work.”

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The awards are given to a trooper and dispatcher chosen by their peers at the post. “It’s from the people you work with every day,” Shaw said. Shaw’s peers chose him for his leadership abilities, professional ethics, courteous treatment of others, enthusiastic work attitude and cooperation with supervisors, peers and the public, said Post Commander Lt. Kevin Knapp. Knapp said Thrash was chosen by management and other dispatchers and communications technicians for her award based on her technical job knowledge and ability, enthusiastic work attitude, teamwork and prompt

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and courteous response to the public’s requests for information and assistance. Thrash, 43, of Etna, joined the Highway Patrol in 2002 as a trooper after her first husband passed. She said she needed a career to support her and her daughter. She worked first at the Lancaster post then joined the Athens post and worked for the Governor’s Detail under Taft and Strickland before joining the Delaware post. After she was injured earlier this year, Thrash transferred into the role of dispatcher. “It was a hard transition but I’ve made the most out of it and I’m still with the division,” she

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said. “I was asked today if I miss being a trooper and I said yes.” Thrash, who beat breast cancer seven years ago and married her husband Cecil in March, said the honor has made that transition easier. Shaw, 34, of Centerburg, joined in 2002 and graduated the academy in February 2003. He said he wanted to be a state trooper from the time he was 8 years old, when his uncle was stopped by a state trooper as he was driving Shaw and his cousins home from a movie. “I was impressed and that image stuck with me,” he said.

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Egypt Islamists rally to defy protest law MARIAM RIZK, TONY G. GABRIEL Associated Press

CAIRO — Egyptian security forces firing tear gas and water cannons on Friday broke up anti-government demonstrations by Islamists defying a draconian new law restricting protests. Authorities are seeking to put down unrest by both Islamists and secular activists as a governmentappointed assembly tries to finish a final draft on an amended constitution by early next week. The draft has raised criticism from democracy advocates for increasing powers of the military and president. Since a popularly backed military coup ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in July, his supporters have been staging near-daily protests calling for his reinstatement. The rallies have often descended into street clashes with security forces or civilians. To quash pro-Morsi rallies, which have persisted despite a heavy security crackdown, the militarybacked government issued the law Sunday banning protests without a police permit. On Thursday, a student was killed when police put down a march by Islamists from Cairo University. Instead, the law has sparked new protests by Egypt’s secular activists, who had been largely muted since the ouster of Morsi. They accuse the government of giving free

rein to police abuses and military power that they had aimed to end with the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak. They say the law aims to silence all dissent — particularly ahead of a nationwide referendum on the amended constitution expected in January. In a statement, U.S. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said: “We reiterate the concerns we share with civil society representatives inside Egypt that the demonstrations law is restrictive and does not meet international standards. Limiting freedom of assembly, association, and expression will not move Egypt’s political transition forward.” The past week, security forces have forcefully broken up several protests by secular activists in Cairo. Police also arrested one of the top secular activists, Alaa Abdel-Fattah, on Thursday for allegedly inciting protests in violation of the law. His wife, Manal Bahy Eldin, also an activist, said police beat her during the arrest. On Friday, prosecutors ordered Abdel-Fattah detained for four days for investigation, according to Mohammed Abdel Aziz, a member of his legal defense team. A 50-member panel is amending the Morsi-era constitution drafted mainly by Islamists and passed in December. After months of sessions, largely held behind

closed doors, the panel is scheduled to vote on a final draft Saturday — but one member, liberal political Mohammed Aboul-Ghar said it may be delayed until Sunday as final controversial articles are worked out. The panel is supposed to finish its work by Tuesday, under a declaration issued by interim President Adly Mansour soon after the July 3 coup. The pending referendum could further fuel a backlash. The Islamists reject the entire amendment process and are likely to launch protests against it. Secular activists, meanwhile, are likely to hold their own protests against a charter they say will enshrine military power in politics. One amendment requires the military’s approval of the president’s choice for defense minister. The measure effectively allows the military to choose its own leader, giving it considerable independence from the elected, civilian president. Another article, preserved from the Morsi-era constitution, allows for civilians to be tried in military courts in cases connected to violence toward military facilities or personnel. Aboul-Ghar said the panel had agreed to remove a controversial article inserted into the 2012 constitution that critics feared would allow a stricter implementation of Shariah law in Egypt.

Turkey takes the lead

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The Turkey leads the young runners on the 400 meter dash at the Little Gobblers Kids Run prior to the Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning. Although temperatures hovered just above 20 degrees for the morning fun run and 5k, more than double the number of runners participated in this year than in the first Delaware Turkey Trot in 2012. “Last year, we said if we get 100 that would be awesome and we got 400,” said Steph Wheeler, the race director. “It’s great to see the community support.”

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Hannah Davis, a student at Smith Elementary in Delaware, drew this self portrait and today’s weather picture.

Today: Partly cloudy. Highs around 39. Wind chill around 33. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows around 28. Wind chill around 22. South wind to 7 mph. Sunday: Partly cloudy. Highs around 41. Wind chill around 37. South southwest wind to 7 mph. SUNRISE, SUNSET Sunset today: 5:07 p.m. Sunrise Thursday is at 7:35 a.m.

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OWU faculty works to be on view at Ross GARY BUDZAK

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All eight of Ohio Wesleyan Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fine arts faculty members will have their latest artwork on display on view at the Ross Art Museum starting Dec. 3. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do a faculty art show every other year,â&#x20AC;? Ohio Wesleyan spokesman Cole Hatcher told The Gazette. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These are our working artists, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always fun to see their latest creations and whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inspired them in the couple years since their last show. The exhibit, called â&#x20AC;&#x153;ART/8,â&#x20AC;? features art in clay, metal, photography, printmaking, sculpture, painting, drawing, and graphic design media. The artists, in alphabetical order: Kristina Bogdanov, Ph.D., who teaches ceramics, drawing, figure drawing and 3-D design. Bogdanov joined Ohio Wesleyan in 2007. Cynthia Cetlin, M.F.A., who teaches metals, 3-D design, art education, and art history.

Cetlin, a member of the OWU faculty since 1987, is currently creating and dyeing textiles. Frank Hobbs, M.F.A., who teaches painting, drawing, figure drawing, and 2-D design. Hobbs joined the university in 2007. James Krehbiel, M.F.A., who teaches in the 2-D media of printmaking, computer imaging, and drawing. Krehbiel has been a member of the OWU faculty since 1986. Justin Kronewetter, M.F.A., director of the Ross Art Museum, who teaches art gallery management. Kronewetter, who joined OWU in 1972, produces digital photographs with uncommon views of common subjects. Jeff Nilan, M.F.A., who teaches photography, computer imaging, bookmaking, and 2-D design. Nilan, who joined the OWU faculty in 2008, is currently working in paper weavings and historic photo process pieces. Jonathon Quick, M.F.A., who teaches sculpture and 3-D design. Quick joined the university in 1988.

This photograph by Jeff Nilan will be among artwork on display at the Ross Art Museum starting Dec. 3.

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Crit Warren, B.F.A, who teaches all aspects of graphic design. The work of Warren, who joined OWU in 2006, has been influenced by the Rhizome, a concept developed by French philosopher Gilles Deleuze and clinical psychoanalyst FĂŠlix Guattari.

Hatcher said all 8 artists are expected to be on hand for an opening reception from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Dec. 5, 2013, during which the OWU artists will be on hand to discuss their creations. The exhibition will be on view through Feb. 2. OWUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Richard M. Ross Art Museum is at 60 S. Sandusky

St. The Ross is open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. It will be closed for Thanksgiving break from Nov. 23 to Dec. 2, 2013, and for winter break from Dec. 20, 2013, to Jan. 14, 2014.

10,000 protest Ukrainian leader

YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press

KIEV, Ukraine â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Around 10,000 protesters crowded into the center of Ukraineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital Friday night to demand the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resignation after he shelved a landmark agreement with the European Union in favor of closer ties with Russia. An estimated 2,000 police in helmets and riot gear surrounded the demonstrators on Independence Square. There were several small scuffles with police, but no major clashes into the evening. Protests have been held in Kiev for the past week since President Viktor Yanukovych backed away from the agreement. Across town on Friday, another rally brought out thousands of people in support of the decision. It was unclear how long the protests against Yanukovych would be allowed to continue. The square has symbolic weight as the iconic epicenter of the 2004 mass protests known as the Orange Revolution,

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People warm themselves by a fire in a steel drum during a rally in support of Ukraineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s integration with the European Union in the center of Kiev, Ukraine, late Thursday. As leaders of the European Union gather for a summit to discuss the blocâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eastern expansion, both EU and Ukrainian officials said Thursday that the f talks on closer ties could still be revived after the two-day meeting.

which forced the rerun of a fraud-tainted presidential election. Yanukovych, the focus of those protests, is unlikely to risk allowing another such huge demonstration of discontent. Opposition leaders who spoke to the crowd called for protests to grow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will conduct massive protest actions in all

of Ukraine. They must witness our strength,â&#x20AC;? declared Arseniy Yatsenyuk, an ally of Yanukovychâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arch-foe, the jailed former premier Yulia Tymoshenko. He said the opposition â&#x20AC;&#x153;will do everythingâ&#x20AC;? to try to force a presidential election before its scheduled date in 2015. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our right to live in a European country was

stolen,â&#x20AC;? world boxing champion and prominent opposition figure Vitaly Klitschko said. At the end of the speeches, protest leaders called for a new mass gathering on Sunday. Tents housing some protesters have been on the square for days. Many protesters holding Ukrainian and EU flags tore pictures of

Yanukovych, who ditched the free trade pact with the EU at Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s summit in Vilnius. Yanukovych abruptly changed course for integration with the EU last week when his government announced it was suspending preparations for signing the agreement. The move angered many in Ukraine, where nearly half the population of around 45 million favors closer ties with the EU. Yanukovych argued that Ukraine canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford to sacrifice trade with Russia, which has tried to block the deal by banning some of Ukraineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s imports and threatening more trade sanctions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Millions of Ukrainians donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to return to the Soviet past,â&#x20AC;? said Olga Shukshina, a 46-year-old doctor from Lviv, near the border with Poland. The demonstrations in Kiev revived memories of the 2004 Orange Revolution, which overturned Yanukovychâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fraud-tainted victory and helped bring a proWestern president to power.

Syrian refugee children work, provide for families Associated Press

ZAHLEH, Lebanon â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Every morning in northeastern Lebanon, hundreds of Syrian children are picked up from refugee settlements, loaded onto trucks and taken to the fields or shops for a dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work that earns $4 or less. Throughout the day, young boys and girls walk along dirt roads, carrying baskets of fruits and vegetables from the fields to shops. Some are barefoot, while others struggle with the heavy load. The children, some as young as 7, are cheap labor in Lebanon and Jordan, where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve fled the Syrian civil war. And they are fast becoming primary providers for their families as the adults canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find jobs in exile. They work long hours of manual labor in fields, farms and shops for little pay, according to a U.N. report issued Friday. More than two million Syrians have fled their countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s civil war, now in its third year, seeking shelter in neighboring countries such as Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq. At least half of the refugees â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1.1 million â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are children. Of

those, some 75 percent are under the age of 12, according to the United Nations refugee agency. The 65-page report issued Friday by the UNHCR highlighted the plight of the children, who are growing up in fractured families, missing out on education as they turn to manual labor, sometimes under dangerous or exploitative conditions, the report said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we do not act quickly, a generation of innocents will become lasting casualties of an appalling war,â&#x20AC;? said Antonio Guterres, the U.N.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s High Commissioner for Refugees, during a visit to Lebanonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s border town of Arsal. Tens of thousands of Syrians have arrived there in recent weeks alone. With all those refugees competing for work, the children are attractive laborers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are thousands like me and they prefer to employ boys, not men, because they will do whatever they tell them to, and for less money,â&#x20AC;? said Abu Mussab, a 36-year-old refugee from a village near Syriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s war ravaged northern city of Aleppo. When he arrived in Lebanon nine months ago, Abu Mussab sought

shelter in a shanty town near the Syrian border where he used to stay as a migrant worker during harvest season, hoping to get his old job back and provide for his family of six.

He quickly found out he had no chance of getting work. But his oldest son did, and even though heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only 12, Mussab is now the sole provider for his parents and three younger siblings, earning $65 a

month working in a car repair shop. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had to find a way to survive,â&#x20AC;? said Abu Mussab in an interview at a rented shack built of old billboard ads in Lebanonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eastern Bekaa Valley.

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From page A1 year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It would be better off to do it before Black Friday,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It think it is a great concept. I just think it needs to be tweaked a little bit.â&#x20AC;? Shelly Emans, store manager of Global Village Collection, is not as concerned about the Ohio State-Michigan game, given that most of her shoppers are female. The store will be offering a free ornament to any customer that spend more than $50. She once again expects to see an uptick in business this year, which boosts the local economy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Keeping your money local is important,â&#x20AC;? she said. While differing on how effective Small Business Saturday is at attracting shoppers, one thing Emans, Willis and Furlong all agree on is downtown Delaware is a great place to shop. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a lot of unique products that the bigger retailers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have and you just have to come down and look,â&#x20AC;? Willis said. Furlong said what sets local business apart from big-box stores is the customer service. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our advantage over the big box stores,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Judge From page A1 held May 6. Spicerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s term expires Feb. 8, 2015. He cannot run for another term because Ohio law prevents judges from running for re-election after the age of 70. He has served as the Delaware County Juvenile Court Judge since 2003.

From page A1 He remembered the trooper joking with him and his cousins and making the stop a pleasant experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were cracking jokes with the trooper,â&#x20AC;? he said. When a coworker at the factory he was working at in 2001 suggested he apply to be a trooper, he took the opportunity to fulfill the childhood dream. Since then he has served at the Mt. Gilead post and the Delaware Post. He also has received awards for physical fitness and safe driving.

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Andrew Brenner is a responsive representative To the editor: I write in response to the letter to the editor by John Budsko which served as a personal attack on our elected State Representative Andrew Brenner. One would hope that with the end of the election, the politics of personal destruction would end. Not so with Mr. Budsko. It is entirely fair to challenge an elected official on policy matters and even on substantiated character flaws that impact the office they hold. In this case, the “facts” presented by Mr. Budsko did none of these things. Clearly Mr. Budsko, a registered Democrat, was seeking nothing more than to try to smear Mr. Brenner, a Republican. I personally know Mr. Brenner. He is a fine Christian gentleman who is sincere and growing in his faith. Even where we may disagree on policy matters (e.g. Article V Con Con, Common Core) I credit him for patiently listening to both sides and seriously considering the matters before him. For example, on the issue of common core and the Federal Race to the Top programs, I have observed him reasonably considering all sides of the issues even as supporters of retaining curriculum at a local level only were viciously, and in some case unfairly, tearing into him on the Internet

for even considering support for programs that would shift control over K-12 Curriculum to bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. I would argue that Andrew Brenner demonstrates substantial good character in maintaining a high standard of judicious integrity by fairly reviewing and considering issues, even in the face of personal insult. This may seem trivial to some, but in my experience it is not trivial nor is it common. For those that disagree with Andy, I suggest you call him, politely ask him to meet you for a cup of coffee and share good reasons and arguments for your positions. I think anyone that followed this advice would find Andy to be an exceptionally responsive representative who would fairly consider your position and, in the event he did not concur, he would tell you why in plain language. Respectfully disagreeing with a political position espoused by an elected office holder is as American as turkey on Thanksgiving. Smearing someone with total nonsense because you disagree with their politics is just small minded and petty. Robert Owens, member, Delaware County Republican Party Executive Committee

Ohio law mandates reporting of child abuse and neglect cases On Monday of this week, the Ohio Attorney General’s investigation into the rape of a Steubenville high school student resulted in criminal charges against four adults, including the local school superintendant and two coaches. Among t h o s e charges were several for David failing to Hejmanowski report an allegation of sexual abuse against a minor. Ohio law requires that certain persons report incidents in which juveniles have suffered or face the threat of suffering any physical or mental injury, wound, disability or condition that indicates abuse or neglect. The persons covered by the law are known as mandatory reporters. Mandatory reporting applies to all doctors, lawyers, nurses, social workers, speech pathologists, audiologists, day care employees, children services workers, school employees, social workers, counselors, humane agents, clergy and persons who work with the department of mental retardation and developmental disabilities. Attorneys and physicians are not required to report abuse and neglect if the information was gained through conversations covered by attorney-client or physician-patient privilege. Reports must be made to a law enforcement agency or to a public

“He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.”

— Seneca, 4 B.C.- A.D. 65

“It’s up to the adults to teach the kids right from wrong.”

—Mike Dewine, Ohio Attorney General

children’s services agency. The agency is generally required to conduct an investigation within 24 hours. So long as the person making the report does so in good faith- that is to say that they honestly believe the report is accurate and they are making it without any malicious intent, then they are immune from civil liability for having made the report. If a mandatory reporter fails to make a report, then they can be charged criminally. The failure to make a report is a fourth degree misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days in jail and a fine of up to $250. The law clarifies that any person who has knowledge of the abuse, neglect or mistreatment of a juvenile may make a report. It also provides that any mandatory reporter may, “make a reasonable number of requests” to the children’s services agency to whom the report was made to get additional information about the case. That information includes whether an investigation has occurred or is ongoing, whether the agency continues to be involved with the juvenile, whether any charges have been filed in juvenile court or the adult courts and inquiries as to the current status of the child’s

health and safety. What is absent from both laws is any requirement that parents report situations in which their children may have been abused or may have otherwise been the victim of a felony. In a case from Cleveland in 1995, an appeals court said that although the law does not specifically include parents among mandatory reporters of child abuse, the general duty of a parent to care for a child requires that they report any known abuse. In a similar case in Cincinnati in 1977, a father was sleeping on his couch when he was awakened by the smell of something burning. He discovered that his wife was disciplining his three sons by burning them with heated scissors. Although he initially told her to stop, when she failed to do so he laughed and took no further action. He was convicted of child endangering and his conviction was upheld by the Ohio Supreme Court. The purpose of these sections is clear. The failure to report serious crimes would leave the offenders unpunished, open the door to their committing additional offenses and leave innocent children in a position where they could be further victimized.

It will likely be weeks or months before the charges in Steubenville are resolved, but their filing stands as a reminder that those in positions of authority over children have a continuing duty to protect them. David Hejmanowski is a Magistrate and Court Administrator at the Delaware County Juvenile Court and a former Assistant Prosecuting Attorney.

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OBITUARIES Katie Mae Bierce Katie Mae Bierce, born Deel, Heather Campbell, Nov. 8, 2013, passed away Jacob Bierce, Johnathon unexpectedly Nov. 22, Weaver, James Weaver, 2013, surrounded by her Elizabeth Simpkins, loving family. Benjamin Weaver and Katie was only Blake Weaver, with us for a short Charles Ladd time but made a big Jr. and Kristen impact on all who Campbell, and met her. She knew many cousins. lots of love from famKatie was preily and friends. ceded in death by Katie is survived Great-grandma by her parents, Rosie Thompson Shawn Bierce and Katie May Bierce and Uncle Jeremy Michelle Weaver; Campbell, as well her siblings, Anna as many grandLadd, Lillian Ladd and parents, aunts and uncles. William Bierce; grandServices will be officiparents Charlene Bowens ated by Pastor Donnie and Charles Ladd Sr., Faye Akers at the Eastside and Donald Lusby, Penny Mission Church on Joy Qualls, Frank Bierce Sr. Avenue. and Gail Miller; aunts Visiting hours will be and uncles Kevin Bowens, from Tuesday, Dec. 3, Brandy and Juan Herrera, 2013, from 4 to 6 p.m. Melissa Weaver, Jami with the service at 6 p.m.

Philip N. Stith SUNBURY - Philip N. Stith, 64, of Sunbury, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, at St. Ann’s Hospital. He was born July 1, 1949, in Columbus, to the late Henry and Aleta (Rinehart) Stith. A 1967 graduate of Big Walnut High School, Phil was a life member of the Big Walnut Conservation Club and an avid member Ohio Gun Collector’s and the NRA. He worded as the zoning clerk for the Village of Sunbury for the past 16 years. An outdoorsman, Phil enjoyed hunting and fishing and was frequently found at the conservation club trap shooting with his buddies. Phil was easy-going and never let

anything trouble him. He had a positive attitude towards life and always found humor in the little things. Quick with a joke, he was known around town as a practical joker. He is survived by his wife, Deborah Stith of Sunbury; brother, Roger (Maggie) Stith of Sunbury; sister, Ann Powell of Reynoldsburg as well as nieces and nephews. Friends may call Sunday 2-5 pm at the DeVore-Snyder Funeral Home, SR’s 3 at 61, Sunbury. A memorial service will be held at a later date at the Big Walnut Conservation Club. Condolences may be expressed at www.snyderfuneralhomes.com.

Thai protesters swarm army’s HQ compound JOCELYN GECKER, THANYARAT DOKSONE Associated Press

B A NG KO K — Protesters forced their way onto the grounds of Thailand’s army headquarters on Friday, asking the military to support their increasingly aggressive campaign to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. The army insisted it will not take sides in the dispute. In a letter addressed to the army chief, the protesters stopped short of calling for a coup but urged military leaders to “take a stand” in Thailand’s spiraling political crisis and state which side they are on. The crowd of 1,200 people stayed on the sprawling lawn of the Royal Thai Army compound for two hours before filing out peacefully. Army commander Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha responded with a call for the protests to be democratic and law-abiding. “Don’t try to make the army take sides because the army considers that all of us are fellow Thais,

DELAWARE - Donald Gene Byerly, 77, of Delaware passed away peacefully at Sarah Moore Home on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 2013. Donald was born Nov. 3, 1936, in Delaware Ohio as the son of Elsie Josephine (Quillen) and Harold Donald Byerly. He was a 1954 graduate of the Frank B. Willis High School and attended the Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho. Donald married Eleanor Louise Lill in Nampa, Idaho in 1960. He was a member of St. Mary Church. Donald retired after 37 years as vice-president of Worly Plumbing Supply. He was a founding member and past-president of the Kiwanis Club of Delaware County. Donald also served as trustee, volunteer and Cornerstone member of the Delaware County Cultural Arts Center. Donald was fascinated with airplanes and flying in his youth. This fascination resulted in Donald becoming a licensed pilot as a young man. In his later years, Donald enjoyed leisurely traveling around the country and the world. Donald had a passion for reading and playing tennis throughout his lifetime. Donald is survived by Eleanor, his loving wife of 53 years, his son Scott George (Kimberly) Byerly and daughter Shannon Kathleen (Mark) Melius. Donald

very much enjoyed his grandchildren and is survived by his grandsons Joshua Donald.Byerly, Logan Kenwood Byerly, Jacob Tanner Byerly and Morgan Abraham Byerly and his granddaughter Amy (Andrew) Pankow. Donald was pre ceded in death by his parents, sister Nancy Ellen (Westbrook) Hickman, brother David Allen Byerly, nephew Christopher Donald Westbrook and niece Kelly Lynn (Westbrook) Schutte. Donald’s life will be celebrated in a Mass of Christian Burial at Saint Mary Catholic Church, 82 E. William Street, Delaware, Ohio on December 2, 2013, with the Fr. Michael Watson officiating. Burial will be at the later date in St. Mary Cemetery. The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, memorial remembrances to Donald’s favorite charity: Delaware Cultural Arts Center, 190 West Winter, Delaware, Ohio 43015. Donald and his family express their sincerest thanks to the staff, nurses and aides of Sarah Moore Home for the wonderful care provided to Donald during his stay at Sarah Moore Home. Arrangements are in charge of Robinson Fu n e r a l Home. Condolences may be expressed at www.robinsonfuneralhomeinc.com.

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An anti-government protester shouts slogans as riot police stand guard outside the headquarters of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s ruling Pheu Thai Party in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday. The protesters staged a rally in a bid to topple Yingluck outside the party headquarters where hundreds of riot police stood guard to prevent them from entering.

so the government, state authorities and people from every sector must jointly seek a peaceful solution as soon as possible,” Prayuth said in a statement. Yingluck has proposed talks but the protesters have rejected them. The incursion on the army’s turf was a bold act heavy with symbolism in a country that has experienced 18 successful or

attempted military coups since the 1930s. The most recent was in 2006, when the military ousted Yingluck’s brother, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is living overseas to avoid a corruption conviction but is central to Thailand’s political conflict. Protest organizers later declared that Sunday would be their “victory

day,” and told followers to seize all state ministries, state telecommunications agencies and other state enterprises, police headquarters and the zoo. The targets also include the prime minister’s offices. In 2008, anti-Thaksin demonstrators occupied those offices for three months to back their demands that his allies step down.

Mexican drug cartels make money exporting ore MARK STEVENSON Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — Mexican drug cartels looking to diversify their businesses long ago moved into oil theft, pirated goods, extortion and kidnapping, consuming an ever larger swath of the country’s economy. This month, federal officials confirmed the cartels have even entered the country’s lucrative mining industry, exporting iron ore to Chinese mills. Such large-scale illegal mining operations were long thought to be wild rumor, but federal officials confirmed they had known about the cartels’ involvement in mining since 2010, and that the Nov. 4 military takeover of Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico’s second-largest port, was aimed at cutting off the cartels’ export trade. That news served as a wake-up call to Mexicans that drug traffickers have penetrated the country’s economy at unheard-of levels, becoming true Mafia-style organizations, ready to defend their mines at gun point. Three Michoacan state detectives were wounded in an ambush earlier this week when they were traveling to investigate a mine taken over by criminals. When reinforcements arrived, those officers were also ambushed, part of a string of attacks on police in Michoacan on Wednesday and Thursday that left two

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Mexican army soldiers enter the iron ore mine in the town of Aquila, Mexico. A resident of Aquila, said that since 2012, the Knights Templar cartel have demanded residents hand over part of the royalty payments from the local iron ore mine operated by Ternium, a Luxembourg-based consortium. Mexican drug cartels long ago moved into oil theft, pirated goods, extortion and kidnapping.

officers dead and about a dozen wounded. The Knights Templar cartel and its predecessor, the La Familia drug gang, have been stealing or extorting shipments of iron ore, or illegally extracting the mineral themselves and selling it through Pacific coast ports, said Michoacan residents, mining companies and current and former federal officials. The cartel had already imposed demands for “protection payments” on many in the state, including shopkeepers, ranchers and farmers. But so deeply entrenched was the cartel connection to mines, mills, ports, export firms and land holders that it took authorities three years to confront the phenomenon head-on. Federal officials said they are looking to crack down on other ports where drug gangs are operating.

“This is the terrible thing about this process of (the cartel’s) taking control of and reconfiguring the state,” said Guillermo Valdes Castellanos, the former head of the country’s top domestic intelligence agency. “They managed

to impose a Mafia-style control of organized crime, and the different social groups like port authorities, transnational companies and local landowners, had to get in line.” Valdez Castellanos said that even back in 2010, the La Familia cartel would take ore from areas that were under concession to private mining companies, sometimes with the aid or complicity of local farmers and land owners, then sell the ore to processors, distributors and even, apparently, foreign firms. Mexico’s Economy Department said the problem was so severe that it prompted the government to quietly toughen rules on exporters in 2011 and 2012 and make them prove they received their ore from established, recognized sources.

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DELAWARE - Martha Alice Pennington, 84, passed away on Nov. 25, 2013, at the Willow Brook Christian Home in Delaware, Ohio. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013,

at 1:30 p.m. at the Hill Funeral Home, 24 West Ing St., in Kingston, Ohio 45644. Driving directions and additional information is available at the Hill Funeral Home website at hillfhkingston.com.

Vera McMullen DELAWARE - Vera McMullen, 95, of Delaware, passed away Tuesday Nov. 26, 2013, at Willow Brook at Delaware Run. She was born April 20, 1918, in Barnesville. She grew up in Belmont County and married Harold (Mac) McMullen July 1934. They moved to Delaware in 1948 so Mac could work at the new Ranco plant. Vera was active in scouting, Willis and Hayes B ooster clubs and many church activities. She was a member of the Delaware Church of Christ where she taught Sunday school, took meals to the sick , ladies Bible class, fruit give away, and clothing giveaway. Vera also worked for Harts Big Bear stores for 20 years. She is survived by her twin sister Fera Dawson of Barnesville and many nieces and nephews . She is also survived by her grandchildren Mark Simons and Teri Kress of Jamestown, NY., Kim

Whitson of Florida, Kim McMullen of Delaware, and her daughter-in-law Anne McMullen and sonin-law Jim Watkins, 3 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren. Vera was preceded in death by her 8 siblings, her husband of 65 years Harold, her daughters, Kay Watkins, Karol Simons and son Keith McMullen. A memorial service will be held at the Delaware Church of Christ Tuesday December 3, 2013, at 1pm with Pastor Keith Ball officiating. Light refreshments will be served at the Church following the memorial service. Arrangements are in charge of Robinson funeral Home. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the Delaware Church of Christ 71 St. Rt. 203 (PO Box 21) Delaware, Ohio 43015. Condolences may be expressed at www.robinsonfuneralhomeinc.com.

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Cranberries more than a pretty garnish Cranberry is a popular holiday flavor. Those little red berries are used in sauces, relishes, drinks, added to casseroles, stuffings and desserts. No one is really sure how cranberries became synonymous with turkey and the holiday feast. Historians guess that it had something to do with the Native Americans. They used them for food and medicine; they also dyed clothes and blankets with the juice. Besides adding color to the menu cranberries are at the top of the list as a healthy “superfood”. They are high in nutrients and antioxidants. A small half cup serving without added sugar provides only 25

calories. The risk of urinary tract infections and certain cancers is lower. Improved immunities and lower blood pressure are only a few of the additional benefits. Cranberries are a good source of vitamin C and fiber. Sailors once ate them aboard ship to avoid scurvy. High fiber intake has been associated with significantly lower risks for developing coronary heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, certain cancers, diabetes, gastrointestinal diseases and obesity. They also contain a substantial amount of Vitamins E and K, antioxidants important in immune function and reducing cancer risk.

There is a substance in cranberries that reduces the bacteria growth in the urinary tract. New research reveals that the s ame action that prevents urinary infections helps to prevent gum disease and tooth decay. There are many different ways to add cranberries to your meals. Dried, juiced or sauced cranberries work the same way in the body. It doesn’t take much, a small

handful, ½ cup of juice or sauce work the same. One woman did not like the taste of cranberry juice every day so she ate a few heaping tablespoons of cranberry sauce with her morning oatmeal for the same effect. By nature cranberries are very tart. Be very careful of all the added sugars. Look for products that list cranberries as the first ingredient. Don’t limit cranberries to turkey meals only. Dried berries can be added to a trail mix or cereal. Replace raisins in an oatmeal cookie with cranberries for a nice surprise. Salads and rice dishes get an extra boost of flavor and

color with dried cranberries. Apple desserts will burst with texture and zest with red dots of this berry. Medical studies have recently warned cranberry lovers that take coumadin, otherwise known as warfarin. Excess cranberries can increase the blood thinning effect of this medication. Also people with a history of kidney stones may need to talk to their doctor about including cranberries on a daily basis. Look cranberries on my plate this holiday season. For a new and easy way to wow your guests and add color to you table fill celery with cream cheese and top with dried cranberries. Yum.

Main Library Enjoying the cheer of holiday houseplants Branch fixes nearly finished The renovations at the Caroline in 1893, “Brad’s Delaware County District Drink” was made by Caleb Library’s Main Branch, 84 Bradham at his drugstore. E. Winter St. are nearly It was later labeled “Pepsi complete, and I hope you Cola” after the digestive like the transformation. enzyme pepsin and kola Our goal was to make nuts used in the recipe. Bradham sought to the Library more create a fountain open and invitdrink that was deliing, to increase cious and would “people space” for aid in digestion and the thousands of boost energy. visitors who pass Is singer Israel through our doors, K a m a kaw i w ’o l e and to improve the still alive? functionality of the H a w a i i a n space. It is remarkMary Jane musician Israel able to me how Santos “Iz” Kaʻanoʻi these goals were Kamakawiwoʻole accomplished with a relatively small budget (Hawaiian for “The and in a relatively short Fearless Eyed,”) was born on May 20, 1959 and died period of time. By combining three on June 26, 1997. “Iz’s” information desks into voice became famous one, we made it easier for outside Hawaii when his customers of all ages to album “Facing Future” find a librarian when they was released in 1993. His medley of need help. The magazine, over Large Print and Reference “S omewhere shelves were actually the Rainbow/What a reduced in height by sev- Wonderful World” was eral inches to add acces- subsequently featured in sibility and to provide a several films, television more open and welcoming programs, and television feel. And the computer advertisement commerroom now holds only cials, such as “Finding “K-Pax,” computers, with DVD’s Forrester,” and audio books being “Scrubs,” “Cold Case, relocated outside of its “ and “Glee.” Through walls in response to the his skillful ukulele playdemand for a quieter and ing and incorporation less congested space in of other genres such as jazz and reggae, both areas. Still to come is the Kamakawiwoʻole’s music delivery of new furni- remains a very strong ture including additional influence in Hawaiian comfy chairs, chairs for music. Throughout his the computer room, chairs life, Kamakawiwoʻole sufwith tab arms ideal for fered from obesity, endurlaptop use, and new tops ing several hospitalizafor some of the shelves tions because of respiratoand the circulation desk. ry, heart and other mediWe will also be adding cal problems. He died at self-pick-up of books and the age of 38 on June 26, DVD’s on hold, along with 1997. This information more self-check comput- was found in the Larousse ers in the next couple of Encyclopedia of Music. Is there really a huge weeks, to provide you with an option when ball of twine in the United States? checking out your items. Yes, according to Weird These changes have given the Library a more U.S.: Your Travel Guide to contemporary and pro- America’s Local Legends gressive feel, but more and Best Kept Secrets. A ball of twine in importantly, they have allowed us to reallocate Cawker City, Kansas meaand repurpose space to fit sures over 38’ in circumyour needs and expecta- ference and weighs more than 16,750 pounds and tions. Please stop by and let is still growing. us know what you think of the changes. If you have a question that you would What is Brad’s Drink? like to see answered in this column, According to What’s mail it to Mary Jane Santos, Delaware Cooking: The History of County District Library, 84 E. Winter St., Delaware, OH 43015, or call us at 740American Food, “Brad’s 362-3861. You can also email your quesDrink” was the original tions directly to Mary Jane at mjsantos@ name of Pepsi. Introduced delawarelibrary.org . No matter how you in New Bern, North contact us, we’re always glad you asked!

Poinsettias (Euphorbia spp.) are the most popular holiday houseplants. Poinsettias are native to Mexico and were introduced to the United States by Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and an American botanist. Poinsett began sending these brightly colored plants to American botanical gardens in 1828. Poinsettias are a great commercial product, contributing more than $250 million to the U.S. economy every year. California is the number one producer, with Ohio being the fifth largest Poinsettia producer. More than100 varieties of Poinsettias are available in colors of red, salmon, pink, orange, white, and yellow. What many people believe to be the blooms of the plant are actually modified leaves called bracts. In order for the bracts to change color to the vibrant shades we know and love, the plant must experience at least 12 hours of darkness for five consecutive days. Once the photoperiodism is complete, the plant requires bright sunlight to maintain its color. The actual flowers of the Poinsettia are the yellow cyathia at the center of the colorful bracts. These tiny flowers carry the plants pollen. When the pollen is released, the plant will drop its leaves and colorful bracts. For longer lasting color, choose a plant with little or no pollen showing. For more information about how to care of your Poinsettias, read the OSU Extension Fact Sheet HYG-1248-96 at http://ohioline. osu.edu/lines/facts.html. A broken stem of the Poinsettia will ooze a bitter sap which, if eaten in very large quantities, could be a health hazard, but the taste is so offensive that people and pets would not eat enough to expe-

rience adverse effects. Still, it is recommended to keep Poinsettias away from children and small house pets, such as puppies and kittens. Another popular holiday houseplant is the holiday cactus. These plants actually are succulents, not true cacti. In their natural habitat, they live in trees as epiphytes (nonparasitical plants that grow on another plant). Three holiday cacti are common: Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii), Thanksgiving Cactus (Schembergera truncata), and the Easter Cactus (Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri). The Thanksgiving cactus is the plant that you see blooming in stores in November and December. The leaf margins have two to four saw-toothed projections pointing upward on the side of the stem. Its blooms are red, lavender, salmonorange, or white, and its pollenbearing anthers are yellow. Christmas cacti bloom from Christmas through March. The leaf margins have four rounded scallops along the edges. Typically the blooms are red or white, and the anthers are purplish-brown. Easter cacti bloom from March through May and sometimes in the fall. Their flowers are pink or red, and the leaf margins are smoother than the other seasonal cacti. They exhibit brownish, hair-like bristles at the tips. These succulents prefer a humus soil mix that is evenly moist. They like to be a little rootbound, so repot every three years. These plants need at least 13 hours of darkness to trigger the blooms. Once the blooms pop, place in bright daylight. Do not

over water, and keep nighttime temperatures cool (55-65 degrees F). Each bloom will last several days, and the plant will bloom for several weeks. Feed your succulent with a houseplant fertilizer after the blooming period. If you pinch the plant back in the summer, it will prompt branches, which will result in more blooms for your enjoyment. It is easy to propagate these plants by making cuttings of the flattened stem sections (phylloclades). You can root the cuttings directly in moist, humus soil. A third popular holiday houseplant is the Amaryllis (Hippeastrum hybrids). These great indoor plants love a sunny window and can rebloom year after year. This plant begins from a bulb, which needs small amounts of water until the stem begins to emerge, then water it often. When the flowers fade, cut the stalk back to two inches above the bulb, keep it in a sunny spot and water it regularly. Feed it with liquid fertilizer every two weeks. This is the growth phase, and proper care will boost next year’s flower production. You can place the plant outside in the spring and summer, making sure to keep it well watered. Bring it inside before the first frost and store it in a cool, dark place for six to eight weeks without water. After the bulb rests for a couple of months, repot it, and place it back in a sunny window and wait for the new growth to appear. The bulb may produce up to three stalks with single or multiple blooms on each stalk. The Poinsettia, holiday cacti, and the Amaryllis can bring cheer and color to your home during the holiday season.

Robin Volker is a Delaware County OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteer

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The National Theatre, the oldest continuously operating theater in Washington, has a long history of incubating Broadway-bound shows and is getting a rebirth of its own. Although long neglected and left dark for all but five weeks last year, the theatre is opening its first season under new management.

Management change, ‘If/Then’ generating a buzz at National Theatre BRETT ZONGKER Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A Washington theater with a long history of incubating Broadway-bound shows is getting a rebirth of its own while hosting a new world premiere from the creative team behind “Next to Normal” and the star power of “Rent.” Although long neglected and underused — and left dark for all but five weeks last year — the National Theatre is opening its first season under new management with a show that’s already generating plenty of buzz. “If/Then,” which reunites Idina Menzel, Anthony Rapp and director Michael Greif from “Rent,” is in the midst of its pre-Broadway tryout after weeks of technical rehearsals and tweaks. The new musical wonders aloud “what if” life could be different and follows diverging paths based on 39-year-old Elizabeth’s choices and fate. It’s all tied together with a promising score. The $10 million musical runs through Dec. 8 in Washington. It’s then scheduled to begin previews in New York in March. Though set in New York City, the project has some roots in Washington. Five years ago, as their musical “Next to Normal” was opening at Washington’s Arena Stage before eventually moving to Broadway, composer Tom Kitt and writer Brian

Yorkey handed producer David Stone an outline proposing their next show. Those notes would become “If/Then.” “There was something full circle about the idea of taking this … and doing the show itself in Washington,” Stone said. “It took five years, but it also felt like Washington was in just the right place to do it.” For decades, the capital hosted many pre-Broadway engagements. Dating to 1835, the National Theatre is one of the oldest continually operating theaters. It hosted the world premieres of “West Side Story,” ”Show Boat,” ”Porgy and Bess” and others. In more recent years, the Kennedy Center and others have produced or hosted significant Broadway revivals and new works. The hot spots for theater tryouts, though, shifted over time to Toronto, Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco, according to Stone, a New York-based producer. But he considers the National to be one of the top three pre-Broadway houses, along with Boston’s Colonial Theatre and San Francisco’s Curran Theatre, where Stone premiered the hit show “Wicked” starring Menzel. Those theaters, he said, most resemble the feel of a New York auditorium. Now, he hopes to create another hit with Menzel, starting in the nation’s capital.

Elvis items featured at Rock Hall of Fame THOMAS J. SHEERAN Associated Press

CLEVELAND — Oldtime Elvis Presley fans and lots of newer, younger ones flocked to a new exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Friday to see his stylish ID bracelet, custom-made motorcycle, eye-catching rings and military mementos. The exhibit opened in conjunction with Elvis Presley Enterprises and includes more than 40 artifacts loaned by his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tenn. The items include a walnut-size 41-carat ruby and diamond ring, a 25.5carat opal ring and a sapphire pinkie ring. The rock hall inducted Presley in 1986 and calls him “the undisputed King of Rock and Roll.” The rock hall says he holds records for the most Top 40 hits with 104 and the most Top 10 hits with 38. “Elvis was the creator, he was the beginning,” said fan Peter Webster, 72, of Portland, Maine, while visiting the rock hall during a family holiday gathering in Cleveland. “There were other people who sang rock ‘n roll music before he did, but he brought rock ‘n roll music onto the stage.” Visitors lined up to watch a video montage and check out Presley’s 1975 custom made SuperTrike motorcycle

and the white suit that he wore when he performed the song “If I Can Dream” in a television special. There’s also the script for a 1968 NBC special and a 1971 souvenir menu for Presley’s shows in Lake Tahoe. Presley’s Army service beginning in 1958 at Fort Chaffee, Ark., gets the headline treatment, including his fatigue shirt, his induction orders and his signed receipt for an M1 rifle. His military service and smiling photo pointing to his sergeant’s stripes may surprise people more familiar with the antidraft sentiment years later during the Vietnam war. “I think people respected him because he served in the Army,” Webster said. The Presley exhibit at the rock hall alongside Lake Erie is updated every two years with loaned items from Graceland. “We’re using it as a chance to introduce some really iconic artifacts and also to change up the exhibition space. It’s more than just a refresh,” said rock hall president and CEO Greg Harris. “We all know Elvis didn’t invent rock ‘n roll. He was the shot heard ‘round the world for everybody to embrace it and be moved by it,” Harris said. Presley was born in Tupelo, Miss., on Jan. 8, 1935, and grew up surrounded by gospel music.

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Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Flipping Vegas (TVPG) Flipping Vegas (TVPG) (5:30) < ++ Above the Law (‘88, Act) < ++ Under Siege (‘92, Act) Steven Seagal. A former Navy SEAL and < ++ Hard to Kill (‘90, Steven Seagal. (TV14) an ex-CIA operative fight for control of a powerful battleship. (TV14) Act) Steven Seagal. (TVMA) Pit Bulls (TV14) Pit "Shell Shocked" (TV14) Pit "Pitch Black" (TV14) Pit "Puppy-Palooza" (TV14) Pit "Giving Back" (TV14) < ++ Friday After Next (‘02, Com) Ice Cube. (TV14) < + The Family That Preys (‘08, Com) Alfre Woodard. (TV14) < ++ The Scorpion King (‘02, Act) The Rock. (TV14) < ++ The Fast and the Furious (‘01, Act) Vin Diesel. (TV14) Movie (5:00) C'mas < ++ Wild Hogs (‘07, Com) John Travolta. (TV14) Orange County (N) Swamp Pawn (N) Paid Paid Buried Treasure (TVPG) Buried Treasure (TVPG) Suze Orman (N) (TVG) Factories "IKEA" (TVG) The Situation Room (TVG) Presumed Guilty Murder in Mexico To Catch a Serial Killer Presumed Guilty (:55) < +++ Role Models (‘08, Com) (TV14) < ++ Dumb and Dumber (‘94, Com) Jim Carrey. (TV14) Movie (5:00) House and Senate First Ladies "Pat Nixon" Chicago "Future of Money and Banks" NH Institute of Politics Encore Booknotes (TVG) Book Fair (:45) Book TV (TVG) (:45) Book TV (TVG) After Words (TVG) Yukon Men (TVPG) Yukon Men (TVPG) Yukon Men (TVPG) Yukon Men (TVPG) Yukon Men (N) (TV14) The Wizards Return (TVPG) Good Luck Jessie (TVG) GoodLuck Jessie Dog Blog Shake It Up Lab Rats (TVY7) (5:00) < +++ Mrs. Doubtfire (‘93, Com) (TVPG) < +++ The Pacifier (‘05, Com) Vin Diesel. (TVPG) < The Pacifier (TVPG) (:45) SportsC. 3:30 Football Scoreboard Scoreboard (:45) NCAA Football Texas A&M vs. Missouri (L) (TVPG) Scoreboard /(:15) Football 3:30 Football Scoreboard NCAA Football Clemson vs. South Carolina (L) (TVPG) (4:30) < Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 < +++ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (‘11, Adv) (TVPG) Restaurant Express (TVG) Unwrapped (TVG) Cupcake Wars (TVG) Chopped (TVG) Iron Chef America (TVPG) Cavaliers Access Cavs Pre NBA Basketball Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (L) (TVG) Cavs Post Cavaliers Golf Central Masters Highlights (TVG) Golf Central PGA Golf Emirates Australia Open Final Round Site: Royal Sydney Golf Club (L) (TVG) < Hitched for the Holidays (‘12, Rom) (TVPG) < Let It Snow (‘13, Rom) Candace Cameron Bure. (TVG) < A Boyfriend for Chris... House Hunt. House House Hunt. House Love It or List It (TVPG) Love It or List It, Too House Hunt. House Restoration Restoration Restoration Restoration Restoration Restoration Restore "Blast Off!" (TVPG) (5:00) Sniper (TV14) < Christmas Crash (‘09, Dra) Michael Madsen. (TVPG) < Dear Secret Santa (‘13, Dra) Tatyana Ali. (TVPG) < Crazy for Christmas R. Dyrdek Merry Ridic. < +++ I Love You, Man (‘09, Com) Paul Rudd. (TV14) < +++ Dinner for Schmucks (‘10, Com) (TV14) Sam & Cat < ++ Jinxed (‘82, Com) (TV14) Sam & Cat Hathaway Thunder. Sam & Cat Full House Full House 3:30 < Star Wars: Episod... < +++ Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (‘05, Sci-Fi) Ewan McGregor. (TVPG) Movie Movie < +++ Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (‘91, Sci-Fi) (TVPG) < ++ Star Trek: Generations (‘94, Sci-Fi) (TVPG) Loves Ray Loves Ray Loves Ray Family Guy BigBang BigBang BigBang BigBang BigBang BigBang < +++ Jungle Book (‘42, Fam) Joseph Calleia. (TVPG) < +++ The Searchers (‘56, West) John Wayne. (TVPG) (:15) < The Wrong Man Couponing Couponing Couponing Couponing Untold Stories (TV14) Untold Stories (TV14) Holiday ER (TVPG) < ++ The Taking of Pelham 123 (‘09, Thril) (TVMA) < ++ The Lincoln Lawyer (‘11, Dra) Matthew McConaughey. (TV14) Movie Brady Bunch Brady Bunch (:05) BradyB. (:45) BradyB. (:20) Loves Ray (TVPG) Loves Ray Loves Ray Loves Ray Loves Ray SVU "Babes" (TV14) SVU "Savior" (TV14) Modern Fam Modern Fam Modern Fam Modern Fam Modern Fam Modern Fam Home Videos (TVPG) Bulls Eye NBA Basketball Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (L) (TVG) WGN News at Nine (TVPG)

6 PM 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 < ++ Dark Shadows (‘12, Fant) Johnny Depp. Vampire < +++ Beautiful Creatures (‘13, Dra) Alden Ehrenreich. (:15) Boxing HBO After Dark

(N) (TVMA) comes to aid of dysfunctional family. (TVPG) A young man discovers dark secrets his family. (TVPG) (5:00) < ++ Battleship (:10) < ++++ Safe House (‘12, Act) Denzel Washington. (:10) Strike Back Origins < ++ Big Momma's (‘12, Sci-Fi) (TVPG) A CIA agent and a fugitive flee from mercenaries. (TV14) (TVMA) House 2 (‘06, Com) (TVPG) Masters of Sex "Love and Masters of Sex (:15) < +++ Mean Girls (‘04, Com/Dra) Lindsay Lohan. A Masters of Sex "All Together Now" (TVMA) Marriage" (TVMA) "Involuntary" (TVMA) new student falls for the wrong guy. (TV14) (4:50) < +++ War Horse (:20) < ++ The Double (‘11, Act) Richard Gere. A retired < ++ Urban Legend (‘98, Hor) Jared :40 < Ginger (‘11, Dra) (TV14) CIA officer and an FBI agent work a murder. (TV14) Leto. A killer mimics urban myths. (TVMA) Snaps

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