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Kerry says case for US attack on Syria building ALBERT AJI and RYAN LUCAS Associated Press

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A top Syrian government official on Sunday dismissed the Obama administration as confused and hesitant, even as Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington has evidence of sarin gas use by Syria and that the case for a military attack is getting “stronger and stronger.”

At the Vatican, Pope Francis condemned the use of chemical weapons and appealed to all sides in Syria’s civil war to lay down their arms.

Francis said he would lead a worldwide prayer vigil for peace in Syria on Sept. 7.

Kerry spoke a day after President Barack Obama announced unexpectedly he would seek congressional approval before taking military action against President Bashar Assad’s regime over a suspected chemical weapons attack on rebel-held areas near Damascus on Aug 21.

The decision marked a stark turnabout for the White House, which had appeared on the verge of ordering U.S. forces to launch a missile attack against Syria.

Syria’s state-run news agency SANA quoted Assad saying that his government is capable of confronting a U.S. strike, but did not carry his exact comments. Assad said earlier this week that Syria “will defend itself” against Western military strikes.

Syria’s deputy foreign minister, Faysal Mikdad, claimed Sunday that Obama stepped back from his threat because his administration lacks evidence of Syrian government involvement in purported poison gas attacks.

“The hesitation and the disappointment is so

obvious in the words of President Obama yesterday,” Mikdad told reporters in Damascus. “The confusion was clear as well.”

The Assad regime alleges the Aug. 21 attacks were carried out by rebel fighters, but has not presented proof.

The state-run Syrian daily Al-Thawra, striking a gloating tone, said Obama’s decision signaled defeat.

“Whether the Congress gives the red or green light for an aggression, and whether the prospects of war have been enhanced or faded, President Obama has

announced yesterday, by prevaricating or hinting, the start of the historic American retreat,” wrote the daily, which expresses the Syrian government’s thinking.

Kerry said in appearances on several television news shows Sunday that Obama has the right to take action against Syria, with or without Congress’ approval.

But he stopped short of saying Obama was committed to such a course even if lawmakers refuse to authorize force. Congress is to return from a summer break Sept. 9.

Kerry maintained

there is no weakness in Obama’s about-face.

“This case (for an attack) is going to build stronger and stronger,” Kerry told NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

He said that “the people of America should be celebrating that the president is not acting unilaterally.”

Kerry told CNN’s “State of the Union” that hair and blood samples from victims in eastern Damascus have “tested positive for signatures of sarin.” Kerry said the samples were provided to the U.S., and did not come from U.N. chemical weapons experts.

Heritage Festivities

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TOP: Josh Homer juggles clubs while Tyler Kiefer does the same with knives on Sunday. Homer is a junior at Piqua High School and Keifer, who attends Wright State University, is a 2011 graduate of Piqua High School. RIGHT: High school rodeo rider Chance Hedrick gets thrown from a bull during rodeo competition at the Piqua Heritage Festival on Sunday. LEFT: Emma Sturman, 7, of Troy, enjoys an ice-cold root beer as she watches her mother coat an ear of sweet corn in melted butter on Sunday at the Piqua Heritage Festival.

Chamber to host third Regional Business Showcase Susan Hartley

Executive Editor shartley@civitasmedia.com

PIQUA — The Piqua Chamber of Commerce will host its third Regional Business Showcase from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. The event will again be held at Piqua High School, 1 Indian Trail. At 4 p.m., motivational speaker Danielle Turcola will speak in the Hartzell Center for Performing Arts.

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Both the speaker and the showcase event are open to the public. This year, a $5 pay-at-the-door fee will be charged, with proceeds to be donated to a yet-to-bedetermined cause following the showcase.

The showcase will feature up to 120 local and regional businesses and companies, which will set up booths to exhibit their wares and services.

“We feel that the event itself provides a networking opportunity for regional businesses an opportunity to showcase their services and products to the public,” said Kathy Sherman, chamber executive director.

Businesses and organizations that would like to take advantage of the Early Bird discount for a booth should contact Sherman by Wednesday at 773-2765. Due to the Labor Day holiday, Sherman said the Early Bird deadline has been extended one day.

Groups that take advantage of the Early Bird will save $25 on their booth rental.

Registration will continue through Oct. 1 at the regular rate.

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Appreciation to be given for two retiring employees Bethany J. Royer Staff Writer broyer@civitasmedia.com

In addition, this year, Sandler Training, located in Beavercreek and a new member of the Piqua Chamber of Commerce, is offering a free workshop to all those who register for a booth at the Showcase.

On Oct. 2, a representative from registered booths is invited to attend the training session on how to sell effectively at a trade show.

The information provided during the session will help participants as they prepare for their display at the Showcase, Sherman said.

This year’s motivational speaker is no stranger to Piqua. Several years ago, Trucola spoke at a Women in Networking event, which she said, set the stage for her current career. Trucola will discuss her earlier Piqua experience during this year’s visit.

Doors will open at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 17 for the speaker, with doors opening at 5 p.m. for the showcase booth displays.

PIQUA — Water will be the theme of Tuesday’s commission meeting as city leaders converge on the second floor of the government complex to discuss resolutions that will further infrastructure improvements. One such resolution will determine whether or not to enter into an agreement with ARCADIS U.S. Inc. for their engineering services related to improvements to the Miami River interceptor siphon line located north of the city’s wastewater treatment plant on Bridge Street.

The total expenditure of this project is listed in the commission meeting agenda at $166,000 to be split at $90k for the remainder of the year and $76k in 2014.

Failure to adopt the resolution risks SSO (sanitary sewer overflows) occurrences

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which has the potential to raise concerns with the state Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). SSOs have been a hot topic for the city over the last few years, given the age and state of the wastewater treatment plant coupled with the EPA’s elimination of these contaminates.

CDM Smith, an engineering, construction and operations firms, also overseeing the new water treatment plant, has been aiding the city of Piqua in regards to the wastewater treatment plant master plan, along with project management and quality control since passage of a resolution to adopt —and thus continue their services— back in 2011.

As part of the master plan, with agreement from the Underground Utilities Department and contract review by Stacy Wall, city law director, it has been decided that the siphon line should be augmented by an additional 16 inches as part

of phase 1 in the capital improvement plan under section 8.1.

A copy of the standard agreement for the professional services between the city of Piqua and ARCADIS U.S. Inc., is available in the meeting agenda.

City leaders will also discuss whether or not to authorize an agreement with Finfrock Construction Co. Inc., for improvements to specified areas of known pipe deficiencies in the city’s water distribution network. Those areas consist of Fisher Drive, Grant Street and Ellerman Street, Grant and Downing Street.

A third and final reading on two special assessment ordinances in regards to nuisance abatements and demolitions is on the agenda, with commission to pay tribute to two dedicated employees upon their retirement. Kevin Grogean will be recognized for See WATER | 11

2 Monday, September 2, 2013 Patricia Starr Willis

TROY — Patricia Starr Willis, 68, of 475 Meadowood Drive, Troy, passed away suddenly Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, after complications with cancer combined with a stroke. She was born May 3rd, 194,5 in Dyersburg, Tenn. to the late James Beeney and Betty (Bortmas) Beeney. She was married to Donald E. Willis on May 24, 1975, and he survives.

Patricia also is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Paige and Clark Lund of Phoenix, Ariz. and Jodi and Mark Zabolotny of Rockwall, Texas; Patricia one son and daughter-in-law, Robert Starr Willis and Mary Willis of Monument, Colo., eight grandchildren, Allyson Lund, Abigayle Lund, Matthew Lund, Amanda Zabolotny, Val Zabolotny, Madison Willis, Mitchell Willis and John Berg; as well as two sisters and brother-in-law, Darlene and Larry Shope of Jacksonville, Fla. and Jerrie Hartzell of Troy.

Patricia’s passion in life was children. She was a teacher and, later, a business administrator, but her real life work began after her professional retirement.

For the last 23 years she has served as a volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate, Guardian Ad Litum (CASA/GAL) for neglected and abused children in Minnesota, Arizona and Ohio. Her CASA kids were HER kids … she loved them, protected them and worked tirelessly to heal the pain in their lives. Though battling cancer numerous times in the last 14 years, she lived as if that had never happened, and continued to devote her life to her family and her CASA kids. Patricia was a force in her family and community. This incredible lady never did anything halfway. She was gentle yet strong as steel. She showed us all, through her daily example, how to overcome all obstacles and live a life of meaning with dignity and grace. She was our mom, wife, sister, friend, protector… and we will see her again in Heaven. Her legacy lives through all who knew her.

A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, at Tabernacle Church at 1502 Waco Street, Troy. Patricia was of the Lutheran faith and Pastor Diane Johnson will officiate. Arrangements are entrusted to the Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home in Troy. Please visit www.fisher-cheneyfuneralhome.com where directions and more details may be found.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you honor this amazing life with memorial contributions to the Patricia Starr Willis Fund for Neglected and Abused

Obituaries Children, in care of The Troy Foundation, 214 West Franklin St, Troy, OH, 45373. Through this foundation, Patricia will continue her work for children.

Ivan Eugene Mangas

Ivan Eugene Mangas, 82, formerly of Troy, passed away Aug. 22, 2013, in Greenville, S.C. He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Helen J. Mangas.

The son of the late Henry E Mangas and Jessie Leona Mangas, he was born in Winchester, Ind. Ivan retired from Hobart Mfg. in 1992. He had worked there 42 years.

He also served as an officer at the Hobart Employee Credit Union.

He is survived by his daughters, Becky Payton and Ivan Eugene her husband Greg of Eaton and Ivalou Mangas Martin and her husband Richard of Greer, S.C.; three grandchildren, Christy Hume of Dayton, Lisa Martin and Russell Martin of Greer, S.C.; and great-grandsons, Kyle and Kolton Hume.

A private service was held Aug. 24, 2013, in Greenville S.C. Memorials may be made to Agape Senior Foundation (hospice), 1060 Boiling Springs Road, Suite 1, Spartanburg, SC 29303.

Braden Scott Pohlschneider

TROY — Braden Scott Pohlschneider was born into this world and taken from it July 23, 2013.

He was born at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, to loving parents Chris and Bonnie (Neal) Pohlschneider of Troy. Braden arrived at 1:30 p.m. and was 6 pounds, 2.4 ounces and 19 inches long.

He is being greeted in heaven by his great-grandparents, Paul Buckland, Richard and Doreen Neal, Clifford and Esther Pohlschneider and Stanley and Jane Morrow.

Braden is survived by his great-grandmothers, Clara Buckland of Maumee, and Marjorie Neal of Troy; his grandparents, Maurice and Teresa Emery of Troy, Phillip Neal and Bonnie Hood of Troy, and D. Gene and Marjorie Pohlschneider of Piqua; and his aunts and uncles, Amy Sutherly of Botkins, Brent and Kelly Berkompas of San Clemente, Calif., Phillip and Carrie Topp of Botkins, Kevin and Connie Neal of Troy, Brent and Barb Pohlschneider of Piqua, and Andy and Stacy Smith of Piqua.

Newcomer Funeral home of Dayton generously provided services. In lieu of flowers, donations can be

www.dailycall.com • Piqua Daily Call made in Braden’s memory to the Perinatal Loss Fund at the Miami Valley Hospital Foundation, 31 Wyoming St, Dayton, OH 45409.

Some people only dream of angels; we held one in our arms.

Thomas E. Simon

PIQUA — Thomas E. Simon, 91, of Piqua, died Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, at his residence. He was born Sept. 10, 1921, in Houston, to the late Frank J. and Susie C. (Snyder) Simon. He married Miriam I. Brown on June 17, 1950, in Covington; she preceded him in death Nov. 24, 2012.

Survivors include two sisters, Lillian (John) Pruden of Tampa, Fla., Cleora Hill of Dayton; a b r o t h e r - i n - l a w, Melvin (Ruth) Brown of Tipp City; a sister-in-law, Ruth (Ivan) Wick of Springhill, Fla.; several nieces and Thomas E. nephews; and good friends Bill and Geneva Werst of Simon Piqua. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Emma Simon and Martha Losh.

Mr. Simon was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Piqua and attended A t o n e m e n t Lutheran Church during their winters in Florida. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and retired from B.F. Goodrich after 31 years of service.

A funeral service to honor his life will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home with the Rev. Michael Havey officiating.

Burial will follow in Miami Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the donor’s favorite charity. Guestbook condolences and expressions of sympathy, to be provided to the family, may be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com.

Death Notices PIQUA — David A. Fessler, 63, of Piqua, went home to be with Lord on Saturday Aug. 31, 2013, at 10:40 a.m. in his residence. Arrangements are pending at Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home.

ENGLEWOOD — David Lee Baker, 58, of Englewood, died suddenly on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at the Hale-Sarver Family Funeral Home, 284 N. Miami St., West Milton.

W.Va. drug chain seeks to gum up meth production Matthew Barakat Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — More often than not, pharmacist Samuel Arco can tell whether a potential customer is looking for allergy relief or looking to cook up meth.

“You don’t really want to profile, but I’ve been on Lee Street for years,” said Arco, who works for Fruth Pharmacy at its downtown Charleston location. “We know our customers. … The effect that meth does on a person’s visual appearance, we know what you’re going to ask for before you open your mouth.”

Arco routinely turns

away people who seek pseudoephedrine products like the popular allergy medication Sudafed when he is suspicious that they will use the drug to manufacture meth, or that they are making a straw purchase for someone else.

On Tuesday, Fruth Pharmacies announced that they are taking their battle to thwart illegal meth production one step further, stocking a new drug called Nexafed that makes meth manufacturing difficult to impossible. When abusers try to extract the pseudoephedrine necessary for meth, the tablets break down into a sticky gel

that thwarts extraction.

Nexafed has only been on the market since December, but is already carried in about 1,400 pharmacies nationwide, said Brad Rivet, vice president of marketing for Palatine, Ill.-based Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc., which makes Nexafed.

Most of those pharmacies are independent, community pharmacies in parts of the country where meth abuse is rampant. West Virginia is one of those states.

Authorities seized more than 300 meth labs statewide since January.

More than half were in Kanawha County, where Charleston is located.

Rivet said they now see chains starting to follow independent pharmacists’ lead. The company has done little direct marketing to consumers, and for now is relying primarily on pharmacists’ good rapport with their customers to explain why Nexafed is a good alternative.

Lynne Fruth, president and chairman of Fruth Pharmacy, which has 27 stores in West Virginia and Ohio, said that while Nexafed is comparable to other pseudoephedrine products in price and effectiveness, pharmacists will have to tap into customers’ social conscience to persuade them to switch from brand

names with which they have become comfortable.

Fruth said that for now, the plan at her stores is to remove all other pseudoephedrine products at the 30-milligram dosage level and stock only Nexafed.

Pseudoephedrine products at other dosage levels will still be available. She said that when Nexafed offers other dosage levels, she plans to stock those as well.

She acknowledged the potential to lose revenue by taking popular brand name medicines off her shelves.

“We feel as a company that we need to do the best thing for our customers and our community,”

Fruth said. “We’re not going to be part of the problem.”

Richard Stevens, executive director of the West Virginia Pharmacists Association, applauded Fruth for stocking Nexafed and said he expects others in West Virginia will follow Fruth’s lead.

He said carrying drugs like Nexafed shows that pharmacists are committed to curbing meth abuse, and provides a better alternative to more drastic steps like requiring a doctor’s prescription for pseudoephedrine, something the state legislature considered but rejected.

Facebook: Governments demanded data on 38K users Matt Apuzzo Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Government agents in 74 countries demanded information on about 38,000 Facebook users in the first half of this year, with about half the orders coming from authorities in the United States, the company said Tuesday.

The social-networking giant is the latest technology company to release figures on how often governments seek information about its customers. Microsoft and Google have done the same.

As with the other companies, it’s hard to discern much from Facebook’s data, besides the fact that, as users around the globe flocked to the world’s largest social network, police and intelligence agencies followed.

Facebook and Twitter have become organizing platforms for activists and, as such, have

become targets for governments. During antigovernment protests in Turkey in May and June, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called social media “the worst menace to society.”

At the time, Facebook denied it provided information about protest organizers to the Turkish government.

Data released Tuesday show authorities in Turkey submitted 96 requests covering 173 users. Facebook said it provided some information in about 45 of those cases, but there’s no information on what was turned over and why.

“We fight many of these requests, pushing back when we find legal deficiencies and narrowing the scope of overly broad or vague requests,” Colin Stretch, Facebook’s general counsel company said in a blog post. “When we are required to comply with a particular request, we

Registration dates set for Upward Basketball PIQUA — Upward Basketball and Cheering registration will take place at MC Sports from 12-6 p.m. each Saturday in September.

Registration also will take place at Piqua Baptist Church, 1402 High St. from 9 a.m. to

3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Early registration is $57 for first family member and $47 for each additional family member.

The last day to register is Oct. 19. Player evaluations will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 noon Oct. 5 and 12 at the Church.

frequently share only basic user information, such as name.”

Facebook spokeswoman Sarah Feinberg said the company stands by its assertions that it gave no information regarding the Turkey protests.

“The data included in the report related to Turkey is about child endangerment and emergency law enforcement requests,” she said.

Facebook and other technology companies have been criticized for helping the National Security Agency secretly collect data on customers. Federal law gives government the authority to demand data without specific warrants, and while companies can fight requests in secret court hearings, it’s an uphill battle.

Facebook turned over some data in response to about 60 percent of those requests.

It’s not clear from the

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This July 16 file photo, shows a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Government agents in 74 countries demanded information on about 38,000 Facebook users in the first half of this year, with about half the orders coming from authorities in the United States, the company said Tuesday. The social-networking giant is the latest technology company to release figures on how often governments seek information about its customers. Microsoft and Google have done the same.

Facebook data how many of the roughly 26,000 government requests on 38,000 users were for law-enforcement purposes and how many were for intelligence gathering.

Technology and government officials have said criminal inves-

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tigations are far more common than national security matters as a justification for demanding information from companies.

The numbers are imprecise because the federal government forbids companies from revealing how many

times they’ve been ordered to turn over information about their customers. Facebook released only a range of figures for the United States.

The company said it planned to start releasing these figures regularly.

Flag retirement ceremony set PIQUA — The Miami Valley Veterans Museums is inviting veterans and the local community to participate in a flag retirement ceremony at Gover Harley-Davidson from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 14.

The museum will be

showing its support for the flag retirement ceremony and will have a display available. The public is invited to bring torn and tattered flags to be properly disposed off.

G ove r H a rl e y Davidson is located at 1501 E. Ash St.

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Piqua’s Rehab Center featured at YWCA Monthly Luncheon Series Provided Photo

PIQUA — Carla Bertke,

Director Pictured above are from left to right, Demetria Woods, Miami County 4-H Extension Educator, with scholarship winners Cassandra Ingle, Executive of the Rehabilitation Louis Gaier and Allison Gaier.

Teens receive 4-H scholarships MIAMI COUNTY — Cassandra Ingle and Louis Gaier are the recipients of the Madlinger Scholarship. This scholarship is open to any 4-H member who is a graduating high school senior and is currently in the 4-H program or have finished the program due to age limitations. There are two $500scholarships

awarded each year to one recipient of each gender.

Ingle is a graduate of Covington High School and will be attending Wright State University to study nursing. She is the daughter of Andy and Tricia Ingle of Covington. Gaier is a graduate of Lehman Catholic High School and will be attending The

Franciscan University of Steubenville to study history and political science.

He is the son of Dan and Deb Gaier of Piqua.

Allison Gaier was awarded a $500 advisory ggricultural scholarship.

This scholarship is open to any former Miami County 4-H member who is a second year or beyond college student.

The former member must have finished the 4-H program due to age limitations and must have completed their membership in good standing according to the 4-H program.

She is the daughter of Dan and Deb Gaier of Piqua and is a senior at Bowling Green State University studying prephysical therapy.

RUSSIA — On Aug. 24, Cruizer’s Bar and Grill in Russia, hosted its 3rd Annual Car Show to benefit Hospice of Miami County. Susan Hemm, marketing and development coordinator for Hospice, was the grateful recipient of a $3,263 donation. Being volunteer-driven, Hospice uses such benefits to help maintain the structure it takes to provide quality assistance to those who require it.

With the help and support of sponsors including Frenchtown Trailer, Midwest Radiator Service, Bensman’s

Garage, Goubeaux Excavating, Eldora Speedway and TWT Shirts, this event was a huge success, more than doubling the money that was donated last year.

Music was provided by Tom Landsiedel, who also announced the door prize/silent auction winners and the car show trophy recipients.

Trophies were provided

by Lasting Impressions in Piqua, and were awarded to the top four places and to the people’s choice.

First place went to Dave Fullenkamp for his 1966 Ford Galaxie, second place went to Kenny

Davis for his 1955 Chevy pickup truck, third place went to Brad Francis for his 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle and fourth place went to Tom Demmitt for his 1971 Chevrolet Nova.

The people’s choice award went to Ed Silvers for his 1967 Pontiac Tempest.

Lori Tomlian, one of the owners of Cruizer’s, put a lot of time and effort into organizing the event and by obtaining many donations from numerous businesses in the surrounding areas. Her efforts were supported by the other owners, Chris Tomlian and Steve and Barb Young, as well as the

staff at Cruizer’s.

The owners would like to thank those who participated by taking their vehicles to the show and to those who donated their time and/or money to Hospice. They also thank Chelsea Morris, Jennifer Clark and Nick Gorske for traveling from Michigan to help with this event and hope they can make it back to help again next year. The Tomlians and Youngs are grateful to Kim Goings, manager of Cruizer’s, and to the staff who worked so diligently to keep things running smoothly throughout the day.

Cruizer’s raises more than $3k for Hospice

Center for Neurological Development & Nicholas School along with Ruth Hahn, Co-Founder of the Rehabilitation Center, will be the featured speakers for the YWCA Monthly Luncheon series on Wednesday, September 11. The program, which is free and open to the public, begins at 11 a.m. followed by a noon luncheon.

The duo will share activities of the Center from its inception to current day activities. Bertke has been Executive Director for 17 years and said, “I am honored to be involved with such an amazing organization where miracles take place each and every day. Those of us at the Center and School live the motto ‘Hands that Give Hope’ every day,” she said.

Hahn and Gloria Hufford co-founded the Center in 1972. “We

started out very small because of a personal mission to help our children and it has grown and surpassed all of our dreams in reaching out to others who need help,” said Hahn. Another of Hahn’s dreams which has become a reality was to author a book about her life, her son, Tim, and the history of the Rehabilitation Center.

That dream has been fulfilled with the publication and printing of her book, Hope Fulfilled, in April of 2013. Books will be available for purchase after the luncheon.

A UVMC nurse provides free blood pressure and glucose screenings from 10:15-11 a.m. prior to the program. The YWCA is handicap accessible.

Reservations are required by Monday, Sept. 9. For more information or to register, stop at the YWCA at 418 N. Main St., call 7736626 or e-mail info@ ywcapiqua.com.

Ostomy support group to meet TROY — The MiamiShelby Ostomy Support Group will meet Sept.

4 at 7 p.m. Conference Room A in the lower level of the Upper Valley Medical Center, 3130 N. County Road 25-A, Troy.

The Ostomy Support Group’s meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month except January and July.

Programs provide information and support to ostomates and their families, and are beneficial to health care professionals as well.

The September program will feature Dr. Mark Hess of Troy.

Refreshments will be provided.

For more information, call 440-4706.

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Berachah Valley to play Tipp Roller Mill TIPP CITY — Berachah Valley will perform at the Tipp Roller Mill Theater at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 14. The band was founded in the spring of 2005 when a few friends came together searching for a place to play traditional bluegrass, gospel, and tradi-

tional renditions of current favorites. The result is a uniquely smooth combination of musicianship and vocal harmonies influenced by the recordings of Longview, Seldom Scene, Josh Turner, Ricky Scaggs, Vince Gill, and the Bluegrass Cardinals.

The name for the band

is found in its theme Bible verse, II Chronicles 20:26. The players will testify that the clearly evident camaraderie seen on stage is the natural fruit of the great blessing of good friendships and shared faith.

The Theater is located at 225 E. Main St. in

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Piqua Daily Call “You shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God has commanded you: you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.”

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The ring opinion court ruled was clear: Kathryn Lopez that you can Think what believe whatyou want, pray Columnist ever you want to whomever/ — as long as whatever, but you don’t take it all that don’t let harmless nonseriously. But then, this sense infect your interis how the soft tyranny actions with others. He develops. In his book, said that the Christian Levin turns to Alexis de couple with the phoTocqueville, the famous tography business, the 19th-century writer, to Huguenins, “are free to help Americans reflect think, to say, to believe, on their path and their as they wish; they may future. Levin quotes pray to the God of from “Democracy in their choice and follow America,” speaking of those commandments unreasonable govern- in their personal lives ment interference: wherever they lead. The “Such a power does not Constitution protects destroy, but it prevents the Huguenins in that existence; it does not respect and much more. tyrannize, but it com- But there is a price, one presses, enervates, that we all have to pay extinguishes, and stu- somewhere in our civic pefies a people, till life.” each nation is reduced What are we going to nothing better than to do about it? The a flock of timid and civil society that so industrious animals, of impressed Tocqueville is which the government waning and threatened. is shepherd.” Not minc- When the government ing words, Levin says of says that conscience America today: “Social beliefs that conflict with engineering and central its mandates on health planning are imposed insurance, in the realm without end, since the of contraception, sterilgoverning masterminds, ization and even abordrunk with their own tion, are not fit for the conceit and pomposity, public square and even have wild imaginations cause for punishment, and infinite ideas for it marginalizes the reshaping society and diverse cast of characmolding man’s nature in ters and ideas that a search of the ever-elusive democratic republic utopian paradise. Their needs. The Founders, clumsy experiments and Levin reflects, sought to infantile pursuits are figure out “how best to not measured against preserve the civil sociany rational standard. ety in a world of imperTheir preciousness and fect people and institusanctimony are justifica- tions.” That’s our civic tion enough.” mission today, if we are They may do so with to be good stewards of the best of intentions. the gifts — of God, and But lost is a respect for man, and an exceptional human dignity in the experiment in freedom quest to dictate belief. — we’ve been given.

Law may no longer serve as a teacher but Kathryn Lopez is the editor-at-large of an ideological enforc- National Review Online www.nationalreview.com. She can be contacted at er. Levin quotes more klopez@nationalreview.com.

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A Middle East doctrine After 9/11, after Iraq, in the Mediterranean, after more than a decade a Russian warship and of war in Afghanistan, submarine are movand after Libya, the ing in as well. And an American public has unsupported attack by little appetite for a mili- America might be used tary conflict in another as an excuse for a ternation — especially rorist attack here. one in the Middle East, As Bill Clinton used like Syria. The Syrian to say about difficult civil war is complex. So decisions, “If there was far, at least eight proxy an easy answer for this, nations and groups are someone would have either directly found it engaged or proalready.” viding aid to one T h e side or another. political For Hezbollah commenjihadists in Syria, tary, preit’s a war to d i c t a b l y, defend Islam from has been w ro n g - t h i n k i n g vocal, conIslamists.

For tradictory al-Qaida — the and full Donna Brazile strongest, most of “sound cohesive rebel and fury.”

Columnist group — it’s an Reactions opportunity to from the seize a nation-state. For punditry and a few poliSyrian President Bashar ticians have too often Assad, it’s about hold- been more knee-jerk ing on to and asserting than well-considered. power.

Policy and political For the U.S. and objectives drive some of Russia, the Syrian civil the commentarial incowar impacts a wide herence. But perhaps range of geopolitical the most important reaissues. For Israel, Jordan son for the unbridled and Turkey, the conflict speculation is that affects regional stability Obama’s Middle East and their own national foreign policy is delibsecurity. For Iran, which erately fluid, in order has gone beyond sup- to respond to a fluid port and put troops on situation. Yet the same the ground, it’s about flexibility that allows increasing influence — the U.S. to adapt to an and consolidating con- ever-changing, volatile trol of the country.

Arab Spring — in which The conflict has gen- fallen dictators have left erated a huge human- vacuums of power — itarian crisis, a crisis also gives rise to the bigger than the possible mistaken idea that we failure of the Syrian have no Middle East fornation-state itself. eign policy.

Even the Arab League The president needs is split on Syria. After to articulate his “Obama adopting a resolu- Doctrine” for the tion asking the United Middle East, explainNations to “take the nec- ing to the American essary deterring mea- people and our allies sures against the per- what he considers to petrators,” it stopped be America’s interests short of demanding in the region, how he military intervention. believes America’s valGiven that the crisis ues apply there, and how in Syria already has he intends to defend our worldwide implica- interests and advance tions, and with so many those values in an unstacountries involved, ble environment. it’s understandable The doctrine is pres(and preferable) that ent. The basic principles U.S. President Barack are in his speeches and Obama is being delib- actions: Obama camerate about responding paigned on the position to the reported use of that America should not chemical weapons. unilaterally engage in Those arguing for the internal conflicts of massive intervention other countries. should remember that The president prefew of the rebels have fers collective action. goals that coincide with He first exhausts dipU.S. interests and demo- lomatic avenues, seekcratic values. Syria is ing political solutions, not Libya or Tunisia before resorting to milior Egypt. And while tary interventions. The U.S. warships gather war drummers, who

criticize Obama for not rushing our military into the Syrian conflict’s blind alley, seem to ignore the pace and process of diplomacy.

(Our ambassador to Syria was the first to visit Syrian rebels — at a time when Assad was far more powerful than he is today.)

Abraham Lincoln also received unremitting criticism for his “slowness” in making decisions during our own Civil War. Lincoln was a careful thinker, reflective and deliberative, who rarely acted in haste. History judged him wise. When the survival of freedoms is at stake, it’s good to be carefully deliberative.

Still, the president needs to do what he does best: explain a complex issue. The American people need to understand the framework for a policy based on flexibility, rather than on rigid ultimatums. That way, they will see the purpose and hopefully support the goals of the president’s actions. By Thursday, Rep. Scott Rigell of Virginia had collected signatures from 150 House members wanting to call Congress into a special session to debate authorization for any military action. Speaker John Boehner sent Obama a letter with 22 questions, most of them (surprisingly) not seeking to cause a partisan divide.

Congress is the best place, and the constitutional place, for Obama to put his policies into a single framework and announce an Obama Doctrine for the Middle East.

While the president and his foreign policy experts have repeatedly stated — and acted upon — the values and goals of the president’s Middle East policy, it’s not enough. While it’s important that foreign governments understand these aims through extensive diplomatic communications with Obama, it’s not enough.

The Congress, the media and especially the American people need to “get it.” It’s time for an Obama Doctrine.

Donna Brazile is a senior Democratic strategist, a political commentator and contributor to CNN and ABC News, and a contributing columnist to Ms. Magazine and O, the Oprah Magazine.

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Economy is being eclipsed as top campaign issue WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama still calls shoring up the middle class his “No. 1 priority,” but recent events overseas and at home are overshadowing the U.S. economy as a political issue.

The civil war in Syria and alleged use by Damascus of chemical weapons, political turmoil in Egypt and revelations about the extent of the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs are complicating Obama’s efforts to keep the focus on the economy.

And while the slow and uneven recovery is now 4 years old, its advance could be threatened by U.S.-led airstrikes against targets in Syria that might send already rising oil prices soaring.

The eclipsing of the U.S. recovery by other pressing events could be a factor in next year’s midterm election campaigns and in the presidential contests two years later. Also, as Obama slips more and more into lame-duck territory, his ability to shape the national agenda seems diminished.

While the unemployment rate of 7.4 percent is still well above the 5 to 6 percent typical of a healthy economy, it has been tracking down steadily since it peaked at 10 percent in late 2009. House prices are on the rise and so is consumer spending.

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Longtime friend comes up short in personal hygiene DEAR ABBY: I have relationship with his cohad a friend since grade workers, the person to school, “Dennis,” and address the issue is his have maintained a friend- supervisor or boss. While ship with him through- Dennis may ignore or out our lifetime. Dennis dismiss your attempts to never married and lived help him, when he hears with his parents until from his employers that both died about 10 years he has to clean up his act, ago.

He he may pay now lives more attenalone. tion.

Dennis ** ** ** does not D E A R seem to ABBY: For want to the past take care year I have of himself been an old hygienifriend’s lover. cally, and I’m a widow; since we he is marDEAR ABBY w o r k ried. I don’t together it want him to Abigail Van Buren is becomleave his wife ing a seribecause she ous problem. Some of the has been through a lot other guys don’t want to with him, including alcobe around him. He doesn’t hol addiction. For the bathe often enough or past few months he has appear to brush his teeth given me excuses for not daily. seeing me. We had gotI have tried repeatedly ten together on a weekly over the years to talk to basis until recently. him about his apparent I have all the emails and lack of cleanliness, and texts we have sent each now that he is almost 60, other, along with pictures it is becoming unbear- and a journal I have kept able. People are starting throughout the relationto avoid him. ship. Should I send them Dennis is a good per- to his wife? They have son and will do anything had a long marriage, and for anyone, but this lacka- he has cheated on her daisical attitude is some- repeatedly for the last 25 thing we can’t overlook. years.

How can I get it across I’m not ashamed or to him? He just doesn’t embarrassed about our listen or take me seri- affair. I just need to know ously. — IN NEED OF if I should let his wife FRESH AIR know what he has been DEAR IN NEED: doing. Yes, there is jealouBecause Dennis’ poor sy and revenge involved, hygiene is affecting his and no, I haven’t talked to

him about what I suspect because I’m not sure how to broach the subject. — THE OTHER WOMAN IN THE SOUTHWEST DEAR OT H E R WOMAN: I know you are hurting right now, but I see no reason to punish the wife for it. I’m sure after all these years there is nothing you could show-and-tell the woman that she isn’t already aware of — except that you, a friend, betrayed her. Leave her alone. If you want confirmation of your suspicions, take it up with your lover. ** ** ** DEAR ABBY: I’m entering high school. The one I’m transferring to is K-12, and my younger sister already goes there.

She warned me that all the girls wear skirts and wearing pants is, basically, social suicide.

The problem is, I don’t like skirts. I never have.

Should I go with the flow and wear something I’m not comfortable in, or should I wear pants and give up all hope of making friends? — HUNG UP IN HOUSTON DEAR HUNG UP: Start by wearing skirts for the first week or so and let the girls get to know you.

See if what your sister said is true. After that, make up your own mind.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

NBA’s Lamar Odom arrested for DUI in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (AP) — Basketball star Lamar Odom was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence early Friday after a California Highway Patrol officer saw his white MercedesBenz traveling erratically on a San Fernando Valley Freeway.

The husband of reality TV star Khloe Kardashian was stopped shortly before 4 a.m. and was arrested after a field sobriety test.

The CHP said Odom’s car was observed traveling in a “serpentine manner” before he pulled off the freeway.

“Mr. Odom showed objective signs of intoxication and was unable to perform field sobriety tests,” the CHP said in a

report. Authorities said he later declined to take a chemical test.

Odom, 33, was booked for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. He was jailed, with bail set at $15,000.

A message for his agent, Jeff Schwartz, wasn’t immediately returned.

The 6-foot-10-inch forward has played for the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers, the Miami Heat Odom team won NBA champiand Dallas Mavericks.

Odom broke into the onships in 2010 and 2011 NBA with the Clippers and Odom won the NBA’s in 1999, playing for them sixth man award in 2011.

After spending the 2012 for four seasons before spending the 2003-04 sea- season with the Dallas Mavericks, he returned to son with the Heat.

He had his best years the Clippers last year. He during his six seasons became a free agent at the with the Lakers, begin- end of the season. ning in 2004-05. The

n Contract Bridge — By Steve Becker

Disney-ABC Domestic Television, Heidi Gutman/AP Photo

This Aug. 16 photo provided by Disney-ABC Domestic TV shows Associated Press writer Frazier Moore, left, with host Cedric “The Entertainer,” during a test show of the game show “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” in New York. On Sept. 2, the new season premieres, ushering in Cedric “The Entertainer” as host.

Final answer: Being on TV’s ‘Millionaire’ was fun Frazier Moore AP Television Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Why, oh why, didn’t I know the president of Nigeria’s name?

I had swept through nine questions and logged $60,000 by the time I made my fatal guess as a contestant on “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.”

The correct name of Nigeria’s leader? It’s Goodluck Jonathan. My good luck had run out.

“Millionaire” host Cedric “The Entertainer” dispatched me with a sympathetic farewell.

The audience applauded warmly. I exited the stage. My moment in the spotlight and my bid to be a millionaire was over.

The loss I felt was only slightly eased by the fact that this was all for practice. No actual prize money was ever at stake.

I had been invited to take part in a rehearsal show that will never be aired and no one will ever see.

(Which means no one will ever know my lame-brain final answer.)

On September 2, the new season of “Millionaire” premieres for real (check local listings for time and channel), ushering in new host Cedric “The Entertainer,” who follows Meredith Vieira’s 11 seasons and, of course, Regis Philbin, who emceed the primetime ABC version from 2000 to 2002.

The “Millionaire” run-through I appeared on was one of a couple Cedric would host just days before beginning the real-deal, five-a-day, fivedays-per-week regimen that yields a season’s requisite 175 shows in only 35 production days.

Cedric’s credits include the “Barbershop” films, “The Original Kings of Comedy,” a Broadway revival of David Mamet’s “American Buffalo,” and his current TV Land sitcom “The Soul Man,” along with his thriving standup career. Clearly, he’s a seasoned pro, complete with dapper wardrobe and signature trove of jaunty headwear.

Even so, hosting a game show calls for special skills, as he noted after our taping ear-

lier this month on the “Millionaire” stage in upper Manhattan.

“You’re standing beside someone who’s playing for real money while you’re entertaining an audience that’s watching from the sidelines,” he said. “You want to be funny for the audience, but you don’t want to throw the contestant off.”

Cedric isn’t privy to answers to the questions he asks, which suits him fine.

“It’s not really my job to act like I’m the smartest guy in the room, so I can relax,” he said. “But you have to know the game.

They’re serious about the rules.”

Yes, they — the producers — are very serious.

“Millionaire” even has a production attorney, Scott Greenberg, whose job includes making sure those rules are obeyed.

“There can’t be even the appearance of cheating,” he said.

Greenberg gives each contestant a detailed briefing as part of the lengthy preparation process.

“Be careful how you use the word ‘jump,’” he cautioned me at one point, referring to the newfangled life-line (“Phone a Friend is gone) where you don’t know an answer and want to bail. “If you say, ‘Cedric, I think I’m gonna have to jump this question,’ that may trigger an actual jump. So try not to use the word ‘jump’ unless you really mean it.”

Another briefing comes from executive producer Rich Sirop, whose tenure with the show goes back to 2000, when he was hired to answer the phones for one day.

Sirop shares strategies on how to best decipher a question. He should know: He leads the team that, isolated from the rest of the staff to ensure security, writes the questions — about 3,000 of them each season.

I guess I didn’t listen well enough to what he had to say.

A question that stymied me had an obvious answer among its four choices, which happened to be the names of four department store chains. Never mind what the question was,

Target seemed to scream “Choose me” over, say, Sears or Walmart. But I missed that verbal target and, instead, jumped the question.

For anyone who’s somehow unfamiliar with “Millionaire” (which currently airs in 95 percent of the country and captures a daily viewership of more than 3 million), the game is played with a series of multiple-choice questions each of which, when correctly answered, has a monetary value. If the player clears the first 10 questions, the final four lead to really big money — like a million bucks.

But just one incorrect response sends you packing with a thousand-dollar consolation prize.

That wasn’t going to be me. As I was introduced

by Cedric at the top of the show and greeted with applause from the studio audience, I positioned myself across from him at the Plexiglas countertop, facing the huge video screen where my questions would appear. I was briefed, mic-ed and powdered. I felt jittery, sure, but I was primed to go all the way.

The first question was a gimme.

“Which of these hairrelated phrases,” Cedric asked, “is used to describe someone who suddenly starts acting crazy?”

The answer was (B): “Wig Out.” I had scored a fast (make-believe) $7,000.

Thinking out loud is recommended by the producers. Not only does it help the player parse the trickier questions, it also builds suspense among viewers.

So I even agonized theatrically over all the options seeking which Washington landmark was described by Eleanor Roosevelt as “that simple shaft, so tall and straight” — a question that, of course, gave Cedric a mile-wide opportunity for cracking wise.

After answering the Washington Monument, I was (mock) richer by $1,000.

By then I was enjoying a surge in confidence.

Nothing could stand in my way, I told myself, as my (pretend) earnings mounted.

“What would you do if you won all this money?”

Cedric asked me just before the question that ended it all.

“I’d buy a collection of hats like you’ve got,” I fired back smartly.

“You would look smooth in this, brother,” Cedric chuckled.

Oh, well. It was fun to pretend.

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Monday, September 2, 2013

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Ft. Rowdy Gathering news COVINTON — The Fort Rowdy Gathering is extending an invitation to individuals, organizations and businesses to join the event’s parade Oct. 5.

Line-up begins at 8:30 a.m., and the parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. sharp. The parade will go through downtown Covington and end in the Covington Community Park.

Rick Muzzy from WPTW will announce the parade units as

they pass through downtown Covington.

Deadline for entries will be Sept. 20.

There is no fee to enter a unit.

The Grand Marshals for this year’s parade will be all Korean War Veterans from the Covington area.

To register your unit, or for more information, contact Johanna at 937-216-0660 * Crafters and vendors needed The 2013 Fort

Bradford Library seeks trustee BR ADFORD — Bradford Public Library is looking for a person who would like to be a trustee board member.

The library will soon have a vacated seat on the board due to an upcoming retirement. The criteria for a trustee board member is listed on the pamphlet/application that is available at Bradford Public Library. The board is looking for an adult who has a genuine interest in communicating through books, electronics and other digital means throughout the community, counties and state. The application is due by Monday, Sept. 30.

If the applicant has specific questions, they are to contact Cherie Roeth, library director at 937448-2612.

Salon to offer free haircuts for veterans

TROY — The Miami Valley Veterans Museums would like to invite veterans to take advantage of the free haircuts being offered to veterans by Glamour Nails Hair and Gallery located at 1085 W Main St., Troy. This offer will continue through the month of September.

Remember to provide proof of service — military ID, or DD 215. It is recommended that you give them a call at 3329281 to ensure they have appointments available.

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Rowdy Gathering still has space for crafters, trade demonstrators and vendors.

The Gathering will be held Oct. 5 and 6, in the Covington Community Park, on U.S. Route 36.

Vendors may use their own tent, our rent one from the Gathering. To register, or for more information, call Annette at 937-214-1599, or check out www.fortrowdy.org.

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Library Lounge Series presents local sports figures PIQUA — The Friends Nichols will be intro- season. He spent nine of the Piqua Public ducing former Reds first years as a player in the Library are presenting an baseman Todd Benzinger, major leagues with the evening with Tom Nichols who will talk about his Reds, Red Sox, Royals, and Todd Benzinger at 7 experiences as a player Dodgers, and Giants, p.m. Thursday, Sept. and coach. playing in 924 major 19 in the lobby of the Todd was league games. After Piqua Public Library, a key memhis playing days, as part of the Library ber of the Benzinger enjoyed Lounge Series.

Cincinnati a highly successTom Nichols is Reds 1990 ful career coaching in his sixth season World Series girls’ high school as the voice of the championbasketball and was Dayton Dragons Tom ship team. Todd the Dragons managon radio and televi- Nichols He recorded Benzinger er for the 2009 and sion, and his 26th the final 2010 seasons. year in minor league out of the Nichols and baseball. He announced ’90 World Series when Benzinger will visit and more than 3,000 games in he caught a foul pop sign autographs after the Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, off the bat of Oakland’s event, which is free to the Peoria, Ill., Mobile, Ala., Carney Lansford in the public. The Piqua Public and Kingston, N.C., before ninth inning of game Library is located at 116 joining the Dragons prior four, after playing in all W. High St. in the histo the 2008 season. four Series games that toric Fort Piqua Plaza.

GOTR tour packs streets of Troy

Mike Ullery/Staff Photo

Tens of thousands of visitors crowded the streets of Troy, the river levee and Troy Memorial Stadium on Saturday as the city hosted the final day of the 2013 Gentlemen of the Road Tour.

And the band played on Mumford & Sons thrills crowd of thousands

By Melody Vallieu Staff Writer vallieu@ tdnpublishing.com

TROY — They came to honor a man — a darn good man.

A man that would have been next to his brother and sister-in-law, Mike and Kim Moore of Norwalk, if his life hadn’t been cut too short.

Because ironically, David Moore, 58, died exactly one year ago Saturday, loved Mumford & Sons most.

“He was my best friend.

He was a good man, a darn good man,” Mike Moore said. “And, he loved Mumford & Sons for years. So, we came to honor him on the first anniversary of his death.”

“We’re gonna dance a little and we’re gonna cry a little,” said Mike Moore, who wore his brother’s motorcycle vest to the concert.

Tens of thousands of concert-goers joined the Moores and came screaming to their feet just a little while later when the Grammy-winning British rockers behind the Gentleman of the Road Stopover tour took to the stage Saturday night at Troy Memorial Stadium.

The foursome that made the weekend-long event in Troy possible

sent fans into a frenzy when they began their first song, “Lover’s Eyes,” from their sophomore effort Babel.

The band, including members Marcus Mumford (lead vocals, guitar, drums, mandolin), Ben Lovett (vocals, keyboards, accordion, drums), Winston Marshall (vocals, banjo, guitar, resonator guitar) and Ted Dwane (vocals, string bass, drums, guitar), then thanked the throngs of concert-goers for their attendance, even inviting them back for a Troy Trojans football game next weekend.

And, not even the continuous drizzle of rain that persisted off and on throughout most of the rest of the concert would dampen the spirits of concert-goers that came from near and far to see their beloved Brits once they begin belting out their second tune “Little Lion Man.” Kate Laughlin and her fiance Tyler Gilcher, both of Dayton and teachers for Dayton Public Schools, said they came for not only the love of the bands, but to support the community just down the road.

“I feel like it’s a great opportunity for

(Mumford & Sons) and the city and it’s almost in our hometown,” said Laughlin, who said they have been sharing a limo back and forth from Dayton with a group of friends.

Julie Hufford of Troy attended Saturday’s concert with her husband Tom and their children.

She said after she heard Mumford & Sons were coming to Troy she bought tickets and set out to familiarize herself with their music. She admits she’s now a fan.

“I came because we live right across the river and we just had to be a part of this to support the community,” said Hufford, who said her daughter brought a group of friends from Columbus Anthony Weber/Staff Photo who have all been camping out at their house all Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons performs Saturday at Troy weekend. “The bands and Memorial Stadium during a Gentlemen of the Road Stopover tour music are great, it’s just in Troy. been great.” stoked to see the com- performed throughout Amber Berry of posting and recycling the day at Troy Memorial California, a former Piqua efforts going on through- Stadium, include Old resident, had a dual pur- out the downtown venue Crow Medicine Show, pose for coming home. and concert area.

The Vaccines, Half Moon “I came to see great Troy police officers Run, Those Darlins, Willy music and visit family,” on duty at the stadium Mason and Bear’s Den. said Berry, who hula- said the crowd had been The Gentlemen of the hooped to the music respectful and the only Road Stopover tour will throughout the day. “I issues they had had make two more stops think it’s awesome of the throughout the day were before coming to an end city of Troy to be hosting mostly dehydration or in Guthrie, Okla., and St. this.” squad-type issues.

Augustine, Fla., in the Berry said she also was Other musicians that coming weeks.

Lehman students active in school ministries SIDNEY — With the start of the new school year, Lehman Catholic High School’s Chaplain and Religion Department Chair Father Daniel Hess again invited students to participate in campus ministry. He was again gratified by the response.

More than 70 students volunteered to take an active role in one or more of the school’s liturgical ministries. ”The students at Lehman have a nice tradi-

tion of being involved in liturgical service at school and truly enjoy helping to plan the school’s Masses,” said Father Hess. “We had a strong turnout, indicating an increased response to ministry this year.”

Father Hess asked for volunteers to join a Spiritual Life committee to help plan the school Masses and other campus ministry projects.

He then shared with the students their responsibilities if they wanted

to be lectors, servers, sacristans, and students who are or want to be trained as Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. Sacristans are responsible for setting up for Mass, moving the altar and preparing the altar cloths and the vessels used for the bread and wine. Extraordinary Ministers help the priest distribute communion to the worshipers. Lectors are responsible for reading sacred Scripture and

reading the prayer petitions. Servers assist the priest during liturgies.

S cience teacher Jenny Weber and Elaine Schellwer-Snyder, music department chair, met with students interested in the music ministry.

Plans for this year’s music are focused on incorporating both choir students and instrumentalists into the school liturgies.

Several students who play instruments including trumpet, flute, clarinet,

violin, cello, guitar, keyboard, and drums signed up to participate.

Several students who volunteered to be cantors will take turns each week.

The cantor is responsible for leading the singing.

There was also discussion about having a different Communion meditation for each Mass. Some weeks, the meditation would take an instrumental form; other weeks, a vocal soloist or the full choir would be used.

”I think it is wonderful when the students want to take ownership of the school ministry,” said Father Hess. “When we have student leaders leading the way, it encourages the others to participate in the liturgical celebration.”

Lehman students attend Mass at least once each week, usually on Friday mornings. If a Holy Day of Obligation falls during the week, Mass is held on that day.

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Browns still without kicker CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns continued overhauling their 53-man roster, terminating the contracts of running back Brandon Jackson and Kellen Davis.

The team also claimed six players off waivers Sunday while waiving linebacker L.J. Fort, offensive lineman Caylin Hauptmann, offensive lineman Jarrod Shaw and fullback Brad Smelley.

Cleveland's roster is in flux one week before the season opener against the Miami Dolphins.

The Browns remain without a kicker after terminating veteran Shayne Graham's contract and cutting rookie Brandon Bogotay on Saturday.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Good start for Indians Piqua takes 1-0 record into home opener ROB KISER Sports Editor rkiser@civitasmedia.com

TOLEDO — In the chaos that ensued after one of the longest games — that wasn’t over, then was — and trying to send a story on deadline, here are a few leftover thoughts on Piqua’s 41-6 win over Rogers Friday night.

■ There were understandably some concerns on defense when you are putting six or seven sophomores on the field.

But, the Indians ‘D’, after a couple runs early, pretty much stuffed Rogers the rest of the way.

The only points allowed — a 92-yard kickoff return, came on special teams.

And they caused four turnovers.

Two of the veterans of that group — senior linebackers Dom Stone and Hayden Hall — recorded the first two on a blocked punt and interception respectively.

And sophomore linebacker Derrick Gullett showed a nose for the CINCINNATI (AP) — ball with a fumble recovery and The Bengals signed reinterception. ceiver Cobi Hamilton, of■ The kickoff return aside, the fensive tackle Reid Fragel Piqua special teams units have and center T.J. Johnson to the potential to be “special”. their practice squad on While it didn’t happen Friday, Sunday, keeping three of Tate Honeycutt always has the their draft picks. potential to break free in the reThe Bengals also turn game. signed to the practice Punter Austin Hall has been squad running back Daniel Herron, cornerbacks Chris solid so far, averaging more than 40 yards per punt Friday.

Lewis-Harris and Onterio And sophomore place-kicker McCalebb, and linebacker Caleb Vallieu has the leg to be a J.K. Schaffer, all of whom they'd waived a day earlier.

Cincinnati has one spot open on the eight-man practice squad.

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Reds lose to Colorado 7-4 DENVER (AP) — Todd Helton doubled for his 2,500th career hit, Michael Cuddyer homered among his four hits and the Colorado Rockies overcame the loss of starting pitcher Tyler Chatwood to beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 on Sunday.

Helton became the 96th player in major league history to reach 2,500 hits.

Shin-Soo Choo homered and had three hits, and Chris Heisey had four hits for the Reds.

Helton homered twice Friday to move within one hit of the milestone.

STUMPER many naQ: How tional championships did Jim Tressel win as Ohio State football coach?

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weapon and help out the kick coverage unit as some young players gain experience.

Vallieu had four touchbacks in six kickoffs Friday night, with the other two carrying inside the 10 (the other kickoff was an on-side kick).

■ Quarterback Dan Monnin had the kind of game you would expect from someone making their first varsity start.

A few jitters early, before finding himself.

Monnin finished the game with three of his eight completions going for scores, while running for Piqua’s first touchdown of the season.

Piqua’s offensive line controlled Rogers all night, allowing backs Trent Yeomans, Austin Reedy and Darien Tipps-Clemons to run hard and Monnin to hook up with an interesting group of receivers.

Noah Lyman and Colton Bachman give Monnin two big targets at 6-foot-4 and 6-5 respectively, with Honeycutt and Gertner possessing the speed to beat teams in a flash.

■ Piqua football coach Bill Nees’ teams has always been

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known for their conditioning — and that clearly paid dividends Friday night in the heat.

There is no question Piqua played better football in the second half — but there is also no question a small (in numbers) Rogers squad was worn down.

The Rams 35 players and Piqua’s conditioning played a part in the Indians owning a 232-27 yardage advantage in the second half, after the first half was relatively evenly played.

Rogers had just one first down in the second half.

■ At some point, you just had to wonder if this game was ever going to end.

There seemed to be a penalty on nearly every play — a total of 28 for the game.

Had it not been for the shortlived lightning delay, it would have been after 10:30 when the game finished.

Now it is one to a bigger challenge — as Kings, a 20-17 loser to Lebanon Friday — visits Friday in the first of nine straight 7 p.m. starts for the Indians.

And — hopefully — a more deadline friendly finish.

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"I preached all week about coming out fast and playing hard, and they did it.”

—Urban Meyer on Ohio State’s fast start Saturday

YARDSTICK PHS TR First Downs 19 8 Rushing Yards 217 71 Passing Yards 146 50 Comp.-Att.-Int 8-16-0 4-14-2 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1 Penalties 11-110 17-125 Punts 3-40.3 5-26.8 Score By Quarters Piqua 14 0 13 14 — 41 Tol. Rogers 6 0 0 0 — 6 Scoring Summary 1.Piqua — Dan Monnin, 9-yard run (Caleb Vallieu kick).

2.Toledo Rogers — Mike Moore, 92-yard kickoff return (kick blocked).

3.Piqua — Noah Lyman, 34-yard pass from Dan Monnin (Caleb Vallieu kick).

4.Piqua — Darien TippsClemons, 12-yard run (Caleb Vallieu kick).

5.Piqua — Trent Yeomans, 11yard pass from Dan Monnin (kick failed).

6.Piqua — Tate Honeycutt, 55yard pass from Dan Monnin (Caleb Vallieu kick).

7.Piqua — Trent Yeomans, 41yard run (Caleb Vallieu kick).

Individual Statistics Rushing — Piqua: Trent Yeomans 15-125, Austin Reedy 8-30, Rupert Delacruz 1-23, Darien Tipps-Clemons 2-15, Dan Monnin 4-15, Tate Honeycutt 2-9. Toledo Rogers: Kameron Jones 4-34, Stratmon Cooke 6-19, Joshua Fowlkes 2-9, Charles Carter 10-9, Wendell Warren 6-7, Taqim Price 2-(-7).

Passing — Piqua: Dan Monnin 8-16-0 146. Toledo Rogers: Wendell Warren 2-5-0 45, Taqim Price 1-2-0 5, Charles Carter 1-7-2 0.

Receiving — Piqua: Tate Honeycutt 1-55, Noah Lyman 2-53, Colton Bachman 1-22, Noah Gertner 2-9, Trent Yeomans 2-7. Toledo Rogers: Anthony Amison 2-39, Brady Garrett 1-11, Kameron Jones 2-0.

Something to smile about

Buccs get impressive win BEN ROBINSON GoBuccs.com

ST. HENRY — You could sense the pride Covington coach Dave Miller had in his football team as he stood silent with his hat in his hands and a slight grin on his face while watching his team sing the alma mater in the east end zone after a thrilling 35-21 victory over St. Henry.

And Miller communi-

cated his pride in the post game interview.

"What we did tonight was impressive," said Miller. "St. Henry is a program with a lot of pride and tradition and we knew it would be tough to come to there place and get a win. Our kids were up to the challenge tonight and I couldn't be more proud of them for the effort they gave."

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Covington’s Jared Williams weaves his way through the St. Henry defense.

Lehman drops opener

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Vikings rally for win

Roaders lose close game

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ANNA — Anna remained perfect against Shelby County football rival Lehman, routing the Cavaliers behind the punishing running of Christian Williams Friday night at Booster Field, 40-14.

The Rockets make a long road trip next Friday night, playing at Brookville. Lehman tries to even its record next week, hosting the 0-1 Minster Wildcats.

Friday’s game came down to the Cavaliers being unable to stop Anna running back Williams.

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CASSTOWN — Over 50-plus penalty yards in the first half and a 14-3 deficit.

Things were not looking good for Miami East at halftime against Milton-Union Friday night in Casstown.

But the Vikings had no quit in them, rally for an 18-14 win.

The Miami East defense shut down the Milton offense in the second half, Michael Fellers nailed a 42-yard field goal with 3:03 left in the third, Alex Brewer drew East closer with a TD run late in the third — and Colton McKinney scored the goahead touchdown from 19 yards out with 10:58 left in the fourth.

The game, however, wasn’t close to being over just then.

Miami East’s Michael Fellers finds running room.

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Lehman boys ninth Cav teams sweep at Treaty City race Newton on ‘pitch’ Piqua finishes tenth at Greenville meet second in the D-III race.

South Adams had 47 to win and Russia finished with 107.

Russia’s top seven included Jordan Gariety, 5, 17:20; Caleb Ball, 21, 18:09; Bryan Drees, 27, 18:35; Steven Stickel, 30, 18:37; Trevor Monnin, 32, 18:41; Alex Seger, 47, 19:03; Ethan Monnier, 49, 19:04.

Versailles finished sixth.

The Tigers’ top seven included Richie Ware, 17, 17:48; Tyler Rose, 36, 18:45; Matt Mangen, 41, 18:51; Andrew Kramer, 54, 19:15; Noah Pleiman, 80, 20:05; Jacob Rose, 88, 20:20; Austin Didier, 95, 20:35.

Covington finished 12th.

The Buccs’ top seven included Nate Dunn, 31, 18:38; Alex Schilling, 39, 18:46; Sam Sherman, 67, 19:54; Steven Shane, 104, 20:49; Tyler Henry, 122, D-III Russia boys finished 21:22; Daniel Jennings,

GREENVILLE — The Lehman boys finished ninth in the Treaty City Invitational D-I race, while Piqua finished 10th.

Joe Fuller led Lehman with a fifth-place finish in 16:58.

Other Lehman runners were Nick Elsner, 43, 18:45; Gabe Berning, 46, 18:55; Isaiah Winhoven, 63, 19:50; John Schmiesing, 66, 19:56; Erik Jackson, 83, 20:58; Brandon Simmons, 88, 21:30; Ted Jackson, 103, 22:37.

Piqua runners included Andy Mayse, 33, 18:23; Dylan Jacobs, 51, 19:09; Isaiah Garber, 67, 19:56; Bryan Mayse, 69, 20:09; Mitchell Bim-Merle, 78, 20:28; Josh Hanes, 85, 21:02; Braden Wise, 87, 21:28; Trevor Snapp, 104, 22:37; Brandley McPherson, 106, 22:41; Dante Kemp, 109, 27:31.

162, 22:46; Ryan Hembree, 164, 22:54.

Houston finished 14th.

Wildcat runners included Devon Jester, 20, 18:00; Isaiah Beaver, 37, 18:45; Azen Reier, 85, 20:14; Troy Riley, 97, 20:40; Corey Slusser, 163, 22:47; Derrek Mayse, 197, 25:45 Miami East finished 20th.

The Vikings’ top seven included Josh Ewing, 43, 18:53; Luke Mengos, 58, 19:32; Hunter Sharp, 120, 21:21; Matthew Amheiser, 133, 21:49; Evan Pemberton, 136, 21:53; Brandon Mack, 139, 21:58; Ben Marlow, 161, 22:45.

Bradford runners included Chip Gade, 84, 20:13; Mikey Barga, 145, 22:06; Hunter Arnett, 169, 23:10; Nathan Rose, 191, 24:49.

Newton runners included Brady McBride, 7, 17:21; Brett Sullivan, 149, 22:08; Tell Fisher, 167, 23:01.

Lehman, Piqua compete in D-I at Treaty City meet Borchers, Russia win D-III race at Greenville GREENVILLE — The Lehman Catholic girls cross country finished ninth in the D-I race at the Treaty City Invitational, while Piqua finished 12th.

Lehman runners included Caroline Heitmeyer, 6, 20:05; Jenna Zimmerman, 7, 20:07; Janelle Gravunder, 65, 24:21; Katie Heckman, 73, 24:52; Theresa Schmiesing, 83, 26:32; Julia Harreslon, 92, 29:03.

Piqua runners included Courtney Bensman, 52, 23:27; Kylie Hays, 76, 25:06; Emily Wenrick, 80, 25:47; Juliya Hsiang, 81, 26:02; Claire Hilleary, 88, 27:06; Amy Hall, 89, 27:27; Joling Hsiang, 91, 28:09.

D-III Emily Borchers led Russia to a win in the DIII race.

Borchers won in 19:40, 45 seconds ahead of Cassie Boyle of New Knoxville.

Russia won with 78

points.

Other Lady Raiders’ top seven were Molly Kearns, 14, 21:41; Shae Goubeaux, 18, 21:49; Emalie Frazier, 22, 22:02; Claudia Monnin, 31, 22:27; Kirstin Voisard, 38, 22:51; Karissa Voisard, 57, 23:33.

Versailles was second with 89.

The Lady Tigers’ top seven included Madison Grilliot, 12, 21:27; Brooke Pothast, 13, 21:32; Murphy Grow, 15, 21:42; Lexi Fliehman, 25, 22:09; Hannah Wenig, 34, 22:32; Kara Donbrock, 37, 22:45; Elizabeth Knapke, 43, 22:59.

Miami East finished fourth.

The Lady Vikings’ top seven included Lorenza Savini, 4, 20:42; Marie Ewing, 9, 21:18; Abigael Amheiser, 26, 22:11; Abby Hawkins, 35, 22:40; Sami Sands, 66, 24:03; Erin Augustus, 121, 26:54; Abby Bollinger, 135, 27:53.

Covington finished sixth.

The Lady Buccs top seven included Anna Dunn, 19, 21:50; Hannah Retz, 27, 22:11; Carly Shell, 33, 22:32; Julianna Yingst, 51, 23:22; Heidi Cron, 55, 23:28; Cassidy Cain, 101, 25:38; Briana Grilliot, 120, 26:47.

Bradford finished 18th.

Lady Railroader runners included Bailey Brewer, 20, 21:52; Jennifer Ross, 107, 25:52; Gabby Fair, 116, 26:25; Molli Lavey, 140, 28:13; Adria Roberts, 160, 30:00.

Houston finished 21st.

The Lady Wildcats top seven included Emma Mertz, 60, 23:51; Heidi Cox, 117, 26:38; Terrie Powell, 151, 29:14; Kaitlyn Ellison, 155, 29:35; Caitlin Ryan, 181, 37:18; Brittany Timmerman, 183, 39:19; Cheyenne Coffey, 184, 40:17.

Newton runners included Jasmine Ingle, 124, 27:10; Rose Studebaker, 143, 28:29; Vivian Brauer, 156, 29:38; Megan Zielenski, 165, 31:06.

Piqua girls fall to Centerville SIDNEY — The Lehman Cavaliers boys soccer defeated the Newton Indians 2-1 Saturday.

The Indians jumped to a 1-0 first half lead when Jack Yoder capitalized on an indirect kick. He was able to find the back of the net from 8 yards out at the 13.53 mark. They took that lead into halftime.

The second half was all Lehman. Seth Bensman had the first Cavalier goal at the 15:47 mark. Lehman had a corner kick that John Henry Frantz tracked down and made a perfect pass to Bensman who stuck it in the right side of the net.

The Cavaliers secured the win on a pretty pass from Bensman to Travis Thornton in the middle of the box at the 25:44 mark. Thornton directed the ball into the top left half of the goal to beat the Indians keeper.

The Cavaliers out shot Newton 15-2 in the second half and 25-5 for the game.

"I thought we played well the whole game," Lehman coach Tom Thornton said. " Their keeper played well and kept us at 2 goals. But I told the kids to keep playing hard and good things would happen. We eventually found the net just enough to win."

Lehman goes to 2-1 on the season while Newton drops to 1-3-1.

Lehman travels to Greenville Thursday for a 5:30 game.

GIRLS SOCCER Elks top Piqua

The Piqua girls soccer team, coming off a 6-1 loss to Lebanon, fell to Centerville 4-1 Saturday at Wertz Stadium.

“Overall, we did much better than against Lebanon,” Piqua coach Flo Loisy said. “Defensively, we improved from the Lebanon game, we were much more physical and made Centerville earn everything they got offensively.”

Loisy saw progress on

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Lehman’s Jordan Emrick battles Halee Mollette for the ball Saturday. offense.

“Offensively for us, we keep taking steps in the right direction but we are not quite where we want to be against those big schools,” he said. “Centerville beat us 12-0 last year so overall we feel this is a step in the right direction.”

Teija Davis scored for Piqua on a 30-yard shot in the final minute, off a Kayla Schrubb assist.

Piqua, 2-2-0, will travel to Springfield Tuesday.

Cavs blank Newton

Lehman would seem to have a pretty good argument for being the topranked Division III girls soccer team in the Miami Valley after Saturday.

The Lady Cavaliers were ranked No. 3 in the first coaches’ poll last week, and Newton No. 8, most likely due in large part on the strength of losing just 2-1 to No. 1ranked Troy Christian.

But Lehman took on Newton Saturday and it was no contest from the beginning, the Lady Cavs putting up five goals in the first half and cruising to a 6-0 shutout of the Lady Indians to run their record on the year to 3-01.

“We came out strong,” said Lehman coach Tony Schroeder. “When we did warm-ups, we (the coaches) felt like the girls really warmed up well and that they would probably come out strong.”

The Lady Cavs probably exceeded even his expectations, however, when they scored just 45 seconds into the game off a corner kick triggered by Marla Schroeder. The ball bounced around and was shot into the goal by Jenna Kronenberger, off an assist from Hannah Fogt.

That opened the flood gates, and the Lady Cavs put up four more goals before the half.

The next one came at the halfway point of the opening half when Schroeder took another corner kick and Madeline Franklin was there to knock it in.

With 13 minutes left, Schroeder played a through-ball to Ashley Keller for a goal, and with 5:48 left, Franklin dribbled around several defenders and drilled the ball to the side post.

Just 30 second later, it was Elizabeth Edwards passing to sister Katie Edwards for the goal that gave their team a 5-0 bulge at the intermission.

Lehman was a model of efficiency in the first half, taking eight shots and connecting on five.

Then about the midway point of the second half, Liz Pax passed to Keller for a long shot and the final goal of the game.

Grace Franz had three saves for Lehman, and Newton goalie Brittany Ross came up with five.

Russia volleyball gets win over Piqua Lehman fourth at own tourney

RUSSIA — The Piqua volleyball team lost to Russia Saturday 25-15, 25-8, 25-21.

Kylie Wilson led the Raiders with 18 kills and 11 digs; while Taylor Daniel had 28 assists and nine digs.

Camille Puthoff had eight kills and three solo blocks, while Claire Sherman had three solo blocks and six aces.

Cassie Pleiman added nine digs for the Raiders, 6-1.

The Russia JV won 2125, 25-14, 25-21.

Rachel Heuing had 11 kills, Chloe Sherman had 14 digs and Katie Swartz served five aces.

Lady Cavs fourth

SIDNEY — The Lehman volleyball team finished fourth at its own invitational Saturday, going 1-2.

“I think we didn’t play very well against (FrankLehman fort) Adena,” coach Greg Snipes said.

“But, we were playing some of our best volleyball against Norwalk St. Paul when Ellie (Cain) got hurt. We just have to be able to overcome that.”

Lehman opened with a 25-20, 25-22 win over Min-

ster.

Ellie Cain had seven kills and 12 assists, while Madeline Smith dished out nine assists.

Sidney Chapman pounded eight kills and Olivia Slagle added five.

Erica Paulus had seven digs and three aces.

Lehman lost to Adena 25-19, 25-23.

Slagle had six kills, while Chapman had five.

Cain and Smith both dished out nine assists, while Paulus had nine digs.

Lehman lost marathon match to Norwalk St. Paul 25-23, 29-31, 25-15.

Cain had 12 kills and 15 assists before spraining her ankle.

Smith dished out 21 assits, while Chapman pounded 12 kills.

Michelle Durwitsch and Ellie Sargent both added six kills.

Paulus led the defense with 18 digs.

Marlo Baker had eight digs and Ava Schmitz added six digs.

Lehman, 1-5, will host Urbana Tuesday.

East beats Troy

CASSTOWN — The Miami East volleyball team survived a challenge from Troy Saturday, winning 25-14, 25-18, 24-26, 25-19.

“We knew whoever

back to take the win.

“We got down the second game and could not pull back. The third and fourth games, they finally decided to play the way they know how to pull out the complete victory.”

Haley Patty had eight points and two kills; while Molly Dunlevy had nine points and five digs.

Brooke Brower had eight points and three digs; while Mindy Brewer added nine points and three kills.

Michalya Barga had five points and five kills; while Bree Bates added seven kills.

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Anna Kiesewetter passes the ball for Maimi East. served more aggressively today would come out on top,” Miami East coach John Cash said. “And I don’t think they expected us to come at them quite like that.

“Our ball control was better than it’s been today, too. It is still not where we want it, but it was better.”

Sam Cash had 10 kills, 17 assists, 12 digs and two aces for the Lady Vikings.

Allison Morrett had four kills, 11 assists, three aces, nine digs and one block; while Ashley Current had seven kills, two aces and one block.

Kara Nuss had five kills

and one block, while Angie Mack had four kills, six digs and one ace.

Trina Current had four kills, one ace, one block and one assist; while Lindsey Black had two aces, one assist and seven digs.

Anna Kiesewetter led the defense with 22 digs.

Lady Roaders win

BRADFORD — The Bradford volleyball team defeated Arcanum 25-23, 11-25, 25-20, 25-21.

“We showed a lot of heart today,” Bradford coach Jamie Hocker said.

“We was behind in the first games and fought

BOYS GOLF Tigers take third

WEBSTER — The Versailles boys golf team finished third at the Versailles Invitational Saturday at Stillwater Valley Golf Club with a 329 total.

Versailles scores included Tyler Drees 78, Ryan Knapke 81, Griffen Riegle 83, Alex Stucke 87, Kyle Cotner 97, Mitchell Stover 102.

Russia was fourth with 335.

Russia scores included Austin Tebbe 83, Gavin Hoying 83, Jordan Kremer 83, Luke Dapore 86, Connor Monnin 87, Zach Sherman 90.

Miami East was sixth

with 349 East scores included Scot Kirby 83, Kyle Karadak 86, Zach Ostendorf 88, Ryan Bergman 92, Dylan Martinez 92, Devyn Carson 111.

Covington finished ninth with 360.

Bucc scores included Levi Winn 84, Jacob Blair 89, Joe Slusher 91, Ty Boehringer 96, Derek McCool 147.

Russia 2 finished 12th with 375.

Raider scores included Jonah Counts 87, Gunnar Young 92, Justin Gariety 96, Dylan Cordonnier 100, Clay George 118, Mark Siefring 120.

Lehman finished 15th with 386.

Cavalier scores included Sam Dean 84, Mitchell Shroyer 94, Zack Scott 101, Tyler Scott 107, Bryce Eck 115, Adam Vanderhorst 116.

Versailles 2 finished 17th with 412.

Tiger scores included Jacob Watren 90, Nicholas Litten-Stonebraker 95, Aaron Barga, 113, Michael Hemmelgarn 114.

Miami East 2 finished 18th with 444.

Viking scores included Ryan Haney 99, Walker Henley 111, Nick Beard 114, Mitchell Vernoy 120, Austin McCuiston 123, Nathan Teeters 125.

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Continued from page 7 Covington received the opening kickoff, but was forced to punt at midfield.

Freshman Nathan Blei booted a beauty, spotting the ball inside the Redskin ten.

From there, the Buccaneer defense stopped St. Henry on three straight plays and the Redskins gave Covington the ball back just 20 yards from the end zone on a shanked punt.

Two plays later sophomore quarterback Jared Williams faked out the St. Henry defense and weaved his way in from 20 yards out to give Covington a 7-0 lead with just over 7:00 left in the first quarter.

"The punt by Blei was a big play because it turned the field position in our favor," Miller explained.

"There's a freshman with ice water in his veins."

The Covington defense forced St. Henry to punt on its next possession and the offense took advantage with a 15-yard touchdown run by A.J. Ouellette to push the Buccaneer lead to 14-0.

But the pride the St. Henry football program has was on display on the

opening drive of the second quarter as the Redskins converted on two big passes to put the ball inside the Buccaneer five.

Covington's defense tried gallantly to keep the Redskins out of the end zone, but Jordan Osterholt reached across the goal line on fourth down to cut the deficit to 14-7.

"That's a good program," Miller said of St. Henry. "They are well coached and have a lot of athletes. You combine that with the pride and tradition they have, you know you are in for a battle."

And Covington was up to the challenge as it scored twice more before the half.

First, sophomore fullback Brandon Magee powered his way up the middle from eight yards out and then Jared Williams capped an impressive Buccaneer drive with a four-yard pass to his older brother, Justin Williams.

This made the score 287 at the break in favor of Covington, but the tied turned on the opening possession of the second half as St. Henry marched right down the field to set

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Justin Williams makes a tackle Friday night. up first-and-goal at the seven.

But once again, Covington was put to the challenge as it held the

Redskins on four straight plays and took the ball over at the nine on a fourth down tackle in the backfield by sophomore

James Grilliott.

"We had a lot of younger kids step up really big tonight," Miller explained.

"We had two starting linebackers out on the goal line stand and the younger kids made the plays."

The younger kids also made St. Henry pay for focusing so much of its attention on A.J. Ouellette.

Several times Jared Williams, Brandon Magee and freshman Nathan Blei picked up huge chunks of yardage as the Redskins went after Ouellette.

"That's the nature of the (triple-option) offense," explained Miller.

"If you focus on one guy, someone else will beat you."

Behind the running of Williams and Magee, the Buccaneers put together a clock-draining drive that reached inside the St. Henry ten.

Unfortunately, Covington committed the one cardinal sin against a good team - turning the ball over by fumbling into the end zone.

And the new life was all St. Henry needed as it marched 80 yards the

other way to cut the deficit to 28-14 early in the fourth quarter.

"I like the effort, but we have to do everything humanly possible to protect the football," Miller said.

The new life St. Henry gained by Covington's generosity and an impressive drive as immediately taken away as the Buccs put together a drive that symbolizes the Dave Miller style of football - a drive that methodically broke down the St. Henry defense.

Starting at its own 30, Covington drove 70 yards in five minutes and sealed the deal with a three-yard plunge by Ouellette.

St. Henry did score with 30 seconds left on Covington's reserve unit, but by then the Buccs were celebrating a huge seasonopening victory.

"This is an all-round, good win for us," said Miller. "It was a team win.

We overcame some mistakes and a lot of adversity tonight. We had guys banged up a bit and other kids came in and played well. This was the ultimate team win."

A win that put a slight grin on coach Miller's face.

we felt if we could be close going into the fourth we could maybe wear them out with our conditioning.

We just kept plowing away, and plowing away and that’s what happened.”

The Bulldogs rode running backs Brad Stine and Chase Martens on the first drive of the game, with Marten piling up 46 yards and Brad Stine adding 25, punching it in from 12 yards out with 5:35 left in the first quarter to make it 7-0.

The Vikings came right back with a little offense of their own, picking up three first downs in a row on their opening series — with Michael Fellers taking it into Bulldog’ territory with a 35-yard run.

The drive, however, would stall at the seven yard line.

Quarterback Conner Hellyer’s pass would slip through the hands of a Viking receiver in the end zone, and East settled for

a 24-yard field goal from Fellers.

Martens would put Milton on the scoreboard again late in the second half with a 17-yard TD run. He finished the first half with 117 yards rushing on 13 carries.

Martens and the rest of the Bulldog ball carriers, however, would be contained in the second half.

Aside from the final drive of the game — where Martens had runs of 18 yards and 15 to get his team into East territory — Milton managed just a shade over 35 yards on the ground in the final half.

On the defensive side, Joey Swafford and Kodey Wolf had interceptions in the first half.

On that final drive, the Bulldogs had the ball at the Vikings’ 26-yard line with time winding down, but they were stopped on a fourth-and-two. East picked up two first downs and ran out the clock for the victory.

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Continued from page 7 When it was over, he had rushed for 310 yards on 28 carries, including 183 on 20 carries in the first half, when the Rockets rolled out to a 210 lead.

Williams scored from eight yards out in the first quarter to open the scoring. Shaun Wenrick’s kick made it 7-0.

Quarterback Josh Robinson then scored the first of his two rushing touchdowns in the second quarter, from a yard out, to make it 14-0.

Following the score, the Cavaliers got a good kick return back to near midfield, and drove the ball down to the Anna 4-yard line. But on a fourth-down play, Nathan Arling of Anna sacked the quarterback for a 4yard loss.

It was a pivotal play because the Rockets responded with a quick trip down the field to another score, thanks to Williams busting one for 57 yards to the 38. A couple plays later, Jordan Jurosic shook loose from 24 yards out to give the Rockets a 21-0 bulge at the half.

Things went from bad to worse for the Cavaliers in the third quarter when starting quarterback Nick Rourke was knocked out of the game.

The Rockets scored twice more in the third quarter on a 1-yard run by Williams and a 22-yard run by Robinson to make it 34-0.

Lehman got on the board when Steven Monnin, Rourke’s fill-in, hit Drew Westerheide on a 13-yard scoring strike. And after recovering an onside kick, the Cavaliers scored again on a 13-yard pass from Monnin to Clay Selsor.

Anna capped the scoring when

The Viking defense held the Bulldog offense on a fourth-and-short just outside the red zone with just over three minutes to play — and Robbie Adams’ first down with just under a minute sealed the deal for the Vikings as they came away with a 18-14 victory to open the season.

“We didn’t make it easy on ourselves, that’s for sure,” Miami East coach Max Current said. “You know we had some missed opportunities in the first half to put points on the board. We had some penalties, a dropped TD pass, a bad pitch, we fumbled the ball. We got three on one when we should have had seven. We were driving a few times, but had a few tipped balls by receivers that ended up as interceptions.

“We felt going into the game that if we were close or had the lead going into the fourth, we would have a chance. Milton is a big, strong physical team, but

Williams broke one from 57 yards away.

In addition to Williams, Robinson also had a good night for the Rockets, connecting on 9-for-16 passing for 122 yards.

Pirates beat Roaders

DEGRAFF — The Bradford football team opened the season with a 24-20 loss to Riverside Friday night.

Bradford had taken an 6-0 lead after Nick Rank caught a 22-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Wysong.

Bradford tied the game at 14 in the second quarter when Rank ran 11 yards for a touchdown and added the 2-point PAT run.

The Pirates opened a 24-14 lead, before Bradford got a touchdown late in the fourth quarter.

With 3:37 remaining, Wysong hooked up with Daniel Cassel for a 17-yard score to get Bradford within 24-20.

But, the Roaders could not score again.

Wysong finished the game 5-for-18 for 69 yards, with two TDs. He also led the rushing attack with 109 yards on 17 carries, while Cassel caught four passe for 47 yards.

Bradford will host Twin Valley South Friday.

Tigers lose opener

VERSAILLES — Versailles had a 19-17 lead on Celina Friday night before losing 25-19 in the season opener.

Versailles returns to action Friday, traveling to Valley View.

Ohio High School Football Friday's Scores Anna 40, Lehman Catholic 14 Ansonia 58, Day. Belmont 20 Arcanum 48, Camden Preble Shawnee 20 Bethel-Tate 20, Cin. Oyler 12 Casstown Miami E. 18, Milton-Union 14 Cedarville 26, London Madison Plains 7 Celina 25, Versailles 19 Centerville 38, Pickerington Cent. 33 Cin. Christian 14, Cin. College Prep. 0 Cin. Clark Montessori 11, Cin. Hughes 8 Cin. Colerain 45, Park Vista Community, Fla. 27 Cin. Country Day 42, Pendleton Co., Ky. 0 Cin. Finneytown 23, Miami Valley Christian Academy 13 Cin. Glen Este 42, Batavia Amelia 22 Cin. Moeller 23, Indpls Pike, Ind. 21 Cin. Princeton 48, Xenia 10 Cin. Purcell Marian 39, Cin. Deer Park 12 Cin. St. Xavier 34, Indpls Ben Davis, Ind. 7 Cin. Summit Country Day 52, Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan 7 Cin. Sycamore 41, Cin. Walnut Hills 7 Cin. Taft 35, Morrow Little Miami 13 Cin. Wyoming 49, Cin. Aiken 0 Clarksville Clinton-Massie 52, Blanchester 8 Cols. Beechcroft 14, Day. Dunbar 0 Convoy Crestview 21, Rockford Parkway 0 Covington 35, St. Henry 21 Day. Northridge 18, Tipp City Bethel 13 Day. Oakwood 24, Cin. Mariemont 17 Day. Thurgood Marshall 33, Clayton Northmont 22 DeGraff Riverside 28, Bradford 24 Delphos Jefferson 48, Waynesfield-Goshen 3 Eaton 40, Greenville 13 Elida 20, Delphos St. John's 0 Fairfield 21, Beavercreek 7 Fairfield Christian 28, Day. Jefferson 0 Fayetteville-Perry 20, Batavia Clermont NE 12 Ft. Loramie 21, Minster 18 Ft. Recovery 24, Edgerton 21 Germantown Valley View 48, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 18 Hamilton 38, Milford 14 Hamilton Ross 42, Goshen 7 Harrison 34, E. Central, Ind. 6 Huber Hts. Wayne 62, Gahanna Lincoln 28 Jamestown Greeneview 37, Day. Christian 0 Kenton 22, Coldwater 2 Kettering Alter 17, Kettering Fairmont 14 Lebanon 20, Kings Mills Kings 17 Lewisburg Tri-County N. 38, Brookville 36 Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 40, Cin. Western Hills 8 Loveland 35, Vandalia Butler 6 Maria Stein Marion Local 42, Lima Shawnee 7 McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 48, Morral Ridgedale 18 Miamisburg 56, Bellbrook 3 Mt. Orab Western Brown 49, Hillsboro 6 N. Bend Taylor 28, Lawrenceburg, Ind. 0 N. Lewisburg Triad 28, Lewistown Indian Lake 7 New Carlisle Tecumseh 21, Fairborn 0 New Paris National Trail 54, Day. Ponitz Tech. 0 New Richmond 14, Cin. Indian Hill 0 Piqua 41, Tol. Rogers 6 Reading 41, Williamsburg 14 Sidney 19, St. Marys Memorial 16 Spencerville 19, Lima Perry 13 Spring. Kenton Ridge 48, Spring. NE 19 Spring. NW 28, S. Charleston SE 27 Spring. Shawnee 82, Spring. Cath. Cent. 7 Springboro 34, Mason 21 Springfield 42, Trotwood-Madison 8 Tipp City Tippecanoe 68, St. Paris Graham 0 Troy Christian 22, Bellaire St. John 11 Union City, Ind. 29, Union City Mississinawa Valley 26 Urbana 64, London 3 W. Alexandria Twin Valley S. 44, New Lebanon Dixie 21 W. Jefferson 21, Mechanicsburg 6 W. Liberty-Salem 62, Spring. Greenon 13 Wapakoneta 35, Bellefontaine 17

OSU gets off to fast start

Cruises to 40-20 win COLUMBUS (AP) — Second-ranked Ohio State got off to a quick start. After that, it was a bit scary.

Braxton Miller threw two touchdown passes before fighting leg cramps and Jordan Hall ran for two more scores to lead the Buckeyes to a 40-20 victory over Buffalo on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.

The Buckeyes, striving for a crisper start from coach Urban Meyer's debut in 2012, led 23-0 after the first quarter before the Bulls made things interesting.

Joe Licata threw two TD passes and linebacker Kahlil Mack returned a Miller interception 45 yards to make it 30-20 in the third quarter.

Miller was sidelined a second time with cramps and sub Kenny Guiton promptly tossed a 21-yard TD pass to Chris Fields.

Hall had a career-high 159 yards rushing, scoring on runs of 37 and 49 yards.

Miller was 15 of 22 passing for 178 yards with TDs of 47 yards to Devin Smith and 7 yards to Chris Fields. He also ran for 77 yards on 17 attempts, although he twice went to the sideline with cramps.

Licata completed 19 of 32 passes for 185 yards and two scores with one interception, with Branden Oliver gaining 73 yards on 26 carries for the Bulls, who were playing Ohio State for the first time ever.

Meyer had stressed all week that he wanted his team to get off to a better start than they did a year ago when they trailed 7-0 in the first quarter against Miami (Ohio).

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TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You'll enjoy entertaining at home today; however, it's a poor day to shop for items for your home or family (except for food). Relax and enjoy!

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is an excellent day to be creative with communication skills. It's also a great day to be creative with your hands.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You might have excellent moneymaking ideas today; however, be careful with financial transactions. This morning is good, but this afternoon is not. Forewarned is forearmed.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You feel great today! The Moon is in your sign, dancing with fair Venus.

This is a great day to flirt, enjoy sports events and schmooze with others. Accept all invitations.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Work alone or behind the scenes today because you need your privacy.

Perhaps you need time alone to pull your act together or just mellow out.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) A female friend might offer a sympathetic shoulder or willing ear today.

Or you might be the person that someone else needs to confide in. It never hurts to ask for advice.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Personal details about your private life might be made public, especially in the eyes of bosses, parents and VIPs. Remember this, and keep a low profile even though you are popular now.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Because you want to have a little adventure, go someplace you've never been before. Learn something new.

Talk to people from different cultures.

Live it up!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Others might be generous to you today. (Keep smiling.) This morning is the time to ask for what you want.

In the afternoon, you can just graciously accept.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) You will have to compromise in your dealings with others today because the Moon is opposite your sign. Fortunately, it's well-aspected and everyone will be congenial. (One can only hope.)

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) It's easy to get along with co-workers today. If you want assistance or favors from others, ask for this in the morning. In the afternoon, everything is loosey-goosey.

YOU BORN TODAY You are not always what you seem. Sometimes you have to play a role in life. One thing is certain, you are multitalented. You also are a visionary with wonderful social skills. Although you are patient, you love action and tend to gravitate toward controversy. Something you've been involved with for about nine years will end or diminish this year to make room for something new.

Birthdate of: Kiran Desai, author; Eileen Brennan, actress; Al Jardine, musician.

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Jury hears of Jackson’s friendships with doctors ANTHONY McCARTNEY AP Entertainment Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For Michael Jackson, a trip to the doctor’s office sometimes wasn’t just paying a visit to a health care provider. It was paying a visit to a trusted friend.

A jury has been hearing for weeks about the pop superstar’s close relationship with many of his medical providers — spending Christmas with some doctors, inviting others to spend time at Neverland Ranch. His primary care doctor served as the best man at the singer’s second wedding, to a woman who worked in his dermatologist’s office and became a frequent companion on his medical visits.

Jackson’s relationship with his final doctor, Conrad Murray, is important to the negligent hiring case, but in the process jurors are getting an inside look at celebrity health care — after-hours visits, house calls and false names on records and prescriptions — that are meant to preserve confidentiality but can present ethical challenges for doctors. They have also heard a detailed portrait of medical history, including painful burns and the skin conditions vitiligo and discoid lupus that led Jackson to feel he was disfigured.

Other practitioners have recounted stories of telling Jackson they wouldn’t comply with his requests for painkillers or the powerful anesthetic that would kill him in his bedroom in 2009.

The parade of testimony from Jackson’s doctors is central to the defense case being mounted by AEG Live LLC, the company promoting Jackson’s ill-fated comeback concerts, which is being sued by the singer’s mother.

Katherine Jackson says the company hired Murray to help her son prepare for his “This Is It” shows. In the process, her attorneys say, AEG Live created a conflict of interest that compelled Murray to provide her son with the anesthetic propofol as a sleep aid in order to preserve his anticipated $150,000 a month payday.

AEG contends it is not liable for the superstar’s death but that it was his own personal choices that led to his demise.

Stories the jurors have heard throughout the 18-week trial about Jackson and his doctors: — Two of Jackson’s doctors, Scott Saunders and William Van Valin II, went to Jackson’s

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In this March 5, 2009, file photo, singer Michael Jackson is shown at a press conference in London. Attorneys for AEG Live LLC have shown jurors testimony from several doctors who treated Jackson in the 1990s and 2000s, including several who established friendships with the singer.

Neverland Ranch near Santa Barbara, according to testimony from Saunders.

Saunders recounted how Jackson occasionally showed up at his home unannounced and sent him and his family Christmas presents one year. Saunders said Jackson would sometimes invite him out to Neverland and would ask him to stay longer so they could just talk.

— Jackson occasionally lived in the garage, converted into a guest room, of Dr. Alimorad Farshcian when the Miami physician was treating the singer from 2001 until 2003.

Farshchian placed an implant in Jackson’s abdomen to block the euphoric effects of opioid drugs so he would stop taking them. Farshcian said he traveled with Jackson and spent Christmas with him in 2002.

— Several witnesses who described Jackson’s medical treatments said the singer required afterhours visits to avoid paparazzi scrutiny. His records were sometimes filed under the names Omar Arnold, Michael Jefferson or other aliases and prescriptions were also sometimes placed in false names to try to protect his privacy.

— Jackson’s second wife, Debbie Rowe, worked for the singer’s longtime dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein and would accompany the singer to many of his medical appointments throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Rowe said Jackson was intensely afraid of pain and required numerous procedures to treat his vitiligo and try to repair damage to his scalp after it was burned while filming a Pepsi commercial in 1984. When Rowe and Jackson married in Australia in 1996, another of the singer’s physicians, Dr. Allan Metzger, served as their best man.

— Rowe said Klein

and a now-retired plastic surgeon, Dr. Steven Hoefflin, competed with each other for who could give Jackson the best painkillers. Rowe said Jackson trusted his doctors. “Michael had a very low pain tolerance and his fear of pain was incredible,” she said. “I think the doctors took advantage of him that way.”

— Dental anesthesiologist Dr. Christine Quinn said in 1998 or 1999 Jackson summoned her to a Beverly Hills hotel and asked her to give him propofol to help him sleep.

She said she refused.

— Dr. Gordon Sasaki, who tried to repair damage to Jackson’s scalp in 2003, said he accepted the singer’s invitation to go to Neverland Ranch after they met. Sasaki however refused to prescribe any more painkillers to Jackson after the singer requested Percocet three times in a short time span. Sasaki said he turned over Jackson’s pain management to Klein.

— Dr. Stephen Gordon, a Las Vegas plastic surgeon, said Jackson requested that he give him a shot of the painkiller Demerol “for the road” after a procedure in 2003. Gordon refused and didn’t see Jackson again for another four years, when he returned with Murray. Jackson acted as if he didn’t know Gordon, the doctor said, and Murray took charge of the visit, driving Jackson to the office and paying for it when it was over.

“There was nothing usual or customary about what he was doing,” Gordon said of Murray.

Attorneys for Jackson’s mother have acknowledged that Jackson struggled with painkillers throughout his life, but have said most of his prescriptions were tied to medical procedures. AEG Live’s lawyers contend Jackson showed signs that he was doctor shopping, hid his addiction to painkillers and lied about his medical history.

A close relationship between a doctor and patients is not inherently wrong, said Arthur Caplan, the director of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Langone Medical Center. He said it often occurs in small towns, and wealthy patients can sometimes afford to hire their own doctors. The problem occurs when the doctor’s judgment is clouded and their treatment is affected.

“If you can’t say no or stop, you probably are too far down the friendship highway,” Caplan said.

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Two special proclamations will begin the evening agenda.

Commission meetings are held every first and third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the commission chamber on

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The public is invited and encouraged to attend with a copy of the meeting agenda available at the city’s website: www. piquaoh.org.

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