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Charity 5K planned for Sunday Staff Writer wsanders@civitasmedia.com
PIQUA — A 5K walk/ run is slated for Sunday afternoon in Piqua with the proceeds going to a special charity that aims to make the wishes of children affected by serious medical disorders come true. The Cameron’s Smile 5K will take place Sunday, Sept. 8, at Edison Community College, 1973 Edison Drive, with proceeds going toward the A Special Wish Foundation. Race registration begins at 1 p.m. and the
5K will follow at 2 p.m. Registration costs $20. Registration forms are available at the Piqua YMCA or through www. speedyfeet.com. Cameron Forror’s mother, Tonya Forror, said this is the fifth year she and her family and friends have hosted the event. Cameron passed away in 2008 at the age of 17 and was a junior at Piqua High School at the time of his death. Tonya said in 2006 Cameron was the recipient of a wish that was granted through A Special Wish Foundation
that allowed the Forror family to visit Disney World. “His wish was to go to Disney World, and that is how this all started,” Tonya said. “We wanted to do something positive from his death. … It’s our way of both giving back so they (A Special Wish Foundation) could help another child and to keep Cameron’s memory alive.” A Special Wish Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to granting wishes for children diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.
The proceeds from the run/walk this year will be going to help grant the wish of Piqua child Ava Casto, 7. Lots of door prizes will be available at the event and a 24” Schwinn girls bike will also be raffled off. In the past four years the 5K has raised thousands of dollars for the charitable, wish-granting organization. Last year the 5K had 175 participants, but the goal this year is to get 300 participants, Tonya said. “To these children and their families, (A Special
Wish Foundation) is a great way for a child to be able to do something happy,” she said. “They don’t have to worry about medicine and hospitals and being sick. It just gives them a little break from all of that.” Tonya and her husband, Chad, reside in Piqua with their two sons, Conner, 17, and Corbin, 10. Donations are welcome and can be sent to Tonya Forror, P.O. box 1477, Piqua, OH, 45356. For more information on the 5K, contact Tonya Forror at: forror@sbcglobal.net.
Automatic hydrant flushers now in use in Piqua Will E Sanders
Staff Writer wsanders@civitasmedia.com
PIQUA — Recently residents in Piqua might have noticed yellow metal boxes attached to fire hydrants and wondered what, exactly, they are. Piqua Water System Superintendent Don Freisthler said they are called automatic fire hydrant flushers and the city recently purchased five of them for under $10,000. Freisthler said the devices are set to run a specific amount of water through them to flush the hydrants during non-peak hours of water consumption in the city, which ultimately improves water quality. Now through the end of September the automatic hydrant flushers will be in
operation, he said. “These units are set at five different places in the city where they are set and each one of them goes off twice a day for an hour and a half,” Freisthler said. “They will flush about 18,000 gallons per 90-minute interval.” Each unit will flush 36,000 gallons daily, and all five will flush 180,000 gallons on a daily basis. The decision to purchase and use the cost-effective devices stemmed from a study that was performed on ways to improve water quality, he said. “Once the new water plant comes online … we may not need to use these, but they will be deployed annually from the first of July to the end of September each year,” he added. Water flows from a fire hydrant on Fox Drive on Wednesday.
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Volunteer today for a cancer-free tomorrow Belinda M. Paschal Staff Writer bpaschal@civitasmedia.com
PIQUA — In the time it takes to have dinner, you can help create a world with more birthdays. By merely providing a body measurement and blood sample as part of the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3), you could help save lives and give people more of their most precious resource: time. Time and birthdays are something Chip Hare values
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more than the average person. It was the early 2000’s and life was going perfectly for Hare, who was recently married with an infant son. “I was fortunate to be living the American Dream,” he said. Then he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. “You never think it’s going to be you,” said Hare, athletic director for Piqua City Schools. “By the grace of God, doctors, support people and good care facilities, you get through those moments. My perspective now is different than it was 10 years ago. I’m just glad I’m at each birthday.” Hare was one of two cancer survivors who spoke at the kickoff of CPS-3 Wednesday at the Miami Valley Centre Mall. Led by Robin Supinger of the ACS, along with co-hosts from Edison Community College, the Hobart Corporation and the Upper Valley Medical Center Dugan Infusion Center, the event gave community members a chance to volunteer for the study. Hare and George Frey, an educator from Wright State University, ACS Voices of Hope volunteer and prostate cancer survivor encouraged those attending to enroll in the study, whether
they were survivors, caregivers or had a friend or loved one affected by cancer. The enrollment process involves two steps. Step one takes places at a local enrollment event (there will be three in Miami County in October), where participants will read and sign an informed consent form, complete a brief written survey, provide a waist circumference measurement and small blood sample taken by a certified phlebotomist. The second step takes place at home, where volunteers will complete a more detailed survey asking information on lifestyle, behavioral and other factors related to health. Despite its name, CPS-3 is actually the fourth study in the series documenting smokingrelated health changes. The studies began in the 1950s with the Hammond-Horn study, followed by CPS-1 in 1964, which showed that smoking was responsible for early death and prompted the Surgeon General’s cigarette warnings. In 1996, CPS-2 showed that secondhand smoke increased chances of mortality and led to smoke-free legislation. The purpose of CPS-3 is to better
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Piqua High School Athletic Director Chip Hare speaks at Wednesday’s kick-off event for Cancer Prevention Study-3 at the Miami Valley Centre Mall.
understand facts that cause or prevent cancer in order to ultimately eliminate cancer. CPS-3 is open to anyone 30 to 65 years old who has never been diagnosed with cancer, with the exceptions of basal or squamous skin cancer. Participants must be willing to make a long-term commitment to study, which will include periodic follow-up surveys to complete at home. The study seeks a broad sample of partic-
ipants, including people from different geographical areas and at least 25 percent minority participants. “We want diversity because you can’t study somebody who’s not in your study,” Frey said. To learn more about CPS3, visit cancer.org/cps3, email cps3@cancer.org or call (888) 604-5888. For upcoming CPS-3 enrollment locations and to schedule an appointment, visit www.MiamiValleyCPS3.org.
Will E Sanders
Staff Writer wsanders@civitasmedia.com
PIQUA — Authorities made a drug arrest Tuesday after information from the public was gathered and an undercover officer made a controlled drug purchase off of the suspect in a parking lot of a retail Covault store. Arrested was Austin L. Covault, 18, of Piqua, who was charged with trafficking drugs and carrying a concealed weapon, both felonies. If convicted as charged he faces up to two and a half years in prison. On Tuesday a controlled drug buy and bust was conducted through the joint efforts of the Piqua Police Department and the Miami County Sheriff’s Office. The undercover officer met Covault in the parking lot of J. C. Penney at the Miami Valley Mall, 987 E. Ash St., and Covault then sold hashish to the officer. Afterward, Covault was stopped and apprehended in the parking lot. His vehicle was searched at that time and a loaded .25 caliber pistol and more drugs were found. A short time later authorities then executed a search warrant at Covault’s home, which is located at 40 E. Snodgrass Road. According to police reports, Covault had clothes in his car and was preparing to leave the city to head to Milwaukee, Wis., where he had a court date for Sept. 4 for felony possession with intent, which originated Aug. 9. Jamison said he wants the public to know the police department is always busy with performing ongoing drug investigations and thanked those members of the public who come forward with information. Covault’s arrest stemmed from information gleaned from the public, he said. “Public information contributed to decisions made by investigators in conducting this operation and affecting this arrest,” Jamison said. “We appreciate the continued willingness of the public to provide us with information, along with their patience, as we work to investigate and prosecute individuals and groups based on information.”
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