Monday
Coming
Becoming a citizen
Piqua Daily Call Commitment To Community
Sports:
Inside:
Inside:
Piqua back runs for 300 yards Page 9
Ft. Rowdy Gathering Page 7
The Usual Eccentric Page 4
saturdAY, September 28, 2013
Volume 130, Number 193
www.dailycall.com $1.25
an award-winning Civitas Media newspaper
School locked down after shots fired, suspect captured Will E Sanders
Staff Writer wsanders@civitasmedia.com
PIQUA — Reports of shots fired resulted in a 20-minute lockdown at a city school Friday afternoon before authorities arrested a juvenile and took him to the police department for questioning. Police were called to the vicinity of the intersection of South Main and Grant streets at approximately 1:15 p.m. after several citizens called 9-1-1 and reported at least two gunshots were heard in the area, said Piqua Police Chief Bruce Jamison. As a precaution, Bennett Intermediate School, 625 S. Main St., was placed on a brief lockdown as police focused on a garage, located at 509 S. Main St. Initially, police believed the suspect, a male juvenile in his late teens, was holed up in the structure. After the property owner consented to a
voluntary search the suspect was found inside and arrested without incident, police said. Because the property owner gave consent, the situation was handled quickly, which resulted in the lockdown being lifted. The juvenile was taken to the police station for questioning. Charges are expected to be filed in the case. Authorities could not locate the handgun in the aftermath of the incident. “We are still searching for the gun that was involved,” Jamison said. “We now believe it left the scene before we arrived.” The lockdown was ordered at Bennett near the end of the school day before school children were to be released for the day. The lockdown was lifted after the suspect was taken into custody. Mike Ullery | Staff Photo No injuries were A suspect is led away in handcuffs following a shots-fired call that led to the arrest of a juvenile male in a dwelling at 509 South Main reported at the scene St. in Piqua on Friday afternoon. The incident led to the lockdown of Bennett Intermediate School for period of time as officers searched because of the incident. for the suspect.
There’s no place like home History in the making Cancer study taking enrollments
Belinda M. Paschal Staff Writer bpaschal@civitasmedia.com
Bethany J. Royer
PIQUA — They say that when a door closes, a window opens. For Jessica Jacomet-Payton, a stroke of good luck will lead to both doors and windows opening — to her new house. Jacomet-Payton was down on her luck a year or so ago and needed help with a utility bill when she got involved with the Piqua Compassion Network, a local network of help for those in crisis or who want to overcome poverty. “They helped me with my bill and a few months later, I got a call from them asking if I wanted to be involved in their Getting Ahead program,” Jacomet-Payton said. Getting Ahead is a long-term, anti-poverty initiative that helps families desiring a sustainable lifestyle through extended teaching and mentoring. Through the program, Jacomet-Payton was urged to submit an application to Habitat for Humanity of Miami County. “That was part of our working
Index Obituaries........................ 2 Weather............................. 3 Local................................. 3 Opinion.............................. 4 Entertainment................. 5 Public Record.................. 6 Ft. Rowdy.......................... 7 Milestones....................... 8 Sports........................... 9-11 Comics............................ 13 Classified.................... 14-15 World.............................. 16 Business.......................... 17
6
7 4 8 2 5
6 2 1 0 1
8
Staff Writer broyer@civitasmedia.com
Provided Photo
Jessica Jacomet-Payton (center) of Piqua, happily displays the plans for her 2014 Habitat for Humanity home. She is joined by, left to right, Bill Horstman, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Miami County; Sharon Arnett, her Piqua Compassion Network Getting Ahead mentor; family friend Elizabeth Banks; and daughter, Lexus Jacomet.
with her,” said Ann Hoover of the Piqua Compassion Network. “We really strongly encouraged her to apply.” Habitat for Humanity is a faithbased organization that provides moderate to low-income individu-
als and families the chance to purchase and own simple, affordable, quality homes. Chosen applicants are required to put in 400 sweat-equity hours, See HABITAT | Page 2
PIQUA — Want to be a part of history and make a difference in the lives of others? From Oct. 22 to 24, at various locations throughout Miami County, the American Cancer Society will be hosting enrollment for a Cancer Prevention Study-3 or CPS-3) for those who want to participate in –and make a commitment to– a good cause. “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity because we are looking at people from ages 30 to 65 who have not had cancer and are willing to be a part,” Robin Supinger, community resource navigator for the East Central Division of the American Cancer Society, said of
what will be the fourth study since the 1950s on cancer, all beginning with the Hammond-Horn study. Conducted from 1952 to 1955, the HammondHorn study included 188,000 men and was the first to connect smoking with lung cancer and other diseases. It was also the foundation for following CPS studies and for the Surgeon General to declare smoking bad for one’s health. However, such studies as the HammondHorn study were limited in scope, given it only included men and recruited from only 9 states. Proceeding studies broke the mold by recruiting larger numbers, across more states, and See CANCER | Page 2
Edison looks to the future Editor’s Note: This is the final of the five-part series of stories highlighting Edison Community College as it celebrates its 40th year of service. Focusing on Edison’s future, this piece was written by and is being submitted on behalf of Edison’s president, Dr. Cris Valdez. The key to informing and influencing the future is to embrace and examine the past. Valdez Edison Community College’s first 40 years of service provide an ideal springboard for future endeavors, but the future is an uncertain
thing and trying to predict it is difficult. There are however, tools and approaches that take some of the mystery and element of chance out of this process. At Edison, the choice was made to engage with all internal and external stakeholders to begin our future planning. As a result, in 2011, all planning, ranging from strategic to departmental underwent a review by President Cris Valdez with the intent to engage and energize the cam-
pus while continuing to move the campus forward to excellence. Following this review, Edison began to develop a new strategic plan utilizing a process based on appreciative inquiry called SOAR (Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results). SOAR includes a vital listening process where stakeholders tell the organization its strengths, core competencies, advantages, and challenges; either confirming or defining what is already believed and known. See EDISON | Page 2
For home delivery, call 773-2725 E XOT I C I N S E C T S FROM AROUND T H E WO R L D
Dr.insecta’s Bug Lab
Totally ED-Fun-Cational October 5, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. Cameo Theatre • 304 S. West St. • Sidney, OH 45365
Children $4 • Adult $6
Purchase Tickets At Gateway Arts Council, Ron & Nitas and at the door
937-498-2787
40496603