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Phase I of city’s stormwater project reviewed

Bethany J. Royer Staff writer broyer@civitasmedia.com

PIQUA — Half-fixes won’t do when it comes to tackling issues related to the city’s stormwater system, as evaluation, careful planning and knowing what one is working with takes precedence. These were just a few of the items emphasized at a recent open house to review Phase I of the

stormwater master plan, held in the commission chambers at the government complex.

“First we did a GIS map, showing the storm system,” explained David Burtner, director of utilities, of steps already taken in Phase I. The idea behind the open house was to not only review the first phase, which includes the western section of the city, but high-light the reasons for bringing in URS Corporation, an engineering,

construction and technical services firm. Who will consult the city of Piqua through the development of a master plan (Course of action) to address concerns related to the stormwater system.

What is stormwater?

•Water that originates during precipitation events •Snow-melt that enters the stormwater system •Stormwater that does not soak into the ground and

becomes surface runoff Burtner was joined by Devon Alexander, stormwater coordinator, Shane Johnson, underground utilities supervisor, and many other city leaders and URS consultants, with a variety of maps on display including the GIS map or geographic information system. A pivotal step allowing for an assessment to be made of the multiple components making up the stormwater system, one that consists

of some 130 miles of pipes.

From this vantage point the city now knows what they are working with, can gauge both current and potential problems, and implement the best course of action.

“We don’t want to throw money away,” said Burtner of the need for proper evaluation and the time it will take for such so the city doesn’t end up See STORMWATER | Page 2

PHS play tackles grave subjects Belinda M. Paschal Staff Writer bpaschal@civitasmedia.com

PIQUA — In an unusual format, in a decidedly different setting, the stories of those who have passed on come to life — as do the narrators themselves.

Edgar Lee Masters’ “Spoon River Anthology” features a parade of characters narrating the epitaphs of the residents of fictional Spoon River, Ill. Told in free-form poem style, an abridged form of the work will be performed by the Piqua High School Speech and Drama Club at 6 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 26 in Forest Hill Cemetery. “(The characters) come back and tell a story from their life that was kind of the pinnacle of their life,” said director and PHS social studies teacher Dustin Hornbeck.

“I’ve taken selections from the play and sectioned them into four categories: serious, dark and sad, comical and love stories.”

To paraphrase the introductory poem, characters in “Spoon River” range from “one killed in a brawl,” to “one (who) died in shameful childbirth,” with a host of ill-fated residents in between.

Many of the characters are based on real people that Masters knew or heard of in the Illinois towns where he grew up, Petersburg and Lewistown.

“Masters’ mother was a big gossip, so he heard all these stories about different people.

Some people were mad when they recognized themselves in his poems,” Hornbeck said.

Indeed, legend has it that Masters’ unflattering portrayals of some residents caused much aggravation and embar-

Piqua High School cast members rehearse for the upcoming performance of “Spoon River Anthology” at Forest Hill Cemetery on Oct. 18.

rassment in his hometown.

This is given as an explanation for why he chose not to settle in Lewistown or Petersburg.

“Spoon River” is a bit challenging because the cast isn’t working from a traditionally formatted script, Hornbeck said.

“It’s taken a ton of legwork to work out the kinks,” he said. “When you don’t really have a script, the play runs on creativity.”

The PHS cast of 13 includes seniors Layne Patrizio and Emily Wenrick, both of whom are first-timers to stage performing.

“Mr. Hornbeck is such a fun person and he made the story sound interesting,” Patrizio offered as her reason for joining the cast. She plays Zipha Marsh and Minerva Jones, the latter of which she said is interesting because she was the village poetess who was

murdered.

Wenrick portrays four characters including her favorite, Lucinda Matlock. “She lived a very sweet life. I find her very inspiring,” Wenrick said.

Like Patrizio and Wenrick, several of the students play two or more roles. The other cast members are Kenny Lyons, Dakota Rench, Luke Hanes, Devon Parshall, Matt Patrizio, Danny Rudy, Ryan Burch, Randy Crabtree, Caitlin

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Cromes, Olivia Barhorst, Courtney Bensman, Corrine Crawford and Tejah Davis.

Daniel Klosterman accompanies the cast on guitar during a hymn at the beginning and end of the show.

Tickets for “Spoon River Anthology” are $3 and can be purchased in advance at the high school’s main office or at the cemetery on the day of the show. For more information, call 773-6314.

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COVINGTON – At their October meeting Thursday, the Covington Exempted Village Board of Education voted three to two to move forward with proposed changes to the district’s Wednesday evening policy with the exception of freshman basketball. The vote followed much debate.

“I think the policy we have is working now and there’s no need to change it,” board President Dr. Dean Pond said. He added that he thinks the change should have come from the Athletic Council.

“I think the Athletic Council needs reevaluated. I think it’s a do-nothing board,” said board member Alex Reck, who is also a member of the Athletic Council. Reck said that he followed the

appropriate “chain of command” when he first brought up the idea two years ago but nothing was done.

Reck stated that students feel pressured and won’t ask to be excused from a practice if there is a family or religious affiliation need. Pond disagreed.

The idea for revising the current policy came at the board’s August meeting. Reck spoke of

concern that students feel obligated to spend their Wednesday evenings at practices rather than with their family or at religious events. Revisions were then created. These revisions include mandating that practices be completed by 6:30 p.m. rather than 7 p.m. and what Superintendent Dave Larson calls “making the policy more hard line” thus eliminating some of the loopholes.

Law states that board policies must have two readings before a vote.

The first read came at the board’s September meeting. Following the second reading at Thursday’s meeting, members made their opinions known.

At the September meeting, Athletic Director Roger Craft shared what the consequences would be for changing the See BOE | Page 2

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‘Eddie Munster’ to appear at Haunted Garage Colin Foster

contacted him through email. He called here within 2.5 hours. He was looking to do something involved with charity. We are involved with MS, so we talked with him, told him what we did and he said he was interested.”

Keith and Charline will host the free garage walk-through for the 14th year this year, will hold the event in a 12,000-square-foot space at 7373 Bard Road in Tipp City.

The event features more than 50 animatronics and thousands of props.

New this year is “The Last Ride” — a Halloween prop that people can take rides in.

“Their neighbors are very nice, Keith and Charline are very nice,” Patrick said. “The general area, the folks and the people are great. It’s a nice change of pace from New York and L.A. I mean the Dayton area is nice. Tipp City is a great place to visit, it’s very rural.”

The event got started on a suggestion by a pizza delivery driver 14 years ago.

When the driver arrived at the house, he saw all the decorations on display, and later that evening brought his wife back to check it out. The couple suggested that Keith and Charline open it up to the public — the rest is history.

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TIPP CITY — Butch Patrick, known for his role as Eddie Munster on the popular 1960s television show “The Munsters,” said he plans on making the Haunted Garage in Tipp City a yearly stop.

Patrick likes what Keith Allen and Charline Werts do with the event — and he likes the fact that all the donations go to the National Multiple Scleorsis Society even more.

“What drew me to it was the fact that it’s an older couple, simple folk and the fact that they do it for the love of Halloween,” Patrick said. “Charline is a tireless worker for the society and I just wanted to help them out.”

Allen and Werts wanted to do something special for the 13th year of the event last year.

They reached out to Patrick to see if he would be interested in coming to Tipp City, and he replied back very quickly.

“When you think of 13, you think of 1313 Mockingbird Heights from ‘The Munsters,’” Keith said. “Charline looked up his information on the Internet and

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Keith Allen sits surrounded by numerous animatronics in his haunted garage on Bard Road.

Patrick will be on hand Friday night for the second year in a row, signing autographs and mingling with guests.

The Haunted Garage raised $650 for the cause last year.

“My main role is getting out to news outlets, doing interviews and making people aware of the cause,” Patrick said.

The Haunted Garage is open through October on weekends.

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Piqua High School junior, Kenny Lyons, left, and senior Caitlin Cromes, right, rehearse for the upcoming performance of “Spoon River Anthology” at Forest Hill Cemetery on Oct. 18.

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Obituary JERRY MECKSTOTH PIQUA — Jerry Meckstoth, 79, of Piqua, died at 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, at his residence.

He was born in Piqua, on Oct. 23, 1933, to the late Howard R. and Arminta (Higgins) Meckstroth. On Nov. 23, 1968, in Piqua, he married Judith Johnston. She survives.

Jerry also is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Jeffrey and Rhonda Meckstroth and James and Lisa Meckstroth, all of Piqua; one brother and sisterin-law, Alan and Louise Meckstroth, Kettering; six grandchildren, James C. (Kelli) Meckstroth, Ju s t i n (C h r i s s y ) Meckstroth, Joshua and Kelly Meckstroth, all of

Piqua, Jason Meckstroth, Albuquerque, N.M., Kristin (Mike) Klucar, Wichita Falls, Texas and Erica and Kyle Wilt, Troy; and six great-grandchildren.

Jerry graduated from Piqua Central High School, Piqua in 1951.

He was a member of the Miami County Farm Bureau. Jerry was a farmer in Piqua for 65 years.

Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.

Memorial contributions may be made to Piqua Ambulance Fund, American Legion Post 184, P. O. Box 720, Piqua, OH 45356. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.melchersowers.com.

Death Notice STAGNER C H R I S T I A N S B U RG — Clara Marie Stagner, 103, formerly of Christiansburg, passed away at 8:10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, in Dayview Care Center, New Carlisle.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Atkins-Shively Funeral

Home, 216 S. Springfield St., St. Paris, with the Rev. Jon Ranous presiding. Burial will follow in Myers Cemetery, 2785 N. Hampton Road, North Hampton. Visitation for family and friends will be held Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013 from 2-4 p.m. in the funeral home.

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From page 1 policy. He showed that there would be a problem with freshman basketball as the evening is the only time they can get in the gym.

During the discussion, board member Jon Furrow stated that he was in support of the revisions but that freshman basketball should be excluded.

Following executive session, the board voted on this idea. Furrow, Reck and Brad Hall voted to move forward while Lee Harmon and Pond voted no.

Also at Thursday’s meeting, Principal Rick Fry shared that thirdgraders recently completed the Ohio Academic Achievement test. The results are expected in Dec. 1. The Third Grade Guarantee requires that students pass the reading portion of this test before they move on to fourth grade. Fry said he plans to have a parent meeting after the results are in. All thirdgraders will be retested in April. Those still needing to pass may take it again in July. This is the first year of implementation for the Third Grade Guarantee.

Last year, Covington had seven students not pass the test. Of those seven, five were on Individual Education Plans, or IEPs. This year, the state has allowed those on IEPs to move on without passing the test.

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changes to its administration. High School Principal Ken Miller is now serving as the administrative assistant at the central office.

Covington High School math teacher Jason Ahrens has taken Miller’s place as principal. According to Larson, the position was created because of the extra tasks the central office staff will be doing during the building project.

He said it will be a threeyear position.

In his first report as the administrative assistant, Miller said he has been looking into a variety of transportation needs including getting quotes for cameras to be installed on buses. He also is working to initiate teacher evaluations and researching grant possibilities. Larson added that the state is now offering grants for schools to install secured entrances.

He said since the district just did theirs, they will be eligible for a refund.

Larson also said that the district has made bullying a priority in many ways including the character education program at the elementary school. The district will be showing the movie, “Bully” at 6:30 p.m. Oct 29 at the high school. He said that while the movie is rated PG-13 and is not appropriate for younger students, he does hope to see secondary students, parents and teachers attend the showing.

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UPPER ARLINGTON (AP) — Its lights flashing and siren blaring, a police cruiser that was responding to a robbery report collided with a car at an intersection just northeast of Ohio’s capital early Friday, killing all six people in the car and injuring an officer, officials said.

Investigators said an officer from the Columbus suburb of Upper Arlington was responding to a reported armed robbery at a fast-food restaurant when the crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. at a large intersection that includes traffic lights.

The cruiser was one of an unspecified number of police cars responding to the robbery, and their lights were on and sirens activated, said Upper Arlington police officer and spokeswoman Heather Galli.

The people killed in the other vehicle included a small child. Authorities believe but haven’t confirmed that the driver and a woman riding with him were the parents of the other four people, all girls, said Chief Robert Oppenheimer of Perry Township police, who are investigating the crash.

Police believe none of the six was wearing a seatbelt.

“That car was just totaled, and they probably died instantly,” Oppenheimer said.

Autopsies were planned.

The victims’ names and ages were being withheld while authorities notified their relatives.

A small shopping center sits on one side of the intersection, with a park and river on the other side. The intersection is frequently busy during the day, with hundreds of cars passing through it.

“It’s a fairly large intersection for individuals to go through with several lanes of travel,” Galli said.

The officer, who had been traveling alone, was being treated for a serious head injury at a hospital but was in stable condition, said Jason Pappas, head of the local police union. The officer’s name wasn’t immediately released.

Oppenheimer said a computer expert on Monday will help pull speed and braking data and dash-camera video from the cruiser that could explain more about how the crash occurred.

“We just don’t know anything about the condition of the intersection at the time of the accident,” he said. “We’ve had no witnesses step forward.

The only thing we have is the driver of the cruiser, and he’s in the hospital, and we’re unable to talk to him at this time.”

Oppenheimer said investigators hadn’t interviewed the officer by late Friday morning but expected to do so later with his attorney present.

Stormwater From page 1 with, “a half-fix. We need to solve the problem completely.”

While the stormwater master plan is considered to be in its infant stage, which will eventually include all parts of the city, Burtner sees positives already in action.

Those being preventive maintenance programs such as the recent hiring of two new employees to the underground utilities department to clean sewers and replace/ clean catch-basins, among many other necessities to a properly functioning system.

Why is a stormwater master plan so important?

•Control flooding and erosion •Manage and control hazardous materials to prevent release of pollutants into the environment •Plan and construct storm water systems so contaminants are removed before they pollute surface waters or groundwater resources •Acquire and protect natural waterways where they still exist or can be rehabilitated •Revise current storm water regulations to address comprehensive storm water needs •Develop long-term asset management programs to repair and replace aging infrastructure Next year the city will begin to look into Phase II with a plan to evaluate the Shawnee neighborhood due to flooding in that area.

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Peewee footballers make it to 2013 playoffs PIQUA — The Piqua Youth Football Association has three teams that have made it to the playoffs for the 2013 season. The 3rd grade team has a record of 8-0, 4th grade has a record of 7-1 and the 6th grade team has a record of 7-1.

The PYFA is a member of the SWBL Peewee Football League

and are in the North Division.

The first round of the playoffs for these teams will be played at Pitsenbarger Park Sports Complex on Sunday, Oct. 20. The 4th grade game will be at 1 p.m., 3rd grade at 2:30 p.m. and 6th grade at 5:30 p.m.

The second round of the playoff will be at Milton-Union High

School on Sunday, Oct. 27, times and playing order to be announced.

The Super Bowl will be played at Northridge High School on Saturday, Nov. 2, times and playing order to be announced.

Please come out and show your support for the PYFA teams as they fight to bring home the championships.

Vectren to replace bare steel, cast iron gas main and service pipelines COVINGTON — To improve system reliability for natural gas to customers, Ritter Pipeline crews working for Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio (Vectren) will soon begin replacing gas mains and services in the village of Covington.

The work is part of the company’s pipeline replacement program, which is a multi-year program to replace more than 1,700 miles of bare steel and cast iron pipeline infrastructure throughout its service territories in Indiana and Ohio.

In Covington, approxi-

mately 3,300 feet (0.6 miles) of gas main and 67 service lines will be replaced in 2013.

The areas of work in Covington for 2013 include the following: •East Broadway Street between North Wall Street and North Wenrick Street •North Wenrick Street between East Broadway Street and East Walnut Street •North Ludlow Street between East Broadway Street and East Walnut Street •East Maple Street between North Ludlow Street to 200 feet east of

North Wenrick Street The work will consist of installing a polyethylene (plastic) system to replace the current bare steel and cast iron gas pipeline system.

First, the gas main will be replaced within the right-of-way, and then the service lines serving residential and commercial customers will be replaced. Upon completion of the project, affected yards, sidewalks and streets will be restored.

Prior to service replacement, a Vectren representative will contact customers to schedule this portion of the

work, which will involve a short service interruption.

Additionally, a Vectren representative will schedule a time to relight any natural gas appliances of impacted customers.

To help ensure the safety of the construction workers as well as the traveling public, motorists should remain alert, reduce their speed and watch for stopped traffic while passing through the work zone area.

For more information on the pipeline replacement program, go to www.vectren.com/pipelinereplacement

Clouds increase as a storm system approaches the Miami Valley. Look for periods of rain today with temperatures in the mid-50s.

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Arielle Barnes Age: 11 Birthday: Oct. 19 Parents: Jacob and Tamara O’Toole of Piqua Siblings: Elliot, Laure, and Kiara Grandparents: Barbara Barnes of Piqua, Ron barnes of Fletcher, Brian and Laura O’Toole of Troy GreatGrandparents: John Hendrick and Loretta O’Toole, both of Troy

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Free spooktacular fun at air force museum County Relay for Life set DAYTON — Learn fun aerospace principles through Halloween-themed activities during Family Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 26 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

Visitors are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes, and those who participate in activities will receive goody bags with candy and aviation trading cards (while supplies last).

Designed for children and adults of all ages, Family Day offers several hands-on opportunities for all to enjoy.

This month, visitors have a variety of aerospace stations to choose from, including an opportunity to learn about air vortices by “shooting” at Halloween targets, a chance to learn about density by “bobbing” for apples, and an activity that teaches about sound waves with screaming cups and balloons.

Participants also can try their hand at Halloween Skee-Ball and a jack-o-lan-

tern bean bag toss.

These free activities take place in various locations throughout the museum from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

“Storytime” begins at 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. in the Early Years Gallery.

Preschool and primary-grade children are invited to sit under the wings of airplanes and listen to Halloween aviation stories and then make a jack-o-lantern-faced paper kite. Other activities include face painting and a Halloween-themed scavenger hunt.

The Aerospace Adventure will allow visitors to build and fly a Halloween ring glider anytime between 1:303 p.m. in the event space near the Korean War Gallery.

The event is free, and visitors of all ages may participate in these aviation-related activities located throughout the museum galleries.

No advanced reservations are necessary. Call the Education Division at (937)

Restaurants targeted by utility scams COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has warned that Ohio restaurants have been targeted by utility scams, where callers threaten to shut off the restaurant’s power unless it provides immediate payment.

At least four restaurants have filed reports of the scam since July, and two reportedly lost approximately $500 to $800 to the scam.

“Scams are often underreported, so it’s likely that other businesses have been affected,” DeWine said. “We want to make sure all Ohio businesses know about this and warn their employees. It’s hard enough to run a business without having to worry about con artists trying to take advantage of you or your employees.”

In a typical scam, a caller contacts the business claiming to represent a local utility company and says the business is late on its payments. The caller threatens to turn off the business’ power unless it makes an immediate

payment via a prepaid money card.

Utility scams have been reported by businesses in Cleveland, Columbus and Fairfield County.

Businesses should take the following steps to protect themselves: •Be skeptical of callers who threaten to shut off your power unless you make an immediate payment.

•If you receive a suspicious or threatening call, hang up and call your utility company using a number you know to be legitimate.

•Demand information in writing before sending any payment.

•Don’t trust someone who says you must pay using a prepaid money card or wire transfer.

These are preferred payment methods for scammers.

•Warn employees about potential scams.

Businesses or consumers who suspect a scam or unfair business practice should contact the Ohio Attorney General’s Office at www.

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PIQUA — Miami County Relay for Life will kick of its 20th year of fighting back at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in the Miami Valley Centre Mall Banquet Room. Organizers will sharing event details, giving away Relay Bucks, and hosting a Voices of Hope Speaker. Plus there will be 90s music, fun, relay prizes, food and more.

The 2014 Relay For Life of Miami County website is open for teams to sign up for this year’s Relay For Life event. Visit Relayforlife.org/MiamiCounty.

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The National Museum of the United States Air Force is located on Springfield Street, six miles northeast of downtown Dayton.

It is open seven days

a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day). Admission and parking are free. For more information about the museum, visit www.nationalmuseum. af.

PIQUA — Descendents of Uriah and Armina(Pearson) Hess will gather at 12:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 20, at the Mote Park Building, 635 Gordon St., Piqua for a potluck dinner. Bring food to share and your own table service.

In 1860, at the age of 10, Uriah Hess traveled by wagon to Ohio from Uniontown, Md with his parents John and Barbara Hess. In the 1870s, they settled in the Pleasant Hill area of Miami County.

Uriah and Armina had 12 children with nine living to adulthood. Surnames in that generation include Morris, Hoke, Faulknor, Swank and McClure. Their first reunion was held Aug. 22, 1907.

Piqua Catholic students study Reconstruction Piqua Catholic eighth-graders have been studying the Reconstruction Era in History and were in charge of making a trivia game on what they had learned.

The game students are enjoying in the photo was developed by Tim Buetcher. Seated are Alex Musser and Zach Giguere. Standing are Aldo Barrera, Alanna O’Leary, Tim Buechter, and Maddy McFarland.

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The women are taking over Some of the women reflect the poliThe headline in the Washington Post read, “Moderates flex muscle.” tics of their home regions, swing Below that were pictures of 12 sena- states like New Hampshire that osciltors, six from each party, who are help- late in their voting habits. Republican ing to forge a bipartisan compromise senators like Collins of Maine and that would reopen the government Lisa Murkowski of Alaska come from and pay its bills. But the story never states that also elected senators from mentioned a key fact: Five of the 12 other parties; so do Democrat senaare women, three Republicans and two tors Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Democrats.

Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota.

That’s no accident. The 20 female But let’s be honest. There are inhermembers of the Senate might be the ent gender differences. Women are betlast outpost of civility and ter at working and playing sanity left on Capitol Hill. with others. As Sen. Debbie Sen. Susan Collins, the Stabenow, a Michigan Maine Republican who orgaDemocrat, puts it, when nized the group, told the women cooperate, “it’s much New York Times: “I don’t less about ego and more think it’s a coincidence that about problem-solving.” women were so heavily Women also share life involved in trying to end this experiences that help shape stalemate. Although we span their approach to politics. the ideological spectrum, we “We’re all used to balancing Cokie Roberts are used to working together family budgets and dealing in a collaborative way.” with children that are bullies Columnist That’s true, and Sen. Maria and misbehave,” Stabenow Cantwell, a Washington Democrat, told MSNBC. “And so sometimes that made a good point on MSNBC: “If it comes in handy.” were up to the women, this would be For most of our history women over already. There’s still a lot of tes- were virtually invisible on Capitol tosterone going around.”

Hill. It’s stunning to realize that of Even as the current stalemate the 44 women who have ever served reaches a conclusion, a new round of in the Senate, almost half are there budget talks will start immediately. today. The first 13 female senators And it’s critical that female legislators were appointed to replace their husfrom both parties stay involved and bands, and the first woman to be dilute the male hormones Cantwell elected on her own was Nancy Landon describes. As Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Kassebaum, who didn’t arrive until a Minnesota Democrat, noted on in 1978. Since women comprise 53 MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” the women percent of the electorate, 20 percent provide “a good model going forward” of the Senate is still a dismally low that restores and reinforces one of the figure. Still, it represents real progmost important words in the political ress, a critical mass in terms of numlexicon: compromise. bers and experience. Many are proven Of course, not all women are prag- political players — Shaheen was New matists. Sen. Deb Fischer, a Nebraska Hampshire’s governor, for example, Republican, is a hardline conserva- while Ayotte was the state’s attorney tive and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a general. So when the guys try to push Massachusetts Democrat, is a doc- them around, they know how to push trinaire liberal. And then there’s the back. former mayor of Wasilla, Alaska who Then there’s the seniority system, once ran for vice president and now which frustrated many women when seems increasingly detached from real- they first came to Congress and is now ity. their best friend. Seven women chair But in a capital choking on toxic Senate committees, including some of levels of partisan hostility, the women the most important: Barbara Mikulski senators have made a deliberate and of Maryland on Appropriations, Patty determined effort to maintain com- Murray of Washington on Budget, munication across party lines. They and Dianne Feinstein of California on meet about every six weeks for pri- Intelligence. vate dinners, and last Monday, in the “The women are taking over,” midst of the current kerfuffle, the two cracked Sen. John McCain of Arizona, New Hampshire senators — Democrat and while he didn’t seem all that Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Kelly thrilled at the prospect, the country Ayotte — co-hosted an emergency would be better off if he were right. girls-only pizza party.

If the grownups manage to recapture “We’re meeting, getting to know each Capitol Hill, if the forces of reasonother on a personal level,” Ayotte told ableness are restored to power, many MSNBC. “Certainly on Monday night, of them will be wearing skirts. there was frustration on both sides of the aisle: ‘Let’s get this resolved for Steve and Cokie Roberts can be contacted by email at stevethe American people.’” cokie@gmail.com.

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To the Editor: If you did not attend the gala at the Piqua Plaza celebrating the five year anniversary of its opening you missed one of the most exciting events to ever occur in Piqua. Just to sit in that grand ballroom and listen to the Dayton Philharmonic perform right next to you was a thrill, but you should have heard what they played. From Strauss waltzes to “Over The Rainbow” to “Hang on Sloopy” complete with Neal Gittleman leading the OHIO movements was the ultimate in entertainment. And on top of that there were beautiful table decorations and delicious food.

Ruth Koon and her committee are to be commended for all their work in bringing this together for the community and their efforts to ensure that The Piqua Plaza is maintained in its present condition so it does not revert to the state it was in before the renovation. I personally want to thank them and encourage others to support this cause by contributing to the fund through The Piqua Community Foundation.

Jean Wilson Reed Piqua

POLITICS NJ’s Booker to face adjustments as U.S. senator

Katie Zezima Associated Press

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — With his election to the U.S. Senate, Newark Mayor Cory Booker faces the question of how he will translate to Washington his celebrity status, frequent travel and penchant for replying on Twitter to low-level requests from constituents.

Booker, who beat Republican Steve Lonegan in a special election Tuesday, is moving from the top of the executive branch, albeit at a local level, to being one of 100 senators. That means he has to get used to shaping coalitions rather than being the boss, New Jersey’s other senator, Robert Menendez, said in an interview.

“The biggest challenge for Cory will be the executive powers that he had to pursue the direction of a whole administration versus the legislative process that obviously requires cobbling together or bringing together an amalgam of people,” said Menendez, himself the former mayor of Union City. “That will be a lot harder.”

Booker, 44, has his own brand of fame unusual for a mayor of a city the size of Newark, and it has drawn criticism. He will be finishing the term of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg, whose family endorsed one of Booker’s challengers in the Democratic primary, labeling Booker a “show horse” rather than the “workhorse” they called Lautenberg.

The senator-elect insisted he knows what changes lies ahead.

“I know what bipartisanship can do,” Booker said Thursday after an event where he and Republican Gov. Chris Christie broke ground for a development in Newark. “I’ve built a career on that and I look forward to bringing that down to Washington.”

During his victory speech, Booker rattled off a list of progressive issues where he said there is “work to do”: equal pay for women, same-sex marriage, access to college for everyone, defending and implementing the health care overhaul.

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Dog of War: Meet ‘Call of Duty’s’ new barkout star Derrik J. Lang

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This photo released by Activision shows Riley, the canine star of the video game, “Call of Duty: Ghosts.” The new video game isn’t due until November but Riley has already become the breakout star of the military shoot-‘em-up.

both the single- and multi-player modes.

In the game, Riley is outfitted with several gadgets based on technology employed by his real-world counterparts. For players, Riley’s battlefield perspective can be glimpsed through a camera mounted to the back of his tactical suit, and he can receive orders, such as creating distractions or taking down enemies, issued from afar by players.

To make Riley as believable as possible, the gamemakers first met with a retired Navy SEAL and his former military service dog to learn more about how soldiers and hounds work together. They later cast a pair of pooches, a German Shepherd named Ruger and a smaller Belgian Malinois called Rico, to be digitally captured for the game.

“We had several mo-cap (motion-capture) shoots, and some of them we just had to write off as learning experiences,” said “Ghosts” lead animator Zach Volker, who noted that

if players look close enough, they’ll be able to spot the differences between the two dogs portraying Riley. “Once we got a better idea of how to work with the dogs, we all became more efficient.”

Ruger and Rico were outfitted with custom motion-capture gear made from form-fitting suits intended for dogs with skin conditions. Neversoft mo-cap supervisor Kristina Adelmeyer said they originally wore special booties on their paws so dozens of cameras could film their range of motion. However, they didn’t act natural in their fancy footwear.

“We ended up using these pieces of tape that the mo-cap system could see as markers,” said Adelmeyer.

Rico provided the biting and tackling, while Ruger performed the movements.

Chris Connell, Ruger’s trainer, said during a demonstration of his abilities at Neversoft earlier this month that the biggest challenge for the Schutzhund competition champion —

Jailed dad loses contact with baby’s mom ing where she is. You could also search for her online. However, if you can’t locate her any other way, you may have to hire a private detective when you can afford one.

voice didn’t bother you before, so why does it now? While it may not be “in your interest” to have her move with you, it may be extremely difficult for her to adjust to a new living situation at her age.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. When your children see that you think this is an acceptable way to treat someone, the same thing could happen to you.

Dear Abby: My kindhearted, loving motherin-law would do anything for me.

She has lived in an in-law apartment attached to our home for 20 years.

She and my fatherin-law — God rest his soul — were Dear Abby: I a huge help when Dear Abby recently told my our children were mother that I am Abigail Van growing up. The transgender, male Buren kids are gone now, to female. She is and my husband and I supportive and urged me would like to sell our to come out to my father. home and move to some- Abby, he doesn’t believe thing smaller. Would it me! be awful of us to make I knew I was a girl at her move? She is 88. She the age of 4, but kept it has a loud and adamant- to myself until I was 16. sounding voice, so it How can I get my father would not be in our best to believe me? And how interest to have her move do I get my friends to with us. — Daughter-InLaw in Massachusetts Dear Daughter-InLaw: Yes, it would be awful. It almost appears you took advantage of her for baby-sitting purposes, but now that the children are grown, she is no longer useful. Her

understand when I come out to them? — Needs Help in Missouri Dear Needs Help: It may take time for your father to accept that you are transgender, or even to learn what that really means. Please remember that you do not have to “sell” this idea to your friends. As time passes, they will understand as you start living as a female and begin taking hormones. An organization called PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) is a source of reliable information and support for you, your friends and family members who are interested in learning about these issues. You can find it online at pflag. org.

Edison to present Pride & Prejudice PIQUA — The Edison Stagelight Players will perform Jane Austen’s “Pride & Prejudice,” adapted by Jon Jory, beginning Oct. 25 and running through Nov. 3.

All performances will be held in the Robinson Theater at the Piqua campus.

Director Emily Beisner is very excited about producing an adaptation of Jane Austen’s most prized works.

“Incidentally, this year marks the bicentennial of when the novel was first published back in 1813,” Beisner said. “After 200 years, Jane Austen’s novel

is still holding strong as one of her most popular works of literature.”

The performance features classical music along with a wide array of costumes designed by Edison faculty member, William Loudermilk.

Tickets for the show are $7 for adults, $5 for students and $3 for seniors and can be purchased at the door. Children under 12 are free. Shows will be at 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 25-26 and Nov. 1-2 at 7:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Nov. 3.

For more information, contact Karen Baker at (937) 381-1502 or kbaker@edisonohio.edu.

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Dear Abby: I am 20 years old and in jail. My ex-girlfriend recently had a baby. I left her during her pregnancy. We had been together for two years, but things just weren’t working. I told her I still wanted to be in my daughter’s life after she had the baby, but she left and went to North Carolina. After I was incarcerated, I lost contact with her. She said I can be a part of my daughter’s life only if we have a family and get back together.

I’m willing to do that, but I won’t be out of jail for five more months, and I have no way to contact her. How do I go about it, Abby? — Loves My Baby Girl Dear Loves: When your ex said what she did, she was using the baby to manipulate you into doing what she wanted.

Because your relationship “wasn’t working,” I would caution you against having any more children with her.

When you are released, she may come after you for child support, or if she applies for benefits in North Carolina, the state may do that. That would be one way of pinpoint-

that’s German for “protection dog” — was playing make-believe.

“In this environment, we didn’t have trees or grass,” said Connell. “It was like, ‘OK, Ruger. Pretend we’re in a desert area and act accordingly.’ Ruger is like, ‘Dude, this is a studio with mats like people do exercises on at the gym, and there’s white lines on the ground.’ Just trying to get him to act as if it was a real environment was the hardest thing.”

The inclusion of a dog in the violent, mature series begs the question: Will “Ghosts” have an “Old Yeller” moment?

“Everybody thinks we’re going to kill the dog,” said Rubin. “Maybe that’s the expected thing we would do, so maybe it’s not what we’ll do? We’ll see. People around here didn’t know, and they had that same sentiment: ‘We better not kill the dog.’ The emotional investment for the dog here has been just as strong as what’s happening out in the public.”

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — His name is Riley.

Unlike his squad mates in the next installment of the rabidly popular “Call of Duty” series, he’s not adept at sniping enemy combatants or piloting drones. He can’t even pick up a gun.

Yet even though “Call of Duty: Ghosts” isn’t due until November, Riley has already become the breakout star of the military shoot-‘em-up. He even has a Twitter account — @CollarDuty.

Yup, Riley is a dog — probably the first canine action hero to star in a mainstream video game.

After footage released earlier this year revealed that “Ghosts” would feature a fourlegged soldier, the Internet uniformly wagged its tail in anticipation. The mere tease of a canine character inspired fan art, doggy cosplay and the unofficial Twitter account, which has attracted over 28,000 followers.

“Ghosts” executive producer Mark Rubin said during a recent visit to developer Infinity Ward’s offices that the German Shepherd originated as an idea on a notecard during a brainstorming session. The developers didn’t actually know anything about military service dogs, just that unleashing one on the Activision Blizzard Inc. franchise was “a cool idea.”

“Call of Duty” fans drooled over Riley again last month when a new trailer released for “Ghosts” featured him lunging at a helicopter, taking a bite out of the human pilot and bringing the chopper whirling down to the ground. As Riley’s fame unexpectedly surged online, Rubin said the developers’ inclination was to let the game go to the dog.

“There was a risk of shoehorning the dog into scenes where he wasn’t originally going to be,” he said. “Fortunately, that only lasted for a few weeks and everybody got back to concentrating on making the game. It’s great that Riley is so popular, but let’s focus on the game. Let’s have Riley make sense and not just put him in space or in a scuba suit.”

While canine companions have been featured in many games — from “Fable II” to “Grand Theft Auto V” — the developers of “Ghosts” set out to create more than another best friend. They wanted a hero, a dog that would not only assist players but could be commanded at certain points throughout

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Property Transfers TROY Clint Callicoat, Robin Callicoat to Harold Kim, one lot, $150,000.

Christopher Allen, Lori Ann Allen to Christopher Allen, one lot, one part lot, $0.

Keystone Land Development Inc. to Joshua Artz, Yoko Artz, one lot, $45,900.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Nathan Bacorn, Tausha Bacorn, one lot, $0.

Paul Benfer, Ronald Benfer to Chad Widener, Elizabeth Widener, one lot, $212,000.

Danika Livingston to Brittany Smith, Douglas Smith II, one lot, $171,900.

Gina Benedict, Matthew Benedict to Adam Boyd, Samantha Boyd, one lot, $221,500.

Cassandra Harnish, Richard Harnish Jr. to Kevin Harnish, one lot, $230,000.

Melody Matthews to Jessica Kueterman, one lot, $79,900.

Judith Josselyn to Peggy Bowers, William Bowers, one lot, $221,300.

Derek McCuistion to Christina McCuistion, Mark McCuistion, 0.216 acres, $66,600.

Margaret Harvey to Rachel Krasicki, one lot, $116,500.

Suzanne Lester, William Lester to Charlotte Allen, trustee, Richard Allen, trustee, Allen Family Living Trust, one lot, $355,000.

James Scott to Crystal Gulker, Zachary Gulker, one lot, $105,000.

Jamison Construction Inc. to Scott Investments of Troy LLC, one lot, $37,900.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to James W. Morlan Jr., a part lot, $0.

Kathy Clark, Leonard Clark to David Schaefer, one lot, $85,000.

PNC Bank N.A. to Secretary of the Department of Housing and Development, one lot, $0.

Will of Bernard Pfeiffer, Kevin Scott, executor to Sharon Vanchure, Thomas Vanchure, one lot, $128,900.

PIQUA Bank of America, N.A. to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, a part lot, $0.

Tobias Weber to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company, National City Bank, successor, PNC Bank, N.A., one lot, $60,000.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Sheila Myers, one lot, $0.

Ann M. Hinkle Living Trust, Ann Hinkle, trustee to Jiahua He, one lot, $87,000.

Estate of Winifred Maher to Randall Maher, two part lots, $0.

Bank of America N.A. to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, one lot, $0.

Chicago Title Insurance Company, Federal National Mortgage Association, Servicelink, attorney in fact to RV Holdings Three LLC, a part lot, $11,400.

Denlinger & Sons Builders Inc. to Daniel Langston, Mickey Langston, one lot, $375,000.

Brenda Clement, Dixson Clement to Connie Stover, Harold Stover, one lot, $34,500.

Betty Gerlach to Betty Gerlach, Vicky Kearns, a part lot, $0.

Ferguson Construction Company to Valles Realty Associates, one lot, $0.

Spring Creek Corp. to Valles Realty Associates, one lot, $0.

Craig Schulz, Gail Schulz, Scott Schulz to Mark Johnston, Pamela Johnston, one lot, $59,000.

Rechelle Thompson to James R. Brittingham Jr.,

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Janice Brittingham, one lot, $83,900.

TIPP CITY Dennis Bridges, Nancy Bridges to David Cooper, Valerie Cooper, one lot, $0.

Dennis Bridges, Nancy Bridges to David Cooper, Valerie Cooper, one lot, $0.

Borcheres Construction Co. Inc. to John Link, a part lot, $26,000.

FLETCHER Glenna Williams to Sandra Williams, Timothy Williams, one lot, one part lot, $0.

COVINGTON Christina Taylor, Paul Taylor to Matthew Taylor, one lot, $0.

Jamie Taylor, Matthew Taylor to Barbara Marchal, John Marchal, a part lot, $15,000.

Edward Ray Hartley, Joan Hartley to Edward Hartley, Joan Hartley, one lot, $0.

Elizabeth Rohrbach, Elizabeth Turner, Tyler Turner to Elizabeth Turner, Tyler Turner, one lot, $0.

HUBER HEIGHTS M/1 Homes of Cincinnati LLC to Randall Worley, Sarah Worley, one lot, $26,360.

NVR Inc. to Cynthia Seibert, Michael Seibert, one lot, $422,000.

NVR Inc. to Barbara Simmons, one lot, $368,800.

NVR Inc. to John Springer, Michelle Springer, one lot, $239,500.

M/1 Homes of Cincinnati LLC to Stefanie Koski, one lot, $281,000.

BETHEL TWP. Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, Bank of New York Trust Company, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., trustee, to Linda Dao, Quan Huynh, 1.0 acre, $41,000.

David Decamp Sr., Judith Decamp, Decamp Limited Family Partnership Ltd. to Alisha Blalock, Bernard Weiss, 3.90 acres,.506 acres, $285,500.

ELIZABETH TWP. Claudia Sloneker to Margaret Harvey, 1.502 acres, $169,900.

MONROE TWP. James Cockrell, Peggy Cockrell to Katherine Musick, Ralph Musick, one lot, $219,000.

Cynthia Grisham, Rickey Grisham to Clarence Bramlette, one lot, $148,000.

Darlene McClurg, Dean McClurg to Adam McClurg, 0.459 acres, 0.681 acres, $0.

Dorothy Haber Irrevocable Living Trust Agreement, Gary Haber, trustee, to Gary Haber, 2.675 acres, $0.

UNION TWP. Michael Walton, Yolanda Walton to Dorsha Swartz, Kyle Swartz, 0.717 acres, $125,000.

Beneficial Financial I Inc. successor to Beneficial Ohio Inc. to Michael Davis, 0.2948 acres, $49,100.

STAUNTON TWP. Peggy Minnich, Ronald Minnich to Brian Minnich, Stephanie Minnich, 6.468 acres, 3.915 acres, $0.

SPRINGCREEK TWP. Donald Day, Judith Day, David Lutes, Elizabeth Lutes, Jeffrey Lutes to Hannah Karnehm, 5.200 acres, $100,000.

Scott Investments of Troy LLC to Naoe Hori, one lot, $167,500.

Park National Bank, Unity National Bank to Scott Investments of Troy LLC, one lot, $1,000.

Unity National Bank to Frederick Davis, Lisa Davis, one lot, $16,000.

Deborah Swallow, William Swallow to Jennifer Kirby, Kenneth Kirby, 0.861 acres, $0.

Oct. 17

Criminal damage: Police responded to the Mote Park Community Center, 635 Gordon St., after graffiti was painted on a bench. Police have no suspects at this time.

Theft: Police responded to the Marathon gas station, 226 W. Water St., after a subject stole kerosene without paying. Police obtained a partial license plate. The investigation continues.

Officers were again dispatched to the store a short time later after a “quick change” theft was reported. The suspect was not identified.

Disturbance: Police responded to the 1200 block of Nicklin Avenue after subjects were arguing over a “plumbing issue in the house.”

Theft: Police responded to Walmart, 1300 E. Ash St., after a suspect shoplifted from the store. The vehicle and the driver were later located, but the diver “fled the area on foot and was not positively identified.”

Drug offense: Police responded to the 500 block of South Main Street after someone was smoking marijuana outside of a residence. It was determined the man was smoking a cigarette.

Assault: Police responded to the Skate Park, 1501 South St., after a mother advised that her daughter was assaulted at the park by her ex-boyfriend. An active protection order was out against the suspect by the victim at the time of the incident.

Theft: Police responded to the 400 block of West High Street after a victim reported that someone had stolen some of his property at his residence.

Marriages Michael James Porter, 52, of 3313 Eldean Rd., Covington to Sharon Rita Bergman, 48, of 856 S. Miami Ave., Sidney.

Dexter Allen Kaeck, 26, of 999 Boal Ave., Piqua to Crystal Lee Jess, 22, of same address.

John Emerson Longenecker, 25, of 1777 Red River West Grove, Laura to Chelsea Elizabeth Wright, 22, of 1529 Garfield St., Piqua.

Todd Edward Strunk, 23, of 419 New St., Piqua to Mary Ann Dye, 24, of same address.

Jeffrey Lynn Dagley, 57, of 1151 Summit Ave., Troy to Beate Maria Kahn, 51, of same address.

Justin Paul Hughes, 26, of 1055 N. Main Ave., Sidney to Ashley Nichole Arnett, 25, of 1390 Paul Revere Way, Troy.

Joshua Lane Allen, 30, 400 Second St., Piqua to Ashley Nicole Young, 21, of same address.

Joshua Daniel Richardson, 25, of 1008 W. Greene St., Piqua to Erin Elizabeth Eberly, 24, of same address.

Timothy Wayne Moore, 35, of 201 W. Main St., Troy to Emily Kay Hile,

25, of 3155 Honeysuckle Dr., Troy.

Craig Allen Foster, 37, of 1203 Sanlor Ave., West Milton to Elizabeth Nicole Clark, 30, of 22 Rockleigh Ave., West Milton.

Gregory Erik Saarinen, 31, of 618 McKaig Ave., Troy to Hailey Ann Hopper, 24, of same address.

Christopher Robin Land, 38, of 50 N. Miami Apt. 1, West Milton to Kimberly Sue Bare, 37, of same address.

Timothy Robert Bragg, 40, of 1306 South St., Piqua to Tonya Kathleen Hughes, 33, of same address.

Christopher David Curtis, 45, of 8691 N. Montgomery County Line, Englewood to Peacock Kay Lorraine, 49, of same address.

Wyatt James King, 27, of 118 N. Main St., Pleasant Hill to Elizabeth Nicole Donnell, 24, of 6671 S. Jay Rd., West Milton.

Michael Edward Gallagher, 32, of 153 N. Pearl St., Covington to Brittany Michelle Traylor, 22, of same address.

Samuel Elam Weiss, 54, of 18 N. Walnut St., Troy to Gyla Rene Holloway, 50, of same address.

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Buying a new car is, for most people, a major purchase. First, you compare features, design, mileage, and dependability. You identify several suitable makes and models, and then compare price. With all features and benefits being equal, would you choose the most expensive, or look to the one offering the best value?

You wouldn’t pay more than you have to, and homebuyers are no different. When selling your home, the asking price determines your suc-

cess. Although you and only you make the pricing decision, it is wise to approach your trusted real estate representative for advice.

Your agent knows what buyers have been willing to pay for other homes similar to yours. Your price must be competitive with those, and no higher. Buyers often make great offers when the recognize a good value, yet rarely consider an overpriced home.

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Giving birth in Philippine quake: ‘Push and pray’ Kiko Rosario Oliver Teves Associated Press

CALAPE, Philippines (AP) — Eileen Rose Carabana and her mother were in their mountain village house when the 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Bohol. Moments later, she felt an unmistakable intense pain in her abdomen — she was about to go into labor.

There was no other way to get to a doctor but to hike several kilometers down a mountain to the hospital in Calape, a coastal town devastated

by Tuesday’s quake that killed at least 158 people and destroyed thousands of homes and a dozen or more centuries-old churches.

“I was worried for my baby because I could already feel tummy pain,” the 19-year-old recalled

Thursday.

When she made it to the hospital, Carabana found patients had already been evacuated to a tent outside, where a humming generator provided light for emergency procedures.

As she went into labor, Carabana said she felt the ground shaking from aftershocks. “I was very scared and I prayed that I would just have a normal delivery in spite of the tragedy,” she said.

She recalled the words of the hospital staff: “Just push and pray, push and pray.”

Later Tuesday night, she gave birth to a healthy, 2.4-kilogram (5.3-pound) baby named James Lyndon.

Carabana was one of five young mothers who have delivered in Calape since the quake hit Bohol Island.

Another expectant mother whose house was

destroyed had to walk down a mountain to seek help from her relative before finding a ride to the hospital in Calape, said Meneleo Guibao, a nurse who is also the administrator of the 12-bed municipal hospital in the town.

On the way, along bumpy roads torn open by the quake, the woman’s water burst, he said.

The baby came out not breathing and had to be resuscitated, Guibao said. Both the mother and baby were sent to a larger hospital in the provincial capital Tagbilaran, which was better equipped for emergencies. There was no word about their condition.

“Our theory is that she was trying to stop the baby from coming out because it was difficult traveling to the hospital,” Guibao said.

The three other mothers and their babies were

likely held the black-tie fundraiser at an iHop. “I am proud to be America’s most famous Catholic,” Colbert declared, turning to Dolan, who was sitting next to him on a dais that included Gov. Andrew Cuomo, CBS anchor Scott Pelley and others. “And I’m sure the cardinal is thinking, ‘Stephen, pride is a sin.’

Well, cardinal, so is envy, so we’re even.”

Organizers said the 68th annual dinner raised $3 million to help needy children. Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan was given an award.

Last year, during the 2012 presidential campaign, the annual affair was attended by candidate Mitt Romney and his rival, President Barack Obama.

But this year’s event was noticeably absent of politicians currently seeking higher office.

The two men running to replace Bloomberg in City Hall, Democrat Bill de Blasio and Republican Joe Lhota, did not attend.

Alfred E. Smith IV, the master of ceremonies and a great-grandson of

former Gov. Al Smith, after whom the foundation and evening are named, noted the lack of candidates in his predinner remarks, poking fun at a headline-grabbing New York primary campaign for mayor and comptroller that featured two scandal-scarred New York pols: Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner and ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer.

“Anthony Weiner’s not here,” Smith said to groans from the audience. “That’s good.”

About 1,000 people paid $1,500 apiece to attend the dinner, which Colbert referred to as “Catholic Thanksgiving” because it falls on the third Thursday of every October.

“It’s like we all showed up at the same Halloween party dressed as the Monopoly guy,” he said. “And you know that’s kind of fitting because the Wall Street guys apparently have a get-out-of-jail free card.”

In 2006, Colbert delivered the headline address at the White House Correspondents Dinner, but his scathing satire earned him a chilly response from then-President George W. Bush.

all doing fine and two of them were about to be discharged, he said.

Although not a stranger to disasters in a country that is often buffeted by typhoons, floods and shaken by quakes, Guibao said that delivering babies in a tent amid aftershocks was a first for him.

“I have experience in home delivery, but I have not delivered under this calamity situation,” he said.

Guibao said he worried about his patients, but was grateful for caregivers and volunteers who

were aiding him and the rest of the staff.

Calape Mayor Sulpicio Yu said that almost 90 percent of the buildings in his town, with a population of 32,000, were partially or totally damaged. At least five people were killed in Calape.

The hospital did not collapse, Guibao said, but there was no electricity and engineers had to check the building for damage before it was declared safe again.

Altogether 11 hospitals across the region were damaged by the quake, two seriously.

The Health Department said that doctors were waiting for helicopters or boats to transfer 60 patients needing surgery or critical care to Tagbilaran from Loon, the Bohol town near Calape that suffered the most damage with more than 40 dead.

On Thursday, authorities said that rescuers and emergency supplies were getting through to towns that had been isolated by the quake and where residents were camped out in tents waiting for assistance and to start repairing homes.

Colbert pokes at pope, others at NY charity dinner Jake Pearson Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Not even the pope was immune Thursday night as Stephen Colbert cracked one-liners and took digs at luminaries from politics, finance and the media at a Roman Catholic charity dinner in New York City that’s perennially packed with big names.

Colbert, the satirical star of Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report,” delivered his remarks at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in the grand ballroom of the WaldorfAstoria hotel in Manhattan, where he noted many great speakers — and probably a few bar mitzvah DJs — had appeared before him.

Over the course of 10 minutes, Colbert said New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s outfit of robes and cap made him look like a “flamboyant Zorro,” joked that former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was dating a CNBC anchor, called Mayor Michael Bloomberg a “tiny man” and said the modest Pope Francis would’ve

Wedding announcement Cecil and Roberts

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ate E. Cecil of Sidney and Kevin A. Roberts of Portage were married June 22, 2013, at St. Mary Catholic Church, Piqua. The Rev. Tom Bolte officiated the 1:30 p.m. ceremony.

She is the daughter of Daren and Angie Cecil of Sidney.

Linda Roberts of Pemberville and the late Marvin Roberts are parents of the bridegroom.

Seving as matron of honor was Maria Wysong. Kathy Roberts and Jen Vanscoder were bridesmaids.

Nick Sattle served as the best man, with Zach Cecil and Keith Roberts as groomsmen. Brian Wysong and Logan McKinney were the ushers.

A reception was held at Vandemark Farm in Sidney.

The bride is a 2013 graduate of Bowling Green State University with a degree in special education.

The bridegroom is a 2003 graduate of DeVry University with a degree in computer engineering technology.

The couple are residing in Kate E. Cecil and Kevin A. Roberts were married on June Bowling Green.

22, 2013 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Piqua.

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In brief n Three teams make playoffs

The Piqua Youth Football Association has three teams that have made it to the playoffs for the 2013 season.

The PYFA is a member of the SWBL Peewee Football League and are in the North Division.

The third grade team has a record of 8-0, fourth grade has a record of 7-1, and the sixth grade team has a record of 7-1.

The first round of the playoffs for these teams for the North Division will be played at Pitsenbarger Park Sports Complex on Sunday October 20, 2013.

The fourth grade game will be at 1:00 pm, 3rd grade game will be 2:30 and the 6th grade game will be at 5:30.

The second round of the playoff will be at MiltonUnion High School on Sunday Oct. 27th, times and playing order TBA. The Super Bowl will be played at Northridge High School on Saturday Nov. 2 TBA. For a photo, see page 9.

n Piqua youth hoop signups

Piqua fifth and sixth grade girls basketball signups will be held Thursday and Saturday at Piqua Junior High. Thursday’s signups are from 6-7:30 p.m. and Saturday’s is from 10:30 a.m.-noon.

For more information, contact Rory Hoke at 7782997 or hoker@piqua.org.

n Piqua hoops fundraiser

The Piqua boys basketball program will hold an “All You Can Eat” pancake breakfast made by Chris Cakes of Ohio on Nov. 16 from 8-11 a.m. in the Piqua High School commons.

Tickets will be $7 and can be purchased in the Piqua High School office.

n Coaches needed at Houston

Houston schools have opening for seventh grade basketball, varsity girls track and assistant girls track coaching positions.

Anyone interested should contact John Willoughby at Houston High School — 295-3010 ext. 2028.

n Russia seeks two coaches

Russia is in need of a seventh grade girls basketball coach and a freshman baseball coach.

If interested, please contact Russia High School athletic director Todd Wion at 937-541-9205.

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‘Big play’ swings game Piqua’s way

Indians ride momentum to 51-27 win over Greenville Rob Kiser

Sports Editor rkiser@civitasmedia.com

GREENVILLE — It was the biggest play of the game.

And it came on the final play of the first half.

Quick thinking by quarterback Dan Monnin and a tremendous effort by receiver Colton Bachman to get to the end zone and give Piqua a 23-20 halftime lead and the Indians never looked back, turning a one-time 13-3 deficit into a 51-27 victory at Harman Field.

“One of the biggest things about it was we got the ball to start the second half and we put together a sixminute drive and scored again,” Piqua coach Bill Nees said. “It was a great effort by Colton (Bachman) and a huge play.”

Facing fourth-and-11 from the Greenville 12 with five seconds on the clock, Monnin had his first option taken away by the Greenville defense.

“It was supposed to go to Tate (Honeycutt) in the end zone,” Monnin said. “But, he was covered. So, I threw short to Colton (Bachman) and he did a great job to get into the end zone.”

Monnin spotted Bachman out in the flat at the 10, with several defenders between him and the ball.

“I wasn’t supposed to get the ball on that play,” Bachman said. “He threw it to me — and I thought, let’s do this.”

He broke one tackle, then had to dive just before the end zone, just catching the inside of the pylon.

“That was an amazing feeling (getting in the end zone on the play),” Bachman said. “I knew it was going to be close.”

Piqua never let that momentum go.

The Indians started the second half with a nine-play, 69-yard drive with Monnin scoring on a 10-yard run on second and five on his only carry of the night.

“I just read the defense,” Monnin said.

“They were all sitting on Trent (Yeomans) so I faked it and was able to run it in.”

The Piqua defense responded with a threeand-out after neither team had punted in the first half and a 5-yard punt led to a 20-yard

Hayden Hall, 33, and Tate Honeycutt, 3, lead the way as Derrick Gullett, 11, runs for a big gain for Piqua.

scoring drive, with Yeomans finding the end zone from 15 yards out.

Calev Vallieu, who was 6-for-7 on PATs and made his only field goal attempt, added the kick to make it 37-0.

“Our defense got rolling and the whole thing just turned around,” Nees said.

It was the second week in a row that Piqua was in a close game at halftime, only to dominate the second half.

The Indians combined to outscore Sidney and Greenville 57-7 in the final two quarters the last two weeks.

“We are fortunate enough to not have to have anyone play both ways,” Nees said. “So, when we get in that situation (teams with guys playing both ways), we need to take advantage of it.”

The Indians rode “Ground Trent” the rest of the way.

The junior halfback continued an amazing four week run.

He has averaged more than 250 yards per game in the stretch (more than 1,000 yards if you don’t want to do the math) and showed he can do it on a slippery, grass field as well.

Yeomans finished with 286 yards on 26 carries, with four touchdowns and another that was called back on penalty.

“The offensive line is doing an amazing job,” Yeomans said with a big smile. “That (running on grass) wasn’t that bad.

You just have to make slower cuts.”

Vallieu had started the game’s scoring with a 26-yard field goal and Noah Lyman had a big first half, with three catches for 63 yards, including a 35-yard TD

catch.

“The offensive line just did an unbelievable job tonight,” Nees said.

“They are just blowing people off the ball. Like I said, when you watch the films, that’s when you really get an appreciation for what our offensive line is doing.”

Monnin completed seven of 19 passes for 127 yards.

“There is no doubt about it,” Monnin said.

“It makes things easier when Trent (Yeomans) is running the ball like

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he is and defenses have to worry abou that.”

And Piqua, 3-5 overall and 2-1 GWOC North, will take plenty of momentum into Friday’s home finale with Vandalia-Butler.

“Everybody is doing their job,” Yeomans said.

“We went through a tough stretch of games and now we are showing what we can do. It just feels incredible.”

Like the final play of the first half, which swung the game for good.

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Alex Nees, 8, and Dom Stone, 40, signal that the Indians recovered a fumble forced by the Piqua defense.

Stumper many Q: How times have

the St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series?

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Quoted

“A guy asked me, ‘Is this like playing Eli?’ And I said, I know Robert Mathis hits harder than Eli. I can guarantee you that.”

— Peyton Manning on his first trip back to Indianapolis to play the Colts

Piqua’s Trenton Yeomans, 6, looks for running room as lineman Matt Stollmer, 72, blocks.

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Three Piqua Youth Teams Make Playoffs

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Three Piqua youth football teams have made the playoffs. For more on the teams, see page 8.

Lehman, East showdown set

Lady Vikings survive overtime scare with Botkins SIDNEY — No. 2ranked Lehman breezed to an easy victory in its first taste of Division III Sectional Tournament play, shutting out Triad 10-0 in semifinal girls soccer action at Lehman Thursday.

The Lady Cavs, the topranked team in the Miami Valley Coaches poll, go to 14-1-1 on the year and get a rematch with Miami East Monday in the sectional finals at 7 p.m. at Fairborn. Miami East owns the only win over the Lady Cavs this season, a 2-1 verdict back on Sept.

24 at East.

Lehman coach Tony Schroeder knew his team would have an easy time with Triad, which ended the season 0-17.

"We started out with every goal needing to be scored on a cross," Schroeder said. "We did not play our varsity girls much at all. Madeline Franklin only played a minute and 30 seconds. It was 6-0 at the half and we put some of the varsity girls in for about five minutes to start the second half and scored two goals.

Then we got them right back out.

"I give the Triad girls a lot of credit for sticking with it this season," he added. "And they hustled and played hard right to the end."

Ashley Keller registered a hat trick for the Lady Cavs, scoring the first goal of the night, then adding another in the first half and the first goal of the second half.

Elizabeth Edwards, Lauren Goettemoeller, Kaitrin O'Leary and Liz Pax all had goals in the first half for the 6-0 lead.

Assists came from Jenna Kronenberger, Keller, Sara Fuller and Hannah Fogt.

In the second half, after Keller's goal, Fogt, O'Leary and Madison Cline all scored.

Assists in the second half were recorded by

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Lehman Katrin O’Leary (31) controls the ball against Triad’s Victoria Hardman (6) as Liz Pax (28) and Lindsay VanHoose (8) close in Thursday.

Fuller, Marla Schroeder, Goettemoeller and O'Leary.

"It was good to get that first game out of the way," Schroeder said. "It sets up our game with Miami East. The girls remember the first game and we're hoping to come out on the better end of the deal this time. It will be the third year in a row we've played them in the sectional."

• Lehman's junior varsity team played Piqua on Saturday and won 3-0.

Scoring goals for Lehman were Kate Hemm, Alexis Grise and Liz Pax. Assists came from Kaitryn O'Leary and Emily Reinhart.

East wins in OT

CASSTOWN — It was not the start to tournament play that the the Miami East girls soccer team wanted.

But, the Lady Vikings got past Botkins 1-0 in double overtime.

East will play Lehman at 7 p.m. Monday at Fairborn in a D-III sectional final.

Miami East outshot Botkins 12-0 in regular and 3-0 in overtime, but could not find the net.

The Vikings had six more shots in double overtime before Haley Young

chipped a free kick over the Botkins defensive line and as the keeper came out to make a play with 3:47 remaining.

Jessica Barlage got a touch and sent the ball into the open net.

The Vikings, 13-2-2, allowed one corner kick and no shots on goal.

VOLLEYBALL East moves on

ROOKVILLE — Sometimes teams can’t help but look ahead come tournament time.

The second-seeded Miami East Vikings overcame a bit of that Thursday night, easily blowing out No. 14 Northeastern 25-11, 25-9, 25-6 at Brookville High School to reach Saturday’s Division III sectional championship.

Their opponents? The No. 3 Anna Rockets, who defeated No. 5 Dixie in four to advance.

“We came out a little slow to start with, had some errors and gave them some points,” Miami East volleyball coach John Cash said. “I think there was a little of peeking ahead involved.”

Anna is the last team to defeat the Vikings in the postseason — four years ago in the sectional final

at Brookville. The past two seasons, the Vikings have won the D-III state championship — and beaten the Rockets along the way, only then at the regional level.

Once Miami East (20-4) got those thoughts out of the way, though, it was all over.

Sam Cash had eight kills, seven aces, a block, two digs and 14 assists, Ashley Current had two kills, three aces, a block, five digs and 15 assists, Angie Mack had 12 kills, two aces and a dig, Trina Current had six kills and two blocks, Allison Morrett had four kills, three aces and four digs, Karson Mahaney had two kills and two blocks and Anna Kiesewetter had seven digs.

Newton holds on

TIPP CITY — The 11thseeded Newton Indians held off a late charge by No. 12 Tri-County North Thursday in the Division IV sectional semifinal at Tippecanoe, winning the first two games, losing the next two and hanging on in the fifth for a 25-20, 2523, 12-25, 24-26, 15-9 victory.

Newton will face Catholic Central Tuesday in the sectional final.

Prep Tournament Schedule TODAY DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY At Miami Valley Career Tech Center BOYS D-I B Race, 3:30 p.m.

Piqua, Centerville Beavercreek Lebanon, Miamisburg, Bellbrook, Fairmont, Stebbins, Middletown, Fairborn, Franklin, Ponitz Career Tech, Sidney.

D-III A Race, 9:30 a.m.

Russia, Miami East, Covington, Bradford, Fort Loramie, Arcanum, Dayton Christian, Miami Valley, Mechanicsburg, Ansonia, Mississinawa Valley, Triad.

D-III B Race, 10:30 a.m.

Houston, Lehman Catholic, Botkins, Anna, National Trail, Franklin Monroe, Jackson Center, Emmanuel Christian, Troy Christian, Bethel, Catholic Central, Riverside, Middletown Christian.

D-III C Race, 11:30 a.m.

Versailles, Newton, West Liberty-Salem, Xenia Christian, Yellow Springs, Cedarville, Twin Valley South, TriVillage, Dixie, Tri-County North, Southeastern, Fairlawn.

GIRLS D-I B Race, 3 p.m.

Piqua, Springboro, Lebanon, Bellbrook, Miamisburg, Greenville, Springfield, Fairmont, Wayne, Franklin, Sidney, Ponitz Career Tech.

D-III A Race, 9 a.m.

Covington, Bradford, Fort Loramie, West LibertySalem, Mechanicsburg, Ansonia, Bethel, Troy Christian, Dayton Christian, Mississinawa Valley, Middletown Christian.

D-III B Race, 10 a.m.

Versailles, Miami East, Lehman Catholic, Houston, Botkins, Twin Valley South, Arcanum, Tri-Village, Franklin Monroe, Tri-County North, Dixie, Jackson Center.

D-III C Race, 11 a.m.

Russia, Newton, Xenia Christian, National Trail, Catholic Central, Yellow Springs, Cedarville, Riverside, Triad, Miami Valley, Emmanuel Christian, Southeastern.

BOYS SOCCER D-I Piqua at Beavercreek, 2 p.m.

D-III Newton vs. Xenia Christian (at Miami Valley), 1 p.m.

Lehman at Bethel, 7 p.m.

Brotkins at Miami East, 7 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL Brookville D-III Versailles vs. West Liberty-Salem, 1 p.m.

Miami East vs. Anna, 2:30 p.m.

Tippecanoe D-IV Russia vs. Riverside, 1 p.m.

Troy D-IV Lehman vs. Tri-Village, 6 p.m.

MONDAY GIRLS SOCCER D-III At Fairborn Lehman vs. Miami East, 7 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL Tippecanoe D-IV Bradford vs. Fort Loramie, 7 p.m.

TUESDAY Volleyball Tippecanoe D-IV Newton vs. Catholic Central, 6 p.m.

Russia-Riverside winner vs. FM-Mech. winner, 7:30

Record Book Football

Carolina Atlanta Tampa Bay North

National Football League All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Detroit Chicago Green Bay Minnesota West

NFL Standings East

New England Miami N.Y. Jets Buffalo South Indianapolis Tennessee Houston Jacksonville North Cincinnati Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh West

W 5 3 3 2

L 1 2 3 4

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .833 .600 .500 .333

PF PA 125 97 114 117 104 135 136 157

W 4 3 2 0

L 2 3 4 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .500 .333 .000

PF PA 148 98 128 115 106 177 70 198

W 4 3 3 1

L 2 3 3 4

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .500 .500 .200

PF 121 134 118 88

W L T Pct Kansas City 6 0 0 1.000 Denver 6 0 0 1.000 San Diego 3 3 0 .500 Oakland 2 4 0 .333 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Dallas 3 3 0 .500 Philadelphia 3 3 0 .500 Washington 1 4 0 .200 N.Y. Giants 0 6 0 .000 South W L T Pct New Orleans 5 1 0 .833

PA 111 129 125 116

PF PA 152 65 265 158 144 138 105 132 PF 183 166 107 103

PA 152 179 143 209

PF PA 161 103

2 1 0

3 4 5

0 0 0

.400 .200 .000

109 68 122 134 64 101

W 4 4 3 1

L 2 2 2 4

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .667 .600 .200

PF 162 172 137 125

PA 140 161 114 158

W L T Pct PF Seattle 6 1 0 .857 191 San Francisco 4 2 0 .667 145 St. Louis 3 3 0 .500 141 Arizona 3 4 0 .429 133 Thursday, Oct. 17 Seattle 34, Arizona 22 Sunday, Oct. 20 Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Chicago at Washington, 1 p.m.

Dallas at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

New England at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Miami, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Detroit, 1 p.m.

San Diego at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Tennessee, 4:05 p.m.

Houston at Kansas City, 4:25 p.m.

Cleveland at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m.

Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m.

Denver at Indianapolis, 8:30 p.m.

Open: New Orleans, Oakland Monday, Oct. 21 Minnesota at N.Y. Giants, 8:40 p.m.

PA 116 118 154 161

College Schedule College Football Schedule Saturday, Oct. 19 EAST Colgate (1-5) at Holy Cross (3-4), Noon

Villanova (4-2) at New Hampshire (2-3), Noon Texas Tech (6-0) at West Virginia (3-3), Noon Fordham (7-0) at Yale (3-1), Noon Georgetown (1-5) at Lehigh (5-1), 12:30 p.m.

William & Mary (4-2) at Maine (4-2), 12:30 p.m.

Sacred Heart (6-1) at Bryant (3-3), 1 p.m.

Lafayette (1-4) at Harvard (4-0), 1 p.m.

Cornell (1-3) at Monmouth (NJ) (3-4), 1 p.m.

Richmond (3-3) at Rhode Island (2-5), 1 p.m.

Army (3-4) at Temple (0-6), 1 p.m.

Penn (2-2) at Columbia (0-4), 1:30 p.m.

Bucknell (1-4) at Dartmouth (2-2), 1:30 p.m.

Towson (6-1) at Albany (NY) (1-6), 3:30 p.m.

UMass (1-5) at Buffalo (4-2), 3:30 p.m.

Princeton (3-1) at Brown (3-1), 6 p.m.

Duquesne (3-2) at Robert Morris (2-3), 6 p.m.

Old Dominion (4-2) at Pittsburgh (3-2), 7 p.m.

SOUTH Southern Miss. (0-5) at East Carolina (4-2), Noon SMU (1-4) at Memphis (1-4), Noon South Carolina (5-1) at Tennessee (3-3), Noon Georgia (4-2) at Vanderbilt (3-3), Noon Syracuse (3-3) at Georgia Tech (3-3), 12:30 p.m.

Jacksonville (2-4) at Campbell (1-5), 1 p.m.

Marist (3-3) at Davidson (0-6), 1 p.m.

Carnegie-Mellon (3-3) at Mercer (5-1), 1 p.m.

Delaware St. (2-4) at NC A&T (3-2), 1 p.m.

Hampton (1-5) at Norfolk St. (2-4), 1 p.m.

Chattanooga (4-2) at Elon (2-5), 1:30 p.m.

Appalachian St. (1-5) at Furman (2-4), 1:30 p.m.

Howard (1-5) at Florida A&M (2-4), 2 p.m.

Morgan St. (1-5) at NC Central (3-3), 2 p.m.

VMI (1-5) at Presbyterian (1-4), 2 p.m.

Tennessee St. (6-1) at UT-Martin (4-2), 2 p.m.

Tennessee Tech (3-4) at E. Kentucky (3-3), 3 p.m.

Grambling St. (0-7) at Jackson St. (5-2), 3 p.m.

Kent St. (2-5) at South Alabama (2-3), 3 p.m.

Coastal Carolina (6-0) at Liberty (3-3), 3:30 p.m.

North Texas (3-3) at Louisiana Tech (2-4), 3:30 p.m.

Duke (4-2) at Virginia (2-4), 3:30 p.m.

Wofford (4-2) at W. Carolina (1-6), 3:30 p.m.

Maryland (5-1) at Wake Forest (3-3), 3:30 p.m.

Savannah St. (1-6) at Bethune-Cookman (5-1), 4 p.m.

Austin Peay (0-6) at Murray St. (4-3), 4 p.m.

Arkansas (3-4) at Alabama (6-0), 7 p.m.

LSU (6-1) at Mississippi (3-3), 7 p.m.

SE Louisiana (4-2) at Northwestern St. (3-3), 7 p.m.

Florida St. (5-0) at Clemson (6-0), 8 p.m.

Sam Houston St. (5-1) at McNeese St. (5-1), 8 p.m.

MIDWEST UConn (0-5) at Cincinnati (4-2), Noon Purdue (1-5) at Michigan St. (5-1), Noon Minnesota (4-2) at Northwestern (4-2), Noon Navy (3-2) at Toledo (3-3), Noon Florida (4-2) at Missouri (6-0), 12:21 p.m.

Drake (3-3) at Butler (5-2), 1 p.m.

Ohio (4-2) at E. Michigan (1-5), 1 p.m.

Akron (1-6) at Miami (Ohio) (0-6), 1 p.m.

Indiana St. (1-5) at Illinois St. (2-4), 2 p.m.

S. Dakota St. (4-3) at Missouri St. (1-6), 2 p.m.

Morehead St. (2-4) at Valparaiso (1-5), 2 p.m.

Ball St. (6-1) at W. Michigan (0-7), 2 p.m.

SE Missouri (1-5) at E. Illinois (5-1), 2:30 p.m.

N. Illinois (6-0) at Cent. Michigan (3-4), 3 p.m.

N. Dakota St. (6-0) at S. Illinois (4-3), 3 p.m.

Oklahoma (5-1) at Kansas (2-3), 3:30 p.m.

Indiana (3-3) at Michigan (5-1), 3:30 p.m.

Sacramento St. (3-4) at North Dakota (2-4), 3:30 p.m.

Iowa (4-2) at Ohio St. (6-0), 3:30 p.m.

W. Illinois (3-4) at Youngstown St. (6-1), 4 p.m.

South Dakota (3-3) at N. Iowa (4-2), 5 p.m.

San Diego (4-2) at Dayton (4-2), 6 p.m.

Southern Cal (4-2) at Notre Dame (4-2), 7:30 p.m.

Wisconsin (4-2) at Illinois (3-2), 8 p.m.

SOUTHWEST TCU (3-3) at Oklahoma St. (4-1), Noon MVSU (1-5) at Prairie View (4-3), 3 p.m.

Alcorn St. (5-2) at Texas Southern (1-5), 3 p.m.

Southern U. (3-3) at Ark.-Pine Bluff (0-6), 3:30 p.m.

BYU (4-2) at Houston (5-0), 3:30 p.m.

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MLB Playoff Glance Postseason Baseball Glance All Times EDT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) American League All games televised by Fox Boston 3, Detroit 2 Saturday, Oct. 12: Detroit 1, Boston 0 Sunday, Oct. 13: Boston 6, Detroit 5 Tuesday, Oct. 15: Boston 1, Detroit 0 Wednesday, Oct. 16: Detroit 7, Boston 3 Thursday, Oct. 17: Boston 4, Detroit 3 Saturday, Oct. 19: Detroit (Scherzer 21-3) at Boston (Buchholz 12-1), 4:37 p.m. x-Sunday, Oct. 20: Detroit at Boston, 8:07 p.m.

National League All games televised by TBS St. Louis 3, Los Angeles 2 Friday, Oct. 11: St. Louis 3, Los Angeles 2, 13 innings Saturday, Oct. 12: St. Louis 1, Los Angeles 0 Monday, Oct. 14: Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 0 Tuesday, Oct. 15: St. Louis 4, Los Angeles 2 Wednesday, Oct. 16: Los Angeles 6, St. Louis 4 Friday, Oct. 18: Los Angeles at St. Louis x-Saturday, Oct. 19: Los Angeles (Ryu 14-8) at St. Louis (Wainwright 19-9), 8:37 p.m.

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Lehman cruises past Ridgemont Cavaliers roll to easy win in NWCC SIDNEY — As expected, the Lehman Cavaliers had no trouble posting their seventh consecutive win, blasting visiting Ridgemont Friday night at Sidney Memorial Stadium in Northwest Central Conference football action.

The win puts the Cavaliers at 7-1 on the season and keeps them perfect in NWCC play at 4-0. They can clinch at least a share of the league title in their next outing, which won’t come until a week from tonight at Sidney Memorial Stadium against Waynesfield-Goshen in NWCC play.

Highlighting Friday’s win over the now 2-6 Gophers was Lehman quarterback Nick Rourke, who set two new school records in the win. He threw six touchdown passes, which is a new school record, and also established a new season record for TD passes. He now has 20.

Running back John Husa scored two touchdowns, one rushing and one receiving.

Rourke also hit Drew Westerheide for a touchdown, and threw two scoring passes to both Clay Selsor and Mitch Slater.

The other two scored came from the defense. Colin Hughes picked up a fumble and returned it for a score, and Dylan Arnold picked off a pass and returned it for a touchdown.

The game as over quickly as the Cavaliers put up 35 points in the opening quarter. They then stretched the lead to 55-0 at the half.

Lehman added just one score in the second half, and actually knelt down rather than kick the extra points on the final two touchdowns.

Tigers lose in OT VERSAILLES — Delphos St. John’s broke up Versailles’ two-point conversion attempt in overtime Friday night to defeat the Tigers 27-26 and end their playoff hopes.

Versailles blocked a St. John’s extra point attempt with just 17 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime.

In overtime, Tyler Jettinghoff ran for a 10-yard touchdown to put the Blue Jays up 27-20.

Versailles pulled to within one point as Nick Campbell connected with Zach Steinbrunner for a 10-yard touchdown pass, making it 27-26.

The Tigers went for the two-point conversion, which Ben Wrasman broke up to preserve the St. John’s win.

The loss dropped Versailles’ record to 3-5 and ended Lehman’s Kris Lee runs with the ball after making a catch against Ridgemont Friday night. their playoff aspirations.

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Covington coach not impressed Buccs flat in win over Twin Valley South Ben Robinson GoBuccs.com

COVINGTON — There’s an expectation at Covington with how you play the game - an expectation of effort, enthusiasm and execution for 48 minutes regardless of the score.

And the Buccaneers, who were coming off of two huge wins against previous unbeaten teams in TriCounty North and Miami East, didn’t live up to those expectations in coach Dave Miller’s eyes in spite of a 42-6 victory over Twin Valley South.

“It’s a win,” said Miller.

“But we’ve got to to get a lot better. We didn’t play our best football tonight by any means.”

What displeased the Buccaneer coach was the lack of enthusiasm, issues with protecting the football and too many breakdowns

defensively.

“We were flat,” he continued. “You could see it in warm-ups. There’s really not much more to say.”

If Covington wants to get to where it is capable of, turnovers are not acceptable and the Buccaneers put the ball on the ground three times in the contest - two resulting into turnovers.

“We put the ball on the ground too often,” Miller explained. “It’s frustrating, We also didn’t have our best night with our reads.”

Still, Covington was able to overcome its mistakes as A.J. Ouellette scored on runs of 85 and 27 yards in the first quarter for a 14-0 Buccaneer lead.

Ouellette then scored on a 19-yard run in the second quarter to give Covington a 21-0 lead at the break.

Another scoring run by

Ouellette, this time from 16 yards out to start the second half gave Covington a 28-0 lead, but Twin Valley South responded by moving methodically down the field to cut the deficit to 28-6 on a one-yard run by Wes Cole.

“We had some breakdowns defensively and they took advantage,” Miller explained. “Their quarterback is a good athlete.”

Covington followed by putting the game away with scoring drives on back-to-back possessions as Ouellette scored from three yards out and Bobby Alexander plowed into the end zone from the one.

In all, Covington racked up 355 yards of offense to 156 for Twin Valley South.

Covington, who improved to 8-0 on the season, travels to National Trail (7-1) next Friday.

Dalton Bordelon makes a play Friday night.

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Vikings have no problem bouncing back Fellers field goal gives East win over North

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LEWISBURG — Miami East coach Max Current’s philosophy following a loss is simple.

“Anyone can fall down. It takes a man to get back up and get after it all over again,” he said.

Friday night, his Vikings lived up to that.

After suffering their first loss of the season last week — and falling behind two separate times Friday night at Tri-County North — Miami East (7-1, 6-1 Cross County Conference) fought back to force overtime, and Michael Fellers kicked a 26-yard field goal to give the Vikings a thrilling 24-21 victory with playoff standings and pride both at stake.

“The boys kept battling all night,” Current said. “That’s what we

focused on all week long, being resilient. If you get knocked down, you’ve got to get up and do it again.

“We withstood some punches early and won it in the second half.”

The Panthers (6-2, 5-2 CCC) took a 14-0 lead in the first half, but a big kickoff return by Fellers led to a 6-yard touchdown by Colton McKinney to put the Vikings on the board.

Then Tri-County North fumbled a punt return, and Alex Brewer scored on a 3-yard run to tie the score in the second quarter.

Tri-County North, though, retook the lead before halftime at 21-14.

“They were having their way with us running the ball early,” Current said. “We tied it, and they scored with a couple minutes left

in the half — and that was it. Our defense shut them down the rest of the night. Our defense did a nice job of limiting their explosive plays.”

Brewer tied the score on a 2-yard run in the third, and once the game went to overtime, the Vikings elected to trust the thing that had brought them that far.

“We chose to go on defense first in overtime — and stopped them on fourth down,” Current said. “Then we moved the ball a bit and Fellers kicked a 26-yarder to win it.

“This game was a playoff atmosphere — and that’s good. The boys need to get used to playing in this kind of game for here in a couple weeks.”

Miami East travels to winless Bradford in Week 9.

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Facebook to let teens share with bigger audience Michael Liedtke AP Technology Writer

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook is now allowing teenagers to share their posts on the social network with anyone on the Internet, raising the risks of minors leaving a digital trail that could lead to trouble.

The change announced Wednesday affects Facebook users who list their ages as 13 to 17.

Until now, Facebook users falling within that age group had been limited to sharing information and photos only with their own friends or friends of those friends.

The new policy will give teens the choice of switching their settings so their posts Paul Sakuma | AP can be accessible to This Feb. 8, 2012 file photo shows a view inside Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook is now allowing teenagers to share the general public. their posts on the social network with anyone on the Internet, raising the risks of minors leaving a digital trail that could lead to trouble. That option already The change announced Wednesday affects Facebook users who list their ages as being from 13 to 17. has been available to adults, including users who are 18 or 19.

As a protective measure, Facebook will warn minors opting to be more open that they are exposing themselves to a broader audience. The caution will repeat before every post, as long as the settings remain on “public.”

The initial privacy settings of teens under 18 will automatically be set so posts are seen only by friends.

That’s more restrictive than the previous default setting that allowed teens to distribute their posts to friends of their friends in the network.

In a blog post, Facebook said it decided to revise its privacy rules to make its service more enjoyable for teens and to provide them with a more powerful megaphone when they believe they have an important point to make or a cause to support.

“Teens are among the savviest people using social media, and whether it comes to civic engagement, activism, or their thoughts on a new movie, they want to be heard,” Facebook wrote.

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The relaxed standards also may spur teens to spend more time on Facebook instead of other services, such as Snapchat, that are becoming more popular hangouts among younger people. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, though, says that the company ’s internal data shows its social network remains a magnet for teens.

Giving people more reasons to habitually visit its social network is important to Facebook because a larger audience helps sell more of the ads that generate most of the Menlo Park, Calif., company’s revenue.

“What this is really about is maximizing the kind of sharing at the heart of Facebook’s business m o d el , ” Montgomery said. She worries that unleashing teens to share more about themselves to a general audience will enable advertisers to collect more personal data about minors “who aren’t aware that their movements and interests are under a digital microscope.”

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The teen audience is large enough to give Facebook periodic headaches. As its social network has steadily expanded, Facebook has had to combat sexual predators and bullies who prey upon children.

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Dickman Supply is an electrical and industrial wholesaler, headquartered in Sidney with locations also in Greenville, Celina, and now Marysville. Representing more than 400 manufacturers, they provide solutions for industrial and electrical product applications for commercial/ industrial facilities and contractors throughout West Central Ohio and Eastern Indiana.

IMARK Group Inc. is a member-owned marketing group made up of 980 independently-owned electrical distributors throughout the United States and Canada, representing the largest electrical distribution entity in the industry.

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Meeting, IMARK passes out top awards in four separate areas. Dickman Supply saw its name go up on the big screen as one of four finalists in both the “Excellence in Sales and Marketing” and “Member of the Year” categories. Dickman previously earned the national Excellence in Sales and Marketing Award in 2010, and the Member of the Year award in 2011, given to the distributor who scores highest on an objective point scale of categories including growth, planning excellence, employee training, and IMARK participation.

“At Dickman Supply we have always strived to bring the highest value to our customers. To be recognized as one of the top companies in North America in multiple categories really speaks to the job that Dickman people work hard to do every day,” said Dickman Supply President Tim Geise. “I’m proud of every one of them and their accomplishments.”

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Budget crisis exposes deepening rift in GOP Steve Peoples Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — Lawmakers and strategists from the Republican Party’s establishment are lashing out at tea partyers and congressional conservatives whose unflinching demands triggered the 16-day partial government shutdown and sent the GOP’s popularity plunging to record lows.

The open criticism is a stark reversal from just three years ago when the GOP embraced new energy from the insurgent group to fuel a return to power in the House.

For a party in an extended identity crisis, the intensifying clash between those in its mainstream and those on its far-right wing muddies its strategy ahead of the 2014 elections.

In the view of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, House Republicans overreached during the budget impasse by believing “we have one-half of one-third of the power in Washington, therefore we have three-fourths of the ability to get things done.”

Republicans run the House, but Democrats control the Senate and the White House.

Bush, a potential 2016 presidential candidate who was hosting an education conference in Boston, argued that congressional Republicans represent “the mirror opposite” of the successes of GOP governors.

Other party elders, whose calls for compromise were often overshadowed by the

tea party in recent weeks, blamed conservative groups such as Heritage Action, the Senate Conservatives Fund and the Club for Growth. They were influential during the debate, at times promising to help defeat Republicans lawmakers who voted for a compromise with Democrats.

“The right is a multiplicity of various groups, some of which aren’t even Republicans, but who think they can control the Republican Party,” said Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, condemning tactics he referred to as “radicalness.”

Republican strategist Mike Murphy chided what he called “the stupid wing of the Republican Party.”

“There’s tension and there ought to be a questioning of whether we ought to listen to such bad advice,” Murphy said when asked about the influence of conservative groups.

“We took a huge brand hit. It’s self-inflicted. … I’m glad there are no elections tomorrow.”

The government reopened Thursday after Congress voted the night before to end the shutdown and increase the nation’s borrowing authority, narrowly averting what business leaders feared would be economic disaster with global implications.

Polls suggest that voters overwhelmingly disapproved of congressional Republicans’ handling of the crises.

Gallup found earlier in the month that just 28 percent of Americans reported a favorable opinion of the GOP, its lowest rat-

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“There are no winners here,” President Barack Obama said Thursday.

The compromise package, brokered by a group of moderate Senate Republicans and Democrats, funds the government through Jan. 15. To head off a default, the agreement gives the government the authority to borrow what it needs through Feb. 7. Treasury officials will be able to use bookkeeping maneuvers to delay a potential default for several weeks beyond that date, as they have done in the past.

Lawmakers are now trying to find agreement on how to replace this year’s automatic, across-the-board spending cuts with more orderly deficit reduction. But the showdown and subsequent criticism from establishment Republicans seemed to embolden defiant conservatives, who promised more hardline tactics in the coming months. Some pledged to work harder than ever to defeat Republicans who stand in their way.

“Congress has failed,” the Tea Party Express said in a fundraising message.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a tea

party favorite, hinted at primary challenges for Republican incumbents “from sea to shining sea” just hours after Congress voted to end the shutdown.

“Friends, do not be discouraged by the shenanigans of D.C.’s permanent political class,” she wrote on her Facebook page. “Be energized. We’re going to shake things up in 2014.”

The Club for Growth on Thursday endorsed a GOP challenger to Republican Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi, who has yet to decide whether he will seek reelection next year. Tea party groups are also supporting the conservative challenger to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky while backing like-minded candidates in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., said she hopes her party would move toward “commonsense problem solvers” in the future.

“I don’t want to go down this road again,” she said in an interview with The Associated Press, noting that she disagreed with congressional conservatives’ tactics during the budget fight. “What we take from this experience is that there are obviously commonsense problem solvers, and that’s where the party needs to be.”

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