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Tornado confirmed in northeast Miami County Downed wires, trees among damage reported in storm’s aftermath Will E Sanders

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Barn destroyed at farm near county line Mike Ullery | Daily Call

A barn at 10895 North Lena-Palestine Road was destroyed during Thursday’s storm, by what the National Weather Service has call a confirmed EF-0 tornado.

Will E Sanders Staff Writer wsanders@civitasmedia.com

FLETCHER — October went out with a bang across Miami County on Halloween night as Mother Nature opted to hand out tricks rather treats in a weather display that culminated with a confirmed tornado that struck the northeastern portion of the county and destroyed a

large barn. No injuries were reported.

“I can say I lived through a tornado now,” said Fred Lichtenberg, a resident at 10895 North Lena-Palestine Road (about a quarter-mile south of the Miami/Shelby county line) where the tornado touched down.

The tornado, confirmed by a damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Friday

Third suspect in Troy murder identified

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TROY — Troy Police Department detectives are still investigating the motive which led three teens to fatally shoot 20 year old Nathan Wintrow Wednesday night.

According to Capt. Joe Long, detectives are still talking to witnesses who were inside the home when two teens wearing masks kicked open the back door of Wintrow’s duplex at 218 East Canal Street, Troy.

Wintrow was fatally shot in the head by the duo in front of his girlfriend and a 2-year-old around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday night.

Wintrow was pronounced dead by the

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Montgomery County Corner’s Office in the early morning hours on Thursday after he was transported by Troy medics to Upper Valley Medical Center and then Miami Valley Hospital with a fatal gunshot wound to the head.

DNA testing of the two guns found and blood evidence in relation to the incident currently are being tested, Long said.

“Our detectives are still talking to witnesses and waiting on lab results of the DNA collected at the scene,” Long said.

Long said the three teens, 19-year-old Brenden Terrel, 16-year-old Jason Sowers and 17-year-old Patrick McGail, may face additional charges pending the outcome of the investigation. All three have been charged with aggravated murder. Terrel is currently being held at the Miami County Jail with a $250,000 bond. The juveniles, Sowers and McGail, are being detained at the West Central Juvenile Corrections facility.

A gun was recovered near the scene of the crime and another gun was recovered by investigators. The assailants fled south on foot and were picked up by a car. Officers located two of the suspects in the car close to the scene. Officials later made another arrest of a suspect at home on West Main Street.

morning, was classified as an EF0 tornado, the lowest classification of a tornado, which is many times called by meteorologists as a “weak” tornado, said Mike Kurz, NWS meteorologist.

“We did confirm with a damage survey (Friday) morning that there was a weak tornado in northeastern Miami County,” Kurz said. “Winds were estimated at 70 mph and it left a path that was approximately 300 to

400 yards long with a maximum width of 30 yards.”

Most of that debris that made up that swatch of damage consisted of a barn located on the 10985 Lena-Palestine Road property, which was decimated by the tornado.

The barn was leveled to its foundation and large fragments of the structure were strewn See TORNADO | Page 2

MIAMI COUNTY — An autumn storm that blew straight line winds through the Miami Valley on Thursday night that forced several communities to postpone Trick-orTreat blew trees and limbs onto roadways, downed power lines, and caused intermittent power outages throughout the county.

However, fire and police authorities reported no storm-related injuries.

State, county and township road crews addressed fallen trees and limbs and cleared roadways as soon as the storm struck and by Friday morning all roadways were cleared of any debris.

Jeff Vore, the county’s road superintendent, said one crew was called in during the storms and began clearing roadways.

“It was pretty mild compared to what they were talking it up to be,” Vore said. “We were out picking up limbs as they fell … and we only had one instance of wires down on Sullivan Road.”

Road crews did not have to shut down any roads and high water was not reported on any county See STORM | Page 2

A beautiful spot

Unused space at Forest Hill Cemetery takes shape Bethany J. Royer Staff Writer broyer@civitasmedia.com

PIQUA — Some years ago, a conversation began at Forest Hill Cemetery on St. Rt. 66 of what Jim Roth, Forest Hill Cemetery superintendent, states was all about wasted space. As what had once been a pond filled in over time with back-fill and gravel —leading to the pond’s eventual demise— and thus making it unsuitable for burial ground, left a vacant space at the base of a hill overlooked

by Linear Park and the

canal.

“How can we utilize this?” continued Roth.

“How can we make this area something everyone can enjoy? Then we came up with the idea about a labyrinth.”

We meant Forest Hill Cemetery staff including Roth, Beverly Collett, business manager, and Dan Poast, director of horticulture, who began to pool ideas such as a garden with flowers and trees, along with a walk, that was eventually followed by inspiration after a visit to the Chadwick See SPACE | Page 3

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The 40-foot labyrinth of brick pavers at the center of a cremation garden at Forest Hill Cemetery has been completed thanks to the collaboration and staff, including Jim Roth, superintendent, Beverly Collett, business manager, Dan Poast, director of horticulture, and Casto Landscaping, of Piqua.

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BRADFORD – Several of the candidates running for Bradford Village Council have already gained experience in that area, whether they’re running for re-election or they’ve served in the past and have decided that they’d like to do so again. There are four positions open on Bradford Council, with six candidates hoping to fill them.

Jeffrey Wirrig, with 24 years on the council already, and said he’s still willing to put in the time and

effort to make sure Bradford is a great place to live.

“You always want to shoot for the moon,” Wirrig commented. “And for the last 10 to 15 years, Bradford has made a lot of improvement with a lot of big projects, using grant money, which is great. But you can become grant poor…those have stipulations and money you have to pay back. All of these projects come with ties, and I think it’s time to start looking at some smaller projects.”

Michael Warner, also an incumbent, wants to continue serving his community, and making Bradford a better place to live for residents, he said.

“I think everyone that’s running for council right now has the same outlook I do of trying to improve and keep the village a nice com-

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munity,” Warner commented when asked what makes him stand apart from the competition.

Now retired, Warner has a good deal of life experience, including business ownership, to bring to the table, he said.

“I’m here to do the best I can for the village, keep things running smoothly, and whatever comes up that I feel is best for the village, that’s what I’m looking at,” Warner stated. “I’ll do the best I can to keep the village running, making it a nice, safe community for our people to live in.”

Thomas Moore, who served on council for 10 years in the past, said he feels it’s a good time to run again because he recently retired, giving him the time the council takes, he said.

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Obituaries JIMMY L. LITTLETON Decker Meat Processing Plant, Hammer Graphics Company and Piqua Milling Company. He was a United States Army veteran having served during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the American Legion Post 184 and the V.F.W. Post 4874.

He enjoyed fishing and was an avid sports fan particularly of the Cleveland Browns, The Ohio State Buckeyes and Cincinnati Reds.

A service to honor his life will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home with Pastor Mary Haldeman officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery where full military honors will be provided by the Veterans Elite Tribute Squad. Visitation will be from 9-10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Guestbook condolences and expressions of sympathy, to be provided to the family, may be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com.

PAUL R. RANK PIQUA — Paul R. Rank, 81, of Piqua, died at 1:38 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, at Hospice of Dayton, Dayton.

He was born Jan. 2, 1932, in Webster, to the late Frank and Della (Staudt) Rank.

On June 14, 1952, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Piqua, he married Patricia “Patsy” Dean. She preceded him in death on April 22, 2012.

Paul is survived by two daughters and son-in-law, Paula and John Grubb of Fletcher and Pamela Rank of Piqua; three sisters and brothersin-law, Ruth Hahn, Piqua, Jeanie and Bob Grilliot of Covington, and Pat and Phil Stickel of Greenville; three brothers and sistersin-law, Frank ‘Jr.’ and Judy Rank of Urbana, Don and Sue Rank of Sidney and Gary and Janice Rank, Ft. Myers, Fla.; four grandchildren, Leshia (Helton) and Chris Lyman, Douglas and Ashley Cantrell, Jaymie (Anderson) and Jerry Obney and Jay Anderson; and nine greatgrandchildren, Aidan Lyman, Harper Lyman, Madison Cantrell, Dimitri Cantrell, Levi Smith, Gracie Anderson, Jayma Anderson, Parker Obney and Graham Obney.

Paul was a member of St. Teresa of the Infant Jesus Catholic Church,

Covington.

He was a member of Covington F. O. E. 3998, Piqua American Legion Post 184 and Piqua VFW Post 4874.

Paul proudly served his country as a member of U.S. Army and served during the Korean War. He worked for Inland Homes as a superintendent and Mid Continent. Paul then owned Paul Rank Construction Company before retiring in 2008.

After retiring, Paul owned and operated Hun Buns Tasty Treats in Piqua.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m.

Tuesday, at St. Teresa of the Infant Jesus Catholic Church, Covington, with the Rev. Fr. Jim Simons as Celebrant. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery, Piqua. Full military honors will be presented by The Veterans Elite Tribute Squad, Piqua.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Teresa of the Infant Jesus Catholic Church, 6925 West U.S. Route 36, Covington, OH 45318 or Rehabilitation Center for Neurological Development, 1306 Garbry Road, Piqua, OH 45356. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.melcher-sowers. com.

Death Notices AULT TIPP CITY — Cynthia Ann Ault, 49, of Tipp City, passed away Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton.

Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are being handled by the Hale-Sarver Family Funeral Home, West Milton.

CROWELL DAYTON — Christine Sue “Chrissy” (Pulfer) Crowell, 44, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton.

Arrangements are being handled by MelcherSowers Funeral Home, Piqua.

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TIPP CITY — Evelyn M. Dillon, 77, of Tipp City, passed away at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, at Troy Care. She was born Feb. 23, 1936, in Dayton to the late Urban and Cecilia (Bruns) Ording.

She was married to Levi Dillon on Oct. 9, 1954, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 18, 2004.

Evelyn is survived by five sons and daughterin-law, Roger Dillon of Highland, N.Y., Robert Dillon of Tipp City, Raymond Dillon of Vandalia, Ron and Karen Dillon of Wapakoneta, and Rex Dillon of Tipp City; one daughter and son-in-law, Rosemary and Charles Coffey of Jacksonville, Fla.; one brother and sister-inlaw, Richard and Raynell Ording of Covington;

LUCYANN J. MONNIER KNOXVILLE, Tenn.

— LucyAnn J. Monnier, 80, of Knoxville, Tenn., formerly of Bradford and West Milton, died Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, at Ft. Sanders Regional Hospital, Knoxville. LucyAnn was born July 2, 1933, in Cranberry Prairie, to the late Edwin J. and Dorothy C. (Quinter) Dresher; a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Knoxville, Tenn.; a former member of Transfiguration Catholic Church in West Milton and Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Bradford; enjoyed crafting, making beaded bracelets, coloring pictures, doing word searches and reading; rheumatoid arthritis had crippled her body, but her mind remained very sharp and alert to the end.

Preceded in death by her husband, Donald James Monnier in 1984; two sons, James Donald “Donnie” Monnier and Kenneth A. “Kenny” Monnier; three brothers, Joe Dresher, Johnny and his wife, Joanne Dresher, and Willie Dresher; and two brothers-in-law, John Heuker and Jim Unger.

LucyAnn is survived by one daughter and sonin-law, Janice and Kevin Woodward of Sevierville, Tenn.; one son and daughter-in-law, Robert “Bobby” and Marceline Monnier of Salem, Ind.; four grandchildren,

idents, since state funding has slimmed down in past years. A life-long resident of Bradford, Warner attends council meetings despite not being on the council anymore, she said.

“I’d like to see that audience get bigger…I go up there just to know what’s going on…so I can hit the ground running if I’m elected because I’m already up to speed,” Warner noted.

Desmond Layman, while he has not previously served on council, is excited about the possibility, and feels it would be a way for him to repay the community for being so welcoming to his family when they moved to the area, he said.

Layman has sat on the park board for the village, is a business owner, and has acted as a youth pastor in the village for 10 years, he said. He’s excited at the possibility of working with the council, citing them as a “wonderful team,” and sees nothing but “room for improvement.”

David Abney, the sixth candidate for Bradford Council, was unavailable for comment.

Tornado From page 1 about the area in nearby cornfields and pieces of the destruction also hit a home on the property, but caused no serious injuries.

At the scene of the tornado’s aftermath Friday morning, large strips of sheet metal littered the grounds in and around the home also on that property. The home sustained damage after large beams from the barn were violently through against the home and at least one vehicle was damaged.

Another area property also reported damage, though it was not as severe as the pinpoint destruction where the barn was obliterated.

Meanwhile, other residences within eyesight of the damage were unscathed by the tornado and the storm that produced it.

Jim Puthoff, who also lives at the 10985 LenaPalestine Road home, said the tornado only

lasted seconds.

“The next thing you knew, the barn came down,” Puthoff said.

“Thankfully nobody was hurt, just scared.”

Puthoff said antiques, tractors and tools were in the barn, and while the damage is now something being handled by insurance companies, Putoff said he was just happy nobody was injured.

“God was watching out for us,” Puthoff added.

“We were blessed.”

Fletcher Fire Chief Ken DeWeese visited the tornado scene once daylight broke Friday and said the tornado was extremely localized.

“It seemed like it came down and struck just one building,” he said. “Other houses in eyesight had no damage at all.”

According to the National Weather Service, the last confirmed tornado in Miami County occurred May 14, 2011, near Piqua.

From page 1 roads, Vore added.

Miami County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Dave Duchak said deputies handled approximately 15 instances of street obstructions or downed wires. While such calls came in from all over the county, northeastern Miami County and Bethel Township reported the most damage.

Street obstructions were reported along the following roads: Frederick-Garland, Iddings, Fairway Drive in Troy, Lefevre, MonroeConcord, Sullivan, County Road 25-A, Bradley Drive in Tipp City, County Estates Drive in Tipp City, Staunton, Statler, State Route 201, Peterson, Piqua-Troy, Scarff, Rangeline, and Elleman, among a handful of others.

In addition, a sheriff’s deputy on patrol was unable to avoid a large tree limb that fell across his path on Washington Road, just west of Troy. While the cruiser was slightly damaged, the deputy was not injured.

Troy experienced several power outages throughout the city, and Troy Fire Chief Chris Boehringer said sev-

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Christopher Monnier of Ark., Alicia and her husband, Brian Williams of Ohio, Benjamin Bechtol of Tennessee, and Bryan Woodward of Tennessee; step-grandson, Tyler Woodward of Ohio; one g r e a t - g r a n d d a u g h t e r, Alexis Williams; four sisters, Marie Dresher of Botkins, Susie Heuker of Botkins, Barbara and her husband, Ed Hellinger of Georgia, and Bunny and her husband, Gil Jones of Georgia; four sistersin-law, Mary Margaret Dresher of Wisconsin, Pat Dresher of Ohio, Susan and her husband, Harold Roberts of Winchester, Ind., and Patricia “Patty” Unger of Gettysburg; and other family members and friends.

Prayer Service at Stocker-Fraley Funeral Home, Bradford on Tuesday, at 9:30 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, Bradford with Father Eugene Vonderhaar officiating.

Interment Miami Memorial Park Cemetery.

The family will receive friends Monday 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

If desired, contributions may be made to The Arthritis Foundation, 1330 W. Peachtree St.; Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30309.

Condolences may be left for the family at www. stockerfraley.com.

“About 15 to 20 years ago, when I was on council for 10 years, I enjoyed it,” Moore stated. “I had some work changes, and I couldn’t generate the time anymore to do it like I was supposed to, so I quit. I told myself then if I ever retired and had the time, I’d do it again…I learned a lot the first time, and I think I can apply it to the present day world, just as I did back then.”

Deb Warner has also served on council in the past, and said it’s time to run again.

“I was on council before, and I just think there’s still work to be done. They need someone up there who is willing to put in the time and effort to make sure things are completed,” she commented. “I’ve been there (council) before, and I understand how things work. I’ve also been in business for more years than I care to say. I think decisions need to be made with a business mind and an equal hand for all citizens.”

Warner said she would like to see the village’s funds used in the best interest of Bradford’s res-

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11 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by her brother, Paul Ording.

Evelyn was retired from Trophy Nut Co. in Tipp City and later worked at ADCO in Tipp City. For her hobbies, she loved to crotchet and be with her family.

A graveside service will be held 2 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, at Forest Hills Memorial Gardens in Tipp City with Pastor Gary Hosbrook officiating. Family and friends may visit from 1:30-2 p.m. at the cemetery prior to the service. Arrangements have been entrusted to FisherCheney Funeral Home, Troy. Condolences may be left for the family at www.fisher-cheneyfuneralhome.com.

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Sheriff’s deputies remove debris from around a cruiser that stuck downed tree limbs during the height of Thursday’s storms.

eral downed wires and tree limbs were reported beginning at 11:30 p.m.

In all, the Troy Fire Department responded to a total of six calls related to storm-related instances, including a blown transformer and wires down across the roadway.

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of Troy was particularly hard-hit, officials said, and downed trees and power lines disrupted electric service to a large part of the area north of West Main Street.

Piqua Police Chief Bruce Jamison said the Piqua area “was quite fortunate” with the little amount of storm damage that occurred.

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PIQUA — Jimmy L. Littleton, 66, of Piqua, died at 11:45 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, at his residence. He was born Jan. 15, 1947, in Piqua to Mary Jane (Hamilton) Littleton of Piqua and the late Howard Littleton.

He married Patricia A. Sullenberger on Aug. 8, 1966, at Grace United Methodist Church; and she survives.

Other survivors include three children, Robert (Lodean Bockrath) Littleton of Ft. Loramie, Julie (Nick) Miller of Piqua and Jimmy (Tracey) Littleton of Piqua; seven grandchildren, Bailey and Breanna Littleton, Adam and Mick Bockrath, Joshua Andrew and Samantha Miller, Chloe and Alyssa Littleton; and two brothers, Jack (Linda) Littleton and Rick (Eileen) Littleton all of Piqua.

Mr. Littleton was a 1965 graduate of Piqua Central High School and worked as a truck driver at the former

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He said aside from some downed wires and false burglar alarms being set off at area business, the Piqua had no serious weather incidents.

In the southern portion of Miami County near Tipp City one large gust of wind forced a semi-tractor trailer on its side along GinghamsburgFrederick Road, just west of County Road 25-A. As of late Friday afternoon, Dayton Power & Light reported 84 outages throughout Miami County, many of which were located in rural parts of the county.

Crews with DP&L were continuously working to fix each reported outage.

In the aftermath of the storm that number reached as high as approximately 2,000.

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Emily Elizabeth Baker Age: 10 Birthday: Nov. 2 Parents: Molli and Adam Baker Siblings: Nick and Riley Grandparents: Thom and Marsha Baker, Dough and Susan Hulme Great-Grandparents: Lou and Marylou Havenar

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BRADFORD – There are only three spots available on the Bradford Exempted Village School’s board of education, but there are seven eager candidates hoping to be elected for various

reasons.

John Lavey, currently a member of Bradford’s village council, decided to run instead for the board of education. As a part of the community, for the last 44 years, Lavey said he has a “vested interest” and a lot of life experience to bring to the table.

Lavey would like to see improvement in attention to who is hired, stating that the district needs to invest time and money into teachers who are going to “stick around.” He would also like to foster more community involvement with the schools, he said.

School finances are at the top of every candidate’s agenda, and while those running for re-election seem to think the district is in “pretty good shape,” the new candidates feel there are improvements to be made, Lavey, in particular, thinks the board should be watching the bottom line when it comes to use of the peoples’ tax dollars, he said.

Mike Miller, an incumbent to the school board, said that money is always going to be one of the biggest issues facing schools today, but as a board member he’d like to see improved technology at Bradford Schools. Of course, he would also like to see more community involvement at board meetings, with people showing up not just to complain, but to really know what’s going on in the schools, he said.

Miller is running for re-election

because he feels that while he’s accomplished many of his goals on the board of education, he still has more he’d like to see get done, he said.

“Everyone’s got an agenda,” Miller began, “and there are still goals I’d like to meet.”

Nathan Paulus, the youngest contender for a slot on the board, brings passion and heart to the table, he said. He wants to set the bar higher, because he realizes the potential of Bradford’s youth, he commented. He would also like to recognize local assets, and utilize them in a way that will positively impact not only Bradford Schools, but the entire village, he said. He, like many other candidates, wants to see more community involvement with the schools, more parental involvement with activities and school board meetings, and more technology in the classroom, he said.

Paulus doesn’t see a reason to settle when there’s something better just beyond grasp, he said, and he would like to see Bradford Schools adopt that same attitude and strive to excel. As the youngest candidate, Paulus feels he brings fresh ideas to the table, and a better understanding of today’s youth.

According to Paulus, the main goals of the board are to keep the staff and administration accountable for what’s going on in the district. He said that the board should empower the staff and administration, encourage their ideas and vision, and challenge them to do better.

Theodore Reed, an engineer, is running for the board because he feels he has a lot of life experience and wisdom to bring to the table, he said. There are problems that need addressed, Reed commented, and the main problem is that many schools aren’t putting their students first.

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they need to survive the rest of their lives,” Reed noted. “The future depends on how well educated our children are to that effect.”

Reed feels that his life and business experience will aid him in making decisions that will focus on preparing the students for life after high school, he said. He looks at the board of education as he would a business’ board of directors, they’re there not to micromanage, but to ensure the best interests of those involved are met, and to make sure that goals are met, he said.

Stanley Jay Roberts, Jr. said he’s an open book, and that he would make himself available to the community, the students and the staff regularly. He would like to see the district rated Excellent, he said, and that’s going to take “every person helping.”

Roberts has four children in the Bradford district, so he’s immersed in what’s happening already, he said. He’s running for the board of education because he felt it was time to step up and help out, he noted.

Carolyn Smith, incumbent, feels she’s not yet done making a difference at Bradford Schools, though she will continue to volunteer in the classroom, even if she’s not re-elected, she said. Currently, Smith has the task of recognizing student achievement, something she said she enjoys very much and hopes to continue.

“I want what’s best for the students, that’s my agenda, that’s all I’ve ever wanted,” Smith commented.

Smith feels the district’s finances are in better shape than many other districts because they have been diligent, and while the district was not at an Excellent just yet, they are making improvements and could be quite well on their way, she noted.

Sandra Miller, the seventh candidate, was not available for comment.

Space people,” said Roth of the performance, while explaining the labyrinth and cremation garden is all part of an ongoing process, with the next big item or finishing touch to be the Christmas Box Angel statue.

The angel statue, 8 feet tall with a wingspan of 5 feet, is based upon author Richard Paul Evans’ best-selling book, “The Christmas Box” and is a symbol of hope and healing to those who visit the 117 Christmas Box Angels of Hope around the world.

Created in a foundry in Salt Lake City, Utah, and made of bronze, the angel’s face is based upon one of the daughters of the statue’s designer and any inscription may be placed on the granite pedestal.

Thanks to help from public donations, Roth estimates they ’ve $9,000 yet to go of the full $30,000 that covers everything from the angel’s commission to transportation and

installment at the new labyrinth and cremation gardens. With the pedestal already financially backed by a local company, and the hope to have the remaining funds for a springtime dedication.

“We are always looking for more donations,” said Roth in regards to the monies still needed.

“And more opportunity in fund-raising areas.”

The angel will come with a QR (quick response) barcode that will allow visitors to scan with their smartphone and listen to a song, with granite benches to be placed near the angel’s eventual position a few feet away -and looking over- from the labyrinth.

“We’re proud of the fact that with the angel and the labyrinth - it will be a very unique thing, no other cemetery has those two combined that we know of,” explained Roth, with the labyrinth always open and always free. “Come, park your car, take a little walk and enjoy the cemetery.”

Why visit the cemetery?

“There’s people everywhere,” said Roth of the many individuals who take advantage of the 7-miles of paved road inside Forest Hill Cemetery. “We’re very excited about that, people are walking, bicycling.”

There’s history at Forest Hill Cemetery from ghost writer and author of two Oz books, John F. Snow, to heavyweight boxer Luther ‘Lute’ McCarty, and also beauty, whether the monuments, masoleum, or some 3,000 daffodils planted on the hillside.

“We want people to come to the cemetery, not only because ‘that’s where my loved one is buried’ but come to take in all its beauty,” explained Roth. “It’s a history of your community, and we want to continue that process of making it nice, clean and comfortable for people to come and enjoy.”

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YWCA offers children’s ballet classes

PIQUA — Boys and girls will have the opportunity to learn coordination and grace skills while developing an appreciation for the fine arts in ballet classes beginning on Monday, Nov. 18, at the YWCA Piqua.

Denise Uhlenbrock of Piqua, a 24-year veteran of ballet, will instruct children in the 10-week program. “Ballet at any age is important for young girls or boys to build self-esteem and it lays an excellent foundation for physical activity and socialization skills,” she said.

A class for children 3 years of age and up will meet from 4:30-5:10 p.m. Advanced students (teacher-approved) will meet from 5:15-6 p.m.

A short recital at the conclusion of the session will showcase the students’ new skills.

A maximum of eight students will be accepted in each class.

Participants should have ballet slippers, tights and leotards or shorts.

For information on class fees or registration, visit the YWCA at 418 N. Wayne St., call 937-7736626, or e-mail info@ ywcapiqua.com.

ARC to host auction fundraiser TROY — The Arc of Miami County, is having a Quarter Auction on Friday, Nov. 8, at Riverside of Miami County Clausi Gymnasium, 1625 Troy-Sidney Rd., Troy.

Admission is $2. Doors open at 6 p.m. to preview the auction items. Auction begins at 6:30 p.m.

No need to bring quarters – bid tickets are purchased, instead.

Some of the items to be auctioned are Vera Bradley, Longaberger, Avon, Scentsy, Thirty One, Better Homes and Garden Cookbook, items and gift certificates from local merchants and many more popular items. There will be a food and beverage concession stand.

All proceeds benefit The Arc of Miami County, an agency which advocates for people with developmental disabilities.

Melcher-Sowers sponsoring Sweaters for Soldiers PIQUA — Beginning today through Monday, Nov. 11 — Veterans Day — Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home is sponsoring Operation Sweaters for Veterans.

The funeral home is collecting new sweaters and gloves that they will deliver to local VA hospi-

tals and homes, as well as veterans service organizations.

Everyone in the community is invited to support our veterans by donating sweaters and gloves at MelcherSowers, 646 W. High St. For more information, call 773-1647.

Events set for Veterans Day TIPP CITY — The American Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, will present a salute to Veterans Day at the flag pole in front of the post at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11.

Bean soup and corn bread will be served in the post immediately after.

At 6 p.m., the post will serve a salad bar for $3.50 or a potato bar for $3.50 or both for $6 from 6-7:30 p.m.

The Pleasant Hill community would like to honor services as veterans of our country at 10 a.m. Nov. 11.

Newton Local High School will host this event, which will be held in the junior high gym. Veterans, please plan to meet in the cafeteria at 9:30 a.m. to get signed in before the assembly.

Family members wishing to attend with the veterans are also invited. A reception will follow the ceremony.

Make reservations by calling (937) 676-2002.

However, all walk-ins will be welcomed.

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Bringing Casto Landscaping, of Piqua, on board, the 40-foot labyrinth made of brick pavers finally began to take shape over a period of two weeks this fall and with only a few minor touches yet to be made, such as a circular piece of black granite at the center with an inscription.

The completion coincided perfectly with last week’s Piqua High School Speech and Drama Club presenting Edgar Lee Masters’ “Spoon River Anthology” at the location.

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Congress governs self under ‘Obamacare’

“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If you continue in my word, then are you my disciples indeed; And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

(John 8:31-32 AKJV)

The Usual Eccentric

A cold day in…

Every October, I fight is a glorious occasion to a losing battle against behold.

It entails the pagclimate change. Not global climate change. eantry that rivals ticker Everyone smart enough tape parades and church to figure that hot-button bells ring in the distance issue out realizes that it’s for days and days as I nothing but a sleight of welcome in the HVAC hand attempt by bureau- season. But I could never crats in Washington who make it to November seek to distract us as before. Despite my efforts each and every they ruin our country.

I am referring to the year I always eventually only climate change I cracked, broke down and premacare about: turely turned household clion the heat. mate change.

I am like the I face an Chicago Cubs uphill struggle of household every October heating. No as I try to stay matter how warm with hard I try I various layers always fail of clothing miserably, but and scalding Will e sanders I thought this hot showers. year would be I am stubColumnist different. bornly under “This year I am going the belief that I can will the temperature of my to do it,” I declared to home to my own liking. my wife. “This is the For more than a decade year I will go the entire I have attempted to use month of October withendurance and mental out heating the house. So fortitude to stave off the batten down the hatches coming winter weather and Katie bar the door, — and every year it is to because it’s going to take every pair of long johns no avail.

Every autumn I and every ski mask in the endeavor to go the entire house to finally beat this month of October with- thing.”

The good news is — if out turning on my furyou can even call it that nace.

As a resident of Ohio — I finally made it all the there are only three days way to November before a year where I don’t need flipping on the thermoto alter the climate of my stat.

The bad news: I mandrafty, century-old home. aged to get myself sick It seems like the tranbecause of it. sition between summer I tell you, I can’t win and winter and shorts for losing. to sweat pants seemingly So now I am here on changes overnight. With the couch sucking down the sudden change in Dimetapp like a pet gerweather comes a large bil from a feeding tube. discrepancy in my outra- I am wearing twice as geous heating bill. many layers of clothing I heat with propane. than I was wearing yesPropane, as everybody terday. The heat is jacked already knows, is an up higher than I normalexpensive, colorless ly would allow since I hydrocarbon gas tire- am on the mend. In fact, lessly mined from the I probably would have molten core of the Earth saved more moneyin the and jealously guarded long run by turning the by an army of subter- heat on in October. ranean trolls. That’s the In a lucid fever dream only explanation I will last night an epiphany acknowledge for the rea- was relayed to me in a son why propane is so serious of flu hallucinaexpensive, which is why tions. If only I turned I try to buck the urge to the heat on last month I turn on the heat before would not be sick at the the start of November moment. The cold gave each year. me a cold.

My fundamental aggraSometimes I hate irony vation with heating my so much. house is the realization But it serves me right that I am paying hun- for intentionally givdreds and hundreds of ing my furnace the cold dollars in cold, hard cash shoulder. for something in the cold seasons that’s free and To contact Will E Sanders email him at annoying in the summer wille@willesanders.com. To learn more about Will E Sanders, to read past months. columns or to read features by other When I finally decide Creators Syndicate writers and carto bite the bullet and toonists, visit the Creators Syndicate kick-start my furnace it website at www.creators.com.

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Obamacare, utopia, and the Constitution

Post-shutdown, I’m still mulling two government, sans Obamacare, weeks things: Senate Majority Leader Harry ago? Obama also said this: “But to all Reid doesn’t seem to know what the my friends in Congress, understand House of Representatives is supposed that how business is done in this town to do, and President Obama doesn’t has to change.” “Has to change”? The seem to know the way “checks and bal- president sounds as if he’s addressing ances” are supposed to work. Either a gang of outlaws in the Old West, not way, We the People are in danger until a co-equal branch of government, of which many members sought more leaders with an affinity to exercise their constitutionfor the U.S. Constitution are al duty not to rubber-stamp elected. bills they oppose. That’s how Reid first. Throughout the “checks and balances” are shutdown, House Republicans supposed to work, and no passed “mini” spending bills president has the constituto fund key government functional power to change that. tions, each of which Reid President Obama continued: blocked from coming to a “We all know that we have Senate vote. This was the divided government right Democrats’ “all or nothing” diane west now.” strategy. They kept “all” of For a conservative, divided the government closed so Columnist government is the next best that “nothing” (Obamacare) would be subject to compromise. In thing to small government. The less other words, no matter what those the government gets “done,” the bettalking heads, headlines and micro- ter. But stalling poses a threat for the waves targeting your brain tell you, the social Democrats in the Washington Democrats were the Mr. No’s of this establishment. It slows growth — government growth. The president then shutdown.

Rankled by House votes to open parts rhapsodized about the role of “the govof the government, Reid asked: “What ernment” in our lives — not just in the right do they have to pick and choose military and law enforcement, he said, what part of government gets funded?” but “caring for our seniors and our vetWhat right? The answer is “they” — erans, educating our kids, making sure House members — have every right; in our workers are trained for the jobs that fact, it’s their job! Article 1, Section 7 are being created, arming our businessof the U.S. Constitution says: “All bills es with the best science and technology for raising revenue shall originate in so they can compete with companies the House of Representatives; but the from other countries. … It plays a key Senate may propose or concur with role in keeping our food and our toys amendments as on other Bills.” Of and our workplaces safe. It helps folks course, we never think of Congress rebuild after a storm. It conserves our “raising revenue” to spend as they go, natural resources. It finances startups. item by item. They just seem to fund It helps to sell our products overseas. everything. But not this time, not for It provides security to our diplomats 16 days. House Republicans, who were abroad.” (A tone-deaf remark, given returned in the majority in 2012 to events in Benghazi.)

“So,” he continued, “let’s work defund Obamacare, tried, along with their conservative counterparts in the together to make government work betSenate, to hold the line for their con- ter, instead of treating it like an enemy stituents. It didn’t work. There are or purposely making it work worse.” still too many tax-and-spend liberals in No, making it work less. As we’ve seen Republicans’ clothing in Washington: with the Obamacare rollout, governGOP legislators who have less in com- ment works worse all by itself.

And then: mon with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) “That’s not what the founders of this than with Harry Reid, not to mention Barack Obama. Washington’s crocodile nation envisioned when they gave us tears over the “cost” of the shutdown the gift of self-government.” Aside from (the figure $24 billion is flying around) the fact that “checks and balances” is shouldn’t fool anyone — not when the exactly what the founders set in place, Congressional Budget Office projection is self-government a “gift” in the sense for Obamacare’s first decade is $1.8 that it is something that may be taken trillion, and this same establishment away? “We hold these truths to be selfdoesn’t bat an eye. And what about that evident, that all mean are created equal, “debt ceiling” they refuse to bring any that they are endowed by their Creator closer to earth? It’s not the economy with certain unalienable Rights, that and fiscal responsibility so much that among them are Life, Liberty and the concerns the winners of this round pursuit of Happiness.” As history shows of the budget battle; it’s the govern- us, socialists, statists, Marxists and the ment — namely, the continued expan- like always want to regulate and consion of the government. “We don’t strain our Creator-endowed rights, renknow yet the full scope of the damage, dering them, in fact, not unalienable. but every analyst out there believes it Interposing ever-expanding governslowed our growth,” President Obama ments between men and their Creator, said after it was all over. The presi- they seek to become keeper and disdent, of course, was talking about the penser of rights. Obamacare is another economy, but it almost sounded like he such Utopia by a different name. Like was also talking about the government. all Utopias, it won’t work. But, in Meanwhile, if “damage” to the economy Utopia, neither will our Constitution. bothers Obama so much, why didn’t he Diana West’s new book is “American Betrayal: The Secret Assault push Senate Democrats to work with on Our Nation’s Character” from St. Martin’s Press. She blogs at dianawest.net, and she can be contacted via dianawest@verizon.

House Republicans to open up the net. Follow her on Twitter @diana_west_.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Think you’re confused by “Obamacare.” It’s roiling Capitol Hill behind the scenes, too.

Members of Congress are governing themselves under President Barack Obama’s signature law, which means they have great leeway in how to apply it to their own staffs.

For House members and senators, it’s about a section of the law that may — or may not — require lawmakers to toss some staffers off of their federal health insurance and into the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges. The verdict from congressional officers is ultimately that lawmakers, as employers, have discretion over who among their staffs gets ejected, and who stays.

And they don’t have to say who, how many or why.

What they all say is this: “I followed the law,” said Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., echoing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and others.

But the law as written is open to broad interpretation, inspiring a bureaucratic web of memos, regulations and guidance that members of Congress say allows them to proceed on the question of staffers and coverage as they see fit. Lawmakers this week were required to finalize plans for who stays on federal insurance and who’s forced onto an exchange.

The Affordable Care Act, signed into law in 2010, only requires members of Congress and their “official” staff members to get health insurance through one of the law’s marketplaces, or exchanges. Guidance memos from the Senate’s financial clerk and the House’s chief administrative officer, obtained by The Associated Press, define “official” aides as those who work in the lawmakers’ personal offices. Committee and leadership aides, then, would be exempt and could stay on the federal health insurance program.

Unless lawmakers decide otherwise.

“Individual members or their designees are in the best position to determine which staff work in the official office of each member,” the memos quote from an Office of Personnel Management regulation.

“OPM will leave those determinations to the members. … Nothing in this regulation limits a member’s authority” on the matter.

The decisions were layered with Washington political logic that inspired many congressional leaders, Republicans and Democrats, to put all of their aides on the exchanges.

House Speaker John Boehner and all four Senate Republican leaders are among them, putting their entire staffs into the exchanges created by a law they loathe. That allows them to slam Democrats, the new health care law’s chief defenders, who are keeping leadership and committee aides on the federal health insurance program.

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Cranston narrates ‘Big History’ exploration Frazier Moore AP Television Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Bryan Cranston has an authoritative voice, which all by itself would qualify him to narrate “Big History.”

But there’s another reason Cranston is a fine choice for this new docuseries, which pledges to reveal “one grand unified theory” for how every event in history (13.7 billion years of it) is intertwined by science. Cranston, after all, starred in the recently concluded drama “Breaking Bad” as Walter White, the nation’s favorite psychotic former highschool chemistry teacher.

“Walt was a passionate teacher,” Cranston says with a laugh, “and even through the dastardly deeds that he found himself doing later on, he was still a teacher: He taught Jesse the chemistry of cooking meth.”

“Breaking Bad” is behind him, and now, in Cranston’s current TV project, he is as much student as teacher as he

confronts each script for the 16-episode-plus-finale series, which premieres Saturday at 10 p.m. EDT on the H2 network (an extension of the History channel).

“The series uses science and history to show how various things that we take for granted these days had their origins thousands of years ago,” Cranston says by phone from the Los Angeles studio where he is busy taping his commentary.

Two half-hour episodes of “Big History” will air on premiere night.

“The Superpower of Salt” reveals its subject to be far more than the thing you cut down on if you have high blood pressure.

“New York City wouldn’t be the city that it is without salt,” Cranston declares in the episode. Moreover, salt helped determine the road system of America and beyond: It “has silently engineered our global map.”

Salt’s all-important role in animal life was demonstrated eons ago by

the genesis of the egg, a portable container for salty water that allowed a creature to leave the sea for dry land to procreate there. (Even the amniotic sack in the womb serves as a personal ocean for the fetus, he notes.)

The second episode, “Horse Power Revolution,” makes clear the noble equine’s legacy goes deeper than pulling a plow and toting Paul Revere on his midnight ride.

It was early nomads in Central Asia some 6,000 years ago who first rode horses, Cranston reports.

Among many unexpected benefits the horse spurred was pants.

Citizens of ancient Rome wore tunics, which were impractical for riding horses, as Roman soldiers must have realized anew while battling barbarian enemies who sported this sartorial innovation. The Roman cavalry soon got on board. From there, pants became the rage for clotheshorses the world over.

Prior to the H2 series, Big History began as a

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This Sept. 22, file photo, shows Bryan Cranston at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Cranston will narrate the docuseries, “Big History” which pledges to reveal “one grand unified theory” for how every event in history (13.7 billion years of it) is intertwined by science.

course developed to help students better understand the world by revealing “big picture” connections between different fields of study. A free, online version is available online.

“I love learning how a

moment in history carries through to today’s life,” says Cranston.

Asked what kind of student he was during his school years, he recalls, “I was good when I wanted to be. And I could get enthused about any sub-

ject if a teacher made it come alive.

“That’s what this series does. It describes the relationship we have to our history. It explains how and why this is important to ME. That’s what’s key!”

Yoko Ono: ‘thankful’ for McCartney’s comments

Lack of black women becomes ‘SNL’ issue

David Bauder

AP Television Writer

For the solution to today’s puzzle, see the next issue of the Piqua Daily Call.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kerry Washington’s turn as host of “Saturday Night Live” this week gives that television institution something it hasn’t seen much lately: a black woman onstage trying to make people laugh.

The show’s diversity has become an issue, pushed to the forefront by comments from the two black male cast members.

No black women are among the 16 repertory or featured players currently on the show.

While Eddie Murphy, Garrett Morris, Chris Rock, Tim Meadows,

in an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday night. “It will happen. I’m sure it will happen.”

Pharoah told the website The Grio recently that he hoped the show would have a black woman in its cast, and he had a suggestion: Darmirra Brunson.

“Why do I think she should be on the show?” he said. “Because she’s black, first of all, and she’s really talented.

She’s amazing. She needs to be on ‘SNL.’” It’s not clear whether she was ever considered, although it’s currently a moot point. Brunson is a cast member on Tyler Perry’s show, “Love Thy Neighbor,” on Oprah

Winfrey’s OWN network.

Thompson, who Michaels said is as good as anyone who’s been on the show, blamed a lack of quality black comediennes. “It’s just a tough part of the business, like in auditions,” he told TV Guide. “They never find ones that are ready.”

That didn’t go over well in the comedy community, with several people coming forth with suggestions for Thompson. “It was kind of an unfortunate, unthinking thing to say,” said Miriam Petty, a Northwestern University communications professor and expert on black popular culture.

Young expecting wife faces adult decisions DEAR ABBY: I am 19 and a new bride. My husband is in the Army.

We’re very happy, but I just found out that I’m pregnant — I’m not sure how far along yet — and I feel torn about what to do.

My husband wants a child very badly, but he did say he would support whatever decision I make.

While I have no objection to having a child, I know my family will make me feel guilty if I do by saying they are disappointed, that I should have waited and that I’m “throwing my life away.”

Abby, I am so confused.

I don’t know what to do. I want my family to support me and be there when I have our first child. — PRESSURED AND CONFUSED DEAR PRESSURED: Was your family disappointed and saying you were throwing your life away when you married your husband? If the answer is no, then why would they accuse you of doing so because you are pregnant? You are an adult, albeit a young one, and a wife. The first thing you need to do is see a gynecologist and find out how far along you are. Your next step is for you and your husband to decide if you are emotionally and financially ready to be parents. No one

Nov. 1 solution:

can decide this for you, but your family’s possible “disappointment” should not enter into your decision. If they are not supportive, your in-laws might be.

DEAR ABBY: Before my son met his fiancee of five years, “Shelby,” he went with another girl, “Dana,” for three years. During that time we became good friends with Dana’s parents (the “Smiths”). After the breakup, we stayed in touch with the Smiths and go out occasionally.

Recently, Mrs. Smith invited us to her husband’s retirement party.

When we told our son we were going, he mentioned it to Shelby, who told us we were being disrespectful to her by continuing our relationship with the Smiths. Shelby’s position is that all ties to Dana and her family should have been severed when the boyfriend/girlfriend relationship ended. Our position is the Smiths became friends of ours before Shelby was in the picture, and we don’t think we are being disrespectful to anyone by continuing our relationship with this couple. Are we wrong? — JIM IN CALIFORNIA DEAR JIM: Of course not. Your son’s fiancee appears to have serious insecurities. I sincerely

hope you won’t allow her to control your lives and your relationships, because if you do, this is just the beginning of how she will try to control you — and your son. This is Shelby’s problem. SHE will have to deal with it.

Please do not make it yours.

DEAR ABBY: I have friends who exclude me or take off with other friends before I can get to where they are meeting. What can I do to get them to call me? Why am I their whipping post? — FRIEND-CHALLENGED IN OVERLAND PARK, KAN. DEAR CHALLENGED: Friends don’t treat friends the way you are being treated. There is nothing you can do to get them

to behave differently. You are letting them do this because you’re hoping that if you ignore their insensitivity and rudeness, they will accept you. Please stop trying to cling to them. Join activities where you’ll meet people with whom you REALLY have something in common. If you do, you will be much happier than you are today.

DEAR READERS: Once again, here is my “timely” reminder that daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday — so don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour before bedtime.

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

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

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NEW YORK (AP) — Yoko Ono says she’s thankful Paul McCartney appears to have gotten over his grudge against her.

McCartney, in a recent Rolling Stone interview, said he’s getting along fine with the widow of John Lennon, his old songwriting partner.

The bad feelings had gone back decades, to when the Beatles were falling apart and other group members resented the appearance of Lennon’s new girlfriend in the recording studio.

McCartney said that time was a great healer and thought that “if John loved her, there’s got to be something. He’s not stupid.” He said once he decided to let go of his grudge that they’ve been getting along fine.

Ono, in an interview with The Associated Press, said Wednesday it was good to hear those words from

Tracy Morgan and current cast members Kenan Thompson and Jay Pharoah have been major “SNL” players, the 137 people who have been cast members since the show started on NBC in 1975 include four black women.

The most recent, and most prominent, was biracial Maya Rudolph, who left in 2007.

Founding producer Lorne Michaels, who is still the show’s top executive and generally keeps the casting process mysterious, said he’s well aware of the issue and is on the lookout for black women as potential cast members.

“It’s not like it’s not a priority for us,” he said

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McCartney and “I’m very thankful.”

“I never felt too bad about Paul,” she said. “He was my husband’s partner and they did a great job and all that.

They seemed to have a lot of fun, and I respected that.”

Some of the bad feelings had persisted in the postBeatles years, as Ono was a regular partner in business affairs surrounding the group after Lennon’s death in 1980 — perhaps most notably when McCartney expressed a desire to change songwriting credits to “McCartney-Lennon” instead of “LennonMcCartney” for some of the songs most associated with him.

McCartney told Rolling Stone he admires Ono’s work. She’s still making and releasing new music at age 80, like McCartney is at age 71.

Said McCartney: “She’s badass.”

“Well, he’s a rocker,” Ono said.

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New in rural Tennessee: Discovery Park of America Adrian Sainz Associated Press

UNION CITY, Tenn. (AP) — The gleaming white building with curved exteriors and a spaceship-like tower emerges from the flat landscape of West Tennessee like something out of science fiction, but it’s not a villain’s lair or superhero’s headquarters.

It’s Discovery Park of America, a new museum, education center and tourist attraction opening Friday in Union City, Tenn., a town of 11,000 located a few hours’ drive from Memphis, Nashville and St. Louis.

With exhibits about natural and regional history, dinosaurs, Native Americans, energy, transportation, science, the military and space flight, the museum can be described as a mini-Smithsonian Institution.

There’s an earthquake simulator, a 120-foot (36-meter) glass- encased observation tower and a 50-foot (15meter) metal replica of the human body that includes a 32-foot (10-meter) slide.

The 50-acre (20-hectare) complex also boasts an old train depot, a century-old church and flower gardens, plus enough land for outdoor events and future expansion.

Union City resident Robert Kirkland, who built a fortune with a chain of home decor stores and smart investments, shelled out $80 million to build the museum, Kirkland plans to keep the exhibits fresh and unique with a $3 million annual investment.

Museum operators and local officials are hoping Discovery Park will attract visitors who live within a three-hour drive and bolster the economy in a region of rural America hit hard by job losses, floods, droughts and a tough economy. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam says the state plans to include Discovery Park in tourism marketing efforts.

High hopes are pinned to the project, but questions remain as to whether Union City will be able to lure hotels, res-

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, left, and Discovery Park of America CEO Jim Rippy look at exhibits during a tour of the new museum and educational venue on Monday, Oct. 21, in Union City, Tenn. Discovery Park, which sits on 50-acres in northwest Tennessee, opened Friday, Nov. 1.

taurants and other tourismrelated businesses to make it a complete travel experience.

“Northwest Tennessee needs a venue,” said Discovery Park of America CEO Jim Rippy. “East Tennessee’s got Dollywood. Nashville’s got the music, Memphis has got the music. What we’re trying to do is develop an educational vacation, a place for children and families.”

Discovery Park of America is actually built on a cornfield. It sits near Interstate 55, U.S. Highway 51 and the unfinished Interstate 69 corridor.

It’s also near an old Goodyear tire plant, which closed in July 2011, taking 1,800 jobs with it. The lost jobs hurt the area’s economy and residents’ morale, but the future may be getting brighter. Office chair maker 9to5 Seating recently announced it’s moving manufacturing operations from China to Union City, adding about 500 jobs.

Locals hope Discovery Park

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“It is by far the most significant attraction ever developed in our area,” said West Tennessee resident Deborah Shaw Laman, vice president of Brooks Shaw & Son Old Country Store at the Casey Jones Village in Jackson, Tenn.

When visitors arrive at Discovery Park, they are greeted by a wide parking lot and a sidewalks leading into the Discovery Center. Tickets cost under $15 pre-tax for single day passes for adults, children and seniors. Two-day passes are less than $20.

Once inside, visitors go down an elevator or escalator to a brightly-lit, three-level atrium. The escalator itself is a learning experience; its mechanism is encased in glass so visitors can see how it works.

Dinosaur skeletons are set up in the atrium room. There are exhibits with Native American artifacts and a room filled with classic and historic

Brazil wants to improve services for WCup tourists Tales Azzoni AP Sports Writer

SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian government is outlining actions to improve the quality of services available to the nearly 600,000 international visitors and 3 million local tourists expected during next year’s World Cup. A committee with members of several government areas has been meeting regularly to debate strategies to improve the country’s ability to host the visitors.

Some measures have already been agreed upon, including the creation and renovation of more than 100

stations to attend to tourists in the 12 host cities.

The government’s efforts come in addition to its ongoing fight against high prices in hotels and the airline sector during the tournament.

“How we welcome these tourists will determine the image that they will take away from the country,” tourism ministry official Izabel Barnasque said in a statement.

Brazil is used to welcoming tourists all year long, but the World Cup will attract an unprecedented number of visitors from all over the world. FIFA said football fans from more than 200 coun-

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tries have applied for tickets for a tournament that begins next June. After Brazilians, most of the ticket requests came from Americans, Argentines and Germans.

The group created by the government has already held meetings in Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Sao Paulo and Brasilia. It is expected to meet in all other host cities by the end of the year, when it will present a report of its findings to the government. The group is also using the visits to monitor the quality of services currently available in the cities.

After a meeting in Brasilia on Thursday,

the tourism ministry said it is investing about $16 million in the 105 new tourist centers, which are aimed at providing support to the visitors.

Also Thursday, the government held separate meetings with members of the airline industry to discuss the creation of new routes to attend to the increased demand of passengers expected during the World Cup. The new routes are expected to be finalized in January.

Brazil is a huge country and currently there aren’t directly flights between many of the cities that will host the 64 World Cup matches next year.

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cars, including a limousine owned by the early 20th century comedian W.C. Fields.

The military section showcases items from the Civil War and the two World Wars.

A large hall has a Stearman PT-17 biplane suspended in the air, a tribute to military pilots trained at a nearby airfield.

Other exhibits have regional ties, such as a 20,000-gallon (76,000-liter) aquarium featuring living creatures from nearby Reelfoot Lake.

Visitors who toured Discovery Park before its opening commented on the attention to detail. Handwriting can still be seen in soldiers’ Civil War journals, and concise descriptions accompany exhibits of old record players and photo equipment, like a Brownie Target Six-20 Box Camera.

One intriguing feature is a theater that simulates the violent 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes, which re-formed the region’s topography.

A children’s section

includes the “Crawlers Cove” for infants and the “Fantasy Forrest” for toddlers. There are plans to have concerts and other special events on the property.

The idea for a commercialtourism project in Union City was born 10 years ago, when Rippy was the area’s economic development chief. The plan called for shopping centers, a racetrack and water parks, but it never happened.

Enter Kirkland, who worked with Rippy to develop the Discovery Park concept. As time passed, the plans became more ambitious and expensive.

“This is one of those things that made me feel like I had a ball of molasses that I couldn’t get unstuck from,” Kirkland joked. “It started out much lower (in cost).”

For Kirkland, Discovery Park is, first and foremost, an educational venue. Any tourist dollars are a welcomed bonus, he said.

“Surely, if they can get a few folks going down south and get them to see an alligator farm in Florida, we can get them to see” Discovery Park, Kirkland said.

With the museum ready to open, attention has turned to luring more hotels and restaurants. Right now, Union City has a few run-of-the-mill hotels and some fast food and chain restaurants.

“We still have a lot of work to do. We need hotels,” said Lindsay Frilling, a member of the Obion County Joint Economic Development Council. “We need our community to really ramp up their customer service skills and welcome people to make them want to come back.”

Rippy wants to invite school children on field trips, travelers on bus tours and companies with their business meetings — anyone who can generate word-of-mouth advertising. Research firm Younger and Associates has projected Discovery Park can expect around 150,000 visitors a year.

Michael James Backus, 26, of 102 East West Street, Troy to Stefanie Michelle Lake, 28, o f1565 McKaig Ave. Apt. B, Troy.

Daniel Martin Stringer, 33, of 4233 Primary Colors, West Chester to Danielle Nicole Brown, 30, of 7913 State Route 721, Laura.

Charles Scott Spicer, 44, of 520 W. Franklin St., Troy to Florence Gemeniano Tabrilla, 50, of same address.

Matthew Lee Marker, 38, of 250 Joyland Dr., Ludlow Falls to Laura Jane Barnum, 33,

of 6889 Township Road 66, Edison.

Michael Lee Stahl, 39, of 2915 Delaware Circle, Piqua to Mindy Ruth Fahrenholz, 42, of same address.

Michael Alan Till, 38, of 12 E. Main St., Fletcher to Andrea Marie Lane, 34, of same address.

Chyler Hamilton Hastings, 19, of 728 N. Wayne St. Apt. 4, Piqua to Chelsea Maria Weldy, 22, of 603 S. Sunset Dr., Piqua.

Austin David Palmer, 19, of 1034 Jill Court, Piqua to Brittany Michelle Wheat, 20, of

same address.

Richard Herschel Nicodemus, 54, of 1912 Beckert Drive, Piqua to Patricia Ann Sweeney, 51, of 3610 Cassandra Drive, Tipp City.

David James Wood, 41, of 110 S. 37th St. #3, Omaha, Neb. to Katherine Anne Hess, 30, of 1000 N. Dorset Rd., Troy.

Francisco Quintero, 35, of 1324 Peters Rd., Troy to Ruby Villalobos, 31, of same address.

Andrew Joseph Sturm, 32, of 1555 Swailes Rd., Troy to Sarah Ann Chapman, 28, of same address.

Earick graduates basic training PIQUA Air Force Airman Samuel N. Earick graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eightweek program that

included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate

in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Earick is the son of Shad and Veronica Earick of Covington.

He is a 2012 graduate of Covington High School.

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Six costly beneficiary mistakes to avoid PIQUA — If you’ve ever spent time working through your estate plan with a professional, you know how important it is to update your beneficiaries. Failing to do so can result in costly mistakes – for you and your loved ones. Here are six big mistakes that can easily be avoided with a bit of proactive planning: Mistake No. 1 – Not naming a beneficiary Ensure you have listed beneficiary designations on all of your retirement accounts. If you don’t name a beneficiary and your estate becomes your beneficiary rather than a relative or loved one, your relative can lose their ability to use “stretch” payouts based on their life expectancy. This means that the ability to retain tax-advantaged status for the assets is lost and the probate process cannot be avoided.

Mistake No. 2 – Not listing contingent beneficiaries or contemplating

disclaimers Your spouse or partner is likely your primary beneficiary for most accounts, but if he or she passes away first and no contingent beneficiaries are listed, it’s comparable to having no beneficiary designation. If you both die at the same time, funds go into probate – a process most families want to avoid. Naming contingent beneficiaries also gives the primary beneficiary the option to execute a qualified disclaimer so some assets can pass to “next-in-line” beneficiaries. For example, a primary beneficiary may not wish to claim the assets because of tax implications, and prefer instead they pass on to another beneficiary.

Mistake No. 3 – Lacking specifics in beneficiary designations You may list “children” as your beneficiaries, but including specific names may be more appropriate – especially if you’re part

of a blended family. Many so it’s crucial to keep them states won’t include or up to date. You may need recognize stepchildren to update your beneficiawhen the word “children” ry designations every few is listed. Another risk of years due to life changes vagueness is that a family or if beneficiaries have member you’ve lost con- died or your relationship tact with may enter the with them has changed. picture and This is partry to claim ticularly a piece of applicable if your remainyou’ve gone ing assets. through a Note that divorce or listing spere m a r r i e d . cific names If your exmakes it spouse inadeven more vertently critical that remains the Craig W. Mullenbrock beneficiary d e s i g n at e d designations b e n e f i CFP ® are updated ciary of an when major life events account, he or she may happen that require have the upper hand if the names be added or sub- case winds up in court. tracted. Also consider Mistake No. 5 – Failing consulting with a quali- to Keep Beneficiary fied legal professional, as Designation Forms on these circumstances can File become complex.

Keep copies of updated Mistake No. 4 – Failing beneficiary designation to Keep Designations Up forms on file. In this age To Date of mergers-and-acquisiBeneficiary designa- tions, the records of an tions override your will, acquired custodial com-

pany can potentially be lost or destroyed when a new firm assumes ownership. Without a verifiable form to prove beneficiary status, the “default” provision of the plan applies, which typically may be phrased as “spouse first, if living; if not, then the estate.”

Mistake No. 6 – Not considering the financial or emotional readiness of beneficiaries The money that designated beneficiaries receive from IRAs or qualified plans is unrestricted in most cases.

You can’t control who gets what amount of money or when, nor limit how money is used unless restrictions are put in place in advance. One restriction is naming a trust as the beneficiary and drafting terms which stipulate when specific individuals receive their share of the accounts.

Trusts are often used in cases where a beneficiary is unable to manage

his or her own financial affairs, lacks financial responsibility or in complex family situations.

Estate planning isn’t the most enjoyable part of planning for your financial future, but it is crucial to helping ensure that your assets are handled the way you desire after you no longer have control. Beneficiary designations can be complex and differ depending on your situation. Consider working with a financial advisor who can help you update your beneficiaries on financial accounts and provide financial guidance through major life events.

Mullenbrock holds the professional designation of CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER ™ practitioner (CFP®). He is Financial Advisor and franchise owner of Mullenbrock & Associates — a financial advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. His practice specializes in fee-based financial planning and asset management strategies and has been practicing for nearly 30 years. Offices are located at 228 West Ash St., Piqua.

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Fewer Americans seek unemployment aid for third week Christopher S. Rugaber AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 10,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, a sign that employers are laying off very few workers.

The Labor Department said Thursday that the fourweek average rose 8,000 to 356,250, the highest since April. The 16-day partial government shutdown and backlogs in California due to computer upgrades inflated the average.

Still, a government spokesman said those unusual fac-

tors did not affect last week’s first-time applications, which appeared to be free of distortions for the first time in two months.

Applications are a proxy for layoffs. They have fallen for three straight weeks and are just above the pre-recession levels reached in August.

Fewer applications are typically followed by more job gains. But hiring has slowed in recent months, rather than accelerated.

The economy added an average 143,000 jobs a month from July through September.

That’s down from an average of 182,000 in April through June, and 207,000 during the first three months of the year.

“A larger concern remains over firms not willing to accelerate hiring as the lean workforce does not leave much room left for firing,” said Yelena Shulyatyeva, an economist at BNP Paribas.

Nearly 3.9 million people received unemployment benefits in the week ended Oct. 12, the latest data available.

That’s about 40,000 more than the previous week. But a year ago, more than 5 million people were receiving unemployment aid.

Hiring likely weakened even further in October because of the shutdown, which ended on Oct. 16. In addition to government contractors, other companies also likely

cut jobs, such as restaurants and hotels located near national parks, which were closed. Some economists are forecasting that job gains in October could be 100,000 or less.

Payroll provider ADP said Wednesday that businesses added just 130,000 jobs in October. That’s down from ADP’s estimate of 145,000 private-sector jobs added in September.

The government will release its October employment report on Nov. 8. The report was delayed a week because of the shutdown.

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the economy is growing at a moderate pace

but still needs its support.

Fed policymakers decided to continue purchasing $85 billion a month in bonds. The bond purchases are intended to lower long-term interest rates and encourage more borrowing and spending.

In a statement, the Fed struck a slightly more optimistic tone about the economy. That suggests the Fed might pull back on its stimulus as early as December, economists said.

Most economists expect growth at an annual rate of between 1.5 percent and 2 percent in the July-September quarter, and about the same in the final three months of the year.

Hallmark’s ugly sweater ornament stirs controversy KANSAS C I T Y, Mo. (AP) — Greeting card giant Hallmark said Thursday that it shouldn’t have changed the lyrics to “Deck the Halls” on a new holiday ornament that stirred a backlash from customers online.

The Kansas City, Mo.-based company has been defending itself after it began selling a miniaturized version of a tacky holiday sweater that changes the lyrics to the holiday carol.

The ornament removes the word “gay” and emblazons the sweater with the phrase: “Don we now our FUN apparel!”

Critics took to Twitter and Hallmark’s Facebook page, accusing the company of making a political statement by using the word “fun” to replace “gay.” Some

Facebook commenters said they would never again buy Hallmark merchandise and that the change amounted to the company rewriting Christmas classics in the name of political correctness. Others suggested removing the word “gay” demonstrated a homophobic bias.

The company initially responded by saying the multiple meanings attached to the word “gay” meant the sweater’s lyrics would be “open to misinterpretation.”

“The trend of wearing festively decorated Christmas sweaters to parties is all about fun, and this ornament is intended to play into that, so the planning team decided to say what we meant: ‘fun.’

That’s the spirit we intended and the spirit

in which we hope ornament buyers will take it.”

The company updated its statement Thursday, saying it was surprised by the public’s response and that it now realized it shouldn’t have changed the lyrics.

“We’ve been surprised at the wide range of reactions expressed about the change of lyrics on this ornament, and we’re sorry to have caused so much concern,” the statement read. “We never intend to offend or make political statements with our products and in hindsight, we realize we shouldn’t have changed the lyrics on the ornament.”

But Hallmark spokeswoman Linda Odell said the company has no plans to stop selling the ornament.

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In this undated photo provided by Hallmark is an ornamental, miniaturized version of the ugly holiday sweater emblazoned with the prase: “Don we now our FUN apparel!” The Kansas City, Mo.-based company has been defending itself this week after it began selling an ornamental and critics took to Twitter and Hallmark’s Facebook page, accusing the company of making a political statement by using the word “fun” to replace “gay” in the lyric from the “Deck the Halls” Christmas carol. The greeting card giant said Thursday, Oct. 31, it was surprised at the reaction and now realizes it shouldn’t have touched the lyrics to classic carol, but has no plans to stop selling the ornament.

Stocks start November on a positive note Ken Sweet

AP Markets Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market started November on a strong note as investors reacted to an expansion in U.S. manufacturing last month.

The improvement came during what could have been a difficult month for the U.S. economy, with a partial government shutdown that lasted 16 days and a narrowly averted default on the U.S. government’s debt, which could have rattled financial markets.

“With what hap pened in the last two

months, it’s amazing how strong this market has been,” said Bob Doll, chief equity strategist at Nuveen Asset Management.

The Institute for Supply Management reported that its manufacturing index increased to 56.4, the highest level since April 2011. That was better than the 55.1 figure economists were expecting, according financial data provider FactSet. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 69.80 points, or 0.5 percent, to 15,615.55.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 5.10 points, or 0.3 per-

cent, to 1,761.64. The Nasdaq composite rose 2.34 points, or 0.1 percent, to 3,922.04.

Energy stocks lagged the market after Chevron reported that its third-quarter income fell 6 percent, missing analysts’ estimates, due to weakness in the company’s oil refining business.

Chevron fell $1.95, or 1.6 percent, to $118.01.

The energy sector was also weighed down by a drop in the price of oil. Crude oil fell $1.77, or 1.8 percent, to $94.61 a barrel.

The positive start to this month’s trading comes after a strong

October for the stock market. The S&P 500 closed at a record high seven times during the month, most recently on Tuesday. It ended October with a gain of 4.5 percent.

However, some investors have expressed skepticism that stocks can keep up this rapid pace pace heading into the last two months of the year.

The S&P 500 is up 23 percent so far this year, while the average annual return on the S&P 500 is around 8 percent. Stocks are also starting to look expensive by some measures. Investors are paying more than

$16 for every $1 of earnings in the S&P 500, the highest that ratio has been since February 2011.

“I don’t think this market is cheap by any means,” said Brad McMillan, chief investment officer for Commonwealth Financial. “We’ve been urging caution for some time now.”

In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.62 percent from 2.56 percent.

On Friday morning, the Nasdaq’s options market was halted due to a technical glitch.

Regular stock trading was not affected.

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Start your holiday shopping at Edison’s bookstore

PIQUA — Are you ready to kick off your holiday shopping? Visit the Edison Bookstore and its efollett.com website for an extensive selection of gifts for every occasion.

Located inside of the West Hall at Edison Community College, the bookstore is a convenient gift destination for Edison students, faculty, staff, and the local community.

For Edison friends, fans and family, we carry an assortment of spirit apparel and gifts — including mugs, stuffed animals, blankets, and lanyards.

The bookstore also provides a diverse collection of art and office supplies, and general reading, including value-priced kid’s books.

For tech enthusiasts, we offer devices and accessories, like phone cases, headphones and more.

We’ve got something for everyone on your list, including you.

Pick up some Burt’s Bees and Vera Bradley as a well-deserved present for yourself.

Edison Bookstore hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. For up to date information on new arrivals and store promotions, visit our website at http:// www.edisoncc-shop.com and ‘Like’ our Facebook page at www.Facebook. com/EdisonBookstore.

Also, don’t forget the Edison Bookstore is a great place to pick up some extra holiday cash.

Drop by during Buyback, Dec. 9 through Dec. 13, to receive up to 50 percent of the original purchase price for your unwanted textbooks.

Information Call ROB KISER sports editor, at 773-2721, ext. 209 from 8 p.m. to midnight weekdays.

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In brief n Echo Hills to hold walk

Echo Hills will host a 5K walk/run next Saturday.

The walk will begin at 9 a.m. and the entry fee is $20.

The proceeds will benefit wounded warriors.

Registration forms are available at Echo Hills Golf Course, Joe Thoma’s,, Piqua City Building, VFW, Piqua Chamber of Commerce and American Legion Post 184.

All registered participants will receive a t-shirt.

n Scores to air Loramie match

ScoresBroadcast.com will air the Fort Loramie-Marion Local regional championship volleyball match today.

Air time is 1:40 p.m.

n Team Atlantis to hold tryouts

Team Atlantis Volleyball Club will be holding tryouts this Sunday for the 10-14 age group.

Tryouts will be held at Lehman High School. 8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. (10’s-12’s year old), 10:30 - noon 13 year old (seventh graders), and 12:30p.m. - 2p.m. 14 year olds (eighth graders).

For more information please visit our website at teamatlantisvbc.com.

n Brown to offer lessons

Frosty Brown will be starting private pitching/ batting lessons, beginning Nov. 11.

For more information on his lessons, go to www. frostybrownbaseball.com, email ibrown@woh.rr.com, or call (937) 474-9093 or (937) 339-4383.

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 openings for sevent grade boys 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 Todd Wion, Russia athletic director at 937-541-9205.

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Reedy’s final game one to remember Yeomans hits 2,000 yards; Piqua runs over Troy Rob Kiser

Sports Editor rkiser@civitasmedia.com

TROY — It is what the Piqua-Troy football rivalry is all about.

Piqua senior running back Austin Reedy had never had a 100-yard game — until his final high school football game Friday night at Troy Memorial Stadium.

Reedy rambled for 131 yards on 17 carries, caught a 17-yard pass and scored two touchdowns — including Piqua’s final one — in a 33-27 win over the Trojans.

It was Piqua’s second straight win in the series and after the season 1-5, the Indians rallied to finish 4-6 overall and 3-2 in the GWOC North, while Troy closed at 3-7 overall and 1-4 in the GWOC North.

“Words can not describe what I am feeling right now,” a tearful and smiling Reedy said after the game. “I just have to give it all to God and my offensive line.

They were just amazing.”

He wasn’t the only Piqua back to have a big night.

Junior Trent Yeomans went over 200 yards for the sixth straight game.

Despite being injured early in the game, Yeomans pounded his way to 217 yards on 27 carries, going over 2,000 for the season.

“Again, my offensive line has just been unbelievable all season,” Yeomans said. “This is all the offensive line. I have to give it up to them.”

And while Piqua was in control most of the game, it certainly got interesting at the end.

Two Piqua turnovers, including an interception on the goal line — combined with a 26-yard TD pass from Troy quarterback Matt Barr to T.J. Michael and a five-yard TD run by Miles Hibler had allowed the Trojans to rally from a 27-7 deficit and pull within 27-20 and have the ball with 7:12 remaining.

But, on third-and-five from its own 45, Barr was sacked for a 15-yard loss by Piqua’s Dylan Runge.

“It feels great to make a play that,” Runge said.

And Piqua football coach Bill Nees understood just how big it was.

“If we don’t get that play, we are probably looking at having to

play defense on a fourth down play,” Nees said.

“The difference with the turnovers tonight was the defense came back and made plays.”

Tate Honeycutt then return the punt 25 yards to midfield and the Piqua backfield took care of the rest.

“Anytime you can have two guys go over 100 yards, that is a pretty good night,” Nees said.

Reedy started the drive with runs of six and 31 yards to move it to the Troy 14.

On fourth-and-one from the Trojan five, Reedy went three yards to the two and scored on the next play.

“We needed a touchdown,” Reedy said.

It gave Piqua a 33-20 lead with 2:30 to play.

“I didn’t care who scored, but I would have liked to have taken a little more time off the clock,” Nees said with a laugh. “It was great for Austin (Reedy) to get the touchdown in a situation like that.”

Troy went 71 yards in less than two minutes.

Barr completed four straight passes, including a 32-yarder to Austin Kyzer.

On fourth-and-goal from the one, Barr powered his way into the end zone.

Drew Burghardt’s PAT kick made it 33-27 with :35 left.

“You would be amazed how many times we work on the onside kick in practice,” Nees said.

“It is the same situation — fall on the ball and the game is over.”

Which is exactly what receiver Noah Gertner did on Troy’s onside attempt — he took a couple big hits when he was on the ground, but it didn’t matter.

“I was just thinking you have to get the ball,” Gertner said. “That’s all I was thinking. Hang onto the ball and the game’s over.”

Piqua had gotten off to a fast start in the game — with a little help from the Trojans.

The Indians went right down the field on their first three possessions — while Troy fumbled deep in Piqua territory and punted on its first two.

The fumble was recovered by Runge on the start of a big night for the junior.

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Trenton Yeomans, 6, ran for 217 yards, 3 TDs and earned Great American Rivalry Series MVP honors.

Elijah Hudson, 24, and Jacob Teague, 20, take down a Trojan ball carrier.

Austin “Speedy” Reedy, 21, breaks loose for a big gain for the Indians.

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many Q: How times has an

overtime game in the NFL ended with a safety?

A:

Three

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“We had a chance, maybe, but we felt better about pinning them down..”

— Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis on passing on a 56-yard field goal in overtime

Piqua players celebrate with the Pride of Piqua following Friday’s win over the Trojans.

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Covington finishes off 10-0 regular season Ben Robinson GoBuccs.com

COVINGTON —It was an emotional night in every way for the Covington Buccaneers and a special senior class.

First, the seniors honored classmate Austin Miller, who was taken from them far too young in fifth grade, by escorting his parents across the field for senior night.

Then the seniors led the way in a 49-6 victory over Ansonia, a win that capped a career record of 40-0 in the regular season - only the second group of senior to accomplish that mark in school history.

“The seniors went out the right way,” said an emotional Covington coach, Dave Miller. “That’s a great group of kids. We’ve had some great classes since I’ve been here, but this group is special. It’s so much fun coaching these kids.”

Prior to the game Miller invited the seniors from the 2003 football team into the locker room, which was the first class to finish 40-0 in

the regular season.

“A lot of emotion,” Miller explained. “Having the 2003 group in there was special and I think our kids felt that.”

And Covington took the motion to the football field, scoring on its first two possessions for a 14-0 first quarter lead.

After turning the ball over via fumble on its third possession inside the Tiger 20, Covington’s defense held and then A.J. Ouellette pushed the lead to 21-0 with a 38-yard scoring run.

Ansonia then took advantage of four Buccaneer penalties on its next drive and capped the effort with a five-yard run by Jordan Newman to cut the deficit to 21-6.

“We did some nice things tonight, but we also made a lot of mistakes,” Miller said. “The penalties and putting the ball on the ground are two things we definitely have to address.”

After a much deserved tongue lashing on the sideline the Buccs waisted little time gaining the momentum back as Ouellette took

the first play from scrimmage 45 yards to the end zone on a run up the middle.

The seniors followed with a three-yard scoring plunge with 12 seconds left in the half to give the Buccs a comfortable 35-6 lead into the locker room.

From there Covington rotated players in and out of the lineup throughout the second half.

The results were the same as senior Bobby Alexander capped two time consuming drives with scoring runs from four yards and one yard out to make the final score 49-6.

The Buccaneers finish the regular season unbeaten at 10-0 for the fourth straight season and look forward to their ninth straight state playoff birth.

“We accomplished our first goal,” said Miller of going 10-0 on the season and capping a 40-0 regular season record for the seniors. “That’s hard to do.

Hopefully it leads to a good post season.”

The Buccs will host the first round of the state playoff next Saturday.

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Bengals bungle one in Miami Lose game on safety; Atkins out for season CINCINNATI (AP) — Maybe it was the short turnaround time. Maybe the Bengals were just due for one of those days.

They sure got it in Miami.

The Bengals went from their best game of the season to one of their worst in only four days, and got more bad injury news along the way. They’ve got a lot of things to figure out over the weekend following their 22-20 overtime loss to the Dolphins on Thursday night.

First up: What to do with the defense?

An MRI on Friday confirmed that All-Pro defensive tackle Geno Atkins tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee late in the first half.

That leaves the Bengals without two of their stal-

warts on the line — end Robert Geathers has been out for most of the season with an elbow injury.

The Bengals (6-3) didn’t have a lot of injuries early in the season as they took control of the AFC North. In the last three games, they’ve been hit hard, especially on defense.

Top cornerback Leon Hall is lost for the season after tearing an Achilles tendon.

Safety Taylor Mays also is gone because of a separated shoulder.

Middle linebacker Rey Maualuga hurt his left knee and sustained a concussion during a 49-9 win over the Jets last Sunday, leaving him sidelined indefinitely.

Left tackle Andrew Whitworth hurt his right knee against the Jets and sat out on Thursday night

as well.

“Hopefully these three days off and then with two more games and the bye week, we can get some players back,” defensive tackle Domata Peko said. “It actually comes at a perfect time for us.”

Losing Atkins is a huge setback. He led all NFL interior linemen in sacks with 12.5 last season and topped the Bengals with six so far this year.

“Oh, man, it’s huge,” linebacker Vontaze Burfict said.

“He plays in front of me. It hurts a lot. Hopefully we can get it together.”

The Bengals seemed to miss Maualuga, who was on crutches last week.

Maualuga is known for his ability to stop the run — Cincinnati held six of its first eight opponents under

100 yards on the ground.

Miami ran for 142 yards in the first half alone, averaging 6.5 yards per carry, and finished with 157 overall.

“We didn’t play very well up-front on the defensive line yesterday,” coach Marvin Lewis said on Friday. “We need to play better. We didn’t get off to a good start when Geno was in there, and we didn’t play very well until the second half of the game.”

The Bengals were coming off their most lopsided victory during Lewis’ 11 seasons. Andy Dalton threw a career-high five touchdown passes against New York, extending the best threegame stretch by any Bengals quarterback.

In Miami, he threw three interceptions, one of which Brent Grimes returned 94 yards for a touchdown. The

game ended when he was sacked at the goal line by Cameron Wake. A day later, Lewis disagreed with the safety call.

The officials ruled it a safety. The call was upheld after they watched replays indicating that Dalton pulled the ball to the back of his right shoulder as he got hit, putting the ball above the goal line as the tackle was made.

“Hopefully they had a better look than what I’ve seen on it,” Lewis said on Friday, referring to the officials’ review. “In my opinion, it isn’t (a safety). But my opinion really doesn’t matter. The call was made and they stuck to it.

“Andy’s feet aren’t in the end zone, so for the ball to be behind his feet, it would be kind of an awkward position. So that’s the only thing I can see, because his feet

aren’t in the end zone when he’s contacted, nor are they on the white line.”

In addition to the three interceptions and the gameending safety, the Bengals repeatedly dropped passes and self-destructed in other ways. The strange ending seemed appropriate.

“This is the NFL and crazy things happen,” receiver A.J. Green said.

Notes: Dalton threw for 338 yards, making him the first Bengals quarterback with four consecutive 300yard passing games. …

Lewis said that RB Giovani Bernard’s bruised ribs aren’t expected to be a long-term problem.

Bernard ran nine times for 79 yards, including a sensational 35-yard touchdown run across the field.

He missed the end of the fourth quarter and overtime because of the rib injury.

OSU looks to keep win streak intact INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Urban Meyer doesn’t need any reminders about what it feels like to lose.

He also has no intention of discussing it with his players. At this point, there’s really no need.

The Buckeyes head to Purdue on Saturday with a 20-game winning streak.

Meyer hasn’t lost in 35 months, the Buckeyes haven’t lost in almost 22 months and Ohio State won’t face another team with a winning record until traveling to Michigan at the end of November.

That doesn’t mean Meyer or his players can take anything for granted this weekend — certainly not if they want to continue building their case to play for a national title.

“We coach very hard, and Lou Holtz said it best: ‘You coach hard when you win.’ When you lose, it’s very fragile and we’re coaching you to come out to practice and you are like, my gosh, you act like the offense is the worst in the country, especially on Tuesdays,” Meyer said. “They’re Bloody Tuesdays around here for a reason.”

The only thing getting bloody lately,

though, is Buckeyes’ opponents.

Ohio State (8-0, 4-0) has appeared to be on cruise control, leading the Big Ten in scoring (47.2 points), sacks (20) and turnover margin (plus-8) as it drives toward a second straight perfect season.

Purdue (1-6, 0-3), meanwhile, enters Saturday on a five-game losing streak and ranked 119th out of 123 in the Football Bowl Subdivision in scoring (13.7). Plus, the Boilermakers are allowing the second-most points in the conference (34.4).

But Meyer knows there’s no reason to overlook a team that has beaten the Buckeyes three of the last four times these teams have met at Ross-Ade Stadium.

The message is clear.

“Going into Purdue is — I was there my freshman year and it didn’t turn out how we wanted it to,” tight end Jeff Heuerman said. “There’s a lot of guys on this team who remember that, in my class. This week is a big week for us.

We’ve got something to prove going back to Purdue.”

That’s not good news for a reeling team that has already made a midseason

quarterback change and a midseason change from a 4-3 defense to a 3-4.

Here are five things to watch Saturday: THE STREAK: Meyer’s 20-0 start is the best in college football since Larry Coker opened his career at Miami with 24 consecutive victories — a number he could potentially match in the regularseason finale at Ann Arbor. Meyer hasn’t lost since Nov. 27, 2010, against Florida State, and the Buckeyes haven’t lost since January 2012 against Florida.

ETLING EFFECT: This is not how Purdue quarterback Danny Etling envisioned starting his career — replacing Rob Henry in a loss to Northern Illinois, getting blown out 44-7 against Nebraska and shut out at Michigan State. Now, after a second bye week, Etling has a chance to show what’s improved. The problem: Purdue’s true freshman is about to face the Big Ten’s best team behind an unproven offensive line.

MILLER TIME: Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller is one of the most dynamic players in college football. On Saturday, Miller will have a chance to show just how versatile he is. The weary Boilermakers’ defense is allowing 192.7

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Indians From page 8 12-yard scoring run by Reedy — with Caleb Vallieu perfect on all three PAT kicks to make it 21-0.

Troy got on the board late in the half on a Hibler 9-yard run to make it 21-7 at the break.

After Troy was stopped on the opening possession of the second half, Yeomans ripped off an 83-yard TD run along the right sideline to put the Indians up 27-7 with 9:07 remaining in the third quarter.

“Trent (Yeomans) is just phenomenal when he gets in the open field,” Nees said. “He just exploded on that one.”

Several Trojans were close behind Yeomans the last 40 yards, but could

yards rushing per game and has the third-worst pass efficiency defense in the Big Ten. That makes Miller a true double threat Saturday.

COOLING DOWN: In this era of highscoring offenses, Purdue is actually going the opposite direction. The Boilermakers haven’t produced more than 24 points in a game this season. Since hitting the 24-point mark for the second time, in last month’s blowout loss to Northern Illinois, Purdue has seen its point total drop from 24 to seven to zero. It can’t get any worse than that against Ohio State. But the Boilers need dozens of points this weekend to have any chance of upsetting the Buckeyes.

HAZELL EYES: Before taking the Kent State job, Darrell Hazell spent his final six years as an assistant coach at Ohio State. Though he often credits former coach Jim Tressel and Ohio State for molding him into the coach he is today, Hazell will spend Saturday trying to beat his former team. Strangely, his tenure at Kent started the same way — with a 1-6 mark. He followed that by winning 15 of his last 19 games. He’ll need a win Saturday to duplicate that turnaround.

never make up any ground.

“I didn’t know how close they were,” Yeomans said. “I was just going as hard as I could.”

That set up the Trojan rally and another in a long line of memorable Piqua-Troy finishes.

Dan Monnin completed six of eight passes for 79 yards, with Honeycutt having two catches for 24 yards.

Hibler rushed for 197 yards on 25 carries for Troy, while Barr completed 12 of 17 passes for 160 yards.

Kyzer had two catches for 47 yards, Alex Magoteaux had five for 46, to go with an interception and Gergory Johnson caught four for 41 yards.

Yeomans was named MVP for the game in the Great American Rivalry series and Honeycutt could be seen clutching the Great Miami Traditions trophy as head headed into the locker room with a big smile.

And in the end, one of the unlikeliest heroes for Piqua had a night he will never forget.

“To have two guys go over 100 yards, that is pretty good,” Nees said. “Austin (Reedy) was honored before the game for being a scholar athlete and scored two touchdowns — I would say that was a pretty good night.”

One that words can’t describe.

MCGUFFEY — Lehman wrapped up an outright Northwest Central Conference football championship Friday night with an easy 62-26 victory over Upper Scioto Valley here.

The win ends Lehman’s regular season at 9-1 and gives the Cavs a perfect 6-0 mark in the conference.

They now await their opponent next Saturday in the Division VII playoffs.

The Cavaliers scored 49 points in the first half, about the norm against teams they’ve played recently. It was 27-0 after one quarter .

“We actually got off to a good start,” said head coach Dick Roll. “I don’t think we threw an incomplete pass in the first half. And we had three turnovers that led to scores, so we took advantage of those. We ran the ball well, and threw the ball well, and they scored on our young kids. So we’re happy.”

Greg Spearman scored the first two touchdowns for the Cavs and quarterback Nick Rourke was 12-for-20 for 235 yards and three touchdowns.

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TODAY State Cross Country At National Trail Raceway, Hebron Division III Girls, 11 a.m.

Teams Russia: Emily Borchers, Lauren Heaton, Molly Kearns, Karissa Voisard, Claudia Monnin, Kirstin Voisard, Emilie Frazier.

Versailles: Murphy Grow, Madison Grilliot, Lexi Fliehman, Brooke Pothast, Katelyn Goettemoeller, Jadyn Barga, Camille Watren.

Individuals Carly Shell, Covington; Anna Dunn, Covington; Caroline Heitmeyer, Lehman; Jenna Zimmerman, Lehman; Marie Ewing, Miami East.

Division III Boys, 1:30 p.m.

Teams Russia: Caleb Ball, Jordan Gariety, Steven Stickel, Trevor Monnin, Bryan Drees, Alex Seger, Ethan Monnier.

Individuals Joe Fuller, Lehman Catholic; Devon Jester, Houston; Richie Ware, Versailles.

D-III Volleyball Regional Finals At Trent Arena Versailles vs. Sparta Highland, 2 p.m.

D-III Girls Soccer Regional Finals At Lebanon Junior High Lehman Catholic vs. Hamilton-Badin, 6 p.m.

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Versailles coach Karla Frilling and senior outside hitter Amanda Winner took top honors on the DIII District 8 All-Star team, w h i l e CAIN Lehman’s Ellie Cain was honored on the D-IV team.

Piqua’s Kaily Byers and Macy Yount were named to the first team in Division I. Winner was named Player of the Year in D-III and was selected to be a state all-star game representative, while Frilling was named Coach of the Year.

Joining Winner on the first team in D-III were teammate Rachel Kremer

and Miami East’s Samatha Cash and Allison Morrett.

Named to the second team were Lauren Bruns and Taylor Winner, Versailles; and Angie Mack, Miami East.

Named honorable mention were Ashley Current, Miami East; and Brianna Garber, Houston.

Cain was selected as the D-IV state all-star game representative.

Joining Cain on the first team in D-IV were Erica Paulus, Lehman; and Kylie Wilson, Russia.

Named to the second team were Sidney Chapman and Olivia Slagle, Lehman; and Taylor Daniel, Russia.

Named honorable mention were Jessica Dammeyer, Covington; and Camille Puthoff, Russia.

The senior all-star

games will be payed on Nov. 13 at Troy High School.

The awards program will be held at 6:30 p.m., followed by the matches.

Playing for the Red team in the D-I-II-III match will be Samantha Cash, Angie Mack and Allison Morrett, Miami East.

Versailles coach Karla Frilling will coach the Blue team.

Playing for the Blue team will be Macy Yount, Piqua; Brianna Garber, Houston; and Rachel Kremer and Amanda Winner, Versailles.

Playing for the Red team in the D-IV game will be Haley Patty, Bradford.

Playing for the Blue team will be Ellie Cain and Erica Paulus, Lehman; and Camille Puthoff, Russia.

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TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) The only New Moon opposite your sign all year is taking place today.

This is your chance to think about how to improve your closest relationships.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) How can you improve your job, your duties at your job, the way you do your job, or perhaps get a better job?

Where is there room for improvement in your employment scene?

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Each New Moon is a chance to make resolutions. Today's New Moon urges you to value your creativity and assess how well you balance work with play.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Home, family and your domestic world are the areas of focus for today's New Moon. What can you do to introduce improvements in these areas?

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) This is a good day to ask yourself how you can improve your communication with others. For starters, are you a good listener?

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Think about your basic values today. What really matters to you in life? Today is perhaps the best day of the year to think about what your values are.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Take a realistic look in the mirror and ask how you can improve your image. You never get a second chance to make a first impression.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Set aside some time today to think about your spiritual values. What are the values that guide you? The Golden Rule is a good one for starters.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) "If money is the bread of life, then friendship is the honey." Friendships are important. Do you like the friends you have?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) The only New Moon at the top of your chart all year is taking place today. That means this is the best day for you to think about your relationship to authority figures.

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Snowden seeks the world’s help against U.S. charges Geir Moulson Kirsten Grieshaber Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — Edward Snowden is calling for international help to persuade the U.S. to drop its espionage charges against him, according to a letter a German lawmaker released Friday after he met the American in Moscow.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, meanwhile, has conceded that some of the NSA’s spying has reached too far and will be stopped.

Snowden said he would like to testify before the U.S. C o n g re s s about Nat i o n a l Security Agency surveillance and may be willing to help German officials investigate alleged U.S. spying in Germany, Hans-Christian Stroebele, a lawmaker with Germany’s opposition Greens, told a news conference.

But Snowden indicated in the letter that neither would happen unless the U.S. dropped its espionage charges — a policy shift the Obama administration has given no indication it would make.

Stroebele’s meeting with Snowden on Thursday took place a week after explosive allegations from the Der Spiegel news magazine that the NSA monitored Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cellphone prompted her to complain personally to President Barack Obama. The alleged spying has produced the most serious diplomatic tensions between the two allies since Germany opposed the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Germany’s top security official said he would like to arrange for German authorities to talk to Snowden about those allegations and other U.S. surveillance operations that have enraged Europeans.

Snowden has said he no longer has the NSA materials but his knowledge of U.S. spying efforts could be seen as invaluable by other nations.

“He pointed out that he was active in the U.S. secret services, the NSA and CIA, not just as an administrator or something like that who had access to computers, but also … participated in operations,” Stroebele said of Snowden.

“He noted that he knows a lot about the inner structure … that means he can, above all, interpret and explain all the documents… He could explain authentically only as an NSA man could. That means he is a significant witness for Germany, too.”

In his one -page typed letter, written in English and bearing signatures that Stroebele said were his own and Snowden’s, Snowden complained that the U.S. government “continues to treat dissent as defection, and seeks to criminalize political speech with felony charges that provide no defense.”

“I am confident that with the support of the international community, the government of the United States will abandon this harmful behavior,” Snowden wrote.

But he indicated he wouldn’t talk in Germany or elsewhere until “the situation is resolved.”

S t ro e b e l e said S nowden appeared healthy and cheerful during their meeting at an undisclosed location in Moscow.

The German television network ARD, which accompanied Stroebele, said the Germans were taken to the meeting by unidentified “security officials” under “strict secrecy.”

Snowden “said that he would like most to lay the facts on the table before a committee of the U.S. Congress and explain them,” S t ro eb el e said. The lawmaker, a prominent critic of the NSA’s alleged activities, said the 30-yearold “did not present himself to me as antiAmerican or anything like that — quite the contrary.”

Merkel this week sent German officials to Washington for talks on the spying issue.

Germany’s parliament also is expected to discuss the NSA’s alleged spying on Nov. 18.

Stroebele said he had hoped to meet Snowden in July but contacts with Snowden’s side broke off. Stroebele said the contact was re-established at the end of last week — about the time the Merkel story broke.

In a video link to an open government conference in London, Kerry said Thursday that because of modern technology, some of the NSA activities have been happening on “automatic pilot” without the knowledge of Obama administration officials.

Kerry said ongoing reviews of U.S. surveillance will ensure that technology is not being abused.

“The president and I have learned of some things that have been happening, in many ways on an automatic pilot, because the technology is there,” Kerry said. “In some cases, some of these actions have reached too far and we are going to try

to make sure it doesn’t happen in the future.”

Snowden was granted a one-year asylum in Russia in August after being stuck at a Moscow airport for more than a month following his arrival from Hong Kong.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Snowden got asylum on condition that he wouldn’t harm U.S. interests.

Snowden’s Russian l a w y e r, A n at o l y Kucherena, told the Interfax news agency that Snowden would not violate the terms of his asylum if he talked to the Germans in Russia about the wiret apping case.

But Stroebele said Snowden had “significant reservations” about that idea, fearing that speaking to foreign officials on Russian soil could cause him problems.

If Snowden leaves Russia, he would lose his asylum status, Kucherena confirmed.

Germany, along with many other nations, rejected an asylum request from Snowden earlier this year. In July, the Germans received a U.S. request for Snowden’s arrest, if he was found in the country.

S nowden’s exact whereabouts in Russia and his activities there have been a mystery.

There has been wide speculation that Snowden is under the control of Russia’s security services, but there has been no confirmation.

Stroebele was tightlipped about where he met Snowden. The German politician said he had no contact with the German Embassy in Moscow nor with Russian authorities other than a passport control officer — although he did not explain who the security officials mentioned by German television were.

Snowden’s lawyer says his client has accepted a technicalsupport job with a major Russian website but refused to name it.

“He enjoys living in Russia. … We have opportunities to visit cultural events. We have opportunities to show him our places of interest,” Kucherena said Friday.

He also said Snowden is studying Russian and has developed some competency in it.

The Russian news site Life News on Thursday published a photo showing Snowden apparently on a boat in the Moscow River with the Christ the Savior Cathedral in the background. It said the photo was from September.

“It’s him,” Kucherena told the AP on Friday.

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Opposition Greens lawmaker Hans-Christian Stroebele, shows a letter to the media, he claims he received from Edward Snowden, prior to a press conference in Berlin on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. Stroebele said he met Edward Snowden in Moscow on Thursday, and that the National Security Agency leaker is prepared to help Germany investigate allegations of surveillance by U.S. intelligence. Snowden was granted asylum in Russia in August after being stuck at a Moscow airport for more than a month following his arrival there from Hong Kong. The 30-year-old faces espionage charges in the U.S.

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Much loved and never forgotten by wife Annette, children Diane, Jim D. and Brenda, Grandchildren and Great grandchildren.

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Kasich defends Medicaid expansion move Ann Sanner Associated Press

COLUMBUS (AP) — Gov. John Kasich defended his decision to turn to a legislative board to push through an expansion of Medicaid as the Ohio Supreme Court agreed Thursday to speed up its consideration of a lawsuit over the move.

Kasich said his administration did not thwart the General Assembly by putting the funding request before the state Controlling Board, a seven-member panel of mostly lawmakers that handles certain adjust-

ments to the state budget.

“It’s all within the rules,” he told reporters after a transportation event on Thursday. “We’re fine.”

Two anti-abortion groups and six Republican lawmakers are suing Ohio’s Department of Medicaid and the Controlling Board after the board cleared the way last week for Kasich’s administration to spend $2.56 billion in federal dollars to cover more thousands more people in the Medicaid health program.

The Ohio Supreme Court granted a request to an expedited schedule in

the case.

The plaintiffs had argued such speed was warranted because expanded Medicaid coverage takes effect Jan. 1.

Without a ruling by then, their attorney Maurice Thompson wrote, “Hundreds of thousands of Ohioans may reasonably rely upon, and be misled as to, their eligibility for Medicaid.”

The U.S. government promises to pay for the expansion for three years, gradually phasing down to 90 percent.

Medicaid expansion

allows those making up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level, or about $15,860 for an individual, to be eligible for the program.

“It’s already done,” Kasich said of expansion.

“And we’re moving on.

And we’re trying to help a lot of people.”

Attorneys for the state had said there was no need for the court to rush, contending the plaintiffs had offered “only rhetoric” in support of an expedited case.

Still, state Solicitor Eric Murphy said in a court filing, Ohio wasn’t opposed to a reasonably expedited briefing schedule.

At issue in the lawsuit is whether the quiet but powerful Controlling Board thwarted the intent of the Legislature when it cleared the way for federal funds to be spent on health coverage for the roughly 366,000 Ohioans who would be newly eligible under Medicaid expansion.

Kasich’s administration brought the funding request to the panel, bypassing the full General Assembly. The board approved it Oct. 21 on a 5-2 vote.

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks at the Cleveland Clinic, using one of the nation’s best known hospitals to make a final public push for Medicaid expansion on Oct. 18, 2013. Kasich said he’s optimistic ahead of a legislative panel vote on whether the state will extend Medicaid coverage to more Ohioans under the federal health care law.

Under state law, the panel is to carry out the “legislative intent” of the General Assembly regarding program goals and levels of support for state agencies.

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In the two-year state budget that lawmakers passed in June, majority Republicans inserted a provision that would have barred the Medicaid program from covering the additional low-income residents allowed under the new federal health care law.

Kasich, who’s also a Republican, later vetoed the item.

The governor had urged for the extension of Medicaid since he introduced his budget in February.

But his fellow Republicans who control the Legislature balked, citing concerns about increasing the national debt and fears that the money from Washington could be cut off.

On Wednesday evening, the Republican leader of the Ohio House told reporters that there was support for the expansion within his caucus. But, he said, some were hesitant to express it.

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You need to enjoy your next home to it’s fullest, so make it an investment in wealth as well as in life. Ask your local, trusted real estate agent. They’ll be happy to share their knowledge of the market.

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