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Horses cause overnight traffic woes near Covington Staff reports

COVINGTON — Horses that escaped from a farm on Sugar Grove Road, south of Covington, wreaked havoc around the community early Friday morning, causing several traffic crashes that ended with six animals dead.

Reports of collisions between cars and horses began around 3:30 a.m. with crashes on State Route 41 near east of Covington claiming the lives of three of the horses. Three more died on U.S. Route 36 at the west edge of the village.

Miami County sheriff’s deputies, motorists and volunteers rounded up the remaining

horses, several of which were injured, over the next several hours.

A total of 40 horses, boarded by the Judson Thompson family on Sugar Grove Road, reportedly escaped. The search was hampered by darkness. All animals were captured or accounted for by 9 a.m.

The Ohio Department of Transportation and local refuse companies removed the carcasses from roadways shortly after daybreak.

Deputies are investigating how the animals managed to escape.

None of the motorists involved in the crashes sustained serious injury.

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A pair of riders approach the area of State Route 48 and Faulkner Road on Friday morning as they participate in the attempt to round up surviving horses that escaped from a horse farm on Sugar Grove Road near State Route 48. The riders were searching nearby riding trails.

Portion of former hospital meets wrecking ball

A pair of track hoes work to demolish a portion of the former Dettmer Hospital on the UVMC campus Tuesday afternoon.

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TROY — Once considered a state-of-the-art medical facility for its time, a long-standing hospital on the grounds of the Upper Valley Medical Center campus, 3130 N. County Road 25-A, Troy, was partially demolished this week.

The partial demolition of the former Dettmer Hospital facility began at the start of the week on the south end of the structure and includes portions deemed “too outdated for further

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available locations within Upper Valley Medical Center properties,” Peterson said.

The Dettmer building was originally constructed 1952 and underwent nine expansions or renovations through 1991.

“The majority of the facility was not built to modern standards for environmental nor healthcare efficiencies,” Peterson said. “As a result, it has become difficult to service and maintain over time.”

Peterson said one benefit the partial demolition will serve is a reduc-

tion in utilities as well as repair and maintenance costs incurred.

Acute care hospital services, like the ones provided by Dettmer, were discontinued in the 1980s, and since that time the building was used primarily for nonacute care services and office space.

The demolition area being cleared will be utilized as green space in the future and grass, along with existing trees, will offer “a parklike environment.”

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ing the Dettmer building and great care is being taken to retain as many of these as possible,” Peterson explained. “At this time there are no further plans for development on the site other than to enhance the already pleasant surroundings of the Upper Valley Medical Center campus.”

The remaining northern portion of the Dettmer structure will continue to house the services of UVMC pastoral care, Lifeline, and EMS education and project search.

BR ADFORD — Bradford City Council met at 7 p.m., Thursday evening. Three community members were in attendance as well as all six council members, village administrator Rick Looker and village treasurer Brenda Selanders.

As a last resort, a Bradford resident stood before the council with a complaint of a neighbor who has seven dogs.

He stated that these dogs bark at all hours of the day and into the night. There has been confrontations among neighbors and he said that he has called the Sherriff many times and yet nothing has been done. It was said that others have also made several calls to the sheriff’s office about these same animals.

Mayor Dallas Weldy said he was very surprised that the sheriff’s have not taken care of this situation. He said that he would try his best to see why nothing has been done. Village ordinance 505.09 Barking or Howling Dogs states: (a) No person shall keep or harbor any dog within the Municipality which, by frequent and habitual barking, howling or yelping, creates unreasonably loud and disturbing noises of such a character, intensity and duration as to disturb the peace, quiet and good order of the Municipality. Any person who shall allow any dog habitually to remain, be lodged or fed within any dwelling, building, yard or enclosure, which he occupies or owns, shall be considered as harboring such dog. (b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.

Clerk treasurer Brenda Selanders reported that the village is currently being audited for 2012 and 2013. Auditors have been here for a month and will return in January to complete 2013.

She also let council members know that it is time for the renewal of health insurance. If anyone has questions she encouraged them to let her know and she would look into it.

Weldy suggested sending a tentative letter to the Miami County Health District asking them if they would consider taking over the entire See BRADFORD | Page 2

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Pre-demolition planning and abatement transpired earlier this year. The partial demolition project, which is being performed in several phases, is expected to be completed by the end of the year, said Gail Peterson, of the UVMC communications and marketing department.

Peterson said the project will not disrupt any services offered at the hospital campus.

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East hopes to procure a grant to purchase five propane buses for the district Colin Foster

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CASSTOWN — The Miami East Local School District will find out at the beginning of December if it has received a grant from the Ohio Department of Education’s new Straight A Fund to purchase five new propane buses.

Lisa Fahncke, district treasurer, spearheaded the Straight A Fund grant

submission last week, which totals more than $500,000 for the purchase of five new buses — something the Miami East School District has long needed to upgrade, but hadn’t been able to get the finances for.

This marks the third time the Miami East district has applied for a grant to purchase buses in the last year. Miami East tried to get a grant through the Clean Ohio Fund in the fall of 2012

and in the spring of 2013, but the district was denied.

If Miami East gets the Straight A Fund grant, it would allow the district to save cost on fuel.

Superintendent Dr. Todd Rappold said the average cost for diesel fuel runs between $3-3.40 a gallon, while the cost is roughly $1 for a gallon of propane.

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Miami East Local Schools will find out soon if it will get a grant to See GRANT | Page 2 receive five new propane buses.

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2 Saturday, November 16, 2013 Obituaries DANIEL L. HUFFORD PIQUA — Daniel L. Hufford, 61, of Piqua, died at 4:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, at the Piqua Manor Nursing Home.

He was born March 16, 1952 in Troy, to Donn and Betty (Stump) Hufford.

Survivors include children, Armando (Lou) Oregon of North Carolina, Angie (Jon) Smith of St. Marys, Bobby Hufford of Sidney, Angie (Jon) Smith of St. Marys, Bobby Hufford of Sidney, and Susan Hufford of Van Wert; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; sisters, Connie (Larry) Bloom of Tucson, Ariz. and Brenda (Butch) Gerken of Huber Heights; brother, Mike (Pam) Hufford of Piqua.

He was preceded in death by his father, Donn

Hufford; and mother, Betty Hufford-Hecht.

Mr. Hufford attended the Kennedy School for the Deaf in Dayton. He worked as an auto body mechanic for Swabb’s Automotive in Piqua. His favorite pastimes included riding his HarleyDavidson motorcycle, following NASCAR racing and building model cars.

A service of remembrance is scheduled to begin 7 p.m. Sunday at Miller Funeral Home 1605 Celina Road (Ohio 703 West Chapel) in St. Marys, with Pastor Ed Ellis, officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

Online condolences may be expressed via www.millerfuneralhomes. net.

EDDIE JOE WILLIAMS PIQUA — Eddie Joe Williams, 65, of Piqua, passed from this life at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, at Koester Pavilion, Troy, from complications of cryptococcal meningitis. He was born in 1948 in Ironton, to the late Leslie and Christina (Preston) Williams. He married Judy Cantrell on June 8, 1970, in Flatwoods, Ky.; she survives.

Mr. Williams is also survived by a son, Bryan Williams of Lexington, Ky.; a daughter, Jenny Williams of Austin, Texas; two brothers, Leon (Peggy) Williams of Flatwoods, Ky, and Mickey (Diane) Williams of Flatwoods, Ky. Eddie grew up in Flatwoods, Ky., and graduated from Russell High School. He attended Eastern Kentucky University where he studied industrial arts Eeucation. After graduation, Eddie and Judy married and relocated to Piqua in 1972, to work in the Piqua City School District. He taught industrial arts and O.W.E. at

Health exchanges slow to attract young, healthy Michael R. Blood Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fears that health insurance exchanges wouldn’t attract the young, healthy people needed to make them financially viable are being heightened by the early results of signups in several states.

If it becomes a trend, that could lead to increases in insurance premiums and deductibles next year. Along with the paltry enrollment numbers released this week, officials in a handful of states said those who had managed to sign up were generally older people with medical problems — those with the greatest incentives to get coverage.

It’s unclear whether that will persist.

Young, healthy people may be more inclined to procrastinate, especially given doubts about the law’s technically flawed online signup system.

They have until Dec. 15 to sign up if they want to be covered on Jan. 1.

Insurers have warned that they need a wide range of people signing up for coverage because premiums paid by adults in the younger and healthier group, between 18 and 35, are needed to offset the cost of carrying older and sicker customers who typically generate far more in medical bills than they contribute in premiums.

The first set of enrollment data revealed that 106,000 people signed up for coverage nationwide, far short of the 500,000 initial sign-ups the Obama administration had expected.

In states where officials discussed more detailed information, it also became apparent that the people who flocked to the exchanges after they opened Oct. 1 were those who were desperate for coverage.

In California, the state with the largest uninsured population, most of those who applied were older people with health problems, according to a state health care official. In Kentucky, nearly 3 of 4 enrollees were over 35. In Ohio, groups helping with enrollment described many of those coming to them as older residents who lost their jobs and health coverage during the recession.

Piqua High School for 30 years. After retirement, Eddie worked for Wenco Construction and Polysource.

Eddie enjoyed many things in life, particularly sports.

He coached baseball and football, and has been an avid and spectacular golfer for most of his life. Eddie’s heart was his greatest asset. The memory of his compassion, humor, and kindness will remain in the hearts of the many who loved him dearly.

A funeral service to honor his life will be conducted at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Keith Gebhart officiating.

Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m.

Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bethany Center, P.O. Box 224, Piqua, OH 45356; or the charity of the donor’s choice. Guestbook condolences and expressions of sympathy, to be provided to the family, may be expressed through jamiesFrom page 1 onandyannucci.com. village of Bradford. Council showed frustration with Darke County. In one instance, they said Troy, passed away unex- it took a year and a half to get a pectedly Nov. 11, 2013, house torn down and in the end in Englewood. Memorial it was Miami County that took funeral services will be care of it. Outcomes are slow or held at 7 p.m. Monday in null when they have to deal with the Suber-Shively Funeral Darke County Health Department.

Home, 201 W. Main St., Council member Favorite stated Fletcher, with the Rev. that Miami County is more strict Ed Sollenberger of Lena that Darke County and he wonBaptist Church presiding. dered how it would effect local A gathering of family and businesses in Bradford. Council friends will be held from Member Wirrig said he wasn’t sure 5-7 p.m. in the funeral if Miami or Darke counties would home Monday, prior to even accept such an offer. Everyone the memorial service. agreed that it was worth a shot to A graveside committal send the request in.

In old business, Favorite said service will be held in Fletcher Cemetery at the that he looked into the Handicap convenience of the family. parking space that was requestCondolences to the fam- ed on Miami Avenue. At the last ily may be sent to www. meeting, the gentleman making the shivelyfuneralhomes.com. request stated that he talked to the three business owners in that area and they had no problem with a handicap spot being put out front.

But when Favorite talked to two of the businesses they knew nothing about it. He made a motion

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“They have been putting off treatment for a long time, just praying they live until they turn 65 and qualify for Medicare,” said Lisa HamlerFugitt, executive director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks, which received federal grant money to help people establish coverage.

That people with serious health conditions would be the first to take advantage of the Affordable Care Act was expected. But that direction must shift.

In general, someone in his 60s uses $6 in health care services for every $1 tallied by someone in his 20s, said Nicole Kasabian Evans of the California Association of Health Plans.

That makes younger adults a coveted group on industry balance sheets.

If those signing up trend to the elderly and sickly “your insurance is going to cost more and that will discourage those younger people from coming in,” warned Lisa Folberg, a vice president with the California Medical Association. Faced with steep prices, younger people could opt to pay a government fine rather than purchase coverage.

The potential for rising monthly premiums and higher policy deductibles is just one deterrent to convincing young people to sign up for coverage on the exchanges. The technological problems that have plagued the federal exchange, which is running in 36 states, and many state-run online marketplaces are slowing enrollment.

And scattered reports of data breaches have the potential to scare off even more people.

Efforts to attract adults younger than 35, often referred to as “young invincibles,” include multimillion dollar advertising campaigns, which have launched in several states.

In California, Peter Lee, director of the state-run health exchange, said his state’s outreach effort taps social media, radio and TV ads, and events at churches, community centers and other venues.

To emphasize the point, Covered California included a 27-year-old man who had signed up for coverage during its news conference earlier this

week. Such an approach aims to counter the current trend in the state.

Lee described October enrollees in California as “older people or people who have health conditions.”

“These are people that have been waiting a long time to get covered,” he said.

In Colorado, an aggressive campaign from allies of the state-run exchange includes provocative ads.

One targeting women combines the promise of free birth control pills with the notion of casual sex. Another ad shows women with a contraption made of alcohol shot glasses glued to an old snow ski. “Saving money on flu shots leaves us more money for fun shots,” the ad reads. The day the health exchange launched, male and female models wearing nothing but underwear and “Get Covered” signs passed out fliers on a downtown Denver street.

It’s not clear whether the campaign is working. Colorado’s exchange has yet to release a demographic breakdown of the 3,700 people who selected an individual policy last month.

“We are making an extra push to reach young adults, and we do expect they’re going to take a lot of encouraging because they tend to wait until the last minute,” said Myung Kim, spokeswoman for Colorado’s exchange.

If such efforts fail and insurance companies end up with too many sick or expensive customers, they might need to increase premiums or eventually leave markets to avoid taking heavy financial losses.

“It’s going to be very messy for the next couple of years, until we figure out who is buying insurance,” said Glenn Melnick, director of the Center for Health Financing, Policy and Management at the University of Southern California. “There are a lot of pieces of this that are just black boxes right now.”

Aetna Chairman and chief executive Mark Bertolini said last month that it was “incredibly important” to get the exchange websites running properly because “the younger, healthier people aren’t going to give them more than one shot.”

to repeal last months motion to put in the handicap spot. It was also noted that the area that was requested wasn’t even a parking spot. Motion was passed and carried.

Rick Looker put in a request to spend $1,000 to replace garland and some Christmas lights for town decorations. He was disappointed in the LED lights they purchased in the past. It was said that they would last for five years and at least 18 strands of lights have went out.

Wirrig wanted to know if they were just going to spend $1,000 on the same sets of lights? Looker said that next year that would need to make a new budget if they wanted to get all new decorations.

Favorite offered to take a look at all of the lights and test them to see if what they do have is still working.

The control system for the water plant is waiting on a couple controls to finish the project. This system will provide coverage for the entire plant and will be able to notify the village of issues via com-

puters and tablets outside of the plant. Looker said that dirt work should be done by next Wednesday.

Heaters and samplers should be installed by the end of next week and they will be 99 percent done.

Trenches and clean up on the west side of town should be completed by the end of the week. As far as completion of the streets, asphalt and grass will be done in the Spring.

Bid packets will soon be set up for the Stitchter Street Project.

Before closing of the meeting, John Lavey thanked the council for having him.

He said he enjoyed being on the council for four years and had learned a lot. Unfortunately he will not be at the next meeting due to prior engagements. The other members said they were sad to see him go. Lavey was elected to the school board and would not have enough time to devote to both.

Council members told him that he will be missed.

The next scheduled city council meeting will be the second Tuesday in December at 7 p.m.

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Death Notices WRIGLEY ANNA — Doris Evelyn Wrigley, 93, of Anna, passed away Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, at 1:25 p.m. at Dorothy Love Retirement Community.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the St. Jacob’s Lutheran Church with the Rev. Michael Althauser officiating. Burial will be at Pearl Cemetery in Swanders. The family will receive friends from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at Cromes Funeral Home, Troy.

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than 200,000 miles. This was a wonderful opportunity to replace some of those buses.”

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Miami County deputies present safety topic PIQUA — The Miami County Sheriff ’s Department delivered a special presentation for local businesses entitled, “Security and Threat Assessment.” This safety workshop was hosted by the Miami County Safety Council at the Miami Valley Centre Mall.

Thirty-six different companies were represented in the audience, most from Miami County, but a few from surrounding counties.

Deputy Ben Garbig, Deputy Robert Morando Jr. and Deputy Jamie McGlinch shared in the presentation of the topic. They began with the function of the sheriff’s department, the area they cover, and the kind of accidents and crimes they are called on to investigate.

Break-ins and thefts are a concern of many business owners.

Morando pointed out that most all thefts are directly related to drugs.

He went on to tell of the current trends in our area involving illegal drugs and stated that prescription drugs and heroin are the worst.

“Any business can be a target of theft and that is why it is important to analyze your risk,” Morando said. “Establish a team

to devise a plan of defense. Bring in a security consultant to see where you are vulnerable, someone who will examine your facility as from the eyes of an intruder.”

He suggested limiting your points of entry to two, if possible, and require that all visitors check-in and out. The use of alarm systems and camera systems are very good, but he also mentioned simple things like making sure your landscaping is trimmed so as not to provide hiding places.

Garbig covered having a “Crisis Plan,” the goal of which is to account for the safety of employees and customers. He listed several types of crisis situations that could occur and a company needs to be ready for such as: employee violence, exposure to pathogens, fire, weather, bomb threats, intruders and hostage situations.

Garbig offered tips on creating a crisis response plan and what it should include. “Assign someone to write-up the plan and distribute it to employees,” he said. “Make sure you have an evacuation plan and also make sure you have emergency supplies on hand. Finally, confer with law enforcement to

see that your plan complies with local laws and then periodically review it.”

McGlinch covered how an employer can best assist law enforcement concerning summons, subpoenas, arrest warrants and investigations. Though these are non-violent in themselves, they could lead to some type of violence, he said. It is important that an employer follows the instructions of the law enforcement officer to best handle each situation.

The Miami County Safety Council schedules two safety workshops a year on topics of interest to manufacturers, businesses, customer service and healthcare organizations. Attendance at one of these workshops qualifies for a two-hour Group Rating training credit and/or a Safety Council external training credit with the BWC. The next such workshop will be in the spring.

For more information on the Miami County Safety Council, contact the Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce. You can also go online to www.piquaareachamber. com and click on Safety Council.

Partly sunny, breezy, mild We should climb up near 60 today. Sunday will be breezy with spring-like conditions. The warm-up will come along with a chance for rain, especially Sunday, as a strong cold front heads our way.

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Be prepared for winter full of snow If you were surprised by the snow on the ground this week, you better get used to it.

Weather forecasters are all agreeing on one thing: Ohio is in for a cold and snowy winter.

So, how cold will the “cold” be and how much snow can we expect?

Let’s just say a good Christmas gift this year may be an extra warm winter coat, hat, gloves and boots. The days of “shivery” are back, says The Farmer’s Almanac.

Ohio and the rest of the Midwest can expect “biting, bitterly and piercing” cold and snowy weather this winter, The Farmer’s Almanac predicted.

The private forecasting firm Accuweather also sees a cold, snowy winter for the Ohio, as does the Doppler forecast.

Accuweather says late December and into January will see ideal conditions for a big storm. Those conditions could align to bring Chicago and much of Ohio a winter storm just in time for the Christmas holiday. Throughout the winter, the Midwest will see an active storm track that will bring a wintry mix, Accuweather said.

The Doppler radar system is forecasting an increased number of “Clipper” like systems dropping southeast out of the Plains of Canada into the Heartland and then making the turn along the Eastern Seaboard.

“This will provide a risk of above normal snowfall for much of the Mississippi Valley and Upper Midwest,” said DopplerDale weather blog. It predicts 66 inches of snow for Cleveland this winter, 44 inches for

Detroit and 27 inches for Cincinnati.

The Weather Channel is playing it safe, with Chief Meteorologist Dr. Todd Crawford saying, “we do foresee colderthan-normal temperatures across the Midwest into the mid-Atlantic and Southeast in November and potentially into early December.”

What else is being predicted?

The Meadowlands in New Jersey is hosting its first Super Bowl and chances are good it could be swallowed by a Super winter storm, says The Farmer’s Almanac.

The snow birds heading to the central and western Gulf Coast could also be in for severe weather.

A few heavy rain events could lead to flooding in December and February, but temperatures should be above normal, says Accuweather.

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The Straight A Fund gets an F You may have heard Governor Kasich ate new mandates for schools with pithy and State Superintendent Richard Ross little names like “The Straight A Fund” tout the $250 million “Straight A Fund” as that districts have to compete for in the “the most significant thing that came out name of “new and innovative” educational of the state budget” with regard to public programs as if schools can independently education. Don’t buy it for one minute. solve the problems they face on their own.

“The Straight A Fund,” like “No Child Left By creating this system of competition Behind,” and like “Race to the Top” is yet where winners will be selected based on another example of politicians creating some arbitrary rating system, politicians mandates with cute little catch phrases have now created a whole new list of winthat give the illusion that they are ground- ners and losers, which, when dealing with children’s lives, should be unacbreaking, while wasting our tax ceptable. dollars and ignoring the most And, oh, yes, they have given basic tenets of child developschool districts a little over ment. The fact that both Kasich a month to create these life and Ross brag about this lataltering programs. Now, think est political sham as the most about that. The most important impactful thing they have done part of this educational budget is shameful. But, apparently allows for a month of planthey have no shame. ning?! Are they serious?

What is so horrible about Why do they repeatedly do spending $250 million on innoTom Dunn this? The most important reavation in education? First of all, son is because we, for some reawe already know how young Superintendent son, allow this incredible waste Miami County Educational people become educated adults. to continue. Beyond that, they Service Center They grow up in a home in which they are nurtured by parents who want to show us how much they care, but read to them, talk to them, and give they want to show it in the least expenthem life experiences. This allows them sive way possible, and they want to do it to develop appropriate vocabulary and without insulting their constituents and literacy skills and to gain an appreciation possibly losing votes. They would rather for learning. Then they attend school waste $250 million of our tax dollars armed with the skills to build upon and than to spend the money it would really the attitude to achieve, and they continue take to address the problems we face or to develop as viable human beings when to acknowledge what absentee parenting the school and the family work together. does to children. After all, it is politics.

For example, to fix our problem with In the best case scenarios, not only do the childhood literacy, you MUST include the schools offer students top notch academic first five years of a child’s life in the discusprograms, but they also provide learning opportunities in the arts and in a myriad sion, whether that is done through better of other extra-curricular and co-curricular funding of preschool programs (which, by activities that encourage them to develop the way, were excluded from the Straight and utilize the skills necessary to become A Fund) or by training parents who don’t understand the role they play in their well-rounded and successful adults.

We also know, through significant child’s education about how they can posiresearch, that factors such as the socio- tively impact their learning. We KNOW economic and academic levels of house- that would work, because the research holds impact a child’s achievement levels. shows it to be true.

But, our leaders ignore the facts and This isn’t open for debate, as this same challenge us to waste our time (and phenomenon occurs throughout the world. money) creating “new and innovative” There is also no question as to how programs. As a result of their actions, that impactful parental support, especially in sound you hear is more of our tax dollars the earliest years, is in the educational being flushed down the drain. process.

But, what do our “leaders” do? Why, Tom Dunn of Troy is the superintendent of the Miami County they ignore these facts, and they cre- Educational Service Center.

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COA to benefit from Meijer program To the Editor: Covington Outreach Association (COA) has been very honored to have partnered with the Troy Meijer’s “Simply Give” food pantry program to help less fortunate families in our community. This program has become a very important way of supporting our food bank.

“Simply Give” is heavily backed by our local churches, local businesses, private benefactors and friends of the COA. Our organization worked hard to spread the word about the wonderful dollar-for-dollar matching program Meijer “Simply Give” offers. We are very pleased to announce that we were recently awarded $29,020 in gift cards from Meijer’s fall program to help stock the shelves in our community food pantry.

We realize that the slow economy has made it very difficult for those needing help when we look at the statistics for

our own outreach ministries. Covington Outreach Association is currently serving an average 75 families’ emergency assistance needs each month. Our numbers show us that 1/2 of the families that we assist are working but not able to pay their bills and provide meals for their children at the same time. Meijer “Simply Give” allows food pantry dollars to go much further in providing help for those who are working hard just to get by. We thank Meijer for their overwhelming generosity in supporting Covington’s fight to stop hunger in our community.

Covington Outreach Association Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization located at Covington Church of the Brethren, 101 N. Wall Street, Covington, OH 45318. Contributions are tax deductible.

Cindy Miller Executive Director Covington Outreach Association

The First Amendment

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Public officials can be contacted through the following addresses and telephone numbers: n Lucy Fess, mayor, 5th Ward Commissioner, warD5comm@piquaoh.org, 773-7929 (home) n John Martin, 1st Ward Commissioner, ward1comm@piquaoh.org, 937-570-4063 n William Vogt, 2nd Ward Commissioner, ward2comm@piquaoh.org, 773-8217 n Joe Wilson, 3rd Ward Commissioner, ward3comm@piquaoh. org, 778-0390 n Judy Terry, 4th Ward Commissioner, ward4comm@piquaoh. org, 773-3189 n City Manager Gary Huff, ghuff@piquaoh.org, 778-2051

n Miami County Commissioners: John “Bud” O’Brien, Jack Evans and Richard Cultice, 201 W. Main St., Troy, OH 45373 440-5910; commissioners@co-miami.oh.us n John R. Kasich, Ohio governor, Vern Riffe Center, 77 S. High St., Columbus, OH 43215, (614) 644-0813, Fax: (614) 466-9354 n State Sen. Bill Beagle, 5th District, Ohio Senate, First Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215; (614) 466-6247; e-mail: SD05@sen. state.oh.us n State Rep. Richard Adams, 79th District, House of Representatives, The Riffe Center, 77 High St. 13th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215, (614) 466-8114, Fax: (614) 719-3979; district79@ohr.state.oh.us n Jon Husted, Secretary of State, 180 E. Broad St. 15th floor, Columbus, OH 53266-0418 (877) 767-6446, (614) 466-2655

To the Editor The 1st annual Dazzle Dash Fun Run and 5K sponsored by the Center for Early Learning at Piqua Catholic took place Nov. 9 and was a huge success thanks to many committee members, volunteers and sponsors. The Dazzle Dash Fun Run was a race similar to a color run where volunteers throw colored powder on the participants for fun.

More than 130 runners participated with many of our Center for Early Learning students taking part also.

Each participant received a T-shirt with their registration fee. We had over 50 volunteers which included Boy Scout Troop 344, Lehman Catholic Cheerleading Squad, members of the Lehman Catholic Soccer team, the preschool parents and staff and many more.

Refreshments were served at the post race awards ceremony. The top overall female runner was Alana O’Leary and the top overall male runner was Brian Guillozet.

We would like to thank all of our sponsors for helping to make this event so successful: WOTVC Channel 5, Scott Family McDonald’s, Troy Country Club, Bruns Construction, Midwest Maintenance, AdvoCareGigure family, Studio 36, Hemm’s Glass, Brian Bros., Piqua Steel, Galbreath Realty, Dobos, Paul Sherry, Carried Away, Smitty’s Bike Shop, Horan, Shindig Travel, Portrait Creation, Jones Chiropractic, Kentner, Kimage Design, Ulbrich’s, Earhart Petroleum, Knights of St. John, National Cash Advance, Z’s Food and Spirits, Susie’s Big Dipper, and to the city of Piqua for the use of the city’s beautiful linear path.

Jennifer Smith, Director Center for Early Learning at Piqua Catholic vvvvv

Writer: ‘business as usual’ on Veterans Day To the Editor: I am very upset and disappointed with the city of Piqua. Veterans Day is a day to pay tribute to all who have served to keep our country free. I was very surprised to see city offices, trash pick up, etc., business as usual. Also I know some, if not all, schools held classes.

What happened to honoring or at least respecting our veterans? Is the dollar more important than our veterans?

Thank you.

Sincerely, Frank Garfoot Piqua

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Property Transfers TROY Slone & Brown Ltd. to Edith Williams, John Williams, one lot, $200,000.

Martha Cain to Scott Investments of Troy LLC, one lot, one part lot, $40,000.

Chantale Belanger, Pierre Dion to Bobbi Boone, one lot, $155,000.

Adam Romer, Cortney Romer to Kenneth S. Wigley II, a part lot, $125,000.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Scott Strayer, one lot, $0.

Joshua Dykes to Greg Kirchner, one lot, $97,500.

Nottingham Development Inc. to Keystone Land Development Inc., two lots, $44,900.

Christine Matney to Bank of America N.A., one lot, $0.

Charles Phelps, Melinda Phelps to Wanda Zirkle, William Zirkle, one lot, $160,000.

Fannie Mae a.k.a. Federal National Mortgage Association to David Martino, Melissa Martino, one lot, $63,000.

Geraldine Smith SelfDeclaration of Trust, David Smith, co-trustee, Gerladine Smith, co-trustee to John Wilson, apart lot, $55,000.

Kirby Boeke, Daniel Elsas, Kirby Elsas to Gregory Simmons, Patricia Simmons, one lot, $160,000.

Steven Wolfe to Bank of America N.A., one lot, $72,000.

Mildred Alley to Federal Home Loan Mortgage, one lot, $0.

PIQUA Peters Property Management LLC to Teeters Real Estate Investment, one lot, $0.

Two JS’ Properties Ltd. to Eric Magel, Micheal Magel, two part lots, $140,000.

James Chalmers, Janice Chalmers to Cheryl Erbaugh, James Erbaugh, a part lot,

$77,900.

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

Ulbrich’s Inc. to Barbara Ulbrich, two lots, $90,000.

Flesh Public Library, Piqua Public Library DBA to Charles McCord, Rita McCord, one lot, $120,000.

Patricia Keck to Justin Jacobs, Shannon Jacobs, one lot, $280,000.

Habitat for Humanity of Miami County to Kacey Nicholas, one lot, $0.

Park National Bank, Unity National Bank to Frankie Pridemore, Tina Pridemore, one lot, $36,300.

Jennifer Jaqua to Bac Home Loans Servicing LP, Bank of America N.A., successor, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, a part lot, $34,000.

Danielle Allen to Fifth Third Bank Mortgage Company, one lot, $64,000.

Leslie Battle a.k.a. Leslie Higgins a.k.a. Leslie Novella to Secretary of Veteran Affairs, one lot, $0.

Courtland Egerton to Selene Finance LP, one lot, $44,000.

Julie Vangorden to Wells Fargo Bank N.A., one lot, one part lot, $52,000.

E. Carolyn McClannan, Morris McClannan to Ashley Lamb, Jason Lamb, one part lot, one lot, $100,000.

TIPP CITY Deborah Fike a.k.a. Deborah Southers, Joe Fike to Bryan Smith, one lot, $135,000.

Mary Lingg, Stephen Lingg to Naoko Sakumoto, Shigemi Sakumoto, one lot, $302,500.

Amy Stratton Duling, Nathan Duling to Jonathan Stumpf, Tara Stumpf, one lot, $91,000.

Brenda Hauser to Sherry Shellenberger, one lot, $260,000.

Evelyn Brown, James Brown to Kirsten Deskins, trustee, James F. Brown and Evelyn Brown Irrevocable Trust, one lot, $0.

BRADFORD Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum to Bradford Church of the Brethren, two lots, $2,000.

CASSTOWN Diana Wolfe to Diana Wolfe LLC, one lot, $0.

COVINGTON Estate of Claudia Bailey, Linda Sue Levering Levering to Tyler Furrow, one lot, $130,000.

Bank of American N.A., successor trustee, Bank of New York, trustee, Certificateholders of CWABS, Inc. to Sheriden Management LLC, one lot, $5,400.

Julie Tipton to Erin Brooks, two lots, $92,000.

Thomas Burelison to Justin Grubb, September Grubb, six lots, $145,000.

FLETCHER David Grube, Melinda Grube to Pamela Lambert, a part lot, $75,000.

Harold Baker Jr., Tamara Baker to William Young, one lot, $145,000.

WEST MILTON Laura Grube, Ryan Grube, Laura Lehman to Diana Simmons, Ralph Simmons, one lot, $144,000.

HUBER HEIGHTS NVR Inc. to Kasandra Ke m i r ya p a r, To m a i r Demiryapar, one lot, $219,400.

Carriage Trails at the Heights, Dec Land Co. I LLC to NVR Inc., one lot, $39,000.

LUDLOW FALLS Alicia Mowery a.k.a. Alicia Smith, Joshua Smith to James Brinkman, one lot, one part lot, $84,900.

BETHEL TWP. Estate of Lillian Kuhns to Kira Sanford, $0.

Larry Williams to Bank One N.A., JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 0.812 acres, $42,000.

A. Dennis Geglein, Pamela Geglein to A. Dennis Geglein and Pamela Geglein Joint Revocable Living Trust, A. Dennis Geglein, trustee, Pamela Geglein, trustee, 3.491 acres, $0.

BROWN TWP. Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Charles Parke, trustee, Donald Rose, trustee to Earnest Hageman Trust, Ernest Hageman, trustee, Mary Lou Hageman, trustee, Mary Lou Hageman Trust, 79.358 acres, $550,000.

CONCORD TWP. Daniel S. Rimkus Trust, Daniel Rimkus, trustee, Diana Rimkus, John Rimkus, Karen Rimkus to Bradley Nimer, Jenny Nimer, 10.808 acres, $93,000.

Mark Silcott to Mindy Silcott, one lot, $0.

ELIZABETH TWP. Tipp Properties LLC to Laura Jackson, successor trustee, Rex Jackson, successor trustee, Rex Jackson Trust, Luaran Jackson Trust, 44.892 acres, $359,200.

Donald Buckles, Edith Owen, Michael Owen, William Stump Jr. to Crystal Neargarder, Scott Neargarder, .990 acres, $132,700.

MONROE TWP. Darlene Frakes, trustee, Harry E. Frakes and Darlene Frakes Revocable Living Trust to Darlene Frakes, one lot, $0.

Darlene Frakes, trustee, Harry E. Frakes and Darlene Frakes Revocable Living Trust to Darlene Frakes, one lot, $0.

Roberta Andrews-Green Revocable Living Trust, Amos Green, trustee, to Roberta Andrews-Green, Amos Green, 3.527 acres, $0.

7910 South Tipp Cowellsville Land Trust, Susanne Mosier,

Pearsons celebrate 65th

Cash Michael Gephart Age: 4 Birthday: Nov. 16 Parents: Carmen and Jeff Gephart Siblings: Jax Grandparents: Keith and Cathie Roegner of Piqua, Lori Smith of Bradford, Rob and Bonnie Smith of Bradford, Mike and Jane Gephart of Sidney.

Great-Grandparents: Nora Livesay of Piqua, Larry Lavey of Pleasant Hill, Bill and Ruth Ann Smith of Bradford, Arlene Cash Michael Gephart Faulke of Sidney

Jax Alan Gephart

Age: 1 Birthday: Nov. 21 Parents: Carmen and Jeff Gephart Siblings: Cash Grandparents: Keith and Cathie Roegner of Piqua, Lori Smith of Bradford, Rob and Bonnie Smith

of Bradford, Mike and Jane Gephart of Sidney.

Great-Grandparents: Nora Livesay of Piqua, Larry Lavey of Pleasant Hill, Bill and Ruth Ann Smith of Bradford, Arlene Faulke of Sidney

Jilian Chapman Rachel Janson

Age: 9 Birthday: Nov. 17 Parents: Rob and Jodi Chapman of Augusta, Ga. Siblings: Izzi and Chance Grandparents: Dennis and Cindy Pearson of Piqua, Mark and Shelley Chapman of Troy and Chris Baugher of Russia Jilian Chapman

Age: 6 Birthday: Nov. 16 Parents: David and Melinda Janson Grandparents: Jackie Henn, Greenville, Jim and Linda Persons of Penngrove, Calif. and Janet Janson of Greenville Great-Grandparents: Betty Ross of Rachel Janson Greenville

Class of 1953 plan lunch

R

ichard Lee and Emma M a y (Covault) Pearson of Fletcher are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary.

They were married Nov. 20, 1948, in Fletcher.

The couple are parents of four children, Cheryl (Scott) Trostel, John (Sally) Pearson, Cindy (Steve) Staley, and Cris (Don) Snider.

They have 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

They both enjoy supporting Miami East sporting events and are members of Fletcher United Methodist Church. She is a retired school bus driver for Miami East Schools. He was employed at Deckers and retired from the Miami County Highway Department.

A celebration will be held from 2-4 p.m. Nov. 24, at Fletcher United Methodist Church.

Warmth for Winter Coat Campaign

PIQUA — The Piqua Central High School Class of 1953 will meet for lunch at China East at 12 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 21.

November 15-December October 15 thru December1515

New and used coats, hats & gloves are being collected at the Miami Valley Centre Mall and both Piqua McDonald’s locations for distribution by The Salvation Army in Piqua. The collection barrels can be found at the mall near Finish Line, Maurices & Sears.

Collection barrels at McDonald’s will be visible in the common area.

Lunch planned for Class of 1956 PIQUA — The 1956 Class of Piqua Central High School will be gathering for lunch at 12:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 21 at Hech Yeah Grill on County Road 25-A. All class members and guests are welcome.

Articles are cleaned at no cost by Sunset Rocket Cleaners in Piqua.

Your participation in this endeavor is greatly appreciated!

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trustee to Donna White, Steven White, one lot, $108,000.

NEWBERRY TWP. Forrest Blythe, Shirley Blythe to Matthew Francis, Rana Frances, $200,000.

NEWTON TWP. Arthur Washabaugh, Karen Washabaugh to Arthur Washabaugh, co-trustee, Karen Washabaugh, co-trustee, Washabaugh Family Revocable Trust, 0.883 acres, $0.

Brett Kenworthy to Alicia Smith, Joshua Smith, 1. acre, $115,000.

SPRINGCREEK TWP. Edgar Hoffman to Michael Bricker, 1.090 acres, $65,000.

Dennis Groves to Bank One N.A., JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 0.194 acres, $32,000.

STAUNTON TWP. Ronald Schulz Sr. Trust Agreement, Darlene Schulz, successor trustee to Jamen Lavy, Jennifer Lavy, 0.2247 acres, $365,000.

John Teeters to John Probst, Julie Probst, 5.1383 acres, $170,000.

UNION TWP. Todd Smith, trustee, Smith Family Preservation Trust to Todd Smith, 2.0 acres, $0.

Todd Smith to Rita Smith, Warren Smith, 2.0 acres, $0.

Alicia Heapy, Jennifer Heapy, Joseph Kulas, Kelly Otteson to Kayla Morrison, Tyler Morrison, $92,500.

Estate of Vernon Bruce Bridges to Rita Bridges, 26.628 acres, 23.419 acres, $0.

WASHINGTON TWP. Ann Levering, John Levering to Brenda Schmitmeyer, Douglas Schmitmeyer, 51.105 acres, $562,200.

Barbara Aras, power of attorney, Mark Aras, John McDonough to Kathleen Clark, Russell Clark, 32.242 acres, $270,900.

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

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In brief nCovington tickets being sold

The Covington football team will pla Marion Local in a D-VII playoff game at 7 p.m. tonight at Alexander Stadium/Purk Field.

Gates will open at 5:30 p.m. and Covington will be the home team, so fans should enter on the west side of the stadium.

Pre-sale tickets are $7 and all tickets will be $9 at the gate.

They will also be on sale at Joanie’s Floral Designs from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today.

Covington keeps a percentage of the pre-sale proceeds, so you should buy your ticket in advance.

nBuccs radio to air game

Buccs Radio will air the Covington-Marion Local game tonight.

The game can be heard at buccsfootball.com.

nLehman tickets being sold

The Lehman football team will play Triad in a D-VII playoff game at 7 p.m. tonight at Wapakoneta.

Tickets for the game can be purchased until 1 p.m. today at East 47 Marathon and Reedmore Hallmark.

Pre sale tickets are $7 and all tickets at the door are $9.

Lehman keeps a percentage of the pre-sale proceeds, so you should buy your tickets in advance.

nScores to air game

ScoresBroadcast.com will air a playoff football game tonight.

They will air the Lehman Catholic vs. Triad D-VII game from Wapakoneta.

Air time is 6:35 p.m., with kickoff at 7 p.m.

nHoop tickets going on sale

Reserve and season tickets for the 2013-2014 Covington boys basketball season will go on sale Nov. 21.

Those who held reserve seats last year may purchase tickets from 6-7 p.m.

Those who did not hold reserve seats last year can purchase tickets from 7-7:30 p.m.

Reserve seats are $40 for students and $70 for adults.

Season tickets are $30 for students and $60 for adults.

Girls basketball season tickets are $30 for students and $60 for adults and can be purchased the CHS Athletic Office.

Winter passes for all regular season home events for junior high and high school will also be sold.

They are $50 for students and $90 for adults.

For more information, contact Roger Craft at 473-2552.

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Saturday, November 16, 2013

East has great season end Vikings fall to Indians in playoffs David Fong

Regional Sports Editor dfong@civitasmedia.com

DAYTON — Max Current said all week that in a game between two evenly matched teams, the one that made the fewest mistakes would win.

As it turned out, it wasn’t so much the team that made fewer mistakes — but rather the team that capitalized on those mistakes — that ended up winning Friday night.

Mechanicsburg turned a pair of interceptions by Brandon Purk — including one he returned 66 yards for a touchdown — into 14 points as the Indians outscored Miami East 17-0 in the second half to pull out a 31-14 victory over the Vikings in a Division VI, Region 22 semifinal playoff game Friday at Welcome Stadium.

With the loss, East’s history-making season ends at 10-2. Mechanicsburg improved to 10-2 and will meet West Liberty-Salem in a regional championship game at a site to be determined.

“We had our chances,” said Current, who led thye Vikings to the first 10-win season and first playoff victory in school history this year.

“They made some mistakes and we weren’t able to capitalize. We made some mistakes and they were able to capitalize on them. That was the difference in the game.”

The biggest mistakes of them all came midway through the fourth quarter. Down 21-14, East’s Dylan Kinnison recovered a fumble at the Indians’ 44. It was East’s third fumble recovery of the game. Unlike Mechanicsburg, however, East was only able to turn one of those turnovers into points.

Two plays after East’s fumble recovery, however, Purk picked off a Conner Hellyer pass and returned it 66 yards for a score to put the Indians up 28-14 and essentially ice the game. Purk — who also caught a 48-yard touchdown pass from freshman quarterback Kalen Romero earlier in the game — would add a field goal late in the game for the final margin of victory.

That touchdown pass from Romero to Purk was one of only three passes attempted — and one of only two completed — all night for the Indians.

Not that it much mattered, however, as the Indian offense leaned heavily on junior tailback Aeryton Erwin all night long. Erwin finished his night with 28 carries for 252 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Erwin had 164 yards rushing in the second half alone and, unofficially, went over the 2,000yard mark for the season.

“I’ll have to look at the film and see what they were doing — and what we weren’t doing,” Current said of East’s inability to stop Mechanicsburg’s ground game. “They were just killing us with that same counter play all night long.”

East took the early lead when Brady Smallenbarger recovered a fumble at the Indian 39 and, two plays later, Hellyer hooked up with Michael Fellers on a 37-yard touchdown pass.

Mechanicsburg would tie the game on the pass from Romero to Purk.

After East’s next drive went nowhere, Mechanicsburg would take a 14-7 after long runs by Romero and Erwin set up a 1-yard touchdown plunge by Erwin. East would tie the game just before halftime when Hellyer completed a pair of long passes to Fellers and tight end Braxton

Franco Villella , 9, records a quarterback sack for the Vikings.

Donaldson to set up a 2-yard touchdown run by Alex Brewer.

“We were right there with them,” Current said. “But in the second half, I think they wore us down a little bit and were able to take advantage of our mistakes, while weren’t able to take advantage of their mistakes.”

A 57-yard yard run by Erwin led to his 1-yard run to put Mechanicsburg up 21-14. From there, the game turned on Purk’s interception return and East’s inability to stop Erwin.

Despite the loss, however, Current found it hard to be frustrated with how the season went.

“We made the Sweet 16 (in Division VI),” he said. “I don’t think if you asked very many people before the season, they would have had us making the Sweet 16. It was a great season for these kids. I’d like to thank my assistant coaches — Scott Donaldson, Kevin Evans, Aaron Gibbons, Steve Kirby, Mark Rose and Todd Hawkins … they helped make this an incredible year.”

Michael Fellers, 13, hauls in a pass for Miami East.

Braxton Donaldson, 18, looks to find the end zone for Miami East.

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Covington Fall Sports Awards program will be held on Nov. 25, beginning at 7 p.m. in the high school gym with special awards for all teams.

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Q: Inyearwhat did the

Cincinnati Bengals last win a playoff game?

A: 1990

Quoted

“We don’t shy away from any competition. The stage isn’t too big for the team we have right now.”

—T.J. Ward on Cleveland’s game with Cincinnati Sunday.

Dalton Allen, 25, and Brandon Force, 30 force a Mechanicsburg fumble.

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Another chance to prove themselves OSU pass defense looks for third straight good game

Jim Naveau Civitas Media

COLUMBUS – Ohio State can match the school record for consecutive wins on Saturday against Illinois, a team which appears to offer genuine field-wiping possibilities.

A 22nd consecutive win shouldn’t be in doubt, but maybe a more interesting streak to watch will be to see if OSU’s pass defense can deliver a third straight good game.

In the last two weeks, No. 3 Ohio State (9-0, 5-0 Big Ten) has done a 180-degree turnaround in defending the pass after struggling earlier in the season.

But those games – a 63-14 win over Penn State and a 56-0 win over Purdue – came against two true freshmen, Penn State’s Christian Hackenberg and Purdue’s Danny Etling.

Illinois (3-6, 0-5 Big Ten) has lost 19 Big Ten games in a row. The Illini don’t have a lot going for them, but they do have a four-year starter, Nathan Scheelhaase, at quarterback.

Scheelhaase has completed 65 percent of his passes and has thrown for 2,420 yards and 15 touchdowns this season.

In his career, he has 7.716 yards passing.

Last week in a 52-35 loss to Indiana, Scheelhaase was 38 of 57 for 450 yards and two touchdowns and the week before in a 24-17 overtime loss to Penn State he hit 33 of 52 for 321 yards and a touchdown.

Purdue quarterback Danny Etling, center, is sacked by Ohio State defensive lineman Adolphus Washington, right and Chase Farris.

If the Illinois senior does present a major challenge, it will be different than his three previous games against the Buckeyes. In those three starts, all OSU wins, he has thrown for 96 yards, 169 yards and 109 yards.

He has one touchdown pass and four interceptions.

“You want to see how much we have improved.

The last few weeks have been night and day from what it was earlier in the season. This will be a

great test for us,” Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said.

Defensive backs coach Kerry Coombs admits Ohio State’s defense wasn’t doing very well when tested by opposing passers earlier in the season.

“Obviously, I think our improvement over the last couple weeks has been dramatic. I think we would like to continue to improve. I think our kids have taken that personally and they should,” he

said.

Safety Corey Brown, who became a starter after Christian Bryant suffered a broken ankle in the Wisconsin game, said the defense did take it that way.

“It was definitely personal. I feel like we’ve been hitting it real hard the last couple weeks to get where we wanted to be,” Brown said.

Coombs said Ohio State recognized the problem and put more emphasis on pass defense

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after giving up 295 yards, 343 yards and 245 yards passing in its first three Big Ten games against Wisconsin, Northwestern and Iowa.

“We found ourselves in a situation where it was obvious we have to get better at this (pass defense). So it was a huge area of emphasis on the part of everybody.

You change a little bit of your practice habits, you change a little bit of your scheme, you change a little bit of how you’re

doing your business and you get better,” Coombs said.

Linebacker Ryan Shazier said, “We’ve been working on our passing game (pass defense) a lot more lately because earlier in the year we were kind of rough on the passing game. We’re trying to get better week in and week out.

“We were supposed to be one of the top defenses in the nation and we weren’t playing like it,” he said.

Browns ready for big moment Face Bengals with chance to take control in division BEREA (AP) — Browns cornerback Joe Haden has been impatiently waiting to play in an NFL game as significant as the ones he almost took for granted in college.

When Haden starred at Florida, the Gators had rivalry games with Florida State, conference games with Alabama, title games. Games in The Swamp and at Baton Rouge.

Saturday after Saturday, they all meant something.

To this point, however, Haden’s pro career has been devoid of games with substance.

Until now. Cleveland’s moment has arrived.

On Sunday, the Browns (4-5) will visit the first-place Cincinnati Bengals (6-4) with a chance to move up in the AFC North and paint themselves into a playoff picture they’ve been absent from for years. It’s Cleveland’s biggest game since at least 2007, and for Haden, it’s easily his most prominent game since college.

“My ‘nati,’ ” he said, referring to Florida’s 2008 matchup with Oklahoma and not Cincinnati. “My national championship game at Florida. Because all of those games at Florida, they were all big. But the game really, really means something to the Browns.”

About time. And the Browns believe they’re ready for it.

Following a turbulent first two months, they arrived in November hitting their stride.

They beat Baltimore, ending an 11-game losing streak to the defending Super Bowl champions. Now, after a bye week to heal their bumps and bruises and address a sickly running game, the Browns are facing their biggest test.

“We’re ready,” linebacker Paul Kruger said. “We’re excited. Guys are healthy. I feel like we’re kind of hitting on all cylinders. We’re right where we want to be. We’re in a good situation. We’ve just got to capitalize.”

The Cleveland Browns and cornerback Joe Haden (23) are ready for Sunday’s big game with Cincinnati

Confidence shouldn’t be an issue.

In their previous matchup with Cincinnati, the Browns held the Bengals to 266 yards and two field goals in a 17-6 win. Both teams have undergone major lineup changes since because of injuries, but the Browns haven’t altered the one-play-at-a-time, one-gameat-a-time approach coach Rob Chudzinski has been preaching since training camp.

“It is a big moment,” said left tackle Joe Thomas. “But it doesn’t feel any different in this locker room because the goals are still the same, the way we’re going to go out and play are still the same, what we’re trying to do on offense and defense and how we’re studying and practicing, it’s all the same.

“It just gets more exciting as the season starts winding down and things tighten up in the race.”

For years, the Browns have only watched the race.

Cleveland has made the playoffs once since 1999, in 2002, the last time the Browns went 2-0 against the Bengals. They don’t have much experience in crucial games, but safety T.J. Ward isn’t worried that he and his teammate will be overwhelmed by the limelight.

“We don’t shy away from any competition,” Ward said.

“The stage isn’t too big for the team we have right now. I think we’re going to get better at that and just keep improving. The more we play together, the closer we get, the more cohesion we build. We’re just going to keep improving.”

If the Browns can sweep the Bengals, they’ve got a favorable schedule with home games the next two weeks against Pittsburgh (3-6) and Jacksonville (1-8).

Before beating Baltimore, the Browns pushed the unbeaten Chiefs (9-0) to the limit before losing 23-17. In past seasons, a similar loss would have been deflating

and invariably followed by another one. However, this Cleveland team viewed it as a positive and another sign of development.

On Sunday, they can grow into a contender.

“We’re ready,” said defensive tackle Phil Taylor, “and we’ve showed people what we can do with the top-notch teams. Like with the Chiefs, they’re 9-0 right now and we wish we could have that game back, the first half at least, how we did ‘em the second half. We know we can go out there and do it, we’ve just got to go out there and get it together.”

Haden’s ability to contain Bengals star wide receiver A.J. Green was one of the keys to Cleveland’s earlier win over Cincinnati. Green had seven catches for 51 yards, but he’s been on a tear since. He leads the league in yards receiving (1,013) and has five straight 100-yard games.

Haden draws the same

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assignment this week. He’s confident that as long as he and his teammates stay focused, this won’t be the last important game they’ll play this season.

“When we approached the first game we studied film, we went out there and played and we did what we had to do,” he said. “If we go about it the same way we played, everybody does their jobs, everything will work itself out.

This is really an important game for us. But at the same time, that’s the way we got to where we are now, going game by game.”

NOTES: Browns defensive coordinator Ray Horton raised some eyebrows when he called S Tashaun Gipson the club’s defensive MVP. “He’s done a remarkable job for us,” Horton said. … RB Willis McGahee got his usual day off from practice to rest his knees. … TE MarQueis Gray (hamstring) also missed practice.

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W L T Pct PF PA New England 7 2 0 .778 234 175 N.Y. Jets 5 4 0 .556 169 231 Miami 4 5 0 .444 193 209 Buffalo 3 7 0 .300 199 259 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 7 3 0 .700 252 220 Tennessee 4 6 0 .400 227 226 Houston 2 7 0 .222 170 248 Jacksonville 1 8 0 .111 115 291 North W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 6 4 0 .600 234 186 Cleveland 4 5 0 .444 172 197 Baltimore 4 5 0 .444 188 189 Pittsburgh 3 6 0 .333 179 218 West W L T Pct PF PA Kansas City 9 0 0 1.000 215 111 Denver 8 1 0 .889 371 238 4 5 0 .444 212 202 San Diego Oakland 3 6 0 .333 166 223 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 5 5 0 .500 274 258 Philadelphia 5 5 0 .500 252 244 N.Y. Giants 3 6 0 .333 165 243 Washington 3 6 0 .333 230 287 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 7 2 0 .778 265 163 Carolina 6 3 0 .667 214 115 Atlanta 2 7 0 .222 186 251 Tampa Bay 1 8 0 .111 146 209 North W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 6 3 0 .667 238 216 Chicago 5 4 0 .556 259 247 Green Bay 5 4 0 .556 245 212 Minnesota 2 7 0 .222 220 279 West W L T Pct PF PA Seattle 9 1 0 .900 265 159 San Francisco 6 3 0 .667 227 155 Arizona 5 4 0 .556 187 198 St. Louis 4 6 0 .400 224 234 Thursday's Game Indianapolis 30, Tennessee 27 Sunday's Games Baltimore at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Houston, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Arizona at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

San Diego at Miami, 4:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.

San Francisco at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m.

Green Bay at N.Y. Giants, 4:25 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 8:30 p.m.

Open: Dallas, St. Louis Monday's Game New England at Carolina, 8:40 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 21 New Orleans at Atlanta, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 24 Minnesota at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Houston, 1 p.m.

San Diego at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Miami, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Indianapolis at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.

Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 4:25 p.m.

Denver at New England, 8:30 p.m.

Open: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Seattle Monday, Nov. 25 San Francisco at Washington, 8:40 p.m.

College Schedule College Football Schedule All Times EST (Subject to change) Saturday, Nov. 16 EAST Monmouth (NJ) (5-5) at Bryant (4-6), Noon Richmond (4-6) at Delaware (7-3), Noon Penn (4-4) at Harvard (7-1), Noon Purdue (1-8) at Penn St. (5-4), Noon Sacred Heart (9-2) at Robert Morris (5-4), Noon

Cincinnati (7-2) at Rutgers (5-3), Noon Wagner (2-8) at St. Francis (Pa.) (4-5), Noon UCF (7-1) at Temple (1-8), Noon CCSU (4-6) at Duquesne (5-4), 12:10 p.m.

NC State (3-6) at Boston College (5-4), 12:30 p.m.

Dartmouth (4-4) at Brown (5-3), 12:30 p.m.

Rhode Island (3-8) at Maine (9-1), 12:30 p.m.

North Carolina (4-5) at Pittsburgh (5-4), 12:30 p.m.

Georgetown (1-8) at Bucknell (4-5), 1 p.m.

Lehigh (7-2) at Colgate (4-6), 1 p.m.

Columbia (0-8) at Cornell (1-7), 1 p.m.

Mercer (9-1) at Marist (7-3), 1 p.m.

Yale (5-3) at Princeton (7-1), 1 p.m.

Akron (3-7) at UMass (1-8), 1 p.m.

New Hampshire (5-4) at Albany (NY) (1-9), 3:30 p.m.

Fordham (10-0) at Lafayette (3-6), 3:30 p.m.

South Alabama (3-5) at Navy (5-4), 3:30 p.m.

SOUTH Troy (5-5) at Mississippi (6-3), Noon Kentucky (2-7) at Vanderbilt (5-4), 12:21 p.m.

FAU (3-6) at Southern Miss. (0-9), 12:30 p.m.

Maryland (5-4) at Virginia Tech (7-3), 12:30 p.m.

Presbyterian (3-6) at Coastal Carolina (9-1), 1 p.m.

UT-Martin (6-4) at E. Kentucky (6-4), 1 p.m.

Stetson (2-7) at Jacksonville (4-6), 1 p.m.

Butler (8-3) at Morehead St. (3-7), 1 p.m.

Savannah St. (1-10) at NC A&T (5-4), 1 p.m.

Campbell (2-8) at Old Dominion (7-3), 1 p.m.

VMI (2-8) at The Citadel (4-6), 1 p.m.

Charleston Southern (9-2) at Gardner-Webb (55), 1:30 p.m.

Towson (8-2) at William & Mary (7-3), 1:30 p.m.

Appalachian St. (2-8) at Wofford (5-4), 1:30 p.m.

Ark.-Pine Bluff (2-7) at Alabama A&M (3-7), 2 p.m.

SE Missouri (2-8) at Austin Peay (0-10), 2 p.m.

UAB (2-7) at East Carolina (7-2), 2 p.m.

Delaware St. (4-5) at Florida A&M (3-7), 2 p.m.

Louisiana-Lafayette (7-2) at Georgia St. (0-9), 2 p.m.

Alabama St. (6-4) at MVSU (2-8), 2 p.m.

Norfolk St. (3-7) at NC Central (4-6), 2 p.m.

Georgia Southern (5-4) at Elon (2-8), 3 p.m.

Alcorn St. (8-3) at Jackson St. (7-2), 3 p.m.

Chattanooga (8-2) at Samford (6-4), 3 p.m.

Murray St. (5-5) at Tennessee St. (8-3), 3 p.m.

Georgia (6-3) at Auburn (9-1), 3:30 p.m.

Miami (7-2) at Duke (7-2), 3:30 p.m.

Syracuse (5-4) at Florida St. (9-0), 3:30 p.m.

Stony Brook (3-6) at James Madison (6-4), 3:30 p.m.

Brevard (3-7) at Liberty (6-4), 3:30 p.m.

Furman (5-5) at W. Carolina (2-8), 3:30 p.m.

Hampton (4-6) at Bethune-Cookman (8-2), 4 p.m.

Cent. Arkansas (5-5) at Nicholls St. (4-6), 4 p.m.

Sam Houston St. (8-2) at SE Louisiana (8-2), 4 p.m.

Houston (7-2) at Louisville (8-1), 7 p.m.

Florida (4-5) at South Carolina (7-2), 7 p.m.

Memphis (2-6) at South Florida (2-6), 7 p.m.

Clark Atlanta (3-6) at Southern U. (6-4), 7 p.m.

Alabama (9-0) at Mississippi St. (4-5), 7:45 p.m.

Northwestern St. (5-5) at McNeese St. (8-2), 8 p.m.

MIDWEST Ohio St. (9-0) at Illinois (3-6), Noon West Virginia (4-6) at Kansas (2-7), Noon Cent. Michigan (3-6) at W. Michigan (1-9), Noon Indiana (4-5) at Wisconsin (7-2), Noon Jacksonville St. (8-2) at E. Illinois (9-1), 1 p.m.

N. Iowa (5-5) at Missouri St. (5-6), 2 p.m.

S. Dakota St. (6-4) at South Dakota (4-6), 2 p.m.

Dayton (6-4) at Valparaiso (1-9), 2 p.m.

N. Dakota St. (9-0) at Youngstown St. (8-2), 2 p.m.

W. Illinois (3-7) at Indiana St. (1-9), 2:05 p.m.

Illinois St. (5-5) at S. Illinois (5-5), 3 p.m.

TCU (4-6) at Kansas St. (5-4), 3:30 p.m.

Michigan St. (8-1) at Nebraska (7-2), 3:30 p.m.

Michigan (6-3) at Northwestern (4-5), 3:30 p.m.

SOUTHWEST Iowa St. (1-8) at Oklahoma (7-2), Noon Abilene Christian (5-5) at Prairie View (5-5), 2 p.m.

UConn (0-8) at SMU (3-5), 3 p.m.

Howard (4-6) at Texas Southern (2-8), 3 p.m.

Oklahoma St. (8-1) at Texas (7-2), 3:30 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin (3-7) at Lamar (4-6), 7 p.m.

Louisiana Tech (4-5) at Rice (6-3), 7 p.m.

Texas St. (6-3) at Arkansas St. (5-4), 7:30 p.m.

Texas Tech (7-3) vs. Baylor (8-0) at Arlington, Texas, 8 p.m.

FIU (1-8) at UTEP (1-8), 8 p.m.

FAR WEST Weber St. (1-9) at Montana (8-2), 2 p.m.

Washington St. (4-5) at Arizona (6-3), 2 p.m.

Idaho St. (3-7) at BYU (6-3), 3 p.m.

E. Washington (8-2) at Cal Poly (5-5), 3:40 p.m.

Utah (4-5) at Oregon (8-1), 4 p.m.

Drake (6-4) at San Diego (7-3), 4 p.m.

Sacramento St. (4-6) at Portland St. (6-4), 4:05 p.m.

California (1-9) at Colorado (3-6), 5:30 p.m.

N. Colorado (1-9) at N. Arizona (7-2), 6 p.m.

S. Utah (7-3) at Montana St. (7-3), 6:05 p.m.

Colorado St. (5-5) at New Mexico (3-6), 7 p.m.

North Dakota (3-7) at UC Davis (3-7), 7 p.m.

Stanford (8-1) at Southern Cal (7-3), 8 p.m.

Oregon St. (6-3) at Arizona St. (7-2), 9:30 p.m.

Wyoming (4-5) at Boise St. (6-3), 10:15 p.m.

San Diego St. (5-4) at Hawaii (0-9), 10:30 p.m.

San Jose St. (5-4) at Nevada (3-7), 10:30 p.m.

Prep Playoffs OHSAA Football Playoffs DIVISION I Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 Region 1 1 Lakewood St. Edward (9-1) vs. 9 Cleveland Heights (10-1) at Parma Byers Field 4 Austintown Fitch (11-0) vs. at 5 Westerville Central (10-1) at Mansfield Arlin Field 2 Mentor (10-1) vs. 7 Stow-Munroe Falls (10-1) at Solon Stewart Field 3 Hudson (10-1) vs. 11 Cle. St. Ignatius (7-4) at Brunswick Judy Kirsch Field Region 2 1 Hilliard Davidson (11-0) vs. 8 Pickerington North (10-1) at Gahanna Lincoln Stadium 13 Dublin Coffman (8-3) vs. 5 Huber Heights Wayne (10-1) at Kettering Roush Stadium 2 Cin. Archbishop Moeller (10-1) vs. 7 Cin. Elder (9-2) at University of Cincinnati Nippert Stadium 14 Pickerington Central (8-2) vs. 6 Cin. Colerain (11-0) at Dayton Welcome Stadium DIVISION V Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 Region 15 1 Akron Manchester (9-2) vs. 5 Navarre Fairless (8-3) at Canton Central Catholic Lowell Klinefelter Field 2 Columbiana Crestview (10-1) vs. 3 Gates Mills Gilmour Academy (9-2) at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary John Cistone Field at Green Street Stadium Region 16 8 Doylestown Chippewa (9-2) vs. 5 Coldwater (92) at Tiffin National Field at Frost-Kalnow Stadium 7 Huron (8-3) vs. 6 Loudonville (10-1) at Medina Ken Dukes Stadium Region 17 1 Cols. Bishop Hartley (10-1) vs. 5 Baltimore Liberty Union (9-2) at Bloom-Carroll Carl Fell Stadium 2 Martins Ferry (10-1) vs. 3 Wheelersburg (10-1) at Columbus Hamilton Township Alumni Stadium Region 18 1 West Jefferson (10-1) vs. 4 Richwood North Union (10-1) at Hilliard Bradley Stadium 2 Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (11-0) vs. 3 Hamilton Badin (9-2) at Mason Dwire Field at Atrium Stadium DIVISION VII Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 Region 23 1 Berlin Center Western Reserve (11-0) vs. 4 Danville (9-2) at Massillon Jackson Robert Fife Stadium 2 Norwalk St. Paul (10-1) vs. 3 Wellsville (9-2) at Orrville Red Rider Stadium Region 24 8 Delphos St. John’s (7-4) vs. 4 Tiffin Calvert (74) at Findlay Donnell Stadium 7 Hicksville (7-4) vs. 6 Arlington (8-3) at Perrysburg Widdel Field at Steinecker Stadium Region 25 1 Glouster Trimble (11-0) vs. 4 Steubenville Catholic Central (9-2) at Zanesville Sulsberger Stadium 2 Shadyside (11-0) vs. 6 Caldwell (9-2) at New Philadelphia Woody Hayes Quaker Stadium Region 26 1 North Lewisburg Triad (11-0) vs. 4 Lehman Catholic (10-1) at Wapakoneta Harmon Field 2 Covington (11-0) vs. 3 Maria Stein Marion Local (11-0) at Piqua Alexander Stadium, Purk Field

FRIDAY’S SCORES DIVISION II Region 3 Cle. Glenville 26, Bedford 12 Madison 22, Brecksville-Broadview Heights 21 Region 4 Medina Highland 17, Massillon Washington 14 Avon 24, Perrysburg 21

Region 5 New Albany 26, Mansfield Senior 22 Zanesville 36, Worthington Kilbourne 0 Region 6 Loveland 45, Cin. Northwest 14 Cin. Mount Healthy 13, Cin. Winton Woods 10

Chicago at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Portland at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Denver, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

San Antonio at Utah, 9 p.m.

Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Detroit at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday's Games Dallas at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Washington, 7 p.m.

Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Boston at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Denver at Houston, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Utah at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday's Games Portland at Toronto, 1 p.m.

Memphis at Sacramento, 6 p.m.

Detroit at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

DIVISION III Region 7 Akron SVSM 35, Poland Seminary 7 Hubbard 49, Aurora 19 Region 8 Toledo Central Catholic 42, Tiffin Columbian 13 Clyde 19, Sandusky Perkins 6 Region 9 The Plains Athens 55, Dresden Tri-Valley 52, OT Col. Brookhaven 19, Col. Marion-Franklin 14 Region 10 Tippecanoe 30, Thurgood Marshall 13 Trotwood-Madison 44, Springfield Shawnee 7 DIVISION IV Region 11 Cle. Benedictine 45, Chagrin Falls 21 Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 42, Struthers 14 Region 12 Bryan 49, Caledonia River Valley 19 Kenton 46, Wooster Triway 6 Region 13 Steubenville 22, Zanesville Maysville 20 Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 7, Philo 3 Region 14 Alter 28, Valley View 0 Clinton-Massie 52, Cin. McNicholas 14 DIVISION VI Region 19 Kirtland 49, Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas 21 Mogadore 35, Canfield South Range 28 Region 20 Haviland Wayne Trace 40, Defiance Tinora 7 Ada 35, Convoy Crestview 0 Region 21 Newark Catholic 35, Lucasville Valley 21 Col. Ready 45, Woodsfield Monroe Central 14 Region 22 Mechanicsburg 31, Miami East 14 W. Liberty-Salem 21, Summit Country Day 13

Auto Racing

Ford EcoBoost 400 NASCAR-Sprint Cup Ford EcoBoost 400 Lineup After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, Fla. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 177.667 mph.

2. (78) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 177.445.

3. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 177.282.

4. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 177.061.

5. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 176.846.

6. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 176.655.

7. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 176.598.

8. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 176.436.

9. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 176.436.

10. (55) Elliott Sadler, Toyota, 176.413.

11. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 176.355.

12. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 176.355.

13. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 176.304.

14. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 175.747.

15. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 175.73.

16. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 175.69.

17. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 175.507.

18. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 175.433.

19. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 175.376.

20. (51) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 175.353.

21. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 175.347.

22. (14) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 175.273.

23. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 175.109.

24. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 175.092.

25. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 174.78.

26. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 174.61.

27. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 174.537.

28. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 174.329.

29. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 174.317.

30. (30) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 173.171.

31. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 173.099.

32. (83) David Reutimann, Toyota, 172.563.

33. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 172.287.

34. (98) Michael McDowell, Ford, 172.26.

35. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, 172.046.

36. (47) A J Allmendinger, Toyota, 171.734.

37. (36) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

38. (7) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

39. (33) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

40. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, Owner Points.

41. (32) Ken Schrader, Ford, Owner Points.

42. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, Owner Points.

43. (40) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

Basketball

NBA Standings

National Basketball Association All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Philadelphia 5 4 .556 Boston 4 5 .444 Toronto 4 5 .444 New York 3 5 .375 Brooklyn 2 5 .286 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 5 3 .625 Atlanta 4 4 .500 Charlotte 4 4 .500 Orlando 4 5 .444 Washington 2 6 .250 Central Division W L Pct Indiana 8 0 1.000 Chicago 3 3 .500 Cleveland 3 6 .333 Detroit 2 5 .286 Milwaukee 2 5 .286 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct .889 San Antonio 8 1 Dallas 5 3 .625 Houston 6 4 .600 Memphis 3 5 .375 New Orleans 3 6 .333 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 6 2 .750 Minnesota 6 3 .667 Oklahoma City 5 3 .625 Denver 3 4 .429 Utah 1 8 .111 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 6 3 .667 L.A. Clippers 6 3 .667 Phoenix 5 3 .625 L.A. Lakers 4 6 .400 Sacramento 2 5 .286 Thursday's Games Houston 109, New York 106 Golden State 116, Oklahoma City 115 Friday's Games Milwaukee at Indiana, 7 p.m.

GB — 1 1 1½ 2 GB — 1 1 1½ 3 GB — 4 5½ 5½ 5½

GB — 2½ 2½ 4½ 5 GB — ½ 1 2½ 5½ GB — — ½ 2½ 3

Soccer

MLS Playoffs

Major League Soccer Playoff Glance CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP Eastern Conference Leg 1 — Saturday, Nov 9: Sporting KC 0, Houston 0 Leg 2 — Saturday, Nov. 23: Houston at Sporting KC, 7:30 p.m.

Western Conference Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 10: Real Salt Lake 4, Portland 2 Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 24: Real Salt Lake at Portland, 9 p.m.

MLS CUP Saturday, Dec. 7: at higher seed, 4 p.m.

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Set house rules for kids whose parents won’t Dear Annie: Last weekend, to make it welcoming. I don’t my husband and I invited a understand how anyone can few relatives over for a cookallow their kids to destroy a out. There were three children nice, clean house. I couldn’t under the age of 4. When it wait for them to leave. My husbegan to rain, we moved the band and I spent the next sevparty indoors. The parents let eral hours cleaning up. their kids run amok, and in a We are furious with them for few short hours, the children Annie’s allowing this to happen and will not completely trashed the first Mailbox invite them a second time. I wonfloor of our house. der whether they allow this type of My husband and I do not have Kathy Mitchell behavior in their own home. children, though I understand & Marcy Sugar What’s the best way to hanthat kids will be kids. But it’s the dle this in the future? -- Upset parents’ responsibility to watch their and Exploited in Illinois children. Bouncing on our couch, climbDear Upset: Those parents abdiing on the coffee tables, spilling food in cated their responsibility. When parevery room and throwing picture frames ents refuse to discipline their children show a lack of respect, as well as igno- in your home, you are permitted to do rance of appropriate behavior. so. It’s OK to tell them they absolutely This was the first time we’d invited cannot bounce on the couch, climb on the relatives over, and we had spent the tables or throw things. Remind the the entire morning cleaning our place parents to keep an eye on their kids. If

your home is large enough, set aside an area that includes toys for them to play with or a movie to watch. If they still cannot settle down, suggest to the parents that they “might want to go home since the kids are so restless.”

Dear Annie: Like “Not So Home Sweet Home,” I was once a 20-year-old who was uncomfortable around my stepfather. But I figured I would soon be out of the house. How I wish I had confronted him and told my mother.

He later molested my young daughter when she was at my mom’s house. My daughter is now 34 and has suffered greatly from what happened to her as a child. She had been told to keep the “special secret” between her and Grandpa. Grandpa was dead before this came to light, so the confrontation never took place.

Trust your feelings. Speak out. -Home Was Never Sweet Again.

Horoscope HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013: This year you open up to others, which allows you to see and embody different ideas and styles. This transformation could cause new choices, though you will stay with the tried and true, too. If you are single, the type of person you choose to date could reflect the new you.

Expect an unusual person to enter your life by summer 2014. If you are attached, know that your sweetie is adjusting. You might hear a complaint or two, but be understanding. Respect your differences. TAURUS has an earthy perspective.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-Soso; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Someone you work with could be overwhelming with his or her sudden burst of enthusiasm. This energy might revolve around a business deal or a social happening. Do not say “yes” when you really want to say “no.” Tonight: Your treat.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You might feel as if life offers no limitations at this present moment, but you quickly could find out otherwise. Just take a step back and evaluate the situation. You will find a different path. You might want someone else to join in.

Tonight: You are the party.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH You could be full of ideas

that delight you. You easily might head out the door only to discover that you don’t want to be alone. You’ll want to regroup and find a reliable and fun family member, but he or she might be a stick in the mud. Tonight: The less said the better.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Tap into your creativity, and you’ll find solutions that have not been available up till now.

A conversation with a younger friend provides an unexpected perspective.

Make sure you let this person know how much you value him or her. Tonight: Go on an old-fashioned date.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH Understand what is happening with a family member or close friend.

You might need to handle a situation before it becomes a problem. Know that you can do this. Once you are free, make an appearance at an important get-together. Tonight: You love being in the limelight.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Your words mean more to others than you realize.

Your ability to follow through on a promise could be another issue entirely. Try not to say you will do something when there is little possibility you will. Catch up on news.

Tonight: Hang out with a favorite person or two.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH You might think that a suggestion is a great idea, but when you see the financial implications, you

might decide to pull out.

Know that someone will be very disappointed. Be open, and tell this person what is happening. Tonight: Go with a different suggestion.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You might feel as if you are being challenged unnecessarily. That observation could be true, but it has nothing to do with you. This person simply is feeling his or her Wheaties.

Maintain a sense of humor, and you’ll enjoy what is happening. Tonight: Where the crowds are.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21) HHH Sometimes spending a Saturday doing errands -- getting your hair cut and squeezing in some exercise -- constitutes a nearly perfect day. Doing everything in one day also might free you up on other days or in general. Make time for a nap. Tonight: Avoid complications.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH The back-and-forth between a loved one’s desires and yours continues.

You might feel as if you’re sitting on a seesaw looking at ways to combine both of your desires once more. There is a way -- you just have not found it yet. Tonight: Be naughty and nice.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You might be too concerned with what people would think if you did what you wanted to do. Instead of worrying, live your life for you,

and do what you want. Expect some reactions, but know that others do the same. Tonight: Staying close to home could be very appealing.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You seem to have the right words to appeal to someone in your immediate environment. News from a distance could be a bit difficult and disappointing.

Since you cannot change it, let it go. You will gain a perspective later. Tonight: Favorite spot, favorite people.

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Clothing. Tools. TV's. Bicycles.

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Collector coins. Hunting & pocket knives. Blow guns.

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915 S. DOWNING ST. PIQUA, OH 45356 Located on the eastern side of Piqua Ohio, on 4.91 acres, this industrial building has easy access to I-75 via Rt. 25. It’s on the Miami County Auditor under parcel number N44092220 and is not located in the 100 yr. flood plain. This property is zoned I-2, Heavy Industry. Current income @ $60,000 for only +/- 45,000sf. The building has 6 dock doors and 8 drive in doors. It also has a dry fire suppression system throughout and is serviced by gas, electric, water and sewer.

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VINTAGE ROMWEBER FURNITURE: Refectory dining room table w/ 2 host & 4 guest chairs, buffet & small open center hutch; game table w/ hinged top & 4 Viking Oak chairs; octagon lamp stand; small table w/ open shelves & matching coffee table & more. ARTWORK: Framed Japanese OBI sash; Cao Young prints; plus more! MURANO GLASS CHANDELIER; ANTIQUE & OTHER VERY NICE FURNITURE: Cherry dry sink; oak bookcase secretary; walnut commode stand; marble top 3 drw chest; B&C foot piano stool; Oriental 6 panel screen & decorative storage box; 2 Asian influence buffets, plus matching tables & designer lamps; Oriental tall floor urn; curio cabinet; Precedent brown tone pillow back couch & loveseat; La-Z-Boy dbl recliner couch; hide-a-bed sofa; recliners & other uph chairs; Drexel twisted oak post canopy QS bed, night stand & dresser w/ mirror; other nice bedroom furniture. Very nice patio furniture. “Old Charleston” sterling silver flatware for 12 by Rogers, 60 pieces. “Morning Blossoms” stainless steel flatware for 12 by Oneida, new & related items. CRYSTAL & OTHER GLASSWARE: House of Goebel crystal bowl w/ cups; 12 frosted shell stem water goblets; deep etched floral pitcher & 2 others; basket; vase, bowls, etc. light turquoise blue stemware for 12; Fenton, Murano & other colored glassware; Swarovski Crystal (7 pcs, NIB); CHINA: Franciscan Desert Rose for 12, plus accessory items; Noritake Progression “Berries–N-Such” china; RS Prussia biscuit jar & other antique china; COLLECTIBLES & MORE: Enterprise small CI coffee grinder; copper tea kettle w/ CI spider leg holder; frame of Miami County found Indian artifacts; elephant bell & holder; Freedman-Burnahm 2 tone wooden propeller; wooden thermometer w/ Dr. Daniels advertisement; brass beetle bootjack; brass fire nozzle; 5 pc floral pitcher & bowl bedroom set; Roseville Freesia vase, 125-10”; several crocks; bronzed sea turtles on marble base; child’s squeeze box accordiaon; Hudson Bay Point Blanket; records; The Frederic Remington book & others; local items of interest. HUMMELS (20) incl lg Apple Tree Boy; plates. Goebel Lore & Zaphir figurines (2 ea). TOY TRAIN: Lionel late 1930’s 2-4-2 steam engine train set.

PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT: Bell & Howell Ringmaster projector; 2 Fotolites; 2 easels; art supplies.

Carl Zeiss, Eschenbach & Mariner binoculars; Hertel Reuss German telescope. JEWELRY & RELATED EQUIPMENT: Model 791 Gem Scope I; Quantrex ultrasonic jewelry cleaner; Voland glass box balance scale; 5 drw jewelry box; excellent selection of jewelry; designer purses; etc.

KITCHEN & GARAGE ITEMS: Milk glass spice jar set w/ red caps; commercial Vita Mixer Maxi 4000; pots & pans; Pyrex; Corning; Maytag Centennial washer & dryer; 2 wooden cabinets (5 drw & 12 drw) w/ metal pulls; 3 new Gerstner tool chests, 3 sizes w/ 2 walnut & 1 oak; misc tools.

POWER PLATE: Model MY-3 vibration training machine. Purchased in 2011 for $2,600, never used.

Schwinn Air Dyne ex bike. Royce Union lady’s bike, nice. NOTE: This is an eclectic mix & a lg auction, but that makes it simple to find something you’ll like! I’m certain that there will be some special items gathered up that went un-advertised, so plan to be with us as this event unfolds.

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Clean, Quiet, safe, one bedroom, senior approved, $475.00 monthly includes water & trash, no pets, 778-0524 PIQUA, 2 Bedroom, appliances, garage, air, lawncare, no pets, $565 monthly, plus deposit, (937)492-5271 PIQUA, Colonial Terrace Apts., Water, Sewer, Trash, Hot Water, Ref., Range included.

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State Briefs Ohio boy gets stolen wheelchair back CLEVELAND (AP) — A wheelchair stolen from a 9-year-old special needs boy in Cleveland has been quietly returned to a police station, the child’s mother said.

“It’s a happy ending,” Stephen Gibson’s mother, Barbara, told the Northeast Ohio Media Group. “He got his wheelchair back.”

Stephen’s special green chair with wheels that light up was swiped from the back of the family’s minivan in Cleveland last weekend. It apparently had been used by thieves to cart away $200 worth of food stolen from a refrigerator and freezer in their garage.

It turned up at a district police station Thursday night.

Barbara Gibson said the chair is “a little rickety” and needs some repairs, but they are thrilled to have it back. Stephen uses it because he has cerebral palsy and scoliosis.

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Funds raised for the Gibsons will go toward extensive home remodeling when Stephen’s scoliosis will require a motorized wheelchair in the coming months.

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