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PIQUA — The Board of Education held a meeting Thursday night, which dealt with an array of issues surrounding Piqua city schools. The philosophy and discourse of the evening forum expressed what it means to be a Piqua Indian straight from students’ mouths — with an understanding of hard work and determination — to setting high stan-

dards esthetically throughout the schools’ property. The meeting began with a “celebration” of fall student athlete seniors who were introduced by athletic director Chip Hare. The students gave a short presentation on their perspective of what it is to be Piqua Indian athlete: “humble, hardworking, prepared, and dedicated” and how those attributes parlay into real life. As one of the cross-country captains said, “for a runner, it’s not easy, but you work hard

and are patient” and “stand up for each other and are dedicated,” reiterated the football team captain. Board member, Mimi Crawford summed up the teenagers’ words saying that “the Piqua kid embodies integrity, are hard-working, academic minded and caring.” She continued, “he or she care about their program and community.” Board reports were brief, with mostly information on the Upper Valley Career Center, followed by the Treasure’s report

which contained a short explanation on costs and why purchases are going up. Treasure Jeremie Hittle revealed the fluctuation in cost for that of a typical student compared with that of a child with special needs Within the superintendent’s report were several updates on the on-goings in and out of the schools. He explained that parents have several means of communication in regard to their child’s progress –from first quarter parent-teacher

conferences, to teachers having phones at their desks, to electronic gradebooks, which can be accessed online. Other things contained within the report were “collaborative leadership” – meaning new teacher evaluation systems that look carefully at classroom instruction; and the OFCC project –an update with an assortment of information, and pictures, on the vast schools’ construction project, which See SLATE | 2

Sending smiles to soliders Locals send more than 600 Christmas cards to troops overseas Melanie Yingst

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Rebecca Torsell, from the Ohio History Service Corps, discusses her research into the history of many of the properties in the Shawnee area of Piqua at her desk in the History Department of the Piqua Public Library, last week.

Shawnee neighborhood catches eye of Ohio Historical Society Belinda M. Paschal Staff Writer bpaschal@civitasmedia.com

PIQUA — Going from restoring a mining camp in the San Juan mountains where she lived in a tent at an altitude of 11,000 feet with no electricity or running water to working for the historic preservation division of the Piqua Public Library has been a big change for Rebecca Torsell, but her new work is proving challenging in its own way. Torsell, a community surveyor, has taken on a project to survey the Shawnee area to collect information to add to the Ohio Historical Society’s database. The information will be made available for residents, researchers and historians. “(Library director and local historian) Jim Oda chose the locations for the survey based on his

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extensive knowledge of the area’s history,” Torsell said. “I became involved in the Shawnee project when I signed up to volunteer with AmeriCorps in the Ohio History Division.” Torsell, who holds a master’s degree in historic preservation, said AmeriCorps recommended evaluating the Shawnee area because it hadn’t been done before. “It’s a really unique area because it was being settled around the late 1700s, kind of off on its own and really could have

developed into something bigger potentially on its own,” she said. “The area is very interesting in how it developed.” Once known as Huntersville, Shawnee was an area for both residence and trade. Though many original buildings were destroyed in the Great Flood of 1913, several home and businesses built in the early 19th century still remain. “The hope in doing this is that by making the community aware that the survey is going on, they’re going to think a little bit more about the houses they’re living in,” Torsell said. “Alerting the community to this will get people to evaluate the significance of the area. Historic preservation is really up to the community.” To that end, area

MIAMI COUNTY — Last week, the Mr. Graham’s Museum 4-H Club pledged their hands for greater service taking part in a community card signing party aptly called “Operation Holiday Smile Letter Brigade.” The 4-H club was part of nearly 50 people creating and signing Christmas cards for soldiers through the American Red Cross event called “Holiday Mail for Heroes.” In less than two hours, the group gathered at Marion’s Piazza in Troy to help write 605 Christmas cards to service members stationed overseas and veteran’s hospitals. Kyle Strugill, 13, of Fletcher, had written two cards so far for the military members overseas. “I’m thanking them for protecting us,” Sturgill said. “This lets them know that we are thinking of them since they aren’t home for Christmas.” Kyle’s brother Jason, 15, also helped his 4-H club send the nearly 11 pounds of cards to the Red Cross to distribute to servicemen and women during the holidays. “I’ve filled out a lot of cards and wished them a Merry Christmas,” Jason said. “I thanked them for their service and help keeping us free.” See SOLIDERS | 2

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Kyle Sturgill, 13, of Fletcher, sends good wishes in a Christmas card to send to veterans or soldiers overseas through the Red Cross Holiday for Heroes program. Sturgill, along, with the Mr. Graham’s Museum 4-H Club and other locals, helped send more than 600 Christmas cards at a Christmas card signing party at Marion’s Piazza last week.

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TROY — Proving that in an election every single vote counts, a winner was finally declared Friday by the Miami County Board of Elections in the race for the third seat on the Bradford Board of Education. The elections board certified the results from the Nov. 5 general election, and in doing so it was declared that Stanley Roberts Jr. beat out his competitor, Carolyn Smith, by only one vote. See SHAWNEE | 2 Roberts secured 202

votes and Smith received 201, said Drew Higgins, board of elections director. After compiling ballot results from Miami, Shelby and Darke counties, aside from provisional ballots cast in Darke County, the race was a tie. Higgins said three provisional ballots opened and tabulated from Darke County on Thursday was the deciding factor in the race. Due to how close the race was there will likely be a mandatory recount

in accordance with state law. State election law mandates that if the difference in votes in any given race is less than one half of 1 percent then a recount must be performed. Higgins said the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office in Columbus was notified of the close race and will likely order a recount to take place sometime next week. This year’s general election had a voter turnout of 20.7 percent.

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TROY —In the last two weeks 11 cases of children testing positive for pertussis, otherwise known as whooping cough, have been reported by Dayton Children’s Hospital. The illness is highly contagious and one of the most commonly occurring vaccine-preventable diseases in the United States. Miami County Health Commissioner Christopher Cook

said the illness is easily preventable with a vaccine. Those most at risk, he said, are children and the elderly. “It starts out as a common cold and the first symptoms usually appear after a week,” Cook said in an interview earlier this year. “Then it will progress and you will get a really bad cough. … Whooping cough comes from the sound a person makes when people get into really bad coughing fits. They must inhale deeply, and that creates the ‘whoop-

ing’ sound.” To prevent pertussis the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends the following, especially since the approaching holiday season could help whooping cough spread: • Wash hands thoroughly. • Keep children away from anyone who is coughing and sneezing. • Vaccinate your children, teens and yourself. Combination vaccines are used to prevent diphtheria, tetanus, and pertus-

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sis. The DTap vaccination is given to children younger than 7 years of age and Tdap is given to older children and adults. • Children get a dose of DTap at each of the following ages: 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, and 15-18 months and at 4 to 6 years. • The preferred age for preteen Tdap vaccination is 11 to 12 years old. Adolescents not previously vaccinated should receive a See COUGH | 2

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Obituaries Chloveta Groff Hollingsworth, Mary (Dale) Rasor and Muzetta Willcox. Chloveta graduated from Piqua Central High School, Piqua. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Piqua. Chloveta was a homemaker and also worked for Mid Continent Properties. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, at St. Mary Catholic Church, Piqua, with the Rev. Fr. Thomas Bolte as Celebrant. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery, Piqua. Friends may call from 5-7 p.m. Monday at MelcherSowers Funeral Home, Piqua. Prayers will be at 6:45 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Mills/Bogart Brothers Scholarship Fund, Piqua Chamber of Commerce, 326 N. Main Street, Piqua, OH 45356 or St. Mary Catholic Church Building Fund, 528 Broadway, Piqua, OH 45356 or Wilson Hospice Care, 1083 Fairington Road, Sidney, OH 45365. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.melcher-sowers. com.

Heather Lynn Trader TROY — Heather Lynn Trader, 42, of Troy, passed away Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, at the residence of her mother of an apparent aneurysm. She was born in Troy on Sept. 16, 1971, to her beloved mother, Diana (Rohr) Trader and her father, Harold E. Trader, and they survive and both reside in Troy. Heather also is survived by Aunts and Uncles; Tim and Mona Morrow of Tipp City, Larry and Shirley Bryant of Kentucky, Beverly Smith of West Virginia, Helen Griffieth of Troy, and Nellie and Bill Gessner of Troy; several special cousins, Yvonne Morah of Troy, Lylia Ashworth of Troy, and Peggy Hurley of Troy; special friends, Laura Kiser of Piqua, and Jodi Block of Troy; and many other cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Otis and Eunice Trader, and Orville and Ruth Rohr; one aunt, Juanita Trader-Davis; and

four uncles, Richard Rohr, Harvey Griffieth Sr., Otis Ray Trader, and Jimmy Smith. Heather enjoyed shopping for clothes and Jewelry, and she loved her dogs, Angel and Mercedes, and her cat, Jada. A funeral service will be held 4 p.m. Sunday, at Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, Troy with Pastor Bob Bell officiating. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 2-4 p.m. at the funeral home two hours prior to the service. Contributions may be given to the Mental Health Association, 1100 Wayne St., Troy, OH 45373, in her memory. A gathering of family and friends following the funeral service will be at Open Arms Church in the Fellowship Hall, 4075 S. Tipp Cowlesville Rd., Tipp City, Ohio 45371. Condolences may be left for the family at www. f i s h e r- c h e n e y f u n e ra l home.com.

Polly Anna Felver PIQUA — Polly Anna Felver, 90, of Piqua, died at 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was born in Darke County, on September 19, 1923, to the late Robert and Anna (Sargent) Keeler. On December 28, 1946, she married Willis L. Felver. He preceded her in death Nov. 28, 2009. Polly is survived by one son, Terry L. Felver of Piqua; one daughter and sonin-law, Linda and Donald Shoenleben of Bradford; one sister, Bertie Felver of Troy; one brother, Merlin Keeler of Troy; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, two broth-

ers and one sister. Polly was a member of Piqua Church of the Nazarene. She worked at Orr Felt and Blank Co. in Piqua for two years. Polly was a loving homemaker. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, at MelcherSowers Funeral Home, Piqua with Lincoln Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in Miami Memorial Park, Covington, OH. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Arthritis Foundation, P. O. Box 7669, Atlanta, GA 303570669. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.melcher-sowers.com.

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Scott Alan Cress, 52, of West Milton, passed away Nov. 15, 2013, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, at Hale-Sarver Family Funeral Home, 284 N. Miami St., West Milton. Friends may call on Tuesday two hours prior to the service, from 2-4 p.m., at Hale-Sarver.

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Gary Lee Wyan WEST MILTON — Gary Lee Wyan, 71, of West Milton, passed away Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton. He was born Oct. 30, 1942, in Greenville. He was preceded in death by his parents, Grover (Bud) and Treva (Grice) Wyan. He will be missed and remembered by his beloved wife, Linda Diane (Tobias) Wyan; children, Rob (Kim) Wyan of Troy, Jamie (Kay) Wyan of Troy, Leigh Bashore (Dan Miller) of Sidney, Lisa (Jesse) Taylor of Arcanum, and Lori Dershem (David Rhoades) of West Milton; and 10 grandchildren. Gary was a graduate

of Franklin-Monroe High School and formerly worked as a meat cutter at Max Lair’s Market, Dave Chasteen ( West Milton IGA), Mr. Deal’s and Chuck Malone. He also was an avid Antique Dealer. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, at Hale-Sarver Family Funeral Home, 284 N. Miami St., West Milton, burial will follow at Highland Cemetery, Covington. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Monday at Hale-Sarver. If so desired, contributions may be made to Union Township F.I.S.H. , 4432 Shiloh Rd., Laura, OH 45337.

Shawnee From page 1 residents who have historical images, photos or other information about the Shawnee area are encouraged to contact Torsell at the library’s Local History Department at (937) 7736753. Torsell already has been contacted by several residents interested in the survey and the history of the Shawnee area. “In addition to three different people coming in to search for the history of one of the oldest houses in the area that is for sale (at 324 E. Main St.), I had a visit from a resident to share the history of her house and I attended a Shawnee Neighborhood Association meeting. You never know who you will meet that is linked to

Shawnee,” she said. If their home is chosen for a survey, homeowners will receive an informational brochure explaining the process, which includes photographing the property, measuring the distance from the building to the sidewalk and identifying the building style and materials used. “It takes a snapshot in time to preserve the house as it was and as it is,” Torsell said. Participating in the survey carries the potential for tax credits should the property be found eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, Torsell added. The survey is scheduled to continue through Sept. 30, 2014.

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single dose of the vaccine. • Adults who have not previously received Tdap and are in close contact with an infant under 12 months of age should also receive the vaccine. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an infection usually starts with flu-like symptoms: sneezing, dry cough, slight fever, loss of appetite or poor feeding. Oftentimes this is followed by two to six weeks of coughing spells. Vomiting or spitting up mucus may occur after the coughing spells. Pertussis typically lasts six to 10 weeks. If pertussis symptoms start, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also recommend the following tips: • If you or your child is having trouble breathing, seek medical attention immediately. • Tell the doctor if you or your child have been around others with cough/cold symptoms

or if you’ve heard that pertussis is in your community. • Antibiotic treatment may make the pertussis infection less severe if it is started early, before coughing fits begin. • Antibiotic treatment can help prevent the spread of the disease. In 2012, more than 900 cases of whooping cough were reported to the Ohio Department of Health, statistics show. Last year across the nation at least nine of those cases resulted in deaths, including an Ohio infant from Ashtabula County. Year-to-date information released by the state department of health shows between 2 to 7 cases have been reported in Miami County. In the last decade, 51 cases of whooping cough have been reported in Miami County. Some of those figures break down as 11 cases in 2006, five in 2007, one in 2008, seven in 2009, eight in 2010, and three in 2011.

WWII combat vets to speak at WACO TROY — WACO of 1945. He landed with Historical Society will a Jeep and three other host guest speaktroopers in his ers Charles Davis, glider. Come hear Lee Mendenhall of his harrowing and David Short landing. of the Veteran’s Mendenhall M e m o r i a l Museum in engaged in all Germantown, on manner of CG4A Wednesday, Dec. WACO Glider 4 at 7 p.m. training. He even Davis The event is took part in experfree and open to imental glider the public as part of WACO’s Adult extractions from Lecture Series. a C-47 flying at Donations will be a very low altiaccepted to benefit tude. He received WACO Historical such honors as Society. the Glider Badge, Davis and Mendenhall were Mendenhall Combat Infantry World WarII Badge, Bronze Glider Combat Star and European Infantrymen. These veterans will speak of their Theater of Operations experiences aboard the Campaign Medal with five campaign stars. WACO gliders. Davis was a glider solThe WACO Air dier who conducted air- Museum is located at borne combat operations 1865 S. County Road and a parachutist. He 25-A, Troy. For more took part in “Operation Varsity,” which was the information, visit www. Rhine River crossing into wacoairmuseum.org or Germany in the spring call (937) 335-9226.

Soliders From page 1 The 15 year-old said he enjoyed his 4-H club’s community service project because “it helps them realize they are being thought about.” Brennon Green, 13, said he enjoyed wishing soldiers over in Iraq a Merry Christmas. “I bet this helps them out over there,” Green said. “Because a solider in Iraq doesn’t get a lot of mail I bet — so this is something they won’t expect.”

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PIQUA — Chloveta Ann Groff, 86, of Piqua, died at 3 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, at Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Sidney. She was born in Piqua on Aug. 31, 1927, to the late LeRoy and Lova (Davis) Willcox. On July 5, 1947, in Piqua, she married Bernard Groff. He preceded her in death on Sept. 15, 2011. Chloveta is survived by one son and daughter-inlaw, Bernard “Ben” and Carol Groff Jr., Piqua; two daughters and sonsin-law, Kathy and Robert Bogart of Houston and Loretta and Paul Trissell of Piqua; two brothers-inlaw and sister-in-law, Gene and Rita Groff of Tipp City and George Groff of Sidney; one sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Mary Jane and Wallace Carey of Piqua; seven grandchildren, Matt (Jessica) Bogart, Dan (Jayne) Bogart, all of New York, N.Y., Dominic Bogart of Los Angeles, Calif., Kevin Bogart of Portland, Ore., Ben Westfall of Elburn, Ill., Dylan Trissell of Clearwater, Fla. and Bryan Trissell of Piqua; five great grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by three sisters, Marge (Bill)

From page 1 are on schedule with budget. Most of the construction is on the appropriate time schedule; Washington school is taking a little longer because of demolition. Other fundamental pieces of the schools’ construction project within the superintendent’s report were the elementary boundary reports – which details plans for redistricting the new buildings; the central office relocation update – which happens when everything will be moved and redistricted; and the Race to the T op update (in its fifth year) –which is a grant that is still being worked on by the board. Next rule of business was the superintendent’s agenda, which called for many votes on various matters such as the approval to bid on two more school buses; technology, building and grounds equipment for disposal and removal to be salvaged for parts and pieces; approval for pay for the interim treasurer and superintendent during a transitional period; approvals on donations from French Oil and Hartzell Propeller to the Regional Science Olympiad; approvals of grants to Piqua High School for various ongoing special events. Also, the Superintendent’s agenda contained votes on personnel resignations, replacements, supplemental positions, and supplemental contracts, substitute teachers, home instructors, substitute classified employees, substitute bus aids, and volunteers for the 2013-2014 school year. Other board of education business included discussion on the Permanent Improvement Levy, which allows for upkeep and preventative maintenance to school property and assets. Discussion on when to bring the five-year levy again to the ballot – whether in May or August – is something the board agreed that they need to start thinking about. There was a vote and approval of the Memorandum of Understanding among Upper Valley Career Center and its associate members for the Purpose of Compliance with Ohio Revised Code Section. Among new business was Hittle bringing up the consideration of purchasing Board Docs. This is an electronic board meeting type software program that helps to organize meetings, the agenda and create reports online for real-time access to information. Hitle emphasizes that this software will keep things moving more efficiently, up to date and paperless. Finally, the last piece of business that was discussed somewhat in detail was the issue of Hardman Field – the baseball field that the high school leases during baseball season from the city of Piqua. Board member, Bob Luby, pointed out the fact that most of the money made by the parent baseball boosters seems to go into the upkeep of the field by buying sod, bags, etc., and that it doesn’t seem fair. Discussion of why, since the school leases the land during baseball season, is it not included in the Permanent Improvement levy. Superintendent Rick Hanes suggested having an analysis on the over-all maintenance all facilities including Harden Field and reconvene on this matter at the next BOE meeting scheduled for Dec. 19.

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plans quarter auction PIQUA — The Piqua Optimist Club’s annual Quarter Auction fundraiser will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at Z’s Third Floor Lounge. Doors open at 6 p.m. A limited supply of tickets are available for $3 each, and must be purchased in advance to enter the quarter auction. They are available from any Piqua Optimist member, or at John Bertke State Farm Insurance, 520 N. Main St., Piqua. The quarter auction is a major fundraiser for the Piqua Optimist Club, and replaced the long time TV Auction in 2009. The Piqua Optimists are a “Friend of Youth” in the Piqua community.

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The Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce ambassadors along with Chamber President Kathy Sherman and and Lorna Swisher, executive director of Mainsteet Piqua, conducted a ribbon cutting on Thursday, Nov. 14 at the office of Faulkner Garmhausen Keister & Shenk, LPA, located in the Chamber building at 326 N. Main St. Cutting the ribbon is Tom Potts and John Garmhausen, with fellow attorneys Harry Faulkner, Ralph Keister, Jim Shenk, Mike Staudt, Bryan Niemeyer, John Deeds, Josh Koltak, Justin Spillers and David Hicks.

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The hitchhiker’s guide to hitchhiking The other day I was driving down the interstate counting the number of fellow motorists who were endangering my life by sending meaningless missives on their electronic gadgets. Suddenly, a severe case of boredom struck me like a freight train. There were no good songs on the FM dial and talk radio offered not a single phrase of hate or vitriol. There were no tasteless bumper stickers to read, nor any proud and obnoxious parents informing me their child was an honor student. I had grown tired of playing “how long can I drive with my eyes closed.” Up ahead on the asphalt horizon I spotted a lone hitchhiker of questionable origin. He was holding up a cardboard sign like a limousine driver at an airport. The sign simply read: Floorida. For the briefest of moments I didn’t know if there was a city called “Floorida” that I had never heard of or if spelling just wasn’t this gentleman’s strong suit. I thought this was odd and immediately deduced this man was no mental giant. He was, after all, hitchhiking in the northbound lane. It could have been my self-destructive nature talking, but I felt like picking him up, even if the Sunshine State was in the opposite direction. At the very least I could teach him an important lesson regarding how critical a good sense of direction (and correct spelling) is for would-be hitchhikers. For most people the decision to pick up a hitchhiker is a decision between wanting to get stabbed with a rusty piece of metal or not wanting to get stabbed with a rusty piece of metal. That seems like a pretty easy question to answer, but the discrimination shown toward hitchhikers by a fossil-fuel-burning society is mighty lofty if you ask me. In fact, in many states the mere act of picking up a hitchhiker is against the law. How preposterous! Apparently it’s a crime to help your fellow man out. Why don’t we make it illegal to help an old lady cross the street or for a man to place his coat over a mud puddle for a woman, and other outdated acts of kindness that haven’t occurred since the 1920s. While we’re at it why don’t we make it a crime to leave a penny, or for that matter taking a penny, too? It’s my vehicle. I should be able to choose who I

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let in it. Let me be the judge of whether or not I stand the risk of having my naked body chopped up into pieces and shoved in a storm drain like the brutal aftermath of a mafia hit. I partly blame hitchhikers themselves for their poor stereotype. The hitchhiking community has done little in recent years to reassure the public concerning their tarnished reputation. There are many things a would-be hitchhiker could do to improve his chances of getting a lift, like buying a pair of dark sunglasses. Since every hitchhiker in the world has crazy Charlie Manson eyes, I find that a dark pair of shades should be of great importance. Just as paramount is mouthwash. Mouthwash has just about as much alcohol content as a bottomshelf bottle of liquor, but with the added bonus of leaving one’s breath fresh, clean and unassuming. Personally I wish hitchhikers would go back to their roots. Just once I would like to see a nonthreatening hitchhiker with belt made of rope and an old-fashioned bindle slung over his shoulder. And for some reason I have never witnessed a female hitchhiker. Hitchhikers are predominantly male. Female hitchhikers — not that I know this firsthand or anything — only exist in adult entertainment movies, I assure you. I never did stop to pick up that hitchhiker though. At the end of the day, self-preservation won out over a random act of kindness. I find that’s a pretty good rule of thumb to live by. To contact Will E Sanders email him at wille@willesanders.com. To learn more about Will E Sanders, to read past columns or to read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators. com. COPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS.COM

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On Saturday, Nov. 16, the United — neither then (in 1933) or at any States marks a milestone: the 80th later date — did I consider the anniversary of when President Soviet Union a fit ally or associate, Franklin Delano Roosevelt recog- actual or potential, for this counnized the Soviet Union and “nor- try.” Nonetheless, following delibmalized” U.S.-USSR relations. It is a erations I haven’t seen sufficiently explicated, FDR normalized reladay that should live in infamy. But it’s a day that hardly any- tions with the Red monster-regime one has ever heard of. I certainly early in his first term. In exchange, hadn’t before researching my book, the U.S. received Soviet pledges, “American Betrayal.” As I studied including that the USSR would not the event, however, it became clear support organizations or groups that it was on this day 80 years ago aimed at the overthrow of “the politthat what I call “American betrayal” ical or social order of the United began. It is the date on which States.” In other words, the Soviet the U.S. government institutionally Union pledged not to wage a secret intelligence war against us. But learned to lie. After the Bolsheviks seized dic- such a war was already underway. Post-recognition, this tatorial powers in the Soviet war on America, aftermath of the Russian spearheaded by traitors Revolution of 1917, four directed by Moscow, U.S. presidents (starting would intensify. A veriwith Woodrow Wilson) table army of Stalin’s and six secretaries of state secret agents, agents of (starting with Bainbridge influence, fellow travelColby) refused to norers and dupes entered malize relations with the the U.S. government and new and bloody regime related institutions. They of Lenin and then Stalin. would fight an unceasing Does the phrase “global diane west stealth war against this communism” ring a bell? Columnist country, even — I should The Soviet Union was say, especially — during openly committed to and already fomenting communist revo- World War II. Much to the execulution against all nations, includ- tive branch’s consternation, the ing, of course, the United States. House and Senate would do much (This call to conquest echoes today to expose this stealth Soviet war in in Muslim Brotherhood and other the House Un-American Activities Islamic groups’ calls to jihad for a Committee and other committees. Here’s where the government’s global caliphate.) It was clear to our leaders back then that it wasn’t pos- institutional lying comes in. In sible to conduct normal relations order to maintain “normal relations” as initiated in 1933 — and, with such an abnormal state. Secretary of State Colby, stating later, military alliance with Stalin the Wilson administration’s posi- in 1941 — the U.S. government tion in 1920, noted there could be had to pretend everything having no “mutual confidence” when one to do with the USSR, with comparty — the USSR — had no inten- munism, with Soviet mass murtion of honoring pledges, which, of der, with Soviet subversion was course, is the very basis of normal “normal,” and to ignore or reject diplomatic relations. Furthermore, evidence, testimony and results to Colby continued, the U.S. couldn’t the contrary. The U.S. government, recognize “a government which is in other words, had to learn to lie. determined and bound to conspire And so it did, enmeshing itself and against our institutions.” This made the lives of millions of people in perfect sense — at least from an a kind of darkness we have yet to American point of view. Indeed, shine a light on and fully appreGeorge F. Kennan, a young dip- ciate — something I attempt to lomat training as a Russia expert do in “American Betrayal.” Eighty at the time of recognition, would years ago, then, that first U.S.-USSR write in his 1967 memoir, “Never agreement wasn’t worth the paper it

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was written on. But, for the sake of “normal” relations, it didn’t matter! Similarly, the boxes full of U.S.USSR agreements to come would be worthless, or worse. But for too long, that didn’t matter, either. As detailed in “American Betrayal,” U.S. recognition of the USSR was more than a strategic blunder (although the strategic nature of the blunder is also examined). There was a hideous moral cost as well. FDR’s decision to convey legitimacy on the Communist dictatorship followed (or came in a lull of) what we now know as the Ukraine Terror Famine. This was Stalin’s state-engineered famine that purposefully starved 5 or 6 million people to death, maybe more. While officially lied about — the first “Big Lie,” as epic chronicler Robert Conquest calls it — the truth of Stalin’s famine was “widely available” in the West in scores of newspapers. The subject, however, didn’t even come up in U.S.-USSR negotiations over recognition. This, theoretically, would be akin to Hitler’s Holocaust not coming up in a similar set of diplomatic negotiations. In other words, ignoring, or even tolerating, the millions of people Stalin killed became a prerequisite to recognition — the “unprincipled deal with totalitarianism,” as Solzhenitsyn would call it in 1975. “In 1933 and 1941 your leaders and the whole Western world made an unprincipled deal with totalitarianism. We will have to pay for this; someday it will come back to haunt us. For thirty years we have been paying for it,” the sage and courageous author of “The Gulag Archipelago” said. “And we’re going to pay for it in an even worse way in the future.” It’s time we try to understand what he meant. Diana West’s new book is “American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character” from St. Martin’s Press. She blogs at dianawest.net, and she can be contacted via dianawest@verizon. net. Follow her on Twitter @diana_ west_.

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Miami County real estate transfers TROY David Lobenstein, Jacqueline Lobenstein to Mark Mason, one lot, $68,000. Sylvia Hawley, co-trustee, Mary Beth Stoltz, co-trustee, William M. Stoltz Marital B Trust Agreement UAD6/7 to Sylvia Hawley, co-trustee, Mary Beth Stoltz, co-trustee, William M. Stoltz Marital Trust, a part 0.429 acres, $0. HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. to Kathy Clark, Leonard Clark, one lot, $37,000. Douglas Dillon, Merrilee Dillon to Anthony Annarino, Marcia Taynor, one lot, $257, 900. Tan Le, Thang Le, Diane Nguyen, Lien Tran to Jofre Santos Jr., Marcia Santos, one lot, $185,000. Professional Title Agency Inc. to Matthew Erwin, 0.0412 acres, $130,000. Cynthia O’Neal, Ernie O’Neal, Sandi O’Neal, Tony O’Neal to Samuel O’Neal, one lot, $0. Shirley Wells to Shirley Wells Revocable Livnig Trust, Shirley Wells, trustee, one lot, $0. David Clemens to Amie Clemens, a part lot, $0. Carietta Martinez to Darren Martinez, one lot, $0. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to Cassandra McCague, Jeffrey McCague, one lot, $0. U.S. Bank, N.A. to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, one lot, $0. Branch Banking and Trust Company to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, one lot, $0. JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. to Shannon Miller, one lot, $59,000. Leiza Dasent, Stephen Dasent to Dana Larck, Dustin Larck, one lot, one part lot, $165,000. Betty Carpenter, Henry Carpenter to Scott Strayer, one lot, $46,800. Estate of Jon Carpenter to Diana Carpenter, one lot, $0. David Lewis, Joyce Lewis, Michael Lewis, Tina Lewis to Horace Sherwood, one lot,

$70,000. J a m e s P a o l o e m i l i o ,Va l e r i e Paoloemilio to S & L Rentals LLC, one lot, $71,000. B ettie Kantner, Bettie Taylor to Bonnie Sullenberger, one lot, $62,000. PIQUA David Collett to Teresa Collett, one lot, $0. Joan Rouston, Jean Routson, Michael Routson to Charles Blakely, Gail Reas, Jean Routson, one lot, $0. Yana Kaz, Jeffrey Kleinman, Yana Kleinman to Double Rainbow Properties LLC, one lot, $80,000. Jacob VanBuren to Kurtis VanBuren, Tina VanBuren, one lot, $0. Jamie Painter to Federal National Mortgage Association, one lot, $0. Linda Sullenberger Revocable Living Trust, Stephen Sullenberger Revocable Living Trust, Linda Sullenberger, trustee to Linda Sullenberger, one lot, $0. American Land Investments Ltd. to Jennifer Saul, one lot, $75,000. Marilyn McNeely, Robert McNeely to Susan Schlosser, one lot, $76,000. Faith Slife, Joseph Slife to Faith’s Market Inc., three part lots, $0. Edward Beeman Jr. to Edward Beeman Jr., Margaret Beeman, one lot, $0. Bank of America N.A. to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, one lot, $0. Branch Banking and Trust Company to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, one lot, $0. A s s e t- b a c ke d Certificates Series, Bear Stearns Asset backed securities, U.S. Bank, N.A., trustee, Wells Fargo Bank N.A., attorney in fact to Stephen Riffell, Terri Riffell, one lot, $42,500. Two J’s Properties Ltd. to Steve Barga, .552 acres, $19,200. Nancy Dunn to Brandon Schnitkey, 0.994 acres, $100,000. Douglas R. Hoefling Declaration of Trust,

Douglas Hoefling, trustee to Youakim LLC, one lot, $100,000. Jane Cotrell, Terry Cotrell to Federal National Mortgage Association, two lots, $0. Bat Holdings Two LLC to One Pine VIII LLC, 0.097 acres, 0.039 acres, $58,400. Robert Garbig to Julia Garbig, $0. Estate of Nancy Parker to Arthur Parker Jr., a part lot, $0. Estate of Nancy Parker to Arthur Parker Jr., two part lots, $0. Estate of Nancy Parker a.k.a. Nancy Arens to Arthur Parker Jr., one lot, one part lot, $0. BRADFORD Shawn McNeal to Shawn McNeal, Amanda wright, six lots, $0. COVINGTON Colleen Loxley, Ted Loxley to GMAC Mortgage LLC, eight lots, $19,500. Colleen Loxley, Ted Loxley to Colleen Loxley, Ted Loxley, seven lots, $0. FLETCHER Dolores Shively, William Shively to Albert Glines, Linda Glines, a part lot, $56,500. PLEASANT HILL Asset Backed PassThrough Certificates, Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, U.S. Bank N.A., trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., attorney in fact to Kimberley Willey, 0.191 acres, $55,000. TIPP CITY Christopher Phillips, attorney in fact, Wells Fargo Bank N.A. to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, a part lot, $0. David Witeof, Theresa Witeof to Rhonda Rencoret, one lot, $259,900. Karin Fisher, Patrick Fisher to Dawn Ross, Jeffrey Ross, one lot, $80,000. Bonnie Lynn King, co-executor, Imogene Rucker, Will of M. Imogene, Richard Rucker, Will of Richard Rucker, Sharon Kay Schoenthal, co-executor to Rodney Martino, one lot, $285,000. Jerome Evers, Peggy Evers to Steve Meyer, Teresa Meyer, one lot,

$290,000. Brad Bowman, Krista Bowman to Smokehouse Holding Company LLC, one lot, one part lot, $825,000. Estate of Margarita Garcia to Virginia Garcia, Ciria Griffin, one lot, $0. Rosewood Creek LLC to Bruns Construction Enterprises Inc., two lots, $156,800. Daniel Weatherly , Jennifer Weatherly to Daniel Weatherly Revocable Living Trust, Danie Weatherly, trustee, one lot, $0. HUBER HEIGHTS Inverness Group Inc. to Jason Joyce, Sarah Joyce, one lot, $203,000. Inverness Group Icn. to Amanda Combs, Chad Lee, one lot, $200,300. Inverness Group Inc. to Reanna Garrison, Ryan Garrison, one lot, $209,300. Melissa Dinsmore to Katy Painter, one lot, $155,000. WEST MILTON Alternative Loan Trust, Bac Home Loans Servicing LP, attorney in fact, Bank of America N.A. successor, Bank of New York Mellon, Certificateholders of Cwalt Inc., Cwalt Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates to Inside Out Youth Homes Inc., one lot, $0. Brenda Marker, trustee, Ricky Marker, trustee, Ricky Marker and Brenda Marker Revocable Living Trust to David Law, Tara Law, two part lots, $53,000. John Buedel Sr., Kathie Stephens to Danny Palmer, Hazel Palmer, one lot, $60,000. BETHEL TWP. Beth Ann Dinsmore, Cheri Dinsmore, James Dinsmore, Richard Dinsmore to Gary Dinsmore, $0. CONCORD TWP. Myrle Briggs, Janet Wright to Waterwheel Farm Inc., 21.6436 acres, $222,000. Myrle Briggs, Janet Wright to Debra Thies, Richard Thies, 98.2779 acres, $973,000. Darlene Shelton, Peter Shelton to Brooke Knue, William Knue, one lot, $315,000. ELIZABETH TWP.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages declined this week after two weeks of increases, keeping home-buying affordable. Mortgage buyer Fr e d d i e Mac (NYSE:FRE) said Thursday that the average rate on the 30-year loan fell to 4.22 percent from to 4.35 percent last week. The average on the 15-year fixed mortgage dipped to 3.27 percent from 3.35 percent. Rates had spiked

over the summer and reached a two-year high in July on speculation that the Federal Reserve would slow its bond purchases later this year. But the Fed held off in September and now appears poised to wait at least a few more months to see how the economy performs. The bond purchases are intended to keep long-term interest rates low. Mortgage rates tend to follow the yield on the 10-year Treasury note. They have stabilized

since September and remain low by historical standards. Still, mortgage rates are nearly a full percentage point higher than in the spring. The uptick has contributed to a slowdown in home sales. The National Association of Realtors said sales of existing homes fell 3.2 percent in October, the second straight monthly decline. To calculate average mortgage rates, Freddie Mac surveys lenders across the country on Monday through

Wednesday each week. The average doesn’t include extra fees, known as points, which most borrowers must pay to get the lowest rates. One point equals 1 percent of the loan amount. The average fee for a 30-year mortgage was unchanged at 0.7 point. The fee for a 15-year loan also was steady at 0.7 point. The average rate on a one-year adjustable-rate mortgage held at 2.61 percent. The fee was unchanged at 0.4 point.

The average rate on a five-year adjustable mortgage fell to 2.95 percent from 3.01 percent. The fee rose to 0.5 point from 0.4 point.

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Nov. 20 Criminal damage: Police responded to the 700 block of North Wayne Street after a victim’s daughter threw a handful of coins at the television screen, damaging it. Theft: Police responded to Walmart, 1300 E. Ash St., after an unknown suspect stole DVD sets from the store. The crime was captured on surveillance cameras. Theft: Police responded to the 300 block of Third Street after two bikes were left at a residence overnight. Two other bicycles were taken off the porch. Theft: Police responded to the 400 block of Adams street after a vehicle was reported stolen. An investigation is pending. Assist fire department: Police responded to Hollow Park after a hitchhiker started a small fire in the park. A fire extinguisher was used to put the fire out and he was informed he can’t camp in the park. Unruly juvenile: Police responded to the intersection of Staunton and East Main streets after two female juveniles reportedly fired a BB gun outside of the residence. Criminal damage: Police responded to intersection of South Wayne and Wood streets after a female advised an unknown male kicked the hood of her car and left running on foot through an alley. He was not located. Domestic: Police responded to the 400 block of South Main Street after a woman reported that her live-in boyfriend “choked her, slammed her against a wall, and threatened to kill her.” The suspect was located, arrested for domestic violence, and was transported to the jail. Nov. 21 Theft: Police responded to Walmart, 1300 E. Ash St., after a male subject shoplifted alcohol from the store. He left with a female in a vehicle and was not located. Found property: Police responded to the 1500 block of Garfield Avenue after a resident found a stop sign in a backyard. The sign was turned over to the street department, which knew where the sign had been removed from. Disturbance: Police responded to the 1000 block of Caldwell Street after a man’s son came to the home and was causing problems. Suspicious: Police responded to the 1700 block of Amherst Avenue after a “dressed-out deer” was left in the man’s yard during the day. The sanitation department later picked the deer up.

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