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PIQUA — The Piqua Police Department is investigating a traffic collision that occurred at approximately 7:20 a.m. Monday at the intersection of County Road 25-A and Industry Park Drive involving a black Chrysler and a silver Pontiac. The department is requesting that anyone who witnessed or may have information on the crash to contact police office Brett Marrs at 7782027, ext. 3020.
TROY — A former Miami County public defender, prosecutor and common pleas court judge received a nod and an endorsement to become the next judge for the 2nd District Court of Appeals, the Miami County Republican Executive Committee announced MonLottery day night. The county WELBAUM CLEVELAND (AP) — GOP unaniThe following are Tuesday’s mously endorsed Jeffrey M. Welwinning Ohio Lottery numbaum for the appeals court bers: position in the upcoming March 6 Night Drawings: primary election over his fellow ■ Rolling Cash 5 Republican challenger, Austin P. 2-6-14-17-19 Wildman, an attorney of 41 years ■ Pick 3 Numbers who resides in South Charleston. FOR PHOTO REPRINTS, GO TO WWW.DAILYCALL.COM MIKE ULLERY/STAFF PHOTO 0-0-2 According to GOP Chairman ■ Pick 4 Numbers Sara Hasselbeck and her son Elijah, 3, of Piqua, enjoy a walk at Upper Fountain Park on Tuesday afand Miami County Commis4-2-5-3 ternoon. Temperatures reaching 60 degrees allowed area residents at least a temporary cure for cabin sioner John “Bud” O’Brien, the Day Drawings: fever. Hasselbeck’s thought that the walk “allowed him (Elijah) to get out and blow off some steam,” executive committee heard from ■ Pick 3 Midday echos that of many parents at this time of year. 8-6-2 See Welbaum/Page 8 ■ Pick 4 Midday 5-1-9-9 For Mega Millions, visit www.ohiolottery.com
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PIQUA — Scott W. Martin, 61, of 312 Wilson Ave., Piqua, died at 6 p.m. Sund a y , Jan. 29, 2012, at the Upper Va l l e y Medi c a l Center. H e w a s MARTIN b o r n Jan. 17, 1951, in Sidney, to the late Milton Martin and Anna Mae (Briggs) Martin Burke. He married Connie J. Galligan on Dec. 31, 1975 in Jellico, Tenn.; and she survives. Other survivors include three sons, Brian Emrick, John (Tawnya) Emrick and Jason Martin, all of Piqua; a daughter, Angela (Napoleon) Yates of Troy; eight grandchildren, Ashlee (Jeff) Gasson, Campbell, Jacquline Brandon Emrick, Brooke Emrick, Mareena Emrick, Scott Martin, Alex Yates, Wesley Loop; and a greatgranddaughter Rylee Gasson. He was preceded in death by a sister, Grace M. Bynum. Mr. Martin attended Sidney City Schools, graduated from Piqua Central
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H i g h School and was employed as a machinist for Copperweld Corp. for more than 30 years. He served in the United States Army with its Military Police during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Piqua Fish & Game Club, and of the former Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge 1064 and Fraternal Order of the Eagles Lodge 513. As an avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed camping and fishing, in addition to his passion of motorcycle riding. A funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary Wagner officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery where full military honors will be provided by the Veterans Elite Tribute Squad. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 2808 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45206. Condolences to the family also may be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com.
James Richard Warner WEST MILTON — James Richard Warner, born June 13, 1936, in West Milton, son of the late H. Burnell and Alice May (Earnest Warner, passed away Monday, Jan. 30, 2011, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. He was preceded in death by his son, Jeff Warner; a brother, Max E. Warner; a sister, Nancy S. (Warner) Meadows; and a nephew, Todd Warner. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia (Lamrouex) Warner; sons, Joel and Sandy Warner and granddaughter, Tasmin Warner of California, Jay and Amy Warner of Kansas, Jerry and Bonnie Warner and grandchildren, Jacob Warner and Bethany Warner of Laura; granddaughter, Morgen S. Warner of California; stepson, John Beener Jr. of Troy; stepdaughter, Yvonne and Sean Ordean of Piqua; and step-grandchildren, Chace Hinnegan, Kierra “Little Rosie” Hinnegan, Keerstin Ordean, Arianna Ordean, and Ian Ordean, and step-greatgrandson, DaKota; brother, William and Margaret Warner of Indiana. Also surviving are his aunts, Gladys Cottrill, Mildred McGuire, Pauline Share, and Jayne Strain, his niece, Kelly Kruback and many cousins, extended family members and friends. Jim graduated from Milton Union High School 1954, and from Miami-Jacobs College 1964. While in high school and after graduation, Jim participated in many projects with FFA earning several honors including “Star Farmer,” Ohio State Farmers, Star FFA Broiler Farmer of Ohio, and sweepstakes award at the Milton-Union FFA-FHA fair in the classes of medium, early, and late hybrid corn. Jim also received and “Award
of Merit” for his letter regarding “Farm Better Electrically” from Ohio’s electric power companies. Jim was a member of the Salem Church of the Brethren for many years and was on their building committee at the time a new sanctuary and facilities were built. Once Jim moved to Troy, he transferred his church membership to the Troy Church of the Brethren where he was very active. In 1973, Jim became a “cowboy” with Heifer Project (now known as Heifer International) when he helped raise heifers for the Church of the Brethren and then helped deliver them to Malta on a DC9 airplane. He was involved with Habitat for Humanity and was recognized as a member of the Habitat Partners Council. He served as an usher, sang in the choir, was a member of the CIHU class, and a life time deacon of the church. For more than 35 years Jim worked in many capacities with the U.S. Postal System. His last position was with the Allegany Office in Pittsburgh, Pa. He enjoyed his work as it allowed him to travel and work throughout the U.S. but because of some health issues decided it was time to retire in January 1999. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Troy Church of the Brethren with Pastor Sheila Shumaker officiating. Interment Bethel Cemetery, Englewood. Families will receive friends 4-8 p.m. Friday at the Bridges-StockerFraley Funeral Home, Covington. If desired, contributions may be made to Troy Church of the Brethren Heifer Project or Deacon Fund. Condolences may be made to the family at www.stockerfraley.com.
Death notices Arrangements are enTROY — Mickey L. Smith Sr., 55, of Troy, trusted to Fisher-Cheney passed away Saturday, Jan. Funeral Home, Troy. 28, 2012, at his residence. A memorial graveside service will be held today at Miami Memorial Park, Covington.
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PIQUA — Marilyn Joan Sippel, 75, of Piqua died at 9:25 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, t a Piqua Manor Nursi n g Home, Piqua. She w a s b o r n Dec. 22, SIPPEL 1936, in St. Paris, to the late Vernon and Erma (Funk) Tullis. On Nov. 27, 1957, in Piqua, she married John J. Sippel Sr. He preceded her in death on Feb. 15, 2011. Marilyn is survived by one son and daughter-inlaw, John “Chip” and Terri Sippel, Jr. of Piqua; one daughter and son-in-law, Melinda “Mindy” and Mark Cordonnier of Minster, OH; one sister: Pat Ullery of St. Paris; two brothers and sister-in-law, Wayne and Sandra Tullis of Lexington, Ky., and Rex Tullis, New Carlisle; seven
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grandchildren, Jason (Alicia) Wackler of, Piqua, Amy (Dan) Knapke of Piqua, Josh (Marie) Wackle of Piqua, Laura (Nick) Daehnke of New Bremen, Joe Sippel of Piqua, Tim (Brooke) Cordonnier of Columbus and Jenny (Chris) Boryca of Ft. Worth, Texas; and two great grandchildren. Marilyn graduated from Christiansburg-Jackson High School in 1954. She worked at Avenue and Alley Antiques in Piqua. Memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home, Piqua. Friends may call one hour prior to the service on Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County, P.O. Box 502, Troy, OH 45373 or Miami County Humane Society, P. O. Box 789, Troy, OH 45373. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.melchersowers.com.
Jeremy R. Mescher BRADFORD — Jeremy R. Mescher, 38, of Bradford, died Saturday, Jan. 2 8 , 2012, a t home. J e remy w a s born in Piqua, on Aug. 3 1 , 1 9 7 3 , MESCHER t o Chris and Jane (Million) Mescher. He was a graduate of Franklin-Monroe High School, Class of 1992, worked at Clopay in Troy and was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Bradford. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Harley Million; and uncle, Jeff Mescher. Jeremy is survived by his parents, Chris and Jane Mescher of Bradford; two sisters, Jamie and Jodie Mescher Mescher, both of Bradford;
paternal grandparents, Richard and Carolyn Mescher of Rossburg; maternal grandmother, Norma Million of Georgia; aunts and uncles, H.E. and Jimmie Diane Million of Georgia, Mike and Cindy Mescher of Ansonia, Randy and Nancy Mescher of Goose Creek, S.C., Kelly M. Smith of North Star, Eric Mescher of North Star, and Brad and Amy Mescher of Branchburg, N.J.; his special pets, P.J., Boogared, and Hannah; cousins, other relatives and friends. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at Stocker-Fraley Funeral Home, Bradford, with the Rev. Fr. Jim Simons officiating. The family will receive friends 5 p.m. until the time of service Saturday. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the family to help with Jeremy’s medical expenses. Condolences may be sent the family at to www.stockerfraley.com.
nine great-greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers; three half-brothers; and a daughter, Diana Jean Kemp. Mr. Rees retired from the former Wood Shovel & Tool Company after many years of service and had been a farmer. He enjoyed fishing and gardening, and also loved watching Cincinnati Reds baseball. A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home with Chaplain John Shelton officiating. Burial will follow in Miami Memorial Park, Covington. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County, P.O. Box 502, Troy, OH 45373. Condolences to the family may also be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com.
Phyllis L. Malone PIQUA — Phyllis L. Malone, 82, of Piqua, died at 10:05 p.m. Monday, Jan. 3 0 , 2012, t a Upper Va l l e y Medi c a l Center, Troy. She w a s born in MALONE Piqua on July 19, 1929, to the late Samuel and Mary F. (Heckerman) Pryfogle. On Sept. 5, 1947, in Richmond, Ind., she married Richard W. Malone. He preceded her in death Sept. 8, 1993. Phyllis is survived by two daughters and son-inlaw, Connie Caserta and Linda and Steve Kittle, all of Piqua; two sons and daughters-in-law: Richard K. and Nancy Malone of Piqua and David A. and Melissa Malone, Sidney; sisters-in-law, Bernadine Alexander, Helen Pryfogle Robbins, Lois Pryfogle and Joan Poling, all of Piqua; 11 grandchildren; six
great- grandchildren and one great-greatgrandchild. She was preceded in death by one son, Craig Malone. Phyllis was a member of Church of the Brethren, Piqua. She was also a member of Piqua Leisure Club, Piqua Eagles 614 and Piqua Veterans of Foreign Wars 4874. Phyllis worked for Buckeye Mart, Piqua and at Piqua Paper Box. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, at Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home, Piqua, with Pastor Larry Lutz officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery, Piqua. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, Southwestern Regional Office, 2808 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45206 or Hospice of Miami County Inc., P.O. Box 502, Troy, OH 45373. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.melcher-sowers.com.
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Phyllis J. Barnhart PIQUA — Phyllis J. Barnhart, 83, of Piqua and formerly of Troy, died at 11:36 p . m . Mond a y , Jan. 30, 2012, at her residence. S h e BARNHART w a s born on June 27, 1928, in Fairborn, to the late Robert Henry and Ethel Mae (Long) Small Sr. Phyllis married Clarence L. Barnhart, and he survives. Other survivors include her two daughters and sons-in-law, Darla and Richard DeBord of Rockledge, Fla., Deborah and James D. Foster Sr. of Piqua; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brother, Jackie L.
PIQUA — William F. “Bill” Rees, 93, of 911 Briarcliff Ave., Piqua, died at 10:23 a . m . Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at Koester Pavilion. H e w a s b o r n REES June 7, 1918, in Houston, to the late Roscoe and Chelcy (Newman) Rees. He married Martha Jean Putnam; she preceded him in death. He then married Patricia J. Stotler on April 26, 1996, in Troy; she survives. Other survivors include a step-son, David (Samantha) Carr of Illinois; two step-daughters, Lisa Ward of Alabama and Hope (Eric) East of Arizona; four grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and
Small of Troy; and sister, Shirley Zavala of Troy. Phyllis retired as a bartender from the Troy Eagles 971 after 20 years of service and was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Fraternal Order of Eagles 971, Troy. A funeral service will be held at 12 p.m. Saturday, at Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, Troy with Pastor Andy Monnin officiating. A visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home with an Eagles Auxiliary service at 11:45 a.m. Interment will follow the service at Riverside Cemetery, Troy. Contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami Co., P.O. Box 502, Troy, OH 45373. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.fisher-cheneyfuneralhome.com.
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TROY — Donna Lee Jarka, 72, of Troy, passed away at 8:20 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, at her residence. She was born Oct. 14, 1939, in Chicago, Ill., to the late Owen and Harriet (Champlain) Carp. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Edward Jarka; two daughters and a son-in-law, Carie and Michael Rowe of Troy and Vicki Snay of Roanoke, Va.; six grandchildren, Tyler and Kyle Rowe, Leah Hoover, and Abby, Paige and Isaac Snay; one great-grandchild, Cadence Hoover; two sisters: Barbara Ann Johns of Earlville, Ill. and Terry Cote of Ladysmith, Wis.; and three nieces, Debby Lorenz of Earlville,
Ill., Cindy Sherve of Colorado and Wendy Zimmerman of Mendota, Ill. Donna loved animals of all kinds and she devoted a number of years to the Brukner Nature Center “Raise to Release” program. She enjoyed crafts and enjoyed creating them for herself and her friends. For a time, she taught others how to perform them. A memorial visitation will be held from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Baird Funeral Home, Troy. Memorial contributions may be made to Heartland Hospice, 3131 South Dixie Drive, Suite 221, Dayton, OH 45439. Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.
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Wilder Intermediate School sixth-graders Kylie Emrick and Samantha Helton assist Nicklin kindergartener Ava Baker with a class project. Students from Holly McElwee’s sixth-grade language arts class have partnered with Mary Burkhardt’s kindergarten class as “Sixth Grade Buddies.” The sixth-graders visit their kindergarten buddies periodically to assist with class projects, mentor the younger students, and read books. The partnership has been a positive one that has been beneficial to both the kindergarteners and the sixth-graders.
Hayner invites poets to second competition TROY — To celebrate National Poetry Month, the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center is inviting area poets and students to submit their original unpublished poems to be judged for cash prizes and an opportunity to participate in the poetry reading on April 5, at 7:30 p.m. Faculty members from Wright State University will review the poems. Dr. David Petreman, coordinator of Hayner’s poetry series will be the Master of Ceremonies and guest reader. Petreman has coordinated 11 years of poetry readings for the Hayner Center, bringing many renowned, published poets to the Troy community to share their works in their own voices. The poems will be judged in three categories: children (elementary and junior high up to age 14), high school students and adults. There is
a non-refundable entry fee of $5. The competition is open to citizens of Miami County and bordering counties. Complete details of the competition are posted on the Hayner website, www.troyhayner.org. The deadline for entries is March 9. The Troy-Hayner Cultural Center will kick off their 11th Annual Poetry Series with an evening of original poetry read by author Barbara Astor at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9. Published in various U.S. literary journals, Astor won an honorable mention in the New River TriAnnual Poetry Awards sponsored by the Florida State Poets Association in 2009. She recently published a collection, “Thirty Years Past” (Finishing Line Press). The event will be held at the Hayner Center at 301 W. Main St. in Troy. The readings are free and
open to the public. The second reading in the Hayner Poetry Series will take place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8 and feature West Virginia native Ed Davis. Davis recently retired from teaching writing full-time at Sinclair Community College. He has also taught both fiction and poetry at the Antioch Writer’s Workshop and is author of two novels, four chapbooks as well as many published stories and poems in anthologies and journals. His unpublished novel “Running from Mercy,” won a Hackney Award. The Troy-Hayner Cultural Center is Troy’s tax supported community center, located in the historic home of Mary Jane Hayner. Additional information about these free events, and all the events offered by the center, is available at www.troyhayner.org.
Covington Elementary COVINGTON — The following students have received honors for the for the second nine weeks of school at Covington Elementary. Principal’s List (all As) • 3rd Grade — Hannah Burns, Robbie Burns, Zachary Green, Sydney Hogue, Grant Humphrey, Tyler Jones, David McCool, Cara Miller, Tyler Owens, Ellery Reck, Avery Rench, Ben Romie, Cael Vanderhorst • 4th Grade — Hailey Baker, Spencer Brumbaugh, Will Clark, Jesse Fisher, Joseph Franke, Elizabeth Kuntz, Zachary Kuntz, Gavin Lutz, Alexis Meyer, Brenna Miller, Olivia Mohler, Warrick
Reck, Josie Schaurer, Cade Schmelzer, Bailey Tipps, Savannah Travers, Joshua Wall, Hailey Weer, Maci White • 5th Grade — Ian Benedict, Paige Boehringer, Laura Burns, Eli Gibson, Makenna Gostomsky, Kyle Grieshop, Emma Hand, Lily Hargrave, Gray Harshbarger, Tom Kuether, Gracie Millard, Chad Miller, Leah Poling, Jack Shell, Olivia VomBaur, Madison Williams, Anna Winn, Chad Yohey, Natalie Zietz Honor Roll (all As and Bs) • 3rd Grade — Randy Anthony, Grant Babylon, Jaden Barhorst, Alyssa Burton, Duncan Cooper, Morgan Fairchild, Abby
Fraley, Jakob Hamilton, Ellie Hedges, Katie Hambree, Reece Hicks, Andrew Holley, Madison Jones, Aimee Kerce, Alyssa Kimmel, Owen Landis, Jake Phillis, Chelsea Poling, Donovan Richard, David Robinson, Caleb RoetterDitty, Makenna Santos, Bryce Smith, Samantha Straw, Gavin Swank, Carissa VomBaur, Ella Warner, Bethany Weldy, Morgan Willoughby, Destina Wills • 4th Grade — Nate Alexander, Marciana Auxier, Kirsti Barnes, Sarah Barnhart, Kara Bowman, Gabrielle Buchanan, Marisa Cota, Josie Crowell, Kayla Flora, Raven Grilliot, Zoey Hitchcock, Seth Iddings, Sophia Iddings, Gavin Jones, Morgan Kim-
mel, Rachel Lauber, Makenzie Long, Morgan Lowe, Andrew Parker, Elizabeth Randall, Alex Shaffer, Winter Sims, Stephen Sporek, Dylan Staudt, Bryce Weer, Dalton Weer • 5th Grade — Hunter Alexander, Hannah Bixler, Darlene Burns, Parker Dysinger, Tyler Fraley, Lillian Hamilton, Lauren Hebert, Audrea Herron, Kyra Hitchcock, Braedon Hursey, Emma Kendig, Megan McKinley, Gavin McReynolds, Arianna Ordean, Hannah Phipps, Ashlyn Plessinger, Sam Pritchard, Caleb Rawson, Sarah Remley, Ashby Rench, Holly Rosengarten, Kayla Scott, Katelyn Staudt, Tyler Travers, Garrett Warner, Samantha Whiteman
TROY — Timothy (Timmy) (Tim) (Ears) Hall, 55, of Troy passed away S a t u rd a y , Jan. 28, 2012. H e w a s born in K e n t u c k y, but has HALL lived in Troy since the age of three. His wife of 27 years, Tammy Davis Hall, survives and he loved her soso-so very much. Other survivors are his mother, Dottie Weaver of Piqua; stepmother, Sue Hall of Kentucky; son, Nathan Davis Sr. and daughter in-law, Lori Davis of Florida; son, Porter Davis of Troy; three grandchildren, Porter Davis of Troy, Nathan Davis Jr. and Carrine Davis of Florida; (Pepal will be greatly missed); also cared for Marissa Bolden and Manual Padilla; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Skeeter and Kitty Davis, of Piqua, brother-in-law, Wesley Davis Jr., two sisters-inlaw, Teresa Davis and Linda Hall, both of Piqua; nephew and wife, Elmer and Penny Hall III of Piqua; and niece and husband, Tiffanee and Nathan Foos of Piqua. Preceding him in death was his father, Elmer Hall of Kentucky; Elmer Hall Jr. of Piqua and Scottie Hall of Kentucky. Tim graduated from Troy High School in 1974. He played basketball in high school and he served in the Navy in the 1970s. He invented the U-CanSlam-Basketball System. It was manufactured and sold by Porter Athletic Company in Chicago. It was sold in 329 Sears stores for several years. He later sold the rights to Porter Athletic. His latest
invention was the Gear Goes Here, a stand to store sports equipment on. He has a patent for another item, but has not had time to pursue it. For several years he has been the owner/operator of UpN-Running Test Equipment in Troy, to manufacture test stands for Emerson (Copeland). He was hard working day to day. He and Tammy were very active in the Rascals Motorcycle Gang in Troy and they really enjoyed hanging out with them. Timmy was a very likeable person with many friends. He was always ready to help anybody in need. His hobbies included thinking, inventing, riding his motorcycle, watching movies, basketball, working, hanging out with his three grandchildren, comedy, laughter, music, singing and song writing. He will be missed by all who knew him. A benefit for Tim will be held by the Rascal Motorcycle Gang and Chrome Divas, at the Railroad Restaurant, Troy from 6-8 p.m. Saturday. Contributions may be made at Chase Bank in Troy for his three grandchildren or Hospice of Miami County, P.O. Box 502 Troy, Oh 45373. He was a member of the Victory Deliverance Pentecostal Church, Troy. A funeral service will be held at 12 p.m. Friday at Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, Troy with Elder Clarence Stafford officiating. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery with a military service by the Veterans Memorial Honor Guard of Troy. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.fisher-cheneyfuneralhome.com.
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Piqua Catholic PIQUA — Piqua Catholic School has announced the following students who have earned honors for the second quarter of the 2011-2012 school year: • First Honors 4W — Clare Caldwell, Nathaniel Copsey, Ally Davis, Luke Earhart, Kirstyn Lee, Olivia Lucia, Lauren McFarland, Brendan O’Leary and Grace Ryan 5W — Kelsey Bachman, Allison Bornhorst, Grace Brandt, Kiera Burns, Madison Courter, Lily Greene, Madison Hef-
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Senate takes up insider trading ban BY LARRY MARGASAK WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is rushing to take a mostly symbolic step to make clear to voters that its members are banned from insider stock trading, hoping to improve the sagging image that has their approval ratings at historic lows. Senators were making the first move Monday. Their procedural vote was setting up action possibly this week to approve a bill that would require disclosure of stock transactions within 30 days and explicitly prohibit members of Congress from initiating trades based on non-public information they acquired in their official capacity. The legislation is aimed at answering critics who say lawmakers profit from businesses where they have special knowledge. U.S. lawmakers already are subject to the same penalties as other investors who use non-public information to enrich themselves, but many voters don’t realize it. No member of Congress in recent memory has been charged with insider trading. In 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission and Justice Department investigated then-Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist’s sale of stock in his family’s hospital company, but no charges were ever brought against the Tennessee Republican. Voters, however, may believe lawmakers paid an annual salary of $174,000 are enriching themselves by making investments based on what they learn in Congress. A recent segment of CBS’ “60 Minutes” in November questioned trades by a House committee chairman, the current speaker and his predecessor’s husband. Speaker John Boehner, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., all denied wrongdoing. Bachus chairs the Financial Services Committee. “Members of Congress are not above the law,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said before Monday’s test vote. “We must play by the same rules every other American plays by.” He said the bill “will clear up any perception that it’s acceptable for members of Congress to profit from insider trading.” A recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll of registered voters found 56 percent favored replacing the entire 535-member Congress. Other polls this year have given Congress an approval rating between 11 percent and 13 percent, while disapproval percentages have ranged from 79 percent to 86 percent. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. said, “The numbers of people who have a favorable impression of this body are so low that we’re down to close relatives and paid staff. And I’m not so sure about the paid staff.” Said Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., one of the bill’s authors: “Beginning today, the Senate is embarking on a mission to help address the deficit of trust with the American people.” The bill is entitled the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act. President Barack Obama endorsed it in his State of the Union speech last week and also raised the issue in his radio and Internet address Saturday. The White House said Monday in a statement, “The administration believes this bipartisan legislation is an important first step to prevent members of Congress from profiting from their positions and calls for swift passage.”
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ident, we might have here’s nothing like found ourselves overrecalling history to whelmed by the activities put current matters of foreign enemies as we into perspective. So I refought among ourselves. read a couple of past State The latest Pew poll, reof the Union speeches — leased Wednesday, President Ronald Reashowed that only 9 pergan’s 1984 speech and cent of the public thinks President George W. foreign affairs is imporDONNA BRAZILE Bush’s 2004 address. I tant. By the largest marthink it’s instructive to Columnist gin in the 15 years the place the key opening paragraphs of their speeches side-by-side poll has been asking the question, Amerwith that of President Barack Obama’s icans remained consumed by domestic concerns. The president listened, and despeech on Tuesday, Jan. 24: voted by far the greater portion of his President Reagan, 1984: “You and I have had some honest and State of the Union to domestic concerns. There is, of course, a significant differopen differences in the year past. But they didn’t keep us from joining hands in ence between Reagan’s era and this one. bipartisan cooperation to stop a long de- Reagan thanked the Congress for “joincline that had drained this nation’s spirit ing hands in bipartisan cooperation to stop a long decline that had drained this and eroded its health.” nation’s spirit.” Reagan increased taxes; President Bush, 2004: “As we gather tonight, hundreds of and Clinton added taxes on the wealthy, thousands of American servicemen and which has been cited by many economists women are deployed across the world in as the key element in our ’90s prosperity. There are many ways in which Reagan the war on terror. … Each day, law enforcement personnel and intelligence of- and Obama are similar: They both emficers are tracking terrorist threats; body a deep belief in American family analysts are examining airline passenger values — values not just expressed, but lists; the men and women of our new lived day in and day out. Both men share Homeland Security Department are pa- good-natured personalities. Both men share an optimistic outlook. And both betrolling our coasts and borders.” lieve that bipartisan cooperation can President Obama, 2012: “We gather tonight knowing that this strengthen America, seeking that coopergeneration of heroes has made the ation to achieve goals that benefit the United States safer and more respected American people. There is one element missing from around the world. For the first time in nine years, there are no Americans fight- Obama’s administration: the “joining ing in Iraq. For the first time in two hands in bipartisan cooperation.” I don’t decades, Osama bin Laden is not a threat need a poll to know most Americans found broad agreement with the presito this country.” It’s interesting, isn’t it? With the ex- dent’s message. Yet the Republican leadception of the eight Bill Clinton years, we ers sat glum and dumbstruck, not even have been an embattled nation for nearly applauding lines their own mothers three decades. Reagan was reviving a na- would applaud. In case you missed the president’s tion grown despondent from a prolonged Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal and State of the Union, his 2012 plan to “Build an America to Last” has four pildealing with a recession. Bush devoted the first 30 paragraphs lars: 1) American manufacturing; 2) of his final first-term State of the Union American energy; 3) skills for American message to our two overseas wars and workers; and 4) American values. On the last point — American values foreign entanglements. Obama began by telling us he has — Obama’s jovial, brotherly hug of Rep. ended two of the foreign wars that con- Gabby Giffords, the moderate congresssumed almost all our energies, and much woman from Arizona who survived an asof our national treasure: Iraq and al- sassination attempt, spoke volumes Larry Margasak covers politics for The Associated Qaida. Indeed, as Obama came down the about his innate decency and down-toaisle of the House, he stopped to tell De- earth, warm concern for the individual — Press. fense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, “Leon, each individual. It’s a plan that will work — if the presgood job tonight. Good job.” He was referring to the dramatic res- ident can get Congress to join hands in cue of two aid workers from Somalia, bipartisan cooperation. President Obama today’s hotbed of terrorist activity, by the can’t force any congressman or senator to same U.S. Navy Seal team that killed bin do that. But, the voters can send those Laden. We can be thankful our nation’s who will. defense has been in Obama’s hands. Donna Brazile is a senior Democratic Though distracted at home with political dissension, attacked with greater vitriol strategist, a political commentator and and more calumny than confronted even contributor to CNN and ABC News, and a Lincoln, Obama had a relatively free contributing columnist to Ms. Magazine hand in our security. Under a lesser pres- and O, the Oprah Magazine.
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COLUMBUS (AP) — Ted Strickland obviously has a thing for the classroom. The former Democratic governor of Ohio, who lost his re-election bid in 2010, has two master’s degrees and a doctorate. This spring, at age 70, he’ll return to school again, as a resident fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics. Strickland said he plans to teach an undergraduate course in class warfare in America. He said he plans to invite speakers who run the gamut from labor unions to corporations. The class is subtitled “The politics of the rich, the poor and the struggling middle class,” echoa vocabulary ing Strickland and fellow Democrats are touting on the political stump. “I’m working on lining up Marian Wright Edelman, who specializes in poverty rights for children; an artist from New York; just people from lots of different backgrounds,” he told The Associated Press recently. Strickland is among seven participants in the program, located at the Kennedy university’s School of Government. Other former congressmen, a public radio journalist, a former president the Wal-Mart of (NYSE:WMT) Foundation, and the former chief of staff to U.S. Sen. Scott Brown are also on the list. In teaching the course, Strickland said he will draw on experiences he had during a recent trip to Germany through his work with the Washington, D.C.-based Bipartisan Policy Center. He said he joined a delegation that toured manufacturing facilities there with an eye toward how they managed to succeed financially while the European economy faltered around them. He said labor-management committees working cooperatively were among their observations. The trip followed a speech Strickland delivered in October at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in defense of a manufacturing-based economy. He’s kept his hand in the issue as well as education, health care and energy through such public activities as well as his consultancy, Midwest Gateway Partners, Strickland said.
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In this image released by ABC, from left, Neil Flynn, Patricia Heaton, Atticus Shaffer and Charlie McDermott are shown in a scene with a Volkswagen Passat in the comedy series “The Middle,” which aired Jan. 18. The gleaming Passat appeared throughout the show in a rising trend of product integration on prime-time television.
Car being hawked as a character in ‘The Middle’ NEW YORK (AP) — Frankie Heck settled into the driver’s seat of a new Volkswagen on a recent episode of ABC’s “The Middle,” caressing the steering wheel as celestial music played. Her face was a mask of such pure pleasure that you almost wanted to avert your eyes. The gleaming Passat appeared throughout the half hour. Dad Mike found it a comfortable refuge for a nap, daughter Sue studied for driver’s ed and the whole family used it as a restaurant by driving around with a bucket of chicken. Welcome to the world of product “integration” on prime-time television. Advertising within programs has gone beyond the mere placement of soda bottles on the table in front of “American Idol” judges. The Passat didn’t just pass by on the street during “The Middle,” it was a key part of the comedy’s story line. Public Citizen president Robert Weissman, who has long protested the encroachment of unmarked ads within entertainment programming, called the episode “astounding,” and he wasn’t being complimentary. Final reviews of consumer attitudes aren’t in yet, but ABC and VW considered the placement very effective, illustrating another way to satisfy advertisers who are concerned about the growing number of people watching programs on their DVRs and fastforwarding through commercials. Product integration isn’t difficult to find. On Thursday’s “30 Rock” on NBC, Jenna posed for paparazzi in front of a restaurant, saying, “Make sure you get the ‘Outback’ sign in the picture or I don’t get paid.” In “Desperate Housewives” last year, a woman suspected her husband was cheating. She spied on him with his new Sprint
phone, checking through it for missed calls, text messages and calendar items. Even to the experts at ABC, “The Middle” episode that aired Jan. 18 stretched the concept to an unusual extent. Frankie, played by Patricia Heaton, was asked by neighbors to back their new Passat from the driveway into the garage because they were going to be away for a week. Enthralled by the vehicle, Frankie instead puts it in her own garage and the Heck family secretly finds ways to enjoy it, driving around together by the end of the week. Throughout the episode, family members show off the car’s features such as its sound and navigation systems. Son Brick pops open the trunk, exposing dozens of books. “It can hold my entire library,” he says. “Darn this roomy trunk.” By contrast, their own car is dirty, dented and the driver’s side door creaks when it opens. “It’s amazing how one nice thing actually made us a better family,” Frankie says. “More compassionate, more considerate. We were in better moods.” The Hecks find out with five minutes’ warning that their neighbors are returning home early, and rush to clean garbage out of the car. The episode’s other central story involved Frankie volunteering to help at the Super Bowl (the show is set in Indiana and the Super Bowl is being held in Indianapolis this year). That also worked well for Volkswagen, which used a real commercial break for a sneak preview of an ad they plan to run during the game. ABC and VW began working on the product integration last spring when they were negotiating an overall deal for advertising this TV season. The example is more valuable than a traditional ad, although neither ABC nor
Volkswagen would say how much. “The Middle” seemed like a perfect venue, said Justin Osborne, Volkswagen’s general manager for marketing strategy. Its characters are solid middle class from middle America, for whom a new Passat would be nice enough to want but not so expensive that it’s out of reach, he said. Even though VW worked with ABC, writers had some latitude. Osborne said the scene about the trunk came as a surprise and wasn’t something the car company requested. “We’re very into authentic and organic integrations that don’t seem too heavy-handed or obvious,” he said. ABC discusses potential integrations with show creators and does not force situations upon them, said Jerry Daniello, the network’s senior vice president for integrated marketing. More requests are turned down than approved. Regular, big-ticket advertisers are those considered for integration opportunities, as opposed to one-shot clients, he said. “We like to do things in a very streamlined, very classy, very strategic and very focused way,” Daniello said. “It has to make sense. There’s really not much value in seeing a product just placed on the counter.” Some advertisers seek a very seamless integration
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Advice snowman in our front yard and then went inside to take a nap. Our neighbor came over with his son — age 16 — to talk to my husband. When I brought my 3year-old daughter outside to see the snowman her brother made, I was horrified to see it was now “anatomically correct”! I asked my husband who did it, and he said it was the neighbor’s son. My husband thought it was funny and that I was overreacting. I think the behavior was inappropriate, and the fact that my daughter saw it and wondered what was “hanging on the snowman” was no laughing matter. If the neighbor wanted to make an X-rated snowman, he should have made it in his own front yard. Do you think I’m being too sensitive? — FAILS TO SEE THE HUMOR DEAR FAILS TO SEE THE HUMOR: Yes, I do. While I agree the neighbor boy’s “artistic endeavor” was in poor taste, it provided an opportunity to answer your daughter’s question in a matter-of-fact way and explain there are anatomical differences between boys and girls. You could also have explained that private parts are not supposed to be displayed in public, and asked your husband to remove them as you took your little girl back into the house. Seeing the snowman would not traumatize your daughter as much as seeing you shocked and upset.
DEAR IN LOVE: You should have put the brakes on the relationship with Mike the minute you realized you were attracted to Matt. The engagement should be ended immediately. That you would not only continue to date Mike but also accept his proposal of marriage knowing you were more attracted to his twin was cruel. If Matt starts seeing you after the breakup, it will probably cause a permanent rift between them. It will be interesting to see what happens when you become available because with some people the “apple” that’s just out of reach is the one that’s most enticing — and you may wind up married to neither brother.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box DEAR ABBY: My 4- 69440, Los Angeles, CA year-old son made a 90069.
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so that it is almost subliminal. In other cases, such as the “30 Rock” riff on “Outback,” networks call attention to the pitch by essentially mocking it. That’s an approach Volkswagen will take on IFC later this year, with an inshow ad considered so ridiculous it ends with a fiery crash of a VW into the company logo, Osborne said. For ABC, however, there’s less value in characters that are seen primarily as shills. Network programmers help create fictional worlds and hope viewers can get lost in them. They make the characters less real to viewers at their own peril. The Writers Guild of America, West has publicly supported proposed federal regulations that would make it more explicit to viewers that they are the targets of advertising by, for example, running a printed message on the screen identifying an advertising pitch. “People are being advertised to when they don’t realize it,” Weissman said. “One of the core principles of fair advertising laws is you can’t be lied to. You have to know when someone is pitching you.” The proposal, however, has been kicking around for several years with no action, and the trend away from live television viewing would seem to make the Volkswagen episode a harbinger of more things to come.
This deal occurred in a rubber-bridge game, and the bidding is recorded as it took place. Perhaps you wouldn’t have bid six hearts with West’s hand, but in a sense West was right. South would have made six clubs, scoring 1,570 points, whereas
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DEAR ABBY: I am 26 and have been dating “Mike” for four years. We met in our senior year of college and recently became engaged. I’m looking forward to being married and starting a family, but there’s one “small” problem. I’m in love with Mike’s identical twin brother, “Matt.” Mike and Matt are identical in appearance, but Matt is funnier, more outgoing and affectionate than my fiance. I didn’t know he existed until a year ago because they had a falling out at their high school graduation and didn’t reconcile until recently. When I met Matt, I knew right away he was the one for me, but I continued dating Mike because I didn’t want to ruin his re-established relationship with his brother. Matt reciprocates my feelings. He has told me he’s in love with me and wants to date me. I know I shouldn’t have accepted Mike’s proposal, but I don’t want to hurt him or start another fight between him and his twin, but I also don’t want to be married to the wrong man for the rest of my life. I’m unsure what to do. The wedding date has been set. Help! — IN LOVE WITH THE DOUBLE
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A two-week cruise around the Greek Islands accompanied by a professional art instructor from California: A watercolorist’s dream! I was one of 10 painters from around the country, trying to pack everything I needed and still be able to carry it. That included paper, paints, brushes, and other paraphernalia familiar to artists, plus some working outfits and evening clothes. I met an artist from this vicinity who accompanied me from Dayton to Chicago, on to London, then finally to Barcelona for the short trip down to Malta, where our ship was docked. The Vista Fjord from the Cunard line would take us up the Dardanelles Straits to Istanbul, Turkey. Following that zig-zag route, it was late afternoon when we arrived, in time to board. We were met at the Malta airport in Valletta by a Cunard representative who explained there would be a delay. Irritation mounted each time the spokesman returned to apologize. He eventually told us there was a fire on the ship, which had to be investigated completely, adding that the ship experienced a fire before leaving Florida. It was then they broke out the hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and tea. After the soothing libation, we got the scoop. The first fire occurred in Florida before sailing for Malta and no cause could be discovered. The second fire in Malta caused some water damage. The real truth was that investigators couldn’t find a reason for ei-
Last Monday it was rainy and warm and now this week we have snow and cold again. Kevin, 6, is home from school today. He has been running a fever since yesterday morning. It is not a high fever but just enough to make him feel miserable at times. He also has a cough and stuffy nose but otherwise no other big symptoms. Everybody else in the family seems OK so far. Daughters Verena and Loretta stayed home from church services yesterday to take care of Kevin. On our way home from church it was snowing so hard we could barely see where we were going. The snow stuck to the buggy windshield so every once in awhile we’d have to stop and open the window to reach out and brush off the snow. This still beats driving in an open buggy, though, like we used in Indiana before we moved here to Michigan. Some people have windshield wipers on their buggies but the wipers have to be flipped back and forth by hand by turning a knob on the inside. As fast as this snow was coming down it would have been hard to keep up. The horses have a special shoe that gives them a good grip on snow and ice but the buggy slides back and forth on ice especially going around corners. We brought Jacob and Emma’s son, Steven, 4, home with us from church. We told Jacob and Emma to come for supper later on. Steven sure felt proud for all of the attention from us and he was like medicine for Kevin. Kevin was looking out in the window when we came home. When he saw we brought Steven with us he started jumping up and down with excitement. Daughters Verena, 14, and Lovina, 7, played Aggravation with Steven and Kevin. It was so cute to see Steven act so grown-up while playing. Jacob and Emma arrived around 5 p.m. to pick him up and to have supper. Joe had grilled 20 pounds of chicken, which was more than enough. The extra was put to use in today’s lunches for whoever wanted chicken. Joe said he will take the leftover macaroni and cheese but he does not want chicken. He would much rather have macaroni and cheese or soup or something like it than meat in his lunch. On the menu for Sunday supper
CAROLYN STEVENS Columnist ther fire; arson was suspected. They weren’t taking us anywhere on the Vista Fjord. Days later we learned that the fire on board the previous month took the life of a German crew member and injured two others. The cruise company decided to send the passengers to local hotels where we would stay until something could be done for us. My friend and I were taken to the Westin Dragonara Resort, a hotel so new it wasn’t to be occupied until the following week, when a convention group would fill it. Our room was spacious, elegantly decorated, and on a corner of the structure from which we had a panoramic view from our large balcony. We were overlooking the Mediterranean and the color of the water was incredible. Below us, white sand encircled the private pools that were surrounded by the palm trees that swayed gently in the soft breezes. I’m ashamed to admit I’d never thought much, if anything, about Malta. That experience was never to be repeated. I came away with the vocabulary of a travel guide. It’s a tropical island located in a narrow stretch of the Mediter-
ranean, between Sicily and Tunisia. It has a lengthy history of being invaded and conquered by many, including the Greeks, Romans, Turks, and Arabs. The apostle Paul was shipwrecked on this island as he went from Caesarea to Rome. It was finally taken by the British. An important strategic base in the Mediterranean, it suffered more than 3,000 air raids during World War II. With such varied heritage, I don’t know if they share a common language but it was a convenience that all spoke and understood English. There surely are some foods considered native to their country but I didn’t identify any. I ate everything and it was delicious. Businesses close from 1 to 4:30 for siesta. We used those hours for painting, going to the nearby fishing village of Bugibba (BooGEE-bah). Their boats are painted in vibrant colors, each differently designed and cared for as most of us do our cars. The architecture is fascinating; churches, shops and homes are constructed from blocks of local limestone. Most have covered balconies, arched doorways and shuttered windows The wooden doors are painted in jewel tones, a beautiful accent to the beige walls. Exotic birds are kept sheltered in cages that hang in and around the balconies. They’ll sing when they’re happy, which is all day long. Into a couple days of the detour, the Cunard
company decided to abort the cruise. Most passengers took that disappointment well, excepting for a group of Spaniards who were outraged. One of the screaming women was an attorney; one can understand the word “litigation” in any language. Hey! When else would I have had the opportunity to visit Malta…for free? Cunard chartered planes to take us home. We were first flown to London to overnight in a hotel, then put on appropriate planes to take us in our directions. In addition to paying for the food and lodging in Malta and on the way home, they refunded the money paid for the cruise and gave each passenger a $1,000 credit to be applied to any Cunard cruise within a year. As an elegant apology, each woman in the group received a dozen longstemmed roses on her return home. So, did I take advantage of the Cunard Credit? You betcha! Next year, Cunard got me to the Greek Islands and back. It wasn’t a bit prettier than Malta. The food was marvelous, the room was NOT attractive, and I shared it with a stranger — “The Roommate from Hell.” I decided then I’d never again share a room with anybody but RB, even if he snores. If it’s not a private room, I’m not going. We’ve agreed to share an urn. You can contact Carolyn Stevens at candrstevens@att.net.
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New normal Dear Grandparenting: Instead of telling you why I am so wound up I will instead tell you what happened. My grandson Hank is 5 now. Hank was staying at a friend’s because his mother was taken out of town by her job. Without all the gory details, let’s just say that Hank walked in on his father and another woman in bed. They were too busy to notice Hank. After the mother comes home Hank innocently asks who the other woman was? Now you know why Hank is staying with me!!! I don’t know if the marriage will make it at this point. Hank thinks he did something wrong. He thinks he made trouble for his parents because he heard them fight. He is too young to understand. I just tell him his mommy and daddy are angry right now and all
want you to think I am taking sides. My biggest worry is my grandson. This could blow up his little world for sure. Anonymous, Casa Grande, Ariz. Dear Anonymous: If there’s such a thing as TOM & DEE HARDIE perfect marital conflict KEY KIDDER when small children are involved, both parents Columnists will come together to present as a united front, people get angry some- allowing children to ask times. I am in a holding questions and express pattern until the parents feelings. The major benedo something. It was fits are to absolve chiltheir idea to have me dren of any guilt or keep him. I said yes on blame, and reassure one condition. They are them of their parents’ not allowed to say bad love, come what may. things about each other Children can tolerate reto little Hank. When solved parental conflict, they call I put it on but unresolved hostility speaker phone so I can is long term toxic. Grandparents can help hear. How do I make Hank erect a firewall. Given the facts, that feel normal? Notice that I did not tell you which of scenario seems implausiHank’s parents is my ble at the moment. The child because I don’t sudden lost of trust, the lascivious betrayal, exposing your grandson to the husband’s careless
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Laos, Cambodia, and North Vietnam. Mecham will share his experiences, as well as, explain the origin of the “Black Mariah” helicopter that now resides in the National Museum of the Air Force at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. This event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be available.The WACO Air Museum is located at 1865 S. County Road 25A, Troy. For more information, call 335-9226 or e-mail LCDir@wacoairmuseum.org.
GRAND REMARK OF THE WEEK Still Spiffy from Fishkill, N.Y. sends along this thought. “The notion that no one is perfect is most commonly embraced by those poor unfortunates not blessed with grandchildren.”
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TROY — The WACO Air Museum will host guest speaker Jack Mecham at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15. He is a 20-year Air Force veteran who logged more than 12,100 flying hours on 20 different aircraft including the SR-71. During Mecham’s tour of duty in Vietnam, he was solely responsible for planning and issuing frag orders for the missions flown by the 20th Helicopter Squadron. Additionally, he flew more than 100 combat missions, mostly in support of top secret CIA operations in
infidelity — that’s a powerful set of grievances for anyone to bear, and we wouldn’t expect the wife to muster the civility to make nice with the husband soon if ever. Your grandson’s old “normal” could well be replaced by a new normal, a different family arrangement. In any event, your expressed intention to remain neutral and focus on your grandson’s welfare could be a difference maker. If the parents adopt differing and opposing agendas, your grandson needs someone to put his agenda first before he can begin to see the light. That someone is you.
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LOVINA EICHER The Amish Cook barbecued besides chicken was mashed potatoes, gravy, macaroni and cheese, corn, bread and butter, onion slices, hot peppers, ice cream and chocolate cake. Emma brought the cake. The roads were really icy and we weren’t sure whether there would be school today but there is. Kevin doesn’t want to let the fever keep him down. After he has medicine and his fever goes down he says “Mama I am better.” I told him “your forehead still feels warm.” So he comes back with his hair damp and says “now feel my forehead.” He has been in the bathroom holding a cold washcloth to his forehead. He asked if he could take his temperature by himself and he said “the score is 100.” We have a huge laundry waiting to be washed. Daughter Elizabeth is starting so I best go help her. Susan is washing the dishes and going to mop the floors while we do laundry while also keeping an eye out for Kevin who keeps going even with a fever. Kevin told me yesterday when we came home from church he said “Mom, I think Susan really cares for me because she told Verena and Loretta to keep an eye out for Kevin while we are at church.” Needless to say he is keeping us entertained even though he is running a fever. I will share the apple dump cake recipe that Verena made at school and now makes for us here at home. APPLE DUMP CAKE 4 cups peeled and sliced apples or 2 pints of canned apples 4 teaspoons cinnamon 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 box white cake mix 1/4 cup butter Grease a 9x13-inch cake pan. Mix cinnamon and apples in a bowl and then spread evenly out in a cake pan. Layer the cake mix on top of the apples. Melt butter and drizzle over the cake mix evenly. Then sprinkle the brown sugar on top. Bake at 350 for 20 to 30 minutes or until apples are tender. Cake mix will still appear white.
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Senator’s stroke shows they can hit the young, too WASHINGTON (AP) When a stroke hits at 52, like what happened to Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois, the reaction is an astonished, “But he’s so young.” The reality is that strokes don’t just happen to grandma. They can happen at any age, even to children and they’re on the rise among the young and middleaged. That makes it crucial to know the warning signs no matter how old you are. “Nobody’s invincible,” warns Dr. Ralph Sacco, a University of Miami neurologist and past president of the American Heart Association. Every year, about 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke. While some strokes are caused by bleeding in the brain, most are like a clogged pipe. Called ischemic strokes, a clot blocks blood flow, starving brain cells to death unless that circulation is restored fast. Make no mistake, the vast majority of strokes do occur in older adults. But up to a quarter of them strike people younger than 65, Sacco says. In the so-called stroke belt in the Southeast, that figure can be markedly worse. At Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina, a stunning 45 percent of stroke patients are young or middle-aged, says stroke center director Dr. Cheryl Bushnell. More ominous, recent government research found that nationwide, hospitalization rates for ischemic strokes have jumped by about a third among people ages 15 to 44 over the past decade. Sometimes younger-age strokes are flukes with no warning signs, impossible to predict like Kirk’s appears to be. The Republican senator is a Navy Reserve commander and avid swimmer, but dizziness sent him to the hospital. It turns out he had a tear in the carotid artery in his neck which blocked blood flow to his brain, triggering a stroke. Trauma usually causes such tears, although doctors haven’t been able to say what caused Kirk’s. His doctor at a Chicago hospital said Monday that Kirk was continuing to improve from
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In this Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011 photo, Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill. leaves a Republican caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington. When a stroke hits at 52, like what happened to Sen. Kirk, the reaction is an astonished, “But he’s so young.”The reality is that strokes can happen at any age, even to children — and they’re on the rise among the young and middle-aged. The vast majority of strokes do occur in older adults. But up to a quarter of them strike people younger than 65, says Dr. Ralph Sacco, a University of Miami neurologist and past president of the American Heart Association. the stroke, which affected his left side. Heart birth defects, such as a little hole in the heart known as a PFO, and blood-clotting disorders also tend to cause strokes more often in younger people than in seniors. But just like strokes at older ages, a lot of younger strokes are preventable. The increase seems to be part of a troubling trend: As Americans get fatter, high blood pressure, diabetes and other artery-corroding consequences set
in at an earlier age meaning resulting strokes can hit earlier, too. Indeed, research reported in Annals of Neurology last fall found nearly 1 in 3 of the 15- to 34-year-olds hospitalized for a stroke, and over half of those ages 35 to 44, already had high blood pressure. More women are having strokes during or right after pregnancy, too, the government reported last summer. That’s because more of them start out with
unhealthy conditions like high blood pressure even before the hormonal changes kick in. Whatever the cause or the age, anyone with stroke symptoms needs emergency care: Sudden numbness or weakness in the face, arm or leg, especially on one side; sudden difficulty speaking or understanding speech; trouble seeing or walking; a sudden super-severe headache. Younger adults are less likely than seniors to know those symptoms, and tend to try to shrug them off, Bushnell says. She points to a recent 50-something patient who twice ignored temporary episodes of weakness on one side. Called TIAs, for transient ischemic attacks, such episodes are a big red flag that a full-fledged stroke may be imminent. A third TIA finally brought him to the emergency room. By then, aggressive treatment wasn’t enough to avoid a stroke that left him with impaired speech. “As people get older, they have more and more direct contact with people who had strokes,” and learn what to watch for, Bushnell says. But at younger ages, “there’s just a gap in awareness.” Who is at increased risk for a stroke? younger-than-usual African-Americans and Hispanics, more than whites. Someone whose parent had a stroke before age 65 is at extra risk. But mostly, the same things that are bad for your heart are bad for your brain, making it crucial to control blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol, to stop smoking and to keep active. At www.powertoendstroke.org the American Heart Association offers a seven-step online test called “My Life Check” that can help assess your risks. Younger people do tend to survive strokes more than older people, and to recover better. But Arnold Springs, 48, of Winston-Salem, N.C., knows it was his friends’ fast 911 call that made the difference for him earlier this month. “All of a sudden, my right arm went numb. The next thing I knew I was on the floor,” Springs recalls.
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Area BW3’s to support children DAYTON — Mended Hearts anLITTLE nounced today a major fundraising event in partnership with all Buffalo Wild Wings Restaurants in the greater Dayton area, including the Troy, Sidney, Oxford and Richmond areas. The theme of the event will be “Join us on HEART day during HEART month to support our HEART kids.” This event will be held from 11 a.m. until closing on Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, Feb. 14, at all 12 Buffalo Wild Wings Restaurants in the Dayton, Oxford, Richmond, Troy and Sidney areas. Donations will be made by Buffalo Wild Wings to the heart community work performed by Mended LITTLE Hearts. All are invited to participate in this worthy event. Just present the fundraiser flier when placing an order; either dine in or carry out. Fundraising fliers can be obtained from the area Wild Wings Buffalo restaurants, local merchants in the area of the restaurants or by printing the flyer from www.wrighthearts.org. Proceeds donated by Buffalo Wild Wings from the fundraising event will be used by Mended LITTLE Hearts to educate the community about congenital heart defects and to work to satisfy other community heart-related needs. Join Mended LITTLE Hearts at Buffalo Wild Wings on Heart Day during Heart Month to honor our local Heart Kids! Patients, their families, caregivers or others interested in Mended LITTLE Hearts programs may contact Ron Chalecki (937) 439-5648) or visit the local web site at www.wrighthearts.org.
Big medical bills may add up to tax breaks for some TOM MURPHY AP Business Writer Taxpayers swamped by big medical bills in 2011 can get some relief when they file their income tax forms this spring thanks to an overlooked deduction that is hard to reach in a typical year. The IRS lets people deduct medical and dental expenses that surpass a certain percentage of their adjusted gross income, which is the last number on the first page of Form 1040. Taking advantage of this break requires careful record keeping and a review of the 34-page IRS Publication 502. Here’s how to get started thinking about the deduction. — Who uses this break? Deductions for medical expenses fall into a unique category compared to other tax breaks. They usually don’t occur every year like write offs for mortgages or property taxes. Taxpayers also don’t want to voluntarily raise them to ease their tax bill, like they would a charitable contribution. “You can’t say … ‘I think I’ll get sicker this year and have higher medical expenses,’” said Jackie Perlman, a senior analyst with The Tax Institute at H&R Block. “It’s not something you voluntarily want to increase.” People generally need a big medical expense to qualify. Taxpayers must spend 7.5 percent of their adjusted gross income
just to reach the point where they can use this deduction. Then they need a decent expense total beyond that point for the deduction to have a meaningful impact. For instance, someone with adjusted gross income of $50,000 would have to spend well over $3,750 in order to qualify for the deduction and use it. This deduction is usually limited to people who itemize their returns and pay taxes. The 2011 standard deduction for single taxpayers or people married and filing separately is $5,800. Married couples filing jointly have a standard deduction of $11,600. —What expenses would count toward this deduction? Publication 502 lays out an alphabetized expense list, starting with abortions and acupuncture. Eligible expenses also include chiropractor visits, fertility treatments, guide dog fees, eyeglasses and insurance premiums if you don’t have coverage through your employer. The expense has to be something the patient paid out of pocket, not the portion of a bill the insurer covered. It also cannot be something the patient paid for with money set aside before taxes in a flexible spending account. The government doesn’t want to give you a tax break twice. You can’t count gym membership fees as an expense just because your
doctor tells you to exercise more, but you may be able to count it if it’s part of a medically prescribed weight-loss program. — What expenses are often overlooked? Miles traveled and other incidental expenses related to medical care can be deducted. This includes the cost per mile that you drove and airline, train or bus fees for travel to medical care. It also can covers expenses for meals and lodging if you go out of town for care. “It’s the incidental, outof-pocket expenses that are often overlooked because they are hard to recreate after the fact,” said Mark Steber, chief tax officer of Jackson Hewitt Tax Service. Patients who start traveling for medical care should also start tracking their out-of-pocket expenses, in case they wind up qualifying for the de-
duction. In general, it makes good sense to track all medical expenses every year, just in case they start piling up and you want up qualifying for the deduction. — How much of a difference can this deduction make? It has less of an impact than a tax credit, which directly lowers tax bills dollar for dollar by the amount of the credit. Deductibles lower the income amount on which the tax is based. The taxpayer’s benefit largely depends on income and medical bill size. Perlman offers a hypothetical example using a married couple with $100,000 in adjusted gross income in the 25 percent tax bracket. If they have $1,000 in deductible medical expenses after they reach 7.5 percent of their adjusted gross income, they will lower their taxes
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by $250. If they have $2,000 they can claim, that will lower their taxes by $500. A small percentage of taxpayers use this benefit every year. About 10 million returns listed medical and dental deductions in 2009, according to the most recent data available from the IRS. That amounted to only about 7 percent of total returns
from that year. The total may be relatively small, but it grew 70 percent compared to 1999, when about 5.9 million returns listed the deductions. The deduction will become harder to reach starting with 2013, when taxpayers will have to hit 10 percent of their adjusted gross income to qualify.
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The Unity National Bank thermometer in downtown Piqua displays a temperature Tuesday afternoon that looks more suitable for March or April than Jan. 31.
Eagle Scout Continued from page 1 Scout project by building a picnic shelter at Miami East Elementary School in the wooded grove near the baseball and softball fields. “I know it’s going to be here for a long time,” Furrow said. “I know people are going to use it and enjoy it here in the community where I grew up.” Furrow used the existing foundation of an old maintenance barn to build the 22-by-22-foot shelter, compete with Viking blue metal paneling. “It had to be Viking blue, of course,” Furrow said with a smile. “I thought with the new baseball fields, it’d be a nice place to have a shelter.“ The 16-foot-tall shelter adds to the park-like at-
mosphere in the grove. The shelter joins several park benches for families and visitors to enjoy in the wooded grove area — the site of another Eagle Scout project by Miami East graduate Logan Pyers. “Logan cleared the path and wooded area and I just added on to it,” Furrow said of the site. Furrow said the large project was a team effort with help from his troop, family and the school district. “I can’t tell you how many times I pounded my head against one of these poles to get it done,” Furrow said. “We were out here for five or six weekends trying to get it done and I just want to thank everybody who helped me see it through.” Furrow completed the project last November and will receive
his official Eagle Scout honors in March. Furrow plans to attend the University of Northwestern Ohio to major in diesel technology. “I plan on enjoying the rest of my senior year and help the troop when I can,” Furrow said. Furrow also is a power technology student at the Miami Valley Career Center. He is a 10-year member of 4-H and is a member of the Miami Valley CTC’s FFA chapter. Eagle Scout requirements include earning at least 21 merit badges and demonstrating Scout Spirit through the Boy Scout Oath and Law, service and leadership. The Eagle Scout honor includes an extensive service project that the Scout plans, organizes, leads and manages.
pleasure of working with Mr. Welbaum for 15 years in Miami County and always found him to be committed to justice and the rule of law.” O’Brien also said Welbaum, a Troy resident, has always been “man of fairness and integrity.” Welbaum, who has practice law for nearly 35 years, retired from the position as common pleas court judge Aug. 31, 2010. He was succeeded by Judge Christopher Gee. Afterward, Welbaum accepted a position as the chief of the criminal justice section with the Ohio
Attorney General’s Office where he supervises more than 40 attorneys involved in capital litigation, special prosecutions, Habeas Corpus and corrections litigation units. Since 1984, Welbaum was elected three times as the county’s prosecutor and three times as common pleas court judge. The appeals court, which is made up by five judges, decides cases from the jurisdictions of Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami and Montgomery counties. The term on the appeals court begins Feb. 9, 2013.
Welbaum Continued from page 1 Welbaum and Wildman recently, and after candidate presentations were made unanimously voted to endorse Welbaum. “Jeff Welbaum’s extensive experience as a private attorney, public defender, county prosecutor, chief assistant to Ohio’s attorney general and 16 years experience sitting on our common pleas court bench has him positioned to successfully sit on the court of appeals,” O’Brien stated in a press release issued Monday night. “I’ve had the
Urbana freezes student costs bana University. Dr. Steve Polsley, chair of the Board of Trustees, added, “In a time when our prospective and returning students are struggling to afford their education, we remain committed to holding down the cost of tuition. We are dedicated to the success of our students and that requires that we make their education affordable.” Tuition increases for 2011-2012 averaged 4.6 percent at private institu-
tions nationwide and similar increases are expected for 2012-2013. Urbana University’s commitment to making an excellent private education more affordable extends beyond the 2012–2013 tuition, room and board freeze. During Winter and May Intercessions, the university offers accelerated online courses at significant discounts. Undergraduate students also can earn credit at greatly reduced rates by enrolling in summer term courses.
Nov. 2, Taylor awoke from a residence located at 72 Hawthorne Drive in West Milton during what court documents describe as “a heroin overdose” and had also taken illegal prescription drugs. Police reports suggest Taylor was “extremely upset” with a male acquaintance he knew and the two began fighting. The acquaintance reportedly had a crowbar and Taylor retrieved a tire iron from a vehicle and later attacked the man with the tire iron and caused physical harm to the victim, reports also indicate. Taylor later attempted to flee the scene but was eventually apprehended by authorities.
Wanted Shelby County man apprehended in Indiana INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A Jackson Center man was arrested in Indianapol i s following an extens i v e search involving the Shelby County S h e r - YAEGER iff’s Office, Bellefontaine Police and the U.S. Marshals Service. Christopher P. Yaeger, 34, was arrested without incident on Monday at 9
a.m. in Indianapolis, Ind., by deputy U.S. Marshals from Dayton and Indianapolis along with a deputy from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. After a collaborated investigation between the U.S. Marshals Office and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, Yeager was arrested at a construction site on North Lasalle Street, Indianapolis, Ind. Yeager was transported to the Marion County Jail, Indianapolis, Ind., where he will be held awaiting extradition. “I would personally like to thank the U.S. Marshals service for their ef-
forts with this investigation,” said Shelby County Sheriff John Lenhart. Yaeger was wanted in Shelby County for one count of felony burglary after he allegedly entered a Shelby County home and took jewelry and a firearm on Nov. 29, 2011. On Dec. 9, 2011, Yaeger allegedly robbed the Huntington Bank in Bellefontaine. The Huntington Bank had offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the capture of Yaeger. Yaeger was expected to appear in court in Indianapolis for an extradition hearing on Tuesday.
The winner-take-all primary was worth 50 Republican National Convention delegates, by far the most of any primary state so far. But the bigger prize was precious political momentum in the race to pick an opponent for Obama in a nation struggling to recover from the deepest recession in decades. That belonged to Romney when he captured the New Hampshire primary three weeks ago, then
swung stunningly to Gingrich when he countered with a South Carolina upset 11 days later. Now it was back with the former Massachusetts governor, after a 10-day comeback that marked a change to more aggressive tactics, coupled with an efficient use of an overwhelming financial advantage to batter Gingrich in television commercials over a 10-day campaign.
Romney Continued from page 1 lead, you chose to follow, and now it’s time to get out of the way,” he declared. Returns from 79 percent of Florida’s precincts showed Romney with 47 percent of the vote, to 32 percent for Gingrich. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum had 13 percent, and Texas Rep. Ron Paul 7 percent. Neither mounted a substantial effort in the state.
Honda to announce expansion at Anna plant ANNA (AP) — Honda is set to announce details of an investment at its largest auto engine plant and plans for a new assembly line at a transmission plant in the same area of western Ohio. Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor is
expected to join Honda officials for the announcement Wednesday at the engine plant in Anna. The plant employs 2,400 people. It makes more than 1.1 million engines a year for two Honda auto plants in Ohio, as well as operations in In-
diana and Canada. Honda says it also will share production plans for the third assembly line being built at its transmission plant in Russells Point as part of a previously announced $50 million expansion there.
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The 2012 Miami County recipe contest will be a bake-off in late Fall. We will be collecting recipes throughout the year as you pull out your favorite recipes for each holiday.
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URBANA — The Urbana University Board of Trustees and Administration have announced that the tuition, room and board charges for the 2012-13 academic year will not increase for undergraduate students. “These times demand that we do all we can to help students and their families. Urbana University remains committed to providing a quality education at an affordable price,” said Dr. Stephen Jones, president of Ur-
TROY — A Ludlow Falls man who brought a tire iron to a crowbar fight after awakening from a drugi n duced episode in West Milton in early TAYLOR November entered a plea of no contest to amended charges in common pleas court Monday.
Alexander T. Taylor, 22, was originally charged with felonious assault, a second-degree felony, but entered the plea and was found guilty of the lesser charge of attempted aggravated assault as a part of a plea agreement. At the hearing, Taylor waived a grand jury’s consideration of his charge and pleaded to the fifthdegree felony. He will be sentenced March 12. Taylor faces up to a year in prison. Taylor was scheduled for a presentence investigation prior to that court sentencing and remains out of jail on a recognizance bond, which the judge continued after the hearing. Authorities say that on
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HOROSCOPE Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 A number of opportunities will be in the offing for you in the year ahead. However, if you fail to jump on them or waste too much time thinking things over, you could lose out. They won’t stick around very long. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Be careful, because someone with whom you’ll be involved might not be operating by the rules. If this person thinks you’re an easy target, he or she might try to take you down. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — A failure to select companions who are equally as enthusiastic about life as you are could put too many restrictions on everything you attempt to do and limit your initiative. Choose your chums wisely. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — If you want to perform effectively, you’ll need to be systematic in all that you do. Unless you organize yourself and the job at hand, you won’t accomplish much in the way of anything. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — If you have a bad time, it won’t be because you’re not sociable, but because of the group with which you’re involved. Be more selective about your friends for a happier public presence. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — When you utilize your friendliness and charm, situations in which you’ll be involved will turn out to be fun and successful. Conversely, letting your ego govern the day will cause you unhappiness. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — As long as friends are in accord with your views and opinions, you’ll be amicable and fun to be with. Should anyone disagree with you, however, you’ll not be a happy companion. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — The disadvantages of a collective endeavor in which you’re involved will bring down the whole ship if you make them more important than the many positive facets of the project. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — It might not be entirely the fault of others if you have problems dealing on a oneon-one basis with people. You should let your honesty instead of your vanity make the evaluation. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Attend first thing, while you are fresh, to all the jobs and responsibilities that must get done. You won’t be as effective handling things when you’re tired. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Again you could find yourself in a similar social situation that you didn’t handle too well previously. If you insist upon repeating the same mistake, expect the same results. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Although you are extremely capable of holding your own when in testy circumstances, you might insist on seeing yourself as the underdog. If you do, it’ll be a no-win situation. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Be on guard when participating in an activity that has competitive elements. Unfortunately, there’s a chance that you could go up against someone who can’t handle losing. COPYRIGHT 2012 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
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ROBOTIC WELDING TECHNICIAN Select-Arc, Inc. is seeking a Robotic Welding Technician to work at its Fort Loramie, OH headquarters. Candidates should possess a good mechanical aptitude, have a basic knowledge of all robotic peripheral equipment and exercise good written and oral communications skills. Primary job responsibilities include demonstrating the programming of robotic arc welding and fixturing, performing file management tasks and utilizing the knowledge of the robot teach pendent and program. CWI and CRAW training is a plus. Educational requirements consist of a minimum of 2,000 hours of manual welding experience and 2,000 hours of robotic experience. Competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package are offered. E-mail, fax or mail resume to Dale Knife at: Select-Arc, Inc., 600 Enterprise Drive, P.O. Box 259, Fort Loramie, OH 45845 Fax: (888) 511-5217 E-mail:
$9.50/ Hour
dknife@select-arc.com
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• CDL DRIVERS:
Classifieds that work
$11.50/ Hour
No phone calls please
APPLY: 15 Industry Park Ct., Tipp City. (937)667-1772 LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION SALES ADMINISTRATOR Excellent career opportunity for an enthusiastic individual in the landscape construction industry who excels in sales/ administration. We are a growing, visionary company offering full time position and excellent benefit package with a positive, upbeat team atmosphere and works directly with the owner. LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN Local landscape contractor offering excellent career opportunity for an experienced landscape construction team leader. Full time, great compensation package, work with an high integrity team and state-ofthe-art equipment and tools. Send resume to: mel@outdoor-enterprise.com
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TEST WELDERS
Experience preferred
TRAINING PROVIDED!
• LABOR:
Pay range $9.61 to $15.84. See www.riversidedd.org for details or call (937)440-3057
Select-Arc, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Select-Arc, Inc. is seeking qualified test welding technicians to work in its Fort Loramie laboratory facility conducting welding inspections and product evaluations. Candidates must have general welding training or possess general welding experience with the capability of providing quality inspection welding work. Process training in FCAW or GMAW a plus. Competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package offered.
Investigate in full before sending money as an advance fee. For further information, call or write:
Better Business Bureau 15 West Fourth St. Suite 300 Dayton, OH 45402 www.dayton.bbb.org 937.222.5825 This notice is provided as a public service by A newspaper group of Ohio Community Media
Explore Your OPTIONS We have hundreds of great job opportunities! • business • finance • sales & marketing • advertising • administrative • full-time • part-time and more!
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Medical office looking for billing specialist. 1-3 years experience required. Apply to:
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• $.40/mile with annual increases • Ability to earn $.02/mile bonuses • 4 weeks vacation/year • Home most weekends • Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance • Dependable Equipment • Direct Deposit
Apply here, email, fax or mail resume to Human Resources at: Select-Arc, Inc., 600 Enterprise Drive P.O. Box 259 Fort Loramie, OH 45845
Must have CDLA and 1 yr recent OTR experience.
Call Continental Express 800/497-2100 or apply at www.ceioh.com
Fax: (888) 511-5217 E-mail: hr@select-arc.com No phone calls, please
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Select-Arc, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Route Available in Piqua 800 papers delivered in town only, once a week. Papers on this route are delivered to non-subscribers porch or to the door.
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CAUTION Whether posting or responding to an advertisement, watch out for offers to pay more than the advertised price for the item. Scammers will send a check and ask the seller to wire the excess through Western Union (possibly for courier fees). The scammer's check is fake and eventually bounces and the seller loses the wired amount. While banks and Western Union branches are trained at spotting fake checks, these types of scams are growing increasingly sophisticated and fake checks often aren't caught for weeks. Funds wired through Western Union or MoneyGram are irretrievable and virtually untraceable. If you have questions regarding scams like these or others, please contact the Ohio Attorney General’s office at (800)282-0515.
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Reporter/Copyeditor
Video Journalist
Full-time with benefits for Greenville, Ohio Full-time with benefits for Greenville, Ohio
Requirements: • A strong desire to report local news and events • Ability to work under pressure • Flexible hours required • Excellent writing skills
The Urbana Daily Citizen is seeking a
Sales Representative to help develop and grow business in Champaign, Logan and surrounding counties.
Helpful: • Photography and computer skills
The ideal candidate will have the ability to work with deadlines, service multiple accounts and sell advertising in our daily and weekly publications across a variety of media platforms.
The Daily Advocate is looking for a creative person to conduct interview’s, shoot, edit and produce videos of local news and sporting events Requirements: • A strong desire to report local news and events • Ability to work under pressure • Flexible hours required • Knowledge of video equipment and software
For these positions, send resume to: cchalmers@dailyadvocate.com no later than February 3, 2012. No phone calls please.
• Some computer experience • Previous sales experience preferred • Good telephone skills • Ability to manage time & tasks effectively
Newspaper Promotions Part-time for Greenville, Ohio
We offer a competitive salary plus commissions. In addition we provide a benefits package that includes: paid holidays and vacations, 401(k), health/dental insurance and life insurance.
The Daily Advocate is seeking someone that would enjoy promoting our family of products. This is a part-time position with flexible hours, and promises an opportunity for compensation commensurate to performance. The right candidate will interact with area businesses, schools, community organizations and the general public to grow our readership and promote programs such as Newspapers in Education.
Send resume and salary requirements to: Publisher c/o Urbana Daily Citizen PO Box 191 Urbana, Ohio 43078 or email: lmoon@ohcommedia.com
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FOUND: puppy, black, female, wearing pink collar, vicinity of Drake Rd. (937)451-1578
Thurs - Weds @ 5pm Sat - Thurs @ 4pm
For this position, send resume to: dcompton@dailyadvocate.com no later than February 3, 2012. No phone calls please.
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FOUND: cat, black, fuzzy, approximately 6 mo. to 1 year, vicinity of Broadway and Riverside. (937)726-8596
POLICY: Please Check Your Ad The 1st Day. It Is The Advertiser’s Responsibility To Report Errors Immediately. Publisher Will Not Be Responsible for More Than One Incorrect Insertion. We Reserve The Right To Correctly Classify, Edit, Cancel Or Decline Any Advertisement Without Notice.
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Mon - Thurs @ 5pm Weds - Tues @ 5pm Fri - Thurs @ 5pm
Piqua Daily Call
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FATIMA/MEDJUGORJE PILGRIMAGE, April 20-29th, 9 days. Breakfast & dinner daily, all airfare, 4 star hotels, private bath, tips, English speaking guides, plus more. Cost $3425-$200 deposit by February 20th. Remainder by March 20. Private room add $300. Organizer pays same fee as pilgrims. Non-profit. Kathy Subler, Versailles (937)526-4049
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625 Construction
640 Financial
AMISH CREW Will do roofing, siding, windows, doors, dry walling, painting, porches, decks, new homes, garages, room additions. 30 Years experience Amos Schwartz (260)273-6223 (937)232-7816
SchulzeTax & Accounting Service
937-335-6080
COOPER’S GRAVEL
620 Childcare
CHILDREN 2 YRS AND UP 40 HOURS $70 WEEK 25 HOURS AND LESS $30 WEEK
Gravel Hauled, Laid & Leveled Driveways & Parking Lots
1144 Fisher Dr., Piqua, OH 45356
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1st and 2nd shifts weeks 12 ayears We•Provide care for children 6 weeks• to6 12 years andtooffer Super • Preschool andprogram Pre-K 3’s, and 4/5’s preschool andprograms a Pre-K and Kindergarten • Before and after school care program. We offer before and after school care, •Enrichment Transportation to Troy schools Kindergarten and school age transportation to Troy schools.
660 Home Services
in the Sidney Plaza next to Save-A-Lot
TERRY’S
Licensed & Insured
• Roofing • Windows • Kitchens • Sunrooms
• Spouting • Metal Roofing • Siding • Doors
• Baths • Awnings • Concrete • Additions
CALL TODAY FOR FREE ESTIMATE
EXPERIENCES: Good working knowledge of tool shop equipment (i.e. Mills, lathes, grinders, drill press, TIG welding etc.).
(419) 203-9409 280 Transportation
Crosby Trucking is
Technical education and electrical circuitry & hydraulics experience a plus. Ability to read technical drawings and use MS Office Suite desired. Evenflo Company, Inc. Email: janis.jones@ evenflo.com Fax: (937)415-3112 EOE
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Drivers are paid weekly
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Drivers earn .36cents per mile for empty and loaded miles on dry freight.
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.38cents per mile for store runs, and .41cents per mile for reefer and curtainside freight.
PRODUCTION MACHINING
SUPERVISOR
Send resume to: APEX PO BOX 412, Troy, OH 45373
255 Professional GROCERY RETAIL 2ND SHIFT MANAGER Great organizational skills and ability to multitask required. Experience preferred. Weekends and holidays necessary. Send resume to: PO BOX 1494 Piqua, OH 45356
Regional drivers needed in the Sidney, Ohio Terminal.
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Small machine shop has openings on 1st, 2nd, or 3rd shift for Production Machining Supervisor to supervise 6-10 operators per shift. Supervisory experience required, Okuma and Hurco experience as well as inspection process/ procedures experience. We supply uniforms and offer competitive wages, insurance and 401(k).
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Roofing, remodeling, siding, add-ons, interior remodeling and cabintets, re-do old barns, new home construction, etc.
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Booking now for 2012 and 2013
For 75 Years
Since 1936
773-4200
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“All Our Patients Die”
305 Apartment
DO YOU HAVE MISSING SHINGLES OR STORM DAMAGE?
EVERS REALTY
(937)216-5806 EversRealty.net 2 BEDROOM, appliances, garage, lawn care, new carpet and new paint. $565 plus deposit. (937)492-5271
Full Insurance package
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401K savings plan.
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95% no touch freight.
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Compounding Safety Bonus Program.
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Drivers are paid bump dock fees for customer live loads and live unloads.
3 BEDROOM, Piqua. $450 Month, washer/ dryer hook-up. (937)902-0572
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COVINGTON 2 bedroom townhouse, $495. Up to 2 months FREE utilities! No Pets. (937)698-4599, (937)572-9297.
305 Apartment 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom, Houses & Apts. SEIPEL PROPERTIES Piqua Area Only Metro Approved (937)773-9941 9am-5pm Monday-Friday
OFFICE 937-773-3669
2 BEDROOM in Troy, Stove, refrigerator, W/D, A/C, very clean, cats ok. $525. (937)573-7908 2 BEDROOM TOWNHOMES, Piqua, all appliances including washer/ dryer, 1.5 bath (937)335-7176 www.1troy.com
EFFICIENCY APARTMENT utilities furnished, $ 1 2 5 / w e e k (937)498-1390 after 4pm. NICE 2 bedroom, garage, 1.5 baths, washer/dryer hookup, AC, appliances, all electric, great location, (937)308-9709. PIQUA, 1 bedroom, water included, private yard, off street parking, very nice. $350 mo. (937)541-9178
Mobile Veterinary Service Treating Dogs, Cats & Exotics
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FIND IT
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TOP QUALITY snow removal and salt spreading. Specializing in large or small residential lanes and light commercial. (937)726-9001.
305 Apartment
1 BEDROOM with appliances, upstairs. $325. Sidney and Piqua. (937)726-2765
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Decks, Drywall, Cement, Paint, Fences, Repairs, Cleanup, Hauling, Roofing, Siding, Etc. Insured/References
Troy Crossing Apartments (937)313-2153
No Hazmat.
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Complete Projects or Helper
Only $475 2 Bedroom 1.5 Bath Now Available
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866-208-4752
Call Walt for a FREE Estimate Today
Amy E. Walker, D.V.M. 937-418-5992
680 Snow Removal
(937) 339-7222
1 BEDROOM, washer dryer hookup. $350 a month (937)773-4375 or (937) 418-0237
TROY, 2 bedroom townhomes, 1.5 baths, 1 car garage, ca, w/d hook up, all appliances, $685 3 Bedroom facing river $650 West Milton 2 bedroom, 1.5 baths, garage, $535
675 Pet Care
LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED
Handyman Services
(937)671-9171
937-773-4552
BBB Accredted
Call for a free damage inspection.
CHORE BUSTER
scchallrental@midohio.twcbc.com
until January 31, 2012 with this coupon
(See Us For Do-It-Yourself Products)
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Any type of Construction:
DUTIES INCLUDE: Performing PM’s and ECN’s on our injection molds.
$10 OFF Service Call
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HALL(S) FOR RENT!
•Refrigerators •Stoves •Washers & Dryers •Dishwashers • Repair & Install Air Conditioning
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KNOCKDOWN SERVICES
945476
APPLIANCE REPAIR
937-573-4737
937-489-9749 In Memory Of Morgan Ashley Piatt
starting at $
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•30x40x12 with 2 doors, $9,900 •40x64x14 with 2 doors, $16,000 ANY SIZE AVAILABLE!
Flea Market 1684 Michigan Ave.
We will work with your insurance.
TECHNICIAN
670 Miscellaneous
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WE KILL BED BUGS!
630 Entertainment
Pole BarnsErected Prices:
(937) 368-2190 (937) 214-6186 Bonded & Insured Support us by staying local
Hours: Fri. 9-8 Sat. & Sun. 9-5
Free Inspections
MOLD REPAIR
Call Elizabeth Schindel
Sidney
CERAMIC TILE AND HOME REPAIRS RON PIATT Owner/Installer
2464 Peters Road, Troy, Ohio 45373
Amish Crew
A service for your needs with a professional touch
VENDORS WELCOME
LEARNING CENTER
625 Construction
Residential • Commercial Construction • Seasonal • Monthly • Bi-Weekly • Weekly
or (937) 238-HOME Free Estimates • Fully Insured • 17 Years of Home Excellence
660 Home Services
KIDZ TOWN
245 Manufacturing/Trade
Libby’s
Housekeeping
(937) 339-1902
655 Home Repair & Remodel
2252878
CALL CALL TODAY!335-5452 335-5452
Small #Basements #Siding #Doors #Barns
Tammy Welty (937)857-4222
Ask about our Friends & Neighbors discounts
MINIMUM CHARGES APPLY
• 1st, 2nd and 3rd shift • Tax Claimable • Price Negotiable for more than one child • Meals and snacks provided • Close to Nicklin & Wilder School District • Mornings, before and after school
Center hours 6am 11:55pm Center hoursnow 6 a.m. to 6top.m.
#Repairs Large and #Room Additions #Kitchens/Baths #Windows #Garages
875-0153 698-6135
CALL TODAY! (937)418-4712 or (937)710-5277
(937)773-0452
Roofing, Windows, Siding, Fire & Water Restoration
I am a debt relief agency. I help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code. 2239656
that work .com
INFANTS 0-2 YEARS 40 HOURS $70 WEEK 25 HOURS AND LESS $30 WEEK
New battery and brake pads, have all maintenance receipts, 147,000 miles. $4000 firm.
Residential Commercial New Construction Bonded & Insured
937-492-ROOF
645 Hauling
620 Childcare
2003 BUICK LESABRE
Cleaning Service
• Specializing in Chapter 7 • Affordable rates • Free Initial Consultation
K I D S P L AC E 1998 SUZUKI KATANA GX7 18,900 miles, asking $2000. Call (937)710-3559
Sparkle Clean
Bankruptcy Attorney 937-620-4579
Call 937-498-5125 422 Buckeye Ave., Sidney
660 Home Services
Emily Greer
Electronic Filing Quick Refund 2252521 44 Years Experience for appointment at
655 Home Repair & Remodel
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615 Business Services
655 Home Repair & Remodel
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Picture it Sold
600 - Services
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PIQUA, 1601 Broadway, Thursday, 8am-4pm, Friday and Saturday 9am-? Electronics, furniture, bookshelves, couch, bench, tables, kitchen items, men's L-XL clothes, glass items, antiques, frames, aquarium and supplies, miscellaneous and much more.
To advertise in the Classifieds That Work Service & Business Directory please call: 877-844-8385
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555 Garage Sales/Yard Sales
Service&Business 2250446
Please call: 877-844-8385 to advertise
DIRECTORY
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PIQUA DAILY CALL • PLACE YOUR AD IN THE CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK 877-844-8385 OR ON THE WEB AT WWW.DAILYCALL.COM
Sell the TV from your bedroom closet.
TROY, 1 & 2 Bedrooms, appliances, CA, water, trash paid, $425 & $525 month. $200 Deposit Special! (937)673-1821 TROY, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, AC, 1 car garage, appliances, W/D hookup, $630/mo. (937)433-3428 TROY, 2 bedrooms, upstairs, all electric, stove and refrigerator. Metro accepted. $480/month, deposit $300. (937)339-7028. TROY, spacious 2 bedroom townhouse, 1.5 bath, on Saratoga, new carpet, appliances, AC, attached garage, all electric, $495, (937)203-3767 TROY, townhome, new carpet, freshly painted, 2 bedroom, 1.5 remodeled baths, washer/ dryer hook-up. $525 monthly. Available immediately, (937)272-0041. WEST MILTON Townhouse. 2 Bedroom 1.5 bath. $495 month plus deposit (937)216-4233.
310 Commercial/Industrial BODY SHOP at 817 Garbry Road, Piqua. Available February 1st, $500 per month Call (937)417-7111 or (937)448-2974
t deal on n e ll e c x E . E TV FOR SAL ion. Rabbit is v le e t d e n a pre-ow ld movies o h c t a W . d e ears includ white d n a k c la b l in the origina
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
PLACE YOUR AD IN THE CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK 877-844-8385 OR ON THE WEB AT WWW.DAILYCALL.COM • PIQUA DAILY CALL
320 Houses for Rent
425 Houses for Sale
560 Home Furnishings
583 Pets and Supplies
4 BEDROOM, CA, fenced back yard, 2.5 car garage, $895 month + deposit, (937)778-9303 days, (937)604-5417 evenings,
TROY, 2555 Worthington, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, great room, $159,500, financing available, (937)239-0320, (937)239-1864, www.miamicountyproperties.com
ROLL TOP DESK, Wilshire Furniture 'Winners Only' solid oak, drop front keyboard drawer, 4 accessory drawers, 2 file drawers, 2 pullouts, includes oak upholstered desk chair, good condition, $320. Oak printer stand with drawers also available. Call (937)498-9271 after 5pm.
KITTEN, 6 months, male, short hair. Very loving and playful, gets along great with other cats. Litter trained. FREE! (937)473-2122
COVINGTON 1 bedroom house in country, no pets please, $400/month (937)473-2243 leave message
500 - Merchandise
IN PIQUA, 1 bedroom house, close to Mote Park $300 monthly (937)773-2829 after 2pm
510 Appliances
IN TROY, 3 bedroom, 1 bath, ranch, C/A, full basement, partially finished, fenced yard, 1 car garage, $500 deposit, $700 discounted rent. Application required. (937)339-1593
APPLIANCES, 30" GE ceramic top, electric stove, $300, 30" Sharp above stove microwave, $150, Frigidaire dishwasher, $100, all almond/ black, excellent condition, individual or $500 for all, (937)492-8470
METRO APPROVED, pet friendly, yard, garage, reference needed. 2 bedroom, 1 bath, $465. karlajane123@yahoo.com. (954)270-0271.
REFRIGERATOR, Amana, black side by side, 18 cu. feet, ice maker, water dispenser in door. Very good condition, $200 (937)773-1395
PIQUA, 1825 Wilshire, 3 bedroom ranch, 2.5 car garage, $800 plus deposit. No pets. (937)773-4493 TROY, 2507 Inverness, $700 a month. Plus one month deposit, no metro. (937) 239-1864 Visit miamicountyproperties.com TROY, 2555 Worthington, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, great room, appliances, $1,150 monthly, (937)239-0320, (937)239-1864, www.miamicountyproperties.com TROY WESTBROOK, 2 bedroom, detached garage. Non-smoker, no pets. Recently renovated $650 a month. (937)473-5248
WOOD FURNACE, United States Stove Company Model 1537 Hotblast Solid (wood/ coal). Twin 550 cfm blowers and filter box. Purchased in 2002. Very good condition, $800, kdapore@roadrunner.com. (937)638-0095.
525 Computer/Electric/Office DESKTOP COMPUTER, 2000 with printer. Word and Excel installed. $40. (937)492-9863.
545 Firewood/Fuel FIREWOOD, $125 a cord pick up, $150 a cord delivered, $175 a cord delivered and stacked (937)308-6334 or (937)719-3237
325 Mobile Homes for Rent
FIREWOOD for sale. All seasoned hardwood, $150 per cord split/ delivered, (937)844-3756.
NEAR BRADFORD in country 2 bedroom trailer, washer/dryer hookup. $375. (937)417-7111, (937)448-2974
SEASONED FIREWOOD $160 per cord. Stacking extra, $130 you pick up. Taylor Tree Service available (937)753-1047
400 - Real Estate For Sale 425 Houses for Sale TROY, 2507 Inverness. $82,900. Will finance, will coop. (937) 239-1864 Visit miamicountyproperties.com
560 Home Furnishings DINING SET, beautiful antique mahogany table with 6 matching chairs and 60 inch side board. Table is 54 inches round with five 9 inch leaves. Great condition, custom table pad included. (937)409-3387 between 9am-9pm
105 Announcements
592 Wanted to Buy
577 Miscellaneous
BUYING ESTATES, Will buy contents of estates PLUS, do all cleanup, (937)638-2658 ask for Kevin
CRIB COMPLETE, cradle, Pack-N-Play, basinet, Porta-Crib, saucer, walker, car seat, high chair, blankets, clothes, gate, potty, tub good condition (937)339-4233
CASH, top dollar paid for junk cars/trucks, running or non-running. I will pick up. Thanks for calling (937)719-3088 or (937)451-1019
KITCHEN CABINETS and vanities, new, oak and maple finish. All sizes, below retail value. (330)524-3984
CLASS RING, Girls SHS 1954, call (937)492-5243 leave message
TANNING BED, Wolff, Sun Quest Pro 16SE, $350. Call (937)381-5713 WALKER, tub/shower benches, commode chair, toilet riser, grabbers, canes, desk chair rolls and adjusts, Disney phones good condition (937)339-4233
580 Musical Instruments
WE BUY vintage, old items. Jewelry, toys, pottery, glassware. 1 item or entire estate. (419)860-3983 WE PAY cash for your old toys! Star Wars, GI Joes, He-Man, Transformers and much more. (937)638-3188.
800 - Transportation
PIANO, Baby Grand, circa 1920's ornate carved six legs, very good condition with custom top, seats 8, $2700, edlincor@bright.net (419)394-8204.
583 Pets and Supplies BICHON FRISE, Maltese, Yorkie, Shi-chons, Maltipoo, Non-Shedding. $100 and up. (419)925-4339 BORDER COLLIE puppies (4) males, registered, farm raised, $200 each. Union City, IN. (937)564-2950 or (937)564-8954 CAT yellow male. under 1 year. Sweet and mellow. Former stray, now neutered. Needs indoor forever home. $10 donation to humane society. (937)492-7478
Show off your own Funny Little Valentine with a Valentine Greeting in the Sidney Daily News, Troy Daily News & Piqua Daily Call
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FULL COLOR
Love, Mom
805 Auto 1997 CADILLAC DeVille Concours, white with caramel leather heated seats, automatic, A/C, power steering, power windows and locks, dual air bags, cassette player, trunk mounted CD player, 90,000 miles, good condition. $4000. Call (937)773-1550
899 Wanted to Buy Cash paid for junk cars and trucks. Free removal. Get the most for you clunker call Wanted Junkers (937)732-5424.
Child’s Name: ___________________________________________________ One Line Greeting (10 words only): _______________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Closing: (for Example: Love, Mom) ________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Submitted By: ___________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________________ State, City, Zip: __________________________________________________ Phone: __________________________________________________________ J Check Enclosed J Visa J Mastercard J Discover J Am Express Credit Card #: ___________________________________________________ Exp. Date: _______________________________________________________ Signature: _______________________________________________________
DACHSHUND, black & tan, long haired, very lovable, 7 years old. Free to good home. (937)451-0924, leave message.
Send along with payment to: My Funny Valentine The Sidney Daily News P.O. Box 4099 Sidney, Ohio 45365 Payment must accompany all orders.
POMERANIAN, 3 white, 1 red, 9 weeks old, $75 each, 2 adult white males, neutered free to good homes, (937)473-5367
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ALICIA
Happy Valentines Day To My Beautiful Daughter!
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2012 Baby Pages Publication Date: Thursday, April 19, 2012 Deadline for photos is Monday, March 26, 2012 (Babies born January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011)
The pages will be published in the April 19th edition of the Troy Daily News and Piqua Daily Call
ONLY $21.75
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Pa Jennifer Smith rents & And Indianapolis rew Knotts , IN Grandpa Ken & Beck rents Kim & Glen y Smith n Honeycutt
• Twins are handled as TWO photos. • Enclose photo, coupon and $21.75
2012 Baby Pages PLEASE PRINT - Any names that do not fit in the allowed space will be subject to editing.
*Child’s Name: __________________________________________________ *City: ______________________________ *Birthday:__________________ *Parents’Names:__________________________________________________ **Grandparents’Names: ____________________________________________ **Grandparents’Names: ____________________________________________ (*Required Information)
**Due to space constraints, only parents and grandparents names will be listed. Please mail my photo back. SASE enclosed. (Not responsible for photos lost in the mail.) I will stop by and pick up my photo (we will only hold them for 6 months) Name: ________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________ City: ______________ State: ____ Zip: ________ Phone: ____________ ____________________________________________________________ Bill my credit card #: ________________________ expiration date: ________ Signature: ______________________________________________________ Discover Visa Mastercard Am. Express AMOUNT ENCLOSED: ____
Dearest Lynn, We love you sweetie! Keep that beautiful smile, always! We love you, Mom & Dad
Mom, Happy Valentine’s Day to the best mom ever! Hugs & Kisses, Natalie
Blake, You’ll never know how much you mean to me! I love you! Annie
Put into words how much your loved ones mean to you by writing a love letter to them this Valentine’s Day!
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Piqua girls win tourney game The Piqua's seventh grade girls basketball team won their first round tournament game in the Silver Bracket Saturday over Kettering Van Buren 27-11. Madison Curtner led the team with nine points, while Chloe Clark grabbed seven rebounds. The Lady Indians face Lebanon Maroon at 11:45 a.m. Saturday morning at Tower Heights Middle School in Centerville.
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XENIA — The Piqua boys basketball team lost 81-66 in GWOC crossover action Tuesday night, but not without a second-half comeback. The Indians trailed by 18 at halftime and after playing the Bucs even in the third quarter, vut the lead to nine early in the fourth quarter. “We made a little bit of a run in the fourth quarter,” Piqua coach Heath Butler said. “But, we expended a lot of energy making the run and could never get over the hump. “It stayed a nine for most of the fourth quarter, then Xenia hit some free throws down the stretch to open it up to the final margin.” Taylor Wellbaum had a big game for Piqua, scoring 23 points. See BOYS/Page 16
East girls get by Tipp
Mowery Makes Move To Basket
Russia holds off Buccs
CASSTOWN — Trina Current scored 23 points as Miami East rallied in the fourth quarter, The Bradford junior high then went on to defeat Tippeca- T. CURRENT MACK girls basketball team split noe 69-65 in two games with Franklin overtime in a Miami County girls double Monroe. basketball showdown. The seventh grade lost Angie Mack, as she did against Fort Loa 25-23 heartbreaker on a ramie earlier this season, hit a big 3-pointer shot at the buzzer. to tie the game in the final minute of reguOlivia Hart scored eight lation. points and Mandi Bates She also hit two clutch free throws in the added seven. first overtime to tie it and finished with 10 The eighth grade won points, while Madison Linn scored 14. 22-19. Current was just as big on the boards, as Kenzie Weldy led BradMiami East owned a 40-18 rebounding adford with 13 points. Bradford was coming off vantage in the game. Miami East will host Twin Valley Thurstwo losses to Covington. day with its perfect CCC record on the line. The seventh grade lost 26-18. Russia gets past Covington Mandi Bates led BradRUSSIA — The Russia girls basketball ford with 10 points. team used a balanced attack to get past The eighth grade lost Covington 36-30 Monday night. 46-13. Russia stretched a 15-14 halftime lead to Weldy led Bradford with 25-16 after three quarters. four points. Shana Meyer led the Lady Raiders with BRADFORD SCORING vs. Franklin Monroe 11 points. Seventh Grade Hart 8, Bates 7, Brower 4. Booker 1, Covington had just three players reach Brewer 3. the scoring column. Eighth Grade Moore 4, Weldy 13, Carder 4, Roberts 1. Shelby Kihm led the Lady Buccs with 15 points and Julianna Simon added 12. vs. Covington Seventh Grade Covington plays at Arcanum Thursday in Bates 10, Hart 6, Brower 2. CCC action, while Russia will entertain Eighth Grade Smith 2, Moore 3, Weldy 4, Harmon 2, Fort Loramie Saturday in CCC play. Roberts 2. PIQUA SCORING Curtner 9, Spradlin 5, Clark 3, Bowen 3, Hilleary 6, Hall 1.
Lady Roaders split JH games
Falcons fall to state-ranked Triad
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15 seed Q: What knocked off second seed Arizona in the opening round of the NCAA men’s basketball tourney in 1993?
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QUOTED “It beats second, I do know that.” —Thad Matta on OSU leading the Big Ten at the halfway point
NORTH LEWISBURG — Graham faced the third-ranked D-IV team in state Monday night and lost to Triad 58-45. Taylor Dyke scored 23 points for the Lady Falcons and Catherine Hanlin added 11. Graham will host Urbana Saturday in CBC/MRD action.
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Hannah Mowery and the Piqua girls basketball team will play at Trotwood-Madison tonight, before hosting Sidney on Saturdy afternoon.
Lady Roaders win Kenton meet Leone, Rose, Allison, Lavey, Pullins, Parke all win titles KENTON — The Bradford powerlifting team competed at Kenton Saturday, with the Lady Railroaders taking first place and the boys finishing in third. Winning for the girls were Sarah Leone (125), Lindsay Rose (135), Brittney Allison (145), Molli Lavey (155) and Megan
Pullins (175). Taking second were Cheyenne Parke (115), Jane Bloom (125), Krissy Parke (135), Shania Lee (145), Brooke Floyd (155), and Rachel Lavey (195). Taking third were Mogan Gambill (115), Kasi Hill (125), Blake Brewer (135), Jayde Mead (145), Shawnee Rismiller
(155), Rebeka Lavey (175), Natasha Lee (195) and Sierra Puthoff (unlimited). Finishing fourth were Krista Floyd (115), Athena Scalzi (125) and Kylee Floyd (145). Courtney Adding (145) finished fifth, while Lexi Roberts (unlimited) finished sixth.
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Winning for the boys was Justin Parke (145); while Steven Gayhart (unlimited) finished second. Taking third were Nick Hoover (145) and Nathan Voisard (165); while finishing fourth was Mason Justice (125). Mark Barga (125) and Brandon Mitchell (145) both finished fifth, while
taking sixth were Bryson Canan (125) and Jeff Crowell (unlimited). Dillon Reck (125) and Lane Gill (185) both finished seventh, while T.J. Pullins (175) was eighth. Darryn Barge (135) took ninth, while Robbie Loyt (225) and Tony Gunter (250) finished 10th.
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NFL Playoff Glance NFL Playoff Glance All Times EST Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 7 Houston 31, Cincinnati 10 New Orleans 45, Detroit 28 Sunday, Jan. 8 New York Giants 24, Atlanta 2 Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23, OT Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 14 San Francisco 36, New Orleans 32 New England 45, Denver 10 Sunday, Jan. 15 Baltimore 20, Houston 13 N.Y. Giants 37, Green Bay 20 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 22 New England 23, Baltimore 20 N.Y. Giants 20, San Francisco 17, OT Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 29 At Honolulu AFC 59, NFC 41 Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 5 At Indianapolis New England vs. N.Y. Giants, 6:20 p.m.
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Aaron Craft and Ohio State lead the Big Ten.
Buckeyes are halfway there OSU leads Big Ten at midway point COLUMBUS (AP) — Not long after No. 3 Ohio State hung a 64-49 shiner on No. 20 Michigan on Sunday, coach Thad Matta was asked how pleased he was to reach the midpoint of the Big Ten season with at least a share of the lead. "It beats second, I do know that," he said. Trouble is, the Buckeyes (19-3, 7-2) know that most of their work is ahead of them. All of their remaining nine games will be played against teams which have received points in the Associated Press Top 25 this season. Five of the nine opponents are ranked this week, starting with the Saturday showdown at No. 19 Wisconsin. The Buckeyes will later host the Badgers, and also play No. 9 Michigan State both home and away. In addition, they have a return engagement at No. 23 Michigan on Feb. 18. Matta is well aware that sitting atop the conference in late January — the Buckeyes actually have a half-game lead on Michigan State (17-4, 6-2) which can pull even with a win at Illinois on Tuesday night — means almost nothing. "As I told the guys yesterday, we have to get healed up the best we can," Matta said on Monday. "From there, it's on." Ohio State has played a solid schedule, including wins in November over No. 7 Florida (81-74) and No. 3 Duke (85-63), and December road losses at No. 13 Kansas (78-67) and at No. 13 Indiana (74-71). In January, the Buckeyes had a relatively light schedule of seven games, with a 80-63 rout of Indiana its lone Top-25 opponent. But now comes a string of the biggest tests of the season. Even the unranked teams — Purdue, Minnesota, Illinois and Northwestern — are dangerous. Each has pulled off its share of big wins so far. All will be gunning to upend Ohio State and improve their own postseason chances. The Buckeyes enter this stretch on a roll. They've won four in a row and six of seven. They
are playing well at both ends of the court, ranking second in the Big Ten in both scoring (77.3 ppg) and in points allowed (55.6 ppg). Michigan coach John Beilein tossed a zone defense at Buckeyes on Sunday, hoping to give them a look that might change the tempo of a game slowly slipping away. It worked, for a while at least, until Ohio State used a second-half run to put the game away. "You let this team get comfortable ... they've got too many bullets in that gun," Beilein said of the Buckeyes. Lenzelle Smith Jr., who led Ohio State with 17 points and a career-best 12 rebounds in the win over the Wolverines, credited the defense for the improved play the past couple of weeks. "Whenever we come out and we're connected on defense, we pretty much get the job done," he said. It may not just be a coincidence that star forward Jared Sullinger has recommitted himself after admitting to a lackadaisical attitude during the Buckeyes' last loss, a 7974 setback at Illinois on Jan. 10. He said he needed to be more of a leader and had to play hard on each possession instead of resting at times. He has taken a more active role in huddles, in practice and in games since, expressing himself more and occasionally directing traffic and attitudes on the court. Asked on Sunday if he put any stock into the Buckeyes' rise in the Big Ten standings, he offered a firm no. "Game on Saturday against Wisconsin," he said tersely. "That's the biggest focus right now." Yes, there is some satisfaction that they've righted the ship after a 32 start in conference play. But the Buckeyes are aware this is no time to be handing out pats on the back. "It's such a long season," Matta said. "There's some things we've got to continue to get better at. But turning the halfway point at 7-2 is, well, I like it."
National Basketball Association All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 15 6 .714 — 9 10 .474 5 Boston New York 7 13 .350 7½ New Jersey 7 14 .333 8 7 14 .333 8 Toronto Southeast Division W L Pct GB 16 5 .762 — Miami Atlanta 15 6 .714 1 Orlando 12 9 .571 4 4 17 .190 12 Washington Charlotte 3 18 .143 13 Central Division L Pct GB W Chicago 18 5 .783 — Indiana 13 6 .684 3 9 11 .450 7½ Milwaukee Cleveland 8 11 .421 8 Detroit 4 18 .182 13½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB 14 8 .636 — Dallas San Antonio 13 9 .591 1 Houston 12 9 .571 1½ 10 10 .500 3 Memphis New Orleans 4 17 .190 9½ Northwest Division L Pct GB W Oklahoma City 16 4 .800 — Denver 14 6 .700 2 12 7 .632 3½ Utah Portland 12 9 .571 4½ Minnesota 10 11 .476 6½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 12 6 .667 — 12 9 .571 1½ L.A. Lakers Phoenix 7 13 .350 6 Golden State 6 12 .333 6 6 14 .300 7 Sacramento Monday's Games Chicago 98, Washington 88 Philadelphia 74, Orlando 69 Miami 109, New Orleans 95 Minnesota 120, Houston 108 San Antonio 83, Memphis 73 Milwaukee 103, Detroit 82 Dallas 122, Phoenix 99 Utah 93, Portland 89 L.A. Clippers 112, Oklahoma City 100 Tuesday's Games Boston at Cleveland New Jersey at Indiana Atlanta at Toronto Detroit at New York Denver at Memphis Sacramento at Golden State Charlotte at L.A. Lakers Wednesday's Games Washington at Orlando, 7 p.m. Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8 p.m. Phoenix at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Indiana at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Miami at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Houston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Charlotte at Portland, 10 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Utah, 10:30 p.m. Thursday's Games Memphis at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at New York, 8 p.m. New Orleans at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Portland at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Utah at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Denver at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
USA/ESPN Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 29, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Pts Pvs Record 21-1 775 1 1. Kentucky (31) 22-1 730 4 2. Syracuse 19-3 726 3 3. Ohio State 19-2 635 2 4. Missouri 18-3 631 6 5. Duke 19-2 622 7 6. Baylor 18-3 622 8 6. North Carolina 17-4 548 5 8. Kansas 21-0 511 9 9. Murray State 456 11 10. Michigan State 17-4 17-4 445 13 11. Florida 20-2 426 14 12. Creighton 20-3 399 15 13. UNLV 16-4 355 10 14. Georgetown 18-4 323 18 15. Marquette 21-2 284 20 16. Saint Mary's 264 12 17. San Diego State 18-3 17-3 253 21 18. Virginia 193 16 19. Mississippi State 17-5 17-5 142 17 20. Indiana 17-5 142 25 20. Wisconsin 16-6 120 22 22. Michigan 23. Harvard 18-2 116 23 24. Florida State 14-6 85 — 25. Louisville 17-5 68 25 Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 65, Vanderbilt 36, UConn 21, Nevada 18, Kansas State 15, Iowa State 9, Middle Tennessee 9, Wichita State 7, New Mexico 6, West Virginia 6, Southern Miss. 4, Long Beach State 3, California 2, Temple 2, Notre Dame 1.
Men’s AP Poll The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 29, total points based on 25 points for a firstplace vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Kentucky (63) 21-1 1,623 1 2. Syracuse (2) 22-1 1,550 3 3. Ohio St. 19-3 1,498 4 4. Missouri 19-2 1,363 2 5. North Carolina 18-3 1,331 7 6. Baylor 19-2 1,310 6 7. Duke 18-3 1,250 8 8. Kansas 17-4 1,178 5 9. Michigan St. 17-4 1,098 10 10. Murray St. 21-0 979 11 11. UNLV 20-3 936 12 12. Florida 17-4 861 14 13. Creighton 20-2 803 15 14. Georgetown 16-4 762 9 15. Marquette 18-4 682 17 16. Virginia 17-3 578 19 17. San Diego St. 18-3 566 13 18. Saint Mary's (Cal)21-2 472 21 19. Wisconsin 17-5 415 25 20. Indiana 17-5 395 16 21. Florida St. 14-6 375 23 22. Mississippi St. 17-5 329 18 23. Michigan 16-6 305 20 24. Gonzaga 17-3 141 — 25. Vanderbilt 16-5 102 — Others receiving votes: Harvard 69, Louisville 65, Kansas St. 40, West Virginia 12, Wichita St. 9, Nevada 6, Notre Dame 6, Southern Miss. 5, Iowa St. 3, Long Beach St. 3, Iona 2, UConn 2, Illinois 1.
Women’s ESPN Top 25 The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN Women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 30, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last weeks ranking: Pts Pvs Record 1. Baylor (31) 21-0 775 1 2. Notre Dame 21-1 742 2 20-2 712 3 3. UConn 4. Stanford 18-1 684 4 5. Kentucky 20-2 642 6 17-3 621 5 6. Duke 7. Miami 19-3 588 8 8. Tennessee 16-5 528 9 19-0 501 9 9. Green Bay 10. Maryland 18-3 493 7 11. Ohio State 20-2 454 9 17-4 441 14 12. Louisville 13. Delaware 18-1 382 16 14. Rutgers 17-4 372 12 17-5 338 18 15. Georgetown 16. Texas A&M 14-5 333 13 17. Purdue 18-4 244 17 18-3 226 21 18. Nebraska 19. Gonzaga 19-3 219 20 20. Georgia 16-6 182 15 16-5 154 19 21. Penn State 22. Georgia Tech 16-6 104 24 23. DePaul 16-6 86 22 53 25 24. North Carolina 16-5 25. Kansas 16-4 45 — Others receiving votes: Texas Tech 30, Vanderbilt 23, St. Bonaventure 19, Middle Tennessee 15, Florida Gulf Coast 14, South Carolina 13, California 12, BYU 8, Michigan State 6, Princeton 3, UTEP 3, UNLV 3, Fresno State 2, Kansas State 2, St. John's 2, South Florida 1.
Women’s AP Top 25 The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 29, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25thplace vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Prv 21-0 1,000 1 1. Baylor (40) 2. Notre Dame 21-1 960 2 3. UConn 19-2 916 3 18-1 882 4 4. Stanford 5. Duke 17-2 834 5 6. Kentucky 20-2 808 6 19-3 738 10 7. Miami 8. Tennessee 16-5 693 7 9. Maryland 18-3 635 8 19-0 615 12 10. Green Bay 11. Ohio St. 20-2 614 9 12. Delaware 18-1 520 15 17-4 516 11 13. Rutgers 14. Louisville 17-4 501 16 15. Purdue 18-4 407 13 18-3 400 19 16. Nebraska 17. Georgetown 17-5 378 20 18. Texas A&M 14-5 352 14 16-5 221 18 19. Penn St. 20. Gonzaga 19-3 217 22 21. Georgia 16-6 154 17 20-3 136 23 22. BYU 23. North Carolina 16-5 94 25 24. Georgia Tech 16-6 79 — 15-5 70 21 25. Texas Tech Others receiving votes: St. Bonaventure 61, DePaul 53, South Carolina 48, California 18, Kansas St. 13, Arkansas 12, Princeton 11, St. John's 9, Florida Gulf Coast 8, Oklahoma 6, Kansas 5, San Diego St. 5, Fresno St. 4, UTEP 4, Vanderbilt 2, Michigan St. 1.
Prep Boys Poll How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boys basketball teams in the fourth of seven weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses): DIVISION I 1, Cols. Northland (23) 13-1 298 14-1 229 2, Pickerington Cent. (1) 3, Cin. La Salle (3) 16-1 227 4, Powell Olentangy Liberty (2) 16-0 199 13-1 186 5, Mentor (2) 6, Cin. Moeller 13-2 127 7, Cols. Walnut Ridge 14-0 120 11-1 88 8, Cle. Hts. 9, Tol. Whitmer 13-2 50 10, Lakewood St. Edward 8-5 34 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Mason 21. 11, Cle. St. Ignatius 21. 13, Tol. St. John's 18. 14, Norwalk 14. DIVISION II 15-0 296 1, Day. Dunbar (20) 2, Plain City Jonathan Alder (2) 13-0 254 3, Alliance (3) 16-0 234 14-0 203 4, Defiance (2) 5, Franklin (2) 15-0 147 6, Cin. Taft (2) 11-4 142 12-2 115 7, E. Liverpool 8, Vincent Warren 11-2 75 9, Lexington 11-3 43 12-1 41 10, Akr. East Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Day. Thurgood Marshall 31. 12, Mentor Lake Cath. 23. 13, Akr. SVSM 15. 14, Cle. Benedictine 12. DIVISION III 1, Bloom-Carroll (12) 15-0 272 15-0 245 2, Cin. Summit Country Day (5) 3, Leavittsburg Labrae (6) 17-0 236 4, Bedford St. Peter Chanel (7) 13-1 232 14-1 178 5, Chesapeake 6, Lima Cent. Cath. (1) 11-2 126 7, Creston Norwayne 13-1 111 12-2 83 8, Versailles 9, Portsmouth 15-2 78 10, Ironton 12-3 59 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Chillicothe Huntington 13. DIVISION IV 14-0 307 1, Berlin Hiland (30) 2, Ft. Recovery 13-1 239 3, Jackson Center 9-0 216 13-0 191 4, Edgerton (1) 5, Richmond Hts. 12-1 169 6, Newark Cath. 12-2 160 13-2 124 7, Cols. Africentric 8, Zanesville Rosecrans 10-3 69 9, Cle. VASJ 6-7 46 12-3 35 10, Malvern Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Day. Jefferson 29. 12, Ada 23. 13, Leipsic 21.
Prep Girls Poll How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school girls basketball teams in the fourth of seven weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses): DIVISION I 1, Reynoldsburg (24) 17-0 287 16-0 252 2, Uniontown Lake (4) 3, Middleburg Hts. Midpark 14-1 193 4, Twinsburg (2) 12-3 159 5, Pickerington N. 15-2 158 6, Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 16-1 125 7, Springboro 13-1 101 8, Can. McKinley 12-3 79 9, Cin. Princeton 13-3 66 10, Kettering Fairmont 14-3 49 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Sylvania Northview 26. 12, Cin. Sycamore 23. 13, Zanesville 16. 14, Wadsworth 14. 15, Tol. Notre Dame 13. 15, Lewis Center Olentangy 13. 17, Hudson 12. DIVISION II 1, Day. Carroll (24) 16-0 288 2, Akr. Manchester (4) 16-0 241 3, Clyde 15-1 198 4, Ravenna 14-0 197 5, Akr. Hoban 15-1 154 6, Shelby 14-0 151 7, Day. Chaminade-Julienne 15-2 117 8, Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown (2) 12-4 93 9, Lima Bath 13-2 70 10, Beloit W. Branch 13-1 29 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 21. 12, Alliance Marlington 17. 13, Tol. Rogers 15. 14, Plain City Jonathan Alder 12. DIVISION III 1, Anna (23) 17-0 286 2, Findlay Liberty-Benton (2) 15-0 257 3, Archbold (2) 17-0 233 4, Oak Hill 14-1 175 5, Middletown Madison 16-1 170 6, Smithville (1) 15-0 166 7, Cols. Africentric 14-3 80 8, Georgetown 13-1 70 9, Beverly Ft. Frye 14-2 68 10, Richwood N. Union (1) 15-2 45 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Orrville 13. 12, Casstown Miami E. 12. DIVISION IV 1, Ottoville (28) 15-0 298 2, New Riegel 13-0 250 3, N. Lewisburg Triad (2) 15-0 221 4, Newark Cath. 15-1 172 5, Zanesville Rosecrans 13-2 117 T6, Arcadia 13-2 101 T6, Arlington 13-1 101 8, Waterford 13-3 98 9, Cortland Maplewood 13-2 75 10, Ft. Recovery 12-3 64 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Maria Stein Marion Local 30. 12, New Madison Tri-Village 23. 13,
Berlin Hiland 18. 14, Mansfield St. Peter's 17. 15, N. Ridgeville Lake Ridge 14. 16, New Knoxville 13.
Hockey
NHL Standings National Hockey League All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 31 12 4 66 132 96 14 5 63 162 142 Philadelphia 29 Pittsburgh 28 17 4 60 152 127 New Jersey 26 19 3 55 129 136 22 7 45 115 143 N.Y. Islanders 19 Northeast Division W L OT Pts GF GA 31 14 2 64 171 102 Boston Ottawa 27 19 6 60 157 160 Toronto 25 19 5 55 151 147 19 21 9 47 130 134 Montreal Buffalo 20 24 5 45 119 149 Southeast Division L OT Pts GF GA W Florida 22 15 11 55 122 136 Washington 26 19 3 55 136 137 22 22 6 50 124 143 Winnipeg Tampa Bay 21 23 4 46 136 165 Carolina 18 24 9 45 130 159 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L OT Pts GF GA 33 16 1 67 160 117 Detroit St. Louis 29 13 7 65 124 102 Chicago 29 15 6 64 162 144 30 16 4 64 140 127 Nashville Columbus 13 30 6 32 115 163 Northwest Division L OT Pts GF GA W Vancouver 30 15 4 64 158 122 Minnesota 24 18 7 55 115 126 26 23 2 54 131 144 Colorado Calgary 23 21 6 52 120 137 Edmonton 18 26 5 41 122 142 Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 27 14 6 60 131 110 16 10 58 111 111 Los Angeles 24 Dallas 25 21 2 52 126 136 Phoenix 22 20 8 52 130 134 18 23 7 43 124 144 Anaheim NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Monday's Games No games scheduled Tuesday's Games Ottawa at Boston N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey Winnipeg at Philadelphia Toronto at Pittsburgh N.Y. Islanders at Carolina Buffalo at Montreal Washington at Tampa Bay Nashville at Minnesota Detroit at Calgary Anaheim at Phoenix Colorado at Edmonton Chicago at Vancouver Columbus at San Jose Wednesday's Games N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Florida, 8 p.m. Dallas at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m. Columbus at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Thursday's Games Carolina at Boston, 7 p.m. Montreal at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Nashville at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m. Chicago at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Detroit at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Dallas at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
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PGA Tour Stats PGA Tour Statistics Through Jan. 29 Scoring Average 1, Jeff Maggert, 68.64. 2, Brandt Snedeker, 68.77. 3, John Senden, 68.91. 4, Corey Pavin, 69.20. 5, Johnson Wagner, 69.36. 6, Brendon de Jonge, 69.40. 7, Carl Pettersson, 69.41. 8, Brian Gay, 69.43. 9, Steve Stricker, 69.50. 10, Stewart Cink, 69.54. Driving Distance 1, Jamie Lovemark, 323.3. 2, Kyle Stanley, 315.7. 3, Jason Kokrak, 314.6. 4, Ryan Palmer, 310.5. 5 (tie), Robert Garrigus and Charlie Beljan, 309.8. 7, Graham DeLaet, 308.8. 8, Bubba Watson, 308.6. 9, Harris English, 308.5. 10, Carl Pettersson, 307.8. Driving Accuracy Percentage 1, John Senden, 75.45%. 2, Matt Kuchar, 74.07%. 3, Jason Dufner, 73.17%. 4, Scott McCarron, 72.46%. 5, Joe Durant, 72.22%. 6, Chez Reavie, 70.00%. 7, Mark Wilson, 69.72%. 8, Paul Goydos, 69.57%. 9, Nick O'Hern, 69.09%. 10, 2 tied with 69.01%. Greens in Regulation Percentage 1, Martin Laird, 81.94%. 2, Jonathan Byrd, 80.56%. 3, Bubba Watson, 79.86%. 4, Mark Wilson, 79.44%. 5 (tie), John Senden and Bill Haas, 79.17%. 7, Webb Simpson, 78.47%. 8 (tie), Lee Janzen, Sean O'Hair and Graham DeLaet, 77.78%. Total Driving 1, John Senden, 17. 2, Matt Kuchar, 41. 3, Bo Van Pelt, 44. 4, Robert Garrigus, 49. 5, John Rollins, 54. 6, Jason Dufner, 58. 7, Ryan Palmer, 64. 8, Graham DeLaet, 65. 9, Roberto Castro, 73. 10, John Huh, 74. Strokes Gained - Putting 1, Marc Turnesa, 2.738. 2, Scott McCarron, 2.162. 3, Hunter Haas, 1.965. 4, Johnson Wagner, 1.743. 5, Jeff Maggert, 1.617. 6, Briny Baird, 1.478. 7, Martin Flores, 1.430. 8, Rory Sabbatini, 1.372. 9, Ben Crane, 1.260. 10, Nick O'Hern, 1.156. Birdie Average 1, Robert Garrigus, 6.67. 2, Martin Laird, 6.25. 3, Brandt Snedeker, 5.88. 4, Matt Kuchar, 5.75. 5, Ryan Moore, 5.67. 6, Lee Janzen, 5.50. 7 (tie), Bob Estes , John Senden and Hunter Mahan, 5.25. 10, Ben Crane, 5.20. Eagles (Holes per) 1, Brett Quigley, 24.0. 2 (tie), Bobby Gates and John Huh, 36.0. 4 (tie), Rocco Mediate, Arjun Atwal and Scott Brown, 42.0. 7, Keegan Bradley, 43.2. 8 (tie), Ben Crane, Steve Wheatcroft and Anthony Kim, 45.0. Sand Save Percentage 1 (tie), Brett Quigley and Aaron Baddeley, 87.50%. 3, Gary Woodland, 83.33%. 4, Jonas Blixt, 82.35%. 5, Daniel Chopra, 80.00%. 6, Blake Adams, 79.17%. 7 (tie), Geoff Ogilvy and D.J. Trahan, 75.00%. 9, Steve Stricker, 73.33%. 10, 2 tied with 71.43%. All-Around Ranking 1, Jeff Maggert, 250. 2, John Senden, 273. 3, Matt Kuchar, 278. 4, Carl Pettersson, 293. 5, Robert Garrigus, 303. 6, Brandt Snedeker, 313. 7, John Rollins, 324. 8, Harrison Frazar, 349. 9, John Huh, 362. 10, Zach Johnson, 366. PGA TOUR Official Money Leaders 1, Johnson Wagner (3), $1,573,133. 2, Brandt Snedeker (2), $1,236,800. 3, Steve Stricker (2), $1,142,000. 4, Mark Wilson (3), $1,099,500. 5, Martin Laird (2), $745,200. 6, Kyle Stanley (3), $695,575. 7, Harrison Frazar (3), $608,000. 8, John Rollins (3), $556,868. 9, D.A. Points (3), $470,063. 10, Sean O'Hair (2), $462,000.
Champions Tour Stats Champions Tour Statistics Charles Schwab Cup 1, Dan Forsman, 307 Points. 2, Jay Don Blake, 186. 3 (tie), John Cook and Michael Allen, 121. 5 (tie), Gary Hallberg and Jeff Sluman, 86. 7 (tie), Brad Bryant, Mark Calcavecchia, Jay Haas and Tom Watson, 60. Scoring Average (Actual) 1, Dan Forsman, 67.00. 2, Jay Don Blake, 67.67. 3 (tie), John Cook and Michael Allen, 68.00. 5 (tie), Gary Hallberg and Jeff Sluman, 68.33. 7 (tie), Brad Bryant, Mark Calcavecchia, Jay Haas and Tom Watson, 68.67. Driving Distance 1, John Huston, 310.0. 2, Kenny Perry, 303.0. 3, Tom Lehman, 297.2. 4, Gary Hallberg, 296.7. 5, Russ Cochran, 295.2. 6, Jay Don Blake, 293.7. 7, Brad Bryant, 293.5. 8, Fred Couples, 292.8. 9, Michael Allen, 290.3. 10, Ted Schulz, 288.8. Driving Accuracy Percentage 1 (tie), Bob Gilder and Bernhard Langer, 88.10%. 3, Bruce Vaughan, 83.33%. 4 (tie), Dan Forsman, Jay Haas, Larry Mize and Corey Pavin, 80.95%. 3 Tied With Mark McNulty, 78.57%. Greens in Regulation Percentage 1 (tie), David Eger and Dan Forsman, 81.48%. 3, Russ Cochran, 79.63%. 4 (tie), Jay Haas, Tom Lehman, Michael Allen and Bruce Vaughan, 75.93%. 3 Tied With Brad Bryant, 74.07%. Total Driving 1 (tie), Dan Forsman and Tom Lehman, 15. 3, Tom Watson, 19. 4, Jay Don Blake, 21. 5, Jay Haas, 22. 6 (tie), Bob Gilder and Bernhard Langer, 24. 8, Larry Mize, 26. 9, David Eger, 30. 10, Bruce Vaughan, 31. Putting Average 1, John Cook, 1.583. 2, Mark Calcavecchia, 1.595. 3, John Huston, 1.618. 4, Loren Roberts, 1.639. 5, Michael Allen, 1.659. 6, Tom Watson, 1.675. 7, Dan Forsman, 1.682. 8 (tie), Olin Browne and Larry Mize, 1.694. 10, Brad Bryant, 1.700. All-Around Ranking 1, Dan Forsman, 53. 2, Jay Don Blake, 64. 3, Jay Haas, 72. 4, Michael Allen, 78. 5, Tom Watson, 79. 6, Tom Lehman, 83. 7, John Cook, 91. 8, Jeff Sluman, 103. 9, Larry Mize, 104. 10, Gary Hallberg, 107.
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Retirement talk premature Peyton’s shadow lingers over Super Bowl
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Chad Ochocinco talks on media day Tuesday.
Ochocinco enjoys quiet Achieves longtime goal of Super Bowl INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Chad Ochocinco was the last Patriot to walk across the field and wade into the pack of reporters and photographers waiting near the sideline. He felt no need to rush the moment he'd longed for nearly his whole life. This was his Super Bowl media day. Ochocinco finally got to be on the receiving end of questions Tuesday at Lucas Oil Stadium for an annual event that he attended several times as a microphone-toting correspondent for his social media Ochocinco News Network. Now, the microphones were aimed at him. "Aw, man, I've dreamed of it," Ochocinco said, wearing his blue No. 85 jersey, blue Super Bowl cap and irrepressible smile. "I've been playing this game a long time — started out at 4 years old. And this is what you dream of, to come to this stage and enjoy it. So that's what I'm going to do." And he's doing it the New England way. Instead of driving the conversation by talking about himself, Ochocinco was along for the ride. He didn't seem to mind that he didn't get one of the 14 podiums set up on the field for coach Bill Belichick and players. Instead, he stood at the 13-yard line between podiums reserved for tight end Aaron Hernandez and receiver Matthew Slater, his soft tone often drowned out by his teammates' speaker-amplified comments. Didn't matter. "This is my podium," Ochocinco said, referring to his small section of artificial turf encircled by reporters and photographers. "If I was up there, you couldn't get to me. You couldn't smell the cologne I have on now." During the nearly hourlong session, Ochocinco provided hardly a whiff of his old look-at-me ways. After 10 years of commanding the spotlight and losing games in Cincinnati, the social media mogul had to pull off one of his most difficult changes. Ochocinco had to use the words "I'' and "me" much more sparingly in order to co-exist with Belichick in New England. He had to learn, he says, throwing in an obscenity, to shut up. There was no remorse in his tone on Tuesday. He knew when the Patriots traded for him that his self-promoting ways would have to end. If he lapsed back into look-atme, he'd be looking at the end of his stay in New England. So, he did away with his
lists of cornerbacks who couldn't cover him, his touchdown skits and victory guarantees. Ochocinco, who legally changed his name from Johnson to get more attention, would have to drop the "diva" from his job description. "I could have talked," he said, 'but then I'd be sitting at home today. "I think I've had a great career in general. The year wasn't what I expected, what everyone else expected. But I did everything I was supposed to do — work, stay quiet. I don't know if being on this stage is a reward, but there's nothing else I can do. I'm part of a team and I've done everything asked of me." Especially the "stay quiet" part, which went against his nature. He repeatedly bumped egos in Cincinnati with coach Marvin Lewis, who referred to him once as "Ocho Psycho." Ochocinco miffed teammates with his attention-gathering antics — and his sloppy pass routes — and got under the skin of opponents by sending them Pepto-Bismol and other gifts. The league repeatedly fined him for his onfield celebrations and refusal to follow its uniform code. He set Bengals receiving records, but made the playoffs only twice in 10 years and went 0-2. He tried to get out of town, but ownership made him stay. He started planning for his next career, getting involved in social media, including his OCNN venture. During the NFL lockout last summer, he rode a 1,500-pound bull for 1.5 seconds, tried out for Kansas City's MLS team and took a 160 mph spin around the Atlanta Motor Speedway with Jeff Burton. He felt revived when the Bengals traded him to the Patriots in July, but quickly realized his career was taking an abrupt turn. He became a small piece in a high-powered passing game, catching only 15 passes all season for 275 yards and one uncelebrated touchdown. "I know the season hasn't gone the way he wanted to," said Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew, filling in for Ochocinco on his OCNN crew this week. "The way they do things up there, I think he's kind of understood that and gone along with it. I'm happy for the guy." Ochocinco sounded upbeat about all of it. Asked if it was bittersweet for him to get to the title game as a reserve receiver without a podium, he smiled. "It's not bittersweet," he said. "It's the Super Bowl."
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Peyton Manning isn't ready to discuss retirement yet. The four-time league MVP told a group of reporters Tuesday he doesn't plan to stop playing and that his recovery from a third neck surgery continues to be on schedule. "My plan hasn't changed," Manning said at a hotel after media day at Lucas Oil Stadium featuring the Giants and Patriots. "I'm on track with what the doctors have told me to do, and I'm doing that. I'm rehabbing hard." When asked about reports he may soon retire, he responded: "I have no plans on doing that." Manning's shadow has been looming over the NFL title game for days, and it doesn't show signs of going away anytime soon though he wishes he wasn't such a distraction. "It's not the way it should be," he said earlier in a taped interview with ESPN. "I really don't think it will be as the week goes on." The quarterback of the hometown Colts has not played in more than a year because of a damaged nerve that caused weakness in his throwing arm. He had neck surgery in May, then underwent his third and most invasive neck surgery in 19 months in September. Doctors fused two vertebrae together, a procedure that forced him to miss the Colts' 2-14 season. Since then, Manning hasn't been able to escape the spotlight. There has been rampant speculation about his recovery, the potential risks of a return, whether the Colts will pay Manning a $28 million roster bonus in early March to prevent him from becoming a free agent or whether the soon-to-be 36year-old might quit playing. The ongoing saga has spilled right into the first Super Bowl week in Indianapolis. While the marquee story line was supposed to be Manning's brother Eli
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Peyton Manning is not ready to talk retirement just yet. vs. Brady, it's the older Peyton who continues to make news. Following last week's public spat with team owner Jim Irsay and the ensuing make-up, Irsay joined the city's mayor, the Indiana governor and host committee officials at Monday's news conference to discuss game week. Irsay wound up taking most of the questions and, of course, most focused on Manning's future. He also said he didn't want to discuss the Manning situation again this week. On Tuesday, Manning was the chatty one. Shortly after about 5,000 fans watched more than 1,000 reporters spend two hours interviewing Patriots and Giants, Manning delivered the third part of media day with an impromptu appearance in front of a small group of reporters.
His motive was to turn the attention away from him and back to Sunday's game and his brother's quest to win a second Super Bowl ring. That didn't work too well, either. "I'm working hard, I had a really good session today," Manning said after throwing to several teammates. "I continue to make progress and work hard. The doctors are encouraged and that's encouraging to me." smiled Manning throughout the 10-minute interview and looked happier and more vibrant than he has in months. Not everyone is paying attention to the diversion. "Oh you meant Eli? I got it now," Patriots linebacker Gary Guyton said when asked about coming to Indy with Manning in the headlines. Most Colts fans, mean-
while, have enthusiastically backed Eli in hopes of sending the dreaded Patriots home empty-handed again from Indy. And Eli chimed in, too. "Peyton has had an unbelievable career. Since I've been watching football, I haven't seen anybody play at a higher level than he has," Eli said. "It has always been my goal to get to his level of football, to get to his level of play. That is something that I've worked on. I've watched him in situations and I'm just amazed on some of the throws and plays he's made in his career. “I try to ask as many questions and get as much help from him as I can." Says Peyton: "I'll be rooting hard for the Giants. I've always wanted nothing but the best for Eli and I hope he breaks all of my records."
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BMI Speedway has busy weekend 15 features held in OIKS series RESULTS SATURDAY Kid Kart 1. Andrew Castelucci 2. Harrison Hall 3. Madison Bland 4. Winks Rookie 1. Skyler Daniels 2. Dolan Miller 3. Larry Kingseed Jr 4. Ian Hornish Jr. Caged 1. Ryan Ball 2. Joey Pendergrass 3. Korbyn Hayslett 4. Trevor Ingram 5. Gage Etgen Sr. Lites 1. Brad Williams 2. Josh Hanselman 3. AJ Maxson 4. Charlie Provenzano 5. Tyler Cox Sr. Heavy 1. Damen Bock 2. Brad Williams 3. Damen Woodburry 4. Max Stambaugh 5. Caunce Darling Sr. Caged 1. Steven Berlin 2. Mike Ernsberger 3. Charlie Provenzano 4. Jeremy Franz 5. Erik Wolleson Super Heavy 1. Andrea Weaver 2. Matt Dimit 3. Aaron Wilson 4. Curt Teifke 5. Alan Dotson SUNDAY Clone Heavy 1. Josh Hanselman
2. Drew Pollock 3. Matt Foos 4. Zach Wolff 5. Kim Taylor Clone Lite 1. Lance Mitchey 2. Kim Taylor 3. Josh Hanselman 4. Ed Vallette 5. Brad DeBolt Jr. Clone 1. Derek Hammond 2. Ethan Tanner 3. Ben Cameron 4. Larry Kingseed Jr. 5. Cassie Ervin Clone Masters 1. Marvin Thacker 2. Bill Hess 3. Jimmy Jewitt 4. Tom Thesing 5. Rocky Johnson Open 1. Dustin Hammond 2. Mike Tanner 3. Matt Dimit 4. Don Axe 5. Rodney Ouellette Box Stock 1. Kevin Wills 2. Thomas Wiley 3. Dustin Bothman 4. Rich Vest Clone Super Heavy 1. Jim Focht 2. Ryan Erskine 3. Eric Wogoman 4. Andrea Weaver 5. Bear Tomasovich Amateur Clone 1. Steven Taylor 2. Dallas Rose 3. Rocky Johnson 4. Amanda Leis 5. Ron Yoak
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Covington’s Kerrington Martin goes for a pin Sunday at National Trail.
Bucc youth wrestlers get put to the test Five win titles at National Trail meet
Covington JH splits duals Buccs beat Northmont, fall to Coldwater C OV I N G T O N — T h e Covington junior high wrestling team hosted Northmont, Coldwater and Sidney in a doubledual format Tuesday night. The Buccs opened with a 42-32 victory over Northmont, but fell to Coldwater 57-18. Northmont defeated Sidney 51-36, while Coldwater defeated Sidney 42-
27. Winning their bouts against Northmont were Jacob Buchanan (86 pounds, pin), Josh Sowers (92, major decision), Brandon Robinson (110), Deron White (122, pin), Ryan Ford (128, technical fall), Levi Brown (134), JaydenNicely (142) and Brandon Magee (160, pin). Winning their bouts against Sidney were
Deron White (122, pin), Ryan Ford (128, pin) and Brandon Magee (172, pin). Also competing for the Buccs were Ross Bowman (98), Michael Cox (104), Tristan Francis (116) and Chandler Sampson (205). The Buccs compete next along with the high school team in a dual at Versailles on Thursday. Action begins at 6:30 p.m.
Boys Continued from page 13 (Karn) hit some big shots.” Raider boys fall Ryan Hughes added RUSSIA — The Russia eight points for Piqua, 3- boys basketball team lost 12, who will host Sidney the showdown with unFriday. beaten Jackson Center 6353 Tuesday night. Treg Francis led the East boys wins PITSBURG — Miami Raiders with 12 points East improved to 14-2 and Bryce Rittenhouse with a 60-42 win over added 11 points. Franklin Monroe in CCC action. Cats drop game A.J. Hickman led a balHOUSTON — The anced Viking attack with Houston boys basketball 14 points. team lost a close game to Garrett Mitchell scored Anna 53-47 Tuesday night 13 points and Gunner in SCL action. Shirk added 12. Jesse Phlipot scored 16 East hosts Bradford points for Houston and Friday. Brandon Clack added 12.
performed very well regardless of wins or losses. "We had some kids today who didn't win a match, but they wrestled hard and that's what you like to see," Sowers said. "They don't have a record board in the wrestling room for youth wrestling, so records don't matter. What matters is how hard the kids wrestle and how much they learn and improve. Our kids got better today." Five wrestlers captured first place for the Buccs. They included Andrew Hollopeter (1 pin), Baylon Millard (3 pins), Owen Boehringer (2 pins), Laine Moses (1 pin) and Sam Zank (1 pin). The Buccs also had five more wrestlers take second with Gage Kerrigan recording 2 pins, Austin
Flick, Owen Landis and Drew Rosengarten recording a pin each. Ryan Remley went the distance in his matches for runner-up honors. Taking third for the Buccs were Kerington Martin, Mathew Hughes, Gavin Fraley (1 pin), Joseph Thomas (1 pin), David Robinson, Josh Latimer (1 pin), Randy Anthony (1 pin), Jake Dilley, Kaden Hughes (1 pin), Dalton Bishop and Ayden Rench (1 pin). Dolan Young, Eli Donnan, Hunter Bayse, Ryan Evans, Duncan Cooper, Tyler Bayse and Logan Lowe all wrestled hard for fourth place. The young Buccs take Super Bowl Sunday off next week before hosting it's own youth tournament on Feb. 12 at CHS.
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“Taylor (Wellbaum) did a great job,” Butler said. “They were full-court pressuring the whole game and he handled it well. “And he hit some big threes in the fourth quarter when we cut the lead to nine.” Jordan Feeser scored 15 points and Luke Karn added 11. “Jordan (Feeser) is getting it,” Butler said. “When you face that kind of pressure, there aren’t a lot of offensive sets. Jordan is learning to play without the ball. Luke
NEW PARIS — There is a belief in the Covington youth program that you learn more from facing stiff competition than you do winning matches with relative ease. That's why Covington youth wrestling coach Randy Sowers matches his youngsters against equal or better competition, even if it means bumping some of the more experienced kids up an age group. Because of this, you won't find any Covington wrestlers go through a youth wrestling season without a defeat and the majority of the kids suffer several defeats along the way. And Sunday at National Trail, the Covington youth wrestlers were tested and overall the kids
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