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PIQUA — Brian Wilson, 30, has been indicted in a Sept. 11 pit bull attack. Piqua resident Sandra Getzendiner was attacked and mauled by two dogs as she rode her bicycle on the North Main Street bridge in Piqua. Wilson pleaded not guilty to two charges for not restraining the dogs and is free on his own recognizance. Wilson’s girlfriend Mackenzie Vangel, 29, also is facing charges in the attack. Getzendiner was hospitalized at Miami Valley Hospital for 11 days after being seriously injured FOR PHOTO REPRINTS, GO TO WWW.DAILYCALL.COM MIKE ULLERY/STAFF PHOTO during the mauling, but is The Great Miami River runs high and fast under the Eldean Covered Bridge as the rain that has fallen across now recovering at home. the area over the last several days turns into the season’s first snowfall late on Tuesday afternoon. The dogs were destroyed by Piqua Police.
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PIQUA — An unattended pan Look for stories on a new Piqua salon and new of grease caused a fully-involved owners of The Brewery in house fire early Tuesday mornTroy in this week’s iN75. ing in the 300 block of Manning Street. Working smoke detectors Correction are being credited with preventing fatalities, the city’s fire inPIQUA — Incorrect information was included in spector said. Firefighters, medics and police an article of Tom and Joyce Lyman, who are rushed to the 315 Manning St. currently residing in residence at approximately 1:40 Shanghai, China. The ar- a.m. Tuesday after three adults, ticle, which was published including a disabled veteran, and Friday, Nov. 25, stated a dog managed to safely evacuate Tom Lyman had attended the home, thanks to the alert of school at MRI. The correct working smoke detectors, said name of the university is Fire Capt. John Kendall. The residence, a rental propMIT. The Call regrets the erty, caught fire after one of the error.
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tenants began making french fries and left a pan of grease on the stove unattended, fire officials said. “It got out of control very, very quickly,” Kendall said. “I commend the landlord and the tenant for taking care of the smoke detectors. It saved their lives. With the speed of this fire, there was a good chance there could have been a fatality.” The tenants were not injured, but while fighting the blaze a Piqua firefighter suffered a cut on his hand that required stitches. Kendall said the fire will be listed as accidental and set property and content loss at about $57,000. “It is important to be attentive, especially to grease, because
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An unattended pan of grease left on a stove is the apparent cause of a fire that heavily damaged this home at 315 Manning St., Piqua, early Tuesday morning. within a matter of less than five could get out quick enough comminutes, this home was fully in- pliments to the smoke alarm. … volved,” the fire inspector and It definitely was a factor in savcaptain said. “Thankfully, they ing their lives.”
Recent McKinley Avenue blaze ruled arson Officials offer $5,000 reward for information BY WILL E SANDERS Staff Writer wsanders@dailycall.com
fire. The reward is being offered through the Ohio Blue Ribbon Arson Committee. Those with any information can report it anonymously by calling 778-2015. “After collecting evidence and taking statements, the state fire marshal’s forensics lab ruled it an arson,” said Piqua Fire Capt. John Kendall. “We have not had any luck with finding any motivation to burn the place so far.” The early morning blaze on
PIQUA — Fire inspectors have officially declared a Nov. 8 blaze that gutted a home located at 707 McKinley Ave. an arson fire, according to the Piqua Fire Department. Fire investigators posted signage at the property this week identifying the fire as an arson Index MIKE ULLERY/STAFF PHOTO and have set a reward of $5,000 for Christmas on Green..9-12 Reward and No Trespassing signs are prominent at 707 McKinley any person who furnishes inforClassified ...............14-16 Ave., Piqua, after investigators officially rules the Nov. 8 fire to be mation leading to the identification of those responsible for the Comics ........................13 arson. Entertainment ...............5 Golden Years .................6 Health ............................7 Horoscopes.................13 Local ..........................3, 8 Students pull together are doing what they do best Carity, agriculture teacher positive, always smiling — — pulling together. and FFA adviser, who had she’s going to be missed.” Obituaries......................2 following tragedy Hensley, 15, who was Hensley in class. “They are Carity said not only is the Opinion ..........................4 killed in an automobile acci- learning how to mourn.” Miami East community Sports.....................17-19 BY MELANIE YINGST dent Sunday, was new to the Carity said Hensley was a mourning the loss of HensWeather .........................3 Ohio Community Media district and was quickly ac- positive student in class and ley, but also the Hardinmyingst@tdnpublishing.com cepted and active in the active with FFA. Houston School District, “She went with us to the where Hensley formerly atCASSTOWN — In coping FFA and Pride in Miami national FFA convention in tended school. with the loss of sophomore East clubs. “There’s been a lot of hug- Indianapolis,” she said. “She Cristen Hensley, Miami 6 2 See Miami East/Page 2 East High School students ging and crying,” said Marie was very well liked, very 7 4 8 2 5 8 2 1 0 1
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Betty L. Zimmerman PIQUA — Betty L. Zimmerman, 93, of 1610 Nicklin Ave., Piqua, died at 5 a . m . Mond a y , N o v. 2 8 , 2011, at the Piqua Manor Nursi n g Home. ZIMMERMAN She was born May 27, 1918, in Piqua, to the late Edmond and Irene (Miller) Lucky. She married Lee B. Zimmerman on Aug. 26, 1939, in Piqua; he preceded her in death Oct. 16, 1990. She is survived by several nieces and nephews; several great-nieces and nephews and was preceded in death by two sisters, Celesta Snyder and Ruth Strawser. Mrs. Zimmerman was a 1936 graduate of Piqua Central High School and worked for the Ohio Bell Telephone Company from 1936 to 1973. She was a
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member of the Congregational Christian United Church of Christ. She and her husband, Lee, enjoyed dancing, fishing, traveling, attending the Piqua Civic Band Concerts, and being very active with the Piqua Dog Club. She had been a member of the YWCA of Piqua, the Piqua Country Club and the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks Lodge. A funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home with the Rev. William R. Hewitt officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12-1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Piqua Education Foundation, 719 E. Ash St., Piqua, OH 45356 or Hospice of Miami County Inc., P.O. Box 502, Troy, OH 45373. Condolences to the family may also be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com.
Ann Curtis ‘Andye’ Ewbank-Ludy TIPP CITY — Ann Curtis “Andye” Ewbank-Ludy, 71, of Tipp City, passed away Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, at Troy Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Oct. 3, 1940, in Washington, D.C. to Walter James and Kathryn Georgia (Bauer) Ewbank, who preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband, James Ludy of Tipp City; son, David and his wife Tamara TylerCowan of Santa Cruz, Calif.; daughter, Susanna and her husband Andrew Cowan-Utterback of Storrs, Conn.; brothers and sister, Bobby (Burton) Crook f LaGrande, Ore., Jana (Stuart Yoak) Pereau of Bloomington, Ind., John L. (Erika) Ewbank of Las Cruces, N.M., and James Ewbank of Oklahoma City, Okla.; and three grandchildren, Elias, Myles and Anna CowanUtterback. Andye was self-employed as an editor and researcher, and had worked as a bookkeeper for her
husband at Jim Ludy’s Auto Maintenance. She had earned her bachelor of science degree in English Literature at Bennington, Vt. and her bachelor of science degree in EnvironPlanning at mental UCSC. She also earned her master’s degree in theology at the United Theological Seminary and had studied all the world religions. She was a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church in Troy, and had worked as a volunteer at Carriage Hill Park. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Frings and Bayliff Funeral Home, 327 W. Main St. Tipp City with the Rev. Judith Dorn officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery, Lewisburg. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Contributions may be made in Ann’s memory to Miami County Hospice. Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.fringsandbayliff.com.
TROY — Christen Alexis Hensley, 15, of 4553 Piqua-Troy Road, Troy, passed away Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011, in Bethel To w n ship in Clark County as the r e s u l t HENSLEY of an auto accident. She was born Jan. 21, 1996, in Piqua, the daughter of Christopher Hensley and his special friend, Robin Goff of Sidney and Jennifer Hodge and her special friend, Michael Schmacher of Troy. She is survived by siblings, Ashlynn, Micalah and Dylan Hensley; aunts and uncles, Sheila Keykens and husband Victor of Houston, Pam Goins and husband Greg of Sidney, Melissa Pestke and husband Greg of Sidney, Elaine Cantrell and husband Keith of Sidney, Stephanie Pohlman and husband Mark of Osgood, Michelle Pence of Sidney, Deeanna Schumacher of Troy and Mike Hensley of Sidney. Also surviving are grandparents, Martha Hensley of Sidney, Judy and Roy Koch of Fort Loramie, Dennis and Katie Schurr of North Carolina and Robert and Nancy Shumacher of Troy; and
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TROY — Thelma M. Ashmore, 82, of Troy, formerly of Bradford, passed away Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy. She was born Oct. 31, 1929, in Miami County, to her parents Elmer and Treva (Hissong) Sotzing, who preceded her in death. Thelma was a 1948 graduate of Elizabeth Township School. She was a school bus driver for Newton School for nine years, a truck driver for 17 years, and then worked at the Covington Care Center. Thelma married William “Bill” Ashmore on June 13, 1948, and he preceded her in death on Nov. 6, 2003. Thelma is survived by her children, Pamela and He graduated from Lost Charles Petitjean of VerCreek High School. He sailles, Terri and Butch was a member of Troy Senior Citizens and First Lutheran Church and retired from Delphi Division SIDNEY — Phillip E. of General Motors. Funeral services will be “Pete” Taylor passed away held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, 2011. He was born Feb. 1, at Baird Funeral Home, Troy, with Pastor 1956, in Pleasant Hill, to Ric Barnes officiating. In- the late Ellsworth and terment will follow in Evelyn Taylor. In addition to his parMiami Memorial Park, Covington. Friends may ents, Phillip was preceded call from 10-11 a.m. in death by his brothers Thursday at the funeral Orville, Herman, Joe and James Taylor; and sisters home. Friends may express Bessie, Frieda and Bercondolences to the family nice Taylor and Mary through www.bairdfuner- Holfinger. Phillip is survived by alhome.com.
Arthur J. Elson TROY — Arthur J. Elson, 74, of Troy, passed away at 1:37 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, at Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Sidney. He was born Feb. 27, 1936, in Miami County, to the late Harley and Goldie (Brown) Elson. His wife, Kathleen (Goodin) Elson, survives. He also is survived by one brother, Lloyd Elson of Troy; sister, Wanda Dawson of Troy; and nephew, James Elson of Greenville. In addition to his parents, Mr. Elson was preceded in death by one brother, Harold.
special cousins, Matthew Lawson, Adam, Sarah and Emma Keykens, Devon Brautigam, Abbey Goins, Elizabeth Pestke, Cassie, Cody and Colton Pohlman, Dawson Pence, Brittney Woodell, Jessica Carey, Keegan and Kaleb Cantrell, and Lexie Schumacher. Christen was a student at Miami East High School and formerly a student of Houston High School. She was a member of the Future Farmers of America. Christen will be forever remembered for her very warm smile, gentle heart and sweet spirit. She greeted everyone with a hug. The loss of her is sudden and tragic. She will be greatly missed by her friends and family. Christen was a member of Only Believe Ministries in Botkins, where a funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, with Pastor Kylan Booser officiating. Burial will be at Cedar Point Cemetery in Pasco. The family will receive friends from 1-5 p.m. Sunday at Cromes Funeral Home, 302 S. Main Ave., Sidney In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that donations be made to Cromes Funeral Home to help offset funeral expenses. Condolences may be expressed to the Hensley family at www.cromesfh.com.
Studebaker of Pleasant Hill, April and Ernie Laycox of Brookville, Phillip and Regina Ashmore of Montezuma, and Elmer and Diana Ashmore of Bradford; 16 grandchildren; numerous greatgrandchildren; two sisters, Alice L. Gray of Casstown and Pauline C. Buirley of Troy; sister-in-law, Judy Sotzing of Troy. She was preceded in death by her five brothers Harold, Donald, Howard, Robert, and Marvin Sotzing; and sisters, Ruby Plank and Marie Taylor. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Bradford Rescue Squad. Online condolences may be expressed through www.jackson-sarver.com.
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his daughter Sara L. Taylor; three grandchildren, Reagen, Cassandra and Gavin; two brothers, Paul (Christine) Taylor and Bill (Sandy) Taylor; seven sisters, Doris High, June (Dave) Rudy, Janice (Clyde) Miller, Emma (Chuck) Shuman, Marcia (Hank) Shuman, Becky Richardson and Susan Ross; and numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be conducted at a later date.
Janice L. Scheeler PIQUA — Janice L. Scheeler, 75, of Piqua, died at 12:09 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, a t Upper Va l l e y Medi c a l Center, Troy. She w a s b o r n SCHEELER Sept. 10, 1936, in Piqua to the late Daniel and Nancy Boggs. Janice married Thomas Shoffner. He preceded her in death. She then married George Scheeler. He also preceded her in death. Janice is survived by one son-in-law, Joe Buchanan of Piqua; two grandchildren, Daniel (Merinda) Buchanan and Jared Buchanan, all of Piqua. She was preceded
Death notice TIPP CITY — Bruce F. Louthan, 79, of Tipp City, passed away at 5:40 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, at Hospice of Dayton V.A. Medical Center. Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are entrusted to Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, Troy.
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Miami East Continued from page 1 “Two communities have to go through this,” Carity said. “Each day is going to get better.” Miami East High School Principal Tim Williams said all three guidance counselors in district were on hand to talk with students on Monday, as well as several local pastors from the community to deal with the grieving students. “Everybody was quick to jump in and help,” Williams said. “The kids are dealing with it — both individually and in groups.” Williams said the kids have been “pretty resilient when you give them a chance to mourn.”
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“It’s just a horrible tragedy,” Williams said. Miami East High School guidance counselor Matt Rutledge said, “Our kids were amazing yesterday.” “People really stick together and it’s a close-knit community,” he said. “It’s never easy obviously, but basically we just let the kids know we are here — everybody’s hurting.” Rutledge said despite the circumstances, the students have been dealing with the loss of Hensley with grace and sophistication. “I’m just really amazed how well our kids are dealing with it and how well they are doing,” Rutledge said.
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in death by one daughter, Cheryl McGraw. Janice graduated from Piqua Central High School. She was a member of Piqua Church of the Nazarene. Janice was also a member of Piqua American Legion Post 184. She worked at the Piqua Newsstand for 15 years. Memorial services will be held at 12 p.m. Thursday, at Piqua Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Lincoln Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in Miami Memorial Park, Covington. Memorial contributions may be made to The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, C/O Linda Tiramani, 520 8th Ave, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10018. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.melcher-sowers.com.
have been set at about $20,000. The home was unoccupied at the time of the fire, had no electricity and had a padlock on its door. Fire officials said the home was mostly used for storage.
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BRADFORD — The Bradford Public Library is searching for a qualified candidate for Library Board Trustee. Judith Bardo, who has served as a trustee and is currently president of the trustee board, is about to end her term of service. Interested and qualified Bradford school district residents should stop by the Bradford Public Library for an application or phone the library at 448-2612. Completed applications should be submitted to the public library no later than Thursday, Jan. 12. Contact Cherie Roeth at the library at 937-4482612 or 937-570-1733 for further information concerning the library board position.
A few flurries are possible early this morning as the system departs. We’ll see a return of the sun by Thursday, but temperatures will stay in the lower 40s through the weekend when a cold front brings still colder weather. High: 38 Low: 30.
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Alyssa Whaley Age: 11 Birthdate: Nov. 29, 2000 Parents: and Angel Jimmy Sorrell of Piqua and the late Todd Whaley of Piqua Grandparents: Brenda Fair, John Sorrell of Piqua, Alyssa Whaley Connie Newberry of Medway, Fred Whaley of Cincinnati, Bruce and Kaye Plantz of Casstown and the late Carry Fair and Paula Sorrell, both of Piqua Great-grandparents: Arnold and Eva Green of Ewington, Linda and Mike Jarrells of New Carlisle.
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PIQUA — Kim Campbell will teach “Crazy for Christmas Cupcakes” to learn fun, clever and easy decorating techniques for holiday cupcakes from 68 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7. Christmas-themed cupcakes will get you in the spirit for the season that night with some unexpected designs and flavors for you and your family to enjoy. The cupcake class is for adults. All supplies are included in this “make it, take it or eat it” class. Fee is $15 for members (membership is $30 plus applicable taxes) or $20 for non-members. Deadline to register is Friday, Dec. 2. For more information or registration, stop at the YWCA Piqua at 418 N. Wayne St., call 773-6626 or e-mail info@ywcapiqua.com.
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Boehner: GOP still focused on job creation or 33 consecutive months, our national unemployment has been above 8 percent. In the month of October, the national unemployment rate was at 9 percent. These staggering figures underscore the need for immediate action from the leaders in Washington. With families and small businesses struggling to make ends meet, I can assure you Republicans are going to remain focused on our commitment to reduce government spending, remove government barriers blocking job creation, and prevent tax hikes in order to help encourage economic growth across our country. In May, House Republicans offered a plan to support job creation in the United States called the Plan for America’s Job Creators (available online at Jobs.Gop.Gov). Using our plan as a guide, we have sought to find areas of agreement between Democrats and Republicans to help get our economy moving forward. In recent weeks, we have found common ground and taken action. For example, the Veterans Opportunity to Work Act which passed by a vote of 418-6 in the House, passed in the Senate, and was signed into law by the president, eliminates bureaucratic barriers that are keeping veterans from finding work. Another example is legislation that prevents the IRS from imposing a job-crushing tax on job creators. This legislation passed the House by JOHN BOEHNER a vote of 405-16, passed the 8th District Congressman Senate, and President Obama signed it into law on November 21. Repealing the IRS withholding tax on job creators and encouraging job opportunities for America’s veterans are two bipartisan, common-sense ways we can help get Americans back to work. These two bipartisan pieces of legislation prove that Washington’s leaders can help create an environment for job growth when both parties work together and find solutions. While I’m pleased that Senate Democrats followed the House in approving these measures, and I’m proud that the president signed them, we can’t stop there. The House has passed more than 20 bipartisan jobs bills that are stuck in the Senate. These bills encourage a better environment for private-sector job growth by empowering small business owners, eliminating excessive regulations, increasing competitiveness for U.S. manufacturers, maximizing domestic energy production, addressing our unsustainable debt burden and breaking down barriers to entrepreneurship. They all have bipartisan support in the House and yet have not received a vote in the Democratic-controlled Senate. With the national unemployment at 9 percent, we need immediate action. I hope President Obama will build on the common ground that led to our recent bipartisan victories, work with Republicans, and urge Senate Democrats to take action on the rest of the House-passed jobs bills so we can get our economy back to creating new jobs. So rather than add new ‘stimulus’ spending, higher taxes, or more needless regulations, a group of 132 economists from institutions like Harvard and Stanford say the strategy we use in the Republican Plan for America’s Job Creators will do more to help Americans get back to work — in both the near-term and long-term. Let’s follow their advice, put country before party, and work together to get our economy back on track.”
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Group says it’s time to Occupy Hunger
and crippling. I applaud veryone has somethe folks behind Occupy thing to say about Hunger for pointing out the Occupy Wall something that often gets Street protesters. They lost in national discusare rowdy, messy and unsions: There are people, clear about what their defamilies with children, mands are. However, they grandmothers and grandalso are angry over how fathers, who are strug99 percent of Americans gling mightily in this are doing after the naDONNA BRAZILE country, and we are called tion’s worst economic Columnist to help them. downturn since the Great There are women and men in our Depression. Say what you will, but they must be midst who have returned home from Iraq given credit for refocusing the national and Afghanistan and now find themdebate on growing income inequality. A selves without a job or a place to call cursory review of recent news makes it home. Occupy Hunger is also working to clear why the movement has struck a draw attention to their plight so we can all give a little to help them transition chord in city after city. Using the latest available figures, a back into their lives. Even in the economic downturn, new Census Bureau report reveals that 49.1 million Americans — about 16 per- there’s little doubt that we all have cent of the U.S. population — are living something for which we are thankful. in poverty. Most startling, the number of Our families, our health and our friends poor children rose by 1 million from 2009 come to mind. Hardworking people still need help with food, and they will be to 2010. Not surprisingly, the growing trend of grateful for the kindness of strangers poverty in America appears to be pro- who donate food. While you’re at it, doducing a growing trend of hunger in nate a used coat, shoes or blankets to America. The working poor are also the those who might need those items, as working hungry. A struggling suburbia is well. Whether you’re with OWS, the tea a hungry suburbia. A struggling rural party or just home from a party, we can America is a hungry rural America. In 2006, Feeding America (an organi- all agree that 37 million Americans in zation that operates food banks through- need of food assistance is 37 million out the country), served 25 million Americans too many. We have come toAmericans. By 2010, the number had gether as a nation in response to many shot up to 37 million people, a rise of 46 crises. In fact, those crises have helped produce some of the country’s most cohepercent. More American families are struggling sive moments. It’s a reminder that we just to get by and meet their basic needs. are a compassionate people blessed to We’re talking about merely putting food live in one of the greatest countries on on the table and eating a proper meal the planet. Hunger doesn’t exist to unite Ameridaily. The trend is galling and disturbing, cans, but it should unite us. It doesn’t and we can’t blame only politicians. It’s time to stop pointing fingers and exist to convince families to volunteer at start doing something about it — a sim- their local food bank, but it can. It doesple enough task if we care for each other. n’t exist so that young people might take to the streets, Twitter and Facebook to Perhaps it’s time we occupy hunger. As it turns out, somebody has already rally their friends and supporters to conthought of it. Some participants in Oc- tribute food this holiday season. But it cupy Tallahassee will spend this holiday has. And for that, I am as thankful as I can season — from Thanksgiving through December — promoting Occupy Hunger, be. There’s a role for you, too. Visit an activity aimed at raising awareness of hunger issues. They are collecting food to feedingamerica.org to find out how you feed the city’s hungry. The need is clear, can help out locally. and the OWS movement is using its spotDonna Brazile is a Democratic stratelight to shine attention on our country’s Boehner represents Ohio’s 8th District, which includes most persistent and perplexing domestic gist and a political commentator on CNN, ABC and NPR, as well as a conall of Darke, Miami, and Preble counties, most of Butler problem. and Mercer counties, and the northeastern corner of MontHunger doesn’t have a political party tributing columnist to Roll Call, the gomery County. or a base of support; it is indiscriminate newspaper of Capitol Hill.
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Excerpts of recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers: The (Toledo) Blade Now that footage of campus police pepperspraying nonviolent protesters at the University of California, Davis, has gone viral, the debate about disproportionate law-enforcement responses to civil disobedience can’t wait. Nearly a dozen students were pepper-sprayed by a police lieutenant who seemed to have little regard for the suffering inflicted on the protesters, who weren’t a physical threat to officers or students. Several protesters were taken to the hospital and 10 were arrested. The UC-Davis students had gathered to support Occupy Wall Street encampments across the country. … Protesters understand that a risk of free speech is getting arrested in demonstrations that disrupt public order. But being arrested for failure to disperse is one thing. Getting pepper-sprayed in the face, while peaceably assembled, is something else. … The Occupy Wall Street movement generally has been peaceful and orderly … . But it has brought out the worst in some police forces. Municipal and campus authorities have the tough job of balancing freespeech rights of protesters with the rights of others to open access to public places. As police intervene, they must calibrate their response to the behavior they see. But when those who engage in civil protest are calm and orderly, it’s hard to defend brute tactics. To cite a slogan from a past era: The whole world is watching.
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MARK KENNEDY AP Drama Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When word came that Barbara Cook was to be saluted at the Kennedy Center Honors, one of the first people to send best wishes was Stephen Sondheim. “He said, ‘Nobody deserves this more than you. Except me,’” Cook says, laughing. Cook, whose buttery soprano helped define show after show on Broadway, from “Candide” and “The Music Man” to various revivals of “Carousel,” will be recognized for her contribution to American culture next month at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. “To me it’s a validation not only of all my work, but because I put so much of my life into what I do, I feel like it’s a validation of my life,” she says in her handsome Upper West Side apartment that she shares with two parakeets, Gilbert and Sullivan. Cook will join a handful of other theater professionals for the honor, including Bill T. Jones, Andrew Lloyd Webber, James Earl Jones, Edward Albee, Harold Prince, Arthur Miller and Sondheim, who has written many of the songs she is famous for singing. CBS will broadcast the show Dec. 27.
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BARBARA COOK Despite a slipped disc in her spine and an arthritic knee that force her to use a cane, Cook is hardly slowing down. She’s doing a monthlong stand with Michael Feinstein at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency and she is also working on a memoir. This summer, she released her latest CD, the swing-influenced “You Make Me Feel So Young.” “Of course, I think I’ve gotten better at it,” she says about her performances. “I still think this is a work in progress. I do. Seriously. As the years go by, I have more and more courage to go deeper and deeper and deeper.” Though her Grammy Award-winning voice may have changed over the years, Cook is philosophical. “I’m 84,” she says. “I’m lucky there’s still enough there that I can make the songs happen. I’m very for-
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tunate.” Feinstein says Cook’s spirit remains eternally youthful and that she has an undiminished enthusiasm for music and art. Her pipes may have deepened, but so has her ability to tunnel into a lyric. “She can’t sing ‘Glitter and Be Gay’ any more, but she has supreme abilities as an interpreter and still is a damn good singer,” he says. “I mean, what she may have lost off the high end most people didn’t have to begin with.” With Feinstein, Cook plans to sing Irving Berlin — a songbook of his work sits on her piano’s music rack — Duke Ellington, and Rodgers & Hart, as well as Broadway hits and holiday classics. Cook is unfussy and warm, with a slight Southern accent and an appetite for popular culture. She calls Lady Gaga “terrific” and enjoyed listening to Amy Winehouse on Tony Bennett’s new CD (“There’s something about her work that’s very appealing to me, even though I cannot understand a word hardly.”) She enjoyed Hugh Jackman’s Complete the grid so every row, new show on Broadway column and 3 x 3 and wants to see “SpiderMan: Turn Off the Dark” box contains (“You know, just leave my every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively. brain at the door and enjoy it”). MONDAY’S SOLUTION The idea of joining the Kennedy Center’s august group of artistic giants makes her a little flustered. “Barbara Cook and Gregory Peck? Barbara Cook and James Cagney? Barbara Cook and Fred
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Astaire? Gee whiz. Wow,” she says, noting past recipients. Raised in Atlanta, Cook has always hated vocal exercises, never had a vocal coach and has an effortless skill of creating beauty by just opening her mouth. “I don’t remember when I didn’t sing. I just always sang,” she says. “I think I breathed and I sang.” Cook made her Broadway debut in 1951 in the unsuccessful “Flahooley” but later was cast in Leonard Bernstein’s musical version of Voltaire’s Arthur “Candide,” Schwartz’s “The Gay Life” and Meredith Wilson’s 1957 hit musical “The Music Man,” for which she won a Tony Award. She has spent the last several years on her own concerts and solo albums, including “Mostly Sondheim,” ”Barbara Cook at Carnegie Hall” and “Barbara Cook’s Broadway.” Early in her career, Cook battled nerves and self-doubt until she realized that pouring herself into a role was enough. She recalls one moment in particular when it became clear. “I was auditioning for something, standing in the wings, waiting to go on, and thinking that everybody was prettier, everysang better, body everybody had a better body — all that stuff,” she says. “Suddenly, I thought, ‘You know? We are all so individual. And if I can find my individual take on this — whatever that turns out to be — then there’s no competition.’” Cook, who later in life battled alcoholism — “I was a drunk” she says plainly at one point — and is still haunted by the contentious relationship she had with her mother, sometimes teaches master classes and enjoys passing along her hard-fought wisdom. When asked what her advice usually is to aspiring singers, she says it boils down to three words that she learned early on herself and have been her guide: You are enough.
■ Contract Bridge — By Steve Becker
Two chances are better with a trump and ruff a spade. This is the first step in a plan to strip dummy of spades and hearts in an effort to endplay East later on. You next play another trump before cashing the A-K-Q of hearts, on which you discard a club. As it happens, West shows out on the third round of hearts. This is a highly significant development, as it means you can no longer be defeated regardless of where the ace of
DEAR IN A QUANDARY: May I mention a third reason that marriages break up? It’s when one spouse discovers that the other has been cheating. If your marriage to Raymond, who has endowed you with all the worldly goods he can, is of any importance to you, tell him that although you’re living in style, all of your needs are not being met. Give him a chance to fulfill the rest of them. It doesn’t take a clairvoyant to predict that if you don’t value what you’ve got, you will lose it. DEAR ABBY: It has been a difficult year. The brother of one of my dear friends had a massive stroke and she is now his caretaker. Another friend’s 15-year-old son recently committed suicide, and a third friend’s 23-year- old daughter is in the late stages of MS. I also have several friends who are dealing with cancer. I always feel lost about what to say or how to reach out and help. How do I respond in these situations? — HURTING FOR MY FRIENDS DEAR HURTING: You don’t have to say anything profound in order to be supportive. The way to respond is to do for them
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Advice what you would hope someone would do for you in similar circumstances. Call your friends regularly and keep them informed about what’s going on. Ask how they are doing. If they need to vent, listen. If you have spare time, offer to cook them a meal, do some laundry, or give them a few hours to run errands by keeping their sick relative company. I’m sure it will be appreciated. DEAR ABBY: I am a 20-year-old mother of a 1year-old boy who means the world to me. I was raped two months ago and recently learned that I am pregnant. I am scared to death of telling my mother. When my son was born, his father left for his tour of duty in Iraq and I moved in with her. She is 57 and has helped me out in every way she can since he was killed on his mission. I love my mother dearly and don’t know what I would do without her, but I am at a loss about how to tell her about this pregnancy. Your advice would be appreciated. — SCARED TO DEATH DEAR SCARED TO DEATH: Your mother should have been told about the rape when it happened. You should have also informed the police, and received counseland emergency ing contraception and medication to prevent an STD. If you haven’t seen an OB/GYN, schedule an appointment immediately to ensure that the baby you’re carrying will be born healthy. You also need to tell your mother before your pregnancy becomes obvious, so the two of you can decide whether you can afford to raise another child or if you should place the child for adoption. Please don’t wait. The longer you do, the harder the discussion will be.
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In many hands, you can make the contract only if a particular card is favorably placed. But in some cases, you can make the contract even when that card is badly placed, provided you play correctly. Assume you’re in five diamonds and West leads a spade. You see at once that the contract depends on not losing three clubs tricks. If West has the ace, you can easily make the contract by leading a club to the king at some point. But it would be wrong, as a matter of principle, to stake everything on this one possibility. Instead you should try to think of a way to make the contract even if East has the ace of clubs. Accordingly, you win the spade, cross to dummy
clubs is located. having the ace of clubs. You lead the eight of hearts from dummy, and, Tomorrow: Variation on instead of trumping a theme. East’s ten, you discard another club from your hand. This forces East to return a club or yield a ruff-anddiscard, either of which hands you the contract. Note that this method of play also succeeds if East has just four hearts. Note further that at no point do you give up on the possibility of West’s
DEAR ABBY: I married “Raymond” in 2004. I met his son, “Bill,” a year before the wedding and have been in a relationship with him ever since. (He’s married to one of my friends and has a child with her.) Raymond supports me financially and provides all the necessities — house, car, food, clothes, etc. — without my having to work. But Bill supports me emotionally, and there’s more of a “connection.” I have learned that marriages dissolve for one of two reasons: money or sex. The money is there, but Raymond and I haven’t been romantic in more than a year. Am I walking into a ring of fire by keeping the relationship with Bill? Ray says he loves me and cares about me, but only when I ask how he feels about me. With Bill, I don’t have to ask — he says it. — IN A QUANDARY
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GLENN ADAMS Associated Press MILLINOCKET, Maine — Climbing Maine’s milehigh Mount Katahdin once is something to be proud of. Nelson Daigle’s done it 462 times, and the wiry, gray-haired 73-yearold retired paper worker aims to make it an even 500. “I thought I had a lot (of climbs) when I had 50,” Daigle said in his modest mobile home about 16 miles from Baxter State Park, home to Katahdin, Maine’s highest mountain. “As I get older, the trails get longer and the mountain gets higher. It takes me a little longer,” Daigle said. It took him a day to recover from his last climb of this season, which he accomplished without stopping, Daigle said. The trails to the summit and back are as long as 11 miles, but given the steep, often dangerous terrain, it can seem much longer, especially to the unseasoned hiker.
Between 10,000 and 20,000 climb the 5,267foot mountain each year, said park director Jensen Bissell. A Fort Kent native, Daigle came to the Millinocket area in 1955 and first climbed Katahdin a couple of years later. He’s long enjoyed other outdoor activities as well, including jogging, skiing, snowshoeing and bicycling. His obsession with Katahdin climbs began 17 years ago, and he’s carefully documented each one in notebooks. Mostly, he climbs between May and October. Daigle said he’s averaged 20 to 30 climbs a year, less if the weather’s bad. His high was 45 climbs. He’s become familiar with virtually every foot of the trails. Daigle even cautions companions not to step in places where others have scattered ashes of deceased hikers, said seasonal park ranger Matt Martin, who has climbed segments with Daigle.
Daigle has been featured in such publications as Backpacker magazine. He was also honored with a dinner and plaque four years ago by Baxter State Park for his climbing feats, Bissell said. Daigle’s favorite trail is the 10.4-mile Hunt Trail from the park’s Katahdin Stream Campground, past the tree line and onto the Appalachian Trail to the summit. He’s also walked countless times across the famous Knife Edge, the 1.1-mile ridge of rock that includes precipitous dropoffs. Park officials warn climbers never to attempt it in bad weather. “I used to run across there,” said Daigle, showing a photo of him on the ridge. Daigle said he’s had to slow down a bit this year because he slipped and cracked a rib. His knees are wearing out, too. So are his shoes. “I go through a pair every year,” said Daigle, adding that he buys the best at $480 a pop.
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Stripping to survive Dear Grandparenting: I took a deep breath before I started this note to you. It takes every bit of my courage to share this about my granddaughter Leslie. She became a stripper in a joint outside of town that used to be a big biker bar. She calls herself a dancer. But she did confess most of her clothes end up on the floor. Awful rough people hang out in there. The cops know that place real good. But that don’t mean Leslie is safe or anything when she works. People get knifed and shot. They get beat so bad they go to the hospital. Leslie says trouble happens real fast just like that. Leslie is not ashamed about herself like I am about her. She does it for good money. On a good night, she might bring home close to $300. Ask her and she will tell you she is “stripping to survive.” I say no way, she must like making men drool. She says stripping can’t last. I know she is banking money and says she will go to school and learn to be dentist’s helper. At least she is not starving like before but I worry. She has no shame and could wind up hurt. How do I make my granddaughter see what’s right and wrong? How can I forgive her this? Mrs. N, Baltimore, Md.
TOM & DEE HARDIE KEY KIDDER Columnists Dear N: At the risk of displeasing you, we can see it both ways. From a grandparent’s perspective, few occupations seem less savory than baring it all in a strip bar. But from the non-judgmental viewpoint of, say, an economic behavioralist, your granddaughter’s grab for the wages of sin can make good, rational sense. We are hardpressed to conjure up another legal line of work that pays so highly for unskilled labor. Let’s face it – her back was against the wall. It was a desperate measure in today’s desperate times. Now she makes more in a week than underemployed MBAs and lawyers who are busing tables make in a month. The caveat, of course, is that she keeps it shortterm. We take the fact that she is actually saving money as a good sign of her intention to exit the flesh trade – a notoriously unforgiving busi-
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ness that soon wears thin. While we can fully understand your revulsion, we recommend but you do yourself this favor. Give your granddaughter the benefit of the doubt. Wait until she is on feet and back in school. Then let it go. Sometimes the most important thing is not what we remember, but what we give ourselves permission to forget. GRAND REMARK OF THE WEEK Sarge from Reading, Pa. took granddaughter Emily outside on a starry night to talk about Santa’s plans. After he told Emily, 6, that Santa uses the stars to help guide him to her house Christmas Eve, Emily seemed anxious. “There are so many stars up there. Santa could get mixed up or something,” she said. “That can’t happen,” said Sarge. “There’s a star right over your house with your name on it.” “Good,” said Emily. “Now I can finally get some sleep.” Dee and Tom, married more than 50 years, have eight grandchildren. Together with Key, they welcome questions, suggestions and Grand Remarks of the Week. Send to P.O. Box 27454, Towson, MD, 21285. Call 410-963-4426.
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The family of Kathy McCoy of Piqua recently gathered for a five-generation photo, taken at Troy Care & Rehab Center. Pictured are grandmother McCoy, great-grandma Mary Sherod, age 102, of Troy Care & Rehab and holding Kolten McCoy, great-grandma Barbara Frings of Troy, and father of Kolten, Kyle McCoy of Sidney.
Candy cereal makes a great snack for holiday gatherings After some nice 60 degree weather it has turned colder again. The clouds look dark so I wonder if we will get some snow soon. Other than those few inches we had earlier this month we haven’t had any. The children are ready for some snow but I am glad it has held off. Quite a few of the children need new boots for the winter but so far it has not been possible to buy some. Buying shoes and boots for 10 people can really add up in a hurry. This week my husband Joe went back to work after being off for the Thanksgiving holiday. The children are also back in school after being home last week. Jacob, Emma, and family and our daughter’s friend, Timothy, were our Thanksgiving dinner guests. We opened our table all the way and set it for the 18 of us. It is getting a little crowded around the table with the children all growing up so fast. Emma and Jacob’s deceased dear little Marilyn is also still missed at these holiday dinners. On the menu was turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, mixed vegetables, corn, broccolicauliflower salad, potato salad, vegetable dip and veggies, dill pickles, hot peppers, tea, homemade wheat and white bread, rhubarb jam and butter, pumpkin roll, strawberry fruit pudding, and an assortment of pies including cherry, apple, pecan, butterscotch and chocolate pie along with ice cream. We had a lot of leftovers and divided them between
LOVINA EICHER The Amish Cook our two families for easy meals the next day. I fixed a 24-pound turkey so we had plenty left for another meal. The afternoon was spent playing games and singing. Friday we did the laundry and hung some outside to dry and some in the basement. The bed sheets dried really nicely and smelled fresh to put back on the bed. While we were doing laundry Joe’s sister, Esther, husband David, and another of Joe’s sisters, Susan, and three sons came for a visit. Esther and David live in Ohio but were out here in Michigan visiting family. Susan has a son who is the same age as son Kevin. Those two sure make a match in playing together. They were not ready to part when it was time for them to leave. Friday evening we went to the visitation of our friend Linda, 61, who lost her battle to cancer. Our sympathy goes to the family. Saturday was spent just cleaning up the house and folding the laundry. The girls cleaned out some closets upstairs. We were glad to see our friend Ruth stop in after having not seen her in awhile. The children always enjoy the treats she brings.
Sunday we had a delicious brunch at Jacob and Emma’s house. They served biscuits, sausage gravy, eggs, potatoes, sausage links, cheese, hot peppers, pineapple sheet cake, milk, coffee, tea, rhubarb, grape, and V8 juices. It was a rainy day so the afternoon was mainly spent playing games like Battleship, Aggravation, Connect Four, Skipbo, and Mancala. The children wanted to go for a pony ride but the rain did not let up. Finally they decided to be a little creative and fixed a canvas up over the pony wagon. It looked kind of looked like a covered wagon and they were able to go for a little pony ride. They said they are the Ingalls from Little House on the Prairie. Although most of them managed to stay dry we still had a few with wet coats but at least they had some fun. The following recipe is a good one for the holidays. CEREAL CANDY 1 cup sugar 1 cup sweet cream 1 cup corn syrup 5 cups corn flakes 2 cups Rice Krispies 2 cups Cheerios 1 cup salted peanuts (optional) 1 cup coconut (optional) In a large pot over medium heat cook the sugar, cream, and corn syrup together until they reach the “softball stage.” Then add the other ingredients. Stir until thoroughly mixed. Drop by tablespoon onto a cookie sheet lined with wax paper and let set like you would a “no bake cookie.”
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Wilson welcomes Hatic to medical staff SIDNEY — Wilson Memorial would like to welcome Dr. Safet Hatic, orthopedic surgeon, to its medical staff. Hatic practices with Orthopedic Associates of Southwestern Ohio (OASWO) with an office located on the Wilson Memorial campus. Hatic specializes in foot and ankle surgery with expertise in the following areas: sports medicine, lower extremity wound care, trauma surgery, reconstructive surgery, and diabetic care. Most recently, Hatic completed an orthopedic fellowship with the Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Center in Columbus. To date the program has graduated 21 fellows, including Hatic, who have assumed positions of lead-
ership in their communithroughout the ties United States. Prior to his fellowship, Hatic completed his orthopedic surgery residency and internship at Grandview Medical Center, Dayton. He received his medical degree from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. “I look forward to serving the patients throughout the Sidney and Shelby County community,” Hatic said. “I am very impressed with the department of surgery and the entire staff at Wilson Memorial. I will work closely with the medical team at the hospital in order to deliver quality, orthopedic care to my patients.” For more information, call the Sidney office at (937) 494-5266.
Upper Valley Career Center schedules holiday bazaar PIQUA — The Upper Valley Career Center will be host a Holiday and Craft Bazaar 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the Learning Resource Center (library). A portion of the vendors’ sales will be donated to the Education Association’s Student Assistance Fund. A fund created for the benefit of students who need monetary assistance to pay with fees and purchase uniforms and equipment for their career-technical programs. This Holiday and Craft
Bazaar is free to the public and includes the following vendors, crafts and baked goods: 31 Gifts, Candies by Judy, Creative Memories, Grammy Pammy Quilts and Things, Heritage Bread, Lia Sophia Jewelry, Lost Creek Pottery, Neat Stuff!, Pampered Chef, Sawdust and Paint Spatter, Sister’s Cookies, Stephen Hinesauthor, Tastefully Simple, Terry Ervin-author and Usborne Books. Door prizes drawn will be drawn every 15 minutes starting at 3:30.
Ostomy support group to meet TROY — The MiamiShelby Ostomy Support Group will meet Dec. 7 for its annual Christmas dinner. The Ostomy Support Group’s meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month except January and July. Programs provide information and support to os-
tomates and their families, and are beneficial to health care professionals as well. The dinner will be at 5 p.m. at Logan’s Roadhouse on State Route 41 in Troy. RSVPs are requested to 440-4706 for an accurate count for reservations. For more information, call 440-4706.
ical center. “I assume there’s going to be a temporary fix, because the health care system is going to implode without it.” Medicare patients account for about 45 percent of the visits to his clinic. Klitgaard said the irony is that he and his colleagues have been making improvements, keeping closer tabs on those with chronic illnesses in the hopes of avoiding needless hospitalizations. While that can save money for Medicare, it requires considerable upfront investment from the medical practice. “The threat of a huge cut makes it very difficult to continue down this road,” said Klitgaard, adding “it’s almost comical” lawmakers would let the situation get so far out of hand. There’s nothing to laugh about, says a senior Washington lobbyist closely involved with the secretive supercommittee deliberations. The health care industry lobbyist, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is
PIQUA — Advisory Committee members serving the Upper Valley Career Center Home Health Aide program recently shared their need for certified Home Health Aides. Local employers Academy Health Services Inc., Blackstone Healthcare and Cornerstone Home Health & Hospice meet twice a year with representatives from the career center to discuss future plans for the school’s Home Health and STNA certification programs. According to Annette Paulus, Upper Valley Career Center program coordinator, advisory board members are adamant that jobs continue to be available for certified health care workers. “If someone has an interest in a healthcare career and they possess a genuine interest in helping others, becoming a Home Health Aide can give them an almost immediate opportunity to begin,” said Paulus, who notes that it takes three weeks to complete the Upper Valley Career Center Home Health Aide Program (HHA), receive National Certification, and have an opportunity to link with possible employment opportunities with any one of the advi-
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added bonus of income throughout their LPN course. “Many nurses have a sense of ‘calling’ into the profession. Others aren’t so certain, so having the opportunity to work as a care giver at the level of the Home Health Aide or STNA can be very reassuring — especially when it confirms their commitment to continue,” Pencil said. Data collected by the school’s Adult Basic and Literacy Education program through participation in an Innovation Grant tracked STNA and Home Health Aide students career pathways through July of this year. Three Home Health Aides and one Upper Valley Career Center certified STNA have continued their education and are participating in the Upper Valley Career Center School of Practical Nursing. According to the wage data provided by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services the potential annual income increased proportionately with each skills level, so those Home Health Aides who continue their education have the ability to double their income potential in less than two years. Paulus encourages individuals to take the first
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buying that. The Obama administration says seniors and their doctors have nothing to fear. But doctors are becoming increasingly irritated dealing with about Medicare. Surveys have shown that many physicians would consider not taking new Medicare patients if the cuts go through. Some primary care doctors are going into “concierge medicine,” limiting their practice to patients able to pay a fee of about $1,500 a year, a trend that worries advocates for the elderly. Ultimately, the solution is an overhaul of Medicare’s payment system so that doctors are rewarded for providing quality, cost-effective care, said Mark McClellan, an economist and doctor who medical served as Medicare administrator for President George W. Bush. That continues to elude policymakers. Instead, the threat of payment cuts has become a holiday tradition, said McClellan. “It’s just not a very enjoyable one.”
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not authorized to make public statements, said lawmakers of both parties wanted to deal with the cuts to doctors, but a fundamental partisan divide over tax increases blocked progress of any kind. The main options now before Congress include a one-year or two-year fix. The problem is the cost. Congress used to add it to the federal deficit, but lawmakers can’t get away with that in these fiscally austere times. Instead, they must find about $22 billion in offsets for the one-year option, $35 billion for the two-year version. A permanent fix would cost about $300 billion over 10 years, making it much less likely. “It’s going to be a real challenge, and there’s not a lot of time to play pingpong,” said the lobbyist. “It’s entirely possible given past performance that Congress misses the deadline.” Congressional leaders of both parties have said that won’t happen. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus,
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WASHINGTON — Politicians of both parties outdo each other vying for the approval of seniors, but their inability to compromise on the federal budget has put Medicare in the crosshairs again. Unless Congress acts before Jan. 1, doctors face a 27 percent cut in their fees for treating Medicare patients. That could undermine health care for millions of elderly and disabled beneficiaries. Last year around the holidays doctors were looking at a cut of about 20 percent. It’s become a recurring symbol of the
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Sunday evening event also marks Ex-county judge announces candidacy Piqua Baptist’s 200th anniversary TROY — Jeffrey M. Welbaum has announced his candidacy f o r Judge of the Court of Appeals, Seco n d A p pellate D i s - WELBAUM trict. Welbaum served as Judge of the Miami County Common Pleas Court for more than 15 years. Since 1984, Welbaum was consecutively elected three times as the Miami County Prosecuting Attorney and three times as judge of the Common Pleas Court. In January, Welbaum was named chief of the criminal justice section of the Office of Attorney General Mike DeWine. He supervises more than 40 attorneys involved in the capital litigation, special prosecutions, Habeas Corpus, and corrections litigation units. “I believe my experience as a prosecutor, a judge and now as a section chief for Attorney General Mike DeWine uniquely qualifies me for this next step in public service at the court of appeals,” Welbaum said. Welbaum has been assigned by the Ohio Supreme Court as Visiting Common Pleas Judge in Montgomery, Greene, Darke, Preble, Shelby, Mercer, Clinton, and Allen counties. He was involved in the creation of the Miami County Drug Court and served as a Drug Court Judge in Miami County for many years. Welbaum has served as vice-chairman and chairman of the Miami County Republican Central Committee, vicechairman of the Miami County Executive Committee, two terms as President of the Men’s Republican Club, and served as the Miami County campaign chairman of both national and statewide candi-
dates. Welbaum has practiced law for more than 34 years. In addition to his service as judge, prosecuting attorney, and assistant Ohio Attorney General, Welbaum has a diverse legal background. He served as an assistant public defender for three years, eight years as a general practice associate at the law firm of Miller, Schlemmer, and Luring, Co., L.P.A., and part time Instructor of criminal justice studies and law at Edison Community College and Kent State University. In October 1990, Welbaum was appointed special assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio and was involved in prosecuting federal narcotics cases. Welbaum is past recipient of Troy’s Distinguished Service Award, was named One of Five Outstanding Young Men of Ohio by the Ohio Jaycees, and was named Miami County’s Big Brother of the Year. As Prosecuting Attorney, Welbaum founded and served as Director of the Miami County VictimWitness Program and received the Victim Rights Recognition Award from Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Welbaum is also a recipient of The Defiance College Alumni Achievement Award. Welbaum has served many community activities, organizations and boards, including President of the Troy Rotary Club, the Miami County Bar Association, and Troy United Fund. Welbaum resides in Troy with his wife, Peg. They have two adult children, Andy and Alex. The Second Appellate District Court of Appeals decides cases from Montgomery, Clark, Miami, Greene, Darke, and Champaign Counties. Welbaum graduated from Troy High School, the Defiance College, cum laude, and the Ohio Northern University School of Law.
PIQUA — On Sunday, the Piqua Civic Band will help kick off the Christm a s season a n d celebrate t h e 200th A n niv ersary of t h e P i q u a BOOTH Baptist Church with an evening of festive holiday favorites. The concert, which begins at 7 p.m.. is under the direction of guest conductor, Dr. David Booth. The event is open to the public and there is no charge for admission, but
Nicklin Avenue tree plantings. Old business will include a review of work on Chapter 96, discussion of Garbry Road tree trimming, a memorial tree and a tree removed from the golf course on Nov. 4.
audience members are asked to bring a canned or boxed food item in support of the Piqua Baptist Church’s citywide food pantry. Conductor, percussionist, author and teacher, Booth is presently director of bands and Wind Conducting Studies, and professor of music at Wright State University in Dayton. At WSU his activities and responsibilities include serving as conductor for the WSU Wind Symphony and Chamber Players, and administering both the undergraduate and graduate wind conducting studies programs. Booth maintains an active schedule as guest conductor, performer, and
clinician throughout the nation, and has twice conducted abroad in Japan. Ensembles under his direction have been featured at several major conferences throughout his career. For his many career accomplishments Booth is recognized in both Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers and Biltmore Who’s Who, and holds regular and honorary memberships in several professional music organizations and fraternities. His work appears in six volumes of the “Teaching Music Through Performance in Band” book series, widely published and used throughout the world. Currently, he and his wife, Carmen, reside near Dayton in Kettering. The band’s special guest for the evening will
Hand dipped ornament class scheduled Thursday at YWCA PIQUA — Karen Purke, renowned local artist, will share her artistic talents with adults to design and make a special hand dipped Christmas ornament Thursday at the YWCA Piqua. The class will be from 67 p.m. Class members will
choose from various types of ornaments and dip them in acrylic paints and dyes. Cost of the class is $15 along with a YWCA membership ($30 plus applicable taxes). All supplies are included in the cost of the class. A sample is on dis-
be the Piqua Baptist Sanctuary Choir, under the direction of Cherie Roeth. Joining them are organist Mary Alice Newbauer, keyboardist Tammy Rench and guitarist Chris Rench. This concert is being cosponsored by the Piqua Baptist Church and the Piqua Civic Band Association, through a grant from the Piqua Day of Honor Association. Selections will include Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride and A Christmas Festival, “The March of the Toys” from Babes in Toyland, A Canadian Brass Christmas, Amazing Grace, The Christmas Pops Sing-a-long and much more. Visit the band’s website at piquacivicband.weebly.com or visit them on Facebook for more information.
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Supporting local artists and festivities PIQUA — The Piqua Arts Council is supporting local artists and local festivities by hosting a “Handmade Holiday” during this year’s Christmas on the Green event sponsored by Mainstreet Piqua. While you enjoy the community caroling, horse-drawn carriage rides, children’s activities and live
entertainment, stop in 427 N. Main St. and choose from many handmade gifts and paintings. This year’s artists include Nancy Armstrong, Mike Lange, Carolyn Stevens, Roe Kienle, Faye Shoemaker and Jeff Monnier. Original artworks range from paintings and photography to handmade serving
platters. The PAC will also be providing a free children’s art activity. The Piqua Arts Council is a not for profit arts organization working to enhance the quality of life for all citizens of Piqua, by promoting and encouraging the support, development, appreciation, study and presentation of the arts. The PAC
has supported Piqua City and Catholic Schools in supplementing their arts and music education. The PAC is proud to host the annual Art Show as well as many other community programs. Visit the Piqua Arts Council at 427 N. Main St., Piqua or on the web at www.piquaartscouncil.com.
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gingerbread house. The children’s activities at Christmas on the Green are sponsored by the Piqua Public Library. While the kids are participating in the activities adults can take a moment to enjoy delicious cookies and punch. There is no charge to participate in the activities. The Piqua Public Li• Ice Sculptor Re- brary will remain open turns to Christmas until 8:30 p.m. and visitors at on the Green Talented Dayton area ice sculptor Ramon will be making his sixth at appearance Christmas on the Green. Ramon’s l i v e
be adding hot dogs to their generous menu. For those who would like to sit a spell there will be a couple of picnic tables in the quad. Downtown Piqua’s other eateries will be open the night of Christmas on the Green Zender’s, including Michalo’s and Susie’s Big Dipper.
find hundreds of moderately priced gift items for parents, grandparents and brothers and sisters. During the experience kids can pick out gifts for special loved ones under the careful supervision of volunteers and within a pre-set budget. The items in the store are carefully arranged into men’s, ladies and children’s categories to give the little shoppers great ideas for
phy, sound and feeling of the show is always memorable and this year the Lehman Limelighters will also be able to be on hand to delight the audience. With professional sound services offered by Mike Caldwell the live music at the gazebo is not to be missed. The Lehman Limelighters take the stage at 6:30 p.m. and “The Company” will perform at approximately 6:45 p.m. The Gotham City Brass quintet will be at Christmas on the Green this year. The brass group will make their w a y around t h e
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Christmas on the Green will get the chance to view the decorated lobby and enjoy a concert by talented Piqua pianist Steve Price. Steve will be playing the grand piano in the lobby from 7:30 - 8:15 p.m. • Kiddie Christmas Shop The Board Room of the Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce hosts the Mainstreet Piqua Kiddie Christmas shop during Christmas on the Green. Kids will
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demonstration will take place in the 400 block of North Main Street starting at about 6:30 p.m. During the course of the evening he will be doing two different ice sculptures. Each sculpture starts as a 400 pound rectangular block of ice but with the help of a chain saw, router, chisel, hammer and various other tools • Food Ramon creates angels, Christmas on the carolers, animals and a Green features various host of other beautiful food vendors in the creations. quad on the east side of the Fort Piqua Plaza • Children’s activiand this year downtown ties Piqua’s bakery, Dobo’s The Piqua Public LiDelights, will have iced brary Children’s activisugar cookies, gingerties are always a very bread cookies, hot popular feature of the chocolate and pumpkin Christmas on the Green roll slices. Dobo’s will event and this year’s also have all their deliplanned activity promcious offerings inside ises to be just as fun as the store at 417 N. Main usual. The Children’s St., so be sure to stop by activity will be held in and pick up something the lobby of the Piqua to share with your Public Library. Chilfriends and family. dren and their families Another annual venwill enter through the dor is the Boy Scout lobby of the Library and Troop 76. They will be there will be a number serving delicious chili, of different stations set chili with cheese, hot up to allow the children apple cider and coffee to make their very own and this year they will
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live entertainment, stop in 427 N. Main Street and choose from many handmade gifts and paintings. This year’s artists include Nancy Armstrong, Mike Lange, Carolyn Stevens, Roe Kienle, Faye Shoemaker and Jeff Monnier. Original artworks range from paintings and photography to handmade serving platters. The PAC will also be providing a free children’s art activity. The Piqua Arts Council is a not for profit arts organization working to enhance the quality of life for all citizens of Piqua, by promoting and encouraging the support, development, appreciation, study and presentation of the arts. The PAC has supported Piqua City and Catholic Schools in supplementing their arts and music education. The PAC is proud to host the annual Art Show as well as many other community programs. Visit the Piqua Arts Council at 427 N. Main St. Piqua, OH 45356 or on the web at www.piquaartscouncil.com. • Christmas on the Green committee members for 2011 include: Jean Franz, Dee Wills, Gary Anderson, Curtis, Melinda Chair, and Nancy Spillane. Gail Wilco.
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IQUA — The 18th Annual Christmas on the Green will fill downtown Piqua with holiday cheer from 6-9 p.m. Friday. The event primarily occurs on High Street in front of the Fort Piqua Plaza and in the 300 and 400 blocks of North Main Street. The event is organized by a dedicated group of Mainstreet Piqua volunteers and is a fun, family event with something for everyone to enjoy. Christmas on the Green is presented by the French Fund of the Piqua Community Foundation along with sponsorship support from Unity National Bank. The highlights of Christmas on the Green include live music, strolling characters, carriage rides and children’s activities. The community caroling, along with the live entertainment, will be held at the gazebo and the additional activities, including pony rides, strolling characters and an ice sculptor will be spread over the 300 and 400 blocks of North Main Street. There will also be two food vendors in the quad on the east side of the Fort Piqua Plaza.
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Workshop part of weekend PIQUA — Dobo’s Delights Bakery,located at 417 N. Main Street in downtown Piqua, is hosting a Gingerbread house workshop during the “Christmas Experiences in Piqua” weekend. On Saturday, Dec. 3, starting at 2:30 p.m., bakery owner Cindy Dobo will be on hand to teach participants how to assemble and decorate a complete gingerhouse that measures bread
approximately 9x7”. The Gingerbread House workshop is suitable for any age but children must be accompanied by an adult.The cost for the workshop is $35 per Gingerbread house but if a family would like to make two houses there is a discount available. The workshop is limited to the first 15 people to sign up and advanced registration is required.For more information
on the Gingerbread House workshop at Dobo’s Delights call them at 773-7923. During the holiday season Dobo’s Delights offers gingerbread house workshops for interested groups including scout troops, large families and church groups.The minimum number of people required for a private class is six people. To schedule a private class call Dobo’s Delights at 773-7923.
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Festival of Trees open through Dec. 17 PIQUA — Mainstreet Piqua’s brand new “Festival of Trees” has received a very warm response from the Piqua community and visitors to the 2nd floor of Apple Tree Gallery, 405 N. Main St. in downtown Piqua will find themselves walking through a forest of beautifully decorated Christmas trees. The display is open to the public weekdays from 12-6 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 12-4 p.m. through Saturday, Dec. 17. The Festival of Trees will be open to the public during Christmas on the Green on Friday, Dec. 2, and during the parade on Saturday, Dec. 3. Additionally there will be several public lunches held during the event and details on menu offerings,
availability and price can be obtained by calling Apple Tree Gallery at 7731801 during regular business hours. The Festival of Trees is sponsored by the Miami Valley Centre Mall.
PIQUA — A host of different Piqua memorabilia items will be available in the very popular “Positively Piqua” store during Christmas on the Green. This year the store will be located inside Susie’s Big Dipper at 323 N. Main St. The Positively Piqua store is open from 6-9 p.m. Friday — during Christmas on the Green — and from 1-3 p.m. Saturday during the Downtown Piqua Holiday Parade. The Positively Piqua Store will be THE place to get the latest “Made in Piqua” ornament and the newest Cat’s Meow, the Piqua Veterans Memorial.All transactions in the Positively Piqua store will need be handled by either cash or check. The Positively Piqua store also has Piqua playing cards, pencil crocks, ornaments, Farmers Market tote bags, Christmas cards,note cards and puzzles.
Top gift ideas for everyone on your list NewsUSA — With the holiday shopping season upon us, people are hitting stores looking for that special gift for friends and family. Rather than fighting the crowds and spending hours searching for another ordinary tie or shirt,check out Christmas on the Green and follow these festive
suggestions, and relax knowing you've found the perfect present: • Food items. Heading to someone else's house to celebrate? If you aren't cooking this year, offer to bring a side dish or dessert. Not a top chef in the kitchen? Stop by a local eatery and pick up a homemade pie or other dessert. • Music. If there is a country music lover on your list, look for new releases from Kenny Rogers and Aaron Tippin. Kenny Rogers' newest album is a celebration of 50 years of
music with three new tracks. Aaron Tippin's album, "He Believed," features six new tracks,including a tribute song to honor his father. • Home Décor. Nothing says the holidays like festive décor. Whether it's ornaments for the tree or something festive for the table, give someone a gift they can use year after year to decorate their home. • Bath and Beauty. For the lady who likes to be pampered,give something she can enjoy several times over. Dionis, a line of personal care
products, offers great gift items from hand creams to body washes. Combine a few products and create a custom gift basket. • Nostalgic Gifts. If there is a collector on your list, give them a special gift from the past. Whether it is candy from another decade or toys they played with as a child, nostalgic gifts are always a hit. • Gift Cards. Don't know what to get for someone on your list? Give them something they are sure to enjoy — a gift card!
Schedule Continued from page 10 • Positively Piqua Store — Get all your Indian spirit wear as well as collectible Piqua gifts for everyone on your shopping list. Located in Susie’s Big Dipper, 323 N. Main St. 6-8 p.m. • Pony Rides — 400 Block of North Main Street (in front of Readmore’s Hallmark) • Piqua Public Library Children’s Activities — Sponsored by Piqua Public Library in the Children’s Department of the Piqua Public Library. Enter through main lobby. 6:30-6:45 p.m. • Lehman High School’s Limelighters — Gazebo 6:45 — Welcoming Comments • Welcoming comments from Daniel P. French of the Alfred W. French Foundation — Gazebo 6:50 p.m. • Piqua High School’s The Company — Gazebo. Immediately followed by com-
munity caroling. 6:30-8 p.m. • Ice Sculpting Demonstration — 400 Block of North Main Street. Watch an ice sculpture being created before your eyes. Prepare yourself for flying ice and lots of creativity. • Lamppost IV Barbershop Quartet — Strolling downtown streets • Gotham City Brass Quintet — Strolling downtown streets 7:30-8:15 p.m. • Steve Price — Lobby of Piqua Public Library. Enjoy a host of different musical selections played on the grand piano of the library. Mainstreet Piqua’s annual Christmas on the Green celebration is presented by the Alfred W. French Fund of the Piqua Community Foundation along with sponsorship support from Unity National Bank.
• Holly Jolly 5K Run At 10 a.m. Saturday, the 8th Annual Holly Jolly 5K Run will begin on the river’s edge of the Piqua PATH. The 5K Run is an out and back course that last year hosted over 160 runners. The Holly Jolly 5K Run is sponsored by Upper Valley Medical Centers and Atlantis Sportswear. The age divisions are male and female 14 and under, 15-19, 20-24, 2529, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60and over and awards will be given to the overall top three male and three female runners as well as the top three male and female in each category. Registration for the run will begin at 9 a.m. in the lobby of the Municipal Government Complex. While the
pre-registration deadline has passed sameday registration is available for $14 per runner. • Downtown Piqua Holiday Parade The downtown Piqua Holiday Parade, “Simply Christmas,” will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday. The parade will begin at the intersection of Main and North Streets and will make its way south on Main Street and then West on High Street to Downing Street. The Christmas parade is sponsored by McVety Realty and Barclay’s Men’s Women’s Clothiers. A number of area nonprofit organizations, companies and local youth organizations will be participating in the city’s annual holiday tradition. Prior to the parade
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organizer, by Steven Gall of Gauntlet Awards. • Santa Arrives! Immediately following the parade children will have the opportunity to visit with Santa in the lobby of the Piqua Public Library. Santa’s chair will be located in front of the fireplace and children can visit with Santa and share their special Christmas requests. The beautiful setting will give parents the perfect opportunity to capture some priceless holiday memories with their cameras. Santa also will be sharing his special stash of candy canes with the little visitors.
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Have a holiday lunch at the Apple Tree Gallery PIQUA —The Mainstreet Piqua Festival of Trees will be returning this year and also returning will be an opportunity to have a holiday luncheon surrounded by the forest of decorated trees. The Festival of Trees is being held on the 2nd floor of Apple Tree Gallery, 405 N. Main St., from today, Nov. 30 through
Saturday, Dec. 17. Mainstreet Piqua will be hosting four public lunches at the Festival of Trees. The lunches will be held Thursday, Dec. 1, Monday, Dec. 5, Wednesday, Dec. 7 and Friday, Dec. 9. Anyone is invited to attend. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost of the lunch
will be $12.50 per person but prior reservations must be made. The menu for Dec. 1 and 7 is ham loaf, cheesy potatoes, broccoli salad and roll.Dessert will be an ice cream sundae.The menu for Dec. 5 and 9 will be turkey and rice casserole, green bean mix, salad and a roll.
Dessert will be Death by Chocolate. A selection of drinks including holiday punch and Winans coffee will be provided at each luncheon. Those wishing to make reservations for the lunches may callApple Tree Gallery at 773-1801. Due to space limitations each lunch will be
limited to 40 people. The food is being provided by Deezertz. Tickets for the Festival of Trees preview event are also available at Apple Tree Gallery to stop by the Mainstreet Piqua office at 326 N. Main St. For more information,call Mainstreet Piqua at 773-9355.
Enjoy a carriage ride PIQUA —The horse-drawn carriage rides are a very popular feature of Christmas on the Green and this year there will be two different horse-drawn carriages making their way through the downtown the night of Christmas on the Green. Both units will pick-up and drop-off passengers on Market Street close to the gazebo. The carriages will proceed East on Market Street to Main Street and then onto Main Street.They will go North on Main Street to Ash Street and West on Ash back to Wayne Street and then make their way South on Wayne back to Market Street. The horse-drawn carriage rides are $1 per person. Mainstreet Piqua appreciates the Unity National Bank associates and management who help with the carriage rides each year.
Don’t forget your camera During Christmas on the Green there will be several costumed characters strolling around the downtown. In addition to Santa Claus there will be visits by the Gingerbread Boy, Rudolf, Frosty the Snowman, a toy soldier and the Nutcracker and Mouse King. The characters are willing to take time to pose with kids as they stroll throughout the downtown and hand out candy.
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CSBG PROPOSAL The proposed 2012/13 Community Services Block Grant is on file for public review and written comment from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, in the Miami County CAC Office at 1695 Troy-Sidney Road, Troy, Ohio. The final draft will be presented at a public hearing at 8:00 a.m. on December 12th, 2011, at the CAC Office, 1695 Troy-Sidney Road, Troy, Ohio. The public is invited to make comments. 11/30, 12/1-2011 2239494
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TO THE DEFENDANTS THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS OF BARBARA F. WADDLE, DECEASED, WHOSE RESIDENCE IS UNKNOWN IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF MIAMI COUNTY, OHIO GENERAL DIVISION Case No.: 11-CV681 Judge: Robert J. Lindeman UNITY NATIONAL BANK Division of Park National Bank Plaintiff, -vsTim Waddle, et al. Defendants.
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IN BRIEF ■ Awards
Richardson on D-II Ohio team Piqua senior defensive lineman Kevin Richardson was named to the Division II AllOhio football team. RICHARDSON Richardson was named special mention.
■ Basketball
Piqua preview airing today WOTVC Channel 5 will be airing a PHS Basketball Pre-Season show, starting MIKE ULLERY/CALL FILE PHOTOS today. Cody Hogston controls a wrestler last season. Hogston is back for his senior season for Piqua. It will run today at 11 a.m., 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. On Thursday it will air at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. On Friday, it will air at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The show will also run over the weekend. Check piquatv5.com web site for weekend times. Beginning the week of Dec. 5th, the Coach's BY ROB KISER Show will air on those PIQUA WRESTLING SCHEDULE Sports Editor same days and times for Dec. 3, at Mount Vernon the entire basketball searkiser@dailycall.com Dec. 10, at Edgewood Invitaitonal son. The weight classes Dec. 15, WAYNE/EATON/TIPPECANOE aren’t the only thing new Dec. 22, at Marysville Double Dual with wrestling for the Piqua wrestling team this Dec. 29, at GMVWA Holiday Dec. 30, at GMVWA Holiday season. There are also a lot of Jan. 11, at Carroll Double Dual The Covington junior new faces, including seven Jan. 13, at Alliance Top Gun high girls basketball teams freshman. That, along Jan. 14, at Alliance Top Gun opened the season by with the OHSAA adjustsweeping Miami East ing a number of the Jan. 19, at Springfield Tuesday. weight classes, means a Jan. 21, at Western Brown Hammer The seventh grade won lot of change for the Indi- Feb. 3, at GWOC 27-15. ans this season. Feb. 4, at GWOC Lexi Long led Covington Which means, more Feb. 10, TROY/GREENVILLE/VANDALIA with 14 points. than ever, the regular seaThe eighth grade won son will be used to prepare are just going to lay down and win championships, 25-20. for the GWOC tourna- for us. This is such a but that is not how it Jessie Crowell led Covment and the postseason. young team. We have a lot works.” ington with eight points. COVINGTON SCORING “We have backed off the of work to do to continue Piqua was the GWOC Seventh Grade schedule a little bit,” the tradition we have es- North champion last year, Long 14, Pond 5, Schaffer 2, Cecil 2, Angle 2, Warner 2. Piqua coach Scott Kaye tablished. I am sure they but a repeat of that title Eighth Grade said. “But, there are no don’t see it that way — Crowell 8, Richards 7, Gostomsky 5, Shell 5. Brandon Pummill throws a wrestler to the mat. See PIQUA/Page 18 tournaments where teams they would like to come in
Lots of new faces on Piqua team Wrestlers open season Saturday
Lady Buccs sweep Vikings
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Impressive opener
The Bradford junior high girls basketball teams split two games with Mississinawa Valley. The seventh grade lost 19-14. Mandi Bates scored 10 points. The eighth grade won PLEASANT HILL — With one game 21-19. in the books, Newton coach Ken Ford alKenzie Weldy scored 11 ready likes what he has seen out of his points. BRADFORD SCORING team. Seventh Grade Ford was optimistic coming into the Hart 2, Bates 10, Brower 1, Booker 1. Eighth Grade year, and after his Indians took down Moore 2, Smith 2, Haines 2, Weldy 11, Troy Christian 58-23 in their opener on Roberts 4. Tuesday, it appears they may have found a winning combinaSTUMPER tion. “We played really, really well,” Ford said. “We shot the ball great, and played good defense. That’s a good combination Who is the for us.” only member Andee Welbaum’s 19 points paced of the CleveNewton, while Trista Lavy and Aryn land Browns Doseck each chipped in nine. to be with the Amanda Slone led Troy Christian with team since they returned six points. in 1999? Newton (1-0) will face its first Cross County Conference opponent on Thursday, as the Indians travel to play against Ansonia. The Eagles play at home against Arcanum on Saturday.
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QUOTED “I will miss him. He is the best." —Browns kicker Phil Dawson on Ryan Pontbriand being cut
BOXSCORE Troy Christian (23) Shawna Honeyman 1-0-2, Lydia Demmitt 1-2-4, Jordanne Varvel 2-0-5, Semayat Campbell 0-2-2, Amanda Slone 2-2-6, Amanda Benjamin 1-1-4. Totals: 7-7-23. Newton (58) Andee Welbaum 6-1-19, Trista Lavy 4-1-9, Aryn Doseck 4-1-9, Fawn King 4-0-2, Trelissa Lavy 0-3-3, Madison Tebics 1-0-2, Grace Hignite 1-0-2, Marissa Kleman 1-0-2, Kasey Thompson 0-2-2, Allison Wise 1-0-2. Totals: 22-8-58. 3-point field goals — Troy Christian: Benjamin, Varvel. Newton: Welbaum (2). Score By Quarters Newton 19 38 49 58 Troy Christian 5 7 14 23 Records: Troy Christian 0-1. Newton 1-0.
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Dawson says goodye to good friend Browns cut long snapper, Fujita placed on injured reserve CLEVELAND (AP) — The cold and cruel side of business in the NFL caught up with Ryan Pontbriand. He won't get a chance to snap out of his slump The Browns told their long snapper to take a hike. Pontbriand was waived Tuesday, two days after his second poor snap in three weeks cost Cleveland another possible win. A two-time Pro Bowler, Pontbriand had been with the Browns since 2003 and had the secondlongest tenure on the club to kicker Phil Dawson. "Today, I lost a longtime teammate, Ryan Pontbriand," Dawson wrote on his Twitter page. "He has
been with me more than any teammate I have had. I will miss him. "He is the best." But he's been uncharacteristically erratic this season, and the Browns (4-7) ran out of patience with Pontbriand. can't slump," "We Browns first-year coach Pat Shurmur said Monday, hinting the team was on the verge of releasing Pontbriand. "We can't be in slumps. I think it's important that we all perform and we've got to perform all the time. You hold me to that standard, I think the players hold themselves to that and then I know individually they do as well." Although Pontbriand
played nearly nine seasons for them, and was one of the bright spots for a moribund franchise since 1999, the Browns said nothing about him in their release other than they had waived him. Pontbriand will be replaced by Christian Yount, an undrafted rookie from UCLA who played seven games with Tampa Bay. Young was waived Oct. 25 by the Buccaneers when they activated their primary long snapper from an injury list. It was a busy day off for the Browns, who also placed linebacker Scott Fujita and defensive end Emmanuel Stephens on injured reserve, losing two starters from a unit with
little depth. Fujita broke his right hand in two places Sunday and will have surgery later this week. It's the second straight season the 32-year-old has had ended by injury. Last year, Fujita missed Cleveland's final seven games after straining a knee ligament. Fujita will be hard to replace. He has experience, a solid grasp of Cleveland's defensive scheme and is one of the team's leaders — on and off the field. He was third on the team with 51 tackles. "It's a big loss for us," said linebacker D'Qwell Jackson. "It's a great confidence having him out
there, a 10-, 11-year vet. But other guys have to step up." Pontbriand's last snap sealed his fate. In the fourth quarter on Sunday in Cincinnati, he rolled the ball back to holder Brad Maynard, who did a good job of catching and placing it. However, the bad snap caused Dawson to miss a potential go-ahead 55yard field goal in a 23-20 loss. Two weeks ago, against St. Louis, Pontbriand's snap caromed off the right leg of teammate Alex Mack, disrupted Dawson's timing on a 22-yarder that was partially blocked and gave the Rams a 13-12 win.
Pontbriand was so upset by the gaffe that he went home and made 150 snaps. Pontbriand had been one of the Browns' steadiest performers since former coach Butch Davis shocked many draft experts by selecting him in 2003. Long snappers were rarely picked, but Pontbriand proved to be a great value. For eight seasons, Pontbriand's snaps were precise and nearly perfect, with the football rotating tightly and landing in the hands of Cleveland's holder with the laces facing away from the kicker. He was regarded as one of the NFL's best long snappers.
Bengals master late comebacks Young team is turning it on INCINNATI (AP) — The young Bengals have mastered something that usually takes years to learn — the art of pulling off the late comeback with a season's worth of hopes on the line. Instead of tensing up, they turn it on. Cincinnati did it again on Sunday with its rookie big-play tandem setting up a 23-20 victory over the Cleveland Browns. Andy Dalton's 51-yard pass to A.J. Green kept the Bengals (7-4) in the thick of the playoff chase, a game behind Baltimore and Pittsburgh in the AFC North. Each comeback makes the next one a little easier. "It keeps stomping it home and nailing it down that this is what counts and this is really what matters at the end of the day, so let's keep it up," coach Marvin Lewis said on Monday. "If we've got breath left, let's keep using it." They've already matched one league record for big comebacks. Three times, they've overcome a double-digit halftime deficit and won, something only four other teams have accomplished in a season: the 1980 Kansas City Chiefs, 1984 New England Patriots, 1986 Indianapolis Colts and the 2011 Detroit Lions. And, they've narrowly missed out on a few other last-minute wins. They were driving for a winning field goal in Denver but ran out of downs and lost 24-22 in the second game of the season. Two weeks ago, they fell behind Pittsburgh 14-0 at Paul Brown Stadium but
were driving for a tying touchdown when Dalton threw an interception inside the Steelers 20-yard line in the closing minutes. A week ago, they fell behind 31-14 at Baltimore in the fourth quarter but got to the Ravens 7-yard line in the closing seconds with a chance to score a tying touchdown. They ran out of downs again. Young teams don't normally do those kinds of things. Dalton and Green have played more like veterans in those moments, making the final 2 minutes very interesting. "We're just finding a way to win," Dalton said. "It doesn't matter what goes on or when it goes on. We've been in every game that we've played." They've become very comfortable making comebacks, which is a change from the last few years in Cincinnati. With veteran receivers Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco last season, the Bengals wasted chances and finished 4-12. This team is a lot different in the fourth quarter. "We have a lot of guys in the locker room that want all the heat on them," left tackle Andrew Whitworth said Monday. "They want to take on the biggest challenges. “They don't want the attention, they don't want the media, they don't want any of that. They want the opportunity to win the game. "We know whoever it is that's got to make the next play for us to win is going to make it, and we don't doubt that at all." There's one big drawback to so many big come-
backs: “Usually, they don't get a team to the playoffs. Those other three teams that finished a season with three comebacks after double-digit deficits at halftime? The 1980 Chiefs finished 8-8 and failed to make the playoffs. The 1984 Patriots went 9-7 and missed the playoffs. The 1986 Colts went 3-13 — yes, the only wins were those comebacks. The fourth team is the current Detroit team, which is 7-4. For weeks, Lewis has been stressing the need to get off to a better start so a comeback isn't needed. The Bengals don't want to fall behind 14-0 in Pittsburgh on Sunday, a game they need to win in order to stay in the AFC North race. "I raised Cain last week in the locker room about that," Lewis said. "We seem to be comfortable being behind and fighting back. "We are going to work hard to fix that. I would love to learn how to play with the lead. We have to work hard to reverse that if we can." Notes: Lewis said the Bengals came out of the Cleveland game with no significant injuries. ... The Bengals have to decide by Tuesday afternoon whether to activate LB Keith Rivers, whose threeweek roster exemption expires. He had surgery on his right wrist in the offseason and was on an injury list for the first six games. Cincinnati has to decide whether to activate him or put him on injured reserve for the rest of the season.
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Tyler Chambers (top) is looking for another strong season this year.
Piqua Continued from page 17 will not come easy. The Indians graduated a strong group of wrestlers, including twotime state placer Kyle Bryant, who finished third at 152 pounds in Division I last year. “Kyle (Bryant) showed everybody what it takes,” Kaye said. “He was a very intense wrestler on the mat and all those guys here last year saw what he did in the wrestling room. “He was a couple points from being in the state finals. “The new guys just have to learn from the guys that are back.” The cupboard certainly isn’t bare. Tyler Chambers (152 pounds) is a two-time district qualifier. “He came in here as a two-time state qualifier in junior high,” Kaye said. “He definitely has some big goals for this season.” Another strong wrestler back is two-time district qualifier Brandon Pummill (189). Pummill is a
senior coming off a big season in football. “He had his season ended at sectionals last year because of a knee injury,” Kaye said. “So, I am sure he is hungry to get back out there.” Other returning district qualifiers are sophomore Logan Wright (113), Cody Young (135) and junior Drew Durand (220). Wright is currently injured, but Kaye hopes to have him back in January. District alternates a year ago were sophomore Hunter Comstock (106, 113) and Cody Hogston (195). Returning letterwinners included two-year lettermen Tyler Ouhl (145) and Thomas Brown (220) and Jerame Wright (160), a junior transfer from Milton-Union, where he wrestled the last two years. Rounding out the roster are freshman Micah Clark (106), freshman Brandon Gist (113), freshman Brent McLaughlin (113, 120), freshman Trenton
Dreer (120), freshman Alex Fielder (126), freshman Derek Huey (132, currently injured), freshman Caje Kindred (145), junior Austin Parkman (145), junior Brandon Cotrell (152), junior Desmond Griffiths (152), freshman Dillon Williams (170), junior Eion Hogston (182), sophomore Clark Davis (285) and sophomore Bryan Pence (285). “We have some strong guys back and then some young guys and some guys who have come back to the program a year or two away,” Kaye said. “It is really hard to predict (with the youth of the team). “The freshman got their first taste of varsity wrestling the other night at the Lima Bath preview. “Hopefully, they will learn from that and see what they need to do. I think the league will be as competitive as always. “We just need to go out, do our best and win every match that we can.” Which is all any coach can ask.
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OSU hits ‘grand slam’ with Meyer Buckeyes hire former Florida coach to take over program COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — If Ohio State did not come calling, Urban Meyer says he was planning to stay away from coaching for at least another year. Meyer, the former Florida coach and native Buckeye, was officially hired Monday by Ohio State, a program with a glittering past that has suffered through a difficult year of NCAA violations. "If not for the coaching position at Ohio State, I would not have coached this year,' he said. Meyer resigned as Gators coach after last season, citing health concerns and a desire to spend more time with his family. "A year ago in my mind I was convinced I was done coaching," he said. He added that he is feeling great. "I've been checked out and I'm ready to go," he said. "I've been to a place and I don't want to go back." Meyer will become one of the highest paid coaches in college football, along with Alabama's Nick Saban and Oklahoma's Bob Stoops, and Texas' Mack Brown. The school says he will receive a six-year contract that pays $4 million annually, plus another $2.4 million total in "retention pay-
ments." He also can qualify for supplemental bonuses. Interim coach Luke Fickell, who took over when Jim Tressel was forced out for breaking NCAA rules, will coach the Buckeyes (6-6) in their bowl game and be retained by Meyer as an assistant, although Meyer declined to say in what capacity. Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith said his first conversation with Meyer about becoming coach was on Nov. 20 by phone. Smith said the two met face-to-face Nov. 23. Meyer won two national championships in six years as the coach at Florida. Now, the 47-yearold will return to the place where his college coaching career began in 1986 after spending a year as an ESPN game analyst. Smith said he was won over by Meyer. "There's a right time for certain leaders," he said. "This is the right time for Urban Meyer to lead this football team. ... He gets it." Earle Bruce, the head coach at Ohio State when Meyer was a graduate assistant, has remained a close friend and confidant of Meyer through the years. He said he had no concerns about Meyer's health. "Well, if he'd had a
heart attack and his heart was bad, I'd be worried about that," the 80-yearold Bruce said on Monday. "I'm not worried that he was stressed out over the game of football because he was thinking too much and not doing some things (exercising) that would have kept him straight. I think he got everything back under control by sitting out a year. I think he missed football. And he's good at it." Meyer's news conference had to be stopped momentarily when a woman operating a camera for the Big Ten Network kneeled over during the middle of Meyer's remarks. She was helped out of the meeting room. Meyer met with the team on Monday before his news conference. He said he was impressed with the players' enthusiasm and acceptance. Alabama coach Nick Saban, who played at Kent State and coached at Toledo in the Buckeye state, said he was happy for Meyer. "I'm sure he's excited about it, and I'm excited for him that he has an opportunity to go back to his home state and be the head coach here," Saban said. "I think it's a wonderful opportunity and I think he'll do a great job." Meyer takes over a program that is likely facing
NCAA sanctions and was crippled by the forced resignation of Tressel. The Buckeyes completed their only season under Fickell with a 40-34 loss to Michigan on Saturday that snapped a seven-game winning streak to their rivals. Wolverines coach Brady Hoke underplayed the role of the head coaches in the rivalry. "I've known Urban, he's a good football coach, a good guy and I welcome him in," Hoke said on Monday. "But it's still Michigan and Ohio and neither one of us is going to play the game." In 10 seasons as a head coach — two at Bowling Green, two at Utah and six at Florida — Meyer has a 104-23 record. His teams are 7-1 in bowl games, including the Gators' 41-14 victory over unbeaten and top-ranked Ohio State in the 2007 Bowl Championship Series title game. Meyer had persistently denied all the talk surrounding him and Ohio State. Soon after Tressel stepped down, Meyer said he wasn't interested in leaving ESPN, where he was a college football analyst. The chance to coach Ohio State changed his mind, he said. "He enjoyed what he was doing, but I think he
also had the bug to start coaching again," ESPN broadcast partner and former Ohio State linebacker Chris Spielman said. "This was just an opportunity that he couldn't pass up." Meyer inherits a program still facing NCAA sanctions. But he also inherits a young team led by a freshman quarterback, Braxton Miller, who would seem to be a perfect fit for his spread offense. "We're putting a lot of pressure on this cat," Meyer joked once after several questions about the freshman. "He's special." A native of Ashtabula, Ohio, Meyer becomes the 24th head coach at Ohio State. He succeeds Fickell, who took over last spring when Tressel's 10-year reign came crashing down. Tressel was forced out for knowing but not telling his superiors that Buckeyes players had most likely broken NCAA rules by taking cash and free or discounted tattoos from the subject of a federal drug-trafficking investigation. Ohio State's .500 record this season marked the most losses at Ohio State since John Cooper's 1999 team also went 6-6 overall and 3-5 in the Big Ten. The Buckeyes had already lost their string of six Big Ten titles when the
school was forced to vacate the 2010 season for the NCAA violations. The school has also self-imposed two years of NCAA probation, offered to return $339,000 in bowl revenue from 2010 and to give up five scholarships over the next three seasons. Ohio State is awaiting final word from the NCAA's committee on infractions. The committee tagged Ohio State with a "failure to monitor" label — second only to a lack of institutional control on the list of most egregious charges against a university. The school could still be hit with a bowl ban, a loss of more scholarships, or other penalties. At the urging of Bruce, Meyer took his first head coaching job at Bowling Green (2001-2002) where he led the Falcons to records of 8-3 and 9-3 before jumping to Utah. Using a spread offense featuring quarterback Alex Smith, the Utes went 10-2 in his first year. In 2004, he led Utah to an 11-0 season and a Bowl Championship Series berth. After a bowl win over Pittsburgh to cap the 12-0 season, he was the top candidate for the jobs at both Notre Dame and Florida. He surprised many by becoming a Gator.
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Fire Del Rio after eight-plus seasons JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars are headed in a completely new direction. And Los Angeles doesn't appear to be the destination. Team owner Wayne Weaver fired longtime coach Jack Del Rio on Tuesday after a 3-8 start and agreed to sell the Jaguars to Illinois businessman Shahid Khan. Weaver named defensive coordinator Mel Tucker the interim coach and gave general manager Gene Smith a three-year contract extension, putting him in charge of the coaching search. The moves marked the most significant changes for the small-market franchise since its inception in 1993. "It's the right thing at the right time and for the right reasons," Weaver said. "We deserve better; the community deserves better. We've been very average.”
HOUSTON — Houston ran its early-season mark to 2-0 and handed Russia its first loss in three outings with a 51-35 verdict in Shelby CountyLeague play Tuesday. Houston goes to 1-0 in the league. Russia is now 0-1 and 21. Houston did an outstanding job of sharing the ball, with 16 of its 19 field goals in the game coming off assists. Three players scored in double figures, with Allison Roeth leading with 14. Bethany Reister had 13 and Kristi Elliott finished with 10. Reister and Elliott both had five assists and Kortney Phipps four assists and a team-high seven rebounds. For Russia, Kylie Wilson tossed in 13 points.
BOXSCORE Russia (35) Puthoff 3-2-8, Borchers 1-0-2, B. Meyer 1-2-4, Wilson 6-1-13, S. Meyer 3-0-6, Daniel 1-0-2. Totals: 15-5-35. Houston (51) Elliott 4-1-10, Roeth 5-2-14, Reister 4-5-13, Phipps 3-2-8, Stang 2-0-4, Booher 1-0-2. Totals: 19-1051.. 3-point field goals — Houston: Roeth (2), Elliott. Score By Quarters Russia 7 17 27 35 10 24 41 51 Houston Records: Houston 2-0, Russia 2-1. Reserve score: Russia 47, Houston 15.
Lady Raiders win UNION CITY — Russia also played Saturday and won over Mississinawa 46-30 in non-league action. Kylie Wilson had a big game for the Lady Raiders, tossing in 18 points, and Shana Meyer added 12. BOXSCORE Russia (46) Puthoff 1-2-4, Borchers 0-4-4, B. Meyer 1-2-4, Wilson 7-4-18, S. Meyer 5-2-12, Daniel 2-0-4. Totals: 16-14-46. Mississinawa (30) Rehmert 2-0-5, M. Livingston 1-1-3, Neargarder 1-0-2, Lumpkin 2-0-6, Murphy 2-0-4, Saintignon 11-3, L. Livingston 2-0-4, Collins 1-0-2, Cox 0-1-1.Totals: 12-3-30. 3-point field goals — Mississinawa Valley: Lumpkin (2), Rehmert. Score By Quarters Russia 12 20 32 46 9 19 22 30 Mississinawa Valley Records: Russia 2-0, Mississinawa 0-1; MV 0-1 Reserve score: Russia 39, Missisinawa 25.
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