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City offices to close for holidays PIQUA — Piqua City offices will be closed Friday, Dec. 23 and Monday, Dec. 26 to allow city employees to observe the Christmas holiday with their families. Garbage, refuse, and recycling collections will be made as normal the entire week. Piqua City offices also will be closed Monday, Jan. 2, to allow city employees to observe the New Year’s holiday. Again, garbage, refuse, and recycling collections will be made as normal the entire week. The city urges all customers to place their containers at their usual collection points the evening before for early pick-ups the following day.

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Piqua Law Director Stacy Wall talks with a Channel 2 photographer about the latest delay in the sentencing of Jeff Burgess, the man accused of harboring and mistreating more than 70 dogs at a shelter in Piqua earlier this year. Burgess was scheduled to be sentenced Friday morning but a last-minute motion was granted, giving the New Carlisle man 30 days to file a motion to vacate his earlier plea deal.

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Piqua before city officials shut it down last January almost had his sentencing hearing in municipal court on Friday — almost. Instead, it was announced shortly after the hearing was to begin that Jeff Burgess, 57, sought to withdraw his previously entered guilty pleas in the case. Earlier in the case,

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Burgess had entered guilty pleas to 14 charges related to rabies, immunization, quarantine and unsanitary condition violations at the One More Chance Animal Rescue and Adoption facility, once located at 125 Clark Ave., Piqua, at a September pretrial conference, in addition to three other counts

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COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio’s unemployment rate saw its largest one-month decline in nearly 30 years during November amid improvement in the state’s job market and overall economy, and as thousands of the state’s See Shelter/Page 4 jobless stopped searching

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for work, officials said Friday. Gov. John Kasich called the report “encouraging.” Joblessness dropped to 8.5 percent last month, from 9 percent in October, the Ohio Department of See Jobless/Page 4

Civil War: The Piqua connection

BY TOM MILLHOUSE News Editor tmillhouse@dailycall.com Editor’s Note: This is the sixth of an intermittent series of stories about the Piqua’s role in the Civil War and how the bloody conflict affected the community and its residents. PIQUA — As had been the case in earlier wars, military hePHOTO COURTESY OF THE PIQUA PUBLIC LIBRARY LOCAL HISTORY DEPT. roes often enjoyed success in polCol. J. Warren Keifer leads the 110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry itics with the Civil War through a city during the Civil War. The regiment trained at Camp catapulting several former soldiers to high office in the years Piqua, which was located on the Johnston Farm.

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City. “It’s like a big magnifying glass, if you’re happy you are extra happy and if you are depressed or sad, you’re extra depressed or sad.” Taking part in family traditions, or not, is another factor this time of year with Gosline suggesting to learn how to be flexible around schedules, especially where children are involved and not to, “just stay alone during the holidays, get out there, with safe, same-sex friends.” Family members that may not be supportive or the most healthy to be around can also be difficult and a challenge for an

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Civil War Continued from page 1 Such was the case of Col. J. Warren Keifer of Clark County, who commanded the 110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which was the second regiment to complete it’s training at Camp Piqua. The camp was located on the site of the present Col. John Johnston Farm and Indian Agency. The soldiers followed the 94th OVI in completing their basic training in Piqua before heading off to war. Some 800 men were mustered in on Oct. 2, 1862. Local historian Jim Oda said the company’s ranks were later filled to the mandatory 1,000man capacity. The soldiers received an additional incentive from the community to join the Union Army. Oda said each man received a $35 sign-up bonus through money generated in the community with various fundraising activities. “That was a considerable sum,” Oda said. “That was well over a month’s wages, making it a significant bonus.” With many soldiers leaving families behind, the extra money was a way to help the folks back home survive their absence. Unlike the early days of the war when inexperienced officers often served as unit leaders, Oda said by 1862, the Union Army assigned seasoned veterans to top leadership positions. “The 90-day wonder boys had gone home,” Oda said, referring to the officers who joined shortly after the first shots of the war were fired at Fort Sumter. It was first believed the war wouldn’t last long. Keifer had enlisted in 1861, serving in the 3rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He saw action in the battles of Rich Mountain and Cheat Mountain. Oda said Keifer was wounded several times in battle. He was eventually promoted to brigadier general. Like many Civil War officers, Keifer later gained several elected offices, including Speaker of U.S. House of Representatives. He also came out of retirement during the Spanish-American War to command the 7th Army Corps that marched into Havana, Cuba, after the Spanish forces left on Jan. 1, 1899. While Keifer was from Clark County, other officers in the 110th OVI had close local ties. Piqua Mayor William Foster left political office to serve his country. Foster was lieutenant colonel, serving with Company A of the 110th. “Company A was all Piqua boys,” Oda remarked. Another local man who gave up civilian life to serve in the Army was Capt. William Alexander, a school teacher. Oda explained that while the 110th was made up of volunteers, there were some men who took a route to avoid military service. “You could pay someone to take your place or provide someone,” he said. In contrast to the 94th Regiment, which also trained at Camp Piqua and had organizational problems, lacking many of the basic items needed to outfit an Army unit, with Keifer in command, the 110th fared much better. “Keifer was good at procurement,” Oda said, noting that he secured Springfield rifles for his soldiers, which were superior to French muzzleloaders used by some units. Keifer also was a stickler for training, not only

making sure his soldiers completed the drills they would need to master in order to be successful on the battlefield, he also required officers to attend daily sessions on proper military procedures. His attention to detail also resulted in a regular rotation of picket duty to make sure the camp was well guarded. The 110th fought in a number of battles from October 1862 until the end of the war. Oda said the most significant battle the Ohio soldiers played a role in was the Battle of the Wilderness, which was fought May 57, 1864. The struggle pitted Grant’s Union forces against Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Confederate army. By the time the fighting had ended, the Union Army has suffered 17,,666 losses (including 2,246 deaths), while the Confederate Army’s losses totaled 11,125 (1,495 deaths). Other battles fought by 110th soldiers included the Battle of Spottsylvania Court House, Shenandoah Valley Campaign and the Siege of Petersburg. Oda said the regiment had a number of decorated soldiers, including Major Francis McMillen, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for capturing a Confederate battle flag. Private Isaac James, also was honored for capturing a battle flag. In addition to soldiers lost to combat deaths and debilitating wounds, Oda said there were other issues that plagued armies during the Civil War. De-

sertion was a major concern as frequently men received letters from back home saying they were desperately needed by their families. Another danger soldiers had to contend with was battle fatigue. “During battles the noise was deafening, the smell was terrible and with all the smoke from gunfire you couldn’t see two feet in front of you,” Oda said, leading some soldiers to go insane. While many soldiers were killed on the battlefield, still more died of disease after being injured. Oda said medical science had not advanced enough to cope with the mass casualties of the Civil War and there were no procedures to maintain sanitation in field hospitals. When soldiers began to develop gangrene after being wounded, the treatment was amputation and an application of pitch on the remaining flesh. “When the doctors wiped their hands it was not for sanitation, it was because their hands were slick from the blood,” Oda said. In addition to the 110th OVI and 94th OVI, a number area soldiers fought in other units during the war. Among those soldiers were the men of Company B of the 11th OVI serving under Capt. Alexander Duncan. The unit suffered terrible losses in the Second Battle of Bull Run in Antietam, Md. Of the 100 men in Company B, 60 were killed or captured during the historic battle.

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about Wendel’s death. “We are still waiting on lab results to have more of a basic understanding,” Long said. “After we talk to Thompson we hope to get a better idea of what went on (prior to Wendel’s death).” Long said more information would be available after the autopsy results and Thompson’s interview with detectives. Officers responded to reports of Thompson being unresponsive and Wendel’s death at the scene located in the second story apartment on 24 1/2 Mulberry Street in Troy at approximately 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. According to Capt. Joe Long, police detectives found multiple illegal drugs including synthetic marijuana, cocaine, heroin and bath salts in the resi-

dence. Long said he was under the impression that the two men were not from the area. A public records search of the name Christopher Wendel, 45, of Celina who received a speeding ticket on Rangeline Road and State Route 185 on Sept. 9, 2011. The new designer drug — commonly called “bath salts” — gets its name because it comes in powder or crystal form, similar to traditional bath salts. It is frequently labeled “not for consumption,” human which is why it has been able to be marketed legally thus far. Users typically smoke, inject or snort the drug, and long-term affects of the drug are not yet known. The sale of bath salts were banned on Oct. 17.

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worsen your depression. Exercise produces natural stress reducers. • Shop online if going to the mall is too stressful. • Coping strategy — Have the phone number of your counselor, pastor, church, close friend or hotline already taped to your phone. Make the commitment to call someone if negative thoughts get fierce. • Light — Get some sunshine. Winter can take its toll on your emotions by the loss of sun you experience. • Invite a new (samesex) friend to see a movie, have dinner or help decorate the house. • Set boundaries — Precisely explain to your family and friends what you are capable of doing this year, and what you aren’t. Don’t let others guilt you into taking on more than you can handle. • Reach others by discovering people who might be alone during the holidays. Source Laura Petherbridge © 2007 Cook Communications Ministries. “When I Do Becomes I Don’t” by Laura Petherbridge. Used with permission. All rights reserved. To learn more about the author or to contact her dir e c t l y : w w w. l a u r a p e t h e rbridge.com.

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Cora L. Ward PIQUA — Coral L. Ward, 46, of Piqua, died on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, at her residence. She was born in Piqua on Jan. 13, 1965, to Delores (Graham) Stahl, Piqua and the late Robert Stahl Sr. On Nov. 27, 1993, in Sidney, she married Weldon “Skip” Ward. He survives. Coral also is survived by three sons and daughter-in-law, John Graham Jr. of Sidney, Josh Graham of Piqua and Jason and Julie Graham of Piqua; two brothers and sistersin-law, Roger and Rosie Stahl of Piqua and Robert E. and Lisa Stahl Jr. of St.

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Marys; one sister, Elizabeth Saunders of Piqua; and one grandchild, Bristol Graham of Piqua. Coral was a homemaker. She will be greatly missed by her friends and family. Services will be at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are being handled by MelcherSowers Funeral Home, Piqua. Memorial contributions may be made to Miami County Animal Shelter, 1110 N. County Road 25A, Troy, OH 45373. Condolences may be expressed the family at to www.melcher-sowers.com.

G. Eileen Mendenhall VERSAILLES — G. Eileen Mendenhall, 92, of Versailles, passed away at 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, at the Versailles Health Care Center in Versailles. She was born Jan. 8, 1919, in Darke County, to the late Herman and Mary Agnes (Schilling) Althoff. Eileen is survived by her sons and daughters in law, Bill L. and Marilyn Mendenhall of Ludlow Falls and Tom and Janet Mendenhall of Versailles; daughter and son in law, Sue and Ted Edmiston of Piqua; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three great-greatgrandchildren; sisters and Ruby brother-in-law, Kuckherman, Kathleen Detrick, and Betty and Harold Rhoades, all of Troy; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Eileen was a homemaker and a member of the Versailles Christian Church. She loved traveling, playing cards, fishing,

making quilts, flower gardening and most of all her grandchildren. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Dwight Mendenhall, whom she married Jan. 7, 1939; son, Larry Mendenhall; sisters, Ruth Oliver, Phyllis Althoff and Evelyn Earhart. There will be a service held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Versailles Christian Church, 105 West Ward St., Versailles, with Pastor Dennis Wheeler officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Versailles. The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. Monday at Bailey Zechar Funeral Home, Versailles, as well as one hour prior to the service at church. It is the wishes of the family that memorial contributions be given to the Versailles Christian Church. Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com.

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Monday night’s Covington Village Council meeting. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the village building, 1 S. High St. A street committee meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Tax cuts Continued from page 1 publicly. Racing to adjourn for the year, lawmakers moved quickly to clear separate spending legislation avoiding a partial government shutdown threatened for midnight. The developments came a few hours after the White House publicly backed away from Obama’s threat to veto any bill that linked the payroll tax cut extension with a Republican demand for a speedy decision on the 1,700-mile Keystone XL oil pipeline proposed

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from Canada to Texas. Obama recently announced he was postponing a decision until after the 2012 elections on the muchstudied proposal. Environmentalists oppose the project, but several unions support it, and the legislation puts the president in the uncomfortable position of having to choose between customary political allies. Republican senators leaving a closed-door meeting put the price tag of the two-month package at between $30 billion and $40 billion said the cost would be covered through a fee on mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Shelter Continued from page 1 related to prescription drugs found inside the facility when it was raided in November 2010. Municipal Court Judge Mel Kemmer accepted Burgess’ intent to withdraw the pleas and gave his counsel 30 days to file a motion to vacate his previously entered guilty pleas.

Piqua City Law Director Stacy Wall said a new court date has not been set at this time and did not know if the matter would possibly go to trial. Burgess was scheduled for trial in June and again in October, but both times those dates were vacated. His pretrial conference in September had to be rescheduled three times before it took place. The

sentencing hearing scheduled for Friday that did not transpire had already been continued from Nov. 18. The dog adoption center was declared a public nuisance and a health hazard in February. City officials said inside the shelter more than 100 dogs were living in their own filth and did not have adequate food and water. Only a few dogs died, and all of the

other dogs were later adopted out to happy homes, officials with the clean-up process said. Burgess was convicted on charges of animal cruelty earlier this year in Clark County and as a result he was given probation and ordered not to own a dog for one year. At the Clark County shelter, Burgess had as many as 400 dogs.

son, a department spokesman. “The economy is getting better, the job market is improving, and slowly but surely Ohioans are getting back to work,” Johnson said. The unemployment rate went down in November as

the state added jobs and as the labor market shrank because some 22,000 outof-work Ohioans quit looking for jobs, he said. Ohio payrolls outside of farms grew by 6,000 in November, led by gains in services jobs. Meanwhile, at goods-producing indus-

tries, hiring in manufacturing was offset by losses in construction, the department said. The number of workers unemployed in Ohio has fallen by 69,000 in the past 12 months, going down to 496,000 in November, from 526,000 in October.

Jobless Continued from page 1 Job and Family Services said. The half-percentagepoint dip was the largest since summer 1983 and pushed the state’s unemployment rate down to its lowest level since December 2008, said Ben John-

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our side that basically told us to keep it going — they are the ones that really helped us through this process.” Miller said while most gyms have weight rooms, tracks and offer a variety of classes, and Miller promises No Limit will offer all of those things — and then some. The facility sits on eight acres, with 76,000 square feet of space. Finding an area designed for what Miller was trying to build proved to be a difficult task because there aren’t a lot of places in the area that maintain enough square footage to hold the two indoor basketball courts, the indoor soccer field and the sports enhancement room, which will include a weight room and a turfed area lined like a football field. There also aren’t a lot of places that could provide the outdoor space for two outdoor basketball courts, four sand volleyball courts and two outdoor soccer fields. “We are trying to change the whole concept of the sports mentality,” Miller said. “Obviously, I’m a basketball guy, so I see it from the basketball side. It was an eye-opening experience for me, because basketball from a revenue standpoint is third or fourth on the list. Soccer is one by far, volleyball is two. “We need to get kids to come in, the kids that want to go to college, want to play AAU (Amateur Athletic Union), the kids that want to get to the next level. You know, we get to Indiana, and there are 300 Division I college coaches watching my son and everybody else play. How cool would that be to bring all of them in here? So that’s what were are doing.” When Russ’s son Tyler, who currently plays for Troy, sparked an interest in playing on the AAU circuit in seventh grade, see-

TROY — Not a lot of people would jump at the chance to spend their Thanksgiving day in the office. But Russ Miller was glad to have that opportunity. Miller was handed the keys to the No Limit Sportsplex, which is located on 650 Olympic Drive in Troy, on the evening of Nov. 23. Eager to get some work done, Miller took his first steps into the facility. “I got the keys on the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving at 6 o’clock,” Miller said. “At seven, we were in here cleaning until two in the morning because I had to get some paint on something. The next day me, my wife and my kids spent our Thanksgiving here. But it was great. I couldn’t have asked anything better. “It was funny, though. The first night we came in here, I got the keys at six o’clock, went down opened the door and the alarm went off. Motoman never told us there was an alarm in here.” Miller, who is the junior varsity boys basketball coach at Troy, was referring to the company Motoman, which has been using a small portion of the building for storage space, but will vacate the premise by month’s end. No Limit — under the Operating Manager Miller — is scheduled to open on Dec. 26. The night of Nov. 23, however, wasn’t the first time the alarm had sounded on this project, as Miller was forced to battle for years to finally get No Limit up-and-running. “The bad part about this is that we had this done twice,” Miller said. “This deal was verbally done twice. The second time it fell apart was around February (of 2011). And when that happened, I thought it was over. It was because we had some financing problems, we had a thirdparty backer, and it just completely fell apart, and I thought ‘man, here we go again.’ Originally, we were hoping to be open in March. Age: 8 “So it was a lot of sleepBirthdate: December less nights, a lot of soul 17, 2003 searching on if it was reParents: Cleadous ally meant to be. But to be and Holly Hawk of Piqua honest, the family and Grandparents: James friends that were true to and Patricia Smith of Lima; Cleadous and Jeanella Hawk of Lima Great-grandparents: Rita Ricker of Delphos; Norma Smith of Lima

ing corruption in the system, Miller decided to carry over the name No Limit and start his own team. The No Limit name started in the early 1980s when Gerald Embry, who is also a coach at Troy, used it while playing in basketball tournaments. Miller was a part of the No Limit team during his playing days and asked Embry if he could continue to use the name when he started his team. Today, the No Limit name is used by 18 AAU basketball teams, three girls teams and 15 boys, throughout various levels of competition. Miller’s travels through the AAU circuit led him to various states for tournaments, where he continued to see facilities that amazed him. “When Tyler started to get into his eighth-grade year, by that point we are starting to travel to North Carolina, Tennessee, we’re going to Michigan, we’re going to Florida, and you’re seeing these places, like this, and I think, this area needs something, because all you have is the Y,” Miller said. “And the Y is great for what their designed to do, it’s to give kids an opportunity. “But we did the marketing research and what we are going to have from a facility standpoint, just what we are doing now. There is a place in Cincinnati called Corper Sports, that’s the nearest thing. There is nothing north. There is a place in Columbus. If you go west, you have to go to Indianapolis to find a place like this. Already with soccer tournaments slated for President’s Day and Easter, Miller hopes No Limit can bring Troy recognition on several different levels. And he believes his connections he has made through AAU will help bring that recognition to the community. “We’re trying to go one:

local. Two: state, and three: national,” Miller said. In turn, the community has backed Miller through his business venture, with support from several local businesses. “It’s just been unreal with the community people, the hotels that have stepped up. BW3s is going to be a huge sponsor for us. They’ve stepped up and said they want to be a huge part of this. Pepsi is going to be a sponsor. There is just a lot that has happened.” The basketball courts, indoor soccer field and concessions will be upand-running when No Limit opens, with the sports enhancement area and the outdoor facilities slated to open sometime in February. Signups have begun for all leagues, which will start on the week of Jan. 2. Among the leagues offered include basketball, flag football and soccer. Yoga, pilates, Zumba and spinning classes also will be offered. The membership fees are $30 a month for adults 18-and-above, $12 for youth and $5 a day. For families, the cost is $60 a month — which adds up to $720 a year. For additional information, visit the website www.nolimitsportsplex.com or contact the No Limit business line at (937) 335- 0739.

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In Brief Covington BOE to hold meeting COVINGTON — The Covington Board of Education will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21. The meeting will be held in the board offices in the Middle School, 25 N. Grant St. The meeting is open to the public.

Bedor graduates from Penn State FLETCHER — Brittany Bedor, the granddaugther of Donetta Potts of Fletcher, will graduate from Penn State University on Saturday with a bachelor of science degree in biological anthropology and a minor in religion. She also received an associate’s degree in hotel/restaurant manage-

ment from community college while in the Air Force. Bedor is currently in the Air National Guard 193rd Special Ops Unit in Harrisburg, Pa. She is the daughter of Kimberly Potts Gervase, of York, Pa.

Covington has flag depository COVINGTON — The covington Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new retired flag depository. The box is located at Covington VFW, 174 N. High St. Annually, on Flag Day, June 14, a ceremony is held by AMVETS Post 66 to dispose of old, worn flags. The community is encouraged to drop off their flags for proper disposal and remembrance.

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doubt that anyone has not heard about the call by our federal government this week to ban the use of cell phones while driving. It is not hard to see that this fight is only beginning. Keep in mind that the government will not ban the use of cell phones. They will make a recommendation to state governments, leaving the final decision to individual states. The feds, in their own quaint little way, are on suggesting the ban. Oh, they say, but if you decide not to follow the recommendation, the state will not get billions of dollars in highway money. The word “blackmail” comes to mind. Don’t get me wrong, I do believe that texting while driving should be illegal. I believe that a law should be in place stating that if you were engaged in a phone conversation and are involved in a crash that is your fault, an extra charge should be applied for neglect. I believe that people should keep mobile phone use to a minimum while driving. I would even attempt to find a way to get hands-free devices into use for everyone who uses a cell phone in a car. The bottom line though, is that this is one more case of our federal government sticking their nose into something that is a) none of their business, MIKE ULLERY and b) nearly unenforceChief Photographer able. Lawmakers in Washington must be proud of themselves over this one. They get to look like good guys, concerned for the safety of the motoring public while pulling yet another slimy scheme to withhold our own tax dollars from state coffers. Congress has turned into a bunch of thugs, preying on Americans by stealing their tax dollars. We pay taxes on everything we see and do while our congressmen look for ways to put that money to use, at best, for their own pet project and, at worst, into their own greedy pockets. I believe that this legislation on banning the use of cell phones while driving is an attempt to do the right thing for the wrong reasons. I expect that the automobile manufacturers will put up a fight over this, as well as cell phone companies. Both have been working for years to integrate all of this new technology into our driving “experience.” Now, the feds are looking to make motorists take a two-decade step backward. I wonder if the government complained when AM car radios began to appear as accessories early in the 20th century. I doubt it. The corruption of our federal government was not quite so prevalent in those days. Let us hope that the government does not pass this legislation. In itself, it is just one more way that Big Brother is controlling our lives. Factored in with all of the other rights-grabbing policies that have been, and are continuing to be, thrown about in recent years, it is one more bar in the cell of the prison our government seems to be building around us as our formerly inalienable rights are grabbed away.

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The Purse Pinata and the Great Candy Caper

therein from the fake hristine’s freakmovie theater security ishly large zebra goons trolling the pophandbag, purcorn-littered aisleway chased by yours truly, with a false sense of aurattled and nearly thority. erupted like a volcano These guys had to be with the gas station getting paid at least candy that we’d intuminimum wage to hunt itively purchased in down public displays of spades prior to the start WILL E SANDERS affection; loafers; and of the movie premiere. Staff Writer smuggled Gopstoppers, I mean, this was like wsanders@dailycall.com Junior Mints and Sugar the “Bonnie and Clyde” Babies (and presumversion of sneaking candy into the movies. We had even ably Sugar Daddies as well). These mothought out an escape plan beforehand. rons had uniforms and everything; it We promised each other that if it came was really cute. I will probably go as one right down to it, we’d go down in a hail of of them for Halloween next year. We weren’t alone in our candy engunfire. We didn’t bring our guns — we left them at home — so we figured we deavors. This was a double date, of sorts, would just spit Good and Plenty pieces as Christine’s friends, Amanda and Tony, out of our mouths like Pez-dispensing were accompanying us. The four of us had dinner at Applebee’s — I ate only firearms. Granted, spitting candy at strangers half of my bacon cheddar burger — beis not entirely effective, but it is quite fore arriving at the movie theatre. (Yeah, distracting in a pinch, and I speak from I used the European “theatre” to give you the impression of sophistication on experience. In the interest of full disclosure, we my part.) That’s when Christine turned to me were standing in line to watch — uttered in a very emasculating tone — the latest and said she needed to use the restroom “Twilight” movie. Yes, aside from seven with Amanda. “Well, be careful with that thing while pounds of sugary confections jammed into her enormous zebra purse, so too you’re in there,” I said, referring to her unstable, candy-filled purse. “If the goon were my man parts. As the boyfriend of a lass in the 12- to squad becomes wise to our ruse, it’ll 35-year-old movie demographic range, I spell disaster for the movie, chipmunk.” She smiled, or maybe it was because expect these sorts of sticky situations, and Lord only knows I have dragged her she was straining so hard, and tirelessly to more than enough dank, forgotten said the following words: “Can you hold this?” arenas for wrestling shows. Now, that’s a pretty awesome question But if you ask me, I think it is selfish of Christine. Or perhaps I feel that way given the occasion. If Canadian televibecause I have watched all of those sion actor, songwriter and game show movies (repeatedly), and I could tell you host Alan Thicke asked me to hold onto everything you would want to know something for him, I would be happy to about the unraveling love triangle be- oblige. Of course, that’s terrible advice to tween vampire Edward, werewolf Jacob take if O.J. Simpson is the one asking you. and harlot Bella. As I was holding this nicely camouI hate waiting in lines. Well, I hate waiting period, but I hate waiting in flaged pinata, the contents inside kept lines especially. And I wasn’t even wait- jangling around to the unmistakable ing in line for something I wanted, ei- sound of contraband candy. That’s when it dawned on me: This is ther. It felt like waiting in line to see the dentist, which I knew I would be doing the life of a drug mule. But I knew that as soon as the openshortly, given the amount of candy in ing credits rolled, I would be settling my Mike Ullery is the Chief Photographer of the Piqua Christine’s carryall. We even had beverages inside the score with the remains of my bacon Daily Call. The opinions expressed are those of the writer purse. In a moment of pure genius, cheddar burger, which also was a secret and do not necessarily reflect those of the Piqua Daily Christine said that it was best to open stowaway in the purse. Call. them before we went into the theater. To contact Will E Sanders, visit his That way, she explained, the telltale “pshhht” of turning a soda pop cap website at willesanders.com, or send him wouldn’t alert the ushers once we found an email at wille@willesanders.com. To find out more about Will E Sanders and our seats inside. Now Christine was holding the purse read features by other Creators Syndi— trying to, with both hands — and cate writers and cartoonists, visit the doing her level best to conceal the cor- Creators Syndicate website at www.crenucopia of tasty confections shoehorned ators.com.

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To the Editor: On Oct. 7, 8, and 9, I along with 20 other veterans and their guests had the privilege of traveling to Washington, D.C., to visit the war memorials and Arlington Cemetery, sponsored by Mission: Veterans to D.C., a community project of Piqua. Two of the veterans on this trip (the ninth) were survivors of World War II, 12 from the Korean Conflict and 16 from the Vietnam Conflict. We visited the World War II, Korean, Vietnam, Iwo Jima, and the Air Force memorials and toured Arlington Cemetery, were so many or our fallen heroes are at rest. The many dedicated volunteers of the mission, some of whom are veterans, gave their time and resources to make this trip possible and an experience never to be forgotten. They provided meals, lodging, luggage handling, walking assistance if needed, polo shirts for all veterans and traveling companions, and entertainment on the bus to and from D.C. They were always asking “Is there anything I can do for you? Do you need anything?” Glenn Devers is the founder of this community project and is to be commended for his untiring leadership. Thanks to all organizations and business sponsors for their contributions to the success of the Mission. Veteran Jack Hewitt, champion sprint car driver and a sponsor of the Mission was with us on this trip. Jack furnished everyone on the trip with an autographed Tshirt. A highpoint of the travel time was the “mail call” held twice daily. The volunteers contacted schools in the county and asked students from preschool to college if they desired to write a personal letter to a veteran. The families of the veterans were also asked to write to their veteran. The response was amazing. Each veteran received approximately 80 letters for a total of approximately 2,480 individual letters. I was touched by letters from students who had a clear concept of the freedom we have and the sacrifices that have been made and continue to be made by brave men and women heroes in the armed services. My faith in the youth of our country to preserve and protect our freedom has been reaffirmed. Enjoy your freedom paid for by our honored heroes. All it takes to lose your freedom is one good orator, and 10 men who will do whatever he asks. —Charles V. Snead Troy

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Local residents warned of scam To the Editor: I would like to let people know that there is a person calling about Social Security and Medicare and it is a fraud. The phone call comes in as ‘private.’ They tell you that Social Security will no longer be deducting Medicare from your check. They will tell you that for a one time

fee of $379 a year will come out of your checking. They tell you that you will have dental, eye, ear care and doctor visits are free and hospitals are free. This is a fraud. Don’t fall for this. Once they get the $379 out of your account, you won’t hear from them again. Please don’t fall for this. —Janet Wesco Piqua

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Underweight college student can’t stomach dad’s hurtful insults

DEAR TWIG: Your father’s attempt to “help” you by ridiculing you in front of your contemporaries is insensitive. The fact that he is your father does not entitle him to be cruel. If there is a student health center at your college, go there and talk to a medical professional about what is a healthy weight for your height and age, and whether any medical tests might be necessary to verify your health. If not, consult your family physician. This may provide the “proof” you need in discussions with your father. Some males fill out later than others. You should also ask your mother to point out to your dad that what he’s doing is counterproductive. Perhaps she can make him see the light. If that doesn’t work, arrange other transportation to and from school so you will be less dependent on your father. DEAR ABBY: A friend and I were talking about how wimpy a lot of guys in our generation are. We’re both in our mid-20s and seldom meet guys who take charge. Several times we have met guys who said they’d call and set up a date. We know they’re interested because they have told our friends they’d like to date

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Advice us again. But then they don’t call. Try as we might to give them chances to ask us out, they usually don’t. I know that traditional dating rules are often discarded, but I don’t want to be the aggressor. Their being “scared” isn’t an acceptable excuse, much less an attractive quality. Why do women so often have to do all the work nowadays or end up alone? — PREFERS TRADITIONAL DEAR PREFERS TRADITIONAL: Women do not have to do ALL the work in a relationship or risk remaining single for life. But they do have to shoulder a lot more of the responsibility than a generation ago as a result of the women’s movement. (Yes, I know I’ll catch “heck” for saying it.) As women have become more independent and aggressive, the old rules of romance have started to disappear. Men aren’t stupid. Their view is, “If women are willing to do the courting, why should men do it?” The guys you’ve described aren’t wimps; their passivity hasn’t turned other women off. Sending you messages through your friends instead of being direct and following through on their promises to call is business as usual for them. While their behavior may seem immature, it has worked for them before. Don’t give up hope. There are men who are interested in old-fashioned romance, but they are fewer in number. Be patient, keep looking and you’ll find one. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

HILLS, BEVERLY Calif. — George Clooney vs. Ryan Gosling … it really is a matter of personal preference, isn’t it? And maybe it’s a generational thing, too. Both actors are sexy and gorgeous, of course, but both also have chosen difficult film roles that intentionally play down their looks. Both ooze movie-star charisma but both have displayed versatility, as well. And both will be competing in the category of best actor in a drama at the Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 15; nominations were announced Thursday morning. Clooney is up for “The Descendants,” in which he plays a father struggling to raise his two daughters while his wife is in a coma; Gosling is up for “The Ides of March,” in which he plays a cunning campaign strategist for a democratic presidential hopeful … played by Clooney. (Gosling also received a nomination for best actor in a comedy for playing a ladies man in “Crazy, Stupid, Love.”) Perhaps a little tale of the tape can help us determine an early winner: AGE: Clooney just turned 50 this year; Gosling is 31. HEIGHT: Clooney is 5foot-10; Gosling is 6-foot1. HOMETOWN: Clooney was born in Lexington, Ky.; Gosling grew up in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.

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Director, writer, and cast member George Clooney, right, and cast member Ryan Gosling pose together at the premiere of “The Ides of March,” in Beverly Hills, Calif. Clooney and Gosling both received multiple nominations for Golden Globe awards on Thursday. Gosling was nominated for best actor in a motion picture drama for his role in “The Ides of March,” and best actor in a comedy film for his role in “Crazy, Stupid Love.” Clooney was nominated for best actor in a motion picture drama for his role in “The Descendants,” and as best director for “The Ides of March.” ent. But man, is he great rocked the mullet in the elty”); Vera Farmiga (“Up in “Blue Valentine.” mid-’80s on the sitcom in the Air”). Gosling: “The Facts of Life,” where Rachel McAdams (“The MOST OUT-THERE he played a handyman Notebook”); Michelle P E R F O R M A N C E : named George. Gosling Williams (“Blue ValenClooney showed his goofy was a member of “The tine”) Emma Stone side as a smooth-talking Mickey Mouse Club” in (“Crazy, Stupid, Love”), escaped convict in the the early 1990s, around Carey Mulligan (“Drive”); Coen brothers’ 2000 com- the same time as Justin an anatomically correct edy “O Brother, Where Art Timberlake, Britney sex doll (“Lars and the Thou?” Gosling fell in love Spears and Christina Real Girl”). with a life-sized doll Aguilera. named Bianca in 2007’s OFF-SCREEN RO“Lars and the Real Girl.” “SEXIEST MAN MANCES: Clooney is diSTATUS: vorced from actress Talia ALIVE” BRUSHES WITH Clooney has the rare dis- Balsam and has dated OSCAR: Clooney packed tinction of winning the model Lisa Snowdon, foron the pounds, grew a annual honor from People mer reality show contestshaggy beard and became magazine twice: in 1997 ant and cocktail waitress virtually unrecognizable and 2006. Gosling hasn’t Sarah Larson and actress to play a CIA operative in won — yet — but this Elisabetta Canalis. He is 2005’s “Syriana,” which year’s winner, Bradley now dating former WWE earned him the Academy Cooper, has conceded that star Stacy Keibler. Award for best supporting Gosling deserved the title Gosling previously dated actor. That same year, he more than he did. his “Notebook” co-star also was nominated for diMcAdams and has been recting and co-writing the ON-SCREEN RO- linked most recently to TV news drama “Good MANCES: Clooney: Eva Mendes. Night, and Good Luck.” Michelle Pfeiffer (“One Since then, he’s earned Fine Day”); Jennifer THE WINNER: A tie. two other best-actor nom- Lopez (“Out of Sight”); While Clooney will probainations: for “Michael Julia Roberts (“Ocean’s bly win on Golden Globe Clayton” (2007) and “Up Eleven” and “Ocean’s night, Gosling is so hot in the Air” (2009). Gosling Twelve”); Catherine Zeta- these days he seems unwas a surprise nominee Jones (“Intolerable Cru- stoppable. for 2006’s “Half Nelson” — not because he was undeSolve it serving, far from it, but because it was such a small, little-known film. He played a middle-school teacher with a drug problem.

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DEAR ABBY: I’m an 18-year-old male living on my own in an apartment not far from my parents’ home. They visit me often and take turns driving me to the local college because I don’t have a car. My parents tend to worry about me. I’m rather thin, but I eat healthy. My dad goes over the top with his concern about my weight and it is hurtful. He has called me a “cadaver” in front of friends. And when he drops me off after classes, he often says, “Now go eat something fattening!” I have tried to discuss how his repeated comments affect my self-confidence, but am always met with, “I’m your father. I have every right to be concerned.” Am I wrong to take offense at my dad’s brand of concern? Is there anything I can do to evade these hurtful comments? — TWIG WITH FEELINGS

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Anniversary Putnams celebrate 60 years R ay m o n d and Joyce Putnam, of Conover, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Nov. 20, 2011, with a combined Thanksgiving/ anniversary party Raymond and Joyce Putnam family for and close friends, hosted daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and Elvin Elifritz, by their children. Raymond and the for- of Fletcher. They have six mer Joyce Suber were grandchildren and 11 married Dec. 27, 1951, in great-grandchildren. Joyce is retired from Fletcher at the home of the Postal Service and Joyce’s parents. They are the parents of Junior is a retired farmer. two sons and daughters- They enjoy spending time in-law, Terry and Claudia with their family and garPutnam, of Sidney, and dening and look foward to MARK RIGHTMIRE/AP PHOTO William and Mary Put- their Michigan time and In this March 4 photo, Jim Jordan sits with one of the displays stored at his childhood home in Costa Mesa, nam, of Conover, and a friends in the summer. Calif., known as the Snoopy House during the holidays. The city of Costa Mesa has offered to host a massive, animated display of Charles Schulz’s “Peanuts” Christmas characters after Jordan lost the home where Birth the tradition was born and flourished to forclosure.The move saved a wildly popular Christmas display that Jordan says draws 80,000 people — including busloads of visitors, school groups and lines of children waitBueckers welcome home daughter ing to see Santa. and Robyn Brad Buecker of Venice, Calif., announce the birth of a daughter, Margaret Jane Buecker, born Oct. 20, 2011, in Santa Monica, Calif. Jane weighed 7 pounds 1 ounce and was 19 inches in length at birth. She was welcomed home by big brother, Beau Joseph Buecker. M a t e r n a l Jane Margaret Buecker grandparents are Paternal grandparents Marijo and Bob VanTol of Saginaw, Mich. and Palm are Cheryl and Tom Buecker of Piqua. Harbor, Fla.

Serving Us Noland completes basic training PIQUA — Navy Seaman Recruit Johnathon D. Noland, son of Stephanie N. Anthony of Piqua and Matthew K. Noland, of Piqua, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Noland completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness. The capstone event of

boot camp is “Battle Stations.” This exercise gives recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet. “Battle Stations” is designed to galvanize the basic warrior attributes of sacrifice, dedication, teamwork and endurance in each recruit through the practical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment. Its distinctly ”Navy” flavor was designed to take into account what it means to be a Sailor. Noland is a 2010 graduate of Piqua High School of Piqua.

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Snoopy Christmas display saved from foreclosure AMY TAXIN Associated Press COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Jim Jordan created a heart-warming Christmas display of Schulz’s Charles “Peanuts” characters more than 40 years ago at his Southern California home, and it became a holiday tradition as tens of thousands of people showed up each year to see the sparkling extravaganza. Families trekked to the Orange County suburb of Costa Mesa to sip hot apple cider and share the wonder as seen through their children’s eyes amid Christmas twinkling lights, artificial snow and a Santa Claus that whisked through the air and down a chimney for spectators. It became so popular that busloads of visitors and school groups visited Jordan’s childhood home each year. When he lost the house to foreclosure, it looked like the death of a tradition — until the city stepped in to save Christmas. A week ago, Costa Mesa officials offered to host the

frustrated Walt Disney,” he said, chuckling. Several years ago, Jordan’s business as a remodeling contractor slumped along with the economy. He sought a loan modification but said he was denied because he was still keeping up with his payments. Following what he now knows is poor legal advice, Jordan said he stopped paying the mortgage, hoping to qualify for relief. Instead he lost his family’s home, which was foreclosed in November 2010. A tenant who rented from Jordan was allowed to stay until her lease ran out but the house will soon be sold, said Jason Menke, a spokesman for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. “We worked with Mr. Jordan for some time to try to find an alternative to foreclosure but we were unable to do so,” Menke said. Though he no longer lived in the house, Jordan was crushed to think about the families that counted on him at Christmas. When neighbors learned the display was in jeopardy, they called news

reporters, posted signs and collected donations to try to help Jordan fight to recover the house, Jordan said. The city of 110,000 has received more than $1,000 in donations, which will help defray the cost of the spectacle’s $1,800 electric bill, said Bill Lobdell, a city spokesman. While Jordan said he has filed legal papers to try to get his house back, Costa Mesa hopes to bring the display back year after year to the site temporarily dubbed “Snoopy Hall.” Tara Talbott heaved a sigh of relief when she learned the Christmas tradition would carry on, albeit at a new location. The Costa Mesa resident remembers taking her now-grown children to the house. Her son helped out as an elf, taking children’s requests as they waited in line to see Santa and relaying them via a headset so St. Nick knew what they wanted when their turn came to meet him. “It’s so special to us,” Talbott said. “It’s so special to the whole neighborhood.”

Eagles, Tom Petty to perform at 2012 Jazz Fest NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Eagles, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, the Foo Fighters and John Mayer are among the headliners to perform at next year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. It will be the first year the Eagles and Tom Petty play Jazz Fest, the outdoor music event that features hundreds of Louisiana artists in such genres as jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, Cajun and zydeco. The festival is accented by

national acts that in 2012 will include the Zac Brown Band, Herbie Hancock, My Morning Jacket, Bonnie Raitt, Al Green, Jill Scott and Florence & the Machine. In all, hundreds of acts will perform on roughly a dozen stages over two weekends from April 27 through May 6 at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. Roughly 85 percent of the lineup is from Louisiana, including New Orleans soul singer

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Real estate transfers PIQUA

LLC to Dustin Heilman, Nicole Heilman, one lot, $87,500. James Baber, Pamela Baber to Clifford Johnson, Enza Johnson, one lot, $217,500.

Diana Hall, Ralph Hall to Diana Hall, Ralph Hall, one lot, $0. Dorothy Bramlett, Timothy Bramlett to PNC Bank N.A., successor, one lot, $40,000. Lora L. Maxwell to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., one lot, $34,000. Robert Grise to Robert Grise, Ronald Grise, Carolyn Hoening, one lot, $0. Debra Adams to Debra Adams, William Adams, five part lots, one lot, $0. Patricia Ann Kerby, Thomas Kerby to Cynthia Saum, one lot, $69,000. Lisa Kellis, Wallace Kellis to Justin Iddings, a part lot, $85,000. Citimortgage Inc., First American Asset Closing, National Default REO Services to Dianne Watkins, one lot, $15,000.

Dec Land Co. I LLC to NVR Inc., one lot, $29,000.

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Fannie Mae a.k.a. Federal National Mortgage Association to Eldon Bankson, one lot, $36,000.

Leona Swisher, Michael Swisher to Leona Swisher, Michael Swisher, a part tract 10.001 acres, $0.

LUDLOW FALLS Vickie Brewer, trustee, Wayne Brewer, trustee, Vickie M. Brewer Trust, Wayne R. Brewer Trust to Duane Coy, Samuel Coy, two lots, one part lot, $92,000.

FLETCHER Beachel Swafford, Lynda Swafford to David L. Brown, one lot, $77,000.

Scott Investments of Troy LLC to Daniel Hake, Kari Hake, one lot, $253,700. Leslie Merle to Ben Crumrine, a part lot, $23,500. Kelly J. Mothmiller, R. Craig Mothmiller to Brandon Collins, Megan Collins, two lots, $113,000. Keystone Homes of Troy Inc. to Danika Livingston, one lot, $152,900. Denton Enterprises

BETHEL TWP. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Kimberly Harold, Michael Harold, one lot, $0. Amarjit Singh to Daljit Kaur Takhar to Pap Oil Company LLC, one lot, $0.

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hart, a part lot, one lot, $0.

TIPP CITY Estate of Katherine G. Lobo to David Lobo, three part lots, $0.

WEST MILTON Janice K. Williams to Anita Pollard, David Pollard, one lot, $36,700. Estate of Howard Lyndal Dehart to Carolyn De-

CONCORD TWP. Todd Sanders to Judith Wiegman, Ted Wiegman, one lot, $150,000.

MONROE TWP. Laura Nehring, Neil Nehring to Grasadalen Group LLC, a part tract 0.754 acres, 0.294 acres, $0. Mary A. Drake to N. Sue Fischer, Robert Fischer, a part tract 11.124 acres, $17,000.

NEWBERRY TWP. John S. Olds to Robert L. Swartz Jr., Valerie Swartz, one lot, $72,000.

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ment Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $13,400. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $14,000. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $14,000. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $13,400. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $13,400. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $13,400. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $14,000. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $14,000. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $14,000. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $14,000.

lot, $14,000. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $14,000. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $15,300. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $14,400. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $14,400. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $14,400. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $14,400.

Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $14,000. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $14,000. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $14,000. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $14,400. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $15,000. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $14,000. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $15,000. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $15,000. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one lot, $15,000. Piqua Land Development Company LLC to Park National Bank, Unity National Bank, one

UNION TWP. Laura Properties LLC to Vickie Brewer, trustee, Wayne Brewer, trustee, Vickie M. Brewer Trust, Wayne R. Brewer Trust, 1.864 acres, 0.804 acres, $189,000.

WASHINGTON TWP. Mallorie Ann Brinkman to Randy R. Brinkman, 1.574 acres, $0.

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Marriages Rick Eugene Harner, 41, of P.O. Box 62, West Milton to Holly Ann Strasinger, 28, of 432 Park Ave., West Milton. Michael Roye Wynn, 31, of 655 S. Downing, Piqua to Treasa Marie Jennings, 31, of same address. David Michael Hall, 49, of 220 E. Ginghamsburg Road, Tipp City to Lori Jo Whitmore, 48, of same address. Derrick Kenneth Dunn, 32, of Gilbert, S.C. to Michelle Marie Thiergart, 24, of same address. Nathan Kim Matthews,

23, of 6870 S. Jay Road, West Milton to Elizabeth Lucille Ullman, 21, of Fairborn. Charles Albert Carnes Jr., 29, of 1325 S. Clay St., Troy to Brittany LeeAnn Wright, 24, of same address. Kenneth Dean Flaharty, 26, of 23 Tamplin Drive, Troy to Janelle Ruth Rhoades, 34, of same address. Joseph William Gustin, 39, of 6890 Alexander Drive, Piqua to Misti Rae Ritter, 35, of same address.

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Anonymous donors pay off Kmart layaway accounts MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — The young father stood in line at the Kmart layaway counter, wearing dirty clothes and worn-out boots. With him were three small children. He asked to pay something on his bill because he knew he wouldn’t be able to afford it all before Christmas. Then a mysterious woman stepped up to the counter. “She told him, ‘No, I’m paying for it,’” recalled Edna Deppe, assistant manager at the store in Indianapolis. “He just stood there and looked at her and then looked at me and asked if it was a joke. I told him it wasn’t, and that she was going to pay for him. And he just busted out in tears.” At Kmart stores across the country, Santa seems to be getting some help: Anonymous donors are paying off strangers’ layaway accounts, buying the Christmas gifts other families couldn’t afford, especially toys and children’s clothes set aside by impoverished parents. Before she left the store Tuesday evening, the Indianapolis woman in her mid-40s had paid the layaway orders for as many as 50 people. On the way out, she handed out $50 bills and paid for two carts of toys for a woman in line at the cash register. “She was doing it in the memory of her husband who had just died, and she said she wasn’t going to be able to spend it and wanted to make people happy with it,” Deppe said. The woman did not identify herself and only asked people to “remember Ben,” an apparent reference to her husband. Deppe, who said she’s worked in retail for 40 years, had never seen anything like it. “It was like an angel fell out of the sky and appeared in our store,” she said. Most of the donors have done their giving secretly. Dona Bremser, an Omaha nurse, was at work when a Kmart employee called to tell her that someone had paid off the $70 balance of her layaway account, which held nearly $200 in toys for her 4-year-old son. “I was speechless,” Bremser said. “It made me believe in Christmas again.” Dozens of other customers have received similar calls in Nebraska, Michigan, Iowa, Indiana and Montana. The benefactors generally ask to help families who are squirreling away items for young children.

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Kevin, center, Jolie, right, and Alex Lewis shop for a family they adopted for Christmas at a Kmart in Omaha, Neb. The Lewises had their layaway paid off at Kmart by an unknown good Samaritan. They often pay a portion of the balance, usually all but a few dollars or cents so the layaway order stays in the store’s system. The phenomenon seems to have begun in Michigan before spreading, Kmart executives said. “It is honestly being driven by people wanting to do a good deed at this time of the year,” said Salima Yala, Kmart’s division vice president for layaway. The good Samaritans seem to be visiting mainly Kmart stores, though a Wal-Mart spokesman said a few of his stores in Joplin, Mo., and Chicago have also seen some layaway accounts paid off. Kmart representatives say they did nothing to instigate the secret Santas or spread word of the generosity. But it’s happening as the company struggles to compete with chains such as Wal-Mart and Target. Kmart may be the focus of layaway generosity, Yala said, because it is one of the few large discount stores that has offered layaway year-round for about four decades. Under the program, customers can make purchases but let the store hold onto their merchandise as they pay it off slowly over several weeks. The sad memories of

layaways lost prompted at least one good Samaritan to pay off the accounts of five people at an Omaha Kmart, said Karl Graff, the store’s assistant manager. “She told me that when she was younger, her mom used to set up things on layaway at Kmart, but they rarely were able to pay them off because they just didn’t have the money for it,” Graff said. He called a woman who had been helped, “and she broke down in tears on the phone with me. She wasn’t sure she was going to be able to pay off their layaway and was afraid their kids weren’t going to have anything for Christmas.” “You know, 50 bucks may not sound like a lot, but I tell you what, at the right time, it may as well be a million dollars for some people,” Graff said. Graff ’s store alone has seen about a dozen layaway accounts paid off in the last 10 days, with the donors paying $50 to $250 on each account. “To be honest, in retail, it’s easy to get cynical about the holidays, because you’re kind of grinding it out when everybody else is having family time,” Graff said. “It’s really encouraging to see this side of Christmas again.”

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HOROSCOPE Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011 You love teaming up with others, which makes you a perfect candidate for partnership situations. Some of the arrangements you make in the coming months may be the best you’ll ever experience. Make the most of it. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Because you will likely be dealing with some extravagant urges, it’s best not to go shopping. If you do anyway, restrict your purchases to small cash sales. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Being your own person and doing everything independently has its merits, but not if it makes you aloof and unfriendly. Accept interruptions graciously. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — If you think you’re a loser, it generally has a way of becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy. You should guard against a tendency to anticipate negative outcomes. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — A crafty acquaintance who’s an expert at manipulating the generosity of others might single you out. Be on guard and don’t fall prey to any sob story or duplicitous shenanigans. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — If you hope to achieve your objectives, it’s important to plan all your moves in advance, even those you think of as small beer. When all is said and done, you’ll come out ahead. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Having self-doubts and being cautious are not one and the same, so don’t make the mistake of confusing the two. Tread warily, but also harbor high hopes in your heart. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Usually you operate exceptionally well in all partnership situations, but this might not be the case for you currently. Try going it alone; you may not need to team up with anybody. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Take care about how you react to pressure, because coming unglued can easily impair your good judgment. A cool head is needed in order to make sensible moves or decisions. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Be mindful of the fact that whatever chores you neglect will eventually have to be done. Chances are the tasks will only become harder and more distasteful with time. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — It’s never a good time to take a big financial gamble without knowing the odds. If you act on something with scant information, you’ll likely come a cropper. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — If you and your mate can’t resolve a disagreement, sleep on it instead of turning to others for their advice. The more people involved, the worse the matter could become. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Even if you think you have some constructive suggestions to offer, this is one of the worst days to be openly critical about others. Keep your thoughts to yourself. COPYRIGHT 2011 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

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PIQUA, 2 bedroom home, washer/ dryer hook-up, Echo Lake area, $550 month, $550 deposit. No pets. 1 year lease. Available 1/1, (937)393-3786.

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510 Appliances WASHER and DRYER, Whirlpool Gold series. 3 Years old, like new, excellent condition! Paid $1600 selling set for $500. (937)552-7786

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TROY, 1320 Wayne St Apt C, Friday and Saturday (if necessary), 8am-1pm. Moving sale, some antiques, kitchen items, small furniture items, and lots of misc.

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COVINGTON 2 bedroom townhouse, $495. Up to 2 months FREE utilities! No Pets. (937)698-4599, (937)572-9297.

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577 Miscellaneous

315 Condos for Rent

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COVINGTON, 3 bedroom house, large garage, washer/ dryer hook-up. 17 Face St. $600, deposit. (937)418-6034

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TROY area, 2 bedroom townhouses, 1-1/2 bath, furnished appliances, W/D hookup, A/C, No dogs $475. (937)339-6776.

PIQUA, 1825 Wilshire, 3 bedroom ranch, natural gas, $800 plus deposit. No pets. Call (937)773-4493

FURNITURE, excellent condition, Lane plaid sofa/ loveseat, oak tables, sewing table for 2 machines, computer desk/ file, bar stools Troy, priced to sell. (937)552-7177

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AQUARIUM, 29 gallon, oak trim. Includes 30" oak trim deluxe hood, 29 gallon deluxe oak stand. All for $100. (937)552-7786

PIT BULLS. 3 blue nose Pit puppies. 2 grey females. 1 fawn (light tan male), blue eyes, 9 weeks old. UKC registered parents, shots, $300 OBO. (937)938-1724 moneyace99@yahoo.com

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583 Pets and Supplies BERNICE & Black Lab puppies, ready to go, just in time for Christmas, $50. (937)448-0522

BICHON FRISE, Cairn Terriors, Yorkie, Shichons, Malti-poo, NonShedding. $100 and up. (419)925-4339 MINI DACHSHUND PUPPIES, 2 red smooth coats, AKC, written guarantee, 1st shot , wormed. 1 Male $275. 1 Female, $325. (937)667-1777, (937)667-0077 MIXED BREED puppies for Christmas!!! Small, 3 males, 1 female. Ready now. (937)638-1321 or (937)498-9973. No calls after 6pm.

586 Sports and Recreation CAMPING MEMBERSHIP, Coast to Coast Lakewood Village, 2 generations membership, private campground, asking $2000 obo, (937)538-7491

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805 Auto 2007 HONDA CRV, low mileage only 53,034 , moon roof, AWD. Would make a great Christmas present. Asking $14,000 below book value. (937)751-8381

2001 LINCOLN TOWNCAR. Runs good. Looks good. 150,000 miles. With drive train insurance. $3800. (937)492-4349

2003 DODGE, Short Van, 3 seats, clean. $4200 (937)473-2629

899 Wanted to Buy STATION WAGON or SUV with a bench front seat (937)335-7295 Wanted junk cars and trucks. Cash paid. www.wantedjunkers.com Call us (937)732-5424.

588 Tickets GREAT GIFT (2)Tickets for February 2012 Daytona 500 race. Great seats Weatherly section with parking pass. Call (937)667-8287

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LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE Pursuant to Section 98 of the City of Piqua Charter, notice of the City of Piqua City Commissions’ declaration of intent to vacate a portion of Bassett Ave and Statler Avenue public right-of-way, and notice of the City of Piqua Planning Commission meeting date, time, and location, at which a public hearing will be conducted concerning this matter, said meeting to be held on Tuesday, January 10, 2011 at 6:00 P.M. in the Commission Chambers located on the 2nd floor of the Municipal Government Complex, 201 West Water Street, Piqua, Ohio, is herby provided.

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IN BRIEF ■ Bowling

Piqua bowlers drop tri-match DAYTON — The Piqua boys bowling team dropped a Greater Western Ohio Conference trimatch with Wayne and Fairborn Thursday. Team scores were Wayne 2,530, Fairborn 2,257, Piqua 1,977. Brandon Devaudriul led Piqua with games of 168 and 225 for a 393 series. Brad Anderson added a 188 game for the Indians. Piqua had games of 785 and 839 and followed that with Baker games of 160 and 193. Piqua has a match with Springfield and Lebanon at the Strike Zone Tuesday.

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Piqua JH boys drop games The Piqua junior high boys basketball teams lost to Weisenborn. The seventh grade was hurt by 20 turnovers in a 36-30 loss. Piqua had the deficit down to two points after three quarters, before turnovers proved costly in the final quarter. Storm Cook scored 15 points, while Nathan Monnin added 12 points and 10 rebounds. The eighth grade lost 50-30. Brady Hill and Austin Creager scored seven points each for Piqua. Piqua will host Northmont White today at 12:45 p.m. The JVs will play at Urbana at 10 a.m. PIQUA SCORING Seventh Grade Cook 15, Patton 1, Monnin 12, Smith 2. Eighth Grade Ness 2, Gullet 4, Schmiesing 2, Karn 2, Hill 7, McMahan 2, Creager 7, Davis 2.

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Luke Karn (left photo) drives to the basket, while Ryan Hughes (right photo) reaches for the ball Friday night against Miamisburg.

Not without positives Piqua does some good things in loss to Vikings BY ROB KISER Sports Editor rkiser@dailycall.com The Piqua boys basketball team came up short in hopes of a second straight win Friday night. But, the 73-60 loss to Miamisburg in GWOC crossover action at Garbry Gymnasium was not without some positives for the Indians. But, the inability to score at crucial times in the fourth quarter proved to be Piqua’s undoing. “The kid played hard,” Piqua coach Heath Butler said. “It was one of those things where it was not meant to be and the shots didn’t fall. And you have to give Miamisburg credit — they came in here hungry to get a win.” Miamisburg scored the

last six points of the third quarter to open a 53-46 and then finished off a 142 run with eight of the first ten points of the fourth quarter to take a 61-48 lead. knew about “We (Nathan) Chambers kid,” Butler said. “The (John) Giles kid who had only been scoring about five points a game scored 24 and the big kid (Connor Brown) was in double figures. So they had some guys step up that we weren’t expecting to score.” Ryan Hughes, who finished with a team-high 20 points, hit a three to get Piqua within 63-53 with 5:03 remaining. “It was nice to Hughesy (Ryan Hughes) get going,” Butler said. “He is an athletic kid who was able to

take advantage of his opportunities tonight.” And, while Piqua held the Vikings scoreless for more than two minutes, the Indians couldn’t capitalize. They missed three free throws, going 1-for-4 from the line during that stretch and did not make a field goal. “In a 13-point game, all the fundamental things like free throw shooting and keeping them off the offensive boards make a difference,” Butler said. “Even though they weren’t scoring, they were getting offensive rebounds and able to run time off the clock.” Piqua never got closer than nine the rest of the way. The Indians had twopoint leads twice in the

the floor. “We like a lot of the matchups we had tonight,” Butler said. “We felt like the dribble drive was there and we were able to take advantage of it.” Chambers was the third Viking in double figures with 18 points. Piqua was 22 of 50 from the floor for 44 percent and 12 of 20 from the line for 60 percent. Miamisburg was 26 of 54 from the floor for 48 percent and 19 of 30 from the line for 63 percent. The Vikings won the battle of the boards 33-23 and had 11 turnovers to Piqua’s 14. “Their offensive rebounding was a problem all night,” Butler said. “We kept telling the kids about See PIQUA/Page 17

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first quarter. After getting down by 11 midway through the second quarter, they rallied to get within one. They actually pulled even at the 6:57 mark of the third quarter on a 3point play by Hughes to make 37-37. And Jordan Feeser followed a Taylor Wellbaum three with a field goal to make it 47-46 wth 3:26 remaining in the third quarter, before Miamisburg went on the big run that Piqua couldn’t recover from. But, it was as crisp on offense as the Indians have looked in some time. Along with Hughes, Wellbaum added 13, Feeser had eight and Link scored seven. Through three quarters, Piqua was shooting 50 percent from

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The Piqua girls basketball team will be back in action today, playing at Sidney. Piqua, 1-4, is coming of an 81-38 loss to Urbana. “Urbana does a good job of spreading out the defense and they shoot the ball extremely well,” Piqua coach Rory Hoke said. “We had talked about finding the Lacy girl, but we lether get some open looks early and she got into a rhythm and then hit some extremely tough shots. “We also had trouble stopping their penetration,which allowed them to create shots. We had some opportunities early when we broke their press, but didn't convert. We had 31 turnovers so we have to do a better job of improving passing angles, getting open, and seeing the floor so that we can cut down on that number." Katie Allen scored eight poitns for Piqua in the

game and Macy Yount added seven. Tasha Potts had six rebounds, while Maddie Hilleary and Christy Graves grabbed five each. Piqua struggled shooting the ball. The Lady Indians converted on just 15 of 52 shots from the floor for 29 percent and seven of 17 free throws for 42 percent. The JV games tips off at 11:30 a.m. ■ In other girls basketball action today, the CCC has a full slate of gmes scheduled. Miami East and Tri-Village will look to stay on course for next Thursday’s showdown. The Lady Vikings will host Newton today, while Tri-Village will travel to Covington to face the Lady Buccs. In a CBC crossover game, Graham will travel to Indian Lake. In non-conference action, Lehman Catholic will travel to St. Henry.

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Watson put on IR Browns hope McCoy can return this season BEREA (AP) — Colt McCoy is expected to recover from his concussion and play for the Browns again this season. Benjamin Watson isn't as fortunate. Watson was placed on injured reserve Friday, ending the tight end's season after he sustained his third concussion since July in last week's loss at Pittsburgh. Watson was injured when he banged his head on the ground following a tackle in the first half, couldn't get his balance and had to be helped to the sideline. Watson who was Cleveland's leading receiver last season and had 37 catches for 410 yards and two touchdowns this year, visited a specialist on head injuries earlier this week. Browns tight end Evan Moore was disappointed Watson's season ended prematurely, but understood the choice. "That's a big loss," Moore said. "All of us are really close with Ben. He's doing well. I don't know the ins and outs of how the decision was made, but I know when it comes to the head, it's not something you mess around with. So I think he not only has to think about himself but his family. And Ben's a smart guy, so I'm sure he wanted to go with the right decision." Shurmur said Watson, a father of three who will turn 31 on Sunday, has not discussed with him the possibility of retiring. Watson was not available for interviews as players packed following practice for their flight to

Arizona. A team said per spokesman league policy, "players are not available until cleared from a medical standpoint." McCoy, who was flattened last week on an illegal helmet-to-helmet hit by Steelers linebacker James Harrison, has not yet been cleared to play by Cleveland's medical staff, which came under heavy criticism for its handling of the QB's head injury. McCoy is still experiencing headaches and was sent home Friday for the fourth time this week to rest. He was seen driving away from the team's facility in his pickup truck and will not accompany the team to Arizona. Shurmur said there has been no discussion about placing McCoy on IR. "He's still having some symptoms and that's why we sent him home," Shurmur said. With McCoy sidelined, backup Seneca Wallace will make his first start this season against the Cardinals. Wallace went 1-3 in four starts last season, and Shurmur expects the nine-year veteran who will be making his 19th start in the NFL to play well. "I'm anticipating that Seneca's going to go out and execute efficiently and I think we saw Colt do that at times this year," he said. "As a quarterback, you're trying to go out and LUKE GRONNEBERG/OCM PHOTO do everything right all the Miami East’s Josh Snyder slaps the ball away from Andrew Westerheide Friday night. time. Every once in a while you'll make a bad throw or a poor decision and then you get right back on the horse and try to correct it.

Miami East handles Lehman

Covington gets back on winning ‘Trail’ SIDNEY — Bradley Coomes had a career game to lead Miami East to a 69-52 win over Lehman Friday night. Coomes poured in 26 points, while A.J. Hickman scored 16 and Gunner Shirk added 12. Lehman’s Alexx Baker matcher Coomes, scoring 26 points. Solomon King-White added 10 points for the Cavaliers.

Buccs roll NEW PARIS — The Covington boys basketball team rolled to a 52-32 win over National Trail in CCC action. Covington improved to 2-1 overall and 2-0 in the CCC. Cole Owens scored 12 points and Alex Baskerville added 10.

Russia gets win RUSSIA — The Russia boys basketball team MIKE ULLERY/CALL PHOTO stayed undefeated with a Kindric Link goes up over Nathan Chambers. 68-50 win over Botkins Friday night in SCL action. Nick Francis led a balanced Russia attack with 13 points, while Trevor Continued from page 16 Sherman scored 12. Bryce Rittenhouse and it, but we just couldn’t action tonight at Stebbins get rotated over to the — looking to make more Brandon Wilson both netted 11. weak side.” progress. BOXSCORE Piqua won the JV Miamisburg (73) Jeremy Randolph 0-0-0, Adam Giles 2- Cat boys lose thriller 45-44. Nathan Chambers 6-6-18, John Giles HOUSTON — The Daniel Monnin scored 0-4, 7-9-24, Connor Brown 7-0-14, Austin nine of his 16 points in the Stroud 0-2-2, Raymond Stallings 2-2-7, Houston boys basketball Justin Williams 1-0-2, Austin McCoy 1-0-2, fourth quarter, including a Troy Hall 0-0-0, Wesley Birchmeier 0-0-0. team found the going 26-19-73. tough in a 55-36 loss to basket with 35 seconds to Totals: Piqua (60) go to give the Indians the Trae Honeycutt 2-0-4, Taylor Wellbaum 4- Jackson Center in SCL ac3-13, Kindric Link 2-2-7, Ryan Hughes 7-5- tion. lead for good. 20, Jordan Feeser 4-0-8, Josh Holfinger Brandon Clack scored The freshman opened 2-0-4, Luke Karn 1-0-2, Joel Hissong 0-2-2, Noah Ghere 0-0-0. Totals: 22-12-60. 13 points and Ryan Curl the season with a 49-39 3-point field goals — Miamisburg: J. Giles, Stallings. Piqua: Wellbaum (2), Link, added 10. loss. Hughes. Tate Honeycutt led Score By Quarters Miamisburg 18 35 53 73 Tiger boys cruise Piqua with 18 points. Piqua 16 32 46 60 VERSAILLES — In a The Indians are back in Records: Miamisburg 1-2, Piqua 1-2.

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Covington’s Trent Tobias goes up for two points against National Trail. battle of MAC unbeatens, Chad Winner netted 15 Versailles boys stayed per- and Mitchell Campbell fect with a 68-44 romp added 12. over St. Henry. Ethan Bruns led Ver- Falcon boys fall ST. PARIS — The Grasailles with 16 points.

ham boys basketball team lost 42-39 to Greenon Friday in CBC/MRD action. Floyd Lowry paced the Falcon attack with 12 points.

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‘09 HHR LS, 5-SPEED, CRUISE, ONE OWNER .......................$10,987 ‘08 UPLANDER LS, 7 PASS., CRUISE, 1-OWNER TRADE. ...........$11,967 ‘10 HHR LT, PWR. SEAT, KEYLESS ENTRY, CRUISE. ...................$13,937 ‘10 COBALT LT, ALUM. WHLS., KEYLESS ENTRY, 2 TO CHOOSE ......$13,957 ‘07 AURA XR, LEATHER, SUNROOF, HEATED SEATS .................$14,957 ‘09 MALIBU LT, CRUISE, KEYLESS ENTRY, 33 MPG ................$14,967 ‘09 LACROSSE CX, 6-PASS., PWR. SEAT, REMOTE START. .........$15,947 ‘10 MALIBU LT, 2.4 4 CYL., KEYLESS ENTRY, 33 MPG .........$15,967 ‘08 G-6 SPORT, SUNROOF, CD, REMOTE START, 18K MILES .$16,967 ‘08 HHR LT LEATHER, HEATED SEATS CHROME WHEELS, LOW MILES. $15,967 ‘08 IMPALA LT, LEATHER, CHROME WHEELS, HEATED SEATS .......$16,997 ‘10 MALIBU LT, POWER SEAT, REMOTE START, 16K MILES ....$17,957 ‘08 IMPALA LT, LEATHER, HEATED SEATS, 19K MILES .........$17,967 ‘07 LUCERNE CXL, CHROME WHEELS, HEATED SEATS, 1-OWNER .$18,957 ‘08 EQUINOX LTZ, SUNROOF, LEATHER, HEATED SEATS ...........$20,937 ‘11 IMPALA LT, SUNROOF, LEATHER, BOSE ..........................$20,987 ‘08 LUCERENE CXL, CHROME WHLS, HEATED SEATS, 27K MI.. ...$21,967 ‘07 CTS SPORT, SUNROOF, 18” WHLS, HEATED SEATS, LOW MI. ..$23,947 ‘08 ACADIA SLE, 7 PASS., REMOTE START, REAR PARK ASSIS .$25,967 ‘11 TERRAIN SLT, SUNROOF, LEATHER, 10K MILES..............$27,957 ‘08 SILVERADO CREW LTZ, 4X4, LEATHER, HEATED SEATS .$27,957 ‘09 ACADIA SLT, HEADS UP DISPLAY, 7-PASS., 1-OWNER .....$28,947 ‘08 ACADIA SLT, SUNROOF, LEATHER, HEADS UP DISPLAY ....$28,957

SALE PRICING

$21,830

‘12 CHARGER SE 27 MPG SALE PRICE Highway • Pentastar V6 • Uconnect Voice Command • 17” Aluminum Wheels

• 4WD • 290 HP Pentastar V6 • Electronic Stability Program • Keyless Enter-N-Go • Power 8-Way Driverʼs Seat

SALE PRICE

$29,925

CARS • TRUCKS • VANS • SUVS

$25,554

#2002

‘12 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO

MORE PRE-OWNED

SAVE $2,356

‘12 300C AWD SALE PRICE $41,657

• New Ivory Tru-Caot Paint • Safety-Tec Pkg. w/Adaptive Cruise Control • Dual-pane Panoramic Sunroof • 8.4” Uconnect with Navigation

#2009

SAVE $3,703

**0% with approved credit. 0%. financing with Ally Bank in lieu of rebates. Offers expire 01/03/2012.*

CHEVROLET • BUICK • GMC • CADILLAC

CHRYSLER • DODGE • JEEP

2596 W. St. Rt. 47 • Sidney, OH

2594 W. St. Rt. 47 • Sidney, OH

498-1124

492-8005

www.danhemm.com

2242934

BUMPER to BUMPER

‘01 DAKOTA CLUB CAB SPORT, V6, ALUM. WHEELS . . . . . .$4,430 ‘67 CORONET 440, 4 DR., V8, BOUGHT NEW IN SIDNEY . . . . . . .$5,977 ‘03 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X2, 4 DR., SLT TRIM . . . . . . .$6,940 ‘03 GRAND CARAVAN SPORT, 85K MILES, 7 PASS. . . . . . . .$6,980 ’05 PT CRUISER LIMITED, CRUISE, ALUM. WHEELS. . . . . . . . .$8,957 ’03 LINCOLN TOWN CAR, SIGNATURE, LEATHER, SUNROOF . . .$10,840 ’07 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS, 2 DR., SPORTY, 5 SPEED . . . . .$11,847 ’05 DURANGO SLT 4X4, 5.7 HEMI, DVD, 3RD SEAT . . . . . . . .$11,874 ’04 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4X4, PWR SEAT, TOW PKG. .$11,957 ’08 PONTIAC G6, CHROME PKG., REMOTE START, SPOILER . . . . .$12,840 ’06 TRAILBLAZER LT 4X4, PWR. SEATS, RUNNING BOARDS, 1-OWNER .$12,957 ’06 DURANGO SXT 4X4, 4.7 V8, CD, KEYLESS ENTRY . . . . .$12,985 ’10 COBALT LT, ALUMINUM WHEELS, PW, PL, CRUISE . . . . . . . .$13,957 ’07 TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING, LEATHER, REAR DVD . . .$13,987 ‘10 NISSAN VERSA S, 14,000 MILES, 31 MPG . . . . . . . .$14,920 ‘06 300 TOURING, LEATHER, ALUM. WHEELS, CD . . . . . .$14,985 ‘10 KIA SOUL+, BLUETOOTH CONN., I-POD, AUDIO . . . . . . . .$15,940 ‘07 COMMANDER SPORT 4X4, 3RD SEAT, REAR AIR . . . . .$15,947 ‘06 DTS, 6 PASS., CHROME WHEELS, HEATED SEATS, PARK ASSIST$15,967 ‘08 TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING, POWER DOORS/LIFTGATE .$15,977 ‘09 FUSION SE, ALUM. WHEELS, SUNROOF, CD . . . . . . . . . .$16,940 ‘10 SCION TC, SUNROOF, ALUM. WHEELS, 1-OWNER . . . . . . . .$16,967 ‘10 ACCORD LX-P, 4 CYL., AUTO., CD, ALUM. WHEELS . . . . . . .$17,965 ‘08 TOYOTA SIENNA LE, POWER DOORS, QUAD SEATS, REAR AIR .$19,686 ‘07 CRV EX-L, LEATHER, SUNROOF, 6-DISC CD . . . . . . . . . . .$20,947 ‘10 TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING, STOW N GO, POWER DOORS $21,937 ‘08 LINCOLN MKZ, SUNROOF, LEATHER, CHROME WHEELS . . . . .$21,947 ‘07 STS AWD, SUNROOF, HEATED SEATS, 6-DISC CD, LOW MILES. . . .$21,957 ‘04 RX330 AWD, SUNROOF, HEATED SEATS, OLY 53K MILES. . . . .$21,967 ‘08 CHARGER R/T, HEMI, V8, NAVIGATION, CHROME WHEELS, SHARP! $23,847 ‘11 RAM QUAD CAB 4X4, 4.7 V6, ALUM. WHEELS, CRUISE, CD .$25,967 ‘10 VENZA FWD, LEATHER, SUNROOF, HEATED SEATS, 19K MILES . .$25,967 ‘09 BMW 328I, SUNROOF, LEATHER, HEATED SEATS. . . . . . . . .$26,957 ‘04 CORVETTE CONV., MAGNETIC RED, ONLY 9,900 MILES . . . .$29,988