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A world apart, united by love Local Guard soldier says it’s hard being away from family at Christmas

BY WILL E SANDERS Staff Writer wsanders@dailycall.com PIQUA — A family will celebrate Christmas this year a world apart, but their love transcends distance and geography — and even war zones.

One of the approximate 110 soldiers with the Ohio National Guard Post, Bravo Battery, 1/134th Field Artillery, who were deployed to Afghanistan earlier this month is Staff Sgt. Doug Wilson.

Wilson, 42, of Piqua, is a veteran military man, but he’s is also a veteran father and loving

husband who says that not being home for Christmas this year will be difficult, but so will the entire year he is away.

“It’s hard to put into words what is it like being away from your kids and family,” Wilson said. “Skype (online video chat) helps fill in the gaps, but you still miss so much.”

His wife Karina, who is due to have a baby later this summer, will celebrate Christmas without PROVIDED PHOTO him this year, as will his three children, Brianna, 18; Kaylee, 4, The Wilson family of Piqua is shown in this family portrait. Karina and Doug Wilson, back left and right, are shown with their children and Jayden, six months.

“By the end of this deployment, in front Kaylee, 4; Jayden, six months; and Brianna, 18; in addition to the family dog, Jake. Staff Sgt. Doug Wilson is currently overSee World apart/Page 5 seas serving in Afghanistan this Christmas.

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Congress approves tax cut extension

OF THE SEASON

BY ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press

TV book inside today’s Daily Call This week’s edition features a story on cellist YoYo Ma and other 2011 award recipients.

Daily Call office closed Monday The Piqua Daily Call office will be closed on Monday, but the call center will be open from 6-10 a.m. if anyone has questions concerning delivery of their paper that day. All Piqua Daily Call papers will be delivered by newspaper carrier force on Monday.

The Call wishes readers happy holidays from our family to yours.

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High tech used to monitor jolly old elf

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Upper Valley Career Center Discovery students sign Christmas carols for students and visitors at the career center on Wednesday. They are, front row, left to right, Ashley Weber, Sidney; Jessica Dye, Bradford; Ellie Bowman, Miami East; Kaitlin Withrow, Bradford; and back row, left to right, Mary Rafferty, Tipp City; Wesley Everett, Tipp City; Brandi Frees, Troy; Brice Rehfus, Houston; and Daniel Farmer, Bradford.

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WASHINGTON — Barely beating Santa’s sleigh, Congress delivered a last-minute holiday tax-cut extension to 160 million American wage-earners on Friday, just when it looked like they and millions of unemployed workers were going to be left with coal in their stockings.

It was a major yearend political victory for President Barack Obama, a big slice of humble pie for House Republicans and a blow to House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, who’ll have an angry band of tea party lawmakers to deal with when Congress returns to Washington next month.

Back-to-back voice vote approvals of the twomonth special measure by the Senate and House came in mere seconds with no debate, just days

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— He made a list. He checked it twice and he knows if you’ve been naughty or nice and come tonight, jolly old Saint Nicholas will be on his way to fill stockings and leave gifts beneath the Christmas tree.

Thanks to the good people at NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command), everyone can participate in Santa’s journey, too, from his grand departure at the North Pole and across the globe.

Make no mistake, it takes a lot of people to keep track of Santa and his reindeer, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and the most famous reindeer of all, Rudolph.

How to check on Santa: ■ Watch Santa’s arrival at www.noradsanta.org or www.youtube.com/noradtrackssanta. Kids can also call for his latest whereabouts tollfree: 1 (877) 446-6723 or by sending an email to noradtracksanta@gmail.com

There’s a lot of high-tech involved, such as radar and satellites, Santa cams and even fighter jets. And in today’s hand-held digital world, eager Santa watchers can look to Google maps, Google earth, and yes, there is even an app for it.

Santa’s elves will work closely with NORAD to keep everyone up-to-date on the delivery gifts.

Beginning at the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean, traveling west to the South Pacific, followed by New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Asia, across to Africa, then on to western Europe, Canada, the United States, Mexico and Central and South Amer-

ica.

NORAD’s tracking of Santa is a 50-plus year tradition that began in 1955 after a misprint in a Sear’s catalog sent youngsters not to the big guy in red, as was the intention, but directly to the Continental Air Defense Command

For home delivery, call 773-2725

hotline or CONAD, which was NORAD’s predecessor at the time.

Staying true to the holiday spirit, Col. Harry Shoup directed his staff to check on Santa’s position as he made his way from the See Santa/Page 4

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Sharon Elaine Flaugher Sharon Elaine Flaugher, 69, of Piqua, died at 9 a.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, a t Upper Va l l e y Medi c a l Center, Troy.

She w a s born in Dayton o n FLAUGHER March 21, 1942, to the late Charles W. and Armetha (Green) Hughes. On June 24, 1978, in Bellbrook, she married Danny F. Flaugher. He preceded her in death on July 24, 1996.

Sharon is survived by two sons, James Sutter of Piqua and Lester Sutter of Humble, Texas; two daughters and son-in-law, Sheila and James Keener of Knoxville, Texas and Judy Sutter of Bellefontaine; two sisters and brother-inlaw, Ruth Colvin of Englewood and Charlotte “Skip” and Harvey Weaver of Brookville; one niece; one nephew; several cousins; several special friends and neighbors; 11 grandchilRobert Sutter, dren,

Helen Louise Millhouse

Kristina Sutter, Patrick Sutter, Kristen Sutter, Jennifer Sutter, Brandon Sutter, Candice Sutter, Kimberly Sutter, Justin M. Reames, Skyler Keener and Hannah Keener; three great-grandsons, Cameron Sutter, Heyven Sutter and Connor Sutter; and two great-granddaughters: Alira Griswold and Baylee Cruea. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Jennifer Sutter who died in 1966.

Sharon graduated from Stebbins High School, Dayton in 1960. She attended one year of college.

Sharon was a homemaker.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home, Piqua with Rev. Ernie Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Miami Memorial Park, Covington.

Friends may call from 58 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Piqua Ambulance Fund, American Legion Post 184, P.O. Box 720, Piqua, OH 45356.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.melcher-sowers.com.

PIQUA — Helen Louise Millhouse, 93, of Piqua, passed away at 5:28 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, in Heartland of Piqua.

Born March 20, 1918 in Crown Point, Ind., Mrs. Millhouse was a daughter of the late Edward Gardner Jr. and Sarah Elsie (Hudson) Howe She married Jacob Snyder Millhouse on Aug. 12, 1944 and he preceded her in death on Dec. 18, 1983.

She raised five children, four of whom survive, Craig A. Millhouse of Covington, Carol E. (Jeffrey) Schaefer of Piqua, Dean R. (Linda) Millhouse of Piqua and Larry L. (Kathy) Millhouse of Richwood. She was a loving grandmother to nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

She is also survived by a brother, Edward G. (Lois) Howe III of Crown Point, Ind., and sisters Ruth Spitson of Wisconsin, Ester Mun of Bar Harbor, Maine and Alice (Boyd) Palmer of Bar Harbor, Maine.

In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by a son, Bruce Millhouse and two brothers, Bill and Victor Howe.

Mrs. Millhouse was a member of the former United Evangelical Methodist Church of Piqua where she served as a Sunday school teacher, Bible school teacher, a Methodist youth fellowship leader, a choir member and church treasurer. She currently was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Piqua. She was a school teacher for 30 years having taught in the Miami East School District and at Springcreek Elementary School, Piqua. She retired in 1980.

Visitation for family and friends will be from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday in the Suber-Shively Funeral Home, 201 W. Main St., Fletcher.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Grace United Methodist Church, 9411 N. County Road 25-A, Piqua, with the Rev. Mary Haldeman presiding. Burial will follow in Fletcher Cemetery, Fletcher.

Memorial contributions may be made to Grace United Methodist Church.

Condolences to the family may be sent to www. shivelyfuneralhomes.com.

to approve construction of the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline, which could generate thousands of construction jobs. To stop construction, Obama, who had wanted to put the decision off until after the 2012 election, would have to declare it was not in the nation’s interest.

On Friday, an expressionless Boehner read from a piece of paper before him, gaveled the House’s last session of the year closed and stepped off the podium on the Democratic side.

Boehner had been open to the Senate’s version of

PIQUA — Kay Patrie, 65, of Piqua, passed away Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, at her residence.

Services pending at Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home. the legislation a week ago, even though it would have FT. LORAMIE — Judith A. Liess, 69, of Ft. Lopunted the issue into February and given Democrats ramie, passed away Friday afternoon, Dec. 23, 2011, at a proven political issue. Wilson Memorial Hospital.

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Congress Continued from page 1 after House Republican leaders had insisted that reopening negotiations on a full-year bill was the only way to persuade them to prevent a tax increase on Jan. 1.

Obama immediately signed the bill into law.

“I said it was critical for Congress not to go home without preventing a tax increase on 160 million working Americans and I’m pleased to say that they got it done,” a buoyant looking Obama said at the White House before dashing off for his delayed holiday vacation to his home state of Hawaii.

Actually most lawmakers were long gone. A token few showed up to make approval official.

The legislation buys time for talks early next year on how to finance the

year-long extensions negotiations that promise to be contentious, especially if Democrats continue to use Obama’s jobs agenda to seek a political edge in the 2012 presidential and congressional campaigns.

The measure will keep in place a 2 percentage point cut in the Social Security payroll tax worth about $20 a week for a typical worker making $50,000 a year and prevent almost 2 million unemployed people from losing jobless benefits averaging $300 a week. Doctors will win a reprieve from a 27 percent cut in their Medicare payments, the product of a 1997 cut that Congress has been unable to permanently fix.

Republicans did claim a major victory, winning a provision that would require Obama to make a swift decision on whether

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member of Royal Order of South Dakota Buffalo Club, Miami Valley Chapter of Native Americans and the Miami-Shawnee Hog Chapter. He was also a charter member of Riding with Jesus Motorcycle Ministry.

Mr. Bailey retired from TransWorld Airlines and was an area farmer.

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Baird Funeral Home, Troy, with interment to follow in Miami Memorial Park, Covington.

Friends may call from 58 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

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TROY — Marvin D. Bailey, 72, of Troy, passed away on Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, at Upper Valley Medical Center, ER, Troy.

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He is survived by his former wife, Margaret A. (Kadel) Bailey; two sons and daughters-in-law, Ty A. and Roberta Bailey of Greenfield, Ind. and Tod A. and Melinda Bailey of Elida; one daughter and son-in-law, Jodi L. and Kent Weaver of Pleasant Hill; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sister, Janet Stocksdale of West Virginia; and beloved friend, his dog Max. In addition to his parents, Marvin was preceded in death by his grandparents and his brother, Raymond.

He was a graduate of Newton Schools and a

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Rash of car break-ins continues Crimes occur in Bethel, Elizabeth township areas

BY MELODY VALLIEU Ohio Community Media vallieu@tdnpublishing.com MIAMI COUNTY — An investigation continues into a rash of car break-ins in the Bethel Township and Elizabeth Township areas, according to the Miami County Sheriff’s Office.

In all, the sheriff’s office has investigated 28 car break-ins, and believe the thieves also are targeting the eastern Montgomery County areas, according to Chief Deputy Dave Duchak.

The thieves are taking purses, GPS devices and other valuables left in cars, Duchak said. He said they are entering the vehicles through unlocked doors or smashing windows and the thefts are occurring in the early morning hours.

Duchak said the sheriff’s office took three reports alone on Thursday for break-ins in the Elizabeth Township area.

“We are encouraging residents to not leave any valuables in their cars and take garage door openers into their residence,” Duchak said. “Keep all doors locked, use exterior lighting and park your vehicle as close to your residence as possible.”

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The Chamber Ambassadors recently conducted a ribbon cutting at Smitty’s Bicycle Shop & Locksmith, located at 1032 Covington Ave., Piqua, their new location. Owners are Bob Smith and his son Chris Smith. They are surrounded by their family, their Schwinn representative and the Chamber Ambassadors.

Deputies have increased patrols in the targeted areas; however Duchak said they need the public’s assistance by having them call 9-1-1 if they observe any suspicious/unusual persons or vehicles in their neighborhoods.

He also said they do has some ideas as to who the thieves are and are working with other agencies to help catch the suspects. He said they believe that these thefts are drug-fueled, with the thieves selling or pawning items for money to purchase heroin, the most popular drug on the market right now.

“We have developed some leads on suspects and are working with other law enforcement de-

partments that have been impacted to try to apprehend them,” Duchak said.

“The community calling us when they feel something isn’t right is a tremendous help,” said Duchak, who said they sheriff’s office has made eight burglary or theft related arrests in recent weeks. “It really comes down to the community calling us and helping us with information that we need. Miami County residents have been doing a great job of that this year.”

If anyone has any information relating to the thefts, they can call 9-1-1 or anonymous tips can be left on the sheriff’s office website at www.miamicountysheriff.org.

my unit is hands down the best I have ever seen to include my active duty time,” he said. “My platoon members’ ages range from 18 years to 46 years, and to see us interact with each other as well as operate in combat missions, you wouldn’t know the difference. We work extremely well together and are always looking to help the next man out when needed.”

And of course, there is the support he gets from back home, which he says means so much to him when he is away from his wife and children.

“National Guard soldiers seem to have more home support than active duty soldiers,” Wilson said. “We have received a lot of care packages from VFWs, elementary schools and churches.”

While he said he will miss spending Christmas

Congratulations to seventh-grader Justin Kerrigan (right) who won the Piqua Junior High School Spelling Bee on Tuesday. Runner-up was seventhwith his family this year grader Jordan Schneider. Both boys will compete in — and all of the other the city spelling bee after the first of the year. parts of life he will be missing out on — he said his sense of pride in country and accomplishment make it worthwhile.

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World apart Continued from page 1 I will have a daughter graduate high school, a daughter starting kindergarten, my son’s first birthday, and the birth of my fourth child,” Wilson said during an interview from Afghanistan. “It is very possible that I may miss all of them.”

Born in Sidney and a 1988 graduate of Houston High School, Wilson said he loves military service despite missing his wife and children and is currently on his fifth deployment in his military career, which includes deployments to three different combat zones. He has been stationed in Texas, Florida, aboard ships and has been to Germany twice through his service to his country.

Prior to joining the Ohio National Guard, Wilson spent seven years on active duty and said

his primary reason for joining was so he could have more of a home life and serve his country.

Wilson, along with the rest of Bravo Battery, left the Piqua area in September following a Call to Duty ceremony held at the Piqua High School and after training at Camp Shelby, Miss., the unit was deployed overseas to Afghanistan. They are currently assigned to the western part of the war-torn country. There, Bravo Battery is a part of the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team as a part of the International Security Assistance Force in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Wilson said it is always difficult to spend such a prolonged time away from his family, but said the unit’s camaraderie is so helpful.

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“And she shall bring forth a son, and you shall call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.”

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GOP troubles give Obama major boost

BY CHARLES BABINGTON WASHINGTON (AP) — For all his problems with the economy, President Barack Obama is getting unexpected help from a Republican Party that seems incapable of capitalizing on its advantages.

Congressional Republicans’ fumbling of the payroll tax extension issue is the latest example of party infighting and disarray that gives Democrats hope for the 2012 elections. GOP presidential contenders tried to distance themselves from the legislative mess. But they might be tarred nonetheless if swing voters decide the party is either inept at governing or too extreme.

The eventual GOP presidential nominee “will be somewhat shackled to the Republican brand,” said Democratic strategist Erik Smith, even if it was Republicans in Congress who led the charge in an unpopular fight over the payroll tax. He said GOP House and Senate candidates will face even more problems.

The Wall Street Journal editorial page an important voice among conservatives berated Republican lawmakers for their handling of the payroll tax matter.

Obama wanted to add another year to this year’s reduction in the tax, which nearly all workers pay toward Social Security. Senate Republicans, after forcing Democrats to swallow several unrelated concessions, joined in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote to approve only a two-month tax cut extension, with plans to revisit the issue next year.

House Republicans, who generally disliked the payroll tax cut from the start, refused to concur early this week. But House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday bowed to relentless criticism from conservative bloggers and several GOP senators and cleared a path for passing a bill Friday to renew the break for two months while congressional negotiators work on a longer-term measure. Congress passed the bill Friday.

If Congress hadn’t acted in the next 10 days, the payroll tax rate would have return to 6.2 percent on Jan. 1, after one year at 4.2 percent. That would have cost a family making $50,000 about $1,000.

Republican congressional leaders’ actions “might end up re-electing the president before the 2012 campaign even begins in earnest,” the Journal’s editorial page said Wednesday.

Democrats point to episodes like the payroll tax fuss and say congressional Republicans are essentially controlled by tea party activists, whose tax and spending agendas are outside the political mainstream.

“Tea Party Republicans blocked a bipartisan bill to extend President Obama’s payroll tax cut,” the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said in a fundraising email Tuesday, minutes after a key House vote. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi told reporters, “The tea party tail is wagging the elephant.”

Democratic strategists hope to remind voters of last summer’s near-calamity over raising the limit on the federal debt ceiling. Then, as now, Boehner struggled to control his GOP caucus and to calculate which bills can and cannot pass. These Democrats want to paint the Republican Party as an out-of-touch institution that would rather stand for rigidly conservative principles than solve the nation’s problems.

“I think the tea party-engendered dysfunction has the potential to really get the electorate’s attention,” said Jared Bernstein, a former Obama administration economist now with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. “At this point, the system is crippled by them.”

The Usual Eccentric

With his most sincere apologies to Ralph Nader

That’s when I became don’t mean to namea dorm room MacGyver drop, but let me tell — one time I fashioned you about the time I a clothespin clasped to interviewed almost the lid of a pill bottle to Ralph Nader. use as a spoon for my Who is Ralph Nader?

Ramen noodles. The Heck if I know! Aren’t only drawback was that you listening? This isn’t it made everything a story about the time I taste like medicine. interviewed Ralph WILL E SANDERS So there I was with a Nader — it’s the time I Staff Writer bottle of wine on my almost interviewed him! wsanders@dailycall.com 21st birthday and no I assure you that had I corkscrew to open it.

Ralph interviewed Meanwhile, Ralph Nader sat alone Nader, you’d better believe my first question would have been, “What is a Ralph somewhere with a tear slowly rolling down his face because — yet again — Nader?”

The interview had mistakenly been another person had forgotten about him.

Minus a corkscrew, I turned my atscheduled on my birthday — “I don’t care what Mr. Nader’s itinerary says. It’s tentions to the cork, which now stood as my birthday, you idiot.” — and that au- the final metaphorical hurdle between tomatically gave the interview a 50 per- me and my first legal drink of hooch. I tried — and failed — to open that wine cent chance of failure from the start.

The year was 2000, and thankfully, bottle four different times and in four the Y2K menace had spared civilization different ways, which was hauntingly the antiquity of actually having a con- symbolic of the four times Ralph Nader versation with someone in person. At the ran for president and failed miserably.

Impatient, barefoot and sober, I time, I was a junior journalism student at You Haven’t Heard of Our Football hopped on my bike — the purple one Team University and worked at the with no brakes — to purchase a corkscrew and to vault myself into the campus newspaper.

But this was my 21st birthday! So ba- NCAA Hall of Shame.

Due to some unexplained physics sically, any notion of actually interviewing Ralph Nader that day was just plain when I was impatiently negotiating a busy four-way intersection, my bare left doomed.

Now, everybody has a 21st birthday foot got caught in the spokes — the bike story, and I feel honored that a four-time stopped immediately — and in a matter presidential candidate plays a small of nanoseconds I went from being Will E Sanders to Wile E. Coyote as my fragile part in mine.

C’mon, how many people can say that? body violently flung over the handlebars Naturally, on the day in question, I and spilled across pavement.

To add insult to an already ruptured wanted to focus my attentions on purchasing alcohol for the first time instead spleen, a nearby dormitory was conductof actual obligations involving my future ing a fire drill and more than 1,200 of career path. Besides, I reasoned, if skip- my peers watched my sudden intimacy ping out on Ralph Nader to partake in with cement with a raucous cheer.

And the people honking their horns some unabashed college hijinks on the holiest of holy days didn’t earn me extra did not help matters.

Normally when I am crumpled in credit, then nothing would.

I walked to the store instead of opting pain on the ground, I tend to rest there to ride my bike that day, mostly because for a while, maintain my composure and my Huffy was purple, had no brakes and get my eyesight back, but in this inwas purple. I walked barefoot, too, be- stance I realized I had impeded traffic cause I also had a pair of purple shoes at long enough for one day and fled in disgrace. the time.

Many things transpired that day. As it Everything went off without a hitch.

Being of legal limit, I proudly walked my ironically turned out, drinking wine and bottle of wine back to the dormitory eating solid foods were not among them. where the evening called for not inter- And neither was interviewing Ralph Nader. viewing Ralph Nader.

Charles Babington covers politics for The Associated Sorry, Darth Nader — you only live Press.

To contact Will E Sanders, visit his once. (I hope you understand.)

Now, the lynchpin to this whole caper website at willesanders.com, or send him an email at wille@willesanders.com. To was a corkscrew, or lack thereof.

Honestly, what college student packs find out more about Will E Sanders and his bags with a clear consciousness to- read features by other Creators Syndiward practicality? I didn’t even bring sil- cate writers and cartoonists, visit the verware to college. I ate like animals do Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. for the first couple of months.

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Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: The Denver Post on Arizona’s proposed immigration law: The U.S. Supreme Court’s review of Arizona’s controversial immigration law will, we hope, provide clarity to states lining up to enact get-tough policies designed to chase illegal residents over the state line.

The legality of Arizona’s law is a more complex question than it might seem at first blush, but we hope the court sees the matter for what it is an encroachment on the federal government’s mandate to set immigration policy.

The core issue centers on just how far states can go on immigration enforcement issues.

The U.S. Constitution authorized the federal government to “establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization … throughout the United States.”

Subsequent federal immigration laws acknowledge a role for state officers, but it is explicitly one of cooperation with the U.S. attorney general.

It certainly doesn’t authorize creation of a broad body of state law that is at odds with the federal mission.

From a practical standpoint, if all 50 states were to layer separate immigration laws on top of the federal government’s policy, the nation would have nothing short of a mess. …

What the nation’s approach to illegal immigration shouldn’t involve is a patchwork of state laws that would obstruct the federal government’s responsibility to set and enforce immigration laws.

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No longer just white ear Wife demurs buds, headphones in vogue advances made by men online MESFIN FEKADU Associated Press

NEW YORK — When iPods hit the scene 10 years ago, the small, white ear buds that came with the devices became the symbol for listening to music on the go.

Today, that’s changing.

More and more people are expressing themselves with pricey headphones, with some fashion-forward music lovers rocking updated versions of the oversized headsets popular in earlier eras.

Bose has been known for its larger headphones in recent years, and now celebrities have taken note and aided in the resurgence of the ear amplifiers.

In 2008, Monster launched Beats by Dre with Dr. Dre, and it is the most recognizable of celebritybranded headphones.

Monster later released headphones with Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Diddy, Daft Punk, Nick Cannon and LeBron James.

This year, 50 Cent, Quincy Jones and Ludacris released their own line of headphones.

Dre, the Grammy-winning rap legend who has produced hits for Eminem, 2Pac, 50 Cent and Mary J. Blige, says he is offended when he sees people using generic headphones.

“It’s almost like a knife in the heart,” he said while promoting the headphones last year. “We’re in the studio, at least me, for years at a time trying to work on music, tweaking it, trying to get the sound right, and for people to walk around and listen to the music on those cheap white headphones is ridiculous.”

But some people may have a reason for not buying Beats by Dre. The cheapest set costs $100, and the most expensive pair is $500. 50 Cent’s Sync by 50 ranges from $130 to $400, and the lowest price for Soul by Ludacris is $70; the highest is $300. (Partial sales from 50 Cent and Cannon’s headphones go to charity.)

“You go out and spend three, four hundred dollars on an iPod, and then you go put your earphones in and your iPod sounds like crap,” said Jimmy Iovine, chairman of Interscope, A&M and Geffen Records and co-launcher of Beats by Dre, as he was standing with Dre. “This is about releasing the sound that’s in the iPod.” Monster’s CEO Noel Lee took it a step further: “Most people have never heard what their iPod

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In this photo courtesy of Best Buy, Dr. Dre, from left, co-founder, Beats by Dr. Dre and Chairman of Interscope Records, Jimmy Iovine, and Sean "Diddy" Combs, launch a new line of Beats by Dr. Dre headphones from Monster, diddybeats, at Best Buy in New York, Wednesday, May 26, 2010. When iPods hit the scene 10 years ago, the small, white ear buds that came with the devices became the symbol for listening to music on the go. Today, that's changing. sounds like.”

Research shows that most MP3 listeners own multiple headphones, according to Karim Noblecilla, director of product marketing for Sony’s Personal Audio Accessories division.

“That’s how we’re seeing the market,” she said.

“People have two, three, even four sets for different purposes.”

Noblecilla says Sony has a range of headphones targeting specific and unique demographics, from surfers to 13-yearolds. Its newest series, the Balanced Armature, is billed as the “smallest and lightest in-ear digital noise canceling headphones in the market today.” It ranges from $80 to $500, and Sony says that although the headphones are small in size, they can “achieve high resolution sound.”

Noblecilla says style and appearance have played a heavy role in headphone production in recent years. Diddy said that was his contribution to his line, Diddybeats.

“Not only did we want to have the best sound, we wanted to have the bestlooking ear bud, and we want it to come in flavors,” he said when his line came out.

He compared his headphones to the “sleekness of a Ferrari,” and added that the look matches its high sound quality.

Oversized headphones were a big trend in the 1970s and 1980s — a time when hip-hop was emerging as a genre and people walked around with boomboxes, blasting a sound that Lee believes the iPod generation has missed out on.

“If you’re (in the) baby boomer generation, you grew up with speakers … (but) during the transition from an audio world to a video world, we kind of lost the audio in favor of the video development,” he said. “The iPod generation … they never got to hear really deep bass.”

But 50 Cent, who says his line is “better than the others,” believes his competitors aren’t making headphones for all styles of music.

“I understand that they’re trying to make it more attractive to a hiphop demographic with the bass and stuff like that, but you listen to other music that isn’t from that genre (and) it’s way offbalance,” he said in a recent interview.

Iovine oversees record labels that are subsidiaries of Universal

Music, the home to artists who have released headphones via Monster like Lady Gaga, Diddy and Bieber, as well as acts like Rihanna, Kanye West, Eminem, the Black Eyed Peas and Lil Wayne. Iovine has been able to promote Monster headphones in music videos for Universal artists, from Nicki Minaj to Maroon 5. Bono, who has a version of Beats by Dre that benefits his Product Red Group, presented a pair to Jon Stewart when he visited his show last month.

50 Cent says the celebrity attachment to headphones helps give the product an identity.

“The generic public is responding to products associated with living people. When you say Bose or Sony, I think of buildings.

It’s a corporation, it’s not a person associated with it that has respect within hip-hop culture or pop culture,” he said.

But unlike Universal, the other major labels — Sony, EMI and Warner — have yet to really use their rosters to promote headphones. Noblecilla of Sony wouldn’t comment on whether the company had plans to do so, but said people buy their headphones for the “style and the quality that we provide.”

DEAR ABBY: I have been happily married for more than 20 years. I joined an online social network to keep in touch with family, friends and my kids who are in college. I love the convenience, but I’m in a quandary.

A number of men from my past (some I dated and some not) have contacted me online with their phone numbers and asked me to call them. I was flattered at first, but now I think phone communication would be inviting trouble.

I politely inform friends who push the issue that I’m happy to catch up online, but out of respect for my husband and my marriage I don’t call men who send me their numbers.

Most of them then drop further attempts at communication; others do not.

My problem is it continues to happen. I don’t remember being that popular when I was young, so it has caught me off guard. I suspended my account several times, but reactivated it because I miss the connection with extended family and friends.

I’m getting turned off to responding to any “friend” requests anymore because it seems that most men just want to recapture some youthful fantasy.

How do I handle this?

— BLAST FROM THE PAST DEAR BLAST: You are handling it very well just the way you are.

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, “Ian,” and I are in our 30s. Although we have been together for seven months, his family is not yet over his ex-wife.

They invite her for dinner, share weekend visitation with Ian’s daughter with her, and remind him constantly that they are diswith his appointed decision.

Ian has moved on. He would like to cut all ties with his ex, but his family won’t allow it. He’s afraid if he puts his foot down it will destroy the already strained relationship he has with them.

My family accepts Ian, but his refuses to admit I exist. How do we deal with this? It’s Ian’s life, and he has the right to choose who he spends it with.

— INVISIBLE WOMAN IN PHILLY

ABIGAIL VAN BUREN

Advice INVISIBLE DEAR WOMAN: Toughen up, grit your teeth and continue the relationship. Remember, because a child is involved, Ian cannot completely move on. As for his parents, accept that their grandchild’s mother will always be a part of their lives so get used to it. If this romance leads to the altar, you will meet Ian’s family at some point.

DEAR ABBY: My friend “Cailin” is very sensitive and not very accepting. She’s also unforgiving and tends to get into stupid arguments about nothing. Since the sixth grade it has gotten even worse.

There is a new girl in school who seems to be a really nice, friendly person. Cailin was the first one to meet her and she wouldn’t let anyone else sit with them.

I told my mom about it and she said to just sit down with them both.

Today I did what my mom said to do. When Cailin saw us together, she was steaming. She ignored me for the rest of the day.

I don’t want to keep the new girl, just share her.

Why can’t Cailin and I both be friends with her?

Is there any way I could talk to her? I’m considering talking to the dean of students. Would this be OK? — SHARING FRIENDS IN COLORADO DEAR SHARING FRIENDS: Cailin is immature, insecure and possessive. She’s afraid that if the new girl talks to other people, the girl will no longer like and depend on her. That’s why she was angry when you sat down with them.

By all means discuss this with the dean of students. The dean may have a solution that will allow the new girl a chance to make friends with more of her classmates — including you.

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It occurred in the final of the 1992 United States Women’s Team Championship.

The auction shown took place when Sue Picus and Sharon Osberg held the North-South cards against Joyce Lilie, West, and Jo Morse, East. The bidding started quietly enough when Picus opened one heart, then picked up steam with Morse’s aggressive leap to four spades.

After two passes, Picus decided not to sell out.

She bid four notrump, asking her partner to choose a suit. This was a two-way action designed to find a makable game or a profitable sacrifice.

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Anniversary Piqua couple married 60 years PIQUA — Joseph C. and Patricia L. (Etherington) Goetz of Piqua are celebrating their 60th anniversary. They were married Dec. 21, 1961, in by the Rev. Paul J. Gehm.

The couple are parents of Wedding Day, 1961 five children, LeeAnn (Goetz) Frantz of Encinitas, Calif., Joseph W. Goetz of Kettering, Eric Goetz of Piqua, and twins, Yvette (Goetz) Vandegrift of Elizabeth and Twp. Yvonne (Goetz) Valentine of Piqua. They also Patricia and Joseph C. Goetz have 13 grandchildren and four great- mayor and seven years as vice mayor. He also has grandchildren.

Joe was working at been active in local veterFrench Oil Mill Machinery ans groups.

Upon moving to MassaCo. when he entered the U.S. Navy and served as chusetts, Patricia worked petty officer second class as a clerk with Hanover aboard a minesweeper Insurance Co. and was during the Korean War. promoted to senior policy Upon leaving the Navy, he assembler. She worked for returned to French Oil in Hanover for eight years the Hydraulic Press Divi- before moving with her sion in engineering. He husband to China. She later worked for Norton was earlier active in the Abrasives, Worcester, PTA and school commitMass., accepting a position tees in Piqua. She’s also with the company’s joint been active local veterans venture in MinHaun, organizations.

During the weekend of China. He retired in July 1997 when they returned Dec. 3, their children and to Piqua to enjoy extended spouses hosted the couple to a weekend at Belterra family in the Piqua area.

He served 16 years on Casino/Resort, which inPiqua City Commission, cluded a special dinner including two years as party.

Engagement Couple plan May wedding PIQUA — Michael and Laurie Katafiasz of Piqua, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Angela to Jason Dollman-Jersey, son of Brian and Teresa of Mason, Mich.

Angela is a Katafiasz, Dollman-Jersey 2003 graduate of Piqua High School and grees in both Zoology and a 2011 graduate of the Animal Science from College of Veterinary Michigan State UniverMedicine at Michigan sity. He is currently enState University. She is rolled in the College of currently practicing at Veterinary Medicine at Patterson Veterinary Hos- MSU and is, also, empital in Mason and pursu- ployed by Patterson Veting a Master’s Degree in erinary Hospital.

The couple met while Food Safety at Michigan students at Michigan State University.

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91-year-old Bernice Bates teaches her weekly yoga class at the Mainlands Retirement Community Center in Pinellas Park, Fla. Bates is the world’s oldest yoga teacher, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

Florida yoga teacher named ‘world's oldest’

BY TAMARA LUSH Associated Press PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — The yoga teacher in the front of the room lay on the floor, her hands resting on her upper thighs. She lifted her right leg high in the air, foot flexed. Then she grabbed her right foot in her right hand and brought her leg toward her face as she raised her upper body a few inches off the ground.

Students in class smiled in amazement as they watched the teacher’s knee graze her nose.

It wasn’t just the pose that was amazing it was the teacher’s age. Bernice Bates is 91 years old, and she’s more flexible than people who are a third of her age.

“If you can’t quite meet your knee, that’s all right,” Bates told her class, gently.

Guinness World Records recently awarded Bates the title of “Oldest Yoga

Birth Baumhauers bring home baby boy PIQUA — Jonny and Leah Baumhauer of Piqua announce the birth of a son, Samuel Frederick B a u m h a u e r, born at 11:46 a.m. Nov. 27, 2011, at Upper Valley Medical Samuel Frederick Baumhauer Center, Troy.

Samuel weighed 6 Bollenbacher and Frederpounds, 9 ounces and was ick Freed, all of Piqua. Pa20 1/2 inches in length at ternal grandparents are Jon Baumhauer of Piqua birth.

Maternal grandparents and Carol Baumhauer of are Richard and Barbara Girard.

poses. She uses a soft blue mat and wears black ballet slippers while teaching.

She ends with a guided relaxation while playing New Age music on her portable cassette player.

Bates believes in gentle yoga: no sweaty, strenuous or competitive stretching in her classes.

“You may not do it perfect, but there’s no perfect person,” she said.

She talks about her students who have benefited from her teaching: two women in their 80s, a couple in their 90s, a handful in their 70s.

“They feel great,” she said. “It makes your whole body whole again. It’s good for anybody. It’s good for chair sitters, it’s good for pregnant women.Anybody.”

Kathleen Techler, 86, has been taking Bates’ class for five years. She can easily go into a plow pose lying flat on her back, raising her legs all the way over her head and rolling back so her toes touched the floor.

“It loosens up my muscles,” said Techler, who shrugs at the suggestion that she is flexible.

Gentle exercises like yoga and tai chi can be especially good for seniors because they build balance, which can help prevent falls, medical experts say.

“One of the main reasons why people become nonfunctional or even die is because of falls,” said Dr. Fernando Branco, the med-

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Branco said that more folks should follow in Bates’ yogic footsteps.

Yoga also has other benefits, he said.

In a study published by the National Institutes of Health in 2005, yoga was found to improve hip extension and increase stride length in a group of senior citizens who participated in the research.

“In general the idea that just because you are older you have less of a range of motion, that is really not correct,” he said.

Bates credits yoga for her good health she doesn’t take medication or have any health problems and says it gives her the ability to enjoy the things she loves: flower gardening and worshipping at her Methodist church.

She also lifts weights, walks, swims and does tai chi.

Now widowed, she enjoys talking about the Tampa Bay Rays and how the team’s third baseman, Evan Longoria, practices yoga.

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Teacher.” While there might be other, older yogis somewhere in the world, Bates completed the lengthy documentation process required

by Guinness. She was nominated earlier this year by her daughter.

Bates first began practicing yoga 50 years ago, after she saw it on a television program. As a younger woman, she taught swimming in Ohio at a YWCA. These days, the greatgrandmother teaches once a week at the community center of her retirement village located on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Her students are usually a decade or two younger than she is.

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Real estate transfers PIQUA Murray Property Investments LLC to Kelly Vanmatre, Ryan Vanmatre, three lots, $91,600.

Jan Klosterman, Klosterman, William Darlene Starrett, James Ricchard Starrett, Patricia Ann Starrett to Jan Klosterman, William Klosterman, one lot, $60,000.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Kevin Moeller, one lot, one part lot, $0.

Philip Treon to Michael Treon, two part lots, $0.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Linda Thompson, one lot, $0.

Home Depot U.S.A. Inc. to Piqua Property LLC, one lot, $250,000.

Fifth Third Mortgage Company to Kirby Crist, a part lot, $14,000.

Michael Leffel, Sandra J. Leffel a.k.a. Sandra J. Strohaver to Michael Leffel, Sandra J. Leffel, one lot, $0.

Carla Stamper, Tony Stamper to Terry Stamper, four lots, $0.

Estate of Flora Miller, William McNeil, executor to Kathleen Neves, one lot, $37,000.

Sheila Bulla-Ridegeway, Melissa Henderson, Tresa Howell, Charles B. Miller Jr., Clark Miller, Gregory Miller, Nancy Webster to Kathleen Neves, one lot, $37,000.

TROY Scott Investments of Troy LLC to Aaron Scott, Melissa Scott, one lot, $210,000.

Jacquelyn Delver to James Delver, one lot, $0.

Chase Home Finance LLC, successor, Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp. to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, one lot, $0.

Roberta Eilers, William Eilers to Jessica Leroy, William Leroy, one lot, $183,000.

Builders Stefanko LTD to Stefanko Properties LLC, one lot, $0.

Jason Westfall to Ashley Moore to Jason Westfall, one lot, $0.

Amy Minton, David Minton to Fannie Mae a.k.a. Federal National Mortgage Association, one lot, $153,400.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gerner and Kearns Co. LPA, attorney-in-fact to Matthew Dykes, a part lot, $91,500.

Dean A. Deacey to Citifinancial Inc., one lot, $58,700.

Nottingham Development Inc. to Scott Investments of Troy LLC, one lot, $42,900.

David Carstensen, Lourdes Carstensen, Richard Carstensen to Kith R. Carstensen, one lot, $0.

Denlinger and Sons Builders Inc. to Bart Denlinger, Teresa Denlinger, one lot, $360,000.

Harlow Builders Inc. to Christie Munday, Robert Munday, one lot, $315,000.

Travis Welch to Amanda Phillis, one lot, $0.

Amanda Palsgrove, Chad Palsgrove to Shaun Gill, Sally Prickett, one lot, $189,000.

FLETCHER Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Angela Farris,

a part lot, one $30,000.

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HUBER HEIGHTS JSCG Enterprises LLC to Process Equipment Co. of Tipp City, five lots, $900,000.

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

NVR Inc. to Aurora MacDonald, Davin MacDonald, one lot, $211,000.

LUDLOW FALLS M. Marilee Reinhardt, Paul Reinhardt to Falls Creek Properties LLC, two part lots, $177,200.

PLEASANT HILL Ray Kimmel to Stephanie Kimmel, two part lots, $0.

Catherine Gohrband, Kirk Hemmerick to Shirley Smith, one lot, $120,000.

Judy Ferguson, W. Earl Ferguson to Cynda Shuman, two part lots, $85,000.

TIPP CITY Estate of Jeanene Kay to Joellen Myers Heatherly, one lot, $0.

Alan Lange, Jacquelyn Lange to Sirva Relocation Properties LLC, one lot, $265,000.

Sirva Relocation Properties LLC to Jill Knippen, Keith Knippen, one lot, $265,000.

Kenneth Fink, Patricia Fink to Moira Honeyman, Ryan Honeyman, one lot, $188,200.

BETHEL TWP. Delta Verdean Baumgartner, George Baumgartner, Delta Verdean Baumgartner, trustee, George Franklin Baumgartner trustee, George Franklin and Delta Verdean Baumgartner Joint Revocable Trust, 0.702 acres, $0.

Cynthia Ryan, Robert E. Ryan to Citifinancial Inc., a part tract 8.638 acres, $42,000.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, trustee, Morgan Staley ABS Captial 1 Inc. Trust to Tara Jackson, one lot, $99,200.

Eileen Studebaker to Barbara Bailey, $392,400.

Christopher Goddard to Angela Dozier, Charles L. Dozier, one lot, $159,500.

BROWN TWP. Judy Kyle to Doris Mangen, 2.00 acres, $0.

Carol Lomason, Philip Lomason to Carol Lomason, a part lot, $0.

CONCORD TWP. RASC 2006KS1, U.S. Bank N.A., trustee to Laurie Johnson, Wendell, 0.62 acres, $44,000.

ELIZABETH TWP. Estate of Ralph Hiegel to Donald Hiegel, Larry Hiegel, $0.

Raymond Martin to Carl Newbright, trustee, a part tract 3.192 acres, $51,000.

LOSTCREEK TWP. Marie E. Musser, Musser Family Trust to Marie Musser, 40.685 acres, 72.5 acres, $0.

Betty Kirk, Thomas

Kirk to Maburn Snodgrass, Margaret Snodgrass, a part tract 4.166 acres, 1.794 acres, $40,900.

Fannie Mae a.k.a. Federal National Mortgage Association to John Heffner, Shirley Heffner, 2.293 acres, a part lot, $30,000.

Robert Miller to Michelle Miller, Nicholas Miller, 50.819 acres, $210,000.

Janet Johnson to James Wesley Johnson, Krista Lynn Johnson, $0.

MONROE TWP. Harold E. Trader Revocable Living Trust, Harold E. Trader, trustee to Harold E. Trader Revocable Living Trust, Harold E. Trader, trustee, 23.473 acres, $0.

Harold E. Trader Revocable Living Trust, Harold E. Trader, trustee to Harold E. Trader Revocable Living Trust, E. Trader, Harold trustee, 10.00 acres, $0.

Matthew Kresse to Gregory Reinhard, one lot, $137,000.

Crawford, Geneva Jerry Young to Fannie Mae a.k.a. Federal National Mortgage Association, one lot, $96,000.

Joseph Seger, Nicole Seger to Shane Fisher, Karen Murphy, one lot, $140,000.

NEWTON TWP. Estate of Marsha Adams to Randy Adams, Tami Lairson, 20.392 acres, $0.

Estate of Marsha Adams to Randy Adams, Tami Lairson, 1.00 acres, $0.

Barry Coleman, Kimberley Rae Ketcham Coleman to Citifinancial Inc., a part tract 5.010 acres, $61,400.

SPRINGCREEK TWP. Eleanor G. Loughlin Trust, Joseph F. Loughlin, successor trustee to Sandra Jean Bettelon, 2.1631 acres, $0.

Estate of Robert E. Netzley to Carol Netzley Coate, successor trustee, Estate of Robert E. Netzley Revocable Living Trust, 45.503 acres, $0.

Virgie Brown to Jay Garrett, Mary D. O’Neil Garrett, a part tract 2.00 acres, $115,000.

STAUNTON TWP. Frances Miller, James Miller to James D. Miller and Frances D. Miller Joint Revocable Living Trust, Rusty Miller, trustee, $0.

Estate of Timothy Reed to Mindy Kaiser, 0.735 acres, $0.

UNION TWP. Ida Unger to Benjamin Voisard, Jennifer Voisard, 10.550 acres, $149,900.

Estate of Earl Mc Donald, Nancy Mitton, executor to Fran Brown, Lee Brown, a part tract 18.98 acres, $103,000.

Estate of Robert E. Netzley to Carol Netzley Coate, successor trustee, Estate of Robert E. Netzley Revocable Living Trust, 0.49 acres, $0.

Estate of Robert E. Netzley to Carol Netzley Coate, successor trustee, Estate of Robert E. Netzley Revocable Living Trust, 0.952 acres, $0.

Marriages Chad Christopher Liette, 38, of 210 W. Walnut St., Tipp City to Whitney Rae Holsopple, 36, of same address.

Broderick William Stumpff, 25, of 1609 W.

Grant St., Piqua to Amanda Heather Guy, 29, of 4450 Buckeye Lane Apt. 338, Beavercreek.

Matthew Edwin Adkins, 32, of 704 Chestnut St., Covington to Amanda

Marie Marshall, 28, of same address.

Joseph Edward Leathem Sr., 34, of 539 South Wayne St., Piqua to Jennifer Kelly Bailey, 27, of same address.

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Sammi Marcum, 11, a Troy Christian Elementary School student, donated supplies to the Shelby County Animal Shelter Friday. According to her parents, Rebel and Logan Marcum, Sammi raised approximately $170 for the animals at the shelter.

Troy Christian student gives to animal shelter Money used for blankets, toys, food

BY MELANIE YINGST Ohio Community Media myingst@tdnpublishing.com TIPP CITY — The animals at the Shelby County Animal Shelter received a big gift from a little girl with a big heart.

Sammi Marcum, a fifthgrade student at Troy Christian Elementary, on Friday donated more than $170 of blankets, toys, treats and food to the shelter after being inspired to do something for animals that don’t have a home this holiday season.

“These dogs and animals at the shelter don’t have a home for Christmas and don’t have anyone to love on them or a family so I wanted to help,” Marcum said. “I just wanted the dogs to be well fed and have something new and fun before a new family can come here and take them home.”

Marcum raised the money with the help from friends at Troy Christian Elementary, her Tipp City neighborhood and from her church, Alcony Grace in Alcony.

“I’ve been around animals all my life,” she said.

“I saw a commercial on television for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to

Animals (ASPCA) and learned about puppy mills. I thought I should start helping the animal shelters.”

Marcum said she’s raised awareness about the cruel environment of puppy mills and decided to give back locally by giving a Thanksgiving meal last month at the shelter.

“We got someone to donate food and I came here to feed the animals and play with them,” she said.

So for the Christmas holiday, Marcum raised the money for new blankets for the winter season, bones and toys for the animals that have yet to be adopted.

Not only does Marcum’s donation help the shelter, but she also raises awareness from her giving spirit, said Shelby County Animal Shelter’s Interim Director Robin Metz.

“She’s pretty special,” Metz said of Marcum.

“Anytime we can put the word out there that animals are available at this shelter and other local shelters, it’s a great thing.”

Metz said with the economy, many families are choosing to leave their pets at the shelters, even purebred dogs.

“This helps generate some more adoptions and it really helps to spread the word about what we do and we’re thankful for that,” Metz said.

Metz said after Sammi’s Thanksgiving dinner for the shelter last

month, many families came into the shelter to adopt after reading her story.

“That’s good that a dog from here got a new home,” Sammi said.

Although Sammi said she already has two dogs of her own at home, she thinks of the animals at the shelter often and wants to continue to do what she can in the future to help the shelter.

“I’m an outdoor girl, so I enjoy taking the dogs to the dog park in Tipp City,” she said.

Marcum also shopped for the animals and was able to secure more items by asking for a discount at the SuperPetz store in Troy.

“That was very nice of the store to do that for these animals,” Marcum said.

Marcum said she hopes to give back to the shelter again during the Easter holiday season.

“I really like to spend time with the dogs when I can,” she said.

Shannon Johnson, a family friend of Marcum’s, brings her to the shelter during volunteer hours.

“I usually help walk them. We’ll do little things to come out and we’ll bring more supplies.”

For a listed of suggested donations, visit www.animalshelter.org for a list of local animal shelters in the area or Miami County Animal Shelter at www.co.miami.oh.us/shelter.

Candlelight service tonight at Piqua Baptist PIQUA — Piqua Baptist Church, 1402 W. High St., invites the public to join them for a meaningful and inspirational candlelight service at 10 p.m. today.

The service will feature college students from the congregation, adult choir and two solos, Tori Jacomet, singing “O Holy Night” and Adam Jacomet singing “Mary Did You Know.”

The service will then shift to a very meaningful drama “A Life in Review” and end with a candlelight service.

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‘Elf on the Shelf’ a holiday hit MAE ANDERSON AP Retail Writer ATLANTA — There is one hot item this holiday season that won’t be resting under the Christmas tree. It will be on a shelf — watching you.

In a few short years, the “Elf on the Shelf” picture book and accompanying elf doll has been transformed from a phenomenon known mostly around the Atlanta area to a national sensation sold in 12,000 stores.

For parents, the elf is an adorable yuletide enforcer. They ensure he pops up in a different place each morning to watch over children and ensure they are not naughty, but nice.

Carol Aebersold and her daughters Chanda Bell and Christa Pitts, creators of “Elf on the Shelf,” say it has its roots in their family tradition dating to the 1970s. An elf would appear every year after Thanksgiving only to vanish each evening, the children were told, on a journey to the North Pole with reports for Santa on who had dared to pout, misbehave or cry.

In 2005, Aebersold and Bell wrote the book to encourage others to adopt the tradition in their families. All major publishers rejected it.

Undeterred, the family founded CCA and B Publishing in Marietta, Ga., to put out the $30 book

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This photo provided by CCB&A, LLC, shows the Elf sitting on the Shelf.There is one hot item this holiday season that won’t be resting under the Christmas tree. It will be on a shelf — watching you. and the 10-inch elf doll by themselves.

Some think its sweet, and some think it’s just creepy. Undisputed: It’s been a massive success since the company’s

founding in 2005.

About 2.5 million have been sold to date. And this year, it reached No. 2 on USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. It sold out at Target

stores in the first year the chain carried it.

Last month, on a nationally televised special on the day after Thanksgiving, 4.2 million viewers tuned in to watch “Elf on the Shelf: An Elf’s Story,” on CBS, according to Nielsen.

It’s become a social media darling, too.

Elf on the Shelf has 7,564 (and counting) Twitter followers and 92,545 friends on Facebook.

There are blogs about where to place it in the house, a different spot every morning, and how to dress it up.

“We have seen the sales of The Elf grow every year since 2008,” Barnes & Noble spokeswoman Mary Ellen Keating said. “It is wildly popular with our customers.”

CCA and B Publishing has had at least doubledigit sales increases every year since 2008. The company has grown from three employees to 25 and recorded $10 million in revenue last year.

“We used to have to stop people in the aisles at retail shows and explain what this was,” said Christa Pitts. This year, at book signings, “people are coming in and they already know. It’s taken on a much more mainstream relevance and awareness that has been really thrilling to see.”

No one can quite put their finger on why sales of an elf, with the accompanying book, have been

The student loan bubble: Toil or trouble

CRAIG MULLENBROCK Columnist

years or make payments that increase over time as your income increases. Income-based repayment is a newer option that caps your payment based on your income and family size. Under this plan, you may pay less than 10 percent of your income, and if you still owe after making payments for 25 years, your balance may be wiped clean.

• Keep it simple When you set up your repayment plan, opt for automated monthly loan payments. It’s a convenient service — you can be confident your payments will be made on time and avoid the temptation of spending the money elsewhere. Most importantly, you may be eligible for an interest rate reduction when you sign up for automatic debit. Ask your lender about automatic debit benefits.

• Get a job ASAP Though it may be easier said than done in a struggling economy, be realistic about making income now that you’re a college graduate. Backpacking your way across Europe after may sound like fun, but think ahead to how it will affect your job prospects and your wallet as your loans come due. Polish both your resume and interviewing skills. If necessary, take a job outside of your field to generate income as you search for something better. Even part time work can help pay the bills.

• Delay repayment, if you must If you simply cannot manage your student debt, talk to your lender immediately to determine if your case warrants spe-

cial accommodation. You may also consider other ways to postpone repayment, as appropriate to your situation. For instance, if another degree or more course work will improve your job prospects and future income potential, you can defer student loan repayment by continuing your education. Take this course of action with care, as the last thing you want to do is incur more debt simply to delay repayment. Another way to postpone student loan repayment is to join a community service organization such as Americorps or Teach for America. These programs provide valuable work experience and a modest stipend in exchange for your talents and an automatic extension of your student loan grace period.

• Tap a financial expert As any college student knows, information is power. Seek the expertise of a financial advisor who can help you sort out your financial goals and responsibilities and create a plan of action. If you’re considering a consolidation loan, an independent eye can help you evaluate lenders and weigh the feasibility of payments.

• Your hard work will pay off — eventually It takes time and effort to eliminate debt. Fortunately, when you’re young, you have time on your side and energy to spare. Take advantage of the resources offered by your alma mater, your lender and your community as you face your re-

sponsibilities. With hard work, discipline and a bit of luck, you can make good on your loans and capitalize on the education you received from your school — and from the valuable experience of overcoming a financial hurdle.

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As if our financial system hasn’t suffered enough — or caused enough suffering — economists worry that more difficulties lie ahead in the student lending sector. Students, parents and lenders alike are stressed by rising tuition costs, mounting debt and a weak job market. Will the student loan bubble burst under the pressure?

For recent college graduates who borrowed heavily, these issues may hit very close to home. Federal loan repayment kicks in a mere six to nine months after graduation.

Loan default, which can damage your credit report, makes it difficult to purchase a home, get a job or even find affordable insurance, is a very real possibility for many young people. If you’re a new college grad and facing your first loan repayment deadline — or have a child in this situation — here are some strategies that can help, even in tough times like these.

• Gather the facts To meet your debt obligations, you need to know how much you owe and when it’s due. Open your mail and read your loan agreements. While the numbers may be intimidating, they can also inspire action. Armed with concrete information, you can determine how much income you need to meet your monthly bills and focus your energies on tackling the challenge. If you have questions or have missed a deadline, contact your lender immediately.

• Explore your repayment options Before your grace period ends, familiarize yourself with the repayment plans offered on your federal student loans. With a standard repayment plan, you are expected to repay your loans with equal monthly payments over a 10-year period. Under special circumstances, you may qualify to extend the repayment period up to 25

so strong.

Timetoplaymag.com toy expert Jim Silver posits that Elf on the Shelf has filled a previously untapped niche.

“For all the years we’ve talked about Santa Claus, elves have never gotten their due with kids,” Silver said.

Books and toys associated with the 2003 Will Ferrell movie “Elf,” sold well, he said, but there haven’t been many elfthemed toys since then.

“Seeing how the movie ‘Elf ’ did, we knew there was a market there, so it was just a matter of time before a company came along to capitalize on Santa’s helpers.”

Will it join the compendium of American hol-

iday traditions? It is hard to say. Not everyone is a fan. There’s a parody book called “Elf OFF the Shelf” from Adams Media. Some critics say it promotes spy tactics that might not be healthy for children, a claim Bell dismisses as coming from people who have never actually “experienced the Elf.” But Elf on the Shelf has clearly surpassed its status as local curiosity and become a must-have for millions of people.

“It’s a fun, innocent tradition,” said Warren Haynes, from LaGrange, Ga. He says his 3-year-old sleeps better knowing his elf, which they named Posie, “is going to tell Santa what a good boy he has been.”

This too shall pass Even with recent gains in the market, the concept of homeownership is still under attack. Owners feel let down by falling values, critics say the American Dream has become a nightmare, and others say renting is the best option now. There is no doubt that many have suffered at the hands of bad lending practices and economic turmoil associated with the recession.

However… owning a home has always been a huge part of the American Dream, and will continue to be so long after the current economic crisis and wave of defaults has passed. Our homes are a place of security for our families and for establishing traditions with our friends.

No one can argue against the benefits that homeownership provides to our communities and to society in general. Homeowners have a higher level of self-esteem, education, and involvement in civic activities. Why try to tear down these fundamental truths simply because we are in a downward part of the always dynamic cycle of real estate?

The time has come to reaffirm the dream of homeownership, but in a more sober and accountable fashion. We should emphasize responsible ownership for the long term, which helps us and our communities achieve the common goals of fi-

KATHY HENNE Columnist nancial and social wellbeing. Today’s nay sayers will change their tune when the cycle rises again, and you can count on that.

There has never been a better time to be a home buyer! Great inventory and incredible interest rates won’t last forever.

Today’s home buyers are making investments in their and their families’ futures. Call your Realtor today so you don’t miss out on this opportunity!

If you know somebody who is having trouble making their house payment, have them call the Kathy Henne Team.

Kathy has earned the prestigious Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) designation, having completed training in foreclosure avoidance and short sales. More and more lenders are willing to consider short sales because they are much less costly than foreclosures.

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HOROSCOPE Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011 Conditions in general look to be extremely encouraging in the year ahead, but you’re likely to be rewarded the most when you’re able to do things that everybody else has given up on.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Just because an acquaintance asks to borrow something, it doesn’t mean you have to loan it out. If it’s something you greatly value, think twice before you say yes.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Be sure the objectives you set for yourself represent what you truly want. If you want to make this day special, don’t waste your time getting caught up in onerous tasks.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Be careful about assuming any new responsibilities. If you get caught up in something you don’t know how to do, it could ruin the day for you and everyone involved.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Examine in detail a proposal or idea brought to you by someone with whom you’ve never had contact previously. It might work better in theory than in practice.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Someone new whom you partner up with for holiday purposes might not share the same objectives as you, yet when you start pulling together, the results could be dynamic.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Just because your careful plans get bogged down is no reason to experiment with something totally untested that you know you normally wouldn’t enjoy.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Don’t take a gamble if you’re uncertain of the outcome and how it might affect others. If possible, stick close to what you’ve always done in the past.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Major decisions that affect the entire household should not be made independently.

You could overlook something really important if you act without input from your kin.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Be exceptionally careful when working with unfamiliar tools or materials.

Read the directions carefully and don’t pull switches or push buttons if you don’t know what the results will be.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — If you’re contemplating buying something expensive that the family will have to live with for a long time, do a lot of comparison shopping before making a purchase.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — You could easily throw the entire household in disarray by trying to gratify your own priorities without checking to see if they interfere with anybody else’s. Check with the clan first.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Usually you’re pretty good at keeping secrets, but what you know might be too exciting to keep to yourself. Don’t ruin something fun for the others.

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577 Miscellaneous

TROY, 1 & 2 Bedrooms, appliances, CA, water, trash paid, $425 & $525 month. $200 Deposit Special!

(937)673-1821

325 Mobile Homes for Rent NEAR BRADFORD in country 2 bedroom trailer, washer/dryer hookup. $375.

(937)417-7111, (937)448-2974

500 - Merchandise

RADIO, ANTIQUE, 1942 Philco floor model, AM/SW/police, $125 firm.

28" Schwinn balloon tire men's bicycle, 6 speed, $200. Overhead Projector, new condition, $75.

Epson NX110 printer/ copy/ scan, like new $75.

Toshiba 27" color TV, $50.

Cash only.

(937)773-7858 WALKER, hospital table, tub/shower benches, commode chair, toilet riser, dolls Barbie, babies, cabbage patch, collector porcelain , care bears, more. (937)339-4233

BERNICE & Black Lab puppies, ready to go, just in time for Christmas, $50.

(937)448-0522

510 Appliances WASHER, DRYER, Maytag, front loader, $500 or best offer.

Frigidaire washer, heavy duty, $100.

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BICHON FRISE, Cairn Terriors, Yorkie, Shichons, Malti-poo, NonShedding. $100 and up.

(419)925-4339

18 ft., 165 OMC Inboard Outboard, runs great. $3000 OBO. (937)524-2724 (513)509-3861

583 Pets and Supplies

597 Storage Buildings

SIBERIAN HUSKY Pups, AKC, black/white, red/white, grey, pure white, blue eyes ready now or can hold, $500.

Text or call Wes, wesleyaparker@gmail.com.

(937)561-2267.

OFFICE TRAILER, 12 x 60. (3) Air conditioning units, bath with sink and toilet. $2500 OBO. (937)606-0918

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HARDWOOD, Seasoned hardwood for sale. $125 a cord.

Will deliver.

(937)301-7237 SEASONED FIREWOOD for sale. $135 delivered.

(937)638-6950

560 Home Furnishings 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 MISCELLANEOUS must sell: downsizing. Household items, large lead crystal (Byrds) collection, a few antiques, 7 pc patio set/ cushions, riding lawn mower/ sweeper/ trailer, (937)332-1194, 10a-6p.

BOSTON TERRIER puppies, 8 weeks old. (2) Females $350 (937)726-0226 CHIHUAHUA puppies. (2) Make great Christmas gift.

Call for price. 1 male, 1 female. Born 10/16/11.

(937)658-3478 KITTENS, just in time for Christmas. FREE to loving homes.

(937)214-2701 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.

REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Approved) Approval of the minutes from the December 6, 2011 Regular Piqua City Commission Meeting and the minutes from the December 8, 2011 City Commission Worksession OLD BUSINESS ORD. NO. 14-11 (3rd Reading) (Adopted) An Ordinance repealing Schedule A-1 of Chapter 33 of the Piqua Code and adopting a new Schedule A-1 of Chapter 33 of the Piqua Code, relating to wages of certain Municipal Employees ORD. NO. 15-11 (3rd Reading) (Adopted) An Ordinance repealing Chapter 33.08 – Insurance and enacting a new Chapter 33.08 - Insurance of the Piqua Code, relating to Employee policy ORD. NO. 16-11 (3rd Reading) (Adopted) An Ordinance to make appropriations for the City of Piqua, Ohio for the year 2012 NEW BUSINESS

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545 Firewood/Fuel

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583 Pets and Supplies BEAGLE PUPPIES, AKC, Champion bloodline, males & females, great hunting dogs or pets, $200. Ready for Christmas. (937)473-3077.

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

588 Tickets RACE TICKETS, great gift! (2) for February 2012 Daytona 500 race. Great seats, Weatherly section with parking pass. Call (937)667-8287

592 Wanted to Buy CASH, top dollar paid for junk cars/trucks, running or non-running. I will pick up.

Thanks for calling (937)719-3088 or (937)451-1019

ORD. NO. 18-11 (1st Reading) (Adopted) An Emergency Ordinance to make Appropriations for the City of Piqua, Ohio for the year 2011

805 Auto 2001 LINCOLN Towncar.

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

860 Recreation Vehicles 2008 FALCON, 4 wheeler, 110 4 stroke, semi automatic with reverse, $550, (937)596-6622

899 Wanted to Buy STATION WAGON or SUV with a bench front seat (937)335-7295

ORD. NO 19-11 (1st Reading) (Given 1st Reading 12-20-11) An Ordinance amending Section 77.01 – Traffic Schedules adopted of Chapter 77 Traffic Code RES. NO. R-140-11 (Adopted) A Resolution reappointing a member to the Piqua Energy Board RES. NO. R-141-11 (Adopted) A Resolution reappointing a member to the Piqua Energy Board RES. NO. R-142-11 (Adopted) A Resolution reappointing a member to the Miami County Council RES. NO. R-143-11 (Adopted) A Resolution authorizing the City of Piqua to file an application to the State of Ohio to participate in the Clean Ohio Revitalization fund RES. NO. R-144-11 (Adopted) A Resolution declaring future development at the site of the Piqua Municipal Power Plant will incorporate sustainable design principles RES. NO. R-145-11 (Adopted) A Resolution acknowledging and adopting the status of the Piqua Municipal Power Plant as one of the highest priority redevelopment areas as defined in the Redevelopment Opportunities Redevelopment Analysis Report RES. NO. R-146-11 (Adopted) A Resolution approving contractual services with Time Warner Cable to provide Institutional Network (INET) services and maintenance for the City

577 Miscellaneous

RES. NO. R-147-11 (Adopted) A Resolution authorizing purchase orders to Water Solutions Unlimited, Chemical Services, Carmeuse Lime & Stone, City of Dayton, JCI Chemical, Bonded Chemicals, American International Chemical, and Tri-State Carbonic for the 2012 purchase of various water treatment chemicals

CEDAR CHEST, Lane, real nice $95, 2 antique sun dials, metal, celestial /terrestrial? $75 each.

2 antique plant hanger, metal, each has a bird in design, $35 each.

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RES. NO. R-148-11 (Adopted) A Resolution appointing a member to the Miami County Community Action Council Board RES. NO. R-149-11 (Adopted) A Resolution authorizing transfers of cash from the General Fund to the other funds for the Fiscal Year 2011

CRIB, cradle, changing table, Pack-N-Play, basinet, Porta-Crib, saucer, walker, car seat, blankets, clothes, gate, potty, tub, DOLLS beautiful $5/ea (937)339-4233

RES. NO. R-150-11 (Adopted) A Resolution authorizing transfers of cash from the General Fund to the other funds for the Fiscal Year 2012 RES. NO. R-151-11 (Adopted) A Resolution amending the contract and total payment to RA Consultants, LLC for professional services

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We have thousands of coins for you! We have cataloged a little over 300 lots and the rest will be sold at random ( Approx 200 additional lots) AFTER the cataloged portion. This is NOT a consignment auction. This is a “2 LOCAL collectors” auction!

RARE FUGIO 1787 cent slabbed F12; Morgans; Peace; Walkers; Franklins; Barber; Mercury; Roosevelt; Wheat; Indian Head; Buffalo's; currency; Foreign; Canadian; Proof sets; Proof SILVER sets; Flying Eagles; Mint Sets; Slabbed coins; Statehood coins; SBA; SAC; complete and partial books of coins including 5 franklin books; and LOTS more. Come on over and spend the day.

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Listing for the first 300 plus lots available on our website.

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Over 1800 Comics from 10 cent to current including: Marvel, D.C., Whitman. Titles include: Super Heros - complete set Star Wars - Spiderman - Superman - Wonder Woman - XMen Batman - Green Lantern - The Web - Captain America - Fantastic Four - XForce - Detective Comics - Hulk - Avengers Dynomutt - What if Spiderman - Thor - Wild Cats - Guardians FireStar - XFactor - Iron Man - Dark Hawk - Warlock - GI Joe Wolverine - Colossus - WeaponX - Shadow Hawk - Spawn Marvel Universe - Bugs Bunny - King Conan - Porky Pig - Road Runner - Porky Pig - Little Lu - Tom & Jerry - Dennis the Menace - Uncle Scrooge & Others. Several Wax pack Comic Cards......

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Congratulations!

To Our Christmas Coloring Contest Winners 1st

Place

Ages 4 and Under Addison Lambert, age 2, daughter of Tiffany Lambert, of Piqua 2nd

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Ages 4 and Under Bryce Roof, age 4, son of Cindy Daub and Bruce Roof, of Piqua

1st

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Ages 5 to 7 Peyton Meiring, age 7, daughter of Larry and Kristine Meiring, of Piqua 2nd

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Ages 5 to 7 Gabe Sargent, age 7, son of Tim and Erin Sargent, of Bradford

1st

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Ages 8 to 10 Miranda Chitwood, age 9, daughter of Amy Forsythe, of Sidney 2nd

Place

Ages 8 to 10 Alyssa Kimmel, age 9, daughter of Rodney and Stacey Kimmel, of Covington

Thank You to all the following local businesses for helping to sponsor this year’s Christmas Coloring Contest.

Sleep City Dick’s Paint & Body Miami Valley Centre Mall Curves Total Fitness Gusching Orthodontics

Mike Underwood Photography Heartland of Piqua Living Right Home Furnishings Harris Eye Care, LLC Breezie Acres Kennels

Thank You To All Our Participants!

AGES 4 & UNDER Addison Lambert Bryce Roof

AGES 5 TO 7 Kelsey Earick Shelby Puckett Peyton Meiring Gabe Sargent Matthew Caldwell Zachary Sale Lillie Wilkinson

Ching Mei Wilson Caden Ball Maci Hauschild Levi Weldy Anna Monroe Layne Marshall Alalia Matthews Allie Chambers Carsyn Meckstroth

AGES 8 TO 10 Alyssa Kimmel Kelsey Bachman

Trenton Riley Grace Clark Elaina Young Lauren Hebert Morgan Fairchild Grace Gump Bethany Weldy Ashlee McPherson Caleb Lyons Spencer James Julia Anderson Mia Whitsell Miranda Chitwood

Unity National Bank Bob Evans Covington Care Center Booher Chiropractic Center, Inc. Allstate Representative, Tom Walter Dobo’s Delights Bake Shoppe CJ’s Carryout & Deli Portrait Creations

Dick Lumpkin’s Auto Body, Inc. Domino’s Pizza

Winners!

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

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2011

IN BRIEF ■ Tickets

Reds trade for reliever

Thoma’s selling B.I.G. tickets

Cincinnati sends three players to Cubs

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds acquired left-handed reTickets for the B.I.G. liever Sean Marshall from Holiday Classic Dec. 29 the Chicago Cubs on Friand 30 at Garbry Grymnaday for young lefty starter sium are available at Joe Travis Wood and two Thoma Jewlers in Piqua. other players.

On Dec. 29, Covington It was the second time will play Russia at 6:30 in a week that the Reds p.m., followed by Piqua gave up several prospects and Lehman at 8:30.

On Dec. 30, the conso- for pitching help.

They earlier sent four lation game will be played players, including Edinat 6:30 p.m., followed by the championship game at son Volquez, to San Diego for starter Mat Latos.

8:30 p.m.

The 29-year-old, 6-footPre-sale tickets are $4 7 Marshall was 6-6 with a for students and $6 for 2.26 ERA last season. He adults. had five saves.

All tickets will be $6 at The Reds have been in the door and passes will not be honored.

Tickets on sale in Covington Covington boys JV and varsity basketball teams will play in the Buckeye Insurance Group Holiday Classic Dec. 29 and 30 at Piqua High School.

In the opening round on Dec. 29, the JV plays at 10:30 a.m. against Russia.

There is no pre-sale for JV. All tickets will be $3 at the door.

The varsity will play Russia on Dec. 29 at 6:30 p.m.

Pre-sale tickets are available at Joanie’s Floral Designs until Dec. 28.

Pre-sale tickets are $4 for students and $6 for adults.

All tickets will be $6 at the door.

Olson 2.

Buccs lose lead East holds off Bethel

STUMPER

How many Q: saves did relief pitcher Sean Marshall have for the Chicago Cubs last year?

A:

Five

QUOTED “He’s so good, you just sit back and watch.”

—Charlie Coles on OSU guard Aaron Craft

in 38 games with the Reds, and 19-year-old infield prospect Ronald Torreyes, who batted .356 in 67 games for Class-A Dayton.

"Twenty-four-year old left-handed starters who have already had success in the big leagues don't grow on trees," Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said.

"We had to give up a great relief pitcher in Sean Marshall and someone we were proud to call a Cub, but we think to acquire AP PHOTO Wood and the two young guys, it was worth doing." The Cincinnati Reds trade for reliever Sean Marshall.

Indians lose to Marysville

Lady Buccs JH drops games

DAYTON — The University of Dayton men’s basketball team rallied for a 61-57 win over UIC Friday at U.D. Arena.

The Flyers trailed 35-32 at halftime.

talks to try to re-sign closer Francisco Cordero, who became a free agent after last season.

"Sean has been one of the best and most durable relievers in baseball the last couple of seasons," Reds general manager Walt Jocketty said in a statement.

The 24-year-old Wood made 35 starts for the Reds over two seasons. He finished 6-6 with a 4.84 ERA in 2011, with a stint in Triple-A after struggling early in the year.

The Cubs also get 24year-old outfielder Dave Sappelt, who batted .243

Piqua wrestles

MARYSVILLE — The Piqua wrestling team cometed in a double-dual at Marysville Thursday.

Marysville showed why they are ranked in the top 10 in the state, beating Piqua 49-12.

Piqua also wrestled Pickerington North, but results were not available at press time.

Against Marysville, Cody Young (132 pounds) and Desmine Griffis (152) both recorded pins.

Young pinned Collin Smithley in 3:33, while Griffis stuck Jason Wilkinson in 3:42.

■ Basketball Losing by decision were Tyler Chambers (145) Brandon Pummil (182) and Drew Durand (220).

Chambers lost 6-4 to Chase Boyd, Pummill lost VERSAILLES — The Covington junior high girls 3-0 to Austin Pfarr and basketball teams dropped Durand lost 5-4 to Kyle two games with Versailles. Thirkield.

Cody Hogston (195) lost The seventh grade, 4-4, by major decision to Taylost 43-31.

Thomas. lor Lexi Long led Covington Losing by pin were with 11 points.

Hunter Comstock (106), The eighth grade, 6-2, Brett McLaughlin (113), lost 25-19.

Jessie Crowell led Cov- Brandon Gist (120), Alex Fielder (126), Caje Kinington with nine points. dred (138) and Brandon Covington will play at Cotrell (160).

Franklin Monroe Jan. 2.

COVINGTON SCORING Piqua will be back in Seventh Grade Long 11, Dunn 8, Schaffer 6, Rosen- action Thursday and Frigarten 4, Pond 2. day at the GMVWA HoliEighth Grade Crowell 9, Richards 6, Gostomsky 2, day Tournament.

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COVINGTON — The Covington boys basketball team had a 37-31 lead going ot the fourth quarter Friday night against Marion Local.

But, the Flyers outscored the Buccs 20-9 in the final quarter to claim a 51-46 win in nonconference action.

Cole Owens led Covington, 2-3, with 16 points, while Ryan Craft added 12.

Covington will play Russia at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Buckeye Insurance Group Holiday Classic at Garbry Gymnasium.

Piqua and Lehman will See BOYS/Page 18

A. CURRENT MACK

East beats Pats Lady Vikings win CCC showdown

AP PHOTO

Ohio State’s Jordan Sibert goes up in a crowd Thursday night.

Boxscore doesn’t tell story in OSU victory Craft dominates in Buckeyes win COLUMBUS (AP) — People who didn't see the game will check out the boxscore and figure Aaron Craft had a mediocre game.

In fact, he dominated.

William Buford scored 18 points and Craft was brilliant at both ends as No. 2 Ohio State started fast and never looked back to beat Miami (Ohio) 6940 on Thursday night.

"I go out there and just try to play my game," said Craft, a sophomore guard.

"It may not show up in the boxscore what I do, but as long as we continue to play well and win, that's all that matters."

Craft had just four points but set the tempo at both ends with eight assists, two steals, three rebounds and several other plays that led to points.

"He's unbelievable!"

Miami coach Charlie Coles said three times, referring to Craft. "He looks so innocent out there. He's so good you just sit back and watch. If I can't have him, I'm going to enjoy watching him play for somebody else."

Ohio State coach Thad Matta, an assistant to Coles in 1995 and 1997, is perfectly aware of what his point guard means to his team.

"He's kind of everywhere," Matta said. "You see the other four guys watching him hawk the ball and he's just kind of

all over the other team. I singled him out during film in a positive way: 'If you were all like this, they'd never score on you.'"

Deshaun Thomas added 15 points and Jared Sullinger 11 for the Buckeyes (12-1), who won their 33rd straight at home. The game was played at Nationwide Arena, home of the NHL's Blue Jackets.

The building will host second- and third-round NCAA tournament games in March.

Julian Mavunga led the RedHawks (3-7) with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

The Buckeyes ran off the first 11 points and never trailed.

On their first possession, Buford fed Sullinger with a bounce pass behind the defender for an easy layup and Ohio State was off and running. Buford hit a 3, Thomas scored on fast-break layup, Sullinger scored again on a short jumper and Buford was on the receiving end of Craft's assist to make it 11-0.

The RedHawks were scoreless for the first 4:16, missing their first four shots with two turnovers.

After the Buckeyes hit five of their first six shots, they went into a malaise — missing 16 of the next 22.

They led 26-17 at halftime, a lead that was narrowed to just seven after

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Josh Sewell hit a layup for the RedHawks to open the second half.

But Ohio State sprinted away by scoring 15 of the next 17 points.

Craft was the ringleader, at one point stealing the ball from a Miami guard and going coast-tocoast for a layup. Another time he dived into cheerleaders to save a loose ball and flip it to Sullinger.

Craft also assisted on three baskets in a span of a little more than 2 minutes.

All of a sudden the Buckeyes were up 43-23 and the lead was never again in doubt.

One of the loudest cheers of the night came when LaQuinton Ross, a highly touted recruit who sat out the start of the season while straightening out academic problems from high school, drilled a 3-pointer on his first possession in an Ohio State uniform.

Mavunga, the leading scorer and rebounder in the Mid-American Conference and one of just three players in the nation averaging more than 20 points and 10 rebounds a game, had eight of Miami's 15 field goals. The RedHawks, playing their third game in six days, struggled most of the night on offense, hitting just 33 percent of their shots from the field and going 2 of 14 on 3-pointers.

NEW MADISON — Miami East erased two years of bitterness Thursday.

And in its place, the Vikings wrote their name in as the frontrunner in the Cross County Conference.

Miami East (6-1, 5-0 CCC) got the job done when it mattered most — in the fourth quarter — holding off the defending CCC champs on the road in a 46-41 victory at TriVillage, the Patriots’ first loss on the year.

“Anytime you can avenge losses in the past … talk about motivation.

We had two year’s worth of losses riding on this one,” Miami East coach Preston Elifritz said. “Two years ago they won at their place, then last year we go up 13-0 but they fight back and steal one in overtime at our place.

That’s plenty of motivation.

“It was an exciting win for the girls. They’ve worked hard for this, and they worked hard tonight.”

Angie Mack hit three 3pointers in the game — two early to give the Vikings the edge, then another critical one in the fourth quarter — and finished with 11 points, while the Current twins and Leah Dunivan were a force inside. Ashley Current led Miami East with 12 points and six rebounds, Trina Current added nine points and six rebounds and Dunivan had four points and four blocked shots.

“We were up by one in the fourth and Angie got free in the corner and buried one. That was the breaking point,” Elifritz said. “We were just tough tonight.

“We were stronger, taller … but most importantly, we were mentally tough.”

Abby Cash returned to the lineup and added See GIRLS/Page 18

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SPORTS

Moore adds one more victory to his record Boise State romps over Arizona State LAS VEGAS (AP) — The MAACO Bowl Las Vegas might not have been the capper No. 8 Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore wanted for his college career, but the NCAA's winningest passer got to end his run the way he wanted — with one more win.

"You got to finish things off," Moore said after leading the Broncos (12-1) to an easy 56-24 win over Arizona State on Thursday night.

He threw for 293 yards and two touchdowns, though he also had two interceptions and lost a fumble. The turnovers won't matter as fans in Idaho remember their greatest star, who's set school records for passing yards, touchdowns, completions and total offense, and finished fifth all-time among NCAA quarterbacks for passing yards while racking up 50 total wins.

"We always talk about finish seasons or finish games," Moore said.

"You're talking about finishing careers, so there's no reason to settle or relax."

Boise State was able to rest easy from the game's start.

Doug Martin returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown,

giving No. 8 Boise State a lead 14 seconds into the game. Martin rushed for 151 yards and another touchdown and was voted the game's MVP. Arizona State (6-7) never seriously threatened the Broncos (12-1), even though Moore had three turnovers and allowed a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by the Sun Devils to start the second half.

"It spread the word about Boise State," Moore said. "We took advantage of opportunities to elevate this program."

Coach Chris Petersen said the program will miss Moore.

"I have no idea what we're going to do without Kellen Moore — so don't even ask," Petersen said before reporters could ask a question during a news conference after the game.

Boise State finished seventh in the BCS standings, but wasn't invited to one of its big-money bowl games. The Mountain West and Pac 12 conferences each received $1.1 million for the MAACO Bowl.

Arizona State missed on several opportunities to make the game closer, wasting a bowl-record 241-yard receiving effort

by Gerell Robinson, who

caught a touchdown in the fourth quarter after the Broncos had already scored 49 points.

Moore — the NCAA's winningest player at the position — played well enough in his last college game to keep his team scoring, despite some missteps.

"When you're at a good place with good people, good things happen," Moore said.

Petersen said it was important to put a stamp on the careers of Moore and his fellow seniors.

"These guys took it up a notch or two," Petersen said. "It was extremely important to the coaching staff and this team."

Martin finished with 301 all-purpose yards, breaking a bowl record set in 1997 by Air Force's Pat Johnson. His touchdown return also set a record for the longest kickoff return in MAACO Bowl history.

It was the first time the opening kickoff had been returned for a score in any bowl game since Ted Ginn Jr. did it in the 2007 BCS title game.

Boise State finished with a bowl record in points scored by a single team, and the teams combined for the highest scoring game in the bowl's 20-year history.

play in the second game ball action here Friday.

The win puts Russia at at 8:30 p.m.

4-1 in the league and 6-1 overall heading into the East holds on CASSTOWN — Despite Buckeye Insurance Group scoring just four points in Holiday Classic starting the fourth quarter, Miami Thursday at Garbry GymEast held on for a 46-43 nasium. victory over Bethel Friday The Raiders will play night in CCC action.

Covington in the first Garrett Mitchell led the game at 6;30 p.m.

Vikings with 14 points, Bremigan scored 11 of while Gunner Shirk his 14 points in the fourth scored 11. quarter for Russia, who East, 6-1 overall and 4-0 fell behind 12-0 early. in the CCC, will play Anna He made two threes Thursday in the Versailles and three free throws Holiday Tournament. after being fouled on another three and added Newton drops game field goal.

WEST ALEXANDRIA Treg Francis, coming off — The Newton boys bas- a game-winning shot ketball team lost 39-36 to against Fort Loramie last Twin Valley South Friday Saturday, had a big game night. with 19 points.

Bobby Gerodimos Brandon Wilson added scored 14 points for the In- 14 points. dians.

Newton plays at Em- Cats beat Loramie manuel Christian ThursHOUSTON — The day.

Houston boys basketball team posted a 50-36 win Bremigan keys win over Fort Loramie Friday RUSSIA — Russia got a in SCL action. big fourth quarter from Houston improved to 3Corey Bremigan off the 3 on the season, while Fort bench, and overtook the Loramie dropped to 1-4.

Anna Rockets for a 64-55 Jake Braun scored 12 win in SCL boys basket- points, while Ryan Curl

and Jesse Phlipot both had 10.

Houston has a long break, before hosting Lehman Jan. 7.

Boys Continued from page 17

Cavs, Roaders lose VERSAILLES — The Lehman boys basketball team lost to Versailles 5450 Friday night, while Bradford lost to Franklin Monroe 59-46 in CCC action.

No further information on either game was available at press time.

Versailles improved to 4-0 and will host play Brookville in the Versailles Holiday Tournament Thursday.

For Lehman, 3-3, it was the second loss in as many nights.

The Cavaliers lost 64-53 to Minster Thursday night.

Alex Baker scored 21 points in that game and Solomon King-White added 15.

Lehman will play Piqua in the opening round of the Buckeye Insurance Group Holiday Classic at 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

Russia and Covington play in the opener.

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Girls Continued from page 17 seven points, while Madison Linn handled the ball well all night and hit two key free throws in the fourth quarter.

Kayla Linkous scored 16 points to lead the Patriots (7-1, 3-1), who fell behind 23-16 at the half before tying the game at 30-30 heading into the final quarter.

SIMON SARGEANT BATES But Miami East went 4 BOXSCORE to 3-3 and 6-4. for 7 from the field in the Lehman (39) Yannucci 2-0-4, Slagle 2-0-6, Smith 2-5Fort Loramie led by as fourth, while Tri-Village 9, Holdheide 2-3-7, Sargeant 5-3-13. Totals: many as 12 in the second was 1 for 13 in the final 13-11-39.

St. Marys (43) half, but Houston charged eight minutes.

Falk 4-5-13, Allers 3-0-6, Albert 4-3-13, back.

It was a two-point The Vikings travel to Kill 1-0-2, Bertke 2-0-4, Heitkamp 2-1-5. Totals: 16-9-43. game with time winding Troy Tuesday.

3-point field goals — Lehman: Slagle BOXSCORE down, and Houston had a (2). St. Marys: Albert (2).

Miami East (46) Score By Quarters couple chances to pull Brookhart 0-1-1, Cash 3-0-7, A. Current Lehman 16 28 33 39 3-6-12, T. Current 4-1-9, Dunivan 1-2-4, St. Marys 9 15 29 43 even. But it didn’t happen, Linn 0-2-2, Mack 4-0-11. Totals: 15-12-46.

Records: Lehman 2-5, SM 1-6. and Loramie escaped with Tri-Village (41) Reserve score: Lehman 36, SM 31.

Bruner 1-0-3, Falknor 1-4-7, Linkous 6-4the win.

16, Richards 3-2-8, Thomas 2-2-7. Totals: “These kids have a lot of 13-12-41.

Roaders win again 3-point field goals — Miami East: Cash, heart and they play hard,” BRADFORD — The Mack (3). Tri-Village: Bruner, Falknor, Thomas.

Bradford girls basketball said Houston coach Greg Score By Quarters Miami East 15 23 30 46 team is on the right side Ward. “But we have to find Tri-Village 8 16 30 41 of .500 for the first time a way to finish.”

Records: Miami East 6-1 5-0), Tri-VilFor Houston, Bethany this season after defeating lage 7-1 (3-1).

Arcanum 43-38 in Cross Reister had 16 and was 8Buccs win big County Conference play for-11 from the line, and ANSONIA — Julianna Thursday.

Kristi Elliott added 14 Simon and Shelby Kihm Bree Bates led all scor- and hit all five of her free ran wild Thursday night, ers with 17 points and throws. leading the Covington Haley Patty added seven As a team, Houston was Buccaneers to a 46-21 as the Railroaders im- 13-for-16 from the line.

Cross County Conference proved to 4-3 on the seaHouston will play at victory at Ansonia.

Lehman Tuesday. son and 3-2 in the CCC. once again Simon Bradford takes on Troy Fort LoramieBOXSCORE (49) cracked the 20-point bar- Christian Thursday.

Hoying 1-0-2, Turner 1-0-3, Imwalle 1-02, Drees 0-1-1, Rose 6-6-18, Holdheide 1rier, scoring 24 to lead the BOXSCORE 2-4, Brandewie 5-1-11, Meyer 4-0-8. Totals: (38) way, while Kihm added 15. Arcanum 19-10-49.

Fuson 2-0-6, Brandon 0-2-2, Anderson The Bucc defense, mean- 1-1-3, Snell 1-1-4, Ashworth 1-0-3, O’Don- Houston (47) Holthaus 2-0-4, Elliott 4-5-14, Roeth 3-0nell 5-2-12, Buck 4-0-8. Totals: 14-6-38. while, allowed only eight Bradford (43) 7, Reister 4-8-16, Phipps 1-0-2, Stang 1-02, Booher 1-0-2. Totals: 16-13-47.

Broughman 1-4-6, Barga 1-1-3, H. Patty field goals in the game.

3-point field goals — Houston: Elliott, 1-5-7, A. Patty 1-3-5, Brower 1-0-2, C. Miller Covington (5-3, 4-1) has 1-0-3, Bates 6-5-17. Totals: 12-18-43.

Roeth. Loramie: Turner. field goals — Arcanum: Fuson Score By Quarters the rest of the year off, re- (2),3-point Fort Loramie 17 25 39 49 Snell, Ashworth. Bradford: C. Miller.

9 22 36 47 Houston turning to the floor Jan. 2 Records: Bradford 4-3 (3-2).

Records: Loramie 4-3, Houston 6-4. against Milton-Union in Reserve score: Loramie 55, Houston 15.

Newton struggles non-conference action.

BOXSCORE PLEASANT HILL — Covington (46) Crawford 0-2-2, Kihm 6-3-15, Reames 0- Newton’s offensive strug- Anna beats Russia 1-1, Shilt 0-1-1, Simon 8-4-24, Snipes 1-0RUSSIA — Remember gles continued Thursday 3. Totals: 15-11-46.

Ansonia (21) as the Indians (5-4, 2-3 how good the Anna Lady Crabtree 1-1-3, Fischer 2-2-6, Jenkins 1Rockets were last season?

0-2, Kramer 0-1-1, McEldowney 4-0-9. To- Cross County Conference) Well, there’s mounting tals: 8-4-21. were held to three first3-point field goals — Covington: Simon evidence that this group of quarter points in a 44-21 (4), Snipes. Ansonia: McEldowney.

Lady Rockets is just as Score By Quarters loss to National Trail.

12 30 42 46 Covington Trista Lavy led Newton good, and Thursday was Ansonia 4 11 13 21 Records: Covington 5-3 (4-1). Ansonia with six points and Ma- an example.

1-6 (1-2).

Anna took on a 5-2 Rusrina Snipes had five as the sia team on the Lady only managed Indians Cavs lose lead Raiders’ home floor, and ST. MARYS — Lehman eight field goals.

Newton faces Tri- ended it quickly, sprinting played well enough in the first half to forge a 28-15 County North Thursday. to a 31-6 lead after one BOXSCORE quarter and going on to a lead, but the second half National Trail (44) Abner 4-1-9, Deaton 3-0-6, Drew 2-1-5, 74-37 victory. was plagued by turnovers Foust 2-2-6, Jordan 2-4-8, Sibika 1-0-2, The win puts Anna at 7and the Lady Cavs lost 43- Stan 1-0-2, Thompson 3-0-6. Totals: 18-80 on the season and 4-0 in 44.

39 in action against St. Newton (21) County.

Russia is 5-3 the Doseck 1-1-3, Hignite 1-0-2, King 1-0-3, Marys.

2-2-6, Snipes 2-1-5, Welbaum 1-0-2. and 2-3.

The setback left the Lavy Totals: 8-4-21.

“We started out in a full Lady Cavs at 2-5 on the 3-point field goals — Newton: King.

Score By Quarters court man-to-man runyear.

7 21 32 44 National Trail and-jump,” said Anna Newton 3 9 16 21 “We did a good job in Records: National Trail 6-3 (5-1), Newcoach Jack Billing. “We got the first half,” said ton 5-4 ( 2-3). a lot of easy hoops out of it Lehman coach Gene Goodand we hit some threes, win. “But we had six Skins edge Cats too.”

HOUSTON — Fort Loturnovers in the first half Camille Puthoff had 11 and 27 in the second. We ramie hung on at the end for Russia. just couldn’t break their through some missed free BOXSCORE throws and edged Houspress.”

Anna (74) 27, Billing 22, Cay. Bensman Kandis Sargeant had 13 ton 49-47 to remain alone 10,Huelskamp Frohne 2, Noffsinger 2, Huber 9, Overto lead Lehman, who was in second place in the bey 2.

(37) without leading scorer County girls basketball Russia Puthoff 11, Borchers 4, B. Meyer 2, Wilstandings Thursday.

Lindsey Spearman for the son 6, Carnes 2, Sherman 4, Daniel 4.

The Lady Redskins are Score By Quarters second straight game.

31 47 61 74 Anna Lehman will host Hous- now 4-1 in the league and Russia 6 14 31 37 4-3 overall. Houston drops Records: Anna 7-0, Russia 5-3. ton Tuesday.

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