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Red Cross assisting in typhoon relief Colin Foster

Staff Writer colinfoster@civitasmedia.com

Ways to get innovative on Thanksgiving Some cooks like to change up the Thanksgiving meal — a sous vide turkey here, a sweet potato souffle there. But on a holiday dedicated to tradition, innovation can spark revolt.

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R. Scott Miller has seen a lot of disasters during his 20 years with the American Red Cross.

But Typhoon Haiyan may be the worst.

The typhoon swept across the Philippines last Friday with a deadly storm surge, high winds and torrential rains — leaving widespread destruction all across the central islands of the Philippines. Since Haiyan made landfall in Eastern Samar, Philippines, 11.3 million people have been affected. It was the second category 5 typhoon to hit the Philippines this year.

“This could be possibly one of the largest single

disasters anybody has ever seen,” said Miller, executive director of the Northern Miami Valley Chapter of the Red Cross.

“To my understanding, the width of the damage is 400 miles wide.

“Our thoughts are with all of those affected by this terrible natural disaster and the volunteers who are helping. The Red Cross is assisting with Typhoon Haiyan relief in a number of ways.”

The relief efforts have been challenging because of the widespread destruction to infrastructure and communication lines, but the global Red Cross network is working quickly to distribute food, water and relief supplies to typhoon survivors in the hard-hit areas. The

American Red Cross is lending people, expertise and equipment to assist in those efforts.

Locally, the American Red Cross is accepting donations to support Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts in the Philippines. People can make donations online by visiting www.redcross.org or by calling (800) REDCROSS. The Northern Miami Valley Chapter also is taking donations. People can send or drop off a check to 1314 Barnhart Road, Troy, OH 45373 or to 207 W. Water St., Sidney, OH 45365.

“Every day — every minute — counts,” said Bernd Schell, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red

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Crescent Societies representative for the Philippines, in a Nov. 13 press release. “It is important that we coordinate with the authorities and other actors to move as quickly as possible in meeting the most pressing needs.”

The Philippine Red Cross is the leading Red Cross response in coordination with government disaster authorities. The group has a wealth of experience with searchand-rescue operations, as well as large-scale relief and recovery efforts.

With 1,000 staff members and about 500,000 volunteers, the Philippine Red Cross is the countries largest humanitarian organization. There are many response teams

from other national societies helping with logistics, disaster assessments, health, water and sanitation.

At the request of the Philippine Red Cross, the American Red Cross has committed an initial $6 million in support of the global Red Cross response and has deployed four disaster specialists with expertise in relief, information management and IT/telecommunications to support the response operation. The American Red Cross also is helping people locate missing relatives through their family tracing services.

For the latest breaking news and for links to full feature stories, follow us on twitter @ Troydailynews.

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Shannon Brandon, zoning inspector, said, “the request for the various makes sense and we understand why they are asking for it, but as the code goes by, we can’t recommend it.”

The zoning code which was challenged was from Section 1151.04(c) (6) was the following code: No accessory building or structure or accessory use shall be permitted in any required front yard or side yard unless it is a permitted obstruction under Section 1149.08 of this Zoning Code.

Mike Sotzing, vicepresident of operations of 3 Sigma, said the structure was to keep the pallets from sitting outside, under cover and to keep the landscape of the company presentable.

Brian Auld, a representative of Bruns Construction, the company’s contractor spoke

3 Sigma denied by BZA to add cold storage unit to its property Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com

TROY — The city of Troy’s board of zoning appeals ruled against 3 Sigma’s request to build an addition to its building on Tuesday.

The board ruled 3 to 2 against the corporation to build a metal addition to house its wooden pallets in the side yard of its company.

According to the staff report, the request to add the cold storage building to house wooden pallets was a variance of the city’s zoning code of accessory use in a side yard of a company.

Representatives of the 3 Sigma said the business, located at 1985 West Stanfield Rd., Troy, needed the cold storage building to keep the wooden pallets dry so products and the production floor stays dry to prevent safety issues.

Next generation of biofuels still years away The first trickle of fuels made from agricultural waste is finally winding its way into the nation’s energy supply, after years of broken promises and hype promoting a nextgeneration fuel source cleaner than oil.

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Despite lower temperatures around the area, the thermostate didn’t stop Zhong Huang from heading outside Wednesday in Troy to rake leaves in the more sunny conditions.

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Miami County farm land taxes likely to skyrocket Foreigner returning to Hobart Arena Ag experts fielded questions Jim Davis

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Foreigner will be in the spotlight Saturday night, but fans filling the seats at Hobart Arena are invited to sing along with the band.

The classic rock group will return to Troy for the first time since 2010 Saturday for an 8 p.m. performance at the historic venue on Adams Street, and multi-instrumentalist Tom Gimbel said he’s looking forward to the audience joining in.

“It’s a giant sing-along, at least that’s what we hope for,” Gimbel said during a recent phone interview with the Troy Daily News. “These are the kind of songs that people know so well and are accustomed to hearing.”

Boasting 10 multi-platinum-selling albums, 16 top-30 hits and album sales of more than 75 million, Foreigner has a deep well to choose from when planning its sets.

Gimbel said the band — whose hits

range from the iconic rock songs “Juke Box Hero” and “Urgent” to “Double Vision,” “Cold As Ice” and “I Want To Know What Love Is” — plans on giving fans a memorable show.

“We pretty much play every song that hopefully people will want to hear. All the well-known classics of the Foreigner catalog will be on display,” he said.

“People can expect to hear songs the way they remember them, and they can expect for (lead singer) Kelly (Hansen) to be running around and getting the crowd on its feet.

“It’s not a sit-down, quiet evening of Foreigner,” he continued. “Audience participation is encouraged.”

Created by founding members Mick Jones, Ian McDonald and Lou Gramm in 1976, Foreigner has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity since reforming in 2004. In addition to Jones and Gimble, the current lineup includes Hansen on lead vocals; Jeff Pilson on bass; Michael Bluestein on keyboards; Chris Frazier See FOREIGNER | 2

at CAUV forum on Tuesday Melanie Yingst

Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com

MIAMI COUNTY — Miami County farmers have witnessed crop commodity prices and crop production rise, but landowners and farmers will more than likely see another dramatic increase – their tax bill.

Landowners with property enrolled in the current agricultural use valuation program (CAUV) will once again see a rise in CAUV values, likely increasing what they pay in taxes, according to local agriculture experts.

Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Director of Legal Education Leah

Curtis explained CAUV program and the calculation that is used to value farmland during a webinar which was broadcast at Miami East High School on Tuesday.

Leading Tuesday’s CAUV discussion was Darke County farmer Ted Finnarn who also is a man of many hats.

Finnarn is an attorney in Greenville, the Ohio Farmers Union representative to the Agricultural Advisory Committee of the Division of Tax Equalization and CAUV Advisory Use Valuation law and has served on the boards for more than 37 years.

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Auld said to the cold storage building was needed only for the pallet use. Auld said if the company was to upgrade the structure to include a state mandated sprinkler system or add on to the current building, the changes would drastically increase the cost to the company. Auld also said the building had already been ordered and county zoning had approved the structure. Auld said the

cost to add the heat and sprinkler system would increase site work costs and add up to 20 percent to the cost of the current $80,000 building estimate.

Board of Zoning Appeals member Richard Burns said the company “put the cart before the horse” in ordering the structure before securing permits and zoning approval from the city.

Other members of the board noted the location

“It’s such a famous sax solo that we’ve all sort of heard on radio so many times,” said Gimbel, who joined the band in 1995 after touring with Aerosmith for several years. “When I realized I was going to start working with Foreigner I set out to nail that solo. It was a great challenge and I couldn’t wait to try it.

“Mick thought I was crazy, but before too long I started to get it,” he continued. “When I hit that first high note, I take my monitor out of my ear because the sax mouthpiece is resonating on my teeth and my whole skull is vibrating … so I can hear the crowd. When I hit that high note in the solo I can hear the crowd roar — and it’s absolutely the greatest feeling in the world.”

Having performed in parts of five different decades, Foreigner has enjoyed a loyal fan base that ranges from toddlers

to senior citizens — a fact that continues to amaze members of the band.

“At first it was a little bit astonishing. We’ve played so many concerts since the band reformed that we’ve seen so many different generations,” Gimbel said.

“We’ve even seen 6-yearolds at shows that know the words to songs, and that’s a marvelous thing because it shows you the broad appeal of the songs’ lyrics and sound. It’s a testament to the real quality of the songs, because a lot of care went into the sound of these Foreigner songs.”

So don’t be afraid to sing along Saturday. In fact, Gimbel and the band encourage it.

For ticket information, visit the Hobart Arena website at hobartarena. com.

To learn more about Foreigner, go to foreigneronline.com.

Mandy Havenar, Miami County Farm Bureau organization director and Miami County Auditor Matt Gearhardt also answered questions and concerns about the

county’s agriculture land values which may see up to an 100 percent increase on their tax bill come January 2014. Tax appraisals are held every six years and a trien-

of the structure violated the zoning code standards.

President of 3 Sigma Tony Rowley, said the building to house the pallets was for practical use to protect the water sensitive materials the company makes and ships.

Moving the structure in another location was also not a welcome alternative, according to Rowley, because “then it makes it no use to us.”

Rowley said the pallets

“hold water soluble label materials” and the company has had $3 million in sales and is expecting to increase production.

“The product has to be dry and clean and no moisture,” Rowley said.

Board of Zoning Appeals members Tom Force and Richard Burns voted in favor of the variance. Kent Frauenberger, Larry Salyer and Patricia Chavis voted down the decision.

Members Virginia Bazler and

Richard Klockler were not present at the meeting.

If necessary, 3 Sigma could challenge the zoning decision in court.

BZA rulings are final for variance requests, according to BZA vice chairman Salyer.

According to the company’s website, 3 Sigma produces custom adhesive and top-coated materials for the pressure sensitive industry.

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Gimbel, who plays saxaphone, keyboards and rhythm guitar, said the latest incarnation of Foreigner is deeply committed to making music together and putting on an entertaining show.

“We’re thrilled to be playing this music with these people. This is one of those bands where each one of us has so much respect for everyone else in the band,” he explained. “It’s a rare chemistry where all of us get along well and thoroughly respect what the others do on stage.

“When we get up there on stage, that’s the high point of the day for us … and the reason we chose this life. We feel blessed and fortunate to be doing what we’re doing.”

One of those high points comes on the hit “Urgent,” on which Gimbel’s saxaphone solo has become a Foreigner concert staple.

Courtesy photo Classic rock band Foreigner will return to Troy Saturday for an 8 p.m. performance at Hobart Arena.

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Finnarn encouraged the participants, many who voiced their frustration at the meeting, to flood their local state representatives with letters to fight the increases.

“Raise a little less corn and a little more (hell),” Finnarn told the audience. “It’s all political folks. It was political when it started and it’s still political today.”

Finnarn also said the CAUV is “not as great as it as in the past,” but noted its positive aspects including competitive land sales and bids.

Finnarn also cited many states which do not use the CAUV program in favor for a flat tax base due to fair market value closing in on CAUV valuations.

“Implementing the program wasn’t all roses,” Finnarn said.

“Farmers have to do some protesting.”

Finnarn said the CAUV program still saves farm land owners money compared to fair market value property taxes despite the increase which will be waiting on the tax bill this winter.

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Finnarn reminded farmers that the CAUV program came about in the 1970s to balance property tax values for agricultural use and is still a valuable program despite the dramatic increase in farm land taxes in the last several years.

According to Finnarn, CAUV table valuations (which vary according to soil type, slope, drainage and soil management groups, inputs of a 5-year “Olympic average of crop prices and costs of production”) will increase substantially for tax year 2013.

Finnarn said the formula had to be adjusted and updated. Finnarn also said with the recent increase in crop rices coupled with lower interest rates, it was inevitable that the CAUV vales would go up in the future. Finnarn also noted that even though farmers may be paying more on their tax bill, they should realize that the highest CAUV values in the state will still only be around $3,770 per acre.

Finnarn said reminded the audience that the CAUV program “didn’t just come about,” but was a result of farmers fighting for more fair property evaluations in the 1970s. Finnarn noted a farm group in

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Finnarn led the question and answer portion after the webinar for concerned farmers and land owners who filled the high school auditorium Tuesday evening.

Finnarn said if farmers “put on the pressure” like those who protested in the mid-1970s, and voiced their grievances, he said, “you can get anything started.”

Miami County Auditor Matt Gearhardt said his office is currently working on its tax revaluations which should be ready by mid to late December.

Counties which will see new CAUV rates on the 2013 tax bill arriving in January include: Adams, Carroll, Champaign, Clark, Columbiana, Fairfield, Hancock, Hocking, Holmes, Lawrence, Logan, Marion, Medina, Meigs, Miami, Monroe, Paulding, Ross, Scioto, Tuscarawas, Union, Washington and Wyandot.

For more information about CAUV or for questions concerning tax year 2013 tentative values, contact the Auditor’s Office at 440-5925 or visit www. miamicountyauditor.org Information provided by the Ohio Department of Taxation CAN I APPEAL MY CAUV VALUE? If you choose to file a DTE Form-1, “Complaint Against The Valuation of Real Property” application because of an increase in CAUV value, your complaint must be denied at the county level.

The County Auditor and County Board of Revision have no authority to adjust CAUV values. Because the State Tax Commissioner directs the county auditor to use current CAUV rates, the County Auditor can’t make any adjustment to these values. While nothing can be done locally to act on your complaint, you may file a formal appeal to the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals. For further information, on this process, call the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals at 614-466-6700.

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• INTERNET CLASS: A class to introduce users to internet searching and email usage will be from 7-8 p.m at the Tipp City Public Library, 11 E. Main St. Learn how to operate a computer to complete searching and send e-mails.

Registration is required by calling 667-3826.

• SLOPPY JOES: The Ladies Auxiliary of The American Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, will offer sloppy joe sandwiches with chips for $3 beginning at 6 p.m.

Homemade cookies will be available two for 50 cents. Euchre starts at 7 p.m. for $5.

• DISCOVERY WALK: A morning discovery walk for adults will be from 8-9:30 a.m. at Aullwood Audubon Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Tom Hissong, education coordinator, will lead walkers as they experience the wonderful seasonal changes taking place. Bring binoculars.

• SPEAKER SET: Covered Bridges of Miami County will be presented by local speaker Doug Christian. Christian will return with his perspective for another presentation that will begin at 6:30-7:30 p.m. Questions will be fielded after the program if time allows.

• PORK CHOPS: American Legion Post No. 43, 622 S. Market St., Troy, is having baked pork chops, macaroni and cheese, and green beans or corn, for $8.

The supper will be from 5-7:30 p.m.

• MONTHLY MEETING: The Miami County Children’s Services Board will be at 9 a.m. at the children’s services offices, 510 W. Water St., Suite 210, Troy.

• P ROJ E C T FEEDERWATCH: Project FeederWatch will be from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Aullwood.

Come count birds, drink coffee, eat doughnuts, share storie and count more birds.

The bird counts help contribute to scientific studies at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out the Cornell website at www. bird.cornell.edu/pfw for more information.

Friday-Sunday

• DINE TO DONATE: Brukner Nature Center will have a Dine to Donate community fundraiser at Bob Evans, 1749 W. Main St., Troy, from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday-Sunday. Bob Evans will donate a percentage of all sales to the wildlife at Brukner Nature Center when customers present a flier at check-out. Fliers can be found on the website at www.bruknernaturecenter. com or at the Interpretive Building or by emailing info@bruknernaturecenter. com. This is good for dinein or carry-out.

Friday

• FRIDAY DINNERS: Dinner will be offered from 5-8 p.m. at the Covington VFW Post 4235, 173 N. High St., Covington. Choices will include a $12 New York strip steak, broasted chicken, fish, shrimp and sandwiches, all made-to-order.

• POT PIE: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer chicken pot pie, mashed potatoes, vegetable and dessert for $7 from 6-7:30 p.m.

• BAKED STEAK: The Ladies Auxiliary of The American Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, will present baked steak, scalloped potatoes, green beans, salad and dessert for $7 from 6-7:30 p.m.

• P ROJ E C T FEEDERWATCH: Project FeederWatch will be from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Aullwood.

Come count birds, drink coffee, eat doughnuts, share storie and count more birds.

The bird counts help contribute to scientific studies at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out the Cornell website at www.

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Call Melody Vallieu at 440-5265 to list your free calendar items. You can send your news by e-mail to mvallieu@civitasmedia.com. bird.cornell.edu/pfw for more information.

• INDOOR SALE: An indoor sale with furniture, household items, Christmas decor and more will be offered from noon to 5 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the AB Graham Memorial Center, Conover.

Spaces are $15. Call 3683700 for more information.

• BEEF MEDALLIONS: The AMVETS Auxiliary will offer beef meallions, mashed potatoes, salad and dessert for $8 from 5:30-8 p.m.

• KARAOKE SET: Karaoke will be offered from 7 p.m. to close at the American Legion Post 586, 377 N. Third St., Tipp City.

Saturday

• FAVE EXCHANGE: The Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main St., Troy, will offer the annual Friends of Hayner Fine Arts and Vendor Exchange from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the center. More than 30 artists and vendors will be stationed throughout the Hayner Mansion. Call or email Terri at tboehringer@troyhayner. org or (937) 339-0457 for more information.

• JEWELRY AND ROCKS: Brukner Nature Center will be host for the annual jewelry, mineral and rock sale and fun night (Tucson in Troy), sponsored by the Brukner Gem and Mineral Club at 7 p.m. Local gem and mineral dealers will be selling handcrafted jewelry, rocks and minerals at the club’s monthly meeting.

Besides the dealers selling their wares, there will be a silent auction and live rock auction. Persons attending are encouraged to bring at least one food item to be donated to the local food pantry.

• PORK CHOPS: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a marinated pork chop (nonmarinated pork chops available upon request) dinner with baked potato and corn for $9 from 5-7 p.m.

• POWERPOINT CLASS: A class to introduce users to Microsoft PowerPoint, which uses slides to convey information, will be from 1-2 p.m. at the Tipp City Public Library, 11 E. Main St. Learn how to open, create, customize, save and share presentations. Registration is required by calling (937) 667-3826.

• FAMILY GAME DAY: International Game Day will be offered at the Tipp City Public Library, from 1-3 p.m., including door prizes and snacks. Board games and entertainment for the whole family. Call (937) 667-3826 for more information.

• NIGHT HIKE: Brukner Nature Center will have a Night Hike, “Winter Preparations,” at 7 p.m. Join staff as they use the bright light of the full moon to watch for those fall migrants and discuss and search for evidence of a variety of Ohio animals and learn what each does to prepare for the long winter ahead. Come dressed for a family-friendly hike as participants discuss other ways animals are getting ready for the winter. Free and open to the public.

• PUBLIC STAR GAZE: Join the Stillwater Stargazers and explore the

starry night sky at 8 p.m. at Brukner Nature Center. Members will have their telescopes set up to answer questions.

The program is free and open to the public, following the night hike.

• BREAKFAST SET: The Fletcher Lions will offer an all-you-can-eat pancakes, mush and sausage breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon at the AB Graham Center, Conover. Meals will be dine-in or carry-out. An indoor sale will continue from 8 a.m. to noon.

Meals will be $6 for children 4-12 years old and free fo those 3 and younger.

• CRAFT SHOW: The Bradford Band Boosters will host its annual holiday craft show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the high school, 760 Railroad Ave. The show will include a silent auction for baskets donated from local businesses, homemade food until sold out, door prizes (items from the vendors), and pictures with Santa from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• BENEFIT PLANNED: A benefit for the Tipp City American Legion Post No. 586, 377 N. Third St., Tipp City, will begin at 3:30 p.m. at the post. A meal will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will include fish or barbecued pulled pork with all the trimmings. Basket raffles will be available, a lottery tree and a bake sale and other games are planned. The band 3 Play will play for a variety of music. The cost is $12.

Proceeds will help the post with much needed repairs, including a new HVAC system and roof replacement.

• APPLES AND RACCOONS: The Miami County Park District will hold its Mother Nature’s Preschool program “Apples & Raccoons” at 10 a.m. at Stillwater Prairie Reserve located at 9750 State Route 185 in Covington. Join Naturalist Millipede Mike for an hour of playtime.

Enjoy a toddler-sized hike with your preschooler and discover the joys of nature through stories and games.

Registration is nonrefundable and is $5 per class or $10 for the three class series.

Registration occurs upon payment. Register for the program by visiting miamicountyparks.com, emailing to register@miamicountyparks.com or calling (937) 335-6273, Ext. 104.

• BREAKFAST SET: Sons of The American Legion Post 43, 622 S. Market St., Troy, will host an all-you-can-eat buffetstyle breakfast from 7-10:30 a.m. Adult meals will be $7 and children will be $3. The buffet will include scrambled eggs, homemade fried potatoes, sausage gravy and biscuits, sausage and bacon, waffles, toast, coffee and juice. Take-out orders will be available.

• OFFICER INSTALLATION: Franklin Lodge No. 14 F & AM will have open installation of the 2014 office officer line at 4 p.m. at the lodge, 107 W. Main St., Troy.

Refreshments will be served in the dining room following.

• CANDLE DIPPING: Candle dipping will be offered beginning at 2:30 p.m. at the Aullwood Farm, 9101 Frederick Pike, Dayton. Individuals, families, scout troops and youth groups will enjoy making red and/or blue colored candles. The cost is a general admission fee of $5 for adults and $3 per child, plus $1 for each candle made.

Call (937) 890-7360 for reservations.

Chamber plans annual gala TIPP CITY — Registrations are now being accepted for the annual Holiday Gala, presented by the Tipp City Chamber of Commerce.

The traditional event that recognizes community business leaders will be on Dec. 4 at The Crystal Room located at 845 W. Market St., Troy. The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with hors d’oeuvers, cash bar and raffles, followed by dinner and the program at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $40 each.

Tables of eight and sponsorships also are available.

During the Holiday Gala, award recipients will be announced for “Citizen of the Year,” “Young Professional of the Year,” “Business of the Year” and “Small Business of the Year.” The chamber will also introduce to the business community their 2014 Board of Directors and unveil features on the new business-friendly website.

“The Holiday Gala

is the most important recognition event for our chamber,” said Liz Sonnanstine, Tipp Chamber director. “We will be honoring the individuals and businesses that continue to make Tipp City such a remarkable place to do business.”

Reservations can be made at the Tipp City Chamber website, www. tippcitychamber.org or by calling (937) 667-8300.

Steffens graduates from basic training Matthew A. Steffens SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Air Force Airman 1st Class Matthew A. Steffens graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included

training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training earn four Steffens credits toward an associate in

applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Steffens is the son of Meloni and Danial Steffens of Beavercreek.

He is a 2010 graduate of Troy High School.

Honor Rolls Heywood Elementary TROY — Heywood Elementary has announced the names of honor students for the first quarter of the 2013-14 school year.

Fourth grade — Alexandra Beckner, Peyton Corcoran, Nicholas Daffner, Isabel Duaso, Gabrielle Ellis, Sophia Fong, Amanda Goodwin, Gage Goodwin, Amaya Jackson, Zoe Jackson, Kylee King, Kylie King, Madailein Logan, Sophia Matthies, Johnny Michalos, Siya Patel, Lilly Pike, Nolan Scott, Ian Swartz, Izaiah Texter, Serenity West, Lydia Witters.

Fifth grade — Kathryn Cade, Avalynn Chaney, Jacob Cox, Owen Davis, Tyler Davis, Katelinn Dellinger, Skyler Fast, Luis Fuentes, Donyana Godin, Wyatt Hench, Madilynn Kemper, Avery Knisley, Angela Hinojosa, Corey Jackson, Nathaniel Kaiser, Eilijah Perkins, Tristan Peterson, Cassidy Poland, Zachary Ray, Grant Rehmert, Ian Riehle, Atlantis Smith, Kylie Smith, Kohlton Snider, Kaitlyn Stanislaw, Gabrielle Swafford, Lillee Tiemeier, Madison Tilton, Arik Viney, Winston Walton, Ellie Weaver, Emily Wenrick, Michael Williams, Jacob Zonner.

Miami East High School CASSTOWN — Miami East High School has announced the names of honor students for the first quarter of the 2013-14 school year.

Freshman Blue card: Abigail Bick, Shelly Lisle, Karilyn Willenbrink.

White card: Maria Blocher, Hannah Carpenter, Brittney Cook, Jordan Crawford, Justin DeWeese, Alyssa Francis, Megan Lawson, Danielle Nehring, Bryce Redick, Lorenza Savini, Kassidee Smith, Brynne Snodgrass, Kory Yantis.

Honor roll: Alexis Adkins, Margaret Bergman, Kathryn Bodenmiller, Dakota Brown, Marie Ewing, Brittany Greathouse, William Heim, Kira Kinard, Emma Linn, Arika McCuistion, Max McDonald, Keiko Ochoa, Bryann Padgitt, Amanda Pottorf, Marc Randall, Katelynn Smith, Jillian

Wesco, Alyssa Westgerdes, Logan West-Holmes, Madison Younce.

Sophomores Blue card: Caitlin Justice, Grant McCalister, Emily Randall, Erin Redick, Michael Werling.

White card: Adam Bick, Kurt Brower, Meagan Caudill, Jeremy Clark, Melissa Coates, Emma DeWeese, Alyssa Eakins, Bailey Gerardi, Andrew Harmon, Jamie Hawkins, Caden Hellyer, Kortni James, Kara Kallen, Kelsey Kirchner, Lauren Koontz, Brandon Mack, Karson Mahaney, Stephanie Millhouse, Ciara Oiler, Megan Pettit, Katherine Runner, Nathan Teeters, Isabelle Weber.

Honor roll: Ashley Burns, Devyn Carson, Trent Church, Hannah Davis, Braxton Donaldson, Cameron Godsey, Kayden Gustin, Ryan Haney, Bradeley Jenkins, Kley Karadak, Megan Kinnison, Scot Kirby, Haleigh Maggert, Blake Magoto, Logan May, Emma Monnin, Carla Robinson, Samantha Sands, Hunter Sharp, Caitlin Studebaker, Kyleigh Tulanko, Brandon Walters, Kayla Zirkle.

Juniors Blue card: Brittany Elliott, Renee DeFord, Ashley Hahn, Abigail Hawkins, Rachel Hawkins, Adrianne Krites, Martin O’Reilly, Evan Pemberton.

White card: Jessica Barlage, Caitlyn Bell, Ashlee Bussen, Casey Copeland, Danielle Danielson, Haley Etherington, Randall Harbour, Brandon Henderson, Conner Hellyer, Anthony Hickman, Austin Honeyman, Katie Jenkins, Caleb Johnson, Megan Martin, Jacob McNulty, Kara Nuss, Cody Reid, Marley Roberts, Brooklyn Scott, Brittany Taylor, Richard Werling.

Honor roll: Braden Anderson, Madeline Davis, Michael Deeter, Seth Drake, Autumn Harper, Grant Hodge, Austin Kowalak, Eric Kalo, Riann Kingrey,

Taylar McEowen, Blayne Mitchell, Danielle Parke, Kelsey Parker, Macklin Rose, Sean Slack, Michael Speck.

Seniors Blue card: Marci Bowman, Chris Harleman, Angela Mack.

White card: Jonathon Accruso, Abigael Amheiser, Erin Augustus, Kendra Beckman, Samantha Cash, Trina Current, Austin Garrison, Emily Kindell, Dylan Kinnison, Brittany Kline, Cody Niswonger, Shelby Roach, Samantha Skidmore, Abigail Smith, Benjamin Willenbrink, Stephanie Wolf, Breanne Younce.

Honor roll: Trey Billing, Tanner Church, Seth Colebaugh, Justin Furrow, Katelyn Gardella, Katy Kidman, Chris Long, Allison Morrett, Madelyn Parker, Brady Smallenbarger, Haleigh Smith.

Forest Elementary TROY — Forest Elementary has announced the names of honor students for the first quarter of the 2013-14 school year.

Honor roll Fourth grade — Mikayla Byrd, Alex Davidson, Ashton Durst, Audrey Flannery, Sean Givler, Caleb Gonzalez, Ryland Guiffrida, Haven Hall-Vietz, Madison Harkins, Kaylee Helmandollar, Schon Hogan, Cailyn Kastigar, Miles, Kelly, Olivia Kohn, Jolee Lowman, Cheyenne Meade, Sable Plantz, Margaret Snee, Bryce Staten, Claire Tibbitts, Abigail Van Hook, Garrett Van Hook, Victoria Van Hook, Aydan Weaver and Evan Weikert.

Fifth grade — Rebekkah Asher, Matthew Bess, Braylee Chapman, Ashton Cremeans, Jayden Erbaugh, Jordan Fisher, Ethan Freed, Nate Hamilton, Rachelle Hudson, Bryce Laughman, Kaeden Marshall, Hailey Merrell, Catherine Miller, Donovan Moore, Matthew Nave, Rayn Shamblin, Talen Weger, Jaden Williams, Logan Wilson and Lexie Yount.

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I would like to say a special thanks to our volunteers who dug holes and planted the trees. They include Kiwanis members Kim Meier, Matt Erwin, Bobby Phillips, John Wilson, and Scott Smith, and Lee Roth, Key Club members Hannah Munday and Megan Sweeney, and RaChelle Partlow, Candy Lindeman, Allison DeHart, Matt Via, and Terri Meier. I am extremely thankful to Larry Smith and GreenTech for taking charge of the project.

Almost all of the landscaping you see at the library is courtesy of GreenTech in conjunction with this year’s and previous year’s Make a Difference Days.

I would also like to say thank you to the voters for overwhelmingly approving the library’s .6 mill levy renewal. The levy generates 1/3 of our revenue and is extremely important to

retaining services our community has come to expect.

Thanks also to co-chairs Andrew Wannemacher and Ann Baird, treasurer John Stickel, Miami East go-getter Sara Duff, the library Board of Trustees, library staff, and Friends whose efforts helped make the library levy successful. Thanks also to One Call Now, Troy Public Broadcasting, and Troy Community Radio for their in-kind donations.

We had very little money to get the word out about the levy so the legwork done by these people and organizations made it possible to spread the word.

Our library is a wonderful community asset and I thank you for your support of these and other library activities.

— Rachelle Miller, Director Troy-Miami County Public Library

PERSPECTIVE

The Straight A fund gets an ‘F’ You may have heard Governor schools with pithy little names like Kasich and State Superintendent “The Straight A Fund” that districts Richard Ross tout the $250 million have to compete for in the name of “Straight A Fund” as “the most “new and innovative” educational significant thing that came out of programs as if schools can indethe state budget” with regard to pendently solve the problems they public education. Don’t buy it for face on their own. By creating this one minute. “The Straight A Fund,” system of competition where winlike “No Child Left Behind,” and ners will be selected based on some like “Race to the Top” is yet another arbitrary rating system, politicians example of politicians creating man- have now created a whole new list dates with cute little catch phrases of winners and losers, which, when that give the illusion that they are dealing with children’s lives, should groundbreaking, while wasting our be unacceptable. tax dollars and ignoring the most And, oh, yes, they have given basic tenets of child development. school districts a little over a month The fact that both Kasich to create these life altering and Ross brag about this programs. Now, think about latest political sham as the that. The most important most impactful thing they part of this educational budhave done is shameful. But, get allows for a month of apparently they have no planning?! Are they serious? shame.

Why do they repeatedly What is so horrible about do this? The most imporspending $250 million on Tom Dunn tant reason is because we, innovation in education? Superintendent, for some reason, allow this First of all, we already know Miami County incredible waste to continEducational how young people become ue. Beyond that, they want educated adults. They grow Service Center to show us how much they up in a home in which they care, but they want to show are nurtured by parents who read to it in the least expensive way posthem, talk to them, and give them sible, and they want to do it withlife experiences. This allows them out insulting their constituents and to develop appropriate vocabulary possibly losing votes. They would and literacy skills and to gain an rather waste $250 million of our appreciation for learning. Then they tax dollars than to spend the money attend school armed with the skills it would really take to address the to build upon and the attitude to problems we face or to acknowledge achieve, and they continue to devel- what absentee parenting does to op as viable human beings when the children. After all, it is politics. school and the family work together.

For example, to fix our problem In the best case scenarios, not only with childhood literacy, you MUST do the schools offer students top include the first five years of a child’s notch academic programs, but they life in the discussion, whether that is also provide learning opportunities done through better funding of prein the arts and in a myriad of other school programs (which, by the way, extra-curricular and co-curricular were excluded from the Straight A activities that encourage them to Fund) or by training parents who develop and utilize the skills neces- don’t understand the role they play sary to become well-rounded and in their child’s education about how successful adults. they can positively impact their We also know, through signifi- learning. We KNOW that would cant research, that factors such as work, because the research shows it the socio-economic and academic to be true. levels of households impact a child’s But, our leaders ignore the facts achievement levels. This isn’t open and challenge us to waste our time for debate, as this same phenom- (and money) creating “new and enon occurs throughout the world. innovative” programs. As a result There is also no question as to how of their actions, that sound you hear impactful parental support, espe- is more of our tax dollars being cially in the earliest years, is in the flushed down the drain. educational process.

— Tom Dunn is the superinBut, what do our “leaders” do? tendent of the Miami County Why, they ignore these facts, and Educational Service Center they create new mandates for

LETTERS To the Editor: Thank you!

I’d like to thank everyone who supported me in this past weeks election.

I am honored to have been elected to a second term as a Concord Township Trustee.

I pledge to continue working hard to enhance the quality of life for all citizens of Concord Township, making the township an excellent place to live, raise a family and work.

— Tom Mercer Troy To the Editor: Two wonderful things happened to the library recently for which I am extremely grateful.

The library was chosen

by Troy Community Works to take part in Make a Difference Day in October and received several new trees to replace ash trees that recently were taken down.

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Doonesbury

Sometimes falling in love is a lot like shoe business Troy Troy I’ve done a lot of stupid things over the years in an effort to impress members of the opposite sex — which more or less makes me like every man ever to walk the planet for the past 10,000 years.

Most of these things never worked out very well — in part because most females find me both physically and emotionally repugnant, in part because they were really stupid ideas to begin with.

For example, when you put masking tape on your chest in the shape of a girl’s initials and lay out in the sun for a few hours to “tan” her initials onto your body, girls do not find it romantic. They find it creepy. And when you send pictures of you sitting alone at the site of your first date to a girl who has broken up with you, she won’t send you love notes in return. She’ll probably send a restraining order.

However, some things you do to impress girls do work out.

Like when you buy a pair of shoes, for instance.

In the summer of 1997, I began dating a girl who wore Doc Marten shoes. Like every day. I’m pretty sure she actually had a different pair of Doc Marten shoes for every

day of the week. At the end of spent on that pair of shoes is probthat summer, she moved away and ably more than the combined cost headed back to school after her of every piece of clothing I wear in summer internship here at the a week’s time.

Troy Daily News was finished.

But the way I have it figured, Once she was gone, I figured I I’ve worn those same dress shoes could keep the fires burning almost every day for 16 in our long-distance relationyears. If you were to proship if I, too, bought a pair of rate the cost of those Doc Doc Marten shoes.

Martens, my dress shoe budAs it turned out, me buyget for my adult life comes ing shoes didn’t impress out to roughly $7.50 per the girl enough to keep her year. around — truth be told, Not only has the purchase she probably found it mildly David been a financially sound disturbing, just like the two decision, however, it’s been Fong girls in my life that preceded an emotional one as well.

Regional her — but I gained some- Sports Editor I’ve more or less worn thing far more valuable than those shoes to every major her love and affection. event in my lifetime. I was I got a pretty sweet pair of shoes married in those shoes. I’ve been to out of the deal. every wedding I’ve ever attended in In 1997, I went to The Buckle at those shoes. I was wearing those the Miami Valley Center in Piqua shoes when my kids were born.

— the one and only time I have I have worn them to every First ever been in the store — and paid Communion and baptism of every $120 for a pair of Doc Marten dress one of nieces and nephews. I’ve shoes. To this day, they remain the also won them to every high school only pair of dress shoes I have ever state championship I’ve ever covowned in my entire adult life. It is, ered for the Troy Daily News. without question, the most money Those shoes are a part of me.

I’ve ever spent on one item of cloth- They are to me what the red cape ing in my life. In fact, the $120 I was to Superman, the mask was to

the Lone Ranger and his leather jacket was to Arthur Fonzerelli.

Without my Doc Martens, I am half the man I should be (and considering I’m not much of a man to begin with, that’s a pretty big hit to take).

Unfortunately, those shoes are starting to look like shoes I’ve been wearing for 16 years. The sole is starting to come off of my right shoe and the tread on both is worn down to a flat surface. Every time it rains or snows and I wear my shoes, but socks end up getting wet.

And yet I shall remain committed to my Doc Martens. We’ve been to too many places together.

I plan on wearing those shoes until I retire from the working world some time in the next 40 years.

We’ve been through far too much together for me to ever get rid of them.

I guess it really is the classic love story. Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. Boy buys shoes.

Boy falls in love with shoes.

Troy’s very own David Fong appears on Thursdays in the Troy Daily News.

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Alice J. Mackoway CREVE COEUR — Alice Jenny Mackoway, 97 of Creve Coeur, passed away surrounded by her family at 2:30 a.m.

Monday, November 11, 2013after a convalescence at St. Joseph Nursing Home in Lacon.

Born January 14, 1916 in Peoria, she was the daughter of Joseph and Ethel (Atkinson) Goett. Alice was graduated from Manual High School with the class of 1936. After graduation, she worked as a seamstress learning a skill that she’d later use for her family making clothes, blankets, curtains and just about anything made with a needle and thread; eventually passing that skill on to her daughters. She married John P. Mackoway on August 25, 1938 in Peoria where they lived and raised a family, moving to Creve Coeur in 1970. John preceded her in death on October 25, 1982 in Peoria. Also preceding herr in death are one granddaughter, Julie; two brothers, Laurel and Laverne Goett; two sisters, LaNora Atkinson and Wilma Preston.

Surviving are three daughters, Lynn (Wayne) Traughber of Troy, OH, Sue (Ed) Riley of East Peoria, Claire (Jim Ellis) Mackoway of East Peoria; two sons, John Mackoway, Jr. of East Peoria, Dan Mackoway of Poughkeepsie, NY; eleven grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; and one brother, James Goett of West Peoria.

She was generally a shy person, but developed strong friendships with people who would seek out her help, her advice or just someone to listen.

To her family she was also known for her determination to carry on no matter what her loss or hardship. Her basic belief was that you take life as it comes and keep on moving. She proved this right up to the last week of her life, when after serious illnesses, when no one believed she would be able to walk again,

she stood and walked on her own. She loved her family and insisted that they maintain the birthday and holiday traditions that always brought and kept the family together. In particular, the yearly Thanksgiving holiday, which included the entire family, was a favorite tradition. Outside the Peoria area, she loved traveling with family, particularly to New York to visit her son or Ohio to visit her daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren.

Alice was a member of Sacre Coeur Catholic Church in Creve Coeur where she was involved in the Altar and Rosary Society. She was also involved in Creve Coeur in the Creve Coeur Home Extension. She was blessed to have and be involved with wonderful neighbors and friends in Creve Coeur. They all assisted her family in making it possible for her to stay in her home well into her mid 90’s.

Her funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m.Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Sacre Coeur Catholic Church in Creve Coeur.

Father Michael Andrejek will be the celebrant.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory in Creve Coeur with recitation of the Rosary at 4:30 p.m. Additional visitation will be from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the church. Interment will be at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in West Peoria.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Midwest Affiliate, 4722 N. Sheridan Road., Peoria, IL 61614 or to St. Joseph Nursing Home, 401 9th Street, Lacon, IL 61540.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the entire staff at St. Joseph Nursing Home for the loving care given to our mother.

To express condolences online, visit www.preston-hanley.com.

Steven E. Benning PIQUA — Steven E. Benning, 60, of Piqua, died Wednesday November 13, 2013 at his residence. He was born September 13, 1953 in Piqua to the late James L. and Martha E. (Jess) Benning.

S u r v i vo rs include two sisters, Marilyn K. Benning and Sandra D. Benning both of Piqua; several aunts and uncles; and many cousins.

Mr. Benning was a 1971 graduate of Piqua Central High School and was a devoted farmer in Miami County all of his life.

A service to honor his life will begin at 10:00 am

Saturday November 16, 2013 at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home with Rev. Wayne Thomas officiating. Burial will follow at Miami Memorial Park, Covington.

Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 pm Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Piqua Ambulance Fund, P. O. Box 720, Piqua, OH 45356. Guestbook condolences and expressions of sympathy, to be provided to the family, may be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci. com.

Area Briefs

Grand re-opening of business set

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The unique business offers an eclectic selection, from music from the last 50 years, to electronics, baseball cards and comics from 1960s-1990s The store also boasts baseball, basketball and football cards from the 1940s-1990s, role-playing cards, autographed items and rare books, including baseball, Christian literature and Milton-Union yearbooks from the 1940s to today.

Additionally, Bake’s Bibles, Ballcards + Bulldogs will offer some rare military surplus items, including coats, hats, mittens/gloves, cold weather gear and uniforms.

The first release from local author Sue Lange Myers, “Radical Saving + Giving,” which leads the reader through practical, manageable steps to be the best possible stewards of our resources, also will be available for purchase.

Information provided by the Miami County Sheriff’s Office: Nov. 7 OVI STOP: Miami County Sheriff’s deputy observed a vehicle on Cherry St., Troy, sitting in the middle of the right hand lane of westbound traffic on W. Main St. The driver appeared to be passed out at the wheel with their foot on the brake.

The deputy went around the public square and came back, turned right onto Cherry St. to get behind the vehicle. As the deputy was turning, the driver of the vehicle sat up in the vehicle and looked over towards me. When the deputy was pulling up behind the vehicle the traffic light turned green and the driver made a left turn east bound on Main St. The driver was in the straight lane when they came to the public square, the driver made a quick right turn almost striking the yield sign on S. Market St. The driver was across the double center yellow line when they went onto S. Market St. there was a vehicle coming towards them. The deputy activated the emergency lights and siren, the vehicle continued southbound on S. Market St. making a left hand turn onto E. Canal St. The vehicle stopped at E. Canal St. at Walnut St. The deputy made contact with the female driver, Krystal Rowley. The deputy could smell a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from her person. The deputy advised her of why he had stopped her and she said that she knew she did. The deputy asked her how much she had to drink and she said two beers. The deputy asked her to step out of the vehicle to perform a series of field sobriety tests. The deputy had Ms. Rowley step up on the sidewalk where the cement was level. The first test was the Horizontal Gaze Nystgamus. The deputy explained the test to her and asked her if she understood and she said yes. Ms. Rowley exhibited all six clues possible. During the test she continued to move her feet to keep her balance and was swaying back and forth.

The next test was the one leg stand test. The deputy explained and demonstrated the test to her and asked her of she understood and she said yes. Ms. Rowley was unable to perform the test.

She was not able to stand on one leg without losing her balance, and she never started to count at any point during the test. The next test was the walk and turn test. The deputy explained and demonstrated the test to her and asked her is she understood and she said yes.

Ms. Rowley was unable to stand with her right heel touching her left toe while the deputy gave her the instructions for the test, she continued to move her feet to keep her balance. When she did start the test she never counted her steps out loud, or touched heel to toe, and she took 15 steps down before completing the turn incorrectly. She stopped on her third step back and at that time the deputy placed her under arrest for OVI. Her vehicle was towed

by Bushnell’s, the deputy stopped at 207 E. Canal St. to make contact with Jen Davis to pick Ms. Rowley up. Ms. Davis did not have a valid driver’s license but said that Ms. Rowley could be dropped off at her residence.

The deputy transported Ms. Rowley to the Sheriff’s Office where she was read her the BMV2255 form and she agreed to take the breath test. She tested .256 BAC. Ms. Rowley was charged with OVI-excess .17, left of center, no seat belt, and red light violation.

DRUNK IN THE DRIVEWAY: On Nov. 7, the resident located in the 3000 block of State Route 41, Troy, called 911 and reported that there was a vehicle in her driveway and she wasn’t sure who it was. The resident advised dispatch that she thought it might be her ex-boyfriend but she wasn’t sure. She advised that her ex-boyfriend’s name was Kyle Plymesser and that he drove a blue Nissan Maxima. When the deputy arrived at the residence, he

located located a blue Nissan with Ohio registration sitting in the driveway. There was a white male identified as the defendant Kyle E Plymesser in the driver’s seat and it appeared that he was passed out. The deputy then approached the vehicle and noticed that the vehicle was still running and the headlights were on. The deputy then looked inside the vehicle and noticed three open bottles of Bud Light Platinum empty and two that had not been opened. The deputy then began to knock on the passenger window to try and wake Mr. Plymesser up but he didn’t move. The deputy then walked around to the driver’s side and saw that the window was half way down so the deputy reached in and unlocked the door and opened it.

While the deputy was doing this he noticed that Mr. Plymesser’s foot was on the brake and was unsure if the vehicle was in drive.

The deputy then shined his flashlight in Mr. Plymesser’s face and yelled for him to wake up. After a couple of attempts Mr. Plymesser opened his eyes at which time the deputy ordered him to shut the vehicle off. Mr. Plymesser seemed confused and the deputy had to tell him again to shut the vehicle off and he did. The deputy then asked Mr. Plymesser what he was doing at the residence and he said that he lived there. The deputy then asked Mr. Plymesser how much alcohol he had to drink tonight and he stated “Does it really matter”. The deputy noticed while speaking with Mr. Plymesser that his eyes were bloodshot and the deputy could smell an odor of alcoholic beverage coming from the vehicle.

The deputy also noticed that Mr. Plymesser was slurring his speech. The deputy then asked Mr. Plymesser for his driver’s license and he pulled out his wallet and the deputy noticed that he was fumbling with it and had trouble pulling out. Mr. Plymesser then handed the deputy his identification card. The deputy ran Mr. Plymesser through LEADS and found that his driver’s license was under an OVI suspension.

The deputy then transported Mr. Plymesser to the Miami County Sheriff’s Office for further testing.

After arriving at the office I took the handcuff’s off and asked Mr. Plymesser if he would like to submit to any field sobriety tests.

Mr. Plymesser then became agitated and refused. Mr. Plymesser became uncooperative and was handcuffed at the sheriff’s office. The deputy read the BMV2255 form to Mr. Plymesser and he started to yell over me as the deputy was reading it.

After reading the form the deputy asked Mr. Plymesser if he understood and he said yes and signed when instructed to. The deputy then asked Mr. Plymesser if he would submit to a breath test and he said he would but he has asthma but he would try. Mr. Plymesser tried to blow several times but would only blow into the machine for a couple of seconds and then stop causing the machine to time out. The deputy then informed Mr. Plymesser that it was going to be marked as a refusal.

Mr. Plymesser was then incarcerated in the Miami County Jail on charges of OVI and driving under suspension.

Nov. 6 MISSING APPLIANCES: The owner of a property located in the 300 block of Keller St., Bradford, called to file a report in reference to some missing appliances.

The complainant owns the listed home and has been renting it out to a Bradford woman. The woman has recently moved out of the house and the owner went

to check on the place. The owner noticed that the refrigerator, stove, microwave, washer and dryer are all missing. The owner states that the appliances belong to him and that last tenant was not supposed to take them with her. The owner asked that a Miami County Sheriff’s deputy speak with the last tenant about taking the appliances. The deputy went to the tenant’s new residence and asked her about the items. The former tenant stated that landlord gave the appliances to her when she originally moved in to the rental house. A witness was also present and stated that he was there when the owner told the former tenant that she may have the items as she was moving in. The tenant said that if her former landlord disagrees with that and still wants the items back, she is willing to give them to him upon receiving her next tax return check.

She can then go buy new appliances and give the older ones to him. The deputy spoke again with owner and advised him of the above.

He states that he did not give the appliances to her and he is not willing to wait until her next tax return.

The owner stated that he is likely going to pursue the dispute with her through a civil court suit. He asked for a report to be filed for documentation of the incident.

DRIVING UNDER SUSPENSION: On Nov. 6, while sitting stationary in a marked patrol cruiser on State Route 40, near West Charlestown, the deputy did a random check through L.E.A.D.S on the listed vehicle. After receiving the return, the deputy discovered the register owner was under a non-compliance suspension. The deputy observed the driver matching the description of the register owner and initiated a traffic stop for this violation. The deputy made contact with the driver, who was the register owner, Shannon Pitts. Ms. Pitts informed the deputy that she did not realize she was under suspension. Ms. Pitts was cited for driving under suspension and given a court date.

Nov. 9 BIKE PATH POSESSION AND SILVER SPOONS: While patrolling the bike path off Peterson Road towards Piqua, a Miami County Sheriff’s Office deputy came across a parked vehicle. The deputy made contact with the driver, Dustin Reedy, of Piqua. Mr. Reedy was keeping his left hand out of view and when told to show his hands, he dropped an item which then rolled out onto the floor board. The item was a marijuana pipe.

Mr. Reedy stated he came down here to fish and he just finished smoking marijuana. Mr. Reedy was then asked to step out of the vehicle. A protective weapons search was completed and Mr. Reedy was detained and placed in the back seat of the patrol car. During a probable cause search of the vehicle, the deputy found a scale and a box of antique silver utensils, in addition to the marijuana pipe. The deputy asked Mr. Reedy where the spoons were from, he stated his girlfriend’s grandmother gave them to him. The deputy cited Mr. Reedy for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. The deputy advised Mr. Reedy that he would be confiscating the silver utensils in order to determine if they were involved in any theft cases, and if he could provide owner information, he could come pick them up at the Safety Building. Mr. Reedy was provided with his citations and released.

SPRAY PAINTING VANDALS IN TROY AND BRADFORD: On Nov. 7, several reports of spray paint on a storage unit at a

home in Troy and two construction companies doing business in Bradford were reported. A home owner in Troy reported comments on all sides of a storage unit that has been in front of her residence for past two months. There were several pictures of male genitals and comments referring to those male parts. All of the spray paint used was orange in color. On School St., in Bradford, deputies met with contractors from Toms Construction. The contractor told deputies when they arrived to the job site on Nov. 7 they had items spray painted. On the rear of one of their excavator they had red spray paint scribbled on it. On the side of their semi trailer there was more red spray paint with the word “underachievers” wrote.

The contractor told the deputy they have been having problems with a subject that lives on School St. The contractor told the deputy the subject is unhappy they are doing work on the street.

On Nov. 8, Miami County Sheriff’s deputies spoke with Tim Taylor owner of Taylor Made construction on Atlas St., Bradford. Tim told the deputy when he was unlocking his front door he noticed it had been painted with red paint. Tim thought that was strange so he started checking the rest of his business.

He noticed on one of his truck’s parked in the back lot had been vandalized. Tim went and looked at the truck and noticed it also had red spray paint on it. Also the headlights were busted out and there was a crack in the front windshield. The paint was the same shade as the other item’s spray painted in town. The officer spoke with a neighbor to see if he had seen anyone around the business. He told me he has seen kids back there in the past but has not seen anything recently.

BACK ROAD CRUISE LEADS TO POT CITATION: At 3:46 p.m. on Nov. 9, a Miami County Sheriff’s Office deputy was traveling northbound on Kessler-Frederick Road and observed a white Mercury travel onto the right shoulder off of the roadway then back onto the roadway while traveling northbound on Kessler-Frederick Road. The deputy initiated a traffic stop on a white Mercury after the vehicle traveled onto Nashville Road by activating overhead emergency lights and sirens. The deputy made contact with the female driver identified as Brandy Cox and the right front passenger William Bruhn. The deputy advised Cox for the reason of the traffic stop and she apologized for driving off the roadway. She stated she was distracted by speaking on her cell phone. The deputy asked her for her driver’s license, valid proof of insurance and vehicle registration. She only provided her driver’s license. The deputy requested the passenger, Bruhn, to provide his identification as well. Bruhn did without incident. The deputy checked both Cox and Bruhn through LEADS and the return showed they both had valid driver’s license without any wants or warrants. The deputy checked both Cox and Bruhn through another system and the return showed both had recent drug history involving marijuana drug possession. The deputy re-contacted Cox and requested to speak to her outside of her vehicle. Cox exited the vehicle and met with me near the rear of her car. The deputy asked Cox if there was any illegal narcotics, weapons or any other contraband in the vehicle and she stated she did not have anything.

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The ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m.

The event also will include Christian music playing throughout the day and refreshments. Each visitor also will recieve a free gift and discounts.

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They were on a break Dear Annie: I am madly Please help me. -- On a Break in love with my ex-fiancee.

Dear Break: It is always a We have been separated since bad idea to begin a relationMarch but have been talking ship with dishonesty. Word is about getting back together likely to get back to your fianand starting a family. cee, so you must tell her first.

The problem is, while we Don’t make excuses for your were separated, I slept with behavior. Take responsibility, another woman. It happened Annie’s tell her you are deeply sorry, at a weak point in my life, Mailbox and ask for forgiveness. Say and I don’t plan to do it again. that you understand she is disNow the other woman says Kathy Mitchell appointed and hurt, and that she is pregnant. I have asked & Marcy Sugar you will give her as much time for proof, but she hasn’t proas she needs to think about vided any. We did use a condom, but your future together. We hope she it broke. decides to give you another chance, Should I tell my almost-fiancee or and that you will be worthy of her wait until I have physical proof? I trust. know if I tell her, she will be immenseDear Annie: I have a response for ly hurt and may never want to see me “Waiting for Your Answer,” who comagain. I don’t want to lose the love of plained that every time he went to the my life and my best friend over this. bank, the greeter at the door and the

tellers made small talk with the customers. He said it took up too much time. Apparently, he’s never worked with the public.

I work in a bank. My employers have told us to be friendly to the customers. If it’s a regular customer, we might ask about the family or their job. To me, that is simply personalized service. I prefer to do business where someone will acknowledge me rather than ignore me.

If “Waiting” doesn’t want to be spoken to, he has three options: One, ignore their friendly questions. Two, complain to the person in charge.

Three, take his business elsewhere, where they move people through like robots on a conveyer belt. “Waiting” needs to learn to stop and smell the roses -- or start earlier. -- Glad To Be a Friendly Customer Service Rep

Horoscope HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013: This year your creativity surges; however, every once in a while there could be a lull. Your intuition comes through in all ventures, especially risky ones. If you are single, you could find it challenging to find a match who is on the same wavelength, but you will have fun dating. If you are attached, you seem to have a sixth sense about your sweetie. Still, know that you will not always be right.

Listen to your sweetie and understand where he or she might be coming from. ARIES can match your energy.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-Soso; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) ★★★ You see a situation differently from how others see it. What has been hazy could become crystal clear through others’ actions.

Express your concern in a way that it can be received.

Opportunities might emerge from a realestate matter.

Tonight: Get into weekend mode.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) ★★★ You could be more aware of what a friendship offers you as opposed to your idealistic dreams.

Reality can be harsh at first. You will want to take your time integrating your feelings. Don’t take action or make a decision until you

have adjusted. Tonight: Get some R and R. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ★★★★★ Aim for more of what you would want, and treat it as though others are not actively making requests of you. A boss or parent could reveal a new side of him- or herself that you need to acknowledge. Others might not be as clear as you would like. Tonight: Out and about.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ★★★★ You are in a position to take action, but a question remains unresolved in your mind. Think about what you want. Make decisions only when you have all the facts at hand. You don’t need to make an error. Tonight: Get extra work done.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★★ You’ll see a partner in a new light. You might feel as if a veil has been dropped, and you can see the real person now. As you digest all this newness, you might experience quite a few feelings. You actually do like what you see; you simply need to adjust. Tonight: Out on the town.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★★★ Deal with others directly, and understand that you could get several mixed messages. You will gain insight into a particular group of friends involved in a common interest.

Opportunities abound. Follow the advice of a trusted friend.

Tonight: Go for togetherness.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ★★★★ Others appear to be

very strongwilled, no matter what your choices are. If you could change the direction of a situation, where would you go? You might be pleasantly surprised if you share your thoughts. Others will join in on your ideas. Tonight: Be with your best friend.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★★ You could be experiencing a reversal with a child or loved one. What you are seeing is that your perception of what might be going on is very different from reality. Take it all in, but get busy in order to prevent any obsessive behavior from happening. Tonight: Get errands done first.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★★ Listen to news with an open mind. Someone close to you might have a skeleton in his or her closet.

You recently might have seen some signs of this well-kept secret. You will want to understand more of what is going on. Stay open. Tonight: Be spontaneous.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ★★★ Note if your sixth sense is improving. If so, you might want to be more willing to follow your intuition. You will see excellent results, as you often pick up on what is happening around you on a subconscious level. Tonight: Make weekend plans.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★★ Stopping you could be difficult, as you are on mission. You have a lot on your plate and a desire to complete as much as

possible. A discussion might not mesh well with what you are feeling. Do little and observe a lot. Tonight: Hang out with friends and loved ones.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★ You see an item that you really want. You might have difficulty saying “no.” As you look at your budget, you could question the value of making the purchase. Make sure that you really want this thing.

Confusion surrounds your finances. Tonight: Your treat.

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The baby wipes work well This also makes it easier to pick up loose hair before to “stand” my purses on it falls on the furniture. -- closet shelves. -- Dixie in Arkansas N.J., via email STILL PERFECT Thanks for volunteering Dear Heloise: Your mom to help take care of (and adopt out) our four-footed taught my mom to place friends. “Woof, woof” to a silky scarf over her hair, you and your three rescue holding the ends between her teeth, before pulling dogs. -- Heloise a sweater over her newly STUCK FOIL Dear Heloise: I have a styled hair so it wouldn’t rather large piece of alu- get messed up. When minum foil that is stuck done, pull it off, front to to the bottom of the oven. back, and your hair will How can I remove it with- still be perfect. I’ve passed out damaging the finish? this hint on to my daughters. Some things never -- Kathy P., via email Yikes! This may take a go out of style. So thanklittle work! Place a wet, ful you took up where your warm, soapy washcloth mom left off. -- Paula Rice, over the foil and let it sit Colorado Springs, Colo.

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Enjoy some of these Thanksgiving dishes Editor’s Note: This is our annual Thanksgiving recipe round-up. Lots of email requests for past recipes come in this time of year and these are the most requested Amish Cook Thanksgiving recipes over the past few weeks. Enjoy them on your table and Lovina will return will her regular format column next week!

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ter, 1/2 cup flour, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 /2 cup nuts Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all of the ingredients except for topping into 2 quart baking dish. In a small sep-

arate bowl mix topping ingredients and sprinkle over sweet potato mixture. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.

Pumpkin Pie Squares ½ c. butter, softened ½ c. brown sugar 1 c. all-purpose flour ½ c. rolled oats 2 eggs ¾ c. white sugar 1 (15-oz.) can pumpkin 1 (12-ozs.) can evaporated milk ½ t. salt 1 t. ground cinnamon ½ t. ground ginger ¼ t. ground cloves ¼ t. ground nutmeg Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

For the crust: In a medium bowl,

cream together butter and brown sugar then mix in flour. Now add the oats to make an oatmeal crumble crust to press inside a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Bake for 15 minutes.

For the filling: While the crust is baking, make the pie filling to add to the crust. In a large bowl, beat eggs and mix in white sugar. Beat in pumpkin and evaporated milk. Mix in salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves.

Pour filling over baked crust. Return to the oven and bake in heated oven 20 minutes, until set. Let cool before cutting into squares.

Traditional Dressing 2 tablespoons chicken soup base 2 cups hot water 4 large eggs, beaten 1 /4 cup diced carrots 1 /4 cup diced celery 1 /4 cup chopped yellow onion 2 cups hot water or used potato water for better flavor 10 slices of bread, crumbled 1 teaspoon seasoning salt Directions: Dissolve the soup base in the two cups of hot water. Add all the remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour into a greased casserole dish and bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

Broccoli Casserole 3 cups Rice Krispies 1 stick butter 1½ cups fresh lima beans 2 cups of fresh broccoli 1 cup water chestnuts 1 cup sour cream 1 10.5-ounce can cream of mushroom soup 1 package of dry onion soup Brown Rice Krispies over low heat in butter. Set aside. Place lima beans, broccoli and water chestnuts in dish.

Pour sour cream and mushroom soup over ingredients. Cover with dry onion soup mix and browned Rice Krispies.

Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

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This Oct. 21, photo shows a classic mashed potato recipe for the Thanksgiving holiday in Concord, N.H.

Mix it up without sacrificing tradition Ways to get innovative on Thanksgiving By the Associated Press

Some cooks like to change up the Thanksgiving meal — a sous vide turkey here, a sweet potato souffle there. But on a holiday dedicated to tradition, innovation can spark revolt.

“Know your audience,” says Jack Bishop, editorial director of America’s Test Kitchen.

“The people I know want a pie for dessert and they’re not really interested in going too far afield. And the turkey is the turkey, and there’s not really a lot you can do there.”

But if you’re the cook, making the same meal year after year can be mind-numbing.

Here’s a brief guide to knowing just how classic you have to keep the classics, and how far you can push things.

• TURKEY: Go classic in the prep, but modern in the method.

The classic Thanksgiving turkey gets rubbed with butter and salt, and maybe a few herbs.

“A lot of people expect the same meal all the time,” says Mary Risley, director of San Francisco’s Tante Marie’s Cooking School. “It’s the one meal that every ethnic group across this country eats. And maybe the Italians have ravioli before, and maybe the Chinese have dumplings before, but everybody has turkey.

So don’t mess with the turkey.”

But Rick Rodgers, author of more than 40 cookbooks, including “Thanksgiving 101,” says you can keep it real but still have a little fun. “Doing something as simple as cooking the turkey outdoors on your grill is a way to take something traditional into the 21st century,” he says.

Bishop says once you’ve broken that mold and put the bird on the grill, you might as well play with a few flavors. “Doing a spice rub with cumin and chili powder and cinnamon, you can have some fun there,” he says. “As long as you choose a spice rub that’s not too unusual and you don’t do it two years in a row you’ll be fine.”

And in the home of Erling Wu-Bower, chef de cuisine at Chicago’s Nico Osteria, Cajunrubbed turkey is traditional. “We make this spicy Cajun lemony rub and poke holes and put whole cloves of garlic in it.”

Wu-Bower cooks the bird in the oven wrapped in foil so it essentially steams, then browns it at high temperature. “You can’t touch the turkey,” he says. “This is the traditional bird.”

• MASHED POTATOES: Go classic, period. If you must play, go no further than casserole.

“There has to be mashed potatoes and I’m just not going to mess with that because there’s going to be a lot of people who are going to be very vocal,” Bishop says. He admits to occasionally using eggs to turn the mashed potatoes into a souffle, but nothing crazier than that. “Chives are in it,” he says. “That’s the most out-there ingredient in mashed potato casserole.”

Rodgers says your approach to mashed potatoes should be even more basic than that. “Ask yourself, ‘Will it taste good with gravy on it?’” he says. “You have to make mashed potatoes that taste good with gravy.”

• STUFFING: Go classic on the foundation, innovate on the add-ins.

Bishop says first deal with the stuffing base: will it be white bread, cornbread, multi-grain or rice? After settling that, go for the flair.

“If you want to experiment, stuffing gives you the most leeway,” he says. “You can add apples, fennel, sausage, bacon, nuts and dried fruit.”

If you have a really picky audience, you might want to play it even safer. “Stuffing is a good example of where people expect the expected,” Rodgers says. To feed his jones for something new, Rodgers makes two stuffings — one nothing but white bread, celery, onion and herbs, and one with oysters or wild mushrooms.

• SWEET POTATOES: Go classic on the concept, modern in the execution.

Marshmallows are the classic topping for Thanksgiving sweet potatoes. But the sweetness of that dish and its festive sensibility can be captured in other ways without causing a riot, these experts say.

Bishop suggests a sweet potato puree topped with a streusel of brown sugar, butter and spices. “It’s for people who love the idea of the marshmallows, but it’s more sophisticated,” he says. “Even the people who love the marshmallows seem pretty happy when they get this. It’s sweet, but it’s also crunchy.”

If your guests can handle it, Bishop says go nuts and take the dish Indian with cashews and chilies. Maybe even some coconut and cilantro, or coriander and peanut butter for an African flavor.

Wu-Bower takes the sweet potato experiment one step further. He suggests browning rounds of roasted sweet potato in olive oil then dousing them in butter, brown sugar, red wine vinegar and neonata, a chili-infused Calabrian fish sauce. Deep fried capers add crunch.

Can we all just agree that by 2013 we should be able to do better by green beans than dumping canned soup and fried onions all over them? Surely, there is a better way.

Actually, there are lots of better ways. Even if all you do is crisp some chopped bacon in a skillet, then pop fresh green beans in for a few minutes of stir-frying, the end result will still be better (and probably more welcome at the table).

But that’s just the start.

To help you get your green bean creativity flowing, we’ve given you a basic recipe for cooking them, plus two ways of finishing them — one with bacon and blue cheese, the other with honey-sweetened spicy coconut. But if neither of those do it for you, use our base, then take those beans in any direction you like.

• Green Beans Two Ways Start to finish: 20 minutes Servings: 8 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed Salt and ground black pepper For the bacon and blue cheese topping: 1/2 cup crumbled cooked bacon 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese 1/4 cup chopped scallions For the sweet-and-spicy coconut topping: 1/4 cup honey 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1/2 cup toasted coconut flakes In a large skillet over mediumhigh, heat the olive oil. Add the garlic and saute for 2 minutes, or until softened. Add the green beans and saute until just tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Choose one of the two variations and gently toss all ingredients for either one together with the green beans in the skillet.

For the bacon and blue cheese variation: Nutrition information per serving: 110 calories; 60 calories from fat (55 percent of total calories); 7 g fat (2.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 10 mg cholesterol; 8 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 3 g sugar; 4 g protein; 190 mg sodium.

For the sweet-and-spicy coconut topping: Nutrition information per serving: 120 calories; 50 calories from fat (42 percent of total calories); 6 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 17 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 12 g sugar; 2 g protein; 60 mg sodium.

How to prevent weight gain during the holidays By the Associated Press

It’s hard to believe, but the annual season of feasting and overindulging is rapidly approaching. This seemingly endless trick of temptation starts with Halloween candy and continues with Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s festivities.

Statistics for how much weight Americans tend to gain during this end-of-the-year smorgasbord vary from 1 to 10 pounds. Needless to say, this is a tough time for anyone trying to eat healthfully. But it’s more than just overeating, because exercise becomes collateral damage, as well. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, most Americans (60 percent) do not engage in vigorous, leisure-time physical activity. Add in the time demands of the holidays and the urge to stay inside

because of the weather, and you have a recipe for even more inactivity.

With all this working against us, how can we keep from overeating and under-exercising during this season of gluttony? It begins with understanding. A variety of factors contribute to the difficulty.

Food-focused celebrations. The holidays bring special occasions, which bring parties, which increase the availability and quantity of social, raising the temptation to overindulge.

The pressure to give in can be great, as we don’t want to put a damper on the merrymaking or disappoint loved ones who have toiled to present good treats. And the alcohol served at many social events can also destroy our resolve to eat in moderation.

Stress. As if there wasn’t enough stress in everyday life, holiday obligations and expecta-

tions add to the strain. There’s much to do and accomplish in a short period, and that extra work can be overwhelming. It can add to stress, and the stress can lead to overeating.

Exhaustion. The demands of fall/winter festivities can leave people feeling sluggish and sleep-deprived. And when people are tired, they’re more likely to overeat.

Emotional eating. Some people use food to soothe sadness, anxiety, dissatisfaction, or loss. Others simply use any celebration as an excuse to overindulge. Holiday marketing of food and consumerism contributes to the excess as well, and even people who have been trying to eat healthy throughout the year may give in. Comfort and nostalgia play roles, as well.

Cold weather. Some people crave highcalorie comfort food and drink when the

mercury dips.

The same factors that contribute to overeating can also lead to physical inactivity. And, of course, overfull stomachs from all that holiday feasting, as well as stress, exhaustion, and cold weather, can dampen the best of workout intentions.

With all these obstacles to overcome, how can one avoid putting on those holiday pounds?

Be aware. Be conscious of what you eat and how much. Try to focus in on some healthier options when you are at that office holiday party. Honing in on two or three food options is often times a better solution than grazing on a little bit of everything. We tend to eat more when we have a lot of variety. Allow some treats for those special days, and then get back into your healthy routine the next day.

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Obama admin. posts low health care signups WASHINGTON (AP) — Planting a paltry number on a national disappointment, the Obama administration revealed Wednesday that just 26,794 people enrolled for health insurance during the first, flawed month of operations for the federal “Obamacare” website.

Adding in enrollment of more than 79,000 in the 14 states with their own websites, the nationwide number of 106,000 October sign-ups was barely one-fifth of what officials had projected — and a small fraction of the millions who have received widely publicized private coverage cancellations as a result of the federal law.

The White House raced to reassure anxious Democrats who are worried about the controversial program, which they voted into existence three years ago and which seems sure to be a major issue in next year’s election campaigns. The administration, trying to regain

the initiative, for the first time indicated a willingness to consider legislation to stave off the wave of cancellations that’s compounding the website technology problems.

Some Democrats are seeking changes in Obama’s signature program, and key Republicans, many pressing for repeal, said that even Wednesday’s feeble sign-up figures appeared to be pumped up. The final number — 106,185 people — would be even smaller if it counted only those who finalized their enrollment by actually paying their first month’s premium, Republicans said.

Administration officials and senior congressional Democrats expressed confidence in the program’s future.

“We expect enrollment will grow substantially throughout the next five months,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who is in overall charge.

“Even with the issues we’ve had, the marketplace is working and people are enrolling,” Sebelius said. Responding to GOP critics, she said the first premiums are not due until Dec. 15.

The online, state-level insurance markets were envisioned as the new portal to coverage for people who don’t have health plans on the job. But the federal market was overwhelmed by technical problems when it opened Oct. 1, and the experience of state-run markets has been mixed.

The administration said an additional 1 million individuals have been found eligible to buy coverage on the markets, with about one-third qualifying for tax credits to reduce their premiums. Another 396,000 have been found eligible for Medicaid, the safety-net program that is shaping up as the health care law’s early success story.

For many Democrats, concerns over the cascade of website problems has been compounded by the focus on Obama’s misleading promise that Americans who liked their health insurance plans could keep them under the overhaul.

But millions of people are receiving cancellation notices.

They have plans that for various reasons don’t qualify for the law’s “grandfather clause” protection against cancellations.

Obama has said he’s sorry that people are losing their coverage and has vowed to find ways to address “holes and gaps” in the law. Advisers originally said the White House was considering administrative fixes, not legislative options.

On Wednesday, Obama spokesman Jay Carney said, “If we can achieve this administratively, we will certainly look at that possibility,” but he added that the White House was also

considering legislative ideas.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., scheduled an all-Democrats meeting Thursday with White House health care officials.

Republicans, meanwhile, are holding hearings to keep the overhaul’s problems in the spotlight ahead of an election year.

“It’s kind of interesting to see as Obamacare implodes how everybody’s running for cover,” said Rep. John Mica, R-Fla. And Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said, “Obviously, panic has set in on the other side.”

The administration has staked its credibility on turning the website around by the end of this month. From the president on down, officials have said that HealthCare.gov will be running smoothly for the vast majority of users by Nov. 30. They have not specified what “running smoothly” means.

CIA declassifies Camp David Accords intelligence ATLANTA (AP) — The Central Intelligence Agency has declassified 1,400 pages of intelligence surrounding the Camp David Accords, the historic peace treaty negotiated in 1978 by then-President Jimmy Carter with the leaders of Israel and Egypt.

Carter, now 89, said Wednesday in Atlanta that the documents helped him grasp the full sweep of Middle East tensions in that era, convinced him U.S. diplomatic expectations were too low and steeled his resolve to seek a full-fledged treaty between Egypt and Israel — and nothing less.

A leading achievement of Carter’s foreign policy, the accord led then-Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and thenIsraeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin to share the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978 for the first treaty between the Jewish state of Israel and one of its Arab neighbors.

The documents released this week include political and personality profiles of Sadat and Begin that Carter read before the 13-day summit at the Camp David presidential retreat in rural Maryland.

There also are transcripts of U.S. National Security Council sessions; summaries of key meetings, including conversations among the heads of state; and analyses of undercurrents among Mideast nations that still reverberate in the region.

The papers cover the period from January 1977 to March 1979, from the months before the summit to the following spring when Egypt and Israel signed the peace treaty that emerged from the outline forged at Camp

David.

The deal did not curtail Israeli occupation of the West Bank, but it ended open hostilities between Sadat’s and Begin’s countries. Begin also withdrew Israeli troops from the Sinai peninsula and Sadat opened the Suez Canal to Israeli ships.

The collection suggests an American administration that knew the president faced a balancing act.

“You will have to control the proceedings from the outset,” Carter’s National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski wrote in one memo to Carter.

In a January 4, 1977, assessment, the CIA suggested that developments in the region — including the reconciliation of Egypt and Syria, a “more durable” ceasefire in Lebanon and Saudi eagerness for “progress on the Arab-Israeli dispute” — made conditions ripe for “the launching of a major Arab peace offensive led

by Egypt and Syria and backed by Saudi Arabia.”

A secret National Intelligence Estimate around the same time cited a reduction in Soviet arms deliveries in the aftermath of the 1973 war and “Israel’s substantial military buildup” that resulted in “a relative diminution of Egypt’s ability to wage war against Israel.”

An August 16, 1978, intelligence cable, shortly before the Camp David talks began, observed that Saudi Arabia was signaling to its Arab allies support for such negotiations “and trying to persuade them to withhold comment on the meeting … until the outcome is known.”

AP PHOTO In this Oct. 30, 2007, file photo, a dump wagon adds freshly gathered corn cobs to a pile on a farm near Hurley, S.D. The first trickle of fuels made from agricultural waste, including corn cobs, is finally winding its way into the nation’s energy supply, after years of broken promises and hype promoting a next-generation fuel source cleaner than oil. As refineries produce this so-called cellulosic fuel, it has become clear, even to the industry’s allies, that the benefits remain, as ever, years away.

Next generation of biofuels is still years away NEW YORK (AP) — The first trickle of fuels made from agricultural waste is finally winding its way into the nation’s energy supply, after years of broken promises and hype promoting a next-generation fuel source cleaner than oil.

But as refineries churn out this socalled cellulosic fuel, it has become clear, even to the industry’s allies, that the benefits remain, as ever, years away.

The failure so far of cellulosic fuel is central to the debate over corn-based ethanol, a centerpiece of America’s green-energy strategy. Ethanol from corn has proven far more damaging to the environment than the government predicted, and cellulosic fuel hasn’t emerged as a replacement.

“A lot of people were willing to go with corn ethanol because it’s a bridge product,” said Silvia Secchi, an agricultural economist at Southern Illinois University.

But until significant cellulosic fuel materializes, she said, “It’s a bridge to nowhere.”

Cellulosics were the linchpin of part of a landmark 2007 energy law that required oil companies to blend billions of gallons of biofuel into America’s gasoline supply. The quota was to be met first by corn ethanol and then, in later years, by more fuels made with non-food sources.

It hasn’t worked out.

“Cellulosic has been five years away for 20 years now,” said Nathanael Greene, a biofuels expert at the Natural Resources Defense Council.

“Now the first projects are up and running, but actually it’s still five years away.”

Cellulosic makers are expected to turn out at most 6 million gallons of fuel this year, the government says. That’s enough fuel to meet U.S. demand for 11 minutes. It’s less than 1 percent of what Congress initially

required to be on the market this year.

Corn ethanol is essentially as simple to make as moonshine but requires fossil fuels to plant, grow and distill. For that reason, it has limited environmental benefits and some drastic side effects.

Cellulosic biofuels, meanwhile, are made from grass, municipal waste or the woody, non-edible parts of plants — all of which take less land and energy to produce. Cellulosics offer a huge reduction in greenhouse gases compared with petroleum-based fuels and they don’t use food sources.

In Vero Beach, Fla., for example, agricultural waste and trash are being turned into ethanol. In Columbus, Miss., yellow pine wood chips are being turned into gasoline and diesel.

In Emmetsburg, Iowa, and Hugoton, Kan., construction is nearly complete on large refineries that will turn corncobs, leaves and stalks into ethanol.

Ohio governor stays execution of convicted killer COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio’s governor delayed a condemned child killer’s execution on Wednesday to study the feasibility of accommodating the unprecedented request of a state death row inmate to donate his organs.

Gov. John Kasich’s decision came less than 24 hours before Ronald Phillips was scheduled to die for the rape and death of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter in Akron in 1993. His lethal injection Thursday was to be the first time a new two-drug combination was tried in the U.S. In stopping the execution, Kasich said he wanted to allow time to study the request the 40-year-old inmate made Monday to see if a donation could help someone else. Phillips’ execution was reset to July 2.

Kasich specifically referred to a donation of non-vital organs,

such as a kidney, which Phillips wants to donate to his mother.

Phillips also wants to donate his heart to his sister.

Kasich said that while Phillips’ crime was heinous, his willingness to donate organs and tissue could save another life and the state should try to accommodate a donation.

“I realize this is a bit of uncharted territory for Ohio, but if another life can be saved by his willingness to donate his organs and tissues then we should allow for that to happen,” Kasich said in a statement.

Some 3,500 people in Ohio and more than 120,000 nationally are currently awaiting organ donations, said Marily Pongonis, a spokeswoman for the Lifeline of Ohio organ donation program.

Ohio’s prison medical policy accommodates organ donations, but prison officials said in reject-

ing Phillips’ request Tuesday that he had not made it soon enough for officials to work out the logistics and security concerns.

A spokeswoman said the department moved swiftly to evaluate the request but determined it was not equipped to accommodate pre- or post-execution organ donations.

Kasich said if Phillips is found to be a viable donor to his mother, who has kidney disease and is on dialysis, or to others awaiting live transplants of non-vital organs, the stay would allow time for those procedures to be performed and for Phillips to be returned to death row.

It appears that Phillips’ offer to donate his heart to his sister, who suffers a heart ailment, however, would not be possible under the governor’s directive since the heart is a vital organ.

Pongonis said a heart cannot be donated after death. The person must still be alive when the organ is donated.

“It just wouldn’t be possible,” she said. “Organ donation occurs following brain death and the organs are maintained on a ventilator. When a prisoner is executed, the oxygen stops flowing, the heart stops beating, the blood stops flowing.”

Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, said Delaware death row inmate Steven Shelton was granted a request in 1995 to donate a kidney to his mother while in prison, though he was not facing imminent execution like Phillips.

“This step by the governor puts it into a more normal discussion of an inmate, without any security problems, can help save another person and is that

the right thing to do,” he said.

“With 24 hours to go before an operation had to be carried out, it definitely gets in the way of that process.”

Vital organ donations raise larger ethical issues and have so far not been allowed during U.S. executions, Deiter said. They have occurred in China, he said.

Dieter, whose group opposes the death penalty, added: “If the whole idea is to save a life, there’s one life to be saved simply by not executing the person at all.”

Phillips made his request after the governor denied him mercy and Phillips had exhausted his other legal options. His attorney said it wasn’t a delay tactic but an attempt to do good.

The state had left it up to Phillips’ family whether the organs would be harvested after his death.

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TODAY’S TIPS • FOOTBALL: Presale tickets for the Tippecanoe vs. Thurgood Marshall football game Friday at Northmont High School will be on sale at the Tippecanoe athletic office and in the Tippecanoe Middle School office during school hours, as well as a Hocks Pharmacy on County Road 25A just north of State Route 571 until 5 p.m.

Friday. All tickets are $7 in advance and $9 at the gate, with Tippecanoe receiving a portion of the revenue from all presale tickets. Northmont will also be charging $2 for parking.

Tippecanoe will be the home team, and Red Devil fans are encouraged to enter the stadium in the center of the home bleachers.

• FOOTBALL: Presale tickets for the Miami East vs. Mechanicsburg football game on Friday at Welcome Stadium are on sale in the Miami East athletic office during school hours. They will be sold until Friday at 2 p.m. Additional outlets will be at Holly’s Diner and GBW Sunoco until noon on Friday.

Tickets will also be available at the community pep rally to be held from 78 p.m. Thursday. Personal checks cannot be accepted for payment. Miami East will be the home team, and Viking fans are encouraged to use the Gate C side of Welcome Stadium to enter the game.

• FOOTBALL: Presale tickets for the Covington vs. Marion Local football game Saturday at Piqua High School will be on sale at the high school and middle school during regular school hours until Friday, as well as at Joanie’s Floral Designs during regular business hours until Friday and from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday. Presale tickets are $7 and tickets at the gate will be $9. Covington will be the home team, and spectators should enter on the west side of the stadium.

• FOOTBALL: Presale tickets for the Lehman vs. Triad football game Saturday at Wapakoneta High School are on sale. Tickets can be purchased at Lehman High School until 3 p.m.

Friday, and until 1 p.m. Saturday at East 47 Marathon and Reedmore Hallmark. Presale tickets are $7, and tickets at the gate are $9.

• ATHLETICS: Newton High School will be hosting its annual Red & White Night Saturday. The Newton cheerleaders will kick off the basketball season by introducing the winter sports teams. The event will begin with a Mexican feast from 5-7 p.m. in the cafeteria, then the elementary, junior high and high school boys and girls basketball teams, coaches and cheerleaders will be introduced at 7:15 p.m. in the high school gym.

• SUBMIT-A-TIP: To submit an item to the Troy Daily News sports section, please contact Josh Brown at jbrown@civitasmedia.com or David Fong at dfong@civitasmedia.com.

SPORTS CALENDAR TODAY No events scheduled FRIDAY Football Postseason Division III, Region 10 Semifinal at Northmont Tippecanoe vs. Thurgood Marshall (7:30 p.m.)

Division VI, Region 22 Semifinal at Welcome Stadium Miami East vs. Mechanicsburg (7:30 p.m.)

SATURDAY Football Postseason Division VII, Region 26 Semifinal At Piqua Covington vs. Marion Local (7 p.m.)

At Wapakoneta Lehman vs. Triad (7 p.m.)

SUNDAY No events scheduled

UPCOMING Bowling ..........................Friday Girls Basketball............Nov. 22 Ice Hockey ...................Nov. 22 Swimming ....................Nov. 25 Boys Basketball ...........Nov. 29 Wrestling......................Nov. 29 Gymnastics.....................Dec. 2

Buckeyes unbeaten, but are they better?

Two teams, each 9-0. They play in the same league. They’re both highly ranked.

Which is better?

If you’re comparing the 2012 Ohio State Buckeyes and the current version, coach Urban Meyer has the answer.

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CONTACT US ■ Sports Editor Josh Brown (937) 440-5251, (937) 440-5232 jbrown@civitasmedia.com

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Mirror images Miami East to face familiarlooking opponent Friday

BY DAVID FONG Regional Sports Editor dfong@civitasmedia.com CASSTOWN — Max Current leaned back in his chair, adjusted his Miami East baseball cap and stroked the stubble on his chin.

The Miami East football coach had just been asked to find a suitable comparison for Mechanicsburg, the team his Viking squad will face at 7:3409 p.m. Friday in the Division VI,

Region 22 regional semifinals at Welcome Stadium. A variety of names came up … but he eventually settled on one.

“They are a mix of styles offensively,” Current said. “They are a little bit like Arcanum or Twin Valley South. Maybe a little bit like Bethel. Defensively, we expect them to do a lot of ANTHONY WEBER/TROY DAILY NEWS FILE things Covington did. Actually, do you really want to know who Mami East’s defense makes a play earlier this season. The Vikings will take on Mechanicsburg 7:30 p.m. Friday in a Division VI, ■ See VIKINGS on 13 Region 22 semifinal playoff game at Welcome Stadium.

Douglas named All-Ohio Bulldog senior gets honorable mention in D-III

BY JOSH BROWN Sports Editor jbrown@civitasmedia.com

“The backs know we’re there for them, but they’ve still got their jobs to do, too. Football is a team game. No one group can take all the credit. It belongs to everyone.”

Hunter is the most experienced of the group on the offensive side of the ball, with three years of experience. Daniel has been part of the offensive line for two seasons, while Carlson, Demers and Kinser made the transition this year.

“Yeah, it is rare. It’s very rare (to start on the offensive line as a sophomore),” Hunter said.

They all play on both sides of the ball at times, too, and opinions are mixed as to which is more fun.

“It’s not very different (playing offensive and defensive line).

But on defense, you don’t really know what’s going on in a play

WEST MILTON — Kinsey Douglas couldn’t have been more surprised.

“I was shocked,” the MiltonUnion senior said. “I definitely was hoping, but when my coach called with the news, I was still shocked.”

She shouldn’t have been. After all, she earned it.

Douglas was an All-Ohio athlete this season, earning honorable mention in Division III for the first time in her career after leading the Bulldogs to a 16-6 and record the second round of the sectional tournament while leading t h e Southwestern B u c k e y e L e a g u e B u c k e y e Division in DOUGLAS kills.

So why was she so shocked?

“Being a 5-foot-9 middle, it was kind of a surprise,” Douglas said. “There were a lot of other girls to choose from. I was definitely honored to be chosen.”

But she never played like just a “5-9 middle.” Douglas, who broke the Milton-Union High School career record for kills this season, led the Buckeye Division in kills this season with 244 — second only to her sister, fellow senior Katlyn Douglas, who had 180. She also piled up 54 aces, 39 blocks and 115 digs during the season on her way to winning her second consecutive SWBL Player of the Year award.

“I struggled a bit during my junior year. I got hurt and missed a lot of time,” Douglas said. “To come out on top with all of those

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Tippecanoe's Jacob Hall (33) fights for extra yardage after Alex Daniel (60) cleared a path earlier this season against Greenville.

Heart and soul O-Line the focal point of Tipp’s deadly rushing attack

BY JOSH BROWN Sports Editor jbrown@civitasmedia.com BEAVERCREEK — More than 3,000 yards.

Fifty-two touchdowns through the 10-game regular season, and four more in the first round of the playoffs.

Tippecanoe’s rushing attack year-in and year-out is one of the most feared offensive weapons in the area, and this year was no exception. With its grind-it-out, four-yards-in-acloud-of-dust mentality accompanied by the ability to break a big play at any point in time and a stable full of talented backs, including the Central Buckeye Conference’s leading rusher, the Red Devil running game is dangerous for too many reasons to count.

And the heart and soul of that offense is a highly-skilled

veteran offensive line.

Seniors Tyler Hunter, Alex Daniel, Christian Carlson, Alex Demers and Konnor Kinser add up to 1,200 pounds of mean and make it next to impossible for opposing defenses to get their hands on running backs Jacob Hall, Cameron Johnson and Sean Ford and quarterbacks Ben Hughes and Zack Blair. And while they may not get the same press as the others do as a whole, their teammates definitely recognize their contributions.

“Our backs all really appreciate the way we block for them,” Daniel said. “They show us their appreciation in a lot of ways.”

“It’s just been an awesome experience blocking for these guys,” Hunter said. “Jake (Hall) and Cam (Johnson) are just outstanding football players, and it’s been awesome.”

“I think we get our fair share of recognition,” Kinser said.

Trojan Horse Youth Tournament set for this weekend

BY DAVID FONG Regional Sports Editor dfong@civitasmedia.com TROY — Football season isn’t over in Troy just yet.

Beginning Friday, the seventh-annual Trojan Horse Youth Football Tournament will be taking place in Troy. The three-day tournament will feature a total of 24 teams in the 12-under and 10-under age groups competing in a total of 36 games.

“The way this came about is in our normal Troy little league season, we have six teams and all the kids play each other,” said Bill Smith, President of Troy Junior Football Inc. “They don’t play any out-of-town kids. This tournament allows Troy kids to get the chance to play teams from out-of-town. Also, it serves as a major fundraiser for our program.

“The games pretty competitive. Some of the games I’ve seen rival some of the games I’ve seen at the high school or college level.”

Games will be played at five different locations: two field at Duke Park, Ferguson Field in Troy, Troy Christian High School and Miami East High School.

There will be a total of 18 teams competing two different 12under divisions — a “AA” division for larger high school feeder programs and a “A” division for smaller high school feeder programs. There also will be six teams competing in the 10-under division.

Troy has put together an allstar team for both the 12-under “AA” and 10-under divisions.

Some of the teams competing this weekend will be all-star teams that have been practicing together for several weeks, while

some will be “true teams” that have been playing together all fall.

In addition to the Troy teams, there will be a team from Piqua, two teams from the Miami East school district, two teams from the Indianapolis area and teams from around the state competing.

“In the past, we’ve had teams from Michigan and West Virginia compete as well,” Smith said.

Troy’s 12-under team will play Piqua at 7 p.m. Friday at Troy Christian High School.

Miami East’s 12-under “A” team will play Allen East at Miami East High School at 7 p.m.

Friday.

In the 10-under division, Miami East will play Bellefontaine at 9 p.m. Friday at Miami East High School. Troy will play Bellefontaine at 9 a.m.

Saturday at Ferguson Field.

Miami East will play Troy at 3 p.m. Saturday at Ferguson Field.

The 12-under divisions will play a double-elimination tournament, while the 10-under division will play a round-robin tournament.

Smith said he expects hundreds of players and thousands of fans will attend the tournament, which runs FridaySunday.

“I know all the hotels in Troy are full,” he said. “And I’ve heard some people are still trying to find hotels in Dayton. It’s a great thing for the community. And for the Troy kids, it’s great because (Troy High School varsity coach) Scot Brewer comes out and stands on the sidelines with the kids.”

For more information on the tournament, including full tournament brackets, visit www.TroyTrojanHorse.com

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Devils 12.3 points per game.

Franco Villella leads the Vikings with 110 tackles, while Alex Brewer (94 tackles) and Robbie Adams (91 tackles) both are close behind. Adams leads the team with six sacks, while Villella has five and Dylan Kinnison has three.

Current said he expects to see multiple fronts and formations from Mechanicsburg’s defense.

“We’ve got to prepare for a couple of different looks,” Current said.

“Which is fine. In our league, we see a large variation in defenses.

Some teams have weekto-week defenses. We’ll prepare like we normally do for a couple of different looks.”

Linebacker Tyler Lauchard leads the Indians with 99 tackles, while Grant Marshall has five sacks.

East will counter with a multi-pronged attack on offense.

Junior quarterback Conner Hellyer has thrown for 1,196 yards this season. Michael Fellers leads the team in receiving with 527 yards. The Vikings have three running backs who have rushed for more than 500 yards this season. Colton McKinney leads the way with 725 rushing yards, while Fellers has 517 and Brewer has 502.

“It should be a good game,” Current said.

“We’ve got to be ready for them.”

■ CONTINUED FROM 12 until you see it,” Hunter said. “I like offensive line better. On offense, you have the advantage. You know where the play is going and who you’re blocking ahead of time.”

“I’d definitely say defense,” Carlson said.

“I’ve always preferred tackling the ball carrier. I love to tackle.”

“I’m more of an offensive guy,” Kinser said. “You know what you have to do and how to do it before the play starts. It’s nice to know what’s going to happen beforehand.”

“I think defense is a lot more fun,” Demers said.

“You get to fly around the field chasing the ball. It’s just more fun — and the game’s all about fun.”

The Devils’ ability to have fun will be put to the test Friday night when they face Thurgood Marshall in the Division III, Region 10 semifinal game at Northmont High

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Tippecanoe's Geordie Heddleston carries the ball as Tyler Hunter blocks against Greenville earlier this season.

School. The Cougars have find ways to have some put up some impressive success. offensive numbers this But the fact that the season, but aside from four two teams scrimmaged in shutouts against teams the preseason won’t play a with a combined record of factor, the Devil seniors 14-26, Thurgood’s defense said. has given up an average of “It’ll be our most chal36 points per game — lenging game so far with meaning the Red Devil the talent they’ve got,” offense should be able to Daniel said.

COLUMBUS (AP) — Two teams, each 9-0. They play in the same league. They’re both highly ranked.

Which is better?

If you’re comparing the 2012 Ohio State Buckeyes and the current version, coach Urban Meyer has the answer.

“We’re a better team,” he said, referring to his current Buckeyes. “We’re a better functioning team.”

Meyer is careful to not insult last year’s team, which definitely started from the lowest rung on the ladder.

Those Buckeyes followed a dreadful 6-7 season by going a surprising 12-0.

They posted only the sixth unblemished season in the programs 123 years despite being deprived of the incentive of playing in a bowl game. That was taken off the table because of NCAA sanctions stemming from former coach Jim Tressel’s failure to disclose he knew of players likely taking improper benefits in 2010.

“I don’t want to ever disrespect our (2012) seniors because they were such an

2012 team was — this year’s Buckeyes are averaging 100 yards of total offense and 13 more points per game.

This year’s third-ranked team averages 531 yards of total offense per game, 301 rushing and 230 passing. It’s scoring 48.2 points a contest.

Playing a similar schedule, the 2012 Buckeyes, ranked No. 6 through nine games, were averaging 432 yards of total offense per game, 248 rushing and 184 passing. That squad was averaging 38.6 points a game.

incredible group of players,” Meyer said. “And they were really good players, too.”

He said the difference is when Ohio State has the ball. “(Which team is better is) an interesting conversation, but we’re just more functional, certainly on offense,” Meyer said. “We’re much better on offense than we were a year ago.”

The numbers support his position.

Through nine games — and heading into a game with Illinois, just like the

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NEW YORK (AP) — Max Scherzer did most everything on the mound this season — led the majors in wins, started the All-Star game, helped put his team in the playoffs.

Now, the newly minted AL Cy Young Award winner said he will “wait and see” whether he’s returning to the Detroit Tigers next year.

Scherzer went 21-3 and was an easy pick Wednesday as the American League’s top pitcher, drawing 28 of 30 first-place votes from members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL Cy Young Award for the second time in three seasons, coming within one vote of a unanimous selection.

Scherzer — like Kershaw — can become a free agent after the 2014 season, and the Tigers are trying to figure out if they can afford him along with all their other stars such as Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder and Justin Verlander. That’s prompted talk they might trade Scherzer before opening day.

“I love it here in Detroit,” Scherzer said on a conference call. “Who wouldn’t want to be a part of this?”

“The business side will take care of itself,” he said.

“It really depends on what Detroit wants to do.”

“And it’s definitely going to be a physical game,” Carlson said.

“It’s been a long season for both teams, and we’ve both changed,” Demers said. “They’ve gotten better, as have we. One way or another, it’s going to be a battle.”

With all of the Devils doing their jobs, though, they’ve been hard to stop this season — and they’re looking to win at a level the program has never won at before.

“We expect a good game.

They’re a lot better than anyone else we’ve faced this year,” Hunter said.

“But if we can come out early and hit them in the mouth, get them on their heels, we can do well.”

“We’re all working toward a common goal,” Kinser said. “If we play as a team, keep our minds straight and don’t let anything get in our way, I think we can come out with a win.”

Buckeyes unbeaten, but are they better?

Douglas ■ CONTINUED FROM 12 awards even after all of that, it was a bit shocking, too. I’ve got to thank my coach (Bill Ginn) for pushing me to work hard through it all.”

Of course, playing with her sister — who was also an SWBL Buckeye second team selection this year — helped, too.

“My twin sister, at that,” Douglas said with a laugh.

“It’s been really fun playing with her as my opposite side middle and seeing her get all of those awards, too.

I love playing next to her.”

Douglas plans on continuing her volleyball career in college and pursuing a Pre-Veterinarian program.

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They do a lot of same things we do. We are two pretty evenly matched teams. It should be a pretty good game.”

East (10-1) will have its hands full with Mechanicsburg (9-2), a team Current considered a mirror-image of his own.

“They run a lot of Iformation, but they also have a shotgun package they use to run a lot of quarterback-read plays,” Current said.

The Indians’ offense is led by running back Aeryton Erwin, a 5-foot8, 155-pound junior scatback who has rushed for 1,757 yards this season.

Quarterback Kaleb Romero — a 5-7, 160pound freshman — has thrown for 794 yards this season.

“Their quarterback is just a freshman — but watching them on film, you wouldn’t know it.

He’s really good. Their tailback has rushed for almost 1,800 yards and he’s just a junior. They try to run power at you, but then they’ll also line up in the gun and run read plays, which everybody seems to be doing a little bit of now. If they just ran the same plays out of the I, it would be no big deal. But they put in some wrinkes that you’ve got to worry about.”

Miami East will counter with a defense that is giving up just

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FOOTBALL National Football League All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 7 2 0 .778234 175 N.Y. Jets 5 4 0 .556169 231 Miami 4 5 0 .444193 209 Buffalo 3 7 0 .300199 259 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 6 3 0 .667222 193 Tennessee 4 5 0 .444200 196 Houston 2 7 0 .222170 248 Jacksonville 1 8 0 .111115 291 North W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 6 4 0 .600234 186 Cleveland 4 5 0 .444172 197 Baltimore 4 5 0 .444188 189 Pittsburgh 3 6 0 .333179 218 West W L T Pct PF PA Kansas City 9 0 0 1.000215 111 Denver 8 1 0 .889371 238 San Diego 4 5 0 .444212 202 Oakland 3 6 0 .333166 223 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 5 5 0 .500274 258 Philadelphia 5 5 0 .500252 244 N.Y. Giants 3 6 0 .333165 243 Washington 3 6 0 .333230 287 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 7 2 0 .778265 163 Carolina 6 3 0 .667214 115 Atlanta 2 7 0 .222186 251 Tampa Bay 1 8 0 .111146 209 North W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 6 3 0 .667238 216 Chicago 5 4 0 .556259 247 Green Bay 5 4 0 .556245 212 Minnesota 2 7 0 .222220 279 West W L T Pct PF PA Seattle 9 1 0 .900265 159 San Francisco 6 3 0 .667227 155 Arizona 5 4 0 .556187 198 St. Louis 4 6 0 .400224 234 Thursday's Game Minnesota 34, Washington 27 Sunday's Games Detroit 21, Chicago 19 Philadelphia 27, Green Bay 13 Jacksonville 29, Tennessee 27 Baltimore 20, Cincinnati 17, OT St. Louis 38, Indianapolis 8 Seattle 33, Atlanta 10 N.Y. Giants 24, Oakland 20 Pittsburgh 23, Buffalo 10 Carolina 10, San Francisco 9 Denver 28, San Diego 20 Arizona 27, Houston 24 New Orleans 49, Dallas 17 Open: Cleveland, Kansas City, N.Y. Jets, New England Monday's Game Tampa Bay 22, Miami 19 Thursday, Nov. 14 Indianapolis at Tennessee, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 17 Baltimore at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Houston, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Arizona at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

San Diego at Miami, 4:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.

San Francisco at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m.

Green Bay at N.Y. Giants, 4:25 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 8:30 p.m.

Open: Dallas, St. Louis Monday, Nov. 18 New England at Carolina, 8:40 p.m.

2013 OHSAA Football Playoffs — Second Round Pairings Pairings are shows with seeds and regular-season records Division I – Games at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 16 Home Team Listed First. Div. I regional semifinals are Sat., Nov. 23 Region 1 1 Lakewood St. Edward (9-1) vs. 9 Cleveland Heights (10-1) at Parma Byers Field 4 Austintown Fitch (11-0) vs. at 5 Westerville Central (10-1) at Mansfield Arlin Field 2 Mentor (10-1) vs. 7 Stow-Munroe Falls (10-1) at Solon Stewart Field 3 Hudson (10-1) vs. 11 Cle. St. Ignatius (7-4) at Brunswick Judy Kirsch Field Region 2 1 Hilliard Davidson (11-0) vs. 8 Pickerington North (10-1) at Gahanna Lincoln Stadium 13 Dublin Coffman (8-3) vs. 5 Huber Heights Wayne (10-1) at Kettering Roush Stadium 2 Cin. Archbishop Moeller (10-1) vs.

7 Cin. Elder (9-2) at University of Cincinnati Nippert Stadium 14 Pickerington Central (8-2) vs. 6 Cin. Colerain (11-0) at Dayton Welcome Stadium Division II – Games at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 15 Home Teams Listed First. Regional Finals are Fri., Nov. 22 Region 3 1 Cle. Glenville (10-1) vs. 5 Bedford

(10-1) at Parma Byers Field 2 Brecksville-Broadview Heights (101) vs. 6 Madison (9-2) at Mentor Jerome T. Osborne Sr. Stadium Region 4 1 Medina Highland (11-0) vs. 4 Massillon Washington (9-2) at TBA 2 Avon (11-0) vs. 6 Perrysburg (9-2) at Kalahari Field at Huron Memorial Stadium Region 5 1 New Albany (10-1) vs. 4 Mansfield Senior (11-0) at Powell Olentangy Liberty Stadium 2 Worthington Kilbourne (10-1) vs. 3 Zanesville (11-0) at Gahanna Lincoln Stadium Region 6 1 Loveland (11-0) vs. 4 Cin. Northwest (9-2) at West Chester Lakota West Firebird Stadium 2 Cin. Mount Healthy (10-1) vs. 3 Cin. Winton Woods (9-2) at Lockland Roettger Field Division III – Games at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 15 Home Teams Listed First. Regional Finals are Fri., Nov. 22 Region 7 1 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (11-0) vs. 5 Poland Seminary (10-1) at Ravenna Gilcrest Field 2 Hubbard (11-0) vs. 6 Aurora (10-1) at TBA Region 8 1 Toledo Central Catholic (11-0) vs. 4 Tiffin Columbian (10-1) at Fremont Harmon Field at Don Paul Stadium 2 Clyde (10-1) vs. 3 Sandusky Perkins (11-0) at Bellevue Stadium Region 9 1 The Plains Athens (11-0) vs. 4 Dresden Tri-Valley (9-2) at Logan Chieftain Stadium 2 Cols. Marion-Franklin (10-1) vs. 3 Cols. Brookhaven (9-2) at Columbus St. Francis DeSales Alumni Stadium Region 10 1 Tipp City Tippecanoe (11-0) vs. 5 Dayton Thurgood Marshall (7-3) at Clayton Northmont Good Samaritan Stadium, Matt Dudon Memorial Field 7 Trotwood-Madison (8-2) vs. 6 Springfield Shawnee (10-1) at Piqua Alexander Stadium, Purk Field Division IV – Games at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 15 Home Teams Listed First. Regional Finals are Fri., Nov. 22 Region 11 1 Chagrin Falls (9-2) vs. 5 Cle. Benedictine (8-3) at Twinsburg Tiger Stadium 2 Struthers (9-2) vs. 3 Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (7-4) at Niles McKinley Bo Rein Stadium Region 12 1 Caledonia River Valley (11-0) vs. 5 Bryan (11-0) at Findlay Donnell Stadium 2 Kenton (11-0) vs. 3 Wooster Triway (9-2) at Mansfield Arlin Field Region 13 8 Steubenville (7-4) vs. 4 Zanesville Maysville (8-3) at St. Clairsville Red Devil Stadium 2 Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (9-2) vs. 3 Duncan Falls Philo (9-2) at Byesville Meadowbrook Eugene Capers Field Region 14 1 Kettering Archbishop Alter (10-1) vs. 4 Germantown Valley View (10-1) at Centerville Stadium 2 Clarksville Clinton-Massie (10-1) vs. 3 Cin. Archbishop McNicholas (9-2) at Kings Mills Kings Stadium Division V – Games at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 16 Home Teams Listed First. Regional Finals are Sat., Nov. 23 Region 15 1 Akron Manchester (9-2) vs. 5 Navarre Fairless (8-3) at Canton Central Catholic Lowell Klinefelter Field 2 Columbiana Crestview (10-1) vs. 3 Gates Mills Gilmour Academy (9-2) at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary John Cistone Field at Green Street Stadium Region 16 8 Doylestown Chippewa (9-2) vs. 5 Coldwater (9-2) at Tiffin National Field at Frost-Kalnow Stadium 7 Huron (8-3) vs. 6 Loudonville (10-1) at Medina Ken Dukes Stadium Region 17 1 Cols. Bishop Hartley (10-1) vs. 5 Baltimore Liberty Union (9-2) at BloomCarroll Carl Fell Stadium 2 Martins Ferry (10-1) vs. 3 Wheelersburg (10-1) at Columbus Hamilton Township Alumni Stadium Region 18 1 West Jefferson (10-1) vs. 4 Richwood North Union (10-1) at Hilliard Bradley Stadium 2 Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (11-0) vs. 3 Hamilton Badin (9-2) at Mason Dwire Field at Atrium Stadium Division VI – Games at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 15 Home Teams Listed First. Regional Finals are Fri., Nov. 22 Region 19 1 Kirtland (11-0) vs. 5 Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas (9-2) at Hudson Memorial Stadium, Murdough Field 2 Canfield South Range (11-0) vs. 3 Mogadore (10-1) at Minerva Dr. Robert H. Hines Stadium Region 20 1 Defiance Tinora (10-1) vs. 5 Haviland Wayne Trace (10-1) at Lima

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Charlotte at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Denver, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

San Antonio at Utah, 9 p.m.

Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Detroit at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.

AND SCHEDULES

SPORTS ON TV TODAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7:30 p.m. ESPN — Georgia Tech at Clemson FS1 — Marshall at Tulsa GOLF 2 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, OHL Classic, first round, at Playa del Carmen, Mexico 8:30 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour of Australasia, Australian Masters, second round, at Cheltenham, Australia 3 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, DP World Tour Championship Dubai, second round, at Dubai, United Arab Emirates MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Texas Tech at Alabama NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. TNT — Houston at New York 10:30 p.m. TNT — Oklahoma City at Golden State NFL FOOTBALL 8 p.m. NFL — Indianapolis at Tennessee

THE BCS RANKINGS As of Nov. 10

Rk 1. Alabama 1 2. Florida St. 2 3. Ohio St. 3 4. Stanford 5 5. Baylor 4 6. Oregon 6 7. Auburn 9 8. Clemson 7 9. Missouri 8 10. South Carolina12 11. Texas A&M 10 12. Oklahoma St. 11 13. UCLA 16 14. Fresno St. 13 15. N. Illinois 18 16. Michigan St. 15 17. UCF 19 18. Oklahoma 20 19. Arizona St. 22 20. Louisville 14 21. LSU 17 22. Wisconsin 21 23. Miami (Fla.) 23 24. Texas 24 25. Georgia 25

Harris Pts Pct 2625 1.0000 2514 .9577 2373 .9040 2240 .8533 2304 .8777 1968 .7497 1843 .7021 1940 .7390 1855 .7067 1417 .5398 1582 .6027 1545 .5886 1026 .3909 1124 .4282 825 .3143 1090 .4152 791 .3013 732 .2789 475 .1810 1104 .4206 919 .3501 674 .2568 457 .1741 247 .0941 102 .0389

Stadium 7 Ada (8-3) vs. 6 Convoy Crestview (9-2) at Wapakoneta Harmon Field Region 21 1 Lucasville Valley (11-0) vs. 4 Newark Catholic (10-1) at NelsonvilleYork Boston Field 2 Cols. Bishop Ready (10-1) vs. 6 Woodsfield Monroe Central (8-3) at Zanesville Sulsberger Stadium Region 22 1 Casstown Miami East (10-1) vs. 4 Mechanicsburg (9-2) at Dayton Welcome Stadium 7 Cin. Summit Country Day (9-2) vs.

6 West Liberty-Salem (9-2) at Kettering Roush Stadium Division VII – Games at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 16 Home Teams Listed First. Regional Finals are Sat., Nov. 23 Region 23 1 Berlin Center Western Reserve (11-0) vs. 4 Danville (9-2) at Massillon Jackson Robert Fife Stadium 2 Norwalk St. Paul (10-1) vs. 3 Wellsville (9-2) at Orrville Red Rider Stadium Region 24 8 Delphos St. John’s (7-4) vs. 4 Tiffin Calvert (7-4) at Findlay Donnell Stadium 7 Hicksville (7-4) vs. 6 Arlington (8-3) at Perrysburg Widdel Field at Steinecker Stadium Region 25 1 Glouster Trimble (11-0) vs. 4 Steubenville Catholic Central (9-2) at Zanesville Sulsberger Stadium 2 Shadyside (11-0) vs. 6 Caldwell (92) at New Philadelphia Woody Hayes Quaker Stadium Region 26 1 North Lewisburg Triad (11-0) vs. 4 Sidney Lehman Catholic (10-1) at Wapakoneta Harmon Field 2 Covington (11-0) vs. 3 Maria Stein Marion Local (11-0) at Piqua Alexander Stadium, Purk Field

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Philadelphia 5 4 .556 Boston 4 4 .500 Toronto 3 5 .375 New York 2 4 .333 Brooklyn 2 4 .333 Southeast Division

GB — ½ 1½ 1½ 1½

Rk 1 2 3 5 4 7 9 6 8 12 11 10 15 14 21 16 19 17 22 13 18 20 23 24 26

USA Today Pts Pct 1546 .9974 1485 .9581 1401 .9039 1307 .8432 1376 .8877 1162 .7497 1069 .6897 1164 .7510 1083 .6987 830 .5355 898 .5794 965 .6226 641 .4135 646 .4168 445 .2871 620 .4000 468 .3019 510 .3290 262 .1690 653 .4213 476 .3071 460 .2968 228 .1471 176 .1135 44 .0284

Rk 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 9 8 10 13 22 11 t14 t14 21 16 17 12 28 24 18 t25 t25 22

Miami Atlanta Orlando Charlotte Washington Central Division

Computer BCS Pct Avg Pv .990 .9958 1 .970 .9619 2 .870 .8926 4 .910 .8689 5 .820 .8618 6 .800 .7665 3 .770 .7206 9 .670 .7200 7 .730 .7118 8 .600 .5584 12 .460 .5473 15 .190 .4671 14 .560 .4548 19 .450 .4317 16 .450 .3505 18 .210 .3417 17 .420 .3411 21 .270 .2926 10 .500 .2833 22 .000 .2806 20 .170 .2757 13 .230 .2612 24 .120 .1471 11 .120 .1092 NR .190 .0857 NR W 5 4 4 3 2

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W L Pct GB Indiana 8 0 1.000 — Chicago 3 3 .500 4 Cleveland 3 5 .375 5 Milwaukee 2 5 .286 5½ Detroit 2 5 .286 5½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 7 1 .875 — Dallas 5 3 .625 2 Houston 5 4 .556 2½ Memphis 3 4 .429 3½ New Orleans 3 5 .375 4 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 5 1 .833 — Portland 5 2 .714 ½ Minnesota 5 3 .625 1 Denver 2 4 .333 3 Utah 0 8 .000 6 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Phoenix 5 2 .714 — L.A. Clippers 5 3 .625 ½ Golden State 5 3 .625 ½ L.A. Lakers 4 5 .444 2 Sacramento 1 5 .167 3½ Tuesday's Games Miami 118, Milwaukee 95 Dallas 105, Washington 95 Golden State 113, Detroit 95 L.A. Lakers 116, New Orleans 95 Wednesday's Games Orlando 94, Milwaukee 91 Philadelphia 123, Houston 117, OT Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Memphis, 8 p.m.

New York at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

Washington at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Denver, 9 p.m.

New Orleans at Utah, 9 p.m.

Phoenix at Portland, 10 p.m.

Brooklyn at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday's Games Houston at New York, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Friday's Games Milwaukee at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Portland at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

The Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 10, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking: ..............................Record Pts Pv 1. Kentucky (28)........2-0 1,552 1 2. Michigan St. (22)...1-0 1,549 2 3. Louisville (12)........2-0 1,494 3 4. Duke (3) ................1-0 1,454 4 5. Kansas..................1-0 1,358 5 6. Arizona..................1-0 1,291 6 7. Michigan................1-0 1,154 7 8. Oklahoma St. ........1-0 1,124 8 9. Syracuse ...............1-0 1,087 8 10. Ohio St................1-0 1,033 11 11. Florida.................1-0 995 10 12. North Carolina ....1-0 950 12 13. Memphis .............0-0 743 13 14. VCU.....................1-0 708 14 15. Gonzaga .............1-0 561 15 16. Wichita St............1-0 555 16 17. Marquette............1-0 491 17 18. Oregon................1-0 484 19 19. UConn.................1-0 441 18 20. Wisconsin............1-0 357 20 21. Notre Dame ........2-0 328 21 22. New Mexico ........1-0 240 23 23. Baylor..................1-0 235 25 24. UCLA ..................1-0 196 22 25. Virginia ................1-0 170 24 Others receiving votes: Creighton 148, Tennessee 138, Indiana 78, Iowa 54, Harvard 46, Boise St. 24, Colorado 18, Villanova 14, Arizona St. 11, LSU 8, Washington 8, Pittsburgh 6, UNLV 6, Georgetown 4, Missouri 3, Saint Louis 3, Stanford 3, Cincinnati 2, Towson 1.

Ballots Online: http://collegebasketball.ap.org/ USA Today Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in the USA Today men's college basketball poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 10, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: ...........................Record PtsPvs 1. Kentucky (19)........2-0 776 1 2. Michigan State (2).1-0 752 2 3. Louisville (9)..........1-0 745 3 4. Duke (2) ................1-0 716 4 5. Arizona..................1-0 643 5 6. Kansas..................1-0 639 6 7. Syracuse ...............1-0 565 7 8. Michigan................1-0 544 9 9. Ohio State.............1-0 542 10 10. Florida.................1-0 535 8 11. North Carolina ....1-0 493 11 12. Oklahoma State ..1-0 472 12 13. Memphis .............0-0 336 13 14. VCU.....................1-0 329 15 15. Gonzaga .............1-0 291 14 16. Wichita State.......1-0 277 16 17. Marquette............1-0 238 17 18. Oregon................1-0 233 18 19. Wisconsin............1-0 177 21 20. Connecticut.........1-0 175 19 21. New Mexico ........1-0 166 20 22. Notre Dame ........2-0 127 22 23. Indiana ................1-0 96 24 24. UCLA ..................1-0 89 23 25. Virginia ................1-0 82 25 25. Baylor..................1-0 82 NR Others receiving votes: Creighton 63; Tennessee 63; Iowa 48; Georgetown 18; Boise State 14; California 14; Pittsburgh 13; Colorado 12; Harvard 10; Missouri 5; Illinois 4; Iowa State 3; LSU 3; Villanova 3; Arizona State 2; Saint Louis 2; Georgia 1; Massachusetts 1; Saint Mary's 1.

The Women's Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 10, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking: ...........................Record Pts Prv 1. UConn (35) ...........1-0 899 1 2. Duke (1) ................1-0 862 2 3. Stanford ................1-0 804 3 4. Tennessee.............1-0 759 4 5. Louisville ...............1-0 732 5 6. Notre Dame ..........1-0 728 6 7. Kentucky ...............2-0 691 7 8. Maryland ...............2-0 676 8 9. Baylor....................1-0 590 10 10. California.............1-1 550 9 11. Oklahoma............1-0 492 11 12. North Carolina ....1-0 476 12 13. Penn St. ..............2-0 446 13 14. LSU.....................2-0 391 15 15. Nebraska.............1-0 390 17 16. Texas A&M ..........0-0 366 16 17. Colorado .............0-0 259 19 18. Purdue ................1-0 249 18 19. Michigan St. ........0-0 213 20 20. Oklahoma St. ......2-0 198 21 21. South Carolina ....2-0 190 22 22. Iowa St. ...............1-0 124 23 23. Dayton.................1-1 104 14 24. Georgia ...............1-0 102 24 25. Gonzaga .............2-0 99 25 Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt 68, DePaul 60, Green Bay 51,

Chattanooga 33, Georgia Tech 30, Iowa 23, Texas 9, Middle Tennessee 8, West Virginia 8, Ohio St. 6, Florida St. 4, Creighton 3, UCLA 3, Marist 2, James Madison 1, Quinnipiac 1.

Ballots Online: http://tinyurl.com/43tz39t USA Today Women's Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in the USA Today Women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking: ...........................Record PtsPvs 1. UConn (32) ...........2-0 800 1 2. Duke......................1-0 757 2 3. Tennessee.............2-0 705 4 4. Louisville ...............2-0 678 5 5. Stanford ................1-1 662 3 6. Notre Dame ..........2-0 648 7 7. Maryland ...............2-0 638 6 8. Kentucky ...............2-0 593 8 9. Baylor....................1-0 495 10 10. Nebraska.............2-0 475 12 11. California.............1-1 458 9 12. Texas A&M ..........1-0 414 13 13. Oklahoma............2-0 394 14 14. North Carolina ....1-1 391 11 15. Penn State ..........2-0 376 15 16. LSU.....................2-0 286 17 17. South Carolina ....2-0 244 21 18. Iowa State ...........1-0 226 20 19. Colorado .............0-0 190 19 20. Michigan State ....0-1 156 18 21. Dayton.................1-1 145 16 22. Georgia ...............1-0 124 22 22. Purdue ................1-0 124 23 24. Oklahoma State ..2-0 111 24 25. Vanderbilt ............2-0 60 — Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 43, Iowa 41, South Florida 34, DePaul 33, Kansas 17, UCLA 13, Green Bay 12, Georgia Tech 10, Middle Tennessee 10, BYU 9, Florida 6, Florida State 6, Marist 4, Saint Mary's 4, Minnesota 2, Rutgers 2, Syracuse 2, Ohio State 1, SMU 1.

HOCKEY National Hockey League All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 18 13 5 0 26 56 43 Boston 17 11 5 1 23 48 30 Detroit 19 9 5 5 23 47 51 Toronto 17 11 6 0 22 51 40 Montreal 19 9 8 2 20 49 42 Ottawa 18 7 7 4 18 53 56 Florida 19 4 11 4 12 40 66 Buffalo 20 4 15 1 9 36 63 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 17 11 6 0 22 50 40 Washington 19 10 8 1 21 61 55 N.Y. Rangers 18 9 9 0 18 41 49 Carolina 18 7 7 4 18 34 49 New Jersey 18 6 7 5 17 38 46 N.Y. Islanders19 7 9 3 17 54 61 Philadelphia 17 6 10 1 13 31 44 Columbus 17 6 10 1 13 44 50 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Colorado 17 14 3 0 28 55 30 Chicago 18 12 2 4 28 66 49 St. Louis 16 11 2 3 25 54 37 Minnesota 18 10 4 4 24 48 40 Winnipeg 20 9 9 2 20 53 57 Dallas 17 8 7 2 18 46 52 Nashville 18 8 8 2 18 38 57 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 20 15 4 1 31 68 48 Phoenix 19 13 4 2 28 63 58 San Jose 18 11 2 5 27 66 43 Vancouver 20 11 7 2 24 54 54 Los Angeles 18 11 6 1 23 52 44 Calgary 18 6 9 3 15 49 64 Edmonton 19 4 13 2 10 48 75 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday's Games Buffalo 3, Los Angeles 2, SO Tampa Bay 2, Montreal 1, SO Winnipeg 3, Detroit 2, SO N.Y. Islanders 3, Nashville 1 New Jersey 3, N.Y. Rangers 2 Washington 4, Columbus 3, OT Carolina 2, Colorado 1 Philadelphia 5, Ottawa 0 Florida 3, Anaheim 2 Phoenix 3, St. Louis 2, OT San Jose 3, Calgary 2, OT Wednesday's Games Toronto at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

Thursday's Games Columbus at Boston, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Colorado at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Calgary, 9 p.m.

San Jose at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Friday's Games Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Boston at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Florida at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

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