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Home for the Holidays upcoming TROY — Troy Main Street will present the 2013 Holiday Grand Illumination and Holiday Parade beginning at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 29. Visitors to downtown Troy will be entertained by a parade of costumed characters, holiday music, the arrival of Santa and more.

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Council approves Hobart Arena study Feasibility study to take up to six months Melanie Yingst

Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com

TROY —A Florida consulting firm will take an indepth look at Hobart Arena’s place in the city’s future after approval from city council for the funding of a feasibility study on Monday.

City council approved the funding of the Hobart Arena feasibility study costs not to

exceed $75,000 from Crossroads Consulting Services of Tampa, Fla., the firm chosen to conduct the study.

City resident Lester Conard voiced his opposition of the finances tied to the Hobart Arena, and said the arena has been subsidized by for years.

“That’s throwing good money away again, and again,” Conard

Budget workshop meeting set Troy City Council’s Finance Committee will hold a budget workshop at 5:30 p.m. today at City Hall. The committee will review the following items: 1.

Review of the 2014 budget with council, provide a recommendation to council. 2. Consider

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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine talks to law enforcement officials at K’s restaurant in Troy on Tuesday morning. In the Ho! Ho! Ho! It’s time for background, from left is Miami County Sheriff Charles Cox and Piqua police chief Bruce Jamison. In the foreground, from left, all good boys and girls to is Troy police chief Charles Phelps and West Milton police chief Garry Kimpel. To the left of DeWine is Wayne T. Glass Jr. of send their Christmas wish- Botkins in Shelby County.

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‘Communities in denial’ DeWine says heroin use is state-wide epidemic Melanie Yingst

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TROY— Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine met with local law enforcement Tuesday in an effort to raise awareness of the epidemic that is killing two Ohio people a day — heroin.

“Every (county) has a heroin problem,” DeWine said to law enforcement officials in a round table discussion held at K’s Hamburgers Tuesday morning. “If you don’t, I’d be shocked.”

DeWine met with law enforcement officials, including the Troy Police Department, Miami County Sheriff’s Offices’ Sheriff Charles Cox and Chief Deputy Dave Duchak in a round table discussion with county officials from Montgomery, Clark See DENIAL | 2

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BCI helps in county Miami County Sheriff’s Office’s Chief Deputy Dave Duchak said the attorney general’s office assists the county through the Bureau of Criminal Investigation with narcotic investigations and other specialized investigations throughout the year. Duchak said the attorney general’s office also uses the BCI’s crime lab for DNA analysis as well.

Duchak said most of the concern in the

local law enforcement lies in Columbus with Governor John Kasich and state legislation.

“That’s where the rubber meets the road,” Duchak said. “Every agency, city included, numbers are down and with House Bill 86 looking at restructuring sentences to lower penalties, it’s going to put a lot more stress on local law enforcement — especially at the county level with the jails.”

East BOE discusses grant, permanent improvement levy

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recommending to council the agency funding for 2014: Troy Main Street, $55,000; Troy REC, $29,000 ; Troy Development Council, $125,000; PTCC (public access television), $50,000.

The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall in the basement conference room.

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Letters to Santa

es to Santa at the North Pole. Again this year, the Troy Daily News will collect letters for the North Pole. Kids are invited to visit our website at www. tdn-net.com, click on the Letters to Santa link and follow the directions. All letters will receive a reply from Santa at the North Pole!

On Monday, Dec. 23, the Troy Daily News will print all the letters received from around Miami and Shelby counties in a special Letters to Santa supplement.

So tell Santa if you’ve been a good girl or boy and send him your Christmas wish list! Letters will be accepted online until Dec. 6.

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CASSTOWN — The Miami East board of education meeting started off with some encouraging news Monday evening, as district treasurer Lisa Fahncke announced that Miami East had made it to the second round of the Ohio Department of Education’s Straight A Fund grant consideration.

The grant application — which totals more than $500,000 for the purchase of five propane buses — was filed earlier in November. There were 570 schools that applied for grant, and that number was dwindled down to 350 for the second phase.

But the Miami East district has been in this position before with other grants, and most board members agreed that it’s not quite time to celebrate just yet.

“As Lisa said, we’ve kind of gone

down this path where we’ve been a finalist before with the (Clean Ohio grant). We’re just going to have to cross our fingers,” Miami East Superintendent Dr. Todd Rappold said.

“It totals $500,000 and what we would save in propane as a district would just be a phenomenal cost savings to fill our district. It’s a $1.01 a gallon.”

If Miami East gets the grant, Fahncke said the district may be able to purchase the buses by year’s end.

Fahncke also brought up the financial reports for the month up October, saying the district was under budget in both revenue and expenditures, and under budget for fiscal year to date.

“That’s a great place to be. We were striving for that. I guess I just have to say that we’re right on target,” Fahncke said.

The board members on hand — Accurso, vice president Gayle Carson, Brad Burton, Mark Davis and Rusty Miller — along with Rappold and Fahncke had a

lengthy discussion on the permanent improvement levy renewal.

Fahncke asked the board to consider putting it on the May ballot.

Taxpayers in the district are paying $24.50 for a $100,000 evaluation per home, which breaks down to $2.04 monthly. Fahncke made it clear the district is not asking for new money.

“I feel that we’re safer and have less risks on a continuing levy,” Fahncke said. “And when I say ‘I’, I mean our taxpayers.

“Without the permanent improvement levy funds, we couldn’t go forward and do the maintenance and upkeep, as well as our transportation cost without having the dollars we have for our permanent improvement.”

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Roetter unveils logo and theme for 2014 Strawberry Festival Melanie Yingst

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TROY —Troy Strawberry Festival Chairwoman Kathi Roetter kept friends and family guessing from what area of her life she would draw the 2014’s Strawberry Festival’s theme and logo from for months.

Would it be her active role in Children’s International Summer Village? Or would it reflect her love of swimming and her career as an aquatics instructor at the YMCA? Or would the theme combine her love of the festival and the community, which hosts the event each year.

The answer? All of the above.

“As I reflected on what makes (Troy) so great, I decided the 2014 theme would be ‘Home. Grown.

Great.’” Roetter said Wednesday.

“It’s reflective of our rich traditions, values and our hometown.”

Roetter said the 2014 Strawberry Festival Theme “Home. Grown.

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Man charged with firing shot in city Melody Vallieu

City Editor mvallieu@civitasmedia.com

TROY — A Troy man has been charged with firing a shot in the city limits for the second time in a month.

On Sunday, Paul E. Dutton, 32, was again arrested after firing a M91-30 rifle in his apartment, located at 1173 Trade Square West in Troy. The bullet went through the floor of his upper level apartment and into the See SHOT | 2

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apartment below, where four people — including an 11-month-old child — were home, according to Troy Police Department Captain Joe Long.

Long said Dutton admitted to drinking beers and claimed he was cleaning the loaded rifle when the weapon went off, causing the round to go into the apartment below. Long said Dutton’s toxocology level is being tested.

Dutton was arrested and taken to the Miami County Jail, where he faces four charges, including inducing panic, weapons while intoxicated, Dutton discharging a firearm within the city limits and tampering with evidence, a Felony 3, which could mean up to three years in jail.

Dutton was arraigned in municipal court on Monday morning and is being held on $10,000 bond.

The judge also ordered a mental health and drug and alcohol assessment on Dutton.

Dutton also was charged with discharging a weapon within city limits on Oct. 16.

and surrounding areas.

DeWine said the Ohio Attorney General’s office surveyed county coroners around the state about drug abuse and approximately 75 percent of the state responded. Those findings said in Ohio, two people a day in the state die due to heroin use.

“We are losing two people a day from just heroin,” DeWine said. “And the trend is going up.”

DeWine said communities are in denial about the rise in

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heroin use, which used to be an “urban drug,” but recently has been found in rural and suburban neighborhoods.

“Every suburb has heroin.

Every rural area has heroin,” DeWine said. “Communities are, quite frankly, in denial. It’s everywhere now. We have a problem.”

DeWine said he is working to up to eight more Bureau of Criminal Investigation officers to concentrate on cracking down on the drug sales and distribution in the coming months.

DeWine said help to inform communities also will be available in the near future to start citizen groups and educate the public of the epidemic.

In other news, DeWine touted the DNA technology at the lab in Columbus has greatly improved in the area of DNA and rape kits.

DeWine said one out of three rape kits have updated findings and are going back over kits as old as 20 years for new evidence.

“The technology is that much better,” DeWine said.

Also, DeWine said the attorney general’s office would like to see more law enforcement officials update their mental health training in dealing with public incidents regarding mentally ill victims or defendants.

“I encourage everyone to get more officer training,” DeWine said, citing examples of officer safety in regards to incidents.

DeWine said a short online course and a 40-hour session is available through the AG office.

of Lori Pyers as the Miami East assistant treasurer on a one-year limited contract, the approval sub classified personnel for the 2013-2014 school year (bus drivers Samantha Norkett and Rappold), the resignation of seventh grade boys basketball coach Kyle Vanover, and the approval of Scott Shirk as seventh grade boys basketball coach at a board approved rate of pay.

Additionally, the board approved the substitute teachers who have went through the Miami County Educational Service Center, which are on file in the main office at the school.

The subs are on a as-needed basis for the 2013-2014 school year. The board approved rate of pay has been set at

$75 per day through 10 consecutive days and $83 per day from days 11-60 in the same position, before being placed on a beginning salary schedule.

In his closing statements, Rappold gave congratulations to the Miami East Junior High School for receiving the 2013 SOAR Award for Significant High Progress — the second time the junior high has been recognized with a high progress award. He also congratulated the Miami East fall sports teams for the success they had. After the fall season, the Vikings have generated nearly a 30-point lead in the Cross County Conference All-Sports race.

The board also moved to approve

the following cash donations on the treasurer’s report: a $750 donation from the Miami County Foundation to the high school principal’s fund for the advanced English field trips, a $2,231 donation from the Miami County Foundation to the junior high principal’s fund for a MIMIO board system, a $570 donation from Marilyn Duff to the high school athletic cheer account for support of the cheer program, and a $500 donation from the athletic boosters to the athletic fund for transportation cost to the Indiana Pacers facility to support the boys and girls high school basketball teams.

For more information, visit www. miamieast.k12.oh.us.

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“I think it’s important for the public to know that we are running leaner than we used to, and we’re willing to maintain that leanness for years to come,” Accurso said. “We’re looking for cost savings anytime we can get them.”

“We’ve reduced it down to a .8 (mill), and I’m fairly confident that we can continue to maintain with that .8-mill by utilizing grants and other means. But grants aren’t always a sure deal,” Rappold said.

The superintendent report included many items, and the board passed the following: updates to the assistant treasurer’s job description, the hiring

Council From page 1 said. Conard said the arena is “too small” to compete with larger venues, but “we like small, we want Troy to remain small.”

The $75,000 study is part of 2014 budget for Hobart Arena. City officials said the study will provide the city officials a detail analysis of

the Hobart Arena’s physical infrastructure and layout and recommend how to modernize the arena to continue to serve the community as a multi-use facility.

At the parks and recreation committee meeting earlier this month, City of Troy public service and safety director

Patrick Titterington said for Hobart Arena to “continue to the next level” the study was needed to see what renovation would be needed to be done.

RESIDENT OPPOSES REZONING ISSUE City resident Robert Brumbaugh spoke against the rezoning issue of a parcel

of land in the area of TroyUrbana Road and Deweese Road at the city council meeting on Monday.

A local home custom builder and contractor has applied for a rezoning permit on behalf of TTF Brown LLC and PTK Realty LLC for a proposed new housing development located north of Troy-Urbana Road and west of DeWeese Road for currently undeveloped land.

A public hearing for the issue has been set for Dec. 2. Brumbaugh spoke in the public comments portion of the council meeting.

Brumbaugh said as a “farm boy” he doesn’t understand why “pristine farm land” needed to be “destroyed.”

In October, Frank Harlow applied for the rezoning of the two lots (Inlot 9891 with 105.757 acres and Inlot 9892 with 20.888 acres) on behalf of TTF Brown LLC & PTK Realty LLC. The property was annexed to the city of Troy in 2001. The proposed rezoning area also is located in the Miami East Local School District.

Brumbaugh said he drives on Troy-Sidney Road to Lockington several times a

week. Brumbaugh said large trucks are degrading the roads near the area of planned development each day and the roads are already congested with traffic.

“I’m anti-development,” Brumbaugh told council members. In regards to more development in the area of town near the planned development, Brumbaugh said, “What in the world were they thinking.”

The proposed 125 acres of land is the northeast most parcel of what was once part of the proposed Honey Creek Development, which was proposed for rezoning and turned down in 2007.

The proposed rezoning issue wants to rezone 125 acres of the 288 acres of the original parcel which was rezoned in the 2011 ordinance north of Troy-Urbana Road to DeWeese Road.

A second public hearing in regards to the rezoning issue will be Dec. 2.

A public hearing in regards to the vacation of an alley in Southview area will be held Monday as well. No one spoke for or against the vacation of the alley.

All emergency readings of

all five resolutions were unanimously passed. All emergency legislation passed included: Agreement with Crossroads Consulting Services Hobart Arena Study for $75,000; a Downtown Business Loan for P&C Ventures for 2. E Main Street for $37,675; an agreement with EMH&T water line design for $65,240; ARCADIS Agreement amendment regarding programming for $205,000; and to approve the Ohio Department of Transportation for 2016 Market Street Bridge maintenance project.

In regards to ordinances, city council unanimously passed two emergency readings. One to release the mortgage lien from Stephen and Stacy Rueckhaus and another for loan subordination of Four Sons Development for 114116 S. Market St. City council held its first reading for the Ohio minimum wage increase for seasonal and temporary workers to $7.95 an hour. The increase is 10 cents more and follows state guidelines. City council meets again at 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 2 at City Hall. For more information, visit www.troyohio.gov.

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Roetter unveiled her theme and logo, a play on the city’s 200th Bicentennial logo, at the Strawberry Festival’s kick-off Monday held at The Caroline.

Roetter said executive director of the Miami County Visitor and Convention Bureau, Diana Thompson, said part of the branding of the county was for organizations such as the Strawberry Festival to use the tag line, modify it and make it their own.

Roetter said it was then that she began brainstorming about what makes Troy and its Strawberry Festival “Home.

Grown. Great.”

Roetter cited the hundreds of hours from volunteers during the festival which benefits multiple Miami County nonprofit organizations.

“It’s reflective of those who were part of a grass roots effort to start the festival 38 years ago,” Roetter said.

Roetter donned her traditional red coat as the 2014 Strawberry Festival, which will be held June 7-8, 2014.

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Koester Pavilion is a drop off location for the 2013 Toys for Tots Campaign in Miami County. Now w through December 6th, 2013 bring a new, unwrapped Toy to Koester Pavilion. These toys will be distributed this Christmas to needy children in our community through local charitable organizations.

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• KIWANIS MEETING: The Troy Kiwanis Club will meet at noon at the Troy Country Club. Patrick Keaty of UTC Aerospace Systems will speak.

• CASUAL CRAFTING: The Savvy Stitchers are a drop-in knitting, crocheting and other crafts club that meets from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Tipp City Public Library, 11 E. Main St. • STORY HOUR: Story Hour will be offered at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the Milton-Union Public Library. Children from ages 3-5 (and their caregivers) can enjoy stories, puppet shows and crafts at the library. Call (937) 6985515 or visit Facebook or www.mupubliclibrary.org for details on weekly themes.

• HOMESCHOOL NATURE CLUB: Sign-up your homeschooled student for an afternoon of discovery at Brukner Nature Center. The program is scheduled for every third Wednesday of the month from 2-4 p.m. September-May. Staff naturalists have developed hands-on educational and lesson plans, using live wildlife and outdoor exploration. The fee for these innovative programs is $2.50 for BNC members and $5 for nonmembers. Registration and payment are due by 5 p.m. the Monday before each program.

• WO M EN ’ S CONNECTION: The TroyTipp Women’s Connection will meet at 11:30 a.m. at the Troy Country Club. The theme for the luncheon is “Baskets of Goodies,” and the feature will be a basket auction. Music will be presented by Terry Naas and Barbara Worth of Troy.

Rita Stewart of Arlington will speak on “Secrets of Lasting Wealth.” Lunch is $12.50 inclusive and reservations are due Nov. 16 and can be made by calling Nancy at 339-7859 or Joan at 335-3001. A complimentary nursery is provided if requested and is located at the Nazarene Church located on State Route 55.

• SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Jeff Brumbaugh, an elder law attorney from Troy, will be giving a special presentation to the Miami County Alzheimer’s Support Group, at Senior Active from 3-4:30 p.m. Brumbaugh will be covering multiple topics ranging from medicare and estate planning to power of attorney.

This is an opportunity to ask any important legal questions you may have. Reservations are required as space is limited. Call Senior Active at 3358800 no later than Monday to make your reservation. Senior Active is located at 2006 W. Stanfield Road.

Thursday

• BOOK GROUP: The High Nooners discussion group will

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• CROCHET WITH PLARN: Zlata Garrison will demonstrate how to crochet a tote bag out of plarn (plastic yarn, often made from strips of plastic grocery bags) at 7 p.m. at the Troy-Miami County Library, 419 W Main St., Troy.

Call 339-0502 to register for this free program.

• CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS: American Legion Post No. 43, 622 S. Market St., will offer chicken and dumplings, mashed potatoes, green beas or corn, and bread and butter, for $8. The supper will be from 5-7:30 p.m.

• TACO SALADS: The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 586, 377 N. Third St., Tipp City, will serve taco salads beginning at 6 p.m. for $4 Euchre will follow at 7 p.m. for $5.

• BOARD MEETING: The Covington Board of Education will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. in the Covington Board Office located in the Covington Middle School, 25 Grant St., Covington.

• CLASS LUNCH: The 1956 class of Piqua Central High School will be gathering for lunch at 12:30 p.m. at Heck Yeah Grill on County Road 25-A, Piqua. All class members and guest are invited to attend.

• SALE OFFERED: Anna’s Closet, which raises funds for New Path Ministries, an outreach arm of Ginghamsburg Church, will have a sale through Saturday. Adult clothes will be $2 and children’s will be $1. For more information, call 875-2909.

• HISTORICAL SOCIETY: The Troy Historical Society will hold its at 7 p.m. at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main St., Troy. Gretchen Hawk, executive director of the WACO Historical Society, will speak on the topic “Women of WACO,” telling the story of the female aviators who flew WACO biplanes. The meeting is free and open to the public.

November 20, 2013 For further information, call (937) 339-5900 or email tths@frontier.com.

• 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.

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.

• HAM STEAK: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer ham steaks, fried potatoes, vegetable and dessert for $7 from 6- 7:30 p.m.

• DINNER THEATER: Come to the American Legion, 377 N. Third St., Tipp City, at 6 p.m. to find out “whodunit.”

Participants can enjoy a fourcourse dinner and find out who was murdered and who did it at the Murder at the La Speranza Restaurant Mystery Theatre. Advance tickets are $35 per couple or $20 per person or $20 each at the door and available at the American Legion lounge from 3 p.m. until close daily. Dinner will include appetizers, fettucine alfredo, spaghetti with marinara sauce, salad, garlic bread and tiramisu for dessert.

Saturday

• CRAFT SHOW: Hoffman Uunited Methodist Church in West Milton will hold its annual craft show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the church activity center. There will be 20-plus booths participating offering a wide variety to choose from including jewelry, wood crafted items, candles, accessory items for infants and tots, baked goods, and more. The Methodist Women will again have their lunch stand offering sandwiches, plus their homemade chicken corn soup, vegetable soup and pies. Pot pie by the bag and mincemeat by the pint or quart will also be available. For more information, call Jean at (937) 698-5541.

• STEAK FRY: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a T-Bone steak dinner with salad, baked potato and a roll for $13 from 5-8 p.m.

There will not be a steak fry in December.

Home for the Holidays upcoming TROY — Troy Main Street will present the 2013 Holiday Grand Illumination and Holiday Parade beginning at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 29.

Visitors to downtown Troy will be entertained by a parade of costumed characters, holiday music, the arrival of Santa and more.

The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a parade led through downtown marking the heralded arrival of Santa Claus. Mayor Michael Beamish plans the traditional reading of “Twas the Month Before Christmas” and will lead the community in counting down to the illumination of the Troy’s holiday centerpiece Christmas tree and downtown holiday lights.

Activities include visits with Santa, refreshments, train rides, horse-drawn carriage rides, live music, face painting and many retailers open late. New this year, children will be given the opportunity to shop at a Kris Kringle market.

The market, designed for kiddie shop-

pers, will offer more than 25 booths selling Christmas gifts for family, friends and teachers. Nearly 30 local artists, artisans, and crafters will offer a great selection of handmade gifts reasonably priced at $1, $2, $5, $10 or $20.

Shopping bags, gift wrapping, and elf assistants will be available, and the market is indoors at the Elks Club. A luminary-lit path will guide children from the main venue to the shop. The Kris Kringle shop will be open from 4:00 PM to 8:30 PM for one night only.

Live music will include a performance by the Melody Men, an all-male a capella vocal group, who will perform holiday music at the main stage located in the SW Public Square.

Again this year, children will be able to call the North Pole to discuss their Christmas wishes with Santa’s elves.

Frontier Communications will use a combination of magic, manpower, and technology to facilitate direct phone lines to Santa’s northern workshop.

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Library to hosts holiday concerts

TIPP CITY — The Friends of the Tipp City Public Library hosts holiday concerts on Saturdays between Thanksgiving and Christmas each year.

Tricia Pence, harpist, kicks off this season’s “Music Saturdays in the Library” from 2-4 p.m. Nov. 30.

Pence warms the library with her mastery of the harp and a play list that includes a mix of holiday standards along with a variety of favorites — classic and contemporary.

On Dec. 7, the performances have been expanded to go from 1-4 p.m. to coincide with Tipp’s Christmas in the Village activities. Tipp City United Methodist Handbell Quartet starts off the melodious afternoon, followed

by Flutes Etcetera, and concludes with the Bethel High School Choir.

The Tipp City Saxophone Group will perform at 2 p.m. on Dec. 14. At 3 p.m.

Dec. 14, the Troy Christian Show Choir rounds out the afternoon.

Dec. 21 will complete the holiday Music Saturdays with Tipp City Methodist Handbell Quartet at 2 p.m. and Susan Southers, keyboardist, at 3 p.m.

For more information, call (937) 667-3826 or visit www.tippcitylibrary.org.

The library is located at 11 E. Main St., Tipp City.

Museum open for Christmas tour

TIPP CITY — The Tippecanoe Historical Society will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, to participate in the Christmas in the Village Holiday Home Tour day. Carol Graf, Karen Olshawsky, Paula Jones, Jo Stull, Joe Hammann and Cathie Zimmerman have researched and prepared story boards of each house on the tour. They will be on display in the Tippecanoe Room of the Hotel Gallery.

The museum has a number of Tipp City related items for sale. The 2013 ornament is the Township Building. Stop in and browse through Tipp City history and do some Christmas shopping.

The museum is open by appointment only until April. Call (937) 698-6798, (937) 667-1471 or (937)

667-1081 for information or to make an appointment.

Free class offered at YMCA

PIQUA — The Miami County YMCA is running a special HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) class the day after Thanksgiving to burn off the holiday calories and collect canned goods for the Bethany Center. This is an advanced class open to YMCA members and nonmembers who are ready for a challenging workout.

The class will be offered from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Piqua branch and is free when participants bring a canned or boxed food item to be donated to the Bethany Center.

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Show compassion, but donate wisely Photographs and videos showing the disaster wrought by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines are nearly indescribable.

Buildings are leveled, with only a few concrete structures still standing, according to . The hard-hit city of Tacloban looks like a garbage dump, it reported.

The storm packed 147 mph winds and whipped up 20-foot walls of seawater that tossed ships inland and swept many people out to sea.

Thousands of people in the Philippines died in the massive storm, and at least 9.7 million people in 41 provinces were affected by the typhoon.

“I don’t believe there is a single structure that is not destroyed or severely damaged in some way — every single building, every single house,” U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Paul Kennedy said after taking a helicopter flight over Tacloban, the largest city in Leyte province.

Our hearts go out to the people of the Philippines and elsewhere in Asia where the storm struck, just as we ached for the residents of Moore, Okla., earlier this year and to those in Henryville and other Hoosier communities last year when tornadoes struck.

We will be moved to help those in the Philippines (it’s our nature), just as many of us donated and volunteered to help in Henryville and Holton, where a former Seymour man was severely injured in the March 2, 2012, storms. He died earlier this year from those injuries.

Our assistance, however, should be done through organized charities focused on specific portions of rescue, cleanup and rehabilitation.

Instead of loading a truck with shovels, buckets, boxes of used clothes and cases of bottled water to ship overseas, give money to organizations such as the International Red Cross, the United Nations and others that are on the scene helping victims sort out their lives.

In the immediate aftermath of the typhoon, the greatest need is for money to buy food and water and provide the makings of shelter.

Donations made through international relief organizations can be pooled and put to best use. Supplies can be purchased in bulk and shipped in the most cost-effective way to ensure that they reach the people most in need.

If your gift isn’t needed immediately, it will be banked and used when the next disaster hits. Another way to help is to donate blood at an Indiana Blood Center or American Red Cross facility or a mobile donation drive. While the blood might not be needed in the Philippines, it will help restock depleted supplies or be used locally where there is an immediate need.

Disasters such as last week’s typhoon in the Philippines or last year’s tornadoes in southern Indiana prompt us to reach out and help. We encourage that.

The recovery process, as we have seen in southern Indiana, including our own recovery from the June 2008 flooding here in Jackson County, will take months and years. So there will be a continuing need for assistance for a significant time to come.

Your gifts are important. Just be careful how you donate.

Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News on Obama should keep his word on health care: It would be better to scrap the Affordable Care Act and start over on health care reform, but considering that it is President Barack Obama’s most important achievement and his cooperation would be necessary, that’s unlikely to happen.

At the very least, the president and Congress should make the law live up to the promises they made to the American people. The president suggested he would Thursday but didn’t detail exactly how.

Democrats wonder if they are about to be bitten a second time by the president’s baby. Obama rammed the law through Congress without the vote of a single Republican and without the vote of a number of Democrats.

Nothing says that even the most important law has to get a broad consensus of support. No law says it has to have the majority of the American public’s support. A law, big or small, just needs the support of a congressional majority and the president’s signature. But it is good politics and good statesmanship to seek broad approval.

Republicans understood that and used it to their advantage. In the wake of Obamacare’s passage, voters punished the Democrats and handed over control of the House of Representatives to Republicans in 2010.

Those troublesome off-year elections —particularly troubling for the party in power of second-term presidents_are rolling around again, and the Affordable Care Act still hangs around the necks of Democrats like the Mariner’s albatross. The bird smells particularly bad right now.

Republicans might have chosen the wrong vehicle for combating Obamacare when they shut down parts of the federal government. But their idea to block Obamacare isn’t looking so unreasonable anymore.

The millions of unwanted policy cancellation notices are just part of the problem. Many people are facing unsustainable premium increases.

Some are the result of consumers paying for coverage they don’t need.

Republicans have had their moment of sullen stubbornness. Obama should pass on the opportunity to be similarly bullheaded and propose changes to the ACA that would allow people to keep their policies and give consumers some relief from their premium sticker shock. A leader ought to make good on his word.

LETTERS Don’t fall for same hoax To the Editor: Recently I received a phone call from a “Microsoft technician” telling me I needed to do certain things to my computer to prevent it from crashing.

I’m writing about this because this young

man completely took over my computer, which is currently being repaired.

If somone calls you and says they are “technicians” to help clear your computer, please be smarter than I was!

— Mary Steele Troy

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Why won’t Jimmy Kimmel apologize some more? Troy Troy Jimmy Kimmel used to be a professional comedian. His new job is apologizing.

A few weeks ago, the host of ABC’s late-night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live” aired a bit where a 6-year-old boy recommends killing everyone in China. Kimmel and the network have been apologizing ever since. Over the weekend, protesters besieged ABC studios around the country. They want Kimmel fired or, failing that, more apologies.

The bit was part of a routine called “Kids Table,” where Kimmel talks to cute 5- and 6-year-olds, and hilarity ensues. In the offending episode, Kimmel asked the kids what to do about our debt to China, and one boy chirps, “Kill everyone in China.” Kimmel laughs and jokingly calls it “an interesting idea,” before returning to it later when, with mock seriousness, he asks the kids whether the Chinese should be allowed to live.

It doesn’t take a well-honed sense of humor to realize that “Kids Table” is a forum for kids to say laughably and harmlessly absurd things, not for the discussion of serious foreign-policy initiatives. If

the boy’s proposal for a genocidal The protesters still managed war against China as a solution to to extract an apology from ABC our national debt were getting a and from Kimmel on air, who respectable hearing, he would have said he thought “it was obvious been invited to debate it on CNN’s that I didn’t agree with that state“Fareed Zakaria GPS” with deadly ment.” Obviousness, though, isn’t a earnest foreign-policy panjandefense. Kimmel had to apoldrums like Richard Haass and ogize in public to protesters Zbigniew Brzezinski. outside his Hollywood studio Nonetheless, the grim in a scene that bore a distant gears of offense-taking began resemblance to a “struggle to grind. Previously, Jimmy session” in the Cultural Kimmel’s main offense Revolution wherein accused against humanity had been enemies of the people were encouraging parents to get a humiliated and engaged in Rich rise out of their kids by telling coerced self-criticism.

Lowry them that they had eaten all Kimmel said he was “very, their Halloween candy. Now, Troy Daily very sorry” and bowed to he was guilty of incitement to News Guest the protesters, who still Columnist demanded every imaginable mass murder.

The anti-Kimmel protestkind of other apology from ers sported signs festooned with him. No matter how sorry he said swastikas and pictures of the come- he was, they wanted him to be sordian with a Hitler mustache, accus- rier still. With protests demanding ing him of “manipulating children” Kimmel’s ouster continuing to roll and “promoting racial genocide.” on, ABC has apologized yet again Needless to say, if Adolf Hitler’s and emphasized its promise to crime had been joking around with tighten its Standards and Practices. kids who innocently talked of killThe Chinese Foreign Ministry is ing people for laughs, he wouldn’t now in on the act, calling on ABC be known as one of world history’s to “face its mistakes head on.” The greatest monsters.

Chinese government’s entry into

the debate might seem opportunistic, but in fairness to Beijing, no other entity in the world has proven itself as adept at killing Chinese people en masse. The Kimmel controversy is of inherent concern since it involves its core competency.

The Kimmel kerfuffle is worthy of a Monty Python skit, but also typical of the surreal theater of offensetaking in contemporary America.

Are we, in such matters, a ridiculous country? One that encourages a sense of victimhood and grievance?

One that lacks any sense of proportion? Yes, yes and yes.

It would have been an invigorating blow for the culture of free speech if ABC and Kimmel had issued the following serial apologies to their tormentors: We’re sorry that you are so humorless.

We’re sorry you don’t have anything better to do with your time.

We’re sorry that you are cheapening every genocide in history.

We’re sorry, in short, that you are whiny bullies.

If you’re so offended, please go watch Leno or Letterman.

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TIPP CITY — Starting next spring, the city will start completing unfinished sidewalks in some local housing developments. Tipp City City Council decided Monday night to move forward with this project next spring.

Following complaints from residents about missing stretches of sidewalks in their neighborhoods, council decided to complete several sections of sidewalks in Sycamore Woods and Curry Branch.

The city’s code requires developers to complete sidewalks. But in the past, the city has allowed developers to post surety for uncompleted sidewalks making them the responsibility of the builders or owners once houses are constructed, Assistant City Manager Brad Vath said.

In the case of Sycamore Woods, about $21,000 in

surety is available, which the city will use to construct some missing portions of sidewalks.

The Sycamore Woods subdivision has been in development since 1997 and some residents have been waiting more than 10 years for sidewalks, Vath said.

Other subdivisions like Hunters Ridge and Rosewood Creek also have large portions of sidewalk missing, but both of those areas still have plenty of undeveloped lots. When those lots are developed in the future, the sidewalks will likely have to be replaced because of damage done by construction equipment.

Curry Branch was also chosen because the city expects that the few remaining properties will be developed in the next year, Vath said.

During the pre-meeting study session, Council also heard an update from Finance Director John

Green on one of the city’s outstanding debts. In 1993, the city borrowed $597,260 to construct a sewer along Donn Davis Way from the Ohio Water and Sewer Rotary. The original term of the loan was 10 years from the end of construction, June, 2004, which was later extended until 2014.

This loan was to be repaid by property tax assessments levied against those properties which were improved by the sewer. These assessments were deferred until the residential property owners tied into the sewer line or as long as the agricultural properties remained zoned for agriculture.

Since 1993, there has been limited development in this area and several of the assessments on the properties remain deferred. The city still owes $397,680 which must be repaid next June.

Green advised council that one option for repay-

Federal judge grants stay of execution in Missouri

proposition that all men are created equal,” a profound and politically risky statement for the time.

Slavery and the doctrine of states’ rights would not hold in the “more perfect union” of Lincoln’s vision.

“In 272 words, he put together what everyone was thinking, what everyone should know,” said park historian John Heiser. Because of varying transcriptions, scholars generally put the text at 268 to 272 words.

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia administered the oath of allegiance to a group of 16 immigrants, telling them the national identity is unique, illustrated by the existence of the word “un-American” and by the people’s “fidelity to certain political principles.”

Franklin’s attorney, Jennifer Herndon, said the execution warrant allows it to be carried out anytime Wednesday.

Herndon said Franklin, who has been diagnosed as mentally ill, didn’t seem to fully understand the stay.

“He was happy,” she said.

“I’m not really convinced that he totally understands that he was going to die.”

Franklin, 63, was convicted of seven other murders, but the Missouri case was the only one resulting in a death sentence. Franklin also has admitted to shooting and wounding civil rights leader Vernon

Jordan and Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt, who has been paralyzed from the waist down since the attack in 1978.

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge in Missouri on Tuesday granted a stay of execution to white supremacist serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin just hours before his scheduled death, citing concerns over the state’s new execution method.

U.S. District Court Judge Nanette Laughrey ruled that a lawsuit filed by Franklin and 20 other death row inmates challenging Missouri’s execution protocol must be resolved before he is put to death.

The 14-page ruling criticizes the timing of the state’s changes to how it carries out capital punishment, specifically its plan to use for the first time a single drug, pentobarbital. It also takes issue with a plan to acquire the drug from a compounding pharmacy.

Laughrey wrote that the Missouri Department of Corrections “has not provided any information about the certification, inspection history, infraction history, or other aspects of the compounding pharmacy or of the person compounding the drug.” She noted that the execution protocol, which has changed repeatedly, “has been a frustratingly moving target.”

It wasn’t immediately clear whether the state would appeal the ruling. Messages left with the state attorney general’s office were not returned.

If a federal appeals court or the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Laughrey’s ruling, the execution could go forward.

ing this loan would be to issue bond anticipation notes, which would give the city another nine years. An ordinance issuing bond anticipation notes will appear on the agenda Dec. 2.

Crusey also provided an update on the Fire and Emergency Medical Station renovation, which is expected to be completed and turned over to the city on Nov. 25, one month ahead of schedule.

Brumbaugh Construction is putting the finishing touches on the building in the next week, including kitchen cabinets, carpet, doors and interior paint.

Council voted to appoint Karen Smeal to the Tipp-Monroe Cable Access Commission for a term ending April 30, 2015.

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GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — In solemnity, thousands gathered at a central Pennsylvania battlefield park Tuesday to honor a speech given 150 years ago that President Abraham Lincoln predicted would not be long remembered.

The inspirational and famously short Gettysburg Address was praised for reinvigorating national ideals of freedom, liberty and justice amid a Civil War that had torn the country into pieces.

“President Lincoln sought to heal a nation’s wounds by defining what a nation should be,” said Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, calling Lincoln’s words superb, his faith deep and his genius profound. “Lincoln wrote his words on paper, but he also inscribed them in our hearts.”

Echoing Lincoln, keynote speaker and Civil War historian James McPherson said the president took the dais in November 1863 at a time when it looked like the nation “might indeed perish from the earth.”

“The Battle of Gettysburg became the hinge of fate on which turned the destiny of that nation and its new birth of freedom,” McPherson said.

In the July 1863 battle, considered the turning point of the war, Union forces fought back a Confederate invasion of Pennsylvania. Lincoln’s speech was delivered more than four months later, at the dedication of a national cemetery to bury the battle’s casualties.

In the short oration, he spoke of how democracy itself rested upon “the

Van Cleve Sixth Grade TROY — The following students attained honor roll status for the first grading period at Van Cleve Sixth Grade: Steven Andrade, Brittany Baker, Tala Barnes, Riley Becker, Connor Bell, Laura Borchers, Justyn Bowman, Mollie Bretland, Zaky Brewer, Lenea Browder, Audrey Brumfield, Autumn Bruns, Adrianna Burghardt, Andrew Cade, Ellen Cain, Clayton Captain, Aaron Carmack, Ian Carroll, Megan Coate, Nevaeh Collier, Caleb Cooper, Brock Copa, Courtney Craig, Elizabeth Daniel, Ryan Davis, Noah Dimel, Sean Dippold, Delainey Dodson, Olivia Duaso, Conner Earick, Sara Edwards, Alexis Erbaugh, Jaiden Flory, Raegan Flowers, Mitchell Francis, Samantha Francis, Allison Freisthler, Luis Fuentes Jr., Andrew Godsey, Anthony Gonzalez, Ian Gonzalez, Austan Good, Jackson Goodall, Chance Goodwin, Jacob Gray, Courtney Griswold, Jenna Gross, Sidney Hampton, Zackariah Hanna, Shawn

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Shelly & Dave Keihl, all of Bradford; six grandchildren, Morgan & Alexis Wackler, Elisa Martinez, & Ally, Lauren, & Elijah Wackler; four brothers; seven sisters; and many friends & other relatives.

Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 22, 2013 at the Bradford Church of the Brethren with Pastors Phillip Dell & John Shelton officiating.

Interment Harris Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends 4-8 p.m. Thursday at StockerFraley Funeral Home, Bradford.

If desired, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the Harris Creek Church of the Brethren.

Condolences may be left for the family at www. stockerfraley.com.

Funeral Directory • Alice M. Barhorst PIQUA — Alice M. Barhorst, age 88, of Piqua passed away at 7:15 p.m. on Monday, November 18, 2013, in Heartland of Piqua.

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Roger D. Wackler BRADFORD — Roger D. Wackler, age 69, of Bradford, died Monday, November 18, 2013 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. He was born February 27, 1944 in Versailles to the late Charles and Ethel (Wilhelm) Wackler; a graduate of FranklinMonroe High School, Class of 1962; a member of the Harris Creek Church of the Brethren; retired from General Motors after 30 years of service; worked as a farmer for many years; liked deer hunting, fishing and most of all, babysitting his grandkids.

Preceded in death by his parents. Roger is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Mary (Popp) Wackler; 2 sons & daughters-in-law, Matthew & Kathy Wackler, & Jason & Kristina Wackler; daughter & son-in-law,

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Wrestling with Family Obligations Dear Annie: When I marmarriage, but she didn’t lisried my husband, he was ten. She moved back home divorced with a college- aged three years before her father daughter. For some reason or died. Her mother died two other, she did not complete years later. her degree.

After colMy 57-year-old stepdaughlege, “Connie” got a job and ter now lives in her mother’s her own apartment. She house. Connie is on dialysis became pregnant by a co- Annie’s and lives on her disability worker and had a son. Her Mailbox income. I cook, clean and take dad and I were very disapher to the doctor. I also help pointed. Later, Connie moved Kathy Mitchell with the bills. to another state and had two & Marcy Sugar The problem is, I am now more children with the same 70 and ready to retire and man, but no marriage. Her dad and return to my hometown to spend I supported her and paid her rent time with my immediate family. My whenever she needed it. He advised widowed sister has invited me to live her on the difficulties and disadvan- with her. How long am I obligated to tages of raising children without support Connie physically and finan-

cially? Should I remain here and put my life on hold? -- Had Enough Dear Had Enough: That’s up to you. You are the only parent Connie has, and you’ve stayed relatively close to her through the years. Some parents would sacrifice their personal happiness to care for a child, but others reach the point where they become resentful and feel taken advantage of. Can Connie manage without you? Could you look into available resources in her area for home health care, housekeeping and cooking, and perhaps contribute to the cost? Her children are adults now. It’s time they took over the responsibilities you’ve been handling. Talk to them.

Horoscope HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013: This year you tune in to your emotions more when making important choices. You will make excellent decisions as a result. You often pick up on others’ subconscious agendas. If you are single, by late summer 2014, you might meet someone who knocks your socks off. In fact, you could have several experiences with different people like this. Only commit when and if you are sure. If you are attached, your sense of harmony spills over to your sweetie, which adds to the intensity that binds you.

CANCER is as emotional as you are, but he or she can be a lot harder to deal with.

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) HHH Touch base with your inner voice before launching into a situation involving real estate, security or family. Your responsibilities are changing rapidly, so adjust. You have very little choice anyway. A discussion could be helpful.

Tonight: Homeward bound.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You need to touch base with several people in your immediate environment.

Once you sit down with them, you will see the value in their feedback. Make an adjustment and use the best of others’ ideas. You will have a lot of support. Tonight: Hang out with friends.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Stay sensitive to your

finances and to what others need. A boss could take a stand that might not be based in reality. Make a point to reach out to a partner who has a lot of important feedback. Listen to what is being shared and apply it to a key situation. Tonight: Your treat.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHH Stay centered, and know what you want. Reach out to someone at a distance who is smart and creative.

Understand what needs to happen between you and a controlling associate. Know when to take a step back and let this person take the reins.

Tonight: Think “weekend plans.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH You might be coming from a visceral level when dealing with a partner. Take time to acknowledge those you pass every day with perhaps a brief nod. Stop and say hello to someone who actually makes your life seem better. Start a conversation.

Tonight: Get some extra R and R. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH You could be driven by various factors, but your friends will be the most important. A meeting could reveal much more about a situation than you expected.

Rethink your approach to this matter. You’ll receive much more information if you stay open. Tonight: Be with friends.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH Your good intentions come through for someone who is a part of your daily life.

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situation that you are dealing with could be quite disconcerting. You might feel a lack of control. Avoid a power play at all costs.

Tonight: Till the wee hours.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Reach out for more information as you explore a creative or special opportunity. You probably will change your tune once you get more facts. Avoid charging into a situation without first gathering as much information as possible.

Tonight: Let your imagination lead the way.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH You function at your peak when working with a trusted associate. You might find that your creativity surges when you feel comfortable. Your finances could be subject to change.

Perhaps taking strong action will turn the tide in your favor.

Tonight: Follow someone else’s lead.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Others feel as though they can handle everything you can. You might want some free time for a personal matter or to complete another project. Go along with others’ ideas. You might find that you have more help than you thought possible.

Tonight: Out among the crowds.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You might be focused on completion. You have a lot on your plate. Many people like the way you do things. As a

result, they often seek you out for help with their projects.

You might want to start saying “no” more often, even if the request is flattering.

Tonight: Do not push.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Your ideas seem to flow into nearly every situation, problem and interaction you have. You might decide not to reveal everything that goes through your mind, but you still will reveal a lot. Others might be amazed by your imagination. Tonight: Spice up a relationship.

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Danger of a damp hot pad quickly and taste Dear Heloise: I fresh. -- Lynda in recently BADLY Amarillo, Texas BURNED MY For those readers FINGERS while bakwho do not own a ing cookies because vacuum sealer, after I failed to notice that removing the seed, my hot pad had gotpress plastic wrap ten damp in the process of washing and Hints from against the avocado flesh. Put the seed reusing the cookie Heloise back in (to keep the sheets. I knew that avocado flesh from a damp hot pad or Heloise getting mushy) on kitchen towel would allow you to be burned, but top of the plastic and place I was working too quickly the entire half, seed included, in a freezer zip-top bag, that day to notice.

Later, when explaining to Store avocado in the refrigmy friends and family how erator or the freezer until the burn happened, I was needed. -- Heloise P.S.: You may want to surprised to hear that some of them didn’t know you “double-bag” the avocado could be burned by using a just to be safe.

RANCH POPCORN damp pad to pick up someDear Heloise: I know thing very hot. The extreme heat turns the moisture people put seasonings or immediately to steam, and cheese on popcorn. Not being a huge popcorn fan, the burn can be quite bad.

Please let readers know I have yet to try it. My to watch out for this and daughter puts dry ranch never use a damp pad or dressing on popcorn for towel to pick up anything her kids. Needless to say, really hot. -- Bonnie P. in the family insisted I try it.

It’s delicious. I thought it Houston Ouch! But in truth, I’ve would make an excellent done the same thing! Once hint, since I would have learned, never again. -- never thought of it. -- D.H. in New Jersey Heloise GRATED BUTTER SEND A GREAT HINT Dear Heloise: I read TO: your column in the Temple Heloise (Texas) Daily Telegram.

P.O. Box 795000 My hint is when you get San Antonio, TX 78279ready to bake and the butter 5000 is in the freezer or refrigFax: 210-HELOISE Email: Heloise(at) erator, just grab the cheese grater and grate it. Now, Heloise.com I never soften the butter FREEZING before baking. -- Virginia D., AVOCADOS Dear Heloise: To always Moody, Texas CAKE CHECK have fresh avocados on Dear Heloise: I was bakhand, I peel the avocados, cut them in half and remove ing a cake and found a simthe seed. I put the avocado ple way to check to see if halves in a vacuum-sealed the cake was done. Instead bag and place in the freezer. of a toothpick, I wanted When I want an avocado, something long enough so I simply open the bag and I wouldn’t burn myself and take out what I want. I could check without having reseal the avocado in the to get the cake out of the vacuum bag and return oven. I used a piece of raw to the freezer. They thaw spaghetti. -- T.A., via email.

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FEMALE SHIH TZU. Mostly brown, with black markings around face and ears, some light spots on chest, Annabell.

Missing on Saturday 11/09/13.

East of Casstown on E 55, Rugged Hill and Sodom Rd area. Any information, call any time (937)543-1038.

LOST DOG Jack Russell Terrier all white with brown ears and over eyes. Missing since 11/07 Answers to Natalie (937)389-7683

AP Photo In this photo, Typhoon Haiyan survivors play basketball in a destroyed neighborhood in Tacloban, Philippines. They found the hoop in the ruins of their obliterated neighborhood. They propped up the backboard with broken wood beams and rusty nails scavenged from vast mounds of storm-blasted homes. A crowd gathered around. And on one of the few stretches of road here that wasn’t overflowing with debris, they played basketball.

Philippine corruption magnifies effects of typhoon T A C L O B A N , Philippines (AP) — When a newspaper for Filipino workers in New Zealand told readers how to donate to the typhoon relief effort in their homeland, it mentioned agencies like the Red Cross but not a list of government bank accounts that the Philippine Embassy had sent over.

“I’m not going to mince words,” said Mel Fernandez, the editorial adviser for the Filipino Migrant News. “We would like every cent to reach those poor people there rather than getting waylaid.”

Corruption is a concern after any major natural disaster, as millions of dollars in cash and goods rush in from around the world. But those worries are especially acute in the Philippines, where graft has been a part of life for decades.

The government of President Benigno Aquino III, who has made fighting corruption a priority, is promising full transparency in reconstruction spending in areas devastated by Typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Yolanda. It announced Monday that it has established a website called the Foreign Aid Transparency Hub where funds given by foreign donors can be tracked.

“There’s an urgent call now for us to monitor the movement of foreign aid funds for Yolanda so they will go exactly where they’re supposed to: to the survivors of the typhoon,”

Undersecretary of Budget and Management and Chief Information Officer Richard Moya said in a statement.

More than $270 million in foreign aid has been donated to help the victims of the Nov. 8 typhoon, which killed at least 3,976 people and left nearly 1,600 missing, according to government figures updated Monday.

More than 4 million people have been displaced and need food, shelter and water. The typhoon also wrecked livelihoods on a massive scale, destroying crops, livestock, coconut plantations and fishing boats.

Several battered communities appeared to be shifting from survival mode to one of early recovery Monday.

Markets were reopening, though with very limited wares. Some gasoline stations were pumping and residents were repairing damaged homes or making temporary shelters out of the remains of their old ones.

“The darkest night is over but it’s not yet 100 percent,” regional military commander Lt. Gen. Roy Deveraturda said.

On Sunday, Aquino toured the disaster area and promised to step up aid deliveries.

Aquino said he was happy to see typhoonbattered areas slowly rising from the devastation.

The aid effort remained daunting, he said, adding that the government is feeding about 1.4 million people a day.

Typhoon survivors rally city: ‘We shall overcome’ T A C L O B A N , Philippines (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest led dozens of displaced typhoon survivors on a march through this shattered city on Tuesday, seeking to boost its spirits.

The marchers sang “We shall overcome” as they toured parts of Tacloban, at one point skirting some unburied corpses in bags by the roadside.

The Rev. Robert Reyes, an activist priest known for running long distances across country to draw attention to social issues, said the marchers were living in a church and a sports stadium.

“This is not an ordinary march. We call it the walk to overcome,” said Reyes. “This is part of what we call psychosocial therapy where you listen to the victims of the disaster but you also make them believe that they can actually heal themselves.”

Typhoon Haiyan cut a path across eastern and central Philippines on Nov. 8, with some

of fastest wind speeds on record. It killed or has left missing more than 5,000 people and displaced an estimated 4 million people. A major international relief mission is underway to help the survivors, many of whom will be dependent on aid for months to come.

The airport in Tacloban, which was almost entirely destroyed in the storm, has emerged as relief hub, with scores of aid flights arriving each day carrying food, water, medicine, generators and heavy lifting equipment.

The pace has picked up markedly in recent days compared to the chaos in the immediate aftermath of the storm.

“It looks completely different to when I came in last week,” said Valerie Amos, the United Nation’s humanitarian chief. “I’m really delighted that so much progress has been made, so much more aid is going out, and the people are getting the vital supplies that they need.”

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PIQUA 4610 N Stillwell Rd. Friday 9am-5pm. Apple dumplings. Angel food cakes.

Pies, fruit & cream. Breads.

Cookies. Noodles. Bars. Cinnamon/pecan rolls. Granola bars. Fudge. Gift baskets & home made soaps.

TROY, 513 Fernwood, Thursday, Friday 10-5, Inside Sale, housewares, Christmas items, decorations, vintage Minnesota Sewing machine, vintage console stereo, costume jewelry, clothing, coats, Lots of Miscellaneous items

TROY 130 State Route 202 Saturday only 9am-12pm Daycare closing sale. Inside and in back. Car seats, books, toys, shelving, costumes, and more

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TROY 1322 North Market Street Wednesday and Thursday 9am-5pm Household furniture, bedroom furniture, washer and dryer, garage tools, Christmas deocrations

CASSTOWN 5104 East State Route 55 Friday and Saturday 9am-4pm NEW, USED, VINTAGE. Christmas items, 50 dolls, puzzles, books, adult clothing, jewelry, linens, cards, artwork, glassware, collectibles, mote. No baby items.

FREE STUFF. NO EARLY BIRDS!!

TROY 1400 Arthur Road Friday and Saturday 9am-4pm Not Your Typical Garage SaleMore Like A Gift Shop!

Browse 2 rooms of Christmas decor, home furnishings, furniture, gifts, miscellaneoussome new, used, and antiques

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LEGALS U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee for GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-RP3 -vsJEFFERY L. CREGER et al.

LEGAL NOTICE John Doe Unknown Spouse, if any, of Patricia Ann Creger, whose present place of residence is unknown and Unknown Heirs, Fiduciaries, Beneficiaries, Donees and Devisees of Patricia Ann Creger, whose present place of residence is unknown, will take notice that on January 29, 2013, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee for GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-RP3 filed its Complaint in Case No. 13CV00067 in the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, 201 W. Main St., Troy, Ohio 45373, seeking foreclosure and alleging that the Defendants John Doe Unknown Spouse, if any, of Patricia Ann Creger and Unknown Heirs, Fiduciaries, Beneficiaries, Donees and Devisees of Patricia Ann Creger have or claim to have an interest in the real estate described below:

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LOCAL DRIVER Great local tractor trailer driving opportunity for CDLA Driver. Primarily night shift work. Must have CDLA, at least 1 year recent experience and be extremely dependable. Great pay and benefit package; Insurance, 401k, direct deposit, reliable equipment and more. Call Dave during the week at 800-497-2100 or on the weekend/evenings at 937726-3994 or apply in person at: Continental Express Inc. 10450 St Rt 47 Sidney, OH www.ceioh.com WANTED Company Drivers (CDL) Local/Over the Road Tanker (Hazmat *Flatbed*Reefer*Van*Great Pay* Home Time SmartWay Transport Partner Inquiries call: 1-866-532-5993 russ@erwin brostrucking.com Help Wanted General

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U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee for GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-RP3 BY: Shapiro, Van Ess, Phillips & Barragate, LLP Brian Duffy 4805 Montgomery Road, Suite 320 Norwood, OH 45212 (513) 396-8100

TRUCK DRIVER Freshway Logistics, is currently seeking multiple drivers for the area.

CDL Class "A" drivers only Excellent pay and Benefits Applicants must have minimum of 1 year over the road experience and clean driving record Email your resume to: tarnold@freshwayfoods.com

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DRIVERS NEEDED **SIGN ON BONUS** Local manufacturing distributor is seeking qualified applicants for immediate driver positions. Full time and part time positions available.

Must possess class "A" drivers license and have minimum of 6 months experience. Must have clean MVR. Will deliver metal building products regionally.

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Apply in person at: UNION CORRUGATING COMPANY 1801 W. High Street Piqua, OH 45356 No Phone Calls Please Applications will only be accepted Monday thru Friday 8am-5pm.

EOE GENERAL LABOR – 10/HR CDL TRUCK DRIVER – 12/HR Excellent wage & benefits Apply at: 15 Industry Park Ct. Tipp City 937-667-6707 IMMEDIATE OPENING Trans Alliance, a trucking company operating a midsize fleet in the Midwest states, is now hiring for the position of:

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Trans Alliance Offers: Competitive wage & benefits package Send resume/references: 4667 St Rt 127 Greenville, OH 45331 Fax (937)548-8514 Att: Operations Manager Please No Phone Calls

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GET YOUR CHRISTMAS KITTENS NOW! Adorable, fluffy, playful boys. 10 weeks. Indoor homes only. (937)492-7478 Leave message.

Clean, Quiet, safe, one bedroom, senior approved, $475.00 monthly includes water & trash, no pets, 778-0524 DODD RENTALS, Tipp-Troy: 2 bedroom, AC, appliances, $550/$450 plus deposit, No pets, (937)667-4349 for appt.

EVERS REALTY TROY/TIPP 2 & 3 Bedroom Townhomes & Duplexes From $525-$875 Monthly (937)216-5806 EversRealty.net PIQUA, Colonial Terrace Apts., Water, Sewer, Trash, Hot Water, Ref., Range included.

2BR-$480, 1BR-$450. W/D on site. No application fee. 12 month lease. 937-773-1952 TROY 2 bedroom, appliances, a/c, w/d, water paid, very clean, no pets, starting $550 plus deposit, 1 year lease, (937)339-6736 TROY 1 bedroom, $300 deposit, $440 rent, water paid, Metro accepted (937)339-7028

KITTEN found in the Crestview Drive area, young calico.

(937)570-3518 TROY, 2 Bedrooms, appliances, CA, Water, Trash Paid, $525 Monthly. $200 Deposit Special!

(937)673-1821 TROY, Meadowview Village, Behind Troy Ford, 1/2 double, newly decorated, 2 bedrooms, appliances, w/d hookup, storage shed, nice yard, $500 monthly plus deposit, NO PETS, (937)667-3568 Houses For Rent EXECUTIVE STYLE home for lease in private setting. Private pool and club house. All brick 3 bedroom, 2 full bathrooms, 2 car attached garage! 1400 Paul Revere Way, $1500.00/ mo. (937)335-6690

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SABLE MASK FERRET free to good home, 2 story ferret condo and all supplies (937)418-8758 after 4pm

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Playoff teams dominate All-SW District awards Josh Brown

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When the All-Southwest District lists were released on Monday, they had a very distinctive “playoff” flavor to them.

Tippecanoe, Miami East, Covington and Lehman all four reached the playoffs this season and won at least first-round games, so it was no surprise that those four teams hauled in plenty of AllDistrict honors — including Covington’s A.J. Ouellette, who won the Offensive Player of the Year award in Division VII.

• Division II That’s not to say that teams that didn’t make the playoffs didn’t fare well, though, as both Troy (3-7) and Piqua (4-6) had three selections apiece.

The Trojans had a pair of All-Southwest District first team picks in senior offensive lineman Alex Dalton and junior linebacker Marco Anverse. Dalton, a threeyear starter who cleared the way for Troy’s first 1,000yard rusher since 2008, has already committed to attend Oklahoma University next year, while Anverse led the Greater Western Ohio Conference North Division in

sacks (six) and was second in tackles (112). Senior running back Miles Hibbler — who was second in the GWOC North with 1,564 rushing yards — earned a spot on the second team.

The GWOC North’s leading rusher, Piqua junior Trent Yeomans (2,007 yards), was named to the first team, senior offensive lineman Devin Magoteaux was named to the second team and Tate Honeycutt was given honorable mention.

• Division III Jacob Hall’s numbers over the past three seasons probably should have earned him the Offensive Player of the

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Johnson makes case as 1 of greatest It took Jimmie Johnson just 13 races into his rookie season with Hendrick Motorsports to prove to his team he was a rare talent.

He had just won at Dover for his second victory in four weeks and was debriefing with crew chief Chad Knaus when he brought up a sensation he felt in the car that day that he was certain came from wind blowing through a gap in the grandstands.

It was remarkable insight, Knaus said, from a driver who understands very little about the setup of a race car.

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Year award in Division III. But there’s a pretty nice consolation for him and his Red Devil teammates … they’re still playing football.

Hall, a senior running back that led the Central Buckeye Conference Kenton Trail Division in rushing — was one of three Tippecanoe first team selections and six overall Red Devil All-District players. Tippecanoe faces Trotwood Friday night in the D-III, Region 10 championship game — the farthest Tippecanoe has ever been in the playoffs. Franklin, the home of Offensive See PLAYOFF | 12

Injured Bryant among OSU seniors to be honored

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Tippecanoe’s Sean Ford breaks away from a Thurgood Marshall defender during the Division III, Region 10 semifinal game Nov. 15 at Northmont. Tippecanoe faces Trotwood Friday at Piqua High School in the regional championship.

On a mission Devils prep for regional title clash Josh Brown

Sports Editor jbrown@civitasmedia.com

TIPP CITY — Mere moments after the Red Devils’ thrilling win over Thurgood Marshall, during the postgame interviews, Tippecanoe running back Jacob Hall was already having to field questions about Trotwood.

“Sure, it’ll be a David vs. Goliath matchup,” he said. “But we’ll be ready to come out and play like every other week.”

It’s at the core of Tippecanoe coach Charlie Burgbacher’s philosophy — only worry about taking care of the things you can take care of, nothing else — and it’s gotten

the Red Devils farther than they’ve ever been in the postseason.

Friday night, the Red Devils will be put to the ultimate test, facing the Trotwood Rams — a team that has played in three straight state championship games and is two years removed from winning it all — Friday night at Piqua High School in the Division III, Region 10 championship game.

“For this group, it’s just another game to get ready for,” Burgbacher said. “When we started in the postseason two weeks ago, we said ‘the 10-game season is over. From now on, if we win, we get to play again.

If we lose, we go home.’”

One thing the Red Devils have dealt with all season long is listening to the doubters.

For the first five weeks, it was “they haven’t played anyone good.”

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COLUMBUS (AP) — When Ohio State’s 18 seniors are introduced before Saturday’s final home game against Indiana, most will run across the field to a thunderous ovation.

One will hobble out on crutches — and may get the warmest reception of all.

Safety Christian Bryant, called the heart of the defense by coach Urban Meyer, broke his left ankle on the next-to-last play of the big victory over Wisconsin almost two months ago.

“It’s going to be one of those emotional days for me, knowing it could be my last game in the ‘Shoe,” Bryant said this week. “I feel it’s going to be a great experience.”

On Saturday, most will be smiling and celebrating, while Bryant may be left to think about what might have been and what still lies ahead.

Bryant swooped in as the trailer on a tackle in a game already decided. Linebacker Joshua Perry made the initial hit, then rolled over Bryant’s ankle. Bryant was among the team leaders in every way — statistically and vocally — before being sidelined.

“I couldn’t even begin to understand the feelings that he probably has,” teammate and offensive lineman Jack Mewhort said. “It’s going to be emotional for all of us, knowing that he wants to be out there with us and he can’t.

We appreciate him, we love him and I know we’ll be thinking about him.”

Five games in, it may have been the end of his season and college career. But Bryant didn’t know it.

“I honestly didn’t know what was wrong,” said the 5-foot10, 193-pounder out of Cleveland’s Glenville High School.

“At first I kind of thought it was a high-ankle sprain or something. But as I was riding back to the locker room, it just started throbbing a lot more and then it kind of went numb. The doctors X-rayed it immediately and one of them told me that my ankle was broken. It was just one of those moments that you really can’t explain how you feel.”

He has spent the time since attending class, rehabbing in the training room and encouraging his teammates. He may not be on the field, but he’s still an integral part of the team.

“He is still the guy that everybody on that defense looks to,” said co-coordinator Everett Withers. “He’s a guy that if something isn’t going good, he’s going to let everybody know that it isn’t going good and why it isn’t good. If it’s going good, he’s going to be a positive role model on that sideline. He has a tremendous role. Our players feel good when he’s there. He provides a lot of, I guess, glue to our football team.”

Team doctors say it’s possible he can play in a bowl game if the rehab goes well.

In the meantime, team officials will check with the NCAA to see if there’s a possibility of Bryant getting a medical redshirt season, giving him a fresh start next season.

Of course, Bryant could also let the ankle heal and build his body back and then hope he can prove to the NFL that he’s back to his old, hard-hitting self in workouts for teams in the spring.

He’ll sit down soon with his parents and his younger brother, relatives, friends and coaches and try to reach a decision on what’s next.

Bryant said this season of victory and pain and personal loss taught him something.

“I would just say I persevered through obstacles,” he said.

“You can never think about what’s going to happen next because you have no idea. So you have to live in the moment and just try to seize every opportunity.”

Bengals’ special teams key part of surge CINCINNATI (AP) — Linebacker James Harrison was asked if he’d ever had a moment like the one safety Tony Dye was celebrating.

“Who?” Harrison said.

A reporter pointed across the locker room to a young player getting interviewed.

“No. 44?” Harrison said.

Yeah, that guy. The one that returned a blocked punt for a touchdown in his first game in the NFL, getting to be a big part of the biggest quarter in Bengals history.

And just the latest out-of-thespotlight player to contribute to Cincinnati’s rise as undisputed AFC North leader.

It’s been a special season in

Cincinnati.

The Bengals (7-4) have taken control of their division by turning into a complete team this year. The defense is among the best in the league, the offense among its most diversified, and the special teams are doing things not seen in Cincinnati for many years.

“I’ve never had that happen,” Harrison said, getting back to Dye’s first-game touchdown. “I’ve never had that type of impact on a game coming out.”

And Dye isn’t alone.

Rookies galore played a big role in Cincinnati’s 41-20 victory over Cleveland on

Sunday that left the Bengals with a 2½-game lead in their division heading into a bye week. They fell behind 13-0 in the first quarter, then scored a club-record 31 points in the second quarter, with special teams leading the way.

Rookie Shawn Williams, a third-round draft pick, partially blocked Spencer Lanning’s punt, which went only 9 yards and gave the Bengals possession at the Cleveland 38-yard line. That set up Andy Dalton’s touchdown pass.

Jayson DiManche, an undrafted rookie from Southern Illinois, blocked another of Lanning’s punts, and Dye returned it 24 yards

for a touchdown in his first NFL game. Dye, an undrafted free agent from UCLA, missed last season with an injury and was promoted off the practice squad Saturday with safety Chris Crocker injured.

“Whenever I call a rush or call something for when they’re coming, they get the opportunity to go affect the game in a big way,” special teams coach Darrin Simmons said. “Sometimes Jayson DiManche and Shawn Williams, they don’t have that opportunity except for in that role. Their sense of urgency gets ratcheted up pretty good.”

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Johnson makes case as 1 of the all-time greats HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — It took Jimmie Johnson just 13 races into his rookie season with Hendrick Motorsports to prove to his team he was a rare talent.

He had just won at Dover for his second victory in four weeks and was debriefing with crew chief Chad Knaus when he brought up a sensation he felt in the car that day that he was certain came from wind blowing through a gap in the grandstands.

It was remarkable insight, Knaus said, from a driver who understands very little about the setup of a race car.

“He can feel the car. He can be one with the car,” Knaus said. “I know that sounds foolish, it sounds weird. But, seriously, go to a surfer and ask him about his surfboard. Go to a snowboarder and ask him about his snowboard. Go to a skier, ask him about his skis.

“When they’re able to get in that position, and they feel the car, understand what the car is going to do, it’s pretty amazing. Jimmie can really do that. He feels what’s going on.”

Knaus went so far as to claim Johnson does things in the car “most mortals can’t.”

His resume supports that claim.

Johnson continued his romp through the NASCAR record books Sunday night by winning his sixth championship in eight years.

With only the mark of seven titles won by Richard Petty and the late Dale Earnhardt ahead of him, Johnson is making a solid case to be considered one of the best to ever climb into a race car.

It’s a debate he wants no part of, shrugging in his champagne-soaked firesuit Sunday night that those conversations can wait until after he’s done racing.

There are some who believe Johnson is a product of his environment, and he wins because he drives for mighty Hendrick Motorsports in a car prepared by Knaus, a crew chief so laser-focused on the No. 48 Chevrolet that it’s not always evident if he finds any joy in his job.

There’s also an argument that Johnson’s titles stem from the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship format, which debuted in 2004 as a 10-race playoff.

It replaced the decades-old system of crowning a champion based on an entire season, and Johnson reeled

AP photo Jimmie Johnson, center, his wife, Chandra, and his daughter, Genevieve, celebrate after he won his sixth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in Homestead, Fla. Sunday.

off five consecutive titles beginning with Year 3 of the Chase.

Indeed, under the old scoring system, Johnson would not have won titles in 2007, 2008 or 2010.

But that’s not his problem. He raced under the rules at the time, on the same playing field as everyone else on the track — the same as Petty did during his heyday, and Earnhardt during his time.

As far as Petty is concerned, the debate is pointless.

“All I can say is Earnhardt did his thing in his time against his competition. I did mine against my competition, and he’s doing his thing against his competition,” Petty said. “We didn’t compete with each other. He wasn’t there to race against Richard Petty or Earnhardt, and we didn’t have to race against Jimmie Johnson, either.

“You can’t compare. It’s not apples and apples. It’s apples and oranges.”

Petty is right, it is very difficult to compare. But Johnson has very much earned the right to be part of the conversation by winning his six titles faster than Petty and Earnhardt, by becoming the youngest driver at 38 to reach the mark, and by winning 30 more races (he has 66 total Cup wins) than any other driver in the last 11 years.

“I don’t think he wants to try to prove it to anybody else, he just wants to prove it to himself,” team owner Rick Hendrick said.

“I’ve never seen anyone that works any harder and is any more committed to his physical conditioning, from the way he eats at certain times of the year, when he gets into the Chase, the way he works out.

“He doesn’t have to run

Bengals From page 10 low-profile rookies changed the game.

“Other guys see that and it picks them up,” Dye said.

“The punt block before that by Shawn Williams was a game-changing play. When he blocked that punt, you could see the energy go up. Here comes Jayson with the second blocked punt, and I was able to pick it up and score a touchdown.

“You can feel the energy on the sideline.”

It wasn’t a fluke. The Bengals have blocked three kicks this season, the first time they’ve done that since 1991. And their special teams have been clutch in the biggest moments. Mike Nugent has two winning field goals, and punter Kevin Huber helped them hold on for a 13-6 win over New England by kicking the ball 57 yards into a storm.

Huber also had a 66-yard punt on Sunday against the Browns. He is tied for sixth in the NFL with 21 punts inside the 20-yard line.

The Bengals have put a lot of thought into special teams while building their roster the last few years.

“Some people take special teams for a joke, but over here, special teams is just as important as the starters on offense and defense,” cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones said.

over people. He doesn’t have to go out and brag about what he’s done. He just shows up, does his job.

Sooner or later people have to say, ‘You’re the deal.’”

Yet Johnson still fights a stereotype among many stick-and-ball types who don’t respect what he’s done.

The most recent slight came from retired NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb, who was asked on a Fox Sports program to rank Johnson against other athletes at the top of their game. McNabb dismissed the driver as “absolutely not an athlete” because “he sits in a car and he drives, that doesn’t take being athletic.”

Fellow drivers from various series rallied to Johnson’s defense, and NASCAR fans berated McNabb on social media.

Johnson said very little on the topic, even after winning his championship.

“Yes, I am an athlete, and so is every driver in one of these race cars,” he smiled.

Ironically, Fox Sports rival ESPN will have Johnson sit in as host Tuesday night for SportsCenter, an appear-

ance being touted as “the first athlete to guest host.”

He deserves the nod, as his accomplishments rank as high as any other current athlete.

Derek Jeter and Kobe Bryant have five team championships, which Johnson has now surpassed. He’s

he might accomplish or where he’ll rank when it’s all said and done.

“It’s not like me to think in that light. It’s just not me,” Johnson said. “I guess I need to open my mind to it because the numbers speak for themselves. I find myself in a touchy situation at times where my quiet approach can be looked at as arrogant or cocky, and that is the furthest thing from the truth in what I’m trying to portray.

“I’m just trying to say the right things and keep my mind in the right space.

I haven’t let a lot in, and it’s led to more success. It’s kept my work ethic intact, kept me honest and humble. I like that about myself.

I really, really do. I don’t know if I want to open my mind and let it in, where I stand in the sports world.

It’s not time for that in my eyes.”

tied with Michael Jordan, who for two years has ribbed Johnson that he had one more ring than the driver.

While Roger Federer won 16 Grand Slams in eight years, and Tiger Woods won seven majors in four years, Johnson has won all of NASCAR’s “crown jewels.” He’s won two Daytona 500s, four Brickyard 400s, Coca-Cola 600s and All-Star races, and two Southern 500s.

There are only five active tracks on the schedule where Johnson has yet to win, and one of them is Homestead, where he’s traditionally playing it safe and trying to wrap up a championship.

Knaus, who opined Sunday night that if not for midseason rule changes in 2012 the team “would have waxed the competition,” believes the current crew he’s assembled around Johnson has yet to reach its full potential.

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That continued for the first three weeks of Central Buckeye Conference Kenton Trail Division play.

A rather convincing win over 8-1 Kenton Ridge still didn’t convince everyone, but a dominant showing against 9-0 Springfield Shawnee in Week 10 got the Red Devils the top seed in the region.

After a repeat rout of Kenton Ridge in the first round of the playoffs, the Devils — not

given much of a chance by the area’s pundits — held a high-powered Thurgood Marshall offense 30 points below its average to win a second-round game for the first time ever.

Now, once again, they face a team that no one is giving them a chance against.

And the last thing on their mind is the team they’re facing.

“The kids aren’t looking at it that way,” Burgbacher said. “Each

week in the playoffs, the teams get a little bit better. And now, we’re one of those eight teams still playing. That indicates that we’re a good football team.

“This group is on a mission. They want to set the bar in this program for everyone else that comes after. They hear a lot about the good groups we’ve had in the past — in 2002, in 2007, in 2009. But this group here wants

to be THE group.”

The Rams enter Friday’s game with an 11-2 record and on a nine-game winning streak, having scored more than 40 points in their last eight games. The last time Trotwood lost was in Week 2 against Wayne — which will play for a regional title in Division I on Saturday night.

Trotwood boasts not only a high-scoring offense, averaging nearly 40 points per game — due mainly to a 1-0 forfeit loss to Springfield in Week 1 — but also a dominant defense. In their last six games, the Rams have given up an average of 7.7 points.

“We can’t give up big plays, and we need to be consistent in everything we do, offensively and defensively,” Burgbacher said. “We can’t give up big plays or miss tackles.

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One more thing Tippecanoe has done all season long.

Just like not paying attention to all the talk and letting its play speak for itself.

Player of the Year Luke Kennard, meanwhile, was blown out by the Rams in the first round of the postseason.

Junior linebacker Austin Clack and senior defensive back Cameron Johnson were also named to the first team, while senior offensive lineman Tyler Hunter, senior defensive lineman Alex Demers and senior defensive back Jarett Wasson were all named to the second team.

• Division V Milton-Union senior Wes Martin — who will attend Indiana University — was named to the All-District first team as an offensive lineman, while Matt Bracci earned honorable mention.

• Division VI The Miami East Vikings won a playoff game for the first time in school history this season, and they did so with five All-District players.

Senior Michael Fellers — who did a little of everything for the Vikings during his career — was named to the first team as a kicker, while senior defensive lineman Robbie Adams and senior linebacker Franco Villella were also named to the first team. Junior quarterback Conner Hellyer and senior defensive lineman Alex Brewer both earned spots on the second team.

• Division VII A.J. Ouellette had already earned the Division VII All-Southwest District Offensive Player of the Year award before the regional semifinal game against Marion Local on Saturday — the voting for the awards was a few days earlier.

But the Covington senior’s performance in that game, despite the loss, was the icing on the cake.

Ouellette, who broke Covington’s career rushing and all-purpose yardage records this season, was a lock for the award after leading a talented Buccaneer team to an 11-1 record — and very nearly leading them past the No. 1 team in the state in Saturday’s 35-28 loss to the Flyers. Senior linebacker Dalton Bordelon was also named to the first team, and senior linebacker Justin Williams was named to the second team.

Lehman, which also lost by a narrow margin in the regional semifinal round Saturday, had five All-District picks. Senior end Drew Westerheide and senior linebacker Skylar Brown were named to the first team, while senior offensive lineman Brad Montgomery, junior quarterback Nick Rourke and junior defensive back Greg Spearman were named to the second team.

Bradford senior defensive back Brandon Wysong was named to the second team.