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Library hosting finance classes Attendees have chance to get more ‘fiscally fit’

BY MELANIE YINGST the month of January — Financial Wellness Month.

Staff Writer The first class will be myingst@tdnpublishing.com held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, While losing weight and Jan. 9 and the second sesgetting in shape may top sion, which builds upon the most people’s New Year’s first, will be held at 6:30 resolution lists, getting p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 16. financially fit also is a popu- Each session is expected to lar resolution to shed bad last approximately an hour per class and will be held at spending habits.

The Troy-Miami County the main branch of the Public Library will be host- library located at 419 W. ing a free Personal Finance Main St., Troy.

According to Kevin Management two-part seminar to help begin the finan- Cretsos, the TMCPL’s adult cial fitness process during programming specialist, the

Students return to school MONROE, Conn. (AP) — For her son’s first day of school since last month’s massacre at his Sandy Hook Elementary, Sarah Caron tried to make Thursday as normal as possible. She made his favorite pancakes, and she walked the secondgrader to the top of the driveway for the school bus.

But it was harder than usual to say goodbye.

“I hugged him a lot longer than normal, until he said, ‘Mommy, please,’” she said.

“And then he got on the bus, and he was OK.” Her 7-year-old son, William, was among more than 400 students who escaped a gunman’s rampage that killed 20 firstgraders and six educators at Sandy Hook on Dec. 14. On Thursday, the returning students settled in at their old, familiar desks but in a different school in a different town.

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personal finance management classes will be facilitated by a representative from the Graceworks Lutheran Services, Consumer Credit Counseling.

“It’s a free program and anyone is welcome to attend,” Cretsos said.

Cretsos said the classes are geared towards adults looking for information to calculate income, set realistic short term and long term goals, how to manage financial setbacks and options for buying and saving.

“This is the first time

we’ve had any program specifically geared towards personal finance,” Cretsos said. “It’s a good way to get people back on track, especially after the holidays.”

Graceworks Lutheran Services, Consumer Credit Counseling is a non-profit credit counseling agency and is backed by the Better Business Bureau, United Way and is a member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling.

Cretsos said registration for the classes is strongly encouraged. Reservations may be made by calling the library at 335-0502. For more information, visit www.tmcpl.org.

BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer nknoth@tdnpubishing.com Due to bitterly cold weather, St. Joseph’s House — which is now designated as a cold shelter — has seen an increase in the number of people needing a place to stay overnight.

Through March, individuals can arrive at 207 E. Main St. between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. to receive a place to sleep, some food and a warm shower, said director Dick Steineman.

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“Just yesterday (Jan. 2) I got two calls from guys sleeping their cars.

Even in this weather, it’s tough sleeping in the car.

We want to afford them some food and a place to sleep,” said Steineman.

St. Patrick’s Soup Kitchen, which he also directs, has also had more women and children, he added.

At the cold shelter, Steineman said people of all backgrounds have arrived for a place to stay.

One man lost his job after 27 years without any savings, and another found himself on the streets after his girlfriend kicked him out.

The morning of Jan. 3 a 19-year-old was leaving the shelter to go for a drug test required as part of the interview process for a job. He praised Steineman for getting him off the streets at night.

“He’s a great guy. I would call him a hometown hero,” he said of Steineman.

Providing a warm place for individuals to sleep prepares individuals for a day of job hunt-

Library to offer troubleshooting Did you received an IPad, Kindle or other eReader during the holidays? Are you having trouble figuring out how to access and download books from the library’s electronic bookshelves?

Call the Troy-Miami County Library’s Information Desk at 339-0502 ext. 112 to make an appointment for one-on-one assistance.

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ISLAMABAD (AP) — An American drone strike in Pakistan has killed a top Taliban commander who sent money and fighters to battle the U.S. in Afghanistan but had a truce with the Pakistani military, officials said Thursday.

While the death of Maulvi Nazir was likely to be seen in Washington as affirmation of the necessity of the controversial U.S. drone program, it could cause more friction in already tense relations with Pakistan because Nazir did not focus on Pakistani targets.

Nazir was killed when two missiles slammed into a house in a village in South Waziristan while he was meeting with supporters and fellow commanders. Eight other people were killed, according to five Pakistani security officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.

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Shelter director Dick Steineman discusses requirements of the cold shelter Thursday at St. Joseph’s House in Troy.

Groundbreaking set for Feb. 4 A groundbreaking for St. Patrick’s Soup Kitchen, 25 N. Mulberry, is slated for Feb. 4, though construction will have to wait until the weather warms, said director Dick Steineman.

The facility will be moving from 419 E. Main St. Steineman said the building will be constructed with historic character in mind.

The back of the property will be fenced in and include a place to individuals to mingle.

“No matter what, people in a small apartment by themselves will want to be outside, so we set up picnic tables,” he said. ing and relieves some of the anxiety inherent in job hunting, Steineman said.

“Everyone’s situation is different, and with the mental-health issues some have, you don’t want anyone getting so depressed that they do something to themselves and give up,” Steineman said.

Searching for minimum-wage work some-

times requires at least three interviews, he said, meaning they could be out of job for two weeks or more.

“You can’t just walk out and get a job anymore,” he said.

St. Joseph’s House operates as a men’s shelter during the warm months, mandating that individuals not smoke in the home, drink or bring back women. It was made

a cold shelter in December, with rules relaxed, after a man was found dead on the riverbank; a few days earlier he had been asked to leave for not abiding by the shelter’s rules, Steineman said.

“We want to get them help, and we’re not going to lock the door on them,” Steineman said. “They can come into our cold shelter in any state, as long as they’re not going to cause a scene. They can come in, take a shower, go to bed.”

Steineman also connects individuals with case management services at Miami County Recovery Council and Buckeye House.

Everyone must leave the shelter at 9 the next morning. Many walk a block to First Presbyterian Church to receive a free breakfast, he said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Congress opened for business Thursday to confront long-festering national problems, deficits and immigration among them, in an intensely partisan and crisis-driven era of divided government. “The American dream is in peril,” said House Speaker John Boehner, re-elected to his post despite a minirevolt in Republican ranks.

Moments after grasping an oversized gavel that symbolizes his authority, Boehner implored the assembly of newcomers and veterans in the 113th Congress to tackle the nation’s heavy burden of debt at long last. “We have to be willing truly willing to make this right.”

Also on the two-year agenda is the first significant effort at an overhaul of the tax code in more than a quarter century.

Republicans and Democrats alike say they want to chop at a thicket of existing tax breaks and use the resulting revenue to reduce rates.

There were personal milestones aplenty as the winners of last fall’s races swore an oath of office as old as the republic.

Sens. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, Mazie Hirono of Hawaii and Deb Fischer of Nebraska were among the newcomers sworn in, raising the number of women in the Senate to a record 20. Tim Scott of South Carolina became the first black Republican in the Senate in more than three decades.

On the first day of a new term, one veteran made a stirring comeback.

Republican Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois returned to the Capitol for the first time since suffering a stroke a year ago, walking slowly up the 45 steps to the Capitol with the use of a cane. “Good to see you, guys,” he said.

Across the Capitol, children and grandchildren squirmed through opening formalities that ended with Boehner’s election as the most powerful Republican in a government where President Barack Obama will soon be sworn in to a second term and his fellow Democrats control the Senate.

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BUSINESS ROUNDUP • The Troy Elevator The grain prices listed below are the closing prices of Thursday.

Corn Month .....................Bid... Change Dec ...................7.0300 ....-0.0150 Mar ...................7.0700 ....-0.0150 NC 13 ...............5.4750 ....-0.0475 Soybeans Month .....................Bid... Change Dec .................13.8150 ....-0.0575 Mar .................13.8150 ....-0.0575 NC 13 .............12.3700 .-0.0225 Wheat Month .....................Bid... Change Dec ...................7.2250 ...+0.0025 NC 13 ...............7.4600 ....-0.0175 You can find more information online at www.troyelevator.com.

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Taxes still rising for most WASHINGTON (AP) — While the tax package that Congress passed New Year's Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013.

That's because the legislation did nothing to prevent a temporary reduction in the Social Security payroll tax from expiring. In 2012, that 2-percentagepoint cut in the payroll tax was worth about $1,000 to a worker making $50,000 a year.

The Tax Policy Center, a nonpartisan Washington research group, estimates that 77 percent of American households will face higher federal taxes in 2013 under the agreement negotiated between President Barack Obama and Senate Republicans.

High-income families will feel the biggest tax increases, but many middle- and low-income families will pay higher taxes too.

ing, our national debt is draining free enterprise and weakening the ship of state,” said the Ohio Republican, whose struggles to control his members persisted to the final weekend of the 112th Congress when “fiscal cliff” legislation finally cleared. “The American dream is in peril so long as its namesake is weighed down by this anchor of debt. Break its hold and we will begin to set our economy free. Jobs will come home. Confidence will come back.”

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he, too, is ready for attempts to rein in federal spending, but laid down a few conditions. “Any future budget agreements must balance the need for thoughtful spending reductions with revenue from the wealthiest among us and closing wasteful tax loopholes,” he said. That was in keeping with Obama’s remarks after Congress had agreed on fiscal cliff legislation to raise taxes for the wealthy while keeping them level for the middle class.

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with alarm as Obama ran up an estimated 71 percent of the Hispanic vote in winning re-election over Mitt Romney in November.

There is little doubt that fiscal issues are at the forefront, though, as they have been since the economy cratered more than four years ago. The issue dominated the just-ended Congress from beginning to end as tea party-backed lawmakers pressed relentlessly to cut spending and reduce deficits.

They met with decidedly mixed success.

They won Obama’s signature on $1 trillion in cuts over a decade after using the debt limit as leverage, but were forced into a humiliating surrender a year ago after trying to block an extension in payroll tax cuts. And in the last major act of the 112th Congress, they were forced to swallow legislation that contained next-to-no spending cuts, raised tax rates on the wealthy while keeping them even for the middle class and boosted deficits by an estimated $4 trillion over a decade.

And now, the newly enfranchised Congress will begin by raising deficits.

MONROE, Conn. (AP) For her son’s first day of school since last month’s massacre at his Sandy Hook Elementary, Sarah Caron tried to make Thursday as normal as possible. She made his favorite pancakes, and she walked the secondgrader to the top of the driveway for the school bus.

But it was harder than usual to say goodbye.

“I hugged him a lot longer than normal, until he said, ‘Mommy, please,’” she said. “And then he got on the bus, and he was OK.” Her 7-year-old son, William, was among more than 400 students who escaped a gunman’s rampage that killed 20 firstgraders and six educators at Sandy Hook on Dec. 14.

On Thursday, the returning students settled in at their old, familiar desks but in a different school in a different town.

Returning students, teachers and administrators were met by a large police presence outside their new school in the neighboring town of Monroe, where a middle school that had been shuttered for nearly two years was overhauled and renamed after their old school. Several officers guarded the entrance and checked IDs of parents dropping off children.

Monroe police Lt. Keith White said attendance was very good and the children were getting back to “business as usual.”

“A lot of them were happy to see their friends they hadn’t seen in a while,” he said.

William’s classroom had been across the hall from a first-grade room where children and teacher Victoria Soto died, and he had been nervous about going back to school, Caron said. But an open house Wednesday at the school eased some of his fears.

“They didn’t talk about what happened at all,”

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she said. “They went in, met up with their teachers, had a little circle time and it was just about trying to get them back into school.”

Most of the students arrived at the new school in Monroe by bus, something school officials had suggested to help them get back into a familiar routine.

Nick Phelps, who lives a few blocks from the original Sandy Hook school, said his first-grader and third-grader are excited about the new school because it means a longer bus ride to Monroe, which is about 7 miles away.

He was there when the bus brought them home Thursday afternoon.

“I was never so excited

to see my children and, certainly, to see my children get off the bus.

There was a shared joy,” he said.

About 80 parents attended an assembly Thursday with school and police officials, who fielded questions about security and activities planned for their children. White said security will remain at a high level for now and will be re-evaluated each week.

The gunman, 20-yearold Adam Lanza, shot and killed his mother inside their Newtown home before driving to the school.

He shot his way into the building and carried out the massacre before committing suicide as police arrived.

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Boehner will lead a House that has a Republican majority of 233-200, with two vacancies, a loss of eight seats for the GOP. Fourteen Republicans declined to vote for him, a reflection of their unhappiness with his leadership, but several more defections would have been needed to deny him a first-ballot victory.

It’s not unusual for party leaders to lose the votes of some dissidents. Nineteen Democrats declined to support their leader, Nancy Pelosi, on a similar ballot two years ago after her party lost more than 60 seats in the 2010 election.

Democrats hold a 55-45 majority in the Senate, and control two more seats than they did the past two years.

Reid and McConnell are negotiating over possible changes in the Senate’s filibuster rules to make the movement of legislation more efficient, even when it is hotly contested. ___ Associated Press writers Donna Cassata, Andrew Taylor and Henry C. Jackson contributed to this story.

A bus traveling from Newtown, Conn., to Monroe stops in front of 26 angels along the roadside on the first day of classes for Sandy Hook Elementary School students since the Dec. 14 shooting, in Monroe, Conn., Thursday. Chalk Hill School in Monroe was overhauled especially for the students from the Sandy Hook School shooting.

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National flood insurance legislation to help victims of Hurricane Sandy will create slightly more than $9 billion in red ink if it passes as expected on Friday. A follow-up disaster aid measure that Boehner has said will be brought to a vote on Jan. 15 would add $27 billion more if the bill grows, as seems likely, after it is reconciled with a $60-billion Senate version.

The next big clash is expected to begin within weeks. A two-month delay in automatic spending cuts expires at the end of February. As well, the administration will seek authority to borrow more money in late winter or early spring, and financing expires for most government agencies on March 27.

Republicans have said they intend to seek significant savings from Medicare, Medicaid and other government benefit programs to gain control over spending. Obama has said he won’t bargain over the government’s borrowing authority. He has also said is open to changes in benefit programs, but would face resistance on that from liberal

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Republican Leader Mitch McConnell have other ideas, both having said in recent days that the days of raising taxes are over.

“Now is the time to get serious about spending,” McConnell said. “And if the past few weeks have taught us anything, that means the president needs to show up early this time.”

People won’t “tolerate the kind of last-minute crises that we’ve seen again and again over the past four years as a result of this president’s chronic inactivity and refusal to lead on the pressing issues of the day.”

While neither Boehner nor Reid mentioned immigration in their openingday speeches, Obama is expected to highlight the issue in the first State of the Union address of his new term. Lawmakers are already working toward a compromise they hope can clear both houses.

Most Democrats have long favored legislation to give millions of illegal immigrants a chance at citizenship, and Republicans have stoutly resisted. Now, though, many within the GOP appear ready to reconsider, after watching

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On Thursday, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced the creation of an advisory commission that will review and recommend changes to state laws and policies on gun control, school safety measures and mental health services in the wake of the Sandy Hook rampage.

Teams of workers, many of them volunteers, prepared the new school and even raised bathroom floors so the smaller elementary school students can reach the toilets. The students’ backpacks and other belongings that were left behind after the shooting were taken to the new school to make them feel at home.

Students found the same chairs and desks, when possible. Their classroom walls were painted the same colors and hung with the same pictures. Other details, such as the location of bookshelves and cubby holes, were replicated as much as possible.

Newtown school Superintendent Janet Robinson said the school has been transformed into a “cheerful” place for

the students. She said mental health counselors continue to be available for anyone who needs them.

Caron, 32, said her son knows what happened and has undergone counseling. She said her 5year-old daughter, Paige, attends afternoon kindergarten at the school and has been dealing with nightmares about “snakes and bears and coyotes.”

“She wasn’t at school that day but was with me when we went to look for William at the firehouse,” Caron said.

“Unfortunately, she heard more about it than I wish she did.”

Intellectually, Caron said, she knows her children will be very safe at their new school.

“But, emotionally,” she said. “It’s very hard to turn off the little ‘What if?’ that kind of hangs on and says, ‘Well, you know what, December 14th started out as a normal day, too.” ___ Associated Press writer Michael Melia contributed to this report from Hartford, Conn.

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TODAY • FRIED CHICKEN: American Legion Post No. 586, 377 N. Third St., Tipp City, will present deep fried chicken with side dishes from 6-7:30 p.m. for $7.

For more information, contact the post at (937) 6671995.

• CHICKEN FRY: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a three-piece chicken dinner with french fries and macaroni salad for $7 from 6-8 p.m. Chicken livers also will be available.

SATURDAY • SPAGHETTI DINNER: The Troy Post No. 43 baseball will offer an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from 3:30-7 p.m. at 622 S. Market St., Troy. The meal also will include salad bar, rolls, dessert and soft drink or coffee. Meals will be $6.75 for adults and $4 for children under 12.

• PRAYER BREAKFAST: The Community Men’s Prayer Breakfast will be at 7:30 a.m. at First Place, Troy.

• SHARE-A-MEAL: Share-A-Meal will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the First United Church of Christ, 120 S. Market St., Troy. The meal will include beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, peas, cake and drink. Enter at the Canal Street door, where the church is handicapped accessible.

• KARAOKE OFFERED: Karaoke with Papa D’s Pony Express will be presented at the American Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, from 7 p.m. to close. The event is free.

• CREATURE FEATURE: The American crow will be the featured animal from 2-3 p.m. at Brukner Nature Center. American crows are highly intelligent birds able to mimic the sounds of other animals, form tight-knit family bonds and even recognize the face of a human years after their first encounter. Learn about their natural history.

The event is free with BNC admission.

SUNDAY • BREAKFAST OFFERED: The Sons of AMVETS will offer an allyou-can-eat breakfast from 8:30-11 a.m. for $6 at the AMVETS Post No. 88, 3449 Lefevre Road, Troy.

Proceeds will benefit Operation Care Package for the troops on the ground in Afghanistan.

• BREAKFAST PLANNED: Breakfast will be served at the American Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, from 8-11 a.m. for $6.

Items available will be eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, waffles, french toast, pancakes, hash browns, sausage gravy, cinnamon rolls, juices and fruit.

• OPEN MIC: The American Legion, Post No. 586, 377 N. 3rd St.,Tipp City, will host a free bluegrass open mic session in the afternoon. Food will be available for purchase.

• WINTER SPEAKER: “Conservation: On the Edge,” will be presented at 2:30 p.m. with speaker Chris Bedle, Cincinnati Museum Center Preserve director, as part of Aullwood’s Winter Speaker Series, at the center. Bedle has been with the museum for 27 years overseeing the museum’s land management and educational offerings. His latest project is an effort to catalog The Edge of Appalachia Preserve System’s biodiversity to better understand the eastern forest system the preserve is working to protect and manage.

MONDAY • WINGS OFFERED: American Legion Post No. 586, 377 N. 3rd St., Tipp City, will offer wings from 67:30 p.m.

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School junior class will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the high school library. For more information, call Michelle Henry at 4181898.

TUESDAY • LITERACY COUNCIL MEETING: The Troy Literacy Council, an all-volunteer organization, will meet at the Hayner Cultural Center in Troy at 7 p.m. Adults seeking help with basic literacy or wish to learn English as a second language, and those interested in becoming tutors, are asked to contact our message center at (937) 660-3170 for further information.

• PARK COMMISSIONERS: The January meeting of the city of Troy Board of Park Commissioners will be at 11 a.m. in council chambers at City Hall, 100 S. Market St., Troy.

• BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: The American Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, will host a carry-in dinner to celebrate the January, February and March birthday celebrants.

Come and offer birthday greetings and bring a covered dish to share. A birthday cake will be provided as well as table service.

Coffee will be available.

• EXPLORATION HIKE: The Miami County Park District will have an adult exploration hike at 9 a.m. at John A. Wannemacher Reserve, 1876 MonroeConcord Road, near Troy.

Join naturalists as they head to explore nature.

Pre-register for the program online at www.miamicountyparks, email to register@miamicountyparks.c om or call (937) 335-6273, Ext. 104.

WEDNESDAY • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Miami County YMCA-Robinson Branch.

Jim McMaken, YMCA executive director, will offer a brief overview of the YMCA’s operations, followed by a tour of the facility. A boxed lunch will be provided for $10. For more information, contact Donn Craig, vice president, at (937) 418-1888.

• COUNCIL MEETING: The Troy Literacy Council, an all-volunteer organization, will meet at p.m. at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center. Adults seeking help with basic literacy or wish to learn English as a second language, and those interested in becoming tutors, are asked to contact the message center at (937) 660-3170 for more information.

• ALUMNI LUNCHEON: The Staunton School alumni will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Friendly’s in Troy.

• FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP: Covington High School will host a financial aid workshop for college bound seniors and their parents at 6:30 p.m. A member of the Wright State financial aid counseling staff will conduct a presentation on college scholarship scholarship and loan processes, application procedures, sources and types of financial aid and FAFSA instructions. A

question and answer session will follow.

• REORGANIZING MEETING: The Newton Local Board of Education will hold an annual reorganization meeting followed by the regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. in the Newton School Board of Education Room.

• BOE MEETING: The Newton Local Board of Education will hold its annual reorganizational meeting, followed by the regular monthly meeting, at 7 p.m. in the Newton School Board of Education Room.

• FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Jump start the new year by setting new goals to manage your money and prioritize your finances at 6:30 p.m. at the Troy-Miami County Public Library, 419 W. Main St., Troy. The program will be offered by Graceworks Lutheran Services, Consumer Credit Counseling Services.

Learn about calculating your income, setting realistic short-term and longterm goals, surviving financial setbacks, weighing your options with buying and saving and more. Call 339-0502 to register in advance.

THURSDAY • SLOPPY JOES: American Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, will offer sloppy joe sandwiches and chips from 6-7:30 p.m.

Euchre will start at 7 p.m. for $5.

• BOE MEETING: The Covington Board of Education will hold its organizational meeting at 6 p.m. in the Covington Middle School, 25 Grant St. • 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.

• PROJECT FEEDERWATCH: Come count birds, drink coffee, eat doughnuts and share stories from 9:30-11:30 a.m.

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

Foundation awards grants More than $150,000 distributed TROY — At their December 2012 meeting, the Distribution Committee of The Troy Foundation reviewed 22 grant applications and awarded a total of $150,637.10 in grants from the general fund and $4,097 from the David B. and Helen N. Meeker Fund with an additional $30,000 awarded in unsolicited grants.

Grants were awarded to the following: • City of Troy — $7,100 for the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure 2013 • Corinn’s Way Inc. — $7,090 for parenting classes and girls project • Lincoln Community Center — $12,301.10 for the afterschool enrichment program • St. Joseph’s House — $2,000 in support of the St. Joseph’s Cold Shelter • The Future Begins Today — $20,000 for general operating support Troy Christian Schools — $15,300 in support of NetBooks!

• Troy City Schools — $2,400 in support of Van Cleve celebration • Troy Historical Society — $14,942 for Discover Troy Ohio Magazine • Troy Main Street Inc. — $3,000 for 2013 Downtown Troy Farmer’s Market • Troy Mayor’s Concerts Inc. — $4,000 for support of the 2013 concert

$2,000 for emergency assistance • St. Vincent DePaul Society — $2,000 for general support • Partners in Hope $5,000 for general support • Salvation Army — $1,000 for emergency assistance to Troy residents All grants were awarded from the Troy Foundation General Fund and partial from the Davd.

B. and Helen N. Meeker Fund.

The Troy Foundation was established in 1924 by Augustus Stouder with the purpose of creating a better life and building a better future for those in Troy and the surrounding community. In the last year, the Foundation has awarded more than $4.2 million in grants to assist with a wide variety of services and programs to benefit our community. The Distribution Committee meets quarterly to review grant applications. The next meeting is scheduled for March 15.

The deadline for submitting grants to be reviewed at that meeting is Feb. 15.

Only charitable 501 (c) 3 organizations may apply.

Grant applications and information are available on the Foundation’s website at www.thetroyfoundation.org, at the foundation’s office at 216 W. Franklin St., Troy, or by calling 339-8935.

MILITARY BRIEFS

Gage C. Baerlin

NORFOLK, Va. — Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Gage C. Baerlin, the son of Kim A. and David L. Baerlin of Tipp City, along with 5, 500 sailors and marines assigned to the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group (CSG), recently arrived in Norfolk, Va., following a seven-and-a-halfmonth deployment supporting operations in the Mediterranean and the Arabian Seas.

The USS Enterprise’s return to Norfolk was the 25th and final homecoming in her 51 years of distinguished service. The aircraft carrier was inactiJAN. 11 vated Dec. 1, in a ceremony at Norfolk Naval • STEAK FRY: The Station.

Sons of the American While deployed, Legion, Tipp City, will presEnterprise CSG served in ent a steak fry, baked potathe U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet to, salad and dessert for areas of responsibility from 6-7:30 p.m.

(AOR), conducting mar• FILM SERIES: The itime security operations, Troy-Hayner Cultural theater security cooperaCenter’s film series will tion efforts and missions continue with a comedy in support of Operation starring Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell at 7:30 p.m. Enduring Freedom. at the center. The evening During her 238 days away will start out with an introfrom Norfolk, “Big E, ” as duction of the film. After Enterprise is affectionateviewing the film, a short ly known, safely steamed discussion may follow.

80, 968 miles and Carrier There will be cafe-style Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) flew seating with popcorn and more than 8, 000 sorties in soda pop. The film series is support of Operation intended for adult viewerEnduring Freedom and ship and may not be exercises in the 5th and appropriate for children 6th Fleet AORs. under 13. For more inforEnterprise was commismation, call 339-0457. sioned Nov. 25, 1961 as the • SOUPER WALK: The eighth ship to bear the Miami County Park District name Enterprise. Big E will hold its Souper Walk Series program from 7-9 p.m. at Hobart Urban Nature Preserve, 1400 Tyrone, off of Dorset Road, Troy, weather permitting.

Participants are invited to come enjoy a guided hike led by a park district naturalist followed by a warm crackling campfire and a hot cup of soup de jour. Hikers are encouraged to bring a can of soup for donation to a local food pantry.

Registration preferred by noon on the day of the program. Register for the program online at www.miamicountyparks.com, email to register@miamicountyparks.com or call (937) 3356273, Ext. 104.

• Troy Public Broadcasting — $5,851.00 for support of updated equipment • Troy Skating Club — $12,500 for 2013 National Theatre on Ice Competition • Troy-Hayner Cultural Center — $11,000 • Downtown Troy Summer Music Series, Miami County Visitors Bureau — $8,000 for Community Branding Project Phase II • Big Brother Big Sisters of Miami Valley — $7,500 in support of mentoring programs for Troy youth • Invent Now — $4,500 in support of the Camp Invention program in Troy • Miami Valley Council Boy Scouts — $5,250 for Program Impact for Troy Scouts • Ronald McDonald House charities — $7,000 for Ronald McDonald House Program • Senior Independence — $5,000 for basic needs support • Richard’s Chapel Food Pantry — $5,000 for general support • St. Pat’s Soup Kitchen — $5,000 for general support • First Place Food Pantry — $5,000 for general support • Buckeye House — $2,500 for general support • Family Abuse Shelter — $2,500 for general support • FISH of Troy —

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was the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. During her 51 years of service, Enterprise deployed 25 times and participated in every major conflict since the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Enterprise has been homeported in both Alameda, Calif., and Norfolk, Va., and conducted operations in every region of the world. The December inactivation ceremony was the last official public event for Enterprise, and served as a celebration of life for the ship and the more than 100, 000 Sailors who have served aboard the ship. Enterprise CSG is comprised of: Commander, Carrier Strike Group 12, the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65), CVW 1, Destroyer Squadron 2, guided-missile destroyers USS Porter (DDG 78), USS Nitze (DDG 94), and USS James E. Williams (DDG 95). The squadrons of CVW 1 embarked aboard Enterprise are: Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11 “Red Rippers, ” VFA-136 “Knighthawks, ” VFA-211 “Fighting Checkmates, ” Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 “Thunderbolts, ” Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 123 “Screwtops, ” Carrier Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 137 “Rooks, ” Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 “Rawhides, ” and Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 11

“Dragonslayers.”

Baerlin joined the Navy in December 2009.

William D. Bramlette FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Army Spec.

William D. Bramlette has been awarded the Combat Action Badge for efforts during combat operations.

The badge provides special recognition to soldiers who personally engage the enemy, or are engaged by the enemy during combat operations. Recipients must be performing assigned duties in an area where hostile fire pay or imminent danger pay is authorized; be personally present and actively engaging or being engaged by the enemy, and performing satisfactorily in accordance with the prescribed rules of engagement.

The badge may be awarded to members from the other U.S. Armed Forces and foreign soldiers assigned to a U.S. Army unit.

Bramlette is a combat engineer assigned to the 509th Engineer Company, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. The specialist has served in the military for three years.

He is the son of Lisa M. Bramlette and William E. Bramlette of Troy and graduated in 2009 from Troy High School.

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PERSPECTIVE

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AS I SEE IT

Dave Fisher Troy Daily News Guest Columnist

Time for Boehner to finally wake up It’s been a while since the last time I inked up the pages of this newspaper. I decided to give it a break during the holidays. I just want to say, “I hope you all had a very blessed holiday season and new year.”

Now let’s get back to work — as we avoided the “Fiscal Curb” on Tuesday night. After two months of no leadership from our own John Boehner — oh, I forgot about his Plan B. Nice try, John. You knew that wasn’t going to fly when you proposed it. So, Captain Smith, now that you hit the iceberg, what are you going to do? “Well sir, we will go to Plan B. Reduce her to half speed!”

Is that the kind of leadership we need right now?

I and most of the country think not. Elections matAs I ter, Mr. Boehner. Act like a leader and do what’s right for the country. Your problem, John, is you See It were more worried about saving your Speakership ■ The Troy and catering to the Tea Baggers. Act like you have Daily News been there before. welcomes John Boehner’s 112th congress will go down in columns from history as the best one at doing nothing, they are our readers. To even better at doing (Mr. Van Winkle’s Congress) submit an “As I nothing than the Do-Nothing 80th (1947-48) See It” send your type-writCongress. More than 30 times this Congress voted to ten column to: repeal Obama Care, knowing that the Senate will ■ “As I See It” not pass it. That’s Captain Smith’s Plan C ... c/o Troy Daily rearrangethe deck chairs. No farm bills; even the News, 224 S. Violence against Women Act has been blocked. In Market St., April, Thomas Mann of the left-leaning Brookings Troy, OH 45373 Institution and Norm Ornstein of the conservative ■ You can also American Enterprise Institute published an op-ed in e-mail us at the Washington Post saying that the GOP deserves editorial@tdnpu the blame for the dysfunction. blishing.com.

John Boehner now has the distinction of being ■ Please the leader of the U.S. House (Mr. Van Winkle’s include your full Congress) that for the first time in history refused to name and teleput to a vote for emergency disaster relief. This one phone number. act eclipsed Brown’s FEMA response to Hurricane Katrina. Some of you can say what you want about welfare to a distressed area. The fact is: New York and New Jersey send more money to the federal government they receive. New Jersey Governor Chris Christy and Representative King from New York both called out our Representative for what he is: weak, whipped and ineffective!

All I hope is that John Boehner is long gone and out of Congress if the Anna fault decides to slip and a major earthquake hits the southwestern portion of Ohio. If it does happen in the next two years, heaven forbid, we just might get the same response Senator Reid received on Tuesday.

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP Chicago Sun-Times on the NRA’s solution to gun violence: Is this the America we want to live in?

“The only way — the only way — to stop a monster from killing our kids is to be personally involved and invested in a

plan of absolute protection,” National Rifle Association executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre said in the NRA’s first comments since the Connecticut school shooting.

In a blistering and paranoid rant, LaPierre offered up just one concrete solution

to the national epidemic of gun violence that claimed 20 first-graders and seven adults in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14: Armed police officers in every American school.

Is that really the best we can do?

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Dave Fisher is Chairman of the Miami County Democratic Party

My own top 10 highlights from the past year While everyone is busy writing down their New Year’s Resolutions, I’ve been busy reflection on this past year of highs and lows.

Personally, 2012 was filled with a lot of firsts for me. It was full of friendships — new and old — and full of new experiences that I hope to repeat this coming year.

So if y’all don’t mind, I’d like to kick off 2013 with a personal look back at my Top 10 highlights of the year gone by. I hope a few may inspire you to try some new things out here in Miami County and beyond.

1. Wheat is sweet — Evan and I joined my dad to ride along in the combine to take care of the small dab of wheat in the backyard.

While we were riding along with Grandpa, we happened upon a baby fawn which made its home in the grain. It’s not too often you see a fawn up close before it leaped to the creek bed. Anytime we can cram ourselves in the combine cab is a win-win for all of us.

2. The Life of Pie — Many friendships can be renewed by something as simple as meeting for a slice of pie. Scottie and I had lunch at Loretta’s in Christiansburg several times last winter. Many stories were shared

Melanie Yingst Troy Daily News Columnist and many memories were made.

Although he’s no longer with us, Scottie’s with all of us when we enjoy a slice of strawberry pie.

Take time to reconnect with old friends and make new ones. And always get the whipped cream on top.

3. It’s a dog’s life — Many of you know the story of how I adopted a dog from the Miami County Animal Shelter last spring. Shorty has been the best addition to my little family. I never knew a warm, fuzzy, cuddly bundle of joy could add so much to a simple life. Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz was right: Happiness is a warm puppy.

4. Let’s go ‘rasslin’ — This spring I went to my first WWE event of Monday Night Raw. My best friend Jani took a group of

kids to the main event down at the Nutter Center. People take this stuff pretty seriously. Let’s just say it won’t take too much arm twisting for me to go to another one of these events. Sweaty guys with muscles and a soap opera story line gets me every time.

5. Truck pulls — My best friend Triplet asked me to go to my first ever truck pull at a county fairgrounds. While I’m sure there were winners and losers, the people watching was worth the cover charge. Anytime I can sit on the tailgate of a truck on a summer night with my best friend is a perfect day.

6. All the fun is in Turn One — All you need is sunglasses, a can coozie with a flip-flop lid to keep the dirt out of the drinks and a few good friends. My friends Swank and Hot Wheels treated this girl to a fun night at the Kings Royal and the World 100 at Eldora Speedway.

It was the first time I had ever went camping. It’s the greatest show on dirt!

7. Don’t mess with the bull — Country Concert 2012 was another highlight. Hughes came down from Michigan to hang out. He also bet me $100 I wouldn’t take on the mechanical bull. I walked away

with five crisp $20 bills and a dislocated elbow, but I held on!

8. K’s is the only way to the stomach the GOP — We had a few GOP presidential candidates swing through our town this year.

Shaking hands with anyone seeking our nation’s office is a good way to spend the day — especially if it’s washed down with a malted milkshake. I’d rather contribute to Troy’s famous old fashioned diner than donate a dime to a Super PAC. 9. All’s fair in love and boars — Just go to the Miami County Fair and get a dairy bar milkshake.

Enough said.

10. Hay Fever! — The Queen, Triplet and I took the kids to an old fashioned hay (technically straw, but I’ll let that pass) ride at my little country church’s Trunk or Treat. It was a beautiful and warm fall night and it was the perfect way to wrap up the last gasp of summer.

So if 2013 is half as grand as 2012 was, I think we’ll all have a great year together. Cheers to 2013!

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MainSource robber enters guilty plea

BY WILL E SANDERS Staff Writer wsanders@dailycall.com A Piqua man who used a prepared note and the threat of a firearm to rob the MainSource Bank in Piqua last month faced a judge at his arraignment in common pleas court Wednesday and waived a grand jury’s consideration of his SMITH charges.

Eric W. Smith, 32, entered a plea of guilty to a lone count of aggravated robbery and remains behind bars at the Miami County Jail on a bond of

TROY $250,000.

His sentencing hearing was scheduled for Jan. 17.

On Dec. 4, Smith entered the bank and patiently waited in line before handing a teller a note and fleeing the bank on foot with a “couple thousand dollars.”

According to the police Smith’s note stated he “wanted all of the money” and that he had a firearm.

Smith was later apprehended that night after

robbing the bank, which was only two blocks away from the police department, at a Huber Heights motel room after giving himself up to law enforcement.

His apprehension was based on a tip provided by a member of the public.

A gun was not recovered and police said “as far as we know he did not possess a firearm.”

It as the city’s first bank robbery since Sept. 24, 2004, when another bank robbery struck the same bank, which at that time was People’s Savings Bank.

In an unrelated case, Smith was arraigned on a felony charge of non-support in common pleas court Wednesday.

Piqua man arraigned on pandering charge TROY

A Piqua mother was shocked to discover the contents on a mysterious cell phone she found in between her couch cushions last month.

That discovery resulted in the arraignment of a Piqua man who owned the phone Thursday in municipal court.

Travis K. Ferryman, 22, has been charged with one count of felony pandering obscenity involving a minor stemming from a Dec. 2 incident at a Piqua home where the suspect accidentally left his phone.

Ferryman had been com-

municating with a 15-yearold girl that day. The girl’s mother told her to stop speaking with Ferryman, according to the Piqua Police Department.

A short time later the mother discovered a cell belonging to phone Ferryman under a couch cushion and upon investigating made a shocking discovery — a naked video of her juvenile daughter.

The phone belonged to Ferryman, authorities allege.

Ferryman was given a recognizance bond following his brief arraignment and he is next due back in court

OHIO BRIEFS

Obama declares major disaster in Ohio after Sandy CLEVELAND (AP) — President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in Ohio following Superstorm Sandy and ordered federal aid to help in recovery efforts in areas affected by the storm.

The federal funds freed

by Obama’s order Thursday will be available on a cost-sharing basis for state and local governments, and certain private nonprofit organizations in Cuyahoga County, home to Cleveland.

Federal funding is also available for hazard mitigation measures statewide.

About 250,000 Ohio electricity customers were left in the dark after high winds from Sandy’s outer bands uprooted trees and brought down power lines from Oct. 29-30.

Most of the outages were in the Cleveland area where some people were without power for a week.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich requested the federal disaster declaration on Dec. 21.

did not immediately respond to a phone message Thursday.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security and other agencies arrested 245 people during “Operation Sunflower,” which was conducted from Nov. 1 to Dec. 7.

State to see unemployment change

COLUMBUS — The state’s declining unemployment rate will soon trigger a decrease in the amount of federal unemployment compensation available to Ohioans.

The number of weeks of unemployment compensation available depends on the state’s unemployment rate, which averaged less than 7 percent in September, October and November.

That means the maximum amount of compensation available, including state unemployment compensation, will drop from 63 weeks to 54 weeks on Jan. 12.

The reduction in weeks is largely unrelated to the measure Congress recently Man arrested in passed to avoid the socalled “fiscal cliff,” which national child extended unemployment benefits for the long-term porn sweep jobless for a year.

COLUMBUS — Federal Ohio’s Department of authorities say an Ohio Job and Family Services man was arrested as part estimates that roughly of a national child pornog- 66,000 Ohioans would raphy sweep that rescued have lost their benefits 123 victims of sexual without the bill’s passage. exploitation.

U.S. Immigrations and Defense seeking Customs Enforcement said Thursday that 31-year-old to move school Mickell E. Close of Quincy, shooting trial in western Ohio, was CHARDON — arrested Nov. 8 and faces Attorneys for an Ohio federal charges of child teenager charged in the pornography production.

Agents said they identified school shooting deaths of and rescued three children three students are renewwho Close secretly record- ing their effort to move the trial out of the grief-stricked in a bathroom to produce video and still images en community.

Attorneys for 18-yearthat he traded on the old T.J. Lane asked the Internet.

Close’s public defender trial judge in Geauga

Wednesday for a preliminary hearing.

While he is out on bond he is to have no contact, direct or indirect, with the victim in the case or her family.

He also has been charged with a related case of obstructing official business, and that case remains pending, court records show.

Piqua police Deputy Chief Tom Steiner said after the mother of the victim found the phone she immediately contacted the police.

Steiner said the underage girl was a willing participant regarding the cell phone video that was allegedly captured by Ferryman.

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OBITUARIES

Margaret M. Stafford Stafford of Marysville, PIQUA — Margaret M. Roland Stafford of Stafford, 92, of Piqua, went home to be with the Taylorsville, W.Va. and Harry Stafford; Lord at 6:01 10 grandchilp.m. Tuesday, dren; 14 greatJan. 1, 2013, at grandchildren; her residence. three greatShe was born great-grandchilin Logan, W.Va. dren; and one on July 31, great-great1920, to the late great-grandHarry and Edith child.

(Nicely) Tolley.

She was preShe married ceded in death Frank Stafford. by four sons, He preceded her STAFFORD Sidney “Sid” A. in death in 1966.

Stafford, Charles Stafford, Margaret is survived by three daughters and son- Clarence Stafford and Paul Stafford; two brothin-law, Linda and Budgie ers, Jack Tolley and Davis of Piqua, Lois and William Tolley; and one Mike Chappie of Piqua sister, Donna Jean and Betty and Roger Sipple of Danridge, Tenn.; Grimmeth.

Margaret was a member three sons and daughtersof Piqua Apostolic in-law, Jack and Ruth

Church, Piqua. She was a loving homemaker.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Piqua Apostolic Church, Piqua, with the Rev. Dan Hathaway officiating.

Burial will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery, Piqua.

Friends may call from 24 p.m. Sunday at Piqua Apostolic Church, Piqua.

Arrangements are being handled by MelcherSowers Funeral Home, Piqua.

Memorial contributions may be made to Piqua Apostolic Church, P. O. Box 739, Piqua, OH 45356 or the charity of the donor’s choice.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.melchersowers.com.

Sandra E. Manning WEST MILTON — Sandra E. Manning, 65, of West Milton, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Dec. 31, 2012.

She was born Oct. 19, 1947, in Dayton, Ohio, daughter of the late Sanford and Doris Lampert.

Sandra was a 1965 graduate of VandaliaButler High School, attended the Community Grace Brethren Church of West Milton for nearly 30 years; was a member of

the Classics Group at First Baptist Church, Vandalia; and was a friend of the Milton-Union Public Library.

Mrs. Manning was preceded in death by her husband, Roger Manning in 1988.

Sandra is survived by her children, Jesse Manning (Regina) of Ludlow Falls and Elizabeth Williams (Daniel) of Vandalia; four grandchildren, Alaina, Corbin, Ian and Leah; and

a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5 at the Community Grace Brethren Church, 2261 S. Miami St., West Milton, with Pastor Steve Peters officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until time of services Saturday at the church.

There will be a graveside service for family and friends at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7 at Royal Oak Cemetery, Brookville.

Michael R. Walter

in Tipp City and was an ter-in-law, Scott and Ruth TROY — Michael R. avid Troy Hockey enthusiWalter, 54 of Troy, passed Walter of Orange County, ast.

Calif. away at 8:30 A celebration of Michael’s Michael is prea.m. life will take place at 4 p.m. ceded in death Wednesday, Sunday at Zechar Bailey by a brother, Jan. 2, 2013, at Funeral Home in Brian Walter; Hospice of paternal grand- Greenville with John Jung Dayton. officiating. The family will parents, Ray Michael was receive friends on Sunday and Alma born June 8, from 1-4 p.m. at the funeral Walter; and 1958, in maternal grand- home. A graveside service Greenville, to parents, Hershel will be held at 11 a.m.

Don and Joyce Monday at Greenville Byrum and (Byrum) Walter WALTER Township Memorial Pauline Berry of Greenville.

Gardens in Darke County.

Byrum.

In addition to Memorial contributions Michael was a physician his parents, Michael is may be made to any survived by his wife, Cathy assistant at Upper Valley County east of Cleveland Medical Center in Troy and Hospice Organization or (Corry) Walter whom he for permission to make Darke County Cancer formerly at Upper Valley married Aug. 29, 1986; their case in a sealed docu- children, Kristen Walter of Family Care in Troy and Association. Condolences ment. for the family may be Troy, Ashley Walter of Troy, Piqua. Michael was a The defense didn’t elab- and Michael Walter II of member of Ginghamsburg expressed through orate in the motion filed www.zecharbailey.com.

United Methodist Church Troy; and brother and sislate Monday.

There was no immediate comment from proseColombe I. Nicholas cutors, who have opposed Her daughters wrote: Mrs. Nicholas DANVILLE, moving the trial. The was once mar- “Not a day goes by, Calif. — judge has indicated he without missing your ried to Dimitri wants to wait and see if an Colombe I. unique and incomparaP. Nicholas.

Nicholas, 100, unbiased jury can be ble humor and wisdom.”

She was the a former resiselected in Chardon.

In addition to her three beloved mother dent of Piqua, Lane’s trial is schedof Colombe M. daughters, she is surdied peacefululed to begin Jan. 14. He vived by two sons-inNicholas, ly at her home faces up to life in prison law, Leonard Rosenberg Nicole without chance of parole if on Nov. 28, Greenwald and and Edward Kassatly; convicted in the attack last 2012, in six grandchildren; and Camille Danville, Feb. 27 at Chardon High one great-grandchild.

Kassatly.

Calif.

NICHOLAS School.

More than DEATHS OF NATIONAL INTEREST 190,000 deer the nation’s first graduate • Gerda Lerner killed by hunters MADISON, Wis. (AP) — program in women’s studCOLUMBUS — Ohio wildlife officials say more than 190,000 deer have been killed by hunters so far in 2012-13 season.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources numbers released Wednesday showed 190,725 deer were taken during the first 95 days of this year’s hunting season. That’s down a little more than 1 percent from the same period in last year’s season.

The number includes 86,964 deer killed during the week-long gun season, and another 14,365 taken during the additional gun weekend last month.

Coshocton County leads all Ohio counties in the number of deer harvested so far, followed by Licking, Tuscarawas, Muskingum and Guernsey all in central or eastern Ohio.

Gerda Lerner, a pioneer in the field of women’s history and founding member of the National Organization for Woman, has died in Wisconsin. She was 92.

Her son says his mother died peacefully Wednesday night at an assisted-living facility in Madison, the city where she founded a doctoral program in women’s history at the University of Wisconsin.

Lerner was born in Austria to a privileged Jewish family in 1920, and spent six weeks in a Nazi prison as a teenager. She later wrote that the experience taught her how society manipulates people, a lesson she saw reinforced by academics who suggested history was only about men.

She eventually came to the U.S. and established

ies at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, N.Y. • Sergiu Nicolaescu BUCHAREST, Romania — Sergiu Nicolaescu, a prolific and popular Romanian director known for his historical epics who also served as a Senator, died Thursday. He was 82.

The Elias Hospital said Nicolaescu died from heart and lung complications following surgery for digestive problems.

Nicolaescu quit politics in December, having been Senator for the Social Democracy Party since 1992.

Nicolaescu made some 50 movies in his lifetime, and despite his career in politics, continued to direct films such as the “Orient Express” in 2004.

He was best known for historical films which found favor with the Communist

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regime before it collapsed in 1989. His 1979 movie “Mihai the Brave” is considered a cinematic classic in Romania.

“A star of Romania has been extinguished,” said Prime Minister Victor Ponta.

• Wendell Young III LAFAYETTE HILL, Pa. — A longtime labor leader who represented thousands of food workers as well as Pennsylvania’s state liquor store employees has died.

Wendell Young III was 74.

A union statement says Young died of cancer Tuesday at his home in the Philadelphia suburb of Lafayette Hill.

Young headed the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776 for 43 years. The union represents thousands of employees in industries including retail, food processing and health care.

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Curves & Corners Exhibit to open with reception Jan. 11 TROY — The TroyHayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main St., has announced the opening of the exhibit Curves & Corners on Jan. 11.

This exhibit will feature contemporary thrown and hand-built pottery by Columbus potter Abbe G. Cheek; realism to abstract oil and watercolors paintings by Troy artist Micheline Daemen; and landscape, floral and scenic photographs by Columbus photographer Ray Wilson.

The exhibit will run through March 3.

The Hayner will host an opening reception for the public from 5:30-7 p.m.

Jan. 11. Immediately following the opening at 7:30 p.m. will be Hayner’s Friday night film series’ “Let’s Go To The Movies At Hayner!” featuring the film “The Seven Year Itch,” with Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell. Come to Hayner for the opening, meet the artists and stay for the movie.

The exhibit and movie are free and open to the public.

Cheek has been interested in 3-dimensional shapes since she was a child, making small objects from a ball of clay in her mother’s studio. Today she works in her basement studio with mostly porcelain and states that “Porcelain’s delicate and translucent qualities are further enhanced by the layering of subtle glazes on my thrown forms. Designs found in nature are my inspiration.”

Cheek has exhibited extensively in the Columbus and Central Ohio area. She has had an piece accepted in the Ohio Craft Museum’s Best Of The Show every year since 2008.

The Curves & Corners exhibit will include realism to abstract oil and watercolors paintings by Troy artist Micheline Daemen, as pictured above; and landscape, floral and scenic photographs by Columbus photographer Ray Wilson, as seen at right; and contemporary thrown and hand-built pottery by Columbus potter Abbe G. Cheek.

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Daemen started her formal education in drawing and painting at the early age of 15 by attending the school of the “Arts Decoratifs” in Ixelles, Belgium. She continued her education at the Academie des Beaux Arts in Belgium where she studied drawing, watercolor and oil painting. Today, Daemen lives in Troy and is a member of the Western Ohio Watercolor Society and is exhibiting her work at The Art Vault Gallery in

downtown Troy.

Ray Wilson began his professional photography career after a trip to Alaska when a professional photographer saw his travel shots and insisted he get familiar with more details and skills and “get serious” about his photograph.

Wilson began taking pictures with film but now uses digital almost exclusively. But he stills uses techniques that are available to both film and digital photographers.

“I don’t remove from images those things which were there originally, nor insert things not there,” Wilson said.

Exhibitions of Wilson’s photographs include Grove City and Worthington city art shows, the High Road and McConnell galleries in Worthington, the The Ohio State Office Building and the Motorist Mutual Gallery both in Columbus.

For more information, visit www.troyhayner.org or call 339-0457.

Library featuring drawings, watercolors Marilyn Hughey Phillis will be featured. Her line drawings and watercolors have earned her a place in Who’s Who in American Art and similar volumes. Her work was selected to be part of the Ohio Watercolor Society’s Exhibition in 2012.

She has also had work

exhibited internationally.

Phillis, who now resides in Wheeling, W.Va., has exhibited with both regional and national juried exhibitions.

She also has received numerous awards for her work.

Phillis also is the author

of Watermedia Techniques for Releasing the Creative Spirit, published in 1992.

She has also been published in several periodicals in the United States, England and China and is the author of Painting from the Imagination, published in The Artist Magazine.

film series is intended for adult viewership and may not be appropriate for children under 13. The series TROY — Get out of the will show a movie once a post-holiday doldrums and month through April, laugh at Marilyn Monroe excluding December. and Tom Ewell at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11 for the Sisters’ art Hayner Center’s film series Lets Go to the exhibit promotes Movies. Tom Ewell plays Richard Sherman, a book conservation reader for a publishing TROY — Two local company, who sends his artists will have their family to the country while nature-themed exhibit he stays in hot, humid, open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. sweltering Manhattan.

Monday through Saturday After seven years of marriage, he starts having an and 12:30-5 p.m. Sunday in Brukner Nature itch for bachelorhood Center’s Interpretive again. The trouble begins Center.

In 2012 Sarah and when a blonde bombshell, Christine Clayton of played by Marilyn Monroe, moves in to the apartment Sidney tied for best in above him. She catches his show, and a second vote eye and they start spend- was needed to determine the winner. The work highing time together. lights the Federal Duck The evening will start out with an introduction of Stamp program and conthe film. After viewing the servation and also will encourage other young film, a short discussion artists to showcase their may follow. There will be work. Every year more cafe- style seating with popcorn and soda pop. The than 500 contestants enter the Junior Federal Duck Stamp competition sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

test “Then and Now — How Do You See It?” The first place winner was Noel Bair, for the city building, Troy; second place was Terry Glass for the city hall, Tipp City; and third place was Cheryl Hopkins for Main Street, Tipp City. Funding for this exhibit and prizes was made possible in part by the Ohio Humanities Council with support by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Re-photography is the act of taking a photograph of the same site, previously photographed many years prior — a “then and now” view.

There were 12 images from the 1930s and 40s of specific locations throughout the Miami County area. The photographers revisited these locations and shot unique, and current visions of the spot.

This contest took place during Hayner’s photography contest “Through Our Eyes 9” but was a separate small exhibit and a spinoff on the Ohio Humanities Council exhibit “Images of the Great Depression in Ohio: Documentary Portraits Revisited” that was on display at The Troy-Hayner Cultural Center this summer. The Troy-Hayner Cultural Center is proudly supported by the citizens of the Troy City School District through a local tax levy and generous gifts

to the Friends of Hayner.

Hayner’s open hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday, 7-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 1-5 p.m.

Sunday. Hayner is closed on holidays. For more information, call (937) 3390457 or visit Hayner’s website.

PIQUA — The Piqua Public Library is bringing color into cold, gray, January days with new watercolor displays The January lobby display at the Piqua Public Library showcases the talents of an artist with local ties. Former Piqua resident

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Photography winners announced TROY — Troy-Hayner Cultural Center announced the winners of the mini photography con-

Band seeking senior-citizen musicians DAYTON — The University of Dayton New Horizons Band will be starting the spring term Jan. 17, with practices from 8:45-10 a.m. at Temple Beth Or in Kettering.

Anyone 50 and older has the opportunity to learn a musical instrument or re-learn, for those who have been out of practice for years.

Instruments include oboe, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba, bassoon and percussion.

The jazz band is also seeking members and will meet from 10:30-11:45 a.m.

Thursdays at Temple Beth Or in Kettering.

For more information and to register, call the University of Dayton Special Programs and Continuing Education office at (937) 229-2347 or email director Linda Hartley at (937) 229-3232.

AP MOVIE REVIEWS • “Amour” — Michael Haneke takes a subject you don’t often see in movies and probably don’t even want to see the slow, steady deterioration of an elderly woman and handles it with great grace. The Austrian writer-director, who’s achieved a reputation for a certain mercilessness over the years through films like “Cache” and “Funny Games,” displays a surprising and consistent humanity here, and draws unadorned but lovely performances from his veteran stars, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva. Haneke focuses on the intimate moments of their changing lives as the longtime married couple remains holed up in their comfortable Paris apartment, coping day to day, waiting for eventual death. It will surely strike a chord with anyone who’s watched a loved one slip away in this manner, whether it’s a parent or a spouse. But Haneke’s aesthetic can feel too stripped-down, too one-note in its dignified monotony. He will hold a shot, as we know, and once again he avoids the use of a score, so all that’s left to focus on is the insular, dreary stillness of quiet descent. Certainly minimalism is preferable to melodrama in telling this kind of story, but Haneke takes this approach to such an extreme that it’s often hard to maintain emotional engagement. PG-13 for mature thematic material including a disturbing act, and for brief language. In French with English subtitles. 125 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.

• “Django Unchained” — For his latest blood fest, Quentin Tarantino largely replays all of his other blood fests, specifically his last flick, “Inglourious Basterds.” In that 2009 tale of wickedly savage retribution, Allied Jewish soldiers get to rewrite World War II history by going on a killing spree of Nazis. In Tarantino’s new tale of wickedly savage retribution, a black man (Jamie Foxx) gets to rewrite Deep South history by becoming a bounty hunter on a killing spree of white slave owners and overseers just before the Civil War. Granted, there’s something gleefully satisfying in watching evil people get what they have coming. But the film is Tarantino at his most puerile and least inventive, the premise offering little more than cold, nasty revenge and barrels of squishing, squirting blood. The usual Tarantino genre mishmash a dab of blaxploitation here, a dollop of Spaghetti Western there is so familiar now that it’s tiresome, more so because the filmmaker continues to linger with chortling delight over every scene, letting conversations run on interminably and gunfights carry on to grotesque excess. 165 minutes. Two stars out of four.

• “The Impossible” — Based on the true story of a family swept away by the deadly tsunami that pummeled Southeast Asia in 2004, director Juan Antonio Bayona’s drama is about as subtle as a wall of water. The depiction of the natural disaster itself is visceral and horrifying impeccable from a production standpoint. And Naomi Watts gives a vivid, deeply committed performance as the wife and mother of three young boys who finds the strength to persevere despite desolation and debilitating injuries. But man, is this thing heavyhanded. Watts and Ewan McGregor play Maria and Henry, a happily married British couple spending Christmas at a luxury resort in Thailand with their three adorable sons. (The real-life family whose story inspired the film was Spanish; changing their ethnicity and casting famous people to play them seems like a rather transparent attempt to appeal to a larger audience.) During a quiet morning by the pool, the first massive wave comes ashore, scattering the family and thousands of strangers across the devastated landscape. “The Impossible” tracks their efforts to survive, reconnect, find medical care and get the hell out of town. The near-misses at an overcrowded hospital are just too agonizing to be true, and the uplifting score swells repeatedly in overpowering fashion to indicate how we should feel. Surely, the inherent drama of this story could have stood on its own two feet. PG13 for intense, realistic disaster sequences, including disturbing injury images, and brief nudity. 107 minutes. Two stars out of four.

• “Jack Reacher” — The idea of watching a movie in which a sniper methodically manufactures his own bullets, practices weekly at a gun range, then waits quietly in an empty parking garage before shooting five people dead may not sound like the most appealing form of entertainment during these tragic days. Nevertheless, it’s important to assess “Jack Reacher” on its own terms, for what it is and what it isn’t.

Besides being caught in some unfortunate timing, it’s also clever, well-crafted and darkly humorous, and it features one of those effortless bad-ass performances from Tom Cruise that remind us that he is indeed a movie star, first and foremost. OK, so maybe Cruise doesn’t exactly resemble the Reacher of British novelist Lee Child’s books: a 6-foot-5, 250pound, blond behemoth. If you haven’t read them, you probably won’t care. Even if you have read them, Christopher McQuarrie’s film the first he’s directed and written since 2000’s “The Way of the Gun” moves so fluidly and with such confidence, it’ll suck you in from the start. Jack Reacher is a former military investigator who’s become a bit of a mythic figure since he’s gone off the grid. When the deadly shooting occurs at the film’s start, authorities believe they’ve quickly found their man: a sniper who’s ex-Army himself. He reveals nothing during his interrogation but manages to scribble the words “Get Jack Reacher” on a notepad before winding up in a coma. But when Reacher arrives and reluctantly agrees to help the defense attorney (Rosamund Pike) investigate, he finds the case isn’t nearly as simple as it seems. PG-13 for violence, language and some drug material. 130 minutes.

Three stars out of four.

• “Not Fade Away” — “The Sopranos” boss David Chase’s somewhat autobiographical drama about a Jersey boy in a 1960s rock band would be called a promising first feature from some unknown filmmaker doing the rounds at Sundance. Coming from a Hollywood heavyweight who’s spent decades in the TV trenches, it’s a hopeful sign, or maybe just wishful thinking, that more of the quality that has fled film for television might somehow be channeled back to the big screen. Chase’s directing debut is a sweet, sad, smart and satisfying piece of nostalgia, at least partly inspired by his own youthful experiences as a drummer in a New Jersey band. Like “The Sopranos,” much of the drama arises out of generational conflict, in this case rebellious son Douglas (John Magaro) and his pragmatic, my-way-or-thehighway dad (“Sopranos” star James Gandolfini). Infected by music of the British invasion, chiefly the Rolling Stones, Douglas and some pals form a band that few will ever hear about. From there we get not the overdone tale of a group on the rise and struggling with the pitfalls of fame and success.

Instead, we get the genuine and more illuminating story of all those losers who didn’t make it. Great ’60s period detail gives the film authenticity. Aided by "Sopranos" co-star and E Street Band member Steven Van Zandt, Chase assembles a killer soundtrack ranging from the Stones, the Beatles and the Kinks to Bo Diddley, Robert Johnson and Elmore James.

R for pervasive language, some drug use and sexual content. 112 minutes. Three stars out of four.

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Let your husband deal with his sister Dear Annie: My sister-in-law, "Nina," is my husband's only sibling. She is divorced with grown children.

Nina appears to be sweet to most people, but she can get pretty ugly, especially when she drinks.

She has ruined more than one occasion with her offensive outbursts, often directed at members of my family. She says these horrid things in front of my children, which makes them uncomfortable.

Nina frequently pops in at our home, so I make polite chitchat and then proceed to go about what I was doing and let her visit with my husband. I don't want to prevent him from having a relationship with his sister. Apparently, this is the wrong approach, because Nina now tells my husband she "has no idea what she ever did to me" and doesn't understand why I "hate" her. He sticks up for me, but it puts him in a tough spot.

I should also mention that in the past three months, my sister died, my children left for college, and I had to move my mother into a senior center and sell her house.

I do not hate my sister-in-law, but clearly, I have other priorities at this time. I realize I cannot control her behavior, only my own. So, any advice for me? — Trying To Fly Under the Radar Dear Trying: We don't believe there is a "right" approach to Nina.

She is simply looking for reasons to respond negatively to you. Let your husband deal with his sister.

Be as polite and pleasant as you can manage, but otherwise, ignore her. You should not have to jump through hoops to please someone who isn't interested. You have enough to deal with.

Dear Annie: My husband and I were raised to eat dinner with our families. We ate what Mom prepared, or we went without. We have continued this tradition with our three children. With the exception of sauerkraut and Brussels sprouts, they will eat any food put in front of them. I believe that few children are picky eaters. Rather, their parents have catered to their preferences because it is easier.

We have many friends and family with children the same as age as ours, and I am appalled by what they eat. And they wonder why their kids are often sick and grumpy. I don't say a word, but it drives me nuts to see a kid eat nothing for dinner but be the first in line for dessert.

My question is this: When we are entertaining other people's children and one of them says to me, "I don't like that," is it OK for me to say, "The appropriate response is 'No, thank you.'" And can I say that telling the hostess you don't like her food is considered rude? Am I blowing this out of proportion? — Midwest Cook Dear Midwest: These are things the parents should be teaching their children, but obviously, they are sleeping on the job.

If the parents are not present, you may educate the children. If the children are your relatives, you may also correct them, provided the parents do not object. However, if they are other people's children and the parents are present, you may say the first part, but not the rest.

Dear Annie: This is in response to "Curled," whose ex-husband barely sees his older kids now that he's remarried and has a baby.

I would highly recommend that the writer and any couples with similar issues look at family mediation programs. Many are low-cost or free.

The presence of an unbiased mediator gives parents the chance to explain their perspectives while ensuring that the conversation is productive, centered on the needs of the children, and directed toward visitation and custody solutions.

In addition, mediation can also allow parents an opportunity to understand how their behavior may be affecting the children. She can call her local family court to learn more. — Las Vegas Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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Landline may turn out to be a lifeline Dear Readers: As cellphones become more and more popular, many people are forgoing landlines completely. But in the event of an emergency, if cellphone towers go out or there is no power to charge your phone, what will you do?

Research reveals that you can get basic plain-Jane phone service for $20 or so a month.

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Dab the stain, working from the outside in. Be sure to not soak the area. Rinse with clean water and blot dry.

Next, mix a solution of 1/3 cup white vinegar and 2/3 cup water, and dab the area.

Vinegar will help remove the odor and any detergent that is left behind.

Have other cleaning problems you need help with? I have compiled a handy pamphlet full of my favorite solutions. To order, send $5 and a long, self-addressed, stamped (65 cents) envelope to: Heloise/Cleaners, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. To make a simple vinegar-based cleaner for windows and mirrors, mix 1/2 cup of vinegar and 1/2 cup of water.

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BEETLE BAILEY FAMILY CIRCUS

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BY FRANCES DRAKE For Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You will have to compromise more than usual. Nothing wrong with that.

It’s far easier to get along with people than not, right?

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Restrain from being critical of others today. This is good day to clean your medicine cabinet, shop for personal hygiene and home-care items. Get reorganized in the little things.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is a playful, flirtatious day. Try to set some time aside for a little fun, or you will feel cheated. Sports, movies, flirtations and mini holidays would be great choices.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You’ll enjoy time off by yourself today if you can swing it. If you could cocoon at home with a little junk food, it will make your day. You need some pleasant, relaxing time.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You’re open to candid discussions with others today, especially siblings and neighbors. You sense things at a gut level and might want to get something off your chest.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You might be surprised at how much you identify with what you own today.

That’s why you’re not keen to lend anybody anything. That’s OK. Don’t go overboard shopping.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You might find yourself being more emotional talking to others today.

Don’t worry; it’s not a big deal. It’s just a little hard to be objective today, that’s all.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Solitude in beautiful surroundings will appeal to you today. By nature you’re secretive, and today it looks like you’ve got a secret to protect.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You might feel protective toward a friend today or someone in a group. In fact, you might even feel jealous if this person pays more attention to someone else.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Details of your private life will be public for some reason today. Just be aware of that, and think twice before you reveal anything to anyone.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Today you have a strong urge to break with your daily routine and do something different. Well, if you can do this, do it. Take a different route to or from work.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) It might be difficult to decide how to deal with shared possessions or inheritances today because you feel too emotional. Postpone these discussions for another day.

YOU BORN TODAY You are philosophically inquiring. You look for the meaning behind trends in history and society. You also have an urge to identify or prove things. You’re idealistic and practical. You’re courageous and willing to take a stance about your beliefs, despite the criticism of others.

You find your work gratifying. In year ahead, an important decision must be made. Choose wisely.

Birthdate of: Dal Richards, musician; Charlie Rose, TV host; January Jones, actress. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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REGIONAL ALMANAC Temperature High Yesterday .............................32 at 4:30 p.m.

Low Yesterday..............................23 at 4:59 p.m.

Normal High .....................................................35 Normal Low ......................................................21 Record High ........................................61 in 1952 Record Low..........................................-8 in 1968

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TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Friday, Jan. 4, the fourth day of 2013. There are 361 days left in the year.

On this date: In 1821, the first nativeborn American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, died in Emmitsburg, Md. In 1896, Utah was admitted as the 45th state.

In 1904, the Supreme Court, in Gonzalez v.

Williams, ruled that Puerto Ricans were not aliens

and could enter the United States freely; however, the court stopped short of declaring them U.S. citizens.

In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in his State of the Union address, called for legislation to provide assistance for the jobless, elderly, impoverished children and the handicapped.

In 1943, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin appeared on

the cover of Time as the magazine’s 1942 “Man of the Year.”

In 1951, during the Korean War, North Korean and Communist Chinese forces recaptured the city of Seoul (sohl).

In 1974, President Richard M. Nixon refused to hand over tape recordings and documents subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.

U.S. drones kill senior Taliban figure in Pakistan ISLAMABAD (AP) An American drone strike in Pakistan has killed a top Taliban commander who sent money and fighters to battle the U.S. in Afghanistan but had a truce with the Pakistani military, officials said Thursday.

While the death of Maulvi Nazir was likely to be seen in Washington as affirmation of the necessity of the controversial U.S. drone program, it could cause more friction in already tense relations with Pakistan because Nazir did not focus on Pakistani targets.

Nazir was killed when two missiles slammed into a house in a village in South Waziristan while he was meeting with supporters and fellow commanders.

Eight other people were killed, according to five Pakistani security officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.

A U.S. official confirmed the death of Nazir, along with an unspecified number of “trusted deputies.”

Nazir and those killed were “directly involved in planning and executing cross-border attacks on coalition forces in Afghanistan, as well as providing protection for alQaida fighters in South Waziristan,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to describe casualties resulting from CIA counterterrorism actions.

Earlier, Pentagon spokesman George Little described Nazir as “someone who has a great deal of blood on his hands.”

At least four people were killed in a separate drone strike Thursday in the North Waziristan tribal region.

America’s use of drones against militants in Pakistan has increased substantially under President Barack Obama, and the pro-

gram killed a number of top militants in the past year.

But the drone strikes infuriate many Pakistanis who see them as a violation of their country’s sovereignty. Many Pakistanis complain that innocent civilians have also been killed, something the U.S. rejects.

A Pakistani official said while his government continues to object to the drone strikes, it does not object to removing Nazir from the battlefield, because despite his reported cooperation with the Pakistani government, he was suspected to have aided groups who attack Pakistani troops. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.

The official said a U.S.Pakistani working group seeking to craft a drone policy acceptable to Pakistan has made little progress, but that intelligence cooperation with the U.S. military and CIA had been improving, warming further after December’s high-level bilateral meeting of defense and intelligence officials in Peshawar cleared the way to release a long-delayed payment of $688 million in U.S. funds to the Pakistan military. The money is part of a regular program to reimburse some of Pakistan’s financial outlays in fighting militants and patrolling the Afghan border.

The official said the U.S. had also shared some intelligence leading to successful operations against Pakistani terrorist targets, but the surveillance and raids against such targets are now done only by Pakistani security and intelligence operatives. The official said there has been no return to the joint Pakistani-CIA raids that took place before last year’s deadly border incident in which the U.S. fired on Pakistani troops, a controversial shooting of two Pakistanis by a CIA contractor, and the Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden

in Abbottabad.

Nazir earned the enmity of the U.S. by sending fighters to attack American forces in neighboring Afghanistan. He’s also believed to have given shelter to al-Qaida members fleeing Afghanistan after the U.S. invasion and has maintained close relations with Arab members of the militant group.

But in Pakistan, many members of the military had a more favorable view of Nazir and similar militant chiefs who focus their attacks in Afghanistan and don’t strike Pakistani targets. Pakistan is believed to have reached a nonaggression pact with Nazir ahead of its 2009 military operation against militants in South Waziristan.

Still, Nazir outraged many Pakistanis in June when he announced that he would not allow any polio vaccinations in territory under his control until the U.S. stops drone attacks in the region.

Pakistan is one of three countries where polio is still endemic. Nine workers helping in anti-polio vaccination campaigns were killed last month, and the killings this week of five female teachers and two aid workers may also have been linked to the immunization campaigns.

As many as 10,000 people attended Nazir’s funeral in the town of Angoor Adda, where the strike happened.

One resident who was there, Ahmed Yar, said Nazir’s body was badly burned and his face was unrecognizable.

Reports of individual deaths in such cases are often difficult to verify independently.

Nazir was active in many parts of Afghanistan and had close ties with the Afghan Taliban, said Mansur Mahsud, the head of the Islamabad-based FATA Research Centre, which studies the tribal regions.

“His death is a great blow to the Afghan Taliban,” he said.

The Taliban is a widely diverse group. The Afghan Taliban is made up mostly of Afghans who fight against U.S. and NATO troops.

Within Pakistan, it’s a bit more complex. The Tehrik-eTaliban is an umbrella group consisting of militants who have been fighting for the overthrow of the Pakistani government because they believe it’s too closely allied with the U.S. They would like to install a hard-line Islamist government and have been behind much of the violence tearing apart Pakistan in recent years.

Nazir and another senior

Taliban commander, Hafiz Gul Bahadur, broke away from the TTP in 2009 and struck a truce with the Pakistani military. Instead they focus their fighters and money on battling U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

Nazir was believed to be about 40 years old, with three children and property in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. One of his brothers was also killed in a drone strike. Nazir used to be a member of Hizb-eIslami, a powerful militant Islamist group in Afghanistan run by former Prime Minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.

WHAT’S

Nazir had survived several assassination attempts, including at least two U.S. drone strikes.

In November, a suicide bomber wounded him in an attempted assassination in Wana.

No group claimed responsibility, but suspicion immediately fell on rival militants including the head of the TTP, Hakimullah Mehsud.

He has been jockeying with Nazir for power ever since Nazir’s nonaggression pact allowed the Pakistani military to launch a massive operation in South Waziristan that drove Mehsud from the region.

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Deadline for publication is 5 p.m. on Friday, February 1. All ads must be prepaid.

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545 Firewood/Fuel

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FIREWOOD, All hardwood, $150 per cord delivered or $120 you pick up, (937)726-2780.

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SEASONED FIREWOOD for sale. $135 per cord, delivered. (937)638-6950

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SEASONED FIREWOOD $150 per cord. Stacking extra, $120 you pick up.

Taylor Tree Service available, (937)753-1047

105 Announcements

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560 Home Furnishings

LOVESEAT, black reclining and red loveseat and chair both purchased at Front Room Furnishings in Dublin, Ohio. Like new excellent condition. Just moved to Sidney and don't have room for them.

Each set $550 jlentz61@yahoo.com.

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Show off your own Funny Little Valentine with a Valentine Greeting in the Sidney Daily News, Troy Daily News & Piqua Daily Call

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SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-262 United States of America vs.

Patricia M. Hayslip, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on January 30, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Village of West Milton, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: L39-010850 Prior Deed Reference: QuitClaim Deed, in Book: 680, Page: 685, Dated August 12, 1997, Recorded August 28, 1997 & Survivorship Deed, in Book: 621, Page: 47, Dated November 28, 1990, Recorded December 7, 1990.

Also known as: 661 Winding Way, West Milton, Ohio 45383 All taxes and assessments that appear on the Tax Duplicate filed with the Miami County Treasurer will be deducted from proceeds from the sale. This includes taxes and assessments for all prior years yet unpaid and delinquent tax amounts. The successful bidder will be responsible for any subsequent taxes or assessments that appear on said tax duplicate after the date of the sale of property.

A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Fifty Five Thousand and 00/100 ($55,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Stephen D. Miles, Attorney 12/28-2012, 01/04, 01/11-2013

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Send along with payment to: My Funny Valentine The Sidney Daily News 1451 North Vandemark Rd. Sidney, Ohio 45365 Payment must accompany all orders.

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SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-656 Mutual Federal Savings Bank vs.

Robert L. Heidenreich, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on January 16, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Township of Monroe, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: G14-001388 Prior Deed Reference: Volume 606, Page 034 Also known as: 3112-3114 Honeysuckle Drive, Troy, Ohio 45373 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at One Hundred Thirty Five Thousand and 00/100 ($135,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Michael A. Staudt, Attorney 12/21, 12/28-2012, 01/04/2013

SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-162 Bank of America, NA vs.

Barbara J. Jones, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on January 30, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Village of Pleasant Hill, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: I26-002530 Also known as: 114 South Church Street, Pleasant Hill, Ohio 45359 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Sixty Two Thousand and 00/100 ($62,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

George J. Annos, Attorney 12/28-2012, 01/04, 01/11-2013

SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-520 Branch Banking and Trust Company vs.

Tanya M. Baldwin, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on January 16, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Troy, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: D08-037640 Also known as: 567 Maplewood Drive, Troy, Ohio 45373 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Eighty Five Thousand and 00/100 ($85,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Joshua J. Epling, Attorney 12/21, 12/28-2012, 01/04/2013

SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-167 RBS Citizens, NA vs.

G. Lance Miller, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on January 30, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Township of Union, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: L32-020900 Also known as: 4574 South Kessler Fredrick Road, West Milton, Ohio 45383 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at One Hundred Fifty Nine Thousand and 00/100 ($159,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Gretchen F. G. Weston, Attorney 12/28-2012, 01/04, 01/11-2013

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SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 11-581 U S Bank, NA vs.

Gary Waddle, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on January 16, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Troy, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: D08-097600 Prior Deed Reference: Volume 005, Page 197, Instrument No. 2009OR-00956, Recorded January 26, 2009 Also known as: 706 North Market Street, Apartment A, Troy, Ohio 45373 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Forty Five Thousand and 00/100 ($45,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Robert R. Hoose, Attorney 12/21, 12/28-2012, 01/04/2013

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SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 10-803 PNC Bank, National Association vs.

Lisa M. Phillips, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on January 30, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Township of Monroe, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: G12-080310 Prior Deed Reference: Volume 782, Page 926 Also known as: 215 East Floral Acres Drive, Tipp City, Ohio 45371 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at One Hundred Twenty Nine Thousand and 00/100 ($129,000.00 Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Julia E. Steelman, Attorney 2352381 12/28-2012, 01/04, 01/11-2013

SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 10-822 Chase Home Finance LLC vs.

Melissa K. Johnson, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on January 30, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Village of West Milton, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: L39-022300 Prior Deed Reference: Book 894, Page 79 Also known as: 149 North Street, West Milton, Ohio 45383 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Twenty Eight Thousand and 00/100 ($28,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Tina R. Edmondson, Attorney 2352385 12/28-2012, 01/04, 01/11-2013

SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-294 Bank of America, NA vs.

Bret K. Medley, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on January 23, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Township of Union, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: L32-047400 Also known as: 5700 West Kessler Cowlesville Road, West Milton, Ohio 45383 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Seventy Nine Thousand and 00/100 ($79,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

George J. Annos, Attorney 12/21, 12/28-2012, 01/04/2013

SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-428 The Bank of New York Mellon vs.

David J. Abas, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on January 30, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Village of West Milton, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: L39-021740 Prior Deed Reference: Volume 738, Page 345 Also known as: 328 Hayes Street, West Milton, Ohio 45383 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Thirty Five Thousand and 00/100 ($35,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

S. Scott Martin, Attorney 2352389 12/28-2012, 01/04, 01/11-2013

SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 11-152 PNC Bank, NA vs.

Denise A. Hedrick, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 6, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Troy, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: D08-020200 Prior Deed Reference: Book 748, Page 118 Also known as: 538 Lake Street, Troy, Ohio 45373 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Forty Eight Thousand and 00/100 ($48,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Julia E. Steelman, Attorney 01/04, 01/11, 01/18-2013 SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-689 Everbank vs.

Patrick D. James, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 6, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Troy, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: D08-055042 Also known as: 1057 North Nutmeg Square, Troy, Ohio 45373 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Seventy Eight Thousand and 00/100 ($78,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Kriss D. Felty, Attorney 01/04, 01/11, 01/18-2013 SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-105 JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA vs.

Nancy J. Vance, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 6, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Township of Concord, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: C06-080412 Prior Deed Reference: Book 769, Page 509 Also known as: 191 Carrousel Drive, Troy, Ohio 45373 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at One Hundred Twenty Three Thousand and 00/100 ($123,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Kelly M. McKoy, Attorney 01/04, 01/11, 01/18-2013 2354101

SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-285 PNC Bank, NA vs.

Jerry O. Markley, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 6, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Troy, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: D08-058116 Prior Deed Reference: Volume 767, Page 962 Also known as: 1158 Stonyridge Avenue, Troy, Ohio 45373 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at One Hundred Twenty Nine Thousand and 00/100 ($129,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Ellen L. Fornash, Attorney 01/04, 01/11, 01/18-2013

577 Miscellaneous

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WALKER, seated walker, wheel chair, tub, shower/ transfer benches, commode chair, toilet riser, grab bars, canes, entertainment center, more!

(937)339-4233.

583 Pets and Supplies

CAT, free to a good home. We would love to keep her but we can't. I already have a dog and a cat and we are only allowed two animals. She is very loving, friendly, loves to play and loves you to pet her.

She is litter trained! I don't want to take her to the pound or an animal shelter. She is so cute she needs a family to love her. Please call (937)214-4568 ask for Billie or Jason.

KITTEN Male, tabby, 4 months old, brownish with charcoal stripes. Sweet and funny. Needs a good home. (937)473-2122

2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE

Great gas mileage, sunroof, 144K miles, runs great, asking $3200 (937)684-0555

2003 FORD F150 SUPER CAB

V6, 5-speed manual, AM/FM/CD, cruise control, cold AC. $7900.

(937)638-1832

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SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-031 Mainsource Bank vs.

Martha E. Grant, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 6, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Troy, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: D08-007920 Also known as: 511 West Race Street, Troy, Ohio 45373 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Ninety Six Thousand and 00/100 ($96,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Alan M. Kappers, Attorney 01/04, 01/11, 01/18-2013

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SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-275 The Bank of New York Mellon vs.

Betty Jayne Crawford, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on January 23, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Township of Bethel, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: A01-015804 & A01-015803 Also known as: 9260 Mann Road, Tipp City, Ohio 45371 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Sixty Thousand and 00/100 ($60,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Andrew C. Clark, Attorney 12/21, 12/28-2012, 01/04/2013

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2006 MONACO DIPLOMAT Diesel pusher, high-end motor home! 4 slideouts and lots of features.

This is independent travel vacations and retirement! $125,000.

Call (937)773-5811

2011 FORD F350 LARIAT SUPERDUTY 4x2 Supercab, 29,000 miles with warranty.

Ford options for heavy campers, good economy, lots of comfort, safety and towing options. $35,500.

Call (937)773-5811

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LABRADOR RETRIEVER puppies, AKC, born 10/31, first shots & wormed, 2 black females, 2 black males, $225.

Call/text (937)638-0496.

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SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-690 Wells Fargo Bank, NA vs.

Jimmie K. Leapley, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 6, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Troy, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: D08-036590 Also known as: 1585 Fleet Road, Troy, Ohio 45373 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Ninety Eight Thousand and 00/100 ($98,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Kevin L. Williams, Attorney 01/04, 01/11, 01/18-2013

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SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 11-516 The Bank of New York Mellon vs.

Robert R. Jasinski, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 6, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Township of Concord, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: C06-083500 Prior Deed Reference: Book 587, Page 577 Also known as: 1605 Rockbridge Court, Troy, Ohio 45373 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Two Hundred Eighty Thousand and 00/100 ($280,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Douglas A. Haessig, Attorney 01/04, 01/11, 01/18-2013

SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-230 Bank of America, NA vs.

Nicholas B. Chinn, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 6, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, towit: Situated in the Village of Alcony, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: E09-037800 Prior Deed Reference: Volume 792, Page 276 on February 19, 2008 Also known as: 950 South Alcony Conover Road, Troy, Ohio 45373 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Ninety Five Thousand and 00/100 ($95,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than twothirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Douglas A. Haessig, Attorney 01/04, 01/11, 01/18-2013

SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 05-463 U.S. Bank, NA vs.

William M. Hill, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 6, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Township of Concord, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: C06-081287 Prior Deed Reference: Volume 672, Page 535 Also known as: 1501 Waco Street, Troy, Ohio 45373 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Forty Five Thousand and 00/100 ($45,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Sara M. Petersmann, Attorney 01/04, 01/11, 01/18-2013

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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS MIAMI COUNTY, OHIO Case No.: 12CV518 Judge: Christopher Gee

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association successor by merger to Bank One, N.A. Plaintiff, -vs-

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Olga V. Dunina, whose last known address is 562 24th Street Niagra Falls, NY 14301 and the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, executors, administrators, spouses and assigns and the unknown guardians of minor and/or incompetent heirs of Olga V. Dunina all of whose residences are unknown and cannot by reasonable diligence be ascertained, will take notice that on the 1st day of August, 2012, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association successor by merger to Bank One, N.A. filed its Complaint in the Common Pleas Court of Miami County, Ohio in Case No. 12CV518, on the docket of the Court, and the object and demand for relief of which pleading is to foreclose the lien of plaintiff's mortgage recorded upon the following described real estate to wit:

Property Address: 10661 North Montgomery Co Line Road, Brookville, OH 45309 and being more particularly described in plaintiff's mortgage recorded in Mortgage Book 1415, page 402, of this County Recorder's Office.

All of the above named defendants are required to answer within twenty-eight (28) days after last publication, which shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks, or they might be denied a hearing in this case.

Tyler G. Shank, Trial Counsel Ohio Supreme Court Reg. #0088301 LERNER, SAMPSON & ROTHFUSS Attorneys for Plaintiff P.O. Box 5480 Cincinnati, OH 45201-5480 (513) 241-3100 attyemail@lsrlaw.com 12/21, 12/28-2012, 01/04/2013

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

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■ Girls Basketball

• COACHING SEARCH: MiltonUnion is accepting applications for the position of head varsity football coach.

Applications will be accepted until Feb. 8. Candidates should include a cover letter and resume and send them to Athletic Director Tom Koogler at kooglert@milton-union.k12.oh.us.

• COACHING SEARCH: Tippecanoe High School is seeking to fill the position of head varsity football coach. Letter of interest, resume and support material may be submitted to Matt Shomper, Athletic Director, 615 E. Kessler-Cowlesville Rd., Tipp City, OH, 45371, by fax at (937) 667-0912 or via e-mail at mshomper@tippcity.k12.oh.us. The application deadline is at noon on Jan. 31. For more information, call Matt Shomper at (937) 669-6364.

• SOFTBALL: There is a meeting for girls interested in playing junior high softball at 2 p.m. Jan. 12 at Nazarene Church on Barnhardt Rd. in Troy. For more informations, call Phil Smith at 776-5857.

• BASEBALL: Troy Post 43 baseball is hosting an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner. It will be open to the public from 3-7 p.m. Saturday at the Troy Post 43 Lodge on 622 S. Market St. in Troy.

The cost is $6.75 for adults or $4 for children under 12.

• HALL OF FAME: The MiltonUnion Athletic Department will be honoring its eighth class of Hall of Fame inductees during the boys basketball game against Franklin Monroe Feb. 9.

Inductees will include Kim BernerDohrman (class of 1990), Dr. William N. Ginn (class of 1974), Clint Magel (class of 1991) and Dick Overla (class of 1955). The ceremony will take place between the JV and varsity games, with the JV game starting at 6:30 p.m. and the varsity game scheduled to tip off at 8:15 p.m.

• BASKETBALL: The Tippecanoe basketball team will be honoring the 1973 SWBL champions on Jan. 19.

The Red Devils face Versailles that night at 7:30 p.m. Any member of the team, cheerleaders or coaches need to contact Dale Pittenger at dlpittenger@tippcity.k12.oh.us for more information.

SPORTS CALENDAR TODAY Boys Basketball Troy at Trotwood (7:30 p.m.)

Springfield Shawnee at Tippecanoe (7:30 p.m.)

Waynesville at Milton-Union (7:30 p.m.)

Miami East at Bethel (8 p.m.)

Twin Valley South at Newton (8 p.m.)

Piqua at Greenville (7:30 p.m.)

Franklin Monroe at Lehman (7:30 p.m.)

Bowling Tecumseh at Tippecanoe (4 p.m.)

Swimming Piqua at Troy (6:30 p.m.)

SATURDAY Boys Basketball Milton-Union at Covington (8 p.m.)

Miami East at Troy Christian (7:30 p.m.)

Newton at Xenia Christian (7:30 p.m.)

Bradford at Franklin Monroe (7:30 p.m.)

Catholic Central at Lehman (7:30 p.m.)

Girls Basketball Troy at Butler (1 p.m.)

Kenton Ridge at Tippecanoe (7:30 p.m.)

Tri-Village at Miami East (1:30 p.m.)

Covington at Jackson Center (2:30 p.m.)

Mississinawa Valley at Troy Christian (1 p.m.)

Piqua at Sidney (12:30 p.m.)

Houston at Bradford (1:30 p.m.)

St. Marys Memorial at Lehman (1 p.m.)

Wrestling Tippecanoe, Milton-Union, Miami East, Covington at Troy Invite (9:30 a.m.)

Troy Christian at Detroit Catholic Central Invite (10 a.m.)

Lehman at Plymouth Invite (10 a.m.)

Bowling Troy at Buckeye Classic (10 a.m.)

Swimming Tippecanoe at Northmont tri (6 p.m.)

Hockey Beavercreek at Troy (TBA)

WHAT’S INSIDE Scoreboard ............................15 Television Schedule..............15 Local Sports..........................16 National Hockey League ......16

’Bama, ND both went through tough times There were some dark days at Notre Dame and Alabama, dark years really, during which two of college football’s proudest programs flailed and foundered.

Notre Dame won the national championship in 1988, then spent much of the next two decades running through coaches four if you count the guy who never coached a game and drifting between mediocre and pretty good. See Page 16.

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■ Girls Basketball

Vikings pummel Tigers Staff Reports ANSONIA — Trina Current led three Vikings in double figures as Miami East started the new year with a 99-33 rout at Ansonia in Cross County Conference action.

Current scored 24 points to lead all scorers as the Vikings (91, 6-0 CCC) blew up for 34 points in the first quarter alone.

That would have been enough to win the game with as well as Miami East’s defense played, allowing only eight field goals all night.

MIAMI COUNTY Abby Cash added 18 points and Angie Mack scored 15 to pace the Vikings’ offense.

Miami East returns home Saturday for a critical CCC matchup against Tri-Village — a rescheduled game from a snowout earlier in the season.

Miami East — 99 Mack 6-2-15, Skidmore 1-0-2, DeFord 3-2-8, Nuss 1-0-3, Linn 1-0-3, Kindell 2-05, Davisson 2-0-6, A. Current 4-0-8, T. Current 10-4-24, Cash 8-0-18, Dunivan 31-7. Totals: 41-9-99.

Ansonia — 33 Fisher 3-5-11, Helmke 1-0-2, Neal 04-4, Stover 1-0-3, Phillippi 2-3-11, Crabtree 1-0-2. Totals: 8-12-33.

Score By Quarters ME...................................34 43 73 99 Ansonia .............................7 13 19 33 3-point goals: Miami East — Mack, Nuss, Linn, Kindell, Davisson 2, Cash 2.

■ See ROUNDUP on 16 STAFF PHOTOS/ANTHONY WEBER

Covington’s Cassidy Cain (20) and Jessie Shilt (4) pressure Bethel’s Breanne Whetstone during Thursday night’s game at Bethel High School.

Recipe for success Buccs overcome slow start, cruise past Bees 55-23

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BY JOSH BROWN Sports Editor jbrown@tdnpublishing.com

BELLEFONTAINE — Tippecanoe’s boys remained undefeated on the season after sweeping a tri-match Thursday at Bellefontaine, while the Red Devil girls picked up their first victory of the season by splitting.

The boys (9-0, 6-0 Central Buckeye Conference) edged out Bellefontaine 2,572-2,475 and easily outdistanced Indian Lake’s 2,404, while the girls (1-8, 1-5 CBC) rolled a season-high 1,890 to the Chieftains’ 1,973 and the Lakers’ 1,404.

Covington’s recipe for wins, according to first-year coach Gene Gooding, consists of two ingredients.

“There’s two things we’ve got to do every night if we want to win games: we’ve got to shoot well and we’ve got to rebound well,” Gooding said.

BRANDT After not doing those two things in the first quarter Thursday — yet still holding a slim lead — the Buccaneers put the rest together.

In the second quarter, Covington (8-4) outrebounded Bethel 14-5, hit three 3s and knocked down 10 field goals — after connecting only once from the field in the first eight minutes — beginning a 22-point run that lasted into the third quarter to put away Bethel 55-23 Thursday in Cross County

MIAMI COUNTY Ryan Rittenhouse led the Devils with games of 191-232 for a 423 series. Jack Bauder rolled 191-200—391, Logan Banks rolled 152-225—377, Steven Calhoun rolled 150-158—308 and Josh Bellas rolled 165-129— 294.

“Bellefontaine was 18-1 overall and 9-1 in the division, and we knew it was going to be a big match,” Tippecanoe coach Clay Bethel’s Jill Callaham drives past Covington’s Brittanie Flora dur-

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■ See BUCCS-BEES on 16 ing Thursday’s game.

■ National Football League

Browns have competition for Kelly CLEVELAND (AP) — Win or lose, once Chip Kelly finishes coaching Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl and walks off the field and likely toward a job in the NFL, the Browns will be waiting to court him They won’t be alone.

The Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills are also interested in signing Kelly, the Ducks coach and offensive mas- KELLY termind whose breakneck, stop-us-if-you-can system is already being copied in the pro game. There could be others court-

ing the 49-year-old Kelly, but the Browns, Eagles and Bills seem to be the leaders to land him.

It’s not yet clear who will get the first crack at Kelly, who has spent the past few days in advance of Thursday night’s game against Kansas State deflecting questions about his future.

Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and CEO Joe Banner have spent the past few days in Arizona, where they have already conducted at

least two known interviews in preparation of their meeting with Kelly. On Tuesday, the Browns interviewed Cardinals defensive coordinator Ray Horton, who described his meeting with the team as “fantastic.”

On Wednesday, the Browns’ brass met with former Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt, fired earlier this week after six seasons with the club. Whisenhunt was a special teams coach in Cleveland under Chris Palmer in 1999, the Browns’ first season back in the league as an expansion franchise.

The Browns are not confirming or comment on any interviews.

When he announced Pat Shurmur’s firing earlier this week, Haslam was aware that a bidding war might lie ahead if Cleveland is to get its top choice as coach.

Although this may be his first foray into a coaching search, Haslam has hired many business executives over the years and he wasn’t concerned about any competition. In fact, he seemed to relish a race.

“We’re not going to worry about who else is out there looking for a coach,” Haslam said. “We have our people in mind and we’re going to work hard to bring the right person here to Cleveland.”

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FOOTBALL NFL Playoff Glance All Times EST Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 5 Cincinnati at Houston, 4:30 p.m. (NBC) Minnesota at Green Bay, 8 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Jan. 6 Indianapolis at Baltimore, 1 p.m. (CBS) Seattle at Washington, 4:30 p.m. (FOX) Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 12 Baltimore, Indianapolis or Cincinnati at Denver, 4:30 p.m. (CBS) Washington, Seattle or Green Bay at San Francisco, 8 p.m. (FOX) Sunday, Jan. 13 Washington, Seattle or Minnesota at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX) Baltimore, Indianapolis or Houston at New England, 4:30 p.m. (CBS) Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 20 AFC, TBA (CBS) NFC, TBA (FOX) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 27 At Honolulu AFC vs. NFC, 7 p.m. (NBC) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 3 At New Orleans AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6 p.m. (CBS) College Football FBS Bowl Glance Subject to Change All Times EST Saturday, Dec. 15 New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Arizona 49, Nevada 48 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise, Idaho Utah State 41, Toledo 15 Thursday, Dec. 20 Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego BYU 23, San Diego State 6 Friday, Dec. 21 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl At St. Petersburg, Fla. UCF 38, Ball State 17 Saturday, Dec. 22 New Orleans Bowl Louisiana-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34 Las Vegas Bowl Boise State 28, Washington 26 Monday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu SMU 43, Fresno State 10 Wednesday, Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl At Detroit Central Michigan 24, Western Kentucky 21 Thursday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl At Washington San Jose State 29, Bowling Green 20 Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. Cincinnati 48, Duke 34 Holiday Bowl At San Diego Baylor 49, UCLA 26 Friday, Dec. 28 Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. Ohio 45, Louisiana-Monroe 14 Russell Athletic Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10, OT Meineke Car Care Bowl At Houston Texas Tech 34, Minnesota 31 Saturday, Dec. 29 Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth,Texas Rice 33, Air Force 14 Fight Hunger Bowl At San Francisco Arizona State 62, Navy 28 Pinstripe Bowl At NewYork Syracuse 38, West Virginia 14 Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Texas 31, Oregon State 27 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl At Tempe, Ariz.

Michigan State 17, TCU 16 Monday, Dec. 31 Music City Bowl At Nashville,Tenn.

Vanderbilt 38, N.C. State 24 Sun Bowl At El Paso,Texas Georgia Tech 21, Southern Cal 7 Liberty Bowl At Memphis,Tenn.

Tulsa 31, Iowa State 17 Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta Clemson 25, LSU 24 Tuesday, Jan. 1 Heart of Dallas Bowl At Dallas Oklahoma State 58, Purdue 14 Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20 Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Georgia 45, Nebraska 31 Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. South Carolina 33, Michigan 28 Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif.

Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14 Orange Bowl At Miami Florida State 31, Northern Illinois 10 Wednesday, Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Florida (11-1) vs. Louisville (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 3 Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz.

Kansas State (11-1) vs. Oregon (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 4 Cotton Bowl At Arlington,Texas Texas A&M (10-2) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 8 p.m. (FOX) Saturday, Jan. 5 BBVA Compass Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Sunday, Jan. 6 GoDaddy.com Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Kent State (11-2) vs. Arkansas State (93), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 7 BCS National Championship At Miami Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 19 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN) Saturday, Jan. 26

Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, TBA (NFLN) NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoff Glance All Times EST First Round Saturday, Nov. 24 Wagner 31, Colgate 20 Coastal Carolina 24, BethuneCookman 14 South Dakota State 58, Eastern Illinois 10 Stony Brook 20, Villanova 10 Second Round Saturday, Dec. 1 Wofford 23, New Hampshire 7 Georgia Southern 24, Cent. Arkansas 16 Old Dominion 63, Coastal Carolina 35 Illinois St. 38, Appalachian St. 37, OT North Dakota State 28, South Dakota State 3 Sam Houston State 18, Cal Poly 16 Eastern Washington 29, Wagner 19 Montana State 16, Stony Brook 10 Quarterfinals Friday, Dec. 7 Sam Houston State 34, Montana State 16 Saturday, Dec. 8 Georgia Southern 49, Old Dominion 35 North Dakota State 14, Wofford 7 Eastern Washington 51, Illinois State 35 Semifinals Friday, Dec. 14 North Dakota State 23, Georgia Southern 20 Saturday, Dec. 15 Sam Houston State 45, Eastern Washington 42 Championship Saturday, Jan. 5 At FC Dallas Stadium Frisco,Texas North Dakota State (13-1) vs. Sam Houston State (11-3), 1 p.m.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 22 10 .688 — Brooklyn 17 15 .531 5 Philadelphia 15 18 .455 7½ Boston 14 17 .452 7½ Toronto 12 20 .375 10 Southeast Division Pct GB W L 22 8 .733 — Miami Atlanta 20 10 .667 2 12 20 .375 11 Orlando 8 23 .258 14½ Charlotte 4 26 .133 18 Washington Central Division Pct GB W L 19 13 .594 — Indiana 17 13 .567 1 Chicago 16 14 .533 2 Milwaukee Detroit 12 22 .353 8 Cleveland 7 26 .212 12½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Pct GB W L 26 9 .743 — San Antonio Memphis 20 9 .690 3 Houston 18 14 .563 6½ 13 20 .394 12 Dallas 7 25 .219 17½ New Orleans Northwest Division Pct GB W L Oklahoma City 24 7 .774 — Denver 18 15 .545 7 16 15 .516 8 Portland 14 14 .500 8½ Minnesota 16 17 .485 9 Utah Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 25 8 .758 — 22 10 .688 2½ Golden State 15 16 .484 9 L.A. Lakers 12 20 .375 12½ Sacramento 12 21 .364 13 Phoenix Wednesday's Games Sacramento 97, Cleveland 94 Toronto 102, Portland 79 Indiana 89, Washington 81 Chicago 96, Orlando 94 Memphis 93, Boston 83 Miami 119, Dallas 109, OT Houston 104, New Orleans 92 Brooklyn 110, Oklahoma City 93 San Antonio 117, Milwaukee 110 Phoenix 95, Philadelphia 89 Utah 106, Minnesota 84 Golden State 115, L.A. Clippers 94 Thursday's Games New York 100, San Antonio 83 Minnesota at Denver, 9 p.m.

Friday's Games Cleveland at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at Washington, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Portland at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Boston, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Miami, 8 p.m.

Houston at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Utah at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

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

Saturday's Games Boston at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Indiana, 7 p.m.

New York at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Houston at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Portland at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

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

Utah at Denver, 9 p.m.

Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

The Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 30, 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. Duke (63)..............12-0 1,623 1 2. Michigan (2)..........13-0 1,547 2 3. Arizona..................12-0 1,474 3 4. Louisville ...............12-1 1,434 4 5. Indiana ..................12-1 1,378 5 6. Kansas..................11-1 1,313 6 7. Syracuse...............11-1 1,197 9 8. Ohio St..................10-2 1,079 10 9. Minnesota.............12-1 978 11 10. Gonzaga.............12-1 946 13 11. Illinois ..................13-1 929 12 12. Missouri ..............10-2 912 7 13. Florida...................9-2 810 14 14. Cincinnati............12-1 761 8 15. Georgetown........10-1 718 15 16. Creighton............12-1 629 16 17. Butler...................10-2 591 18 18. Michigan St.........11-2 447 19 19. San Diego St......11-2 437 17 20. New Mexico........13-1 389 — 21. Notre Dame........12-1 361 21 22. Oklahoma St. .....10-1 333 22 23. NC State.............10-2 270 23 24. Pittsburgh............12-1 219 24 25. Kansas St...........10-2 149 25

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Scores AND SCHEDULES

SPORTS ON TV TODAY BOXING 10 p.m. ESPN2 — Junior lightweights, Rances Barthelemy (17-0-0) vs. Arash Usmanee (20-0-0), at Miami COLLEGE FOOTBALL 8 p.m. FOX — Cotton Bowl, Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma, at Arlington, Texas GOLF 5:30 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Tournament of Champions, first round, at Kapalua, Hawaii MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 8 p.m. ESPN2 — Memphis at Tennessee MEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY 7:30 p.m. NBCSN — Colorado College at NebraskaOmaha NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — Chicago at Miami 10:30 p.m. ESPN — L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers PREP FOOTBALL 5 p.m. ESPN — All-America Game, at St. Petersburg, Fla.

SATURDAY AUTO RACING 2:30 a.m. NBCSN — Dakar Rally, stage 1, Lima to Pisco, Peru (delayed tape) COLLEGE FOOTBALL 1 p.m. ESPN — Compass Bowl, Pittsburgh vs. Mississippi, at Birmingham, Ala. ESPN2 — NCAA, FCS, playoffs, championship, North Dakota St. vs. Sam Houston St., at Frisco, Texas GOLF 5:30 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Tournament of Champions, second round, at Kapalua, Hawaii MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 11 a.m. ESPN2 — Pittsburgh at Rutgers 4 p.m. ESPN2 — NC State at Boston College 5 p.m. NBCSN — Lehigh at VCU 11 p.m. FSN — California at Southern Cal NFL FOOTBALL 4:30 p.m. NBC — Wild Card Game, Cincinnati at Houston 8 p.m. NBC — Wild Card Game, Minnesota at Green Bay PREP BASKETBALL 6 p.m. ESPN2 — Simeon (Ill.) vs. Montverde (Fla.), at Wheeling, W.Va. PREP FOOTBALL 1 p.m. NBC — All-American Bowl, at San Antonio SOCCER Noon FOX — FA Cup, third round, West Ham vs.

Manchester United, at London WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1:30 p.m. FSN — Oklahoma at Texas 2 p.m. CBS — National coverage, Purdue at Nebraska 4 p.m. CBS — National coverage, Notre Dame at UConn Others receiving votes: UNLV 52, North Carolina 38, Wyoming 28, Temple 21, VCU 15, Kentucky 13, Wichita St. 11, UConn 9, UCLA 6, Maryland 5, Oregon 3.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in the USA TodayESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 30, 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 Pvs 1. Duke (30)..............12-0 774 1 2. Michigan (1)..........13-0 744 2 3. Arizona..................12-0 692 3 4. Louisville ...............12-1 678 3 5. Indiana ..................12-1 654 5 6. Kansas..................11-1 643 6 7. Syracuse...............11-1 575 7 8. Ohio State.............10-2 530 10 9. Florida .....................9-2 451 11 10. Gonzaga.............12-1 439 13 11. Creighton............12-1 436 12 12. Missouri ..............10-2 420 9 13. Minnesota...........12-1 417 14 14. Illinois ..................13-1 358 15 15. Cincinnati............12-1 352 8 16. Georgetown........10-1 281 18 17. San Diego State.11-2 242 16 18. Michigan State ...11-2 228 19 19. Notre Dame........12-1 201 20 20. Butler...................10-2 194 21 21. Oklahoma State .10-1 146 22 22. Pittsburgh............12-1 124 24 23. New Mexico........13-1 109 — 24. UNLV...................11-2 100 17 25. N.C. State ...........10-2 95 25 Others receiving votes: VCU 36, Kansas State 35, North Carolina 34, Kentucky 31, Wyoming 30, Wichita State 7, Colorado 6, Maryland 5, UConn 3, UCLA 2, Bucknell 1, Colorado State 1, Temple 1.

Thursday's College Basketball Scores EAST American U. 63, Md.-Eastern Shore 49 Bloomfield 92, Post (Conn.) 60 Bryant 84, Robert Morris 77 Chestnut Hill 69, Dowling 63, OT DeSales 64, Haverford 41 Fairfield 66, Canisius 45 Fairleigh Dickinson 72, Mount St. Mary's 65 Kean 65, Valley Forge Christian 56 Moravian 80, NJ City 72, OT Niagara 94, Marist 72 Sacred Heart 77, LIU Brooklyn 73 Scranton 71, Wilkes 68 St. Francis (NY) 63, Quinnipiac 61 St. Francis (Pa.) 67, CCSU 60 Wagner 60, Monmouth (NJ) 56 MIDWEST Calvin 56, Adrian 50 Detroit 74, Milwaukee 59 Doane 98, Grace (Neb.) 54 Ferris St. 90, Malone 51 Findlay 64, Saginaw Valley St. 56 Hope 83, Alma 69 Lake Superior St. 93, Ohio Dominican 57 Michigan 94, Northwestern 66 Michigan Tech 66, Lake Erie 48 N. Dakota St. 92, South Dakota 66 N. Michigan 73, Ashland 66 Northwood (Mich.) 80, Tiffin 53 Oakland 91, Nebraska-Omaha 79 Olivet 81, Albion 54 Park 96, Missouri Baptist 66 S. Dakota St. 77, UMKC 61 SE Missouri 86, Austin Peay 84 Walsh 83, Grand Valley St. 79 Wayne (Mich.) 71, Hillsdale 57 Wis.-La Crosse 65, Wis.-Platteville 53 Wis.-Stevens Pt. 82, Wis.-River Falls 65

Wis.-Stout 54, Wis.-Eau Claire 46 Wis.-Superior 80, Wis.-Oshkosh 77, OT Wisconsin 60, Penn St. 51 Wright St. 64, Green Bay 53 SOUTH Bellarmine 65, Quincy 50 Belmont 73, Jacksonville St. 62 Christian Brothers 69, North Alabama 54 E. Kentucky 65, E. Illinois 54 FAU 75, Louisiana-Lafayette 70 Kentucky St. 70, Albany (Ga.) 54 Kentucky Wesleyan 83, Maryville (Tenn.) 53 King (Tenn.) 97, Barton 72 Limestone 76, Queens (NC) 75 Milligan 82, St. Andrews 60 Mississippi St. 97, New Orleans 46 Morehead St. 68, SIU-Edwardsville 64 Murray St. 73, UT-Martin 62 Nicholls St. 83, Cent. Arkansas 79 Northeastern 84, George Mason 74 Northwestern St. 78, McNeese St. 63 Oral Roberts 86, SE Louisiana 72 Shaw 72, Elizabeth City St. 69 South Alabama 77, LouisianaMonroe 72 Southern Miss. 135, Dillard 41 Tenn. Wesleyan 81, Ashford 75 Tennessee St. 72, Tennessee Tech 66 SOUTHWEST Arkansas St. 66, Middle Tennessee 60, OT Houston 96, Texas-Pan American 71 North Texas 76, Troy 59 Texas A&M 67, Houston Baptist 59 UALR 75, W. Kentucky 67 FAR WEST Arizona 92, Colorado 83, OT N. Arizona 57, Sacramento St. 50 Weber St. 79, N. Colorado 54 TOURNAMENT James Clancy Memorial Tournament Second Round Dominican (NY) 67, Franklin Pierce 63 LeMoyne 62, Queens (NY) 54, OT W&L Classic Third Place Kenyon 68, Emory & Henry 66 Thursday's Scores Boys Basketball Antwerp 45, Hicksville 37 Cle. Horizon Science 96, Chesterland W. Geauga 34 Delta 57, Tol. Ottawa Hills 47 Edgerton 50, Defiance Ayersville 33 Gahanna Christian 61, Gilead Christian 20 Gorham Fayette 49, Pioneer N. Central 42 Haviland Wayne Trace 83, Sherwood Fairview 67 Holgate 48, Defiance Tinora 38 Kingsway Christian 68, Canton Heritage Christian 63 Maple Hts. 48, Chesterland W. Geauga 42 Newark Cath. 60, Gahanna Cols.

Academy 51 Pettisville 60, W. Unity Hilltop 34 Stryker 47, Edon 46 Thursday's Scores Girls Basketball Amanda-Clearcreek 47, BloomCarroll 16 Arcadia 67, Van Buren 41 Arlington 68, Dola Hardin Northern 15 Ashland Mapleton 59, Greenwich S. Cent. 51 Athens 59, Gallipolis Gallia 29 Austintown Fitch 58, Warren Howland 42

Friday, January 4, 2013 Avon 66, LaGrange Keystone 14 Batavia Amelia 68, Williamsburg 35 Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan 71, W. Liberty-Salem 33 Bellevue 62, Sandusky 37 Belmont Union Local 66, Cadiz Harrison Cent. 43 Beverly Ft. Frye 51, Zanesville Rosecrans 42 Bloomdale Elmwood 53, Rossford 36 Botkins 57, Spencerville 43 Bucyrus 49, Tiffin Columbian 32 Bucyrus Wynford 50, Willard 43 Can. Cent. Cath. 54, Youngs.

Ursuline 33 Canal Winchester 86, Cols. Hamilton Twp. 62 Canfield 56, Poland Seminary 18 Canton Heritage Christian 34, Kingsway Christian 32 Carey 66, Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 37 Centerburg 51, Howard E. Knox 31 Chillicothe Zane Trace 33, Piketon 30 Cin. Colerain 36, Miamisburg 32 Cin. Glen Este 72, Cin. Hills Christian Academy 55 Cin. McAuley 60, Cin. Princeton 56 Cin. Mercy 56, Cin. Anderson 47 Cin. Oak Hills 29, Milford 24 Cin. Summit Country Day 51, Reading 39 Cin. Turpin 38, Cin. Hughes 31 Cin. Woodward 51, Cin. Purcell Marian 31 Circleville 40, Circleville Logan Elm 39 Clarksville Clinton-Massie 53, Waynesville 22 Horizon Science 60, Cle. Chesterland W. Geauga 36 Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. 55, Fuchs Mizrachi 37 Cle. VASJ 50, Garfield Hts. 28 Clyde 52, Lorain 29 Coldwater 45, Delphos St. John's 41 Collins Western Reserve 87, Plymouth 39 Cols. Beechcroft 61, Cols.

Independence 35 Cols. Bexley 49, Whitehall-Yearling 29 Cols. Walnut Ridge 63, Madison Christian 22 Columbia Station Columbia 42, Grafton Midview 33 Columbiana 91, E. Palestine 34 Coshocton 56, Newcomerstown 41 Creston Norwayne 57, W. Salem NW 48 Crown City S. Gallia 58, Racine Southern 57 Dalton 57, Apple Creek Waynedale 38 Day. Carroll 62, Tipp City Tippecanoe 44 Day. Meadowdale 66, Day. Stivers 31 Day. Ponitz Tech. 60, Day. Belmont 27 Day. Thurgood Marshall 95, Day. Dunbar 42 DeGraff Riverside 70, Ridgeway Ridgemont 26 Chippewa 63, Doylestown Jeromesville Hillsdale 50 Fayetteville-Perry 61, Peebles 51 Findlay 58, Oregon Clay 32 Findlay Liberty-Benton 62, Vanlue 24 Fostoria St. Wendelin 54, Kansas Lakota 16 Frankfort Adena 47, Chillicothe Unioto 45 Fredericktown 52, Danville 34 Ft. Recovery 48, New Bremen 34 Georgetown 66, Bethel-Tate 52 Girard 57, Cortland Lakeview 44 Glouster Trimble 48, Belpre 46 Hillsboro 64, Waverly 44 Houston 35, Jackson Center 25 Hubbard 57, Lisbon Beaver 38 Hudson 71, Westlake 51 Ironton 46, Oak Hill 43 Jackson 70, Albany Alexander 36 Jamestown Greeneview 64, Spring.

NE 16 Johnstown-Monroe 98, Loudonville 38 Kings Mills Kings 41, Morrow Little Miami 40 Lancaster Fairfield Union 59, Ashville Teays Valley 58 Leipsic 58, Pandora-Gilboa 48 Lewisburg Tri-County N. 32, Newton Local 28 Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 57, Cin. McNicholas 53 Lima Perry 60, Marion Cath. 41 Loveland 56, Cin. NW 46 Macedonia Nordonia 47, Cuyahoga Falls 36 Madison 68, New Albany 57 Mansfield Madison 55, Lexington 49 Mansfield St. Peter's 74, Mansfield Christian 23 Marysville 57, Kenton 46 Mayfield 69, Madison 55 McComb 82, Cory-Rawson 40 Metamora Evergreen 52, Tol. Christian 42 Milford Center Fairbanks 60, McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 46, OT Millbury Lake 40, Elmore Woodmore 33 Millersburg W. Holmes 57, Mansfield Sr. 34 Minster 52, Maria Stein Marion Local 49, OT Monroe 48, Middletown Fenwick 28 Monroeville 45, New London 37 Mt. Notre Dame 46, Cin. St. Ursula 39 Mt. Orab Western Brown 63, Batavia 22 N. Baltimore 46, Fremont St. Joseph 43 N. Bend Taylor 61, Lockland 9 N. Royalton 50, BrecksvilleBroadview Hts. 39 Navarre Fairless 49, Alliance Marlington 38 New Knoxville 54, St. Henry 33 New Lebanon Dixie 55, Day. Christian 19 New Madison Tri-Village 61, New Paris National Trail 26 Newark Cath. 56, Heath 26 Newark Licking Valley 59, Hebron Lakewood 24 Newton Falls 80, Campbell Memorial 28 Norwalk 48, Huron 33 Norwalk St. Paul 47, Ashland Crestview 36 Norwood 57, Blanchester 22 Notre Dame Academy 51, Lima Sr. 41 Orrville 69, Bellville Clear Fork 38 Ottoville 51, Kalida 27 Oxford Talawanda 64, Franklin 32 Painesville Riverside 58, Willoughby S. 39 Parma Padua 65, Oberlin Firelands 50 Pitsburg Franklin-Monroe 58, Arcanum 45 Portsmouth Notre Dame 59, Lucasville Valley 49 Portsmouth Sciotoville 56, Rose Hill Christian, Ky. 32 Proctorville Fairland 76, Ironton Rock Hill 50

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Reedsville Eastern 83, Wahama, W.Va. 22 Richfield Revere 77, Medina Buckeye 30 Rocky River 43, Olmsted Falls 35 Shadyside 57, Wheeling Park, W.Va. 45 Smithville 63, Rittman 12 Southeastern 45, Chillicothe Huntington 42 Spring. Greenon 83, Springfield 42 Spring. Shawnee 44, Spring. Cath.

Cent. 43 Stewart Federal Hocking 53, Corning Miller 38 Stow-Munroe Falls 62, Massillon Jackson 41 Struthers 79, Niles McKinley 11 Sugar Grove Berne Union 47, Lancaster Fisher Cath. 40 Sycamore Mohawk 45, New Riegel 33 Tallmadge 59, Rootstown 40 Tiffin Calvert 60, Old Fort 26 Tol. Cent. Cath. 46, Tol. Whitmer 34 Tontogany Otsego 48, Genoa Area 45 Tree of Life 41, Morral Ridgedale 39 Trenton Edgewood 46, Eaton 42 Urbana 71, Lewistown Indian Lake 49 Ursuline Academy 42, Seton 39 Utica 81, Johnstown Northridge 57 Van Wert 47, Van Wert Lincolnview 45 Versailles 63, Rockford Parkway 32 Wadsworth 68, Medina Highland 35 Warren Champion 72, Leavittsburg LaBrae 50 Washington C.H. 54, Chillicothe 50 Weir, W.Va. 56, E. Liverpool 45 Westerville Cent. 63, Cols. Briggs 18 Williamsport Westfall 61, Bainbridge Paint Valley 54 Windham 57, Berlin Center Western Reserve 29 Wooster 50, Ashland 48 Worthington Christian 55, Shekinah Christian 47 Gator Holiday Classic Gates Mills Hawken 58, Shaker Hts. Laurel 44

TRANSACTIONS Thursday's Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS_Agreed to terms with OF Nick Swisher on a fouryear contract. Designated OF Thomas Neal for assignment.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS_Agreed to terms with RHP Blaine Boyer on a minor league contract.

TEXAS RANGERS_Agreed to terms with RHP Jason Frasor on a one-year contract. Designated C Eli Whiteside for assignment.

BASKETBALL NBA Development League ERIE BAYHAWKS_Traded F Mychel Thompson and G Donald Sloan to Sioux Falls, who sent G Andrew Goudelock to Rio Grande Valley and a 2013 second-round draft pick to Erie.

Rio Grande Valley sent F Mike Singletary to Erie.

FOOTBALL National Football League CLEVELAND BROWNS_Signed DL Kendrick Adams, TE Dan Gronkowski and DB Kent Richardson to reserve/future contracts.

NEW YORK JETS_Signed LS Travis Tripucka to a reserve/future contract.

OAKLAND RAIDERS_Signed RB Jon Hoese, NT Johnny Jones and WR Isaiah Williams to reserve/future contracts.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS_Reinstated CB Brandon Browner from the suspended list.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS_Signed S Sean Baker, LS Andrew DePaola, TE Drake Dunsmore, LB Joe Holland, TE Zach Miller, DE Ernest Owusu, T Mike Remmers, CB James Rogers, DB Nick Saenz and QB Adam Weber.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS_Signed S Devin Holland to a reserve/future contract.

Canadian Football League HAMILTON TIGER-CATS_Named Orlondo Steinauer defensive coordinator.

SASKETCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS_Announced the resignation of special teams coordinator Craig Dickenson.

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS_Signed PK Justin Palardy to a contract extension. Re-signed DB Johnny Sears.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ST. LOUIS BLUES_Reassigned F Jay Barriball from Peoria (AHL) to Bloomington (CHL).

American Hockey League HAMILTON BULLDOGS_Loaned D Brendon Nash to San Antonio.

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE_Loaned D Jason DeSantis to Hamilton.

SPRINGFIELD FALCONS_Signed LW Scott Howes to a professional tryout contract. Assigned LW Wade MacLeod to Evansville (ECHL).

ECHL READING ROYALS_Signed G Drew MacIntyre. Acquired F Matt Pope from South Carolina to complete an earlier trade and loaned him to Hershey (AHL).

Western Hockey League EVERETT SILVERTIPS_Traded F Trent Lofthouse to Victoria for a 2014 Bantam Draft sixth-round pick.

VICTORIA ROYALS_Traded G Jared Rathjen to Vancouver for a 2013 Bantam Draft eight-round pick.

COLLEGE AUBURN_Named Dameyune Craig co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach.

C H A R L E S T O N SOUTHERN_Announced the resignation of football coach Jay Mills.

COLORADO_Named Kent Baer defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, Brian Lindgren offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, Klayton Adams tight ends coach, Gary Bernardi offensive line coach, Charles Clark secondary coach and Jim Jeffcoat defensive line coach.

LYNCHBURG_Named Nasim Moadab men's and women's interim tennis coach MICHIGAN STATE_Announced RB Le'Veon Bell will enter the NFL draft.

SHENANDOAH_Named Scott Yoder football coach.

VIRGINIA_Named Tom O'Brien associate head coach for offense and tight ends coach, Jon Tenuta associate head coach for defense and defensive coordinator, Jeff Banks special teams and running backs coach and Marques Hagans wide receivers coach.

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Friday, January 4, 2013

SPORTS

■ Girls Basketball

■ Girls Basketball

Roundup

Buccs-Bees

■ CONTINUED FROM 14 Ansonia — Stover, Phillippi 2.

Records: Miami East 9-1, 6-0.

Yellow Springs 34, Troy Christian 27 YELLOW SPRINGS — Troy Christian bounced back from an early deficit to tie Thursday’s game after three quarters, but Yellow Springs fended the visiting Eagles off down the stretch for a 34-27 win.

Amanda Slone and Amanda Benjamin each scored eight for Troy Christian (8-3), which hosts Mississinawa Valley Saturday.

Carroll 62, Tippecanoe 44 DAYTON — Tippecanoe fell back below the .500 mark Thursday night after a 62-44 loss at Carroll (7-4).

Erica Comer led the Red Devils (5-6) with 12 points and Carly Clodfelter scored 11.

It doesn’t get any easier for Tippecanoe as it plays host to Kenton Ridge Saturday night.

TC North 32,

Newton 28 PLEASANT HILL — The Newton Indians gave Tri-County North — one of the top three teams in the Cross County Conference — a run for its money Thursday night but fell short in the end, losing to the Panthers (82, 3-1 CCC) 32-28.

Trista Lavy scored eight points to lead the Indians (6-5, 3-3), while Madison Tebics and Megan Rutledge each added seven.

Fort Loramie 74, Lehman 12 SIDNEY — The Fort Loramie Redskins had no trouble beating outmatched Lehman Thursday night at Lehman, the final being 74-12.

With the win, the Redskins go to 10-2 overall. Lehman sinks to 3-9 and will host St. Marys on Saturday.

Darian Rose led Loramie with 19 points, and she also had six steals. Renae Meyer also had six steals.

■ Bowling

Bowling ■ CONTINUED FROM 14 Lavercombe said. “Like the team has all year, each guy picked each other up, and they worked together to get the job done.”

Every member of the girls team set new career and season highs. Jenny Korleski rolled 220-137— 357, Sarah Marshall rolled 180-139—319, Kaitlin Timmons rolled 140-127—267, Catherine Timmons rolled 107137—244 and Jazmine Fletcher posted a 132 game.

“Tonight was the night for the girls,” Lavercombe said. “Every bowler set a career high in some form, and the team set a season high for toal pins. They are really coming together, and I can see that they are enjoying themselves.”

Tippecanoe hosts Tecumseh today in another big CBC matchup.

Troy Sweeps Trotwood KETTERING — The Troy girls bowling team started the new year off right, posting its best total of the season to outdistance Trotwood on Wednesday at Capri Lanes by a 2,064-1,591 count. The boys team com-

pleted the sweep by easily defeating a short-handed Rams team.

The Trojan girls (4-4, 3-0 GWOC North) shot team games of 839 and 913 and were never threatened by the Rams.

Rachel Darrow put together games of 236-215 to lead all bowlers with a 451 series. Courtney Metzger shot games of 177-200 to post a 377 series and Allie Isner rebounded from a slow start to post a 209 in her second game.

Trotwood was only able to field three bowlers for the boys match and Troy (7-1, 3-0 GWOC North) took advantage by getting everyone into the action. Andrew Spencer rolled a match-high series of 394 after starting with a 221 game. Cameron Hughes was one pin back with a 202 game and 393 series. Michael Barkett posted the high game of the day, rolling a 254 in the second game. Alex Prouty added a 203 game for the Trojans.

Troy participates in the Buckeye High School Classic on Saturday in Columbus, then travels to Beaver-Vu Bowl on Monday to take on Xenia.

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Bethel’s Tia Koewler goes up for a rebound Thursday night against Covington.

■ CONTINUED FROM 14 Conference play.

Bethel (1-8) held Covington to one field goal in the first quarter and outrebounded the Buccs 13-12, yet the Bees still trailed 8-5 as Covington got to the line and hit 6 of 8 free throws.

“There were a lot of opportunities where we had a bunny that could have swung the momentum and missed it,” Bethel coach Ed Quincel said.

“But we’re so young. At any point in time, I may have four freshmen on the floor. That’s no excuse, but they’ve got to learn.”

Jessie Crowell finished after a steal early in the second quarter to get Covington rolling, and Cassidy Cain answered a Jill Callaham layup with the Buccs’ first 3 of the game to make it 18-7. Cain then had a steal-and-layup and Crowell hit a jumper after an offensive rebound — and the rout was on.

“The first quarter was kind of scary, but we rebounded much better in the second,” Gooding said.

“We lost a game to Russia where we were significantly outrebounded, and we made that a priority.”

Covington ended up outrebounding Bethel 4332 in the game and forced 34 turnovers — while not even reaching double digits in turnovers itself.

After a pair of Tia Koewler free throws made it 22-9, the Buccs ran off 22 straight points by doing a little of everything.

Whether it was steals leading to fast break layups or offensive putbacks or outside shots, Covington simply could do no wrong.

“That was the goal. We wanted to turn them over and try to get some easy

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Bethel’s Brianna Ellish tries to beat Covington’s Heidi Snipes down the floor Thursday night at Bethel High School. baskets in case we were off shooting,” Gooding said.

“And in the second quarter, we probably shot as well as we have all year. And we weren’t taking quick ones, either. The girls were working the ball around the perimeter and getting the best shot possible.”

Early in the fourth quarter, Bethel’s Erin Floyd — who had six blocked shots in the game — swatted a pair of Covington shots. But each time, Covington got the ball back, and Crowell ended up hitting a jumper to make it 51-13 at the time.

“They’re a good team,” Quincel said. “When you play Tri-Village within

eight, you’re not a bad team.”

Crowell led the Buccs with 20 points, while Cain added 15 points and five rebounds. Heidi Snipes added nine and Jackie Siefring had five points and a game-high nine rebounds.

Emily Mongaraz scored all eight of her points in the final two minutes of the game to lead the Bees.

Callaham finished with six points, Morgan Weinert and Koewler had eight rebounds apiece.

“We played hard the whole night,” Quincel said.

“If we continue to get that, the rest will start falling together.”

Covington — 55

Heidi Snipes 3-2-9, Jessie Shilt 1-0-2, Rachel Carder 0-0-0, Kayleigh Cecil 0-0-0, Heidi Cron 0-0-0, Brittanie Flora 1-0-2, Cassidy Cain 5-4-15, Jessica Dammeyer 0-0-0, Jamie Crowell 0-0-0, Jessie Crowell 6-6-20, Ashley Albright 0-0-0, Ariel Robinson 1-0-2, Jackie Siefring 21-5. Totals: 18-13-55.

Bethel — 23 Emily Mongaraz 3-0-8, Breanne Whetstone 1-0-2, Jill Callaham 3-0-6, Courtney Schmidt 0-0-0, Brianna Anthony 0-0-0, Morgan Weinert 0-1-1, Brianna Ellish 0-0-0, Tia Koewler 0-2-2, Erin Floyd 2-0-4, Tiffany Doyle 0-0-0. Totals: 9-3-23.

Score By Quarters 8 34 49 55 Covington Bethel 5 9 11 23 3-point goals: Covington — Snipes, Cain, Je. Crowell 2.

Bethel — Mongaraz 2.

Records: Covington 8-4.

Bethel 1-8.

Reserve score: Covington 52, Bethel 16.

■ College Football

■ National Hockey League

Back from darkness

Momentum gone in negotiations

Alabama, Notre Dame both suffered through tough times FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — There were some dark days at Notre Dame and Alabama, dark years really, during which two of college football’s proudest programs flailed and foundered.

Notre Dame won the national championship in 1988, then spent much of the next two decades running through coaches four if you count the guy who never coached a game and drifting between mediocre and pretty good.

Alabama won the national championship in 1992, then spent the next 15 years running through coaches four if you count the guy who never coached a game and drifting between mediocre and pretty good.

As the 21st century dawned, the Fighting Irish and the Crimson Tide were old news, stodgy remnants of a glorious past, not moving fast enough to keep up with the times, and searching for someone to lead them back to the top.

“It parallels Notre Dame to a tee,” said Paul Finebaum, who has covered Alabama as a newspaper reporter and radio show host for more than 30 years. “The attitude was

‘We’re Alabama. We don’t have to do what others are doing. We’ll win because of our tradition.’ Finally everyone passed Alabama.”

And Notre Dame.

Then along came Nick Saban and Brian Kelly to knock off the rust, fine tune the engines and turn the Crimson Tide and Fighting Irish into the sharpest machines in college football again.

No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Alabama meet Monday night in Miami in a BCS championship between two titans not all that far removed from tough times.

“The pendulum swings,” said former Alabama coach Gene Stallings, the last Tide coach before Saban to bring home a national title.

“You don’t stay good forever. You don’t stay bad forever.”

Of course, Alabama and Notre Dame fans aren’t real comfortable with the first part of that statement. The Crimson Tide and Fighting Irish were perennial national championship contenders for decades.

For Alabama, replacing Bear proved difficult. Paul Bryant won six national championships in 25 years

as the coach in Tuscaloosa, and when he stepped down the Crimson Tide felt compelled to bring back one of his boys to replace him.

Ray Perkins was hired away from the New York Giants, and spent four years at Alabama before going back to the NFL. Alabama tried going outside the family and hired Bill Curry. He lasted three years, before leaving for Kentucky.

“You follow somebody like Coach Bryant, it’s an extremely difficult situation,” Stallings said.

Stallings played for Bryant at Texas A&M, coached under him at Alabama and even sounded a bit like the Bear with his baritone drawl. He found success and relative peace in seven seasons as coach of the Tide.

“I told Coach Bryant stories. I wasn’t in competition with Coach Bryant,” Stallings said. “I think that’s one of the reasons I was, quote, accepted by the Alabama people.”

After Stalling left in 1996, things started to get ugly at Alabama. School leaders tried again to keep their most highly prized job in the family, hiring Mike DuBose, a former

defensive lineman for Bryant. That didn’t work, so Alabama swung the other direction by hiring Dennis Franchione, who skipped town after two seasons for Texas A&M, and Mike Price, who brought a whole new level of embarrassment to Alabama. Not long after he was hired away from Washington State, Price was fired after a night of drunken partying became public.

Alabama reverted back to old form, going with one of its own in former Tide quarterback Mike Shula.

Like DuBose, he wasn’t up to the task. On top of everything else, the NCAA slammed Alabama, wiping all its victories from the 2005 and ‘06 seasons off the books.

Meanwhile, over the years, Alabama had fallen behind others in the Southeastern Conference when it came to facilities and support staff. Big-time college football is an arms race of sorts, and the Crimson Tide weren’t investing like the competition like LSU had while winning a national title under Saban, for example.

“The program lost its compass,” Finebaum said.

NEW YORK (AP) — Any momentum gained from a long night of negotiations between the NHL and the players’ association seemed to have been lost Thursday when the sides remained mostly apart.

A meeting that Commissioner Gary Bettman said would begin at 10 a.m. EST didn’t start until several hours later, and then ended quickly.

That one hour of talks centered on the reporting of hockey-related revenues by teams, and both sides signing off on the figures at the end of the fiscal year. The problem was resolved.

An NHL spokesman announced shortly before 9 p.m. that federal mediator Scot Beckenbaugh was still working with the sides, but they would not get back to the bargaining table before Friday morning.

The players’ association didn’t immediately comment.

The key issues that are still threatening the hockey season weren’t addressed early in the day, but a small group of players and other union staff returned to the NHL office shortly before 6 p.m., to hold another meeting regarding the contentious pension plan. That wrapped up about two hours later.

Union head Donald Fehr didn’t take part in either of the two sessions Thursday.

The players’ association held a conference call at 5 p.m. to discuss starting another vote among union membership that would give the executive board the power to invoke a disclaimer of interest and dissolve the union.

Members gave overwhelmingly approval last month, but the union declined to disclaim before a self-imposed deadline Wednesday night. It wasn’t immediately known when a new authorization would expire. Players are expected to have 48 hours to vote, as opposed to the five days they were given the first time.

With the lockout in its 110th day, both sides understand the urgency to save a shortened season.

They have several key issues to work out pensions and salary cap limits, among them.

Bettman has said a deal needs to be in place by next week so a 48-game season can begin Jan. 19. All games through Jan. 14 along with the All-Star game have been canceled, claiming more than 50 percent of the original schedule.