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Sculptures coming back to Troy Twenty sculptures by internationally renown artist Seward Johnson will be on display May 4 through Aug. 30.

Pictured at right is his sculpture, “Holier Than Thou.”

Troy Main Street exhibit set for May 4 — Aug. 30

BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer nknoth@tdnpublishing.com

‘Dear Abby’ dies at 94 Pauline Friedman Phillips, who under the name of Abigail Van Buren, wrote the long-running “Dear Abby” advice column that was followed by millions of newspaper readers throughout the world, has died.

She was 94. See Page 5.

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Many photo-ops will likely be taking place in downtown Troy this summer when 20 lifelike sculptures by internationally known artist Seward Johnson are displayed on the square beginning May 4 through Aug. 30. Johnson’s “Man on the Street” creations mark the sixth installment of Troy Main Street’s Sculptures on the Square and the third time his sculptures have been exhibited in Troy.

TMS Executive Director Karin Manovich said a committee comprised of 10 people, including Mayor Michael Beamish and members of the arts community, worked to bring Johnson’s sculptures to Troy.

“These are different than the ones Troy

and Dayton have had before,” Manovich said. “They’re very popular, and we had to go back and forth (negotiating) to get them here. These are all over the world, so we’re lucky to get them here.”

The exhibit was afforded by a grant from the Troy Foundation’s general fund, and sponsors are needed for each of the sculptures, with almost half already sponsored by businesses or individuals, Manovich said. The sculptures are on loan from The Sculpture Foundation, Inc. Over the past seven years, residents have been asking for the return of the bronze statues, which depict people engaged in everyday activities.

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House GOP may seek short-term debt limit extension

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If so, the Troy Daily News is looking to hear from you for an upcoming story. Please send an email to myingst@tdnpublishing.com or call (937) 4405254 if you would like to be included in this story.

Climate change to be addressed by president President Barack Obama’s second-term energy agenda is taking shape and, despite the departure of key Cabinet officials, it looks a lot like the first: more reliance on renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, and expanded production of oil and natural gas.

Obama also is promising to address climate change, an issue he has acknowledged was sometimes overlooked during his first term. See Page 2.

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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — House Republicans may seek a quick, shortterm extension of the government’s debt limit, a move that would avoid an immediate default by the Treasury as the party seeks to maximize leverage in negotiations over spending cuts with President Barack Obama this spring, officials said Thursday.

“All options are on the table as far as we’re concerned,” Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin said at a news conference during a threeday retreat of the rank and file.

He said private discussions focused on how best STAFF PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER to “achieve progress on Troy Christian Junior High School student Brendan Pohle reacts after winning the 2013 Troy District Spelling Bee controlling our deficits and Thursday at Troy High School. controlling our debt.”

Ryan declined to say how long an extension of the government’s borrowing authority is under consideration, or what condiWe were very excittions might be attached.

Obama has said repeatedly ed about the both of that he favors additional them and I always knew deficit savings yet he will Brendan was a great speller not negotiate spending

BY MELANIE YINGST TROY when he was in elementary cuts as part of an agreeStaff Writer ment to raise the current myingst@tdnpublishing.com school. It was fun to see the $16.4 trillion debt limit.

Bee on Feb. 23 at Sinclair both of ours do so well.

Some Republicans have Troy Christian students soared Community College.

— Sue Meckstroth, Troy suggested they may seek above the competition battling Troy Christian Elementary stuChristian Elementary unspecified reforms rather round after round before eighth dent Judah Osborne was runner-up than reductions, perhaps grade student Brendan Pohle capSchool Principal in the spelling bee which lasted trying to force the tured the city’s spelling bee with the more than 10 rounds.

D e m o c r a t i c c o n t r o l l ed winning word “elixir.”

“We were very excited about the Senate to approve a budgPohle, a Troy Christian Junior both of them and I always knew winning the junior high’s spelling et.

High School student in the eighth Brendan was a great speller when bee with his mother Heather Ring.

The debt limit is one of grade said spelling comes naturally he was in elementary school,” said Ring said she helped her son three deadlines that because he is an avid reader.

Sue Meckstroth, Troy Christian study by printing off lists of words Congress and the adminis“I like to read medieval and sciElementary School Principal. “It was she found online to help him pretration will confront this ence fiction books a lot,” Pohle said. fun to see the both of ours do so pare for the city spelling bee. spring. Across-the-board Pohle will represent the Troy City well.” students at the Regional Spelling • See BEE on Page 2 Pohle said he studied words after

Troy Christian students sweep bee Pohle correctly spells ‘elixir’ to capture spelling crown

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Former Troy priest Wolfer dies at age 90 Served at St. Patrick Catholic Church from 1971-83

BY DAVID FONG Executive Editor fong@tdnpublishing.com

CINCINNATI — The Rev. Robert Wolfer — the former pastor at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Home Delivery: Troy — passed away Tuesday at 335-5634 the age of 90.

Father Wolfer, who served at St. Classified Advertising: Patrick from 1971-1983, is fondly (877) 844-8385 remembered by parishioners, particularly for his interaction with children at St. Patrick Elementary School and throughout the parish.

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school kickball games at recess and was known for passing out candy to young and old alike.

“I only met him briefly, but he was a great guy,” said Rev. Jim Duell, the current pastor at St. Patrick Church. “I’ve heard stories about him always passing out candy and how they called him ‘Father Tooth Decay.’ But from everything I’ve heard about him, he was loved by everyone.”

St. Patrick parish member Bob Sink worked closely with Fr. Wolfer on the church’s renovation project in the early 1980s.

“He was just a top-notch person,” Sink said. “He was very charitable and easy to work with. I was chairman of the renovation committee and he was very easy to work with. He was great with everybody. People loved him. He’ll be missed.”

Father Wolfer was born on Feb. 7, 1922 in Cincinnati. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary and studied theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West in Norwood. He was ordained Aug. 24, 1948 at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Norwood by

Bishop George J. Rehring.

He received his first assignment on March 25, 1949 as associate pastor at St. Raphael Church in Springfield. He also served as an associate pastor at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Cincinnati (1954-1957) and the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains (1957-1971) before arriving at St. Patrick. After he left St. Patrick, he served as pastor at St. Martin of Tours Church in Cheviot from 19831993. He retired in July of 1993.

A funeral Mass was held for Fr. Wolfer Thursday at Our Lady of

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Here are the winning numbers drawn Thursday by the Ohio Lottery: • Pick 3 Midday: 9-2-0 • Pick 4 Midday: 9-8-2-1 • Pick 5 Midday: 3-3-7-1-1 • Pick 4 Evening: 5-3-9-5 • Pick 3 Evening: 6-6-8 • Pick 5 Evening: 3-7-5-5-0 • Rolling Cash 5: 07-16-19-24-39 Estimated jackpot: $120,000

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spending cuts begin in early March, and the government runs out of funding for many agencies and services on March 27. By contrast, there is no fixed date for raising the debt limit, since the Treasury has not yet notified Congress when it will exhaust all other measures to stay current with its bills.

Republicans gathered for their retreat at a secluded golf resort a two-hour-plus drive from the Capitol after an awkward beginning to the new Congress.

On Jan. 3, Rep. John Boehner of Ohio drew dissenting votes from nine fellow Republicans in winning a new term as speaker, while one voted present and two abstained.

Two days earlier, he had infuriated Republicans as well as Democrats from New York and New Jersey by postponing a vote on emergency relief aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy.

Last Friday, the party’s rank and file overwhelmingly opposed the aid bill when it came to a vote, unhappy that it did not provide for

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cuts elsewhere in the budget and as a result added to deficits. The $50 billion measure cleared on the strength of Democratic support, a highly unusual event given that Republicans control the House.

At his news conference Thursday, Ryan sidestepped when asked which would inflict the most harm on the economy implementation of across-the-board cuts, a partial government shutdown or a default. “The worst thing for the economy is for this Congress and this administration to do nothing to get our debt and deficits under control,� said the party’s 2012 vice presidential candidate, back in Congress now as House Budget Committee chairman. “We think the worst thing for the economy is to move past these events that are occurring without any progress.�

Passage of a shorter-term increase in the debt limit would essentially shuffle the order of the looming deadlines. Rather than flirt with a first-ever default to get their way on spending cuts a strategy unlikely to win favor on Wall Street Republicans might threaten a

partial government shutdown or allow acrossthe-board cuts to remain in effect.

Neither is without potential political fallout.

In particular, Republicans paid a heavy political price for a pair of government shutdowns in the 1990s. Yet the economic impact of a brief interruption in some federal services appears far less daunting than the risk of an unprecedented default that could destabilize financial markets at a time the economy is remains short of full strength after the worst recession in decades.

One Republican, Rep. John Fleming of Louisiana, told reporters there had been several proposals in the private discussions to advance the Republican goal of cutting spending while renewing the government’s borrowing authority.

Among them is a requirement for approval of a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution, a condition the Democratic-controlled Senate would almost certainly reject, or perhaps a watered-down requirement for a mere vote on an amendment.

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BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS Boeing: 787 production continues as planned

Taxpayers will help ease banks’ costs in mortgage deal WASHINGTON — Consumer advocates have complained that U.S. mortgage lenders are getting off easy in a deal to settle charges that they wrongfully foreclosed on many homeowners.

Now it turns out the deal is even sweeter for the lenders than it appears: Taxpayers will subsidize them for the money they’re ponying up.

The Internal Revenue Service regards the lenders’ compensation to homeowners as a cost incurred in the course of doing business. Result: It’s fully tax-deductible. — Staff and wire reports

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Judah Osborne from Troy Christian Elementary School was runner-up during the 2013 Troy District Spelling Bee Thursday at Troy High School.

Bee • CONTINUED FROM 1 “We printed off a couple spelling lists,â€? Ring said. “He’s always had a great vocabulary and reads two to three 400page books a week.â€?

Pohl also had the support from his grandparents and sisters — Raegan and Hailey — Thursday night.

Osborne, a sixth grade

ing is strikingly ornate and true to life, with each bronze sculpture takSays Johnson on his website, “I ing one to two years to complete. use my art to convince you of some- Some of the fine textures — such as thing that isn’t real. You laugh at corduroy or cable knit — are made yourself because you were taken using an electric tool akin to a denin‌ You become vulnerable to the tist’s drill. piece and intimate with it in a cerThe sculptures will be delivered tain way.â€?

May 3 and unveiled May 4 with a Manovich noted that the detail- private gala for sponsors, volun-

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s second-term energy agenda is taking shape and, despite the departure of key Cabinet officials, it looks a lot like the first: more reliance on renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, and expanded production of oil and natural gas.

Obama also is promising to address climate change, an issue he has acknowledged was sometimes overlooked during his first term. “The president has been clear that tackling climate change and enhancing ener-

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teers and city officials. Troy exhibited Seward’s work in 2003 and 2005 as well, drawing thousands of visitors.

For more information on sponsoring a statue, call (937) 339-5455 or visit troymainstreet.org.

Details about the sculptures can be found online at www.sewardjohnson.com.

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Osborne incorrectly spelled the word “nebbish� before Pohle spelled “mahal� to win the round to eventually clinch the city title.

The following is a list of the 2012-2013 city of Troy’s School Spelling Bee Champions and their respective schools: Concord Elementary — Poojha Prabaharasundar; Cookson Elementary —

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student at Troy Christian Elementary School, said he was relieved to have finished alongside his fellow Troy Christian School Eagle. “I practiced before bedtime every night with my mom after I won the school spelling bee,�

Osborne said. “My favorite part was the end because it was just me and Brendan.�

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gy security will be among his top priorities in his second term,� said Clark Stevens, a White House spokesman.

While the administration has made progress in developing renewable energy and improving fuel-efficiency standards for vehicles, “we know there is more work to do,� Stevens said.

He’ll have to do that work with new heads of the agencies responsible for the environment. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Environmental Protection chief Lisa Jackson and Jane

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Lubchenco, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, have announced they are leaving. Energy Secretary Steven Chu is expected to follow his colleagues out the door in coming weeks.

The White House says no decisions have been made on replacements for any of the environment and energy jobs but says Obama’s priorities will remain unchanged.

One of the first challenges Obama will face is an old problem: whether to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Obama blocked the pipeline last year, citing uncertainty over the conduit’s route through environmentally sensitive land in Nebraska. Gov. Dave

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Heineman is considering a new route; he is expected to make a decision next month.

The State Department has federal jurisdiction because the $7 billion pipeline begins in Canada.

The pipeline has become a flashpoint in a bitter partisan dispute. Republicans and many business groups say the project would help achieve energy independence for North America and create thousands of jobs.

But environmental groups have urged Obama to block the pipeline, which they say would transport “dirty oil� from tar sands in western Canada and produce heat-trapping gases that contribute to global warming.

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(AP) — Boeing said 787s will keep rolling off the assembly line while it works to get the planes that were grounded by regulators flying again.

Boeing’s newest, flashiest jet was grounded worldwide on Thursday after one plane suffered a battery fire and another had an emergency landing because pilots noticed a burning smell. The two incidents prompted airlines and regulators around the world to ground the planes until a fix for the battery problem is found that satisfies the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.

It’s not clear how long the investigation or the fix will take, but it won’t be cheap for Boeing.

Meanwhile, airlines that had sought the prestige of flying the world’s most sophisticated plane are instead stuck with one they can’t use.

SEATTLE (AP) — An Army staff sergeant accused of massacring Afghan civilians must undergo an official sanity review before a mental health defense can be presented, the military judge overseeing the case said Thursday.

Staff Sgt. Robert Bales deferred entering a plea Thursday at Joint Base Lewis-McChord to 16 counts of premeditated murder and other charges related to a nighttime attack on two villages last March. The Army is seeking the death penalty.

But the judge, Col. Jeffery Nance, took up arguments over whether Bales can present a mental health defense or testimony from mental health experts, given that he has not yet participated in a “sanity board� review.

The judge ordered that to take place, but made no decisions about the conditions for the review or what information from it would be turned over to prosecutors something prosecutors and defense attorneys have been arguing about.

Such reviews are conducted by neutral doctors tasked with discerning a defendant’s mental state at the time of the crime and whether he’s competent to stand trial.

Bales was serving his fourth deployment, and his lawyers said he may have suffered from a traumatic brain injury. His mental health has been expected to be a key part of the case. “An accused simply cannot be allowed to claim a lack of mental responsibility through the introduction of expert testimony from his own doctors, while at the same time leaving the government with no ability to overcome its burden of proof because its doctors have been precluded from conducting any examination of the very matters in dispute,� prosecutor Maj. Robert Stelle wrote in a Jan. 3 motion obtained by The Associated Press.

Bales’ attorneys have said a traumatic brain injury may have been sustained when he was knocked out by an improvised bomb explosion during one of his tours in Iraq.

One of those attorneys, John Henry Browne, said Thursday that the defense has obtained medical records from Madigan Army Medical Center in Washington state indicating Bales had suffered from TBI and PTSD, but he described those records as incomplete.

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bers of the Brukner Bird Club for a relaxing afternoon in the tree top vista from 2-4 • FRIDAY DINNERS: p.m. at Brukner Nature Dinner will be offered from Center. Participants will 5-8 p.m. at the Covington C o m m u n i t y identify each species and VFW Post 4235, 173 N. get a count on the number High St., Covington.

Calendar of each seen at one time. All Choices will include a $12 this data will be entered into New York strip steak, CONTACT US Project FeederWatch, a broasted chicken, fish, national bird population surshrimp and sandwiches, vey coordinated by the all made-to-order.

Cornell Laboratory of • BAKED TENDERCall Melody Ornithology to track populaLOIN: The American tion changes. This winter is Vallieu at Legion Auxiliary No. 586, promising to be an exciting 440-5265 to 377 N. 3rd St., Tipp City, one, with lots of northern will offer baked tenderloin, list your free species predicted to move two vegetables, salad, into the area. calendar dessert, roll and butter for • DOG SOCIAL: The items.You $7 from 6-8:30 p.m.

Miami County Park District • FRIDAY SUPPER: can send will have its monthly dog The Pleasant Hill VFW your news by e-mail to social from 1-3 p.m. at Post No. 6557, 7578 W. vallieu@tdnpublishing.com. Hobart Urban Nature Fenner Road, Ludlow Preserve, 1400 Tyrone, off Falls, will offer dinner with Dorset Road, Troy. If dogs two sides for $7 from 6are nice and play well with 7:30 p.m. Call (937) 698others, bring them to the park. Participants 6727 for more information. can enter the “Catch the Snowball Contest,” “Hide the Treat in the Snow” and SATURDAY “Bury the Dog in the Snow Competition.”

Remember, owners are responsible for • MLK EVENTS: At 10 a.m., the public their dogs and must clean up after their is invited to a celebration brunch hosted pet. Meet in the parking lot. Pre-register by the Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. for the program online at www.miamicounMain St., Troy. Judge W. McGregor Dixon typarks, email to register@miamicountyJr. will be the keynote speaker. Dixon parks.com or call (937) 335-6273, Ext. serves on the Miami Court of Common 104.

Pleas in the Probate/Juvenile Division.

• BASKET BINGO: The Miami East The emphasis of this event is youth FFA Alumni Chapter will sponsor basket involvement in the community. More bingo at 2 p.m. in the Miami East High events are planned for Monday.

Cafeteria. Longaberger Baskets will be the • APPRAISAL FAIR: An appraisal fair prize for the 20 games, with the grand will be offered at 12:30 p.m. at the Tipp prize being a retired basket feature. Doors City American Legion Post No. 586, 377 will open at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for N. Third St., Tipp City, sponsored by the the 20 games and a raffle entry. There will Tippecanoe Historical Society. Robert also be raffles, extra games and concesHoneyman, a Miami County auctioneer, sions sales offered. All winning tie-breakwill provide information on items brought ing cards win a consolation prize of a for him to appraise. Admission is free and Longaberger product. Tickets can be purthere is a limit of two items. Food and chased by calling the Miami East FFA refreshments by the Ladies Auxiliary of Alumni Chapter at (937) 335-7070, Ext. Post 586 will be available for purchase.

3212, or by purchasing them at the door.

For more information, contact Gordon • RETIREMENT PARTY: An open Pittenger at (937) 667-3051 or Susie house will be from 2-4 p.m. for Carol Spitler at (937) 698-6798.

Laughman at the A.B. Graham Memorial • MARTIAL ARTS: Come to the TroyCenter, Conover. Light refreshments Miami County Public Library at 2 p.m. for a served. In lieu of gifts, donations to the free demonstration on Tae Ryu Do martial center may be made in Carol’s name.

Arts. Masters Stephen McCall and Wayne • BREAKFAST SET: An all-you-canRiehle from Tae Ryu Do International will eat breakfast will be offered from 8-11 discuss the fundamentals of Tae Ryu Do a.m. at the American Legion Post 586, while reflecting on their own experiences.

Tipp City, for $6. Items available will be All ages are invited to attend. Call (937) eggs your way, bacon, sausage, french 339-0502 to register in advance. toast, biscuits, sausage gravy, hash • BEGINNING BEEKEEPING: browns, waffles, pancakes, cinnamon Beginning beekeeping classes will be rolls, juices and fruit. offered from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Brukner • BREAKFAST OFFERED: Breakfast Nature Center. Tony Rimkus of the Miami will be offered at the Pleasant Hill VFW Valley Beekeepers Association will lead Post 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow the class, which is $45 for both sessions, Falls, from 8-11 a.m. Made-to-order breakalso including Jan. 26. For more informafasts will be offered, and everything is a la tion, contact Rimkus at (937) 667-1420 or carte.

Brukner Nature Center at (937) 698-6493 • PRAYER VIGIL: A pro-life prayer vigil to register. Deadline for registration is to end abortion will be at 2 p.m. at the Friday.

Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main • NIGHT HIKE: The great horned owls St., sponsored by Miami County Right to will be a feature of a forest night hike at 7 Life. p.m. at Brukner Nature Center. Join staff • SPEAKER SERIES: “New Mexico: and volunteers for a guided hike in search Land of Enchantment,” will be part of of this wild creature. Come dressed for a Aullwood’s Winter Speaker Series starting family-friendly adventure as participants at 2:30 p.m. with speaker Tom Hissong, hike the trails on a guided discovery of Aullwood’s education coordinator. Hissong nocturnal creatures, sounds of the night will present a colorful PowerPoint program and wildlife signs. The event is free and on his two weeks of exploration and being open to the public. Following the hike, join “enchanted” in New Mexico. the Stillwater Stargazers at 8 p.m.

Members will have their telescopes set up MONDAY to answer questions. This program also is free and open to the public.

• MLK EVENTS: Martin Luther King Jr. • SPAGHETTI SUPPER: The First Day events will continue with a symbolic United Church of Christ Relay for Life team will have a spaghetti supper from 4-7 march from the southwest quadrant of the p.m. at the church, 120 S. Market St., Troy. Public Square in downtown Troy beginning at 9 a.m., proceeding at 9:30 a.m. to First The menu will include spaghetti, marinara Presbyterian Church, 20 S. Walnut St., sauce, meatballs, bread, salad bar, appleTroy. The Rev. Charles Carnes of the sauce, desserts and drinks. Meals will be Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ will lead $7 for adults and for $3 children, and chilthe march. The memorial celebration servdren 4 and younger eat free. Carryouts ice at First Presbyterian Church will start will be available and the church is handiat 10 a.m. Keynote speaker is State capped accessible.

Representative Richard N. Adams, who is • KARAOKE: Karaoke with Papa D’s serving his third term in the Ohio House of Pony Express will be presented from 7 Representatives. He represents the 80th p.m. to close at the American Legion Post House District, which includes Miami 586, Tipp City. The event is free.

County and portions of Darke County.

• PORK CHOPS: The Pleasant Hill Immediately following the memorial servVFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner ice, a fellowship luncheon will be served in Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a marinated (non-marinated pork chops available upon the eating area at First Presbyterian Church. request) pork chop dinner with baked • PEACEFUL CELEBRATION: Schoolpotato and corn for $9 from 5-7 p.m. age children are invited to the Troy-Miami • BUFFET BREAKFAST: The Sons of County Public Library between 1-2 p.m. to the American Legion Post No. 43, 622 S. add their thoughts of peace to the banner Market St., Troy, will host an all-you-canto be displayed in the children’s departeat buffet-style breakfast from 7-10:30 ment. No registration required. a.m. Adult meals will be $7 and children’s • REUBEN SANDWICHES: Reuben meals will be $3. The buffet will include sandwiches will be served from 6-8:30 scrambled eggs, homemade fried potatoes, sausage gravy and biscuits, sausage p.m. at the American Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, for $5. and bacon, waffles and omelets made-to• OFFICES CLOSED: City offices will order, toast, coffee and juice. Take out be closed for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. orders will be available. holiday. However, city refuse collection and • FISH FRY: The Fletcher Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting the first of curbside recycling will be on schedule. Troy City Council will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. three all-you-can-eat fish and chicken fry fundraising events of the season from 5TUESDAY 7:30 p.m. at 6605 State Route 589, south of Fletcher. The menu will includes deepfried fish and chicken, as well as french • EXPLORATION HIKE: The Miami fries, applesauce, coleslaw, bread and County Park District will have an adult butter and a beverage. Adult meals are $8, exploration hike at 9 a.m. at John A. children 5-12 are $5 and children under 5 Wannemacher Reserve, 1876 Monroeeat free. Additional fish fry events will be Concord Road, near Troy. Join naturalists Feb. 16 and March 16. as they head to explore nature. Pre-register for the program online at www.miamicountyparks, email to register@miamiSUNDAY countyparks.com or call (937) 335-6273, Ext. 104.

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The opening day of Market on the Miami — a new local market concept in Troy — is set for 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 9.

The market will be hosted on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month February through May in 2013.

Co-sponsored by the Miami East FFA Chapter, the mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. Market on the Miami is a collaboration of local vendors who produce locally grown, homemade cottage foods and artisan items.

The vendors were exploring locations for a local market when Craig Hughes, owner of the Tin Roof Restaurant in Troy, offered his location to the group for the Saturday morning market. Many of the vendors, including the Tin Roof, are participants in other community markets that operate during the summer who wanted to be able to offer their products at a local market during the months when the outdoor community markets do not operate.

Market on the Miami vendors plan to transition

TROY back to the outdoor community markets when they reopen in June to sell their products. The vendors embrace the slogan “Eat local; buy local” and currently will be offering a variety of locally based products for sale. Products include homemade jams, jellies, fruit butters, baked goods, gourmet roasted coffee, soaps, herbal seasoning mixes, pet treats, candy, honey, maple syrup, pastured chicken and quail eggs. Seasonal fresh produce, herbs, flowers and garden plants will also be offered in season.

Fresh natural citrus, free of dyes and chemical processing, also will be available starting in February.

The market also will offer original and reproduction art items made by local artisans including handthrown ceramics, jewelry and one-of-a-kind wooden, slate, glass and dyed and/or painted fabric items. At the opening market day Feb. 9, market attendees will be able to register for free door prizes consisting of a variety of locally produced products provided by the market vendors.

Valentine treats will be for sale Feb. 9, including

free samples of sun-ripened citrus provided by the Tin Roof and Adams Greenhouse & Produce, robust gourmet coffee by Innisfree Farm and signature herb dips by McGuffey Herb & Spice Company.

Members of the Miami East FFA will showcase their projects and Terry Purke, from “Have History Will Travel,” a historical themed video program, will have a display and talk to shoppers about Underground Railroad locations and historic valentines from the Museum of Troy History.

The market location at the Tin Roof restaurant is housed in the historic boathouse on the banks of the Miami River and offers a beautiful view of the river during any season of the year. The restaurant will have homestyle breakfasts and lunches on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month February through May. The market is located at 439 N. Elm St., Troy, at Treasure Island Park next to the boat ramp and can also be accessed by the Miami River and the bike path in Troy. For more information visit www.MarketOnTheMiami. com, go to the Facebook page at Market on the Miami or call (937) 2160949.

Lawyers spar in challenge to Ohio racetrack slots COLUMBUS (AP) — A court heard competing arguments Thursday on whether an anti-gambling group should be allowed to go forward with its challenge to Gov. John Kasich’s decision authorizing slotslike video lottery terminals at Ohio’s seven horse tracks.

The Ohio Roundtable and nine individual plaintiffs were denied legal standing in May to bring the lawsuit, which alleges Kasich’s decision to go forward with racinos is unconstitutional because expansions of the state lottery must be approved by voters.

State lawmakers later changed state law to reflect terms of the deal cut by Kasich.

Roundtable lawyer Tom Connors told the 10th District Court of Appeals in Columbus that the lower court decision should be reversed and the group should be allowed to make

its case. He said they represent the interests of Ohioans who will be harmed by expanded gambling.

Connors said the state has suggested in the case that once Ohio got legal gambling in the form of a 2009 amendment authorizing casinos in four Ohio cities that constitutional limits on other forms of gambling should just be ignored.

“Here, the argument is, ‘Hey, you’ve already got gambling going on.

Therefore, even if we stop the unconstitutional gambling you’re not going to get redress for your injury, because you’ve already got some injury from constitutional gambling,’” Connors said. “I would simply argue that basic logic can broach that argument.”

After Ohio voters approved construction of casinos in Columbus,

Cleveland, Toledo and Cincinnati in 2009, Kasich worked out an agreement worth $150 million to the state that added VLTs to the state lottery and allowed racetrack video lottery operations to go forward. The money was promised by two casino operators in exchange for the ability to relocate their racetracks to new cities so that racinos and casinos wouldn’t compete.

As the legal challenge has inched forward, one racino has already opened in the state at Scioto Downs in Columbus and the six others are in various stages of licensing and construction.

Assistant Attorney General Aaron Epstein told the three-judge panel that the Roundtable couldn’t show how racetrack slots would harm Ohioans any differently than casinos, which are now legal.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT

Son welcomed Jason and Kristen Kreider of Tennessee announce the birth of a son, Hutson Joseph Russell Kreider, born Dec. 25, 2013.

He weighed 9 pounds, 11 ounces.

Grandparents are the late Russell Kreider and Norvan and Carolyn Kreider Christian of Troy and Len and JoAnn Poppy of Tennessee.

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EDITORIAL ROUNDUP The Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette on tax havens: Annette Zavareei is more than just a Charleston counselor. She’s also an activist who jumps into crusades. …

She went on a Caribbean cruise sponsored by The Nation magazine and CodePink. At George Town on Grand Cayman Island, her group of more than 100 went to a waterfront office building, Ugland House, a notorious tax shelter that is the official address of 18,857 corporations.

The group staged a public protest, waving signs saying “Send Our Tax Money Home” and “We Want Our Money Back” and the like.

During the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama said the Cayman building supposedly holding 18,000 corporate offices was “either the biggest building in the world or the biggest tax scam in the world.”

Defeated Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is just one of numerous American multimillionaires keeping money in the low-tax Caymans.

After the Nation/CodePink protest, a Cayman law firm based in Ugland House, Maples & Calder, issued a statement saying its 18,000 clients don’t violate any tax laws. If American reformers dislike the arrangement, it said, they should persuade Congress to change America’s tax code.

Great idea. Is it impossible to revise statutes so the rich cannot elude their fair share of support for America by funneling cash abroad? …

The Financial Times of London wrote: “… For the Caymans, a British crown colony 150 miles southwest of Cuba, business and financial services contribute 30 percent of its gross domestic product and employ more than 20 percent of its labor force.

Operating a tax haven has helped make the tiny island chain the fifthlargest banking center ranked by assets.”

Think of that: An island’s economy depends heavily on helping the wealthy duck taxes. Again, we wish Congress would halt this odious practice.

The Des Moines Register on more Obama administration secrecy: Critics of the Obama administration’s expanded use of pilotless drone aircraft to kill alleged terrorists abroad have been assured that the strikes are justified and legal. Yet, when The New York Times and the American Civil Liberties Union asked for detailed evidence of the government’s legal arguments, they were told that is a national security secret.

Recently, a federal judge ruled in the administration’s favor, though even she expressed exasperation: “I can find no way around the thicket of laws and precedents that effectively allow the executive branch of our government to proclaim as perfectly lawful certain actions that seem on their face incompatible with our Constitution and laws, while keeping the reasons for their conclusions a secret.”

This is hard to take from a president who, as a candidate, promised to do a better job than the previous occupant of the White House in making important government information available to the American people. It is also hard to take from a president who has kept in place many of the war-on-terror tactics he found troubling or offensive when they were practiced by President George W. Bush.

The federal FOI Act is shot through with loopholes, and the administration didn’t have to do much heavy lifting to slip through several of them in this case. Besides, federal courts are typically deferential to presidential claims of national security to justify keeping information from the public.

The question is why the administration insists on keeping secret legal opinions that spell out the arguments for the legality and constitutionality of these drone strikes. … Why would they keep confidential the formal arguments in favor of drone killings? Government lawyers cited the standard national security arguments for protecting its sources and methods, but they just sound like so much legal boiler plate. …

The president obviously believes the attacks are morally and legally justified.

He should release all legal justifications produced by his administration or explain to the American people why that cannot be shared with them.

LETTERS

Please keep our children safe

and coming from the other direction — ARE REQUIRED BY LAW to stop and allow the child to safely depart from the bus.

To the Editor: This is not an option. This is After watching a child depart the law. This is meant to ensure from a Troy City Schools bus the safety of the child. Even if yesterday, I would just like to the child is not crossing directly remind everyone that when the in front of the bus or crossing bus is stopped, the lights are the street, traffic is still required flashing and the stop sign is out, to stop. motorists — both behind the bus I wanted to get this out there

before it’s too late. I would hate to see a child injured or worse because someone was in too big of a hurry to stop for the school bus.

Please keep our children safe and remember the law when driving!

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Better late than never — until your kid gets detention Now that Evan is in school, there are more rules and rules about rules and stuff like consequences.

Kind of like grownup stuff.

Yikes!

And I have a confession to make: I'm not a punctual person.

I never knew how bad my problem was until my best friend Triplet (who is a very punctual person), disclosed how she would get me to places on time after being friends for more than two decades.

You lie. You lie straight to my face.

She recently admitted that she lies to me and says for me to be places at 6:30 p.m. fully aware that I won’t be there until 7 p.m. which is the time that is “for real.”

That is true friendship and love right there folks.

It's not that I don't respect time and its almighty function in our global society, but this is why I now even have to lie to myself in order to get to where I need to be when I need to be there.

You see, all my clocks and time gadgets in my home have different times.

My alarm clock in my bedroom

Melanie Yingst Troy Daily News Columnist is fast by 13 minutes. My clock in my kitchen is slow by six minutes. Each clock is set to produce a twinge of panic to push me out the door.

This works as long as I’m not panicked enough to do the math in my head and then check the correct time on my cell phone.

If it's a good day, I'm spot on time. If it's a great day, I'm five minutes early. But more often than not, I’m the last one to church. But hey! God is just glad I made it there, right? (Try to argue with that one, kids!)

While this logic is all well and good, it wasn’t until my bad habit finally punished my kid this week.

Evan had one too many late arrival violations and had to

— Joan Thompson Troy

serve a 7 a.m. detention for being late.

Ugh. 7 a.m.! That's so early!

You see, I'm not a morning person and I never will be. I could stay up all night long until the sun rises and be just fine.

Yet, if you asked me to get up at 4 a.m., well, proceed at your own risk.

I enjoy working late nights here at the office and I don’t mind staying until well after midnight.

But I have never had a McDonald's Egg McMuffin simply because I'm not functioning at that hour. What is it like? And do they stop serving breakfast at 10:30 or 11 a.m.? Another great mystery!

I tried to explain to Evan that half of those late arrivals were my fault (yes, I admit I am wrong to my child; it’s very therapeutic) and then I explained that some of those times he was late was because of his own professional lollygagging.

My kid can take lollygagging to an Olympic level. This morning as we tried to turn over a new leaf of profound punctuality in our lives, I found Evan paying more attention to his LEGOS than his Eggos.

My blood pressure never

spiked so high, folks.

He slowly got dressed. He slowly ate his breakfast. He slowly made his way to brush his teeth (we didn’t have time to brush his hair — I pick my battles).

All the while, Evan has successfully defeated zombies and tyrannical enemies every step of the way to the bathroom sink.

To be honest folks, it’s painful to nag an 8 year-old boy who just defeated at least a few hundred monsters on my behalf to get out the door and in the car.

I promised my beloved Ninja that if he served the detention with a smile, I'd buy him dinner at any restaurant of his choice.

Now some of you just thought: Why would you reward the kid for bad behavior?

Well, it's simple: guilt.

I too was punished by having to get him to school a whole 38 minutes earlier than normal.

Believe me; I stayed up all through the night just so I would be on time, too.

“Twin” Melanie Yingst appears on Fridays in the Troy Daily News. Ironically, she did’t miss her deadline on this column. For a change.

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In this Feb. 14, 2001 file photo, “Dear Abby” advice columnist Pauline Friedman Phillips, known to millions of readers as Abigail van Buren, signs autographs for some of dozens of fans after the dedication of a “Dear Abby” star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.

Abby. How are you feeling? You sounded awfully low.’ And they say, ‘You’re calling me?’ After they start talking, you can suggest that they get professional help.”

Asked about Viagra, she replied: “It’s wonderful. Men who can’t perform feel less than manly, and Viagra takes them right off the spot.”

About working mothers: “I think it’s good to have a woman work if she wants to and doesn’t leave her children unattended if she has a reliable person to care for them. Kids still need someone to watch them until they are mature enough to make responsible decisions.”

One trend Phillips adamantly opposed: children having sex as early as 12 years old.

“Kids grow up awfully fast these days,” she said. “You should try to have a good relationship with your kids, no matter what they do.”

The woman known to the world as Ann Landers died in June 2002. Later that year, the family revealed that Phillips had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. By then Phillips’ daughter, Jeanne Phillips, who had

Pursuit ends in Tipp City; two arrested

BY WILL E SANDERS Civitas Media wsanders@dailycall.com Two men with warrants tried their luck at a 12mile interstate police pursuit that reached speeds of 100 mph early Thursday morning, but were taken into custody after stop sticks were deployed.

The driver, Mack R. Dorsey, 21, of Trotwood, and passenger, Davion J. Graves, 21, address unknown, are behind bars at the Miami County Jail on a variety of charges stemming from the high-speed interstate pursuit.

DORSEY Dorsey, who had an outstanding warrant for his arrest, was charged with failure to comply with a police officer, a felony, and was cited for the traffic violations of failure to reinstate his license and driving in GRAVES marked lanes.

He remained jailed on a $50,000 bond following his arraignment in Miami County Municipal Court on Thursday.

A Jan. 24 preliminary hearing has been scheduled.

Graves remains being held by authorities for an active felony warrant out of Montgomery County.

According to the Piqua Post of the Ohio State

TROY Highway Patrol, a trooper initiated a traffic stop on a 2013 Chevy Impala at 1:09 a.m. along southbound I-75 at mile marker 80, just north of Piqua, for marked lane violations.

Once the vehicle stopped, it then quickly accelerated as the trooper pursued for six miles before the suspect vehicle exited I-75 onto State Route 41 in Troy.

Dorsey then made a U-turn and later got back on the southbound interstate lane, patrol officials said.

As the suspect car fled down the interstate near mile marker 68, stop sticks were successfully deployed

by Tipp City police Sgt. Marc Basye, but the vehicle traveled another two miles with two front flat tires before authorities moved in to make the arrests, according to the state trooper post.

The pursuit lasted nearly 15 minutes. No injuries were reported, according to patrol officials.

Additional charges could be filed against the men.

helped her mother with the Dear Abby column for years, was its sole author.

Pauline Esther Friedman, known as Popo, was born on Independence Day 1918 in Sioux City, Iowa, 17 minutes after her identical twin, Esther Pauline (Eppie.). Their father was a well-off owner of a movie theater chain.

Their mother took care of the home. Both were immigrants from Russia who had fled their native land in 1905 because of the persecution of Jews.

“My parents came with nothing. They all came with nothing,” Phillips said in a 1986 Associated Press interview. She recalled that her parents always remembered seeing the Statue of Liberty: “It’s amazing the impact the lady of the harbor had on them. They always held her dear, all their lives.”

The twins spent their growing-up years together. They dressed alike, they both played the violin, they wrote gossip columns for their high school and college newspapers. They attended Morningside College in Sioux City. Two days

before their 21st birthday, they had a double wedding. Pauline married Morton Phillips, a businessman, Esther married Jules Lederer, a business executive and later founder of Budget Rent-a-Car. The twins’ lives diverged as they followed their husbands to different cities.

The Phillipses lived in Minneapolis, Eau Claire, Wis., and San Francisco, and had a son and daughter, Edward Jay and Jeanne. Esther lived in Chicago, had a daughter, Margo, and in 1955 she applied for and was given the job of writing the advice column. She adopted the existing column’s name, Ann Landers.

Pauline, who had been working for philanthropies and the Democratic Party, followed her sister’s lead, though she insisted it wasn’t the reason for her decision. She arranged for an interview with an editor of the San Francisco Chronicle and presented sample columns, arguing that the paper’s lovelorn column was boring. The editors admired her breezy style, and she was hired.

FUNERAL DIRECTORY

• Christine J. Bryant SIDNEY — Christine J. Searching for a name Bryant, 74, formerly of for the column, Pauline Piqua, more recently of chose Abigail from the Sidney, died at 3:07 a.m.

Bible and Van Buren Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, at from the eighth the Fair Haven Nursing American president.

Home of Sidney.

Within a year she signed Her funeral arrangements a 10-year contract with are pending through the the McNaught Jamieson & Yannucci Syndicate, which spread Funeral Home. her column across the country.

• Robert E. Sayre Sr. “I was cocky,” she SIDNEY — Robert E. admitted in 1998. “My Sayre Sr., 80, of Sidney, contemporaries would come to me for advice. I Ohio, died Sunday, Jan. got that from my moth- 13, 2013. Private memorial services will be at a later er: the ability to listen and to help other people date. Salm-McGill and Tangeman Funeral Home with their problems. I also got Daddy’s sense of in Sidney is handling the funeral arrangements. humor.”

Pauline applied for the advice column with- DEATHS OF out notifying her sister, NATIONAL and that reportedly INTEREST resulted in bad feelings.

For a long time they did not speak to each other, • Frederick Talbot FALLS CHURCH, Va. but their differences (AP) — Frederick Talbot, were patched up. who pitched in the In June 2001, the American League for eight twins, 83, attended the seasons, has died. He 90th birthday party in was 71.

Omaha, Neb., of their Talbot pitched from sister Helen Brodkey.

1963-70 for the Chicago The advice business White Sox, New York extended to the second Yankees, Oakland generation of the Athletics and Seattle Friedmans.

Pilots. He compiled a Phillips had career record of 38-56, announced in 2000 that pitching mostly as a her daughter would starter. His career earned share her byline. Her sister’s daughter, Margo run average was 4.12.

Talbot died at home on Howard, wrote an advice Jan. 11 after a long illcolumn for the online ness, according to his sismagazine Slate. ter-in-law, Fredda Kushner Aside from the Dear of Sterling. He was a lifeAbby column, which appeared in 1,000 news- long resident of northern Virginia in McLean and papers as far off as Falls Church.

Brazil and Thailand, He is survived by his Phillips conducted a daughter, Valarie Kay radio version of “Dear Abby” from 1963 to 1975 Talbot, and her husband, Eric Sami; sisters, and wrote best-selling books about her life and Charlotte Kennedy and Nora Talbot; sisters in law, advice.

In her book “The Best Jackie Kushner and Fredda Kushner; and of Abby,” Phillips commany nieces and mented that her years nephews. writing the column “have been fulfilling, OBITUARY POLICY exciting and incredibly rewarding. … My readers have told me that In respect for friends and they’ve learned from me. family, the Troy Daily News But it’s the other way prints a funeral directory free of around. I’ve learned charge. Families who would like from them. Has it been a photographs and more detailed obituary information published in lot of work? Not really. the Troy Daily News, should conIt’s only work if you’d tact their local funeral home for rather be doing somepricing details. thing else.”

Opinions vary as Colorado movie theater reopens AURORA, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado cinema where 12 people were killed and dozens injured in a shooting rampage nearly six months ago reopens Thursday with a remembrance ceremony and a private screening of the fantasy film “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” for survivors but for some Aurora victims, the pain is still too much, the idea too horrific.

Several families boycotted what they called a callous public relations ploy by the theater’s owner, Cinemark. They claimed the Texas-based company which has been publicly silent since the July 20 shooting didn’t ask them what should happen to the theater.

They said Cinemark emailed them an invitation to Thursday’s reopening just two days after they struggled through Christmas without their loved ones.

“It was boilerplate Hollywood ‘Come to our movie screening,’” said Anita Busch, whose cousin, 23-year-old college student Micayla Medek, died at the theater.

Others, like Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan, said the event was part of the healing process and that many residents wanted to see the theater back up and running.

James Holmes, a former neuroscience Ph.D. student, is charged with 166 felony counts, mostly murder and attempted murder,

in the July 20 shootings at the former Century 16 now the Century Aurora. A judge ordered Holmes to stand trial, but he won’t enter a plea until March.

First responders to the massacre, Hogan, Gov. John Hickenlooper and religious leaders were to join survivors at the multiplex for Thursday’s event.

In addition to the “Hobbit” screening, theater placards featured “Trouble With the Curve,” ”Cloud Atlas,” ”The Perks of Being a Wallflower” and other films for the weekend.

Victims have filed at least three federal lawsuits against Cinemark, alleging it should have provided security for the midnight “The Dark Knight Rises” showing, and that an exit door used by the gunman to get his weapons and reenter should have had an alarm. In court papers, Cinemark says the tragedy was “unforeseeable and random.”

Hogan noted that the community grieves and heals in different ways but insisted that most Aurora residents wanted to reopen the theater.

“For those who don’t want to be there, who can’t be there, I understand and respect that,” Hogan said.

“For us here, the larger community if you will, it is part of the healing process.”

Vanessa Ayala is a cousin of Jonathan Blunk, a 26-year-old Navy veteran and father of two who was

killed. Ayala said she believed the multiplex should have been torn down and, perhaps, turned into a park. At the very least, she said, the auditorium where the shooting occurred should be a memorial.

“It’s not about letting the gunman win,” Ayala said. “He’s already lost.

He’s lost everything he’s going to be. He’s a moron.”

The decision to reopen even divided at least one victim’s family.

Tom Sullivan, whose son, Alex, was killed, planned to attend the event, stressing the importance of healing and of reclaiming the theater from tragedy.

“The community wants the theater back and by God, it’s back,” Sullivan said. “Nobody is going to stop us from living our lives the way that we lived our lives before. This is where I live.”

Sullivan has said movies are a way for his family to come together, and that Alex was celebrat-

ing his 27th birthday when he was killed.

Alex’s widow, Cassandra Sullivan, joined the boycott. So did Tom Teves, whose own son, Alex, also was killed.

“They can do whatever they want. I think it was pretty callous,” Teves said.

Sandy Phillips, a San Antonio, Texas, businesswoman, lost her daughter, 24-year-old Jessica Ghawi, an aspiring sportscaster. She wasn’t attending Thursday’s ceremony.

Phillips said Thursday she understood the practicality of reopening the theater but wishes Cinemark had asked families about plans for the theater and how they would like their relatives to be honored.

“They could have avoided a lot of ill feeling,” she said of the company.

Building plans called for turning theater nine, where Holmes allegedly opened fire, into an “extreme digital cinema.” It wasn’t known if there would be a memorial.

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pauline Friedman Phillips, who under the name of Abigail Van Buren, wrote the longrunning “Dear Abby” advice column that was followed by millions of newspaper readers throughout the world, has died. She was 94.

Publicist Gene Willis of Universal Uclick said Phillips died Wednesday after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Phillips’ column competed for decades with the advice column of Ann Landers, written by her twin sister, Esther Friedman Lederer. Their relationship was stormy in their early adult years, but later they regained the close relationship they had growing up in Sioux City, Iowa.

The two columns differed in style. Ann Landers responded to questioners with homey, detailed advice. Abby’s replies were often flippant one-liners.

Phillips admitted that her advice changed over the years. When she started writing the column, she was reluctant to advocate divorce: “I always thought that marriage should be forever,” she explained. “I found out through my readers that sometimes the best thing they can do is part. If a man or woman is a constant cheater, the situation can be intolerable. Especially if they have children.

When kids see parents fighting, or even sniping at each other, I think it is terribly damaging.”

She willingly expressed views that she realized would bring protests. In a 1998 interview she remarked: “Whenever I say a kind word about gays, I hear from people, and some of them are damn mad.

People throw Leviticus, Deuteronomy and other parts of the Bible to me.

It doesn’t bother me. I’ve always been compassionate toward gay people.”

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Benefit to help lifelong Miami County musician Musical event to be held in Covington

BY TOM MILLHOUSE Civitas Media tmillhouse@dailycall.com PIQUA — For many years Bob Comstock sold cars during the week and on weekends he pursued his passion for music by playing in area rock bands.

The combination brought Comstock enjoyment and a means of supporting his family.

That all changed one August day last year when Comstock, 57, of Piqua, suffered a diabetes-related stroke that affected his speech and mobility. A determined Comstock is making progress on the long and costly road to recovery.

That’s where some friends come in as they have organized a benefit concert to aid the Comstock family in paying the medical bills they have incurred following the August stroke and another stroke he has suffered in September. An MRI revealed that he had suffered “mini” strokes prior to the first major stroke in August.

The benefit concert will be held from 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Covington Eagles on U.S. 36. The music will be provided by Jason Rhoads, Higgins-Madewell, The Drive and a special reunion of Penny and the Loafers. There also will be 50-50 drawings and raffles. Food and beverages will be available at the event.

A donation of $10 per person will be accepted at the door.

Proceeds from the event will help Comstock with medical expenses associated with the strokes.

A veteran rock musician, Comstock was lead vocalist and guitarist for The Drive when stricken by the strokes. He’s also performed with Penny and the Loafers, The Music Box and Foxfire. Over the years, Comstock has performed for thousands of people at festivals, benefits

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Bob Comstock of Piqua has played in several local bands throughout the years, including Penny and the Loafers, The Music Box, Foxfire and The Drive. and other events around the area.

“It’s a celebration of his career,” said Scott Ridenour, a bandmate of Comstock’s from The Drive. Ridenour said Comstock was well known for his vocals, particularly singing songs that Steve Perry and Journey performed.

His day job for nearly 30 years was selling cars for Ary’s Auto Sales in Piqua. Comstock worked for Mo and Becky Ary in the car business and they are working with Ridenour in organizing the benefit concert.

Comstock suffered the first major stroke in August while working at Ary’s.

“I just fell to the ground,” Comstock recalled. A customer called 9-1-1, but he refused to go in the ambulance.

Comstock insisted that his daughter, Jessica Smith of Piqua, drive him to Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney. He said he wanted to go to Wilson Memorial because that was the hospital he was familiar with, having lived in Sidney as a child before moving to Columbus while in high school. He later returned to Sidney as an adult before moving to Piqua to be closer to

HOW TO GO: • What: Benefit concert for stroke victim Bob Comstock of Piqua • When: 6 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, Jan. 26 • Where: Covington Eagles on U.S. 36 • Music acts: Jason Rhoads, Higgins-Madewell, The Drive and special reunion of Penny and the Loafers Donation: $10 at the door

work.

In addition to Jessica, Comstock has three other children, Tiffany Tackett, Allison Comstock and Robbie Comstock.

Comstock suffered a partial loss of sight in one eye and has limited mobility. He uses a walker to get around, although Comstock said he’s trying to switch to a cane.

Working with speech and physical therapists, Comstock has made progress in recent months.

“It’s a slow process,” he said. “I’m having to teach myself all over again,” explaining that it has been a struggle, not only to regain his mobility, but also to retrain his brain to speak again.

During an interview earlier this week, Ridenour and Ary both remarked that they have been surprised and encouraged by the progress a determined

Comstock has made.

Ary said customers have been asking about Comstock.

“They all want to know how he’s doing,” Ary said.

“I tell them he’s soldiering on.”

Comstock’s goals for recovery are clear — to get back to work at Ary’s and resume playing rock music like he has since he was a teenager.

“I liked selling cars and singing, too,” Comstock said. “Between the two, I made decent money.”

“Eventually, I hope it all comes back to me, singing and playing a guitar,” he said.

After performing at a number of benefits for others over the years, Comstock’s friends said the upcoming concert will be an opportunity for people who enjoyed his music over the years to join in a celebration of his career and help ease his medical expenses.

DAYTON — Victoria Theatre Association, DreamWorks Theatricals and NETworks Presentations LLC are pleased to bring “Shrek The Musical” to the Victoria Theatre for two weeks only as part of the 2012-2013 Premier Health Broadway Series.

The show opened last night, but will run through Jan. 27. Tickets are on sale now and available at the Ticket Center Stage Box Office, located in the Wintergarden of the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, by phone at (937) 228-3630, toll-free (888) 228-3630 or online at www.ticketcenterstage.com.

Groups of 10 or more should call Betty Gould at

first chapter of the movie series.

“Shrek The Musical” tells the story of a swampdwelling ogre who goes on a life-changing adventure to reclaim the deed to his land.

Joined by a wise-cracking donkey, this unlikely hero fights a fearsome dragon, rescues a feisty princess and learns that real friendship and true love aren’t only found in fairy tales.

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Annual arts gala set for Saturday in Troy SCHEDULE FRIDAY 1/18 ONLY

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TROY — The third annual Tipp City Area Arts Council Art Gala will be Jan. 19.

The gala is from 7-11 p.m. at Club 55, 845 W. Market St., Troy.

The evening is themed “A Night in Monte Carlo,” and will include hot and cold

hors d’oeuvres all evening, champagne fountain, cash bar, live music by The Jewels, dancing and a piano bar in the “lounge.”

There also will be Monte Carlo gambling with “Tippecanoe” money and a chance to spend your “Tipp Bucks” at the Monte Carlo auction at the end of the

evening. There will be some art pieces included in a silent auction.

The cost is $35 per person.

Reservations can be made by calling Tipp Monroe Community Services at (937) 667-8631 or online with Pay Pal at www.tmcomservices.org.

■ Send your news to Natalie Knoth, (937) 440-5243, or e-mail nknoth@tdnpublishing.com.

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AP MOVIE REVIEWS • “Broken City” — It should come as no surprise that every character in a movie with a title like this is either rotten to the core, or a liar, or a schemer, or the bearer of seriously damaging secrets. What is surprising is that these characters never feel like real people, despite a series of twists that should, in theory, reveal hidden, unexpected facets of their personalities and despite being played by big-name stars including Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe and Catherine Zeta-Jones. They’re all still conniving, only with varying alliances and targets. At the center of these dizzying double crosses is Wahlberg as Billy Taggart, a former New York police detective who got kicked off the force after a questionable shooting. Seven years later, Billy is barely getting by as a Brooklyn private eye. Then one day, the mayor (Crowe), who’d always been on Billy’s side, hires Billy to investigate whether his wife (Zeta-Jones) is having an affair.

He’s up for re-election in a week and doesn’t want to lose to a young, well-financed challenger (Barry Pepper) over revelations that he’s being cuckolded. But Billy’s digging leads to further revelations involving the mayor’s rival, the rival’s campaign manager (Kyle Chandler), the police commissioner (Jeffrey Wright) and some wealthy, well-connected land developers. Everything is simultaneously too complicated and overly spelled out. Director Allen Hughes’ film is a forgettable piece of pulp. R for pervasive language, some violence and sexual content. 108 minutes. One and a half stars out of four.

• “The Last Stand” — The Arnold Schwarzenegger movie you didn’t even realize you wanted to see. This is the action superstar’s first leading role in a decade, having left acting to serve as the governor of California and whatnot, and while it may not have occurred to you to miss him during that time, it’s still surprisingly good to see him on the big screen again.

He is not exactly pushing himself here. Korean director Kim Jee-woon’s American filmmaking debut turns out to be an extremely Schwarzeneggerish Schwarzenegger film, full of big, violent set pieces and broad comedy. He may look a little creaky (and facially freaky) these days, but Arnold proves he’s still game for the mayhem as he fires off rounds and tosses off one-liners, and the movie at least has the decency to acknowledge that it knows that you know that he’s old. The script also feels a bit old “The Last Stand” is essentially an amped-up version of “Rio Bravo,” with some “Jackass”-style hijinks courtesy of Johnny Knoxville himself Mexican drug kingpin (Eduardo Noriega) daringly escapes federal custody and heads for a quiet Arizona border town where Schwarzenegger, as the sheriff, rounds up a posse of misfits to stop him. But Kim keeps things moving briskly and the members of the strong supporting cast (Peter Stormare, Luis Guzman, Forest Whitaker) don’t seem to mind that they’re playing flimsy types. Everyone’s just here for a mindless good time. R for strong, bloody violence throughout and language. 107 minutes. Three stars out of four.

• “LUV” — This drama about the tragic realities of fathers and sons in unforgiving urban environs can’t measure up to the lyricism of its star’s own music. It stars Common, the thoughtful, charismatic Chicago rhymer who, in three- and four-minute hiphop ruminations, summons more vibrant social imagery than these well-intended but hollow 1 hours. Taking place over a day in Baltimore, “LUV” stars Common as the former convict Vincent, who takes his 11-year-old nephew Woody (Michael Rainey Jr.) for a lesson-filled day of bonding. But Vincent’s qualifications are questionable: He’s desperate for the $22,000 he needs for a business loan and has gang members after him. It’s a promising enough conceit a stressed, untrustworthy but inherently decent guy trying to play the role model but the day takes awkward, implausible turns, jumping from violence to stone-skipping in the harbor. The dialogue, too, is often cringe-worthy as the two meet various friends and associates of Vincent’s, with cameos by Danny Glover, Dennis Haysbert, Clark Johnson and Michael Kenneth Williams. The cliches mount as the journey leads to bloody standoffs and drug dealer confrontations. Still, there is tenderness here, and first-time director Sheldon Candis should further develop his naturalistic impulse. We are, after all, not exactly showered with intimate, aspiring films of urban life. 95 minutes. One and a half 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, 250-pound, 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.

• “Gangster Squad” — This pulpy, violent tale of cops and mobsters in 1949 Los Angeles rides an uncomfortable line between outlandishness and outright parody, and it’s difficult to tell which is director Ruben Fleischer’s intention.

Which is a problem. While the film wallows in period detail and has some sporadic moments of amusing banter, it’s mostly flashy, empty and cacophonous, and it woefully wastes a strong cast led by Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in barely developed, one-note roles. At its center is a performance from Sean Penn as mob king Mickey Cohen in which he doesn’t just chew up the scenery, he rolls it around in his mouth like a handful of marbles, then spits it back out again and blows it to bits with a Tommy gun for good measure. With his mashed-up boxer’s mug, thick Brooklyn accent and volatile bursts of anger, he’s as cartoony as a Dick Tracy villain. While “Gangster Squad” certainly has its intended moments of humor, the laughs Penn’s performance prompts might not have been part of the plan.

Brolin stars as a police sergeant and heroic war veteran tasked with putting together a secret team to take down Cohen’s empire by his rules that is, no rules at all. R for strong violence and language. 113 minutes. One and a half stars out of four.

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Dear Annie: My parents have been divorced for 30 years. Both made mistakes when they were married, but the end was due to my mom's drinking. Dad provided for me and now takes an active role in his grandchildren's lives, always making an effort to show up for their events.

Mom is a different story. She is an alcoholic. When I was younger, she constantly criticized me. I was never "good enough." She demeans my housekeeping skills, my parenting and my appearance. Mom also has become increasingly negative about my father. She has something bad to say about him every time I speak to her. She blames Dad for the way her life turned out.

I have a hard time trusting her with my children. I attempted to make regular visiting arrangements when the kids were younger, but she would never commit to a specific schedule. Now she rarely sees them because making the time isn't a priority.

Over the years, I have gone to counseling, and I have created a good life for myself. I have suggested counseling to Mom, but she refuses to get help for any of her various issues. I've also suggested talking to other family members, although she's estranged from most of them.

I really am at the end of my rope. The few visits she makes are stressful and anxiety filled. I have already limited contact to when I am prepared to handle her, and frankly, I don't want to bother anymore. But I hate the idea of hurting her. She is still my mother. How can I deal with her negativity? — Tired Daughter Dear Tired: We understand that Mom's visits are exhausting, and you are right to limit them. Now you need to create boundaries for her behavior. If she speaks negatively, say, "I don't wish to discuss this." If she keeps at it, you can leave or ask her to leave. It might change her behavior, but if not, at least you won't be there to listen to it. We also urge you to contact Adult Children of Alcoholics (adultchildren.org) for additional support.

Dear Annie: A few days ago, I attended the wake of a good friend of 40 years. She was in her mid-50s and died unexpectedly. She left a 12-year-old daughter.

As we arrived at the funeral home, we thought there was a line to sign in. Wrong. It turned out to be about 25 "tweens" practicing their cheerleading. These girls blocked the front door and the hallway. They were loud, laughing, taking pictures and running around.

This continued all night long. Not one person said a word to them.

I don't know whose job it should have been to tell them to sit down and be quiet, but I feel I didn't get the chance to properly mourn my friend. There was no funeral service. Should I have talked to these girls or someone else? — Still Grieving Dear Still: Someone at the funeral home should have taken charge of this circus and asked the girls to be more respectful, and you could have spoken to the funeral director. But we hope it was comforting to the 12-year-old to see her friends there, even if they were laughing and taking pictures. It's a blessing not to know death at that age.

Dear Annie: "Realistic" referred to the decline of the elderly as "the angry human wreckage they become." That statement is a sad commentary. Most elderly do not take such a negative route in their final days. My grandmothers were both sweet, vulnerable and a little bit scared in the end, but neither hostile nor combative. This may have been because they were surrounded by people who truly loved and supported them during that vulnerable time.

One reason some people become "angry" and resistant is that they are disoriented in an unfamiliar environment with strangers taking care of them. — Field Services Coordinator, Long-Term Care Services 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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HINTS FROM HELOISE

Are heartworm pills really needed in winter?

Dear Readers: In the winter months, many people may think that they don’t need to give their pets heartworm pills, especially in the far Northern states, where winter really settles in. This is not true! The American Heartworm Society recommends giving heartworm prevention year-round, even in seasonal areas. Here are several reasons: • You can never guarantee that mosquitoes are no longer a threat. Even areas with cold winters can have unseasonably warm periods.

• Many heartworm preventatives also treat for intestinal parasites, like hookworms,

Hints from Heloise Columnist roundworms and whipworms, so monthly is good to prevent other problems, too.

• Many companies guarantee their product. If your dog becomes heartworm positive while on their product, they will pay for treatment. But you must be able to prove that they were on it consistently.

The benefits greatly outweigh the risks. Heartworms can be anywhere from 4 to 12 inches and are deadly.

Heartworm prevention is much less expensive than the treatment, much safer, and much easier for your beloved dog! — Heloise TRAVEL HINT Dear Heloise: Here is an easy way to make luggage tags: Take brightly colored index cards (neon colors work great) and write or print the desired information. Many stores sell laminating pages that you can just peel and stick.

I use packing tape and cover both sides of the card, then

trim around the edges.

Punch a hole, tie it to your suitcase and you are ready to go. The bright color also helps identify your bag much quicker! — Sandy in Florida TAILGATING TROUBLE Dear Heloise: I hate, when I am driving, for someone to tailgate me, so I used to just tap my brakes in hopes of getting them off my bumper.

Well, I have found a better way, and while it doesn’t work all the time, it works much better and more often than tapping my brakes. I just switch on my emergency flashers, and that, quite often, is successful.

— W.M. in Texas

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BY FRANCES DRAKE For Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) In the next month, your popularity rating will increase. Enjoy schmoozing with others and joining clubs, groups and associations.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) The Sun is at the top of your chart now, acting like a spotlight on you.

This light is flattering, which is why others notice you more than usual and think you’re the cat’s meow.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Do whatever you can to travel and spread your wings because you want a change of scenery. You want adventure and a chance to learn something new!

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) What can you do to become a better person in the next month? This may sound silly, but if not now, when?

Meanwhile, relations with others are intense and sexy!

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) In the next month, you will need more sleep. That’s because the Sun is now as far away from your sign as it gets all year, and the Sun is your source of energy.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Roll up your sleeves and get busy, because you want to get better organized. Do whatever it takes, and give yourself the right tools to do a bang-up job.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) The month ahead is playful, flirtatious and fun-loving! The bottom line is that you want to have a good time. Enjoy schmoozing. Romantic relationships will flourish.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Your focus turns to home, family and domestic matters during the next six weeks. Discussions with a parent could be significant. You might want to cocoon at home.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Life is getting busier! Stimulation from all directions will make you fascinated with your daily surroundings.

Short trips, discussions with different people and increased reading and writing are likely in the next month.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) In the month ahead, ask yourself how you can boost your income or make a little money on the side. This is the time of year to think about this.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Happy birthday, Aquarius! It’s your turn to recharge your batteries for the rest of the year.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Spend some time in the next few weeks mulling over what you want your New Year to be all about. How well are you doing at the art of living?

YOU BORN TODAY You’re creative, and you need time to dream and let your imagination percolate. You have a magnetic quality that can mesmerize others, although most of the time you appear ordinary. You are enthusiastic and quite intense. Many of you also are quite influential. Good news!

Your year ahead could be one of the most powerful years of your life.

Dream big!

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TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Friday, Jan. 18, the 18th day of 2013. There are 347 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlights in History: On Jan. 18, 1943, during World War II, Jewish insurgents in the Warsaw Ghetto launched their initial armed resistance against Nazi troops, who eventually succeeded in crushing the rebellion. The Soviets announced they’d broken through the long Nazi siege of Leningrad (it was another year before the siege was fully lifted).

In the U.S., a ban on the sale of presliced bread aimed at reducing bakeries’ demand for metal replacement parts went into effect.

On this date: • In 1778, English navigator Captain James Cook reached the present-day Hawaiian Islands, which he named the “Sandwich Islands.”

• In 1911, the first landing of an aircraft on a ship took place as pilot Eugene B. Ely brought his Curtiss biplane in for a safe landing on the deck of the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania in San Francisco Harbor.

• In 1949, Charles Ponzi, engineer of one of the most spectacular mass swindles in history, died destitute at a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at age 66.

• In 1967, Albert DeSalvo, who

claimed to be the “Boston Strangler,” was convicted in Cambridge, Mass., of armed robbery, assault and sex offenses. (Sentenced to life, DeSalvo was killed in prison in 1973.)

• In 1993, the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday was observed in all 50 states for the first time.

• Today’s Birthdays: Actor-director Kevin Costner is 58. Comedian Dave Attell is 48. Actor Jesse L. Martin is 44. Rapper DJ Quik is 43. NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous is 40. Actor Derek Richardson is 37. Actor Jason Segel is 33. Country singer Kristy Lee Cook (TV: “American Idol”) is 29.

SHERIFF’S REPORTS Information provided by the Miami County Sheriff’s Office: Jan. 3 STOLEN ITEMS: Officials were dispatched to 4800 block of West Brown Road, Washington, Twp., on a report of a burglary not in progress. The victim advised someone broke into the back door of the residence.

Among the items stolen were a 42-inch Samsung flat screen TV, XBox 360 game console and a video game was taken from the living room.

Jan. 2 DRIVING UNDER SUSPENSION: At 10: 46 p.m., officials stopped a vehicle for a stop sign violation at the intersection of Fountain and Madison streets, in Troy. After making contact with the driver, he was identified as Clinton J. Mers. Mers was informed for the reason for stopping him and was asked for his driver’s license. Mr. Mers then informed the officer that he didn’t have one and believed it was under suspension. Mr. Mers was found that his driver’s license was in fact under suspension. Mers was issued a citation for driving under suspension and a stop sign violation and he was released to a licensed driver.

ANIMAL COMPLAINT: A complaint was made about a resident located in the 5200 block of State Route 201, Tipp City. A complaint was made involving dead horses and leaving them to be eaten by other animals was received by the office.

A neighbor who had pictures of dead horses on his camera said he had made several calls to the humane society and they were not doing anything.

Officials contacted the humane society. A member of the humane society said the person has contacted the office several times.

The humane society official said she has been on the property and never observed any animal cruelty issues and continue to call her.

Officials responded to the listed address and met with a Bethel township official who said he has walked the property several times and never found any problems with the animals or their well-being.

The resident explained she runs a shelter for rescued animals. She said the neighbors have been complaining for

months and they had been in contact with the humane society.

The resident allowed officials to walk through the property.

Officials observed that all of the horses looked healthy. Several were covered with horse blankets. There were several dogs, chickens, and other animals.

None appeared neglected.

There was a large amount of hay and a pond on the property.

There was a large plastic tub in one of the barns with water in it.

The resident admitted to putting down two horses. She said they had been attacked by wild coy dogs or coyotes. The resident showed me pictures of the horses and their wounds. She said the horses were older and unable to get away or fend off the wild dogs. She showed me a small blood trail that ran around the barn. She also showed me a large blood pile where one of the horses had been put down.

She said she was present during the attack and the horses could not get away. The resident said she does not own any firearms and had no way of scaring off the wild dogs. The resident was visibly upset while telling officers the story and said she dragged the horses away from the other live animals.

The resident said she is trying to hire someone to bury the horses. All of the ground is frozen and covered with snow. The resident said she saves animals and takes no joy in losing them. She said she feels like she is being harassed by her neighbors.

Officers contacted the humane society and explained everything.

The humane society said the resident is permitted to put down the horses as long as it is in a humane way.

Jan. 1 OVI STOP: Officials stopped Larry Miller, 56, of Troy, after he made a turn south onto North Sayers Road from Lefevre Road without signaling a turn. As Miller handed his driver license to the officer, he stated “I am coming from the Amvets club, I am a member there.” Officers then asked him if he had consumed some alcoholic beverages while he was there. Miller then advised “Yes. I had about three vodka and sevens while I was there and my wife had some beers.”

Miller submitted to three field tests. The first test that was explained and then administered was the horizontal gaze and nystgymus test. Officers observed four out of six clues. The next test that was explained and then administered was the walk and turn test. Mr. Miller was able to maintain the heel to toe continuity as instructed but he asked officers two times to repeat the steps of the test to him as he was performing it. The final field test that was explained and then administered was the one leg stand. Mr. Miller chose to elevate his left leg and foot. As he was elevating his foot, he had trouble maintaining his balance and would repeatedly raise both of his arms to help maintain his balance.

At the conclusion of the final field test Mr. Miller was taken into custody for operating a vehicle while under the influence.

Officers then escorted Mr. Miller to the Miami County Sheriff’s office for further testing. Once at the sheriff’s office I read the BMV 2255 form to him with a witness present. At the conclusion of reading the form, Mr. Miller opted to give a breath sample. His breath sample revealed that his BAC level was a .080 percent.

His driver license were then seized and he was placed on an administrative license suspension. Mr. Miller was given copies of his paperwork and also given a court date and time to appear in court. He was cited for failing to signal turn and for operating a vehicle while under the influence.

TOOLS MISSING: The owner of 120 E. Elm St., Bradford reported a detached shed was broken into and a number of tools were missing.

OVI AND WARRANT: At 3:31 a.m. while on patrol in the area of Chromes and Statler roads, in Piqua, officers in a marked cruiser, saw a set of vehicle headlights off the side of the roadway on Chromes Road. As the officer drove near the vehicle, the headlights turned off. When officers approached the vehicle, there was a male standing outside of the Blazer. The officer asked if he and his passenger were okay and he advised “Yes.” The driver went on to tell me that he had slid off of the road-

way and in trying to get back to the road, got stuck. After turning the police vehicle around to block any traffic from hitting the vehicle or the driver, officers noticed a fire hydrant that had been broken off, underneath the Blazer and why the Blazer was stuck.

The officer noticed an odor of an alcoholic beverage about his breath.

Upon asking the male for his identification, he advised he didn’t have it with him, so he provided me a Social Security number and said he was “Joey Baker.”

After attempting to run the information, I asked him to confirm the number he had given me. The driver gave the officer another Social Security number and that number returned to a female out of Columbus. Upon asking him a third time for his Social Security number, he gave me a third number and advised me that his father had used his SSN when he was a baby to get money.

I ran this third number through LEADS and it finally came back to Joey Baker who showed having a suspended license for non-compliance, license forfeiture and OVI, as well as failure to reinstate on another OVI suspension.

Mr. Baker also had a warrant out of Champaign County for failing to comply with his terms of probation. By this time, two Piqua Police units showed up on scene and stood by while Baker was placed into custody.

After taking him into custody and looking into the vehicle, officers located an open 12-pack of Busch Light on the floor of the back seat.

On top of the snow, near the Blazer was a partial can of Busch Light, just like the ones in the vehicle. Upon looking at the date on the can, it was the same as the dates on the cans in the vehicle.

The passenger and vehicle owner, Jessica Curtis advised that she only had liquor to drink tonight and no beer. When speaking with Mr. Baker, he advised he only drank beer and was driving because he was in better shape than Jessica was.

Officers transported Mr. Baker to the station where he was offered a breath test and refused. He apologized for lying to officers about his social securi-

ty number and for consuming the beer while driving. Mr. Baker was arrested for the failure to control, OVI-DUS, OVI, falsification and consumption in a motor vehicle, as well as for the warrant that was confirmed out of Champaign County, and incarcerated in the Miami County Jail.

POSSESSION: At 12:30 a.m., officials were on routine patrol when they observed a maroon Saturn turn into a parking lot from Garbry Road in the City of Piqua without utilizing a turn signal. Officers approached the vehicle on the driver side and made contact with a female driver.

Officers advised her the reason for the stop and then requested her driver license and proof of insurance. Officials immediately could smell an odor of burnt marijuana coming from the car. Once her driver license was retrieved, Deanna Roberts, 18, of Troy, was asked to exit her vehicle. Once she exited the vehicle, the officer explained to her that they detected an odor of burnt marijuana coming from her car.

Once she was advised, she began to immediately start to cry and quote “I do not want to get into trouble again.” At this point I asked her what was in the car and where was it. She stated “Everything is in my purse.”

At this point a pat down was done of her person with the back of my gloved hand and then she was detained in the rear of the patrol car while the probable cause search of the vehicle was conducted.

During the search of the vehicle a silver and black marijuana grinder was located in her purse.

Inside the grinder was a small amount of ground marijuana leaves, which was emptied into a small plastic baggy.

Also inside the purse was a pack of “Top” brand rolling papers. At the conclusion of the vehicle search, those were the only items located. Roberts admitted that she had just recently smoked marijuana while in the car.

Roberts was issued citations for not using a turn signal and for drug possession and possessing drug paraphernalia. All evidence collected was booked into the Miami County Sheriff’s office property room.

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JANITORIAL, part time, Monday thru Friday 4pm-8pm. Background check required. Call (937)339-0555.

This position provides sales and marketing leadership for our 130 bed Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility in Piqua, Ohio.

Position responsibilities include; sales plans, sales calls, event planning, educational presentations, and electronic referral source management.

The primary focus of this role is to work with both new and existing referral sources to achieve our company’s goals by communicating our services to provider organizations, hospitals, physicians and case managers.

Qualified candidates should have experience in marketing and customer relations, basic knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid, strong organizational and communications skills, and a desire to work with the geriatric population.

Please send cover letter and resume with salary requirements to: Piqua Manor Attn: Amy Carroll, Administrator 1840 West High St. Piqua, OH 45356 EOE/mfv

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Production Supervisor Accutech Films, Inc. is seeking qualified candidates who will be a dedicated team player for the position of Production Supervisor in our production facility. Accutech Films, Inc. is a growing manufacturing firm in Coldwater, Ohio.

We manufacture Extruded blown film plastic bags and sheeting products for customers throughout the country. Quality products and outstanding customer service are our hallmarks.

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LOT COORDINATOR Koenig Equipment Greenville, OH Duties include keeping the equipment lot organized, stabilizing used trade-in equipment according to standards and completing a final wash and detail on all trade-in equipment on which service work has been completed.

Desired qualities include an eye for detail, time management skills, ability to work with a team and the ability to move large Ag equipment in a safe manner.

We offer: I A clean and pleasant state of the art work environment, I Highly Competitive wages commensurate with experience, I Health Insurance w/ Prescription Drug card I Dental Insurance I Paid Life Insurance I 401K with Profit Sharing, I Payroll Direct Deposit I Paid Vacation, Holiday pay I Generous night shift differential I Paid STD and LTD Insurance I And more

For more information on the position, to view a job description, or to submit a resume, visit:

Maintenance Assistant FT ~ Days We are looking for experienced people.

Come in and fill out an application and speak with Beth Bayman, Staff Development.

Koester Pavilion 3232 North County Road 25A Troy, OH 45373 (I-75 at exit 78) 937.440.7663 Phone 937.335.0095 Fax Located on the Upper Valley Medical Center Campus EOE

Preferred Qualifications: • Must be able to run conduit • Read blueprints • Troubleshoot control circuits • Problem solving skills • Large project supervision experience a plus • Willing to travel, work overtime weekends and holidays if needed Requirements: • 2+ years experience • HS diploma or GED • Drug testing and background check

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FT, PT & PRN STNAs for 2nd & 3rd shifts, PT for Laundry & Housekeeping.

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New Vision Nursing and Home Care, one of the Elite Top 100 Home Health Agencies in the US are currently seeking qualified STNA’s and Home health aides. Part Time and Full Time positions available. 1st shift and 2nd shift hours also available. Excellent starting wages and benefit package to include paid mileage. Reliable transportation and excellent attendance records are a MUST. Traveling is a MUST. We serve 9 counties in the region, and are currently hiring for the Sidney, Piqua, Troy area.

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Aesthetic Finishers is now hiring experienced wet spray painters. Must have experience in mixing of paints and spray application in a production environment.

Please contact Julie Atkins (937)778-8777 ext 222 or apply in person FULL TIME POSITION Steel CNC machining shop in need of employees for first shift. Hours are Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4pm.

Please send resume with references to: Dayton Superior Products 1370 Lytle Road Troy, OH 45373 OR email resume to: dspc@ daytonsuperiorproducts.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

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DIESEL TECHNICIAN Continental Express Inc., a full service transportation company that specializes in hauling refrigerated food products is currently seeking an experienced Diesel Technician for its Sidney terminal.

Will perform maintenance and repairs on semi trailers and refrigeration units. Duties will include preventative maintenance, inspections and repairs, brake and tire repairs, and other duties as assigned Candidates with prior knowledge and experience on refrigeration units helpful but not necessarily required. Must have own tools and be extremely dependable.

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Apply at: Continental Express Inc. 10450 St Rt 47 Sidney, OH 45365 Or email resume to: mgoubeaux@ceioh.com

DISPATCHER Local trucking company now interviewing for a 2nd shift dispatcher.

Must be a motivated self starter with computer and customer service skills. Experience preferred, but will train the right person. Competitive wage with benefits.

Please forward resume to: Sidney Daily News Dept. 5003 1451 N Vandemark Rd. Sidney, OH 45365

Repacorp, Inc., a growing label company located in Tipp City, Ohio, is seeking full time experienced FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING AND FINISHING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS as well as secondary labor for all shifts. Wages based on experience.

Repacorp is a stable company, offering 401K, health, paid sick and vacation days.

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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 2354096

SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-128 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation vs.

Dorothy L. Crowl, 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 13, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Tipp City, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: G15-022182 Prior Deed Reference: Volume No. 783, Page 203 Also known as: 875 Oak Lea Drive, Tipp City, Ohio 45371 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Three Hundred Thirty Nine Thousand and 00/100 ($339,000.00) 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.

Anita L. Maddix, Attorney 01/11, 01/18, 01/25-2013 2355656

CONTENT FOR PUBLIC NOTICE Sunrise Center for Adults, Inc. which is a private nonprofit corporation intends to submit an application for a capital grant under the provision of 49 USC Section 5310 of the Federal Transit Act to provide transportation service for the elderly and disabled within Miami County. The grant application will request a wheelchair accessible van.

It is projected that 60 elderly and/or disabled individuals will use the service 7 days a week for various activities, including transportation to adult day services, medical appointments, non-medical appointments and to attend nutrition meal sites.

Sunrise Center for Adults, Inc. invites comments and proposals from all interested public, private and paratransit operators including taxi operators, for the provision of transportation service to the elderly and disabled within our service area.

Operators who are interested in offering proposals to provide service should contact Michelle Caserta, Program Coordinator at Sunrise Center for Adults, Inc. 316 N. College Street, Suite 001 Piqua, Ohio 45356 to obtain full details of the type of transportation service that is needed prior to preparing a proposal.

The public meeting will be held at Sunrise Center for Adults, Inc. 316 N. College St. Suite 001 Piqua, Ohio 45356 on January 28, 2013 at 3pm. The public hearing will accessible to all individuals according to ADA, but other accommodations will be made available upon request.

Written comments or proposals must be submitted within 30 days to the agency at the above address with a copy to the Ohio Department of Transportation, Office of Transit, 1980 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43223; Attention: Administrator.

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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS MIAMI COUNTY, OHIO Case No.: 12-772 Judge: Robert J. Lindeman Union Savings Bank Plaintiff, -vs-

The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, Administrators, Spouses and Assigns and the Unknown Guardians of Minor and/or Incompetent Heirs of Belinda A. Dye Defendants.

LEGAL NOTICE IN SUIT FOR FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE

The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, Administrators, Spouses and Assigns and the Unknown Guardians of Minor and/or Incompetent Heirs of Belinda A. Dye, whose last known address is unknown, and cannot by reasonable diligence be ascertained, will take notice that on the 26th day of November, 2012, Union Savings Bank filed its Complaint in the Common Pleas Court of Miami County, Ohio in Case No. 12-772, 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: 7755 Winding Way North, Tipp City, OH 45371

and being more particularly described in plaintiff's mortgage recorded in Mortgage Book 197, page 1, 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.

Matthew I. McKelvey, Trial Counsel Ohio Supreme Court Reg. #0074762 LERNER, SAMPSON & ROTHFUSS Attorneys for Plaintiff P.O. Box 5480 Cincinnati, OH 45201-5480 (513) 241-3100 attyemail@lsrlaw.com 1/11, 1/18, 1/25-2013

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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 2354108

SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-057 CitiMortgage, Inc. vs.

Jessica A. Grice, 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 13, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock 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: L39-020260 Prior Deed Reference: Volume 785, Page 696; June 29, 2007 Also known as: 147 West Market Street, West Milton, Ohio 45383 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.

Channing L. Ulbrich, Attorney 01/11, 01/18, 01/25-2013 2355654

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505 Antiques/Collectibles FRAMED LITHOGRAPH, 1950's print of Fredrick Remington's "The Smoke Signal," 24"x36" in antique frame, beautiful piece of art! $325, (937)214-2843 local.

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 2354103

SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 07-685 The Bank of New York Mellon vs.

Mary F. Matthews, 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 13, 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: G12-082253 Also known as: 790 Michaels Road, 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 Forty One Thousand and 00/100 ($141,000.00) 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 01/11, 01/18, 01/25-2013 2355652

SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-625 First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation vs.

Terry J. Grise, 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 13, 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: D08-044850 Also known as: 960 South Market Street, Troy, Ohio 45373 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at One Hundred Ten Thousand and 00/100 ($110,000.00) 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.

Stan C. Cwalinski, Attorney 01/11, 01/18, 01/25-2013 2355644

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SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-246 The Bank of New York Mellon vs.

Eric Swartztrauber, 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 Village of West Milton, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: L39-002610 Also known as: 303 North Miami Street, West Milton, Ohio 45383 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Fifteen Thousand and 00/100 ($15,000.00) 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 A. Spengler, Attorney 01/11, 01/18, 01/25-2013

REFRIGERATOR, Kitchen Aid side by side, very clean, almond colored $200 (937)339-0059

545 Firewood/Fuel FIREWOOD, $125 a cord pick up, $150 a cord delivered, $175 a cord delivered and stacked (937)308-6334 or (937)719-3237 FIREWOOD, All hardwood, $150 per cord delivered or $120 you pick up, (937)726-2780.

FIREWOOD for sale. All seasoned hardwood, $150 per cord split/ delivered, $120 you pick up. ( 9 3 7 ) 8 4 4 - 3 7 5 6 (937)844-3879 SEASONED FIREWOOD $140 per cord. Stacking extra, $120 you pick up.

Taylor Tree Service available, (937)753-1047

560 Home Furnishings APPLIANCES, FURNITURE, freezer, refrigerator, stove, living room suite, and more. Call for details (937)451-0151 HIDE-A-BED COUCH Sealy Hide-A-Bed gold couch. Excellent condition. $250. (937)773-9617 or (937)418-5880

577 Miscellaneous BED Tall poster, queen size bed with mattress and box springs in A1 condition. MUST SEE! (937)638-5338 CEMETERY PLOTS @ Forest Hill. 6 separate plots in old section, lot 52 front. $400 per plot. rswooj@aol.com.

(703)250-5720 CHRISTMAS TREE, 9 foot, pre-lit. Bought 2006 from Lowe's. Paid over $400, asking $200. Excellent condition.

(937)622-3941 EXERCISE BIKE, (Digital Air-Bike), $75. Treadmill, Digital with incline, $200.

Magic Chef 30" electric self-cleaning stove, white, $175. Whirlpool wall microwave and oven, 30", self-cleaning, beige, $500.

(937)667-8719 LONGABERGER BASKETS, Boyd's Bears, purses, dresses, leather jackets, Bratz dolls, lamps, remote control car, clocks, (937)773-9025 SOFA & LOVESEAT, light elegant pattern, $500 (will separate).

Wood cabinet stereo, $50. 9 piece white patio furniture, $500. (937)492-5117 TV, Panasonic 32', black wood entertainment center. Magnavox 25" TV, blonde wood entertainment center. RCA 27" TV. Machinist tools- drills, taps, reamers, gauges, Kennedy tool box. 4 slabs marble. 2 Miracle Ear hearing aids.

Red 10-speed bicycle.

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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 2354106

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 2354094

SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-657 CitiMortgage, Inc. vs.

Mitchell A. Armstrong, 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 13, 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: G12-080388 Also known as: 1250 Edwards Drive, Tipp City, Ohio 45371 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Ninety Nine Thousand and 00/100 ($99,000.00) 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.

Dustin K. Looser, Attorney 01/11, 01/18, 01/25-2013 2355649

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 2354083

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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

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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

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Paul Sherry’s 1 DAY Knockdown SALE! ONLY! Troy Daily News,

Friday, January 18, 2013

Paul Sherry’s Big Knock Down Sale is Back for 1 DAY ONLY!!

Area auto buyers will save thousands on Cars, trucks, SUVs, Vans and RVs. On Saturday, January 19th, Paul Sherry Chrysler will knock down prices on every used vehicle.

Hundreds of people are expected to attend the large vehicle sale going on at Paul Sherry Chrysler this weekend.

Over three million dollars in inventory will be available. The dealership has set low prices* in an attempt to clear the lot. Over 150 new and used vehicles are on the lot, and Sherry Chrysler is attempting to sell them all.

There will be an enormous selection of vehicles on hand. At approximately 8 a.m. Saturday, January 19th, The Big Sale Begins!

Channel 7 will be broadcasting live from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and during that time we will In order to accomplish their task, the dealership knock down prices on approximately 28 vehihas lined up extra staff to handle the anticipated cles then at 10:30 a.m., The Sale Continues! abundance of people. They have also arranged for We will then begin knocking down prices on more financing experts in order to get as many the remainder of Paul Sherry’s 3 million dollar people as possible approved and into one of their inventory. Whoever is sitting behind the wheel automobiles or RVs. The experts are also available of the vehicle when the price is knocked down to assist with financing, so people can get low rates will be given the first opportunity to purchase and lower payments. the vehicle at that price.

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TODAY’S TIPS

■ Girls Basketball

• BASKETBALL: The Tippecanoe basketball team will be honoring the 1973 SWBL champions Saturday. 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.

• BASKETBALL: The Knights of Columbus free throw competition will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday in the St. Patrick Parish Center behind the school at 420 E. Water Street in Troy.

All boys and girls age 10-14 as of January 1 are eligible. Please bring proof of age. Contact Joe Hartzell at 615-0069 with any questions.

• BASEBALL: Troy Junior Baseball will be having registration sign-ups for the 2013 season from 9 a.m. to noon on Jan. 26 and Feb. 2 at Extra Innings (958 S. Dorset, next to Troy Christian High School). Registration is open to children ages 5-15 years old. Adults interested in coaching are encouraged to sign up at this time and will be required to have a background check done. Anyone 11 years or older wishing to umpire are asked to sign up at one of the above dates, as well. For more information, please visit www.troyjuniorbaseball.com.

• SOFTBALL: Registration will take place from now until Feb. 8 for the Troy Recreation Department’s Youth Softball Program. The program is for girls in grades 1-8. Practices will begin in late April and games will begin the week of May 6. Register online now at http://activenet.active.com/troyrecdept.

Teams will be finalized in March. For more information, please call the Recreation Department at 339-5145.

• POKER: The Troy Football Alumni Association will host a Texas Hold ’Em Tourament at 4 p.m. Feb. 23 at the St. Patrick's Parish Center, located at 409 E. Main St. in Troy. The tournament is limited to the first 100 registered players. Registration begins at 3:15 p.m. the day of the tourament. Participants may pre-register by sending an e-mail request to brad8rohlfs@yahoo.com.

Checks or money orders may be mailed to P.O. Box 824, Troy, OH, 45373. Entrants may also pay at the door. There is a $50 entry fee, with profits from the event going toward the Troy Football Alumni Association Scholarship fund. There will be a payout to the top 20 finishers, free food and a 50-50 drawing. Beer and nonalcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. Outside alcoholic beverages are not permitted. The Troy Football Alumni Association is a nonprofit organization.

Bulldogs can’t complete comeback Railroaders upset Indians Staff Reports WEST MILTON — MiltonUnion took positive steps Thursday night.

The Bulldogs just couldn’t get over one hump.

Milton-Union cut Dixie’s lead to one in the fourth quarter and had chances with the ball, but it never could even things up or retake the lead in a 49-43

Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division loss.

“We got it down to one and had the ball a couple of times in the fourth, but then turnovers would kill us,” Milton-Union coach Richard Cline said. “We had some opportunities to take the lead but didn’t take advantage.”

Brooke Falb led the Bulldogs (2-12, 1-7) with 15 points and

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nine rebounds, Kaylee Swartztrauber added eight points and three steals and Kaitlyn Thompson had seven points and six rebounds.

Milton-Union held a fourpoint lead after a quarter, but the Greyhounds claimed a 22-21 edge at halftime — and turned it into a seven-point lead after three.

“We played a nice ballgame and did a lot of good things,”

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Cline said. “The first time we played them, we lost 45-23. We played pretty good defense and scored some points.”

Milton-Union faces Waynesville Saturday.

Dixie — 49 Evans 3-2-9, Good 1-1-3, Parker 2-16, Shell 1-1-3, Hundley 4-1-9, Bertke 26-10, Shope 4-1-9. Totals: 17-13-49.

Milton-Union — 43 Thompson 3-1-7, Martens 2-0-4, Swartztrauber 1-6-8, Falb 5-3-15, Pricer 2-0-4, Courtright 1-3-5. Totals: 14-13-43.

■ See ROUNDUP on 18

■ College Football

AP FILE PHOTO

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o points to the sky as he leaves the field after a 20-3 win against Michigan State Sept. 15, 2012 in East Lansing, Mich.

Scandal getting stranger Te’o twice mentioned GF after learning of hoax

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

Stebbins at Tippecanoe (7:30 p.m.)

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

Newton at Miami East (7:30 p.m.)

Bethel at Ansonia (8 p.m.)

Tri-Village at Covington (8 p.m.)

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

Bradford at Twin Valley South (7:30 p.m.)

Wrestling Piqua at Top Gun (7 p.m.)

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U.S. cyclist Lance Armstrong waves after receiving the bronze medal in the men’s individual time trials at the 2000 Summer Olympics cycling road course Sept. 30, 2000 in Sydney, Australia.

Fallen from grace Armstrong admits doping to Oprah CHICAGO (AP) — He did it.

He finally admitted it. Lance Armstrong doped.

He was light on the details and didn’t name names. He mused that he might not have been caught if not for his comeback in 2009. And he was certain his “fate was sealed” when longtime friend, training partner and trusted lieutenant George Hincapie, who was along for the ride on all seven of Armstrong’s Tour de France wins from 1999-2005, was forced to give him up to anti-doping authorities.

But right from the start and more than two dozen times during the first of a two-part interview Thursday night with

■ See ARMSTRONG on 16

IOC strips Armstrong’s bronze LONDON (AP) — On the day he went public with an admission of doping after years of denials, Olympic officials disclosed one more embarrassment for Lance Armstrong: He was stripped of a bronze medal won at the 2000 Sydney Games.

The International Olympic Committee sent a letter to Armstrong on Wednesday night asking him to return the medal, just as it said it planned to do last month. The decision was first reported Thursday by The Associated Press.

On Monday, Armstrong taped an interview with Oprah Winfrey for broadcast Thursday and Friday on her network. A person familiar with the situation told the AP that the winner of seven straight Tour de France titles confessed to Winfrey to using performance-enhancing drugs.

The timing of the IOC move, however, was not related to the TV interview.

The IOC executive board discussed revoking the medal in December, but delayed a decision until cycling’s governing body notified Armstrong he had been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and all results since 1998. He then had 21 days to appeal.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Not once but twice after he supposedly discovered his online girlfriend of three years never even existed, Notre Dame AllAmerican linebacker Manti Te’o perpetuated the heartbreaking story about her death.

An Associated Press review of news coverage found that the Heisman Trophy runner-up talked about his doomed love in a Web interview on Dec. 8 and again in a newspaper interview published Dec. 10. He and the university said Wednesday that he learned on Dec. 6 that it was all a hoax, that not only wasn’t she dead, she wasn’t real.

On Thursday, a day after Te’o’s inspiring, playing-throughheartache story was exposed as a bizarre lie, Te’o and Notre Dame faced questions from sports writers and fans about whether he really was duped, as he claimed, or whether he and the university were complicit in the hoax and misled the public, perhaps to improve his chances of winning the Heisman.

Yahoo sports columnist Dan Wetzel said the case has “left everyone wondering whether this was really the case of a naïve football player done wrong by

■ See TE’O on 17

■ Bowling

Red Devils swept for second straight day Patriots perfect at home for AFC title Home sweet home. Sure works for the Patriots in the AFC title game.

New England gets a chance to extend its mastery in the final step to the Super Bowl on Sunday against Baltimore, the team the Patriots beat a year ago for the conference crown.That win made them 4-0 in home conference title games.

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DAYTON

Tippecanoe had strong showing from the boys and girls, but it wasn’t enough as the Devils were swept by Central Buckeye Conference foe Stebbins Thursday.

Ryan Rittenhouse led the Red Devil boys (11-3, 8-3) with a season-high series, but in the end Tippecanoe fell 2,875-2,580.

Meanwhile, three Devil girls posted season-high series, but the CBC-leading Indians (13-2, 10-2) defeated the Devils (2-12, 2-10) 2,564-1,995.

“It was a disappointing night for the boys and girls,” Tippecanoe coach Clay Lavercombe said. “It was nice for Ryan to break out of his

slump. One guy for Stebbins rolled a 502 series and a 278 game, though. Not much we can do about that.”

Rittenhouse rolled 256-224— 480, Jack Bauder rolled 203226—429, Josh Bellas rolled 203-181—384, Steven Calhoun rolled 172-182—354 and Logan Banks 170-158—328.

Jenny Korleski (191-182— 373), Sarah Rhoades (139-152—

292) and Jasmine Fletcher (132-101—233) all rolled season highs, while Kaitlin Timmons added a 116 game.

“The girls did well against the best team in the league,” Lavercombe said. “You just have to tip your hat to (Stebbins) on some good bowling.”

Tippecanoe hosts Tri-Village today.

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■ Cycling

Armstrong ■ CONTINUED FROM 15 Oprah Winfrey on her OWN network, the disgraced forcycling champion mer acknowledged what he had lied about repeatedly for years, and what had been one of the worst-kept secrets for the better part of a week: He was the ringleader of an elaborate doping scheme on a U.S. Postal Service team that swept him to the top of the podium at the Tour de France time after time.

“I’m a flawed character,” he said.

Did it feel wrong?

“No,” Armstrong replied.

“Scary.”

“Did you feel bad about it?” Winfrey pressed him.

“No,” he said. “Even scarier.”

AP PHOTO “Did you feel in any way Lance Armstrong gestures for his seventh straight win that you were cheating?” in the Tour de France cycling race before the final stage “No,” Armstrong paused.

July 24, 2005 between Corbeil-Essonnes, south of “Scariest.”

Paris, and the French capital.

“I went and looked up the

definition of cheat,” he added a moment later. “And the definition is to gain an advantage on a rival or foe. I didn’t view it that way. I viewed it as a level playing field.”

Wearing a blue blazer and open-neck shirt, Armstrong was direct and matter-of-fact, neither pained nor defensive. He looked straight ahead. There were no tears and very few laughs.

He dodged few questions and refused to implicate anyone else, even as he said it was humanly impossible to win seven straight Tours without doping.

“I’m not comfortable talking about other people,” Armstrong said. “I don’t want to accuse anybody.”

Whether his televised confession will help or hurt Armstrong’s bruised reputation and his already-tenuous defense in at least two pend-

ing lawsuits, and possibly a third, remains to be seen.

Either way, a story that seemed too good to be true — cancer survivor returns to win one of sport’s most grueling events seven times in a row — was revealed to be just that.

Winfrey got right to the point, asking for yes-or-no answers to five questions.

Did Armstrong take banned substances? “Yes.” Was one of those EPO? “Yes.” Did he do blood doping and use transfusions? “Yes.” Did he use testosterone, cortisone and human growth hormone? “Yes.” Did he take banned substances or blood dope in all his Tour wins? “Yes.” Along the way, Armstrong cast aside teammates who questioned his tactics, yet swore he raced clean and tried to silence anyone who said otherwise.

Ruthless and rich enough to settle any score, no place seemed beyond his reach — courtrooms, the court of public opinion, even along the roads of his sport’s most prestigious race.

That relentless pursuit was one of the things that Armstrong said he regretted most.

“It’s a major flaw, and it’s a guy who expected to get whatever he wanted and to control every outcome. And it’s inexcusable. And when I say there are people who will hear this and never forgive me, I understand that. I do.”

Anti-doping officials have said nothing short of a confession under oath — “not talking to a talk-show host,” is how World Anti-Doping Agency director general David Howman put it — could prompt a reconsideration of Armstrong’s lifetime ban from sanctioned events.

■ National Football League

■ National Football League

Home sweet home

City of Atlanta wants a title

Patriots unbeaten in AFC title games in Foxborough FOXBOROUGH, Mass.

(AP) — Home sweet home.

Sure works for the Patriots in the AFC title game.

New England gets a chance to extend its mastery in the final step to the Super Bowl on Sunday against Baltimore, the team the Patriots beat a year ago for the conference crown. That win made them 4-0 in home conference title games.

Although they were more vulnerable at home than usual during the 2012 regular season, losing to Arizona and San Francisco and having tight games with Buffalo and the Jets, the Patriots (13-4) are happy not to be heading to Baltimore (12-6) this weekend. Or anywhere else.

“Everything is on deck,” Patriots Pro Bowl defensive tackle Vince Wilfork said.

“You have to put everything you have into this game. If you lose you go home, plain and simple.”

But the Patriots are at home, where they’ve been beaten in early-round games, including against the Ravens 33-14 three years ago. At this stage, though, no way.

That success rate for the AFC championship doesn’t fool Wilfork into feeling complacent. Just the opposite.

“This team always plays us tough,” Wilfork added.

“This team has been in the playoffs on the road and won a lot of games. They won here in the playoffs. We have to be able to prepare well and execute very well at a high level. I don’t think we can (leave) no stone unturned in this game, because if we do it could cost us.”

The Patriots are one of the NFL’s best home teams, going 73-15 since Gillette Stadium opened in 2002, including 10-2 in the postseason. Many of those games have been routs.

But the Ravens are 8-5 in road playoffs, including their upset of the Broncos in double overtime last Saturday in an equally tough venue.

And there’s no reason to fear a trip to Foxborough, where no one has fared better in the playoffs.

Last January, they were

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) points across the line of scrimmage against the Baltimore Ravens Sept. 23, 2012 in Baltimore. The Ravens and Patriots meet in the AFC Championship game on Sunday. an incompletion in the end zone in the final minute Sterling Moore stripped the ball from Lee Evans after the Ravens receiver had both hands on it from winning. And then they botched a 32-yard field goal that would have forced overtime.

“These are two of the top teams for a long time now and we know each other very well,” Ravens star linebacker Ray Lewis said. “It’s that chess match; they are going to make plays and we are going to. It’s always one play here or there and who makes the last play will win.

It will always be a 60minute game.”

That’s something Lewis revels in as he makes a final run for a second championship before retiring when the Ravens are done.

“Both sides understand the game of football,” he said. “There have been some great, great rivalries and we have one of those going on with New England now.”

Baltimore won at home 31-30 in Week 3, which seems like eons ago. The Ravens were contending for the AFC’s top seed until losing four of their last five.

That dropped them out of a bye position, too, which New England grabbed. But the Ravens beat Indianapolis at home in the wild-card round, then stunned Denver.

“I think you always want to play at home. We want to play at home. We’ve got great fans and it’s a great atmosphere,” Ravens center Matt Birk said. “I’d say it’s certainly an advantage, but that’s the way it is.

Ultimately it’s not going to decide the outcome of the game. Whoever plays better, more fundamentally sound football is going to win the game.”

Overall, the Ravens are 2-7 vs. New England, including 1-5 at Foxborough. Their defeats in five of the last six meetings were by a combined 16 points.

Wilfork doesn’t care about history, recent or otherwise.

“This is going to be a battle,” he said. “Both teams deserve to be at this level.

You have the two best teams in the AFC playing.

“It just goes to show you the consistency of these teams. Every year it always seems like we are in it and they are in it and it just comes down to a couple of plays during the season or a couple of games in the season for these two ballclubs.

For us we just have to be ready to go for 60 minutes; sometimes even more than that, as we saw last week.

They went against a football team in Denver and they went out there and played more than 60 minutes. They

came out on top, so that says a lot about how tough this football team is.”

Unlike some other potential visitors to New England, any weather issues won’t bother the Ravens, either.

Hey, after subzero wind chill numbers at Denver last weekend, Baltimore will consider just about anything balmy.

The oddsmakers believe the home-field advantage is substantial for the Patriots, who are 9-point favorites.

They’ll gladly accept those points before kickoff.

“It’s good that we get to stay home, but once you get out there on the field, you have two teams going at it, all playing for one common goal,” Patriots safety Devin McCourty said. “I don’t care where you play; it’s not going to change how one team comes out. Just because you’re at home doesn’t mean you’re going to be more prepared than the team that’s on the road.

“I think the team we’re playing now shows that.

They’ve won a lot of road playoff games over the last couple years, so I don’t think the home-field advantage will really be that much of a difference as far as ‘since we’re at home we’re going to win.’

“But as a player, you always love playing in front of your fans.”

■ Tennis

Federer ready for last Aussie standing M E L B O U R N E , Australia (AP) — His tennis attire now splashed with pink, Roger Federer was trying to recruit support for his next match.

Ordinarily, this wouldn’t be a problem. Federer is one of the most popular athletes in Australia, where he has won four of his 17 Grand Slam titles.

The only problem is this: His 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win over Nikolay Davydenko on Thursday night set Federer on course for a third-round match against Bernard Tomic, the last remaining

Australian in the men’s or women’s draws.

The 20-year-old Tomic beat German qualifier Daniel Brands 6-7 (4), 7-5, 76 (3), 7-6 (8) in the last afternoon match on the center court at Melbourne Park, keeping his cool on a long, searing day in which temperatures hit 106 degrees.

Federer praised Tomic’s play for the crowd, and later said he won’t mind for whom or how loud fans are cheering Saturday.

“I don’t think it matters whether he’s the last Australian or 10 more,”

Federer said. “There’s always excitement about Aussies playing here. I played him here last year.

The crowd was great. I expect something similar. If it’s not, if it’s totally for him, that’s fine, too. I’m always excited when the crowd gets into it.”

Federer has added a few flashes of color for the year’s opening Grand Slam event — neon pink shoelaces and trim on the back of his shoes, on the V-neck of his shirt and the swoosh on his black headband. This is quite a departure from the Swiss

star’s usual hues and from the bright yellow that seems the predominant shade of choice for player clothes and accessories at this tournament.

The day-time temperature got progressively hotter until late afternoon, meaning top-ranked Victoria Azarenka had it slightly easier in her second-round match — a 6-1, 6-0 win over Eleni Daniilidou, Greece — than third-ranked Serena Williams did in the very next match on Rod Laver Arena, a 6-2, 6-0 win over Garbine Muguruza of Spain.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Falcons are well aware of just how desperate this city is for its first Super Bowl championship.

Mike Peterson sees and hears it everywhere he goes.

“The city is hungry,” the Atlanta linebacker said. “You can feel it when you’re in the grocery store. Everybody is saying, ‘Go Falcons.’

Everyone is wearing red and black. The city is painted red and black.”

The Falcons will be playing in the NFC championship game for only the third time when they host the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, a matchup of teams that come into this game from very different historical perspectives.

For the 49ers, this is a chance to rekindle the franchise’s glorious legacy, to follow in the footsteps of those magnificent teams that captured five Super Bowls titles in the 1980s and ’90s, led by giants of the game such as Joe Montana, Jerry Rice and Steve Young.

The Falcons? They’ve never won even a single Super Bowl. Heck, they’ve only gotten that far one time, during the 1998 season when a charismatic bunch known as the “Dirty Birds” shockingly made a run to the big game and was promptly blown out by the Denver Broncos in John Elway’s finale.

“They’re trying to recapture greatness,”

Falcons safety Thomas DeCoud said. “We’re trying to break the ceiling on it.”

While the Falcons (143) are the NFC’s top seed and playing at home, they opened as a three-point underdog against the 49ers (12-4-1), who looked unstoppable in last week’s rout of the Green Bay Packers in the divisional round.

The most dynamic player on that field was a quarterback who began the season as a backup.

Colin Kaepernick took over the starting job when Alex Smith was injured, and coach Jim Harbaugh made the bold decision to keep it that way even when Smith healed.

Never mind that the former starter had led San Francisco to the NFC title game a year ago and was one of the top-rated passers in the league this season.

Harbaugh looked like a genius when Kaepernick ran all over the Packers in a 45-31 victory, turning in one of the great performances in playoff history.

It wasn’t so much that he passed for 263 yards and two touchdowns.

What really stood out was what he did when he kept the ball himself.

Kaepernick scored two touchdowns including a 56-yarder in which he looked more like Michael Johnson than a football player and finished with 181 yards rushing, a postseason record for a quarterback.

■ National Football League

Browns give offense to Turner CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns named Norv Turner their new offensive coordinator on Thursday.

Turner, fired by the Chargers as head coach earlier this month, led San Diego to a 59-43 record in six years with three division titles. He also was head coach of the Wa s h i n g t o n Redskins (19942000) and TURNER Oakland Raiders (2004-05).

New Cleveland coach Rob Chudzinski expects Turner to make a big impact on that side of the ball, and the Browns can use the help. Cleveland went 5-11 last year and scored just 302 points in coach Pat Shurmur’s final season.

Cleveland also added Mike Sullivan (offensive line), Scott Turner (wide receivers) and Brad Roll (strength) to the staff, and retained Chris Tabor (spe-

cial teams) and George Warhop (offensive line) from last year.

“Norv has been one of the most respected offensive coaches in the NFL over the last 2530 years, and he has had a tremendous amount of success at each one of his stops as a position coach, coordinator and head coach,” Chudzinski said.

“I was able to learn a great deal in the time that I worked for him in San Diego.”

Turner’s systems and strategies vary depending upon personnel, but you can expect the Browns, and running back Trent Richardson, to run the football next season. Turner’s offenses have produced the NFL’s leading rusher five times in the form of three players: Dallas’ Emmitt Smith (1991-93), Miami’s Ricky Williams (2002) and San Diego’s LaDainian Tomlinson (2007).

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FOOTBALL NFL Playoff Glance All Times EST Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 5 Houston 19, Cincinnati 13 Green Bay 24, Minnesota 10 Sunday, Jan. 6 Baltimore 24, Indianapolis 9 Seattle 24, Washington 14 Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 12 Baltimore 38, Denver 35, 2OT San Francisco 45, Green Bay 31 Sunday, Jan. 13 Atlanta 30, Seattle 28 New England 41, Houston 28 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 20 San Francisco at Atlanta, 3 p.m. (FOX) Baltimore at New England, 6:30 p.m.

(CBS) 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) 2013 Pro Bowl Roster AFC Offense Quarterback *Peyton Manning, Denver Tom Brady, New England Matt Schaub, Houston Running back *Arian Foster, Houston Jamaal Charles, Kansas City Ray Rice, Baltimore Fullback *Vonta Leach, Baltimore Wide receiver *A.J. Green, Cincinnati *Andre Johnson, Houston Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis Wes Welker, New England Tight end *Rob Gronkowski, New England x-Heath Miller, Pittsburgh y-Jermaine Gresham, Cincinnati Tackle *Joe Thomas, Cleveland *Duane Brown, Houston x-Ryan Clady, Denver y-Andrew Whitworth, Cincinnati Guard *Logan Mankins, New England *Marshal Yanda, Baltimore Wade Smith, Houston Center *Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh Chris Myers, Houston Defense Defensive end *J.J. Watt, Houston *Cameron Wake, Miami Elvis Dumervil, Denver Interior linemen *Geno Atkins, Cincinnati *Vince Wilfork, New England Haloti Ngata, Baltimore Outside linebacker *Von Miller, Denver *Tamba Hali, Kansas City Robert Mathis, Indianapolis Inside/Middle linebacker *Jerod Mayo, New England Derrick Johnson, Kansas City Cornerback *Champ Bailey, Denver *Johnathan Joseph, Houston Antonio Cromartie, N.Y. Jets Free safety *Ed Reed, Baltimore Strong safety *Eric Berry, Kansas City LaRon Landry, N.Y. Jets Special teams Punter Dustin Colquitt, Kansas City Placekicker Phil Dawson, Cleveland Kick returner Jacoby Jones, Baltimore Special-teamer Matthew Slater, New England Long snapper John Denney, Miami NFC Offense Quarterback x-Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Matt Ryan, Atlanta y-Drew Brees, New Orleans y-Eli Manning, N.Y. Giants x-Robert Griffin III, Washington Running back *Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Marshawn Lynch, Seattle Frank Gore, San Francisco Fullback *Jerome Felton, Minnesota Wide receiver x-Calvin Johnson, Detroit *Brandon Marshall, Chicago Julio Jones, Atlanta Victor Cruz, N.Y. Giants Vincent Jackson, Tampa Bay Tight end *Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta Jason Witten, Dallas Tackle *Joe Staley, San Francisco *Russell Okung, Seattle Trent Williams, Washington Guard *Mike Iupati, San Francisco *Jahri Evans, New Orleans Chris Snee, N.Y. Giants Center *Max Unger, Seattle Jeff Saturday, Green Bay Defense Defensive end *Jason Pierre-Paul, N.Y. Giants *Julius Peppers, Chicago Jared Allen, Minnesota Interior linemen *Justin Smith, San Francisco *Henry Melton, Chicago Gerald McCoy, Tampa Bay Outside linebacker *Aldon Smith, San Francisco x-DeMarcus Ware, Dallas Clay Matthews, Green Bay y-Chad Greenway, Minnesota Inside/Middle linebacker *Patrick Willis, San Francisco NaVorro Bowman, San Francisco Cornerback *Charles Tillman, Chicago *Tim Jennings, Chicago Patrick Peterson, Arizona Free safety *Dashon Goldson, San Francisco Earl Thomas, Seattle Strong safety *-Donte Whitner, San Francisco Special teams Punter Thomas Morstead, New Orleans Placekicker Blair Walsh, Minnesota Kick returner Leon Washington, Seattle Special-teamer Lorenzo Alexander, Washington

Long snapper Don Muhlbach, Detroit *-denotes starter x-denotes out because of injury y-denotes injury replacement College Football FBS Bowl Glance Subject to Change All Times EST Monday, Jan. 7 BCS National Championship At Miami Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14 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)

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Pct GB W L 25 13 .658 — New York 23 16 .590 2½ Brooklyn 20 18 .526 5 Boston Philadelphia 16 23 .410 9½ Toronto 14 25 .359 11½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 25 12 .676 — Atlanta 22 16 .579 3½ 14 24 .368 11½ Orlando 9 29 .237 16½ Charlotte 7 29 .194 17½ Washington Central Division Pct GB W L 24 16 .600 — Indiana Chicago 22 15 .595 ½ Milwaukee 19 18 .514 3½ Detroit 14 25 .359 9½ Cleveland 10 31 .244 14½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Pct GB W L 30 11 .732 — San Antonio 24 13 .649 4 Memphis 21 19 .525 8½ Houston 17 23 .425 12½ Dallas 13 26 .333 16 New Orleans Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 31 8 .795 — 24 17 .585 8 Denver 21 19 .525 10½ Utah Portland 20 19 .513 11 Minnesota 16 20 .444 13½ Pacific Division Pct GB W L L.A. Clippers 31 9 .775 — 23 14 .622 6½ Golden State 17 21 .447 13 L.A. Lakers 15 24 .385 15½ Sacramento 13 27 .325 18 Phoenix Wednesday's Games Chicago 107, Toronto 105, OT Orlando 97, Indiana 86 Atlanta 109, Brooklyn 95 Dallas 105, Houston 100 Oklahoma City 117, Denver 97 New Orleans 90, Boston 78 San Antonio 103, Memphis 82 Cleveland 93, Portland 88 Sacramento 95, Washington 94 Miami 92, Golden State 75 Thursday's Games New York 102, Detroit 87 L.A. Clippers 90, Minnesota 77 Milwaukee at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

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

Friday's Games Chicago at Boston, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Houston at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Golden State at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Washington at Denver, 9 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday's Games San Antonio at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Golden State at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at Utah, 9 p.m.

Milwaukee at Portland, 10 p.m.

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

Thursday's Scores Boys Basketball Antwerp 31, Holgate 26 Cle. Horizon Science 69, Hearts for Jesus Christ High School 40 Edgerton 62, Defiance Tinora 49 Haviland Wayne Trace 58, Defiance Ayersville 35 Miamisburg 63, Xenia 51 New Riegel 74, N. Baltimore 44 St. Mary's Tournament Semifinal New Matamoras Frontier 66, Bishop Donahue, W.Va. 63 Thursday's Scores Girls Basketball Ada 44, Lima Cent. Cath. 43 Akr. East 51, Akr. Garfield 30 Akr. Kenmore 80, Akr. Buchtel 30 Anna 69, Botkins 32 Arcadia 60, Cory-Rawson 30 Arlington 51, McComb 43 Ashland Crestview 57, Monroeville 42 Ashland Mapleton 44, Norwalk St. Paul 29 Athens 52, Wellston 49, OT Austintown Fitch 46, Poland Seminary 25 Batavia Amelia 34, Blanchester 17 Bellbrook 67, Brookville 41 Belmont Union Local 47, Rayland Buckeye 34 Belpre 60, Corning Miller 55 Bethel-Tate 64, Batavia 35 Beverly Ft. Frye 71, Caldwell 26 Bradford 45, Newton Local 40 Cadiz Harrison Cent. 63, Richmond Edison 52 Caledonia River Valley 39, Marion Elgin 32 Can.Timken 53, Can. Cent. Cath. 36 Canfield 56, Warren Howland 37 Canfield S. Range 56, New Middletown Spring. 42 Celina 48, St. Marys Memorial 17 Centerburg 58, Loudonville 37 Chillicothe Unioto 41, Chillicothe Zane Trace 29 Cin. College Prep. 35, Hamilton New Miami 8 Cin. Madeira 66, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 24 Cin.Wyoming 39, Cin.N.College Hill 31 Clyde 51, Sandusky Perkins 36 Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 61, Bidwell River Valley 53 Coldwater 38, Rockford Parkway 25 Collins Western Reserve 61, Greenwich S. Cent. 40 Cols. Centennial 60, Cols. Upper Arlington 53 Cols. Grandview Hts. 41, Bloom-Carroll 19 Columbiana 68, Sebring McKinley 24 Continental 62, Ft. Jennings 41

SCOREBOARD

Scores AND SCHEDULES

SPORTS ON TV TODAY AUTO RACING 2 a.m. NBCSN — Dakar Rally, stage 13, Copiapo to La Serena, Chile (delayed tape) GOLF 3 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Humana Challenge, second round, at La Quinta, Calif.

7:30 p.m. TGC — Champions Tour, Mitsubishi Electric Championship, first round, at Ka'upulehu-Kona, Hawaii 4 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Abu Dhabi Championship, third round, at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates MEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY 7:30 p.m. NBCSN — Harvard at Yale NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN — Chicago at Boston 9:30 p.m. ESPN — Oklahoma City at Dallas TENNIS 2 p.m. ESPN2 — Australian Open, third round, at Melbourne, Australia (same-day tape) 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Australian Open, third round, at Melbourne, Australia 3 a.m. ESPN2 — Australian Open, third round, at Melbourne, Australia Convoy Crestview 61, Paulding 33 Cortland Lakeview 43, Youngs. Liberty 27 Creston Norwayne 43, Rittman 28 Dalton 47, Jeromesville Hillsdale 35 Day. Dunbar 68, Day. Belmont 47 Day. Meadowdale 51, Day. Ponitz Tech.

28 Day. Miami Valley 51, Franklin Middletown Christian 39 Day.Thurgood Marshall 70, Day. Stivers 26 Doylestown Chippewa 52, W. Salem NW 46 Eaton 54, Franklin 25 Elida 43, Lima Shawnee 40 Elmore Woodmore 51, Rossford 44 Elyria Open Door 38, Elyria First Baptist Christian 26 Fayetteville-Perry 47, Seaman N. Adams 37 Findlay 50, Tol. Cent. Cath. 33 Findlay Liberty-Benton 76, Dola Hardin Northern 11 Frankfort Adena 55, Southeastern 27 Ft. Loramie 48, Russia 42 Gahanna Christian 73, Grove City Christian 25 Gates Mills Hawken 41, Orange 13 Georgetown 36, New Richmond 32 Girard 55, Jefferson Area 37 Granville Christian 39, Fairfield Christian 28 Harrod Allen E. 54, Bluffton 52 Howard E. Knox 34, Johnstown Northridge 33 Ironton 44, Boyd Co., Ky. 35 Ironton St. Joseph 59, Hannan, W.Va. 21 Jamestown Greeneview 50, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 44 Johnstown Northridge 67, Danville 29 Johnstown-Monroe 67, Danville 29 Kettering Alter 52, Mt. Notre Dame 49 Kidron Cent. Christian 62, Canton Heritage Christian 28 Lakeside Danbury 36, Tol. Emmanuel Baptist 19 Leipsic 60, Vanlue 16 Lewisburg Tri-County N. 54, Tipp City Bethel 22 Lima Bath 59, Van Wert 25 Lima Sr. 70, Tol. St. Ursula 63 Lucas 80, Mansfield Temple Christian 44 Maria Stein Marion Local 60, St. Henry 36 Marion Pleasant 48, Mt. Gilead 41 Mason 65, Cin. McAuley 43 McArthur Vinton County 51, Pomeroy Meigs 23 McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 83, DeGraff Riverside 24 Middletown 58, Cin. Western Hills 42 Middletown Madison 67, Camden Preble Shawnee 4 Millersburg W. Holmes 40, Orrville 30 Minford 60, McDermott Scioto NW 57, OT Minster 53, New Bremen 29 Morral Ridgedale 63, CardingtonLincoln 35 Mowrystown Whiteoak 73, W. Union 68 Mt. Orab Western Brown 60, Batavia Clermont NE 36 N. Jackson Jackson-Milton 43, Columbiana Crestview 40 Nelsonville-York 47, Albany Alexander 41 New Knoxville 48, Delphos St. John's 41 New Lebanon Dixie 49, Milton-Union 43 New London 47, Plymouth 36 New Paris National Trail 57, Covington 35 Norwood 59, Felicity-Franklin 41 Oak Hill 76, Waverly 37 Ottawa-Glandorf 72, Kenton 54 Pandora-Gilboa 51, Van Buren 25 Pickerington N. 53, Newark 37 Piketon 40, Bainbridge Paint Valley 38 Pitsburg Franklin-Monroe 46, Union City Mississinawa Valley 35 Portsmouth Clay 52, Portsmouth Sciotoville 30 Portsmouth Notre Dame 73, Franklin Furnace Green 38 Portsmouth W. 66, Lucasville Valley 55 Proctorville Fairland 55, Chesapeake 27 Racine Southern 55, Stewart Federal Hocking 47 Reedsville Eastern 73, Crown City S. Gallia 44 Richwood N. Union 48, Delaware Buckeye Valley 37 Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington 56, Lynchburg-Clay 53 S. Charleston SE 43, Spring. Shawnee 38 Sarahsville Shenandoah 44, Lore City Buckeye Trail 32 Seton 43, Cin. Hughes 38 Shekinah Christian 52, Marion Harding 36 Shelby 57, Mansfield St. Peter's 47 Smithville 66, Apple Creek Waynedale 26 Spencerville 50, Columbus Grove 35 Steubenville 41, Steubenville Cath.

Cent. 32 Struthers 81, Hubbard 53 Thornville Sheridan 54, Sugar Grove Berne Union 36 Tree of Life 51, Delaware Christian 36

Upper Sandusky 63, Crestline 14 Urbana 66, W. Liberty-Salem 51 Van Wert Lincolnview 62, Delphos Jefferson 44 Versailles 53, Ft. Recovery 42 W. Alexandria Twin Valley S. 52, Ansonia 48 W. Chester Lakota W. 53, Cin. Withrow 48 Wapakoneta 46, Defiance 28 Waynesfield-Goshen 74, Marion Cath.

28 Waynesville 56, Day. Northridge 31 Wheelersburg 54, S. Webster 47 Williamsport Westfall 51, Chillicothe Huntington 45 Wooster 56, Mansfield Sr. 30

GOLF Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship Leading Scores Thursday At Abu Dhabi Golf Club Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Purse: $2.7 million Yardage: 7,605; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Jamie Donaldson .................33-34—67 Justin Rose...........................32-35—67 Thorbjorn, Olesen................34-34—68 Pablo Larrazabal ..................36-32—68 Wen-Chong Liang................33-36—69 George Coetzee...................36-33—69 Henrik Stenson ....................36-33—69 Michael Campbell ................33-36—69 David Howell.........................36-33—69 Jeev Milkha Singh................33-37—70 Joost Luiten ..........................35-35—70 Fernandez-Castano.............35-35—70 Thongchai Jaidee.................36-34—70 Danny Willett ........................36-34—70 Soren Kjeldsen.....................37-33—70 Richard Green......................35-36—71 Jason Dufner........................36-35—71 Branden Grace.....................36-35—71 Martin Kaymer......................37-34—71 Lee Slattery ..........................35-36—71 Andy Sullivan........................34-37—71 Johan Edfors ........................37-34—71 Simon Wakefield ..................36-35—71 Chris Paisley.........................36-35—71 Ricardo Santos.....................34-37—71 Anders Hansen ....................34-37—71 Ernie Els ...............................35-36—71 Paul Casey ...........................36-35—71 Gareth Maybin......................35-36—71 Joel Sjoholm.........................34-37—71

TENNIS Australian Open Results Thursday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: $31.608 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Second Round Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, def.

Florian Mayer (25), Germany, 6-2, 6-3, 61.

Philipp Kohlschreiber (17), Germany, def. Amir Weintraub, Israel, 6-2, 7-6 (4), 64.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (7), France, def. Go Soeda, Japan, 6-3, 7-6 (1), 6-3.

Milos Raonic (13), Canada, def. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-3.

Andy Murray (3), Britain, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4.

Andreas Seppi (21), Italy, def. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-2.

Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, def. James Duckworth, Australia, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 10-8.

Bernard Tomic, Australia, def. Daniel Brands, Germany, 6-7 (4), 7-5, 7-6 (3), 76 (8).

Marin Cilic (12), Croatia, def. Rajeev Ram, United States, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4.

Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Marcel Granollers (30), Spain, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Gael Monfils, France, def.Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 0-6, 6-1, 8-6.

Richard Gasquet (9), France, def.

Alejandro Falla, Colombia, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.

Gilles Simon (14), France, def. Jesse Levine, Canada, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2.

Ivan Dodig, Croatia, def. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-1.

Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def.

Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

Juan Martin del Potro (6), Argentina, def. Benjamin Becker, Germany, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.

Women Second Round Victoria Azarenka (1), Belarus, def.

Eleni Daniilidou, Greece, 6-1, 6-0.

Ayumi Morita, Japan, def. Annika Beck, Germany, 6-2, 6-0.

Roberta Vinci (16), Italy, def. Akgul Amanmuradova, Uzbekistan, 6-3, 6-2.

Elena Vesnina, Russia, def. Varvara Lepchenko (21), United States, 6-4, 6-2.

Maria Kirilenko (14), Russia, def. Peng Shuai, China, 7-5, 6-2.

Serena Williams (3), United States, def.

Garbine Muguruza, Spain, 6-2, 6-0.

Jamie Hampton, United States, def.

Luksika Kumkhum, Thailand, 6-1, 6-2.

Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, def.

Friday, January 18, 2013 Hsieh Su-wei (26), Taiwan, 6-2, 6-1.

Lesia Tsurenko, Ukraine, def. Daria Gavrilova, Russia, 7-5, 6-3.

Yanina Wickmayer (20), Belgium, def.

Jana Cepelova, Slovakia, 7-6 (8), 7-5.

Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, def.Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2.

Caroline Wozniacki (10), Denmark, def.

Donna Vekic, Croatia, 6-1, 6-4.

Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan, def.

Shahar Peer, Israel, 6-2, 7-5.

Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, def. Lucie Safarova (17), Czech Republic, 7-5, 7-5.

Sloane Stephens (29), United States, def. Kristina Mladenovic, France, 6-4, 6-3.

Laura Robson, Britain, def. Petra Kvitova (8), Czech Republic, 2-6, 6-3, 119.

TRANSACTIONS Thursday's Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with Jarrod Saltalamacchia on a one-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with LHP Matt Harrison on a five-year contract.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Assigned LHP Tommy Hottovy outright to Buffalo (IL).

National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Named Randy Ready manager of Gwinnett (IL); Dennis Lewallyn pitching coach of Mississippi (SL); John Moses hitting coach and Joe Toenjes trainer of Lynchburg (Carolina); Bobby Moore hitting coach and Kyle Damschroder trainer of Rome (SAL); Joe Luat trainer of Danville (Appalachian); and William Martinez pitching coach, Carlos Mendez hitting coach and Julie Hernandez trainer of the Gulf Coast Braves.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to terms with OF Carlos Gomez on a oneyear contract.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with RHP Jeff Karstens on a oneyear contract and OF/1B Brad Hawpe and C Lucas May on minor league contracts.

Designated RHP Zach Stewart for assignment.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Agreed to terms with OF Wil Venable on a one-year contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Rafael Soriano on a two-year contract.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DALLAS MAVERICKS — Signed G Mike James to a second 10-day contract.

MIAMI HEAT — Recalled C Dexter Pittman from Sioux Falls (NBADL).

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Signed G Shelvin Mack to a 10-day contract.

FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Named Ike Hilliard wide receivers coach, John Anselmo special teams assistant and Hal Luther assistant strength and conditioning coacy.

Announced offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett will also serve as quarterbacks coach.

CHICAGO BEARS — Announced defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli will not return next season.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Named Norv Turner offensive coordinator, Brad Roll strength and conditioning coach, Mike Sullivan offensive line coach and Scott Turner wide receivers coach.

DENVER BRONCOS — Promoted quarterbacks coach Adam Gase to offensive coordinator.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Named Tom McMahon special teams coordinator.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Named Gus Bradley coach.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Placed TE Rob Gronkowski on injured reserve.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Named Dan Quinn defensive coordinator.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed QB Nathan Enderle to a reserve/future contract. Named Shawn Jefferson wide receivers coach, George Henshaw tight ends coach and Sylvester Croom running backs coach. Promoted quarterbacks coach Dowell Loggains to offensive coordinator. Reassigned wide receivers coach Dave Ragone to quarterbacks coach, assistant offensive line coach Nate Kaczor to special teams coach and special teams assistant Chet Parlavecchio to linebackers coach.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Assigned F Troy Bodie, F Jay Rosehill and D Ryan Parent to Norfolk (AHL).

CAROLINA HURRICANES — Assigned F Andreas Nodl and F Brett Sutter to Charlotte (AHL).

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Assigned F Jimmy Hayes, F Brandon Pirri and D Ryan Stanton to Rockford (AHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Assigned D Tim Erixon to Springfield (AHL).

DALLAS STARS — Named Mike Modano executive adviser.

EDMONTON OILERS — Reassigned G Tyler Bunz from Stockton (ECHL) to Oklahoma City (AHL).

FLORIDA PANTHERS — Reassigned F Quinton Howden, G Jacob Markstrom, F Jon Rheault, D Colby Robak and F Drew Shore to San Antonio (AHL).

LOS ANGELES KINGS — Reassigned G Jean-Francois Berube from Manchester (AHL) to Ontario (ECHL).

MINNESOTA WILD — Activated RW Pierre-Marc Bouchard from injured reserve.Reassigned D Steven Kampfer to Houston (AHL). Waived C Jake Dowell, RW Nick Palmieri and LW Stephane Veilleux.

MONTREAL CANADIENS — Reassigned F Ian Schultz from Hamilton (AHL) to Utah (ECHL).

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Reassigned LW Harry Young from Kalamazoo (ECHL) to Albany (AHL).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Claimed C Keith Aucoin off waivers from Toronto.

Returned C Ryan Strome to Niagara (OHL) and D Griffin Reinhart to Edmonton (WHL).

NEWYORK ISLANDERS — Loaned D Jon Landry to Bridgeport (AHL).

NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled F Brandon Segal from Connecticut (AHL).

OTTAWA SENATORS — Assigned D Cody Ceci to Owen Sound (OHL).

Reassigned F Mike Hoffman to Binghamton (AHL).

PHOENIX COYOTES — Assigned F Chris Brown, F Andy Miele, F Brendan Shinnimin, F Jordan Szwarz, D Brandon Gormley and D Chris Summers to Portland (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Reassigned F Tyler Johnson and D Mark Barbiero and D Radko Gudas to Syracuse (AHL).

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Te’o ■ CONTINUED FROM 15 friends or a fabrication that has yet to play to its conclusion.”

Gregg Doyel, national columnist for CBSSports.com, was more direct.

“Nothing about this story has been comprehensible, or logical, and that extends to what happens next,” he wrote. “I cannot comprehend Manti Te’o saying anything that could make me believe he was a victim.”

On Wednesday, Te’o and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said the player was drawn into a virtual romance with a woman who used the phony name Lennay Kekua, and was fooled into believing she died of leukemia in September.

They said his only contact with the woman was via the Internet and telephone.

Te’o also lost his grandmother — for real — the same day his girlfriend supposedly died, and his role in leading Notre Dame to its best season in decades endeared him to fans and put him at the center of college football’s biggest feelgood story of the year.

Relying on information provided by Te’o’s family members, the South Bend Tribune reported in October that Te’o and Kekua first met, in person, in 2009, and that the two had also gotten together in Hawaii, where Te’o grew up.

Sports Illustrated posted a previously unpublished transcript of a one-on-one interview with Te’o from Sept. 23. In it, he goes into great detail about his relationship with Kekua and her physical ailments. He also mentioned meeting her for the first time after a game in California.

“We met just, ummmm, just she knew my cousin.

And kind of saw me there so.

Just kind of regular,” he told SI. Among the outstanding questions Thursday: Why didn’t Te’o ever clarify the nature of his relationship as the story took on a life of its own?

Te’o’s agent, Tom Condon, said the athlete had no plans to make any public statements Thursday in Bradenton, Fla., where he has been training with other NFL hopefuls at the IMG Academy.

Notre Dame said Te’o found out that Kekua was not a real person through a phone call he received at an awards ceremony in Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 6. He told Notre Dame coaches about the situation on Dec. 26.

The AP’s media review turned up two instances during that gap when the football star mentioned Kekua in public.

Te’o was in New York for the Heisman presentation on Dec. 8 and, during an interview before the ceremony that ran on the WSBT.com, the website for a South Bend TV station, Te’o said: “I mean, I don’t like cancer at all. I lost both my grandparents and my girlfriend to cancer. So I’ve really tried to go to children’s hospitals and see, you know, children.”

In a column that first ran in The Los Angeles Times, on Dec. 10, Te’o recounted why he played a few days after he found out Kekua died in September, and the day she was supposedly buried.

“She made me promise, when it happened, that I would stay and play,” he said on Dec. 9 while attending a ceremony in Newport Beach, Calif., for the Lott Impact Awards.

On Wednesday, when Deadspin.com broke the story, Swarbrick said Notre Dame did not go public with its findings sooner because it expected the Te’o family to come forward first.

Reporters were turned away at the main gate of IMG’s sprawling, secure complex. Te’o remained on the grounds, said a person familiar with situation who spoke on condition of anonymity because neither Te’o nor IMG authorized the release of the information.

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■ College Basketball

No. 5 Michigan bounces back MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michigan brushed off that first loss in style. The Wolverines weren’t fazed by another road game in a raucous arena of a highly ranked opponent.

Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 21 points and Trey Burke had 18 points and nine assists to help No. 5 Michigan stave off No. 9 Minnesota 83-75 on Thursday night, after falling at rival Ohio State four days before.

“We came out with a higher intensity than last game and set the tone first,” Burke said, adding: “We got our confidence back, and that’s important.”

Hardaway hit four 3pointers in the first half for the Wolverines (17-1, 4-1 Big Ten), who held the lead for the final 33 minutes of AP PHOTO the game and finished with Minnesota forward Rodney Williams Jr. (33) dunks dur- 13 steals to fuel their fast ing the second half against Michigan Thursday in break. Nik Stauskas added Minneapolis. Michigan won 83-75.

11 points, and now

Michigan has a week to rest before a home game against Purdue.

“When you don’t lose very often, they really hit hard,” coach John Beilein said. “I think it’s important for your mental health.”

Austin Hollins led the Gophers (15-3, 3-2) with 21 points and four steals, and Trevor Mbakwe had 13 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks. Andre Hollins was drawn into early foul trouble, but he came alive after halftime to finish with 13 points and four assists.

The Gophers crept back in the game after falling behind by 19 points early in the second half but squandered some opportunities to really make the Wolverines worry. Joe Coleman missed three of four free throws in the final 4 minutes.

Rodney Williams cut the margin to 77-70 with 2:40 remaining and the Gophers got the ball back, but a 3-

pointer by Williams rolled off the rim and Andre Hollins had his put-back attempt blocked underneath.

Burke stretched the lead to nine points with two free throws with 43 seconds left, effectively sealing another signature victory for the Wolverines.

“We’re going to have to do something out of the ordinary to be in the Big Ten hunt,” Beilein said.

“Every team is going to have to do that.”

Michigan moved into a four-way tie for second place in the stacked conference behind surprisingly unbeaten Wisconsin. Minnesota lost its second straight game after falling 88-81 at Indiana last Saturday. The Wolverines have beaten the Gophers in eight of their last nine meetings.

No. 10 Florida 68, Texas A&M 47 COLLEGE STATION,

Texas — Mike Rosario scored 19 points and Patric Young added 18 for Florida.

The Aggies led by one point midway through the first half before a big run by the Gators gave them a 3518 halftime lead.

It was a letdown for Texas A&M (12-4, 2-1 Southeastern Conference), which was coming off an 8371 victory at Kentucky on Saturday. Elston Turner scored a career-high 40 points in that win, but managed just four points Thursday on 1-of-10 shooting.

Northwestern 68, No. 23 Illinois 54 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Reggie Hearn scored 20 points and Northwestern built an early lead using 3point shooting to hand No. 23 Illinois its third straight loss, 68-54 on Thursday night.

Illinois has lost five of seven after starting 12-0.

■ Girls Basketball

Roundup ■ CONTINUED FROM 15 Score By Quarters Dixie ....................6 22 39 49 M-U ...................10 21 32 43 3-point goals: Dixie — Evans 2, Parker. Milton-Union — Falb 2.

Records: Dixie 9-7, 5-3.

Milton-Union 2-12, 1-7.

Reserve score: Dixie 33, Milton-Union 31.

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Bradford 45, Newton 40 BRADFORD — The Bradford Railroaders hung tough Thursday night against visiting Newton, holding on for a 45-40 Cross County Conference victory and dropping the Indians to the .500 mark on the season.

Bree Bates led the ‘Roaders (6-11, 2-6) with 17 points, Haley Patty and Brooke Dunlevy each scored eight and Gabby Fair added six.

Trista Lavy led all scorers with 18 points for Newton (8-8, 4-5), Madison Mollette added nine and Megan Rutledge chipped in seven.

Newton travels to Houston Saturday, while Bradford hosts Tri-Village Jan. 24.

Tri-County North 54, Bethel 22 LEWISBURG — The Bethel Bees hung around for a half Thursday night against Tri-County North, but in the end they just couldn’t put up enough points in the second half, falling 54-22 in Cross County Conference action.

Bethel (1-14, 0-9) trailed by only four after the first quarter, but that deficit grew to 24-13 by halftime. The Bees then only managed nine second half points.

“We started off a little

slow, but we played a real good first half,” Bethel coach Ed Quincel said. “In the second half, we had difficulty scoring, but we were still playing pretty decent defense.”

Jill Callaham had eight points to lead the Bees, while Breanne Whetstone added five.

“The girls played hard.

We’re making strides,” Quincel said. “Sometimes those strides aren’t as long as I’d like, but I do think we’re making strides.”

Bethel travels to Northeastern Monday.

Bethel — 22 Whetstone 1-3-5, Callaham 32-8, Anthony 1-0-2, Ellish 0-2-2, Koewler 0-3-3, Floyd 1-0-2.

Totals: 6-10-22.

Tri-County North — 54 Morrow 1-0-2, Strawser 0-1-1, Johnson 8-4-20, Kring 3-0-6, Duffey 2-1-5, Vanover 3-3-9, Marshall 2-1-5, Whitaker 2-2-6.

Totals: 21-12-54.

Score By Quarters Bethel ..................6 13 17 22 TC North ...........10 24 40 54 3-point goals: Bethel — none. Tri-County North — none.

Records: Bethel 1-14, 0-9.

Tri-County North 10-5, 5-3.

Reserve score: Tri-County North 35, Bethel 15.

National Trail 57, Covington 35 NEW PARIS — Covington’s tour of the top teams in the Cross County Conference continued Thursday night.

Five days after falling to conference-leading Miami East, the Buccaneers struggled again, this time at National Trail (10-6, 8-2) in a 57-35 loss.

Cassidy Cain led the Buccs (10-6, 5-4) with 15 points, while Jessie Crowell added 13.

Covington travels to Marion Local Saturday.

■ Golf

Rose leads by 1 at Abu Dhabi ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — With Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods struggling, fifthranked Justin Rose and unheralded Jamie Donaldson had 5-under 67s Thursday for a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship.

McIlroy, playing with new clubs following his multimillion dollar sponsorship deal with Nike, finished with a 75 and risks missing the cut. Woods shot an even-par 72.

Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark and Pablo Larrazabal of Spain finished one stroke behind the leaders.

• Humana Challenge LA QUINTA, Calif. — Phil Mickelson glanced at the flag about 25 yards away, and surveyed the tall tree blocking his path. He looked again, craning his head skyward, then flashed

a boyish grin and reached for his lob wedge.

Following his worst shot of the day with his best, Lefty saved par on the par3 12th with a full-swing flop shot that climbed nearly straight up and over the 25foot tree and stopped 2 feet from the hole. It help him salvage an even-par 72 on Thursday in the Humana Challenge in his season debut.

Recovering from flu-like symptoms, the 42-year-old Mickelson had three birdies, a bogey and a double bogey at La Quinta Country Club one of three courses used in the pro-am event that he won in 2002 and 2004 to drop nine strokes behind the firstround leaders.

“I felt a lot better,” Mickelson said. “I took it easy on Monday and Tuesday. It was like Day 10, but I’m fine now. I’m 95 percent better.”