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Stadium’s field itself.

Grammy-nominated Mumford & Sons announced last week that Troy has been selected to host the Gentlemen of the Road Stopover on Aug. 3031.

“It’s a leap of faith for everybody,” Herman said. “But everybody seems to be very receptive to

As the host of one of the biggest events in Troy’s history, Troy City Schools Superintendent Eric Herman has fielded many questions about the upcoming Gentleman of the Road tour stop this summer — including questions about Troy Memorial • See SUPERINTENDENT on A2

BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer nknoth@civitasmedia.com The city of Troy will be reimbursed by Jam Productions for all costs incurred during the Gentlemen of the Road Stopover, said Director of Public Service and Safety Patrick Titterington.

“Based on some of the planning we’ve done,” Titterington

TROY said,”we’re in the ballpark of what a Troy Strawberry Festival would cost. It wasn’t an astronomical cost by any means — $50,000 to $70,000, depending on overtime and what kind of weather we have.”

He added, “Anything we can

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New England begins digging out Rehab helps after heart attack Steve Graham wasn’t too concerned about the illness that brought him to the UVMC Emergency Department last fall until the doctor told him a helicopter was on its way.

Graham, 64, was soon en route to Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton, where a heart stent was placed, beginning his road to recovery. Four months later, he’s continuing work in his “active retirement” and a regular participant in UVMC’s Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation program. See

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Erick Detweiler, Ethan Timmerman, Jared Hacker, Matt Detweiler, Nicolas Rizkallah and Trent Kelsey (not pictured), practice accomplishing an objective through four main programs using LEGOs. Each program is designed to do different missions.

Wacko for LEGOs Team advances to state finals for second time

BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@tdnpublishing.com he seven members of The Wacko WACO Walking Tacos are young men who wear many different hats — including a giant taco topper.

The seven boys are part of the creative and innovative Waco Historical Society LEGO League team who have stood out in the competition in both skill and creativity – as well as being the team

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that wears giant foam tacos on top of their heads.

The team once again made it to the state final First LEGO League competition, which meets today at the Wright State University Nutter Center.

This year’s LEGO League theme was “Senior Solutions” to help create innovative ways to improve the lives of senior citizens.

Team member Matt Detweiler said he enjoyed creating the team’s promotional video using

TROY stop animation with LEGO characters. The cartoon included the team’s invention of a motorized cart sensor, which will alert the operator if the cart is getting too close to an object or is in danger of collision.

“I like using the computer animation with our skit,” Matt Detweiler said. “It’s a fun way to show our solution to the problem in a different way, which makes us stand out from other teams.”

Team members also sought the permission of a local Wal-Mart store to test drive the motorized

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — New Englanders began the backbreaking job of digging out from as much as 3 feet of snow Saturday and emergency crews used snowmobiles to reach shivering motorists stranded overnight on New York’s Long Island after a howling storm swept through the Northeast.

About 560,000 homes and businesses remained without power late Saturday night, down from a total of about 650,000, and some could be cold and dark for days.

Roads across the New York-toBoston corridor of roughly 25 million people were impassable. Cars were entombed by drifts. Some people found the wet, heavy snow packed so high against their homes they couldn’t get their doors open.

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BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer nknoth@civitasmedia.com Reigning Strawberry Festival queen Logan Rathmann will perform the lead role in “Hairspray” for Columbus-based SRO Theatre Company. Slated for weekend shows Feb. 22 through March 10, Rathmann, 19, will play the wholesome Tracy Turnblad, who aspires to racially integrate a popular TV program 1 and win over the apple of

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The show will be presented at the Shedd Theatre in Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Ave., in conjunction with the theater company CATCO. Rathmann learned she had snagged the starring role last fall — and she couldn’t have been more excited.

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hallway and told all my family,” Rathmann said. “I wasn’t expecting it.”

The Ohio State University freshman runs a tight schedule between 18 credit hours for her business major and rehearsals three hours a day, five days a week for the semi-professional theater company SRO. “I have my Google calendar all set. Every single minute, if I’m not in class

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Superintendent ■ CONTINUED FROM A1 the idea and we are excited to be a part of it.”

The school district purchased the stadium from the city of Troy in 2008 where the festival is set to take place.

Herman noted the Troy High School football team will play an away game the Friday of the musical festival weekend.

When asked if an artificial turf field was possibly going be installed prior to the music festival to replace the grass on the field, Herman firmly said that was a rumor he had not yet heard, nor was that a possibility for the district at this time.

“That is not going to be a part of it,” Herman said of the turf rumor.

Tickets for the Aug. 3031 Gentlemen of the Road Stopover — featuring headlining act Mumford & Sons — sold out within a few hours Friday afternoon. Mumford & Sons will performing on the Grammys, which air at 8

p.m. today on CBS. The band has been nominated for six Grammys —– tied for the most nominations this year.

Troy was attractive to the band and concert producers due to the vibrant, picturesque downtown; the scenic Great Miami River; the proximity to park space; and camping and performance venue options.

Herman said he was impressed while he was working with the production company, Jam Productions.

While some changes will be temporary at Troy Memorial Stadium, such as field goal posts being removed and more exits from the stands, Herman said he was assured everything would be back in place as quickly as possible.

Herman said Jam Productions will replace and reinstall everything that has to be modified for the weekend.

“This is a professional

Costs ■ CONTINUED FROM A1 do to keep that number down benefits everybody.”

Staff with the production group will be handling trash and recycling, as the organizers are very environmentally conscious, Titterington said.

“The next step is to work on the details of crew and they are used to large crowds and unique places for this type of thing,” Herman said. “This will be at zero cost to the school district.”

Herman said he was assured that all possible damage to the stadium or grounds would be immediately taken care of and paid for by the production company.

Herman also said Jam Productions would providing the security and cleanup for the event.

what services they will want from us and what services they will bring on their own,” Titterington said.

“For example, they will have a lot of their own security that they use to control the venue.

They will of course coordinate with our own police, Captain (Joe) Long and Chief (Chuck) Phelps,” he said.

“If anything is broken it would be fixed,” Herman said. “If they need extra power, they will provide it.”

Herman said what also impressed him was the production company already knew the layout of the stadium before contacting the school for the event.

“They already had Google Earth maps of our stadium when they came and talked to me so they knew a lot about Troy Memorial Stadium before I knew anything about this

possibility,” Herman said.

The production company sent out crews to measure Troy Memorial Stadium for ticket sale estimates and even asked for recommendations for local fencing vendors to provide fence for the festival.

“They are a very professional group — it’s what they do,” Herman said.

Also, Herman said the district has applied for a state waiver day for Friday, Aug. 30, for a staff development day. Herman said he is waiting for the state to approve the waiver day but if that isn’t possible, school will still be in session.

Herman said the production company also was interested in high school students volunteering for community service the weekend of the festival.

“They are very receptive to the community, especially with our kids and the entire city,” Herman said. “I am reassured that this company will take care of anything that may come up.”

LEGOs ■ CONTINUED FROM A1 carts and see for themselves how hard they were to maneuver between aisles as part of their team work skills.

“I put on glasses with Vaseline and wax paper so it would be like I couldn’t see well,” said Ethan Tinnerman.

The fifth-grade student from Milton-Union Middle School said driving impaired was difficult.

“It made you feel like you couldn’t see — I accidently hit someone,” Tinnerman said. “I didn’t see them coming.”

So the team created a lighted sensor to alert the operator of the potential dangers in the store.

Junior High Troy School seventh grader Nick Rizkallah said he enjoyed figuring out the design for the project and the robot.

“I like building things,” Rizkallah said.

“My favorite part was figuring out the design of the LEGO robot.”

The team named their robot “Robert II” after last year’s creation.

The members of the Wacko Walking Tacos have had to create and program a LEGO robot to complete a challenge course, invent a solution to a common problem and create a skit to sell the invention to judges.

“I like how our gear mechanisms work on our robot,” said Matt Detweiler of Tipp City.

“We made it so its arm moves down.”

“It’s a fun after-school

Robotics camp sparks interest in LEGO League TROY — The Waco Historical Society’s LEGO League teams met twice a week at the Waco Historical Society’s Museum.

The Waco Historical Society also hosted three other teams with more than 30 students total involved in the activity.

The other three teams made it to the regional finals this year.

Waco Historical Society education center director Lisa Hokkey said much of the interest to be on one of the activity,” Trent Kelsey said. “I really like building with LEGOs and there’s something different every year so things are always changing.”

It was Kelsey’s second year on the team. The fourth-grade student from O.R. Edgington Elementary in Englewood said he enjoys seeing how other teams approach the same challenges in different ways.

“We call it the “Karate chopper!’” said Kelsey as the LEGO robot chopped a tower to release a ball to produce movement on the challenge board.

“I liked building the robot,“ said Erick Detweiler.”I like how we get to program it and keep trying to make it work better.”

Jared Hacker, 13, of West Milton said he liked

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Waco LEGO League teams stems from the robotics camp the society puts together in the summer.

“We get a lot of phone calls in the fall for kids to do this each year,” Hokkey said. “It’s been very popular.”

The Waco Historical Society’s next robotics camp will be from 7-8:30 p.m. July 15 -19. For more information, visit the Waco Historical Society’s website at www.waco airmuseum.org. programming the commands for the robot to follow.

“It’s not something we get to do often so it’s neat to see if we can get the robot to do what we want it to,” Hacker said. “It’s really fun to try to figure out how much rotation you need and what it’s got to do is fun.”

“It’s pretty neat to see other peoples’ projects and robots and how they came up with their ideas,” Kelsey said. “It’s fun for me because I get to be creative with it.”

The team finished 17th in the same competition with its robot challenge.

Coaches Phil Detweiler and Jeff Newcomer assisted the team this season.

Student Andrew Newcomer also is on the team.

“Last year we didn’t get any awards but our robot finished fairly well in the competition,” Matt Detweiler said.

Maybe the winning touch can be found between the hard shells of the team’s taco hats.

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A worker clears as he passes a snow-covered donkey statue outside Old City Hall in Boston, Saturday. The Boston area received about two feet of snow.

Storm ■ CONTINUED FROM A1 while his father shoveled Saturday morning.

Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee cautioned that while the snow had stopped, the danger hadn’t passed: “People need to take this storm seriously, even after it’s over. If you have any kind of heart condition, be careful with the shoveling.”

Blowing with hurricane-force winds of more than 80 mph in places, the storm hit hard along the heavily populated

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Still, the storm was not as bad as some of the forecasts led many to fear, and not as dire as the Blizzard of ‘78, used by longtime New Englanders as the benchmark by which all other winter storms are measured.

Tracy ■ CONTINUED FROM A1 or rehearsal, I’m in the study room or getting something to eat. My schedule is so packed,” she said.

But Rathmann is used to the demands of theater. Her past roles include Edwin Drood in “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” Millie in “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” Babe in “Good News,” Belle in “Beauty and the Beast” and Gladys in “The Pajama Game.”

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also addresses difficult issues like racial inequality and body image, with Tracy at the forefront.

“It has such a great message to it,” Rathmann said.

“When the movie came out, that’s when I really started to love it. It’s great for kids of every age.”

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Tickets are $20 for adults, $17 for seniors (55 and older), $15 for SRO members, $10 for students and $15 for adults and seniors. To purchase tickets, visit www.srotheatre.org or call (614) 258-9495 for group sales.

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Civic agendas • HONORS RECITAL: • The Tipp City Parks A free musical program Advisory Committee will performed by outstanding C o m m u n i t y meet at 7 p.m. at the Tipp musicians from the Miami City Government Center.

Calendar County area will be offered • Covington Village at 2 p.m. at the TroyCouncil will meet at 7 p.m.

Hayner Center. These talCONTACT US at Town Hall. ented performers have • The Police and Fire been selected for their Committee of Village excellence by area direcCouncil will meet at 6 p.m.

Call Melody tors and teachers, and will prior to the council meetbe honored by Troy Mayor Vallieu at ing.

Michael Beamish following 440-5265 to • Laura Village Council the program. Refreshments list your free will meet at 7 p.m. in the will be served immediately Municipal building. calendar following the event. The • Brown Township Board items.You program is sponsored by of Trustees will meet at 8 the Musicians Club of Troy. can send p.m. in the Township • TURKEY SHOOT: your news by e-mail to Building in Conover.

The Troy VFW Post No. • The Union Township mvallieu@civitasmedia.com.

5436, 2220 LeFevre Road, Trustees will meet at 1:30 Troy, will offer a turkey p.m. in the Township shoot with sign ups beginBuilding, 9497 Markley ning at 11 a.m. The shoot Road, P.O. Box E, Laura. Call 698-4480 will begin at noon. An all-you-can-eat for more information. breakfast, by the auxiliary, will be available from 9 a.m. to noon for $6.

• BREAKFAST OFFERED: Breakfast will be offered at the Pleasant Hill VFW Post 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, from 8-11 a.m. Made-to-order breakfasts will be offered and everything is a la carte.

• EUCHRE TOURNEY: A Euchre tournament will be offered at the Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls. Sign up will be at noon and play will begin at 1 p.m. for $3 per person.

• BREAKFAST PLANNED: American Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, will present an all-you-can eat breakfast from 8-11 a.m. Items available will be eggs your way, bacon, sausage, sausage gravy, pancakes, waffles, french toast, regular toast, hash browns, cinnamon rolls, juices and fruit for $6.

• BOWLERS BREAKFAST: The Elks bowlers will have an all-yout-can-eat breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon at the club 17 W. Franklin St., Troy. Breakfast will include eggs cooked-to-order, bacon, sausage, hashbrowns, pancakes, toast and biscuits and gravy. Open to the public and the cost $6.50 a person.

• SPEAKER SERIES: “Conservation in Action — How Ecotourism Lodges in South America Are Fighting Deforestation and Habitat Loss,” will be offered by Jim and Cindy Beckman, owners of Cheepers! Birding on a Budget, at 2:30 p.m. at Aullwood. The couple have completed more than 20 personal and business birding trips to Central and South America in the last 5 years where millions of acres of forests are lost each year and more and more birds and wildlife are facing extinction.

MONDAY • SALAD/POTATO BAR: A salad bar for $3.50 or a loaded baked potato for $3.50 or both for $6 will be available from 6-7:30 p.m. at the American Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City.

• PSEOP MEETING: Miami East High School will hold a Post Secondary Education Options meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the high school lecture hall. Information will include the expanded dual enrollment program through Urbana University. Call 335-7070 for more information.

• CHOIR PRACTICE: The Troy Strawberry Festival Choir will have practice at 7 p.m. at First Lutheran Church. If you would like our choir to perform at your event or you would like to join the choir, call 335-5767.

• DEMOCRATIC WOMEN: The Miami County Democratic Women will meet at 7 p.m. at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main St., Troy. The speaker will be Loren Blauvelt from Planned Parenthood in Montgomery County. All Miami County Democratic women are invited to attend this meeting and bring a friend.

• POET’S CORNER: Poet’s Corner will be offered at 6:30 p.m. at the Troy-Miami County Public Library. Participants can join the poetry workshop to share and discuss their interests in poetry or bring a poem they have written. If you don’t have any of your own poems, bring and read a poem by your favorite poet. Organizers also will go over some writing exercises and prompts to help you write new poems.

• CRAFTY LISTENERS: The Crafty Listeners will meet from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Milton-Union Public Library. They listen to an audio book and work on projects. It may be needlework, making greeting cards or whatever hobby they have.

• BUDDY READING: Buddy Reading at the Milton-Union Public Library will be from 6:30-7:30 p.m. The program for elementary-aged students is designed to help increase reading skills and comprehension. An adult or teenage volunteer will be available to aid students with their reading goals.

• DOLLAR NIGHT: Dollar menu night will be from 6-8 p.m. at Troy Eagles, 225 N. Elm St. Dollar menu items include hamburger sliders, sloppy joe, hot dog, grilled cheese, french fries, onion straws,

TUESDAY • SUPERHERO PROGRAM: A superhero program will from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Milton-Union Public Library.

This program is designed for ages 4-12.

The children will join children’s librarian Wendy Heisey in making capes, bracelets, masks and shields to complete their superhero outfits. The heroes may wear their favorite costume to the program. Participants will enjoy stories, games and activities centered on some of their favorite superhero characters. Super snacks will be provided to energize young super heroes flying into action at the party.

• CONFERENCES SET: Milton-Union High School’s parent-teacher conferences will be offered from 4:30-7 p.m. All parents are invited to take this opportunity to meet with teachers and administrators to discuss their child’s progress. Mid-term reports for the third quarter will be available for pick up at the conferences. For more information, call 884-7940.

• BOARD MEETING: The Miami Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors meet in regular session at 8 a.m. at the district office, 1330 N. County Road 25-A, Troy. Call (937) 335-7645 for more information or go online to www.miamiswcd.org.

Civic agendas • The village of West Milton Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers.

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Troy moving forward with aggregation Public hearings set for Tuesday For the Miami Valley Sunday News LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In November 2011, the residents of Troy approved a measure allowing the city to develop a government aggregation program for the collective purchase of electric power. The measure is expected to be fully implemented in the fourth quarter of 2013.

By law, Ohio allows townships, cities and counties to form aggregated buying groups on behalf of their citizens.

Communities then work through an outside supplier to purchase natural gas, electricity or both at a reduced cost on behalf of the city’s customer-members. Governmental aggregators must be certified by the Public Utilities Commission (PUCO), which ensures they have met strict requirements for doing business in Ohio.

The purpose of governmental aggregation programs is to procure energy at a reduced cost for the group’s members.

Unfortunately, lower prices aren’t guaranteed simply by purchasing in bulk.

Rather, a third-party energy manager typically coordinates bids for the combined load with suppliers through a competitive request-for-proposal (RFP) process.

In this case, the city of Troy retained the services of Summit Energy, a lead-

ing energy management and sustainability services company. Summit has since been acquired by Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries.

With $30 billion in energy spent under its management and integrated solutions across multiple market segments, Schneider Electric stood out among its competition in partnering with the city. The company is uniquely positioned to coordinate the city’s RFP process, leveraging both the group’s buying power and its own substantial influence to deliver lower energy rates for customermembers in Troy.

As of now, Schneider Electric is working with city officials to ensure that the city of Troy complies with all state laws associated with implementing the government aggregation program. Later, representatives from Schneider Electric will coordinate the RFP process, analyze supplier bids and make a recommendation to the city.

Suppliers will be asked to provide two bids: fixed flat rate and a guaranteed percentage savings.

Governmental aggregation programs typically gather members through either opt-in or opt-out participation. The measure passed in Troy uses the opt-out structure, which automatically enrolls all local residents unless they

individually request to be removed from the program.

With this form of aggregation, a number of steps are required following the initial vote, including: • The local government must form a plan of operation and management and host at least two public hearings to allow customers to voice any concerns over the proposed plan. Public hearings in Troy are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12.

• Customers must be notified of their automatic enrollment and given the opportunity to opt out. This notification must also state the rates, charges and other terms and conditions of enrollment. After the completion of the RFP, an eligible supplier will be chosen who will notify residents and businesses within the city of Troy of their opportunity to opt out of the program. Residents and businesses will have 21 days to respond to this opt-out notice.

Anyone with questions about Troy’s aggregation plan can contact Thomas Funderburg at the city of Troy at 339-7639. For general information about aggregation, call the PUCO consumer call center at (800) 686-PUCO (7826).

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• ALUMNI LUNCH: The Staunton School Alumni will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Friendly’s Restaurant in Troy.

• KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Troy Country Club. David Besecker, a chiropractor with Rank Chiropractic in Troy, will give a presentation and demonstration on using a treatment called Active Therapeutic Movement (ATM) to provide immediate, consistent and lasting relief to patients who have pain when they move. For more information, contact Donn Craig, vice president, at (937) 4181888.

• TAX PREP: AARP volunteer tax preparation assistance for retiree’s will be offered from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Milton-Union Public Library. The volunteers accept clients on a first-come, first-served basis. Bring photo ID and Social Security number.

• STORY HOUR: Milton-Union Public Library story hours will be offered at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Story hour is open to children ages 3-5 and their caregiver(s).

Programs include puppet shows, stories and crafts. The theme will be Valentines/mittens.

• BOE MEETING: The Newton Local Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. iin the board of education room.

THURSDAY • PSEOP MEETING: Covington High School will offer a Post-Secondary Education Option meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the high school library. Parent attendance to this meeting is required for student participation in the program. Contact Karen Brackman at 473-3746 for more information.

• BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be from 3-7 p.m. at the Mid-County Church of Christ, 1580 N. Dorset Road, Troy. A “You Can Be a Blood Donor” T-shirt will be given to everyone who registers. Schedule an appointment at www.DonorTime.com or visit www.GivingBlood.org for more information.

• LASAGNA DINNER: The Troy American Legion will offer a lasagna dinner from 5-7:30 p.m. The meal also will include salad and bread and butter.

• TAX PREP: AARP volunteer tax preparation assistance for retirees will be offered from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Milton-Union Public Library. The volunteers accept clients on a first-come, first-served basis. Bring photo ID and Social Security number.

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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

— First Amendment, U.S. Constitution

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP The Seattle Times on birth control coverage in the Affordable Care Act: The Affordable Care Act requires health-insurance plans to provide women free access to birth-control benefits and contraceptives.

Good public policy, but one element is still a work in progress.

For the third time in a little over a year, the Obama administration has modified language in the act to protect religious organizations that object to providing contraception coverage.

On Feb. 1, the administration announced that churches and other religious organizations would not have to provide or pay for coverage of contraceptive services. The revision also covers nonprofit religious organizations — such as universities, charities and hospitals — with religious objections.

Instead the coverage would be offered free via insurance carriers.

The argument is their costs would be held neutral because of lower overall health costs without paying for maternity expenses.

The new language offers specific exemptions for churches, religious groups and religious affiliations that provide social services.

The debate has no end in sight, because others want an exemption for secular employers who have private religious objections.

The Obama administration drew a reasonable line.

The Affordable Care Act will help millions of Americans gain access to health care. Contraceptive services are a basic part of the package.

The Post and Courier of Charleston on full-body scanners: The Federal Aviation Administration, carrying out a mandate from Congress, has ordered the removal from airports of full-body scanners that allow security officers to electronically undress airline customers.

They will be replaced with machines that show only a dummy human outline and any hidden weapons.

This is a big gain for air travel privacy.

But the same privacy concerns that made the removed scanners controversial will follow them if they are used, as planned, in other government security operations.

The 250 machines in question are among those that use “backscatter” X-rays to see through clothing. Most of the other 550 FAA body scanners use a radio frequency technology called millimeter-wave and are equipped with privacy software that uses a generic body image.

These newer machines require fewer operators, take up less floor space and complete scans in less time.

But there is always some drawback, it seems. The millimeterwave machines have been found, in tests conducted in Europe and Australia, to have very high “false-positive” rates. At least one in four travelers were stopped for body searches.

So don’t expect the change in scanner technology to speed the flow through airport security.

Backscatter machines are controversial not only because they can produce a near perfect nude body image that is invasive of travelers’ privacy but because, in the view of some critics, they expose travelers to dangerous levels of ionized X-rays.

Members of the public who must pass through these machines at their new locations will inevitably face the same privacy concerns as airline travelers.

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THEY SAID IT “Although we have not yet been (to Troy), we’ve been told it’s great. A lot of towns are not up for the challenges that bringing something like this means, but Troy was.

Our people have had nothing but collaboration from those in Troy.”

— Mumford & Sons banjo player Winston Marshall, on playing in Troy “This is a historic event for Troy of epic proportions. I didn’t think there was such a thing as a secret in a small town — great job team.”

— Troy Main Street Executive Director Karen Manovich, on Mumford & Sons coming to Troy “The more I do it, the more it lights up my heart. I’m here to help people help themselves. It’s also about more awareness, because so many people don’t realize negative thoughts are what keep us stuck.”

— Miami County life coach Jessica

WRITE TO US: The Troy Daily News welcomes signed letters to the editor. Letters must contain your home address and a telephone number where you can be reached during the day. Letters must be shorter than 500 words as a courtesy to other writers.

We reserve the right to edit for length and clarity. MAIL: 224 S. Market, Troy, Ohio, 45373; E-MAIL: editorial@tdnpublishing.com; FAX (937) 440-5286; or go ONLINE: www.troydailynews.com (“Letters To The Editor” link on left side).

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Sci-fi’s worst nightmares all coming to life With every technological advance comes the possibility of abuse. And unfortunately for all of us, the worst nightmares of the science fiction of the past are close to becoming — or already are — our science reality.

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how NASA scientists are working on making Star Trek’s warp drive technology a reality. And watching Demolition Man the other day, I noticed many things — like video phone calls, tablet computers and a few other things — that existed in the movie’s 2032 that we already have now. There are plenty of examples of things taken from sci-fi media that make our lives better.

But then there’s the other side of the coin.

The U.S.’s “drone war” has been in the news quite a bit lately — mainly because the government has decided that it’s allowed to use armed remote control planes to assassinate U.S. citizens abroad.

Now, I’m not going to argue against using drones in a war — anything that protects our troops’ lives isn’t a bad idea. And I’m not going to argue whether the government should have the right to kill its own citizens without due process — which no government ever should for any reason, and that’s not an argu-

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But after seeing the future imagined by the creators of The Terminator, we should all be a little uncomfortable knowing that flying machines equipped with video cameras and weapons capable of pinpoint murder exist already. Sure, they’re controlled by people remotely for the time being, but they’re just one step away from the HunterKillers that are one of the machines’ primary weapons after they rise up to wipe out all of humanity.

If the government decides to build an artificial intelligence-controlled defense network that controls all of our military technology, and the guy building it decides to name it “Skynet” — either in honor of The Terminator or just to be ironic — he should be fired immediately.

Honestly, though, that’s not nearly as scary as what’s going on right in our backyard.

According to a story on WDTN.com, Dayton city commissioners are considering their own version of drones. Evidently, a company called Persistent Surveillance Services is supplying the Dayton police department with “airborne surveillance,” and at a meeting on Wednesday the commissioners were given a report on how drone planes equipped with video cameras helped the police make an arrest during the summer.

If you didn’t think Big Brother was watching you before, how much more proof do you need?

Again, the idea behind them isn’t the problem. Giving the police tools to help them fight crime is a sound thing. But what’s to stop the people controlling these things from looking in innocent people’s windows? Or to decide to install video cameras in every home in the country so that every citizen can be monitored 24-7?

Heck, they’ve already decided that listening to our phone calls is something they can do anytime they want.

How long until the Thought Police starts arresting people for even questioning the government to

a friend in the “privacy” of your own home?

It’s hard to see something like this and not immediately picture George Orwell’s 1984.

The Dayton police want them to approve more access to these freedom and privacy thieves, and if the commissioners are interested, they could discuss it at their meeting this Wednesday.

So all you people out there screaming about how your liberties are being taken one by one and how you’re not going to stand for it anymore — and I know there’s a ton of you, you haven’t exactly been quiet lately — this is truly your chance.

Put up or shut up. Your right to walk down the street and not have to worry about the government monitoring your every move is at stake.

Get to this meeting and fight for it.

After all, who knows how long it will be before other cities latch onto this awful idea?

The future is now.

And it’s a waking nightmare.

TDN Sports Editor Josh Brown appears Sundays. “The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness. And for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better.” — George Orwell, “1984.”

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Rehab helps educator adjust after heart attack Workouts, classes at UVMC help to return patients to health

HEALTH FAIR The heart will take center stage at the 2013 Heart Month Health Fair scheduled for Feb. 14 at UVMC. Activities will be held 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the UVMC Lower Level Conference Rooms. This event is open to the community.

Free screenings again will be offered. UVMC programs and cardiology professionals will be on hand to provide additional health testing and/or helpful information.

To help reduce wait times, appointments are required for the free cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure screenings to be provided by staff of Premier Community Health.

To register for a time slot call CareFinders at (866) 608-3463.

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Steve Graham participates in the Upper Valley Medical Center Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation program under the monitoring of Tami Maniaci McMillan, RN. around, everyone kind of punched the same ticket to get into this club,” he said.

“There is an awful lot of caring going on in there and just a lot of good, good people.”

Participation in the rehab program requires a referral from the patient’s doctor. Each patient will have a lengthy assessment with a nurse on the first day, Maniaci McMillan said. This assessment includes reviewing the patient’s medicine and past history, a physical and a

bike test. The number of visits is based on insurance, but typically it is for eight to 12 weeks.

Each Wednesday, an education program is included with the exercise program. Classes are led by nurses, dietitian, diabetic counselor and exercise physiologists. Among topics are diabetes and weight management, stress management, benefits of exercise and risk factors for coronary heart disease.

The patient’s family doctor and cardiologist receive

a report every 30 days. principal who now works Exercise time and intensity with student teachers are set for each individual. through Wright State On completing this program patients have the option of returning for the next phase, which is selfpay.

“Our goal for our patients is that they feel healthier than they have in years, feel safe again and feel more knowledgeable about heart disease,” Maniaci McMillan said.

A native of Mercer County, Graham is a former teacher, coach and

University and with the Clark County Educational Services Center.

His advice for others?

“I would advise people that if they have any inkling they are going in this direction to read up on the warning signs, and more importantly, to just pay attention,” Graham said.

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Graham, 64, was soon en route to Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton, where a heart stent was placed, beginning his road to recovery.

Four months later, he’s continuing work in his “active retirement” and a regular participant in UVMC’s Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation program.

Graham, who was working around the house in New Carlisle with his wife when he became ill, said he should have recognized the signs of a possible heart attack. He was short of breath, felt some tingling in his arm and had slight chest pains.

“As I look back on it, I had all the classic symptoms. I went into the house and said, ‘I will sit here and cool off.’ After it didn’t go away, my wife said, ‘We are going to the hospital,’” he recalled. “We weren’t too upset about it. Ignorance is bliss, I guess.”

After his surgery, Graham followed his cardiologist’s instructions and visited UVMC Cardiopulmonary Rehab, though somewhat reluctantly.

“I came under duress. I thought it would be a waste of time. Basically, I was being stubborn,” Graham said. He told Tami Maniaci McMillan, RN, his thoughts and said he likely wouldn’t return.

“She had a talk with me,” he said with a laugh.

“She is outstanding. She refocused me, said ‘You need to be here and I expect to see you back.’”

Graham got the message. He was sold on the program by its benefits and the way he was treated.

Now, he cannot say enough good things about the rehab program.

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KATHERINE RUTH RICE COVINGTON — Katherine Ruth Rice, age 83, of Covington, passed away Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, at Upper Valley Medical Center.

She was born June 21, 1929, RICE in Durham, Ontario, Canada, to her parents Elmer and Ruth (Miller) Trafford.

She graduated from Durham High School and attended the Northern Business College of Owen Sound, attaining an Executive Secretary certificate. Following her schooling, she went to work for the Ontario Department of Highways.

She later worked for Kelvinator of Canada as an executive secretary where her employer requested for her to move to the Stolle Corp. in Sidney in 1956. On June 14, 1958, she married Donald Rice and together they shared a life for 54 years. When her husband was finishing his residency in Denver, Colorado, she worked at Continental Airlines as an executive secretary and unofficially approved the food to be served to airline passengers. In the early ’60s,

they moved to Covington, Ohio, and established a new medical practice D.W. Rice MD. She was preceded in death by her husband Donald W. Rice; brothers, Harold Trafford, Patrick Trafford and Gilbert Trafford; and sister, Lucille Cutting.

She will be missed and remembered by her sons and daughter-in-law, Steven and Gina Rice of Beavercreek, and Eric Rice of Troy; granddaughter, Angeline Catherine Rice; and brother and sister-in-law, Eric “Bud” and Yolande Trafford of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Services will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, at Jackson-Sarver Funeral Home, 10 S. High St., Covington, with Pastor James Van Zile officiating. The family will receive friends from 56:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

If so desired memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society or Boy Scout of America. Online memories may be left for the family at www. jackson-sarver.com

FUNERAL DIRECTORY • Thelma Onalee Spears WEST MILTON — Thelma Onalee Spears, age 88, of West Milton, passed away on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, at Hospice of Dayton. Funeral services will be Thursday, Feb. 14, at the Hale-Sarver Family Funeral Home, 284 N. Miami St., West Milton.

OBITUARY POLICY In respect for friends and family, the Troy Daily News prints a funeral directory free of charge. Families who would like photographs and

more detailed obituary information published in the Troy Daily News, should contact their local funeral home for pricing details.

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The house, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, has been in Gerald Tonkens’ family since 1955 and is described as being in “pristine” shape.

Tonkens, a car dealer, was 35 years old in 1953 when he asked Wright to build the home, even sending plans to the famous architect at his Taliesin West studio in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale. All he had to offer Wright was $25,000 and gumption.

His timing couldn’t have been better.

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Wright was in his mid-80s and was building what he called Usonian for “common” homes

American families at a prolific rate. Some of his latest designs used interlocking, concrete blocks molded on site in hopes of saving owners money by involving them in the construction process.

Tonkens’ second wife, Beverly Tonkens, said that Wright invited her husband to Taliesin West and asked him if he would be a “guinea pig” and allow Wright to build a concrete home in the Usonian Automatic style he had developed.

More than three years and about $125,000 later, Tonkens, his first wife and their two daughters moved into what is now known as the Tonkens House. It has been in their hands ever since, creating a 57-year continuum of ownership that is rare for a Frank Lloyd Wright home.

The asking price is $1.788 million. For another $70,000 or so, the house will come with original furniture designed by Wright.

David Woodin, president of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, said he expects a buzz to reverberate throughout the vast flock of Wright fans.

After all, it is one of just 270 Wright homes out there. Of those, just seven are Usonian Automatic, according to the conservancy.

“I consider the Tonkens House to be one of the premiere Usonian Automatic houses,” Woodin said.

“They’ve kept it in outstanding condition.”

Lori Wellinghoff, the real estate agent listing the home, agreed.

“This house has been way, way, way loved on,” she

said. “It’s in pristine condition.”

Wellinghoff and her husband David are vetting potential buyers to weed out people who just want to see the home. There will be no open houses.

A listing for the home on the conservancy’s website describes the house as “best-of-breed” Usonian Automatic.

“A Wright house like this often attracts national, sometimes international interest,” said the Conservancy’s executive director, Janet Halstead, who visited the Tonkens House a couple of years ago.

The last Usonian Automatic house to come onto the market, the 1955 Tracy House in Seattle, sold last year for $935,000, which was $224,000 below the asking price.

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Eighth grade — Jackson Armstrong, Alexis Barnthouse, Morgan Bowers, Cameron Burch, Alexa Dankworth, Nathan Dudte, Cheyanne English, Meghan Fiessinger, Reagan Fonner, Briana Haber, Arianna Hammond, Rebecca Hatton, Kayla Hemm, Connor Hensley, Victoria Holland, Brandon Lewis, Logan Magoto, Rachel Martin, Keith Matthews, Jessica McCulloch, Carlene McGuirk, Galilea Melendez-Esqueda, Justin Mittelstadt Audrey Neal, Paige Olberding, Maxwell Paris, Oscar Paris, Madeline Peltier, Maria Jose Poggi, Meredith Pruitt, Autumn Ramsey, Alexander Randazzo, Gavin Reedstrom, Lauryn Rutan, Matthew Sanders, , Brennin Scherpf, Dylan Sedam, Isiah Shannon, Cassie Sharits, Pete Sheehan, Jason Shiltz, Sierra Simon, Davin Snyder, Samantha Sowers, Sean Stanislaw, Brett Stapleton, Jerika Svajda, Zion Taylor, Sean Terando, Evan Thurmond, Megan Troy, Jenna Vent and Britney Whitlock.

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HONOR ROLLS Troy Junior High School TROY — Troy Junior High School has announced the names of honor students for the second grading period of the 2013-2014 school year.

• Principal’s List — 3.75 or better GPA Seventh grade — Nana Adachi, Caitlin Ball, Laura Barth, Emily Becker, Trent Bell, Adam Bilitzke, Julia Black, Joel Blount, James Boezi, Kylee Brooks, Sierra Brown, Krishna Brucia, Nathaniel Cantrell, Himeno Chiba, Emily Clawson, Grant Clawson, Samuel Coleman, Meredith Covault, Reldon Crabtree, Jacob Daniel, Rase Darrow, Dylan Davis, Jackson Davis, Joseph Dutton, Adam Falknor, Daisy Feltner, Lauren Fiessinger, Andrew Flamm, Elizabeth Freshour, Jacqueline Fulker, Zoey Geuder, Liam Gillespie, Austin Glover, Jordan Guilbault, Sydney Hafer, Lanie Hagen, Dakota Hamman, Hannah Hargrove, Megan Hartley, Graham Harvey, Melanie Harvey, Lauren Heckman, Maddison Heffner, Kaylee Hermann, Michael Hess, Alyse Holter, Paxon Hunter, Abigail Innes, Brian Joins, Meaghann Joseph, Emma Kazmaier, Austin Kloeker, Brooke Klopfenstein, Aislinn Klosterman, Emily Lairmore, David Law, Kyra Leckrone, Alec Lewis, Xander Magill, Kendra Magnuson, Madison McCray, Danielle McDonagh, Derek McDonagh, Matthew McGillivary, Molly Miller, Camryn Moeller, Christine Moser, Megan Myers, Savannah Nelson, Joshua Niemi, Lauren Noll, Lico Ono, Joseph Pascale, Anoop Patel, Dipsha Patel, Jankie Patel, Elizabeth Pedler, Kearston Riley, Madison Rougier, Elijah Sadler, Emma Selby, Emma Shigley, Miu Shinozaki, Sydney Short, Hannah Simister, Anthony Simon, Olyvia Slebo, A’Leigha Smith, Andrew Smith, Jaclyn Smith, Levi Smith, Miranda Smith, Charlotte Snee, Andrew Spayde, Slone Stammen,

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COVINGTON — Covington Middle School’s achievement rolls for the second quarter of the 2012-13 school year are as follows: • Principal’s list Sixth grade — Ian Benedict, Emma Hand, Lily Hargrave, Gray Harshbarger, Lauren Hebert, Thomas Kuether, Chad Miller, Samuel Pritchard, Elizabeth Schafer, Anna Winn and Chad Yohey.

Seventh grade — Deborah Burns, Mason Dilley, Sienna Edwards, Ryan Gengler, Spencer Hogue, Victoria Lyle, Braden Miller, Bryan Miller, Reuben Miller, Legend Patty and Joseph Schmelzer.

Eighth grade — Nathan Blei, Kelly Bowman, Emily Cordonnier, Anna Dunn, Adam Lefeld, Trevor Miller, Branden Robinson, Savanna Schaurer and Jesse Wall.

• Honor Roll Sixth grade — Paige Boehringer, Darlene Burns, Sara Draving, Parker Dysinger, Chelsea Ford, Makenna Gostomsky, Kyle Grieshop, Emily Hedrick, Kyra Hitchcock, Megan McKinley, Clair Minnich, Ashlyn Plessinger, Leah Poling, Caleb Rawson, Ashby Rench, Riley Richards, Kayla Scott, Jack Shell, Olivia VomBaur, Garrett Warner, Samantha Whiteman, Madison Williams and Natalie Zeitz.

Seventh grade — Danielle Alexander, Sarabeth Anderson, Mikenna Baker, Bradley Brown, Emily Clark, Brittany Daniel, Breann Dieperink, Tyler Freeman, Cade Harshbarger, Ethan Herron, Sarah Hubbard, Leslie Keith, Dylan Kelly, Breanna Kimmel, Nathan Lyle, Taylor Ray, Shae Robinson, Cameron Schilling, Andrew Slusher and Madison Wise.

Eighth grade — Allison Angle, Allison Babylon, Zane Barnes, Ross Bowman, Kayla Gray, Jenna Hagan, Matthew Kuether, Derek McCool, Brooklyn Meyer, Kristen Meyer, Anne Randall, Sarah Retz, Kara Schaffer, Kodie Taylor, Waunetta Thompson, Deron White, Rachel York and Brandi Young.

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• BASEBALL: There will be a Troy High School baseball informational parents meeting on at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the THS cafeteria. If you are unable to attend and have questions, please contact Ty Welker at Troy High School.

• BASKETBALL: Bradford High School boys and girls basketball is hosting a Ball Drop Fundraiser to support the basketball programs. Balls can be purchased for $20 or $50 for a package of three of them. Balls will be dropped following the BradfordMississinawa Valley boys game on Tuesday, with prizes given to the ball that lands closest to the target and three other randomly-drawn balls.

Contact Jeff Case at (937) 657-8919 or Deb Wirrig at (937) 417-0045 to purchase.

• BASKETBALL: Troy High School will be hosting a canned food drive at the Troy-Piqua boys basketball game Friday. Anyone who brings in a canned good will receive $1 off of their admission. All food is being donated to St. Patrick Soup Kitchen in Troy. The event is a partnership between the Piqua and Troy High School Key Clubs. The freshman game begins at 4:30 p.m.

• COACHING SEARCH: Bradford High School is looking for an assistant varsity track coach for shot put and discus. The position will also have junior high responsibilities. Please send a letter of interest, resume and references to Dusty Yingst, Athletic Director, 750 Railroad Ave., Bradford, OH 45308 or to dusty_yingst@darke.k12.oh.us.

Questions may be directed by email or phone (937) 448-6575, ext. 1107. The application deadline is Friday.

• BASEBALL: Troy Junior Baseball will be having a final registration signup date for the 2013 season. It will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday at Extra Innings (958 S. Dorset, next to Troy Christian High School).

Registration is open to children ages 5-15. 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, visit www.troyjuniorbaseball.com.

Trojans edge Vikings Troy survives big rally, wins 38-34

BY JOSH BROWN Sports Editor jbrown@civitasmedia.com After Miami East chipped away at Troy’s 20-5 first-quarter lead — and even briefly swiped the advantage late in the third quarter — the Trojans could have done one of two things.

Particularly with the memory of Sidney’s 16-point fourth-quarter comeback still fresh in their minds.

Troy coach Tim Miller was happy to see which one they chose.

“We could have taken a couple of steps backward,” Miller said. “We could have thought too much about last night and let it tighten us up.

PHOTO COURTESY OF LEE WOOLERY/SPEEDSHOT PHOTO But I thought the kids responded Troy’s Jalen Nelson drives to the hoop while Miami East’s real well. They maintained their Conner Hellyer defends Saturday night in Casstown. composure out there.”

CASSTOWN Troy (4-16) got key stops on the defensive end late and made the most of its chances on the other end, getting contributions from everyone on the floor to hold on for a 38-34 victory Saturday night at Miami East.

After the Vikings’ A.J. Hickman drove and dumped to Conner Hellyer for a layup that gave Miami East its first — and only — lead with 2:30 to play in the third, Tre Hudson drove on the ensuing possession and tied the game with a pull-up jumper, then Troy got a steal and Hudson hit Tyler Miller for a jumper to put Troy up 30-28 after

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Dynasty in the making Troy boys win yet another GWOC title Staff Reports Every season, the Troy boys bowling team establishes a goal ladder that begins with winning the Greater Western Ohio Conference North Division and climbs all the way to the state championship.

The Trojans are now standing on the first rung.

After wrapping up the GWOC North Division title on Thursday, Troy took the next step by winning the GWOC conference outright on Saturday.

Troy outpaced the 18-team GWOC tournament field at Beaver-Vu Bowl to lay claim to its fifth GWOC championship in the last six years. Ironically, the only season in that stretch that Troy missed out on the conference championship, the Trojans went on to win the state championship.

SPORTS CALENDAR TODAY Bowling Troy girls at GWOC (10 a.m.)

MONDAY No events scheduled TUESDAY Boys Basketball Miami East at Milton-Union (7:30 p.m.)

Newton at Russia (7:30 p.m.)

Troy Christian at Miami Valley (7 p.m.)

Tri-Village at Lehman (7:30 p.m.)

WEDNESDAY Girls Basketball Division III Sectional at Tippecanoe Milton-Union vs. Miami East (7:30 p.m.)

THURSDAY Boys Basketball Carlisle at Milton-Union (7:30 p.m.)

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Troy’s Todda Norris lookds to make a pass during a game against Piqua Saturday at Garby Gymnasium in Piqua.

Troy three-peats Seniors win 3rd straight GWOC North title

BY COLIN FOSTER Associate Sports Editor colinfoster@civitasmedia.com The four Troy seniors had a chance to become the first ever group in Troy girls basketball history to win three consecutive Greater Western Ohio Conference North Division championships Saturday.

PIQUA And it was an opportunity that Kristen Wood, Mackenzie Schulz, Todda Norris, Morgan Taylor and company weren’t about to let slip away on the road against rival Piqua.

The Trojans outscored the

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A.J. Bigelow stood out for Troy. Bigelow rolled a tournament high 760 series with games of 215, 278, and 267. Michael Barkett shot games of 212 and 244 on his way to a 632 series.

Both Bigelow and Barkett’s effort landed them on the GWOC All-Tournament Team. Cameron Hughes added a 221 and Austin Eidemiller contributed a 203 to Troy’s scoring.

Troy started sluggish with a team game of 964, good for sixth place in the field. Then the climb up the standings began. The Trojans rolled team games of 1,009 and 1,044 to elevate to second place, only 14 pins behind tournament leader Centerville heading into the ten-game baker set.

It quickly turned into a two team race as the Trojans and Elks pulled away from the field.

Troy traded the lead with Centerville during the first four baker games. In the pivotal fifth game, Troy busted out a 245 game to the Elks 156 that catapulted the Trojans from a 26-pin deficit to a 61-pin lead.

Centerville bounced back

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Wisconsin stuns No. 3 Michigan in OT Ben Brust hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with less than 40 seconds left in overtime to lift Wisconsin to a surprise 65-62 win over Michigan.

Brust’s shot at the end of regulation was a dramatic turn of events for Wisconsin (177, 8-3 Big Ten) and a soul crusher for Michigan (21-3, 8-3). Just moments earlier, Tim Hardaway Jr. hit a contested 3-pointer to put the Wolverines up 60-57 with less than 3 seconds left in regulation. See Page A9.

Several Troy swimmers advance to district Staff Reports

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Several members of the Troy swimming team advanced to district at this weekend’s Division I Sectional Meet.

The girls team, which swam on Saturday at Washington Township Rec Center in Dayton, had four total swimmers qualify

— including Michelle Zelnick in three events.

Zelnick placed first in the 100 back (58.86 seconds). She had the the fourth-fastest qualifying time out of district qualifiers.

Zelnick won her heat in the 200 IM and has the third best time in

the district (2:08.75). ”It shows that Michelle can go in the 200 and 500 and be fifth at state in both as a freshman, then she can pick two totally different events and perform well as a sophomore,” Troy coach Chris Morgan said. “She did real well against excellent competition.

She’ll have her work cut out for

her next week, too. The Southwest district is brutal, the toughest in Ohio.”

Zelnick, Meredith Orozco, Mackenzie and Cassie Rice placed sixth in the 200 freestyle relay (1:51.27).

“We’re very happy the 200 free relay team made it,” Morgan

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Troy’s Kristen Wood goes up for two of her gamehigh 22 points Saturday in Piqua.

Troy-Piqua ■ CONTINUED FROM A7 quarter, Troy had an eightIndians 25-16 in the second half, turning a six-point halftime lead into a 50-35 victory at Garby Gymnasium.

Greenville’s loss to Sidney Saturday gave Troy the outright league title.

“I’m real proud of all four seniors,” Kopp said. “This is the first time in school history that we’ve won three league titles in a row. That’s something really special.”

“It feels pretty awesome,” Wood said. “I feel like we brought it from not really being competitive to having something to play for.”

“It feels good because we’re the first ones at Troy to do this,” Morgan Taylor said.

“I feel like it’s overwhelming,” Norris said. “To be here with these seniors, it means a lot.”

Troy’s regular season finale must have felt like deja vu. Each of the last three seasons, the Trojans faced a must-win scenario in their final game in order to win the GWOC North title.

“It’s the third year in a row we’ve had to win (our last game) to get a piece of our league, and with that comes a little anxiety and nervousness with the girls,” Kopp said.

The Trojans (12-10, 8-2) coasted to a 50-22 victory over Indians in their first meeting of the season. That, however, was not the case on Saturday as Piqua remained feisty for three quarters of play.

Piqua (7-15, 2-8) rode the hot hand of Macy Yount in the first half. Yount, who scored seven of Piqua’s nine first quarter points, had 13 points by half as the Indians went into the locker room down 25-19. From that point on, though, Yount didn’t score again or attempt a shot.

Troy kept its lead between four and six points for most of the third quarter, before Schulz hit a pair at the foul line and converted a floater in traffic to put Troy up 35-24. By the end of the

point cushion.

Once the fourth kicked into gear, the Trojans hit the ground running and didn’t look back. Wood scored eight of her game-high 22 points in the final period as Troy outscored Piqua 14-7.

“I thought they did a really nice job in the first half of breaking our pressure,” Kopp said. “Rory (Hoke) had his girls ready. That was kind of what took us to an easy victory the first time, our press and forcing them into turnovers, but I thought they did a nice job against us.”

Schulz netted a careerhigh 15 points, Norris added eight.

“I kind of wanted to (score) the most points I ever did, and I wanted to play my heart out, and I did,” Schulz said.

Since the beginning of the season, Kopp has been saying his goals were for his team to win a GWOC North Division title and to play in the Division I Sectional finals.

Well, the Trojans can check one off their list after Saturday.

“We had two goals this season, win the league and get to a sectional title. We accomplished one, now we’ve got some time off before we go work on two.”

Troy will face the winner of Monday’s SidneyEdgewood game on Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Lebanon High School.

Troy — 50 Todda Norris 3-2-8, Kristen Wood 7-7-22, Mackenzie Schulz 62-15, Morgan Taylor 0-1-1, Sierra Besecker 1-0-2, Maddy Taylor 1-02. Totals: 18-12-50.

Piqua — 35 Mowery 0-1-1, Frannie Haney 2-0-4, Macy Yount 5-3-13, Katie Allen 2-0-4, Tasha Potts 3-1-7, Janise Hummel 1-0-2, Hannah Went 1-2-4. Totals: 14-7-35.

Score By Quarters Troy......................11 25 36 50 Piqua......................9 19 28 35 3-point goals: Troy — Wod, Schulz. Piqua — None.

Records: Troy 12-10, 8-2.

Piqua 7-15, 2-8.

Reserve score: Troy 19, Piqua 12.

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The Vikings (12-7) only scored six points from there against the Trojan defense and never got closer than four.

“Defense (was the key),” Miller said. “The kids did a real nice job of covering out and taking away their high-lows. I thought the kids bought into our gameplan, did a nice job of studying film and preparing today and came out and executed. It was a total team effort.”

“You’ve got to hand it to Troy. They lost a tough one last night, then they came in here tonight and won a tough one,” Miami East coach Allen Mack said.

“A.J. Hickman and Luke House didn’t get enough opportunities down low, but you’ve got to credit Troy’s help-side defense for that. And we didn’t shoot the ball well from the outside (2 for 12 from 3-point range), which might have loosened that up a little.”

Troy, however, did shoot well from the outside early.

Luke Manis hit three 3s in the first quarter and Taren Kinnel got the roll on one that made it a 20-5 game late in the first quarter.

But the Vikings forced seven second-quarter turnovers and scored nine straight, with a 3 by Conner Hellyer making it 20-14. Troy built the lead back to 24-15 after a dunk

by Tyler Miller in transition with less than 10 seconds to go in the half, but a pair of free throws by House made it 24-17 at the break.

“We scored 20 in the first quarter — we were real quick out of the gate,” Miller said. “But they (Mimai East) slowed the game down. They want to reverse the ball and reverse the ball and reverse the ball and control the tempo.”

“We’re nervouse, inexperienced, and even our seniors are young,” Mack said. “We’ve got to run the stuff we worked on in practice and execute. I was pleased with how we fought back, though.”

House and Hickman hit a pair of tough jumpers to start the third quarter, then House put up a 3 right before the Vikings were whistled for an offensive foul away from the ball. After a brief discussion between officials, the shot counted and the game was tied. After Troy retook the lead on a pair of Seth Perdziola free throws, Hellyer hit Hickman inside to tie the game again, then Hickman returned the favor to put East up 28-26.

But then the Trojans retook control and refused

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Miami East’s Luke House tries to score as Troy’s Tyler Miller defends Saturday in Casstown. to let it go.

“They’re a nice ballclub, and we know they’re not going to wilt and just give the game to us,” Miller said. “We knew they’d make a run. The question was if we had the fortitude to withstand that run and counterpunch.”

Jalen Nelson led the Trojans with 10 points — the only Troy player in double digits. Manis scored all nine of his in the first quarter, Hudson added six points and six assists, Miller had six points and five rebounds and Kinnel scored five points.

House led all scorers with 14 points, going 5 for 5 at the free throw line as the Vikings were 10 for 13 as a team. Hickman added eight points, Hellyer had five and Brandon Mack scored three.

“We’ve had a few fourthquarter games lately. Troy made the plays in the fourth tonight, and we didn’t,” Mack said. “We did some good things — we’ve struggled at the free throw line lately, so going 10 for 13 is good to see. Troy just spread us out late and got to the basket for easy shots, and we didn’t have enough offense to catch them.”

Miami East travels to

Miami East’s A.J. Hickman drives to the hole with Troy’s Seth Perdziola defending Saturday.

Milton-Union for another inter-county rivalry game on Tuesday, while Troy hosts Piqua on Friday in a rematch of the Trojans’ only overtime win on the year.

Troy — 38 Luke Manis 3-0-9, Jalen Nelson 5-0-10, T.J. Michael 0-0-0, Connor Super 0-0-0, Tre Hudson 3-0-6, Tyler Miller 3-0-6, Devin Blakely 0-0-0, Seth Perdziola 0-22, Taren Kinnel 2-0-5. Totals: 162-38.

Miami East — 34 Luke House 4-5-14, Braxton Donaldson 1-0-2, Franco Villella 0-1-1, Ross Snodgrass 0-0-0, Conner Hellyer 2-0-5, Kevin Jackson 0-0-0, Nick Beard 0-1-1, Brandon Mack 1-1-3, A.J. Hickman 3-2-8. Totals: 11-10-34.

Score By Quarters Troy.....................20 24 30 38 ME ........................7 17 28 34 3-point goals: Troy — Manis 3, Kinnel. Miami East — House, Hellyer.

Records: Troy 4-16. Miami East 12-7.

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Jets can’t miss in win over Bulldogs

Cavs fall to Nuggets

Staff Reports WEST MILTON — On Hall of Fame Night at Milton-Union High School, Bulldog head coach Rusty Berner got to witness his sister Kim get inducted.

What the first-year head coach didn’t want to see, however, was the Franklin Monroe Jets shoot the lights out.

The Jets shot a ridiculous 77 percent in the second and third quarters, scoring 61 points during that span to come away with a 73-61 win.

Franklin Monroe went 14 for 18 from the field in the third.

“I thought we came out with a ton of energy,” Berner said. “I think we were up 11 in the first. They just shot lights out. They were 77 percent in the second and third quarters. We weren’t doing some of the little things, but credit them, they were knocking down shots.”

Caleb Poland led the Bulldogs with 27 points and Ben Stelzer added 10. The duo had a combined seven

(14-5).

Bradford Friday.

Covington — 46 Connor Richard hit five Cron 2-0-4, Benedict 1-0-2, D. 3s and led Lehman (9-10) 3s on the night.

Owens 2-0-4, Craft 6-2-14, Angle 4Milton (13-7) hosts with 20 points.

2-10, C. Owens 6-0-12. Totals: 21Lehman hosts Tri- 4-46.

Miami East on Tuesday.

Village on Tuesday, while Anna — 54 Franklin Monroe — 73 Bensman 5-6-20, Chr. Williams hosts Franklin Fourman 3-0-9, Skelton 5-0-12, Bethel 2-1-6, Robinson 2-2-6, Ch. Williams Wiseman 1-0-2, Horner 4-0-9, Hyer Monroe Friday.

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4-1-12, Feithans 3-2-9, Maksuytis 1-0-2, Mong 9-0-18. Totals: 30-373.

Milton-Union — 61 Poland 9-4-27, Stelzer 3-2-10, Klosterman 1-5-7, Newman 1-0-2, Dickison 2-2-6, Albaugh 3-0-7, Pennington 2-0-4. Totals: 22-13-61.

Score By Quarters FM...........................6 34 67 73 M-U .......................15 30 42 61 3-point goals: Franklin Monroe — Fourman 3, Skelton 2, Horner, Feithans, Hyer 2. MiltonUnion — Poland 5, Stelzer 2, Albaugh.

Records: Franklin Monroe 129. Milton-Union 13-7.

Reserve score: Franklin Monroe 42, Milton-Union 41 2 OT.

Bethel 64, Lehman 61 SIDNEY — Gus Schwieterman and Patrick Bain powered Bethel past Lehman Saturday night, combining for 40 points in a 64-61 victory.

Schwieterman scored 24 points to lead all scorers, Bain added 16 and Christian Pfledderer chipped in 11 for the Bees

Bethel — 64 Bain 6-3-16, Hurst 1-1-3, Pfledderer 4-3-11, Clendening 1-02, Schwieterman 8-8-24, James 2-04, Wills 2-0-4. Totals: 24-15-64.

Lehman — 61 Richard 7-1-20, Husa 2-0-4, Frantz 4-2-12, Jacobs 4-5-13, Spearman 3-3-12. Totals: 20-1161.

Score By Quarters Bethel....................16 30 44 64 Lehman...................8 25 38 61 3-point goals: Bethel — Bain.

Lehman — Richard 5, Frantz 2, Spearman.

Records: Bethel 14-5. Lehman 9-10.

Anna 54, Covington 46 ANNA — The Anna Rockets canned eight 3pointers Saturday night, burning the Buccaneers from the outside to snap a tie after three quarters and win 54-46.

Ryan Craft led the Buccs (12-8) with 14 points and Austin Angle and Cole Owens each scored 12.

Covington hosts

7-1-18, Albers 0-4-4, Totals: 16-1454.

Score By Quarters Cov ..........................8 20 36 46 Anna........................8 28 36 54 3-point goals: Anna — Bensman 4, Ch. Williams 3, Chr. Williams. Covington — none.

Records: Anna 9-12.

Covington 12-8.

Reserve score: Anna 35, Covington 27.

• Girls Kenton Ridge 62, Tippecanoe 55 SPRINGFIELD — The Kenton Ridge Cougars (184, 7-3) got revenge against Central Buckeye Conference Kenton Trail Division rival Tippecanoe Saturday night in the regular season finale, jumping out to an early lead and holding off a second-half Red Devil rally in a 62-55 victory in a possible sectional final preview.

Carly Clodfelter led Tippecanoe (12-10, 6-4) with

17 points, Erica Comer added 11 and Chelsea Clawson scored nine points.

The Red Devils face Graham in the opening round of the sectional tournament Saturday.

Arcanum 54, Milton-Union 46 ARCANUM — Arcanum outlasted Milton-Union for a 54-46 victory Saturday.

Brooke Falb led the Bulldogs with 14 points, while Jordan Pricer added nine.

The Bulldogs (2-19) will host a makeup game Monday against Madison.

Milton-Union — 46 Thompson 3-0-7, Albaugh 1-02, Martens 0-2-2, Swartztrauber 20-6, Falb 5-2-14, Pricer 3-2-9, Courtright 2-2-6. Totals: 16-8-46.

Arcanum — 54 Abner 3-4-10, O’Donnell 12-226, Prestel 2-0-4, Buck 1-1-3, Weaver 0-4-4, Deao 2-0-4, Denniston 1-1-3. Totals: 21-12-54.

Score By Quarters M-U .........................9 19 32 46 Arcanum...............12 23 37 54 3-point goals: Milton-Union — Thompson, Swartztrauber (2), Falb (2), Pricer. Franklin Monroe — None.

Records: Milton-Union 2-19.

Arcanum 10-11.

Reserve score: Milton-Union won.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Danilo Gallinari scored 19 points, Kenneth Faried added 17 and the Denver Nuggets won their ninth straight game with a 111103 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.

The Nuggets, who have won 15 of 17, are on their longest winning streak since posting 10 straight victories from March 30April 15, 2005.

Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 26 points, but was plagued by foul trouble. The All-Star guard picked up his fourth foul with 5:20 remaining in the third quarter and went to the bench with the Nuggets leading 72-61. Irving returned to start the fourth quarter with Denver ahead 84-73. He scored 12 points in the period, but Cleveland’s rally fell short.

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Temple edges Dayton, 72-71

Cincinnati defeated by Pittsburgh By the Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ben Brust hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with less than 40 seconds left in overtime to help Wisconsin upset Michigan 65-62.

Brust’s shot at the end of regulation was a dramatic turn of events for Wisconsin (17-7, 8-3 Big Ten) and a soul crusher for Michigan (21-3, 8-3). Just moments earlier, Tim Hardaway Jr. hit a contested 3-pointer to put the Wolverines up 60-57 with less than 3 seconds left in regulation.

Following a timeout, Mike Bruesewitz passed up his first option on the inbound play and hit Brust in stride. The guard took one dribble across halfcourt and launched a shot that hit nothing but net.

Brust scored 14 points for Wisconsin, while Trey Burke had 19 points for Michigan.

No. 23 Pittsburgh 62, NO. 17 Cincinnati 52 CINCINNATI — Tray Woodall scored 14 points and led a late surge that sent Pittsburgh to a victory over Cincinnati, keeping the momentum going for one of the Big East’s hottest teams.

The Panthers (20-5, 8-4) have won seven of their last eight games overall and four of their last five on the road.

They beat No. 6 Syracuse 6555 a week ago, vaulting them into the Top 25.

Woodall hit a pair of free throws and a 3-pointer during a 7-0 run that put Pitt ahead to stay with 3:21 left.

The conference’s stingiest defense held Cincinnati (186, 6-5) without a field goal over the final 9 minutes, 21 seconds.

No. 2 Florida 83, Miss. State 58 GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Mike Rosario scored 18 points, Erik Murphy added 17 and No. 2 Florida bounced back from a humbling loss earlier in the week to thump Mississippi State 83-58 on Saturday.

The game looked every bit like a matchup of the Southeastern Conference’s best and worst teams.

Then again, it wasn’t nearly as lopsided as the 35point beatdown the Gators handed the Bulldogs on their home court two weeks ago.

Casey Prather, playing in place of injured forward Will Yeguete, chipped in 12 points and five rebounds. Yeguete had arthroscopic surgery Friday to remove loose bodies in his right knee and will miss at least the rest of the regular season.

Oklahoma 72, No. 5 Kansas 66 NORMAN, Okla. — Romero Osby scored 17 points, Steven Pledger added 15 and Oklahoma held off Kansas to give the Jayhawks their first three-game losing streak in eight years.

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Wisconsin’s Sam Dekker shoots against Michigan’s Mitch McGary during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin defeated Michigan 65-62 in overtime.

The Sooners (15-7, 6-4 Big 12) snapped a 10-game losing streak in the series and took down a top 5 opponent for the first time since beating then-No. 4 Texas on Jan. 28, 2006.

No. 8 Miami 87, North Carolina 61 CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Shane Larkin had 18 points and a career-high nine assists, and Miami hit a school record-tying 15 3pointers to beat North Carolina for its 11th straight victory.

With Miami Heat stars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in the stands, the Hurricanes put on another show at home, building margins of 9-0 and 44-27 to improve to 11-0 at home, where each of their past four wins have been by at least 22 points.

No. 13 Kansas St. 79, Iowa State 70 MANHATTAN, Kan. — Rodney McGruder scored 22 points and Angel Rodriguez added 20 as Kansas State knocked off Iowa State to take sole possession of first place in the Big 12.

Korie Lucious led the Cyclones (16-7, 6-4) with 16 points and reserve Tyrus McGee had 15.

No. 14 Butler 59, George Wash. 56 WASHINGTON — Rotnei Clark scored 14 points and Butler nearly blew a 17-point lead, going the last 7½ minutes without

a field goal, before holding on for a victory over George Washington.

No. 20 G-Town 69, Rutgers 63 PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Markel Starks scored 20 points and Otto Porter took over down the stretch to lead Georgetown over Rutgers.

Porter had 15 of his 19 points in the second half and grabbed 14 rebounds for the Hoyas (17-4, 7-3 Big East), who have won five straight and seven of their last eight.

Mikael Hopkins had 12 of his 14 points after halftime and D’Vaun Smith-Rivera scored 13.

Eli Carter had 23 points for the Scarlet Knights (1210, 3-8), who lost their sixth straight.

After a string of nine straight scoring sequences produced either a lead change or tie, Porter scored on a fast-break layup to make it 62-60 with 4:44 left to give the Hoyas the lead for good.

No. 21 Missouri 98, Mississipi 79 COLUMBIA, Mo. — Alex Oriakhi scored a career-high 22 points and added 18 rebounds, three blocks to lead Missouri over Mississippi.

Phil Pressey had four assists to break Anthony Peeler’s school record and had 22 points for Missouri (17-6, 6-4 Southeastern Conference), which bounced back from its latest discour-

aging road loss, a 1-point setback at Texas A&M on Thursday. The Tigers are 140 at home and 0-5 on the road.

Marshall Henderson had 16 points on 4-for-15 shooting for Mississippi (18-5, 73), which was on the verge of cracking the Top 25 last week but has lost three of four. Jarvis Summers also had 16 points, while Murphy Holloway, coming off a career-best 24 points, was held to seven in 30 minutes.

No. 22 Okla. State 72, Texas 59 AUSTIN, Texas — Marcus Smart scored 23 points and Oklahoma State cruised past struggling Texas for the Cowboys’ fifth straight win.

Markel Brown added 17 points for the Cowboys (17-5, 7-3 Big 12), who sputtered offensively for long stretches but used their own tough defense to clamp down on the Longhorns.

No. 24 Marquette 89, Depaul 78 MILWAUKEE — Vander Blue scored 18 points and Junior Cadougan added 17 as Marquette held off DePaul to send the Blue Demons to their eighth straight loss.

With the win, Marquette (17-5, 8-2) moved one-half game ahead of No. 9 Syracuse for first place in the Big East. Syracuse plays at home Sunday against St. Johns.

odds to place second in the 500 free (5:37.71).

“Tommy and Will, both being able to make it out like they did, that was great,” Morgan said. “The Rice girls (Cassie and Mackenzie) and Meredith getting to go back (to district) — we’re going to have some fun. This is a great group of kids.”

In the relay events, Jackson, Joel Evans, Jared Liew and Matthew Roetter placed second in their heat of the 200 free (1:35.85) to qualify. In the 200 medley relay, Armstrong, Joel Evans, Roetter and Jackson finished second in a time of 1:45.56, which ranks 18th in

the district.

• Division II Girls Troy Christian’s Gabriella Fulton and a trio of Tippecanoe Red Devils qualified for next week’s district meet in a pair of individual events Saturday at Trotwood’s Division II Sectional meet.

Fulton was ninth in the 100 breast (1:12.07) and ninth in the 200 IM (2:21.34), and the Eagles’ 400 free relay team finished 12th (4:22.95) to advance.

Bailey Cahill had the best finish for Tippecanoe, taking fourth in the 100 fly (1:02.57). She was also 13th in the 200 IM (2:28.92),

while Cameron Cahill was 10th in the 200 IM (2:21.36) and 12th in the 100 breast (1:13.34). Sidney Roemke was also ninth in the 100 free (58.28 seconds) and 11th in the 100 back (1:05).

Samantha Williams qualified in the 500 free, finishing seventh (5:44.62), while all three relay teams advanced, as well. The 200 free team (1:48.04) and 200 medley team (1:58.55) were both fifth, and the 400 free team was seventh (4:08.25).

• Division II Boys At Friday night’s Division II Sectional Meet, several area swimmers advanced to district.

DAYTON (AP) — Khalif Wyatt scored 20 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 7 seconds left, then Temple hung on in a frenzied final second to complete its come-frombehind 72-71 win over Dayton on Saturday.

The Owls (16-7, 5-4 Atlantic 10 Conference), who trailed 68-58 with 4:31 remaining, closed the game with a 14-3 spurt, with Scootie Randall scoring five in the spree. After Wyatt’s Will 3-pointer, Cummings stole the ball from the Flyers’ Kevin Dillard with 3 seconds showing.

In the last second, Dayton missed two free throws and Temple missed three, plus committed a turnover when Jake O’Brien fired his second free-throw attempt off the backboard. The Flyers (13-10, 3-6) inbounded the ball, but it was touched by the Owls, ending the game.

Toledo 60, E. Michigan 52 TOLEDO — Rian Pearson scored 29 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Toledo to a 60-52 win over Eastern Michigan on Saturday night.

Toledo (11-10, 7-3 M i d - A m e r i c a n Conference) extended its win streak to five games.

The Rockets are now in

a first place tie in the MAC’s West Division with Western Michigan, which lost to Ball State 65-62 on Saturday.

Ohio 72, BGSU 63 ATHENS — Reggie Keely had 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead Ohio to a 72-63 victory over Bowling Green on Saturday.

T.J. Hall and Walter Offutt contributed 12 points apiece, and D.J. Cooper had 10 points and eight assists for the Bobcats (17-6, 8-1), who improved to 13-1 at home.

Kent State 87, C. Michigan 72 KENT — Chris Evans had 19 points and every Kent State starter reached double figures as the Golden Flashes defeated Mid-American Conference-foe Central Michigan 87-72 on Saturday.

Evans also pulled down eight rebounds for Kent State (13-11, 4-6), which also got 18 points from Darren Goodson, 16 from Kris Brewer, 15 from Randal Holt and 10 from Mark Henniger.

Brewer and Holt each hit three 3-pointers as the Golden Flashes knocked down 11 of 22 trey attempts while making 55.8 percent (29 of 52) from the field.

Brewer added seven of Kent State’s 18 assists.

■ Hockey

Trojans fall to St. Xavier, 3-2 Staff Reports

CINCINNATI

CINCINNATI — St. Xavier defeated Troy in overtime by a score of 3-2 Saturday in the semifinal round of the Southwest Ohio High School Hockey League.

After St. Xavier scored the first two goals of the game in the opening period, the Trojans (19-14) came back to tie the game in the third. Will Schober scored Troy’s first goal, which came off assists by Clay Terrill and Logan Tiderington.

Michael Walter scored the final goal for the Trojans.

Troy found itself on a 5on-3 penalty kill just moments into the extra time — and St. X scored to knock the Trojans out of the tournament.

“All in all, we played a very good game, especially in the third period when we were able to come back and tie it,” Troy coach Larrell Walters said. “It was a very even game that either team could have won.”

The Trojans start state tournament play Saturday against Centerville. The game starts at 4 p.m. at Ice House in Columbus.

■ Boys Bowling

Bowling ■ CONTINUED FROM A7 with games of 212-225223-228 to turn up the pressure, but Troy did not blink. The Trojans countered with 207-245-184234 over the same stretch to stubbornly hold the lead. With only 43 pins separating the two teams, Troy’s 190 in the last game was enough to hold off the Elks as the slugfest finally came to an end. Troy averaged

216 for the ten game baker block.

Troy will attempt to gain a foothold on the next rung of the ladder Friday at the Division I Sectional Tournament at Woodman Lanes.

Troy 964-1009-1044-248158-232-213-245-207-245-184234-190 – 5,178 Michael Barkett 212-178244, Austin Eidemiller 203-178173, Andrew Spencer 166-154170, Cameron Hughes 168-221190, A.J. Bigelow 215-278-267

■ Swimming

Swimming ■ CONTINUED FROM A7 said. “For them to get another opportunity to go to Miami and swim one last time is great.”

On Friday night at Trotwood High School, the Troy boys had several qualifiers at the Division I Southwest District. Tommy Jackson swam the 100 back in a time of 57.40 seconds to finish second in his heat.

Jackson’s time was the 19th fastest district time. Jackson also placed second in the 100 fly (56.25 seconds) to advance. Will Armstrong — who was out of school for three days due to an illness this week — overcame all

Tippecanoe’s Elias Jay Bell (23.05 seconds, third), Jack Gaskins (24, ninth) and Grant Koch (24.1, 10th) all quaified in the 50 free. In the 100 free, Jay Bell was second (49.73), Evan Stapp got eigth (52.74) and Gaskins finished ninth (53.21).

In the 100 breast, Tippecanoe’s Michael Taylor placed fifth (1:08.21), Stapp finished fifth (1:08.21) and Troy Christian’s Zane Fulton took seventh (1:08.55).

The Red Devils had three relay teams advance to district, as well. In the 200 free relay, Koch, Gaskins, Bell and Chase Conley placed second (1:34.44), while that

same group finished second in the 400 free relay (3:30.44). Stapp, Taylor, Conley and Zach Robbins finished fourth (1:51.17).

Troy Christian’s Jason Bamford finished seventh in the 200 IM (2:14.28). In the 200 free relay, Fulton, Bamford, Mark Dillahunt and Markley finished sixth (1:42.5). That same group placed fifth in the 400 free relay (3:45.81) and also took fifth in the 200 medley relay (1:53.09).

Bethel’s Benton Wright qualified in multiple events.

He took fifth in the 50 free (23.5 seconds) and seventh in the 100 fly (1:00.65).

A10

Sunday, February 10, 2013

BASEBALL Baseball Calendar Feb.4-21 — Salary arbitration hearings, Phoenix.

Feb. 12 — Mandatory reporting date for players participating in the World Baseball Classic in Asia. Mandatory reporting date for all other pitchers and catchers participating in the WBC. Voluntary reporting date for pitchers and catchers not participating in the WBC. Feb. 15 — Mandatory reporting date for WBC players not participating in Asia.

Voluntary reporting date for position players not participating in the WBC. Feb. 20 — Mandatory reporting date for players not participating in the WBC. March 2-11 — Teams may renew contracts of unsigned players.

March 2-19 — World Baseball Classic.

March 13 — Last day to place a player on unconditional release waivers and pay 30 days termination pay instead of 45 days.

March 27 — Last day to request unconditional release waivers on a player without having to pay his full 2013 salary.

March 31 — Opening day, Texas at Houston. Active rosters reduced to 25 players.

June 6 — Amateur draft.

July 12 — Deadline for amateur draft picks to sign.

July 16 — All-Star game, Citi Field, New York.

July 28 — Hall of Fame induction, Cooperstown, N.Y. July 31 — Last day to trade a player without securing waivers.

Sept. 1 — Active rosters expand to 40 players.

Oct. 23 — World Series begins.

HOCKEY National Hockey League All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA New Jersey 11 7 1 3 17 30 23 Pittsburgh 12 8 4 0 16 40 29 Philadelphia 12 5 6 1 11 29 33 N.Y. Rangers 10 5 5 0 10 24 26 N.Y. Islanders 11 4 6 1 9 32 37 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 9 7 1 1 15 26 20 Ottawa 12 6 4 2 14 31 23 Toronto 12 7 5 0 14 34 31 11 6 4 1 13 31 30 Montreal 12 5 6 1 11 38 43 Buffalo Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 10 6 4 0 12 42 27 10 5 4 1 11 28 30 Carolina 11 5 5 1 11 30 37 Winnipeg 11 4 6 1 9 25 40 Florida Washington 12 3 8 1 7 30 41 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 11 9 0 2 20 39 25 11 5 2 4 14 24 23 Nashville 11 6 4 1 13 30 30 Detroit 11 6 4 1 13 38 36 St. Louis Columbus 11 3 6 2 8 23 36 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 10 6 2 2 14 28 23 Edmonton 11 4 4 3 11 25 29 Minnesota 11 5 5 1 11 24 29 8 3 3 2 8 24 28 Calgary Colorado 10 4 6 0 8 21 26 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 11 8 2 1 17 39 31 Anaheim San Jose 11 7 2 2 16 34 22 12 6 5 1 13 26 28 Dallas 12 5 5 2 12 32 33 Phoenix Los Angeles 9 3 4 2 8 20 28 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Friday's Games Dallas 3, Anaheim 1 Saturday's Games Phoenix 1, San Jose 0, SO Anaheim 6, St. Louis 5, SO New Jersey 3, Pittsburgh 1 Philadelphia 4, Carolina 3, OT Detroit 2, Edmonton 1 Winnipeg 1, Ottawa 0 Buffalo 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 Washington 5, Florida 0 Toronto 6, Montreal 0 Minnesota 2, Nashville 1, OT Tampa Bay at Boston, ppd., snow Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Sunday's Games Los Angeles at Detroit, 12:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Monday's Games Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at Calgary, 9 p.m.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct New York 32 16 .667 Brooklyn 29 21 .580 Boston 26 23 .531 Philadelphia 22 27 .449 Toronto 18 32 .360 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 33 14 .702 Atlanta 27 22 .551 Washington 14 35 .286 Orlando 14 36 .280 Charlotte 11 39 .220 Central Division W L Pct Indiana 31 20 .608 Chicago 30 20 .600 Milwaukee 25 24 .510 Detroit 20 32 .385 Cleveland 16 35 .314 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 39 12 .765 Memphis 31 18 .633 Houston 28 24 .538 Dallas 22 28 .440 New Orleans 17 33 .340 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 38 12 .760 Denver 33 18 .647 Utah 28 23 .549 Portland 25 25 .500 Minnesota 18 29 .383 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Clippers 35 17 .673 Golden State 30 21 .588 L.A. Lakers 24 27 .471 Sacramento 17 33 .340 Phoenix 17 34 .333

GB — 4 6½ 10½ 15 GB — 7 20 20½ 23½ GB — ½ 5 11½ 15 GB — 7 11½ 16½ 21½ GB — 5½ 10½ 13 18½ GB — 4½ 10½ 17 17½

Friday's Games L.A. Lakers 100, Charlotte 93 Toronto 100, Indiana 98, OT Washington 89, Brooklyn 74 New Orleans 111, Atlanta 100 Cleveland 119, Orlando 108 Detroit 119, San Antonio 109 Houston 118, Portland 103 Memphis 99, Golden State 93 New York 100, Minnesota 94 Oklahoma City 127, Phoenix 96 Miami 111, L.A. Clippers 89 Chicago 93, Utah 89 Saturday's Games Denver 111, Cleveland 103 Philadelphia 87, Charlotte 76 Dallas 116, Golden State 91 Detroit 105, Milwaukee 100 Utah at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Sunday's Games L.A. Clippers at NewYork, 1 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Miami, 3:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Denver at Boston, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Portland at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Brooklyn, 8 p.m.

Houston at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Monday's Games Minnesota at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Boston at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at Indiana, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Washington at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday's College Basketball Scores EAST American U. 70, Colgate 55 Bloomsburg 80, Cheyney 64 Boston U. 79, Binghamton 58 Bucknell 60, Army 58 Buffalo 59, N. Illinois 54 Butler 59, George Washington 56 Edinboro 82, Lock Haven 72 Georgetown 69, Rutgers 63 Hartwick 64, Elmira 44 Hobart 76, Bard 59 Iona 78, Rider 71 Keystone 79, Immaculata 77 La Salle 89, Fordham 53 Lafayette 70, Navy 47 LeMoyne 65, Assumption 63 Lebanon Valley 81, Messiah 72 Lehigh 68, Holy Cross 61 Maine 66, Albany (NY) 52 Mansfield 74, Shippensburg 66 Mercyhurst 60, Slippery Rock 57 Moravian 77, Susquehanna 60 Mount Aloysius 69, Pitt.-Bradford 65 Mount St. Mary's 69, St. Francis (Pa.) 58 Penn 71, Brown 48 RIT 63, Vassar 60 Randolph-Macon 85, E. Mennonite 71 Robert Morris 83, Wagner 79, OT Scranton 82, Catholic 74 St. Bonaventure 67, Rhode Island 61 Stevens Tech 87, Ithaca 65 UMass 80, Saint Joseph's 62 Ursinus 58, Johns Hopkins 50 Vermont 67, UMBC 55 Villanova 68, South Florida 40 Washington (Md.) 72, Gettysburg 57 West Chester 79, Millersville 63 Wilkes 72, Eastern 61 William Paterson 65, RutgersCamden 56 Xavier 73, Duquesne 65 Yale 69, Princeton 65 Yeshiva 71, CCNY 59 MIDWEST Adrian 70, Alma 65 Akron 54, Miami (Ohio) 50 Ashland 79, Malone 62 Augsburg 82, St. Olaf 71 Augustana (SD) 72, Northern St. (SD) 62 Aurora 108, Maranatha Baptist 52 Ball St. 65, W. Michigan 62 Beloit 89, Knox 65 Benedictine (Ill.) 65, Marian (Wis.) 62 Bethany Lutheran 86, North Central (Minn.) 55 Bethel (Minn.) 94, St. Mary's (Minn.)

46 Carleton 84, Macalester 71 Carroll (Wis.) 82, Monmouth (Ill.) 45 Concordia (Moor.) 90, Hamline 78 Concordia (St.P.) 85, Bemidji St. 84 Concordia (Wis.) 61, Wis. Lutheran 55 Cornerstone 84, Concordia (Mich.)

72 Crown (Minn.) 71, Northland 59 Culver-Stockton 84, Baker 67 Davenport 72, Aquinas 46 Edgewood 64, Rockford 60 Ferris St. 69, N. Michigan 63 Findlay 81, Tiffin 60 Green Bay 68, Detroit 59 Hillsdale 75, Ohio Dominican 64 Hope 73, Calvin 70 Indiana St. 66, S. Illinois 65 Iowa 71, Northwestern 57 Kalamazoo 78, Albion 76 Kansas St. 79, Iowa St. 70 Kent St. 87, Cent. Michigan 72 Lawrence Tech 76, MichiganDearborn 64 Madonna 75, Siena Heights 57 Marquette 89, DePaul 78 Michigan St. 78, Purdue 65 Michigan Tech 69, Grand Valley St. 51 Milwaukee Engineering 72, Concordia (Ill.) 67 Minn. St.-Mankato 93, Minn.Crookston 55 Minn.-Morris 75, St. Scholastica 68 Missouri 98, Mississippi 79 N. Dakota St. 58, IPFW 54 NJIT 63, Chicago St. 58 Nebraska-Omaha 85, IUPUI 78 Northwestern (Iowa) 100, Doane 75 Northwestern (Minn.) 74, Martin Luther 62 Oakland 88, S. Dakota St. 83 Oberlin 51, DePauw 49 Ohio 72, Bowling Green 63 Olivet 84, Trine 79 Park 85, Williams Baptist 73 Pittsburgh 62, Cincinnati 52 Ripon 79, Illinois College 72 SE Missouri 77, E. Illinois 64 SW Minnesota St. 78, Minot St. 68 Saginaw Valley St. 79, Wayne (Mich.)

74 Sioux Falls 75, Mary 70 Spring Arbor 79, Goshen 67 St. Thomas (Minn.) 93, St. John's (Minn.) 68 Temple 72, Dayton 71 Toledo 60, E. Michigan 52 UMKC 80, South Dakota 65 Upper Iowa 71, St. Cloud St. 70 Valparaiso 80, Cleveland St. 72 Walsh 72, Lake Erie 51 Wayne (Neb.) 73, Minn. St.Moorhead 70 Webster 76, Dominican (Ill.) 69 Wichita St. 79, Missouri St. 50 Winona St. 89, Minn. Duluth 73 Wis.-Oshkosh 76, Wis.-River Falls 72, 2OT Wis.-Platteville 77, Wis.-La Crosse 70

SPORTS

Scores AND SCHEDULES

SPORTS ON TV TODAY GOLF 9 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Joburg Open, final round, at Johannesburg (same-day tape) 1 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, final round, at Pebble Beach, Calif.

3 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour, Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, final round, at Pebble Beach, Calif.

7 p.m. TGC — Champions Tour, Allianz Championship, final round, at Boca Raton, Fla. (same-day tape) MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1 p.m. CBS — Indiana at Ohio St. 3 p.m. ESPN — St. John's at Syracuse 10 p.m. FSN — Washington at Southern Cal NBA BASKETBALL 1 p.m. ABC — L.A. Clippers at New York 3:30 p.m. ABC — L.A. Lakers at Miami 8 p.m. ESPN — San Antonio at Brooklyn NHL HOCKEY 12:30 p.m. NBC — Los Angeles at Detroit 7:30 p.m. NBCSN — New Jersey at Pittsburgh PREP BASKETBALL 6 p.m. ESPN2 — Chester (Pa.) at Neumann-Goretti (Pa.) RUGBY 2 p.m. NBCSN — USA Sevens, semifinals, teams TBD, at Las Vegas 4 p.m. NBC — USA Sevens, consolation games and championship, teams TBD, at Las Vegas WINTER SPORTS 6 p.m. NBCSN — Biathlon World Championships, men's pursuit, at Nove Mesto, Czech Republic (same-day tape) WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1 p.m. FSN — Houston at Rice 2 p.m. ESPN2 — Michigan St. at Penn St. 3 p.m. FSN — Tulane at Tulsa 4 p.m. ESPN2 — Kentucky at Vanderbilt 5 p.m. FSN — Oklahoma St. at Oklahoma Wis.-Stout 70, Wis.-Eau Claire 54 Wis.-Whitewater 84, Wis.-Superior 53 Wisconsin 65, Michigan 62, OT Wright St. 64, Milwaukee 49 SOUTH Alabama 60, LSU 57 Alabama St. 69, Alabama A&M 62 Anderson (SC) 80, Catawba 64 Arkansas St. 67, W. Kentucky 49 Barton 64, Limestone 59 Bellarmine 95, St. Joseph's (Ind.) 77 Belmont 78, Austin Peay 65 Brevard 76, Mars Hill 73 Bryan 79, St. Andrews 68 Campbellsville 69, Cumberlands 53 Carson-Newman 61, Lenoir-Rhyne 58 Charleston Southern 86, Campbell 68 Coll. of Charleston 71, Chattanooga 68 Davidson 87, Appalachian St. 52 Delaware 79, George Mason 72 E. Kentucky 68, Morehead St. 47 ETSU 62, Stetson 61 Elon 64, Furman 60 Erskine 84, Pfeiffer 58 Fisk 83, Dillard 67 Florida 83, Mississippi St. 58 Florida Gulf Coast 74, SC-Upstate 49 Gardner-Webb 71, Liberty 68 Georgetown (Ky.) 102, Virginia-Wise 62 Georgia 52, Texas A&M 46 Georgia Tech 64, Virginia Tech 54 Greensboro 90, Maryville (Tenn.) 79 Hampden-Sydney 95, Bridgewater (Va.) 49 High Point 74, Coastal Carolina 62 Hofstra 65, UNC Wilmington 56 Houston Baptist 75, New Orleans 68, OT Howard 63, Md.-Eastern Shore 44 Johnson C. Smith 82, Fayetteville St. 73 Kennesaw St. 75, Jacksonville 68 Kentucky 72, Auburn 62 Kentucky Christian 100, Free Will Baptist 67 Lewis 67, Kentucky Wesleyan 64 Lindsey Wilson 72, Cumberland (Tenn.) 55 Longwood 62, Winthrop 56 Louisiana Tech 84, Texas St. 69 Loyola NO 58, Spring Hill 48 Lynchburg 91, Emory & Henry 79 MVSU 80, Alcorn St. 75 Martin Methodist 86, Morris 66 Memphis 89, Southern Miss. 76 Mercer 64, North Florida 44 Miami 87, North Carolina 61 Middle Tennessee 93, Troy 41 Morgan St. 80, Coppin St. 51 Mount Olive 95, Lees-McRae 74 Murray St. 69, Tennessee St. 48 NC A&T 65, Bethune-Cookman 55 NC Central 51, Florida A&M 43 Newberry 113, Lincoln Memorial 98 Norfolk St. 74, Delaware St. 56 Northeastern 79, Old Dominion 74, OT Northwestern St. 93, Cent. Arkansas 73 Prairie View 63, Grambling St. 53 Radford 76, Presbyterian 65 Randolph 64, Washington & Lee 59 Roanoke 65, Shenandoah 61 SE Louisiana 73, Nicholls St. 62 Saint Louis 56, Richmond 46 Samford 79, The Citadel 67 Savannah St. 50, SC State 46 South Alabama 72, FAU 71 St. Catharine 93, Pikeville 90 Tennessee Tech 78, Jacksonville St. 64 Texas Southern 61, Jackson St. 54 Thomas More 72, Thiel 62 Towson 90, Georgia St. 82, OT UAB 75, Marshall 61 UCF 83, East Carolina 73 UT-Martin 77, SIU-Edwardsville 68 Union (Ky.) 95, Cincinnati-Clermont 87 Union (Tenn.) 73, Christian Brothers 70 VCU 68, Charlotte 61 Va. Wesleyan 70, Guilford 62 Vanderbilt 67, Arkansas 49 W. Carolina 71, Georgia Southern 62 Wake Forest 71, Florida St. 46 Wingate 69, Tusculum 46 Wofford 59, UNC Greensboro 50 Young Harris 86, Augusta St. 76 SOUTHWEST Ark.-Pine Bluff 55, Southern U. 52 Baylor 75, Texas Tech 48 North Texas 77, FIU 67 Oklahoma 72, Kansas 66 Oklahoma St. 72, Texas 59

Philander Smith 75, Xavier (NO) 68 SMU 61, Rice 39 Sam Houston St. 78, Lamar 40 Stephen F. Austin 77, Oral Roberts 67 Texas A&M-CC 61, McNeese St. 58 Texas-Arlington 68, UTSA 63 Tulane 88, Houston 85 West Virginia 63, TCU 50 FAR WEST Boise St. 68, Wyoming 61 Denver 74, Idaho 58 E. Washington 77, N. Arizona 74, OT Gonzaga 74, Loyola Marymount 55 Nevada 74, Air Force 69 Oregon 73, Utah 64 Pepperdine 72, Portland 68, OT San Diego St. 75, Fresno St. 53 Stanford 62, Arizona St. 59 Saturday's Scores Boys Basketball Ada 55, Dola Hardin Northern 33 Alliance 78, Minerva 45 Arcadia 51, Fostoria St. Wendelin 39 Ashland 63, Mt.Vernon 52 Athens 58, Marietta 45 Bedford 51, Maple Hts. 50 Bloomdale Elmwood 48, Wauseon 45 Brookville 56, Lewisburg Tri-County N. 53 Bucyrus 48, New Washington Buckeye Cent. 43 Can. McKinley 65, E. Cle. Shaw 52 Can. Timken 74, Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 62 Carey 70, Van Buren 41 Castalia Margaretta 52, Bellevue 51 Centerville 61, Day. Meadowdale 39 Cin. Deer Park 55, Batavia 16 Cin. Moeller 63, Cin. Winton Woods 47 Cin. NW 65, Harrison 46 Cin.Taft 86, Cin. Western Hills 78 Cin.Turpin 83, Cin. Princeton 75 Cin. Withrow 67, Cols. Marion-Franklin 60 Cin. Woodward 57, Cin. Wyoming 47 Circleville Logan Elm 62, Circleville 42 Cle. St. Ignatius 67, Cle. Max Hayes 46 Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 64, Robertson County, Ky. 59 Continental 45, Stryker 31 Cory-Rawson 54, Bascom HopewellLoudon 42 Dalton 56, Strasburg-Franklin 33 Day. Chaminade-Julienne 56, Day. Carroll 43 Day. Christian 59, Cin. College Prep. 26 Day. Thurgood Marshall 63, Richmond, Ind. 49 Defiance 73, Lima Sr. 69 Eaton 69, Arcanum 47 Findlay 66, Lima Shawnee 61 Findlay Liberty-Benton 51, Bluffton 31 Ft. Loramie 56, Day. Jefferson 53 Ft. Recovery 73, Clayton Northmont 65 Germantown Valley View 94, Waynesville 76 Greenup Co., Ky. 40, Waverly 39 Hilliard Davidson 50, New Concord John Glenn 36 Holgate 35, Hamler Patrick Henry 27 Hubbard 50, Vienna Mathews 42 Ironton 84, Spring Valley, W.Va. 56 Kenton 51, Coldwater 47 Kings Mills Kings 59, Oxford Talawanda 40 Lebanon 54, Piqua 48 Leesburg Fairfield 87, Frankfort Adena 40 Lewis Center Olentangy 54, Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 49 Lexington 59, Tiffin Columbian 53 Lima Temple Christian 53, Jackson Center 51, OT Lincoln County, W.Va. 53, S. Point 50 Lorain 62, Lorain Clearview 43 Lucasville Valley 65, Wheelersburg 56 Mansfield Sr. 74, Akr. SVSM 62 Mansfield St. Peter's 67, Attica Seneca E. 59 Marion Harding 84, Sandusky 62 McArthur Vinton County 58, Chillicothe Zane Trace 55 McConnelsville Morgan 61, Caldwell 52 McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 65, Old Fort 63, OT Middletown Fenwick 60, Trenton Edgewood 36 Miller City 53, Arlington 48 Millersburg W. Holmes 74, Apple Creek Waynedale 52 Minster 58, St. Marys Memorial 40 Napoleon 70, Bryan 50 Nelsonville-York 59, Racine Southern 48 Newark 63, Logan 37 Norwalk 75, Sandusky Perkins 58 Oak Hill 78, Saint Joseph Central, W.Va. 54 Ontario 75, Galion 41

MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM Orrville 82, W. Salem NW 69 Ottawa-Glandorf 63, Leipsic 59 Parma Hts. Holy Name 66, Cle. John Marshall 34 Pickerington N. 51, Dresden Tri-Valley 39 Pomeroy Meigs 35, Bidwell River Valley 33 Portsmouth W. 69, Beaver Eastern 67 Powell Olentangy Liberty 65, Cols.

Beechcroft 49 Reedsville Eastern 51, Crown City S. Gallia 40 Richwood N. Union 97, Lewistown Indian Lake 50 Rittman 70, Canton Heritage Christian 58 Sandusky St. Mary 52, Norwalk St. Paul 46 St. Henry 57, Van Wert 43 Stewart Federal Hocking 45, Albany Alexander 31 Trotwood-Madison 63, W. Chester Lakota W. 55 Troy 38, Casstown Miami E. 34 Uniontown Lake 58, Austintown Fitch 23 Upper Sandusky 55, Bucyrus Wynford 47 Vanlue 43, New Riegel 39 Versailles 77, Ansonia 54 Vincent Warren 69, Belpre 45 W. Alexandria Twin Valley S. 56, Camden Preble Shawnee 51 Washington C.H.58, Clarksville ClintonMassie 51, OT Washington C.H. Miami Trace 63, Chillicothe Unioto 47 Waterford 72, Corning Miller 63 Wellston 65, Jackson 48 Wheeling Park, W.Va. 58, Zanesville 52 Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 75, Lore City Buckeye Trail 56 Wooster 61, Wooster Triway 47 Saturday's Scores Girls Basketball Akr. Coventry 53, Louisville Aquinas 36 Akr. Hoban 94, Cle. Hts. Beaumont 30 Akr. Manchester 59, Alliance Marlington 50 Akr. Springfield 55, Mogadore 45 Anna 43, Minster 30 Arlington 44, Columbus Grove 38 Ashland 51, Bellville Clear Fork 37 Attica Seneca E. 53, New London 17 Avon Lake 65, Grafton Midview 22 Batavia Amelia 56, Batavia 49 Bedford 45, Maple Hts. 33 Beloit W. Branch 66, Austintown Fitch 59 Berea 68, Cle. Collinwood 34 Bluffton 36, Miller City 26 Brookfield 55, Conneaut 31 Brookville 72, Tipp City Bethel 17 Burton Berkshire 60, Middlefield Cardinal 18 Cambridge 50, Byesville Meadowbrook 26 Camden Preble Shawnee 74, W. Alexandria Twin Valley S. 29 Centerville 62, Beavercreek 25 Chagrin Falls 42, Aurora 31 Chagrin Falls Kenston 75, Chesterland W. Geauga 43 Chardon 48, Madison 42 Cin. Christian 66, Cin. McNicholas 57 Cin. Deer Park 49, Cin. Finneytown 25 Cin. Glen Este 64, Kings Mills Kings 47 Cin. Indian Hill 55, Reading 42 Cin. Madeira 50, Cin. Wyoming 26 Cin. Mariemont 64, N. Bend Taylor 40 Cin. McAuley 60, Hamilton Badin 32 Cin. Mt. Healthy 62, Cin. NW 38 Cin. Princeton 58, Cin. Sycamore 35 Cin.Turpin 45, Loveland 32 Cin. Walnut Hills 33, Milford 25 Cin.Winton Woods 67, Day. Ponitz Tech.

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State of the Union

West Central employees recognized for service The West Central Juvenile Detention Facility held its annual all staff training and recognition Feb. 4.

During the session, four staff members were recognized for their job performance and service to the facility through the Ohio Juvenile Detention Services Association.

Brian Robbins was recognized as the Detention Officer of the Year for 2012 for his dedicated service and positive attitude in the performance of his duties as a juvenile correction officer. He started with West Central JDC in June 2005 as a teacher within the education program and moved to a correction officer position in July 2006. There is one Detention Officer award given per facility each year in the state of Ohio.

Joseph Knostman was recognized as the Detention Support Staff Worker of the Year for 2012. He is in his third year as a full-time Title I teacher through Troy City Schools and was recognized for his outstanding service delivery within the classroom setting and his initiative to bring innovative thought through implementation of technology in his teaching process. There is one Detention Support Staff Worker award per facility each year in the state of Ohio.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will focus his State of the Union address on boosting job creation and economic growth at a time of high unemployment, underscoring the degree to which the economy could threaten his ability to pursue second-term priorities such as gun control, immigration policy and climate change.

Obama also may use Tuesday’s prime-time address before a joint session of Congress to announce the next steps for concluding the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan by the end of 2014.

Obama’s State of the Union marks his second high-profile speech to the nation in about three weeks, after his inaugural address Jan. 21 that opened his second term. White House aides see the two speeches as complementary, with Tuesday’s address aimed at providing specifics to back up some of the Inauguration Day’s lofty liberal rhetoric.

The president previewed the address during a meeting Thursday with House Democrats and said he would speak “about making sure that we’re focused on job creation here in the United States of America.”

Obama said he would try to accomplish that by calling for improvements in education, boosting clean energy production, and reducing the deficit in ways that don’t burden the middle class, the poor or the elderly.

award per facility each year in the state of Ohio.

Lisa Cox was recognized as the State of Ohio Detention Officer for 2012. The Ohio Juvenile Detention Service Association gives this prestigious award to one individual each year out of 40 Detention Facilities for Job performance and service within the field of Juvenile Corrections in Ohio.

Her performance as an officer exhibits dedication, professionalism and positive role model qualities to staff and youth alike, according to the award qualifications. She has been employed at West Central JDC as a juvenile correction officer since August 2007 and recently was promoted to lieutenant in December 2012. She received the facility Detention Officer of the Year award in 2010 from the Ohio Juvenile Detention Services Association.

The West Central Juvenile Detention Facility is located in Troy and has been in operation since January 1993. The facility employs 40 staff members and has 44 beds to serve the needs of juvenile courts from nine jurisdictions in the west central region of Ohio.

The facility is under the direction of superintendent Lance Ray.

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Obama to focus on economy

Matt Wills was recognized as the Detention Services Worker of the Year for 2012 for his service to the facility as an employee of the Miami County Maintenance Department. He has been assigned to the West Central Juvenile Facility since July 2011 and has initiated numerous cost savings measures within the operations that were highly recognized and appreciated. There is one Detention Services Worker

While those priorities may be cheered by some Democrats, they’re certain to be met with skepticism or outright opposition from many congressional Republicans, especially in the GOP-controlled House. The parties are at odds over ways to reduce the deficit. Republicans favor spending cuts; Obama prefers a combination of spending cuts and increasing tax revenue.

The president said he would address taxes and looming across-the-board budget cuts, known as the sequester, in the speech. The White House and Congress have pushed back the automatic cuts once, and Obama wants to do it again in order to create an opening for a larger deficit reduction deal.

“I am prepared, eager and anxious to do a big deal, a big package that ends this governance by crisis where every two weeks or every two months or every six months we are threatening this hard-won recovery,” he said last week.

The economy has rebounded significantly from the depths of the recession and has taken a back seat for Obama since he won re-election in November.

He’s instead focused on campaigns to overhaul the nation’s patchwork immigration laws and enact stricter gun control measures following the massacre of 20 schoolchildren in Newtown, Conn., in December.

LOCAL LEDGER

Dean accepted to leadership program TIPP CITY — Carli Amlin Dean, ABR, CRS and local realtor with the Amlin Advantage of RE/MAX Alliance Realty, has been accepted into the first Dayton Area Board of Realtor’s Leadership Development Program.

Amlin is one of only 22 accepted AMLIN applicants.

This specialty training is designed for emerging and future leaders for the realtor association and the community. The Leadership Development Program is intended to increase awareness of real estate and association management issues and challenges, and to explore the purpose, structure and benefits of the national, state and local associations. It will include acquainting these realtors with knowledge of their communities, governmental initiatives, programs and identifying how realtors can relate these to their business.

In addition, it will offer skill development with team building and communication to develop

even more effective leaders.

Amlin Dean has been licensed since 2000 and is partner with Amlin Advantage of RE/MAX Alliance Realty. She holds the designations of Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) and Certified Residential Specialist (CRS). In addition, she is active on several nonprofit boards and enjoys volunteering at Ginghamsburg Church.

For more information, visit www.AmlinAdvantage.com.

served basis.

Homebuyers must contribute at least $500 of their own funds toward down payment and closing costs and first-time homebuyers must complete a homebuyer counseling program.

Welcome Home funds will be available for reservation beginning on March 1, 2013, and will remain available until all funds have been reserved. Funds must be requested to assist the homebuyer to purchase the specific home by Dec. 1.

Contact Minster Bank at 866MINSTER for more details about the Welcome Home Program or apply online at MinsterBank.com.

Minster Bank offering AHP funds TROY — Minster Bank is offering the Welcome Home Program sponsored by The Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati has established a set-aside of Affordable Housing Program funds to help create homeownership.

Home funds are available to Minster Bank as grants to assist homebuyers. Welcome Home grants are limited to $5,000 per household; households are eligible only if the total household income is at or below 80 percent of Mortgage Revenue Bond income limits, as adjusted for family size; and funds are offered on a first-come, first-

Sidwell joins Pediatric Group MIAMI COUNTY — Rachel Sidwell, M.D., has joined the medical staff at Upper Valley Medical Center and is in practice at the Pediatric Group with Paul Weber, M.D.; Tammy Taylor, D.O.; Meredith Sullivan, M.D.; Becky Blackton, CPNP; Allyson Kirkbride, CPNP; Tammy Kaiser, CPNP; and Lisa Kinsman, CPNP. Sidwell received a medical degree from the University of Cincinnati and completed an internship and residency at Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center of

Samaritan Hospital in Dayton; Atrium Medical Center in Warren County; and UVMC. Premier Health Partners is a system of providers, which share the mission of building healthier communities with others who share a commitment to provide high quality, cost-competitive, patient-centered health care services. UVMC’s longstanding corporate support demonstrates its involvement, interest and commitment to the OAFP Foundation’s mission to improve and increase access to quality health care for all Ohioans by generating student interest in the specialty of family medicine.

Support from Upper Valley Medical Center and other corporate partners increases OAFP Foundation’s capacity to offer programs that not only encourUVMC renews age medical students to choose a career in family medicine, but membership provide immediate benefit to COLUMBUS — The Ohio Ohio’s medical students, their Academy of Family Physicians future patients and the commuFoundation (OAFP Foundation) nities they serve — creating a announces Upper Valley Medical healthier Ohio for all residents Center, Troy, renewed its corpotoday and for years to come. rate membership for 2013. OAFP The mission of the Ohio Foundation has been a recipient Academy of Family Physicians of corporate membership support Foundation, as the philanthropic from UVMC since 2001. arm of the Ohio Academy of This year, UVMC renewed Family Physicians, is to improve their membership in conjunction and increase access to quality with Premier Health Partners, health care for all Ohioans by which is comprised of Miami generating student interest in Valley Hospital and Good the family medicine specialty.

New York.

She is board certified in pediatrics.

She practiced in New Mexico and Wisconsin prior to joining the Pediatric SIDWELL Group.

The Pediatric Group has three locations: 280 Looney Road, Suite 101, Piqua; 3130 N. County Road 25-A, Suite 201, Troy; and 450 N. Hyatt St., Suite 204, Tipp City.

For more information, or to make an appointment, call 4408687.

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Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing with SEC. n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 percent within the past year. rt = Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants.

Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week.Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to be listed in tables at left.

Most Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.

12,035.09 4,795.28 435.57 7,222.88 2,164.87 2,726.68 1,266.74 13,248.92 729.75 3,656.42

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Total Assets Name Obj ($Mlns) NAV American Funds CapIncBuA m IH 59,765 54.33 American Funds CpWldGrIA m WS 48,274 38.69 American Funds GrthAmA m LG 58,214 36.32 American Funds IncAmerA m MA 59,618 18.65 American Funds InvCoAmA m LB 46,114 31.73 Dodge & Cox IntlStk FB 43,097 36.17 Dodge & Cox Stock LV 42,578 130.73 Fidelity Contra x LG 61,014 81.25 Fidelity Magellan LG 12,210 77.72 Fidelity Advisor HiIncAdvT m HY 551 10.50 Janus RsrchT LG 1,314 34.57 Janus WorldwideT d WS 835 50.69 PIMCO TotRetIs CI 175,942 11.19 Putnam GrowIncA m LV 4,482 16.00 Putnam MultiCapGrA m LG 2,957 59.73 Vanguard 500Adml LB 63,187 140.10 Vanguard InstIdxI LB 71,742 139.20 Vanguard InstPlus LB 52,841 139.20 Vanguard TotStIAdm LB 63,872 38.15 Vanguard TotStIdx LB 84,463 38.13

Total Return/Rank 4-wk 12-mo 5-year +2.2 +12.0/A +3.3/C +2.8 +14.6/B +2.3/C +3.5 +15.5/A +3.9/D +2.2 +11.8/A +5.3/B +3.1 +13.3/C +3.6/D +3.3 +14.2/A +1.6/A +4.3 +19.2/A +3.1/C +3.2 +13.7/B +5.7/B +3.6 +13.7/B +0.1/E +0.7 +13.4/A +9.0/C +4.0 +12.4/B +4.9/C +4.7 +13.8/B +0.9/D -0.1 +7.5/A +7.6/A +5.2 +16.6/B +3.7/C +4.3 +10.9/C +5.3/C +4.3 +15.0/B +5.0/B +4.3 +15.0/B +5.0/B +4.3 +15.0/B +5.0/B +4.5 +14.8/B +5.6/A +4.5 +14.7/B +5.5/A

Pct Min Init Load Invt 5.75 250 5.75 250 5.75 250 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 4.00 2,500 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 NL 1,000,000 5.75 0 5.75 0 NL 10,000 NL 5,000,000 NL200,000,000 NL 10,000 NL 3,000

CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, ES -Europe Stock, FB -Foreign Large Blend, FG -Foreign LargeGrowth, FV -Foreign Large Value, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV Mid-Cap Value, SH -Specialty-heath, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.

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Choose the right post-hospital provider to meet your goals After surgery, illness or injury, you want to get home and back to your life as quickly as possible.

Choosing the right medical and rehabilitation team will strongly impact your recovery. At Heartland, we focus on providing post-acute medical and rehabilitation services to patients with many conditions including but not limited to: • joint replacement • orthopedic injuries • stroke and neurological conditions • cardiac related problems • pulmonary impairment • diabetes management • post-surgery recovery • wound care • oncology care

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patients came through our doors and successfully returned home in the last 12 months of patients are able to manage their care “completely” or “quite a lot” at discharge

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REGIONAL ALMANAC Temperature High Yesterday .............................38 at 4:17 p.m.

Low Yesterday..............................19 at 7:03 a.m.

Normal High .....................................................37 Normal Low ......................................................22 Record High ........................................65 in 2001 Record Low........................................-21 in 1899

Precipitation 24 hours ending at 5 p.m................................0.0 Month to date ................................................0.20 Normal month to date ...................................0.73 Year to date ...................................................3.30 Normal year to date ......................................3.44 Snowfall yesterday ........................................0.00

TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Sunday, Feb. 10, the 41st day of 2013. There are 324 days left in the year. This is the Chinese New Year of the Snake.

Today’s Highlight: On Feb. 10, 1763, Britain, Spain and France signed the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years’ War (also known as the French and Indian War in North America).

On this date: In 1863, showman P.T. Barnum staged the wedding of

General Tom Thumb and Mercy Lavinia Warren — both little people — in New York City.

In 1933, the first singing telegram was introduced by the Postal Telegram Co. in New York.

In 1949, Arthur Miller’s play “Death of a Salesman” opened at Broadway’s Morosco Theater with Lee J. Cobb as Willy Loman.

In 1962, the Soviet Union exchanged captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for Rudolf Abel, a Soviet spy held by the United States.

In 1967, the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, dealing with presidential disability and succession, was ratified as Minnesota and Nevada adopted it.

In 1981, eight people were killed when a fire set by a busboy broke out at the Las Vegas Hilton hotel-casino.

In 2005, playwright Arthur Miller died in Roxbury, Conn., at age 89 on the 56th anniversary of the Broadway opening of his “Death of a Salesman.”

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS TROY Estate of Wilford Wolfe, Elizabeth Maxwell, executor to Lisa Dawson, Timothy Dawson, one lot, $25,000.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Alex Clifton, George Clifton, one lot, $0.

Nathan Kopp to Shawn Williamson, one lot, $167,000.

Rachel Kingsley to U.S. Bank N.A., one lot, $36,700.

Jill Wilt, Troy Wilt to Federal National Mortgage Co., one lot, $54,700.

Gregory Bair, Lara Bair to DBO Lymington LLC, a part lot, $74,000.

CRJ Investments to GLAS Strategies LLC, one lot, one part lot, $375,000.

Tina Gilley to Wells Fargo Bank N.A., one lot, $40,000.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Darrel Holycross, David Holycross, one lot, $0.

PIQUA Charles Dohme, Marilyn Dohme to Lia Neves, one lot, $105,000.

Pamela Rose to Bobby Rose, three part lots, $0.

Joe Wright to Frederick, Kelley Hall, one lot, $35,000.

Shirley Duncan, trustee to William Thomas to Curt Jones, one lot, $30,000.

U.S. Bank National Association to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, one lot, $0.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Casual Coastal Investments, a part lot, $0.

Casual Coastal Investments to David Martin, Serena Martin, a part lot, $27,500.

Lisa Feeser to Joseph Feeser, one lot, $0.

Andrea Curtis a.k.a.

Andrea Gibson to Bank of America N.A., one lot, $34,000.

Timothy L. Chester to Asset-backed Certificates Series 2005, Bank of New York, trustee, Bank of New York Mellon, Certificate Holders of Cwab Inc., Cwabs Inc., one lot, $20,000.

CitiFinancial Inc. to Douglas Liette, Edwin Liette, one lot, $18,500.

Marica Robinaugh to Sheila Dougals, J. Bruce Robinaugh, Robert Robinaugh, a part lot, $0.

Lia Neves, trustee, Rolland E. Neves and Lisa M. NEves Revocable Trust, to James Spaw, one lot, $125,5000.

Peggy Supinger to Betty Jaqua Irrevocable Trust, William Jaqua Jr., trustee, 0.8783 acres, $182,000.

Estate of John R. Donnelly to Dennis Donnelly, Kathy McMaken, one lot, $0.

Estate of John R. Donnelly to Dennis Donnelly, Kathy McMaken, a part lot, $0.

Estate of John R. Donnelly to Dennis Donnelly, Kathy McMaken, a part lot, $0.

COVINGTON Cynthia Vanhise to James Vanhise, one lot, $0.

Cynthia Vanhise to Robert Hoffert, two part lots, $58,200.

HUBER HEIGHTS Inverness Group Inc. to Jonathan Leavell, Katie Leavell, one lot, $175,700.

POTSDAM James Noffsinger II to Bank of America N.A., three lots, $30,000.

TIPP CITY Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 25A Beverage & Deli Inc., a part lot, $0.

BROWN TWP. Estate of John R. Donnelly to Dennis Donnelly, Kathy McMaken, 2.5 acres, $0.

Estate of John R. Donnelly to Dennis Donnelly, Kathy McMaken, 0.2420 acres, 0.1483 acres, $0.

Estate of John R. Donnelly to Dennis Donnelly, Kathy McMaken, 0.868 acres, $0.

Estate of John R. Donnelly to Dennis Donnelly, Kathy McMaken, three part lots, $0.

CONCORD TWP. Millet Living Trust, Tamara Schuller, successor trustee to Daniel Brown, Meagan Harris, $149,000.

Joy Edington to Polly Morgan, $0.

ELIZABETH TWP. David Evans, Abigail Risner to Michelle Brandenburg, Joseph Hiegel, $119,900.

Kenneth Bowman, Linda Bowman to Bank of America N.A., 1.50 acres, $80,000.

Linda Claypool, Carl Dresback, Linda Dresback to Shirley Bird, $250,100.

NEWBERRY TWP. Barbara Aras, attorney in fact, Mark Aras to Martha Kramer, Steven Kramer, 72.239 acres, $531,000.

Benjamin Robinson, Stephanie Robinson to Kimberly Kimmel Trust, 1.00 acre, $10,000.

Benjamin Robinson, Stephanie Robinson to Ryan Kimmel, trustee, Ryan Kimmel Trust, a part tract, 1.00 acres, $10,000.

NEWTON TWP. Kelly Hartman, Tannia Hartman to Bank of America, 2.00 acres, $134,600.

Ryan Kimmel, attorney in fact, Wayne Wise and Dorma Wise Revocable Trust, Wayne Wise, trustee to Wayne wise, 1.00 acres, $0.

Ryan Kimmel, attorney in fact, Ryan Kimmel, P.O.A., Wayne Wise, to Ryan Kimmel, 1.00 acres, $0.

MONROE TWP. Bonnie Hartman, Kevin Hartman to Jamie Sites, one lot, $116,000.

SPRINGCREEK TWP. Michael Havenar, Tammie Havenar to Tabb K. Stephenson Jr., .50 acres, $86,000.

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MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM

ALL-MIAMI COUNTY READERS’ POLL

Cast your vote on local, national topics

BY DAVID FONG Executive Editor fong@tdnpublishing.com

Area sports bars are great places to watch the game on the big screen, have a few drinks and eat some deep fried food with your friends. Here Jonie McGillvary, left, and Stephanie Jenkinson hold a 20-piece hot wings order at Troy Fricker’s.

Last fall, Americans were called upon to participate in one of the most important elections in this country’s history.

While this vote certainly can’t compare to last November’s vote in terms of importance, we hope it turns out to be a little more fun. That’s right, the Troy Daily News/Miami Valley Sunday News is calling on you to participate in its annual “All-Miami County Readers’ Poll.” This is your chance to weigh in on a number of topics — both local and national. In three weeks, we’ll be running the results from this year’s poll.

All ballots must be turned in on original copies of this newspaper — no photocopies or reproductions allowed. Mail or drop off your ballots at 224 S. Market St., Troy, OH 45373. All ballots must be received by Feb. 27.

Without any further ado, the questions, please:

Staff file photos/ Anthony Weber

Politics 1) Last November, Barack Obama was elected to his second term as President of the United States of America. How would you grade his first term?

•A •B •C •D •F 2) Now that he’s in office for a second term, how do you predict Obama will do in the next four years?

• He’ll do better than his first four years • He’ll do worse than his first four years • He’ll be about the same in the next four years 3) Recently, Ohio Gov. John Kasich released his budget plans for the state. How would you grade his budget plan?

•A •B •C •D •F 4) What part do you think Miami County Commissioners played in the scandal that eventually led to the arrest of county employee Jarrod Harrah?

• A large part • A small part • No part

best thing about living in Miami County?

• High standard of living • Schools • Safety/security • _____________________ 4) Chances are if you are reading this, you live in Miami County.

If given the choice to live anywhere in the world, would you? Or would you stay right here?

• There’s no place like home • I’d be out of here

Miami County

Food and drink

1) One local issue that never seems to go away, particularly in Troy, is housing expansion. Are there enough houses in Troy? Are there too many houses in Troy?

Should the city of Troy expand?

• Troy has enough houses as it is • Troy should expand, but with limits • Troy should contract and become smaller than it already is 2) We asked for your opinion on what issues you’d like to see national leaders tackle, but what issues would you most like to see our local leaders tackle?

• The economy • Education • Public safety • _____________________ 3) It’s not all negative in Miami County — there’s plenty of positives to go around, too. What’s the

1) There’s certainly no shortage of restaurants in Miami County.

But surely there’s something out there Miami County doesn’t have.

What’s one restaurant you’d like to see come to Miami County?

• _____________________ 2) Of all the restaurants already in Miami County, which is your favorite?

• _____________________ 3) Miami County has its fair share of “international cuisine.”

What’s your favorite type?

• Italian • Mexican • Chinese • _____________________ 4) Everyone loves a good burger — and there literally are dozens of places to get one in Miami County. Which one has the best hamburger around?

• _____________________

Bart Denlinger discusses the design of the homes built by Denlinger and Sons Builders Inc. as construction began at Stonebridge Meadows on State Route 718 across from Concord Elementary School. What do you think about housing expansion in Troy?

Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks during a bus tour through Troy in Former Troy head football coach Steve Nolan will take over the football program at Troy Christian.

May 2010. How would you grade his budget plan?

Troy and the surrounding area cuisines without having to travel

Entertainment 1) Where’s the best place to catch a movie in Miami County?

• Movies 5 in Troy • Cinemark Theaters in Piqua • My own family room • _____________________ 2) Like it or not, “reality television” is here to stay. That doesn’t mean, however, you have to like it.

In general, what’s your opinion of reality television?

• Wouldn’t miss it • Never watch it • It’s not the worst stuff I’ve ever seen

• 3-4 years • 5-plus years 2) Which is your favorite professional Ohio sport team?

• Cincinnati Bengals • Cleveland Browns • Cincinnati Reds • Cleveland Indians • Cleveland Cavaliers • Columbus Blue Jackets • Columbus Crew 3) Urban Meyer went 12-0 in his first season as football coach at The Ohio State University, but the Buckeyes were not eligibile to participate in the Big Ten title game or a bowl game — and thus didn’t have a chance to play for a national championship. How long before Meyer gets the Buckeyes into the BCS title game? offers a variety of international • 1-2 years outside the county.

• 3-4 years • 5-plus years 3) It’s the weekend and you are 4) What’s your favorite sport to looking for a place to watch the watch on telelvision? game on the big screen, have a • NFL few drinks and eat some deep • Major League Baseball fried food with your friends.

• NHL Where’s the best place to watch • NBA the big game in Miami County?

• Soccer • BW3’s in Troy • College football • Frickers in Troy • College basketball • Hinders in Tipp City • Golf • The End Zone in Covington • Auto racing • _____________________ • _____________________ 4) So you’ve got some time to kill. What’s your favorite thing to do to pass the time?

Other stuff • Watch a movie 1) Aliens land in Miami County • Watch television and say, “Take me to your leader.”

• Listen to music Who do you take them to see?

• Read • _____________________ • Surf the Internet 2) Who is the most recogniza• _____________________ ble face in Miami County?

• _____________________ 3) Did you enjoy filling out this Sports poll?

1) Recently, former Troy head • Yes • No football coach Steve Nolan took 4) And finally, the age-old quesover at Troy Christian. The Eagles tion … Coke or Pepsi? have struggled of late. How long • Coke will it take Nolan to turn the Troy • Pepsi Christian program around?

• Other • 1-2 years

READER INFORMATION Name: Address: Phone #: E-mail: Mail or drop off your ballot at 224 S. Market St., Troy, OH 45373 To be eligible, ballots must be received by Feb. 27

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Sunday, February 10, 2013

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Cat stars scratch the surface for fame NEW YORK (AP) — They frolic in empty boxes and stick their heads under faucet streams of water. They dance on tippy toes and fly through the air with Pop-Tarts. They play piano wearing little frocks and get tickled to distraction to the delight of millions on YouTube.

I speak, of course, of the cat stars of the Internet, a place filled with felines and their wacky uploading humans since the dawn of bandwidth. Now, after years of viral viewing, they’re coming into their own in lucrative and altruistic ways.

The first Internet Cat Video Film Festival drew a Woodstockesque crowd of more than 10,000 people, that is to a Minneapolis art museum in August. Police closed a span of highway clogged with cars trying to get to the Walker Art Center for the free outdoor slate of 80 videos culled from 10,000 submissions that covered the simple, funny moment to polished animations and works made by trained filmmakers.

“People were spilling out into the streets. It kind of took our breath away. You hit the people that are the cat lovers but you also get people who just like sharing something on the Internet, and it kind of reaches across age groups,” said the museum’s Scott Stulen, who worked on the festival and helped curate entries.

Corporate kittydom is happy with the higher profile for the cat meme, which actually goes back to the ’70s, when swapping VHS tapes was big and the word meme was barely known. It means, by the way, all the crazy, viral themes that spread online faster than you can say nom, nom, nom (cat-vid speak for the sound of a cat eating.)

In addition to the Walker’s free night in cat video heaven, Fresh Step litter sponsored Catdance, an evening of felines on screen that coincided with January’s Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. A fan-voted winner among five scripted finalists 10 films were commissioned at the launch of the program will earn $10,000 after online voting ends later this month.

In November, Friskies gave a lifetime achievement statue to angsty existentialist Henri, le Chat Noir, at the brand’s own awards ceremony and donated 250,000 cans of cat food to shelters around the country. Henri, the troubled Tuxedo, won another statue in Minneapolis and will soon begin a collaboration of food-focused videos with Friskies.

AP PHOTO/JIM MONE, FILE

Katie Hill, a program associate with the Walker Art Center, shows a frame from a cat video of a cat playing the piano, in Minneapolis, Aug. 29, 2012. The Walker presented its first “Internet Cat Video Film Festival” to showcase the best in filmed feline hijinks that drew a crowd of more than 10,000 people. 80 videos culled from 10,000 submissions that covered the simple, funny moment to polished animations and kitty works made by trained filmmakers were shown to the public for free.

Oh, and Henri’s putting out his first book in April.

Roly poly Maru, the megastar in Japan with millions of views for nearly 300 videos since 2007, has three books and a calendar, among other swag for sale. The squishy-faced, often blissed-out Scottish fold who loves boxes and bags was used by Uniqlo when the Japanese brand launched its San Francisco store in October. Maru chose boxes, called “Lucky Cubes,” stuffed with giveaways for human contest winners.

Not to be outdone, Simon’s Cat, a funny feline in a series of line-drawn animated videos out of London, has a book and an online store, as does Henri, who lends his fame and some of his dollars to cat charities.

Even the funny faced Grumpy Cat, whose real name is Tardar Sauce, coughs up some bucks to animal welfare groups, while captions for her still photos fly around the Internet and she sells T-shirts off her website.

She put out some videos after her existence as a living, breathing and not digitally altered feline was questioned, according to her site.

So why cats?

Cats are fluffy and unpredictable and usually kept behind closed doors, which lends them allure and appeal that other common pets I’m talking to you, dogs! don’t seem to have when it comes to vapid, funny or deranged video. At least that’s what cat

AP PHOTO/MUGUMOGU

In this May 2011 photo provided by mugumogu, Scottish fold Maru rests in a cardboard box in Japan. After years of viral YouTube viewing and millions of shares, the cat stars of the Internet are coming into their own in lucrative and altruistic ways. Roly poly Maru, the megastar in Japan with millions of views for nearly 300 videos since 2007, has three books and a calendar, among other swag for sale. fans think.

“Cats are going to do what they want to do and that’s one of the reasons that we love them,” said David Kargas, a Fresh Step spokesman who worked on Catdance.

These days in the cat video game, acts of charity are expected as much as laughs, said William Braden, the Seattle filmmaker who morphed a pampered family cat named Henry into the

French-speaking Henri for a 2006 film school project.

Cranking out Henri videos and managing the black-and-white long hair’s growing projects are now Braden’s full-time job.

“On the one hand you’d be stupid not to do charity because fans are sensitive,” Braden said. “On the other hand, for the love of God, I make a living doing this… . How horrible would I be if I didn’t give a little bit of it away?”

The gravy train for cat vid makers is a long one not likely to dead-end any time soon.

Consider the ad revenue from YouTube and other social networks and personal websites.

But while commercial ads are often included on the sites, so are fans looking to help cats in need.

On the Facebook page of Simon’s Cat, for example, people post to find homes for wayward cats. The Facebook page of Oskar the blind cat, who hit it big on YouTube as a kitten when he came home to his older buddy Klaus, raises awareness that disabled cats can make great pets.

Animator Simon Tofield, creator of Simon’s Cat, said from London that his first video, “Cat Man Do,” changed his life.

Inspired by his cat Hugh, one of several he shares his life with, the first video was his attempt to teach himself the computer program Flash. It features the hungry, googly eyed cat character trying to annoy his owner awake, wonking him with a baseball bat at one point.

The video was put on YouTube four years ago and received millions of views overnight, Tofield said. More than two dozen videos later, Simon’s Cat views have exceeded 300 million.

“Before Simon’s Cat launched, I was working as a freelance animator, which could be frustrating as you would never know when the next job would come in,” Tofield said. “Although I was drawing, which I love, it wasn’t as enjoyable as what I’m doing now by drawing and creating my own characters.”

Nobody knows the cat meme better than Ben Huh, who with a group of investors bought the I Can Has Cheezburger site in September 2007. The site, now an empire of sites for Huh, allows users to generate captions on cat photos using LOLcat speak, a language with spelling and syntax all its own.

Huh has none of Braden’s guilt about making money off of funny cats on the Internet. He recently starred in his own Bravo reality show, and sees a healthy future ahead as cat memes spread and merge with other content.

“People are mixing and matching and the content can’t be put into neat little boxes anymore,” said Huh, noting that Grumpy Cat’s still photos pop up just about anywhere nowadays.

“That’s the irony. That has caused the Cat Internet Industrial Complex to continue to grow.”

SCHOOL MENUS • BETHEL GRADES 1-5 Monday — Chicken patty on a wheat bun, broccoli and carrots, fruit, milk.

Tuesday —Tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich, peas, fruit, milk.

Wednesday — Fajitas on a whole grain tortilla with cheese, lettuce, corn, black beans, salsa and sour cream, fruit, milk.

Thursday — Chili, whole grain dinner roll, potatoes, fruit, Valentine cookie, milk.

Friday — xxxxxx.

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Tuesday —Dominos pizza, peas, fruit, milk.

Wednesday — Fajitas on a whole grain tortilla with cheese, lettuce, corn, black beans, salsa and sour cream, fruit, milk.

Thursday — Chili, whole grain dinner roll, potatoes, fruit, Valentine cookie, milk.

Friday — xxxxxx.

• BRADFORD SCHOOLS Monday — Chicken noodle or chef salad, mashed potatoes, corn, orange halves, applesauce, wheat dinner roll, milk.

Tuesday — Soft taco or Yummy Yogurt Fruit Salad, black bean corn salsa, waxed beans, apples, peaches, graham cracker cookies, milk.

Wednesday — Macaroni and cheese or chef salad, broccoli, carrot sticks and dip, pears, pineapple tidbits, milk.

Thursday — Hamburger or cheeseburger or Yummy Yogurt Fruit Salad, french fries, tomato, lettuce, pickle, applesauce, banana, milk.

Friday — No school.

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• COVINGTON HIGH SCHOOL Monday — Pizza rolls, sweet fries, green beans, pineapple, peaches, milk.

Tuesday — Nachos with meat, cheese and refried beans, corn, raisins, peaches, milk.

Wednesday — Grilled cheese, tomato soup, garden spinach salad, applejuice, pears, milk.

Thursday — Chicken nuggets, broccoli, cheesy potatoes, fruit mix, orange slice, cookie, milk.

Friday — No school.

• MIAMI EAST SCHOOLS Monday — Nachos with taco meat, salsa, salad, Teddy Grahams, peaches, milk.

Tuesday — Hamburger sandwich, baked beans, applesauce, milk.

Wednesday — Chicken fajita with lettuce, cheese and tomatoes, carrots,

apple, Jelly Bear crackers, milk.

Thursday — Sausage with french toast stick, syrup, hash brown, banana, rainbow sherbet, milk.

Friday — No school.

• MILTON-UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Monday — Taco wrap with taco meat, black beans, chopped romaine, carrots, fruit, milk.

Tuesday — Breaded chicken patty on a whole grain bun, french fries, spring mix, fruit, milk.

Wednesday — Big Daddy Cheese bold pizza, green beans, carrots, fruit, milk.

Thursday — Hot dog on a whole grain bun, sweep potato fries, broccoli, fruit, milk.

Friday — Chicken Fryz with whole grain bread, corn, beets, fruit, milk.

• NEWTON LOCAL SCHOOL Monday — Dinosaur nuggets, whole grain dinner roll, corn, pineapple, juice, milk.

Tuesday — Grilled chicken on a whole grain bun, french fries, lettuce, diced pears, watermelon, milk. H.S. only — juice and

crackers.

Wednesday — Walking taco with meat, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, salsa and refried beans, mixed fruit, juice, Rice Krispie Treat, milk.

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Tuesday — Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, spinach, butter bread, fruit, milk.

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Wednesday — Yogurt, Bosco Stick, steamed broccoli, carrot snacks, fruit, milk.

Thursday — Breaded pork sandwich on a whole grain bun, potato smiles, celery sticks, fruit, milk.

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• TROY JR. HIGH Monday — Cheeseburger on a whole grain bun, baked beans, carrot snacks, fruit, sherbet, milk.

Tuesday — Chicken Hip Dipper, dinner roll, mashed potatoes, celery sticks, fruit, milk.

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Thursday — Breaded pork sandwich on a whole grain bun, potato smiles, celery sticks, fruit, milk.

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• TIPP CITY HIGH SCHOOL Monday — Dominos pizza, coney dog on a bun, baked beans, fruit, milk.

Tuesday — Spaghetti with meat sauce, romaine salad mix, fruit, bread stick, milk.

Wednesday — Toasted cheese, tomato soup, cracker, carrots, fruit, milk.

Thursday — Cheeseburger on a bun, sweet potato fries, fruit, milk, valentine cookie.

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Bullying tied to inhibition, loss of independence

BY SALLY KALSON Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Bullying knows no age limits. We’re accustomed to stories about childhood bullies, but similar behaviors are occurring among seniors in independent retirement communities, assisted-living facilities, nursing homes and community centers.

“People in these places bully each other, although we don’t always perceive it as such,” said Dr. Matthew Coppola, a primary-care physician at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh who treats a number of geriatric patients. In response to reports from staff, he has begun speaking at senior facilities on the topic of “bullying in your golden years.”

The goal is help residents identify bullying, protect themselves by speaking up or telling staff and decide what do to when they witness bullying of others. He also works with staff to draft bullying policies and enforcement procedures.

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Dr. Matthew Coppola, a primary care physician who treats a number of geriatric patients, has begun speaking at senior facilities on the topic of bullying in your golden years. people whomping each other with their walkers, but tends to involve social pressure from nasty comments, gossip, cliques and shunning. Seniors can be the victims, the perpetrators or both.

“One of my patients

described it as junior high all over again,” said Dr. Andrea Fox, a gerontologist and medical director of the Squirrel Hill Health Center in Pittsburgh.

Coppola said that based on his experience with geriatric patients, “Bullying

occurs everywhere.” And he should recognize it: As one of six children, he’s been on the giving and receiving end many times, and with six children of his own, he’s done plenty of refereeing.

“I believe everyone is bullied at some point,” he said, but that doesn’t mean it should be ignored, especially among vulnerable populations where depression, loneliness and isolation can result.

“I’ve watched my senior patients going through different phases of their lives, and their golden years aren’t always so golden,” Coppola said. “They need assistance where they didn’t before, and they have to adjust to a new environment. Sometimes they resort to bullying to get the task accomplished.”

A small pilot study by Robin Bonifas at Arizona State University in Phoenix found that 10 percent to 20 percent of seniors in care homes are mistreated by peers.

“People don’t see it as a problem because it’s just the way people are, but it

can lead to residents not wanting to leave their rooms,” said Bonifas, an assistant professor at the School of Social Work. She just completed the second phase of her 19-month study.

Bonifas, who holds a Ph.D. in social welfare, interviewed seniors at two assisted-living places where 24 of 130 residents came forward to say said they’d felt threatened by peers.

A third of the complaints wouldn’t meet the definition of bullying, she said — for example, an impaired person yelling at a wall — but the residents felt threatened anyway.

“I don’t know that there’s hitting or kicking, although there could be, but most complaints were about emotional or psychological things such as excluding people from groups, making fun of them and gossiping.”

Bullying may be a function of cognitive problems, said Fox, who is also an associate professor of family medicine at the University of Pittsburgh

School of Medicine.

“People tend to develop cognitive impairment as they age and also become more disinhibited,” she said. “My grandmother was living in a senior high-rise in Los Angeles, and she started to get demented.

She kept losing things and yelling at people for stealing from her.”

But cognitive problems are hardly a prerequisite, she said.

Bonifas said her study looked at social history, self-esteem, history of trauma, mood and cognitive status. The last was not a predictor, she said, but that could be due to the small size of the sample. She is looking to do a larger national study soon.

“In nursing homes, cognitive status does play a role, but we don’t see bullying there as much as outright behavioral problems and impulse-control issues, not being able to judge what’s appropriate.”

More often, she said, bullying is related to loss and an extreme need to maintain control.

Consumers’ share of nation’s health care spending drops

BY BILL TOLAND Pittsburgh Post-Gazette It might be small comfort for those buried under medical bills, but the consumer’s share of the total U.S. health care outlay is dropping, according to government spending statistics.

This comes after a decade of drifting toward higher-deductible plans, higher co-pays, health savings accounts and other defined benefit plans — all designed to insulate employers from rising costs and give consumers more “skin in the game” and thus more impetus to shop wisely and, in theory, cut medical expenses.

Private employers have

shifted some expense to employees and their families, but employer-provided health plans cover only half of U.S. population.

The rest are covered by individually purchased plans, Medicare or Medicaid — or aren’t covered at all.

Add it all up, and the consumer share of the nation’s total health care spending dropped slightly to 27.7 percent in 2011, down from 32 percent in 2000, even as the total cost of care continues to rise.

That means the rest of the payers — especially state and federal governments — are picking up more of the nation’s $2.7 trillion medical bill.

The consumer’s share, according to calculations made by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is made up of three major categories: insurance premiums, co-pays and out-ofpocket deductible costs and Medicare payroll taxes.

While the consumer’s share of the bill may be smaller, it doesn’t mean that health care costs are going down. Household health expenses are still growing at a rate that outpaces income growth.

Before the recession, household health spending accounted for 6 percent of income. It’s been creeping up since.

Out-of-pocket spending

growth slowed during the recession.

Prescription drug costs, for example, have moderated over the last six or seven years, said Peter Cunningham, director of quantitative research at the Center for Studying Health System Change in Washington, D.C. Factors in that include insurers pushing patients from brand name drugs to generics; retail chains selling $4 prescriptions as loss-leaders; Medicare adding a prescription benefit a decade ago where none had existed before for seniors; and patents expiring on some popular brand-name medications.

“Maybe at first it seems a little bit surprising,”

Cunningham said.

“They’re kind of countervailing trends. …

Purchasers are trying to push some costs onto workers,” while insurers and state-level payers themselves are broadening benefits, adding, for example, comprehensive mental health coverage, something that was sporadic before the 1990s.

In other words, “Everybody is paying more,” he said.

Since 2007, he said, federal health spending has grown three times faster than consumer health spending.

But what of the private employer insurance market, through which much of the under-65 population

still gets its health insurance?

In 2000, employers paid for 74.7 percent of the employee’s health insurance premiums. By 2011, that number was down to 70.6 percent — suggesting that employers’ efforts to push more cost onto employees are having the desired effect.

And employers have also had success at getting employees to take on higher deductibles, in addition to those higher premiums.

The Kaiser Family Foundation, which tracks health trends and statistics, says that today one in three workers has a plan with a deductible of at least $1,000, which is up from one in 10 in 2006.

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The toothbrush as a soldier

Keep your children’s smiles healthy by ensuring that they brush, floss, eat healthy foods, and visit the dentist regularly.

February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, sponsored by the American Dental Association. The ADA says that teaching your children how to defend their teeth against acid attacks is the best way to prevent tooth decay. When food particles are allowed to stay in the mouth and under the gums, the sugar in the food attracts bacteria and the mouth becomes acidic. These conditions cause an attack on the teeth that leads to decay.

Brushing twice a day is an important defense. After brushing the flat parts of the molars, hold the brush against the gums, massage it in a small circle, then brush downward for upper teeth and upward for lower teeth. Doing this all around the jaw helps get food particles out of the spaces between the teeth and gums. Provide a children’s toothpaste and be sure the child spits and rinses without swallowing any.

Once a day, a child’s teeth need to be flossed. Parents may need to floss younger children’s teeth, but it is a daily habit that, along with brushing, beats the bacteria and sugar attack. It will also help children avoid gum disease when they are older.

A healthy diet reduces the chances for sugars and bacteria to cause an acid attack.

Eating vegetables, fruit, grains, dairy, and lean meats also helps children develop strong teeth. Choosing snacks carefully is another solid tactic. Many seemingly healthy snacks have a high sugar content, so it is important to read nutrition labels on packaging. Even better, offer snacks such as milk, cheese, nuts, or fruits and vegetables as often as possible.

Last but not least, having regular checkups with the dentist is absolutely essential in preventing cavities and treating any problems that may arise.

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Trips for adventurous travelers Vacations cater to the fit

BY LIZ SIDOTI Associated Press RINCON, Puerto Rico — Several years ago, I found myself needing a certain type of vacation — one that would help me reset life and that combined my passions: fitness and sports, the outdoors and travel, healthy food and new people.

I wanted much of the planning done for me. I also wanted the ability to break from any itinerary.

And I wanted to go alone without feeling lonely. A reasonable cost, a variety of activities and a warm location also were important.

So I started searching online for “active vacations” and “fitness trips” and “wellness retreats.” It was frustrating. The pricey and posh Canyon Ranch popped up. Several intensive yogaonly weekend workshops surfaced. So did a number of sites advertising weightloss cruises.

None fit.

Finally, I stumbled on something called Bikini Bootcamp at an eco-friendly resort in Tulum, Mexico.

I cringed at the name and still do but I looked past it and found the type of trip I sought.

It promised rustic beach cottages, certified trainers leading fitness sessions, healthy food, excursions like biking through Mayan ruins, spa services, and enough down time to make my vacation my own.

For the most part, that’s what I got.

I was immediately hooked on the model, and, in the years since, I have gone to several others, including Pura Vida Adventures, a surf and yoga camp in Malpais, Costa Rica, that was founded by Tierza Eichner, and, most recently, a SUP (stand-up paddleboard) and yoga retreat in Rincon, Puerto Rico, created by Jessica Bellofatto of KamaDeva Yoga and Gina Bradley of Paddle Diva, two companies based in New York’s tony Hamptons beach area.

Don’t misunderstand: these aren’t fat camps.

These are vacations tailored to people who value healthy lifestyles, active travel, and trying new things, seeing new places and meeting new people.

The formula is generally the same.

All are run by strong, independent, entrepreneurial, outgoing women with interesting life stories, and a true zest for living fully.

The trips either are geared toward or attract mostly women, though the men who do go seem to easily fit in. The demographic tends to skew toward female professionals in their 30s and 40s from all over the country and, sometimes, the world, though everyone from stayat-home moms to almost-

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This March 2011 photo released by Just Love Photography shows a yoga session in Rincon, Puerto Rico, at a retreat created by Jessica Bellofatto of KamaDeva Yoga and Gina Bradley of Paddle Diva.

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This 2010 photo shows the grounds of Pura Vida Adventures, a surf and yoga camp in Malpais, Costa Rica. retired grandmas attend.

Many people come alone; some come with friends and relatives. The programs attract both extroverts and introverts.

All are bound by an upfor-anything, adventurous attitude and a shared desire to have an active life with nutritious food and vigorous exercise.

So it’s easy to see why bonding usually occurs shortly after arrival, and why it quickly seems as though everyone is looking out for and rooting for one another. Many seek to push the bounds both mentally and physically, and they do things they typically wouldn’t, like trail-running through the steep and slippery jungle or jumping off rock ledges into crystal blue water below.

“Expand your comfort zone,” was the daily positive mantra of paddle instructor Shari Hymes during the January retreat here.

Many leave these trips with great memories and lasting relationships, and the vacations have their own touches reflective of their founders.

Bikini Bootcamp, run by Melissa Perlman, offers an African dance session, a tribal drumming lesson and a traditional Mayan clay treatment on the beach with an eyebrowraising component: swimsuit tops optional.

The Pura Vida instructors become informal tour guides, taking clients to favorite surf spots in a Scooby Doo-like van that’s been known to stop for cold

ones at shacks run by Ticos or Costa Rican locals after a long day on the water.

Bradley’s organizational expertise, culinary skills and local connections shape the entire Rincon trip.

Bellofatto goes well beyond traditional yoga, teaching the willing one of her specialty skills: downward dog, headstands and other poses while on paddleboards floating atop the water.

All serve meals with local ingredients, focusing on nutritious fuel for active bodies. In Tulum, low-fat soups were a staple. In Malpais, traditional lizano salsa was on the table. And in Rincon, no meal was complete without avocados, tropical fruits and greens from roadside stands.

The venues are breath-

taking.

Bikini Bootcamp’s home, Amansala, is a shabby-chic Tulum resort with open-air bungalows, a large fitness pavilion, and a swath of white beach with orange lounge chairs strewn about. Pura Vida is nestled in the jungle that abuts the beach of Malpais, with gorgeous beachfront cottages, a yoga platform, a soaking pool and hammocks strung between palm trees. And the Puerto Rican retreat is based at Casa Azul, Bradley’s private, fourfloor house in the Rincon hills, with balconies that offer stunning views of the ocean, beaches and town below.

The prices depend on the trip’s duration and number of people per room. They cost anywhere from $1,400 for four nights in a shared room with a shared bath in Rincon to $3,200 for six nights in Tulum or Malpais for a private room with a private bath. At a minimum, the price typically includes: accommodations, at least two meals a day and daily lessons or sessions. Some also include massages. Transportation never is included, nor is gratuity for the staff. So make sure to bring cash.

One restaurant dinner is typical, and you’re responsible for covering your part of the check.

And if you want booze during the trip, you’ve got to pay for it. There’s also no shortage of optional with fee activities, such as snorkeling into underground freshwater swimming holes called cenotes in Mexico, zip lining in Costa Rica, or climbing waterfalls in Puerto Rico.

When you sign up for any of these three trips, expect a detailed email that usually includes a what-to-pack list, a roster of possible add-on activi-

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ties, details on the best way to travel, and a typical daily, subject-to-change schedule.

No matter which place you choose, your days usually start with a group walk or run just after sunrise, followed by a breakfast of yogurt, fruit, granola and eggs. Next generally comes a morning session of some kind depending on the trip: a cardioand-weights class in Mexico, a surfing lesson in Costa Rica, a paddleboard session in Puerto Rico.

At lunchtime, expect to eat your way through heaping mounds of locally grown produce and protein. Beyond that, afternoons typically are kept free for any number of activities, from more surf, paddle or workout sessions, to touring local attractions, to taking a siesta under the sun.

Yoga sessions always are a staple, but they never dominate the trips.

Like the other meals, dinner is communal, with mounds of nutritious grub and even healthy dessert, and it often stretches for hours, with people talking about our lives back home and adventures of the day.

It’s certainly not all perfect; all three trips have room for improvement.

For example, each relies heavily on relationships with local vendors and subcontractors to operate, and that can make for inconsistencies and hiccups. Yet, all seek and get feedback and tweak their programs to ensure an even better experience for the next batch of campers looking for the perfect mix of adventure, fitness and fun.

Experts say cruise industry starting to recover NEW YORK (AP) — Cruise watchers looking back at the industry’s past year say the Concordia disaster affected everything from prices to safety drills to first-time cruisers, but bookings appear to be picking up as the 2013 cruise booking season gets under way.

The first three months of each year are known as “wave season,” a period when many cruisers book trips as they plan ahead

for summer vacations. The Costa Concordia ran aground and capsized Jan. 13, 2012, killing 32 people just as last year’s wave season began. Experts have blamed the captain for the disaster, saying he took the ship off course in a stunt. The wrecked ship is still lying on its side in waters off Tuscany, Italy.

“In hindsight the market took a bigger hit than anticipated,” said Michael Driscoll, editor of the

industry newsletter Cruise Week. “First-time business (from people taking their first-ever cruise) was off in particular.” The lowered demand led to a decline in prices because cruise lines are loathe to sail a ship without filling every room, so they’ll drop prices until the ship is at capacity.

Driscoll said a gradual recovery for the cruise industry began to emerge in the fourth quarter of 2012, and now, said

Driscoll, a year after the Concordia disaster, “top travel agents are reporting a surprisingly strong winter season bookings for sailings that depart in later 2013, not great, but good.”

Heidi Allison-Shane, spokeswoman for CruiseCompete, said “cruise demand and prices were down significantly last year at CruiseCompete, with first quarter demand down in

the 15 percent to 18 percent range. This was largely a result of the negative publicity surrounding the Costa Concordia sinking, but a very warm winter in most of the U.S. and a slow economy were also factors.”

She added that “the low booking volume early in the year led to more inventory being available throughout the year, causing prices overall to be down an average of about

5 percent to 7 percent across all cruise lines according to our measures.”

Allison-Shane also said booking activity picked up on CruiseCompete in January of this year, about 7 percent overall but even more for premium and luxury cruises, “but we are still seeing some lower prices as a result of lower sales in 2012 as the lines have more promotions.”

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Sunday, February 10, 2013

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MOVIE REVIEW

‘Side Effects’ is a twisty thriller

BY CHRISTY LEMIRE AP Movie Reviewer If “Side Effects” is indeed Steven Soderbergh’s final film, as he’s said it will be after toying with the notion of retirement for a couple of years now, then intriguingly it feels like he’s coming full circle in some ways to the film that put him on the map: the trailblazing, 1989 indie “sex, lies and videotape.”

Both are lurid genre exercises, laid bare. Both focus on the intertwined lives of four central figures, including a scene in which one of the men interviews one of the women on video, hoping to unearth a hidden truth.

Both movies are about danger, secrets and manipulation, filled with characters who aren’t what they initially seem, all of which Soderbergh depicts with his typically cool detachment.

Twists and double crosses occur and schemes are revealed as layer upon layer of Scott Z. Burns’ clever script gets peeled away; it’s actually going to be difficult to discuss “Side Effects” without giving too much away.

Yet Soderbergh approaches such dramatic events with the same chilly tone that has marked so much of his work, even as the developments grow more than a little implausible.

Just as matter-of-fact is the way the characters rattle off the names of the prescription drugs they’re on and discuss which ones work better than others,

stylish as always), whom Banks seeks out for guidance, also happens to be a big proponent of this drug. Both are, in theory, in the business of helping people but they’re also opportunists to varying degrees of sleaziness.

But then this magical pill starts showing some disturbing side effects and … well that’s really all we can say. The aforementioned really terrible and bloody thing occurs, which ruins careers and lives and drives people to madness. Or does it …?

No really, we gotta stop now.

The complexity of emotion, confusion and loss at the film’s start gives way to some acrobatic trickery by the end, but “Side Effects” is never less than gripping or entertaining. Mara, who showed such fierce intelligence AP PHOTO/OPEN ROAD FILMS in David Fincher’s “The Social This film image released by Open Road Films shows Jude Law, left, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in a Network” and “The Girl With scene from “Side Effects.” the Dragon Tattoo,” is quietly chilling here. With her waiflike lavish Greenwich lifestyle she’d frame, chiseled facial features from Wellbutrin to Zoloft to the mental state. come to enjoy.

He puts us on edge from the fictitious Ablixa. In an accurate and steely eyes that reveal nothOnce he’s released, though, start, through Hitchcockian reflection of our impatient ing, she’s like a mysterious times, everyone in “Side Effects” visual choices, with clues that a Emily isn’t nearly as happy as child’s doll come to life. one would her expect her to be, bloodbath has occurred in a wants the quick fix: for their Here’s hoping this isn’t a true Manhattan apartment. Flashing and she actually falls into a finances, careers, reputations, retirement for Soderbergh and deep and suicidal depression. back three months earlier, we sex lives and, most fundamenmore like one of those Jay-Z or see that pretty, twentysomething When she goes to see psychiatally, their moods. Fittingly in Michael Jordan retirements at Emily (Rooney Mara) has pulled trist Jonathan Banks (Jude this New York-set thriller, least so he can add Mara to his Law), he prescribes her a new Soderbergh has shot and edited up to a prison to visit her husband of A-list regulars. the film (under his usual pseu- band, Martin (Channing Tatum, drug called Ablixa, which he’s in his third Soderbergh film fol- testing out on a few patients as donyms of Peter Andrews and “Side Effects,” an Open Road Mary Ann Bernard) crisply and lowing last year’s “Haywire” and part of a lucrative deal with a release, is rated R for sexuality, “Magic Mike”). He’s at the end of pharmaceutical giant. Emily’s efficiently, with occasionally nudity, violence and language. former therapist in Connecticut Running time: 106 minutes. hazy backlighting one of his sig- a four-year sentence for insider (Catherine Zeta-Jones, sly and natures suggesting a dreamlike trading, which destroyed the Three stars out of four.

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‘Playroom’ a modest gem of a film

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steven Spielberg’s longtime cinematographer, Janusz Kaminski, already LOS ANGELES (AP) has won two Academy — A rare example of a Awards for their collaboragrown-up story comtions on “Schindler’s List” pellingly told from the and “Saving Private perspective of children, Ryan,” which are consid“The Playroom” is a modered the director’s masterest gem. This ’70s-set pieces. Kaminski is nomidrama depicting one nated again this year for tumultuous night in a his work on Spielberg’s suburban family’s lives “Lincoln,” which features a benefits from the signature look that admirably subtle they’ve captured together: approach by director Julia a mystical sort of lighting, Dyer, working from a senoften streaking in from sitive screenplay penned the outside and casting by her late sister dramatic shafts.

Gretchen, with their Despite the hectic brother Stephen serving AP PHOTO/FREESTYLE RELEASING nature of awards season, as one of the producers.

This film image released by Freestyle Releasing shows John Hawkes in a scene with “Lincoln” up for a Unlike the dysfunctional from “The Playroom.” leading 12 Oscars at the one depicted onscreen, Feb. 24 ceremony, the this family unit works threading a needle.

Christian accidentally thing seems normal master cinematographer together perfectly.

But these are small enough, with Martin even falling off the roof into the was nice enough to The title refers to quibbles about an otherconducting an impromptu pool, an event his oblivianswer our question this where the Cantwell chilspelling bee during dinner. ous parents fail to notice. wise quietly moving and week: What are five of the dren teenage Maggie well-wrought drama The film beautifully It isn’t until the arrival most beautifully pho(Olivia Harris) and captures both the innocent marked by superb perof another couple tographed films you’ve younger siblings bafflement of the younger formances, including (Jonathan Brooks, Lydia ever seen? Here are his Christian (Jonathon children about the adults’ newcomer Harris in her Mackay) for a night of McClendon), Janie screen acting debut. And picks: behavior and the cynical cards and drinks that • “The Conformist” (Alexandra Doke) and it’s a pleasure, especially teenage perspective of things begin to unravel, Sam (Ian Veteto) gather with Maggie catching her Maggie, who has just lost after his recent standout (1970): Bernardo Bertolucci’s dramatically to tell each other stories turns in “Winter’s Bone” mother passionately kiss- her virginity that day. by candlelight. and “Martha Marcy May stylized commentary on There are a couple of ing the family friend and 1930s fascism, starring When their parents the evening devolving into too-clever ironic touches. Marlene,” to watch Jean-Louis Trintignant of return home one night, it loud drunken arguments The film is set on the day Hawkes solidly deliver soon becomes apparent this year’s best-picture and a physical altercation. of Patty Hearst’s capture, the goods in a non-vilthat the family dynamics nominee “Amour.” lainous role (as he also These events are most- with Maggie obviously are frayed, with the moth- ly fleetingly observed did in “The Sessions” this Kaminski’s reason for relating to the fugitive er Donna (Molly Parker) past fall). heiress. And when she through the eyes of the clearly a heavy drinker has sex with her children, who are otherand father Martin (John “The Playroom,” a boyfriend in the family wise preoccupying themHawkes) affectionate but garage, there’s a cut to a Freestyle release, is unratselves with games and distracted. Still, everyshot of one of the children ed. 83 minutes. horseplay, including

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choosing it: “Use of color and light.”

• “In Cold Blood” (1967): Based on Truman Capote’s pioneering truecrime book about a vicious family murder that took place in a small Midwestern town.

Kaminski praised its “visual metaphors.”

• “Citizen Kane” (1941): Well it’s … it’s “Citizen Kane.” Kaminski chose it for its “angles and drama within the composition, also within the frame.”

• “The French Connection” (1971): The classic crime thriller starring Gene Hackman as a detective on the trail of a major drug smuggling ring, it won five Oscars including best picture.

Kaminski appreciated the film “for the action and realistic representation of New York.”

• “Empire of the Sun” (1987): A Spielberg movie that Kaminski didn’t shoot, actually.

Allen Daviau, a previous collaborator of his in the mid-’80s, received an Oscar nomination for the visually lavish film, featuring a young Christian Bale. Kaminski enjoyed its “use of color and light.”

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DATES TO REMEMBER Presbyterian, Piqua, weigh-in is at 5 and meeting at 5:30 p.m.

• Parenting Education Groups will • DivorceCare seminar and supmeet from 6-8 p.m. at the Family port group will meet from 6:30-8 p.m. Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16 at Piqua Assembly of God Church, E. Franklin St., Troy. Learn new and 8440 King Arthur Drive, Piqua. Child age-appropriate ways to parent chilcare provided through the sixthdren. Call 339-6761 for more inforgrade. mation. There is no charge for this • AA, Piqua Breakfast Group will program. meet at 8:30 a.m. at Westminter • Narcotics Anonymous, Hug A Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash Miracle, will meet at 7 p.m. at the and Caldwell streets, Piqua. The dis- Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. cussion meeting is open.

Main St., Troy, use back door.

• AA, Troy Trinity Group meets at • Narcotics Anonymous, Inspiring 7 p.m. for open discussion in the 12 Hope, 12:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Step Room at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy.

Church, 1550 Henley Road, Troy.

• Sanctuary, for women who have • AA, open meeting, 6 p.m., been affected by sexual abuse, locaWestminster Presbyterian Church, tion not made public. Must currently corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, be in therapy. For more information, Piqua. Alley entrance, upstairs. call Amy Johns at 667-1069, Ext. • AA, Living Sober meeting, open 430 to all who have an interest in a sober • Miami Valley Women’s Center, lifestyle, 7:30 p.m., Westminster 7049-A Taylorsville Road, Huber Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash Heights, offers free pregnancy testand Caldwell streets, Piqua. ing, noon to 4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. For • Narcotics Anonymous, Winner’s more information, call 236-2273.

Group, will meet at 5 p.m. at Trinity • Pilates for Beginners, 8:30-9:30 Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Ave., a.m. and 5:30-6:30 p.m. at 27 1/2 E. Troy. Open discussion .

Main St., Tipp City. For more infor• Narcotics Anonymous, Poison mation, call Tipp-Monroe Community Free, 7 p.m., First United Methodist Services at 667-8631 or Celeste at Church, 202 W. Fourth St., third 669-2441. floor, Greenville.

• The Ex-WAVES, or any woman • Narcotics Anonymous, Never who formerly served during World Alone, Never Again, 6:30 p.m., First War II, will meet at 1 p.m. the second Christian Church, 212 N. Main St., Monday at Bob Evans in Troy.

Sidney • Next Step at Noon, noon to 1 • Teen Talk, where teens share p.m. at Ginghamsburg South their everyday issues through comCampus, ARK, 7695 S. County munication, will meet at 6 p.m. at the Road 25-A, one mile south of the Troy View Church of God, 1879 main campus.

Staunton Road, Troy.

• Singles Night at The Avenue will TUESDAY be from 6-10 p.m. at the Main Campus Avenue, Ginghamsburg • Deep water aerobics will be Church, 6759 S. County Road 25-A, offered from 6-7 p.m. at Lincoln Troy. Each week, cards, noncompeti- Community Center, 110 Ash St., tive volleyball, free line dances and Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www.lccfree ballroom dance lessons. Child troy.com for more information and care for children birth through fifth programs. grade is offered from 5:45-7:45 p.m.

• The Friends and Neighbors each night in the Main Campus Club of Miami County, a women’s building. For more information, call nonprofit and social organization 667-1069, Ext. 21. doing charitable work in the Troy • Baseball bingo will be offered area, meets at 7 p.m. the second from 7 p.m. until games are comTuesday of each month at the Troyplete at Sunset Bingo, 1710 W. High Hayner Cultural Center. For more St., Piqua. Refreshments will be information, contact Joanne at available. Proceeds help the youth jrosenberglvspopcorn@hotmail.com. baseball organization, a nonprofit.

• A teen support group for any grieving teens, ages 12-18 years in MONDAY the greater Miami County area is offered from 6-7:30 p.m. on the sec• Dollar menu night will be from ond and fourth Tuesday evenings at 6-8 p.m. at Troy Eagles, 225 N. Elm the Generations of Life Center, secSt. Dollar menu items include hamond floor, 550 Summit Ave., Troy. burger sliders, sloppy joe, hotdog, There is no participation fee. grilled cheese, french fries, onion Sessions are facilitated by trained straws, cup of soup, ice cream and bereavement staff and volunteers. more for $1.

Crafts, sharing time and other grief • Christian 12 step meetings, support activities are preceded by a “Walking in Freedom,” are offered at light meal.

7 p.m. at Open Arms Church, 4075 • Quilting and crafts is offered Tipp Cowlesville Road, Tipp City. from 9 a.m. to noon every Tuesday at • An arthritis aquatic class will be the Tipp City Seniors, 320 S. First offered from 8-9 or 9-10 a.m. at St., Tipp City. Call 667-8865 for more Lincoln Community Center, Troy. Call information.

335-2715 or visit www.lcctroy.com for • Mothers of Preschoolers, a more information and programs. group of moms who meet to unwind • An evening grief support group and socialize while listening to informeets the second and fourth mation from speakers, meet the secMonday evenings at 7 p.m. at the ond and fourth Tuesday from 6:15Generations of Life Center, second 8:30 p.m. Single, married, working or floor, 550 Summit Ave., Troy. The stay-at-home moms are invited. support group is open to any grievChildren (under 5) are cared for in ing adult in the greater Miami County MOPPETS. For more information, area and there is no participation contact Michelle Lutz at 440-9417 or fee. Sessions are facilitated by Andrea Stapleton at 339-8074. trained bereavement staff. Call 573• The Miami Shelby Chapter of 2100 for details or visit the website the Barbershop Harmony Society at homc.org. will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Greene • AA, Big Book discussion meet- Street United Methodist Church, 415 ing will be at 11 a.m. at Trinity W. Greene St., Piqua. All men interEpiscopal Church, 60 S. Dorset ested in singing are welcome and Road, Troy, in the 12 Step Room. visitors always are welcome. For The discussion is open to the public. more information, call 778-1586 or • AA, Green & Growing will meet visit the group’s Web site at at 8 p.m. The closed discussion www.melodymenchorus.org. meeting (attendees must have a • Divorce Care, 7 p.m. at desire to stop drinking) will be at Richards Chapel, 831 McKaig Ave., Troy View Church of God, 1879 Old Troy. Video/small group class Staunton Road, Troy. designed to help separated or • AA, There Is A Solution Group divorced people. For more informawill meet at 8 p.m. in Ginghamsburg tion, call 335-8814.

United Methodist Church, County • AA, women’s meeting, 8-9 p.m., Road 25-A, Ginghamsburg. The dis- Dettmer’s Daniel Dining Room. cussion group is closed (participants • AA Tuesday night meeting, 7 must have a desire to stop drinking). p.m., Troy Church of the Brethren, • AA, West Milton open discus1431 W. Main St., Troy. sion, 7:30 p.m., Good Shepherd • AA, The Best Is Yet To Come Lutheran Church, rear entrance, Group will meet at 11 a.m. in the 12 1209 S. Miami St. Non-smoking, Step Room at Trinity Episcopal handicap accessible.

Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. The • Al-Anon, Serenity Seekers will discussion is open. meet at 8 p.m. in the 12 Step Room • AA, Tipp City Group, Zion at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Lutheran Church, Main and Third Dorset Road, Troy. The discussion streets at 8 p.m. This is a closed dismeeting is open. A beginner’s meet- cussion (participants must have a ing begins at 7:30 p.m. desire to stop drinking).

• Alternatives: Anger/Rage • Al-Anon, 8:30 p.m. Sidney Control Group for adult males, 7-9 Group, Presbyterian Church, corner p.m., Miami County Shelter, 16 E. North and Miami streets, Sidney.

Franklin St., Troy. Issues addressed • AA, 7 p.m. at Troy Church of the are physical, verbal and emotional Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy. violence toward family members and Open discussion. other persons, how to express feel• An Intermediate Pilates class ings, how to communicate instead of will be from 9-10 a.m. and 6-7 p.m. confronting and how to act nonvioat 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For lently with stress and anger issues. more information, call Tipp-Monroe • Mind Over Weight Total Fitness, Community Services at 667-8631 or 6-7 p.m., 213 E. Franklin St., Troy.

Celeste at 669-2441.

Other days and times available. For • Women’s Anger/Rage Group more information, call 339-2699. will meet from 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays at • TOPS (Take Off Pounds the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami Sensibly), 6 p.m., Zion Lutheran County, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy.

Church, 11 N. Third St., Tipp City.

Issues addressed are physical, verNew members welcome. For more bal and emotional violence toward information, call 335-9721. family members and other persons, • Troy Noon Optimist Club will how to express feelings, how to commeet at noon at the Tin Roof restau- municate instead of confronting and rant. Guests welcome. For more how to act nonviolently with stress information, call 478-1401. and anger issues. Call 339-6761 for • Weight Watchers, Westminster more information.

TODAY

• Narcotics Anonymous, Just For Tuesday, will meet at 7 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Ave., Troy. This is an open discussion.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Unity Group, 7 p.m., Freedom Life Ministries Church, 9101 N. County Road 25-A, Piqua. Open discussion.

• Public bingo, license No. 010528, will begin with early birds at 7 p.m. and regular bingo at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge No. 833, 17 W. Franklin St., Troy. Use the Cherry Street entrance. Doors open at 5 p.m. Instant tickets also will be available.

• Public bingo — paper and computer — will be offered by the Tipp City Lumber Baseball organization from 7-10 p.m. at the West Milton Eagles, 2270 S. Miami St., West Milton. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and concessions will be available.

Proceeds will benefit the sponsorship of five Little League baseball teams. For more information, call 543-9959.

• DivorceCare will be every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Troy Church of the Nazarene, State Route 55 and Barnhart Road, Troy.

The group is open to men and women. For more information, call Patty at 440-1269 or Debbie at 3358397.

• Christian 12-Step, 7-8:30 p.m. at Ginghamsburg South Campus, ARK, 7695 S. County Road 25-A, one mile south of the main campus.

WEDNESDAY • Skyview Wesleyan Church, 6995 Peters Road, Tipp City, will offer a free dinner at 6:15 p.m. Bible study will begin at 7 p.m.

• An arthritis aquatic class will be offered from 8-9 or 9-10 a.m. at Lincoln Community Center, Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www.lcctroy.com for more information and programs.

• The “Sit and Knit” group meets from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tippecanoe Weaver and Fibers Too, 17 N. 2nd St., Tipp City. All knitters are invited to attend. For more information, call 667-5358.

• The Milton-Union Senior Citizens will meet the second and fourth Wednesday 1 p.m. at 435 Hamilton St., West Milton. Those interested in becoming members are invited to attend. Bingo and cards follow the meetings.

• Grandma’s Kitchen, a homecooked meal prepared by volunteers, is offered every Wednesday from 56:30 p.m. in the activity center of Hoffman United Methodist Church, 201 S. Main St., West Milton, one block west of State Route 48. The meal, which includes a main course, salad, dessert and drink, for a suggested donation of $6 per person, or $3 for a children’s meal. The meal is not provided on the weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year’s.

• The Town and Country Grandmothers No. 329 meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Wednesday at the AMVETS Post on LeFevre Road, Troy.

• The Kiwanis Club will meet at noon at the Troy Country Club, 1830 Peters Road, Troy. Non-members of Kiwanis are invited to come meet friends and have lunch. For more information, contact Bobby Phillips, vice president, at 335-6989.

• The Troy American Legion Post No. 43 euchre parties will begin at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 339-1564.

• The Toastmasters will meet every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at American Honda to develop to help participants practice their speaking skills in a comfortable environment.

Contact Eric Lutz at 332-3285 for more information.

• AA, Pioneer Group open discussion will meet at 9:30 a.m. Enter down the basement steps on the north side of The United Church Of Christ on North Pearl Street in Covington. The group also meets at 8:30 p.m. Monday night and is wheelchair accessible.

• AA, Serenity Island Group will meet at 8 p.m. in the Westminster Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, Piqua. The discussion is open.

• AA, 12 & 12 will meet at 8 p.m. for closed discussion, Step and Tradition meeting, in the 12 Step Room, Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy.

• AA, open discussion, 8 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, Piqua. Use the alley entrance, upstairs.

• Al-Anon, Trinity Group will meet at 11 a.m. in the 12 Step Room at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy.

• Men’s Anger/Rage Group will meet from 6-8 p.m. at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy. Issues addressed are physical, verbal and emotional violence toward family members and other persons, how to express feelings, how to communicate instead of confronting and how to act nonviolently with stress and anger issues. Call 339-6761 for more information.

• A Domestic Violence Support Group for Women will meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16. E. Franklin St., Troy. Support for bat-

tered women who want to break free from partner violence is offered.

There is no charge for the program.

For more information, call 339-6761.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Inspiring Hope, 12:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy.

• Children’s Creative Play Group will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy.

School-age children will learn appropriate social interactions and free expression through unique play therapy. There is no charge for this program. More information is available by calling 339-6761.

• Narcotics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Spirit of Recovery, Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy.

• Overeaters Anonymous will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 9100 N. Main St., State Route 48, between Meijer and Samaritan North. For other meetings or information, call 252-6766 or (800) 589-6262, or visit the Web site at www.region5oa.org.

• Miami Valley Women’s Center, 7049-A Taylorsville Road, Huber Heights, offers free pregnancy testing, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 236-2273.

• A Pilates Beginners group matwork class will be from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City.

For more information, call TippMonroe Community Services at 6678631 or Celeste at 669-2441.

• Safe People, 7-8:30 p.m., Ginghamsburg Church, SC/DC 104.

Find guidance for making safe choices in relationships, from friendships to co-workers, family or romance.

Learn to identify nurturing people as well as those who should be avoided. Call Roberta Bogle at 667-4678 for more information.

• Boundaries, 7-8:30 p.m., Ginghamsburg Church, ARK 200. A 12-week video series using Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend. Offers practical help and encouragement to all who seek a healthy, balanced life and practice in being able to say no. For more information, call Linda Richards at 667-4678.

• The Troy Lions Club will meet at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center. For more information, call 335-1923.

• A free employment networking group will be offered from 8-9 a.m. each Wednesday at Job and Family Services, 2040 N. County Road 25A, Troy. The group will offer tools to tap into unadvertised jobs, assistance to improve personal presentation skills and resume writing. For more information, call Steven Kiefer at 570-2688 or Justin Sommer at 440-3465.

THURSDAY • The Upper Valley Medical Center Mom and Baby Get Together group will meet from 9:30-11 a.m. on Thursdays at the Farm House, located northwest of the main hospital entrance and next to the red barn on the UVMC campus. The meeting is facilitated by the lactation department. The group offers the opportunity to meet with other moms, share about being a new mother and to learn more about breastfeeding and the baby. For more information, call (937) 440-4906.

• Deep water aerobics will be offered from 6-7 p.m. at Lincoln Community Center, 110 Ash St., Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www.lcctroy.com for more information and programs.

• The Generations of Life Center of Hospice of Miami County will offer a friendship luncheon at local restaurants on the second Thursday of each month at 11:30 a.m. Locations vary, so interested parties can call the office at 573-2100 for details.

This is a social event for grieving adults who do not wish to dine out alone. Attendees order from the menu.

• An open parent-support group will be at 7 p.m. at Corinn’s Way Inc., 306 S. Dorset Road, Troy.

• Parents are invited to attend the Corinn’s Way Inc. parent support group from 7-8:30 p.m. each Thursday. The meetings are open discussion.

• Friendship Luncheons are offered the second Thursday at different locations in the county. The luncheons are casual dining experience that allows adults to come together for food and fellowship. Call the Generations of Live Center at 335-5191.

• Tipp City Seniors gather to play cards prior to lunch every Thursday at 10 a.m. at 320 S. First St., Tipp City. At noon will be a carry-in lunch and participants should bring a covered dish and table service. On the third Thursday, Senior Independence offers blood pressure and blood sugar testing before lunch. For more information, call 667-8865.

• Best is Yet to Come open AA meeting, 11 a.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy.

• AA, Tri-City Group meeting will take place 8:30-9:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of the former Dettmer Hospital.

The lead meeting is open. For more information, call 335-9079.

• AA, Spirituality Group will meet at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, Troy. The discussion is open.

• Health Partners Free Clinic will offer a free clinic on Thursday night at the clinic, 1300 N. County Road 25-A, Troy. Registration will be from 5:30-7 p.m. No appointment is necessary. The clinic does not accept medical emergencies, but can refer patients to other doctors and can prescribe medication. Call 332-0894 for more information.

• Narcotics Anonymous, NAIOU, 7:30 p.m., Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy.

• Preschool story hours will be from 10-11 a.m. and again at 6:30 p.m. at the Bradford Public Library, 138 E. Main St., Bradford.

• Weight Watchers, 6 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church, Tipp City. For more information, call 552-7082.

FRIDAY • An arthritis aquatic class will be offered from 8-9 or 9-10 a.m. at Lincoln Community Center, Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www.lcctroy.com for more information and programs.

• The Tri-County Suicide Prevention Coalition will meet at 9 a.m. the second Friday in the conference room of the Tri-County Board of Recovery & Mental Health, Stouder Center, 1100 Wayne St., Troy. Use the west entrance to the fourth floor.

• AA, Troy Friday Morning Group will meet at 11 a.m. in the 12 Step Room at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1550 Henley Road, Troy. The discussion is open.

• AA, open discussion, 8 p.m. in the Salvation Army, 129 South Wayne St., Piqua. Use parking lot entrance, held in gym.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Clean and Free, 8 p.m., Dettmer Hospital, 3130 N. County Road 25-A, Troy.

Open discussion. Fellowship from 78 p.m.

• A Pilates Intermediate group matwork class will be held from 9-10 a.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City.

For more information, call TippMonroe Community Services at 6678631 or Celeste at 667-2441.

• Weight Watchers, 1431 W. Main St., Church of the Bretheren, Troy, at 10 a.m. For more information, call (800) 374-9191.

• A singles dance is offered every Friday from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at Christopher Club, Dixie Highway, Kettering, sponsored by Group Interaction. The dance is $6. For more information, call 640-3015 or visit www.groupia.org.

• Christian Worship Center, 3537 S. Elm Tree Road, Christiansburg, hosts a Friday Night Bluegrass Jam beginning at 7 p.m. each Friday.

Homemade meals are available beginning at 6:30 p.m. Participants may bring instruments and join in. A small donation is requested at the door. For more information or directions, call 857-9090 or 631-2624.

SATURDAY • The West Milton Church of the Brethren, 918 S. Miami St., West Milton, will offer a free clothes closet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the second Saturday. Clothes are given to those in need free of charge at this time.

For more information, call (937) 6984395.

• Weight Watchers, 1431 W. Main St., Church of the Bretheren, Troy, at 10 a.m. For more information, call (800) 374-9191.

• Recovery Too Al-Anon meetings are offered at 8:30 p.m. at Ginghamsburg Church, main campus, Room 117, S. County Road 25A, Tipp City.

• AA, Men’s Meeting will meet at 8:30 a.m. at the new First Lutheran Church, corner of Washington Road and State Route 41. The meeting is closed (members must have a desire to stop drinking).

• AA, Troy Winners Group will meet at 8:30 p.m. in the 12 Step Room at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 1550 Henley Road, Troy for discussion. The meeting is open.

• AA, Troy Beginners Group meets at 7 p.m. in the 12 Step Room at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 1550 Henley Road, Troy. This is an open discussion meeting.

• Weight Watchers, Westminster Presbyterian, Piqua, meeting at 9 a.m., weigh-in at 9:30 a.m.

• Pilates for Beginners (Introduction), 9:15-10:15 a.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For more information, call Tipp-Monroe Community Services at 667-8631 or Celeste at 669-2441.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Saturday Night Live, 8 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church, 120 W. Water St., Sidney.

• Relapse Prevention Group, 5:30-6:45 p.m. at The Avenue, Room 504, at Ginghamsburg Main Campus, 6759 S. County Road 25A. • The Next Step, a worship celebration for people on the road to recovery, 7 p.m. at Ginghamsburg Main Campus Sanctuary, 6759 S. County Road 25-A. • Yoga classes will be offered from 10-11 a.m. at the First United Church of Christ, Troy. The public is invited.

• Baseball bingo will be offered from 7 p.m. until games are complete at Sunset Bingo, 1710 W. High St., Piqua. Refreshments will be available. Proceeds help the youth baseball organization, a nonprofit.

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BOOK REVIEW SUNDAY CROSSWORD

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This book cover image released by Dutton shows, “Touch & Go,” by Lisa Gardner.

‘Touch & Go’ is a winner

BY JEFF AYERS AP Book Reviewer “Touch & Go” (Dutton) by Lisa Gardner: Lisa Gardner, the master of the psychological thriller, has delivered another tour de force with “Touch & Go,” which exposes the raw nerves of a family imploding, and an investigator trying to escape her past.

Justin Denbe and his wife, Libby, return from a night out to discover intruders in their home.

They witness their 15year-old daughter, Ashlyn, being attacked with a stun gun before they are attacked as well.

The family is taken to a state-of-the-art penitentiary that Denbe’s firm built but was never put into use. As they wait to learn their captors’ motive, they struggle to be civil to one other.

(Justin had an affair, Libby is addicted to painkillers, and Ashlyn has a secret boyfriend.)

Private investigator Tessa Leoni still lives with the aftermath of the horrible events that changed her life forever, as told in Gardner’s earlier novel, “Love You More.”

She is hired by Denbe Construction to investigate the family’s kidnapping. Both Leoni and the authorities are surprised there is no ransom demand.

Why were the Denbes abducted? How do their kidnappers know so much about them? And is it possible for them to get past their grievances and escape from captivity?

Gardner does an amazing job of creating realistic situations and characters with emotional resonance. The constant surprises will shock even the most jaded thriller reader.

A character says in the beginning of the novel, “Pain has a flavor. The question is, what does it taste like to you?” ”Touch & Go” is the opposite of pain; it’s a total pleasure.

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BOOK REVIEWS

‘Dancing to the Flute’ falls short on substance er whose brother is a famed musician. That brother decides to take on the boy, known as Kalu, as “Dancing to the a student. And over the Flute” (Atria), by years, both learn much.

Manisha Jolie Amin: A “Dancing to the Flute” is little boy appears in an Indian village, not remem- Manisha Jolie Amin’s first bering his name nor where novel and her American literary debut. It is an airy, he was from. But he is charming, clever and musi- free-floating tale, evoking the notes of a flute on the cally gifted, and manages wind. to make his way, thanks The author writes that largely to the kindness of each part of the novel is AP PHOTO/ATRIA strangers.

This book cover image supposed to mimic an His talent for playing released by Atria shows the flute brings him to the Indian melodic form “Dancing to the Flute.” notice of a wandering heal- known as the raag, startBY NAHAL TOOSI AP Book Reviewer

ing slowly and gaining pace as it progresses. But the book doesn’t quite achieve lyrical status, although it tries very hard.

The boy at the center of the story is actually its least interesting character.

It’s the others around him the meek servant girl, the downtrodden buffalo handler and others who give the book what little heft it has. There are two particularly powerful moments in the book, and Kalu is something of a side-note in

each of them.

One of the downfalls of trying to make a book “lyrical” or “atmospheric” is that it’s easy to simultaneously make it too vague.

It’s a bit unfair to the reader, who can struggle to try to understand what just happened in a paragraph or a chapter.

Sacrificing substance for style doesn’t always work. “Dancing to the Flute” falls short of achieving exceptional style, and it definitely could have used more substance.

Virginia attorney general’s book targets feds, Obama RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — If Virginia’s ultra-conservative attorney general needs to appeal to moderate Republicans in his campaign for governor, his new book probably isn’t going to help.

In “The Last Line of

Defense,” Ken Cuccinelli argues that the federal government and President Barack Obama’s administration, which he labels “the biggest set of lawbreakers in America,” are eroding individual liberties and exceeding constitutional

boundaries. He says politicians use programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid to trap people into a cycle of government dependency to boost their own power rather than to try to help them.

Those are all points sure

to resonate with Cuccinelli’s conservative base, including the Virginia Tea Party Patriot Federation, which he thanks in the book’s acknowledgements and provide fodder for opponents to use against him.

Cuccinelli said he’s not

worried about that.

“This book wasn’t written for politics. It wasn’t written for a governor’s race. It was written because we believe the government continues to burden and attack liberty, and we need to push back,” Cuccinelli said.

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by Christina McKenna (AmazonEncore) 9. “Private Berlin” by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan (Little, Brown) 10. “Heartsong” by Debbit Macomber (Random House) NONFICTION E-BOOKS 1. “Guns” by Stephen King (Stephen King)

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by Ian K. Smith (St. Martin’s Press) 8. “Predictably Irrational” by Dan Ariely (HarperCollins) 9. “Going Clear” by Lawrence Wright (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group) 10. “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey (Free Press)

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Unsightly varicose veins may require medical attention

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BY JACK KELLY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette About half of Americans older than 50 have varicose veins — veins that are swollen and often can be seen bulging beneath the skin. They often are colored dark purple or blue and found most often on the backs of the calves or the inside of the leg.

For most, varicose veins are chiefly a cosmetic problem. But if they are accompanied by other symptoms, such as leg pain when standing for a prolonged period, swelling of the feet, ankles or legs, itching over the vein or if the skin changes color or gets drier, thinner or develops scales, it could be a sign of a serious ailment.

About 40 percent of women and 25 percent of men in their 50s have varicose veins, and about 70 percent of women and 40 percent of men in their 70s have them.

The job of veins is to return blood to the heart so it can be recirculated. To do this, the veins in the legs have to work against gravity. Muscle contractions in the lower leg act as pumps.

Tiny valves in the veins open to send blood to the heart, then close to keep

Edgerlys celebrate 50th anniversary WEST MILTON — Andrew and Carolyn (Furlong) Edgerly of West Milton were married 50 years on Jan 14, 2013.

They met while serving in the U.S. Army, stationed at Walter Reed Army Hospital. They were married Jan. 4,

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They have three children, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

ANNOUNCEMENT POLICY Couples celebrating anniversaries, weddings or engagements wishing to have their announcements in the Troy Daily News may pick up information forms at the newspaper office, 224 S. Market St., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Troy Daily News announcement forms must be filled out completely in order to be published.

Information also may be sent by e-mail to editorial@tdnpublishing.com (subject line: engagement, wedding, etc.) or filled out on the form provided at www.troydailynews.com.

A glossy black-and-white or good quality color photo is requested. The Troy Daily News reserves the right to judge whether photo quality is acceptable for reproduction.

Couples celebrating anniversaries may submit a wedding photo and a recent photo for publication.

Photos may be picked up at the newspaper office after they are used or returned by mail if they are accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

blood from flowing back downward. Varicose veins occur when these valves weaken, causing blood to pool in the legs. The veins appear blue because they contain blood that has released its oxygen.

With age, veins lose elasticity and valves weaken. A tendency to develop varicose veins can run in families. Some people are born with fewer valves in their veins, valves that don’t work properly or abnormalities in the vein wall that cause the valves to leak.

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“The most important predictor is genetic,” said Dr. Ellen Dillavou, director of venous services and vascular surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. “On top of genetic, if you have multiple pregnancies, or you have to stand for long periods of time, that can push you closer (to having varicose veins).”

If both parents have varicose veins, “there is almost a 75 percent chance their children will develop them, too,” said Dr. Satish Muluk, a vascular surgeon at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Pregnancy increases the flow of blood in the body but decreases the flow upward from the legs to the pelvis. Pressure is placed on the legs by the child growing in the uterus. The hormones estrogen and progesterone have a relaxation effect, which can weaken vein walls.

People who stand or sit for long periods of time are at greater risk. Those who are overweight and don’t exercise increase their risk.

Exercise is important, Dillavou said, because “the veins themselves don’t have any muscles in them.

The muscles squeeze the veins and push the blood.”

The stronger the muscles are, the more effective they are at pumping blood back to the heart. Wearing compression stockings also helps. They squeeze the leg, which reduces the amount of blood in and pressure on the legs. Don’t try to choose a pair yourself. You should seek a doctor’s help in determining how much pressure should be applied to your leg.

Only about 10 percent of those afflicted seek medical treatment for them. If varicose veins are unsightly only, that’s OK. But anyone with symptoms — especially swelling of the leg, flaking or itching skin, or skin ulcers near the ankle — should see a doctor. The ulcers, a possibly serious condition, can be caused by fluid leaking into the skin tissue when blood backs up instead of returning to the heart. A coalition of professional groups has prepared a self-assessment test accessible at www.RethinkVaricoseVein s.com.

People have three kinds of veins: superficial veins, which lie close to the skin; deep veins, which lie in groups of muscles; and perforator veins, which connect the superficial to the deep veins.

Varicose veins are a mild form of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), a condition that occurs when the walls or the valves of veins are not working effectively. In deep veins, CVI can have more serious complications.

Another condition that can cause leg pain — phlebitis — is an inflammation of a vein that can lead to a blood clot. It’s not considered serious in a superficial vein, but it is potentially more dangerous in a deep vein.

Phlebitis is uncomfortable, but usually not dangerous. More serious is a blood clot in a deep vein, called deep-vein thrombosis.

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Thirty-year mortgage steady at 3.53 percent WASHINGTON (AP) — The average U.S. rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage was unchanged this week near historic lows, while the average rate on the 15-year loan fell. Low mortgage rates could help strengthen the housing recovery.

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate on the 30-year loan stayed at 3.53 percent. That’s still near the 3.31 percent rate reached in November, the lowest in records dating to 1971.

The rate on the 15-year fixed mortgage dropped to 2.77 percent from 2.81 percent last week. The record low is 2.63 percent.

Cheap mortgages are encouraging more people to buy homes and refinance, trends that could help boost the economy this year.

Increased sales are helping push home prices up steadily, which makes consumers feel wealthier and more likely to spend. In addition, a limited supply of houses for sale has created demand for new construction, which has made builders more confident.

And when people refinance, that typically leads to lower monthly mortgage payments and even more spending. Consumer spending drives nearly 70 percent of economic activity.

Still, the housing market has a long way to a full recovery. And many people are unable to take advantage of the low rates, either because they can’t qualify for stricter lending rules or they lack the money to meet larger down payment requirements.

To calculate average mortgage rates, Freddie Mac surveys lenders across the country on Monday through Wednesday of each week. The average doesn’t include extra fees, known as points, which most borrowers must pay to get the lowest rates. One point equals 1 percent of the loan amount.

The average fee for 30-year loans ticked up to 0.8 point from 0.7 point last week. The fee for 15-year loans was unchanged at 0.7 point.

The average rate on a one-year adjustablerate mortgage fell to 2.53 percent from 2.59 percent. The fee for one-year adjustable-rate loans declined to 0.4 from 0.5 point.

The average rate on a five-year adjustablerate mortgage fell to 2.63 percent from 2.70 percent last week. The fee remained at 0.6 point.

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Transform your home into a sanctuary that makes your heart skip a beat even if you have a limited budget.

Where to splurge, where to cheat Good design doesn’t have to be expensive point is, think about where

BY MARY CAROL your eyes go, and rest, when GARRITY Scripps Howard News Service you walk into the space.

That’s your focal point.

If you’re decorating a bedIsn’t it fun to flip through the pages of decorating mag- room, for example, most often azines and books and dream the focal point will be the bed. about how you would deco- If so, invest in a bed frame rate your home if money were that makes a statement. Then no object? I’ve got great news: dress it in a bedding ensemGood design doesn’t have to ble that sets the color palette be expensive. You can trans- and style for the rest of the form your home into a sanc- room.

With the budget dollars tuary that makes your heart skip a beat even if you have a you have left, finish off the limited budget. The secret? room with less expensive Knowing where to splurge pieces that complement your and where to cheat to get the bed. Do you have any furniture languishing in out-ofmost from every dollar.

Three Places to Make the-way places that you could move to your bedroom, like a an Investment • 1. The Room’s Focal little writing desk to use as a bed stand? Is artwork gatherPoint I’ve learned that when the ing dust in your storage room focal point of a room is arrest- or hung in a low-visibility ing, the rest of the room looks spot? Try hanging it in your better just by association. So bedroom to give it a new lease this is the spot where you on life. Sometimes just movwant to invest your decorat- ing your furnishings about ing dollars. If you’re not quite your home, re-imagining their sure where the room’s focal placement and usage, will

allow you to transform a space without spending a dime.

• 2. Items that Bring You Bliss A good friend is absolutely crazy about fine art and would love to fill her home with original paintings from all the artists she admires.

However, there’s that sticky detail of budget: she can’t afford to. So, she has come up with a great plan to pursue her passion for paintings while also staying true to her budget. As she has slowly redecorated each room in her older home, she’s picked a piece of artwork to serve as the new room’s highlight.

Then, she’s been thrifty with all her other design decisions in the space.

When you’re dreaming of how to decorate your space, what kinds of pieces get you going? An antique armoire? A super-stylish sofa? A prized piece of antique Asian pottery? Make your investment

there.

• 3. Pieces that Don’t Have a Good Low-Cost Substitute I’ve found that when it comes to some furnishings, there are no cheap substitutes. For example, I firmly believe that you get what you pay for when it comes to upholstered furniture. When you invest in a sofa or chair with a well-made frame and cushions, covered with a highquality fabric, it will look great for years. But if you get a piece that is badly made with low-quality materials and substandard textiles, it may look OK for a bit, but it won’t be long before the seats look squished, the frame sags and the fabric wears.

Something amazing about high-quality upholstered furniture is that it sets the tone for everything else in the room. You can pair an exquisite sofa with a ho-hum side • See DESIGN on C2

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Another piece of furniture that I think is well worth the investment is a large wooden chest, like a bookcase or hutch.

These big, bold beauties make average rooms arresting because they are so dramatic.

Three Ways You Can Cheat • 1. Get Creative with Artwork I’ve learned two important

things about artwork. First, it is the most effective way to give a redecorated room that finished feel. I just don’t think rooms are “done” unless they feature art that tells the visitor a bit about the home’s inhabitants. Second, you can cover your walls with great artwork without spending hardly anything. In fact, I have lots of things hung on my walls that cost very little, such as plates or prints.

There are so many ways you can infuse your home with interesting art without spending

much. For example, a friend and her husband attend lots of formal dinners for work, and she always admires the lovely menu cards placed at their tables. So she collected her favorites and slipped them into inexpensive frames from the hobby store. They look amazing perched on a shelf above her stove, a great conversation starter when she has guests.

I bet you have a treasure trove of photos you could use in decorating. A friend spiced up her sofa table with framed photos of her ancestors. And I love how she

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tossed unframed photos into a silver server, where they are just begging to be looked through. I have framed and hung lots of mementos in my home, and every time I pass by them they remind me of the wonderful people I share my life with. What do you have that you could put on your walls?

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vides us with light to work and play during any time of day, but that isn’t all. Lighting also offers many design solutions for our homes. Lighting is used for many purposes in interior design. There is illumination, of course, but there is also ambient lighting, accent lighting, task lighting, simply decorative lighting and even mood lighting.

Ambient lighting is sometimes also called general lighting. Its purpose is to light up the entire room. Most often, this type of lighting is in or hangs from the ceiling. It can be a chandelier, pendant lamps or recessed light fixtures. The style of the room will dictate which type of ambient light you will use. If it is a dining room, a

chandelier is usually the choice, but some very contemporary dining rooms have recessed lighting as the lighting choice for ambience. Pendant lighting can be ambient, also, but most often these add light but are more of a decorative nature.

Accent lighting is used to, well, accent items of your decor.

The accent lighting can highlight some architectural feature in the room, it can draw attention to artwork, it can illuminate one particular part of a room just because it looks good that way. The purpose of accent lighting is to draw your attention to what the light is shining on.

Task lighting is used for exactly that — doing tasks.

Some rooms need this type of lighting, such as the kitchen, the bathroom and the laundry room.

Do you have a workout room?

Task lighting is what you need there, too. The more intense lighting helps you see what you

are doing when you are performing a specific task. If you are cutting up vegetables, say, you really want to see where the vegetable ends and your finger begins. When putting on makeup, you want to make sure you see what you are doing and how the finished product — your face — looks. Shaving requires good task lighting, too. Do you have an office that you work from in the house? Task lighting will be necessary there as well.

Decorative lighting is mostly for decoration, as you might imagine. These are used as accents, such as an end-table lamp that isn’t meant to be used for reading.

Mood lighting would be uplights that you would put behind a sofa or a chair that illuminates the wall without the fixture being seen. In the evening, if that is the only lighting in the room, the mood is one of calmness and serenity.

sellers if all potential buyers have seen the property before an offer is made.

HOUSE HUNTING TIP: Try to anticipate if there is any condition of your home purchase that would cause the sellers to shy away from accepting or countering your offer. If such conditions exist, try to address them before you make an offer.

For example, let’s say your parents are willing to give you a large amount of cash for a down payment to make your offer more competitive. Make sure this will be acceptable to your mortgage lender.

Find out what verification the lender will require from your parents. If the lender needs a gift letter that stipulates you don’t need to repay the money, have your parents write this letter and include a copy with your offer.

Sellers are always concerned about the buyer’s financial capability to close the transaction. Your offer should include a letter from your lender stating that you are preapproved for the financing that you need. The letter should stipulate that the lender has verified the cash

you need for the down payment and closing costs.

If the verification of funds needed to close is not included in the preapproval letter, make a copy of a bank or brokerage statement that verifies the amount you need. Black out the account number and include a copy of this with your offer.

In some areas, buyers are making offers without any contingencies. That is as clean as it gets. However, there can be problems with contingencyfree offers. Buyers can feel pressured into waiving an inspection contingency because they’re sure they can’t compete unless they do. The sellers could end up in a legal hassle with the buyers after closing if problems arise that weren’t disclosed to them.

THE CLOSING: Buyers should ask the sellers for permission to preinspect the property before they make an offer without an inspection contingency.

Hymer ■ CONTINUED FROM C1 home of their dreams, but the other won’t be back in town to take a look for days or weeks.

Making an offer contingent on the absentee buyer’s approval of a property is risky from the seller’s standpoint. If the seller accepts the offer, he takes his home off the market not knowing if the absentee buyer will like the house enough to buy it.

It would be very difficult to get such an offer accepted if there are multiple offers from buyers who have all seen the property. The Internet can give a great introduction to a listing, but it usually doesn’t include photos of items that might cause you to pass on the property, like a neighbor’s home that is in poor repair or a location close to a noisy freeway.

Some buyers buy property without having seen it. To get an offer accepted, these offers usually have a generous price, and close quickly. The buyers may later find problems that they could have discovered had they seen the property before making an offer. It’s better for both buyers and

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Your phone call will be returned in the order in which it is received.

**Grandparents’Names: __________________________________________________ **Grandparents’Names: __________________________________________________ (*Required Information) **Due to space constraints, only parents and grandparents names will be listed.

Please mail my photo back. SASE enclosed. (Not responsible for photos lost in the mail.)

I will stop by and pick up my photo (we will only hold them for 6 months) Name: ______________________________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________________ City: ________________ State: ____ Zip:__________ Phone: ______________ Bill my credit card #: ____________________________ expiration date: __________ Signature:____________________________________________________________ Discover Visa Mastercard Am. Express AMOUNT ENCLOSED: __________

2364456

Shift into a great job today!

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As an Adecco associate, you will: • Earn a competitive Salary starting at $9.50-$9.85 per hour • Get access to great benefits, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), bonus opportunities and more • Have access to free skills training and career counseling services

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Mail or Bring Coupon to: ATTN: BABY PAGES 100 Fox Dr. Ste. B, Piqua, OH 45356

ATTN: BABY PAGES 224 S. Market St., Troy, OH 45373

Apply today at www.adeccousa.com Branch Automotive West (5890) or call 937.593.9400

To Advertise In The Classifieds That Work Call 877-844-8385 577 Miscellaneous

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Minimum of an Assoc. Degree in Mechanical Design/ equivalent 3 yrs. design experience Strong mechanical aptitude Proficient in AutoCAD or Solidworks Willing to travel, work overtime, weekends and holidays if needed Drug testing and background check

Email resumes to:

amyj@wellsbrothers.com

Or mail to:

Wells Brothers Inc. 105 Shue Dr. Anna OH 45302

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE EOE

250 Office/Clerical

ADMINISTRATIVE / EVENT ASSISTANT Part time, Monday - Friday, Noon-5pm. To do the day-to-day general office duties and assist with current and new special events, $8.50/ hour.

Send resume to: TMCS PO Box 242 Tipp City, OH 45371 Deadline is 2/28/2012

275 Situation Wanted

TAX PREPARATION $100 flat rate (937)620-6755 taxestogo9@gmail.com

Continental Express 10450 St Rt 47 Sidney, OH Or call 800-497-2100 www.ceioh.com.

FIREWOOD, $125 a cord pick up, $150 a cord delivered, $175 a cord delivand stacked ered or (937)308-6334 (937)719-3237

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

575 Live Stock

ANGUS BULLS, cows, heifers, (937)209-0911, (937)246-6374.

577 Miscellaneous

BRIDAL SET, Brand new, have receipt, selling for half price, (937)339-4612

CEMETERY PLOTS @ Forest Hill.

6 separate plots in old section, lot 52 front. $400 per plot. rswooj@aol.com.

(703)250-5720

LEATHER FURNITURE, 4 piece set: couch, 2 chairs, Ottoman/coffee table, espresso in color, $900.

Call asking (937)339-4469.

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2 yr experience required 1-800-288-6168

www.risingsunexpress.com

DRIVERS WANTED JOHNSRUD TRANSPORT, a food grade liquid carrier is seeking Class A CDL tank drivers from the Sidney/Piqua/Troy area.

Home flexible weekends. 5 years driving experience required.

Will train for tank.

Great Pay and Benefit Package. For further info, call Jane @ 1-888-200-5067

SchulzeTax & Accounting Service

LAB PUPPIES, black 8 wks, 3 females and 1 male, 1st shots, $75 (937)339-9476

Yorkie-Poo, PUPPIES, Females, $395, also 6 month old CKC male Miniature Poodle, $275, (419)925-4339 PUPPIES, 2 WESTIE males, 16 weeks old, shots and wormed. $175.

Call or text (937)658-4267

586 Sports and Recreation

AMMO, 223, Aks, Ar's, (419)204-4401

7.62y39, Sks's,

RIFLE, Bushmaster, AR Carbon-15 5.56, Nato or .223 with red dot, $2500, (937)658-0318

President’s Day

Country Antiques & Collectibles Furniture – Fishing – Knives PUBLIC Advertising Items AUCTION Tools & More!

At the Assembly Bldg, Miami Co Fairgrounds at 650 N. Co Rd 25A.

MONDAY, FEB. 18 • 9:30 AM ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Wicker & other furniture; fern stand, rocker, chair & table; Morris chair; 2- schoolhouse & Vienna regulator clocks; console radio; chandelier shade; many country antiques & collectibles; coffee grinder; variety of crocks, jugs & bowls; granite ware; sprinkling cans; butter churns; milk bottles; egg crate; sausage press; Cast Iron: Griswold chicken fryer; tea kettle; skillets; corn stick pan; Winchester & Griswold food grinders; Winchester can opener; charcoal iron & others; wall mtd bell; CI Shepard dog; RR can, lanterns & red ribbed globes; Sterling Silver 39 pc flatware set & misc other items; stag & lady golfer statues; 4 Royal Doulton tobies; 2 Hummels; Monk creamer; Goebel angel; 2 stamp albums; German 2 vol set of 1936 Olympics w/ Jesse Owens; depression era china & glassware; Jewel Tea cake saver; Aunt Jemima & Uncle Mose salt & peppers; 12 Longaberger baskets; 2 pc set Army telephones; scales; tin measures & other farm items; kitchen utensils; & much more! GAME MOUNTS; FISHING; KNIVES; ETC: Buck deer mount; 4 sets of other antlers; Trout & Walleye fish mounts; 8 modern duck decoys; animal figurines; Shark collector’s knife set by Taylor; 70 other pocket knives; rods, reels, lures & fishing items; carbide lamp; etc. ADVERTISING: Hamm’s Club Beer Dancing Bears, 2005; modern Coke trays; electronic slot machine; wooden ammo & other adv boxes; oil bottle w/ tin spout; adv tins; DeLaval & Winchester oil cans; tin signs of all types. TOYS, ETC: Child’s wicker rocker; globe; lg swirl marble; child’s irons; Erector set; fire engine ladder truck; Coke collector toys; motorcycles; robot; JD tractor; Sinclair Oil bank; CI bulldog & lion banks; toy soldiers; misc toy RR items; baseball gloves; Red’s bobble heads; Boy Scout hatchets & other items. TOOLS & GARAGE ITEMS: Stanley No. 45 plane, no cutters; Stanley Bailey No. 4 & 220 planes; 12 wooden planes; brass trimmed levels; brass plumb bob; small brass anvil; Craftsman broad axe hatchet & plane; 3 Winchester hatchets; Ford wrenches; tobacco cutter; glass battery box; kerosene stove jars; radio tubes; green shade barn light; old hardware; etc. NOTE: This is rather an eclectic mix, but it is easy to find something you like with this large variety of merchandise & interesting items. For more details, & photos go to www.stichterauctions.com Two auction rings, w/ knives, tools & shop items at 10:00 AM. Please plan to attend.

332-1992 Free Inspections

Call 937-498-5125

• Doors • Siding

• Concrete • Additions 339-7604 667-9501 17 Shoop Rd, Tipp City BetterBuilders21@yahoo.com

“All Our Patients Die”

for appointment at

25% off if you mention this ad!

725 Eldercare

422 Buckeye Ave., Sidney

Bankruptcy Attorney Emily M. Greer, Esq.

• Room Additions Quality is our workmanship, • Basements customer satisfaction is our business.

• Siding We build custom homes!

• Doors • Garages • Painting

Free Consultation ~ Affordable Rates

937-620-4579 Call to find out what your options are today!

937-335-1040 937-335-1040

I am a debt relief agency. I help people file for bankruptcy relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code.

2355315

645 Hauling

that work .com 660 Home Services

For your home improvement needs

J.T.’s Painting & Drywall

COOPER’S GRAVEL

ELDERLY & want assistance with occasional outings, errands, grocery shopping and part-time home care? Call for info: (937)570-8531.

C ON STR U C TION

Concentration on Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Law for over 15 years

20 YEARS IN BUSINESS

875-0153 698-6135 CATS, TWO ADORABLE, and neutered spayed need a loving home.

FREE if taking them together. If interested, call Tracy at (937)216-4420.

For 75 Years

Since 1936

Electronic Filing 45 Years Experience

Gravel Hauled, Laid & Leveled Driveways & Parking Lots

545 Firewood/Fuel

• Interior/Exterior • Drywall • Texturing • Kitchens • Baths • Decks • Doors • Room Additions

FREE ESTIMATES

LICENSED • INSURED

• Painting • Drywall • Decks • Carpentry • Home Repair • Kitchen/Bath

TOTAL HOME REMODELING Call Jim at 937-694-2454

MINIMUM CHARGES APPLY

655 Home Repair & Remodel

937-974-0987

655 Home Repair & Remodel

Email: UncleAlyen@aol.com

#Repairs Large and #Room Additions #Kitchens/Baths #Windows #Garages

937-492-ROOF Roofing, Windows, Siding, Fire & Water Restoration

937-335-6080 OME IMP ROVEM AL H EN T T TO

Small #Basements #Siding #Doors #Barns

Ask about our Friends & Neighbors discounts (937) 339-1902 or (937) 238-HOME Free Estimates • Fully Insured • 17 Years of Home Excellence

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• Roofing • Windows • Kitchens • Sunrooms

ROOFS • KITCHENS • BATHS • REMODELING PAINTING DECKS

WINDOWS SIDING

PORCHES GARAGES

937-573-4702

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A simple, affordable, solution to all your home needs.

Roofing • Drywall • Painting Plumbing • Remodels • Flooring

Gutters • Doors • Remodel

Eric Jones, Owner

Insurance jobs welcome • FREE Estimates

Voted #1

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in Shelby County

by Sidney Daily News Readers

Mention this ad and get 10% OFF any remodel of $5000 or more. Expires 2/28/13

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937-492-5150 TERRY’S

APPLIANCE REPAIR •Refrigerators •Stoves •Washers & Dryers •Dishwashers • Repair & Install Air Conditioning

Licensed Bonded-Insured

710 Roofing/Gutters/Siding

GRAVEL & STONE

HERITAGE GOODHEW

Shredded Topsoil Fill Dirt Driveways •• Excavating Excavating Driveways Demolition •• Saw Saw Dust Dust Demolition

2358130

937.492.8003 • 937.726.2868

660 Home Services

• Metal Roofing • Sales & Service • Standing Seam Snap Lock Panels

WE DELIVER

“WE REPAIR METAL ROOFS”

937-606-1122

765-857-2623 765-509-0069

2359221

937-773-4552

2358453

A&E Home Services LLC

Roofing • Siding • Windows

660 Home Services

• Baths • Awnings • Concrete • Additions

CALL TODAY FOR FREE ESTIMATE

Continental Contractors FREE ES AT T S E IM

• Spouting • Metal Roofing • Siding • Doors

725 Eldercare

Senior Homecare Personal • Comfort ~ Flexible Hourly Care ~ ~ Respite Care for Families ~

419.501.2323 or 888.313.9990 www.visitingangels.com/midwestohio

JERRY STICHTER 2365056

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CATS, Helping Hands Rescue has several special cats in need of homes, (937)570-3518.

500 - Merchandise

Class-A CDL Driver 2500-3000 mi/wk avg No-touch truckload van freight Good balance of paycheck and hometime Terminal in Jackson Center, OH.

AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD puppies, 7 weeks old. Tails docked, vet shots.

Red checked, Merles and Tris. or (937)726-6289 (937)693-1515

Apply in person at:

280 Transportation

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583 Pets and Supplies

(See Us For Do-It-Yourself Products)

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WALKER, seated walker, transfer tub, shower/ benches, commode chair, toilet riser with or without arms, grab bars, canes, More, (937)339-4233.

BU ILD ER SS E • Roofing • Windows RVI CE • Spouting • Kitchens S, INC • Metal Roofing • Sunrooms .

• Baths • Awnings

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Design conveyors, special machinery and support equipment for food processing and industrial customers Support internal sales Assist in job estimating Create bill of materials Work with minimal supervision

starting at $

660 Home Services

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KNOCKDOWN SERVICES

AUCTIONEER,

To Advertise In the Classifieds that Work

INC.

AUCTIONS & APPRAISALS

Jerry Stichter Broker Associate of Garden Gate Realty (937)335-6758 www.stichterauctions.com

Call 877-844-8385

New Year = NEW CAR and MORE CASH?!?!?!

Just get a new car and need to sell your old one?

WE CAN HELP YOU!!!

½ PRICE $ 30

O N ON PICTURE IT SOLD L TH R 1 MON O F Y AVAILABLE ONLY BY CALLING 877-844-8385 Offer valid through February 28 (ad must begin by this date) Limit of 1 vehicle per advertisement. Valid only on private party advertising.

No coupons or other offers can apply.

Piqua y Daily News, Daily News, Tro ciated websites eks in Sidney so we as 4 d an for ns es tio sh ca publi * Publi weekly affiliated

OR VISITING ONE OF OUR OFFICES IN SIDNEY, PIQUA OR TROY

Daily Call all

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Continental Express has immediate opening for a LOT DRIVER for Saturdays. Will be responsible for parking trucks and dropping trailers on our lot. CDLA not required but must have prior experience operating tractor trailers.

Must also pass drug screen.

WE KILL BED BUGS!

2357105

Description:

SNOW BLOWER 2003 5hp, Self propelled, 20" cut. Briggs and Stratton engine. New tires, Runs $225 obo. great.

(937)498-9147

PART-TIME DRIVER

660 Home Services

2362849

MECHANICAL DESIGNER

www.ceioh.com.

660 Home Services

2357518

Continental Express 10450 St Rt 47 Sidney, OH

600 - Services

2362793

LONGABERGER BASBoyd's Bears, KETS, purses, dresses, leather Bratz dolls, jackets, lamps, remote control car, clocks, (937)773-9025

To advertise in the Classifieds That Work Service & Business Directory please call: 877-844-8385

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245 Manufacturing/Trade

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DIRECTORY

Service Business

2362177

Apply in person at: Covington Care Center 75 Mote Dr Covington, OH

GUNS & AMMO, Shotgun, 12ga pump, Lightweight, 30 inch barrel, full choke, Marlin nice gun, perfect for home protection or hunting $225, Ammo, .223, 7.62x39, 30-30, 3 0 0 6 , 22LR-22mag-22-250, .308, 7.62x54. PRICES Call REDUCED!!!

(937)698-6362 Chuck

2361104

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

Driver needed for LOCAL tractor trailer driving position. Average $700 gross/wk.

Will primarily be night shift but start time may vary. Must have CDLA, at least 1 year recent experience and be extremely dependable. Call Dave during the week at 800-497-2100 or on the weekend/evenings at 937-726-3994 or apply in person at:

2357520

CRIB, changing table, doorway pack-n-play, swing, swing, high chair, booster chair, travel bassinet, tub, clothes, blankets, movies, dolls, more (937)339-4233.

LOCAL DRIVER

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280 Transportation

2362836

240 Healthcare

Miami Valley Sunday • Classifieds That Work • Sunday, February 10, 2013 • C5

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C6 • Miami Valley Sunday • Classifieds That Work • Sunday, February 10, 2013

To Advertise In The Classifieds That Work Call 877-844-8385 592 Wanted to Buy

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2002 FORD VAN E150 AC, Bin Package.

Everything works and runs great. Rebuilt front end, new battery, new starter. Tires one year old. Excellent condition. $3100.

(937)295-3086

BUYING: 1 piece or entire estates: Vintage costume or real jewelry, toys, pottery, glass, advertisements.

Call Melisa (937)710-4603

800 - Transportation

2003 FORD F150 SUPER CAB

V6, 5-speed manual, AM/FM/CD, cruise control, cold AC. $7700.

(937)638-1832

850 Motorcycles/Mopeds

1982 CHEVY 1/2 ton truck. 6 cyl. 3 speed. $1000. 1991 CHEVY Silverado, 350 automatic $1200.

(937)773-1817 (937)451-1638

2001 TOMOS Targa LX moped, black. Two new tires!

Good condition. $500.

(937)308-6341 kkconley210@gmail.com.

2000 JEEP Grand Cherokee, V8, leather, loaded, 1 owner, excellent condition. $2895. ( 9 3 7 ) 4 4 0 - 9 3 2 3 (937)287-4374

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2008 FORD Escape XLT, only 27,000 miles, transferable warranty, $14,500 OBO, (937)498-9770.

2005 CADILLAC CTS, silver, 127,000 miles. FULLY LOADED!! Get a great car at a great price!! $8000. (937)418-4029

SELLERS

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2003 CHRYSLER 300 M SPECIAL Pearl black, premium leather black, 3-5 high output V6 24V, 35,000 miles, like new condition, non-smoking, $8700 OBO. (937)489-3426

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