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November 23, 2011 It’s Where You Live!

Volume 103, No. 279

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Council OKs reappropriation Public hearings set for two zoning issues

BY RON OSBURN Staff Writer rosburn@tdnpublishing.com

Check out this week’s iN75 Barclay’s in downtown Piqua now offers an expanded selection of Brighton handbags and accessories. Also, see what Harris Jeweler is giving away this Christmas. Read about it in this week’s edition of iN75.

At its regularly scheduled meeting Monday, Troy City Council approved a budget reappropriation and scheduled public hearings for a pair of zoning issues for Dec. 5.

TROY One public hearing will be held on a request by Bob Cole to rezone a brick, circa-1902 former Hobart Corporation warehouse at 623 S. Clay St. from M-2 Light Industrial, to OR-1, OfficeResidential.

Steve Kalmar, Cole’s consultant, told the city planning commission in late October the OR-1 zoning would allow for more “flexibility” in potential new uses for the building. The building on Troy’s east side currently houses several commercial businesses.

The proposed OR-1 zoning also is more appropriate and could

serve as a zoning “buffer” between the mainly residential neighborhood to the north and other industrial buildings to the south, Kalmar said. The commission gave the request a positive recommendation.

The second public hearing is for a half-dozen “corrections” to the city zoning code. The items were “inadvertently altered” in a recent

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Turkey time

UVMC partners with Troy schools Search for head football coach ongoing

Students go healthy Miami East High School went “healthy” during the week of Nov. 14 with activities sponsored by the Miami East FFA Chapter.This project was made possible due to a $500 grant by the Ohio Small Grains Marketing Group.The Healthy Lifestyle Committee sponsored a Food For Thought Log in which students and staff would record all the food and drink that they consumed during a day.

During study halls, students received a healthy snack for keeping their log updated. Snacks included an apple, orange or banana, a low-fat whole grain snack bar, or water and a non-fat yogurt. See Page 3.

TDN offices to close In order for the Troy Daily News employees to spend time with their families during the Thanksgiving holiday, the offices will be closed Thursday and Friday. However, the circulation call center will be open from 6-10 a.m. each day for customer service by calling 335-5634.

BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@tdnpublishing.com

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Danny Landes, left, and Drake Thompkins drive turkeys through a field Thursday at Bowman & Landes Turkey Farm in New Carlisle. Bowman & Landes has raised free range turkeys since 1948 and offer whole turkeys and turkey products.

Gas station owner posts bond from a felony trafficking drugs charge related to The owner of a Troy gas station the raid at the where authorities seized large Valero gas staamounts of drugs and cash posted a tion in the 300 $25,000 surety bond following a block of West Friday night raid by police and was Market Street, arraigned Monday in Miami County Troy.

Municipal Court.

If convicted as Sukhwinder Sing Sandhu, 50, of SANDHU charged, Sandhu Troy, will next appear in court Dec. 1 for a preliminary hearing stemming faces up to a year in prison and fines Staff report

TROY that could total $2,500.

Acting on tips, authorities with the Troy Police Department seized bath salts, synthetic marijuana and more than $30,000 in cash during the raid.

A state law passed last month bans the sale of bath salts and synthetic marijuana.

INSIDE TODAY Advice ............................9 Calendar.........................3 Classified......................12 Comics .........................10 Deaths ............................6 Annaliese Foss Eleanora J. Spry Marilyn E. Hawk James L. Hobson Eva Compton Brenton Bird Robert R. Hawley Everett “Sonny” Lee Burton Thomas L. Sniffen L.C. Beair Horoscopes ..................10 Opinion ...........................5 Sports...........................16 TV...................................9

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Man pleads guilty to abduction Troy resident faces up to five years in prison at Jan. 9 hearing

BY WILL E SANDERS Ohio Community Media wsanders@dailycall.com

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A Troy man entered a plea of guilty to one count of abduction at a court hearing in common pleas court Monday where the man decided to waive a grand jury’s consideration of his case.

Jeffrey D. Nickels, 29, was originally charged with a count of rape, a first-degree felony, but pleaded to

an amended charge of abduction, a third-degree felony.

A Jan. 9 sentencing hearing was set. Nickels faces up to five years in prison. He is being held at the Miami County Jail on a $100,000 bond for that charge.

Authorities say that on Aug. 29 at the Troy Towne Apartments that Nickels physically and sexually

Troy City Schools signed a seven-year agreement with Upper Valley Medical Center on Monday in which Troy City Schools will receive athletic training and sports medicine services from the UVMC Center for Sports Medicine.

The agreement was signed for an annual $75,000 in sponsorships to be used for signage and to make updates to facilities, according to a press release.

Troy City Schools’ Superintendent Eric Herman said the agreement had been in the works for some time.

“This will help with the athletic department with our needs,” Herman said.

“It’s been great working with them.”

Speaking of the athletic department, Herman said the search for a new head football coach to replace retiring head coach Steve Nolan has been ongoing internally in the district.

“Inside first, and we’ve have had some interest from the outside,” Herman said. “Actually we received two emails from Texas within 15 minutes of his announcement.”

Board member George Dearth recalled being part of the committee that recruited Steve Nolan to breathe new life into the district football team’s program. Dearth’s advice was for the search to “look at the whole program and

assaulted a female acquaintance against her will that resulted in injuries to the victim.

According to police reports, Nickels punched the victim several NICKELS times before having sexual intercourse with the victim against her will.

Court documents disclose the victim was a well-known acquaintance to the suspect, who used “force or the threat of force” when committing the crime.

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East board thanks community for support

BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@tdnpublishing.com

The season of Thanksgiving came a few days early at the Miami East Local Schools’ board of Complete weather education meeting Monday. information on Page 11.

Appreciation for the support of the 1.75 percent earned income Home Delivery: tax that replaced the district’s tra335-5634 ditional income tax was relayed Classified Advertising: from each board member and from (877) 844-8385 Superintendent Dr. Todd Rappold.

“We are very appreciative of our community’s support,” Rappold said.

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CASSTOWN reported his observations at the Ohio School Board Association’s annual capital conference in Columbus.

“It was an excellent conference,” Carson said. “The speaker, Jamie Vollmer, wrote a book called ‘Schools cannot do it alone.’ I think it’s very important for us as a board to strengthen our community relations year-round instead of every time we need something.

Going forward, it’s something we need to do.”

Carson offered to share a book

he bought at the conference written by Vollmer. Carson said the book would be a great reference to use to generate ideas on how “to keep this school district solvent to go forward.”

Rappold said the district is developing a bus route for its high school students. Rappold said the district’s transportation department is trying to find a solution with minimal disruption to the elementary and junior high students.

Rappold said he hopes to have the route established by the winter break and possibly be ready by the start of January.

“High school busing was the

one item to bring back,” Rappold said.

Board member Brad Burton asked if it would be ready by the first of the year. Rappold said the coordination wasn’t as easy as just adding another bus on the route to keep schedules the same for elementary and junior high arrangements that have already been established.

Rappold said the district will have to judge how earned income receipts will affect other decisions this spring.

“We’ve got a long ways to go,” Rappold said. “We’ll be cautious as we proceed.”

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Piqua woman convicted in stabbing

BY WILL E SANDERS Ohio Community Media wsanders@dailycall.com

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A Piqua woman who used a knife to stab a male acquaintance in the chest in May following a verbal dispute has been convicted of felonious assault.

A sentencing hearing for Cleda Lovell, 49, has been set for Jan 17 after she entered a plea of no con-

test to one count of felonious assault. She was found guilty.

A second-degree felony, Lovell faces a prison sentence of between two to eight years. She also could be ordered to make restitution in the case for the medical injuries the victim, Angelo Fedele, suffered during the May 28 stabbing.

When officers made entry into Lovell’s home, they reported that pepper spray was in the air and that Lovell had blood on her pants and was apparently attempting to clean blood off of a couch.

An additional felony charge of tampering with evidence was dismissed as a result of a plea agreement.

Lovell remains out of jail on a recognizance bond.

Piqua medics responded to 824 Nicklin Ave. on the night of the incident and found the victim on the ground outside near a vehicle, according to police reports. The victim in the case was later transported to the hospital and has since fully recovered.

Officers made contact with Lovell, who had locked herself inside her house before letting officers inside, reports state.

GOP contenders: Extend Council anti-terror Patriot Act

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• The Troy Elevator The grain prices listed below are the closing prices of Tuesday.

Corn Month Price Change Nov 6.0400 + 1.25 Dec 5.9900 + 1.25 Jan 12 6.1100 + .75 O/N 12 5.1400 - 1.00 Beans Month Price Change Nov 11.1800 + 5.00 Jan 12 11.2300 + 5.00 S/O/N 12 11.0900 + 4.75 Wheat Month Price Change Nov 5.8900 + 2.50 Jan 12 5.9800 - 6.00 J/A 12 6.0500 - 6.25 You can find more information online at www.troyelevator.com.

• Stocks of local interest Values reflect closing prices from Tuesday.

Symbol Price Change AA 9.26 -0.21 CAG 24.18 -0.01 CSCO 17.92 -0.08 DPL 30.14 -0.02 EMR 48.31 -0.59 F 10.09 +0.04 FITB 11.35 -0.17 FLS 93.74 +0.22 GM 20.73 -0.32 GR 122.76 -0.03 ITW 44.05 +0.26 JCP 30.62 -0.57 KMB 69.40 -0.05 KO 65.97 +0.02 KR 21.87 -0.24 LLTC 29.34 -0.39 MCD 92.65 +0.37 MSFG 8.11 -0.14 PEP 63.18 +0.03 PMI 0.31 0.00 SYX 13.70 -0.11 TUP 54.59 +0.13 USB 24.67 +0.05 VZ 36.19 +0.12 WEN 5.06 -0.03 WMT 56.85 +0.19

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential hopefuls supported the anti-terror Patriot Act in campaign debate Tuesday night, saying it should be extended or perhaps strengthened to help identify and capture those who would attack the United States. Only Rep. Ron Paul of Texas among eight presidential hopefuls dissented, warning that the law is “unpatriotic because it undermines our liberties.”

In a debate on national security issues, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann said President Barack Obama has “essentially handed over our investigation of terrorists to the” American Civil Liberties Union. “Our CIA has no ability to investigate,” she said.

Bachmann did not cite any examples to buttress either of her claims.

The debate unfolded six weeks to the day before the Iowa caucuses inaugurate the competition for delegates to the Republican National Convention. The venerable DAR Constitution Hall was the site a few blocks from the White House and as close as most if not all of the GOP hopefuls are likely to get.

The Patriot Act is one of the nation’s principal tools in ferreting out terrorist threats but has often provoked dissents from both liberals and conservatives who argue that in the name of national security it erodes constitutional protections. Paul made that point, and said other investigative techniques captured Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh.

Gingrich jumped at that. “That’s the whole point. Timothy McVeigh killed a lot of Americans,” the former House speaker said.

“I don’t want a law that says after we lose an entire American city we’re going to find you.”

Neither Gingrich nor any other Republican mentioned that Obama, like President George W. Bush before him, signed legislation extending the Patriot Act. He did so while traveling in Europe last May, putting him name on a four-year extension of the law that gives the government sweeping powers to search records and conduct wiretaps in pursuit of terrorists.

There was more disagreement when it came to the war in Afghanistan.

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman said it was time for the United States to withdraw nearly all its troops.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said top generals disagreed with that and asked Huntsman if he was talking about a withdrawal beginning immediately.

“Did you hear what I said?” Huntsman asked, noting that under the Constitution the president is commander in chief. A few moments later, referring to Vietnam, he said a president had listened to the generals in 1967, and the outcome was not in the interests of the United States.

Also on the debate stage were businessman Herman Cain and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum.

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Dearth was honored at the beginning of the board meeting for his 12 years of service on the school board on top of his affiliation with the school district since 1960 as a teacher and later as ath-

letic director and other positions.

The board and Herman also thanked Tom Yenney for his service. Yenney was tapped to fill in for the Rev. Jim Wilson II after being reassigned to another church congregation in Columbus.

John Heffner will join the board January 2012 in Dearth’s seat, Doug Trostle was re-elected for another term and William Lutz will fulfill the remainder of Wilson’s two-year term.

The board also accepted

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$70,455 for the month in donations. Those donations included $52,435 from the Troy Memorial Stadium Corp., which oversaw funds from signs and other advertising for the Troy Memorial Stadium when it was under city ownership.

Vice-president Stephen Lucas was not present for the meeting and also was not present for October’s meeting, according to the official minutes.

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

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zoning code update, according to city planning and zoning staff.

Council on Monday also sent a new ward map to a second reading, and approved a pair of yearend budget reappropriations. The reappropriations include an additional $75,000 to the Miami Shores Golf Course fund to cover additional operating expenses for 2011, and $450 to provide funding for additional interest expense associated with special assessment bonds due during 2011.

With Troy’s population topping 25,000 in the most recent Census, the city must expand the number of council wards from four to six. The new map divides the city into six wards, with each ward substantially equal in population (between 4,151 and 4,201), as required by state law.

While the wards will expand to 6, council will maintain the current 3 atlarge representatives, for a total of 9 city council members and one city council president.

Council must approve the new ward map by Dec. 31.

• Council read a resolution honoring former council member and longtime community volunteer Mary Catherine Rozell.

• City offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday on Thursday, Nov. 24, and Friday, Nov. 25. City refuse collection will be on schedule through today (Nov. 23).

Refuse will not be collected Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 24) and the collection for the remainder of the week will be delayed one day, (i.e. Thursday collection will be on Friday, Friday collection on Saturday).

Refuse is to be placed out for pickup no later than 7 a.m. the day of collection. The curbside recycling program will be on the same schedule as the e

Public hearing scheduled Troy City Council will conduct a public hearing at 7 p.m. Dec. 5 on the following corrections to the city zoning code: • Section 1143.17(e) (3): Maximum structure height to be 75 feet, but not more than the horizontal distance of the closest part of the structure from the nearest lot line (corrected from 40 feet); • Section 1143.18(f) (2): Maximum structure height to be 75 feet, but not more than the horizontal distance of the closest part of the structure from the nearest lot line (corrected from 40 feet); • Section 1143.19(f) (2): Maximum structure height to be 75 feet, but not more than the horizontal distance of the closest part of the structure from the nearest lot line (corrected from 40 feet); • Section 1143.09(f) (4): Minimum side yard to be 5 feet, instead of 10 feet; • Section 1143.15(d) (1) (2) (3) (4): No minimum lot size requirement for B3, Central Business zoning District, instead of the current 20,000 square foot minimum lot size requirement; • Section 1151.15 (b) (2) (E): Corrected to indicate that an appeal regarding a residential use within a structure in the M2 Industrial Zoning District would be under the jurisdiction of the Troy Planning Commission, and not the Troy Board of Zoning Appeals.

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• CANDLE DIPPING: Aullwood Audubon Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton, will offer red and blue candle dipping beginning at 2:30 p.m. The cost is the general admission fee of $4 for adults and $2 per child, plus $1 for each candle made. Call 890-7360 for reservations.

• ART FAIR: Aullwood’s holiday art fair and open house will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Marie S. Aull Education Center. Original works of art will be available for purchase for artists and craftsmen. Children will be able to make a treat for the wild birds or a recycled ornament to take home. Candle dipping sessions will be at 1:30 and 3 p.m. for $1 per candle. Admission is free.

• KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 Community p.m. at the Troy Country Club, 1830 Peters Road, Calendar Troy. Lunch is $10. For more information, contact Kim CONTACT US Riber, vice president, at (937) 974-0410.

• BLACK FRIDAY: Black Friday child care will be proCall Melody vided at The Rec from 5 Vallieu at a.m. to noon Friday. The 440-5265 to cost will be $3 per hour, per child and children will be list your free supervised by three adult calendar Rec staff members and items.You several teenagers. Children age 5 through fifth grade can send may be babysat. Activities your news by e-mail to will include coloring, puzvallieu@tdnpublishing.com. zles, hula hoops, corn hole, ping pong, foosball, pool tables, air hockey, snacks, cartoons and a quiet room SUNDAY for naps. Pre-registration is required by 1 p.m. today by visiting The Rec or www.troyrec.com.

• BREAKFAST OFFERED: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a THURSDAY made-to-order breakfast from 8-11 a.m. All items are a la carte.

• THANKSGIVING DINNER: The El • FAMILY QUEST DAY: The Miami Sombrero Family Mexican Restaurants, County Park District will have its monthly 1700 N. County Road 25-A, Troy, and 1274 Family Quest Day “Rock Hounds Fun with E. Ash St., Piqua, will offer its 17th annual Fossils” program between 1-4 p.m. at free Thanksgiving Day dinner from 11 a.m.

Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 Ross to 4 p.m. The meal will include a traditional Road, south of Tipp City. This series of fun, meal of turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes family activities in the park is designed for and gravy, cranberry sauce, green beans, busy families; drop in anytime between 1-4 rolls, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie. p.m. at your convenience. A roving naturalist will be on-site. Participants can investigate FRIDAY real fossils and all different kinds of strange rocks. There are enough rocks for everyone.

• GRAND ILLUMINATION: Troy Main Meet at the falls. For more information, visit Street will present the 2011 Holiday Grand the park district’s website at www.miamiIllumination and Holiday Parade beginning countyparks.com. with a parade at 6:30 p.m. Visitors to down• MUSEUM OPEN: The Museum of Troy town Troy will be entertained by a parade of History, 124 E. Water St., Troy, will celebrate costumed characters, holiday music, the the Christmas season by being open from arrival of Santa and more. A parade led 1-5 p.m. Deb Fitzpatrick and Karen Purke through downtown will mark the arrival of will teach a class in ornament making from Santa Claus and Mayor Michael Beamish simple materials, both traditional and conwill offer his traditional reading of “T’was the temporary. The program is free, although Month before Christmas” and will lead the donations to cover materials costs will be community in counting down to the illumina- accepted. tion of the holiday tree and downtown holi• CANDLE DIPPING: Aullwood Audubon day lights. Activities include visits with Santa Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton, will where parents can bring their own camera offer red and blue candle dipping beginning for photos, refreshments, train rides, horseat 2:30 p.m. The cost is the general admisdrawn carriage rides, live music and many sion fee of $4 for adults and $2 per child, retailers open late. Again this year, children plus $1 for each candle made. Call 890will be able to call the North Pole to discuss 7360 for reservations. their Christmas wishes with Santa’s elves.

For more information, visit www.troymainMONDAY street.org or call 339-5455.

• OPEN HOUSE: A multi-vendor holiday • MOVIE NIGHT: Students in kinderopen house will be offered from 5-8 p.m. at garten through fifth grade and their families 17 E. Water St., across from The Rec. A can come to the Troy-Miami County Public portion of the proceeds will be donated to Library at 6:30 p.m. for a family holiday Toys For Tots and non-perishable items will movie.

Refreshments will be provided. To be collected for donation to St. Patrick Soup register, call 339-0502.

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• FRIDAY DINNER: The Covington VFW TUESDAY Post No. 4235, 173 N. High St., Covington, will offer dinner from 5-8 p.m. For more information, call 753-1108.

• QUARTER AUCTION: Mrs. Claus’ • SEAFOOD DINNER: The Pleasant Hill Quarter Auction, sponsored by Troy Main VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Street and Family Connection of Miami Ludlow Falls, will offer a three-piece fried fish County, will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Riverside dinner, 21-piece fried shrimp or a of Miami County, 1625 N. Troy-Sidney Road, fish/shrimp combo with french fries and Troy. Doors will open at 5:45 p.m. and concoleslaw for $6 from 6- 7:30 p.m. Frog legs, cessions will open at 6 p.m., and will benefit when available, are $10.

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• FISH AND WINGS: The American Legion Post No. 586, 377 N. 3rd St., Tipp NOV. 30 City, will offer fish and wings, fries or macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, hush puppies • STORY TIME: Story time for children and dessert for $7 from 6-7:30 p.m.

3-5 years old, which will include a puppet • FISH FRY: The Sons of the AMVETS play and simple craft, will be at 10:30 a.m.

Post No. 88, Troy, will offer all-you-can-eat at the Milton-Union Public Library, 560 S. fish, fries, coleslaw, roll, pudding and fruit.

Main St., West Milton. The theme will be Meals will be offered from 5:30-8 p.m. for $7 “Apples.” each.

• KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis

• STEAK FRY: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a T-bone steak dinner with salad, baked potato and a roll for $11 from 5-8 p.m.

• BREAKFAST WITH SANTA: Children of all ages are invited to have breakfast with Santa from 9-10 a.m. at First United Church of Christ, 120 S. Market St., Troy. The breakfast will be pancakes and sausage, cereal and juice, milk, hot chocolate and coffee.

Enter at the Canal Street entrance. For more information, call the church office at 339-5871.

• BENEFIT DINNER: A benefit dinner, baked goods and raffle will be from 5-6:30 p.m. at the AMVETS Post No. 39, Lakeview.

The dinner will include chicken and noodles, green beans and rolls. Proceeds will benefit Tina Reigelsperger, 54, a Troy native, who is battling small cell carinoma cancer.

Donations also may be made in care of Vicki Kindle, 4470 County Road 39, Lakeview, OH 43324, or by calling (419) 234-8080.

• MUSEUM OPEN: The Museum of Troy History, 124 E. Water St., Troy, will celebrate the Christmas season by being open from 1-5 p.m. Volunteers will assist visitors of all ages in making holiday decorations for the home and tree as they were made in Victorian times. The program is free, although donations to cover materials costs will be accepted.

• CHICKEN FRY: A chicken fry will be offered from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Troy Eagles No. 971, 225 N. Elm St., Troy. The meal will include a four-piece fried chicken dinner

For the Troy Daily News Miami East High School went “healthy” during the week of Nov. 14 with activities sponsored by the Miami East FFA Chapter. This project was made possible due to a $500 grant by the Ohio Small Grains Marketing Group.

The Healthy Lifestyle Committee sponsored a Food For Thought Log in which students and staff would record all the food and drink that they partake of during a day. During study halls, students received a healthy snack for keeping their log updated. Snacks included an apple, orange or banana, a low-fat whole grain snack bar, or water and a non-fat yogurt. About half of the high school participated in this activity. Dannon Co. donated yogurt for the event.

Additionally, the high school attended a Healthy Lifestyles Fair during lunch.

Displays were provided by the Upper Valley Medical Center Sports Medicine, Miami Valley Hospital, Stone’s Throw Cooperative, Miami East Schools Nurse Jeanelle Adkins and the Farm to Consumer Foundation. One of the stations included having stu-

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Tanner Church, left, learns about the sugar content of drinks from Kim Oswalt from Miami Valley Hospital.

Finally, in celebration of the Miami East FFA’s 53rd birthday, all chapter memdents and staff learned about bers were invited to particithe sugar and fat content of pate in a chapter carry-in.

The challenge for the carrymany of their favorite foods in was that all items needed and drinks. to be healthy with whole A canned food drive for students and staff was coor- grains, low-fat or non-fat, lean meats and water. dinated by the FFA and The mission of the week Pride In M.E. For every five items donated, the students’ was to bring awareness of the choices our students name was entered into a drawing to pie Principal Tim make in the selection of the Williams in-the-eye at an all- foods and drinks that they choose. In the future the FFA school assembly. All cans donated will be given to the would encourage all students and staff to make healthier Fletcher Food Bank a the choices. All unused grant Fletcher United Methodist funds will be donated to the Church. About 1,000 cans Fletcher Food Bank. were collected.

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Rindler was the highest plac- County Humane Society’s cat ing individual from Miami programs to receive 50 perEast. cent of all donations received During the contest the at the registers through Dec. CASSTOWN — Recently team presented a media plan 21. the Miami East FFA Food on a FFA Recruitment activiAt the Troy store, 50 perScience and Technology Team ty. They also took an online cent of donations will go to and Agricultural general knowledge test on the Miami County Humane Communication Team comagricultural communications Society’s cat programs and 50 peted in the District 5 and an editing quiz on their percent will go to the Petco Contests hosted by St. Henry knowledge of Associated Foundation.

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At the Englewood store, 50 In the Food Science and This is the first time percent of the donations also Technology Contest contestMiami East has competed in will go to the Miami County ants included Jacob this competition.

Humane Society’s cat proEidemiller, Amanda Bartel, grams and 50 percent will go Angelina Henger, Corrine to the Greater Dayton Melvin and Andrew Kowalak. Humane Society Humane Society.

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• PERI MEETING: Reservations are needed by today for the Miami County chapter of Ohio Public Employee Retirees meeting, which will be at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 7 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 248 Wood St., Piqua. Lunch will be $10, payable at the door. Call Beth at 335-2771. The speaker will be Jason Davis, health care education representative, from the OPERS office. Any area public employee or public employee retiree is invited to attend.

• FINANCIAL AID: Newton High School will host a financial aid night for juniors and seniors with their parents at 7 p.m. in the library/media center. The speaker will be Logan Billing from Edison Community College.

• BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be offered from noon to 6 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 20 S. Walnut St., Troy.

Make an appointment at www.DonorTime.com.

DEC. 1 • QUARTER AUCTION: The Piqua Optimist Club’s annual quarter auction fundraiser will be at 7 p.m. at Z’s Second Floor Lounge. Doors open at 6 p.m. A limited supply of tickets are available for $3 each, and must be purchased in advance to enter the quarter auction. They are available from any Piqua Optimist member, or at John Bertke’s State Farm Insurance office, 520 N. Main St., Piqua.

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Contact us David Fong is the executive editor of the Troy Daily News. You can reach him at 440-5228 or send him e-mail at fong@tdn publishing.com.

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FRANK BEESON / Group Publisher DAVID FONG / Executive Editor

“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

OHIO EDITORIAL ROUNDUP The Lima News, on a proposed high-speed rail system The editorial pages of the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal, 3,000 miles removed from the scene, over the weekend joined in the growing criticism of California’s wasteful and costly proposed high-speed rail system.

We hate to keep saying we told you so, but those in Ohio who still push for such wasteful spending here should take note.

The Washington Post said in a Nov. 12 editorial: “Things just went from bad to worse for high-speed passenger rail in California. After the Golden State’s voters approved a $9 billion bullet-train bond issue in 2008, officials said they could build an 800-mile system by 2020, for $35.7 billion. The cost projection now, as issued by the state Nov. 1: $98.5 billion. …”

And the Wall Street Journal in a Nov. 13 editorial had this to say: “California Gov. Jerry Brown must have loved ‘The Little Engine That Could’ as a kid. Last week his state’s high-speed rail authority released a new business plan that estimates its 500-mile bullet train from As I San Francisco to Anaheim will cost $98 billion. …”

See It What would have been different in Ohio had ■ The Troy Gov. John Kasich not rejected federal seed Daily News money for a high-speed line connecting the welcomes largest three cities? columns from Kasich and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker our readers. To submit an “As I took some expected criticism from the left See It” send when the U.S. Department of Transportation your type-writyanked $1.2 billion from the two states because ten column to: the Republican governors wanted to use the ■ “As I See It” money for more pressing road needs. … c/o Troy Daily If the situation in California repeated itself News, 224 S. here, Ohio would need more than $1.1 billion Market St., to do just the $400 million worth of high-speedTroy, OH 45373 rail worth the U.S. Department of ■ You can also Transportation was “paying for.” e-mail us at Even from afar, this boondoggle is obvious. editorial@tdnpu blishing.com.

■ Please include your full name and telephone number.

The (Youngstown) Vindicator, on bloodshed in Syria Syria’s President Bashar Assad ignored the lessons of the Arab Spring and, in fact, insisted in January that his country was immune to a popular uprising because he was in tune with the people.

Today, the 46-year-old eye doctor who inherited power 11 years ago from his father is on the verge of being toppled by the very people he thought he knew. … (T)he 22-member Arab League decided to suspend Damascus because the president had refused to abide by the terms of an Arab-brokered peace plan. The United Nations estimates that more than 3,500 people have been killed in the eightmonth uprising. …

Assad, like Mubarak and Gadhafi, has been blind to the reality on the streets. Syrians, who began with peaceful demonstrations against the government’s heavy-handed rule, became more brazen in their public criticism and opposition to the regime as the military generally loyal to the president tried to crush the uprising with brutal force.

It is telling that in recent days, soldiers have deserted the military and have turned their guns on Assad loyalists.

Even Iran, which has been Syria’s most important and loyal ally, urged Assad to end the bloodshed and find a way of meeting the demands of the people.

The stagnant dictatorship that he inherited from his father, Hafez al-Assad, was never transformed into a modern state that many world leaders had hoped it would become.

LETTERS

Try to remember the real reason for the season To the editor: I would like to express myself with the Christmas season. I don’t want to seem like I’m down on Christmas displays and movies. But the reason for the season should be centered around Jesus’ birth and why he came. Which you don’t hear anything about his birth.

We express giving gifts to each other. We do not give him anything on his birthday. It’s become a commercial day with Santa Claus and gifts.

— Ruth Grove Troy

Support the United Way To the editor: Community matters! That is

why I am pleased to write in support of the United Way of Troy. A donation made to this life-changing organization is the easiest way to creat positive change in our community, while also ensuring that your generosity goes to those who need it the most.

The Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, Inc. is one of the many agencies that directly benefits when you donate to the United Way of Troy.

Because of the support received through the United Way of Troy, the Family Abuse Shelter is available in our community to assist victims of domestic violence and homelessness with emergency shelter, court-advocacy, and much more on a 24 hour/365 days a year basis, and the need for our services has never been higher.

Last year, the Family Abuse Shelter provided 10,860 bed nights to individuals in need, our

highest number ever. The people we shelter are families with children, they are victims of domestic violence, they are individuals who lost their jobs and they are all scared. They are our friends, they are our neighbors, they are our family.

Most importantly, they are individuals who need support to rebuild their lives and to feel like part of our community again.

The Family Abuse Shelter simply could not provide the level of services we currently do without the support of the United Way. That is why I ask you to consider making a tax deductible contribution to the United Way of Troy this year. If you choose to donate, your generosity and caring will go a long way toward helping many. Thank you.

— Barbara Holman, MSW, LISW-S, Director Family Abuse Shelter of Miami Co., Inc.

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Thanks to all the people in my life Troy Troy Thanksgiving is such a good holiday for me. It’s a day or two when I get to spend time with my family, but I don’t have the stress of buying gifts or worrying about making any lists for other people to go out and stress over a gift for me.

This holiday is a time when we get together as a family to enjoy a meal and spend time together. One of my favorite parts about this holiday is that after we eat and we all lay ourselves out on the floor to let the over eating digest we all get our second wind and we play spoons — while getting seconds.

Spoons at our Thanksgiving gatherings is not your normal round of spoons. I’ve got to tell ya, we are mean and vicious when we play that game. We don’t play for any winnings, no money, no bets, nothing — just our pride and that leads to more scratching and clawing than anything.

Last year at Thanksgiving, my grandma even got out of her chair and scratched someone to get a spoon out of their hand. It’s a vicious game, but while it may be vicious we laugh, and smile and make it all fun and games.

Katie Yantis Troy Daily News Columnist It never gets to a point of being too serious. I just love the time I get with my family around Thanksgiving. I know that as we get older, things are going to continue to change and we all aren’t going to be able to get together as often all at the same time. As this is my first year without my sisters and their significant others, I am realizing that more and more. So, it has hit even harder how important it is to share the time you have with your family and really be thankful for it and enjoy every minute of it.

Thanksgiving is a time when I get to say, thank you — thank you for being my family, thank you for supporting me and thank you for being by my side every step of my

life as I continue to figure out who I am, what I am doing and the direction I’m heading. I know that sometimes families have drama, families have fights and families don’t always get along. I am thankful that — at the end of the day — my family is one that is always there in the end.

I am so thankful for many things this year. Last year, I talked about how we say we are thankful for friends and family and all the good stuff, but really we mean we are thankful for our smart phones, our cars and our iPads.

While, I am thankful for the things I have, as I admitted last year, this year feels a little different.

This year, I feel thankful for all the relationships I have in my life now. I feel thankful that even though I have had things tear me down and try their best at breaking me I haven’t broke. I am thankful that even though there are fights and there are disagreements and there are misunderstandings that I am figuring out who my real friends are and continue to be surrounded by them.

I am thankful that as I started

this new lifestyle and have kept it going that I have people supporting me every step of the way. I have family and friends that are cheering me on and are proud of my accomplishments. Not all of my goals have been met but they remind me of my progress and remind me that even though I haven’t reached where I am going, I am still headed there and help me look back at where I came from.

I am thankful that I have opportunities to improve my health, my life and my outlook. I am thankful that I have the opportunities to experience this life at a whole other level than I thought I ever would.

And last but not least, I am thankful that no matter what I continue to love and am loved. I love deeply, I am loved and I continue to love no matter the cost.

Because no matter what, when all else is gone and all else is scattered and all else fails, love is left, love prevails and love will never leave.

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OBITUARIES

MARILYN E. HAWK

ELEANORA J. SPRY CENTERVILLE — Eleanora J. Spry, 99, of Centerville, passed away Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011, at Bethany Lutheran Village.

She was born May 29, 1912, in Dayton, to the late Michael and Margareta Manny.

Eleanora was preceded in death in 1995 by her husband, Arthur Spry, who she married June 6, 1931, and by brothers, Edward, Oscar, Michael, Herald and Irwin; and sisters, Margaret, Christina, Emily (Hartzell) and Elizabeth (Copas).

She is survived by her son, Robert (Barbara) of Tipp City; grandchildren, John, David (Nicole), Rachel Lammi (Kurt) and Thomas (fiance Margaret Siefers); great-grandchildren, Christopher and Nina Spry; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.

Eleanora attended E. J. Brown

Elementary School and Steele High School.

She was a dedicated homemaker, a supervisory telephone operator during World War II and the Korean War, and an accomplished amateur painter.

She and Arthur spent most of their retirement in Largo, Fla. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today, Nov. 23, at Baker, Hazel and Snider Funeral Home, 5555 Philadelphia Drive at North Main Street, Dayton, with the Rev. Kenneth Castor officiating.

Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. today at the funeral home.

Interment will be in Dayton Memorial Park.

The family would like to thank Dr. Meenakshi Patel and the Bethany staff for giving excellent care to Grandma Toots during the last 10 years, and the Hospice staff for recent crisis care.

ANNALIESE FOSS

CELINA — Marilyn E. Hawk, 80, of Celina, passed away Nov. 20, 2011, at Riverside Hospital in Columbus.

She was born in Celina on Jan. 18, 1931, the daughter of the late Eugene C. and Hilda P. (Schoch) Heckler.

She married Richard E. Hawk on June 14, 1952, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 24, 1995.

Surviving are seven children: C. Eugene Hawk of Sandusky, HAWK Daniel (Renee) Hawk of Bothell, Wash., John Hawk of Fostoria, Mary Kay (Mark) Pierce of Mansfield, Richard A. Hawk of Russia, Ohio, Patricia (Mike) Chappie of Troy, and Michael (Alberta) Hawk of Wapakoneta; 21 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Patricia Hay of Celina.

Preceding her in death was a sister, Velma Jean Heckler.

In 1949, she graduated from Immaculate Conception High School and in 1953 completed her nurses’ training, graduating from the Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing, Dayton. She had worked in nursing at the former Otis Hospital and Total Care Nursing Home, both in Celina. She maintained her nursing license and taught “Family to Family” classes for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) locally.

She was a life-long member of Immaculate Conception Church, Celina, and was active in many roles within the church and school, and a member of

the Altar-Rosary Society and Daughters of Isabella. She particularly enjoyed volunteering in the school cafeteria.

She was active with the Mercer County Council on Aging (Senior Citizens) and had served on the board.

Loving her kids and grandkids and spending time with them was Marilyn’s greatest hobby. She enjoyed sending notes and cards to friends and family. She was an excellent ping-pong player and enjoyed playing pinochle and bridge. She enjoyed hunting for bittersweet and wild mushrooms and was an avid fan of Cincinnati Reds baseball.

Funeral Mass will be conducted at 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 26, at Immaculate Conception Church, Celina.

Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, and 9-9:45 a.m.

Saturday at W.H. Dick & Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home, Celina.

Private burial services will be conducted at St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, Celina.

Memorial contributions may be made to Immaculate Conception Church, 229 W. Anthony St., Celina, NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), Paulding, Mercer & Van Wert Counties, P.O. Box 465, Van Wert, OH 45891, or to St. Rita School for the Deaf, 1720 Glendale Milford Road, Cincinnati, OH 452151233.

Condolences may be left at dickandsonshellwarthfh.com

grandson, Chad (Shawnna) Bailey of Berne, Indiana; twin grandson, Dane Bailey of Decatur, Ind.; grandson, Jeffery Foss, of Colorado; granddaughter, Kristin Foss, of Colorado; brother, Rudy Von Eyser of Rockford, Ill.; sister, Gertrude Swanson of Chicago, Ill.; and sister, Marianne Fausher of Chicago, Ill.; and 10 greatgrandchildren: Julian, Mykaela and Anastasia Bailey, Brianna, Anthony and Christopher Redondo and Natalie, Brookelyn and Adison Bailey and Zavior Bailey.

JAMES L. HOBSON Annaliese was a homemaker and TROY — James L. Hobson, 86, of Troy, He proudly served as a corporal in the enjoyed gardening, cooking and dogs.

U.S. Army during World War II. died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, at his There will be no services or visitation per Jim worked as a commercial home.

Annaliese’s request. Preferred memorials artist for Reynolds and Reynolds He was born May 11, 1925, in are to the Adams County Animal Shelter in Dayton and served on the city or any animal shelter of the donor’s choice. Point Pleasant, W.Va., to the late council in Troy.

John P. and Nellie (Gaskins) He was a member of the First Hobson.

EVA C. COMPTON United Methodist Church and On Sept. 6, 1947, in Mount LeVan of Piqua; one brother, Russell PIQUA — Eva C. Compton, 59, of American Legion Post No. 43, Gilead, James married the former Fowler of Tennessee; and seven grandPiqua, died at 4:50 p.m. Saturday, Nov. both in Troy.

Mary E. Watson; and she survives in children, Michael Compton, Kalop Troy.

19, 2011, at Miami Valley Friends may call from 1-2 p.m. Monday, Compton, Deven Stantz, Caden Hospital, Dayton, surrounded by Nov. 14, 2011, at the Gompf Funeral Additional survivors include a son, Compton, Ashley Greenlee, her loving family.

Home, 440 S. Center St., Cardington. A Jack Hobson of Colorado; two daughBrandon Mason and Chase She was born in Dayton on graveside service will then be held at the ters, Jamie Hobson of Columbus and Mason.

Dec. 19, 1951, to the late Molly wife of Ken Heithaus of Argentina; South Canaan Cemetery with the Rev. She was preceded in death by Russell H. and Daisy (Brown) Henry Mallon officiating. Full military two grandchildren; and two brothers, one sister, Brenda Smith.

Fowler.

John Hobson of Columbus and George honors will be provided by the United Eva worked at Meijer’s in Troy as Hobson of Ft. Myers, Fla. On Aug. 28, 1971 in Bradford, States Army and Cardington American a clerk for 17 years before retiring. she married Marion Compton.

James was a 1943 graduate of Mount Legion Post No. 97.

She liked to play bingo and He survives.

Condolences may be sent to the family Gilead High School and the Dayton Art loved birds.

Eva is also survived by two of James Hobson at www.gompffh.com.

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COMPTON Most importantly, Eva loved her sons and daughters-in-law, grandbabies.

Michael and Mandy Compton BRENTON D. BIRD Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. and Jimmy and Cami Compton, all of the Air Force Research Laboratory at TROY — Brenton D. Bird, 62, known Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, at MelcherPiqua; two daughters and son-in-law, by most as “Pop”, passed away peace- WPAFB. He enjoyed and loved everySowers Funeral Home, Piqua. Friends Debbie and Joe LeRouge of Piqua and thing about the Air Force Base. He was fully with his family beside him on may call from 6-7 p.m. at the funeral Vanessa Greenlee of Huntsville, Ala.; Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011. He was a loving a member of McKendree United three sisters and brothers-in-law, Sue and home.

Methodist Church near Troy. His hobhusband, father, grandfather, and a Condolences may be sent to the family Bill Roddy of Careyville, Tenn., Linda and bies included genealogy, fishing, boatgreat friend to many. He was born on Dan Daugherty of Troy and Stella and Jim at www.melcher-sowers.com.

Oct. 30, 1949, in Richmond, Ind., to the ing, gardening, vacationing with family, watching Miami East sports, especially late James and Dereda (Smith) Bird.

FUNERAL DIRECTORY those involving his grandchildren, and Brent married his loving wife of 44 years, Shirley Miller, and she survives. he had a great interest for history, He is also survived by his only daugh- planes, and aviation.

Salm-McGill and Tangeman Funeral • Everett ‘Sonny’ Lee Burton He will be dearly missed by his family ter and son-in-law, Beth and Steve WEST MILTON — Everett “Sonny” Lee Home in Sidney is handling the funeral and friends.

Garrison of Conover; grandchildren, Burton, 69, of West Milton, passed away arrangements.

Brittany and Austin Garrison; two broth- A visitation will be from noon to 2 • L.C. ‘Lenny’ Beair on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, at Good p.m. Saturday, November 26, at the ST. PARIS — L.C. “Lenny” Beair, 51, of ers and sister-in-laws, Mark and Samaritan Hospital, Dayton.

Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, Troy Margie Bird of Apache Junction, Ariz.; St. Paris, passed away at 6:45 a.m.

Funeral services will be conducted with a funeral service to follow at 2 Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, at the Hale- Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, in his residence. Steve and Dena Bird of Liberty, Ind.; p.m. with the Rev. Jeff Langley and one sister and brother-in-law, Jennifer Private memorial services will be at Sarver Family Funeral Home, West Pastor James E. Leighty officiating. and Elvin Miller of New Paris. Other the convenience of the family.

Milton. special family members include sister- A graveside service will be at Atkins-Shively Funeral Home is serv• Thomas L. Sniffen Casstown Cemetery following the in-law, Judy Davis (Gary) of ing the family.

SIDNEY — Thomas L. Sniffen, 73, of funeral service.

Greensfork, Ind.; sister-in-law, Connie • Robert R. “Bob” Hawley Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Memorial contributions may be made Hamilton (Stu) of Pickens, S.C.; brothSOMERVILLE, Tenn. — Robert R. Sidney, Ohio, died at the retirement to the American Cancer Society, in “Bob” Hawley, a Troy native and resident er-in-law, Dwight Miller of Centerville, community at 4:37 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18, memory of Brent, with envelopes availof Somerville, Tenn., died Oct. 17, 2011, Ind.; maternal parent, Pauline (John) 2011.

Funeral services will be Saturday, Nov. at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, Sedgwick of Richmond, Ind. and sever- able at the funeral home.

Condolences may be expressed to al nieces, nephews, and cousins.

26, 2011, at St. Jacob Lutheran Church, Tenn. the family at www.fisher-cheneyfuneralBrent was employed at Northrop Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Anna, Ohio, with Pastor Michael Troy, upon receipt of his military marker. Grumman as a contractor in support of home.com Althauser.

BERNE, Ind. — Annaliese Foss, 83, of Berne, Ind., and a former longtime resident of Troy, passed away at 7:51 p.m.

Nov. 18, 2011, a Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind., following a sudden illness.

She was born Oct. 21, 1928, in Koln, Germany, to the late William Von Eyser and Anna Marie (Kollarzick) Von Eyser.

She married Dr. Harold G. Foss, who died Sept, 26, 2008.

Survivors include two children, FOSS Annaliese (Gregory G.) Schamerloh of Decatur, Ind., and Gregory D. (Debbie) Bailey of Colorado; brother, Rudy Von Eyser of Rockford, Ill.; sister, Gertrude Swanson of Chicago, Ill.; sister, Marianne Fausher of Chicago, Ill.; grandson, Gregory D. (Debbie) Bailey of Evansville, Ind.; granddaughter, Annaliese J. (Joel) Redondo of El Paso, Texas; twin

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Such resistance defined the life of Mitterrand, the widow of France’s first Socialist president, Francois Mitterrand.

At age 19, with World War II raging, she went underground in the

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Burgundy hills with the Tibetans and vociferously French Resistance. She opposed capitalist excess.

They also had was awarded the three sons togethCroix de Guerre for er, one of whom, her work against Pascal, died at a the Nazi occupayoung age. tion of France and D a n i e l l e met her future Mitterrand died husband, who had before dawn after joined up under being hospitalized the code name at Georges “ F r a n c o i s Pompidou hospiMorland.”

MITTERRAND tal in Paris in That union recent days for eventually gave her a bully pulpit — during fatigue, her foundation Francois’ 14 years as presi- France Libertes said.

As first lady, Mitterrand dent — that she used to advocate for many left- shucked the tradition of leaning causes. She sup- her predecessors who ported Marxist rebels in El largely kept to the backSalvador, ethnic minorities ground. In a 1986 intersuch as Kurds and view with The Associated 2229920

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“There is no traditional role” for a first lady, Mitterrand said. “Each woman has her own personality and … acts according to her conscience and her sensibilities.”

Yet in contrast to her outspoken approach to politics, she kept quiet for years about one aspect of her personal life: a secret relationship her husband had had with Anne Pingeot, a museum curator 28 years his junior and the mother of his long-secret daughter, Mazarine Pingeot.

He died of cancer less than a year after leaving office in 1995. In an especially poignant moment in French politics, the widowed Danielle stood before

the late president’s coffin alongside his mistress and daughter, whose out-ofwedlock birth and existence were long kept from the French public.

Her foundation said Danielle Mitterrand found guidance in a phrase of French philosopher JeanPaul Sartre: “It’s not right to want to heal the suffering of people without committing to fight the very causes of this suffering.”

She created several charities and crisscrossed the world in defense of human rights. She once even kissed Cuba’s revolutionary Fidel Castro at a residence for visiting dignitaries near the presidential Elysee Palace.

Mitterrand urged worldwide unity to “put an end to economic and financial dictatorship, the henchman of political dictators.

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Obama pushing for payroll tax cut extension MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (AP) — President Barack Obama warned Tuesday a failure to extend a payroll tax break would hurt middle-class families, effectively daring congressional Republicans to increase taxes a year before the presidential election.

Speaking in the state that is home to the nation’s first presidential primary, Obama sought to steal the spotlight from Republican presidential contenders who have blanketed the political battleground with antiObama messages.

“Don’t be a Grinch. Don’t vote to raise taxes on working Americans during the holidays,” Obama said at a high school gymnasium.

Even as he sought to draw a bright line with Republicans over taxes, Obama was reminded about the unhappiness among some in the Occupy Wall Street movement. As he began to speak, Obama was briefly interrupted by protesters who chanted, “Mr. President — over 4,000 protesters, over 4,000 protesters, have been arrested.”

Obama paused to let the demonstrators speak. “No, no, no. That’s OK,” Obama said. The crowd then sought to drown out the protesters with chants of

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Working the crowd after the speech, Obama was handed a note from the protesters that amounted to a script of their chant.

Captured in photographs, the note said peaceful demonstrators had been arrested while “banksters” destroy the economy “with impunity.”

The note urges Obama to

stop the assault on protesters’ freedom of speech and says his “silence sends a message that police brutality is acceptable.”

It’s been nearly two years since Obama visited New Hampshire. And on Tuesday, he’ll find a state that has shifted distinctly to the right since his 2008 victory. Recent polls indicate that, if an election between the two of them were

held today, Obama would lose by roughly 10 percentage points to hopeful Mitt presidential Romney, who governed the neighboring state of Massachusetts.

Romney, meanwhile, was airing his first TV ads in the state, and they are sharply critical of Obama’s economic record. He also ran ads in New Hampshire newspapers that say to Obama,

Bad economy means scaled-back holiday But even those who choose to stay home and cook for themselves will probably spend more. A 16pound turkey and all the trimmings will cost an average of $49.20, a 13 percent jump from last year, or about $5.73 more, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation, which says grocers have raised prices to keep pace with higher-priced commodities.

In Pawtucket, R.I., Jackie Galinis was among those looking for help to put a proper meal on the table. She stopped at a community center this week seeking a donated food basket. But by the time she arrived, all 300 turkeys had been claimed.

So Galinis, an unemployed retail worker, will make do with what’s in her apartment. “We’ll have to eat whatever I’ve got, so I’m thinking chicken,” she said.

Then her eyes lit up.

“Actually, I think I’ve got red meat in the freezer, some corned beef. We could do a boiled dinner.”

Galinis has another reason to clear out her apartment’s freezer: Her landlord is in the process of evicting her and her 3year-old son. The unemployment rate in Pawtucket, a city struggling with the loss of manufacturing jobs, is 12.1 percent, well above the national average.

Carole Goldsmith of Fresno, Calif., decided she didn’t need to have a feast, even if she could still afford it.

Goldsmith, an administrator at a community college in Coalinga, Calif., said she typically hosts an “over-the-top meal” for friends and family. This year, she canceled the meal and donated a dozen turkeys to two homeless shelters. She plans to

spend Thursday volunteering before holding a small celebration Friday with soup, bread “and lots of gratitude.”

“I think everybody is OK with it,” she said.

“They understand.

Everybody is in a different place than they were a year ago.”

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On this the fourth Thanksgiving since the economy sank, prices for everything from airline flights to groceries are going up, and some Americans are scaling back. Yet in many households, the occasion is too important to skimp on.

Said one mother: “I don’t have much to give, but I’ll be cooking, and the door will be open.”

Thanksgiving airfares are up 20 percent this year, and the average price of a gallon of gas has risen almost 20 percent, according to travel tracker AAA. Still, about 42.5 million people are expected to travel, the highest number since the start of the recession.

“I will be blunt. Your policies have failed.”

The president’s trip to the state that holds the first presidential primary follows the collapse of the special congressional deficit-reduction supercommittee, which failed to reach a deal on $1.2 trillion in cuts.

Democrats had hoped to tuck the payroll tax extension, as well as a renewal of jobless benefits for the unemployed, into a supercommittee agreement.

With that option seemingly off the table, the White House plans to push hard for a separate measure to extend the payroll tax cuts before they expire at the end of the year — and set up Republicans as the scapegoat if that doesn’t happen.

The White House says a middle-class family making $50,000 a year would see its taxes rise by $1,000 if the payroll tax cuts are not extended.

Republicans aren’t wholly opposed to the extension. In fact, party members sent the White House a letter in September stating that extension of the payroll tax cut is one element of Obama’s $447 billion jobs bill where the two sides may be able to find common ground.

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Covington open house Council amends LED, LCD sign code considered a success

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During Monday night’s work session, city council discussed an ordinance that would amend the sign code for LED and LCD signs, and at the meeting that followed, council amended the code.

Because the planning board failed to recommend this amendment at its Oct 11 meeting, an affirmative vote of two-thirds of city council was required to adopt the ordinance, or a minimum of four votes. The council passed the amendment with a 6-1 vote; councilman George Lovett voted against the ordinance.

While under the previous sign code, LED and LCD signs were technologically prohibited. The amended sign code will allow LED/LCD signs displaying up to five colors.

“To be consistent with our code, so that we don’t go astray from what our code says, we need to limit it to five colors,” said Assistant City Manager Brad Vath.

Other sections of the code specify that signs may not use more than five colors. The sign code previously allowed

for LED and LCD changeable copy signs providing that the only colors used were black and white. LED changeable copy screens are available in a limited range of colors, not including black and white, while LCD signs have no color restrictions but are much more expensive.

The issue came to the attention of the city when the Tipp City Church of the Nazarene requested that changes be made to the sign code to allow red or amber changeable copy LED/LCD signs. The congregation raised money for a new LED sign, only to find that their new sign would not comply with code.

At the Oct. 11 planning board meeting, Pastor Brad Warkentine said that his church had been waiting for more than a year for a resolution to this problem. But at that meeting, the board failed to recommend the motion to council.

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The planning board had wrestled with the wording of an amendment to the sign code before deciding they did not have enough time or information to make the change.

The amended sign code only affects signs in the high service zoning district and now reads, “Any permanent sign may include up to five (5) colors including background and changeable copy messages generated by computer or manually.”

“I think that solves [the church’s] issue and I think that solves the planning board’s issue,” said councilman Joe Gibson, who sponsored the ordinance.

When it came time for the council to vote, councilman Lovett was the only member to vote no.

“The cheapest [LED sign] technology out there is red and black. We vote for this, and you’re going to see a proliferation of this on Main Street in Tipp City. I think it looks dreadful,” said Lovett. “I think this goes too far.”

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traffic does not stop at the intersections since Bridge Street is a through street.

Beeman said there has been a problem with traffic not stopping on Pearl and Wall streets at the Bridge Street intersections.

Beeman also reported there were no vandalism problems reported during Halloween and that concerns have been expressed about a dark area along Broadway in the vicinity of Fifth Third Bank.

After studying the issue for about a year, council approved a records retention policy. The new policy spells out procedures for disposing of records no longer needed by the village.

Council also gave final approval to minor revisions of the village income tax ordinance, as suggested by Elaine Christian, who handles village income tax collections. Among the revisions are changing the income tax deposit dates to coincide with federal tax deposit dates.

Village Fiscal Officer Carmen Siefring reviewed financial projections with council members.

At the end of the regular meeting, council went into executive session to discuss village employee compensation.

enforcement officials have released few details because of a gag order.

Timothy Kern was promised $300 a week, a trailer and a truck for the job near Caldwell, his father, Jack Kern, told The Associated Press on Tuesday. He said his son was excited about the job because of the chance of bettering his life.

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“From all indications it was a huge success,” McCord said of the Covington Candlelight Christmas Open House. The event was held two weekends this year, instead of just one weekend as in the past. The events were held the weekends of Nov. 11-13 and Nov. 18-19.

Among the popular attractions were appearances by a mime and the Melody Men barbershop music group. McCord said he will be meeting soon with downtown merchants to discuss the open house and plans for next year’s events.

While on the subject of the holidays, council member Doris Beeman reported local children are invited to have lunch with Santa from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday at village hall, 1 S. High St. Speaking on behalf of the Police Committee, Beeman reported plans to erect signs at the intersections of Bridge and Pearl streets and Bridge and Wall streets informing drivers that crossing

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Talk issues over for the future Dear Annie: My oldest child is 27 and engaged. He and his fiancee, "Kayla," ordered the wedding rings together.

Last May, my son texted, saying, "We are going to pick up the ring on Thursday." That Sunday we celebrated Mother's Day at my daughter's home. While cooking, I asked Kayla if I could see the ring. She did not respond. Instead, she left the kitchen and sat in the living room. My son told me, "You ruined the surprise." I was astonished. He said Kayla didn't know he had picked up the rings.

Apparently, when he texted "we," he meant his sister.

Kayla wouldn't speak to me the rest of the morning, and my son disinvited me to an evening barbecue because I had "made Kayla cry." Two weeks later, he called to say I owed Kayla an apology. I disagreed and said if anything, she owes me one for treating me so rudely. I've barely seen him since.

My father passed away in September, and all the kids came over. I went to greet them, but Kayla walked away to avoid me.

She expressed condolences to my sister, but not to me. Obviously, I feel this girl is immature, disrespectful and extremely selfish, and my son is allowing her to treat me this way. Should I tell them how hurtful their behavior is? — P. Dear P.: Your son has terrible communication skills and blames you when he messes up. Kayla sounds too infantile to be married.

And instead of approaching this oversensitive child to smooth things over, you demand an apology. We think there are plenty of apologies to go around. The question is whether you want to get along with your future daughterin-law or be estranged.

Neither Kayla nor your son has the maturity to handle this situation, so you will have to be the grownup. Talk to Kayla, preferably in person, and apologize for upsetting her. Don't judge or blame. Simply tell her sincerely that you want to have a good relationship and hope you can start over. We hope she has the sense to agree.

Dear Annie: My sister is in her early 30s and is getting married for the first time. Due to budget constraints, they are having a small wedding and reception. Only the immediate family will be there.

As the matron-of-honor, I would like to give her a proper shower. However, I am uneasy that many of my sister's friends and acquaintances are not invited to the wedding. Is it proper to ask them to attend a shower? — Ohio Sister Dear Ohio: It is inappropriate to invite people to the shower if they are not invited to the wedding. However, if the wedding is only immediate family, it is OK to invite a few close friends to a shower, provided you inform them in advance that the wedding itself is family only. Of course, the best solution is for the bridal couple to have an inexpensive, informal party a few weeks later so that those not invited to the actual wedding still can feel included in the celebration.

Dear Annie: Your response was right on to "Beleaguered Mom," who expected the grandparents to babysit. When my children were young, I lived 500 miles from my parents, who would have been glad to take the kids.

Instead, I lived near my motherin-law, who would not. So we found babysitters. And that is as it should be.

Now, as a grandmother myself, I love to do what I can for my grandchildren, and I spend time with them, but I do it on my terms. I have a full life separate from the kids. If I am not available to watch them, it is the parents' responsibility to get a sitter.

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November Christmas ('10) John Corbett.

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Frasier (R) Frasier (R) (HALL) 4: A Day for Thanks o... Gift of the Magi ('10) Marla Sokoloff.

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28 Days ('00) Sandra Bullock.

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Hints for picking the right sweets Dear Readers: There are numerous sweeteners available today as an alternative to sugar, but what makes each one different? Here are some hints to help you: The pink packet contains saccharin (an artificial sweetener), which is much sweeter than actual sugar and has no calories.

The yellow packet, which also has no calories, is made from sucralose (an artificial sweetener), holds up well when heated and can be used in baking/cooking recipes.

The blue packet has aspar-

Hints from Heloise Columnist tame as the main ingredient (another artificial sweetener) and, as with the others, has no calories.

The brown packet, made from sugar cane, is a natural sweetener and does have some calories.

The white-and-green packet,

made from rebiana, also is a natural sweetener, but it is calorie-free.

Each packet has its own special ingredient. However, it comes down to taste as to which you like. Some are for baking and cooking, while others are not. If you are diabetic, the artificial sweeteners are a better choice than the ones made from natural sugars. — Heloise P.S.: I’ve been using artificial sweeteners since they came out, and sometimes use one blue and one yellow for a sweeter taste, or one pink and

one blue.

SLOW COOKER Dear Heloise: When I cook a meatloaf in my slow cooker, I spray a metal, collapsible vegetable steamer with vegetable spray and place it in the slow cooker.

I firmly stuff the meatloaf into the steamer and cook following my favorite recipe.

All the fat drips into the bottom of the slow cooker, leaving the meatloaf moist and fatfree. I just lift out the steamer, cut and serve. My family loves it when I cook meatloaf this way. — Julie B., Brazil, Ind.

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MUTTS

BIG NATE

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FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE BLONDIE

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HOROSCOPE Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011 Circumstances could put you in a fortuitous position in the year ahead, when something others do will provide you with an opportunity to achieve what you’d like to accomplish.

Your best efforts are likely to be required, but it’ll be worth it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — This can be a good day when it comes to some kind of personal achievement for which you’re striving. You’re likely to get the break you’ve been looking for.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Even if certain prospects appear fuzzy, continue to be hopeful. Positive aspects are working behind the scenes, helping you achieve your aims.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Lucky you, because a friend is in a position to help you pull off something that you’ve long been working for. If you keep the required secrecy, you’ll be able to profit handsomely.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — The present aspects under which you’re working will produce exactly what you’re hoping to accomplish. Thus, any commitment you make will benefit everybody involved.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Watch for an unusual opportunity that could enable you to strengthen your position in a joint endeavor. The other parties could profit as well, but chances are you’ll do better.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Check with friends to see if anybody has some good ideas for fun activities. An excellent suggestion might come from the quiet one in the group.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Favorable conditions are moving in your direction, which could have an effect upon your work, finances or even your leisure hours. It seems that when one thing goes right, everything else does as well.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Concentrate on matters that require either a verbal or written commitment.

If you’ve made a promise of some kind, be sure to follow through on what you pledged to do.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Keep all your avenues for gain open, so that you’ll be able to act immediately when they give off positive signals.

You could profit from more than one source.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Something constructive can be done to uplift your financial position, so take advantage of any chance you get for gain, no matter how small it is. Lady Luck is in your corner right now.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You’ll be at your best when it comes to anything that has to do with profit. Something financially constructive can be advanced.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — News is coming your way that will encourage you to revive a social endeavor on which you worked hard and long, but gave up on. It can be successful if you do now as you first planned.

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Today

Tonight

Morning clouds High: 50°

Thursday

Partly cloudy Low: 39°

Friday

Sunny and cool High: 53° Low: 30°

Saturday

Mild, but breezy High: 60° Low: 35°

Sunday

Showers late in the day High: 60° Low: 42°

Rain likely High: 55° Low: 45°

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REGIONAL ALMANAC Temperature High Yesterday .............................56 at 4:33 p.m.

Low Yesterday..............................43 at 5:18 a.m.

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Precipitation 24 hours ending at 5 p.m..............................1.42 Month to date ................................................3.22 Normal month to date ...................................2.47 Year to date .................................................48.79 Normal year to date ....................................37.01 Snowfall yesterday ........................................0.00

TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Wednesday, Nov. 23, the 327th day of 2011.

There are 38 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 23, 1936, Life, the photojournalism magazine created by Henry R. Luce (loos), was first published.

On this date: • In 1765, Frederick County in Maryland became the first colonial entity to repudiate the British Stamp Act.

• In 1804, the 14th president of the United States, Franklin Pierce (puhrs), was born in Hillsboro, N.H. • In 1889, the first jukebox made its debut in San Francisco, at the Palais Royale Saloon.

• In 1903, Enrico Caruso made his American debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, appearing in “Rigoletto.”

• In 1910, American-born physician Hawley Harvey

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(Crippen’s mistress, Ethel Le Neve, was acquitted in a separate trial of being an accessory.)

Today’s Birthdays: Former Labor Secretary William E. Brock is 81. Actress Elmarie Wendel is 79. Actor Franco Nero is 70. Actress Susan Anspach is 69. Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas is 67. Actor-comedy writer Bruce Vilanch is 64. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is 61.

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40 Hours weekly. $11.76/ hour. Prior clerical experience including/ computer and customer service skills required.

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Must acquire application at: MIAMI COUNTY JOB CENTER 2040 N. Co. Rd. 25A Troy, OH Return application, cover letter and resume to: PROBATE COURT 201 W. Main St. Troy, Ohio 45373 DEADLINE: 11.28.2011 at 4:00pm Applications accessed at:

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HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: 17 East Water Street, Troy. November 25th, 5PM-8PM. Thirty One * Mary Kay * Party Lite * Pampered Chef * Avon * Creative Memories * Scentsy.

Non perishable food items are being collected to benefit St. Patrick's Soup Kitchen. A portion of our proceeds are being donated to our local Toys For Tots Organization.

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Hartzell Fan, a leading manufacturer of industrial air moving equipment is seeking qualified candidates for the following positions at our Piqua, OH and Portland, IN locations: • Software Engineer • Fiberglass Engineer • Black Belt Engineer • Manufacturing Engineering Tech.

• Drafters • Cost Accountant • Marketing Coordinator • Customer Experience Manager Hartzell offers an excellent compensation and benefits package including Health/Dental/Prescription Drug Plan, Flexible Benefits Plan, 401K Retirement Savings Plan, Paid Holidays, Paid Vacation, Tuition Reimbursement and much more!

For detailed information regarding these openings and to apply please visit www.hartzellindustries.com

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Drivers $1000 Sign on Bonus, Safety incentives, Benefits Package, Vacation Package After six months. OTR CDL-A 1 yr 888-560-9644

SEMI DRIVERS NEEDED Class A CDL license, 2 years experience with dump trailer, and good driving record required.

Home weekends. No insurance offered.

937-492-8309 Monday-Friday 8am-3pm J.R. EDWARDS TRUCKING 3100 Schenk Rd. Sidney, OH 45365

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For Rent

305 Apartment 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom, Houses & Apts.

SEIPEL PROPERTIES Piqua Area Only Metro Approved (937)773-9941 9am-5pm Monday-Friday 1,2 & 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS Troy and Piqua ranches and townhomes. Different floor plans to choose from. Garages, fireplaces, appliances including washer and dryers.

Corporate apartments available.

Visit www.1troy.com Call us first!

(937)335-5223 EVERS REALTY TROY, 2 bedroom townhomes, 1.5 baths, 1 car garage, ca, w/d hook up, all appliances, $685 3 bedroom, 1 bath, $650 (937)216-5806 EversRealty.net 2 BEDROOM in Troy, Stove, refrigerator, W/D, A/C, very clean, cats ok. $525. (937)573-7908

305 Apartment

320 Houses for Rent

320 Houses for Rent

320 Houses for Rent

3 BEDROOM, 1/2 Double in Troy. All new flooring/appliances, 2 full baths, large, attached garage.

Call Peggy (937)603-7721

2 BEDROOM house for rent. Appliances included, freshly painted, new flooring throughout. No pets. $500 monthly with water and trash included, $500 deposit. $27 application fee. Available immediately. 511 W. Franklin St., Troy. (937)301-1276

3 BEDROOM home. 1st floor bathroom, enclosed porches. $475 monthly.

CAC approved. ( 9 3 7 ) 7 7 3 - 4 3 7 5 (937)418-0237.

TROY 3 Bedroom. 460 Robert Court. (near Troy Christian school).

No pets. $650 monthly.

(937)335-4301

DODD RENTALS Tipp-Troy: 2 bedroom AC, appliances $500/$450 plus deposit No pets (937)667-4349 for appt.

IN PIQUA, 5 rooms & bath, first floor, washer/ dryer hookup, $400, (937)773-2829 after 2pm.

MCGOVERN RENTALS TROY 2 BR duplexes & 2 BR townhouses. 1.5 baths, 1 car garage, fireplace, Great Location! Starting at $625-$675.

2 BEDROOM trailer at Stillwater Beach Campground. $350.

(937)473-5563

PIQUA, 2935 Delaware Circle, 3 Bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage, all appliances, No pets, $880 monthly, 1 year lease, (937)778-0524

TROY, Troy-Sidney Rd, 3 bedrooms, $700 monthly plus electric, newly remodeled, hardwood/ carpet floors, heated tile, oak trim, central air (937)524-2061

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TIPP CITY/ Huber Heights, 1 bedroom, country, $450 monthly includes water & trash, no pets (937)778-0524

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(937)308-0679.

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The Defendants, Adam Roberts, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Adam Roberts, Unknown Heirs, Legatees, Devisees, Executors, Administrators, and Assignees and their Spouses, if any of Adam Roberts, are required to answer the Plaintiff's Complaint within twenty-eight (28) days after the last date of publication of this notice. In the event that the Defendant, Adam Roberts, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Adam Roberts, Unknown Heirs, Legatees, Devisees, Executors, Administrators, and Assignees and their Spouses, if any of Adam Roberts, failed to respond in the allotted time, judgment by default can be entered against them for the relief requested in the Plaintiff`s Complaint.

Carrie L. Rouse (0083281) Attorney for Plaintiff Reisenfeld & Associates, LPA LLC 3962 Red Bank Road Cincinnati, OH 45227 voice: (513) 322-7000 facsimile: (513) 322-7099 11/9, 11/16, 11/23-2011

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The Defendants, Shawn A Morris, aka Shawn Allen Morris, and Unknown Heirs, Legatees, Devisees, Executors, Administrators and Assigns and their Spouses, if any, of Shawn A Morris, aka Shawn Allen Morris but whose current address are unknown, will take notice that on September 21, 2011, the Plaintiff, Residential Credit Solutions, Inc., filed its Complaint in Case No. 11CV00645 , in the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, seeking a foreclosure of its mortgage interest in the real property located at 607 South Sunset Drive, Piqua, OH 45356, Permanent Parcel No. N44-066880, ("Real Estate"), and alleged that the Defendant, have or may have an interest in this Real Estate.

The Defendant, Shawn A Morris, aka Shawn Allen Morris, and Unknown Heirs, Legatees, Devisees, Executors, Administrators and Assigns and their Spouses, if any, of Shawn A Morris, aka Shawn Allen Morris are required to answer the Plaintiff's Complaint within twenty-eight (28) days after the last date of publication of this notice. In the event that the Defendants, Shawn A Morris, aka Shawn Allen Morris, and Unknown Heirs, Legatees, Devisees, Executors, Administrators and Assigns and their Spouses, if any, of Shawn A Morris, aka Shawn Allen Morris failed to respond in the allotted time, judgment by default can be entered against them for the relief requested in the Plaintiff`s Complaint.

Carrie L. Rouse (0083281) Attorney for Plaintiff Reisenfeld & Associates, LPA LLC 3962 Red Bank Road Cincinnati, OH 45227 voice: (513) 322-7000 facsimile: (513) 322-7099 11/9, 11/16, 11/23-2011 2233403

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“Sami Sue”

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Santa s Paw Remember your 4-legged or fine-feathered friend in full color this Holiday Season in all three I-75 Newspapers (Sidney Daily News, Troy Daily News and Piqua Daily Call)!

The Defendants, Adam Roberts, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Adam Roberts, Unknown Heirs, Legatees, Devisees, Executors, Administrators, and Assignees and their Spouses, if any of Adam Roberts, but whose current address are unknown, will take notice that on August 30, 2011, the Plaintiff, Bank of America, N.A., as successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP, filed its Complaint in Case No. 11CV00592, in the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, seeking a foreclosure of its mortgage interest in the real property located at 409 North Parkway Drive, Piqua, OH 45356, Permanent Parcel No. N44-069250, ("Real Estate"), and alleged that the Defendants, have or may have an interest in this Real Estate.

Residential Credit Solutions, Inc.,

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BARRETT PAVING MATERIALS INC 3244 S DAVIS RD LUDLOW FALLS OH ACTION DATE: 11/10/2011 RECEIVING WATERS: LUDLOW CREEK FACILITY DESCRIPTION: SAND & GRAVEL PRODUCER IDENTIFICATION NO.: 1IJ00048*DD Barrett currently leases the property where the permitted outfall is located. In the event the lease is not renewed the new outfall location will be needed to accommodate discharge from the quarry

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The following applications and/or verified complaints were received, and the following draft, proposed and final actions were issued, by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) last week. The complete public notice including additional instructions for submitting comments, requesting information or a public hearing, or filing an appeal may be obtained at: http://www.epa.ohio.gov/actions.aspx or Hearing Clerk, Ohio EPA, 50 W. Town St. P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216. Ph: 614-644-2129 email: HClerk@epa.state.oh.us

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TROY area, 2 bedroom townhouses, 1-1/2 bath, furnished appliances, W/D hookup, A/C, No dogs $475. (937)339-6776.

315 Condos for Rent

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SPINNAKER COATING LLC 518 EAST WATER STREET TROY OH ACTION DATE: 11/06/2011 FACILITY DESCRIPTION: AIR IDENTIFICATION NO.: A0043074 The purpose of this application is for the proposed installation of a 16-inch narrow web flexographic printing operation.

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APPLICATION RECEIVED FOR AIR PERMIT

TIPP CITY 2 bedroom, deluxe duplex, 11/2 car garage, C/air, gas heat, 2 full baths, all appliances, $705 month + dep.

937-216-0918

TROY 2 bedroom duplex with garage. No dogs. $525 a month (937)657-5948

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Brad & Emily

Your Pet’s Name: _________________________________ Message: _______________________________________ From: __________________________________________

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Mail form, photo and payment to: Sidney Daily News, Attn: Santa Paws, PO Box 4099, Sidney, OH 45365

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577 Miscellaneous

NEAR BRADFORD in country 3 bedroom trailer, $350. Also 2 bedroom trailer, washer/dryer hookup. $375. (937)417-7111, (937)448-2974

BAR STOOLS, medium colored oak, (2), swivel back, Amish custom made, (937)778-0986.

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Free Rent 3 Months!

(937) 552-2636

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BMW of Dayton 7124 Poe Ave. Exit 59 off I-75 Dayton, Ohio 937-890-6200 www.evansmotorworks.com

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430 Mobile Homes for Sale

8 Erwin Chrysler Dodge Jeep

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Boose Chevrolet

Independent Auto Sales

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575 Arlington Road, I-70W to Exit 21, 3/10ths of mi. south Brookville, OH 45309 1-800-947-1413 www.boosechevrolet.com

1280 South Market St. (CR 25A) Troy, OH 45373 (866)816-7555 or (937)335-4878 www.independentautosales.com

Quick Credit Auto Sales

Wagner Subaru

1099 N. Co. Rd. 25-A Troy, Ohio 45373 937-339-6000 www.QuickCreditOhio.com

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VOLKSWAGEN Evans Volkswagen 7124 Poe Ave. Exit 59 off I-75 Dayton, Ohio 937-890-6200 www.evansmotorworks.com

Picture it Sold Please call: 877-844-8385 1982 FOURWINNS BOAT

18 ft., 165 OMC Inboard Outboard, runs great. $3000 OBO. (937)524-2724 (513)509-3861

1986 WILDERNESS FLEETWOOD

29', stored inside, 4 new tires, everything works great!

Large awning, excellent condition, like new! A must see!! Asking $3500.

Call (937)418-3516

545 Firewood/Fuel FIREWOOD, All hardwood, $150 per cord delivered or $120 you pick up.

(937)596-6622 or (937)726-2780

Shelby County Fairgrounds, Saturday November, 26th.

8:30am-3:00pm and the last Saturday of every month.

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, In ground for flower beds or lawns. Great Christmas Gifts for parents and children. Convenient, affordable.

Gift cards available. (937)492-7582

Hit The Road To Big Savings!

577 Miscellaneous AIR HOCKEY TABLE, full size with electronic scoreboard, good working condition. $85 (937)335-9870 AMMO 38 cal., self defense, 2 boxes 50% off $25 (937)846-1276

Pictureit Sold 2001 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC

Full dresser, Vance & Hines pipes, new battery, new tires, very good condition. 64,000 miles Price reduced! $10,000 OBO Call anytime (937)726-4175

2001 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LS

Loaded with accessories. Very good condition. Only 75,300 miles. $5400 (937)339-8352

2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE

2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT

GOLDEN RETRIEVER Pups, AKC, vet checked and first shots at 6 weeks.

5 females, 5 males. Parents on premises. $250 stephkoble76@winds t r e a m . n e t .

(937)473-5698.

HAVAMALT PUPPIES, Non shedding, hypo allergenic, designer puppies, beautiful colors, shots, family raised, 8 weeks old on December 23rd, taking deposits now, (937)526-3418 JACK RUSSELL, full blooded, tails docked. 7 weeks old. $150 (937)308-4867 MINIATURE PINSCHER puppies, vet checked, first shots, tails docked, dew claws removed, ready for Christmas. $200 each.

(937)418-6575 PIT BULLS. 3 blue nose Pit puppies. 2 grey females. 1 fawn (light tan male), blue eyes, 9 weeks old. UKC registered parents, shots, $500 OBO. (661)492-6625 moneyace99@yahoo.com

592 Wanted to Buy CASH, top dollar paid for junk cars/trucks, running or non-running. I will pick up.

Thanks for calling (937)719-3088 or (937)451-1019

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805 Auto 1999 CHEVY Tahoe, 2 tone grey, great condition, 4 wheel drive, leather seats, running boards, tow package, power windows/locks, rebuilt tranny, new parts. (402)340-0509 2004 BUICK Le Sabre Ltd. 20,200 miles, white, navy blue cloth top.

Leather interior, Florida car! Immaculate. $13,000 OBO. (937)492-1308

890 Trucks GREAT condition. 80,000 miles- mostly highway, recently detailed inside and out. Non-smoker and no accidents. All scheduled maintenance performed, $12,500.

Call (937)773-2694 ask for Jennie

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1999 BUICK CENTURY

AWESOME DEAL!!! Only 110,500 miles. 3100 motor.

All electric. A/C. Runs great! Very clean inside and out. Good gas mileage. NICE CAR!! $4500.

(937)726-5605

ORGAN, Theater Lowry console, in excellent condition, mahogany finish.

With two Leslie cabinets.

Make offer.

(937)773-2217

CHRISTMAS TREE 7 foot (GE Monroe) lighted with 550 multi colored lights.

Dimensions 45"X15"X12" $40. (937)498-9822

570 Lawn and Garden

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SNOW THROWER, TroyBilt, 24" clearing path.

5.5hp, electric start. $450 cash. (937)778-8671

CORN HEAD, 6 rows, No 63 for John Deere combine, $1500, (937)526-4861.

Gun & Knife Show

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NASCAR DIECAST collection. Over 225 1/24 diecast. Some autograph cars, Autograph picture cards. NASCAR card collection and lots more. 3 curio cabinets.

(419)629-2041

583 Pets and Supplies

550 Flea Markets/Bazaars

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Infiniti of Dayton

HOT TUB, Viking, twin power motors with lights, waterfall, cd player, gazebo. $3500, Tires/wheels 215x40x18 , $200 Both like new (937)418-1575

535 Farm Supplies/Equipment

FIREWOOD for sale. All seasoned hardwood, $130 per cord split/ delivered. Roundwood $85 per cord; delivered/ dumped. , (937)844-3756.

VOLVO

INFINITI Richmond, Indiana

500 - Merchandise

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COOKWARE, Original Wagner cast iron. Excellent condition! Price negotiable. (937)492-9434

580 Musical Instruments

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DODGE

8750 N. Co. Rd. 25A Piqua, OH 45356 937-606-2400 www.1stopautonow.com

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LOCATED AT Lake Loramie, must see! Central air, oak cabinets, stove, refrigerator & dishwasher, large deck, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2000 mobile home, vinyl. $19,995.

(937)307-5866.

2775 S. County Rd 25-A Exit 69 off I-75 N. Troy, OH 45373 937-335-5696 www.erwinchrysler.com

Car N Credit 8675 N. Co. Rd. 25-A Piqua, Ohio 45356 I-75 North to Exit 83 www.carncredit.com 1-800-866-3995

CHEVROLET

For Sale

JEEP

CHRISTMAS TREE, 9.5', slim. $75. (937)473-9833 Call after 2pm.

1990 GMC TRUCK, only 83,000 miles, power brakes & steering, electric lock & windows, $2300, (937)526-4963.

2010 CHEVROLET Silverado LT. 8 Cylinder, 4 x 4, extended cab, short bed. 5200 miles, $24,500.

(937)698-5351

899 Wanted to Buy WANTED: junk cars and trucks. Cash paid and free removal. Get the most for your junker call us (937)732-5424.

everybody’s talking about what’s in our

classifieds 2 door coupe, good student car. 4 cycle, automatic, air.

157,000 miles.

Best offer. Email jeannejames123@ msn.com No call after 9pm (937)335-8860

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Tips on Caring for a Real Tree

Live Christmas Tree Directory

1. Keep the tree in a cool, shady place like the garage or porch until ready to bring indoors to decorate.

2. Saw a thin disk (1/2 to 1 inch) off the trunk prior to placing the tree in a water-holding stand.

3. Make the cut perpendicular to the axis of the stem, NOT in a v-shape or at angles. The tree will “drink” its water through the layer between the bark and wood. If you shave the bark off of the trunk the tree will not be able to absorb water.

4. Place the tree in its water-holding stand within two hours after making the cut to the trunk. When a tree is cut it will naturally form a seal of sap over it’s stump to keep moisture in the tree. You must break the seal to allow the tree to once again “drink” the water needed to keep it fresh throughout the holidays.

5. Your stand must be able to hold enough water for the size of the tree. A good rule of thumb is a one-quart capacity for every inch of diameter of the trunk.

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CHRISTMAS TREES TALL TREES OUR SPECIALTY

5’ -14’

Douglas Fir, Canaan Fir, Norway Spruce $ $

None Fresher than FULTONS!

4163 Walnut Grove Rd. Troy

339-3681 524-7775

You Cut Your Own.

Precut trees available.

Thousands to choose from!

Nov. 23 - Dec. 23 10am-5pm Closed Thanksgiving

U-Cut Weekdays 2 p.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sunday Noon-5 p.m.

Opening Nov. 26 At 10 AM, (Go 5 miles south of Sidney on Co. Rd. 25A, turn east onto Kirkwood Rd. and go 1/4 mile)

14933 Kirkwood Rd., Sidney, OH

www.KringlesHolidayFarm.com

(937) 492-2215

3370 Miller Road • Russia 1 mile north of town

937-335-6983

www.fultonfarms.com

Hours: Mon-Thurs 12-9 Fri-Sat-Sun10-9

Kringle’s Holiday Farm

then Fri. 3-5, Sat. & Sun.10-5

Market Open Fri, Sat & Sun 10am-5pm Enter South Cafe side St. Rt. 202 • SE of Troy, NE of Tipp City

Boughs & Roping

Hrs: Fri•Sat•Sun 9-5 (937) 526-9460

Trees up to 15’!

Our trees have been irrigated through the summer

Corner of Spring & Ash, Piqua Fresh Cut Eco Friendly Scotch Pine Douglas Fir Fraiser Fir 5’- 10’

Buy your REAL TREE where it grows!

Come join us for our last year!

Any tree – any size $24.95

40- 60

FREE Horse drawn wagon rides on weekends!

We provide saws, shake and net wrap

Wreaths, Grave Blankets, Roping & Crafts also available

George’s Dairy Bar

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Christmas TreeS

CUT YOUR OWN TREE

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260-740-7639 260-410-6454 260-623-3263

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937-489-9749 In Memory Of Morgan Ashley Piatt

937-492-ROOF Roofing, Windows, Siding, Fire & Water Restoration

655 Home Repair & Remodel

Horseback Riding Lessons Holiday Special Buy 4 lessons & GET 1 FREE • No experience required.

• Adults & Children ages 5 & up • Gift Certificates Available • Major Credit Cards Accepted Flexible Schedule Nights & Weekends 937-778-1660 www.sullenbergerstables.com

(937)524-6077 Gutter Clean Out & Repair

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937-773-4552

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COOPER’S BLACKTOP

Flea Market 1684 Michigan Ave.

332-1992

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Verlander, Braun win league MVPs

SPORTS CALENDAR TODAY No events scheduled THURSDAY No events scheduled FRIDAY Girls Basketball Tippecanoe at Butler (7:30 p.m.)

Milton-Union at Oakwood Tourney (6 p.m.)

Covington at Houston (7:30 p.m.)

Lehman at Riverside (7:30 p.m.)

Hockey Troy at Alter (at Kettering Rec) (10 p.m.)

Players, owners agree on labor contract, HGH blood testing to begin NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Verlander predicts the debate is over for a few years. Pitchers can now win the Most Valuable Player.

“I think this set a precedent,” the Detroit Tigers ace said Monday after becoming the first starting pitcher in a quarter century voted MVP. “I’m happy that the voters acknowledged that, that we do have a major impact in this game and we can be extremely valuable to our team and its success.”

After winning the AL’s pitching triple crown by going 24-5 with a 2.40 ERA and 250 strikeouts, Verlander received 13 of 28

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first-place votes and 280 points from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. He became the first pitcher voted MVP since Oakland’s Dennis Eckersley in 1992 and the first starting pitcher since Boston’s

Roger Clemens in 1986.

“Obviously pitchers are not just written off all of a sudden because they’re pitchers,” Verlander said.

Boston center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury was second with four firsts and 242 points, followed by Toronto right fielder Jose Bautista with five firsts and 231 points, Yankees center fielder Curtis Granderson with 215 and Detroit first baseman Miguel Cabrera with 193.

Recent history has been against pitchers.

Since Eckersley’s win, only once had a pitcher finished as high as second.

■ College Football

Wharton goes national Tipp junior qualifies for Nike National Championships

SUNDAY Hockey Troy at Beavercreek (at Kettering Rec) (noon) Frozen Creek championship (5 p.m.)

Staff Reports Tippecanoe’s Sam Wharton is taking his show on the road.

Wharton, a junior at Tippecanoe High School, recently competed in the Nike Country Midwest Cross Regional Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. with the top high school runners from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Missouri — and he showed that he belonged in elite company.

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The Ohio State Buckeyes defense, including John Simon (54), Christian Bryant (2) and Tyler Moeller (26), bring down Penn State’s Silas Redd (25) during Saturday’s 20-14 loss at Ohio Stadium.

College Football ...................17 College Basketball................17 Scoreboard ............................18 Television Schedule..............18

Awaiting an invite Ohio State wouldn’t turn down bowl bid COLUMBUS (AP) — If the NCAA allows Ohio State to go to a bowl game, the Buckeyes will pack their bags.

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said Tuesday that Ohio State would not penalize itself by keeping the football team from making a postseason trip as a way of mitigating potential NCAA sanctions.

In an exchange of text messages with The Associated Press, Smith said, “Cannot speculate on what they (the NCAA) may do. No, we do not intend to self impose a post season sanction.”

Boeheim repeats support for Fine Walking up to a throng of reporters, Jim Boeheim drily noted that the last time Syracuse played in the NIT Season Tip-Off, nobody wanted to talk to him.

The Orange are in New York City, with the attention that brings, without longtime assistant coach Bernie Fine.

He’s on administrative leave after molestation allegations resurfaced last week that Fine has called “patently false.”

More than a dozen reporters surrounded Boeheim on Tuesday as he sat at a small table in a hotel lounge. When the first question inevitably was posed about the investigation, Boeheim interjected, “This is all about basketball.”

See Page 17.

Broncos waive backup QB Orton Kyle Orton has gone from Jay Cutler’s replacement to Tim Tebow’s backup to the unemployment line.

The Broncos released the 29-year-old veteran quarterback Tuesday, six weeks after benching him following a 1-4 start.

Orton shouldn’t stay unemployed for long.

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■ See MLB on 17

■ Cross Country

SATURDAY Girls Basketball Milton-Union at Oakwood Tourney (TBA) Fairlawn at Covington (7:30 p.m.)

Thurgood Marshall at Piqua (1 p.m.)

Sidney at Lehman (7:30 p.m.)

Hockey Troy at Maumee (at South Metro) (11 a.m.)

Troy at CVCA (at Kettering Rec) (4 p.m.)

Sport ....................Start Date Girls Basketball............Friday Ice Hockey ...................Friday Swimming ..................Nov. 28 Boys Basketball...........Dec. 2 Wrestling......................Dec. 2 Gymnastics..................Dec. 5

In 1999, Boston’s Pedro Martinez was 13 points behind Texas catcher Ivan Rodriguez after going 23-4 with a 2.07 ERA and 313 strikeouts. Martinez had eight first-place votes to seven for Rodriguez, but La Velle Neal of the Minneapolis Star Tribune and George King of the New York Post left Martinez off their ballots.

“Not even in my wildest dreams had I thought of this,” Verlander said during a conference call from his home in Virginia. “I want to say this is a dream come true. I can’t say that

There has been speculation that the NCAA might hand Ohio State a bowl ban in addition to its other penalties. College sports’ ruling body is still deciding Ohio State’s sanctions for several instances of players accepting improper benefits and coach Jim Tressel not revealing knowledge of violations and playing ineligible players.

Tressel was forced out on May 30.

Ohio State has offered to vacate its 12-1 record in 2010, return $389,000 from its share of Big Ten bowl receipts last season, go on two years of NCAA

probation and surrender five football scholarships over the next three years.

Schools often ban themselves from bowl games as a way of softening the NCAA’s eventual sanctions.

In a second letter of allegations sent to Ohio State this fall, the NCAA charged that the school had shown a “failure to monitor” its football program.

That was the first time the NCAA had accused Ohio State of a systemic, organizational problem; all previous violations

■ See BUCKEYES on 16

TERRE HAUTE, IND. He finished the 5K in a time 16:01.7. He was fifth overall and the top Ohio runner.

I n d i a n a ’s F u t s u m Zeinasellassie won the boys WHARTON race in 15:42.8, while Illinois’ Amanda Fox won the girls race in 18:09.1.

Just one week prior, Wharton was the Division I State runner-up during high school cross country season, running a 15:24.98 and finishing behind only Reynoldsburg senior Tsehaye Hiluf (15:21.52).

His fifth-place finish qualified him to compete at the Nike Cross Country National Championships in Portland, Ore. on Dec. 3.

■ College Football

Big BCS tension Loser of title game could miss out

By The Associated Press Two weekends from now, Michigan State will play for the Big Ten championship and a trip to the Rose Bowl and that might be their only shot at a BCS bowl this season.

The stakes may be similar for the other participant in the title game, be it Penn State or Wisconsin. The champion goes to Pasadena, but the loser could fall out of the BCS picture entirely.

Only three times since the BCS began 13 seasons ago has the Big Ten been limited to one participant in that group of glamour bowls, but the league’s stranglehold on a second bid is looking a bit tenuous in 2011.

The conference champion AP PHOTO receives an automatic bid, which Wisconsin running back Montee Ball (28) goes over the top of the this season is all but certain to Illinois defense to score a touchdown during the first half Saturday be a trip to the Rose Bowl. in Champaign, Ill. Beyond that, Big Ten teams

can’t even be considered for an at-large spot unless they are in the top 14 of the BCS rankings.

Michigan State at No. 14 is the only team fitting that criterion at the moment.

“I think the Big Ten deserves another BCS bid, absolutely,” Spartans coach Mark Dantonio said. “My feeling is this is one of the most competitive conferences in America.”

The last time the Big Ten put only one team in the BCS was at the end of the 2004 season, back when there were four BCS bowls instead of five. The league expanded before this season, adding traditional power Nebraska, but the title race has been overshadowed to a degree by off-field problems at Ohio State and Penn State.

Right now, the Big Ten’s best hope for an at-large slot in a BCS

■ See BIG TEN on 16

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Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim watches the game beside the empty chair of associate head coach Bernie Fine against Colgate in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday.

Fine was placed on administrative leave after child molestation accusations surfaced.

Boeheim repeats support at NIT Boeheim on Tuesday as he sat at a small table in a hotel lounge. When the first question inevitably was posed about the investigation, Boeheim interjected, “This is all about basketball.”

After saying he’d already made his statement and didn’t need to repeat it, Boeheim reiterated it anyway.

“We have to see what happens. I support Bernie, as I said,” Boeheim said.

“Known him for 50 years.

If something else happens, surfaces some factual thing then we’ll have to

NEW YORK (AP) — Walking up to a throng of reporters, Jim Boeheim drily noted that the last time Syracuse played in the NIT Season Tip-Off, nobody wanted to talk to him.

The Orange are in New York City, with the attention that brings, without longtime assistant coach Bernie Fine. He’s on administrative leave after molestation allegations resurfaced last week that Fine has called “patently false.”

More than a dozen reporters surrounded

adjust to that.”

Asked if the media “jumped the gun,” Boeheim replied. “That’s not for me to say.”

A moment later, though, he added: “Read Jason Whitlock.” The Foxsports.com columnist criticized ESPN on Monday for reporting the allegations.

Even when the questions steered toward more basketball-related news, Boeheim still wasn’t feeling chatty. On the subject of Syracuse’s planned move from the Big East to the ACC, he said, “That’s

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another thing we’re not talking about,” then cracked, “We’ve got a lot of things we can’t talk about.”

The fifth-ranked Orange face Virginia Tech in an NIT semifinal today at Madison Square Garden in a tournament overshadowed by somber off-court news. Oklahoma State takes on Stanford in the other semi, its first game since women’s basketball coach Kurt Budke, assistant Miranda Serna and two others were killed in a plane crash Thursday.

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■ College Basketball

Buckeyes

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■ CONTINUED FROM 16 had revolved around individuals breaking NCAA rules.

Ohio State has been under a microscope for almost a year, after it was revealed last December that several Buckeyes football players had accepted cash and free or discounted tattoos from the subject of a federal drug-trafficking investigation. That led to players being suspended at the start of the 2011 season.

When Ohio State subsequently learned that Tressel knew of his players’ involvement with the owner of a local tattoo parlor, it suspended him for two games. After that suspension was increased to five games, a steady onslaught of accusations and rumors led to Tressel being pressured to resign.

Star quarterback Terrelle Pryor, one of the players initially suspended for five games for receiving benefits in violation of NCAA bylaws, decided this summer to leave the school for the NFL. He now plays for the Oakland Raiders.

Also this fall, three players were suspended for two games for accepting envelopes containing $200 at a charity event last spring. Four games into the season, more players were suspended or had existing suspensions extended for getting too much money for too little work at summer jobs.

Ohio State banned the booster who was behind those incidents from contact with athletes.

The Buckeyes (6-5, 3-4 Big Ten) under interim coach Luke Fickell are bowl-eligible going into Saturday’s annual rivalry game with No. 17 Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.

It is still too early to speculate what bowl game they might go to, but the Big Ten has ties to the Rose (Pasadena, Calif.), Capital One (Orlando, Fla.), Outback (Tampa, Fla.), Insight (Tempe, Ariz.), Taxslayer.com Gator (Jacksonville, Fla.), Car Care Meineke (Houston), Ticketcity (Dallas) and Little Caesars (Detroit) bowls.

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Big Ten ■ CONTINUED FROM 16 bowl might be Michigan, which has already been eliminated from conference title contention. The Wolverines (9-2, 5-2 Big Ten) are No. 15 in the BCS standings, but they could move up with a win over Ohio State this weekend.

Then Michigan would be able to wait and watch while the two Big Ten title game participants risk adding another loss to their resumes.

Michigan never needs any extra incentive against Ohio State, and Wolverines coach Brady Hoke said he hasn’t brought up the BCS implications with his team, though he’s happy to lobby on behalf of his league.

“I think this conference always deserves whatever it can get,” Hoke said.

“The competitiveness that’s shown every Saturday I don’t know why they wouldn’t.”

Michigan State, which plays at Northwestern this weekend, beat Michigan head-to-head and is ahead of the Wolverines in the conference standings. But all that would be moot if the Spartans lose in the conference title game Dec. 3 and end up out of the top

14.

That’s a risk Michigan State (9-2, 6-1) is willing to take for the right to play for an outright conference title. Last year, the Spartans shared the Big Ten crown with Wisconsin and Ohio State but had to settle for a Capital One (NYSE:COF) Bowl bid when the other two co-champions received BCS berths.

Dantonio was asked if he’d like the BCS to drop its limit of two teams per conference.

“I know that last year, it would have helped us out. Last year we would have been in a BCS bowl.

This year, obviously it would help out the Southeastern Conference, but if they deserve that, then I think that they should have an opportunity to go,” Dantonio said.

“I’m not in charge of those things, but I know it’s a difficult situation for the people that get left out.”

The top three teams in the BCS rankings are all from the SEC, but that league will have only two BCS bids unless two of its teams finish 1-2 without winning the conference.

Assuming the SEC receives two spots, and Houston secures another by remaining unbeaten, that would leave only two

Duke still perfect at tournament LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Austin Rivers had 20 points, Seth Curry and Ryan Kelly had 17 each, and No. 6 Duke shot its way into another Maui Invitational championship game with an 82-75 win over No. 15 Michigan on Tuesday.

Duke (6-0) put on an offensive show near the shores of the sparkling Pacific Ocean, scoring on an array of 3-pointers and spectacular shots to remain undefeated (14-0) at the Maui Invitational.

Andre Dawkins added 14 points and the Blue Devils hit 11 of 21 3-pointers while shooting 56 percent overall to earn a spot in Wednesday night’s title game against the winner between No. 14 Kansas and UCLA. No. 1 UNC 102, Tennessee State 69 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Reggie Bullock scored a career-high 23 points and Kendall Marshall had 15 assists to help No. 1 North Carolina beat Tennessee State 102-69 on Tuesday night.

John Henson added 16 points, 10 rebounds and a career-best six assists for the Tar Heels (4-0), who shot 62 percent and had little trouble staying unbeaten.

No. 7 Louisville 54, Arkansas State 27 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kyle Kuric scored 12 points and No. 7 Louisville beat turnover-prone Arkansas State 54-27 on Tuesday night in the lowest-scoring game for the Red Wolves since the shot clock was implemented in 1986.

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Duke guard Austin Rivers (0) looks to put up a shot in the first half Monday in Lahaina, Hawaii.

No. 8 Memphis 99, Tennessee 97 LAHAINA, Hawaii — Will Barton had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Antonio Barton hit a big jumper in the second overtime, and No. 8 Memphis held off Tennessee 99-97 in the Maui Invitational on Tuesday.

No. 11 Wisconsin 77, UMKC 31 MADISON, Wis. — Jared Berggren scored a career-high 21 points and

Wisconsin again used a suffocating defense to pave the way to an easy win, beating MissouriKansas City 77-31 Tuesday night.

No. 17 Pittsburgh 73, La Salle 69 PITTSBURGH — Nasir Robinson scored 17 points and No. 17 Pittsburgh clamped down on defense in the final minutes to put away La Salle 73-69 on Tuesday night.

• Women No. 18 Ohio State 73, Howard 50 COLUMBUS — Tayler Hill scored 18 points, hitting three 3-pointers, and No. 18 Ohio State beat Howard 73-50 on Tuesday night.

Darryce Moore added 15 points for the Buckeyes (3-0), who scored 40 points in the paint and had 21 assists, including seven from Samantha Prahalis.

■ National Football League

Broncos waive backup QB Orton ENGLEWOOD, Colo.

(AP) — Kyle Orton has gone from Jay Cutler’s replacement to Tim Tebow’s backup to the unemployment line.

The Broncos released the 29-year-old veteran quarterback Tuesday, six weeks after benching him following a 1-4 start.

“I spoke with Kyle earlier today and thanked him for everything he did for the Broncos. He was a true professional throughout this season. I’ve got a great deal of respect for him as both a player and as a per-

s o n , ” c o a c h John Fox said in a s t a t e ment.

“This was the right decision for ORTON our football team. We feel good about our quarterback group, and this gives Kyle an opportunity to help another team and showcase his talents.”

Orton shouldn’t stay unemployed for long.

Although he’s a vested veteran with seven NFL seasons under his belt, Orton is subject to the waiver rules because he was released after the trade deadline. If another team claims him, it will be responsible for about $3 million in salary, which is what remains of his roughly $9 million contract for 2011. If nobody claims him, he’ll be free to sign with anybody.

Two intriguing possibilities are the Chicago Bears and Houston Texans. Both are in the thick of the play-

off race at 7-3 but have problems under center, and another potential destination is AFC West rival Kansas City.

Cutler broke the thumb on his right throwing hand last weekend and might miss the rest of the regular season. His backup is Caleb Hanie. The Bears visit the Broncos on Dec. 11.

Matt Schaub of the Texans is out for weeks with a right foot injury and he’s been replaced by previously underachieving Matt Leinart.

received the call that he had won. “I was obviously thrilled, excited. It’s honestly difficult to put into words how much this means to me.

Los Angeles center fielder Matt Kemp, who came close to winning the Triple Crown, received 10 firstplace votes and finished second with 332 points.

Braun’s teammate Prince Fielder finished third with 229 points, and Arizona’s Justin Upton finished

fourth with 214 points.

Fielder and Upton each received one first-place vote.

St. Louis’ Albert Pujols finished fifth. It was the 11th straight year the three-time MVP was in the top 10 in balloting.

• New Labor Contract In Place Baseball players and owners signed an agreement for a new labor contract Tuesday, a deal that makes baseball the first North American profession-

al major league to start blood testing on human growth hormone and expands the playoffs to 10 teams by 2013.

The five-year deal collective bargaining agreement makes changes owners hope will increase competitive balance by pressuring large-market teams to rein in spending on amateur draft picks and international signings.

Other highlights of the deal include: requiring play-

ers to play in the All-Star game unless injured or excused; expanding instant replay to include decisions on foul lines and traps, subject to an agreement with umpires; banning smokeless tobacco products during televised interviews by players, managers and coaches; requiring players arrested for DWI to undergo mandatory evaluation; and wearing improved batting helmets manufactured by Rawlings by 2013.

■ Major League Baseball

MLB ■ CONTINUED FROM 16 because my dream had already had come true … to win a Cy Young. And the next dream is to win a World Series. This wasn’t even on my radar until the talk started. And then all of a sudden it was a thiscould-actually-happen type of thing.”

• Braun Wins NL MVP Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun won the NL Most Valuable Player Award on

Tuesday after helping lead the Brewers to their first division title in nearly 30 years.

The left fielder received 20 of 32 first-place votes and 388 points in voting announced by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

“I’m not going to pretend like I wasn’t anxious or nervous because I was,” said Braun, who was sitting on the balcony of his home in Malibu, Calif., when he

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FOOTBALL National Football League All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 7 3 0 .700 293 203 N.Y. Jets 5 5 0 .500 228 217 5 5 0 .500 237 253 Buffalo 3 7 0 .300 193 186 Miami South W L T Pct PF PA Houston 7 3 0 .700 273 166 5 5 0 .500 203 195 Tennessee 3 7 0 .300 125 180 Jacksonville 0 10 0 .000 131 300 Indianapolis North W L T Pct PF PA 7 3 0 .700 256 176 Baltimore 7 3 0 .700 220 179 Pittsburgh 6 4 0 .600 236 195 Cincinnati Cleveland 4 6 0 .400 145 193 West W L T Pct PF PA 6 4 0 .600 235 254 Oakland 5 5 0 .500 205 247 Denver San Diego 4 6 0 .400 236 259 Kansas City 4 6 0 .400 144 252 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 6 4 0 .600 250 206 N.Y. Giants 6 4 0 .600 228 228 Philadelphia 4 6 0 .400 237 213 3 7 0 .300 160 205 Washington South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 7 3 0 .700 313 228 6 4 0 .600 235 213 Atlanta 4 6 0 .400 182 268 Tampa Bay Carolina 2 8 0 .200 225 286 North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 10 0 01.000 355 212 7 3 0 .700 301 219 Detroit Chicago 7 3 0 .700 268 207 Minnesota 2 8 0 .200 200 271 West W L T Pct PF PA San Francisco 9 1 0 .900 256 145 Seattle 4 6 0 .400 168 209 Arizona 3 7 0 .300 190 236 2 8 0 .200 120 247 St. Louis Thursday's Game Denver 17, N.Y. Jets 13 Sunday's Games Green Bay 35, Tampa Bay 26 Oakland 27, Minnesota 21 Detroit 49, Carolina 35 Dallas 27, Washington 24, OT Cleveland 14, Jacksonville 10 Baltimore 31, Cincinnati 24 Miami 35, Buffalo 8 San Francisco 23, Arizona 7 Seattle 24, St. Louis 7 Chicago 31, San Diego 20 Atlanta 23, Tennessee 17 Philadelphia 17, N.Y. Giants 10 Open: Houston, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Pittsburgh Monday's Game New England 34, Kansas City 3 Thursday, Nov. 24 Green Bay at Detroit, 12:30 p.m.

Miami at Dallas, 4:15 p.m.

San Francisco at Baltimore, 8:20 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 27 Arizona at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

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

Houston at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Chicago at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Washington at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.

Denver at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.

New England at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 28 N.Y. Giants at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.

The AP Top 25 The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 19, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: ................................Record Pts Pv 1. LSU (60)...............11-0 1,500 1 2. Alabama...............10-1 1,440 3 3. Arkansas..............10-1 1,376 6 4. Stanford................10-1 1,224 8 5. Oklahoma St........10-1 1,206 2 6. Virginia Tech.........10-1 1,133 9 7. Boise St..................9-1 1,025 10 8. Houston................11-0 1,018 11 9. Oregon ...................9-2 1,008 4 10. Southern Cal........9-2 964 18 11. Michigan St..........9-2 876 12 12. Oklahoma ............8-2 819 5 13. Georgia ................9-2 815 13 14. South Carolina.....9-2 762 14 15. Wisconsin.............9-2 714 15 16. Kansas St. ...........9-2 682 16 17. Michigan...............9-2 527 20 18. Clemson...............9-2 515 7 19. TCU......................9-2 456 19 20. Penn St. ...............9-2 398 21 21. Baylor ...................7-3 383 25 22. Nebraska..............8-3 155 17 22. Notre Dame .........8-3 155 24 24. Virginia..................8-3 147 NR 25. Georgia Tech........8-3 77 NR Others receiving votes: West Virginia 37, Tulsa 34, Auburn 28, Southern Miss.

12, Rutgers 6, Arkansas St. 4, Iowa St. 3, Cincinnati 1.

USA Today Top 25 Poll The USA Today Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 19, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking: ................................Record Pts Pvs 1. LSU (59)...............11-0 1475 1 2. Alabama...............10-1 1413 3 3. Arkansas..............10-1 1349 6 4. Virginia Tech.........10-1 1242 7 5. Stanford................10-1 1222 9 6. Oklahoma State...10-1 1156 2 7. Houston................11-0 1075 10 8. Boise State.............9-1 982 11 9. Oregon ...................9-2 933 4 10. Michigan State.....9-2 928 12 11. Oklahoma ............8-2 826 5 12. Wisconsin.............9-2 808 13 13. South Carolina.....9-2 806 14 14. Georgia ................9-2 803 15 15. Kansas State .......9-2 671 17 16. Michigan...............9-2 618 18 17. Clemson...............9-2 587 8 18. TCU......................9-2 494 19 19. Penn State ...........9-2 455 21 20. Baylor ...................7-3 302 NR 21. Georgia Tech........8-3 203 t23 22. Nebraska..............8-3 165 16 23. West Virginia ........7-3 158 t23 24. Notre Dame .........8-3 156 25 25. Virginia..................8-3 154 NR Others receiving votes: Rutgers 54; Auburn 33; Southern Mississippi 25;Tulsa 23; Brigham Young 21; Arkansas State 10; Northern Illinois 10; Missouri 8; Texas A&M 4; Utah 3; Florida State 1; Iowa State 1; Texas 1.

OHSAA Football State Semifinals

Pairings COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the football regional final pairings and sites Sunday.

The pairings below include the seeds, schools and updated records.

Division I State Semifinal Pairings Saturday, November 26, 7 p.m.

Toledo Whitmer (13-0) vs. Cleveland St. Ignatius (11-2) at Mansfield Arlin Field Pickerington Central (10-2) vs.

Cincinnati St. Xavier (10-3) at Dayton Welcome Stadium State Championship Game: Saturday, Dec. 3 at Canton Fawcett Stadium, 7 p.m.

Division II State Semifinal Pairings Friday, November 25, 7:30 p.m.

Aurora (12-1) vs. Avon (12-1) at Parma Byers Field Columbus Marion-Franklin (13-0) vs.

Trotwood-Madison (13-0) at Clayton Northmont Good Samaritan Stadium State Championship Game: Friday, Dec. 2 at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, 7 p.m.

Division III State Semifinal Pairings Friday, November 25, 7:30 p.m.

Chagrin Falls (13-0) vs. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (9-3) at Uniontown Lake Alumni Field Elida (10-3) vs. Springfield Shawnee (13-0) at Piqua Alexander Stadium State Championship Game: Friday, Dec. 2 at Canton Fawcett Stadium, 3 p.m.

Division IV State Semifinal Pairings Saturday, November 26, 7 p.m.

Creston Norwayne (12-1) vs.

Johnstown-Monroe (13-0) at New Philadelphia Woody Hayes Quaker Stadium Kenton (13-0) vs. Clarksville ClintonMassie (11-2) at Piqua Alexander Stadium State Championship Game: Saturday, Dec. 3 at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, 3 p.m.

Division V State Semifinal Pairings Friday, November 25, 7:30 p.m.

Kirtland (13-0) vs. Bucyrus Wynford (13-0) at Canton Central Catholic Klinefelter Field Coldwater (10-3) vs. Hicksville (11-2) at Lima Stadium State Championship Game: Friday, Dec. 2 at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, 11 a.m.

Division VI State Semifinal Pairings Saturday, November 26, 7 p.m.

Berlin Center Western Reserve (13-0) vs. New Washington Buckeye Central (11-2) at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium Delphos St. John’s (10-3) vs. Maria Stein Marion Local (11-2) at Wapakoneta Harmon Field Championship Game: State Saturday, Dec. 3 at Canton Fawcett Stadium, 11 a.m.

HOCKEY National Hockey League All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 21 12 6 3 27 65 50 Philadelphia 20 11 6 3 25 73 62 N.Y. Rangers 17 10 4 3 23 47 38 New Jersey 19 10 8 1 21 52 54 N.Y. Islanders 18 5 10 3 13 35 61 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 22 12 8 2 26 70 70 Toronto Boston 19 12 7 0 24 65 39 20 12 8 0 24 58 51 Buffalo 21 10 9 2 22 62 70 Ottawa Montreal 21 9 9 3 21 53 50 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 20 11 6 3 25 60 51 Florida Washington 19 11 7 1 23 62 59 Tampa Bay 20 9 9 2 20 55 67 20 8 9 3 19 58 65 Winnipeg Carolina 22 8 11 3 19 53 72 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 21 12 6 3 27 71 67 Chicago 19 10 5 4 24 53 48 Nashville Detroit 19 11 7 1 23 53 43 20 10 8 2 22 50 46 St. Louis Columbus 20 5 13 2 12 47 70 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Minnesota 20 12 5 3 27 47 40 Edmonton 20 10 8 2 22 51 49 Vancouver 20 10 9 1 21 58 57 Colorado 21 9 11 1 19 56 65 19 8 10 1 17 42 51 Calgary Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 18 12 5 1 25 57 43 San Jose Los Angeles 21 11 7 3 25 52 50 Dallas 20 12 8 0 24 53 55 Phoenix 19 10 6 3 23 54 49 Anaheim 20 6 10 4 16 41 61 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday's Games Carolina 4, Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Islanders 0 Washington 4, Phoenix 3 Columbus 4, Calgary 1 Boston 1, Montreal 0 Florida 4, New Jersey 3 Dallas 4, Edmonton 1 Tuesday's Games Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 1 Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 2 Edmonton at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Wednesday's Games Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Columbus at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

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

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Washington, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Detroit, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Nashville at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Vancouver at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.

Chicago at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

BASKETBALL The Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 20, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: ................................Record Pts Prv 1. North Carolina (62)3-0 1,621 1 2. Kentucky.................4-0 1,528 2 3. Ohio St. (1).............3-0 1,493 3 4. UConn (2) ..............4-0 1,426 4 5. Syracuse ................4-0 1,353 5 6. Duke.......................4-0 1,305 6 7. Louisville ................3-0 1,186 8

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SPORTS ON TV TODAY GOLF 10:30 p.m. TGC — Mission Hills World Cup, first round, at Hainan Island, China MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 5 p.m. ESPN2 — Maui Invitational, fifth place game, teams TBD, at Lahaina, Hawaii 7 p.m. ESPN2 — NIT Season Tip-off, semifinal, teams TBD, at New York 7:30 p.m. ESPN — Maui Invitational, third place game, teams TBD, at Lahaina, Hawaii 9 p.m. ESPN2 — NIT Season Tip-off, semifinal, Virginia Tech vs. Syracuse, at New York 10 p.m. ESPN — Maui Invitational, championship game, teams TBD, at Lahaina, Hawaii SOCCER 2:30 p.m. FSN — UEFA Champions League, Chelsea at Leverkusen 8 p.m. FSN — UEFA Champions League, Barcelona at AC Milan (same-day tape)

THURSDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — Texas at Texas A&M GOLF 9 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, South African Open, first round, at Johannesburg, (same-day tape) Noon TGC — Australian PGA Championship, first round, at Coolum Beach, Australia (same-day tape) 10:30 p.m. TGC — Mission Hills World Cup, second round, at Hainan Island, China MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon ESPN2 — Old Spice Classic, first round, Texas Tech vs. Indiana St., at Orlando, Fla. 2 p.m. ESPN2 — Old Spice Classic, first round, Minnesota vs. DePaul, at Orlando, Fla. VERSUS — Battle 4 Atlantis, first round, UCF vs. Coll. of Charleston and UNC Asheville vs. Harvard, at Nassau, Bahamas 4:30 p.m. ESPN2 — 76 Classic, first round, Villanova vs.

UC Riverside, at Anaheim, Calif.

7 p.m. ESPN2 — Old Spice Classic, first round, Dayton vs.

Wake Forest, at Orlando, Fla. 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Old Spice Classic, first round, Arizona St. vs. Fairfield, at Orlando, Fla. 11:30 p.m. ESPN2 — 76 Classic, first round, Oklahoma vs.

Washington St., at Anaheim, Calif.

NFL FOOTBALL 12:30 p.m. FOX — Green Bay at Detroit 4 p.m. CBS — Miami at Dallas 8 p.m. NFL — San Francisco at Baltimore

THE BCS RANKINGS As of Nov. 20 Rk 1. LSU 1 2 2. Alabama 3 3. Arkansas 4. Oklahoma St. 6 5. Virginia Tech 5 4 6. Stanford 8 7. Boise St. 8. Houston 7 10 9. Oklahoma 9 10. Oregon 11. Kansas St. 15 12. South Carolina13 12 13. Georgia 14. Michigan St. 11 15. Michigan 16 16. Wisconsin 14 17 17. Clemson 20 18. Baylor 19. Penn St. 18 20. TCU 19 21 21. Nebraska 22. Notre Dame 23 23. Georgia Tech 22 27 24. Auburn 33 25. Texas

Harris Pts Pct 2875 1.0000 2758 0.9593 2619 0.9110 2267 0.7885 2302 0.8007 2371 0.8247 2037 0.7085 2060 0.7165 1719 0.5979 2036 0.7082 1362 0.4737 1511 0.5256 1559 0.5423 1685 0.5861 1164 0.4049 1506 0.5238 1128 0.3923 616 0.2143 943 0.3280 872 0.3033 442 0.1537 281 0.0977 357 0.1242 94 0.0327 9 0.0031

8. Memphis ................1-0 1,123 10 9. Baylor .....................3-0 1,079 11 10. Florida ..................2-1 998 7 11. Wisconsin.............3-0 916 14 12. Xavier ...................3-0 912 13 13. Alabama...............5-0 820 16 14. Kansas .................1-1 717 12 15. Michigan...............3-0 587 17 16. Marquette.............4-0 558 21 17. Pittsburgh.............2-1 524 9 18. Vanderbilt .............3-1 468 18 19. Gonzaga ..............3-0 454 22 20. California..............3-0 420 23 21. Missouri................3-0 327 24 22. Florida St..............4-0 323 25 23. Arizona.................4-1 273 15 24. Mississippi St.......4-1 215 — 25. Texas A&M...........3-1 108 19 Others receiving votes: Cleveland St. 94, Michigan St. 58, Creighton 48, Cincinnati 30, Washington 27, UNLV 23, Villanova 18, Temple 14, San Diego St. 12, Saint Mary's (Cal) 9, Kent St. 7, Oregon St. 7, Belmont 6, Saint Louis 6, Long Beach St. 4, New Mexico St. 4, Notre Dame 4, Purdue 4, Texas 4, Harvard 3, Georgetown 2, Illinois 2, Middle Tennessee 2, Marshall 1, Minnesota 1, West Virginia 1.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in the USA TodayESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 20, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: ................................Record Pts Pvs 1. North Carolina (30)3-0 774 1 2. Kentucky (1)...........4-0 732 2 3. Ohio State..............3-0 708 3 4. Connecticut............4-0 668 4 5. Syracuse ................4-0 652 5 6. Duke.......................4-0 640 6 7. Louisville ................3-0 555 7 8. Memphis ................1-0 497 10 9. Florida ....................2-1 480 8 10. Baylor ...................3-0 443 12 11. Wisconsin.............3-0 438 13 12. Xavier ...................3-0 394 14 13. Alabama...............5-0 379 15 14. Kansas .................1-1 327 11 15. Michigan...............3-0 288 17 16. Pittsburgh.............2-1 252 9 17. Marquette.............4-0 241 19 18. California..............3-0 216 22 19. Gonzaga ..............3-0 208 23 20. Florida State ........4-0 189 24 21. Missouri................3-0 181 25 22. Vanderbilt .............3-1 179 t20 23. Arizona.................4-1 134 16

Rk 1 2 3 6 4 5 8 7 11 9 15 13 14 10 16 12 17 20 19 18 22 24 21 27 36

USA Today Pts Pct 1475 1.0000 1413 0.9580 1349 0.9146 1156 0.7837 1242 0.8420 1222 0.8285 982 0.6658 1075 0.7288 826 0.5600 933 0.6325 671 0.4549 806 0.5464 803 0.5444 928 0.6292 618 0.4190 808 0.5478 587 0.3980 302 0.2047 455 0.3085 494 0.3349 165 0.1119 156 0.1058 203 0.1376 33 0.0224 1 0.0007

Rk 1 3 4 2 7 9 8 12 6 11 5 10 14 17 15 24 16 13 18 19 21 25 29 22 20

Computer BCS Pct Avg Pv 1.000 1.0000 1 .930 0.9491 3 .870 0.8985 6 .950 0.8408 2 .710 0.7842 8 .660 0.7711 9 .690 0.6881 10 .560 0.6684 11 .800 0.6526 5 .600 0.6469 4 .840 0.5896 13 .620 0.5640 12 .470 0.5189 14 .290 0.5017 15 .370 0.3980 18 .110 0.3939 17 .300 0.3634 7 .550 0.3230 22 .280 0.3055 21 .270 0.3027 19 .180 0.1485 16 .080 0.0945 NR .000 0.0873 NR .170 0.0750 24 .220 0.0746 23

24. Texas A&M...........3-1 65 18 62 NR 25. Creighton .............4-0 Others receiving votes: Mississippi State 58; Purdue 48; Villanova 48; Texas 31; Cincinnati 23; UNLV 23; Northwestern 22; Cleveland State 20; Temple 20; Michigan State 12; Saint Louis 12; George Mason 10; Illinois 8; Long Beach State 8; San Diego State 8; Oklahoma State 6; Saint Mary's 6; Washington 3; Indiana 2; Virginia 2; Harvard 1; Marshall 1; Notre Dame 1.

Tuesday's College Basketball Scores EAST American U. 74, Quinnipiac 73 Army 69, Bryant 65 Brown 79, Monmouth (NJ) 71 Bucknell 74, Marist 68 Buffalo 94, Canisius 59 CCSU 77, UMBC 69 Delaware 72, Cornell 64 Elon 56, Princeton 55 FAU 62, Hofstra 60 Franklin & Marshall 63, Washington (Md.) 47 Hamilton 78, Morrisville St. 60 Lafayette 85, Fairleigh Dickinson 74 Lycoming 67, Susquehanna 66 Marywood 72, Immaculata 69, OT Misericordia 84, Scranton 71 Montclair St. 77, Berkeley 53 Oberlin 67, Hilbert 56 Pittsburgh 73, La Salle 69 Providence 59, Southern U. 53 Rutgers-Newark 62, NYCCT 52 Seton Hall 73, Yale 62 Stony Brook 67, Columbia 53 Tulane 57, Navy 55 Wagner 71, Penn 65 West Chester 72, Chestnut Hill 67 West Virginia 83, Morehead St. 48 MIDWEST Bowling Green 65, Detroit 57 Cleveland St. 57, Kent St. 53 Wisconsin 77, UMKC 31 SOUTH ETSU 70, Charlotte 69 East Carolina 67, Appalachian St. 47 George Mason 66, Albany (NY) 46 George Washington 54, Austin Peay 52 Lee 63, Bryan 56 Louisville 54, Arkansas St. 27 Marshall 69, UNC Wilmington 64 Mercer 74, Niagara 55 Methodist 81, Hampden-Sydney 79 Miami 60, Florida Gulf Coast 50 Middle Tennessee 88, Cumberland (Tenn.) 48 North Carolina 102, Tennessee St. 69 Rhodes 67, Covenant 58 Robert Morris 82, James Madison 77

South Carolina 61, MVSU 57 Tennessee Tech 62, High Point 57, OT Washington & Lee 80, Shenandoah 65 West Georgia 78, Clayton St. 68 SOUTHWEST Cent. Arkansas 90, Ecclesia 75 Illinois St. 76, Rutgers 70 Lipscomb 90, SIU-Edwardsville 87 S. Dakota St. 77, Sam Houston St. 60 SMU 64, Ark.-Pine Bluff 55 Sacred Heart 78, Hampton 71 Texas-Arlington 97, North Texas 64 UTSA 83, Fresno St. 79 FAR WEST Cent. Michigan 67, Pepperdine 57 Colorado St. 85, UTSA 75 Manhattan 85, Fresno St. 83 Pacific 74, CS Dominguez Hills 68 Portland St. 101, Linfield 64 TOURNAMENT EA Sports Maui Invitational Duke 82, Michigan 75 Georgetown 88, Chaminade 61 Memphis 99, Tennessee 97, 2OT Progressive CBE Classic Third Place Georgia 61, Notre Dame 57 The Women's Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 20, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Pts Prv ................................Record 1. Baylor (39)..............3-0 999 1 2. UConn....................2-0 927 4 3. Stanford..................3-0 903 5 4. Notre Dame ...........3-1 888 2 5. Texas A&M (1) .......4-0 861 6 6. Tennessee..............2-1 765 3 7. Duke.......................3-0 757 8 8. Maryland ................4-0 727 10 9. Miami......................2-1 642 7 10. Georgia ................4-0 616 12 11. Louisville ..............3-1 610 9 12. Oklahoma ............2-0 507 13 13. Rutgers.................3-0 466 15 14. Kentucky ..............4-0 452 17 15. Purdue .................3-0 446 16 16. North Carolina .....3-0 390 19 17. Penn St. ...............3-1 324 11 18. Ohio St.................2-0 212 24 19. Texas Tech............2-0 201 25 20. LSU ......................2-1 171 20 21. Georgetown .........2-2 166 14 22. Virginia..................4-0 153 — 23. DePaul .................4-1 151 18 24. Texas ....................2-1 113 — 25. UCLA....................2-1 106 22 Others receiving votes: Green Bay 92, Delaware 79, Gonzaga 67, Georgia Tech 59, Iowa St. 29, Florida St. 20, Kansas St. 19, Nebraska 13, San Diego St. 13, Tulane 11, Vanderbilt 10, Princeton 9, Southern Cal 9, UNLV 8, California 4, Michigan 2, Michigan St. 2, Arkansas 1.

USA Today/ESPN Women's Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in the USA TodayESPN women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 21, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Pts Prv ................................Record 1. Baylor (29)..............4-0 773 1 2. UConn (2) ..............3-0 734 4 3. Notre Dame ...........3-1 701 2 4. Texas A&M .............4-0 678 6 5. Stanford..................3-1 638 5 6. Duke.......................3-0 603 8 7. Tennessee..............2-1 602 3 8. Maryland ................4-0 550 9 9. Miami......................2-1 500 7 10. Georgia ................4-0 497 11 11. Kentucky ..............4-0 455 13 12. Louisville ..............3-1 447 10 13. Rutgers.................3-0 385 15 14. Oklahoma ............2-0 364 14 15. North Carolina .....3-0 324 17 16. Penn State ...........3-1 272 12 17. Purdue .................3-0 271 20 18. Green Bay............3-0 191 23 19. Ohio State............2-0 156 25 20. DePaul .................4-1 150 18 21. Georgetown .........3-2 141 16 22. Texas ....................2-1 125 24 96 21 23. LSU ......................3-1 24. Florida State ........3-2 68 19 25. Georgia Tech........3-0 64 — Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt 62, Iowa State 47, Gonzaga 46, Virginia 28, Texas Tech 25, Syracuse 19, Delaware 13, Oklahoma State 10, UCLA 9, Kansas 6, Princeton 4, St. John's 4, UNLV 3, Villanova 3, Michigan 2, Temple 2, Tulane 2, James Madison 1, Middle Tennessee 1, Nebraska 1, San Diego State 1, Southern Cal 1.

AUTO RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup Top 12 in Points 1. T.Stewart ..................................2,403 2. C.Edwards ...............................2,403 3. K.Harvick .................................2,345 4. M.Kenseth................................2,330 5. Bra.Keselowski ........................2,319 6. J.Johnson ................................2,304 7. D.Earnhardt Jr..........................2,290 8. J.Gordon ..................................2,287 9. D.Hamlin ..................................2,284 10. R.Newman.............................2,284 11. Ku.Busch ...............................2,262 12. Ky.Busch ................................2,246

GOLF World Golf Ranking Through Nov. 20 1. Luke Donald ................Eng 2. Rory McIlroy..................NIr 3. Lee Westwood.............Eng 4. Martin Kaymer .............Ger 5. Steve Stricker .............USA 6. Dustin Johnson ..........USA 7. Adam Scott..................Aus 8. Jason Day....................Aus 9. Webb Simpson...........USA 10. Matt Kuchar..............USA 11. Nick Watney .............USA 12. Phil Mickelson ..........USA 13. Charl Schwartzel .......SAf 14. Graeme McDowell......NIr 15. K.J. Choi .....................Kor 16. Justin Rose................Eng 17. Sergio Garcia ............Esp 18. Bubba Watson..........USA 19. Hunter Mahan ..........USA 20. David Toms...............USA 21. Paul Casey................Eng 22. Bill Haas ...................USA 23. Bo Van Pelt...............USA 24. Kim Kyung-Tae...........Kor 25. Ian Poulter .................Eng 26. Bae Sang-moon.........Kor 27. Keegan Bradley........USA 28. Robert Karlsson .......Swe 29. Rickie Fowler............USA 30. Brandt Snedeker......USA 31. Anders Hansen.........Den 32. Simon Dyson.............Eng 33. Thomas Bjorn ...........Den 34. Fredrik Jacobson......Swe 35. Jason Dufner............USA

10.37 7.59 7.50 7.02 5.80 5.79 5.61 5.50 5.22 5.06 5.05 4.98 4.74 4.62 4.57 4.24 4.08 3.97 3.88 3.77 3.72 3.63 3.54 3.53 3.51 3.41 3.39 3.38 3.34 3.33 3.29 3.29 3.28 3.26 3.23

36. Darren Clarke .............NIr 37. Louis Oosthuizen.......SAf 38. Geoff Ogilvy...............Aus 39. Francesco Molinari ......Ita 40. Miguel Angel JimenezEsp 41. Jim Furyk..................USA 42. Martin Laird ...............Sco 43. John Senden .............Aus 44.Y.E.Yang......................Kor 45. Zach Johnson ..........USA 46. Fernandez-Castano ..Esp 47. Alvaro Quiros.............Esp 48. Gary Woodland........USA 49. Aaron Baddeley.........Aus 50. Ryo Ishikawa..............Jpn

3.16 3.15 3.14 3.11 3.02 2.94 2.94 2.90 2.90 2.86 2.83 2.82 2.82 2.80 2.77

Troy Country Club Turkey Shoot Results Turkey Winners (Low net in each foursome) Mike Tecklenburg John Kriggo John Wackler Dale Ridenour J.L. Sims Jim Utrecht Ed Maurer Bob McCarthy Jim Johnson Michael Walker (Low gross in field)

SOCCER Major League Soccer Playoff Glance All Times EDT WILD CARDS Wednesday, Oct. 26: New York 2, FC Dallas 0 Thursday, Oct. 27: Colorado 1, Columbus 0 WILD CARD SEEDS: 2. Colorado; 3.

Columbus.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Semifinals Sporting Kansas City vs. Colorado, Sporting City advances 4-0 Sunday, Oct. 30: Sporting Kansas City 2, Colorado 0 Wednesday, Nov. 2: Sporting Kansas City 2, Colorado 0 Houston vs. Philadelphia, Houston advances 3-1 Sunday, Oct. 30: Houston 2, Philadelphia 1 Thursday, Nov. 3: Philadelphia 0, Houston 1 Championship Sunday, Nov. 6: Houston 2, Sporting Kansas City 0 WESTERN CONFERENCE Semifinals Los Angeles vs. NewYork Sunday, Oct. 30: Los Angeles 1, New York 0 Thursday, Nov. 3: Los Angeles 2, New York 1 Seattle vs. Real Salt Lake, Real Salt Lake advances on aggregate 3-2 Saturday, Oct. 29: Seattle 0, Real Salt Lake 3 Wednesday, Nov. 2: Seattle 2, Real Salt Lake 0 Championship Sunday, Nov. 6: Los Angeles 3, Real Salt Lake 1 MLS CUP Los Angeles 1, Houston 0

TRANSACTIONS Tuesday's Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Promoted Mike Hazen and Brian O'Halloran to vice president/assistant general manager; David Finley to director of player personnel; Zack Scott to director of major league operations, Raquel Ferreira to senior director of minor league operations; Ben Crockett to director of player development; Jared Porter to director of professional scouting; Eddie Romero to director of international scouting; and Galen Carr to special assignment scout. Named Allard Baird vice president of player personnel, Bob McClure special assignment scout/instructor and David Keller professional scout. Extended the contract of amateur scouting director Amiel Sawdaye.

TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Joe Nathan on a two-year contract.

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Named Jay Bell hitting coach for Mobile (SL), Jacob Cruz hitting coach for Visalia (Cal), Jason Camilli hitting coach for Yakima (NWL), Andy Green manager and JR House hitting coach for Missoula (Frontier), Robby Hammock hitting coach for the Arizona League Diamondbacks, Jeff Pico minor league field coordinator and Mel Stottlemyre Jr. minor league pitching coordinator.

ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with RHP Adam Russell, RHP Jason Rice, LHP Dusty Hughes, LHP Yohan Flande, C J.C. Boscan, C Jose Yepez, IF Ernesto Mejia, IF Drew Sutton, IF Josh Wilson, OF Luis Durango, OF Jordan Parraz, LHP Jose Lugo, 1B Ian Gac and OF Brahiam Maldonado to minor league contracts.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Named Dave Jauss major league scout; Gary Robinson, Alvin Rittman, Jim Dedrick and Rob Guzik pro scouts; Juan Mercado Latin American scouting supervisor; Victor Santana area scouting supervisor for the Dominican Republic; Jim Asher amateur scouting coordinator; Greg Schilz North Regional scouting supervisor; Matt Ruebel national amateur scouting supervisor; and SeanHeffernan, Brian Selman and Mike Sansoe area amateur scouting supervisors.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Traded LHP Wade LeBlanc to Florida for C John Baker.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed DE Ronald Talley from the practice squad.

BUFFALO BILLS — Placed CB Terrence McGee and WR Donald Jones on injured reserve. Signed WR Kamar Aiken from the practice squad. Signed WR Derek Hagan. Signed DB Prince Miller to the practice squad. Re-signed G Keith Williams to the practice squad.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed LS Jake Laptad to a three-year contract. Signed OT Josh Davis and CB Joshua Moore to the practice squad.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Released CB Walter McFadden from the practice squad.

DENVER BRONCOS — Waived QB Kyle Orton.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Placed LB Clint Session on injured reserve.

Signed LB Kevin Bentley.

NEW YORK JETS — Waived TE Shawn Nelson.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed RB Evan Royster from the practice squad. Signed RB Tristan Davis to the practice squad. released RB Tashard Choice.