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Investigators file new charges Indiana man to face attempted aggravated murder charge for shooting in Piqua BY WILL E SANDERS Ohio Community Media wsanders@dailycall.com
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Investigators have rescinded the previous charge of felonious assault filed against an Indiana man — believed to be armed and on federal parole — who allegedly shot a Piqua man four times last
week near Fountain Park. They have filed four new charges, including attempted aggravated murder. The three other charges the Piqua Police Department filed against Aaron Tubbs, 22, at large, are aggravated robbery, having a weapon while under disability and trafficking in drugs, all of which
PIQUA are felonies. If convicted as charged, the alleged gunman would be sent to prison for more than a quarter century. Originally, Tubbs was charged with felonious assault. The four new charges were filed as a result of the police department’s ongoing investigation into the multiple shooting of Michael
Butts, 22, of Piqua, in the 1300 block of Forest Avenue on the evening of Dec. 5 while he sat in a car, said Deputy Chief Marty Grove. Also on Tuesday, the police also said the motive behind the shooting was a drug deal gone bad, but would not elaborate on what type of drugs or the specific circumstances involved.
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U.S. urges ban Numbers keep rising despite criticisms
League in disarray The lockout ended, and the NBA’s woes were just beginning. Dwight Howard asked to be traded. Chris Paul was dealt to the Lakers, it seemed, until the league decided he wasn’t. So the Lakers made another trade, which Kobe Bryant hated. “Nobody’s happy,” Spurs forward Tim Duncan said. He was referring to feelings about terms of the new collective bargaining agreement, which in some ways are so similar to the old ones that it’s fair to wonder exactly what was the point of the five-month lockout.
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Bob Kraft, who owns Kraft Tree Farm in West Milton, has about 15 acres of blue spruce and white pine Christmas trees planted at his farm on Karns Road.
Christmas trees for sale Local tree farms still have trees teacher, grows hundreds of BY RON OSBURN blue spruce, white pine and Staff Writer rosburn@tdnpublishing.com Norway fir trees on his 20acre farmstead. He said by Bob Kraft said about 15 choice, his one-man operayears ago, he wanted want- tion is decidedly non-comed a four-wheeler, but his mercial. He spends virtually zero on advertising, and wife vetoed the idea. “She said I couldn’t his farm — in a rural area spend the money on it back southeast of West Milton — then. So to make some is easy to miss: all he has is extra money, I decided to a small red, handmade Tree-shaped plant some trees,” the gre- Christmas garious Kraft said with a sign at the entrance off grin Tuesday as he showed Karns Road. “I’m just doing this for a couple of visitors around his 15-acre Christmas tree fun. I really don’t want to farm outside West Milton. work that hard,” Kraft said Kraft, 66, a retired with an impish grin as he Dayton Public Schools stands outside his circa-
1860s barn, where a radio at full blast fills the unusually mild mid-December afternoon air with Christmas music. Every tree is $20 and customers are encouraged to bring their own saws or machetes and cut their own tree, though Kraft said he often jumps in to help when tree hunters find out that cutting their own tree is a more of a chore than they bargained for. “Most of my sales are to people who come every year,” he said, although he laughed as he recounted the recent adventures of a
TROY woman who showed up to cut a tree in high heels. “She picked out this big 12footer. Of course, eventually I had to come to her aid,” he said. Kraft said he has fewer 6-to 10-foot trees this year due to recent incidents of drought and tree blight. Because of that, many of his trees are 3-to 4-foot in height. “Barring any major new outbreaks, we should have a good crop of large trees in a couple of years,” he said. Kraft’s Christmas Tree
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WASHINGTON (AP) — For all the criticism and new legal bans, texting by drivers just keeps increasing, especially among younger motorists. About half of American drivers between 21 and 24 say they’ve thumbed messages or emailed from the driver’s seat. And what’s more, many drivers don’t think it’s dangerous when they do it — only when others do. A national survey, the first government study of its kind on distracted driving, and other data released Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration underscore the difficulty authorities face in discouraging texting and cellphone talking while driving. At any given moment last year on America’s streets and highways, nearly one in every 100 car drivers was texting, emailing, surfing the Web or otherwise using a hand-held electronic device, the safety administration said. And those activities spiked 50 percent over the previous year, even as states rush to ban the practices. Last month, Pennsylvania became the 35th state to forbid texting while driving. In 2010 there were an
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Troy board discusses severance plans BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@tdnpublishing.com
The Troy City Schools’ board of Complete weather education signed two memoraninformation on Page 10. dums of understanding with both the teacher’s union and support Home Delivery: staff’s union Monday. 335-5634 The MOUs will now move the Classified Advertising: district forward with an employee (877) 844-8385 severance plan presented by Educators Preferred Corporation. The next step is to calculate the number of staff, certified and clas6 74825 22406 6 sified, that would be interested in 2240500
TROY the offer to see if the district would incur more savings from the program. EPC implemented a similar buyout program at the Upper Valley Career Center, and Miami East Local Schools entered into an early severance program last spring. According to Superintendent Eric Herman, approximately 35 employees out of the 500 in the district would have to sign up in the buyout incentive program to
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make it financially viable at Troy City Schools. Herman also said depending on the amount of eligible employees that enroll in the buyout, the district would then look into whether that position could be filled with a new, lower salary teacher or use attrition. Keith Yunker, teacher union president, said the union voted 551 to proceed with the buyout program. Board member Doug Trostle said the buyout was a success when it was utilized at the Upper
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Valley Career Center previously. Trostle represents the Troy City Schools on the UVCC board of education. “They (EPC) are very professional and provide a lot of information,” Trostle said. Board president Joyce Reives said the buyout simply gives employees “an option.” The details of the buyout program were discussed in executive sessions prior to the board of education’s approval Monday. Vice President Stephen Lucas was not in attendance.
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BUSINESS ROUNDUP • The Troy Elevator The grain prices listed below are the closing prices of Tuesday. Corn Month Price Change Dec 5.9450 + .50 Jan 12 5.9950 + .50 5.2000 + 6.75 O/N 12 Beans Month Price Change 10.8850 + 6.50 Dec Jan 12 10.8850 + 6.50 S/O/N 12 10.8150 + 4.50 Wheat Month Price Change Dec 5.8550 + 6.25 5.8550 + 6.25 Jan 12 J/A 12 6.0300 + 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 9.04 -0.31 CAG 25.35 -0.10 CSCO 18.47 -0.06 EMR 49.82 -0.56 F 10.48 -0.37 FITB 11.91 -0.32 FLS 99.05 -1.96 GM 20.11 -0.69 122.75 +0.08 GR ITW 46.43 -0.33 JCP 31.88 -1.30 KMB 70.12 +0.21 KO 66.48 -0.41 KR 23.81 -0.11 LLTC 29.19 -0.58 MCD 98.00 -0.48 7.85 -0.27 MSFG PEP 64.28 -0.38 PMI 0.31 0.00 SYX 15.59 -0.46
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open during regular hours. Free horse-drawn carriage rides on the weekends. KRAFTS’S CHRISTMAS TREE FARM Directions: 6780 S. Karns Rd., southeast of West Milton. (937) 698-6221. Hours: weekdays: 4 p.m. until dark; weekends: 9 a.m. to dark. Trees/Cost: $20 for any tree. Blue spruce, white pine and Norway fir trees. Other: Bring your own saw or
machete to cut down your tree. PARTIN TREE FARM Directions: 6705 Agenbroad Rd., Tipp City. (937) 846-1615. Off State Route 202 south of Tipp City. Hours: 10 a.m. to dark, Monday through Sunday. Trees/Cost: $37 for Frazier, Douglas and Canaan fir trees, and some blue spruce. No Scotch Fir’s left. Other: Cut your own tree; saws available.
Farm is one of three independent Christmas Tree FULTON FARMS farm locations in Miami Directions: 2393 South State County that, with just 11 Route 202, Troy. (937) 335-6983. days until Dec. 25, are still On S.R. 202 just north of S.R. 571. selling Christmas Trees. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fulton Farms has very few Frazier fir trees left, but Monday-Thursday. 10 a.m. to 5 otherwise has a good selec- p.m. Friday-Sunday. Through Dec. tion of Canaan’s and “a very 23. good variety” of other fir Trees/Cost: All fir trees, $40. trees, a salesperson said Other: Saws provided. Wrap Tuesday. Fultons also pro- and net available. Christmas shop vides saws, wrap and netting. Fulton’s also has a horse-drawn wagon rides on Tree Farm in Tipp City, said tion of other types of tree farm, east of Troy, declined to be interviewed for she is out of Scotch Fir, but Christmas Trees. Christmas gift shop open the weekends. A fourth Miami County this story. Louise Partin, at Partin otherwise has a good selecduring regular hours and free
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Ban • CONTINUED FROM A1 estimated 3,092 deaths in crashes affected by a wide range of driver distractions, from eating meals to thumbing email, the safety administration said. That number was derived using a new methodology aimed at getting a more precise picture of distracted driving deaths and can’t be compared to tallies from previous years, officials said. The agency takes an annual snapshot of drivers’ behavior behind the wheel by staking out intersections to count people using cellphones and other devices, as well as other distracting behavior. While electronic gadgets are in ever greater use by drivers, motorists are deeply conflicted about it, a NHTSA survey of over 6,000 drivers found. Most said they would answer a cellphone call while driving and continue to drive after answering. And nearly two of 10 acknowledged sending texts or emails from behind the wheel. That spiked up to half of drivers 21 to 24 years old. More than half of driv-
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• CONTINUED FROM A1 Meanwhile, police are still searching for Tubbs, who should be approached with caution and is believed to be armed. Grove said police do not believe Tubbs is presently in the Piqua area, though he frequently travels between Fort Wayne, Ind., and Piqua in a black Cadillac with Indiana plates, JS9923. At this time, police are not releasing any other additional information. Butts was struck four times by gunfire.
He was shot in the chin, the right chest, the right abdomen and the right arm, family members said. Last week Butts was removed from the intensive care unit at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, but he was not listed as a patient there Tuesday afternoon. Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Tubbs or the shooting are urged to contact the Piqua Police Department at 778-2027, or through the anonymous Crime Stoppers tips line at 615-TIPS.
Republicans muscle tax cut bill through House WASHINGTON (AP) — Defiant Republicans pushed legislation through the House Tuesday night that would keep alive Social Security payroll tax cuts for some 160 million Americans at President Barack Obama’s request — but also would require construction of a Canada-toTexas oil pipeline that has sparked a White House veto threat. Passage, on a largely party-line vote of 234-193, sent the measure toward its certain demise in the Democratic-controlled Senate, triggering the final partisan showdown of a remarkably quarrelsome year of divided government. The legislation “extends the payroll tax relief, extends and reforms unemployment insurance and protects Social Security — without job-killing tax hikes,” Republican House Speaker John Boehner declared after the measure had cleared. Referring to the controversy over the Keystone XL pipeline, he added, “Our bill
includes sensible, bipartisan measures to help the private sector create jobs.” On a long day of finger pointing, however, House Democrats accused Republicans of protecting “millionaires and billionaires, ” and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., derided the GOP-backed pipeline provision as “ideological candy” for the tea party-set. After the House vote, the White House urged Congress on in finishing work on extending the tax cuts and jobless aid. Press Secretary Jay Carney issued a statement that didn’t mention the pipeline but renewed Obama’s insistence that the legislation be paid for, at least in part, by “asking the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share” in higher tax levies. Lawmakers “cannot go on vacation before agreeing to prevent a tax hike on 160 million Americans and extending unemployment insurance,” he said. Republicans mocked Obama’s objections to their version of the bill.
“Mr. President, we can’t wait,” said House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia, employing a refrain the White House often uses to criticize Republicans for failing to take steps to improve an economy struggling to recover from the worst recession in decades. Voting in favor of the legislation were 224 Republicans and 10 Democrats, while 179 Democrats and 14 Republicans opposed it. At its core, the measure did include key parts of the jobs program that Obama asked Congress to approve in September. The Social Security payroll tax cuts approved a year ago to help stimulate the economy would be extended through 2012, avoiding a loss of take-home income for wage-earners. An expiring program of unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless would remain in place, although at reduced levels that the administration said would cut off aid for 3.3 million.
Ohio man charged with murder LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — a charge accusing him of A man has been indicted on murdering his girlfriend whose body was discovered near a state park in southwest Ohio. A Warren County grand jury on Monday also indicted 43-year-old Richard A. Snyder on charges of tampering with evidence, abuse of a corpse and having weapons while under disability. Snyder, of Groveport in suburban Columbus, is charged in the slaying of 29year-old Nicole Berry of
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THURSDAY • QUARTER AUCTION: The Covington VFW Post No. 4235 Ladies Auxiliary will offer its first quarter auction at 173 N. High St. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the auction will begin at 7 p.m. Food will be available to order. Proceeds will benefit the many community projects the auxiliary is involved in. • BOE MEETING: The Newton Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. in the board of education room. • MEETING CANCELED: The regular meeting scheduled of the Lostcreek Township Trustees has been canceled and a year-end meeting is now scheduled for 9 a.m. Dec. 31 at the Lostcreek Township Building in Casstown. • AG BREAKFAST: An agriculture breakfast will be offered at 7:30 a.m. at Frisch’s Restaurant, Troy. The round-table discussion will provide an opportunity to update and inform the community on current events. • BOARD MEETING: The Covington Exempted Village Schools Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. in the Covington Board of Education office, 25 Grant St., to discuss district finances. No action will be taken at the meeting. • DISCOVERY WALK: A morning discovery walk for adults will be offered from 8-9:30 a.m. at Aullwood Audubon Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Tom Hissong, education coordinator, will guide walkers as they experience the seasonal changes taking place. Bring binoculars. • PROJECT FEEDERWATCH: Project FeederWatch will be offered from 9:3011:30 a.m. at Aullwood. Participants are invited to count birds, drink coffee, eat doughnuts, share stories and count more birds. This bird count contributes to scientific studies at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out the Cornell web site at www.bird.cornell.edu/pfw for more information.
FRIDAY • FRIDAY DINNER: The Covington VFW Post No. 4235, 173 N. High St., Covington, will offer dinner from 5-8 p.m. For more information, call 753-1108. • DINNER OFFERED: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer dinner from 6-7:30 pm. for $7-$8. For more information, call (937) 698-6727. • SOLSTICE CONCERT: Come celebrate the new season with wine, nature and song in the candlelit Heidelberg Auditorium and enjoy songs of the season with True Life Travelers at 7 p.m. Chris and Linda Tatarian (of Rum River Blend) will be joined by Charlie and Mary Jo Leet, creating musical harmony. Admission is $5 for BNC members and $10 for nonmembers, refreshments included. • BLOOD DRIVE: The Miami County YMCA, 3060 S. County Road 25-A, Troy, will have a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call (800) 388-GIVE or make an appointment at www.DonorTime.com. • PROJECT FEEDERWATCH: Project FeederWatch will be offered from 9:3011:30 a.m. at Aullwood. Participants are
SATURDAY • BUFFET BREAKFAST: The Sons of the American Legion Post 43, 622 S. Market St., Troy, will offer an all-you-can-eat buffet style breakfast to the public from 710:30 a.m. for $7. Breakfast will include scrambled eggs, sausage gravy and biscuits, fried potatoes, bacon, sausage, toast, juice and coffee. Take out orders will be available by calling 335-3502. Wi-Fi also is available. • PORK CHOPS: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a marinated (nonmarinated available) pork chop dinner with baked potato and green bean casserole for $9. from 5-7 p.m. • NIGHT HIKE: Take a break from the hustle and bustle at 7 p.m. to meet Brukner Nature Center’s resident southern flying squirrel, a species that has been busily preparing for winter and enjoy a hike through BNC’s winter trails to reflect on the year that is coming to an end. Come dressed for the weather. The program is free and open to the public. • 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.
SUNDAY • BREAKFAST OFFERED: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a made-to-order breakfast from 8-11 a.m. All items are a la carte. • DOG SOCIAL: The Miami County Park District will have its monthly dog social from 1-3 p.m. at Lost Creek Reserve, 2645 E. State Route 41, east of Troy. If your dog is nice and plays well with others, bring them to the park. Participants can walk, talk and show off their dog while leisurely strolling down the trail with park naturalist Spirit of Thunder (John De Boer). Also, get your dog’s photo taken with Santa. Remember owners are responsible for their dogs and must clean up after their pet. Meet in the parking lot. • VIEW FROM THE VISTA: Come discover Brukner Nature Center’s vista bird life, enjoy some refreshments and join members of the BNC Bird Club from 2-4 p.m. and learn to identify BNC’s feathered friends. The rose-breasted grosbeaks have already been reported at feeders in Ohio this month. • 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. • BREAKFAST PLANNED: American Legion, Post 586, 377 N. 3rd St., Tipp City, will offer all-u-can-eat breakfast from 8-11 a.m. for $6. The menu includes eggs your way, toast, bacon, sausage, home fries, sausage gravy and biscuits, waffles, pancakes, fruit and juice.
BY CODY HOCKETT For the Troy Daily News editorial@tdnpublishing.com Monday’s Bethel Board of Education meeting included several presentations of future developments and past accomplishments. Josh Floor, from the business Energy Optimizers, USA, gave the board a quick summary of what has been added to the building during the recent renovation project. New HVAC systems have been installed in the elementary and high school buildings, as well as direct digital controls for the system. A new solar thermal hot water system has also been installed, along with many other “green” upgrades to the school, such as PC energy management systems, water conserving faucets and lighting efficiency improvements. The $624,000 project should save the school an estimated $60,000 annually. Board members Carl Bowman and Don Whittaker were awarded plaques for their outstanding service to the school and community, as both gentlemen will soon be leaving the board. Bowman has served 20 years on Bethel’s board, while Whittaker has served 18. Both men gave short yet sentimental speeches giving thanks to their community. Bethel not only has to replace these two long-time board members, but also must prepare for the imminent departure of Jeff Cassell, the school’s superintendent. Cassell was present for this board meeting, his last, and gave thanks to the staff. “It has been an honor to work with all of you,” he said of his 17-month period of service. Another honor went to Kaitlyn Graham. The senior was presented with a $500 scholarship for her performance during the golf season by the housing development Carriage Trails. Technology specialist Kevin Graham gave the board a detailed explanation of all the additions he is planning. Graham unveiled two new pet projects that he wishes to implement in every classroom. The first was a new USB camera system that would loop through the projector in order to reach the whole class at once. This system would be a virtual replacement to the overhead projectors still used at the school.
BRANDT For example, a math teacher could walk students through the process of solving an equation on paper, while the students watch the process on the display. The second item Graham wants to implement is a USB scanner which would allow each teacher to make copies on their own without having to wait on the batch to return from the printing room. As of now, a teacher wishing to have a classroom set of a particular worksheet must send the order three to four days before they will actually need it in class. This process makes it hard when a teacher wants to do an impromptu lesson. Also included in Graham’s presentation were plans to upgrade and modernize the existing WiFi system the school has in place. His plans would allow for a stronger, more stable wireless connection so that the schools could begin looking at new forms of technology to familiarize the students with; such as I-Pads, new laptops or other electronic devices. He felt such lessons would better prepare the students for the world of today, in which many find that technological knowledge makes various tasks much easier. Tim Zigler, principal of the high school, announced a grant of $20,000 from Ohio’s Advance Placement program. This program, which is state-run, allows schools to offer more advanced courses in order for high-school students to further their education, and, in some cases, these high-school courses allow for students to earn college credits while still in school. The $20,000 grant must be earned with the implementation of at least two new advanced course offerings in the near future, and one may be on the course list as early as this year. Zigler also expressed his concern about the shortened schedule (students now only have seven periods, instead of eight) and how students would find the time to fit these new course offerings. Students, however, won’t have to worry about the safety of the gym bleachers. The board approved an inspection report done in-house that confirmed the bleachers are able to function dependably through the basketball season. The inspection is done every two years.
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MONDAY • BOARD TO MEET: The Miami County Educational Service Center’s Governing Board will meet at 6 p.m. at 4520 E. State Route 41, Troy. • MOMS & TOTS: The Miami County Park District will have the Trailing Moms & Tots program from 10 a.m. to noon at Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 Ross Road, south of Tipp City. The program is for expectant mothers, mothers and tots newborn to 5 years old. Participants can socialize, play and exercise during this walk. Be sure to dress for the weather. • AUDITIONS SET: Auditions for the next Troy Civic Theatre performance, “Blithe Spirit,” will be at 7 p.m. at the Barn in the Park in Troy Community Park. A first reading will be Jan. 4 and performance dates will be March 2-4 and 9-10. For information on open roles, contact Niccole at scarlettraven@juno.com or 615-9463 or Becca at 470-1259.
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invited to count birds, drink coffee, eat doughnuts, share stories and count more birds. • KIWANIS MEETING: This bird count contributes to The Kiwanis Club of Troy scientific studies at the will meet from noon to 1 C o m m u n i t y Cornell Lab of Ornithology. p.m. at the Troy Country Check out the Cornell web Club, 1830 Peters Road, Calendar site at Troy. Lunch is $10. Kristy www.bird.cornell.edu/pfw for Warren and Chad Hewitt CONTACT US more information. with AmeriCorps will • FREE FRIDAY FUN speak. For more informaDAY: Free Friday Fun Day is tion, contact Kim Riber, planned for 7:30-9:30 p.m. at vice president, at (937) Call Melody the Troy Rec, 11 N. Market 974-0410. St., Troy. Sixth through 12th Vallieu at • STAUNTON grade students can partici440-5265 to LUNCHEON: The pate. Admission is one can Staunton School Alumni list your free of green beans or one box of will meet at 11:30 a.m. at potatoes for the St. instant calendar Friendly’s in Troy. Anyone Pat’s Soup Kitchen. Music, items.You who attended or graduated dodgeball, ping pong, air from the school is invited can send hockey, foosball, pool and to attend. Participants your news by e-mail to video games are on the share lots of good memovallieu@tdnpublishing.com. agenda. For more informaries. For more information, tion, call 339-1923. call Virginia Hissong at • TOYS FOR TOTS 335-2405 or Shirley Join Salsa City BENEFIT: Palsgrove at 335-2859. Fitness from 6-7 p.m. for a Toys for Tots • STORY TIME: Children ages 3-5 are benefit and Cosmic ZUMBA for a good invited to join in listening to stories, watchcause. No entrance fee is asked, just bring ing a puppet play and making a simple a new, unwrapped toy. Guest instructors, craft at 10:30 a.m. at the Milton-Union special Christmas music, Santa’s cookies, Public Library. The theme will be a Marine Corpsman and more are planned. “Christmas.” For more information, call (937) 875-7082. • WINTER VACATION CAMP: Today is
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• MIAMI EAST SCHOOLS Thursday — Chicken tenders, fries, butter bread, banana and milk. Friday — Cheese pizza, salad, yogurt, pears and milk. • MILTON-UNION ELEM. AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS Thursday — Chicken tenders with sauce, roll, broccoli, fruit, milk. Friday — Cheese pizza, green beans, fruit, milk. • MILTON-UNION HIGH SCHOOL Thursday — Popcorn chicken, roll, broccoli, fruit, milk. Friday — Pepperoni pizza, green beans, fruit, milk. • NEWTON SCHOOLS Thursday — Chicken fryz, whole wheat dinner roll, green beans, apple crisp, milk. Friday — Stuffed crust pizza, corn, Cheetos, applesauce, milk. • PIQUA SCHOOLS Thursday — Chicken nuggets, waffle fries, pears, breadstick or roll and milk. Friday — Choice of sandwich, chips, fruit cup, baby carrots, pudding cup and milk.
• ST. PATRICK Thursday — Hamburger with cheese, french fries, lemon cupcakes, peaches, milk. Friday — Grilled cheese, tomato soup, crackers, mixed fruit, milk. • TROY CITY SCHOOLS Thursday — Nachos grande with meat and cheese, refried beans, fruit, milk. Friday — Hot dog on a bun, potato smiles, fruit, milk. • TIPP CITY HIGH SCHOOL Thursday — Turkey and noodles, mashed potatoes and gravy, choice of fruit, wheat roll, milk. Friday — Toasted cheese sandwich, tomato soup, choice of fruit, milk. • UPPER VALLEY CAREER CENTER Thursday — Soft taco or chicken fajita, black beans and brown rice, lettuce, tomato, salsa, assorted fruit and milk. Friday — General Tso’s Chicken or popcorn chicken, fried or sweet brown rice, oriental veggies, assorted fruit and milk.
patched to 990 Michaels Road, Tipp City, after a resident reported hearing a loud “boom!” outside. Officials found a mailbox Dec. 10 which had been struck by a One headlight leads to motorist. potheads: Miami County Sheriff ’s were able to idenSheriff ’s officials stopped a vehicle with only one operat- tify the vehicle and later tracked down Edith ing head light on Hemm Road and South Main Street, Jacobs, 53, at 1400 Main St., Tipp Piqua. Officials found the driver, City. Jacobs’ vehicle was missEric Reedy, 33, of Piqua, and passenger Scott Reedy, 24, of ing its right side mirror and Piqua, both had prior history. body molding. Jacobs’ speech was slurred Upon investigation, officials found a baggie of mari- and she admitted to taking Xanax and said “I shouldn’t juana in the car. be driving.” Sheriff ’s officials also Jacobs failed all three found an opened bottle of field tests and submitted to a Bud Light, which Scott drug test at the sheriff ’s Reedy admitted was his. office. Scott Reedy was charged Jacobs was charged with with possession of drugs and OVI, failure to control and open container. leaving the scene of an acciEric Reedy was charged dent. with a headlight violation. Jacobs later was charged with charged with possession Dec. 11 Intoxicated driver strikes of drug paraphernalia and open container after the mailbox: Miami County investigation. Sheriff ’s officials were disInformation provided by the Miami County Sheriff’s Office:
With tidings of peace and joy, we wish you and yours all the blessings of this holy season. For the goodwill you’ve shown us, we are sincerely grateful.
Celebrate Christmas at Grace Christmas Eve Service Saturday, December 24 at 7:00pm Sunday, December 25 10:30am Worship Celebration Grace Baptist Church 1400 N. Market Street, Troy, OH 45373 937-339-2019 • www.findinggrace.net
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MENUS • SENIOR RESOURCE CONNECTION OF DAYTON MEALS ON WHEELS Lunch is served Monday through Friday at 11 a.m. to seniors 60-plus at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. To reserve a meal, call (888) 580-3663. A suggested donation of $2 is asked for meals. • BETHEL Thursday — Rotini bake, breadstick, salad, choice of fruit, milk. Friday — Hot dog on a bun, baked, beans, choice of fruit, milk. • BRADFORD SCHOOLS Thursday — Chicken patty on a bun or chef salad, french fries, fruit cup, milk. Friday — Fiesta stick with cheese or peanut butter and jelly sandwich, tossed salad with dressing, fruit cup, graham cracker cookies, milk. • COVINGTON SCHOOLS Thursday — Chicken tenders, cheese potatoes, mixed fruit, Goldfish Crackers and milk. Friday — Hot dog, baked beans, fruit juice and milk.
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Experience the joy of this special season by attending the church of your choice. St. Patrick Parish DECEMBER 24TH 3:00 p.m. - Family Mass in Parish Center (Expanded Seating, New Sound System) 5:00 p.m. - Vigil Mass in Church
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St. John’s Lutheran Church 200 E. Bridge St., Covington, Ohio
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53 S. Norwich Rd. Troy, Ohio Discover God’s Hope In the Impossibilities Sunday Morning Worship 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Sunday Evenings at 6:00 p.m. Dec. 18 – Impossible Compassion Dec. 24 – 6:00 p.m. – Impossible Gift Christmas Eve Candle Light Worship Dec. 25 – One Service at 10:00 a.m. Impossible Change
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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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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” — First Amendment, U.S. Constitution
EDITORIAL ROUNDUP The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch on taxation: Each year he has been in office, President Barack Obama has presided over another $1 trillion addition to the U.S. national debt, which now exceeds $15 trillion. So, having dramatically deepened the fiscal mire of the nation, and conspicuously declined to support bipartisan efforts to address the problem, the president now campaigns across the nation, blaming it on Republicans. He throws in a heaping helping of class warfare by claiming that the wealthy are not shouldering their “fair share” of the fiscal burden, despite the fact that the top 1 percent of income earners pay almost 40 percent of all the income-tax revenue collected by the Internal Revenue Service, while the top 5 percent pay almost 60 percent. After Senate Republicans declined to renew the payroll-tax cut, he said, “Now is the time to put country before party and work together on behalf of the American people. And I will continue to urge Congress to stop playing politics with the security of millions of American families and small business owners to get this done.” … His words would carry more weight if the presiAs I dent led by example. But the president who adds See It another $1 trillion to the nation’s indebtedness each ■ The Troy time he produces another federal budget is no posiDaily News tion to lecture others about fiscal responsibility. welcomes And as for playing politics, nobody is doing this columns from more devotedly than the president. These days he is our readers. To not working with others on behalf of the American submit an “As I people, he is deflecting blame and sowing division in See It” send the hopes of benefiting just one American — the one your type-writwho is seeking re-election to the White House. ten column to: The Telegraph, Macon, Ga., on the National ■ “As I See It” Defense Authorization Act: c/o Troy Daily As Democrats and Republicans fall all over themNews, 224 S. selves trying to come up with ways not to raise payMarket St., roll taxes on millions of Americans — all with an eye Troy, OH 45373 toward next fall’s elections — there is another, more ■ You can also sinister proposal working its way through Congress. e-mail us at The Senate passed the National Defense editorial@tdnpu Authorization Act sponsored by Sen. John McCain, blishing.com. R-Ariz., and Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., by a vote of ■ Please 93-7. include your full name and teleThat measure would have, if not for an amendphone number. ment offered by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., allowed the military to hold, indefinitely, without charge, terror suspects arrested inside or outside the United States, including American citizens. And it would have transferred authority to prosecute those individuals from the Justice Department to the military. Certainly, if not for the amendment that states: “Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect existing law or authorities relating to the detention of United States citizens, lawful resident aliens of the United States or any other persons who are captured or arrested in the United States,” the president would have been forced to use his veto power. The amendment passed 99 to 1. Who was the lone holdout? Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz. We all want to stop terrorism, but the ability of government to hold American citizens in military custody without charge or trial, indefinitely, is not consistent with our Constitution and way of life. … What would make our lawmakers believe such a proposal would not be objectionable? Fear. Fear makes men and women do foolish things. While we have to be ever vigilant, we must not, in our desire to protect ourselves, lose our soul.
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an opinion with most of the people who have ever lived on this planet? Is it weak and shallow thinking to disagree with you? To the Editor: Can someone disagree without I would like to comment on being called bad names or a bad Josh Brown’s column in person? Sunday's TDN. I will say first I happen to agree that that I wish no harm against LEGAL recognition of gay marhomosexual persons. Let them riage is a good idea just as legal live long and prosper and let us recognition of cigarettes and all benefit from their talents and alcohol is a good and necessary discoveries. idea, even though I neither Here are two sections from smoke nor get drunk, but liberJosh Brown's article in the als want to claim it a "hate Sunday TDN, followed by my crime" to object to this lifestyle. two cent's worth. Josh then said "Doug and From his friend Doug: “The Phil contribute to society. They logic of disallowing same-sex work. They pay taxes. They're marriage is weak and shallow good people and good, law-abidthinking at best. That reasoning ing citizens (even if their's (sic) is tainted by bigotry. If your one law — the Defense of churches do not want to marry Marriage Act — that they us, fine — they should not be shouldn't be forced to abide.) forced to conduct services outTheirs is not a moral choice or a side of their dogma. However, lifestyle - they can no more civil recognition of homosexual change the sexual orientation relationships should be manda- they were born with than a tory, legally binding and subject black man can change the color to dissolution only through civil of his skin or a woman can court judgments or death." change her gender (and look Bigotry? Is it bigotry to share how long it took those groups to
get rights in this supposedly free country)." THIS IS A PREPOSTEROUS COMPARISON! People cannot choose their race, nationality, gender or the religion of their families they are born into, but THEY DO CHOOSE all matters concerning sexual activity. If the choice of how, when, where, or who to have sex with is not a choice, we must open all the prisons and release those poor victims of "bigotry.” We must stop telling teens to have safe sex and be responsible for their actions. Who does not make such choices? A newborn baby does not automatically have sex with the baby next to it. It is a learned subject and requires a great deal of decision making during one's life. Again, the ultra-liberal Josh shows us that he and his friends do not practice the tolerance that they preach, nor do they possess the quality of simple common sense. — Bill Hibbard Troy
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Let fear go, jump and trust to be caught In “Letters to Juliet,” one of the movies I have been incessantly watching, the main character writes back to a lady who had wrote to “Juliet.” She opens it by saying “what” and “if” are two words that are pretty harmless, but when put together they can haunt you for the rest of your life. “What if” is one phrase that I hate and do not like to use in my life if I can avoid it. That’s why I went skydiving. That’s why I went and lived in the middle of the mountains for a whole summer and took the chance of waking up with a gigantic spider on my face (which many of my cocounselors did.) Not having to say “what if” is why I tell the people I love that I love them. It’s why I have pushed myself in my running and have checked off a half marathon and am working toward a full and other races. I don’t want to look back on my life and have any “what ifs.” I want to live every day out loud. I recently found a quote that I like and it is “Find the beauty in what you love and make it what you do.” When you do that, you won’t have “what ifs” in my opinion. One other word other than
Katie Yantis Troy Daily News Columnist “what” and “if” that I don’t like is “fear.” While I can’t put it in a neat little sentence for an example like what was used in the movie, I have to say that fear can also haunt you for the rest of your life and it can be quite debilitating. Fear is defined as a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Fear has been part of my life in the past when it shouldn’t have been and it has now been a part of my life for longer than it should be. It’s strange because you would think since I don’t want to look back and have “what ifs” that I would have no fear.
When I look to the future I fear being hurt, I fear being crushed and I fear that things won’t turn out the way they should. I tell myself that it’s unrealistic, I shouldn’t do it and to let it go so that I do not have “what ifs.” I think I have reached the point that my desire to not have “what ifs” is overcoming my fear. There is no reason to have fear — because we should all be living for today because we don’t know if we will have a tomorrow. If you don’t do something or say something today because you are filled with fear and you don’t have tomorrow to do it... what then? There is a lot going on in the world, not just the world, but even in our own community, and it is making me realize that there could be no tomorrow. We could not have a chance to do the things we are putting off for silly reasons, so we need to do it today. We need to put fear aside. We need to put what and if aside and we need to just jump and hope that we are caught (or that our parachute opens.) There is a reason that our hearts are tugged in certain
directions and if we don’t give in to the tugging, more often than not, in my opinion, that is when “what ifs” come into place. As the year closes out and I start preparing my goals and focuses for 2012 I think fearless is going to be one of those words I am going to focus on. If I am fearless then I have no reason not to do the things I want to do, say the things I want to say and go where I want to go. What is it that you fear? Is it that fear that has a real or imagined threat? Is it worth it to continue living in the fear that you will be hurt, or that things won’t go your way? We don’t know what is ahead, but that is part of the beauty of it. We can’t control it. We can’t reduce the risk. We can’t reduce the chances that something will go wrong, but if you walk through it with someone, hand in hand along the path life takes you without fear and with the belief that all of it will be worth it in the end, wouldn’t that be better than looking back on a “what if?”
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ROBERT JOSEPH ‘SHEFFY’ SHEFBUCH
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COVINGTON — Robert J. Shefbuch, Here is a man that stands 6 foot 2 and 79, of Covington, passed away Saturday, wore a size 12 shoe. Dec. 10, 2011, at Madison Memorial With a cigarette in one hand and a Hospital, Madison, Fla. beer in the other. He was born Nov. 10, 1932, in There was no mistaken it was none Covington, to his parents A.J. and Edith other! (Riegel) Shefbuch. He attended Robert J. Shefbuch is his name. Covington Schools and served in the He’ll extend his arm to shake your U.S. Marine Corp. during the hand. Korean Conflict. He worked in He’ll let you know that you construction for Miller are his friend! Brothers for 35 years and He grows a garden as Lavy Construction for seven many as fourteen…… years. He’s been doing it for He loved spending time in years… since spring 1957! the outdoors where he If you stop by….When the enjoyed fishing, hunting and season is right…… won countless ribbons for first You’ll have fresh food on and second place for the vegyour table that night! etables he grew. He believes in our country as He will be loved and missed by S HEFBUCH you can see….. his children Rodney and Terri He is our hero…..he was a Shefbuch of Florida, Debra and Marine! Jimmy Bonacorsi of North He came from a big family Carolina, Russell and Yaya children of eight. Shefbuch of Indiana, Bruce and Most of them are Cheri Shefbuch of Ohio; 10 gone…..except Aunt’s Virginia grandchildren; and 13 great and Jane. grandchildren. He has three kids of his Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. own…..There’s Rodney, Debra, and Thursday, Dec. 14, at Jackson-Sarver Russell… Family Funeral Home, 10 S. High St., Let’s not forget his adopted Covington. Interment will follow at son…Bruce. Highland Cemetery, Covington. The famIf Robert ain’t home….You can bet!…. ily will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. He’s out there somewhere… today at the funeral home. Online memories may be left for the Gone fishing!!! (Poem by Terri Shefbuch 6/25/2011) family at www.jackson-sarver.com.
PIQUA — Iva L. Russell, 89, of Piqua, brother and three sisters. Mrs. Russell was a 1942 graduate of died at 11:24 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, Bradford High School and a homemak2011, at her residence. er all of her life. She was a member of She was born Oct. 9, 1922, in the Staunton Grange. Bradford to the late William Jacob and A funeral service will be Alma Enoma (Penny) Hagan. conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, She married Charles L. Dec. 16, at the Jamieson & Russell on Dec. 23, 1944, in Yannucci Funeral Home, Lockington, and he preceded Piqua, with Rev. Jack Chalk her in death Nov. 17, 1996. officiating. Survivors include two sons, Burial will follow at historic Thomas H. (Judy) Russell, Johnston Cemetery. and Mikel A. (Debbie) Russell, Visitation will be from 4-7 all of Piqua; a daughter, p.m. Thursday at the funeral Barbara Jean Russell of home. Piqua; four grandchildren, Memorial contributions may Annette (Randy) Fischer, RUSSELL be made to one’s favorite Thomas B. (Melissa) Russell, charity. James R. (Sandy) Russell, and Condolences to the family may also Scott A. (Jennifer) Russell; and a great be expressed through jamiesonandyangranddaughter, Kate Marie Russell. nucci.com. She was preceded in death by a
ROOSEVELT GRANT PIQUA — Roosevelt Grant, age 52, of Piqua, passed away 5:42 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. He was born in Marks, Miss., on July 27, 1959, to the late Dan Roberts, Jr. and Mattie May (Grant) Roberts of Troy, who survives. Other survivors include his companion, Jean Lear of Piqua; three sons, Issac LeMasters of Piqua, Houston Hewitt of Piqua and Dallas Hewitt of Troy; two daughters, Tasha Hewitt of Troy and Tonya Hewitt Emerick of Troy; four brothers; one sister and two sisters-in-law, Danny Ray Roberts of Piqua, Eddie James GRANT and Stacie Roberts of Piqua, Kim and Angie Roberts of Troy and Antonio Roberts of Troy, Maryland Denise Roberts and companion Ricky
Mathis of Troy. Roosevelt also is survived by nine grandchildren; a host of nieces and nephews; two aunts, Margie Wilson of Piqua, and Alberta Jones of Fletcher; and an uncle, James Grant of Sidney. He attended Triumphant Ministries of Troy and was a retired factory worker. A funeral service will be conducted at noon on Friday, Dec. 16, at Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, Troy, with Pastor Michael Williams officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at the funeral home. Interment will be at Forest Hill Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.fisher-cheneyfuneralhome.com
HAROLD ‘JACK’ HINES TROY — Harold “Jack” Hines, 95, of Troy, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Dec. 11, 2011, at SpringMeade HealthCare Center, Tipp City, Ohio. He was born on Sept. 3, 1916, in Piqua, Ohio, to the late Charles and Hazel (McKenzie) Hines. Harold married Martha L. (Zimpher) on Jan. 25, 1941, and she preceded him in death on June 25, 1998. Harold is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Scherre and Roger Mumpower of Troy; grandson, Christopher A. Mumpower; two granddaughters, Michele Mumpower-Short and Noelle (Jerry) Mumpower-Davis; great-grandchildren, Chelsea Mumpower, Hannah and HINES Josie Simister and Madeline and Jackson Davis; and his brother and sister-in-law, Marvin and Nola Hines of Troy. In addition to his parents and his wife, Harold was preceded in death by three brothers, Ralph Hines, Paul Hines and Robert Dean Hines. He attended both Piqua and Troy Schools and was a graduate of Chicago Institute of Construction Technology. He served in the U.S. Army from 1941-42. Harold was a former member of the Piqua Elks for 65 years; a member of the Troy Area Chamber of Commerce,
the Troy Humane Society and the Miami Shores Monday Night Golf League. He worked as a building contractor and owned Hines Builders, Inc. He began his construction business in 1938 and was instrumental in building residential and commercial buildings throughout the Troy community. Harold continued to run his company into his 92nd year. He also owned Wood-Bern Hines Arabians and Sunnybrook Training Center where he raised and showed Arabian horses. Harold was a lover of all animals, a devoted Ohio State fan and loved the game of golf. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at Baird Funeral Home, Troy, with the Rev. Paul Calvert officiating. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Troy. Friends may call from 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Miami County Humane Society, P.O. Box 789, Troy, OH 45373, or New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program, www.horseadoption.com. Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.
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PIQUA — Eva-Marie Sheila (Klenk) Asher, 18, of 10220 N. County Rd. 25ESTHER KIESEWETTER DAVIS A, Piqua, died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, group. She retired from Piqua City PIQUA — Esther Kiesewetter Davis, at her residence. Schools after 31 years of service as a 87, of 596 S. Sunset Drive, Piqua, died She was born Aug. 29, 1993, in at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, at head cook and bus driver. She enjoyed Seoul, Korea. She married music and was a piano teacher in the Piqua Manor. Michael E. Asher Oct. 14, She was born July 11, 1924, in Piqua, area for many years. 2011, in Piqua, and he surA funeral service will be con- vives. to the late George Louis and ducted at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. Ethel Barbara (Wackler) Other survivors include her 16, at the Jamieson & Kiesewetter. parents, Majors Robert and Yannucci Funeral Home, Survivors include four sons, Kathleen (Callahan) Klenk of Piqua, with the Rev. Stephen Ralph (Janine) Davis of Piqua; a brother, John R. Nierman officiating. Muscle Shoals, Ala., John Klenk of Piqua; three step-chilBurial will follow in Forest (Dottie) Davis of Piqua, Ted dren, Ariel Asher, Megan Hill Cemetery. (Krista) Davis of Covington, Asher and Rebecca Asher, all Visitation will be from 4-8 and Tim (Dixie) Davis of Troy; of Piqua; a paternal grandASHER p.m. Thursday at the funeral 12 grandchildren; 23 greatmother, Emily Klenk of home. grandchildren; and two brothSicklerville, N.J.; and several aunts, Memorial contributions may ers, Louis (Mary) Kiesewetter uncles and cousins. DAVIS be made to the music or youth and Wayne (Phyllis) Eva-Marie graduated from Piqua funds of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Kiesewetter, all of Piqua. High School class of 2011. She loved 218 S. Wall St., Covington, OH 45318. Mrs. Davis was a 1943 graduate of her family, enjoyed music, including Condolences to the family may Piqua Central High School, and was a playing the piano, and was quite also be expressed through jamiesonandmember of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Covington and the church’s women’s yannucci.com.
artistic as evidenced by her many drawings. She was a member of the Piqua Salvation Army Corp Citadel and took a special interest in its Summer Feeding Program. A service to honor her life will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at Piqua Baptist Church with Major Francis Kirk and Major Raphael Jackson co-officiating. The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. today at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home, Piqua. Memorial contributions may be made to the Piqua Salvation Army, Summer Feeding Program, 129 S. Wayne St., Piqua, OH 45356. Condolences to the family may also be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com.
PLEASANT HILL — Fay Sollenberger, 95, of Pleasant Hill, passed away High School and was a member of the Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, at Koester PIQUA — Joyce Simon, 76, of 913 Candlewood Blvd., Piqua, died at 10:25 Eagles, the VFW Auxiliary, and enjoyed Pavilion, Troy. She was born Sept. 13, 1916, in trips to the casino boats. p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, at the Miami County, to her parents, Clarence She had worked at Tempo Wood, Upper Valley Medical Center. and Glenna (Smith) Manning. Industry Products, L & K Restaurant, She was born Jan. 10, 1935 in She was preceded in death by her Helen’s Tavern and Southside Muhlenburg County, Kentucky to the loving husband of more than 60 years, Laundromat. late Luther and Gladys (Hoffman) Warren Sollenberger; two sisters, A funeral service will be conducted at Manning. Eleanor Kinnison and Betty Niesley; 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at the Survivors include two sons, Henry and a brother, Don Manning. Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home, Neal of Minster, and David (Debbie) She is survived by her daughter, Piqua, with Charles Rhyan officiating. Neal of Dayton; four grandchildren; 11 Beverly Christian of Troy; grandchildren, Burial will follow in Upper Honey great-grandchildren; a cousin, Lois Tina and Mike Shea of Carmel, Ind., Creek Cemetery, Christiansburg. Manning; and her dear friend, Sandy Tony and Yvonne Christian of Morton Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Miller of Piqua. Thursday at the funeral home. She was preceded in death by her RICHARD K. Condolences to the family may longtime companion, Ray Richardson; also be expressed through jamiesonand a brother, Clay Manning. BRADFORD — Richard K. “Dick” Mrs. Simon was a graduate of Newton andyannucci.com. Patty, 69, of Bradford, passed away
Grove, Ill.; and great grandchildren, Ashlee, Martin, Kelly and Robbie. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Pleasant Hill Church of the Brethren, 300 E Monument St., Pleasant Hill. Pastor Nick Beam will officiate, with interment following at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the church. If so desired, memorial contributions may be made to Pleasant Hill Church of the Brethren. Online memories may be left for the family at www.jackson-sarver.com.
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‘DICK’ PATTY Dick is survived by his wife of 51 years, Yvonne R. (Huelskamp) Patty; three sons, Dennis Patty of Bradford, Rod and Lisa Patty of Bradford, Randall and Teresa Patty of Bradford; four grandchildren, Alisha Patty, Haley Patty, Andrew Patty, and Legend Patty; a brother, Robert Patty of Seattle, Wash.; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. A Mass of Christian Burial is planned for 10 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Bradford, with Father Jim Simons officiating. Interment will be at Miami Memorial Park Cemetery, Covington. The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. today at Stocker-Fraley Funeral Home, Bradford. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County or Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.stockerfraley.com
Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, at his home. Dick was born in Piqua on Jan. 1, TROY — Patricia Louise Lamoreaux and Bertha ters, Connie Greer, Cheryl 1942, to the (late) George F. and Opal K. (Katherman) Patty. Neves, 75, of Troy, Ohio, Louise (Witt) Bullheimer. Neves and Chrissy He was a graduate of Bradford High passed away at 12:20 She was married to Mullins; two grandsons, School, Class of 1959; attended Meat p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, Wilbur Conway Neves, Shane and Paul Neves; Cutting School, Toledo; was owner and 2011, at Upper Valley and he preceded her in and five great-grandchiloperator of Patty’s IGA, Bradford, with Medical Center, Troy. death. dren. 40-plus years of service and spent his She was born on Dec. 9, Survivors include her In addition to her parentire life there; was a member of 1936, in Piqua, Ohio, to son, Brent Neves of ents and her husband, Immaculate Conception Catholic the late Charles Francis Piqua; three granddaugh- Patricia was preceded in Church, Bradford, a member and past death by her daughter, president of the Bradford Pumpkin Linda Louise Greer; one son, Paul Neves; one sis- Show; a past member of the Business Men’s Association; a member and past ter; and four brothers. Patricia was a cashier at president of Bradford Athletic Boosters; member and past president of Bradford Wal-Mart. st * Your 1 choice for complete Home Memorial service will be PeeWee Association; and was an honorary member of the Bradford Athletic Medical Equipment held at Riverside Hall of Fame. Cemetery, Troy, at a later He was preceded in death by his parFuneral Home & Cremation Services Lift Chairs date. ents and grandson, Corey L. Patty. S. Howard Cheney, Owner-Director Friends may express 1990 W. Stanfield, Troy, OH • Pre-arranged funeral plans available condolences to the family 45373 • 937-335-9199 1124 W. Main St • Call 335-6161 • Troy, Ohio Additional obituaries can www.legacymedical.net through www.bairdfuneralwww.fisher-cheneyfuneralhome.com 2239975 home.com. 2239953
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THOMAS ‘KENT’ CAGLE PIQUA — Thomas ‘Kent’ Cagle, 48, of 2 Marymont Drive, Piqua, passed away at 4:29 a.m. Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. He was born on Oct. 7, 1963, in Sidney, Ohio, the son of Green and Charlotte Cagle of Camden, Tenn., and Doris (Broaddrick) and Don Swiger of Minster. On June 11, 2011, he married Jodi Popp, who survives along with one daughter, Ashley Cagle of Sidney; CAGLE one step daughter, Shelbi Peake of Piqua; one stepson, Jared Peake of Piqua; one grandson, Carter Cagle; one sister, Monica Byers and husband David of Minster; one brother, Travis Swiger and wife Tina of Jackson Center; one brother-in-law, Chris Shoenleben of Peebles; two half-brothers, Craig and Wade Cagle of Camden, Tenn.; two step brothers, Tim Jones of Dover, Tenn., and Darrel Miller of Camden, Tenn.; and one stepsister, Teresa Jones of California. He was preceded in
death by one daughter, Jessica Cagle, and one sister, Shannon Shoenleben. Mr. Cagle was a U.S. Marine veteran, serving his country from 1982-86. He was a member of Harmony Lodge No. 8 Free and Accepted Masons in Urbana, and Upper Valley Christian Center in Piqua. He was the owner and operator of AK Food Equipment in Sidney, and was an avid Cleveland Browns fan. Funeral Services will be conducted at noon Friday, Dec. 16, at Cromes Funeral Home, 302 S. Main Ave. Sidney, with Pastor Andy Monnin officiating. Burial, with military honors, will follow at Shelby Memory Gardens in Sidney. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the hour of service Friday at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed to the Cagle family at www.cromesfh.com.
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Death row inmate asks for mercy COLUMBUS (AP) — A con- Kasich, who has the final say. Lorraine, 45, of Warren, is just demned Ohio killer who stabbed to death an elderly couple who hired above intelligence levels indicating him to do odd jobs should be spared mental disability, his attorneys said from execution because of a troubled in a filing presented to the board. He childhood, lousy legal representation turned to prostitution and burglary as a boy to meet his parand a prosecutor who vioents’ demand for bingo lated rules of conduct at money. trial, his attorneys said “Chuck never had a Tuesday. chance in life,” his attorThe case of Charles neys said in the filing. Lorraine, scheduled to die They say Lorraine’s by injection Jan. 18, is also defense at trial was left in similar to that of another the hands of young, inmate whose life was improperly supervised spared by a federal attorneys. appeals court on similar They also say the prosegrounds of prosecutor miscutor violated trial rules by conduct, his attorneys LORRAINE reminding jurors that Lorraine did argue. Records show Lorraine stabbed not testify under oath on his own 77-year-old Raymond Montgomery behalf. A federal judge threw out five times with a butcher’s knife and stabbed his bedridden wife, 80-year- Lorraine’s death sentence in 2001 for old Doris Montgomery, nine times, that and other reasons, but a federal before burglarizing their home in appeals court upheld the death sentence the following year. 1986. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Lorraine’s lawyers made their case for mercy to the Ohio Parole Appeals said the prosecutor’s comBoard, which will present its recom- ments were an “isolated remark” mendation next week to Gov. John that didn’t warrant throwing out the
death sentence. Defense attorneys say a panel of the same appeals court in 2003 overturned the death sentence of Rhett DePew, who killed the wife, daughter and sister-in-law of his former landlord in Butler County in 1984, citing similar prosecutorial misconduct. DePew is now serving life without parole. Prosecutors say Lorraine deserves death, citing the brutality of the killings and the fact he used the money he stole to party and bragged about the slayings afterward. Wearing rubber gloves and brandishing a butcher’s knife, Lorraine attacked the couple on May 5, 1986, after they’d told him not to come back because they realized he was stealing from them. “Lorraine coldly and brutally stabbed to death two frail, elderly citizens in their own home,” the Trumbull County prosecutor’s office said in a filing with the parole board. “In a textbook fashion, Lorraine meets the classic definition of a psychopathic killer.” Lorraine is the first of seven inmates scheduled to die in 2012.
Ohio abortion ban foes speak up COLUMBUS (AP) — Opponents of an Ohio bill banning abortions at the first detectable fetal heartbeat told senators Tuesday the measure is unconstitutional, radical and cruel and would effectively ban abortion in the state. Interested parties, including clergy members and doctors, also spoke to a committee considering what’s referred to as the “heartbeat bill,” which would give Ohio the most stringent abortion limit in the nation. Kellie Copeland, executive director of NARAL ProChoice Ohio, called the bill an outrageous piece of legislation that “aims to roll back the right to privacy and virtually eliminate a woman’s right to choose.” “This radical ban would outlaw abortion at a point in pregnancy when many women do not yet realize they are pregnant. This measure would virtually eliminate access to legal abortion in Ohio,” Copeland said in a statement prepared for the hearing. “It does not even provide exceptions for survivors of rape or incest, to protect the pregnant woman’s health or in cases of fatal
fetal anomalies.” Dozens filled hallways and the hearing room to protest the bill during what was the measure’s second hearing. Many wore pink to contrast themselves with proponents, who wear red to represent hearts. Carla Sokol, a 42-yearold entrepreneur from Upper Arlington, was among the pink-shirted opponents. “It’s too strict. Just leave women’s rights alone, that’s my stance,” she said. “I think we’re bright enough to make our own decisions.” After sitting idle for months, the bill debuted in the Senate last week, when proponents testified. Committee and floor votes could come this week. A third hearing is scheduled for Wednesday. Any Senate changes would need approval from the Ohio House, which passed the bill this spring. Gary Dougherty, state legislative director of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Ohio, called the bill cruel and asked legislators to reject it and instead focus on a Senate bill aimed at preventing unwanted pregnancies. He also called on them to focus on fixing
Tipp City, and attended Troy Baptist Temple. Dan was an ambassador for the MDA in North Carolina and was an inspiration to anyone who ever met him. He will be sadly missed but fondly remembered. God placed him in our lives as a great teacher. He taught us that no matter how bad things seem to get, there is always hope in the Lord. God loaned him to us to share in the joys, as well as the sorrows, and helping us to see the lessons God has in store for us. Visitation will be from 48 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at Frings and Bayliff Funeral Home, 327 W. Main St. Tipp City, OH 45371. Burial will in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Tipp City. Contributions may be COLLEGE BRIEFS made in memory of Daniel to the Canine society’s commitment to Troy native Companions for service.” Independence, 4989 accepted into Golden Key State Route 37 East, International Honour Delaware, OH 43015. honor society Society provides academic Online condolences may recognition to top-performATLANTA — Troy be sent to the family at ing college and university www.fringsandbayliff.com. native and Wright State students, as well as scholUniversity student arships and awards, Melinda Phillis has FUNERAL DIRECTORY career and internship accepted membership in Golden Key International opportunities, networking, Hospital, Centerville. • Curtis M. Wright Sr. service and leadership Honour Society and was PIQUA — Curtis M. honored during an induc- development opportuniWright Sr., 77, 225 First • Arlene H. Griest tion ceremony earlier this ties. St., Piqua, Ohio, died at LEBANON, Ohio — year at WSU. his residence at 4:35 p.m. Arlene H. Griest, 84, of “It is only fitting that a University Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011. Lebanon and formerly of top academic achiever like No services are Troy, died Monday, Dec. Melinda be recognized by of Akron planned. 5, 2011, at the Otterbein Golden Key,” said AKRON — Troy stuSalm-McGill and William W. Asbury, chair Retirement Center in dent Jessie McMullen was Tangeman Funeral Home Lebanon. of Golden Key’s board of among the students who in Sidney is handling the A memorial service will directors. received degrees funeral arrangements. “Our members are be conducted Monday, earlier this year at the Dec. 19, at the Otterbein inspired and motivated University of Akron sumnot only to achieve excep- mer commencement cere• Dallas Star O’Toole Home Chapel in tional academic accommony. Lebanon. CENTERVILLE — plishments, but also to McMullen received a Stine-Kilburn Funeral Dallas Star O’Toole of make a positive impact on Masters of Science Degree Home in Lebanon is in Piqua was stillborn Dec. in nursing. charge of arrangements. our world through the 9, 2011, at Southview
Ohio’s economy and creating more jobs. “Ohio Senators should take notice: Women are watching this waste of time and money that is making a bad situation worse for Ohio women and families,” he said in a statement prepared for the hearing. Dennis Sullivan, a physician, bioethicist and board member of Ohio Right to Life, testified that giving women the opportunity to hear or see a fetal heartbeat is essential to her making an informed choice. Ohio Right to Life is promoting a separate bill that requires women to have the option of hearing or seeing the fetal heartbeat before an abortion takes place, but the legislation stops short of banning abortions at that point. Senators were weighing Tuesday whether to amend the bill to look more like the Right to Life version. Faith2Action President Janet Porter, the lead promoter of the heartbeat bill, commended senators for holding hearings on the controversial bill and urged them in a statement not to water down the legislation.
The bill “is the best opportunity to respect and protect human life we have ever had in this state,” she said. “Of course, we want to make sure we actually protect babies with beating hearts and not just tell people about them as some are suggesting.” Backers of the bill hope if it becomes law it would provoke a legal challenge and overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion in the United States. Copeland criticized what she called “an effort to put Ohio at the center of one of our nation’s most contentious and costly legal battles, one that is ill conceived given the real needs of the state at this time.” reminded Dougherty that they legislators pledged in their oaths of office to support the U.S. and state constitutions. About 28,000 women had abortions in Ohio last year, according to the state Health Department, and Copeland said roughly one in three women has an abortion at some point in her life.
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TROY — Daniel P. McKitrick, 26, Troy, Ohio, passed away Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, after a lifelong battle with Muscular Dystrophy. He was born Jan. 31, 1985, in Dayton, Ohio, to David M. McKitrick and Teresa (Trent) Brumbaugh. He is preceded in death by his grandfather, Mel McKitrick, and his grandmother, Janice Trent. He is survived by his father, David M. McKitrick and his fiancée Valerie Owens of Troy; his mother, Teresa and her husband Todd Brumbaugh of Covington; siblings, Amanda, Nathan and Tabitha McKitrick, all of Troy; his grandparents, Judie McKitrick of Troy, Clyde Trent of Kentucky, and Kenneth and Cindy Brumbaugh of Ludlow Falls. Daniel was a 2003 graduate of Troy High School, graduating in the top of his class. He attended Wright State University. Dan was always focused on his faith in God, was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in
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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to clear up vinegar misconceptions Dear Heloise: The mention of vinegar in your column made me think that it would be a good idea to put in your column that white vinegar is made up of only cleaning ingredients and should be used only for cleaning. Cider vinegar is used for food or personal uses. I just learned this recently, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure a lot of others are in the dark, as I was. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A Reader in Florida Dear Readers: Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear up some misinformation out there. Vinegar is one of my all-time favorite products. I know from years and years of research that white vinegar definitely is not made of cleaning ingredients;
Hints from Heloise Columnist itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made from corn and diluted with water. Nothing else! It is a green cleaner and cheap, which makes it a better choice than the harsher, chemical-based cleaners that are on the market. Apple-cider vinegar is made from â&#x20AC;&#x201D; you guessed it â&#x20AC;&#x201D; apples! Both are great when used in salads, salad dressings
and as an ingredient in marinades. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Heloise P.S.: Remember, both types can be used to clean around the house. Buy the cheapest jug. SAFE FOOD Dear Heloise: I thought I was being smart and safe when grocery shopping, because I always place the meat I am purchasing in the plastic bags the store provides. However, the other day I watched a man next to me place the bag, inside out, over his hand before reaching for the meat, so he never touched the packaging at all. From now on, I will do the same to avoid having any con-
tact with the product, thus avoiding any cross-contamination. Thought this was a great hint to pass on! â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lisa D., via email EXTRA SPACE Dear Heloise: I have read and enjoyed your column for many years. I have a handy hint that I have never seen in print. During the holidays (and at other times), there never seems to be enough counter space to put food and everything else. So I use my ironing board! I cover it with foil so it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get stained and then drape a tablecloth over it to finish the look. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Patricia B., Laguna Woods, Calif.
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HOROSCOPE Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 In the coming months, the basic qualities of leadership you possess will be polished and enhanced. As others start to notice, supporters from both your business and social worlds will begin to edge you to the front ranks. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Keep faith in yourself and your ideas, even if others are not fully in accord. Chances are, it won’t be you who is off track, but your boorish associates. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — If you know you lack the necessary knowledge concerning a commercial involvement, don’t hesitate to rely on a trustworthy associate. They will guide you through the maze. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Thankfully, fairness and tact are your two greatest assets. Once others see that you are not trying to put anything over on them, they will treat you fairly in turn. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Conditions in general look to be extremely favorable where your work or career is concerned. Keep performing to the best of your abilities, because your efforts are being noticed. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Yield to your need to spend some relaxing time with good friends and fun companions. You don’t have to penalize your budget to do so — an inexpensive get-together will suffice. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Allocate a reasonable amount of time to tending to the needs of those you love. If you do so purely from your heart’s desire, it’ll be extremely fulfilling for everyone. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — There are a couple of dynamic forces at work within you that could yield you much success. One is the abundance of bright ideas you’ll get, and the other is how you implement them. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — It is admirable how generous you are with your resources. You’ll not only spend them on things you want, but also put them toward supplying pleasure for others as well. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Because your showmanship qualities will be very much in evidence, everything you do will carry a flair for the dramatic and even attract an audience. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You’ll sense that in order to be effective, it will be best to keep a low profile. Thus, you will likely choose to operate in the background, planting your ideas in the minds of associates. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Maintain a positive attitude and a victor’s vision, and all the dealings you have with large groups or corporations will come off as well as you hoped they would. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — The itchy feeling dogging your heels that life has been conspiring against you will finally fade. Freed from the burden of your own spurious premonitions, you’ll begin to make slow but definite improvements. COPYRIGHT 2011 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
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REGIONAL ALMANAC Temperature High Yesterday .............................42 at 4:31 p.m. Low Yesterday..............................28 at 7:37 a.m. Normal High .....................................................38 Normal Low ......................................................25 Record High ........................................66 in 1901 Record Low..........................................-6 in 1960
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TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Wednesday, Dec. 14, the 348th day of 2011. There are 17 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 14, 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen (ROH’ahl AH’-mun-suhn) and his team became the first men to reach the South Pole, beating out a British expedition led by Robert F. Scott. On this date: • In 1799, the first president of the United States, George Washington, died at his Mount
Vernon, Va., home at age 67. • In 1819, Alabama joined the Union as the 22nd state. • In 1861, Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, died at Windsor Castle at age 42. • In 1936, the comedy “You Can’t Take It WithYou” by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart opened on Broadway. • In 1946, the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish U.N. headquarters in NewYork. • In 1961, a school bus was hit by a passenger train at a crossing
near Greeley, Colo., killing 20 students. • In 1975, six South Moluccan extremists surrendered after holding 23 hostages for 12 days on a train near the Dutch town of Beilen (BY’-luhn). •Today’s Birthdays: Jazz musician Clark Terry is 91. Singeractress Abbe Lane is 80. Actor Hal Williams is 73. Actress-singer Jane Birkin is 65. Actress Patty Duke is 65. Pop singer Joyce VincentWilson (Tony Orlando and Dawn) is 65.
Winter storm scatters rain, snow across Arizona FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A storm that scattered rain and snow across Arizona will move out of the state Wednesday, giving residents a brief break before the chance of more precipitation this weekend. Some areas along the eastern Mogollon Rim already had more than a foot of snow Tuesday from the storm that hit the state a day earlier. Forest Lakes reported 26 inches just before noon, while Alpine, Strawberry and Pine measured a foot of snow. Forecasters said rainfall totals could hit 1.5 inches in the Phoenix area with even more in the mountains and foothills. Flagstaff logged more than a foot of snow and was expecting several more inches through Wednesday morning, sending the mountain city above its normal
for this time of year. Flagstaff typically gets 17.9 inches of snow in December, but it has had more than 2 feet this month, said Chris Outler of the National Weather Service in Flagstaff. Residents in northern and central Arizona broke out their snow shovels for a second day, as trees shook off snow that had been weighing them down. The winter weather forced some school delays and closures, but the state’s major roadways were open. State Department of Transportation officials, however, urged residents to be cautious when encountering patches of snow and ice. “It seems as though Flagstaff has seen the bulk of it already, but it could be pretty heavy on the rooftops for areas that got over a
foot,” Outler said of the storm. A huge black cloud loomed over central Phoenix on Tuesday afternoon, giving the appearance of dusk. Puddles of water lingered on the sidewalks as forecasters called for a quarterinch or more of rain on Tuesday. Chris Kuhlman of the weather bureau in Phoenix said that should put the city over its December average for rainfall, which is 0.88 inches. But Phoenix still will be well below its yearly to-date average of 7.5 inches, he said. “It seems like it’s a nice rainfall maker since the area technically still is in a drought,” he said. “We’ve had half the rainfall this year in the Phoenix area that we normally would have.” Southeastern Arizona was dealing with a rare bout
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Snow falls in downtown Flagstaff, Ariz., on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011. Forecasters say heavy snow, along with cold temperatures and strong winds could lead to hazardous driving conditions. of prolonged rain, while the mountains saw heavy snow. The storm was expected to give Tucson more rain Tuesday than it typically gets all month, said meteorologist Craig Shoemaker. “You don’t see as many people outside walking
around as you normally would,” he said. “As far as the travel goes, there’s a lot more water on the roadways, (so) exercise some caution driving. It doesn’t take a whole lot of water here to get a lot of ponding on our roads.”
Up to 30 inches of snow were expected on mountaintops in southeastern and eastern Arizona. Clear skies are in the forecast for the state Thursday, with a slight chance of rain or snow over the weekend.
Mississippi River study looks to aid environment JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A $1.6 million study will look for ways to restore lost wildlife and plant habitat along the lower Mississippi River while maintaining flood defenses and navigation.
The Nature Conservancy is giving $400,000 toward the U.S Army Corps of Engineers study. Leaders of the environmental group hope to unseal many of the backwaters and side channels
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stopped up in efforts to confine the river to a single channel. Historically, those areas were key for wildlife populations. The study, scheduled to be completed in 2014, will examine areas from Cairo, Ill., where the Ohio River joins the Mississippi, to the river’s mouth in south Louisiana. Wells Fargo & Co. is donating $200,000 to The Nature Conservancy for
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plan projects of the Vicksburg, Miss., district of the Corps of Engineers, said the Corps has never done a study like this on the lower Mississippi. He said it could produce a list of project proposals for which the Corps and local communities could seek money. Though the river is undammed below Cairo, levees have cut it off from its traditional flood plain. Rock dikes seal off many oxbow lakes and side channels, while underwater dikes channel the current in the river. “It’s generally recognized to have been pretty heavily impacted,” said Michael Reuter, director of The Nature Conservancy’s Great Rivers Partnership. Many environmentalists have long regarded the Corps of Engineers as an
enemy. For example, environmentalists opposed efforts to build giant pumps that would drain Mississippi’s Yazoo basin, north of Vicksburg. But Reuter said that a similar study in northern reaches of the Mississippi River has led to habitat restoration getting factored into Corps planning in those areas. Steve Haase, also of the Great Rivers Partnership, said the lower Mississippi study could build on previous efforts. For example, a group of state environmental and wildlife agencies identified 239 projects that would improve habitat and recreation between Cairo and the Gulf of Mexico. Many of those involve reconnecting backwaters and side channels that have been sealed off, or cutting notches in dikes.
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The Council on Rural Services is seeking an experienced, highly motivated, dynamic leader who is committed to the early childhood profession to oversee, operate, and grow their Kids Learning Place location in Piqua in Miami County. The ideal candidate must have a minimum of 2 years direct supervisory experience, management in childcare operations, and a working knowledge of childcare licensing regulations in a Step Up to Quality accredited child care center. This position is responsible for the overall management of the center, including staff supervision, team development, effective parent relationships, and administration of daily operations. In addition, must possess excellent communication and business development skills and be willing to work with the local community to sustain continued growth. A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Business, Marketing, Early Childhood Education or related) is required. The Kids Learning Place in Piqua provides full-day, year round, quality early care and education to over 220 children ages birth through school age. Our goal is to prepare children for success in school and in life by giving them a great start toward a bright future. Minimum starting salary is $39,748. To apply please visit our website at www.councilonruralservices.org or send cover letter and resume to wmoorman@councilonruralservices.org
Skills & Requirements include: safe equipment operation and practices, knowledge of machining processes and capabilities, capability to develop and write CNC Lathe programs from start to finish, set up machining centers with existing programs. Knowledge of Okuma LB lathes with the following controls is a must: OSP5020L, OSPU10L, OSP5000LG. Modify programs as needed to improve quality and reduce cycle time. Overtime is required. We offer competitive wages, health/ life/ disability insurance, 401K Plan.
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Compliance and Data Manager The Council on Rural Services is seeking a highly-skilled, experienced Compliance and Data Manager to report on client progress and outcomes for participants enrolled in all Council on Rural Services programs as well as facilitate and manage agency wide data and processes that analyze department specific achievement indicators. Selected candidate will support the education focus and operations of the Agency by developing a working knowledge of State and Federal program performance standards. The ideal candidate must be energetic, hard-working, motivated, and reflect the leadership traits that support excellence throughout the programs. Must be skilled in the use of computer software for spreadsheets and statistical analysis and the ability to access, analyze and present gathered information in visually compelling formats. Qualified candidates must have a Master’s Degree in Statistical Computing, Data Analysis, Business Administration or related field as well as thorough knowledge of data collection and analysis. Applied experience in assessment, statistics, and research methodology and supervisory experience is also highly desired.
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Posted by Mayor-Elect Drew Hastings Mayor-Elect Drew Hastings intends to make Hillsboro a "pocket of prosperity" in southwest Ohio. A statutory city with a population of about 6500, Hillsboro is "ground zero for the rebuilding of America." The Safety-Service Director is a key member of the city's management team. Hillsboro operates the following departments under the direction of the mayor: water, wastewater and streets, police and fire (including dispatch). Bachelor's degree or equivalent. Five (5) years experience in administration or a public service(s) (water, wastewater, streets) related field. Two (2) years experience in the administration of a public safety department (police, fire, dispatch). Residency as required by the Ohio Revised Code or waived by Council. Considerable knowledge of the operation of the above-mentioned departments, certifications, professional standards and relevant rules and regulations will be required. The SSD will supervise operations and confer with department superintendents and chiefs and public officials, will oversee operations, the progress of projects, maintenance activities, compliance with professional standards. The SSD will review development and building plans, technical engineering reports and plans, budget estimates and budget compliance, proposed ordinances; provide building and code inspections as required. The SSD meets with members of the public and serves on public boards such as Planning Commission and Board of Control. $56,000 to $68,000 and benefits Written inquiries only. Qualified applicants should submit a cover letter and resume with references by 4 p.m. on January 6, 2012 by mail to: Drew Hastings, Mayor-Elect, 100 S. High St., Ste. 201, Hillsboro, OH 45133 or by email to wdhastings@sbcglobal.net.
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TROY, 21 S. Crawford, studio apartment, nice & clean, $295 month. Available December 1st. (937)335-1337.
PIQUA, small business or office space, all utilities furnished, excellent location. $450 month. (937)276-5998 or (937) 902-0491
AQUARIUM, 29 gallon, oak trim. Includes 30" oak trim deluxe hood, 29 gallon deluxe oak stand. All for $100. (937)552-7786
2 BR duplexes & 2 BR townhouses. 1.5 baths, 1 car garage, fireplace, Great Location! Starting at $625-$675.
TROY area, 2 bedroom townhouses, 1-1/2 bath, furnished appliances, W/D hookup, A/C, No dogs $475. (937)339-6776.
CRIB, cradle, changing table, Pack-N-Play, basinet, Porta-Crib, saucer, walker, car seat, blankets, clothes, gate, potty, tub, good dolls, $5/ea (937)339-4233
2004 BUICK Le Sabre Ltd. 20,200 miles, white, navy blue cloth top. Loaded, front wheel drive, Leather interior, Immaculate. Florida car! $13,000 OBO. (937)492-1308
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WEST MILTON Townhouse. 2 Bedroom 1.5 bath. $475 month, Lease by 12-15, FREE GIFTCARD, (937)216-4233.
PIQUA NORTHEND, 2 bedroom, 2 months rent free to qualified applicants! Downstairs with appliances and w/d hookup, new kitchen windows & bath, non-smoking or pets, deposit, required. Available now! Included heat, $470 month, (937)773-2938
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EVERS REALTY TROY, 2 bedroom townhomes, 1.5 baths, 1 car garage, ca, w/d hook up, all appliances, $685 (937)216-5806 EversRealty.net 2 BEDROOM in Troy, Stove, refrigerator, W/D, A/C, very clean, cats ok. $525. (937)573-7908 2 BEDROOMS, 318 South Rosevelt, 105.5 South Rosevelt, $150 weekly, utilities included, $0 deposit, (937)778-8093. CLEAN, QUIET, safe 1 bedroom. Senior approved. No pets. $450 (937)778-0524 COVINGTON 2 bedroom townhouse, $495. Up to 2 months FREE utilities! No Pets. (937)698-4599, (937)572-9297. DODD RENTALS Tipp-Troy: 2 bedroom AC, appliances $500/$450 plus deposit No pets (937)667-4349 for appt.
WEST MILTON, 2 bedrooms, appliances, W/D hookup, air. $470/month + $250deposit. Metro accepted. (937)339-7028
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1 & 2 Bedroom apts. $410 to $450 NO PETS
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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 TIPP CITY, 2 bedroom townhouse near I75, $510. 1.5 Bath, stove, refrigerator, garbage disposal, w/d, A/C, No Dogs. (937)335-1825. TIPP CITY/ Huber Heights, 1 bedroom, country, $450 monthly includes water & trash, no pets (937)778-0524 TROY - newer 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage, no pets. $750. (937)875-0595
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320 Houses for Rent 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath, 3214 Magnolia. $1000 a month plus deposit. (937)339-1339 COVINGTON, 3 bedroom house, large garage, washer/ dryer hook-up. 17 Face St. $600, deposit. (937)418-6034 IN BRADFORD, nice 1 bedroom house, nice yard, $350, (937)773-2829 after 2pm. PIQUA, 2 bedroom home, washer/ dryer hook-up, Echo Lake area, $550 month, $550 deposit. No pets. 1 year lease. Available 1/1, (937)393-3786. TROY - newer 1/2 duplex home. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage, fireplace, no pets. $750. Call (937)875-0595.
TROY, 1 & 2 bedrooms. Appliances, AC, W/D, water paid, very clean, no pets, 1 year lease plus deposit. Starting $445 (937)339-6736
TROY, 909 Washington St., 2 bedrooms, full bath, W/D hookup, storage shed, $550 month plus deposit & utilities. (937)418-2482
TROY, 2 bedroom townhouse, 845 N. Dorset. 1.5 baths, carport, appliances, washer/ dryer hookup, water, $585. (937)239-0320 www.miamicounty properties.com
325 Mobile Homes for Rent NEAR BRADFORD in country 2 bedroom trailer, washer/dryer hookup. $375. (937)417-7111, (937)448-2974
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Sealed bids will be received at the Superintendent’s Office for the Bethel Local School District, 7490 St. Rt. 201, Tipp City, Ohio 45371 until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 27, 2011, for the cash rent/lease of approximately 120 acres of farmland owned by the Bethel Local School District.
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Bidding information and documents can be obtained from the office of Jeffrey S. Cassell, Superintendent, 7490 St. Rt. 201, Tipp City, Ohio 45371 or by calling (937) 845-9414. Each bid must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the bis and all persons interested therein. Each bidder must submit evidence of its experiences, including financial history, in farming operations of similar size. The Bethel Local School District reserves the right to waive any irregularities in the bidding process and to reject any or all bids. 12/7, 14, 21/2011 2240748
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Miami County Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the 27th day of December 2011, at 7:30 p.m. in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room, 201 West Main Street, Safety Building, Troy, Ohio for a zoning map amendment, filed by:
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Sharon Nowoczynski, 8701 Penny Road, Pleasant Hill, Ohio as per Amendment #1635-11-11. To: rezone and subdivide a 1.4 acre tract A-2, General Agriculture District, to R-1AA, Single Family Residential. For the following tract of land: being a 40.4 acre tract located at 8701 Penny Road, Section 30, Town 7, Range 5, Newton Township. The above application and related information are on file and available for examination between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Miami County Planning and Zoning Office, Hobart Center for County Government, 510 W. Water Street, Suite 110, Troy, Ohio 45373-2983. Should you have any questions, our office can be reached at 440-8111. At the conclusion of this hearing, a recommendation will be referred to the Board of Miami County Commissioners for further consideration. Jacob Hoover Planning Director Miami County Zoning Commission Interpreters for hearing-impaired individuals are available upon request, with sufficient advance notice (usually one week).
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Miami County Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the 27th day of December 2011, at 7:30 p.m. in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room, 201 West Main Street, Safety Building, Troy, Ohio for a zoning map amendment, filed by: Jo Ann Huette Trustee by Ed Huette, 3747 West State Route 718, Troy Ohio as per Amendment #1636-11-11. To: rezone and subdivide a 5.08 acre tract A-2, General Agriculture District and R-1AA, Single Family Residential to A-1, Domestic Agriculture. For the following tract of land: being a 10.6 acre tract located 3747 West State Route 718, Section 24, Town 7, Range 5, Concord Township. The above application and related information are on file and available for examination between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Miami County Planning and Zoning Office, Hobart Center for County Government, 510 W. Water Street, Suite 110, Troy, Ohio 45373-2983. Should you have any questions, our office can be reached at 440-8111.
The above application and related information are on file and available for examination between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Miami County Planning and Zoning Office, Hobart Center for County Government, 510 W. Water Street, Suite 110, Troy, Ohio 45373-2983. Should you have any questions, our office can be reached at 440-8111. At the conclusion of this hearing, a recommendation will be referred to the Board of Miami County Commissioners for further consideration. Jacob Hoover Planning Director Miami County Zoning Commission Interpreters for hearing-impaired individuals are available upon request, with sufficient advance notice (usually one week). 12/14/2011 2242362
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LEGAL NOTICE TO BIDDERS Union Township, Miami County, Ohio hereby announces its invitation to receive bids for the collection, transportation and delivery for disposal or processing of Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials generated by Residential Units and Township Facilities (“Collection Services”). This Bid offers an opportunity to provide Collection Services to approximately 1,700 Residential Units in the Township (approximately 1,200 currently receive service). Bids will be accepted for a term of three (3) years, with two (2) optional one (1) year extension terms. All Solid Waste shall be delivered to the Miami County Transfer Station. All Recyclable Materials shall be delivered to a facility of the Collection Contractor’s choosing. Bids for Collection Services shall be provided for a not-to-exceed price per Residential Unit per month based upon the number of Residential Units served. The price shall include provision of collection containers. Bids for Collection Services shall include all costs for collection, transportation, delivery and Governmental Fees for the disposal or processing of Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials. If selected, Bidders must secure a Performance Bond as required by the Township. The Township will receive sealed Bids for Collection Services in care of Tina L. Chaney, Union Township Trustees, 9497 Markley Road, P.O. Box E, Laura, Ohio, 45337 until 1:30 p.m. on January 9, 2012, which will then be publicly opened and read aloud. All Bids shall: a) be submitted on the Bid Forms contained in the Bid Documents; b) contain all information/documentation required by the Bid Documents; c) be returned in a sealed envelope, marked “UNION TOWNSHIP COLLECTION SERVICES BID;” d) include one original and six (6) copies; and e) unless a Bidder has made alternative arrangements, include a separate Bid Bond of five thousand dollars as security that if the Bid is accepted, an Agreement will be entered into within 10 days of the Notice of Award, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement in the Bid Documents. Bids will be considered valid until 90 days after the bid opening, although not accepted or rejected. More detailed instructions to Bidders are contained in the Bid Documents. Union Township reserves the right to abandon the Bid Process and to reject all Bids at any time. Copies of the Bid Documents are available at the Union Township Offices at the address above during normal business hours. 11/ 30, 12/7, 12/14/2011 2238344
Sealed bids will be received at the Tipp City Exempted Village Schools Board of Education Office located at 90 S. Tippecanoe Drive, Tipp City, Ohio 45371 until 9:00 a.m. EST on December 19, 20011, for the Baseball and Softball Dugout Project. Said bids will be opened by the Treasurer as soon thereafter in the Board of Education Conference Rom. Drawings and specifications are available from BlueServ Reprographics, 3313 Seajay Drive, Beavercreek, Ohio 45430; (937) 426-6410; www.blueservrepro.com. A $50.00 refundable deposit is required for each set, with a maximum of two sets per contractor. Additional sets can be purchased by contractors. Pursuant to Section 153.54 et. seq., of the Ohio Revised Code, the bidder shall submit a BID GUARANTY in the form of either: A bond for the full amount of the bid; or A certified check, cashier’s check, or letter of credit pursuant to Chapter 1305, Ohio Revised Code, in the amount of TEN PER CENT (10%) of the bid. The successful vendor must replace the ten percent (10%) bid bond with a one-hundred percent (100%) Performance Bond upon award of the bid. All potential bidders are encouraged to visit the site of the project at the Tippecanoe Middle School. All potential bidders shall pay particular attention to the following provisions: The bidder shall examine the plans and specifications prior to the pre-bid site visit and shall raise any questions concerning any unclear matter in the bidding process. The bidder recognizes that the purpose of the pre-bid site visit is to resolve ambiguities, inconsistencies, errors or omissions in the contract documents, and interpretations thereof shall be made with a preference to the accomplishment of the purpose of the contract, without additional cost to the Board. Pursuant to Section 5719.042 et. seq., of the Ohio Revised Code, the bidder shall submit a Delinquent Personal Property Tax Affadavit. Bids shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope identified as “Baseball and Softball Dugouts Project” and MUST HAVE THE FULL NAME AND ADDRESS of the bidder on the envelope. The Boards of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularity of bids, should same be to the advantage of the District. BY ORDER OF THE TIPP CITY EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION Gary Pfister, Director of Services 12/7, 12/14-2011 2240159
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• HOCKEY: The Troy High School hockey team will be holding its annual food drive during its home contest at 4:15 p.m. Dec. 17 against Upper Arlington. Each person who brings in a non-perishable food items will receive $2 off their admission to the game. • HALL OF FAME: The MiltonUnion Athletic Department will be honoring its seventh class of Athletic Hall of Fame inductees during the Covington-Milton-Union boys basketball game on Jan. 7, 2012. The induction ceremony will take place between the JV and varsity contests. Inductees will include Lori Kinnison-Meyer, Dave Fine, Ralph Hildebrand and Ed Lendenski. • BASEBALL: The Troy Post 43 baseball team is holding an all-youcan-eat spaghetti dinner on the first Saturday of every month. Items include a large salad bar, bread, dessert, coffee and soft drinks. The price is $6.75 for adults and $4 for children under 12. All proceeds go to the Troy Post 43 team baseball team. • BASEBALL: The Troy Post 43 baseball team is holding the 27th Annual Troy Legion Baseball Christmas Wreath Sale. Items include custom decorated or plain wreaths of every size, poinsettias, grave blankets, grave stands, center pieces and white pine roping. All proceeds go to the Troy Post 43 baseball team. To place an order or find out more information, call Frosty or Connie Brown at (937) 3394383 or send an email to ibrown@woh.rr.com. • SUBMIT-A-TIP: To submit an item to the Troy Daily News sports section, please contact Josh Brown at jbrown@tdnpublishing.com.
Trojans open title defense with win Staff Reports
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The Troy bowling teams started out the regular season on a positive note by sweeping Fairborn and Springfield in a Greater Western Ohio Conference trimatch on Monday at Bowl 10 Lanes in Fairborn. The reigning state champion boys team shot 2,755 to outdistance Fairborn’s 2,368 and Springfield’s 2,151. The boys team came out of the blocks with a 1,153 game to post a 212-pin lead. From there the boys coasted, adding a 1,093 in the second game and capping off the match with baker games of 245264. Kyle Neves led all bowlers with
games of 253-245 for a 498 series. Jared Sierra rolled a 247 and 446 series while Brad Johnson shot a 268 game and 452 series. A.J. Bigelow added a 235 game and 418 series. Cameron Hughes contributed a 230 game and Andrew Spencer shot a 202. The Troy girls also cruised to a sweep by rolling 2,238 to Fairborn’s 1,905 and the Wildcats’ 1,546. The Trojans were never threatened, rolling a 918 team game to establish a 137-pin lead in the first game. Troy followed with a 972 team game to put the match out of reach. Courtney Metzger shot a match high 227-193 for a 420
series. Elizabeth Reed rolled 190203 for a 393 series. Allie Isner and Jackie Brown gave the Trojans a lift in the second game by shooting 208 and 190, respectively. Both Troy teams begin the season 2-0 and host Lebanon and Northmont Thursday at their new home, Troy Bowl. The tri-match with Springboro at Fairmont originally scheduled for today was moved to Dec. 23. BOYS Troy: 1,153-1,093-245-164 – 2,755 Fairborn: 941-921-224-282 – 2,368 Springfield: 899-865-193-194 – 2,151 Troy — Jared Sierra 247-199, Kyle Neves 253-245, Brad Johnson 268-184, Andrew Spencer 202, A.J. Bigelow 183-235, Cameron Hughes 230. Fairborn — Jacob Childers 205-169, Hunter Gibson 154-202, Dakota Gray 163, Michael Hicks 190, Jacob Ryan 210-203,
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Lucky No. 13 Eagles rolling in MBC; Tipp gets 1st win of year Staff Reports ENGLEWOOD — Troy Christian rolled to its 13th consecutive league win on Tuesday, crushing previously-unbeaten Miami Valley by a score of 64-34 on the road. The Eagles displayed hot shooting and all-around team play in the win, building a 34-18 lead at half and coasting the rest of the way. Troy Christian hit eight 3s in the game, which gives them 20 through the first three games of the season.
SPORTS CALENDAR TODAY Girls Basketball Piqua at Urbana (7:30 p.m.) Bowling Graham at Tippecanoe (4 p.m.) THURSDAY Girls Basketball Troy at Beavercreek (7:30 p.m.) Milton-Union at Carlisle (7:15 p.m.) Miami East at Mississinawa Valley (7 p.m.) Tri-Village at Bethel (7 p.m.) Troy Christian at Emmanuel Christian (7 p.m.) Covington at Newton (7 p.m.) Tri County North at Bradford (7 p.m.) Bowling Lebanon/Northmont at Troy (3:30 p.m.) Tippecanoe at West Carrollton (4 p.m.) Piqua at Wayne (4 p.m.) Wrestling Piqua quad (5 p.m.)
MIAMI COUNTY “We knew it wasn’t going to be easy going in,” Troy Christian coach Ray Zawadzki said. “Miami Valley was 2-0 and had been giving up 36 points per game. We worked real hard on offensive efficiency this week, with real emphasis on ball movement and making the extra pass. We went 8 for 12 on 3s, so it was special to see all of that come together.” Jacob Grant had a sensational
FRIDAY Boys Basketball Troy at Trotwood (7:30 p.m.) Bellefontaine at Tippecanoe (7:30 p.m.) Milton-Union at Madison (7:30 p.m.) Miami East at Lehman (8 p.m.) Bethel at Tri-County North (8 p.m.) Troy Christian at Emmanuel Christian (7 p.m.) Newton at Bradford (8 p.m.) Covington at National Trail (8 p.m.) Miamisburg at Piqua (7:30 p.m.) Bowling Bellefontaine at Tippecanoe (4 p.m.) Hockey Troy at Sycamore (7 p.m.) Swimming Northmont at Troy (6:30 p.m.) Tippecanoe at Versailles tri (6:30 p.m.) Miami East at Shawnee Invite (6:30 p.m.)
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Backyard battle Trojans execute in 69-60 win over Vikings BY JOSH BROWN Sports Editor jbrown@tdnpublishing.com
Lots of questions surround NBA The lockout ended, and the NBA’s woes were just beginning.Dwight Howard asked to be traded.Chris Paul was dealt to the Lakers, it seemed, until the league decided he wasn’t. So the Lakers made another trade, which Kobe Bryant hated. “Nobody’s happy,” Spurs forward Tim Duncan said. See Page 16.
Josh Chavez 208-157. Springfield — Kyle Bennett 127, Matt Brink 187, Cory Hutslar 132-179, Darren Maiolo 192, Alex Shew 201-194, Caelan Wood 177, Vic Casey 187-188. Records: Troy 2-0, Fairborn 1-3, Springfield 2-2. GIRLS Troy: 918-972-180-168 – 2,238 Fairborn: 781-825-150-149 – 1,905 Springfield: 677-607-108-154 – 1,546 Troy — Courtney Metzger 227-193, Stephanie Metzger 164, Jackie Brown 190, Samantha Wilkerson 159-178, Elizabeth Reed 190-203, Megan Walker 178, Allie Isner 208 Fairborn — Jordan Bair 155-137, Victoria Donaldson 138, Sydney Renner 192-212, Arianna Wagers 99, Kerry York 205-204, Tori Brown 130-134 Springfield — Cassey Gossett 171, Candace Oty 158, Mara Parker 121-130, Sienna Powell 98, Courtnee Wells 129-137, S. Jeffrey 95 Records: Troy 2-0, Fairborn 1-3, Springfield 2-2.
Miami East handled the ball well, didn’t turn it over and kept Troy from running up and down the floor. But the Trojans were perfectly content in the half court, too. Troy (3-1) beat the Vikings at their own game Tuesday night at the Trojan Activities Center, executing in its halfTROY court offense to near perfection, sharing the basketball and playing tough defense to claim a hard-fought 69-60 victory in the inter-county rivalry. “It was a good win,” Troy coach Tim Miller said. “Anytime you can win in a backyard rivalry game, you’ll take it. “We’re four games into the season, and we’re not where we want to be yet. We’ve still got a ways Troy’s Zack Rohr tries to fight off Miami East’s Josh Snyder (left) and Garrett Mitchell Tuesday ■ See EAST-TROY on 17 at the Trojan Activities Center.
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky stunned a packed courtroom and backed out of a preliminary hearing at the last minute Tuesday, avoiding a face-to-face confrontation with accusers who his lawyer said were just trying to cash in by making up stories of child sex abuse. Sandusky pleaded not guilty and vowed afterward to “stay the course, to fight for four quarters.” His lawyer, Joe Amendola, then took the defense to the courthouse steps and spoke before dozens of news cameras for an hour, saying some of the 10 men who accuse Sandusky of molesting them as children were only out to profit from civil lawsuits against the coach and Penn State. A prosecutor said about 11 witnesses, most of them alleged victims, were ready to testify at the hearing. An attorney for one called Sandusky a “coward” for not hearing his accusers’ testimony and derided the arguments that they were out for money, saying many were too old to sue Sandusky under Pennsylvania’s statute of limitations. “It makes my blood boil,” said
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the university and its storied football program and led to the departures of coach Joe Paterno and the university’s president and charges against two administrators accused of lying to a grand jury and failing to report the suspected abuse. Amendola told reporters Tuesday that Sandusky is an emotional, physical man — “a loving guy, an affectionate guy” — who never did anything illegal. The lawyer likened Sandusky’s behavior to his own Italian family in which “everybody hugged and kissed each other.” The lawyer accused the unidentified victims of seeking to cash in through false accusations and said the preliminary hearing would not have allowed him to delve into the witnesses’ credibility.
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accused me of lying,” Davis said, reading from a statement at a news conference after the lawsuit was filed in New York State Supreme Court. When the allegations surfaced Nov. 17, Boeheim staunchly supported Fine, saying the accusations were lies to capitalize on the Penn State child sex abuse case. Lang said that when Boeheim suggested “my little brother and I were lying,” he “felt sick to my stomach.” University spokesman Kevin Quinn declined comment. The U.S. attorney’s office is investigating.
League in disarray Unhappiness, questions abound as Christmas approaches By The Associated Press The lockout ended, and the NBA’s woes were just beginning. Dwight Howard asked to be traded. Chris Paul was dealt to the Lakers, it seemed, until the league decided he wasn’t. So the Lakers made another trade, which Kobe Bryant hated. “Nobody’s happy,” Spurs forward Tim Duncan said. He was referring to feelings about terms of the new collective bargaining agreement, which in some ways are so similar to the old ones that it’s fair to wonder exactly what was the point of the five-month lockout. But he might as well have been talking about the superstars who want new homes, the critics blistering Commissioner David Stern for forcing one to stay put, or team officials charged with having clubs ready to play by Christmas under bizarre circumstances. “It’s just too bad, it really is. It’s not reflective right now of the great product we had, you know?” former coach and ABC/ESPN analyst Jeff Van Gundy said. “It’s one thing to have a summer and fall of strife due to labor negotiations. It’s another to be seen as an organization that’s in disarray once you settle that.” Van Gundy blames money, the natural place to start. Owners will save plenty by getting players to agree to a 12 percent reduction in salary costs in the new deal. But in doing so in time to salvage a substantial season, they conceded on many issues that were nec-
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New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul, right, works out against Quincy Pondexter, left during the first day of training camp in Westwego, La., Friday. essary to create the competitive balance they said they craved. So Paul and Howard are trying to force their way from small markets to big, just as Carmelo Anthony did last year, and there’s no guaranteed mechanism to stop them. But at least everyone was home for Halloween. “Just like the regular fan out there, just like you guys, you do wonder why stuff happened. You look at it and say, ‘Why did the lockout happen?’” Miami guard Dwyane Wade said. “I don’t see it helping right now. Maybe in a few years we’ll all look back and see why this lockout happened. But right now it’s not showing its face at all. … The competitive balance thing was a piein-the-sky. We knew that was impossible, in a sense, especially when you’ve got players willing to take less money to be happy.” That’s what Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh did so they could team up last summer. Owners could have attempted to block future superteam building with a hard salary cap or franchise tag designations that exist in the NFL, but the players fought those changes in an effort to keep a system that looked like the
old one, giving teams the ability to exceed the cap by quite a bit if they were willing to pay a luxury tax. The tentative deal on the main issues wasn’t reached until Nov. 26, and Stern said the regular season would begin on Christmas if the deal was ratified in time. But it meant free agency opened the same day as training camps, forcing some teams to report with barely enough players for a starting five while their transactions awaited approval by the league office. “It’s an arbitrary date to have to start on Christmas. There’s no magical starting time. Just push it back. Let them have a normal freeagent period of a week, 10 days, then have two to three weeks of training camp with a few exhibition games. Let them do what they should do and then start whenever that date is,” Van Gundy said. “Skip steps, I don’t see how that’s helpful, other than it’s helpful to the pocketbook. I think sometimes we sacrifice too many times the product for the pocketbook.” Van Gundy recalled something he once heard from Daryl Morey, the Rockets’ general manager
who thought he was getting Pau Gasol from the Lakers in the killed three-team trade. “He said every organization needs a vice president of common sense, and right now that’s exactly what the NBA needs. A vice president of common sense who looks at some of these decisions and says, ‘You know what, we’re better than this. We’re all making a ton of money anyway. If it’s a little less than a ton, that’s OK. But let’s make sure when we come back, we got the right product,’” Van Gundy said. “I mean, the lockout didn’t even help these teams. It wasn’t anything about competitive balance.” Still, fans would have forgotten about it easier with a smoother start to the season. Instead, the news and fallout from the NBA office, as current owners of the Hornets, killing the Paul trade came the same night Stern announced the new CBA had been ratified. Then came word that Howard had asked the Orlando Magic to trade him, in part because the team hadn’t acted on his personnel recommendations though he said Monday he could be open to staying if the Magic made the right moves.
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SPORTS
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
■ Boys Basketball
■ Boys/Girls Basketball
East-Troy
Roundup
Troy’s Zack Miller goes up for a rebound over Miami East’s Garrett Mitchell Tuesday. STAFF PHOTOS/ANTHONY WEBER
■ CONTINUED FROM 15 to go on both ends of the court. But a win’s a win’s a win.” Cody May posted his second double-double of the year with 16 points and 11 rebounds and added five assists and a pair of blocked shots, while Tyler Miller scored a game-high 18 points — with all of them coming in the second half. Zack Rohr gave the Trojans 10 points in the paint, also, as Troy’s guards penetrated the Miami East zone and dumped the ball to the open player. Zack Martinez and Seth Lucas had four assists apiece and Kelley Kirtz had three. “We did a good job of executing on the offensive end,” Miller said. “We did a great job of running what we wanted to run, looking up the floor and finding the open man. When we’re able to do that, it allows us to get people on their heels. I was pleased with our execution on offense.” But neither team was happy with the way the other team performed on the offensive glass. Both Troy and Miami East collected 11 offensive boards, with Miami East (3-1) scoring its first 10 points of the game either on direct putbacks or following offensive rebounds. “We’ve been very aggressive in that way,” Miami East coach Allen Mack said. “This was the third of four games we’ve been in double digits in offensive rebounds. But we had some trouble checking them off the glass, and they got some key ones.” “I don’t think we did at all (keep Miami East off
Troy’s Zach Martinez dives for the ball going out of bounds during Tuesday’s win over Miami East. the offensive glass),” Miller said. “When you allow (11) offensive rebounds in a game, that’s a lot of points. “We’ve got Trotwood Friday night. We’re going to have a gut check in that regard.” Troy maintained an eight-point lead through most of the contest despite numerous runs by the Vikings to chip into it. With the score 34-26 at the half, Miami East drew a technical foul, made only one of the free throws — a trend throughout — and Gunner Shirk hit A.J. Hickman on an inbounds play to cut the lead to five. Miller later scored on a putback for Troy to make it 38-31, but a 3 and a layup by Josh Snyder put the Vikings within two. It proved to be the closest they got. Martinez (seven points) scored on a drive then hit Miller on a backdoor cut to extend the lead to six again, but Snyder canned another 3 to make it 42-39. But May answered with a 3 of his own and Miller stuck another offensive rebound back — and the see-saw battle continued all the way to the end. “After last year’s game where we turned the ball over a lot and let them run, we were pleased that we only had nine turnovers,” Mack said. “Troy just shot the ball well — 60 percent from the field. They got a lot of good looks, and it takes good ball movement and offensive execution to get those looks. We’ve got to get better defensively. “We dug a bit of a hole at the half. We made run
Troy Christian — 64 Boone 0-0-0, Grant 4-10-23, Kirkpatrick 6-0-15, Salazar 3-1-7, Thomas 2-0-4, Zawadzki 5-3-15. Totals: 20-14-64. Miami Valley — 34 Baker 3-0-6, Donald 2-0-4, Makiewicz 1-2-4, Roe 1-0-2, Smith 5-0-10, Tate 2-0-4, Watson 2-0-4. Totals: 16-2-34. Score By Quarters TC ........................16 34 51 64 MV .........................8 18 26 34 3-point goals: Troy Christian — Grant 3, Kirkpatrick 3, Zawadzki 2. Miami Valley — None. Records: TC 3-0. MV 2-1.
Miami East’s Gunner Shirk reaches in to get the ball from Troy’s Jordan Price as Miami East’s A.J. Hickman (30) looks on Tuesday. after run, but we never Fellers 0-0-0, Bradley Coomes 4really closed the gap. We 0-8, Gunner Shirk 5-2-14, Luke House 0-0-0, A.J. Hickman 4-6-15, tried to use so much ener- Garrett Mitchell 4-5-13. Totals: gy to cut into their lead. 21-13-60. Troy — 69 We lost to a good ballclub.” Zach Martinez 3-0-7, Devon A.J. Hickman led four 0-0-0, Seth Lucas 2-0Vikings in double figures Alexander 4, Cody May 6-2-16, Kelley Kirtz with 15 points. Shirk 3-0-7, Nick Wagner 0-0-0, Dylan scored 14, Garrett Mitchell Cascaden 1-0-3, Tyler Miller 8-2added 13 and Snyder post- 18, Jordan Price 0-0-0, Zack Rohr 5-0-10, Quentin Vaughan 0-0-0, ed 10. Zack Miller 2-0-4. Totals: 30-4Troy faces reigning 69. Greater Western Ohio Score By Quarters ME 12 26 41 60 Conference North Division Troy 17 34 49 69 champion Trotwood on the 3-point goals: Miami East — road Friday, while Miami Snyder 2, Shirk 2, Hickman. Troy East remains on the road — Martinez, May 2, Kirtz, and travels to Lehman. Cascaden. Miami East — 60 Colton Bowling 0-0-0, Josh Snyder 4-0-10, Ross Snodgrass 00-0, Luke Clark 0-0-0, Michael
Records: Miami East 3-1. Troy 3-1. Reserve score: Troy 46, Miami East 30.
■ National Football League
Steelers’ Harrison suspended 1 game PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison has carved out a niche as one of the NFL’s most feared defenders over the last five years by straddling the line between clean and dirty play. After one dangerous hit too many, the league apparently has seen
enough. The NFL suspended Harrison for one game following his helmet-tofacemask hit on Browns quarterback Colt McCoy last Thursday, making Harrison the first player to miss game time as a penalty under the league’s revamped policy on such collisions.
■ College Basketball
■ CONTINUED FROM 15 night, leading the Eagles with a season-high 23 points, while Nathan Kirpatrick also scored 15. “It was good to see Jacob come up big tonight,” Zawadzki said. “We always knew he had the potential to score the basketball. “Nathan Kirkpatrick played great on the defensive end. He was the anchor for our defense and really drove us on that end of the floor.” Grant Zawadzki also chipped in big after scoring 14 points in the win over Yellow Springs on Friday. Zawadzki posted a careerhigh 15 points against Miami Valley, while Christian Salazar added seven points and 12 rebounds. The Eagles (3-0) play at Emmanuel Christian on Friday.
Harrison’s agent Bill Parise said Tuesday afternoon Harrison has already filed an appeal and expects it to be heard later this week by Art Shell or Ted Cottrell, jointly appointed by the NFL and the players’ association to hear such cases. They’ll have to deter-
mine Harrison’s intent when he laid out McCoy late in the fourth quarter of Pittsburgh’s 14-3 victory. The 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year was penalized for roughing the passer on the play and said Monday he believed the hit didn’t warrant further punishment.
Tippecanoe 67 , Ben Logan 30 BELLEFONTAINE — Tippecanoe used a 23-point third quarter to seal the Raiders’ fate on Tuesday, crushing Ben Logan 67-30 to pick up its first win of the season. The two teams were tied at the end of one quarter, but the Red Devils outscored the Raiders 5518 over the next three to win the game. Brandon Ervin and Cameron Johnson led Tippecanoe with 12 points each, while Jacob Hall and Nick Fischer each added eight. The Red Devils (1-3) play Bellefontaine on Friday. Tippecanoe — 67 Donahey 3-0-6, B. Ervin 4-412, J. Ervin 2-1-6, Fischer 3-2-8, Hadden 2-0-6, Hall 3-2-8, Hughes 2-0-4, Johnson 5-0-12, Moliner 1-03, Robbins 1-0-2. Totals: 26-9-67. Ben Logan — 30 Olson 2-1-5, Ricketts 2-1-5, Saylor 1-0-2, Titus 1-0-2, Wenger 3-0-7, Wirick 3-2-9. Totals: 12-430. Score By Quarters Tipp .....................12 26 49 67 BL ........................12 16 25 30 3-point goals: Tippecanoe — Hadden 2, Johnson 2, Ervin, Moliner. Ben Logan — Wirick, Wenger. Records: Tippecanoe 1-3. Ben Logan 1-3.
• Girls Milton-Union 53, Preble Shawnee 35 CAMDEN — Though the game was close at half, Milton-Union didn’t seem to mind as it closed the game on a 28-12 run to defeat Preble Shawnee 5335 on Tuesday in Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division play. Ashleigh Bishop’s 21 points carried the load offensively for the Bulldogs, while Katelyn Vincent added nine and Danielle
Vincent chipped in eight. The Bulldogs (3-3, 2-1) play Carlisle on Thursday. Milton-Union — 53 Bishop 9-3-21, Busse 1-3-5, Falb 1-0-2, Martens 1-0-2, Swartz 3-0-6, D. Vincent 3-2-8, K. Vincent 4-0-9. Totals: 22-8-53. Preble Shawnee — 35 Brown 5-1-13, Edwards 1-0-2, Lakes 1-5-7, Mertz 1-1-3, Moore 22-6, Steele 2-0-4. Totals: 12-9-35. Score By Quarters M-U .....................14 25 36 53 PS ........................12 23 28 35 3-point goals: M-U — K. Vincent. Preble Shawnee — Brown. Records: Milton-Union 3-3, 21. Preble Shawnee 1-4, 1-2.
Greenon 59, Miami East 51 GREENON — Despite leading at the end of three quarters, Miami East fell to Greenon on Monday, 59-51 in a battle between two unbeaten teams. Trina Current led the Vikings with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while her sister Ashley Current chipped in 13. Miami East plays Mississinawa Valley on Thursday. Miami East — 51 Brookhart 1-1-3, A. Current 61-13, T. Current 5-4-15, Dunivan 1-2-4, Kindell 1-2-4, Linn 2-0-4, Mack 3-0-8. Totals: 19-7-51. Greenon — 59 Jones 0-1-1, Masquelier 2-510, Miller 2-0-5, Robertson 0-2-2, Robinson 4-3-12, Scott 2-3-8, Slaughter 3-5-8, Tankersley 3-2-8. Totals: 16-21-59. Score By Quarters ME .........................8 27 41 51 Greenon.................7 22 40 59 3-point goals: Miami East — Brookhart, Mack 2. Greenon — Masqueller, Miller, Robinson, Scott, Slaughter 2. Records: Miami East 3-1. Greenon 4-0. Reserve score: Miami East 45, Greenon 26.
Miami Valley 54, Troy Christian 20 ENGLEWOOD — Troy Christian stayed with Miami Valley in the first half, but the combination of Shelby Carpenter and Daisy Brown proved to be too strong for the Eagles, as the tandem combined to score 35 of Miami Valley’s 54, leading Miami Valley to a 54-20 victory. Lydia Demmitt led the Eagles with eight points. The Eagles (2-2) play Emmanuel Christian on Thursday. Troy Christian — 20 Benjamin 0-4-4, Campbell 1-02, Demmitt 4-0-8, Lybarger 1-0-2, Slone 2-0-4. Totals: 8-4-20. Miami Valley — 54 Adib 2-0-4, Blackburn 1-0-2, Brown 10-0-21, Carpenter 6-1-14, Carr 2-1-5, Jabari 2-0-4, Shaver 10-2, Tobin 1-0-2. Totals: 25-2-54. Score By Quarters TC ............................6 8 14 20 MV.......................13 21 36 54 3-point goals: Troy Christian — None. Miami Valley — Brown, Carpenter. Records: Troy Christian 2-2. Miami Valley 4-1.
Houston 46, Bradford 25 HOUSTON — Houston jumped on top of Bradford early on Monday, and the Wildcats finished strong, defeating the Railroaders 46-25. Bradford fell behind 151 at the end of one quarter, and trailed 31-9 at half. From there, the ‘Roaders played even with the Wildcats over the final two periods, but the deficit was simply too much to overcome. The ‘Roaders play TriCounty North on Thursday.
Men’s Day
Sullinger’s status still in question Thurs., Dec. 15 • 9am - 8pm
COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio State coach Thad Matta still isn’t sure when injured star forward Jared Sullinger will play next. “It’s the progression we’re trying to take in terms of step by step,” he said of the pace at which Sullinger is being brought back from back spasms that have caused him to sit out the last two games. “As opposed to running the full marathon, we’re going to warm up with a 5K and then get to a 10K.” The 6-foot-9 Sullinger is able to run, jump and shoot. But he still hasn’t been cleared to play when the second-ranked Buckeyes (81) host South CarolinaUpstate on Wednesday night. “You know me, I’m a guy
that likes to not play guys a lot,” Matta joked. “I don’t know the answer. Hopefully I’ll know more (after Tuesday’s practice). Probably more of the tell-all (will be) in the morning, how he feels.” The Buckeyes suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday at No. 13 Kansas, a 78-67 setback on one of the toughest home courts in the country. Maybe because they at least hung with the Jayhawks for most of the game despite Sullinger’s absence, poll voters kept the Buckeyes in the No. 2 spot. Meanwhile, topranked Kentucky which lost at Indiana on a 3-pointer at the buzzer fell two spots to third. Syracuse climbed around Ohio State to the No. 1 position this week.
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FOOTBALL National Football League All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 10 3 0 .769 396 274 N.Y. Jets 8 5 0 .615 327 270 5 8 0 .385 288 341 Buffalo 4 9 0 .308 256 246 Miami South W L T Pct PF PA y-Houston 10 3 0 .769 330 208 7 6 0 .538 266 251 Tennessee 4 9 0 .308 193 252 Jacksonville 0 13 0 .000 184 382 Indianapolis North W L T Pct PF PA 10 3 0 .769 320 202 Baltimore 10 3 0 .769 282 198 Pittsburgh 7 6 0 .538 285 270 Cincinnati Cleveland 4 9 0 .308 178 254 West W L T Pct PF PA 8 5 0 .615 269 302 Denver 7 6 0 .538 290 354 Oakland San Diego 6 7 0 .462 324 299 Kansas City 5 8 0 .385 173 305 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Giants 7 6 0 .538 324 349 Dallas 7 6 0 .538 317 281 Philadelphia 5 8 0 .385 297 292 4 9 0 .308 229 290 Washington South W L T Pct PF PA x-New Orleans 10 3 0 .769 415 286 8 5 0 .615 300 267 Atlanta 4 9 0 .308 313 355 Carolina Tampa Bay 4 9 0 .308 232 370 North W L T Pct PF PA y-Green Bay 13 0 0 1.000 466 278 8 5 0 .615 367 305 Detroit Chicago 7 6 0 .538 301 255 Minnesota 2 11 0 .154 274 364 West W L T Pct PF PA y-San Francisco10 3 0 .769 307 182 Seattle 6 7 0 .462 246 259 Arizona 6 7 0 .462 253 288 2 11 0 .154 153 326 St. Louis x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Thursday's Game Pittsburgh 14, Cleveland 3 Sunday's Games New Orleans 22, Tennessee 17 Baltimore 24, Indianapolis 10 N.Y. Jets 37, Kansas City 10 Detroit 34, Minnesota 28 Houston 20, Cincinnati 19 Jacksonville 41, Tampa Bay 14 Atlanta 31, Carolina 23 Philadelphia 26, Miami 10 New England 34, Washington 27 Arizona 21, San Francisco 19 Denver 13, Chicago 10, OT San Diego 37, Buffalo 10 Green Bay 46, Oakland 16 N.Y. Giants 37, Dallas 34 Monday's Game Seattle 30, St. Louis 13 Thursday, Dec. 15 Jacksonville at Atlanta, 8:20 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 Dallas at Tampa Bay, 8:20 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18 New Orleans at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Seattle at Chicago, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Carolina at Houston, 1 p.m. Green Bay at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Detroit at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. New England at Denver, 4:15 p.m. Cleveland at Arizona, 4:15 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m. Baltimore at San Diego, 8:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19 Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m. College Football FBS Bowl Glance Subject to Change All Times EST Saturday, Dec. 17 New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Wyoming (8-4) vs. Temple (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise, Idaho Utah State (7-5) vs. Ohio (9-4), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) New Orleans Bowl Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4) vs. San Diego State (8-4), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 20 Beef 'O'Brady's Bowl At St. Petersburg, Fla. Marshall (6-6) vs. FIU (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 21 Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego TCU (10-2) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 22 MAACO Bowl At Las Vegas Boise State (11-1) vs. Arizona State (66), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu Nevada (7-5) vs. Southern Mississippi (11-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 26 Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. North Carolina (7-5) vs. Missouri (7-5), 4 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 27 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl At Detroit Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Purdue (66), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. North Carolina State (7-5) vs. Louisville (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 28 Military Bowl At Washington Air Force (7-5) vs. Toledo (8-4), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl At San Diego Texas (7-5) vs. California (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 29 Champs Sports Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (84), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Baylor (9-3) vs.Washington (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Dec. 30 Armed Forces Bowl At Dallas Tulsa (8-4) vs. BYU (9-3), Noon (ESPN) Pinstripe Bowl At Bronx, N.Y. Rutgers (8-4) vs. Iowa State (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl
At Nashville,Tenn. Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Wake Forest (6-6), 6:40 p.m. (ESPN) Insight Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Oklahoma (9-3) vs. Iowa (7-5), 10 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 31 Meinke Car Care Bowl At Houston Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Northwestern (66), Noon (ESPN) Sun Bowl At El Paso,Texas Georgia Tech (8-4) vs.Utah (7-5), 2 p.m. (CBS) Liberty Bowl At Memphis,Tenn. Vanderbilt (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Fight Hunger Bowl At San Francisco UCLA (6-7) vs. Illinois (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta Virginia (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 2 TicketCity Bowl At Dallas Penn State (9-3) vs. Houston (12-1), Noon (ESPNU) Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Nebraska (9-3) vs. South Carolina (102), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Georgia (10-3) vs. Michigan State (103), 1 p.m. (ABC) Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Florida (6-6) vs. Ohio State (6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN2) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Stanford (11-1) vs.Oklahoma State (111), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Jan. 3 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Michigan (10-2) vs.Virginia Tech (11-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Jan. 4 Orange Bowl At Miami West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 6 Cotton Bowl At Arlington,Texas Kansas State (10-2) vs. Arkansas (102), 8 p.m. (FOX) Saturday, Jan. 7 BBVA Compass Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5), Noon (ESPN) Sunday, Jan. 8 GoDaddy.com Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 9 BCS National Championship At New Orleans LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 21 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, TBA, (NFLN) Saturday, Jan. 28 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 4 p.m. (NFLN) Saturday, Feb. 5 Texas vs. Nation At San Antonio Texas vs. Nation, 2 p.m. (CBSSN) NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoff Glance All Times EST First Round Saturday, Nov. 26 James Madison 20, Eastern Kentucky 17 Old Dominion 35, Norfolk State 18 Stony Brook 31, Albany (N.Y.) 28 Central Arkansas 34, Tennessee Tech 14 Second Round Saturday, Dec. 3 Georgia Southern 55, Old Dominion 48 Montana 41, Central Arkansas 14 Maine 34, Appalachian State 12 Sam Houston State 34, Stony Brook 27 Montana State 26, New Hampshire 25 Lehigh 40, Towson 38 North Dakota State 26, James Madison 14 Northern Iowa 28, Wofford 21 Quarterfinals Friday, Dec. 9 Montana 48, Northern Iowa 10 Saturday, Dec. 10 Sam Houston State 49, Montana State 13 Georgia Southern 35, Maine 23 North Dakota State 24, Lehigh 0 Semifinals Friday, Dec. 16 or Saturday, Dec. 17 Montana (11-2) vs. Sam Houston State (13-0) Georgia Southern (11-2) vs. North Dakota State (12-1) Championship Friday, Jan. 7 At Pizza Hut Park Frisco,Texas Semifinal winners, 1 p.m. NCAA Division II Football Playoff Glance All Times EST First Round Saturday, Nov. 19 North Greenville 63, Albany State (Ga.) 14 California (Pa.) 44, Elizabeth City State 0 Kutztown 17, Concord 14 North Alabama 43, West Alabama 27 Northwest Missouri State 35, Missouri Western 29 Minnesota-Duluth 30, Saginaw Valley 27 Wayne State (Mich.) 48, St. Cloud State 38 Washburn 52, Abilene Christian 49 Second Round Saturday, Nov. 26 New Haven 44, Kutztown 37 North Greenville 58, at Mars Hill 32 Northwest Missouri State 38, Midwestern State 31 Wayne State (Mich.) 38, NebraskaKearney 20 Winston-Salem 35, California (Pa.) 28 Delta State 42, North Alabama 14 Pittsburg State 31, Washburn 22 Minnesota-Duluth 24, Colorado StatePueblo 21 Quarterfinals Saturday, Dec. 3 Winston-Salem 27, New Haven 7
Scores AND SCHEDULES
SPORTS ON TV TODAY GOLF 3 p.m. TGC — Ladies European Tour, Dubai Ladies Masters, first round, at Dubai, United Arab Emirates (same-day tape) 8:30 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour Australasia, JBWere Masters, first round, at Cheltenham, Australia 1:30 a.m. TGC — Asian Tour, Thailand Championship, first round, at Bangkok MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Cincinnati at Wright St. 7:30 p.m. ESPN — FIU at Maryland 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Tennessee at Coll. of Charleston NHL HOCKEY 7:30 p.m. VERSUS — Chicago at Minnesota Wayne State (Mich.) 31, MinnesotaDuluth 25 Delta State 28, North Greenville 23 Pittsburg State 41, Northwest Missouri State 16 Semifinals Saturday, Dec. 10 Wayne State 21, Winston-Salem 14 Pittsburg State 49, Delta State 23 Championship Saturday, Dec. 17 At Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Ala. Wayne State (12-3) vs. Pittsburg State (12-1), 11 a.m. NCAA Division III Football Playoff Glance All Times EST First Round Saturday, Nov. 19 Franklin 24, Thomas More 21 Kean 34, Christopher Newport 10 Salisbury 62, Western New England 24 St. John Fisher 23, Johns Hopkins 12 Delaware Valley 62, Norwich 10 Wesley 35, Hobart 28 Wabash 38, Illinois College 20 Centre 51, Hampden-Sydney 41 Mount Union 47, Benedictine (Ill.) 7 Wis.-Whitewater 59, Albion 0 St.Thomas (Minn.) 48, St.Scholastica 2 Monmouth (Ill.) 33, Illinois-Wesleyan 27 Mary Hardin-Baylor 34, Redlands 13 McMurry 25, Trinity (Texas) 16 North Central (Ill.) 59, Dubuque 13 Linfield 30, Cal Lutheran 27 Second Round Saturday, Nov. 26 Salisbury 49, Kean 47 St. John Fisher 27, Delaware Valley 14 Mount Union 30, Centre 10 Wabash 29, North Central (Ill.) 28 Wesley 49, Linfield 34 Wis.-Whitewater 41, Franklin 14 St. Thomas (Minn.) 38, Monmouth (Ill.) 10 Mary Hardin-Baylor 49, McMurry 20 Quarterfinals Saturday, Dec. 3 Mount Union 20, Wabash 8 Wis.-Whitewater 34, Salisbury 14 St. Thomas (Minn.) 45, St. John Fisher 10 Wesley 27, Mary Hardin-Baylor 24 Semifinals Saturday, Dec. 10 Mount Union 28, Wesley 21 Wis.-Whitewater 20, St.Thomas (Minn.) 0 Championship Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl Friday, Dec. 16 At Salem Stadium Salem,Va. Mount Union (14-0) vs. WisconsinWhitewater (14-0), 7 p.m. NAIA Football Playoff Glance All Times EST First Round Saturday, Nov. 19 Marian (Ind.) 31, Grand View (Iowa) 0 St. Francis (Ind.) 28, Missouri Valley 14 Georgetown (Ky.) 21, Benedictine (Kan.) 7 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 40, Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 28 St. Xavier (Ill.) 51, Bethel (Tenn.) 13 St. Francis (Ill.) 21, Morningside (Iowa) 17 Carroll (Mont.) 47, Valley City State (N.D.) 0 Azusa Pacific 49, Ottawa (Kan.) 26 Quarterfinals Saturday, Nov. 26 Marian (Ind.) 49, St. Francis (Ill.) 7 Georgetown (Ky.) 26, St. Francis (Ind.) 14 St. Xavier (Ill.) 22, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 14 Carroll (Mont.) 17, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 14 Semifinals Saturday, Dec. 3 St. Xavier (Ill.) 30, Marian (Ind.) 27 Carroll (Mont.) 35, Georgetown (Ky.) 3 Championship Saturday, Dec. 17 At Barron Stadium Rome, Ga. St. Xavier (Ill.) (13-1) vs. Carroll (Mont.) (12-1), 4:30 p.m.
HOCKEY National Hockey League All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Philadelphia 29 19 7 3 41106 82 N.Y. Rangers 28 17 7 4 38 83 61 Pittsburgh 31 17 10 4 38 95 79 New Jersey 30 16 13 1 33 79 86 N.Y. Islanders 28 9 13 6 24 65 93 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 29 19 9 1 39 97 59 Toronto 30 16 11 3 35 93 95 Buffalo 30 15 12 3 33 81 82 Montreal 31 13 11 7 33 79 80 Ottawa 31 14 13 4 32 94107 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 31 16 9 6 38 84 80 Washington 29 15 13 1 31 89 94 Winnipeg 29 13 12 4 30 82 92 Tampa Bay 30 12 16 2 26 79101 Carolina 32 9 18 5 23 80110 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 30 18 8 4 40 99 92 Detroit 29 19 9 1 39 93 63 St. Louis 29 17 9 3 37 71 62 Nashville 30 15 11 4 34 79 80
Columbus 30 9 17 4 22 73100 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Minnesota 30 20 7 3 43 79 64 Vancouver 30 18 10 2 38 98 73 Edmonton 30 14 13 3 31 83 80 30 14 14 2 30 74 82 Calgary Colorado 30 13 16 1 27 78 91 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 29 17 11 1 35 74 78 Dallas 29 15 11 3 33 77 76 Phoenix San Jose 27 15 10 2 32 75 64 Los Angeles 30 13 13 4 30 65 70 29 8 16 5 21 67 95 Anaheim NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Monday's Games New Jersey 5, Tampa Bay 4 Tuesday's Games Columbus 2, Vancouver 1, SO New Jersey 3, Florida 2, SO Boston 3, Los Angeles 0 Ottawa 3, Buffalo 2, OT Toronto 2, Carolina 1, OT Dallas 1, N.Y. Rangers 0 Detroit 4, Pittsburgh 1 Philadelphia 5, Washington 1 Montreal 5, N.Y. Islanders 3 Nashville 2, Calgary 1 Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m. San Jose at Colorado, 9 p.m. Wednesday's Games Boston at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Thursday's Games Dallas at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Carolina, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Columbus, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Calgary at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Detroit at Nashville, 8 p.m. Washington at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m. Edmonton at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m. Colorado 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 Dec. 11, 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. Syracuse (51).......10-0 1,607 3 2. Ohio St. (7)..............8-1 1,478 2 3. Kentucky (4)............8-1 1,468 1 4. Louisville (2)............9-0 1,374 5 5. North Carolina (1) ..8-2 1,373 4 6. Baylor ......................7-0 1,284 6 7. Duke........................9-1 1,273 7 8. Xavier ......................8-0 1,122 8 9. UConn.....................8-1 1,087 9 10. Missouri ................9-0 1,030 10 988 11 11. Marquette..............9-0 12. Kansas..................7-2 945 13 891 12 13. Florida...................7-2 14. Wisconsin..............8-2 728 14 696 15 15. Pittsburgh..............9-1 602 18 16. Georgetown..........8-1 574 17 17. Mississippi St........9-1 462 — 18. Indiana ..................9-0 19. Illinois ..................10-0 375 24 354 20 20. Michigan ...............7-2 21. Michigan St...........8-2 310 — 270 22 22.Texas A&M............8-1 23. Alabama................8-2 204 16 93 — 24. Murray St. ...........10-0 25. Creighton ..............7-1 88 19 25.Vanderbilt ..............6-3 88 — Others receiving votes: Harvard 73, San Diego St. 59, Virginia 57, UNLV 41, Stanford 39, Saint Louis 26, Gonzaga 25, Memphis 13, Cleveland St. 7, N. Iowa 7, Arizona 5, California 3, Long Beach St. 3, Northwestern 2, Wichita St. 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 Dec. 11, 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. Syracuse (28).......10-0 746 3 2. Ohio State (2).........8-1 671 2 3. Kentucky .................8-1 665 1 4. Louisville .................9-0 658 4 5. Duke........................9-1 618 5 6. North Carolina ........8-2 608 6 7. Baylor ......................7-0 539 7 8. Missouri...................9-0 512 10 9. Xavier ......................8-0 503 8 10. Connecticut...........8-1 485 9 11. Marquette..............9-0 466 11 12. Kansas..................7-2 441 13 13. Florida...................7-2 418 12 14. Pittsburgh..............9-1 356 14 15. Wisconsin..............8-2 317 16 16. Mississippi State...9-1 251 18 17. Georgetown..........8-1 246 21 18. Michigan ...............7-2 185 19 19. Illinois ..................10-0 182 22 20. Indiana ..................9-0 171 — 21. Alabama................8-2 143 15 22.Texas A&M............8-1 108 25 23. Michigan State......8-2 107 — 24. Creighton ..............7-1 54 17 25.Vanderbilt ..............6-3 51 — Others receiving votes: Harvard 43, Murray State 42, California 29, Memphis 27, San Diego State 26, Purdue 14, Gonzaga 13, Virginia 12, Saint Louis 9, UNLV 9, Saint Mary's 5, Saint Joseph's 5, Stanford 5, Oklahoma 4, Northern Iowa 3, Northwestern 3. The Women's Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll,
TROY DAILY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 11, 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 975 1 1. Baylor (39) ............10-0 930 2 2. UConn.....................9-0 3. Notre Dame............9-1 896 3 4. Stanford...................6-1 852 4 803 5 5. Maryland...............11-0 773 7 6.Tennessee...............5-2 7. Miami.......................8-1 723 9 717 10 8. Kentucky ...............10-0 637 6 9. Duke........................7-2 10.Texas A&M............7-2 575 8 560 11 11. Rutgers .................9-1 547 13 12. Ohio St..................8-0 13. Georgia.................8-1 480 14 14. Louisville ...............8-2 457 15 451 16 15.Texas Tech ............8-0 364 17 16. Penn St. ................8-2 17. Georgetown..........9-2 316 19 313 18 18. North Carolina......7-1 241 21 19. Green Bay ............8-0 20.Vanderbilt ............10-0 220 23 209 22 21. Delaware...............8-0 206 12 22. Purdue ..................7-3 23. DePaul ..................8-2 166 20 130 25 24.Texas .....................6-2 54 — 25. Nebraska ..............9-1 Others receiving votes: California 21, Virginia 11, LSU 8, Oklahoma 8, Southern Cal 7, Arizona St. 4, Arkansas 4, Georgia Tech 3, Northwestern 3, Tulane 3, BYU 2, Gonzaga 2, Michigan 2, Florida St. 1, Kansas 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 Dec. 12, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Pts Prv .................................Record 773 1 1. Baylor (29) ............10-0 2. Connecticut (2).......9-0 745 2 3. Notre Dame............9-1 713 3 679 4 4. Stanford...................6-1 5. Maryland...............11-0 639 6 6.Tennessee...............5-2 590 8 582 10 7. Kentucky ...............10-0 8. Miami.......................8-1 560 9 9. Duke........................7-2 524 5 516 7 10.Texas A&M............7-2 11. Rutgers .................9-1 463 11 12. Georgia.................8-1 429 12 13. Louisville ...............8-2 389 13 14. Ohio State.............8-0 348 15 15. Green Bay ............8-0 321 16 285 17 16. North Carolina......7-1 259 18 17. Penn State............8-2 255 19 18.Vanderbilt ............10-0 226 20 19. Georgetown..........9-2 179 22 20.Texas Tech ............8-0 148 21 21. DePaul ..................8-2 131 14 22. Purdue ..................7-3 115 25 23. Delaware...............8-0 109 24 24.Texas .....................6-2 28 25. Gonzaga...............7-2 Others receiving votes: Nebraska 19, Georgia Tech 16, Kansas 12, Michigan 6, California 5, Oklahoma 4, Duquesne 2, Southern California 2, West Virginia 2, Villanova 1. Boys Basketball Tuesday’s Scores Alliance 56, Massillon Tuslaw 46 Batavia Amelia 63, Batavia 53 Beallsville 70, Barnesville 58 Bellefontaine 46, Spring. Greenon 34 Beverly Ft. Frye 53, Hannibal River 40 Bishop Donahue, W.Va.106, Bellaire St. John 26 Bowling Green 54, Perrysburg 46 Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 60, N. Olmsted 50 Brookfield 77, Vienna Mathews 61 Can.Timken 70, Akr. Manchester 65 Canal Fulton Northwest 68, Can. South 57 Canfield 58, Cortland Lakeview 54 Canfield S. Range 93, Mineral Ridge 52 Cin. Anderson 66, Morrow Little Miami 47 Cin. Madeira 75, Reading 58 Cin. Oak Hills 72, Cin. Elder 59 Clayton Northmont 69, Day. Belmont 53 Cle. Glenville 70, Cle. MLK 49 Cle. JFK 61, Cle. Hay 46 Cle. Rhodes 78, Cle. Lincoln W. 61 Cols. Centennial 93, Cols. East 88 Columbiana Crestview 50, E. Palestine 43 Copley 67, Richfield Revere 44 Day. Carroll 53, Cin. McNicholas 50 Day. Chaminade-Julienne 52, Cin. Purcell Marian 34 Day. Stivers 79, Franklin Middletown Christian 69 Dresden Tri-Valley 43, Zanesville W. Muskingum 36 E. Can. 54, Rootstown 53 Fairfield 43, Centerville 36 Gibsonburg 85, Lakeside Danbury 39 Girard 57, Cortland Maplewood 54 Hartville Lake Center Christian 46, Kingsway Christian 20 Houston 46, Minster 44 Ironton St. Joseph 60, Portsmouth Clay 58 Jamestown Greeneview 61, Mechanicsburg 41 Kalida 51, Pandora-Gilboa 29 Kettering Alter 56, Hamilton Badin 33 Kettering Fairmont 45, Hamilton 37 Lockland 57, Cin. Hills Christian Academy 29 Lore City Buckeye Trail 53, Caldwell 43 Loveland 58, Cin. Glen Este 56 Macedonia Nordonia 56, Wadsworth 46 Mason 49, Kings Mills Kings 41 McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 44, Carey 17 Milford 43, Wilmington 39 Mogadore 59, Garrettsville Garfield 55 Monroe 49, Eaton 38 N. Lewisburg Triad 50, Cedarville 40 Napoleon 65, Maumee 58, OT Navarre Fairless 69, Doylestown Chippewa 47 New Boston Glenwood 57, Portsmouth W. 50 New Concord John Glenn 56, Byesville Meadowbrook 25 New Lexington 71, Crooksville 44 New Middletown Spring. 59, Hanoverton United 26 Norton 110, Akr. Springfield 53 Norwood 70, New Richmond 56 Oregon Stritch 50, Tol. Ottawa Hills 34 Orwell Grand Valley 70, Conneaut 46 OVC 42, Calvary Baptist, W.Va. 39 Philo 58, McConnelsville Morgan 36 Portsmouth 54, Jackson 39 Racine Southern 66, Crown City S. Gallia 58 Riverside Stebbins 49, St. Paris Graham 45 Russia 69, Ansonia 51 S. Charleston SE 55, W. Liberty-Salem 44 Salineville Southern 66, Leetonia 64 Sarahsville Shenandoah 58, Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 48 Seaman N. Adams 55, W. Union 33 Spring. Cath. Cent. 61, Spring. NE 57 Spring. Kenton Ridge 64, Spring. NW 59
Springboro 71, W. Carrollton 48 Stow-Munroe Falls 57, Strongsville 46 Streetsboro 60, Ravenna 56 Tiffin Columbian 63, Port Clinton 46 Tipp City Tippecanoe 67, Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan 30 Tol. Emmanuel Baptist 55, Northwood 48 Tol. Maumee Valley 43, Tol. Christian 42 Troy Christian 64, Day. Miami Valley 34 Twinsburg 62, N. Royalton 58 Uniontown Lake 54, N. Can. Hoover 52 Warren Harding 48, Can. McKinley 43 Waynesville 74, Middletown Madison 69 Wellsville 67, N. Jackson JacksonMilton 46 West Middlesex, Pa. 60, Hubbard 38 Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 57, Sylvania Northview 53 Windham 48, Atwater Waterloo 44 Worthington Christian 76, Sugar Grove Berne Union 46 Youngs. Liberty 60, Austintown Fitch 56 Zanesville Maysville 53, Thornville Sheridan 50 Girls Basketball Tuesday’s Scores Aurora 67, Hudson WRA 39 Bloomdale Elmwood 53, Genoa Area 40 Cin. Hughes 52, Cin. Aiken 34 Cin. Oyler 59, Cin. Riverview East 28 Cin.Winton Woods 49, Mt. Notre Dame 32 Cle. Glenville 70, Cle. MLK 23 Cle. Hay 36, Cle. JFK 32 Cols. Centennial 56, Cols. East 25 Cory-Rawson 40, Kansas Lakota 36 Day. Meadowdale 66, Day. Jefferson 26 Edgerton 60, Gorham Fayette 50 Findlay Liberty-Benton 86, OttawaGlandorf 45 Gates Mills Gilmour 41, Burton Berkshire 38 Gates Mills Hawken 38, Fairport Harbor Harding 30 Georgetown 54, Bethel-Tate 46 Haviland Wayne Trace 63, Paulding 46 Kidron Cent. Christian 62, Canton Heritage Christian 37 Maria Stein Marion Local 61, Sidney Lehman 44 Milton-Union 53, Camden Preble Shawnee 35 N. Baltimore 62, Dola Hardin Northern 47 N. Robinson Col. Crawford 39, Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 36 New Knoxville 50, Botkins 38 Ottoville 63, Lima Bath 54 Rossford 34, Millbury Lake 30 Sandusky St. Mary 56, Tiffin Calvert 49 Wapakoneta 72, Lafayette Allen E. 40 Willoughby S. 44, Chardon NDCL 39
TRANSACTIONS Wednesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX_Agreed to terms with C Kelly Shoppach on a one-year contract. KANSAS CITY ROYALS_Agreed to terms with LHP Francisley Bueno, RHP Juan Gutierrez, C Max Ramirez and OF Greg Golson on minor league contracts. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS_Agreed to terms with C Kwame Brown on a oneyear contract. MILWAUKEE BUCKS_Re-signed F Luc Richard Mbah a Moute to a multiyear contract. NEW JERSEY NETS_Signed F Shelden Williams. PHOENIX SUNS_Waived G Zabian Dowdell. Signed G Ronnie Price. Added F Marcus Landry to the roster. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL_Suspended Pittsburgh LB James Harrison for one game without pay for his hit on Cleveland QB Colt McCoy in a game on Dec. 8. BUFFALO BILLS_Signed OT Erik Pears to a contract extension. DALLAS COWBOYS_Placed RB DeMarco Murray and S Barry Church on injured reserve.Signed RB Sammy Morris and S Mana Silva. Signed CB C.J. Wilson to the practice squad. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS_Placed CB Ron Parker on injured reserve. Released DE Keith Darbut from the practice squad. Signed DE John Graves to the practice squad. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS_Signed DE Nick Reed. Signed DT Lamar Divens, OT Mike Ingersoll and FB Austin Sylvester to the practice squad. TENNESSEE TITANS_Signed LB Kevin Malast off Jacksonville's practice squad. Placed LB Barrett Ruud WASHINGTON REDSKINS_Signed TE Richared Quinn. Placed T Chris Baker on injured reserve.< HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL_Fined Tampa Bay F Steve Downie $2,500 for leaving the bench to become involved in an altercation in a game on Dec. 8. BOSTON BRUINS_Recalled F Zach Hamill from Providence (AHL). FLORIDA PANTHERS_Assigned LW Tim Kennedy to San Antonio (AHL). NASHVILLE PREDATORS_Activated F Blake Geoffrion from injured reserve and assigned him to Milwaukee (AHL). Assigned D Taylor Aronson to Cincinnati (ECHL). ST. LOUIS BLUES_Recalled F Evgeny Grachev from Peoria (AHL). TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING_Aassigned D Evan Oberg to Norfolk (AHL). WINNIPEG JETS_Claimed F Antti Miettinen off waivers from Tampa Bay. Activated D Ron Hainsey from the injured reserve. LACROSSE National Lacrosse League COLORADO MAMMOTH_Released D Ben Davies, T Graig England, F Connor Martin and F Ryan Boyle. SOCCER Major League Soccer LOS ANGELES GALAXY_Signed MF Marcelo Sarvas. PHILADELPHIA UNION_Signed MF Jimmy McLaughlin. COLLEGE COLORADO STATE_Named Jim McElwain football coach. GUILFORD_Announced the resignation of men's assistant basketball coach Claude Shields to become men's basketball coach at William Peace. IDAHO_Announced the retirement of offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Steve Axman. KANSAS_Named Ron Powlus quarterbacks coach and Tim Grunhard offensive line coach TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI_Named Shanna Caldwell women's soccer coach. TEXAS-ARLINGTON_Named Jim Baker athletics director.