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Drug issues persist at THS BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@tdnpublishing.com

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A handful of drug violations and assaults over the last several weeks has kept Troy High School administrators and its school resource officer busy. According to the city of Troy police department’s Capt. Chris Anderson, all charges have been brought against the juveniles from

TROY possession of drug paraphernalia, prescription drugs and one aggravated assault on campus and one other assault charge off campus. “There’s been quite a few issues here after the gun incident (on Jan. 20),” said Officer Brandon Fellers, Troy High School’s school resource officer. “When you got drugs, you got violence — simple

as that.” A 15-year-old student brought a loaded .22 caliber handgun to Troy High School on Jan. 20. The gun was found at the end of the school day. No one was injured and the student claimed he “forgot” the gun was in his book bag. According to Anderson, the last incident at the Troy High School was Feb. 10 after a student was found carrying a marijuana pipe. Fellers said he hopes a few policies

would change to ensure safety in concerns of backpacks and plans to address the concern with the board of education and administration. “We need to come up with some changes in regards to the freedom of the backpacks to help us get this under control,” Fellers said Wednesday. “Who knows what they have in their backpacks at

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A teacher’s role may be to expand a student’s vocabulary, but one Arizona lawmaker wants to make sure that doesn’t include four-letter words. A state legislator has introduced a bill that would punish public school teachers if they use words that violate the obscenity and profanity guidelines set forth by the Federal Communications Commission. State Sen. Lori Klein introduced the measure because a parent in her district complained about a high school teacher using foul language. The words were “totally inappropriate,” and teachers that don’t keep their language clean aren’t setting a good example for students, she said.

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WM officer sworn in Municipal workers received a pay increase and the police force got a new officer at Tuesday’s West Milton council meeting. The council swore in Todd Daley as a new police officer. He is a native of West Milton. Daley graduated from MiltonUnion High School and completed police officer training from Sinclair Community College. He is also continuing his education, pursuing his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. His family, wife Heather, and her family came out to support him, and watch him take the first step in his career. Daley will not be able to enjoy the municipal pay increase, though, as it does not include police officers who have served less than six years. All other municpal employees receieved a 3.5 percent raise.

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Troy Junior High School student Bailey Williams discusses his favorite places in Washington, D.C.

Winning leads local to D.C. Local student to compete in national history bee BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@tdnpublishing.com

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His knowledge of history is allowing Bailey Williams to make a little history of his own. Williams, 14, an eighth-grade student at Troy Junior High won the regional finals of the National Middle School History Bee on Monday. Williams won the Ohio regional competition and a trip to Washington D.C. to compete in the national finals in April. Williams is one of 33 regional winners who will compete in Washington D.C. The National Championship’s final match will be recorded for telecast on the History channel, and participating students will vie for up to $50,000 in scholarship money. “I like modern American history a lot,” Williams said. “I’ve always

liked history and it’s easy for me to study and learn more about it than any other subject.” Williams had to first submit a history test to be considered for the contest. On Monday at Troy High School, a regional site for the Ohio history bee, Williams beat a student from Biloxi, Miss. to be named the winner. Yet, it was Williams’ love for his favorite team, the University of Michigan, that helped him win the history bee. “They asked me a question about who invented the modern day assembly line in Dearborn, Mich. and I immediately knew it was Henry Ford,” Williams said. “I know a lot of Michigan history since Michigan is my favorite team.” Williams said he got the history

bug from his father, Daryl, who Bailey claims is a “history buff.” “He knows so much about all kinds of history stuff,” said Williams. Adding that his favorite part of modern American history is World War II. “My favorite part is toward the end when the Allies invaded France,” Williams said. Williams said he can’t wait to return to the nation’s capital to visit the sights and museums more indepth than his last visit in sixth grade during Van Cleve’s annual trip. “I liked the Holocaust Museum the best,” Williams said. “I liked learning about (the Holocaust) and respecting it.” Williams also said his favorite memorial was the United State Marine Corps. memorial’s statue of the famous flag raising Iwo Jima.

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Day two of the Jamie Seitz retrial opened Wednesday at Shelby County Common Pleas Court with the cross-examination of the alleged victim, Scarlet Ashworth, and also featured testimony from a woman who purportedly was another girlfriend of Seitz’s and numerous text messages sent to her which confess to beating Ashworth and intending to kill her, Seitz, 46, of Piqua, is charged with attempted murder, felonious assault and three counts of kidnapping following an incident in December 2010 in which he allegedly beat Ashworth and physically prevented her from leaving over a period of several hours at an apartment he rented in Sidney, in addition to later transporting her against her will to his home in Piqua. The cross-examination of Ashworth, 28, of Tipp City, took more than 2 1/2 hours, as lead defense attorney Christopher Bucio called into question her credibility, forcing her to admit that she had at first concealed her intimate relationship with Seitz from the police. Bucio also accused Ashworth of starting the physical altercation on the night in question, which she denied, stating she did not strike Seitz in the head with a toilet tank lid until after he

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at Northern Virginia Community College. The White House says the “Community College to Career Fund” would train 2 million workers for jobs in potential growth areas such as electronic medical records and cyber security within sectors such as health care, transportation and advanced manufacturing. A key component of the community college plan would institute “pay for performance” in job training, meaning there would be financial incentives to ensure that trainees find permanent jobs particularly for programs that place individuals facing the greatest hurdles getting work. It also would promote training of entrepreneurs, provide grants for state and local government to recruit companies, and support paid internships for low-income community college

Edison president responds to speech Staff Report President Barack Obama’s proposal to create an $8 billion fund to train community college students for jobs in high-growth industries drew wholehearted support from Edison Community College President Dr. Cristobal Valdez. Commenting on Obama’s proposal put forth Monday to VALDEZ Congress, Valdez said the announcement is good news to Edison. “We certainly welcome the plan that President Obama has put forth and the emphasis it

PIQUA places on the importance of community colleges,” Valdez said. “Increased funding in this capacity would be a great benefit to Edison students and the area industries that the college partners with.” According to Valdez, Edison and other community colleges are well-suited to providing training needed by today’s employers. “Community colleges have the ability to be the economic development engine that connects businesses with the trained workers that they need,” He said. “We are local, cost effective and we can

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• The Troy Elevator The grain prices listed below are the closing prices of Wednesday. Corn Month Price Change Feb 6.3700 - 6.50 Mar 6.3700 - 6.50 April 6.4100 -7 O/N 5.2500 - 4.50 Beans Month Price Change Feb 12.3600 +6 Mar 12.3600 +6 April 12.3900 + 6.25 S/O/N 12.0550 +3 Wheat Month Price Change Feb 6.3100 -9 J/A 6.2700 -3 J/A 13 6.6450 - 1.25

pened. “I was embarrassed,” she said. “I didn’t know if I’d want to go through all this.” Erin Dearth, who said she was also in a relationship with the married Seitz at the time, took the stand on behalf of the prosecution only because she had been charged with a felony in relation to the incident and negotiated it down to a misdemeanor in exchange for her cooperation. Dearth testified to receiving numerous text messages from Seitz during the night in question, beginning around 11 p.m. and continuing through the next morning. In the messages Seitz said he hated Ashworth, had beaten her severely, intended to kill her, hide the body and go into hiding. “I have beat her bad. I need to kill her and hide the body,” one message read. “I will send you a pic after she is dead,” read another. During this period of several hours, Dearth was in her car trying to find Seitz and Ashworth. She said she did not take the text messages seriously and eventually even picked up Seitz’s wife, Chris, to accompany her before eventually returning home to Enon.

Seitz asked Dearth to help him hide, so after leaving Ashworth in the care of his wife, Chris, he met Dearth at a McDonald’s in Enon. Dearth said Seitz had a knot on his forehead “about the size of a golf ball” from where Ashworth hit him with the toilet tank lid. During their weekend alone together, Dearth said that on several occasions, by mutual agreement, she struck Seitz on the head “as hard as I could” with a piece of wood in order to make his injury look worse. On cross-examination, Dearth told Seitz that she had felt threatened by the authorities and believed they wanted her to lie to make Seitz seem as bad as possible, though she did not say her testimony Wednesday was untrue. Dearth said Shelby County Prosecutor Ralph Bauer had told her he’d sent several women “to Marysville” (the Ohio Reformatory for Women), and said she believed, “If I muff this up, the deal was off.” When Bucio asked if her friends, family or loved ones had been threatened, Dearth claimed Bauer told her he “wanted to put a sword down Jamie’s throat and perforate his gullet.” Breanne Comer took the stand Wednesday as well. She was at the

time of the incident a co-worker of Ashworth’s at the Broad Street Grille in Sidney, which was owned by Seitz. Comer testified to Ashworth’s “state of confusion,” and said in addition to her obvious bruising and swelling, Ashworth appeared “very shaken and slowmoving.” “She appeared to be in very much pain,” Comer said. The day ended with testimony from Detective Warren Melerine of the Sidney Police Department, who was lead detective on the case. He reviewed the timeline of the investigation and also confirmed Ashworth’s injuries, including marks “consistent with strangling” as well as “classic defensive wounds” on her hands. Melerine outlined the search of the apartment and retrieval of evidence, and briefly reviewed interviews with Ashworth. He noted that during the search of the apartment, the pieces of the toilet tank lid had been stacked neatly on the bathroom sink area, indicating that someone had been in the apartment since Ashworth had last been there. Day three of the trial will begin today at 9 a.m. with cross-examination of Melerine.

and possibly the Library of Congress and The Capitol building. “The Martin Luther King memorial is going to be high on my list to see first,” Williams said. Williams said he’ll take a break from studying for now, but plans on brushing up on his world history before he heads to D.C.

“I definitely need to study some world history before the 1900s — I was slacking on that part,” Williams said with a smile. Williams is the son of Tina and Daryl Williams of Troy. Also participating in the history bee was fellow eighth grader James Rowan, 14, who finished fifth in the competition.

Rowan said history is his favorite subject and he enjoyed participating in the contest. The National History Bee will be conducted in Washington, D.C. on April 21-22. For more information about the middle school division of the National History Bee, visit www.ms.historybee.com.

Bee • CONTINUED FROM A1 Marines and I plan on joining the Marines and I like learning about their memorial and their role in wars as much as I can,” Williams said. Other places Williams is excited to see once again is the new Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial

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anytime.” Fellers said the student body has been cooperative in regards to alerting administration if they do see and hear about fights, drugs or other offenses. “We are moving in the right direction but there’s still a lot of obstacles,” Fellers said. “We are here to keep this a safe learning environment.” Troy High School principal Ron Phillis said every incident is followed up. Phillis said, as of late, each report has netted a district policy violation of drug and assault related charges. The SRO then charges the juvenile accordingly. “The last few tips have just panned out,” Phillis

said. “Whenever we get a report we follow up on it immediately.” Phillis said three students have since been suspended for the drug violations and assault charges, one that occurred during a gym class and one off campus. According to the report, during gym class, one student struck another student with a hockey stick, intentionally causing the other student physical harm. “We want to make this environment safe for all kids and we have to take things seriously,” Phillis said. Phillis said all the rules and guidelines are available to students and parents and can be found in their student handbook.

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had hit her several times and strangled her to the point of unconsciousness. Bucio noted that Ashworth had gone to the apartment with Seitz voluntarily, even though the two had argued earlier, and Ashworth said she went to the apartment “on the grounds he said he was going to leave me there and leave.” The attorney repeatedly called into question Ashworth’s honesty and the reliability of her memory, bringing up discrepancies in statements she has made, her reluctance to give authorities the complete facts of her relationship and inconsistencies in the details she has provided. He questioned the seriousness of her injuries, noting she drove approximately 150 miles the day following the incident before going to the hospital for treatment, despite her claims that she could barely see from the swelling to her eyes and could barely walk. “Should I have been driving? No, probably not,” she responded. Ashworth admitted that she hesitated to seek treatment or go to the police at first because she did not want anyone to know what had hap-

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Participants are asked to 440-5265 to The data collected creates bring 1 25-pound bag of quala snapshot of bird populalist your free ity dog food and/or one large tions and can be used to bag of cedar chips to help calendar determine declines in popsupport D.R.E.A.M. Cash items.You ulations, changes in distridonations also are invited. bution and trends in can send Participants will receive a species survival. This proyour news by e-mail to mini-session with their pet, gram is coordinated by the vallieu@tdnpublishing.com. plus a complementary social Brukner Bird Club. media file. For more information, visit Studio 85’s website TODAY at www.studioeightyfive.com or the D.R.E.A.M. website at • PSEOP MEETING: A mandatory www.dream4pets.org. PSEOP meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. at • NIGHT HIKE: Brukner Nature Center’s Covington High School. Parents of interest- night hike, Month of Love,” will be offered at ed students with at least a 2.5 GPA should 7 p.m. at the center. Join participants for a attend to hear more information. brief visit with the resident eastern screech• BOARD MEETING: The Covington owl, to be followed by an exploration of the Exempted Village School District Board of night woods. Come dressed for weather. The Education will meet at 6 p.m. at the board event is free and open to the public. office in Covington Middle School. • FISH FRY: The Fletcher Volunteer Fire • BOARD TO MEET: The Miami County Department will host an all-you-can-eat fish Board of Elections will meet at 3 p.m. in the and chicken dry fundraiser from 5-7:30 p.m. Miami County Meeting Room, adjacent to in the firehouse at 6605 State Route 589, the office on the ground floor of the courtsouth of Fletcher. The menu will include house, 215 W. Main St., Troy. deep-fried fish and chicken, as well as • DISCOVERY WALK: A morning disfrench fries, applesauce, coleslaw, bread covery walk for adults will be offered from and butter and a beverage. Adult meals are 8-9:30 a.m. at Aullwood Audubon Center, $8, children 5-12 are $5 and kids under 5 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Tom eat free. The final fish fry will be March 17. Hissong, education coordinator, will guide • STAR GAZE: Join the Stillwater walkers as they experience the seasonal Stargazers as they explore the starry night changes taking place. Bring binoculars. sky above Brukner Nature Center beginning at 8 p.m. Members will have their telescopes set up and will be available to answer quesFRIDAY tions. The program is free and open to the public. Meet in the parking lot following the • FRIDAY DINNER: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, night hike. • CHESS CLUB: Chess club will be held Ludlow Falls will offer dinner from 6-7:30 at from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the Troy-Miami pm. for $7-$8. For more information, call County Library for students in second (937) 698-6727. • FRIDAY DINNER: The Covington VFW through eighth grade. All skill levels are invited to attend. Post No. 4235, 173 N. High St., Covington, • SCORE WORKSHOP: The Troy-Miami will offer dinner from 5-8 p.m. For more County Public Library and Dayton SCORE information, call 753-1108. will host a workshop for those wanting to • FILM SERIES: Hayner’s Let’s Go to the Movies series will continue with a 1957 learn about small business ownership from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Troy-Miami classic love story starring Cary Grant as County Public Library, 419 W. Main St., Troy. playboy Nicky Ferrante and Deborah Kerr • POT PIE: A chicken pot pie dinner will as night club singer Terry McKay. The be offered from 4-6:30 p.m. at the Troy View series is free and open to the public. Church of God, 1770 N. County Road 25-A, Hayner is located at 301 W. Main St., Troy. Troy. Dinner will include chicken pot pie, There will be cafe-style seating with popmashed potatoes, green beans, corn, corn and soda pop. The film series is tossed salad and dessert. Adults meals will intended for adult viewership and may not be $6, children 4-12 years $4 and 3 years be appropriate for children under 13. Due and under free. to licensing restrictions, Hayner is not • DOLLAR SALE: All hanging clothes allowed to publish the names of the films. will be on sale for $1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For a list of this year’s films, stop by at Anna’s Closet, Troy. Anna’s Closet is an Hayner and pick up a magnet or visit the outreach arm of Ginghamsburg Church, website at www.troyhayner.org. Tipp City. Call 875-2909 for more informa• FISH FRY: The Miami County Women tion. of the Moose will offer an all-you-can-eat • BIRD COUNT: Participants are invited fish fry from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at 12 S. Dorset visit Aullwood from 9:30-11:30 a.m. to to Road, Troy. Entertainment with Kim Fox will count birds that visit the center’s feeders. begin at 8 p.m. This also is an opportunity to count birds • BAKED CHICKEN: The American and learn to identify our common winter Legion Auxiliary, 377 N. 3rd St., Tipp City, birds. Admission is free. will offer chicken cordon bleu from 6-7:30 • BIRD BASICS: Learn winter bird identip.m. for $7. Dinner also will include fication basics and how to count birds from whipped potatoes, vegetable, salad, roll 2:30-4 p.m. at Aullwood. Tom Hissong, and butter and dessert. Aullwood’s education coordinator, • BIRD COUNT: Participants are invited will offer a hands-on program for all ages on to visit Aullwood from 9:30-11:30 a.m. to how to identify the common winter birds in count birds that visit the center’s feeders. the area. This also is an opportunity to count birds • EARTH ADVENTURES: Classes from and learn to identify our common winter 5-7 p.m. will offer age-appropriate, hands-on birds. Admission is free. activities that enable children to explore the world of nature and farming in the winter at SATURDAY Aullwood. Fees vary. Prepaid registration is required by calling Aullwood at (937) 890• CHILI DINNER: The Troy Senior 7360 for more information. Citizens Center, 134 N. Market St., Troy, will offer a chili dinner for $6 from 5-7 p.m. SUNDAY Advanced tickets will be available at the center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday • BREAKFAST SET: Made-to-order and at the door. For more information, call breakfast will be offered at the Pleasant Hill 335-2810. VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, • VIKINGFEST: The Miami East Ludlow Falls, from 8-11 a.m. Everything is a Education Foundation’s VikingFest 2012 will la carte. be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Miami East • VIEW FROM THE VISTA: Come disElementary, 4025 State Route 589, cover Brukner Nature Center’s vista bird Casstown. Admission is free to the school carnival that will include games, baking con- life, enjoy a homemade cookie and a hot cup of bird-friendly coffee and join memtests, food, student art show, local vendors, bers of the BNC Bird Club as you learn to silent auction and Ric Hacker and the identify our feathered friends from 2-4 p.m. Greasers on stage at 1:30 p.m. For more All levels of birders are invited to attend. information, visit www.miamieast.k12.oh.us. • BUFFET BREAKFAST: The Sons of the American Legion Post 43, 622 S. Market MONDAY St., Troy, will offer an all-you-can-eat buffet style breakfast to the public from 7-10:30 • RELAY KICK OFF: The Relay for Life a.m. for $7. Breakfast will include scrambled kick off luncheon will at Outback eggs, sausage gravy and biscuits, fried Steakhouse, Troy. The lunch is open to the potatoes, bacon, sausage, toast, juice and public, but pre-sale tickets are required. coffee. Take out orders will be available by Seating times are 11:30 a.m. and 12:40 calling 335-3502. Wi-Fi also is available. p.m. Carry out meals also will be available. • PORK CHOPS: The Pleasant Hill VFW The Outback will serve a plated lunch, Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, including their signature steak, chicken on Ludlow Falls, will offer a marinated pork the Barbie, your choice of salad, beverage chop (non-marinated pork chops available and cheesecake. All proceeds go to the upon request) dinner with baked potato and Relay For Life for cancer research and green bean casserole for $9 from 5-7 p.m. patient support programs. For tickets and • BLANKET DAY: A Project Linus Make information about this year’s Relay, call a Blanket Day event and collection site will (937) 524-2214 or email be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Ginghamsburg RelayJoyceKittel@gmail.com. Church Discipleship Center, 7695 S. County • OFFICES CLOSED: Troy city offices Road 25-A, Tipp City. Participants can make will be closed for the Presidents Day holiblankets for children in need of some love day. City refuse collection and curbside and encouragement. Some pre-cut kits will recycling will be on schedule. Troy City be available, as well as a limited number of Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

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Committee begins zoning code update BY CECILIA FOX For the Troy Daily News editorial@tdnpublishing.com The first meeting of the steering committee on Tuesday night kicked off the yearlong zoning code update process. Last November, Tipp City entered into a contract with Compass Point Planning for assistance with the comprehensive zoning and subdivision code update, the first comprehensive update since 1993. The update is intended to clean up inconsistencies in the current code and eliminate any contradiction. It will also streamline and modernize regulations, making them easier for residents and businesses to understand. Wendy Moeller from Compass Point Planning led the meeting, presenting feedback from local boards and businesses and urging the steering committee to think about the changes they would like to see made. Key problems with the current code have been parking and signage. Last fall, the Tipp City Church of the Nazarene ran into difficulties with the sign code and appealed to council to change the code so they could install a new LED sign. Council overturned the planning board’s decision and enabled the church to get their sign. Before that, the new Holiday Inn and Warrior Racing came into conflict with the code. Many other businesses have had issues with the city’s parking regulations. Members of the steering committee stressed that the new code needs to be more business friendly, for both local

TIPP CITY businesses and larger chains, and more efficient. “The biggest thing is to be more business friendly,” said Mayor Dee Gillis. Councilman and steering committee member Joe Gibson said that the new code should not be a burden to businesses and residents. “Existing businesses approach us often about limitations and restrictions that are either inconsistent or outdated,” Gibson said. The code update is expected to be a yearlong process consisting of four stages. The first stage, initiation, was completed when the contract with Compass Point Planning was signed. The second stage, evaluation, is expected to be completed by the end of next month. This stage involves reviewing the existing code and evaluating the issues and problems with the existing regulations. The consulting team will then propose solutions to the issues and build a blueprint for the new code. During stage three, the consulting team will draft the new regulations section by section and gather feedback from the steering committee, the boards, and the public. This phase should be complete by November of this year. By next February, the newly revised code should be ready for adoption, the final stage. The community can keep track of the revision process by attending public meetings and checking the city’s website at www.tippcityohio.gov/ codeupdate.cfm.

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Try delicious banana nut coffeecake Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little past 7 a.m. and the bright glow in the eastern sky looks like a promise for a sunny day. The sun is always welcome at this time of the year. The ground is covered with snow again and the temperatures are colder. Finally feels like winter. Saturday morning our thermometer showed 6 degrees. The last few days the morning temperature has been around 20. The new stove is heating well and is saving us coal. It was high time for a new one. I am making coffee. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drink coffee every morning but it feels like I need some this morning. I was up with daughter Lovina, 7, during part of the night. She came to our bedroom and told us she has to throw up. Before I could get her to our bathroom she threw up on our floor. Sigh. I thought she felt warm, so I took her temperature and it showed 103. After some fever reducer she is sleeping well. She didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even wake up with the commotion of the other children getting ready for school. When my children get sick and I am tending to their needs my

away, but every Feb. 17 my thoughts are with him as he would be celebrating another birthday if he were still here. If he had lived he would be 81 this month. Friday the 17th there will be no school and also the following Monday. The children are excited about having two four-day school weeks. That is their mid-winter break. Wednesday will be their Lovina Eicher 100th day of school for this Troy Daily News Guest school year. Columnist Lovina and Kevinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s class do something special like bringing thoughts often go back to my in 100 small items to count. I mother. She was always there will probably let them take butfor us when we were sick and I tons. Also Kevinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s class has to would often think â&#x20AC;&#x153;doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t she bring 100 pieces of something ever get tired?â&#x20AC;? Now that I see it edible like cereal, marshmalfrom a motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point of view it lows, chocolate chips, cookies, just seems natural to take care pretzels or so forth. They mix it of them while they are sick. all together and call it â&#x20AC;&#x153;100 Sitting there in the middle of Hash,â&#x20AC;? which they all enjoy eatthe night holding Lovina it ing. makes me think of how fortuDaughter Elizabeth stays nate and blessed we truly are. with 3 young children 3 days a The quiet and peacefulness of week while their mother works. the night somehow gives a perShe watches 1 year old twins son time to think back over the and a 3-year-old boy. She enjoys years. In May it will be 12 years the children and is used to since my dear father passed watching over little ones from

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her experience being the oldest of 8. Tuesday Elizabeth and Susan will go clean a house nearby. I miss their help when they are home but they like to earn money too. Last week I sewed Benjamin and Kevin each a new pant. I have another one cut out for Kevin, which I hope to sew this week. Kevin has had a growth spurt and needs longer pants. I also have material to make me a few new dresses. It seems I sew for everyone else in the family and put my own sewing off. I sure could use a few new dresses. Another sewing project I hope to do is make the boys new Sunday pants and jackets. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind sewing the pants but the jackets are not my favorite things to sew. Kevin brought home a fake snake from school and the boys having fun trying to scare me with it. This morning I went to put the eggs back in the refrigerator and I almost dropped them when I saw the snake between food containers. I imagine they would have laughed if they would have seen me drop

California culinary style since that first bite. One of my favorites is to take the idea of the classic smoked salmon canape and make it playful. All it takes is a little imagination and a sturdy cookie cutter to make these smoked salmon stars. This is an Oscar-worthy treat that is appropriate regardless of your favorite movie or actor. Everyone will love to eat them, they are easy to make â&#x20AC;&#x201D; more an assemblage than an actual recipe â&#x20AC;&#x201D; making them a good choice for the novice host. And donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t put the recipe away once the Oscars are done; the idea is adaptable to every occasion. I frequently make them in the shape of pigs, using a pig cookie cutter, of course!

BANANA NUT COFFEECAKE 1/2 cup oil 1/2 cup milk 2 eggs 2 mashed bananas 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 1/2 cups flour 1 cup chopped nuts 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda Preheat oven to 350. In a large mixing bowl combine all of the ingredients and beat until smooth and creamy. Pour into a greased 9 X 13 cake pan. Add the topping. Topping: 1 cup brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 cup nuts, 2 tablespoons butter, 4 tablespoons flour Combine sugar, cinnamon, flour, nuts and cut in butter. Sprinkle on top of cake. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.

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Eat like a chef-to-the stars at your Oscar party Having an Oscar party? Trying to decide what should be on the menu? Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a simple but spectacular appetizer. People often pay homage to Oscar nominated movies with thematic food inspired by the hits. But I prefer to pay homage to Wolfgang Puck, who for years has been the official caterer for the Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ball post-Oscar bash. Despite being born and raised in Austria, Puck generally is regarded as one of the forefathers of California cuisine. I remember going to his restaurant, Spago, years ago when it was the hottest table in Beverly Hills. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be lying if I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fess up to going in part to check out the star-studded scene, but mostly I went for the famed smoked salmon pizza. And it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t disappoint; that pizza is still one of my favorite food memories. The simple goodness of a wood grilled pizza crust smeared with dill cream and topped with smoked salmon and a garnish of caviar was luxurious and accessible all in one delicious bite. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made many of my own riffs on Puckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

them. It seems I should be used to that trick by now. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll conclude the column by sharing this great recipe for â&#x20AC;&#x153;banana nut coffee cake.â&#x20AC;?

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lemon. Make sure you get only the yellow peel, as the white pith underneath is bitter. If you do this in advance, cover the zest with a damp paper towel and plastic wrap so the lemon curls do not dry out before you use them. Start to finish: 20 minSMOKED utes SALMON STARS Makes 12 stars Have one of your 6 slices of pumpernickguests bring a bottle of el bread or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Texas Toastâ&#x20AC;? Domaine Carneros rose 5.2-ounce package sparkling wine to serve Boursin garlic and herb with these festive appecheese, at room tempertizers. They work so well ature together. 4-ounce package thinly To make the zest, use a sliced smoked salmon Zest of 1 lemon (cut sharp citrus stripper to into strips) peel long strips from a

Black caviar, optional Toast the bread, then let it cool to room temperature by placing on a rack or leaving in the toaster. If you put the hot toast on a plate, it will steam underneath and become soggy. Spread about 2 to 3 teaspoons of Boursin cheese over each piece of toast. Top with salmon, trimming to fit, if necessary. Use a star cookie cutter to cut each slice into as many stars as possible. Garnish with lemon peel strips. Place caviar in the center of the star. Arrange on platter and serve.

utes Servings: 8 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium yellow onion, finely diced 1 clove garlic, minced 2 cups peeled, diced sweet potato (1 large) 28-ounce can diced tomatoes 15-ounce can tomato sauce 2 cups chicken broth 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar Salt and ground black pepper 1/2 cup chopped marcona almonds 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary In a large saucepan over medium-high, heat the olive oil. Add the onion, garlic and sweet potato. Saute until the sweet potatoes start to brown, about 10 minutes. Add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce and chicken broth. Bring to a simmer, then cook until the potatoes are very tender, about 20 minutes. Working in batches if needed, transfer the soup to a blender and puree until Tomato Sweet Potato smooth. Return the soup to Soup with Rosemary the pan, stir in the vinegar, Marcona Almonds then season with salt and This soup is great what- pepper. ever the weather. When itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s In a small bowl, mix cool, serve it hot. When itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s together the almonds and hot, serve it cool (and rosemary. Ladle the soup into topped with a spoonful of serving bowls, then sprinkle sour cream). the almond mixture over each Start to finish: 30 minserving.

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for his offers to let me wait inside. Thank you to the two men who stopped to make sure I was OK and that help was coming. Thank you to the sheriff’s deputy who stopped and had me wait in his car and called AAA for a follow up on the tow truck. Thank you to Lumpkin’s Towing for getting me safely

back to Troy. And thank you to Bushong Auto Service for the quick repairs on my car. Miami County is full of wonderful people and I’m glad to have been able to meet so many of them that day.

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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 Chattanooga (Tenn.) Free Press on Obama’s Afghanistan strategy: There is little we would like more than for peace and stability to reign in Afghanistan and for the U.S. military to be able to end combat operations there immediately. But that has to be guided not by wishful thinking but by conditions on the ground. Unfortunately, there are strong indications that the Taliban — the radical Muslims in Afghanistan who harbored al-Qaida terrorists prior to the 9/11 attacks on America — are seeking to regain control of that country, and that they will intensify efforts to take power if U.S. forces leave. That is a horrible prospect for the Afghan people, who suffered under Taliban brutality until the United States led the effort to remove the Taliban from power after 9/11. But the Taliban threatens our country, too. Taliban rule in Afghanistan poses the possibility of al-Qaida again finding safe haven there and plotting more terrorist attacks against us. That raises big doubts about the Obama administration’s decision to speed the end of As I the United States’ combat role in Afghanistan. See It Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says our ■ The Troy troops’ role will change from combat to the Daily News training of Afghan forces by late 2013, earlier welcomes than previous estimates. columns from That is worrisome because of indications our readers. To from U.S. intelligence sources that hard-won submit an “As I progress toward stability and security in See It” send Afghanistan could be in jeopardy. your type-writWe don’t want to keep U.S. forces in ten column to: Afghanistan any longer than necessary. But the ■ “As I See It” administration shouldn’t make politically popuc/o Troy Daily lar decisions today that may have long-term News, 224 S. negative consequences. Market St., Troy, OH 45373 The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky., on Mitt Romney and the poor: ■ You can also e-mail us at Presidents have had New Deals, Fair Deals editorial@tdnpu and a “war on poverty” aimed at lifting up the blishing.com. poor and preventing the middle and working ■ Please classes from backsliding. include your full Even presidents and presidential candidates name and telewho probably were much more concerned with phone number. Wall Street barons and oil tycoons acted as if they cared about the poor. (Remember George W. Bush and “compassionate conservatism”?) And now we have Mitt Romney, who began his first full day after the Florida primary victory that probably destines him to be the Republicans’ presidential nominee by telling a startled CNN interviewer, “I’m not concerned about the very poor.” Romney later insisted that the quote was taken out of context — he added that a safety net protects the poor, pledged to fix it if it’s in need of repairs and emphasized aid to the struggling middle class — and still later said he “misspoke” and made a “slip up on a word.” The problem is that the context of Romney’s remark is actually far more troubling than the single line that has received so much attention as the latest example of his tin ear. His professed middle-income concern for “the 90, 95 percent of Americans who right now are struggling” shows appalling ignorance about the extent of poverty in this country. According to the 2010 Census, 15.1 percent of Americans — more than 46 million people — live in poverty. The percentage for children is 22 percent, and wildly disproportionate numbers of them will remain poor all of their lives ,,, Yet, those are the people that Romney, as president of the United States, wouldn’t worry about. That should worry everyone else.

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Time to grouse about a mouse in the house We’ve had a houseguest in the Fong household the past few weeks — a hairy little thing known with buck teeth for carrying germs and diseases. No, I’m not talking about my best friend Randy. I know because the other day, I heard my wife scream, “David, I just saw a mouse run across the living room!” Except she was so frantic when she said it, it all kind of came out really, really fast and sort of sounded like one word big word: “DavidIjustsawamouserunacrosst helivingroom!” When she said she saw a mouse, I assumed she was just telling me for my own personal edification and didn’t realize I was actually supposed to do something about it. So I simply responded, “Well, it’s that time of year. It’s cold outside, so he probably came in here to get warm. I’m sure he’ll leave in a few days.” At that point, my wife reached out, grabbed my eyelids, and pulled me in close. At that point, still holding onto my eyelids, she said, “I don’t think you under-

David Fong Troy Daily News Executive Editor stand. You are the man of this house. You fix nothing, you clean nothing, you don’t even do any heavy lifting. Really, you contribute two things to this family — you open jar lids and you kill things that come into this house uninvited. You will be killing this mouse or you will be buying me a new house that doesn’t have any mice in it. Those are your two choices.” Given the current state of the housing market, I figured it would be easier to kill the mouse than it would be to buy my wife a new house. Little did I know just how wrong I was. In the old days, killing a mouse was a pretty simple

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proposition. You put cheese in a trap, set the spring and waited for it to snap on the little mouse. When I went to the hardware store, however, I quickly found the business of killing mice has gone high tech. There are devices that will send out electronic signals that will drive the mice out of your house. There are contraptions shaped like little mouse houses that will poison the mice. There are the standard traps that still work on the basic premise of snapping the mouse’s neck. I chose to go the middle route — the poisonous house. I carefully set up the traps in the places the mouse had been spotted. And I sat back and waited for the mouse to die. And then I waited some more. And some more. And then, late at night, as I sat in my living room, I heard a sound I will never forget. It was the mouse laughing at me. And so I decided at that point I not only wanted the mouse out of my house, I wanted it to suffer for its insolence. So I went back

to the store and bought the spring-loaded traps. In my mind, I pictured myself loading the trap up with cheese, setting the death bar in place and waiting to hear it snap on his little head. I must have snapped my own finger at least a dozen times trying to set that stupid thing. And so I never did manage to load the stupid trap. Turns out it doesn’t much matter, however. Sometime in the past few days, the mouse has apparently vacated our house. My guess is he wants to go somewhere a little more challenging, where he doesn’t have to outwit a complete doofus in order to get his daily meal. He wants to work for a living — and since he’s already outsmarted me at every turn, it’s time to move on. Either way, problem solved, in my mind. The little vermin is gone. If only it was so easy to get Randy to leave my house.

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JAMESTOWN — W. Lee White, 78, unexpectantly went home to be with the Lord, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. He was born in Goes Station, Ohio, on Jan. 21, 1934, to Louis C. and Dorothy M. (Taylor) White. He attended Bethel Community Church in Xenia. On April 16, 1954, in Cedarville, Ohio, he married his beloved first wife, Juanita A (Manor) White, who preceded him in death July 17, 1999. They had three daughters and sons-in-law who survive, including Lee Ann and Don Ellsworth of Springfield, Sharon and Rick Boysel of Jamestown and Sandra White and fiancé, Ralph Sivert of Jamestown, and a son James R. of London, Ohio; nine cherished grandchildren, Katy (Mike) Shover, Nathan Ellsworth, Michelle (Jason) Dutton, Jason Boysel, Tom White, Jenny (Chris) Craig, Shannon, Justin and Kylie Cook and fiancé Luke Sobota; three great-grandchildren, Alexis, Caiden and Caleb Craig. Lee later married Judy and they enjoyed 11 loving years together, who also survives with two stepchildren, Teresa Beasecker of Troy and Denis White of Columbus; and two step grandchildren, Jacob Stevens of the U.S. Army, serving in Germany, and Jordan Beasecker of Piqua. He also is survived by two brothers, David (Gail) of North Carolina and Kent R. of Columbus;

PHOENIX (AP) — A teacher’s role may be to expand a student’s vocabulary, but one Arizona lawmaker wants to make sure that doesn’t include four-letter words. A state legislator has introduced a bill that would punish public school teachers if they use words that violate the obscenity and profanity guidelines set forth by the Federal Communications Commission. State Sen. Lori Klein introduced the measure because a parent in her district complained about a high school teacher using foul language. The words were “totally inappropriate,” and teachers that don’t keep their language clean aren’t setting a good example for students, she said. “You’re there to be educated,” Klein said. “You’re not there to talk smack.” Critics say the bill is unnecessary and any discipline needed should be handled by schools and districts, not the Legislature. Klein, a Republican from Anthem, made national headlines last fall when she pointed her gun at a reporter while demonstrating the weapon’s laser sight during an interview. Klein’s proposal may be constitutional, but “not necessarily wise,” said James Weinstein, a Constitutional Law professor at Arizona State University Weinstein said the FCC has made exceptions for offensive language based on context, and that could

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Floyd Brown and his daughter Olivia Brown pose for a photo Monday, in Anthem, Ariz. Borwn, pulled Olivia, a high school junior, from a local public school after she came home upset that one of her teachers was using profanity in the classroom and school administrators didn’t address his concerns. make things complicated. “FCC standards aren’t exactly black and white,” said Anjali Abraham, a lobbyist for the American Civil Liberties Union. A spokeswoman for the National Conference of State Legislators said the organization is not aware of any other state with a law similar to the Arizona proposal. If the bill becomes law, a teacher whose speech or conduct violates FCC regulations would receive a warning, and after three incidents, the teacher would face a week of suspension without pay. A teacher would be fired after the fifth offense. The proposal applies to K-12 teachers, and is limited to speech in a classroom setting. Klein told the Senate committee Wednesday that she wished the issue could be left to school boards, but she didn’t feel they were pro-

tecting “young, impressionable kids” from offensive language. Floyd Brown, the parent in Anthem who complained to Klein, knows better than most what kind of impression words can make. Brown is a longtime Republican strategist who produced the infamous “Willie Horton” ad during the 1998 presidential campaign, which tied Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis to the release of a convicted murderer serving a life sentence. Brown is also the founding chairman of Citizens United, the group whose lawsuit led to a 2010 Supreme Court ruling that barred the government from limiting corporation and labor union spending for political purposes. Last year, Brown’s daughter Olivia came home from high school upset that a teacher was using the Fword in class. Brown

brought the issue to school administrators, but they didn’t take him seriously, he said. Brown said he pulled his daughter, then a sophomore, out of the school and she’s now being homeschooled. “I’m not going to subject my daughter to that kind of environment,” Brown said Brown said he took his complaint to Klein because he lives in her district. A representative for the school district said the school received no complaints about staff using inappropriate language, which would violate the district’s professional conduct policy. Most districts adopt professional conduct policies barring the use of profane language or actions by employees while at work, said Tracey Benson, a spokeswoman for the Arizona School Boards Association, which creates model policies for districts.

New police officer sworn in by West Milton Council Municipal workers get pay raises BY MICHAEL SHANNON For the Troy Daily News editorial@tdnpublishing.com Municipal workers received a pay increase and the police force got a new officer at Tuesday’s West Milton council meeting. The council swore in Todd Daley as a new police officer. He is a native of West Milton. Daley graduated from Milton-Union High School and completed police officer training from Sinclair Community College. He is also continuing his education, pursuing his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. His family, wife Heather, and her family came out to support him, and watch him take the first step in his career. Daley will not be able to enjoy the municipal pay increase, though, as it does not include police officers who have served less than six years. All other municpal employees receieved a 3.5 percent raise. This was approved to be retroactive to the first of the year. The police department will also be getting a new cruiser. Council

approved the purchase of a 2011 Dodge Charger with the police package. “I want to thank the Chief and negotiating officer; he was able to negotiate us a good price,” Municipal Manager Matt Kline said. Chief of Police Garry Kimpel and Kline also want to work on retention of the police force. They are not looking to train officers for three years, and have them move on. Sighting Daley as an example, Kline stated he would like him to stay with the West Milton department — maybe one day be promoted to sergeant or even chief. The municipality is also seeing changes, both to their building and website. Three companies have been interviewed for designing a new website. Two of the three are based in West Milton, and two of the three have already submitted bids. A new city logo has been designed, and is planned to be on the website. Kline discussed possibly painting the new logo on the council chamber wall, as well. The municipal building

WEST MILTON will be getting new carpet, according to a resolution approved by council. The funds for this are not to exceed $5,000, and were included in the 2012 budget. Home Gallery Flooring LLC of West Milton is scheduled for the work. “Not too many people knew we had a carpet company in West Milton,” Kline. “If we can do business in town, that’s what we are wanting to do.” Another amendment approval was for the cost of publishing the city ordinance’s. Council amended the original proposal of $15,000 for the publishing cost. Kline originally made the estimate of $15,000 based on the last publication of the ordinances, in 2005, which was just over $14,000. After discussing with Publishing House, Kline and the publishing staff are working on coming up with a better figure. “I am guessing $25,000. I’m guessing,” Kline said. The council approved the cost amendment to the proposal. “I’m all for it,” said council member Susan Willis.

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W. LEE WHITE brother-in-law, Gary (Dorothy) Manor; sistersin-law, Rosemary Manor and Paula White; numerous nieces and nephews. Lee farmed in Greene County for 39 years, while taking time to drive the bus for the gospel singing group the Rhythm Masters for several years, where he developed his deeper love for the Lord, woodworking and carpentry projects, golfing, gardening and yard work. He also enjoyed many trips to Holmes County over the past several years of his life, as he loved to observe the farming practice of the Amish. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother Richard “Dick”; his in-laws, Charles and Anna Manor; brothers-in-law, William (Billy) and David Manor; and sister-in-law Wynona Manor. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at Neeld Funeral Home, 1276 N. Detroit St., Xenia. Services will be at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 17, at the Bethel Community Church, 1020 Lower Bellbrook Road, Xenia, with the Rev. John Lockwood officiating. Burial will be in the Grape Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 15120 Chicago, IL 60693, or to Hospice of Dayton Foundation, which he continued to support as they lovingly cared for Juanita prior to her death, 324 Wilmington Ave., Dayton, OH 45420.

MARY ALICE (MCCARTY) DIPADOVA PIQUA — Mary Alice (McCarty) DiPadova, 59, of Piqua, peacefully passed away in her home Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. She was born in Piqua on April 28, 1952, to Harold and Helen (Fries) DIPADOVA McCarty. Before she went to be with the Lord, Mary grew up in the Piqua-Covington area, but spent a great deal of time living in Long Beach, Calif. It was there she met her sweetheart, the love of her life Tony DiPadova. They were married in 1981 after they moved back to Ohio to be closer to Mary’s family. She was a beloved sister and aunt to a very large family. She will be sadly missed by sisters, Sandra Beckstedt and Delores Blackburn; and brothers, Sonny and Dan McCarty, all of Piqua; and her brother, Rick McCarty of California. She has a stepdaughter, Antonella DiPadova of Italy; and five stepgrandchildren. She also will be loved

and remembered as an ornery Aunt by more than 100 nieces and nephews. Her life was devoted to all of her family, but her most enjoyment in her final days came from her time spent with her special niece Madesan. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband; a sister, Karen Iddings; and two brothers, Randy and Fred McCarty; and step son, Ferdinando DiPadova. Mary enjoyed working in her gardens and enjoyed collecting nutcracker figures. She was a treasure hunter and very creative, she loved to make something new out of something old. Her family and friends will gather to celebrate her life at a graveside service at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17, in Miami Memorial Park Cemetery with Pastor Mark Hina officiating. Contributions, if so desired, can be made to the family or to the American Cancer Society in her memory. Online memories may be left for the family at www.jackson-sarver.com.

FUNERAL DIRECTORY Friday — No school. • MIAMI EAST SCHOOLS Friday — Pepperoni pizza, potato stix, apple, cookie and milk. • MILTON-UNION ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS Friday — Homestyle popcorn chicken, butter bread, corn, fruit, milk. • MILTON-UNION HIGH SCHOOL Friday — Pizza sticks,

green beans, mixed fruit, milk. • NEWTON SCHOOLS Friday — (elementary) Turkey wrap, Fritos, diced pears and milk (high school) build your own wrap and milk. • PIQUA CITY SCHOOLS Friday — No school. • PIQUA CATHOLIC SCHOOLS Friday — Macaroni and cheese, dinner roll, choice of fruit and milk. • ST. PATRICK Friday — Chicken sand-

wich, scalloped potatoes, mixed fruit, milk. • TROY CITY SCHOOLS Friday — Chicken tenders, corn bread, California vegetable medley, fruit, milk. • TIPP CITY HIGH SCHOOL Friday — No school. • UPPER VALLEY CAREER CENTER Friday — General Tso’s chicken or popcorn chicken, fried or sweet brown rice, oriental veggies, assorted fruit and milk.

• Norma V. Williams TROY — Norma V. Williams, 84, of Troy passed away 9:17 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. Arrangements are pending at Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, Troy.

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Exemplary work record should help you land another job Dear Annie: After eight years at my job, I was let go. I have a felony record. The CEO who knew of my background retired last year. He felt I had proved myself and had no problem with me. When he retired, we got an interim CEO. I told him about my record as soon as he came on board. Today, he decided our company would have a zero-tolerance policy for any criminal records, so I was fired. Annie, I voluntarily told my supervisors of my conviction. I worked hard to show that I had overcome my record. Was this a fair thing for the temporary CEO to do? Shouldn't I have been "grandfathered" in? I was told if I kept to the straight and narrow, I would be fine. I have not done one thing out of line and don't plan to. My conviction was more than eight years ago. But apparently, my honesty didn't pay off. No one forgives. No one believes me. I am devastated. What can I do? — Think I'm a Good Person Dear Good Person: If a company fires you because of your race, sexual preference, gender or religion, you would be able to sue them for wrongful termination. If the zero-tolerance policy was implemented solely to skirt around one of the reasons listed above, you might have a case. Otherwise, there doesn't seem to be much recourse, although you could consult an attorney. Please know that your eight-year record as an exemplary employee should help you land another job at a more tolerant company. Also contact the Safer Foundation (saferfoundation.org) for suggestions and assistance. Dear Annie: My longtime boyfriend and I recently married. My entire family was there. They adore my husband. But not a single member of his family attended our little church wedding. The morning of our wedding, one of his sisters texted my fiance and asked whether it was "done yet." When I made a comment on my Facebook page about how amazing my new husband is, this same sister rudely commented, "Enough already." My boyfriend finally told me that this sister thought we should marry in a Catholic church, despite the fact that I am not Catholic and both of us attend a non-Catholic church. I believe this is why his family didn't recognize our special day. I am really hurt. Should I say something or simply ignore this? — Biting My Tongue in Colorado Dear Colorado: Your husband should have told you about his family's religious objections before you married. An intermarriage is hardly a trivial matter, and if you have been with this man for a long time, we are surprised you were not aware of the issue. If his family is otherwise accepting, we would let this go. We also suggest you discuss the problem with your clergyperson and ask for guidance. Dear Annie: The letter from "Put Out in Peoria," whose family members boycott one another's weddings, is a sad but classic example of the many petty family feuds that make their way into your column. Everyone has flaws, and family members hurt one another's feelings, usually unintentionally, perhaps because of conflicts or envy going all the way back to childhood. Bad behavior and selfishness should not be condoned. However, I'd like to suggest that anyone who is fuming about her young children not being invited to a wedding or about her cousin's claiming Grandma's garnet ring that was promised to her should pause to consider all the real suffering there is in the world -- such as the person down the block with terminal cancer or the friend whose child was killed by a drunk driver. Just grow up and get over it. — Rude in Redway, Calif. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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Hint helps avoid unwanted ‘sneak peeks’ Dear Heloise: I graduated from high school and received a laptop computer as a present to take with me to college. I also was told something important that I think is worth sharing. When the built-in camera feature is not in use, whether the computer is on or off, I keep a small piece of paper stuck over the camera to block the feature. This way, if for any reason the feature is accidentally turned on, I (or my roommate) will not be caught on camera. Another hint that works for my roommate and me is to always let each other know when getting

Hints from Heloise Columnist ready to video chat. This way, no one gets caught in the background walking past fresh out of the shower! — Brenda L. in Florida Brenda, great security hints! It is always smart to be safe! With cameras on computers and cellphones, privacy is an issue. — Heloise

REUSABLE BAGS Dear Heloise: More and more stores sell or give you their reusable bags when you check out with your purchases. Before you know it, you have quite a few. I use mine to store belts, scarves and other odds and ends. — Georgia S., Kansas City, Mo. FINDING OBJECTS Dear Heloise: When you have dropped a small item (contact lens on the bathroom floor, needle on the carpet) and can’t find it, here’s something that always works for me: Put a flashlight on the floor and aim the beam at the area where you think you dropped the item.

Get your eyes as close to floor level as you can, so you’re looking horizontally along the beam. The item will show right up. Make sure to have the room as dimly lit as possible. — J.M. in Florida CLEANER SHOWER Dear Heloise: Here is a quickand-easy way to help clean the bathroom: I have a tub/shower combination with an attached shower door. The tub is very difficult to clean. I purchased a foamrubber mop to use only for this purpose. You do not need to bend or stand in the tub to clean the shower; just use an extended handle! — Doris C., Springfield, Ill.

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HOROSCOPE Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 Your chart indicates that in the year ahead you could be far luckier than you have been in the past with large organizations and/or with the government. Your greatest successes are likely to stem from these two areas. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — If you feel that you’re capable of tackling something that is a departure from your usual endeavors, go for it. Chances are that your perceptions are totally accurate. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — A joint endeavor could prove to be particularly fortunate for you, due to an involvement with someone who is as serious and ambitious as you are. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Expect to be popular, because you’ll employ your gift of making everyone feel special even more than usual. This always leads to constructive relationships and good times. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Unusually numerous opportunities regarding your job or career currently surround you. Someone at the top could be eyeing your work and liking what they see. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Even though it might be more work, it goes without saying that when you use your organizational and managerial skills more effectively, you get exceptional results. It pays to put in the time. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Express your individuality by utilizing your artistic and creative touches at work. These skills will go a long way toward making you stand out from the middling crowd. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — If you put forth your best effort, you should be able to amplify even further something good that you already have going. Think in expansive terms. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — The possibility for personal acquisition is exceptionally good at this time, owing to two special factors: one is your ability and the other is Lady Luck. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Arousing enthusiasm in others will come easy to you, and you’ll have no trouble getting folks to voluntarily participate in things that you feel are priorities. Making your interests appealing should be a snap. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Things have a way of going much better when we maintain an air of mystery and/or secrecy about our lives. Keep both your financial and domestic affairs to yourself. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Take care not to unintentionally put material things above your involvements with close friends. Constructive relationships shouldn’t and can’t be measured in worldly terms. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — If your objectives are more lofty and noble than usual, it’s likely that you will find yourself to be unusually lucky. Unselfish gestures have a way of producing unique rewards. COPYRIGHT 2012 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

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Monday

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Cleveland 42° | 34°

Toledo 46° | 34°

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Youngstown 44° | 34°

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REGIONAL ALMANAC Temperature High Yesterday .............................46 at 3:58 p.m. Low Yesterday..............................33 at 3:59 a.m. Normal High .....................................................39 Normal Low ......................................................23 Record High ........................................69 in 1954 Record Low..........................................-5 in 2007

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TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Thursday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2012. There are 319 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 16, 1862, the Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson in Tennessee ended as some 12,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered; Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s victory earned him the nickname “Unconditional Surrender Grant.” On this date:

• In 1804, Lt. Stephen Decatur led a successful raid into Tripoli Harbor to burn the U.S. Navy frigate Philadelphia, which had fallen into the hands of pirates. • In 1868, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was organized in New York City. • In 1918, Lithuania proclaimed its independence from the Russian Empire. (Lithuania, which was occupied by the Soviet Union, then Nazi Germany, then the Soviet Union

again during World War II, renewed its independence in 1990). • In 1923, the burial chamber of King Tutankhamen’s recently unearthed tomb was unsealed in Egypt by English archaeologist Howard Carter. • Today’s Birthdays: Singer Patty Andrews is 94. Actor Jeremy Bulloch is 67. Actor William Katt is 61. Rhythm-andblues singer James Ingram is 60. Actor LeVar Burton is 55. Actor-rapper Ice-T is 54.

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345 Vacations TIMESHARE: GATLINBURG Times Square. Gatlinburg, TN. Week of Feb. 24-Mar. 2. $400. No pets. (937)698-3691

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In accordance with Ohio Revised Code Chapter 135, The Monroe Township Water and Sewer District will accept written applications until 6:00 p.m. on the 1st day of March, 2012, from any institution eligible to be designated as a public depository, pursuant to said Chapter 135, of the active deposits of said District. Said application shall conform to the following resolution: That the Board of Trustees of The Monroe Water and Sewer District will meet on the 12th day of March, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at the Monroe Township Building, 4 E. Main St., Tipp City, Ohio 45371, at which time the applications for active and interim deposits of said District will be examined and the designation of a depository shall be made for a period of five (5) years commencing on the 13th day of March, 2012. The Board estimates the aggregate maximum amount of District funds to be awarded to said depository and on deposit as inactive deposits to be zero dollars. Please place information pertaining to the following in your submission: Location of proximate branches, hours of operation and contact person in each branch. Interest rate on interest bearing checking account. Please specify what the minimum balance must be to avoid fees. State whether interest rate increases depending on balance in the account. Interest rate on various term Certificates of Deposit. Interest rate on various savings accounts. Do you provide “lock box” service for customer payments; and the cost for such service. Applications should be sealed and endorsed “APPLICATION FOR DEPOSIT OF PUBLIC FUNDS” and mailed or delivered to The Monroe Township Water and Sewer District, Attention William Rodenberg at the Monroe Township Building, 4 E. Main St., Tipp City, Ohio 45371. Questions may be directed to (937) 8770798. 2/16, 2/23-2012 2258460

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TODAY’S TIPS

■ Boys Bowling

• BASEBALL: The Troy High School Baseball Parents Boosters and coach Ty Welker will be holding an informational meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday in the high school cafeteria. Important information for the upcoming season will be discussed. • BASEBALL: Troy Junior Baseball will hold its final sign-ups for registration from 9-11 a.m. Saturday at Extra Innings. For more information, visit troyjuniorbaseball.com or call Keith Perkins at 554-8242. • BASEBALL: Troy High School will host a baseball clinic for ages 9-14 from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. The cost is $25 if registered by Wednesday or $30 for late registration. Download the signup form at www.troyhighschoolbaseball.com or contact coach Ty Welker at welker-t@troy.k12.oh.us. • BASKETBALL: No Limit Sports is offering AAU basketball tryouts for age groups U9-U17 between Feb. 18-22. All tryouts will be held at No Limit Sports Academy at 650 Olympic Drive in Troy. For a list of times and dates or for more information, call (937) 3350738 or email info@nolimitsportsacademy.com. To register, go to www.nolimitsportsacademy.com. • BASKETBALL: No Limit Sports is offering the No Limit Sports Spring Preview basketball tournament on March 9-11 for grades 3-9. The cost is $250 per team with a three-game guarantee. Visit www.nolimitsportsacademy.com or call (937) 335-0738 for more information. • SOCCER: Registrations are now being accepted for the Youth Indoor Soccer League held at Hobart Arena. The program is for ages 4-8, begins in early April and runs through mid May. Register online at www.hobartarena.com on the “Registrations” page. For more information, call the Recreation Department at 339-5145. • SOFTBALL: Registrations are now being taken for the Troy Recreation Department Girls Youth Softball program. This program is for girls currently in grades 1–8. You may register online at: http://troyohio.gov/rec/ProgramRegFor ms.html. Please contact the recreation department at (937) 339-5145 for more information.

Troy boys place third at sectional Staff Reports

KETTERING

The Troy boys bowling team opened defense of their 2011 state title with a methodical performance that resulted in a third place finish at the Sectional Tournament at Woodman Lanes in Kettering on Wednesday. The top six finishers in the sectional advanced to next week’s District Tournament. Joining Troy at District will be Centerville, Beavercreek, Fairmont, Wayne, and Butler. Troy opened the Sectional Tournament with an even 1,000

team game, good for the sixth spot in the 22-team field and 5 pins above the cutline. The Trojans followed with a 1,055 to jump to third place — but more importantly put themselves 152 pins above the cut for the district tournament. From there, Troy methodically plodded along and remained in the third spot the rest of the day. Troy shot a 1,028 in the final team game, putting the Trojans 291 pins ahead of the cut and

virtually assuring Troy a spot at district for the ninth year in a row. The Trojans closed out by averaging 204.5 for the six baker games. A.J. Bigelow was highest finisher for Troy with games of 246204-192 for a 642 series. Jared Sierra built a 619 series on steady games of 199-209-211. Brad Johnson finished with a 609 series and a high game of 238. Cameron Hughes and Kyle Neves combined for a 640 series. Hughes began with a 188 game, then Neves came in to throw a 187 followed by a 265 game in

■ Girls Basketball

Arrows down Indians Staff Reports Another slow start once again came back to bite the Piqua Indians on Wednesday.

LEBANON Piqua (6-15) found itself in a 16-4 hole to No. 1 seed Tecumseh after one quarter of play — and despite playing with the Arrows for the next three quarters, the Indians could never recover in a 58-41 loss in the first round of Division I Sectional in Lebanon. Katie Allen led Piqua with 11 points.

■ College Basketball

Tar Heels rally to top Miami

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WHAT’S INSIDE College Football ...................14 Golf.......................................14 Scoreboard ............................15 Television Schedule..............15 Local Sports..........................16 NBA......................................16

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FRIDAY Boys Basketball Piqua at Troy (7:30 p.m.) Tippecanoe at Stebbins (7:30 p.m.) Miami East at Twin Valley South (8 p.m.) Bradford at Bethel (8 p.m.) Houston at Newton (8 p.m.) Arcanum at Covington (8 p.m.) Emmanuel Christian at Troy Christian (7:30 p.m.) Bowling Division I Sectional Troy, Tippecanoe, Piqua (boys) (4 p.m.) Swimming District (TBA) Wrestling Division I Centerville Sectional Troy, Piqua (6 p.m.) Division III Sectional Miami East, Covington, Troy Christian, Lehman (5:30 p.m.)

which Neves strung the first nine strikes. Andrew Spencer rounded out the Troy scoring with a high game of 217 and a 573 series. The boys will participate next at the District level on Friday, February 24 at Eastern Lanes in Middletown. • Tipp Finishes 7th The Tippecanoe boys missed the cut by one spot, finishing in seventh at Woodman Lanes. The Red Devils sat in 15th place after the first game with a

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Tippecanoe’s Halee Printz dribbles down the court during a tournament game against Northeastern Wednesday in Xenia.

Selfless basketball Tippecanoe downs Northeastern, 61-28 BY JOSH BROWN Sports Editor jbrown@tdnpublishing.com Tippecanoe’s two 1,000-point scorers got their work done early Wednesday night. And with all of the Red Devils’ weapons playing selfless basketball, there was little Northeastern could do about it.

XENIA Ellise Sharpe and Morgan Miller each scored 10 points in a 26-point first quarter, giving the Devils a comfortable cushion and allowing Tippecanoe (14-7) to wrap up a 61-28 victory without much of a fight from the Jets in the Division II Sectional tournament opener at Xenia High School. “The goal was to play strong team basketball and make the extra pass,” Sharpe said. Sharpe had a double-double, finishing with a game-high 21 points and adding 10 rebounds, five steals and four assists as Tippecanoe executed the fast break to perfection. The Devils forced 29 Tippecanoe’s Morgan Miller (4) and Erica Comer

(12) defend a Northeastern player during a ■ See TIPP on 16 tournament game Wednesday in Xenia.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Harrison Barnes scored 23 points and No. 8 North Carolina rallied from an eight-point deficit in the second half and beat Miami 73-64 Wednesday night. The Tar Heels, who came in leading the nation with 83.5 points per game, shot only 38 percent and went 5 for 18 from 3point range. But they forced turnovers on four consecutive possessions in the second half to get back in the game, and held Miami without a point for nearly five minutes down the stretch. North Carolina (22-4, 9-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) took a half-game lead over Duke and Florida State atop the league standings. Miami (15-9, 6-5) lost to the Tar Heels for the 18th time in their 20 meetings, including two defeats this year. John Henson had 14 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks for the Tar Heels, who beat Miami for the 10th time in a row. Tyler Zeller was held to nine points, seven below his average, and shot 4 for 13. But North Carolina outscored Miami 14-6 off turnovers. Durand Scott scored 15 points

■ See ROUNDUP on 16

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Irving comes back, leads Cavaliers to win Lin helps Knicks past Kings, 100-85 Jeremy Lin put aside his record-setting scoring to hand out a career-best 13 assists, and the New York Knicks got back to .500 with their seventh straight victory, 100-85 over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. See Page 16.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 22 points in his return after missing three games with a concussion, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 98-87 win Wednesday night over the reeling Indiana Pacers, who dropped their fifth straight. Irving played for the first time since Feb. 7, when he banged his head following a collision in Miami. The 19-year-old rookie was only cleared to play in the morning by Cavs doctors, who followed the NBA’s new guidelines on head

injuries during his recovery. Irving made the Cavs more complete, but they’re still without center Anderson Varejao, sidelined indefinitely with a broken wrist. Semih Erden started for Varejao and scored a career-high 18 points. Darren Collison scored 18 and Roy Hibbert 17 for Indiana, which was without leading scorer Danny Granger because of a sprained ankle. Dahntay Jones had only three points as Granger’s replacement.

Irving said he felt fully recovered and was excited to be back on the floor. And it showed. The young star went 5 of 6 and scored 12 points in the first quarter, when he added two assists and two rebounds while helping the Cavs jump to an early doubledigit lead. Irving’s legs were lively from the week off. “I kind of took it as a break for me, honestly,” Irving said. “It couldn’t have come at a better time. I’m going to be even busier

next weekend with the All-Star (weekend). It’s good to get a break. … I feel fresh.” Irving didn’t score in the second quarter, but he added eight points in the third making a pair of 3-pointers to help the Cavs, who led by 12 after one and 18 at halftime, keep the Pacers at bay. Cleveland took an 18-point lead into the fourth, but with Irving on the bench, the Cavs became disjointed on offense and didn’t score for the first 5:07 of the quarter.

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TCU drug bust includes four football players FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Authorities arrested 17 students at Texas Christian University on Wednesday as part of a sixmonth drug sting, an especially embarrassing blow to the school because it included four members of the high-profile football team. Arrest warrants painted a startling picture of the Horned Frogs, with a handful of players who allegedly arranged marijuana sales after class or around practice and who told police that most of the team had failed a surprise drug test just two weeks ago. According to police, players sold undercover officers marijuana during the season and as recently as last week. “There are days people want to be a head football coach, but today is not one of those days,” coach Gary Patterson said in a prepared statement. “As I

heard the news this morning, I was first shocked, then hurt and now I’m mad.” The 17 people arrested were caught making “handto-hand” sales of marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy and prescription drugs to undercover officers, police said. They said the bust followed an investigation prompted by complaints from students, parents and others. TCU has an enrollment of about 9,500 students, but the athlete arrests drew the most scrutiny. The bust came just one day after a thrilling overtime victory by the men’s basketball team over a ranked opponent and less than 24 hours after TCU released its football schedule for next season, its first in the Big 12 Conference. Three prominent defensive players on the team were arrested: linebacker Tanner Brock, the leading

tackler two seasons ago, defensive tackle D.J. Yendrey and cornerback Devin Johnson. The other player is offensive lineman Ty Horn. While school Chancellor Victor Boschini said he didn’t think TCU had a “football problem,” the arrest affidavits raise the possibility that other players were involved. In November, a Fort Worth police officer was informed that Horn was selling marijuana to “college students and football players at Texas Christian.” The officer allegedly bought marijuana that day, Nov. 3, two days before a road game at Wyoming, from both Horn and Yendrey. Officers during the next several months allegedly set up drug deals with the players outside restaurants, a grocery store and other areas around campus. On Jan. 19, Brock allegedly sold

an officer $200 worth of marijuana after Yendrey ran out. “After a short conversation about the marijuana, Brock and I exchanged phone numbers, telling me to come to him from now on instead of (Yendrey),” according to the affidavits. Horn and Johnson scoffed at the Feb. 1 team drug test ordered by Patterson, police said. Brock allegedly told an undercover officer that he failed the surprise test “for sure,” but that it wouldn’t be a problem because there “would be about 60 people screwed.” Horn had looked through the football roster and “said there were only 20 people that would pass the test on the team,” Brock said, according to the warrant. And six days after the test, Johnson allegedly sold an officer $300 worth of marijuana. Asked about the test, he said: “What can they

do, 82 people failed it.” TCU released a statement late Wednesday afternoon that said the school tests its athletes for drug use “on a regular basis.” “The comments about failed drug tests made by the separated players in affidavits cannot be verified simply because they were made in the context of a drug buy,” the school said. Patterson declined to answer questions beyond his prepared statement. Phone messages left at the homes of Horn, Johnson and Yendrey were not immediately returned. Brock did not have a listed home number. All of the players are 21 except for Yendrey, who is 20. Brock was being held on $10,000 bond at the Mansfield city jail. Johnson and Horn were being transferred to the jail on Wednesday afternoon and Yendrey had not been

arraigned. Police said they had yet to determine if other football players were involved or would be charged. Officials said the students had been “separated from TCU” and criminally barred from campus, but it wasn’t clear if the players had been kicked off the team. “I expect our studentathletes to serve as ambassadors for the university and will not tolerate behavior that reflects poorly on TCU, the athletics department, our teams or other student-athletes within the department,” athletic director Chris Del Conte said. “Our student-athletes are a microcosm of society and unfortunately that means some of our players reflect a culture that glorifies drugs and drug use. That mindset is not reflected by TCU nor will it be allowed within athletics.”

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NCAA providing just a glimpse of selection process

Legendary coach remembered at Mass in Pa. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was remembered at a memorial Mass on Wednesday as an inspirational leader, devoted family man and someone who tried to live according to the tenets of his religion. “He was not afraid to be the fully alive human being that God called him to be,” said Bishop Joseph McFadden, during the 90minute ceremony at the Cathedral Parish of St. Patrick in downtown Harrisburg. Paterno’s son Scott recalled how his father valued a round, wooden dining room table, describing it as a metaphor for his inclusive approach to life. “That table was to my father what the Academy was to Plato,” Scott Paterno said. Joe Paterno died at age 85 last month after a brief battle with lung cancer. The final months of his life were marked by a child sex-abuse scandal for which his former assistant, Jerry Sandusky, awaits trial on 52 criminal counts. Sandusky denies the allegations. Scott Paterno said his father showed courage and confidence as death approached, and he exhibited no fear or anxiety. “I watched my father live every day he had left without malice in his heart or bitterness on his lips,” he told the hundreds of people inside the cavernous Roman Catholic church. “He was deter-

By the Associated Press

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Penn State football coach Joe Paterno waves to the crowd after defeating Bowling Green 45-19 on Sept. 5, 1987 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa. The win was Paterno’s 200th of his career. mined at every turn, in every moment, to ensure that he made an impact.” Among the attendees was Gov. Tom Corbett, who did not speak at the memorial but told reporters afterward he wanted to be there because he missed the Jan. 25 funeral and memorial services in State

College, where thousands of mourners packed the basketball arena following the former coach’s burial. “This is my way of honoring Joe,” Corbett said. “I’m very glad I was able to be here.” Joe Paterno spent 46 seasons leading the Penn State program, and

remains the winningest coach in major college football. He was fired by the Board of Trustees in November, shortly after he declared he would retire at the end of the season. He said he was “absolutely devastated” by the abuse case.

The NCAA, for the first time this season, is giving the public the same information the men’s basketball committee uses to select teams for the NCAA tournament. Even with all those numbers available, there’s sure to be plenty of scrutiny when the final 68 teams are selected next month. “There are frankly a lot of good basketball teams out there that are playing very good basketball and that adds to the challenge for the 10 committee members here in the selection room,” NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee chairman Jeff Hathaway said Wednesday during a teleconference. Selecting the teams for the NCAA tournament is one of the most dissected behind-the-scenes processes in all of sports. When the tournament added three teams to the bracket last season, the microscope seemed to zoom in even more. This season, the NCAA added a link to its website that ranks teams by RPI, including an expanded comparison of overall and conference records, strength of schedule and records against teams within various categories of RPIs. There’s also a link for the team sheets of all 344 Division I teams, which break down the raw RPI numbers for every game on a team’s schedule — the same sheets the selection committee looks at

when deciding which teams to include in the bracket. The idea was to give the teams, fans and media a look at what the committee is basing its decisions on, though the numbers aren’t the only indicators they use. “Certainly, you need to watch teams play and I think the majority of us see teams play on multiple occasions,” said Hathaway, who retired as Connecticut’s athletic director last year and is now an adviser for the Big East Conference. “That gives you some further insight. How a team looks is crucial and we get out and see games throughout the season. We need to go beyond the numbers.” Last year proved that. Virginia Commonwealth was considered a bubble team last season, one many thought more deserving of the NIT than a spot in the NCAA tournament. The Rams not only got in, they proved nearly everyone wrong with an improbable run to the Final Four, where they joined fellow midmajor Butler in Houston. VCU’s unexpected finish and the strong class of mid-majors this season give the tournament selection committee another thing to factor in during what is already shaping up to be a tough process to fill the bracket. “The bottom line for us as a committee is that there is more quality spread throughout college basketball than we’ve seen in the past couple years,” Hathaway said.

■ Golf

No. 1 Donald on display at Riviera

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Luke Donald reacts on the 18th hole during the first round of Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Jan. 26. Donald didn’t last long at Riviera last year, an obscure start to a season that made him No. 1 in the world.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luke Donald was on the practice range at Riviera before dawn Wednesday, so dark that only temporary floodlights allowed him to see where the ball was going. It was a snapshot of the perks that come with being No. 1 in the world, and what got him there. The best player gets his choice of tee times for the pro-am, and the early spots go first. Along with being No. 1 in the world, Donald sits atop both the PGA Tour and European Tour money lists, the first player ever to lead the two biggest tours. As for the work ethic? Getting to the top wasn’t an accident. “I think the best part of being No. 1 is knowing that my best golf is good enough

to get me to that No. 1 spot, just from a confidence and mental standpoint,” Donald said. “That’s gratifying to know that the hard work is paying off.” The hardest part might be the encore. Donald is coming off a year he won’t ever forget, and it all began at Riviera with a round he would like to erase from his memory. In his first event, he shot a 79 in the second round to miss the cut. Toward the end of his season, he had won a career-best four times, including the most exciting finish this side of a major when he birdied six straight holes to start the back nine at Disney and closed with a 64 for a twoshot victory. It gave him the double money title, and was enough to make him a

landslide winner of PGA Tour player of the year. Off the course was joy and grief. His father, Colin, died of heart failure just a few days before Donald’s wife gave birth to their second daughter. “Obviously, a decent amount of my work had already been done,” Donald said. “I’d had a great season up until that point. And in a way, those couple weeks were very tough. I think the birth of my second daughter helped shed a little bit of grace on the whole situation. It helped with the passing of my father. And I think I came out of it a stronger person with a little bit more perspective.” His father rarely went to golf tournaments. He was proud of his son more as a person than just a

golfer. The last two years had been a struggle, as his father went from double knee replacement to an addiction to pain killers, then bouts of depression. One moment stands out for Donald, and he wasn’t even there. He was at Wentworth, fighting a flawed swing to stay in the hunt long enough to get into a playoff with Lee Westwood, beat him on the first extra hole and replace him as No. 1 in the world. Donald’s brother, Christian, was home that weekend with their father, watching it unfold on television. “He looked in Chris’ eye, and it was a proud moment,” Donald said. “He’s always been proud and supportive, more proud of the person I turned into.”

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BASKETBALL National Basketball Association All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Pct GB W L 20 10 .667 — Philadelphia 15 13 .536 4 Boston New York 15 15 .500 5 Toronto 9 22 .290 11½ 8 22 .267 12 New Jersey Southeast Division Pct GB W L 23 7 .767 — Miami Orlando 19 11 .633 4 Atlanta 18 11 .621 4½ Washington 7 22 .241 15½ 3 26 .103 19½ Charlotte Central Division Pct GB W L Chicago 24 7 .774 — 17 12 .586 6 Indiana Milwaukee 12 17 .414 11 Cleveland 11 16 .407 11 9 22 .290 15 Detroit WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Pct GB W L 21 9 .700 — San Antonio 19 11 .633 2 Dallas 17 13 .567 4 Houston 16 14 .533 5 Memphis 6 23 .207 14½ New Orleans Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 22 7 .759 — 17 13 .567 5½ Denver 15 14 .517 7 Portland 14 14 .500 7½ Utah 14 16 .467 8½ Minnesota Pacific Division Pct GB W L 17 9 .654 — L.A. Clippers 17 12 .586 1½ L.A. Lakers 11 14 .440 5½ Golden State 12 17 .414 6½ Phoenix 10 19 .345 8½ Sacramento Tuesday's Games Miami 105, Indiana 90 New York 90, Toronto 87 San Antonio 99, Detroit 95 Chicago 121, Sacramento 115 Oklahoma City 111, Utah 85 Memphis 93, Houston 83 Denver 109, Phoenix 92 Washington 124, Portland 109 L.A. Lakers 86, Atlanta 78 Wednesday's Games San Antonio 113, Toronto 106 Orlando 103, Philadelphia 87 Detroit 98, Boston 88 Cleveland 98, Indiana 87 Memphis 105, New Jersey 100 New York 100, Sacramento 85 Houston 96, Oklahoma City 95 Minnesota 102, Charlotte 90 New Orleans 92, Milwaukee 89 Dallas 102, Denver 84 Atlanta at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Portland at Golden State, 10 p.m. Washington at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Thursday's Games New Jersey at Indiana, 7 p.m. Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Portland, 10:30 p.m. Friday's Games Charlotte at Toronto, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Orlando, 7 p.m. Miami at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Sacramento at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Houston, 8 p.m. Golden State at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Denver at Memphis, 8 p.m. New Orleans at New York, 8 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. Washington at Utah, 9 p.m. Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. The Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 12, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: ...............................Record Pts Prv 1. Kentucky (63) ......25-1 1,623 1 2. Syracuse (2)........25-1 1,559 2 3. Missouri ...............23-2 1,498 4 4. Kansas ................20-5 1,356 7 5. Duke ....................21-4 1,336 10 6. Ohio St. ...............21-4 1,284 3 7. Michigan St. ........20-5 1,283 11 8. North Carolina.....21-4 1,227 5 9. Baylor...................21-4 1,064 6 10. Georgetown.......19-5 983 12 11. UNLV .................22-4 976 14 12. Marquette ..........21-5 810 18 13. San Diego St.....20-4 688 13 14. Florida ...............19-6 675 8 15. Wisconsin ..........19-6 635 21 16. Murray St...........24-1 600 9 17. Michigan............19-7 562 22 18. Indiana...............19-6 430 23 19. Louisville............20-5 421 24 20. Florida St...........17-7 406 15 21. Saint Mary's (Cal)23-3 377 16 22. Virginia...............19-5 337 19 23. Notre Dame.......17-8 231 — 24. Gonzaga............20-4 221 — 24. Wichita St. .........22-4 221 — Others receiving votes: Temple 122, Mississippi St. 108, Creighton 20, BYU 12, Long Beach St. 12, New Mexico 12, Iowa St. 10, Southern Miss. 7, Harvard 6, Saint Louis 5, California 3, VCU 2, Vanderbilt 2, Memphis 1. Men’s College Basketball Scores Wednesday SOUTH Appalachian St. 79, Chattanooga 70

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Davidson 81, Samford 54 Delaware St. 73, Norfolk St. 63, OT Hampton 82, Md.-Eastern Shore 62 South Carolina 57, Georgia 56 South Florida 65, Villanova 51 Tennessee Tech 74, E. Kentucky 67 UNC Greensboro 78, Coll. of Charleston 63 Wake Forest 59, Georgia Tech 50 Wofford 72, Elon 59 MIDWEST Adrian 56, Rochester (Mich.) 38 Albion 63, Kalamazoo 39 Bowling Green 62, Buffalo 52 Calvin 73, St. Mary’s (Ind.) 52 Carroll (Wis.) 69, Beloit 47 Concordia (Mich.) 66, Cornerstone 59 Concordia (Moor.) 64, Gustavus 56 Davenport 64, Aquinas 44 Denison 62, Oberlin 48 E. Michigan 83, W. Michigan 56 Earlham 56, Rose-Hulman 48 Iowa St. 66, Kansas 47 Lakeland 69, Edgewood 62 Marian (Wis.) 86, Alverno 75 Miami (Ohio) 69, Kent St. 65, OT Michigan-Dearborn 76, Lourdes 60 Mount Union 65, Baldwin-Wallace 58 Northwestern Ohio 74, Madonna 49 Olivet 63, Alma 51 Rockford 52, Milwaukee Engineering 44 Saginaw Valley St. 56, Northwood (Mich.) 48 Saint Louis 63, UMass 59 Siena Heights 73, Indiana Tech 48 Toledo 80, Cent. Michigan 62 Trine 52, Hope 50 Wis.-Eau Claire 75, Wis.-Platteville 48 Wis.-River Falls 69, Wis.-LaCrosse 53 Wis.-Stevens Pt. 65, Wis.-Stout 44 Wis.-Whitewater 85, Wis.-Oshkosh 50 Xavier 76, Richmond 60 SOUTHWEST Lamar 70, SE Louisiana 54 EAST American U. 69, Navy 47 Army 79, Colgate 59 Bloomsburg 81, Mansfield 60 Cabrini 96, Keystone 85 Clarion 72, Lock Haven 67 Duquesne 77, Fordham 67 Fairfield 61, St. Peter’s 38 Farmingdale 88, NY Maritime 56 Gettysburg 60, Dickinson 55 Hartford 64, Maine 50 Holy Cross 70, Lafayette 63 Indiana (Pa.) 80, Edinboro 72 Iona 75, Rider 62 Marist 72, Loyola (Md.) 54 Mount St. Vincent 84, Russell Sage 71 New Hampshire 56, Boston U. 54 Niagara 60, Canisius 57, OT Randolph 79, Roanoke 72 Saint Joseph’s 80, Rhode Island 69 St. Joseph’s (LI) 102, Old Westbury 81 UConn 80, DePaul 54 UMBC 70, Binghamton 56 Vermont 50, Albany (NY) 47 FAR WEST Air Force 58, Wyoming 53 The Women's Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 12, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: ...............................Record Pts Prv 1. Baylor (40)...........25-0 1,000 1 2. UConn .................23-2 950 3 3. Stanford...............22-1 905 4 4. Notre Dame.........24-2 894 2 5. Duke ....................21-3 827 5 6. Miami...................22-3 816 6 7. Kentucky..............21-3 758 7 8. Maryland .............21-4 707 8 9. Ohio St. ...............22-3 655 10 10. Delaware ...........22-1 644 12 11. Green Bay .........21-1 523 9 12. Penn St..............20-5 483 18 13. Tennessee .........17-7 462 11 14. Texas A&M ........17-6 441 15 15. Georgetown.......19-6 418 14 16. Nebraska...........19-4 393 13 17. Purdue...............19-6 378 16 18. Georgia..............19-6 341 21 19. Louisville............18-7 272 20 20. Georgia Tech.....18-7 182 22 21. Rutgers..............17-7 181 17 22. St. Bonaventure.24-2 176 25 23. BYU ...................22-4 106 — 24. DePaul...............19-7 101 — 72 24 25. South Carolina ..19-6 Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 64, West Virginia 60, Arkansas 50, St. John's 24, Oklahoma 23, UTEP 17, Princeton 16, Fresno St. 15, North Carolina 15, California 10, Florida Gulf Coast 10, Vanderbilt 6, Middle Tennessee 4, Kansas St. 1. Associated Press boys state basketball poll How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boys basketball teams in the sixth of seven weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses): DIVISION I 1, Cols. Northland (20) .......18-1 262 2, Cin. La Salle (4) ..............19-1 226 3, Mentor (2) .......................16-1 196 4, Powell Olentangy Liberty18-1 136 5, Cols. Walnut Ridge (1)....18-0 134 6, Cin. Moeller .....................16-2 126 7, Pickerington Cent. ..........16-2 110 8, Tol. Whitmer.....................15-2 88 9, Cle. Hts............................13-2 72 10, Warren Harding.............14-3 24 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Norwalk 22. 11, Lakewood St. Edward 22. DIVISION II 1, Day. Dunbar (17).............19-0 255 2, Alliance (4) ......................19-0 221 3, Defiance (1) ....................17-0 202 4, Franklin (2) ......................18-0 175 5, Cin. Taft (2)......................13-4 137 6, Jonathan Alder................17-1 118 7, Akr. East (1) ....................16-1 109 8, E. Liverpool .....................16-2 67 9, Vincent Warren................15-2 45 10, Lexington.......................15-3 31 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Mentor Lake Cath. 29. 12, Cortland Lakeview 14. 12, Wauseon 14. DIVISION III 1, Bloom-Carroll (18) ..........18-0 248 2, Leavittsburg Labrae (4) ..19-0 220 3, Summit Country Day (2).18-1 214 4, St. Peter Chanel (2) ........15-1 174 5, Chesapeake....................18-1 138 6, Lima Cent. Cath..............14-2 112 7, Creston Norwayne (1) ....16-1 88 8, Portsmouth......................18-2 87 9, Versailles .........................16-2 54 10, Ironton...........................14-4 38 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Newton Falls 28. 12, Lucasville Valley 18. DIVISION IV 1, Berlin Hiland (22)............17-0 252

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SPORTS ON TV TODAY GOLF 9 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Avantha Masters, first round, at New Delhi (same-day tape) 12:30 p.m. TGC — LPGA Thailand, first round, at Chonburi, Thailand (same-day tape) 3 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Northern Trust Open, first round, at Los Angeles MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN — Wisconsin at Michigan State ESPN2 — Virginia Tech at Florida State 9 p.m. ESPN — West Virginia at Pittsburgh ESPN2 — Vanderbilt at Mississippi FSN — Arizona at Washington St. 11 p.m. ESPN2 — Gonzaga at Santa Clara FSN — Arizona St. at Washington NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. TNT — Boston at Chicago 10:30 p.m. TNT — L.A. Clippers at Portland

FRIDAY AUTO RACING 5 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Budweiser Shootout, at Daytona Beach, Fla. 6:30 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, final practice for Budweiser Shootout, at Daytona Beach, Fla. 8:30 p.m. SPEED — Selection Show for Budweiser Shootout, at Daytona Beach, Fla. (same-day tape) BOXING 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Junior welterweights, Miguel Gonzalez (20-2-0) vs. Mike Dallas Jr. (17-2-1), at Arlington, Texas 11 p.m. SHO — Welterweights, Thomas Dulorme (13-0-0) vs. Jose Reynoso (15-3-0), at Santa Ynez, Calif. GOLF 9 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Avantha Masters, second round, at New Delhi (same-day tape) 12:30 p.m. TGC — LPGA Thailand, second round, at Chonburi, Thailand (same-day tape) 3 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Northern Trust Open, second round, at Los Angeles 6:30 p.m. TGC — Champions Tour, ACE Group Classic, first round, at Naples, Fla. (same-day tape) MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2 — N. Iowa at VCU MEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY 7:30 p.m. NBCSN — Dartmouth at Yale NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — Dallas at Philadelphia 10:30 p.m. ESPN — Phoenix at L.A. Lakers 2, Jackson Center (2) .........19-0 220 3, Edgerton (2)....................17-0 186 4, Richmond Hts. ................16-1 169 5, Ft. Recovery....................15-2 137 6, Newark Cath. ..................15-2 117 7, Zanesville Rosecrans .....14-3 83 8, Cols. Africentric...............16-3 79 9, Malvern ...........................15-3 56 10, Cle. VASJ.........................9-7 30 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Dalton 22. 12, Day. Jefferson 15. 13, Columbus Grove 12. Associated Press girls state basketball poll How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school girls basketball teams in the final weekly Associated Press poll, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses): DIVISION I 1, Reynoldsburg (21)...........20-0 244 2, Twinsburg (3) ...................16-3 206 3, Uniontown Lake (1) .........18-1 162 4, Springboro .......................19-1 137 5, Pickerington N. ................18-2 120 6, Can. McKinley..................14-4 93 7, Olentangy Orange...........19-1 92 8, Middleburg Hts. Midpark .17-2 88 9, Cin. Princeton ..................17-3 64 10, Kettering Fairmont.........17-3 51 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Sylvania Northview 29. 12, Warren Howland (1) 24. 12, Lewis Center Olentangy 24. 14, N. Can. Hoover 19. 15, Cin. Sycamore 18. 16, Wadsworth 15. DIVISION II 1, Akr. Manchester (18) .......19-0 237 2, Ravenna (2).....................19-0 212 3, Clyde................................18-1 168 4, Day. Carroll.......................18-2 160 5, Day. Chaminade-Julienne (1)18-2 155 6, Lima Bath.........................16-2 101 7, Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown (4) 14-5 .............................................96 8, Shelby ..............................17-1 90 9, Akr. Hoban .......................17-2 85 10, Beloit W. Branch ............17-2 32 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Geneva 14. 12, Tol. Rogers 13. 13, Struthers (1) 12. DIVISION III 1, Anna (19).........................20-0 251 2, Archbold (3) .....................19-0 216 3, Smithville (2)....................18-0 202 4, Middletown Madison .......19-1 171 5, Richwood N. Union (1) ....18-2 100 6, Beverly Ft. Frye................18-2 99 7, Findlay Liberty-Benton ....17-2 98 8, Oak Hill ............................16-3 66 9, Georgetown .....................16-2 50 10, Cols. Africentric..............16-4 47 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Casstown Miami E. 13. 11, Proctorville Fairland 13. 11, Youngs. Ursuline 13. DIVISION IV 1, Ottoville (24) ....................18-0 256 2, Arlington...........................18-1 191 3, Newark Cath....................19-1 182 4, N. Lewisburg Triad ...........19-1 158 5, New Riegel ......................16-2 123 6, Waterford..........................17-3 105 7, Cortland Maplewood (1)..17-2 98 8, Zanesville Rosecrans......16-3 72 9, Arcadia.............................16-3 58 10, Maria Stein Marion Local15-3 42 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, New Knoxville 18. 12, Ft. Recovery 17. 13, Lowellville 15. 14, New Madison TriVillage 12. Ohio Girls Prep Scores Wednesday Alliance Marlington 48, Youngs. Boardman 46 Aurora 60, Shaker Hts. Laurel 44 Bay Village Bay 53, Elyria Cath. 32 Beachwood 57, Middlefield Cardinal 41 Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 52, Avon Lake 36 Canfield 76, Niles McKinley 22 Chardon 47, Burton Berkshire 26

Cle. Hts. 57, Lorain 48 Cle. Hts. Beaumont 64, Parma Padua 50 Dola Hardin Northern 55, Ridgeway Ridgemont 38 E. Cle. Shaw 64, Warrensville Hts. 41 Garfield Hts. Trinity 62, Bedford St. Peter Chanel 17 Lakewood 53, Elyria 52 McDonald 44, Mineral Ridge 31 Middleburg Hts. Midpark 101, Berea 19 Mogadore 65, E. Can. 42 Newbury 37, Richmond Hts. 34 Rocky River Lutheran W. 47, Independence 38 Shaker Hts. 57, Bedford 26 Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown 46, Rocky River Magnificat 40 Solon 67, Stow-Munroe Falls 32 Tallmadge 35, Copley 34 Wadsworth 60, Medina Highland 38 Warren Harding 63, Euclid 51 Westlake 52, Olmsted Falls 36 Windham 56, Garrettsville Garfield 32 Cin. McAuley 55, Milford 40 Cin. Princeton 83, Cin. Woodward 16 Delaware Hayes 27, Dublin Jerome 24 Lewis Center Olentangy 52, Galloway Westland 42 Mt. Notre Dame 41, Cin. Anderson 32 New Carlisle Tecumseh 58, Piqua 41 Newark 63, Cols. Marion-Franklin 17 Powell Olentangy Liberty 31, Logan 27 Ursuline Academy 61, Cin. Hughes 27 W. Chester Lakota W. 62, Loveland 24 Cin. Indian Hill 65, Batavia Amelia 34 New Concord John Glenn 51, McConnelsville Morgan 47 Spring. Kenton Ridge 87, Greenville 49 Anna 100, New Lebanon Dixie 30 Chillicothe Zane Trace 58, Ironton Rock Hill 52, OT Coshocton 53, Uhrichsville Claymont 50 Gates Mills Gilmour 57, Hudson WRA 39 Georgetown 67, Felicity-Franklin 16 Lynchburg-Clay 49, McDermott Scioto NW 27 Oak Hill 83, Pomeroy Meigs 37 Portsmouth W. 71, W. Union 42 W. Lafayette Ridgewood 60, Magnolia Sandy Valley 23 W. Liberty-Salem 47, New Paris National Trail 44 Belpre 70, Beaver Eastern 60 Ironton St. Joseph 37, Manchester 25 Portsmouth Notre Dame 66, Latham Western 37 Waterford 62, Corning Miller 24 Zanesville Rosecrans 72, Tuscarawas Cent. Cath. 30

GOLF World Golf Ranking Through Feb. 12 1. Luke Donald ...............Eng 2. Lee Westwood............Eng 3. Rory McIlroy .................NIr 4. Martin Kaymer ............Ger 5. Steve Stricker ............USA 6. Webb Simpson ..........USA 7. Jason Day ...................Aus 8. Adam Scott .................Aus 9. Charl Schwartzel.........SAf 10. Dustin Johnson .......USA 11. Phil Mickelson..........USA 12. Graeme McDowell .....NIr 13. Matt Kuchar .............USA 14. Nick Watney.............USA 15. K.J. Choi.....................Kor 16. Brandt Snedeker .....USA 17. Sergio Garcia............Esp 18. Tiger Woods.............USA

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19. Bubba Watson.........USA 20. Justin Rose...............Eng 21. Hunter Mahan .........USA 22. Bill Haas ..................USA 23. Paul Casey ...............Eng 24. Ian Poulter ................Eng 25. Thomas Bjorn...........Den 26. Keegan Bradley.......USA 27. Simon Dyson............Eng 28. Alvaro Quiros............Esp 29. David Toms ..............USA 30. Louis Oosthuizen ......SAf 31. Kyung-Tae Kim ..........Kor 32. Robert Karlsson.......Swe 33. Bo Van Pelt ..............USA 34. Jason Dufner ...........USA 35. Peter Hanson...........Swe 36. Anders Hansen ........Den 37. Rickie Fowler ...........USA 38. Fredrik Jacobson .....Swe 39. Martin Laird...............Sco 40. Francesco Molinari......Ita 41. Mark Wilson.............USA 42. John Senden.............Aus 43. Sang-Moon Bae ........Kor 44. Aaron Baddeley ........Aus 45. Paul Lawrie ...............Sco 46. Geoff Ogilvy ..............Aus 47. Ben Crane ...............USA 48. Zach Johnson..........USA 49. Fernandez-Castano..Esp 50. Retief Goosen ...........SAf 51. Miguel Angel JimenezEsp 52. Kyle Stanley.............USA 53. Ryo Ishikawa.............Jpn 54. Darren Clarke.............NIr 55.Y.E.Yang.....................Kor 56. Gary Woodland .......USA 57. Jonathan Byrd .........USA 58. Robert Rock .............Eng 59. Jim Furyk.................USA 60. Rafael Cabrera-BelloEsp 61. Matteo Manassero......Ita 62. Kevin Na ....................Kor 63. Greg Chalmers .........Aus 64. Nicolas Colsaerts ......Bel 65. Ernie Els....................SAf 66. George Coetzee........SAf 67. Ryan Moore.............USA 68. Robert Allenby ..........Aus 69. Joost Luiten..............Ned 70. Charles Howell III ....USA 71. Spencer Levin .........USA 72. Rory Sabbatini ..........SAf 73. Alexander Noren......Swe 74. Toru Taniguchi............Jpn 75. Johnson Wagner .....USA

3.68 3.65 3.64 3.55 3.54 3.48 3.45 3.41 3.37 3.36 3.31 3.31 3.29 3.28 3.28 3.25 3.19 3.15 3.10 3.08 3.07 3.02 3.02 3.01 2.95 2.91 2.89 2.88 2.87 2.85 2.84 2.76 2.71 2.67 2.63 2.62 2.60 2.47 2.47 2.41 2.33 2.32 2.29 2.29 2.27 2.19 2.16 2.15 2.14 2.12 2.11 2.11 2.11 2.05 2.04 2.04 2.02

PGA Tour FedExCup Standings Through Feb. 12 .................................Points Money 1. Kyle Stanley..............846 $1,793,575 2. Johnson Wagner......797 $1,586,858 3. Mark Wilson .............602 $1,168,343 4. Brandt Snedeker......597 $1,251,513 5. Phil Mickelson ..........562 $1,209,131 6. Steve Stricker ...........530 $1,142,000 7. Ben Crane................453 $980,600 8. Martin Laird ..............364 $770,539 9. John Rollins..............340 $727,668 10. Spencer Levin........335 $646,511 11. Harrison Frazar......331 $651,310 12. Charlie Wi...............313 $703,688 13. Kevin Na.................302 $627,708 14. Sean O'Hair............301 $520,554 15. Webb Simpson.......270 $561,800 16. Ricky Barnes..........264 $491,531 17. Charles Howell III...264 $427,087 18. Robert Garrigus.....257 $490,069 19. D.A. Points ..............251 $501,043 20. Carl Pettersson ......245 $413,058 21. Aaron Baddeley .....231 $441,466 22. Bill Haas .................229 $428,659 23. John Mallinger........220 $432,341 24. Keegan Bradley .....212 $360,417 25. Jeff Maggert...........208 $364,477 26. John Huh................208 $381,132 27. Bubba Watson........207 $410,817 28. Bryce Molder..........197 $399,541 29. Pat Perez................185 $250,559 30. Scott Piercy............178 $288,955 31. Brendon de Jonge.174 $302,400 32. Brendon Todd.........168 $304,207 33. Rory Sabbatini .......168 $292,956 33. Cameron Tringale ..168 $309,618 35. Brian Gay ...............164 $268,511 36. Jonathan Byrd........163 $369,000 37. D.J.Trahan..............162 $314,650 38. Harris English.........161 $225,295 39. Jimmy Walker.........155 $328,088 40. Hunter Mahan........149 $310,900 41. Brendan Steele......149 $302,018 42. Bud Cauley.............148 $175,993 43. Ken Duke................147 $257,073 44. Chris Kirk................144 $242,392 45. Josh Teater.............143 $145,582 46. John Senden..........141 $242,175 47. Jason Dufner..........140 $294,000 47. David Toms.............140 $260,600 49. Dustin Johnson......139 $275,035 50. Sang-Moon Bae ....135 $170,816 51. K.J. Choi .................135 $267,000 52. Zach Johnson ........132 $210,033 53. Rod Pampling ........130 $262,650 54. Bobby Gates ..........129 $211,703 55. Martin Flores..........125 $243,067 56.Vijay Singh..............121 $162,415 57. Chris Stroud...........117 $225,267 58. Chris DiMarco........108 $142,809 59. George McNeill......106 $114,392 60. Bob Estes...............102 $158,400 61. Michael Thompson 101 $190,551 62. Camilo Villegas ........99 $142,173 63. Rickie Fowler............96 $139,977 64. Nick Watney .............96 $164,870 65.Trevor Immelman......94 $157,200 66. James Driscoll..........94 $97,095 67. Stewart Cink.............92 $129,422 68. Bo Van Pelt...............90 $183,288 69. Gary Woodland........90 $124,470 70. Matt Every................89 $178,063 71. Jonas Blixt................89 $91,990 71. Justin Leonard..........89 $185,488 73. Roberto Castro ........88 $75,076 74. Padraig Harrington...88 $206,400 74. William McGirt..........88 $100,883 76. Greg Chalmers ........83 $97,943 76. Matt Kuchar..............83 $87,546 78. Robert Allenby .........82 $89,146 78. Michael Bradley .......82 $103,600 80. Seung-Yul Noh.........82 $84,686 81. Greg Owen...............78 $177,240 82. Miguel Angel Carballo77 $84,011 83. Ryan Moore..............76 $101,672 84. Jhonattan Vegas ......76 $91,729 85. Jarrod Lyle................75 $88,640 86. David Hearn.............74 $150,066 87. Gary Christian..........74 $122,096 88. Bill Lunde..................73 $111,380 89. Brian Harman...........71 $96,304 90. Joe Ogilvie................70 $84,609 91. Stephen Ames .........70 $70,709 92.Ted Potter, Jr.............69 $121,733 93. Kevin Streelman.......69 $165,373 94. Jason Kokrak............69 $163,940 95. Geoff Ogilvy .............65 $65,980 96. Marc Leishman ........65 $82,628 97. Paul Goydos.............64 $57,220 98. Richard H. Lee .........64 $115,420 99.Tom Pernice Jr..........63 $48,085 100. Kevin Chappell.......62 $69,747 101. Chez Reavie ..........62 $54,601 101. Heath Slocum ........62 $53,395 103. J.J. Killeen...............59 $49,510 104.Tim Herron .............57 $54,240 105. Steven Bowditch ....54 $102,400 105. Steve Marino..........54 $85,040 105.Tiger Woods ...........54 $102,400 108. Ryan Palmer ..........53 $54,418 109. Graham DeLaet.....52 $58,705 110. Billy Mayfair ............52 $46,481 111. Charley Hoffman....50 $56,805

112. Chris Couch ...........49 112. Davis Love III..........49 114. Scott Stallings ........49 114. Daniel Summerhays49 116. Danny Lee..............47 117. Colt Knost...............46 118. Will Claxton ............46 119. Kevin Stadler..........45 120. Nick O'Hern............44 121. Ian Poulter ..............44 122. Derek Lamely.........43 123. John Merrick ..........42 124. Blake Adams..........42 125. Duffy Waldorf..........41 126. Mark D. Anderson..41 127. Brian Davis.............40 127. Rocco Mediate.......40 129. Kris Blanks .............39 130. Jerry Kelly...............38 131. Cameron Beckman38 132. Jason Bohn............37 132. Brett Quigley ..........37 134. Lee Janzen.............37 135. Mathew Goggin .....34 136. Chris Riley..............34 136. Justin Rose ............34 136. Marc Turnesa .........34 139. Kyle Reifers ............32 140. Gavin Coles............30 140. Erik Compton.........30 140. Corey Pavin............30 143. Matt Jones..............29 143. Sunghoon Kang.....29 145. Jeff Overton ...........28 146. Nathan Green ........27 147. Jim Furyk................27 147.Tom Gillis ................27 149. J.B. Holmes ............24 150. Joe Durant..............20

$68,843 $71,936 $74,500 $36,558 $62,408 $59,215 $47,575 $63,118 $53,068 $33,445 $55,534 $42,215 $43,774 $44,996 $44,212 $40,693 $40,693 $44,980 $32,756 $41,666 $31,858 $31,858 $37,456 $31,552 $29,100 $29,100 $29,100 $31,888 $22,000 $29,787 $22,000 $23,790 $23,790 $25,028 $31,970 $21,850 $21,850 $17,861 $13,821

HOCKEY National Hockey League All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 55 37 13 5 79156110 Philadelphia 56 31 18 7 69182169 Pittsburgh 57 32 20 5 69176150 New Jersey 56 32 20 4 68158156 N.Y. Islanders 56 24 24 8 56134160 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 55 35 18 2 72188126 Boston Ottawa 60 30 22 8 68179183 57 28 23 6 62172171 Toronto Montreal 58 23 25 10 56155158 56 24 26 6 54137162 Buffalo Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 56 27 18 11 65143158 Washington 56 28 23 5 61156160 58 26 26 6 58140164 Winnipeg Tampa Bay 56 24 26 6 54155189 57 21 25 11 53147175 Carolina WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 58 39 17 2 80185136 Detroit 56 34 15 7 75140113 St. Louis 57 33 18 6 72161150 Nashville 57 29 21 7 65176174 Chicago Columbus 57 17 34 6 40133186 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 56 35 15 6 76180139 57 27 22 8 62139152 Calgary 57 28 25 4 60146159 Colorado Minnesota 56 25 23 8 58126146 Edmonton 55 22 28 5 49147165 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 54 31 17 6 68158130 San Jose Los Angeles 57 27 19 11 65124124 57 27 21 9 63149146 Phoenix 56 28 25 3 59146160 Dallas 57 24 24 9 57148165 Anaheim NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday's Games N.Y. Rangers 3, Boston 0 New Jersey 4, Buffalo 1 Columbus 2, St. Louis 1 Ottawa 4, Tampa Bay 0 Detroit 3, Dallas 1 Nashville 3, Chicago 2 N.Y. Islanders 3, Winnipeg 1 Calgary 5, Toronto 1 Wednesday's Games Boston 4, Montreal 3, SO Anaheim 2, Pittsburgh 1 Ottawa 6, Florida 2 Toronto at Edmonton, 10 p.m. Colorado at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Thursday's Games Chicago at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. San Jose at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Winnipeg at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Calgary at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Phoenix at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Friday's Games Anaheim at New Jersey, 7 p.m. San Jose at Carolina, 7 p.m. Montreal at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Nashville at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Colorado at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS Wednesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms with INF Alexi Casilla on a oneyear contract. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Agreed to terms with manager Joe Maddon on a three-year contract extension through 2015. National League CINCINNATI REDS — Assigned RHP Carlos Fisher outright to Louisville (IL). MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Promoted pitching coach Chris Hook from Wisconsin (MWL) to Huntsville (TL). Named Dave Chavarria pitching coach of Wisconsin. Announced the resignation of pitching coach John Curtis of Huntsville. American Association LAREDO LEMURS — Signed OF Henry Abad, C Joan Caviano and INF Frangel Lafargue. WICHITA WINGNUTS — Signed INF Jose G. Martinez. WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Signed RHP Ace Walker. North American League SAN ANGELO COLTS — Signed RHP Brian Henschel, LHP Kyle Boggio and LHP Ryan Riddle. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined L.A. Clippers assistant coach Howard Eisley $15,000 for verbal abuse of an official during Monday's game against Dallas. NEW ORLEANS HORNETS — Signed F Solomon Jones to a 10-day contract. Women's National Basketball Association ATLANTA DREAM — Re-signed G Coco Miller and C Courtney Paris. WASHINGTON MYSTICS — Signed F Kerri Gardin, F-C Laura Harper and F-C Ashley Walker.

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

■ Girls Basketball

Tipp ■ CONTINUED FROM 13 forced 29 turnovers in the game — 14 in the first half — most of which they turned into points on the fast break. But those fast breaks weren’t just steal-andlayups. Each time the Devils got back in transition, they passed to teammates for easier finishes. “We’re coming together as a team,” Tippecanoe coach Aaron Jackson said. “We’re playing really unselfish, and we showed that tonight early. We had a lot of layups on fast breaks, but we were always making an extra pass to get an open shot.” “It was important (that we executed),” Sharpe said. “Down the line in the tour-

nament, we know it’s not going to be that easy. There will be better defenders with us on the break ready to steal it or block a shot, so we have to be able to hit the trailer.” Miller scored all 10 of her points in the first quarter and added three assists in her first action since crossing the 1,000-point career mark on Saturday against Stebbins. “We’re working really well together,” Miller said. “We didn’t want to keep it interesting tonight. We wanted to get up early and work on our gameplan. “It was kind of a relief,” Miller added of reaching 1,000 points. “With that out of the way, now we can all focus on the team.” Erica Comer added 14

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Tippecanoe’s Ellise Sharpe (20) and Chelsea Clawson (30) play defense on a Northeastern player during a tournament game Wednesday in Xenia. points and two assists and Halee Printz scored seven and had three assists as Tippecanoe built a 37-19 lead at the half, then pulled away even further at 58-25 after three. There was a scary

■ Bowling

semifinal game against No. 7 Graham — a team that Tippecanoe beat 59-37 earlier this season – at 6 p.m. Feb. 21. Tippecanoe — 61 Morgan Miller 3-2-10, Erica Comer 6-1-14, Jenna Nelson 0-0-0, Ellise Sharpe 8-5-21, Krystah Pickrell 2-1-6, Bethany Feitshans 0-0-0, Chelsea Clawson 1-0-2, Katie Zellers 0-1-1, Anna Rosselit 0-0-0, Sarah Janosik 0-0-0, Halee Printz 3-0-7, Anna Barhorst 0-0-0. Totals: 23-10-61. Northeastern — 28 Rachel Carter 0-1-1, Maddie King 1-0-2, Haley McCohn 3-0-6, Haley Sparks 4-0-8, Maranda Rusk 1-0-2, Katelyn McDaniel 30-7, Amanda Raber 0-0-0, Brittany Ruhe 0-0-0, Kailey Krugh 1-0-2. Totals: 13-1-28. Score By Quarters Tipp......26 37 58 61 NE ........11 19 25 28 3-point goals: Tippecanoe – Miller 2, Comer, Pickrell, Printz. Northeastern – McDaniel. Records: Tippecanoe 14-7. Northeastern 4-17.

■ National Basketball Association

Bowling ■ CONTINUED FROM 13 total score of 897. After two, Tipp was in 12th, racking up a score of 908, before scoring a 949 to sit in ninth going into the baker games. In the baker games, Tipp shot scores of 187-164-192190-166-200 for a total score of 1099. “I’m really proud of the guys today,” Tippecanoe coach Clay Lavercombe said. “As you can see from the standings and the games, they continually improved. We missed the cut by 167 pins against six really big schools that all

moment when Miller ran into a rough screen that blew the wind out of her. She has missed a number of games with a pair of injuries this season, but she returned in the fourth quarter.

“It’s been tough,” Miller said. “I went three years without ever missing a game, so it’s been rough this year.” “That was the big thing in the fourth — make sure no one gets hurt,” Jackson said. “We told the girls not necessarily to avoid contact, since it’s a physical game, but to not take any unnecessary chances.” But Tippecanoe’s offense was just too solid. The Devils only turned the ball over three times before the fourth quarter – once a quarter, actually – but then turned it over eight times in a fourth quarter that saw both teams score only three points. Up next for the thirdseeded Devils is a sectional

came from the GWOC. The GWOC is the toughest conference in the state, and this is the toughest region for bowling in the state — period.” Scoring for the Red Devils were Luke Nimer (184-197-213-594), Steven Calhoun (213-191-180-584), Ryan Rittenhouse (191-183197-571), Josh Bellas (172177-180-529), Logan Banks (137-179-316) and Jack Bauder (160). “Individually, Luke missed going to districts by eight pins and Steven missed it by 18 pins,”

Lavercombe said. “We hung with some really good teams and we came up a bit short unfortunately. That’s not taking anything away from how much our boys accomplished this season and how well they did as a team. They broke so many records, set so many bests. Unfortunately it was just a bit short today. As Cubs fans, and Browns fans always say, ‘there’s always next year.’” Both the Troy and Tipp girls bowl in sectionals on Friday at Woodman.

Keeping it Lin-teresting Knicks phenom scores 10 and adds 13 assists in win NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Lin put aside his record-setting scoring to hand out a career-best 13 assists, and the New York Knicks got back to .500 with their seventh straight victory, 100-85 over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. Lin added 10 points, focusing more on his role as a distributor while others torched the Kings for 51 percent shooting. Landry Fields had 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Bill Walker and Steve Novak each chipped in 14 points. Lin scored 136 points in his first five starts, most by any NBA player since the NBA merged with the ABA in 1976. His 3-pointer with 0.5 seconds left Tuesday allowed the Knicks to pull out a 90-87 victory in a game they trailed nearly the whole way. The Knicks (15-15) led

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New York Knicks’ Jeremy Lin (17) passes away from Sacramento Kings’ DeMarcus Cousins, center, and Travis Outlaw, right, during the first half Wednesday in New York. this one almost throughout, evening their record for the first time since they were 66 after a loss to Oklahoma City on Jan. 14. They host

hapless New Orleans on Friday, hoping All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony will return from a strained right groin.

■ College Basketball

Roundup ■ CONTINUED FROM 13 for Miami, and Kenny Kadji added 13 points and seven rebounds. But Malcolm Grant’s shooting slump continued, and he finished 1 for 6 and scored three points.

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