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MIKE ULLERY/STAFF PHOTOFormer Cincinnati Bengals running back Ickey Woods, autographs a hat at Walmart in Piqua on Saturday. Woodsand former teammate Ira Hillary, right, spent the weekend at the store to help promote the JovanteWoods Founda-tion, named for Woods’ son who died in 2012 following complications from an asthma attack. The purpose of thefoundation is to raise awareness and funds for asthma research.

Newtown weighs fate of schoolBY DAVE COLLINSAssociated Press

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Talkabout Sandy Hook Elementary Schoolis turning from last month’s massacreto the future, with differing opinionson whether students and staff shouldever return to the building where agunman killed 20 first-graders andsix educators.Some Newtown residents say the

school should be demolished and amemorial built on the property inhonor of the victims killed Dec. 14.Others believe the school should berenovated and the areas where thekillings occurred removed, likeColumbine High School in Littleton,

Colo., after the 1999 mass shooting.Those appear to be the two prevail-

ing proposals as the community pre-pares for public hearings on theschool’s fate Sunday afternoon andJan. 18 at Newtown High School.Town officials also are planning pri-vate meetings with the victims’ fami-lies to get their input.One of Newtown’s selectmen, Jim

Gaston, said the building’s future hasbecome a popular topic of discussionaround town.“It’s pretty raw, but people are talk-

ing about it,” he said. “We’d like tohear from as many people as we can.”It’s a bittersweet discussion for par-

ents and former students who have

many good memories of Sandy HookElementary School, the site whereAdam Lanza shot his way into thebuilding and carried out the massacrebefore committing suicide as policearrived.“I’m very torn,” said Laurie Badick,

of Newtown, whose children attendedthe school several years ago. “SandyHook school meant the world to us be-fore this happened. ... I have my mem-ories in my brain and in my heart, sothe actual building, I think the vic-tims need to decide what to do withthat.”Susan Gibney, who lives in Sandy

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Commissionstarts newyearwith recognitionBY BETHANY J. [email protected]

PIQUA —A new year means new begin-nings for the city as commission members,city leaders and citizens congregate for thefirst meeting of the month, and 2013, atthe government complex Tuesday.Before tackling the agenda, commission

will be given a presentation regarding theannual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dayprogram to be held Monday, Jan. 21, at theYWCA of Piqua, by Leesa Baker, executivedirector.And willrecognize 24graduates of thesecond PiquaG o v e r nm e n tAcademy heldover the fall (SeeInset) before ajoint sessionwithWashingtonTrustees to ap-prove minutesfrom a combinedmeeting on Jan.3 and the reap-pointment of amember to theBoard ofTrustees of For-est Hill UnionCemetery.T u e s d a y ’ s

meeting willthen proceed tomove into execu-tive session fordiscussion onpending or im-minent litigationand to considerthe purchase orsale of propertyfor public purposes. Before returning forold business pertaining to a second read-ing of an ordinance to vacate a portion ofpublic right-of-way. While new businesswill include a first reading to amend stormwater fees, along with several resolutionsto accept and transfer parcels, and to bidadvertising.Resolutions authorizing a loan fund,

demolition, adoption of a complete streetpolicy and obtaining a professional serviceagreement will round out the night’s meet-ing.Commission meetings are held every

first and third Tuesday of the month at7:30 p.m. at the commission chamber onthe second floor of the Government Munic-ipal Complex.For those seeking a more informal op-

portunity to speak with their city leaders,a commission work session is being offeredonce a month in the commission chambersstarting at 7:30 p.m.The public is invited and encouraged to

attend.Meeting agendas are available both on-

line at www.piquaoh.org and at the gov-ernment complex.

Congrats toAcademy

graduates:Peggy Brading

Myrna CantrellJessica Dunn

Regina FavoriteDick FeightnerMarcia GarrettCarol Hogston

DavidHumerickhouse

Jim MaukCindy PearsonKathy ShermanJennifer SidersJoe SimmonsLloyd Smith

Virginia SmithEdna and Steve

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Lorie WionPete and Sandy Wolf

Joe WrightKen Wright

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BY JOHN HAUERFor the Daily [email protected]

PIQUA — Jennifer Everettis a third-grade teacher atHigh Street Primary School.Her outlook on life and teach-ing is the same simple truth –Have faith, look at what’s infront of you and keep pushingforward.Everett graduated from

Miami East High School in1989. She was a cheerleader,was a member of the FlagCorp, and played piano formany school activities such aschoir. She was active in herchurch and in 4-H. “I have al-ways lived in the country andbeen involved with horses,”she said. “Even today, we live

on a farm just outside ofFletcher where we raisegoats.”After high school, Everett

attended Edison CommunityCollege for a year, then, trans-ferred to Urbana University tomajor in Elementary Educa-tion, earning her bachelor’s de-gree in 1997. “I choose Urbana.It was, and still is, a beautifuland quaint campus,” she said.“Urbana featured smallclasses and quality teaching.”Later, Everett received a mas-ter’s degree in Teacher Lead-ership from Wright StateUniversity.“I decided to get into teach-

ing because it feeds my cre-ative spirit,” she said. “I alsolove the silly stuff that kids

MIKE ULLERY/STAFF PHOTOJennifer Everett works with her class at High StreetSchool this past week.

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by the school because it’stoo disturbing. She hasthree children in highschool, but they didn’t at-tend Sandy Hook Elemen-tary School. She believesthe building should betorn down.“I wouldn’t want to

have to send my kids backto that school,” said Gib-ney, 50. “I just don’t seehow the kids could getover what happenedthere.”Fran Bresson, a retired

police officer who at-tended Sandy Hook Ele-mentary School in the1950s, wants the school toreopen, but he thinks thehallways and classroomswhere staff and studentswere killed should be de-molished.“To tear it down com-

pletely would be like say-ing to evil, ‘You’ve won,’”the 63-year-old Southburyresident said.Residents of towns

where mass shootings oc-curred have grappledwith the same dilemma.Some have renovated,some have demolished.Columbine High

School, where two studentgunmen killed 12 school-mates and a teacher, re-opened several monthsafterward. Crews re-moved the library, wheremost of the victims died,and replaced it with anatrium.On an island in Norway

where 69 people — morethan half of them

teenagers attending sum-mer camp — were killedby a gunman in 2011, ex-tensive remodeling isplanned. The main build-ing, a cafeteria where 13of the victims died, will betorn down.Virginia Tech converted

a classroom buildingwhere a student gunmankilled 30 people in 2007into a peace studies andviolence prevention cen-ter.An Amish community

in Pennsylvania toredown the West NickelMines Amish School andbuilt a new school a fewhundred yards away aftera gunman killed five girlsthere in 2006.Until Newtown decides

what to do, Sandy Hookstudents will continue at-tending a school reno-vated specially for themabout 7 miles away in aneighboring town.Newtown First Select-

woman E. Patricia Llodrasaid that in addition tothe community meetings,the town is planning pri-vate gatherings with thevictims’ families to talkabout the school’s future.She said the aim is to fi-nalize a plan by March.“I think we have to

start that conversationnow,” Llodra said. “It willtake many, many monthsto do any kind of schoolproject. We have very bigdecisions ahead of us. Thegoal is to bring our stu-dents home as soon as wecan.”

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do.” Everett recalls a verybrief conversation with aprofessor she had at Edi-son. “He stopped me in mytracks one day and madethe comment ‘you need tobecome a teacher’, and itreally made sense when Ithought about it.”Everett credits her sev-

enth-grade teacher TomBrown with helping her.“Mr. Brown taught me tostand tall and speak withauthority,” she said. Hetaught me the GettysburgAddress and the famouspoem In Flanders Field.”Everett’s long-time pianoteacher Brenda Vetterwas also a huge influence.“She taught me a greatdeal about expression andputting my soul into play-ing the piano and to notjust play the notes,”Everett said. “She told meto put my all in anythingI do.”In 1998, Everett was

hired by Piqua CitySchools to be a long term

sub in third grade at HighStreet. A series of staffchanges resulted inEverett being promoted toUnified Arts teacher(music and art) at HighStreet. She taught this forthree years, then, movedto 2nd grade for eightyears, then, moved to hercurrent position as a 3rdgrade teacher. Everett hasbeen with Piqua CitySchools for 15 years.In 2000, when Everett

was teaching secondgrade, she started a recy-cling program at HighStreet. “One of my stu-dent’s grandparentsworked at Wright Patter-son Air Force Base,” shesaid. “He brought in ateam of people to teachkids about recycling andsaving the environment.”A ‘waste audit’ was con-ducted to determine howmany pounds of paper andcardboard was beingthrown away. WPAFB do-nated blue tubs so eachroom could begin recyclingpaper products. “To thisday, the High Street stu-

dents take the blue tubsdown to a special recy-cling spot,” Everett said.“It saves money, and moreimportantly, it teacheskids about recycling.”Everett has earned her

Master Teacher status.Master Teacher is recog-nized by the state of Ohio.This is a compilation of aspecific set of guidelinesthat show a teacher’sskills and mastery of theteaching profession.“Teaching is like amarathon,” she said. “It’s alot of work and it can be ahuge struggle, but it’sworth it when you reachthe finish line.”Outside the classroom,

Everett has served onmany committees includ-ing the Race To The Topcommittee, the commit-tees supporting GradeLevel Decisions, and theTechnology committee.“The greatest area ofchange that I have noticedis in the area of technol-ogy,” she said. “Piqua CitySchools has an excellenttechnology department,

and our students show agreat deal of confidencewhen using.”At home, Everett enjoys

spending time with familyand friends, volunteeringin the community, andgoing camping. She hasbeen married to her hus-band Curtis for 21 years.They have two daughters.Ashley will be graduatingsoon from Edison with adegree in Marketing andDesign.Abby is a senior atMiami East High Schooland plans to attend Ur-bana to become a teacher.Jennifer and her family

have been very active intheir church Grace UnitedMethodist and have goneon mission trips to assistwith the Hurricane Kat-rina damage. Their teameffort as a family has sup-ported Jennifer as ateacher, and Curtis has at-tended field trips and as-sisted in many schoolprojects for High Street.“It’s a team effort insideand outside of school,”Jennifer said.

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Marjorie Loretta BurchWINONA, Minn. —

Marjorie Loretta Burch,74, of Winona, Minn., andformerly from Piqua, losther battle to pancreaticcancer on Friday, Jan. 11,2013, at home surroundedby herfamily.M a r -j o r i ew a sborn onApril 9,1 9 3 8 ,i nPiqua,t oJeromea n dE l l e n(Howe) Steinke. She grad-uated from Piqua CatholicHigh School in Piqua in1956. Marjorie marriedher high school sweet-heart, Denver Burch, onMay 25, 1957, and to-gether they raised six chil-dren. Shortly after movingto Goodview in 1979,Mar-jorie began working at St.Anne Extended Health-care as a kitchen managerand head cook. For over 20years, she prepared deli-cious dishes for the staffand residents until macu-lar degeneration forcedher to retire in 2000. Formany years, Marjorie andDenver were members atFirst Baptist Church inWinona.Survivors include her

six children, Christine(Kenneth Payne) Burch ofMinneapolis, Minn.,Debra (James) Ernst ofBrooklyn Park, Minn.,

Patty (John Jr.) Durnen ofRushford, Minn., Lori(Joe) Luby of Winona,Minn., Barbara Burch ofI.G.H, Minn., and Jerry(Jane) Burch of Winona,Minn.; 13 grandchildren,Lucy, Molly, Shaw, Mike,Nick, Ellie, Stefan, Cas-sondra, Wesley, Treyton,Tyler, Tanner, Callie,Jaida, and Janessa; sevengreat-grandchildren, Kin-sey, Kendall, Klayton,Callen, Hannah, Gavin,and Ava; younger sister,Rita “Renie” (Tom) Huff-man of Piqua; manynieces and nephews; andextended family and in-laws in Ohio.She was preceded in

death by her parents; hus-band, Denver in 2010; in-fant son, Jeff; and auntsand uncles.A memorial service will

be held at 3 p.m. on Tues-day at Hoff Celebrationof Life Center in Good-view with visitation onehour prior. Pastor DennisHudson of First BaptistChurch in Winona will of-ficiate. Burial will takeplace in the spring atWoodlawn Cemetery. Me-morials may be directed toWinona Area Hospice,Telecare of WinonaHealth, or First BaptistChurch.Please share a memory

of Marjorie with her fam-ily, sign the online guest-book, or view her videotribute when it becomesavailable online atwww.hofffuneral.com.

Betty L. Angle

COVINGTON — BettyL. Angle, of Covington,went to be with the LordFriday, Jan. 11, 2013, atUpper Valley MedicalCenter.S h ew a sb o r nNov. 1,1 9 2 7 ,in Cov-ington,to herp a r -e n t sLee R.a n dBlanche (Miller) Smith.On April 6, 1947, she tookthe hand of Harold E.Angle in holy matrimonyand together they sharedthe joys and sorrows of lifefor over 65 years. She an-swered the call of the HolySpirit and, with her hus-band, was baptized intothe Old German BaptistBrethren Church on May12, 1957.Betty lived all her life

on the farm and enjoyeddecorating cakes andworking in her garden.She is survived by her lov-ing husband HaroldAngle; her children KayKnapp of Pleasant Hilland Keith (Kay) Angle ofPiqua; five grandchildrenChad (Stacy) Angle,Brandy (Steve) Deaton,

Britton (Allison) Angle,Natasha (Dalton) Deeter,Alana (Ryan) Denlinger;great grandchildren Finnand Sully Angle,Cameron, Corbin, andTanner Deaton, Ashlynand Kaylee Deeter, Nolyn,Mya, and Bryli Denlinger;brother Don (Kathleen)Smith; sister-in-lawDorothy (Angle) Platt;many nieces, nephews andextended family. She waspreceded in death by herparents; her brothersRichard, Robert, and DaleSmith; sister Leona Moukand step-mother Florence(Rong) Smith.Funeral services will be

held 10 a.m. Tuesday atthe Old German BaptistBrethren Church, 6360Farrington Rd., Coving-ton. Interment will followat HighlandCemetery,Covington. Thefamily will receive friendsfrom 3-5 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.today at Jackson-SarverFuneral Home, 10 S.High Street, Covington. Ifso desired, memorial con-tributions may be made tothe Covington Life Squad,1000 Dick Minnich Dr,Covington, 45318, or thecharity of one’s choice. On-line memories may be leftfor the family atwww.jackson-sarver.com.

Eleanor A. ThomaPIQUA — Eleanor A.

Thoma, 90, formerly of1901 Park Ave., more re-cently a resident of theSterling House, Piqua,died at 8:50 p.m. Monday,Jan. 7, 2013, at the UpperValley Medical Center.She was born Jan. 21,1922, in Piqua to the lateJoseph A. and Clara(Geiger) Thoma Sr. Shewas also preceded indeath by two sisters, An-toinette Thoma, AugustaT. Sprinkle, and two broth-ers, Louis Thoma andJosephA.Thoma Jr. She issurvived by several niecesand nephews.Miss Thoma was a 1940

graduate of PiquaCatholic High School andwith her sister,Antoinette,owned and operated theformer Thoma & SonsJewelers having workedin the jewelry business forover 49 years. She was anactive member of St. Boni-face Catholic Church. She

served on the Board of Di-rectors for the PiquaChapter of the AmericanRed Cross, volunteered inthe History Dept. of thePiqua Public Library andassisted at the Piqua AreaChamber of Commerce.A Memorial Mass will

begin at 2 p.m. Saturdayat St. Boniface CatholicChurch concelebrated bythe Rev. Fr. Angelo C.Caserta and the Rev. Fr.Thomas L. Bolte. Privateburial will be in ForestHill Cemetery. Memorialcontributions may bemade to the Piqua PublicLibrary, 116 W. High St.,Piqua, OH 45356.Arrangements are beingprovided through theJamieson & YannucciFuneral Home.Guestbook condolences

and expressions of sympa-thy, to be provided to thefamily, may be expressedthrough jamiesonandyan-nucci.com.

UNION— Sue AnnWilliamson, 76, of Union, passedaway onWednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, at Good Samaritan Hos-pital, Dayton, surrounded by her loving family and friends.Funeral services will be held Saturday at the Hale-

SarverFamilyFuneralHome,284N.MiamiStreet,WestMilton, burial to follow at Miami Memorial Park, Coving-ton.

BROOKVILLE—DorothyMaze, 86, of Brookville, for-merly ofWestMilton andVandalia, passed away on Satur-day,Jan.12,2013,atBrookhavenNursingHome,Brookville.Arrangements are pending at the Hale-Sarver FamilyFuneralHome,WestMilton

SIDNEY—Lillian L.Motsinger, 89, of 2901 Fair Rd.,Sidney,passedawaySaturday,Jan.12,2013,at12:55a.m.atthe FairHaven Shelby CountyHome.FuneralServiceswill beheldWednesdayatCromesFu-

neralHome, 302 S.MainAve,Sidney,with theRev.JamesOates officiating. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemeteryin Sidney.Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association

andSt.Paul’sUnitedChurch ofChrist inmemory ofLillianL. Motsinger. Guestbook condolences and expressions ofsympathymaybemade to theMotsinger familyat ourweb-site, www.cromesfh.com

SIDNEY—Carl E. Sharp, 99, of 2901 Fair Rd, Sidney,passed away Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at 2:50 p.m. at WilsonMemorial Hospital.In keepingwithCarl’s wishes,his bodywill be cremated.

A private graveside committal will be held at GracelandCemetery, in Sidney, at the convenience of the family.Arrangements are in the care ofCromes Funeral Home& Crematory, 302 S.MainAve, Sidney. Condolences maybe expressed to the Sharp family at our website,www.cromesfh.com

TROY— E. Kay Hobson, 66, of Troy, died at 7:38 a.m.Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, at her residence.ArrangementsarependingatFisher-CheneyFuneral

Home,Troy.

TIPP CITY — George B. Thomas, 86, of Tipp City,passedawayat8:40a.m.Sunday,Jan.13,2013,at theCross-roads Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Vandalia. Pri-vate serviceswill be held at the convenience of the family.Arrangements are entrusted to Fisher-Cheney Fu-

neralHome,Troy.

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JULIO CORTEZ /AP PHOTOA woman carries a program with the photo of AndrewWheeler, one of the students killed in the Sandy HookElementary School shooting last week, following hisfuneral services atTrinity Episcopal Church, Dec. 20,in Newtown, Conn. Wheeler, 6, died when the gun-man, Adam Lanza, walked into Sandy Hook Elemen-tary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, and openedfire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, beforekilling himself.

COLUMBUS (AP)—AnOhio man has been or-dered to pay the state al-most $32,000 after he wascaught on camera defraud-ing Ohio’s insurance fundfor injured workers.Attorney General Mike

DeWine says Jason Drossof Celina pleaded guilty toone count of workers’ com-

pensation fraud in Novem-ber. The 39-year-old Drosswas sentenced Friday topay the state $31,736.98 inrestitution.Authorities received a

tip that Dross was exercis-ing with heavy weightsafter claiming a workplaceinjury left him unable tolift more than a few

pounds.Bureau of Workers’

Compensation investiga-tors recorded video ofDross at a gym lifting sev-eral hundred pounds ofweights.Dross also sentenced to

three years of communitycontrol, with nine monthsof jail time suspended.

Ohio man to pay almost $32K for defrauding state

PIQUA — Described asa “feast for the eyes,” the35th annual Ohio Water-color Society (OWS) travelexhibit is scheduled to kickoff its season with a three-week stay at the PiquaPublic Library beginningWednesday, Jan. 16through Saturday, Feb. 2.The travel show is being co-ordinated through the com-bined efforts of the PiquaPublic Library, Friends ofthe Piqua Library and thePiqua Arts Council.A total of 40 paintings

have been selected by ajury representing a widerange of work created bycurrent watercolor artiststhroughout Ohio. The pub-lic is invited to view thisunique and prestigious ex-hibit between the hours of12-5 p.m. every day — ex-cluding Sundays —through Feb. 2 at the li-brary. There is no admis-sion charge. An exhibitcatalog will be available fora nominal fee with partialproceeds earmarked forhost organizations.A num-ber of the paintings willalso be available for sale,according to OWS Presi-dent Barbara Rollins.Terms of payment will beavailable at the exhibit.This represents the first

time the OWS traveling ex-hibit will be hosted inPiqua. Other sites in 2013include the Amos Libraryin Sidney; Wassenberg ArtCenter in Van Wert, BA-Yarts in Bay Village, TroyHayner Cultural Center,

Mansfield Library and Mc-Connell Arts Center inWorthington in July.Rollins, who became

president of the OWS inNovember, notes she is “de-lighted with the diversityand quality of this year’sshow.”“There are pieces to ei-

ther awe, amaze or amuseyou and always to satisfyyou with our members’abilities to conceive and ac-complish all that they do inthe ways that they do itwith consistent ability,” shesaid.TheOWS, she explained,

was established by a smallgroup of nationally recog-nized Ohio artists in 1978and the first annual showtook place that year. “Wehave associate and ac-tive/signature members,”she said. “An associate be-comes a member by simplyjoining and paying annualdues. This entitles one toreceive our quarterlynewsletter, a full color cata-logue of the annual show,one free entry into the an-nual competition and anopportunity to serve oncommittees.”Exhibiting artists are

chosen by a juror who se-lects submitted works fromdigital images. After se-lected pieces are deliveredto the hosting venue, sheadded, awards are made

from the actual works. Ju-rors are chosen by theOWS board and are all na-tional/internationallyknown artists from outsideOhio.“All the award winners

and enough pieces to make40 constitute the travelshow,” added Rollins.“Works are for sale andseveral have been sold al-ready from the RiffeGallery of Art in Colum-bus.” She emphasized thatsold pieces from the travelshow must continue withthe show until it closes inJuly.Rollins appreciates the

diversity of those artistswho exhibit in the OWSshow. “We have profes-sional artists and parttimers, includingmyself, asboth active and associatemembers. Many of ourartists also teach and/orhold occasional watermedia workshops. Ourmember covers the entirestate and is recognized asone of the strongest statewatercolor/water media or-ganizations in the country.”Throughout theOWS ex-

hibit showing in Piqua, sev-eral local and areawatercolor artists will bedemonstrating their skillson Saturdays — Jan. 19and 26 and Feb. 2 — in thefront lobby at the library.The public is invited to

meet these accomplishedartists beginning at 12 p.m.each Saturday.

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PROVIDEDPHOTOThe Miami County Foundation awarded 12 local organization with humanitarian grants totalling $24,250.

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The deadline for spring grantdistribution is the last day of Feb-ruary. Eligible organizationsmust provide services directly tothe citizens of Miami County,must be certified federally tax-ex-empt by the IRS as a 501c orequivalent organization, prefer-ably a 501 (c)(3) and organiza-tions are limited to one grant per12 month period. You can request a grant appli-

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During the “fiscal cliff ”battle, I asked several Re-publican lawmakers whythey didn’t push harder forspending cuts in exchangefor their historic concessionto vote for higher taxes.They invariably answeredthat they were waiting forthe fight over raising thedebt ceiling. Then, theypromised, Republicanswould demand serious cuts,especially in entitlement spending, fromPresident Obama.Their thinking was this:The GOP was

on the wrong side of the polls in the bat-tle over raising taxes on the highestearners. Surveys showed substantialpublic support for the president and De-mocrats on that issue. But Republicansare on the right side of the polls in thebattle over fiscal responsibility. TheGOP, the party trying to put sensiblelimits on Obama’s runaway spending, isbetter positioned to make the case forcuts.“We’re making a hard pivot to spend-

ing,” says a senior GOP Senate aide.“Our view is that the revenue questionhas now been settled. It’s behind us.Now we fight on spending, and we’ve gottwo good opportunities to do so comingup — the debt limit and the continuingresolution.”The Republican strategy is more than

just positioning. It’s the right thing to do.Everybody knows Obama’s tax increaseswill do little to reduce deficits in comingyears. They’ll add about $60 billion inrevenue a year, turning a $1.2 trilliondeficit into a $1.14 trillion deficit. Andeverybody knows entitlement spendingis on its way to eating the entire federalbudget. It has to be reduced or disasterawaits.Nevertheless, the mood on the politi-

cal left since the election has become oneof solid opposition to any and all cuts inentitlements. The president won theelection, activists on the left say, so heshould get the tax increases he wantsand Republicans should not get thespending cuts they want. Obama, whohas never shown any serious interest incutting spending anyway, will be underpressure not to concede anything.And the president is not through try-

ing to raise taxes. In coming days, he willcite the Republican offer, made just afterthe election, to raise revenue by elimi-nating tax deductions and broadeningthe base. Now that he has won the fight

to raise tax rates instead,Obama will demand thatRepublicans give in on de-ductions, too, as they hadonce offered.The GOP hopes to stop

that cold. “The president gothis revenue,” MinorityLeader Sen. Mitch Mc-Connell said Jan. 3 in hisopening remarks to the newSenate. “Now it’s time toturn squarely to the real

problem, which is spending.”But Republicans know they will soon

be cast as the villain again. During thefiscal cliff fight, they were accused ofbeing the party ready to plunge the na-tion into financial disaster on behalf oftheir millionaire and billionaire friends.During the debt ceiling fight, they willbe tagged as the party willing to take thenation to the very brink of default to bal-ance the budget on the backs of the poorand the elderly.That will make for a tough debate. In

addition, given the federal government’shorrendous spending excesses, Republi-cans know the debt ceiling will have togo up eventually, probably with someGOP support.Nevertheless, Republicans seem ready

for the fight. And unlike the fiscal cliffbattle, when it was obvious that taxeswere going to go up, there’s no clearsense of how this one will end.Nobody knows, even the main players.

To cite an example from the fiscal clifffight, shortly before the deadline I talkedto two senior senators, one from eachparty, and was struck by how little theyknew about what was going on. Ofcourse, they knew the issues and themoving parts, but when it came to theactual provisions of the bill that wasbeing fashioned as we spoke, they wereflying blind. What would the tax ratecutoffs be?What about the sequestrationcuts? And the other issues, like estatetaxes? The Senate leadership was mak-ing the decisions, and even senior law-makers didn’t know what washappening. Expect a lot of that in thenext few months.So Republicans enter the debt ceiling

fight, knowing there will be plenty ofconfusion, name calling and desperatemaneuvering. But they know one otherthing, too. They know they’re doing theright thing.

Byron York is chief political corre-spondent for TheWashington Examiner.)

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Pat and Gary Wagner forthe generous use of theLighthouse Cafe, thePiqua Daily Call, WPTW,Cashland, Kroger andFrancis Office Supply. Ourcookie elves, Cary Young,Jamie and Jessica Hale,Helen Swob, Kelly Pow-ers, Emily and BrittanyShawler. Our helper elves,Robbie Flaute, HunterYoung, Bambi Grissom,Zak DeBrosse, KelseySmith and Aubrey Alder-ton. Stephanie Gilbert,our face painting elf.Thank you to Stacie

Francis from FantabulousPhotography for gener-ously donating the chil-drens pictures with Santaand Mrs. Claus, who camedown from the North Poleduring their busiest timeof the year, A huge thanksto Santa and his wife. It isheartwarming to see thechildren and adults hav-ing such a great timewhile helping to raisemoney in the fight againstcancer. All the proceedsfrom the event is being do-nated to the 2013 MiamiCounty Relay For Lifebeing held May 3 and 4 atthe Miami County fair-grounds.Thank you for your con-

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Six times since Dec. 14, I have attempted to write anarticle about the tragic school shooting in Newtown,Conn., and six times I have had to set it aside due to

overwhelming feelings of grief and sorrow. Mostly this isdue to my career in elementary education having taughtkindergarten for eight years followed by 22 years as abuilding principal. I keep imagining myself in the place ofthose children and staff who were gunned downwonderingabout their last thoughts.Whatever possessed an intelligent young man to first

murder his mother and then slaughter so many innocentchildren will probably never be known. My training andexperience tell me that, already suffering from amild formof autism, he probably had a break with reality. Schizo-phrenia most often presents itself in males in their early20s. I suspect this may have been a contributing factor.In the month since the shooting, much has been dis-

cussed about prevention measures. Suggestions run thegamut from fortifying buildings, having armed guards ineach school, and training and arming teachers. None ofthese make any sense to me. Bullet proof glass and lockeddoors are easy and expensive to install but a school is wideopen during arrival and dismissal times involving hun-dreds of people exposed all at once. Plus there is recess toconsider. Should be build domes over our schools?Armed guards? They were on duty at Columbine. Shots

were even exchanged. So thisis no guarantee. And considerthe expense.There are close to100,000 school buildings inthe U.S. with 20,000 alreadyemploying armed guards.That leaves 80,000 to go. Fig-uring $30,000 per well-trained guard (or cheaperwith minimum wage rent-a-cops), the added expensewould be approximately $2.5billion dollars per school year.Schools nationwide are annu-ally firing thousands of teach-ers (and school counselors) because tax levies are notpassing.There is talk about arming teachers. Some can be

trained in the use of a gun at a firing range, but unless col-lege prep classes are expanded to include Combat andSwatTactics, I can’t even seemyself being very effective ina fast, tense firefight. Plus, how much collateral damagewould be acceptable to the public if say, a couple of kids godown due to friendly fire?The response of the nation’s leading gun lobbyist, the

National Rifle Association, was no surprise. It was what italways has been after anymass shooting—more guns.Wealready have 89 guns per 100 people.Would 100 guns per100 people be themagic number?Maybe 125?Maybe fullyautomatic assault weapons?Maybe upgrade to RPGs? Onething is for sure — more sales have and will continue tofurther enrich gun and ammunition manufacturers.So the NRA calls for armed guards in all schools, but

doesn’t offer any money to offset the cost. They say theywill train interested teachers. Maybe they’d consider or-ganizing a massive nationwide volunteer effort and postNRAmembers in each school building each day of the year.And since we had shootings in malls this Christmas sea-son, maybe NRA members with conceal/carry permitscould play pistol-packin’ Santas from now on.Then there’sthe need for riding shotgun on fire trucks to prevent moresniper incidents like the one about 10 days ago.Yes, I am aware of the Second Amendment and 200

years of arguments about the comma between the “well-regulatedmilitia” sentence fragment and the “right to beararms.” I can’t imagine the Founding Fathers wanted whatwe have today. Perhaps we should reinterpret the SecondAmendment through their eyes and weaponry of the timemeaning—muskets. Citizens could own asmanymusketsas they wish. Eliminate bothersome permits, backgroundchecks, or training and sell them anywhere, even grocerystore checkout lanes (this sounds like current showswhereguns can already be bought cash n’ carry with no questionsasked). Target shooters can still have fun with muskets.Hunters can still hunt and may actually improve theirskills since spraying a pasture using a semi-automatic as-sault rifle with speed clips can hardly be considered sport.The “protecting freedom” argument carries no water, ei-

ther. A couple million assault rifles would not stop a dicta-tor or the government from taking over.They would be theones with tanks, artillery and atomic bombs. Nor is Ar-mageddon on the horizon.So does being armed deter violence?There is no credible

research whatsoever to support this. Quite the opposite istrue. Owning a gunmakes a person four times more likelyto die from gun violence. Insurance premiums are higherfor those possessing and driving sports cars due to greaterrisks of death and injury. Perhaps this concept should alsoapply to gun owners. And if more guns and being armedcould be proved an effective deterrent, logic would then dic-tate the requirement that eachAmericanmust begin wear-ing a pair of loaded six-shooters 24/7 when they receive adriver’s license. Yippie yi yo ki yay.Much of America worships guns and my despair comes

from living in a culture and society that allows this to exist.America far and away leads the world in gun ownership… and annual gun deaths. Should we wave red,white, andblue No. 1 foam hands over this? Or should weman-up andsolve the problem once and for all.

Gary Ogg is a retired elementary school principal. Helives south of Casstown with his wife of 40 years, Kathy,along with two Dachshunds, Cinder and Ella. Ogg re-ceived a bachelor’s degree in family/child developmentfrom The Ohio State University, a master’s in school ad-ministration from the University of Cincinnati and a mas-ters’ in counseling from the University of Dayton.

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This deal occurred in theplayoff to determine theNorth American represen-tative to the 1989 worldwomen’s team champi-onship.At the first table, a

Canadian pair reachedfour hearts as shown.West’s two-heart bid indi-cated spades and a minorand should have fore-warned declarer of the badbreak in hearts.South won the opening

spade lead in her hand,cashed the king of dia-monds and led a trump tothe jack,West showing out.When East declined to winthe trick, declarer cashed

the diamond ace and thenlost the ten of clubs toWest’s jack.West’s spade return was

taken by dummy’s ace,whereupon South ruffed adiamond, ruffed a club lowand led one of dummy’sgood diamonds. Eastruffed with the seven ofhearts, and declarer over-ruffed with the nine. Souththen ruffed a club withdummy’s king, but Eastoverruffed with the aceand returned the trumpeight to declarer’s queen.At this point, two tricks re-mained to be played, andSouth had to lose both ofthem— one toWest’s high

club and the other to East’shigh trump — so she fin-ished down one.At the second table,

Karen McCallum of theUnited States was South.Here West made only asimple one-spade overcall,so there was nothing tosuggest the terrible trumpdivision.Nevertheless,Mc-Callum found a way tolimit the defense to onlythree tricks.She took the opening

spade lead with dummy’sace and immediately ledthe club ten to West’s jack.McCallum won the spadereturn, cashed the dia-mond king, ruffed a club,

cashed the diamond aceand ruffed a spade. A clubwas then ruffed with theheart king.East overruffedwith the ace — discardingwould not have helped —and returned the five ofhearts to dummy’s jack.McCallum ruffed a dia-

mond at trick 10 and thenled her last club, the king.East, down to the 10-8-7 oftrumps, was forced to ruffher partner’s trick andlead a heart to declarer’sQ-9, handing South thelast two tricks and the con-tract.

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DEAR ABBY: My son“Timmy” has a playmatefrom down the street I’llcall “Bobby.” I’m happythat Timmy has someoneto play with, but Bobby’sparents haven’t taughthim good manners. Eventhough Bobby is only 6, hedoes not have a curfew. Hehas stayed at our house aslate as 10:30 at nightwithout his parents com-ing after him or calling toask me to send him home.Also, Abby, I did not in-

vite Bobby to my 4-year-old daughter’s birthdayparty because it was forher and her little friends.Well, Bobby, his older sis-ter and a friend of hersshowed up anyway! I did-n’t have enough favors forthe extra children. I wasable to stretch the food,but I was aggravated thathis parents didn’t haveenough respect for me tostop their children fromcrashing my daughter’sbirthday.I was brought up to

leave my friends’ homeswhen it was dinnertime,but these children don’twant to go home evenwhen I ask them to leaveso we can have our dinner.They beg to stay and eatwith us.How can parents be so

inconsiderate as to allowtheir children to comeover anytime and stay aslong as they like? I want itto stop, but I don’t want tocause hard feelings. Howdo I handle this?

— IMPOSED UPONIN OKLAHOMA

DEAR IMPOSEDUPON: There is usually agood reason why childrendon’t want to go home.Has it occurred to youthat Bobby’s parent(s)may be drunk, stoned orabsent? If a parent isreachable, explain to himor her that at your houseyou have a regular dinnerhour and that it is familytime. Guests must gohome then, unless theyhave been specifically in-vited to stay. Also, after-dinner playtime is over at8:30 p.m. and guests mustgo home by then — butnot walk alone after dark.It may turn out that

your son’s playmate is alatchkey kid or being neg-lected. If the latter is true,then Child ProtectiveServices should be noti-fied.

DEAR ABBY: I am awoman who is more than50 pounds overweight. Itdidn’t happen overnight,

and I completely under-stand that I am the onlyperson to blame for it. Igained the weight becauseof years of unhealthy eat-ing, lack of exercise andthe birth of my twodaughters over a period ofsix years.Recently I decided to do

something about it. I tookthe initiative, adopted asensible diet and havestarted walking two tothree miles a day with myfriend, “Shannon.” Abby,on almost every occasion,Shannon and I are madefun of as we walk. It’s em-barrassing and extremelydiscouraging. We realizewe are overweight. Wedon’t need people callingattention to us or makingfun of the “fat girls.”Won’t you please let

your readers know thatstruggling with weightloss is hard enough with-out adding the fear andanxiety of being made alaughingstock while exer-cising?

— LOSING SLOWLYIN OHIO

DEAR LOSINGSLOWLY: I applaud youfor recognizing you had achallenge and rising (lit-erally) to meet it. When Isee someone who’s carry-ing extra weight walkingor working out at a gym,what comes to mind is,“There’s a person who isdoing something positiveabout his or her problem.”Because a jackass brays

doesn’t mean you have totake it to heart. The indi-viduals making those un-kind remarks are tryingto make themselves feelsuperior by putting youdown. Please don’t let itdiscourage you. You’re onthe right track.

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TROY — Etta May hasher own prescription forbeating the winter blues: justlighten up and laugh a littlebit.She’ll be dispensing the

“cure” Jan. 25 when May andfellow comedians SonyaWhite and Karen Mills bringtheir own special brand oflevity to Troy for the South-ern Fried Chicks ComedyTour at Hobart Arena.“People want to laugh and

they need a break,” she said.“It’s (going to be) a giantparty, and everybody thatcomes to it is going to wishthey were a Southern FriedChick. We’re going to showyou a little bit of our crazylives. It’s a blast.”A familiar face on televi-

sion and on the stand-upcomedy circuit, May hasforged a loyal following withher down-home, southern-style humor. She’s been fea-tured on Showtime, CMT,the Bob and Tom radio showand XM and Sirius Radio,and was named FemaleComic of the Year by TheAmerican Comedy Awards.She’ll be joined by White

and Mills for a 90-minutecomedy show that will fea-ture a variety of topics tiedtogether with a southernthread.

“Although we’re all south-erners, we’re all from differ-ent aspects of beingsoutherners,” she explained.“I represent the typical whitetrash. But there are the verysexy and sharp southernwomen, and then there arethe crazy southern women.And what’s great is you’ll getall aspects. We don’t do a lotof male bashing, so what’sgreat is, guys like us, too.”She said the Southern

Fried Chicks tour — whichformed about six years agoand has featured differentlineups over the years — al-lows each of the participantsto share the spotlight.“When we do the South-

ern Fried Chicks, we’reworking with two or threeother headliners and not aone of us has to have the re-sponsibility of carrying theshow,” May said. “We’re pastthat point of ego or trying tooutdo each other. It’s likehanging out with your bestfriends.“Sonya is weird because

she can do any impression.She does a lot of impressionsand can sing and do comedy,so she’s hilarious,” she con-tinued. “And Karen repre-sents the intellectual type —the urban southerner. Shehas very smart humor. Sothat’s what’s nice — we’rethrowing three different as-pects at you. It’s not just abunch of dumb southerners.”

While May said she lovesdoing what she does for a liv-ing, it isn’t all chuckles andgags. There is a serious sideto what she does.“It’s very strange. As a

performer, a lot of times youjust feel like ‘poof’ — whenyou get done with a perform-ance, you go ‘yea, i did a goodshow and made peoplehappy. But it’s just gone,” shesaid. “I can remember driv-ing around town with mydad and him pointing at abuilding and saying ‘Yourgrandpa built that, and it’sstanding there and it’s a partof him and he touched everybrick in that wall.’ Withstand-up, it’s kind of like, ‘Areyou really changing theworld or making a differenceor doing anything that any-one will remember an hourlater?’ Then I’ll do a showand will get these emails, orpeople will literally come upto me and say somethinglike ‘My mom died twomonths ago and this is thefirst time I got out of thehouse,’ or ‘This is the firsttime I laughed or have beenhappy for two months.’“One woman told me a

sister of hers died of pancre-atic cancer and she felt guiltyto go out and have a nicemeal or take her kids to apark — doing all of thosethings that are living,” shecontinued. “Things like thatmake me realize that there

is a wonderful thing aboutbeing human … that we getto laugh.”She said seeing that con-

cept unfold before her eyeson a nightly basis is particu-larly gratifying.“People laugh in so many

different ways, and when I’mon stage I get to watchingthe audience so much that Ican get mesmerized bywatching how I’ll say some-thing, and then watch a per-son go into convulsions,” shesaid with a laugh.May said she made the

decision to pursue comedyseveral years ago when shediscovered the magic oflaughter.“What feels good to me is,

I kind of knew what my pathin life was … that I wasgoing to work at a factory, Iwas going to get pregnantand live a lower income life,”she said. “The thing thatmade me take a chance atbecoming a stand-up come-dian is, I’m at the bottom ofthe barrel. I can’t go any fur-ther down. Why not try to dosomething special?“I don’t think a lot of peo-

ple feel special in this world,and doing stand-up makesme feel special,” she contin-ued. “I get to do somethingthat not everybody can do.It’s not an ego thing, but I doget to go to sleep at night andsay that I do something that90 percent of people can’t do,so that has brought joy to mylife.“It’s such a magical thing

to make people laugh.”Tickets are $25, $16 and

$12 and can be obtainedfrom the Hobart Arena web-site (www.hobartarena.com)or by calling the arena boxoffice at 339-2911.To learn more about Etta

May or the Southern FriedChicks Comedy Tour, visitMay’s website at www.etta-may.com; or the SFC websiteat www.southernfried-chicks.net.

PHOTO BY PAUL ATKINSONComedian Etta May and the Southern Fried Chicks Comedy Tour will visit Troy’sHobart Arena for an 8 p.m. show Jan. 25.

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Hope you had a goodholiday season. Ihope you’re not

bedridden with the flu, asit seems a majority of thepopulation is currently. Ihaven’t written muchlately, but I believe it wasin one of my last articlesthat I wrote of unseason-ably warm weekendweather allowing me tohop on my bike eventhough Christmas decora-tions were out. These op-portunities had come to agrinding halt, until thisweekend, when I willhave hoped to get out forsome miles, in spite of thesalty, wet, snow-meltedroads.Although I have to

admit, it was nice to getsome snow there rightafter Christmas. On breakfrom school already, it’snot like I was doing muchanyway. But if you’re likeme, and you’re a big fan ofdoing nothing, there’ssomething cool about thatblizzard warned stormthat we got. You’re notsupposed to do anything.Doing anything isfrowned upon. The newspeople on the televisionnearly break their necksto get out to some snow-filled ditch just to encour-age us to stay inside andto demonstrate why. I amonly happy to oblige. Sure,I’ll throw the old roadbike on the indoor trainerfor some work, and I’ll dopush-ups until I feel like Ican’t anymore (and thosenine push-ups are diffi-cult!). But I’ll also heedthe advice of the folkstelling us not to do any-thing. And just to earnyour complete admira-tion: on one particularday over break, I tuned inthe Big Ten Network andwatched five straight col-lege basketball games,spanning from noon to al-most midnight. Then Ithought about taking ashower.

Alas, break time isover. School is in session,and so are several ex-tracurricular activities. Sodon’t forget to contact mewith your information,ideas, or just generalshout-outs, and I’ll postthem here promptly.

Two new dining op-tions have opened re-cently, both located at 110E. Broadway, in the oldHungry Howie’s building.Stop in to GuarnieriPizzeria for pizza, hoa-gies, pastas, calzones, sal-ads, and wings. They’lldeliver, and their hoursare 4-8 on Tuesdaythrough Thursday, 4-10 onFriday and Saturday, and4-8 on Sunday. They’reclosed Monday.But before you go for

some pizza, hit up thesame building for some-

thing from Vogel’s BakeShop, open during thehours of 6-11 a.m. Tues-day through Sunday.They’ve got fresh bakeddoughnuts, coffee, cappuc-cinos, pies, cookies andbuns. Put off that NewYear’s Resolution untilnext year!The ladies at J.R.

Clarke Public Librarywanted me to help themexpress their sincere grat-itude for a couple reasons,in their own words:“The J. R. Clarke board

and staff would like tothank the Covington Ea-gles for their support inthe past and for the gen-erous donation made re-cently to the library. Wehave used this donation tohelp pay for an upgrade inour lighting system, mak-ing it more energy effi-cient. The Eagles aretruly public servants forour community and thesurrounding area. Afterapplying for a grant thispast August, the J. R.Clarke Public Library wasnotified it has received a$3,000 grant from theDorothy Louise KylerFoundation, based inToledo, to be used for chil-dren’s materials. If youhave any requests for chil-dren’s materials pleasenotify the librarian andyour requests will betaken into consideration.“The J. R. Clarke Public

Library staff would like toshow their appreciation toall of the adults who useour library. This will beduring the month of Jan-uary. Drop your name inthe jar for a drawing atthe end of the month.Enter each time you visitthe library and check outmaterials. This is open toour library patrons in thesixth grade and older. TheUpper Valley WellnessNurse will continue tovisit the library the thirdTuesday of each monthfor free blood pressureand glucose screenings.She will be here from 9-11a.m..“The library will ob-

serve regular hours andremain open on MartinLuther King Jr. Day, onJan. 21.We are open from9 a.m. to 8 p.m. A bigthank you goes to all ofthe patrons who gener-ously brought in cannedgoods to place under ourChristmas tree for theCovington Outreach Asso-ciation’s food pantry.Every contribution isgreatly appreciated.Email callingaround-

[email protected] orcall 418-7428 to put some-thing in print.

New pizzeria,bakery openin Covington

KYLE MOOREColumnist

BY MELODY VALLIEUCivitas [email protected]

TIPP CITY — LolaRowan believes she getsmore than she gives as avolunteer.Some would disagree.As a volunteer for Hos-

pice of Miami County,Rowan has become abeloved addition to the or-ganization. Staff, patientsand their families all havegreat respect for her, ac-cording to Patra Sengsy,volunteer coordinator.“She’s just the best,”

Sengsy said. “She’s just ad-mired.”When her husband Bill

got Alzheimer’s disease, afriend suggested Rowanreach out to Hospice — anonprofit organizationthat provides free end oflife care for terminally illpatients and their families—when it became increas-ingly harder for her to carefor him.The 47-year resident of

Tipp City said it was oneof the best decisions sheever made.“People just don’t realize

what help Hospice can

offer them,” Rowan said. “Icouldn’t have made itthrough without Hospice, Iwould have had to put himin a nursing home, whichis something I didn’t wantto do. I couldn’t praiseHospice enough for whatthey did for my husband— and me. They are an-gels.”Bill passed away in

2002, and Rowan said shenever forgot what a helpHospice was, and decidedto join the organizationand help others like her.In 2005, the Tipp City

resident of 47 years, beganvolunteering for Hospice,and it quickly became herpassion. She said her fa-vorite thing to do is workone-on-one with patientsand their families, oftensitting with a patient sotheir caregiver can have abreak.Rowan said when Bill

was sick, having a Hospicevolunteer stay with him soshe could run errands wasa blessing.

“Sometimes when theaide would come, I wouldjust go to the park and sitthere and regroup,” shesaid. “I’ve been there. Youdon’t know how draining itcan be.”The mother of four chil-

dren — a son is deceased— said visiting with pa-tients and their families isone of the most rewardingthings she does each week.She said some patients,some in nursing homes,have little or no family forsupport, and a visitingHospice volunteer may betheir only visitor.“Just to walk into (a pa-

tient’s) room and havethem greet you with a bigsmile — that just meltsyour heart,” said Rowan, amember of Upper RoomWorship Center in TippCity.Sengsy said patients

enjoy Rowan’s company.“They just respond to

her because of her compas-sion,” Sengsy said. “It is re-warding to know that you

are giving to someone.”Besides Hospice, Rowan

also is active with the TippCity Senior Citizens Cen-ter, and often brings thetwo organizations to-gether. The seniors noware working on makingitems for a new aro-matherapy program Hos-pice is starting.Rowan has become one

of Hospice’s go-to volun-teers, Sengsy said, andwill do whatever needsdone. Rowan said she hasdone everything from of-fice work, to transportingpatients to sitting with pa-tients during the dieingprocess. She also helpswith a new program, Care-giver Connection, by eitherstaying with a patient so acaregiver can attend, orparticipating in the group.In her down time,

Rowan — who retiredfrom National City Mort-gage as a records manage-ment supervisor— likes toquilt and spend time withher family, which also in-cludes eight grandchildrenand 13 great-grandchil-dren.Rowan said she plans to

continue to volunteer withthe organization she feelshonored to be a part of foras long as she can.“I am so privileged to be

a part of (the Hospice)team. Those folks are justabsolute angels,” she said.Back at you, Lola.

Hospice of Miami County volunteer Lola Rowan discusses some of the things she will be involved in mak-ing for Hospice patients with Patra Sengsy,Volunteer Services Coordinator for Hospice.“It’s a passion withme,” Rowan said in regard to volunteering for Hospice.

ANTHONY WEBER/CIVITAS MEDIA PHOTO

Tipp City woman gives backRowan helpsHospice afterorganizationaided her family

How to help:• Hospice of Miami County is always looking for

volunteers to help throughout the county, accordingto Patra Sengsy, volunteer coordinator. Volunteerscan choose from a wide range of volunteer activities,including office work, transporting or visiting pa-tients, delivering items to brighten patient’s day,among many others. For more information on vol-unteering, call 335-5191 or visit www.hospiceofmi-amicounty.org.

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Library saysthanks forsupport

Ft. Loramie FFA participates in eventFT. LORAMIE — Ft. Lo-

ramie High School FFAagricultural education stu-dents participated in theShelby Soil and Water Dis-trict’s recent Forestry FieldDay in Ft. Loramie.Members helped run sev-

eral different stations, as-sisting and teaching youthhow to use a hand-crankedapple peeler and cornshucker. FFA members alsohelped with face painting,

making glitter pinecones,and a Junior Cruise tour.The tour taught students

about the types of treesaround them and providedgeneral knowledge of eachtree.Members also interacted

with the community, shar-ing information about na-ture.The Ft. Loramie FFA is a

satellite program of UpperValley Career Center.

PROVIDED PHOTOFt. Loramie FFA member Josh Siegel watches a per-son at the Forestry Field Day peels an apple with ahand-cranked peeler.

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Piqua hosting a divingmeet Saturday at theMiami County YMCA-Piqua branch.Piqua freshman Ike

Karn won the boys compe-tition with a score of376.30.Zach Zimpher finished

third with 331.45, CorbinMeckstroth was fourth,324.35; Logan Walterswas ninth, 255.45; andJoye Hsiang was 10th,194.20.In the girls competition,

Katie Stewart finishedseventh, 219.87.

Lehman sweeps SIDNEY — The

Lehman boys and girlswim teams swept a five-team meet Friday night.Miami East girls were

second and the boys werefourth.Winning for Lehman

boys were Ethan Jock, 200freestyle, 1:59.33; RobHeckman, 100 butterfly,1:07.95; Dave Kruse, 500freestyle, 6:31.50; and the400 freestyle relay (TravisThornton, Kruse, NickCummons, John Meyer),4:21.02.Winning for the girls

were Sloane Glover, 200IM, 2:38.47; CassidyHemm, 50 freestyle, 29.10;Caroline Heitmeyer, 100

backstroke, 1:12.41; the200 freestyle relay (Hay-ley Baker, Heitmeyer,Hemm, Glover), 2:00.40;and the 400 freestyle relay(Hemm, Katie Heckman,Heitmeyer, LaurenBosway), 4:40.18.

BOYSTeam scores: Lehman 177, Fort Recov-

ery 89, Franklin 64, Miami East 60, St.Henry 5.Lehman, East Placers200 Medley Relay: 2.Lehman (Nathan

Bosway, Kyle Caufield, Ethan Jock, AlexWiseman), 2:04.86; 4.Lehman B (JohnMeyer, Travis Thornton, Mitchell Bosse,Nick Cummons), 2:09.63; 5.Miami East(Dalota Potts, Josh Ewing, Brendan Claw-son, Chase Fulghum), 2:09.74.200 Freestyle: 1.Ethan Jock (Lehman),

1:59.33; 4.Noah Tucker (Miami East),2:38.37; 5.Kyle Caufield (Lehman), 2:47.51.200 IM: 2.Rob Heckman (Lehman),

2:27.28; 3.Dakota Potts (Miami East),2:41.51; 4.Nick Cummons (Lehman),3:03.13.50 Freestyle: 3.Nathan Bosway

(Lehman), 25.53; 5.Dave Kruse (Lehman),27.06; 6.Chase Fulghum (Miami East),28.30.100 Butterfly: 1.Rob Heckman

(Lehman), 1:07.95; 3.Travis Thornton(Lehman)< 1:21.50.100 Freestyle: 3.Nick Cummons

(Lehman), 1:03.42; 4.Josh Ewing (MiamiEast), 1:05.28; 5.John Meyer (Lehman),1:05.78; 7.Brendan Speck (Miami East),1:10.74.500 Freestyle: 1.Dave Kruse (Lehman),

6:31.50; 2.Mitchell Bosse (Lehman),6:49.51.200 Freestyle Relay: 2.Lehman (Nathan

Bosway, Dave Kruse, Rob Heckman, EthanJock), 1:45.39; 3.Lehman B (Kyle Caufield,John Meyer, Travis Thornton, Alex Wise-man), 2:08.40.100 Backstroke: 2.Nathan Bosway

(Lehman), 1:06.62; 6.Alex Wiseman(Lehman), 1:41.36.100 Breaststroke: 2.Dakota Potts

(Miami East), 1:15.03; 3.Kyle Caufield(Lehman), 1:19.84; 4.Josh Ewing (MiamiEast), 1:20.63; 6.Mitchell Bosse (Lehman),1:24.69.400 Freestyle Relay: 1.Lehman (Travis

Thornton, Dave Kruse, Nick Cummons,John Meyer), 4:21.02; 2.Lehman B (AlexWiseman, Rob Heckman, Mitchell Bosse,

From the left, Piqua seniors Katie Stewart, Zach Zimpher and Joye Hsiang compete in the diving meet Saturday.MIKE ULLERY/CALL PHOTOS

Piqua’s Ike Karn won the diving meet Saturday at the Miami County YMCA.

Piqua divershost meetCav swimmers sweep Senior Night

See SWIM/Page 8

PBPA to meeton WednesdayThe Piqua Baseball Par-

ents Association will bemeeting at 7 p.m. Wednes-day in the PHS library.

The meeting is beingheld to make plans for theannual fish fry.

Piqua eighthbeats SidneyThe Piqua eighth grade

boys basketball team hadjust enough to get pastSidney 33-30 Saturday,the Indians second winover the Jackets this sea-son.

Piqua held its compo-sure in the fourth quarterto pull out the win.

Austin Hecker hit a bigthree to give Piqua a four-point lead with 2:00 to go.

Nathan Monnin hadnine points and 11 re-bounds.

Gage Smith had eightrebounds, while StormCook had seven points.

Piqua, 8-3, will play atNorthmont White tonight.

PIQUA SCORINGCook 7, Patton 2, Hecker 5, Hawk 6,

Smith 4, Monnin 9.

PressPros toair hoop games

PressProsMagazine.comwill air the following highschool basketball gamesthis week:Tuesday: Fairmont boys

at Troy, 7:15 p.m.Thursday: Russia girls

at Fort Loramie, 7:15 p.m.Friday: Greenville boys

at Troy, 7:30 p.m.Saturday: Leman boys

at Sidney, 7:45 p.m.

Scores to airprep gamesScoresBroadcast.com

will air the following highschool basketball gamesthis week:Tuesday: Fairlawn boys

at Botkins, 7:10 p.m.Wednesday: Sidney

girls at Troy, 7:10 p.m.Thursday: Houston

girls at Fairlawn, 7:10 p.m.Friday: Fairlawn boys at

Fort Loramie, 7:10 p.m.Saturday: Russia girls

at Versailles, 2:10 p.m.;Jackson Center boys atAnna, 7:10 p.m.

Aaron Craft and Trey Burke battle for a loose ball Sunday.AP PHOTO

Unbeatenno moreOSU hands Michigan first lossCOLUMBUS (AP) — A ball

that rattled around the rim andbounced out separated Michiganfrom its first No. 1 ranking inmore than 20 years. Point guardTrey Burke's stepback jumperwith 17 seconds went down, thencame out, leaving No. 2 Michiganon the wrong side of a 56-53 lossto rival and 15th-ranked OhioState on Sunday.After No. 1 Duke lost to North

Carolina State a day earlier, theWolverines were in prime posi-tion to ascend to No. 1 for thefirst time since November 1992.Instead, they went home with

their first loss, also deprivingthem of the best start in schoolhistory."Some go in and some don't,"

said Burke, a sophomore whojust happens to be from Colum-bus and is friends with several ofthe Buckeyes. "I thought it wasgoing in. It looked good. I think itwent in and then came out."Michigan (16-1, 3-1 Big Ten)

trailed 52-50 and had the ball asthe seconds sifted away. Every-one in a hoarse, capacity crowd of18,809 knew that Burke, a star

See OSU/Page 8

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Ethan Jock), 4:25.50; 3.Miami East(Chase Fulghum, Brendan Speck, BrendanClawson, Dakota Potts), 4:28.13.

GIRLSTeam Scores: Lehman 185, Miami East

90, Fort Recovery 63, Franklin 61, St.Henry 32.Lehman, East Placers200 Medley Relay: 2.Lehman (Cassidy

Hemm, Lauren Bosway, Katie Heckman,Stephanie Ulbrich), 2:20.60; 3.(tie) LehmanB (Caroline Heitemyer, Lindsay Bundy, AllySchmidt, Haley Baker), 2:24.60;Miami East(Erin Augustus, Kara Nuss, Blayne Mitchell,Tiffany Felda), 2:24.60; 6.Miami East B(Ashley Hahn, Kylie Brown, AbigaelAmheiser, Emily Brown), 2:45.60.200 Freestyle: 2.Erin Augustus (Miami

East), 2:42.35; 3.Elaina Snyder (Lehman),2:58.84; 4.Katie Heckman (Lehman),3:02.41.200 IM: 1.Sloane Glover (Lehman),

2:38.47; 3.Kara Nuss (Miami East), 3:02.78;5.Lindsay Bundy (Lehman), 3:15.01.50 Freestyle: 1.Cassidy Hemm

(Lehman), 29.10; 3.Blayne Mitchell (MiamiEast), 31.54; 4.Ally Schmidt (Lehman),31.91; 6.Tiffany Felda (Miami East), 32.74.100 Butterfly: 2.Lauren Bosway

(Lehman), 1:21.99; 3.Ally Schmidt(Lehman), 1:27.47.100 Freestyle: 2.Haley Baker (Lehman),

1:07.54; 5.Stephanie Ulbrich (Lehman),1:13.10; 6.Mitchell Blayne (Miami East),1:14.16; 8.Tiffany Felda (Miami East),1:17.27.500 Freestyle: 2.Sloane Glover

(Lehman), 6:22.87; 3.Abigael Amheiser(Miami East), 7:21.23; 4.Katie Heckman(Lehman), 8:08.13.200 Freestyle Relay: 1.Lehman (Hayley

Baker, Caroline Heitmeyer, Cassidy Hemm,Sloane Glover), 2:00.40; 3.Lehman B (Lind-say Bundy, Elaina Snyder, Stephanie Ul-brich, Ally Schmidt), 2:15.65; 5.Miami East(Casey Copeland, Kylie Brown, AshleyHahn, Emily Brown), 2:31.57; 6.Miami EastB (Cheyenne Smith, Kristine Bigelow, Tay-lar McEwen, Katey Matlock)< 2:34.12.100 Backstroke: 1.Caroline Heitmeyer

(Lehman), 1:12.41; 3.Erin Augustus (MiamiEast), 1:22.18; 6.Elaina Snyder (Lehman),1:13.58; 7.Kristine Bigelow (Miami East),1:45.77.100 Breaststroke: 2.Lauren Bosway

(Lehman), 1:28.66; 4.Lindsay Bundy(Lehman), 1:29.32; 5.Kylie Brown (MiamiEast), 1:32.41; 6.Kara Nuss (Miami East),1:33.18.400 Freestyle Relay: 1.Lehman (Cas-

sidy Hemm, Katie Heckman, Caroline Heit-meyer, Lauren Bosway), 4:40.18; 2.LehmanB (Hayley Baker, Elaina Snyder, StephanieUlbrich, Sloane Glover), 4:48.78; 3.MiamiEast (Erin Augustus, Abigael Amheiser,Tiffany Felda, Kara Nuss), 5:00.48.

LadyTigers winFAIRBORN —The Ver-

sailles girls swimmingteam won a four-team

meet at Wright State Sat-urday, while the obys weresecond.Lexi Fliehman swept

the 50 freestyle, 25.30;and 100 frestyle, 55.73.Also winning for the

Lady Tigers were HannahMarshal, 100 backstroke,1:04.81; the 200 medleyrelay (Hannah Marshal,Ambert Seibert, AshlynCordonnier, Fliehman),1:56.36; the 200 freestylerelay (Abbey Marshal,Cordonnier, Rachel Subler,Bailey Marshal), 1:47.75;and the 400 relay(Fliehman, Hannah Mar-shal, Seibert, Bailey Mar-shal), 3:53.66.Mitchell Stover broke

his own school record inthe 100 freestyle, 48.51.Stover won the 100

breaststroke, 1:03.97; andVersailles won the 200freestyle relay (Stover,An-drew Kramer, Cole Poep-pelman, Cole Albers),1:35.50.

BOYSTeam scores: Carroll 436, Versailles

349, Xenia 267, Meadowdale 32.Versailles Results:200 Medley Relay: 3.Versailles (Mitchell

Stover, Cole Albers, Sam Subler, AndrewKramer), 1:48.06; 6.Versailles B (QuincyBaltes, Darren Subler, Chris Klamar, Har-rison Detrick), 2:08.20200 Freestyle: 4.Ian Lawrence, 2:22.48;

8.Jacob Rose, 2:45.17; 10.Tyler Rose,2:59.65200 IM: 2.Andrew Kramer, 2:16.67;

8.Chris Klamar, 2:38.45; 10.Darren Subler,2:50.5050 Freestyle: 5.Cole Albers, 24.62; 6.

Cole Poeppelman, 25.47; 12.Tyler Rose,29.50100 Butterfly: 4.Sam Subler, 1:02.23;

5.Chris Klamar, 1:07.57; 8.Harrison Detrick,1:18.56100 Freestyle: 3.Mitchell Stover, 48.51;

5.Cole Poeppelman, 55.74; 10. QuincyBaltes, 1:06.23; 11.Darren Subler, 1:10.00500 Freestyle: 5.Sam Subler, 5:58.46;

6. Ian Lawrence, 6:22.10200 Freestyle Relay: 1.Versailles

(Mitchell Stover, Andrew Kramer, ColePoeppelman, Cole Albers), 1:35.50; 6.Ver-sailles B (Jacob Rose, Darren Subler, TylerRose, Ian Lawrence), 1:59.25100 Backstroke: 4.Andrew Kramer,

1:01.71; 7.Quincy Baltes, 1:22.76; 9.JacobRose, 1:38.96100 Breaststroke: 1.Mitchell Stover,

1:03.97; 2.Cole Albers, 1:05.82; 8. HarrisonDetrick, 1:20.02400 Freestyle Relay: 4.Versaille (Sam

Subler, Chris Klamar, Ian Lawrence, ColePoeppelman), 4:01.72; 6.Versailles B(Jacob Rose, Tyler Rose, Quincy Baltes,Harrison Detrick), 4:43.07

GIRLSTeam scores: Versailles 439, Carroll

335, Xenia 306, Steebins 18.Versailles Results200 Medley Relay: 1.Versailles (Hannah

Marshal, Amber Seibert, Ashlyn Cordon-nier, Lexi Fliehman), 1:56.36; 4.Versailles B(Rachel Subler, Caroline Prakel, AbbeyMarshal, Hannah Wenig), 2:05.76; 7.Ver-sailles C (Alyssa Barlage, EmilyRuhenkamp, Lindsey Didier, GabriannaMescher), 2:23.76200 Freestyle: 2.Murphy Grow, 2:22.18;

4.Breana Winner, 2:29.81; 8.EmilyRuhenkamp, 2:38.34200 IM: 3.Amber Seibert, 2:24.23;

4.Abbey Marshal, 2:25.29; 6.Rachel Subler,2:40.0350 Freestyle: 1.Lexi Fliehman, 25.30;

2.Bailey Marshal, 26.18; 4.Hannah Wenig,28.15; 8.Gabrianna Mescher, 30.81;10.Janelle Mangen, 31.48; 12.TaylorStover, 34.78; 14.Kori Oliver, 35.17100 Butterfly: 3.Ashlyn Cordonnier,

1:08.34; 5.Caroline Prakel, 1:19.61; 6.Lind-sey Didier, 1:22.80; 9.Alyssa Barlage,1:47.14100 Freestyle: 1.Lexi Fliehman, 55.73;

2.Bailey Marshal, 57.36; 3.Hannah Mar-shal, 59.63; 4.Hannah Wenig, 1:01.04;11.Emily Stammen, 1:13.31500 Freestyle: 2nd place, Murphy Grow,

6:24.44; 3rd place, BreanaWinner, 6:42.22;5th place, Gabrianna Mescher, 6:56.54200 Freestyle Relay: 1.Versailles

(Abbey Marshal, Ashlyn Cordonnier,Rachel Subler, Bailey Marshal), 1:47.75;3.Versailles B (Murphy Grow, Lindsey Di-dier, Breana Winner, Caroline Prakel),2:00.93; 7.Versailles C (Janelle Mangen,Kori Oliver, Taylor Stover, EmilyRuhenkamp), 2:13.76100 Backstroke: 1.Hannah Marshal,

1:04.81; 3.Rachel Subler, 1:09.46; 10.EmilyStammen, 1:30.72; 11.Alyssa Barlage,1:31.16; 12.Lindsey Didier, 1:32.49; 13.Tay-lor Stover, 1:40.05; 14.Kori Oliver, 1:46.51100 Breaststroke: 2.Amber Seibert,

1:13.92; 3.Ashlyn Cordonnier, 1:14.21;5.Abbey Marshal, 1:16.18; 6.CarolinePrakel, 1:22.70; 11.Emily Ruhenkamp,1:32.78400 Freestyle Relay: 1.Versailles (Lexi

Fliehman, Hannah Marshal, Amber Seibert,Bailey Marshal), 3:53.66; 4.Versailles B(Murphy Grow, Gabrianna Mescher, Bre-ana Winner,Hannah Wenig), 4:23.06

SwimContinued from page 7

Lehman honored their senior swimmers Friday night. From the left are HayleyBaker (Piqua); Mitchell Bossse (Piqua); Lauren Bosway (Sidney); Nic Cummons(Jackson Center); Sloane Glover (Piqua); Ethan Jock (Sidney); and StephanieUlbrich (Piqua).

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Lehman boys fallto Temple ChristianNew Bremen gets past CovingtonDAYTON — LIMA —

The Lehman Cavalierswent on the road and lostto a good Lima TempleChristian squad 60-44 inaction Saturday night.The loss leaves the Cavs

at 5-7 on the year headinginto Saturday’s big gameat crosstown rival Sidney.“Lima Temple was a

well-coached team andshot the ball well,” saidLehman head coach Isa-iah Williams. “They de-fended well, and we got offto a slow start.We battledback, but they were at thefree throw line a lot, andthat made it tough.”Lehman was unable to

overcome Temple’s 20-7advantage at the freethrow line.Jackson Frantz had 14

to lead the Cavaliers, whoalso had three playerswith eight or more points.

Buccs boys fallCOVINGTON — The

Covington boys basketballteam dropped to 5-5 witha 53-47 loss to New Bre-men Saturday in non-con-ference action.Dylan Owens and

Austin Angle scored 11points each for Covington.The Buccs will be back

in action Tuesday, travel-ing to Ansonia for a CrossCounty Conference game.

Cats beat RoadersHOUSTON — The

Houston boys basketballteam handed Bradford an86-48 loss in non-confer-ence action.

Jesse Phlipot led Hous-ton with 21 points.Evan Winner scored 20

points and TJ Martinadded 12.Brandon Wysong led

Bradford with 25 points.Bradford will host Ar-

canum Tuesday, whileHouston will travel toAnna Friday.

Ahrens scores 32VERSAILLES — Kyle

Ahrens had a huge gameas Versailles rolled to a77-41 win over Mississi-nawaValley in non-confer-ence action.Ahrens scored 32 points

and Chad Winner added22 points to the Tigerscause.Versailles travels to

Fort Recovery Friday.

L E W I S B U R G —Lehman competed at TriCounty North Panther In-vitational Saturday.Four of Lehman’s five

wrestlers scored points,with two placingAt 160 pounds, Skylar

Brown was seeded secondand lived up to the seed.He had three pins and atech fall.Mitch Slater (132)

earned fourth place, whichis the best finish of his ca-reer to date. He came intothe tournament unseededand wrestled wel, record-ing two pins.Joe Simpson (126)

pounds and Nick Vogann(170) had pins.Lehman wrestles at Na-

tional Trail Thursday,while the junior high ishome Tuesday.

Bucc JV wrestlesBELLEFONTAINE —

Covington's wrestlers put

in a solid performance atthe Ben Logan JV Invita-tional on Saturday.All five of the Buccs'

competing wrestlersplaced in the top six oftheir 16-man brackets.Freshman Brandon

Magee (170) led the waywith a first place finish,going 3-0 with two pins.Ian Fries was second,

going 3-1 with a pin.Jordan Wolfe (285) was

fourth, while, Alex Fries(170) was fight and DustinFreeman (132) was sixth.

Lehman competes atTri-County North tourneyBrown, Slaterboth place

Lady Vikings toomuch for BuccsVersailles girls handle LehmanCOVINGTON — The

list of challengers toMiami East’s CrossCounty Conference titlekeeps getting smallerand smaller.Saturday, the Vikings

took care of another one,connecting on nine shotsfrom the outside, sharedthe basketball well andplayed stifling defense ina 92-38 victory over Cov-ington on the road.Angie Mack hit three

3s and scored 23 points,while Abby Cash added22 points and six re-bounds to lead the way.Ashley Current had 12points, eight reboundsand six assists and TrinaCurrent and Tori Nussboth had nine points andfive assists. MadisonLinn—who did not score— had four assists andthree steals.“We had 38 field goals

and 33 assists.We sharedthe basketball extremelywell,” Miami East coachPreston Elifritz said. “Itwas an all-around teameffort.“Angie and Abby had

all of their points in thefirst three quarters - nostarters played in thefourth.”Covington (10-5, 5-3

CCC) took advantage,

winning the fourth 16-15with the help of JessieCrowell, who hit five 3sand led the Buccaneerswith 20 points.The win takes the

Vikings to 13-1 and 9-0 inthe CCC, with only TwinValley South, NationalTrail and Tri-CountyNorth left in league play.But Miami East will

start gearing up for thepostseason this weekwith a pair of tough non-league road games - atGraham Wednesday andat inter-county rivalTippecanoe Saturday.Covington, meanwhile,

travels to National TrailThursday.

Lady Roaders fallUNION CITY — The

Bradford girls basketballteam lost to Mississi-nawa Valley 42-35 Satur-day in CCC action.Brooke Dunlevy scored

13 points and Gabby Fairadded 11.Bradford will host

Newton Thursday, look-ing to avenge an early-season loss.

LadyTigers rollVERSAILLES — The

Versailles girls basket-ball team was too muchfor Lehman Saturday,

winning 71-16 in non-conference action.Rachel Kremer led

Versailles with 17 points.Olivia Schlater netted

14 and Emily Harmanadded 10.Ava Schmitz led

Lehman with eightpoints.Lehman plays at

Catholic Central Tues-day, while Versailles trav-els to Fort RecoveryThursday.

Lady Raiders loseMINSTER—The Rus-

sia girls basketball teamran into a strong Minsterteam Saturday, losing 53-29.Claudia Monnin led

the Lady Raiders withnine points and BethanyYork added seven.Russia will play at Fort

Loramie Thursday inSCL action.

Skins beat CatsHOUSTON — The

Houston girls basketballteam lost 57-24 to FortLoramie Saturday inSCL action.Angela Gilkeson led

the Lady Wildcats witheight points.Houston plays at Fair-

lawn Thursday in SCLaction.

at Columbus' NorthlandHigh School where he wasa teammate of formerBuckeye Jared Sullinger,would likely take the lastshot.Aaron Craft — whom

Michigan coach JohnBeilein said was as goodas any defender he hadever seen — preventedBurke from driving. Hispath blocked, Burkejumped back and thenlaunched the shot."We were up two, so

that makes it a little morechallenging for me," saidCraft, selected as the BigTen's top defender a yearago. "Fortunately enoughfor me, that shot he tookrimmed in and out. I kindof turned around (andsaw) we grabbed the re-bound."Lenzelle Smith Jr.

grabbed the rebound. Amoment later he wasfouled again and hit twofree throws for breathingroom. Craft, who hadstruggled on offense mostof the season, then madetwo more foul shots tomore than offset Burke'scircus 3-pointer with asecond left.The Buckeyes had done

most of their offensivedamage early, followingBurke's opening 3-pointerwith a 16-0 run that wasstarted and ended withbaskets by DeshaunThomas, who led theBuckeyes (13-3, 3-1) with20 points. From there on,it was just a matter ofwhether Ohio State —which had blown a latelead at Duke in November— could hold off theWolverines, who came inaveraging 81 points agame with four starters indouble figures.Burke led Michigan,

which was trying to ex-ceed the 16-0 start of the1985-86 team, with 15points. Tim Hardaway Jr.added 12. Down 21 pointsin the first half, Michigankept chipping away.The Wolverines

switched defenses, caus-ing the Buckeyes prob-lems with matchup zones.Eventually, Glenn Robin-

son III flipped in a 3-pointer from the rightwing to tie it at 46 withjust under 6 minutes left.The Buckeyes regained

some momentum whenShannon Scott fed postplayer Evan Ravenel for adunk to regain the lead.On the next possession,Ohio State went insideagain and Ravenel, aver-aging 6.3 points a game,bulled his way for anotherbasket.After another Michigan

missed shot, Thomas tooka pass on the left baselineand made a quick spin tothe end line before bank-ing in a shot for a 52-46lead.The Wolverines missed

six straight field goal at-tempts down the stretch,going scoreless for morethan 4 minutes untilBurke hit two free throwswith 1:37 left to cut thelead to 52-48.A steal and dunk by

Robinson made it 52-50with 1:16 left, setting upthe potential tying shot byBurke, who grew up a

rabid fan of the Buckeyesbut wasn't recruited bycoach Thad Matta becausehe already had Craft andwas close to signing Scottto play point."He got a heck of a look

at it," Matta said ofBurke's shot.The Buckeyes have

been at their best againsttheir worst opponents,and vice versa. They cameinto the game 12-0 vs. un-ranked teams and 0-3against those in the Top25. But after what eventhe players called an up-and-down season, theycame up especially bigagainst their most heatedopponent.After Craft had dis-

counted the possibilitythat the Buckeyes drewany extra incentive bywanting to prevent theirarchrivals from takingover the top spot in thepolls, Ravenel spoke up."There's always satis-

faction in denying Michi-gan the No. 1 spot in thecountry," he said with awide grin.

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FootballNFL Playoffs

NFL Playoff GlanceAll Times EST

Wild-card PlayoffsSaturday, Jan. 5Houston 19, Cincinnati 13Green Bay 24, Minnesota 10Sunday, Jan. 6Baltimore 24, Indianapolis 9Seattle 24, Washington 14

Divisional PlayoffsSaturday, Jan. 12Baltimore 38, Denver 35, 2OTSan Francisco 45, Green Bay 31Sunday, Jan. 13Atlanta 30, Seattle 28New England 41, Houston 28

Conference ChampionshipsSunday, Jan. 20San Francisco at Atlanta, 3 p.m. (FOX)Baltimore at New England, 6:30 p.m. (CBS)

Pro BowlSunday, Jan. 27At HonoluluAFC vs. NFC, 7 p.m. (NBC)

Super BowlSunday, Feb. 3At New OrleansAFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6 p.m. (CBS)

BasketballNBA Standings

National Basketball AssociationAll Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBNewYork 24 13 .649 —Brooklyn 21 15 .583 2½Boston 19 17 .528 4½Philadelphia 16 22 .421 8½Toronto 14 23 .378 10Southeast Division

W L Pct GBMiami 24 11 .686 —Atlanta 21 15 .583 3½Orlando 13 23 .361 11½Charlotte 9 27 .250 15½Washington 6 28 .176 17½Central Division

W L Pct GBIndiana 23 14 .622 —Chicago 20 15 .571 2Milwaukee 19 17 .528 3½Detroit 14 24 .368 9½Cleveland 9 29 .237 14½

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBSan Antonio 28 11 .718 —Memphis 24 11 .686 2Houston 21 17 .553 6½Dallas 15 23 .395 12½New Orleans 11 26 .297 16Northwest Division

W L Pct GBOklahoma City 28 8 .778 —Denver 22 16 .579 7Portland 20 16 .556 8Utah 20 19 .513 9½Minnesota 16 17 .485 10½Pacific Division

W L Pct GBL.A. Clippers 28 9 .757 —Golden State 23 12 .657 4L.A. Lakers 15 21 .417 12½Sacramento 13 24 .351 15Phoenix 13 26 .333 16Saturday's GamesOrlando 104, L.A. Clippers 101Indiana 96, Charlotte 88Washington 93, Atlanta 83Utah 90, Detroit 87Philadelphia 107, Houston 100Phoenix 97, Chicago 81Dallas 104, Memphis 83Miami 128, Sacramento 99Sunday's GamesNewYork 100, New Orleans 87Milwaukee 107, Toronto 96Indiana at BrooklynMinnesota at San AntonioGolden State at DenverOklahoma City at PortlandCleveland at L.A. LakersMonday's GamesOrlando at Washington, 7 p.m.Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m.Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 8 p.m.Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 9 p.m.Miami at Utah, 9 p.m.Cleveland at Sacramento, 10 p.m.Tuesday's GamesIndiana at Charlotte, 7 p.m.New Orleans at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Toronto at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Houston, 8 p.m.Portland at Denver, 9 p.m.Milwaukee at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Men’s Major ScoresCollege BasketballMajor Men’s Scores

SUNDAYEAST

Iona 97, Canisius 87Manhattan 65, Marist 53Niagara 67, Fairfield 64Providence 67, Seton Hall 55Rider 64, Loyola (Md.) 57Siena 66, St. Peter's 53UMass 77, Fordham 73

MIDWESTOhio St. 56, Michigan 53Purdue 60, Penn St. 42

SATURDAYEAST

Albany (NY) 76, Maine 63American U. 72, Colgate 63Boston U. 83, Binghamton 59Brown 71, Daniel Webster 34Bryant 69, CCSU 62Bucknell 76, Army 55Charlotte 58, Rhode Island 50Cincinnati 68, Rutgers 58Cornell 103, Old Westbury 84Fairleigh Dickinson 79, St. Francis (Pa.) 69, OTGeorgetown 67, St. John's 51Harvard 75, Dartmouth 65Hofstra 70, William & Mary 59Kansas St. 65, West Virginia 64LIU Brooklyn 86, Mount St. Mary's 72La Salle 71, Richmond 59Lafayette 64, Navy 47Lehigh 79, Holy Cross 47Marquette 74, Pittsburgh 67, OTMiami (Ohio) 58, Buffalo 57NJIT 83, Chicago St. 78, 3OTNortheastern 70, Towson 59Princeton 65, Penn 53Robert Morris 70, Monmouth (NJ) 55Sacred Heart 80, Quinnipiac 74Saint Joseph's 74, Duquesne 66St. Francis (NY) 71, Wagner 52Stony Brook 73, Hartford 59Syracuse 72, Villanova 61Temple 64, Saint Louis 54VCU 72, St. Bonaventure 65Vermont 68, UMBC 53Yale 104, Oberlin 39

SOUTHAlabama 68, Tennessee 65Alabama A&M 64, Alabama St. 57Alcorn St. 72, MVSU 67Appalachian St. 80, Elon 70Auburn 74, South Carolina 71Belmont 90, UT-Martin 53Bethune-Cookman 72, NC A&T 60Campbell 62, Presbyterian 46Charleston Southern 75, Longwood 62Clemson 59, Virginia 44Coll. of Charleston 86, Chattanooga 59Davidson 81, Furman 73Delaware 86, Georgia St. 83E. Kentucky 59, Morehead St. 52ETSU 85, Florida Gulf Coast 75East Carolina 88, UCF 85, OTFAU 65, W. Kentucky 62Florida 74, LSU 52Hampton 51, Howard 49High Point 70, Gardner-Webb 64Jacksonville 49, Mercer 47James Madison 51, Drexel 43Liberty 64, Coastal Carolina 56Louisiana-Lafayette 61, Arkansas St. 56Louisville 64, South Florida 38Memphis 69, UAB 53Middle Tennessee 66, Louisiana-Monroe 57Mississippi 64, Missouri 49Mississippi St. 72, Georgia 61Morgan St. 76, SC State 60Murray St. 71, Austin Peay 68NC Central 85, Florida A&M 62NC State 84, Duke 76

Colege BasketballMajorWomen’s Scores

SUNDAYEAST

Buffalo 73, Ohio 36Georgia St. 56, Towson 49Marist 69, Iona 55Navy 62, Lafayette 44Penn St. 80, Nebraska 58Rider 81, Loyola (Md.) 74, OTSiena 62, Manhattan 55Temple 67, St. Bonaventure 59

SOUTHAlabama 83, Mississippi 75Boston College 66, Clemson 43Delaware 63, Old Dominion 46Drexel 64, UNCWilmington 51Duke 73, Wake Forest 44Florida St. 86, Miami 65Fordham 59, Charlotte 56Georgia 42, South Carolina 40Hofstra 67, George Mason 53James Madison 68, Northeastern 65LSU 62, Mississippi St. 42Maryland 74, Virginia Tech 45North Carolina 79, Georgia Tech 58Tennessee 78, Florida 75, OTTulane 67, Marshall 57UAB 54, Houston 46Vanderbilt 78, Arkansas 58Virginia 78, NC State 59

MIDWESTAkron 93, Kent St. 58Baylor 82, Kansas 60Cent. Michigan 77, E. Michigan 51Duquesne 56, Xavier 54Evansville 71, S. Illinois 65Kentucky 69, Missouri 43Miami (Ohio) 73, W. Michigan 47Michigan 54, Wisconsin 43Toledo 48, Bowling Green 38

SOUTHWESTOklahoma St. 64, Texas 52Rice 56, Tulsa 53SMU 69, UCF 54Texas A&M 78, Auburn 56

FARWESTArizona 100, Oregon 68Arizona St. 66, Oregon St. 55California 67, Stanford 55San Diego St. 48, Colorado St. 44Seattle 69, Denver 66

SATURDAYEAST

Albany (NY) 71, Maine 39American U. 54, Colgate 45Army 68, Bucknell 60Boston U. 57, Binghamton 52CCSU 59, Bryant 50Canisius 62, St. Peter's 52Fairfield 61, Niagara 54Hartford 59, Stony Brook 43Harvard 88, Dartmouth 66La Salle 72, Rhode Island 46Lehigh 67, Holy Cross 65Louisville 70, Providence 62Monmouth (NJ) 58, Robert Morris 47Mount St. Mary's 66, LIU Brooklyn 41NJIT 60, Texas-Pan American 55Princeton 77, Penn 47Saint Joseph's 82, Richmond 62St. Francis (NY) 72, Wagner 66St. Francis (Pa.) 68, Fairleigh Dickinson 50St. John's 72, Seton Hall 46Syracuse 86, Georgetown 56UMass 62, George Washington 58Vermont 63, UMBC 60Villanova 68, Pittsburgh 52

SOUTHAlabama St. 69, Alabama A&M 67, OTAppalachian St. 77, W. Carolina 46Arkansas St. 48, Louisiana-Lafayette 39Belmont 58, UT-Martin 56Bethune-Cookman 69, NC A&T 64Campbell 79, High Point 76Chattanooga 75, Georgia Southern 43Coppin St. 57, Savannah St. 53Davidson 58, Wofford 45E. Kentucky 62, Morehead St. 52Florida A&M 52, NC Central 35Florida Gulf Coast 97, ETSU 60Furman 67, UNC-Greensboro 48Hampton 52, Howard 50Houston Baptist 60, New Orleans 45Liberty 76, Coastal Carolina 48Longwood 67, Charleston Southern 52MVSU 66, Alcorn St. 61McNeese St. 62, Sam Houston St. 58Md.-Eastern Shore 86, Norfolk St. 80, OTMercer 72, Jacksonville 68Middle Tennessee 66, Louisiana-Monroe 48Murray St. 77, Austin Peay 72N. Kentucky 66, Lipscomb 33Nicholls St. 71, SE Louisiana 65North Florida 52, Kennesaw St. 49Radford 49, Presbyterian 31SC State 83, Morgan St. 74Samford 56, Coll. of Charleston 47Southern U. 67, Ark.-Pine Bluff 44Stetson 84, SC-Upstate 66UTSA 51, Louisiana Tech 50W. Kentucky 86, FAU 68Winthrop 60, Gardner-Webb 55

Norfolk St. 63, Md.-Eastern Shore 58North Carolina 77, Florida St. 72North Florida 81, Kennesaw St. 72SE Louisiana 70, Nicholls St. 65Sam Houston St. 72, McNeese St. 57Samford 69, The Citadel 65Savannah St. 56, Coppin St. 48Southern Miss. 73, Houston 54Southern U. 84, Ark.-Pine Bluff 50Stetson 66, SC-Upstate 64Tennessee St. 81, SE Missouri 69Texas A&M 83, Kentucky 71UNC Asheville 79, Radford 61UNCWilmington 82, George Mason 74VMI 72, Winthrop 54Virginia Tech 70, Georgia Tech 65, OTW. Carolina 62, UNC Greensboro 59Wake Forest 75, Boston College 72Wofford 71, Georgia Southern 53

MIDWESTAkron 68, N. Illinois 53Bowling Green 46, E. Michigan 44Butler 79, Dayton 73Cleveland St. 74, Detroit 62Drake 82, Illinois St. 77Green Bay 53, Ill.-Chicago 47Indiana 88, Minnesota 81Iowa St. 82, Texas 62Jacksonville St. 61, E. Illinois 55Kent St. 61, Ball St. 47N. Dakota St. 73, Oakland 65N. Iowa 84, Bradley 53North Dakota 86, Montana St. 73Ohio 61, W. Michigan 59S. Dakota St. 83, IPFW 57S. Illinois 76, Indiana St. 71SIU-Edwardsville 58, Tennessee Tech 54Toledo 76, Cent. Michigan 72, OTUConn 65, Notre Dame 58UMKC 90, South Dakota 86Valparaiso 76, Milwaukee 52W. Illinois 89, Nebraska-Omaha 74Wisconsin 74, Illinois 51Xavier 71, George Washington 56

SOUTHWESTArkansas 56, Vanderbilt 33Baylor 51, TCU 40Kansas 60, Texas Tech 46Louisiana Tech 73, UTSA 71North Texas 66, South Alabama 56Northwestern St. 100, Cent. Arkansas 88Oklahoma 77, Oklahoma St. 68Prairie View 60, Grambling St. 44SMU 59, Tulane 53Stephen F. Austin 61, Oral Roberts 50Texas A&M-CC 62, Lamar 56Texas Southern 84, Jackson St. 57Texas-Arlington 91, Texas St. 74Texas-Pan American 95, Fisher 49Tulsa 64, Rice 51UALR 88, FIU 76UTEP 74, Marshall 63

FARWESTArizona 80, Oregon St. 70BYU 82, Santa Clara 64Cal St.-Fullerton 71, UC Riverside 69California 67, Washington St. 54Denver 64, Seattle 51Idaho St. 54, S. Utah 53Long Beach St. 76, Hawaii 72Montana 85, N. Colorado 77New Mexico 72, Fresno St. 45New Mexico St. 71, Idaho 70Pacific 77, Cal Poly 55Portland 68, Loyola Marymount 64Portland St. 79, N. Arizona 74Sacramento St. 60, E.Washington 53Saint Mary's (Cal) 78, San Francisco 72San Diego 62, Pepperdine 50San Diego St. 79, Colorado St. 72, OTSouthern Cal 76, Utah 59UC Irvine 79, CS Northridge 69UC Santa Barbara 66, UC Davis 59UCLA 78, Colorado 75UNLV 76, Air Force 71, OTUtah Valley 83, Houston Baptist 62Washington 65, Stanford 60Wyoming 59, Nevada 48

Women’s Major Scores

MIDWESTBradley 80, Missouri St. 79Cleveland St. 77, Detroit 66Dayton 82, Butler 39DePaul 91, South Florida 75E. Illinois 76, Jacksonville St. 53Green Bay 71, Wright St. 44Ill.-Chicago 73, Loyola of Chicago 62Iowa St. 68, TCU 52N. Dakota St. 60, Oakland 59S. Dakota St. 66, IPFW 64Saint Louis 60, VCU 46Tennessee Tech 66, SIU-Edwardsville 56UConn 85, Marquette 51UMKC 60, South Dakota 56Valparaiso 67, Youngstown St. 59W. Illinois 71, Nebraska-Omaha 44West Virginia 66, Kansas St. 52Wichita St. 60, N. Iowa 57

SOUTHWESTCent. Arkansas 60, Northwestern St. 44FIU 55, UALR 53Lamar 44, Texas A&M-CC 37North Texas 67, South Alabama 47Oklahoma 65, Texas Tech 55Oral Roberts 63, Stephen F. Austin 56Prairie View 78, Grambling St. 59Texas Southern 73, Jackson St. 66Texas St. 63, Texas-Arlington 57

FARWESTAir Force 81, UNLV 69BYU 68, Pepperdine 42CS Northridge 59, UC Irvine 48Cal Poly 96, Pacific 95, 3OTCal St.-Fullerton 54, UC Riverside 49Fresno St. 69, New Mexico 65Idaho 57, New Mexico St. 51Montana 56, N. Colorado 42Montana St. 64, North Dakota 49Portland St. 60, N. Arizona 59S. Utah 74, Weber St. 61Sacramento St. 85, E.Washington 70San Diego 88, Loyola Marymount 78, OTSan Francisco 88, Portland 81San Jose St. 103, Utah St. 80UC Santa Barbara 58, UC Davis 43Utah Valley 71, Chicago St. 38Wyoming 92, Nevada 41

Prep Boys ScoresOhio High School Boys Basketball

Saturday's ScoresAda 72, Waynesfield-Goshen 61Bluffton 66, Ft. Jennings 54Botkins 54, Rockford Parkway 45Brookville 67, W. Alexandria Twin Valley S. 64Camden Preble Shawnee 70, Lewisburg Tri-County N.

56Celina 73, Tol.Waite 52Cin. Moeller 55, Cin. Aiken 49Cin.Winton Woods 71, Cin. Turpin 55Cin.Woodward 60, Cin. N. College Hill 52Clarksville Clinton-Massie 61, Mt.OrabWestern Brown

56Coldwater 60, New Paris National Trail 29Day. Christian 41, Cin. Seven Hills 33Day. Meadowdale 56, Fairborn 43Day. Miami Valley 60, Day. Jefferson 37Day. Oakwood 55, Milton-Union 44Day. Stivers 90, Sidney 79Delphos St. John's 72, Lima Shawnee 55Greenville 63, Eaton 60Hamilton Badin 37, Reading 36Hamilton Ross 60, Cin. NW 41Harrison 55, Morrow Little Miami 49Haviland Wayne Trace 69, Delphos Jefferson 37Houston 86, Bradford 48Jackson Center 56, New Knoxville 31Lima Bath 66, Spencerville 39Lima Temple Christian 60, Sidney Lehman 44Loveland 59, Lebanon 46McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 42, Cory-Rawson 37Miamisburg 48, Hamilton 46Middletown Fenwick 43, Cols. Hartley 28Miller City 58, Van Wert Lincolnview 56Minster 52, Ft. Loramie 46N. Lewisburg Triad 69, Shekinah Christian 64New Bremen 53, Covington 47New Lebanon Dixie 69, Arcanum 57Ottawa-Glandorf 53, Findlay 43Ottoville 52, Pandora-Gilboa 37Oxford Talawanda 63, Cin. Mt. Healthy 44Russia 77, Spring. Cath. Cent. 44St. Henry 71, Anna 59St. Marys Memorial 59, Lima Perry 40Tipp City Tippecanoe 65, Bellbrook 63Troy Christian 51, Pitsburg Franklin-Monroe 41Van Wert 53, Maria Stein Marion Local 45Vandalia Butler 44, Cin. Deer Park 28Versailles 77, Union City Mississinawa Valley 41Washington C.H. 62, Plain City Jonathan Alder 45Waynesville 75, S. Charleston SE 68, 2OT

Prep Girls ScoresOhio High School Girls Basketball

Saturday's ScoresBotkins 46, Jackson Center 37Butlerville Methodist Church School 52, Day. Miami

Valley 27Casstown Miami E. 92, Covington 38Centerville 60, Ursuline Academy 31Cin. Anderson 58, Loveland 43Cin. Christian 60, Hamilton New Miami 14Cin. Colerain 53, Fairfield 41Cin. Glen Este 56, Cin.Walnut Hills 52Cin. Hills Christian Academy 61, Cin. Seven Hills 37Cin. Indian Hill 64, Cin. Finneytown 17Cin. Madeira 50, Cin. Deer Park 40Cin. Princeton 42, Cin. Oak Hills 29Cin. Taft 35, Cin. Aiken 34Cin. Turpin 49, Milford 34Cin.Winton Woods 44, Kings Mills Kings 19Cin.Withrow 50, Lou. Butler, Ky. 38Cin.Wyoming 35, Cin. Mariemont 34Clarksville Clinton-Massie 57, Hillsboro 34Coldwater 35, Greenville 28Day. Carroll 86, Cin. Purcell Marian 14Day. Chaminade-Julienne 52, Hamilton Badin 30Day. Oakwood 55, Milton-Union 44Eaton 54, Brookville 38Franklin 48, Day. Northridge 30Ft. Loramie 57, Houston 24Hamilton Ross 59, Cin. NW 34Harrison 55, Morrow Little Miami 48Jamestown Greeneview 59, W. Liberty-Salem 15Kalida 45, Harrod Allen E. 40Kenton 65, Ada 50Kettering Alter 77, Cin. McNicholas 41Lewisburg Tri-County N. 55, Ansonia 26Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 45, Hamilton 34Logan 62, Chillicothe 34Mason 54, W. Chester Lakota W. 41Mechanicsburg 70, Spring. NE 31Miamisburg 60, Lebanon 51, OTMiddletown Fenwick 48, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 31Minster 53, Russia 29New Bremen 48, St. Marys Memorial 37New Carlisle Tecumseh 72, Spring. Kenton Ridge 69,

OTNew Madison Tri-Village 77, W. Alexandria Twin Valley

S. 22New Paris National Trail 81, Tipp City Bethel 25Ottawa-Glandorf 45, Delphos St. John's 19Oxford Talawanda 41, Cin. Mt. Healthy 35Reading 38, N. Bend Taylor 35Spring. NW 51, St. Paris Graham 37Springboro 71, Clayton Northmont 21St. Bernard 44, Lockland 33St. Henry 51, Lima Shawnee 49Tipp City Tippecanoe 32, Riverside Stebbins 27Union City Mississinawa Valley 42, Bradford 35Urbana 77, Lewistown Indian Lake 71Versailles 71, Sidney Lehman 16Waynesfield-Goshen 54, Bluffton 38Waynesville 51, S. Charleston SE 36Wilmington 49, Trenton Edgewood 41

GolfVolvo Champions

Volvo Champions ScoresAt Durban Country ClubDurban, South AfricaPurse: $2.61 million

Yardage: 6,732; Par: 72FinalLouis Oosthuizen, South Africa 68-64-74-66—272Scott Jamieson, Scotland 69-64-68-72—273Thongchai Jaidee,Thailand 65-68-73-68—274Padraig Harrington, Ireland 70-71-67-68—276Danny Willett, England 69-70-70-68—277Julien Quesne, France 72-67-67-71—277Branden Grace, South Africa 75-67-69-67—278Paul Lawrie, Scotland 69-70-70-69—278Richie Ramsay, Scotland 69-73-60-67—279Thomas Bjorn, Denmark 69-70-72-68—279Nicolas Colsaerts, Belgium 73-67-71-68—279Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Spain 72-69-70-68—279Shane Lowry, Ireland 70-69-70-70—279Matteo Manassero, Italy 75-69-66-69—279Francesco Molinari, Italy 70-70-68-71—279Jamie Donaldson, Wales 69-72-73-66—280Jeev Milka Singh, India 69-70-72-69—280Paul Casey, England 74-69-69-69—281Ernie Els, South Africa 68-72-71-70—281Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 75-70-69-68—282Retief Goosen, South Africa 72-70-70-70—282Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland 75-68-71-69—283Henrik Stenson, Sweden 70-74-70-70—283

ATLANTA (AP) —MattBryant kicked a 49-yardfield goal with 8 secondsleft and the Atlanta Fal-cons bounced back afterblowing a 20-point lead inthe fourth quarter, defeat-ing RussellWilson and thegutty Seattle Seahawks30-28 in an NFC divi-sional playoff game Sun-day.The Falcons (14-3) ap-

peared ready to allow thebiggest fourth-quartercomeback in NFL playoffhistory when MarshawnLynch scored on a 2-yardrun with 31 seconds left.But Matt Ryan com-

pleted two long passesafter the kickoff, settingup Bryant's winning kickand sending the Falcons tothe NFC championshipgame for only the thirdtime in franchise history.They will host the SanFrancisco 49ers next Sun-day.Wilson passed for two

touchdowns and ran foranother, but it wasn'tenough for the Seahawks(12-6)."Wow!" said Falcons

coach Mike Smith.Wilson finished with

385 yards passing and didall he could to lead theSeahawks back from a 27-7 deficit entering thefourth quarter. WhenLynch powered over in thefinal minute, a play set upby the rookie quarter-back's brilliant scramble,Seattle celebrated like itwould be moving on.Not so fast.Ryan, who had strug-

gled in his first three play-off appearances, had justenough time to rally theFalcons. He hooked upwith Harry Douglas on a29-yard pass in front ofthe Falcons bench, andSmith quickly signaled atimeout. Then, Ryan wentdown the middle to his fa-vorite target, tight end

Tony Gonzalez, a Hall ofFamer-to-be playing whatcould've been his finalgame.Gonzalez hauled in the

19-yard throw, and Smithcalled his final timeoutwith 13 seconds remain-ing. Instead of risking an-other play and having theclock run out, he sentBryant in for the field goaltry.The Seahawks called

time just before the ballwas snapped, andBryant's kick sailed rightof the upright. Thatturned out to be nothingmore than practice. Thenext one was right downthe middle, giving the Fal-cons a stunning victory.

San Fran rollsIn San Francisco, Colin

Kaepernick ran for aquarterback playoff record181 yards and two touch-downs and threw twoscoring passes to MichaelCrabtree in leading theSan Francisco 49ers backto the NFC championshipgame with a 45-31 victoryagainst the Green BayPackers on Saturdaynight.Playoff first-timer

Kaepernick outshinedreigning NFL MVP AaronRodgers, who never got insync for the Packers (12-6)in finishing 26 of 39 for257 yards with two touch-downs.Kaepernick ran for

scores of 20 and 56 yardson the way to topping therushing mark of 119 yardsset by Michael Vick in2005 against St. Louis.Crabtree caught TDpasses of 12 and 20 yardsin the second quarter andwound up with nine recep-tions and 119 yards forthe Niners (12-4-1) in theNFC divisional matchup.San Francisco had 579

total yards, 323 on theground.

Bryant kickbeats SeattleSan Francisco stuns Packers

Patriots cruiseinto title gameBaltimore edges DenverOXBOROUGH, Mass.

(AP) — Tom Brady be-came the winningestquarterback in postseasonplay, throwing for threetouchdowns Sunday tobeat Houston 41-28 andlift the New England Pa-triots into the AFC cham-pionship game.Brady got his 17th vic-

tory, surpassing his child-hood hero, Joe Montana,by throwing for 344 yards.Seldom-used runningback Shane Vereen scoredthree times, twice on re-ceptions.If Brady can lead the

Patriots (13-4) past Balti-more (12-6) in next Sun-day's conference titlegame, then win the SuperBowl, he'll equal the49ers' Hall of Famer forNFL championships.The Patriots and

Ravens will be meeting forthe AFC title for the sec-ond straight year. Balti-more, which stunnedtop-seeded Denver in dou-ble overtime Saturday,lost 23-20 at Gillette Sta-dium last January.Houston (13-5) per-

formed far better than ina 42-14 loss here lastmonth. But the Texanscouldn't slow down Brady.he Patriots overcame a

94-yard return by DaniealManning on the openingkickoff thanks to Bradyand Vereen and led 31-13after three quarters.Shayne Graham kicked

a 55-yard field goal on thefinal play of the first halfafter a short punt byZoltan Mesko gave theTexans the ball at their38-yard line. That cut the

lead to 17-13.But the Patriots (12-4)

scored on two of theirthree series in the thirdquarter on an 8-yard runby Stevan Ridley and a 5-yard pass from Brady toBrandon Lloyd.The Patriots got little

help from running backDanny Woodhead andtight end RobGronkowski, who left withinjuries.Woodhead hurt his

thumb after carrying theball on the Patriots' firstoffensive play andGronkowski went to thelocker room with an arminjury midway throughthe period.

Ravens win in OTIn Denver, Baltimore's

Justin Tucker kicked a 47-yard field goal 1:42 intothe second overtime Sat-urday to lift the Ravens toa 38-35 victory over theDenver Broncos in theAFC playoffs.The Ravens (12-6)

forced overtime on a 70-yard touchdown pass fromJoe Flacco to Jacoby Joneswith 31 seconds left inregulation, after Jonesslipped behind a pair ofBroncos defenders alongthe sideline.Late in the first over-

time, Peyton Manningthrew across his body onsecond down and CoreyGraham picked off theball to give the Ravens theball on the Denver 45.Shartley after that,

early in the second period,Tucker sailed his game-winner through the up-rights.

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205 Business Opportunities

LOCAL BUSINESS Forsale, owner retiring,Mobile service business,22 years serving Miami,Shelby, & ChampaignCounties, seasonal busi-ness, 6-8 Months yearly,perform preventivemaintenance service oncustomers lawn equip-ment at their residence,Minor mechanical abilityneeded, office work per-formed from home, in-cludes existing customerbase, 14 foot enclosedtrailer with completeshop setup, for perform-ing minor maintenanceprogram, step by steptraining on business op-erations, extra trailerequipment & lawnmow-er parts, Multiple adver-tising samples, invoices& cards, optional 2008Ford 150 Trucka v a i l a b l e ,(937)335-3769

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Journeyman industrial,commercial, residentialservice electrician. Fulltime with benefits.

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3155 Tipp-CowlesvilleRoad, Troy

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Local Credit Union isseeking a proficient,sales and service-orientedpart-time MSR.Qualified applicants willneed to have prior cus-tomer service experi-ence and be com-fortable working in afast-paced environment.Primarily responsible forall first-line member con-tact, account transac-tions, cash handling,cross selling productsand problem resolution.The candidate must beflexible to work in any ofour three offices and towork varied schedules,including Saturdaymornings. Please replyto VP of Operations, POBox 425, Vandalia, OH45377

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French Oil is a custommanufacturer of hydraul-ic presses and screwpresses for rubber andthermoset molding appli-cations as well as syn-thetic rubber screwpress applications. Weare seeking to fill the fol-lowing positions for ourexpanding business:

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Associates degree in EEis required. Some expe-rience in AB program-ming, PLC knowledge,and troubleshooting sys-tems of electrical andhydraulic controls forcustom machinery is aplus. Must be willing totravel to customers'plants for start-up andservice work.

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Mechanical Engineeringdegree with 5 years ex-perience designing cus-tom machines. Ability toperform engineering cal-culations, includingstrength of materials isessential. Individual willbe responsible for han-dling complete pressprojects so excellentcommunication skills area must. Experience inscrew press design andSolid Works is a bigplus.

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Francis FurnitureSidney Location

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MECHANIC, Local com-pany seeking full time die-sel and/ or gas vehiclemechanic. Excellent wageand benefits. Apply in per-son at, 15 Industry ParkCt, Tipp City,(937)667-1772.

PRESS BRAKEOPERATORS

Raymath Company, lo-cated in Troy, Ohio, isseeking Press Brake op-erators for an expanding2nd and 3rd shifts. Musthave relevant metalmanufacturing experi-ence. Competitive sala-ry with benefits.

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Norcold, Inc., recog-nized as the leader inrefrigerator manufactur-ing for the RV, Marineand Truck markets, iscurrently accepting re-sumes for a Quality En-gineer at our Gettys-burg, Ohio facility.

This position plans andcoordinates quality ac-tivities related to assur-ing current productionquality, product and sup-plier development, andapplication and mainte-nance of quality stan-dards for associatedprocesses and materi-als.

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Continental ExpressInc., a full service trans-portation company thatspecializes in hauling re-frigerated food productsis currently seeking anAssistant OperationsManager for its Sidneyterminal.

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FRESH & BRIGHT Piquahome with basement ondouble lot, quiet area,roomy, $550 month + de-posit. 2 bedroom,(937)750-9800.

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505 Antiques/Collectibles

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510 Appliances

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545 Firewood/Fuel

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FIREWOOD, All hard-wood, $150 per cord de-livered or $120 you pickup, (937)726-2780.

FIREWOOD for sale. Allseasoned hardwood,$150 per cord split/ deliv-ered, $120 you pick up.( 9 3 7 ) 8 4 4 - 3 7 5 6(937)844-3879

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560 Home Furnishings

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577 Miscellaneous

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CRIB, real wood, goodcondition, stationarysides, $75(937)339-4233

FURNACE, Lennox Pulseair high efficiency furnacewith central air condition-ing unit, $300,(937)572-9045

GUN Winchester model37, 12 gauge shot gun.$250. (937)581-7177

LONGABERGER BAS-KETS, Boyd's Bears,purses, dresses, leatherjackets, Bratz dolls,lamps, remote control car,clocks, (937)773-9025

QUILTING FRAME, NextGeneration, partially as-sembled, large enough forking-size, can be madesmaller, excellent condi-tion, instructional dvd,$150, (937)418-4758

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WALKER, adult, folds,adjustable height, goodcondition, with or withoutwheels $20.(937)339-4233

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583 Pets and Supplies

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615 Business Services

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF MIAMI COUNTY, OHIOGENERAL DIVISION

Judith Cotrell v. Rick Cotrell, Dixie Barga, Trudy Green, Louis Miller, Rita Lawson,William Mohr, Tracy Cotrell, Bryan Cotrell, Kristopher Cotrell, Mackenzie Cotrell,Frank Edward Cotrell III, the Unknown Spouses, if any, of Rick Cotrell, Dixie Barga,Trudy Green, Louis Miller, Rita Lawson, William Mohr, Tracy Cotrell, Bryan Cotrell,Kristopher Cotrell, Mackenzie Cotrell and Frank Edward Cotrell III, if any, and theUnknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, Administrators, Successors and As-signs of Frank O. Cotrell, Stella V. Cotrell, Nina Batchelor, Etta Mohr, Frank EdwardCotrell and Frank Edward Cotrell II, and their respective spouses, if any.

The last known address of Kristopher Cotrell, Mackenzie Cotrell and Frank EdwardCotrell III was 2610 Highway 135N, Paragould, Arkansas.

Kristopher Cotrell, Mackenzie Cotrell, Frank Edward Cotrell III, the UnknownSpouses, if any, of Rick Cotrell, Dixie Barga, Trudy Green, Louis Miller, Rita Lawson,William Mohr, Tracy Cotrell, Bryan Cotrell, Kristopher Cotrell, Mackenzie Cotrell andFrank Edward Cotrell III, and the Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors,Administrators, Successors and Assigns of Frank O. Cotrell, Stella V. Cotrell, NinaBatchelor, Etta Mohr, Frank Edward Cotrell and Frank Edward Cotrell II and their re-spective spouses, if any, whose names and addresses are unknown and who, there-fore, cannot be served with summons, will take notice that on November 30, 2012,Judith Cotrell filed a First Amended Complaint as Plaintiff in the Court of CommonPleas of Miami County, Ohio, 201 W. Main Street, Troy, Ohio 45373, against saidKristopher Cotrell, Mackenzie Cotrell, Frank Edward Cotrell III and said unknownpersons and others as Defendants; that said action has been assigned Case Num-ber 12-731; that the persons named and/or described above are named as Defen-dants in said Complaint; and that the subject of the complaint is to quiet title in Plaintiffto a 50 foot wide strip of land off the east side of the real estate described belowwhich was excepted for unknown reasons in the deed to Plaintiff and her husband in1962.

Situate in the Township of Springcreek, County of Miami and State of Ohio andbounded and described as follows:Being 0.394 of an acre, more or less, in the Northwest Quarter of Section One (1),Town One (1), Range Twelve (12) as shown as Tract “F” on Plat # 108, Volume #8 ofthe Miami County, Ohio, Engineer’s Record of Land Surveys, and being more par-ticularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin on the half section line, saidpoint being S. 85° 08’ E, 338.4 feet from the Southwest corner of the NorthwestQuarter of Section 1, Town 1, Range 12; thence from the above described beginningpoint N. 4° 30’ E. 8.74 feet to an iron pin; thence N. 76° 17’ E, 216 feet along theSouth side of a 30 foot lane, to an iron pin; thence N 63° 20’ E. 94 feet along theSouth side of said lane, to an iron pin; thence . 3° 52’W. 127.7 feet to an iron pin onthe half section line; thence N. 85° 08’W. 278 feet along the half section line to theplace of beginning.

The demand of the complaint is that Plaintiff be declared the owner of the entire tractof land including the 50 foot strip in question.

Said Defendants shall take notice that they are required to serve upon Plaintiff’s At-torney their answer to the First Amended Complaint within 28 days after the last pub-lication of this Notice, which will be published once each week for six (6) consecutiveweeks. Each such answer must also be filed with the Clerk of the Miami CountyCommon Pleas Court within three (3) days after service on Plaintiff’s attorney.

The name and address of Plaintiff’s attorney is Dale G.Davis, Fifth Third Bank Build-ing, 123 Market Street, P. O. Box 910, Piqua, Ohio 45356.

In the event of the failure of said Defendants to plead or otherwise defend in said ac-tion as required by the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure within the stated time, judgmentby default may be rendered against them for the relief demanded in the FirstAmended Complaint.

Jan Mottinger, ClerkMiami County Common Pleas Court

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Tens of thousands of years before therewere movies, there was popcorn.

Archaeologists have found 80,000-year-old corn pollen below Mexico City. Becausethis pollen is almost exactly the same asmodern popcorn pollen, researchers believethat "cave people" most likely had popcorn.

Popcorn probably grew first in Mexico,though it also was used in China and Indiahundreds of years before Columbus reachedthe Americas.

The oldest popcorn ever found was dis-covered in the "Bat Cave" of central NewMexico. It is thought to be about 5,600 yearsold. In tombs in Peru, archaeologists foundancient kernels of popcorn that are so wellpreserved that they can still pop.

Sometimes, conditions can preserveancient popcorn so perfectly that it still looksfluffy and white when the dust is blown off ofit. In a cave in southern Utah, researchersfound surprisingly fresh-looking 1,000-year-old popcorn.

Popcorn was probably an important partof life in the ancient Americas. On a 1,700-year-old painted funeral urn found in Mexico,a corn god is shown wearing a headdress ofpopcorn. Decorated popcorn poppers fromaround the same time have been found inPeru.

Europeans learned about popcorn fromNative Americans. When Cortes invadedMexico, and when Columbus arrived in theWest Indies, each saw natives eating pop-corn, as well as using it in necklaces andheaddresses.

Native Americans brought a bag ofpopped corn to the first Thanksgiving. Acommon way to eat popcorn at that timewas to hold an oiled ear on a stick over thefire, then chew the popped kernels off it.Natives throughout the Americas also madea popcorn beer. Some made popcorn soup.

After learning about the fluffy food,colonists began enjoying the first puffedbreakfast cereal — a bowl of popcorn,served with cream or milk.

Popcorn was very popular in the UnitedStates from the late 19th century through themiddle of the 20th century. It was available inparks, from street vendors and near the-aters.

During World War II, when sugar wasrationed, Americans changed their snackinghabits — they ate three times as much pop-corn as they had before. Perhaps the favoriteplace to eat popcorn was at the movies.When television took off in the 1950s, pop-corn sales dropped for a while.

Today, the average American eats nearly70 quarts of popcorn a year. But the UnitedStates isn't just a land of popcorn lovers—it'salso the land of popcorn. Most of the worldnow gets its popcorn from Nebraska andIndiana.

A popcorn kernel is actually a seed. Likeother seeds, inside it has a tiny plant embryo(a life form in its earliest phase). The embryois surrounded by soft, starchy material thatwould give the embryo energy for growinginto a plant. A hard, glossy shell protects theoutside of the seed.

The soft, starchy material holds somewater. When the kernel is heated to a highheat (400 degrees F), the water inside thekernel turns into steam. The pressure fromthe steam causes the kernel to explode. Thesoft starch inside bursts out at about 40times its original size, turning the kernelinside out. This creates the fluffy white areaof a popped kernel.

The ideal popcorn kernel contains about14 percent moisture. If the popcorn is muchdrier, it will not pop. Popcorn kernels shouldbe kept in a tightly sealed jar so that they willnot dry out.

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• Most U.S. popcorn is grown in theMidwest, primarily in Indiana, Nebraska,Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky and Missouri.• Many people believe the acres of cornthey see in the Midwest during growingseason could be picked and eaten for din-ner, or dried and popped. In fact, thoseacres are typically field corn, which is usedlargely for livestock feed, and differs fromboth sweet corn and popcorn.• The peak period for popcorn sales forhome consumption is in the fall.• Most popcorn comes in two basic shapes

when it's popped: snowflake and mush-room. Snowflake is used in movie theatersand ballparks because it looks and popsbigger. Mushroom is used for candy confec-tions because it doesn't crumble.• Popping popcorn is one of the No. 1 usesfor microwave ovens. Most microwaveovens have a "popcorn" control button.• "Popability" is popcorn lingo that refers tothe percentage of kernels that pop.• There is no such thing as “hull-less” pop-corn. All popcorn needs a hull in order topop. Some varieties of popcorn have been

bred so the hull shatters upon popping,making it appear to be hull-less.• How high popcorn kernels can pop? Up to3 feet in the air.• The world’s largest popcorn ball was cre-ated by volunteers in Sac City, Iowa inFebruary 2009. It weighed 5,000 pounds,stood more than 8 ft. tall, and measured28.8 feet in circumference.• If you made a trail of popcorn from NewYork City to Los Angeles, you would needmore than 352,028,160 popped kernels!

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