02/24/13

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Miami Valley

BY MELANIE YINGSTStaff Writer

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After the past 10 days’ rash ofthreatening messages at twolocal school districts, three juve-nile male students are in custodyat West Central Juvenile

Detention Center.Since Feb. 13, seven threaten-

ing notes or messages — three atTippecanoe High School, two atTippecanoe Middle School and oneeach at Troy High School and Troy

Junior High School — have beenfound in boys’ restrooms withinthe two districts.So far, three suspects have been

arrested and, according to schooland law enforcement officialswithin the two communities, moreare believed to be involved in thecrimes.

While law enforcementauthorities maintain that an actof violence was highly unlikely,since the mass shooting of 20 stu-dents and six adults at SandyHook Elementary in Newtown,Conn., in December, school secu-rity has been at the forefront ofparents’ and the community’sminds.

Schools focus on safetyThreats have districts tightening security

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Not that many years ago,three portraits hung in thou-sands of African-Americanhomes, a visual tribute to menwho had helped black peoplenavigate the long journey toequality.

There was Jesus, who rep-resented unconditional hope,strength and love. There wasMartin Luther King Jr., who per-sonified the moral crusade thatended legal segregation. Andthen there was President JohnF. Kennedy. See Page A8.

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ith four new firefight-ers, there’s a spark ofchange at the TroyFire Department.Chief Christopher

Boehringer recognized the fourmen, joined by their families, atTuesday’s city council meeting,with new staff including Jeff Krey,34, Jason Holfinger, 32, RyanHavenar, 26, and Ray Kinard, 35.The firefighters were selected froma pool of 25 candidates based onphysical ability, an extensive back-ground check and personal inter-view.The men have been undergoing

drills and training for three weeksto prepare for fire and medicalcalls. Platoon Commander DonPemberton estimates that thedepartment receives about one firecall for every four EMS calls,equaling about 4,000 EMS andabout 1,000 fire calls last year.On Thursday at Station 1, 19 E.

Race St., the new staff were com-pleting a drill testing air pack con-fidence while navigating an obsta-cle course, their eyes covered —which is intended to replicate thescene of a fire. The packs last forabout 20 to 25 minutes.“The whole point of the exercise

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Troy welcomes four new firefighters

STAFF PHOTOS/ANTHONY WEBERRecent recruits Jeff Krey, Jason Holfinger, Ryan Havenar and Ray Kinard at the Troy Fire Department lis-ten for instruction during training at Fire Station 1 Thursday.

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The Newport Aquarium,located in Newport, Ky., is oneof the biggest indoor aquariumfacilities in the area and offersmore than 600 species and7,000 animals, according topublic relations managerSandra Guile.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Variouslyknown as an adult playground andDisneyland for grown-ups, LasVegas brands itself as a placewhere tourists can enjoy a sense ofedginess with no real danger.But a series of high-profile

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crash that killed two bystandersand an aspiring rapper Thursdayfollowed a bizarre elevator stab-bing and a movie theater parkinglot shooting.Though crime has been falling

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MIchael HinesDate of birth: 7/23/79Location: Pleasant HillHeight:5’11”Weight:225Haircolor:BrownEyecolor:BlueWantedfor: Receiving stolenproperty

Dennis JacksonDate of birth: 9/12/75Location: PiquaHeight:5’4”Weight:160Haircolor:BlackEyecolor:BrownWantedfor: Forgery

Derrick Manson-OgleDate of birth: 10/27/87Location: DaytonHeight:6’0”Weight:145Haircolor:BlackEyecolor:BrownWantedfor: Felonious assault,trafficking drugs

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Ronald CameronDate of birth: 2/5/86Location: PiquaHeight:5’6”Weight:145Haircolor:HazelEyecolor:BrownWanted for: Theft

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Increased patrolsat local schoolsMiami County Sheriff ’s

Chief Deputy DaveDuchak said after theSandy Hook Elementaryschool shooting, SheriffCharles Cox required roaddeputies to check in atlocal school districts dur-ing their routes as part oftheir responsibilities.“After Newtown, we

made sure that there weredeputies every morningand afternoon at the coun-ty schools just to addpeace of mind to parentsand the students,” Duchaksaid. “The sheriff thenadded a daily check-inwith the school buildingsto the beat responsibilitiesindefinitely.”Duchak said he under-

stands parents’ emotionsare intensified by themedia’s coverage of eventslike Newtown.“It really panics peo-

ple,” Duchak said of thethreatening notes.Although there were no

threats made or found atMiami East Local Schools,Superintendent Dr. ToddRappold said parents, staffand students have noticedthe increased sheriff ’spatrols at the district.“They have been a

much more visible pres-ence,” Rappold said of thesheriff ’s department.“They’ve been reachingout and are a visible pres-ence and I know for a fact,the kids and parents haveseen it.”

Copy catDuchak said once the

notes at Tippecanoe HighSchool caught the media’sattention, copy cats sawthe opportunity to get aday out of school.Tippecanoe never closed

school, but the school dayswere interrupted when thenotes were found.“We helped cover other

campuses at Tipp City andthen the copy cats saw allthe media attention — it’ssad, but it’s the times welive in,” Duchak said.Troy High School stu-

dents didn’t end up havingschool on Friday due toinclement weather; Fridaywas the day named in thethreatening note foundthere on Tuesday. The noteread: “Every one in schoolwill die 2/22/13.”Troy City Schools

Superintendent EricHerman said the district’ssecurity plan worked asplanned and police stillare investigating whowrote the threat on thewall of a boys’ bathroomon Tuesday.“We tightened up some

things and we tried not tototally disrupt every-thing,” Herman said.In both the Troy High

School threat and the TroyJunior High School threatfound the following day onWednesday, Herman saidstaff and the school’s TroyCity Police SchoolResource Officers work onhandling the situationsand have garnered posi-tive feedback.

Sense of security“I’ve had people when

I’ve been out and abouttell me that we were alldoing the right things,”Herman said. “People arefrustrated and have hadenough and want to knowwhy people are doing this.”Herman said he was

disappointed that thethreats happened at TroyCity Schools, but believesit pulled staff, studentsand school officials closertogether.“It’s just disappointing

that it happened to begin

with, but I think peoplehave worked together,”Herman said. “We have aplan and are following it,but it’d be nice to put it torest.”Herman said the dis-

trict made the right choicein notifying the district’sparents through a massOne Call Now about thethreats found at the highschool and junior high.“There’s so much going

on in the world,” Hermansaid. “With the newsmedia and electronicmedia, we had to get theword out because 20 yearsago, we didn’t have thingslike this.”

School securityfutureAll in all, Herman said

the staff and students havebeen patient withincreased security meas-ures.“Our staff and students

have been doing a good job—they’ve had enough, too,”Herman said. “Securitywise, our buildings havebeen locked down andwe’ve increased awareness— it will be hard to go backto the way things wereafter all this.”For Rappold, the Miami

East district announced atits last school board meet-ing that several retired lawenforcement officers in thecommunity have volun-teered to help with theschool’s security.“We’ll hold parent meet-

ings next week and talk tothem and see what theiropinions are,” Rappold said.He said since the Sandy

Hook Elementary schooltragedy, school security hasbeen discussed at length.“We’ve reviewed our

plan, we’ve had principalsspeak with staff again, soit’s just putting us onheightened alert,” Rappoldsaid.

Ohio law does notexpressly prohibit guns inschools and leaves it toeach individual schoolboard to set policy.Rappold said he has had

several conversations withthe volunteers who havemade the offer and spokenwith community members.“We are just having dis-

cussions and talking abouta wide variety of scenarios,”Rappold said.The district cut its part-

time Miami County SchoolResource Officer programtwo years ago as part of dis-trict-wide cuts of more than$1 million.

Proceed withcautionAccording to reports, in

Ohio this year more than900 teachers, administra-tors and school employeesasked to take part in theBuckeye FirearmsAssociation’s newly creat-ed, three-day gun trainingprogram.Alternative measures

such as having volunteerlaw enforcement, asMiami East has proposed,still raises some concernswith active local lawenforcement officials.Duchak said liability,

not only for the school, butfor the individual, is alsoa major concern.“There are a lot of vari-

ables when it comes tothis,” Duchak said. “Howdo we know who that badguy is and who isn’t whenwe arrive on campus? It’sstuff like that that has tobe discussed.”Troy City Police

Department Capt. JoeLong agrees.“I have a concern with

people I don’t know in aschool with weapons,”Long said. “If we are try-ing to deter this, why arewe putting the weapons inschool?”

Long said no matterwhat is done in any realmof public safety, there’salways a counter meas-ure.“For every plan we

come up with today,there’s somebody trying tobeat that plan for tomor-row,” Long said.He said educators with

CCWs raise a lot moreconcerns on the lawenforcement’s side.“If we had a call with a

guy with a gun in school,that’s what we arefocused on,” Long said. “IfI see a teacher with a gun,how do I know that’s notour suspect? All I see is agun. That’s some of myproblems with it.”Long also said plain-

clothes detectives also areat risk if a call has beenmade in a school setting.“There are too many

issues with it,” Long said.“Could it work? Possibly. Ijust think there should bea lot of cooperationbetween the schools.Currently, my position isthat I do not like the idea.When we are being calledto a situation and we donot know who the peopleare that are armed,unarmed, who is good,who is bad — there’s toomany variables.”Long said Troy City

Schools and the city havehad a School ResourceOfficer program since1991. It began as a juve-nile crimes officer andexpanded to the D.A.R.E.program and evolved intothe current schoolresource officer programwith a high school officer,a junior high officer andone officer for all elemen-tary schools.“We are all there to do

the right thing,” Longsaid. “We’re lucky that weare in a community thatcan afford that program.”

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have confidence,” Pem-berton said.The new firefighters

all have worked at otherdepartments, thoughover the past couple

weeks they have beenadjusting to the citylandscape and new proce-dures.“We’re learning the

ways of Troy, working oncity familiarity, knowingthe streets,” Havenar

said. “The city is dividedinto a grid, and we’retested on blocks. But wehave to know the wholecity.”Firefighters work one

day out of every three,meaning they’re on duty

24 hours and off for 48.The department operatesfrom three stations, pro-viding fire protection andEMS services to the cityof Troy and Concord andStaunton townships.


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which helps fill rooms andgambling tables betweenweekends. Corporate plan-ners can swing the marketwith a few decisions, saidGordon Absher, spokes-man for MGM ResortsInternational.

“And that decision willbring thousands of people,”he said. MGM operatesseveral major casino-hotels, includingCityCenter, whereThursday’s convulsion ofviolence originated.Violent crime, which

includes murder, rape, rob-

bery and assault, in thecity’s main tourist hub fell13 percent in 2012, from256 to 223 incidents, and isdown 11 percent for thefirst part of 2013, with 50incidents reported. Thenumber of rapes has fallenby more than a third.There have been two

homicides just off the Stripthis year, in addition to thethree deaths Thursday,compared to none in thearea during the first monthand a half of 2012.Had they taken place

elsewhere, the incidentswould never have becomenational stories, Thompson

said. But when the crimehappens in a city that wel-comes 40 million visitors ayear, people tend to careeven if they haven’t seenthe neon lights in years.“It’s like, ‘I was there! I

stayed in there in LasVegas! I walked that partof the Strip!’” he said.


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tenders “Argo” fromWarnerBros. and “Lincoln” fromDisney pitted two deep-pocketed rivals againsteach other in what somesay was an unprecedentedlevel of Oscar campaigning.There was even some tar-geted sniping about thefilms’ bending of historicalfacts.Part of what’s behind

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TODAY

• HOME SHOW: TheWestern Ohio Home BuildersAssociation will offer itsMiami County Home and GiftShow, sponsored by the TroyDaily News and Piqua DailyCall, at the Miami ValleyCentre Mall, during mallhours from noon to 6 p.m.Vendors will be on hand todiscuss ideas with visitors.Former NFL player PeteJohnson will be at the malltoday at the Rescue Roofingbooth.

• BREAKFASTOFFERED: Breakfast will beoffered at the Pleasant HillVFW Post 6557, 7578 W.Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls,from 8-11 a.m. Made-to-order breakfasts will beoffered and everything is a lacarte.

• FAMILY QUEST: TheMiami County Park District will have itsFamily Quest Sunday “Winter TreeIdentification” program. Drop in between 1-4p.m. at Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 RossRoad, south of Tipp City, and follow the treeidentification trail. A roving naturalist will beon-site. Pre-register for the program online atwww.miamicountyparks, e-mail to [email protected] or call (937)335-6273, Ext. 104.

• BREAKFAST SET: The AmericanLegion Post 586 will present an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 8-11 a.m. for $6. Itemsavailable will be eggs, bacon, sausage, toast,sausage gravy, biscuits, waffles, pancakes,hash browns, french toast, cinnamon rolls,juices and fruit.

• QUARTER AUCTION: The Miami EastAfter Prom Committee is sponsoring a quar-ter auction at 2 p.m. at Miami East HighSchool. Doors will open at 1 p.m. First paddleis $2 and $1 thereafter. All proceeds will ben-efit the 2013 Miami East After Prom.

MONDAY

• MARSHALLTOWN:Marshall Town, asmall settlement that was part of theRandolph Slave settlement, will be discussedat 6 p.m. at the Oakes-Beitman MemorialLibrary. Find out where it was located andhow it relates to the area. The program willbe presented by Chuck Martin of thePleasant Hill History Center. Light refresh-ments will be served. Call the library at (937)676-2731 for more information.

• BOOK LOVERS: Book LoversAnonymous will meet at 6 p.m. at the Troy-Miami County Library. Participants will bereading and discussing “The Cove,” by RonRash. Refreshments will be provided.

• CRAFTY LISTENERS: The CraftyListeners will meet from 1-2:30 p.m. at theMilton-Union Public Library. They listen to anaudio book and work on projects. It may beneedlework, making greeting cards or what-ever hobby they have.

• BUDDY READING: Buddy Reading atthe Milton-Union Public Library will be from6:30-7:30 p.m. The program for elementary-aged students is designed to help increasereading skills and comprehension. An adultor teenage volunteer will be available to aidstudents with their reading goals.

• TEXASTENDERLOINS: The AmericanLegion Post No. 586 will offer Texas tender-loin sandwiches and fries for $5 from 6-7:30p.m.

• PSEOP MEETING: The Milton-UnionHigh School Guidance Office will offer anPSEOP meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the auditori-um. Valina Bogart, PSEOP adviser at Edison,will present an informational session. In orderto participate in PSEOP, a parent and studentmust attend this meeting. Call 884-7950 formore information.

• FULL MOONWALK: A Moon of theHungry Fox full moon walk will be offeredfrom 7-8:30 p.m. February is the heart of win-ter with food becoming scarce for all wildlife,even the resourceful red fox. An Aullwoodnaturalist will lead walkers as they see theirshadow in the light of February’s full moon.Dress warmly to survive the cold night air.

Civic agendas• Tipp City Board of Education will meet at

7 p.m. at the board office, 90 S. TippecanoeDrive. Call 667-8444 for more information.

• Covington Village Council will meet at 7p.m. at Town Hall.

• The Covington Street Committee willmeet following the regular council meeting.

• Brown Township Board of Trustees willmeet at 8 p.m. in the Township Building inConover.

• The Union Township Trustees will meetat 1:30 p.m. in the Township Building, 9497Markley Road, P.O. Box E, Laura. Call 698-4480 for more information.

TUESDAY

• INTROTO HEART HEALTH: ElaineBohman from Upper Valley Medical Centerwill give a presentation on the topic of cardio-vascular disease at 2 p.m. at the Troy-MiamiCounty Public Library. Learn about some ofthe risk factors of heart disease, cholesterol,weight management and other ways you canprevent heart disease. Call (937) 339-0502 toregister in advance.

• BOOK DISCUSSION: The Milton-UnionPublic Library book discussion group willmeet at 3 p.m. “Still Alice,” by Lisa Genovawill be the featured book. For informationabout joining a group, call (937) 698-5515.

Civic agendas• The village of West Milton Council will

have its workshop meeting at 7 p.m. in the

council chambers.

WEDNESDAY

• KIWANIS MEETING:The Kiwanis Club of Troy willmeet from noon to 1 p.m. atthe Troy Country Club. ChrisVerich, from the OhioConsumers’ Counsel willgive a presentation on con-sumer protection and utilityfraud. For more information,contact Donn Craig, vicepresident, at (937) 418-1888.

• STORY HOUR: Milton-Union Public Library storyhours will be offered at 10:30a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Storyhour is open to childrenages 3-5 and their caregiv-er(s). Programs include pup-pet shows, stories and crafts.The theme will be Arctic ani-mals.

• COMMITTEE MEET-ING: The Miami County

Hazard Mitigation Committee will hold itsannual planning meeting at 10 a.m. at theMiami County Communications Center, 210Marybill Drive, Troy. The purpose of themeeting is to review the goals and objec-tives as set forth in the 2011 countywideFederal Emergency Management AgencyApproved Plan and to determine their rele-vance to changing situations in the county.

• ALUMNI MEETING: All Kiser HighSchool alumni and friends are invited to themonthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the AmericanLegion Post 200, 5046 Nebraska Ave.,Huber Heights. Use the rear entrance.

• BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will befrom 3-7 p.m. at the Troy Church of theBrethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy. A brightgreen “Blood Donor 2013 — Share the Luck,Share the Love, Give Blood” T-shirt will begiven to everyone who registers. Schedulean appointment at www.DonorTime.com orvisit www.GivingBlood.org for more informa-tion.

THURSDAY

• MEATLOAF: The Troy American Legionwill offer a meatloaf dinner from 5-7:30 p.m.The meal also will include fried potatoes andonions and green beans or corn.

• TAX PREP: AARP volunteer tax prepa-ration assistance for retirees will be offeredfrom 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Milton-UnionPublic Library. The volunteers accept clientson a first-come, first-served basis. Bringphoto ID and Social Security number.

• BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will befrom 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the Knights of St. John,110 S.Wayne St., Piqua. A bright green“Blood Donor 2013 — Share the Luck, Sharethe Love, Give Blood” T-shirt will be given toeveryone who registers. Schedule an appoint-ment at www.DonorTime.com or visitwww.GivingBlood.org for more information.

• REPUBLICANWOMEN: The RepublicanWomen’s Group will meet at 7 p.m. at The ArtVault in downtown Troy. For more information,call Marybeth Kemmer at (927) 216-9443.

MARCH 1

• GRAND RE-OPENING:WACOHistorical Museum & Learning Center willcelebrate its grand re-opening for the 2013season from 6-8 p.m. There will be an openhouse reception featuring the aviationimages of Mike Ullery of Troy. He has servedas staff photographer for the Aviation Hall ofFame, which has brought him into contactwith many of the most legendary names inaviation history. Along with having his pho-tos on display and for sale, Ullery will betalking about his adventures with thesefamous aviation legends. The open house isfree and open to the public. The museumwill then resume normal hours, which are 9am. to noon Monday-Friday and noon to 5p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The museum isat 1865 S. County Road 25-A, Troy. Formore information, visit www.wacoairmuseum.org.

• FRIDAY DINNERS: Dinner will be offeredfrom 5-8 p.m. at the Covington VFW Post4235, 173 N. High St., Covington. Choices willinclude a $12 NewYork strip steak, broastedchicken, fish, shrimp and sandwiches, allmade-to-order.

• TAX HELP: AARP volunteers will assistlow-income and elderly taxpayers with prepar-ing income tax forms at the Troy-Miami CountyPublic Library from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.This isa free service.

• FISH FRY: A fish fry, sponsored by theSt. Patrick men’s softball team, will be offeredfrom 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the St. Patrick Churchbasement, North Crawford Street entrance.The meal will include all-you-can-eat fish andfries, choice of applesauce or coleslaw, dinnerroll and peanut butter and jelly for those whodon’t like fish. Meals will be $9 for adults, $7for seniors and children 6-12 and free forthose6 and younger.

• CHICKEN FRY: The Pleasant Hill VFWPost No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, LudlowFalls, will offer a three-piece chicken dinnerwith french fries and macaroni salad for $7from 6-8 p.m. Chicken livers also will be avail-able.

MARCH 2-3

• EASTER SALE: An Easter fair tradesale will be offered from 5-6:30 p.m. Saturdayand 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday in the St. Patrickundercroft at 409 E. Main St., Troy. Visitorscan enjoy a wide variety of coffees and anassortment of chocolates, such as milk anddark chocolate eggs and multiple kinds ofchocolate bars.

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Bethel TownshipTrustees have appointedAndy Ehrhart to serve asthe township’s actingadministrator/safety direc-tor. Ehrhart also willbecome the township’s newfire chief. Ehrhart hasbeen with the township foralmost four years servingas the director of planning

and zoning, as well as oneof the township’s assistantfire chiefs with the firedepartment.Ehrhart has an exten-

sive background in plan-ning and zoning (morethan 20 years), as well asfire service (more than 25years). Ehrhart began hiscareer with HarrisonTownship, MontgomeryCounty, where he served inzoning enforcement, and asa captain with the town-ship’s fire department.Ehrhart served as the

zoning administrator forWashington Township,Montgomery County, for 10years prior to being hired byBethel Township in April2009. Ehrhart also served asa lieutenant for ButlerTownship’s Fire Depart-ment for several years.Ehrhart replacesMichael

Gebhart, who resigned asadministrator to assume theposition of communitydevelopment director for thecity of Fairborn. Gebhart’slast day was Feb. 22.For more information,

call the township office at(937) 845-8472 or visitwww.betheltownship.org.

WEST MILTON — Thepublic is invited to a secondscreening of Veteran’s Day11-11-11 at 7 p.m. March18 at a new location,Hoffman United MethodistChurch, 201 S. Main St.,West Milton.The documentary hon-

ors the nation’s veteransand the families of fallenheroes.The film includes a

roundtable discussion offive veterans from differentbranches and eras of themilitary. While volunteerphotojournalists followedothers in their communi-ties across the U.S.Producer John Coheen

is an instructor at LoyolaUniversity of Chicago’sSchool of Communication.As a veteran, he wanted tocommemorate the sacri-fices of military men andwomen. His desire was togive veterans and theirfamilies an opportunity tospeak about their experi-ences during their timespent in service.Some of the 15 narra-

tives included are of CivilWar Medal of Honor recipi-ent Frederick Anderson;Bennie Jefferies talkingabout his time as a tailgunner; Geoffrey Steiner,who plants trees in memo-ry of fallen soldiers; and

military working dog Eli,who was retired after los-ing his handler, LCpl.Colton Rusk, to sniper firein Afghanistan.Milton-Union High

School band director RonDuncan concludes the doc-umentary with his view ofwhy the playing of “Taps” isso important. Beginninghis military career in theMarines, Duncan nowserves in the Indiana ArmyNational Guard and playsfor military funerals in thearea.For more information,

call the church office at(937) 698-4401 or Susie at(937) 698-6798.

He replacesGebhart, whoresigned

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Trustees appoint Ehrhartas acting administrator

Second screening of film offered

DAYTON (AP) — A mili-tary leader at Ohio’s largestmilitary installation saysmost civilian workers at thebase are likely to lose pay ifanticipated defense spend-ing cuts go into effect.The commander of the

88th Air Base Wing atWright-Patterson Air ForceBase near Dayton saysfewer than 100 of the base’s13,000 civilian employeesare likely to escape fur-loughs if the cuts occur.Col. Cassie Barlow says

fewer people on the jobcould mean shorter opera-tional hours, and somepatients seeking treatment

at Wright-PattersonMedical Center might besent to other hospitals if thecenter is short staffed.The spending cuts are

scheduled to start automat-ically March 1 if Congressand President BarackObama fail to avert them.Defense Secretary Leon

Panetta has said most ofthe military’s 800,000 civil-ian workers could be forcedto take unpaid time off ifthe cuts aren’t averted.Any Wright-Patterson

furloughs are expected to beone day a week for 22weeks, with employeesreceiving a 30-day notice

next month, Barlow said.Employees such as med-

ical personnel and firefighters could avoid forcedunpaid time off.Civilian workers’ bene-

fits such as health care andlife insurance won’t beaffected, but “the real issueis that they’ll have 20 per-cent less salary,” Barlowsaid.The loss in wages for

Department of Defenseworkers furloughed in Ohiohas been projected to be upto about $167 million, withmost of that at Wright-Patterson, according toBarlow.

Cuts expected to affect most base civilians

Sony did the best possible thingit could have when unveiling itsnew console Wednesday.

It didn’t do anything to immedi-ately turn gamers off to themachine.

As I said last week, rumors havebeen swirling about Sony andMicrosoft’s next-generation videogame consoles, which are closerthan anyone realizes. And whilethere were some disappointingmoments, some interesting tidbitsand some genuinely awe-inspiringmoments, the best thing that can besaid about the Playstation 4 at thispoint is, “Well, at least it doesn’thate me.”

By not taking risks, Sony putitself in position to reap therewards if (more likely when, ifrumors are to be believed)Microsoft’s next XBox falls flat onits face.

First off, despite pressure fromgame developers who see (or ratherimagine or exaggerate) their profitswounded by the used-game market,Sony confirmed that the PS4 willNOT block gamers’ ability to playrented or used games. This is ahuge win for gamers, who also wereworried about the same thingbefore the release of the PS3.

But with Microsoft allegedly

requiring users to install evengames they buy on a disc onto theirupcoming console’s hard drive —supposedly so the CD can be tied tothe user’s account, rendering it use-less to anyone else who tries to playthat specific disc — consumers fearmore and more that the big gamecompanies will try to take awaytheir right to sell their own proper-ty to a store where used games areavailable at discounted prices, likeGameStop or Best Buy.

Not Sony. Big positive pointstheir way for that one.

Throw a few more Sony’s wayfor not requiring a connection to theInternet at all times — whichMicrosoft’s console may do — andfor not making the NintendoWii-like “Move” motion controller arequirement, like XBox is with its

Kinect. Motion controllers are coolfor children, but a vast majority ofhardcore adult gamers — Sony andMicrosoft’s key demographics —don’t want to bother with them andwould rather have the choice not to.

And that’s what the next-genconsole war will come down to thistime around — who allows thegamers to keep their rights to playhow they want to play, to choosewhat peripherals to use or not andto sell back games that are gather-ing dust or rent games to try beforebuying.

The right to play offline alsobeing a major one.

“Oh yes, yes, you can go offlinetotally,” SonyWorldwide Studios’Shuhei Yoshida said in an article onEurogamer.net. “Social is big for us,but we understand there are somepeople who are anti-social. So if youdon’t want to connect to anyoneelse, you can do that.”

Gamers … anti-social … seemslike a no-brainer.

One of the biggest draws of con-soles for gamers is the fact thatthey’re meant to be played alone orwith friends that are in the sameroom with you. Sure, online capabil-ities have been added — andMicrosoft’s XBox Live service is anenormous point in its favor com-

pared to Sony’s online offerings —but for most true console gamers(not counting the Call of Duty dude-bros), going online to play with oth-ers is the lowest of priorities.

There are some downers,though. Backwards compatibility isa no-go for the PS4. You can playPS3 games on it — but you have topay to stream them online. Also,Sony not only did not put the actualmachine itself on display, justvideos of games in action and ademonstration of the controller, butit also didn’t give a price point.Console makers always take a bigloss on each console sold (theymake it up with game sales), so get-ting the cost to gamers down to amanageable level will be a big indi-cator of whether the PS4 will suc-ceed.

So far, though, Sony hasn’t doneanything to hurt its chances.

No risk, potential for plenty ofreward in this case.

TDN Sports Editor Josh Brownappears Sundays. Now if only gamecompanies would learn how to puton a show.We don’t want to see guysin fancy suits spouting off corporatebuzzwords.We want to see gamersplaying games and talking abouthow much fun they had.

THEY SAID IT

“The police areinvolved right now.For us, this meanswe’ll have to controlthe number of peoplewho use the bath-rooms.”

— Troy CitySchools

Superintendent EricHerman, on thethreatening note

found in a bathroomat Troy High School

“I would like tothank the Tipp PoliceDepartment. They’vedone an awesome jobleading this chargeand keeping kids safe.”

— Tipp CitySchools

Superintendent JohnKronour on the

threats within the dis-trict

“It just seems thatthere should be someway to see what isgoing on in the bath-rooms, especially giventhe pattern It’s odd torealize that someonecan be leaving thingsin a bathroom and noone seems to see untilthe person is gone.”

— Tipp CitySchools parent DianaDynes, on the threat-

ening notes foundwithin the district

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Chicago Sun-Times on a presidential-bid condition forNew Jersey Gov. Christie:

If New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wants to run for president in 2016— and we hope he does — he had better figure out now what to sayand do about his considerable extra weight.

Gov. Christie can’t have it both ways. He can’t laugh off the matterof his obesity one day, as he did on David Letterman’s show recently,and snarl about it the next, as he did later when he told a former WhiteHouse doctor who mentioned his weight to “shut up.”

More than that, here’s hoping Christie actually slims down, as hesays he’s trying to do.

The doctor who annoyed him, Connie Mariano, was speaking thesimple truth when she pointed out that the presidency is a highlystressful job and all those extra pounds could kill him.

Americans presume that a president’s health is their business. Theydon’t want any big secrets, as there were for FDR and JFK. That’s whylater presidents have made public the results of their annual physicals.

Presidents are also, like it or not, role models for good health or bad.President George W. Bush set a good example with is regular jogging;President Barack Obama set a bad example with his covert smoking —let’s hope he’s quit.

About a third of all Americans are obese, carrying an extra 35pounds or so.

If Christie goes for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016,we can expect a primary battle that is far more honest and intelligentthan what we saw last year.

And Christie would give any Democrat in the general election, evenone named Clinton, a real run for the money.

But if the governor is of a mind to run, he would be wise to startnow, beginning with a slow jog.

The Greenwood (Miss.) Commonwealth on job loss trends:The Associated Press recently moved a provocative series about the

changing landscape for jobs in the United States. It made a good casethat middle-class jobs eliminated by technology and the recession aren’tcoming back.

This is not the first time to hear such dire warnings. Imagine thefuss in the horse carriage industry 100 years ago as it tried to competewith the fledgling automobile.

More recently, the typewriter vanished after being conquered by thepersonal computer.

Generally, a disruptive improvement such as the automobile windsup creating more jobs than it eliminates. Historically, such changeshave been good for the economy.

However, the AP report indicates that this time may be different —due to the rapid improvement in computer software that allowsmachines to do more jobs with greater accuracy.

Another difference is that a lot of the jobs being eliminated, such asan accountant or office manager, involve a college degree. So far, therecent improvements in technology are eliminating more jobs than theyare creating.

The statistics bear out this argument. The United States lost 7.5million jobs in the recession that started in late 2007. So far, only 3.5million jobs have been created, but few of them in the so-called “mid-skill, mid-pay” category. Most new jobs are in lower-paying, lower-skillcategories.

The AP report is informative because it addresses a subject thatpoliticians were unwilling to in last year’s elections. It’s easy to say thatall the jobs are going to China, but a more accurate answer is thatsome of them are not going anywhere. They’re just disappearing.

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TIPP CITY — Mary AnnZunke, age 83, of Tipp City,Ohio, died Friday, Feb. 22,2013, at SpringMeadeRetirement Community, TippCity. She was born March 18,1929, in Glade Hill, Va., to thelate Harvey Levi and MattieBailey (Hutchinson) Thomas.Mary Ann is survived by herhusband of 60 years, Willis E.“Bill” Zunke; two sons anddaughters-in-law, Dale andJennifer Zunke of Portland, Texas, andAlan and Deb Zunke of Troy, Ohio; twograndsons and spouse, Dale andJackie Zunke of Atlanta, Ga., andMatthew Zunke of Piqua, Ohio.In addition to her parents, Mary Annwas preceded in death by two sisters;four half-brothers; and one half-sister.

Mary Ann attended theTipp City United MethodistChurch.Funeral services will be at10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26,2013, at Baird FuneralHome, Troy, with the PastorBonita Wood officiating.Interment will follow inRiverside Cemetery, Troy.The family will receivefriends from 3-5 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 25,

at the funeral home.Memorial contributions may be madeto the American Cancer Society,Southwest Region Office, 2808Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45206.Friends may express condolences tothe family through www.bairdfuneral-home.com.

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PIQUA — Robin AliceMarie Arnett, age 32, ofPiqua, Ohio, died at 3 a.m.Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at herresidence. She was born inSidney, Ohio, on May 18,1980, to Roberta M.(Bierley) Arnett, Piqua, andthe late Harold “Hank”Arnett.Robin is survived by onedaughter, Dessiree Perkins,Sidney; one son, Noah Ruley,Piqua; two sisters and brother-in-law,Julie and Brent Kindell, Marathon, Fla.,

and Beverly Clemens, Troy;and four brothers, DavidPope, Piqua, George Arnett,Troy, Brian Arnett, Irving, Ky.,and Jesse Arnett, Dayton.She was preceded in deathby one brother, ChesterArnett.A Celebration of Robin’sLife will be at 11 a.m.Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, atMelcher-Sowers FuneralHome, Piqua. Condolences

may be expressed to the family atwww.melcher-sowers.com.

ARNETT

TROY — Glenna LoraineOdom, age 47, of Troy wenthome to be with the Lord onSaturday, Feb. 23, 2013, at6:15 a.m. at her residence.She was born April 9, 1965,to William David and Patricia(Crabtree) Odom. Her moth-er survives and resides inTroy.She is also survived by herlife partner, Jody L. Staten ofTroy; sister, Teresa L. Odomof Troy; her brother, Timothy L. Odomof Dayton; step-brother, Scott Odom ofNorth Carolina; grandmother, HelenCrabtree of Troy; uncles, Jim andStanley Crabtree of Troy; aunt anduncle, Lorain and Ron Jackson of Troy;nephews, Cody L. Odom of Columbus,

Tristan F. Odom of Troy, SethM. Odom of Troy, and DavidJackson of Troy; and niece,Suzie Jackson of Troy.She was preceded in deathby her grandfather, Roy F.Crabtree of Troy.She was a member of thePiqua Pentecostal Church.Funeral service will be 1:30p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013,at Fisher-Cheney FuneralHome, Troy, with Pastor Gary

Wagner officiating. Visitation will befrom 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at thefuneral home. Interment will be inUnion Cemetery, Newton Township.Condolences may be left for the fami-ly at www.fishercheneyfuneralhome.com.

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CAPE CORAL, Fla. —Allen “Alkie” Richards, 89,died peacefully in CapeCoral, Fla., on Feb. 11,2013. The son of the lateJohn Andre Richards andViola Tillison Richards, Allenwas born in Bristol, Tenn., in1923.He is survived by his wife,Rosemary; children, Julie,Amy and Mark; sisters, Lynnand JoAnn; six grandchildren;two great-grandchildren; andnumerous nieces andnephews.He was preceded in death byhis son, Matthew; sisters,Louise and Margie.Alkie graduated from MiamisburgHigh School in 1941. He was a stand-out athlete in football, basketball andbaseball, earning an athletic scholar-ship to the University of Cincinnati.College was interrupted by WorldWar II, where he served in the Pacificfor the Marine Corps. In the course ofhis college career, Alkie earned 16varsity letters, five from Penn State onthe GI Bill, while in the military, and 11from the University of Cincinnati. Hewas invited to join the Chicago Bearsby the legendary coach, GeorgeHalas, but declined the invitation. In1985, he was inducted into theCincinnati Bearcat Hall of Fame for

football, basketball and base-ball, an accomplishment thatwill never be matched. Helater returned to UC andearned a master’s degree ineducation.After college, he lived inTipp City working in Tipp Cityand Troy for more than 30years as a teacher, coachand director of athletics. Healso earned an induction intothe Ohio Athletic Director’sHall of Fame.The family would like toextend an invitation to gatherand share stories in a cele-bration of Alkie’s life from 4-7

p.m. Saturday, March 9, in the oldBroadway gym in Tipp City, located at223 W. Broadway.Alkie, born into poverty, watchedcountless doors open for him as aresult of his involvement in athletics.The family would like to pay it forward.Donations may be made to cover Payto Play fees for in-need Tippecanoemiddle and high school student ath-letes. Send donations to TippecanoeEducational Endowment, P.O. Box626, Tipp City, OH 45371, with AlkieRichards written on memo line ofchecks.Messages may be sent to Alkie’sdaughters at [email protected] [email protected].

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AP PHOTO/THE BLADE, KATIE RAUSCHGrayson Scheub, 6, center, cheers as he pits his Lego car against another child’sduring a demolition derby during a class at Build It in Perrysburg on Feb. 14. For Billand Kelisa Boden, 200,000 Legos are the building blocks of a new business. Thecouple recently opened Build It, a hands-on educational center that uses Legos,K'Nex and Duplo to motivate children to learn basic scientific principles.

One brick at a timePERRYSBURG (AP) —

For Bill and Kelisa Boden,200,000 Legos are thebuilding blocks of a newbusiness.The couple recently

opened Build It, a hands-oneducational center thatuses Legos, K’Nex, andDuplo to motivate childrento learn basic scientificprinciples.“Tying in science, tech-

nology, engineering andmath is our main goal,” saidMrs. Boden, a fifth-gradeteacher. “We try to make itfun and educational at thesame time.”Tracy Huziak-Clark, an

associate professor of sci-ence education at BowlingGreen State University,said hands-on activities,such as through the use ofLegos and K’Nex, engagestudents in a way that tra-ditional teaching methodsdon’t.“Anytime students are

able to be creative, workcollaboratively and createsomething it really buildson their learning,” Huziak-Clark said. “Getting theirhands dirty . stimulatesparts of the brain thataren’t reached through justlistening.”Each wall of Build It is

dedicated to a specific areaof science, including earthand space, life, and physicalsciences. The walls arebrightly painted with colorsspecifically matched to col-ors used by Lego.During a recent class

designed for children inkindergarten through fifthgrade, the youngsters weretasked with building carsfrom Legos. Then using aramp, the children testedtheir cars for distance trav-eled, precision, and durabil-

ity. Youngsters were thenencouraged to alter theirdesigns to help improve theresults.“My favorite part is that

the kids wow me,” Mrs.Boden said. “I’m justamazed by what they puttogether. When I give thekids a challenge I’m neversure what to expect, butthey amaze me.”Classes are offered

Mondays throughThursdays. Separate class-es for preschoolers andtheir parents are onTuesdays. Build It hosts afamily fun night on the lastFriday of every month.Prices for classes start at$8 per class or $30 permonth.The idea behind Build It

stemmed from a Lego clubthat Mrs. Boden formed atthe elementary schoolwhere she teaches withinput from her own chil-dren Ethan, 8, Andrew, 7,and Abby, 5.The Bodens wanted

their children to getinvolved in some type ofafter-school activity, butthey weren’t interested insports, art classes or any ofthe other activities theytried. “We just couldn’t findtheir niche,” Mrs. Bodensaid.One of her children sug-

gested a Lego club, andsince one didn’t exist, Mrs.Boden started one withsupport from the schoolthat initially drew morethan 100 children.But that was just the

beginning.Last year, Mr. Boden

found out that the companyhe worked for was movingto Chicago. The Bodens did-n’t want to move their fam-ily, so Mr. Boden, who has a

background in accounting,decided to start a business.Together, they decided to

build on the success of Legoclub. They opened Build Ita few months later.“Our biggest hope now is

to just start growing it,” Mr.Boden said.Even though the

turnout for classes sinceBuild It’s December open-ing hasn’t quite reachedtheir initial expectations,the Bodens found surpris-ing success in birthday par-ties. The center is bookedsolid through April andparties are scheduled as farout as July, Mr. Boden said,noting it was a secondaryfocus “that kind of took off.”The Boden children also

play a role in Build It, help-ing their parents out in thecenter and even designingsome of the party favors.In addition to the

Bodens, Build It has ateacher who facilitates thepreschool classes.The Bodens said they’re

optimistic about thefuture, already planningon summer camps withthemes such as Stars Warsand rocket ships. They alsoare planning a dreamhouse theme in hopes ofreaching more girls. Mrs.Boden estimates about 25percent of the childrensigned up for classes so farare girls.And since they like

building with Legos them-selves, the Bodens hope toeventually schedule timeswhen parents can bringtheir children to get helpassembling kits that Legooffers.“It’s kind of nice that it’s

off to a slow start, becausewe can learn as we go,”Mrs.Boden said.

COLUMBUS (AP)—Thenumber of inmates return-ing to Ohio prisons uponrelease has hit a new low, atrend the state attributes toa focus on keeping inmatesin the community and theinvolvement of groups thatwork with inmates beforetheir release.The drop comes even

when the number of peopleserving time for drug andproperty offenses has risenin the state, despite efforts toreduce the numbers of low-level offenders in prison.A three-year review of

inmates released in 2009found that only 29 percentreturned to prison, com-pared with the previous lowof 31 percent, Gary Mohr,director of the OhioDepartment of Rehabil-itation and Correction, said

last week. That’s comparedwith the national rate ofabout 43 percent.Mohr said groups that

work on helping inmatesreadjust to life outside aredoing more to enter the pris-ons beforehand. The agencyis being more welcoming ofsuch groups, which caninclude faith-based organi-zations, halfway houses andvolunteers.“We owe a great deal to

caring and concerned com-munity people that havecommitted to reaching intoour prisons and not justwaiting until our people areleaving,” Mohr said.A 2011 law aims to save

the state millions of dollarsby shrinking the number ofinmates and reducing thenumber of offenders whomight to return to prison as

repeat offenders.Ohio’s prison population

remains under 50,000inmates, a level not seensince 2007.The number of inmates

with the least serious convic-tions, such as theft or drugabuse, rose to 20 percent ofall admissions late last year,from a previous low of 15percent.The increase in the num-

ber of low-level offenders istroubling in light of that law,Mohr said. He said theinmate population would bemuch higher if the statewas-n’t also making headway onkeeping the return rate low.Kansas, Michigan,

Mississippi, Ohio, Oregon,Texas and Vermont all sawthe number of repeat offend-ers drop between 2005 and2007.

Ohio reports record-lowprison inmate return rate

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A pub and its lively atmosphere is the ideal place to enjoy a goodmeal. Loud music or the sound of televised sports events will meanyou can have lively conversations without disturbing the othercustomers. For a romantic evening, or for serious conversations, arestaurant with a quieter atmosphere and filtered lighting would be amore appropriate choice.

A FAMILY MEALIf you’re going out with the

children, the ideal choice wouldbe a family restaurant with aplayroom or some other kind ofentertainment, such as placematsto colour. Here you can eatquietly without the childrengetting impatient.

NEW RESTAURANTSOf course it’s always

reassuring to choose a well-established restaurant that hasa good reputation. However,discovering new restaurants,which frequently offer aninnovative culinaryexperience such as fusion

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LIMITED BUDGETSEven if you have a limited budget for eating out you’ll

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NEW YORK (AP) — Ithad to be an accident.Though hard to imag-

ine now, that was the pre-vailing theory momentsafter an explosion rockedthe World Trade Centeraround noon on a chillyFeb. 26, 1993.The truth that a cell of

Islamic extremists hadengineered a car-bombattack that killed six peo-ple, injured more than1,000 and caused morethan a half-billion dollarsin damage “was incompre-hensible at the time,”recalled FBI agent JohnAnticev.On the eve of the 20-

year anniversary of thebombing, Anticev andother current and formerlaw enforcement officialsinvolved in the casereflected on an event thattaught them tough lessonsabout a dire threat fromjihadists. That threat, nowseared into the city’s psy-che because of the Sept. 11attacks, felt vague andremote two decades ago.“In those days, terror-

ism wasn’t the first reac-tion,” said former federalprosecutor David Kelley.The scale of the attack

was the first dramaticdemonstration that “ter-rorism is theater and NewYork is the biggest stage,”said Police CommissionerRaymond Kelly.A two-time commis-

sioner, Kelly was servinghis first stint when the

initial report that came into police that day thatthere was an apparenttransformer explosion atthe trade center.Kelly raced to the

scene, where the bombplanted in a parked Rydervan had left a crater halfthe size of a football fieldin the trade center garage.For the first time since itopened in 1973, the tradecenter stood in the dark-ness that night.“I remember seeing this

tremendous sea of first-responder vehicles … andsmoke was coming out,”Kelly said.The commissioner

gathered with other policeand federal officials in anearby hotel conferenceroom to assess the dam-age. The meeting didn’tlast long because an engi-neer warned “the floorcould collapse at anytime,” Kelly said.A day later, after a util-

ity mishap was ruled out,authorities “started tocome to the conclusion itwas bomb,” Kelly said.Anticev and other FBI

agents were initiallyassigned to pursue rumorsthat the twin towers mayhave been attacked inretaliation for the U.S.bombing of Serbia. But theprobe took a dramaticturn after investigatorsfound a vehicle identifica-tion number on a piece ofthe blown-up van.Investigators later

learned that the renter ofthe van wanted to get hisdeposit back after report-ing it stolen a break thatsounded too good to betrue.“I was betting he

wouldn’t show up,” saidKelley.The renter, Mohammed

Salameh, indeed appearedto demand his depositabout a week after theblast.When Anticev heard

Salameh’s name, “I reallyalmost started to cry,” theagent recalled.His dismay was well-

earned. He had long beenwatching Salameh andother radical Muslims inthe FBI’s investigation ofthe assassination ofJewish Defense Leaguefounder Meir Kahane at aManhattan hotel.The FBI knew the men

had practiced togethershooting guns and assem-bling pipe bombs. But inthe summer of 1992,investigators lost aninformant who possiblycould have warned of themore ambitious plot,Anticev said.A pipe-bomb attack

“was as big a plot as wethought they were capableof,” he said.In hindsight, Anticev

believes agents were “tooWestern” in their attemptsto neutralize the buddingterrorists before theystruck.

BY JESSEWASHINGTONAssociated Press

Not that many yearsago, three portraits hung inthousands of African-American homes, a visualtribute to men who hadhelped black people navi-gate the long journey toequality.There was Jesus, who

represented unconditionalhope, strength and love.There was Martin LutherKing Jr., who personifiedthe moral crusade thatended legal segregation.And then there wasPresident John F. Kennedy.Kennedy’s inclusion

may seem puzzling, consid-ering that his civil rightslegacy has undergone sub-stantial reassessmentsince his Nov. 22, 1963,assassination. But a look atwhy so many black peoplerevered him then and whyyounger generations havelargely forgotten his civilrights work shows thateven 50 years later,Kennedy holds an impor-tant but complicated placein black history.“We’re still trying to fig-

ure it out,” says John Mack,a longtime civil rightsactivist who was fightingsegregation in Atlantawhen Kennedy was electedpresident in 1960.Mack says that we can

only speculate on whatKennedy might have donefor civil rights had he notbeen killed.“It’s a question we’re

wrestling with and cannotanswer,” Mack says.For many older African-

Americans, Kennedy was apresident who sympathizedwith black struggle like noother before him.They recall him speak-

ing eloquently against seg-regation despite resistancefrom Southern racists inhis own Democratic party.Some even feel that hissupport for civil rights wasone reason he was killed,even though racial motivesare not prominent amongthe many theories aboutKennedy’s death.Yes, these black folks

say, Kennedy may havemoved reluctantly on civilrights. Yes, he may havebeen motivated by the needfor votes more than racialjustice but they speak ofthe effort he made.“People say he should

have moved faster, but he’sdead because of the pace

that he did move,” says Rev.Shirley Jordan, a pastorand community activist inher native Richmond, Va.She was 13 when

Kennedy was shot inDallas. She heard the newsin school, she recalls, butespecially felt the impactwhen she got home: “Mymother cried as though itwas her child who haddied.”“That was just the tone,

the aura. There was a bigcloud over the whole blackcommunity,” Jordan says.“When you look at the pic-tures of the funeral, yousee so many black peopleout there.”Later, Jordan’s parents

hung Kennedy’s portraitnext to King’s in theirhousing project apartment.Such portraits also were

a common sight in blackhomes for Rev. CharlesBooth, who grew up inBaltimore.“You always saw pic-

tures of Jesus Christ, JohnF. Kennedy, Dr. MartinLuther King,” says Booth,now a pastor in Columbus.“You could go in an averagehome and see a picture ofJFK on the wall. In theminds of most black peopleat the time, he was a friendto the African-Americancommunity.”One reason why, Booth

says, was Kennedy’s rela-tionship with King though

that, too, was complicated.They first met in June

1960. Kennedy, then a sen-ator from Massachusetts,would soon win theDemocratic presidentialnomination. King hadbecome a national figurefor leading the victoriousbus boycott in Montgomery,Ala., that ignited the civilrights movement.As a Democrat, running

against RepublicanRichard Nixon (at the time,many influential blacks,including Jackie Robinson,were Republicans),Kennedy faced some diffi-cult racial calculus.The South, where Jim

Crow kept black people in asecond-class status, wasruled by Democrats. To winthe presidency, Kennedyneeded white SouthernDemocrats, and many ofthem hated King, whomthey saw as a threat totheir way of life.In a speech soon after

meeting King, Kennedyspoke of the “moving exam-ples of moral courage”shown by civil rights pro-testers. Their peacefuldemonstrations, he said,were not “to be lamented,but a great sign of respon-sibility, of good citizenship,of the American spirit.”Referencing the growing

“sit-in” movement, in whichblack customers demandedservice at white-only

restaurants, Kennedy said:“It is in the American tra-dition to stand up for one’srights even if the new wayto stand up for one’s rightsis to sit down.”But there was another

side to Kennedy’s stance.Behind the scenes, his

aides were urging King toend his nonviolent protests,according to historianTaylor Branch in hisauthoritative civil rightschronicle “Parting theWaters.”Since the protests were

being suppressed byDemocrats, they made itharder for Kennedy to getblack votes in the North.But if Kennedy criticizedthe suppression, he wouldlose white votes in theSouth.Declining to heed

Kennedy’s men and curtailprotests, King was arrestedwith a group of students atan Atlanta sit-in on Oct. 19,1960, scant weeks beforethe excruciatingly closeelection. King refused topost bail. He remainedbehind bars as the Ku KluxKlan marched throughAtlanta streets andKennedy and Nixon heldtheir final televised debate.Authorities produced a

5-month-old traffic ticketfrom a neighboring county,and King was sentenced tofour months’ hard labor. Bythe next morning King was

in a maximum-securityprison. Many feared hewould soon be killed.Over the objections of

Kennedy’s brother andcampaign manager, RobertKennedy, who wanted tosteer clear of the matter, anaide managed to convincethe candidate to place asympathetic call to King’spregnant wife, Coretta.News of Kennedy’s call

was leaked to reporters. YetKing was still in jail untilRobert Kennedy called thejudge. Suddenly, bail wasgranted and King wasfreed.The story of the

Kennedys’ involvementmade headlines in blacknewspapers nationwide.King issued a statementsaying he was “deeplyindebted to SenatorKennedy,” although heremained nonpartisan. TheKennedy campaign printedtens of thousands of pam-phlets describing theepisode, and distributedthem in black churchesacross the country on theSunday before the election.Kennedy, who got 78

percent of the black vote,won the election by one ofthe narrowest margins inU.S. history.“In an election that

close,” says VillanovaUniversity professor DavidBarrett, “you could make acase that Kennedy’s call to

Coretta mattered enoughto win.”Booth, the Ohio pastor,

has pondered Kennedy’smotivations.“I don’t know if a large

number of African-Americans thought critical-ly about Kennedy’sshrewdness,” Booth says.“He was very much court-ing that Southern vote.Politicians do what politi-cians do. The political real-ity may not always be theethical reality.”As president, Kennedy’s

top priority was foreignpolicy. There were enor-mous Cold War challengesfrom the Soviet Union andVietnam to Cuba, site ofthe failed Bay of Pigs inva-sion and of a crisis overSoviet missiles that threat-ened to trigger nuclear war.Meanwhile, at home, the

boiling civil rights move-ment could not be ignored.“Freedom Riders” seek-

ing to integrate Southernbus lines were mercilesslybeaten. Whites rioted toprevent the black studentJames Meredith fromenrolling at the Universityof Mississippi; two peoplewere killed after Kennedysent in Army forces toensure Meredith’s admis-sion.In Birmingham, Ala.,

police loosed clubs, dogsand fire hoses on peacefulprotesters, and a churchbombing killed four blackgirls. Images of the vio-lence shamed Americabefore the world.As blood flowed,

Kennedy moved cautiouslytoward civil rights legisla-tion.Publicly, Kennedy’'s

administration was reluc-tant to intervene in theSouthern violence unlessfederal law was being flout-ed. Privately, Kennedy'smen urged protest leadersto slow down and avoidconfrontation.Many saw the adminis-

tration's stance as aloof oreven helpless. Earlier, afterKennedy had disownedproposals that were part ofthe Democrats' 1960 cam-paign platform, NAACPpresident Roy Wilkins saidKennedy was offering “acactus bouquet.”Mack, the civil rights

activist, was at theDemocratic conventionwhere those promises weremade. He recalls beinghighly frustrated withKennedy’s pace once hebecame president.

JFK holds complex place in black history

AP PHOTO/HOUSTON CHRONICLEIn this Nov. 21, 1963, file photo, President John F. Kennedy walks past young bystanders during his visit to SanAntonio. “Our goal must be an educational system in the spirit of the declaration of independence — a system inwhich all are created equal,” Kennedy said in a graduation speech at San Diego State College on June 11, 1963. “Asystem in which every child, whether born a banker's son in a Long Island mansion, or a Negro sharecropper’s sonin an Alabama cotton field, has every opportunity for an education that his abilities and character deserve.”

1993 N.Y. bombing taughtlessons on extremist threat

STAFF PHOTOS/ANTHONYWEBERTroy Christian’s Garret Hancock cradles an opponent Saturday during the first day of the DivisionIII district tournament at Fairmont’s Trent Arena.


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State aspirations

BY COLIN FOSTERAssociate Sports Editor

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When Troy Christian coachTy Morgan was asked if hethought his team was capable ofwinning a Division III districttitle, there was no hesitation inhis voice.“Absolutely,” Morgan replied.

After all, most of his kidshave been to this point before.And when all was said and

done on Day One at FairmontHigh School, the Eagles wereatop the leaderboard with 53points. Covington and DaytonChristian are deadlocked in sec-ond place with 50.5 points each.The Eagles had five out of six

wrestlers advance to today’ssemifinals. Defending statechamps Jordan Marshall (152)

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SPORTS CALENDAR

TODAYWrestlingDivision III Districtat FairmontTroy Christian, Covington, Miami East,

Lehman (10 a.m.)

MONDAYBowlingDistrict at BeavercreekTroy girls (7:30 a.m.)

TUESDAYBoys BasketballDivision III Sectionalat TecumsehMiami East vs. Anna (6:30 p.m.)atTippecanoeBethel vs. Greeneview (6 p.m.)Division IV Sectionalat TroyTroy Christian vs. Jefferson (8 p.m.)

WEDNESDAYBoys BasketballDivision II Sectionalat SpringfieldTippecanoe vs. Urbana (8 p.m.)Division IV Sectionalat PiquaLehman vs. Houston (7:30 p.m.)atTroyNewton vs.Tri-Village (6:30 p.m.)

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Troy boys bowlersheaded back to state

In a wild finish, the Troy boys bowlingteam shot a 234 in the final baker gameto slip into the final qualifying spot fornext weekend’s state bowling champi-onship.

For Troy, it marks the third trip in arow to state — and sixth in the past 10seasons. See Page A10.

McGraw 4th at district,qualifies for state

In the biggest match of his career, Troy’sKevin McGraw did things in style.

“Winning a match in overtime is special.Winning a close match is special. But gettinga pin? That’s the name of the game,” Troycoach Doug Curnes said.

And it also put McGraw’s name on thelist of state qualifiers.See Page A10.

TODAY’S TIPS

• RECRUITING: Troy Christian HighSchool will host a college recruiting sem-inar, presented by Dynamite Sports anddesigned to help prepare parents andstudent-athletes for the process of beingrecruited to play college athletics.Thehour-long presentation will take place at7 p.m. Monday, but interested partici-pants are asked to come early to receivehandouts and watch a pre-programvideo.• HOCKEY:Registration will take

place from now until March 7 for theTroy Recreation Department’s YouthIntroduction to Hockey Program heldat Hobart Arena.The program is forchildren ages 5-10 and will beginMarch 11. Registration forms can befound at Hobart Arena or online athttp://hobartarena.com/registration_hobart_arena.html. For more information,please call the Recreation Departmentat 339-5145.• COACHING SEARCH:

Tippecanoe High School is seeking tofill the position of head varsity volley-ball coach. A letter of interest, resumeand support material may be submit-ted to Matt Shomper, Athletic Director,615 E. Kessler-Cowlesville Road, TippCity, Ohio 45371. Phone: (937) 669-6364, Fax: (937) 667-0912, email:[email protected] deadline is noon on March8.• SOCCER: Registration will take

place from now until March 16 for theTroy Recreation Department’s YouthIndoor Soccer Program held at HobartArena.The program is for ages 4-8and will begin the week of April 8.Register online now athttp://activenet.active.com/troyrecdept.For more information, please call theRecreation Department at 339-5145.• HALL OF FAME: The Trojan

Athletics Hall of Fame is still acceptingnominations for its 2013 inauguralclass. Induction will be held in the fallof 2013. Entrance to the selectionprocess is through public nomination.The deadline for nominations is April 1.Nomination forms are available at allhome events or at the athletics officeat Troy High School.• SUBMIT-A-TIP: To submit an item

to the Troy Daily News sports section,please contact Josh Brown [email protected] or ColinFoster at [email protected].

Miami East’s Allen Seagraves looks to stick a pin Saturday duringthe Division III district tournament at Trent Arena.

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Troy sophomore Zelnick places twice at stateStaff Reports

Troy’s Michelle Zelnick is a one-woman gang.Out of 71 schools competing at

the Division I state swimming meet,Zelnick — the lone Troy swimmer toreach state — swam well enough inher two events to finish 23rd overallin the team standings.The sophomore placed fifth in the

200 individual medley (2:03.77) andtook seventh in the 100 backstroke(56.85 seconds) — making that fourtop-seven finishes in four different

events at statein her first twoyears of varsityswimming.“I’m pretty

happy withplacing, andbeing able tomake it intothe final heatfor the last twoyears,” Zelnick said.“Shelly was impressive again this

year, coming to state and swimmingtwo different events than she didlast year,” Troy coach Chris Morgansaid. “It was great to see her beat herown record in the 200 IM.With threefifth-place finishes and one seventh-place finish in the last two years, Ifeel this shows her ability to be astate contender in the years to come.In today’s world, it’s great to see ayoung person with so much talentwho also is a great individual.”Zelnick was the youngest person

in the final heat of the 200 IM.Threeof the top four swimmers in that race

were seniors.Akron Firestone seniorKatie Miller won both eventsZelnick swam in. Miller set a newstate record in the 200 IM with atime of 1:57.98 andwon the 100 backwith a time of 54.04 seconds.WhereMiller is today, however, is

where Zelnick dreams to be in theyears to come.“That (winning state) is definite-

ly an aspiration of mine,” Zelnicksaid. “It’s not really something Ithink about going into a race,though. I hope by the time I’m a sen-ior, I can compete for a state title.”

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Trojans’ season endsBY JOSH BROWN

Sports [email protected]

Troy had all the pieces itneeded to be successful all along.“Unfortunately, that took

until the last two or three weeksto start putting it all together,”Troy coach Tim Miller said.After winning its last three

games to finish the regular sea-son, though, it was too little, toolate as the 17th-seeded Trojans’season came to an end Saturdayin the first round of the DivisionI sectional tournament atButler’s Student Activities

Center in a 64-52 loss to No. 3Northmont.And now the Trojans (6-17)

find themselves looking at nextseason without one major piecefrom the last three seasons —senior Tyler Miller.“We’re going to miss him

immensely,” Miller said of hisleading scorer this season. “He’sbeen a varsity player for mesince his sophomore year. I can’tsay enough good things abouthim. A hole like that doesn’t get

Northmont tops Troy in sectional

Troy seniorDylan Cascadendrives around aNorthmontdefenderSaturday duringthe openinground of theDivision Isectionaltournament atButler HighSchool’sStudentActivitiesCenter. TheThunderboltsended theTrojans’ seasonwith a 64-52victory.STAFF PHOTO/ANTHONYWEBER

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Trophycollectors

BY JOSH BROWNSports Editor

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The Miami East Vikings likewinning titles so much, theywant to start a collection.“One down, three more to go,”

Miami East coach PrestonElifritz said after his Vikingsrouted National Trail 75-39 inSaturday’s Division III sectionalchampionship game atTippecanoe High School. “We’resuper happy to win the sectional— the third in four years for ourseniors and our third in a row —but we’re never satisfied.”

Ashley Current led theVikings (24-1) with a double-dou-ble off the bench, scoring 14points and grabbing 10 rebounds— one of five players with nine ormore points for Miami East.Trina Current added 13 points,four rebounds and three assists,Angie Mack hit two of theVikings’ five 3s on the day andscored 11, Leah Dunivan hadnine points and four reboundsand Madison Linn had ninepoints and three assists.“That (balance) is something

we like to have,” Elifritz said. “Itmeans that one day we can haveanyone step up whenever some-one else is slumping.

STAFF PHOTO/ANTHONYWEBERMiami East’s Leah Dunivangrabs a rebound above twoNational Trail players Saturdayin the Division III sectional titlegame at Tippecanoe.

TIPP CITY

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Districtand B.J. Toal (182) reachedthe semis in dominatingfashion, as did JarredGanger (113), GarrettHancock (120) and fresh-man Chase Mayhabb(126).Marshall made short

work of Waynesville’sCollin Foster to open theday, winning by pin in thefirst round. In the quarter-finals, Marshall came outaggressive from the start,scoring double-digit take-downs in a 25-10 tech fallwin over St. John’s WesBuettner.And for Marshall, his

last win was all aboutsending a message to thewrestlers who remain inthe competition.“This kid (Buettner)

was supposed to be good,”Marshall said. “I reallywanted to come out andshow the differencebetween us. I mean, I tookhim down with all take-downs. There were nonear-falls. I think I had 13takedowns.”Likewise, Toal eased his

way to a pinfall victoryover Ada’s Jarod Woodlandin the first round, thenhad a 24-9 tech fall winagainst Donald Moore ofWaynesville in the quar-terfinals.Freshman Chase

Mayabb upset two highseeds to earn his spot inthe semifinal. To kickthings off, Mayabb upsetWayne Trace’s AaronMiller 10-3, then hedefeated Madeira’s AlviIbarra 8-1 in the quarters.Ganger pinned Dixie’s

Josh Hartmeir in 29 sec-onds to start the day, thenpinned Coldwater’sSpencer Seibert in thequarters. Hancock pinnedWayne Trace’s MattBaxter and DaytonChristian’s Josh Clary inthe quarters.Zach Davie (106) won

his first-round matchagainst Deer Park’s JessePotts by a count of 12-4. Inthe quarters, Davie wasdefeated by Wayne Trace’sGeorge Clemens.

• Buccs BackFor MoreThe Buccs will return

10 out of their 11 wrestlersfor the second day ofaction.Three of those

wrestlers, Ryan Ford (126),A.J. Ouellette (182) andBrian Olson (195),advanced to the semifinalround.Ford beat Waynesville’s

Kalob Tuck 12-3, and fol-lowed with a 19-8 majordecision victory overColdwater’s JordanObringer in the quarters.He will go againstGreeneview’s AndrewHoskins in today’s semis.Ouellette started with a

pin on Coldwater’s NickClune, then earned a 4-2victory over sectionalchampion Kalub Jones.Olson pinned Badin’s MikeSanders, then rolled to a21-6 win overSpencerville’s LucasShumate in the quarterfi-nal.Connor Ryan(106) upset

Williamsburg’s sectionalchamp Kendal Johnson ina 5-3 overtime decision tostart the day. Ryan, howev-er, was then sent to theconsolation round with a 9-4 loss to Coldwater’s JayUhlenhake in the quarters.Daniel Jennings (145) wonby a 10-4 decision overBalnchester’s DylanHuston, the fell in thequarters against Dixie’sMatt Buxton, 11-3.Jake Sowers (152)

pinned Dayton Christian’s

John Carr, then lost toBluffton’s Zach Wilson by a23-8 tech fall. Kyler Deeter(160) pinned Ada’s AustinWindle to start the day, butlost a tight 2-1 decision toCarlisle’s Jimmy Sandlinin the quarters. Ben Miller(170) started the day witha pin on Connar Wilson ofNorth College Hill. Millerlost a 7-3 decision toDelphos St. John’s WillBuettner in the secondround.Justin Daniel (220)

defeated Madeira’s NickGelhaus by pinfall in hisopening bout, before get-ting beat by Lima Bath’sKyle Lhamon. Brock Smith(138) fell in the first round,5-3, to Mariemont’s RileyHenderson, then rebound-ed with an 11-2 major deci-sion over DaytonChristian’s BrandonMoore.Jordan Wolfe (285) had

his season ended, losing histwo matches to RyanFessler (MiddletownFenwick) and Alex Shaffer(Columbus Grove). He fin-ishes the season with arecord of 23-14.

• Vikings Still AliveAll six Miami East

wrestlers still have achance to make state.Allen Seagraves is look-

ing to earn a trip toColumbus for the fourthconsecutive year. His task,however, got a littletougher with a second-round loss on Saturday.After pinning Bluffton’s

Colt Freeman in the first

round, Seagraves (120) fellby a 6-5 score toGreeneview’s LoganLacure in the quarters.“You hate to say it when

the official takes it out ofthe kids’ hands inside thematch, but that’s basicallywhat happened,” MiamiEast coach Jason Sroufesaid. “We’re not one tomake excuses, but some-times in a close match, offi-cials make quick calls.“Their kid got a quick

call late, then we did the

exact same thing, andAllen, for whatever reason,didn’t get the call.”As for the rest of the

Vikings, they will all bewrestling out of the conso-lation bracket in hopes ofmaking the top four.Josh Morrow (106) lost

his first match of the day toBlanchester’s Trey Lynch,3-2, then pinned AllenEast’s Lee Dues in the firstconsolation round.Matthew Amheiser (113)rebounded after losing his

opener, pinning Reading’sZach Lattire in the consola-tion round.Austin Rush (132)

pinned Coldwater’s ReeceKaiser in the first round,before falling to Carlisle’sJason Sandlin on a 13-3major decision in the quar-ters. Ben Ferguson (285)pinned Blanchester’s ScottNewman in his opener andsuffered a 13-3 major deci-sion loss to DaytonChristian’s NathanJackson in the quarters.Mack Rose (145) lost his

first-round bout to DeerPark’s Austin Siemon, 10-4.Then in the consolationround, Rose beat TwinValley South’s ShadeHolsapple, 4-0.“Allen’s a three-time

state qualifier, with thisyear it will hopefully befour,” Sroufe said. “He willhave to bounce back, but heshould be fine — all thekids will. We’re just goingto have to wrestle lightsout for the rest of the tour-nament.”As a team, Miami East

is in 22nd place with 18points.Wrestling resumes

today at 10 a.m.


Covington’s Ryan Ford tries to turn an opponentSaturday during the Division III district tournament.

STAFF PHOTOS/ANTHONY WEBERTroy Christian freshman Chase Mayabb breaks down an opponent Saturday at theDivision III district tournament at Fairmont’s Trent Arena.

Miami East’s Austin Rush controls an opponentSaturday at the Division III district tournament.

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Troy’s McGraw qualifies for state tournamentStaff Reports

FAIRFIELD — In thebiggest match of his career,Troy’s Kevin McGraw didthings in style.“Winning a match in

overtime is special.Winninga close match is special. Butgetting a pin? That’s thename of the game,” Troycoach Doug Curnes said.And it also put McGraw’s

name on the list of statequalifiers.McGraw (182) pinned

Kings’ Matt Sannella in 3:39in the get-to-state match inthe consolation semifinalround, putting himself intothe consolation finals, wherehe took fourth place at the

Division I district tourna-ment at Fairfield HighSchool Saturday.“In the go-to-state match,

Kevin got the fall,” Curnessaid. “The kid went to hiship, and Kevin poweredthrough it. We knew rightthen that he had the matchwon.”McGraw — the only one

of five Trojan district quali-fiers to reach the semifinalround with a pair of wins onFriday — lost in the semifi-nal 5-3 to Moeller’s QuintonRosser. He bounced backwith the pin over Sannella,then he finished fourth by

dropping a 5-1 decision toLoveland’s Gunner Lay.“(Lay) is definitely a

strength guy, and Kevin ismore of a finesse guy,”Curnes said. “Kevin dideverything he could to stayaway and stay off his back.He wrestled as well as hecould. He did that all week-end, actually.“He was consistent all

weekend, and that’s what’simportant — consistencyand making sure your mindand body is ready to go.”McGraw is the first Troy

wrestler since Cole Cochranin 2011 to qualify for thestate meet.“I hate sitting at home

next weekend,” Curnes said.

“It’s like all those teams sit-ting at home on Super BowlSunday. I feel like I’m play-ing hooky.”Alex Dalton (285) won

his first consolation matchof Saturday with a pin andhis second with a 6-2 deci-sion, but he fell 8-3 toNorthmont’s Ameer Danielsin the get-to-state round. Hefinished fifth with an 8-4victory over rival AaronCosby of Springfield.Andrew Kostecka (220)

lost in his first consolationmatch of the day in a tight 3-2 decision to Lakota West’sEli McBurrows.The state meet begins

Thursday at theSchottenstein Center in

Columbus.• Division II DistrictBOWLING GREEN —

The Tippecanoe Red Devilsand Milton-Union’s MattBracci managed to avoid theGraham Falcons in theDivision II district meet thisseason, qualifying toBowling Green’s site insteadof their usual site inGoshen.They still ran into plenty

of stiff competition, though,as neither team was able toqualify a wrestler to thestate meet.Tippecanoe had a pair of

wrestlers finish fifth. JackPeura (138) — who won hisfirst two matches on Friday— dropped to the consola-tion bracket with a semifi-

nal loss on Saturday, thenlost in the get-to-statematch in the consolationsemifinal round. He placedfifth by defeating ClearFork’s Logan Harless 7-5.Austin Robbins (160) lost

his first-round match onFriday then fought his wayback with three straightconsolation victories beforefalling 9-4 to Monroe’s ChrisWilson in the get-to-stateround. He pinned Carroll’sIan Brown to place fifth.Mitchell Poynter (120)

and Gabe Callicoat (145)both went 1-2 in the tourna-ment, while BrandonArndts(170), Shane Dodd (195) andChip Flohr (220) went 0-2.

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� Bowling

3 straight for TroyStaff Reports

In a wild finish, theTroy boys bowling teamshot a 234 in the finalbaker game to slip intothe final qualifying spotfor next weekend’s statebowling championship.For Troy, it marks the

third trip in a row to state— and sixth in the past 10seasons — as the Trojansfinished fourth in the 24-team district tournamentfield at Beaver-Vu Bowlon Saturday.Troy started the day

out slow and then spentthe rest of the tournamentworking its way back intocontention. A first-game949 put the Trojans in14th place and in an earlyhole. However, the Trojansdid not panic. Troy thenput together a team gameof 987 to move up five

spots in the standingsthen reeled off a 1,054game to move into sev-enth heading into bakerplay. More importantlythough, the big last gamemoved the Trojans towithin only 10 pins of thecut and set up the wildfinish.With only 10 pins sepa-

rating fourth-through-seventh place, the Trojansneeded to leapfrog threeteams in six baker gamesto make it to state. TheTrojans shot an openingbaker game of 219 toimmediately passVersailles, Northmont,and Centerville to moveinto fourth. Then themusical chairs began.Troy gradually slid all theway back to seventh placeafter the next three baker

games of 183-165-188.Troy had to cover thesame ground, this timewith only two bakergames remaining.The Trojans put

together a fifth-game 202that moved them to fifth,re-passing Versailles andCenterville. Then camethe big 234 finale thatnipped Northmont at thefinish and held off the restof the tightly-bunchedfield to send Troy toWayne Webb’s Bowl inColumbus for next week’sstate finals.A.J. Bigelow and

Andrew Spencer wereplaced on the All-Districttournament team for theirperformance. Bigelowshot games of 203-229-258 for a 690 series toplace third individuallyoverall. Spencer rolledgames of 234-247-184 for

a 665 series to finisheighth individually.Michael Barkett aided thecause with a 237 gameand 597 series. AustinEidemiller added a 203.Tippecanoe’s Logan

Banks participated in thetournament as an individ-ual, rolling games of 143-212-175 for a 530 series.“I know that he would

have liked to do better,but I’m so proud of him forgetting to the districttournament and repre-senting Tippecanoe,”Tippecanoe coach ClayLavercombe said.The Troy boys team

will compete at state onSaturday, while oneTrojan girl is still alive.Freshman Rachel Darrowbowls at Beaver-VuMonday after the girlsdistrict tournament wasiced out on Friday.

� Major League Baseball

Indians top Reds inanother slugfestGOODYEAR, Ariz.

(AP) — Once the Tigerstossed Ryan Raburnaside, the Indians happilysnagged him.Raburn helped his

chances to makeCleveland’s roster as autility player by hittingtwo more homersSaturday, and the Indiansoutlasted the CincinnatiReds 13-10 in anotherhigh-scoring exhibitionbetween Ohio’s major lea-guers.Raburn also homered

in Friday’s spring openerand has connected for ahomer in his three at-batsthis spring, driving in fiveruns.He was released by

Detroit in November fol-lowing a disappointingseason. Raburn opened2012 as the Tigers’ start-ing second baseman, butbatted just .171 in 66games and was demotedto the minor leagues.

When Indians managerTerry Francona was hiredin October, he targetedRaburn, telling generalmanager Chris Antonettithat if the 31-year-oldever became available toscoop him up.“Sometimes by the

luck of the draw youmight have a chance toget a guy like that,”Francona said. “Maybe wecaught a break.”Raburn can play sec-

ond, third, right or leftfield. His versatility iswhat initially attractedhim to Francona, who hasseen players in the pastmove to a new team andthrive.“He had a tough year,”

Francona said. “That hap-pens. If he would havehad a good year, wewouldn’t have had achance to get him.”Raburn hit six homers

with 19 RBIs last springin Detroit’s camp.

BEAVERCREEK

Trojans 4th at district, qualify for state tournament

� Girls Basketball

Vikings

“These kids deserve it.They all come out, workhard and epitomize every-thing that a team shouldbe.”National Trail (16-9),

meanwhile, kept thingsrelatively close early —but ran into trouble whenpost Kate Deaton pickedup her third foul with twominutes left in the firstquarter. The Blazers sim-ply weren’t the samewithout her.“She (Deaton) hurt us

in the game at our placeearlier this season. Sheled them in scoring andrebounds,” Elifritz said,referring to a 58-32Miami East win onemonth ago. “She got twofouls early, so the verynext play we went rightback at her and she gother third. I’m glad thegirls were able to capital-ize on that situation. Itwas a turning point in thegame.”Deaton finished with

six points — all of whichcame in the first quarterbefore her foul trouble —and nine rebounds.A 9-9 score turned into

a 24-13 Miami East leadat the end of the firstquarter, but three 3s byPaige Thompson — whohit five in the game andfinished with a game-high23 points — kept theBlazers from being com-pletely blown away by thehalf, where the Vikingsled comfortably 42-23.The blown-away part

came in the third quarter.Nothing fell for the

Blazers in the third

thanks to the Miami Eastdefense, which limitedNational Trail to only apair of free throws andjumped ahead 61-25. Infact, the Blazers hit onlyone 2-pointer in the entiresecond half, connecting onfour fourth-quarter 3s.“(Assistant) coach

Kelly Cash said at thehalf that they were tryingto play at our tempo andhad hung around for twoquarters,” Elifritz said.“So we didn’t do anythingdifferent. That was just uswearing them down bybeing able to play at thepace we play at. In thethird quarter, we openedthe flood gates.“(National Trail’s 3s)

are low percentage shots.If a team wants to liveand die by those, they’vegot to hit about 60 percentof them to keep up. Andsince our goal is to limitteams to one shot per trip,we’ll let them have those.”Now the Vikings will

face Georgetown — a 50-40 winner over FelicityFranklin — for the dis-trict title March 2 atSpringfield. Georgetown

was one of the teams theVikings beat on their wayto the regional title gamelast season.“This was one of four

championships we’re hop-ing to be privilegedenough to play for thisyear, and next week is thesecond,” Elifritz said.Let the collecting

begin.Miami East — 75Jessica Barlage 0-0-0, Angie

Mack 4-1-11, SamanthaSkidmore 0-1-1, Renee DeFord2-0-4, Tori Nuss 1-0-3, KatelynGardella 2-1-5, Ellie Gearhart 0-0-0, Madison Linn 3-2-9, EmilyKindell 0-1-1, Hannah Davisson1-0-3, Ashley Current 6-2-14,Trina Current 5-3-13, Abby Cash1-0-2, Leah Dunivan 4-1-9.Totals: 29-12-75.

National Trail — 39Andrea Hunt 1-0-2, Rachel

Sibila 1-0-3, Tiffany Jordan 1-0-2, Miranda Mize 0-0-0, PaigeThompson 6-6-23, Alexus Acton0-0-0, Natalie Hunt 0-0-0, KaleySimpson 1-0-3, Tori Saunders 0-0-0, Kate Deaton 3-0-6, KortneyRea 0-0-0. Totals: 13-6-39.

Score By QuartersME ....................24 42 61 75NT.....................13 23 25 353-point goals: Miami East

— Mack 2, Nuss, Linn, Davisson.National Trail — Sibila,Thompson 5, Simpson.

Records: Miami East 24-1.National Trail 16-9.


� Boys Basketball

Trojansfilled overnight.”But through all the

struggles this season, theTrojans kept fighting —including on Saturday.“As for the rest of these

seniors, things could havegotten to the point wherethey could’ve become selfishor disenchanted,” Millersaid. “But their attitudesstayed positive all year, andthey were very coachablethe entire season. It justshows this group’s charac-ter.”Unfortunately, those

early-season struggles stuckTroy up against a high seedin the tournament inNorthmont, a talented teamthat Troy had problemsmatching up with early inthe game.The Thunderbolts (16-7)

blocked four Troy shots inthe first quarter and used aneight-point run to pullahead by double digits at 17-7. On three consecutive pos-sessions, Cameron Taylor(11 points, seven steals)stole the ball at the pointand coasted in for easylayups, and then KeithRichardson (12 points, fourassists) stole the ball and hitTaylor on a fast break. Thelead grew to as many as 15at 28-13, and Northmont led33-19 at the half.“We had to get through

that shellshock and settle inagainst their athleticismand quickness,” Miller said.“We tried to emulate that inpractice, but it’s a wholeother level going from prac-tice to actually playing in agame against it. We cameout cold, got good looks earlythat could have changedthings Northmont had to dodefensively if shots had gonedown.“But the kids were

resilient and regrouped. Westarted taking care of thebasketball in the second halfand started getting goodlooks again.”And this time, the

Trojans began buryingthem.Senior Jalen Nelson and

sophomore Tre Hudson hitback-to-back 3s — Troy’sfirst from long range in thegame — to close the gap tosingle digits at 37-29. Troygot as close as seven at 39-32after another 3 by Nelson,but Northmont rebuilt a 12-point lead going into thefourth.The Trojans didn’t let

Northmont deliver a knock-out punch, keeping themwithin 12 at all times, butthey could get no closer thaneight, either.Nelson led the Trojans

with 16 points and eightrebounds, Miller added 15points and seven rebounds,Tre Hudson had 12 points,five rebounds and fourassists and Dylan Cascadenhad five points and threeassists.And while Troy says

goodbye to a large, experi-enced and talented seniorclass, there’s still plenty ofwork to be done by theyounger players left behind.“We’ve got to make sure

the young kids do what theyneed to do in the spring, thesummer and the fall, to taketheir games to the nextlevel,” Miller said. “Becauseif they saw anything thisyear, it’s that nothing comeseasy. You’ve got to put thework and time in.”Putting everything

together.Troy — 52LukeManis 1-0-2, Jalen Nelson

5-4-16, T.J. Michael 0-0-0, ConnorSuper 0-0-0, Tre Hudson 5-0-12,Tyler Miller 6-2-15, DylanCascaden 2-1-5,Taren Kinnel 1-0-2.Totals: 20-7-52.

Northmont — 64Jonny Lowery 0-0-0, Keith

Richardson 5-2-12, AddisonGaulding 0-0-0, DominiqueStallings 1-8-10, Cameron Taylor 5-1-11, Jordan Fugate 1-0-3, KyleWebster 0-0-0, Brian Williams 1-2-4, Jordan Love 1-0-2, IsaiahWilliams 2-0-4, Troy Mangen 1-4-6,Terry Ramsey 6-0-12. Totals: 23-17-64.

Score By QuartersTroy..........................7 19 34 52Northmont ............19 33 44 643-point goals: Troy — Nelson

2, Hudson 2, Miller. Northmont —Fugate.

Records: Troy 6-17.Northmont 16-7.


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STAFF PHOTOS/ANTHONY WEBERTroy’s Connor Super dribbles around a Northmont defender Saturday at Butler HighSchool in the Division I sectional tournament.STAFF PHOTOS/ANTHONY WEBER

Miami East’s Madison Linn drives past the NationalTrail defense Saturday during the Division III section-al title game at Tippecanoe High School.

Miami East’s Abby Cashsizes up a shot Saturdayagainst National Trail.

Troy’s Jalen Nelson dribbles the ball againstNorthmont Saturday at Butler High School.

� Boys/Girls Basketball

Red Devils advance, best Cougars for 3rd timeStaff Reports

SPRINGFIELD —Beating the same team threetimes in one season is neveran easy task.But Tippecanoe did just

that on Saturday nightagainst Kenton Ridge.The Red Devils led by

only one point entering thefinal quarter but finished thegame on a 21-9 run to closethe door on the CougarsSaturday night to openDivision II sectional play.Tippecanoe (18-5) won by ascore of 52-39.“Our first and fourth

quarters were huge,”Tippecanoe coach MarcusBixler said. “We started thefirst on a 17-4 run, then wehad that big run to put thegame away in the fourth.”Nick Fischer led the Red

Devils with 12 points,Michael Landwehr nettednine and Jared Ervin and

Cam Johnson each addedeight.Tippecanoe’s next tourna-

ment game is againstUrbana in SpringfieldWednesday at 8 p.m. In thetwo teams’ first meeting ofthe season, Tippecanoe out-lasted Urbana for a triple-overtime victory.

Graham 52,Milton-Union 33SPRINGFIELD — After

Milton-Union’s 52-33 first-round tournament loss toGraham Saturday inSpringfield, first-year coachRusty Berner admitted itwas a bitter pill to swallow.But in the grand scheme

of things, the culture ofBulldog basketball has beenchanged for the better.“In terms of the big pic-

ture, I think the hardestthing whenever you lose yourlast game is that it’s the last

taste in your mouth,” Bernersaid. “The one thing I toldthe kids after the game isthat they changed the cul-ture of Milton basketball.The seniors have laid thefoundation, and, wheneveryou’re in the process of doingthat, it’s not about wins orlosses, it’s about changingthe mindset.”The Bulldogs’ 14 wins is

the most by a Milton-Unionteam in the last 15 years.The Bulldogs also gave upthe second-fewest points pergame in school history.“I couldn’t be more proud

of what our seniors did interms of changing the cul-ture,” Berner added. “Yearsdown the line, I hope the kidscan look back and say ‘I wasa part of that.’”On Saturday, though,

Graham’s defense, rebound-ing and shooting were justtoo much to overcome forMilton. Graham shot 53 per-

cent from the field, 63 per-cent behind the arc. TheFalcons ended the game witha 29-15 rebounding advan-tage.Ben Stelzer led Milton-

Union with 16 points, whileTrevor Klosterman added10.

Division IVLehman 63,Riverside 39PIQUA — Greg

Spearman scored 20 andNathan Hall added 10 to liftthe Lehman Cavaliers to a63-39 victory over RiversideSaturday night in the open-ing round of the Division IVPiqua sectional.Drew Westerheide added

nine for the Cavs, which willface Houston Wednesday at7:30 p.m.

Jackson Center 55,Bradford 33PIQUA — Top-seeded

Jackson Center used a 21-2third-quarter run to come

away with a 55-33 victoryover Bradford in the openinground of the Division IV sec-tional Saturday night inPiqua.Bradford was led by

BrandonWysong, who scorednine points. Eric Swabb andJosh Hoelscher each addedeight in the loss.

Division IIIWaynesville 65,Covington 52NEW CARLISLE —

Covington had its seasonended in the first round ofDivision III sectional playSaturday night, falling toWaynesville 65-52 atTecumseh High School.The Buccs end the season

with a record of 14-9. No fur-ther details were provided.

• GirlsDivision IVFranklin Monroe 43,Covington 25BROOKVILLE — The

third-seeded Franklin

Monroe Jets (12-12) figuredsome things out since thefirst time they played No. 2Covington — a regular sea-son loss — defeating theBuccaneers 43-25 in theDivision IV sectional titlegame Saturday at BrookvilleHigh School.Jessie Crowell scored

nine points to lead Covington(16-9) and Jackie Siefringadded five.

Tri-Village 46,Newton 19BROOKVILLE —

Newton (12-13) did what itcould to slow down top-seed-ed Tri-Village Saturday inthe Division I Brookville sec-tional title game — Newton’sfirst sectional title game inschool history — but in theend the Patriots (23-2)knocked off the Indians 46-19.Trista Lavy led Newton

with eight points, whileMegan Rutledge added six.

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� Auto Racing

Fans hurt in Nationwide crashDAYTONA BEACH,

Fla. (AP) — At least 33fans were injuredSaturday during aNASCAR race when a carflew into the fence atDaytona InternationalSpeedway, hurling a tireand large pieces of debrisinto the stands.The accident happened

on the last lap of the sec-ond-tier NationwideSeries race on the eve ofSunday’s Daytona 500,which officials said wouldgo on as scheduled.As emergency workers

tended to injured fans andambulance sirens wailedin the background, asomber Tony Stewartskipped the traditional

post-race victory celebra-tion.Stewart, who won for

the 19th time at Daytona

and seventh time in thelast nine season-openingNationwide races, was inno mood to celebrate.

AP PHOTOKyle Larson (32) goes airborne and into the catchfence during a multi-car crash during the final lap ofthe NASCAR Nationwide Series race Saturday inDaytona Beach, Fla.

BASEBALL

Spring Training GlanceAll Times ESTAMERICAN LEAGUE

W L PctBaltimore 1 0 1.000Chicago 1 0 1.000Cleveland 2 0 1.000Houston 1 0 1.000Kansas City 1 0 1.000New York 1 0 1.000Toronto 1 0 1.000Detroit 1 1 .500Seattle 1 1 .500Tampa Bay 1 1 .500Boston 0 1 .000Los Angeles 0 2 .000Minnesota 0 1 .000Oakland 0 1 .000Texas 0 1 .000NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L PctChicago 1 0 1.000Colorado 1 0 1.000Miami 1 0 1.000Milwaukee 1 0 1.000New York 1 0 1.000Pittsburgh 1 0 1.000San Francisco 1 0 1.000San Diego 1 1 .500Arizona 0 1 .000Atlanta 0 2 .000Cincinnati 0 2 .000Los Angeles 0 1 .000Philadelphia 0 1 .000St. Louis 0 1 .000Washington 0 1 .000NOTE: Split-squad games count in

the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.Friday's GamesDetroit 2, Atlanta 1Texas 5, Kansas City 5, tieSan Diego 9, Seattle 3Cleveland 11, Cincinnati 10

Saturday's GamesN.Y. Mets 5, Washington 3Pittsburgh 3, Tampa Bay (ss) 2Miami 8, St. Louis 3Houston 8, Philadelphia 3Toronto 10, Detroit 3N.Y.Yankees 8, Atlanta 3Baltimore 5, Minnesota 3Tampa Bay (ss) 4, Boston 3ChicagoWhite Sox 9, L.A. Dodgers 0Milwaukee 2, Oakland 1Seattle 8, San Diego 6San Francisco 4, L.A. Angels (ss) 1Cleveland 13, Cincinnati 10Chicago Cubs 11, L.A. Angels (ss) 2Kansas City 4, Texas 2Colorado 11, Arizona 2

Sunday's GamesBaltimore vs. Toronto (ss) at

Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Miami vs. Washington at Viera, Fla.,

1:05 p.m.Philadelphia vs. Detroit at Lakeland,

Fla., 1:05 p.m.Toronto (ss) vs. N.Y. Yankees at

Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Atlanta vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton,

Fla., 1:05 p.m.Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota at Fort

Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Boston vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla.,

1:05 p.m.N.Y. Mets vs. Houston at Kissimmee,

Fla., 1:05 p.m.Oakland vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe,

Ariz., 3:05 p.m.L.A. Dodgers vs. Chicago White Sox

at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.San Francisco vs. Chicago Cubs at

Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.Cleveland (ss) vs. Milwaukee at

Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.Kansas City vs. Texas at Surprise,

Ariz., 3:05 p.m.Cincinnati vs. Cleveland (ss) at

Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.San Diego vs. Seattle at Peoria,

Ariz., 3:05 p.m.Arizona vs. Colorado at Scottsdale,

Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball AssociationEASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBNewYork 32 20 .615 —Brooklyn 33 23 .589 1Boston 29 26 .527 4½Philadelphia 22 31 .415 10½Toronto 23 33 .411 11Southeast Division

W L Pct GBMiami 39 14 .736 —Atlanta 30 23 .566 9Washington 17 37 .315 22½Orlando 15 41 .268 25½Charlotte 13 43 .232 27½Central Division

W L Pct GBIndiana 35 21 .625 —Chicago 32 23 .582 2½Milwaukee 26 27 .491 7½Detroit 22 36 .379 14Cleveland 18 37 .327 16½WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBSan Antonio 44 13 .772 —Memphis 36 18 .667 6½Houston 31 27 .534 13½Dallas 25 29 .463 17½New Orleans 19 37 .339 24½Northwest Division

W L Pct GBOklahoma City 40 15 .727 —Denver 35 22 .614 6Utah 31 24 .564 9Portland 25 30 .455 15Minnesota 20 32 .385 18½Pacific Division

W L Pct GBL.A. Clippers 39 18 .684 —Golden State 32 23 .582 6L.A. Lakers 27 29 .482 11½Sacramento 19 37 .339 19½Phoenix 18 38 .321 20½Friday's GamesChicago 105, Charlotte 75Toronto 100, New York 98Indiana 114, Detroit 82Washington 119, Denver 113Atlanta 122, Sacramento 108Houston 106, Brooklyn 96Memphis 88, Orlando 82Dallas 104, New Orleans 100Oklahoma City 127, Minnesota 111Boston 113, Phoenix 88Golden State 107, San Antonio 101,

OTL.A. Lakers 111, Portland 107

Saturday's GamesDenver 113, Charlotte 99Cleveland 118, Orlando 94Washington 105, Houston 103Miami 114, Philadelphia 90Indiana 90, Detroit 72Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.Utah at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday's GamesL.A. Lakers at Dallas, 1 p.m.Golden State at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m.Sacramento at New Orleans, 6 p.m.Cleveland at Miami, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at New York, 7 p.m.Memphis at Brooklyn, 7 p.m.San Antonio at Phoenix, 8 p.m.Boston at Portland, 9 p.m.Chicago at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.

Top 25 FaredSaturday1. Indiana (24-3) did not play. Next: at

Minnesota, Tuesday.2. Miami (22-4) lost to Wake Forest

80-65. Next: vs. Virginia Tech,Wednesday.3. Gonzaga (27-2) beat San Diego

81-50. Next: at BYU, Thursday.4. Michigan State (22-5) did not play.

Next: at No. 18 Ohio State, Sunday.5. Florida (22-4) beat Arkansas 71-

54. Next: at Tennessee, Tuesday.6. Duke (23-3) did not play. Next: vs.

Boston College, Sunday.7. Michigan (22-4) did not play. Next:

vs. Illinois, Sunday.8. Syracuse (22-5) lost to No. 11

Georgetown 57-46. Next: at No. 17Marquette, Monday.9. Kansas (23-4) beat TCU 74-48.

Next: at Iowa State, Monday.10. Louisville (22-5) beat Seton Hall

79-61. Next: at DePaul, Wednesday.11. Georgetown (21-4) beat No. 8

Syracuse 57-46. Next: at UConn,Wednesday.12. Arizona (23-4) beat Washington

State 73-56. Next: at Southern Cal,Wednesday.13. Kansas State (22-5) beat Texas

81-69. Next: vs. Texas Tech, Monday.14. Oklahoma State (20-6) beatWest

Virginia 73-57. Next: at TCU,Wednesday.15. Butler (22-6) did not play. Next: at

No. 24 VCU, Saturday, March 2.16. New Mexico (23-4) beat No. 22

Colorado State 91-82. Next: vs. SanDiego State, Wednesday.17. Marquette (19-7) lost to Villanova

60-56. Next: vs. No. 8 Syracuse,Monday.18. Ohio State (19-7) did not play.

Next: vs. No. 4 Michigan State, Sunday.19. Wisconsin (19-8) did not play.

Next: vs. Nebraska, Tuesday.20. Pittsburgh (20-7) did not play.

Next: at St. John's, Sunday.21. Memphis (25-3) beat Southern

Mississippi 89-73. Next: at Xavier,Tuesday.22. Colorado State (21-6) lost to No.

16 New Mexico 91-82. Next: vs. FresnoState, Wednesday.23. Oregon (22-6) beat Stanford 77-

66. Next: vs. Oregon State, Thursday.24. VCU (22-6) beat Xavier 75-71.

Next: vs. No. 15 Butler, Saturday, March2.25. Notre Dame (21-6) did not play.

Next: vs. Cincinnati, Sunday.

Women's Top 25 FaredSaturday1. Baylor (26-1) beat Texas 67-47.

Next: at Oklahoma, Monday.2. Notre Dame (24-1) did not play.

Next: at DePaul, Sunday.3. UConn (25-2) beat Seton Hall 90-

30. Next: vs. Pittsburgh, Tuesday.4. Stanford (25-2) did not play. Next:

vs. Oregon, Sunday.5. Duke (25-1) did not play. Next: at

No. 8 Maryland, Sunday.6. California (24-2) did not play. Next:

vs. Oregon State, Sunday.7. Penn State (22-3) did not play.

Next: vs. Michigan, Sunday.8. Kentucky (23-3) did not play. Next:

at LSU, Sunday.8. Maryland (22-4) did not play. Next:

vs. No. 5 Duke, Sunday.10. Texas A&M (21-6) did not play.

Next: at Vanderbilt, Sunday.11. Tennessee (21-5) did not play.

Next: at Arkansas, Sunday.12. Louisville (21-6) did not play.

Next: at Villanova, Sunday.13. Georgia (22-4) did not play. Next:

at Mississippi, Sunday.14. Dayton (23-1) did not play. Next:

vs. Temple, Sunday.15. South Carolina (21-5) did not

play. Next: vs. Mississippi State,Sunday.16. North Carolina (24-4) did not play.

Next: vs. N.C. State, Sunday.17. UCLA (20-6) did not play. Next:

vs. Southern Cal, Sunday.18. Delaware (23-3) did not play.

Next: vs. James Madison, Sunday.19. Florida State (20-6) did not play.

Next: at Virginia Tech, Sunday.20. Colorado (21-5) did not play. Next:

vs.Washington, Sunday.21. Syracuse (22-4) lost to South

Florida 68-66. Next: at No. 2 NotreDame, Tuesday.22. Purdue (19-7) did not play. Next:

at Minnesota, Sunday.23. Oklahoma State (19-7) beat

Oklahoma 82-62. Next: at Texas Tech,Wednesday.24. Nebraska (20-6) did not play.

Next: vs. Iowa, Sunday.25. Green Bay (22-2) beat Valparaiso

80-38. Next: at Detroit, Thursday.

Saturday's ScoresBoys BasketballBellevue 66, Sandusky 48Beverly Ft. Frye 60, Waterford 39Brookfield 59, Andover Pymatuning

Valley 46Cle. Benedictine 58, Cle. St. Ignatius

37Cle. John Marshall 69, Parma Hts.

Valley Forge 64Mansfield Sr. 76, Massillon

Washington 60New Matamoras Frontier 70,

Beallsville 51Rocky River 61, N. Olmsted 38Wellsville 73, Toronto 56

Division ICenterville 41, Springfield 36Cin. Elder 59, Harrison 51Cin. La Salle 69, Morrow Little Miami

20Cin. Moeller 69, Mt. Orab Western

Brown 21Cin. Princeton 62, Hamilton 52Cin. Turpin 72, Hamilton Ross 50Clayton Northmont 64, Troy 52Cols. St. Charles 53, Hilliard Darby

51Cols. Walnut Ridge 50, Pickerington

N. 41Dresden Tri-Valley 57, Canal

Winchester 50Dublin Coffman 64, Dublin Jerome

55Fairfield 55, Cin. Anderson 54Gahanna Lincoln 66, Ashville Teays

Valley 49Galloway Westland 67, Cols. Briggs

59Huber Hts.Wayne 99, Sidney 33Lewis Center Olentangy 43, Cols.

Upper Arlington 41Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 50,

Cols. Franklin Hts. 32Newark 76, Pataskala Watkins

Memorial 55Pickerington Cent. 66, Delaware

Hayes 53Reynoldsburg 71, Cols. Whetstone

44Springboro 72, Trenton Edgewood 38W. Carrollton 74, Fairborn 58Westerville Cent. 43, Thomas

Worthington 42Westerville N. 77, Logan 44Westerville S. 82, Groveport-

Madison 53Zanesville 64, Lancaster 53

Division IICaledonia River Valley 59, Whitehall-

Yearling 45Cin. Indian Hill 60, New Richmond 47Cin. McNicholas 56, Norwood 37Cin. Taft 93, Batavia 51Cin.Wyoming 66, Goshen 39Circleville Logan Elm 56, Thornville

Sheridan 44Cols. Beechcroft 76, Cols.

Independence 55Cols. Brookhaven 77, Cols. Linden

McKinley 61Cols. Centennial 87, Cols. Hamilton

Twp. 55Cols. Eastmoor 65, Newark Licking

Valley 31Cols. Marion-Franklin 79, Plain City

Jonathan Alder 34Cols. Mifflin 61, Cols. Bexley 55Cols. South 68, Hebron Lakewood 42Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 67,

Zanesville Maysville 47Granville 65, Sparta Highland 28London 65, Utica 61Proctorville Fairland 51, Hillsboro 36Spring. Shawnee 66, Lewistown

Indian Lake 31St. Paris Graham 52, Milton-Union 33Steubenville 69, E. Liverpool 42Sunbury Big Walnut 76, Pataskala

Licking Hts. 75, OTTipp City Tippecanoe 52, Spring.

Kenton Ridge 39Trotwood-Madison 86, Bellefontaine

Benjamin Logan 51Urbana 31, Bellefontaine 25Vincent Warren 70, New Lexington

47Washington C.H. Miami Trace 57,

Waverly 50Division IIIAnna 56, Carlisle 54Chillicothe Zane Trace 53, Belpre 40Cin. Clark Montessori 85,

Williamsburg 38Cin. Finneytown 64, Cin. Hills

Christian Academy 55Cin. N. College Hill 68, Cin. Shroder

58Cols. Horizon Science 65, Bloom-

Carroll 20Cols. Ready 70, Heath 45Fredericktown 64, Galion Northmor

36Gahanna Cols. Academy 57, Howard

E. Knox 34Johnstown-Monroe 56, Mt. Gilead 50Lucasville Valley 67, Portsmouth W.

62, OTLynchburg-Clay 78, Peebles 68, OTMiddletown Fenwick 67, Middletown

Madison 39Milford Center Fairbanks 42,

Centerburg 32Oak Hill 49, S. Point 43Piketon 80, Williamsport Westfall 47Pomeroy Meigs 57, Stewart Federal

Hocking 51Richwood N. Union 66, Marion Elgin

34Sarahsville Shenandoah 67, Lore

City Buckeye Trail 40Versailles 64, New Paris National

Trail 31W. Jefferson 78, Johnstown

Northridge 63W. Liberty-Salem 55, Brookville 37Waynesville 65, Covington 52

Division IVCin. Country Day 71, Cin. College

Prep. 47Cin. Oyler 59, Hamilton New Miami

56Cin. Seven Hills 61, Cin. Gamble

Montessori 36Cols. International 60, Powell Village

Academy 55Fayetteville-Perry 61, Lockland 58Jackson Center 55, Bradford 33Newark Cath. 74, Groveport Madison

Christian 31Sidney Lehman 63, DeGraff

Riverside 39St. Bernard 61, Felicity-Franklin 57Tree of Life 61, Granville Christian 47

Saturday's ScoresGirls BasketballDivision IAshland 49, Marion Harding 33Avon 45, Avon Lake 41Centerville 56, Miamisburg 20Chagrin Falls Kenston 70, Parma

Hts. Valley Forge 10

Chardon 57, Mayfield 48Cin. Winton Woods 46, Mt. Notre

Dame 39Cle. Hts. 65, Cle. Hay 48Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 68,

Stow-Munroe Falls 53Euclid 58, Eastlake N. 50Fairborn 67, New Carlisle Tecumseh

66Fremont Ross 60, Mansfield Sr. 53Hudson 64, Macedonia Nordonia 52Kettering Fairmont 58, Sidney 21Lima Sr. 60, Findlay 58Lodi Cloverleaf 53, Copley 51Mason 64, Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 33Medina 54, Brecksville-Broadview

Hts. 49Middleburg Hts. Midpark 60, Bedford

47N. Can. Hoover 58, Can. Glenoak 34Perrysburg 67, Holland Springfield

37Rocky River Magnificat 76, N.

Olmsted 36Shaker Hts. 44, Maple Hts. 40Solon 78, Garfield Hts. 29Sylvania Northview 58, Tol. Whitmer

47Sylvania Southview 56, Tol. St.

Ursula 44Tol. Cent. Cath. 48, Tol. Start 34W. Chester Lakota W. 57, Cin.

McAuley 8, OTWadsworth 88, Akr. Garfield 16Wooster 58, Massillon Jackson 26

Division IIAkr. Manchester 54, Can. South 40Akr. SVSM 71, Cle. Hts. Beaumont

31Athens 58, Chillicothe Unioto 31Bellevue 43, Norwalk 38Bellville Clear Fork 45, Lexington 32Beloit W. Branch 80, Streetsboro 42Canfield 80, Niles McKinley 19Celina 65, Lima Shawnee 36Chagrin Falls 66, Chesterland W.

Geauga 39Clarksville Clinton-Massie 54,

Kettering Alter 39Clyde 79, Pemberville Eastwood 16Day. Carroll 57, Spring. Greenon 32Day. Chaminade-Julienne 49,

Bellbrook 46Jackson 56, Washington C.H. 34Lima Bath 40, Wapakoneta 36Mentor Lake Cath. 54, Painesville

Harvey 37Norwood 60, Mt. Orab Western

Brown 59Oberlin Firelands 42, Parma Padua

41Oxford Talawanda 66, New

Richmond 32Parma Hts. Holy Name 49, Medina

Buckeye 25Poland Seminary 41, Ravenna 37Port Clinton 52, Oak Harbor 45Shelby 49, Mansfield Madison 47Spring. Kenton Ridge 63, Eaton 58Tallmadge 60, Cle. St. Martin De

Porres 48Tol. Rogers 85, Maumee 34Van Wert 29, Napoleon 28Wauseon 43, Defiance 24Willard 62, Kenton 54Wooster Triway 64, Akr. Coventry 40

Division IIIAnna 47, Versailles 44Archbold 69, Sherwood Fairview 34Beachwood 53, Kirtland 38Bloomdale Elmwood 48, Swanton 40Bucyrus Wynford 52, Bucyrus 46Can. Cent. Cath. 53, Doylestown

Chippewa 40Casstown Miami E. 75, New Paris

National Trail 39Collins Western Reserve 55,

Castalia Margaretta 32Delta 66, Defiance Tinora 56Elmore Woodmore 43, Kansas

Lakota 31Fayetteville-Perry 67, Jamestown

Greeneview 61Findlay Liberty-Benton 56, Van

Buren 19Gates Mills Gilmour 74, Richmond

Hts. 35Genoa Area 63, Millbury Lake 42Georgetown 50, Felicity-Franklin 40Girard 56, Youngs. Ursuline 47Hamilton Badin 52, Camden Preble

Shawnee 47Hanoverton United 53, Canfield S.

Range 44Harrod Allen E. 47, Bluffton 37Huron 48, Ashland Crestview 39Middletown Madison 44, Middletown

Fenwick 30Ontario 51, Upper Sandusky 49Orrville 75, Loudonville 46Ottawa-Glandorf 48, Lima Cent.

Cath. 30Portsmouth W. 71, Oak Hill 61Proctorville Fairland 89, McDermott

Scioto NW 31Rocky River Lutheran W. 45, Garfield

Hts. Trinity 37Smithville 44, Massillon Tuslaw 25W. Salem NW 64, Apple Creek

Waynedale 55Zanesville W. Muskingum 55,

Belmont Union Local 31Division IVAda 50, Dola Hardin Northern 18Arcadia 59, Tiffin Calvert 48Ashland Mapleton 67, Elyria Open

Door 14Bristol 61, Fairport Harbor Harding

50Carey 41, New Riegel 36Cin. Country Day 56, Franklin

Middletown Christian 15Columbiana 62, Wellsville 47Convoy Crestview 46, Delphos St.

John's 40Cortland Maplewood 58,

Southington Chalker 22E. Can. 58, Cle. Max Hayes 21Edgerton 47, Antwerp 14Fremont St. Joseph 43, Oregon

Stritch 30Ft. Loramie 66, N. Lewisburg Triad 46Gorham Fayette 43, Stryker 39Greenwich S. Cent. 61, Mansfield St.

Peter's 52Hamler Patrick Henry 39, Defiance

Ayersville 33Kalida 46, Continental 36Leipsic 40, Holgate 30Lisbon David Anderson 27, N.

Jackson Jackson-Milton 25, OTMaria Stein Marion Local 45, New

Knoxville 40Mechanicsburg 50, Russia 35Minster 47, Ft. Recovery 40Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 69, Arlington

65, 2OTN. Ridgeville Lake Ridge 61, Hartville

Lake Center Christian 18N. Robinson Col. Crawford 51, Lucas

17New Madison Tri-Village 46, Newton

Local 19Norwalk St. Paul 53, Attica Seneca E.

51Ottoville 69, Columbus Grove 33Pettisville 47, Tol. Ottawa Hills 19Pioneer N. Central 40, Montpelier 39Pitsburg Franklin-Monroe 43,

Covington 25S. Webster 52, Portsmouth Notre

Dame 35Sycamore Mohawk 63, New

Washington Buckeye Cent. 34Tol. Christian 69, Sandusky St. Mary

42Van Wert Lincolnview 49, Delphos

Jefferson 43Waterford 49, Portsmouth Clay 35Waynesfield-Goshen 50, McGuffey

Upper Scioto Valley 47Yellow Springs 44, Cin. Seven Hills

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GOLFWGC-Accenture Match PlayChampionship ResultsAt Dove Mountain,The Ritz-CarltonGolf ClubMarana, Ariz.Yardage: 7,791; Par: 72Third RoundSaturdaySeeds in parenthesesRobert Garrigus (36), United States.

def. Fredrik Jacobson (45), Sweden, 3and 1.Matt Kuchar (21), United States, def.

Nicolas Colsaerts (37), Belgium, 4 and3.Graeme McDowell (17), Northern

Ireland, def. Shane Lowry (64), Ireland,3 and 2.Jason Day (41), Australia, def. Bubba

Watson (8), United States, 4 and 3.Steve Stricker (14), United States,

def. Scott Piercy (35), United States, 1up.Ian Poulter (11), England, def. Tim

Clark (59), South Africa, 5 and 3.Webb Simpson (15), United States,

def. Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (31),Spain, 2 up.Hunter Mahan (23), United States,

def. Martin Kaymer (26), Germany, 5and 4.

Honda LPGAThailand ScoresSaturdayAt Siam Country Club (Pattaya OldCourse)Chonburi,ThailandPurse: $1.5 millionYardage: 6,469; Par: 72Third Rounda-amateurAriya Jutanugarn ..........69-66-70—205Se Ri Pak......................69-68-71—208Beatriz Recari ...............68-68-72—208Stacy Lewis...................63-69-76—208Inbee Park.....................67-71-71—209Lizette Salas .................68-69-73—210SoYeon Ryu .................68-68-74—210NaYeon Choi ................73-71-67—211Shanshan Feng............71-72-68—211

HOCKEYNational Hockey LeagueAll Times ESTEASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GANew Jersey 18 10 4 4 24 46 45Pittsburgh 18 12 6 0 24 60 45Philadelphia 20 9 10 1 19 58 62N.Y. Rangers 17 8 7 2 18 41 44N.Y. Islanders18 8 9 1 17 54 60Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GAMontreal 18 12 4 2 26 52 39Ottawa 19 11 6 2 24 46 36Boston 14 10 2 2 22 41 33Toronto 19 11 8 0 22 53 44Buffalo 19 6 12 1 13 48 63Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GATampa Bay 17 9 7 1 19 66 53Carolina 16 8 7 1 17 46 49Winnipeg 17 7 9 1 15 44 55Florida 17 5 8 4 14 41 61Washington 17 6 10 1 13 48 55WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GAChicago 17 14 0 3 31 57 35St. Louis 18 10 6 2 22 55 52Nashville 19 8 6 5 21 39 43Detroit 18 8 7 3 19 49 51Columbus 18 5 11 2 12 40 55Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GAVancouver 17 10 3 4 24 49 40Minnesota 16 8 6 2 18 36 39Edmonton 17 7 7 3 17 40 46Colorado 16 7 8 1 15 39 47Calgary 15 5 7 3 13 40 54Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GAAnaheim 15 12 2 1 25 53 39Dallas 18 9 8 1 19 47 48Phoenix 17 8 6 3 19 46 44San Jose 17 8 6 3 19 41 39Los Angeles 16 8 6 2 18 40 39NOTE: Two points for a win, one point

for overtime loss.

Friday's GamesPittsburgh 3, Florida 1Vancouver 1, Nashville 0Chicago 2, San Jose 1

Saturday's GamesEdmonton 3, Phoenix 2, SOWashington 5, New Jersey 1Philadelphia 5, Winnipeg 3Los Angeles 4, Colorado 1Detroit 4, Nashville 0Tampa Bay 5, Carolina 2Ottawa 3, Toronto 2Montreal 3, N.Y. Rangers 0N.Y. Islanders 4, Buffalo 0Dallas 3, San Jose 1St. Louis 2, Columbus 1Minnesota at Calgary, 10 p.m.

AUTO RACINGNASCAR-Sprint Cup-Daytona 500LineupAfter Thursday's Duel races; raceSundayAt Daytona International SpeedwayDaytona Beach, Fla.Lap length: 2.5 miles(Car number in parentheses)1. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet,

196.434 mph.2. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet,

196.292.3. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet,

194.742.4. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 195.767.5. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 194.729.6. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet,

195.852.7. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya,

Chevrolet, 195.508.8. (33) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet,

195.385.9. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet,

195.084.10. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota,

195.228.11. (78) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet,

193.657.12. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota,

195.725.13. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet,

195.925.14. (55) Mark Martin, Toyota,

194.683.15. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford,

194.961.16. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet,

195.503.17. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 195.495.18. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet,

195.156.19. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr.,

Chevrolet, 195.584.20. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet,

195.042.21. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 195.767.22. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 194.616.23. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota,

192.563.24. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford,

194.793.25. (38) David Gilliland, Ford,

194.654.26. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 194.742.27. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota,

190.046.28. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford,

195.537.29. (26) Michael Waltrip, Toyota,

194.313.30. (7) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet,

192.996.31. (95) Scott Speed, Ford, 193.54.32. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, 194.254.33. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 195.976.34. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet,

195.946.35. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota,

195.771.36. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 195.24.37. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota,

195.207.38. (98) Michael McDowell, Ford,

193.544.39. (32) Terry Labonte, Ford,

193.515.40. (51) Regan Smith, Chevrolet,

193.096.41. (36) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet,

192.094.42. (83) David Reutimann, Toyota,

190.339.43. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota,

190.142.

NASCAR Nationwide-DRIVE4COPD300 ResultsSaturdayAt Daytona International SpeedwayDaytona Beach, Fla.Lap length: 2.5 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (10) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 120

laps, 88.8 rating, 0 points, $109,220.2. (2) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 120,

82.6, 42, $99,378.3. (8) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 120,

89.8, 41, $85,603.4. (13) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet,

120, 98, 0, $68,635.5. (3) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 120,

85.6, 40, $69,838.6. (29) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 120,

74.4, 39, $64,013.7. (14) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet,

120, 100.1, 38, $61,713.8. (28) Eric McClure, Toyota, 120,

75.3, 37, $60,638.9. (30) Robert Richardson Jr.,

Chevrolet, 120, 63.4, 35, $59,388.10. (4) Travis Pastrana, Ford, 120,

65.9, 34, $59,71311. (17) Nelson Piquet Jr., Chevrolet,

120, 62.5, 33, $57,338.12. (11) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 120,

85.2, 0, $50,495.13. (21) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 120,

83, 32, $56,488.14. (15) Regan Smith, Chevrolet,

120, 93.8, 32, $51,995.15. (6) Elliott Sadler, Toyota, 120,

112, 30, $57,538.16. (9) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 120,

104.4, 0, $51,095.17. (27) Mike Harmon, Dodge, 120,

41.4, 28, $55,413.18. (33) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 120,

86.9, 26, $55,188.19. (20) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 118,

79.2, 26, $48,595.20. (19) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet,

118, 95, 0, $49,145.21. (5) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 117,

64.7, 23, $54,813.22. (31) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford,

accident, 116, 52.7, 23, $55,088.23. (26) Mike Bliss, Toyota, accident,

116, 45.1, 22, $54,513.24. (35) Jason White, Toyota, acci-

dent, 116, 56.1, 20, $54,388.25. (38) Danny Efland, Chevrolet,

accident, 116, 49.7, 20, $54,713.26. (22) Michael Annett, Ford, acci-

dent, 115, 76.7, 18, $54,113.27. (25) Johanna Long, Chevrolet,

accident, 115, 68.6, 17, $54,013.28. (32) Hal Martin, Toyota, accident,

115, 38.8, 16, $53,913.29. (18) Jamie Dick, Chevrolet, acci-

dent, 115, 48.3, 15, $47,345.30. (39) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet,

engine, 102, 58, 14, $53,988.

AND SCHEDULES

SPORTS ON TV

Scores

TODAY

AUTO RACINGNoon FOX — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Daytona 500, at DaytonaBeach, Fla.8 p.m. ESPN2 — NHRA, Arizona Nationals, at Chandler, Ariz.(same-day tape)BOWLING3 p.m. ESPN — PBA, USBC Masters, at North Brunswick, N.J.GOLF9 a.m. TGC — PGA Tour-WGC, Accenture Match PlayChampionship, semifinal matches, at Marana, Ariz.1:30 p.m. TGC — LPGA Thailand, final round, at Chonburi,Thailand (same-day tape)2 p.m. NBC — PGA Tour-WGC, Accenture Match PlayChampionship, championship match, at Marana, Ariz.MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL1 p.m. ESPN — Illinois at Michigan2 p.m. CBS — Cincinnati at Notre Dame3:30 p.m. FSN — UCLA at Southern Cal4 p.m. CBS — Michigan St. at Ohio St.NBA BASKETBALL7 p.m. ESPN — Memphis at Brooklyn9:30 p.m. ESPN — Chicago at Oklahoma CityNHL HOCKEY7:30 p.m. NBCSN — Tampa Bay at PittsburghRODEO1 p.m. CBS — PBR, Built Ford Tough Invitational, at Kansas City,Mo. (previous and same-day tape)WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL1 p.m. ESPN2 — Purdue at MinnesotaFSN — Texas Tech at Kansas3 p.m. ESPN2 — Duke at Maryland5 p.m. ESPN2 — Texas A&M at Vanderbilt

A12 Sunday, February 24, 2013 SCOREBOARD MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM

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6,020.67 4,795.28 Dow Jones Transportation 5,943.89 -2.56 -.04 +12.01 +15.66

499.82 435.57 Dow Jones Utilities 477.91 +5.53 +1.17 +5.48 +5.42

9,004.41 7,222.88 NYSE Composite 8,894.63 -38.59 -.43 +5.34 +9.11

2,509.57 2,164.87 NYSE MKT Composite 2,394.30 +6.07 +.25 +1.64 -3.05

3,213.60 2,726.68 Nasdaq Composite 3,161.82 -30.21 -.95 +4.71 +6.68

1,530.94 1,266.74 S&P 500 1,515.60 -4.19 -.28 +6.27 +10.97

16,182.95 13,248.92 Wilshire 5000 15,997.33 -72.04 -.45 +6.68 +10.83

932.00 729.75 Russell 2000 916.16 -6.99 -.76 +7.87 +10.79

4,394.97 3,656.42 Lipper Growth Index 4,329.81 -38.82 -.89 +5.74 +8.56

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American Funds CapIncBuA m IH 59,765 54.36 +0.9 +11.2/A +3.1/C 5.75 250

American Funds CpWldGrIA m WS 48,274 38.68 +0.8 +13.3/B +1.7/C 5.75 250

American Funds GrthAmA m LG 58,214 36.06 +0.7 +13.8/A +3.4/D 5.75 250

American Funds IncAmerA m MA 59,618 18.72 +0.8 +12.1/A +5.3/B 5.75 250

American Funds InvCoAmA m LB 46,114 31.74 +1.0 +12.6/C +3.3/C 5.75 250

Dodge & Cox IntlStk FB 43,097 35.77 -0.4 +11.4/B +0.6/A NL 2,500

Fidelity Contra LG 61,014 80.73 +1.3 +11.4/B +5.0/B NL 2,500

Fidelity Magellan LG 12,210 77.34 +0.9 +12.1/B -0.5/E NL 2,500

Fidelity Advisor HiIncAdvT m HY 551 10.51 +0.1 +13.1/A +8.9/C 4.00 2,500

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Janus RsrchT LG 1,314 34.36 +0.8 +10.0/C +4.5/C NL 2,500

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Newell joinsinsuranceagencyHUBER HEIGHTS —

Benjamin Newell, a long-time local agent hasjoined the staff of theinde-pendentinsur-anceagenctDaymontSoudersInsur-ance asa salesrepresen-tative.Newell is a graduate

of Troy High School andUrbana University, wherehe earned a bachelor ofscience degree in busi-ness administration with

a minor in accounting.Newell is active in

Huber Heights coachingand lending his leader-ship by serving as presi-dent of the HuberHeights SoccerAssociation and a boardmember of the HuberHeights Girls SoftballAssociation.He and his wife

Shana reside in HuberHeights with their sixchildren.“Ben will add his tal-

ents and skills to thisexperienced team,” saidpartner Larry Roeser.“Ben brings a wealth ofnew capabilities andenergy and strengthensan already excellentgroup of high performingprofessionals. We arelooking forward to greatthings from Ben.”

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MUMBAI, India (AP) —India’s steep new tax on goldimports doesn’t deter MousumiRao as she holds up a glittering$5,000 filigree necklace thatcould adorn her daughter on herwedding day. Rao’s daughter isn’tgetting married next month oreven next year. The 12-year-old isat least several years away fromher wedding.Since tradition demands a

bride practically drip with goldjewelry, it’s never too early for anIndian family to start preparing,particularly with the high cost ofgold these days.“I’m collecting things for her

now so when she grows older andmarries, I should have enoughgold for her,” said Rao. “It is veryauspicious for us, one of the mostauspicious things, to give gold toyour daughter.”Gold has been deeply

entwined in Indian culture forthousands of years. Nowadays,India is by far the world’s biggestbuyer of gold and those importsare an increasing drain on aneconomy that is growing tooslowly to reduce widespreadpoverty. Last year Indiansimported 864 tons of gold, aboutone fifth of world sales. The costof 2.5 trillion rupees ($45 billion)was second only to India’s bill forimported oil. The unquenchableappetite for gold coins, bars andjewelry has swelled India’s tradedeficit and weakened its curren-cy, making crucial imports suchas fuel more expensive.The government can’t do

much about oil imports withoutfuel, the economy would grind toa halt so in the past year it hastried to rein in gold demand, rais-ing the import duty three timesin a year to its current level of 6percent. The higher tariff is prov-ing little match for age-old tradi-tion.“Every Indian wants gold.

Now is the wedding season, andI’m seeing an increase in demandno matter about the tax,” said

jeweler Arun Kaigaonkar. “Priceshave been rising for years, andstill people buy.”He said not only jewelry, but

gold bars and coins remain inhigh demand because in manyrural areas banking is less avail-able. “In the countryside, peoplesave their money only in gold.”Last year Indian gold-buying

briefly dropped for six months,but then it roared back in thesecond half of the year. And inJanuary, sales spiked sharply asjewelers and investors rushed tobuy ahead of the import tax hiketo 6 percent, which took effect atthe end of the month.“The culture of gold is so

strong in India. It’s difficult tocontain this demand by justtweaking import duties,” saidSamiran Chakraborty, an econo-mist with Standard Chartered

Bank in Mumbai.Through centuries of warfare

and the shifting borders of region-al kingdoms, gold was the safest

currency. In some Hindu legends,Brahma, the god who created theuniverse, was born from a goldegg. In India, gold is spiritual and

it is also practical. Parents of thebride give gold as a symbol oftheir prosperity. But it is alsoinsurance against a badmarriage,since the jewelry is the wife’s,though many men take it anyway.In early 2011, an ounce of gold

cost about $1,375 on the worldmarket, or nearly 62,000 rupeesinside India at the exchange rateat the time.It now costs over $1,600 an

ounce but the drop in the rupeeagainst the dollar means the costin India has risen by an evengreater extent, to about 90,000rupees.The rising price does reduce

demand but each festival andwedding season brings sales backup again.Industry experts say there are

signs that higher import taxeshave encouraged smuggling,which hasn’t been a problemsince India lifted strict gold con-trols more than 20 years ago.Few expect a return to those

draconian measures. Potentiallymore effective is a new scheme toget the vast amounts of goldalready in India back into circu-lation.“India is not only the world’s

biggest importer of gold, it’s thebiggest hoarder of gold,” saidAlbert Cheng, a managing direc-tor of the World Gold Council,which estimates there are some18,000 tons of gold locked up inbank vaults and family homesaround the country.Standard Chartered’s

Chakraborty said such “non-pro-ductive” gold in India is worthsome $1 trillion, about half ofIndia’s GDP.The government recently

stopped requiring gold-backedexchange-traded funds to holdphysical gold in the amount oftheir sales. Instead, the fundswill be allowed to deposit somegold with banks who in turn canlend it to jewelers, which in theo-ry should reduce imports for atime.

India gold culture defies curbs

An Indian woman looks into a mirror as she tries out gold jewelryat a shop in Mumbai, India. Feb. 14.

AP PHOTO/RAJANISH KAKADEAn Indian woman looks at a display of gold jewelry at a shop in Mumbai, India, Feb. 14. Nowadays,India is by far the world’s biggest buyer of gold, which despite its rising value, is an increasing drainon an economy that is growing too slowly to reduce widespread poverty. Last year Indians imported864 tons of gold, about one fifth of world sales. The cost of 2.5 trillion rupees ($45 billion) was sec-ond only to India’s bill for oil imports.

LANSING, Mich. (AP)Michigan lawmakers wantto crack down on can andbottle smugglers they sayare scamming Michigan forundeserved recyclingrefunds, corrupting a gener-ous 10-cent per containerpayback policy once infa-mously portrayed in a“Seinfeld” episode andwhichbeverage officials now claimcosts the state millions ofdollars annually.“Seinfeld” characters

Kramer and Newman failedin their comedic attempt tocash in on the refund, whenthey loaded a mail truck fullof cans and bottles in NewYork and attempted to drivethem to Michigan. But law-makers say it’s a seriousproblem, especially in bor-der counties, and they wantto toughen penalties on peo-

ple who try to returnunmarked, out-of-state cansand bottles for refunds.“If you are intending to

defraud … then you shouldbe held accountable for it,”said Republican Rep.Kenneth Kurtz of Cold-water. He recently intro-duced legislation aimed atcracking down on scammerswho drive car and truckloads of cans from Indiana,Wisconsin and Ohio tostores across the border inMichigan.His legislation would

make an attempt to returnbetween 100 and 10,000non-returnable containerspunishable by up to 93 daysin jail and a $1,000 fine.Current law sets penaltiesonly for those who actuallyreturn fraudulent contain-ers.

Michigan’s 10 cent-per-container refund — thehighest in the country —was enacted more than 30years ago to encourage recy-cling. Many say it’s worked.The state’s recycling rate forcans and bottles was nearly96 percent in 2011. By con-trast, New York, one of ninestates with nickel depositsonmost containers, saw onlya 66.8 percent redemptionrate in 2007, the most recentfigure available.Despite measures Michi-

gan lawmakers have takenover the years, includingtougher penalties for bottlescammers and newmachines that kick outfraudulent cans, store own-ers and distributors alongthe border say illegalreturns persist.Mike Hautala owns

Hautala Distributing, whichservices Gogebic andOntonagon counties in thewestern part of the UpperPeninsula near theWisconsin border. He saidfor every case of beer his dis-tributorship delivers to astore along the border, itpicks up about seven morecases of empty cans.The state loses $10 mil-

lion to $13 million a year tofraudulent redemptions,according to most recent2007 estimates from theMichigan Beer and WineWholesalers Association.AngelaMadden, the associa-tion’s director of governmen-tal affairs, said that numberhas likely gone down slight-ly because of changes imple-mented since, but not bymuch.

Can smugglers still cashing in

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TODAY IN HISTORY

(AP) — Today is Sunday, Feb.24, the 55th day of 2013.Thereare 310 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight:On Feb. 24, 1868, the U.S.

House of Representativesimpeached President AndrewJohnson following his attempteddismissal of Secretary of WarEdwin M. Stanton; Johnson waslater acquitted by the Senate.

On this date:In 1803, in its Marbury v.

Madison decision, the Supreme

Court established judicial reviewof the constitutionality ofstatutes.

In 1912, the American Jewishwomen’s organization Hadassahwas founded in NewYork City.

In 1920, the GermanWorkers Party, which laterbecame the Nazi Party, met inMunich to adopt its platform.

In 1938, the first nylon bristletoothbrush, manufactured byDuPont under the name “Dr.West’s Miracle Toothbrush,” went

on sale. (Previously, toothbrushbristles were made from animalhair.)

In 1961, the FederalCommunications Commissionauthorized the nation’s first full-scale trial of pay television inHartford, Conn.

In 1983, a congressionalcommission released a reportcondemning the internment ofJapanese-Americans duringWorld War II as a “grave injus-tice.”

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Come Sea!PROVIDED PHOTOS

Visitors to Newport Aquarium watch sharks in one of five seemless acrylic tunnels. The tunnels total about 200 feet in length. Below, at right, is Mighty Mike, a14-foot, 800-pound visitor to the aquarium.

BY MELODY VALLIEUStaff Writer

[email protected]

“million gallons of fun”are awaiting visitors justacross Ohio’s border.

The NewportAquarium, located inNewport, Ky., is one ofthe biggest indoor

aquarium facilities in the area andoffers more than 600 species and 7,000animals, according to public relationsmanager Sandra Guile.

The facility covers 121,200-square-feet of space, according to Guile, andfeatures three sections of see-throughfloor and 65 smaller exhibits incorpo-rated into 14 larger ones.

The Newport Aquarium is an accred-ited member of the Association of Zoosand Aquariums.

“This membership allows us to shareanimals with zoos and aquariumsacross the country to support the popu-lations of all species from reptiles tomammals. While most animals comefrom other zoos and aquariums, someanimals become part of the collection asa result of rescue or rehabilitation situ-ation,” Guile said. “Some are unwantedpets, while others were rescued, reha-bilitated but deemed not able to bereleased back into the wild.”

Such as the aquarium’s newest visi-tor, a 14-foot, 800-pound alligatornamed Mighty Mike. Guile said that iswas just announced, that Mighty Mike— on loan from a Florida rescue — willremain at the aquarium for an extend-ed amount of time.

“Actually he’s not packing his bagsyet. By popular demand, he’s stickingaround,” Guile said.

Guile said Might Mike’s presence inthe Gator Alley exhibit has boostedticket sales at the aquarium, and drawn

thousands of attendees to view his enor-mous size.

“The cool thing about his exhibit isyou can literally see eye-to-eye withhim,” she said, saying only a thick pieceof acrylic separates visitors from Mike.“I think it’s his charming personalityand permanent smile that people loveso much.”

Come summer, Guile said the aquari-um also will be boasting the biggestshark ray collection in the northernhemisphere, all of which began withonly two — Sweet Pea and Scooter,already in place at the facility.

A shark ray is a unique, prehistoriclooking relative to sharks and stingrays, according to Guile. The aquariumacquired these unique creatures fromFred Fan, a fish procurement specialistin Taiwan with the hopes of starting abreeding program, she said.

“We still have much to learn aboutshark rays, but are discovering newinformation about them while waitingin great anticipation of a possible suc-cessful breeding,” Guile said.

Besides Mighty Mike, Guile saidPenguin Palooza, which features themost diverse collection of cold-weatherpenguins in the country. Species includeking, gentoo, chin strap, rock hoppersand macaroni penguins.

“They will playfully play in a 8,000-gallon tank that is a warm 34 degrees,”Guile said. “They will splash and playand frolic right in front of your face.”

Warm-weather penguins, the Africanpenguin, also is on display at the aquar-ium, and become part of a “penguinsparade” each day at 10 a.m.

“Literally there are three penguins,

Penguins frolic in the Penguin Palooza encounter at Newport Aquarium.

HOW TO GO:

Newport Aquarium, OneAquarium Way, Newport, Ky., isopen from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.Prices for general admission for2013 are adult (13 or older) $23,child admission (2-12) $15 andthose 2 and younger are free.Sandra Guile, public relationsmanager, said weekends and holi-days at Newport Aquarium arebusy, and suggests visitors pur-chase tickets online prior to theirvisit at www.newportaquarium.com.During peak visiting times, Guilesaid the aquarium uses a time tick-eting policy to avoid excess crowdsand ensure visitors a comfortableexperience. During timed ticketingperiods, visitors without advancetickets may be asked to choose alater entry time.“We strongly recommend you buytickets online and visit the websitefor more information,” Guile said.The stroller policy — for familieswith small children — also is impor-tant to understand, according toGuile.For the comfort and safety of itsguests, the aquarium accommo-dates strollers during most hours,but not all. Visitors can click on thestroller calendar on the website for acomplete schedule, or call ahead tosee if strollers are permitted at thetime they plan to visit.Backpacks and baby carriers areavailable on loan in the lobby free ofcharge for children under 30 pounds.Wagons are not permitted at anytime.For more information, call (800)406-3474 or visit newportaquari-um.com

AAquarium offers oceans of animals, fun

• CONTINUED on B2

Above, from left, Sweet Pea and Scooter, the shark rays that will soon be joined by others. A jellyfish swims around in its exhibit, photo by Anthony Weber.The Amphiprion percula (orange clownfish) is interesting in that they can live within the stinging tentacles of anemones. Normally, these stinging tentaclesare deadly to other fish.The giant Pacific octopus grows bigger and lives longer than any other octopus species.They live to be about 4 years old, with bothmales and females dying soon after breeding. Females live long enough to tend fastidiously to their eggs, but they do not eat during this months-long brood-ing period, and usually die soon afterward.

BY MARKMUCKENFUSS AND

JANETZIMMERMAN

The Press-Enterprise

After years of debate,industry heel dragging andgovernment inaction, mosttour bus companies are ontrack to outfit their vehicleswith passenger seat belts inthe next few years.

The push has come inthe wake of data showingthat more than 60 percentof fatalities in tour bus acci-dents take place when thevehicle overturns. Withoutseat belts, passengers oftenare thrown from the bus,with deadly consequences.

The Department ofTransportation’s NationalHighway and Traffic SafetyAdministration said in a2010 report that seat beltsmight reduce fatalities inrollover accidents by 77 per-cent. That assumes passen-gers would use the safetyrestraints. Some tour busoperators say that evenwhen buses are equippedwith seat belts, 10 percent ofpassengers, or fewer, usethem.

New seat belt regula-tions this year are expectedto require seat belts in tourbuses, and many tour com-panies, knowing the regula-tions are imminent, alreadyhave begun switching tobuses outfitted with therestraints.

Data from the trafficsafety agency show thatbetween 2003 and 2009, 133people were killed in motorcoach accidents.

In a 2010 statement,Transportation SecretaryRay LaHood said, “Seatbelts save lives, and puttingthem in motor coaches justmakes sense.”

The traffic safety agencyhas issued several reportsin recent years as well astwo action plans, the secondof which was published lastyear.

Many companies are wayahead of the government.

Maureen Richmond, aspokeswoman forGreyhound, the nation’slargest interstate bus com-pany, said the companyalready has seatbelts in 75

percent of its motor coaches.“We started to install

them in 2008,” Richmondsaid. “We took a look atwhat our customers wereasking for.”

She said each new busthat replaces an old one inthe Greyhound fleet willhave lap and shoulder belts.She was unsure how muchlonger it would take beforeall of the company’s busesare equipped.

Other company ownerssaid they believe a seatbeltrequirement is inevitable,and they have alreadybegun making the shift.

The story is differentwith school buses. In 2005,California became the firststate to require lap andshoulder belts on new schoolbuses.

Since 1977, the federalgovernment has requiredschool buses to use “com-partmentalization” — high,padded seat backs designedto absorb impact in a crash.But the system didn’t pro-vide protection in rolloversor prevent children frombeing ejected.

Studies from pilot pro-grams in the six stateswhere school bus seat beltsare required — and stu-dents are required to wearthem — showed that atleast 75 percent of elemen-tary students buckle up;among middle and highschool students, compliancedropped to 50 percent orless, according to theNational SchoolTransportation Association.

In New York, the only

state that requires seatbelts but does not insistthat students use them, therate is close to zero at allgrade levels, the associationsaid.

Getting seat belts on anew bus costs $8,500 to$13,000.

Dan Ronan, spokesmanfor the American BusAssociation, said despitethe ongoing debate, seatbelts will be a standard fea-ture on buses in the nearfuture. They are an optionon almost any new bus, andbuyers are requestingthem.

“I can’t think of anyonewho I’ve heard of who hasbought a new coach in thelast 18 months or a yearthat hasn’t put in seatbelts,” Ronan said.

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African penguins, that arewarm weather penguins,and they take them outand put them in a three-tiered wagon and paradethem through the facility,”Guile said of the dailyoffering. “During this time,people can get an up-close-and-personal view of themand ask questions.

The Surrounded bySharks exhibit also is oneof the top exhibits offeredto visitors, Guile said.Visitors can immersethemselves in the ocean inthe underwater tunnelssurrounded by sharks andother sea life.

Exhibits include:• Amazon — Walk

along the floor of theAmazon River, during its

flooded season, thanks to a32.5-foot long seamlesstunnel.

• Bizarre and Beautiful— Families will enjoysome of nature’s mostamazing creatures in thisrecently expanded exhibit.

• Coral Reef —Immerse yourself in thevibrant colors and naturalsplendor of a coral reef asyou pass through one ofthe many acrylic tunnels.

• Dangerous andDeadly — Encounter themost feared and lethal —and often misunderstood— animals found in theaquatic world.

• Frog Bog — Childrenhave never seen frogs likethis before. The Frog Bogis the largest exhibit ofits kind in the Midwest,with nearly 20 species of

exotic frogs.• Gator Alley — Get

eye-to-eye with MightyMike and meet his newfriends at the brand newGator Alley exhibit.

• Jellyfish Gallery —Marvel at the largest andcoolest jellyfish exhibit inthe Midwest. Visitors willbe mesmerized andamazed by more than ahundred jellyfish.

• Penguin Palooza —Enjoy one of the mostdiverse collections of cold-weather penguins in thecountry at Kroger PenguinPalooza.

• World Rivers — Inthe first gallery to be visit-ed, Pepsi World Rivers,participants will find thehighest density and diver-sity of life forms in theAquarium.

• Rainforest — Beneatha soaring glass canopy, vis-itors will marvel at Asiansmall-clawed otters swim-ming and playing againstthe enchanting backdropof a peaceful waterfall.

• Shark Central —Thrill seeker alert: You cantouch a real shark at theonly experiences of itskind in the region.

• Shore Gallery —Discover fish that havefour eyes, fish that canwalk right out of the waterand fish that can spitwater 6 feet to catchinsects. You’ll see theseand many more wondersin our Shore Gallery.

• Surrounded BySharks — Immerse your-self in the ocean when youwalk through underwatertunnels while sand tiger,

sandbar, whitetip reef,blacktip reef, nurse andzebra sharks swim overand around you.

• Theater — The the-ater features one of thelargest acrylic windows inthe Aquarium for an awe-inspiring view of the giantshark tank.

Behind-the-scenes toursand a penguin encounterare available to visitorsduring specific times foran additional fee.

“There is so much to seeand do here at aquarium,”Guile said. “There is a lotto learn about the animals.It is a beautiful place tocome and the staff here isready and willing toanswer your questions.

“There’s always some-thing new, there’s alwayssomething to see.”

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Seat belts will be required on tour buses

SHNS PHOTO BYTHE PRESS ENTERPRISE/STAN LIMElaine Fickett, president of H&L Charter Co., Inc., stands in one of her buses equipped with seat belts.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP)— Bill Carter had beenplanning his bucket-listwinter vacation to Alaskafor 30 years, and he could-n’t have picked a bettertime to take it.

The retired chemist fromJesup, Ga., didn’t mind thatFebruary temperatures canhover near minus 40degrees on the outskirts ofFairbanks, because thenight sky there offeredCarter something most peo-ple never get to see: theaurora borealis.

“Yellows, oranges,greens. There were lightbursts that would comefrom time to time,” Cartersaid during his trip. “Therewere light rays thatseemed to come from theground up, and from thesky down.”

The northern lights canbe seen on dark, clearnights when charged solarparticles strike the upperatmosphere near the NorthPole. Because of a predictedpeak in a solar cycle, thisyear and next year areexpected to offer primeviewing for the elusive phe-nomenon. So Alaska’stourism industry is gearingup for thousands of visitorslike Carter including jetloads from Japan who arewilling to wait outside infreezing weather, often forhours past midnight, inhopes of catching a once-in-a-lifetime glimpse of thelights.

Fairbanks, the largestcity in Alaska’s interior, iswell-suited for auroratourism because it’s locatedjust at the edge of the “auro-ral oval,” a ring-shapedregion that circles the northmagnetic pole where auro-ral activity is most common.It also has less cloud coverbecause of its distance fromthe ocean, and tourists canusually escape the city’slight pollution by drivingjust 10 miles (17 kilome-ters) out. Lonely Planet,National Geographic andthe Los Angeles Times trav-el section have all namedFairbanks or its surround-ing areas as one of the besttourist destinations thisyear.

Dixie Burbank got aglimpse of the aurora as achild growing up inWisconsin, but as an adultalways wanted to travel towhere the lights are morepowerful.

“This has been some-thing I’ve talked about foryears, finally making ourtrek up to Alaska to see thenorthern lights,” saidBurbank, of Sun Prairie,Wis., who, like Carter, sawthe lights during a visit toAlaska this month.

Big yearfor northernlightstourismin Alaska

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Tuesday —Hot dog on awheat bun, baked beans,fruit, milk.

Wednesday — Burrito,corn, fruit, milk.

Thursday — Rib-B-Quesandwich on a wheat bun,potatoes, fruit, milk.

• BETHEL GRADES 6-12

Monday — Hot dog on awheat bun, baked beans,fruit, milk.

Tuesday —Dominospizza, baked beans, fruit,milk.

Wednesday — Burrito,corn, fruit, milk.

Thursday — Rib-B-Quesandwich on a wheat bun,potatoes, fruit, milk.

• BRADFORDSCHOOLS

Monday — Bosco stick,mozzarella cheese, or chefsalad, broccoli, fruit cup,fruit juice, pudding, milk.

Tuesday — Egg &cheese omelet, sausagepatty, or chef salad, hashbrowns, applesauce, fruitcup, biscuit, milk.

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Monday — Turkey andcheese sandwich, greenbeans, carrot sticks, apple-sauce, milk.

Tuesday — Chicken HipDipper, cheesy potatoes,broccoli, pears, milk.

Wednesday — Bakedspaghetti, garden spinachsalad, peas, fruit, milk.

Thursday — Soft taco,refried beans, corn, man-darin oranges, milk.

Friday — Cheese panpizza, mixed bean salad,sweet fries, peaches, milk.

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Monday — Turkey andcheese sandwich, greenbeans, carrot sticks, apple-sauce, fresh fruit cup, milk.

Tuesday — Chicken HipDipper, cheesy potatoes,broccoli, pears, raisins,breadstick, milk.

Wednesday — Bakedspaghetti, garden spinachsalad, peas, fruit, strawber-ries, whole wheat roll, milk.

Thursday — Soft taco,refried beans, corn, man-darin oranges, apple juice,milk.

Friday — Cheese panpizza, mixed bean salad,sweet fries, peaches, pears,graham crackers, milk.

• MIAMI EASTSCHOOLS

Monday — Grilled chick-en breast sandwich, mayon-aise, cooked carrots, pears,frozen fruit cup, milk.

Tuesday — Hamburgersandwich, mayonaise, mus-tard, fries with ketchup,pickles, peaches, milk.

Wednesday — Walkingtaco, tortilla chips with tacosauce, lettuce, cheese,salsa, grapes, milk.

Thursday — Chickennuggets, baked beans,mixed fruit, cookie, milk.

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Monday — Hot dog on awhole grain bun, bakedbeans, cauliflower, fruit,milk.

Tuesday — Homestylepopcorn chicken, wholegrain bread, broccoli, car-rots, fruit, milk.

Wednesday —Hamburger on a wholegrain bun, french fries,sliced tomato, fruit, milk.

Thursday — Chickentenders with whole grainbread, mashed potatoeswith gravy, carrots, fruit,milk.

Friday — Cheese pizza,chopped romaine, celery,fruit, milk.

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Monday — Cook’schoice.

Tuesday — Chickenpatty on a whole grain bun,mashed potatoes withgravy, dicd peaches, appleslices, milk. H.S. — juice.

Wednesday — Pita pock-et with meat, cheese andlettuce, diced pears, juice,Fritos, milk. Jr. High —wraps with build-your-ownwrap bar.

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Wednesday — Chickennoodle soup, peanut buttersandwich, carrot sticks, fruit,milk.

Thursday — Hamburgeror cheeseburger, bakedbeans, fruit, milk.

Friday — French toaststicks, yogurt, hash browns,fruit, milk.

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Monday — Mini corndogs, baked beans, carrotsnacks, fruit, milk.

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Wednesday — Walkingtaco with meat and cheese,Fritos corn chips, lettuce

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Friday — Stuffed crustpizza, corn, carrot snacks,fruit, milk.

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Wednesday — Walkingtaco with meat and cheese,Fritos corn chips, lettucecup, carrot snacks, fruit,milk.

Thursday —Cheeseburger on a whole

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Friday — Stuffed crustpizza, corn, carrot snacks,fruit, milk.

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Tuesday — Ravioli,romaine salad mix, carrots,fruit, garlic toast, milk.

Wednesday — Chickennuggets, mashed potatoeswith gravy, fruit, whole grainroll, milk.

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

Friday — Cheese pizzapocket, garden salad, car-rots with dip, fruit, milk.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) —Drexel touts upscale furniture,double beds, privacy walls, fullkitchens, high-definition golf sim-ulators, and, soon, a nearbyShake Shack.Temple touts low student-to-

bathroom ratios and lounges thatcreate two-floor gathering spotswith high ceilings, big views, and70-inch screens.But behind both loaded dormi-

tory towers now being built forstudents drawn to these popularurban schools — and for theirdemanding parents — is a com-mon goal: an ingathering from theneighborhoods, a reinjection ofresidential life on campus.“These are schools whose time

has come,” said Bob Francis,Drexel University’s vice presidentof university facilities. “We’re try-ing to unburden the residentialcommunities around us.”“Urban schools are hot, cities

are hot,” said Jim Creedon, hiscounterpart at Temple University,where a 27-floor tower is underconstruction on Broad Street nearCecil B. Moore Avenue. “Studentswant to live a certain way.Neighbors are clear they don’twant Temple to grow out.”At colleges across the region,

administrators are rushing tokeep up with the dorm race,including Haverford College, withdorms designed by the architectswho designed the Barnes;Franklin and Marshall College,with its New College House; andvast upgrades at Villanova andShippensburg Universities.But at the buzzed-about urban

schools, a national trend that hasput schools like NortheasternUniversity in Boston and Drexelatop many prospective students’college lists, the trend is clear.Towering above them all, at 33

stories, is the Grove at Cira Southon Chestnut Street, a privatelydeveloped high-rise that will caterto students from both theUniversity of Pennsylvania andDrexel. It is being built byBrandywine Realty Trust andCharlotte, N.C.-based CrestCampus Communities Inc.,reflecting another trend: privatecompanies doing near-campusstudent housing. Single roomswill start at $1,300 a month, withrooftop pool and fitness clubamenities.

“It happened with bookstoresand food services,” Drexel’sFrancis said. “There are parts ofuniversities that are not coreoperations that other people dobetter.”The 19-story Drexel dormitory

tower, plus its two eight-storymid-rises, at 32d and ChestnutStreets will be part of a totalreimagining of Chestnut from theriver to 40th Street, he said, withnew facades bringing retail out tothe street to create a more dense,pedestrian-oriented city space.It will also, Francis noted, con-

tribute to the ongoing mission of“de-orange-ifying” Drexel - wherea midcentury construction boomof low-cost orange brick gave thecampus an aesthetically dubiousyou’ve-left-Penn branding.“You’re making the city walka-

ble, livable,” he said. “It was a sub-urban setback.Now, suddenly, yougive it urban rhythm, character,and feel.”At Drexel, where applications

jumped 8 percent last year to41,209 and are expected to exceedthat this year, about 4,600 of14,500 undergraduates currentlylive on campus.Drexel’s Powelton Village

neighbors have long complainedabout students filling up multi-

bedroom Victorians, and adminis-trators are now requiring sopho-mores to live in university-affili-ated housing.Francis said the surrounding

neighborhood has seen a declinein owner-occupied housing toabout 14 percent. In recent years,the city has sent inspectors toissue violations at houses withmore than three unrelated people.

(City code forbids more thanthat.)The romance of the old, wild

off-campus Victorian with therickety porch filled with emptykegs may be something both stu-dents and neighbors would ratherbe done with.Francis said the 850 beds in

the new dormitories on ChestnutStreet were leased out within two

months, at per-student costsranging from $792 a month (in 12monthly installments) for a two-bedroom, two-bathroom for fourstudents to $992 a month for twoprivate bedrooms and a bath-room.The total cost of the Chestnut

Square apartments, done in con-junction with American CampusCommunities, is $97.6 millionwhich works out to about$113,500 per student.At Temple, the $216 million

price tag for its Mitchell andHilarie Morgan Residence Hall,designed by Philadelphia archi-tects MGA Partners, works out to$138,000 per bed. Each apart-ment includes a 42-inch flat-screen television.But where Drexel sees its new

dormitory complex as urbanizingChestnut Street and helpingPowelton Village, Temple sees itscomplex as bringing critical massto the idea of a full-fledged resi-dential campus.The new dorms are especially

attractive to international stu-dents unfamiliar with U.S. cities,and to parents — Velcro, not heli-copter, is the preferred descrip-tion — who favor a living situa-tion that is secured and super-vised.Within the dorms, the high-

ceilinged lounges that each caterto two floors — with a balconyoverlooking from one — help cre-ate natural “neighborhoods” with-in the towers, said Michael Scales,associate vice president of stu-dent affairs and director of uni-versity housing and residentiallife at Temple.More student inter-action means less isolation andhappier students.There is an interior courtyard

that will create a more traditional“quad” green space.“Our growth is largely dictated

by student demand,” said Scales.“It’s modern student housing witha small footprint.”Since 2002, the number of stu-

dents living on or near Temple’smain campus has nearly tripledto around 13,000, said spokesmanHillel Hoffmann. In that time,freshman applications haveincreased by more than 22 per-cent, he said. Total enrollment atTemple’s main campus hasincreased by more than 7,800 stu-dents since 2002.

Temple, Drexel try taking dorms upscale

AP PHOTO/PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, DAVID M WARRENLiving room and dining area of the model of a double bedroom model for Chestnut Square, 32ndthrough 33rd on Chestnut St. on the Drexel campus, Philadelphia, Feb. 13.

AP PHOTO/PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, ED HILLEInside the Mitchell and Hillary Morgan Hall at Temple University, ahigh rise luxury dormitory, part of a new trend occurring on localcollege campuses. Here, a sample dorm room on the 3rd floor pho-tographed Feb. 14.

TRAVELTRAVELSunday, February 24, 2013 • B4MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM

BY JAKE COYLEAssociated Press

BRUCKLESS, Ireland —Many visitors to Ireland makethe trip in search of heritage,tracking down ancestors inobscure villages and wanderingthrough ancient churches, pursu-ing the dream of a verdant, pas-toral homeland. This year,Ireland is promoting this pas-time with The Gathering, atourism initiative of some 2,500local events and ancestralreunions calling the Irish diaspo-ra back.But on a visit to Ireland last

summer, despite my Irish blood,my wife and I decided to do aroad trip rather than a rootstrip.We set out for a week ofpastoral rambling on the openroad or rather, the precipitous,cliff-hugging road.We planned two or three days

each in Kerry, Connemara andDonegal, connecting scenicdrives along with hikes tostretch our legs and pub stops tomake them wobbly. It was anambitious haul — Ireland isabout 486 kilometers (300 miles)top to bottom and we left eachcounty wishing to stay for anoth-er few days.We meandered from the sea-

side foodie capital of Kinsale inCounty Cork, up to the AtlanticOcean inlet of Ardara inDonegal, Ireland’s most norther-ly county. Tracing a squiggly doo-dle, we swerved in and out of thesplayed peninsulas of the fin-gered coast. Occasionally, atplaces like Tarbert in Kerry, wecut a straight line on a ferry.Ireland is mired in an ongo-

ing recession following the col-lapse of an economic boom,resulting in prices that mayseem low to tourists. But onelasting benefit of the Celtic Tigerhas been the work done to thecountry’s roads. New highwayshave been built, rural roadspaved and roadway fatalitieshave steadily declined for years.American visitors might still findthe roads narrow, twisting andbackward (they drive on the left),but it doesn’t take an exception-ally intrepid traveler to thrill tothe scenic drives of the West ofIreland.We had come from Dublin,

but most tourists heading to

Ireland’s West will find theShannon Airport outsideLimerick and south of Galwaythe best entry point. Car rentalsthere are inexpensive, about 100euros or $133 a week for a com-pact with manual transmission(automatics are available butcost more). Drivers accustomedto sitting on the left will surelyfind themselves jabbing theright-hand driver-side door a fewtimes while reaching for thestick shift.Our first drive was the world-

famous Ring of Kerry, a greenloop of 179 kilometers (111miles) around Iveragh Peninsula.Its sheer variety of topographyfrom coastal peaks to inlandlakes makes it feel like a craggyplayground of countless secretpathways. You wouldn’t be sur-prised if a hobbit lived some-where in Killarney NationalPark.The Ring of Kerry is also one

of Ireland’s biggest touristdraws, with renowned spots likethe Gap of Dunloe and LadiesView. Tour buses line upthroughout the town ofKillarney, their large rear-viewmirrors making them look likegiant slugs clogging up the road.But getting stuck behind onesimply provides reason for adetour to a random cove or hik-ing trail.Other rings in the area, as

the circular driving routes arecalled, include the Skellig Ringat the end of the peninsula. TheSkellig Ring offers a closer viewof the Skellig Islands, aUNESCOWorld Heritage Siteand home to a frighteninglysteep sixth century monastery.

In the same neighborhood, in thevillage of Waterville, is a differ-ent kind of oddity: a bronze stat-ue of Charlie Chaplin, who fre-quently holidayed there.The Ring of Kerry’s northern

neighbor, the Slea Head Drive,though less famous, is its equal.It starts outside the medievalhilltop town of Dingle (whereDick Mack’s offers one of thewarmest pub atmospheres you’relikely to find), and takes you tothe end of the narrow, 47-kilome-ter (30-mile) Dingle Peninsula.Out at Dunmore Head, the drivereaches a dramatic crescendo,braced against a cliff as it turnsa corner and opens up to a viewof a green slope leading into thesea, where the Blasket Islandsstretch offshore.It’s a spot steeped in history,

too, with monastic stone beehivehuts peering down from the hill-

side. Exiting Dingle is no lessbreathtaking, maneuveringthrough Conor Pass, Ireland’shighest mountain pass, towardTralee.From there, our trip skipped

north, passing through theBurren, known for its bizarrelimestone formations, stoppingfor dinner in Galway and carry-ing on to Clifden in CountyGalway, which would be ourbase for exploring Connemara.The area was the backdrop fordirector John Ford’s 1952 drama“The Quiet Man,” which starredJohn Wayne as an Irish-American reclaiming the familyfarm.In Connemara National Park,

we hiked to the top of DiamondHill, and continued the scenicdrive circuit with the Sky Road.Beginning on the north edge ofClifden, the 12-kilometer (7.5-

mile) route rises to a staggering,wind-swept perch above ClifdenBay.We made time for music in

County Mayo’s Westport (whereMatt Molloy of The Chieftainsowns a pub that nightly cooksup traditional Irish music) butsoon enough pushed north, pastthe dreamy, foggy, glacier-carvedKillary Harbour.En route to County Donegal,

we spent an afternoon in thetown of Sligo, which has grownin recent years but has not lostits fine old pubs. (We enjoyedour stop in one, ThomasConnolly’s.) Sligo is also famedas a place of inspiration for thegreat Irish poet, W.B. Yeats. Wepaused at Yeats’ grave inDrumcliffe, just outside of town,where a tip led us to a less her-alded but unexpectedly charm-ing loop by Mullaghmore Head.It was short enough to do onfoot, and we caught it in the gor-geous late afternoon light, whichbathed the jagged shoreline in atranquil glow.This late light it can stay

bright until 10 p.m. during thesummer frequently nearly did usin. Most restaurants don’t stayopen past 9 p.m., so we oftenfound ourselves, havingstretched a stroll too long, racingto find dinner in time.Luckily, innkeepers were

always accommodating if wecalled ahead before arrivingafter dark. That was the case atBruckless House, an 18th centu-ry, ivy-covered Georgian countryhouse on 18 lush acres not faroutside the town of Donegal. Asour third and final resting placealong the coast, it was the culmi-nation of our journey: the bucolicidyll at the end of the road. Theplace teemed with almost comi-cally picturesque country life.The rugged north country of

Donegal opened before us on therocky seaside circuit past thetowering Slieve League cliffs, theastounding expanse of MagheraStrand (a cave-walled beach out-side Ardara), the deep valley ofGlengesh Pass, and the herky-jerky scenic road up along theshores of Portnoo and Dooey.Nancy’s pub in Ardara, too,brought the trip to an apex witha trifecta of Guinness Stew,Guinness Cake and, naturally, afew pints of Guinness.There were countless roads

not taken — it pains me that wemissed the Inishowen 100,named for its 100-mile route(160 kilometers) farther up inDonegal, and the GiantsCauseway in Northern Ireland,for starters. But we spent ourweek in a happy daily cycle ofdrives, walks and pubs.

Road tripping in Ireland’s WestAP PHOTOS/JAKE COYLE

This May 29, 2012, photo shows stone walls on a hillside on the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland. Ireland is about 300 miles from north to south and a drivingtrip in the country’s western region takes you along hilly, narrow roads with spectacular views ranging from seaside cliffs to verdant farmland.

The swerving road at the tip of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.

A car drives along a narrow road in Mullaghmore, County Sligo,Ireland.

Travelersexplore thepastoralcountryside

BY TODD MCCARTHYAP Film Reviewer

LOS ANGELES —Although it sometimesaccompanies fine films suchas “Zero Dark Thirty” and“Argo,” the phrase “inspiredby a true story” tacked ontothe front of a movie toooften warns you that you’reabout to see something“inspiring” in the mosthackneyed, triumph-of-the-human-spirit sort of way.What’s surprising about

“Snitch” is that, rather thantaking the reductive path ofoffering innocuous emotion-al uplift or one-man-armyaction, it generates a feelingof real desperation and fearas it shows a man gettingin way over his head whenhe takes on some very badguys. In other words, this isa pretty good film starringan actor named DwayneJohnson, not a commoditywith The Rock as a hoodornament.Summit’s main commer-

cial hopes still rest with themainstream action crowdwhich likely will be satis-fied despite the film’srefusal to dish out doses ofbodily harm like clockworkbut for Johnson, this couldbroaden the perception ofthe sorts of roles he canplay as he pushes into his40s.Directed with intensity

by longtime stuntman RicRomanWaugh (“Felon”),“Snitch” takes its dramaticopportunities seriously andnot just as an excuse forbrutal confrontationsbetween drug dealers andassorted thugs. The “inspir-ing” part lies in the factthat a father, JohnMatthews (Johnson), is will-ing to go to the absolutelimit to prevent his teenageson Jason (Rafi Gavron)from serving 10 years inprison under mandatory-sentencing laws for havingmade one stupid mistake.The involving part is howhe goes about it: gettingentangled with some veryunsavory characters whiletrying to preserve a vestigeof his morality and remainalive.Inspired by a “Frontline”

report about an aspect ofthe law that allows forreduced time in exchangefor informing on drug deal-ers, the script by JustinHaythe (“RevolutionaryRoad,” ”The Clearing”) andWaugh follows a familiar-feeling template but goesdeep enough with characterdetail and legal issues to setit apart from standard-issuedrug- and crime-related

films. Jason gets sent awayfor ill-advisedly acceptingdelivery of a box full ofEcstasy as a sort-of favorfor a friend and also inorder to try it with his girl-friend.Unwilling to rat his

buddy out, the terrified,physically unprepossessingJason is tossed into the pen,where he’ll be as defense-less as a rabbit in a foxhole.His resentful mother(Melina Kanakaredes) lash-es out at John, her ex, whilethe only solution offered bypolitically hungry U.S.Attorney Joanne Keeghan(Susan Sarandon) is forJason to offer evidenceagainst some other drugdealer, but he truly doesn’thave any.The biggest dramatic

leap the film imposes isthat John, a straight-arrowguy who runs a shippingcompany but suffers guiltover having been a deficientdad post-divorce, would con-ceive of and then persuadethe attorney to accept aplan under which he him-self would deliver drugdealers to her in exchangefor his son’s freedom.Keeghan expresses thesame dubiousness the audi-ence might feel, but onceJohn gets the green light,you can feel the sweat andinner turmoil begin to sim-mer, as he’s no better-suitedthan Homer Simpson to fig-ure out how to go aboutthis. John’s formidablephysique and straight-shooter personality mightserve him well in most situ-

ations, but they have littlebearing given his new chal-lenges.Reluctantly, John leans

on one of his employees whohas done time, Daniel Cruz(Jon Bernthal), to point himin the right direction awrenching decision in thatthe man, who has a son ofhis own, is trying to staystraight. But John finallygets entree to dealer Malik(a terrific Michael KennethWilliams), a two-time loserwho, after some tense test-ing, agrees to use him on anout-of-state drug run.The first big action scene

doesn’t arrive until an hourin, at which point thestakes grow much higherwith the involvement of aU.S. branch of a Mexicandrug cartel run by the coolJuan Carlos (BenjaminBratt).With her congres-sional race heating up, theidea of bringing down such

a big dog excites Keeghanto no end but puts John andDaniel in untenable posi-tions, leading to some toughchoices for both men. Thedanger they face feels real,as does their angst overmoral compromises, and thefilm climaxes in a well-staged chase involvingJohn’s 18-wheel big rig thatpresumably draws upon thedirector’s stunt experiencein achieving such old-school,real-deal power.Unusual for this sort of

thing, “Snitch” is a filmafter which you rememberthe characters and actorsmore than the big actionmoments. Never removinghis shirt, Johnson behaveswithin a narrow range butis engagingly distressedand stalwart in equal meas-ure, conveying sufficientfeeling and subtext to sug-gest the actor could beentrusted with greater dra-

matic challenges in thefuture. Bernthal (“TheWalking Dead”) stronglyputs over a conflicted manpushed into a terribly pre-carious position, and BarryPepper keeps you guessingas a hipster-looking under-cover cop. Sarandon’s ambi-tious crime-buster remainsunfortunately one-dimen-sional.Waugh and sharp-eyed

cinematographer DanaGonzales keep their fram-ing quite tight, whichamplifies the actors’ workbut, more ambiguously,keeps you worried aboutwhat might be going on out-side the field of view. A verylarge contribution is madeby Brazilian composerAntonio Pinto (“City ofGod,” ”Senna,” ”Get theGringo”), whose eerie, ever-hovering electronic scoregathers cumulative force togreatly amplify the story’spower.

“Snitch,” aLionsgate/Summit release,is rated PG-13 for drug con-tent and sequences of vio-lence. 112 minutes.

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BY CHRISTY LEMIREAP Film Reviewer

LOS ANGELES — By nowit’s clear that nothing and noone can kill Bruce Willis, whosefifth film in the “Die Hard” fran-chise, the horribly titled “A GoodDay to Die Hard,” openedrecently.It is not his finest hour. At 57,

he still wreaks havoc and looksgreat in a tight T-shirt but hedoesn’t seem to be enjoying him-self very much. Still, it’s a goodopportunity to look back at fiveof the best performances inWillis’ eclectic, enduring career:• “Die Hard” (1988): I had a

huge crush on him as the quick-witted David Addison on“Moonlighting,” which seemskinda creepy in retrospect, giventhat I was in junior high whenthe series launched and he’s 17years old than I am. But thatrole set the stage for the charac-ter that would go on to definehis career: wisecracking NewYork cop John McClane. Willis isat his charismatic best in this’80s action classic swaggering,smart-alecky and resourceful,but, at his core, just a regularguy trying to outwit the Eurobaddies. The fact that he’s not asuperhero actually gives thecharacter more power.• “Pulp Fiction” (1994):

One of the most important andinfluential movies of the 1990s,

of course, with Willis in a rolethat lets him put all his talentson display at once. As a boxernamed Butch who’s supposed tothrow a fight but ends up win-ning it instead, Willis is toughbut tender, powerful yet vulnera-ble. Quentin Tarantino is in lovewith words and Willis is anexcellent fit for his peculiar

brand of verbosity; he’s also verymuch up for the, um, manyfreaky and physical demands ofappearing in a Tarantino film.• “The Sixth Sense” (1999):

If Willis’ characters in the ’80swere all about cunning andbravado, the late ’90s and 2000sfrequently found him in a moreintrospective mode, especially in

this hell-of-a-twist blockbusterfrom M. Night Shyamalan. (Thetwo would reteam the next yearfor another supernaturalthriller, “Unbreakable,” in whichWillis is also very good in a low-key way.) Willis is the ghost atthe center of this ghost story, achild psychologist working witha little boy (Haley Joel Osment)

who, famously, sees dead people.The muting of Willis’ action-starpersona is what’s so effectivehere; his quiet melancholy addsto the chilly mood.• “Sin City” (2005):Willis

once again plays a cop JohnHartigan, the last honest cop inthis corrupt town searching foran 11-year-old girl who would goon to become an exotic dancerplayed by Jessica Alba. InRobert Rodriguez and FrankMiller’s gloriously stylizedgraphic novel-film noir mashup,Willis is the traditionally hard-ened, world-weary anti-herolooking to clear his name. It’s aperformance filled with bothregret and determination, muchof which he spells out in dra-matic but understated voiceover.• “Moonrise Kingdom”

(2012): Wes Anderson’s bestlive-action movie since“Rushmore” is all about the kids:two precocious pre-teens whofall in love and run off togetherbut have nowhere to go on aninsular New England island.Still, the adults provide anexcellent supporting cast,including Willis as the island’slonely sheriff on the hunt for therunaways. There’s great subtletyand sadness to his performance;you look at his character andthe middle-aged rut he’s gottenhimself into and pray that theselove-struck kids don’t similarlylose their spark.

FILM: FIVE MOST ...

Five great Bruce Willis performances

AP PHOTO/SPYGLASS ENTERTAINMENT, RON PHILLIPS, FILEIn this publicity photo released by Spyglass Entertainment, Haley Joel Osment, left, and Bruce Willisappear in a scene from the film “The Sixth Sense,” a tale of a child who can see ghosts.

FILM REVIEW

AP PHOTO/SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT, STEVE DIETLThis film image released by Summit Entertainment shows Dwayne Johnson, left, and Barry Pepper in a scenefrom “Snitch.”

‘Snitch’ a well-made yarn about drug world

AP PHOTO/SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT, STEVE DIETLThis film image released by Summit Entertainmentshows Harold Perrineau, left, and Susan Sarandon in ascene from “Snitch.”

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DATES TO REMEMBER

TODAY

• DivorceCare seminar and sup-port group will meet from 6:30-8 p.m.at Piqua Assembly of God Church,8440 King Arthur Drive, Piqua. Childcare provided through the sixth-grade.

• AA, Piqua Breakfast Group willmeet at 8:30 a.m. at WestminterPresbyterian Church, corner of Ashand Caldwell streets, Piqua. The dis-cussion meeting is open.

• AA, Troy Trinity Group meets at7 p.m. for open discussion in the 12Step Room at the Trinity EpiscopalChurch, 1550 Henley Road, Troy.

• AA, open meeting, 6 p.m.,Westminster Presbyterian Church,corner of Ash and Caldwell streets,Piqua. Alley entrance, upstairs.

• AA, Living Sober meeting, opento all who have an interest in a soberlifestyle, 7:30 p.m., WestminsterPresbyterian Church, corner of Ashand Caldwell streets, Piqua.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Winner’sGroup, will meet at 5 p.m. at TrinityEpiscopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Ave.,Troy. Open discussion .

• Narcotics Anonymous, PoisonFree, 7 p.m., First United MethodistChurch, 202 W. Fourth St., thirdfloor, Greenville.

• Narcotics Anonymous, NeverAlone, Never Again, 6:30 p.m., FirstChristian Church, 212 N. Main St.,Sidney

• Teen Talk, where teens sharetheir everyday issues through com-munication, will meet at 6 p.m. at theTroy View Church of God, 1879Staunton Road, Troy.

• Singles Night at The Avenue willbe from 6-10 p.m. at the MainCampus Avenue, GinghamsburgChurch, 6759 S. County Road 25-A,Troy. Each week, cards, noncompeti-tive volleyball, free line dances andfree ballroom dance lessons. Childcare for children birth through fifthgrade is offered from 5:45-7:45 p.m.each night in the Main Campusbuilding. For more information, call667-1069, Ext. 21.

• A Spin-In group, practicing theart of making yarn on a spinningwheel, meets from 2-4 p.m. on thethird Sunday at Tippecanoe Weaverand Fibers Too, 17 N. 2nd St., TippCity. All knitters are invited to attend.For more information, call 667-5358.

• Baseball bingo will be offeredfrom 7 p.m. until games are com-plete at Sunset Bingo, 1710 W. HighSt., Piqua. Refreshments will beavailable. Proceeds help the youthbaseball organization, a nonprofit.

MONDAY

• Dollar menu night will be from6-8 p.m. at Troy Eagles, 225 N. ElmSt. Dollar menu items include ham-burger sliders, sloppy joe, hot dog,grilled cheese, french fries, onionstraws, cup of soup, ice cream andmore for $1 each.

• Christian 12 step meetings,“Walking in Freedom,” are offered at7 p.m. at Open Arms Church, 4075Tipp Cowlesville Road, Tipp City.

• An arthritis aquatic class will beoffered from 8-9 or 9-10 a.m. atLincoln Community Center, Troy. Call335-2715 or visit www.lcctroy.com formore information and programs.

• An evening grief support groupmeets the second and fourthMonday evenings at 7 p.m. at theGenerations of Life Center, secondfloor, 550 Summit Ave., Troy. Thesupport group is open to any griev-ing adult in the greater Miami Countyarea and there is no participationfee. Sessions are facilitated bytrained bereavement staff. Call 573-2100 for details or visit the websiteat homc.org.

• AA, Big Book discussion meet-ing will be at 11 a.m. at TrinityEpiscopal Church, 60 S. DorsetRoad, Troy, in the 12 Step Room.The discussion is open to the public.

• AA, Green & Growing will meetat 8 p.m. The closed discussionmeeting (attendees must have adesire to stop drinking) will be atTroy View Church of God, 1879 OldStaunton Road, Troy.

• AA, There Is A Solution Groupwill meet at 8 p.m. in GinghamsburgUnited Methodist Church, CountyRoad 25-A, Ginghamsburg. The dis-cussion group is closed (participantsmust have a desire to stop drinking).

• AA, West Milton open discus-sion, 7:30 p.m., Good ShepherdLutheran Church, rear entrance,1209 S. Miami St. Non-smoking,handicap accessible.

• Al-Anon, Serenity Seekers willmeet at 8 p.m. in the 12 Step Roomat Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S.Dorset Road, Troy. The discussionmeeting is open. A beginner’s meet-ing begins at 7:30 p.m.

• Alternatives: Anger/RageControl Group for adult males, 7-9p.m., Miami County Shelter, 16 E.Franklin St., Troy. Issues addressedare physical, verbal and emotionalviolence toward family members andother persons, how to express feel-ings, how to communicate instead ofconfronting and how to act nonvio-lently with stress and anger issues.

• Mind Over Weight Total Fitness,6-7 p.m., 213 E. Franklin St., Troy.Other days and times available. Formore information, call 339-2699.

• TOPS (Take Off PoundsSensibly), 6 p.m., Zion Lutheran

Church, 11 N. Third St., Tipp City.New members welcome. For moreinformation, call 335-9721.

• Troy Noon Optimist Club willmeet at noon at the Tin Roof restau-rant. Guests welcome. For moreinformation, call 478-1401.

• Weight Watchers, WestminsterPresbyterian, Piqua, weigh-in is at 5and meeting at 5:30 p.m.

• Parenting Education Groups willmeet from 6-8 p.m. at the FamilyAbuse Shelter of Miami County, 16E. Franklin St., Troy. Learn new andage-appropriate ways to parent chil-dren. Call 339-6761 for more infor-mation. There is no charge for thisprogram.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Hug AMiracle, will meet at 7 p.m. at theChurch of the Brethren, 1431 W.Main St., Troy, use back door.

• Narcotics Anonymous, InspiringHope, 12:30 p.m., Trinity EpiscopalChurch, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy.

• Sanctuary, for women who havebeen affected by sexual abuse, loca-tion not made public. Must currentlybe in therapy. For more information,call Amy Johns at 667-1069, Ext.430

• Miami Valley Women’s Center,7049-A Taylorsville Road, HuberHeights, offers free pregnancy test-ing, noon to 4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Formore information, call 236-2273.

• Pilates for Beginners, 8:30-9:30a.m. and 5:30-6:30 p.m. at 27 1/2 E.Main St., Tipp City. For more infor-mation, call Tipp-Monroe CommunityServices at 667-8631 or Celeste at669-2441.

• Next Step at Noon, noon to 1p.m. at Ginghamsburg SouthCampus, ARK, 7695 S. CountyRoad 25-A, one mile south of themain campus.

TUESDAY

• Deep water aerobics will beoffered from 6-7 p.m. at LincolnCommunity Center, 110 Ash St.,Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www.lcc-troy.com for more information andprograms.

• A teen support group for anygrieving teens, ages 12-18 years inthe greater Miami County area isoffered from 6-7:30 p.m. on the sec-ond and fourth Tuesday evenings atthe Generations of Life Center, sec-ond floor, 550 Summit Ave., Troy.There is no participation fee.Sessions are facilitated by trainedbereavement staff and volunteers.Crafts, sharing time and other griefsupport activities are preceded by alight meal.

• Quilting and crafts is offeredfrom 9 a.m. to noon every Tuesdayat the Tipp City Seniors, 320 S. FirstSt., Tipp City. Call 667-8865 formore information.

• Mothers of Preschoolers, agroup of moms who meet to unwindand socialize while listening to infor-mation from speakers, meet thesecond and fourth Tuesday from6:15-8:30 p.m. Single, married,working or stay-at-home moms areinvited. Children (under 5) are caredfor in MOPPETS. For more informa-tion, contact Michelle Lutz at 440-9417 or Andrea Stapleton at 339-8074.

• The Miami Shelby Chapter ofthe Barbershop Harmony Societywill meet at 7:30 p.m. at GreeneStreet United Methodist Church,415 W. Greene St., Piqua. All meninterested in singing are welcomeand visitors always are welcome.For more information, call 778-1586or visit the group’s Web site atwww.melodymenchorus.org.

• Divorce Care, 7 p.m. atRichards Chapel, 831 McKaig Ave.,Troy. Video/small group classdesigned to help separated ordivorced people. For more informa-tion, call 335-8814.

• AA, women’s meeting, 8-9p.m., Dettmer’s Daniel DiningRoom.

• AA Tuesday night meeting, 7p.m., Troy Church of the Brethren,1431 W. Main St., Troy.

• AA, The Best Is Yet To ComeGroup will meet at 11 a.m. in the 12Step Room at Trinity EpiscopalChurch, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy.The discussion is open.

• AA, Tipp City Group, ZionLutheran Church, Main and Thirdstreets at 8 p.m. This is a closeddiscussion (participants must havea desire to stop drinking).

• Al-Anon, 8:30 p.m. SidneyGroup, Presbyterian Church, cornerNorth and Miami streets, Sidney.

• AA, 7 p.m. at Troy Church ofthe Brethren, 1431 W. Main St.,Troy. Open discussion.

• An Intermediate Pilates classwill be from 9-10 a.m. and 6-7 p.m.at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. Formore information, call Tipp-MonroeCommunity Services at 667-8631 orCeleste at 669-2441.

• Women’s Anger/Rage Groupwill meet from 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays atthe Family Abuse Shelter of MiamiCounty, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy.Issues addressed are physical, ver-bal and emotional violence towardfamily members and other persons,how to express feelings, how tocommunicate instead of confrontingand how to act nonviolently withstress and anger issues. Call 339-6761 for more information.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Just ForTuesday, will meet at 7 p.m. at

Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S.Dorset Ave., Troy. This is an opendiscussion.

• Narcotics Anonymous, UnityGroup, 7 p.m., Freedom LifeMinistries Church, 9101 N. CountyRoad 25-A, Piqua. Open discussion.

• Public bingo, license No. 0105-28, will begin with early birds at 7p.m. and regular bingo at 7:30 p.m.at the Elks Lodge No. 833, 17 W.Franklin St., Troy. Use the CherryStreet entrance. Doors open at 5p.m. Instant tickets also will be avail-able.

• Public bingo — paper andcomputer — will be offered by theTipp City Lumber Baseball organi-zation from 7-10 p.m. at the WestMilton Eagles, 2270 S. Miami St.,West Milton. Doors will open at 5:30p.m. and concessions will be avail-able. Proceeds will benefit the spon-sorship of five Little League base-ball teams. For more information,call 543-9959.

• The Knitting Group meets at6:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday ofeach month at the Bradford PublicLibary, 138 E. Main St., Bradford. Allknitters are welcome or residentscan come to learn.

• DivorceCare will be everyTuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the TroyChurch of the Nazarene, StateRoute 55 and Barnhart Road, Troy.The group is open to men andwomen. For more information, callPatty at 440-1269 or Debbie at 335-8397.

• Christian 12-Step, 7-8:30 p.m.at Ginghamsburg South Campus,ARK, 7695 S. County Road 25-A,one mile south of the main campus.

WEDNESDAY

• Skyview Wesleyan Church,6995 Peters Road, Tipp City, willoffer a free dinner at 6:15 p.m. Biblestudy will begin at 7 p.m.

• An arthritis aquatic class will beoffered from 8-9 or 9-10 a.m. atLincoln Community Center, Troy.Call 335-2715 or visitwww.lcctroy.com for more informa-tion and programs.

• The “Sit and Knit” group meetsfrom 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. atTippecanoe Weaver and Fibers Too,17 N. 2nd St., Tipp City. All knittersare invited to attend. For more infor-mation, call 667-5358.

•The Milton-Union SeniorCitizens will meet the second andfourth Wednesday 1 p.m. at 435Hamilton St., West Milton. Thoseinterested in becoming membersare invited to attend. Bingo andcards follow the meetings.

• Grandma’s Kitchen, a home-cooked meal prepared by volun-teers, is offered every Wednesdayfrom 5-6:30 p.m. in the activity cen-ter of Hoffman United MethodistChurch, 201 S. Main St., WestMilton, one block west of StateRoute 48. The meal, which includesa main course, salad, dessert anddrink, for a suggested donation of$6 per person, or $3 for a children’smeal. The meal is not provided onthe weeks of Thanksgiving,Christmas or New Year’s.

• The Kiwanis Club will meet atnoon at the Troy Country Club, 1830Peters Road, Troy. Non-members ofKiwanis are invited to come meetfriends and have lunch. For moreinformation, contact Bobby Phillips,vice president, at 335-6989.

• The Troy American Legion PostNo. 43 euchre parties will begin at7:30 p.m. For more information, call339-1564.

• The Toastmasters will meetevery 2nd and 4th Wednesday atAmerican Honda to develop to helpparticipants practice their speakingskills in a comfortable environment.Contact Eric Lutz at 332-3285 formore information.

• AA, Pioneer Group open dis-cussion will meet at 9:30 a.m. Enterdown the basement steps on thenorth side of The United Church OfChrist on North Pearl Street inCovington. The group also meets at8:30 p.m. Monday night and iswheelchair accessible.

• AA, Serenity Island Group willmeet at 8 p.m. in the WestminsterPresbyterian Church, corner of Ashand Caldwell streets, Piqua. Thediscussion is open.

• AA, 12 & 12 will meet at 8 p.m.for closed discussion, Step andTradition meeting, in the 12 StepRoom, Trinity Episcopal Church, 60S. Dorset Road, Troy.

• AA, open discussion, 8 p.m.,Westminster Presbyterian Church,corner of Ash and Caldwell streets,Piqua. Use the alley entrance,upstairs.

• Al-Anon, Trinity Group will meetat 11 a.m. in the 12 Step Room atTrinity Episcopal Church, 60 S.Dorset Road, Troy.

• Men’s Anger/Rage Group willmeet from 6-8 p.m. at the FamilyAbuse Shelter of Miami County, 16E. Franklin St., Troy. Issuesaddressed are physical, verbal andemotional violence toward familymembers and other persons, how toexpress feelings, how to communi-cate instead of confronting and howto act nonviolently with stress andanger issues. Call 339-6761 formore information.

• A Domestic Violence SupportGroup for Women will meet from6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Family Abuse

Shelter of Miami County, 16. E.Franklin St., Troy. Support for bat-tered women who want to breakfree from partner violence is offered.There is no charge for the program.For more information, call 339-6761.

• Narcotics Anonymous,Inspiring Hope, 12:30 p.m., TrinityEpiscopal Church, 60 S. DorsetRoad, Troy.

• Children’s Creative Play Groupwill be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at theFamily Abuse Shelter of MiamiCounty, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy.School-age children will learnappropriate social interactions andfree expression through unique playtherapy. There is no charge for thisprogram. More information is avail-able by calling 339-6761.

• Narcotics Anonymous, 7:30p.m., Spirit of Recovery, Church ofthe Brethren, 1431 W. Main St.,Troy.

• Overeaters Anonymous willmeet at 7:30 p.m. at Mount CalvaryLutheran Church, 9100 N. Main St.,State Route 48, between Meijer andSamaritan North. For other meet-ings or information, call 252-6766 or(800) 589-6262, or visit the Website at www.region5oa.org.

• Miami Valley Women’s Center,7049-A Taylorsville Road, HuberHeights, offers free pregnancy test-ing, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For moreinformation, call 236-2273.

• A Pilates Beginners group mat-work class will be from 5:30-6:30p.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City.For more information, call Tipp-Monroe Community Services at667-8631 or Celeste at 669-2441.

• Safe People, 7-8:30 p.m.,Ginghamsburg Church, SC/DC 104.Find guidance for making safechoices in relationships, from friend-ships to co-workers, family orromance. Learn to identify nurturingpeople as well as those who shouldbe avoided. Call Roberta Bogle at667-4678 for more information.

• Boundaries, 7-8:30 p.m.,Ginghamsburg Church, ARK 200. A12-week video series usingBoundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud andDr. John Townsend. Offers practicalhelp and encouragement to all whoseek a healthy, balanced life andpractice in being able to say no. Formore information, call LindaRichards at 667-4678.

• The Troy Lions Club will meetat 7 p.m. the second and fourthWednesday at the Troy-HaynerCultural Center. For more informa-tion, call 335-1923.

• A free employment networkinggroup will be offered from 8-9 a.m.each Wednesday at Job and FamilyServices, 2040 N. County Road 25-A, Troy. The group will offer tools totap into unadvertised jobs, assis-tance to improve personal presenta-tion skills and resume writing. Formore information, call Steven Kieferat 570-2688 or Justin Sommer at440-3465.

• All Kiser High School alumniand friends are invited to the month-ly meeting on the fourth Wednesdayat 7 p.m. at the American LegionPost 200, 5046 Nebraska Ave.,Huber Heights. Use the rearentrance.

• The Tipp City Seniors offerlince dancing at 10 a.m. everyWednesday at 320 S. First St., TippCity.

THURSDAY

• The Upper Valley MedicalCenter Mom and Baby Get Togethergroup will meet from 9:30-11 a.m.on Thursdays at the Farm House,located northwest of the main hospi-tal entrance and next to the red barnon the UVMC campus. The meetingis facilitated by the lactation depart-ment. The group offers the opportu-nity to meet with other moms, shareabout being a new mother and tolearn more about breastfeeding andthe baby. For more information, call(937) 440-4906.

• Dedicated Rescue Efforts forAnimals in Miami County will meetat 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday in Apriland May at the Troy-Hayner CulturalCenter, at at 7 p.m. the fourthThursday in June, July and Augustat the Tipp City Library.

• Deep water aerobics will beoffered from 6-7 p.m. at LincolnCommunity Center, 110 Ash St.,Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www.lcc-troy.com for more information andprograms.

• Parents are invited to attend theCorinn’s Way Inc. parent supportgroup from 7-8:30 p.m. eachThursday. The meetings are opendiscussion.

• Tipp City Seniors gather to playcards prior to lunch every Thursdayat 10 a.m. at 320 S. First St., TippCity. At noon will be a carry-in lunchand participants should bring a cov-ered dish and table service. On thethird Thursday, SeniorIndependence offers blood pressureand blood sugar testing beforelunch. For more information, call667-8865.

• Best is Yet to Come open AAmeeting, 11 a.m., Trinity EpiscopalChurch, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy.

• AA, Tri-City Group meeting willtake place 8:30-9:30 p.m. in thecafeteria of the former DettmerHospital. The lead meeting is open.For more information, call 335-9079.

• AA, Spirituality Group will meetat 7 p.m. at First PresbyterianChurch, Troy. The discussion isopen.

• Health Partners Free Clinic willoffer a free clinic on Thursday nightat the clinic, 1300 N. County Road25-A, Troy. Registration will be from5:30-7 p.m. No appointment is nec-essary. The clinic does not acceptmedical emergencies, but can referpatients to other doctors and canprescribe medication. Call 332-0894for more information.

• Narcotics Anonymous, NAIOU,7:30 p.m., Church of the Brethren,1431 W. Main St., Troy.

• Preschool story hours will befrom 10-11 a.m. and again at 6:30p.m. at the Bradford Public Library,138 E. Main St., Bradford.

• Weight Watchers, 6 p.m., ZionLutheran Church, Tipp City. Formore information, call 552-7082.

FRIDAY

• An arthritis aquatic class will beoffered from 8-9 or 9-10 a.m. atLincoln Community Center, Troy. Call335-2715 or visit www.lcctroy.comfor more information and programs.

• AA, Troy Friday Morning Groupwill meet at 11 a.m. in the 12 StepRoom at Trinity Episcopal Church,1550 Henley Road, Troy. The discus-sion is open.

• AA, open discussion, 8 p.m. inthe Salvation Army, 129 SouthWayne St., Piqua. Use parking lotentrance, held in gym.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Cleanand Free, 8 p.m., Dettmer Hospital,3130 N. County Road 25-A, Troy.Open discussion. Fellowship from 7-8 p.m.

• A Pilates Intermediate groupmatwork class will be held from 9-10a.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City.For more information, call Tipp-Monroe Community Services at667-8631 or Celeste at 667-2441.

• Weight Watchers, 1431 W. MainSt., Church of the Bretheren, Troy, at10 a.m. For more information, call(800) 374-9191.

• A singles dance is offered everyFriday from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.at Christopher Club, Dixie Highway,Kettering, sponsored by GroupInteraction. The dance is $6. Formore information, call 640-3015 orvisit www.groupia.org.

• Christian Worship Center, 3537S. Elm Tree Road, Christiansburg,hosts a Friday Night Bluegrass Jambeginning at 7 p.m. each Friday.Homemade meals are availablebeginning at 6:30 p.m. Participantsmay bring instruments and join in. Asmall donation is requested at thedoor. For more information or direc-tions, call 857-9090 or 631-2624.

SATURDAY

• Weight Watchers, 1431 W. MainSt., Church of the Bretheren, Troy, at10 a.m. For more information, call(800) 374-9191.

• Recovery Too Al-Anon meet-ings are offered at 8:30 p.m. atGinghamsburg Church, main cam-pus, Room 117, S. County Road 25-A, Tipp City.

• AA, Men’s Meeting will meet at8:30 a.m. at the new First LutheranChurch, corner of Washington Roadand State Route 41. The meeting isclosed (members must have adesire to stop drinking).

• AA, Troy Winners Group willmeet at 8:30 p.m. in the 12 StepRoom at the Trinity EpiscopalChurch, 1550 Henley Road, Troy fordiscussion. The meeting is open.

• AA, Troy Beginners Groupmeets at 7 p.m. in the 12 StepRoom at the Trinity EpiscopalChurch, 1550 Henley Road, Troy.This is an open discussion meeting.

• Weight Watchers, WestminsterPresbyterian, Piqua, meeting at 9a.m., weigh-in at 9:30 a.m.

• Pilates for Beginners(Introduction), 9:15-10:15 a.m. at 271/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For moreinformation, call Tipp-MonroeCommunity Services at 667-8631 orCeleste at 669-2441.

• Narcotics Anonymous,Saturday Night Live, 8 p.m., St.John’s Lutheran Church, 120 W.Water St., Sidney.

• Relapse Prevention Group,5:30-6:45 p.m. at The Avenue,Room 504, at Ginghamsburg MainCampus, 6759 S. County Road 25-A.

• The Next Step, a worship cele-bration for people on the road torecovery, 7 p.m. at GinghamsburgMain Campus Sanctuary, 6759 S.County Road 25-A.

• Yoga classes will be offeredfrom 10-11 a.m. at the First UnitedChurch of Christ, Troy. The public isinvited.

• Baseball bingo will be offeredfrom 7 p.m. until games are com-plete at Sunset Bingo, 1710 W. HighSt., Piqua. Refreshments will beavailable. Proceeds help the youthbaseball organization, a nonprofit.

• The Tipp City Seniors eat out atarea restaurants (sign up at the cen-ter) at 4:30 p.m. Card cames will beoffered at the center for a $2 dona-tion.

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HARDCOVER FICTION1. “Until the End of Time”

by Danielle Steel (Delacorte)2. “Private Berlin” by James

Patterson and Mark Sullivan(Little, Brown)

3. “Touch & Go” by LisaGardner (Dutton)

4. “Gone Girl” by GillianFlynn (Crown)

5. “A Memory of Light” byRobert Jordan (Tor)

6. “Tenth of December:Stories” by George Saunders(Random House)

7. “Suspect” by RobertCrais (Crown)

8. “The Fifth Assasin” byBrad Meltzer (Grand CentralPublishing)

9. “A Deeper Love Inside”by Sister Souljah (Atria)

10. “The Racketeer” byJohn Grisham (Doubleday)

11. “The Twelve Tribes ofHattie” by Ayana Mathis(Knopf)

12. “Deadly Stakes” by J.A.Jance (Touchstone)

13. “Threat Vector” by TomClancy (Putnam)

14. “Ever After” by KimHarrison (Harper Voyager)

15. “The Husband List” byJanet Evanovich (St. Martin’s)

HARDCOVER NONFIC-TION

1. “Shred: TheRevolutionary Diet: 6 Weeks 4Inches 2 Sizes” by Ian K.Smith (St. Martin’s Press)

2. “My Beloved World” bySonia Sotomayor (Knopf)

3. “Killing Kennedy” by BillO’Reilly (Henry Holt and Co.)

4. “Pursued: God’s DivineObsession with You” by JudWilhite (Faith/Words)

5. “The Future” by Al Gore(Random House)

6. “I Declare: 31 Promisesto Speak” by Joel Osteen(Faith/Words)

7. “The Legend of Zelda” byShigeru Miyamoto (DarkHorse)

8. “Francona: The Red SoxYears” by Terry Francona andDan Shaughnessy (HoughtonMifflin Harcourt)

9. “The Way” by AdamHamilton (Abingdon)

10. “No Easy Day” by MarkOwen (Dutton)

11. “Barefoot ContessaFoolproof: RecipesYou CanTrust” by Ina Garten (ClarksonPotter)

12. “Going Clear” byLawrence Wright (Knopf)

13. “RememberingWhitney” by Cissy Houston(Harper)

14. “Beyond Belief: MySecret Life Inside Scientologyand My Harrowing Escape” byJenna Miscavige (Hill)

15. “Wheat BellyCookbook: 150 Recipes toHelp You Lose the Wheat,Lose Weight, and Find YourPath Back to Health” byWilliam Davis (Rodale)

MASS MARKET PAPER-BACKS

1. “American Sniper” byChris Kyle, Scott McEwen andJim DeFelice (Harper)

2. “Betrayal” by DanielleSteel (Dell)

3. “Kill Me If You Can” byJames Patterson, MarshallKarp (Vision)

4. “Love in Plain Sight” byDebbie Macomber (Mira)

5. “Just Kate” by Linda LaelMiller (Harlequin)

6. “CloseYour Eyes” by IrisJohansen (St. Martin’s)

7. “Criminal” by KarinSlaughter (Dell)

8. “Angel Mine” by SherrylWoods (Mira)

9. “The Last Mountain Man”by WilliamW. Johnstone(Pinnacle)

10. “The Trail West’ byWilliamW. Johnstone(Pinnacle)

TRADE PAPERBACKS1. “Proof of Heaven” by

Eben Alexander (Simon &Schuster)

2. “Fifty Shades of Grey” byE.L. James (Vintage)

3. “From Mama’s Table toMine: Everybody’s FavoriteComfort Foods at 350Calories or less” by BobbyDeen and Melissa Clark(Ballantine)

4. “Safe Haven” byNicholas Sparks (GrandCentral Publishing)

5. “Fifty Shades Darker” byE.L. James (Vintage)

6. “Fifty Shades Freed” byE.L. James (Vintage)

7. “Low Pressure” bySandra Brown (Grand CentralPublishing)

8. “Grow Regardless: OfYour Business’s Size, YourIndustry or the Economy…andDespite the Government!” byJoe Mechlinski and CharlesGreen (Morgan James)

9. “Private Number 1Suspect” by James Patterson,Maxine Paetro (Grand CentralPublishing)

10. “Quiet” by Susan Cain(Broadway Books)

BESTSELLERS

BY BROOKE LEFFERTSAP Book Reviewer

“The Secrets ofHappy Families:Improve YourMornings, RethinkFamily Dinner, FightSmarter, Go Out andPlay, and Much More”(William Morrow), byBruce Feiler: Many par-ents claim they’re too busyraising their kids to stopand read a book about howto do it better. BruceFeiler, who has a full plateas a successful writer anddad of two, decided tomake improving family lifehis business in his newbook, “The Secrets ofHappy Families.”

The scene at Feiler’shouse, with his workingwife and now 8-year-oldtwin daughters, is similarto most families: activeand stressful. Feiler’s goalwas to put out a playbookfor happy families to makelife more efficient, relaxedand fun.

But instead of seeking

advice from traditionalsources, he consulted peo-ple at the top of theirgame in business, technol-ogy, sports and the mili-tary about innovativeideas they take from the

boardroom to the play-room.

The best-selling authoris known for tacklingtough issues, includingfamily, mortality and faith,and making them accessi-ble to readers. In thisbook, he offers usefuladvice on everything fromweekly allowances to roadtrip games to sex talks.But it’s Feiler’s uniqueperspective and voice thatsets it apart from otherwork in both the parentingand happiness genres.

The book is organizedand easy to digest. It’s bro-ken down into sections onthe importance of familiesadapting to change, com-municating and takingtime to play. Each chaptertakes on a new familychallenge, including shar-ing meals, tackling diffi-cult conversations, creat-ing a more functional andcomfortable home, andmanaging extended family.

Feiler will win readersfrom the get-go when hesays the nearly 200 books

he read by child-rearingexperts and therapists weredated and out of touch withthe reality of modern fami-lies.

His healthy mix ofenthusiasm and skepticismfor the solutions he uncov-ers instills trust in thereader. In each chapter,Feiler test-drives the meth-ods he presents on his ownfamily. Not afraid to admittheir failures, his storiesare relatable and infusedwith humor and authentici-ty.

Feiler takes his researchduties seriously, offeringmany studies, referencesand viewpoints to back uphis arguments. The mostcompelling groundwork iswhen he visits several fam-ilies and examines theirhomes, joins them for mealsand even attends a soccergame all to see theories putinto action.

Some of the book’s bestadvice is simple, yet rou-tinely neglected by manyfamilies. Feiler says theirweekly family meetings

modeled after sit-downs atmany giant companiesbecame the “single mostimpactful idea they intro-duced since their kids wereborn.” His family also creat-ed a mission statement tosum up their priorities,goals and dreams, and post-ed it in a visible spot athome.

Feiler offers practicalsolutions that can work forany family, regardless of theage or gender of the parentsor kids. But he isn’t offeringa magic bullet for happi-ness. “I was determined notto force things I learnedinto some catchy list youabsolutely must do to havea happy family. There is nosuch list … no single formu-la.”

His main point is to payattention to family prac-tices and customs, continueto discuss them and takeproactive steps to makenecessary changes whensomething’s not working.It’s up to every family touncover its own secrets ofwhat makes them thrive.

How work, play meet in the family home

AP PHOTO/WILLIAM MORROWThis book cover imagereleased by WilliamMorrow shows “TheSecrets of Happy Fami-lies: Improve YourMornings, Rethink FamilyDinner, Fight Smarter, GoOut and Play, and MuchMore,” by Bruce Feiler.

BOOK REVIEWS

BY MATT SEDENSKYAP Book Reviewer

“The AverageAmerican Marriage: ANovel” (HarperPerennial), by ChadKultgen: If you are look-ing for profanity, “TheAverage AmericanMarriage: A Novel” offersit in abundance. If youwant a narrator’s undyingobsession with sex andfrequent graphic depic-tions of it, you have foundit. If it’s an easy, enter-

taining, done-in-an-after-noon read you’re in searchof, here it is. If, however,the title has fooled youand you’re in search of ahappy ending, turn away.

The latest offering fromChad Kultgen, who hasmade a name for himselfas the leading purveyor of“lad lit,” gives perhaps thegrimmest view of mar-riage since “RevolutionaryRoad” graced theaters.

The narrator, who hasgraduated from his singlelife in Kultgen’s debut,

“The Average AmericanMale,” offers a glimpse ofmisery in every facet ofhis life. He despises hiswife and her “hideouslydisfigured” anatomy, hateshis job so much that heviews elongated trips tothe bathroom as the high-light of his day, andspeaks with disdain of hischildren.

Though he doesn’t comeclose to meeting the come-dian’s level of humor, hismanifestations of miseryare frequently funny, from

the way he wishes he weredead at a child’s birthdayparty to the comparisonsof his wife’s bedroomdance to that of “the worststrippers I can rememberseeing in places likeReseda and Torrance.”

Each moment in life,the character believes, isworse than the last, withmidlife bringing a slow,painful march to death.

There is no cheeringthis man, who even viewsa day at Disneyland withhis family as one of the

worst of his life. The onlyescape from the malaise,for both the narrator andthe reader, is the charac-ter’s obsession with a col-lege intern at his office,the main driving force inthe plot and the thing thatultimately puts the futureof a marriage in doubt.

Despite its dark view oflife, and dialogue thatoften seems stilted, manyreaders, or men at least,will enjoy the ride. Think“50 Shades of Grey” forthe 30-something male.

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Steven Duane Massey, 57, of 1902Edge St., Piqua, to Brenda Lou Pittenger,61, of same address.Westley Dean Yingst, 25, of 10100 W.

Versailles Road, Covington, to JessicaKay Apple, 24, of same address.Brandon Lee Carr, 30, of 4639

Merrick, Dayton, to Jennifer Ann Haley,30, of 24 N. Miami St., West Milton.Daniel Eugene Baker, 32, of 7691

State Route 55, Ludlow Falls, to BillieLee Lucente, 38, of 7680 Number NineRd., Brookville.Joshua David Bethel, 30, of 221 E.

High St., Pleasant Hill, to Faydra NoraHarmon, 23, of same address.

Sylvester Francis Meyer, 81, of 9995N. Rakestraw Road, Covington, toPauline Frances Clark, 73, of 409 E.Maple St., Covington.Cory Lynn Wireman, 26, of 117

Friend St., Ludlow Falls, to Cora LynnCromer, 23, of same address.Jared Ryan Forsythe, 29, of 1104

Van Way, Piqua, to Jennifer AlisonMorgan, 29, of same address.Donald Wayne Carter III, 23, of 750

Larch St., Apt. B, Tipp City, to JessicaAnn Warren, 28, of same address.Brian Keith Sibert, 26, of 10220 N.

County Road 25-A, Piqua, to Bobby JoAnn Hildebrand, 23, of same address.

John Allen Long, 40, of 420 AdamsSt., Piqua, to Tabitha Lynn Medley, 29, ofsame address.David Wilbert Bogart, 49, of 249 E.

Tipp Pike, West Milton, to Juanita KayHolsinger, 39, of same address.Todd Allen Simpson, 33, of 5 1/2

Chestnut St., Laura, to Paula MarieRice, 37, of same address.William John Dixon, 34, of 418 W.

Walnut St., Tipp City, to Sarah ElizabethHough, 24, of same address.Jason George Jamiel, 38, of 413 S.

Harkless, Syracuse, Ind., to Erin AliciaSchelin, 27, of 219 Westgate Circle,Troy.

TROY — Amy Leonardand MatthewSmallenbarger ofWesterville, along withtheir parents, Mike andJill Leonard of Troy andSpencer and Debbie

Smallenbarger ofCasstown, wish toannounce their engage-ment and upcoming mar-riage.

The wedding will takeplace May 4, 2013.

Smallenbarger, Leonard to wed

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Couples celebrating anniversaries,weddings or engagements wishing tohave their announcements in the TroyDaily News may pick up informationforms at the newspaper office, 224 S.Market St., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.weekdays. Troy Daily News

announcement forms must be filledout completely in order to be pub-lished. Information also may be sentby e-mail to [email protected] (subject line: engagement, wed-ding, etc.) or filled out on the form pro-vided at www.troydailynews.com.

A glossy black-and-white or goodquality color photo is requested. TheTroy Daily News reserves the right tojudge whether photo quality is accept-able for reproduction. Couples cele-brating anniversaries may submit awedding photo and a recent photo.

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Does your bedroom needa new look?What style feelscomfortable to you? Maybeall that is needed is a littlesomething — not much.

Something as simple asbedding might be all thatyou need. Sheets, pillowcas-es, comforters and maybeshams might be all youneed. Those alone can beexpensive enough, but if amajor remodeling isn’t inthe plans, a little expense inthe bedding departmentmight be just enough toredo the bedroom.

Go for color and/or pat-tern. Find the color or colorcombination that is appeal-ing and go for it. A bed skirtand comforter will probablybe the most expensiveitems, so choose wisely anddon’t skimp. The sheets andpillowcases then can be acomplementary pattern orthey can be solid colors.Changing the sheets each

week with a new color ornew pattern will make theroom “new”-looking all thetime.

The headboard can bethe focal point in your bed-room if you should sochoose. Upholstered head-boards have come and gonein popularity, but neverthe-less they have been andalways will be common. Ifan upholstered headboardisn’t for you, choose animpressive stand-aloneheadboard that grabs yourattention. It does not haveto match the rest of the bed-room furniture, but can be astyle and color all its own.Think about the impactthat would make.

The foot of the bed canbe spruced up with a seat ofsome sort. A bench with orwithout a back will bringinterest to the room plusgive you a place to sit andput your shoes on. It willalso be a place to put extrapillow shams or whateversits on the bed during theday but is unnecessary onthe bed at night. If not a

bench, how about twoottomans side by side? Andif they are storageottomans, you have a bonus.If the setting is right, a stor-age trunk, perhaps a hope-chest type, will work beauti-fully at the foot of the bed.

What about night-stands? Well, how muchspace do you have?Nightstands do not have tomatch each other, so youcan have a table on one sideof the bed and a storagenight table on the other. Oryou can have a desk on oneside and a nightstand onthe other. Here again, aswith the headboard, the fur-niture pieces do not have tomatch, they just have tocoordinate.

Lighting is important inany room. In the bedroomthere should be enoughlight for reading if that iswhat appeals to you, plussoft lighting just for atmos-phere. Overhead lightingisn’t always necessary, butit’s still nice to have whenyou need more illumina-tion.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The average U.S.rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage rose thisweek but remained near historic lows. Low mort-gage rates have helped support the slowlyrecovering housing market.

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursdaythat the average rate on the 30-year loanincreased to 3.56 percent from 3.53 percent lastweek. That’s still near the 3.31 percent reachedin November, which was the lowest on recorddating to 1971.

The average rate on the 15-year fixed mort-gage stayed at 2.77 percent for a third straightweek. The record low is 2.63 percent.

The cheap mortgages that are encouragingmore people to buy or refinance could also helpsustain the economy’s recovery this year.Increased sales are helping lift home prices,which tend to make consumers feel wealthierand more likely to spend. And when homeown-ers refinance, it typically leads to lower loanpayments and more spending. Consumerspending drives nearly 70 percent of economicactivity.

Sales of previously occupied homes in theU.S. rose in January to the second-highest levelin three years, the National Association ofRealtors reported Thursday.

Analysts say the pace of purchases would behigher still if more homes were available. Thesupply of homes for sale dropped to nearly aneight-year low in January. The limited supply hasboosted demand for construction, which hasmade builders more confident.

Still, the housing market has a long way togo to a full recovery. And many people areunable to take advantage of the low rates, eitherbecause they can’t qualify for stricter lendingrules or they lack the money for larger downpayment requirements.

To calculate average mortgage rates, FreddieMac surveys lenders across the country onMonday through Wednesday each week. Theaverage doesn’t include extra fees, known aspoints, which most borrowers must pay to getthe lowest rates. One point equals 1 percent ofthe loan amount.

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It might seem counterintuitiveto invest money in a home you’reselling. Wouldn’t it be better tosave that money for improvementson your next home?

Even though the home salemarket has improved impressively,buyers still pay more for homesthey can move right into withouthaving to do work. This is not tosay that buyers won’t buy homesthat need updating, but they needto be able to see the potential. Andthe property needs to be pricedright for the market, taking intoaccount work that needs to bedone.

For example, recently a homewas sold in the desirable CrockerHighlands neighborhood inOakland, Calif. It was owned by

one family for more than 50 years.The property had deferred mainte-nance and a dated décor.

If the listing had been put onthe market before it was partiallyupdated, it would have been hard-er to sell and would have sold forless than it did with the repairsand tasteful upgrades.

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Scripps Howard News Service

I have a color-outside-the-linespersonality. Maybe that’s why I reallyenjoy being a decorating myth-buster.

Here’s a misconception I want toshatter: Big cabinets don’t work insmall spaces. Wrong! Big cabinetswork in every size of room, from acavernous gallery down to a tiny littlenook.

And they elevate the look of everyroom lucky enough to have one. Bigcabinets more than carry their weightwhen it comes to decorating payoffs.They give a room instant depth andvisual interest.

Depending on your goals, big cabi-nets can serve as an exciting back-drop to a furniture grouping or staras a room’s focal point. They providea perfect place to store or display justabout anything you want, from a big-screen TV to favorite accents to pret-ty storage baskets.

Here are some spots where youmight want to place a big, beefy cabi-net to elevate the look of your decor— if you haven’t done so already:

Dining RoomForget that tiny curio cabinet in

the corner of your dining room. Tradeup for a large cabinet that can holdall your dishes and serving pieces,and make a huge style statementwhile doing so. While I love tradition-al china hutches in dining rooms, oneof my favorite options is to insteaduse a large bookcase, then fill it fullof dishes and other lovelies.

If your big, beefy cabinet doesn’treach the ceiling, take advantage ofthat empty space and fill it with amontage of framed artwork.

StudyMany of us have studies that are

cozy and warm. Accenting a studywith a wall of beautiful bookcaseswill knock this room out of the ball-park.

A friend converted an upstairsbedroom into a work hideaway. It’s asmall room, but a bank of bookcasesactually makes it look larger, debunk-ing that myth that bookcases don’twork in small rooms.

At first blush, you would neverguess this many bookcases couldsquish into this space. But here’s theamazing thing about big cabinets:They may be tall and wide enough tocover the entire wall, but they are

usually thin, just 14 to 18 inchesdeep, so they don’t hog precious floorspace.

Lots of folks have TVs in theirstudies or dens. Large cabinets withmultiple shelves and openings pro-vide a perfect home for today’s bigflat-screens. Put the TV in one, thenfill the others with a variety ofaccents, like books and pottery. Thatway, the TV feels more like one of sev-eral decorative elements in the cabi-net, not the sole focal point.

Living RoomWhen you’re picking out a large

cabinet to add to the living room, thesky is the limit. You could showcasean antique armoire with mirroreddoors. Cover an entire wall with book-cases. Use a tall secretary to break alarger room into two conversationareas. Put matching cases on eitherside of your fireplace mantel. Or sticka taller, thinner cabinet in a smallerspace between doorways. Large cabi-nets will help anchor the room andprovide bonus storage.

BedroomMany newer homes feature huge

closets with lots of built-in storage forclothes, so people aren’t puttingdressers in their bedrooms as often.Unfortunately, these rooms are nowmissing the visual weight thatdressers provided.

A great solution is to feature alarge cabinet in the bedroom. Try abookcase, then fill it with photos ofyour family. Or a hutch, using thebottom portion to hold out-of-seasonclothing or extra bed linens and thetop to hold books and decorativeaccents.

BathroomIf the bathroom is large enough,

consider finishing it off with a largecabinet. I just helped a customerdesign her large master bath. Thespace was big and open and neededsomething to ground it and providesome bulk.

So we placed a large cabinetagainst an open wall, filling it withfolded up towels and glass containers.She has declared her bathroom one ofher favorite spots in her home.

KitchenA trend I’m loving in kitchen

design is to add large, free-standingcabinets to the floor plan.

While your built-in cabinets willhold the lion’s share of everydaykitchen items, it’s really fun to bringin a contrasting cabinet to use formore eye-catching kitchen items, likepretty soup tureens, platters andpitchers.

Large cabinets a top-shelf design ideaElevate the look of a room

SHNS PHOTO COURTESY NELL HILL'SBig cabinets work in every size room,from a cavernous gallery with a ceilingthat reaches up to the heavens downto a tiny little nook.

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Brownstone’s silver leaf and reclaimedelm wood Regency Cabinet with silverleaf trim.

Before the sellersordered a structuralpest control (“ter-mite”) inspection,they had some obvi-ous defects corrected.This kept the cost ofthe remaining repairsdown. It alsoimproved the appear-ance of the house. Aback porch that wasin poor condition andwas easily visible wasrebuilt. A pink vinylbathroom floor wasreplaced with a neu-tral vinyl.

The most dramaticchange was achievedby removing the heavydark draperies, darkfurnishings and thedark flocked wallpa-per in the foyer. Thedraperies were left offto expose the beautifulwood windows. Thehouse was trans-

formed from a dark,outdated home to alight-filled home witha lot of potential.

After all the per-sonal property was outof the house, the shagcarpet was removed toexpose the hardwoodfloors that were thenrefinished. The interi-or was completelypainted, and the housewas professionallystaged with furniture,artwork and acces-sories.

The house showedbeautifully, eventhough the kitchenand bathrooms wereold. The listing sold inone week with multi-ple offers for well overthe asking price.

HOUSE HUNT-ING: Improving curbappeal, i.e., the way ahouse looks from thestreet, usually paysoff. For some buyers,

curb appeal is soimportant that theywon’t even look at alisting that lacks goodstreet presence.

Enhancing curbappeal can often bedone inexpensively.Trim overgrownplants to a size thatallows buyers to seethe architecturaldetail of the house. Ifthe landscaping hasbeen unkempt foryears, remove deadplants and add color-ful plants before thehouse goes on themarket. A new lawnadds to the allure of aproperty.

Kitchens and bath-rooms are importantto today’s homebuyers.However, it wouldn’tbe prudent to do acomplete remodel justbefore you put yourhome on the market.You usually can’trecoup the investment.Generally, fix-up-for-sale projects should belimited to cost-effec-tive improvements likenew paint, replacingoutdated light fixturesand replacing wornfloor coverings.

In the listingdescribed above, theold bathrooms weregiven cosmeticupgrades. Toilets andpedestal sinks werereplaced inexpensively.The original tub inthis 1920s home wasreglazed to look likenew. Reglazing wasalso applied to theunattractive browntile walls and showerin another bathroom.It turned an eyesoreinto a bathroom thatbuyers could live withuntil they remodeled.

You can improvethe look of a datedkitchen with newstainless steel appli-ances, paint, updatedlight fixtures and anew floor, if necessary.

It’s sad but truethat most homes neverlook as good as whenthey’re for sale.Resolve to keep yournext home in goodshape to increase yourenjoyment.

THE CLOSING: Itwill be a lot easier toget ready for sale.

Dian Hymer, a realestate broker withmore than 30 years’experience, is anationally syndicatedreal estate columnist.”

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Lelah Pittenger, Richard Pittenger toLelah Pittenger, co-trustee, RichardPittenger, co-trustee, Richard Pittengerand Lelah Pittenger Trust, one lot, $0.

Estate of Anna Jean Wray to JackWinters, one lot, $0.

Harlow Builders Inc. to Andrew Tschop,Breana Tschop, one lot, $185,600.

Estate of Marvin Curtis, to DouglasCurtis, two lots, $0.

Zachary Sweet to Steven Sampson,Thelma Sweet, one lot, $0.

Nottingham Development Inc. to ScottInvestments of Troy LLC, one lot,$44,900.

Nottingham Development Inc. to ScottInvestments of Troy LLC, one lot,$44,900.

JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. toSecretary of Housing and UrbanDevelopment, one lot, $0.

Elizabeth Brown Third Amended andRestated Revocable Living Trust to U.S.Bank N.A., successor trustee to JoshuaLephart, two lots, $242,000.

Harlow Builders Inc. to Cynthia Back,Larry Back, one lot, $67,900.

Scott Investments of Troy LLC toKenneth Murray, Patricia Murray, one lot,$245,800.

Estate of Roger Sentman, ForrestSentman, executor to Marlene Hinkle, onelot, $75,000.

Denlinger & Sons Builders to ChelseyStraka, Nicholas Straka, one lot, $67,900.

Charlotte Taylor Revocable Trust,Charlotte Taylor to Federal NationalMortgage Association, one lot, $43,400.

Chester Brown Jr. to Bank of AmericaN.A., one lot, $45,400.

Erma Cool to Erma Cool IrrevocableTrust, Neta Noll, trustee, one lot, $0.

Cornerstone Baptist Church to GaryRosenberg, Steve Rosenberg, one lot,$26,000.

Gary Rosenberg, Kristine SharpeRosenberg, Steven Rosenberry to Hatler

Bryant, one lot, $26,300.Deborah Day, Royce Day to Kristal

Warner, one lot, $103, 500.Rita Brand, Vincent Brand, Linda

Johnston POA to Dede Kalmar, StephenKalmar, one lot, $47,500.

Joseph Hoffman, Regina Hoffmann toAmerica Homes 4 Rent Property, one lot,$155,000.

PIQUA

Connie Caserta, Linda Kittle, StevenKittle, David Malone, Melissa Malone toTabitha Smith, one lot, $49,900.

Morequity Inc., Nationstar MortgageLLC, attorney in fact to John Shell,Kimberly Shell, two part lots, $22,500.

Donna Martin to Lisa Feeser, one lot,$135,000.

Ami Fashner to Jake Fashner, one lot,$0.

Federal Home Loan MortgageCompany, Felty & Lembright Co. LPA,power of attorney to Richard Smith, TracySmith, one part lot, $34,700.

Gmac Mortgage LLC to Secretary ofHousing and Urban Development, one lot,$0.

Christe Mengos, Shirley Mengos toChristine Bammel, Julienne Heinen,Christe Mengos, one lot, $0.

Jonathan Vetter to Edward Beeman,one lot, $140,000.

Rebecca Holthaus to Debbie Chaney,Jeffrey Chaney, one lot, $124,900.

Dan Saunders to Bear Stearns AssetBacked Securities, U.S. Bank N.A., onelot, $34,000.

Dennis Butcher, Jill Butcher to JasonMonnin, a part lot, $37,600.

Anthony Chappie to ChappieInvestments LLC, one lot, $0.

HUBER HEIGHTS

John D. Dula Jr. to Shirley Worst, onelot, $176,300.

Carriage Trails at the Heights, Dec Land

Co. I LLC to NVR Inc., one lot, $30,500.NVR Inc. to Audrey Starnes, Danny

Starnes, Jennifer Trammell, one lot,$217,500.

Dec Land Co. I LLC to Inverness GroupInc., one lot, $34,000.

Carriage Trails at the Heights, Dec LandCo. I LLC to Inverness Group Inc., one lot,$34,000.

Carriage Trails at the Heights, Dec LandCo. I LLC to NVR Inc., one lot, $30,500.

Carriage Trails at the Heights, Dec LandCo. I LLC to NVR Inc., one lot, $30,500.

TIPP CITY

Jessica Roberts to Holly Huelsman,Jason Huelsman, one lot, $139,900.

Bac Home Loans Servicing LP, Bankof America, successor trustee, Bank ofNew York Mellon, Trustee, CHL MortgagePass-through Trust, Countrywide HomeLoans Servicing, CSMBS Inc., AlisonPotts, Robert Potts, one lot, $351,100.

Beth Smith, Sanford Smith to LaurenPoling, one lot, $89,900.

Charles Osswald, Lesa Pridemore toFederal Home Loan Mortgage Co., a partlot, $50,000.

ALCONY

Sandy Chinn to Nicholas Chinn, a partlot, $0.

BRADFORD

Estate of Betty Abshire to BeverlyDendall, Sharon Siders, two part lots, $0.

Erika Detro, Jared Detro to DeniseDetro, one lot, $32,300.

CASSTOWN

Secretary of Housing and UrbanDevelopment to Linda Vernon, two partlots, $0.

Estate of Karen K. Long to EugeneLong, 0.326 acres, $0.

COVINGTON

Kimberly Dunn, Steven Dunn to MichaelHart, one lot, $124,900.

Katie Coning, Landon Coning to KimberlyDunn, Steven Dunn, one lot, $86,000.

Liberty Savings Bank FSB to Secretary ofHousing and Urban Development, one lot, $0.

Thomas Hawes, Vickie Hawes to JasonHawes, one lot, $0.

Thomas Hawes, Vickie Hawes, HawesKeystone Inheritance Trust to Jason Hawes,trustee, Hawes Keystone Inheritance Trust,$0.

FLETCHER

Keith Schaefer to Jill Brown, Mary BethWillis, one lot, one part lot, $0.

WEST MILTON

Estate of Bobby Call to Lynn Call, onelot, $0.

Beverly Baker, James Baker to AmandaEllis, Armen Ellis III, one lot, one part lot,$84,900.

JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. toChristopher Phillips, Michelle Phillips, onelot, $36,500.

Kacie Hodgin to Jordan Rhoads, onelot, $0.

BETHEL TWP.

Kathy Cyphers, Robert Cyphers to DuffyReal Estate Holdings LLC, two lots,$125,000.

C R & T Enterprises to Duffy RealEstate Holdings LLC, two lots, $660,000.

Estate of Rena Louise Burns to EarlBurns, one lot, $0.

Angela Notestine, Michael Notestine toChristy Baker, Brittney Coburn, JamesCoburn, 5.102 acres, $270,000.

Estate of William Shepherd to MarkShepherd, 8.376 acres, $0.

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BROWN TWP.

Cynthia Brown, Herbert Brownto Patricia Springer, StevenSpringer, a part tract, 5.001acres, $165,000.

Marrs Farm LLC to Nu-Tradition Farm LTD., 5.165 acres,$0.

Marrs Farm LLC to MarrsProduce LLC, 10.922 acres, $0.

Connie Wagner, EmersonWagner to Laura Becker, MarkBecker, 82.00 acres, $0.

CONCORD TWP.

Christopher Monnin, HeatherMonnin to Christopher Monnin,Heather Monnin, one lot, $0.

Jean Martino t o RodneyMartino, 10.397 acres, $0.

ELIZABETH TWP.

Alice Beeman, JamesBeeman to Alice Beeman, JamesBeeman, 0.881 acres, 33.878aces, 40.

Alice Roberts to DwayneTaylor, 26.00 acres, 6.00 acres,$250,000.

Kenneth Hartley, PatriciaHartley to Josh Hershberger,0.873 acres, $100, 000.

Molly Terebinski to RobertLachey, 10.001 acres, $243,900.

LOSTCREEK TWP.

Diane Gray to Anthony

Cooper, Erin Cooper, one lot,$165,000.

Krystal Smith, Todd Smith toKrystal Smith, Todd Smith,2.706 acres, $0.

MONROE TWP.

Estate of Don Cox to C.Joanne Cox, $0.

Samuel Richard Ronicker,Teresa Ronicker to ShawnRonicker, 32.412 acres,$20,000.

Debra Jolley to DBO KitrinaLLC, one lot, $99,900.

NEWBERRY TWP.

Donna Huelskamp, DouglasHuelskamp to Carla Miller,James Miller, 13.997 acres, $0.

NEWTON TWP.

William N. Adkins RevocableTrust, First National Bank andTrust, U.S. Bank, trustee to A.Sue Flory, Jason Flory, JulieFlory, Loren Flory, 100.929acres, $537,000.

Benjamin Adams to AmandaAdams a.k.a. Amanda Wright,one lot, $0.

A. Sue Flory, Loren Flory toJennifer Shellabarger, 19.026acres, $204,000.

Cindy Bradley, DouglasBradley to Jennifer Miller,Ralph Miller, 1.361 acres,1.6231 acres, $189,900.

Scott Herron to DianeHerron, 1.00 acre, $0.

SPRINGCREEKTWP.

Anna Wysong to KeithWyson, $0.

Federal National MortgageAssociation, Weltman, Weinberg& Reis Co. to Blessed DirectionInc., 4.141 acres, 3.253 acres,$120,000.

UNION TWP.

Sharon Earls, Wayne Wertzto Sharon Earls, trustee,Sharon Earls Living Trust,Wayne Wertz LIving Trust,Wayne Wertz, trustee, a tract29.773 acres, 4.846 acres,58.967 acres, 79.182 acres,$0.

Linda Robertson, MichaelRobertson to Adam Valentine,1.020 acres, a part lot,$113,500.

Karen Swafford, MichaelSwafford to Karen Swafford,Michael Swafford, 1.728 acres,$0.

Ann Swigart to AshleyLoper, a part lot, 0.037 acres,0.325 acres, $86, 700.

Diana Richhart, HaroldTrader LLC to First FranklinMortgage Loan, Harold TraderLLC, LaSalle Bank N.A.,trustee, 2.1295 acres,$23,500.

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NOW HIRING: Compa-nies desperately needemployees to assembleproducts at home. No sell-ing, any hours. $500weekly potential. Info:(985)646-1700, Dept.OH-6011.

235 General

LABORERSCDL TRUCK DRIVERS

Industrial contractor hir-ing for hard hat environ-ment. Training provided.

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Tipp City


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ADMINISTRATIVE/ACCOUNTINGASSISTANT

Part time

B&L Labeling in Piqua isseeking a bright, profes-sional and energetic in-dividual for Admin andAcctg support. Respon-sibilities include orderprocessing, billing, A/R,A/P, main phone sup-port, job cost trackingand other admin duties.Approx 30 hrs/week.

Please send resume to:[email protected]

or fax to: (937)773-9020EOE

Construction ServiceCompany seeking:

TEAM LEADERSValid class A CDL re-quired

HELPERSValid Driverʼs Licenserequired

WORK/ TRAVELSCHEDULE

8 days on/6 days off.Job duties require onsitephysical labor in thecommercial flat roof in-dustry, 11 hrs per day.PAID travel, motel, perdiem. Health insurance,401K, paid time off.

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$ BASE PAY +OVER-TIME PAY + BONUSES+ PREVAILING WAGEOPPORTUNITIES $

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REQUIREMENTSMust be 21 yrs of age(due to interstate trav-el/FMSCA regulations)Valid Driverʼs Licensewith MINIMAL points NODUIs or DWIs Ability topass BackgroundChecks Drug ScreenPre-Hire & RandomDOT Physical

Contact Tricia at:

RK Hydro-Vac, Inc322 Wyndham Way

Piqua OH 45356

(800)754-9376

[email protected]

MAINTENANCEPOSITION

Versailles area businesslooking for full time gen-eral maintenance tech.Hours will be Mondaythru Thursday 10:00a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Experi-ence preferred. Paybased on experience.

Stop in to fill out an ap-plication at:

10709 Reed RoadVersailles, Ohio

Between the hours of8:30am - 2:00pm

No phone calls please

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FinancialAssistant

Shelby County Educa-tional Service Center isseeking a full-time finan-cial assistant to start nolater than April 1, 2013.Responsibilities includepayroll and accountspayable. Must be de-tailed oriented and haveaccounting background.Payroll experience pre-ferred. Great benefits,including health insu-rance.

Send your letter ofinterest, resume, andreferences to:

Jana Barhorst, OfficeManager

Shelby County ESC129 E. Court StreetSidney, Ohio 45365

Applications will beaccepted until 4pmFriday, March 8, 2013

NOW HIRING!

Coilplus Berwick will ac-cept applications on:

TuesdayFebruary 26from 10am–3pm

Evaluation hire positionswith great pay andbenefits. Seeking ma-chine & forklift operatorswith great math skills,strong attention to detailand the ability to lift 50+pounds repetitively.

Apply:100 Steelway Drive

Piqua, Ohio

We Support a Drug FreeWorkplace

OFFICEASSISTANT

Full time Office Assist-ant. Monday – Friday8:00–4:30. Must haveexperience and be com-puter efficient.

Send Resume to:

PO Box 37Versailles Ohio 45380

or fill out an applicationat:

10709 Reed RoadVersailles, Ohio

Between the hours of8am-3:30pm Mondaythrough Friday

No phone calls

TEMPORARYMERCHANDISING

PROJECT

Piqua, OH, 5 weeksMonday-Thursday, 3/12-4/12 9PM-6AM, $8.25per hour, Must be physi-cally fit to lift and reset,shelving and remerc-handise product,www.rgis.com, retailmerchandiser questionscall (937)470-3046,EOE

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POWDERCOATER

Wanted-Full Time Pow-der Coater, Local Pow-der Coating Company isseeking an experiencedCoater who is self moti-vated, with strong workethics. We offer com-petitive wages, healthinsurance and retire-ment.

Please e-mail your re-sume to:

[email protected]: Lea Ann

PROTO TRAKOPERATORS

MANUAL LATHEOPERATORS

Minimum 3 years experi-

ence, Must be able toperform close-tolerancework.

Send resumes to:[email protected]

RN SupervisorsCasual ~ 2nd shift

LPN'sCasual ~ All Shifts

STNA'sFT PT ~ All Shifts

HousekeeperFT ~ Days

We are looking for ex-perienced people.Come in and fill outan application andspeak with Beth Bay-man, Staff Develop-ment.

Koester Pavilion3232 North County

Road 25ATroy, OH 45373(I-75 at exit 78)

937.440.7663 Phone937.335.0095 Fax

Located on theUpper Valley MedicalCenter Campus

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Home ImprovementSalesman wanted, leadsprovided, top commis-sions, needed immedi-ately, Call(866)921-3807

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Chiropractic office hiringfor front desk.

Tues-Fri 8:30-1:00;Saturdays 7:30-close

(22.50hrs)If you are friendly,

dependable and efficientplease fax resume toSara: (937)773-0828

with salaryrequirements.

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FULL TIME POSITIONSteel CNC machiningshop in need of employ-ees for first shift. Hoursare Monday - Friday,7:30am - 4pm.

Please send resumewith references to:

Dayton Superior Prod-ucts

1370 Lytle RoadTroy, OH 45373

OR email resume to:dspc@

daytonsuperiorprod-ucts.com

(937)332-1930

Looking forLong TermWork?

Potential for$660/Week

Staffmark is hiring tosupport the needs of F &P America.Immediate openings forwelding, machine opera-tors and assembly.Starting wage is $10/HRwith potential to earn$12/HR after 6 months(based on your atten-dance).

Please apply inperson at:

1600 W. Main St., Troy,Ohio

Online atwww.staffmark.com or

call 937-335-0118.

Now Hiring!Wednesday, February27, 2013 3 pm to 6 pm.Staffmark is holding aspecial hiring event forimmediate openings.Positions include weld-ing, machine operators,forklift drivers, ware-house and assembly.Wages range from$8HR to $12/HR.

1600 W. Main St. Troy,Ohio

Call 937-335-0118.

Repacorp, Inc., a grow-ing label company locat-ed in Tipp City, Ohio, isseeking full time experi-enced FLEXOGRAPHICPRINTING AND FIN-ISHING EQUIPMENTOPERATORS as wellas secondary labor forall shifts. Wages basedon experience.

Repacorp is a stablecompany, offering 401K,health, paid sick and va-cation days.

Submit your resume,along with salary re-quirements, via email [email protected].

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Farm Land

Located at the SE corner of N. Montgomery Co. Line Rd & RinehartRd, just 2 miles west of Rt 48 from Water Wheel Farm & the VFWbetween Union and West Milton, you’ll find three (3) tracts of landconfigured at approx. 71 acres w/ no improvements & the majoritytillable. There are 2 small streams & wooded areas. The propertywill sell by the Multi-Parcel Auction Method. Acreage & dimen-sions are subject to final survey.

Very seldom does an opportunity like this arise in this area where thecustomer can determine the combination of land parcels they wouldlike to purchase. Farmland, Recreation , Investment or PossibleHome Sites --- The possibilities are only limited by your vision. Theopportunity is yours. Contact Jerry Stichter, Auctioneer-Realtor, withGarden Gate Realty at 937-335-6758 or get more details atwww.stichterauctions.comViewing at the farm, Saturday, March 2, 10 AM to 12 PM.

WILLOW SPRINGS FAMILY FARM, LLC

The Auction will be conducted offsite at the CommunityChurch, 2261 S. Miami St (St. Rt 48), West Milton.

JERRY STICHTERAUCTIONEER, INC.

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JJeerrrryy SSttiicchhtteerr Broker Associate of GGaarrddeenn GGaattee RReeaallttyy

MONDAY, MARCH 18 • 10:00 AMREAL ESTATE ONLY

Agricultural Real Estate Three Tracts, 71 AcresRandolph Township,

Clayton, Ohio

Parcel One: 22,68 A. w/ 678 ft of frontage on N. Montgomery Co.Line Rd & 455 ft of frontage on Rinehart Road. Parcel Two: 24.72 A. w/ 790 ft of frontage on Rinehart Rd., & lyingsouth of and contiguous to Parcel One. There is a small streamthat will act as the boundary line between these two parcels. Parcel Three: 23.96 A. w/ over 1,100 ft of frontage on RinehartRd., and lying south of and contiguous to Parcel Two.

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INSIDE SALESIndustrial contractingcompany seeks a fulltime Inside Salespersonto make appointmentswith existing and newcustomers. Two yearsinside sales experienceand proficiency withWord, Excel and Inter-net a must.

Send resume and salaryrequirements to:[email protected]

275 Situation Wanted

TAX PREPARATION$100 flat rate(937)620-6755

[email protected]

280 Transportation

Class-A CDL Driver

• 2500-3000 mi/wkavg

• No-touch truckloadvan freight

• Good balance ofpaycheck andhometime

• Terminal in JacksonCenter, OH.

2 yr experience required

1-800-288-6168www.risingsunexpress.com

DRIVERSWANTED

JOHNSRUDTRANSPORT,

a food grade liquidcarrier is seekingClass A CDL tankdrivers from the Sid-ney/Piqua/Troy area.Home flexible week-ends. 5 years drivingexperience required.Will train for tank.Great Pay and Bene-fit Package. For fur-ther info,

call Jane @1-888-200-5067

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STORAGE TRAILERSFOR RENT

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Immediate opening fora Fleet Mechanicwith experience onSemi-tractor & trailermaintenance and ser-vice.This is a full timeposition with excellentwages & benefits.Apply in person at:

Harold J.Pohl, Inc.9394 McGreevey Rd.Versailles, OH 453801-800-837-5046

500 - Merchandise

525 Computer/Electric/Office

COMPUTER SET, Win-dows XP, loaded, CD-ROM, DSL Internet, USB.90 day warranty on parts,$100. Ask about laptops.(937)339-2347.

530 Events

GUN & FISHING TackleShow, March 2nd. FreeAdmission. Indian LakeFish & Game Club, Inc.1055 St. Rt. 708, S Rus-sells Point, Ohio. Gary(937)205-0206

545 Firewood/Fuel

FIREWOOD, $125 a cordpick up, $150 a cord deliv-ered, $175 a cord deliv-ered and stacked(937)308-6334 or(937)719-3237

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

FIREWOOD, SeasonedAsh, $100 a cord(937)335-3549

FIREWOOD, split, sea-soned, and delivered (lo-cal) $140 cord. 1/2 cordsavailable, (937)559-6623Thank you.

SEASONED FIREWOODfor sale. $135 per cord,delivered. (937)638-6950

577 Miscellaneous

CEMETERY PLOTS, (3)at Forest Hills Cemetery,lot 63-C spaces 1, 2, 3,$3000, (561)514-1895,[email protected].

CRIB, changing table,pack-n-play, doorwayswing, walker, high chair,booster chair, travel bas-sinet, tub, clothes, blan-kets, movies, dolls, more(937)339-4233.

GOLF CLUBS, Exercisebike, chipper shredder,extension ladder, stepladder, push & ridingmower, many tools & mis-cellaneous items,(937)773-2311

WALKER, seated walker,wheelchair, shower/transfer benches, com-mode chair, toilet riser,grab bars, canes, animat-ed phones, good condi-tion! More,(937)339-4233.

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586 Sports and Recreation

SIG SAUER P556 gun,new never fired in casewith laser /tactical light,$1600; 1700 rounds of5.56mm NATO ammuni-tion, $900,(937)726-3921 and leavemessage

592 Wanted to Buy

BUYING ESTATES, Willbuy contents of estatesPLUS, do all cleanup,(937)638-2658 ask for Ke-vin

800 - Transportation

805 Auto

2008 FORD Ex-plorer Ltd V8/4WDLtd, Black, with Black in-terior, 91,000 miles.Rear, 4WD, V-8, Gas,Auto, Fully Loaded andin terrific shape. Leatherwith heated front seats,power 3rd row seats,Voice activated SYNCwith NAV and Sirius,power running boards,keyless entry, program-mable driver's seat andadjustable brake pedal,heated windshield, classIII/IV trailer tow pack-age, power moonroof,luggage rack. New bat-tery and brakes. Allmaintenance performedfor the life of the vehicle.Records available at lo-cal dealer. One owner, anon-smoker, with cleanCar Fax $19,500.(937)[email protected]

WANTED! Swap Meetvendors. March 16th, 17th2013, Shelby County FairGrounds, Sidney, Ohio.For more information call1-888-557-3235

820 Automobile Shows/Events

MOD-TIQUES Car Club29th annual swap meet,Sunday March 3rd,8am-3pm at Clark Countyfairgrounds, Springfield,Ohio, vendor space $20,general admission $5, forinfo call (937)828-1283

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