BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer [email protected]Two Troy residents seeking to place a referendum on the ballot opposing the rezoning of a proper- ty said they plan to continue with the initiative after their petitions were denied by the Miami County Board of Elections, which had pro- vided them with conflicting figures on the number of signatures required. The 1880s home in question at 25 N. Mulberry St. was approved under council legislation to be rezoned from office residential to local retail district, allowing for the St. Patrick Soup Kitchen to move from a couple blocks away. However, Jean Melvin of 25 N. Walnut St., one of the circulators of the petitions along with Rosaleen Rayman of 31 N. Walnut, said the petitions have nothing to do with the proposed use, only the rezoning, which allows for the 1880s duplex to be demolished. The two neighbors said they received a printout from the Board of Elections stating that 7,602 votes were cast in the city of Troy 2010 gubernatorial election, mean- ing that 726 signatures would be required to fulfill the 10 percent of total signatures needed to place the measure on the ballot. Melvin For Home Delivery, call 335-5634 • For Classified Advertising, call (877) 844-8385 SPORTS Trojans lose to Springfield; fall to 0-3 PAGE 16 LOCAL Reservation drive ends Saturday PAGE 3 Today Mostly sunny High: 42° Low: 35° Thursday Mostly sunny High: 48° Low: 27° 6 74825 22406 6 INSIDE TODAY Advice ..........................10 Calendar .........................3 Classified......................13 Comics .........................11 Deaths ............................6 Mary Catherine White Lowell R. Kuntz Clement S. Partington Mary E. Berchtold Anna M. Bowman Alberta J. Graeser Shirley Stahl Basil Barga Dorothy Keller Dorothy Wesbecher Doris K. Morris Doris Trent Joan J. Baker Horoscopes ..................11 Opinion ...........................5 Sports ...........................16 TV.................................10 Complete weather information on Page 12. OUTLOOK INSIDE Get festive at Apple Tree Gallery in Piqua with hundreds of vintage items and ornaments on display. Also, Francis Furniture participates in Toys for Tots. Read about it in this week’s edition of iN75. Check out this week’s iN75 On a night that began with a public hearing on two pro- posed changes, zoning issues took top priority at Monday night’s Covington Village Council meeting. The first issue addressed at the public hearing, which began an hour before the 7 p.m. regular meeting, was an ordinance to change the zon- ing of 2600 Mote Drive (on the corner of State Route 41) from I-1 industrial to neigh- borhood business. The change is being requested to accommodate the proposed opening of a doctor’s office in part of the former Remedi Pharmacy complex. See Page 4. Zoning issues reviewed at council meeting • See REFERENDUM on Page 2 It’s Where You Live! www.troydailynews.com $1.00 an award-winning Ohio Community Media newspaper Wednesday Volume 104, No. 285 Home Delivery: 335-5634 Classified Advertising: (877) 844-8385 December 5, 2012 STAFF PHOTOS/ANTHONY WEBER Students from St. Patrick School carry food donations to the soup kitchen Monday. A 500-pound goal was exceeded during the collection. BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer [email protected]‘Tis the season of giving — and St. Patrick Catholic School kicked off the holiday season in a big way with a large food donation for the soup kitchen in their front yard. More than 600 pounds of food was collected by the students. On Monday, sixth grade students in Diane Hoying’s class and seventh grade students helped deliver the food to the St. Patrick’s Soup Kitchen. According to St. Patrick Catholic School’s Principal Cyndi Cathcart, the school’s goal was 500 pounds, which the students generously exceeded with incentives such as a “blue jeans day” to commend their efforts. “We all have plenty, so we told the students ‘Let’s give back to those who don’t have food on their tables like we do,’” Hoying said as sixth- and seventh-grade students carried boxes overflowing with non-perish- able food items for the soup kitchen. According to St. Patrick’s Soup Kitchen’s director Dick Steineman, more than 2,000 meals are served a month at the facility. “We just really appreciative of the students’ generosity,” Steineman said. “These young people have the ability to see the need in their own community and have given gener- ously together as a school. We just really appreciate their donations which will help others in their com- munity.” Steineman said the 68 seat facili- ty is packed with people in need especially at the end of the month when household food budgets are tight. “At the end of the month we don’t have enough seats for everybody,” Steineman said. “We appreciate their support of the community.” Steineman said the food the students donated should last until the spring along with other gener- ous donations from local schools. Michelle and Chad Henry had to look at their baby daughters’ feet if they wanted to know which one they were holding. For the first few weeks after identical triplets Sophia, Olivia and Emma were born June 26 at UPMC Hamot, the only way their Millcreek Township parents could identify them was by the color of their toenails. See Page 7. Triplets keeping parents busy The season for giving Students carry boxes of food into the soup kitchen. TROY • See GIVING on Page 2 More than 600 pounds of food collected for soup kitchen Troy residents seek referendum Hope to get rezoning issue on 2013 ballot TROY Council approves agency funding BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer [email protected]The treasurer and chief videographer of Troy Public Broadcasting both spoke on the need for city funding at Monday’s Troy City Council meeting. Treasurer David Murray said Troy 5 depends on the city for 70 percent of its funding. He pointed out that Troy 5 provides city government, sports and educational pro- gramming for many city residents through Time Warner and online at troy5.com, which provides live streaming and video on demand. Troy 5 videographer Joe Weaver said he was disap- pointed to hear discussion of cutting funding at last week’s finance meeting, especially considering Troy 5 broadcasts council meet- ings in addition to provid- ing content available for TROY • See COUNCIL on Page 2 MIAMI COUNTY Cards to be sent to troops BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer [email protected]While in college or away at camp, you probably remember feeling full of glee when you received a card in the mail — a spe- cial message symbolizing that someone else was thinking of you. For men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces, that touch of home is especially important during the holi- days. “Every so often, (a serv- ice member) will say, ‘I’ve never needed Red Cross for emergency services, but I received a card through the Red Cross and it made my day,’” said Scott Miller, executive director of the Northern Miami Valley chapter. Hundreds of local residents participate each year, he added. All cards should be signed and use a general salutation such as “Dear Service Member.” Photos, glitter or personal contact • See CARDS on Page 2
Two Troy residents seeking toplace a referendum on the ballotopposing the rezoning of a proper-ty said they plan to continue withthe initiative after their petitionswere denied by the Miami County
Board of Elections, which had pro-vided them with conflicting figureson the number of signaturesrequired.The 1880s home in question at
25 N. Mulberry St. was approvedunder council legislation to be
rezoned from office residential tolocal retail district, allowing forthe St. Patrick Soup Kitchen tomove from a couple blocks away.However, Jean Melvin of 25 N.Walnut St., one of the circulatorsof the petitions along withRosaleen Rayman of 31 N.Walnut,said the petitions have nothing todo with the proposed use, only the
rezoning, which allows for the1880s duplex to be demolished.The two neighbors said they
received a printout from the Boardof Elections stating that 7,602votes were cast in the city of Troy2010 gubernatorial election, mean-ing that 726 signatures would berequired to fulfill the 10 percent oftotal signatures needed to placethe measure on the ballot. Melvin
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On a night that began witha public hearing on two pro-posed changes, zoning issuestook top priority at Mondaynight’s Covington VillageCouncil meeting.
The first issue addressedat the public hearing, whichbegan an hour before the 7p.m. regular meeting, was anordinance to change the zon-ing of 2600 Mote Drive (onthe corner of State Route 41)from I-1 industrial to neigh-borhood business. Thechange is being requested toaccommodate the proposedopening of a doctor’s office inpart of the former RemediPharmacy complex.See Page 4.
Zoning issuesreviewed atcouncil meeting
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STAFF PHOTOS/ANTHONY WEBERStudents from St. Patrick School carry food donations to the soup kitchen Monday. A 500-pound goal wasexceeded during the collection.
‘Tis the season of giving — andSt. Patrick Catholic School kickedoff the holiday season in a big waywith a large food donation for thesoup kitchen in their front yard.More than 600
pounds of foodwas collected bythe students. On Monday, sixthgrade students in Diane Hoying’sclass and seventh grade studentshelped deliver the food to the St.Patrick’s Soup Kitchen.According to St. Patrick Catholic
School’s Principal Cyndi Cathcart,the school’s goal was 500 pounds,which the students generouslyexceeded with incentives such as a“blue jeans day” to commend theirefforts.“We all have plenty, so we told
the students ‘Let’s give back to thosewho don’t have food on their tableslike we do,’” Hoying said as sixth-and seventh-grade students carriedboxes overflowing with non-perish-able food items for the soup kitchen.According to St. Patrick’s Soup
Kitchen’s director Dick Steineman,more than 2,000 meals are served amonth at the facility.“We just really appreciative of
the students’ generosity,” Steinemansaid. “These young people have theability to see the need in their owncommunity and have given gener-ously together as a school. We justreally appreciate their donationswhich will help others in their com-munity.”Steineman said the 68 seat facili-
ty is packed with people in needespecially at the end of the monthwhen household food budgets aretight.“At the end of the month we don’t
have enough seats for everybody,”Steineman said. “We appreciate
their support of the community.”Steineman said the food the
students donated should last untilthe spring along with other gener-ous donations from local schools.
Michelle and Chad Henryhad to look at their babydaughters’ feet if they wantedto know which one they wereholding. For the first few weeksafter identical triplets Sophia,Olivia and Emma were bornJune 26 at UPMC Hamot, theonly way their MillcreekTownship parents could identifythem was by the color of theirtoenails. See Page 7.
Triplets keepingparents busy
The season for giving
Students carry boxes of food into the soup kitchen.
TROY
• See GIVING on Page 2
More than 600pounds of foodcollected forsoup kitchen
Troy residents seek referendumHope to get rezoning issue on 2013 ballot
The treasurer and chiefvideographer of TroyPublic Broadcasting bothspoke on the need for cityfunding at Monday’s TroyCity Council meeting.Treasurer David
Murray said Troy 5depends on the city for 70percent of its funding. Hepointed out that Troy 5provides city government,sports and educational pro-gramming for many cityresidents through TimeWarner and online attroy5.com, which provideslive streaming and videoon demand.Troy 5 videographer Joe
Weaver said he was disap-pointed to hear discussionof cutting funding at lastweek’s finance meeting,especially considering Troy5 broadcasts council meet-ings in addition to provid-ing content available for
While in college or awayat camp, you probablyremember feeling full ofglee when you received acard in the mail — a spe-cial message symbolizingthat someone else wasthinking of you. For menand women in the U.S.Armed Forces, that touchof home is especiallyimportant during the holi-days.“Every so often, (a serv-
ice member) will say, ‘I’venever needed Red Crossfor emergency services, butI received a card throughthe Red Cross and it mademy day,’” said Scott Miller,executive director of theNorthern Miami Valleychapter. Hundreds of localresidents participate eachyear, he added.All cards should be
signed and use a generalsalutation such as “DearService Member.” Photos,glitter or personal contact
• See CARDS on Page 2
COLUMBUS (AP) —The Ohio Supreme Courthas heard from both sidesin a case involving compen-sation for a group oflandowners for their lossesfrom flooding near Ohio’slargest inland lake.The court ruled a year
ago that the stateDepartment of NaturalResources was required to
compensate 87 landownersnear Grand Lake St. Marysin western Ohio.Lawyers for the
landowners allege the statehas been dragging its feetever since.Michael Stokes, an
assistant Ohio attorneygeneral, told the court it’sbeen difficult to findappraisers qualified towork on the case. And it’staking time for the fivehired by the state to do thejob properly.Attorney Bruce Ingram,
representing the landown-ers, said plenty of qualifiedappraisers are availableand the state’s argument isa red herring.
Bree Wappelhorst, 12, ofTroy, said the food drivebegan in November and herclass went door-to-door tocollect food from each class-room.“It’s really fun to help
collect the food to help peo-ple who don’t have enough,”Wappelhorst said.Ann Pannapara, 11, of
Troy, said collecting canswas a small act of kindnessto help provide for those inneed.“We all need food to sur-
vive and there’s people outthere in our town who don’thave it like we do and weneed to share with others,”Pannapara said.“We broke the record
once they told us we couldwear jeans someday soon,”said Aidan Snyder, 12, ofTroy. “It’s nice to be able tohave a day out of uniform.”Elliot Gilaridi, and
Lauren Ray, both 11 yearsold and from Troy, said theyenjoyed weighing the foodto see how close they were
getting to their school’sgoal.“My favorite part was
getting to go to all theclassrooms and seeing howmuch we could get,” Raysaid. “It feels good to give,even if we are just kids. Weare Catholics and it’s goodto help. When you give toothers it feels great.”“Counting all the cans
and weighing all the foodwas my favorite part,”Gilaridi said. “It was neatto see us get close and thenexceed our goal we set forourselves — it kept gettinghigher and higher.”Dalton Black said he
liked helping to carry thefood over to the soupkitchen after the food drive
ended.“I liked helping those in
need, even if it’s just a cou-ple cans of food. A little cango a long way,” Black said.The school also is partic-
ipating in the Samaritan’sPurse’s OperationChristmas Child, whichyielded more than 102 shoeboxes for needy children inthird world countriesaround the world. Theschool also donated morethan 20 coats for the MiamiCounty Sheriff ’s Officeannual “Operation Cover-up” for children who needwarm coats for the Ohiowinters.For details about St.
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said they were later toldthat the number of voteswas actually 7,758, and onanother day she was toldthe figure was 7,864 —meaning the 780 valid sig-natures they collected nolonger constituted the 10percent of total votes suffi-cient for placing the refer-endum on the November2013 ballot. The two neigh-bors stated they receivedthe final figure on the 11thday, one day after the dead-line for petitions.Board of Elections
Chairman Roger Luringsaid to his understandingthe provisional ballots werenot included in the originalfigures provided, thus thediscrepancy in the informa-
tion provided.“We try very hard to give
correct answers and get thecorrect information,”Luring said.Melvin said she and
Rayman have been speak-ing with an attorney abouthow to proceed with thepetitions.St. Patrick Soup Kitchen
board member Greg Taylorsaid he was unaware of pro-ceedings regarding the ref-erendum and that theboard was focused on plansfor demolishing the currentproperty, slated for theweek of Dec. 17, and build-ing the new soup kitchenfollowing a ground-break-ing ceremony. Constructionunder Harlow Builders ofTroy is expected to be com-plete by spring 2013.
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viewers worldwide, including military menand women stationed overseas. He addedthat the public broadcasting center is usingcomputers that are 15 years old, includingone computer with Windows 98, while thecity considers buying iPads for its employ-ees.“We are essential,” Weaver said. “To not
fund TV 5 in the future would be a travestyof justice.”Council members unanimously approved
funding for Troy Public Broadcasting in theamount of $90,000. All other agency fundingwas also approved, including $125,000 forthe Troy Development Council, $55,000 forTroy Main Street and $29,000 for Troy Rec.In other council news:• A five-year rate plan for water and
sewer rates was approved. Earlier in themeeting, resident Lester Conard questionedthe city’s plans for raising rates after theyear 2013.• Council decided to have at least one
more reading of legislation regarding rezon-ing 110 E. Canal St. from light industrialdistrict to central business district.Planning commission gave a positive recom-mendation, and the law and ordinance com-mittee will give their recommendation at ameeting next week.• An Ohio Department of Natural
Resources grant was approved for building arestroom facility at Treasure Island Park.• The 2013 budget and re-appropriation
of the 2012 budget were both met withapproval from council.• Council OK’d an amendment to the
sign code that clarifies requirements ontemporary window signs.
• City Council President Marty Bakercommended DP&L staff for their quickresponse to the power outage Fridayevening.
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off at the local office at1314 Barnhart Road ormailed to Holiday Mail forHeroes, P.O. Box 5456,Capitol Heights, MD20791-5456. The deadline
is Friday, Dec. 7, for cardsto be either postmarked orreceived at the local RedCross.Each card is screened
by mail service providerPitney Bowes in additionto being reviewed by RedCross volunteers. For moreinformation, visit red-cross.org/holidaymail.
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PARK BOARD NEWS
• Commissioners gave a positiverecommendation at Tuesday’s meet-ing for allowing an adult semi-profootball team to use Duke Park forgames from June through Augustnext year.In response to a question from
board president Alan Kappers, recre-ation director Ken Siler said 20 ofthe 25 players are Troy residents.• Director of Golf Ken Green
reported that Miami Shores has seenan upsurge in business in late fall,which he attributed to unseasonablymild temperatures.• Kappers announced that fore-
man Jeremy Drake will service asinterim park superintendent follow-ing the resignation of Tim Mercer.“Tim, we’ve enjoyed all your years
of service. Thank you for that,”Kappers said, adding that a recep-tion will be hosted from 1-3 p.m. Dec.13 in city hall.Director of Public Service and
Safety Patrick Titterington said thecity plans to first explore the poten-tial for increasing efficiencies in thedepartment and thus will defer thesearch for a permanent replacementfor now.
Christmas meal plannedTROY — St. Patrick’s Soup Kitchen will provide a
Christmas meal for those in need, according to direc-tor Dick Steineman.
The meal will be served at the soup kitchen locat-ed at 419 E. Main St., Troy from noon to 1:30 p.m. onTuesday, Dec. 25.
Steineman said more than 350 people wereserved a meal on Christmas Day last year.
The meal may also be delivered to those who areshut-in. To be placed on the delivery list, call 335-7939. Reservations for meal delivery may be madeup until Christmas morning.
For more information about the St. Patrick SoupKitchen, visit www.soupkitchen.org.
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Piqua police have made anarrest in a Tuesday afternoon rob-bery at MainSource Bank, 126 W.High St.Less than eight hours after the
holdup, police arrested Eric W.Smith, 32, of Piqua. Smith washoled up in an America’s Best ValueInn in Huber Heights. He has beencharged with aggravated robbery.Chief Bruce Jamison credits
“good investigative work” on thepart of his officers following therobbery and a citizen tip thatSmith may have been involved forquickly solving the case.
P o l i c er e c o v e r e dthe clothing
allegedly worn by Smith at hishome at 326 Caldwell St.Officers were executed a search
warrant at the Huber Heightsmotel room on Tuesday evening.
Police report Smith claimed tobe armed with a weapon when hewalked into MainSource BankTuesday afternoon, gave a teller anote and fled the scene on foot withan undisclosed amount of cash.Authorities said the man told
the teller that he had a weapon, butnever displayed one.The bank robbery took place at 2
p.m. and only lasted a few minutes.The suspect fled the bank on footand ran north along North Wayne
Street as police responded immedi-ately afterward. The bank is onlytwo blocks from the police station.No injuries were reported as a
result of the bank robbery atMainSource.It was the second daylight bank
robbery in the city of Piqua in asmany years. On May 31, 2011, cityresident Matthew J. Niblickwalked into the Chase Bank, 401Spring St., and demanded $7.9 mil-lion.
• VETERANS BREAK-FAST: The Miami ValleyVeterans Museum willhave free coffee anddoughnuts for all veteransand guests from 9-11 a.m.at the museum, located inthe Masonic Lodge, 107West Main St., Troy, on thesecond floor.
• SUPPORT GROUP:The Miami-Shelby OstomySupport Group will meetat 5 p.m. at the Tin RoofRestaurant in Troy for itsChristmas Dinner. Anyonewho did not attend theNovember meeting isasked to call 440-4706 byNov. 30 so an accuratenumber can be providedfor reservations. SupportGroup programs provideinformation and support toostomates and their fami-lies, and are beneficial tohealth care professionalsas well as caregivers. Formore information on thegroup, call 440-4706.
• BABY & ME LAP-TIME: Children ages birthto 2 years and their care-giver are invited to come tothe Troy-Miami CountyPublic Library at 10 a.m. toenjoy stories, songs, fingerplays and playtime. No reg-istration is necessary.
• PERI MEETING: TheMiami County Chapter ofthe Ohio Public EmployeeRetirees will meet at 11:30a.m. at St. John’s LutheranChurch, 248 Wood St.,Piqua. Lunch is $10,payable at the door.Reservations due Nov. 29by calling Beth at 335-2771. The meeting is opento any current or retiredOhio public employee.
• KIWANIS MEETING:The Kiwanis Club of Troywill meet from noon to 1p.m. at the Troy CountryClub. Tim Miller, the headboys’ basketball coach atTroy High School, willshare his thoughts on theTrojans’ upcoming season.For more information, con-tact Donn Craig, vice presi-dent, at (937) 418-1888.
THURSDAY
• SENIOR DINNER:Reservations are duetoday for Newton’sannounce 21st annualSenior Citizen’s ChristmasDinner, to be held at 5:30p.m. Dec.12. The menu willconsist of turkey with allthe trimmings.Entertainment will be pro-vided. A brief messagefrom the superintendentwill be followed by food, fel-lowship and fun. If you area resident of NewtonSchool District, age 60 andup, call the school at (937)673-2002.
• SENIOR LUNCH: TheA.B. Graham MemorialCenter, Conover, will offerits monthly senior lunch-eon. Terry Naas ofRiverside of Miami Countywill speak on “A LittleAbout Riverside andChristmas, Too.” The pro-gram will begin at 11 a.m.and lunch will be at noonfor $6 per person. All agesare invited. To make areservation, call (937) 368-3700.
• MARTIAL ARTS:Come to the Troy-MiamiCounty Library at 6 p.m.for a free demonstrationon Tae Ryu Do martialArts. Masters StephenMcCall and Wayne Riehlefrom Tae Ryu DoInternational will discussthe fundamentals of TaeRyu Do while reflecting ontheir own experiences. Allages are invited to attend.Call 339-0502 to registerin advance.
• CHICKEN DINNER:American Legion Post No.43 will offer a chicken din-ner from 5-7:30 p.m. Thedinner will include butter-milk chicken, mashedpotatoes and coleslaw, for$8.
• DISCOVERY WALK:A morning discovery walkfor adults will be from 8-9:30 a.m. at AullwoodAudubon Center, 1000Aullwood Road, Dayton.Tom Hissong, educationcoordinator, will lead walk-ers as they experience thewonderful seasonalchanges taking place.Bring binoculars.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
• NATIVITY WALK:Stillwater CommunityChurch, 7900 W. SugarGrove Road, betweenCovington and PleasantHill, will offer its liveNativity walk from 6-8:30p.m. The will be six walkseach night to visit thehomes of Mary, Elizabethand Joseph’s carpentershop; the Inn, and hear theangels announce the birthof Jesus the shepherds;then follow the shepherdsto the manger. Hot choco-late and cookies also willbe offered for participantsto sit around the fire.
FRIDAY
• FRIDAY DINNER: TheCovington VFW Post No.4235, 173 N. High St.,Covington, will offer dinnerfrom 5-8 p.m. For moreinformation, call 753-1108.
• CHICKEN FRY: ThePleasant Hill VFW Post No.6557, 7578 W. FennerRoad, Ludlow Falls, willoffer a three-piece chickendinner with french fries andmacaroni salad for $7 from6-8 p.m. Chicken livers alsoare available.
SATURDAY
• SANTA ARRIVES:The Bradford OhioRailroad Museum will beopen from 10 a.m. to 1p.m., with Santa arriving at11 a.m. at 200 N. MiamiAve., Bradford. Railroadsfrom Z-G gauge will beavailable.
• FISH FRY: ThePleasant Hill VFW Post No.6557, 7578 W. FennerRoad, Ludlow Falls, willoffer an all-you-can-eat fishfry and smelt dinner withfrench fries, baked beansand applesauce for $8 from5-7 p.m.
• FISH FRY: The TroyEagles, 225 N. Elm St., willoffer an all-you-can eat fishfry dinner with fries,coleslaw and roll for $8from 5:30-7 p.m.
• BREAKFAST WITHSANTA: Troy Rotary Club’sBreakfast with Santa willbe from 8:30-11 a.m. at St.Patrick Parish Center, 444E.Water St., Troy. Theprice is $10 for adutls and$6 for children 12 andyounger and will include anall-you-can-eat pancakes,sausage, milk, juice andcoffee breakfast, a visitwith Santa and a framed 4-by-6-inch picture withSanta. Tickets may be pur-chased at Around AboutBooks, 8 W. Main St., or inthe mayor’s office, secondfloor of City Hall, Jumpy’sFun Zone or at the door.
• COOKIE SHOPPE:Homemade holiday cook-ies and candy will be soldby the pound at theChristmas Cookie Shoppefrom 9 a.m. to noon at theFirst Place ChristianCenter, 16 W. Franklin St.,Troy. The event is beingsponsored by the UnitedMethodist Women. Theproceeds will be given tolocal charities. For moreinformation, call at 335-2826.
• OPEN HOUSE: TheLincoln Community Centerwill host its annual openhouse from 3-5 p.m. Therewill be light refreshments,with tours being offered, aswell as an overview of
2013 programming.• KARAOKE NIGHT:
The Tipp City AmericanLegion, North Third Street,will offer Papa D’s PonyExpress Karaoke from 7p.m. to close. The event isfree.
• CANDLE DIPPING:Aullwood will offer red andblue colored candle dippingbeginning at 2:30 p.m. atthe farm, 9101 FrederickPike, Dayton. Admission is$4 for adults ad $2 for chil-dren, plus $1 for each can-dle made. Call (937) 890-7360 for more information.
SUNDAY
• TURKEY SHOOT: TheTroy VFW Post No. 5436,2220 LeFevre Road, Troy,will offer a turkey shootwith sign ups beginning at11 a.m. The shoot willbegin at noon. An all-you-can-eat breakfast, by theauxiliary, will be availablefrom 9 a.m. to noon for $6.
• BREAKFASTSERVED: Breakfast will beoffered at the Pleasant HillVFW Post No. 6557, 7578W. Fenner Road, LudlowFalls, from 8- 11 a.m. Allbreakfasts are made-to-order and everything is a lacarte.
• PARTY OF THE ANI-MALS: A winter party forthe wildlife at BruknerNature Center will be from2-4 p.m. Enjoy refresh-ments, games, make atreat for your wild friendsand meet some of thenewest wildlife ambassa-dors. There also will bestaff on hand to show anddiscuss the striped skunk.Admission is a gift for ourwild friends. Check out thewish list to the left or ourwishes for wildlife tree(located at the entrance ofthe Critter Corner) forsome gift ideas.
• CHRISTMAS CELE-BRATION: A Christmascelebration will be offeredbeginning at 4 p.m. at FirstPlace Christian Center, 16W. Franklin St., Troy, spon-sored by bible studies ofChampaign, Miami andShelby counties. The eventwill include praise and wor-ship and fellowship follow-ing the event. Participantsare asked to bring food toshare for the fellowshiptime. Table service will beprovided. Food is able tobe delivered to First Placebeginning at 3 p.m.
• BREAKFAST SET:The American LegionAuxiliary, 377 N. 3rd St.,Tipp City, will present anall-you-can-eat breakfastfrom 8-11 a.m. Items avail-able will be eggs, bacon,sausage, sausage gravy,biscuits, pancakes, waffles,french toast, hash browns,toast, cinnamon rolls, fruitand juices. Meals will be$6.
• CANDLE DIPPING:Aullwood will offer red andblue colored candle dippingbeginning at 2:30 p.m. atthe farm, 9101 FrederickPike, Dayton. Admission is$4 for adults ad $2 for chil-dren, plus $1 for each can-dle made. Call (937) 890-7360 for more information.
When Jeff Madewellfunded the ChristmasDrive for RosebudReservation in 1999, hewas unaware of the suc-cess his Christmas drivewould be.
Although Madewell lostapproximately 95 percentof his vision by the age of19, and has battled fivetypes of cancer, he felt acalling to help others.
Madewell knew hewanted to help residentsliving on reservations. Hisbrother lived on a reserva-tion in Wyoming, allowingMadewell the opportunityto visit during the summerand experience the livingconditions on reservations.This trip impactedMadewell and promptedhim to create theChristmas Drive forRosebud Reservation.
“To know you’re helpingand making a difference isa great feeling,” Madewellsaid. “I’m proud of all thecommunities; there are somany people who have bighearts and donate theirtime.”
The drive focuses onchildren and elders whodwell on the outliningareas of the reservation.Many of the children areabandoned by their par-ents. Usually the grand-parents are forced to pro-vide care to these children.There’s no electricity avail-able to anyone living onthe outlining areas.
While every donation ishelpful, items that are inhigh demand include blan-kets, diapers, coffee andtea.
All donated money isused to pay for the pur-chase of additional foodand clothing items for thedrive. Madewell said mon-etary donations are at arecord level this year, withfunds coming from acrossthe U.S. and from as faraway as Australia andSpain. He said he recentlyperformed two successfulbenefits with his duoHiggins-Madewell to raisefunds.
Additional objects thatcan be donated include,coats, hats, gloves, walk-ers, crutches, bedding andnon-perishable food thatcan be prepared withoutelectricity. However, anyglass objects will not beaccepted. Items do nothave to be new, but theyneed to be in good condi-tion.
“We’re trying to limit itto winter clothing andbaby items and formula,”Madewell said. “Babies aredrinking Kool-Aid frombottles out there because
of the expense of formulaand the distance to get it.”
All items can bedropped off Dec. 8 at theUnion Township Building,9497 Markley Road,Laura. The building willbe open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday.
More information onthe program can be foundon the program’s websitechristmasforrosebud.com,including a 12-minute doc-umentary on the condi-tions on the reservation.Monetary donations maybe made to HuntingtonBank, where a RosebudReservation fund has beenset up.
“I’m always impressedwith the amount of gen-erosity every year, espe-cially with this economy,”said Madewell, whoreceived awards from CVSand NPR for his work withthe reservation.
So far, Madewell’srecording studio andgarage, along with his par-ent’s garage, a 16-foottrailer and a storage unitare overwhelmed by dona-tions. Donations areaccepted year-round, butcome primarily duringOctober throughDecember.
Madewell wishes totouch even more lives inthe future.
“The message I want toshow others, is that donat-ing is not that hard to do.With the smallest contri-bution, lives are changed,”he said.
All items can be droppedoff Dec. 8 at the UnionTownship Building, 9497Markley Road, Laura. Thebuilding will be open 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Women’s groupset to meet
TROY — The Troy-Tipp Women’sConnection will meet atnoon Dec. 12 at the TroyCountry Club.
The theme for theluncheon is “Music in theAir.” The feature will be“Christmas Cantata &Luncheon with Kwanna’sClub.” The music will bepresented by DonSimones of Enon.
The speaker will beJean Schaffer of FortWayne, Ind., speaking on“Wife of Former FootballCoach StrugglesSpiritually.”
Lunch is $12.50 inclu-sive and reservations aredue Dec. 8 by callingNancy at 339-7859 orJoan at 335-3001.
A complimentarynursery is provided atthe Nazarene Church,State Route 55.
A scorned Troy womanwho found herself theunwilling participant in alove triangle involving herex-boyfriend and her sisterdecided to take measuresinto her own handsMonday evening.
Now, Jessica M. Powell,has been charged with twocounts of felonious assault,aggravated burglary,resisting arrest and crimi-
nal damaging after sheused a box cutter to slashher sister across the chestand cut her ex-boyfriend’shand after barging into hisPiqua apartment unan-nounced.
Powell’s sister, 23, sus-tained a 10 inch lacerationacross her chest afterPowell confronted her in analley in the 300 block ofYoung Street. The sisterwas transported to UpperValley Medical Center fortreatment and wasreleased after receiving 60stitches.
T h eex-boy-f r i end ,31, wasl a t e rt r a n s -p o r t e dto thehospitalf o r
treatmentfor a cut
to his hand.Authorities were dis-
patched at 6:55 p.m. andupon arrival were nearlystruck be the injured sisteras she erratically drove hervehicle away from thescene at Young Street aftergetting slashed.
At the same time the ex-boyfriend approached offi-cers and said he wasattacked by Powell, accord-ing to Piqua police DeputyChief Marty Grove.
Powell allegedlyassaulted her sister whileher sister was inside of anautomobile with aretractable blade describedas a box cutter before goinginto her ex-boyfriend’sapartment and assaultinghim.
At the time, severaladults were inside theapartment, as were threeyoung children, Grove said.
Powell, formerly ofPiqua, was taken into cus-tody at her mother’s house,which was near the scene,and became combativewith arresting officers.
She remains behindbars at the Miami CountyJail on a combined bond of$110,000 after she wasarraigned in municipalcourt Tuesday morning.
A preliminary hearingis scheduled for Powell onDec. 12.
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On a night that began with a publichearing on two proposed changes, zon-ing issues took top priority at Mondaynight’s Covington Village Council meet-ing.The first issue addressed at the pub-
lic hearing, which began an hour beforethe 7 p.m. regular meeting, was an ordi-nance to change the zoning of 2600 MoteDrive (on the corner of State Route 41)from I-1 industrial to neighborhoodbusiness. The change is being requestedto accommodate the proposed opening ofa doctor’s office in part of the formerRemedi Pharmacy complex.Village Administrator Mike Busse
said about $200,000 in renovations areexpected to be completed on the build-ing, which will initially house Dr. J.Christopher Peters’ practice, with thepossibility of other doctors also locatingin the office.The building is owned by Joe Bob
Properties.Busse said adjoining property owners
were notified of the proposed change,which was recommended for approval bythe Planning and Zoning Board. “No onehas approached me with any opposi-tion,” Busse said.The second zoning issue involved the
amendment of central business districtregulations to include general contrac-tor’s offices as a conditional use. John
Schilling, who attended the meeting,plans to locate the office of his business,JOS Contracting, at 14. S. High St.Councilman Marc Basye raised con-
cerns about whether the village willhave control over the property to ensurethat equipment is not left sitting outsince it is in the downtown district.Busse and Councilman Scott Tobias,
who is on the Planning and ZoningBoard, said stipulations to prevent suchproblems will be spelled out in the con-ditional use permit that Schilling will berequired to obtain. The issue will goback to the Planning and Zoning Boardfor the granting of the permit.Councilman Tim Angle agreed that it
is important that everything is “spelledout” so that all parties know what is per-mitted.During the regular meeting, council
approved both zoning-related ordi-nances.Council also approved one-year con-
tracts with the Covington FireDepartment and Covington RescueSquad to provide services for village res-idents. The fire department will be paid$100,000 for 2013, while the rescuesquad contract calls for payment of$91,801.Mayor Ed McCord noted the amounts
are the same as the village paid thisyear.Council reviewed proposed goals for
2013. Subject to action at the Dec. 17meeting, the goals are: start a sidewalkprogram; complete the wastewater plantstudy and formulate an action plan;replace approximately 250 water meterswith radio-read meters; revise the vil-lage website to provide residents withbetter access to forms and regulations;continue the wastewater infiltrationand inflow study; update infrastructuremaps; complete the Spring Street PhaseI design; work with the Planning andZoning Board to revise zoning regula-tions and complete the preliminarydesign for the bike path project.In his administrator’s report, Busse
advised council that the new utilitybilling software has been implemented.“We have experienced some minorissues, but we are correcting these as webecome aware of them,” Busse said, not-ing the village hopes to be able to acceptcredit card payments by February.Busse also reported the Covington
Chamber of Commerce has ordered newsigns to be placed at the corporation lim-its. McCord commended Busse for hiswork in designing the new signs.Trash pickup for the the weeks of
Christmas and New Year’s will bedelayed two days, according to Busse.The collection will be done Wednesdaythrough Friday.Busse also advised council references
are being checked for the top threeprospective engineering firms for thewastewater treatment plant study.In other business council:
• Gave first reading to an ordinancerevising standard drawings for water,sewer and sidewalk construction. Therevisions were recommended by thePlanning and Zoning Board.• Heard a second reading of an ordi-
nance to authorizing Solicitor FrankPatrizio to proceed with eminentdomain proceedings against former rail-road owned by property Adrian Millerand David Crumpler. The propertywould be used for a future bike path.• Approved a resolution establishing
a policy for handling indigent funeralapplications. Under state law, the vil-lages are required to provide burial forlocal residents who die without anyfunds. Under the terms the policy, thevillage will pay up to $750 for an indi-gent cremation and burial service of thecremains. Busse reported NewberryTownship trustees agreed to provide agrave site at no cost, but will charge$250 for the opening and closing of thegrave.• Heard McCord report a free holi-
day dinner to help people in need fromCovington, Bradford, Pleasant Hill andWest Milton, will be conducted from 5-7p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, in the formerRemedi Pharmacy building in the vil-lage industrial park. He said organizersare expecting about 1,000 people toattend the dinner.• Learned the Income Tax Incentive
Review Committee will meet at 4 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 13, at the governmentcenter.
Covington Council addresses zoning issuesCOVINGTON
PIQUA
Troy woman, 23, faces multiplecharges following attack in Piqua
POWELL
Obama to blamefor Benghazi
To the Editor:It is hard for me to ignore
the loose way the news organi-zations have been ignoring theBenghazi attack and theirattempt to slough it off as towhom was responsible for theconfusion as to whether it wasanger against a video or was ita terrorist attack. There reallywas no question it was a ter-rorist planned attack.The truth is our
Commander-in-Chief was too
busy trying to get re-electedthat he ignored the manyrequests by our ambassador,Christopher Stevens, for pro-tection as he was afraid for hislife.The results were his death
and that of several Marineswho were told to “stand down.”When they ignored the standdown order in an attempt tosave the ambassador, they sac-rificed their lives to protect ourembassy, which is actually con-sidered to be a part of theUnited States.I am sure the parents of
these boys killed due to thenegligence of our Commander-in-Chief are not happy withour government or BarackObama.I think it’s the duty of our
news organizations, televisionand radio to bring the truth tolight and quit covering up thistragedy.Let’s take the pawn, Susan
Rice, off the hot seat and givethe chair to our Commander-in-Chief Obama.
— David R. ZelnickTroy
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The Cullman (Ala.) Times on wasted time inWashington:
While the United States teeters on the financial cliff, moreattention is being given to the lurid extramarital affairs of mili-tary and government leaders than the more pressing problemsfacing the nation.Sure, there is concern that David Petraeus, as director of the
Central Intelligence Agency, may have dropped a few secrets dur-ing his affair with the woman who penned his biography. AndBrig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair’s wife, Rebecca, has appeared on a tele-vision show to bemoan the Army life that leads husbands andwives to have affairs.There’s also the case of Gen. John Allen, who some officials
accuse of sending suggestive emails to a Florida woman.OK, we get it. The scum rises regularly in society. Men and
women cheat, but other than those who are involved in these tan-gled affairs does anyone really care to know the details or care tolisten to the shameless characters blabber about their shortcom-ings?The American obsession with pitiful personal details is becom-
ing absurd. Let’s move a little closer to the fiscal cliff and focuson what economists warn could be an economic catastrophe atthe turn of the year. …Vast amounts of time are wasted in Washington and by the
media on learning the details of personal failures of high-profilecharacters. Once the garbage is spilled, not much of it has anyreal consequence concerning national security, and certainly nobearing on the state of the economy.Congressional leaders have enjoyed plenty of recreation with
the presidential election and all the trimmings that go with ayear of campaigning. It’s time now to turn away from the trap-pings of sensational stories and focus on the future of the country.
The Seattle Times on FCC media-ownership rules:The Federal Communications Commission appears intent on
weakening media-ownership rules and compounding the mistakeby ignoring its own troubling findings.The commission’s first-ever review, released Nov. 14, found the
ownership of broadcast radio and television stations by womenand minorities to be at single-digit percentages.The FCC wants to aggravate this extraordinary lack of diversi-
ty by allowing the consolidation of newspapers and television sta-tions or radio stations in the 20 largest markets.The FCC found white ownership increased while minority
ownership eroded. Blacks owned 1 percent of all commercial-tele-vision stations in 2007, and 0.7 percent in 2011. Asian ownershipwas at a half percent in 2011. Latino ownership increased a frac-tion to 2.9 percent. Female ownership of TV stations went from5.6 percent to 6.8 percent.These statistics shape news gathering and journalism, access
to the airwaves and the mix of views available and presented.Efforts by the FCC to weaken media-ownership rules have
been knocked down by public opinion, Congress and the courts inthe past.In 2011 the commission was directed by a federal appeals
court to conduct a survey.For the FCC’s narrow purposes that box has been checked,
because it wants to proceed without holding public hearings orformal reviews of the findings.Craig Aaron, president of media watchdog Free Press, raised a
pointed question: “Why is the FCC contemplating a giveaway tothe nation’s largest media conglomerates when the rest of theindustry has turned away from the failed consolidation model?”For a plan with no public support or purpose, Aaron notes, “…
the main beneficiaries of this change would be News Corp.’sRupert Murdoch and Tribune Co.’s Sam Zell.”America is enriched by the diversity represented in its politics,
media and culture. The FCC is moving in the opposite direction.
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of reli-gion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the free-dom of speech, or of the press; or the right of people peaceably to
assemble, and to petition theGovernment for a redress of grievances.”
— First Amendment, U.S. Constitution
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There's a reason that halftimeof NFL broadcasts is usuallyreserved for game analysis andhighlights, rather than social sci-ence. NBC announcer Bob Costasshowed why with a little sermon-ette during the PhiladelphiaEagles-Dallas Cowboys gameSunday night.Just a day earlier, Kansas City
Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belchershot and killed his girlfriendbefore driving to the Chiefs' prac-tice facility and shooting andkilling himself in front of theteam's head coach and generalmanager.During halftime of "Football
Night in America," which is notto be confused with "MondayNight Football" or "ThursdayNight Football," Costas referredto Belcher's shocking murder-sui-cide as "nearly unfathomable."He then proceeded to fathom it interms of a cliched gun-controlfable. Costas quoted approvinglysportswriter Jason Whitlock'sargument that "our current gunculture simply ensures that moreand more domestic disputes willend in the ultimate tragedy."Costas is an extraordinary
and justly acclaimed broadcaster,who apparently hasn't spared a
moment's reflection to the long-running argument over guns inour society. If he had, he wouldn'thave treated such tripe as price-less words of wisdom.A Gallup survey last year
found that 47 percent of adultshave a gun in their home or ontheir property, the highest figuresince 1993. Yet, as of 2005, thenumber of intimate homicideshad steadily declined since 1993,according to the Bureau ofJustice Statistics. Overall, domes-tic violence has dropped by morethan 60 percent since 1993.That is not to deny that the
presence of a gun makes a vio-lent relationship much more dan-gerous. But what set of lawscould possibly deny a gun toJovan Belcher, who had no crimi-
nal record and was touted as amodel NFL player, without deny-ing them to the vast majority ofgun owners who will never doharm to anyone? It is alreadyillegal for someone convicted ofdomestic violence to own afirearm.Costas left out the most pow-
erful part of Whitlock's commen-tary, which was an excoriatingattack on the NFL for letting theChiefs' regularly scheduled gamebe played the very next day afterthe killings. Nothing to see here— except more football.Nearly simultaneously with
Belcher's murder-suicide, BostonUniversity researchers publisheda study that found, in the wordsof a Reuters report, "years of hitsto the head in football or othercontact sports lead to a distinctpattern of brain damage thatbegins with an athlete havingtrouble focusing and can eventu-ally progress to aggression anddementia." It is apparently notbig hits to the head that bring onthe condition, called chronic trau-matic encephalopathy, but a dietof small blows.This phenomenon may have
absolutely nothing to do withBelcher's crime. But the question
will be asked, and yet moreattention will focus on the issueof brain injuries. The league isalready getting sued by thou-sands of former players and theirrelatives for not taking braininjuries seriously enough. Thegame is so hugely entertainingthat it is hard to see it ever los-ing ground in American life —unless people eventually come tobelieve our viewing pleasure isn'tworth the price exacted from theplayers.If Costas really wanted to
issue a jeremiad in the aftermathof the Belcher killings, perhaps itshould have been directed at thevastly profitable football-indus-trial complex of which he is asmall part. In keeping with hisview expressed in the past thatthe NFL is "unacceptably brutal,"he could have said: "As I standhere, I, too, profit from a gamethat depends on men doing vio-lence to one another with effectswe still don't fully understand."But that would have hit too closeto home, and the third quarterbeckoned.
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TROY — Mary ElizabethBerchtold, 97, formerly ofTroy, Ohio, morerecently ofFullerton, Calif.,passed away at6:20 a.m. Friday,Nov. 30, 2012 atAdam’s FamilyHome, YorbaLinda, Calif.She was born
March 18, 1915,in Troy, Ohio, tothe late Elmer V.and Lena (Evans)Weihrauch.Her husband, Bernard
W. Berchtold, precededher in death Nov. 14,1980.She is survived by her
daughter and son-in-law,Carolyn and RichardLamka of Fullerton, Calif.;
son and daughter-in-law,Nicholas and Patricia
Berchtold ofAkron, Ohio,and Sarasota,Fla.; sevengrandchildren;and 13 great-grandchildren.In addition to
her parents andher husband,Mrs. Berchtold
was preceded indeath by her sis-
ter, Louise M. Rees.She was a graduate of
Troy High School, class of1932.Mrs. Berchtold was a
member of St. PatrickCatholic Church, Troy,Ohio, and St. AngelaMerici Catholic Church,Brea, Calif.
She retired from GTEPhone Co.Mass of Christian Burial
will be at 11 a.m.Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, atSt. Patrick CatholicChurch, Troy, with theRev. Fr. James Duell offi-ciating. Interment will fol-low in RiversideCemetery, Troy. Friendsmay call from 6-8 p.m.Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, atBaird Funeral Home, Troy,with a Rosary service at7:30 p.m.Memorial contributions
may be made to St.Patrick Catholic Church orSchool, 409 E. Main St.,Troy, OH 45373.Friends may express
condolences to the familythrough www.bairdfuneral-home.com.
MARY ELIZABETH BERCHTOLD
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PIQUA — Clement S.Partington, 88, formerlyof Piqua, died at 4:12p.m. WednesdayNov. 28, 2012, atSt. Catherine’sManor ofWashington CourtHouse.He was born Feb. 12,
1924, in Sidney, to thelate Clem and Pauline(Dillman) Partington.He married Mary I. Cron
on Dec. 4, 1942, in
Piqua; she preceded himin death Sept. 28, 1999.Survivors include two
daughters; threegrandchildren; sevengreat-grandchildren;a brother; and a sis-ter.He was preceded in
death by two sisters.Mr. Partington was a
graduate of Sidney HighSchool and employed as ashipping clerk with ConrailRailroad.He was a United States
Army veteran havingserved during WorldWar II.Private services were
provided to his familythrough the Jamieson &Yannucci Funeral Homewith burial at Forest HillCemetery where full mili-tary honors were providedby the Veterans EliteTribute Squad.Memorial contributions
may be made to theAlzheimer’s Association,3797 Summit Glen Drive,Suite G100, Dayton, OH45449.Guestbook condolences
and expressions of sym-pathy, to be provided tothe family, may beexpressed through jamies-onandyannucci.com.
CLEMENT S. PARTINGTON
COVINGTON — LowellRichard Kuntz was bornSept. 25, 1959, at DettmerHospital near Troy. He wentto be with hisLord onSunday, Dec. 2,2012, at homesurrounded byhis loving fami-ly, at the age of53 years, 2months and 7days.He married
his loving wifeSandra King ofElida, on Oct. 12, 1986.They have made theirhome on Springhill Farm,near Covington, since1990.He is deeply loved and
will be greatly missed by hiswife, children, Jay and(Joelle) of Covington, BethAnn of Findlay and Jeff, athome. He also is survivedby his parents, Roger andMartha Kuntz of Covington;five siblings, Michael(Karen) Kuntz of Covington,Susan (John) Kelley ofModesto, Calif., Karla (Matt)Weaver of Gettysburg,Melinda (Andrew) Lair ofCasstown, and Eldon(Janice) of Covington. Hisone-year-old grandson,Conner Jay Kuntz, broughthim much joy.In 1981, Lowell was bap-
tized and joined the OldGerman Baptist BrethrenChurch near Covington.Later, he attended and in
2002 joined UnityChurch of Dayton,where he servedas an usher.Lowell alwaysenjoyed fellow-shipping with avariety of God’schildren, honoringall paths to God.Lowell graduated
from Upper ValleyJVS and Covington
High School in 1977.His dreams of farming
were cut short by healthchallenges. But as hishealth improved, helabored steadily for about24 years at CrayexCorporation in Piqua,where he worked in plasticproduction, and later ful-filled another dream of hisby driving a truck. Healways wanted to die withhis boots on, and hepassed exactly two monthsafter his last trucking trip.In 1992, Lowell startedSpring Hill Skid CompanyInc. and enjoyed manyyears of pallet recycling.Even during his last days,he received fulfillment frommanaging the skid compa-ny.When he was 13, he was
first diagnosed with cancerand battled this manyyears.As a result of this, he
often spoke of how fulfillinghis life was, “living onbonus time,” by being ableto marry the love of his life,raising a family, and seeinghis first grandchild.He was a compassionate
man with a gentle and lov-ing spirit who will be dearlymissed by all who knewhim.He lived his life fully and
with an eternal perspec-tive, blessing others andlooking forward to the daywhen he could meet hisSavior, Jesus Christ. Werejoice knowing he is atpeace and take comfort inRevelation 21:4, “God willwipe away every tear fromtheir eyes, and death shallbe no more, neither shallthere be mourning, norcrying, nor pain anymore,for the former things havepassed away.”Visitation was from 3-5
p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Tuesdayat the Old German BaptistBrethren Church, locatedat 6360 W. FarringtonRoad, Covington.The memorial and open
mic service will be held at10 a.m. today at thechurch, with a shared mealfollowing the service.
LOWELL RICHARD KUNTZ
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BRADFORD — MaryCatherine White, 84, ofBradford, died Sunday,Dec. 2, 2012, at UpperValley Medical Center, Troy.She was born May 14,
1928, in Seven Mile, Ohio,to the late Loral JohnHenry and Cora Rebecca(Hay) Brown. She was amember of the AmericanLegion, Post No. 184,Piqua; a member of theMoose Lodge No. 329,Greenville; and a pastmember of BradfordPresbyterian Church.She was preceded in
death by her parents; hus-band, Roy L.White in2007; grandson, Curtis RayVernon; son-in-law, Leroy
Vernon; three sisters, BettyIrene Brown, Judy Brownand an infant sister; andone brother, Loral J. H.Brown Jr.She is survived by one
daughter, Linda LeeVernon of Casstown; fourgrandchildren, ChristinaPepper of Quincy, DouglasMichael and his wife,Brenda Vernon ofCasstown, Denise Vernonand her fiance, Dave Bolinof Kentucky, and DonaldVernon and his friend,Crystal Lutz of Troy; 15great grandchildren,Lindsay N., Erin M., CaitlinS., and James AndyPepper, Ashley R.,Chelsea D. and Holly R.
Blasingim, Maria J, StevenE.W., and Nathan Vernon,Paige Clarkson, Jackie E.,Leann N., Kyle D., andJason L. Vernon; threestep-great grandchildren,Sheri and Olivia Lutz, andMekia Bolin.Graveside services will
be at 11 a.m.Wednesday,Dec. 5, 2012, at MiamiMemorial Park Cemetery,Covington, with PastorDaryl Peeples officating.If desired, contributions
may be made to theVeterans Elite TributeSquad, PO Box 720,Piqua, OH 45356.Condolences may be left
for the family at www.stock-erfraley.com.
MARY CATHERINE WHITE
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• Doris K. MorrisNEW CARLISLE — Doris
K. Morris, age 84, of NewCarlisle, passed away 3 p.m.Sun. Dec. 2, 2012, at BelleManor Nursing Home, NewCarlisle. A graveside servicewill be conductedWednesday, Dec. 5, at GlenHaven Memorial Gardens,New Carlisle. Arrangementsare entrusted to Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, Troy.
• Rosemary F. WesbecherSIDNEY — Rosemary F.
Wesbecher, 90, passed awayon Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, at
Dorothy Love RetirementCommunity, Sidney, Ohio.A Mass of Christian Burial
will be held on Thursday, Dec.6, 2012 at at Holy AngelsCatholic Church, Sidney.Funeral arrangements are
being handled by Salm-McGill and TangemanFuneral Home in Sidney.
• Joan J. BakerGREENVILLE — Joan J.
Baker, 77, of Greenville, diedSunday, Dec. 2, 2012, atVersailles Health CareCenter.Funeral service will be con-
ducted Thursday, Dec. 6,2012, at the Pleasant HillChurch of God.Stocker-Fraley Funeral
Home is assisting the family.• Doris J. TrentENGLEWOOD — Doris J.
Trent, 81, of Englewood, for-merly of Union, passedaway Monday, Dec. 3, 2012,at Good Samaritan Hospital,Dayton.Funeral services will be
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PIQUA — Alberta J.Graeser, 80, of Piqua,died at 6:55 p.m. Monday,Dec. 3, 2012, at MiamiValley Hospital, Dayton.She was born Nov. 21,
1932, in Lima,to the lateHerman andGladys(Nungester)Crow.She married
Robert P.Graeser, whopreceded her indeath Nov. 16,1996.Survivors
include a son,Robert B. (Kathryn)Graeser of Piqua; adaughter, Susan (Joseph)Menke of Signal
Mountain, Tenn.; threegrandchildren, RachaelMenke, Chad Graeserand Cole Graeser; twobrothers, Herman (Kay)Crow of Wapakoneta and
Paul (Dawn)Crow of Lima;and three sis-ters, Gloria (Bill)Herr of Bluffton,Pam (Preston)Place ofSpencervilleand Darlene(Carl) Hall ofWapakoneta.She was pre-
ceded in death bytwo sisters,
Dolores Hanes andAngela Bowersock.Mrs. Graeser retired
from the Miami County
Welfare Department.She enjoyed her family
and was active with theTroy Baptist Temple.A service to honor her
life will begin at 2 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, atthe Jamieson & YannucciFuneral Home with PastorMatthew Harbour officiat-ing. Her family will receivefriends from 11 a.m. to 2p.m. Thursday at thefuneral home.Burial will be at 10 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at St.Matthew Lutheran ChurchCemetery, Lima.Guestbook condolences
and expressions of sym-pathy, to be provided tothe family, may beexpressed through jamies-onandyannucci.com.
ALBERTA J. GRAESER
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ENGLEWOOD — AnnaM. (Flora) Bowman, 84, ofEnglewood, passed awayTuesday, Dec. 4, 2012.She was a loving wife,
mother, grandmother andgreat-grandmother.Anna is survived by her
husband of 20 years,Myron; daughters andsons-in-law, Anita Sue(Loren D.) Flory ofPleasant Hill and BeverlyAnn (Dean) Bowman ofTroy; son and daughter-in-law, Michael Lynn (Dixie)Denlinger of West Milton;six grandchildren; 10 greatgrandchildren; siblings,Ray Flora and Virginia
Peters; several half broth-ers and half sisters, stepchildren; step grandchil-dren; nieces, nephews;relatives and friends.She was preceded in
death by her parents, CJand Naomi Mae (Mohler)Flora; husbands, HowardDenlinger and ClarenceFrantz; siblings, WonedaSink, Hubert Flora andPaul Flora.Anna had worked for King
Kold Meats for more than30 years and was a mem-ber of the Stillwater OldGerman Baptist BrethrenChurch, New Conference.Funeral services will be
at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec.8, 2012, at the StillwaterOld German BaptistBrethren Church, SalemBend Road, Trotwood, withElder Glen Landes officiat-ing, assisted by the HomeBrethren. Interment will fol-low the service at theStillwater ChurchCemetery. The family willreceive friends from 2-5and 6-8 p.m. Friday at theKindred Funeral Home,400 Union Blvd.,Englewood.Online condolences may
be sent to the family atwww.kindredfuneralhome.com.
ANNA M. BOWMAN
COVINGTON — DorothyL. Keller, 93, of Covington,died Saturday, Dec. 1,2012, in Versailles, Ohio.Dorothy was born July
16, 1919, in Jaysville,Ohio, to the late EdwardBarton and SarahElizabeth (Godown)Baumgardner.She retired from
McClellan’s in Piqua after20 years of service. Her lifewas her family and sheloved spending time withthem.She was preceded in
death by her parents; hus-
band, Roy Emerson Kellerin 1977; son, Richard LeoKeller in 2004; grandson,Bruce Keller, five sisters,Mary Vogler, Ethel Jay,Opal Baumgardner, GoldieBaumgardner, and LucyDunivant; and six brothers,Roy, Henry, Walter, Melvin,John and CharlesBaumgardner.Dorothy is survived by
two sons, Emerson EugeneKeller of West Carrolltonand Roger Duane Keller ofVersailles; two grandchil-dren, Melanie Keller ofFlorida and Craig Keller of
West Carrollton; greatgrandson, Ryan Keller;special friends, Larry andDiane Prenger of Versailles;several nieces, nephews,other relatives and friends.A funeral service was
conducted Tuesday, Dec. 4,2012 at Stocker-FraleyFuneral Home, Bradford.Interment is at NewcomersCemetery, Arcanum.If desired, contributions
may be made to theCovington Rescue Squad.Condolences may be leftfor the family at www.stock-erfraley.com.
DOROTHY L. KELLER
PIQUA — Shirley M.Stahl, 84, passed awayWednesdayevening, Nov. 28,2012, at home.She was born
Jan. 1, 1928, inHamilton to thelate Daniel andHelen Weigel.She is survied by
two children,Thomas Stahl ofPiqua and William Stahl ofElkins, W.Va. She also is
survived by three grandchil-dren and eight great-grand-
children; andone brother,John Weigel ofPiqua.Shirley was
preceded indeath by herbeloveddaughter,
Trudy Stahl; sis-ter, Betty
Branson; and brothers,Danny, Herb and George
Weigel.Shirley has graciously
donated her body to WrightState University’s BoonshoftSchool of Medicine.Her family will hold a cele-
bration of her life from 1-3p.m. Saturday in Z’sBuckeye room.Friends and family are
encouraged to come andshare special memories.She has touched the livesof many and will be greatlymissed.
SHIRLEY M. STAHL
STAHL
VERSAILLES — Basil L.Barga, 92, of Versailles,passed away at 1:10 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, atVersailles HealthCare Center.Basil was born
Oct. 25, 1920, inDarke County tothe late Louis N.and Eleanora C.(Goubeaux) Barga.Basil is survived by his
brothers, Vitalus Barga ofGreenville and Mark JohnBarga of Bradford; sisters,Rita Borland of Sidneyand Iva Wion ofGreenville; and numerousnieces and nephews.
In addition to his par-ents, Basil also is preced-ed in death by his broth-ers, Norbert, Martin, Paul,
Noah, Leo andBernard “Jake” Barga;and sisters, CeciliaGasson, AgnesKissinger, LucyPetitjean, Beatrice
Barga and Clara Subler.Basil served in the U.S.
Army during World War II.He retired from HobartBrothers in Troy with 46years of service.A funeral service will be
held at 10:30 a.m.Thursday at Bailey ZecharFuneral Home in
Versailles with the Rev. Fr.David Vincent officiating.Burial will follow in St.Valbert Cemetery inVersailles. The family willreceive friends onWednesday from 5-8 p.m.and Thursday morningfrom 9:30-10:30 a.m. atthe funeral home. Militarygraveside services will beconducted by theVersailles Veteran’s HonorGuard. Memorial contribu-tions may be made to theVersailles Veteran’s HonorGuard. Condolences forthe family may beexpressed throughwww.zecharbailey.com
ERIE, Pa. (AP) —Michelle and Chad Henryhad to look at their babydaughters’ feet if theywanted to know which onethey were holding.
For the first few weeksafter identical tripletsSophia, Olivia and Emmawere born June 26 atUPMC Hamot, the onlyway their MillcreekTownship parents couldidentify them was by thecolor of their toenails.
“We painted their toe-nails different colors to tellthem apart,” said MichelleHenry, 29.
“But it didn’t take uslong to notice the differ-ences.”
The increased use offertilization drugs hasmade triplets a more com-mon occurrence at hospi-tals across the country.But identical triplets areanother matter.
Identical triplets are sorare that experts disagreeabout how often theyoccur. Some sources citethe odds at 1 in every160,000 births, while oth-ers estimate it happensjust once in every 200 mil-lion births.
“All I know is that Ican’t remember seeing aset of identical triplets atHamot, and I’ve been here39 years,” said EmilyHirsch, unit director of theneonatal intensive careunit at UPMC HamotWomen’s Hospital.
The Henrys didn’t knowthey were having tripletsuntil Michelle Henry had aroutine sonogram 12weeks into her pregnancy.
The couple had marriedin November 2011 andfound out she was preg-nant a month later.
“Multiple births wereon my mind,” said MichelleHenry, who did not takefertility drugs. “I’m anidentical twin, and mygrandfather is a triplet, soit runs in my family.”
Still, they were shockedwhen the doctor perform-ing the sonogram located
two fetuses right away,then discovered a thirdone.
“The news hit me rightin the face,” said ChadHenry, 36. “I had to put myhead between my legs. Iwas shocked.”
Michelle Henry went toMagee-Women’s Hospitalof UPMC for testing, buther pregnancy went with-out incident until lateJune, when she went intolabor at 31 weeks.
She was taken toHamot, where doctors firstgave her drugs to stop thelabor before determiningthe babies were developedwell enough to be born.
“The average gestationfor multiple births is 32weeks, so Michelle wasright there,” said Dr.Michael Balsan, medicaldirector of Hamot’sNeonatal Intensive CareUnit.
A team of 17 Hamotdoctors, nurses and techni-cians gathered in an oper-ating room to help Henrydeliver the girls by cesare-an section.
“It was a huge room,the most brightly lit roomI had ever seen,” ChadHenry said. “The energy inthat room was unbeliev-able.”
A team, including anurse practitioner and res-piratory therapist, wascreated to care for eachbaby as she was delivered.
Sophia was deliveredfirst, weighing 3 pounds, 2ounces. She was followedby Emma, at 3 pounds, 9ounces, and Olivia, at 3pounds, 1 ounce.
The Henrys got to seeeach girl for a momentbefore they were whiskedaway to the NICU.
“Each baby neededsome nasal CPAP,” Balsansaid, referring to a breath-ing therapy given to pre-maturely born babies. “Butoverall they didn’t needmuch respiratory support.They were healthy.”
The triplets stayed atHamot for about three
weeks before they wereallowed to go home.
The Henrys had pur-chased a house inMillcreek Township inanticipation of the girls’arrival. Their old house inMcKean Township wasn’tconducive to three babies,Michelle Henry said.
“This house is one floorinstead of two, and we’recloser to family up here,”Michelle Henry said.
The first few weekswere a blur of baby bottlesand diaper changes, theHenrys admitted.
Sleep came 90 minutesat a time between round-the-clock feedings.
“At first the girls fedevery three hours, and ittook about an hour and ahalf to feed all three,”Michelle Henry said.
“We did the feedingstogether at first,” ChadHenry said. “Later on wetook turns so we couldsleep longer.”
To keep things straight,
the Henrys write downevery feeding and diaperchange on three spiral
notebooks one for eachbaby they keep in thekitchen.
AP PHOTOMichelle and Chad Henry were photographed at their Millcreek Township home(near Erie, Pa.) Nov. 15, with their 5-month-old identical triplets. From left are:Sophia, Emma and Olivia Henry.
PHOENIX (AP) — AU.S. Border Patrol agenthas been arrested afterauthorities say he used hispatrol vehicle to smuggledrugs while on duty insouthwest Arizona, accord-ing to a federal complaint.
Aaron Anaya was onpatrol Sunday eveningwhen he stopped along theinternational border, thenloaded up several bundlesof marijuana that had beendropped over the fencefrom Mexico, according tothe complaint filed thisweek in federal court inArizona.
Agents assigned to theSouthwest BorderCorruption Task Force hadbeen conducting aerial sur-veillance in the areabetween Yuma andWellton, about 185 milessouthwest of Phoenix,when they spotted Anayastop along the fence andretrieve the bundles, thecomplaint states. It doesnot say whether Anayawas the target of the ini-tial surveillance or merelyobserved during the over-all operation.
Authorities say the taskforce continued to trackAnaya for several hours ashe appeared to return tonormal patrol duties.
The complaint says theagent was later arrestedwith nearly 147 pounds ofmarijuana found in threeblack duffel bags in hisBorder Patrol vehicle.
He is charged with pos-session with intent to dis-tribute marijuana and car-rying a firearm his serviceweapons while committingthe crime.
Asked if he was willingto speak to investigators,Anaya responded with anexpletive, then said, “Youguys got me on video,”before asking for an attor-ney, according to the com-plaint.
Anaya’s federal publicdefender didn’t immedi-ately return a telephonemessage Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON (AP) —Salmon that’s been geneti-cally modified to grow twiceas fast as normal couldsoon show up on your din-ner plate. That is, if thecompany that makes thefish can stay afloat.
After weathering con-cerns about everythingfrom the safety of humanseating the salmon to theirimpact on the environment,Aquabounty was poised tobecome the world’s firstcompany to sell fish whoseDNA has been altered tospeed up growth.
The Food and DrugAdministration in 2010concluded thatAquabounty’s salmon wasas safe to eat as the tradi-tional variety. The agencyalso said that there’s littlechance that the salmoncould escape and breedwith wild fish, which coulddisrupt the fragile relation-ships between plants andanimals in nature. Butmore than two years laterthe FDA has not approvedthe fish, and Aquabounty isrunning out of money.
“It’s threatening ourvery survival,” says CEORon Stotish, chief executiveof the Maynard, Mass.-based company. “We onlyhave enough money to sur-vive until January 2013, sowe have to raise more. Butthe unexplained delay hasmade raising money verydifficult.”
The FDA says it’s stillworking on the final pieceof its review, a report on thepotential environmentalimpact of the salmon thatmust be published for com-ment before an approvalcan be issued. That meansa final decision could bemonths, even years away.While the delay could meanthat the faster-growingsalmon will never wind upon American dinner tables,
there’s more at stake thanseafood.
Aquabounty is the onlyU.S. company publicly seek-ing approval for a geneti-cally-modified animalthat’s raised to be eaten byhumans. And scientistsworry that its experiencewith the FDA’s lengthyreview process could dis-courage other U.S. compa-nies from investing in ani-mal biotechnology, or thescience of manipulatinganimal DNA to produce adesirable trait. That wouldput the U.S. at a disadvan-tage at a time when China,India and other foreign gov-ernments are pouring mil-lions of dollars each yearinto the potentially lucra-tive field that could helpreduce food costs andimprove food safety.
Already, biotech scien-tists are changing theirplans to avoid getting stuckin FDA-related regulatorylimbo. Researchers at theUniversity of California,Davis have transferred anexperimental herd of genet-ically-engineered goatsthat produce protein-enriched milk to Brazil, dueto concerns about delays atthe FDA. And afterinvestors raised concernsabout the slow pace of theFDA’s Aquabounty review,Canadian researchers inApril pulled their FDAapplication for a biotech pigthat would produce envi-r onmen ta l l y - f r i e nd l ywaste.
“The story ofAquabounty is disappoint-ing because everyone washoping the company wouldbe a clear signal that genet-ic modification in animalsis now acceptable in theU.S.,” said Professor HelenSang, a geneticist at theUniversity of Edinburgh inScotland who is working todevelop genetically modi-
fied chickens that areresistant to bird flu.“Because it’s gotten sobogged down and presum-ably cost AquaBounty ahuge amount of money Ithink people will be putoff.”
AGAINST THECURRENTThe science behind
genetic modification is notnew. Biotech scientists saythat genetic manipulationis a proven way to reducedisease and enrich plantsand animals, raising pro-ductivity and increasingthe global food supply.Genetically modified corn,cotton and soybeansaccount for more than four-fifths of those crops grownin the U.S., according to theNational Academies ofSciences.
But there have alwaysbeen critics who are wary oftinkering with the genes ofliving animals. They saythe risk is too great thatmodified organisms canescape into the wild andbreed with native species.Not that we don’t alreadyeat genetically altered ani-mals. Researchers say thecenturies-old practice ofselective breeding is itsown form of genetic engi-neering, producing theplumper cows, pigs andpoultry we eat today.
“You drive a hybrid carbecause you want the mostefficient vehicle you canhave. So why wouldn’t youwant the most efficientagriculture you can have?”asks Alison VanEenennaam, a professor ofanimal science atUniversity of California,Davis.
Aquabounty executivessay their aim is to make theU.S. fish farming industry,or aquaculture, more effi-cient, environmentallyfriendly and profitable.
Genetic salmon maynever end up on plate
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) —Jeff Monroe says he’salways being a “bird man.”
“When I go pheasanthunting I would rather gochase them down thanshoot them down,” said thePierre chiropractor andstate senator about hisinterest in fowl.
And 46 years ago, whilein the sixth grade,Monroe’s inclinationtoward avian kind led himto join the large pigeonracing club in his nativeOmaha, Neb.
He quickly acquired afew birds and started alifelong hobby of raisinghoming pigeons.
The club raced pigeonsfrom various cities, andover the years Monroe hadbirds fly back from placessuch as Denver, Colo.,Laramie, Wyo., and Dallas,Texas, in competitionswith between 500 to 3,000pigeons.
Today his coop is rela-tively small, only 20pigeons, but that’s partlybecause of predation byowls and hawks. In addi-tion his practice, the SouthDakota Legislature andfamily responsibilitieshave kept him from grow-ing it for the moment, hesaid.
Still, when he can, he’lldrive out of town and lethis birds find their wayback to him.
Training homingpigeons is a matter of tak-ing them farther and far-ther afield from home andreleasing them, he said.Many trainers start bygoing a few blocks, then afew miles, then 10, 50, 100and 200 miles.
Monroe, however, saidhe prefers a more directroute.
“What I do, it just sortsthem out a lot faster. I justtake them to Sioux Fallsand let them go. I don’t dothe incremental stuff,” hesaid.
The reason, he said, isthat, even at 100 miles
away, if the pigeon is highenough it can still seehome. Also, with any dis-tance under 250 milesmost birds will make ithome.
Monroe said the hom-ing instinct was bred intothe species over the past6,000 to 7,000 years. Infact, pigeons are thoughtto be one of the firstdomesticated birds, hesaid.
“If you don’t find peoplegenerally you won’t findpigeons,” he said.
Monroe said pigeonsalso have a long history ofmilitary use.
In fact, for many yearsthe birds were standardgear for British militaryparatroopers.
“When they bailed outof the airplane they had alittle barrel on the front oftheir chest; they all had apigeon with them,” hesaid.
Monroe said there are
myriad stories about hom-ing pigeons saving people,including the LostBattalion of World War I.The story goes that the77th Division was stuckbehind enemy lines and,because of miscommunica-tion, was suffering fromfriendly fire. The Germansshot down several pigeonswith messages before thebattalion’s last pigeonmade it through to com-mand, despite being shotin the breast and losingan eye and a leg.
The successful pigeon,Cher Ami, was laterstuffed and is still on dis-play in the Smithsonian.
Today homing pigeonsare mainly used for rac-ing. In the U.S. there arelarge clubs in states suchas New Jersey, Californiaand Florida, but that isnothing compared withforeign races, Monroe said.
In countries such asBelgium and South Africa,there are races withupwards of 150,000 birdsflying more than 2,000miles, and winners takehome millions of dollars.The upper floor of houseswill be turned into pigeonlofts and racing will bringin part of a family’sincome, he said.
“In Belgium the kidsrace pigeons like they playbaseball in the UnitedStates,” Monroe said.
Man’s hobby istraining pigeons
AP PHOTOSThe photosshow JeffMonroe hold-ing hispigeons inPierre, S.D.Monroe, aPierre chiro-practor, hasbeen raisingbirds for morethan 40 years.
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Dear Annie: I am 55 and theoldest of three siblings. We had aclose, happy family until myfather died unexpectedly six yearsago. After the funeral, I saw mymother sitting with my sister,"Nina," and her insurance agent,having everything changed toNina's name. It used to be inmine.My mother is of completely
sound mind. Since Dad passed,however, she has allowed Nina tocontrol her life. My sister handlesall of her finances and won't dis-cuss them with my brother or me.Although Mom and I used to goplaces together, she now won't getin my car for any reason, not evento attend church.Nina's family has my mother
buffaloed into thinking they arethe only ones who care about her.My brother and I feel like out-casts. Unlike Nina, we are quitesuccessful and don't need any-thing from Mom. I love my mother,Annie, but she pushes me away.This morning, I went to have teawith her, as I do every day, andshe was whispering into the phoneto Nina with her hand over hermouth so I wouldn't overhear. I tryto remain a good daughter, but myfeelings are so hurt. I know Ninawould love it if I stopped visiting.Why would a parent choose afavorite like this? — Used To BeHer Daughter
Dear Used To Be:While yousay your mother is of "soundmind," you could be wrong. Thesudden death of her husbandcould have sent her into a tailspinof depression, anxiety and confu-sion. Your sister exploited this, butMom may have been so gratefulthat Nina took over that she sub-mitted totally and now fears alien-ating her in any way.When you visit Mom for morn-
ing tea, please talk to her aboutthis. Don't mention Nina, whichwill turn it into a competition andforce Mom to defend your sister.Simply tell her you love her andworry that she is pushing youaway. Ask how to improve yourrelationship so it doesn't disinte-grate.
Dear Annie: I am perplexed asto what to do. I'm positive that mywife was a victim of incest, but Idon't know how to broach the sub-ject or how to help her.Her sister manifests similar
problems that I've heard arecaused by rape by one's father. ButI don't have any hard evidence,only a hunch. What can I do? Howdo you open such a discussion? —G.
Dear G.: Signs of incest do notdistinguish between abuse byone's father as opposed to one'suncle, brother, stepparent or othertrusted relative or friend. Signscan include flashbacks, night-mares, memory issues, anxietydisorders, self-mutilation, aninability to form relationships,sexual dysfunction, eating disor-ders, and drug or alcohol abuse,among others. We don't knowwhat specifically makes youbelieve your wife and her sisterhave been victims of incest, butplease contact RAINN (rainn.org)at 1-800-656-HOPE for additionalinformation and assistance.
Dear Annie: "Mike's" letterexplaining how important interac-tion is with a terminal cancerpatient made me weep for all thetimes I did nothing. Thank you somuch for printing it.Caregivers of those patients
should be urged to use hospice assoon as the inevitable is madeknown. I lost my husband to can-cer 12 years ago. I thought Ishould do everything myself for aslong as I could, but now I knowthat hospice would have made itso much easier for him, as well asfor me. Hospice staff know exactlywhat to do and when to do it.Sorry to say, there were timeswhen I did not.— MovingForward Now
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Today’s Highlight in History:On Dec. 5, 1962, the United
States and the Soviet Unionannounced a bilateral space agree-ment on exchanging weather datafrom satellites, mapping Earth’sgeomagnetic field and cooperatingin the experimental relay of commu-nications.
On this date:• In 1776, the first scholastic
fraternity in America, Phi BetaKappa, was organized at theCollege of William and Mary in
Williamsburg, Va.• In 1782, the eighth president
of the United States, Martin VanBuren, was born in Kinderhook,N.Y.; he was the first chief executiveto be born after American independ-ence.• In 1791, composer Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart died in Vienna,Austria, at age 35.• In 1792, George Washington
was re-elected president; JohnAdams was re-elected vice presi-dent.• In 1831, former President
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Representatives.• In 1848, President James K.
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Albert Einstein was granted a visa,making it possible for him to travelto the United States.• Today’s Birthdays: Singer
Little Richard is 80. College FootballHall of Famer Jim Plunkett is 65.Writer-director Morgan J. Freemanis 43. Actress Amy Acker is 36.Actor Nick Stahl is 33. Rhythm-and-blues singer Keri Hilson is 30. ActorFrankie Muniz is 27.
Makings of a fiscal deal behind the rhetoricWASHINGTON (AP) — Bluster
and hot rhetoric aside, the WhiteHouse and House Republicans haveidentified areas of significant over-lap that could form the basis for afinal agreement after “fiscal cliff ”posturing gives way to hard bargain-ing.Both sides now concede that tax
revenue and reductions in entitle-ment spending are essential ele-ments of any deal.If the talks succeed, it probably
will be because House Speaker JohnBoehner yields on raising tax ratesfor top earners and the White Housebends on how to reduce spending onMedicare and accepts some changesin Social Security.The White House and Boehner
kept up the ridicule of each other’snegotiating stances on Tuesday. Butbeneath the tough words were thepossible makings of a deal thatcould borrow heavily from a near-bargain last year during debt-limitnegotiations.Then, Obama was willing to
reduce cost-of-living increases forSocial Security beneficiaries andincrease the eligibility age forMedicare, as Boehner and other topRepublicans have demanded. On
Tuesday, Obama did not shut thedoor on Republican ideas on suchentitlement programs.“I’m prepared to make some
tough decisions on some of theseissues,” Obama said, “but I can’t askfolks who are, you know, middleclass seniors who are on Medicare,young people who are trying to getstudent loans to go to college, I can’task them to sacrifice and not askanything of higher income folks.”“I’m happy to entertain other
ideas that the Republicans maypresent,” he added in an interviewwith Bloomberg Television.At the core, the negotiations cen-
ter on three key points: whether taxrates for upper income taxpayersshould go up, how deeply to cutspending on entitlements such asMedicare and how to deal with rais-ing the government’s borrowinglimit early next year.White House spokesman Jay
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dent really wants to avoid sendingthe economy over the fiscal cliff, hehas done nothing to demonstrate it.”Tax rates have emerged as one of
the most intractable issues, with
Obama insisting the rates on the top2 percent of earners must go up andBoehner standing steadfast thatthey must not.Boehner, instead, has proposed
raising $800 billion through unspec-ified loophole closings and limits ontax deductions.On Tuesday, the president said he
would consider lowering rates forthe top 2 percent of earners nextyear, not now as part of a broadertax overhaul effort that would closeloopholes, limit deductions andfind other sources of governmentrevenue. “It’s possible that wemay be able to lower rates by broad-ening the base at that point,”Obama said.On Medicare and Social Security,
the Republican proposals would dorelatively little to curb the deficitover the next decade, but the impactwould grow over the longer term.Raising the Medicare retirement
age from 65 to 67, for instance,would wring $148 billion from theprogram over 10 years, according toa Congressional Budget Office esti-mate last year, about one-fourth ofthe savings House Republicanshope to claim from federal healthprograms.
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Towne Properties has aFull Time positionavailable for highly moti-vated Apartment Mainte-nance Technician forTerrace Creek Apart-ments in Piqua. 2 yearsexperience with electri-cal, appliances, plumb-ing & other generalapartment maintenance.HVAC certification aplus! On call duties, In-cludes excellent benefits& 401k. Drug test &background check re-quired.
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Journeyman industrial,commercial, residentialservice electrician. Fulltime with benefits.
Apply in person at:Hiegel Electric
3155 Tipp-CowlesvilleRoad, Troy
TREASURER
Shelby County Educa-tional Service Center isseeking a full-timeprofessional to serve asChief Financial Officerand member of theAdministrative Team.Bachelors Degree in Ac-counting/Finance is re-quired. Strong financialskills and experiencewith budget develop-ment/management arepreferred. Salary andbenefits are negotiable.Send cover letter andresume to
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4th Floor,Sidney, Ohio 45365.
Applications will beaccepted until 4:00 p.m.Friday, December 10,2012
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14 Troy Daily News, Wednesday, December 5, 2012
NOTICE OF APPEAL
Leib Lurie, of 726 Grant St., Troy, has filed a variancerequest to allow a generator to be located in the sideyard of 726 Grant St. The request includes the follow-ing:
A variance allowing a generator to be located in theside yard. Per Section 1151.04(c)(6) states: “No ac-cessory building or structure or accessory use shall bepermitted in any required front yard or side yard unlessit is a permitted obstruction under Section 1149.08 ofthis Zoning Code.”
Said appeal will be heard by the City of Troy Board ofZoning Appeals on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at3:30 p.m. in the Media Room on the 2nd floor of theMunicipal Building.
If you have an opinion you would like to express on thisnotice, you may send it to the Secretary designatedbelow or appear at the hearing and state your opinion.The complete application is available for public in-spection at the City of Troy Planning Department office,City Hall, 100 S. Market Street.
Mary Jo ShafferSecretary, Board of Zoning AppealsCity of Troy, 100 S. Market Street, Troy, OH 45373
TROY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALSVirginia Bazler, Chairperson
12/05/2012 2346357
DIVORCE NOTICE
JEREMY M. TOMBKLEIN, TOMB & EBERLY LLP124 W. MAIN STREETTROY, OH 45373
CHUN KIM (Defendant)Whose last known place of residence was 2059ArtesiaBlvd., Apt. 89, Torrance, CA 90504.
Will hereby take notice that on the 9th day of November2012 Julia A. Kim (Plaintiff), filed HER Complaintagainst HIM in the Court of Commons Pleas, Division ofDomestic Relations of Miami County, Miami CountySafety Building, 201 West Main Street, 3rd floor, Troy,Ohio 45373.Being Case No 12DR430 on the docket of said Court,praying for a decree of divorce from HIM on the groundsof PARTIES ARE INCOMPATIBLE, AND UNABLE TOLIVE TOGETHER AS HUSBAND AND WIFE.That said case is entitled JULIAA. KIM, PLAINTIFF VSCHUN KIM, DEFENDANT.
Said CHUN KIM (Defendant) will further take notice thatHE is required answering said complaint on or beforeJanuary 2, 2013 the expiration of six weeks, from thedate of the first publication of this notice.
JULIAA. KIM (Plaintiff)JEREMY M. TOMB (Attorney for Plaintiff)
Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the Di-rector of Public Service and Safety, City Hall, 100 SouthMarket Street, Troy, Ohio, 45373-7303, until 12:00 NoononWednesday December 12, 2012 for the:
NORTH MARKET STREET RENOVTION
project in accordance with the plans and specificationsnow on file in the office of the Director of Public Serviceand Safety. The bidding documents may be reviewed inthe office of the City Engineer located in City Hall andobtained for a nonrefundable fee of $30.00 payable tothe City of Troy, Ohio.
Each proposal must contain the full name of the party orparties submitting the proposal and all persons inter-ested therein. Proposals shall be submitted on the formsfurnished by the City and must be enclosed in sealed en-velopes endorsed by the Bidder and marked “Bid –NORTH MARKET STREET RENOVATION” Bids maybe submitted by mail to the Director of Public Serviceand Safety, 100 South Market Street, P.O. Box 3003,Troy, Ohio, 45373-7303. Each Bidder must submit evi-dence of his experiences on projects of similar size andcomplexity.
All Contractors and Subcontractors involved with theproject will, to the extent practical, use Ohio products,materials, services, and labor in the implementation ofthis project.
Each Bidder is required to furnish, with his proposal, aBid Guaranty in accordance with Section 153.54 of theOhio Revised Code as a guarantee that if the proposalis accepted a Contract will be entered into. The BidGuaranty shall be in one of the following forms:A certified check, cashiersʼ check or letter of credit in anamount equal to 10% of the total bid amount, payable tothe City of Troy, Ohio, or;A bid bond in the amount of 100% of the bid amount,payable to the City of Troy, Ohio.If the Bid Guaranty is furnished in Bond form, it shall beissued by a Surety Company or Corporation licensed inthe State of Ohio to provide said surety.
The City of Troy reserves the right to reject any or allbids, to waive any irregularities in the bids when to theadvantage of the City and to select the best bid in hisopinion.
The City of Troy, Ohio is in compliance with ADA.
Patrick E. J. TitteringtonDirector of Public Service and Safety
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CAUTIONWhether posting or re-sponding to an advertise-ment, watch out for offersto pay more than the ad-vertised price for theitem. Scammers will senda check and ask the sellerto wire the excessthrough Western Union(possibly for courier fees).The scammer's check isfake and eventuallybounces and the sellerloses the wired amount.While banks and WesternUnion branches aretrained at spotting fakechecks, these types ofscams are growing in-creasingly sophisticatedand fake checks oftenaren't caught for weeks.Funds wired throughWestern Union or Money-Gram are irretrievableand virtually untraceable.
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1. Keep the tree in a cool, shady place likethe garage or porch until ready to bring in-doors to decorate.
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3. Make the cut perpendicular to the axisof the stem, NOT in a v-shape or at angles.The tree will “drink” its water through thelayer between the bark and wood. If youshave the bark off of the trunk the tree will notbe able to absorb water.
4. Place the tree in its water-holding standwithin two hours after making the cut tothe trunk. When a tree is cut it will naturallyform a seal of sap over it’s stump to keepmoisture in the tree. You must break the sealto allow the tree to once again “drink” thewater needed to keep it fresh throughout theholidays.
5. Your stand must be able to hold enoughwater for the size of the tree. A good rule ofthumb is a one-quart capacity for every inch ofdiameter of the trunk.
STAFF PHOTOS/ANTHONYWEBERTroy’s Dylan Cascaden is fouled while trying to drive through three Springfield defenders Tuesdaynight at the Trojan Activities Center.
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Some lessons just have to be learned the hardway.“They’ve got to experience those situations for
themselves sometimes. It’s like, they’ve got to puttheir hand on the stove and feel how hot it is …even though we just told them that it’s hot,” Troycoach Tim Miller said.“We’ve got some kidsthat are inexperiencedat the varsity level, and we’re going to go throughsome growing pains.”Faced with a long, tall, fast and athletic
Springfield team in their home opener Tuesday,the Trojans struggled to get inside shots offagainst theWildcats’ shot blockers and had issuesholding onto the basketball against a very activepressure defense, dropping their third straight tostart the season 67-55 at the Trojan ActivitiesCenter.Springfield (3-0) shut Troy out from 2-point
range in the first quarter and blocked five shotsin the first half — four by Sean Burroughs — dis-couraging the Trojans from driving the lane.“We talked about getting to soft spots in the
TODAYGirls BasketballTroy at Springfield (7:30 p.m.)Tippecanoe at Ben Logan (7:30 p.m.)Lebanon at Piqua (7 p.m.)WrestlingCovington at Oakwood (6 p.m.)BowlingAlter at Tippecanoe (4 p.m.)
THURSDAYGirls BasketballPreble Shawnee at Milton-Union
(7:15 p.m.)Bradford at Miami East (7 p.m.)Bethel at Mississinawa Valley (7 p.m.)Ansonia at Newton (7 p.m.)Franklin Monroe at Covington (7 p.m.)WrestlingTippecanoe at Butler tri (6:30 p.m.)
FRIDAYBoys BasketballLebanon at Troy (7:30 p.m.)Tippecanoe at Stebbins (7:30 p.m.)Madison at Milton-Union (7:30 p.m.)Miami East at Tri-County North (8 p.m.)Arcanum at Bethel (8 p.m.)Newton at Mississinawa Valley (8 p.m.)Troy Christian at Yellow Springs
(7:30 p.m.)Centerville at Piqua (7:30 p.m.)Ansonia at Bradford (8 p.m.)WrestlingTroy Christian at Ironman Tourney
(1 p.m.)BowlingBen Logan at Tippecanoe (4 p.m.)HockeyBeavercreek at Troy (8 p.m.)SwimmingBellbrook at Troy (6:30 p.m.)Tippecanoe at Shawnee Invite
Travis Frederick was surprised whencoach Bret Bielema told the team he wasleaving Wisconsin to coach Arkansas. TheBadgers’ starting center couldn’t blame him,though.
“I guess I was a little surprised, but it’s avery good opportunity for him,”Frederick saidafter players met with Bielema on Tuesdaynight. “I’m sure he’ll do well.” See Page 18.
MONDAY’SRESULTS
• Girls BasketballTipp 58, Stebbins 31Halee Printz scored a
game-high 19 points and EricaComer netted 16 as theTippecanoe Red Devils madeshort work of StebbinsMonday night in a 58-31 victo-ry.Printz, Comer and Carly
Clodfelter all knocked downtwo 3s in the win.
TC 76, EC 14With all of its returning
firepower, Troy Christian hadno trouble with an EmmanuelChristian team that lost allfive of its starters to gradua-tion in the offseason as theEagles posted a 76-14 victoryto improve to 3-1 on the sea-son.Senior Amanda Slone led
Troy Christian with 22 points,while Morgan Haddad added14. Off the bench, RebeccaLybarger added six points andfive rebounds, Katie Poteethad five points and seixrebounds and Jordane Varvelhad eight points, four stealsand four assists.Amanda Benjamin and
Lydia Demmitt also added sixpoints apiece.Troy Christian hosts Bethel
up their second win in threegames, jumping out to a bighalftime lead and cruisingthrough the second half for a56-25 victory over BethelMonday.The Indians dominated in
the paint, with Christy Graves(17) and Tasha Potts (8) com-bining for 25 first-half pointsas Piqua opened a 39-10 lead.Bethel had no way to matchup with the size of Graves andPotts in the paint.Graves finished with 20
points and five rebounds,while Katie Allen had a dou-ble-double with 11 point and10 rebounds.Jill Callahan and Morgan
Every time the Milton-UnionBulldogs got close to taking thelead, Twin Valley South respond-ed.And when the Bulldogs cut
the score 32-30 midway throughthe third quarter, the Panthersanswered with an emphatic 16-5run to close out the game, leav-ing Milton-Union with a 48-35loss in its home opener — andfirst basketball game ever in thehigh school’s new gymnasium —and a record of 0-3 to start theseason.“Once it got to 32-30, I
thought good things were goingto happen. But then right away itwent from 32-20 to 38-30,”
Milton-Union coach RichardCline said. “It’s hard to climbthat mountain three and fourtimes. You need to hit someshots, and we went cold at thewrong time. We had some lapseson the defensive end. Everythingjust rolled against us.”The battle on the boards
plagued Milton the whole gameas the Bulldogs were outre-bounded by TVS 55-28. ThePanthers compiled 23 offensiverebounds, which led to plenty ofsecond-chance points forTimberlynn Donaldson (17points) and Katie Straszheim(15) — who combined for 32 of 48Panther points.
Tippecanoe first-year boysbasketball coach Marcus Bixlercouldn’t have been happier withthe grit and determination histeam showed in the second halfand overtime Tuesday nightagainst Piqua.And Indians coach Heath
Butler knows it is a game hisyoung team will learn from.
Piqua was in control for two-and-a-half quarters, leading 41-31 late in the third period, beforeTipp rallied for a 72-59 win inovertime.“This is a game we are going
to learn from,” Butler said.“There were times when we had
Vikings,Bees roll
Staff Reports
DAYTON — A strong secondand fourth quarter — particular-ly on defense — sparked MiamiEast to a 64-42 victory overOakwood on Tuesday night.“We were very aggressive on
After trailing 16-13 after onequarter, the Vikings (2-0) were inneed of a jolt. Garrett Mitchellintercepted an Oakwood passand flushed a two-hand dunk togive change the momentum.“It was the spark we needed,”
Mack said.Mitchell finished the game
with 13 points, six rebounds, sixassists and six steals. Those six
Milton-Union’sKaitlynThompsondrives past aTwin ValleySouthdefenderTuesdaynight duringthe Bulldogs’loss to thePanthers. Itwas the firstbasketballgame playedin Milton-Union HighSchool’s newgymnasium.STAFF PHOTO/COLIN FOSTER
Troy’s Tre Hudson drives into traffic Tuesdaynight against Springfield.
WEST MILTON
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Tippecanoe’s Nick Fischergoes up for a layup Tuesdaynight against Piqua.
Trojans fall to 0-3
’Dogs can’t climb back from deficit
TIPP CITY
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FOOTBALLNational Football LeagueAllTimes EDTAMERICAN CONFERENCEEast
W L T Pct PF PAy-New England 9 3 0 .750 430 260N.Y. Jets 5 7 0 .417 228 296Buffalo 5 7 0 .417 277 337Miami 5 7 0 .417 227 249South
W L T Pct PF PAx-Houston 11 1 0 .917 351 221Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 265 306Tennessee 4 8 0 .333 248 359Jacksonville 2 10 0 .167 206 342North
W L T Pct PF PABaltimore 9 3 0 .750 303 242Pittsburgh 7 5 0 .583 254 230Cincinnati 7 5 0 .583 302 260Cleveland 4 8 0 .333 229 265West
W L T Pct PF PAy-Denver 9 3 0 .750 349 244San Diego 4 8 0 .333 258 257Oakland 3 9 0 .250 235 376Kansas City 2 10 0 .167 188 322NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast
W L T Pct PF PAN.Y.Giants 7 5 0 .583 321 243Washington 6 6 0 .500 312 301Dallas 6 6 0 .500 280 295Philadelphia 3 9 0 .250 217 320South
W L T Pct PF PAy-Atlanta 11 1 0 .917 317 229Tampa Bay 6 6 0 .500 333 285New Orleans 5 7 0 .417 321 327Carolina 3 9 0 .250 235 292North
W L T Pct PF PAGreen Bay 8 4 0 .667 296 259Chicago 8 4 0 .667 294 198Minnesota 6 6 0 .500 262 272Detroit 4 8 0 .333 300 315West
W L T Pct PF PASan Francisco 8 3 1 .708 289 171Seattle 7 5 0 .583 242 202St. Louis 5 6 1 .458 221 267Arizona 4 8 0 .333 186 234x-clinched playoff spoty-clinched division
Thursday's GameAtlanta 23, New Orleans 13
Sunday's GamesSeattle 23, Chicago 17, OTGreen Bay 23, Minnesota 14St. Louis 16, San Francisco 13, OTKansas City 27, Carolina 21Houston 24, Tennessee 10N.Y. Jets 7, Arizona 6Indianapolis 35, Detroit 33Buffalo 34, Jacksonville 18New England 23, Miami 16Denver 31, Tampa Bay 23Cleveland 20, Oakland 17Cincinnati 20, San Diego 13Pittsburgh 23, Baltimore 20Dallas 38, Philadelphia 33
Monday's GameWashington 17, N.Y. Giants 16
Thursday, Dec. 6Denver at Oakland, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 9Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m.Baltimore at Washington, 1 p.m.Kansas City at Cleveland, 1 p.m.San Diego at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m.Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.St. Louis at Buffalo, 1 p.m.Dallas at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.Miami at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.Arizona at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.New Orleans at N.Y. Giants, 4:25
p.m.Detroit at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 10Houston at New England, 8:30 p.m.
College Football FBS Bowl GlanceSubject to ChangeAll Times ESTSaturday, Dec. 15New Mexico BowlAt AlbuquerqueNevada (7-5) vs. Arizona (7-5), 1 p.m.
(ESPN)Famous Idaho Potato BowlAt Boise, IdahoToledo (9-3) vs. Utah State (10-2),
4:30 p.m. (ESPN)Thursday, Dec. 20Poinsettia BowlAt San DiegoSan Diego State (9-3) vs. BYU (7-5),
8 p.m. (ESPN)Friday, Dec. 21Beef 'O' Brady's BowlAt St. Petersburg, Fla.Ball State (9-3) vs. UCF (9-4), 7:30
p.m. (ESPN)Saturday, Dec. 22New Orleans BowlEast Carolina (8-4) vs. Louisiana-
Lafayette (7-4), Noon (ESPN)Las Vegas BowlBoise State (10-2) vs.Washington (7-
5), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)Monday, Dec. 24Hawaii BowlAt HonoluluSMU (6-6) vs. Fresno State (9-3), 8
p.m. (ESPN)Wednesday, Dec. 26Little Caesars Pizza BowlAt DetroitCentral Michigan (6-6) vs. Western
Kentucky (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)Thursday, Dec. 27Military BowlAtWashingtonBowling Green (8-4) vs. San Jose
State (10-2), 3 p.m. (ESPN)Belk BowlAt Charlotte, N.C.Duke (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 6:30
p.m. (ESPN)Holiday BowlAt San DiegoBaylor (7-5) vs. UCLA (9-4), 9:45
Saturday, Jan. 26Senior BowlAt Mobile, Ala.North vs. South, TBA (NFLN)
NCAA Football ChampionshipSubdivision Playoff GlanceAll Times ESTFirst RoundSaturday, Nov. 24Wagner 31, Colgate 20Coastal Carolina 24, Bethune-
Cookman 14South Dakota State 58, Eastern
Illinois 10Stony Brook 20, Villanova 10
Second RoundSaturday, Dec. 1Wofford 23, New Hampshire 7Georgia Southern 24, Cent.
Arkansas 16Old Dominion 63, Coastal Carolina
35Illinois St. 38, Appalachian St. 37, OTNorth Dakota State 28, South Dakota
State 3Sam Houston State 18, Cal Poly 16Eastern Washington 29, Wagner 19Montana State 16, Stony Brook 10
QuarterfinalsFriday, Dec. 7Sam Houston State (9-3) at Montana
State (11-1), 8 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 8Georgia Southern (9-3) at Old
Dominion (11-1), NoonWofford (9-3) at North Dakota State
(11-1), 3 p.m.Illinois State (9-3) at Eastern
Washington (10-2), 6 p.m.SemifinalsFriday, Dec. 14 or Saturday, Dec. 15North Dakota State-Wofford winner
vs. Montana State-Sam Houston StatewinnerGeorgia Southern-Old Dominion win-
ner vs. Illinois State-EasternWashington winnerChampionshipSaturday, Jan. 5At FC Dallas StadiumFrisco,TexasSemifinal winners, 1 p.m.
NCAA Division II Football PlayoffGlanceAll Times ESTFirst RoundSaturday, Nov. 17Shippensburg 58, Bloomsburg 20Indiana (Pa.) 27, Shepherd 17Indianapolis 31, Midwestern State 14West Alabama 41, Miles 7Lenoir-Rhyne 21, Fort Valley State 6Northwest Missouri State 35,
Harding 0Missouri Western State 57,
Minnesota Duluth 55West Texas A&M 38, Chadron State
30Second RoundSaturday, Nov. 24West Texas A&M 33, Ashland 28Indiana (Pa.) 17, New Haven 14Valdosta State 49, West Alabama 21Carson-Newman 38, Lenoir-Rhyne
35Winston-Salem 37, Shippensburg 14Minnesota State Mankato 38,
Northwest Missouri State 35Missouri Western State 45,
Henderson State 21Colorado State-Pueblo 28,
Indianapolis 7QuarterfinalsSaturday, Dec. 1
Winston-Salem 21, Indiana (Pa.) 17Valdosta State 48, Carson-Newman
26Minnesota State Mankato 17,
Missouri Western State 10West Texas A&M 34, Colorado State-
Pueblo 13SemifinalsSaturday, Dec. 8Valdosta State (10-2) at Minnesota
State Mankato (13-0), 3 p.m.West Texas A&M (12-2) at Winston-
Salem (13-0), 6:30 p.m.ChampionshipSaturday, Dec. 15At Braly Municipal StadiumFlorence, Ala.Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
NCAA Division III Football PlayoffGlanceAll Times ESTFirst RoundSaturday, Nov. 17Hobart 38, Washington & Lee 20Wittenberg 52, Heidelberg 38Franklin 42, Adrian 10Cortland State 20, Framingham
State 19Wesley 73, Mount Ida 14Widener 44, Bridgewater State 14Salisbury 17, Rowan 9Johns Hopkins 42, Washington &
Jefferson 10Mount Union 72, Christopher
Newport 14Mary Hardin-Baylor 59, Louisiana
College 20St.Thomas (Minn.) 48, St. Norbert 17Elmhurst 27, Coe 24Bethel (Minn.) 24, Concordia-
Chicago 23Wisconsin-Oshkosh 55, St.
Scholastica 10Linfield 27, Pacific Lutheran 24North Central (Ill.) 41, Cal Lutheran
W L Pct GBMemphis 13 3 .813 —San Antonio 14 4 .778 —Houston 9 8 .529 4½Dallas 8 9 .471 5½New Orleans 5 11 .313 8Northwest Division
W L Pct GBOklahoma City 15 4 .789 —Denver 9 9 .500 5½Minnesota 8 8 .500 5½Utah 9 10 .474 6Portland 8 10 .444 6½Pacific Division
W L Pct GBL.A. Clippers 11 6 .647 —Golden State 10 7 .588 1L.A. Lakers 8 10 .444 3½Phoenix 7 12 .368 5Sacramento 4 12 .250 6½Monday's GamesPortland 118, Charlotte 112, OTDetroit 89, Cleveland 79New Orleans 102, Milwaukee 81Denver 113, Toronto 110L.A. Clippers 105, Utah 104Orlando 102, Golden State 94
Tuesday's GamesMinnesota 105, Philadelphia 88Washington 105, Miami 101Oklahoma City 117, Brooklyn 111Indiana 80, Chicago 76Houston 107, L.A. Lakers 105Memphis 108, Phoenix 98, OT
Wednesday's GamesNewYork at Charlotte, 7 p.m.Portland at Indiana, 7 p.m.Minnesota at Boston, 7:30 p.m.Golden State at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 8 p.m.Denver at Atlanta, 8 p.m.Chicago at Cleveland, 8 p.m.Milwaukee at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.Orlando at Utah, 9 p.m.Toronto at Sacramento, 10 p.m.Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday's Games
NewYork at Miami, 8 p.m.Dallas at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.
Top 25 FaredTuesday1. Indiana (8-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Central Connecticut State, Saturday.2. Duke (8-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Temple, Saturday.3. Michigan (8-0) beat Western
Michigan 73-41. Next: vs. Arkansas,Saturday.4. Syracuse (6-0) did not play. Next:
vs. Long Beach State, Thursday.5. Louisville (6-1) at College of
Charleston. Next: vs. UMKC, Saturday.6. Florida (6-0) did not play. Next: at
Florida State, Wednesday.7. Ohio State (5-1) did not play. Next:
vs. Long Beach State, Saturday.8. Arizona (5-0) vs. Southern
Mississippi. Next: at Clemson,Saturday.9. Kansas (6-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Colorado, Saturday10. Gonzaga (8-0) did not play. Next:
at Washington State, Wednesday.11. Cincinnati (7-0) did not play. Next:
vs. Arkansas-Little Rock, Thursday.12. Missouri (7-1) beat Southeast
Missouri State 81-65. Next: vs.Tennessee State, Saturday.13. Illinois (9-0) beat Western
Carolina 72-64. Next: at No. 10Gonzaga, Saturday.14. Minnesota (9-1) beat South
Dakota State 88-64. Next: at SouthernCal, Saturday.15. Georgetown (6-1) beat Texas 64-
41. Next: vs. Towson, Saturday.16. Creighton (7-1) did not play. Next:
at Nebraska, Thursday.17. San Diego State (6-1) did not
play. Next: vs. UC Santa Barbara,Thursday.18. New Mexico (8-0) did not play.
Next: vs. Southern Cal, Wednesday.19. Michigan State (6-2) did not play.
Next: vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff,Wednesday.20. North Carolina (6-2) did not play.
Next: vs. East Tennessee State,Saturday.21. UNLV (5-1) at Portland. Next: at
California, Sunday.22. Notre Dame (7-1) did not play.
Next: vs. Brown, Saturday.23. Oklahoma State (5-1) did not
play. Next: vs. South Florida,Wednesday.24. Wichita State (8-0) did not play.
Next: vs. Northern Colorado, Saturday.25. N.C. State (4-2) vs. UConn. Next:
vs. Cleveland State, Saturday.
Women's Top 25 FaredTuesday1. Stanford (8-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Pacific, Saturday, Dec. 15.2. UConn (7-0) did not play. Next: vs.
No. 10 Penn State, Thursday.3. Baylor (6-1) did not play. Next: at
No. 5 Notre Dame, Wednesday.4. Duke (6-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Georgia Tech, Thursday.5. Notre Dame (5-0) did not play.
Winchester Harvest Prep 37Fairview 51, Parma Normandy 46Fremont St. Joseph 52, Pemberville
Eastwood 47Garfield Hts. Trinity 42, Cuyahoga
Hts. 40Gates Mills Gilmour 82, Mentor Lake
Cath. 74Glouster Trimble 68, Reedsville
Eastern 56Heartland Christian 40, Rootstown
32Independence 58, Brooklyn 57Ironton 84, Lucasville Valley 50Kalida 67, Lima Perry 37Kenton 59, Waynesfield-Goshen 52Lancaster 54, Newark Licking Valley
53Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 69, Cin.
Western Hills 59Lima Bath 64, Wapakoneta 58Lorain 75, Bay Village Bay 68McArthur Vinton County 47, Waverly
32Metamora Evergreen 75, Northwood
41Miamisburg 48, Kettering Fairmont
43Middleburg Hts. Midpark 86, Parma
Hts. Valley Forge 51Milford Center Fairbanks 61,
Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan 48Minford 95, Portsmouth Clay 37Mt. Gilead 52, Bucyrus 45Mt. Vernon 57, Marion Harding 46Oak Hill 72, Beaver Eastern 64Old Fort 74, Elmore Woodmore 54Ontario 77, Ashland Crestview 48Parma Hts. Holy Name 63, Lodi
Cloverleaf 54Pataskala Watkins Memorial 50,
Johnstown-Monroe 41Pickerington N. 61, Ashville Teays
Academy 19Grove City 85, Cols. Hamilton Twp. 46Harrod Allen E. 74, Dola Hardin
Northern 15Jackson 74, Pomeroy Meigs 21Lancaster Fisher Cath. 64, Grove
City Christian 36Lewis Center Olentangy 79,
Granville 52Lima Bath 42, Anna 41Lima Shawnee 60, Marion Harding
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SPORTS ON TV
Scores
TODAY
GOLF3:30 p.m. TGC — Ladies European Tour, Dubai LadiesMasters, first round, at Dubai, United Arab Emirates(same-day tape)8 p.m.TGC — PGA Tour Australasia, Australian Open, firstround, at Sydney1:30 a.m. TGC — Asian Tour, Thailand Championship, firstround, at BangkokMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL9 p.m. ESPN2 — Temple at Villanova9:30 p.m.NBCSN — Penn St. at La SalleMEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY7 p.m. NBCSN — Vermont at DartmouthNBA BASKETBALL8 p.m. ESPN — Denver at Atlanta10:30 p.m. ESPN — Dallas at L.A. ClippersSOCCER2:30 p.m. FSN — UEFA Champions League, teams TBA8 p.m. FSN — UEFA Champions League, teams TBA(same-day tape)WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL7 p.m. ESPN2 — Baylor at Notre Dame
defense, getting to openspots,” Miller said. “Andthen when faced with theirbig guy, we talked aboutusing shot fakes and tryingto get to the body. Butthey’ve just got to experi-ence that situation forthemselves first.”Tyler Miller, Troy’s
leading scorer entering thegame, picked up two earlyfouls also, further hamper-ing the Trojans’ offensivecapabilities. But five first-half 3s — including abuzzer-beater from beyondhalf court by DylanCascaden to finish the firstquarter — kept Troy with-in 10 at the break, 34-24.“That hurt, but we
weathered that first half,”Miller said. “We didn’twant to handcuff him witha third foul in the first half,but we stayed in the gameso I wasn’t panic-strickenby sitting him down.”
A 14-point run by theWildcats in the third quar-ter, though, proved to betoo much to overcome.Troy cut the lead to
eight on the first posses-sion of the second half, butthat was as close as itwould get as Springfieldconverted on turnoverafter turnover. After animpressive scoop layup byKamarta Curry made it36-26, the Wildcats con-verted three consecutivethree-point plays, two byDae’Shawn Jackson. A 3 by
Ryan Minney blew thelead up to 48-26 to cap offthe run, and the lead grewto 25 at its largest.Troy — which turned
the ball over 16 times inthe game — tried to shootits way back into the gamein the fourth. Miller hitthree of his 5 3s in thequarter, helping theTrojans outscoreSpringfield 20-10 duringthe final eight minutes.“We’re not a bad team.
We’ve got some people thatcan shoot the basketball,”
Miller said. “We just gothrough lulls on offenseand defense where we com-promise ourselves. Wewere giving up high-per-centage shots in transitionoff of our turnovers, and wejust can’t do that.”Miller finished with 20
points to lead Troy, whileCascaden added 14 pointsand five assists and JalenNelson had nine pointsand five rebounds.Minney led theWildcats
with 20 points and 10rebounds, Jackson scored18 points and Curry added14.The Trojans remain at
home Friday to faceLebanon — the team itdefeated in last year’s sec-tional title game.
Springfield — 67Kamarta Curry 5-1-14, Sean
Burroughs 2-0-4, HenryAlexander 1-1-3, AnthonyFreeman 0-0-0, Derick Yarbrough0-0-0, DeMarco Cannon 0-0-0,Dae’Shawn Jackson 6-4-18, RyanMinney 7-5-20, John Carson 0-0-0, Guy Victoria 1-0-2, TrentGilbert 1-0-2, Darius Harper 2-0-4. Totals: 25-11-67.
Troy — 55Luke Manis 2-0-5, Jalen
Nelson 3-1-9, T.J. Michael 0-0-0,Connor Super 0-0-0, Tre Hudson1-0-2, Tyler Miller 6-3-20, DevinBlakely 0-0-0, Dylan Cascaden 5-1-14, Seth Perdziola 1-0-2, TarenKimmel 1-0-3. Totals: 19-5-55.
Score By QuartersSField .................18 34 57 67Troy ....................11 24 35 553-point goals: Springfield —
Curry 3, Jackson 2, Minney. Troy— Manis, Nelson 2, Miller 5,Cascaden 3, Kimmel.
Records: Springfield 3-0.Troy 0-3.
Reserve score: Springfield52, Troy 39.
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� Girls Basketball
Bulldogs“(Straszheim) is a
strong body inside,(Donaldson) she’s proba-bly 5-foot-11, and she’sstrong also,” Cline said.“When we did try to boxout, sometimes it didn’teven work.We’ve got to bein position, and that’ssomething we’ll continueto work on and try to getbetter at.“We gave up a lot of
offensive rebounds. Everyteam we go against isgoing to be bigger. We justneed to do a better jobboxing out and havingsome more recognition.”After the Bulldogs took
a 6-4 lead early in thefirst, the Panthers rolledoff eight straight to take a12-8 lead into the secondquarter. Then early in thesecond, TVS bulked up itslead to nine, but an andone 1 by BritneyCourtright, then anotherCourtright bucket on anice dish by Jordan Pricerput Milton down just five.The Panthers held aseven-point lead at half,shooting 11 foul shotscompared to one byMilton.Haley Martens and
Brooke Falb got theMilton offense rolling in
the third, helping theirteam open up the quarteron an 11-6 run. First,Martens got a crazy,underhand flip shot fromunder the basket to go.Following that, Falb con-verted a layup off a steal,then buried a 3 to cut thedeficit to 32-30 with fourminutes to play in thequarter. From that pointon, however, the Bulldogsscored just five morepoints.Falb led the Bulldogs
with 14 points, fourrebounds and four steals.Martens had 11 points,five rebounds and threeassists and Pricer addedeight assists.Milton-Union is back
in action Thursday, host-ing Preble Shawnee.
TVS — 48T. Donaldson 8-1-17,
Straszheim 6-3-15, Clark 2-0-4,White 2-0-4, Mackie 2-2-6,Bolton 1-0-2. Totals: 21-6-48.
Milton-Union — 35Haley Martens 5-0-11,
Elizabeth Busse 0-0-0, BrookeFalb 6-0-14, Stacie Swartz 0-0-0,April Stine 1-0-2, KaitlynThompson 0-0-0, Jordan Pricer1-0-2, Britney Coutright 3-0-6.Totals: 16-0-35.
Devilsa freshman, two sopho-mores and two juniors outthere. Things like this aregoing to happen sometimeswhen you have a youngteam.”It was Ben Hughes who
sparked the comeback.After Nick Fischer hit a
three to close Tipp within43-36, Hughes scored sixpoints in a 15 second spanto make it 43-42 and it wasclose the rest of the way.“He stepped up big
time,” Bixler said. “We got alot from our bench tonight(27 points) and that is theway it is going to have to beevery night.”
The game was closethroughout the fourth quar-ter, neither team leading bymore than three.Ryan Hughes and
Xavier Harrison hit bigthrees to keep Piqua in thegame. Harrison’s three tiedit at 56 with 2:15 remainingand neither team wouldscore again in regulation.Tipp had two turnovers
in the final minute, butPiqua could not convert.The Indians picked up acharging foul on the firstone and after a TateHoneycutt steal, missedtwo free throws.In the overtime, it was
all Tipp.
“One of the things Italked to the kids about isyou worked hard to get tothis overtime, now youmight as well finish it,”Bixler said.They did it with a 16-3
advantage in the extra peri-od, as Piqua turned the ballover on four of its first fivepossessions.In the first half, it was
the inside play of ErikVondenhuevel and JoshHolfinger that gave Piquathe advantage. The twocombined for 15 points and10 rebounds in the openinghalf.“We knew we had the
advantage inside and we
were able to take advantageof it,” Butler said.But that began to
change in the third quarter.“I thought we did a hor-
rible job defensively insidein the first half,” Bixler said.“We always talk aboutwanting to get 16 easypoints a game. I am prettysure they had 16 easypoints in the first half. Westarted doing a better job ofgetting that shut down inthe third quarter.”As the Red Devils did,
Piqua began to strugglefrom the floor.After hitting 14 of 30
shots in the first half, Piquamade just four of 20 in the
third quarter.Vondenhuevel’s basket
had given them a 41-31lead late in the quarter,before all the momentum—and eventually the game —swung to Tipp.Vondenhuevel had 16
points and five rebounds forPiqua, while Hughes scored10 points and Holfingerpulled down 11 rebounds.Fischer and Sean Ford
scored 14 points each forTipp, including five each inthe extra period. BenStucke had 12 points and13 rebounds and MichaelLandwehr scored 10 points.
Hadden 1-0-2, Ben Stucke 3-5-12,Cam Johnson 2-2-7, MichaelLandwehr 4-2-10, Sean Ford 4-5-14, Michael Donahey 2-0-4, BenHughes 3-2-9, Jared Ervin 0-0-0.Totals: 22-22-72.
Roundupsteals were part of a 17-steal day for the Vikings.“We took good care of the
basketball and were able toforce turnovers,” Mack said.Miami East forced 18
Oakwood turnovers whileonly turning over the ballnine times themselves. All10 of the the Vikings play-ers that touched the floorhad at least two points.A 19-6 second quarter
advantage helped MiamiEast hold a 10-point lead atthe half. The Vikings then
outscored Oakwood 21-9 inthe fourth quarter to helpseal the victory.The unbeaten Vikings
will travel once again onFriday, this time to take onCross County Conferencefoe Tri-County North.
Miami East — 64Garrett Mitchell 5-2-13, Luke
House 4-3-12, A.J. Hickman 5-0-11, Franco Villella 2-2-7, RossSnodgrass 2-0-6, Nick Beard 2-1-6,Brandon Mack 1-0-3, BraxtonDonaldson 1-0-2, Michael Harmon1-0-2, Conner Hellyer 1-0-2.Totals: 24-8-64
Bethel opened up their sea-son with a strong showingas they defeated
Emmanuel Christian 78-35.“We started off slow in
the first quarter,” Bethelcoach Eric Glover said. “Itwas probably some first-game jitters. We turned itup with about five minutesto go in the first and reallyturned it up on defense.”The Bees were led offen-
sively by Patrick Bain’s 23points. He was followed byGus Schwieterman’s 15points, Andrew Hurstadded 10 points and AaronBozarth scored eight.
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STAFF PHOTOS/ANTHONY WEBERTroy’s Jalen Nelson holds the ball Tuesday nightagainst Springfield.
STAFF PHOTO/COLIN FOSTERMilton-Union’s Haley Martens fires a jumper Tuesdaynight against Twin Valley South.
Troy’s Seth Perdziola drib-bles around a Springfielddefender Tuesday.
� College Basketball
Bucknell tops KSULEWISBURG, Pa. (AP)
— Mike Muscala tallied 27points, three assists and twoblocks as Bucknell beat KentState 76-60 Tuesday nightand improved to 8-1 for thefirst time since 2005-06.Muscala added six boards
while Bryson Johnson andRyan Frazier scored 13points apiece.Joe Wilman pulled down
10 rebounds to help Bucknellcontrol the boards, 34-22.Bucknell led 32-31 at the
break and extended theirlead to 43-35 behind aMuscala tip-in. Kent State
rallied to close the gap to 57-51 after Chris Evans hit a 3-pointer, butMuscala convert-ed a layup, 3-pointer and ajumper on consecutive pos-sessions to put Bucknell upfor good. Muscala, who is theonly Division I player aver-aging at least 15 points and12 rebounds per game, leadsBucknell in most statisticalcategories, including scoring(17.8), rebounding (12.1),blocks (2.0) and assists (2.0)through nine games.Devareaux Manley led
Kent State (5-4) with 15points.
� College Football
Badgers move on without BielemaMADISON,Wis. (AP) —
Travis Frederick was sur-prised when coach BretBielema told the team hewas leaving Wisconsin tocoach Arkansas. TheBadgers’ starting centercouldn’t blame him,though.“I guess I was a little
surprised, but it’s a verygood opportunity for him,”Frederick said after play-ers met with Bielema onTuesday night. “I’m surehe’ll do well.”Most players declined to
comment as reporterswaited to talk to them.Some said Bielema urgedthem to remain focused onthe Rose Bowl.Frederick also said he
was unsure who wouldlead the team going for-ward, and athletic directorBarry Alvarez — the for-mer coach who pickedBielema to succeed him —said in a statement that hehas a responsibility toensure the program con-
tinues at a high level andthat he has already startedthe process of looking for areplacement.Some player took to
Twitter to lobby for PaulChryst, the formerWisconsin offensive coordi-nator in his first season ashead coach at Pittsburgh.Offensive lineman RyanGroy tweeted “PaulChryst! Paul Chryst!”“I understand the spec-
ulation surrounding myname given today’s devel-opments,” Chryst said in astatement released by Pitt.“I am committed to the Pittfootball program and theUniversity of Pittsburgh. Iam focusing all my timeand energy on our team’sbowl game preparationand recruiting a greatgroup of young men to joinour program and this out-standing university. Weare working hard everyday to re-establish thisprogram and I am excitedabout the future of Pitt
football.”Alvarez said he was sur-
prised when Bielema toldhim he was taking theArkansas job, but thankedhim for his work over thepast seven seasons as headcoach, both on and off thefield.“Along with finding a
new coach, my other mainobjective is to make surethat our student-athletes,specifically our seniorsplaying in their final gameas Badgers, have a tremen-dous experience in theRose Bowl,” Alvarez said.“We will do everythingwithin our power to makethat happen.”The search for
Wisconsin’s next coach willbe the first for the schoolsince Alvarez was broughtin for the 1990 season. Theformer coach pickedBielema to be his successorafter adding him to thestaff as defensive coordina-tor for two years beforemaking him head coach for
the 2006 season.Still, quarterback Joel
Stave noted coachingturnovers are common incollege football, even if it isforeign to those on theWisconsin roster.“It’s something that’s
new for me. I haven’t real-ly experienced this,” Stavesaid. “But it’s somethingthat we’re just going towork through.”Stave took over as the
starter in September andled the Badgers until hewas knocked out of the Oct.27 game against MichiganState. A new coach alsocould mean starting overfor Stave after he earnedthe starter’s job, but hesaid he couldn’t worryabout that.“If I continue to give us
a good chance to win, Ithink I’ll continue to play,”Stave said. “I feel it’s in myhands. I try to worry aboutwhat I control, and that’smaking myself the bestplayer I can be.”
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