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PIQUA—The mother of shoot-ing victim Michael Butts, whowas repeatedly shot while in anautomobile Monday night near

Fountain Park, said her son islucky to be alive.Heather Redinbo-Butts said

early Wednesday afternoon thather son remained the intensivecare unit at Miami Valley Hospi-tal on in Dayton and is closelybeing monitored by physicians,but was elated with his recoverythus far.“He is still in the intensive care

unit, but he is improving incredi-bly,” she said. “It’s amazing.” Hewas later moved from intensivecare early Wednesday evening.Redinbo-Butts said she is so

thankful for all of the prayersand well-wishes from thosearound the community in the af-termath of the shooting.“He has no idea how lucky he

is to be alive,” his mother said.

“And how many people love andcare about him.”Butts, 22, of Piqua, was struck

four times by bullets fired from afirearm at close proximity atabout 6:15 p.m. in the 1300 blockof Forest Avenue near FountainPark.His father, William Butts, said

his son was shot in the chin, right

Shooting victim recovering

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PIQUA — America’smost beloved “storyteller”and illustrator NormanRockwell captured theimaginations of 100 Piquaparochial and publicschool students whotoured the Dayton Art In-stitute on Wednesday toview its current exhibit“American Chronicles: theArt of Norman Rockwell”now showing through Feb.5.

The inquisitive groupsof sixth-graders from bothBennett IntermediateSchool and Piqua CatholicSchool were usheredthrough the galleries bynearly a dozen docentswho traced the evolutionof Rockwell’s art through-out his career rangingfrom the 300-plus coversof The Saturday EveningPost to artwork whichdemonstrates “conscious-ness-raising images” suchas Ruby Bridges who, as a6-year-old African Ameri-can child, was escorted byfederal marshals into asegregated school in 1963.The painting “The Prob-lem We All Live With”caused students to stop,

reflect and question whatthey were seeing includ-ing the racial epithet,which appears in thepainting.The DAI exhibit ex-

plores Rockwell’s impacton American popular cul-ture through 42 originalartworks and the com-plete set of the 323 Postcover tear sheets span-ning 47 years. This visitby Piqua students is beingsponsored by the PiquaArts Council in coopera-tion with the Piqua Com-munity Foundation,Hartzell Norris Trust,Honda of America Foun-dation and Edison Com-munity College, all major

Miami County Sheriff’s deputies begin their investigation into a crash involving city of Troy public workstruck that struck the railroad overpass on Eldean Road earlyWednesday afternoon. It was the second timein recent months that a truck struck the railroad overpass. The driver was taken to Upper Valley MedicalCenter for treatment of minor injuries.

Piqua Catholic School student Jerry Curtis (seated)portrays Norman Rockwell, using as his “models”Zachary Giguere and Katie Allenbaugh.

Local students viewart of Norman Rockwell

Fishermakesstaterep bid

BY RON OSBURNOhio Community Mediarosburn@tdnpublishing.com

TROY — DemocratDave Fisher announcedWednesday he is a candi-date for the Ohio House ofRepresentatives. TheBethel Township residentwill oppose incumbent Re-publican Dr. RichardAdams to represent the80th House District in the2012 election.Fisher, 49, made his an-

nouncement at the MiamiCounty Board of Electionsoffice in Troy prior toWednesday’s 4 p.m. filingdeadline for the March2012 primary. Adams, ofTroy, had previously an-nounced he would seek re-election for the seatrepresenting MiamiCounty and southernDarke County.No one filedWednesday

to oppose either Fisher orAdams in the March partyprimaries.Fisher had indicated on

election night that hemight stage a run forstate representative as a

BY BETHANY J.ROYERStaff writerbroyer@dailycall.com

PIQUA — The doors tothe Bethany Center onSouth Street are open tothose in need of a warmmeal.However, the Bethany

Center offers more thanjust food as evident Tues-

day morning when onearea resident came in toinquire about clothing

after a recent house fire.Open since 2001, the

Bethany Center has been

helping such individualsin need, whether food,clothing or in some cases,shelter, after a modest be-ginning in 1998 as a soupkitchen at St. Paul’sUnited Church of Christ.Wanting to centralize

services already being pro-vided by area churchessuch as food pantries and

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tus of more than a yearpuppet shows have re-turned to the library. Anevening performance willbe held at 7 p.m. Tuesday.All preschoolers and theirfamilies are invited to at-tend. Tickets are free ofcharge and available inthe children’s departmentof the library.Also, books are still

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supporters of the “All ThingsRockwell“ project. Sixthgraders from bothWashing-ton and Wilder Intermedi-ate Schools are scheduled toembark on their field tripson Dec. 15 and 16 , respec-tively.“How many of you know

the difference between an il-lustrator and an artist?”asked Ellen Sipley, who hasserved as a docent at the artinstitute the past 10 years.She explained that Rockwellwas initially an illustratorwho “worked with editorsand other individuals” suchas the Saturday EveningPost. His paintings depict-ing scenes of societal issuesdidn’t evolve until after-wards.Although the students

have become familiar withRockwell in recent weeksvia videos shown in theclassroom, many had neverhad the opportunity to visitan art institute until thisweek. Through their guidedtours, they learned thatRockwell utilized lots ofprops in his paintings suchas a military helmet whichsat atop his easel in onepainting” Triple Self Por-trait” (1959) or that his sig-nature was never the same.According to Sipley,(Rockwell) loved family lifeand “liked to paint life theway he’d like it to be.”Students were asked to

identify various individuals

who served as subjects inRockwell’s paintings suchas Grandma Moses or for-mer President John F.Kennedy. Many of his mod-els weremembers of his ownfamily or friends in Stock-bridge, Mass., where hismuseum is now located.The exhibit includes a

separate room where Rock-well’s paintings illustratingthe freedom of speech, wor-ship, want and fear capti-vated the Piqua students.Alongside each painting wasa board filled with yellowsticky notes responding toquestions “tell us what free-dom of speech” and so onmeans to you. Anotherhands-on activity encour-aged students to take turnssitting near an easel —palette and brush in hand— with others in the groupserving as “subjects” of Sat-urday Evening Post covers.Various props were avail-able for students to assumeRockwellesque-like poses.Dwayne Thompson, cur-

riculum coordinator forPiqua City Schools, indi-cated how proud he wasthat students were able toexperience Rockwell’s work.“This is an outstanding op-portunity for our students,”he began. “The Piqua ArtsCouncil has long been afriend of the schools in ourcommunity and this part-nership continues to offerstrong programming for outstudents to experience.”Thompson, who has

served as a PAC boardmember in recent years,suggested that “whatmakesthis program so special ishow it integrates manylearning opportunities thatcenter around NormanRockwell’s art. Studentsbegan their study by explor-ing samples of his SaturdayEvening Post paintings.Students watched mediaclips in short documentaryformats through DiscoveryEducation.And, in art class,students learned about howNorman Rockwell becamean artist and how he createdhis art. While studying hiswork, students also learnedabout the stories he wastelling through his paint-ings and a little about thehistory and social context ofthe magazine art covers.”In language art class,

Thompson said studentshave studied their favorite(Rockwell) paintings andhave written their own in-terpretations of Rockwell’sstory, adding “This createdexcitement as studentsbegan to wonder what kindof paintings Norman Rock-well would create if he werealive today.” Students arealso working on their ownversion of a Rockwell paint-ing.In January, Bennett,

Washington, Wilder andPiqua Catholic will submitstudent writings and art-work to the Piqua ArtsCouncil for judging. Onewriting and one art work

from each school will be se-lected as a winning entry tobe recognized at a special re-ception being hosted by Edi-son Community College onFriday, Jan. 20, in the col-lege theatre. A highlight ofthe 5:30 p.m. reception willbe a public talk given byNorman Rockwell MuseumCurator Tom Daly of Stock-bridge, Mass., who, earlierin the day, will be visitingthree Piqua schools to fur-ther discuss Rockwell’s lifeand works. The Edison re-ception is open to the publicfree of charge. Light refresh-ments will be served.Vicky Fanberg, executive

director of the Piqua ArtsCouncil, says her organiza-tion is “dedicated to makingthe arts accessible to ourcommunity through educa-tion, support and presenta-tion. We are always lookingfor new ways to engage theentire community and arefortunate to have the oppor-tunity to present the art ofNorman Rockwell toPiqua.”“Because Rockwell is

such an iconic Americanartist and because his sub-jects are relatable to Ameri-can pop culture,” she added“it is a great way to engagethe public in his works. Wehope that through the pro-grams we are providing tothe schools and community,we can successfully demon-strate how art works its wayinto our daily lives and thatit is truly for everyone.”

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clothing banks, a networkwas established and a callwas made to create a singu-lar, unified ministry of com-passion.Answering that call was

Wilma Earls after beingasked to sit in on a meetingwhen the initial idea wasbrought up about a need fora soup kitchen in Piqua asTroy’s was being over-whelmed.“Dick Steineman sent a

letter to all the churchesand asked who would be in-terested in stepping for-ward and opening theirchurch for a soup kitchen,”explained Earls on how theletter from Steineman, di-rector of Troy’s St. PatrickSoup Kitchen, was an-swered by Father Frank, apastor of St.Mary’s CatholicChurch.It was Father Frank who

brought a group of peopletogether to discuss how tostart a Piqua soup kitchen13 years ago.“I went to work that

evening,” said Earls, whocould not understand whyshe had attended the meet-ing as she felt she wasn’t ca-pable of being of any help,especially while working fulltime. But she could not stopthinking about the need fora soup kitchen.“As I would think about

each thing we talked aboutI’d think, you know, I couldprobably do that,” said Earlswho explained that she hadalready been helping to

servemeals once amonth atSt. Vincent’s Hotel in Day-ton for 11 years.St. Vincent’s offers sup-

portive, emergency servicesto homeless families.“And I loved it,” said

Earls. “So I thoughtmaybe Ican do that.”The next day Earls of-

fered to be the director ofwhat is now the BethanyCenter.“That’s how I got in-

volved,” said Earls. “I took astep in faith and decided toretire and do it.”Today, the doors of the

Center open at 10 a.m. forlunch Tuesday to Thursday,with an evening mealserved on Friday. This year,with December just start-ing, 13,148meals have beenserved to more than 1,000individuals who take parton average each month.While many use the soup

kitchen, a growing number,according to Earls, use thefood pantry that consists ofgovernment-provided sta-ples and donations.“We’re just blessed,” said

Earls of the assistance fromarea churches for both thesoup kitchen and the foodpantry. “We think we’regoing to run out and we’renot going to have food togive the next time we areopen and before we open up,the shelves are full. It’samazing.”Along with a network of

area support from churches,Earls says that food drivesat the local schools, can col-lections from area busi-

nesses such as Little Cae-sar’s and a variety of dona-tions from others helps thecenter continue to help oth-ers.“God has just blessed us,

abundantly. He has, eversince we’ve been here, eversince we’ve been open,” saidEarls about the donationsthat includes eggs fromfarmers, bread fromKroger’s and Ulbrich’sHometown Market anddoughnuts from Dobo’s De-lights.More than 200 pounds of

frozen turkey have been do-nated from the NationalWild Turkey Federation,with a recent 20 pound do-nation of venison in theFarmers and Hunters Feed-ing the Hungry.Earls also spoke of El

Sombrero restaurant ownerRuben Pelayo,who has beendonating 120 pounds ofground beef every monthsince 1998.“Every month,” empha-

sized Earls on the donationthat began thanks to Steine-man, who also helped getthe Piqua soup kitchenstarted.Pelayo has not only been

supplying beef to the Troyand Piqua soup kitchens,but has hosted a traditionalThanksgiving meal at bothhis restaurants for the last16 years for Miami Countyresidents.Like all organizations,

the Bethany Center de-pends on a solid network ofindividuals to keep every-thing running smoothly. For

Earls she depends on herlongtime friend CathyLarge to help feed andclothe those in need, whilethe area churches taketurns each month providingfood along with volunteers.Debbie Sprungman and

Lori Hiser help keep thefood pantry organized, alongwith the help of a youngman by the name of Casey.An intern from Edison

Community College hasbeen helping with the an-nual Christmas shop.The reading room on the

second floor is operated byPaul Green and his motherJoyce. Green states that asmany as 800 to 1,000 bookspass through the doors with150 to 200 readers a monthon average depending onthe time of year.“We are always looking

for Bibles,” said Green.JimBurger decorated the

Christmas tree in the cafe-teria.The Bethany Center is

also home to Circles ofHope, AmeriCorps, thePiqua Compassion Networkand Fully Pardoned JailMinistry Inc.The center even took in a

homeless cat.“A pregnant homeless

cat,” said Earls as the sec-ond-to-last kitten was takenout the door by a newowner.They plan to have the

mother cat, Gracie, spadeand offer her a permanenthome at the Center.“If she wants to stay,we’ll

keep her,” said Earls.

BethanyContinued from page 1

Democrat based on resultsof the vote on Issue 2. Hesaid he finalized his deci-sion to run immediatelyafter the Miami CountyElections Board certifiedelection results on Nov. 28that showed Issue 2, thereferendum on the Republi-can-led Senate Bill 5, hadbeen defeated in MiamiCounty.Election night results

had supporters of SB5 —which among other thingssought to limit state publicemployee collective bar-gaining rights — holding aslim lead in the county. Butafter county elections stafftabulated nearly 600 ab-

sentee and provisional bal-lots, the final resultsshowed those voting No onIssue 2 (to reject SB5) pre-vailing by just 13 votes —17,290 to 17,277.Statewide, voters also re-

jected SB5 by a 61 to 39percent margin.Fisher said Miami

County Democratic Partychairman Kelly Gillis, acounty elections boardmember, called him withthe new Issue 2 tally min-utes after the county re-sults were certified.“That’s when I made my

decision to run for sure,” hesaid.Fisher— a county Demo-

cratic Party Central Com-

mittee member — con-firmed he was emboldenedto run based on Issue 2 re-sults in Miami County,which generally votes over-whelmingly Republican.All16 county elected officialsare Republican.“You’re looking at a 50/50

split in the county from (theIssue 2) vote. I feel like Ican really generate somesupport now,” Fisher said.Fisher has staged two

previously unsuccessful at-tempts at state representa-tive in 2004 and 2006,whenMiami County was in the79th District. He also un-successfully ran againstPeter E. Jenkins for Troymayor in 1999, and for

county commissioner in2000 and 2002.Fisher, who is single, has

been the branch managerat Progress Supply, anHVAC (heating and air con-ditioning) company in Day-

ton, since March 2008.• In other filings

Wednesday, Jessica Lopezof Troy, a Republican, hasfiled for Miami CountyRecorder. Incumbent Re-publican John Alexander

did not file for re-election.And for county coroner,

Stephen A. Huffman, aTipp City Republican, filedto oppose incumbent Re-publican Bruce O.Nordquist.

FisherContinued from page 1

chest, right abdomen andright arm. Butts said hisson has regained con-sciousness.Police are releasing no

other information aboutmultiple shooting or thesuspect, Aaron D. Tubbs,22, who remains at large.Tubbs has been de-

scribed as “possibly armed”and should be “approachedwith caution.” He was lastwitnessed leaving thescene of the near-fatalshooting.Authorities have filed an

arrest warrant for Tubbs,who is believed to have fledthe area, and have chargedhim with felonious assault,a second-degree felony, po-

lice officials stated.Tubbs is known to fre-

quently travel between Ft.Wayne and Piqua in ablack Cadillac with Indi-ana plates, JS9923.At this time, police are

not releasing a possiblemotive for the crime.Anyone with informa-

tion regarding the where-abouts of Tubbs is urged to

contact the Piqua PoliceDepartment at 778-2027,or through the anonymousCrime Stoppers tips line at615-TIPS.In May, Butts also was

the victim of a double stab-bing, but he and the othervictim later recovered. Theculprit in the stabbing waslater charged, but neverconvicted.

Shooting victimContinued from page 1

Dr. Patricia Ann GillespiePIQUA — Dr. Patricia

Ann Gillespie, 60, of 601 YSt. Piqua, died at 2:55p . m .T u e s -d a y ,Dec. 6,2 0 1 1 ,at herr e s i -dence.S h ew a sb o r nMarch3 1 ,1951, in Ada.Survivors include her

parents, Colonel GeorgeField and Ruth (Haney)Gillespie of Fairborn;three daughters, AudreyGillespie of Piqua, EmilyGillespie of Baltimore,Md. and Mary Beth Gille-spie of Columbus; and asister, Pamela Dapore ofFairborn.Dr. Gillespie was pas-

sionate about education,earning several graduatedegrees. She taught formore than 30 years withthe Piqua City School Dis-trict, including 10 yearseach with Special Educa-tion students, fifth-gradestudents, and gifted andtalented students. Follow-ing her retirement, shewent back to school, suc-cessfully earning her doc-torate degree in educationfrom Ball State Univer-

sity. She then served asthe coordinator for GiftedServices at the MiamiCounty Educational Serv-ice Center. She was amember of Phi DeltaKappa and Phi Kappa PhiFraternity. She wasknown for her caring inthe classroom, startingeach year with a reminderthat her classroom wouldalways be a safe environ-ment for all students.When not in the class-room, she enjoyed bakingand spending time withher family and her pets.A service to honor her

life will begin at 10 a.m.Saturday, at theJamieson & YannucciFuneral Home with Hos-pice Chaplain Rev. Ed-ward Ellis officiating.Burial will follow at For-est Hill Cemetery.Visitation will be from

4-7 p.m. Friday at the fu-neral home.Memorial contributions

may be made to the PiquaEducation Foundation,719 E. Ash St., Piqua, OH45356 or the MiamiCounty Educational Serv-ice Center (designated forgifted services) 2000 W.Stanfield Road, Troy, OH45373.Condolences to the fam-

ily may also be expressedthrough jamiesonandyan-nucci.com.

John F. MaloneTROY — John F. Mal-

one, 67, of Troy, passedaway at 8 a.m. Tuesday,Dec. 6,2 0 1 1 ,at hisr e s i -dence.H e

w a sb o r nDec. 22,1 9 4 3 ,i nPiqua,to thelate Francis “Bud” andBelva (Gard) Malone. Hemarried Patti (Shipton)Malone on July 1, 2000,and she survives.In addition to his wife,

John is survived by twodaughters, Tammy Mal-one and Robin Malone(Mike) Baker, all of Piqua,;two stepsons, EdwardSheets Jr. of Springfieldand Corey Lee Sheets ofTroy; two sisters, SaraPittman and Barbara Go-ings both of Piqua; six sis-ters-in-law, VickiFitzwater of Springfield,Linda Harris of Phoenix,Ariz. and Debi Cochran,Karen Combs, PennyKunkle and Tonya Frock,all of Springfield; twobrothers-in-law, RustyShipton Jr. of Springfieldand Timothy Lee Shipton

of Temple, Ariz.; threegrandchildren, Christo-pher, Stephanie andBrandi Baker; one great-grandson, Dylan Baker;and several nieces andnephews. He will be sadlymissed by Lloyd Low,Brad Maggart and SteveStarrits.In addition to his par-

ents, John was preceded indeath by his sister, SharonMalone and mother-in-lawand father-in-law, Louiseand Richard Goings.He was a 1964 graduate

of Piqua Central HighSchool. He was a memberof the Troy Fish & GameClub and Manager of theDug Out.John retired in 1998

from his position as fore-man at BF Goodrich after30 years of service.Services will be held at

2 p.m. Saturday, at BairdFuneral Home, Troy,with the Rev. John Sheltonofficiating. Friends maycall from 12-2 p.m. Satur-day at the funeral home.In lieu of flowers, me-

morial contributions maybe made to Hospice ofMiami County, P.O. Box502, Troy, Ohio 45373.Friends may express con-dolences to the familythrough www.bairdfuner-alhome.com.

WEST MILTON — Timothy Monroe McCuiston,54, of West Milton, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 6,2011, at University of Cincinnati Hospital.Funeral services will be held Saturday at the Hale-

Sarver Family Funeral Home, West Milton, withPastor Justin Williams officiating. Burial will follow atRiverside Cemetery,West Milton.

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PIQUA — At Tuesdaynight’s Piqua City Com-mission meeting, commis-sioners also approvedseveral resolutions, in-cluding:

• Authorized resolu-tions for the purchase offuel oil and amended acontract with EmersonProcess Management foradditional maintenance atthe city’s No. 9 gas tur-bine.

• Adopted a resolutionto retain Sawvel and As-sociates for professionalconsulting and engineer-

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authorizing the city man-ager to apply for citymembership to AmericanMunicipal Power Inc.

PIQUA — The city ofPiqua and the CommunityAdvisory Committee (CAC)will host a public openhouse at theEchoHills GolfCourse Clubhouse onTues-day, Dec. 13. The openhouse will take place from1-4 p.m. to provide an op-portunity to showcase the

completion of theEchoHillsMunicipal Golf CourseStreamRestorationProject.

Individuals in atten-dance will have the oppor-tunity to ask questions, aswell as take an onsite tourof the stream restorationproject.

The city, with the assis-

tance of the CAC, acquired100 percent of the fundingfor this project through theOhio EPA Surface WaterImprovement Fund Grant.The total grant amountwas

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PIQUA — The Rev. Jo-hann Roten, S.M., Univer-sity of Dayton MarianLibrary Director of Re-search and Special Proj-ects, will bring a displayof several of the world-renowned creches to theYWCA Monthly LuncheonSeries on Wednesday, Dec.14. The program, whichbegins at 11 a.m., is freeand open to the public. Anoon luncheon ($5) fol-lows the program.

Roten will bring a smallselection of the unique na-tivity displays featured atthe University of Daytonand will explain their his-tory during the programportion of the luncheonseries.

“In so many ways,Christmas begins withthe Nativity and I amhappy to share some ofthe treasures of the Mar-

ian Library collection asthis holy season begins,”Roten said.

The University of Day-ton has been collectingcreches from around theworld since 1998. Eachyear a portion of the Mar-ian Library’s Creche Col-lection is displayed for thepublic to view. Theirtrademark is to create aspecial setting for each ofthe sets highlighting theirspecial cultural, symbolicand aesthetic values.Each one of the sets pre-sented to UD comes witha description which variesaccording to country,artist, aesthetic and cul-tural expressions.

“The nativity sets wereceive come in all sizesand represent countriesand cultures throughoutthe world,” Roten said. “Ihope to share a few of the

creches and explain theirsymbolism and history.”

“We are so excited tohave Father Roten sharethese unique creches thatare part of UD’s collec-tion,” said Kim Small,YWCA Program Director.“This will give us a tasteof the wonderful displayand history behind thiscollection.”

Registrations for theprogram and luncheonmust be made by Monday,Dec. 12. For more infor-mation or registration,stop at the YWCA Piquaat 418 N. Wayne St., call773-6626 or e-mailinfo@ywcapiqua.com. TheYWCA is handicap acces-sible.

A UVMC nurse will beavailable for free bloodpressure and glucosescreenings from 10-11a.m.

YWCA luncheonto display creches

PIQUA — The UpperValley Career Center is of-fering a new class in digitalphotography to help stu-dents master the featuresof a digital SLR camera.

“Our goal is to sharetips and techniques thatwill improve photos andour students’ understand-ing of their camera anddigital photography,” saidprogram coordinator An-nette Paulus. The basicclass includes orientationof camera controls and an

overview of critical set-tings such as flash, whitebalance, ISO, focus, andexposure. The trainingalso includes navigation ofmenus, file formats, de-faults, and custom modes.“Students will also learnto harness the power ofGoogle Picasa to organizeand perform simple editson your favorite digitalpictures,” Paulus said. Thecourse is offered immedi-ately after the holidays toassist those who are giving

or receiving new digitalphotography equipment.

Sidney resident andprofessional photographer,Brad VanTilburgh will in-struct how to shoot excel-lent photos with a digitalSLR camera and how toshare them with familyand friends. VanTilburghhas operated Picture Per-fect Photos & Design, afull-service photographybusiness since 2007.

The Digital Photographyclass will be held at the Ap-

plied Technology Centermeeting from 7-9 p.m. onsix consecutive Mondaysfrom Jan. 23 through Feb.27. The cost is $60. Partici-pants are asked to supplytheir own digital SLR cam-era and USB drive. Aprinted Gift Certificate isavailable for those purchas-ing the course for a gift.

For detailed informationon this class and to register,call Paulus at (800) 589-6963 or email paulusa@up-pervalleycc.org.

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TROY — Troy PublicBroadcasting is askingMiami County residentsto share in the spirit of theholiday through HolidayReach Out. Under the pro-gram, local families maygo to the radio station Dec.17 to record a 3-5 minutegreeting for a loved one inthe military, whether sta-tioned overseas or state-side. There is no chargefor the service.

The greeting will be puton the station’s website asa video on demand for ac-cess by family members.

Anyone who wants totake advantage of this op-portunity should call Mar-keting Director MikeBlankenship at 339-4445or e-mail him atmike@troy5.com to makereservations for time slots.They will start at 9:30

a.m. and continue until allmessages have been fin-ished.

“We at Troy PublicBroadcasting TV-5 knowthat without these fine in-dividuals who make upour armed forces wewouldn’t be able to do thethings we do as Ameri-cans,” Blankenship said.

The station is located at305 W. Staunton Road.

Troy Public Broadcastingholds Reach Out program

PIQUA — Beginningcomputer classes are of-fered for adult learners atthe Upper Valley CareerCenter Applied Technol-ogy Center located at 8901Looney Road, Piqua. Bothmorning and eveningclasses will offer adultstudents flexibility withjob and family schedules.The morning class will op-erate from 9 a.m. to 12p.m. on Wednesdays whilethe evening class will op-erate from 6-9 p.m.Wednesdays.

Class topics include thebasics of operating a com-puter, organizing com-puter documents,techniques for internetsearches, and email.Classes are designed to

help participants feelmore comfortable using acomputer at work orhome.

Each session will meetonce a week for three weeks.The dates of the next avail-able daytime classes areJan. 11, 18 and 25. Dates forthe evening classes are Jan.11, 18 and 25.

The cost of the begin-ning computer class is $50per student, which in-cludes the cost of classmaterials. Some discountsare available, call for de-tails. Registrations arebeing accepted now forboth morning and eveningclasses. Call 778-8419 or1-800-589-6963 to registerfor classes or request moreinformation.

Computer classes offered through UVCC

Piqua CitySchoolsNews

PIQUA — The scheduleof Holiday Concerts/Events for the Piqua CitySchools is as follows:

• Today — 7 p.m., Ben-nett Intermediate Grade 4Holiday Performance

• Dec. 12 — 6:30 p.m.,High Street PrimaryChristmas Family Night

• Dec. 13 — 7 p.m.PJHS Holiday Band Con-cert

• Dec. 15 — 7 p.m.PJHS 8th Grade ChoirConcert

• Dec. 18 — 2:30 p.m.and 4:30 p.m. PHS Holi-day Choir Concert andCookie Walk

• Dec. 19 — 6:30 p.m.Grades 5/6 Holiday BandConcert @ 6:30 p.m. atPHS; 7 p.m., SpringcreekPrimary Grade 3 MusicProgram at Springcreek;7:30 p.m., PHS HolidayBand Concert

• Wilder Intermediatesixth grade students willvisit the Dayton Art Insti-tute Dec. 16 to view theNorman Rockwell exhibit.Norman Rockwell’s worksare among the most im-portant and well re-spected in AmericanHistory. This trip is madepossible through fundingby the Piqua Arts Council.

• The High StreetChristmas Family Nighton Dec. 12 will includeChristmas caroling, hotchocolate and cookies, craftprojects and a ScholasticBook Fair. All High StreetPrimary families are in-vited to attend. The eventis scheduled to begin at6:30 p.m. and will lastuntil 8 p.m.

• High Street Primarysecond grade students willbe visiting area nursinghomes on Dec. 13. Theywill sing Christmas carolsand share ornaments withthe residents.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential can-didate Mitt Romney responded Tuesday to complaintsthat is shielding himself from media scrutiny, agreeingto more in-depth interviews and holding his third mod-est press availability in four days.The former Massachusetts governor continues to

favor the conservative-friendly Fox News Channel. Buthis campaign seemed eager to fend off critics’ mockery ofhis frequent dodges of reporters and tough questioning.Romney agreed to appear on “Fox News Sunday” on

Dec. 18, his first national Sunday talk show in nearlytwo years. In Arizona, he fielded a few questions fromnational reporters, as he did on two occasions Saturdayin New Hampshire.“I’ll be on Fox a lot, because you guys matter when it

comes to Republican primary voters,” Romney told FoxNews’ Neil Cavuto on Tuesday. His campaign let otherreporters listen to the exchange without jumping in.The change in tone comes as Romney allies express

fears that he is overdoing his above-the-fray approach,just as former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is rising inGOP polls. Republican insiders are divided on whetherRomney should hit Gingrich harder. But in the wake ofRomney’s prickly responses in a Nov. 29 televised inter-view, there was wider agreement that he needs to showhe can handle tough questions from political reporters.“The lack of engagement strategy has served Romney

pretty well,” Rich Galen, a GOP strategist and formerGingrich aide who is neutral in the current race, said inan interview Tuesday, before Romney signaled his moreopen posture. “Now I think they’ve got to alter courseand get him out there more.”Numerous Romney supporters had expressed concern

over reports of him dodging reporters.“It remains a mystery whyMitt Romney has done rel-

atively few interviews,” Jennifer Rubin, a conservativeblogger for TheWashington Post who often praises Rom-ney, wrote on Monday. The much-discussed Nov. 29 Foxinterview, she said, might have gone better “had it beenone of dozens of TV interviews he’d given during thecampaign. … He’s been the least interviewed candidatein the race.”In that 15-minute exchange with Fox News’ Brett

Baier, Romney bristled at questions about his changedviews on abortion, climate change, immigration and gayrights, all of which are widely discussed in political cir-cles.Romney acknowledged rejecting his pro-abortion-

rights stand of the 1990s, although he did not explainwhy. Otherwise, he told Baier, “Your list is just not accu-rate.” Romney suggested the questions were inspired by“Democratic ads” that label him a serial flip-flopper.Asked about his Massachusetts health initiative,

which required residents to obtain medical insurance,Romney said he had answered the question “many hun-dred times.” He added: “This is an unusual interview.”The questions were typical of those that many main-

stream news organizations would ask, with no surprisesor oddball queries. Except for Fox,which has several con-servative hosts and is a favorite stop for GOP candi-dates, Romney rarely gives extended interviews to TVnetworks or national newspapers and news magazines.Campaigning last Saturday in Manchester, N.H.,

Romney was surrounded by cheering fans as he took afew questions from reporters in the morning. Shortlyafter noon, on a quiet residential street, he fielded a fewmore. However, the day’s only one-on-one interviews,which give reporters a chance to ask follow-up questions,were with Fox News and a TV station from Derry, N.H.OnTuesday, Romney hinted he might slowly ramp up

his criticism of Gingrich as he conducts more press avail-abilities.

Charles Babington covers politics for The AsssociatedPress.

GLEN, N.H. — It sure isquiet up here, so still that youcan almost hear the snow fall.In the coffeehouses and

restaurants there’s scant talkof politics. There’s hardly abumper sticker in sight, andonly a handful of lawn signs.No breathless activists wear-ing buttons or stickers.No in-defatigable canvasserswalking the neighborhoods.In fact, it’s easier to find aleaflet for Story Land, a well-loved amuse-ment park that closed for the season Oct.8, than for any of the contenders in theNew Hampshire primary, which occursJan. 10.Drive around Carroll County, the only

county in New England that Barry Gold-water carried in 1964, and you’ll find al-most no evidence that the first primary ofthe political season is but five weeks away.The television stations are starting tocarry advertising, to be sure, but the ur-gency is for the shopping rush of the De-cember holidays, not the political passionsof the January primary. Republicans hereand around the country are fervent intheir desire to defeat Barack Obama, butthey’re not all that worked up for any ofthe GOP candidates.Washington has its budget deficit. New

Hampshire has a motivation deficit.That’s in part because none of the can-

didates inspires real enthusiasm. Therocky roadsides here are littered with can-didacies that never were: Rudolph Giu-liani, Haley Barbour, Sarah Palin, MitchDaniels, Paul Ryan, Chris Christie, JebBush. For months activists waited for oneor more of them to set their cap for thenomination, infusing each with the quali-ties the real Republican field lacked,which is to say the ability to ignite theardor and devotion Obama inspired in2008, forgetting of course that Obama didnot win the primary here.Another explanation for the motivation

deficit: the lack of a narrative to the 2012presidential campaign — so far.Four years ago, there was the apparent

death and then the dramatic revivificationof John McCain, a storyline that had res-onance here, where McCain was remem-bered for his 19-point victory over GeorgeW.Bush in 2000.TheArizona senator andVietnam war hero went on to win thenomination.Now, former House Speaker Newt Gin-

grich, pronounced dead by all the smartpeople only six months ago, is surging andeven has a Manchester Union Leader en-dorsement in his pocket. This looks for allthe world like a second revivification,though history doesn’t always repeat itselfwith such poetry and symmetry. A candi-dacy needs a better rationale than the no-tion that it is treading a well-worn path,particularly in a state that claims a poetwho argues that roads not taken make allthe difference.That same erstwhile poet-chicken

farmer, in a verse titled “NewHampshire,”once called these environs “a most restfulstate,” which it is right now, though “thepaper,” as the Union Leader is often called,has stirred things up a bit, the way it didin the old days, when William Loeb waspublisher. His successor once removed,Joseph W. McQuaid, said the paper’ssearch “for conservatives of courage andconviction who are independent-minded,grounded in their core beliefs about thisnation and its people, and best equippedfor the job,” led it to Gingrich.No subject, save the weather andmaybe

the Red Sox, has been debated here more

fervently than the influenceof the paper, which countsamong its endorsed candi-dates Robert A. Taft (1952),John Ashbrook (1972), Petedu Pont (1988) and SteveForbes (2000). Only twice, in1968 (Richard M. Nixon)and 1980 (Ronald Reagan),did the paper’s choice pre-vail. And already the sup-porters of Mitt Romney —whose father, Gov. George

Romney of Michigan,was derided as “Chi-huahua George” on the front page of thepaper nearly a half-century ago — are of-fering the theory that independents andmoderates will find the Union Leader’simprimatur on the Gingrich candidacy anodious mark.It is true that the new threat to Rom-

ney posed by Gingrich makes this a moreinteresting and, perhaps, more vital con-test than it might otherwise have been if aformer governor of a neighboring statewas holding a steady if not impressivelead with no apparent challenger. NowRomney’s forces will have to work hard towin and, if they do, they will have earneda victory more significant than simply aperfunctory buss to the cheeks from theircousins down the road.And, of course, thegood neighbor policy doesn’t always workhere, as the supporters of Edmund S.Muskie of Maine learned in 1972.On the surface, there should be enor-

mous interest in this race. It’s the firsttime in 16 years that the Republican racestands alone for the attention of NewHampshire voters, who include independ-ents, a potentially important force.Though this state (and county) voted for

Obama in 2008, the emphasis in this pri-mary will be on conservative positions andvalues. A generation ago it was not un-common even for Democrats here to dis-tribute yard signs that pronounced theircandidate as “honest, experienced, conser-vative,” the implication being that thethree words were synonymous withvirtue.That emphasis on conservatism is back,

even for Romney, who until midwaythrough his single term as governor wasresolutely moderate, if not a tad liberal.Today Romney says he wouldn’t have

undertaken one of his father’s signaturebattles in Lansing, the fight for a state in-come tax. In those days, the elder Romneywas considered a formidable challenger toGoldwater, whom he eventually refused toendorse in 1964. In recently releasedtaped musings, Jacqueline Kennedy saysof her husband: “He was nervous aboutRomney.”Now it’s conservatives who are nervous

about a different Romney, which is whyGingrich,who is also muscling up in right-leaning South Carolina, the next theaterof battle, went out of his way last week tosay he was “a lot more conservative thanMitt Romney.”For all but the supporters of Ron Paul,

who is a lot more conservative than eitherof them, the motivation gap is a palpablepresence in this race. Voters have amplereason to ignore the polls at this stage ofthe season, but this single finding, in thelatest Pew poll, bears watching as theIowa caucuses and New Hampshire pri-mary draw near:The onlymajor candidatewhose favorable ratings outweigh his un-favorable ratings isn’t on the Republicanballot here. He is Barack Obama.

David M. Shribman is executive editorof the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and is aveteran political columnist.

COLUMBUS (AP) —Ohio Democrats are accus-ing a leading nationalbusiness federation of al-tering a photo of U.S. Sen.Sherrod Brown and mis-representing one of hisvotes in TV attack ads air-ing statewide.Brown, the state’s senior

senator, has been targetedby several national groupsheading into his re-elec-tion bid next year. Democ-rats say the latest round ofads, paid for by the U.S.Chamber of Commerce, al-tered a photo taken by TheAssociated Press fromcolor to black-and-white ina way that makes Brownlook unshaven and hag-gard.The party has dubbed

the issue “Picturegate” andis seeking to link it to whatthey say has been a pat-tern of deception byBrown’s likely Republicanopponent, state TreasurerJosh Mandel.“The countless false and

misleading claims made byJosh Mandel and his spe-cial-interest friends haverepeatedly been debunkedby numerous non-partisanorganizations, and appar-ently not just content withdistorting his recordthey’ve now taken to dis-torting his picture,” saidJustin Barasky, a partyspokesman. “Instead of re-peated efforts to misleadthe public, (they) shouldexplain why he refuses tostand up for Ohio’s middleclass against bad tradedeals and China’s unfaircurrency manipulationwhich hurts our economyand costs jobs.”A message was left

seeking comment fromMandel’s campaignspokesman.Chamber spokesman

J.P. Fielder says the organ-ization didn’t doctor thephoto. A message seekingcomment was left withRevolution Agency, theWashington, D.C.-basedpolitical strategy firm thatproduced it.“By the reaction of the

Brown campaign and hisDemocrat allies, it’s prettyclear what they don’t wantto discuss.They’re runningaway from his record inWashington,” Fielder said.Brown has only rarely sup-ported the chamber’s eco-nomic in his voting record,he said.He said Democrats are

lobbing their attacks todistract from the messageof the ad, titled “Stop Hid-ing.” The TV spot saysBrown “supports raisingenergy taxes” in policy po-sitions that are killingOhio jobs.

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abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petitionthe government for a redress of grievances.

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NEKESA MUMBIMOODYAP Music Writer

NEW YORK (AP) —Welcome to the Rock andRoll Hall of Fame, Guns N’Roses.The seminal rock band

of the late 1980s and early’90s, best known for hitslike “Welcome to the Jun-gle,” ”Sweet Child O’Mine” and “NovemberRain,” leads the 2012 classof inductees announced onWednesday. Also makingthe cut is the hip-hop trioBeastie Boys; rockers theRed Hot Chili Peppers; thelate singer/songwriterLaura Nyro; Donovan; andinfluential British rockgroup The SmallFaces/The Faces, which in-cluded Rod Stewart andRolling Stones guitaristRonnie Wood.Nyro, who wrote such

hits the 5th Dimension’s“Wedding Bell Blues” andBlood Sweat & Tears’“When I Die,” is the onlyfemale act to make it thistime around. The hallpassed on Donna Summer,Joan Jett and the Black-hearts, Heart and Rufuswith Chaka Khan, whowere on the ballot for 2012.But it wasn’t just

women who were deniedentry into the rock hall fornext year. Voters alsopassed on hip-hop pio-neers Eric B. & Rakim,War, the Cure and theSpinners.Guns N’ Roses blazed on

the rock scene in 1987with their official debut,“Appetite for Destruction.”Fronted by siren-voicedsinger Axl Rose, withSlash and Izzy Stradlin onguitars, Duff McKagan onbass and Steven Adler ondrums, the group domi-nated music with its ag-gressive rock grooves.Early in their career theywere criticized for lyrics inthe song “One in aMillion”deemed as homophobic,misogynistic and racist.They were also defined bytheir dysfunction, gleefullyembodying the mantra ofsex, drugs and rock androll.The band sold millions

and millions of albums,providing a sharp contrastto a pop world defined bythe likes of Madonna andMichael Jackson. But thegroup’s turmoil, often ondisplay before the wholeworld, would cause thecore to fall apart by 1996.Their induction shouldlead to talk once again of a

possible reunion, at leastfor the induction ceremony.Their trajectory was the

opposite of the Chili Pep-pers. Despite troubles thatincluded the drug-relateddeath of guitarist HillelSlovak and the departureof guitarist John Frus-ciante, the band, frontedby Anthony Kiedis, withFlea on bass, drummerChad Smith and guitaristJosh Klinghoffer, releasedits 10th album, “I’m WithYou,” this year.The Beastie Boys

(Adam Yauch, Mike Dia-mond and AdamHorowitz) are among thepioneers of rap. The firstwhite act to make real in-roads in the emerginggenre, they were knowninitially for boorish partymusic, but would developinto a group critically ac-claimed for its musicality,experimenting with differ-ent soundscapes, even pro-ducing an instrumentalalbum.Both Stewart and Wood

will become second-time

members of the Rock Hall(Stewart was inducted as asolo artist in 1994 andWood as part of the RollingStones in 1989) for theSmall Faces/The Faces, akey rock group that devel-oped as British invasionwas peaking. Among theirhits was the song “StayWith Me.”“Well it’s quite a thrill

and honor to make it in theHall of Fame a secondtime,” Stewart said in astatement. “We (The Faces)were always synonymouswith a good party and withthis list of fellow artistsbeing inducted I’m lookingforward to (it) … and it’s ahell of a good reason to re-unite and celebrate withmy old mates.”

Let’s say you’re de-clarer at six hearts andWest leads the king ofspades. How should you

play the hand?The normal reaction

probably would be to ruffthe spade lead, play fourrounds of trumps, cashfive club tricks and thentry a diamond finesse.If you decided to play

this way, you’d go downtwo. East would win thediamond with the king inthe three-card end posi-tion and return a spadeto West’s A-10 to put asad end to the proceed-ings. True, you can sal-vage a trick at the end byrejecting the diamond fi-nesse, but, even if you do,it won’t be much of a vic-tory.

Actually, 12 tricks arethere, easy as pie, onceyou realize that the dia-mond finesse is a snareand a delusion. Afterdrawing trumps and dis-carding three diamondsfrom dummy, all youhave to do to wrap up theslam is to cross to thequeen of clubs, lead thequeen of spades and dis-card a diamond on it. Thejack of spades (on whichyou later discard a sec-ond diamond) thus be-comes your 12th trick.The key to playing the

hand this way lies in rec-ognizing that you startwith 11 top tricks and

that you should try toscore your 12th trick inspades rather than dia-monds.It is perfectly natural

to regard dummy’s beau-tiful diamonds as aprime source of tricks,but in this particularcase all you need is oneadditional trick ratherthan a whole bunch ofthem. Once the trumpsdivide 4-3, establishing aspade trick in dummymakes a successful out-come an absolute cer-tainty.

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DEAR ABBY: After abitter seven-year es-trangement from his fam-ily, my husband receivedhis grandfather’s eulogy inthe mail. His father sent itwith a note that read,“Here’s a copy of the eu-logy I read at his funeral.”Abby, this was how hisfamily notified him of hisgrandfather’s death — twoweeks after the fact. Wehad attempted several rec-onciliations with no suc-cess.A month later, my hus-

band died at the age of 36— depressed and sufferingfrom black lung disease.His family blames ME forhis depression. Not a sin-gle relative of my hus-band’s attended hismemorial service despitebeing given three weeks’notice and my havingmailed them formal invi-tations.My husband left a dec-

laration in his will that hisfamily should never knowour child, whom theyabandoned at 2 monthsold via a letter to us andmy family. I feel I havebeen choking on their toxicbehavior and venom. Doyou have any advice as wemove forward with ourcrosses after being abusedby these narcissists formore than seven years?

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DEAR SAD AND BIT-TER WIDOW: Yes. Putdown those crosses andrecognize that the angerand bitterness you feel willonly poison yourself andyour child. Obey your hus-band’s wishes and raiseyour child in a healthyemotional environment —as far from your husband’sfamily as possible. Unlessyou do, the mistreatmentto which you have beensubjected will affect bothyour lives and you willwaste what could be ahappy future.

DEAR ABBY: I knowsome children who seem tobe mature and are able tomake logical decisions on afairly regular basis. Still,making a decision understress when one has nothad a lot of experience canbe difficult.Having said that, at

what age do you think it isappropriate to leave achild alone at home?Sometimes it’s difficult toarrange for child carewhen kids are out ofschool. Do you have anyguidelines as to what tolook for that can helpmake this decision?

— BUSY WORKINGPARENT IN KANSAS

DEAR BUSY WORK-ING PARENT: I don’tthink children should beleft alone if there is anyother alternative avail-able — after-school pro-grams, YMCA, activitieswhere they will haveadult supervision. Toomany things can gowrong, and you wouldnever forgive yourself ifone of them happened toyour child.

DEAR ABBY: Howdoes one respond to a for-mer co-worker/acquain-tance who wants you to bea reference at your cur-rent workplace? My expe-rience with him was notideal. He was a goodworker, but he became ir-ritable when he wasunder stress and drownedeveryone around him innegative energy. I don’twant to work with this in-dividual again, but I pre-fer to benonconfrontational.

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Guns N’ Roses, ChiliPeppers in Rock Hall

Axl Rose, lead singer of the rock band, “Guns N’ Roses,” performs during a con-cert on the Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The group was nom-inated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Rock and Roll Hallof fame induction ceremony will be held in Cleveland, where the rock hall isbased, on April 14.

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In this undated publicityimage released by NastyLittle Man, the groupBeastie Boys, from left,Adam “Ad-Rock”Horovitz, Adam “MCA”Yauch, and Michael “MikeD” Diamond are shown.The group was nomi-nated for induction intothe Rock and Roll Hall ofFame. The Rock and RollHall of fame inductionceremony will be held inCleveland, where the rockhall is based, on April 14.

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PROVIDENCE, R.I.(AP) — Carolers singing“O Christmas Tree”crashed Rhode Island’sStatehouse tree lightingon Tuesday after Gov. Lin-coln Chafee unwrapped aholiday hubbub by callingthe 17-foot spruce a “holi-day” tree.Chafee insisted his word

choice was inclusive and inkeeping with Rhode Is-land’s founding as a sanc-tuary for religiousdiversity. But his seasonalsemantics incensed somelawmakers, the RomanCatholic Church and thou-sands of people who calledhis office to complain thatthe independent governorwas trying to secularizeChristmas.“He’s trying to put our

religion down,” said KenSchiano of Cranston, whocame to the tree lightingafter hearing about thecontroversy. “It’s a Christ-mas tree. It always hasbeen and it always will be,no matter what that buf-foon says it is.”Chafee did not address

the several hundred peo-ple who filled the State-house to watch the treelighting. Afterward, hesaid he was surprised bythe heated reaction to hisword choice. Chafee ar-gues that he is simplyhonoring Rhode Island’sorigins as a sanctuary forreligious diversity. Reli-gious dissident RogerWilliams founded RhodeIsland in 1636 as a havenfor tolerance, where gov-ernment and religionwould forever be kept sep-arate. Chafee’s immediatepredecessor also referredto Statehouse trees as“holiday” trees.“If it’s in my house it’s a

Christmas tree, but whenI’m representing all ofRhode Island I have to berespectful of everyone,”Chafee said after the treelighting. “Now we can getback to next year’s budget… with pleasure.”After Chafee lit the

“holiday” tree, a few dozencarolers interrupted a per-formance by a children’schorus to sing “O Christ-

mas Tree.” The disputealso prompted the Provi-dence diocese to schedulea competing Christmastree lighting a block fromthe Statehouse. A Repub-lican state lawmakererected a tree in a State-house hallway to giveRhode Island residents analternative to the officialstate “holiday” tree.After the flap made na-

tional news, Chafee’s of-fice received 3,500 calls ofprotest, with all but 700coming from out of state.According to a tally byChafee’s spokeswoman,his office received only 92calls supporting his choiceof words.Rhode Island has one of

the largest percentages ofCatholic residents in thecountry. Timothy Reilly,chancellor of the Provi-dence diocese, saidChafee’s desire to be in-clusive is laudable, thoughhe chose the wrong way todo it. He said he hopes thecontroversy will promptChristians to contemplatethe holiday’s true mean-ing, which he said far out-weighs any spat over whatto call a tree.“He probably had the

best of intentions butsomewhere, somehow welost hold of the true mean-ing of the season,” Reillysaid. “It’s all about thebaby Jesus. We tend to al-most forget this.”But by citing Roger

Williams, Chafee is up-holding Rhode Island’slegacy as one of the firstsecular governments inthe modern world, accord-ing to Barry Lynn, execu-tive director of AmericansUnited for the Separationof Church and State.“Rhode Island is Roger

Williams country,” saidLynn, who is also a UnitedChurch of Christ minister.“He was one of the greatchampions of religiousfreedom and diversity inour history. There is nowar against Christianity.We have a dizzying level ofreligious freedom inAmerica.”The state House of Rep-

resentatives in Januarypassed a symbolic resolu-tion declaring that thetree traditionally erected

in the Statehouse be re-ferred to “as a ‘Christmastree’ and not as a ‘holidaytree’ or other non-tradi-tional terms.”Republican Rep. Doreen

Costa of North Kingstown,the resolution’s sponsor,hosted her own tree light-ing Tuesday outside herStatehouse office. She saidthe uproar boosted atten-dance, which she called asilver lining to the contro-versy.Squabbles over nativity

scenes and trees have be-come a regular occurrence,though the first shots inthe so-called War onChristmas were fired longago.The controversy high-lights a very old tensionbetween the holiday’sChristian roots, its links to

pre-Christian celebrationsand the many now-famil-iar traditions that are rel-atively new, according toStephen Nissenbaum, aprofessor emeritus of his-tory at the University ofMassachusetts-Amherstand the author of “TheBattle for Christmas.”Nissenbaum said early

Christians wouldn’t recog-nize the modern holiday,with its reindeer, SantaClaus, ‘round-the-clockshopping and poinsettias.The tradition of Christ-

mas trees was brought toAmerica in the 1830s byGerman immigrants whowere continuing a cen-turies-old practice fromtheir homeland, Nis-senbaum said, though theuse of evergreens and can-

dles or bonfires in winterholidays dates back to pre-Christian Europe, Nis-senbaum said.The Puritan leaders of

17th century Massachu-setts actually outlawedthe celebration of Christ-mas for several years be-cause they didn’t like theboisterous celebration ofwhat they saw as a minorholiday.“I don’t think Christ-

mas has ever been a set-tled tradition,”Nissenbaum said. “We al-ways look back to the dayswhen Christmas was pureand simple and it neverwas.”Aside from the uproar

over the tree, Tuesday’slighting ceremony wastraditional. A giant gin-

gerbread house was ondisplay, along with a “he-roes” tree decorated by thefamilies of fallen servicemembers. Choirs and amilitary band performedstandards including“White Christmas” and“Rockin’ Around theChristmas Tree.” Stateemployees served cookies.Some attendees said

both sides of the tree spatneed to focus more on thespirit of the season andnot a label given to a bluespruce.“Why are they making

such a big deal aboutthis?” asked Deborah Mc-Nerney of Pawtucket, whocame to the Statehouse tosee her son perform with achildren’s chorus. “It’sChristmas, after all.”

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Annual “Live NativityWalk” at SCC, will takeplace on Friday and Sat-urday.Walks will be held every

half hour, with six walksper night beginning at 6p.m. with the last walk at8:30 p.m. Admission isfree.The walk takes visitors

back in time and tells thestory of the birth of theSavior. Walk to the homeof Mary; Follow Mary toElizabeth’s home; walkinto the carpenter shop ofJoseph; travel to the inn;visit with the shepherdsand listen as the angelsannounce the birth ofJesus; travel with theshepherds to the stable.After the walk stay

warm by the fire andenjoy some hot chocolate,cookies and fellowship.SCC is located off State

Route 48 between Coving-ton and Pleasant Hill.Turn West off 48 ontoSugar Grove Road. Formore information, call473-5270.

PAC holdsmeeting MondayPIQUA—The next reg-

ular meeting of the PiquaAssociation of Churches(PAC) will be held at 7p.m. Monday, at the PiquaChurch of the Nazarene,400 S. Sunset Drive.

Special servicethis weekendPIQUA—Congregation

Anshe Emeth in Piquawill be holding a regular

Shabbat service at 10 a.m.Saturday. Services will beconducted by rabbinic in-tern Courtney Bermanwith Dr. Robert Agnewproviding music. The syn-agogue is located at 320Caldwell St. in Piqua. Fur-ther information can befound at the websitewww.ansheemeth.org, orby calling 937-547-0092.

Luncheon to beheld WednesdayTROY — “A Cup of

Christmas Tea” is thetheme for the Decemberluncheon of the Troy-TippWomen’s Connection.The group will meet at

the Troy Country Clubfrom 12-1:45 p.m.Wednes-day, Dec. 14.The feature will be

“Eleanor’s Tea Cup.”Music will be presented

by Betty Tasker and LoriBurns from Troy and thespeaker is Naimas John-ston from Fairborn, speak-ing on “Beyond the BrokenRoad.”A complimentary nurs-

ery will be provided if re-quested. Nursery islocated at the NazareneChurch on State Route 55near I-75.All ladies are invited to

attend the luncheon at theTroy Country Club. Reser-vations must be made bySaturday, Dec. 10, by call-ing Nancy at 339-7859 orJoan at 335-3001.Women’s Connection’s

are affiliated withStonecroft Ministries,with headquarters inKansas City, Mo. Thereare no dues for member-ship and all ladies arewelcome to enjoy a relax-ing time out.

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Christmas tree controversy takes root

The official state spruce referred to as a “holiday tree"”by Gov. Lincoln Chafee is lit up in the rotunda of thestatehouse in Providence, R.I.Tuesday, while some in attendance hold signs and sing Christmas carols.Thegovernor's decision to call the tree a“holiday” tree prompted some people to protest that it should be calleda “Christmas” tree.

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PIQUA — The PiquaBaptist Church SanctuaryChoir, God’s Kidz Choir,and Drama Team will bepresenting its Christmasmusical at both the 10:30a.m. and 6:30 p.m. serv-ices on Sunday.The drama-musical, “If

Jesus Had Not Come,” willbe presented for the Piquaarea communities. Themusic will feature originaland classic Christmasmusic from The Wilds

Music Ministry in NorthCarolina. The dramachanges back and forthbetween a contemporaryfamily and Biblical se-quences.After the evening gath-

ering, Piqua BaptistChurch will sponsor aChristmas Tasting Tea.For further information,contact the church officeat 773-4583.The public is invited to

attend.

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Issue #11 - Dec. 8, 2011

“Full of grace”BBYY NNIICCKK BBOOSSHHOONNEEKKOne of the most beautiful feast days in the Catholic

Church takes place today. I’m talking of course aboutthe Immaculate Conception of Mary. Today, more than2000 years ago, the Blessed Virgin Mary was con-ceived without original sin, and was ultimately destinedto be the mother of Jesus Christ. This day celebratesher purity and her perfection amongst mankind.

The term Immaculate Conception means “full ofgrace.” This term is heard when the Angel Gabriel said“Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you” to Mary. Thesewords are also in the Hail Mary prayer, a prayer origi-nated from the other part of the conversation thatGabriel and Mary had regarding her being the motherof Christ.Mary is one of the most important figures of the

Catholic Church. She displays grace, perfection, andbeauty to the rest of mankind. She uses these qualitiesto be a mother figure to all of humanity, like she was forJesus. Mary is also the patron saint of Lehman. We have achapel dedicated to her, and two statues of her on ourcampus, a large statue by the tennis courts and one inthe front of the school.Mary’s feast day is a holy day of obligation so all

Catholics are required to go to Mass on Dec. 8.Lehman will have a Mass during the school day for thestudents and staff, and another Mass at 5:30 p.m. in thechapel. During the Masses, some hymns we will singare “Immaculate Mary” and “Ave Maria.”Words cannot describe the grace and holiness that

Mary shows. When we pray to Mary, we are praying forher to watch over us as a mother would.

A chance to answer the callBBYY LLEEXXIIEE FFRROONNIINNGGOn Thursday, Nov. 18, some Lehman students began what can only be described as a life changing journey.

After school, they drove to Indianapolis where this year’s National Catholic Youth Conference was held. NCYCis a gathering of young Catholics to listen to speakers and rejoice in their faith.

There were 250 priests, 175 seminarians, and 8 bishops to enlighten countless Catholics. For three days,young teens filled the seats at the Colts stadium to listen to other Catholics express their feelings and share theirstories. After a speaker talked, the teens had the chance to take part in multiple workshops of their choice. Theycould pick anything from “Educating the Faith” to “Having Catholic Friends.” Each workshop was different, but theyall had the same foundation of faith.After the Lehman students returned home in the early hours of Sunday morning, anyone who logged onto Face-

book could tell by their status updates that this was a great experience for them. Senior David Freytag stated, “Iwould definitely want to go to NCYC again. Anyone who has the chance to go, should. It is a once in a lifetimeopportunity.”

“God’s time”BBYY MMAARRIIAA YYAANNNNUUCCCCIIThe senior retreat taken in December every year is ap-

propriately named Kairos, or “God’s time.” Kairos is astudent led retreat that not only strengthens relation-ships with God but also bonds the students together asa class. This year’s retreat began Tuesday and runsthrough Friday, at the Bergamo Retreat Center in Day-ton.The senior Kairos leaders this year are Dan Sehlhorst,

Dan Deafenbaugh, David Freytag, Colleen Kinninger,Emily Pax, Meghan Earhart, Amelia Schultz and MariaYannucci. The adult leaders going this year are Mr.Schmiesing, Mr. Greve, Sister Ginny, Mr. Harrmann, Mrs.Saluke, Father Hess and Mr. Albers. Hess remarks, “I havenever been, so I am excited to be with the students andshare this experience with them.” Albers adds, “I am reallylooking forward to the retreat as I missed going last year.”

As a junior, you may apply to be a Kairos leader andattend the retreat with the current senior class in prepa-ration to lead the retreat for your class the following year.The juniors who will be attending this year are LaurenBosway, Ethan Jock, Michael Jacob, Louis Gaier, DannyDavis, Hayley Baker, Ellie Waldsmith and Katie Rossman.It may be intimidating to attend the retreat with the seniorsbut Davis says, “I am nervous but excited to grow closerto God and different people.”The senior leaders have been working hard in prepa-

ration for the upcoming retreat. Freytag says, “I am ex-cited to further my relationship with God and bond withmy class.” Sehlhorst concludes, “Kairos is an amazingexperience, I can’t wait and I hope the rest of the classfeels the same. If you go ‘all in,’ Kairos can really changeyour life.”

H2O: 2 parts heart, 1 part obsession

BBYY AAMMYY WWAATTEERRCCUUTTTTEERRThe Lehman swim team is certainly making a

splash this season with one of the biggest swimteams that Lehman has seen in quite some timewith 21 swimmers. Members of the swim team thisyear include seniors Emily Pax, Amy Watercutterand Sarah Davidson; juniors Ethan Jock, MitchellBosse, Lauren Bosway, Hayley Baker, SloaneGlover, and Stephanie Ulbrich; sophomores Lind-say Bundy, Emily Smith, Elaina Snyder, and Au-drey Allen; and freshmen Allyson Schmidt, TravisThornton, Andrew Lamphar, Noah Baker, DaveKruse, Robbie Heckman, and Kyle Caulfield. The team this year may have many new swim-

mers, but expectations for the season are high.Mitchell Bosse said, “We have a really young teamthis year, but I think we will all improve and dowell.” With so many new members this year, they may

have not known what the swim team really en-tailed. “It was a little harder than I expected, es-pecially with dry land practices, but I know that it’sgoing to be a fun season,” Thornton said. Coaching the team this year are Scott Ellis, Mike

Bosse, and Matt Normile. The team kicked off itsseason with their first meet against Lima CentralCatholic on Saturday, Dec. 3. Come out and sup-port the Lehman swim team while they swim tovictory this season.

Violinists Rachel Remencus, Grace Winhoven,and Grace Jackson play at a recent school

Mass.

BY MELISSA HOVEYStaff Writer

McDonald’s student ofthe week for the week ofDec. 5, 2011, is seniorHolly Black, daughter ofGregory and PamelaBlack. Black is said to be re-

spectful, caring, full of in-tegrity and responsible.“She is extremely hard-working and devoted toher academics, and extra-curriculars; Holly is an ex-cellent role model for allstudents.” said Jana Salis-bury, an English teacherat PHS. In Black’s spare time

she plays soccer and ten-nis, but is in several otherschool activities includingStudent Council, linkcrew, D.A.R.E., women’schorus, and concert choir. She also babysits, loves

to read books and to hangout with friends at sport-ing events.Black is undecided

about what college shewould like to attend, butshe does know she’d like tobe a chiropractor and at-tend a college that wouldallow her to play soccer.

Holly Black

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If the past few winters are any indica-tion of what this winter may be like,Piqua better be ready for plenty of snowdays. Hopefully, though, we won't have toworry about making up as many days aslast year.This year, Piqua City Schools, along

with every other school in Ohio are al-lowed five calamity days without make-ups. However, Piqua has set aside anextra day just in case another snow day isneeded, so they won't have to make uptime at the end of the year. If they do haveto make up time, then students' last daywill not be May 30 as planned. Theirschool year will continue into the follow-ing week, the week of June 4-8, to makeup as many missed days as needed. Sinceseniors' last day will be May 24, a weekfrom everyone else's last day of school,they will have that extra week to make upif needed.

Although Ohio's governor decides howmany calamity days schools are allowedto have, Piqua's superintendent RickHanes gets to decide when Piqua willhave a delay or a snow day. Generally, ifthe road conditions are too bad to driveon, but will clear up in only a couplehours, it means a delay. A delay could alsobe issued because of fog. Unlike snowdays, there is no penalty for too many de-lays. If students are lucky, it could turninto a snow day, especially if roads areclosed or there is a snow emergency is-sued for the county. A snow day could alsobe issued for unsafe temperatures drop-ping below 0º.An alternative to making up days at the

end of the year could be adding half anhour on to the end of every school day fora certain amount of time to make up formissed days. Piqua used this method lastyear to avoid rescheduling graduation forseniors and making up too many days forother students. Hopefully Piqua won'thave to worry about any of that this year.

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Do you have a problem youcan’t solve on your own?Did your dog eat your home-

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with you?Then ASK THE CHIEF!Send your problem in the form

of a letter to ask-thechief@piqua.org. The chief

will answer your question in theonline high school newspaper,tomahawkbeat.com. All ques-tions and answers will remainanonymous.

Ask the Chief

BY ERIC CRAFTStaff Writer

Piqua High School’sown Interact Club hasbegun this year with anew leader/club adviserand with a series of proj-ects already. For thosewho don't know InteractClub is a group of stu-dents at PHS dedicated todoing service projects, inconnection with the PiquaRotary. Chesley Eglehoff, PHS's

new German teacher hasbegun to get involved withthe club as the new ad-viser. “I have never ad-vised a club, but haveparticipated in many serv-ice activities,” Eglehoffsaid when asked why shestarted to advise the club.“I really like it, and ithelps out the community,”she said.So far this year Piqua

Interact Club has passedout candy to little childrenon Halloween and is nowdoing a toy drive for theChristmas/holiday seasonto make sure little kidsget their presents for theholiday season. Also, fu-ture projects include aholiday breakfast forteachers at the school,along with a highwaycleanup in associationwith the Adopt a Highwayprogram.

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PIQUA — More than200 care packagesdressed as Christmasstockings sent to troopsoverseas who are withthe local Ohio NationalGuard unit last Fridayshould arrive just intime for Christmas.Given the success of

the previous Christmasstockings for the troopsprogram initiated twoyears ago, organizers saytwice the amount of carepackages went out forChristmas this yearthan last.Melcher-Sowers Fu-

neral Home began theefforts 2009 when theysent similar care pack-ages to troops servingoverseas that have somekind of Piqua connec-tion. In addition, GoverHarley-Davidson alsoassisted in the endeavor.Brian Sowers, one of

the funeral home own-ers, said the care pack-ages contain amenitiessuch as playing cards,dominoes, CDs, DVDs,sunscreen and otheritems the troops haveenjoyed in past years.

On Sunday, the mem-bers of Bravo Battery, 1-134th FA, left CampShelby, Miss., andshipped out on their de-ployment to westernAfghanistan in supportof Operation EnduringFreedom.Organizers of the

drive managed to stockand stuff 205 stockings,which were mailed outlast Friday.“We get a lot of feed-

back from the troops andthey all say how wonder-ful it is,” Sowers said.“They are so far awayand they can’t spendtime with their family, soit’s nice for them toknow that people arethinking of them.”Sowers also said that

it is important to re-member the troops.“They provide freedom

to us through their sac-rifice,” he said.Sowers also added

how thankful he is forthe community and thesponsors that made thecare package contentspossible.“We just wanted to

thank everyone for theirsupport,” Sowers said.The local National

Guard unit is expectedto be back stateside bynext Christmas, mili-tary officials have re-ported.

Blaze damages Troy home

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TROY — A blaze brokeout at 111 S. Crawford St.on Wednesday morning,causing significant dam-age to the house, accordingto Troy Fire DepartmentChief Chris Boehringer.Boehringer said the

house — owned by Jen-nifer Vincent — was burn-ing when firefightersarrived at the scene atabout 10:30 a.m. Two peo-ple were inside the homewhen the fire started, butwere able to escape safely,he said.“It was fully involved

when we got there,”Boehringer said. “I’d sayour guys had it knockeddown and under control in10-12 minutes.”The blaze started in the

living room, according toBoehringer, and the causeof the blaze has been ruled

undetermined. He said anactual damage amount hasbeen set at $70,000 to thestructure and $20,000 tothe contents. “It is morethan likely a total loss,”Boehringer said.Firefighters returned to

the scene Wednesday af-ternoon, Gheen said,where the fire had rekin-dled in the upstairs wallnear the fireplace’s chim-ney. He said brick exteriorswill old heat, causingrekindling.

In total, Boehringer saidcrews spent about fivehours on the scene.A firefighter was treated

for a minor hand injuryand will be able to returnfor his Thursday shift,Boehringer said.

Care packages sentto Guard soldiersMelcher-Sowersheads up effort

BY RON OSBURNOhio Community Mediarosburn@tdnpublishing.com

TROY — It turns outthat the contentious SenateBill 5, on the ballot as Issue2, did not pass in MiamiCounty after all.Election night results

had supporters of SenateBill 5 holding a narrowedge in the county. Issue 2was a referendum on SB5which, which among otherthings sought to limit statepublic employee collectivebargaining rights.But after counting all

provisional ballots, theMiami County Board ofElections certified resultsNov. 28 that showed a turn-around, with those votingNo on Issue 2 (to rejectSB5) prevailing by just 13votes. The tally was 17,290in favor of Issue 2 (to rejectSB 5), and 17,277 opposedto Issue 2 (to uphold SB5).Statewide, voters also re-

jected SB5 by a 61 to 39percent margin.In another close race,

election night results forthe Miami Valley CareerTechnology Center also wasreversed when all absenteeand provisional ballotswere counted by the Mont-gomery County Board ofElections.The recount gavethe MV CTC a one-vote vic-tory for its 2.18-mill re-placement property taxlevy by a 56,567 to 56,566vote.The results were so close

there will be an automaticrecount in MontgomeryCounty and the seven othercounties. The Miami East,Tipp City, Bethel and Mil-ton-Union school districtssend students to MV CTC.

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY DAVE FORNELLTroy firefighters battle a Wednesday morning blaze at 111 S. Crawford St., Troy,which reportedly started in the home’s living room.The fire then rekindled in theafternoon, causing firefighters to return to the scene.

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Countywide sex offender roundup netsone arrest; investigation continuing

BY MELANIE YINGSTOhio Community Mediamyingst@tdnpublishing.com

MIAMI COUNTY —Day two of the countysweep of sex offenderswith help from U.S. Mar-shals has revealed at least11 offenders in non com-pliance and one arrestthus far.According to Miami

County Sheriff ’s OfficeChief Deputy DaveDuchak, the county-widecompliance check hasgone smoothly with thehelp from local city policedepartments and otherlaw enforcement officials.

“It’s really gone wellwith the cooperation fromall the city departments,the county bailiff andeverybody who came to-gether to do this large of aproject,” Duchak said. “Allin all, most were in com-pliance.”Of the residence checks

thus far, 126 registeredsex offenders have beenfound in compliance of thelaw and Duchak said theremaining checks to becompleted has the countyunder the national aver-age of 10 percent of non-compliance. MiamiCounty has approximately170 registered sex offend-ers.“So far, we’ve had nine

violations and are in theprocess of filing warrantsand one arrest,” Duchak

said.The arrest was made

Wednesday when JeffreyKennedy, 24, of Piqua,was incarcerated in theMiami County Jail for athird-degree felony of fail-ure to register as part ofthe sweep.As part of the investiga-

tion, officers looked forclothing, personal itemsand other evidence of theregistered offenders attheir respective addresses.At one residence, officersfound an almost emptyapartment with little foodor clothing and only amattress on the floor andwere unable to find anymail belonging to the manregistered there. In an-other instance during thesweep, officers found theperson registered in com-

pliance, but the offenderwas unable to explain whyhe had a pair of under-wear for a small child inhis possession, despitehaving no children resid-ing in the home.Duchak said the sher-

iff ’s office is still investi-gating all non-complianceoffenders and all othercases related to thecounty-wide sweep.For a complete list of

the county’s registered sexoffenders, visit www.mi-amicountysheriff.org.

Piqua man jailedon failure toregister charge

State Issue 2fails in countyin reversal

BRADFORD — TheBradford High SchoolClass of 2013 will bewrapping presents in theBradford High School au-ditoria from 10 a.m. to 1p.m. Saturday.For a donation, gifts

will be wrapped andbowed. There is no needfor boxes as the studentswill provide them, also.Patrons’ donations will

help with the expense ofBradford High SchoolProm 2012.

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HOLIDAY BAZAAR &CRAFT FAIR: Saturday,December 10, 2011.9am-3pm. FREE ADMIS-SION. Second BaptistChurch, 232 SouthWayne Street, Piqua, OHInfo.: (937)773-0619Crafts, gifts, food, facepainting, music.

PIANO LESSONS, Regis-ter NOW! Professionaland private piano lessonfor beginners of all ages.30 years experience. Giftcertificates now available.Great Christmas gift. Call:(937)418-8903

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LOST: Beagle mix, fe-male, 1 year old, black,white and brown, vicinityHolfinger Rd., west Piqua.Answers to Heidi.(937)473-3304

LOST: cat, black male, 3legged, in need of medicalattention, vicinity of Lin-den and Manier Ave.( 9 3 7 ) 7 7 3 - 7 8 9 3 ,(937)418-9385

LOST/STOLEN: Pradawallet, pink. $25 reward.(937)778-8577

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235 General

CNC OPERATORS

MANAGER TRAINEE

QUALITY INSPECTOR

ASSEMBLERS

PLASTIC INJECTION

Must pass drug screenand background check.

Email resume to:tyounce@

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Insured Vehicle.Must be at least 18years old, Valid DL.

No ExperienceNecessary!

(800)518-1333Ext. 224

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FULL-TIMEGENERAL LABORER

Steel machining shop inneed of full-time generallaborer for first shift.Hours are Monday-Friday 7:30am - 4pmPlease send resume/application with refer-ences to:

Dayton SuperiorProducts

1370 Lytle RoadTroy, OH 45373

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Five Bay Shop,Four Mobile Trucksand office located inEast Liberty, OH

Mobile trucks also inSt. Paris, OH andRussell’s Point, OH

We run a nearly 24/7repair and mainte-nance operation.

Star Leasing specializ-es in leasing andmaintenance of semi-trailers. Previous ex-perience working onsemi-trailers is aPLUS.

This position requiresthe candidate to havebasic knowledge ofcomputers, pass abackground checkand drug screen, liftat least 50 lbs. andwork in cold and hotweather.

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HIRING EVENTDecember 9th, 9am-noon

Miami County Job& Family Services

2040 N. Co. Rd. 25ATROY

Bring (2) forms of ID andresume to apply.

Questions? Call Denise:(937)233-5500

IMMEDIATE OPENINGSMig Welders/ Fabricators,CNC Operator, Manufac-turing Engineer, Assem-blers, Construction. ValidDL & HSD/ GED required,pass background check.BarryStaff (937)726-6909or (937)381-0058 EOE

MANAGERS

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Please submitresume to:

608 Weber StreetPiqua, Oh 45356

NOW HIRING!

TRANSPORTATIONSPECIALISTSNEEDED

Seeking part-time driverfor Miami County andone part-time driver forDarke County to trans-port individuals withmental health needs toand from our Piqua andGreenville sites. Morn-ing and afternoonroutes, approximate5-10 hours per week.Must be safety-minded,friendly, patient and car-ing.Send resume and coverletter to:

SafeHaven Inc.633 N. Wayne St.Piqua, OH 45356

by: December 16, 2011

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PUBLIC AUCTIONSaturday, Dec. 10, 2011 • 9:30 A.M.LOCATION: 8990 Horseshoe Bend Rd., Ludlow Falls, OhioDIRECTIONS: St. Rt. 48 south of Pleasant Hill to Horseshoe Bend Rd., turn west

(Corner of Horseshoe Bend and Rangeline Rd.)

TRACTORS – PICK-UP – HAY RAKE – BALER – HAY WAGONSBALE CONVEYOR – MANURE SPREADER – MOWERS – SNOW BLOWER

LADDERS – CHAINSAWS – HAND TOOLS – FISHING TACKLE

TRACTORS: 180 Massey Ferguson Diesel Tractor – Serial #9A42169, rearwheel weights and 2 remotes; 175 Massey Ferguson Tractor – Serial#9A159361, 3300 hrs., front and rear wheel weights; 135 Massey FergusonTractor w/Loader, 2616 hrs.; New Holland 7’ Haybine, Model 478; Massey Fer-guson Baler, Model M124; PICK-UP: 1989 Ford F250 Pick-up, 5.8 litre. HAYWAGONS: 8’ X 16’ wagon on Camco running gear; 6 l/2’ x 16’ wagon on JDrunning gear; 7 ½’ x 16’ wagon on J&M running gear; 7 ½’ x 15’ wagon onJ&M running gear; 6 ½’ x 16’ hay wagon. New Holland Hay Rake; 7’ 3pt.Scraper Blade; Massey Ferguson 3 bottom Plow, 3 pt.;MANURE SPREADER:New Idea 3718, (like new), w/single beater; 27’ Bale Conveyor w/6.5 hp,Brigg’s Engine; 3 pt. Grass Seeder; Case Disc; 3 pt. Post Hole Digger. MOW-ERS: Craftsman 42”, 15.5 hp Riding Mower (like new); Troy Built 21”, 7hpPush Mower w/electric start (like new); 4 Gas Weed Eaters (Stihl, Troy Built,Craftsman). 5 CHAIN SAWS: Craftsman 16”, Poulan 14” (still in box), Home-lite 14”, Mac 16”, Echo 14”; Craftsman 28” 5 hp Tiller; Craftsman 26” 7 ¾ hpSnow Blower; Craftsman Edger; 3 Gas Powered Leaf Blowers; Craftsman 5 hpChipper Shreader. LADDERS: 3 Werner 5’ Step Ladders; Two 16’ ExtensionLadders, 1 wood, 1 aluminum; Two 10’ Aluminum Ladders; Two 14’ AluminumLadders; 44’ Aluminum Extension Ladder; 1’ x 24’ AluminumWalking Board.HAND TOOLS: Chicago 1” Rotary Hammer; Porter-Cable 4 ½” Power Saw;Dewalt 14.4 Cordless Drill; Makita 4” Belt Sander; Craftsman Sawzall; Mil-waukee Sawzall; Porter-Cable 7 ¼ Power Saw; Dewalt 12” Miter Saw; Dewalt½” Electric Impact Wrench; Makita 3/8” Electric Drill; Chicago ½” Electric Drill;Milwaukee ½” Angle Drill; Delta Band Saw (in box); Stanley Air Nail Gun; Skill7 ¼” Power Saw; Delta Bench Grinder; Schauer Battery Charger; GTO PowerConvertor; 3/8” Socket Set; 2 Craftsman Socket & Wrench sets; 2 SencoScrew guns (one new); Drill Bit Cabinet w/bits; Misc. Hand Tools; Yard Tools;Approx. 50 boxes nuts & bolts; Log Chains; Floor Jack; Car Ramps; AluminumBrake 10’6” Snap Over; Misc. boxes of aluminum flashing; 2 Poly Feed Bunks;Cement Mixer; 2 Huffy Bikes;4 boxes Fishing Tackle; some scrap metal.Auctioneers Note: Many items to be dug out of attic yet. Come spend the day,something for everyone. Owner has sold the farm and moving out of state.

OWNER: Sandra SummersTERMS: Cash or Check with Proper I.D.

Not Responsible for Accidents.Any Statements Made Day of Sale Supercede Statements Hereon.

AUCTIONEERS

HHAAVVEENNAARR –– BBAAIIRR“Have Gavel – Will Travel”

Mike Havenar, Brad Havenar, Rick Bair(937) 214-8221 or (937) 606-4743

www.auctionzip.com (Auctioneer #4544)2235864

REPO AND BANKRUPTCYAUTO AUCTION

SATURDAY DECEMBER 10, 2011415 SOUTH STREET, PIQUA, OHIOUPPER MIAMI VALLEY STORAGE

9:00 A.M. SHARPMID OHIO ACCEPTANCE

1999 DODGE RAM 4X4 2002 PONT GR PRIX 2002 CHEV IMPALA2000 CHRY 300 M 2003 DODGE GR CARAVAN 1999 DODGE RAM1999 PONTIAC GR AM 2003 CHEV SILVERADO 2000 FORD TAURUS2003 CHRY PT CRUISER 2005 PONT GR AM 1999 DODGE DURANGO

2ND NATIONAL BANK GREENVILLE2007 FORD TAURUS 2007 FORD FOCUS 2005 FORD TAURUS2000 CADILLAC ESCALADE 2005 BUICK LESABRE

CAR AND CREDIT2002 PONTIAC GR PRIX 2002 CHEV TRAILBLAZER2000 DODGE GR CARAVAN

US BANKRUPTCY COURTDENNIS STEGNER, TRUSTEE 2002 CADILLAC ESCALADE

LOCAL CONTRACTOR: NOT REPOSESSED WAS USING UP UNTILLAST MONTH:

655-A FORD BUCKHOE EXTEND A HOE WITH FULL HEATED CAB. FOUR BACK-HOE BUCKETS.1999 MINI EXCAVATOR BOBCAT INCLUDES 12 INCH X 24 INCH BUCKET753 BOBCAT 2 BUCKETS AND FORKS1994 CHEVY HEAVY DUTY TRUCK HAS DUMP BEDTANDEM TRAILER WITHTHREE EXTRA TIRES. HAS ALL NEW BRAKES

PLEASE GO TO AUCTIONZIP.COM AUCTION ID CODE 6480 FOR PHOTOSTERMS OF THE SALE ARE THIS: CASH. NO PERSONAL CHECKS NO CREDITCARDS. NO CHILDREN. NO BANK LETTERS OF CREDIT. PLEASE CALL WITHQUESTIONS. ALL VEHICLES SOLD 100% AS IS. BANKRUPTCY UNITS HAVESEPERATE TERMS. AGAIN, PLEASE CALL WITH QUESTIONS BEFORE THE AUC-TION. WE ARE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING UNITS, WE CANNOT ANSWERVERIFY OR GUARANTEE ANY CONDITION OF ANY UNIT IN AUCTION. ALL UNITSINCLUDING BOATS, SKIS, TRAILERS, VEHICLES ANYTHING SOLD IS 100% AS IS.

BAYMAN AUCTION SERVICEROBERT BAYMAN937-773-5702

TONY BAYMAN937-606-0535

JOE HARKER,apprentice937-606-0536

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MULTI FAMILYPUBLIC AUCTION

Lots of Tools – New Tools – New Toys – Metal Signs– Longaberger Baskets – Jewelry & Lots More!

Miami County Fairgrounds – Troy, OhioLocated in the Duke Building – North of Fairgrounds off CoRd 25A. From I-75 go to gas station and Hobart – turn left

on to Co Rd 25A to north end of fairgrounds.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2011 • 11AMTOOLS/NEW TOOLS, NEW TOOLS, LAWN & GARDEN TOOLS, SUGGESTEDCHRISTMAS GIFTS – NEW TOYS, JEWELRY, DARKE COUNTY HISTORY –1970 MIAMI CO HISTORY BOOK, WWI CHRONOLOGY 1939-1945, ELVIS

PRESLEY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HIS LIFE, THE ELVIS SCRAPBOOK 1935-1977,SEVERAL ELVIS TRADING CARDS, SCLEICH NEW FARM TOYS, METALSIGNS, FRESH WATER PEARLS, PRESIDENTIAL, LONGABERGERBASKETS/POTTERY, HOUSEHOLD, ANTIQUES – COLLECTIBLES

– FURNITURE, SPORTS MEMORABILIANOTE: Other items still coming in – partial listing. Go to www.auc-tionzip.com for photos and complete listingsTERMS: Cash or check with proper ID. $50 fee plus bank fees on allreturned checks plus subject to prosecution!REFRESHMENTS

OWNERS: Multi FamiliesAUCTIONEER

Larry L. Lavender937-845-0047 H • 937-875-0475 Cell

llavenderauctioneer@msn.com • www.lavenderauctions.comLicensed in Favor of the State of Ohio • Clerks: Lavender Family

Not responsible for accidents, thefts or typographical mistakes. Any statements madeby Auctioneer on sale, may, supercede statements herein, believed to be correct, availability are

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REAL ESTATE AUCTIONSaturday, Dec. 17, 2011 • 9:30 A.M.

LOCATION: 16455 E. Miami Shelby Rd., Piqua, OhioDIRECTIONS: Co. Rd. 25-A North of Piqua to E. Miami Shelby Rd.

Go East to sale location.The subject property will be sold in two tracts and the bids will beheld, at which time the two tracts will be put together and sold asone tract, whichever brings the highest bid price is the way theproperty will be sold.Tract 1: Located in Orage Twp., Shelby County, Ohio consist of 5acres (subject to survey) with a small ranch home built in 1990.Tract 2: Located in Orage Twp., Shelby County, Ohio consists of 35acres (subject to survey), soil types are: Brookston, Celina, Crosbyand Shoals.TERMS: 10% down on the day of sale, balance due in 30 days oron delivery of deed. Executor has the right to accept or reject anyor all bids. Taxes will be pro-rated to day of closing. Contact yourlender. Be ready to bid

OWNER: Estate of Beatrice BodeyExecutor: Butch Neth

Attorney: William McNeilShelby County Case #2011EST047

For more information call: 937-606-4743Mike Havenar - RealtorW.A. Shively Realty

www.auctionzip.com (Auctioneer #4544)2236998

245 Manufacturing/Trade

CNCMACHINISTS

Crane Pumps & Sys-tems has multiple open-ings for CNC Machin-ists on 2nd shift.

REQUIREDEXPERIENCE:

• 3+ years experienceoperating and set upof CNC mills andlathes

• Proficient with CNCLathes/ Mills, Fanuc/Okuma controls.Ability to editand troubleshootprograms

• Ability to read blue-prints and familiarwith GD & T

Competitive wage andbenefit package includ-ing 401(k).

Send resume includingsalary history to:

Crane Pumps& Systems, Inc.

Attn: Ashley Overman420 Third StreetPiqua, OH 45356

FAX:(937)615-3561

EMAIL:aoverman@

cranepumps.comEOE/M/F/D/V

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CHURCH OFFICESECRETARY

Part Time Position25 hours per week

Computer ExperienceRequired

e-mail resumes to:St. Paul's Church

stpaulspiqua@sbcglobal.net

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Drivers$1000 Sign on Bonus,Safety incentives, Bene-fits Package, VacationPackage After sixmonths. OTR CDL-A 1yr

888-560-9644

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For Rent

305 Apartment

1, 2 & 3 Bedroom,Houses & Apts.

SEIPEL PROPERTIESPiqua Area OnlyMetro Approved(937)773-99419am-5pm

Monday-Friday

1 BEDROOM, downstairs,431 W. Ash, stove, refrig-erator, no pets, $350monthly (937)418-8912

1&2 BEDROOM apart-ments, stove & refrigera-tor furnished. Deposit &no pets. (937)773-9498.

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305 Apartment

1 BEDROOMwith GarageStarting at $595Off Dorset in Troy(937)313-2153

EVERS REALTY

TROY, 2 bedroomtownhomes, 1.5 baths,1 car garage, ca, w/dhook up, all appliances,

$685

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2 BEDROOM in Troy,Stove, refrigerator, W/D,A/C, very clean, cats ok.$525. (937)573-7908

2 BEDROOM unfurnishedapartment in Covington,$460 month plus utilities,(937)216-3488.

2&3 BEDROOMTOWNHOMES, Piqua,all appliances includingwasher/ dryer, 1.5 & 2.5bath.

(937)335-7176www.1troy.com

HOLIDAY SPECIAL1ST MONTH FREE

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2 BR duplexes & 2 BRtownhouses. 1.5 baths,1 car garage, fireplace,Great Location! Startingat $625-$675.

(937)335-1443

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305 Apartment

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CLEAN, QUIET, safe 1bedroom. Senior ap-proved. No pets. $450(937)778-0524PIQUA NORTHEND, 2bedroom, 2 months rentfree to qualified appli-cants! Downstairs with ap-pliances and w/d hookup,new kitchen windows &bath, non-smoking orpets, deposit, required.Available now! Includedheat, $470 month,(937)773-2938

Only $4752 Bedroom 1.5 Bath

Now Available

Troy CrossingApartments

(937)313-2153

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305 Apartment

HOLIDAY SPECIALEvery new move in

on or beforeDecember 30th, 2011will receive $50 gift card

TERRACE RIDGEAPARTMENTS

TroyNow accepting applica-tions. Senior/ Disabled/Handicapped Indepen-dent Living. Studios, 1 &2 bedrooms. Amenitiesinclude stove, refrigera-tor, A/C. Deposit andrent based on income.Call (937)335-6950TTY (216)472-1884

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PIQUA, 2 bedroom car-peted, in Parkridge, A/C,stove, fridge, $400 month,$400 deposit. NO PETS!Call (937)418-6056.

PIQUA, 313 Broadway, 2bedroom, downstairs, in-cludes stove & refrigera-tor, no pets, $400,(937)418-8912.

PIQUA, 414 S Main, large2 bedroom, stove refrig-erator $400 monthly,(937)418-8912

PIQUA, LARGE 1 bed-room, upstairs, applianc-es, utilities included, nopets, off street parking.(937)339-0969.

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305 Apartment

PIQUA upstairs, 1 bed-room, 1 bath, stove & re-frigerator furnished(937)773-3285 after 5pm.

TROY, 1 & 2 Bedrooms,appliances, CA, water,trash paid, $425 & $525month.

$200 Deposit Special!

(937)673-1821

TROY, 2 bedroom town-house, 845 N. Dorset.1.5 baths, carport, appli-ances, washer/ dryerhookup, water, $585.(937)239-0320

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TROY, 535 Stonyridge, 2bedroom, stove, refrigera-tor, NO PETS. $450month, $450 deposit.(937)418-8912.

TROY area, 2 bedroomtownhouses, 1-1/2 bath,furnished appliances, W/Dhookup, A/C, No dogs$475. (937)339-6776.

WEST MILTON Town-house. 2 Bedroom 1.5bath. $475 month, Leaseby 12-15, FREE GIFT-CARD, (937)216-4233.

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315 Condos for Rent

LOVELY TROY, 2 bed-room condo, 1.5 bath, pri-vate parking, washer/ dry-er hook-up. Appliances.$575. (937)335-5440

320 Houses for Rent

319 GLENWOOD, Beauti-ful 3 Bedroom, stainlesssteel refrigerator, stoveand dishwasher, washer/dryer hook-up. 2 Car gar-age, CA, 20 x 20 familyroom, fenced yard. $725plus utilities.(937)520-4290

919 BROADWAY, Piqua.half double home, Newlyupdated, $397,(937)573-6917

COVINGTON, 24 N. Lud-low, 2 Bedroom, 1 cargarage, fenced yard, allappliances, no pets, $450(937)418-8912

IN BRADFORD, nice 1bedroom house, niceyard, $350,(937)773-2829 after 2pm.

NEWLY RENOVATED,master suite, hardwoodflooring, fireplace, modernkitchen, partial basement,appliances, 2 car de-tached garage, fencedyard. 4 bedroom, 2.5bath, two story, brick.$970. orrfelt@orrfelt.com.(937)371-9142.

PIQUA, 1825 Wilshire,3 bedroom ranch, naturalgas, $800 plus deposit.No pets. Call(937)773-4493

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320 Houses for Rent

PIQUA, 2935 DelawareCircle, 3 Bedroom, 2 bath,2 car garage, all applianc-es, No pets, $880 month-ly, 1 year lease,(937)778-0524

PIQUA, 520 Miami Street,small 2 bedroom, 1 cargarage, central air, $550,(937)418-8912.

325 Mobile Homes for Rent

NEAR BRADFORD incountry 3 bedroom trailer,$350. Also 2 bedroomtrailer, washer/dryer hook-up. $375. (937)417-7111,(937)448-2974

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For Sale

410 Commercial

4 UNIT Apartment Build-ing on Wayne Street,Troy. Single bedroom,non-smoking, no pets. 5car detached garage.Clearing 8% plus priced tosell. (937)603-7529,8am-5pm

500 - Merchandise

510 Appliances

REFRIGERATOR, Sam-sung RF265AA (25.8 cu.ft.), bottom freezer,French door, like new. Allwhite, very clean, ad-justable glass shelves.French style doors aregreat and freezer is huge!Must sell. $450 kristine-grangaard@yahoo.com.(408)483-9539.

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510 Appliances

WASHER, Maytag Cent-enial, three years old, likenew condition. Asking$150. (937)778-8816

535 Farm Supplies/Equipment

GAS TANK, approx 300gal round, pump and noz-zle, $150 (937)368-5009

545 Firewood/Fuel

FIREWOOD, $125 a corepick up, $150 a core deliv-ered, $175 a core deliv-ered and stacked(937)308-6334 or(937)719-3237

FIREWOOD, $50 Truck-load, delivered, split, sea-soned hardwood,(937)596-6544

FIREWOOD for sale. Allseasoned hardwood,$150 per cord split/ deliv-ered, (937)844-3756.

SEASONED FIREWOOD$165 per cord. Stackingextra, $135 you pick up.Taylor Tree Serviceavailable (937)753-1047

560 Home Furnishings

ENTERTAINMENT CEN-TER, with Lighted book-cases, excellent condi-tion, dark oak color, willdeliver within Sidney, ask-ing $1,000. Call(937)492-0494

SLEEPER SOFA, mauveand blue floral, 7 foot.Good condition. $250.Oak double door TV cabi-net, lots of storage, DVDplayer shelf. $150.(937)638-5591

TELEVISION, 36" Toshi-ba, picture in picture. In-cludes stand. $200.(937)778-0906

577 Miscellaneous

CRIB, cradle, changingtable, Pack-N-Play, basi-net, Porta-Crib, saucer,playpen, car seat, blan-kets, clothes, gate, potty,tub, bears, more.(937)339-4233

577 Miscellaneous

HOSPITAL BED, inva-care, electric foot andhead, with mattress, 450lbs. capacity, good condi-tion. $325 (937)335-4276

HOSPITAL TABLE onwheels, formica top table30x48, maple stand twodrawer, dog cage 24 inch,walker, $20 choice.(937)339-4233

JUKE BOXES, three,Seaburg, Model SCD1,Rowe Ami, Model R93,Rowe Ami, Model R83,Cherry Master videogame. (937)606-0248

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AQUARIUM, 29 gallon,oak trim. Includes 30" oaktrim deluxe hood, 29 gal-lon deluxe oak stand. Allfor $100. (937)552-7786

BERNICE & Black Labpuppies, ready to go, justin time for Christmas, $50.(937)448-0522

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KITTENS, gorgeous! 3months old. Tabbies, longhaired and short haired.Charcoal and silverstripes. Friendly and littertrained, $10 each.(937)473-2122

MALTESE 6 months to 3years, males and females$200 with papers alsoGolden Yorkshire Terriers$200 males young adults.Morkie $50, male 4months. Cash only.(937)332-1370

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586 Sports and Recreation

COLT 45 New Pistol. 80miltype with holster andbox. $800 cash plusproper ID. (937)339-1394

592 Wanted to Buy

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592 Wanted to Buy

CASH, top dollar paid forjunk cars/trucks, runningor non-running. I will pickup. Thanks for calling(937)719-3088 or(937)451-1019

800 - Transportation

805 Auto

2004 BUICK Le SabreLtd. 20,200 miles, white,navy blue cloth top. Load-ed, front wheel drive,Leather interior, Immacu-late. Florida car! $13,000OBO. (937)492-1308

850 Motorcycles/Mopeds

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890 Trucks

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899 Wanted to Buy

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600 - Services

620 Childcare

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—Hines Ward onplaying the Browns

SPORTSSPORTSTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2011

INFORMATIONCall ROB KISER,sports editor, at773-2721, ext. 209,from 8 p.m. tomidnight weekdays.

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Covington’s Bryton Lear takes an Oakwood’s Steven Harrell to the mat Tuesday night.BEN ROBINSON/GOBUCCS.COM PHOTO

PressPros toair hoop gamesPressProsMagazine.co

m will air the followingboys basketball games:Friday: Sidney at Troy,

7:30 p.m.Saturday: Newton at

Lehman, 7:30 p.m.Tuesday: Miami East at

Troy, 7:15 p.m.

Junior Cavscheer programThe Lehman Cheerlead-

eaders are excited to onceagain offer the Junior CavsCheer Program this sea-son. Any girl in grade kinder-

garten and older are wel-come and encouraged toparticipate in this season'sactivities. They will kick off the

season with a Christmasclinic and game on Satur-day, December 17. Theclinic will begin at 3:30p.m. and conclude withpizza at 5:30. Each Junior Cav Cheer-

leader will be invited tostay for the home Lehmanboys' basketball game vsRiverside and cheer on thesidelines with the cheer-leaders during the firstquarter of the varsitygame, as well as performduring the varsity half-time. Cost is $25 per cheer-

leader.If interested and for fur-

ther information, pleasecontact a Lehman cheer-leader or Melissa Safreedat 498-1161 or 773-8747.

COVINGTON — The Covington highschool and junior high wrestling teamsopened their dual meet seasons in im-pressive fashion as both earned convinc-ing victories over visiting Oakwoodsquads. The JH team used ten individual vic-

tories to cruise to a 60-18 win over theLumberjacks, while Covington’s HighSchool team followed with a 49-11 vic-tory.Covington’s returning state placer

Kyler Deeter started things off for thehigh school at 145 pounds, earningseven takedowns and a near fall beforepinning Robert Popp. Jake Sowers (152) and Ben Miller

(160) then received forfeits for the Buccsbefore teammate A.J. Ouellette (170)overwhelmed Rocco Baker, pinning hisopponent in the second period. Covington picked up two more forfeits

by Garrett Shafer (182) and Brian Olson(195), before Jordan Wolfe (285) fell inhis bout to Cameron Wedding.Matt Carder (120) returned the mo-

mentum to Covington as he came outstrong with a quick takedown and nearfall before eventually pinning EmersonCalaway. At 126, Bryton Lear had an ex-citing match with Oakwood’s StevenHarrell and managed to pull out a tight11-10 win. Oakwood picked up their second win

of the dual as Dustin Freeman (132)dropped his bout to Mason Kooser. Cov-ington’s Brock Smith (138) then finishedstrong, earning an 11-2 major decisionover Daniel Ehler.

� In JH Action, there were a numberof exciting, evenly-matched bouts, butthe Buccs were able to come out with awin the majority of the time. Five Covington wrestlers earned pins

during the dual. Deron White (122) found himself tied

4-4 to start the second period, butearned a quick reversal and the fall.

Covingtonwins openerBucc wrestlerssweep Oakwood

See BUCCS/Page 15

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Raterman hasdouble-doubleDAYTON — Justine

Raterman had a double-double against crosstownrivalWrightStateTuesday,leadingthe Day-tonwomen’sbasket-ball teamto a 77-69 victory.Raterman had 18

points, 10 rebounds andfour assists as Dayton im-proved to 5-3 heading intoa two-week break in theschedule.The Lady Flyers were

coming off a 69-60 winover Boston College.Raterman scored 21

points and added two re-bounds and two blocks.

RATERMAN

Hannah Mowery drives towards the basket against Trotwood-Madison.MIKE ULLERY/CALL PHOTO

Piqua dropsgame to Rams66 free throws shot in GWOC North contestBY ROB KISERSports Editor

rkiser@dailycall.com

There were 66 freethrows shot in a two-hourmarathon Wednesdaynight at Garbry Gymna-sium.Four Piqua players

fouled out during thefourth quarter.And in the end, despite

a gutty effort by the Piquagirls basketball team,T r o t w o o d - M a d i s o nemerged with a 50-44 winin a glorified free throwshooting contest.Trotwood went to the

line 42 times, converting22, while Piqua made halfof its 24 attempts.“We just continue to

make the same mistakes,”Piqua coach Rory Hokesaid. “We just did a terri-ble job of rebounding andmoving our feet tonight. Itold the girls that I canargue fouls all night long,but at some point, some-body has to move theirfeet.”With just under a

minute to play, call thatcould have went eitherway put the final daggerin the Indians.With Piqua trailing 45-

40 after a big three byHannah Mowery, KatieAllen drove to the basketand appeared to score andhave a chance for 3-pointplay to cut the lead to two.

But, the call went theother way.“I really didn’t see it,”

Hoke said. “That was ahuge play at that point.But, there is nothing youcan do about it.”Trotwood scored a quick

basket before Allen an-swered with a three andthe Rams were able tohold on for the win.Allen was one of the

highlights for Piqua, scor-ing 13 of her game-high 15points in the second half.“Katie (Allen) really

stepped up tonight,” Hokesaid. “Hannah (Mowery)hit a big three for us latein the game. But, obvi-ously, we still have a lot ofwork to do.”The game had begun

with Piqua jumping out toa 7-2 lead at the 3:57mark of the first quarterafter a drive by ChristyGraves.But, Trotwood would

outscore the Lady Indians20-7 the rest of the half,taking a 22-14 lead to thelocker room.The Rams shot 14 free

throws in the opening halfto Piqua’s two.“We just lost track of

things for about four min-utes in the second quar-ter,” Hoke said. “As aresult, we lost the leadand were down by eightpoints. That can’t happen.

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Ian Fries (172) thenearned the quick finish ofthe night with an eight-second pin.Josh Sowers (92) came

from behind to take thelead against a solidwrestler and earn a sec-ond-period fall, whileteammate Ross Bowman(98) wrestled an excitingmatch to earn the first pinof his young career.

Branden Robinson (110)secured Covington’s finalpin of the dual in the firstperiod after picking up acouple of nice takedowns.Winning by forfeit for

Covington were TristanFrancis (128), JaydenNicely (134), BrandonMagee (160), ChandlerSampson (205) and JacobBuchanan (86).Also competing hard

and wrestling well for theBuccs were Dakota Zell(150) and Izaiah Brandon(80).The high school team

travels to the Northeast-ern Invitational on Fridayand Saturday, while thejunior high competes nextat the Tipp City Duals onDec. 17.For more information,

visit buccswrestling.com.

BuccsContinued from page 14

Covington’s A.J. Ouellette controls his opponent Tuesday night.BEN ROBINSON/GOBUCCS.COM PHOTO

WEST LIBERTY —The Graham boys basket-ball team opened the sea-son with a 44-28 win overWest Liberty-Salem.Austin Hicks led a bal-

anced Graham attackwith 13 points.

BOXSCOREGraham (44)Devon Allen 1-2-4, Grant Goodard 3-0-8,

Austin Hicks 4-2-13, Floyd Lowry 4-1-9,Austin Morgan 4-0-8, Alex Mossbarger 0-2-2. Totals: 16-7-44.West Liberty-Salem (28)Max Bailey 1-0-3, Ben Burden 1-0-3,

Grant Burden 2-1-5, Landon Hormann 3-5-11, Jaiden Merick 0-2-2, Riley Sims 1-2-4.Totals: 8-10-28.3-point field goals —Graham:Goodard

(2), Hicks (3). West Liberty-Salem: Bailey,B. Burden.Score By QuartersGraham 16 26 32 44West Liberty-Salem 6 12 18 28Records: Graham 1-0, West Liberty-

Salem 0-1.Reserve score:West Liberty-Salem 38,

Graham 28.

GIRLSTV beats HoustonHOUSTON — Houston

suffered its first loss of theseason Tuesday in highschool girls basketball ac-tion, losing to unbeatenTri-Village 53-37.The Lady Wildcats are

now 4-1 with JacksonCenter coming to towntonight. Tri-Village is 5-0.Houston gave up eight

three-pointers in thegame, and all eight camein the first half by theLady Patriots, leading to a35-26 lead at the break.Houston got the lead as

close as 10 points in thesecond half, butTri-Village put it away

at the free throw line.Houston had two in

double figures, led byKristi Elliott with 13, in-cluding 7-for-9 from thefree throw line. Allison

Roeth added 11 points.BOXSCORE

Tri-Village (53)Brown 1-0-3, Faulknor 2-0-4, Richards 2-

2-7, Thomas 2-5-11, Bruner 3-0-9, Linkous6-4-19. Totals: 17-11-53.Houston (37)Holthaus 0-2-2, Elliott 3-7-13, Roeth 5-0-

11, Reister 1-1-3, Stang 2-0-4, Booher 2-0-4. Totals: 13-10-37.3-point field goals — Tri-Village: Link-

ous (3), Bruner (3), Richards, Thomas.Houston: Roeth.Score By QuartersTri-Village 18 35 42 53Houston 8 26 31 37Records: Houston 4-1, Tri-Village 5-0.Reserve score: Tri-Village 45, Houston

27.

Lady Indians losePLEASANT HILL —

After starting the seasonhot — with three straightwins out of the gate —Newton finally met itsmatch on Tuesday againstNorthridge.Northridge outscored

the Indians 26-8 in thesecond half to win thegame by a score of 42-26.Trista Lavy was the

leading scorer for Newtonwith eight.Newton plays Bethel on

Thursday.BOXSCORE

Northridge (42)Augaitis 1-0-3, Howard 0-1-1, Lovato 1-

0-2, Reynolds 5-7-18, Spears 6-2-16, Wat-son 1-0-2. Totals: 14-10-42.Newton (26)Burden 0-1-1, Doseck 1-0-2, Hignite 1-1-

3, King 2-0-4, Lavy 0-1-1, Lavy 2-4-8,Snipes 1-3-5, Welbaum 1-0-2.Totals: 8-10-26.3-point field goals — Northridge: Au-

gaitus, Reynolds, Spears (2).Score By QuartersNorthridge 10 16 29 42Newton 14 18 19 26Records: Northridge 3-2. Newton 3-1.

Lady Cavs loseSIDNEY — Lehman

gave highly-touted Min-ster all it could handle ingirls basketball action onSaturday at Lehman, theLady Wildcats holding onfor a 41-35 victory.

The win keeps Minsterunbeaten on the year at 2-0 with a big game comingup Thursday night athome against backyardrival Marion Local.Lehman lost its second

game in a row to an un-beaten team, and is now 2-2 on the year.The Lady Cavs’ next

game is also against Mar-ion Local, on Tuesday.Minster threatened to

blow the game open in theearly going, leading 12-5after one quarter, withBridget Geiger gettinghalf those points.It became a 20-11 lead

at the half, but Lehmanwouldn’t go away andoutscored Minster 13-10in the third quarter to cutthe lead down to five.Lindsey Spearman had

12 of Lehman’s points inthe period.But Minster held the

lead the rest of the way.Spearman again scored

well for Lehman, finishingwith a game-high 18.She was 5-for-5 from

the line.Kayla Wuebker led

Minster with 12 points,Geiger had 10 and TaraClune added nine.

BOXSCOREMinster (41)Hoelscher 1-0-2, Richard 1-2-4, Fischer

1-0-2, Geiger 5-0-10, Wuebker 4-3-12,Dahlinghaus 1-0-2, Clune 4-1-9.Totals: 17-6-41.Lehman (35)Yannucci 0-1-1, Harrelson 3-1-7, Slagle

0-2-2, Spearman 6-5-18, Hatcher 1-0-2,Sargeant 2-1-5. Totals: 12-10-35.3-point field goals —Minster:Wuebker.

Lehman: Spearman.Score By QuartersMinster 12 20 30 41Lehman 5 11 24 35Records:Minster 2-0, Lehman 2-2.Reserve score:Minster 51, Lehman 16.

Graham boys beatTigers in openerLady Wildcats suffer first loss

Piqua Catholic JH boyssplit games with MUPax scores 26 for Lady CavaliersPC boys splitThe Piqua Catholic jun-

ior high boys basketballteams split two gameswith Milton-Union.The seventh grade lost

41-17.Avery Pickrel had five

points, while Elil Bakerhad five reobunds, foursteals and two assists.Caleb Courter had two

rebounds, one steal andone assist, while TaylorO’Leary had two stealsand one rebound.The eighth grade won

53-18.Colt Bachman had a

triple-double with 20points, 11 rebounds, 11steals and six assists.Zack Scott had six re-

bounds and four steals,Bradley Hohlbein hadfour assists, three stealsand one rebounds and IanSmith added three stealsand one assists.

PIQUA CATHOLIC SCORINGSeventh GradePickrel 5, McKinney 4, Courter 4, Curtis

3, Baker 1.Eighth GradeBachman 20, Monnin 9, Z. Scott 9,

Schutt 8, Hohlbein 6, T. Scott 1.

PC girls 2-1The Piqua Catholic sev-

enth grade girls basket-ball team opened theseason by winning two of

three games.They lost to Versailles

34-22, with Liz Pax scor-ing 12 points and TiffanyHatcher adding nine.Pax scored 12 points

and Hatcher netted ninein a 31-15 win overBotkins and Pax scored 26points and Hatcher addednine in a 39-10 win overMilton-Union.

PIQUA CATHOLIC SCORINGvs.VersaillesPax 12, Hatcher 9, Hemm 1.vs. BotkinsPax 12, Hatcher 9, Caulfied 6, Anthony 4vs. Milton-UnionPax 26, Hatcher 9, Caulfield 6, Anthony

2.

Buccs sweepTrailCOVINGTON — The

Covington junior highgirls basketball teams fol-lowed a sweep of NationalTrail Saturday, by sweep-ing Tri-County NorthTuesday.The seventh grade, 3-1,

won 26-6.Addy Metz led the

Buccs with five points.The eighth grade, 4-0,

won 64-6.Jessie Crowell led Cov-

ington with 19 points.Arianna Richards

scored 16 and Carly Shelladded 15.

COVINGTON SCORINGvs.Tri-Country NorthSeventh GradeMetz 5, Thomas 4, Schaffer 4, Cecil 4,

Long 4, Pond 2, Warner 2, McReynolds 1.Eighth GradeCrowell 19, Richards 16, Shell 15, Gos-

tomsky 6, Olson 4, Swartz 4.vs. National TrailSeventh GradePond 4, Cecil 4, Metz 4, Warner 4, Dunn

3, Schaffer 2, McReynolds 2, Long 2,Rosengarten 2.Eighth GradeCrowell 8, Shell 5, Olson 5, Gostomsky

4.

Roader girls loseThe Bradford junior

high girls basketballteams lost two games toNewton.The seventh grade lost

24-13.Olivia Hart and Mandi

Bates each scored fourpoints.The eighth grade lost

32-14.Kenzie Weldy led Brad-

ford with eight points.Bradford lost two

games to Tri-Village.The seventh grade lost

23-12.Amanda Brewer led

Bradford with five points.The eighth grade lost

36-15.Weldy scored 12 points

to lead the Roader attack.BRADFORD SCORING

vs. NewtonSeventh GradeHart 4, Bates 4, Booker 3, Brewer 2.Eighth GradeMoore 1, Adkins 3, Weldy 8, Roberts 2.vs.Tri-VillageSeventh GradeHart 2, Brower 2, Booker 2, Roberts 1,

Brewer 5.

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) —Chris Johnson scored 20points and Dayton closedwith a 17-9 run to knockoff No. 16 Alabama 74-62Wednesday, ruining Crim-son Tide head coach An-thony Grant'shomecoming.Grant starred for the

Flyers from 1983-87.

Alabama fell behind 38-27 at halftime with starforward JaMychal Greenon the bench most of thefirst half with two fouls.Green scored the Tide'sfirst six points and fin-ished with 12 on 6 of 9shooting.Dayton (6-3) led 56-40

with 11:52 to play when

Alabama increased its de-fensive pressure to cut itsdeficit to 57-53 with 7:43left.Dayton point guard

Kevin Dillard answeredwith consecutive 3-point-ers and Dayton was on itsway to its third win thisseason over a BCS confer-ence team.

Dayton bounces backagainst Crimson TideFlyers knock off Alabama 74-62

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“We just lose our focusat times.”With Allen hitting six

straight free throws in thethird quarter, Piqua wasable to stay close the restof the way.The Lady Indians

trailed 30-24 after threequarters and got as closeas four points twice in thefourth quarter.Shelby Vogler grabbed

seven rebounds for Piquaand Graves pulled downfive.Diamond Calhoun and

Bria McLaurin led Trot-wood with 10 points, whileKyra Williams had ninepoints and 11 rebounds.Piqua was 14 of 42 from

the floor for 33 percent togo with its 50 percent freethrow shooting.Trotwood made 14 of 44

shots from the floor for 27percent, to go with its 52percent free throw shoot-ing.Trotwood won the bat-

tle of the boards 32-29 andhad 16 turnovers toPiqua’s 23.The Piqua JVs im-

proved to 2-1 with a 51-23win. Kayla Schrubb ledthe Lady Indians with 12points.Piqua girls travel to Ur-

bana Monday.BOXSCORE

Trotwood (50)Antonia Moore 1-2-4, Brian McLaurin 1-

8-10, Asia Fuqua 1-0-2, Diamond Calhoun3-4-10, Kyra Williams 2-5-9, Aysha Ingram2-2-6, Amaya Ahmad 4-0-8, Maya Murray0-1-1, Amara Lorenzo 0-0-0. Totals: 14-22-50.Piqua (44)Hannah Mowery 2-0-5, Imari Witten 1-0-

3, Katie Allen 3-8-15, Tasha Potts 2-0-5,Shelby Vogler 1-1-3, Christy Graves 1-1-3,Kelsey Deal 1-1-3, Maddie Hilleary 2-1-5,Macy Yount 0-0-0, Janise Hummel 1-0-2.Totals: 14-12-44.3-point field goals — Piqua: Mowery,

Witten, Allen, Potts.Score By QuartersTrotwood 11 22 30 50Piqua 12 14 24 44Records: Trotwood-Madison 1-2 (1-1),

Piqua 1-3 (0-2).Reserve score: Piqua 51, Trotwood-

Madison 23.

PiquaContinued from page 14

Tasha Potts shoots the ball Wednesday night.MIKE ULLERY/CALLPHOTO

Janise Hummel drives to the basketWednesday night against Trotwood.

PITTSBURGH (AP) —Hines Ward doesn't seedominating the ClevelandBrowns as simply a part ofhis job, but a civic duty."Our fans tend to work

better on Monday anytime we get a chance tobeat up on (them)," thePittsburgh Steelers widereceiver said with a laugh.Or Friday, in this case.The ever-diplomatic

Ward is kidding, of course.True, the streaking Steel-ers (9-3) have turned the

series with their longtimerivals into a decidedly one-sided affair heading intoThursday night's game atHeinz Field.Yet ask Ward which of

the two dozen games he'splayed against the Browns(4-8) stands out, and the14-year veteran quicklypoints to Cleveland's onlywin in the last 15 meet-ings, a 13-6 victory twoyears ago that effectivelyended Pittsburgh's bid fora playoff berth and con-

secutive Super Bowl titles."They have beat us in

some cases where we feltlike we could just beatthem just because we'vehad success over theyears," Ward said.The Steelers have won

seven of their last eightfollowing a 2-2 start andneed to keep the pressureon Baltimore in the racefor the AFC North title.Pittsburgh put together

perhaps its best perform-ance of the season in a 35-

7 beatdown of Cincinnatilast week. The defenseshut down the upstartBengals behind JamesHarrison's three sackswhile quarterback BenRoethlisberger hit MikeWallace for a pair ofscores.It's proof, the Steelers

insist, that they haven'tplayed their best footballyet. Maybe, but their bestfootball might not be re-quired against theBrowns, who have looked

overwhelmed and over-matched against qualityopponents.Pulling off an upset on

national television woulddo more than give first-year head coach Pat Shur-mur the signature victoryhe so desperately craves,but also provide quarter-back Colt McCoy with amuch-needed boost.McCoy is 0-7 against

AFC North opponents inhis brief career. While theteam's issues go far be-

yond McCoy's inexperi-ence, he hasn't exactlytaken a step forward inhis second season.Cleveland is 30th in the

league in total offense andMcCoy is 30th in theleague in yards per at-tempt as the Browns havestruggled to create bigplays of any variety. Hold-ing onto the ball has beenan issue. According toShurmur, Cleveland leadsthe NFL in droppedpasses.

Browns making dreaded trip to PittsburghCleveland tries to change trend against Steelers tonight