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Troopers anticipate I-75 speed increase

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“Star” Amy Booher and “Pro” Bill Hogston perform the cha-cha during Saturday’s Dancing with the Piqua Stars at ALearning Place. Booher won the technical merit portion of the event.This is the second year for the popular fundraisingevent. Proceeds benefit the Piqua Arts Council.

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BY MELANIE YINGSTStaff Writermyingst@civitasmedia.com

MIAMI COUNTY — The goalof the new Ohio speed limit isnot to turn portions of rural in-terstate into the German Auto-bahn, but a local Ohio StateHighway Patrol trooper saidboth Miami and Shelby countiesare likely to see the new 70 mphspeed limit on their stretch ofInterstate 75.On April 1, Ohio Gov. John

Kasich agreed to increase the

speed up to 70 mph on ruralportions of Ohio’s interstate sys-tem when he signed the $3.87billion state transportation bi-ennium budget.The speed increase is set to

take place July 1.According to Sgt. Joseph Geb-

hart of the Piqua Post of theOhio State Highway Patrol , theOSP does not know where the70 mph zones will be yet, butMiami and Shelby counties dofall into the category of “ruralinterstate” zones.“We don’t really know where

the increases will be quite yetand what areas apply to thenew law,” Gebhart said Friday.“(Ohio Department of Trans-portation) makes that call.”Gebhart said many concerns

pertain to areas where only twolanes of highway are available.“Our main issues are where

it’s just two lanes, which makeit congested. Anytime you havetraffic congestion, you have is-sues,” Gebhart said, noting mostof Shelby County’s and portionsof Miami County’s I-75 have twolanes.

Gebhart said OSP sees mostof the fatal crashes the Piquapost handles on county andstate routes, not on the inter-state.Gebhart, with 24 years of ex-

perience with the OSP, said hehopes the increase in speed doesnot adversely affect interstatetravel for Ohio travelers.“People have a natural ten-

dency to speed at the same rate,so those who are used to driving10 miles over the speed limitnow may increase their speedfrom 75 miles per hour to 80

miles per hour — people willpush it,” Gebhart said. ‘“Butwe’ll be out there on the road tokeep it in check.”Gebhart said if there is a dra-

matic increase in accidents andother issues due to the increasein speed, OSP will make recom-mendations to state officialsand ODOT.“Our goal for motorists on the

interstate is to get from point Ato B safely,” Gebhart said. “Afterthis goes in effect, we’ll keep a

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Pitsenbarger displays strong sense of community

Woman strives to raise awareness of condition

BY JOHN HAUERFor the Daily Callpdceditorial@civitasmedia.com

PIQUA — Piqua High School ed-ucator Joyce Pitsenbarger saves stu-dents. The teacher for the school’sNovanet program is the last chancefor some at-risk kids to get a highschool diploma.Pitsenbarger graduated from

Piqua High School in 1976. She wasactive in the school choir, but muchof her after-school time was spent with theGirl Scouts, 4-H, and activities with thePiqua Christian Church. “I was in the church

youth group and sang and played piano inthe church choir,” she said. “My pastor, DaveHuddelson, influenced me to go to college atOzark Christian College.” She majored in

Christian education and earned herbachelor’s degree in 1983.At Ozark, Pitsenbarger continued

her singing and playing piano intheir choir and became a member ofthe college’s sign choir. She joinedthe girls’ basketball team as atrainer. The team did much morethan practice and play games.

“When we played an away game on Saturday,Joyce Pitsenbarger works in her Piqua HighSchool classroom last week.

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BY NATALIE KNOTHStaff Writernknoth@civitasmedia.com

TROY — The mantra “pain is inevitable;suffering is optional” could not ring any moretrue for 20-year-old Hailey McNamara, whohas faced an excruciating burning pain in herleft knee for almost a decade.“I live my life as though I don’t have it.

That’s what I have to do,” she said.In 2004, McNamara injured her leg in a

paddle boat accident. Mysteriously, the nextmorning she woke up with a horrible pain inher left leg, as well as a mosquito bite.After seeing five different doctors, she was

finally diagnosed with Complex RegionalPain Syndrome (CRPS), also known as ReflexSympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), which is achronic condition characterized by intenseburning pain, skin sensitivity, sweating andswelling.The injury is considered vastly dispropor-

tionate to the pain inflicted, which McNa-mara described as “like a lit match inside myleg constantly burning” — a pain exacerbatedby something as simple as wearing pants ora breeze on her legs while wearing a skirt.In addition to persistent pain, McNamara

also has intense flareups. Ironically, walkingANTHONY WEBER/STAFF PHOTOHailey McNamara, left, and her mother, Car-lene, on the Great Miami River levee in Troy.

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DiscouragedAmericansabandoningjob searches

Senatorswork onbackgroundcheck deal

BY PAUL WISEMANAssociated Press

WASHINGTON (AP)After a full year of fruit-less job hunting, NatashaBaebler just gave up.She’d already aban-

doned hope of gettingwork in her field, workingwith the disabled. But shecouldn’t land anythingelse, either not even a jobinterview at a telephonecall center.Until she feels confi-

dent enough to send outresumes again, she’ll getby on food stamps and dis-ability checks from SocialSecurity and live with herparents in St. Louis.“I’m not proud of it,”

says Baebler, who is in hermid-30s and is blind. “Theonly way I’m able to sus-tain any semblance of self-preservation is to rely ongovernment programsthat I have no desire to beon.”Baebler’s frustrating

experience has become alltoo common nearly fouryears after the Great

BY ALAN FRAMAssociated Press

WASHINGTON (AP)Two influential sena-tors, one from eachparty, are working on anagreement that could ex-pand background checkson firearms sales to in-clude gun shows and on-line transactions, Senateaides said Sunday.If completed, the ef-

fort could represent amajor breakthrough inthe effort by PresidentBarack Obama and hisallies to restrict gunsfollowing last Decem-ber’s massacre of school-children in Newtown,Conn.Sens. Joe Manchin, D-

W.Va., and Pat Toomey, R-Pa., could nail down anaccord early this week,said the aides, who spokeon condition of anonymityto describe the privatetalks. With the Senate re-turning Monday from atwo-week recess, thechamber’s debate on guncontrol legislation couldbegin as soon as Tuesday.See Jobs/Page 2

we went early on Fridayand stayed through Mon-day and helped the localcommunity and church inany way they needed,” shesaid. “We were called theAmbassadors forChrist,andwe did everything from takearea youth on a field trip toassist a church family withclean-up and repairs.”The experience reinforced

Pitsenbarger’s strong senseof service and community.“In the off-season, we wouldspenda longerperiodof timein a community,” she said.“Once, we went toWyomingfor a whole week to help outa town.” The opportunitiesworking with youth, fami-lies, and communities con-vincedPitsenbarger that sheshouldpursueacareer ined-ucation.After college, she moved

back to the area and spentfiveyearsat theKiddyCam-pus Daycare in Piqua.Next,

Pitsenbarger worked atNicholasSchool in themotorskills program. She headedup the three-year process tobe state-approved to becomea charter school. She alsoserved as principal of theschool.Pitsenbarger left educa-

tion for a brief time andworked as an order special-ist at Grace Christian book-store. “I worked closely withchurches on special orders,”she said. “But after awhile, IknewIhad toget back ined-ucation.” She applied withPiqua City Schools becauseher sister,AnnToon,workedas an English as a SecondLanguage teacher for thedistrict.Pitsenbarger subbedfor Piqua doing everythingfrom study hall aide, secre-tary, aide a special needsstudent, to In-School Sus-pension teacher.In 2009, the high school

startedNovanet, a credit re-covery program for at-riskstudents. Pitsenbarger was

hired to direct the programand has seen it steadilygrow. “We started with 10computers, and we had toload theprograms in-house,”she said. “Today,we have 30computers with softwarethat is online.”Students can take theNo-

vanet classesduring the reg-ular school day or in specialsecond shift/at home pro-gramsunder thedirection ofLeann Buchanan. Thebiggest successes have beenseniors who have failedclasses earlier and are injeopardy of not graduating.“Our first year of operation,35 seniors were able to earnthe credits they were miss-ing and graduate with theirclass,” Pitsenbarger said.“Novanet allows students

who would normally dropout stay in school and re-ceive ahigh school diploma,”she said. “It is gratifying towatch them turn thingsaround and succeed. I enjoythe one-on-one set-up that

Novanet offers.”At home, Pitsenbarger

likes to cook, play piano, andsew.Her sewing talentshavelanded her a unique job asthe person in charge of thehigh school’s costume loftwhere everything is storedfor PHS plays and musi-cals. “My sister,Ann, gotmeinvolved to sew costumesfor the musical ‘The Kingand I,’ and things just es-calated from there,” shesaid. Pitsenbarger alsohelps with productions inthe summer performed bythe Music Warehouse.

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too much can cause aflareup, while the solutionto a flareup is often towalk or rub the pain away— which is extremelypainful.The ceaseless pain cou-

pled with worries aboutthe future was a heavyburden for McNamara ini-tially.“I definitely went

through a lot of depres-sion. I thought, ‘I’m goingto be in a wheelchair, andI’m not going to getthrough this,’” said McNa-mara, who lives in Troywith her parents, Carleneand Timothy, and siblingsT.J., 13, and Elaina, 11.Carlene said it was dif-

ficult to watch her daugh-ter go through so muchagonizing pain, whichoften left McNamara in aheap of tears. When herdaughter could not bringherself to move her leg —thus inflicting more pain— during a flareup, she orher husband Timothywould.“It’s hard because

you’re causing this pain toyour child and she’s cryingand bawling and you feelawful, but you knowyou’re helping,” Carlenesaid. “I would also wonder,‘Will she be a normal

adult? Will she be able tobe a mother? Will she beable to hold down a job?’When she was first diag-nosed, we didn’t knowwhat kind of life shewould have. And as a par-ent, it’s hard to watchthat.”Even watching her

daughter play in a highschool basketball gamewas an emotional experi-ence.“All the other parents

are out there cheering, butI’m crying because I didn’tthink she’d ever walkagain, let alone run,” Car-lene tearfully recalled.McNamara encourages

all those with CRPS tokeep active despite thepain, as staying fit cankeep the condition fromescalating. Should the ail-ment transgress regard-less, McNamara said shewould at least feel fortu-nate that she lived theearly years of her life fully.Because the condition is

uncommon and somewhatmysterious in nature, Mc-Namara said kids — andeven faculty members —in high school often didn’tbelieve her. She attendedTroy Christian, Newtonand Upper Valley CareerCenter for a period oftime.“Especially when I was

younger, it was reallyhard,” McNamara said. “Iwas ridiculed and madefun of: ‘You’re just lying.There’s nothing wrongwith you.You’re doing thisfor attention.’” She thanksher best friend JuliaWoodfor sticking by her.Troy Christian’s school

nurse eventually roundedup the students to explainin very graphic terms thepain she was experienc-ing, which she treatedwith an epidural for sev-eral days.But after a few months,

McNamara resolved tofocus her energy on get-ting the Ohio Legislatureto pass a bill, Senate Bill40, to increase awarenessof and education about thedisease. On several occa-sions, McNamara spoke infront of legislative bodiesabout the importance ofpassing the measure.After several years, the

Complex Regional PainSyndrome Education Actwas finally passed, pro-moting public awarenessby establishing the monthof November as ComplexRegional Pain SyndromeAwareness Month and re-quiring the department ofhealth to include informa-tion about the conditionon its website.McNamara does not use

drugs to treat CRPS, asthe medication she tookshortly after her diagnosisleft her feeling lethargic.“It numbed the pain,

but it numbed me,” shesaid. “With the medicine Iwas on, I was literally awalking zombie. I almostfailed sixth grade.”The past eight years

have been a roller coasterof emotion, with CRPSmaking McNamara espe-cially sensitive to stress,whether personally or pro-fessionally, as well as tonoise. But she’s tran-scended the ailment, re-ceiving her nursing aidlicense and just recentlygetting hired at VersaillesHealth Care Center.McNamara and Car-

lene agree that the graceof God helped their familyget through the darkest ofdays following the diagno-sis.“There was a lot of

reaching out throughprayer and the churchcommunity (at VandaliaBaptist Temple). You can’tget through somethinglike that without it,” Car-lene said.Despite all she has gone

through, McNamara saysshe will remain positive.“I’ve been very fortu-

nate. I’m definitely one ofthe lucky ones,” she said.

McNamara

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Recession ended: ManyAmericans are still so dis-couraged that they’vegiven up on the job mar-ket.Older Americans have

retired early. Youngerones have enrolled inschool. Others have sus-pended their job huntuntil the employmentlandscape brightens.Some, like Baebler, arecollecting disabilitychecks.It isn’t supposed to be

this way. After a reces-sion, an improving econ-omy is supposed to bringpeople back into the jobmarket.Instead, the number of

Americans in the laborforce those who have ajob or are looking for onefell by nearly half a mil-lion people from Febru-ary to March, thegovernment said Friday.And the percentage ofworking-age adults in thelabor force what’s calledthe participation rate fellto 63.3 percent lastmonth. It’s the lowestsuch figure since May1979.The falling participa-

tion rate tarnished theonly apparent good newsin the jobs report theLabor Department re-leased Friday: The unem-ployment rate dropped toa four-year low of 7.6 per-cent in March from 7.7 inFebruary.

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close eye on it.“You can rest assured

that we’ll have more en-forcement, including traf-fic blitzes and air trafficcontrol,” Gebhart said.“We’ll be out there andthey’ll slow down.”According to reports,

urban areas still will usethe 55 mph limit. Thetransportation bill statesthat the new speed limitof 70 mph only applies tothe interstate systems of

I-70, I-75 and I-71. Themaximum speed limit forouter belts in urban areas,including I-675 aroundDayton, I-270 and I-670around Columbus and I-275 around Cincinnatiwill be 65 miles per hour.The speed limit on in-

terstate freeways in areasdeemed congested by theOhio Department ofTransportation would beset at 55 mph.A phone call to the Sid-

ney post of ODOT was notreturned.

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Louise D. HermanTROY— Louise D. Her-

man, 82, of Troy, passedaway 1:26 a.m. Friday,April 5, 2013, at Coving-ton Care Center in Cov-ington surrounded by herfamily.She was born April 11,

1930, in Lonaconing, Md.to the late Ralph andLouise (Kabler) Darrow.Louise is survived by

five daughters and twosons-in-law, Debbi Sande-fur of Troy, Becky Collinsof Troy, Barbara Olive ofWellborn, Fla., Donna andRandy Jolley of SouthDakota, and Jacki andKeith Francis of St. Paris;12 grandchildren, Jason,Carrie (T.J.), Angie(Roger), Mandy, Brittany(Jon), Bridgette, Donna,Sherrie, Ricky, Sarah(Matt), Kelsey, and Justin;18 great-grandchildren,Laney, Kasan, Kolton,Konner, Torrie, Noel, No-valle, Tristan, Lily, Klover,Grace, Rose,Tucker, Shan-non, Ethan, Hannah,Kyle, and Anderson.

Louise was of theUnited Methodist faithand retired as an adminis-trative assistant fromPMI in Troy after 20 yearsof service. She loved life,shopping, going to thebeach, traveling, and herfriends and family. Shewas very proud of receiv-ing her associate’s degreein accounting at the age of60 from Edison Commu-nity College in Piqua.Private services will be

held at the convenience ofthe family. Arrangementsare entrusted to Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home,Troy.Contributions may be

given in her memory toHospice of Miami County:P.O. Box 502, Troy, OH45373, or to Alzheimer’sAssociation of Miami Val-ley: 3797 Summit Glen Dr.Suite 100, Dayton, OH45449. Condolences maybe left for the family atwww.fisher-cheneyfuner-alhome.com.

Howard L. ‘Zimmy’ Zimmerman

TROY — Howard L.“Zimmy” Zimmerman, age86, of Troy, died Saturday,April 6, 2013, at DaytonVeteran’s Hospital Hos-pice. Born in ElizabethTownship on June 25,1926. Preceded in deathby his parents, Roy andEffie (Peters) Zimmer-man; and brother, RalphZimmerman.He is survived by his

loving wife of 59 years,Ann (Fogle) Zimmerman;daughter, Sherry Ishmaeland friend Mike Gootee,Tipp City; son, Craig Zim-merman and wife Lisa ofTexas; grandchildren,Brandon Ishmael, Brit-tany Otto, Courtney andZachary Zimmerman; andgreat-grandchildren, Bry-ton and Makena Otto.Howard graduated

from Tippecanoe HighSchool in 1944 servingfour years in FFA. Heworked in 4-H for 10 yearsand was an adviser for 11years. After graduatingfrom high school he wasproudly inducted into theU.S. Army, serving in thePhilippines and ending inJapan as the war ended.Howard was active in

several organizations, in-cluding an astounding 73years with the MonroeGrange, where he servedin many capacities includ-ing the Deputy of MiamiCounty for 16 years, the

Ohio StateExecutiveBoard for12 years,and alongwith his wife, Ann, servedas Ohio State AssistantConvention Co-Chairmanfor four years. He was acharter member of theTipp City Lions Club andremained a member for aremarkable 54 years. Heand his wife Ann weretour directors for 10 years.After graduation he

worked at Sanders DairyCo. in Tipp City and re-tired from the Tipp CityU.S. Post Office in 1988after 31 years of service.Funeral services will

be at 1 p.m. Wednesdayat the Nashville Churchof Christ, 4540 W. StateRoute 571, West Milton.Visitation will be from10 a.m. until time ofservice at 1 p.m.Wednesday, all at theNashville Church. Pas-tor Lynn Labs officiat-ing.The family requests

donations to the OhioState Grange, NashvilleChurch of Christ or Hos-pice of Miami County inmemory of Howard.Services entrusted to

Frings and Bayliff Fu-neral Home, Tipp City.Condolences to the familymay be expressed atfringsandbayliff.com.

Charles Melvin BachLAKEVIEW — Charles

Melvin Bach, 88, of Lake-v i e w ,passeda w a yApril 5,2 0 1 3 ,a tL i m aMemo-r i a lHospi-t a l ,Lima.H e

was born on Nov. 20, 1924,in Lawrenceville, Ill., tothe late George and Irene(Haines) Bach. He waspreceded in death by twosisters, Wanda Bach andMaybelle Roberts, and abrother, George Bach.On May 31, 1947, he

married the former Bar-bara Shaw inLawrenceville and shesurvives along with fourchildren, Larry Joe Bachof New Smyrna, Fla.,Kathy (Aaron) Musick ofCasstown, Steve (Anita)Bach of New Smyrna, andPolly (Tarry) Crumley ofLakeview, four grandchil-dren, Tarra (Scott) Aufder-heide, Joshua (Jen)Musick, Levi Crumley,and Sarah Musick, sevengreat grandchildren, twobrothers, Richard (Wanda)Bach and Merle (Char-lene) Bach, both ofLawrenceville, a sister-in-law, Alice Bach, and abrother-in-law, Charles(Lois) Roberts.

Charles was a 1945graduate of LawrencevilleHigh School. He retiredfrom Montgomery Ward,where he worked as aservice manager. He was amember of High PointChurch of Christ in Belle-fontaine. He was formerlya member and served asan elder at the PiquaChristian Church inPiqua. He was a memberof the Paris F&AM Ma-sonic Lodge 268 in Paris,Ill. He enjoyed hunting,fishing, boating, photogra-phy, good conversationand his hunting dogs, es-pecially his Dalmatian.Also, he taught, dancedand called square dancingand loved to volunteerwith 4-H students. Me-chanically inclined, he en-joyed working on antiquetractors and attending an-tique tractor shows.Private family services

will be held locally. Inurn-ment with graveside serv-ices will be held inLawrenceville Cemetery,Lawrenceville, Ill., at alater date.Memorial contributions

may be given in his nameto the National MS Soci-ety, P.O. Box 4527, NewYork, N.Y. 10163.Arrangements are in

the care of Shoffstall Fu-neral Home, Lakeview.Condolences may be ex-pressed at shoffstallfuner-alhome.com.

PIQUA — Robert F. Bridges, 72, of Piqua, diedSunday,April 7, 2013, at 8:02 a.m. in Dayton.Arrange-ments are pending at Melcher-Sowers FuneralHome, Piqua.

PIQUA—Dillard Moore, 52, of Piqua, died at 7:45p.m. Saturday April 6, 2013, at the Koester Pavilion.His funeral arrangements are pending through theJamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home.

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PIQUA—JimmyBuffettfans will love listening to,dancing with and singingalong with Parrots of theCaribbean during the 19thannual Piqua Taste of theArts program on Friday,May 17. POTC, as they arecalled, will be entertainingaudiences during two 1-hour performances duringthe event in downtownPiqua which runs from 5-9p.m.Lead singer and Ketter-

ing native, Dave Albrecht,has developed an uncannylikeness to Buffett in bothlooks and sounds as he hasemulated Jimmy for over 10years. Jeff “Hawaiian Hill-billy” Cline plays lead andrhythm guitars and pro-vides lead and backing vo-cals. Kenny “Tips” Rice,affectionately called “The

Professor” is a keyboardistextraordinaire. Gary “Rip-tide” Rigmaiden is a sea-soned bassist, guitarist andsongwriter while Greg“GreatWhite”Martin singslead and backing vocals andis the band’s monsterDrummer and Percussion-ist. These seasoned profes-sionals provide qualitymusicianship as they per-formoutstanding renditionsof Buffett’s biggest songsplus their own original,Cajun, country-rock hits.“You’ll be drawn into the

full concert experience asthe stage comes alive withthe wonderfully wild andcrazy, famous and some-times outrageous antics ofthe Parrots of theCaribbean,” said LornaSwisher, Mainstreet PiquaExecutive Director. “Comedressed in your favorite is-land wear from grass skirtsand leis to board shorts andshades, ‘cause it’s a Parrot-Head’s Paradise of sightsand sounds as their music,antics and costumes moveyou to laugh, sing, dance,

Conga and party the nightaway!”The Parrots of the

Caribbean are known inter-nationally as the No. 1JimmyBuffetTributeAct inthe country and have de-lighted audiences through-out the U.S. and Canada forover a decade. InApril 2012the act had the honor of per-forming for our troops inOkinawa, Japan. Everyonehas a great time at a Par-rots’ Concert from thesmallest children dancingin front of the stage, to sin-gles, parents and grandpar-ents ‘cause as they like tosay ‘ Life is what you makeit and we make it FUN!’Taste of the Arts also

highlights area artists, of-fers taster size portions ofpopular menu items fromlocal and area restaurants,children’s activities and artdemonstrations during the5-9 p.m. annual extrava-ganza. For more informa-tion about Taste of theArts,call Mainstreet Piqua at773-9355.

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Forgotten Communities of Miami CountyPIQUA — Looking for a Miami County town that has vanished? The Miami County

Historical & Genealogical Society invites you to it’s April general meeting to find outwhy you can’t find it on the map. Doug Christian, retired Miami County Engineer, willbe discussing “Forgotten Communities of Miami County.” The meeting will be held at 6:30p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at the Piqua Library, 116 W. High St. in the Louis Room. This pro-gram is free and open to the public. For more information, call 307-7142 or email ste-falx@msn.com.

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When Steve was an undergraduate at Harvard50 years ago, a young government instructorrepeated the same admonition whenever he

handed back an assignment: “This is not good enough.”Those were the five most important words any profes-sor ever said to him, and as a college teacher himselffor many years, Steve has tried to follow his mentor’smodel.Demand excellence. Young people live up to the ex-

pectations adults have of them. If we expect them tobe diligent, enthusiastic and generous, most of themwill be. Just this week, Steve received a note of apologyfrom a student who got a C on a paper.“I should have spent the time necessary to produce

a well-analyzed and researched paper,” he wrote. “I’mglad you called my B.S. in your comments, and you canbe assured that the next assignment will have little incommon with the [previous] paper.”This exchange is relevant to a critical issue facing

higher education. Tuition costs and student debt arerising rapidly, while state support for public colleges isdwindling. Many experts are looking to online coursesas a prime answer to this fiscal crunch -- and with goodreason.Digital delivery systems

can transmit more informa-tion more cheaply to morestudents than any brick-and-mortar classroom. ClayChristensen of the HarvardBusiness School calls onlinecourses a “disruptive inno-vation— an innovation thattransforms a sector fromone that was previouslycomplicated and expensiveinto one that is far simplerand more affordable.” Withonly a touch of hyperbole, he says online education“carries with it an unprecedented opportunity to trans-form the schooling system into a student-centric onethat can affordably customize for different studentneeds.”All true. But online education will never replace the

priceless value of human interaction between a caringteacher and a curious student. That young Harvardprofessor did not write those five memorable words inan email or post them on Facebook. He delivered themlive, many times, and backed them up with a passion-ate and personalized concern for his student’sprogress.Higher education has to do two things at once: adopt

the most innovative initiatives available while pre-serving that most ancient of traditions, the sort of face-to-face relationship that literally changed Steve’s life.The financial crisis is real. The Center on Budget

and Policy Priorities reports that state aid to publiccolleges has dropped 28 percent in five years. Thatmeans fewer acceptances, bigger classes, higher tuitionbills and closed computer labs.Twenty years ago, fewerthan half of all college grads left school with loans; nowtwo-thirds do, and they owe an average of $26,000apiece.That’s why the promise of online classes is so pow-

erful. The potential savings are enormous. But the pos-sibilities go well beyond economics. A student wholistens to a lecture online can do it on her own time, inher own way. If she doesn’t understand something shecan rewind and replay the prof — something thatnever happens in real time.The cleverest teachers don’t just talk, they build into

their courses the chance for students to answer ques-tions, analyze problems and provide feedback. And inan ideal setting, which is only possible in wealthierschools, online lectures are combined with what areknown as “flipped classrooms,” where teachers utilizethe information gathered from students to respond totheir concerns and clarify their confusion.David Bell, a French professor who heads Duke’s on-

line learning program, told the Duke Chronicle: “Wehave never had that kind of data about learning trendsbefore, and I think that’s really, really the crux of it.We’re going to do a better job of presenting things inthe learning environment than we did before.”Good news. But the “learning environment” is not

just about imparting information. In the Age of Google,any bit of data is available to any student anywhere inthe world with a few mouse clicks. Learning is alsoabout analysis, communication, critical thinking. Andthose skills are best imparted in the direct exchangebetween professor and pupil.Moreover, the “learning environment” does not end

at the classroom door. Teaching is also about counsel-ing, encouraging,motivating.The most common— andmost important — comment Steve hears from past stu-dents is, “you believed in me.”The digital world is no substitute for the real world.

Social media is no substitute for social life. The bestteachers will always look you in the eye and pat youon the back and say, “This is not good enough.”

Steve and Cokie Roberts can be contacted by emailat stevecokie@gmail.com.

Did you know that U.S.law forbids the admis-sion of any immigrant

who is likely todependonpub-lic assistance? It’s right therein Section 212(a)(4) of the Im-migrationandNationalityAct,first passed in the 1950s andstill the law today:“Any alienwho, in the opin-

ion of the consular officer atthe time of application for avisa, or in the opinion of the Attorney Gen-eral at the time of application for admissionor adjustment of status, is likely at any timeto become a public charge is inadmissible.”The plain language of the law hardly

squares with reports that the Obama ad-ministration, like the Bush administrationbefore it, has sought to promote the use offood stamps and other welfare programsamong newly arrived immigrants. (Legalones;the lawforbids thosebenefits for illegalimmigrants.) In 2004, in theBushyears, thefedsevenbeganapartnershipwith theMex-ican government to encourage Mexicans tosignup forgovernmentassistanceassoonasthey arrived in theU.S.And now, the Obama administration for-

bids American consular officers from evenconsidering whether a prospective immi-grant might end up on dozens of public as-sistance programs when evaluating thatimmigrant’sadmissibility to theU.S.Thepol-icy cameasasurprise to four topRepublicansenators when they learned about it lastyear.“It has long been a sound principle of im-

migration law that those who seek citizen-ship in this country ought to be financiallyself-sufficient,” Sens. Jeff Sessions, OrrinHatch, Charles Grassley and Pat Robertswrote in an August 2012 letter to Depart-ment ofHomelandSecuritySecretary JanetNapolitano and then-Secretary of StateHillary Clinton. “We were thus shocked todiscover thatboththeStateDepartmentandDHS exclude reliance on almost all govern-mental welfare programs when evaluatingwhether analien is likely to becomeapubliccharge.”Specifically, the senators were stunned to

discover thatwhilegovernmentpolicyallowsan American official to consider whether aprospective immigrantmightenduponSup-plemental Security Income, or on the Tem-porary Assistance for Needy Familiesprogram, the official cannot weigh whetherthe immigrant would need more than 70othermeans-testedprograms:Medicaid,foodstamps,theSpecialSupplementalNutritionProgram forWomen, Infants and Children,child care benefits, educational assistanceandmore thanadozennutritionalprograms.“Indeed, under your interpretation,” the

senatorswrote in that letter toNapolitano and Clinton, “anable-bodied immigrant ofworking age could receive thebulkofhis orher income in theformof federalwelfareandstillnot be deemed a ‘publiccharge.’”Controversial in its own

right, the question of govern-ment benefits for noncitizenimmigrantshascomeupagain

in the debate over comprehensive immigra-tion reform. In the early hours of Saturday,March 23, during the so-called vote-a-ramaonamendments to thebudget,theSenatere-jected, by a vote of 56-43, a measure thatwould have denied access to Medicaid and,in coming years, to subsidies under Oba-macare, for immigrants who came to theUnitedStates illegallybutwouldbe legalizedthrough immigration reform.The vote was almost entirely along party

lines; Democrats voted against the amend-ment, andRepublicans voted for it.Sessions, an opponent of the so-called

Gang of Eight bipartisan outline for reform,touted the vote as a milestone. “The SenateDemocratmajority voted to extend free andsubsidized health care -- specifically, Medi-caid andObamacare -- to illegal immigrantswho couldbegranted legal statusunderanycomprehensive immigration bill,” he said.“The result of [this] vote places immigrationreform in jeopardy.”That remains tobeseen.But it is true that

every Democrat on the Gang of Eight --Charles Schumer, Richard Durbin, RobertMenendez and Michael Bennet -- votedagainst the amendment,while the Republi-can members of the Gang -- Marco Rubio,John McCain, Lindsey Graham and JeffFlake -- voted for it.Republicans in theGang,especiallyRubio,

haverepeatedly insisted thatnewly legalizedimmigrants will not be eligible for federalbenefits under their comprehensive immi-gration reform proposal, and there’s no rea-son to think they don’t meanwhat they say.But the Democratic majority’s vote on theSessions amendment, plus the Obama ad-ministration’s extraordinarily lax policy onbenefits, suggests Democrats have very dif-ferent ideas on the subject.That could indeed place immigration re-

form in jeopardy.Andeven if comprehensiveimmigrationreformbecomes lawwith toughbenefits restrictions in place, a Democraticadministrationwill shapehow it is enforced.Underalmostanyscenario,thebenefits bat-tlewill last far beyond the current immigra-tion debate.

ByronYork is chief political correspondentforTheWashingtonExaminer.

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To the Editor:The Piqua Skateboard

Park was built and is nowopen for the youth ofPiqua and the surround-ing area. It provides for asafe place for them toskateboard, improve theirskills, play and have fun.As with any construc-

tion project, it takes peo-ple working and pitchingin together providingtheir skills and knowledgeto make this happen. Iwould like to acknowledgeand thank the followingpeople, government lead-ers and local businesses inproviding the equipment,material, and manpower,in getting the skateboardpark completed:• Design Architect

Karen Beasley of BeasleyArchitecture & Design• Yoder Concrete — Jeff

and Roberta Yoder, presi-dent and CEO and EricSalyer, Gary Skaggs, ScottRednibo, Dustin Ward,Chris Tidwell, Josh Legge,J.C. Canaday, Rob Young,Philip Russell, Eric Al-bright and John Mc-Maken• City of Piqua — Gary

Huff, city manager; BillMurphy, assistant citymanager, commissionersLucy Fess, Bill Vogt, JudyTerry, Joe Wilson, andJohn Martin; engineeringdepartment, Amy Have-nar, Bill Harding andJanelle Collier; planningdepartment, ChrisSchmiesing and BeckyCool; wastewater depart-ment, David Burtner andDave Davis; legal depart-ment, Stacy Wall; under-ground utilitydepartment; Piqua ParkBoard, Catherine Oda, Pa-tricia Vogt, Keven Pry-fogle, Michelle Herndon,Steve Frazier, EdnaStiefel, and James CruseJr.• Piqua Area Chamber

of Commerce, Kathy Sher-man, Sharon Ford,AudreyDavis, and Marcy Mikola-jewski• McCulloch, Felger,

Fite & Gutmann, FrankPatrizio• Piqua Community

Foundation, DonnellyFoundation Fund, KarenWendelnThe following local

businesses supplied mate-rials, equipment and fuelfor the project:Piqua Concrete Com-

pany, Piqua MaterialsInc., Piqua Lumber, PiquaKroger, Speedway, PiquaWinnelson, Francis OfficeSupply, Ace Hardware,Vectren, Miami ValleyCentre Mall, and HomeDepot.

— Richard DonnellyPiqua

Thank youto many

BY JOCELYN NOVECKAND KEN THOMASAssociated Press

NEWYORK (AP)—For-mer Secretary of StateHillary Rodham Clintonsaid Friday at a forum onglobal women’s issues thatthe rights of women repre-sent “the unfinished busi-ness of the 21st century” inthe United States andaround the world, receivinga rapturous reception forone of her first speechessince departing the Obamaadministration.Clinton, a potential 2016

presidential candidate, of-fered no new clues abouther future at the annualtwo-day Women in theWorld summit. She said themission of gender equality isnot limited to the develop-

ing world, pointing to theneed formorewomen in theUnited States to achieveequality with men.“If America is going to

lead the way we expect our-selves to lead, we need toempower women here athome to participate fully inour economy and our soci-ety. We need to make equalpay a reality,” Clinton said,

pointing to the need to ex-tend family and medicalleave and encouragewomenand girls to pursue careers

in math and science. “Weneed to invest in our peopleso they can live up to theirown God-given potential.”

Not many hands offerthe potential for a swing ofmore than 6,000 points.First, the proper condi-tions -- a high-level vul-nerable contract, doubledor redoubled -- must bemet. Then a critical guess,such as an opening lead,has to be involved.Those were precisely

the conditions in today’sdeal, which occurred inthe 1988 national men’steams. The biddingstarted with South’s two-notrump opening, where-upon North invoked theGerber convention to askfor aces.

South responded to thefour-club inquiry by bid-ding four spades to showtwo aces, and this is wherethe train went off thetracks. Recollecting that aspade response in themuch more commonlyused Blackwood conven-tion shows three aces,North leaped to sevennotrump. This was dulydoubled by East, who waslooking at the ace ofhearts.The trouble was that

East was not on lead, sothis left West with a criti-cal guess. He was sure hispartner had an ace, but hehadn’t an inkling whichone it was.West did the best he

could, reasoning thatNorth was likely to have asolid suit for his bidding. IfEast had the ace of thatsuit, it didn’t matter whatWest led -- East wouldhave to get his ace beforethe suit could be run.Westtherefore dismissed thepossibility of leading aspade or a diamond andfocused his thoughts in-

stead on hearts and clubs,where he knew from hisown holdings that Northcould not have a solid suit.Ater much soul-search-

ing, West finally opted fora club. As a result, de-clarer made the redoubledgrand slam for a score of2,980 points. Had Eastelected to lead a heart in-

stead, the defense wouldhave collected the first sixheart tricks for plus 3,400.The total swing

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appearance at Piqua’sTaste of the Arts. JimWroda’s particular spe-cialty areas are porcelains,glassware, coins, lampsand pottery. During hisappearance in Piqua hewill not appraise weaponsor furniture. His company,Jim Wroda Auctions, han-dles the annual sales forboth the Carnival Glass

National Convention andthe R.S. Prussia NationalConvention. He is a mem-ber of many collectorsclubs and is listed on nu-merous Internet sites as aresource contact. His fam-ily began doing antiqueshows before opening anantique shop in Horatio.Although his love of carni-val glass preceededWroda’s noted reputationin the antique businessthe opening of the auc-tioneer service at 5239

State Route 49 S.,Greenville has providedwide experience in the col-lection world. Wroda hascustomers from all of theUnited States and evenworld-wide contacts withCanada, Brazil, GreatBritain, Australia, NewZealand.The antique appraisals

are scheduled for 7:30-9p.m. on the 2nd Floor ofthe Apple Tree Gallery,405 N. Main St. Pre-regis-tration is necessary to ac-

commodate the maximumnumber appraisals possi-ble. Wroda prefers to re-search the item, ifnecessary, prior to the ap-praisal event so that hecan provide specific infor-mation on the piece. Thosewishing to have an itemappraised are asked to callthe Mainstreet Piqua of-fice. An appraisal formwill be mailed to thosewho are interested.There will be a $5

charge for each item to beappraised with a maxi-mum of two items per per-son. For more informationabout Jim Wroda’s ap-pearance at MainstreetPiqua’s annual Taste ofthe Arts, call MainstreetPiqua at 773-9355.

DEAR ABBY: I havebeen in a relationship withthe man of my dreams forfive years. Everything isgreat between us except forone huge thing—we are nolonger intimate.Ihaverecentlycometo the

realization that this isn’t thefirst time I have had thisproblem. I always thought itwas an issue with the rela-tionship, butnowI suspect itmaybe linked tomolestationI sufferedwhenIwasachild.At that time I was told “peo-ple who love you don’t touchyou like that.” Logically Iknowthis isdifferent,butmypartner tellsme I just freezeupwhenwe are together.I think Ineedprofessional

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DEAR REACHINGOUT:Please acceptmy sym-pathy. Considering your his-tory,whatyou’reexperiencingis understandable, and yes,youneedtotalktoatherapist.The therapy should havestarted at the time you weremolested.To finda“goodone,”askyourphysiciantoreferyouto several so you can find aperson you feel comfortabletalkingwith.Please do not be embar-

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DEAR ABBY: My hus-band, kids and I moved outof statesevenyearsago,leav-ing behind our extendedfamilies. Now, whenever weplan a vacation in our homestate,weencounter thesameissues. The first is trying toaccommodate everyone’sschedule into our own. Thesecond is dividing our timebetween my family and myhusband’s. (His family issmaller thanmine.)Is it fair to divide the time

in half — half for his familyand half for mine — eventhough I have somanymorerelatives on my list? Orshouldwedivide our timebythenumberofhouseholdsweneed to see? These issuescausemyhusbandandmeto

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DEARABBY:Everyyearmy workplace sponsors acommunity blood drive. I aminvariablyaskedbyco-work-ers if I am going to donate.Because I amHIV-positive, Ianswer no. Then the personasksmewhy.Abby, it is no one’s busi-

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DEAR ON THE JOB:Apolite deflection would be tomake light of it by saying, “Ijust don’t.”

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PARIS (AP) — Will touristssoon see flocks of baaing sheepat the Eiffel Tower and bleatingewes by Notre Dame cathedral?That could be the case, since

Paris City Hall this week in-stalled a small flock of sheep tomow the lawn at the city’s gar-dens, replacing gas-guzzlinglawnmowers.Four woolly ewes — shipped

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Parc des Sceaux (a famous parkoutside Paris), where the swal-low population had completelydisappeared. Because the drop-pings attract small insects, theswallows all came back in twoyears,” he said.Parisians who cringe at the

sight of poop may worry thatsheep droppings could ruintheir pristine City of Light. ButDivo said goat and sheep poopcrumbles away in days to anodorless, inoffensive powderthat serves as potent fertilizerfor the grass.Another company known as

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said he’s surprised by the initia-tive’s success, with interest com-ing in from countries such asthe Britain, Germany, Belgiumand Russia.He’s said the idea came to

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with lawn, and I was alwaysrunning about after the guywho was meant to mow thelawn. One day I just thought:‘What if I just put in sheep?’”said Girard. “It was a bit of awacky idea, but it worked.”

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) —Sticky-fingered thieves are steal-ing the sap right out of Maine’smaple trees.With little more than a spout-

like tap and a bucket, people arelooting the liquid out of trees onprivate property and hauling itaway to turn into sweet maplesyrup.There’s been an increase in re-

ported sap thefts the past coupleof years, but Maine Forest Serv-ice rangers aren’t sure why.“It could be that landowners

are more willing to contact us.But it also may be that more peo-ple are venturing out into thewoods to try their hand at this,”Ranger Thomas Liba said.Syrup is big business in

Maine between late Februaryand mid-April, when conditionsare just right for sugar makers toextract sap from maples and boil

it down to syrup over wood fires.The state last year produced360,000 gallons, tying it withNew York as the No. 2 syrup-pro-ducing state. Vermont, the topstate, produced 750,000 gallons.At $50 a gallon or more on the

retail level, Maine-made syrup ispricey, selling for 13 times theprice of gasoline. The price variesslightly from year to year, but ithas not been showing an upwardtrend in recent years.Syrup-related thefts are noth-

ing new. Just this week, a Ver-mont syrup-maker reported thetheft of equipment from his sug-arhouse.And Maine’s sap thefts are

small potatoes compared withsyrup heists that have been re-ported elsewhere. Thieves lastfall stole nearly $20 millionworth of syrup from a Quebecwarehouse that stocked thou-sands of barrels of the amber liq-uid.Still, the thefts raise the hack-

les of rangers and landownersalike: The sweet-toothedswindlers aren’t just trespassing,they’re damaging valuable trees.Violators often use drill bits

that are 7/8 of an inch, nearlytriple the industry standard of5/16 of an inch, to drill holes forthe taps, Liba said. They’re alsousing PVC piping that gougesthe trees, and putting four tapsin trees that should have onlytwo, thereby creating unduestress on the trees.With gouges and large holes,

the trees are more susceptible todecay and disease. And they alsocarry less value in the market-place.The best maple trees are

highly sought-after for veneerused in making cabinets and fur-niture or as logs that are suitablefor processing at a sawmill. Butwhen the trees are damagedthey’re only suitable for less-profitable uses, such as pulp-wood for pulp plants or for

biomass plants.“If you’re talking dozens of

trees with illegal taps that havesuddenly been lowered poten-tially to firewood, the impact onthe landowner’s wallet could bein the thousands,” Liba said.Illegal taps have been show-

ing up here and there on landmanaged by Millinocket-basedKatahdin Forest ManagementLLC in the Maine North Woods,said company president MarciaMcKeague.The tapping operations typi-

cally involve 20 to 100 taps, usu-ally by people who simply pull upalongside a logging road and drillholes into the closest trees, shesaid. They then catch the sap inbuckets, milk jugs and other con-tainers.“For us it falls into this big cat-

egory of things people not show-ing respect for adjacent property.They probably wouldn’t dream oftapping their neighbor’s trees,”McKeague said.

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Piquarunnerscompete

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TIPP CITY — The Ver-sailles softball got out thebig bats in its final threeat bats against Piqua andthe Lady Tigers rallied foran 8-5 win over the LadyIndians.That gave Versailles,

who scored 19 runs on theday, a two-game sweep inthe Strike Out Cancertournament at Kyle Park,while Piqua finished 1-1after both had beatenMiddletown Madion ear-

lier.Piqua seemed to be in

control against the LadyTigers, opening a 5-1 leadafter four innings, butKayla McEldowney lim-ited Piqua to one-hit therest of the way, withRachel Wenning coming into get the final two outs.At the same time, Ver-

sailles 12 hits in its finalthree at bats, includingthree doubles and twotriples.“That’s the way we hit

the ball in the first game(a 17-11 win over Middle-town Madison),” Versailles

coach Mechelle Heitkampsaid. “We had a lot of girlsgo 4-for-4 in that game. Iwas really proud of mygirls. It seemed like lastyear if we would get be-hind, we would put ourheads down. They didn’tdo that today.”Hannah Knopp started

the comeback in the homefourth with a double. Onerun scored on a throwingerror by Piqua on pickoffattempt at third. Wenningthen singled and wouldscore on Kristen

See SPLIT/Page 9

Covington teamswin invitationals

CLAYTON — ThePiqua boys and girlscompeted in the North-mont Invitational Sat-urday.The boys were led by

Brenda Fries’ third-place finish in the dis-cus with a throw of121-1.For the girls, Han-

nah Went was seventhin the 200, while TeijaDavis took eighth inthe pole vault.

BOYSTeam scores: Northmont 127, Troy

97, Kings 87.5, Miamisburg 68.5, Trot-wood-Madison 54, Vandalia-Butler 53,Fairborn 41, Springfield 36, Chami-nade-Julienne 34.5, Piqua 30, Spring-boro 22, Fairmont 21, Stivers 20,Xenia 10.5.Piqua Placers110 Hurdles: 6.Kyler Holland,

17.79.100: 8.Tate Honeycutt, 12.20.800 Relay: 4.Piqua (Al Nees, Ben

Crawford, Trent Yeomans, Tate Honey-cutt), 1:36.19.400 Relay: 5.Piqua (Al Nees, Tate

Honeycutt, Ben Crawford, Trent Yeo-mans), 45.93.Discus: 3.Brendan Fries, 121-1;

6.Kevin Watkins, 111-6.Shot Put: 5.Brendan Fries, 43-6.Pole Vault: 5.Kyler Holland, 11-0.

GIRLSTeam scores:Troy 136, Miamisburg

91, Kings 77.5, Fairmont 70, Xenia64.5, Northmont 56, Chaminade-Juli-enne 52, Stivers 44, Vandalia-Butler38, Trotwood-Madison 36, Fairborn 25,Piqua 3, Springfield 3.Piqua Placers200: 7.Hannah Went, 28.65.Pole Vault: 8.Teija Davis, 7-6.

Bucc boys winVERSAILLES —

The Covington boyswon the Black divisionof the Versailles Invita-tional with 137 points,while Versailles wassecond with 99.Covington was led by

AJ Ouellette, whoswept the 100, 11.71;and 200, 23.88.Also winning for the

See TRACK/Page 9

SeeingpositivePiqua can’t holdlead against ArrowsPiqua baseball coach Jared Ask-

ins prefers to see the glass as halffull — and he knows the Indianstook a step in the right directionwith the win over Versailles andthe first three innings againstTecumseh Saturday.The last four innings Saturday

at Hardman Field — those are al-ready forgotten.Piqua had a 7-1 lead after three

innings, before losing 20-9 to thehard-hitting Arrows team that re-mained unbeaten on the season.“We came out and were riding

the momentum from Friday’s win,”Askins said. “We will focus onthose three innings.”Tony Evans started the Arrows

rally in the fourth and Tecumsehnever slowed down after that, scor-ing five in the fourth, seven in thesixth and seven in the seventh.“The Evans kid hit a grand slam

to make it 7-6,” Askins said. “Theyjust hit the ball. We didn’t reallywalk that many guys. We walkedseven, but a lot of those were at theend when we had guys in that nor-mally don’t pitch.”Buddy Nix was 2-for-3 with

See BASEBALL/Page 9

EastsweepsMiltonLehman splitswith RoadersWEST MILTON — Mil-

ton-Union’s defense strug-gled on Saturday, and theMiami East offense con-tinuously put pressure onit in a pair of Viking victo-ries, 9-6 and 16-6.Miami East (5-2) took a

7-1 lead with a five-runthird inning in the firstgame, only to see the Bull-dogs put up four in thebottom of the third toclose the gap. But Paige Kiesewetter

and Sam Denlinger com-bined to only allow onerun from there, and theVikings held on.“The first game was

back and forth, and bothteams responded withruns whenever the otherscored,” Miami East coachBrian Kadel said. “I thinkwe just made a few moreplays on defense to workout of some jams and fin-ished off the game strong.”Olivia Edgell had three

hits, including a three-runhomer, for the Vikings, Kiesewetter added a

two-run shot and KrisBigelow doubled.The second game,

though, was all Vikings —beginning with the leadoffspot as Christine Bowlingwas 5-for-5 with five runs.“It’s good for your lead-

off hitter to get on everytime and make somethinghappen,” Kadel said. “Ourgirls have the potential tohit one-through-nine, andif we continue to hit likethis, we’re going to betough to beat.”Lindsey Brookhart was

See SOFTBALL/Page 8

Louisville getspast ShockersATLANTA (AP) — Luke

Hancock came off thebench to score 20 points,walk-on Tim Hendersonsparked a second-half rallywith a pair of monster 3sand Louisville advanced tothe NCAA title game Sat-urday night, escaping witha 72-68 victory over Wi-chita State.As the final buzzer

sounded, a Louisvilleplayer tossed the ball highinto the air and injuredKevin Ware stood up,thrusting his arms abovehis head.It was the 15th straight

victory for the top-seededCardinals (34-5), who willplay the winner of Syra-cuse-Michigan for the na-tional title Monday night. Itis the Cardinals' first trip tothe title game since theywon it all in 1986.Russ Smith led the Car-

dinals with 21 points, andChane Behanan added10.

ATLANTA (AP) — Don'tcall these guys the FabFive.Michigan's latest group

of young stars is deter-mined to leave its ownlegacy.Attacking Syracuse's

suffocating zone defensein the first half with 3-pointers, crisp passing anda fearless attitude, theWolverines advanced tothe national championshipgame with a 61-56 victoryover the Orange in theFinal Four on Saturdaynight.Michigan (31-7) will be

going for its first nationaltitle since 1989 when itfaces Louisville on Mon-day at the Georgia Dome.Syracuse (30-10) failed tocomplete an all-Big Eastfinal in the fabled league'slast season before break-ing up.The Wolverines got

sloppy in the second halfand barely hung on at theend, winning despite atough night for AssociatedPress player of the yearTrey Burke. He scored only seven

points.

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Former Versailles High School and Piqua Post 184 standout Craig Stammen picked up this third winover the Cincinnati Reds in the last two years, pitching the 10th and 11th innings of a 7-6 victory infront many family members at Great American Ball Park.

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4-for-5 with a doubleand three RBIs, PaigeMullen homered anddrove in four runs, Madi-son Linn was 3-for-4 andKiesewetter and EllieGearhart both doubled.The Vikings, meawhile,

have their annual rivalrygame against CrossCounty Conference foeNewton on Tuesday atNewton.

Buccs sweep ElksCOVINGTON — The

Covington Buccaneers gota pair of stellar pitchingperformances againstCenterville Saturday,handing the Elks theirfirst two losses of the sea-son while staying unde-feated themselves with apair of victories, 8-1 and 4-0.Casey Yingst struck out

five in the opener andgave up only one hit —and she also went 2-for-3with three RBI to lead theoffense.Jessie Shilt and Mor-

gan Arbogast both went 2-for- 3 and Haley Adamsdoubled.“The girls just played

well,” Covington coachDean Denlinger said. “Weprobably hit the ball bet-ter (Friday) against New

Bremen, but we executedbetter today with runnersin scoring position.”Arbogast also struck

out five in the secondgame, giving up four hitsin the shutout.Heidi Snipes was 3-for-

3 with two RBIs and twostolen bases, ConnorSchaffer was 2-for-2 andAdams was 1-for-3.Covington (7-0) —

which has split with Cen-terville over the past twoyears — will face their re-gional final opponent fromlast year in Minster today.“Centerville is favored

to win its division in theGWOC this year and hasthree nice pitchers,” Den-linger said. “This is thethird year in a row we’veplayed them and the firstthey’ve come here. Thiswas a good day for thegirls.”Today’s game is at Cov-

ington.

Teams split DHBRADFORD — Brad-

ford won the first game ofa doubleheader againstLehman Saturday 6-1, butthe Cavaliers battled backto earn a split with an 11-1 win in the second game.Bradford (3-3) hosts St.

Henry today.

SoftballContinued from page 7

CINCINNATI (AP) —Johnny Cueto orderedthree runs. His Cincinnatiteammates dutifully deliv-ered.The Reds pitcher came

off the mound after thesixth inning of his startSunday against theWash-ington Nationals with thescore tied, 3-all."I said, 'I want three

runs here. Do it for me,'"Cueto said.Todd Frazier confirmed

Cueto's order."I was screaming with

him," the Cincinnati thirdbaseman said. "He wassaying it in Spanish, butwe understood."Boy, did they. The Reds

scored three runs offWashington ace StephenStrasburg on their way toa 6-3 win in what startedout as a highly anticipatedmatchup of young aces.Jay Bruce drove in

three runs as Cincinnatiwrapped up an impressiveopening week homestand.Bruce, Shin-Soo Choo,Xavier Paul and BrandonPhillips each had two hitsto back Cueto (1-0) andhelp the Reds win the rub-ber match of their three-game series withWashington.They pleasedmanager Dusty Baker byfinishing 4-2 at homeagainst the Nationals andLos Angeles Angels, twoteams expected to contendthis season for post-sea-son berths."That's really big,"

Baker said. "That's whatyou plan on doing. Youwant to win two out ofthree and then maybe goon a long winning streak.You want to get as faraway from .500 as possi-ble."Cueto needed 108

pitches to get through sixinnings, allowing sevenhits and three runs. Hewalked three and struckout six. Aroldis Chapmanallowed one hit and hadtwo strikeouts in theninth for his second save."There's pride in facing

him," Cueto said. "He's agood pitcher like I am. Itwas a competitive situa-tion."Strasburg (1-1) allowed

nine hits and six runswith four walks and fivestrikeouts in 5 1-3 in-nings. He threw 114pitches, 73 for strikes. TheReds didn't exactly over-

power him, connecting forjust one extra-base hitand three infield singles.They scored one run on aninfield out and the go-ahead run on a fielder's-choice grounder."I learned a lot out

there," Strasburg saidabout facing an oppo-nent's ace. "You want to bein that situation and godeep into the ballgame."Cincinnati left-hander

SeanMarshall pitched theseventh in his first ap-pearance of the seasonafter getting over what hedescribed as shoulder fa-tigue. Jonathan Broxtonworked the eighth.The Reds knocked

Strasburg out with thatthree-run sixth. RookieDerrick Robinson, calledup on Wednesday to re-place the injured RyanLudwick, led off with hisfirst major league hit, asharp one-hopper just outof the reach of diving thirdbaseman Ryan Zimmer-man.Robinson went to third

on Choo's single to centerand slid across the platewith the go-ahead run justahead of second basemanDanny Espinosa's throwon Paul's fielder's choice."It's not 100 percent

that I'm going to scorethere," Robinson said. "Ijust try to use my God-given talent as much aspossible."Robinson's speed is

what made him the front-runner to be called upwhen Ludwick wentdown, Baker said."Speed kills," Baker

said. "Speed doesn't gointo slumps. I love speed. Ilove power, too, but I lovespeed."Both runners moved up

on Joey Votto's chopper toStrasburg and Phillipssingled to left through thedrawn-in infield to drivein Paul and end Stras-burg's day. RyanMattheus relieved Stras-burg, and Bruce greetedhim with a run-scoring in-field single to shortstopIan Desmond.The duel between the

two right-handers nearlyfizzled early.Strasburg allowed as

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Langston’s double tomake it 5-3.In the fifth, Madison

Monnin tripled and scoredon McEldowney’s single tomake it 5-4, before HaleyDotson pitched out of ajam.In the sixth Miranda

Huddle singled and Mon-nin doubled her in.After asingle by McEldowney,Aimee Powell deliver atwo-run triple to put theTigers up 7-5 and RachelKramer added a RBI sin-gle to make it 8-5 and givePiqua its first deficit of theseason.The Indians drew two

walks in the seventh, be-fore Wenning entered toget the final two outs.“We just didn’t hit (after

the third inning),” Piquacoach Rick Claprood said.“And there was really noreason for it. And our de-fense wasn’t good all day.We don’t block a throw tothird and a run scores —we make a throw to firstthat pulls the girls off thebag. That’s another runthat wouldn’t have scored.And we had been solid ondefense all year.”Piqua had taken a 1-0

lead in the first when,Megan Anderson singledand came around to scoreon Kaity McCawley’sfielder’s choice.Versailles tied it in the

second on Megan Mur-phy’s RBI single.Piqua broke through for

four runs in the third. Dot-son had a single in the in-ning, one run scored onEmily Smith’s fielder’schoice and ShauntelWhit-field had a two-run pinch-hit double.That made it 5-1 before

the Tigers rallied.“Versailles hit the ball,”

Claprood said. “This is thefirst time we have facedadversity all season andyou saw how we handledit. I can guarantee you wewill be better for this.”McEldowney walked

two, while Wenning had astrikeout and a walk asthey combined on a seven-hitter.Madison Monnin was 3-

for-4 with a double and atriple. Powell was 2-for-4with a triple, while Knoppwas 2-for-4 with a double.McEldowney and Wen-ning were also 2-for-4.Dotson struck out four

and walked one, with JadePiatt coming in to get thefinal two outs.Alex Cox was 2-for-4,

while Megan Andersonwas 2-for-5.In the opening game,

Piqua overcame three er-rors on defense to win 8-4over Middletown Madi-son.Dotson pitched a seven-

hitter, striking out three,walking four and hitting abetter in cool, blusteryconditions.She benefitted from a

bizarre double play.In the second, Madison

had runners on first andthird with no outs. Thebatter bunted and Dotsonthrew home to McCawleyto get the out. The bunter,after crossing first base,went back to the dugout,where Dotson tagged herout.Anderson and Kaci

Cotrell were both 2-for-4,while Cox and KaylaBlankenship tripled andJanise Hummel had atwo-run single.“We won, but we just

weren’t sharp on defense,”Claprood said. “You haveto hit and field and wedidn’t do either againstVersailles.We get a day offand we will come backready Monday.”The Indians open

GWOCNorth play at TroyMonday, before hostingTroy Tuesday.LINESCORESGame OneMidldetown Madison 010 201 0 — 4 8 6Piqua 112 022 x — 8 8 3Sturges and Lenos. Dotson and McCaw-

ley. WP-Dotson. LP-Sturges. 3B-Piqua:Cox, Blankenship.GameTwoPiqua 104 000 0 — 5 7 3Versailles 010 214 x — 8 15 2Dotson, Piatt (7) and McCawley. McEl-

downey, Wenning (7) and Kremer. WP-McEldowney. LP-Dotson. 2B-Piqua:Whitfield. Versailles: Langston, Monnin,Knopp. 3B-Versailles: Monnin, Powell.Records: Piqua 6-1, Versailles 3-4.

SplitContinued from page 7

Piqua pitcher Haley Dotson fires a strike against Middletown Madison Saturday.LEE WOOLERY/SPEEDSHOT PHOTO

Buccs were Lane White,400, 50.26; the 400 relay,46.34; and the 1,600 relay,3:35.62.Versailles senior Sam

Prakel, the defending statechampion, opened his seasonby winning the 1,600 in4:27.97.Also winning for the Tigers

were Mitchell Didier, shot put,46-2 1-4; Craig Pothast, highjump, 6-2; and the 3,200 relay,8:28.15.In the Orange division,

Houston finished fourth, Rus-sia was sixth, Newton waseighth and Bradford wasninth.Houston’s TJ Martin won

the high jump, clearing 6-0.BLACK

Team scores: Covington 137, Versailles 99,Spencerville 91.5, West Liberty-Salem 84,Greenville 80, St. Henry 79, Crestview 61.5, TwinValley South 31.Local Placers3,200 Relay: 1.Versailles, 8:28.15; 2.Covington,

8:46.45.110 Hurdles: 2.Troy Cron (Covington), 15.84;

4.Ben Miller (Covington), 16.73; 5.Dalton Borde-lon (Covington), 17.18; 7.Clay Wilker (Versailles),17.56.100: 1.AJ Ouellette (Covington), 11.71; 3.An-

drew Heitkamp (Versailles), 12.50; 4.BrandonMagee (Covington), 12.56; 8.Shane Straw (Cov-ington), 12.91.800 Relay: 5.Covington, 1:40.11; 6.Versailles,

1:40.22.1,600: 1.Sam Prakel (Versailles), 4:27.97;

3.Alex Schilling (Covington), 4:46.56; 7.RichieWare (Versailles), 4:54.70.400 Relay: 1.Covington, 46.34; 4.Versailles,

47.85.400: 1.Lane White (Covington), 50.26; 5.Cole

Albers (Versailles), 55.43.300 Hurdles: 2.Troy Cron (Covington), 41.61;

3.Dalton Bordelon (Covington), 43.72; 5.CraigPothast (Versailles), 44.58; 7.Clay Wilker (Ver-sailles), 46.86; 8.Ben Miller (Covington), 48.0.800: 2.Dustin Fickert (Covington), 2:04.37.200: 1.AJ Ouellette (Covington), 23.88; 7.An-

drew Heitkamp (Versailles), 25.24.3,200: 6.Tyler Rose (Versailles), 10:55.62;

7.Noah Dunn (Covington), 10:59.52.1,600 Relay: 1.Covington, 3:35.62; 4.Versailles,

3:47.67.Shot Put: 1.Mitchell Didier (Versailles), 46-2 1-

4.Discus: 4.Alex Stucke (Versailles), 119-6;

5.Matt Reck (Covington), 118-4.Long Jump: 7.Jacob Barga (Versailles), 18-0

1-2; 8.Ryan Craft (Covington), 17-8 1-2.High Jump: 1.Craig Pothast (Versailles), 6-2;

3.(tie) Zach Steinbrunner (Versailles), 5-10; ClayWilker (Versailles), 5-10; 5.Ryan Craft (Coving-ton), 5-8.Pole Vault: 2.Trent Tobias (Covington), 11-6;

5.Matt Carder (Covington), 10-6; 7.John Marchal(Versailles), 10-0.

ORANGETeam scores: Minster 230, Waynesfield-

Goshen 108, New Bremen 68, Houston 59, NewKnoxville 50, Russia 43.5, Marion Local 43, New-ton 23, Bradford 18, Ansonia 17.5, Franklin Mon-roe 2.Local Placers

3,200 Relay: 4.Houston, 9:19.40; 5.Russia,9:20.33.110 Hurdles: 3.Corey Rench (Bradford), 17.85;

7.Nathan Ritchie (Houston), 18.68; 8.Adam Hoy-ing (Russia), 19.18.100: 8.Matt Hart (Newton), 12.90.800 Relay: 4.Newton, 1:42.15; 5.Russia,

1:43.83; 6.Houston, 1:45.43; 7.Bradford, 1:45.84.1,600: 3.Devon Jester (Houston), 4:49.97;

6.Dave Brauer (Newton), 5:01.13.800 Relay: 6.Russia, 49.33; 7.Newton, 49.65;

8.Houston, 52.19.300 Hurdles: 4.Corey Rench (Bradford), 45.64;

5.Nathan Ritchie (Houston), 46.96; 7.Zack Steck(Newton), 48.41; 8.Adam Hoying (Russia), 48.56.3,200: 2.Devon Jester (Houston), 10:46.55;

8.Troy Riley (Houston), 11:23.68.1,600 Relay: 3.Russia, 3:50.95; 6.Bradford,

4:01.31; 8.Houston, 4:02.51.Shot Put: 2.Nick Paulus (Russia), 46-7 1-4.Discus: 3.Kyle Poling (Russia), 118-5; 6.Nick

Colby (Russia), 116-1; 7.Nick Paulus (Russia),110-11.Long Jump: 6.Cody Meyer (Houston), 17-6 1-

2.High Jump: 1.TJ Martin (Houston), 6-0; 5.Kyle

Poling (Russia), 5-8; 7.(tie) JoshYork (Russia), 5-6.Pole Vault: 2.Tyler Davis (Houston), 12-0;

3.Jacob Braun (Houston), 12-0; 7.Josh Hoelscher(Bradford), 11-0; 8.Nick Jones (Houston), 11-0.

Lady Buccs winTIPP CITY — The Coving-

ton girls track and field teambroke several school recordsen route to winning theTippecanoe Invitational Sat-urday.The Lady Buccs finished

with 94 points, while MiamiEast was second with 81.Lehman tied for 11th with 22.Jackie Siefring had another

perfect day, sweeping the longjump, 15-10; 100 hurdles,15.87: 300 hurdles, 45.91; and200, 26.92.Her times in the 200 and

300 hurdles were new schoolrecords.Carly Shell broke the school

record in the 3,200, winning in11:56.82.Also winning were Tara

Snipes, 800; and the 3,200relay (Tara Snipes, JuliannaYingst, Hannah Retz, CarlyShell),10:50.26.Leah Dunivan led the Lady

Vikings, sweeping the highjump, 5-0; and shot put, 33-31-2.Sarah Titterington ac-

counted for all Lehman’spoints, taking second in the100 and 200 and third in the400.

Lehman boys finished fifthand Miami East was sixth.For Lehman, Justin Stew-

art won the 100, 11.78; whileBrad Montgomery won thediscus, 142-10.Miami East bot wins from

Ross Snodgrass, 19-7 1-4; andMack Rose, pole vault, 12-0.

BOYSTeam scores: Springfield Shawnee 105, Sid-

ney 78, West Carrollton 65, Tippecanoe 54,Lehman 52, Miami East 49, Anna 48, EmmanuelChristian 40, Meadowdale 35, Milton-Union 31,Catcholic Central 27.5, Alter 23.5, Jefferson 17,Ponitz 17, Greeneview 15, Xenia Christian 3.Local Placers3,200 Relay: 8.Miami East (Seth Pemberton,

Austin Kowalak, Jacob Brown, Josh Ewing),9:11.13.110 Hurdles: 5.Ross Snodgrass (Miami East),

18.05; 7.Mitchell Slater (Lehman), 18.62.100: 1.Justin Stewart (Lehman), 11.78.400: 2.Justin Stewart (Lehman), 51.34.300 Hurdles: 3.Mitchell Slater (Lehman),

43.68.High Jump: 2.Mike Harmon (Miami East), 5-9;

3.Michael Deeter (Miami East), 5-9.Long Jump: 1.Ross Snodgrass (Miami East),

19-7 1-4.Discus: 1.Brad Montgomery (Lehman), 142-

10; 3.Robbie Adams (Miami East), 123-4; 7.BenMontgomery (Lehman), 110-9.Shot Put: 2.Brad Montgomery (Lehman), 45-6;

3.Ben Montgomery (Lehman), 45-1.Pole Vault: 1.Mack Rose (Miami East), 12-0;

5.Austin Rush (Miami East), 10-6.

GIRLSTeam scores: Covington 94, Maimi East 81,

Sidney 70.5, Meadowdale 69, Tippecanoe 55,Springfield Shawnee 46.5, Xenia Christian 31,West Carrollton 30, Miami Valley 24, Alter 23,Ponitz 22, Lehman 22, National 22, Greeneview21, Beavercreek 20, Anna 16.5, Catholic Central8, Milton-Union 7.5Local Placers3,200 Relay: 1.Covington (Tara Snipes, Ju-

lianna Yingst, Carly Shell, Hannah Retz),10:50.26; 3.Miami East (Abigael Amheiser, ErinAugustus, Abby Hawkins, Sami Sands), 11:23.81.100 Hurdles: 1.Jackie Siefring (Covington),

15.87; 2.Leah Dunivan (Miami East), 17.28; 5.AllieMillhouse (Miami East), 18.50.100: 2.Sarah Titterington (Lehman), 13.66;

3.Corrine Melvin (Miami East), 13.89.800 Relay: 2.Miami East (Lindsey Roeth, Kylie

Brown, Renee DeFord, Corrine Melvin), 1:54.69.1,600: 2.Chloe Shell (Covington), 5:37.89;

3.Tara Snipes (Covington), 5:47.82.400 Relay: 2.Miami East (Lindsey Roeth, Kylie

Brown, Allie Millhouse, Corrine Melvin), 54.05.400: 3.Sarah Titterington (Lehman), 1:01.88.300 Hurdles: 1.Jackie Siefring (Russia), 45.91;

7.Allie Millhouse (Miami East), 55.17.800: 1.Tara Snipes (Covington), 2:35.20.200: 1.Jackie Siefring (Covington), 26.92;

2.Sarah Titterington (Lehman), 27.07.3,200: 1.Carly Shell (Covington), 11:56.82;

7.JuliannaYingst (Covington), 13:22.59; 8.AbigaelAmheiser (Miami East), 13:37.41.1,600 Relay: 6.Miami East (Renee DeFord,

Kylie Brown, Erin Augustus, Lindsay Roeth),4:39.56; 7.Covington (Anna Snyder, Sadie Canan,Hannah Retz, Tara Snipes), 4:46.18.High Jump: 1.Leah Dunivan (Maimi East), 5-

0.Long Jump: 1.Jackie Siefring (Covington), 15-

10; 6.Emily Holicki (Miami East), 13-4 1-2.Discus: 5.Leah Dunivan (Miami East), 83-5.Shot Put: Leah Dunivan (Miami East), 33-3 1-

2.Pole Vault: 2.Katrina Sutherly (Miami East), 8-

0; 3.Anna Snyder (Covington), 7-6.

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three RBI and a run scored,while Justice Young was 2-for-3with two RBI.Jacob Teague was 2-for-4,

while Bryan Mayse was 1-for-2wit ha run scored and NoahGertner was 1-for-2 with a runscored and two stolen bases.“I am confident we are going to

come out and ride the momen-tum from Friday when we playTroy,” Askins said. “The kids arelooking forward to those games— especially after last year(when Troy swept Piqua to winthe GWOC North).”Piqua will play at Troy Mon-

day, before hosting the Trojanson Tuesday.

Raiders sweep FMRUSSIA — The Russia base-

ball team improved to 5-1 on theseason with a doubleheadersweep of Franklin Monroe Satur-day.Russia won the first game 5-0

and the second game 6-3.In the opener, Nolan Francis

threw a no-hitter, striking out sixand walking one.“Nolan Francis’ second outing

of the year was very impressive,”Russia coach Rick Gold said. “Hethrew strikes, stayed head in thecount and was in command theentire game.Gavin Hoying and Cole McEl-

downey combined on a four-hit-ter in the second game, strikingout three and walking four.McEldowney also had a big

day at the plate, going 3-for-3with two stolen bases, while Bai-ley Francis was 2-for-2 with twoRBI and two stolen bases.Russia plays at Anna today.

Tigers get splitST. PARIS — After losing the

opening game of a doubleheaderwith Graham 8-1, the Versaillesbaseball team bounced back inthe second game for a 5-3 win.But, it didn’t come easy.Versailles was down 3-1 going

to its final at bat, before scoringfour runs to win the game.Mike Davidson started the

rally with a home run, whileMike Rutchilling tripled andKyle Niekamp hit his seconddouble of the game during therally.Damien Richard pitched two

scoreless innings to get the winand also doubled.Mitch Gigandet was 2-for-4

and Niekamp was 2-for-4 withtwo RBI.In the opening game, Ver-

sailles was limited to three hits.Niekamp and Jace Barga both

doubled.

Cavs, Buccs splitSIDNEY — Lehman and Cov-

ington split a doubleheader Sat-urday in baseball action, theCavs taking the first game 4-1behind a gem of a pitching effortby freshman Nate Bosway, andCovington winning the secondgame 6-3.In the first game, Bosway was

nearly unhittable, taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning,when Covington got three singlesto also spoil the shutout.Bosway finished with 12

strikeouts and just two walks inhis three-hitter.“It was quite an impressive

performance,” Lehman coachDave King said.AJ Hemmelgarn had two hits

for the Cavs off Kyler Deeter,who struck out seven and walkedtwo for the Buccs.In the second game, Lehman

went up against Covington aceAustin Angle and he scatteredsix hits to get the win. He fannednine and walked three.For Covington, Bryton Lear

had two doubles.Sheldon Rank, Deeter and

Justin Williams all had two hits.For Lehman, Bosway, John

Copella andMax Schutt had run-scoring singles.

BaseballContinued from page 7

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PIQUA, nice 2 bedroomtownhouse. Appliances in-cluded, 1.5 baths. Allelectric. Patio and carport,(937)308-9709.

TROY, 525 Stonyridge, 2bedroom,1.5 bath, stove,refrigerator, NO PETS.$450 month, $450 depos-it. Credit check required,Metro approved,(937)418-8912.

TROY area, 2 bedroomtownhouses, 1-1/2 bath,furnished appliances, W/Dhookup, A/C, no dogs,$500. (937)339-6776.

TROY TOWNHOUSE, 2Bedroom 1.5 bath. Bun-kerhill $495 monthly,(937)216-4233

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2 BEDROOM, 1 car, allappliances includingwasher/ dryer, AC, every-thing new last year! $650month, $650 deposit,available 5/1,(937)214-2419.

2 BEDROOM house incountry, 2 car garage,Bethel Township, Nopets! $700 monthly plusdeposit, 6395 Studebak-er Road, (937)667-4144for appointment to see

2 BEDROOM, Piqua,fenced yard, $595,available 3/1,(937)778-9303 days,(937)604-5417 evenings.

3 BEDROOM, 2 fullbaths, screened porch, allappliances, AC, CountryLiving! $975 monthly,(937)335-3207.

BRADFORD, 236 EastChurch, 3 bedroom, com-pletely remodeled insideand out. 94% Furnace, airconditioning, hot waterheater, dishwasher, dis-posal. Wiring and plumb-ing brought up to code.Car and a half garagewith upstairs. Large yard,beautiful fireplace, stonechimney. $625 plus de-posit, (937)448-2445.

PIQUA, Beautiful homeon hill, 4-5 bedroom incountry. Appliances fur-nished. No pets. Creditcheck required, $1500monthly. (937)418-8912.

TIPP CITY ranch double.1400sqft. 3 bedroom, 2full bath, 2 car. Private.$895 plus deposit.(937)623-2103

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TRACTOR, Massey Har-ris Pony collector tractorwith hydraulic blade, ex-cellent condition.(937)489-1725

TRACTOR, Nice originalFerguson 30 with 90%rubber,12 volt, local oneowner, (937)489-1725

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AWNING, retractable 15'wide x 12' projection.White and blue. Comeswith motorized remote aswell as manual handleand all hardware. Likenew, only used 1 year$3500, (937)492-1635.

BABY ITEMS & Furniture,toddler bed, handicapitems, collectible dolls &bears, videos, M&M & El-vis items, Leather ani-mals, (937)339-4233

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

DRESSER, chest of draw-ers, drill press, band saw,table jigsaw, rolltop desk,(937)726-6587

FIGURINES, Humming-bird collection, Porcelain$30, (937)418-9271

QUILT BOOKS & Fabric,storage box full, $60,(937)418-9271

RIDING MOWER, Crafts-man 42" deck, 6 speedtransmission, 13 HP,Briggs & Stratton engine,new battery, very clean,asking $825 OBO. Chinacabinet (3 piece) withmatching table, extra leafand four chairs, tan in col-or, $450 OBO. Baby cribwith attached changing ta-ble, $125 OBO. 350 Che-vy stock engine, $250OBO, (937)418-7227.

SEWING MACHINE,Singer Stylist, quilts &decorative stitches, $70,(937)418-9271

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UPRIGHT PIANO, Bald-win, excellent condition,bench, pecan wood finish.$2000, (937)418-4758.

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

580 Musical Instruments

PLAYER PIANO withbench and sheet music,41" high, excellent condi-tion, approximately 200rolls, $1200,(937)368-2290.

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JACK RUSSELL Terrierpups, 2 females, $150each. Call (419)582-4211.

PAPILLON PUPS, 3 Fe-males, Black & White,beautifully marked, born1-12-13, vet checked,health papers, first shots,$325, (937)726-5002

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WE PAY cash for your oldtoys, Cast Iron antiques,and collectibles! StarWars, GI Joes, Magic theGathering postcards,pre-1980's comics, muchmore, (937)606-0405.

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2002 CHEVROLET Mali-bu, 4 door, tan, 175,000miles. 6 cyl, auto, goodcondition $3000.(937)418-9688

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hard. The entire family canget in on the act. If youhave a family garden,composting will be quitehelpful to you. Let’s dis-cuss the benefits of com-posting as well as how tocreate a compost pile thatcan enrich your soil natu-rally and produce thosegrowing beauties.

COMPOSTING ISHEALTHY FOR THEENVIRONMENT

Creating compostreduces the amount oftrash in the landfill. Wethrow away a lot of food,which is the majority ofour waste. Using thosefood scraps in compostgives precious nutrientsback to the soil instead of

the garbage heap.Basically, composting

is the process of usingplant matter and othermaterials to enrich thesoil. You let the itemsdecompose and blendthem in with the soil asnourishment for whateveryou are growing.You alsocan use compost asmulch in flower gardensinstead of wood chips orpine needles.GETTING STARTEDWITHYOUR OWNCOMPOST PILESo how do you begin?

First, find a place to com-post. You can buy com-post bins or make yourown.With an inconspicu-ous place in the backyard, you don’t even needa bin. Compost willdecompose in a pile all byitself.Once you’ve chosen

your location and storageunit (or none at all), it’stime to begin filling it.Composting problemsoccur when the wrongthings are added to thecompost pile. That’s whyit’s important to knowwhat you can safely andeffectively add.WHAT TO INCLUDEINYOUR COMPOST

PILEThere are two types of

compost materials that filltwo needs of the compostpile. First, there are thewood products. Those

include wood chip, strawand leaves.You also canthrow those pesky weedson the compost pile aswell. These materials addpockets of space to thecompost pile so air canreach everything thatgoes into it.Secondly, you have the

food material and grasses.Grass clippings, fruitrinds, vegetable waste,and even coffee groundsmake great compost.Compost needs to bemoist for the bacteria tosurvive and digest proper-ly. This type of material iswhat provides the mois-ture.As long as your com-

post pile has air and amoderate amount of mois-ture, the bacteria, alongwith insects and worms,

will do their job. Whenthese two things areabsent, you get the yuckyfoul smell of garbage.Constantly turn the com-post pile over with a rakeor hoe so all the materialgets air. Ever wonder whyfood sent to the garbagedoesn’t just decompose?It’s because it doesn’t getair in the garbage pile.Compost is ready when

the ingredients are notrecognizable anymore. Itusually takes on a darkbrown color once it’sready.Use your leftovers and

lawn trimmings to grow abeautiful lawn, flowers orvegetable garden by cre-ating a compost pile. Youcan start anytime. Whynot today?

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COST: Free (minimum of 10 people, maximum of 50)Registration Deadline: April 9, 2013

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