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PIQUA — A 21-year-old babysitter chargedwith murdering a 4-year-old girl made his initialappearance in court Mon-day. The child died Satur-day following an allegedfall down a flight of 16

steps Thursdaynight in a Piquahome.Charged with

murder, TravisLee Gauldin wasgiven a $500,000bond by JudgeElizabeth Gut-mann during hisvideo arraign-ment in Miami CountyMunicipal Court, in addi-tion to a $50,000 bond foran unrelated domestic vi-olence charged filed

against him Fri-day.A preliminary

hearing on themurder charge isscheduled for 1p.m. Thursdaywhile a pretrialconference re-garding the do-mestic violence

charge is slated for May16.Malisa DeLaSancha, 4,

of Piqua, died Saturday atthe Children’s Medical

Center in Dayton follow-ing her fall two days ear-lier on April 12 at herhome, located at 1012Caldwell St., where amakeshift memorial intribute to the girl waserected over the weekend.The child was airlifted

to the hospital by Care-Flight following her fallafter being transported toUpperValley Medical Cen-ter early Friday morning.

Murder suspect arraigned

BY JENNIFERRUNYONFor the Daily Calleditorial@dailycall.com

PIQUA—The adminis-trative staff at Piqua CitySchools has teamed upwith students in the high

school’s Media II class toprovide information to thepublic.Formerly, the school’s

various department direc-tors gave their reports atthe district’s monthlyboard of education meet-ings. Now they are shownon WOTVC Piqua Chan-nel 5 under District News— PCS Leadership Re-ports.Directors’ reports in-

clude those coming fromthe district’s curriculumdirector, technology de-partment, student serv-ices, the school’s businesscoordinator and sports de-partment.“I like that we now have

the ability to tape our di-rectors’ reports. It allowsus more time to focus onthe great happenings in

The porch and front yard at 1012 Caldwell St., Piqua grows into a memo-rial for 4-year-old Malisa DeLaSancha (see her obituary on Page 2), whodied after allegedly being abused Thursday night by her mother'sboyfriend, Travis Lee Gauldin, 21. Gauldin remains in the Miami CountyJail facing a charge of murder.

Piqua Schools project update given

Administrators, studentsteam up to produce show

Skatepark tobecomereality

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PIQUA— It was fittingthat sirens sounded fromthe street below as Lt.Richard A. Byron gave anoath of office at Tuesday’sPiqua City Commissionmeeting.As presented by police

Chief Bruce Jamison laterin the evening, Byron’spromotion was a lengthy,arduous process of assess-ments, written tests andinterview panels.Before new business

began commission tooktime to thank Piqua resi-dent and former city em-ployee Richard Donnelly,in attendance, for his gra-cious donation of funds to-ward a new skate parkthat will be installed atPitsenbarger Park.Weather-permitting,

construction of the urban-style skate park will beginin May with a tentativecompletion date for theend of June into July.“Without a doubt, it is

going to be wonderful,”said Mayor Lucy Fess as

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Piqua church tohost free lunchPIQUA — God’s Table,

a community free lunch,will be served from 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, atWestminster PresbyterianChurch, 325 Ash St.,Piqua.The meal will include

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Piqua High School media students Kindric Link andMaddie Hilleary work with their teacher, Eli Leiker, onThursday to edit a video of a report to air on Piqua’sChanel 5’s District News — PCS Leadership Reports.

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PIQUA — Only one person at-tended Tuesday’s open to thepublic meeting to hear an updateon the Piqua City Schools’ build-ing project. Project Manager CurtSouth showed designs of the

three planned new buildings. Ac-cording to South, the planningand design phase is about 35 to40 percent complete.

Fourth- throughsixth-grade building

This school will be built on theformer Piqua Memorial MedicalCenter site. The medical center isset to be demolished “any daynow,” according to South. Southalso said that the fourth to sixthgrade building would be a littlebit bigger than the other two

planned elementary buildingsand would take a little longer tobuild. Because of this, the designteam started work on this build-ing first.The classroom wing on the in-

termediate building will be threestories high. The main office willface Nicklin Avenue. Parents tak-ing students to school will enteroff Nicklin Avenue, with busesentering off Park Avenue. Themedical building located at thesite that is separate from the hos-

pital will remain, according toSouth.“At this point, yes (the building

will stay). We’re working aroundthat,” he said.The intermediate building is

expected to house 859 students.Washington PreK-

third-grade buildingThe classroom wing on the new

facility at the Washington site willbe two stories and will be located

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our district. We also havethe ability to plan aheadfor visuals and props ifneeded to help explainwhat we are sharing out,”said curriculum directorDwayne Thompson.Superintendent Rick

Hanes approached themedia class about produc-ing the reports in an effortto give the directors moreof an opportunity to sharehappenings. He said ishappy with the results andcontinuous to see improve-ment.“They are doing a phe-

nomenal job. I think everymonth we’re getting betterand better,” he said.Both Thompson and

Hanes have heard positivefeedback from communitymembers.“I have heard from sev-

eral community membersthat have said, ‘I watchedyour report on TV and Ididn’t know that.’ Or, ‘Thatwas interesting.’ I thinkthis opportunity has ex-panded our audience andallows for another form ofcommunication to the pub-lic about what is happen-ing in our schools,”Thompson said.Those missing the re-

ports on Channel 5 canview the production on thedistrict’s Website,www.piqua.org.Through the taping and

editing process, studentsin Eli Leiker’s class get ex-perience with greenscreens, props and narra-tives, as well as editingsoftware.And, according toLeiker, the students enjoythat their work is makingit outside the classroom.“It gives them a chance

to actually see what theywork on being sent out tothe city,” he said.The Media II class con-

sists of about 50 students.This is the second year thecourse has been offered.Because of the success andstudent interest, a Media

III course will be offerednext year.Leiker said the purpose

of the class is to give stu-dents experience with dif-ferent technology.Students are using flipcameras, iPads, YouTube,DVDs and various items toproduce their works. Inthe fall, the class wasgiven a grants from thePiqua Community Foun-dation and the Piqua Edu-cation Foundation. Withthese grants, four iPadswere purchased alongwith two Mac desktopcomputers, microphonesand apps for the iPads.“It’s changed a lot. We

no longer edit on the com-puters they used to,”Leiker said regardingwhen the media classstarted just a few yearsago.The Media II students

also produce a programcalled School News. Thisprogram features Piqua,Lehman and Upper ValleyCareer Center and alsoairs on Channel 5. And,Nicklin Learning CenterPrincipal Loretta Hender-son recently had the stu-dents shoot a videoregarding the day of akindergartner. The videowas shown at Kinder-garten Kick-Off.“I was extremely im-

pressed with the Kinder-garten Kick-Off video thatthe Media II class pro-duced. Mr. Leiker has avery talented group of stu-dents in that class andtheir work is outstanding,”Henderson said.

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Roger A. NishwitzTROY —Roger A. Nish-

witz, 60, of Troy, passedaway inhis res-idencea t1 0 : 3 8p . m .S u n -d a y ,A p r i l1 5 ,2 0 1 2 .Born inP i q u aon Nov. 7, 1951,Roger was a son of the

late Leo and Dorothy (El-liot) Nishwitz.He married Doreen

Gold on Nov. 13, 1971, andshe survives. Togetherthey raised five children,four of whom survive:Leslee (Andy) Bergher ofDenver, Colo., KimberlyNishwitz and fiance’ TroyMullen of Wapakoneta,Diana Richardson (LarrySwafford) of Piqua andAmy (Todd) Smith ofPiqua. He also is survivedby a granddaughter, AllyRichardson; grandson,Travis Smith; and onebrother and one sister.In addition to his par-

ents he was preceded indeath by a son, Scott Nish-witz.Roger was a member of

the Union BaptistChurch, Troy, and a 1969graduate of Miami EastHigh School. He was for-merly employed by theMiami County HighwayDepartment. Roger en-joyed hunting, fishing, andgardening.Visitation for family

and friends will be heldfrom 4-8 p.m. Thursday inthe Suber-Shively Fu-neral Home, 201W.MainSt., Fletcher.Funeral services will be

held at 10 a.m. Friday inthe funeral home withPastor Dale Adkins of theUnion Baptist Churchpresiding. Burial will fol-low in Miami MemorialPark, Covington.Memorial contributions

may be made to ClevelandClinic Helping HeartFund, C/O ClevelandClinic Foundation, P.O.Box 931517, Cleveland,OH 44193-1655. Condo-lences to the family maybe sent to www.shivelyfu-neralhomes.com.

Robert E. ‘Bob’ ReedBRADFORD — Robert

E. “Bob” Reed, 72, of Brad-f o r d ,d i e du n e x -p e c t -edly atUpperVal leyM e d -i c a lCentero nM o n -d a y ,April 16, 2012.Bob was born Oct. 26,

1939, in Bradford, to thelate Robert and Ruth(Warner) Reed.He is survived by his

wife of 49 years, DonnaHorner Reed; daughter,Deborah (Larry) Barger ofBradford; sons Rocky(Tammy) Reed ofGreenville and Rex(Denise) Reed of Jackson,S.C. and also a brother,Tim (Carol) Reed of Brad-ford.In addition to his chil-

dren, he is survived by

seven grandchildren and10 great-grandchildren.Bob attended Bradford

Schools and spent hisearly years in construc-tion and the last 20 yearsof his employment withthe Versailles Schools.He was an avid fisher-

man and during the years,1987 through 1992, trav-eled with his wife,brother-in-law and sister-in-law through all 48 con-tinuous states and six ofthe Canadian provincesall on the back of a Harley.What trips!Bob was a life-time

member of H.O.G. (HarleyOwner’s Group) and amember of the BradfordChurch of the Brethren.A celebration of life will

be held at the BradfordChurch of the Brethren at6 p.m. Thursday with ameal following in thechurch fellowship hall.Pastor John Shelton willbe officiating with the as-sistance of NathanPaulus.

Robin Kathleen CristNASHVILLE, Tenn. —

Robin Kathleen Crist, 41,of Nashville, Tenn.,passeda w a ySatur-d a y ,A p r i l1 4 ,2 0 1 2 ,in herh om e ,follow-ing acoura-g e o u sbattle with breast cancer.Robin was born in Day-

ton, and attended BethelMiddle and High Schools.In 1991, Robin met herhusband, Steve Crist, for-merly of Piqua, son ofDonna Crist and the lateJack Crist and they werewed in 1993. The couplemade their home in Day-ton, and gave birth to twobeautiful boys. In 2000,her husband’s career ledthem to Nashville, Tenn.In Nashville, Robin

again touched so manylives. She developedmany, many friendshipsalong the way and un-ceasingly offered herbeautiful, familiar smileto everyone she met.It was her family,

though, that broughtRobin her most joy. Shewas a devoted spouse andmother that so verydearly loved, and was sovery proud of, her twoboys, Brent, 15 and Colin,13. They will miss theirmom’s abundant love, af-fection and daily encour-agement. Robin was afixture at all their sports

and school events and herclose friends will un-doubtedly miss her com-pany in the stands. Sheloved watching her boysgrow physically, intellec-tually and spiritually andwill continue to do so fromthe heavens. Her gentlepresence and kind spiritwill be continually felt byher loving husband andchildren forever. She wastaken from them muchtoo soon, but they knowthat her work in this lifewas complete.Robin is survived by

her husband, Steve, andchildren Brent and Colinof Nashville; her father,Robert Jenkins of BethelTownship; sister TereMetz of Dickson, Tenn.and Casey Moody of NewCarlisle; and brother,Matt Jenkins of Madison,Wis.Robin was preceded in

death by her mother Loisof Bethel Township; andniece, Amanda Moody ofNew Carlisle.Visitation for Robin

Crist will be held at theSaint Henry CatholicChurch from 4-7 p.m.Thursday. A Mass ofChristian burial will beheld the following day at11 a.m. Friday. Intermentwill follow at HarpethHills Memorial Gardensin Nashville.Donations in lieu of

flowers can be made to St.Henry Church, 6401Harding Road, Nashville,TN, 37205, or, Alive Hos-pice, 1718 PattersonStreet, Nashville, TN,37203

Malissa Louanna DeLaShanchaPIQUA — Malisa

Louanna DeLaSanchawent toplay inheavenw i t hG o dand hisangelson Sat-urday,A p r i l1 4 ,2 0 1 2 ,at 1:38 p.m.Malisa attended Piqua

Head Start and will al-ways be remembered byher mother, MandyKolker; her father, Ever-aldo DeLaSancha; broth-ers, Elias and JulioDeLaSancha; sister, AliciaKolker; her cousins,Jonathan, Selena, Cruz,Chaz, Angelo DeLaSan-cha, and Alyssa RojoKarizma Cantrell; aunts,Courtney DeLaSancha,Tiffany Cantrell, JodyBall and Nakkia Simpson;uncles, Mark Kolker, SethCantrell, Derrick Kolker,Steve Dobb and Bill Simp-son; and many, many

more family and friends.Malisa was welcomed

with open arms by hergrandparents, Lisa andMark Kolker; great-grandparents, Louise andWinford Cantrell; great-g r e a t - g r a n dmo t h e r,Amanda Vogann; and herplaymate angel, KendraCantrell.Funeral services will be

held at 11 a.m. Friday, atthe Congregational Chris-tian Church UnitedChurch of Christ, 421Broadway St., Piqua withPastor Bill Hewitt officiat-ing. Burial will follow atForest Hill Cemetery.Friends may call at thechurch Friday two hoursprior to the service, from9-11 a.m.If so desired, contribu-

tions may be made to as-sist the family withfuneral expenses c/o Hale-Sarver Family FuneralHome, P.O. Box 9, WestMilton, OH 45383.Arrangements are

being handled by Hale-Sarver Family FuneralHome, West Milton.

Robin S. MillhouseCOVINGTON — Robin

S. Millhouse, 55, of Cov-ington, passed away at herhome Monday, April l6,2012.She was born Sept. 8,

1956, to her parents Clydeand Norma Jean (Wel-baum)Millhouse, who pre-ceded her in death.Robin was a 1974 grad-

uate of Newton HighSchool and a member ofthe Covington Eagles.She is survived by her

life-companion Jim Bran-don; brother, Rich andDawn Millhouse of Brad-ford; nephews, Brett Ar-nett, Hunter Arnett andBryce Arnett; niece, KamiMillhouse of Piqua; great-

nephews, Ethan andGrant Avey.Robin was also preceded

in death by a sister, KathyMillhouse.Funeral services will be

held at 10 a.m. Friday, atJackson-Sarver Fu-neral Home, 10 S. HighSt., Covington, with inter-ment following at High-land Cemetery, Covington.Calling hours will be

from 4-8 p.m. Thursday atthe funeral home.In lieu of flowers, me-

morial contributions maybe made to Hospice ofDayton. Online memoriesmay be left for the familyat www.jackson-sarver.com.

PIQUA — Helen L. Harshman, 85, of Piqua, diedTuesday, April 17, 2012, in Christiansburg.Funeral arrangements are pending through the

Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home, Piqua.

COVINGTON—Douglas Lee Slifer Sr., 66, of Cov-ington, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2012, at hishome. No services are scheduled at this time.Arrangements in care of Bridges-Stocker-Fraley

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FAIRFAX, Va. — Jerome “Jerry” Charles Didier,88, formerly of Sidney, died Tuesday, April 10, 2012, inFairfax, Va.A memorial service will be held at Saturday, at the

Amos Chapel at Dorothy Love Retirement Community,Sidney.Salm-Mcgill and Tangeman Funeral Home, Sid-

ney, is handling the funeral arrangements.

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TROY — Upper Valley MedicalCenter will unveil its expanded Can-cer Care Center during a communityopen house from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.Saturday, April 28.

The two-year, two-phase expansionproject included addition of a secondlinear accelerator to offer more flexi-ble cancer treatment schedules and,most recently, the construction of amain level center entrance, new infu-sion center and a healing garden.

“We are so extremely excited aboutbeing able to open this for the com-munity,” said Jean Heath, RN, BSN,MA, OCN, Cancer Care Center Di-rector.

The entire center was designedwith the patient as the centerpiece,Heath said. “Every step in thisprocess has been focused aroundwhat the patient will experience, howwe can make it warm and inviting,”she said.

Center tours, refreshments and amini health fair are planned at theApril 28 event. RSVPs are requestedto 1-866-608-FIND (3463).

More information on the UVMCand its Cancer Care Center are avail-able at www.UVMC.com.

Dr. Ronald Stezkorn, radiation oncologist, looks over UVMC’s new can-cer center plans with Jean Heath, UVMC Cancer Care Center director.The hospital will conduct a community open house from 9 a.m. to 12p.m. Saturday, April 28.

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SIDNEY — The SidneyFirst Church of God RelayFor Life team is hostingtheir 10th Home PartyVendor Open House show.This year’s Spring OpenHouse includes 25 homeparty and craft vendorswith the possibility ofeven more.

The event will be heldfrom 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at theFirst Church of God, 1510Campbell Road, Sidney onSaturday, April 28. Admis-sion is free.

The following homeparty and craft vendorswill be setting up displaysat this spring’s show: Ad-vocare, Avon, Beauti-Con-trol, Celebrating Home,Creative Memories, Cupsby Kim, Crossway Farms& Debbie’s Delights, GiftsFrom the Heart, GoldCanyon Candles, FashionBug, Ideas 2 Treasures,Lia Sophia, Longaberger,Mary Kay, PamperedChef, Premier Designs,puppets and photo boards

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Vendors will be settingup displays to take orders,offering raffle baskets aswell as cash and carryitems. Door prizes willalso be drawn.

The Relay team will beserving a soup and sand-wich lunch for a small fee.

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Class of 1961PIQUA — Classmates

from Piqua Central HighSchool Class of 1961 areinvited to meet for lunchat 12:30 p.m. Wednesday,May 2, at the BackyardBistrol on CommerceDrive in Piqua. Spouses orsignificate others also areinvited. Orders will betaken from the menu.

Class of 1956PIQUA — The Piqua

Central High School Classof 1956 will meet at 12:30p.m. Thursday at HeckYeah! Restaurant onSouth County Road 25-A,Piqua. All class membersand guest are welcome tocome. If you have a ques-

tion or need directions,call Nancy Beaver Batesat 778-1781 or UleneYoung Shively at 335-8499.

Youth footballsign-ups

PIQUA — Piqua YouthFootball will conduct sign-ups from noon to 4 p.m.April 22, 29 and May 6 infront of Sears at theMiami Valley Centre Mall.The child must be at thesign-up. There are lots ofchanges coming to the up-coming season.

College nightCASSTOWN — Miami

East High School will beholding a College Night at6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April25.

Current sophomore andjunior students are invited toget information about thecollege planning process.

A rep from Edison will beon hand to answer questions.Topics will include makingvisits, financial aid, and whatto look for in choosing aschool.

Call 335-7070 for more in-formation.

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PIQUA — Interested indying silk scarves tomatch your attire? Wouldyou believe this is doneusing the microwave?

Join Suzie Hawkes atthe YWCA Piqua from 2-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 1to dye two unique scarvesto accessorize yourwardrobe. The class fee is

$18 for members and $22for non members.

Deadline to register forthe class is Tuesday, April27.

“I’ve really enjoyedteaching this class andhelping others learn todye scarves in colors tomatch their tastes,”Hawkes said. “It’s a lot of

fun and participants canthen do more at home togive as gifts once theyknow the technique.”

For more information orregistration for the class,stop at the YWCA Piquaat 418 N. Wayne St., call773-6626, or info@ywcapi-qua.com.

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In the last 40 years, federal spending on entitle-ments, including Medicare,Medicaid and Social Se-curity, has soared from less than half of

Washington’s budget to almost two-thirds. This pastyear alone, Medicare spending totaled about $560 bil-lion — more than triple what it was two decades ago,even after inflation. Over the next decade, as the pop-ulation ages, Medicare spending is projected to con-tinue to grow at rates far outpacing inflation.This rate of growth is simply unsustainable. If not

checked, it will eventually bankrupt the federal gov-ernment. It’s critical, therefore, that Washington putthese vital programs on a sustainable path.One way to reduce costs and have healthier seniors

is to focus Medicare more on preventing health prob-lems. Along with my Democratic colleague Sen. RonWyden of Oregon, I’ve introduced a bill that begins todo that — and it’s modeled on an innovative programdeveloped by our state’s Cleveland Clinic.Better Health Rewards, as we’ve called our legisla-

tion, will reduce Medicare’s soaring costs by incen-tivizing seniors to lead healthier lives. It will savetaxpayers money because healthier seniors will havefewer doctor and hospital visits and fewer chronic dis-eases.Our program changes the focus of Medicare from

dealing with people whenthey’re sick to promotinghealthy behaviors. The pro-gram will be completely vol-untary and it shouldn’tincrease Medicare’s cost be-cause the program will beadded to annual wellnessvisits, which the govern-ment already is paying for.It works like this: At thefirst annual wellness visit,Medicare providers will as-sess patients across six tar-get categories that recognize current health challenges— blood pressure, for example — and are consistentwith the best practices we’ve seen around the country.Seniors will receive points for maintaining and achiev-ing progress in each of these areas. If they earn enoughpoints, they’ll earn financial rewards in the second andthird years.I believe this fundamental change of approach will

lower overall health costs significantly over the longrun. For now Sen.Wyden and I give Better Health Re-wards a three-year lifespan so we can see how it worksand collect data and information to determine whetherit’s sound and should be expanded as a way to help fixMedicare.There’s already evidence that Better Health Re-

wards will pay off. The Cleveland Clinic has a stronghistory of leadership on employee wellness.TheirWell-ness Institute brings in businesses from around theCleveland area, helping those businesses set up well-ness programs for their employees, so the businessescan see savings and healthier employees. It’s a twofer.Two years ago, the Cleveland Clinic saw that their

own health care costs, around $300 million annually,continued to escalate despite the steps they’d taken toencourage their own employees to lead healthier lives.To tackle this problem, they decided to incentivize

employees with chronic diseases to enter into diseasemanagement. The incentive they chose was a refundof the employee’s annual health care premium in-crease.Fast forward two years. The program has been

highly successful, saving the Cleveland Clinic $15 mil-lion in 2011 and lowering hospital admissions for theparticipating employees. As Dr. Toby Cosgrove, thepresident and CEO, said on March 28 when he andchief wellness officer Dr. Mike Roizen came to Wash-ington for our unveiling of Better Health Rewards, “forthe first time we began to change the slope of the in-flation of our health care costs.”But it’s not just about costs; it’s also about health-

ier, happier employees. Added Dr. Cosgrove, who sayshe’s regularly thanked by employees who’ve benefitedfrom the program: “It has been probably one of themost gratifying things we’ve done, both from thestandpoint of the health of the individuals, and alsofrom the fact that we have wound up saving moneyfrom it.”The Cleveland Clinic is not the only Ohio advocate

for the Better Health Rewards legislation. The OhioDepartment of Health supports this bill. Its director,Dr. Theodore E. Wymyslo, said “under this model,everyone wins.”Sen. Wyden and I and others are working on larger

structural proposals to fix Medicare. But that shouldnot keep us from implementing sensible programs thatcan help get to a more comprehensive solution.Promoting wellness and saving taxpayer dollars is

a twofer Washington should get behind. Our BetterHealth Rewards legislation is the right start.

Rob Portman is the junor U.S. senator from Ohio.

During Al Gore’s Cam-paign back in 2000, weraised and spent close to$100 million (with match-ing funds) to win the pri-mary, then received about$60 million in govern-ment funds for the fallcampaign to get out ourvote.All political campaigns

are expensive enterprises,especially presidential campaigns. In ad-dition to paying for staff, consultants,rents, transportation, food, parapherna-lia, transportation, office supplies, mail-ings, and television, print and radio ads,there are unanticipated costs due tocompliance with federal election laws.Now, 12 years later, Karl Rove’s super

PAC,American Crossroads, has raised alittle more than $200 million by itself tospend on television and radio advertis-ing. It’s only one of 363 registered superPACs. Beginning this month in keyswing states, Rove’s brainchild will un-leash a blitzkrieg campaign on behalf ofMitt Romney and the GOP against Pres-ident Obama. The ads will be depress-ingly destructive, toxic and virulent.Of all the super PACs — and Presi-

dent Obama’s allies have a few — KarlRove’s is the biggest and meanest. Hissuper PAC spent one-third of the totalpaid for all ads aired during the 2010election.Rove, the GOP’s premiere political

strategist, proudly claims credit for per-fecting the highly partisan, confronta-tional, give-not-an-inch politics we’veseen out of Congress for the last sixyears. Today, he’s setting his sights ondestroying President Obama’s personalapproval ratings — by attempting topaint this certified centrist president asa radical, left-leaning firebrand out ofstep with mainstream American values.Brace yourselves, dear readers: The

most destructive ad campaign in Ameri-can history is underway. The vast ma-jority of ads are aimed at our president,but soon a fair number will be aimed atMitt Romney, the likely GOP nominee.Rove, a master of using candidates’strengths against them, will likely un-leash a barrage of negative and mis-leading ads. Too bad we don’t have anyreferees to call fouls before the politicalfootballs start flying on a TV set nearyou.An ABC/Washington Post poll discov-

ered that Americans are aware of thesuper PACs — and they don’t like them.Seven out of 10 Americans — 69 percent,a bipartisan majority — want superPACS to be outlawed.But, they’re not going away. We all

know why: Super PACS can be wickedlyeffective.“We came into Florida with a 24-point

gap,” yet made the primary “too close tocall,” Newt Gingrich’s super PAC ad-viser, Rick Tyler, said to Roll Call in Jan-uary. However, even as Tyler wasspeaking, Romney’s super PAC was out-spending Gingrich’s 4 to 1; Romney wonFlorida by 14 points.A very, very small minority will con-

trol the political commer-cials in the 2012 election.These people aren’t justthe 1 percent, wealthiestAmericans. According toresearchers, they “are the0.000063 percent of theelectorate who will shapethe 2012 campaign onboth sides of the aisle.”In 2010, the Supreme

Court, in a split decisionthat overturned two previous rulings ofthe court, paved the way for the creationof super PACs. Until the court’s CitizensUnited ruling, unlimited corporate cam-paign donations were illegal. Much ofthe Watergate scandal centered on theNixon campaign’s violations and its ac-ceptance of secret, massive corporate do-nations. We’ve turned the clock back tothen.In fact, some of the money raisers for

the super PACs learned their skillswhile raising Nixon’s secret contribu-tions. In his Citizens United decision,Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote, “Dis-closure permits citizens and sharehold-ers to react to the speech of corporateentities in a proper way.” But there’s lim-ited disclosure. Obama attempted topass legislation requiring disclosure ofSuper PAC campaign donors, but itfailed in the Senate, with every Republi-can voting against it.Romney famously said, “Corporations

are people.” Hence, I guess, they are en-titled to unlimited free speech, evenwhen they can buy the forum for thespeech (TV) and you can’t.Blogger Stina McClintock made me

laugh with a comment that she wouldn’tbe surprised if the U.S. Supreme Courtextended its ‘corporations are humans’concept to “partnerships, associations,special purpose entities and other typesof legal entities. This ruling wouldthereby force us to count each Kar-dashian (with their multitude of busi-nesses) three times over for censuspurposes.”Two things about Super PACs scare

me to death. One is that a weary, spentpublic will grow increasingly cynicalabout our political leaders, thanks to adsthat portray them as having “666” im-printed on their foreheads.The second isthat super PAC commercials, with theirincreasingly coarse public dialogue, willcreate a rising river of resentment thatwill drown out an honest discussion ofdiffering goals.Harry Truman called politics “a noble

art.” It is just that. It requires a strong,noble spirit to lead a nation of 300milliondiverse individuals, and to forge commongoals for its advancement. But the narra-tive of these super PAC ads is that no oneis worthy of the public’s trust.These ads are undermining the pub-

lic’s faith in our democracy and creatingan artificial river of resentment.

Donna Brazile is a senior Democraticstrategist, a political commentator andcontributor to CNN and ABC News, anda contributing columnist to Ms. Maga-zine and O, the Oprah Magazine.

COLUMBUS (AP) —Ohio’s elections chief is vi-olating the state constitu-tion by requiring countyelection boards to follow afederal court decree in-stead of state law when itcomes to counting provi-sional ballots, GOP law-makers alleged in alawsuit Monday.At issue are require-

ments for providing identi-fication when a voter hasto cast a provisional ballot,typically a ballot cast inthe wrong precinct.A 2006 state law laid

out the requirements forwhen such ballots arecounted, starting with vot-ers who have only the lastfour digits of a Social Se-curity number as identifi-cation.In general, state law is

more restrictive than thefederal decree when itcomes to prohibiting provi-sional ballots. For exam-ple, the law doesn’t allowprovisional ballots forvotes cast in the wrongprecinct because of a pollworker’s mistake, whereasthe decree would allowsuch votes to be counted.A 2006 lawsuit by advo-

cates for homeless voterschallenged the state law,and in 2010 then-Secre-tary of State JenniferBrunner, a Democrat, en-tered into a federal con-sent decree that was morelenient when it comes toprovisional ballots.Current Secretary of

State Jon Husted, a Re-publican, has issued or-ders to county electionboards telling them to fol-low the consent decreewhen dealing with provi-sional ballots.Monday’s lawsuit,

brought by Ohio SenatePresident Tom Niehausand No. 2 House Republi-can Lou Blessing, sayssuch action is unconstitu-tional.The Secretary of State’s

agreement to a consent de-cree that changes Ohio law“is contrary to the author-ity delegated to the Secre-tary of State under theOhio Constitution and vio-lates the fundamentalprinciples of separation ofpower by allowing the Sec-retary to intrude into thelegislative function,” thelawsuit said.Husted’s office was still

reviewing the complaint,which was filed late Mon-day, said spokesman MattMcClellan.

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DEAR ABBY: Myyoungest daughter, “Lizzy,”the sweetest and most con-scientious of my children,has been cut off yet againby her mother, “Ruth.”Ruth pressured Lizzy tograduate from high schoola year early because shecouldn’t date with a childstill at home. (Her words.)After graduation, Lizzywas shipped off to anotherstate for college, then aban-doned to find her ownfunding for continued edu-cation.Lizzy feels unwanted by

her mother and desper-ately wants to know why.The truth is, Ruth didn’twant that pregnancy in thefirst place and has held itagainst Lizzy. The deepertruth is I wanted anotherchild and deliberately gotRuth pregnant. I never toldanyone, even after Ruth di-vorced me several yearslater. As far as I know, shehas always accepted it asaccidental.What I did was wrong,

yet I can’t imagine a worldwithout my daughter in it.Lizzy is the only one of mychildren who has becomeclose to me since the di-vorce. The others all be-lieve their mother’s liesabout me — that I cheatedon her, which is the oppo-site of what really hap-pened.Should I share the truth

about her birth with mydaughter? I’m not sure be-cause I have always be-lieved it is a major mistaketo admit to a child of anyage that their pregnancywas a surprise, let alonethat it was unwanted. Twoof my siblings weren’tplanned, and one of themhas become a bitter anddistant adult. I want tohelp my daughter under-stand and accept hermother’s insane actionsand get on with her ownlife. What should I do?

— GUILT-RIDDENDAD

DEAR GUILT-RID-DEN: Lizzy already has apretty good idea that shewasn’t wanted, and Iwouldn’t be surprised if hermother hasn’t told her shewas a “surprise” baby. Donot try to expiate your feel-ings of guilt by telling yourdaughter what you havetold me. That is a discus-sion you should have withyour confessor, not yourchild.It may take a therapist

to help Lizzy forgive hermother and get on with herlife. What you should do ispay for at least half of hertherapy and contribute to-ward her education.

DEAR ABBY: My sonwas recently diagnosedwith bone cancer and iscurrently receiving treat-ment. We heard about afundraiser for pediatriccancer being held in ourcommunity. We joined theevent and have receivedmany donations from fam-ily and friends.As much as I want to

hand-write thank-youcards, between his treat-ments, my work scheduleand my other kids I can’tfind the time. Is an emailthank you OK? The dona-tions have all been madeonline.

— WANTS TO DOTHE RIGHT THING

DEAR WANTS TO DOTHE RIGHT THING: Iknow you are under a lot ofpressure right now. How-ever, please refrain fromexpressing your gratitudeby email. Send short, hand-written, personal notes —a few at a time — to thosewho gave money, as yourschedule permits. It is theproper thing to do, andthey will be appreciated.

DEAR ABBY: Fordecades I have been told Ilook like my mother. Theproblem is, my mother isugly! I no longer respond tothe comment, preferring toremain silent and juststare at the person instead.Abby, please remind peo-

ple that unless the compar-ison is to an attractivemodel, opinions should bekept to oneself.

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MOND, KY.

DEAR BEAUTIFULIN YOUR OWN WAY: I’llremind them, but it’s possi-ble that you’re overly sen-sitive. The person could bereferring to a family re-semblance, your coloring ora mannerism. A diplomaticresponse would be, “Thankyou. Isn’t she a dear?”

Dear Abby is written byAbigail Van Buren, alsoknown as Jeanne Phillips,and was founded by hermother, Pauline Phillips.Write Dear Abby atwww.DearAbby.com or P.O.Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA90069.

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NEW YORK — If there'sa keynote performance at the11th annual Tribeca FilmFestival, it may well be AbbieCornish's riveting portrayalof a Texas single mother who,desperate for money to re-gain custody of her son, hap-hazardly smuggles Mexicanimmigrants across the bor-der.Such leading roles don't

frequently come around forwomen, but this year'sTribeca boasts a boat-load of them. In DavidRiker's "The Girl,"which will make itsworld premiere in com-petition at the festival,Cornish's fraught,sweaty performance of amother on the brinkbears two more perva-sive themes at the 2012Tribeca: financial straitsand overlapping worlds."It totally rebirthed

me as an actor," saysCornish, the Aussie ac-tress of "Bright Star"and "Limitless." ''It feltlike it was the first timeagain. In making thefilm, I felt like it was the bestI had ever been as an actor inall regards — as an actor, asa collaborator, as a humanbeing."The New York festival,

founded by Robert De Niro,Jane Rosenthal and CraigHatkoff, opens Wednesdaywith the flashy premiere ofthe comedy "The Five-YearEngagement," starringJason Segel and EmilyBlunt. Tribeca is punctuatedby such popcorn-friendlytent-pole events, includingthe closing night superherobonanza, "The Avengers,"and numerous outdoorscreenings.The slate, numbering 90

movies this year, is typicallyamong the most varied (andhardest to define) of the largeinternational festivals. Thisyear's selections were pro-grammed by a somewhatnew team that includes vet-erans of Sundance andCannes."These are stories that

start off on familiar turf — onterritory and genres that Ifeel like I know where this isgoing — and take turns andgo in directions that I totallydidn't anticipate," says GeoffGilmore, the chief creative of-ficer of Tribeca Enterprises,who programmed the Sun-dance Film Festival for years."And they end up feelingfresh."And they are stories lit-

tered with memorable fe-male protagonists."Lola Versus," a New York

comedy from the filmmakingcouple Zoe Lister-Jones andDaryl Wein to be releasedthis June, is one of the bestshowcases yet for Greta Ger-wig, the naturalistic actressof "Greenberg" and the re-

cently released "Damsels inDistress." Lister-Jones andWein drew from their ownexperiences (particularly Lis-ter-Jones) to make a film, shesays, about "what it's reallylike to be a single woman inNew York, approaching 30.""More than anything, I

think we really felt thereneeded to be a movie with afemale in the leading role be-cause there's so few of themout there that feel authenticand real," says Wein. "Yourarely get to see womenbeing unapologetic.""It's a moment happening

now for women in film andwe're happy to be a part of it,"he adds, noting last year's"Bridesmaids" and LenaDunham's recently debutedHBO series "Girls." ''They'reobviously our brethren" — towhich Lister-Jones corrected:"Sistren."Michael Winterbottom's

"Trishna," is an adaptation ofThomas Hardy's "Tess of thed'Urbervilles," relocated tocontemporary Rajasthan,India. Freida Pinto ("Slum-dog Millionaire") stars as thetitle character, a peasant whofalls in love with a Britishbusinessman (Riz Ahmed).In wintery noir "Deadfall,"

the fallout of a brother-sisterpair on the run (Eric Bana,Olivia Wilde) turns on a trioof women: Kate Mara, as apolice officer and daughter tothe police chief; Sissy Spacekas the mother of an ex-conboxer; and Wilde, as a per-haps overly dependent sister.(Another, more low-budgetfilm set in cold environs isthe interesting "First Win-ter," about a group of Brook-lyn hipsters whose yogaclasses and commune-likerural retreat come undone byan apocalyptic blackout.)

Nancy Schaefer, executivedirector of the festival, seesrecession-era films that"maximize creativity":"There's a lot going on inthese films that speaks topeople having to be resource-ful."In telling a history of the

vibrator, "Hysteria" has quiteanother perspective on re-sourcefulness. Directed byTanya Wexler, the film, de-picts the invention by a 19thcentury British doctor (HughDancy) in tandem with therebellions of an early femi-nist (Maggie Gyllenhaal, in apart perfectly suited to her)in Victorian London.There are numerous other

films, too, that feature notonly a leading lady, but a fe-male director. Kat Coiro's"While We Were Here," is ablack-and-white dramaabout a wife (Kate Bosworth)and husband (Iddo Goldberg)traveling in Naples, whereBosworth's character is luredby a young American abroad(Jamie Blackley). JulieDelpy's "2 Days in NewYork," her follow up to "2Days in Paris," more comi-cally places a relationship(Chris Rock plays Delpy'shusband) in the context of aparticular place.In "Take This Waltz," ac-

tress Sarah Polley takes hersecond stab at directing afterthe well-received "AwayFrom Her." While "AwayFrom Her" was adapted froman Alice Munro story, Polleywrote the script for "TakeThis Waltz" herself — thoughit still bears a Munro-like in-terest in the passage of time.Michelle Williams stars as a

tempted young wife to SethRogen."Your Sister's Sister" is an-

other kind of follow-up for di-rector Lynn Shelton, whose2009 "Humpday" was a no-table entry in the unadornedfilmmaking style typicallycalled "mumblecore." ''YourSister's Sister" similarly usesawkward intimacy to teaseout a deeper story betweentwo sisters (Emily Blunt andRosemarie Dewitt, both infine, improvising form) and apossibly shared interest(Mark Duplass).But perhaps the most un-

usual female protagonist atTribeca is the young RachelMwanza, who plays a 13-year-old child soldier caughtup in an unspecified Africanrevolution in Montreal film-maker Kim Nguyen's "WarWitch.""When we found her, she

was living partly at hergrandmother's place andpartly on the streets," saysNguyen, who shot the film inthe Congo. "The movie gaveher a small chance of gettingout of the streets."Nguyen wanted a subjec-

tive film from the perspectivea child soldier, often adaptingthe story after speaking withlocals, like a sergeant thatended up in the film. Actorswere never given a script,lending "War Witch" an un-common realism."I realized quickly that she

has an immense talent," saysNguyen. "When I asked herhow she does it — how shebursts out in laughter, howshe starts crying so normally— she just told me that shethinks of her past."

Women play starring roles

TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL/AP PHOTOSIn this image released by the Tribeca FilmFestival, Abbie Cornish, right, and MaritzaSantiago Hernandez are shown in a scenefrom “The Girl,” a film being featured at theTribeca Film Festival, running April 18 thruApril 29, in New York. (Left) Rachel Mwanzais shown in a scene from “War Witch.”(Below) In this image released by the TribecaFilm Festival, Greta Gerwig is shown in “LolaVersus.”

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ONE-YEAR GOLD$50 all of the above, plusan 8x10 photo of a sup-pertime scene at Lovina’sand a copy of The AmishRecipe Project Cookbook.

SUPER SUP-PORTER, $100: all of theabove, plus a complimen-tary copy of Abraham’sRedemption when it is re-leased.

You can join in threeways, send payment toOasis Newfeatures, P.O.Box 157, Middletown, OH45042, go online atwww.oasisnewsfeatures.com/friendclub or call 1-800-224-3032Memberships can be

sent to: Oasis Newsfea-tures, P.O. Box 2144, Mid-dletown, OH 45042.Allowtwo to four weeks for de-livery of thank you notesand recipes.This is a recipe Lovina

wanted to share withreaders this week. Hercolumn will return nextweek in its usual format:

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ASPARAGUSCASSEROLE

2 cans asparagus(or use fresh-cookedasparagus)4 eggs, boiled and

peeled and chopped1 /4 cup flour1 cup milk1 cup Cheddar

cheese, gratedBread crumbs, 3 or

4 slice4 Tab butterPlace eggs in bot-

tom of a casseroledish. Sprinkle withsalt and pepper. Drainasparagus, reservingone cup of juice. Placedrained asparagus ontop of eggs.In a saucepan melt

the butter and thenmix in flour.Add 1 cupmilk and 1/2 cup as-paragus juice. As mix-ture begins to thickenadd the rest of the as-paragus juice and con-tinue to stir untilmixture thickens.Pour the thick sauce

over the eggs and as-paragus. Sprinklecheese on top.Add bread crumbs.

Bake at 400 or untilbread crumbs aretoasted.

KatherineHubley of 1823W. Parkway, Piqua is cele-brating her 80th birthday.She was born April 12,

1932.She has one daughter,

Melody Blankenship of

Bainbridge.Mrs.Hubleyalsohasonegranddaughter,Gin-ger Free, and three great-grandchildren, HayleyCooper, Kara Free andRobby Free, all of Bain-bridge. She also has one son,

the late Robert (Bob) Tros-tel.Mrs.Hubley is thedaugh-

ter of the late Kenneth andNellie Kiser and grand-daughter of the lateLeeandNoraKiser of Fletcher.

Dear Grandparenting: Tell me whatis going on with these crooks trying to putone over on grandparents. I heard arumor about this tricky way that crooksare stealing money from grandparents byusing their grandchildren as the reason.Lord knows I don’t need anymore troublewith somebody else trying to get theirhands onwhat little is left inmywallet. Isthis a false report I heard or is it true?Richard O., The Villages, Fla.

Dear Richard: Scams proliferate inhard times like these, and crooks gowhere the money is. Since grandparentsholdmuch of the nation’s wealth, they areincreasingly targeted. But in our book,this scam is particularly insidious, be-cause it preys upon grandparental affec-tions for grandchildren.

We uncovered some troubling develop-ments in the course of our research.Thesecon artists are skillful, often employing apersuasive psychological approach.Muchof the crime goes unreported, because vic-tims are too embarrassed or disoriented.Andmany times, victims know the perpe-trators. Sometimes, the grandchildren areinvolved in the scheme.One scam goes like this:A grandparent

is notified by someone identifying them-selves as a grandchild claiming to havebeen arrested in a foreign country. Theyneed bail moneyASAP, and tell the grand-parent not to notify their parents to avoidgetting them upset. Callers also pretendthey’ve had an accident while travellingabroad, or need cash for some other direemergency.Another version relies on the older gen-

eration’s respect for patriotism and au-thority. Callers claim to be a grandchildwho needsmoney for their military home-coming, or say they’re working for a gov-ernment agency that needs money toresolve some issue with a grandchild.What’s a grandparent to do? Should

you find yourself in a situation whereyou’re being pressured for money, resistacting until you’ve contacted the grand-child or another family member to vali-date whether it’s the real deal. Haste isusually overrated.

GRAND REMARK OF THEWEEKGeorgie Girl from Wolfeboro, N.H. was

on the telephone with granddaughterSusan, who lives in Iowa. Susan toldGeorgie she had learned to milk a cow.“How does that work?” asked Georgie.

“Nothingto it,Grandma,”said Susan,9. “You justgrab hold ofthose thingsh a n g i n gdown fromthe cow andlet it rip.”

Dee andTom, mar-ried morethan 50 years, have eight grandchildren.Together with Key, they welcome questions,suggestions and Grand Remarks of theWeek. Send to P.O. Box 27454, Towson,MD, 21285. Call 410-963-4426.

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Hilda Siegel, center, was unable to celebrate the holidays due to being hospitalized at Christmas.While recovering at Versailles Health Care Center, she often mentioned that she missed her family get-together. Employees of the center were happy to assist the Siegel family in planning a holiday partyfor their mom and grandmother. The party was kept a secret, with center volunteers re-decorating thedining room with a tree and other decorations. Siegel’s family wrapped gifts, prepared special dishesand dressed in festive clothing for their special Christmas party. Nearly 40 family members gatheredrecently to celebrate Christmas. Santa and Siegel handed out presents to all family members. Pic-tured above on Santa’s lap is grandson, Carter Siegel, Hilda Siegel, great-grandson, Mason John-son, and grandson, Eric Pepple.

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WASHINGTON (AP) —Starting next year, thecheck will no longer be inthe mail for millions of peo-ple who receive Social Secu-rity and other governmentbenefits.The federal government,

which issues 73 million pay-ments a month, is phasingout paper checks for all ben-efit programs, requiringpeople to get payments elec-tronically, either through di-rect deposit or a debit cardfor those without a bank ac-count.The changes will affect

people who get Social Secu-rity, veterans’ benefits, rail-road pensions and federaldisability payments. Tax re-funds are exempt, but theInternal Revenue Serviceencourages taxpayers to getrefunds electronically byprocessing those refundsfaster than paper checks.About 90 percent of peo-

ple who receive federal ben-efits already get theirpayments electronically, theTreasury Department says.New beneficiaries were re-quired to get payments elec-

tronically starting last year,and with a few exceptions,the rest will have to makethe switch by March 2013.“It’s just that natural pro-

gression of moving to howpeople are used to receivingtheir funds,” said Walt Hen-derson, director of theTreasury Department’selectronic funds transfer di-vision.Henderson said elec-

tronic payments are saferand more efficient thanpaper checks; in 2010, morethan 540,000 federal benefitchecks were reported lost orstolen. The switch will savethe government about $120million a year. Social Secu-rity will save $1 billion overthe next decade, accordingto the Treasury Depart-ment.“You think of that paper

check floating out there inthe delivery system, withpersonal information on it,it’s much more susceptibleto fraud versus an electronicpayment,” Henderson said.Advocates for seniors say

they understand the gov-ernment’s desire to cut costs

and take advantage of tech-nologies that most workersalready use. The food stampprogram switched frompaper coupons to debit cardsin 2004.But they have raised con-

cerns about requiring theswitch for older retirees whomay not be used to elec-tronic payments.“This will affect some

very frail elderly people whoare living by themselves,many of them, and doingwell, but usually within thecontext of that old papercheck that they deposit inthe bank,” said Web Phillips,a senior policy advisor forthe National Committee toProtect Social Security andMedicare.“The change has to be

handled carefully and witha lot of sensitivity so thatthere aren’t people who losetrack of a payment or don’tunderstand that they havea card that came in the mailthat’s the source of theirpayment,” Phillips said.“That’s our concern.”The switch is mandated

by a Treasury rule issued in

December 2010. Since then,the department has workedto educate the public. Thegovernment has created awebsite, www.GoDirect.organd a toll-free phone num-ber, 1-800-333-1795, peoplecan call for assistance.“Treasury acknowledges

they have a lot of educationto do for people about howthese things work,” saidDavid Certner, legislativepolicy director for AARP.“We’re a bit concerned abouthow easy it’s going to be toprovide education, particu-larly for some in this olderpopulation who are not fa-miliar with debit cards anddon’t have bank accounts.”Certner said AARP

wants the government tomake it easier to get an ex-emption. Under the Treas-ury rule, currentbeneficiaries who are 90and older won’t be requiredto make the switch. Peoplecan get a waiver if using adebit card would impose ahardship, but the TreasuryDepartment says thosewould be “extreme, rare cir-cumstances.”

The check won’t be in the mail

HARTFORD, Conn.(AP) — Robert Burns, anorganic farmer in easternConnecticut, is candid indescribing his business in-terest in state legislationrequiring that geneticallymodified food be labeled.“If you’re an organic

producer now, you shouldget ready for an increasein sales,” said the growerof lettuce, mung beans,red winter wheat berriesand other vegetables.Consumer demand for

labeling is rising and pro-ducers will have littlechoice but to comply, hesaid.Many backers of similar

legislation in more than adozen states say their in-tent is to give consumersmore information aboutwhat they’re eating.Genetically modified

food includes products al-tered to resist pesticidesor improve nutritionalcontent.The U.S. Food andDrug Administration saysgenetically modified foodspose no greater healthrisks than traditionalfoods, and opponents of la-beling rules say packagingcosts would rise for noparticular reason becauseno health hazard has beenfound.Organic farmers say

they stand to benefit frombetter informed con-sumers who may reject ge-netically modifiedproducts and insteadchoose organic food.“It’s part of what the or-

ganic food industry needsto keep moving forward,”said Albert Straus,founder and president ofthe Straus Family Cream-ery, an organic dairy inPetaluma, Calif.He does not use geneti-

cally modified feed for hisherd, and said growth hor-mones in cows were haltedby consumer opposition.“It was consumers who

made the change, not in-dustry or government,”Straus said.Several organic growers

say their business hasbenefited for years fromincreased consumerscrutiny of agribusinessand rising demand for lo-cally grown food. Manyare now ratcheting up thepressure, lobbying in 18states for laws that wouldrequire labeling of geneti-cally modified food, partlyto establish a bright linebetween their productsand those of big growers.“The consumer for the

most part doesn’t evenknow what genetically en-

gineered crops are,” saidRay McEnroe, owner ofMcEnroe Organic Farm inMillerton, N.Y. “Thiswould be more of an edu-cation for them.”Connecticut lawmakers

were the first to advance ameasure out of a commit-tee last month, but werecareful to avoid takingsides in the argumentabout whether geneticallymodified food has an im-pact on health. Legislatorsinstead said they wantonly to provide more con-sumer information.State lawmakers in Ver-

mont are considering asimilar measure. A law-maker said the bill willnot likely pass, but legis-lators will lay the ground-work for its considerationnext year.“It’s really just moving

the conversation along,”said Democratic Rep. TessTaylor, a member of theHouse Agriculture Com-mittee.In California, volun-

teers are gathering signa-tures to force a ballotquestion in Novembercalling for labeling of ge-

netically modified food.Supporters include farm-ers, consumers and others,said Gary Ruskin, cam-paign manager of the Cal-ifornia Right to Knowinitiative.“More than anything

else, it’s a lot of moms whowant to know what’s inthe food they serve theirfamilies and kids,” he said.Bill Duesing, an organic

farmer and executive di-rector of the NortheastOrganic Farming Associa-tion of Connecticut, saidlabeling requirements“might push things to or-ganic.”However, the benefits to

organic farmers in Con-necticut would be minimalbecause most labels wouldbe required on processedfood, not consumer-readyproducts such as fruitsand vegetables, he said.Labeling genetically

modified food in theUnited States will makedomestic markets morecompetitive with marketsin Europe, which imposesguidelines on informingconsumers about geneti-cally modified food, said

Ronnie Cummins, na-tional director of the Or-ganic ConsumersAssociation.Preliminary findings in

an academic study to bepublished next year foundthat consumers would paymore for food labeled asfree of genetically modi-fied ingredients.The early results

showed that as many as500 people in the studywere willing to pay 15 per-cent more for granola barswith ingredients thatweren’t genetically modi-fied, said Harry MasonKaiser, a professor of eco-nomics and managementat Cornell’s College ofAgriculture and Life Sci-ences. The consumers alsowould pay more for potatochips without partially hy-drogenated oils, chocolatechip cookies without highfructose corn syrup, beefjerky without antibiotics,Gummy bears without reddye No. 40, trail mix withno irradiated ingredientsand mozzarella stringcheese without growthhormones.Consumers in the study

also said they would pay26 percent less for labeledproducts containing thoseitems.Labeling genetically

modified food could just aslikely prod consumers tobuy non-organic foodthat’s not genetically mod-ified as much as it wouldmotivate consumers topurchase organic food,which is more expensivebecause it’s produced on asmaller scale and requiresmore labor, said TimothyLytton, a professor at Al-bany Law School who iswriting a book about in-dustry certification ofkosher food.The drive for labeling

genetically modified foodis “part of generalizedanxiety people have aboutthe industrialized food in-dustry,” Lytton said.Burns said Connecti-

cut’s legislation is specifi-cally intended to helporganic food producers.“When we crafted the

bill that was one of thethings in mind: Organicswill profit with labeling,”he said. “It’s a wonderfulway to raise the conscious-ness of consumers.”

Big gaps foundin nursing homedisaster plansWASHINGTON (AP) — Tornado, hurricane or flood,

nursing homes are woefully unprepared to protect frailresidents in a natural disaster, government investigatorssay.Emergency plans required by the government often

lack specific steps such as coordinating with local author-ities, notifying relatives or even pinning name tags andmedication lists to residents in an evacuation,according tothe findings.That means the plans may not be worth the paper

they’re written on.Nearly seven years after Hurricane Katrina’s devasta-

tion of New Orleans exposed the vulnerability of nursinghomes, serious shortcomings persist.“We identified many of the same gaps in nursing home

preparedness and response,” investigators from the in-spector general’s office of theHealth andHumanServicesDepartment wrote in the report being released Monday.“Emergency plans lacked relevant information. … Nurs-ing homes faced challengeswithunreliable transportationcontracts, lack of collaborationwith local emergencyman-agement, and residents who developed health problems.”The report recommends that Medicare and Medicaid

add specific emergency planning and training steps to theexisting federal requirement that nursing homes have adisaster plan.Many such steps are now innonbinding fed-eral guidelines that investigators foundwere disregarded.In a written response, Medicare chief Marilyn Taven-

ner agreed with the recommendation, but gave notimetable for carrying it out.Nationally, more than 3 million people spent at least

some time in a nursing home during 2009, according tothe latest available data. Nearly 40 percent of them, 1.2million, were in the top 10 disaster-prone states.The typ-ical nursing home resident is awoman in her 80s or older,dealing with physical and mental limitations that leaveher dependent on others for help with basic daily activi-ties.Investigators pursued a two-track approach.First they

looked at the number of nursing homes that met federalregulations for emergency planning and training. Thentheywent into the field to test how solid those planswere,in a sample of homes drawn from 210 facilities substan-tially affected by floods, hurricanes and wildfires acrossseven states during 2007-2010.On the surface, things appeared to be in good shape.

Ninety-two percent of the nation’s 16,000 nursing homesmet federal regulations for emergency planning,while 72percent met the standards for emergency training.Adifferent story emergedwhen inspectors showedupat

24 selected nursing homes and started pulling files andinterviewing staff.The specific facilities in California, Louisiana, Min-

nesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee, andTexas were not identified in the report. All had been af-fected by disasters; 14 had evacuated and the remaindersheltered in place.A detailed,well-rehearsed emergency plan is a basic re-

quirement for disaster preparedness.But at one home, theemergency plan was in several boxes. At another one, itwas on a legal pad.Of the 24 emergency plans, 23 did not describe how to

handle a resident’s illness or death during an evacuation.Also, 15 had no information about specific medical needsof patients, such as feeding tubes and breathing equip-ment. Sevenplanswere silent onhow to identify residentsin an evacuation, such as by attachingwristbands or nametags. Inspectors said 15 made no provision for includingmedication lists.None of the nursing homes met a government recom-

mendation for a seven-day supply of drinkingwater if res-idents had to shelter in place and their regular source ofwater was unsafe or unavailable.Twenty-two had no backup plans to replace staff mem-

bers unable to report for work during a disaster.Transportation was an

Achilles’ heel. None of thenursinghomeshadplannedto ensure transportation ofadequate food andwater forevacuated residents, while19 had no specific plan fortransporting wheelchairsand similar equipment.Twenty-two of the plans didnot describe how the nurs-ing home would transportmedications.

BY JENNIFER RUNYON

For the Daily Calleditorial@dailycall.com

MIAMI COUNTY — According to theAlzheimer’s Association, 5.4 millionAmericans are living with this disease.In Ohio, it is estimated that caregivers

provided 668,336,953 hours of unpaidcare in 2011. This can be a taxing task,but the Miami County Chapter of theMiami Valley Alzheimer’s Association ishere to help.The support group meets from 4-5:30

p.m. the first and third Wednesdays ofevery month at the Troy Church of theNazarene, 1200 Barnhart Road, Troy.The group used to meet at Hospice ofMiami County, but recently moved.Belva Bemus is presently the acting

facilitator of the group. She has found thegroup extremely helpful and believesmany others could also benefit.“More people need the support, but

they don’t know about the group,” she

said.The group offers support for those car-

ing for loved ones in various stages ofAlzheimer’s and dementia. This allowsfor those who have dealt with various sit-uations in the past to help those who findthemselves in those same situations now.According to group member Karen

Schneder, learning these “tricks of thetrade” is one benefit of coming to themeetings.“The support group provides an envi-

ronment for caregivers to feel that thereare people who know what they’re goingthrough. Caregiving can be a very lonelyoccupation. You don’t realize it when youstart, but that’s how it ends up. Thegroup becomes like your second family.You feel like you can share anything withthem and have fun,” she said.Schneder started attending the sup-

port group when her mother was diag-nosed in 2005.“It kind of helps you learn to adjust to

that care giving role.You have to learn tomanage your hope and your grief andyour expectations,” she said.

The group discusses a variety of topicsincluding legal matters and how to assistwhen loved ones have trouble getting upfrom a seated position or getting out ofbed as well as many others.Schneder wants caregivers to know

the support group is not just for those in-volved with Alzheimer’s. Those caring forsomeone with dementia are also welcometo attend.And, the caregiver wanted to let others

in the position know that the Alzheimer’sAssociation provides education on thetopic. Currently, they are offering the fol-lowing classes at SpringMeade HealthCenter, 4375 S. County Road 25-A, TippCity. All classes are from 6:30-8:30 p.m.• Basics of Dementia — April 30.• Legal/Financial — Monday, May 7.• Day-to-Day — Care giving Monday,

May 14.• Community Resources — Monday,

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Piqua High SchoolPIQUA — The following students have

been named to the PiquaHigh School thirdquarter honor roll:

• SeniorsHonor Roll — Brandon Bercot, Holly

Black, Jon Dembski, Isaac Hale, KaitlynHays, Levi Homer, Trae Honeycutt, DanielKeck, Jonathan Kiefer, Kristen McMaster,Travis Nees, Frank Patrizio, Brooke Pence,Sarah Picklesimer, Susan Brooke Reinke,SamuelRoth,KaeleSnapp,CourtneyTilton,AaronVanPelt.Honorable Mention — Laura Arnold,

Kyler Ashton, Conner Benson, NicklausBrown, Cody Campbell, Austin Collett,TabithaEarick,JordanFeeser,MadisonHil-leary, Taylor Huebner, Dale Andrew Lavey,Carly Lyman, Alanna Maier, BrittanyMcKee, Jared Nill, Blythe Palsgrove, KevinRichardson, Elle Seiss, Robert Spiggle,ZacharyWilliams.Commended — Cheryl Bell, Kenneth

Coulter, Justis Davis, Kaitlyn Didier,Bradley Dotson, Andrew Draving, TylerFaul, Ellen Haney, Cameron Langston,AustinLavy,Kindric Link,KassidyLiptock,KyleMills,BrandonNewbright,MeganOs-borne, Brandon Pummill, Phillip Ruppert-McGuire, Brittany Talley, Lucas Vickroy,TaylorWellbaum.

• JuniorsHonor Roll — Taylor Bachman, Alison

Barhorst,MadisonBoze,AllisonCole,AnnaCongdon,BenjaminCrawford,BrandonDe-vaudreuil,AnnemarieFinfrock,AshleyGer-lach, Joshua Holfinger, Victoria Hostetter,Cara Long, Megan Miller, AlexandriaRohrbaugh,NathanRunge,Hannah Strev-ell.HonorableMention—BenBeck,Nathan

Burkholder, Kaci Cotrell, Brittany Dyas,Mikayla Gao, Brandi Good, Danielle Good,BrennaHeinle, JoyeHsiang,KaylaHunley,Sierra Iddings,SummerLittlejohn,ThomasLuna,ZacheryMartin,EmilyMikolajewski,Kyle Nichols, Nathan Patrizio, James Rhy-nard, Lauren Seman, Austin Smith, KatieStewart,AustinTamplin.Commended — Bryce Albert, Tevin Al-

bert, Heather Anderson, Kenna Barton-Rose,TylerBillet,MichaelCompton,AllisonComstock,Alexandrea Cox, Jasmine Davis,AndreaFerree,JakeFisher,ChristyGraves,Kimberlee Hermann,Kyler Holland, LucasKarn,MacyLambert,CarrieLatham,BrianMarsh, Alyssa McKinney, Brittney Miller,Nolan Miller, Jenna Reed, Hannah Ryan,Thomas Schneider, Allison Seiter, ShelbyVogler, Darien Wilkerson, Justice Young,Zachary Zimpher.•SophomoresHonor Roll — Katie Allen, Courtney

Bensman, Conner Brown, Thomas Brown,Abigail Buecker-Berger, Gabrielle Collins,Megan Craft, Teija Davis, Madison Evans,Conner Forror, Hannah Goodwin, BrittanyGrear, Sarah Grunkemeyer, Jarod Haney,Abigail Helman, Haley Huebner, MykailaIngle,DanielKlosterman,AmandaLeggett,BaileyManning,JacobNewbright,Alessan-dra Painter, Sarah L. Palmer, Daniel Saul,Michelle Catherine Smith, Antonio Valdez,EmilyWenrick.Honorable Mention — Audrey Allen,

Channon Collins, Helena Creager, CaitlinCromes, Lindsey Cruse, Desirra Higgins,TylerHill,DevinMagoteaux,DakotaRench,Allissa Rohr, Hayley Ryan, Amber Shira,JeffreyShroyer,Heidi Strevell,JohnWeiser,MacyYount.Commended — Jakob Argabright, Ryan

Burch,Dianna Burt, Jaron Cantrell, Dana-jha Clemons, Bobby Crawford, Caman De-vaudreuil, Emily Franz, Krista Hawkins,Brooke Kiefer, Bryan Mayse, AlexandraOlds,SarahD.Palmer,LaynePatrizio,JohnReedy, Laura Roof, Dustin Ross, DanielRudy, Carl Stang, Jacob Teague, BrendaWelch, JonathanWirt.•FreshmanHonor Roll — Michael Anderson, Carrie

Beck,MichaelaBell,ClaytonBrown,KaileyByers, Corinne Crawford, Amanda Ellis,Logan Ernst, Alexander Fielder, BrendanFries, Noah Gertner, Kyle Gover, DillanGump, Luke Hanes, Kylie Hays, JolingHsiang, Chelsea Jenkins, Caje Kindred,Kenton Kiser, Alexis Klopfenstein, GraceLawson, Haley Magee, Madeline Marshall,AngelMcDaniel,AlainaMikolajewski,Dal-tonPeake,DylanRunge,EleanorRyan,Ab-bigayle Soliday, McKenzie Stephenson,Cecily Stewart, Grady Stewart, ReganneTate,HannahWent,RebekahWiles.Honorable Mention — Marissa Adams,

Zachary Adkins, Karissa Atkins, DevinBragg, Caitlin Brannon, Alexis Burch-Burns, Karrstyn Burt, Destiny Clark, Alli-son Divens, Jessica Ford, Charles Graves,

Ashley Nicole Gregory, Kendall Grunke-meyer, Frances Haney,Victoria Henderson,Shelbie Herbst, Sean Higgins, Jacob Karn,Jasmine Larsen, Alexis Low, Nicole Peter-son, Tasha Potts, Latiesh Roberts, AustinSims, Thomas Stein, Courtney Welch,Shauntel Whitfield, Victoria Witten, DylanWilliams,BradenWise,HannahWise,LyricWyan.Commended — Lauren Ashcraft, Kasey

Boettiger, Faith Branson, Miranda Cham-berlin, Nicholas Clayton, Andrew Cole,Nancy Garcia, Morgen Grunkemeyer, AmyHall,MarleyHuelskamp,DylanJacobs,IveeKaye, Kirstin Malone, Kyrstan Mikolajew-ski, David Neal, Andrew Newbright, Bray-gen Saine, Molly Smitley, Grace Weidner,BrettWoodson.

Covington Middle SchoolCOVINGTON—The following students

have been named to the Covington MiddleSchool’sAchievementRolls for the3rdquar-ter:

Principal’s List• 6thGrade—SarabethAnderson,Deb-

orah Burns, Ryan Gengler, Spencer Hogue,Dylan Kelly, Victoria Lyle, Braden Miller,Bryan Miller, Legend Patty, JosephSchmelzer• 7th Grade — Emily Cordonnier, Anna

Dunn,AdamLefeld,BrandenRobinson,Sa-vanna Schaurer, JesseWall• 8th Grade— Logan Fields, Kristopher

Gibboney,BenKuether,HayleePence,CarlyShell,Danielle Swabb

Honor Roll• 6th Grade — Danielle Alexander,

Mikenna Baker, Emily Clark, EmmaDammeyer, Brittany Daniel, BreannDieperink, Mason Dilley, Sienna Edwards,Tyler Freeman, Cade Harshbarger, DerekHite, Sarah Hubbard, Breanna Kimmel,Garrett Kimmel, Nathan Lyle, RuebenMiller, Taylor Ray, Cameron Schilling, An-drew Slusher,AliyaWeer,MadisonWise• 7th Grade — Nathan Blei, Kelly Bow-

man, Katelynn Gasson, Natalie Jones,BrooklynMeyer,KristenMeyer,SarahRetz,KaraSchaffer,JoshuaSowers,KodieTaylor,DeronWhite• 8th Grade — Mariah Dysinger, Ryan

Ford, Brooke Gostomsky, James Grilliot,CooperHand,ChaceHinnegan,ChristopherMartin, Erin Olson,Meghan Parker, SarahPond, Arianna Richards, Kristina Romie,ConnorRyan,SkylerSoakie,NoahThomas,LeviWinn,Nicole Zeitz.

Piqua CatholicPIQUA — The following students have

been named to the honor roll at PiquaCatholic for the third quarter:

First Honors•4W—ClareCaldwell,AllyDavis,Luke

Earhart,Kirstyn Lee,Olivia Lucia, LaurenMcFarland, Grace Ryan and Brandyn

Sever• 5W— Kelsey Bachman, Allison Born-

horst, Grace Brandt,Kiera Burns,MadisonCourter, Madison Heffelfinger, Madison

Hurley,GraceMonnin,KyahRowley,Shan-non Staley and BrieannaWerling• 6S — Logan Copsey, Kameron Lee,

MaddyMcFarland,CarlyNewman,AlannaO’Leary, Ryan Pierre, Owen Smith andJaredWright• 7 — Eli Baker, Jake Earhart, Tiffany

Hatcher,KateHemm,MeganNeumeier,LizPax,CameronRoller,ClaireWentandJennaZimmerman• 8K — Cassidy Hemm, Adriana

Sehlhorst and EmilyWilliams• 8T — Colton Bachman, Jared Brandt,

MichelleDuritsch,BradleyHohlbein,KassieLee, Olivia Leece, Stephen Monnin, NickNeumeier andMadeline smith

Second Honors• 4W —Michael Allenbaugh, Hope An-

thony, Danielle Detter, Grace Forness, Nic-holeHood, Jacob Schneider andAbby Schutt• 5W — Carly Caulfield, Hannah

Giguerre, Lily Greene, Anna-Beth Haas,Haylee Lavey,Baylee Lefel, Savannah Mattice and

Kennedy Spicer• 6S — Aldo Barrera, Alvaro Barrera,

Cory Cotrell, Lexie Keller, Luke Schneiderand Ellie Scott• 7R — Lexi Caulfield, Caleb Courter,

Kendra Forness, Mary-Kate Haas, EricKirner, Erin Kirner, Wyatt Long, TaylorO’Leary, Stacy Rutschilling and BrandoSimmons.• 8K — Sophia Dunn, Olivia Gorman,

JohnMeyer andAnaVazquez.• 8T — Marianne Hissong, Emma Ja-

comet and Ian Smith.

.Cavalier of the Quarter recipients• 4W — Brandyn Sever,son of Heather

and Randy Sever• 5W — Kelsey Bachman, daughter of

Anita andKirk Bachman• 6S — Alvaro & Aldo Barrera, sons of

Aracely and Rafael Barrera• 7R — Liz Pax, daughter of Kris and

Dennis Pax• 8K—Ana Vazquez, daughter of Clau-

dia and SalvadoreVazquez.• 8T Stephen Monnin, son of Julie &

AndyMonnin.

Piqua Junior High SchoolPIQUA — The following students have

been named to the honor roll at Piqua Jun-ior High:

Seventh Grade• Honor Roll (3.75–4.0 GPA) — Jordan

Booker, Ashley Brading, Keighly Burt,Cheyenne Clark, Chloe Clark, Allison Cox,Tristen Cox, Mallika Dave, Kaitlyn Evans,Ross Geuy, Juliya Hsiang, Jonathan Irvin,Kayla Jones, Anna Klopfenstein, Ash Kol-sky, Andrew Mayse, Bradley McPherson,Kelsey Painter, Caleb Patton, GregoryReyes,JenniferTellez,MayaVulcan,ShelbyWarren.•HonorableMention (3.5–3.749GPA)—

Dylon Bayman, Elijah Bloom, SavannahCharles, Megan Crusey, Dakota Iddings,Abigail Parker, Abigayle Rudd, AinsleighSpradlin,AaronThompson,CorinneTisher,AliciaValdez,DarbyWright.• Commended List (3.25–3.49 GPA) —

Andrew Bolin, Tyler Carnes, Dylan Cole,Brett Craft,Tristin Foos,Amantha Garpiel,Carlos Grabeman, Morgan Hazeltine,Emma Hiegel, Claire Hilleary, Brooke Mc-Name, Nathan Monnin, Vernon Mulano,Kelly Snyder.

Eighth Grade• Honor Roll (3.75–4.0 GPA) — Megan

Anderson, Brittany Belt, Tyeal Booker,Carly Brown, Brandon Burnside, AlyciaDavidson,SarahGanger,AlanaGeorge,Tay-lor Glagola, Josh Hanes, Kennah Hawkins,Ashley Hobbs, Kyle Ingle, Sierra miller,Gabrielle Pepiot, Collin Poth, JackSchmiesing,MeganSmith,ElizabethSpolt-man,WadeWenrick.•HonorableMention (3.5–3.749GPA)—

Whitney Biddle,Kyla Blankenship,TristanCisco, Collin Cox, Abigail Daugherty,Charissa Engle, Anne Fletcher, JonathanGerlach,KaitlynHaines,Troy Iddings,Hae-ley Kittel, Cassidy Kraft, Noah Lyman,Jackson McMahan, Tori Nix, Erin Patrizio,Joanne Paul, Cole Rapp, Lilliona Rogers,SamanthaRutherford,MeganSeibert,Tay-lor Shroyer, Hannah Smith, Darrien Stew-art, Victoria Teague, McKenzie Weller,TaylorWoods.• Commended List (3.25–3.49 GPA) —

Thomas Baker, Sage Barnhart, Amy Burt,Elizabeth Butt,Chelsey Cavanaugh,TaylorCotrell, Kirsten Davis, Rupert Delacruz,Elizabeth Duer, Zoe Grunkemeyer, DerrickGullett,LucilleHiggins,TylerHutton,IsaacKarn,Ariel Kessler,ReynnaLavey,BriannePfenning, Tanya Rutherford, Sara Stengel,LindseyWard.

Bradford SchoolBRADFORD — The following students

have been named to the honor roll at Brad-ford for the third quarter:

Honor Roll•6thGrade—ClaytonLayman4.0,Maia

Stump 4.0, Gabby Bragg, Ivee Brubaker,ChristinaCrosby,BrookeFair,HannahFout,Noah Hamilton, Cierra Houser, Cole Gam-bill, Chelsea Gill, Valerie Kissinger, JoshPhillips,Christian Ross and BaileyWysong• 7th Grade — Adria Roberts, Mark

Barga,Mandi Bates, and EmilyHuggins• 8th Grade—Kelly Moore 4.0,Andrew

Patty 4.0, Jessica Darner, Jonathon Diehl,LindseyHaines,KirstenHarmon,RebekahLavey,BaileyPowell,AlyssaRoberts,RhyanTurner andMackenzieWeldy• 9th Grade — Jane Bloom 4.0, Bailey

Brewer 4.0, Melinda Brewer 4.0, BrookeBrower4.0,KatieCrist,GabbyFair4.0,Brit-tany Haines 4.0, Nathan Rose 4.0, HunterArnett, Shelby Chaney, Macy Gantt, ErikaHart,SophiaMacClennan,,KylieMiller,andJustin Parke• 10th Grade — Kaili Knepp 4.0, Julia

Sauer 4.0, Tyler Atchley, Shay Lafollette,Kevin Poole and BrandonWysong• 11th Grade — Chelsea Dross 4.0,

Megan Hunt 4.0, Ben Karnehm 4.0, Lind-sey Rose, 4.0,CoreyYohey 4.0,Bryce Arnett, Blake Brewer, Adam

Chalmers, Megan Drieling, Austin Lear,Brittany Ross, Cody Slomba, and EricSwabb

• 12thGrade—ChelseaCain 4.0,KristaFloyd 4.0,RileyHart 4.0,Courtney Sargent4.0, Austin Sell 4.0, Chelsey Broughman,AshleeBrown,DylanCanan,MadisonDun-levy, Michael Fletcher, Holly Gantt, KatieMiller, Jonathan Moyer, Sara Mullins, Al-ishaPatty,MeganPullins,PaytonShuff,andAndrewVogler

Merit Roll• 6th Grade — Paige Canan, Hayden

Davidson, John Fike, Joey Henry, KurtHoover,DamionLitten,Konnor Locker,andParker Smith• 7th Grade — Ally Booker, Amanda

Brewer, Kailee Brower, Bryson Canan,Tatyana Cotrell, Mason Justice, NatashaLee, Dillon Reck, Athena Scalzi, MelanieSmith,SebastianWilliams and JeffreyWolf•8thGrade—SamanthaBoyer,Anthony

Draving,KassidyEstes,NickHoover,RachelLavey, and CiaraYohey• 9th Grade — Lacie Adkins, Chase

Browning, Chelsea Canan, Justin Colbert,Brandi Frantz, Kassandra Hill, ZacHoelscher, Kyler Locker, Rachel Magoto,Marissa Murphy, Caitlyn Powell, LorenSharp,BrittanyWhalen and PatrickWolf• 10th Grade — Bree Bates, Michael

Barga, Molly Dunlevy, Kylee Floyd, ChipGade, Molli Lavey, Jayde Mead, KrissyParke, Haley Patty, Jennifer Ross, MorganWintrow• 1th Grade — Addison Bashore,

Makayla Getz, Luke Hafer, Josh Hoelscher,Jacob Herron, Kelley Jeffers, Spencer Lear,CoreyRench,ElizabethWilliams,andBran-donWirrig• 12th Grade — Johnathan Barbee,

Brandon Cain, Brooklyn Floyd, CameronHarmon, Haleigh Harmon, DestineeKarnehm, Travis Knightstep, CourtneyMiller, Shawnee Rismiller, CourtneyStephens, andAndrew Stewart

Miami East High School

CASSTOWN — The following studentshavebeennamed to the thirdquarterhonorroll atMiami East High School:

Freshman• Blue Card — Caitlyn Bell, Renee De-

Ford, Abigail Hawkins, Rachel Hawkins,Adrianne Krites. Cody Reid, BrooklynnScott•WhiteCard—MichaelDeeter,Randall

Harbour, Anna Kiesewetter, Rian Kingrey,Megan Martin, Marley Roberts, MichaelaWelbaum, Richard Werling, JarrettWilloughby• Honor Roll — Jessica Barlage, Noel

Dalton, Olivia Edgell, Haley Etherington,Conner Hellyer, Anthony Hickman, GrantHodge,StevenKeyser,KaraNuss,NicholasOchoa,Macklin Rose,Derek Staten

Sophomores• Blue Card — Evan Bowling, Angela

Mack, Samantha Skidmore•White Card — Jonathan Accurso, Abi-

gael Amheiser, Burke Flora, KatelynGardella,KatyKidman,MeganNosker,Abi-gailSmith,StephanieWolf,BreanneYounce,HaleyYoung• Honor Roll — Erin Augustus, Kendra

Beckman, Ashley Current, Stevee Hazel,Brittany Kline, Shane Richardson, ShelbyRoach, Macaleh Thompson, BenjaminWil-lenbrink, CarolineWilson

Juniors• Blue Card — Ellie Bowman, Christo-

pherCron,VictoriaNuss,BrooklynPearson,Dakota Potts• White Card — Kylie Brown, Tucker

Carrigan, Robert Hamilton, Shelby Long,CorrineMelvin,KaitlynSchellhouse,AbigailTamplin,MeredithWesco,MontanaWoolley•HonorRoll—ChristineBowling,Kayla

Broughton,AmberFrancis,MontanaHahn,Morgan Jess, Emily Johnson, PaigeKiesewetter, Courtney Magoto, ZackaryMartinez, Paige Mullen, Hunter Murphy,JoshuaNiswonger,SethPemberton,HaiLeePhyillaier, Sarah Pyers,Kere Utz

Seniors• Blue Card — Ian Bowman, Samantha

Blevins, Jacob Hawkins, Jake Pemberton,Zane Smith, JacquelynWagner• White Card — Sam Everett, Brittany

Garrison, Lindsey Heckman, Amber Jenk-ins,ElizabethLachat,TiffanyMauldin,AlexMcGillvary,TylerTurner• Honor Roll — Jenilee Accurso, Amy

Barlage, Matthew Beaty, Maureen Haley,Kailey Kallen, Brianna Layman, JacobMiller, Morgan Plantz, Mario Roush,Chelsea Sherman

Third quarter honor and achievement rolls

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COVINGTON — Cov-ington’s annual NationalHonor Society inductionceremony was heldThursday, April 12, in theCovington High Schoolgymnasium. The follow-ing juniors were inductedinto the National HonorSociety — Alex Bitner,Ryan Craft, LindseyFrantz, Cassie Ingle, BenSherman, Casey Yingst.These new members

were welcomed into thesociety by current seniormembers — CaitlynCrawford, Steven Blei,

and Hannah Pond (presi-dent), and junior mem-bers – Jamie Crowell,Bryant Hicks, JennaRindler (treasurer), SamSlusher, Trent Tobias,Shelby Waag (secretary),and Michael Wilson (vicepresident).National Honor Soci-

ety adviser Bridgit Ker-ber, high school principalKenneth Miller and Su-perintendent David Lar-son were speakers duringthe ceremony. The Cov-ington High School choir,under the direction of

Andy Stein, presentedspecial music. Also in at-tendance were middleschool principal JoshLong and Dr. Dean Pond,president of the Coving-ton Board of Education.Criteria for election to

the society include schol-arship, leadership, char-acter, and service. Afaculty council serves asthe selection committee.Sincere congratulationsto the new inductees fortheir commitment and

dedica-tion.

Covington High School juniors inducted into the National Honor Society on April12 include, front row, left to right, CaseyYingst, Cassie Ingle and Lindsey Frantz.Back row, left to right, Ryan Craft, Alex Bitner and Ben Sherman

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Students inducted intoNational Honor Society

During theMarch Bradford

Board of Educationthe high school stu-dents recognized in-cluded Haley Patty, left,for her 85 assists in thepast basketball seasonand Courtney Miller forher achievements involleyball, including522 digs during

her career.

Students receive recognition

The April 2012 Miami East FFA Member of the Month isCasey Copeland. She is the daughter of Rick and StephanieCopeland of Casstown. At the annual Parent-Member Ban-quet Casey was named the 2012 Star Greenhand. She re-cently completed in the State Equine ManagementCompetition and also competed in several invitational horsejudging events. Casey additionally competed in publicspeaking, parliamentary procedures, and soils judging. Shehas attended National FFA Convention and has plans tocompete in the upcoming State Agriscience Fair. Her Su-pervised Agricultural Experience program consists ofbreeding hogs.

FFA member of the monthMiami East Casey Copeland

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Dean’s List

PORTSMOUTH —Shawnee State Universityhas released the dean’slist for the fall semester

2011. To be named on thelist, students must be fulltime and achieve a gradepoint average of 3.5 or bet-ter.The following local stu-

dents were named:

• Sarah Bell, of Piqua,an athletic training major• Morgan Campbell, of

Piqua, a physical therapymajor

President’s List

PORTSMOUTH —Shawnee State Universityhas released the presi-dent’s list for the fall se-

mester 2011. To be namedto the list, students mustbe full-time and haveachieved a grade point av-erage of 4.0.The following students

were named to the list for

fall semester 2011:• Amber Arnold, of

Piqua, an early childhoodPreK-3 major• Holly Tobias, of Cov-

ington, a sport studiesmajor.

CASSTOWN — On Satur-day,March31,severalmembersof theMiamiEastFFAChaptercompeted in the State CareerDevelopment Events in Colum-bus. They demonstrated theirskills in several areas.Competing in the Equine

Management Career Develop-ment Event wereAmandaBar-tel, Casey Copeland andDanielle Danielson. The teamplaced 40 out 123 teams withBartel the highest individualfromMiami East.Their contestconsisted of placing classes ofvarious breeds of horses, identi-fying tack, judging hay quality,and taking a test.Competing in the General

LivestockJudgingContestwereJustinFurrow,LaurenWilliamsandDanielleSands.Theyevalu-ated classes of sheep, hogs, andcattle. They also selected repro-ductive females in keep-cull

classesandcompletedaproduc-tion scenario. The team placed107. Furrow was the highestplacing individual from MiamiEast.Prior to thestate contests,the

teams completed at two invita-tions.On March 17, at the Miami

Trace Invitational in Washing-ton Courthouse, the EquineTeam consisted of CaseyCopeland and Heather Skaggs.Copelandplaced13 in theentirecontest with more than 100competitors. The LivestockJudging Team consisted ofJustin Furrow, Libby Everett,Colin Gump, LaurenWilliams,and Aliyah Wright. The teamplaced 20. The highest placingindividual fromMiamiEastwasColin Gump who placed 22 outof 238 contestants.On March 24, at the Mercer

County Invitational in Celina

theEquineTeamplaced12.Theteam consisted of CaseyCopeland, Danielle Danielson,BlaneWagner, Brittany Taylor,AustinRush,andAmandaBar-tel. The highest placing individ-ual wasDanielle Danielson.The Livestock Judging Team

placed 28 and the highest plac-ing individual was Justin Fur-row. The team consisted ofJustin Furrow, Libby Everett,Dani Sands, andAmberOwen.The teams would like to

thank the farms that hosted apractice workout. The HorseTeam practiced at BarbaraKarnehm’sHorseFarmand theLivestock Team practiced atJustin Roeth’s Goat Farm.TheMiamiEastAgricultural

Education Department is asatellite program of the MiamiValley Career Technology Cen-ter.

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COVINGTON — Withdiscussions ranging fromnew customer billing soft-ware to pressing capitalimprovement projects, util-ity issues took center stageat Monday night’s Coving-ton Village Council meet-ing.As part of the process of

modernizing the villageutility billing system, coun-cil members heard a pres-entation by Mike Gustinand Brian Ikenberry ofCreative Microsystems Inc.of Englewood on softwaresystems their firm offers tocities and villages. Gustin,utility product manager,said his company currentlyprovides software servicesto a number of area com-munities, including Troy,Tipp City, Arcanum andGreenville. He said thecompany has been provid-ing the services for about25 years.During the presenta-

tion, Gustin showed coun-cil members whatinformation, such as pay-ment and usage data,could be provided to cus-tomers on bills, whichcould be mailed to cus-tomers or delivered elec-tronically.Mayor EdMcCord asked

whether customers wouldbe able to pay by creditcard since that’s how mostpeople pay for things andGustin said that could beincorporated into the sys-

tem.Tim Angle, the newest

council member, inquiredabout email delivery ofutility bills.“I get a lot of bills by

email,” Angle said, notingthat cuts down on paper.Gustin said the elec-

tronic options includesending bills by email orenabling customers to ac-cess their billing accountson a website.Councilman Scott To-

bias inquired whetherbilling for trash servicecould be incorporated onthe same bill as for waterand sewer services. Gustinsaid merging the servicesonto one bill would not bea problem, also noting thatdown the road the policedepartment and other vil-lage services could beadded to the computer sys-tem with software offeredby his company.The cost of the utility

billing software serviceswould be $21,753,which in-cludes a $2,779 annual fee.The village also is in the

process of modernizing theutility meter readingprocess, which Gustin saidwould blend into the newcomputer software.McCord thanked Gustin

and Ikenberry for theirpresentation, saying coun-cil will be discussing theissue in the future.“We’re serious about

moving forward,” McCordsaid.The second major dis-

cussion on the agenda wasa proposed list of capitalimprovement projects forthe sanitary sewer system.McCord said he and

Donald “Bud” Weer of the

Covington Board of PublicAffairs have met severaltimes to discuss pressingissues for the sewer sys-tem. McCord distributedthe list of capital projects,which he said were in noparticular order of impor-tance: smoke testing andvideo of sewer lines on theeast side of the village(cost estimated at$40,000); monthly billingwith handheld meter read-ing devices (already pur-chased) and software($20,000); sewage plantstudy ($30,000, half ofwhich might be paid forwith a grant); replacingone pump at the treatmentplant ($11,000, with one ofthe four pumps alreadybeing replaced); and trick-ling filters repair ($80,000)“These are all inter-re-

lated and these are thingswe need to move forwardwith,” McCord said. “Wecannot delay any longer orwe’re going to be in deeptrouble,” he said.Council members were

asked to review the listand the issues will be dis-cussed at future meetings.In a related matter, in

emergency action councilapproved an infiltrationordinance which prohibitsvillage residents or busi-nesses from tying down-spouts, floor drains orsump pumps into the sani-tary sewer system.Village officials have

noted that the EPA pro-hibits the flow of stormwater into the sanitarysewer system because theinflow is treated at thesewage plant the same assewage, leading to a possi-ble overload of the system.

Covington Council dealswith utility billing, needs

Crash investigated

No serious injuries were reported following a single-car accident on thesouthern edge of Piqua on County Road 25-A on Monday afternoon after adriver of a the red van carrying three children struck a pole along the road-way. Everyone in the vehicle, including the children, were all wearing theirsafety belts or were in car seats.The name of driver was not availableTues-day. The crash remains under investigation.

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Village seeks tomodernize system

BYWILL E SANDERSStaff Writerwsanders@dailycall.com

PIQUA — A 3-year-oldgirl who accidentally wasran over by her mother inthe driveway of their 917New Haven Road Homewas dismissed from Chil-dren’s Medical Center overthe weekend, hospital offi-cials said.Meanwhile, authorities

say the case has beenclosed. It was ruled an ac-cident and no charges willbe filed in the case.“This case is being

closed without any chargesbeing filed,” said PiquaChief of Police Bruce Jami-son.Makayla Smith, 3, was

airlifted via CareFlight tothe hospital Friday morn-ing after suffering headtrauma and becoming

trapped underneath thevehicle.Smith was only freed

after a neighbor and a goodSamaritan driver lifted theautomobile off of her andpulled her to safety, ac-cording to police reports.At the time of the acci-

dent, the child’s mothersaid she was busy withseveral other children atthe time and it was an ac-cident.

Child run over by mom outof hospital; no charges filed

on the north side of theproperty. Kindergartenclassrooms will be on oneend of the first floor whilefirst-grade rooms are on theother end of the first floor.The second floor will housesecond grade on one endand third grade on the other.Extended learning areaswill separate the grade lev-els. Parents bringing kids toschool will come in off ofSunset Drive and buses willcome off of Park AvenueThis building is expected tohouse 600 students. Schoolwill take place in the cur-rent Washington buildingduring construction.

Springcreek PreK-3rdgrade building

This building will nearlymirror theWashington facil-ity. It, also will house 600students and have a two-story classroom wing. Par-ents and buses will havetwo different entry ways al-though both of them will beoff State Route 36. Parents

will circle around in thefront of the building and goout their designated exit.Buses will drive furtherback into the school’s prop-erty where they will turnaround and go out their des-ignated exit. Superintend-ent Rick Hanes said thattraffic patterns are not yetcertain as the board of edu-cation will be asked nextweek to approve a companyto do a trafficking study toestablish appropriate entryways and exits. Currently,project leaders are workingwith the Ohio School Facili-ties Commission to deter-mine if students could berelocated during the con-struction rather than stay-ing in the currentSpringcreek building.

Common to allbuildings

All buildings will offer“extended learning areas.”These are places locatedoutside the classroomswhere teachers could pullout students to work withthem separately.Hanes said

these areas were designedto accommodate “technologyand how students will be(learn) over the next 50years.” Hanes said the openareas will be conducive tostudy groups, independentlearning and will imple-ment Wi-Fi, in addition toother features. These openextended learning areaswilltake the place of traditionalmedia centers.Also, all buildings will be

set up so that the gyms canbe accessedwithout the restof the building being open.Hanes said that the OFSCallows for 25 students perclassroom; however, he ex-pects class sizes to remainbetween 22 to 24 studentsas they are currently.According to South, this

time next year bids will goout and construction willbegin. He expects theschools to be ready for the2015-16 school year. An-othermeetingwill be held toupdate the public at 6:30p.m. May 29 at the highschool.

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she and commission sharedtheir thanks for this long-anticipated addition to thecommunity and for such in-dividuals as Donnelly shar-ing resources for the benefitof area youth.Fess also gave a procla-

mation in observance ofWeek of the Young Childfrom April 22 to 28 and an-nounced the spring 2012Residence Pride Awardwinners. (See Thursday’sDaily Call for more on thefive winners.)Other resolutions com-

missioners passed Tuesdaynight included:

• Resignation of LarryHamilton as a member ofthe Community DiversityCommittee.• Authorization to pur-

chase six mobile videorecords for police cruisersfrom Watchguard withfunds received from a grantunder the 2011 EdwardByrne Justice Assistanceprogram.• Retain Horan for

health insurance consult-ing services, originallyadopted for a two-year pe-riod, with a third year ofconsulting services thatcommission would like toexercise through passage ofthe resolution.

• Enter into an agree-ment with O.R. ColanAsso-ciates for right-of-wayacquisition services on theCounty Road 25-A Phase IIreconstruction that willwiden the roadway be-tween Country Club Roadto Looney Road to a fourlanes along with new curb,gutter and sidewalk instal-lation. Project constructionis scheduled to begin sum-mer of 2013.Commission meetings

are held every first andthird Tuesday of the monthat 7:30 p.m. at the commis-sion chamber on the secondfloor of the GovernmentMunicipal Complex.

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Gauldin had been livingat the residence and was ina relationship with the vic-tim’s mother, police say,but court documents statehe resides at 506 Lake St.,Troy.At the time of the al-

leged murder, Gauldin wasbabysitting the victim and

at least one other childwhile the victim’s motherwas at work.Since the charges were

filed, the Piqua Police De-partment has referred allcomment to the MiamiCounty Prosecutor’s Office.Miami County Prosecu-

tor Gary Nasal had nocomment on the case ex-cept to say that “deaths of

this nature are always atragedy.”In a 9-1-1 call obtained

by the newspaper, Gauldintold an emergency dis-patcher the child fell downa flight of wooden stairs.“She fell down the stairs

and I need help,” Gauldinsaid. “Her heart is notbeating. … She is notbreathing.”

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Data Entry Clerk responsibilities include dataentry, filing, creating & running reports. Otherclerical duties as assigned.

Production-Assemblers & MachineOperators must be self motivated and work wellwith others. 2nd and 3rd shifts available.

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Body Shop Manager

Must have Body ShopManagement experi-ence. Be familiar withcomputerized estimatingsystems, scheduling andoverseeing a multipletechnician body shop.Knowledge of collisionrepair a must. Must beable to have good rela-tionships with customersas well as insurancecompany adjusters andagents. Direct repairprograms experience aplus. We offer a 5 daywork week, paid vaca-tions and other benefits.Please apply in personor call Toll Free(888) 652-1371Tenor Motors, Inc.

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Or call Sandy at:(937)547-0012

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NK PartsIndustries, INC.

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2ND SHIFTSUPERVISORS

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ADVANCED PURCHASING/MATERIALSOURCING (1st shift FT)

Will perform all functions of supplier identification andmaterial sourcing/ purchasing and establish a solid work-ing relationship with our material suppliers. Must have aminimum of an Associate's degree in Sourcing, Business,or a related area AND a minimum of 5 years of experi-ence in a manufacturing setting. (Will consider ADDI-TIONAL years of experience in lieu of degree). The idealcandidate will also have strong skills in math, criticalthinking, and problem solving; must be organized andself-motivated. Basic computer knowledge is required.

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STUMPER

Some days I feelreally good. Somedays I feel close.”

—Jordan Shipleyon his recovery

from a knee injury

SPORTSSPORTSWEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012

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

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Who wasCincinnatiBengals re-ciever JordanShipley’squarterback incollege?

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�� PYFA

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INSIDE � Bengals receiver hopes toget healthy, page 17.� Shurmur excited aboutoff-season, page 17.

PYFA to holdsignups soonThe Piqua Youth Foot-

ball Association will holdsignups from noon to 4p.m. April 22, 29 and May6 in front of Sears at theMiami Valley Centre.The child must be pres-

ent at the signup and thereare lots of changes for theupcoming season.

Piqua Warriorsopen with winThe Piqua Warriors U-

15 boys soccer teamopened the season with a5-3 win over Ohio Galxies.Devon Parshall had two

goals, while Ian Smith,Bradley Hohlbein andAndy Newbright eachscored one.Andrew Lamphar and

Luke Brown combined for12 saves in goal.

�� Benefit

Mike Miller is a BradfordBoard of Education mem-ber, Bradford AthleticBooster member, Presi-dent of Youth Baseball andSoftball and most impor-tantly a Bradford commu-nity member. Mr. Miller recently be-

came ill, and as a schooldistrict and a community,the Bradford School Dis-trict will be holding a bene-fit for Mike Miller on May 66 from noon-6 p.m. at theBradford Community Club. Adult dinners will be $6

and children dinners willbe $4. There will also be hav-

ing a 50/50 drawing andauctions. Make any donations to

the Mike Miller Benefit,Attn: Dusty Yingst, 750Railroad Ave, Bradford,OH 45308.

Miller Benefitset for May Piqua pitcher Andy Draving watches his pitch head toward the plate Tuesday night against Sidney at Hardman Field.

MIKE ULLERY/CALL PHOTOS

Piqua batter Colin Lavey makes contact Tuesday night against Sidney.

Covington’s Kyrstan Boyer makes a swing Tuesday night.BEN ROBINSON/GOBUCCS.COM PHOTO

Taking careof businessPiqua sweeps Sidney;leads GWOC NorthPiqua baseball coach

Jared Askins knows somehard work is in front ofthe Indians baseball team.But, there can be no

denying the Indians haveput themselves in positionfor something a Piquabaseball team hasn’t donesince Rick Gold was lead-ing the Indians — win aconference title in base-ball.With a sweep of Sidney

on Monday and Tuesday— the Indians, 7-7 overalland 5-1 in the GWOCNorth, own a one-gamelead over Troy andGreenvile, with a pair ofgames left with eachteam.“I guess it is kind of like

the White Elephant in theroom,” Askins said. “We

have four tough gamesleft. But, the kids have putthemselves in a good spot.I was proud of the waythey battled at the endMonday and they cameback with a lot more for-cus and intensity tonight.”After leading 8-1 Mon-

day, Piqua had to hold on

GWOC NorthTeam Conf. OverallPiqua 5-1 7-7Troy 4-2 11-4Greenville 4-2 7-5Vandalia-Butler 3-3 7-9Sidney 2-4 5-11Trotwood-Madison 0-6 4-9Tuesday’s ScoresPiqua 11, Sidney 1Troy 10, Vandalia-Butler 5Greenville 25, Trotwood-Madison 3Monday’s ScoresPiqua 8, Sidney 7Troy 8, Vandalia-Butler 4Greenville 19, Trotwood-Madison 4

See PIQUA/Page 16

COVINGTON — TheCovington softball teamcruised to a 10-0 run-rulewin over Tri-CountyNorth Tuesday, improvingto 13-0 on the season.“We played well,” Cov-

ington coach Dean Den-linger said. “It was to seeour small game comethrough. We ran the baseswell and played very welldefensively.”Casey Yingst and Mor-

gan Arbogast combined ona three-hitter, striking out10.Connor Schaffer contin-

ued to swing a big bat,going 3-for-4 with twodoubles, a home run andfour RBIs.

Buccs,Roaderswin bigLady Tigersedge Lehman

See SOFTBALL/Page 16

Piquanetterswin 4-1Cavs advancein team tourneyFAIRBORN — The

Piqua tennis team de-feated Fairborn 4-1 Tues-day.In singles, Austin

Hemm defeated AndrewHunter 6-2, 6-1; BrandonBercot defeated EthanDavis 6-3, 6-3; and DarrinGrove outlasted BenBrowder 7-6 (9-7), 6-4.In doubles, Nick Brown

and Dale Lavey lost toKristian Schultz andTeddy Morton 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(7-4); while Holly Blackand Luke Hanes defeatedRafael Figueria and LongNguyen 6-2, 7-6 (7-4).In exhibition singles,

Layne Patrizio won 6-2;

See TENNIS/Page 16

Leagues format Mote Park

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Summer slo-pitch soft-ball league are now form-ing at Mote Park.They include a Thursday

men’s recreation leagueand a Friday co-ed recre-ational league.For more information,

contact Dan Hathaway at(937) 418-8585.

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for an 8-7 win — thencame back for a 11-1 winin six innings Tuesday.That gives the Indiansfour straight wins over theJackets over the last twoseasons.“I couldn’t even guess,

but I would have to saythe last time that hap-pend was when coachGold was here,” Askinssaid. “Sidney has had astrong program for a longtime and we have a lot ofrespect for them.”Taylor Huebner was

cruising along Mondayuntil Sidney scored fiveruns in the fifth inning.Colin Lavey and Brian

Marsh combined to pitchtwo and one-third inningsof strong relief.“Those guys haven’t

been in a lot of pressuresituations,” Askins said

about his two relievers. “Iwas really proud of theway they pitched.”Jared Nill 3-for-3 with a

solo home run, whileMarsh was 2-for-3 withone RBI.Taylor Huebner and

Colin Lavey drove in tworuns, while Taylor Hueb-ner drove in one.Andy Draving came

back with a four-hitterTuesday, striking outthree and walking two.“Andy (Draving) was de-

termined to pitch betterthan he had the last cou-ple of outings and he didthat,” Askins said.And he got plenty off of-

fensive support as Piquapounded out 13 hits.Draving was 2-for-2

with one RBI, whileMarsh was 2-for-3 andTaylor Wellbaum was 2-

for-4.Wright was 3-for-3 with

two RBIs, while Huebneralso drove in two runs.Jared Nill had a double

and one RBI, while Laveyand Luke Schneider bothdrove in two runs.Piqua has no time to

look ahead with Miamis-burg and state-rankedWapakoneta coming totown.The Indians plays the

Vikings Friday, before atwin bill with the Red-skins at 11 a.m. Saturday.“Right now, we are not

even thinking aboutGreenville (Monday andTuesday),” Askins said.“We are focused on Mi-amisburg Friday.”But, they will be ready

for two big games with theWave when the timecomes.

PiquaContinued from page 15

Piqua’s Brian Marsh fields a ground ball Tuesday night against Sidney.MIKE ULLERY/CALL PHOTO

Lehman catcher Cole Proffitt tags out Fort Loramie’s Joel Hilgefort Tuesday.LUKE GRONNEBERG/OCM PHOTO

Fort Loramie gets past LehmanCovington can’t cash in on opportunitiesSIDNEY — Fort Lo-

ramie broke a 1-1 tie witha six-run sixth inning andwent on to beat Lehmanand ace pitcher AlexSmith 8-1 in non-leaguehigh school baseball Tues-day at Lehman.The win put the Red-

skins at 9-6 and droppedthe Cavs to 12-5.“It was well-played for

five innings,” said Lehmancoach Dave King. “Thenthey took advantage of ourmiscues. We had troublemaking plays on the bunt.“What it came down to

was Loramie played allseven innings and we did-n’t.”For the Redskins, Seth

Guillozet had three hits,Kyle Bollheimer two hits,Joel Hilgefort had an in-side-the-park home run,and Aaron Boerger andKyle Miracle both dou-bled.For Lehman, BenWeber

had three hits, two ofthem doubles, and AJHemmelgarn had twohits.Guillozet went the dis-

tance for Loramie, strik-ing out three and walkingnone.

Buccs lose 6-2COVINGTON — Cov-

ington baseball coachMitch Hirsch saw Tues-day’s 6-2 loss to Tri-County North as missedopportunities.“We had so many oppor-

tunities and didn’t takeadvantage of them,”Hirsch said. “We killedourselves with mistakes.”Steven Blei pitched a

10-hitter, striking out fiveand continued on a tear atthe plate.He was 4-for-4 with

three doubles and drove inboth Covington runs.In his last 12 at at bats,

Blei is 12-for-12 with sixdoubles, two triples and 12RBIs.Sheldon Rank, Bryton

Lear and Justin Williamsalso had hits.Covington will play at

Twin Valley South Thurs-day.

Tigers pound FlyersMARIA STEIN — The

Versailles baseball teampounded Marion Local 13-2 Tuesday night in MACaction.Ethan Bruns pitched a

six-hitter, striking out 10and walking one.He was also 3-for-3 at

the plate, with three runsscored and three RBIs.Dominic Richard led an

11-hit attack, going 4-for-4 with two RBIs.Aaron McNeiland was

2-for-3 with two runsscored, while MikeRutschilling scored tworuns and Lee Kindelldrove in three runs.

MONDAYRaiders win 21-0RUSSIA — The Russia

baseball team scored 10runs in each of the firsttwo innings and cruised toa 21-0 win in five inningsover Fairlawn Monday.Trevor Sherman

pitched a four-hitter, strik-ing out six.Treg Francis slugged a

home run, while Shermanwas 3-for-3 with a double,triple and three RBIs.Erica Magoto and Bran-

don Barlage doubled,while Colyn McEldowneywas 2-for-2 with four RBIsand Ryan Drees was 2-for-2.

while Ryan Wolfe lost7-6.In exhibition doubles,

Jarod Haney and BenBeck lost 8-4.

� Piqua was coming offa 4-1 loss to WapakonetaMonday.At third singles, Darrin

Grove defeated ZachHoltzapple 6-0, 6-2.In other singles

matches, Austin Hemmlost to Joey Jose 6-0, 6-2;and Brandon Bercot lostto Andy Faller 6-4, 6-0.In doubles, Dale Lavey

and Frank Patrizio lost toRex Azbell and AnthonyKennard 6-0, 6-0; andHolly Black and LukeHanes lost to David Gerst-ner and Josh Moots 6-1, 6-1.

Lehman advancesDAYTON — Lehman

won its opening roundmatch in the OTCA stateteam tournament Monday,defeating Miami ValleySchool 4-1 on the Ramshome court.At singles, Pierce Ben-

nett defeated IshanParanjpe 6-0, 6-0; DanSehlhorst defeated Robbie

Weinstein 6-1, 6-0; andMitchell Shroyer defeatedManish Paranjpe 5-7, 6-0,6-3.In doubles, Matt Ulrich

and David Freytag lost toGalen Squiers and AlexHemm 6-3, 6-3; and RileyPickrel and Louis Gaierdefeated Conner Imbodyand Schuyler Ray 6-3, 6-7,6-4.

TennisContinued from page 15

Covington shortstop Bryton Lear makes a play Tuesday night.BEN ROBINSON/GOBUCCS.COM PHOTO

Heidi Snipes was 2-for-3 with a double and twostolen bases, while Cas-sidy Cain was 2-for-3 withone RBI.Yingst helped herself by

going 3-for-3 with a doubleand Jessica Dammeyerwas 2-for-2.Covington, 4-0 in the

CCC, has a huge game atTwin Valley South Thurs-day.

Roaders poundTVBRADFORD — The

Bradford softball contin-ued on a roll, beating Tri-Village 13-2 in fiveinnings in Cross CountyConference action.Haley Patty followed up

her no-hitter Monday witha one-hit gem, striking outfive and walking eight.Lindsey Rose was 2-for-

5, while Courtney Millerwas 2-for-3.Ali Bashore was 2-for-4

with two RBIs, whileChelsey Broughman was2-for-3 with a walk andone RBI.Jayde Mead had three

RBIs.Bradford, 10-4 overall

and 3-2 in the CCC, willhost Ansonia Thursday.

Tigers edge CavsVERSAILLES —

Lehman visited VersaillesTuesday and the LadyTigers came away with a5-4 victory, holding off theLady Cavs in the seventhinning.Versailles goes to 5-9

with the win and Lehmanis 5-8.Meghan Bennett had

two doubles and a singlefor Lehman, and JuliaHarrelson added threesingles.For Versailles, Kayla

McEldowney singled andhomered, and MadisonMonnin and DanielleLangston had two hits.Langston was the win-

ning pitcher, striking out10.

Cats drop gameHARDIN — New Bre-

men led 5-0 but had tohold on to edge Houston 5-4 in non-league actionTuesday.Houston, 9-5, got all its

runs in the final twoframes.Sonya Peltier had a

double for the Lady Wild-cats.For New Bremen, Haley

Moeller doubled andtripled, Julie Brown hither seventh homer of theseason, and Gina Gries-dorn and Luedeke bothdoubled.Griesdorn, Moeller and

Rachel Parker all had twohits for Bremen.

Lady Raiders winRUSSIA—Russia got a

four-hitter from KatelynHerron and beat St.Henry4-1 in non-league play.Russia, 8-6, got a home

run and two RBIs fromOlivia Monnin, two hitsfrom Alexa Counts, and

a double from KennedyMetz.

MONDAYLady Roaders rollBRADFORD — The

Bradford softball team de-feated Houston 11-1 infive innings.Haley Patty pitched a

no-hitter, striking out 12and walking six.Lindsey Rose was 3-for-

4 with two RBIs.Haley Patty was 3-for-4,

while Courtney Miller was3-for-3 with a walk andone RBI.Michayla Barga was 1-

for-3 with a home runwith two RBIs, whileKatie Miller was 3-for-4with a tiple and one RBI.The Bradford JVs de-

feated Arcanum 13-3 infive innings.Erika Hart was 3-for-4,

while Kylie Miller was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.Brooke Bower was 3-

for-4 with a single, double,triple and one RBI, whileMacy Gantt was 2-for-4with two RBIs.Katie Crist had a triple.

LadyTigers fallThe Bradford softball

team lost to Marion Local12-8 Monday.Danielle Langston took

the loss.Madison Monnin

slugged a homer and hadtwo RBIs, while KaylaMcEldowney doubled anddrove in a run.Allison Grilliot had two

RBIs and a stolen base,while Megan Murphydrove in three runs.

SoftballContinued from page 15

COLUMBUS (AP) —Sophomores J.D.Weather-spoon and Jordan Siberthave notified Ohio Statethat they will seek trans-fers and leave the Buck-eyes.Weatherspoon, a high

school teammate of NBA-bound former BuckeyeJared Sullinger andMichigan point guardTrey Burke, played in 25games last season as Ohio

State went 31-8, sharedthe Big Ten regular-sea-son title and made it theFinal Four before losing toKansas, 64-62.The 6-foot-6, 215-

pounder averaged 3.0points and 1.4 rebounds agame while shooting 62percent from the field and58 percent on free throws.The 6-4 Sibert also

scored 3.0 points a gameand added 1.1 rebounds.

Two OSU hoopplayers will transferWeatherspoon, Sibert leaving

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Four hundred fifty-ninedays after being hired ashead coach of the Browns,Pat Shurmur is finallygetting the chance to runan offseason program.Teams with new head

coaches in the NFLstarted their structuredconditioning programs onApril 2. The remainingteams began their pro-grams Monday.The first day having the

team together after morethan three months awaymight not seem like a bigdeal to those on the out-side, but it is a very bigdeal to Shurmur. Therewere no offseason pro-grams in the NFL lastyear because of the lock-out. That meant no super-vised conditioning orinstruction until the startof training camp."It's obviously exciting

for me to have the playersback in the building,"Shurmur said on a confer-ence call. "From what Ican tell talking to theplayers, they're excited tobe back. For a lot of theveteran guys, their bodyclock said the offseasonprogram began a monthago."This is my first offsea-

son program. It gives youclarity knowing howmuchwork needs to be done onthe field in the latter partof May and June. I realizehow important these canbe so you can get your sys-tems in place and refined.The players have a chanceto work together and de-velop a winning chem-istry."The new CBA resulting

from the negotiations dur-ing the lockout last yearpushed the start of offsea-son programs back frommid-March to mid-April.Strict rules apply.Players cannot be in the

facility under the supervi-sion of coaches for morethan four hours a day.After working out withthe strength coach, theycan meet with their posi-tion coaches and coordina-

tors, but on-field instruc-tion doesn't begin untilApril 30.The head coach can't

even be in the weightroom during the first twoweeks. The entire offsea-son program is to last 10weeks, with nine weeks ofcoaching. Some teamsmight give players a weekoff in the middle of theprogram. Shurmur de-cided to give his team theweek off at the end of thenine weeks."Workouts this morning

had me napping like a tod-dler…Lol," wide re-ceiver/special teams starJoshua Cribbs tweeted.The start of the offsea-

son program, coinciden-tally, coincided with draftprospect Ryan Tannehill'svisit to Berea. The TexasA&M quarterback, whomthe Browns are consider-ing taking with the fourthoverall pick, headed to

Buffalo after visiting theBrowns.Shurmur said he met

with starting QB ColtMcCoy and welcomed himto the start of the offsea-son but felt no need to re-assure him, despite all theoffseason talk of RobertGriffin III, Tannehill,Brandon Weeden andeven Matt Flynn."He's doing fine," Shur-

mur said. "I didn't think(talking about Griffin andthe others) was necessary.We greeted each other andstarted talking aboutwhat we want to get ac-complished in the offsea-son more than any otherbusiness."McCoy does not seem

flustered, judging by hisrecent tweets."Flight to Cleveland to-

morrow settle in beforethe off season program ex-cited to get to work withthe team," McCoy tweeted

Saturday.On Sunday, he added,

"Driving to Cleveland. I'mpumped."Shurmur, emphasizing

the offseason program isvoluntary, said it was "anoutstanding turnout forthe first day." He saidsome absent playerscalled him to explain whythey are not in Berea.Linebacker Scott Fujita

was among the no-shows.He was in NewYork meet-ing with CommissionerRoger Goodell about hisinvolvement in the Saints'bounty program con-ducted from 2009-2011.Fujita was on the 2009team and admits con-tributing cash to a per-formance fund, but hesays he never paid team-mates to injure an oppo-nent.The NFL is not com-

menting on how the meet-ing went.

Browns coach excitedMcCoy ‘pumped’ about off-season program

Browns coach Pat Shurmur and Colt McCoy talk things over last season.AP PHOTO

CINCINNATI (AP) —Jordan Shipley got to-gether with quarterbackAndy Dalton last weekin Texas and ran a fewpass routes, an encour-aging developing for theCincinnati Bengals of-fense.Their slot receiver is

recovering nicely fromknee surgery that wipedout most of his 2011 sea-son. He was still limitedas the Bengals startedtheir voluntary offseasonworkouts on Monday atPaul Brown Stadium,but expected to be fullyrecovered by trainingcamp."Some days I feel re-

ally good," Shipley said."Some days I feel close.At this point in theprocess, it's how you feelthat day. I want to go outand do everything, andthey tell me you have towait, heal up.As of today,I'm still in the rehabprocess."Shipley's uneventful

recovery is an importantoffseason developmentfor the Bengals, whosenext big challenge isfinding more receivers tocomplement him andA.J. Green.The Bengals went to

the playoffs as a wildcard last season withDalton and Greenemerging as rookies. Oneoffseason priority is toexpand a group of re-ceivers that isn't evenbig enough to fill a depthchart. Jerome Simpson isan unrestricted freeagent serving a jail sen-tence — his locker wasempty on Monday exceptfor a wooden stool and adozen plastic hangers.The nameplate wasgone.Andre Caldwell signed

with Denver last month,leaving Cincinnati with-out two of its top threereceivers from 2011.Simpson was second onthe team in catches by areceiver with 50, whileCaldwell was third with37.The Bengals have

extra draft picks nextweek, including two inthe first round, whichgives them a chance tofill a lot of their holes.They also could use anoffensive guard and acornerback. Somehow,they need a No. 2 re-ceiver to take the cover-age away from Green."I feel like we've got

guys here that last yearwere pushing for playingtime," Dalton said. "Ob-viously, if we can get an-other weapon, that

would be great. I'm allfor it. But we'll see whathappens. The draft'scrazy. Everybody knowsthat."The Bengals used last

year's draft as a turningpoint. They took Greenin the first round andDalton in the second,giving themselves a pairof playmakers who madethe playoffs and the ProBowl in their rookie sea-sons. They didn't haveenough to get a long-awaited breakthrough—the franchise's first play-off win since 1990.The Bengals lost to

Houston 31-10 in theplayoffs, leaving them 0-3 in the postseason dur-ing coach Marvin Lewis'nine years in Cincinnati.They've tweaked the

offense slightly in theoffseason. Cincinnati al-lowed running backCedric Benson to leaveas a free agent, replacinghim with BenJarvusGreen-Ellis. They also al-lowed Caldwell andSimpson to become unre-stricted free agents.Caldwell is gone. TheBengals haven't ruledout signing Simpson,who is serving a 15-dayjail sentence in northernKentucky on a drug-re-lated charge. Simpsonalso faces a four-gamesuspension from theNFL for violating itssubstance abuse policy.Getting Shipley back

will be a big step. Hequickly developed into adependable slot receiveras a rookie in 2010,catching 52 passes andthree touchdowns. Hetore the anterior cruciateligament in his left kneeduring the second gamelast season.Shipley met with Dal-

ton — another Texan —for light workouts a fewdays last week to seehow his knee responded.He ran pass patternsand didn't have a prob-lem."It felt real good,"

Shipley said. "I wentback-to-back days, whichwas big for me."

Notes: The Bengalsagreed to new contractswith long snapper ClarkHarris — a restrictedfree agent — and safetyJeromy Miles, who ledtheir special teams intackles last season. ...Dalton worked on hislong passing over thewinter, trying to getmore loft on his throws.Dalton frequentlymissed on long passeslast season.

Shipley backrunning routesBengals could stilluse more receivers

Browns get one Thursday gameBengals to open season on Monday Night FootballCLEVELAND (AP) —

The Browns will open the2012 season at homeagainst Philadelphia onSept. 9.It's the first time

they've faced the Eagles inthe season opener since1969. It's also the 13thtime in 14 years theBrowns have opened theirseason in Cleveland.After hosting the Ea-

gles, the Browns willtravel to Cincinnati (Sept.16) before returning hometo play Buffalo (Sept. 23).The following week, theBrowns will play theironly prime-time game, aThursday night matchupat Baltimore.The Browns will play

the defending Super Bowlchampion New York Gi-ants on Oct. 7.

Following their Nov. 11bye week, the Browns visitDallas (Nov. 18) beforehosting the PittsburghSteelers (Nov. 25).

� The Bengals will playthree prime time games—two of them on the road —in 2012, a reward for theirunexpected playoff ap-pearance last season.Cincinnati opens and

closes the regular season

against the Ravens.The Bengals open in

Baltimore on Mondaynight, Sept. 10, and finishthe regular season at PaulBrown Stadium on Dec. 30against the Ravens.The Bengals also have

prime time games on Sun-day, Oct. 21 against Pitts-burgh at home and onThursday, Dec. 13 atPhiladelphia.

Jordan Shipley hopes to stay healthy this season.AP PHOTO

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DIVISION I1.North Canton Hoover (9) 992.Lebanon (1) 823.Elyria 704.Central Crossing 645.Medina 366.Olentangy Orange 337.Pickerington Central 297.Lakota East 299.Holland Springfield 2010.Lakota West 15

DIVISION II1.LeGrange Keyston (4) 932.Poland Seminary (4) 583.River Valley (1) 564.Woodbridge 475.Licking Vally 466.Greenville 417.Granville 348.Warren Local 278.Kenton Ridge 2710.Ben Logan 26

DIVISION III1.Lucasvill Valley (4) 912.Liberty Union (1) 883.Milan-Edison (3) 734.Bloom Carroll 615.North Union 606.Wellston 477.Warren Champion (2) 428.West Liberty-Salem (1) 229.Fairland 1610.Otsego 14

DIVISION IV1.Strasburg Franklin (7) 882.Portsmouth Clay (1) 693.Crestiline 514.New Reigel 485.Covington (1) 456.Portsmouth Notre Dame 377.Minster 278.Newark Catholic 268.Jackson Milton 2610.Tuscarawas Central Catholic 23

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The Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association’sfirst weekly state rankings:

DIVISON 11.Grove City 10-12.Cincinnati Elder 11-33.Cincinnati Moeller 10-34.Ashland 9-05.Jackson 8-16.Strongsville 8-27.Mason 10-38.Centerville 10-19.Mayfield 7-110.Anthony Wayne 8-1

DIVISION II1.New Richmond 11-02.Defiance 9-13.Wapakoneta 10-14.Columbus DeSales 11-35.Sheridan 9-16.Johathan Alder 9-37.Granville 9-28.Gallia Academy 14-39.Indian Valley 7-110.Tippecanoe 9-4

DIVISION III1.Wheelersburg 11-02.Ontario 11-03.Summit Country Day 11-14.Carlisle 14-25.Portsmouth West 10-16.Edison 9-17.Canton Central Catholic 9-18.Versailles 12-39.Frankfort Adena 10-310.Madeira 10-3Other area teams receiving votes: Miami East.

DIVISION IV1.Hopewell-Loudon 9-02.Defiance Tinora 9-13.Bethel 11-14.Rittman 10-15.John F. Kennedy 8-06.Leipsic 10-17.Seven Hills 9-18.Southern 13-09.North Central 9-110.Newark Catholic 5-5Other area teams receiving votes: Lehman Catholic.

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Record Book

The Miami Valley Hawks went 4-1 in the BowlingGreen Classic over the weekend, winning the Sil-ver Flight.The team includes sitting (left to right):Hannah Holdren, New Breman; Macy Yount,Piqua; Katie Allen, Piqua; Cayla Bensman, Anna;Standing: Coach Dan Bensman, Ashley Current,Miami East;Trina Current, Miami East; coach BradAllen. Missing from the picture were LindseyBlack, Graham; Marissa Luthman, Minster; andNicole Brown,Wapakaneta.

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HawksWin Silver FlightBaseball

MLB StandingsMajor League Baseball

At A GlanceAll Times EDTNational League

East DivisionW L Pct GB

Washington 9 3 .750 —NewYork 7 4 .636 1½Atlanta 6 5 .545 2½Philadelphia 5 5 .500 3Miami 5 6 .455 3½Central Division

W L Pct GBSt. Louis 7 3 .700 —Cincinnati 4 6 .400 3Milwaukee 4 6 .400 3Houston 4 7 .364 3½Pittsburgh 3 7 .300 4Chicago 3 8 .273 4½West Division

W L Pct GBLos Angeles 9 1 .900 —Arizona 7 3 .700 2Colorado 4 6 .400 5San Francisco 4 6 .400 5San Diego 3 8 .273 6½Monday's GamesWashington 6, Houston 3N.Y. Mets 6, Atlanta 1San Diego 7, Colorado 1Arizona 5, Pittsburgh 1Philadelphia 5, San Francisco 2Tuesday's GamesWashington 1, Houston 0Miami 5, Chicago Cubs 2Atlanta 9, N.Y. Mets 3L.A. Dodgers at MilwaukeeCincinnati at St. LouisSan Diego at ColoradoPittsburgh at ArizonaPhiladelphia at San FranciscoWednesday's GamesN.Y. Mets (Dickey 2-0) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 0-1), 12:10

p.m.Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 0-1) at Arizona (D.Hudson 1-

0), 3:40 p.m.Houston (Harrell 1-0) at Washington (Zimmermann 0-

1), 7:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Garza 1-0) at Miami (Buehrle 0-2), 7:10

p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 1-0) at Milwaukee (Greinke 1-

1), 8:10 p.m.Cincinnati (Latos 0-1) at St. Louis (J.Garcia 1-0), 8:15

p.m.San Diego (Richard 1-0) at Colorado (Nicasio 0-0), 8:40

p.m.Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 0-1) at San Francisco (M.Cain 1-

0), 10:15 p.m.Thursday's GamesChicago Cubs at Miami, 12:40 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.Cincinnati at St. Louis, 1:45 p.m.Houston at Washington, 7:05 p.m.Atlanta at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.Philadelphia at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.

American LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBBaltimore 6 4 .600 —Toronto 6 4 .600 —NewYork 6 5 .545 ½Tampa Bay 5 6 .455 1½Boston 4 6 .400 2Central Division

W L Pct GBDetroit 7 3 .700 —Chicago 5 4 .556 1½Cleveland 4 4 .500 2Kansas City 3 7 .300 4Minnesota 3 8 .273 4½West Division

W L Pct GBTexas 8 2 .800 —Seattle 6 5 .545 2½Los Angeles 4 6 .400 4Oakland 4 7 .364 4½Monday's GamesTampa Bay 1, Boston 0Minnesota 7, N.Y.Yankees 3Baltimore 10, Chicago White Sox 4, 10 inningsDetroit 3, Kansas City 2L.A. Angels 6, Oakland 0Tuesday's GamesN.Y.Yankees 8, Minnesota 3Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 3Texas at BostonBaltimore at Chicago White SoxDetroit at Kansas CityOakland at L.A. AngelsCleveland at SeattleWednesday's GamesMinnesota (Marquis 0-0) at N.Y.Yankees (Kuroda 1-1),

7:05 p.m.Tampa Bay (Price 1-1) at Toronto (Morrow 0-0), 7:07

p.m.Texas (D.Holland 1-0) at Boston (Beckett 1-1), 7:10 p.m.Baltimore (Tom.Hunter 1-0) at Chicago White Sox

(Peavy 1-0), 8:10 p.m.Detroit (Scherzer 0-1) at Kansas City (J.Sanchez 1-0),

8:10 p.m.Oakland (Colon 2-1) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 0-2),

10:05 p.m.Cleveland (D.Lowe 2-0) at Seattle (Vargas 1-1), 10:10

p.m.Thursday's GamesBaltimore at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.Minnesota at N.Y.Yankees, 7:05 p.m.Texas at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.Oakland at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.Cleveland at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

BasketballNBA Standings

National Basketball AssociationAll Times EDT

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBx-Boston 36 25 .590 —NewYork 31 29 .517 4½Philadelphia 31 30 .508 5New Jersey 22 40 .355 14½Toronto 22 40 .355 14½Southeast Division

W L Pct GBy-Miami 43 17 .717 —x-Atlanta 36 25 .590 7½x-Orlando 36 25 .590 7½Washington 15 46 .246 28½Charlotte 7 53 .117 36Central Division

W L Pct GBy-Chicago 46 15 .754 —x-Indiana 40 22 .645 6½Milwaukee 29 31 .483 16½Detroit 23 38 .377 23Cleveland 20 40 .333 25½

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBy-San Antonio 43 16 .729 —Memphis 36 25 .590 8Dallas 34 28 .548 10½Houston 32 29 .525 12New Orleans 19 42 .311 25Northwest Division

W L Pct GBy-Oklahoma City 44 17 .721 —Denver 34 27 .557 10Utah 32 30 .516 12½Portland 28 34 .452 16½Minnesota 25 38 .397 20Pacific Division

W L Pct GBx-L.A. Lakers 39 22 .639 —x-L.A. Clippers 38 23 .623 1Phoenix 32 29 .525 7Golden State 22 38 .367 16½Sacramento 20 41 .328 19x-clinched playoff spoty-clinched divisionMonday's GamesNew Orleans 75, Charlotte 67Indiana 111, Minnesota 88Atlanta 109, Toronto 87Orlando 113, Philadelphia 100Miami 101, New Jersey 98Washington 87, Chicago 84Denver 105, Houston 102Utah 123, Dallas 121,3OTPhoenix 125, Portland 107San Antonio 120, Golden State 99L.A. Clippers 92, Oklahoma City 77Tuesday's GamesIndiana 102, Philadelphia 97Detroit 116, Cleveland 77Memphis 91, Minnesota 84Boston at NewYorkSan Antonio at L.A. LakersWednesday's GamesPhiladelphia at Cleveland, 7 p.m.Chicago at Charlotte, 7 p.m.Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m.Detroit at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.Toronto at Miami, 7:30 p.m.NewYork at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.New Orleans at Memphis, 8 p.m.Orlando at Boston, 8 p.m.Houston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Denver, 9 p.m.San Antonio at Sacramento, 10 p.m.Utah at Portland, 10 p.m.Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 10 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.Thursday's GamesMilwaukee at Indiana, 7 p.m.Minnesota at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.Chicago at Miami, 8 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

HockeyNHL Playoffs

National Hockey League Daily Playoff GlanceAll Times EDT(x-if necessary)FIRST ROUND(Best-of-7)

Friday, April 13New Jersey 3, Florida 2Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh 5Detroit 3, Nashville 2Los Angeles 4, Vancouver 2Saturday, April 14Washington 2, Boston 1, 2OTOttawa 3, NY Rangers 2, OTSt. Louis 3, San Jose 0Chicago 4, Phoenix 3, OT, series tied 1-1Sunday, April 15Nashville 3, Detroit 2Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia leads series

3-0Florida 4, New Jersey 2Los Angeles 1, Vancouver 0, Los Angeles leads series

3-0Monday, April 16NY Rangers 1, Ottawa 0, NY Rangers leads series 2-

1Boston 4, Washington 3, Boston leads series 2-1St. Louis 4, San Jose 3, St. Louis leads series 2-1Tuesday, April 17Florida 4, New Jersey 3, Florida leads series 2-1Nashville 3, Detroit 1, Nashville leads series 3-1Phoenix at ChicagoWednesday, April 18NY Rangers at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.Thursday, April 19Florida at New Jersey, 7 p.m.Boston at Washington, 7:30 p.m.Phoenix at Chicago, 8 p.m.St. Louis at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Cincinnati outfielder Drew Stubbs dives for theball against St. Louis Tuesday night. The gamewas tied 1-1 in the ninth inning at press time.

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RedsTied In Ninth

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.(AP) — Carl Petterssonwas runner-up at both theSony Open and HoustonOpen before he cashed inlast week with a win atHilton Head. Three highfinishes would be enoughto put him at No. 10 in theRyder Cup standings, ex-cept for one small prob-lem.The Swede is not eligi-

ble for Ryder Cup points."You have to be a mem-

ber of the European Tour,which I'm not," Petterssonsaid Tuesday.That was not an over-

sight. Pettersson has livedin America since he was ateenager, and last year be-came a U.S. citizen. Helives in North Carolinawith his wife and two chil-dren, who are about toturn 5 and 8. He feels thisis a key time to be at homeinstead of traveling theworld to meet the mini-mum 13 tournaments tobe a European Tour mem-ber."It's too hard to play

two tours at once," Pet-tersson said. "It's hard tocompete on one, let alonetwo. I've seen others try todo two. It's very difficult.Luke Donald did it lastyear. I know it's a RyderCup year. But if I'm play-ing well, maybe they'lltake me."Donald became the first

player to win the moneytitle on both tours lastyear. For most members of

both tours, they have theadvantage of eight tourna-ments that count towardboth — four majors andfour World Golf Champi-onships. Until he won lastweek, Pettersson wasn'teligible for any of them."With a wife and two

kids ... before this win, Iwasn't in any of the ma-jors, maybe the PGA," hesaid. "To play 13 overthere, I'm quite happyplaying the PGA Tour."Pettersson, known as

the "Swedish Redneck" forhis European heritageand Southern home, hasplayed outside the UnitedStates just twice in thelast two years — bothtimes at the Asia PacificClassic in Malaysia, anunofficial PGATour event.He last played a full Euro-pean Tour schedule in2002."I understand why the

European Tour does makeyou be a member. It's abargaining tool to get topplayers back to Europe,"Pettersson said.In the meantime, Pet-

tersson can gear up for themajors. The Masters wasthe only major he playedlast year. His win atHilton Head made him el-igible for the PGA Cham-pionship and the Mastersnext year. He is No. 35 inthe world and must stayin the top 60 for the U.S.Open and top 50 for theBritish Open over thenext five weeks.

Pettersson willplay in U.S.Won’t leave familyto chase Ryder Cup