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BY SHARON SEMANIEFor the Daily [email protected]

PIQUA—As HurricaneSandy barreled along theAtlantic coastline towardthe Northeast leavingmass destruction andpower outages in her wakeseveral weeks ago, MajorRobert Klenk of the PiquaSalvation Army was al-ready enroute to New Jer-sey to serve as incident

commander for relief serv-ices for the entire Gardenstate.Klenk, affectionately

known as “the master ofdisaster” by his wife,Kathleen, spent twoweeks overseeing relief ef-forts for thousands of NewJersey residents displacedby the massive hurricaneon October 29 and leftwithout shelter, food,water and heat. APhiladelphia native,

Klenk made the 12-hourdrive in a rented SUVthrough snow in Pennsyl-vania to reach New Jerseybecause all airports wereclosed. Heavy snowfallsoccurred as a result of themassive hurricane whichcollided with two easterlycold fronts.Klenk, who earned a

master’s degree in emer-gency management fromthe American MilitaryUniversity, has extensiveexperience in national dis-asters including Hurri-canes Katrina and Ike. Hewasted no time in assist-

ing those affected by therecent deadly storm.“I was managing all of

the Salvation Army reliefefforts throughout NewJersey,” he began. “At its

peak (the) Army was serv-ing 20,000 meals per dayresponding to where theneeds were whether it beAtlantic Cityor the north-

ern Jersey shore. It (stormdamage) was very wide-spread and problematic.There are still individuals

BY SHARON SEMANIEFor the Daily [email protected]

PIQUA — As the site ofthe first land battle foughtduring the U.S. Civil Warin 1861, Philippi,W.Va., isa thriving community of2,870 residents accus-tomed to welcomingtourists to its historiclandmarks. What was notwelcomed late last month,

however, were heavywinds and snowfalls cul-minating from HurricaneSandy coupled with coldfronts which blasted theEast Coast.Among those who re-

sponded to the commu-nity’s massive poweroutages were six employ-ees of the Piqua MunicipalPower System who trav-eled six hours to the northcentral part of West Vir-ginia and, after arrivingpast midnight, beganwork at 5:30 a.m. on Oct.31 to single-handedly re-store power to Philippi’scommunity.Piqua Municipal Sys-

tem Director Ed Kriegerexplains Piqua’s assis-tance came about as theresult of its affiliationwith the American Munic-ipal Power organizationand a mutual aid call forstorm relief assistanceamong its 129 municipalpower systems in a seven-state area including Ohio,Pennsylvania, Michigan,Virginia, Kentucky, WestVirginia and Delaware.Krieger indicated a

mass electronic mailingwas sent out in advance ofHurricane Sandy warningAMP would “possibly belooking for assistance” inpower interruptions laterthat week. “We checkedwith our (Piqua) employ-ees to see who was inter-ested in going out (in thefield) even though itmeant leaving their fami-lies for awhile. When they(AMP) called, we hadthree two-man crewsready for assistance.”Local power employees

responsible for restoringpower to the Philippi com-munity in the aftermathof Hurricane Sandy wereKen Watson, Kevin Grin-stead, Mark Beckman,Justin Foutz, JerryPerkins and Nate Hutchi-son.“During their five days

away,” noted Krieger, thePiqua contingent was re-sponsible for replacingdistribution poles and re-moving trees from powerlines” downed by strong

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PIQUA — More than 365million packages are expected tobe delivered by the U.S. PostalService this Christmas season,which represents a 20 percentincrease over packages deliveredin 2011.According to the USPS, the

postal service is projecting arecord-breaking increase incompetitive package businessdue to consumers’ growingfondness of shopping online.In total, nearly 18 billion

cards, letters and packageswill be delivered betweenThanksgiving and New Year’sEve, USPS officials are fore-casting.In a press release, Patrick

Donahoe, the postmastergeneral and chief executiveofficer, stated how busy heanticipates this holiday sea-son will be.“This is one of the most ex-

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the year for the Postal Serv-ice, whether you’re sending aholiday card to Kentucky or amilitary care package toAfghanistan, our employeesdo what it takes to processand deliver every single one,”Donahoe said.The postal service said the

busiest mailing day will beMonday, Dec. 17, when morethan 655 million pieces ofmail are expected to beprocessed. Additionally thebusiest day for letters will beWednesday, Dec. 19, and thebusiest day for packages willbe Thursday, Dec. 20.Suggested mail-by dates

for the USPS are: Nov. 14,APO/FPO parcel post mili-tary deadline; Dec. 3, prioritymail international; Dec. 10,priority mail military; Dec.11, express mail interna-tional; Dec. 14, parcel post;Dec. 17, global express guar-anteed; Dec. 20, first-classmail; Dec. 21, priority mail;and Dec. 22, express mail.

Locally, the Piqua Post Of-fice is already busy withthose who have alreadystarted purchasing gifts andmailing out Christmas cards.Piqua Postmaster Bill

Judge said he is expectingthis shipping season to bebusy.Judge said he is expecting

a 15 percent increase in holi-day mail letters and pack-ages this year as far asincoming mail, and doesn’tanticipate too much of a dif-ference between outgoingmail this year when com-pared to last year.When it comes to Christ-

mas cards, Judge providedsome important dates tomake sure they are receivedon time.“If you are mailing locally,

you would want to get themin the mail by Friday, Dec.21,” Judge said. “If you aremailing out-of-state, I wouldpush that back to Wednesday,Dec. 19.”

MIKE ULLERY/STAFF PHOTOClerk Jay Pierce sorts packages and other mail on Wednesday at the Piqua Post Office.

PROVIDED PHOTOMajor Robert Klenk of the Piqua Salvation Army and other personnel delegatedfood and supplies to various areas throughout New Jersey in aid of victims ofHurricane Sandy that hit the east coast and caused massive devastation on Oc-tober 29.

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Schools will conduct a districtbuilding project update at 6:30p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, in room124 at the high school. Thepublic is welcome to attend tolearn more about the progressof the district’s planned newschools.

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who are without power twoweeks after the storm.”Throughout his stay at

theMontclair Citadel, tem-porary headquarters forSalvation Army relief ef-forts, Klenk also helpedoversee the distribution ofblankets- 15,000-20,000-tosites such as senior citizenhigh rises or sites absent ofheat.At the incident com-

mand center, Klenk andother Salvation Army per-sonnel delegated food andsupplies to various areasthroughout New Jersey.Each day would begin at 7a..m.where he wouldman-age crises from the nightbefore, receive a morningbriefing from commandstaff and establish priori-ties for the day. SalvationArmy mobile feeding units(canteens) or global heat-ing trucks were deployedat various sites to distrib-ute hot meals to those af-fected.“There were nine of us in

the command post andhundreds out in the field,”reflected Klenk, who oftenworked 18-20 hours a day.“The first week I had to usemy cell phone as an alarmclock” due of lack of power.In addition to meal dis-

tribution, Klenk and hisstaff also provided emo-tional and spiritual sup-port to those displaced bythe storm. “We (SalvationArmy) sent individuals outwith food trucks to go andtalk with people who weregrieving. We would listento those who lost all of theirpossessions and, in many

cases, that (counseling)wasmore appreciated thanthe food itself. They (vic-tims) just needed someoneto say ‘You’ll make itthrough’.Klenk said collaboration

has been key throughoutthe relief efforts with theSalvation Army workingwith agencies such as theRed Cross, local feed banksand others to meet needsand avoid duplicate serv-ices. He suggests thatthere will be thousands ofindividuals in need of long-term shelter and that theFederal Emergency Man-agement Agency (FEMA)and state are alreadyworking on some transi-tioning plans to relocatethose displaced to perhapsa former military base.“It (disaster) has had a

ripple effect,” he lamented.“There was damage to va-cation spots where resi-dents who providedservices for certain indus-tries will no longer havework. In other areas, thosesame service workers alsolost their homes. A lot (ofthe recovery) will rely onindividual flexibility to getback to normal.” The Sal-vation Army, he added, isaggressively working toadopt a multi-year plan toassist those victims whoseneeds are presently unmet.

When asked what im-mediate assistance can beprovided in the aftermathof Hurricane Sandy, MajorKlenk quickly responded“We don’t need clothing orgoods. Right now we needfinancial assistance to payfor peoples’ rent. We havehad such an outpouringfrom around the countrybut, at some point,we needto help those with bills topay. To assist with this ef-fort, Major Klenk askedthat donations be sent tothe Salvation Army inPiqua and earmarked forHurricane Sandy victims.“We have a very good repu-tation of making sure thatdonor intent is met,” headded.After an exhausting two

weeks in New Jersey,Major Klenk candidly ad-mits he’s glad to be homewith family, heat and elec-tricity. “It’s customary tohave a replacement (as in-cident commander) aftertwo weeks,” he said. “Youbegin to feel you are be-yond making enlighteneddecisions. Sometimes youjust need a new set of eyes.”When asked if New Jer-

sey residents as well asothers in neighboringstates will survive Hurri-cane Sandy, he added “I’msure they will. They (EastCoast residents) are re-silient although this (typeof storm) is new to them.It’s not a disaster theyplanned for unlike icestorms or Nor’easters.”

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winds and heavy snow.Krieger noted that theentire community wasout of power until thePiqua crew arrived andbegan putting in 16-hourdays.“The people of Philippi

were grateful to see ourcrews show up and veryappreciative of their ef-forts,” acknowledgedKrieger. “They (Piqua)rolled into town, werefully capable and ready….and it turned out to be apositive experience foreveryone.”Krieger says mutual

aid assistance has beenprovided by Piqua Munic-ipal Power System anumber of times includ-ing ice storms in Ken-tucky and, most recently,in response to power dis-ruptions in Tipp City andYellow Springs. ThePiqua Power System pro-vides electricity for nearly10,500 local householdsand businesses.

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Loren Foster OakesFLETCHER — Loren

Foster Oakes, 92, ofFletcher, passed away inhis residence at 12:35 p.m.Friday. Nov. 23, 2012. Borni nMiamicountyon Sept.1 9 ,1 9 2 0 ,L o r e nwas theson ofthe lateJ e s s eJame sa n dEmma (Renner) Oakes.He married Doris Eliza-

beth Stockslager on Aug.24, 1946, and she survivesin Fletcher. Together theyraised two daughters,Carol Jean(Dale) Barrof Sidneya n dM e r i k a y(Craig) Hughes of Fletcher.He also is survived by sixgrandchildren, Shannon(Dwight) Carpenter ofRichwood, Elyssa Hughesof Fletcher, Kyleen (T.J.)Green of Troy, Brent (Jen-nifer) Anthony of Colum-bus, Rob (Lisa) Anthony ofHilliard, and Scott (AnitaChitluri) Anthony ofCleveland; five great-grandchildren, Braden,Hale,Mia, Chloe andArya.

In addition to his par-ents he was preceded indeath by three brothers,Byron, Donald, and PaulOakes and sister MaryBair.Loren was a World War

II veteran who proudlyserved in the U.S. SignalCorp participating in cam-paigns in Normandy,Northern France,Rhineland, Ardennes andCentral Europe. Lorenjoined other veterans on abus tour to see theirWorldWar II memorial in Wash-ington, D.C. A trip hetreasured.He was engagedin farming all of his life,and he enjoyed Reds base-ball and The Ohio StateBuckeyes.Visitation for family and

friends will be held from 5-7 p.m. Monday in theSuber-Shively FuneralHome, 201 W. Main St.,Fletcher. Funeral serviceswill be held at 11 a.m.Tuesday, in the funeralhome with his grandsonBrent Anthony presiding.Burial will follow inCasstown Cemetery,NorthChildrens Home Road,Casstown with militaryhonors by the VeteransElite Tribute Squad ofPiqua. Condolences to thefamily may be sent towww.sh ive ly funera l-homes.com.

Julie Lynn Hecker SmithPIQUA — Julie Lynn

Hecker Smith, 54, ofPiqua, formerly of Pots-dam, passed away Thurs-day, Nov. 22, 2012, atPiqua Manor, Piqua. Shewas born Nov. 11, 1958, inDayton.She was preceded in

death by her parents,Henry and Doris (Ross)Kelsey; daughter, BrittanySmith; and a brother,Mark Kelsey.Julie is survived by her

husband, Richard Smithof Piqua; daughters, Eliz-abeth Hecker of Piqua,Betsy Smith of Piqua andCassidy Smith of Piqua;son, William and LeslyHecker of Piqua; grand-

children, Grady Egertonand Lilly Hecker; sister,Judith Thien of Minster;and special friend, Lav-erne Clark of Piqua.Funeral services will be

held at 1:30 p.m. Monday,at Hale-Sarver FamilyFuneral Home, 284 N.Miami St., West Milton,with Pastor Robert Kurtzofficiating, with burial tofollow at Potsdam Ceme-tery. Friends may callfrom 2-5 p.m. Sunday atHale-Sarver.If so desired, contribu-

tions may be made to thefamily c/o Hale-Sarver,P.O. Box 9, West Milton,OH 45383 to assist familywith funeral expenses.

SIDNEY — Gerrie L. Tidwell, 71, of Sidney,passed away Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, at 11:10 p.m. atFair Haven Shelby County Home.Memorial services will be held at a later date at the

convenience of the family. There will be no public visi-tation prior to the service. Cromes Funeral Home,Sidney, is in charge of arrangements.

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NY’s Fire Island assesses future after SandyBY FRANK ELTMANAssociated Press

OCEAN BEACH, N.Y. (AP) —New Yorkers who cherish Fire Is-land as an idyllic summertime get-away feared the worst when the32-mile-long barrier island took adirect hit from Superstorm Sandy’spowerful surge. The wall of waterswamped nearly the entire island,destroyed or washed away about200 homes and scraped sand dunesdown to nothing.Still, residents are counting their

blessings.That’s because more than 4,000

structures survived, at least enoughto be repaired.And some are credit-ing the carefully maintained wall ofdunes, ranging from 10 to 20 feettall, with taking the brunt of thestorm’s fury.“The dunes were demolished, but

without their protection it wouldhave been much worse,” said Mal-colm Bowman, a professor of physi-cal oceanography at Stony BrookUniversity.Evidence of the hit the dunes ab-

sorbed is everywhere. A half-milefrom the ocean, a blizzard of sandcovers bicycles up to the handle-bars.Wooden pilings are all that re-main of stairs and walkways thatpassed over dunes and led down tothe beach. A football-field-size net-work of concrete blocks that once

sat under 6 feet of sand lay bare inthe autumn sunshine. Houses onstilts that once peeked over sandberms now sit naked to the surf.New Yorkers know Fire Island as

their own private paradise, a close-to-home getaway that’s accessibleonly by ferry and feels like a differ-ent country. The strip of beachesfive miles off the south shore ofLong Island is three-fourths unde-veloped and includes a nationalwilderness area.It has just 300 permanent resi-

dents, but on weekends from Me-morial Day to Labor Day, thepopulation is swelled by 75,000 vis-itors who rent homes ranging insize from multilevel palaces to rus-tic bungalows. A couple of commu-nities are favorite destinations ofgay and lesbian visitors. Cars arebanned in the summertime;denizens get around on bikes andboardwalks and tote their gear inred toy wagons.Because of its remoteness, offi-

cials have only begun in the pastweek or so to allow the residents,and the others who own vacationhomes and businesses, to returnand assess the damage.Retired electrical contractor

Hyman Portnoy, whose two-storyoceanfront home in the village ofOcean Beach suffered damage to itslarge deck, said rebuilding the

dunes is a major concern.“We haven’t got any protection

now,” he said. “I’d be satisfied withanything. I’d be satisfied with apile.”Suzy Goldhirsch, president of the

Fire Island Association, which rep-resents businesses and homeown-ers, noted that homeowners inmany Fire Island communities —there are 17 different villages andhamlets — pay part of their prop-erty taxes to maintain the dunes.But she expects the federal gov-

ernment will be asked to fund someof the dune restoration, arguingthat maintaining the barrier islandserves to protect not just Fire Is-land, but also the homes of the 3million Long Islanders on the main-land.Critics of federal funding of beach

and dune replenishment say U.S.taxpayers shouldn’t pick up the tabfor beaches enjoyed by only a frac-tion of the population. Replenish-ment backers counter thatCongress has approved recoveryfunds for other disasters includingHurricane Katrina and last year’stornadoes in Missouri.The work of replacing sand dunes

that washed away in the storm isalready under way. Workers arescooping up sand from the streets,putting it in bags and piling it upwhere the dunes once stood.

PIQUA — The long-standing benefits of a col-lege education cansometimes be a goal thatseems unattainable tosome due to the financialstrain that getting a de-gree can bring. As studentloan debt continues togrow, more students arereaching out for assis-tance through scholarshipprograms.Through the generosity

of donors from throughoutthe region, many studentsat Edison Community Col-lege have found the re-sources necessary to taketheir dreams and makethem a reality. At the an-nual Scholarship Recogni-tion Dinner held inEdison’s Robinson Theaterrecently, students andtheir families were giventhe opportunity to connectwith the donors who havehelped shape their fu-tures.Edison student

Natasha Flaugher, recipi-ent of two scholarshipsand currently pursuingher degree in nursing, ad-dressed the audience fol-lowing the openingreception and dinner.“Without these scholar-

ships, a lot of the studentshere would have a greatburden on their shoul-ders,” said Flaugher, whoreceived scholarships fromthe Piqua Area Chamberof Commerce and MiamiCounty Safety Council.“Getting a scholarship hasbeen a great motivator for

me personally, because Iknow someone has put alot of faith in me and Idon’t want to let themdown.”Donors like Linda Long

and Carol Wood believe inthose students, and seethe opportunity in provid-ing a scholarship to a de-serving student as a wayof honoring the memory ofa loved one. The HollyHahn Memorial Scholar-ship is set up to provide fi-nancial assistance to astudent for whom Englishis a second language, acause that was very closeto the former Edison pro-fessor’s heart when shepassed away in 2005.“She had a passion and

love for teaching,” saidLong, who started thescholarship seven yearsago with Wood. “Sheworked with students inthe Czech Republic, Rus-sia and this area teachingEnglish as a second lan-guage and serving as alanguage tutor.”Edison President Dr.

Cris Valdez spoke to theaudience on the impor-tance of recognizing themany individual donorsand organizations thatwork through the college’sfoundation to help stu-dents succeed.“We’re building and cre-

ating a culture of philan-thropy here that startswith our donors,” saidValdez. “Not everyone hasthe financial means tocontribute and we are

very appreciative of thosethat do. We know thathigher education opens upso many opportunities tostudents.”As an institution, Edi-

son strives to providethose opportunities, allthe while understandingthat many of its studentsare working while going toschool and taking care offamily members. Statisti-cally, the average numberof students receiving someform of financial aid atEdison is just around 70percent, compared toother major schools inOhio where the number ismore than 90 percent.Offering resources such

as the Post-Secondary En-rollment Option Program(PSEOP), which allowsqualifying students totake college credit courseswhile still in high schooltuition-free, helps stu-dents and families reducefuture costs while easingthe transition into ahigher education institu-tion.“We have more than

600 students attendingEdison now as PSEOPstudents,” said Chris Nor-man, Vice President of In-stitutional Advancement.“Annually, that’s helpingto save more than one mil-lion dollars in tuition costsfor students.”Parents like Kim Ma-

niaci, whose two daugh-ters Brittany andGabrielle both attend Edi-son and were recipients of

scholarships, expressedher gratitude to thedonors and institutionthat have provided astrong foundation for theiracademic success.“Edison has been very

helpful in finding scholar-ships to continue their ed-ucation,” she said. “As asingle parent, it has bene-fitted all of us financially.We are very fortunate tohave Edison here in thecommunity.”

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PROVIDED PHOTOPositively Promoting Piqua (PPP), working in collaboration with Piqua City Schools elementary cur-riculum director DwayneThompson, has developed a Piqua Alphabet poster, highlighting points of in-terest in and around Piqua.Ten of the 24x35-inch posters were donated to Nicklin School for use in thedistrict’s kindergarten classrooms. The staff and students of Nicklin were featured at the Novemberboard of education meeting in a video, singing the alphabet song, which features the alphabet soundscoordinated with pictures featured on the poster.The center picture of the poster is the letter K, repre-sented by a photo of a key, which is a symbol for developing reading skills that will be the key to suc-cess in the students’ education.

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We all know the famous Norman Rockwellpainting of a typical American family gath-ered around Grandma as she serves up a huge

turkey. If Rockwell were painting today, his portrait ofa Thanksgiving feast would have to include gay UncleKevin and perhaps a niece who’s brought her girlfriendhome from college. (He might also sketch in the newChinese daughter-in-law, but that’s another story.)The American family is changing rapidly, and so are

attitudes about same-sex marriage. In the last election,three states voted to approve the institution (Mary-land, Maine andWashington), and one, Minnesota, re-jected a move to ban it. The focus on Barack Obama’sre-election, and the attention paid to the critical Latinovote, obscured this historic milestone.For the first time, after more than 30 failed tries, gay

marriage was approved by statewide vote. (Until now,it took court decisions or legislative action to enact thelaws.) That means same-sex unions are now legal innine states and the District of Columbia, and advo-cates are planning a half-dozen more campaigns in thenext few years.In the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, 51

percent supported marriage equality, up sharply from32 percent just eight years ago. And the trend line isclear. Among young adults, more than six in 10 favorthe right of same-sex couples to wed legally.“The pace of the change in opinions has picked up

over the last few years,” pollster Michael Dimock of thePew Research Center told The New York Times, “andas the younger generation becomes a larger share ofthe electorate, the writing is on the wall.”The main motive behind this shift is not ideology but

experience. More and more Americans have gayfriends and neighbors, classmates and colleagues.Andmore are sharing their holiday tables with gay rela-tives. Now add the U.S. Senate, where DemocratTammy Baldwin of Wisconsin will become the firstopenly gay member in January. A new congressmanfrom upstate New York, Sean Patrick Maloney, hasthree children with his male partner of more than 20years.Like manyAmericans, we see this change in our own

lives. We gave a party last summer for our old friendRep. Barney Frank, who deliberately married his part-ner, Jim Ready, before he retires from Congress nextmonth. Barney wanted to make sure his fellow law-makers knew a gay married couple.Cokie recently visited with four of her closest college

friends; two have gay children and one a gay sister. Aformer student of Steve’s saved for years so he and hispartner could afford a surrogate mother, and they arenow parenting twin sons.We voted enthusiastically forgay marriage in Maryland, partly because another for-mer student lives in a neighboring suburb with herpartner and child, and they yearned for the stabilityand security of a legal union.GOP strategists have many post-election worries,

but here’s one of the most significant: Six in 10 youngvoters backed Obama. Yes, they might lose some oftheir liberal instincts as they start families, buy housesand pay taxes. But it’s also true that once voters castballots for the same party several elections in a row,they acquire a certain loyalty to that party. The NewDeal coalition that backed FDR held together for morethan 30 years; the majority forged by Ronald Reaganwon five of seven elections from 1980 through 2004.Gay marriage is only one issue that helped generate

Obama’s strong margins among young voters, but it’san important part of a larger idea. These voters aremore tolerant than their elders on many social mat-ters, from abortion and contraception to marijuana.And they are more likely to reject the domineeringmoralism emanating from the conservative Christianactivists who control Republican policy.Republicans who actually want to win elections --

and not just preach sermons -- understand this prob-lem. Steve Schmidt, a senior adviser on Sen. John Mc-Cain’s 2008 presidential bid, says the GOP would besigning a “suicide pact” if it continued to oppose gaymarriage.Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina was right

on when he analyzed his party’s defeat in Politico: “If Ihear anybody say it was because Romney wasn’t con-servative enough, I’m going to go nuts.We’re not losing95 percent of African-Americans and two-thirds of His-panics and voters under 30 because we’re not beinghard-ass enough.”So give thanks this holiday season for the new

American family, including your gay uncle. And thatlovely Chinese daughter-in-law.

Steve and Cokie Roberts can be contacted by emailat [email protected].

CINCINNATI (AP) —Army veteran Buck Clayfound that adjusting to col-lege life after years in themilitary wasn’t easy.That’s why he welcomesefforts by Ohio universitiesand colleges to providemore help for student vet-erans trying to make thattransition.Some campuses are de-

veloping one-stop veteranservices centers and otherways to better supportthousands of veteransseeking degrees aroundOhio asmore troops returnfrom overseas.“A lot of veterans who

get discouraged trying toadapt to a campus envi-ronment from the moreregimented military cul-ture just give up,” saidClay, a 31-year-old formerArmy staff sergeant whoserved in Iraq and Kosovo.“We need a sense of com-munity and support tohelp with the academicand emotional challenges.”Clay attends the Uni-

versity of Cincinnati,which opened its VeteransOne Stop Center thismonth.The center will pro-vide more centralized in-formation and access toservices such as tutoring,academic and psychologi-cal counseling, disabilityservices and career devel-opment. It also helps stu-dents with the essentialtask of getting certified,the approval process re-quired to ensure they aretaking the necessary num-ber and types of coursesand are eligible for themil-itary benefits.The increase in student

veterans has been attrib-uted to the large numbersof returning troops and tothe post-9/11 GI Bill. The2008 legislation expandedbenefits for tuition andother educational ex-penses for veterans, theirdependents and active mil-itary personnel.As of early November,

more than 470,000 indi-viduals nationwide wereenrolled in educationalprograms using those ben-efits andmore than 22,000in Ohio used them in 2011,the U.S. Department ofVeterans Affairs says.UC students benefiting

from the GI bill have dou-bled from about 500 in2008 to more than 1,000,and the school believes itscenter will make veterans“feel like they are now get-ting complete wraparoundservices,” said Debra Mer-chant, associate vice presi-dent of student services.

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My mother’s recentdouble knee replace-ment surgery has cre-ated a power vacuum atmy parents’ house. Mymom hasn’t stoppedmoving for five decadesbecause she was in aconstant state of raisingthree children andmeticulously tending tohousehold chores andbill-paying. She has be-come the patron saint ofstay-at-home mothers.She was once the ruler of the roost for

this reason, but her recent sidelining hasrelegated her to the lowest station of all.She has been couch-ridden for some timenow due to her medical malady. Becauseof this, the space-time continuum hassomehow been ripped and the very fab-ric of society has been torn about.Emerging from this void is my stoic

father. He is holding a vacuum cleaner,cleaning up cat vomit and making sup-per — all at the same time.Since my mother’s surgery, my father

has been all but forced to fill in for her inevery conceivable way. He has becomethe washer of clothes, the maker of sup-pers and the cleaner of rooms.He has become Mr. Mom.The other day when I stopped to visit

them I half expected my father to bewearing an apron with a feather dusterin his hands, or maybe working on aquilt while watching his programs. In-stead, he was making dinner as mymother barked out ingredients and di-rections like a short order cook from thedavenport.My mother seems pretty impressed

with Mr. Mom’s emergence, but reactswith surprise when my father performsa chore of some kind, like taking out thecat litter or feeding every stray catwithin a three-mile radius. She doesn’tunderstand why my dad has been so ac-commodating. I think it’s because heloves her, which is why he decided toraise three children with her, but whatdo I know, right?My mom had false illusions about her

recovery. She thought she would be upand walking around in a matter of notime.We all had to inform her she wasn’t

Wile E. Coyote and most humans can’twithstand having bones cut out of themwithout a little bed rest.

I can’t blame her. Sheprobably feels likesomeone has cut thelegs out from under-neath her.She even voiced her

displeasure with herdoctor.“Why does it hurt so

badly?” she moaned.“I have three words

for you,” the doctorreplied. “Hammer.Chisel. Saw.”

The doctor gave her a handful of pre-scription painkillers just to get her toshut up about it. That’s just what theworld needs more of — my mother allhopped up on funny pills and plowingthrough the house in her wheelchair.My mother had never used a wheel-

chair before, which was pathetic towatch her do because she kept bumpinginto everything. That wouldn’t be so badexcept she collects antique vases andowns a half-dozen or so cats.Once she graduated from the wheel-

chair, she moved on to a walker (com-plete with complimentary tennis balls)before progressing to a cane. It seemedlike she was turning into Wilfred Brim-ley right in front of my eyes.Now she is able to get around on her

own without a device typically associ-ated with the elderly. However, I am be-ginning to think my mother is milkingher recovery for all that it is worth. Ithink she has grown accustom to Mr.Mom changing the cat litter, folding thelaundry and yelling at my little brotherabout how dirty his room is. I can telljust from the look in her eyes.To be honest, I think my dad can tell,

too. Mr. Mom doesn’t seem to mind.This whole ordeal has made me face

one wicked realization. My parents aregetting old, like, really old. It is hard towatch your mom going around in circlesin a wheelchair or your dad trying tomake a pot roast and not think that.Or maybe that’s just my knee-jerk re-

action.

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THE FIRST AMENDMENTCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting thefree exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the rightof the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of

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BY JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment Writer

The army invading the UnitedStates in “Red Dawn,” an ill-advisedremake of the campy 1984 original,was changed in post-production fromChinese to North Korean.With a fewsnips here, a few re-dubs there, thefilmmakers re-editedand re-shot, fear-ful of offending China and its increas-ingly important movie-goingmarket.But why stop there? Can’t we

blithely make any nation our enemyformovie-sake?Let’s try aversionwithIran! And don’t we have reason to besuspicious of Sweden?DoweREALLYknow what’s in all those giant Ikeastores??The ridiculous “Red Dawn” is the

supreme example of Hollywood’s ColdWar nostalgia, when the Russkies of-fered up an easy, de facto villain.Today’s terrorism paranoia, appar-ently, is too complex and too facelessfor some. No, we need a clear-cutenemy.Do youhave something in red?The awkward updating of “Red

Dawn” came after Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which had produced the filmback in 2009,went bankrupt.Not sur-prisingly, the market was weak for afilm that reportedly cost $60million tomake and suggested modern Chinawas the equivalent ofColdWar-eraSo-viet Union. So the switch was madeand distributor FilmDistrict picked itup.Like the original, “Red Dawn” is

about a band of high-schoolers whosehometown (now Spokane, Wash., in-

stead of small town Colorado) issuddenly taken over by para-chuting foreign troops. Withmost adults locked-up andmili-tary response not coming, thekids develop into a gang of in-surgents, dubbing themselvestheWolverines.Back in 1984, the kids were

played by brat pack all-stars:Patrick Swayze, C. ThomasHowell,Charlie Sheen, JenniferGrey. Yes, Tom Brokaw had itwrong:Thiswas truly the great-est generation.The film (the firstPG-13 ratedmovie, incidentally)was grade-A ‘80s kitsch, a moviethat captured the imaginations of kidsgrowing up amid ColdWar fears.The new “Red Dawn” has no such

context.While there is plenty of anxi-ety to go around these days, NorthKorea is more likely viewed a punch-line than a legitimate invasion threat.(In the film, Russia is suggested to becahoots with them, as well.) The im-plausibility is dizzying, all around.The cast is centered on two broth-

ers: the returning Iraq veteran Jed(Chris Hemsworth, the “Snow Whiteand the Huntsman” star) and highschool quarterback Matt Eckert (JoshPeck). They’re the leaders of theWolverines, whose ranks include JoshHutcherson (“The Hunger Games”),Adrianne Palicki (“Friday NightLights”), Connor Cruise and EdwinHodge.From a mountain cabin and other

woodsy lairs, they launchguerillawar-fare on the occupying North Koreans.

Director Dan Bradley, a former stuntcoordinator, canmount adecent shoot-out scene, but doesn’t stage the actionwell, leaving scenes looking set in thesame few downtown blocks. Still,there’s no telling how Bradley had toalter his footage. (No onehad it harderthanactorWillYunLee,who,as the oc-cupying commander, had to redo hislines in Korean.)In recent years, home invasion

movies have been made frequently,only with aliens.The appeal, as one ofthe characters in “Red Dawn” says, isthat defending one’s homelandmakes“more sense” in a time filledwith indi-rect military aims.But such fantasies — here played

out bydelusional teenage football play-ers — are all the more dubious giventhat theU.S.was engaged in two (real)wars at the time of filming. In “RedDawn,” Afghanistan and Iraq gohardlymentioned, replaced by a gameof toy soldiers withmake-believe foes.

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A dizzyingly implausiblenew ‘Red Dawn’DEAR ABBY: I’m15and

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don’t get along sometimes,andI’mscaredshe’llhavemyboyfriend put in jail. I havethought about this, and I re-allywant tohaveababywithhim. I love Todd more thananything. Is it bad that Iwant to get pregnant? I’m inninth grade and he’ll be asenior. Please give me someadvice.

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DEAR WANTS TO BEA MOM: Before you andTodd rush into this, it is im-portant to consider how youwill take care of a baby. Ba-bies are not just cute; theyare also completely helplessandALOTOFWORK.Some schools offer stu-

dents a program in whichboysandgirls are givendollsthat require 24-hour care.Theyare just like real babiesin that they cry, wet, andmustbe“fed”andwithapar-entatall times.Studentsareassigned to care for their“baby” for a week or more,and often, by the end of theassignment period, the de-sire to have a baby disap-pearsas therealityabout thedegree of responsibility be-comes obvious. Please lookinto the possibility of attend-ing a class like this becauseit is important.If youbecomepregnantas

a freshman, it will lessenyour chances of graduating.You and Todd will need adiploma in order to supportyourselvesandachild.If lov-ing a baby was all it takes,yourmotherwouldbe caringfor you instead of yourgrandmother. I cannot stressenough the importance ofyou and Todd completingyour education before be-coming parents. It willmakeyou better parents. Youshould also be prepared tostay togetheruntil your childis an adult. Isn’t that whatyou would have wanted ifyour father hadn’t died andyour mother turned todrugs?I’m glad you wrote, that

you’re smart and didn’t acton impulse. Your grand-mother is doing her best toraise you, and she alreadyhas enough responsibility onher shoulders.Another childmight be more than she canphysically and emotionallyhandle.

DEAR ABBY: I’m16and

have been in a relationshipfor five months. I know I’myoung, but things just hap-pened. I like this boy a lotand he likesme.Before we went out we

werebest friends.Back then,we had so much to talkabout.But ever sinceweoffi-cially became a couple,there’s nothing really to saytoeachother.Weused to talkall day on the phone, andnow it’s kind of hard to havea normal conversation.The physical attraction is

there, but themental attrac-tion is sort of going away.Heis amazing and listens to allmy problems, but when Idon’t have any problemsthere isnothing to say.Idon’twant to end it between us.What should I do?

— DISAPPOINTED

DEAR DISAP-POINTED: You and yourboyfriend may be spendingtoo much time together andnot enough on other activi-ties. If you interactmorewithother friends, become activein sports or group activitiesand spend more time apart,then you — and he — willhave more to bring to yourconversations. Please try it,and encourage him to do thesame.

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If you look at all fourhands, it seems declarermust ultimately go downone after West leads hissingleton spade againstfour hearts. East winswith the ace and returnsthe queen, covered by de-clarer with the king andruffed by West. Since

South still has a spade anda diamond to lose, heseems destined to wind upwith only nine tricks.But if he proceeds care-

fully, declarer can makethe contract. Let’s sayWest returns the jack ofdiamonds at trick three,which is the best he cando. South wins with theking, plays the A-K oftrumps, then cashes theA-K of clubs and ruffs a clubin dummy. Eight trickshave been played, and thisis now the position:

With East at this pointknown to have startedwith six spades, twohearts and least threeclubs, South can feel cer-tain of making the con-tract. Since East can’tpossibly have been dealtmore than two diamonds,

declarer cashes the ace ofdiamonds and then exitswith a spade. This forcesEast to win and return aspade, allowing South todispose of his diamondloser as he ruffs indummy.

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You can avoid the silenttreatment from yourpower tools in the springby providing some tenderloving care before storingthem in the fall.Gasoline-powered gar-

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tighten moving parts.That includes wheel bear-ings and throttle cables.Tillers, mowers, string-cutters and chain sawstake terrible beatings andtend to loosen up overtime. “Anything that’s not

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product instruction man-ual, Scully said. “It hascomplete listings ofthings in there aboutwhat should be checkedand how often.”

John Deere, STIHL andmany other manufactur-ers have begun emphasiz-ing easier-to-maintaindesigns for do-it-yourselfequipment operators.“For example, no tools

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military announcements are published Satur-days can be e-mailed to [email protected] dropped off or mailed to the Piqua Daily Callat 100 Fox Drive.

Now is the time to getpower tools ready for spring

DEAN FOSDICK/AP PHOTOThis Oct, 26 photo shows power tools that are to bewinterized for later use in the garden in Langley,Wash. Gasoline-powered equipment that is likely tobe stored a month or more needs some looking afterif it’s to be ready when the weather warms again. Pre-ventive maintenance also extends its service life.

A little TLC nowcan go a long way

Smithsonian explores food,wine in new galleryWASHINGTON (AP) — Julia Child’s kitchen is re-

turning to public view as the National Museum of Amer-ican History opens its first major exhibit about food.Child donated her kitchen to themuseum in 2001.Now

it serves as the opening story for the gallery openingTues-day, showingher influence on culinary arts, food televisionand the wayAmericans view cooking.Curator Paula Johnson says the second half of the 20th

century brought rapid changes in America’s relationshipwith food.One section of the exhibit explores the influence of im-

migrants from Asia, Africa, the Middle East and LatinAmerica who introduced flavors that are now part ofeveryday life.The museum also looks at the science of food produc-

tion and the rise of winemaking.By 2000,wine was beingproduced in all 50 states.

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MenusPIQUA CITYSCHOOLS (K-8):Monday — Barbecue

chicken sandwich, fruit,lemon broccoli, potatowedges, milk.Tuesday — Teriyaki

chicken with rice, fruit,veggies and hummus,cookie, milk.Wednesday — Meatball

sub, fruit, bean and cornsalad, milk.Thursday —Taco salad,

fruit, tortilla chips withsalsa, milk.Friday — Turkey and

noodles, fruit, mashed po-tatoes, green beans, roll,milk.

PIQUA HIGHSCHOOL:Monday — Chipotle

chicken wrap, carrots andhummus, fruit, chips,milk.Tuesday — Teriyaki

chicken with rice, fresh cu-cumber and tomato dip,fruit, pretzels, milk.Wednesday — Veggie

lasagna, fruit, bread stickwith marinara sauce ,milk.Thursday — Spicy beef

nachos with tortilla chips,tossed salad, fruit, rice,milk.Friday — Turkey and

noodles mashed potatoes,broccoli, fruit, roll, cookie,milk.

PIQUA CATHOLIC:Monday — Breakfast

sandwich, tater tots,choice of fruit, milk.Tuesday — Spaghetti,

salad, breadstick, choice offruit, milk.Wednesday — Tacos,

mixed veggies, rice, choiceof fruit, milk.Thursday — Chicken

and noodles, mashed pota-toes, dinner roll, choice offruit, milk.Friday —Grilled cheese

sandwich, tomato soup,crackers, choice of fruit,milk.

UPPER VALLEYCAREER CENTER:Monday — Ham and

beans or chicken patty,sweet potatoes, assortedfruit, cornbead muffin ormultigrain bun, milk.Tuesday — Nacho

supreme or chicken faji-tas, refried beans, salsa,assorted fruit, milk.Wednesday — Pizza or

quesadilla, side salad, as-sorted fruit, milk.Thursday — Swiss

chicken breast or fishsandwich, whole grainrice, steamed broccoli,

multigrain roll or bun,milk.Friday — Loaded

wedges or chicken nuggetsand potato wedges, as-sorted fruit, multigrainroll, milk.

COVINGTONELEMENTARYAND MIDDLESCHOOL:Monday— Chicken bar-

becue flatbread, sweetfries, green beans, pineap-ple, milk.Tuesday — Beef and

noodles, mashed potatoes,peas, peaches, whole grainroll, milk.Wednesday — Chicken

chunks, green beans, car-rot sticks with ranchdressing, applesauce, gra-ham cracker, milk.Thursday — Cheese

pizza, romaine lettuce,diced tomatoes, strawber-ries, milk.Friday — Beef patty

sandwich, cheese slice,bean salad, corn, fruit mix,milk.

COVINGTON HIGHSCHOOL:Monday— Chicken bar-

becue flatbread, sweetfries, green beans, pineap-

ple, apples with caramel,milk.Tuesday — Beef and

noodles, peas, peaches,raisins, whole grain roll,milk.Wednesday — Chicken

chunks, green beans, car-rot sticks with ranchdressing, applesauce,strawberries/bananas,Goldfish, milk.Thursday — Stuffed

crust pizza, romaine salad,diced tomatoes, strawber-ries, oranges, milk.Friday — Beef patty

sandwich, cheese slice,bean salad, corn, fruit mix,peaches, milk.

MIAMI EASTSCHOOLS:Monday — Nachos with

taco meat, salad, salsa,peaches, Teddy Grahams,milk.Tuesday — Hamburger,

baked beans, applesauce,milk.Wednesday — Chicken

fajita with lettuce, cheeseand tomatoes, carrots,apple, chocolate grahamcrackers, milk.Thursday — Sausage,

french toast stick withsyrup, hash browns, ba-nana, sherbet, milk.Friday — Pepperoni

pizza, cucumber slices,

cauliflower, green pepperswith dip, mixed fruit,milk.

BRADFORDSCHOOLS:Monday — Chicken fin-

gers or peanut butter bars,mashed potatoes, corn onthe cob, fruit cup, fruitjuice, wheat dinner roll,milk.Tuesday — Spaghetti

with meat sauce oryummy yogurt/fruit salad,green beans, apples, fruitcup, breadstick, milk.Wednesday — Pizza

slice or peanut butterbars, broccoli, fresh fruit,fruit cup, fruit sherbet,milk.Thursday — Ham-

burger/cheeseburger orchef salad, french fries,peaches, orange halves,milk.Friday — Fiesta stick

with cheese or peanut but-ter bars, corn, tossedsalad, black beans, corn,salsa, fruit cup, banana,milk.

NEWTONSCHOOLS:Monday — Chicken

fryz, whole wheat dinnerroll, salad, green beans,diced peaches, apples,

(H.S. apple juice andcrackers), milk.Tuesday — Beef ravioli,

breadstick, cheese stick,carrot sticks/celery sticks,pineapple tidbits/oranges(Jr. H. and H.S., salad bar,H.S. orange juice), milk.Wednesday — Chicken

patty on whole grain bun,cosmic creation potatoes,mixed fruit/apples, choco-late pudding (H.S. grapejuice), milk.Thursday —

Crispito/cheese stick, corn,refried beans, diced pears,grapes (J.H. and H.S. saladbar, H.S. apple juice andgraham crackers), milk.Friday—Double stuffed

crust pizza, broccoli/greenbeans, applesauce/oranges,pretzel twists (H.S. orangejuice), milk.

VERSAILLESSCHOOLS:Monday — No school.Tuesday — Chicken

sandwich, wax beans, sun-shine fruit, milk.Wednesday — Chicken

quesadilla, lettuce, salsa,peaches, milk.Thursday — Sausage,

hash browns, waffles withsyrup, fresh oranges, milk.Friday —Grilled cheese

sandwich, fresh carrots,pears, milk.

MarriagesRobert Lloyd Gore, 55,

of 2516 Saint AndrewsDrive, Troy to Colleen P.Phipps, 52, osame ad-dress.Kevin Michael Liming,

54, of 308 Gordon St.,Piqua to April DawnBoyer, 33, of same address.Randolph Duwaine

Fries, 55, of 1307 GarbryRoad, Piqua to Jamie Sue

Widney Hanlon, 52, ofsame address.Martin Leon Kerg, 51,

of 351 Robin Hood Lane,Troy toAlisonAnnGrubb,40, of same address.

Benjamin JamesStelzer, 38, of 125 BevonneCourt Apt. B,West Miltonto Jennifer Ann Clawson,34, of same address.Michael Ryan Miller,

25, of 5444 VersaillesRoad., Piqua to Niki RaeDye, 24, of same address.Christopher William

Bogan, 26, of 415 N.Fourth St., Tipp City to

Andrea Nicole Baker, 26,of same address.Jeffery Allen Wagner,

26, of 24 E.West St., Troyto Heather MichellePatrick, 23, same address.

BY KEN GORDONAssociated Press

COLUMBUS — One eveningyears ago, Jewel McCoy waspreparing to serve dinner at theFaith Mission when a hunterdropped a deer at the door.“He put it right on the dock

horns and all,” said McCoy, thefood-service manager at the timeand a cook at the shelter sincelast year.With no way to process the an-

imal, she couldn’t use the dona-tion but she graciously accepted itnonetheless.“We don’t turn anything away,”

she said. “I wanted to make himfeel good about coming to donateto us.”The sentiment is familiar

among the dozens of shelters andsoup kitchens that serve the poorand hungry in Columbus: All do-nations are welcome.On a daily basis, the core phi-

losophy makes for some interest-ing scenarios for the kitchencrews:• A man at the door of the

Open Shelter has four shoppingbags of fresh tomatoes to give.

• A supermarket ships 6,000soon-to-expire sandwich buns tothe Faith Mission.• A wedding is canceled, and a

banquet hall donates 500 fancymeals to the Community Kitchen.The unexpected extras some-

times leave shelter cooks and vol-

unteers to cobble together dishesand meals almost on the fly.“Nothing ever runs perfectly;

you have your hiccups,” said GeoffRife, an employee at the Commu-nity Kitchen, 640 S. Ohio Ave.“But we figure something outpretty quick.”

One late-summer day at theCommunity Kitchen, a lineformed in front of the lunchcounter by 11:15 a.m., 15minutesbefore any serving would begin.The kitchen, which offers

breakfast and lunch, serves 600 to700 meals a day, supervisor Eric

Smith said.“There’s a big need,” Smith

said. “A lot of people out there arehungry. A lot of people, theyhaven’t eaten in days.”According to the Community

Shelter Board, which directsfunding for Franklin County shel-ters, Columbus had 1,418 home-less people during its annualone-day count in 2011. Also lastyear, according to the board’s an-nual report, 8,368 people used itsemergency-shelter system.Meanwhile, the Mid-Ohio

Foodbank in 2011 reported re-ceiving a combined 812,283 re-quests at the estimated 270 foodpantries it supplies, with its 29meal sites serving a combined 1.6million-plus meals.The volume of people in need

and the disjointed nature of do-nations make life interesting forthe cooks and kitchen staffcharged with putting meals to-gether.Above all else, they must be

flexible and nimble.“We don’t stop serving because

we run out of food,” said SueVillilo, executive director of FaithMission, which serves threemeals a day, seven days a week, atits kitchen at 151 N. 6th St. ” Ifmore people show up than thecook anticipated, we expect themto start cooking again.

Ohio soup kitchens have to improvise

Lorraine Brock serves lunch to Buddy Jones at the Community Kitchen in Columbus on Aug. 30.The kitchen, which offers breakfast and lunch, serves 600 to 700 meals a day, supervisor EricSmith said. “There’s a big need,” Smith said. “A lot of people out there are hungry”

Officials reportneed is great

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Time to step upRemember the ancient curse, “May you live in

interesting times?” While many are indeedcursing the “interesting times” in recent real

estate history, others see opportunities. In a “soft”market, the short-term options dwindle, but the sea-soned investors in it for the long haul are positionedto take advantage and make money in this market.

In the words of billionaire J. Paul Getty, “Buywhen everyone else is selling and hold until every-one else is buying.” Justlike the stock market,more money is oftenmade in a down cyclethan in an up market.

Slower times encour-age sellers to be moreopen to negotiation.Combine acceptance oflower prices with histor-ically low interest rates,and you’ve got the per-fect recipe for bargains.Real estate is continu-ally cycling, and it’s guaranteed that prices will riseagain.The time to get in is now, before that begins tohappen.

A “buy and hold” strategy works in this market,while your property appreciates. Consider buying in-vestment properties and leasing them out.The prop-erty can pay for itself with rent collected, and anyinvestor that can pay off a small mortgage is in a ex-cellent position indeed.

Talk to your tax advisor about how a “1031 Ex-change” can greatly reduce your tax liability when itdoes come time to sell your investment. Now is thetime to get in, but be sure to seek the advice of yourtrusted local real estate agent.

Kathy Henne is owner of Piqua's RE/MAX FINEST.

Hutton recognized by association

Tax planning workshop offered by Edison

Awarded for 20 years of safe, accident-free driving

Small business council to hostsafety and social media seminar

KATHY HENNERe/Max Realtor

PIQUA — On Wednes-day, Dec. 12, the MiamiCounty Chambers of Com-merce Small BusinessCouncil will host a semi-nar on “Safety and SocialMedia.”

Did you know that1,500,000 pieces of con-tent are shared each dayon social media? The pre-senter, Mike McDermott,will explain in detail whatsecurity measures yourcompany should take tosafeguard your businesswhen dealing with socialmedia.

McDermott will alsodiscuss the benefits ofhaving a social media pol-icy. With the ever-growingdemand of social media,you and your companyneed to safeguard how

and why your employeesare permitted to use thisform of communication.

The “Safety and SocialMedia” seminar will beheld at the Concord Room,845 W. Market St., Troybeginning at 7:30 a.m.with registration, net-working and a light break-fast. The program will beheld from 8-9:30 a.m. Thecost is $25 for Chambermembers; $35 for non-Chamber members; mem-bers with additional staffattending $15; and non-members with additionalstaff attending $25.

For more information orto register, contact thePiqua Area Chamber ofCommerce at 773-2765 [email protected].

PIQUA — The SmallBusiness DevelopmentCenter at Edison Commu-nity College is providing afree Tax Planning work-shop from 6:30-8:30 pm.Thursday, Dec. 6.

Join the Edison SBDC

as Monnier & Co., CPA’sshare their expertise re-garding tax issues smallbusiness owners face. Thisworkshop will help youstay on top of your taxesnow, so when your taxdeadline rolls around, you

will be fully prepared.Topics covered will includepayroll, W-2 forms, depre-ciation, expenses and in-come, payables andreceivables, and more.

This workshop will beheld in Room 511 at the

Edison Community Col-lege Main Campus locatedat 1973 Edison Drive inPiqua.

For further informationor to register, contact theEdison SBDC at (937)381-1525.

PIQUA — Chuck Hutton ofPiqua, has been recognized by theOwner-Operator Independent Driv-ers Association (OOIDA) for 20years of safe, accident-free driving ofa commercial tractor-trailer.

Chuck has been driving profes-sionally for 20 years and currentlyhauls general freight.

The OOIDA Safe Driving AwardProgram is sponsored by Shell

Rotella and is designed to recognizeand reward OOIDA members fortheir safe, accident-free years whileoperating a commercial vehicle. Safedriving awards are available to alleligible OOIDA members who qual-ify based upon the number of yearsfor which the member has operateda commercial vehicle without beinginvolved in a preventable accident.

The Owner-Operator Independ-

ent Drivers Association is the na-tional trade association represent-ing the interests of small-businesstrucking professionals and profes-sional truck drivers. OOIDA was es-tablished in 1973 and isheadquartered in the greaterKansas City, Mo. area. The Associa-tion currently has more than151,000 members from all 50 statesand Canada.

Western Southern Life celebrates newmanagement with ribbon cutting ceremony

PROVIDED PHOTOWestern Southern Life, 1255 E. Ash St., Suite 2, recently conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony withthe Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce. Pictured above, holding the scissors is Jackie Zugg, districtsales manager along with fellow employees and the Chamber Ambassadors. The business is undernew management.

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Black Friday creeps into ThanksgivingThe question ... is this permanently?

BY ANNED’INNOCENZIOAP Retail Writer

This season could markthe end of Black Friday aswe know it.For decades, stores have

opened their doors in thewee hours on the day afterThanksgiving. But thisyear, major chains such asTarget and Sears usheredcustomers in on Thanks-giving itself, even beforethe turkey leftovers hadgotten cold, turning thetraditional busiest shop-ping day of the year into atwo-day affair.Despite an outcry from

some employees, bothstores and shoppersseemed to like it. Some peo-ple went shopping with afull belly, going straightfrom the dinner table to thestores. Others slept offtheir big meal and went tothe mall before daybreakon Black Friday.“I ate my turkey dinner

and came right here,” saidRasheed Ali, a college stu-dent in NewYork City whobought a 50-inch TV for$349 and a sewing ma-chine for $50 when Targetopened at 9 p.m. onThanksgiving. “Then I’mgoing home and eatingmore.”This new approach could

become a holiday shoppingseason tradition.“It’s BlackThursday and

Friday combined,” saidJackie Fernandez, a retailexpert at the consultingfirmDeloitte. “This is goingto be a new normal of howwe shop.”It won’t be clear for a few

days how many shopperstook advantage of theThanksgiving hours. Butabout 17 percent of peoplesaid earlier this monththat they planned to shopat stores that opened on

Thanksgiving, according toan International Council ofShopping Centers-Gold-man Sachs survey of 1,000consumers.Meanwhile, 33 percent

intended to shop on BlackFriday, down 1 percentagepoint from last year. Over-all, it is estimated thatsales on Black Friday willbe up 3.8 percent to $11.4billion this year, accordingto technology companyShopperTrak, which didnot forecast sales fromThanksgiving Day.The Black Friday creep

began in earnest a fewyears ago when stores real-ized that sales aloneweren’t enough to lureshoppers anymore, espe-cially with Americans be-coming more comfortablebuying things online.Opening on Thanksgivingwas risky, with some em-

ployees and shoppers com-plaining it was almost sac-rilegious.But many stores evi-

dently felt they needed anedge, especially this season,when many Americans areworried about high unem-ployment and wonderingwhether Congress will be

able to head off tax in-creases and spending cutsbefore the U.S. reaches the“fiscal cliff” in January.Overall, the National

Retail Federation esti-mates that sales in Novem-ber and December will rise4.1 percent this year to$586.1 billion, below lastyear’s 5.6 percent.“Every retailer wants to

beat everyone else,” said C.Britt Beemer, chairman ofAmerica’s Research Group,

a firm based in Charleston,S.C. “Shoppers love it.”AtWal-Mart, the world’s

largest retailer, most of its4,000U.S. namesake stores

are already open 24 hoursyear-round. But the chainadded special sales at 8p.m. on Thanksgiving, twohours earlier than a yearago.The company said that

its start to the holiday sea-son was “the best ever,”with nearly 10 milliontransactions and 5,000items sold per second from8 p.m. to midnight onThanksgiving.Toys R Us opened at 8

p.m. on Thanksgiving, anhour earlier than last year.Macy’s, which opened at

midnight onThanksgiving,had 12,000 customerswrapped around its storein New York’s HeraldSquare.Julie Hansen, a spokes-

woman at Minneapolis’Mall of America, the na-tion’s largest shopping cen-ter, reported that 30,000

shoppers showed up for themall’s midnight opening,up from 20,000 last year.“This was additional dol-lars,” Hansen said. Thisyear, 200 of the 520 malltenants opened at mid-night following Thanksgiv-ing. That’s double from ayear ago.To be sure, it’s not clear

whether the longer hourswill turn into extra dollarsfor retailers, or whethersales will simply be spreadout over two days.The Thanksgiving open-

ings appeared to create twowaves of shoppers — thelate-nights and the earlybirds.Sam Chandler and his

wife, Lori, were among thenight owls. They startedshopping at midnight onThanksgiving. By the timethey reached theWal-Martin Greenville, S.C., earlyFriday, they had alreadyhit several stores, includingTarget and Best Buy.“We’ve learned over the

years, you have to stand inline early and pray,” Samsaid.Stu and April Schatz of

Rockland County, N.Y.,went to the Garden StatePlaza mall in Paramus,N.J., which didn’t openuntil 7 a.m. on Black Fri-day, because they didn’twant to deal with thecrowds that show up lateon Thanksgiving night.“It’s so much more civi-

lized going in themorning,”said April Schatz, ateacher. “We wanted toenjoy our evening.”___Anne D’Innocenzio re-

ported from New York.Mae Anderson contributedto this report from NewYork. Candice Choi con-tributed from Paramus,N.J. Mitch Weiss con-tributed from Greenville,S.C.

THE MORNING NEWS, RICHARD BURKHART/AP PHOTOA large crowd of shoppers waits outside an Old Navy store just after midnight during Black Friday shoppingat Oglethorpe Mall in Savannah, Ga. on Friday.

Forget Black Friday, Target will open at 9:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving, kicking off the holiday shopping season three hours earlier than last year.

The discounter joins several other major retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores, that are opening earlier in the evening on the holiday and staggering deals over the two-day period. Over the years, stores have been

expanding their hours on Black Friday to get ahead of the competition, but the kickoff is increasingly happening right after shoppers finish their turkey.

Wal-Mart will begin its sale at 8:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving. Sears stores will open at 8:00 p.m. on the holiday. Kmart stores have been open on Thanks-giving for years.

*annualized Total returns through Nov. 11 SOURCES: Morningstar; FactSetAP

Target (TGT) $61.98 $47 66 14 $1.44 2.3% 23% 3%Wal-Mart (WMT) 72.48 56 78 15 $1.59 2.2 23 13Sears (SHLD) 61.44 27 80 N/A – – 119 -10

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will air the Marion Local-Fort Loramie girls basket-ball game tonight.Air time is expected to

be around 7:15 p.m.

Scores to airhoop gamesScoresBroadcast.com

will air the following highschool basketball games:Tonight: Fort Loramie

girls at Marion Local, 7:40p.m.Tuesday: New Knoxville

girls at Fort Loramie, 7:10p.m.Thursday: Lehman

Catholic girls at Houston,7:10 p.m.Friday: Houston boys

at Jackson Center, 7:40p.m.Dec. 1: Anna girls at

Houston, 2:10 p.m.; St.Henry boys at Russia,7:40 p.m.

Post 43 sellingXmas wreathsThe Troy Post 43 Ameri-

can Legion baseball teamis selling Christmaswreaths.Proceeds go to T.L.

Baseball Boosters, whichis the non-profit charitythat sponsors Troy Post 43and the Troy Bomber U17and U15 teams.For more information or

to place an order, callConnie at (937) 339-4383.

BEREA (AP) — JoeHaden is ready to rejointhe Cleveland Browns'secondary.The veteran cornerback

said Friday he is "90 per-cent" recovered from astrained abdominal muscleand will play against thePittsburgh Steelers onSunday."It's good enough,"

Haden said. "I can doeverything."Even if he can't, his

presence is welcome.Cleveland is 0-5 this yearwhen Haden has been out. He missed last week's

overtime loss in Dallasand replacement BusterSkrine committed threekey penalties in his place.The depleted secondarymade seven of Cleveland's12 total penalties, includ-ing two by veterans Shel-don Brown and T.J. Ward.

Haden set toplay Sunday

KALAMAZOO, Mich. —The Edison CommunityCollege opened theTurkey Trot againstKalamzoo Valley Friday.And the Lady Chargers

found the going tough in a75-59 loss to the hostteam.Edison will play Mc-

Comb at 11 a.m. today.“We just didn’t shoot

very well,” Edison coachKim Rank said. “Theycame out in a 1-3-1matchup and we just did-n’t do much. There were alot of opportunities andwe just didn’t take advan-tage.”Edison made just 35

percent from the floor indropping to 4-1.“That’s really not very

good,” Rank said. “We justdidn’t shoot the ball well.”Emily Mowbray led

Edison with 15 points andKendra Brunswick added14.

EDISON SCORINGMorgan Huelskamp 1-0-2, Kendra

Brunswick 6-2-14, Mackenzie May 1-0-3,Brooke Richards 2-1-5, Jo Steva 1-1-3,Chris Johnson 2-0-4, Emily Mowbray 6-0-15, Kesley Tester 2-1-5, Tori Purk 2-0-4,Terra Vanover 0-1-1, Dakota Sowders 0-0-0, Kia Perrin 0-0-0, Paige Newlin 1-0-3. To-tals: 24-6-59.3-point field goals —May, Mowbray (3),

Newlin.Records: Edison 4-1.

Edison dropsgameLady Chargersfall to Kalamazoo

MOWBRAY BRUNSWICK

Evan Ravenel dunks the ball Friday night.AP PHOTO

COLUMBUS (AP) —Deshaun Thomas scored15 of his 21 points as No.3 Ohio State coasted to ahuge first-half lead on theway to a 91-45 victoryagainst overmatched Mis-souri-Kansas City on Fri-day night.The game was the final

tuneup for the Buckeyes(4-0) before their ACC/BigTen Showdown matchupagainst No. 5 Duke atCameron Indoor Stadiumon Wednesday night.Lenzelle Smith Jr.

added 13 points andLaQuinton Ross and SamThompson had 11 apieceas Ohio State experi-mented with subs for al-most the entire secondhalf.Estan Tyler and

Thomas Staton each hadseven points for the 'Roos(2-3).The loudest ovation of

the night was saved forcoach Urban Meyer andOhio State's football sen-iors, who were introducedat halftime on the eve oftheir big showdown withrival Michigan.Thomas, who came in

averaging 25 points agame, hit 6 of 8 shots fromthe field including 2 of 3 3-pointers, plus made allseven free throws. He alsohad eight rebounds.Backup point guard

Shannon Scott, the son offormer North Carolinaand NBA great CharlieScott, had career highs inboth points (10) and as-sists (10) for the Buckeyes,

who shot 61 percent fromthe field and never werethreatened.The Buckeyes collected

their 123rd consecutivehome victory against anon-major opponent.Meanwhile, the 'Roos

fell to 0-15 in gamesagainst ranked opponentsand 0-6 against teamsfrom the Big Ten.The teams had one mu-

tual opponent. The Buck-eyes rolled over Albany82-60 on Nov. 11 while the'Roos lost to Albany 62-59on Nov. 17. Both of thosegames were in the Hall ofFame Tipoff, with OhioState receiving the cham-pionship trophy afterbeating Washington onSunday.The game, the first be-

tween the schools, was allbut over midway throughthe opening half.The Buckeyes scored

the first eight points whilethe 'Roos were missingtheir initial eight shotsfrom the field. AfterUMKC pulled to 20-8,Ohio State ran off 11 ofthe next 13 points.The Buckeyes then

closed the half on an 18-2run to build the lead to 53-18. Eight players scored,led by Thomas' 15 points.One of the loudest

cheers of the half camewhen freshman AmedeoDella Valle, a native ofItaly who played highschool ball in Las Vegas,tipped a ball away on de-fense and then knockeddown a 3.

OSU cruisespast UMKCBuckeyes get tuneup for Duke

GrahamhandlesPiqua

ST. PARIS – LindsayBlack outscored Piqua byherself with a career-high30 points as the Grahamgirls basketball teamopened the season with a52-27 win over Piqua innon-league action Fridaynight.The Falcons led, 14-12,

at the end of the firstquarter and 27-12 at thehalf.“To hold Piqua to zero

points in the second quar-ter was huge,” said Gra-ham Coach BruceVanover. “Lindsay Blackhit everything she shot ...this win is a very goodstart for us.”Rachel Stradling added

10 points for the Falcons.Piqua won the JV game

31-20.

Cavs win openerSIDNEY — Lehman

led by just a point afterthree periods, but pulledaway late in the final pe-riod to post a 44-32 winand give new head coachKim Miller a victory inher debut Friday night inhigh school girls basket-ball action.“The girls were ec-

static,”said Miller afterthe game. “For such asmall team, it was a greatprecedent for them. Theydid a great job of support-ing each other and playingtogether.”

Lady Cavswin opener

See GIRLS/Page 13

Covington’s Cassidy Cain (20) is congratulated by Jessie Crowell (left photo) after making the game-win-ning shot (right photo) Friday night against Houston at Covington High School.

BEN ROBINSON/GOBUCCS.COM PHOTOS

Houston’s Macey Stang fights for a loose ball Friday.

BY BEN ROBINSONGoBuccs.com

COVINGTON — Covington coach GeneGooding made his debut as the Lady Buccs'varsity basketball coach Friday and hequickly realized how much he missed thegame.That's because after a nine-year hiatus

from the coaching ranks, Gooding receivedhis first win at Covington thanks to a grittyeffort by his young team capped by abuzzer-beater by Cassidy Cain for athrilling 43-41 win.

Cain hitsat buzzerLady Buccs stun Wildcats

See COVINGTON/Page 13

SPORTS12 Saturday, November 24, 2012 WWW.DAILYCALL.COM • PIQUA DAILY CALL

Record BookFootball

NFL StandingsNational Football League

All Times ESTAMERICAN CONFERENCE

EastW L T Pct PF PA

New England 8 3 0 .727 407 244Buffalo 4 6 0 .400 230 299Miami 4 6 0 .400 187 205N.Y. Jets 4 7 0 .364 221 290South

W L T Pct PF PAHouston 10 1 0 .909 327 211Indianapolis 6 4 0 .600 210 260Tennessee 4 6 0 .400 219 311Jacksonville 1 9 0 .100 164 289North

W L T Pct PF PABaltimore 8 2 0 .800 267 206Pittsburgh 6 4 0 .600 217 190Cincinnati 5 5 0 .500 248 237Cleveland 2 8 0 .200 189 234West

W L T Pct PF PADenver 7 3 0 .700 301 212San Diego 4 6 0 .400 232 221Oakland 3 7 0 .300 208 322Kansas City 1 9 0 .100 152 284

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PAN.Y. Giants 6 4 0 .600 267 216Washington 5 6 0 .455 295 285Dallas 5 6 0 .455 242 262Philadelphia 3 7 0 .300 162 252South

W L T Pct PF PAAtlanta 9 1 0 .900 270 193Tampa Bay 6 4 0 .600 287 230New Orleans 5 5 0 .500 287 273Carolina 2 8 0 .200 184 243North

W L T Pct PF PAGreen Bay 7 3 0 .700 263 207Chicago 7 3 0 .700 249 165Minnesota 6 4 0 .600 238 221Detroit 4 7 0 .364 267 280West

W L T Pct PF PASan Francisco 7 2 1 .750 245 134Seattle 6 4 0 .600 198 161Arizona 4 6 0 .400 163 196St. Louis 3 6 1 .350 174 237Thursday's GamesHouston 34, Detroit 31, OTWashington 38, Dallas 31New England 49, N.Y. Jets 19Sunday's GamesDenver at Kansas City, 1 p.m.Minnesota at Chicago, 1 p.m.Oakland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m.Buffalo at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.Seattle at Miami, 1 p.m.Baltimore at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.St. Louis at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.San Francisco at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m.Green Bay at N.Y. Giants, 8:20 p.m.Monday's GameCarolina at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 29New Orleans at Atlanta, 8:20 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 2Seattle at Chicago, 1 p.m.Minnesota at Green Bay, 1 p.m.San Francisco at St. Louis, 1 p.m.Carolina at Kansas City, 1 p.m.Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.Arizona at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.Indianapolis at Detroit, 1 p.m.Jacksonville at Buffalo, 1 p.m.New England at Miami, 1 p.m.Tampa Bay at Denver, 4:05 p.m.Cleveland at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.Cincinnati at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 4:25 p.m.Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:20 p.m.Monday, Dec. 3N.Y. Giants at Washington, 8:30 p.m.

College ScheduleCollege Football Schedule

All Times EST(Subject to change)Saturday, Nov. 24

EASTRutgers (9-1) at Pittsburgh (4-6), NoonWisconsin (7-4) at Penn St. (7-4), 3:30 p.m.

SOUTHGeorgia Tech (6-5) at Georgia (10-1), NoonUConn (4-6) at Louisville (9-1), NoonUAB (3-8) at UCF (8-3), NoonVirginia (4-7) at Virginia Tech (5-6), NoonKentucky (2-9) at Tennessee (4-7), 12:21 p.m.Miami (6-5) at Duke (6-5), 12:30 p.m.North Texas (4-7) at W. Kentucky (6-5), 1 p.m.Grambling St. (1-9) vs. Southern U. (3-7) at New Or-

leans, 2:30 p.m.Boston College (2-9) at NC State (6-5), 3 p.m.Maryland (4-7) at North Carolina (7-4), 3 p.m.Auburn (3-8) at Alabama (10-1), 3:30 p.m.Florida (10-1) at Florida St. (10-1), 3:30 p.m.Troy (5-6) at Middle Tennessee (7-3), 3:30 p.m.Vanderbilt (7-4) at Wake Forest (5-6), 3:30 p.m.Southern Miss. (0-11) at Memphis (3-8), 4:30 p.m.South Alabama (2-9) at Louisiana-Lafayette (6-4), 5

p.m.Louisiana-Monroe (7-4) at FIU (3-8), 6 p.m.South Carolina (9-2) at Clemson (10-1), 7 p.m.Mississippi St. (8-3) at Mississippi (5-6), 7 p.m.

MIDWESTIllinois (2-9) at Northwestern (8-3), NoonMichigan (8-3) at Ohio St. (11-0), NoonIndiana (4-7) at Purdue (5-6), NoonMichigan St. (5-6) at Minnesota (6-5), 3:30 p.m.

SOUTHWESTTulsa (9-2) at SMU (5-6), NoonTexas St. (3-7) at UTSA (7-4), 2 p.m.Texas Tech (7-4) vs. Baylor (5-5) at Arlington, Texas,

2:30 p.m.Tulane (2-9) at Houston (4-7), 3:30 p.m.Oklahoma St. (7-3) at Oklahoma (8-2), 3:30 p.m.Missouri (5-6) at Texas A&M (9-2), 7 p.m.Rice (5-6) at UTEP (3-8), 7 p.m.

FARWESTIdaho (1-10) at Utah St. (9-2), 3 p.m.Air Force (6-5) at Fresno St. (8-3), 3:30 p.m.BYU (6-5) at New Mexico St. (1-9), 3:30 p.m.Oregon (10-1) at Oregon St. (8-2), 3:30 p.m.San Diego St. (8-3) at Wyoming (4-7), 3:30 p.m.Stanford (9-2) at UCLA (9-2), 6:30 p.m.New Mexico (4-8) at Colorado St. (3-8), 7 p.m.Notre Dame (11-0) at Southern Cal (7-4), 8 p.m.Louisiana Tech (9-2) at San Jose St. (9-2), 10:30 p.m.UNLV (2-10) at Hawaii (1-9), 11 p.m.

FCS PlayoffsFirst RoundColgate (8-3) at Wagner (8-3), NoonCoastal Carolina (7-4) at Bethune-Cookman (9-2), 2

p.m.Eastern Illinois (7-4) at South Dakota State (8-3), 3

p.m.Villanova (8-3) at Stony Brook (9-2), 3 p.m.

Prep PlayoffsSTATE SEMIFINALS

DIVISION ISaturday, 7 p.m.

Mentor (12-1) vs.ToledoWhitmer (13-0), at MansfieldArlin FieldPickerington North (12-1) vs. Cincinnati Archbishop

Meoller (10-3), at Dayton Welcome StadiumState final: Saturday, Dec. 1, 7 p.m., Canton Fawcett

StadiumDIVISION III

Saturday, 7 p.m.Akron SVSM (11-2) vs. Dover (11-2), at Canton Cen-

tral Catholic Lowell Klinefelter FieldBellevue (12-1) vs. Dayton Thurgood Marshall (12-1),

at Ohio Wesleyan University Selby StadiumState final: Saturday, Dec. 1, 11 a.m., Canton Fawcett

StadiumDIVISIONV

Saturday, 7 p.m.Kirtland (13-0) vs. Baltimore Liberty Union (11-2), at

Canton Fawcett StadiumFindlay Liberty-Benton (12-1) vs. Coldwater (13-0), at

Lima StadiumState final: Saturday, Dec. 1, 3 p.m., Massillon Paul

Brown Tiger StadiumFRIDAY SCORES

DIVISION IIToledo Central Catholic 20, Aurora 13Trotwood-Madison 33, New Albany 32State final: Friday, Nov. 30, 7 p.m., Massillon Paul

Brown Tiger StadiumDIVISION IV

St. Clairsville 40, Creston Norwayne 27Clinton-Massie 45, Columbus Bishop Hartley 21State final: Friday, Nov. 30, 3 p.m., Canton Fawcett

StadiumDIVISIONVI

Newark Catholic 38, Mogadore 21Marion Local 34, McComb 28, 3 OTsState final: Friday, Nov. 30, 11 a.m., Massillon Paul

Brown Tiger Stadium

BCS Standings ListHarris USA Today Computer BCSRk Pts Pct Rk Pts Pct Rk Pct Avg Pv

1. Notre Dame1 2863 .99581 1469 .9959 1 1.0000 .9973 32. Alabama 2 2732 .95032 1386 .9397 3 .9100 .9333 43. Georgia 3 2573 .89503 1348 .9139 6 .8200 .8763 54. Florida 5 2242 .77986 1166 .7905 2 .9600 .8434 65. Oregon 4 2483 .86374 1227 .8319 7 .8000 .8318 26. Kansas St. 7 2161 .75178 1056 .7159 4 .8400 .7692 17. LSU 8 2077 .72247 1062 .7200 8 .7500 .7308 78. Stanford 11 1897 .659811 934 .6332 5 .8300 .7077 139. Texas A&M 10 1909 .664010 994 .6739 10 .6200 .6526 810. Florida St. 6 2231 .77605 1199 .8129 17 .3200 .6363 1011. Clemson 9 1953 .67939 1029 .6976 15 .4400 .6056 1112. S. Carolina12 1647 .572912 853 .5783 11 .6100 .5871 913. Oklahoma 13 1530 .532213 798 .5410 9 .6300 .5677 1214. Nebraska 14 1275 .443514 654 .4434 12 .5500 .4790 1415. Oregon St. 15 1202 .418117 563 .3817 12 .5500 .4499 1616. Texas 17 1088 .378415 593 .4020 14 .4900 .4235 1517. UCLA 16 1144 .397916 590 .4000 16 .3500 .3826 1718. Rutgers 19 756 .263019 408 .2766 21 .1900 .2432 2219. Michigan 20 575 .200020 289 .1959 19 .2800 .2253 2120. Louisville 18 898 .312318 453 .3071 26 .0300 .2165 1921. Okla. St. 22 425 .147821 258 .1749 18 .2900 .2042 2422. Boise St. 21 426 .148222 243 .1647 30 .0000 .1043 NR23. Kent St. 25 196 .068225 86 .0583 22 .1600 .0955 NR24. Arizona 31 21 .007334 5 .0034 20 .2400 .0836 NR25.Wash. 30 53 .018428 36 .0244 23 .1500 .0643 25

BasketballNBA Standings

National Basketball AssociationAll Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBNewYork 8 2 .800 —Brooklyn 6 4 .600 2Philadelphia 7 5 .583 2Boston 6 6 .500 3Toronto 3 9 .250 6Southeast Division

W L Pct GBMiami 9 3 .750 —Atlanta 6 4 .600 2Charlotte 6 4 .600 2Orlando 4 7 .364 4½Washington 0 10 .000 8Central Division

W L Pct GBMilwaukee 6 4 .600 —Indiana 6 7 .462 1½Chicago 5 6 .455 1½Cleveland 3 8 .273 3½Detroit 2 10 .167 5

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBMemphis 8 2 .800 —San Antonio 9 3 .750 —Dallas 7 6 .538 2½Houston 5 7 .417 4New Orleans 3 7 .300 5Northwest Division

W L Pct GBOklahoma City 9 3 .750 —Denver 6 6 .500 3Utah 6 6 .500 3Minnesota 5 5 .500 3Portland 5 6 .455 3½Pacific Division

W L Pct GBL.A. Clippers 8 3 .727 —Golden State 7 5 .583 1½L.A. Lakers 6 6 .500 2½Phoenix 5 7 .417 3½Sacramento 3 8 .273 5Thursday's GamesNo games scheduledFriday's GamesAtlanta at CharlotteCleveland at OrlandoOklahoma City at BostonL.A. Clippers at Brooklyn.Toronto at DetroitNewYork at HoustonL.A. Lakers at MemphisSan Antonio at IndianaGolden State at DenverNew Orleans at PhoenixSacramento at UtahMinnesota at PortlandSaturday's GamesL.A. Clippers at Atlanta, 7 p.m.Oklahoma City at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Charlotte at Washington, 7 p.m.Cleveland at Miami, 7:30 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Chicago at Milwaukee, 9 p.m.Utah at Sacramento, 10 p.m.Minnesota at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.Sunday's GamesDetroit at NewYork, 1 p.m.San Antonio at Toronto, 1 p.m.Portland at Brooklyn, 3 p.m.Phoenix at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.Boston at Orlando, 6 p.m.New Orleans at Denver, 8 p.m.

College Basketball ScheduleAll Times EST

Saturday, Nov. 24EAST

Mount St. Mary's at Georgetown, NoonSt. Francis (NY) at Brown, 2 p.m.IPFW at Dartmouth, 2 p.m.Hofstra at George Washington, 2 p.m.Princeton at Lafayette, 2 p.m.SC State at NJIT, 2 p.m.Canisius at Stony Brook, 2 p.m.Army at Yale, 2 p.m.CCSU at Hartford, 4 p.m.New Hampshire at Holy Cross, 4 p.m.St. Bonaventure at Niagara at Blue Cross Arena,

Rochester, N.Y., 4 p.m.Marywood at Binghamton, 7 p.m.Florida Gulf Coast at St. John's, 7:30 p.m.

SOUTHW. Illinois at Savannah St., NoonAmerican U. at FAU, 1 p.m.Wagner at NC Central, 1 p.m.Detroit at Miami, 2 p.m.Radford at The Citadel, 2 p.m.Wofford at UNCWilmington, 2 p.m.Chattanooga at Kennesaw St., 2:30 p.m.Cheyney at Coppin St., 4 p.m.Boston U. at George Mason, 4 p.m.Elon at VMI, 5 p.m.FIU at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m.Norfolk St. at E. Kentucky, 7 p.m.Nevada at Marshall, 7 p.m.Georgia Southern at Maryland, 7 p.m.Texas Southern at Middle Tennessee, 7 p.m.MVSU at LSU, 8 p.m.Louisiana-Monroe at Louisiana Tech, 8 p.m.Old Dominion at Murray St., 8 p.m.Texas-Arlington at Samford, 8 p.m.Southern U. at Tulane, 8 p.m.Brescia at W. Kentucky, 8:30 p.m.

MIDWESTJames Madison at Miami (Ohio), NoonSt. Francis (Pa.) at Notre Dame, 1 p.m.UT-Martin at Bradley, 2 p.m.Manhattan at Dayton, 2 p.m.Richmond at Ohio, 2 p.m.Houston Baptist at E. Illinois, 3 p.m.SE Missouri at Ill.-Chicago, 4 p.m.Loyola of Chicago at N. Illinois, 4 p.m.Madonna at E. Michigan, 6:30 p.m.N. Dakota St. at Green Bay, 8 p.m.S. Illinois at Saint Louis, 8 p.m.Waldorf at South Dakota, 8 p.m.Kent St. at Nebraska, 9 p.m.

SOUTHWESTFairleigh Dickinson-Delaware St. loser vs. Navy-Prairie

View loser at the South Padre Island (Texas) ConventionCenter, 1 p.m.SIU-Edwardsville at Texas-Pan American, 3 p.m.Stephen F. Austin at Tulsa, 3:05 p.m.Fairleigh Dickinson-Delaware St. winner vs. Navy-

Prairie View winner at the South Padre Island (Texas)Convention Center, 3:30 p.m.Milwaukee vs. Jacksonville at the Puerto Vallarta (Mex-

ico) International Convention Center, 4:30 p.m.Illinois St.-UAB loser vs.TCU-Northwestern loser at the

South Padre Island (Texas) Convention Center, 6 p.m.Sacramento St. at Cent. Arkansas, 8 p.m.Illinois St.-UAB winner vs.TCU-Northwestern winner at

the South Padre Island (Texas) Convention Center, 8:30p.m.Coll. of Charleston at Baylor, 9 p.m.

FARWESTNC A&T-Campbell loser vs. Jacksonville St.-N. Arizona

loser at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, 2:30 p.m.Idaho St. vs. Cent. Michigan at the Jon M. Huntsman

Center, Salt Lake City, 2:30 or 5:30 p.m.Cornell-Presbyterian loser vs. Longwood-Florida A&M

loser at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, 3:30 p.m.Ark.-Pine Bluff at Washington St., 3:30 or 9:30 p.m.UC Santa Barbara at Boise St., 4 p.m.NC A&T-Campbell winner vs. Jacksonville St.-N. Ari-

zona winner at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas,4:30 p.m.Wright St. at Utah, 5:30 or 8:30 p.m.Cornell-Presbyterian winner vs. Longwood-Florida

A&M winner at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, 6 p.m.Colorado St. at Washington, 7:30 p.m.San Diego at Montana, 8 p.m.

Men’sWeekend Slate

Oregon-UNLV loser vs. Iowa St.-Cincinnati loser at theThomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, 8 p.m.Arkansas-Arizona St. loser vs. Wisconsin-Creighton

loser at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, 8:30 p.m.CS Northridge at BYU, 9 p.m.CS Bakersfield at Wyoming, 9 p.m.Weber St. at Utah St., 9:05 p.m.UC Irvine at Pepperdine, 10 p.m.Columbia at San Francisco, 10 p.m.Oregon-UNLV winner vs. Iowa St.-Cincinnati winner at

the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, 10:30 p.m.Arkansas-Arizona St. winner vs.Wisconsin-Creighton

winner at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, 11 p.m.TOURNAMENTS

Battle 4 AtlantisAt Paradise Island, BahamasSeventh PlaceMinnesota-Memphis loser vs. Stanford-N. Iowa loser,

1 p.m.Fifth PlaceMinnesota-Memphis winner vs. Stanford-N. Iowa win-

ner, 3:30 p.m.Third PlaceDuke-VCU loser vs. Missouri-Louisville loser, 7 p.m.ChampionshipDuke-VCU winner vs.Missouri-Louisville winner, 9:30

p.m.Consolation BracketCarrs/Safeway Great Alaska ShootoutAt Anchorage, AlaskaSeventh PlaceAlaska Anchorage-UC Riverside loser vs. Loyola

Marymount-Texas St. loser, 4 p.m.Fifth PlaceAlaska Anchorage-UC Riverside winner vs. Loyola

Marymount-Texas St. winner, 6 p.m.Third PlaceBelmont-Northeastern loser vs. Oral Roberts-Char-

lotte loser, 10 p.m.ChampionshipBelmont-Northeastern winner vs. Oral Roberts-Char-

lotte winner, 12:30 a.m.Hoops for Hope ClassicAt Puerto Vallarta, MexicoFirst RoundMissouri St. vs. South Carolina, 7 p.m.UALR vs. SMU, 9:30 p.m.Joe Cipriano Nebraska ClassicAt Valparaiso, Ind.Third PlaceBethune-Cookman-Nebraska-Omaha loser vs.

Chicago St.-Valparaiso loser, TBAChampionshipBethune-Cookman-Nebraska-Omaha winner vs.

Chicago St.-Valparaiso winner, TBA

Sunday, Nov. 25EAST

St. Peter's at Seton Hall, 1 p.m.Colgate at Syracuse, 1 p.m.La Salle at Villanova, 1 p.m.Bryant at Boston College, 2 p.m.Siena at Maine, 2 p.m.Lehigh at Sacred Heart, 2 p.m.Delaware at Temple, 2 p.m.Stony Brook at UConn, 4 p.m.

SOUTHWilmington (Del.) at Howard, 2 p.m.Rutgers at UNC Greensboro, 2 p.m.Hampton at UNCWilmington, 2 p.m.Alabama St. at Troy, 3 p.m.Rhode Island at Auburn, 5 p.m.Furman at Mercer, 7 p.m.

MIDWESTLouisiana-Lafayette at Michigan St., NoonHigh Point at Indiana St., 1:05 p.m.Gardner-Webb at Illinois, 4 p.m.Ball St. at Indiana, 6 p.m.

SOUTHWESTPortland St. at Oklahoma St., 2 p.m.Houston at Texas A&M-CC, 3 p.m.Lamar at Arkansas St., 3:05 p.m.Milwaukee vs. Rider at the Puerto Vallarta (Mexico) In-

ternational Convention Center, 4:30 p.m.FARWEST

Long Beach St. at Fresno St., 4 p.m.Montana St. at Oregon St., 6 p.m.Air Force at Colorado, 8 p.m.Portland at New Mexico, 8 p.m.San Diego St. at Southern Cal, 10 p.m.Cal Poly at UCLA, 10 p.m.

TOURNAMENTSDirecTV ClassicAt Anaheim, Calif.Fifth Place, 1:30 p.m.Seventh Place, 4 p.m.Third Place, 6:30 p.m.Championship, 9 p.m.Hoops for Hope ClassicAt Puerto Vallarta, MexicoThird PlaceMissouri St.-South Carolina loser vs. UALR-SMU

loser, 7 p.m.ChampionshipMissouri St.-South Carolina winner vs. UALR-SMU

winner, 9:30 p.m.Old Spice ClassicAt Orlando, Fla.Fifth PlaceMarist-Vanderbilt winner vs. UTEP-Clemson winner,

11:30 a.m.Seventh PlaceMarist-Vanderbilt loser vs. UTEP-Clemson loser, 2

p.m.Third PlaceWest Virginia-Davidson loser vs. Oklahoma-Gonzaga

loser, 4:30 p.m.ChampionshipWest Virginia-Davidson winner vs. Oklahoma-Gon-

zaga winner, 7 p.m.

Prep Girls ScoresOhio High School Girls Basketball

Friday's ScoresAkr. Firestone 53, Akr. East 26Avon 50, N. Olmsted 39Bowerston Conotton Valley 55, Toronto 49Bowling Green 75, Pemberville Eastwood 27Circleville 56, London 31Cols. Brookhaven 57, Cols. Independence 42Cols. Hamilton Twp. 53, Cols. South 20Covington 43, Houston 41Defiance Tinora 50, Miller City 41Findlay 52, Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 50Fredericktown 71, Mt. Gilead 33Ft. Jennings 61, Lima Perry 33Ft. Recovery 62, Delphos Jefferson 25Galion Northmor 49, Crestline 12Lewistown Indian Lake 46, New Bremen 32Mayfield 40, Rocky River Magnificat 38Middleburg Hts. Midpark 70, N. Ridgeville Lake Ridge

49Napoleon 40, Defiance 18Norton 65, Barberton 40Painesville Harvey 48, Ashtabula Lakeside 24Painesville Riverside 58, Cle. Glenville 53Pickerington Cent. 57, Galloway Westland 48Richmond, Ind. 61, New Paris National Trail 48Sidney 69, Russia 64Sidney Lehman 44, DeGraff Riverside 32St. Henry 42, Union City Mississinawa Valley 26St. Paris Graham 52, Piqua 27Tontogany Otsego 57, N. Baltimore 54Waynesfield-Goshen 48, Troy 44Westlake 51, Rocky River 39

Bill Burkett TournamentNew Madison Tri-Village 85, Ansonia 19

GaryWest Tipoff ClassicGahanna Lincoln 46, Notre Dame Academy 30Grove City Cent. Crossing 37, New Albany 31Reynoldsburg 55, Day. Carroll 41Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown 58, Pickerington N. 52

KewpeeTip-Off ClassicLima Bath 44, Elida 38New Knoxville 37, Delphos St. John's 34

McDonald's TournamentArlington 50, Bluffton 45Bellefontaine 51, Wapakoneta 44Convoy Crestview 58, Haviland Wayne Trace 34Harrod Allen E. 57, Cory-Rawson 46Ottoville 56, Van Wert 27

OVISCOTournamentCelina 65, Greenville 22Versailles 51, Huber Hts.Wayne 42

COLUMBUS (AP) —The most potent weaponsfor No. 20 Michigan andNo. 4 Ohio State are un-doubtedly their quarter-backs.Pity their poor defenses

in the big showdown onSaturday.Devin Gardner and

Denard Robinson, whomay line up everywherebut behind the center dueto an arm injury, are thespeedsters who lead theWolverines' attack. Mean-while the Buckeyes relyon Braxton Miller, wholikes to make tacklersgrab handfuls of air whenhe's not completing longpasses.Stopping, or at least

slowing down, the trio willbe the main objective forboth teams.Good luck with THAT.Gardner provided six

touchdowns, three run-ning and three passing, inMichigan's landslide winover Iowa in The BigHouse last week. Robin-son, with 41 touchdownsand 4,273 rushing yardsin his career, dabbled attailback and wide receiverwhile picking up 98 yardson 13 carries.Ohio State is in a

quandary, having to figureout just how Michigan of-fensive coordinator AlBorges will utilize the two.Even he doesn't seem toknow."You don't know — no-

body knows — until thelights go on," Borges said.So the Buckeyes must

prepare for a little bit ofeverything."I just know some-

thing's coming," Buckeyeshead coach Urban Meyersaid of the possible sleightof hand. "You just knowsomething's coming."Michigan coach Brady

Hoke has been tight-lipped about his plans thisweek. Gardner is thereigning Big Ten player ofthe week on offense, butHoke hasn't ruled outRobinson — famous forhis lengthy streaks to thegoal line as much as fornot tying his shoelaces —under center.The Wolverines refused

to even hint at what theymight do."I never caught a pass

in a game before," Robin-son said innocently.During closed practices

this week he wore apadded compressionsleeve on his right elbow,which suffered nerve dam-age from a hit earlier thisseason.Asked if he can throw,

he grinned and said,"You'll see on Saturday."Despite the respect they

have for Gardner, OhioState's defense knows itcan't ignore Robinson."I know about Denard

here and there just fromBig Ten media day, and heis a good guy," said line-backer Etienne Sabino,himself just back from aninjury. "But on the field,we aren't friends."Gardner watched the

video from the Iowa game,a 42-17 laugher, and sawthe problems the combocreated."Not just when Denard

had the ball — of coursehe made big plays — butwhen he didn't have theball we had our even big-ger plays," he said. "Justthe attention that he getsis amazing — it just helpsus succeed."Ohio State defensive

lineman Garrett Goebelsaid having two quarter-backs on the field createsdouble the headaches."It's always hard to

even prepare for one quar-terback, (especially) whenit's Denard," he said. "Twoquarterbacks makes ittougher."Gardner was recruited

by Meyer when he was the

head coach at Florida. Hewas also pursued by OhioState. Like a lot of ath-letes on both sides in whatis already a grudge match,he has a sizable chip onhis shoulder."They didn't offer me a

scholarship," he said ofthe Buckeyes. "I waspretty bitter."Only after he had com-

mitted to Michigan didOhio State make an offer.He posted a picture ofhimself online burning theletter.Asked if he did that

with any other letters, hesaid, "Just that one."It's not as if it's only

Ohio State's defensewhich has a problem. Farfrom it. Miller is consid-ered one of the nation'sbest quarterbacks and adanger to go all the wayevery time he touches theball, even though he'scoming off one of his worstgames in an unbeaten sea-son.Meyer takes the blame

for that. He said he but-toned up the offense andleaned on the defensewhen the Buckeyes took a14-0 lead at Wisconsinlast week. As a result,Ohio State founderedwhen they had the ballthroughout the secondhalf.Wisconsin came back to

force overtime, but theBuckeyes scored easilyand then held for a 21-14victory."I take (the) fault,"

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high alert.Despite the speed he

has at the skill positions,Hoke didn't have anybodyto play the role of Millerduring practice this week."I don't think we can

ever find a guy that cangive us the look thatyou're going to get fromBraxton, his athleticismand the maturity," he said."That's something that'shard to find when you'retrying to replicate that.The other part about it ishe's surrounded by a greatcast."A year ago as a callow

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The Lady Cavs led 11-9 aftera quarter and neither team couldput together a run.It was still close down the

stretch but the Lady Cavs pulledaway late by hitting their freethrows.“We only hit 49 percent from

the line for the game, but we hitthem when we had to late,” saidMiller. “I thought our defensewas the key. And hitting the freethrows at the end.”Ava Schmitz led Lehman with

16 points, eight of those comingat the line in 14 attempts.The Lady Cavs put the ball in

her hands down the stretch.Allie Hall added 13 for

Lehman.Riverside had three players

with seven points each.

Raiders lose in OTRUSSIA — Sidney senior

Konner Harris, who recentlysigned to play basketball atChicago State next season,poured in a school-record 49points to spearhead a LadyJacket comeback that resulted ina 69-64 overtime victory over theRussia Lady Raiders in the sea-son opener Friday in high schoolbasketball.Harris poured in eight 3-

pointers and hit 13-for-14 fromthe free throw line in scoring 49points, four more than the previ-ous school record set by TangelaWells.Sidney is now 1-0 and hosts

Lehman tonight.Russia is 0-1 and is right back

in action tonight at homeagainst Mississinawa.Russia controlled much of the

action and appeared on theverge several times of pullingaway from the Lady Jackets. Butthey didn’t have an answer forHarris, who repeatedly ralliedher team.Sidney was down 10-2 at the

start of the game, but wouldn’tgo away.However, Russia went from a

30-25 lead late in the secondquarter to an 11-point lead at

the half.The Lady Raiders then pulled

out to a 13-point lead with just aminute remaining in the thirdperiod, only to have Sidney pullwithin seven by the end of thequarter.Harris, who hit a three to end

the third period, hit another tostart the fourth to cut it to 48-44.Russia scored to make it 50-

44, but Harris hit a two, a threeand another two to give Sidney a51-50 lead.Taylor Daniel appeared to res-

cue the Lady Raiders when shescored seven in a row to give theLady Raiders a 59-53 lead.But again, Harris nailed a

three to cut the lead to three,then got some big help from herteammates, namely freshmanSylvia Hudson and seniorMonique Hanayik.Hudson hit a free throw, then

after Russia missed, Harris hittwo free throws to knot the gameat 59-59 with :37 left.Then in overtime, Hanayik

and Hudson scored on back-to-back drives to the bucket tomake it 63-59, and Lauren El-more hit a free throw. WhenAaliyah Wise hit a turnaroundin the lane, the Sidney lead bal-looned to 66-59.Russia battled back, but Har-

ris iced it with :05 left with twomore free throws.Harris had six of her threes

and 33 of her points in the thirdand fourth quarters.Hudson finished with seven

points for Sidney, and they allcame in the final period and theovertime.For the Lady Raiders, Kylie

Wilson had 22 points and Danieladded 10, seven of those in thefourth quarter.

Lady Tigers win openerCELINA — The Versailles

girls basketball tem defeatedWayne 51-42 in the openinground of the OVISCO Classic.The Lady Tigers will play host

Celina in the championshipgame tonight.

GirlsContinued from page 11

"I haven't coached in nineyears and this is why I'vemissed it so much," saidGooding. "This was two teamsgetting after it for 32 minutesand neither team giving aninch. I feel so blessed to behere (at Covington)."And Gooding is blessed to

have a talented roster, eventhough it is wet behind theyears in regards to varsity ex-perience.Only three players in the

rotation lettered a year ago;seniors Heidi Snipes andJessie Shilt, along with sopho-more Cassidy Cain.And it was Cain who sealed

Gooding's first win with a run-ner at the buzzer."The play was designed to

have Jessie (Crowell) bringthe ball up the floor asquickly as possible and eitherlook for a shot or find some-one open," Gooding explained."She made a heads-up play byfinding Cass (Cassidy Cain)open down the middle of thefloor and Cass did the rest."The fact that Crowell had

the floor presence to see Cainstreaking down the floor isimpressive, but what makes itmore impressive is that factthat she is a freshman."Jessie is a remarkable tal-

ent," Gooding praised of Crow-ell. "That's a freshman whoplays like she's been there be-fore. In reality, this was herfirst high school basketballgame."And Crowell didn't waist

any time making it her com-ing out party as she torchedHouston for a game-high 20points— six of those comingon two clutch treys."She's the type of kid we

can look to for scoring," saidGooding. "She's got that men-tality that she's not afraid totake a big shot and that's rarefor a freshman."What is also rare for a team

with the youth on Covington'sroster is the fact that the Lady

Buccs never got rattled in agame that was back-and-forththroughout. The largest leadby Houston was six points andthe largest lead for Covingtonwas five."We have a young team that

kept their composure," Good-ing explained. "In games likethis it would be easy to getfrustrated and start pressingyourselves into mistakes, butthe girls stayed composed andplayed a disciplined game forthe most part."The biggest test for Coving-

ton came late in the thirdquarter when junior postplayer Jackie Siefring wentdown with an injury.Up to that point, Siefring

made life difficult for thelarger Wildcats inside thepaint with her aggressive de-fense and rebounding.To make matters worse,

Cassidy Cain was on thebench in foul trouble."If you would have told me

before the game that wewould lose Jackie for much ofthe second half and that Casswould get into foul troubleand we would still win, Iwouldn't believe you," Good-ing said. "Jackie is such apresence inside and withouther out there we get smallerand less physical inside."And Houston started to

take advantage by dominatingthe boards for second andthird shot opportunities."Defensively, we played

very well, but a lot of theirpoints came off of rebounds,"said Gooding. "Yes, we gave up41 points, but I think our de-fense kept us in it. The kidsplayed as hard as they coulddefensively."Which kept the game

within striking distance untila huge trey by Heidi Snipesknotted the score at 39-39.A stick back by Crowell fol-

lowed, but Houston respondedwith a short jumper by Kort-ney Phipps to knot the scoreonce again with 7.6 left in thegame.Which was just enough

time for Crowell to find Cainfor the runner at the buzzerthat lifted Covington to thethrilling win."I'm still pumped," Gooding

reflected an hour afterwards."The way the girls battled.The way they stuck together.I'm blessed to be here withthese kids."Phipps led Houston with 17

points, while Alyssa Stangadded 10.Covington will play at Fair-

lawn tonight, while Houstonwill play at Jackson CenterTuesday.

BOXSCOREHouston (41)Kortney Phipps 8-0-17, Nicole Maier 1-1-3, An-

gela Gilkeson 4-1-9, Alyssa Stang 4-2-10, MaceyStang 1-0-2. Totals: 18-4-41.

Covington (43)Heidi Snipes 1-0-3, Hedi Cron 0-1-1, Brittanie

Flora 1-0-3, Cassidy Cain 5-3-14, Jessie Crowell9-0-20, Jackie Siefring 1-0-2. Totals: 17-4-43.

3-point field goals — Houston: Phipps. Cov-ington: Snipes, Flora, Cain, Crowell (2).Score By QuartersHouston 12 17 29 41Covington 7 17 29 43

Records: Houston 0-1, Covington 1-0.

CovingtonContinued from page 11

Girls Basketball Hoop ScheduleTODAY

Piqua at Thurgood MarshallLehman at SidneyCovington at FairlawnMississinawa Valley at RussiaVersailles vs. Celina at OVISCO Tourney

TUESDAYHouston at Jackson CenterRussia at BotkinsNewton at Troy Christian

WEDNESDAYPiqua at Fairborn

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PIQUA OR Troy, StudioSenior apartment, $449Monthly, all utilities includ-ed, No Pets,(937)778-0524

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

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

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IN COUNTRY near Brad-ford, 2 Bedroom Trailer$400, Plus deposit,(937)417-7111 or(937)448-2974

PIQUA, 307 FourthStreet. 3 bedroom. $500month, $250 deposit.(937)214-0431

PIQUA, 910 New Haven.3 bedroom, 1.5 car, CA,fenced yard. $850, depos-it. (937)778-9303,(937)604-5417.

PIQUA AREA, 511 Elec-tric, 2 bedroom, metro ap-proved, washer/dryerhook-up. $550 +( 9 3 7 ) 7 7 8 - 9 3 0 3(937)604-5417

500 - Merchandise

535 Farm Supplies/Equipment

MANURE SPREADER,International Model 550manure spreader with op-tional slop gate. $2500may trade.(937)489-1725

545 Firewood/Fuel

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

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FIREWOOD, All hard-wood, $150 per cord de-livered or $120 you pickup, (937)726-2780.

FIREWOOD for sale. Allseasoned hardwood,$150 per cord split/ deliv-ered, $120 you pick up.( 9 3 7 ) 8 4 4 - 3 7 5 6(937)844-3879

FIREWOOD seasonedand split. $150 cord deliv-ered, $80 half cord deliv-ered. (Miami County). Call(937)559-6623, Thankyou.

SEASONED FIREWOOD,$120 a cord you pick up,$140 a cord delivered.(937)339-5198 or(937)552-1303

SEASONED FIREWOOD,$150 cord split/delivered,$80 half cord, stacking$25 extra. Miami Countydeliveries only.(937)339-2012

545 Firewood/Fuel

SEASONED FIREWOOD$155 per cord. Stackingextra, $125 you pick up.Taylor Tree Serviceavailable (937)753-1047

560 Home Furnishings

CAPTAINS BED, Twin, 3drawers, bookcase head-board, Ohio made, solidwood, white, $100,(937)335-5454

570 Lawn and Garden

LAWN TRACTOR, Sears,snow blade, cab, chains,weights, 42" mowingdeck, $1100.(937)368-2220 leavephone number in mes-sage.

577 Miscellaneous

3 & 1 PLAYER, Black withpink roses, very goodcondition, $35, Call be-fore noon or after 7pm,(937)615-9496

577 Miscellaneous

BERNINA 810 sewingmachine, Covington,(937)251-9643.

CRIB, changing table,cradle, swing, doorwayswing, high chair, boosterchair, pack-n-play, travelbassinet, tub, child rocker,clothes, blankets(937)339-4233

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

DESK, Roll top desk,small dark oak, goodshape, $35, call beforenoon or after 7pm,(937)615-9496

DRESSES Stunning,beautiful formal dresses.$35 each. Size 7(937)335-4081

SPA Hot Springs Sove-reign Spa. 6 adults,230W, 50AMP, 335 Gal-lon. Retractable cover.Manuals, chemicals. 80%OFF NEW LIST PRICE.$2050. (937)492-2443

577 Miscellaneous

TOTAL GYM, many ex-tras, CD and instructions,used 3 times, new $275,asking $175(937)615-9496 beforenoon or after 7pm

WALKER Dolomite Lega-cy, seat, large wheels,brakes, basket, ad-justable navy, like new$75. (937)339-4233

WALKER, wheel chair,tub, shower and transferbenches, commode chair,toilet riser, grab bars,canes, entertainment cen-ter and more(937)339-4233

583 Pets and Supplies

ENGLISH BANTAM Bull-dog puppies, registered,$700, (937)539-2175 or(937)539-6019.

2001 FORDEXPLORER XLT

Red, 4 door, all wheeldrive, automatic, towingpackage, moon roof, ex-cellent condition, 102kmiles, ready for winter,$5295 OBO

(937)676-3230

2003 FORD RANGEREDGE

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Call Bob(937)339-8352

2004 CHRYSLERSEBRING GTCCONVERTIBLE

48,500 miles 2.7L en-gine. Power locks andwindows. AC, AM-FMCD radio. Very GoodCondition $6900.

(937)526-3073

2005 FORDEXPLORER XLT

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2006 SAAB 9.3 AREO

75,000 miles, leather, 6speed manual, sunroof,alloy wheels, excellentcondition, $13,750

(937)473-3293

2007 BUICK LUCERNE

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