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PIQUA — Whether mak-ing one’s way to the entrancesof shopping malls or super-markets, the ringing of Sal-vationArmy bells has becomesynonymous with the Christ-mas season. For years, shop-pers have been greeted atdoorways by volunteers standing along-side bright red kettles appealing for do-nations of dimes, quarters or even dollar

bills to help those less fortunate.The Piqua SalvationArmy has actively

kicked off its 19th Christmas Kettle Cor-porate Challenge in hopes of recruitingemployees from area businesses — aswell as civic and service organizations —

to supervise its seven kettlesfromNov. 10 through Dec. 24.Arthur R. Disbrow, advi-

sory board member of theSalvation Army, has chal-lenged businesses — bothnew and old — to step for-ward and cover a kettle for aday with a special award pre-

sented to the business collecting thelargest amount.

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Library, Hospiceto host workshop PIQUA — The holidays

can be particularly difficultfor those that have lost aloved one. The PiquaPublic Library and Hos-pice of Miami County willhost a grieving the holi-days workshop at 7 p.m.Thursday. No pre-registra-tion is necessary.This grief education

and support workshop isfor grieving adults as theholidays approach, givingyou the opportunity toprepare for the comingseason.This workshop will be

led by Pam Linderson, CT,a UCC commissionedminister and a certifiedthanatologist (the study ofdeath, dying, and be-reavement). In addition toserving as a hospitalchaplain for nine years,Linderson is now bereave-ment coordinator for Hos-pice of Miami County.

BY WILL E SANDERSStaff Writerwsanders@dailycall.com

PIQUA — Repairs areunder way along the bikepath bridge over the GreatMiami River, whichcaught fire June 19 andhas remained closed eversince.A crew from The

Righter Company, out ofColumbus, began the workon Monday and should becompleted in the next 30days, said Bob Graeser,project manager.The cost of the project is

$90,000, which is coveredunder the city’s insurancepolicy.While it has nearly

been six months since thefire shut the bike pathdown, the city had to pro-duce cost estimates, sub-mit those estimates to

their insurance company,and put the project out tobid.Graeser said the crew

will be removing allburned materials on thebridge, including new railties and railings, and re-

placing it all with new ma-terial.“Basically, they are tak-

ing everything that wasburned off and replacingthat section of the bridgewith new ties,” he said.A 150-foot section of the

bike path bridge sustainedheavy damage as a resultof the June 19 fire, thecause of which was neverdetermined, but fire offi-cials said dry conditionsand stiff winds fueled theblaze.

The bridge, which has aspan of 530 feet, has expe-rienced three major firesin the past several years.Once the work is com-

pleted, the bridge willonce again be reopened tothe public.

Bikeway bridge repairs begin

LAYING THE FOUNDATION

Workers pour the last of more than 130 cubic yards of concrete at Piqua Store ’N Lock on Garbry Road onThursday afternoon. The concrete will support at least 13 new outdoor storage units and more than 40 ad-ditional climate-controlled storage units at the business. John Voisinet, co-owner of the family owned andoperated facility, said that they hope to have the new storage units available sometime in January.

Lemuel Roth Sr. of Covington, left, makes a donationwith Jim Freeman, a Hartzell Propeller employee,manning the Salvation Army kettle.

Workers are busy repairing the bike path bridge over the Great Miami River in Piqua on Thursday afternoon.The bridge floor and railing sustained heavy damage earlier this year in a fire.

Obamaseeks$1.6T intax hikesBY DAVID ESPOAssociated Press

WASHINGTON — TheWhite House is seeking$1.6 trillion in highertaxes over a decade andan immediate infusion offunds to aid the jobless,help hard-pressed home-owners and perhaps ex-tend the expiring payrolltax cut, officials saidThursday as talks aimedat averting an economy-rattling “‘fiscal cliff ”turned testy.In exchange, the offi-

cials said, PresidentBarack Obama will sup-port an unspecifiedamount of spending cutsthis year, to be followed bylegislation in 2013 pro-ducing savings of as muchas $400 billion fromMedicare and other bene-fit programs over adecade.

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Volunteer bell ringerscome from businesses suchas AmeriCorps, the PiquaArea Chamber of Com-merce, City of Piqua, FifthThird Bank, French OilMill Machinery Co.,Hartzell Industries,Hartzell Propeller, Indus-try Products Co., MainSource Bank, Scott FamilyMcDonald’s, Miami ValleySteel Service Inc., MutualFederal Savings Bank,OrrFelt Co., Unity NationalBank and Upper ValleyMedical Center, all ofwhom participated in2011.. In addition, bellringers are also recruitedfrom such organizations asthe Piqua Rotary and Ki-wanis Clubs. Rotarians,according to President Dr.Nancy Luce, will be sta-tioned alongside a kettleat the UpperValley CentreMall on Saturday.Kudos are given to

Hartwell Propeller whosededicated employees,spouses and family mem-bers have supervise a ket-tle every Saturday atKroger for the past 10years. Jim Freeman, whoworks in manufacturingservices at Hartzell’s, re-cently experienced his firstyear as a bell ringer andwas gratified by the num-ber of shoppers — includ-ing Lemuel Roth Sr. ofCovington — who stoppedby to drop money into thekettles.“No one can touch

Hartzell Propeller,” agreedSalvation Army 35-yearemployee JuanitaSupinger and Lt. AnnieBuckles. Hartzell employ-ees and their families col-lected a total of $1,881.61in 2011 after ringing bellson consecutive Saturdaysfrom 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. whileworking in one-hour shifts.Altogether, the local bell-ringing project generated$36,018 last year to bene-

fit the Piqua communityBesides Kroger, kettles

can be found at three en-trances to the Miami Val-ley CentreMall along withRose’s, Walmart, FamilyDollar Store and often-times the Ulbrich’s IGAMarket.The Piqua Salvation

Army provides for theneeds of underprivilegedfamilies in the area. Dur-ing the 2011 Christmasseason alone, food basketswere provided for 324 fam-ilies as well as new toysand clothing items for 552area children.In addition to the “spe-

cial” service at Christmas-time, the Piqua SalvationArmy also assisted 1,197families in 2011 withpantry items, clothing,rent, prescriptions and fi-nancial assistance withutilities.Although a sagging

economy has seen bettertimes, Buckles says theSalvation Army bell ring-ing is a “tradition you seeeverywhere” and thatspare change provides anopportunity for everyoneto enjoy the holidays. Ac-cording to the Armyspokeswoman, it (bell ring-ing) also provides childrenwith a “fun away to giveback to the community”“When the economy is

not hot,” she adds “we (Sal-vation Army) fare well be-cause everyone knowsthere are people in need ofassistance.”Nationwide. the Salva-

tion Army hopes to collectmore than $100 million incoins and small bills thisseason. A San FranciscoSalvationArmy captain re-portedly started the firstkettle fundraising drive in1891 and, by 1897, the pro-gram was operating na-tionwide and providedChristmas meals to morethan 100,000 people. Thekettle program has trulybecome a holiday tradition.

VolunteersContinued from page 1

The offer produced awithering response fromHouse Speaker JohnBoehner, R-Ohio, after aclosed-door meeting in theCapitol with Treasury Sec-retary Tim Geithner. “Un-fortunately, manyDemocrats continue to ruleout sensible spending cutsthat must be part of anysignificant agreement thatwill reduce our deficit,” hedeclared.Boehner added, “No sub-

stantive progress has beenmade between the WhiteHouse and the House” inthe twoweeks since Obamawelcomed congressionalleaders at theWhiteHouse.Democrats swiftly coun-

tered that any holdup wasthe fault of Republicanswho refuse to acceptObama’s campaign-longcall to raise tax rates onupper incomes.At the White House,

presidential press secretaryJayCarney said,“There canbe no deal without rates ontop earners going up.” Tak-ing a confrontational, attimes sarcastic tone, hesaid, “This should not benews to anyone on CapitolHill. It is certainly not newsto anyone in America whowas not in a coma duringthe campaign season.”With barely a month re-

maining until a year-enddeadline, the hardening ofpositions seemed morelikely to mark a transitioninto hard bargaining ratherthan signal an end to effortsto achieve a compromise onthe first postelection chal-lenge of divided govern-ment.Boehner suggested as

much when one reporterasked if his commentsmeant he was breaking offtalks with theWhite Houseand congressional Democ-rats.“No, no, no. Stop,” he

quickly answered.“I’ve got to tell you, I’m

disappointed in where weare, and disappointed inwhat’s happened over the

last couple weeks. Butgoing over the fiscal cliff isserious business.”Republican aides pro-

vided the first description ofthe White House’s offer, al-though Democratic officialsreadily confirmed the out-lines.Under the proposal, the

White House is seekingpassage by year’s end of taxincreases totaling $1.6 tril-lion over a decade, includ-ing the rate hikes sought byObama.Obama also asked for ap-

proval by year’s end of $30billion to renew expiringjobless benefits, $25 billionto prevent a looming Jan. 1cut in fees for doctors whotreatMedicare patients andan undisclosed amount tohelp homeowners hit by thecollapse in real estate val-ues.The White House also

wants a new stimulus pack-age to aid the economy,witha price tag for the first yearof $50 billion, as well as anextension of the Social Se-curity payroll tax cut that isdue to end on Dec. 31, orsome way to offset the im-pact of its expiration.In political terms, the

White House proposal is anear mirror image of whatofficials have said Republi-cans earlier laid down astheir first offer a permanentextension of income tax cutsat all levels, an increase inthe age ofMedicare eligibil-ity and steps to curtail fu-ture growth in SocialSecurity cost-of-living in-creases.In exchange, the GOP

has offered to support un-specified increases in rev-enue as part of tax reformlegislation to be written in2013.The GOP said the White

House was offering unspec-ified spending cuts thisyear. Those would be fol-lowed next year by legisla-tion producing savings fromMedicare and other benefitprograms of up to $400 bil-lion over a decade, a com-panion to an overhaul of thetax code.

Tax hikesContinued from page 1

William E. Bauman Jr.PIQUA — William E.

Bauman Jr., 66, of Piqua,went to heaven at 6:35a . m .Thurs-d a y ,N o v .2 9 ,2 0 1 2 ,at hisr e s i -d e n c efollow-ing hisba t t l ew i t hcancer, surrounded by hisfamily.He was born Jan. 13,

1946, in Piqua, to Mrytle(Dodson) Bauman Hayesof Piqua and the lateWilliam E. Bauman Sr.He married Peggy L.Brown on Sept. 24, 1965,in Piqua; and she sur-vives.Other survivors include

two sons, Joe (Jenni) Bau-man of Piqua, MichaelBauman of Greenville;two grandchildren, Mor-gan (Skie) Bauman-Abney, Kyle (Caprice)Bauman; two great-grandchildren, Bryson,and Hudson who is ex-pected in February; threestepsisters, Pat Ross,Karen Moore and PaulaTaylor all of Piqua; a step-brother Don HayesLouisiana; and a specialfriend, John Weimer of

Greenville. He was pre-ceded in death by hisstepfather, Elden Hayesand two brothers.Mr. Bauman attended

Piqua City Schools. He re-tired from A.K. Steel fol-lowing 32 years ofemployment and thenworked for the Orr FeltCompany for four years.He was a member of theFraternal Order of theEagles Lodge 614 of Piquaand the Fish & GameClubs of Piqua and Troy.He enjoyed his family,Piqua football, the Cincin-nati Reds and casinos.A service to honor his

life will begin at 1 p.m.Monday at Jamieson &Yannucci FuneralHome with HospiceChaplain Edward Ellis of-ficiating. Burial will fol-low at Miami MemorialPark, Covington. Visita-tion will be from 11 a.m.to 1 p.m. Monday at thefuneral home.His family wishes to

thank the people of Hos-pice for their special care.Memorial contributionsmay be made to Hospice ofMiami County Inc., P.O.Box 502, Troy, OH 45373.Guestbook condolences

and expressions of sympa-thy, to be provided to thefamily, may be expressedthrough jamiesonandyan-nucci.com.

Eileen B. Niswonger BairFLETCHER — Eileen

B. Niswonger Bair, 89, ofFletcher, passed awayWednes-day, Nov.2 8 ,2012, at7 : 0 5p.m. int h eKoesterPavilion,Troy.Born

A u g .2 6 ,1923 in Pemberton, Eileenwas a daughter of the lateKenneth Archie andZelma May (Bell) Moore.Eileen married Charles

Niswonger in on Dec. 15,1945, and he preceded herin death in 1977. She thenmarried Clarence H. Bairon June 14, 1980, and hesurvives in Fletcher.Eileen is survived by a

son, Keith (Diana) Nis-wonger of Fletcher; adaughter, Loretta (Terry)Dankworth of Fletcher;step children, Todd(Wendy) Bair of Fletcher,Ted (Amy) Bair of Thack-ery and Micki (Randy)Brelsford of Lockington.Eileen was a caring

grandmother to fivegrandchildren, 14 greatgrandchildren, one great-great-grandson, sevenstep grandchildren andtwo step great-grandchil-dren. Two sisters also sur-vive her, Esther Gimbel ofBellefontaine and Phyllis(Jim) Ropp of Kingscreek;

and many nieces andnephews.In addition to her par-

ents and first husband,three brothers, Ralph,Russell and Roger Mooreand two sisters, DorisMcAlexander and BettyBodey preceded Eileen indeath.She was a graduate of

Adams Township HighSchool in Rosewood andretired in 1986 from Ul-brich’s in Piqua where sheworked as a cashier.Eileen was a member ofthe Fletcher UnitedMethodist Church and sheenjoyed attending basket-ball games and fishing.Funeral services will be

held at 11 a.m. Monday inthe Suber-Shively Fu-neral Home, 201W.MainSt., Fletcher, with the Rev.Andy Perry of the FletcherUnited Methodist Churchpresiding. Burial will fol-low in Fletcher Cemetery,North Walnut Street,Fletcher.Visitation for family

and friends will be heldfrom 2-4 p.m. Sunday inthe funeral home.Memorial contributions

may be made to theFletcher UnitedMethodist Church, 205 S.Walnut Street, Fletcher,Ohio 45326. Envelopeswill be available in the fu-neral home.Condolences to the fam-

ily may be sent towww.sh ive ly funera l-homes.com.

Jerry A. CainPORTLAND, Ore. —

Jerry A. Cain passed awaypeacefully Monday, Nov.26, 2012, at the home of hisdaughter, Sarah Cain, inPortland, Ore., following alengthy battle with multi-ple sclerosis and a briefacute illness due to hisMS.Jerry was born March

14, 1939, in Troy, to hisparents Ralph W. andEdythe (Hawkey) Cain.He graduated fromTroy

High School in 1957 andfrom the University ofCincinnati in 1962.Jerry never allowed MS

to slow him down.He followed a number of

family traditions: his ca-reer in commercial art (hisfather); two years in theNavy (his grandfather);gardening and a love oftraveling (his mother); andthe joys of fine dining(many generations of theCain and Hawkey fami-lies).He particularly loved

the city of Chicago, butmoved to Portland at 60years of age to be closer tohis daughter and grand-son, Biko.

In Portland, he contin-ued to enjoy the local sym-phony, art and historymuseums, dining out andchess, all while stylishlydressed.Jerry also loved being

outdoors and doing any-thing from hiking andcamping to canoeing, aswell as all forms of airtravel including parachut-ing and flying in helicop-ters and gliders.Memories of many

happy adventures andspecial occasions will befondly recalled by Jerry’sdaughter, Sarah; andgrandson, Biko, andSarah’s friend, TyOvereem, all of Portland,his sister, Martha of Troy;and our special familymember, Kathy, as well asseveral cousins and awe-some friends.A celebration of Jerry’s

life will be held in Sarah’sgarden in Portland nextsummer.All who knew and cared

for him are invited; con-tact Martha Cain for fur-ther information atmartigoblue@yahoo.com.

Patricia Ann MillerCASSTOWN — Patri-

cia Ann Miller, 72, ofCasstown, passed awayTuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, atSpringMeade HealthCen-ter, Tipp City.She was born on May

10, 1940, in Marion, to thelate Kenneth Money andMary Alice (Hoover)Welsh. She was married toJames Kendall “Ken”Miller for 46 years beforehe preceded her in deathon Jan. 27, 2008.Mrs. Miller is survived

by two daughters andsons-in-law, Paula andTimStrebig of Bellefontaineand Tricia and Tim Petersof Troy; one son anddaughter-in-law, Dave andSarahMiller of Avon Lake;brother and sister-in-law,Ed and DrondaWelsh; andfive grandchildren,Kristin,Erik, and Kendra Strebig,Gabrielle Peters and Rae-gan Miller.She attended Living

Word Church, Vandalia,and was a previous mem-ber of Grace Baptist andFirst Baptist Churches inTroy. Mrs. Miller worked

in various doctor and den-tal offices in the area andshe and her husbandowned and operatedMiller’s Apple Mill inCasstown. Mrs. Millerloved the Lord and sharedher faith freely. She foundgreat joy in tending herroses and playing golf. Shecelebrated life and washappiest when family, es-pecially all her grandkids,were gathered for a cele-bration.Funeral services will be

held at 11 a.m. Monday atBaird Funeral Home,Troy, with Pastor GregPerry and the Rev. Dou-glas Peters officiating. In-terment will be inRiverside Cemetery, Troy.Friends may call from

2-6 p.m. Sunday at the fu-neral home.Contributions may be

made to SpringMeadeHealthCenter, 4375 SouthCounty Road 25-A, TippCity, OH 45371.Friends may express

condolences to the familythrough www.bairdfuner-alhome.com.

LIMA— LoisWhetsel,90, of Lima, passed awaysurrounded by family onWednesday, Nov. 28, 2012,at 12:15 p.m. at Burton’sRidge Assisted Living inLima.Services will be held

Monday at Chamber-lain-Huckeriede Fu-neral Home with theRev. Tim Benjamin offici-ating. Interment will be inSt. Matthews Cemetery,Cridersville.

TROY — Jeffrey L.

Santiago, 52, of Troy,passed away Friday, Nov.23, 2012.Graveside services will

be conducted Tuesday atRiverside Cemetery inTroy.Arrangements are en-

trusted to Fisher-Ch-eney Funeral Home,Troy.

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Miriam Maxine JenkinsST. PARIS — Miriam

Maxine Jenkins, 84, of St.Pa r i s ,passedaway at5 : 2 5a . m .Thurs-d a y ,Nov. 29,2 0 1 2 ,in Van-crest ofU r -bana.Miriam was born Jan. 1,

1928, in Piqua. She was adaughter of the lateWarder and Nina (Kite)Stevens. She marriedWilliam “Bill” D. Jenkinson Feb. 7, 1948, and hepreceded her in death onJan. 17, 2004. Togetherthey raised three children,Sandra S. (David) Youtz ofRosewood, Linda D. (Kim)Calland of Piqua andSteven L. (Karla) Jenkinsof St. Paris. She was a lov-ing grandma to six grand-children: Jennifer L Clarkof Virginia Beach, Va.;Beth (Chris) McCormick,Victoria, Minn; Bryan L.(Yuriko) Clark of VirginiaBeach, Va., Brett M.(Sally) Calland of Val-paraiso, Ind., Aaron K.(Bri) Jenkins of Jacksonand Carter S. Jenkins ofSt. Paris; and five great-grandchildren, Ameliaand Emma Clark, Miriamand Nina Calland andReid McCormick. She alsois survived by manynieces and nephews. Shewill be sadly missed byher loyal friends, Fonda

Lou Eaton and Dot Soud-ers of St. Paris.In addition to her par-

ents and husband Miriamwas preceded in death byone brother, RoderickStevens and a sister Mar-garet Gorman Beightol.Miriam was a 1945

graduate of Christians-burg-Jackson High Schooland a member of theGrafton United MethodistChurch.The family would like to

extend their gratitude tothe staff at Vancrest of Ur-bana for the loving carethey have provided toMiriam since 2006.Visitation for family

and friends will be heldfrom 10 a.m. Tuesdayuntil the time of the fu-neral services at 12 p.m.in the Atkins-ShivelyFuneral Home, 216 S.Springfield St., St. Paris,with the Rev. EdwardGroff and the Rev. MarkAtterholt presiding. Bur-ial will follow in Ever-green Cemetery, St. Paris.Pallbearers will be BryanClark, Brett Calland,Aaron Jenkins, CarterJenkins, Chris Mc-Cormick, ClarkSomerville, and DavidJenkins.In lieu of flowers the

family requests that me-morial donations be madeto Mercy Hospice, 444Harding Road, Spring-field, OH 45504.Condolences to the fam-

ily may be sent towww.sh ive ly funera l-homes.com.

JENKINS

PIQUA—Students ingrades 1-4 won’t want tomiss the “HolidayApron” class withSandie Cox, instructor,from 6:30-7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Dec. 11.Participants will

make a hand-decoratedapron along with a spe-cial gift-wrapped boxjust in time for holidaygiving. All supplies areincluded in the class fee.“Mom, Grandma or an-other special person willlove receiving this hand-made gift,” said LynnMarroletti, YWCA pro-gram director. “It is agift that will be cher-ished forever.”For more information

on class fees or registra-tion, stop at the YWCAPiqua, 418 N.Wayne St.,call 773-6626 or e-mailinfo@ywcapiqua.com.

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Injury crash investigated

Troy firefighters and medics remove a victim from one of two vehicles involved in a crash at the in-tesection of Washington and Eldean roads on Wednesday.The crash occurred shortly before 9 p.m.when one of the vehicles allegedly failed to stop at the Eldean Road stop sign and was struck bythe other vehicle. Two of the victims were transported to Upper Valley Medical Center with injuriesthat were reported to be minor. The crash is under investigation by the Miami County Sheriff’s Of-fice.

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HIGH: 58 LOW: 38

High Yesterday 46 at 3:49 p.m.Low Yesterday 26 at 5:36 a.m.Normal High 44Normal Low 30Record High 70 in 1927Record Low 2 in 1958

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As high pressure slides off to the east, south windsdevelop bringing in warmer air. Temperatures in the 50swill arrive for today and the weekend with a 60 degreehigh possible on Monday. Rain chances will remain lowalthough there is an elevated chance of rain on Sunday.A better chance of rain arrives on Tuesday as a coldfront moves in. High: 54 Low: 32.

Warm weekend in forecast

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Winter open house Saturday

PROVIDED PHOTOThe Miami County Park District will hold the Winter Open House an Eveningof Lights from 6-9 p.m. Saturday at Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 RossRoad, south of Tipp City. Participants are invited to enjoy the lighted fallsand then stop in for some hot chocolate, children’s crafts, seasonal musicand more. Bring a canned good for the park district’s collection for a localfood pantry. Don’t forget to look for Santa along the trail. For more infor-mation, visit the park district’s Web site at www.miamicountyparks.com.

PIQUA — “Giving and Grooving for the Holi-days,” an event to raise money for local foodpantries, will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at a newlocation, the Boomerang Pub, 8285 N. Dixie Drive,Piqua.The cost of admission is five canned food items

or more, or $5 per person. The location for theevent was changed to the pub this week. The orig-inal event also included “grappling,” but due tolack of space, that portion of the event has beenpostponed.

Event to benefitlocal food pantries

Columbus officers win $1M in lotteryCOLUMBUS (AP) — A

group of about 20 Colum-bus police officers areholding a $1 million ticketsold during the Powerballdrawing.Ohio Lottery Commis-

sion spokeswoman San-dra Neal told theColumbus Dispatch for itsThursday edition that the

winners have not comeforward yet.Jim Gilbert, president

of the local FraternalOrder of Police, CapitalCity Lodge No. 9, con-firmed to the paper that agroup of about 20 officerswere among the winners.More than 300,000

Ohioans won some cash,

with a Cleveland gas sta-tion selling a $2 millionticket and 17 people win-ning a $10,000 prize.Lottery officials say two

tickets that matched allsix numbers to split arecord $588 millionPowerball jackpot weresold in Arizona and Mis-souri.

School districts may get letter gradesCOLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio schools

would get old-fashioned A through Fgrades under a new performanceranking system that cleared thestate House on Thursday.Representatives voted 58-27 to

pass the voluminous ratings over-haul, sending it to the Senate. Thatchamber’s leader also has made theproposal a priority before the two-year session ends next month.The bill would bestow A, B, C, D

and F grades on school districts,school buildings, communityschools, STEM schools and college-preparatory boarding schools basedon 13 performance measures.The grades would be phased in

over four school years to replace thecurrent five-tier system of excellent,effective, continuous improvement,academic watch, and academicemergency. The process would beginwith a “dashboard” of letter gradesavailable to the public but no overallgrade for districts this coming year.Community schools serving

mostly academically challenged stu-dents would see a different scale de-veloped.“It’s a good bill, it’s a comprehen-

sive bill, it’s a bill that’s been a longtime coming,” House EducationChairman Gerald Stebelton told fel-low lawmakers. “Could it be better?Probably. Will it get better in the fu-

ture? We hope so.”Stebelton, a Republican, equated

the lengthy process of hammeringout the bill to sausage-making, say-ing lawmakers faced a Dec. 31 dead-line for establishing the newranking system in order to complywith conditions of a waiver the statereceived to the No Child Left Be-hind Act.State Rep. Nickie Antonio, a

Lakewood Democrat, said the billintroduces uncertainty yet againinto Ohio classrooms in the absenceof a school funding formula thatwould determine what money dis-tricts and schools will receive tocarry out its requirements.

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Since I’ve been battling a bout of the common cold,one being shared rather proficiently here at theoffice I might add, what better time to be think-

ing about one’s bucket list, (I’m really a positive per-son, honest) and at the top is a desire to thru-hike theAppalachian Trail or A.T.I cannot recall exactly when, where or how this

elongated 2,200 (rounded number) mile stroll fromGeorgia to Maine came to be on my list but it’s a must.Thinking back it may have been a book I stumbledacross during my librarian days or an interesting con-versation with someonewho had made the jour-ney. Perhaps it is my lovefor the Smokey Mountainregion in Tennessee ofwhich the A.T. is a part orthe call of moonshinemaking and mountainman beard growing, whoknows.Anyway, I want to get

this item marked off mylist within the next 10years but I can’t help towonder if I’ll manage tohike the A.T. in its entirety or if something will tran-spire to cut my adventure short. Say, an unfortunatemeeting with a bear, a broken appendage, or somewild-n-woolly mountain ailment. Cause while I’m de-termined, I am not exactly hardy, tend to be two leftfeetish and the thought of a bear makes me a tadknock-kneed.Once started, however, I doubt there will be much to

keep me from that final destination of Mt. Katahdinin Maine, cause if I haven’t mentioned it before, I amstubborn. Even if I have to crawl to that coveted A.T.hiker sign-of-completion with a bear attached to oneleg while gasping from some mountain-acquired dis-ease with my victorious, if raspy, “I told you I’d do it!”Followed by my inevitable passing right there on thespot just to keep things interesting.It’s a tad odd that a cold brings about thoughts of

the A.T., typically it crosses my mind quite heavilyafter the first of the year when conversations of thetrail pick up on the Internet. Those who have madearrangements to spend what takes, on average, fivemonths to complete, start to share their anticipationwhile comparing their freshly purchased hikingequipment, and repeatedly debate how many milesthey’ll put in each day as they follow the white blazemarked path.Their reasons for going are varied, of course, from

wanting the mental and physical challenge, to a deeplove and respect for nature or wanting a great story toshare with the grandkids. You know, the one wheregrandma was almost eaten by a bear, that will bemine.Many a book has proclaimed the diverse draw, from

a man who lost his wife to cancer and needed to reac-quaint himself with God, to a blind man with his see-ing eye dog who felt nothing was out of his reach, (Ithink he more than proved that!) and a humor authorinfatuated with history and bears.Have I mentioned bears?There was also a woman who wrote of how she had-

n’t shaved her legs in so long, was so bulked up fromall the hiking, that when entering town in a pair ofshorts, her head hidden by her pack, and about to ven-ture into the first public restroom in who knows howmany days, heard this being yelled out to her: “Sir!Sir! You are going into the ladies rest room!”That will be a story to go along with my bear-maul-

ing to share with the grandkids.For yours truly, the biggest draw is the people. I

can’t wait to meet the individuals and hear theirmany reasons of coming to the A.T., but a lot of it canbest be explained by a quote from author Hunter S.Thompson who said, “Life should not be a journey tothe grave with the intention of arriving safely in apretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid inbroadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, to-tally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow! What aRide!’”Wow, indeed!Just, you know, let’s leave bears out of the ride, OK?

Mom of two munchkins and rooter for the underdogthat is the ellipsis, Bethany J. Royer can be contacted atbethanyroyer@yahoo.com.

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state government inColumbus and big issuesinvolving Ohio’s publicschools, there are morebig unknowns thanknowns at the moment.One consolation: The

decision on the fate of theOhio Graduation Testwent just the way wehoped it would. The testwill be dumped in favor ofusing a college entranceexam, along with exitexams in several subjects.Meanwhile:• Unknown: Whether

the Legislature will adoptletter grades for schoolson their state reportcards. The lame-duck ses-sion of the General As-sembly is expected totake up a House bill thatwould substitute gradesA to F for the labels suchas “excellent” and “contin-uous improvement” towhich Ohioans have be-come accustomed….• Unknown: Who the

next superintendent ofpublic instruction will be.Superintendent StanHeffner resigned in Au-gust after a state inspec-tor general’s report saidhe should not have testi-fied in favor of legislationthat could have helped acompany for which heplanned to work.• Unknown:Where the

attendance-rigging scan-dal ultimately leads.State Auditor Dave Yosthas found instances ofdata manipulation in fourdistricts….. Unknown: How Ka-

sich wants to fundschools. He is expected toinclude his recommenda-tion for a new fundingformula with his 2013-2014 budget plan, due inFebruary. The adminis-tration isn’t saying any-thing about anythingconcerning an alternativeto the current formula.But you can bet that itwill challenge or forceschool districts to findnew ways to collaborate.

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“The only pledge I’d sign isa pledge to sign no morepledges.” That bit of wisdomcame from Rep. Jeff Flake,an Arizona Republican, dur-ing his successful run for aU.S. Senate seat. Now a fewof his more courageous col-leagues are taking the samepath and renouncing the pol-itics of purity.For more than 25 years,

most Republican officehold-ers have bowed to the browbeating ofone unelected, unappointed lobbyistnamed Grover Norquist, who demandedthat they sign a pledge to never, everraise taxes of any kind. That vow ranksas one of the worst ideas to infect Wash-ington in the last generation, so the “nomore pledges” movement is an espe-cially heartening development.A total ban on new taxes cripples the

ability of the government to meet itsmounting fiscal obligations. Every saneperson in the capital knows that addi-tional revenue must be part of any dealto diminish the deficit. So no new taxesmeans no deal. Ever. Period.But Norquistism is even worse than

that. It epitomizes the larger idea of pol-itics as theology, as holy war. Orthodoxyis demanded and enforced. Heretics areburned at the stake (or at least chal-lenged in primaries). Compromise, oneof the noblest words in the political lan-guage, is denounced as caving in andselling out.Principles are essential in politics. So

are goals and demands and negotiatingpositions. But this is a vast country thatencompasses a wide diversity of racesand nationalities, religions and ideolo-gies, geographical and economic inter-ests. It cannot function withoutcompromise. It cannot function if onegroup says it has the truth, its principlesmust prevail, and it will never negotiate.Norquistism is essentially undemoc-

ratic, because democracy depends on adecent respect for differing opinions andviewpoints. Without that respect, De-mocrats and Republicans become Sunnisand Shiites, and Washington becomesBaghdad without the car bombs.The great genius that separates us

from Europe (to say nothing of the Mid-dle East) is the essential pragmatism ofthe American spirit. We do what works.We live in a real world, not an ideologi-cal fantasyland.That’s why the last few days have

been so encouraging. A growing numberof Republicans have been willing to say:The Emperor Grover has no clothes andno power, as long as enough Republi-cans stand up and defy him.

Here’s Sen. Lindsey Gra-ham of South Carolina: “Iwill violate the pledge, longstory short, for the good ofthe country … the onlypledge we should be makingto each other is to avoidbeing Greece.” Rep. PeterKing of New York: “Theworld has changed, and theeconomic situation is differ-ent … We should not be tak-ing ironclad positions.” And

Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia: “Icare more about the country than I doabout a 20-year-old pledge. If we do it(Norquist’s) way, then we’ll continue indebt … I’m willing to do the right thingand let the political consequences takecare of themselves.”But this outbreak of realism has to

work both ways and cross party lines.Graham is right to say that he’ll supportnew taxes only “if Democrats will do en-titlement reform.” Yes, Obama won theelection, and, no, the Democrats don’thave anyone as doctrinal or domineer-ing as Norquist. But liberal interestgroups are massing to defend everydime of existing benefits, and the presi-dent and his allies have to be willing totake them on, to show the same level ofpragmatism and flexibility they expectfrom the Republicans.Dick Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Sen-

ate Democrat, said it well: “The electiondidn’t give either party a mandate.What voters gave both parties is a workorder. They told us to work together tosolve this problem fairly and wisely.”That kind of cooperation will be hard

to accomplish. Along with their “workorder,” voters sent back a Congress morepolarized than ever. Forty-one percent ofthose voters called themselves moder-ates, and yet the center is shrinking onCapitol Hill. Reasonable Republicanssuch as Sens. Olympia Snowe of Maine(who retired) and Richard Lugar of In-diana (who lost a primary) will be gonecome January. The Blue Dog Democrats,a group of House centrists that oncenumbered more than 40, will shrink toabout 15 members.“Congress seems to be going in the op-

posite direction of the country, just asthe country is screaming for solutions togridlock,” Democratic strategist PhilSinger told The Associated Press.Leaders have to lead. The grown-ups

have to take back control. And the “nomore pledges” movement has to gaintraction — in both parties.

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What would you bid asdealer with each of the fol-lowing five hands?

1. One spade. Eventhough your hearts aremuch stronger than yourspades, it is better to followthe general rule of openingwith the higher-ranking oftwo five-card suits, plan-ning to bid the lower-rank-ing suit at your next twoturns, if necessary. If youwere to start with oneheart and later bid yourspades, your partner wouldnaturally assume that youhad only four spades andwould not raise you withthree-card support.As a re-sult, you might never lo-cate the best partscore,

game or slam contract,which could be in spades. 2.One diamond. Though youobviously have a notrumptype of hand, the correctopening bid is one dia-mond. Hands containing19 high-card points do notfall into the openingnotrump category — theyare too strong for onenotrump and not strongenough for two notrump.Such hands are best de-scribed by opening withone of a suit and thenjumping to two notrumpover partner’s expected re-sponse of one heart or onespade.3. One diamond. Virtu-

ally all hands containing13 high-card points aremandatory opening bids.This rule overrides one’snatural reluctance to open

with a five-card suitheaded by the eight. It isfar better to bid one dia-mond — a suit in whichyou have length — thanone club, a suit in whichyou have strength. 4. Fourspades. This gives you sev-eral possibilities for a goodresult. First, you have areasonable chance of mak-ing four spades even ifpartner has only moderatevalues. Second, there’s agood chance of buying thecontract at four spades un-doubled even if the oppo-nents have most of themissing high cards. Third,if the opponents elect tocompete over four spades,they might miss their bestspot because they have tostart searching for it at thefive-level.5. One notrump. This

tells partner that you have15 to 17 points, a balanceddistribution (notmore thanone doubleton) and stop-pers in at least three suits— exactly what you have. Ifyou were to open with oneclub instead, you wouldhave an impossible rebid ifpartner responded withany suit on the one-level. Ifpartner bid one heart, forexample, you could not bidtwo hearts (which wouldindicate 13 to 15 points),three hearts (which wouldpromise four-card support),one notrump (13-14 points)or two notrump (18-19points). The openingnotrump bid spares youthis headache.Tomorrow: An unex-

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Too much togethernessmay result in breakup

DEAR ABBY: I’m en-gaged to someone I lovevery much. I am 36 andhe is 44. We get alonggreat, but he’s in a rush toget married. It will be myfirst and his second. Wegot engaged three monthsago, and he wants thewedding to be in Febru-ary. The date he picked ishis father’s birthday. Myother problem is, he is al-ways pawing at me. He al-ways needs to be touchingme or calling me his“beautiful angel.” It’s goodto hear that once in awhile, but not five times aday. I love being with him,but sometimes I need myown space. If I say no, hegets defensive and wor-ried that I’m going toleave him. We spend prac-tically every waking (andnon-waking) moment to-gether. I am almost at abreaking point. Help!

— OVERWHELMEDIN PENNSYLVANIA

DEAR OVER-WHELMED: I hope yourealize that the behavioryou are describing is notan indication of love, butof extreme insecurity. Hisneed to constantly touchyou, his defensiveness ifyou say you need somespace, and his fear thatyou will leave him WON’TCHANGE if you marryhim. I am also concernedabout the way your wed-ding date was chosen, be-cause the decision wasn’tarrived at mutually.Ask yourself this: If he

makes what should bejoint decisions, and youhave no space for yourselfbecause of his insecurity,is this the way you wantto spend a LIFETIME?These could be symptomsof an abuser.

DEAR ABBY: I’m 25,have an associate’s degreein health management,completed a CRMA (Cer-tified Residential Medica-tion Aide) course, and I’mnow on my way to obtain-ing my bachelor of sciencein health management. Itsounds like I’m headingtoward a great future,right?My problem is I have

zero confidence in myself.I’m scared to death ofmaking mistakes as aCRMA, and equallyscared of being successful.Everybody says how“proud” they are of meand that I’m headed to-ward great things, but I’mnot sure I can do this. Iam struggling to find self-

confidence because if Idon’t believe in myself, Iwon’t achieve anything.What can I do to put my-self out there and take thesteps I need to accomplishmy goals?

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DEAR NEEDS ABOOST: Self-doubt canbe an asset if it causes youto strive harder to masterthe skills you will need inyour profession. However,because you are afraid ofboth failure AND success,the surest way to conqueryour fears would be totalk about them with acounselor at your schoolor to a psychologist. Whatyou are dealing with isnot as unusual as youmay think.

DEAR ABBY: My hus-band insists that wearinga white T-shirt when outand about is the same aswearing a colored onewith a design on it. Ithink he’s wearing under-wear as outerwear and isbeing too casual. We donot live in a rural commu-nity. We are in a suburb ofSan Diego. Life is relaxedhere, but not THAT re-laxed. Do you have anopinion?

— DRESSING UP,NOT DOWN

DEAR DRESSINGUP: I do have a thoughtor two on the subject. Ifyour husband is comfort-able this way, leave himalone. Because you arethe one concerned withappearances, continuedressing up to create theimpression you want andlet him dress down andsuffer the consequences— if there are any, which Idoubt.

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PROVIDED PHOTOThe Friends of Bear’s Mill invite the community to share in an evening filled with the sights and soundsof the holidays at the annual Candlelight Walk and Open House at historic Bear’s Mill from 6-10 p.m. Fri-day, Dec. 7. Guests will be entertained around the bonfire with holiday music by the Melodyline singinggroup from 7-8 p.m. In the event of inclement weather the group will be singing inside the Mill Store andGallery. This event is free to the public. Donations are greatly appreciated. Bear’s Mill is located at 6450Arcanum-Bear’s Mill Road, about five miles east of Greenville. For more information on this and otherprograms offered by The Friends of Bear’s Mill, call Bear’s Mill at 548-5112 or visit www.bearsmill.com.

Star of ‘Beasts’ back in bayouBY STACEYPLAISANCEAssociated Press

HOUMA, La. — She wasjust nominated for a SpiritAward for her leading rolein “Beasts of the SouthernWild,” and there’s buzz thatGolden Globe and Oscarnods could be next. Butthese days, QuvenzhaneWallis is more concernedabout picking up long divi-sion in her math class thantrophies in Hollywood.“I actually had to learn

what an Oscar was,”Quvenzhane said over alunch of fried shrimp andcrawfish at the 9-year-old’sfavorite seafood restaurantin her hometown of Houma,La., about 60 miles south-east of New Orleans inbayou country.Quvenzhane pronounced

Kwuh-VIN-juh-nay saidshe was shown a picture ofwhat an Oscar looks likeand came up with a nick-name: “I call him ‘thegolden man,’” she said,crossing her arms acrossher chest emulating theposture of the iconic statue.If given the opportunity

to go to the Oscars, Quven-zhane certainly knowswhat to expect. The fourth-grader has walked manyred carpets since “Beasts”first premiered at the Sun-dance Film Festival, whereit won a grand jury prize,and then played at theCannes fest, where the filmtook the Camera d’Or prize.

Quvenzhane, who hadnever acted before anddoesn’t watch much televi-sion, said she didn’t knowwho Susan Sarandon waswhen the actress presentedher with a New HollywoodAward in Beverly Hills lastmonth. Nor did she knowBen Affleck and KerryWashington when the ac-tors congratulated her atanother ceremony.“I’m just like, OK I got an

award, nice to know. Andthen I just go back to whatI do,” she said.In Houma, that means

cheerleading and school,where her favorite subjectis math. It also meansbeing picked on by her twoolder brothers and spend-ing Halloween dressed inan orange and black tiger

costume, roasting hot dogsand marshmallows withher friends and family.“I’m just normal,” she

said. “I’m just this girl whoalways fights with herbrothers, like normal, al-ways tackles the big dogthat’s always in the house,like normal.”She’s the youngest of

four children ages 9 to 19 toa teacher mom and truckdriver dad who have beenmarried for 20 years. Dur-ing the “Beasts” publicityrun, her mom has beentraveling with her whileher dad stays behind withthe couple’s other childrentwo sons, and a daughter incollege.“We’re still us,” said her

mom, Qulyndreia (Kwah-LIN-dree-uh) Wallis. She

said being a teacher hashelped keep Quvenzhaneon track with her studieswhile traveling, and herfamily’s distance from theentertainment industry hasmade it easy to keep theiryoungest child grounded.“This is all still so new to

us, so we are totally on theoutside,” Wallis said. “Wejust go with the flow.”Quvenzhane was just 5

when she auditioned for thefilm’s lead role of Hush-puppy, a little girl with awild imagination strugglingto survive in the southernDelta with her ailing fatheras a storm approaches.Dwight Henry plays the fa-ther and like Quvenzhane,he had no prior acting expe-rience. It was also the direc-torial debut for BehnZeitlin, who co-wrote“Beasts.”Quvenzhane had turned

6 when the film was shot inPointe-aux-Chenes and Islede Jean Charles the last in-habited speck of land at theend of a winding highwaysouth of Houma. Shegripped the hearts of audi-ences around the worldwith her portrayal of a littlegirl fighting for her physicaland spiritual survival in abig, hard world often wear-ing little more than under-wear and white rubberboots.Although it was her first

time on a film set, Quven-zhane read her lines andtook direction like a pro,said Henry.

Child actress Quvenzhane Wallis, who had her debutin the recent film “Beasts of the Southern Wild,”speaks during a Nov. 11 interview with the Associ-ated Press in Houma, La.

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ing but more importantlythe Francis’ Christmasdecorations will be light-ing up the north end oftown. I am so glad thattheir love for the holidayhas turned into such astaple for our family holi-day.I wonder how much

time we have left untilmy girls do not believe inSanta Claus. I wish Icould remember my reac-tion when I first foundout. I guess that could bea good thing. At least itwasn’t something trau-matic.My girls seem to be

coming out of their shells.At least around thehouse. They’ve starteddancing around and lipsyncing every chancethey get. Its fun to see. Ican remember whenthat’s all I wanted to dowas to play our parent’srecords and pretend I wasa dancer. It would proba-bly be pretty humorous tosee on video. Lucky for meI grew up before every-thing we did was “on therecord.” My girls not somuch. Every chance I getI’m taking a little video orsnapping a few shots.The girls are back on

the roll of wanting towatch videos of whenthey were younger. We’vegot photos and video fromthe very beginning. Evensounds of their littleheartbeats while theywere still in my belly.Sometimes the videosbring tears … and mostoften laughs. But some-times they even bring alittle heartache. Thereare days I wonder how Imade it through, I thinkthe first couple yearswere built on exhaustion.I am thankful that we

have the videos to re-member just how muchlove those two littlewomen brought into ourlives.We are definitely are

entering the next stage ofgrowth. At least I thinkso. The girls are lessclingy. Of course, that’swhen they are with theirfriends and doing exactlywhat they want to do. Butthe guilt trips seems to belessening and time apartseems to be growing. Theyare already at schoolmore than six hours aday. They would prefer tobe playing with friendsafter school. Then we maysqueeze in an hour or twofor dinner, baths andhomework. Seems likethere is so much life tosqueeze into a 24-hourday.We did have our first

teacher’s conference forthe girls this year. Theyseem to be on task anddoing what they need tobe doing. I swear, everynight after they go to bedI am wishing we had moretime for this and moretime for that. But when Ido actually get the time Iseem to waste it. But atthe end of the day, I knowmy women are happy andbright little things.

Heather Canan is amother of twingirls.Sheandher husband, Brad, residewith their girls in Bradford.You can e-mail her at pdc-momcol@yahoo.com.

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In this Nov. 19 photo, twins Abigail and Noah Thomas, 8, ride on the motorized wheelchair of their mother, JennThomas, on their way to a school book fair in Arlington Heights, Ill. Thomas, a 36-year-old mom who has cere-bral palsy, says her twins occasionally complain about having to do a few extra chores around the house to helpher. Abigail nods and smiles upon hearing this but says for the most part, their lives are “kind of normal.” Forher, having a mom with a disability is just how it is, she says, shrugging.

Disabled parents face biasDAVID CRARYAP National Writer

Millions of Americanswith disabilities havegained innumerable rightsand opportunities sinceCongress passed landmarklegislation on their behalfin 1990. And yet advocatessay barriers and bias stillabound when it comes toone basic human right: Tobe a parent.A Kansas City, Mo., cou-

ple had their daughtertaken into custody by thestate two days after herbirth because both parentswere blind. A Chicagomother, because she isquadriplegic, endured an18-month legal battle tokeep custody of her youngson. A California womanpaid an advance fee to anadoption agency, then wastold she might be unfit toadopt because she has cere-bral palsy.Such cases are found na-

tionwide, according to anew report by the NationalCouncil on Disability, an in-dependent federal agency.

The 445-page document isviewed by the disability-rights community as by farthe most comprehensiveever on the topic — simul-taneously an encyclopedicaccounting of the statusquo and an emotional pleafor change.“Parents with disabilities

continue to be the only dis-tinct community that has tofight to retain — and some-times gain — custody oftheir own children,” saidautism-rights activist AriNe’eman, a member of thecouncil. “The need to correctthis unfair bias could not bemore urgent or clear.”The U.S. legal system is

not adequately protectingthe rights of parents withdisabilities, the report says,citing child welfare laws inmost states allowing courtsto determine that a parentis unfit on the basis of a dis-ability. Terminatingparental rights on suchgrounds “clearly violates”the intent of the 1990Americans with Disabili-ties Act, the report con-tends.

Child-welfare experts,responding to the report,said they shared its goals ofexpanding supports for dis-abled parents and strivingto keep their families to-gether. But they said re-movals of children fromtheir parents — notably incases of significant intellec-tual disabilities — aresometimes necessary evenif wrenching.“At the end of the day, the

child’s interest in havingpermanence and stabilityhas to be the priority overthe interests of their par-ents,” said Judith Schagrin,a veteran child-welfare ad-ministrator in Maryland.In the bulk of difficult

cases, ensuring vital sup-port for disabled parentsmay be all that’s needed toeliminate risks or lessenproblems, many advocatessay.The new report, titled

“Rocking the Cradle: En-suring the Rights of Par-ents with Disabilities andTheir Children,” estimatesthat 6.1 million U.S. chil-dren have disabled parents.

It says these parents aremore at risk than otherparents of losing custody oftheir children, including re-moval rates as high as 80percent for parents withpsychiatric or intellectualdisabilities.Parents with all types of

disabilities — physical ormental — are more likelyto lose custody of their chil-dren after divorce, havemore difficulty accessingassisted-reproductive treat-ments to bear children, andface significant barriers toadopting children, the re-port says.One of the cases it de-

tails involved Erika John-son and Blake Sinnett ofKansas City, whose 2-day-old daughter, Mikaela, wastaken into custody by Mis-souri authorities becauseboth parents were blind.The action occurred after ahospital nurse reportedthat Johnson seemed to behaving trouble with herfirst attempts at breast-feeding — which Johnsonsaid happens with manyfirst-time mothers.

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Research: High self-esteem involves fear of failureWhenever I talk on

the subject ofself-esteem, how

the research strongly sug-gests that people withhigh regard for them-selves have correspond-ingly low regard for othersand that high self-esteemis highly associated withantisocial behavior likebullying, people becomeunderstandably per-plexed. After all, the no-tion that a state of highself-esteem is desirablehas become as “American”as mom and apple pie.The inevitable ques-

tion: “But John, I want mychild to possess self-confi-dence.” Ah, but the re-search finds that highself-esteem is associatedwith fear of failure. Thechild who has beenpraised indiscriminatelyby parents and teachers— which has been the un-fortunate lot of many kidsover the past 40 or so

years — may tend to shyaway from an unfamiliarchallenge. On the otherhand, he may overesti-mate his abilities andoften end up failing,which is why the researchalso finds that people withhigh self-esteem are espe-cially prone to depression.In other words, depressionis not necessarily the con-sequence of having too lit-tle self-esteem, but ratherhaving too much.Teachers were told that

constant praise would ele-vate academic perform-

ance, but social scientistshave found that peoplewith high self-esteem con-sistently underperform.They believe anythingthey do is worthy of merit;therefore, they tend not toput forth their best efforts.It is worth mentioningthat as praise in schoolshas gone up, test scoreshave gone down.And so, and once again,

we discover that there isnothing new under thesun. The traditional idealof humility and modestyappears to be the mostfunctional state of self-re-

gard. That should humblefolks who believe that newideas are better than oldones (but it won’t).History is replete with

humble and modest peo-ple who accomplishedgreat things. GeorgeWashington and AbrahamLincoln are two outstand-ing examples. Their ac-complishments were notthe result of thinkinghighly of themselves, butof dedication to causesmuch larger than them-selves.Besides, I will propose

that courage, not self-con-

fidence, is what parentsshould be attempting tohelp their children de-velop. The researchstrongly suggests thatself-confident people ei-ther are (a) hesitant totake on challenges unlessthey believe they aregoing to succeed, (b) sosure of succeeding thatthey foolishly exposethemselves and others tohigh risk situations. By allaccounts, George Arm-strong Custer possessedvery high self-esteem.Courage, on the other

hand, is the willingness to

take on a task even if oneknows he or she may notsucceed. It is the willing-ness to fight the good fighteven when the odds arestacked against you.These are people whomake great sacrifices fornoble causes. Think Mar-tin Luther King.America needs more

Martins. Unfortunately,we appear to be raisinglots of Custers.Family psychologist

John Rosemond answersparents’ questions on hisweb site at www.rose-mond.com.

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urban Columbus is ex-pected to bring 500 jobsover the next three years.Among other duties,

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Romney gets ‘chili’ reception

BY BEN FELLERAssociated Press

WASHINGTON —Three weeks after the elec-tion, Mitt Romney made itto theWhite House.For about 90 minutes.

After an odd arrival inwhich a man rushed hisSUV and ended up gettingarrested by the SecretService.It wasn’t the start of a

term as Romney had envi-sioned. But it was, at least,all on good terms with theman who defeated him,President Barack Obama.Over a private lunch on

Thursday, Obama andRomney had some whiteturkey chili, Southwesterngrilled chicken salad and

from the reports of it thekind of actual conversationthat never happens whiletwo presidential nomineesare bashing each other’sideas during a campaign.They shook hands in the

Oval Office. They spoke ofAmerican leadership in theworld. They pledged tokeep in touch. Maybe evenwork together.All that, at least, accord-

ing to aWhite House state-ment about what happenedbehind closed doors. Thetwo men themselves neverfaced reporters.“Each man wanted to

have a private conversa-tion,” said White Housespokesman Jay Carney.“They didn’t want to turn itinto a press event.”Much has happened al-

ready in American politicssince the Nov. 6 election,when voters ended a fiercepresidential race by choos-ing Obama in convincingfashion. Romney is among

those who have opined onwhy he lost, telling donorsObama won by giving“gifts” to groups like Lati-nos, blacks and young vot-ers.Carney said that com-

ment, widely panned asdisparaging by leaders ofboth parties, did not hangover the postelection meet-ing of the two men.The spokesman under-

scored Obama’s interest inlistening to Romney’sideas.Obama presumably did

so without accusing his for-mer rival of having “Rom-nesia” about his ownpositions, as the presidenthad once charged with awicked smile.Long gone too, it seemed,

was Romney’s accusationover the summer thatObama was running a“campaign of division andanger and hate.”“Gov. Romney congratu-

lated the president for the

success of his campaignand wished him well overthe coming four years,” theWhite House statementsaid.And this: “They pledged

to stay in touch, particu-larly if opportunities towork together on sharedinterests arise.”Romney adviser Eric

Fehrnstrom agreed that itwas a “very friendly lunch”between two men whospoke about the big chal-lenges facing the nation.Still, Romney did not get

the warmest of welcomescoming into the WhiteHouse gates.The Secret Service said a

man interfered with his ve-hicle as it arrived at a se-cure checkpoint near theWhite House.Themanwaslater interviewed by an of-ficer and became combat-ive, the Secret Service said.He was charged with as-sault on a police officer andunlawful entry.

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In Sidney, Fort Loramie,New Bremen, Piqua todeliver the Dayton DailyNews.

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Norcold, Inc., recog-nized as the leader inrefrigerator manufactur-ing for the RV, Marineand Truck markets, iscurrently accepting re-sumes for an Environ-mental, Health andSafety Coordinator.

This position promotes,coordinates and main-tains all Environmental,Health and Safety pro-grams and ensures theprograms adhere to allregulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate willhave a Bachelor degreein EHS or related con-centration AND at least2 yrs experience in:manufacturing environ-ment, ISO 14001 andOSHA compliance, fa-cilitation and presenta-tion, Microsoft Office,First Aid, CPR, andLean.

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Faulkner, Garmhau-sen, Keister & Shenk,a Legal ProfessionalAssociation, is seek-ing a legal assistantto work in its litiga-tion department at itsSidney, Ohio office.This individual will beresponsible for assist-ing the firm’s litiga-tion attorneys withvarious administrativeresponsibilities.

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RESIDENTIAL COORDINATOR

Community Housing of Darke, Miami and Shel-by Counties is seeking a full-time professional to coordinate and provide residential services for individuals with a mental illness in the tri-county region. Duties include outreach, on-call, effec-tive communication and planning and property management.

Qualifications are a bachelors degree in be-havioral health or a re-lated field; four years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The Piqua Arts Council is seeking an executive director responsible for the day-to-day manage-ment of operations and execution of a strategic plan to ensure the or-ganization fulfills its mis-sion. The ideal candi-date will have experi-ence working with di-verse stakeholders, in-cluding artists, educa-tors, volunteers, busi-ness leaders, commu-nity members, funders, peer organizations and elected officials. The ex-ecutive director will also have a proven track record in art program-ming, business man-agement and fund de-velopment. Manage-ment experience work-ing in non-profit or public sector preferable. Job description can be viewed online at www.piquaartscouncil.com.Position will remain open until filled. Review of applications will begin December 14, 2012.

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305 Apartment

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1 BEDROOM, down-stairs, 431 West Ash,stove, refrigerator, no pets$385, Credit check re-quired, (937)418-8912

1 BEDROOM, upstairs,431 West Ash, stove, re-frigerator, no pets $335,Credit check required,(937)418-8912

1 BEDROOM, 322 S MainSt. downstairs, stove &refrigerator furnished.$385. No pets. Creditcheck required,(937)418-8912

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1273 CAMARO Court, 2Bedroom, luxury apart-ment, garage, kitchen ap-pliances. $600 Monthly,available now!(937)570-3288.

2 BEDROOM in Troy,Move in special, Stove,refrigerator, W/D, A/C,very clean, no pets. $525.(937)573-7908

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NEWLY DECORATEDTroy, Tipp City, 2 Bed-room, No pets. refrigera-tor, stove, water, sewage,trash included,(937)238-2560

PIQUA, Parkridge Place.Roomy 2 bedroom, 1.5baths, CA, stackablewasher/ dryer furnished,$525, no animals!(419)629-3569.

PIQUA, 439 1/2 Adams,upstairs, 1 bedroom,Stove, refrigerator, nopets! $315 Monthly, Creditcheck required,(937)418-8912

PIQUA, HALF DOUBLE,1315 Siedel, 3 bed-rooms, 2 baths, 2 cargarage, appliances,washer/ dryer, $775,(937)335-0261.

PIQUA. Pets welcomed,on Jill Ct. 2 bedroom,CA/ heat, washer/ dryerhook-up, appliances in-cluding dishwasher.$495/ month plusdeposit. (937)418-1060.

TROY, 2/3 bedrooms,near I-75, nice neighbor-hood, some appliances.1607 Henley Road, $575monthly. (937)339-8259.

305 Apartment

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

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TROY, 21 N. Oxford, 1bedroom, down stairs,appliances furnished,$390 month, plus de-posit. No pets.(937)698-3151

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

320 Houses for Rent

1046 W. North Street, re-modeled single level, 3bedroom, w/d hookup,large kitchen, $575(937)773-6216

2 BEDROOM DUPLEXwith appliances, W/Dhookup, attached garage,short term rental only,available til April 2013(937)339-3870

EXECUTIVE HOME, 3bedroom. Custom builtranch with basement, pool& clubhouse, upscale withall amenities, 1341 PaulRevere, Troy, $1700monthly, (937)335-6690,www.hawkapartments.net

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

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

PIQUA Lovely, large 4-5bedroom house in coun-try. Appliances furnished.No pets. Credit check re-quired, $1600 monthly.(937)418-8912

500 - Merchandise

535 Farm Supplies/Equipment

TRACTOR, Massey Har-ris Pony tractor with hy-draulic blade, excellentcondition. (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

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

545 Firewood/Fuel

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, split, sea-soned and delivered local-ly. $145 cord; $75 halfcord. (937)559-6623.Thank you!

560 Home Furnishings

CHAIR, Over-sized 1-1/2chair, hunter green, excel-lent condition, 3 years old,used approximately 1year, $50, call anytimeleave message,(937)203-9056

LEATHER COUCH,White leather couch, faircondition, no holes, somescuff marks, $50, call any-time leave message,(937)203-9056

577 Miscellaneous

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

CANDLES, tart burners,wreaths, artificial flowerarrangements & more.Half price sale on all items- Moe's Creations - homescents. Great Christmasgifts. December 10through 14, 3pm-6pm.10775 North State Route48, Covington.tandcakes@hughes.net.(937)214-4810.

COMPUTER Compaq,Windows XP, 17' monitor,keyboard, mouse, speak-ers and Cannon scanner.Excellent condition. All setup. Asking $185 for every-thing. Piqua(937)451-5145

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

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

DRYER, General Electric,Large capacity, worksgreat, $70, (937)418-9271

RECORD PLAYER, Tapeplayer, radio, 3 & 1 sys-tem, Black with pink ros-es, very good condition,$35, Call before noon orafter 7pm, (937)615-9496

TV Sony, 36" HD tube TV.Grey. (Heavy) with blackstand. $125.(937)773-3645 leavemessage

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

CHIHUAHUA PUPPY,AKC, 1 male, White, 8weeks old, just in time forthe Holidays! $200.00 Call(937)448-0522.

PERSIAN KITTENS, CFAregistered, 8 weeks old.$275 and up. Seriouscalls only (937)216-4515

583 Pets and Supplies

GERMAN SHEPHERD,Puppies, DOB 9-29-12,Parents have excellentAKC Pedigree, sire isgrand champion showdog, asking $500,(937)492-2038

592 Wanted to Buy

WE PAY cash for your oldtoys, antiques, and col-lectibles! Star Wars, GIJoes, postcards,pre-1980's comics, auto-graphs and much more,(937)606-0405.

800 - Transportation

805 Auto

1923 CHEVY, Touringcar, 4 door, redone, stor-age 25 years, runs anddrives, $15,000 will tradefor toy hauler,(937)658-1946

1989 CHEVY Silverado. Alot of new parts. $2500.(937)497-8485

1998 FORD RangerSplash. Books for $4000online, $3500 OBO.(937)492-9130

2001 OLDSMOBILE, 4door sedan. Great condi-tion. 115,000 miles, sunroof, no rust, no dents,new tires. $4800 OBO.(937)622-2844

600 - Services

620 Childcare

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INFANTS 0-2 YEARS40 HOURS $70WEEK25 HOURS AND LESS $30WEEK

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670 Miscellaneous

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710 Roofing/Gutters/Siding

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810 Auto Parts & Accessories

CAR DOLLY, accommo-dates most cars and smallSUVs, $400 and deluxeladder rack made byAdrian Steel in the USA,has clamping assembly,$200 (937)308-7423

899 Wanted to Buy

CASH PAID for junk carsand trucks. Free removal.Just call us to get most foryour clunker(937)732-5424.

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

Very good condition,55,000 miles. $6200.

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2005 FORDEXPLORER XLT

Loaded, 96k, Excellentcondition, asking$11,500

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2007 BUICK LUCERNE

Nice and loaded! 77,000miles. $9900.

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2009 CHEVYSILVERADO

Extended cab, red withblack interior, lockingrear differential, Reesehitch, chrome step rail,17,000 miles, $16,000.Call (937)524-6656

2011 FORD FUSIONSE

19,000 miles. $15,500.

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COVINGTON 3815Rench Road Saturdayonly 10am-2pm Home-stead Craft Show, home-made signs, scarves, hairclips, wreaths, BandHurabeads, Scentsy, Paparaz-zi, Thirty-One, Mary Kay,Stamping-Up, and more.Santa will be there sobring your camera.

PIQUA, 505 North Main,Thursday 9am-5pm & Fri-day 9am-1pm, InsideMoving Sale, Antiques,collectibles, housewares,clothing, baby items, furni-ture & miscellaneousitems

PIQUA, 650 South Main,Saturday & Sunday,10am-6pm, Baby items,Christmas items, toys,Lots of miscellaneous,Some furniture, fishaquariums, Low prices!

PIQUA, 725 YoungStreet, Saturday Only!10am-3pm, Moving sale/estate sale! Couches,chairs, tables, lamps, cup-board, desk, kitchen ta-bles with chairs, old roast-er, magazine rack, metalbookcase, Lots more!

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COURT OF COMMON PLEASMIAMI COUNTY, OHIO

Case No.: 12 CV 00586Judge: Christopher Gee

GMAC Mortgage, LLCPlaintiff,

-vs-

Verl V. Van DeGrift aka Verl V. Vandegrift, et al.Defendants.

LEGAL NOTICE IN SUIT FOR FORECLOSURE OFMORTGAGE

Verl V. Van DeGrift aka Verl V. Vandegrift and JaneDoe, name unknown, spouse of Verl V. Van DeGriftaka Verl V. Vandegrift, whose last known address is110 North Pearl Street, Covington, OH 45318, and theunknown heirs, devisees, legatees, executors, ad-ministrators, spouses and assigns and the unknownguardians of minor and/or incompetent heirs of VerlV. Van DeGrift aka Verl V. Vandegrift, all of whose res-idences are unknown and cannot by reasonable dili-gence be ascertained, will take notice that on the 6thday of September, 2012, GMAC Mortgage, LLC filedits Complaint in the Common Pleas Court of MiamiCounty, Ohio in Case No. 12 CV 00586, on the docketof the Court, and the object and demand for relief ofwhich pleading is to foreclose the lien of plaintiff'smortgage recorded upon the following described realestate to wit:

Property Address: 110 North Pearl Street, Covington,OH 45318and being more particularly described in plaintiff'smortgage recorded in Mortgage Book 1809, page467, of this County Recorder's Office.

All of the above named defendants are required to an-swer within twenty-eight (28) days after last publica-tion, which shall be published once a week for threeconsecutive weeks, or they might be denied a hearingin this case.

Joseph M. Henkel, Trial CounselOhio Supreme Court Reg. #0084962LERNER, SAMPSON & ROTHFUSSAttorneys for PlaintiffP.O. Box 5480Cincinnati, OH 45201-5480(513) 241-3100attyemail@lsrlaw.com

11/16, 11/23, 11/30-20122338648

COURT OF COMMON PLEASMIAMI COUNTY, OHIO

Case No.: 12 CV 00648Judge: Christopher Gee

CitiMortgage, Inc.Plaintiff,

-vs-

Barbara A. Goings, et alDefendants.

LEGAL NOTICE

Unknown heirs, the devisees, legatees, executors, ad-ministrators, and assigns of Barbara A. Goings, andthe unknown guardians of minor and/or incompetentheirs of Barbara A. Goings (if any) and UnknownSpouse (if any) of Barbara A. Goings, whose lastknown address is 363 Home Avenue, Piqua, Oh45356, will take notice that on October 2, 2012, Citi-Mortgage, Inc. filed its Complaint in the Court of Com-mon Pleas, Miami County, Ohio, Case No. 12 CV00648. The object of, and demand for relief in, theComplaint is to foreclose the lien of plaintiffʼs mort-gage recorded upon the real estate described belowand in which plaintiff alleges that the foregoing defen-dants have or claim to have an interest:

Parcel number(s): N44-047230, N44-047220Property address: 363 Home Avenue, Piqua, OH45356

The defendants named above are required to answerthe Complaint within twenty-eight (28) days after lastpublication of this legal notice. This legal notice will bepublished once a week for three successive weeks.

11/30, 12/07, 12/14-20122342531

Foreclosure of MortgageCommon Pleas CourtMiami County, Ohio

Case No. 12CV661Fifth Third Mortgage Co. v. Juliet Swope, et al.

Unknown Tenants, whose last known address is 831S. Market Street, Troy, Ohio 45373 will take notice thaton 10/4/2012 Fifth Third Mortgage Company filed aComplaint in the Common Pleas Court of MiamiCounty, Ohio, in Case No. 12CV661. The object anddemand for relief in the Complaint is to foreclose thelien of Plaintiffʼs mortgage recorded upon the real es-tate described below and in which Plaintiff alleges thatthe foregoing defendants have or claim to have an in-terest:

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:Situate in the City of Troy, in the County of Miami, andin the State of Ohio and further described as follows:Being In Lot Numbered Two Thousand Four HundredSeventy-Seven (2477) in said City of Troy, Ohio.Previous Deed Reference: General Warranty Deedas recorded in Volume 751, Page 304Address: 831 S. Market Street, Troy, OH 45373Parcel: D08-025310

The Defendants names above are required to answerthe Complaint within Twenty-Eight (28) days after thelast publication of this legal notice. This legal noticewill be published once a week for three successiveweeks.

Richards & Associates, Co., L.P.A., by Thomas D.Richards, Attorney for Plaintiff, 9200 MontgomeryRoad, BLDG 7B, Cincinnati, OH 45242. (513) 871-8755

11/30, 12/07, 12/14-20122343976

NOTICE TO BIDDERSFOR THE PURCHASE OF SCHOOL BUSES

Sealed proposals will be received by the Piqua CitySchool Board of Education of Piqua, Ohio. Bids will beopened in the second floor Board Room at the Board ofEducation Office Building located at 719 E. Ash Street,at 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Friday, December7, 2012. At that time, proposals will be opened by theTreasurer of Said Board as provided by law for two new2014, 84 passenger transit style buses, according tothe specifications of said Board of Education. All bidsmust state that buses comply with all safety regulationsand current Minimum Standards for School Bus Con-struction of the Department of Education adopted byand with the Director of Highway Safety pursuant toSection 4511.76 of the Ohio Revised Code and all otherState and Federal provisions of law.

Specifications and instructions to bidder may be re-quested from the office of the District Business Coordi-nator, Piqua, Ohio.

The Board of Education reserves the right to reject anyand all bids. Please call (937) 773-4321 with furtherquestions.

By the order of the Piqua Board of EducationBob Luby, PresidentJeff Price, Treasurer

11/23, 11/30-20122339729

SHERIFFʼS SALEMIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS

Case No.: 12-364Bank of America, NAvs.Kimberly Willey, et alPursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in theabove name cause to me directed by the Court ofCommon Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer atPublic Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on December19, 2012 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following de-scribed premises, to-wit:Situated in the Village of Covington, in the County ofMiami, and in the State of OhioParcel Number: H19-006540Prior Deed Reference: Volume 621, Page 634Also known as: 616 North High Street, Covington,Ohio 45318A full legal description may be obtained in the Officeof the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.Appraised at Sixty Eight Thousand and 00/100($68,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less thantwo-thirds of the appraisement.TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down timeof sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyanceand recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.Tyler G. Shank, Attorney11/16, 11/23, 11/30-2012

2339403

SHERIFFʼS SALEMIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS

Case No.: 11-763Fryman-Kuck General Contractors, Inc.vs.Keith Randall Kuck, et alPursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in theabove name cause to me directed by the Court ofCommon Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer atPublic Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on December27, 2012 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following de-scribed premises, to-wit:Situated in the Township of Newton, in the County ofMiami, and in the State of OhioParcel Number: I22-000010 & I22-000035Also known as: 5821 West State Route 41, Coving-ton, Ohio 45318A full legal description may be obtained in the Officeof the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.Appraised at One Hundred Twenty Three Thousandand 00/100 ($123,000.00) Dollars and cannot be soldfor less than two-thirds of the appraisement.TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down timeof sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyanceand recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.J. Joseph Walsh, Attorney11/30, 12/07, 12/14-2012

2343300

SHERIFFʼS SALEMIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS

Case No.: 12-027Bank of America, NAvs.Gerald L. Ferguson, Jr., et alPursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in theabove name cause to me directed by the Court ofCommon Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer atPublic Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on December27, 2012 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following de-scribed premises, to-wit:Situated in the Village of Fletcher, in the County ofMiami, and in the State of OhioParcel Number: B05-002390, B05-002410 & B05-002400Also known as: 501 South Walnut Street, Fletcher,Ohio 45326A full legal description may be obtained in the Officeof the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.Appraised at Fifty One Thousand and 00/100($51,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less thantwo-thirds of the appraisement.TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down timeof sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyanceand recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.Joshua J. Epling, Attorney11/30, 12/07, 12/14-2012

2343299

SHERIFFʼS SALEMIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS

Case No.: 12-202PNC Bank, NAvs.James A. Schmidt, et alPursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in theabove name cause to me directed by the Court ofCommon Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer atPublic Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on December27, 2012 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following de-scribed premises, to-wit:Situated in the Township of Newberry, in the Countyof Miami, and in the State of OhioParcel Number: H17-047850Also known as: 8825 West State Route 185, Coving-ton, Ohio 45318A full legal description may be obtained in the Office ofthe Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.Appraised at Sixth Nine Thousand and 00/100($69,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less thantwo-thirds of the appraisement.TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down timeof sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyanceand recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.Canice J. Fogarty, Attorney11/30, 12/07, 12/14-2012

2343294

SHERIFFʼS SALEMIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS

Case No.: 12-420JPMorgan Chase Bank, NAvs.Sharon E. Flaugher, et alPursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in theabove name cause to me directed by the Court ofCommon Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer atPublic Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on December27, 2012 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following de-scribed premises, to-wit:Situated in the City of Piqua, in the County of Miami,and in the State of OhioParcel Number: N44-007490Prior Deed Reference: Volume No. 796, Page 439Also known as: 529 South Downing Street, Piqua,Ohio 45356A full legal description may be obtained in the Office ofthe Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.Appraised at Sixty Thousand and 00/100 ($60,000.00)Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds ofthe appraisement.TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down timeof sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyanceand recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.Pamela A. Fehring, Attorney11/30, 12/07, 12/14-2012

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Case No.: 12-197Green Tree Servicing, LLCvs.Leigh A. Bashore, et alPursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in theabove name cause to me directed by the Court of Com-mon Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at PublicSale in the lobby of the Sheriff on December 27, 2012 at10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described prem-ises, to-wit:Situated in the Township of Newberry, in the County ofMiami, and in the State of OhioParcel Number: H17-051453Prior Deed Reference: General Warranty Deed, Book764, Page 716, filed September 02, 2005Also known as: 8341 West Covington Gettysburg Road,Covington, Ohio 45318A full legal description may be obtained in the Office ofthe Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.Appraised at Thirty Nine Thousand and 00/100($39,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less thantwo-thirds of the appraisement.TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time ofsale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance andrecording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.Robert R. Hoose, Attorney11/30, 12/07, 12/14-2012

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Case No.: 12-296Bank of America, NAvs.David A. Rohrbach, et alPursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in theabove name cause to me directed by the Court ofCommon Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer atPublic Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on January 3,2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following de-scribed premises, to-wit:Situated in the Village of Fletcher, in the County ofMiami, and in the State of OhioParcel Number: B05-001830Also known as: 224 South Walnut Street, Fletcher,Ohio 45326A full legal description may be obtained in the Officeof the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.Appraised at Sixty Nine Thousand Nine Hundred and00/100 ($69,900.00) Dollars and cannot be sold forless than two-thirds of the appraisement.TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down timeof sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyanceand recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.Jeffrey R. Jinkens, Attorney11/30, 12/07, 12/14-2012

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Jerame Wright returns for the Piqua wrestling team this year.MIKE ULLERY/CALL FILE PHOTO

Mix of experience, youthPiqua wrestlers open season Saturday

2012-2013 PIQUAWRESTLING SCHEDULE

Date H/A Opponent TimeDec. 1 A Wazie Classic 9:00Dec. 8 A Edgewood Invitational 9:00Dec. 13 A Wayne Quad 5:00Dec. 22 A Fairmont Tri 12:00Dec. 28 A GMVWA 11:00Dec. 29 A GMVWA 11:00Jan. 2 A Sidney 5:30Jan. 9 A Carlisle Tri 5:00Jan. 18 A Top Gun 7:00Jan. 19 A Top Gun 9:00Jan. 23 A OHSAA Team Tourney TBAJan. 25 A Lockland Invitational 6:00Jan. 26 A Lockland Invitational 9:00Feb. 1 A GWOC 5:30Feb. 2 A GWOC 9:00Feb. 8 A Troy/Greenville 5:00

BY ROB KISERSports Editorrkiser@dailycall.com

The Piqua wrestlingteam was already missinga number of wrestler fromlast year for various rea-sons.Then, the worst news

came on ThanksgivingEve when senior CodyYoung was seriously in-jured in a car accident.“We had about 10 guys

who left the program orcouldn’t wrestle,” Piquacoach Scott Kaye said.“And that was tough atfirst. Cody’s (Young) acci-dent was tough on all ofus. The whole family waspart of the team. His olderbrother wrestled for us.He had wrestled for us forthree years. His parents

were a big part of the pro-gram. Our thoughts arewith him.”Kaye hopes it opened

the eyes of all hiswrestlers.“Cody is in this room

one day and in the hospi-tal battling serious in-juries the next,” Kayesaid. “The one thing wehave tried to get across tothem is it could have hap-pened to any one. It couldhave just as easily beenone of them.”With that said, Kaye

still hopes to continue thetradition since he tookover the program of beinga very competitive D-Iprogram, although it maybe tougher this year than

See PIQUA/Page 14

The athletic scene atPiqua High School in thespring of 1918 was in-tended to include a base-ball team, but World War Ichanged that landscapeboth in the school districtand on the diamond.American entry intoWorld War I came on April6, 1917, after 2 ½ years ofefforts by PresidentWoodrow Wilson to keepthe United States neutral.A year later the Piquon-

ian published this reporton the baseball programat Piqua High School, butthere was no mention ofWorld War I. “For several days it has

been known amongst highschool students thatP.H.S. would not have abaseball nine defendingher honors this season.The managers, RobertReed, student, and Mr.Ray Wilson, faculty, havebeen unable to get book-ings. “Only three games

could be secured, two ofthem on Saturday, April20th, and Greenville adate later in the season.The managers scoured the

county in our district forgames but to no avail.Troy and Sidney will nothave teams and others towhom application wasmade already had theirseason filled. “While a great disap-

pointment is felt over thefailure to put a team inthe field this season, yetfrom other standpointsnot so much harm is done.Baseball was never a pay-ing sport, and the highschool baseball fansfalling far below the foot-ball and basketball fans innumber. “Large crowds never at-

tended the games as infootball and basketball.Piqua’s team must surelyhave been a winner had itbut materialized this sea-son. Under the carefulguidance of Coach Ditmerand Captain Batty, a ninerepresenting speed, accu-racy, in fact all that to suc-cess, would have beenPiqua’s. It’s too bad, buthere’s hoping for next sea-son.”The Troy News shared

this report on the highschool baseball situation

in Troy. “A very good illustration

of show the extent of thepatriotism is that of theTroy high school. Therewill be no baseball teamthis year to represent thehigh school. “With the work to be

done this spring and sum-mer the fellows of theschool have decided not tohave a baseball team notdeeming it patriotic tospend the afternoons ofthis spring practicing andplaying baseball. “Principal Prugh stated

Monday afternoon that toplay baseball this springwould be decidedly unpa-triotic and would conflictwith Uncle Sam’s plan ofeverybody doing some-

thing to whip the Kaiser.”Piqua High School had

not included track amongtheir athletic offerings forseveral years, but everyspring the topic surfaced,and 1918 was no excep-tion.“The Piqua high school

has received the entryblanks to the annual in-terscholastic Track Meet,to be held at Miami Uni-versity, Oxford, O., on May13. “The high schools will

be divided into twoclasses, Class A schools ofover 400 enrollment. Itwill not be possible forClass A schools to have en-tries in the Class B meet,but Class B schools mayenter in the Class A meet. “The events will be as

follows: 100 yard dash,220, 440, 880 yard runs,the one mile run, 220 yardrun, the 220 yard low hur-dles, 120 yard high hur-dles, running high jump,running broad jump, polevault, javelin throw, discusthrow, the shot put andthe mile relay.”The Piquonian also in-

cluded an article about a

track team at P.H.S. “Track work may take

place of the lost baseballnine in Piqua High’s ath-letic program. “An interscholastic

meet is to be held some-time in May and P.H.S.has been asked to enter.Track work has never metwith an enthusiastic re-sponse from students ofPiqua High. “However, with no base-

ball team there is littledoubt but that a good dealof interest will be shownin this phase of athleticwork this year. “The athletes of our

school cannot help but beenthusiastic over the workas the balmy days ofspring come on. No fur-ther announcement hasbeen made as to the meetbut it is understood thatSpringfield is the location. “Last season a similar

event was held there,P.H.S. being requested toenter. But other things oc-cupied the minds of ourathletes at that time andno entries were made.

DUANE BACHMANThe History of Piqua

AthleticsA Journal

Springr 1918

World War I halts spring sportsFocus on helping Uncle Sam whip ‘the Kaiser’

See HISTORY/Page 13

ALLEN POTTS

PiquadropsgameHome openerSaturday nightFAIRBORN — The

Piqua girls basketballteam will host UrbanaSaturday in the homeopener.Piqua dropped to 0-3

with a 53-26 loss to Fair-born Wednesday night.The Lady Skyhawks

jumped out to a 31-10halftime lead and Piquacouldn’t recover.“Fairborn was a very

goo, well-coached team,”Piqua coach Rory Hokesaid. “They have a guardgoing to Indiana and cou-ple of 6-2 post players,who can play.”Alexis Gassion had 16

points, 10 rebounds, fiveassists and five steals forFairborn.Kayla Patterson had 12

points, 10 rebounds andfive steals; while Do-minique Redmon had 14points, five rebounds andfour steals.Katie Allen had seven

points on 3-for-3 shootingfrom the floor.Tasha Potts grabbed

five rebounds, whileChristy Graves and MacyYount both scored sixpoints.“At times, we did some

decent things, but we arestill making some funda-mental mistakes that weneed to correct, which willcome with practice andrepetition,” Hoke said. “Ifelt we were playing onour heels a little bit andneed to be more assertiveattacking the basket andmoving the ball offen-sively.”

See GIRLS/Page 13

PIAB to holdreverse lotteryThe Piqua Indian Ath-

letic Boosters is proud topresent the Tomahawk2000, a reverse raffle forthe benefit of all athleticprograms at Piqua JuniorHigh and Piqua HighSchool. Only 200 tickets will be

sold.It will be held Dec. 7 at

the “Hall of Fame” boysbasketball game with Cen-terville.The raffle will take place

throughout the evening,with the big winner beingannounced during half-time of the varsity game.Below is an outline of

how winners will beawarded.

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present to win and ticketscan be purchased in thePiqua Athletic Office atPiqua High School or bycalling the Piqua AthleticDepartment at 937-773-9577.Please make checks

payable to the Piqua In-dian Athletic Boosters.Tickets will be assigned

as money is received. Get your orders in while

tickets last.

Extra Inningsoffers campThe Pro Player Holiday

Camp will be held fromnoon to 5 p.m. Dec. 29 and30 at Extra Innings-Troy. The staff for this camp

will include Reds Hall ofFamer Tom Browning,along with former Red'splayers Jeff Shaw and JeffBranson. Other members of the

instructional staff are localprofessional baseball play-ers Craig Stammen,Washington Nationals;Adam Eaton, Arizona Dia-mondbacks; Tyler Melling,St. Louis Cardinals; ChrisPeters, Toronto Blue Jays;and Brian Garman, Mil-waukee Brewers.

This camp will empha-size the proper techniquesand fundamentals of hit-ting, pitching and catch-ing.

For more information,contact Extra Innings at937-339-3330 or atwww.extrainnings-troy.com

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This year it is hoped tohave a full team.”As in the past, there

was no further mention ofa track team at PiquaHigh School in the media.On April 26, 1918, the

local newspaper reportedon action taken by thePiqua Board of Education.“Members of the board

of education permanentlyousted German from thecourse of study of thePiqua high school at theirmeeting last evening.“This action came in the

form of a resolution, pre-sented to the board by Mr.Frank Irvin, a member ofthe board of education,after Superintendent

George C. Dietrich had re-ported to the board thatGerman books had beentaken from the high schoolon Tuesday evening andburned the followingevening.”

Editor’s Note: Duane

Bachman is a retired su-perintendent of PiquaCity Schools and personal-ity for WPTW Radio.His column will appear

every other Friday.Much of the information

in these columns camefrom The Piqua Daily Calland Piqua Leader Dis-patch.

HistoryContinued from page 12

Fairborn was 25 of 69from the floor for 36 per-cent, including just one of14 from 3-point range.The Lady Skyhawks

made two of three freethrows for 67 percent.Piqua was eight of 36

from the floor for 22 per-cent, including three of 19from behind the arc for 16percent.The Lady Indians made

seven of eight free throwsfor 88 percent.“We haven’t shot the

ball like we are capableof,” Hoke said. “Hopefully,after three road games,playing at home Saturdaywill help that.”Fairborn won the battle

of the boards 34-19 andhad nine turnovers toPiqua’s 28.

The Lady Indians gamewith Urbana Saturdaynight, starts with the JVat 6 p.m.

BOXSCOREPiqua (26)Katie Allen 3-0-7, Christy Graves 2-2-6,

Frannie Haney 0-0-0, Tasha Potts 0-2-2,MacyYount 1-3-6, Danajha Clemons 1-0-2,Teija Davis 0-0-0, Janise Hummel 0-0-0,Heidi Strevell 0-0-0, Morgen Grunkemeyer1-0-3. Totals: 8-7-26.Fairborn (53)Alexis Gassion 8-0-16, Dominique Red-

mon 6-2-14, Kierston Keeton 0-0-0, KaylaPatterson 6-0-12, Katie Profitt 3-0-6, KrissyBennett 0-0-0, Stephanie Mosher 2-0-5,Nia Rivers 0-0-0, Allie Roberts 0-0-0, LizzieWilson 0-0-0, Aallyah Patton 0-0-0. Totals:25-2-53.3-point field goals — Piqua: Allen,

Yount, Grunkemeyer. Fairborn: Mosher.Score By QuartersPiqua 6 10 16 26Fairborn 16 31 43 53Records: Piqua 0-3, Fairborn 1-0.

Phipps leads CatsHOUSTON — Hous-

ton’s leading scorer Kort-ney Phipps scored all 13 ofher points in the secondhalf and finished with a

double-double to bring theLady Wildcats from be-hind to defeat Lehman 39-25 in non-league girlsbasketball action Tuesdayhere.The win puts the Lady

Wildcats at 2-1 on theyear and drops Lehman to1-2.Phipps was held with-

out a point in the first halfand it was no coincidencethat Houston trailed 15-14at the break.But with her getting

untracked in the secondhalf, Houston outscoredthe Lady Cavs 25-10, in-cluding 14-3 in the pivotalthird quarter, to pull awayto the win.Phipps also pulled down

12 rebounds.Lehman was led by Ava

Schmitz with nine.

East girls rollARCANUM — Miami

East opened up their sea-son and Cross CountyConference play with adominant 78-15 win overArcanum.Angie Mack and Abby

Cash were able to outscorethe Trojans on their ownby putting up 19 and 16points respectively."It was a good game to

open the season," MiamiEast coach PrestonElifritz said. "We got somekids in, we shot the ballwell and we were able toexecute of defense to cre-ate easy buckets."Miami East (1-0, 1-0

CCC) will play Saturdayat home against Troy.

Bradford’s Haley Patty (10) drives to the basket (left photo), while Covington’s Jackie Siefring (42, rightphoto) makes a mover against Mindy Brewer.

BEN ROBINSON/GOBUCCS.COM PHOTOS

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) —No. 4 Ohio State lookedplenty capable of accom-plishing something nonon-ACC team could do inmore than a decade: BeatDuke on its home court.Then, all of a sudden,

things went wrong for theBuckeyes.An untimely cold spell

and an inability to stopNo. 2 Duke down thestretch sent the Buckeyesto a 73-68 loss Wednesdaynight.Deshaun Thomas

scored 16 points to leadOhio State (4-1) andAaron Craft scored 11 on3-of-15 shooting. Hisjumper with about 3:15remaining was the Buck-eyes' last until a dunk byEvan Ravenel in the finalseconds."They just stopped

guarding me towards theend, going under ballscreens and things," Craftsaid. "Just couldn't knockdown shots. Sometimes,that happens."Ohio State — a 52 per-

cent shooting team — hitjust 33.8 percent from thefield in this one."If you had told me we

were going to shoot 34percent, I would have saidwe got ran out of the gymtonight," coach ThadMatta said.The Buckeyes also had

no way to slow Dukefreshman Rasheed Sulai-mon in the second half. Hescored all 17 of his pointsafter halftime."I let my teammates

down in the beginning, notplaying as well as I couldbe, and (coach MikeKrzyzewski) really got onme at halftime," Sulaimonsaid. "I just love theseguys and wanted to go outthere and respond."Mason Plumlee had 21

points and a career-high-tying 17 rebounds, andRyan Kelly added 15points and hit 3-pointerson consecutive trips down-court early during the 20-7 run that put the BlueDevils (7-0) ahead to stayand sent them to theirthird win over a top-fiveteam this month.Shannon Scott pulled

the Buckeyes within 66-64with a free throw with28.9 seconds left but had acritical turnover on thenext trip down, and QuinnCook sealed it by hittingsix free throws in the final27.3 seconds."We just didn't do a

good job of staying to-gether, and they startedgoing on a run," Craftsaid. "We couldn't weatherit."

Cook finished with 12points for Duke, whichshot 58 percent in the sec-ond half — Sulaimon was7 of 10 in the final 20 min-utes — to remain un-beaten at home in themade-for-TVACC-Big TenChallenge and preserveits school-record winningstreak at home againstnonconference opponents.The Blue Devils — who

beat then-No. 3 Kentuckyin Atlanta and then-No. 2Louisville in the Bahamas— won their 97th straightagainst non-ACC visitorsto Cameron Indoor Sta-dium.But for much of the way,

nothing came easy forthem. They were outre-bounded 40-37, couldn'tget anything going on theoffensive glass, struggledto keep up with OhioState's quick ball move-ment and couldn't findtheir touch."When you play the

schedule that we'veplayed, this is not Xbox orfantasy stuff where theseguys are healthy" all thetime, Krzyzewski said."He just played threegames (in the Battle 4 At-lantis), get back Sundayafternoon and go out andplay these guys onWednesday— that's an ef-fort.“That's a hell of an ef-

fort, and for a freshman,he got knocked back, andat halftime, I thought heresponded ... and gave usa verve."Not to mention a spark,

by hitting the first in a se-ries of three straight 3-pointers that swung thegame.Sulaimon buried one

from the key to pull theBlue Devils within 51-50with about 6½ minutesleft.Kelly then hit 3s on con-

secutive trips down thecourt, including one inAmir Williams' face thatput Duke ahead to stay,56-53— its first lead sincethe 14-minute mark of thefirst half."Once he hit those 3s, it

was like, 'Yes, we're here,'"Sulaimon said. "Once wegot that lead, we weren'tgoing to give it up."Plumlee followed up

Cook's missed layup witha dunk that made it 58-54with 4 minutes left andsent the rowdy Cameroncrowd into ear-splittingmadness. Sulaimoncapped the run with afast-break dunk that putDuke up 66-58 with justover a minute to play.Lenzelle Smith Jr. had

11 points for Ohio State.

OSU fadesafter breakDuke rallies for 73-68win over Buckeyes

GirlsContinued from page 12

BY BEN ROBINSONGoBuccs.com

BRADFORD — Whenneighboring rivals Coving-ton and Bradford hook upit's a sure bet that bothsides will lay it on the line.And Thursday's Cross

County Conference rivalrybattle saw just that insidea loud gymnasium atBradford High School asboth teams left it all onthe floor for an entire fourquarters before the Buccscame away with a 51-36victory."We knew they would

be scrappy," said Coving-ton coach Gene Gooding ofBradford. "We were hop-ing we could come out fastand set the tone early."Which is what hap-

pened as Covington's de-fensive pressure forcedseveral turnovers andthen converted the theftsinto transition baskets atthe other end.And by the time the

buzzer sounded at the endof the frame, the LadyBuccs had built an 18-7lead."That was our best

quarter of basketball sofar his season," saidGooding on the openingframe. "The girls came out

ready to play and beforewe knew it we were up byeleven."Ten of those points in

the opening stanza camefrom freshman JessieCrowell."I thought the early

turnovers set the tone,"Gooding continued. "Itgave us some extra pos-sessions and we took ad-vantage. Jesse (Crowell)got us going at the offen-sive end."Another big key to Cov-

ington's success was thedefensive pressure ap-plied on Bradford's BrookeDunlevy — a taskawarded sophomore Cas-sidy Cain.It's no secret Dunlevy is

a very talented player, butCain managed to hold herto eight points in the con-test."Cass Cain did an out-

standing job on Dunlevy,"said Gooding. "Dunleveyis a player. We knew thatwould be a key for us, notso much shutting herdown, but containing her.I was very impressed withCass's defense and lead-ership tonight."Which led to a 33-14

lead at the break for Cov-ington as Jackie Siefring,

Morgan McReynolds andCain began carrying theoffensive load."Jackie and Morgan did

a nice job inside thepaint," Gooding said. "I'mnot sure of the reboundingtotals, but they did a nicejob of controlling theboards."As well as Covington

shot the ball in the firsthalf, it seemed like nei-ther team could buy abucket in the third quar-ter. Covington stilloutscored Bradford 7-2 inthe frame to push the leadto 40-16 with one quarterto play."When you are young

like we are, you know youwill have stretches wherethings don't always goright," Gooding explained."Shots weren't falling likethey did earlier, but thekey for us is how the girlsreact. So far, they've re-acted very well."And so did Bradford as

it continued to battle inthe final frame, outscor-ing Covington 20-11 in thestanza.But it wasn't enough as

the Lady Buccs walked offthe floor with the 51-36win to improve o 3-0 over-all and 1-0 in the CCC.

Nine girls scored for theLady Buccs with JessieCrowell tallying a game-high 13 points.Haley Patty led the

Lady Railroaders with 11.The Lady Buccs con-

verted on 19 of 65 shot at-tempts and made eight of12 free throws.Bradford was 15 of 43

from the floor and three ofeight from the free throwline.Next up for the Lady

Buccs is a huge showdownwith Versailles on Satur-day."We are excited to have

the opportunity to playVersailles," said Gooding."That's a really fine pro-gram and it will be a goodtest to see where we are.If, and I mean if, we playour game I believe we canplay with anybody."Covington will host the

Lady Tigers.BOXSCORE

Covington (51)Jessie Crowell 13, Cassidy Cain 8,

Jackie Siefring 7, Brittanie Flora 7, MorganMcReynolds 7, Jessie Shilt 4, Heidi Snipes3, Ariel Robinson 1, Rachel Carder 1.Bradford (36)Haley Patty 11, Brooke Dunlevy 8, Gabby

Fair 6, Michayla Barga 6, Sierra Brough-man 3, Mindy Brewer 2.3-point field goals — Covington: Crow-

ell (2), Snipes, Flora. Bradford: Dunlevy,Patty Broughman.Score By QuartersCovington 18 33 40 51Bradford 7 14 16 36Records: Covington 3-0 (1-0), Bradford

0-2 (0-1).

Buccs, Roaders lay it on lineCovington girls 3-0 after 51-36 victory

DAYTON (AP) — KyleTresnak scored 16 pointsand Scott Bamforth added15 as Weber State ralliedfrom a seven-point deficit,then held off Dayton 62-61Wednesday night.Trailing 27-20, the

Wildcats (2-2) went on a16-2 run, with Bamforthscoring eight straightpoints in the spree, includ-ing a pair of 3-pointers.Dayton (4-2) used a 7-0

spurt to tie it at 38, butcouldn't pull ahead until aJosh Benson three-pointplay with 2:34 to go madeit 57-56.

Tresnak knotted thegame with a free throw,then Bamforth hit a 3with 1:26 remaining.Benson trimmed the

deficit to 60-59 with twofree throws, which Bam-forth matched with 8 sec-onds left. Devin Olivermade a layup with 1 sec-ond remaining for thefinal margin as the Flyerssaw their three-game win-ning streak end.Kevin Dillard led Day-

ton with 18 points andBenson had 17 in the firstmeeting between the pro-grams.

Weber State holdsoff Flyers 62-61UD drops heartbreakerat home to Wildcats

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trict qualifier from lastyear is Caje Kindred (132,138), a sophomore whowent 13-20 last year.Drew Durand (195) is a

senior who went 14-20last year and was a dis-trict qualifier two yearsago.Also back from last year

are senior Jerame Wright(152, 160), who was 10-13last season; and seniorsDesmond Griffis (152,160), Eion Hogston (185)and Clark Davis (285).“The leadership is com-

ing from everybody in theroom,” Kaye said. “HunterBryant (a freshman) camein and has been a leaderfrom day one.”One senior new to the

team this year — but notto wrestling — is EricClay.Clay (120) was a re-

gional placer in the stateof Minnesota last year.“He wrestled for us in

seventh grade,” Kaye said.“He wrestled in a verycompetitive program lastyear and I think he ishappy to be back.”The rest of the roster

are freshman and in-cluded Hayden Weldy(106), Hunter Bryant (145,152), Tanner Chambers

(170), Dalton Price (170)and Jake Hetzler (285).“It is definitely a work

in progress right now,”Kaye said.As always, the GWOC

will be a very tough tour-nament.“I think Beavercreek,

Centerville and Fairmonthave established them-selves as strong teams,”Kaye said. “In the North,you have to look at (Van-dalia) Butler and Sidney.But, I think it will justcome down to who im-proves the most.”Piqua wrestlers will be

tested from the openingtournament Saturday atMount Nazarene.“Each and every week

they are going to be re-minded of what is ex-pected of them,” Kayesaid.And as always, it will be

about where they are at inFebruary.“That’s our job as

coaches,” Kaye said. “Toget them ready for the sec-tional tournament and getthem to where they canadvance on in the tourna-ment.“Hopefully, we can con-

tinue to do that.”Regardless of what ob-

stacles they have thrownat them.

PiquaContinued from page 12

Caje Kindred returns for the Piqua wrestling team.MIKE ULLERY/CALL FILE PHOTO

SIDNEY — Lehmanhas nine wrestlers out.Leading the way is

sophomore Skylar Brown,a district qualifier as afreshman last year.The rest of the team in-

cludes Joseph Simpson(126), Tyler Mentges(126), Mitchell Schlater(138), Ian Smith (145),Clayton Malone (152),Nate Vogann (170), Quin-ton Malone (195) andAllen Armstrong (285).

Tigers look strongVERSAILLES — The

Versailles wrestling teamreturns a strong groupfrom the team that fin-ished second at the dis-trict tournament last year.Returning district qual-

ifiers include seniors An-drew Slonkosky, MattSubler and Nic Francis;juniors Matt Mangen andBrandon Christian; andsophomores Austin Didierand Kyle Dieringer

Brown back forCav wrestlersVersailles returns sevendistrict qualifiers to mat

BY ROB KISERSports Editorrkiser@dailycall.com

COVINGTON — Re-turning two state placersis never a bad thing for awrestling program.For Covington coach

Tom Barbee, the fact thatboth come back for theirsenior seasons motivatedis even better.Kyler Deeter (152)

placed fourth at state as asophomore. He advancedto state last year, but didnot place. He finished theseason with 49 wins and isalready tied for third incareer wins at Covingtonwith 134.“Kyler (Deeter) had a

little bit of a drop-off, inthat he didn’t finish ashigh,” Barbee said. “Ithink that has him moti-vated this year.”Brian Olson (195)

placed sixth at state lastyear and finished with 45wins.“Brian (Olson) has

worked harder than heever has in the off-season,”Barbee said. “I think lastyear kind of lit a fireunder him.”At Covington, it has al-

ways been about the teamand that is where Deeterand Olson are a big-plusfor Barbee.“It has a positive influ-

ence on all the kids,” Bar-bee said. “They see howhard they work and whatit takes to be successful.”The senior class also in-

cludes Brock Smith (138),Jake Sowers (145) andGage Looker (170).Sowers was a state al-

ternate a year ago, Smithis a two-time district qual-ifier and Looker is a re-turning lettermen.The juniors include

Dustin Freeman (138),Daniel Jennings (145),Alex Fries (170), NoahWeer (170), A.J. Ouellette(182), Justin Daniel (195)and Jordan Wolfe (285).Daniel was a district

qualifier, while Freeman,Fries, Jennings, Ouelletteand Wolfe all lettered.Ouellette is an out-

standing sprinter in trackand a first-team All-Ohiorunning back in football.He missed part of last sea-son with an injury.“He is a guy who was

working so hard, we hadto shut him down a littlebit,” Barbee said. “That isjust the kind of kid he is.Whether, it is wrestling,track or baseball — he isnot just a great athlete,but very dedicated and ahard worker. Whateverteam he is on, he is anasset. He has a great atti-tude and that is conta-gious.”The sophomores are

Cole Smith (160), BenMiller (170) and LoganPerkins (182).Miller and Smith were

both district qualifiers lastyear.The freshman included

Michael Cox (106), ConnorRyan (106), Ryan Ford(126), Brandon Magee(170) and Ian Fries (195).Barbee expects to have

another strong season andagain will emphasize theteam aspect.“If you are in a match,

sometimes you don’t haveto win to help the team,”Barbee said. “I think wewill be able to fill most ofthe weight classes. We tryto wrestle some very com-petitive big schools likeTroy and Tippecanoe. Wetry and wrestle a verycompetitive schedule.”The Buccs take a lot of

pride in the final meet —the Covington duals —which is essentially theCCC meet.“That is a meet we al-

ways point to,” he said. “Itis all the CCC teams. Wealso invite Lehman sothere will be an even num-ber of teams.”Ironically, Barbee hopes

Covington won’t be com-peting this year.That’s because the

OHSAA will hold a teammeet dual championshipthis year and the state fi-nals are the same day.“We are really excited

about that,” Barbee said.“It would be really toughto get to the finals with allthe good Division IIIteams in this area. But,we would love to bewrestling in Columbusand host the otherteams.”And if the young

wrestlers follow the leadof Olson and Deeter —given Covington’s pastsuccess in duals — it couldhappen.

2012-2013 COVINGTONWRESTLING SCHEDULE

Date H/A Opponent TimeDec. 1 A Oakwood 6:00Dec. 8 A Northeastern Invitational 9:00Dec. 15 A Versailles Invitational 10:00Dec. 20 A Mechanicsburg Tri 5:00Dec. 28 A GMVWA 11:00Dec. 29 A GMVWA 11:00Jan. 5 A Troy Invitational 9:30Jan. 10 A Troy Quad 6:00Jan. 17 H Covington Quad 6:00Jan. 23 A OHSA Dual Tourney TBAJan. 25 A LCC Invitational 5:30Jan. 26 A LCC Invitational 9:30Feb. 5 H Versailles 6:00Feb. 9 H Covington Duals 10:00

Buccs return state placersCovington excited about team tourney

Brian Olson (left) and Kyler Deeter (right) return for the Covington wrestling team.BEN ROBINSON/GOBUCCS.COM PHOTOS