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PIQUA — A year-longproject in the makingcame to a successful endfor the Community Advi-sory Committee (CAC),which held an open houseat the Echo Hills Golf

Course clubhouse Tues-day. The event was to cele-brate the completion ofthe stream restorationproject at the site thanksto a grant from the OhioEnvironmental ProtectionAgency SurfaceWater Im-provement Fund.The grant of $149,484

covered 100 percent of thedesign, permit and con-struction done by Brum-baugh Construction ofArcanum.

Echo Hills project unveiled

CAR CRASHES INTO MCDONALD’S

Piqua Fire Department medics treat the driver of a vehicle that crashed into the McDonald’s on East AshStreet around 4 p.m.Wednesday.Witnesses said the driver’s foot apparently slipped off the brake sendingthe car through the plate glass window and into the store.The driver was taken to UpperValley Medical Cen-ter for treatment. A passenger in the vehicle was not injured. Fortunately for everyone, the section of thestore that the car hit, sending glass flying, had just been closed to get ready for a visitWednesday eveningfrom Santa Claus and Ronald McDonald. Piqua police are investigating the crash.

TeachersreceiveMACgrants

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PIQUA — SeveralPiqua teachers and theirstudents were able to cele-brate Christmas a littleearlier this year, thanks togrants from area McDon-ald’s restaurants.In total, some 119 area

teachers received$52,392.15 in grantmoney — up to $500 each— for grades kindergartenthrough eighth grade allin thanks to the McDon-ald’s MAC grant or MakeActivities Count program.One of those recipients

was Washington Interme-diate fourth-gradeteacher, Tiffany Williams.This is the first year

BY DAVID ESPOAssociated Press

WASHINGTON (AP)Democrats backed awayfrom their demand forhigher taxes on million-aires as part of legislationto extend Social Securitytax cuts for most Ameri-cans on Wednesday asCongress struggled toclear critical year-end billswithout triggering a par-tial government shutdown.Republicans, too, sig-

naled an eagerness toavoid gridlock and ad-journ for the holidays.

With a bipartisan $1 tril-lion funding bill blockedat the last minute by De-mocrats, GOP lawmakersand aides floated the pos-sibility of a backup meas-ure to run the governmentfor as long as two monthsafter the money runs outFriday at midnight.With time beginning to

run short, Senate Major-ity Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., met with PresidentBarack Obama at theWhite House, then re-turned to the Capitol andsat down with the two topRepublicans in Congress,Speaker John Boehnerand Sen.Mitch McConnell

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Church to hostfree holiday mealPIQUA — God’s Table,

a communitywide freelunch, will be served from11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat-urday at WestminsterPresbyterian Church, 325W. Ash St.The meal will consist of

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B.J. Adams of Troy is greeted by Piqua girls basketball team members TashaPotts, Maddie Hilleary, Imari Witten and Chelsea Hill, l-r, as he exits the MiamiValley Centre Mall on Saturday afternoon. Team members volunteered withthe Salvation Army as a community service project.

The cityof Piquaunveiledthe EchoHills GolfCoursestreamrestora-tion proj-ect to thepublicTuesdayafternoon.

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Troy Myers, projectmanager for Brumbaugh,was on hand Tuesday,along with designer HughCrowell of Hull and Associ-ates, City Manager GaryHuff, members of the CAC,Linda Raterman of theMiami Soil and Water andWater Conservation Dis-trict, local watershed groupmembers and citystormwater coordinatorDevon Alexander.After becoming informed

by Hull and Associates at aCACmeeting of the fundingoffered by the EPA, the cityapplied for the grant withthe focus being the restora-tion of the stream at EchoHills.“You had to make an im-

provement that would over-all affect stormwater,” saidAlexander, explaining thatthe project involved steeperoding slopes being rebuiltat a shallower angle andthen covered with textilematerial of a woven strawblanket, along with the ad-dition of mulch, seeding andplants.While the efforts of this

project doesn’t look likemuch now, said Crowell ofthe new plants and still-ob-vious work areas, in twoyears the plantings will bewell-rooted and will helpstabilize the banks. It was aproblem that gave birth tothe project in an effort to re-duce the amount of sedi-

ment flowing into EchoLake. It will also restore thefloodplain while redirectingstress away from the banks,thanks to placement of in-stream rock structures thatwill redirect flow to the cen-ter of the stream.Some 5,600 plantings of

trees, shrubs and live-stak-ing in the area, includingsycamore, red maple andswamp white oak, wereadded to the 1,050 feet ofthe 2,500 feet of stream onthe golf course propertythat was restored.Work on the restoration

project began Nov. 1 withthe total cost at roughly$122,000. The remainingfunds will be returned tothe EPA’s Surface WaterImprovement Fund.Brumbaugh has been in-

volved in many communitybridge and street projects inDarke County.For more information

visit www.piquaoh.org ormiddlegreatmiamiwater-shedalliance.org.

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of Kentucky.Taken together, the de-

velopments signaled theend game for a year of di-vided government with atea party-flavored majorityin the House and Obama’sallies in the Senate thathas veered from near-cata-strophe to last-minutecompromise repeatedlysince last January.The rhetoric was biting

at times.“We have fiddled all year

long, all year,” McConnellcomplained in a less-than-harmonious exchange onthe Senate floor with Reid.He accused Democrats of“routinely setting up votesdesigned to divide us … togive the president a talkingpoint out on the campaigntrail.”Reid shot back that Mc-

Connell had long ago de-clared Obama’s defeat to behis top priority. And hewarned that unless Repub-licans show a willingnessto bend, the country faces agovernment shutdown“that will be just as unpop-ular” as the two that oc-curred when NewtGingrich was Housespeaker more than adecade ago.It was a reminder as if

McConnell and currentSpeaker John Boehner ofOhio needed one of the po-litical debacle that ensuedfor Republicans when Gin-grich was outmaneuveredin a showdownwith formerPresident Bill Clinton.At issue now are three

year-end bills that Obamaand leaders in both partiesin Congress say they want.One would extend expiringSocial Security payroll taxcuts and benefits for thelong-term unemployed,provisions at the heart ofObama’s jobs program.An-other is the $1 trillionspending measure thatwould lock in cuts that Re-publicans won earlier inthe year. The third meas-ure is a $662 billion de-fense bill setting policy formilitary personnel,weapons systems and thewars in Iraq andAfghanistan, plus nationalsecurity programs in theEnergy Department.After a two-day silence,

the White House saidObama would sign themeasure despite initialconcern over a provision re-quiring military custody ofcertain terror suspectslinked to al-Qaida or its af-filiates. U.S. citizens wouldbe exempt.Themeasure cleared the

House, 283-136, with afinal vote expected today inthe Senate.Officials said Democrats

were drafting a new pro-posal to extend the payrolltax that likely would notinclude the millionaires’surtax that Republicansopposed almost unani-mously.Republicans minimized

the significance of themove. “They’re not givingup a whole lot.The tax theywanted to implement onbusiness owners was some-thing that couldn’t pass theHouse and couldn’t passthe Senate,” McConnellsaid in a CNBC interview.Jettisoning the tax could

also require Democrats toagree to politically painfulsavings elsewhere in thebudget to replace the esti-mated $140 billion the taxwould have raised over adecade.In its most recent form,

the surtax would haveslapped a 1.9 percent taxon income in excess of $1million, with the proceedshelping pay for the exten-sion of tax cuts for 160 mil-lion workers. SenateDemocrats have twiceforced votes on the pro-posal in what officials havedescribed as a political ma-neuver designed to forceGOP lawmakers to choosebetween protecting thewealthy on the one handand extending tax cuts formillions on the other.The spending bill was

hung up and there was noagreement why.Republicans and at least

one Democrat said agree-ment had been reachedearlier in the week, butReid disputed that andpointed to provisions relat-ing to travel to Cuba andfunding for the Commodi-ties Future Trading Com-mission as examples.“It’s pretty clear to all of

us that President Obamaand Sen. Reid want tothreaten a governmentshutdown so they can getleverage” on the payroll taxbill, said Boehner, notingthat so far, the Senate hasfailed to pass legislation onthe issue.Wednesday’s maneuver-

ing occurred the day afterthe House passed a payrolltax extension that con-tained no higher taxes.That House measure drewa veto threat from Obamathat cited spending cutsthe White House saidwould harm the middleclass without requiring asacrifice from the wealthy.The bill would extract

nearly $43 billion from theyear-old health care bill;extend a pay freeze on fed-eral employees while alsoincreasing their pensioncontributions and raiseMedicare premiums onseniors with incomes over$80,000 beginning in 2017.

TaxContinued from page 1 Lorene I. Link

PIQUA — Lorene I.Link, 83, 1744W.High St.,Piqua, died at 2 p.m.Wednes-day, Dec.1 4 ,2011, inPiqua.S h e

w a sb o r nJuly 20,1928, inP i q u ato thelate Eugene D. andCatherine (Foster) Ral-ston. She married DavidB. Link on Sept. 30, 1946,in Piqua; he preceded herin death Dec. 26, 2009.Survivors include a

daughter, Susan Link ofPiqua; nieces and nephew,Gail Pearce (Steve) Staleyof Piqua, Scott (Debbie)Pearce of Maryville, Tenn.,Terri (Randy) Hendricksof Conover and Kris(Mark) Gunston of WestMilton; great-nieces and -nephews, Melanie Pearce(Tony) Cusmano, MichellePearce, Josh Lowe, AdamGunston, Alex Gunston,Taylor Cusmano, PearceCusmano, and JacksonPearce; and a specialcousin Karen D. Foster.She was preceded in deathby a brother, Richard Ral-ston; and a sister, Char-lyne (Babe) Pearce.Mrs. Link was a 1946

graduate of Piqua Central

High School. She workedas a cashier at the formerMalone’s Market, a clerkfor the JC Penny Depart-ment Store in Piqua, andretired as a bookkeeperfrom the former PiquaPoultry Company. She wasa member of the PiquaChurch of the Brethren,the American BusinessWomen’s Association andthe former Creepers toCapers Mother’s Club. Sheenjoyed ceramics, cooking,painting, gardening, andvolunteering at theBethany Center. She lovedbeing the matriarch of herfamily! She was very so-cial and loved talking topeople, especially herfriends at Sterling House.A funeral service will be

conducted at 10:30 a.m.Saturday at theJamieson & YannucciFuneral Home with theRev. Larry Lutz officiat-ing. Burial will follow atMiami Memorial Park,Covington. Visitation willbe from 9-10:30 a.m. Sat-urday at the funeralhome.Memorial contributions

may be made to Hospice ofMiami County Inc., P.O.Box 502, Troy, OH 45373or the Church of theBrethren, 525 Boal Ave.,Piqua, OH 45356 Condo-lences to the family mayalso be expressed throughjamiesonandyannucci.com.

Paul Eichelberger Jr.THORNTON, Colo. —

Paul Eichelberger Jr., 61,of Thornton, Colo., died at4:40 p.m.Monday, Dec. 12,2011, at the ExemplaGood Samaritan Hospitalin Lafayette, Colo.He was born March 15,

1950, in Piqua, to the latePaul Eichelberger and issurvived by his motherMary Ann (Davis) Eichel-berger Betts of Piqua. Hemarried Susan J. Robinetton Aug. 30,1972, in Cov-ington; she preceded himin death in August 2005.Other survivors include

a daughter, Ginger and(Larry) Castle of Thorn-ton, Colo.; three grand-children, Sarah Castle,Rachael Erwin and TylerCastle; two great-grand-children; a brotherMichael (Joyce) Eichel-berger of Piqua; a sister,

J e a n n i eHahn ofMichigan;and sev-eral niecesand nephews.Mr. Eichelberger served

in the National Guard andwas a retired school busdriver.A funeral service will be

conducted at 3 p.m. Satur-day at the Jamieson &Yannucci FuneralHome with the Rev. JackChalk officiating. Visita-tion will be from 2-3 p.m.Saturday at the funeralhome. Memorial contribu-tions may be made to Hos-pice of Miami County Inc.,P.O. Box 502, Troy, OH45373.Condolences to the fam-

ily may also be expressedthrough jamiesonandyan-nucci.com.

Ann L. VondenhuevelSIDNEY—Ann L.Von-

denhuevel, 48, of 2340 N.Broad-w a yA v e . ,Sidney,passeda w a yT u e s -d a y ,Dec. 13,2 0 1 1 ,at 8:52a.m. ath e rhome surrounded by herfamily.Ann had been diag-nosed with breast cancerin 2006.She was born onApril 2,

1963, in Sidney, thedaughter of the late JohnA. Frantz and Mary (Eil-erman) Frantz, who sur-vives and resides inSidney. On June 11, 1988,she married Mark S. Von-denhuevel, who survivesalong with three children,Olivia A. Vondenhuevel,Sam M. Vondenhueveland Joe A. Vondenhuevelall at home.Also survivingare two brothers, FrankFrantz and Tom Frantzand his wife Stephanie,both of Sidney and one sis-ter, Mrs. Jeff (Lottie) El-

liott of Urbana, and alsomany nieces and nephews.Ann was a homemaker

and a member of Holy An-gels Catholic Church inSidney. Ann dearly lovedher pet dogs and speciallyher family, she lovedwatching all her children’ssports and other activitiesand will be truly missedby all of them and hermany friends.A Mass of Christian

Burial will be celebratedat 10:30 a.m. Monday atHoly Angels CatholicChurch with the Rev.Daniel Schmitmeyer offi-ciating. Entombment willbe at Graceland Cemeteryin Sidney.The family will receive

friends from 2-6 p.m. Sun-day at the Cromes Fu-neral Home, 302 S. MainAve., Sidney.The family respectfully

request that in lieu offlowers,memorials may bemade to The LehmanHigh School ScholarshipFund for the Ann Vonden-huevel Endowment.Condolences may be ex-

pressed to the Vonden-huevel family atwww.cromesfh.com

Martha Jan ReedyPIQUA — Martha Jan

Reedy, 63, of Piqua died at3:45 p.m.Tuesday, Dec. 13,2011, at Upper ValleyMedical Center, Troy.She was born in

Lawrence County, on May22, 1948, to the lateThomas and Viola (Witt)O’Leary. On Sept. 13,1969, in St. LawrenceO’Toole Church, she mar-ried Gregory A. Reedy. Hesurvives.Martha is also survived

by two sons, Sean Reedy ofPort Clinton and KevinReedy of Piqua; onedaughter,Margaret Reedyof Cincinnati; two broth-ers and sisters-in-law,Michael and JanetO’Leary of Columbus andMartin and O’Leary ofAthens; two sisters. MaryJune Lavelle and JeanKelly, both of Ironton; andfour grandchildren, SageReedy, Cedar Reedy, LucyGee and Chelsey Stone-rock.Martha graduated from

St. Joseph High School,Ironton. She then gradu-ated from Huntington

East Vocation TechnicalSchool, W.Va. with herLPN. Martha was an LPNat Heartland of Piqua for30 years. She was then anLPN at Harborside, Troyfor 1 ½ years. Martha col-lected angels and blueplates.Mass of Christian Bur-

ial will be at 10 a.m. Sat-urday at St. LawrenceO’Toole Catholic Church,Ironton, with the Rev. Fr.David Huffman as Cele-brant.Friends may call from

6-8 p.m. Friday atPhillips Funeral Home,Ironton. Burial will followin Calvary Cemetery,Ironton. Local arrange-ments are being handledby Melcher-Sowers Fu-neral Home, Piqua.Memorial contributions

may be made toAlzheimer’s Association,Miami Valley Chapter,3797 Summit Glen Drive,Suite G100, Dayton, OH45449.Condolences may be ex-

pressed to the family atwww.melcher-sowers.com.

Mona YantisPIQUA —Mona Yantis,

78, of Piqua, passed awayat 12:15 p.m. Tuesday,Dec. 6, 2011, at OakwoodVillage, Springfield.She was born on July

24, 1933 in Cairo,W.Va., tothe late Burl N. and Edith(Null) Parks. Her hus-band, Richard F. Yantis,survives.In addition to her hus-

band, Mrs. Yantis is sur-vived by her son, RobDysinger of Bradford;daughter, Sandy Nelson ofTexas; brother, Bud Parksof Maine; eight grandchil-dren; and numerousgreat-grandchildren andg r e a t - g r e a t -grandchildren.In addition to her par-

ents, Mrs. Yantis was pre-

ceded in death by her firsthusband, Don Dysinger;daughter, Maria Floyd;son, Rodney Dysinger; andone brother, Paul Parks.She was a member of

the AMVETS No. 66 andVFW Auxiliary. Mrs. Yan-tis was a Realtor and laterended her career at Wal-mart.Services will be con-

ducted at a later date atthe convenience of thefamily.Memorial contributions

may be made to the Amer-ican Cancer Society, South-west Region Office, 2808Reading Road, Cincinnati,OH 45206. Friends mayexpress condolences to thefamily through www.baird-funeralhome.com.

Linden CottrellLUDLOW FALLS —

Linden Cottrell, 73, ofLudlow Falls, son ofCharles and Effie (Bow-man) Cottrell was bornDec. 28, 1937, in DarkeCounty, and went to bewith the Lord on Dec. 14,2011.He graduated from

Franklin Monroe HighSchool Class of 1955. Hewas the co-owner and op-erator of Carlin Fuel andwas a member of the OldGerman Baptist BrethrenChurch.On June 22, 1957, he

was married to CarolHussey, enjoying 54 yearsof marital bliss. They hadthree sons, Bruce and wifeBrandy, Brent and wifeKelly, and Steve.He also issurvived by 10 grandchil-dren, eight great-grand-children; one brother, Peteand wife Linda; two sis-ters, Lois Schaurer and

husband Ralph.He was preceded in

death by his parents, abrother-in-law MarvinBowman, and two infantgrandchildren. The Lordgiveth and the Lord takethaway, blessed be the nameof the Lord.Funeral services will be

held 10 a.m. Saturday atthe Pitsburg Church of theBrethren, 8376 Pitsburg-Laura Road, Arcanum. In-terment will follow atMote Cemetery.The family will receive

friends from 3-5 p.m. and6-8 p.m. Friday at Jack-son-Sarver Family Fu-neral Home, 10 S. HighSt., Covington.In lieu of flowers, me-

morial contributions maybe made to Hospice ofMiami County. Onlinememories may be left forthe family at www.jack-son-sarver.com.

URBANA — Joseph A.Hamilton, 67, of Urbana,passed away at approxi-mately 12:25 a.m.Wednes-day, Dec. 14, 2011, inVanCrest of Urbana.Funeral services will be

held Friday at Atkins-Shively Funeral Home,St. Paris, with ChaplainPam Gaylord of Vitas Hos-pice of Dayton presiding.Burial will follow in New-son Cemetery, St. Paris.

PINELLAS PARK, Fla.— Richard L. Gilmore,76, of Pinellas Park, Fla,,formerly of Piqua, died

Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, atHospice House-Woodside,Pinellas Park, Fla.Private services will be

held for his family.

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TROY — A two-year-oldboy was injured Tuesdaynight when he fell out of asecond story window at 203S. Mulberry St.Police responded to the

incident, which was calledin at 8:48 p.m. The boy,Trent C. Lucas, was trans-ported by Troy Fire Depart-

ment personnel to UpperValley Medical Center. Hewas not listed as a patientWednesday.Troy police report after

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COLUMBUS — OhioParks and Recreation As-sociation (OPRA) has an-nounced its 2011 AnnualAwards of Excellence win-ners and a number of localagencies have been recog-nized.Locally, the Miami

County Park District wonthree 1st place awards inthe following categories:Partnerships for the 2010Designers’ Show House —Historic Knoop House,Youth and Family Pro-grams for the Fall FarmFest and EnvironmentalPrograms for Family Na-ture QuestThe OPRA Annual

Awards of Excellence willbe presented at a banquethosted by the associationon Feb. 7, at the KalahariResort and ConferenceCenter in Sandusky, Ohio.One first place award win-ner will be presented with

the 2011 Governor’s Awardfor Parks and Recreation,a “best-in-show” awardwhich includes a $500 con-tribution to the parks andrecreation foundation ofthe agency winner.The awards are judged

in a two-tiered process,which includes a panel ofparks and recreation pro-fessionals from aroundOhio, as well as, the asso-ciation’s Board of Direc-tors.

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PIQUA — The PiquaHigh School Band De-partment announces itsannual Holiday Concertto be held at 7:30 p.m.Monday, Dec. 19 in theHartzell Center for thePerforming Arts at PiquaHigh School. The concertwill be conducted byMitch Mahaney, directorof bands and Carl Phlipot,co-director.Preceding the High

School Band Departmentat 6:30 p.m. will be the el-ementary school bandsunder the direction ofCarl Phlipot. The com-bined fifth grade bandswill perform first, fol-lowed by the combinedsixth grade bands fromBennett, Wilder, andWashington schools.The PHS Chamber En-

semble will perform“African Bell Carol,” “OnA Cold Winter’s Night”arranged by Ohioan

James Swearingen, and“Christmas Feast” byDavid Shaffer. The Cham-ber Ensemble meetsdaily.The Symphonic Band,

which meets every day,will play a fun piece,“Scherzo For Santa” byMatt Conaway, the tradi-tional “O Come All YeFaithful,” and “Here WeCome A’Caroling.”The Show Choir’s

combo, “Audio Hype,” willalso perform. They will beplaying jazz numbers “It’sThe Holiday Season,” “GoTell It On The Mountain,”and “Here Comes SantaClaus.” The award-win-ning ensemble will con-clude with “God Rest YeMerry, Gentlemen.”The concert is free and

open to the public. Formore information, callMitch Mahaney, directorof bands, during schoolhours at 773-6314.

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Community spotlight

Wilder Intermediate School fifth-grader Mick Karn, center, skis across thegym floor during physical education class onWednesday. Students in MickLeffell’s gym classes are currently running obstacle courses made from ordecorated with Christmas ornaments.

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These are selected inci-dents provided by thePiqua Police Department.For a complete listing of allpolice briefing logs, visitwww.piquaoh.org/po-lice_briefing_log.htm.

Dec. 9Trespassing: Police re-

sponded to the Piqua Pub-lic Library, 116 W. HighSt., after a black male wasacting strange and yellingat himself in Winans andthe library. He was warnedfor trespassing and laterleft without incident.

Fraud: Police re-sponded to Hubbard Roof-ing, 800 S. Downing St.,after it was reported thata credit card belonging tothat business was used foran online purchase not re-lated to the business. Aninvestigation is pending.

Theft: Police respondedto Hartzell, 1 PropellerPlace, after unlocked tool

boxes on a work truckwere entered and fivechainsaws were stolen.The victim later told po-lice about a possible sus-pect, and once police madecontact with the suspect,the chainsaws were re-turned. No charges wererequested by the victimonce he got his propertyback.

Theft: Police respondedto the Kroger gas station,1510 Covington Ave., aftera thief stole six CDs out ofan unlocked vehicle thatwas parked in a handicapparking space.

Dec. 10Suspicious: A Domi-

noes pizza delivery driverreported to police a suspi-cious vehicle was follow-ing him on his last twodeliveries. He stated thecar continued to followhim until he started todrive towards an Ohio

State Highway Patrolcruiser.

Theft: Police respondedto the 300 block of EastMain Street after it wasreported that a Smith &Wesson 9mm was stolenfrom a nightstand. Thegun was missing for atleast a month and thecaller had no suspects.

Theft: Police respondedto the parking lot of Searsat the Miami Valley Cen-tre Mall, 987 E. Ash St.,after a female had herpurse snatched whileshopping. The purse waslocated in another part ofthe store and nothing wasmissing from the purse.

Dec. 11Theft: Police responded

to Elder-Beerman, locatedat the Miami Valley Cen-tre Mall, 987 E. Ash St.,after a loss prevention of-ficer reported that a maleand a female were

shoplifting. Theshoplifters ran oncecaught, and were latertaken into custody. Theproperty was recovered.Both were charged withtheft and the male halfhad a warrant out for hisarrest.

Sex offense: Police arehandling a complaint re-garding suspicious activ-ity that occurred theprevious night involving amale who allegedly “ex-posed himself to a five-year-old girl.”

Dec. 12Unruly juvenile: Po-

lice responded to the 400block of Adams Streetafter a 10-year-old boywho was biting hismother.

Theft: Police respondedto the Piqua High Schoolafter two juvenile femaleswere stealing items fromat least six other females.

VERSAILLES — FarmCredit Services of Mid-America — a $17.5 billionagriculture lending coop-erative serving farmersand rural America in Ken-tucky, Ohio, Indiana andTennessee — is allocatingmore than $100,000 inscholarships to studentsstudying agriculture andother related majors dur-ing 2012.In addition to offering

scholarships through the4-H and FFA and severaluniversities across the as-sociation’s four-state terri-tory, Farm Credit will beawarding 42 scholarshipsto FCS members or chil-dren of members who are

attending college. The val-ues of the FCS scholar-ships are between $1,000and $1,500 and areawarded based on aca-demic record, leadershipqualities, and communityinvolvement.“For the last several

years, we have offeredscholarships to youth as away to demonstrate ourcommitment to help pre-pare them for tomorrow’sworld. As agriculture con-tinues to grow and evolve,we want to make sure thatthe next generation ofrural community leadersare at the forefront of theindustry, and grow withit,” said George Stebbins,

chair of the Farm CreditServices of Mid-Americaboard.FCS Scholarships are

available to customers,their dependents andspouses of the ag lendingcooperative. The deadlineto apply is Feb. 29. Toapply, go online to www.e-farmcredit.com and clickon Community, thenScholarships to downloadthe application. You mayalso call (800) 206-3001 totalk the local office aboutobtaining an application.If you are interested in

applying for the univer-sity scholarships or thescholarships offeredthrough the state offices ofthe 4-H and FFA, you canfind contact informationon www.e-farmcredit.com— click on community,then scholarships.

FCS to give to localstudents studying agApplications now acceptedfor scholarship program

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Piqua CitySchoolsNews

PIQUA — The scheduleof holiday concerts andevents for the Piqua CitySchools is as follows:• Dec. 15, 7 p.m. PJHS

8th Grade Choir Concertat PJHS• Dec. 18, 2:30 p.m. and

4:30 p.m. PHS HolidayChoir Concert and CookieWalk at PHS• Dec. 19, 6:30 p.m.

Grades 5/6 Holiday BandConcert at PHS;Springcreek PrimaryGrade 3 Music Program at7p.m. at Springcreek;PHS Holiday Band Con-cert at 7:30 p.m. at PHS• Piqua High School

students from the OhioNorthern Dual enrollmentclass of U.S. History re-cently returned from athree day trip to the Get-tysburg National MilitaryPark. While there, theytoured the major CivilWar Battlefield sites.These sites included: Bu-ford’s Cavalry Charge,Pickett’s Charge, LittleRound Top, Devil’s Den,Peach Orchard, Culp’sHill, and The Soldiers Na-tional Cemetery. KaeleSnapp, one of the studentswho attended said, “Beingable to stand in the placewhere thousands of peoplewho defended our countrywere and where PresidentLincoln gave his famousaddress was very neat. Iam so appreciative tohave experienced this his-tory on a hands-on level.”• In the spirit of the

holiday season and as away of giving back to oursupportive community,the Piqua City School Dis-trict participated in theSalvation Army cannedfoods drive on Friday, Dec.9 collecting more than3,500 canned goods. Stu-dents from Piqua JuniorHigh School participatedby collecting the itemsfrom the various schoolsin the district for deliveryto the Salvation Army.

P I Q U A H I G H S C H O O LSMOK ES I G N A L S

Piqua High School band announces holiday concert

Information provided bythe Miami County Sher-iff's Office:

Dec. 10. No headlight leads to

drug charges: MiamiCounty Sheriff's officialsstopped a vehicle withonly one operating headlight on Hemm Road andS. Main Street, Piqua. Of-ficials found the driver,Eric Reedy, 33, of Piquaand passenger ScottReedy, 24, of Piqua both

had prior history. Upon in-vestigation, officials founda baggie of marijuana inthe car. Sheriff's officialsalso found an opened bot-tle of Bud Light, whichScott admitted was his.Scott Reedy was chargedwith possession of drugsand open container. EricReedy was charged with aheadlight violation.

Dec. 11Intoxicated driver

strikes mailbox: Miami

County Sheriff's officialswere dispatched to 990Michaels Road, Tipp City,after a resident reportedhearing a loud "boom!"outside. Officials found amailbox had be struck bya motorist. Sheriff'sdeputies were able toidentify the vehicle andlater tracked down EdithJacobs, 53, of Tipp City, at1400 Main St., Tipp City.Jacobs' vehicle was miss-ing its right side mirrorand body molding. Jacobs'

speech was slurred andshe admitted to takingXanax and said "I should-n't be driving." Jacobsfailed all three field testsand submitted to a drugtest at the sheriff's office.Jacobs was charged withOVI, failure to control andleaving the scene of an ac-cident. Jacobs later wascharged with chargedwith possession of drugparaphernalia and opencontainer after the inves-tigation.

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One graduated fromBaker High, a publicschool in Columbus,

Ga.; the other from Cran-brook, a private school inBloomfield Hills, Mich. Onehas a Ph.D. in history fromTulane; the other has anMBA from Harvard. Onesteeped himself in the detailsof the colonial educational in-stitutions of the BelgianCongo; the other in theminu-tiae of failing companies in the UnitedStates.One almost always wears a tie in public;

the other increasingly is abandoning hisBrooks Brothers gray suit and crisplyknotted rep tie for the sort of dress-casuallook youmight see dockside at the cocktailhour or on campus for the tailgate just be-fore the Princeton game. One is extempo-raneous, the other scripted.One has been in politics for more than a

third of a century; the other only for halfthat long. One went to France as a youngman to explore the battlefields at Verdun;the other as a missionary to win converts.One worked for Nelson Rockefeller in the1968 Republican presidential nominationfight; the other supported George Romney.One can tell you how many Catholic-school teachers were in Leopoldville, theother how many employees each Staplesoutlet needs.One delighted in obliterating the Re-

publican power elite; the other is a directblood descendant of the GOP establish-ment. One thinks out loud, tossing ideasaround like political-convention confetti;the other is careful and deliberate, withnary an impulsive remark. One lacks dis-cipline; the other lacks spontaneity.This is what the Republican presiden-

tial nomination fight has come down to —a struggle between two men who have al-most nothing in common,who have differ-ent temperaments and outlooks,who havedivergent views of the origins and natureof conservatism, who personify twostreams of the modern Republican Party— the incendiary, rootless radicalism rep-resented by Newt Gingrich, the historianwith contempt for the Republican past,and the respectable,Midwest-rooted, busi-ness-oriented strain represented by MittRomney, the businessman whose stylegrows out of the GOP past.There hasn’t been a nomination fight

like this since 1964.To be sure, recent nomination struggles

have featured battles between regularsand insurgents. Ronald Reagan, the sup-ply-side, small-government apostle fromHollywood, took on Gerald Ford, the verymodel of the post-New Deal get-along Re-publican lawmaker, in 1976, and GeorgeH.W. Bush, the striped-pants son of a sen-ator with a Wall Street partnership, in1980. Gary Hart, the new-ideas senatorfrom the ascendant Mountain West chal-lengedWalter F.Mondale, the establishedpersonification of the New Deal coalitionand Minnesota liberalism, in 1984.Both of these fights involved urgent

questions of identity and ideology. Bothrepresented divergent paths for the twoparties. But neither of them involved theemotional antimatter and stylistic compe-tition, contention and collision at the cen-ter of the struggle between Romney andGingrich, deny it as both sides might.The fight for the Republican nomina-

tion finally means something. A fortnightago it seemedmerely a prologue to the Re-publicans’ effort to defeat and repudiatePresident Barack Obama. It remains that,of course— but first the Republicans needto decide what sort of party they will haveas they move into the 2012 general elec-

tion.The old tug-of-war be-

tween social and economicconservatives, which beganto emerge as Reagan de-parted the scene, suppliedpart of the storyline of 2012.The Iowa caucuses were sup-posed to be the social conser-vatism sweepstakes, the NewHampshire primary the eco-nomic conservatism show-down, South Carolina would

present a Saturday social conservatismencore, and then the party would get downto business 10 days later in Florida.But the rise and fall of a number of

Romney challengers and the eventualemergence of Gingrich has changed allthat. The NBC News-Marist Poll showsGingrich ahead in Iowa and 16 points be-hind in Romney’s New Hampshire re-doubt. The race is on for the formersupporters of Herman Cain—Gingrich isthe clear favorite there — and the charac-ter of the contest is altered immutably.For a long time, Romney managed to

make the GOP contest a referendum onother people while maintaining a steadybut not overwhelming lead. Now that’schanged, too. BothTime (“Why Don’t TheyLike Me?”) and The New Republic (“YouWon’t Like Him When He’s Angry”) lastweek released covers on presidential tim-ber and temperament, treatment untilnow reserved for Gingrich, who has in-spired stunningly little support for hispersonal style and character. It’s nowRomney’s turn.But portraying one as a prig with his

nose in the air and the other as a pugilistwho’s happiest busting his opponent’s noseisn’t getting anyone anywhere and returnsthe contest to issues and mechanics.Romney is, or has become, a conven-

tional 21st-century conservative, opposedto taxes, Obamacare and the notion thathumankind has contributed to, or can al-leviate, global climate change. Gingrichholds most of these viewsmost of the time,but can be counted on grafting an unusualaside, or an acidic critique, onto his re-marks. Romney would methodically undomuch of Obama’s work; Gingrich wouldtake on the task with relish and revenge.Romney’s campaign was built the tradi-

tional way — slowly, deliberately. Gin-grich’s was built the Gingrich way, withvolcanic eruptions of energy and ideas,completely out of sync with the usualrhythms. His is a campaign so under-funded that former Sen. Rick Santorumhas attracted more maximum $2,500donors than Gingrich. His campaign is sounderorganized that the candidate’s NewHampshire headquarters was open only16 days when the state’s largest newspa-per endorsed him last month for president.Ordinarily it’s too late to try to build an or-ganization a month before Iowa and toodangerous to float dramatic new ideas amonth before NewHampshire.Gingrich ischallenging not only conventional ideasabout policy but also conventional ca-dences of politics.But in the last few days this has also be-

come a deeply personal struggle for eachman’s legacy. If Romney, a former Massa-chusetts governor, loses, he’s a footnote inhistory, not even aWilliamG.McAdoo or aGeorge Romney, both of whom aimed atthe presidency twice and are largely for-gotten today. If Gingrich, who ended fourdecades of Democratic House control,loses, he’s still a historic figure. It’s a fightfor the ages, and for the future.

David M. Shribman is executive editorof the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and is a vet-eran political columnist.

BY THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS

Excerpts of recent edi-torials of statewide andnational interest fromOhio newspapers:The Cincinnati EnquirerSo it’s disappointing

that the state Senate isfocusing much of its at-tention on a bill that,while a matter of seriousmoral conviction amongits proponents, is not onlyunlikely to prevail butpoorly thought out, un-workable and divisive theanti-abortion HeartbeatBill (H.B. 125), whichwould ban the procedureif a fetal heartbeat can bedetected. …No one should question

the sincerity and passionof abortion opponentswho have advanced H.B.125, including its princi-pal sponsor, Rep. LynnWachtmann, R-Napoleon.But it’s fair to questionwhether this is the rightmeasure and a wise tacticright now. …If enacted, it would be

the nation’s toughestabortion law. The problemis, a fetal heartbeat can bedetected as early as sixweeks, sometimes beforea woman knows she ispregnant. …It’s so divisive that it

has fractured the state’santi-abortion forces, with10 county chapters ofOhio Right to Life break-ing away from the stateorganization. An OhioRight to Life leader testi-fied the bill is “likely tobackfire” and hurt anti-abortion efforts.It could backfire politi-

cally as well. Opponentssuch as Rep. ShirleySmith, D-Cleveland, arelinking it to SB 5, the col-lective bargaining reformdefeated overwhelminglyby voters last month, as“another attack on indi-vidual rights.”This legislation and the

debate around it will leadnowhere. Lawmakersshould not be entertain-ing this heartfelt but mis-guided bill.

A defining fightfor Republicans

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THE FIRST AMENDMENTCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or

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

Serving Piqua since 1883

“I have fought a good fight, I have finished mycourse, I have kept the faith:”

(2 Timothy 4:7 AKJV)

Agriculture is a pillar of the 8th District’s econ-omy, and like so many families and small busi-nesses across the country our farmers and

ranchers are facing government imposed obstacles togrowth.They are being hit by uncertainty from the con-stant threat of new taxes, out-of-control spending, andunnecessary regulation from a government that is al-ways micromanaging, meddling, and manipulating.House Republicans’ Plan for America’s Job Creators

focuses on removing these government obstacles to pri-vate-sector job creation, including the constant threatof more onerous federal government regulations. Forthe agriculture community of the 8th District, one ofthese obstacles is the Environmental ProtectionAgency’s authority to revise standards for particulatematter. Revised standards would significantly impacteconomic growth and jobs for any business that createsdust, like the farmers and ranchers in southwest Ohio.On Dec. 8, the House took action and passed the

Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act (H.R. 1633). Thislegislation would protect our farmers and jobs by es-tablishing a one year prohi-bition against revising anynational ambient air qualitystandard applicable tocoarse particulate matterand limiting federal regula-tion of dust where it is al-ready regulated under stateand local laws. In short, itwould prevent an excessiveWashington regulation fromhurting farmers and ranch-ers, and destroying Ohiojobs.Sponsored by Congresswoman Kristi Noem (R-SD),

H.R. 1633 is a common-sense bill that tackles regula-tions that the American Farm Bureau Federation sayswould ‘result in decreased productivity, increased foodprices, and lost jobs in the rural economy.’ Ohio familiesand our state’s economy cannot afford any legislationthat destroys jobs and raises prices on families strug-gling in President Obama’s economyIn addition to taking action on regulations that are

going to affect Ohio’s small businesses today, the Househas also passed legislation that stops unelected bu-reaucrats from being able to strangle small businessesin excessive red tape in the future. The Regulationsfrom the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act(H.R. 10) is Pledge to America legislation that requiresCongressional approval of government regulations witha major impact on our economy. In order to encouragelong-term economic growth, we must continue to re-move government obstacles to job creation today andreform government processes for tomorrow.With the passage of the Farm Dust Regulation Pre-

vention Act and the REINS Act, there are now morethan 25 bipartisan, House-passed jobs bills that are col-lecting dust in the Democratic-controlled Senate. I en-courage you to learn more about each of our jobs billsawaiting Senate action by visiting jobs.gop.gov.It’s time for the Democrats who run Washington to

work with Republicans to support common-sense leg-islation that will put Americans back to work, startingwith the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act.”

Boehner represents Ohio’s 8th District, which in-cludes all of Darke,Miami, and Preble counties, most ofButler and Mercer counties, and the northeastern cor-ner of Montgomery County. He was first elected to Con-gress in 1990.

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Boehner saysGOP fights forOhio farmers

JOHN BOEHNER8th District Congressman

DAVID SHRIBMANColumnist

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DEAR ABBY: “Sad-dened in New Jersey”(Oct. 2) complained thather sister’s 4-year-olddaughter put stickers onthe hands and face of herdeceased grandmotherduring her wake. Perhapsthe child’s mother didn’tanticipate her daughter’sactions. Children need togrieve, too. That said, theyalso should behave appro-priately.I saw an article about

one funeral home with anexcellent solution. Beforethe dearly departed isplaced in the casket, theinside fabric, pillow, etc.are removed. The childrenare then allowed to deco-rate the uncovered casketwalls with farewell mes-sages and drawings. Theinterior is then “reuphol-stered” and nothing is vis-ible. The children are toldthat it is to keep theirmessages private.One story was particu-

larly touching — a littleboy wanted his mommy toknow how much he lovedher and for it to be as closeto her as possible. Hewrote “I love you,Mommy” on the casket pil-low that was placed be-neath her head. At theservice, only he knewabout the secret messagehe had left for his mom forall eternity.

— A MOM IN TEXAS

DEAR MOM: Thankyou for sharing a cleversolution. I felt that thechild’s placing of stickerson her grandmother’sbody was disrespectfuland the mother waswrong to permit it in spiteof the grandfather’s ex-pression of disapproval.While I viewed it as a des-ecration of a corpse, read-ers felt differently. Mynewspaper readers com-ment:

DEAR ABBY: “Sad-dened” should never haveremoved the 4-year-oldfrom the casket. It was nother place. The child wasgiving her grandmother agoodbye gift. If the womanwanted to remove thestickers before the casketwas closed, she shouldhave done it after thechild left the room.I have seen many

friends and relativesplace things in caskets asgifts and remembrances.It is not disrespectful tothe deceased, but givesclosure and a warm mem-ory to those who are stillliving.Putting stickers on

Grandma was the child’sway of saying goodbye. Afuneral is a celebration oflife and no matter what

their age, people are enti-tled to say goodbye intheir own way.

— MELODY IN NE-VADA

DEAR ABBY: If thesticker incident is theworst that can be saidabout the 4-year-old’s be-havior that day, what’s theharm? Had she thrown atantrum during the serv-ice or before placing thestickers, I’d agree that thechild should not have beenthere. But since the be-havior took place after“Saddened” made an issueof the stickers, the situa-tion could have been han-dled more effectively.All “Saddened” had to

do was wait until the serv-ice was over, take the fu-neral director asideprivately and ask him toremove the stickers beforethe deceased was interred.No drama, no scene, notantrum, and everybodygoes home in peace. Fu-nerals, like any otherevent, are only as stressfulas you want them to be.

— NO DRAMA,PLEASE

DEAR ABBY: I ownthe West’s oldest funeralfirm and I disagree withyour answer. Funerals areabout learning that we aremortal. To stand on cere-mony when a young childis participating in one oflife’s most important les-sons misses the point. Me-morials are not aboutformality but humanity.Let the child place thosestickers and let everyonelearn something fromthat.

— DAN IN SANFRANCISCO

DEAR ABBY: Ourgrandchildren love stick-ers, put them all overthemselves and theirclothing, and are thrilledif they can share themwith me to “wear” for awhile. If any of our grand-kids are still youngenough to want to “deco-rate” ME in my casketwhen I go, I would hopeeveryone around mewould appreciate the ges-ture and smile at the lov-ing relationship I hadwith that child.

— GRANDMA OF(ALMOST) 13

Child’s way of sayinggoodbye defied adultfuneral etiquette

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DAVID GERMAINAP Movie Writer

Luckily for Tom Cruise,“Mission: Impossible —Ghost Protocol” is one ofhis finest action flicks, justwhat’s needed to poten-tially restore some of thisfallen star’s box-officebankability.For director Brad Bird,

though, the fourth “Mis-sion,” rock solid as it is,ranks only as his second-best action movie, afterthe animated smash “TheIncredibles.”Cruise may be the star

here, but Bird’s the story,a director who’s only mak-ing his fourth movie and,remarkably, just his firstlive-action feature. This isthe best of the “M:I”movies, far better thanBrian De Palma’s original,No. 2 by John Woo andeven the franchise’s previ-ous high with No. 3 by J.J.Abrams, who stuckaround as producer onthis one.Those three filmmakers

had years and years of ac-tion stuff behind themwith real, live actors. Yetalong comes Bird to showthat the enormous talentbehind his AcademyAward winners “The In-credibles” and “Rata-touille” and his acclaimedcartoon adventure “TheIron Giant” transfersmighty nicely from anima-tion to the real world.Granted, this is the real

world, “M:I”-style, whereCruise’s missions andstunts truly are impossi-ble by the laws of physicsand normal, plausible sto-rytelling constraints. ButBird applies the anything-can-happen limitlessnessof cartoons and just goesfor it, creating somethrilling, dizzying, amaz-ing action sequences.If you have the slightest

fear of heights, grip thearm rests tightly andpress both feet flatly tothe floor during Cruise’sattempt to scale theworld’s tallest building;even safe in your seat, anunnerving feeling of ver-tigo is bound to result asyou stare down from the130th floor.For all the complexity of

the action and gimmicks,Bird and screenwritersAndré Nemec and JoshAppelbaum (executiveproducers on Abrams’“Alias”) wisely tell a sim-ple, good-guys-against-bad-guys story. They keepCruise surrounded by atight, capable supportingcast in Jeremy Renner,Paula Patton and SimonPegg, who co-starred in“Mission: Impossible III.”The movie starts with a

clever jailbreak byCruise’s Ethan Hunt,stuck in a Moscow prisonfor reasons unexplaineduntil late in the story, thenserves up an opening-credit montage fondly

reminiscent of the old“Mission: Impossible” TVshow.Once free, Ethan is dis-

patched to infiltrate theKremlin along with Im-possible Missions Forceagents Jane Carter (Pat-ton) and Benji Dunn(Pegg). But it’s all a setupby madman Kurt Hen-dricks (Michael Nyqvist),who sets off a devastatingexplosion at the Kremlinto cover his theft of aRussian nuclear launchdevice and manages to fin-ger Ethan’s team for theblast.With U.S.-Russian ten-

sion at its worst since theCuban missile crisis, thethreat that’s always hungover the IMF team comesto pass: the secretary(Tom Wilkinson) disavowsknowledge of their actions,leaving Hunt and his com-rades on their own as theytry to clear their namesand stop Hendricks frominstigating nuclear war.Joining them is Wilkin-

son’s aide, William Brandt

(Renner), a guy who takesto field work a little tooeasily to be the desk-jockey analyst he claimshe is.Cruise looks shaggy,

and sure, we could blamehis bad haircut on the factthat Ethan’s just out ofprison. But it doesn’t helpan aging screen idol tolook so unkempt; the “Mis-sion: Impossible” worldroutinely defies reality, sowould it have been so far-fetched for Ethan to stopby a salon before headingback into action?What Cruise does on

screen is pretty much thesame-old. Ethan runs,Ethan leaps, Ethanbashes faces, Ethan vio-lates traffic laws, Ethanruns some more. Cruisehas two main modes in hisacting repertoire: flashthat thousand-watt smileor play the stone-face, andhe mostly does the latterhere, so honestly, Ethan’snot all that interestingwhen he’s standing stilland talking.

Cruise is just Cruise,but ‘Mission’ rocks

In this image released by Paramount Pictures, Tom Cruise reprises his role asEthan Hunt in a scene from “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol.”

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Bible School setat area churchFLETCHER — The

Fletcher UnitedMethodist Church willhost a Christmas VacationBible School on ThursdayDec. 22 from 10 a.m. until1 p.m.The event will be avail-

able for children age 3through 6th grade.

Also, the church willoffer three Christmas Eveservices on Dec. 24 — at 7p.m., 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.

On Christmas Daythere will be only oneservice — at 10 a.m.

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One of the best Christ-mas gifts we can give thisyear is the gift of encour-agement. The Bible sayswe are to “encourage oneanother and build eachother up.” (1st Thessaloni-ans 5:11). One of the bestways to build up anotherperson is to have faith inhim or her even when oth-ers do not.A teacher had the cus-

tom of picking out one ofthe homeliest, most back-ward girls of her classeach year. Every day, theteacher would tell the lit-tle girl something positiveabout her appearance orher personality. Evenwhen the little girl camein dirty or unkempt, theteacher would think ofsomething positive to sayabout her. Almost withoutexception, a gradualchange would come overthe girl until at the end ofthe school year she hadblossomed into a radiant,beautiful, confident per-son.Jesus delighted in en-

couraging those that theestablishment of his daysaw as outcasts. He calledZacchaeus the tax collec-tor down from a tree andtransformed him from astingy, despised man to agenerous, likable fellow.He spoke words of confi-dence to a band of fisher-men, and they weretransformed into men whochanged the world. Hekindly forgave an adulter-ous woman and told her to

leave her destructivelifestyle.Someone once said, “The

happiest wife is not theone that marries the bestman, but the one thatmakes the best of the oneshe married.” How we en-courage and build up thosearound us effects not onlytheir happiness, but ourown happiness as well.Persons who constantly

degrade others are usu-ally unhappy with them-selves. By dwelling on thefaults and imperfectionsof other persons, they se-cretly can win any com-parisons they make. Butin the process, they be-come unhappier withthemselves as friends be-come more distant and re-lationships begin tocrumble.The story goes that an

old farmer was out hunt-ing with his ancient birddog. Every so often, thehalf-crippled dog wouldrun forward, bark weakly,and point ahead. Eventhough no birds wouldrise, the farmer wouldtake his old shotgun and

fire into the air. “Why doyou shoot when there areno birds?” the farmer’scompanion wanted toknow.“Well,” said the farmer

in his southern drawl. “Iknow there’s no birds inthat grass. But old Spot’snose just ain’t what itused to be. He’s been amighty good friend andcompanion, and he’s doin’the best he can. It justwouldn’t be right of me tocall him a liar at thisstage of his life.”Each day, we should all

ask ourselves, “Will thoseI see today feel blessed orput down because I camein contact with themtoday?”The Bible says that love

“always protects, alwaystrusts, always hopes, al-ways preserves.” (1stCorinthians 13:7). Inother words, love alwayslooks for the best in otherpersons.Jesus said that we are

to extend such love evento those who give us arough time. “”Love yourenemies, do good to

those who hate you, blessthose who curse you, prayfor those who mistreatyou.” (Luke 6:27)The reward of being

positive to negative peopleis not that they will bechanged, although thatmay happen. The real re-ward, according to Jesus,is that we will find peaceas we become more likeour heavenly Father.

You’re Invited

PAUL JETTERColumnist

This Christmas, givegift of encouragement

STACY A. ANDERSON

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) —President Barack Obamaand his family attended aworship service Sundaymorning at an Episcopalchurch just across thestreet from the WhiteHouse where presidentsfrequently have visited.The president, first lady

Michelle Obama anddaughters Sasha andMalia made the short walkacross Lafayette Square toSt. John’s Church.The sermon by Rev. Dr.

Luis Leon was based onthe story of John the Bap-tist, who told the religiousleaders he was neither theMessiah nor the prophet,but a voice calling in thewilderness.Leon likened the story

to the president and theexpectations Americansmay have of him. People

have illusions about thenation and about God, thepastor said, and urged thecongregation to open itseyes not “to the God wehave created, but to whohe really is,” he said.Just before the an-

nouncements, the congre-gation laughed when ayoung boy ran to the frontof the church and took agood look at the Obamas.The first family partici-

pated in Holy Communionbefore strolling backthrough the park to theexecutive mansion.Obama has worshipped

at St. John’s previously, in-cluding Easter services in2009. He has also at-tended other churches inthe nation’s capital.One of the church pews

has a small brass plaquedesignating it as “ThePresident’s Pew.” Churchhistory claims that everypresident since the na-

tion’s fourth chief execu-tive, James Madison, hasvisited.Sunday night Obama

spoke briefly of the storyof Jesus’s birth during the30th annual “Christmasin Washington” concert.He said the story of

Jesus Christ has changedthe world by teachingbasic values such as lov-ing one another, helpingand serving the less fortu-nate, forgiving, drawingcloser to family, beinggrateful and keepingfaith.“Those are values that

are shared by all faiths,”Obama said at the con-cert. “So tonight let us allrededicate ourselves toeach other, and in thatspirit, from my family toyours: Happy holidays,Merry Christmas, Godbless you all, and Godbless the United States ofAmerica.”

Obamas walk to churchacross from White House

President Barack Obama with first lady Michelle Obama, left, and their daughtersSasha and Malia, right, walk from theWhite House inWashington to attend a Sun-day service at nearby St. John’s Church, Sunday.

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CAPERNAUM, Israel(AP) — A new trail acrossnorthern Israel offers trav-elers the chance to walk —or trot— through NewTes-tament sites in the foot-steps of Jesus.The newly opened

Gospel Trail winds for 39miles, heading south fromNazareth, across gentlegreen hills, through Jewishand Arab towns and downto Capernaum, the fishingtown where Jesus is said tohave established his homebase.TheTourismMinistrybelieves the new trail mayattract up to 200,000 Chris-tian pilgrims to northernIsrael over the coming year.Christians are a rapidly

growing segment of Israelitourism, comprising abouttwo-thirds of the 3.45 mil-lion people who visited in2010.On the Gospel Trail,

tourists can ride toward theSea of Galilee on horse-back, accompanied by es-corts from a nearby ranchwearing jeans, big beltbuckles and embroideredcowboy boots with spurs.The scene feels more Texasthan Gospel, especially be-cause according to the NewTestament, Jesus’ mount ofchoice was a donkey.Horses were considered ve-hicles of war.But as the horses canter

to Capernaum, past the oc-casional grazing cow in a

grassy pasture, with thesun setting over the distanthills of the Golan Heights,visitors can imagine for amoment that they have re-turned to the Holy Land oftwo millennia past.The Gospel Trail,

planned and researched formore than a decade, costabout $800,000. The gov-ernment paid for two-thirds of it, the JewishNational Fund the rest.TourismMinister StasMis-ezhnikov said the trail isone element of a brandingstrategy to sell Israel’sabundant religious sites tovisitors.Despite the large num-

bers of Christian tourists,for years little comprehen-sive information was avail-able to those hoping to hikealone through the Galilee.Walking trails weremarked but maps were inHebrew, Israel’s nationallanguage.This began to change

when two entrepreneursdeveloped a path theycalled the “Jesus Trail” in2008, following a slightlydifferent route fromNazareth to Capernaum.Founders David LandisandMaoz Inon offer guidedhiking tours and a colorfultour book for the region, thebest resource available fortrekking in the steps ofJesus. Inon also founded abackpacking hostel in

Nazareth.The new Gospel Trail, by

contrast, is a governmentproject. It heads south outof Nazareth, beginning atMount Precipice, where amob nearly threw Jesus offa cliff after a sermon hemade in a local synagogue.The summit providessweeping views across theGalilee, from ancientNazareth and downthrough the Jezreel Valley,today considered Israel’sagricultural heartland.From there, the path goesto Mount Tabor, said to bethe site of the Transfigura-tion, when Jesus spoke toMoses and Elijah and be-came radiant, and Godcalled him his son. Today,priests celebrate Mass in aFranciscan church withsoaring ceilings and pris-tine white marble floors.From there, the trail

winds north, passing, inspringtime, through a car-pet of anemones and cycla-mens. A side path, alsomarked, heads to KfarKana, where Jesus is saidto have turned water intowine.Then the Gospel Trailpasses double extinct vol-canos known as the Hornsof Hattin — famous as thesite where Saladin’s Mus-lim army defeated the Cru-saders in 1187. Now a lonemosque stands as one of thefew remainders of an aban-doned village on the site.

Trail offers gives tourists chanceto walk 40 miles in Jesus’s shoes

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Coach Isaiah “Ice”Williamsscores big with players and fans

BBYY JJOOHHNN HHUUSSAAYou can see him

jumping around onthe basketball court,you can find himcoaching in the hud-dle with energy andpassion, and youcan see him leadingcheers at “Meet theTeams.” His name is Isaiah Williams and he is in his sec-ond year of coaching the Lehman boys basketball team.Coach Isaiah has brought a whole new energy to the

team and to Lehman. He is a passionate man who ex-pects his players to give their all, and he is truly able toget it out of us. Every practice is fast paced and we al-ways improve as players and people. Senior Solomon King-White says, “I like Ice’s high en-

ergy. He knows how to get the team excited, becausehe still has that youthful energy. We are fortunateenough to have a coach who can literally get on thecourt and show us how to play the game. Not manyteams get this luxury from their coaches.”Williams has had previous coaching experiences as

a varsity assistant at Wayne High School for three years.While he was on staff, that team had a record of 60-15,three sectional titles, and one district title. He also coached AAU basketball for five years with a

record of 160-50 with 16 tournament championships.Current players Alex Baker and Solomon King-Whiteplayed on his team, the Dayton Nets.Williams is an ordained minister at his family’s church,Triumphant Ministries in Troy. He also works as a highschool presenter for Marriage Works Ohio, which is adivision of Elizabeth New Life Center in Dayton. Isaiahalso has two children, a girl named McKinley and a boynamed Isaiah-Michael.Williams said that his experience at Lehman has

been wonderful. The players feel the same way, as welove playing for him and enjoy it as well. His energyrubs off on everyone, whether you are a player or spec-tator. As a player, my two years of basketball here at

Lehman have been my favorite years of all basketballseasons, and I believe he has gotten the most out ofme. Lehman is very fortunate to have Isaiah Williams,and we hope that he continues his career here for sometime.

Tis the season to performBBYY AAMMYY WWAATTEERRCCUUTTTTEERRIt’s the Christmas season and that means it is time for the

Lehman Limelighters to sing for community events. The Lime-lighters have always been in demand as entertainment forChristmas celebrations away from school.In addition to the Lehman Christmas concert on December

14, the Limelighters performed Dec. 2 for Christmas on theGreen in Piqua and Dec. 3 for the First National Bank’s Christ-mas party held at the Sidney Moose Lodge. The group alsoperformed for a Christmas luncheon at Dorothy Love Retire-ment Community on Dec. 14. The Limelighters are definitely a talented group of performers.The group consists of 19 singer-dancers and six combo mem-bers. The singer-dancers are seniors Natalie Davis, WilliamDuritsch, and Dana Jenkins; juniors Dan Davis, Ethan Jock,Sarah Cabe, Michael Jacob, and Millie Wildenhaus; sopho-mores Gabe Berning, Katie Heckman, Meghan Safreed,MaKenna Cabe, Julia Harrelson, Kristopher Lee, Grace Jack-son, Abby O’Connell, Olivia Sehlhorst, and Elaina Snyder; andfreshman Jake Watkins. The combo members are seniorsEmily Pax and Logan Monnin; junior Riley Pickrel; and sopho-mores Millie Cartwright, Erik Rodenburgh, and Alia Whitney. Julia Harrelson said, “We learned three songs with movementand one ballad (“O Holy Night”) for our Christmas perform-ances this year. It has been kind of stressful because we stillneed to learn two more songs for our January contest, but ithas been a lot of fun so far. I know that the rest of the year willbe interesting and fun as well.”. Lehman wishes the Limelighters good luck as they preparefor their upcoming contests! Come out and watch the Lime-lighters as they continue to perform this year.

New bishop to celebrateMass at Lehman

BBYY KKEELLLLYY WWAALLLLIn April, Pope Benedict XVI appointedthe Rev. Joseph R. Binzer as a new Aux-iliary Bishop for the Archdiocese ofCincinnati to assist current ArchbishopRev. Dennis Schnurr. Binzer replaced the late Rev. Carl

Moeddel who retired in 2007. Binzer graduated from LaSalle High

School in Cincinnati and earned a bach-elors degree in accounting from MiamiUniversity. He worked as a Certified Pub-lic Accountant for 11 years before choos-ing a different path for his life by going tothe seminary to become a priest. Or-dained in 1994, Father Binzer was firstassigned to St. Dominic Parish in Cincin-nati. He then earned a master’s degreein church law from Catholic University ofAmerica in Washington, D.C. He returnedto Cincinnati to serve as Chancellor of theArchdiocese. As part of his duties as Auxiliary Bishop,

Binzer has been visiting Catholic schoolsthroughout the Archdiocese. He will bevisiting Lehman on Friday, Dec. 16, to cel-ebrate Mass wtih the Lehman studentsand staff. It will not be his first visit to ourcampus, but it will be his first as bishop.

Santa’s helpers: Lehman music studentsBBYY LLEEXXIIEE FFRROONNIINNGGEvery year the Lehman Catholic Music Department holds a gift wrapping fundraiser. From the first

Friday after Thanksgiving until Christmas Eve, volunteers are at the Piqua Mall every day to wrap pres-ents for donations. Mrs. Pax is not only the parent of one of our senior band and show choir members,Emily Pax, but also the head of the fundraiser.Pax has been involved in the Music Boosters for five years. When asked if it is difficult to get volun-

teers to wrap presents, she replied, “Yes it is definitely a challenge. However, once people come out, theyfind that it is a lot of fun.” Pax finds that the most common gift that they wrap every year is clothes, andthe strangest thing she has ever wrapped was a ‘Steelers steering wheel cover’.The Gift Wrap Booth is the biggest fundraising event the Music Boosters do. The money buys music

for the band and choir, and helps to cover contest fees, transportation, instrument repairs, flags, and stu-dent awards. There is no suggested donation, so people who come to get their presents wrapped do notfeel pressured. So give Santa a break and go to the Miami Valley Centre Mall in Piqua to get your giftswrapped by his special helpers.

BY HANNAH GOODWINStaff Writer

The student of the weekfor the week of Dec.12 isDaret Spradley. Spradleyis a senior at Piqua HighSchool and is the son ofMark Spradley and Bar-bara Miller. He is involvedwith many of the activi-ties offered at the highschool such as track, crosscountry, show choir, musi-cals, concert choir, andmen’s chorus. Spradley was nomi-

nated by Mr. Burns, whois one of the psychologyteachers at PHS. Burnssays that, “Daret brings agreat energy to our class-room. His participation inpsychology class is awe-some.”When asked where he

wants to go after highschool, Spradley said hewants to go to Cancun forsome well needed rest andrelaxation.

Daret Spradley

McDonald’sStudent

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BY MAKYLIE KILLIAN

Staff Writer

On Saturday, Dec. 10,Dustin Hornbeck’s ONUclass left early in themorning to drive ninehours to Gettysburg. Thetrip was inspired by apopular book called TheKiller Angels by MichaelShaara. Hornbeck hadhis students read thisbook because of its back-ground on Gettysburg.“There's nothing betterthan bringing history tolife; that's what teachinghistory is all about,”stated Hornbeck. Saturday night stu-

dents stayed at “Amer-ica's Best Value Inn.”Earlier in the year Horn-beck had his students dofundraisers. Thosefundraisers included sell-ing chocolate coveredChex mix or “puppychow” and raising moneyby hosting a Dodge Ballgame. This cut the cost ofstaying at the Inn by alot.

On Monday, studentshad the opportunity to seethe many battlegroundsin Gettysburg. Some ofthese battlegrounds wereDevils Den, Little RoundTop, and Seminary Ridge.It was a great way for stu-dents to get perspectiveon one of the deadliestbattles of all time. “It was vast, and

shocking to know thatthey all covered thatground, and that so manyinfantries had fallen,”stated one of Hornbeck'sstudents, Annie Finfrock. Besides getting a view

of the battlegrounds, stu-dents also got to visit thetown, its shops, a tavern,and restaurants beforehaving to return home onMonday afternoon. Chaperone Rob Dicker-

son, who attended thetrip to Gettysburg, said itwas a “really cool experi-ence.” He went on to say,“Anytime you have an op-portunity to have an ex-perience that you haven'thad before, you should

take it.” Dickerson alsoexplained why hethought the cemetery inGettysburg was mostmoving. He mentionedthat the men who haddied there had only num-bers assigned to them,and so all the headstonesof those men have num-bers on them. There is nodate of birth and deathon the headstones; no oneknows who those menare.

Dickerson thought thatit was neat that differentcampsites or battle-grounds were markedwith monuments dedi-cated to the differentstates that fought in Get-tysburg infantries. Dickerson also said

that the bus driver whodrove them to and fromGettysburg not only hadhumor but also had muchknowledge about Gettys-burg.

Piqua HighSchool

drivers ed

ONU class goes to Gettysburg

BY ISAAC HALE

Staff Writer

On Friday, Dec. 8, Biol-ogy teachers DeborahRetman and Megan Barrtook students to Oak-wood High School in Day-ton to a conferenceyielding informative andup to date developmentsin the field of genetics.The conference featuredDr. Sam Rhine from Indi-ana University who gavea four hour lecture thatexplains the intricacies

of genetics and all of itsimplications. Retman de-scribed Dr. Rhine as, “Avery dynamic speaker”and that his lecture wasextremely sound and in-formative as well asdeeply interesting.Students who took

part in this trip are ei-ther current or formerAP Biology studentswithin Piqua HighSchool. The studentswere not required to payany sort of fee; the costwas covered by the ef-

forts of the successful an-nual blood drive that ishosted at the school.This, now annual, trip

was started five yearsago when Retman re-ceived an e-mail from anAP teachers mailing listsuggesting the confer-ence's merit for studentsin AP Biology courses.She and her classes haveenjoyed the conferencesever since, even juniorswho take AP Biology takepart in the trip their sen-ior year as well. Retman

explains that the confer-ence is quite relevantand useful because Biol-ogy is a, “field that ischanging monthly.” “I hope to open the

kids’ eyes up to new ca-reers in genetics,” ex-plains Retman in light ofthe numerous developingjobs in the field. Senior Frankie Pa-

trizio exclaimed, “Theconference gave me a bet-ter understanding ofwhere we are in the fieldof genetics.”

Genetics conference enlightens Piqua students

GoPiqua!

BY ROBBY BLOOMStaff Writer

One of the big rites ofpassage to being in highschool is being able todrive, and here are a fewfacts based on teen driv-ers at Piqua High School.This year, we have 173

people with parkingpasses driving to school —and that doesn’t includethose trying to beat thesystem by not buying one. The number of drivers

has gone down this year“Probably due to the econ-omy,” said Linda De-Mange, the attendancesecretary, and the personin charge of selling thepasses. The passes areonly $10, so for those whodon't buy one and park —get a job! On the darker side of

driving are crashes, butwe have no records of thenumber of crashes at ourschool. During inclement

weather they plow the lotsand salt the roads, park-ing lots, and sidewalks, “Our number one prior-

ity during the winter sea-son is making sureeveryone can get to andget into school safely.” De-Mange said. In closing, all I have to

say is in the words of NeilShade, physics teacher atPHS, “Drive safely andwear your seatbelts.”

PHS students who went on the trip to Gettysburgspell out O-H-I-O next to the Ohio Infantry Monument.

that Williams has receivedthe MAC grant. She plansto use the near $500 for herscience class where stu-dents learn about parts ofplants, plant reproductionand their life cycle.“In my classroom there is

limited window space forgrowing seeds,” saidWilliams. “I do what I canto manage with the re-sources I have, but with theMAC grant I am ordering aGrowLab.”Williams said the two-

shelved GrowLab unit “willallow me to extend the les-son through the school yearand give kids better accessto the plants as they grow,since it is accessible on bothsides.” She noted that withplans for a school garden,they will be able to startplants for the garden in theclassroom.“I am very excited about

the learning possibilitiesthis MAC grant has givenour students,” Williamssaid.Washington Intermedi-

ate School librarian MistyIddings was another recipi-ent of the MAC grant. Thisis her second grant; the firstshe wrote for and receivedin 2009. She plans to usethis year’s $500 to bring au-thor Rick Sowash back tothe school.Sowash, who resides in

Cincinnati, offers severalday-long programs forfourth- through sixth-gradestudents such as, Ohio He-roes Day, Tall Tales Dayand Ohio Animals Day.“He is phenomenal and

he’s always been really goodto us,” Iddings said ofSowash’s programs wherestudents also will use the

day to honor a local heromaking a difference in thecommunity.Wilma Earls, director of

the Bethany Center, wasthe 2009 “Hero of the Day,”where students will makean entire production of theday’s event including get-ting into costume and doinginterviews.“The kids love it,” says

Iddings, who hopes to holdthe event in March but hasyet to pick a local hero.Covington Elementary

school first-grade teacherKelly Gessner receivedfunds from the grant topurchase hot dots learningcards that consist of first-grade language arts, sec-

ond-grade language arts tochallenge her gifted stu-dents, and first-grade mathand science and phonicscards.Gessner also ordered 18

talking and flashing pens.“I will be using them as a

learning center during myguided reading groups,”Gessner said. “I can’t waitto use them.”Piqua Catholic School

teachers Lori Williams andJoyce Thornberry also re-ceived MAC grants. “I amthrilled to have been cho-sen to receive the MACgrant,” said Williams, whoteaches the fifth grade.“Without this grant I don’tknow if our class would be

doing the project I amdoing.”For Williams’ class, the

students will be writing bi-ographies about each otherthat will take them throughthe writing process, includ-ing edits and final writing.When completed, the biog-raphies will be sent to aKansas publisher where acolor, hardbound book willinclude all of their stories.Students have already

been busy designing acover, table of contents, atitle and dedication page forthe collection of biogra-phies.“It is a great opportunity

for the kids to see howmuchwork goes into publishing

your writing,” saidWilliams,who went on to explain thatthanks to the grant eachchild will receive their ownbook at no cost. She alsosaid they will be host to anauthor’s reception wherethe students, parents andfaculty will be invited toread and hear each biogra-phy. Students also will signeach others books, with onecopy specifically being keptin the school library.“What a great learning

project for the kids,”Williams said. “I am sothankful to McDonald’s forthe opportunity to do thiswith the students.”As another recipient

Thornberry will be usingthe funds to buy each of hereighth-grade science classstudents a mechanical ani-mal to be put together.“The reason I do that is

that it comes after my uniton simple machines,” saidThornberry, who has beenreceiving grants for thisparticular project for manyyears, one that her studentsat the beginning of eachnew school year anticipate.“It’s something that theyenjoy.”Like all the other teach-

ers, Thornberry is thankfultoMcDonald’s for the grant.“It really helps,” said

Thornberry. “You can teacha student the principle ofthings but when they seethe thing working it makesa great difference.”This is the ninth year for

the MAC grants programwith $390,000 having beengranted to 900 area teach-ers.For more information

about the program and agrant application, visitwww.mcohio.com/mac-grants

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PROVIDED PHOTOSome 119 area teachers received $52,392.15 in grant money, up to $500 each,for grades kindergarten through eighth grade all in thanks to the McDonald’sMAC grant or Make Activities Count program. Pictured are several recipients in-cluding: Elizabeth Pitzer, Cynthia Dickman, Kelly Murray-Gessner, Jenni Davis,Debra Owens, Pamela Spears,TiffanyWilliams, Sarah Brashears, Myra Sanders,Local McDonald’s Owner Benny Scott Jr, and McDonald’s Representative KarenKelly-Brown.

Ohio HouseOKs Marchprimary toend map flapBY ANN SANNERAssociated Press

COLUMBUS — TheOhio House of Represen-tatives passed a compro-mise bill to reunite thestate’s primary in Marchand approve a new con-gressional map, endingmonths of political wran-gling in that chamber.The 77-17 House vote

came at the eleventh-hour during the cham-ber’s last scheduledvoting day this year. It’saimed at ending a disputeover new GOP-drawncongressional lines.The agreement reached

Wednesday by lawmakerswould repeal the currentcongressional lines, re-unite the state’s primar-ies to a single March dateand establish a task forceto make recommenda-tions for changes to themapmaking process.The bill is expected to

be voted on by the Senatelater Wednesday night.The primaries were

separated in October togive lawmakers moretime to compromise onnew congressional dis-trict boundaries after aRepublican-drawn mapwas challenged by De-mocrats, who have beengathering signatures inan effort to ask voters torepeal it on next year’sballot.Currently, Ohio’s state,

local and U.S. Senate pri-maries are planned forMarch, but the presiden-tial and U.S. House pri-maries are scheduled totake place in June.The agreement would

settle concerns over De-mocrats’ referendum ef-forts, and shift theprimary to an earlier dateto allow GOP voters tohave a stronger say in theparty’s presidential nomi-nee.A second primary

would cost taxpayers anadditional $15 million.Earlier Wednesday,

Karla Herron of the OhioAssociation of ElectionOfficials told a Housepanel that her organiza-tion endorses a single pri-mary date. One datewould eliminate voterconfusion, alleviate anyproblems with preparingvoting equipment twice,and keep officials fromhaving to recruit pollworkers for a second time.

JAMIE STENGLEAssociated Press

DALLAS — JuniorWoods has a well-prac-ticed routine for conduct-ing business on the road:While driving throughoutrural Arkansas, the elec-tronics salesman steals aglance at his cellphoneevery so often, checkingfor text messages andemails.“I can keep both hands

on the steering wheel andjust look down my noseand read in 10-second in-tervals,” Woods said in aphone interview fromRogers, Ark. “I’m actuallydoing that right now.”Like millions of other

Americans, Woods useshis car as a mobile office,relying on his phone al-most every hour of everyworkday to stay produc-tive and earn a living. Sowould drivers ever abideby a proposed ban on al-most all cellphone use be-hind the wheel, even if itis hands-free? Could theyafford to?Those are just a few of

the questions looming overa federal recommendationthat seeks to rein in whathas become an essentialtool of American business.Woods said the ban, if

adopted, would devastatehis sales. Because he livesin a rural state, his mini-mum drive is an hour anda half.“If I have a 3-hour drive

to Little Rock, and I’ve got100 messages to return,it’s going to turn that intoa six-hour drive,” he said.“I’ve got no secretary. I’mthe administrative assis-tant. I’m the salesman. I’mthe sales director.”The National Trans-

portation Safety Board de-clared Tuesday thattexting, emailing or chat-ting while driving is justtoo dangerous to be al-lowed anywhere in theUnited States. It urged allstates to impose total bansexcept for emergencies.

The NTSB, an inde-pendent agency that in-vestigates accidents andmakes safety recommen-dations, doesn’t have thepower to impose regula-tions or make grants. Butits suggestions carry sig-nificant weight with law-makers and regulators.Still, a decision rests

with the states, meaningthat 50 separate legisla-tures would have to act.And many lawmakers arejust as wedded to theircellphones as Woods.“I think all of us have

mixed feelings on thisissue. How could you not?”said U.S. Rep. Gerry Con-nolly, whose northern Vir-ginia district has some ofthe longest, most traffic-choked commutes in thecountry.

Before going to Con-gress, the Democrat spentmost of his career at thecounty level, drivingaround Fairfax Countywith his cellphone.Now hecommutes to Capitol Hillby carpool or mass transitso he can use his phonewithout getting behind thewheel.While he’s sympathetic

to the NTSB’s safety con-cerns, he said, a blanketban on cellphone usewould be unenforceable.But he agrees that hands-free devices offer little im-provement over those thatare hand-held.“It’s a cognitive distrac-

tion,” he said. “The mentalattention shifts … to thatother party, not to the taskat hand.”Dallas event planner

Debbie Vaughan said shewould abide by any ban,but her service to clientswould be diminished.“I know many people

are frustrated when allthey get is voicemail,” saidVaughan, who spendsabout 10 hours a week onher cellphone in her car.BruceMcGovern said he

would have no choice butto defy the law.McGovern, who owns

four Massage Envy andfour EuropeanWax Centerfranchises in the Dallasarea, said he spends up tofour days a week on theroad, traveling betweenhis businesses.“My business would go

down.We’d have problemswe couldn’t solve. My em-ployees wouldn’t be able toreach me and get timely

answers,” McGovern said.“Customer issues that

only I can resolve wouldhave to be delayed. And inthis day and age, cus-tomers want instanta-neous results for things.They’re not willing to waitthree or four hours,” hesaid.McGovern, who said he

uses hands-free technol-ogy 90 percent of the time,said he’s been conductingbusiness from his car formore than 20 years, start-ing with an early “bagphone” that predatedtoday’s much smaller cell-phones.“It’s a total overreach of

the government. It’ll be en-forced erratically. Theycan’t even enforce thespeed limits,” McGovernsaid.

Federal agencyrecommends endto phone use bynation’s motorists

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OUTSIDE SALESOUTSIDE SALESThe I-75 Newspaper Group of Ohio Community Media isseeking an experienced sales professional who wishes toflourish in a career with an award winning sales team!The successful candidate will manage a consultative salesapproach through direct client contact. He or she will bemotivated to meet and exceed person sales goals throughinternet and media advertising in any and/or all of

Ohio Community Media’s fifty-seven publications. Candidates will have demonstratedexperience in prospecting and growing an account list, handling incoming leads and closingsales. He or she will be skilled in envisioning big ideas, then executing advertising programsthat attract customers and generate significant revenue. In addition to maintaining andgrowing existing relationships, candidates must possess expertise in working with clients onboth strategic and creative levels. Candidates will have an in-depth understanding of printand online advertising and the desire to stay informed about area trends.

This position is based in our Sidney office and is full time with salary and commission.Benefits, cell phone allowance and mileage reimbursement are also available.

For quickest consideration, please email resume to: bsmith@sdnccg.com

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The I-75 Newspaper Group of Ohio Community Media is seeking anAdvertisement Order Entry replacement to be based in our Sidney office.

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Pay range is $8.50 - $10.00 depending on qualifications and experience.Please send resume to:

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200 - Employment

235 General

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OPERATOR

A&B Machine and De-sign is a full service ma-chine shop providingmilling, turning, welding,grinding and assembly.

Skills & Requirementsinclude: safe equipmentoperation and practices,knowledge of machiningprocesses and capa-bilities, capability to de-velop and write CNCLathe programs fromstart to finish, set up ma-chining centers with ex-isting programs. Knowl-edge of Okuma LBlathes with the followingcontrols is a must: -OSP5020L, OSPU10L,OSP5000LG. Modifyprograms as needed toimprove quality and re-duce cycle time. Over-time is required.

We offer competitivewages, health/ life/disability insurance,401K Plan.

Please send resume to:

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DELIVERPHONE BOOKS

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Repairing IndustrialEquipment, mechanical/electrical troubleshoot-ing, hydraulic/ pneumat-ic repair (PLCs)required.*Minimum 2 yearsexperience.

Submit resume to:AMS

330 Canal St.Sidney, Oh 45365

Fax: (937)498-0766

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MAINTENANCETECHNICIAN

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Freshway Foods isseeking a MaintenanceTechnician for our loca-tion in Sidney, Ohio.Freshway offers com-petitive wages and largecompany benefits in-cluding health, disability,and 401k retirement.This position will per-form high-level electricaland mechanical mainte-nance.

• 5 Years experiencein mechanical main-tenance a plus.

• 5 Years Experiencein Machine Controlsand TroubleshootingPLC programming aplus.

• High Degree ofTechnical Aptitude

Qualified applicants areurged to email, fax, orcomplete an applicationat:

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Graham Packaging is aworldwide leader in thedesign, manufacture,and sale of technology-based, customizedblow-molded plasticcontainers. We have im-mediate openings in ourMinster, OH facility.

Manufacturing Techni-cian - Responsibilitiesinclude operating plasticmolding machines, per-forming quality tests,and completing sched-uled preventive mainte-nance. Must have ahigh school diploma,technical backgroundwith trade school or postsecondary education orequivalent work experi-ence. Mechanical apti-tude and experiencewith a solid work historyof two years in a manu-facturing environment isa requirement.

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240 Healthcare

RN/LPNParttime

Resumes can bedropped off at

530 Crescent Drive,Troy

8-5 Mon-Thurs

STNA'sFull-time

2p-10p, 10p-6a

Also hiringweekend warriors.

Must be state tested orbe eligible for exam.

Apply online:www.covingtoncarecenter.com

or in person at:Covington Care Center

75 Mote Drive,Covington Ohio 45318

245 Manufacturing/Trade

A GROWINGaerospace facility has

FULL TIMENight Shift

positions available for:

CNCMACHINISTS

Machine setup and shortrun production of aircraftparts.CNC lathe and/ or millexperience desirable

• 8pm to 6am• Sunday - Thursday• Good Wages• Paid Vacation• Holidays• Health, life, dental• Retirement plan

Mail resume or workhistory to:

PO Box 730Troy, OH 45373

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280 Transportation

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

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300 - Real Estate

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305 Apartment

1, 2 & 3 Bedroom,Houses & Apts.

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

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

2 BEDROOM upstairs inTroy, washer/ dryer,stove/ fridge included.$440/ month, no pets,Metro accepted.(937)658-3824

2 BEDROOMS, 318South Rosevelt, 105.5South Rosevelt, $150weekly, utilities included,$0 deposit,(937)778-8093.

2-3 BEDROOM, Piqua.$450 Month, washer/dryer hook-up.(937)902-0572

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

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655 MUMFORD, 2 Bed-room, single story, 1 cargarage, appliances, wash-er/ dryer hookup, nonsmoking, small pet withadditional fee. $575month + $575 deposit.(937)441-3921

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

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PIQUA NORTHEND, 2bedroom, 2 months rentfree to qualified appli-cants! Downstairs with ap-pliances and w/d hookup,new kitchen windows &bath, non-smoking orpets, deposit, required.Available now! Includedheat, $470 month,(937)773-2938

PIQUA, 2 bedroom,upper, stove, refrigerator.All utilities furnished.$550 a month, $138weekly. (937)276-5998 or(937) 902-0491

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

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

235 General

TROY, Laurel Creek, 2bedroom, living room,laundry, patio, garage,newer, $625/month, nopets. (937)454-2028.

WEST MILTON, 2 bed-rooms, appliances, W/Dhookup, air. $470/month+ $250deposit. Metro ac-cepted. (937)339-7028

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

205 Business Opportunities

315 Condos for Rent

LOVELY TROY, 2 bed-room condo, private park-ing, washer/ dryer hook-up. Appliances. $575.Month FREE!(937)335-5440

320 Houses for Rent

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

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

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

OWNER: Estate of Beatrice BodeyExecutor: Butch Neth

Attorney: William McNeilShelby County Case #2011EST047

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

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320 Houses for Rent

COVINGTON, 3 bedroomhouse, large garage,washer/ dryer hook-up. 17Face St. $600, deposit.(937)418-6034

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

PIQUA, 2 bedroom home,washer/ dryer hook-up,Echo Lake area, $550month, $550 deposit. Nopets. 1 year lease.Available 1/1,(937)393-3786.

TROY, 909 WashingtonSt., 2 bedrooms, full bath,W/D hookup, storageshed, $550 month plusdeposit & utilities.(937)418-2482

325 Mobile Homes for Rent

NEAR BRADFORD incountry 2 bedroom trailer,washer/dryer hookup.$375. (937)417-7111,(937)448-2974

330 Office Space

PIQUA, small business oroffice space, all utilitiesfurnished, excellent loca-tion. $450 month.(937)276-5998 or(937) 902-0491

500 - Merchandise

510 Appliances

WASHER and DRYER,Whirlpool Gold series. 3Years old, like new, excel-lent condition! Paid $1600selling set for $500.(937)552-7786

535 Farm Supplies/Equipment

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

545 Firewood/Fuel

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

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

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

SEASONED FIREWOODfor sale. $135 delivered.(937)638-6950

560 Home Furnishings

FURNITURE, excellentcondition, Lane plaid sofa/loveseat, oak tables, sew-ing table for 2 machines,computer desk/ file, barstools Troy, priced to sell.(937)552-7177

MISCELLANEOUS mustsell: downsizing. House-hold items, large leadcrystal (Byrds) collection,a few antiques, 7 pc patioset/ cushions, riding lawnmower/ sweeper/ trailer,(937)332-1194, 10a-6p.

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

577 Miscellaneous

CRIB, cradle, changingtable, Pack-N-Play, basi-net, Porta-Crib, saucer,walker, car seat, blankets,clothes, gate, potty, tub,good dolls $5/ea(937)339-4233

EXERCISE BIKE, recum-bent, with fitness monitor.$50 or best offer.(937)773-9868

GO-CART/Dingo by Man-co, model 389-00, 8HP,Roll cage, $450. 2 an-tique sun dials, metal, ce-lestial /terrestrial?, $75each. 2 antique planthanger, metal, each has abird in design, $35 each.Pistol, antique, browning32 auto, early, nickel, en-graved, $225.(937)698-6362

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

HOSPITAL TABLE onwheels, formica top table30x48, walker, $20choice. (937)339-4233

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

METAL. Wanting any-thing that contains metal.Will haul away for FREE.Call (937)451-1566 or(937)214-0861.

TREK BICYCLE, 26 inch,Sole Ride 200 M/F frame,3 speed as new. $200Cash (937)339-1394

WALKER, hospital table,tub/shower benches,commode chair, toilet ris-er, dolls Barbie, babies,cabbage patch, collectorporcelain , care bears,more. (937)339-4233

583 Pets and Supplies

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

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

BICHON FRISE, CairnTerriors, Yorkie, Shi-chons, Malti-poo, Non-Shedding. $100 and up.(419)925-4339

MINI DACHSHUND PUP-PIES, 2 red smooth coats,AKC, written guarantee,1st shot , wormed. 1Male $275. 1 Female,$325. (937)667-1777,(937)667-0077

MIXED BREED puppiesfor Christmas!!! Small, 3males, 1 female. Readynow. (937)638-1321 or(937)498-9973. No callsafter 6pm.

PIT BULLS. 3 blue nosePit puppies. 2 grey fe-males. 1 fawn (light tanmale), blue eyes, 9 weeksold. UKC registered par-ents, shots, $300 OBO.(937)938-1724 money-ace99@yahoo.com

586 Sports and Recreation

CAMPING MEMBER-SHIP, Coast to CoastLakewood Village, 2 gen-erations membership, pri-vate campground, asking$2000 obo,(937)538-7491

592 Wanted to Buy

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

800 - Transportation

805 Auto

2001 LINCOLN TOWN-CAR. Runs good. Looksgood. 150,000 miles. Withdrive train insurance.$3800. (937)492-4349

2003 DODGE, Short Van,3 seats, clean. $4200(937)473-2629

805 Auto

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

2007 HONDA CRV, lowmileage only 53,034 ,moon roof, AWD. Wouldmake a great Christmaspresent. Asking $14,000below book value.(937)751-8381

850 Motorcycles/Mopeds

MOTORCYCLES, 1982Kawasaki KZ44-D, runsgood, approx. 36,000miles, $500. 1978 SuzukiGS750EC, parts only$100. (937)368-5009

899 Wanted to Buy

STATION WAGON orSUV with a bench frontseat (937)335-7295

Wanted junk cars andtrucks. Cash paid.www.wantedjunkers.comCall us (937)732-5424.

555 Garage Sales/Yard Sales

PIQUA, 1020 Statler Rd.(by interstate), Thursday,Friday, Saturday,9am-1-pm. Last chancefor a great Christmas gift.Hand carved gardenstones, bird feeders,hitching posts, stone foun-tains and more. Indoors,heated.

TROY, 1320 Wayne StApt C, Friday and Satur-day (if necessary),8am-1pm. Moving sale,some antiques, kitchenitems, small furnitureitems, and lots of misc.

555 Garage Sales/Yard Sales

PIQUA, 7858 Fessler-Buxton Rd. Friday andSaturday 9-? GARAGE/BARN SALE! Christmastrees, electric heaters,books and movies, bassi-net, high chair, exercisemachines, stereo speak-ers, household goods,clothes and miscellane-ous.

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620 Childcare

We Provide care for children 6 weeks to 12 years and offer a Super3’s, and 4/5’s preschool program and a Pre-K and Kindergarten

Enrichment program. We offer before and after school care,Kindergarten and school age transportation to Troy schools.

CALL TODAY! 335-5452Center hours 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

2464 Peters Road, Troy, Ohio 45373

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CALL 335-5452Center hours now 6am to 11:55pm

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The Bradford junior highgirls basketball teamswept two games withBethel.The seventh grade won

28-20.Mandi Bates scored 16

points and Olivia Hartadded 10.The eighth grade won

23-11, with Kenzie Weldyscoring eight points.Bradford split two

games with Franklin Mon-roe.The seventh grade won

18-15.Bates scored seven

points.The eighth grade lost

27-14, with Weldy scoringsix points.

BRADFORD SCORINGvs. BethelSeventh GradeHart 10, Bates 16, Booker 2.Eighth GradeMoore 4, Weldy 8, Yohey 4, Carder 5,

Roberts 2.vs. Franklin MonroeSeventh GradeHart 4, Bates 7, Booker 5, Brewer 2.Eighth GradeHarmon 1, Moore 2, Weldy 6, Carder 3,

Roberts 2.

Lady Roaderssweep Bethel

The Covington juniorhigh girls basketball teamsplit two games with Ar-canum.The seventh grade, 4-2,

lost 30-9.Lexi Long led Covington

with four points.The eighth grade, 6-0,

won 29-17.Jessie Crowell led Cov-

ington with 15 points.COVINGTON SCORING

Seventh GradeLong 4, McReynolds 2, Cecil 2, Schaffer

2.Eighth GradeCrowell 15, Gostomsky 5, Shell 4,

Richards 3, Olson 2.

Lady Buccs JHsplits games

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Brooke Reinke signs her letter of intent to play for Edison Community Collegeas her father Carl (left) and mother Becky (right) look on. In back are Piqua Ath-letic Director David Palmer and Edison Community College Volleyball coachFaye Barhorst.

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Jordan Feeser blocks a shot against Tippecanoe earlier this season.MIKE ULLERY/CALL FILE PHOTO

Piqua JH girlsget big victoryThe Piqua eighth grade

girls basketball team de-feated highly-toutedWeisenborn 22-21 onRaynna Lavey’s 3-pointshot in the fourth quarter.Haley Strevell led Piqua,

2-4, with eight points andLavey scored seven.

PIQUA SCORINGLavey 7, Strevell 8, Blankenship 4,

Brown 2.

Both sidesare excitedReinke signs with EdisonBY ROB KISERSports Editorrkiser@dailycall.com

Edison Community Col-lege volleyball coach FayeBarhorst is understand-ably excited to add Piquasenior Brooke Reinke tothe Lady Chargers volley-ball roster.Understandably so, as

Reinke is a four-yearstarter, the school recordholder in kills, a two-timeDivision I District 9Player of the Year and theGWOC North Player ofthe Year, who recentlyplayed in the state all-stargame.And Reinke, the daugh-

ter of Carl and BeckyReinke, is equally excitedto have an opportunity toplay for Barhorst a Divi-sion I college All-Ameri-can while playing for theUniversity of Dayton.

“She (Faye Barhorst)has had such an amazingcareer,” Reinke said. “I canwait to get to Edison andstart working with her. Iknew as soon as volleyballseason was over that Edi-son is where I wanted toplay.”Barhorst knows she is

going to be a great addi-tion to the program.“With the players we

have coming back andother players were are re-cruiting, I think we have achance to be very success-ful,” Barhorst said.“Brooke (Reinke) is a girlwho could have picked herown program and we arevery excited to have her.”Reinke, a 5-foot-7 out-

side hitter, is coming offher second straight seasonwith more than 300 kills.She finished her career

See REINKE/Page 16

Piqua boysback on floorIndians will hostMiamisburg FridayBY ROB KISERSports Editorrkiser@dailycall.com

The Piqua boys basket-ball has had plenty of timeto enjoy a win overTippecanoe.After 10 days off, the In-

dians will now play threetimes in five days, begin-ning with Friday’s GWOCcrossover home game withMiamisburg.“That was a big win for

us,” Piqua coach HeathButler said. “The time offhas helped us. Now we areready to get rolling. Afterthis, we will have a nicebreak before the holidaytournament — then wewill be pretty busy.”Miamisburg comes in 0-

2, but those two losseswere to Springboro andWest Carrollton.“They have lost to two

good teams,” Butler said.“Springboro is one of thetop teams in the GWOC.”The Vikings are led by

Nathan Chambers, whoaverages 21 points pergame.“They definitely want to

play uptempo,” Butlersaid. “It is kind of like aRick Pitino. They comedown and look to shoot thethree, rather than thelayup. They look to Cham-bers, but if he is covered,they kick it off to someoneelse.”Defense will be a key

for Piqua.“We will look for the

layup,” Butler said. “But, ifit is not there, we will pullit out and be patient. Lastyear, Miamisburg hit theirfirst five or six 3-point

See BOYS/Page 16

Weekend BoysHoop Schedule

FRIDAYMiamisburg at PiquaMiami East at LehmanNewton at BradfordCovington at National TrailJackson Center at HoustonBotkins at RussiaGreenon at GrahamSt. Henry at Versailles

SATURDAYPiqua at StebbinsRiverside at LehmanFairlawn at BradfordNewton at CarlisleRussia at Fort Loramie

Katie Allen defends against Christy Finney.OCM PHOTO

Piqua girlsstruggleLady Indianslose to UrbanaURBANA — The Piqua girls bas-

ketball team found the going toughin an 81-38 loss to Urbana.Katie Allen led Piqua with eight

points and Macy Yount addedseven.

BOXSCOREPiqua (38)Katie Allen 2-4-8, Kelsey Deal 1-0-2, Christy Graves 1-

1-3, Maddie Hilleary 1-1-3, Janise Hummel 1-0-2, HannahMowery 2-0-5, Tasha Potts 2-0-4, Shelby Vogler 1-0-2,Imari Witten 1-0-2, Macy Yount 3-1-7. Totals: 15-7-38.Urbana (81)Megan Cooper 1-0-2, Tamara Cochran 1-2-4, Katelyn

Derr 1-0-2, Christy Finney 4-2-11, Ellen Henry 1-0-3,Kathryn Holland 0-6-6, Trischa Lacy 7-0-21, Sadie Melvin0-0-0, Kaley Moss 6-0-15, Becca Poppel 3-0-7, BraxtonRogan 4-2-10. Totals: 28-12-81.3-point field goals — Piqua: Mowery. Urbana: Finney,

Henry, Lacy (7), Moss (3), Poppel.Score By QuartersPiqua 6 15 23 38Urbana 20 44 62 81Records: Piqua 1-4, Urbana 4-1Reserve score: Piqua 29, Urbana 22.

Holmgren givesBrowns sideAdmits McCoy was notchecked for concussionBEREA (AP) — Although James Harri-

son's devastating, illegal hit on ColtMcCoy was witnessed by millions on tele-vision and thousands at Heinz Field,Cleveland's medical staff did not realizethe severity of the blow when it treatedthe quarterback.That was the explanation given by

Browns President Mike Holmgren onWednesday, one day after NFL medical of-ficials and representatives of the PlayersAssociation met with the Browns to dis-cuss the team's controversial handling ofMcCoy's head injury and possible changesto the league's policies on concussions.Holmgren does not expect the league to

penalize the Browns, who did not knowMcCoy had a concussion when they senthim back into Thursday night's game.

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TROY — Miami Easthandled the ball well, did-n’t turn it over and keptTroy from running up anddown the floor.But the Trojans were

perfectly content in thehalf court, too.Troy (3-1) beat the

Vikings at their own gameTuesday night at the Tro-jan Activities Center, exe-cuting in its half-courtoffense to near perfection,sharing the basketballand playing tough defenseto claim a hard-fought 69-60 victory in the inter-county rivalry.“It was a good win,”

Troy coach Tim Millersaid. “Anytime you canwin in a backyard rivalrygame, you’ll take it.“We’re four games into

the season, and we’re notwhere we want to be yet.We’ve still got a ways to goon both ends of the court.But a win’s a win’s a win.”Cody May posted his

second double-double ofthe year with 16 pointsand 11 rebounds andadded five assists and apair of blocked shots,while Tyler Miller scoreda game-high 18 points —with all of them coming inthe second half.Zack Rohr gave the Tro-

jans 10 points in the paint,also, as Troy’s guards pen-etrated the Miami Eastzone and dumped the ballto the open player.Zack Martinez and Seth

Lucas had four assistsapiece and Kelley Kirtzhad three.“We did a good job of ex-

ecuting on the offensiveend,” Miller said. “We dida great job of runningwhat we wanted to run,looking up the floor and

finding the open man.“When we’re able to do

that, it allows us to getpeople on their heels. Iwas pleased with our exe-cution on offense.”But neither team was

happy with the way theother team performed onthe offensive glass.Both Troy and Miami

East collected 11 offensiveboards, with Miami East(3-1) scoring its first 10points of the game eitheron direct putbacks or fol-lowing offensive rebounds.“We’ve been very ag-

gressive in that way,”Miami East coach AllenMack said. “This was thethird of four games we’vebeen in double digits in of-fensive rebounds.“But we had some trou-

ble checking them off theglass, and they got somekey ones.”“I don’t think we did at

all (keep Miami East offthe offensive glass),”Miller said. “When youallow (11) offensive re-bounds in a game, that’s alot of points.“We’ve got Trotwood

Friday night. We’re goingto have a gut check in thatregard.”Troy maintained an

eight-point lead throughmost of the contest despitenumerous runs by theVikings to chip into it.With the score 34-26 at

the half, Miami East drewa technical foul, made onlyone of the free throws — atrend throughout — andGunner Shirk hit A.J.Hickman on an inboundsplay to cut the lead to five.Miller later scored on aputback for Troy to makeit 38-31, but a 3 and alayup by Josh Snyder putthe Vikings within two.It proved to be the clos-

est they got.

Martinez (seven points)scored on a drive then hitMiller on a backdoor cut toextend the lead to sixagain, but Snyder cannedanother 3 to make it 42-39.But May answered with

a 3 of his own and Millerstuck another offensive re-bound back — and thesee-saw battle continuedall the way to the end.“After last year’s game

where we turned the ballover a lot and let themrun, we were pleased thatwe only had nineturnovers,” Mack said.“Troy just shot the ballwell — 60 percent fromthe field.“They got a lot of good

looks, and it takes goodball movement and offen-sive execution to get thoselooks.“We’ve got to get better

defensively.“We dug a bit of a hole

at the half. We made runafter run, but we never re-ally closed the gap. Wetried to use so much en-ergy to cut into their lead.We lost to a good ballclub.”Troy faces reigning

Greater Western OhioConference North Divi-sion champion Trotwoodon the road Friday, whileMiami East remains onthe road and travels toLehman.

BOXSCOREMiami East (60)Colton Bowling 0-0-0, Josh Snyder 4-0-

10, Ross Snodgrass 0-0-0, Luke Clark 0-0-0, Michael Fellers 0-0-0, Bradley Coomes4-0-8, Gunner Shirk 5-2-14, Luke House 0-0-0, A.J. Hickman 4-6-15, Garrett Mitchell4-5-13. Totals: 21-13-60.Troy (69)Zach Martinez 3-0-7, Devon Alexander 0-

0-0, Seth Lucas 2-0-4, Cody May 6-2-16,Kelley Kirtz 3-0-7, Nick Wagner 0-0-0,Dylan Cascaden 1-0-3, Tyler Miller 8-2-18,Jordan Price 0-0-0, Zack Rohr 5-0-10,Quentin Vaughan 0-0-0, Zack Miller 2-0-4.Totals: 30-4-69.3-point field goals — Miami East: Sny-

der (2), Shirk (2), Hickman. Troy: Martinez,May (2), Kirtz, Cascaden.Score By QuartersME 12 26 41 60Troy 17 34 49 69Records: Miami East 3-1. Troy 3-1.Reserve score: Troy 46, Miami East 30.

Troy content to playhalfcourt gameWins battle of unbeatens with East

MINSTER — Houstonupped its record to 2-1 onthe season and left theMinster Wildcats lookingfor their first win of theseason in a 46-44 thillerTuesday at Minster.Houston looked to be in

command with a 44-36lead with 3:40 remaining,but Minster reeled offseven straight points tocut the lead to 44-43.Jesse Phlipot hit two

free throws with :10 leftfor Houston, and Minsterwas unable to come back.Minster was able to get

to the line with under fiveseconds left and DevonPoeppelman hit his first.He missed the second onpurpose and teammateRyan Hoying came upwith the carom.But Houston was able

to get a hand on the ballfrom behind to keep himfrom tying the game up.Houston returns to ac-

tion Friday night at homeagainst Jackson Center inSCL play.Minster is also back in

action Friday, hostingDelphos St. John’s in Mid-west Athletic Conferenceplay.Houston led from the

start, but the lead wasonly three going to thefinal period.Ryan Curl came up big

for the Wildcats as hetossed in 17 points withthe aid of 5-for-6 from thefree throw line.

Phlipot, held to just twopoints in the first half,went on to finish with 12.Minster got 15 points

from Adam Niemeyer and12 from Poeppelman.

BOXSCOREHouston (46)Braun 2-2-6, Mullen 2-2-6, Clack 1-0-3,

Phlipot 4-4-12, Curl 6-5-17, Phipps 1-0-2.Totals: 16-13-46.Minster (44)B.Hoying 2-0-6, Niemeyer 7-0-15, Poep-

pelman 4-3-12, R.Hoying 2-0-6,Wolf 0-1-1,Huber 2-0-4. Totals: 17-4-44.3-point field goals — Minster: R. Hoy-

ing (2), B. Hoying (2), Niemeyer, Poeppel-man. Houston: Clack.Score By QuartersHouston 10 20 34 46Minster 7 17 31 44Records: Houston 2-1, Minster 0-2.

Raiders go to 3-0ANSONIA — Big first

and third quarters provedto be plenty for the RussiaRaiders, who raised theirrecord on the year to 4-0with a convincing 69-51victory over Ansonia innon-league boys basket-ball action here Tuesday.The Raiders outscored

the Tigers 42-16 in thosetwo quarters and that wasmore than Ansonia couldmake up in the other two,even though the Tigersoutscored the Raiders by10 in the final period.Russia rolled to the

early lead, taking a 21-6bulge after one quarterand increasing it to 39-23at the half.With the big third quar-

ter, Russia held a 60-32lead going into the finalperiod.Russia had three play-

ers in double figures.Bryce Rittenhouse led the

way with 15, including 5-for-5 at the free throwline.Treg Francis and Bran-

don Wilson added 12points apiece.Russia faces an odd

weekend, with Countygames both Friday andSaturday.They host Botkins Fri-

day and travel to Loramieon Saturday.

BOXSCORERussia (61)Dues 1-0-3, N. Francis 3-0-6, T. Francis

4-2-12, Gariety 1-1-4, Monnin 4-1-9, Rit-tenhouse 4-5-15, Schafer 0-1-1, Sherman3-1-7, Wilson 5-2-12. Totals: 25-134-69.Ansonia (51)Bergman 1-0-2, Brown 3-2-11, Holcomb

5-6-16, Kaiser 3-3-10, Keller 3-0-7,Schlechty 2-1-5. Totals: 17-11-51.3-point field goals — T. Francis (2), Rit-

tenhouse (2), Dues, Gariety. Ansonia:Brown (3), Kaiser, Keller, Schlecty.Score By QuartersRussia 21 39 60 69Ansonia 6 23 32 51Records: Russia 3-0, Asonia 2-2.

Falcons lose in OTST. PARIS — The Gra-

ham boys basketball teamlost to Stebbins 49-45 inovertime Tuesday night.Graham overcame a

scoreless first quarter andled 26-25 after three.Grant Goddard scored

13 points for Graham andDevon Allen added 10.

BOXSCOREStebbins (49)Lucas 5-5-15, Marshall 1-0-2, Mc-

Cormick 5-4-14, Perkins 0-0-0, Pickle 2-1-5, Porter 5-0-10, West 1-0-3. Totals:19-10-49.Graham (45)Allen 3-1-10, Goddard 4-3-13, Hicks 3-0-

9, Lowry 3-1-7, Morgan 1-0-2, Mosbarger2-0-4. Totals: 16-5-45.3-point field goals — Stebbins: West.

Graham: Allen (3), Goddard (2), Hicks (3).Score By QuartersStebbins 8 19 25 34 49Graham 0 11 26 34 45Records: Stebbins 2-0, Graham 2-1.Reserve score: Graham 38, Stebbins

36.

Josh Snyder (left) and Garrett Mitchell battle Troy’s Zach Rohr for the ball.ANTHONY WEBER/OCM PHOTO

Houston, Russia boysrecord non-league winsGraham loses to Stebbins in overtime

Lady Chargers get roadwin over Rio Grande JVsLady Cavaliers lose to Marion LocalRIO GRANDE — The

Edison Community Col-lege women’s basketballteam will open play in atournament at Gallatin,Tenn., Friday.The Lady Chargers play

Dryersberg CommunityCollege at 6 p.m. Friday,before playing VolunteerState at 3 p.m. Saturday.Edison recorded a 90-55

win over Rio Grande JVsMonday night to improveto 6-3.“Bri (Brianna Innocent)

had a big game,” Edisoncoach Kim Rank said.“The first time we playedthem (when Innocent did-n’t play), we won by nine.So, she was a big part ofthe difference.“She played a great

game and we had someother girls play well.”Innocent had 27 points

and 12 rebounds to leadthe Lady Chargers, whileJo Steva added 12 pointsand six rebounds.Martina Brady scored

15 points.Kendra Brunswick had

14 points and three steals,while Cori Blackburnadded five assists andthree steals.Edison made 31 of 63

shots from the floor for 49percent and 19 of 27 shotsfrom the line for 70 per-cent.Edison led 45-29 at

halftime and was neverseriously challenged inthe second half.

EDISON SCORINGKristen Winemiller 0-1-1, Cori Blackburn

1-1-4, Kendra Brunswick 4-3-14, MacKen-zie May 2-0-5, Martina Brady 5-2-15,Brooke Gariety 3-0-6, Lottie Hageman 2-1-6, Jo Steva 4-4-12, Brianna Innocent 10-7-27. Totals: 31-19-90.3-point field goals — Blackburn,

Brunswick (3), May, Brady (3), Hageman.Halftime score: Edison 45, Rio Grande

29,Records: Edison 6-3

Lady Cavs loseMARIA STEIN —

Lehman lost for the thirdstraight time Tuesday inhigh school girls basket-ball action, falling to Mar-ion Local 61-44.The three losses have

come to teams with a com-bined record of 10-1 (TriVillage 5-0, Marion 3-0,Minster 2-1).Lehman is 2-3 and is at

St. Henry Saturday.“We ran into a buzz-

saw,” said Lehman coachGene Goodwin.The second quarter was

the difference. Lehmantrailed 17-12 after one pe-riod, but the Lady Flyersoutscored the Lady Cavs26-4 in the second quarterfor a 43-16 halftime lead.Marion Local hit 12 of

13 shots from the field inthe second period.For Lehman, Julia Har-

relson led in scoring with14, Lindsey Spearmanhad 12 and KandisSargeant finished with 11.Chelsea Winner had 12

and Lindsey Thobe 10 forMarion.

BOXSCORELehman (44)Harrelson 6-1-14, Williams 1-0-2,

Schmitz 1-0-3, Spearman 5-0-12, Hatcher1-0-2, Sargeant 3-5-11. Totals: 17-6-44.Marion Local (61)Puthoff 1-0-2, Thobe 5-0-10, Smith 1-1-4;

Kuether 3-0-7, Wuebker 2-1-6, Bergman 2-0-4, B.Winner 3-2-, C.Winner 5-0-12, Seitz3-2-8. Totals: 25-6-61.3-point field goals — Lehman: Spear-

man (2), Harrelson, Schmitz. Marion Local:C.Winner (2), Smith, Kuether, Wuebker.Score By QuartersLehman 12 16 26 44Marion 17 43 55 61Records: Lehman 2-3, Marion 3-0.Reserve score: Marion 37, Lehman 17.

The Piqua girls bowlingteam split a tri-matchwith Beavercreek andWest Carollton Tuesday.Team scores were

Beavercreek 2,333, Piqua1,859, West Carrollton1,452.Shae Doll led Piqua

with games of 206 and 193for a 399 series.Emily Wenrick had

games of 173 and 155 for a328 series, while NatalieThobe added 162.

“Once again, we werehaving a tough time withspares during regulargames,” Piqua coach CraigMiller said. “We did betterin the Baker games withscores of 154 and 178.“Beavercreek is a very

tough team this year.Their team average isover 2,300.”The Lady Indians will

be back in action tonightwith a tri-match withWayne and Fairborn.

Falcons drop matchThe Graham bowling

team lost to TippecanoeWednesday in CBCcrossover action.The boys lost 2,795-

2,698.Lloyd Eaton rolled a

236, whileWil Meyers hada 216.The girls lost 2,403-

2,260.Emily Ogden had a 213,

while Alishia Schwieter-ing added a 185.

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ReinkeContinued from page 14

with 924 kills and hasbeen a captain for thePiqua team for the lastthree years.“Brooke told me she has

played volleyball since shewas nine years old,”Barhorst said. “Brooke is agreat player, but I thinkthe think I like most aboutBrooke is she is a competi-tor.”That is a big reason

Piqua has gone to the D-Idistrict finals the lastthree years and the teamimproved in the win col-umn each year — some-thing Reinke hopes tocontinue at Edison.“Just like at Piqua, I

have goals I want theteam to accomplish eachother,” Reinke said. “Withthe players Edison hascoming back and some ofthe other players theyhave recruited, I think wecan have a very goodteam.“I want to go as far as

Edison teams have in thepast and even further.”Reinke got a taste of

playing at the next levelwhen she played in theOhio All-Star game lastmonth in Wooster.“I was playing with all

the girls I looked up too,like the girls from Ursu-line,” Reinke said. “That

was an amazing experi-ence. That is something Iwill never forget.”And Reinke hopes her

opponents at Edison willmake the same mistakemay high school foes didthe first time they facedthe undersized hitter.But, her vertical leap

and competitiveness allowReinke to play above thenet.“That is just something

I do,” Reinke said aboutovercoming her height. “Ihope I can catch them(Edison’s opponents) bysurprise too.”Which would be a sur-

prise to no one.

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shots. We need to playgood defense. We need tobe aware of Chambers, butnot just him.“It doesn’t do any good

to guard one guy and giveup an easy basket tosomeone else.”On Saturday, the Indi-

ans will travel to Stebbins.Khaleal McCormick

leads Stebbins, averaging18 points and 5.5 re-bounds per game.Trent Lucas averages

14.5 points and ChazPorter scores 9.5 as Steb-bins is off to a 2-0 start.“They are a little bit

like Miamisburg in thatthey rely heavily onKhaleal McCormick,” But-ler said. “They like to playuptempo.“They are coming off a

big win over Graham inovertime.“We want to keep the

game in the 40s and Gra-ham did a good job of thatagainst them.”Butler said it will be a

different challenge for theIndians.“Where as we won’t see

any zone against Miamis-burg, we will see a lot ofzone against Stebbins,”Butler said. “We will see a

three-quarter court pressas well as a couple differ-ent zone defenses, so wehave to be ready for that.”Vandalia-Butler, 2-2,

will visit Piqua on Tues-day for the GWOC Northopener.While the twin towers

elected not to play thisseason, Butler has a verybalanced attack and alsoowns a win over Tippeca-noe.Jordan Greer averages

11.5 points and 6.0 re-bounds, while Ryne Pughis good for 10 points andleads the team with 7.5 re-bounds per game. JakeGreer is averaging 10.8points and 4.8 rebounds,while Sam Hershberger isdishing out 5.8 assists pergame.For a team like Piqua,

that has not had a lot ofrecent success, the winover Tippecanoe was big— especially after a toughopener with Wapakoneta.And one big key was the

Indians improvement ondefense.“We are running a new

system this year,” Butlersaid. “Wapakoneta did agreat job running thatPrinceton offense and we

were late rotating to spots.We did a much better jobagainst Tippecanoe. RyanHughes had a big steal fora basket.“When we have good in-

tensity on defense, we aregoing to be successful.”Taylor Wellbaum leads

the Indians with 14.5points and 3.5 steals pergame, while Jordan Feeseris grabbing seven re-bounds per game.“We know we can shoot

the ball,” Butler said. “Alot of it is just confidence.We haven’t had a lot ofsuccess and because ofthat, they tend to put a lotof pressure on them-selves.”The Indians seemed to

get untracked after a 1-for-15 first quarteragainst Tipp.“Kindrick Link hit a big

shot and Luke Karn hit abig three,” Butler said.“Sometimes that is all ittakes. Taylor Wellbaum,Jordan Feeser and TraeHoneycutt all hit big shotsafter that.”Now, the Indians will

try and parlay that intotwo wins in a row— some-thing they haven’t had ina long time.

Union chief DeMauriceSmith said the meetingsallowed the NFLPA tolearn more about McCoy'streatment."We will review the

findings with our teamand take into considera-tion the public commentsmade by the Browns,"Smith said in a statement.During a nearly one-

hour news conference,Holmgren explained thatMcCoy was not checkedfor a concussion on thesideline after the hit be-cause he wasn't showingsymptoms. Also, theteam's medical and train-ing staffs were unaware ofthe impact of Harrison'shelmet-to-face mask hitbecause they were on thesideline working on otherinjured players.McCoy was evaluated

by medical personnel andtrainer Joe Sheehan, whotold Browns coach PatShurmur the QB was"good to go."Holmgren defended the

decision but acknowl-edged the injury may havebeen handled differently ifthe medical staff had seenMcCoy get laid out byHarrison, who has beensuspended one game bythe league for his fifth il-legal tackle on a quarter-back in three years."I want to make some-

thing very, very clearhere," said Holmgren, whowas at times emotionalwhen discussing the topicand several others. "Nocoach that I know, cer-tainly not our head coach,would ever overrule a doc-tor and put a kid in agame where a doctor saidyou can't play. I never did

it. Pat will never do it. It'snot happening."If anybody had that in

the back of their mind be-cause it's a big game, it'sthe Steelers, we had achance to win the game,we're going to roll the dicea little bit and throw himin, that's not what hap-pened."That will never hap-

pen."Holmgren said one of

the issues raised at themeeting was having theleague observer at games— or someone — notifythe field if there's a big hitand a player should beevaluated more thor-oughly.Holmgren called the

Browns' medical staff "theabsolute best in football"and praised the club'shandling of head injuries.Earlier in Thursdaynight's game, tight endBenjamin Watson andfullback Owen Marecicwere both ruled out by thestaff with concussions.The Browns have hadnine concussions this sea-son.McCoy was sent home

before practice onWednes-day with a headache andit's doubtful he will playthis Sunday when theBrowns visit Arizona.Holmgren has not yet spo-ken to the second-yearquarterback, who wasscrambling from pressureand had flipped the ball torunning back MontarioHardesty when Harrisondrilled him in the chin.In giving a detailed

breakdown "to set therecord as straight as Ican," Holmgren explainedthat when McCoy was hit,

Sheehan and Dr. MarkSchickendantz ran on thefield not knowing exactlywhat had happened."They were all working

on other injured players,either in the bench area orbehind players, so they didnot see the play," Holm-gren said. "Then, theyheard a crowd reaction.Someone said, 'Colt'sdown.'"Holmgren said McCoy

was "lucid and talking"when he was beingtreated and did not showany signs of having a con-cussion. Holmgren saidSchickendantz "was look-ing at his face and hiseyes, Joe was looking atthe rest of him and he wascomplaining of his hand."McCoy sustained a badlybruised hand.Holmgren said McCoy

was not unconscious andresponded to everythingthe medical staff askedhim to do. When McCoygot to the sideline, Holm-gren said Dr. Tom Watersjoined the others to checkon McCoy, who also an-swered questions to satis-faction.At that point, Holmgren

said McCoy was not show-ing any concussion symp-toms so the standardizedSCAT2 (Sport ConcussionAssessment Tool) was notgiven."Their reaction to the

way Colt was acting didnot dictate that," he said."They had not seen theplay and he was talking,answering, knew howmuch time was left. So hisresponse, following ournormal protocol, did notdictate they administerthe test."

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OLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)— Everyone was pleasedwith how All-America for-ward Jared Sullingerplayed in his first gameback after missing two be-cause of back spasms.Everybody but

Sullinger, that is.Deshaun Thomas

scored 23 points and No. 2Ohio State welcomed backSullinger in an 82-58 vic-tory over South CarolinaUpstate on Wednesdaynight."I was terrible tonight,"

he said with a laugh aftercollecting a workmanlike12 points and 10 reboundsin 33 minutes. "I wastired. Taking two weeksoff is a killer."The 6-foot-9 sophomore

wasn't cleared to playuntil earlier Wednesday.He had missed the Buck-eyes' win over Texas-PanAmerican and Saturday's78-67 loss at No. 13Kansas.Coach Thad Matta said

Sullinger played justabout the way he ex-pected."I thought he did a

pretty decent job," Mattasaid. "He hadn't playedsince the Duke game (an85-63 rout on Nov. 29). Toget him out there and gethim moving, he knew hewas going to be rusty andprobably a little bitwinded. But now thatgives him some confidenceto get back (to where hewas) and to go to work."Sullinger received po-

lite applause when he en-tered the game at the14:37 mark of the firsthalf. He took his time get-ting into the pace of thegame."Sullinger looked like

all really good players,"Spartans coach EddiePayne said. "He had quietproduction. He had 12 and10 and didn't seem like hedid a whole lot."It was Sullinger who

suggested to Matta thathe not start."That was actually my

decision," Sullinger said."Evan (Ravenel) workedso hard these past twoweeks and I really didn'tpractice even yesterday.It's kind of unfair to Evan.He deserved to start. So Itold Coach Matta, 'StartEvan tonight and have mecome off the bench.'"Torrey Craig had 20

points for Upstate (6-5),playing its third game in amonthlong, seven-gameroad swing. The Spartans,in their fifth season of Di-vision I competition, andare 0-20 against teamsfrom the six major confer-ences.The win was Ohio

State's 31st straight athome, the second-longeststreak ever at the schoolbehind only the 50 in arow from 1959-64 whileJerry Lucas, JohnHavlicek and Gary Braddswere the stars.William Buford added

14 points for the Buck-eyes.After the Spartans

scored the first four pointsof the second half to cutthe deficit to 37-31, theBuckeyes pulled away.Sullinger, who played

the last 14:37 of the firsthalf and the first 7:20 ofthe second and a couple ofminutes late, hit two freethrows and LenzelleSmith Jr. made a drivedown the heart of thelane.After a basket by Up-state, Ohio State scoredon its next three posses-sions — a dunk bySullinger, Thomas off along pass from Smith andAaron Craft on left-handed layup off a base-line drive.That made it 47-36 and

the lead never droppedbelow nine points again."I felt I played really

well," Thomas said. "It's alearning process. I'm justtrying to get better as a

player."It was Upstate which

set the pace for most ofthe first half, playingsticky defense at one endand patiently distributingthe ball at the other.The Spartans led 21-17,

scoring 16 of 21 pointsafter Sullinger enteredthe game.But order was restored

late in the half.From a tie at 26, the

Buckeyes sprinted to an11-2 run to finish the half.Sullinger, who finished

the half with eight pointsand five rebounds, startedit with an uncontesteddunk off a quick pass fromBuford before Thomas hita half-hook off an offen-sive rebound.After AdrianRodgers hit a perimeterjumper for the Spartans,Buford poured in a 3 fromthe right wing. Sullingerhit two free throws in thefinal seconds and after aturnover by Rodgers, SamThompson tossed a longpass to Ravenel for a dunkwith 3 seconds left.Thompson also had a

stunning blocked shotduring the surge, runningdown Ty Greene on abreakaway to swat theball away.Suddenly, the crowd of

13,552 was breathing a loteasier."We played 18 1-2 good

minutes in the first halfand then after that the ex-perienced talent andcoaching scheme and theirteam really hurt us,"Payne said.

Sullinger impressivein return for OSUBuckeyes handle South Carolina Upstate

William Buford makes a move to the basket.AP PHOTO