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MAPPING MICHIGAN’S RECOVERY

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ABOUT THIS SERIES: There is virtually no aspect of life in Michigan that has not been affected by the state’s economic crisis. We traveled along M-43, one of mid-Michigan’s most historic and significant thoroughfares, to profile people who are living the issues every day leading up to the November election. This is the final story in a four-part series.

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CHARLES DIETZ

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Dietz family: Charles Dietz Sr., 93 (second from left), is surrounded by family: son Gene Dietz (from left), grandson Tim Dietz, great-grandson Jake Dietz, 8, and son Ron Dietz, on the family farm in Williamston.

harles Dietz has a million stories, and given enough time, he’ll tell them all. And, frankly, at 93 years old, the lifelong farmer has pretty much earned the right to have someone sit and listen. So this is what he’d say if the next governor or set of lawmakers were in front of him: Don’t mess with what’s right. Agriculture is one of the only things that works in this state, he says. “You drive around and see those big blue silos,” he says. “Well, those are someone’s monument.” The Michigan story, he says, isn’t just about cars. It’s not just about deserted auto plants or outof-work line workers. Nah. That’s just one side. Out in the country is the other side of the story, and it stars men like Charles — whose ancestors carved the state’s future out of fertile soil long before anyone ever heard the names Henry Ford and R.E. Olds.

STEM CELL TRANSPLANT COULD GIVE DANSVILLE WOMAN NEW LEASE ON LIFE Reporter

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The bag contained 5 million stem cells, with enough stray red blood cells mixed in to make the liquid in the IV look like fruit punch flowing through a crazy straw. The cells were harvested from Heather’s younger brother, Johnny, the day before. The transplant took less than an hour. “That was definitely different,” Heather’s father, Frank, said when it was done. “I hope like hell it works.” He pulled out his wallet and flipped it open to reveal a weathered photo of Heather and Johnny, sitting side by side in Mickey Mouse shirts. The image had faded some after 20 years in the back pocket of Frank’s jeans, but there is no mistaking the young children for anything but brother and sister. It turns out the family resemblance runs deeper than their high cheekbones and mocha eyes. Johnny, 23, was a perfect match for the stem cell transplant Heather, 26, needed to fight acute myeloid leukemia. “I always knew we were quite a bit alike,” Heather said. “But I didn’t know we were that much alike.”

eather Allen cradled the IV line in her hands, watching the stream of stem cells snake its way toward her veins. It drew incredulous stares from her family. This was it? The months of bone marrow biopsies, chemotherapy treatments and intensive radiation all led to this? “Good things come in small packages,” a nurse said as she hung the single blood bag, which was half empty to start. Scratch that. Half full.

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Here to help: Siblings Johnny and Heather Allen are a perfect stem cell match — something that happens in one in four pairs of siblings. Johnny donated 5 million stem cells to his sister to give her a chance to wipe out the leukemia ravaging her body.

w At a glance: Agriculture is Michigan’s

second-largest industry, injecting nearly $64 billion into the state’s economy. w Why it matters to Michigan: Agriculture is one of the rare industries that can be called a “growth segment” in the economy. The agri-business sector grew nearly 6 percent between 2004 and 2006 — a full percentage point more than the general economy. Michigan growers produce more than 200 commercial products, and the state is ranked among the top 20 agricultural exporters in the country.

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Scientists trying to calculate oil spill damage

Along the Gulf Coast, scientists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their state counterparts are counting dead and oiled wildlife, testing water and photographing marshes and shorelines to document damage done by the oil spill. — Page 4A

Cholera outbreak creeps closer to Haiti’s capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A spreading cholera outbreak in rural Haiti threatened to outpace aid groups as they stepped up efforts Saturday hoping to keep the disease from reaching earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince. “If the epidemic makes its way to Port-au-Prince ... the results could be disastrous,” an aid ofﬁcial said. — Page 4A

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OPINION

10A SUNDAY

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Congress 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 petition the Government for a redress of grievances. — First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

Snyder offers fresh approach for Michigan “

We can’t afford not to act.” With those words, Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder properly identifies the magnitude of the challenge ahead for Michigan — and the biggest reason Michiganians should vote for him Nov. 2. Snyder sees the mess that is Lansing and he actually is volunteering to lead an effort to clean it up. He comes to the task with a fresh eye, a fresh reputation and, most important, a significant mandate from the voters to do something different. The LSJ Editorial Board endorses Rick Snyder for governor of Michigan. The Ann Arbor businessman and venture capitalist did not have to run for the state’s top executive job. In light of the state’s ongoing structural deficit ($1 billion plus again for the next budget year) and high unemployment (13 percent), some voters might wonder why Snyder would want the job. Not to worry, Michigan, Snyder isn’t charging ahead with his eyes closed. “Going in, I know it is absolutely a disaster,” he explained to

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THE LSJ ENDORSES... Rick Snyder for governor of Michigan.

the LSJ Editorial Board. Snyder says he’s running because he loves Michigan and he sees the need for “an outside catalyst” to bring more common sense to the State Capitol. Central to Snyder’s catalytic efforts would be a transformation of how Michigan taxes business endeavors. In place of the Michigan Business Tax (itself an attempt to reform the Single Business Tax), Snyder wants a 6 percent tax on corporate income. As he lays it out, the tax would be far simpler for businesses to navigate — and create a $1.5 billion tax cut to boot. It is in discussing the failings of the MBT and the need to inject conﬁdence into the business sector that Snyder is at his most dynamic. Michigan needs jobs and Snyder’s offering a bold prescription to get them. However, there are areas where Snyder could be providing far more in the way of speciﬁcs. Snyder says Michigan can’t afford Brian Priester

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the current On MGTV system of Michigan Government public Television filmed candidate employee interviews with the LSJ Editorial Board. Go to MGTV.org to find compensathe station on your TV system. tion, yet he w Virg Bernero, Democrat for declined to governor, 10:01 a.m., Oct. 25. specify his w Rick Snyder, Republican for ideas for governor, 11 a.m., Oct. 25. reducing it. He mentions his “value for money” budgeting concept and his desire to attack waste and inefficiency. That’s standard campaign fodder, though, not a plan to reform government spending and revenues. As governor, Snyder must make the books balance. Come January, he has to be ready to present reasonable proposals to curb spending — and reasonable plans to reform Michigan’s tax code to allow the state to finance its vital public services.

Election and a good understanding of the anger and frustration of Michigan resw See LSJ endorsements and idents who complete election coverage at have seen www.lsj.com/elections. jobs disappear and home values evaporate as Wall Street banks and major corporations have surged forward. Lansing will continue to beneﬁt with Bernero as mayor. But statewide, in 2010, it is just not Bernero’s moment. By contrast, Snyder has stepped forward just at the time when Michigan voters are saying they want someone totally divorced from the political battles, political poison, political missteps of the last decade. Snyder is a political novice, but as such, at this particular juncture, he Snyder’s Democratic opponent, stands in the best position to rally Virg Bernero, is, of course, familiar Michigan residents and lead the Legto mid-Michigan. Bernero is in the islature in a new direction. second term of a highly successful On Nov. 2, give Rick Snyder a run as mayor of Lansing. As a crack at turning around Michigan. gubernatorial candidate, Bernero has exhibited his trademark intensity An LSJ editorial

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YOUR OPINIONS

Exempt seniors on snow

EXPRESS YOURSELF

Regarding the new “snow removal policy” in Lansing: We need some people with a little more smarts to think this over. There are elderly and disabled people who cannot shovel a sidewalk or can’t afford to hire it done because they only have their pensions. Lansing needs to set up a special phone number for elderly and disabled people to call so that they can be exempt from this new policy. This way, Lansing could verify if these people are telling the truth or not! And, what a wonderful idea to add the bill onto your taxes, what about the poor guy who is renting the house out? Is it his fault that they don’t shovel? Come on, Lansing leaders. Use the brains that you were hired for and come up with a better solution. No one is worth the cost you are asking for to shovel. Debbie Kline Potterville

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Addicts do have choice

This is in response to J.A. Hazen’s Oct. 19 letter: I do not agree that the “addict” does not have a choice. Addicts choose to continue feeding their addiction. Addicts choose to have a cigarette before getting out of bed, instead of having clean lungs. Addicts choose to drink the double vodka instead of coffee or cola. Addicts choose to snort cocaine instead of breathing in fresh air. Addicts choose to be selﬁsh and put their wants before their needs or the needs of their families. Addicts choose to risk destroying their lives, and the lives of others. True, the drunks don’t want to lose freedom, home, job, money and family, but I don’t want to lose friends or family to some drunk who chooses to drive impaired. You can call addiction a brain disease all you want, but in the end it all comes down to a “choice.” Jennifer Grifﬁn Lansing

Be informed

It is a sad time for democracy. Because of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision (Citizens United), huge corporations now have the green light to essentially buy elections. Corporations and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (who refuse to divulge who their domestic and foreign contributors are), have poured tens of millions of dollars into the Republican coffers in this election. Before you start yelping about unions and their contributions: big corporations outspend unions more than 20 to one. Let’s think about this. Do you honestly believe that these huge corporations are ﬁnancing the elections because they care about the welfare of working-class Americans? Elderly people? Public education? Environmental protection? Financial oversight? Republicans have stated that their goals will be to gut Social Security, health-care reform, public education, abolish the minimum wage, and keep the tax breaks for the top 2 percent of the wealthy. People! Think about it. Sharon Tyree Lansing

Be clear on tax bite

In response to he LSJ’s news article (Oct. 19) discussing the millage proposal

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for the Lansing School District, which the LSJ Editorial Board, of course, has endorsed: The LSJ article asserts that the new millage of 1.5 would only “cost the owner of a home valued at $100,000 about $75 a year.” It appears that you are trying to misrepresent the real cost to a homeowner. The true cost would be an additional $150 per $100,000 taxable value, so double the ﬁgure you provided. Please be consistent when providing facts and ﬁgures that voters are using to help make educated decisions. Lansing voters just recently approved a new CATA millage and a renewal for the CADL. We are now being asked to approve even more with several new requests. When we constantly hear “It’s only this much...” for every new millage requested, those eventually add up to a lot! Soon, the taxpayers’ well, too, will run dry. L.M. Burke Lansing

Partiers are late

A recent TV ad bought by a Republican group points to President Obama as the cause of our economic problems. That’s a lot like blaming the fireman for the fire. President Clinton left George Bush a surplus. George W. handed Obama a record-setting deficit and billions of our tax dollars per month being sent to Iraq as a result of his ill-advised invasion and lengthy war. Bush also insisted on deregulation to let big banking have their way. His unwise decisions put the country into the recession, which the country gave to Barack Obama to solve. He must deal with the Republican-sponsored mess. Now, oddly, it’s the Republicans who are complaining loudest about the large sums of money being spent to keep Bush’s recession from becoming a depression. Tea-party types (without being specific about what programs and services we should do without) have joined the smallgovernment chorus. Where were these shouters and sign-wa-

vers when President Bush’s big spending dug the economic hole we’re in? Ronald Grady Ionia

Ethanol is bad news

The government recently announced new regulations that will allow an increase in the amount of ethanol in gasoline from 10 percent to 15 percent. This will cost us. Ethanol is bad for everything concerning an automobile: cold starts, hot starts, fuel economy and corrosion of fuel system’s metal and rubber parts. Proof of the detriment on engines is that the proposal is aimed at only newer vehicles. There is a fear that this fuel will end up in everyone’s boat, lawn mower, chain saw, etc., resulting in major damage. The current optional E-85 fuel (85 percent ethanol) decreases fuel economy by 25 percent-30 percent vs. gasoline and costs about the same. Doing the math, a 15 percent blend will reduce fuel economy by about 5 percent, about 1.5 mpg on a 30 mpg vehicle, with no drop in price. The government says that after further testing, they may approve this fuel for older engines. How can the government possibly duplicate the millions of test miles and hours that the manufacturers have already spent? Robert E. Rich Williamston

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I applaud the Gillespie Group and nonproﬁt organizations that had the vision to pursue this redevelopment. The leadership, time, sacriﬁce, risk, investment and efforts they extended over several months are exactly the commitment we need if midMichigan is going to thrive and prosper. I hope the Gillespie Group and nonprofit organizations will not be deterred from continuing to make positive changes in our region, despite the most recent setback at the hands of those who seek their own political survival and have no leadership or vision. Peter Dewan East Lansing

GOP’s plans familiar

Two days after the 2008 election, America was in two wars, more than 500,000 jobs were disappearing a month and Republicans were on the airwaves conspiring to get back in power and stop Barack Obama before he was inaugurated. With low unemployment and a budget surplus in 2001, Bush and Republicans set to work creating tax cuts and an energy policy that gave tax breaks to energy companies, which resulted in $4-per-gallon gas, killing truck and SUV sales (the staple of the U.S. auto industry). Then came the mortgage crisis that everyone saw coming for years. The banks I am dismayed by the 11th-hour actions were handed billions and there was no of Lansing Councilman Derrick Quinney, which disrupted the redevelopment of the stipulation for them to fix the bank mortgages, resulting millions losing their homes Marshall Street Armory. Quinney’s efforts to curry favor with special interest groups and a credit crunch that finished the auto industry. Even after three economic stimuli comes at the expense of what is best for (the third was bombing Iraq with pellets the mid-Michigan region. of disappearing cash), and driving down This project is supported by local and statewide nonprofit organizations. It would wages for many workers, Republicans still have a new plan to give out tax breaks, have created a home for nonprofits that energy incentives and more trickle-down work to serve those amongst us who are economics. the most vulnerable. This redevelopment would have created jobs, tax revenue and Paul Reed improved a blighted building. Lansing

Where’s leadership?

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Election

Money matters

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Preserve, protect Meridian’s qualities

Meridian Township voters have the opportunity to preserve and protect their community in November. Two very differ- TOM ent millages are on the ballot, WOIWODE but both impact protection is the Land and preservation of Meridian Preservation Township, its people and en- Board chair and vironment. an executive at The first ballot question the Community is the Headlee Override. De- Foundation for clining property values have Southeast created a budget crisis that Michigan. will significantly alter services to township residents. De- JULIE spite efforts by the township board to keep cuts from pub- BRIXIE lic safety positions, including is the Meridian wage freezes and the elimina- Township tion of 12 salaried positions treasurer. last year, eight police and fire positions are currently vacant. These vacancies have, in part, led to increased 911 response times. Essential services remain in danger of being cut further or eliminated due to lack of revenues. By voting “yes” on the Headlee Override, residents will assure that fire, EMS and police protection continue at the expected levels. If the millage fails, 18 fire and police positions will be eliminated over the next two years (including the vacancies). Quality of emergency services will be dramatically affected if this happens. Additional budget cuts already on the table without the Headlee Override include the following services scheduled for elimination: (1) two school resource police officers; (2) the Central Fire Station; (3) the Snell-Towar Recreation Center; and (4) the township’s Transfer/Recycling Station. These programs, places and people all contribute to the quality of life that we currently enjoy in Meridian Township. The Headlee Override is a request for 0.7998 of a mill for six years. The second ballot question facing residents is the Land Preservation Renewal (and reduction) Millage. This proposal will extend the successful Land Preservation program, and is a tax cut (from 0.7311 down to 0.33 mills for 10 years). A “yes” vote here will cut taxes, and still enable the township to preserve valuable lands for the future. More than 728 acres of environmentally sensitive lands throughout the township have been preserved during the first 10 years of this program. Renewal of this millage continues stewardship of these lands and additional protection efforts. The Land Preservation program is unique in Michigan and has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a national model for publicly funded openspace protection programs. The success of this millage will leave an important natural legacy for future generations. Because of declining property values, more than 90 percent of Meridian taxpayers will still have a lower tax bill even with the passage of both millages. Since the Land Preservation Millage renewal is being requested at a lower rate (less than half the original), when combined with the Headlee Override, the net increase is only 0.4 of a mill, which is considerably less than the 5 percent drop (average) in taxable value in Meridian. Help preserve and protect Meridian and vote “yes” on both millages. More information can be found at www.meridianmillages.com.

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Michigan campaigns attract plenty of dough

According to reports filed last week with the Michigan secretary of state, contribtions in three statewide campaigns have topped $1 million for 2010. Republican candidate for governor Rick Snyder has reported more than 5,300 contributions totaling $11.5 million. These MICHAEL reports include spending for the primary and gen- HIRTEN eral election. Snyder, at Executive Editor $6 million-plus, is his mhirten@lsj.com own largest contributor. 377-1076 Virg Bernero, the Democratic candidate for governor, has reported more than 3,700 contributions totaling nearly $2 million. Contributions for both candidates generally reflect traditional constituencies: business interests for Snyder; labor for Bernero. Bill Schuette, the Republican candidate for attorney general, has reported 2,944 contributions totaling $1.22 million. Democratic candidate David Leyton reports 777 contributions totaling $409,476. Schuette is favored by the state’s big business interests — Blue Cross, Meijer PAC, the Michigan Bankers Association and Michigan Chamber of Commerce acolytes. In congressional races, Democrat Mark Schauer, fighting to hold his 7th District seat, has reported $2.79 million in individual, PAC and “other” contributions. Republican challenger Tim Walberg reported contributions totaling $1.25 million. This contest, which includes Eaton County, is awash in unreported money, the so-called issue advertising allowed by loopholes in the campaign finance codes. Total spending will be millions more than we ever know. Incumbent Republican Mike Rogers, in Michigan’s 8th District, has raised $1.64 million to defend his seat against Democratic challenger Lance Enderle. Enderle reports he’s raised $7,992. Republican incumbent Dave Camp, in

Michigan’s 4th District, has raised $2.65 million so far. Challengers haven’t reported any contributions. Some other races: w Secretary of state: Jocelyn Benson (D), 3,383 contributions totaling $665,994; Ruth Johnson (R), 297 contributions, $504,328. w MSU trustee: Mitch Lyons (R), 318 contributors, $47,061; Dennis Denno (D), 113 contributors, $22,229; Brian Breslin (R), 55 contributors, $20,475; incumbent Colleen McNamara (D), 103 contributors, $16,376. w State Senate 22nd District: Joe Hune (R), 350 contributors, $244,517; Chuck Fellows, (D), 12 contributors, $6,380. w Senate 23rd District: Incumbent Gretchen Whitmer (D), 281 contributors, $91,085; Kyle Haubrich (R), nothing reported. w Senate 24th District: Rick Jones (R), 758 contributors, $172,253; Michelle Disano, (D), nothing reported. w State House 67th District: Jeff Oesterle (R), 348 contributors, $160,409; incumbent Barb Byrum (D), 343 contributors, $82,862. w House 68th District: Incumbent Joan Bauer (D), 334 contributors, $37,339; Timothy Moede (R), nothing reported. w House 69th District: Incumbent Mark Meadows (D), 450 contributors, $76,878; Susan McGillicuddy (R), nothing reported. w House 71st District: Deb Shaughnessy (R), 397 contributors, $55,169; Theresa Abed (D), 141 contributors, $12,473. w House 85th District: Ben Glardon (R ), 561 contributors, $45,579; Pamela Drake (D), nothing reported. w House 93rd District: Incumbent Paul Opsommer (R), 239 contributors, $33,197; Travis Lacelle (D), nothing reported. For more on campaign contribution visit lsj.com/elections. What do you think? Write Mickey Hirten, Lansing State Journal, 120 E. Lenawee St., Lansing, MI 48919. See past columns at www.lsj.com/columnists.

If anyone knows the needs of Lansing school buildings, it’s me. As a teacher, principal, ad- JIM ministrator and now deputy superintendent, I have spent DAVIS my 36 year career in the Lan- is deputy superintendent sing School District. More of the Lansing importantly, our four children are proud graduates of School District. Lansing schools, which have provided a strong foundation for their lives and careers. Yes, I know these schools like I know my home. And just as all homeowners have a responsibility to provide for the upkeep and improvements that their homes require, so too does the Lansing School District have a responsibility to provide for the needs of its buildings and its students. Lansing school buildings have more than $20 million in the most critical of unmet needs. With our schools more than 50 years old on average, continuous renovations and repairs are essential. That’s why the Board of Education unanimously supported placement of a slight millage increase proposal on the Nov. 2 ballot that would create a building and site sinking fund for the next five years to repair and improve school facilities, which will provide a more nurturing learning environment for our students. This proposal is urgently needed to address critical repairs and renovations that cannot be avoided, such as the replacement of leaky roofs, obsolete boilers, deteriorated parking lots, inefficient lighting, and out-ofdate energy management systems. By law, the fund cannot pay for employee salaries and benefits, school operating costs and supplies, nor will it be used to balance the budget. More importantly, the fund will not be used to improve schools that will be recommended for closure in the future. In 2003, voters approved a $68.35 million bond to address specific one-time facility and construction needs. The improvements included the construction of the new Pattengill Middle School, as well as the remodeling of classrooms throughout the Lansing School District. All bond promises were kept, and all projects were completed as planned, on schedule and within the budget. This fund is different from the last bond in that it is used on a “pay as you go basis.” No bonds are sold and there are no interest expenses. Neighboring schools districts, such as East Lansing, Okemos, Haslett and DeWitt, also have building and site sinking funds. The fund would provide longer-term planning for major facility upgrades. Relieving this burden on the general fund would allow more dollars to be directed specifically to educational programs for our students. Lansing schools gave my children and countless other students the opportunity to succeed by providing the building blocks for their future. The building and site sinking fund will preserve our schools’ heritage and fund their future by providing the building blocks for the success of our children. As citizens of Lansing, when you go to the polls Nov. 2, think about the future you want for the children of Lansing. Remember that you haven’t finished your ballot until you have voted on the Lansing School District building and site sinking fund. For more information, please visit lansingschools.net.

What’s the ‘smart grid?’ Something you will want

I have no idea how the innards of my computer function, but I sure get frustrated when it doesn’t work. The same is true for most people when they ﬂip the switch and the light doesn’t come on. We may not know or care how our electricity is produced and delivered to our homes and businesses, but almost everything we do depends on it. The electric grid — that complex combination of power plants, transmission lines, and local utilities — is what we rely on for our electricity. And we know all too well what happens when there is a power failure. Like the room-size Univac computer, our electric grid is outdated and showing signs of old age. While it may not be obvious in our everyday lives, it is creaking and groaning with each new electric device we plug in. To meet our needs for

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is the president of the GridWise Alliance, a coalition of stakeholders that advocates for a smarter grid. power, the electric industry is constantly trying to ﬁnd solutions that can offset our growing power usage. Developers, for example, are building more renewable energy power plants — wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and hydroelectric. Builders and homeowners are installing distributed energy like rooftop solar to produce electricity during periods of highest usage and prices. Appliance manufacturers are developing smart appliances to operate only when demand and prices are lower. As the need to reduce oil consumption becomes more obvious for both environ-

mental and national security reasons, car companies are busy developing electric vehicles that will use our electric grid to charge at night and other times when power is cheap and plentiful. All of these efforts require a set of technologies that may seem somewhat like that computer mother board or electric switchbox — mysterious but essential. What system of technologies will be pulling all of these efforts together? It’s called the smart grid. A basic part of that smart grid is the smart meter we are beginning to hear about. This new meter provides signals to home energy management systems, allows us to understand how we use electricity and helps us make decisions based on price, convenience or other factors. But a lot of smart grid technologies are

not gadgets; they are what we might call digital apps for our electric grid. These sensors and controls can help utilities see when equipment needs maintaining or replacing; when electric lines are becoming overloaded so that they can adjust; when a weather event might cause outages; and when it is most opportune to use renewable energy resources. The electric grid is an enormously complex, aging and increasingly over-extended system. Smart grid technologies will enable it to be more reliable, more ﬂexible, more secure, and cleaner. These technologies may not seem sexy or cool, but are necessary to integrate renewable energy sources, make our homes and businesses more efﬁcient, and help wean us from oil dependence. MCT News Service

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U.N. ofﬁce in Afghanistan attacked No workers hurt; four militants killed in assault DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide car bomber and three armed militants wearing explosives vests and dressed as women attacked a United Nations compound Saturday in western Afghanistan, but Afghan security forces killed the attackers and no U.N. employees were harmed, ofﬁcials said. The brazen attack began when four militants drove up to the U.N. compound in a car laden with explosives, said Dilawar Shah Dilawar, deputy police chief of Herat province. From the car, they ﬁred a rocket toward the en-

trance, he said. The militants tried unsuccessfully to blow up the gate with the rocket so they could drive the car inside the compound, he said. When that didn’t work, three of the militants got out of the car and the fourth blew up the vehicle, killing himself. The explosion destroyed the gate, allowing the three to get inside. “The three attackers were wearing police uniforms covered with burqas,” Dilawar said, referring to the long, ﬂowing garment that many Afghan women wear in public. “All of them had suicide vests and AK-47s.” Militants sometimes wear burqas or police uniforms as a disguise. The Interior Ministry denied the attackers were wearing police uniforms. Guards at the U.N. compound and Afghan policemen who responded to the

“The attack did not disrupt the United Nations activities and no United Nations personnel was injured.” U.N. statement

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NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey’s governor wants to kill a $9 billion-plus train tunnel to New York City because of runaway costs. Six thousand miles away, Hawaii’s outgoing governor is having second thoughts about a proposed $5.5 billion rail line in Honolulu. In many of the 48 states in between, infrastructure projects are languishing on the drawing board, awaiting the right mix of creative financing, political arm-twisting and timing to move forward. And a struggling economy and a surge of political candidates opposed to big spending could make it a long wait. Has the nation that built the Hoover Dam, brought electricity to the rural South Associated Press file photo and engineered the interstate highway system lost its Seattle highway tunnel: Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is threatening to hold up construction of a massive highway tunnel to replace the appetite for big public works waterfront’s dilapidated, earthquake-damaged Alaskan Way Viaduct because he fears city taxpayers will be on the hook if costs spiral projects? At a time when beyond the $4.2 billion price tag. other countries are pouring of a $240 million bridge that money into steel and conbypasses Hoover Dam. crete, is the U.S. unwilling to However, many projects think long-term? recently completed or in the “My sense is things have pipeline secured funding bechanged,” said Andrew fore the economy went into Goetz, a University of Dena slide. Some of them might ver professor and an expert not be approved today. on transportation policy. In New Jersey, construc“People now tend to see any tion on a rail tunnel conproject as a waste of money, necting New Jersey and New and that’s just wrong. York City — the largest “I call it the Bridge to Notransportation project under where syndrome,” he addway in the U.S. — began ed. “High-profile projects get in 2009 under then-Gov. Jon publicized and they become Corzine, a Democrat. It is a symbol for any infrastrucprojected to double train cature project that’s out there, pacity at peak times as well and even the ones that are as provide 6,000 construcjustified get tarnished by the tion jobs immediately and same charge.” up to 40,000 jobs after its ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ completion in 2018. About Associated Press file photo $6 billion of the cost is being The so-called Bridge to Nowhere would have cost Honolulu rail line: Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann points in May 2008 to a rendering of a proposed covered by the federal govhundreds of millions of dol- $5.5 billion rail line. Republican Gov. Linda Lingle announced recently that she wouldn’t sign off on the ernment and the Port Authority of New York and lars to connect one Alaskan federally subsidized rail line until an updated economic study is conducted. New Jersey. town to an island of 50 resiEarlier this month, Redents. It figured in the 2008 dollars to fix it. the report concluded. “How- about $400 billion. Among presidential election when Standing last week in New ever, the need for improved the suggestions: a next-gen- publican Gov. Chris Christhen-Alaska Gov. Sarah Pal- York’s Penn Station in front and expanded infrastructure eration air traffic control tie announced he was pullin was criticized for initially of a sign touting the proposed is just as great during a system; high-speed rail link- ing the plug because the cost backing the plan, which was tunnel, commuter Bill Misch- downturn as it is during a ing Minneapolis, Milwaukee had escalated from $5 biland Chicago; a pair of high- lion in 2005 to more than eventually scrapped. ell of Plainsboro, N.J., gave boom.” The other cautionary tale voice to those conclusions. The American Society of way projects in Texas; and $9 billion by the federal govof the past few years is Bos“You could make the ar- Civil Engineers calculates the tunnel that New Jersey’s ernment’s estimate, and as ton’s Big Dig, the highway gument that it will make that the United States would governor has threatened to much as $14 billion by Christie’s reckoning. and tunnel project that was New Jersey a better place need to spend an additional scuttle. “I simply cannot put the originally envisioned at less to live, but you also have to $1.1 trillion over the next five taxpayers of the state of New than $3 billion and wound up weigh it impartially against years to restore roads, bridg- Before recession To be sure, there are large- Jersey on what would be a costing nearly $15 billion. the huge cost,” Mischell said. es, dams, levees and other The Big Dig has made it “The state’s in pretty signif- infrastructure to good con- scale projects under way, never-ending hook,” he said. far easier for motorists to icant financial trouble, and dition. In its latest report notably in California, where Christie later agreed to reget to and from Boston’s the money’s got to come card, the engineering soci- a combination of federal consider. In Hawaii, Republican airport, and it eliminated a from somewhere.” ety gave the nation’s public dollars and voter-approved bonds and local tax increases Gov. Linda Lingle annoisy and unsightly elevated works a “D” grade. highway that cast a shadow Need still there “Somehow we believe if are funding improvements, nounced recently that she over some of the city’s neighInfrastructure spending in we ignore it, it will go away,” from highway widening to wouldn’t sign off on a federborhoods. But construction the U.S. stands at 2 percent said Blaine Leonard, the so- the $6.2 billion renovation ally subsidized rail line until of the Bay Bridge between an updated economic study was plagued by years of de- of the country’s gross do- ciety’s president. lays, corruption and shoddy mestic product — half what He said now is a good San Francisco and Oakland. is conducted. And that may workmanship that resulted it was in 1960 — compared time to spend money on And this week, Arizona and not be completed before she in the death of a motorist in with approximately 9 per- infrastructure because con- Nevada hailed the opening leaves office in less than a ceiling collapse. cent in China and 5 percent struction companies in this A report this month by the for Europe, according to the weak economy are hungry Treasury Department and government report. for work and the costs are the Council of Economic Ad“During recessions it is relatively low as a result. visers paints a picture of a common for state and local CG/LA Infrastructure country dissatisfied with the governments to cut back on LLC, a Washington consultstate of America’s aging in- capital projects — such as ing firm, recently put togethfrastructure and in favor of building schools, roads and er a list of the worthiest 100 improvements, but not nec- parks — in order to meet bal- large infrastructure projects essarily eager to commit the anced budget requirements,” in North America, totaling

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will take at least the weekend to decide whether to continue the biggest public works project under way in America: a new rail tunnel connecting New Jersey and New York City. The governor received Christie recommendations from key federal and state transportation ofﬁcials Friday and was to consider them through the weekend, Christie communications director Maria Comella said. — Associated Press two months. That means the project’s fate could be in her successor’s hands. In Seattle, new Mayor Mike McGinn is threatening to hold up construction of a massive highway tunnel to replace the waterfront’s dilapidated, earthquake-damaged Alaskan Way Viaduct because he fears city taxpayers will be on the hook if costs spiral beyond the $4.2 billion price tag. “The issue of the overall cost of the tunnel has been a concern to voters since before the recession,” McGinn said. In Wisconsin, Ohio and California, Republican candidates for governor have vowed they won’t endorse high-speed rail projects, despite the promise of billions of dollars from Washington.

Disaster response

In the U.S., it often takes a catastrophe to give infrastructure improvements more urgency. The Minneapolis bridge collapse in 2007 that killed 13 people prompted reviews of aging bridges around the country. “Unfortunately, our attention span is short,” Leonard said. “You would think the Minneapolis bridge collapse would have sent repercussions throughout the system that would have resulted in a transportation funding bill, but it didn’t. Even bridge funding bills didn’t get through Congress.” Consultant Norman Anderson of CG/LA Infrastructure said the federal government’s recent emphasis on smaller, “shovel-ready” projects to stimulate the economy shows a lack of vision. “You do projects now because they produce value for an economy 20 to 30 years into the future, as well as producing immediate jobs,” Anderson said in an e-mail.

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UPHAM, N.M. — Virgin Galactic’s Sir Richard Branson, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and prospective astronauts gathered in the southern New Mexico desert Friday to celebrate the completion of the runway at the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport. Spaceport America is the world’s first facility designed specifically to launch commercial spacecraft. The celebration of its nearly 2-mile-long runway comes less than two weeks after another

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the runway is designed to support almost every aircraft in the world, day-to-day space tourism and payload launch operations. Virgin Galactic is the anchor tenant of the taxpayer-funded spaceport and plans to use the facility to take tourists on what will ﬁrst be short hops into space. State ofﬁcials want to add companies for other commercial space endeavors, such as research and payload delivery missions. Virgin Galactic’s White Knight Two — the special jet-powered

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In Africa, prosperity brings new diseases Obesity, related illnesses rise with middle-class lives DONNA BRYSON Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG — The medical experts gathered from around Africa were here to talk about a continentwide epidemic, but it wasn’t AIDS or malaria — it was diabetes, and the bad habits that often bring it on. A growing urban middle class is defying the image of Africa as poor, underfed and under-medicated. And with the comforts of middle class life, afﬂictions familiar in the West are making inroads here too — obesity, diabetes, lung cancer, strokes, heart disease. A continent that traditionally traveled on foot or by bicycle now increasingly rides cars and buses. More time is spent at desks. Elevators are replacing stairs. White-collar Africans are discovering the gym. “In the past, we used to exercise without knowing it,” South Africa’s health minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, 52, reminded the recent conference. “You would walk a long distance to school. You would walk a long distance to work. … But now I’m an African whose child is dropped at the gate of the school in a car, then picked up at the end of the day and put in front of the TV. ... ”

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Homegrown vegetables: Orah Bessit, a retired saleswoman, tends to vegetables in a garden at her home in Johannesburg. Bessit walks and runs to keep ﬁt and watches what she eats.

Steps to health: In this Sept. 12 photo, Orah Bessit, 66 (foreground left), participates in a road race in Johannesburg. Bessit says she has given up hamburgers in her effort to stay healthy. and has lost 15 pounds in two months. “I never used to have the time to train,” he said, “but now I have two motivating factors to make the time: my job and my life.” All over the world, these lifestyle diseases tend to go hand in hand with urbanization and industrialization, and the results are felt in rising obesity rates and related illnesses. But they are all the more unwelcome in Africa, which already struggles with AIDS and malaria. “These countries are really faced with a double burden,” said Dr. Timothy Armstrong, an expert on chronic diseases with the U.N. World Health Organization. How, he wonders, is a doctor treating AIDS or malaria to ﬁnd time to lecture patients about watching their weight? Armstrong wants African

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Fatima Macuacua, 31, owns a grocery store in Maputo, capital of Mozambique, and refuses to believe her favorite fast foods could be bad for her. “Cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure and other diseases are not a big problem for Africans,” she insists. “Maybe for Europeans.” Besides, the middle class on the world’s poorest continent is still tiny, and for many, issues of food are much more basic than gluten and trans fatty acids. A sharp rise in bread prices triggered riots in Maputo this year. But free-market reforms have given Mozambique

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in cigarette taxes has been linked to a decline in smoking and smoking-related diseases since the 1990s. Smoking is banned in public places, a novelty in Africa, and legislation is being drafted to limit artery-clogging trans fats in food. Still, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of South Africa estimates a third of the men and more than half the women here are overweight or obese. From Cape Town’s Groote Schuur Hospital, where the world’s ﬁrst heart transplant was performed, comes research showing that South African deaths from diabetes were up 38 percent between 1999 and 2006, and heart disease up 20 percent.

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U.S.-born spokesman for al-Qaida urges attacks Directs appeal to Muslims in Paris, London, Detroit ASSOCIATED PRESS

CAIRO — A U.S.-born spokesman for al-Qaida on Saturday urged Muslims living in the United States and Europe to carry out attacks there, calling it a duty and an obligation. In a 48-minute video posted on militant websites, Adam Gadahn directed his appeal to Muslim immigrants in what he called the “miserable suburbs” of Paris, London and Detroit, as well as those traveling to the West to study or work. “It is the duty of everyone who is sincere in his desire to defend Islam and Muslims today, to take the initiative to perform the individual obligation of jihad ...

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Spokesman: Adam Gadahn as he appeared on a video on militant websites on Saturday. by striking the Zio-Crusader interests,” he said, referring to Western and Jewish interests. Gadahn, who has been hunted by the FBI since 2004, also sought to discredit attempts by moderate Muslim leaders to suppress the “jihadi awakening.” He spoke in Arabic in the video, which was made available by the U.S.-based

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Health insurers abandon Dems for GOP Industry looking for sympathetic ears on reform

“This is really an incredible irony. The insurance industry could be ﬁghting with its traditional ally, the Republicans, not to cripple the bill, not to put a bomb inside the thing.”

JIM KUHNHENN AND RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Health insurers ﬂirted with Democrats, supported them with money and got what they wanted: a federal mandate that most Americans carry health care coverage. Now they’re backing Republicans, hoping a GOP Congress will mean friendlier regulations. They may get more than they’re wishing for. The so-called individual mandate has provoked tea party conservatives, who see it as an example of big government interference in personal decisions. Now Republican candidates are running on platforms that include repealing the broader health care law. And attorneys general from some 20 states — mainly Republicans — are challenging the mandate as unconstitutional. “If you ended up repealing that one provision, the whole thing blows up,” said Bill Hoagland, the top lobbyist for Cigna Corp. “It doesn’t work. The cost would explode.”

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Still, Cigna, which early last year had been funneling money to Democrats from its political action committee, has shifted from a 50-50 split between the parties to around 70-30 in favor of Republican candidates. Likewise, about $6 of $10 that Blue Cross Blue Shield Association’s PAC doled out from February through June 2009 went to Democrats. By last month, the ratio had shifted — Democrats got only about 35 percent of the insurer’s PAC money. In all, from January through August of 2009, the health insurance industry donated $2.15 million to Democrats and $1.7 million

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in political support than a recognition that Republicans are within reach of regaining power. It’s also personal. Some industry officials say they were stung by the fierceness of Democratic efforts to paint them as corporate villains in the debate over the new health care law. Liberals blamed insurers for Associated Press file photo forcing Obama to back away Insurers switch sides: President Barack Obama signs the health care bill in March. Health insurers from a plan for optional pubsupported Democrats with money and got what they wanted: a federal mandate that most Americans licly financed insurance for people who could not afford carry health care coverage. Now they’re backing Republicans in the upcoming elections. traditional coverage. Election

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Health care reform: President Barack Obama listens in June as Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks in Wheaton, Md. Health insurers are now hoping a GOP Congress will mean friendlier regulations. to Republicans, according to monthly ﬁgures compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics. Since September of 2009, the industry has donated $2.4 million to Democrats and nearly $3.3 million to Republicans. The GOP advantage has grown even as Republican candidates call for outright repeal of the health care law. “This is really an incredible irony,” said Robert Laszewski, a former insurance executive turned consultant. “The insurance industry could be ﬁghting with its traditional ally, the Republicans, not to cripple the bill, not to put a bomb

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Poll: 37% favor repeal

Meanwhile, an Associated Press-GfK poll ﬁnds likely voters in the upcoming elections evenly split on whether the law should be scrapped or whether Congress should undertake even bigger changes in the way Americans get their health care. Thirty-seven percent said they want to repeal it. But 36 percent of those polled said they want to revise the law so it does more to change the health care system. Ten percent wanted modiﬁcations to narrow the scope of the overhaul. Only

15 percent said they would leave it as it is. Though the insurers won the insurance mandate they wanted from President Barack Obama and the Democrats, they opposed the overall bill and now say they want to be sure the regulations they face aren’t onerous. A Republican-controlled Congress might accomplish that by pressuring the Health and Human Services Department through its control of the department’s budget or by subjecting regulators to congressional hearings. A central worry for insurers is a planned requirement that companies spend a minimum 80 percent of premiums on medical care or rebate the difference to policy holders. They also want a say in deﬁning what would be considered “excessive” premium increases that could expose an insurance company to sanctions. There’s more to the shift

Then Obama, seeking to rally support for his plan, went on the offensive. Without an overhaul, he wrote in August 2009, “insurance companies will continue to profit by discriminating against sick people.” From then on, political giving by the insurers flipped. Democrats made it sound like insurance companies were “the scum of the earth,” Hoagland said. “That kind of pricked me.” “We are not the ones totally responsible for all the failings of the health care system,” he said. The attention to regulation also is playing out at the state level, where insurance regulators hold significant sway. Between 2005 and 2008, health insurance companies and health maintenance organizations contributed more than $32 million to state office holders, political parties and ballot measure committees, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics. The industry is keeping a wary eye on the law’s requirement that states create exchanges where insur-

ers will compete to sell policies to consumers beginning in 2014. “If your premiums go up too quickly, then you’re going to be excluded from the exchange,” Harbage said. “Every state is going to be responsible for collecting that data, looking at that data, interpreting it and making some kind of recommendation to HHS.” At the national level, insurers are treading gingerly around the issue of health care repeal, putting them at odds with the Republican base on a fundamental question. Starting in 2014 the law requires most people to have coverage through an employer or a government program or by buying it themselves. Those who refuse face a tax penalty from the IRS, unless they can show ﬁnancial hardship. Insurers argue that if they are going to be forced to issue policies to people in poor health — as the law requires in 2014 — then everybody has to get into the insurance pool. It’s exactly the same case the administration is making in court against the state attorneys general. James Gelfand, health care policy director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said he expects insurers to focus on arcane details of the complex law that make a difference to their bottom lines. They “are going to have a different opinion on how to address health care than the tea party does, and it does hinge on the individual mandate,” he said. “That’s the biggest difference between the insurance companies and the other parts of the GOP constituency.”

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Lansing State Journal • Sunday, October 24, 2010 • 19A

Austrian with robotic arm dies after crash

22-year-old had enjoyed 5 years of independence

Kandlbauer was the ﬁrst person outside the United States to wear the innovative, robotic limb that recognized signals from his brain and moved accordingly, said Otto Bock of HealthCare Products GmbH, which produced the prothesis.

VERONIKA OLEKSYN Associated Press

VIENNA — In the five years since losing both arms in an accident, Christian Kandlbauer had regained much of his cherished independence thanks to a hightech, mind-controlled robotic limb. He even got a driver’s license. Now the 22-year-old has died of injuries suffered when the car he was driving veered off the road and struck a tree. The cause of the crash is unknown — including whether the arm had anything to do with it. “Don’t live for others, live for yourself!” Kandlbauer had written on his website, which on Friday was filled with condolences after hospital officials in the southern city of Graz said he did not recover from injuries sustained in Tuesday’s accident.

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Kandlbauer was the ﬁrst person outside the United States to wear the innovative, robotic limb that recognized signals from his brain and moved accordingly, said Otto Bock of HealthCare

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Proud moment: For the prothesis to work, four of Christian Kandlbauer’s nerves were redirected to his left chest muscles. He told the BBC he was very happy with the high-tech arm. Products GmbH, which pro- for his right arm and the ly life had largely returned duced the prothesis. high-tech prosthesis in place to normal. He was able to With a normal prothesis of his left, Kandlbauer’s dai- get a job at a warehouse for

Iran loses chess record to Israel

Plaque placed on Lennon home LONDON — Yoko Ono has unveiled a commemorative plaque on the London home she shared with the late John Lennon. The blue English Heritage plaque adorns a Georgian row house at 34 Montagu Square, where the couple lived in 1968. The ground ﬂoor and basement apartment was home to several rock legends. Beatles drummer Ringo Starr bought the property in 1965, and he sublet it to Paul McCartney and later Jimi Hendrix before Lennon and Ono moved in. It was the setting for the nude

MATTI FRIEDMAN Associated Press

JERUSALEM — An Israeli broke the record for most simultaneous games of chess played by an individual on Friday, seizing the title from a chess master from Iran. Israeli chess champ Alik Gershon played 523 people, moving from board to board in a Tel Aviv plaza. He started Thursday and ﬁnished overnight, winning 454 of the matches, losing 11 and drawing in 58. In London, Guinness World Records conﬁrmed the Israeli was the new world record holder. The previous record was set last year by Iranian champ Morteza Mahjoob, who played 500 opponents at the same time in a Tehran arena.

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an auto repair shop and ob“I like driving,” the boytain his driver’s license in ish-faced video game enthusiast said on his site, and he October 2009. punctuated the remark with Happy with prothesis a smiley emoticon. He also posted photos of “Thanks to the mind-controlled prothesis, I’m almost himself exuding conﬁdence as independent and self-reli- as he sat at the wheel in a ant as I was before my acci- white, short-sleeved shirt. Interviewed earlier this dent,” he said in comments on the Otto Bock Health- year by the BBC, he said Care Products GmbH web- he felt very happy with the site. “I can pretty much live high-tech arm. “It is like my earlier arm,” the life before the accident.” For the prothesis to work, Kandlbauer had said. “I feel four of Kandlbauer’s nerves that my arm is a part of my were redirected to his left body.” chest muscles, expert Hubert Egger was quoted as Lost both arms in ’05 saying on the website in He said he lost both arms describing the experimental when he was 17 after climbprosthetic. ing up a utility pole and To enable Kandlbauer to getting shocked by touching drive himself to work every a power line in September morning, his Subaru Impre- 2005. za was adapted with special His disability certainly equipment, including a mod- didn’t keep him from makiﬁed emergency brake and a ing plans. Aside from getting his button to operate the horn, indicator lights and wind- driver’s license, other goals shield wipers. It was ap- included moving into his proved by local transporta- own home and taking a trip to Australia. tion authorities.

The new record holder acknowledged the tensions between the countries. “Hopefully this is the only war we are going to have with this enemy, ever,” Gershon said. He also noted the game’s ancient origins in Persia — now Iran. “Taking the record from an Iranian in a game that was invented by Iran — it’s going to be even sweeter,” he said Thursday.

photo of the couple on the cover of their “Two Virgins” album. Ono said Saturday she was honored by the decision to erect the plaque, one of hundreds across London marking the homes of Lennon prominent ﬁgures. Lennon would have turned 70 on Oct. 9. He was shot dead in New York in December 1980. — Associated Press

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Alexander Anderson Jr., ‘Rocky and Bullwinkle’ creator, dies at age of 90 MCT NEWS SERVICE

MONTEREY, Calif. — Alexander Anderson Jr., recognized as the creator of the “Rocky and Bullwinkle” cartoon, died Friday at a home in Carmel, Calif. He was 90. Anderson, who attended the University of CaliforniaBerkeley, and the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco, was a native of Berkeley. He moved to Pebble Beach in 1968. His health had declined in the last four years, his wife, Patricia, said Friday. They were married for 36 years. Anderson came from a family of creative artists and in 1938 started working in animation with his uncle Paul Terry in New York at Terrytoons, the studio that created “Mighty Mouse.” During World War II, Anderson was a U.S. Navy spy, his wife said, and in 1946, he returned to Terrytoons to work full time. Two years later, he pitched the idea to create cartoon characters for television to his uncle. At the time, the movie studios that Terrytoons produced for dominated the entertainment market and

working with television wasn’t in their plans. Anderson was told to branch out on his own, according to his son Terry. Anderson returned to Berkeley where he and childhood friend Jay Ward began production. Ward ran the business side and Anderson handled the artistic and creative work. Anderson’s work included “Crusader Rabbit,” a cartoon series sold to NBC with 195 episodes. It was the first created specifically for television. Another cartoon of his was “Dudley-Do-Right,” a Canadian Mountie inspired by Nelson Eddy’s performance in the film “Rose Marie.” Most notably, Anderson is credited with creating Rocky the Flying Squirrel and his pal Bullwinkle, a moose. In 1996, Anderson reached an out-of-court settlement with Jay Ward Productions over rights to Bullwinkle, Rocky and Dudley-DoRight. The terms recognized Anderson as the creator of the characters. He filed the lawsuit after discovering that Ward was the sole holder of the copyrights.

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Revered author ‘broke most rules’ for good writing JILL LAWLESS Associated Press

LONDON — She’s renowned for her precise, exquisite prose, but new research shows Jane Austen was a poor speller and erratic grammarian who got a big helping hand from her editor. Oxford University English professor Kathryn Sutherland studied 1,100 handwritten pages of un-

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published work from the author of incisive social comedies such as “Pride and Prejudice.” She said Saturday that they contradicted the claim by Austen’s brother Henry that “everything came ﬁnished from her pen.” “In reading the manuscripts, it quickly becomes clear that this delicate precision is missing,” Sutherland said. She said the papers show “blots, crossings out, messiness,” and a writer who “broke most of the rules for writing good English.” “In particular, the high degree of polished punctuation and epigrammatic

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style we see in ‘Emma’ and ‘Persuasion’ is simply not there,” Sutherland said. She said letters from Austen’s publisher reveal that editor William Gifford was heavily involved in making sense of Austen’s sensibility, honing the style of her late novels “Emma” and “Persuasion.” Gifford did not edit earlier books such as “Sense and Sensibility” and “Pride and Prejudice,” whose inconsistencies have sometimes been blamed on bad printing. “In fact, the style in these novels is much closer to Austen’s manuscript hand,” Sutherland said.

She said the revelations shouldn’t damage the reputation of Austen, who was little known when she died in 1817 at the age of 41 but has since become one of Britain’s most beloved authors. Sutherland said the documents reveal an experimental writer who was “even better at writing dialogue and conversation than the edited style of her published novels suggest.” Austen’s handwritten manuscripts will go online Monday at www.jane austen.ac.uk, the result of a three-year project to digitize the author’s unpublished work.

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David Thompson, Barbados prime minister, dies of cancer at age of 48

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Prime Minister David Thompson of Barbados died before dawn Saturday after struggling to beat pancreatic cancer most of the year. He was 48. Thompson, who became prime minister of the Caribbean nation of 270,000 people in January 2008, died at his private residence in St. Philip, the government announced. Thompson had been ill since March and traveled to New York several times for treatment. He

declined to discuss his condition until last month, when his doctor revealed that Thompson was undergoing chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer. In an address to the nation last month, Thompson said he was reshufﬂing his Cabinet to pass many of his responsibilities to other ministers. He said he chose to speak by radio instead of going on camera so islanders would focus on his message, not his appearance. Freundel Stuart, who was

attorney general and deputy prime minister, was sworn in as the new prime minister and said he did not anticipate any immediate changes to the Cabinet. “I think we Thompson have to get through this very difﬁcult period ﬁrst,” he said. “The harder side of politics will have to take a back seat for the

time being.” Messages of condolence came from other leaders across the Caribbean. Thompson led his Democratic Labor Party to victory in 2008 elections, defeating an effort by the Barbados Labor Party to win a fourth consecutive term in government. He is survived by his wife, Marie-Josephine Mara, and their three daughters. — Associated Press

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G-20 vows to avoid currency devaluations Finance leaders also aim to reduce trade imbalances KELLY OLSEN Associated Press

GYEONGJU, South Korea — Global finance leaders, under pressure to show unselfishness in their economic policies, agreed Saturday to boost cooperation on rebalancing the world economy to help defuse tensions that had sparked fears of damaging trade conflicts. The Group of 20 vowed to avoid potentially debilitating currency devaluations and reduce trade and current account imbalances, amid a growing recognition that restructuring the world economy is necessary to accommodate the greater role played by fast-growing China and other developing economies. G-20 finance ministers

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Police have arrested three men suspected of creating a drug lab in a freshman dormitory at prestigious Georgetown University in Washington. D.C. Police spokesman Ofﬁcer Hugh Carew says investigators found a DMT lab where chemicals could create a hallucinogenic drug. DMT stands for dimethyltryptamine. Emergency crews responded about 6:15 Saturday morning after a strange odor was reported. About 400 students were evacuated from Harbin Hall. Seven people were exposed to noxious chemicals, including three students.

Book returned after 35 years A novel checked out in 1975 from the College of William & Mary library is back in the stacks. Alumnus Pat Harkin, who found the book of Leon Uris’ QB VII in a box, says he planned to return it for the past several homecomings. The library caps its fees at $35. Otherwise, the overdue fee could have hit $1,400 at today’s dime-a-day late fee. Around the world

the release but expressed confidence in “our peoples’ awareness regarding such games or media bubbles that are motivated by known political goals.” The Associated Press The statement said the documents did not present any proof of detainees being improperNew documents detailing alleged prisoner ly treated while al-Maliki has headed Iraq’s Shiabuse by Iraqi security officials prompted fresh ite-led government. Instead, it praised him for doubts Saturday about Prime Minister Nouri taking a tough stance against terrorists. al-Maliki’s bid to remain in power Cases of prisoner abuse were for a second term. also widely reported in Iraq before The trove of nearly 400,000 Wial-Maliki took the top job. kiLeaks papers detail U.S. military Al-Maliki’s political opponents reports of alleged abuse by Iraqi quickly seized on the documents security forces — some of which to highlight their long-standing happened after al-Maliki became concerns about a possible second prime minister in May 2006. They al-Maliki term as prime minister. were released as al-Maliki scramA spokeswoman for the Sunnibles to keep his job, nearly seven backed Iraqiya political alliance months after national elections that won the most seats in the failed to produce a clear winner. March national election said the AP In a statement, al-Maliki’s office WikiLeaks documents show why lashed out at WikiLeaks, accusing Al-Maliki: Questions it’s important to have a powerit of creating a national uproar by WikiLeaks’ timing. sharing system of government in releasing documents that it said Iraq. were being used “against national parties and “Putting all the security powers in the hands leaders, especially against the prime minister.” of one person who is the general commander Al-Maliki’s office questioned the timing of of the armed forces have led to these abuses

and torture practices in Iraqi prisons,” Iraqiya spokeswoman Maysoun al-Damlouji said Saturday. “Al-Maliki wants to have all powers in his hands,” she said. Most of the victims of abuse at the hands of Iraqi security were believed to be Sunnis. In March, Sunnis turned out in droves to vote for the secular Iraqiya bloc led by former prime minister Ayad Allawi, who is Shiite. The Sunni push gave Iraqiya a narrow twoseat win over al-Maliki’s State of Law bloc, but Iraqiya still fell far short of capturing enough support to control parliament and oust him. The close vote touched off a scramble as the sides seek enough support from other parties to secure a majority in the 325-seat parliament. Until the WikiLeaks papers surfaced Friday, al-Maliki appeared closest to garnering the 163 seats needed for a majority, with the backing of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who lives in self-imposed exile in Iran. Hadi Jalo, a political analyst at Baghdad University, said the timing of the WikiLeaks release is likely more damaging to al-Maliki’s hopes of winning a second term in ofﬁce than the revelations of abuse themselves.

Tallying BP spill toll on wildlife, habitat ‘Putting a price on a brown pelican is like trying to put a price on a sunset’

By Patrick Semansky, AP

Fight for survival: An oiled crab crawls on the hand of P.J. Hahn, coastal zone director.

By Donna Leinwand USA TODAY

By David Vincent, AP

Burning barrier

Strike continues: A striking employee surveys the blocked entrance of the Donges reﬁnery in western France on Saturday. Families hoping to get away for France’s school holidays faced train delays and gas shortages.

7 dead after Kenya soccer stampede Seven fans died in a stampede on Saturday while trying to enter a stadium where a soccer match between two of Kenya’s most popular teams was being played, the Kenya Red Cross said. Six people died when they were run over by the crowd outside Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, and one died after being taken to Kenyatta National Hospital, said Red Cross spokesman Titus Mungo’u.

Richard heads for Belize Tropical Storm Richard gained strength Saturday, passing just off Honduras. Richard’s maximum sustained winds strengthened to 65 mph and were forecast to reach hurricane strength by early today, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. Richard was forecast to come ashore in Belize late today.

13 partygoers shot, killed in Mexico Gunmen stormed two homes and massacred 13 partygoers in the latest large-scale attack in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Attackers in two vehicles pulled up to the houses in a lower-middle-class neighborhood late Friday and opened fire on about four dozen people gathered for a 15-year-old’s birthday. The dead identified so far were 13 to 32 years old, the Chihuahua state attorney general’s office said Saturday in a statement. Twenty were wounded, including a 9-year-old boy. By Tim Wendel with staff and wire reports.

Dion gives birth to twin boys

NEW YORK — Celine Dion has given birth to twin boys, finally realizing her dream of being a mother again after a long struggle to become pregnant. A statement released by St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., said that the 42-year-old superstar singer delivered the boys Saturday. One boy weighed 5 pounds, 10 ounces, while the other weighed 5 pounds, 4 ounces. No names have been announced. Dion and her husband-manager, Rene Angelil, are already the parents of one son, 9-year-old Rene Charles. But Dion had long wanted Dion to have more children, and, like with her first child, she had difficulty becoming pregnant. She has spoken openly about her struggles, undergoing several rounds of in-vitro fertilization. The boys came a month early.

Stove explosion burns 10 students

TORRANCE, Calif. — Ten students were injured inside a Torrance classroom Friday when a gasoperated, portable stove exploded, and authorities are trying to determine whether the school has a permit for the device. The explosion at North High School occurred during a lunchtime fundraiser for UNICEF, said Tammy Khan, a spokeswoman for the Torrance Uniﬁed School District. Students were cooking for the fundraiser when the accident occurred. All 10 students, some of whom were burned on their necks, faces and hands, were taken to local hospitals. Several of the injuries were considered serious. — From wire reports

What’s a brown pelican worth? “$328.63,” deadpans economist Jim Boyd, senior fellow at Resources for the Future, a non-partisan economic research organization. “Reasonable people will differ on the value of a pelican. Some will say zero; some will say thousands.” It’s a question that could consume environmental economists and scientists for years as they try to put price tags on the animals killed and habitat destroyed by the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill — an environmental analysis federal officials describe as the largest of its kind. The federal and state authorities ultimately will send their bill to BP and the other companies responsible for the spill. Along the Gulf Coast, scientists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their state counterBy Cheryl Gerber for USA TODAY parts are counting dead and oiled wildlife, testing water and pho- Spill aftermath: Nick Herrington and P.J. Hahn pick up a dead pelican on the island of Pass Chaland, La. tographing shorelines to document damage done by the oil spill, are an injured party.” us,” Brosnan says. “But we’ve nevOil-harmed animals which followed an explosion on The oil washed over a pelican er dealt with a spill of this magnithe Deepwater Horizon oil rig and breeding colony on Queen Bess Is- tude. This is obviously the mother Number of animals killed or injured the blowout of BP’s well. land off the Louisiana coast where of all spills.” in the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil The federal and state officials, about 3,000 brown pelicans nest. The trustees will craft restoraspill impact area1: known in this process as trustees, “It was the most dramatic and tion plans, such as creating a turtle Visibly oiled live birds 2,080 will issue an assessment that inheart-wrenching scene of oiled habitat, and present them to BP. cludes a list of damaged resources birds, with fledglings in their The federal government oversees Visibly oiled dead birds 2,263 and a plan for what the companies nests,” Strickland says. “The habi- the project. The companies can Dead birds, no visible oil 3,827 must do to restore the fish, birds tat was injured at a very fragile challenge the assessment and resVisibly oiled live turtles 456 and habitats the oil destroyed or moment. We’ll not only lose those toration plan in court if they think Live turtles, no visible oil 79 how much they must pay to combirds, but the progeny of the birds, it asks for too much. Visibly oiled dead turtles 17 pensate the United States for its affecting the population for next “I think it’s going to cost bilDead turtles, no visible oil 308 lost resources. year and the year after that and the lions,” says Pettit of the Natural Visibly oiled live mammals, 2 “Putting a price on a brown pelyear after that.” Resources Defense Council. including dolphins ican is like trying to put a price on The scientists and environmen- “They’ll hand the list to BP and say, Live mammals, no visible oil 7 a sunset,” says Interior Departtal economists will apply a multi- ‘We’d like a check, please.’ And Visibly oiled dead mammals 4 ment Assistant Secretary Tom plier — though they haven’t decid- then the negotiations begin. If BP Strickland, who oversees fish, ed how much — to the number of and the trustees can’t agree on a Dead mammals, no visible oil 91 wildlife and parks. “The value of a known birds injured to arrive at number, it goes to court.” Visibly oiled live reptiles 1 brown pelican is really a replacethe total number they estimate The government wants to 1 – As reported to the Coast Guard’s Unified Area Command from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ment brown pelican.” were hurt by the oil, Strickland launch early restoration projects if Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, rehabilitation centers and local Yet once those resources are says. BP and the other companies coopagencies as of Oct. 13. gone, they cannot be replaced, erate, Strickland says. “I know the Source: Deepwater Horizon Response Consolisays David Pettit, senior attorney Work could take years United States would like to see dated Fish and Wildlife Collection Report with Natural Resources Defense that and the states would like to Council, an environmental group. The Natural Resource Damage see that,” he says. “We would “You can’t go to the pet store the loss of use while it was dam- Assessment (NRDA) could take hope that in this case, the responand buy a dolphin,” he says. aged. years, Strickland says. After the sible parties would step up to their Documenting the coastline’s trustees compile the list of dam- obligation to make the country ‘Heart-wrenching scene’ condition began when the well aged property, they will develop a whole and not wait and hide beblew out in April and long before plan to restore spoiled habitat. hind legal processes.” Instead, the federal government oil hit the shore, Strickland says. “It’s going to be the most comBP spokesman Hejdi Feick says will use creative formulas to calcu- That initial assessment serves as plicated NRDA analysis of all time,” the company is working closely late how much habitat must be the baseline for comparison. Strickland says. “It’s a big ecosys- with the federal and state agencreated, restored or improved to Now the scientists are docu- tem.” cies. compensate the United States for menting the degradation of the The government conducts a “We believe there are many opits loss, Strickland says. land by the oil. The Interior De- natural resource assessment portunities for undertaking effecFederal law requires a person or partment manages 30 refuges and whenever an oil spill occurs, says tive, early restoration, and we look a business that despoils a wetland nine national park areas along the Tom Brosnan, an environmental forward to working with the state or other protected habitat to re- Gulf Coast. scientist on NOAA’s assessment and federal governments in identistore the land to its original condi“We had significant resources team. fying and implementing approprition. The company must pay the damaged and oiled,” Strickland “We have hundreds of spills ev- ate projects as soon as possible,” cost and compensate the U.S. for says. “We, the American people, ery year, so this is nothing new to Feick says.

Cholera outbreak creeps closer to Haiti’s capital ASSOCIATED PRESS

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A spreading cholera outbreak in rural Haiti threatened to outpace aid groups as they stepped up efforts Saturday hoping to keep the disease from reaching the squalid camps of earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince. Health ofﬁcials said at least 208 people had died and 2,674 others infected in an outbreak mostly centered in the Artibonite region north of the capital. But the number of cases in towns near Port-au-Prince were

rising, and officials worried the next target will be hundreds of thousands of Haitians left homeless by January’s devastating quake and now living in camps across the capital. “If the epidemic makes its way to Port-au-Prince, where children and families are living in unsanitary, overcrowded camps, the results could be disastrous,” said Dr. Estrella Serrano, World Vision’s emergency response health and nutrition manager. Officials confirmed at least five cholera cases in Arcahaie,

a town close to Port-au-Prince, and four cases in Limbe, a small northern municipality. Ten cases were reported in Gonaives, the largest city in the Artibonite, according to Partners in Health, a U.S.-based humanitarian group. The sick included 50 inmates at a prison in Mirebalais, just north of Port-au-Prince, Health Ministry director Gabriel Thimothe said. Experts also were investigating possible cases in Croix-desBouquet, a suburb of the capital that could act as a transfer

point of the disease because it has a widely used bus station, said Paul Namphy with Haiti’s national water agency. Reports trickled in of patients seeking treatment in clinics closer to Port-au-Prince because the St. Nicholas hospital in the seaside city of St. Marc is overﬂowing, said Margaret Aguirre, an International Medical Corps spokeswoman. Cholera is a waterborne bacterial infection, and the water agency was nearly doubling the amount of chlorine in drinking water.

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WHAT IS A STEM CELL TRANSPLANT?

There are two main types of stem cell transplants: autologous and allogenic. Autologous transplantation uses the patient’s own marrow. The marrow is collected while the patient is in remission, cleared of any remaining cancer cells, and later returned to the patient. An allogenic transplant uses marrow from a donor, usually a brother or sister with the same tissue type as the patient. If no sibling exists, a match is sought from the National Marrow Donor Program registry. The basis for stem cell transplantation is that blood cells (red cells, white cells and platelets) and immune cells (lymphocytes) arise from the stem cells, which are present in marrow, peripheral blood and umbilical cord blood.

Attentive: Frank Allen looks at his daughter, Heather, before she begins receiving the stem cells her brother, Johnny, donated to her. Frank and his wife, Jenny, were with Heather during the hourlong procedure.

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The younger years: Frank Allen carries this picture of his children, Johnny and Heather, in his wallet. The children grew up in Dansville, and Heather now lives in a home next door to her parents. Courtesy photo

HOW IT WORKS

w The recipient receives intensive

chemotherapy and/or radiation to eliminate the diseased marrow and cancerous cells in the blood. w The donor is given injections of a drug (Filgrastim) over several days to put the body’s marrow, which produces stem cells, into overdrive. w Stem cells are harvested from the donor’s blood by circulating large volumes of blood through a hemapheresis machine and skimming off a portion that contains stem cells. Most of the blood is returned to the donor during this process. w Lab technicians inspect the blood and use a machine to count the number of stem cells collected. The number needed depends on the recipient. Heather needed 5 million. Johnny’s donation contained 19.4 million; the excess was frozen. w The recipient receives the stem cells through an IV. w The donor’s stem cells migrate to bone cavities and begin reproducing to form healthy cells. This means the recipient’s blood will have the donor’s DNA from that point forward. w The recipient’s immune system is very weak at this time, and so they remain hospitalized for several weeks, at which point the individual’s recovery progress will determine if they can leave the hospital. w The recipient is monitored closely for symptoms of graft-versus-host disease, which can range from mild to life-threatening and is caused by the body rejecting the foreign stem cells. The more exact the donor’s match, the less likely the recipient’s immune system will reject the stem cells.

“He fought a war over there and now he’s ﬁghting over here for me.” Heather Allen

talking about her brother’s willingness to donate stem cells to her

HOW TO JOIN THE REGISTRY

Healthy people can learn how to join the National Marrow Donor Program’s Be the Match registry at www.marrow.org/JOIN. The process includes a medical questionnaire and a cheek swab for the tissue typing test. The majority of donations do not involve surgery. Most doctors request a peripheral blood stem cell donation, which is typically an outpatient procedure. Another way of donating is marrow donation, which is a surgical procedure extracting marrow from the donor’s bone.

CORD BLOOD DONATION

Mothers may choose to donate cord blood after delivering their children. The blood is frozen and stored until a match is found for the blood. About 20 percent of patients who need stem cell transplants now receive cord blood that was donated to a public cord blood bank. Source: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and National Marrow Donor Program

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Can’t keep her down: Heather Allen walks down a hall at Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor with ﬁance Tommy Cremeans, and her parents, Jenny and Frank Allen, after Heather received transplanted stem cells from her brother, Johnny. Doctors say a transplant was Heather’s best chance to beat acute myeloid leukemia. CONTINUED FROM 1A

Seventy percent of people who need a stem cell transplant cannot find a donor in their family. Only one in four siblings is a match. Without Johnny, Heather likely would still be waiting to find a match on the National Marrow Donor Program’s registry. Johnny’s part of the transplant was an outpatient procedure. He took a drug that put his bone marrow into overdrive. It increased the number of stem Online cells in his Extra blood so a For more photos machine could plus video of skim off those cells and return Heather Allen’s fight, go to the rest of the www.lsj.com. blood. The process took Johnny four hours of sitting at the blood bank and sipping Gatorade. “She was kind of worried about the discomfort that I might have to go through while I’m doing the transplant itself,” Johnny said. “But I’ve been through a lot in the past four years. (I told her) you don’t need to worry about me, I’m going to get what I need to do done.” Doctors needed 5 million cells for the transplant. Johnny gave them 19.4 million.

FAMILY TIES

w Heather Allen, 26, was a nursing

student at Lansing Community College when she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in June. The Dansville resident hopes to return to school after recovering from her stem cell transplant. She has a 5-year-old son and is engaged. w Johnny Allen, 23, is Heather’s brother. He recently ﬁnished four years of service as a Marine, serving tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He’s returned to Dansville. His future plans include going to college or ﬁnding a military contract job.

Making herself at home: Heather Allen of Dansville will spend weeks at Mott Children’s Hospital as doctors monitor her reaction to a stem cell transplant.

She’ll also be monitored closely for symptoms of graft-versus-host she started crying even harder,” disease, which can range from blood cells. Johnny said. Heather will stay at Mott Chil- mild to life-threatening. “That was more of a happy Despite the risks, the transdren’s Hospital in Ann Arbor for cry,” Heather said. plant gives Heather a shot at reat least several weeks while her The news came just as Johnny immune system rebuilds. mission and decades more life. finished his four years of military Without the transplant, her life Johnny’s stem cells will naviservice. He packed his life into a expectancy was five years or less. gate her blood stream and graft truck and started a cross country into her bones. “Five years? I have way too road trip from California to Danmuch to do,” Heather said. “Five “(Stem cells) are the babies sville, where Heather and their that can differentiate into the dif- years isn’t enough. I can deal with parents live in neighboring farm ferent cells that the patient needs side effects to get those couple houses. at the time,” said Sandra Hoffman, extra years,” Heather said. “The timing was perfect,” supervisor of the cell therapy proShe wants to see her 5-year-old Heather said. “He’s been centime- cessing lab for the University of son, Tommy, graduate high ters from death. He lost a lot of school, play football and meet his Michigan Health System. his really close friends firsthand. From now on, Heather’s blood girlfriends. That wasn’t his time. He fought a will have Johnny’s DNA. She wants to marry her fiance, war over there and now he’s fightIt’s such a drastic change that Tommy Cremeans. They’d waited ing over here for me. ” they have another name for trans- for Johnny to get home so he A new mission could be there. Now she’s waiting plant day at the hospital. Homecoming Heather was diagnosed with The staff calls it a birthday. for her hair to grow back. She leukemia in June. She spent the The siblings say they have meldoesn’t want to get married bald. It’s possible Heather will start summer undergoing chemothera- lowed and become better friends experiencing Johnny’s allergies. It Heather wants to go back to py, which meant several monthsince they were teens. school. She’s still a few credits might even affect how she perlong stays at Ingham Regional “His will for life is much differ- ceives smells and tastes. shy of her nursing degree. She Medical Center. ent after the war,” Heather said. “I better not start liking sushi,” wants to be an oncology nurse. The first month of treatment “He sees things in a different light Heather laughed. “I don’t want to “(If I’m) still alive, there’s alone cost $130,000. now. (And) in the last year, I’ve something I was put on this earth like it.” The stem cell transplant will started looking at things a lot diffor,” Heather said. “I’m not sure Rebuilding cost $150,000 to $250,000. ferently. No grudges. Time’s too what. I have to impact somebody “I have a nice stack of bills short.” somehow.” Side effects of the transplant waiting for me,” said Heather, It didn’t take long for them to She’ll start by sharing her new process are significant, including who has Medicaid-provided fall into old habits once Johnny motto with other patients. the risk of developing other caninsurance. returned home. “If it wasn’t hard, it would be cers from the exposure to radiaDoctors told her the best “We love to tinker with things too easy.” tion treatments. chance for remission was to and play in the barn,” Heather reboot her body with a stem said. “We did it when we were cell transplant. younger and we can still get on Heather reached out to her that roof.” brother, a Marine who’d just reHeather might’ve put Johnny turned from his second tour in four in a dress or locked him in the years, this time in Afghanistan. chicken cages from time to time, She asked Johnny to accept a but no one else was allowed to new mission. mess with her little brother. “I need your body to go fight Now he’s the protector. my body and save my life,” HeathJohnny was at his sister’s side er said. during her latest bone marrow biJohnny took a cheek swab test opsy, a painful process. to determine if he could be “I told him whatever happens, Heather’s stem cell donor. just stay in that chair and don’t He was still at Camp Pendleton start punching people,” Heather when the hospital called to tell said. him they were a perfect match. Day Zero The caller asked if would he like to give Heather the news. The precursor to Heather’s You bet. transplant was chemotherapy and So Johnny called Heather, radiation that killed the diseased who’d just been readmitted to the bone marrow and blood cells ravBlood is thickest: Johnny Allen is a combat veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan. hospital with a fever. aging her body. His newest mission is more personal — he donated stem cells to give his sister “She was crying, and I told her It left her a blank slate, with no a fighting chance against acute myeloid leukemia. I was a perfect match and then live bone marrow, which create

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Hawaii’s birds foil Friday night football games Seabirds confuse stadium lights for moon, stars

Games move to Saturday: High school football games in Kapaa, Hawaii, that used to be played under bright lights on Friday nights are being played Saturday in order to protect seabirds, which confuse the lights for the moon.

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KAPAA, Hawaii — The tradition of Friday night football on the island of Kauai has been disrupted by an unusual culprit: Young seabirds migrating to the ocean mistake stadium lights for the moon and stars, causing them to become disoriented, drop from the sky and fall prey to cats. School ofﬁcials canceled Friday night football for almost all of the season on Kauai and moved the games to Saturday afternoon, angering residents who are upset that their beloved fall tradition has been thwarted because of a bird. They have been showing up to games wearing T-

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shirts that disparage the policy, and occasionally voicing their displeasure from the stands during games. “Because we’re in the middle of the Paciﬁc Ocean, we don’t have much to have to offer our kids. On a Friday night, this is what our kids would look forward to,” said Lori Koga, whose 17-year-old son is a Kauai High School varsity linebacker and run-

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The Kauai Interscholastic Federation changed the football schedule as Kauai County was facing possible federal prosecution for failing to protect seabirds. The U.S. Justice Department said federal wildlife officials notified the county in 2005 its lighting was hurting the birds, in violation of the Endangered Species Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The government said the county failed to install shielded lights that shine down on the field, not out, thus being less harmful to the birds. The county ultimately reached a deal with prosecutors in which officials will install shielded lights at Kauai’s

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Mourning loss of home, friends: Vivian Thomas, 52, of Lansing, reacts after seeing the remains of her dwelling in the woods Sunday near the 400 block of South Clippert Street in Lansing Township. Two men she shared the camp with died as a result of an explosion and ﬁre.

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Former President Bill Clinton said there is no question that Virg Bernero is the best candidate to be Michigan’s next governor. “You have a uniquely qualiﬁed person here,” Clinton said at Sunday’s rally at Renaissance High School in Detroit. “If he loses, you lose.” He compared Bernero’s record to his own — an era of balanced budgets without tax hikes and deﬁcits that turned into surpluses. The naysayers, Clinton

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LANSING TWP. — Vivian Thomas held an undergarment in her soot-covered hands, one of the only items she recovered from the camp in the woods she called home. But possessions didn’t matter when Thomas, 52, found out her two friends had died in a ﬁre that destroyed the home they shared tucked away in the woods near the Whiskey Barrel Saloon on Clippert Street. Two men died after an explosion and ﬁre in the wooded area south of Municipal Park near Kalamazoo and Clippert streets just east of U.S. 127. “I’m more sorry for (them), because I was telling (my friend) once I found me a place to live, I was going to give him the camp,” she said through tears. “I built this for the homeless on purpose, so they’d have something.”

Living in the woods: Jeffery Walls, known by his neighbors as “Dutch,” said he was asleep in his tent when a friend woke him to The aftermath: The charred alert him of the ﬁre. For more photos, go to www.lsj.com. remains of an encampment are seen after Saturday’s ﬁre and “One thing that happened last night explosion in a homeless camp in the woods near the 400 block of — hell paid a visit.” South Clippert Street. Jeffery Walls who lives at the camp

The men were found at the site at about 9:15 p.m. Saturday, according to Lansing Township fire officials. One man died at the scene and another was taken to the hospital, where he later died. Officials did not release identities of the men. The cause of the fire is

still under investigation. Jeffery Walls, 46, was asleep in his tent when his friend woke him up to alert him of the ﬁre next door. “I got up, and that thing was going up, it went up and ignited in ﬂames,” he said. “It burnt like you wouldn’t believe.”

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Someone was burning wood in a cast-iron stove for warmth, Walls said. A dryer hose served as the chimney through the tarp roof on the shanty. Only the charred remains of a log wall, stove, chimney and a few other items survived the ﬂames inside the home. Three bicycles,

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Lansing City Market vendors are conﬁdent they’ll cope if developer Pat Gillespie’s $23.1 million Market Place doesn’t happen. The mixed-use project that would have placed new apartment residents nearby motivated their move to the new city market earlier this year. “All of us in the back of our minds were thinking that would be a nice boost,” said Kevin Nichols, who sells produce and jewelry at the less-than-a-year-old riverfront market. “They’re making a big mistake.” The Market Place project is on hold because the City Council voted 4-4 on Oct. 11 against a motion to approve about $4 million in incentives, which Gillespie said were vital to make

Market Place happen. A four-member council bloc has aligned itself with labor groups demanding union scale wages and beneﬁts. The council could bring the issue up again, but now six votes instead of ﬁve are needed for approval to do so. Vendors are thankful that the new market — which Gillespie originally pitched in 2007 with his Market Place plans — seems to be faring better than the old one. Neva Austin, who sells baked goods and sandwiches at the market, made the move to the new market after city leaders hyped up the possibilities of Market Place. “But I wasn’t banking on it,” Austin said. “That

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a ﬁshing pole, shovels, shopping cart and a laundry line tied between two trees with a pink bath towel were among several items that remained outside the home. “One thing that happened last night — hell paid a visit,” Walls said.

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Several camp residents and their friends gathered Sunday afternoon on Clippert Street near the trail that leads to the camp where at least a half-dozen people live. They hugged and consoled each other as news spread about the victims. The homeless community in the camp is close-knit and like a family, said Lansing resident Daniel Kunkleman, 37, who said he does not live there but is friends with some of the residents. “We try to look out for each other,” he said. Volunteers from Recovery Place Ministries also stopped by on Sunday. The church, located at 801 S. Holmes St., provides aid and services to the homeless, including about a halfdozen people who currently live in the camp hidden in

the woods. Pastor Ron Milton said he has known the two men who died for a few years. “They were guys that had some troubled lives but they were always quick and willing to help out when help was needed,” Milton said. “People have sometimes a lot of wrong ideas about who the homeless are and what they’re all about,” he said. “They all have unique stories. We’ve been trying to do what we can to help them become productive citizens again.”

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At least two Lansing Township police ofﬁcers patrolled the camp Sunday afternoon to check on the residents. They referred all questions to Police Chief Kay Hoffman. She did not return phone calls seeking comment. Ofﬁcers stop by the camp about once a month to check in, Walls said. “The folks that live out there for the most part … really do not cause any problems,” Milton said. “And many of them, if I need them to help us with a project or something, they’re more than willing to help out.”

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JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister on Sunday urged the Palestinians to avoid unilateral action and resume peace talks, a reﬂection of growing concern that the Palestinian

leadership might be inching toward a “Plan B” in which they seek international recognition of an independent state without Israeli agreement. Talks have stalled, just weeks after Netanyahu their launch, following Israel’s decision to resume full-ﬂedged settlement building in the West Bank after a 10-month peri-

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tured in the 1967 Mideast war. At the start of the weekly meeting of his Cabinet, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the Palestinians to “honor their obligation to engage in direct negotiations.” “I think any attempt to circumvent it by going to international bodies isn’t realistic and won’t advance true peacemaking in any way,” Netanyahu said. “Peace will be achieved only through direct talks.”

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would be short-sighted.” According to John Hooper, Lansing City Market’s manager, the new riverfront market sees 1,000 to 2,000 patrons every Saturday and up to 300 every lunch hour. “The market’s doing wonderfully,” said Hooper, who is retiring from his position this week. He plans to be involved in the selection process for his replacement but

said no one has been named yet. “I’m sure Market Place will happen,” Hooper said. “Wiser heads will prevail. It will happen. It needs to happen for the good of the city.” Diane Thompson was a huge opponent of the new Lansing City Market, arguing that market ofﬁcials weren’t putting enough stock into concerns about year-round operations, energy efﬁciency and possi-

Officials not commenting on project Citing concerns about litigation, city of Lansing officials are refusing to discuss East Lansing developer Pat Gillespie’s Market Place project and the City Council’s decision not to approve about $4 million in tax incentives. “Because of potential impact on litigation, neither the city nor its officials will be commenting on this matter,” City Attorney Brig Smith wrote Friday in an e-mail to the Lansing State Journal. Gillespie has not told the State Journal definitively whether he’ll pursue litigation. The city agreed in 2008 to sell him the former City Market property for $1.6 million. Lansing used the money to build a new City Market nearby so he could build a $23.1 million Market Place mixed-use development to include apartments on the property. Earlier this month, the council refused to offer incentives for the project. The 2008 agreement states: “ ... developer and city each agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to pursue all support available for the project, such as: brownfield financing, brownfield

tax credits, ... grant funds, ... and neighborhood enterprise zone.” Council members Brian Jeffries, Carol Wood, Eric Hewitt and Derrick Quinney voted against incentives for Gillespie’s project, opposing four other council members in an apparent response to labor groups’ demands for project labor agreements, or guarantees for union scale wages and benefits. They did not return calls or e-mails seeking comment for this story. The State Journal on Thursday was rebuffed by Smith when it requested all correspondence between Gillespie and the city of Lansing in the past 30 days. The State Journal later Thursday filed a request for the correspondence under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act. The city has five business days to respond. Gillespie said the project hinges on the incentives. “Really nothing can happen without those incentives and tools,” Gillespie said. “It just remains a parking lot. I don’t know if I could resell it to someone. It’s a mess all the way around.”

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for up to $1,400 a month. “It looks beautiful,” she said of the market. However, “I’m not really in favor of building more buildings that will be empty apartments.” Gillespie purchased the former market property for $1.6 million. The city used the money to build a new market. The former market property at Cedar and Shiawassee streets is a parking lot where Market Place was supposed to go.

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Events spotlight spirit to thrive

udging by the recent inﬂux of entrepreneurship-focused events, there is much about the region’s entrepreneurial spirit to celebrate. This spirit continues to grow and thrive with our region taking on global ideas and events and bringing them to midMichigan in the form of Tedx Lansing or Ignite Lansing. And more events are coming up. Among them: Start Up Weekend, On the which takes place Nov. 5-7 work at the force Technology Innovation Center in East Lansing. This event will encourage people to start their own businesses and turn great ideas into actions.

EEOC panel looks at credit checks It’s legal for employers to obtain personal information about job seekers and workers.

Practices could unfairly exclude some job seekers

checking credit reports. The meeting was part of a longer-term examination of barriers to employment. “An ever-increasing number of job applicants and workers are being exposed RUTH MANTELL to employment screening tools, such as credit checks, MCT News Service that could unfairly exclude WASHINGTON — With them from job opportuni- using credit histories as a the national unemployment ties,” said Jacqueline Berrien, screening tool. rate at 9.6 percent, the U.S. chairman of the EEOC. U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Equal Employment OpporD-Ill., who chairs the House tunity Commission is con- ‘Subconscious bias’ Financial Services Subcomcerned about employers usIt’s legal for employers mittee on Financial Instiing a job applicant’s credit to obtain personal infor- tutions and Consumer Credhistory as a screening tool. mation about job seekers it, said in a statement last The commission met last and workers, including con- month there is the potential week to hear testimony sumer reports that measure for a “subconscious bias” from various groups about creditworthiness. But some against those with more negemployers’ practice of worry about the effect of ative data in their reports.

“You simply cannot tell a person’s character, integrity or how well they will perform their job by looking at their credit report,” Gutierrez said. “The fact that someone has a credit report that is not superior to another job candidate does not make them less able to do the work at an ofﬁce or a factory, nor does it make them more or less likely to steal from their employer.” The subcommittee recently held a hearing on a bill that would amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit employers, with some exclusions, from using a consumer report for hiring or ﬁring if the report

Business Showcase

For the more established ventures, the Greater Lansing Business Showcase spotlights local businesses and offers networking opportunities. This year’s showcase takes place Thursday at the Lansing Center. The Capital Area IT Council will host a free panel discussion and presentation during the event at 2 p.m., centered on utilizing technology for marketing strategy for your business. For more information, go to www.lansingbusiness monthly.com. Beyond special events, new programs exist that teach entrepreneurship.

MSU E-Net

The Michigan State University Entrepreneurship Network or MSU E-Net is new program offered at MSU where you can earn a certiﬁcate in entrepreneurship. At http:// entrepreneurship.msu. edu, you can learn more about the certiﬁcation and about more events and resources available. It’s an exciting time as events and programs arise or recur around entrepreneurialism. Seeing this kind of talent in town is refreshing and energizing for our region and I commend our community for taking initiative and establishing these programs for business owners, and future business owners.

Purpose questioned

Worker advocates also voiced concern last week that consumer reports may not accurately reﬂect or predict whether a job seeker will succeed in the workplace. Some questioned whether credit checks should be used for workers outside certain levels or functions. Employers are required to let applicants know whether their credit reports were used against them. The idea is to give applicants the opportunity to dispute inaccuracies.

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Seekers, Women’s Center of Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. Interview and work appropriate clothing and accessories for women in the Lansing area who can’t afford to shop in stores. Info: 372-9163, www.womens centerofgreaterlansing.org.

Start Up Weekend

Start Up Weekend participants will spend the weekend developing ideas into something marketable, utilizing the skill sets of those who volunteer. You can sign up or learn more at http://lansing.startup weekend.org. I appreciate the work that goes into the planning and results that stem from these events. The opportunity to collaborate, share ideas and put an intensive amount of time into an idea or new business is just what these emerging entrepreneurs need. I see great potential with announcements like the grant to establish a Regional Entrepreneurship Collaborative, spearheaded by Lansing Economic Area Partnership Inc. with dozens of regional partners.

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10 a.m.-noon. Women’s Center of Greater Lansing, 1712 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. For women who need jobs or are looking for a new ones. Learn to write resumes and cover letters. Info: 372-9163, womenscenterof greaterlansing.org.

Getting down to business: Michelle Villalobos (left) and Jessica Kizorek have different strategies for getting more done while working. Villalobos sets priorities and deadlines. Kizorek works fours hours a day, forcing herself to be more productive.

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Productivity experts suggest setting priorities, deadlines

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CINDY KRISHCER GOODMAN MCT News Service

Jessica Kizorek used to start her day by reading e-mail and responding. Then, she noticed she wasn’t getting to the priorities on her to-do list. “Half the day had gone by and e-mail had sucked the juice out of me,” Kizorek said. To break the habit, Kizorek, founder of Badass BusinessWoman.org, challenged herself to be more productive, cutting back to only four work hours a day. The rest she allocated to leisure. Instead of planning business meetings at a Starbucks coffee shop, she had phone conversations. “It’s amazing when you see what you can cut out, what doesn’t go directly into making you money,” she said.

Productivity down

Even as the average workweek expands, worker productivity in the United States is on a slide, a new Labor Department study shows. In the most recent quarter, the measure of employee output per hour fell at a 0.9 percent annual rate, while hours worked climbed at a 3.6 percent rate. “We’re focusing on the urgent at the expense of the important,” said Dan Markovitz, president of Time-

Tips for being more productive w Identify priorities. Miami

productivity expert Michelle Villalobos suggests you write down each day the one thing that would make a huge difference in your career. Do that task first. w Create deadlines. Villalobos says you are more likely to stay focused if you have a set amount of time to finish a task. w Manage interruptions. Figure out what or who is interrupting you and out how you can stop them. Consider using computer programs that block use of certain sites during the workday. w Designate set e-mail time. Tim Ferriss, author of Back Management in Corte Madera, Calif. “People feel overwhelmed. Some is real, some is psychological. They never feel like they are caught up because they aren’t getting to the important stuff.” Experts said the biggest mistake most workers make is starting the day out reading e-mail. Instead, do the important to-dos in the first hour of work. “Ask yourself, if that’s the only thing I accomplish, will I be satisfied with my day?” said Timothy Ferriss, author of “The 4-Hour Workweek.” He said what’s most important, typically, is the task you’re most uncomfortable doing — having a conver-

“The 4-Hour Workweek,” says he found most executives appreciate when workers limit e-mail use to certain times of the day to be more productive. w Streamline tasks. Amy Gross founder of www.Gotfamilygetorg anized.com stays productive by lumping errands together by location. She also sets a block of time for phone calls and another for paperwork. w Say no. Stever Robbins, author of “Get-It-Done Guy’s 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More,” says get rid of poor uses of time. This may require delegating, outsourcing or changing habits.

sation with your boss or a challenging customer.

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Ricky Arriola, CEO of Intel Direct in Miami, is among the highly productive. He runs a 700-person company and chairs Miami’s Adrian Arsht Performing Arts Center. He said exercising gives him energy to stay productive. Weekly, he writes down his goals and includes deadlines and an action plan. He knows what he must do himself, and what to delegate. “The goal is to not get caught up in things that consume my time, but don’t get me whole lot of productivity. I want to focus

on the big things,” he said. Arriola scrutinizes who he gives face time. He said this takes instilling discipline in his staff, teaching them to only request a meeting when it’s something only he can handle. Experts believe the secret to being productive is to track how you spend your day. The next step is asking why you are spending time on each task and getting rid of what isn’t working. RescueTime is software that can track how you spend your time. One executive who used it realized that even though he was reading and responding to e-mail only a couple of minutes at a time, it was adding up to a couple of hours a day. When Stever Robbins, author of “Get-It-Done Guy’s 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More,” scrutinized his time use, he found he was attending networking events for a group, but had never picked up a single client. Robbins said he faced up to recognizing the events as social and decided he would rather spend time hosting a dinner party. Clearly, the biggest challenge is avoiding distractions and staying focused. Ferriss said when people get overwhelmed, they often turn to reading e-mail as a default, instead of being proactive. He suggests sticking to set times to read e-mail.

Clubs and Meetings

7 p.m. Lansing Workers’ Center, 106 Lathrop St., Lansing. Discussion of work problems, including wage theft, workers’ compensation beneﬁt cutoff, unemployment compensation denials. Info: 371-2001, Lworkerscenter @gmail.com. w @ your service, 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Delta Township District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. Need help with your resume? Having trouble with MeLCat or the MeL databases? Want to brush up on your computer skills? Unsure about e-mail, Facebook, Twitter or how to ﬁnd what you need online? Library staff will be available for a free, 30-minute, personalized help session. Info: 321-4014, ext. 4; www.dtdl.org.

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Capital Area Michigan Works, 2110 S. Cedar St., Lansing. Learn how to identify strengths that lead to good job ﬁts. Info: www.camw.org. w Lansing Community College Truck Driver Training Information Session, 1-3 p.m. Capital Area Michigan Works, 2110 S. Cedar St., Lansing. A representative from LCC’s Truck Driver Training program will be onsite to share information about educational opportunities. Info: www.camw.org.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27 Support Groups

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will enforce his health care and ﬁnancial overhauls and try to protect them from repeal should Republicans win control of Capitol Hill. He will use executive authority when blocked by Congress, and steel for scrutiny and investigations if the GOP is in charge. Obama While trying to save money, Obama will have to decide whether to bend to Republican and growing Democratic pressure to extend Bush-era tax cuts, even for the wealthy, that expire at year’s end. Obama wants to extend them for people making less than $200,000 and married

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Budget a priority for MSU hopefuls

Trustee candidates acknowledge funding cuts may require changes MATTHEW MILLER mrmiller@lsj.com

Michigan State University will get nearly $284 million from the state this year. It’s a cut from the year before, but a small one, 2.8 percent. It’s next year that the university’s leaders expect the bottom to fall out. Preliminary budget guidelines passed by the Board of Trustees over the summer predict that state funding will drop to $246 million in 2011-12.

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DeWitt man, 40, killed in one-vehicle accident

For MSU’s leaders, the coming years will be a balancing act, a time of guns-and-butter trade-offs between affordability and quality, a time when they will have to do some hard thinking about what the university can do without. The four major party candidates running for two open spots on the board have made the conventional promises — to hold down tuition, to preserve the quality of the institution and its importance to an ailing state. Keeping them will be no mean feat.

“I don’t feel defensive about what we’re doing at all,” said Colleen McNamara, a Democrat who has served on the board since 1995 and the only incumbent in the race. She is running against fellow Democrat Dennis Denno and Republicans Brian Breslin and Mitch Lyons. “We took the situation, the economic crises, at whatever level that was. We sat back. We thought about what we wanted the university to be next year and 50 years from now, and we really focused on cuts,” she said. “I hate to say that,” she added quickly. “They’re not really cuts. They’re really repositioning our programs, honing in on what we do really well.”

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In recent years, MSU has proposed a raft of program cuts (though some haven’t gone through). It has whittled away at employee beneﬁts. Professors and students talk about larger classes with fewer teaching assistants. But it has also made investments in key areas; plant science is an example. It has sharpened its focus on fundraising and external research grants — with some no-

NEARLY 3,000 TURN OUT FOR CHARITY EVENT

WINDSOR TWP. — Police are investigating a vehicle crash that killed a DeWitt man on Nixon Road, north of Vermontville Highway. Douglas Ruble Jr., 40, was pronounced dead shortly after an off-duty Lansing police ofﬁcer discovered the crash about 8 a.m. Saturday, Michigan State Police said. Police said Ruble apparently failed to negotiate a curve, adding that alcohol is believed to a factor in the accident. Police are asking that anyone who witnessed the accident or talked to Ruble after 10 p.m. Friday please call the Michigan State Police Lansing post at 322-1907. No further information was available.

American Legion post will abide by no-smoking law

BARAGA — Members of an American Legion post in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula who disregarded the state’s smoking ban for months have decided to abide by the law. Post 444 Commander Rick Geroux said Friday the post would comply with a Houghton County court order and stop its patrons from smoking at its tavern. The post has put no-smoking signs at its doors and removed ashtrays to comply with the law banning smoking in most public places. The Detroit Free Press reported that the post had been openly disregarding the ban since it took effect in May. Geroux said the ban will “have a severe economic impact” on the post’s operations by sending smoking customers to competing taverns owned by Indian tribes exempt from the ban.

Ex-Nike missile silo will be part of nature refuge

GROSSE ILE TWP. — A former Cold War anti-aircraft missile site is becoming part of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. A ceremony was planned for Saturday at the 40-acre Gibraltar Bay Unit, located at the southern tip of Grosse Ile. The 40-acre site that once was home to Nike missiles includes coastal wetlands, meadows and prairie. Grosse Ile Township, the Grosse Ile Nature and Land Conservancy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance are involved in the preservation effort. Tours of the site located south of Detroit also will be offered. The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge includes 5,700 acres along the shores of Detroit River and Lake Erie. — From staff and wire reports

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table successes. Brian Breslin, a retired Meijer executive and the son of the man for whom the Breslin Center is named, said it would be “presumptuous” for a candidate not yet elected “to start casting around and saying we need to eliminate this and we need to grow this.” But he also said there are ques-

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Canady recalled as pioneer in Lansing First black member on city school board fought for civil rights BARBARA WIELAND bwieland@lsj.com

Woman sought in robbery of Subway in Lansing

Police are seeking a woman they say robbed a Subway restaurant in Lansing about noon Saturday. Lansing Police Department Sgt. Eric Painter said the woman entered the Subway at 5025 N. Grand River Ave. and placed a bag on the counter. She told a worker that she had a weapon, and the worker put an undisclosed among of money in the sack. The woman then ﬂed on foot, Painter said. The woman entered the restaurant alone, and there were no customers inside at the time of the incident. No one was injured, Painter said, and it doesn’t appear the incident is tied to any other recent crimes. People who have information about the robbery are asked to call the police at 483-4600 or 483-STOP.

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Walking with purpose: Walkers cross over the bridge between the Hall of Justice and the state Capitol building on Saturday during the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Lansing.

Walk raises more than $189K for breast cancer aid, research Fundraiser exceeds group’s expectations despite poor weather BARBARA WIELAND bwieland@lsj.com

More than 2,700 people took part in the annual American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk Saturday, raising more than $189,000 for breast cancer research and support programs. That surpassed the event’s goal of $162,000, organizers said. The walk, which began and ended at the Capitol, has taken place for 12 years, said Kelly Powell, director of the mid-Michigan ofﬁce of the American Cancer Society. She said the number of participants rose this year and donations were greater than expected, despite a chilling drizzle the morning of the walk. “Unfortunately, breast cancer doesn’t pay attention to the economy or weather,” she said.

Cheering them on: Alpha Kappa Delta Phi volunteer Janna Laverdiere (left) cheers on walkers Saturday during the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. This year, 220 breast cancer survivors took part in the walk. One of them, Christie Koenigsknecht of Lansing discovered she had breast cancer ﬁve years ago, when she was 37 and nine months pregnant with her youngest child. In the ensuing months, Koenigsknecht balanced caring for three

children with cancer treatments that included surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatments. She said she was taking part in the walk Saturday to alert others to breast cancer. “I hope to bring awareness to people so that they’ll go and get mammograms,” she said.

Hortense Canady, a leading figure of Lansing’s civil rights movement who helped desegregate Lansing schools, died Saturday of an apparent heart attack. She was 83. Canady, the first black person elected to the Lansing School District’s Board of Education, was one of five board members re- Canady called from the board in 1972 for advocating a school desegregation plan. She went on to become the first executive director of the Lansing Community College Foundation and founded Les Meres, a debutante association in Lansing. Canady was inducted into the Michigan Women’s Historical Center & Hall of Fame. “She was hard-charging and interested in excellence,” said her daughter, Alexa Canady-Davis, a retired pediatric neurosurgeon. Her other children, Clinton Canady III, Alan Canady and Mark Canady, are attorneys. Clinton Canady III is currently running for judge in Ingham County’s 30th Circuit Court. Hortense Canady taught her children to be fearless, CanadyDavis said. “She was a leader. She spoke out and said things that needed to be said,” said Larry Leatherwood, a consultant and adjunct lecturer at U-M in Dearborn.

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AG hopeful Schuette talks up new team Former judge blames Dems for state of Michigan’s economy DAVID RUNK Associated Press

TROY — Whether it’s at a meetand-greet at a Detroit-area pizza shop or the taping of TV appearances about his race for Michigan attorney general, Bill Schuette takes time to talk up the team. The former state Court of Appeals judge blames Democrats for driving the state’s economy and public safety “into a ditch,” and says he and his fellow Republicans — from gubernatorial hopeful Rick Snyder to the party’s nominees for the court Schuette served on for six years — will get Michi-

gan out. “It’s about a new Michigan,” Schuette told a few dozen people during a lunchtime stop at Shield’s Pizza in Troy. “It’s about a fresh approach, a team approach.” Later, he tells the crowd: “I’m working hard. No one’s going to outhustle me.” He makes a point to try to talk oneon-one with each Schuette person in the room, grabbing a piece of pizza without sitting down. While trying to reach as many voters as possible each day with events like these, the goal is bigger than his own election — it’s about setting up the whole GOP ticket for victory Nov. 2. “We’re going to get a big old broom,” Schuette said in an interview. “We’re going to sweep out

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the old guard in Lansing.” Schuette, 57, got his start in politics 25 years ago, serving three terms in the U.S. House before unsuccessfully running for the U.S. Senate in 1990. Since then, he’s served as the director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and in the Michigan Senate before being elected in 2002 to the Court of Appeals.

Todd Gambrell, a 41-year-old tax attorney from Schuette’s hometown of Midland, started volunteering for him as a teenager during Schuette’s ﬁrst congressional campaign, and has stuck with him. He said the hard work Schuette embodies on the campaign trail is indicative of how he approaches his work. “Bill motivated me to learn that giving back to the community that gave to you is important. Bill inspired me to get involved,” Gambrell said. “I learned what it means to volunteer. I learned what public service means.” Public service, Schuette said, is an “important part of me.” He credits his father, a chemical engineer with Midland-based Dow Chemical Co. who died when Schuette was 6 years old, with laying that

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CMU class teaches kids to be tech savvy PATRICIA ECKER Associated Press

MOUNT PLEASANT — A pilot course was created at Central Michigan University to teach students how to maximize the use of the Apple iPad. Professor Patricia Janes of Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services asked Mike Reuter, director of technology operations, to teach her parks and recreation students to be “dangerous” with the higherlevel technology that is desired and expected by today’s employers. “The class I co-teach is RPL 400 N, digital media in recreation, parks and tourism,” Reuter said. “The class is designed to give our students the tools they need to go out and compete better in the corporate world or wherever they end up after they graduate.” The course teaches the business uses for social networking, and how to use the applications found on the iPad. “They know how to ﬁnd music and simple stuff,” Reuter said. “But 80 percent of students don’t know how to use the blackboard, even though the icons are on the screen.” Danny Fancher is a student of the pilot class who is excited to be learning things that will “help him to be more tech savvy” and to help him get his “foot in the door” with employers. “... It’s been an eye-opener with opportunities for critical thinking,” he said.

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foundation. Schuette’s mother later married Carl Gerstacker, a Dow executive who served as chairman from 1960-76. Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Camp, who grew up next door to Schuette, served as chief of staff during Schuette’s ﬁrst term in Congress. He has seen ﬁrsthand since childhood the integrity and enthusiasm Schuette exudes. “He’s never become complacent or jaded in any of the jobs he’s had,” Camp said. “He brings a real freshness to whatever he does. He

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has a high energy, fresh approach. Frankly, that’s what Michigan needs.” Schuette, who has spent the past two years with the law ﬁrm Warner Norcross & Judd in Lansing, says his experience as a judge, coupled with time in both the executive and legislative branches of state government, gives him a unique understanding of the challenges facing Michigan and credentials that are unmatched. It’s that lengthy government service that Democratic attorney general candidate David Leyton criticizes. Leyton, the Genesee County

I have used my time in office to refocus Lansing to work towards a smaller but more effective government, one that will live within its State Representative, means, and will seek to do fewer things but to do the things it does 93rd District do well. I am forcing an agenda that Paul E. Opsommer (i) prioritizes our core governmental w Party: Republican services, as many of our problems w Age: 58 in Michigan can be attributed to government trying to do too much w City of residence: DeWitt w Occupation: State representative with the limited resources we have. My agenda for job creation w Education: BA focuses on creating a business enviEducation ronment where all companies can w Political expeflourish. There are targeted econorience: Mayor, mies that need to be helped, but for City of DeWitt; Michigan to truly recover we need State Repreto promote a rising tide that raises sentative, 93rd all ships and does attempt to District, 2nd only pick winners and losers in certerm tain fields or sectors. Early retirew Family: Married, two children ments for teachers and other public w Campaign website: employees will leave more job www.gophouse.com/ opportunities for younger job canwelcome.asp?Districthttp:/ didates who will be hired in at a /www.gophouse.com/ beginning wage level. Ultimately it welcome.asp?District=93 will be small businesses that create What makes you qualified to jobs, and our overall business environment must support them. hold this office? (Incumbents, please address why you are I have been a leader statewide qualified to return after partici- in fighting the federal government’s pating in the shutdown of state attempts to over extend their government last fall by falling to powers, both in our budget and our meet the deadline for passing a everyday lives. As long as others are balanced budget.) comfortable with letting a spending I introduced the first Joint Reso- policy created in Washington dictate how we must spend our scare lution on this issue, HJR A, in the tax dollars in Michigan we will be Democrat controlled House this facing chronic revenue shortfalls. session and will continue to provide bi-partian leadership to fix this Unlike Washington, we can’t conproblem. HJR A and HCR 05 would tinue to simply print money or take on more and more foreign debt or financially penalize legislators if a completed budget was not submit- auction off our infrastructure. ted by a certain date, and furtherWhat reforms to the state’s more called for a 10 percent pay tax structure do you support and cut. We have since passed legiswhy? lation for that pay cut, and I conWe need to accelerate getting tinue to work to pass the budget rid of the Michigan Business Tax surdeadline bill that I am asking House charge and make the tax as a whole Speaker Andy Dillon to support. lower, and more industry neutral. Many other versions of HJR A have Taxes for small business in particusince been introduced by other leg- lar must be made more fair. I am a islators, and I will fully support any flat tax advocate. I do not support version that would accomplish the recent efforts to make a graduated same goals, not just my own. income tax, which most often hurts

is why I think we should uncouple school funding from the sales tax and Mike Callton hook back to the property tax. w Party: Republican What reforms would you support to encourage more consolw Age: 52 idation and service sharing in w City of residence: Nashville local government? w Occupation: Chiropractor Sharing and consolidation have w Education: B.S. Biology, Michigan their own rewards … they save State University money. However, it’s new/different 1981; Doctorate and schools have to be willing to Chiropractic, step out of the box if they’re going National Univerto continue to provide quality edusity of Health cation. Our school system hired Sciences, Loman outside consultant to study bard, IL, 1989 our organization and suggest new w Political expeideas. This has saved us over a rience: Barry half a million dollars a year. I think County Commissioner 6 years; that all schools should have a conSchool Board Member 15 years; sultant study their organization and Nashville Village Councilman 5 suggest new ideas that most likely years would never spring up internally. w Family: Married, two sons Is there any issue that you w Website: www.mikecallton.com won’t compromise on? What makes you qualified to I believe budgets must be built hold this office? (Incumbents, on revenues and not expenditures. please address why you are Do you agree with the current qualified to return after partici- legislative budget system in which pating in the shutdown of state party leaders meet privately to government last fall by falling to agree on spending? If not, how meet the deadline for passing a would you work to change it? balanced budget.) I think that the whole process I have served for years on schools needs to be public and transparent. boards, the county commission and If anyone doesn’t want the pubic to the village council. On these boards I see what they’re doing, then they worked on budget and policy. There shouldn’t be doing it. experiences were positive and sucDo you support making the cessful. I would like to use this skill Legislature’s spending records set to help the State of Michigan. open to the public? What reforms to the state’s Yes for the same reasons in tax structure do you support and question #6. why? Do you support efforts alter I’m willing to study alternatives Michigan’s term limits? How to what we have now although would you alter them? I’m not set on anything yet. Taxes No. The limits are too short and should not hinder economic growth. as a result we have an inexperiDo you support reforms to enced legislature. Instead of limthe state’s school funding proiting House members to 6 years cess? Explain? and Senate members to 8 years, Yes. I never liked Proposal A I would just make it a limit of 14 because it coupled school funding years. When Representatives and with sales tax, which is an up and Senators term limit out, they just down proposition. Also the head run for the other office anyways. count to earn funding hurts school What, if anything, should be systems families are leaving the state. done to control the growing cost of Schools need stable funding, and that public employee benefits?

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foreign service, Georgetown University, 1976; law degree, University of San Francisco School of Law, 1979. w Political career: Michigan Court of Appeals, 2003-08; Michigan Senate, 1995-2002; director of

Agriculture, 1991-94; U.S. House of Representatives, 1985-90. Ran for the U.S. Senate in 1990. w Professional career: Lawyer with Warner Norcross & Judd in Lansing, 2009-present; private law practice, 1981-84. w Personal: Married to Cynthia; two children, Heidi and Billy. w Web: www.billschuette.com

prosecutor since 2005, says Schuette can’t promote himself as “something new” for Michigan when his resume includes years in both Wash-

ington and Lansing. “I’m a total outsider ... running against a guy who I believe is an ultimate insider,” Leyton said. “He’s just

w Residence: Midland w Party: Republican

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not new. He’s been there, done that and he failed. He failed to bring reform to Lansing.” Others in the race include Libertarian candidate Daniel Grow and Gerald Van Sickle of the U.S. Taxpayers Party. Schuette leads his opponent in name recognition and is ahead in recent polls. But Schuette doesn’t take anything for granted. During the recent taping of asegmentatWXYZ-TV’sstudios in Southﬁeld, Schuette opened the left side of his jacket to reveal a campaign sticker stuck to the inside.

is my office budget. I have also pushed to make candidates submit ONLINE NOW: 2010 VOTERS GUIDE their personal finances through HB Election 5317. Although the bill has not Be an informed voter by using LSJ Media’s passed yet, I have already volunElection 2010 database. Search by county and tarily posted this information, to candidate or do side-by-side comparisons. my knowledge the only representaCheck it out at tive to have done so. www.lsj.com/votersguide Do you support efforts to alter Michigan’s term limits? and have introduced legislation on How would you alter them? small businesses, and I and am opposed to increasing the property improving the Urban Cooperation Term limits have pros and cons, Act. This has been carry over from or sales tax. Net property taxes but I do not believe we should get my previous work as mayor where need to be lowered by reforming rid of them. My main concern is the Homestead Property Tax Credit, we consolidated many services. I that they only apply at the state was named Legislator of the Year which has not been adjusted for and not the federal level, and I by the Michigan Municipal league inflation since 1976 and no longer for my work regarding the consoli- believe the lack of federal term adequately helps homeowners. limits has weakened state governdation of services. Do you support reforms to ment. If the people want to adjust Is there any issue that you the state’s school funding prothem in a manner that does not won’t compromise on? cess? Explain? alter their core purpose I believe There are many issues I would We accomplished major school that those efforts need to be initibudget reform this year by passing never compromise on in any way, ated at the people’s request, and shape, or form. Being bipartisan early retirement legislation that that their will should be done. and willing to work with people also prohibits pension plans for What, if anything, should be does not mean you have to comnewly hired employees. This was done to control the growing cost promise in a manner detrimental to of public employee benefits? critical because taxpayers who your constituents, especially with were largely limited to 401K savAs previously mentioned, putpeople who are not willing to ings plans, if they had any retirement at all, weren’t able to receive compromise themselves. Too many ting new public employees on people in Lansing treat legislation 401Ks instead of pensions is very pensions themselves. This will important. I am an advocate for save us hundreds of millions of dol- like a used car sale, and I strive having a core of fairly compento instead put fair and reasonable lars for schools. I will continue to sated government employees that legislation forward from the onset. support a school funding system we need for the prioritized services which compared to other areas is Do you agree with the current we have to offer, whereas now already based on a combination of legislative budget system in we have too many people that the most diverse and stable revwhich party leaders meet priare spread thin across a variety of enue streams in the state, but any vately to agree on spending? departments and agencies that are changes can not be at the expense If not, how would you work to attempting to be all things to all of other critical programs such as change it? people. I am in favor of an early public safety. The most ordinarily I would change it, and I have retirement for state employees for stable form of revenue is property introduced a bill in this area, HB that reason. Our next governor also taxes, which is down this year, 5465, to help address this issue has to get rid of an excess of high but I am firmly opposed to raising that I encourage voters to go property taxes to make up for this online to read and ask House lead- paid upper management positions that aren’t earning an adequate shortfall. Homeowners in Michigan ership to support. I have also return on investment for taxpayers. already shoulder a disproportionpushed for a variety of other trans- The legislators’ pay will be cut by ate amount of our tax burden, and parency measures at both the 10 percent next year, and I have I am firmly opposed to changing state and federal level and have voluntarily paid back 6 days of pay Proposal A in a manner that would been at the front lines of putting this session in the interim. increase property taxes. more state data onto the web. Travis Lacalle What reforms would you supDo you support making the port to encourage more consol- Legislature’s spending records w Party: Democrat idation and service sharing in Travis Lacalle did not respond to open to the public? local government? Yes, many spending records are the State Journal’s invitation to comI have been a leading voice plete a candidate questionnaire. already open to the public, as

Do you agree with the current There has to be a ceiling on costs I do support reforms. Our curtheir tax dollars are being spent. that are increasing faster than inflation. rent system seems to reward poor legislative budget system in which Do you support efforts to party leaders meet privately to test scores, graduation numbers alter Michigan’s term limits? Bob Willett agree on spending? If not, how and inefficiency. How would you alter them? w Party: Libertarian What reforms would you sup- would you work to change it? I would not alter term limits. I w Age: 34 While I do not have an issue with feel there are far more important port to encourage more consolw City of residence: Hasting them coming up with a general plan, issues facing the state at this time. idation and service sharing in I feel the budget should be brought local government? w Occupation: Machine Repaiman What, if anything, should be to a general discussion, before the at Bradford White Corp. Hold county officials accountdone to control the growing cost final draft is voted on. This would able for consolidating services, if w Education: of public employee benefits? allow for more ideas on how, and not cut state funding. Certificate in It is a burden on the tax payers of where funds should be appropriated. Industrial Is there any issue that you Michigan. I feel that the pay, and benDo you support making the Trades Techwon’t compromise on? efits of public employees should be nology; PursuI will not compromise on the posi- Legislature’s spending records brought more on par with that of the ing A.A.S and tion that our rights are non-negotia- open to the public? private sector. The pay gap between Business ManYes, I absolutely support this ble. Be it, the right to bear arms or the two is appalling. Depending on agement measure. Pushing for true, full, trans- the job, the pay for a public employee the right to a speedy trial. There is w Political experience: None no one right more important than the parency has been one of my major is anywhere from 20 percent to 100 campaign stances. The public should percent greater than the same job in others; and we cannot compromise w Family: Single be aware of how, when, and where on one right to protect another. the private sector. w Website: bobwillett in2010.com What makes you qualified to hold this office? (Incumbents, please address why you are qualified to return after participating in the shutdown of state government last fall by falling to meet the deadline for passing a balanced budget.) I have a firm grasp of the Constitution and political process. I have established a firm set of values and expectations, regarding the role of government in our lives. Being a work• Apartment Living In many instances, ing man, I understand the importance of keeping to a budget and keeping • Delicious meals our community is the budget within our means. Being • 24 Hour Staffing half the cost of most a Libertarian, I do not have to succumb to the political party games • Transportation assisted living! that plague our current Legislature. • Activities What reforms to the state’s tax structure do you support and • Personal Services* why? Call for a tour I support eliminating, or reducing, (517) 393-7777 the Michigan Business Tax to allow business that is here, in the state, *Provided by Personal Plus LLC Apartments independently owned. to remain competitive. This will also starting at allow small business to grow with out government retribution in the form of 200 W. Edgewood Blvd. higher taxes. The state will become more appealing for new business to Lansing, MI 48911 come here with out getting into bidding wars with other states; or burdenwww.edgewoodretirementcenter.com ing taxpayers with incentive programs. Do you support reforms to Family owned and operated by Ganton Senior Communities, LLC the state’s school funding proLJ-0100043846 cess? Explain?

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Tuskegee Airman to speak Friends of Michigan History veteran’s recognition program is coming up at 2 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Michigan Historical Museum. The guest speaker will be Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson, USAF, retired, Tuskegee Airman, World War II. The Tuskegee Airmen were America’s ﬁrst black military pilots. Jefferson was a member of the 332nd Fighter Group. Jefferson On Aug. 12, 1944, while ﬂying over southern France, on his 19th mission, he was shot down and captured by Germans soldiers, and spent the next nine months in Nazi prison camps. Jefferson is the author of the book “Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free: The Memoirs of a Tuskegee VICKKI Airman and POW.” DOZIER All veterans, members, friends, and guests are invit- vdozier@lsj.com 377-1112 ed to this 12th annual event. The program will involve members of the Army, Air Force, and Naval Reserve, and will honor veterans from World War II, Korea, and the Iraq war. The Jackson Northwest High School Choir “Vocal Dimensions” will provide special music. Refreshments will be served following the program. There also will be a Massing of the Colors. Color Guards should RSVP by Friday so that your group may be recognized in the program. Contact Paul Tarr at 319-2580, or pmtarr@aol.com.

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w Major Lavetta Newell-Bennett of Lansing has assumed command of the Michigan Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion, headquartered in Lansing. As the battalion’s ﬁrst female commander, Bennett also serves as a member of the Adjutant General’s Special Staff. She is responsible for 208 full-time soldiers and contractors, as well as over 1,400 new warNewell-Bennett riors throughout Michigan in the Recruit Sustainment Program. Bennett’s primary duties include the strategic planning and execution of recruiting and retention operations to achieve and sustain soldier manning goals. She holds a bachelor of science degree in biology from Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Miss., and a master of science degree in horticulture from Mississippi State University, Starkville, Miss. Bennett and her husband, Martin Bennett Sr., have two children, Martin Jr. and Maya. She is the daughter of Azaline Agee of Laurel, Miss., Cecil Newell of Nashville, Tenn., and the late June Agee. People News appears Sunday through Friday. Have an item about people to contribute? Please mail items to Vickki Dozier, People News, Lansing State Journal, 120 E. Lenawee St., Lansing, MI 48919 or e-mail them to vdozier@lsj.com.

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& DEATHS&FUNERALS Marianne Wiedemer

East Lansing Marianne Wiedemer, 64, passed away in East Lansing on Tuesday, October 19, 2010. She will be fondly remembered as a loving wife and mother and a devoted member of the East Lansing community. Marianne was born July 8, 1946 in White Plains, New York. She graduated from Cornell University in 1968, and later received a Master’s degree in Curriculum Development and Communications from Michigan State University. She taught elementary school in Columbus, Ohio for three years in an open-classroom setting, and later trained teachers in this unique curriculum. Her passion for helping others led her to serve as activity coordinator at Independence Village Retirement Home of East Lansing. She was an avid gardener, and received her Master Gardener certification working on a memorial garden at the East Lansing Public Library. She also maintained a beautiful community perennial garden in Clifton Park for 20 years. Marianne was a tireless worker for her community. She was founder of East Lansing Positive Prevention, a youth drug-prevention program, and worked as Developmental Director for the Boys and Girls Club of Lansing. She was a board member of both the Ingham County and State American Medical Association Alliance, and was a project manager and supervisor for the Junior League of Lansing. She also volunteered her time for Meals on Wheels, Woldumar Nature Center, and as a grant writer for Capital-Area United Way. She received a number of community awards for her service, including the East Lansing Crystal Award, the Capital-Area Athena Award, and the Search Institute Award for a mentorship program used in 46 cities. Marianne was a 30-year member of The Peoples Church of East Lansing, where she was co-founder of Phoebe’s Circle, President of The Peoples Church Pre-School, leader of Moms and Tots, interim coordinator of Elder-Care, and a member of the Woman’s Board. In addition, she organized a medical mission to a hospital in Ometepec, Mexico. Marianne is survived by her husband of 40 years, Dr. David H. Wiedemer; her sister Betty Jean Gaynor of Westerly, RI; and her four children, Kristin Frey (Peter) of New Bern, NC, Dr. Brian Wiedemer of Kapolei, HI, Scott Wiedemer (Season) of Sandy, OR, and Robin Mulvey (Steven) of Corvallis, OR. Visitation with the family will take place at Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, 1730 E. Grand River Ave, East Lansing, from 2:00-4:00 and 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday, October 29, 2010. A memorial service will be held at The Peoples Church, 200 W. Grand River Ave, East Lansing at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 30, 2010 with receiving in the Robertson Room before and after the service. In honor of Marianne, memorial contributions can be made to the Boys and Girls Club of Lansing, 4315 Pleasant Grove Rd, Lansing, MI 48910 or the Lupus Foundation of America, 2000 L Street, N.W., Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036 in her memory. Please visit www.gorslineruncimaneastlansing.com to sign the guestbook for Marianne’s family.

Dr. Douglas M. Dean

Lansing Age 78, left this life on October 12, 2010, after 16 years battling the increasing restrictions of Parkinson’s. Throughout it all, he gave love, help and friendship to many. He graduated from Sexton High, MSU and Illinois College of Optometry. After practicing one year in Peoria, IL, he returned to East Lansing and located his office across the street from MSU’s Union Bldg. He was a charter member of the local magic club and cofounder of Michigan Magic Day. He also traveled the country with his family presenting his Magical Medicine Show. He was honored by the International Brotherhood of Magicians, Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Senator Gretchen Whitmer and several magic clubs in Michigan. The Magic Guild of Lansing is now named after him. He married Irene in 1958. He is survived by Irene and their son, Steven, his wife Kelly, and grandsons Alexander and Blake. Doug’s brother Barry and his wife Nancy of Mackinaw City, MI also survive him. Services will be held on Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 11:00 a.m. at Asbury United Methodist Church, 2200 Lake Lansing Rd., Lansing, followed by visitation time, Broken Wand Ceremony and luncheon. Burial will be at another time in Chesaning, MI. Those who can be with the family in person or in thought are greatly appreciated. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Lansing Area Parkinson’s Support Group, c/o Grace Boyce, Treas., 10346 Lafayette Lane, Dimondale, MI 48821. Arrangements by Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.

Joe V. Rodriguez

Lansing Joe V. "Joe Buck" Rodriguez, of Lansing, Michigan, was taken into the loving hands of the lord on Thursday, October 21, 2010. Born in Galveston, Texas December 11, 1945, to Jose and Maria Rodriguez. Joe is survived by his wife, Melinda; two daughters, Reina and Lisa; five sons, Ray (Nancy), Rene (Scoop), Rico, Angelo, and Joseph (Bano); five sisters, Gloria, Josie, Alice, Sylvia and Lola; five grandchildren, Alex, Roy, Taylor, Alyssa, and Jayla; and many other family members. Joe worked for 38 years at Fisher Body, and was a proud GM-UAW retiree. He enjoyed, dancing, watching sports, and spending time with his family. The viewing will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Tuesday October 26, 2010 at Gorsline Runciman Funeral Home on Michigan Ave. Immediately following will be a special celebration of his life. In lieu of flowers and contributions, the family requests donations are sent to 16104 Brook Rd. Lansing, MI 48906.

Nicholas Anthony Ianni, Jr

Died October 19, 2010, born to Nick and Gerry Ianni, January 13, 1955, in Wyandotte, Michigan. Graduated from Dexter High School in 1973, Michigan State University-James Madison College in 1977, and The University of Toledo College of Law in 1981. He was a member of the Michigan Bar. He was preceded in death by his father, Nick A, Sr. He is survived by his mother, Gerry; brothers, Greg (Jamie), Mark (Kathy), and Rob; sisters, Kathy Wall (Chris), Candace Dawson (Bill); and eight nieces and nephews. Nick Ianni loved people. He always offered a helping hand to those who needed it. His generosity was only exceeded by the goodness of his heart. His family was all important and nothing mattered more to him. His passion for his beloved Michigan State University Spartans will never be forgotten. He lived for fall Saturday’s in East Lansing: tailgating with friends and afternoons in Spartan Stadium. Win or lose, his enthusiasm and support for the Spartans never waivered. Nick was a good, compassionate man and a great Spartan. Visitation will be Sunday, October 24, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Hosmer-Muehlig Funeral Chapel, Dexter. The Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, October 25, 11 a.m. at the old St. Joseph Catholic Church, on 4th Street in Dexter, with an hour of visitation preceding the Mass from 10-11 a.m. at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in the name of Nicholas Ianni to the Michigan State University Spartan Fund or the American Diabetes Association. Condolences may be left by visiting our website, www.hosmermuehlig.com.

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DEATH NOTICES APPEAR ON PAGE 5B Eugene "Gene" Francis Dudley

Sarasota, FL Eugene "Gene" Francis Dudley, 82, died October 9, 2010, in Sarasota, FL after a long battle with cancer. He was born October 31, 1927 in Bellevue, OH. Gene is survived by his wife of 61 years, Maryellen Koch; his daughters, Thais Mishler (Dennis), Laurie Dudley (Peter Cronin), Julie Wilson (Denny); and a son, Doug (Mary Lou); eight grandchildren including Joel Mishler (Judy), Mara Braegelmann (Jason), Michael Mishler, Kaitlyn Curtin (Tommy), Sean Dudley (Margaret), Brendan Dudley, Jake Wilson and Jenna Wilson; nine greatgrandchildren; and a sister, Eileen Horn of Fremont, Ohio. He was pre-deceased by his parents, Clarence and Corrine Dudley; sisters, Mary Louise and Irma (Haaser); and brother, Leonard "Mose" Dudley. He and Maryellen spent many years caring for her parents, Virgie and Paul Roberts. Prior to living in Sarasota, Gene was a long time resident of Charlotte, Michigan and the owner/operator of Maeward Inc. in Olivet. Gene enjoyed great success as a key member of the 194445 Bellevue, Ohio state champion high school basketball team. That group of "Whiz Kids" finished a perfect 25-0. Dudley was named All-Ohio for his efforts. He went on to star at Bowling Green State University where he went to the NIT tournament twice and still holds the BGSU school record for the most games played. He was inducted into the Bellevue High School Hall of Fame in 2005. Gene served in the Army during WW II but was not deployed overseas. While in the service he played quarterback, basketball and baseball for the 9th Infantry Regiment. Gene was an avid golfer having spent many years as a member of the Charlotte Country Club and continued to play regularly in Florida. He "shot his age" earlier this year and played as recently as August. Gene was appreciated by his family and friends as a kind, fun and generous gentleman. He will be dearly remembered and missed by all. Visitation is at Pray Funeral Home, Charlotte, MI, Sunday, October 31, 2010 from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. The Funeral Mass will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 1, 2010 at Gene’s home parish for 28 years, St Mary Catholic Church, Charlotte, MI with Reverend Father Douglas Osborn. Interment will be at Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, MI. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, MI. Online condolences may be sent to www.prayfuneral.com. Arrangements by Pray Funeral Home, Charlotte, MI.

Leon B. Fitzgerald

Battle Creek January 6, 1939-October 19, 2010 Leon B. Fitzgerald 71, of Battle Creek, MI died October 19th, 2010. Leon was born and raised in Lansing, MI to Leon Lockwood Fitzgerald and Ruth Bowden. He attended Everett High School in Lansing and graduated in 1957 at Holt High School, Holt, MI. He served in the US Navy and is retired from the Michigan State Liquor Control Commission as a Liquor Store Manager after 38 years. Leon was united in marriage to the former Sharon Laxton in February 1964. Surviving are his wife, daughters, Robin (David) Waterman, Windermere, FL, Tracie (Greg) Richardson, Climax, MI, Dana (Benton) Wood, Orlando, FL and Vicki (Fred) Glomb, Battle Creek, MI.; seven grandchildren; Chelsea, Tiffanie, Joel, Jessica, Amber, Casey and Parker sisters, Marjorie (Edward) Homer, Elgin, IL and Sandra (Donald) Taylor, Eaton Rapids, MI. Leon was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Irene Orr-Ueberroth. Leon was an avid bowler and very active in the Battle Creek Men’s Bowling Association for nearly 35 years. He was also a Director on the Michigan State Bowling Association aka the USBCBA and their President 2007 and 2008. Visitation 1 hour prior to service to be held on October 30, 2010, 1:00 p.m. at The Potter’s House Church, 226 Capital Ave., NE, Battle Creek, MI 49017. Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. on November 1, 2010 Fort Custer National Cemetery, in Augusta, Michigan. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association of Michigan. Condolences, photos and memories may be shared with the family at www.brownfuneralhomeniles.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Niles.

Beulah M. Monaghan

Haslett Formerly of Grand Ledge passed away October 16, 2010. She was born January 10, 1918 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to the late Guy and Esther (nee Weber) Whittaker. Beulah taught English at Grand Ledge High School and also taught incoming freshman English and composition at Michigan State University. Beulah enjoyed gardening, reading, writing, and bird watching. She is survived by her children; Sheila Carlson of Haslett, Susan Monaghan of Ann Arbor, Brian (Nancy) Monaghan of Grand Ledge and Robert Monaghan of Kalamazoo; grandchildren, Brian Allen Monaghan and Matthew Carlson; 5 great-grandchildren; sisters, Mary (Leeland) Bachman of Ypsilanti, Mabel Borchardt of Sidney; brothers, Wayne (Linda) Whittaker of Metamora, Gary (Sharon) Short of Lake Orion, Dale (Shyrl Lynn) Whittaker of Ortonville. She is also survived by numerour nieces and nephews. Beulah was preceded in death by siblings, Iris Whittaker, June Stabe, Lyle Whittaker and Bruce Whittaker. A private family service will take place at a later time. Memorial contributions may be given to Michigan State University College of Arts & Letters Alumni Endowed Scholarship AE0005 University Advancement 300 Spartan Way East Lansing, Michigan 48824 Arrangements by the Holihan-Atkin Funeral Home, Grand Ledge. Online condolences and guest book entries may be made at www.holihanatkin.com

Bruce A. LoMar

North Redington Beach, FL, Bruce A. LoMar, 63, died in an accident on Saturday, October 2, 2010. Bruce, a native of Evanston (IL) and long-time Chicago resident, is survived by his sister Toby LoMar (husband Ken) Salzman and niece Sarna Salzman. He graduated from Michigan State University (1968) and worked in computer systems for CNA in Chicago until his retirement. Memorial tributes may be made to the Lansing Concert Band, where his sister is active, at POB11152, Lansing, MI 48901, or SEEDS, an environmental nonprofit run by his niece, at www.ecoseeds.org.

Carl Melvin Barnes

Libby, Montana Carl Melvin Barnes, 77, of Libby, Montana formerly of Eagle Michigan passed away on January 9, 2010. Carl was preceded in death by his parents Russell and Mildred Barnes, Brother Dan, and Son Joel. Surviving are his sister Aletha Cosens (Portland), Daughters Karla Barnes (Libby, MT) and Brenda (Casey) Dreyer (Howard City), Grandsons Jared (Anna) Gray (Libby, MT), Hunter and Dalton Barnes (Eagle), and many, many friends.

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Eleanor Ruth (Kinney) Cheney

Okemos Age 91, of Okemos, Michigan died peacefully August 17, 2010. She was born June 29, 1919 in Lansing, MI to Edward and Sarah (Arbaugh) Kinney. Eleanor was a graduate of Lansing Eastern High School and Michigan State College in 1941 with a Bachelor of Science. A former teacher at Allegan High School, she also taught in War Nursery Schools in Ann Arbor and Madison, WI. She worked diligently to establish local auxiliaries at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor and at Edward W. Sparrow Hospital, Lansing. She was a member of Sigma Kappa Sorority Corporation Board, the building Committee and was a Pan-Hellenic Representative as well as serving on the Okemos Schools’ PTA Eleanor was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Okemos and was an affiliate member of Christ Presbyterian Church in Largo, FL. participating in the Women’s Association, choir and as a church elder. But, most of all, she will be remembered as the devoted and loving wife of her "one and only" Bill, mother to her children, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister-in-law and Aunt Eleanor. Eleanor is predeceased by her husband, "Bill" William Dean Cheney, M.D., her parents Edward and Sarah and her brother Richard Kinney. She is survived by her children, Karen L. (Ronald) McPhail of Scotland, UK, Marilyn (John) Eisz of CA, Laura (Stephen) Gladwin of AZ, Roger (Christine) Cheney of Lansing and Scott (Colleen) Cheney of Saginaw; 15 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at Okemos Presbyterian Church, 2258 Bennett Rd, Okemos. The family is being served by Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, 1730 E. Grand River Ave., East Lansing, MI 48823. Please visit www.gorslineruncimaneastlansing.com to sign the guest book.

Gerald Orla Cross

Gerald Orla Cross, 83, passed away peacefully surrounded by his children at the Eaton Community Hospice on Thursday, October 21, 2010. Jerry was born June 27, 1927 on the family farm in Montcalm County, Douglas Township, the fifth child of Orla and Alta (Comden) Cross. He was preceded in death by his parents, his in-laws, Alger and Thelma Demorest; brothers, Howard (Ila), Theo (Barbara); sister, Loreen (Henry) Novenske; an infant sister and a granddaughter, Heather Cooper. He cared for his beloved wife, Alice, through her struggle with Alzheimer’s disease and she preceded him in death in 1996. Jerry served as a Medical Corpsman in the U.S. Army from 1946-1947. He worked at Aluminum Extrusions for 38 years and helped neighbors on their farms for many years after his retirement. Jerry and Alice lived in their Otto Road home in Charlotte from 1954 until each of their respective passings. He raised many pigs, cattle, ponies, horses and mules and dearly loved his many dogs and cats. He loved to fish and hunt. Gerald is survived by his one remaining sibling Earl (Betty); his children, Sam (Kathy) Cross; Julie (Chuck) Cooper; Patty (Kevin) Braithwaite; grandchildren, Dave, Jon, Jim, Lisa and Bob Cross, Melissa Cooper and Tamara Little, Jessica, Daniel and Katie (Ryan Starkweather) Boucher; 4 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. A visitation will be held at Pray Funeral Home from 1:00 3:00 p.m. on Monday, October 25, 2010 with interment immediately following at Maple Hill Cemetery. Jerry has requested that there be no funeral service and that he be pulled to his final resting place by horses, a service which Steve Newman has kindly agreed to provide. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to Eaton Community Hospice House. Online condolences may be made at www.prayfuneral.com. Arrangements by Pray Funeral Home, Charlotte, MI.

Gerald "Jerry" Wichman

Lansing Passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at the age of 80. Born August 9, 1930 in Detroit, MI to Edward and Lena Wichman. Jerry graduated from Eaton Rapids High School class of 1948. He was honorably discharged from the Marines serving in the Korean War. Jerry Retired from Oldsmobile in the time office after 42 years. Preceding him in death were his parents and brother, Edward. Surviving are his wife Joyce; sons, Jeff (SaLinda), Jay, Joe; grandchildren, Zach and Nicole; sister, Carol Frederick; as well as several nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at Chapel in the Pines Funeral Home. Family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday from 5-8 p.m. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. For online condolences go to www.ChapelinthePinesFuneralHome.com

Jacqueline J. "Jackie" Gleason

Grand Ledge Jacqueline J. "Jackie" Gleason, 75 of Grand Ledge, MI formerly of North Port, Florida died Wednesday, October 20, 2010. Mrs. Gleason was born November 2, 1934 in Toledo, OH the daughter of Louis and Velda (Harmon) Finney. Jackie grew up in the Lansing area and married Robert Gleason January 11, 1953 in Lansing. Jackie was a caregiver her whole life for her family and friends. After moving to Florida she was a CNA for 18 years. She is survived by her husband, Robert; sons, Greg Gleason of Grand Ledge; Mark Gleason of North Port, FL; daughters, Beccy (Kent) Wolfe of North Port, FL; Julie (Larry) Roth of Mulliken; 7 grandchildren, Jen Teague, Jason Gilbert, Nic Gleason, Erin Gleason, Ryan Gleason, Lindsay Gleason, Jamie Roth; 4 great-grandchildren, Austin, Caitlyn, Ada Marie, Jacob; brother, Henry Finney of Georgia; sister, Loretta Finney of Indiana; several nieces and nephews; and special family friends, Cindy Parsons Crum and J.J. Parsons. Special thanks to Great Lakes Hospice (Kristine, Judy Thombaugh and staff), and Michelle Munson Mccorry and Carolyn Munson. Memorial Services will be held November 21, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. at the East Lansing SDA Church. Online condolences may be made at www.prayfuneral.com. Arrangements by Pray Funeral Home, Charlotte, MI.

Robert Leslie Thomas

Robert Leslie Thomas was born September 17, 1938 in Lansing and passed away October 16, 2010. He married Carolyn Dorr October 25, 1958 and she survives him. Children born to them are Cynthia (Darrell) Adair, Rob Thomas (deceased), and David (Bobbi) Thomas, and one grandson, Daniel Robert Thomas. Private services have been held. Memorials may be made to Ingham Medical Care Facility on Dobie Rd.

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MSU trustees: Four hopefuls seek 2 seats CONTINUED FROM 1B

tions that every university in the state is going to have to answer in the coming years: “What are we doing? Are there others that can do this better than we can? Where should we share our talents? Where should we surrender what we’re doing to other schools?” “You have only so much money. You have to fit the organization into that economic structure,” he said. “And if you can’t, you need to take a fine-tooth comb and go through all of the things that make the university work and find out where you can fit the hand in the glove.” When it comes to costcutting, Denno, the chief of staff for state Sen. Buzz Thomas, is willing to go into specifics. “We have four arms at MSU that are lobbying the legislature, our government relations office on campus, two lobbying firms, and we’re part of the President’s Council (State Universities of Michigan),” he said. “We have these four entities that are supposed to be getting more money to Michigan State, and we continue to get less money than the University of Michigan.” MSU officials say the use of additional lobbying firms is a matter of finding firms best suited to particular issues, but Denno’s larger point is one about accessibility, making sure MSU is affordable for poor and middle-class students. “If I’m on the board, I

THE CANDIDATES IBrian Mitch Lyons Breslin w Party: Republican

w Party: Republican

senior vice president at Meijer, Inc. w Education: BS, food systems economics and management, Michigan State University w Political experience: None w Age: 59 w Family: Married, four children

money manager and ﬁnancial planner w Education: BA, general business administration, Michigan State University, 1992 w Political experience: None w Age: 40 w Family: Married, Six children

w Occupation: Retired, former

Dennis Denno

Colleen McNamara (i)

w Occupation: Small-business

w Occupation: Executive director,

w Party: Democrat

Animals

w Pet Parade — Animal Placement

Bureau, noon-4 p.m. Oct. 24. Petco, 510 Frandor Ave., Lansing. Info: 346-4505, www. apbpets.com.

Children’s Activities

w Spooky Treats, 2 p.m. Oct. 24.

East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. For children ages 4 and older to create and eat tasty, spooky treats. Call to register. Info: 351-2420, www.elpl.org. "

Clubs and Meetings

w Atheists and Humanists dinner

meeting, 5 p.m. Oct. 24. Online Old Great Wall Extra Buffet, BanFind more events quet Room, in our calendar 4832 W. Sagi- database at naw Highway, www.lsj.com. Lansing. Julie Cassidy, nonpartisan legislative analyst for the Michigan Senate, will present an overview of Michigan’s Ballot Proposals 10-1 and 10-2 with regard to amendments to the State Constitution. A questionand-answer period will follow. Open to the public. Info: 914-2278, atheists.meetup.com. Cost: free to attend, $8.39 for optional buffet dinner. w Michigan Titans Basketball Club parent/player meeting, 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 24. Lansing Police Department North Precinct, 740 May St., Lansing. For interested boys and girls ages 6-14. Call Coach Don Jackson, 505-3963, or Coach Charles Richardson, 204-5027 for more information. Info: mittansbball.org.

Exhibits

w Model train exhibit, 1-4 p.m. Sun-

days through Oct. 31. Downtown St. Johns Historic Train Depot, 107 E. Railroad St., St. Johns. See two model train layouts and tour the Ann Arbor Crew Car and Railroad Post Ofﬁce and Baggage Car, among other activities.

Holiday

w Haunted History: A Spooky Walk

Through Time, 1-5 p.m. Oct. 24. Michigan Historical Museum, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. Wear your costumes and enjoy a spooky walk through time as you trick-ortreat through the museum galleries. Listen to Halloween tales and make a craft to take home. Info: 373-1359. Cost: $6 per person, free for ages 3 and younger.

w Party: Democrat

owner, staffer in the Michigan legislature w Education: BA, Michigan State University; MA, University of Michigan w Political experience: Worked in the Michigan legislature for 11 years w Age: 40 w Family: Married for 13 years

Michigan Cable Telecommunications Association w Education: BA Social Science, Michigan State University w Political experience: MSU Board of Trustees w Age: 61 w Family: Single, one daughter

want to be aggressively raising money for scholarships and for tuition grants to help make tuition more affordable,” he said. Lyons, a former MSU and NFL football player who now works as a financial planner, has run on a platform that extends beyond financial issues to social ones. He said on his website that MSU has drifted from its land grant mission “to a much more liberal and elite one” and lost its focus on Michigan students and Michigan families. He also has pledged to fight what he called “social engineering” in the

classroom. “I hesitate putting my child in the position that is going to compromise my core beliefs if somebody would try to inﬂuence them,” he said. “I just don’t want other people imparting their views on our kids in areas that aren’t of relevance in terms of the subjects being taught.“ Though he granted that the board exercises little control over what happens day-to-day in the classroom, he also said, “If I see something that I don’t agree with, I’m not going to keep my mouth shut regarding it.”

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SUNDAY, OCT. 24

w Occupation: Professional

Music - Instrumental

w Joseph Lulloff, saxophone, and

Deborah Moriarty, piano, 3 p.m. Oct. 24. MSU Music Building auditorium, West Circle Drive, East Lansing. Faculty recital. Info: 353-5340, www.music.msu.edu. Cost: $10, $8 for seniors, free for students and those younger 18.

Special Events

w Family Fun Day with Jeff Oes-

terle, 2-5 p.m. Oct. 24. Tannenbaum Farms, 2515 Sandhill Road, Mason. Public is invited to meet the Republican candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives, District 67, who is also a local farmer and past president of Ingham County Farm Bureau. Event includes hayrides, an oldfashioned cider press, hot dogs roasted over an open ﬁre and doughnuts. Info: 332-2094. w MSU Percussion Day, 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Oct. 24. East Lansing High School, 509 Burcham Drive, East Lansing. Drumlines are invited to perform or attend the clinics. E-mail Jon Weber at drumline@msu.edu for more information. Info: 333-7500. Cost: $5 at the door, free for kids 9 and younger. w Pumpkin Carving Event, noon-2 p.m. Oct. 24. Orchard Street Pump House, 368 Orchard St., East Lansing. Cider and doughnuts from Uncle John’s Cider Mill. Bring your own pumpkins and supplies if possible. Info: www.WeAllLiveHere.org.

Special Speakers

w Candidate Forum, 3-5 p.m. Oct.

24. Grace Lutheran Church, 528 N. Martin L. King Jr. Blvd., Lansing. Invited participants include candidates for the ofﬁces of State Senator of the 23rd District, State Representative of the 68th District,and 30th Circuit Court Judge. Info: 372-5830. "

MONDAY, OCT. 25 Film

w Monday Movie Matinees, 1 p.m.

Oct. 11, 25. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. Free popcorn will be served while supplies last. Intended for adult audiences only. Registration not required. Call or stop by to ﬁnd out what’s playing. Info: 351-2420.

Holiday

w 6th Annual Almost Midnight

Madness, 6 p.m. Oct. 25. Downtown Charlotte, Parade and trickor-treating at the downtown businesses. "

Schools/Education

w Free Tutoring services, 4-6

p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. Black Child & Family Institute, 835 W. Genesee St., Lansing. Children in ﬁrst through twelfth grade are welcome. Snacks and extra curriculum activities are offered. Call for more information and to register your child. Info: 487-3775. "

TUESDAY, OCT. 26

Classes

w Power Tools 101, 6-8 p.m. Oct.

26. Letts Community Center, 1220 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. Part of the Home maintenance series. Info:, www.glhc.org. Cost: FREE.

Clubs and Meetings

w FastBreak Club Annual Member-

ship Drive, 3 p.m. Oct. 26. Jack Breslin Student Event Center, Main Floor, 1 Birch Road, East Lansing. The official Booster Club of the MSU Women’s Basketball Team is holding the membership drive during an open practice for club members only. Memberships will be available in the concourse area at the Ticket Office entrance. Club member viewers will be allowed to watch practice, participate in a questions and answer session with coaches and players, and ask questions about rules to an official. There also will be a brief autograph session following practice. Info: 449-7664.

Gaming

w Euchre Night, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Oct.

26. Imagine This LLC (Life, Love, Community), 227 S. Bridge St., Grand Ledge. Everyone welcome. Info: 420-8084, www.imaginethisllc.com. Cost: bring $1 and a two-liter of pop or a bag of chips to play.

Libraries

w Scary Stories, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Oct.

26. Capital Area District Library Foster Branch, 200 N. Foster Ave., Lansing. For ages 8 and older. Members of the Lansing Storytellers will share scary stories. Info: 485-5185, www.cadl.org. " w Scary Stories Halloween Night, 6-8 p.m. Oct. 26. Capital Area District Library Leslie Branch, 201 Pennsylvania St., Leslie. For tweens. Scary stories and spooky snacks. Info: 589-9400, www.cadl.org.

Submitting items

w Go to www.lsj.com, ﬁnd Things

to do, and click submit an event. While we continue to accept calendar entries by mail, e-mail and through Get Published, events sent to the LSJ using the self-submission form are processed within days for our print and online listings. For more info, e-mail events@lsj.com.

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w Hours: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. weekdays

unless otherwise noted. w Channels: Broadstripe 160, Comcast Lansing 16 or 389, Comcast East Lansing/Meridian Township 30 or 389, MSU campus 16.

w 10:21 a.m.: Sept. 21, “The Pros

and Cons of Con-Con,” a panel discussion on the ballot proposal calling for a state constitutional convention, sponsored by Club Colloquy, of the University Club of Michigan State University. w 11:44 a.m.: Sept. 21, University of Michigan Wolverine Caucus forum: “Elections 2010: How Sweeping Will the Change Be in November?” Speaker: Michael Traugott, U-M professor. w 12:58 p.m.: Oct. 7, Detroit Economic Club gubernatorial candidates’ forum with Rick Snyder (R) and Virg Bernero (D).

Today’s highlights

w 10 a.m.: Oct. 11, Lansing State

Journal Editorial Board candidate interview with Virg Bernero, Democratic candidate for governor. w 11 a.m.: Oct. 15, Lansing State Journal Editorial Board candidate interview with Rick Snyder, Republican candidate for governor. w 11:57 a.m.: Sept. 29, Lansing State Journal Editorial Board candidate interview with Bill Schuette, Republican candidate, attorney general. w 1:01 p.m.: Sept. 16, State Journal Editorial Board candidate interview with David Leyton, Democratic candidate, attorney general. w 1:48 p.m.: Sept. 8, House Regulatory Reform Committee meeting.

Wednesday’s highlights w 10 a.m.: Sept. 27, MGTV and

Michigan Center for Civic Education conference, “Educating for Citizenship: Elections, Voting and Representative Democracy.” Opening address by Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith (D-54) and Michigan Mock Election Project overview session. w 10:57 a.m.: Sept. 27, MGTV and Michigan Center for Civic Education conference, “Educating for Citizenship: Elections, Voting and Representative Democracy,” speaker: Chris Thomas, state

Tuesday’s highlights

w 10 a.m.: Aug. 25, House Ethics

and Elections Committee

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w 11:31 a.m.: Aug. 21, 1995,

Michigan Political History Society oral history with Tom Downs, vice chair, 1961 state constitutional convention. w 12:59 p.m.: Oct. 10, Great Debates: gubernatorial debate with Virg Bernero (D) and Rick Snyder (R), courtesy of Detroit Public Television.

Thursday’s highlights

w 10 a.m.: Live, election rally at

Leland High School featuring students from 10 northern lower Michigan high schools in conjunction with the MGTV Michigan Mock Election Project. w 11:30 a.m.: Oct. 14, MGTV Michigan Mock Election Project, MGTV Executive Director Bill Trevarthen and students from South Lyon High School interview Justice Alton T. Davis, Democratic candidate, Michigan Supreme Court justice. w 12:10 p.m.: Oct. 20, MGTV Michigan Mock Election Project, MGTV Executive Director Bill Trevarthen and students from Leland and Suttons Bay High Schools interview Justice Robert Young, Republican candidate, Michigan Supreme Court justice.

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How to send in your drawing: Kids corner forms are only available to teachers. Teachers may get forms during Weather Lab visits to schools or by calling the Lansing State Journal newsroom at (517) 377-1174. To schedule a Mobile Weather Lab visit, call WILX at (517) 393-0110.

MID-MICHIGAN’S FIVE-DAY FORECAST Today:

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To schedule a visit to your school, send an e-mail to weather@wilx.com.

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near 70, low in the upper 50s.

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Scott Elementary: Third-grader Sam Groom drew this picture of a cloudy fall day.

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high in the mid-60s, low in the mid-40s.

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TODAY’S NATIONAL FORECAST

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TRENDS

DAYS AGO HIGHS LOWS 57 50 65 57 56 61

New Nov. 6

First Nov. 13

Full Nov. 21

High: 57 Low: 31 State High/Low Ironwood: 61 Iron Mountain: 30

HIGH 841963in 15 in LOW 1869

PRECIPITATION Friday: none This month: 1.38” Year-to-date: 22.57” Month normal: 2.29” Year normal: 31.53”

Sources: National Weather Service, The AP, Weather Underground

SKYWATCH Last Oct. 30

FRIDAY’S LOCAL ALMANAC

October 24

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Lansing’s high and low temps over the last week:

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SUN Rise: 8:02 a.m. Set: 6:42 p.m. MOON Rise: 7:19 p.m. Set: 10:51 a.m. Monday

WIND (MPH) Highest wind speed: 16 Highest wind direction: W Average wind speed: 6 RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%) Highest: 92 Lowest: 19 Average: 56

LAKE CONDITIONS

w Erie: SW winds 10-15 knots; waves 1-2’. w Michigan: S winds 20-25 knots; waves3-5’. w Superior: E winds 10-15 knots; waves 2-3’. w Huron: S winds 10-15 knots; waves to 1’.

World

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Lo Cond. 44 PCldy 32 Cldy 62 Cldy 54 Cldy 67 Cldy 53 Cldy 40 Rain 52 Cldy 58 Cldy 46 Rain 64 PCldy 58 Rain 59 Cldy 59 Cldy 63 Cldy 43 PCldy 53 Cldy 44 Cldy 37 Rain 72 Clr 70 Cldy 60 Cldy 54 Cldy 79 Cldy 59 Clr 63 Cldy 61 Cldy 60 Cldy 77 PCldy 58 Rain 54 Rain 62 Cldy 70 Cldy 55 Cldy 59 PCldy 52 PCldy 49 Cldy 66 PCldy 55 Cldy 62 PCldy 56 PCldy 44 Cldy 39 Rain 56 PCldy 62 Cldy 36 Rain 69 PCldy 63 Cldy 58 Rain 37 PCldy 48 Rain 49 Rain 38 Rain 55 Rain 70 PCldy 52 Cldy 54 PCldy 55 Cldy 51 PCldy

Ingham’s upcoming free health events Ingham Regional Medical Center offers important community health events this fall. KIDNEY STONES AND OTHER KIDNEY PROBLEMS

OH, MY ACHING KNEE!

DIABETES EDUCATION

Tuesday, November 9

Thursday, November 11

Wednesday, October 27

Leslie Searls, DO Wound Care Physician

Presented by Michael Shingles, DO

Presented by Leonard Zuckerman, MD Join Dr. Zuckerman as he addresses kidney stone disease and its treatment, including newer minimally invasive surgeries. Surgical treatment of kidney cancer and congenital abnormalities of the kidney will also be discussed. The presentation will include videos of robotic surgeries to correct these abnormalities.

Dr. Shingles specializes in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. He will discuss sports injuries of the knee and arthritis, how they can be treated without surgery, and when surgery is appropriate. He will also discuss the surgical techniques used to minimize post-operative pain and shorten recovery time.

Ingham’s Dawe Auditorium 6 p.m., doors open at 5:30 p.m. FREE—To register, call 517.975.6600 or email Jessica.Nevins@irmc.org

Dr. Searls

Dr. Simons

Andrea Simons, DPM Podiatrist Joseph Wilhelm, MD Ophthalmologist

Dr. Wilhelm

Dr. Wenkert

David Wenkert, MD Endocrinologist

Living with diabetes can be life-altering. It can seem that many of your choices—diet, exercise, health, leisure—are subject to the whims of this disease. Learn more from Ingham’s physician panel as they discuss diabetes: the disease process, how it can affect your eyes and blood system, how to manage diabetes, diabetic foot ulcers, and treatment options. Ingham’s Dawe Auditorium 6 p.m., doors open at 5:30 p.m. FREE—To register, call 517.975.6600 or email Jessica.Nevins@irmc.org

Better doctors. Better care.

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SUNDAY | OCT. 24, 2010

INSIDE:

7C ETHIOPIA:

Country’s past still hurting growth of tourism industry. BATTLE: Vaccines that prevent cancer lead research efforts.

3C MAGIC: For many moviegoers, a film’s soundtrack

INSIDE:

TOMORROW: Spooky party foods Add bite to your Halloween party with these ghoulish recipes that will make your guests scream.

‘TALENT’ SHOW: “America’s Got Talent” is onstage at the

is essentially white noise — an element that, at best, magnifies the action on-screen. But a classic film score can be every bit as much a character as the leading man and lady. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers’ films endure as some of the most astonishingly pure musical moments ever. A collection of their films are among several other Astaire and greatmusicalmovie Rogers moments due out on DVD this month.

Fox Theatre in Detroit at 7:30 p.m. today. Info: 484-5656 or www.ticketmaster.com.

‘Evil Dead’ will disappear after today

Be ‘Among Friends’ at Stormfield Theatre

»MSU’s Department of Theatre wraps up its run of “Evil Dead: The Music,” based on the horror cult classic “Evil Dead” (by alumnus Sam Raimi). Songs include “Cabin in the Woods,” “Ode to an Accidental Stabbing” and Today “Boomstick.” » Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre, MSU campus, 432-2000, www.whartoncenter.com » 2 p.m. today, $20, $15 for students

»StormfieldTheatre continues its production of “Among Friends,” about friendship, and the jealousy and resentment that sometimes Today lie just beneath the surface. »Stormfield Theatre, 201 Morgan Lane (in Frandor behind the Tripper’s building), 372-0945, www.stormfieldtheatre.org »Runs through Oct. 31, with shows at 7 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, $25, $15 for students

OCT

Children’s author holds book event »MSU alum Janet Halfmann returns to mid-Michigan to launch her new children’s picture books “Fur and Feathers” (ages 4-8) and “Good Night, Little Sea Otter” (ages 3-8), both of which are available on OCT Amazon.com. For more information on Halfmann, go to www.janet halfmann.com. »Briggs Public Library, 108 E. Railroad St., St. Johns »6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, free

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TAKE A GREAT PHOTO

KEEP IT FRESH

»Carved jack-o’-lanterns are short-lived, so it’s best to carve no earlier than a day or two before Halloween. Seal in moisture by coating all cut surfaces with petroleum jelly or vegetable oil, or cover the pumpkin with a damp towel when not on display. Better yet, keep carved pumpkins in the fridge during the heat of the day. And bring them indoors on nights when the temperature may drop below freezing.

NEED A STENCIL?

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Don’t panic

» Download the iPhone app ‘Hands-Only CPR.’ Available at the iTunes Store

COMPRESS IT Heart association simpliﬁes CPR

Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is dead. The American Heart Association issued new guidelines Monday for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, better known as CPR, making rapid chest compressions the mainstay of basic life support for bystanders trying to revive people whose hearts have stopped. The AHA decision was driven by a growing body of research showing that bystanders are more likely to perform compression-only CPR on strangers and that it works better than conventional CPR. The new guidelines dictate that a bystander should compress the victim’s chest 100 times a minute to a depth of about 2 inches. That keeps blood and oxygen flowing to the brain, sustaining it until help arrives. Stopping for rescue breaths can interrupt blood flow. — Gannett

»Prepare the pumpkin as you would in traditional pumpkin-carving instructions. »Select the pattern and trim the excess paper from it with a scissors. Leave at least a half-inch border for the tape to go on. »Attach the stencil to the pumpkin face with tape. First tape the top, then the bottom. You may have to make small slits in the pattern so it will wrap around the pumpkin. »Using the transfer tool, artist’s Stylus, ice pick or nail, press the pointed tip through the design lines on the paper just enough to pierce the pumpkin skin about one-eighth inch. If the pattern is difficult to make out, rub flour over the holes. »Use a carving saw to cut along the dotted lines. Start at the center of the design and work to the outside. Keep your saw perpendicular to the pumpkin’s surface.

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Whether you visit a pumpkin patch or the grocery store, look for pumpkins that are large and ripe and have smooth surfaces and at least a two-inch stem. (Stemless, dented and bruised pumpkins may already be in decline.) If you plan to light your jack-o’-lantern with a candle, the pumpkin should be at least 9 inches high. Also, lightercolored pumpkins are easier to carve because they’re softer.

»Draw your design on the pumpkin with a water-based marker. Mistakes can be erased easily with a damp sponge. »Cut the lid at an angle so the outside diameter is larger than the inside. This prevents the top from falling into the pumpkin when it shrinks. »Serrated metal saws, now widely available in carving kits, are a safer alternative to knives and allow younger children to help. But remember, kids should carve only under adult supervision.

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USING A STENCIL

BASIC CARVING

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»Scoop out seeds and stringy flesh with a large spoon or ice cream scoop. »Carve facial features closest to the center first and work outward. Use an XActo knife for details and the tip of a potato peeler to make small circles and curves. »If you accidentally remove a section, use a toothpick to pin it back in place. »Flatten a spot in the base of the pumpkin for the candle, but if you dig too deep the pumpkin will be prone to rot.

SPICY SEEDS

3 cups pumpkin seeds 2 tablespoons canola oil 1 1/2 tablespoons ancho chili powder 1 tablespoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon chili powder Preheat oven to 350 degrees. »Place pumpkin seeds in a large bowl and toss with the oil, ancho powder, salt and chili powder. Spread evenly on a baking sheet and bake for eight to 10 minutes, stirring once. Let cool and store in an airtight container. Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay at www.foodnetwork.com

SAVE IT

Halloween expenses making you scream?

Consumers are expected to spend a record $5.07 billion on costumes, cards, candy and decorations for Halloween.

» Costumes: Hold a costume swap between friends. Goodwill

» Wait until the last minute to buy the candy. (Or at least is a great place to scour for hidden costume treasures. hide the candy you buy now.) Halloween candy can mysteriously disappear when left unattended. » Trick-or-treaters: Consider using non-sweet alternatives this year, such as pencils, stickers and other Dollar Store items. If you » Plan ahead: The day after Halloween is a great time to pick go with candy, be on the lookout for coupons in the Sunday up decorations and costumes for next year. Google the name papers.The drug store inserts tend to have the best deals. of the craft store and “printable coupon” to save even more.

QUESTION IT 1. How many fewer calories does a cup of boiled pumpkin, without salt, contain compared with a similar amount of boiled carrots? a) None; same amount b) 6 c) 17 2.Which one contains the highest percentage of fiber per cup? a) Carrots b) Butternut squash

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c) Pumpkins 3.Which of the following contains the most beta-carotene, which is converted in the body to vitamin A? a) Pumpkins b) Carrot juice c) Sweet potatoes 4.What was the total production of pumpkins by major pumpkin-producing states in 2008? a) 3.7 million pounds

b) 1.1 billion pounds c) 1 trillion pounds 5. Officially, pumpkins are classified as what? a) Squashes b) Gourds c) Legumes ANSWERS:

1: b; 2: c (pumpkins, 11 percent; carrots); 3: b (carrot juice, 22 milligrams); 4: b; 5: a;

Tips from Chuck DeLaney, of the New York Institute of Photography: »Fill the frame with your jack-o’lantern and keep the background simple. »To make the picture more meaningful, include the faces of family members. Get down low so you can see their faces over the top of the pumpkin. »To capture an eerie glow, shoot at twilight and turn your flash off. Use high-speed film or a fast setting on your digital camera. If you can, put your camera on a tripod or other steady surface to eliminate blur. »Don’t light just one candle in the pumpkin. Two or three will produce a far better picture. »Want a really cool effect? Place the lighted jack-o’- lantern in a fireplace and make a small fire from a few sheets of newspaper behind it.

Sources: lpi.oregonstate.edu; www.nutritiondata.com; urbanext.illinois.edu; www.pumpkin-patch.com

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To have your meeting, class, fundraiser, etc., listed in the calendar, mail or bring it to: Community Calendar, Lansing State Journal, 120 E. Lenawee St., Lansing, MI 48919, by 5 p.m. Friday for the Nov. 7 calendar. You also can submit information online at www.lsj.com or e-mail it to events@lsj.com. For ongoing events, please send separate notices for each week.

Tuesday: In the Local section, Support Groups Wednesday: In the Local section, Seniors Thursday: Entertainment in What’s On and NOISE Saturday: In the Local section, Worship

SUNDAY | OCTOBER 24, 2010

CLUBS AND MEETINGS

Drop-In Halloween Crafts, Webberville Library, 115 S Main St, Call for coats for “Share the Webberville, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 30. Info: Warmth”, Baryames Cleaners, Any of Across The Square Quilters, First 521-3643, www.cadl.org. " the 18 Baryames locations, 1518 W Grand Congregational Church, large meeting room Gross-Out Party, Capital Area District River Ave, East Lansing, through Oct. 26. of the annex, 106 S. Bostwick St., Charlotte, Monster Bash, Michelle’s Studio of Library Mason Branch, 145 W. Ash St., New or like-new coats are needed for the 7-9 p.m. Thursdays. Info: 543-1227. Dance & Performing Arts Center, 1493 Mason, 6 p.m. Oct. 27. Gross snacks and guests of the City Rescue Mission. Coats Atheists and Humanists dinner Haslett Road, Haslett, 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 29. crafts. Registration required. Ages 9-12. can be dropped off at any of the Baryames meeting, Old Great Wall Buffet, Banquet Students and residents are invited to come Info: 676-9088, www.cadl.org. " Cleaners locations through Oct. 26. Info: Room, 4832 W. Saginaw Highway, Lansing, show off their dance skills and Halloween 485-0145, www.lcrm.org. Halloween Origami, Capital Area 5 p.m. Oct. 24. Julie Cassidy, nonpartisan costumes. There will be Halloween music, District Library South Lansing Branch, 3500 Call for Crafters, First Congregational legislative analyst for the Michigan Senate. costume and pumpkin coloring contest, S. Cedar St., Lansing, 2 p.m. Oct. 30. United, 210 W. Saginaw Highway, Grand Info: 914-2278, atheists.meetup.com. Cost: candy and prizes. Info: 339-3090. Origami expert Tom Novak. For ages 8 and Ledge, ongoing. Crafters are needed for the free to attend, $8.39 for optional buffet. older. Registration required. Info: 272-9840, annual Bake Sale & Craft Bazaar Dec. 4. Info: www.cadl.org. 627-2727. Michigan Writers Series: Tesco Call for Crafters “Arts, Crafts, Vee, MSU Main Library, Room W-449, and Things”, Portland United East Lansing, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 28. Methodist Church, 310 E. Bridge St., Co-author of “Touch and Go: The Complete Portland, show is 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 20. Hardcore Punk Zine ‘79-’83.” Info: Call for crafters and vendors, reserve your 353-8700, www2.lib.msu.edu/ table to display and sell crafts, baked goods, general/events. " or other items. Free babysitting. Barrier free. Space limited, call to reserve. Info: Monstrously Good Time, Capital 647-4649. Cost: $20 a table. Area District Library Aurelius Branch, 1939 S. Aurelius Road, Mason, 6-7:30 p.m. Call for Crafters for Church Oct. 28. Special monster stories, crafts and Bazaar, Cristo Rey Catholic Church, 201 snacks. Ages 4 and older and their families. W. Miller Road, Lansing, craft show is 9 Info: 628-3743, www.cadl.org. " a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 6. Call Diana Delgado for more information and to reserve space. Pumpkin Decorating Day, Capital Info: 487-4944. Cost: $25 per table and two Area District Library Leslie Branch, 201 chairs. Pennsylvania St., Leslie, 3-5 p.m. Oct. 28-29. Celebrate the season by painting Call for Crafters for Holt Village a pumpkin to take home. Info: 367-6363, Sampler, Holt Village Sampler, Holt, www.cadl.org. " event will be Nov. 18, 19 and 20. Info: Lansing State Journal ﬁle photo 694-7061, www.holtcrafts.com. “Seeing is Believing: Art and Trick-or-treat: Emma Netzel, says thank you as she trick or treats with her artists in contemporary Call for Craft Show Vendors, dad, Steve, at the Great Pumpkin Walk in East Lansing last year. literature”, Charlotte Community Imagine This LLC, 227 S. Bridge St., Grand Library, 226 S. Bostwick St., Charlotte, Ledge, ongoing. For Nov. 5-6 show. Info: Ninth Annual Halloween at FUNDRAISERS 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 29. Enter the world of (616) 550-4740, www.imaginethisllc.com. Eastwood, Eastwood Towne Center, art masterpieces and into the lives of the American Lung Association’s Cost: $10 per table. 3003 Preyde Blvd, Lansing, 4-6 p.m. Oct. 28. artists with professor Becky Schwarz, art Fight For Air Climb Lansing, Call for Vendors for Fall Craft Trick or Treating will begin at 4 p.m. Pick up historian. Info: 543-1464. MSU Spartan Stadium, Red Cedar Road and Show, St. Mary Church, 203 High St., your free trick or treat bag in Center Shaw Lane, East Lansing, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Scary Stories, Capital Area District Williamston, ongoing. Call Vicki Pulling at Court. Enjoy free cider and doughnuts, Oct. 30. The Fight For Air Climb is the Library Foster Branch, 200 N. Foster Ave., 214-7570 or Mike Pitlanish at 349-3178 to Jammin’ DJ’s, face painting, clowns and American Lung Association’s stair climb Lansing, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 26. For ages reserve space. Show is 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. more. Visit haunted bus, scary story time. event. Individuals and teams will climb up 8 and older. Members of the Lansing 6 and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 7 in the Activity Enter to win a gift card. Sponsored by stairs at Spartan Stadium, while raising Storytellers will share scary stories. Info: Center. Info: 655-2520. MSUFCU and WSYM Fox 47. Info: 316-9209, money to fund lung health research, 485-5185, www.cadl.org. " www.shopeastwoodtownecenter.com. Call for Vendors for Holiday education and advocacy. Info: (248) Scary Stories Halloween Night, " Expo, Mint Banquet & Conference Center, 784-2018, www.climblansing.org. Cost: Capital Area District Library Leslie Branch, 121 E. Walker St., St. Johns. For small $30 registration fee and additional $100 The Great Pumpkin Walk, 201 Pennsylvania St., Leslie, 6-8 p.m. business owners to advertise and display fundraising minimum. Downtown East Lansing, East Lansing, 5 Oct. 26. For tweens. Scary stories and products to the local community. Call p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 28. Go door-to-door at spooky snacks. Info: 589-9400, GOVERNMENT or e-mail Melissa Heinlen at downtown businesses, dressed up in your www.cadl.org. meheinlen@gmail.com for more Breakfast with Bauer, Sawyer’s Halloween costumes. Info: information and to sign up. Expo is 11 a.m.-4 Gourmet Pancake House, 608 W. Saginaw www.cityofeastlansing.com. " Scrabble Club, Capital Area District p.m. Nov. 20. Info: 749-1756. Cost: $25 St., Lansing, 9-10 a.m. Oct. 28. Info: Library Webberville Branch, 115 S. Main St., Trick-or-Treat to Williamston includes display table and chair. 373-0826. Webberville, 6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 28. All skill Businesses, Williamston, Downtown, levels. Info: 521-3643, www.cadl.org. " Williamston, 12:30-3 p.m. Oct. 30. Walking CHILDREN’S HEALTH kids costume parade at 12:30 p.m., led by The Basics of Raising Chickens, ACTIVITIES Kidney Stones and Other Kidney local Girl Scouts and Fred “The Deputy Capital Area District Library Webberville Problems, Ingham Regional Medical Mystery Camp, Turner-Dodge House Dog”. From 1-3 p.m., trick-or-treat at Branch, 115 S. Main St., Webberville, Center’s Dawe Auditorium, 2720 S. and Heritage Center, 100 E. North St., downtown area businesses. Meet at 6 p.m. Oct. 26. Christine Miller of Miller’s Washington Ave., Lansing, 6 p.m. Oct. 27. Lansing, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Oct. 30. Be a Citizen’s Bank to walk in the costume Fowlerville Poultry Processing will be here Urologist Dr. Leonard Zuckerman. Call detective and unlock the clue to uncover parade, then downtown businesses to explain how you can get started raising 975-6600 or e-mail the Turner-Dodge hidden mystery. Children welcome trick-or-treaters. Info: 655-1549, your own chickens for eggs or meat. Info: Jessica.Nevins@irmc.org to register. " will solve clues and examine fingerprint www.williamston.org. Cost: parade and 521-3643, www.cadl.org. " evidence. Please bring a sack lunch. trick-or-treating is free, Boy Scout Haunted HOLIDAY Please call to reserve your child’s spot. NATURE House $2 from 3-5 p.m., $3 other times. Info: 483-4220, parks.cityoflansingmi.com/ Boo at the Zoo, Potter Park Zoological Astrophotography, Fox Park Public Trick or Trunk, Capital Honda, 2651 tdodge. Cost: $12 per student. Garden, 1301 S Pennsylvania Ave, Lansing, Observatory, 3979 E. Gresham Highway, Jolly Road, Okemos, 5-7 p.m. Oct. 27. noon Oct. 24 through 4 p.m. Oct. 25. Spooky Treats, East Lansing Public Potterville, 8-11:59 p.m. Oct. 30. At a time Horse drawn hayrides, dunk tank (proceeds Little ghouls and boys will enjoy two Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing, to be decided. Bring your camera and work to Child and Family Services of Lansing), days of spooktacular fun. Info: 483-4222, 2 p.m. Oct. 24. For children ages 4 and older with experiences photographers to capture pumpkin painting, marshmallow bob, www.potterparkzoo.org. Cost: $10, $2 for to create and eat tasty, spooky treats. Call photos of the night sky. To register or for costume contest, cupcake walk, cider and all children ages 3-16, $4 for Ingham County to register. Info: 351-2420, www.elpl.org. more information, e-mail Jason Blashka at doughnuts, plus trick or trunk for goodies adult residents, $3 for Ingham County dasakjason@sbcgloblal.net. Info: 627-7351, out of the trunks of cars. Info: 337-8383, seniors. CLASSES www.eatoncounty.org. Cost: $5 per person. www.capital-honda.com. Cost: donations Bathroom Faucet Replacement, DeWitt Shopping Center’s of non-perishable food items for the Greater Library Environmental Series, Pumpkin Palooza, DeWitt Shopping Letts Community Center, 1220 W. Lansing Food Bank. MSU campus, Beal Garden, near the Center, 13161 Schavey Road, DeWitt, Kalamazoo St., Lansing, 6-8 p.m. Oct. 27. pond, East Lansing, noon Oct. 27. Join 4-6 p.m. Oct. 27. Trick-or-treat at more than Part of the Home maintenance series. Info: LECTURES assistant curator Peter Carrington for an 20 businesses. Info: 668-9622. 372-5980, www.glhc.org. Cost: " Homework Done Right, Michigan autumn tour of Beal Garden. In case of State University Federal Credit Union, 3777 rain, meet in Room W-449 of the Main West Road, East Lansing, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Library for a virtual tour. Info: 353-8700, 26. Presented by MSU professor Janet www2.lib.msu.edu/general/events. " For complete calendar listings, go to www.lsj.com/events Oct. Alleman as part of Spartan Insight Inseries SCHOOL/EDUCATION of the Mid-Michigan Club of the MSUAA. Info: 641-8866. Cost: free to members of Clinton County RESA College Halloween Adventures, Harris Free Pilates Week at Pilates the MSU Alumni Association and/or MSU Night, Clinton County RESA Building, Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road, Zone, Center For Yoga, 1780 E. Grand Federal Credit Union. 1013 S. U.S. 27, St. Johns, 6:30-8 p.m. Okemos, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 30. Halloween River Ave., East Lansing, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Oct. 27. Info: (989) 224-6831. fun friendly forest, pumpkin picking and Oct. 25. Free reformer class offered at LIBRARIES decorating, games and crafts area, treats Pilates Zone. Call 290-9113 to register or History of Okemos Public Adult Game Night, Delta Township and beverages, misunderstood animals online at www.pilateszoneinc.com. " Schools, Meridian Service Center, 2100 District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, exhibit, marshmallows at the campfire, Gaylord Smith Court, Okemos, 7:30 p.m. Gentle Yoga, Haslett Community Lansing, 6-8 p.m. Oct. 27. Join us on the hayrides through the woods, and more. Oct. 28. Ron Styka, a 20-year Okemos Education Center, 1590 Franklin St., Haslett, fourth Wednesday of every month for great Info: 349-3866, www.meridian.us. Cost: $5 School Board member, will be the speaker. 6-7:15 p.m. Tuesdays and/or Thursdays, games, friendly competition, and good per child. Info: 347-7300. Nov. 2-Dec. 16. Six-week series includes company. Enjoy games like Taboo, Outburst, Halloween Open House, Meridian slow stretches from the floor or standing, Coffee with Waverly Apples to Apples, and more. Snacks will Township Police Department, 5151 Marsh breathing techniques and meditations. Call Superintendent Dr. Jones, be provided. Info: 321-4014 ext. 4, dtdl.org. Road, Okemos, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 30. to register. Info: 339-2665. Cost: $95 for six Waverly Middle School, cafeteria, 620 Snow " Youngsters and parents can tour the police classes. Road, Lansing, 7:30-8:30 a.m. Oct. 28. Construction Club, Delta Township department, visit with McGruff the Crime Complimentary coffee. Info: 321-7240, Homeownership 101, Letts District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Dog, sit in a patrol car, see equipment used www.waverly.k12.mi.us. Community Center, 1220 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Oct. 30. Ages by police officers. Officers will conduct car Lansing, 6-8 p.m. Oct. 28. Info: 372-5980, 5-12. Bring your building blocks and seat inspections. Everyone can register for SEMINARS AND www.glhc.org. " imagination. There will be a different prizes and Halloween treats of cider and WORKSHOPS building theme each month, and kids can How to Meditate, Haslett Community doughnuts will be available to all visitors. A Primer on Rental Housing work alone or in teams to build something Education Center, 1590 Franklin St., Haslett, Info: 853-4800. " Law, Including the Foreclosure creative. There will be a showcase of 7-8:15 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 27-Nov. Crisis, MSU Federal Credit Union, 3777 Halloween Party, Total Health everyone’s handiwork at the end. Info: 10. This three-week series will cover West Road, East Lansing, 6-7 p.m. Oct. 27. Chiropractic, 252 S. Waverly Road, Lansing, 321-4014 ext 4, www.dtdl.org. " meditation techniques and how to develop Michigan State College of Law invites you Oct. 27. Snacks for all, gifts for the first 24 a practice. Call to register. Info: 339-2665. Creative Crafts, DeWitt District Library, to join us for a free information session. children. Info: 321-8568, www.totalhealthCost: $65 for all three classes. 13101 Schavey Road, DeWitt, 4:30-5:30 Speaker Elan Stavros Nichols, Assistant fitness.com. " p.m. Tuesdays. Crafts for children who Power Tools 101, Letts Community Clinical Professor of Law, MSU College of Haunted History: A Spooky Walk are 7 years old or older. A different craft Center, 1220 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, Law Housing Clinic. To register, go online Through Time, Michigan Historical each week. Materials and techniques are 6-8 p.m. Oct. 26. Part of the Home or call. Info: 333-2228, www.msufcu.org/ Museum, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, not suitable for younger children. Info: maintenance series. Info: 372-5980, p_seminars.html. " 1-5 p.m. Oct. 24. Wear your costumes and 669-3156, www.dewittlibrary.org. " www.glhc.org. "

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Horoscopes Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010:

» It’s the first full week of this year’s solar journey through Scorpio, and

the spirit of transformation is afoot. Today’s sensual Taurus moon will put you in touch with your appetite. Note your cravings, and not just the ones related to your stomach. Life is a banquet. Ask your heart, body, mind and soul what they want to taste next.

enjoy a spooky walk through time as you trick-or-treat through the museum galleries. Listen to Halloween tales and make a craft to take home. Info: 373-1359. Cost: $6 per person, free for ages 3 and younger.

CANCER (June 22-July 22)

» You will be busier than normal, which is why you are reticent to invite anyone new into your circle. If you do extend an invitation, it will be to a carefully selected individual who is certain to add value to your life.

many appealing options availLEO (July 23-Aug. 22) able to you. Take your time figur- » The piggy bank is overdue for ing out which one feels the best plete the projects you begin. This a deposit. Put your mind to the for you. is especially easy for you when task of making money. There you choose only those projects GEMINI (May 21-June 21) are new ways to do this that that have a big fat reward at the » Make an effort to stave off the you haven’t thought of yet. And end. there are people you could talk “ho-hums.” The right friend by to who really need your help your side will help you live life TAURUS (April 20-May 20) and services. with gusto. Consider spending » You can achieve what you set more time with a Sagittarius or your mind to do. The trouble is Scorpio person. in setting your mind. There are

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

» You follow through and com-

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

» Take your motivation in what-

ever form it comes. If it’s not coming from inside you and if you find that you’re really working hard for the approval of others, then so be it. The important part is that you are moving things along.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)

» The world you call normal is very

different from what another person routinely experiences. Someone passing through for a casual visit to your world will feel like they are on another planet.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21)

» You’re susceptible to the tone

SHOWS AND SALES

Allen Street Farmers Market, Allen Street Farmers Market, 1619 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, 2:30-7 p.m. Oct. 27. Info: 367-2468, www.allenneighborhoodcenter.org. Bath Farmers Market, Couzens Park, Webster Road, Bath, 3-7 p.m. Thursdays. Year-round Farmers Market that will move to the Bath Community Center at 5959 Park Lake Road the first Thursday of November. Info: 712-2171. Dimondale Farmers Market, Village Office, 136 N. Bridge St., Dimondale, 3 p.m. Oct. 28. Info: 646-0230. Downtown St. Johns Farmers Market, Downtown St. Johns Farmers Market, Courthouse Square, St. Johns, 8 a.m.-noon Oct. 30. Info: (989) 227-1717, www.downtownstjohns.org. East Lansing Farmers Market, Valley Court Park, 280 Valley Court Park, East Lansing, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 31. Info: www.cityofeastlansing.com. Special Used Book Sale, Grand Ledge Area District Library, Meeting Room, 131 E. Jefferson St., Grand Ledge, 6-8 p.m. Oct. 29 and 10 a.m.-noon Oct. 30. Offered for sale are close to 200 selections from the collection of retired Waverly teacher Wayne Garchow encompassing the Civil War, World War I and World War II. Books are priced at $5 and up. Info: 627-9588.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Family Fun Day with Jeff Oesterle, Tannenbaum Farms, 2515 Sandhill Road, Mason, 2-5 p.m. Oct. 24. Public is invited to meet the Republican candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives, District 67, who is also a local farmer and past president of Ingham County Farm Bureau. Event includes hayrides, an old-fashioned cider press, hot dogs roasted over an open fire and doughnuts. Info: 332-2094. Islam and the Quran in the Abrahamic Tradition, MSU Main Library, North Conference Room W449, East Lansing, 7 p.m. Oct. 27. An opportunity to learn about Islam and uphold MSU’s commitment to inclusion and diversity. An MSU Colloquia Series event co-sponsored by MSU Libraries and MSU Muslim Studies program. Pumpkin Carving Event, Orchard Street Pump House, 368 Orchard St., East Lansing, noon-2 p.m. Oct. 24. Cider and doughnuts from Uncle John’s Cider Mill. Bring your own pumpkins and supplies if possible. Info: www.WeAllLiveHere.org. Yoga Jamboree, MSU Union, Tower Room, corner of Abbot and Grand River, East Lansing, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 30. Hourly yoga classes, demonstrations, meditation, yoga therapy and yoga products for sale. Open to novice and experienced yoga enthusiasts, those with chronic illness or other health concerns and healthy people. Presented by the Medical Yoga Club of MSU. Call for more information. Info: 351-3056, www.ysrf.org. "

SPECIAL SPEAKERS

Candidate Forum, Grace Lutheran Church, 528 N. Martin L. King Jr. Blvd., Lansing, 3-5 p.m. Oct. 24. Info: 372-5830.

WALKING/RUNNING

Halloween Hustle 5K Run/Walk, Hawk Island Park, 1601 E. Cavanaugh, Lansing, 8 a.m. registration, 9 a.m. race start Oct. 30. Proceeds will go to the Child Benefit Fund, to help children involved in the abuse, neglect and delinquency systems of the Family Court in Ingham County. Info: 483-6361 or 342-2674. Cost: $20, $15 early registration.

Contact information

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of others now. Your choice of company will have a powerful impact on your mood. So have a blast with the fun people instead of letting the sad people bring you down.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21)

» You will be a source of fascination for someone.This person could ask impertinent questions, only because his or her curiosity is so strong.You’ll answer with grace.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19)

» You will be an effective and

thoughtful leader. Your knowledge of the workings of your own brain will lead you to

understand how others perceive a situation. You’ll speak to their concerns and get past them.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18)

» Too many meetings will impede

your progress. If you can reduce the number of meetings you are obligated to attend, you will greatly increase your productivity.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

» Someone who appears breezy

and casual may have deeper feelings for you. You’ll have to be very perceptive to notice this. It’s nice to know you make such a favorable impression.

— Holiday Mathis

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Today’s solution below

Crossword puzzle

Difﬁculty (1-20): 20

Sudoku

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67 Time periods (abbr.) 69 _ Palmas 71 Plant bristle 72 Anger 73 Went at an easy pace 74 Government org. 75 Skyscraper 77 Catchall abbr. 78 American playwright Clifford 80 Walked gingerly 82 Mollycoddle 84 Foam 85 Burn the outside of 87 Card with three pips 88 Shoe part 89 Dress 90 Work hard (with “down”) 92 Insects 93 Linden or Holbrook 94 Roof part 96 Sheltered side 97 Book of maps 99 File folder part 102 The Bard’s river 104 Morning moisture 105 Moray 106 Look of contempt 107 Haven for gamblers 108 Pilot’s “OK” 110 Word 112 Stuffed 114 Rigg or Ross 115 Audition (2 wds.)

117 119 120 121 123 125 126 129 131 132 133 136 138 140 141 142 143 145 147 149 151 152 153 154 155 156 157

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Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 grid contains the digits 1-9, with no repeats. Occasionally, there may be more than one solution.

Alder on Bridge When you are the declarer at the bridge table, you want to preserve all that is good — your winners — and remove all that is bad — an entry to an opponent’s hand when he is close to establishing and running his long suit. With that generous hint, how would you try to make three notrump? West leads the spade six: four, jack, queen. You start with five top tricks: two spades (given the first trick), two diamonds and one club. You can get two heart and at least three club winners. It is sorely tempting to take the club finesse immediately. Here, though, that proves fatal. East wins with his king and returns the spade nine (the higher of two remaining cards). Whatever you do, you will go down one. If the club finesse is winning, it can wait. First, since West’s suit isn’t yet established, you should concentrate on removing his potential entry card — the heart ace. At trick two, lead a heart honor from your hand.

If West ducks, you then take the club finesse and collect at least nine tricks: two spades, one heart, two diamonds and four clubs. If West wins with his ace and plays another spade, duck that trick, win the third spade, and run the club queen. You cannot go down unless East started with five spades. — Phillip Alder

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Crossword solution

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OT book Held sway Motive Japanese form of wrestling Do wrong Split open Say further Destiny Like the Sahara

39 Baked and jelly 40 Wherewithal 42 Bird found in swamps 44 Bamboo stem 45 Wiped 46 Have being 48 Young lady 49 “Limp watches” painter

50 _ Khayyam 51 Weatherman’s specialty 52 Cook 54 Air 56 Popular sandwich in Philly 57 Missive 58 Make into law 60 Drinks slowly

61 Transport 63 Uncooked 66 Quick-tempered one 68 Baby’s toy 70 Worldly 73 River of forgetfulness 74 Ring 75 Golf ball stand

76 Lariats 79 Rounded mark 80 Letter after sigma 81 Mine’s output 83 Spring 84 Taste 85 Pin for kabobs 86 Print measures 89 Map

91 Marine plant 92 Skedaddled 95 Experience one, for short 97 Body joint 98 Abound 100 Archer or Hathaway 101 Gondola 103 Gas for signs 105 Fix securely 106 Frightening 107 Peel 109 Felt regret 111 Disencumber 113 Disloyal one 114 Sand hill 116 Made impure 118 Self-denying 120 Lingo 122 Brewed beverage 124 Rest 125 Be triumphant 126 Panhandle 127 Musical work 128 Tricky ways 130 Bone of the leg 132 White with age 133 “_ la vista, baby” 134 Valued thing 135 Ghost 137 Small fastener 139 Appear very large 141 Dross 142 Outdo 144 Letters on a dial 146 Be indebted 148 Table part 150 _ Moines

MOVIES FOR GROWNUPS

6 memorable movie scores BILL NEWCOTT

AARP The Magazine

For many moviegoers, a film’s soundtrack is essentially white noise — an element that, at best, magnifies the action on-screen (the scared teenager creeping through a haunted house to muted strings ... armies attacking to blaring trumpets). But a classic film score can be every bit as much a character as the leading man and lady — sometimes sticking with the audience long after the story is forgotten. Some truly great movie scores come to DVD and Blu-ray in the coming voices on records, Nilsson often month: recorded dozens of tracks for a ‘ASTAIRE AND ROGERS:THE single song, harmonizing with himself for a soaring, ethereal ULTIMATE COLLECTOR’S sound. EDITION‘ (AVAILABLE NOW) Through interviews with the Raise your hand if you remem- likes of Randy Newman, Yoko Ono and the Smothers Brothers, ber what “Flying Down to Rio” this documentary traces Nilsson’s or “Top Hat” were about. Anymeteoric climb in the 1960s, his one? I thought not. Three quarself-destructive plunge to nearters of a century later, these 10 films of Fred Astaire and Gin- oblivion, and his personal revival ger Rogers endure simply as the before an early death. Best of all, we get to revel in performances habitats of some astonishingly like “Remember,” “Without You” pure musical moments; visions of grace set against the greatest and “Everybody’s Talkin’.” songs of their era, including ‘FRANK SINATRA:THE “Night and Day” and “Cheek to CONCERT COLLECTION‘ Cheek.” (NOV. 2)

‘PSYCHO 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION‘ (AVAILABLE NOW)

‘WHO IS HARRY NILSSON ANDWHY IS EVERYBODY TALKIN’ABOUT HIM?‘ (OCT. 26)

TV and Sinatra never really took to each other — Ol’ Blue Eyes was most comfortable in a recording studio or, as he liked to put it, singin’ in saloons. But he did occasionally find time for the home tube, and this seven-disc set is a pretty complete collection of Sinatra’s TV canon. His first “A Man and His Music” special, from 1965, is a true gem, with Sinatra in as fine voice as ever. By the time we get to one of his last taped concerts, a 1985 show in Japan, Sinatra’s a lion who’s lost his roar, but not his killer instinct. In between are infinite moments of brilliance.

John Lennon once declared that singer/songwriter Nilsson was his favorite musical group — and it wasn’t a misstatement. With one of the most distinctive

Fritz Lang’s indelible images of monolithic cities and a monstrous machine state have defined our

We all remember the shrieking violins that throttled us during Janet Leigh’s Worst Shower Ever — but listen again to Bernard Herrmann’s haunting score for Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece. His dissonant chords — using an orchestra made up only of stringed instruments — ratchet up Hitch’s pervasive sense of dread to the breaking point.

‘The Complete Metropolis’: The newly restored version of Fritz Lang’s amazing man vs. machines tale from 1926 features the original score written by Gottfried Huppertz. Courtesy photo

vision of the future since the day “Metropolis” premiered in Germany in 1926.The film was savaged by clumsy editors for decades, but Kino Video now gives us the most complete reconstruction ever — and has also restored the spectacular score written by Gottfried Huppertz for the premiere performance. If you’re a silent film buff you probably think you’ve seen “Metropolis.”Trust me, until now, you have not.

‘CLINT EASTWOOD: 35 FILMS, 35 YEARS‘ (NOV. 2) You’ll find most of the usual sus-

pects here, and while the collection omits “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” we still get the Good (the Oscar-winning “Million Dollar Baby”), the Bad (“City Heat,” an ill-advised comedy with Burt Reynolds), and the Ugly (Clint as the foul-tempered, bigoted antihero of “Gran Torino”). In his later films, Eastwood adds a uniquely personal element to his movies, composing thoughtful, sensitive musical scores that amplify his often solemn themes. Listen to his musical voice comment on the stories of “Mystic River” and “Million Dollar Baby.”

Is Hormone Therapy Right For Me? Solving the Hormone Puzzle Wednesday October 27th 6:00 PM

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It’s time to start sending care packages to soldiers

Now is the time to start sending domestic mail price for the first deadline is Nov. 12 for parcel holiday cards and care packages to Priority Mail Large Flat Rate Box post, and the latest is Dec. 18 for loved ones serving in the military is $14.50, but for packages to some types of Express Mail to make sure they arrive in time, APO/FPO addresses overseas the services. For more specific especially for those serving price is reduced to $12.50. information, visit the U.S. Postal abroad. You can also take Service website. w To ensure delivery of holiday advantage of the U.S. Postal cards and packages by Dec. 25 to w Environmentally friendly Priority Service discount on its largest military APO/FPO addresses Mail Flat Rate boxes are available Priority Mail Flat Rate Box services. overseas, the Postal Service at no cost at any post office, or w Mail sent to overseas military recommends that mail for service can be ordered online at addresses is charged only members be sent no later than shop.usps.com. domestic mail prices. The the mailing dates listed here. The — MCT News Service

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Weddings Engagements Anniversaries Bi rthdays Other special events

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Wednesday, October 27th 6:00 to 8:00 PM Wycoff Wellness Center 1226 Michigan Avenue East Lansing, MI 48823 517-333-7270 This seminar is open to the public and free of charge. Please confirm your attendance by contacting the office at 517-333-7270. The Wycoff Wellness Center – Our Results Can Change Your Life!

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Gower

Charles and Sara Jane Gower of Lansing, Michigan, celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary with a surprise dinner party at The English Inn with family and friends. They were married on October 15, 1960 in West Lawn, Pennsylvania, and moved to Michigan in 1966. After Chuck’s successful career in retail management and Sara’s amazing feat of raising 4 awesome children, they were most recently the successful proprietors of Sara’s Lunchbox Express in downtown Lansing. They are now happily retired, splitting their time between Lansing and their summer home on Lincoln Lake. They raised 4 wonderful children (Kim, Robin, Jodi Ryals, and Chuck) and have 2 amazing grandsons (Spencer Flynn and Charlie Gower). They will further celebrate their anniversary with a family trip to the beach in North Carolina in July 2011. Well-wishers may email them at: chuck1636@netzero.net

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West Circle Series Celebrating 200 Years of Chopin

One composer, seven world-renowned pianists: Panayis Lyras, Deborah Moriarty, Alan Nathan, Derek Polischuk, Minsoo Sohn, George Vatchnadze, and Ralph Votapek.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28

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Rissman

Married 70 years, Bill & Alice (Blieske) Rissman were married on Oct. 19, 1940 in Detroit, MI. They lived in Dearborn, MI while raising their 2 daughters Nancy (Chuck) case of Holt, MI & Janice (Jim) Kraft of Portage, MI. Alice & Bill retired & lived in FL for 32 yrs. before returning to MI in 2005 & settling in Holt, MI. Bill & Alice have 4 grandchildren; Steve (Sarah) Case of White Lake, MI, Shelly (Gary) Johnson of Hudsonville, MI, Jenny (Barry) Williams & Jeff (Kim) Kraft all of Portage, MI. They are blessed with 8 great grandchildren; Evan, Abby & Hannah, Erik, Bradley, Marina, Katy & Chloe. Being with them is one of the nice perks of returning to MI. They will celebrate this milestone with dinners with family.

Kavalaris

Congratulations to Gus and Connie Kavalaris for achieving their 50th wedding anniversary - October 16, 2010! They celebrated with extended family and friends at an elegant dinner party, which was given by their son, Jim, at the University Club of their alma mater, Michigan State. Gus is retired from the Mich. Dept. of Transportation. They look forward to enjoying as many years as God grants with the same energy and enthusiasm as they’ve had for their first 50 years together. Among their many blessings, Gus and Connie are thankful for their son, Church, family, and many friends whom continue to give their lives much spice and enjoyment. "Hronia Polla"!

Mattoon

Donald & Beverly Mattoon are proud to have celebrated 65 years of marriage on October 21, 2010. They have 3 children who love them very much. HAPPY 65TH!

Thelma "Brig" Fuller

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Alfred & Sally (Clear) Janousek celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct 1, 2010. They were married in 1960 at the United Methodist Church in Bellevue, Mi. They resided in Charlotte for 42 years before moving to Holt. Alfred is a 1986 retiree of Oldsmobile Engineering in Lansing, and Sally is a loving homemaker. Weekly, they enjoy ballroom dancing with their friends. They have 2 children; Gwen (Patrick) Schaefer and Colleen (Randy) Wilkinson, and 2 grandchildren; Carson and Carly Schaefer. A celebration dinner and dance was held with family and friends in Holt. Congratulations! We Love You!

In celebration of 80 years on this earth: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM! I love you and am grateful and blessed that you are my mom. Please be sure to wish Mrs. Fuller a Super Happy Milestone Birthday if you happen to run into her out partying!

Shane

Harold & Donna Shane will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Oct. 28, 2010. They were married in Grand Ledge, MI on Oct. 28, 1950. Harold & Donna moved to St. Johns in 1950 where Harold opened his optometry practice. They retired in 1988 & moved to their "cottage" at Houghton Lake. They currently live in Lansing close to their daughter Sue & son-in-law Greg. Their son Jim & daughter-in-law, Laura, live in FL. They have 4 grandchildren & 4 greatgrandchildren.

Dawson - Perez

Fila - Linsley

Megan Beth Linsley and Adam Donald Fila were married August 6, 2010, at the Grand Ledge Opera House in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The Reverend Alan Cullen performed the double-ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Glen and Donna Linsley of Mason. The groom is the son of Donald and Linda Fila of Ovid. Adam received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University, and Megan received her B.A. in Interpersonal Communication and Spanish from Central Michigan University. The newlyweds reside in Newport News, Virginia until May, when they plan to relocate to East Lansing.

Ryan Dawson & Valerie Perez announce their engagement. Ryan, son of Don and Lin Dawson of Lansing, MI., is a 2000 graduate of Waverly High School, Lansing, MI. and a 2004 graduate of the University of Michigan. Valerie, daughter of Mary Ann Uranga of Austin, TX and Carlos V. Perez of Elgin, IL is a 2001 graduate of Westwood High School, Austin, TX and 2005 graduate of Texas A&M University. Both graduated with an Aerospace Engineering degree and are employed as engineers at the Boeing Company in Everett, WA. They are planning a wedding celebration with family and friends on the River Walk in San Antonio, TX. Nov. 2010.

LaJiness ~ Lundquist

Nicole Kathryn LaJiness & Ross Charles Lundquist were united in marriage on August 12, 2010 at 5:00 in the evening at Secrets Sanctuary Cap Cana Resort of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The bride is the daughter of Mike & Kathy LaJiness of Onsted, MI. The groom is the son of Sid & Linda Lundquist of Lansing, MI. The bride is a graduate of Siena Heights University & is employed as a teacher with Blissfield Community Schools, Blissfield, MI. The groom is a graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI & is employed as the general sales manager with Yark Automotive in Toledo, OH. The couple honeymooned in Santorini Island, Greece & reside in Toledo, OH.

Rinckey

Jerry Rinckey SR and Deanna Sue (Tuttle) Rinckey of Lansing, MI. will be celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary on October 29, 2010. The couple were High School sweethearts and were married at Emanuel First Lutheran Church in Lansing. Jerry retired from Demmer Tool & Die and Sue retired from Ingham Medical Hospital. The couple have been enjoying their retirement years at their cottage in Kalkaska, MI. Jerry & Sue have three children. Tammy (Jim) Stanton, Jerry Rinckey JR and Dawn (Mike) Dent. They have been blessed with 10 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter, Sara Marie, watching over us from heaven. Happy 50th Mom and Dad! Your family loves and cherishes you so much!

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Somewhere, David Sedaris is giggling. In “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk” (Little, Brown, 176 pages, $21.99), his short stories — of mice and chipmunks and dogs, of cats and chickens — appear to be fables, but they’re not exactly. Because, he says, fables have morals; what he’s created is a “modest bestiary,” where lessons might not be learned, and a critter meeting a bloody end might not deserve such a cruel fate. And there’s Ian Falconer, creator of the best-selling Olivia books for children, drawing pictures of it all. The fuzzy and feathered fauna of his new book provide an escape out of Sedaris’ tame bourgeois narrative.

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And if we recognize the types — a sycophantic baboon hairdresser, an oblivious parrot journalist — Sedaris is still free to spin the stories as he likes. In some stories, these creatures have clearly human foibles. “In time she stopped using the word ‘pet,’ as it seemed demeaning,” Sedaris writes in “The Mouse and the Snake.” “The term ‘to own’ was banished as well, as it made it sound as though she were keeping him against

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For many people around the world, mentioning Ethiopia brings to mind its devastating 1984 famine. The specter of the disaster haunts the country’s international image and still hurts the growth of its ﬂedgling tourism industry. But here’s the reality that awaits those few adventurous visitors who do make the trip: A high plateau of lush, green hills that’s more like Scotland than the desert; decadent nightlife in Addis Ababa; and historic sites like the island monasteries of Lake Tana and Lalibela, a remarkable complex of 12th-century churches. In addition, Ethiopia’s wildlife parks are teeming with game, but unlike Kenya, where packs of tourists compete for a glimpse of lions, here you might have the animals all to yourself. Traveling in Ethiopia, however, can be uniquely disorienting. Ethiopians insist on doing things their own way. They have their own calendar — with 13 months; their own year — it’s currently 2003; and their own time — 6 a.m. is their midnight. The national language, Amharic, has Semitic roots, like Arabic and Hebrew, and a unique alpha-

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bet. (Rest assured, English is widely spoken.) Roughly two-thirds of the people are Ethiopian Orthodox — a creed with its own rites, different from those of the Russian or Serbian Orthodox churches — while a third is Muslim. A trip to Ethiopia, then, is less like a sojourn in Africa than a visit to some far-ﬂung island, where everything is strange and compelling. You’ll need a couple of weeks to even begin to do justice to this sprawling country — bordered on the north by Sudan, on the south by Kenya and Somalia and on the east by Djibouti and Eritrea, which gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a 30-year guerrilla war. Roads are generally poor, and it can take long hours or even days to travel several hundred miles overland — particularly in the AprilSeptember rainy season. Luckily, Ethiopian Airlines — widely con-

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Historical church: Lalibela has a winding complex of 11 churches cut out of the rust-red granite tucked into a windswept moonscape. Legend claims it’s the work of angels but in reality the complex was commissioned by the powerful 12th-century King Lalibela and picked out of the rock with hammers and chisels over decades. sidered Africa’s premier carrier — operates ﬂights from the capital, Addis, to the main must-see sites, including Lalibela. Addis is a sprawling city of congested thoroughfares and hidden residential neighborhoods with narrow streets that dissolve into thick mud every time it rains, and it can seem a dismal place to start an Ethiopian sojourn. But resist the temptation to ﬂee and the city will open to you, revealing scores of cute cafes, hot nightspots, chill lounges and gourmet restaurants. Top suggestions include Eyoha or Fasika national restaurants, where remarkably athletic dancers showcase the country’s unique

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places in Addis, restaurants serving foreign cuisine are few and far between. Most visitors head north to visit Ethiopia’s tourist triumvirate — Bahir Dar, Aksum and Lalibela, the crown jewel. Ethiopian Airlines sells multi-leg tickets from Addis with stops at each site. A winding complex of 11 churches cut out of the rust-red granite tucked into a wind-swept moonscape, Lalibela is frankly astounding. Legend claims it’s the work of angels but in reality the complex was commissioned by the powerful 12th-century King Lalibela and picked out of the rock with hammers and chisels over decades.

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It might seem obvious not to pack an object that resembles a pipe bomb in your luggage before boarding a plane. Yet that’s what a Texas professor did last month, prompting an intense police investigation and a full-scale evacuation at Miami International Airport. He was cleared, but his failure to carefully monitor what he packed was not unusual. Nationwide, passengers each day place more than 2.2 million prohibited items in their bags, for a total of 627 million items through September. That includes undeclared guns, large knives and hand grenades. Packing is the key to avoiding an ordeal at the checkpoint, said Bob Burns, who writes a travel advice blog for the Transportation Security Administration’s website Travelers should keep that in mind, especially during the holiday season, he said. The agency recommends emptying a suitcase completely before starting to pack, to ensure nothing unusual from a previous trip could spring a surprise at the checkpoint. Burns recommends passengers double check the TSA’s prohibited items list. It also offers tips on how to pack smart. High among them is to

shoulder-shaking traditional dance styles as diners tuck into heaping plates full of local delicacies. Ethiopian cuisine, which is heavy on sauces and served on spongy crepe-like bread called injera, leaves no one indifferent. You either love it or you hate it. Love it, and you can eat like a king, splurging on multi-dish meals of wot, a sauce of goat or lamb, and kifto, marinated raw meat. Made from an Ethiopian grain called tef, injera is eaten at every meal and also serves as cutlery, used to scoop up the juicy sauces. Hate it, and you stand a good chance of shedding some serious weight. Besides a dozen top-notch

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Cancer vaccines in works that would help women Research pinned on avoiding the disease altogether BARB BERGGOETZ Gannett

Someday in the future, could a vaccine be available to prevent or stop recurrence of breast or ovarian cancers? The answer likely won’t be known for many years, but promising research to produce the vaccines is gaining ground and giving hope to women. Among the latest good news, coming out in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, is a potential ﬁrst-of-its-kind vaccine to prevent breast cancer. It has shown signiﬁcantly favorable results in mice in a study by researchers at Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner Research Institute. “We think it will dramatically reduce the incidence of breast cancer,” said Vincent Tuohy, an institute immunologist and the study’s principal investigator. “It could work just like vaccines that prevent childhood diseases.” In the study, genetically cancer-prone mice were vaccinated once. Half got the protein alpha-lactalbumin, and half got a vaccine that didn’t contain it. None of the mice vaccinated with the protein got breast cancer, while all the other mice did. “I think it has great potential,” said Dr. Kathy Miller, breast cancer researcher and the Sheila D. Ward Scholar and associate pro-

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fessor at the Indiana University School of Medicine. What’s most appealing about the approach, she said, is that it’s truly preventive. She cautioned, though, that lots of research in mice that looks like it has great potential has not been successful in humans. The vaccine, Tuohy explained, is intended for women over 40 who are no longer breast-feeding. The protein is found in the majority of breast cancers but not in healthy women, except during lactation. Tuohy’s research, Miller

said, is one of many preventive steps for those with inherited abnormalities of the BRCA genes. They include lifestyle changes such as avoiding post-menopausal weight gain and continuing exercising, using drugs like Tamoxifen and Evista, and other approaches. Tuohy said he is now looking for funding for human trials, which could start 1 ½ years after funding is secured. After that, human trials and the approval process could take 10 years or more. Meanwhile, an IU researcher is pursuing an

ovarian cancer vaccine designed to prevent recurrences, which happen frequently. “We’re 20 years into ovarian cancer vaccines, and I think it’s very possible this will be an effective one,” said Dr. Giuseppe Del Priore, director of gynecologic oncology at the IU School of Medicine. He’s the principal investigator for a small clinical trial at IU that should start within the next few months. It will test the safety of a vaccine on about 10 women with ovarian cancer who have completed treatment and are disease-free. Other sites for the study are Stanford University and the University of Washington at Seattle. In 2011, further testing is planned to evaluate the vaccine’s effectiveness. Using the vaccine he’s testing requires collecting certain cells, called dendritic cells, from a patient’s blood and enriching them in the lab, he said. These enhanced immune cells are injected back into the patient with the goal of warding off cancerous cells. Results with animal trials in Australia were very promising, Del Priore said. But he cautioned that the majority of clinical trials, in general, don’t show positive results. While ovarian cancer is still a devastating disease, Del Priore said huge progress has been made, and the survival rate has quadrupled in the past 20 years. He stressed, too, that ovarian cancer has to be approached from many different angles. “No one approach is going to be universally effective,” he said.

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PLAY

How can you pick just one in a game like this? The fake punt was a big one for MSU, but let’s go with fourth-and-1 from the Northwestern 30, just more than three minutes left, MSU down 27-21. Kirk Cousins dropped back and feathered a pass to Charlie Gantt in a tight space, for an eight-yard gain and new life on what would end up being the game-winning drive.

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HERO

Junior receiver Keith Nichol looks more and more like a receiver — and a valuable asset on third down. Nichol caught huge passes for gains of 18 and 14 on the game-winning drive, giving him four receptions for 51 yards on the day. He looks more comfortable running routes and he’s making difﬁcult catches now.

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“We had to get them to take the cheese.” Mark Dantonio, on the fake punt called “Mouse Trap” “Did we expect that fake punt? No. We’d never seen them do it before, so kudos to them.” Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald

» WHAT’S

The Spartans stay on the road for their toughest remaining test, at Iowa (Saturday at 3:30 p.m., ABC-TV). The Hawkeyes are 5-2 overall and 2-1 in the Big Ten after Saturday’s 31-30 home loss to Wisconsin. MSU will be looking to avenge last season’s 15-13 home loss to Iowa, in which the Hawkeyes scored a touchdown on the ﬁnal play of the game to win.

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Dell tolls: MSU wide receiver Mark Dell has a smile on his face after catching a touchdown pass during the Spartans’ fourth-quarter rally that resulted in a 35-27 victory.

Resilient Spartans sneak away still perfect after furious 4th-quarter rally

No cute name, just a great clutch drive

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EVANSTON, Ill. - Everyone gets a turn, it seems. Enter Bennie Fowler’s name on the sprawling list of contributors to the dreamy season Michigan State has built for itself. Filling in for the injured Keshawn Martin, Fowler ran in a 22-yard touchdown and later caught a 21-yard pass on a fake punt — this one was called “Mouse Trap” — that helped the No. 8 Spartans come back from a 17-0 deﬁcit and beat Northwestern 35-27 for their eighth win in eight tries and sole possession of ﬁrst place in the Big Ten. “It feels good to be part of something special,” Fowler, a redshirt freshman receiver, said after the dramatic comeback in front of 41,115 fans at Ryan Field. And a lot of Spartans have the right to say the same thing. Depth keeps showing itself in Mark Dantonio’s

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Well-armed: Quarterback Kirk Cousins carried the MSU offense, completing 29 of 43 passes for 331 yards and three touchdowns. fourth season, which has reached 8-0 overall and 4-0 in the Big Ten — with a gigantic game at Iowa next on the schedule. The best MSU start since 1966 and best shot at a league title since the Spartans’ last in 1990 continues behind an assortment of timely plays and the arm

of junior quarterback Kirk Cousins. “You want to know how do you go 8-0? You go 8-0 with players that can lead,” Dantonio said after coaching from the sideline for the ﬁrst time since his Sept. 19

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VANSTON, Ill. — This season already had “Little Giants” and now it has “Mouse Trap.” That Mark Dantonio. He doesn’t just come up with trick plays that work and call them at the right times. He really seems to enjoy naming them. But if this 2010 season — perfect as it is at the two-thirds mark, destined as it seems for hardware — is going to be remembered for its buzzwords, we need to come up with one for the touchdown drive that beat Northwest-

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DETROIT — Pavel Datsyuk scored with 12 seconds left in the game to give the Detroit Red Wings a 5-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks on

Saturday night. Detroit pressured the Ducks for much of the last few minutes, ﬁnally breaking through when Datsyuk gathered a loose puck in the circle to the left of the net, deked his way past former Red Wings defenseman Andreas Lilja, and beat goalie Curtis McElhinney with a high shot toward the right side of the goal. The Red Wings rallied from a 3-1 second-period def-

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ern here Saturday. “Mouse Trap,” a 21-yard pass from Aaron Bates to Bennie Fowler on a fake punt, was great. It kept Bates perfect as a quarterback this season, complementing his touchdown pass to Charlie Gantt on “Little Giants,” the play that shocked Notre Dame in overtime on Sept. 18. But it merely helped MSU score to close to within 24-21 on the scoreboard. Bates’ roommate,

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Datsyuk dumps Ducks in ﬁnal seconds Goal with just 12 ticks left gives Detroit 5-4 win

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icit and trailed 4-3 in the third after Anaheim’s Teemu Selanne scored with 11:28 remaining. Selanne’s goal was the 610th of his career, tying Bobby Hull for 15th on the NHL’s career list. Henrik Zetterberg had two goals and two assists for Detroit, including the tying goal with 8:43 left. Detroit beat Anaheim 4-0 in the season opener, a game that was so chippy even Datsyuk, a four-time Lady Byng trophy winner, dropped the gloves and threw punches. There were hardly any penalties in this one, and Datsyuk made a more important impact. Ryan Carter and Danny Syvret scored 34 seconds apart in the second period to give Anaheim a 3-1 lead. Syvret’s shot was ruled a goal after it hit the right post and ricocheted toward the upper-left corner. Replays

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Coach Jamal Mubarakeh (above) and his Panthers turned back St. Johns on Saturday for their ﬁrst boys district soccer championship since 2001. Tyler Sherman and Esteban Russell had the goals for DeWitt, which improved to 19-1-1 on the season. To see more photos from Saturday’s game, go to www.lsj.com.

home after twice being dePAG E 6 D nied by McElhinney’s left leg. Tomas Holmstrom then tied it with a nifty deﬂec- back ahead in the third, tion from high in the slot on taking the puck along the Brad Stuart’s shot from the boards near his own blue blue line. Selanne put the Ducks SEE WINGS Page 9D

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conference all games W L PF PA W L PF PA Michigan St. 4 0 129 74 8 0 276 143 Ohio St. 3 1 129 54 7 1 326 112 Wisconsin 3 1 127 105 7 1 285 162 Iowa 2 1 92 61 5 2 236 110 Purdue 2 1 48 83 4 3 135 171 Illinois 2 2 95 76 4 3 171 124 Michigan 1 2 87 107 5 2 252 199 Northwestern 1 2 73 83 5 2 193 145 Penn St. 1 2 49 78 4 3 142 129 Indiana 0 3 58 123 4 3 218 215 Minnesota 0 4 89 131 1 7 195 255 Saturday’s results Michigan St. 35, Northwestern 27 Ohio St. 49, Purdue 0 Illinois 43, Indiana 13 Penn St. 33, Minnesota 21 Wisconsin 31, Iowa 30 Oct. 30 games Michigan State at Iowa, 3:30 p.m. Purdue at Illinois, Noon Northwestern at Indiana, Noon Michigan at Penn St., 8 p.m. Ohio St. at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

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Flying high: Dan Herron scores one of his two touchdowns during Ohio State’s 49-0 rout of Purdue on Saturday.

Buckeyes bounce back vs. Purdue Ohio State heals wounds with 49-0 victory ASSOCIATED PRESS

COLUMBUS, Ohio, — No. 11 Ohio State wanted to heal a pair of wounds, one of them a year old, the other just a week. Terrelle Pryor threw for three scores and Dan Herron ran for two as the Buckeyes steamrolled Purdue 49-0 on Saturday, earning redemption for a stunning 26-18 upset a year ago at Purdue and for last week’s 31-18 defeat at Wisconsin that toppled them from No. 1. “Some people might have thought this game meant a lot because of last year, others thought it meant a lot because of last week,” coach Jim Tressel said. “You never know. But most recent misery probably trumps past misery.” Purdue had won four of five despite losing its front-line quarterback, tailback and wide receiver, but couldn’t muster anything against the beat-up Buckeyes (7-1, 3-1 Big Ten), who were without leading tackler Ross Homan (foot). The Boilermakers (4-3, 2-1) didn’t exceed 100 yards in total offense until their final possession. “We didn’t talk about Wisconsin,” Ohio State linebacker Brian Rolle said. “We didn’t talk about anything — just this game.” Pryor, largely ineffective at Wisconsin, completed 16 of 22 passes for 270 yards, although he did throw two interceptions. “Losing to Purdue last year was more motivation than the loss last week,” he said. “Purdue was a big disappointment a year ago for me and that’s what made today a whole lot better.” The victory was Ohio State’s eighth in a row against the Boilermakers in Ohio Stadium since its last loss 22 years ago. About the only break with tradition came at halftime when an Elvis-themed show by the Ohio State band featured The King dotting the “I’’ in his name instead of in Script Ohio. The Boilermakers never came close to scoring. Their only chance came on Carson Wigg’s 56-yard field goal attempt in the final minute. They had driven to the Ohio State 39 — their deepest penetration of the game. The kick was short and wide right. Purdue, which led the Big Ten in rushing and defense against the run, could do neither very well. It totaled just 118 yards, netting 30 on 27 attempts on the ground — 200 yards less than it was averaging. It had rushed for at least 200 yards in each of the last five games. Meanwhile, Ohio State ran for 184 yards, led by Herron’s 74 yards on 16 carries and touchdowns of 10 and 2 yards.

The Buckeyes defense forced the Boilermakers to punt the ball away on their first five possessions. On the sixth, quarterback Rob Henry (9 of 18 for 58 yards with one interception) threw directly to Ohio State safety Orhian Johnson. Meanwhile, the Buckeyes — with perhaps a point to prove — ran and passed at will. Receivers were frequently lonesome in the secondary, and while Pryor took a couple of hard hits, he also benefited from open targets. “They weren’t open,” Purdue coach Danny Hope disagreed. “They were wide open.” w PENN STATE 33, MINNESOTA 21: At Minneapolis, Penn State had some life back, even if it came against the conference’s worst team. The Nittany Lions got their sputtering offense going, too, even after losing their starting quarterback. Matt McGloin threw two touchdown passes to Derek Moye in relief of Rob Bolden, and Penn State beat Minnesota. After a lopsided homecoming loss to Illinois, the Nittany Lions (4-3, 1-2 Big Ten) used a needed week off and the struggling Gophers (1-7, 0-4) to build some momentum. “We had a whole week to come together, figure out what’s happening and change what was going on,” linebacker Nate Stupar said. “We got our mind back and focused.” Bolden threw six interceptions — and for only two scores — in the previous five games, but the freshman completed his first nine passes in this game before leaving with a possible concussion. He was 11 for 13 for 130 yards and a touchdown to Brett Brackett before getting hurt midway through the second quarter when he was tackled by Mike Rallis near the sideline. w ILLINOIS 43, INDIANA 13: At Champaign, Ill., the Illini talked all week about two keys to the Indiana game: blunting the effectiveness of quarterback Ben Chappell and finding a way to separate the Hoosiers from the ball. If you can do the second, it turns out, the first one will take care of itself. The Illini picked off Chappell three times Saturday and forced the Hoosiers (4-3, 0-3) into five total turnovers in a 43-13 rout that, with representatives of the Texas Bowl in the press box, pushed Illinois (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten) closer to the six victories needed for a shot at the post season. “A turnover is one of the most important plays that you can have on defense,” pass-rushing specialist Justin Staples said. “It can change the momentum of a game. You can go from being down two scores to getting a turnover and scoring_then it’s a completely different game.” In this case, a lot different than the final statistics indicated it should have been. Indiana had 388 yards of offense to Illinois’ 289, ran 83 plays on offense to the Illini’s 53 and held the ball for 34:58, more than nine minutes more than Illinois. “We just can’t turn the ball over like we did and expect to win a Big Ten football game,” Indiana coach Bill Lynch said. “We just weren’t efficient enough to expect to score (more).”

conference all games East W L PF PA W L PF PA Ohio 4 1 164 85 5 3 227 162 Temple 3 1 100 68 6 2 216 168 Miami (Ohio) 3 1 95 96 4 4 154 236 Kent St. 2 2 100 84 3 4 154 144 Buffalo 1 2 42 113 2 5 110 216 Bowling Green 0 4 84 135 1 7 196 291 Akron 0 4 51 172 0 8 121 321 West N. Illinois 4 0 159 52 6 2 248 147 Toledo 4 0 122 82 5 3 184 220 W. Michigan 2 1 125 63 3 4 221 192 Ball St. 1 3 109 134 2 6 172 240 E. Michigan 1 3 93 148 1 7 167 352 Cent. Michigan 1 4 106 118 2 6 185 193 Saturday’s results Temple 42, Buffalo 0 Ohio 34, Miami (Ohio) 13 W. Michigan 56, Akron 10 Kent St. 30, Bowling Green 6 N. Illinois 33, Cent. Michigan 7 Virginia 48, E. Michigan 21 Toledo 31, Ball St. 24 Oct. 30 games N. Illinois at W. Michigan, noon Akron at Temple, 1 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette at Ohio, 2 p.m. Miami (Ohio) at Buffalo, 3:30 p.m. Ball St. at Kent St., 3:30 p.m. Bowling Green at Cent. Michigan, 3:30 p.m. Toledo at E. Michigan, 4 p.m.

GLIAC

conference all games North W L PF PA W L PF PA Grand Valley St. 7 0 314 119 8 0 348 150 Michigan Tech 5 2 245 133 5 2 245 133 Ferris State 5 2 172 158 5 3 189 193 Northern Mich. 4 3 155 126 4 4 161 133 Northwood 4 3 204 219 4 4 223 250 Indianapolis 3 4 128 137 4 4 166 147 Saginaw Valley 3 4 204 184 3 5 245 226 South Hillsdale 5 2 213 160 6 2 248 177 Wayne State 5 2 190 128 6 2 221 147 Ashland 4 3 204 143 5 3 228 157 Ohio Dominican 2 5 124 190 2 5 124 190 Findlay 1 6 95 202 1 7 98 218 Lake Erie 1 6 166 285 1 7 186 311 Tiffin 0 7 86 296 1 6 138 358 Saturday’s results Wayne State 14, Hillsdale 9 Lake Erie 48, Findlay 45 Ashland 30, Saginaw Valley 24 Indianapolis 6, Northern Michigan 5 Michigan Tech 62, Northwood 30 Ohio Dominican 41, Tiffin 21 Grand Valley St. 41, Ferris St. 0 Oct. 30 games Wayne St. at Saginaw Valley, noon Ashland at Findlay, noon Hillsdale at Northwood, noon Ohio Dominican at Lake Erie, 1 p.m. Grand Valley at Michigan Tech, 1 p.m. Northern Mich. at Tiffin, 1:30 PM Ferris St. at Indianapolis, 6 p.m.

MIAA

conference W L PF PA Trine 3 0 93 26 Albion 3 1 123 85 Adrian 2 1 115 55 Hope 2 2 97 82 Kalamazoo 2 2 118 133 Alma 0 3 17 103 Olivet 0 3 37 116 Saturday’s results Albion 42, Olivet 24 Trine 31, Hope 10 Adrian 58, Kalamazoo 31 Oct. 30 games Albion at Olivet, 1 p.m. Trine at Hope, 2 p.m. Kalamazoo at Adrian, 6 p.m.

W 7 4 3 2 3 1 0

all games L PF PA 0 310 60 4 191 200 4 181 148 6 160 177 5 207 262 6 109 239 7 73 314

How the Top 25 Fared No. 1 Oregon (7-0) beat UCLA 60-13, Thursday. Next: at Southern Cal, Saturday, Oct. 30. No. 2 Boise State (6-0) did not play. Next: vs. Louisiana Tech, Tuesday, Oct. 26. No. 3 Oklahoma (6-1) lost to No. 18 Missouri, 36-27. Next: vs. Colorado, Saturday. No. 4 TCU (8-0) beat Air Force 38-7. Next: at UNLV, Saturday. No. 5 Auburn (8-0) beat No. 6 LSU 24-17. Next: at Mississippi, Saturday. No. 6 LSU (7-1) lost to No. 5 Auburn 24-17. Next: vs. No. 7 Alabama, Saturday, Nov. 6. No. 7 Alabama (7-1) beat Tennessee 41-10. Next: at No. 6 LSU, Saturday, Nov. 6. No. 8 Michigan State (8-0) beat Northwestern 35-27. Next: at No. 13 Iowa, Saturday. No. 9 Utah (7-0) beat Colorado State 59-6. Next: at Air Force, Saturday. No. 10 Wisconsin (7-1) beat No. 13 Iowa 31-30. Next: at Purdue, Saturday, Nov. 6. No. 11 Ohio State (7-1) beat Purdue 49-0. Next: at Minnesota, Saturday. No. 12 Stanford (6-1) beat Washington State 38-28. Next: at Washington, Saturday. No. 13 Iowa (5-2) lost to No. 10 Wisconsin 31-30. Next: at Indiana, Saturday. No. 14 Nebraska (6-1) beat No. 17 Oklahoma State 51-41. Next: vs. No. 18 Missouri, Saturday. No. 15 Arizona (5-1) vs. Washington. Next: at UCLA, Saturday. No. 16 Florida State (6-1) did not play. Next: at N.C. State, Thursday, Oct. 28. No. 17 Oklahoma State (6-1) lost to No. 14 Nebraska 51-41. Next: at Kansas State, Saturday. No. 18 Missouri (7-0) beat No. 3 Oklahoma, 36-27. Next: at No. 14 Nebraska, Saturday. No. 19 South Carolina (5-2) beat Vanderbilt 21-7. Next: vs. Tennessee, Saturday. No. 20 West Virginia (5-2) lost to Syracuse

19-14. Next: at Connecticut, Friday, Oct. 29. No. 21 Arkansas (5-2) beat Mississippi 38-24. Next: vs. Vanderbilt, Saturday. No. 22 Texas (4-3) lost to Iowa State 28-21. Next: vs. Baylor, Saturday. No. 23 Virginia Tech (6-2) beat Duke 44-7. Next: vs. Georgia Tech, Thursday, Nov. 4 No. 24 Mississippi State (6-2) beat UAB 29-24. Next: vs. Kentucky, Saturday. No. 25 Miami (5-2) beat North Carolina 33-10. Next: at Virginia, Saturday.

Saturday’s scores MIDWEST Adrian 58, Kalamazoo 31 Albion 42, Olivet 24 Allegheny 41, Ohio Wesleyan 21 Ashland 30, Saginaw Valley St. 24 Augustana, S.D. 47, Minn. St., Moorhead 17 Aurora 21, Concordia, Wis. 14 Baldwin-Wallace 38, Wilmington, Ohio 0 Beloit 34, Monmouth, Ill. 27 Bemidji St. 23, Mary 22 Benedictine, Ill. 49, Maranatha Baptist 14 Carroll, Wis. 35, Knox 0 Case Reserve 28, Wooster 14 Cent. Missouri 34, Nebraska-Omaha 31 Central 27, Loras 6 Charleston, W.Va. 44, Urbana 34 Chicago 35, Kenyon 14 Coe 42, Simpson, Iowa 21 Concordia, Ill. 48, Lakeland 7 Concordia, Moor. 30, Hamline 3 Crown, Minn. 44, Mac Murray 28 Dayton 41, Campbell 23 Defiance 49, Anderson, Ind. 7 Dickinson St. 24, S. Dakota Tech 14 Drake 42, Davidson 10 Elmhurst 40, Millikin 34 Eureka 40, Northwestern, Minn. 14 Grand Valley St. 41, Ferris St. 0 Heidelberg 49, Marietta 26 Illinois 43, Indiana 13 Illinois College 40, Ripon 35 Indianapolis 6, N. Michigan 5 Jamestown 58, Dakota St. 48 Kent St. 30, Bowling Green 6 Lake Erie 48, Findlay 45 Lake Forest 35, Lawrence 14 Luther 26, Buena Vista 20 Michigan Tech 62, Northwood, Mich. 30 Minn. Duluth 27, Northern St., S.D. 7 Minn. St., Mankato 13, Wayne, Neb. 3 Missouri St. 31, W. Illinois 28 Morehead St. 21, Butler 20 Morningside 17, Concordia, Neb. 3 Mount Union 38, Capital 0 Murray St. 38, E. Illinois 28 N. Dakota St. 27, Indiana St. 15 N. Illinois 33, Cent. Michigan 7 N. Iowa 42, Illinois St. 14 Nebraska-Kearney 38, N.M Highlands 13 North Central 30, Illinois Wesleyan 7 Northwestern, Iowa 31, Doane 23 Ohio 34, Miami (Ohio) 13 Ohio Dominican 41, Tiffin 21 Otterbein 49, Muskingum 14 Penn St. 33, Minnesota 21 Rose-Hulman 40, Bluffton 13 S. Dakota St. 30, Youngstown St. 20 SE Missouri 40, E. Kentucky 21 SW Minnesota St. 40, Upper Iowa 34, OT Sioux Falls 63, Dakota Wesleyan 3 St. Cloud St. 49, Minn.-Crookston 6 St. John’s, Minn. 33, Gustavus 13 St. Norbert 58, Grinnell 14 St. Olaf 48, Augsburg 14 St. Scholastica 28, Minn.-Morris 7 St. Thomas, Minn. 10, Bethel, Minn. 6 Taylor 25, Trinity, Ill. 10 Trine 31, Hope 10 Wabash 55, Denison 20 Walsh 24, Malone 21 Wartburg 55, Dubuque 17 Washington, Mo. 21, Oberlin 7 Wayne, Mich. 14, Hillsdale 9 Wis. Lutheran 19, Rockford 0 Wis.-Oshkosh 41, Wis.-Platteville 14 Wis.-Stevens Pt. 31, Wis.-LaCrosse 17 Wis.-Stout 37, Wis.-Eau Claire 28 Wis.-Whitewater 63, Wis.-River Falls 14 Wittenberg 27, Carnegie-Mellon 21 EAST Alfred 42, St. John Fisher 31 Amherst 37, Wesleyan, Conn. 10 Bloomsburg 45, West Chester 21 Brown 27, Cornell 14 Castleton St. 55, Husson 51 Colby 35, Hamilton 7 College of N.J. 48, Buffalo St. 29 Dartmouth 24, Columbia 21 Delaware Valley 36, Lycoming 0 Duquesne 21, Wagner 20 East Stroudsburg 65, Millersville 14 Edinboro 31, Clarion 14 Fordham 14, Lafayette 10 Framingham St. 48, Westfield St. 27 Franklin & Marshall 17, Muhlenberg 7 Harvard 45, Princeton 28 Hobart 40, Merchant Marine 33 Holy Cross 31, Colgate 24 Kean 29, William Paterson 2 Lebanon Valley 21, King’s, Pa. 19 Lehigh 32, Bucknell 10 Maine 28, Rhode Island 23 Maine Maritime 28, Mass. Maritime 27 Maryland 24, Boston College 21 Monmouth, N.J. 19, St. Francis, Pa. 7 N.Y. Maritime 37, Mount Ida 35 Navy 35, Notre Dame 17 New Hampshire 39, Massachusetts 13 New Haven 27, Merrimack 25 Penn 27, Yale 20 Pittsburgh 41, Rutgers 21 Sacred Heart 33, Georgetown, D.C. 20 Salisbury 52, Union, N.Y. 21 St. Lawrence 14, RPI 3 Syracuse 19, West Virginia 14 Temple 42, Buffalo 0 Trinity, Conn. 31, Bowdoin 14 Ursinus 43, McDaniel 18 Villanova 14, James Madison 7 Williams 35, Tufts 24 Worcester St. 31, Coast Guard 7 SOUTH Alabama St. 24, Savannah St. 0 Albany St., Ga. 13, Morehouse 12 Appalachian St. 37, W. Carolina 14 Auburn 24, LSU 17 Bethune-Cookman 23, N.C. Central 10 Campbellsville 22, Faulkner 21 Cent. Arkansas 31, Nicholls St. 7 Chattanooga 36, Furman 28 Christopher Newport 37, Greensboro 7 Clemson 27, Georgia Tech 13 East Carolina 37, Marshall 10 Florida A&M 17, Norfolk St. 13 Fort Valley St. 14, Kentucky St. 12 Georgia Southern 20, The Citadel 0 Grambling St. 35, MVSU 14 Jacksonville 56, Marist 14 Jacksonville St. 56, Austin Peay 3 Lindsey Wilson 40, Kentucky Christian 37, 2OT Louisville 26, Connecticut 0 Middle Tennessee 38, Louisiana-Monroe 10 Millsaps 30, Centre 18 Morgan St. 34, Delaware St. 24 N. Carolina A&T 52, Howard 32 N.C. Wesleyan 34, Maryville, Tenn. 16 Old Dominion 34, Georgia St. 20 Presbyterian 26, Gardner-Webb 24 Richmond 28, Towson 6 S. Carolina St. 10, Hampton 7

www.lsj.com St. Augustine’s 34, Johnson C. Smith 24 St. Joseph’s, Ind. 43, Kentucky Wesleyan 35 Stillman 26, Lane 25 Tuskegee 37, Clark Atlanta 10 UCF 41, Rice 14 Union, Ky. 34, Belhaven 15 VMI 34, Charleston Southern 16 Virginia 48, E. Michigan 21 Virginia Tech 44, Duke 7 W. Kentucky 54, Louisiana-Lafayette 21 William & Mary 17, Delaware 16 Wofford 28, Elon 21 SOUTHWEST Arkansas 37, Mississippi 24 Arkansas St. 37, Florida Atlantic 16 Baylor 47, Kansas St. 42 DePauw 32, Trinity, Texas 31 Houston 45, SMU 20 Iowa St. 28, Texas 21 NW Oklahoma 20, Langston 13 Nebraska 51, Oklahoma St. 41 Northeastern St. 39, Cent. Oklahoma 28 Northwestern St. 16, Texas St. 3 Prairie View 30, Southern U. 16 Stephen F.Austin 31, Sam Houston St. 28 Texas Southern 21, Jackson St. 18 FAR WEST BYU 25, Wyoming 20 California 50, Arizona St. 17 E. Washington 28, Sacramento St. 24 Hawaii 45, Utah St. 7 Idaho 37, New Mexico St. 14 Montana 24, N. Arizona 21 Montana St. 37, N. Colorado 35 S. Utah 31, South Dakota 13 San Diego 30, Valparaiso 10 South Alabama 24, UC Davis 21 Stanford 38, Washington St. 28 Texas Tech 27, Colorado 24 Utah 59, Colorado St. 6 Weber St. 44, Portland St. 41

Wisconsin 31, Iowa 30 Wisconsin 3 7 14 7—31 Iowa 6 7 7 10—30 First quarter Wis—FG Welch 33, 6:51. Iowa—Robinson 1 run (kick blocked), 2:31. Second quarter Wis—Ewing 7 pass from Tolzien (Welch kick), 12:11. Iowa—Reisner 3 pass from Stanzi (Meyer kick), :16. Third quarter Wis—Clay 2 run (Welch kick), 6:30. Iowa—Johnson-Koulianos 45 pass from Stanzi (Meyer kick), 3:08. Wis—Clay 2 run (Welch kick), 1:01. Fourth quarter Iowa—McNutt 6 pass from Stanzi (Meyer kick), 10:16. Iowa—FG Meyer 40, 8:35. Wis—Ball 8 run (Welch kick), 1:06. A—70,585. Team statistics Wis Iowa First downs 24 23 Rushes-yards 38-142 30-118 Passing 205 258 Comp-Att-Int 20-26-1 25-37-0 Return Yards 0 12 Punts-Avg. 2-48.0 2-60.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 4-45 6-41 Time of Possession 33:12 26:48 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing—Wisconsin, Clay 24-91, Ball 3-18, Nortman 1-17, Gilreath 2-14, White 6-10, Tolzien 2-(minus 8). Iowa, Robinson 23-114, Morse 2-10, Chaney 1-(minus 1), Stanzi 3-(minus 1), Donahue 1-(minus 4). Passing—Wisconsin, Tolzien 20-26-1-205. Iowa, Stanzi 25-37-0-258. Receiving—Wisconsin, Ball 5-41, Anderson 3-42, Pedersen 2-30, Kendricks 2-26, Gilreath 2-23, Byrne 2-12, Abbrederis 1-15, Clay 1-9, Ewing 1-7, White 1-0. Iowa, McNutt 7-70, Johnson-Koulianos 5-93, Reisner 5-39, Robinson 4-18, Sandeman 2-25, Morse 2-13.

Illinois 43, Indiana 13 Indiana 7 3 3 0—13 Illinois 10 17 2 14—43 First quarter Ill—FG Dimke 28, 12:52. Ind—Bolser 22 pass from Chappell (Ewald kick), 4:03. Ill—E.Wilson 29 pass from Scheelhaase (Dimke kick), 1:45. Second quarter Ill—Fayson 17 pass from Scheelhaase (Dimke kick), 9:47. Ill—Nixon-Youman 68 interception return (Dimke kick), 7:07. Ind—FG Ewald 19, 2:41. Ill—FG Dimke 29, :04. Third quarter Ill—Safety, 11:08. Ind—FG Ewald 21, 1:53. Fourth quarter Ill—LeShoure 7 run (Dimke kick), 3:54. Ill—Brown 66 interception return (Dimke kick), :44. A—53,550. Team statistics Ind Ill First downs 21 14 Rushes-yards 34-109 32-166 Passing 279 123 Comp-Att-Int 26-49-4 13-21-0 Return Yards 12 152 Punts-Avg. 5-21.6 5-45.6 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 4-30 7-66 Time of Possession 34:58 25:02 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing—Indiana, Burgess 15-42, Banks 6-34, Chappell 6-20, Davis-Walker 1-6, J.Thomas 1-5, Kiel 3-3, Doss 1-0, Team 1-(-1). Illinois, LeShoure 16-77, Scheelhaase 6-45, Ford 5-22, McGee 4-19, Pollard 1-3. Passing—Indiana,Chappell 26-48-3-279,Kiel 0-1-1-0. Illinois, Scheelhaase 13-21-0-123. Receiving—Indiana, Belcher 6-59, T.Turner 5-52, Bolser 4-77, Wilson 4-48, Doss 4-31, Banks 1-5, Hughes 1-4, McDonald 1-3. Illinois,Fayson 3-33, Jenkins 3-17, Lankford 2-19, E.Wilson 1-29, Harris 1-8, Becker 1-7, Sykes 1-7, LeShoure 1-3.

Penn State 33, Minnesota 21 Penn St. 7 14 3 9—33 Minnesota 7 0 7 7—21 First quarter PSU—Brackett 21 pass from Bolden (Wagner kick), 10:19. Minn—McKnight 29 pass from Weber (Ellestad kick), 6:27. Second quarter PSU—Royster 2 run (Wagner kick), 11:34. PSU—Moye 42 pass from McGloin (Wagner kick), 4:16. Third quarter Minn—McKnight 4 pass from Weber (Ellestad kick), 8:42. PSU—FG Wagner 49, 5:31. Fourth quarter PSU—Moye 9 pass from McGloin (Wagner kick), 10:36. PSU—Still Safety, 9:41. Minn—McKnight 16 pass from Weber (Ellestad kick), 5:01. A—48,479.

Team statistics PSU Minn First downs 17 26 Rushes-yards 30-145 35-134 Passing 206 299 Comp-Att-Int 17-26-1 26-49-1 Return Yards 101 53 Punts-Avg. 6-45.2 6-40.7 Penalties-Yards 5-45 6-49 Time of Possession 26:20 33:40 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing—Penn St., Redd 9-71, Royster 10-62, Green 3-6, Zordich 2-4, Newsome 3-4, Team 1-(-1), Bolden 2-(-1). Minnesota, Eskridge 26-111, Bennett 5-12, Hoese 1-6, Weber 3-5. Passing—Penn St., Bolden 11-13-0-130, McGloin 6-13-1-76. Minnesota, Weber 26-49-1-299. Receiving—Penn St., Moye 3-81, Brackett 3-49, Royster 3-24, Smith 3-24, Brown 2-14, Zordich 1-10, Haplea 1-2, Kersey 1-2. Minnesota, McKnight 8-103, Gray 7-83, Bennett 5-71, Lair 3-37, Allen 1-3, Eure 1-1, Keise 1-1.

Ohio State 49, Purdue 0 Purdue 0 0 0 0—0 Ohio St. 14 28 0 7—49 First quarter OSU—Herron 10 run (Barclay kick), 13:05. OSU—Herron 2 run (Barclay kick), 6:48. Second quarter OSU—J.Hall 1 run (Barclay kick), 14:25. OSU—Posey 22 pass from Pryor (Barclay kick), 4:57. OSU—Sanzenbacher 7 pass from Pryor (Barclay kick), 1:54. OSU—Brown 15 pass from Pryor (Barclay kick), :36. Fourth quarter OSU—Sp.Smith 23 pass from Bauserman (Barclay kick), 7:24. A—105,387. Team statistics Pur OSU First downs 9 28 Rushes-yards 27-30 48-184 Passing 88 305 Comp-Att-Int 15-28-2 19-25-2 Return Yards 28 44 Punts-Avg. 7-45.1 3-42.7 Fumbles-Lost 4-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 7-64 4-35 Time of Possession 24:59 35:01 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing—Purdue, Henry 5-26, Carlos 9-16, Crank 2-2, Pegram 3-1, Edison 2-(-2), Robinson 6-(minus 13). Ohio St., Herron 16-74, Saine 5-41, Berry 6-27, Hyde 5-21, Brown 1-18, J.Hall 8-13, Guiton 1-2, Pryor 4-(-2), Bauserman 2-(minus 10). Passing—Purdue, Henry 9-18-1-58, Robinson 6-10-1-30. Ohio St., Pryor 16-22-2-270, Bauserman 2-2-0-30, Guiton 1-1-0-5. Receiving—Purdue,C.Smith 4-29,Bush 2-3, Carlos 2-2,Holmes 1-14,Lindsay 1-13,Edison 1-9, Reese 1-9, Adams 1-7, Ross 1-3, Pegram 1-(-1). Ohio St., Sanzenbacher 4-86, Posey 4-84, Brown 2-38, A.Homan 2-11, Sp.Smith 1-23, Z.Boren 1-18, Herron 1-14, J.Hall 1-9, Saine 1-9, Stoneburner 1-8, Hummel 1-5.

N. Illinois 33, C. Michigan 7 Cent. Michigan 0 7 0 0—7 N. Illinois 3 6 14 10—33 First quarter NIU—FG Cklamovski 25, 1:43. Second quarter CMU—Poblah 11 pass from Radcliff (Harman kick), 14:18. NIU—FG Cklamovski 21, 6:55. NIU—FG Cklamovski 24, 2:44. Third quarter NIU—Spann 13 run (Cklamovski kick), 5:44. NIU—Spann 12 run (Cklamovski kick), 2:01. Fourth quarter= NIU—Spann 2 run (Cklamovski kick), 10:37. NIU—FG Cklamovski 19, 5:41. A—17,042. Team statistics CMU NIU First downs 19 26 Rushes-yards 27-94 56-282 Passing 211 138 Comp-Att-Int 21-33-4 12-19-0 Return Yards 0 78 Punts-Avg. 4-31.5 1-41.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 4-35 5-55 Time of Possession 23:56 36:04 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing—Cent. Michigan, Volny 11-74, Tipton 11-31, C.Wilson 1-0, Radcliff 4-(-11). N. Illinois, Spann 23-101, C.Bell 12-82, Harnish 11-69, Lynch 4-12, A.Daniels 1-9, Ja.Hopkins 3-8, Crider 1-3, Team 1-(-2). Passing—Cent. Michigan, Radcliff 17-25-3-178, Fricke 4-8-1-33. N. Illinois, Harnish 12-19-0-138. Receiving—Cent. Michigan, C.Wilson 11-115, Poblah 4-66, Harris 4-20, Volny 2-10. N. Illinois, L.Cox 4-34, Moore 2-12, Ashford 2-11, Flahive 1-38, Palmer 1-28, Skarb 1-8, W.Clark 1-7.

W. Michigan 56, Akron 10 W. Michigan 7 28 7 14—56 Akron 0 3 0 7—10 First quarter WMU—Nunez 36 pass from Carder (Potter kick), 10:19. Second quarter WMU—Nunez 59 pass from Carder (Potter kick), 14:50. WMU—Boles 1 interception return (Potter kick), 14:39. WMU—J.White 34 pass from Carder (Potter kick), 7:56. WMU—Nunez 18 pass from Carder (Potter kick), 4:16. Akr—FG Iveljic 40, :00. Third quarter WMU—J.White 10 pass from Carder (Potter kick), 2:56. Fourth quarter Akr—Wagner 57 fumble return (Rogovic kick), 14:48. WMU—Wallace 91 kickoff return (Potter kick), 14:34. WMU—Drake 57 run (Potter kick), 8:39. A—10,073. Team statistics WMU Akr First downs 22 14 Rushes-yards 35-137 41-154 Passing 382 120 Comp-Att-Int 18-27-0 12-24-1 Return Yards 8 (-1) Punts-Avg. 4-41.8 6-38.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2 Penalties-Yards 5-50 2-25 Time of Possession 28:32 31:28 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing—W.Michigan,Drake 5-69,Winchester 8-38, Chance 9-24,VanTubbergen 2-7, Ponder 1-6, Carder 8-(minus 2), Team 2-(-5). Akron, Burney 16-91, Allen 16-33, Potts 3-18, Pride 1-7, Nicely 4-6, Team 1-(-1). Passing—W. Michigan, Carder 17-24-0-372, VanTubbergen 1-2-0-10, Chance 0-1-0-0. Akron, Nicely 12-24-1-120. Receiving—W. Michigan, J.White 8-168, Nunez 6-192, Chance 2-8, T.Smith 1-10, Ponder 1-4. Akron, Pride 4-8, Russell 2-73, Hall 2-22, Sconiers 2-11, Allen 2-6.

AROUND THE STATE: Albion tops Olivet, stays in contention for MIAA title OLIVET — Sophomore Brian Spencer (East Lansing) had a team-high five catches for 52 yards while junior Julian Paksi (St. Johns) had 4 1/2 tackles for loss to help the Albion College football team to a 42-24 victory over Olivet in Saturday’s Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association game. Albion (4-4) moved to 3-1 in the MIAA and kept its league title hopes alive with the win. Olivet dropped to 0-7 and 0-3 in MIAA play. Paksi, who had 2 1/2 sacks, finished with five solo tackles and three assisted tackles for the Britons. “Julian played the best game of his life,” Albion coach Craig Rundle said. “He was all over the place. He was playing hard which was good to see since he is coming off an injury.” Sophomore defensive back Wes Sherman (Haslett) added two solo tackles and three assisted tackles for Albion. Olivet senior defensive lineman

William Albrecht (Holt) finished second on the team with five tackles and Chris Behnke (Olivet) made four stops for the Comets ADRIAN 58, KALAMAZOO 31: Mike McGee threw for 310 yards and five touchdowns and Jared Edwards ran for 250 yards and a score to lead the Bulldogs past Kalamazoo. Blake Simon (Grand Ledge) and Jake Larioza (Fowlerville) each had a tackle for Kalamazoo (3-5, 2-2 MIAA). Jared Babcock and Jeff Bien each registered a tackle for Adrian (3-4, 2-1). TRINE 31, HOPE 10: Eric Watt threw for 304 yards and four scores as the Thunder remained unbeaten with their MIAA victory over Hope Cody Nash-Kniffen (Holt) had a reception for seven yards for Trine (7-0, 3-0 MIAA). GLIAC: GRAND VALLEY 41, FERRIS STATE 0: The Lakers blanked Ferris State to win the “Anchor Bone Classic”

Kyle McMahon was 10 of 14 passing for 261 yards and also rushed for 64 yards for Grand Valley. Sophomore defensive lineman Rance Mask (Everett) had two tackles for Ferris State. Ovid-Elsie Junior receiver Damien Miller (Ovid-Elsie) had ﬁve kickoff returns for 85 yards for the Bulldogs. Jacob Moreno (Holt) had three tackles for Ferris. ASHLAND 30, SAGINAW VALLEY 24: Ashland ended Saginaw Valley‘s two-game winning streak with its GLIAC victory. Sophomore linebacker Thomas Stalter (Portland) had 10 tackles for Saginaw Valley. Freshman Noah Sumpter (Waverly) had two kickoff returns for 53 yards for the Cardinals. MAC: Western Michigan 56, Akron 10: Juan Nunez had three touchdowns and 192 yards receiving in Western Michigan’s 56-10 rout of Akron. The Broncos (3-4, 2-1 Mid-American Conference), who

totaled 519 yards of offense, scored the game’s first 35 points. Alex Carder finished with five touchdowns and 372 yards on 17-for-24 passing. White had eight catches for 168 yards and two touchdowns Mitch Zajac (Holt) had four tackles for the Broncos. The Zips (0-8, 0-4) scored on a 40-yard field goal by Igor Iveljic and a 57-yard fumble recovery by Brian Wagner 12 seconds into the fourth quarter. NORTHERN ILLINOIS 33, CENTRAL MICHIGAN: The Huskies (6-2, 4-0) shook off an early deficit and scored 30 unanswered points en route to a win over Central. Tailback Chad Spann had three rushing touchdowns and 101 yards while Michael Cklamovski added four field goals in the Huskies’ fifth straight win and first over the Chippewas (2-6, 1-4) since 2007. The loss was Central Michigan’s fifth straight and its most lopsided of the season.

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Lansing State Journal • Sunday, October 24, 2010 • 11D

Johnson: Drive for ﬁfth title has long way to go

Auburn remains perfect at 8-0

Reigning Cup champ leads by 41 points midway through Chase

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AUBURN, Ala. — Cam Newton and No. 5 Auburn are the last unbeaten team in the SEC. Not even LSU’s defense could slow them down. With Newton’s standard mix of power and elusiveness, a huge play from Onterio McCalebb and a stingy from Nick Fairley and the defense, Auburn survived for a 24-17 victory over No. 6 LSU on Saturday. The host Tigers (8-0, 5-0) are at the top of the SEC West and the league’s best chance to produce a ﬁfth straight national champion. As for LSU (7-1, 4-1), those Tigers couldn’t slow down Newton and coach Les Miles’ latest gamble in an adventurous season backﬁred. The league’s best offense won a showdown versus the top defense hands down. The team’s 440 yards rushing was the most Auburn had ever rung up against an SEC defense. “Going into this game, we knew it was the No. 1 offense vs. the No. 1 defense, the clash of the Titans,” said Newton, who has already run for more yards than any other SEC quarterback. “There was licks I was taking from different people left and right. We knew that was going to be the case going into this game.” Newton’s record-setting performance was another impressive entry in his Heisman Trophy candidacy. He ran for 217 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries, and McCalebb sprinted 70 yards for the go-ahead score with 5:05 left. Newton broke the league’s single-season rushing mark for a quarterback of 1,006 yards by Auburn’s Jimmy Sidle in 1963 two-thirds through the season. He also topped Heisman winner Pat Sullivan’s 40-year-old school mark of 26 TDs rushing and passing in a season.

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OKLAHOMA STATE 41: At Stillwater, Okla., Taylor Martinez set a Nebraska freshman record with 323 yards passing and threw a career-high ﬁve touchdown passes, and the Cornhuskers knocked Oklahoma State from the ranks of the unbeaten. Martinez, who came in trailing only Michigan’s Denard Robinson in yards rushing by a quarterback, showed off his arm while also running for 112 yards on 19 carries. Oklahoma State’s Kendall Hunter ran for 201 yards, but Nebraska (6-1, 2-1 Big 12) forced the Cowboys (6-1, 2-1) to go three-and-out on three of their four drives in the second half while pulling ahead.

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Luck of the Cardinal: Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh congratulates quarterback Andrew Luck (12) after scoring a touchdown against Washington State on Saturday. w NO. 12 STANFORD 38, WASHINGTON STATE 28: At Stanford, Calif., Andrew Luck threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns to help Stanford post its best record after seven games in 40 years. Stepfan Taylor ran for 142 yards and two touchdowns for the Cardinal (6-1, 3-1 Pac-10), who hadn’t won six of seven to open a season since Heisman Trophy winner Jim Plunkett helped them do it in 1970 on the way to the Rose Bowl. Luck went 20 for 28 with touchdown passes to Ryan Whalen, Doug Baldwin and Coby Fleener — the fourth time this season he’s thrown for at least three TDs. The Cougars (1-7, 0-5 Pac-10) lost for the third straight week to a ranked opponent, following losses to Oregon and Arizona. Washington State has lost 16 straight games against Football Bowl Subdivision teams and 14 straight in the Pac-10. w SYRACUSE 19, NO. 20 WEST VIRGINIA 14: At Morgantown, W.Va., Ryan Nassib threw a touchdown pass, Ross Krautman kicked four field goals and Syracuse scored nine points off turnovers in shocking West Virginia. Syracuse (5-2, 2-1 Big East) snapped an eight-game losing streak to West Virginia (5-2, 1-1). The Orange made a remarkable turnaround on defense after being throttled at home by Pittsburgh 45-14 last week. West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith threw three first-half interceptions and was sacked five times. He entered the game completing 68 percent of his passes, but looked confused by Syracuse’s blitz. w IOWA STATE 28, NO. 22 TEXAS 21: At Austin, Texas, Austen Arnaud passed for two touchdowns, Alexander Robinson ran for 120 yards and two scores and Iowa State put another home loss on Texas. The Longhorns, back home for

the first time since a 34-12 loss to UCLA on Sept. 25, dropped a second straight in Austin for the first time since 1997. This one came against an Iowa State defense that had given up 120 points the previous two games. The Cyclones (4-4, 2-2 Big 12) got their first win over Texas (4-3, 2-2) with the defense forcing four turnovers by Longhorns quarterback Garrett Gilbert. Gilbert passed for two touchdowns and ran for a 2-point conversion in a desperate fourth-quarter rally that pulled Texas back from a 28-6 deficit. w NO. 21 ARKANSAS 38, MISSISSIPPI 24: At Fayetteville, Ark., Knile Davis ran for 176 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 21 Arkansas waited out two weather delays to beat former coach Houston Nutt and Mississippi. The Razorbacks (5-2, 2-2 SEC) also got a 97-yard punt return for a touchdown from Joe Adams while rebounding from a loss to fifth-ranked Auburn last week. The game against the Rebels (3-4, 1-3) was delayed twice by lightning that sent fans and players scurrying for cover. w NO. 23 VIRGINIA TECH 44, DUKE 7: At Blacksburg, Va., Tyrod Taylor threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns and Virginia Tech rolled to a victory over Duke. Taylor was 13 of 17 passing and finished with 327 yards of total offense, putting him less than 100 away from becoming the school’s career leader. Ryan Williams, a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference running back a year ago, returned after missing four games with a hamstring injury. He only played two series but scored on a 1-yard run in the first q3uarter as the Hokies (6-2, 4-0) opened a 27-0 lead by halftime. Duke’s lone score came on Jay Hollingsworth’s 6-yard run in the third quarter. The Blue Devils finished with just 208 yards of total offense.

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The only thing shocking about this Notre Dame loss to Navy was the ease with which the Midshipmen handled Brian Kelly’s Fighting Irish. Ricky Dobbs scored three touchdowns and Alexander Teich ran for 210 yards to lead Navy to its third victory against the Irish in the last four seasons, a 35-17 rout on Saturday at the New Meadowlands Stadium. The 84-year old series, which Notre Dame (4-4) once owned like no other in college football history, now belongs to Navy (5-2). In 2007, the Midshipmen snapped their NCAA record 43-game losing streak to Notre Dame with a 46-44 win in overtime at South Bend, Ind. Last year, Navy did it again, winning 23-21 at Notre Dame Stadium, the ﬁrst of four straight losses that ended the Charlie Weis era. Add this one and Dobbs and his fellow seniors are now the third class at Navy to beat Notre Dame three

times, joining the 1937 and ’64 classes. “Being able to say my senior class is one of those to beat Notre Dame three times is special right there,” safety Wyatt Middleton said. “Notre Dame always had that streak going with us, but recently things have changed.” Have they ever. These were the types of startling losses Notre Dame faithful ﬁgured would stop when Kelly was hired. Instead, it was the Irish’s most lopsided loss against Navy since 1963. Navy tweaked the blocking scheme and emphasized the inside run by the fullback Teich in its tripleoption. And Notre Dame looked helpless to stop it. “We always have new wrinkles,” Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo said. “We do the same thing over and over but there is subtle stuff. This is what we are, an option team. Yes, we run the triple but we have a ton of different variations on running it. We had to have some wrinkles because they’re a good football team.” The Midshipmen ran for 367 yards, the most ever by

Navy against Noter Dame, and Teich carried 26 times to become the ﬁrst fullback in school history to rush for 200 in a game. “A scheme is one thing, but you still have to win one-on-one matchups,” Kelly said. “We got beat today. Navy was the better football team today.” Notre Dame 3 7 0 7—17 Navy 7 14 14 0—35 First quarter Navy—Teich 31 pass from R.Dobbs (Teague kick), 6:05. ND—FG Ruffer 45, 3:04 Second quarter Navy—R.Dobbs 3 run (Teague kick), 11:01. ND—Jones 16 pass from Crist (Ruffer kick), 6:07. Navy—Greene 9 run (Teague kick), :14 Third quarter Navy—R.Dobbs 9 run (Teague kick), 11:23. Navy—R.Dobbs 1 run (Teague kick), 4:38 Fourth quarter ND—C.Wood 1 run (Ruffer kick), 6:12. A—75,614. Team statistics ND Navy First downs 22 21 Rushes-yards 30-106 60-367 Passing 257 71 Comp-Att-Int 25-38-2 2-2-0 Return Yards 0 1 Punts-Avg. 1-43.0 3-39.0 Penalties-Yards 1-15 0-0 Time of Possession 24:11 35:49 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing—Notre Dame, Allen 11-66, Crist 10-25, C.Wood 8-17,Team 1--2). Navy,Teich 26-210, R.Dobbs 20-90, Greene 8-56, Diggs 2-9, Howell 1-6, Santiago 1-0, Byrd 1-(-2), Team 1-(-2). Passing—Notre Dame, Crist 19-31-2-178, Rees 6-7-0-79. Navy, R.Dobbs 2-2-0-71. Receiving—Notre Dame, Kamara 6-56, Jones 5-53, Eifert 4-42, C.Wood 3-37, Toma 2-26, Allen 2-24, Goodman 2-10, Ragone 1-9. Navy, G.Jones 1-40, Teich 1-31.

MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Jimmie Johnson has won four consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup titles and is leading the way again midway through the 10-race Chase for the championship. With five races remaining and just a 41-point advantage over Denny Hamlin heading into today’s race at Martinsville Speedway, Johnson said the race is far from over. Even so, drivers who covet the ti- Johnson tle can only marvel at the seeming inevitability of his success. No other driver has won four consecutive championships in NASCAR’s top series, and Cale Yarborough is the only other driver to have won three in a row, from 1976-78. “It’s just pretty amazing. I guess there are a lot of other words for it, but it’s amazing,” Roush Fenway Racing driver Carl Edwards said. “To be able to constantly perform at that level is the thing that’s pretty spectacular to me. We’ve just got to go beat them.” Edwards and everyone else has been trying for five years, and while Johnson said he becomes more relaxed each time he runs toward the title, others study how he races. “Their ability to overcome hurdles during the race is what separates them from everybody else,” said Kurt Busch, who won the championship in 2004 and hasn’t finished better than fourth

Auto racing since. “At the beginning of the Charlotte race last week, he spins out all on his own off of Turn 2, an ill-handling race car. They work on it and end up with a top-five. “We had the same scenario at Charlotte with a racewinning setup that won the race in May and we limped home to a 30th-place finish. That’s not going to cut it to win championships. “It’s amazing how they do it. There’s no written way to do it. ... Just when you think you’ve got them, they do something out of the world again to put themselves on top.” Clint Bowyer, asked about a growing sense among fans that Johnson’s fifth title is a foregone conclusion, said that sentiment would make sense based on recent history. “The public can sit in the stands and watch him do it for four years in a row,” Bowyer said. “If you think about it, that’s a long time, that is a lot of races.” Johnson has won 35 of the 175 races run since 2006, the year of his first championship. He’s won 13 of those during the 10-race playoffs that end each season. “I hope somebody beats them for my sake and for being in this sport; and I love Jimmie Johnson,” Bowyer said. “He’s a great guy. I enjoy hanging out with him off the race track ... but by no means do I want him to win this championship. I think it’s bad for everybody.” Including, for sure, veteran drivers who have always come up a little short. “I’m not one of those guys that believes they have lucked into it,” said Jeff Burton, who finished in the top five in points for four consecutive years from 1997-2000. “I’m not one of those guys that believes all the stars lined up and everything happened just right. “I think they went out and won. I have a lot of respect

for that. I know how hard it is because I have been trying to do it for 16 years and haven’t been able to do it and they’ve done four in a row. That is an unbelievable feat. Anyone looking at it with anything other than respect, I think, doesn’t understand and doesn’t give them the due that they deserve.” NATIONWIDE: At Madison, Ill., Brad Keselowski won the NASCAR Nationwide 5-Hour Energy 250 on Saturday, rolling past Reed Sorenson with two laps remaining at Gateway International Raceway. Keselowski, who has a large lead in the series standings, earned his sixth Nationwide win of the season and No. 12 for his career. Mike Bliss finished second, followed by pole-sitter Justin Allgaier. Keselowski took on four tires during a pit stop with 10 laps remaining. The move paid off as he rallied from fifth place with five laps left. The Nationwide stop likely was the final race at Gateway. Dover Motorsports, owner of the track, has put the property up for sale and has not requested any racing dates for 2011. CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS: Ron Hornaday Jr. passed Kyle Busch with three laps to go and held him off in overtime to win a NASCAR truck race at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday. The victory was the first for the four-time truck series champion in 17 career starts on the 0.526-mile oval, and left him with tears in his eyes when he climbed from his truck. “This is unbelievable. I won at Martinsville fair and square,” he said. The victory is his series-high 47th in the series, but just second this season. Busch held on for second, and a grieving Todd Bodine was third. Bodine, the points leader, was racing hours after the death of his mother, and led much of the second half of the race. Busch passed him with 25 laps to go in regulation, and Hornaday followed. “It was a tough day for me,” Bodine said, speaking slowly and choking back tears. “I was good until coming down pit road, you know, and I know they were up there watching.”

Stackhouse joins Heat In chase of title, ex-Piston signs with Miami ASSOCIATED PRESS

MIAMI — Once denied a championship by Miami, Jerry Stackhouse is resuming his chase of a title with the Heat. Stackhouse joined the Heat on Saturday, one day after the NBA championship hopefuls learned that they’ll be without injured swingman Mike Miller until possibly January. Stackhouse, who turns 36 next month, averaged 8.5 points in 42 games as a reserve with the Milwaukee Bucks last season. “This is a very exciting time in my basketball career,” said Stackhouse, a twotime All-Star who’s now with his sixth NBA club and worked out with the Heat on Saturday, the same day Dwyane Wade returned to full work with the team for the first time since straining his right hamstring on Oct. 5. “I am ready to compete at the highest level,” Stackhouse said. Stackhouse often said during the summer that he wanted a chance to join LeBron James, Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami, believing it would give him the best chance at winning his first NBA title. Stackhouse was with the Mavericks when Wade carried Miami to the 2006 title in six games. That was the series when Stackhouse became a bit of a villain in Miami, after he leveled Shaquille O’Neal in Game 4 and was forced by the NBA to sit out the next game. Wade jumped in O’Neal’s way after the play to keep him from retaliating, but on Saturday, the MVP of those finals welcomed his newest teammate.

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Chasing a ring: Former All-Star Jerry Stackhouse (right) signed a deal with the Miami Heat on Saturday. “He’s a very productive player,” Wade said Saturday, about an hour before Stackhouse completed the process of going through physicals and actually signing his deal. “He’s a guy who’s a matchup problem in the post. Also, he can stretch the floor, shoot the ball very well. It’s a good option ... to be able to have the luxury of a guy like that out there that you can add to your team.” So in an offseason replete with huge moves by Miami — keeping Wade and Udonis Haslem, then adding James, Bosh, Miller and others — the Heat used the final weekend before Tuesday’s regular-season opener to add one more All-Star name in Stackhouse. He’ll practice in Miami for the first time during what’s expected to be a full-contact

session today, then accompany the team to Boston on Monday afternoon. “He’s a proven guy, a proven in this league,” James said. “A guy that can score, if he’s in the starting lineup or even if he’s coming off the bench.” w CAVALIERS: The Cleveland Cavaliers are exercising a fourth-year contract option on forward J.J. Hickson. Cavaliers General Manager Chris Grant made the announcement Saturday — just days after ﬁrst-year coach Byron Scott criticized Hickson for a lack of focus following a win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday. Scott told reporters he’s not conﬁdent that Hickson will have the offense down before Wednesday’s regular-season opener against the Boston Celtics. Hickson’s extension keeps him under contract with the Cavaliers through the 2011-12 season.

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12D • Sunday, October 24, 2010 • Lansing State Journal

Hunting trip is different, but worthwhile Sighting-In Days

BOB GWIZDZ

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Club annual “Sighting-In Days” will take place from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Oct. 30-31 and Nov. 6-7. The club is located at 4667 N. Gunnell Road in Dimondale. Targets, spotting scopes and help will be provided at a cost of $3 per ﬁrearm. Bore sighting will be available. w Information: Call 646-0681 or visit www.chiefokemos.org

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Saskatchewan numbers down, but objectives accomplished

mistake there. The hurdles I’m facing with him are high enough already. We made some progress. He picked up that when I called, he was to change directions. And he started working the ﬁelds the way I wanted. And though I didn’t get any productive points out of him, when I shot a bird that ﬂushed wild downwind of us, he ran over, picked it up, brought it to me, dropped it – none of that playing keep-away with it as he did last fall – and resumed hunting. Meanwhile, Phoebe, my Brittany, did pretty well, both pointing and retrieving. She came home tuned up for bird season here. So while I didn’t kill as many birds as I had in the past, I did accomplish a couple of objectives. And I guess the overall measure of a trip like this can be assessed with a simple question: Would I go back again? The answer: In a minute. Bob Gwizdz is a Department of Natural Resources communications specialist. He retired from a 30-year career as an outdoors writer for daily newspapers in 2007.

my partner, Jeff Wysocki, finished up filling his limit OOD MOUNTAIN, of Huns (24; you have tag Saskatchewan — them when you bag them) A fellow I know and most of his sharptails (six is the limit). I killed tells me that if you go away fewer birds, but I spent on a hunt and have a great time, don’t go back; the rea lot of time hunting in turn trip will never live up less productive habitat — to your expectations. grass fields about the size of Manhattan — because I I was rolling that over in was trying to train Rub, my my mind my first day on the plains of south-central Sasyoung, big-running, knuckBOB GWIZDZ/For the Lansing State Journal le-headed English setter. katchewan. I’d been there before; twice, in fact. And I wanted him in cover Primary attractions: Sharp-tailed grouse (left) and Hungarian partridge are the main prairie game where I could see him as both times I had good to birds found in Saskatchewan. I had an electronic collar great hunts. nie (a $1 Canadian coin) off steeper. And the draws This time, everything plained the low flush rate; (the use of which I know were deeper. (And anyone of it. This time it clung to seemed different. they’d already busted up almost nothing about) and around my age knows what the coveys. For instance, it had been your boots like a baby to I wanted to make sure that So we struck out in a difwhen he ignored “Come,” it wet all summer here, which his blankie. It was like walk- I’m talking about.) My first day, hunting by ing around in cement overferent direction, hunted new wasn’t because he was on was highly unusual. By my myself — I was meeting up areas, and found the birds. shoes. eyeball estimate, about 90 point somewhere. with my partner, later — To make matters worse, percent of the crops — The hunting was good; Don’t want to make a I bagged just one Hun and some of the ground where mostly wheat, but lentils one sharp-tailed grouse. I’d had fair results in the and a few other things, too That was mostly my own past was now off limits. — were still standing. So Largest Selection of Certified 100,000-Mile/5-Year Powertrain Used Vehicles fault. I was shooting a new The law here is pretty when I flushed my first covLimited Warranty* 3-Day/150-Mile Satisfaction 12-Month/12,000-Mile Bumper-toclear; if it’s not posted, you autoloader that wouldn’t ey of Hungarian partridge Guarantee Bumper Warranty** cycle the low-brass shells can hunt it. (In addition, – and they went sailing off 24-Hour GM Roadside Assistance 117-Point Inspection I’d brought (I solved that into a standing wheat field, there’s even a line in the OKEMOS Courtesy Transportation Vehicle History Report problem at the local sportgame orders that says if I knew it was going to be ing goods store — at $25 a you have landowner perdifferent box!) and, frankly, I wasn’t mission, you can hunt it Tough terrain making the most of my first even if it is posted. The • OnStar powers that be want you to (i.e. only) shot, either. But In the past, if they • Low Miles I wasn’t finding the birds I come here.) But I noticed flushed into a stubble field • BOSE 6 disc CD Changer was expecting, either. far more posted signs this or into the grassy prairie, • Moonroof That night, at the hotel, trip than the last time I was you simply followed them • 1 Owner • Anti Lock Brakes here, four or five years ago. I met up with more hunters up, hunting up singles. But • Keyless Entry than I’d ever seen here. Basically, my strategy is tromping through standing • Tinted GLass to hunt shelter belts around (And, oddly enough, they crops is bad form. • Power Windows/Locks abandoned farmsteads, fol- were Canadians, from OnThat’s just the half of • 8 Way Power Seat GM CERTIFIED tario and Quebec. In the lowing up on covey rises it. The clay soil here is • Rear Defrost • Luggage Rack STARTING AT past, the only bird hunters slipperier than most politi- into picked fields, grass or • XM Satellite Radio/CD I met out here have been cians. That not only makes brushy draws. And several • Alloy Wheels other Yanks.) I asked how of the abandoned farmdriving the back roads • Theft Deterrent Alarm to choose they were doing. Pretty (where the birds are) a dic- steads I remembered now • Split Folding Rear Seats from! ey proposition, but it makes had new homes — generally well they said. And they SHOP 24/7 OKEMOS manufactured homes — on proceeded to tell me where walking an entirely differwww.graffokemos.com they were finding birds — them. ent exercise. *Prices plus tax, title and plate. roughly in the same places Lastly, the terrain had Usually the ground is so Vehicle may not be exactly as pictured. hard you can bounce a loo- changed, too. The hills were I’d hunted that day. That ex1748 W. GRAND RIVER, OKEMOS See Graff for details.

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HIGH SCHOOL Friday: Fowler 40, Carson City-Crystal 12 CARSON CITY—Fowler concluded its ﬁrst undefeated regular season since 2002 with a Central Michigan Athletic Conference victory. Fowler sophomore runningback Tyler Koenigsknecht led the way with 166 rushing yards on 23 attempts. Sophomore quarterback Dustin Wirth ran the ball 11 times for 138 yards.

Fowler 14 12 0 14–40 Carson City-Crystal 0 6 0 6–12 First quarter Fow-D. Wirth 48 run (J. Dell Kick) Fow-T. Koenigsknecht 28 run (J. Dell Kick)

Second quarter

CCC-W. Beedy 3 run (run failed) Fow-D. Wirth 1 run (kick failed) Fow-T. Koenigsknecht 25 run (run failed)

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Fow-C. Schafer 1 Yard Run (J. Dell Kick) CCC-D. O’Green 94 kickoff return (run failed) Fow-C. Schafer 7 run (J. Dell Kick)

CCC First downs 4 Total Net Yards 139 Rushes-yards 30-139 Passing — Comp-Att-Int 0-3-1 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 Penalties-Yards 5-27

Fowl 16 411 57-388 23 3-8-2 0-0 6-50

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing - Eagles, Keegan Bengel 1-2, Devon Feldpausch 15-54,Tyler Koenigsknecht 23-166, Cody Schafer 6-26, Mitch Thelen 1-2, Dustin Wirth 11-138. Carson City-Crystal, will Beedy 9-49, Seth Heckman 2-(-20), Devon O’Green 12-88. Passing - Fowler, Dustin Wirth 3-8-0-23. Carson City- Crystal, Seth Heckman 0-3-0-0. Receiving - Fowler, Tyler Koenigsknecht 2-3.

Friday: Perry 40, Durand 22 PERRY–Senior defensive end/running back Jake Baumgartner had 17 tackles, two sacks, two fumble recoveries, 141 rushing yards and two touchdowns to lead Perry (2-7). Baumgartner’s 16 sacks for the season doubled the former school record.

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P–C. Benjamin 4 rrun (M. Davison kick) D–J. Roddy 1 run (kick blocked)

Second quarter

P–J. Baumgartner 1 run (M. Davison kick) P–C. Benjamin 6 run (C. Benjamin run)

Third quarter

P–D. Olson 1 run (M. Davison kick) P–J. Ferraiuolo 21 run (Kick blocked)

Fourth quarter

D–J. Roddy 5 run (D. Doyle pass from J. Roddy) P–L. Zenker 20 run (M. Davison kick) D–D. Doyle 19 pass from J. Warren (D. Doyle Pass from J. Warren)

Perry First downs 11 Total Net Yards 463 Rushes-yards 46-401 Passing 62 Comp-Att-Int 3-4-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 Penalties-Yards 4-35

Dur — 312 40-275 37 2-8-0 0-0 6-75

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing - Durand, Jake Roddy 16-87. Perry, Jake Baumgartner 16-141, Chris Benjamin 9-66, Thomas Costello 3-21, Jake Ferraiuolo 7-100, Chance Holder 1-16, Zach Holley 1-9, Dominic Olson 8-62, Scott Ruzinsky 3-27, Adam Strom 2-19, Lamar Zenker 1-20. Passing - Perry, Dominic Olson 3-4-0-62. Receiving - Perry, Jake Baumgartner 1-12, Chris Benjamin 1-40, Zach Holley 1-10. JV - Durand 35, Perry 20

Boys cross country CAAC RED FINAL JAMBOREE (at Mason) Team scores–Mason 24, Lumen Christi 72, St. Johns 74, Owosso 83, Waverly 117, Jackson Northwest 135, Sexton 222 Mason–1. Alex Whitmer 16:09, 2. Tanner Hinkle 16:09, 4. Mason VanDyke 16:23, 8. Joe Cecil 16:53, 9. Jacob Hansen 17:10 Lumen Christi–3. Spencer Pageau 16:11, 7. Zachary Cornell 16:48, 19. Chris Chaney 17:57, 21. Anthony Gilbert 18:07, 22. Charlie Ludlow 18:11 St. Johns–6. Andrew Hyatt 16:34, 10. Spencer Shellberg 17:15, 11. Tyler Howard 17:25, 18. Kyler VanWormer 17:56, 29. Johnny Snyder 18:30 Owosso–5. Kieran McClintock 16:28, 13. Eli Jenkinson 17:39, 16. Austin Messman 17:52, 24. Dakota Brasseur 18:12, 25. Matt Opanasenko 18:15 Waverly–14. Jonathan Baker 17:48, 15. Alex Marlin 17:49, 23. Elijah Baker 18:12, 28. Frank Mobley 18:29, 44. Logan Raterlink 19:10 Jackson Northwest–12.Alex Bliss 17:34, 17. Jason Jahn 17:54, 30. Kory Iott 18:35, 36. Pat Spitler 18:46, 62. Ben Woodruff 20:24 Sexton–60. Deon Howard 20:14, 80. Johnie Buck 22:34, 82. Kyle Duke 23:06, 83. Eli Eva 23:17, 89. Tremaine Hill 24:14 CAAC WHITE FINAL JAMBOREE (at Lake Odessa) Team scores–Perry 31, Lansing Catholic 43, Corunna 71, Williamston 84, Lakewood 127, Portland DNF Perry–1. John Bell 16:31, 2. Justin Krauss 16:43, 5. Alex West 17:15, 11. Tyler Neros 17:49, 14. Jessy Metzmaker 17:55 Lansing Catholic–3. Jimmy Hicks 16:55, 4. Zachary Zingsheim 17:05, 7. Austin Winter 17:27, 9. Joe Marrah 17:38, 22. Spencer Lebel 18:13 Corunna–8. Cale Felker 17:34, 12. Brandon Francis 17:49, 15. Beau Bremer 17:58, 19. Reilly Quinn 18:01, 23. Cale Linabury 18:28 Williamston–13. Ben Thoenes 17:54, 16. Grant Smith 18:00, 18. Connor Coscarelli 18:01, 20. Greg Lutzke 18:03, 26. Justin Gehringer 18:50 Lakewood–6. Tucker Seese 17:17, 31. Brandon Phillips 19:40, 33. Michael Kutch 19:56, 34. J Patrick 20:10, 35. Travis Aldrich-Wilkers 20:13 Portland–10. Jared Krausz 17:47, 17. Alex Pung 18:01, 25. Ralph Warﬁeld 18:44 SMAA JAMBOREE (at Parma) Team scores--Hillsdale 35, Stockbridge 57, Albion 67, Leslie 78, Parma Jackson County Western 112 Stockbridge--3. Kyle Losey 16:57, 5. Alec Armstrong 17:12, 12. Antony Rickle 18:09, 15. Evan Upshur 18:20, 22. Tyler Carpenter 18:45 Leslie--1.Tyler Harrison 16:35, 11. Matt Subject 18:04, 18. Chase Tropf 18:25, 23. Justin Gibbs 18:47, 25. Steven Wiltse 19:01 Lansing Christian--48. Paul Childress 22:02 STATE RANKINGS DIVISION 1—1. Pinckney, 2. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 3. Saline, 4. Grand Blanc, 5. Highland Milford, 6. Saginaw Heritage, 7. Temperance Bedford, 8. Dexter, 9. Brighton, 10. Rochester Hills Stoney Creek, honorable mention: Grand Haven, Rockford DIVISION 2—1. Ionia, 2. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern, 3. Mason, 4. Richland Gull Lake, 5. Grand Rapids Christian, 6. Fremont, 7.

FISHING REPORT As the salmon runs start to wind down, steelhead action will increase, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Boats fishing shallow waters in the early morning and pier anglers are starting to catch steelhead, the agency said Wednesday in its weekly fishing report. Perch fishing has been good in the lower Detroit River and Lake Erie. SOUTHEAST LOWER PENINSULA Lake Erie: Has very good yellow perch fishing with jumbo perch caught straight out from the Metro Park Marina in 10 feet of water. Good perch fishing south of the Banana Dike in 15 feet of water off Estral Beach. Limit catches were reported by those using perch rigs with shiners. Huron River: Water levels are still extremely low. We need rain to bring water levels up and the fish in. Boat anglers have caught a few fish downriver but nothing up near the dam yet. With the low water levels, try rooster tails. Detroit River: Perch fishing has been very good with limits of 9 to 15 inch fish caught in the border waters south of Sugar Island and the southern part of Celeron Island. Walleye were caught in the lower Trenton Channel and around Horse Island when jigging shiners. Near Gibraltar, those fishing off the

St. Joseph, 8. Haslett, 9. Mattawan, 10. Gaylord, honorable mention: Ludington, Sparta DIVISION 3—1. Grandville Calvin Christian, 2. Lansing Catholic, 3. Shepherd, 4. Hillsdale, 5. Perry, 6. Napoleon, 7. Frankenmuth, 8. Whitmore Lake, 9. Benzonia Benzie Central, 10. Hemlock, honorable mention: Schoolcraft DIVISION 4—1. North Muskegon, 2. Bridgman, 3. Potterville, 4. Harbor Springs, 5. Hesperia, 6. Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart, 7. Hillsdale Academy, 8. Concord, 9. Albion, 10. Pewamo-Westphalia Girls cross country

Girls cross country CAAC RED FINAL JAMBOREE (at Mason) Team scores–St. Johns 50, Lumen Christi 62, Jackson Northwest 83, Mason 98, Owosso 106, Waverly 132, Sexton 215 St. Johns–5. Libby Salemi 19:47, 7. Becca Peacock 19:51, 9. Kayla Kraft 19:55, 14. Kimberly Catlin 20:23, 15. Nichole Leasher 20:46 Lumen Christi–4. Mickey Ludlow 19:31, 12. Jill McEldowney 20:13, 13. Tiffany Trapp 20:17, 16. Colleen Anater 20:54, 17. Natalie Miller 20:55 Jackson Northwest–3. Jessica Delaney 19:29, 10. Kaitlyn Arnold 19:56, 20. Mary Lehman 21:09, 24. Jesse Maske 21:38, 28. Taylor Roberts 22:06 Mason–8. Abbey Soule 19:52, 11. Cassidy Haas 19:59, 26. Ashley Yallup 21:49, 27. Emily Potter 21:51, 29. Karley Miller 22:13 Owosso–1. Chloe Gilbert 18:58, 2. Claire Gilbert 19:06, 25. Aubrey Minarik 21:43, 53. Abbey Newbury 23:35, 62. Monica Bird 23:57 Waverly–6. Kelli Broessel 19:50, 21. Chante Roberts 21:19, 39. MaKayla Wise 22:43, 50. Kelly Mosher 23:27, 51. Rachel South 23:27 Sexton–47. Audry Hendon 23:22, 68. Candace Latnie 24:21, 77. Claire Hendon 25:26, 90. Victoria Gutierrez 29:27, 92. Danielle Klaver 30:12 CAAC WHITE FINAL JAMBOREE (at Lake Odessa) Team scores–Williamston 53, Lansing Catholic 60, Perry 69, Corunna 76, Portland 93, Lakewood 146 Williamston–2. Hannah Grischke 19:22, 6. Erica Halm 20:03, 10. Andrea Krantz 20:40, 16. Katie Bollman 21:24, 19. Danielle Hebert 21:38 Lansing Catholic–1. Megan Heeder 18:58, 4. Emma Frost 19:38, 13. Catherine Swiderski 21:00, 18. Angelina Minniti 21:34, 24. Allie Brown 21:56 Perry–9. Kylie Parker 20:37, 11. Karla Graves 20:56, 14. Jordan Krauss 21:02, 15. Julia Young 21:16, 20. Allison Middleton 21:40 Corunna–5. Marissa Schneider 19:47, 7. Elizabeth Watling 20:24, 8. Brooke Bremer 20:24, 26. Margaret Wracan 22:38, 30. Amanda Nickels 23:10 Portland–3. Victoria Sochor 19:36, 12. Ellee Eldridge 20:58, 17. Sarah White 21:28, 23. Meagan Manzini 21:48, 38. Erica Davids 24:50, 40. Chelsi Scott 26:14 Lakewood–21. Cassie Thelen 21:44, 28. Mycah Ridder 23:07, 29. Mariah Dye 23:07, 31. Maria Patrick 23:18, 37. Maggie Wernet 24:38 SMAA JAMBOREE (at Parma) Team scores–Stockbridge 35, Leslie 37, Parma Jackson County Western 82, Albion 134, Lansing Christian 145, Hillsdale 165 Stockbridge–2. Jacquie Fillmore 19:45, 3. Kristen Fillmore 19:48, 8. Lindsey Poll 20:23, 9. Kellie Rizzolo 20:30, 16. Julia Snider 21:48 Leslie–1. Audrey Tremaine 19:21, 5. Brooke Prieskorn 19:56, 6. Sydney Tremaine 20:07, 7. Kayla Smith 20:09, 18. Sarah Subject 21:57 Lansing Christian–14. Elizabeth Perkins 21:39, 19. Rachel Graziano 22:04, 26. Erin Hoeft 22:55, 43. Christina Garza 25:33 STATE RANKINGS DIVISION 1—1. Grand Haven, 2. Rockford, 3. Traverse City Central, 4. Brighton, 5. Pinckney, 6. Saline, 7. Grosse Pointe South, 8. Midland Dow, 9. Northville, 10. Canton Salem, honorable mention: Hartland, Troy, Dexter, Livonia Churchill DIVISION 2—1. Grand Rapids Christian, 2. Hamilton, 3. Ada Forest Hills Eastern, 4. Warren Regina, 5. Ionia, 6. East Grand Rapids, 7. Cedar Springs, 8. East Lansing, 9. Otsego, 10. DeWitt, honorable mention: St. Clair, Grand Rapids South Christian DIVISION 3—1. Hanover-Horton, 2. Benzonia Benzie Central, 3. Kent City, 4. Flint Powers Catholic, 5. Leslie, 6. Jackson Lumen Christi, 7. Lansing Catholic, 8. Stockbridge, 9. Shepherd, 10. Grandville Calvin Christian, honorable mention: St. Louis DIVISION 4—1. Hesperia, 2. Harbor Springs, 3. North Muskegon, 4. Hillsdale Academy, 5. Saugatuck, 6. Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart, 7. Concord, 7. Royal Oak Shrine, 9. Traverse City Grand Traverse, 10. Fowler

Boys soccer-districts NOTE: Games at host sites unless noted. DIVISION 1 at Portage Northern Tue.–Holt 2, Portage Northern 0 Jackson 3, Battle Creek Central 0 Portage Central 3, Kalamazoo Central 0 Thu.–Portage Central 4, Jackson 0 Battle Creek Lakeview 4, Holt 3 Sat.–Battle Creek Lakeview vs. Portage Central DIVISION 1 at Hartland Mon.–Lansing Eastern 3, Howell 0 Everett 2, Highland Milford 0 Grand Ledge 4, Hartland 3 (OT) Brighton 1, Okemos 0 (10 penalty kicks) Wed.–Lansing Eastern 3, Everett 1 Brighton 2, Grand Ledge 0 Fri.–final: Brighton 2, Eastern 1 (6 penalty kicks) DIVISION 2 at Eaton Rapids Tue.–Eaton Rapids 4, Battle Creek Pennfield 1 Charlotte 4, Battle Creek Harper Creek 3 Mason 2, Marshall 0 Thu.–Eaton Rapids 3, Charlotte 2 Mason 3, Coldwater 0 Sat.–Eaton Rapids vs. Mason DIVISION 2 at Fowlerville Mon.–South Lyon 4, South Lyon East 0 Auburn Hills Avondale 1, Fowlerville 0 Bloomfield Hills Lahser 8, Orchard Lake St. Mary 0 Bloomfield Hills Andover 8, Detroit Southwestern 0 Wed.–BH Lahser vs. South Lyon, late BH Andover vs. Auburn Hills Avondale, late Sat.–final, 1 p.m. DIVISION 2 at DeWitt Tue.–Waverly 3, Ionia 1 DeWitt 2, East Lansing 0 St. Johns 13, Sexton 0 Thu.–St. Johns 1, Haslett 1 (St. Johns advances in shootout) DeWitt 5, Waverly 0 Sat.–DeWitt 2, St. Johns 0 DIVISION 2 at Goodrich Mon.–Clio 2, Lapeer West 1 Goodrich 3, Linden 1 Owosso 9, Saginaw 0 Wed.–Clio 4, Corunna 1 Thu.–Goodrich 5, Owosso 0 Sat.–Clio vs. Goodrich DIVISION 3 at Durand Mon.–Stockbridge 3, Laingsburg 2 Lansing Catholic 2, Lake Fenton 0 Perry 6, Leslie 2 Williamston 1, Durand 0 Wed.–Lansing Catholic 5, Stockbridge 0 Williamston 2, Perry 1 (shootout) Fri.–final: Lansing Catholic 3, Williamston 0 docks were just starting to catch panfish. Lexington: Those trolling were taking some steelhead in waters 20 to 30 feet and deeper. Shore and pier anglers were getting some perch, a few brown trout, and the occasional steelhead and pike. There were reports of salmon jumping around the harbor at night. Port Sanilac: Did not have much shorefishing activity however anglers may be missing out, for there is no reason fish should not be in there. Harbor Beach: The docks are still in at the boat launch. Few have been out but those trolling should be able to find steelhead and brown trout. This is a good time for pier anglers to catch trout. Saginaw Bay: A lot of perch are being taken from boats at the mouth of the Saginaw and Kawkawlin Rivers, around Spoils Island, and near buoys 16 and 17. Sorting is a must however those willing to put in the time can get enough for dinner. Those wading off the mouth of the Hot Pond and off the end of Jones Road are getting a few walleye when casting jigs or crank baits. Boat anglers are doing fair off the mouth of the Quanicassee River with keepers running 7 to 12 inches. The city marina at Caseville is now open to shore fishing, but the perch are still running small. Most of those in Wildfowl Bay are duck hunting. Sebewaing River: Shore anglers have caught small perch and assorted panfish.

DIVISION 3 at Olivet Tue.–Olivet 2, Delton Kellogg 1 Belding d. Maple Valley Lakewood 4, Portland 0 Thu.–Lakewood 4, Wyoming Kelloggsville 0 Belding 6, Olivet 0 Sat.–Belding 2, Lakewood 0 DIVISION 3 at Montrose Tue.–Ithaca 9, Chesaning 1 Ovid-Elsie 6, New Haven 0 Birch Run 4, Montrose 2 Alma 5, Mount Morris 0 Thu.–Ithaca 3, Ovid-Elsie 2 Fri.–Alma 2, Birch Run 1 (2OT) Sat.–Ovid-Elsie 4, Alma 0 DIVISION 4 at Lansing Christian Tue.–Lansing Christian 9, Fulton 0 Thu.–Dansville 4, New Covenant Christian 3 Lansing Christian 3, Burton Genesee Christian 0 Sat.–Lansing Christian 8, Dansville 0

Volleyball MATTAWAN INVITATIONAL Pool play– Mattawan d. Okemos 25-14, 25-16 East Kentwood d. Okemos 25-18, 25-13 Okemos d. Battle Creek Central 25-19, 25-16 Silver Bracket semifinal– Okemos d. Troy 25-16, 25-14 Silver bracket final–Okemos d. Portage Northern 25-23, 14-25, 15-7 Okemos stat leaders: Aces– Greenberg 8. Assists– Brogan 65. Kills– Thom 22. Blocks– Hoffman 17. Digs– Greenberg 33. Record– Okemos 19-11-2. COLDWATER INVITATIONAL Pool play Charlotte split Parma Western 25-14, 23-25 Charlotte split Onstead 10-25, 25-11 Charlotte split Columbia Central 25-14, 17-25 DeWitt d. Marshall 25-13, 15-11 DeWitt split Coldwater 21-25, 25-22 DeWitt d. Albion 25-8, 25-10 Quarterfinal: DeWitt d. Charlotte 25-15, 25-11 Semifinal: DeWitt d. Athens 25-16, 25-20 Final: Tecumseh d. DeWitt 25-20, 25-23, 15-2 Charlotte leaders: Aces–Kirkham 1. Assists– Kirkham 54. Kills–Scott 15. Blocks–Goemen 9. Digs–Wolever 24. Record–7-15-5, 1-7 HANNOVER HORTON INVITATIONAL Pool play Hilsdale d. Stockbridge 25-24, 25-17 Bronson d. Stockbridge 25-12, 25-11 Stockbridge d. Addison 25-17, 25-22 Stockbridge d. Central Lake 25-17, 25-11 Quarterfinals: Bath d. Stockbridge 23-25, 25-14, 17-15. Stockbridge stat leaders Aces–Diedrich 4. Assists–Frazzini 28, Kenepley 27. Kills–Knepley 32. Blocks–Kenepley 6. Digs–Crockett 16. Record–12-23-4, 4-7 ST. LOUIS INVITATIONAL Pool play Pewamo-Westphalia d. Piconning 25-10, 25-18 St. Louis d. Pewamo-Westphalia 25-21, 25-13 Pewamo-Westphalia d. Saginaw Arthur Hill 25-8, 25-7 Williamston d. Garber 25-23, 25-16 Williamston d. Alma 25-13, 25-9 Williamston d. Saginaw Arts and Science Academy 25-11, 25-3 Quarterfinals: Beal City d. Pewamo-Westphalia 27-25, 26-28, 18-16; Williamston d. Swan Valley 25-23, 24-26, 15-9 Semifinal: Williamston d. Bay City Central 25-12, 25-13 Final: Cadillac d. Williamston 25-17, 26-14 Pewamo-Westphalia leaders: Aces–Radamacher 6. Assists–Martin 52. Kills–Radamacher 35. Blocks–Radamacher, Ma. Smith 6. Digs–Schafer 54. Record–28-11-5 Williamston leaders: Aces–Morales 12. Assists–Pugh 97. Kills–Maynard 49. Blocks–Maynard 14. Digs–M. Metzer 89. Record–29-8-3, 7-1

AUTO RACING NASCAR TUMS Fast Relief 500 At Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Va. Friday’s qualifying for Sunday’s Sprint Cup race NOTE: (Car number in parentheses) 1. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 97.018 2. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 97.003 3. (16) Greg Bifﬂe, Ford, 96.988 4. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 96.973 5. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevy, 96.959 6. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 96.889 7. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 96.835 8. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 96.825 9. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 96.696 10. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 96.686 11. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 96.666 12. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 96.657 13. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 96.622 14. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 96.607 15. (43) A.J. Allmendinger, Ford, 96.583 16. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 96.479 17. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 96.46 18. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 96.366 19. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 96.352 20. (13) Casey Mears, Toyota, 96.342 21. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 96.244 22. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 96.229 23. (09) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 96.19 24. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 96.166 25. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 96.136 26. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 96.132 27. (38) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 96.107 28. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevy, 96.024 29. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 95.888 30. (64) Landon Cassill, Toyota, 95.888 31. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 95.859 32. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 95.767 33. (83) Kasey Kahne, Toyota, 95.685 34. (36) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 95.675 35. (9) Aric Almirola, Ford, 95.641 36. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 95.521 37. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 95.208 38. (26) Ken Schrader, Ford, 95.098 39. (37) David Gilliland, Ford, 94.78 40. (34) Tony Raines, Ford, owner points 41. (7) Kevin Conway, Toyota, owner points 42. (71) Hermie Sadler, Chevy, owner points 43. (81) J.J. Yeley, Dodge, 94.855 Remainder failed to qualify 44. (46) Michael McDowell, Dodge, 94.472 45. (07) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 94.34 46. (55) Terry Cook, Toyota, 94.125 47. (66) Johnny Sauter, Toyota

Nationwide-Gateway 250 At Gateway International, Madison, Ill. NOTE: (Car number in parentheses) 1. (20) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 200 laps, 131.8 rating, 190 points, $34,000. 2. (4) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 200, 120.5, 175, $51,468. 3. (1) Justin Allgaier, Dodge, 200, 140.4, 175, $37,118. 4. (26) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 200, 103.5, 160, $30,468. 5. (11) Carl Edwards, Ford, 200, 116.3, 155, $22,750. 6. (10) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 200, 99.4, 155, $24,218. 7. (6) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 200, 103, 151, $24,418. 8. (12) Brad Coleman, Toyota, 200, 96.3, 142, $23,343. 9. (2) Paul Menard, Ford, 200, 90.7, 138, $18,500. 10. (24) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 200, 85.6, 139, $18,975. 11. (8) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 200, 100.1, 130, $22,943. 12. (7) Steve Wallace, Toyota, 199, 109.7, 127, $22,818. 13. (19) Kenny Wallace, Toyota, 199, 84.7, 124, $22,943. 14. (15) Brian Scott, Ford, 199, 76.4, 121, SOUTHWEST LOWER PENINSULA St. Joseph River: Water levels are still extremely low. Boat anglers need to use caution as some of the boat launches are proving to be very difficult to use. Some boats have suffered prop and lower unit damage. There are salmon in the river however catch rates were slow. Boat anglers drifting spawn or running crank baits have caught a few fish. For smallmouth bass, casting small jigs near the log jams. Grand Haven: Had no report from boat anglers however pier anglers targeting steelhead have caught catfish. Most are using spawn. Grand River at Grand Rapids: The salmon run has peaked and is now on the downside. Steelhead and the occasional coho were still being caught on spawn bags and flies. Fishing off Fulton Street has been very good for those using plugs between 5am and 9am. Hot colors were chrome and blue or black and gold with red lips. Small thundersticks also worked well. Those spey fishing (fly fishing with a pole that is 12 to 14 foot or longer with heavy flies) have also done well with large pink and white streamers. Riverside Park was producing limits of big bluegills and crappie. Try minnows, leaf worms and wax worms. Grand River at Lansing: No trout or salmon to report this week. Boat anglers need to use extreme caution as water levels are extremely

$23,418. 15. (18) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 199, 84.5, 118, $23,643. 16. (40) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 198, 58.9, 115, $22,618. 17. (13) Drew Herring, Ford, 198, 71.5, 112, $22,118. 18. (39) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, 198, 53.2, 109, $22,043. 19. (25) Brandon McReynolds, Dodge, 196, 48.4, 106, $15,525. 20. (42) Peyton Sellers, Chevrolet, 195, 46.5, 103, $16,625. 21. (27) Michael Annett, Toyota, 195, 64.9, 100, $21,868. 22. (41) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 183, 52.6, 97, $21,818. 23. (14) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 164, 55.6, 94, $22,168. 24. (3) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, engine, 161, 81.4, 91, $22,693. 25. (29) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 157, 48.5, 88, $21,643. 26. (16) Brendan Gaughan, Toyota, 150, 72.6, 85, $21,723. 27. (21) Shelby Howard, Chevrolet, 138, 52.8, 82, $15,750. 28. (31) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, engine, 110, 52.7, 79, $21,473. 29. (38) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, accident, 103, 60.5, 76, $21,438. 30. (37) Michael McDowell, Dodge, accident, 103, 45.3, 73, $15,235. 31. (9) Brad Sweet, Toyota, accident, 103, 62.1, 70, $21,368. 32. (32) Scott Wimmer, Toyota, accident, 102, 69.2, 67, $21,333. 33. (5) Sean Caisse, Ford, accident, 102, 66.9, 64, $15,130. 34. (34) Antonio Perez, Chevrolet, accident, 72, 52.1, 61, $21,278. 35. (35) Tim Andrews, Ford, brakes, 29, 42.7, 58, $14,790. 36. (23) Chase Miller, Chevrolet, brakes, 15, 39.2, 55, $14,770. 37. (36) Johnny Chapman, Chevrolet, ignition, 4, 39.1, 52, $14,745. 38. (43) Andy Ponstein, Dodge, rear gear, 2, 41.1, 49, $14,705. 39. (22) Kevin Lepage, Toyota, vibration, 2, 39.5, 46, $14,670. 40. (30) Carl Long, Dodge, electrical, 2, 37.8, 43, $14,590. 41. (28) Brian Keselowski, Dodge, engine, 1, 36.5, 40, $14,560. 42. (17) Danny O’Quinn Jr., Chevrolet, brakes, 1, 34.9, 37, $14,530. 43. (33) Kevin Hamlin, Chevrolet, brakes, 1, 33.4, 34, $14,475. RACE STATISTICS Average speed of winner: 106.876 mph. Time: 2 hours, 20 minutes, 21 seconds. Margin: 0.227 seconds. Cautions: 6 for 26 laps. Lead changes: 12 among 6 drivers. Lap leaders: J.Allgaier 1-48; M.Bliss 49-54; J.Allgaier 55-76; Bra.Keselowski 77-108; M.Bliss 109-112; Bra.Keselowski 113-156; R.Sorenson 157-160; J.Wise 161-163; J.Clements 164-169; Bra.Keselowski 170-174; J.Allgaier 175-192; R.Sorenson 193-198; Bra.Keselowski 199-200. Leaders summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): J.Allgaier, 3 times for 88 laps; Bra.Keselowski, 4 times for 83 laps; M.Bliss, 2 times for 10 laps; R.Sorenson, 2 times for 10 laps; J.Clements, 1 time for 6 laps; J.Wise, 1 time for 3 laps. Points: 1. Bra.Keselowski, 5,144; 2. C.Edwards, 4,659; 3. K.Busch, 4,439; 4. J.Allgaier, 4,278; 5. P.Menard, 4,067; 6. K.Harvick, 3,902; 7. T.Bayne,3,633; 8.J.Lefﬂer,3,593; 9.J.Logano, 3,557; 10. S.Wallace, 3,554.

BASEBALL Major League playoffs AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES TEXAS 4, NEW YORK YANKEES 2 Friday–New York Yankees 6, Texas 5 Saturday–Texas 7, New York Yankees 2 Monday–Texas 8, New York Yankees 0 Tuesday–Texas 10, New York Yankees 3 Wednesday–New York Yankees 7, Texas 2 Friday–Texas 6, New York Yankees 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES SAN FRANCISCO 3, PHILADELPHIA 2 Saturday–San Francisco 4, Philadelphia 3 Sunday–Philadelphia 6, San Francisco 1 Tuesday–San Francisco 3, Philadelphia 0 Wednesday–San Francisco 6, Philadelphia 5 Thursday–Philadelphia 4, San Francisco 2 Saturday–San Francisco 3, Philadelphia 2 WORLD SERIES Wednesday–Texas at San Francisco, 7:57 p.m. Thursday–Texas at San Francisco, 7:57 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30–San Francisco at Texas, 6:57 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31–San Francisco at Texas, 8:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1–San Francisco at Texas, if necessary, 7:57 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3–Texas at San Francisco, if necessary, 7:57 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4–Texas at San Francisco, if necessary, 7:57 p.m.

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BASEBALL: Wayne State University will host the Lance Parrish Catching Camp at Matthaei Athletic Building on Dec. 7 from 4:30-8:30 p.m. Along with being an eight-time all-star, Parrish was also a three-time Gold Glove winner, six-time Silver Slugger Award winner and was a mainstay on the Tigers’ 1984 World Series team. The camp is for grades 3-12. Registration deadline is Dec. 7 and the camp cost is $70. For information, go to www.wsuathletics.com. BASKETBALL: Lansing Parks and Rec’s ﬁrst through fourth grade co-ed youth basketball league is open for registration through Nov. 12. The league has a $35 fee for Lansing residents and a $39 fee for non-residents. An additional $12 fee is required for a reversible jersey. The fees include eight games and practices. Practice begins the second week of December and games will be Saturdays starting Jan. 11 at Gier Community Center. Volunteer coaches are also needed. Contact the Gier Community Center at 483-4039 for information and to register by phone. The 11U Michigan’s Finest girls basketball team tryouts will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 14 at Aim High. For more information, contact coach Norris at jnorris@ﬁnestbasketball.com. TENNIS: The Michigan Athletic Club will host a new Rookie Tennis tournament at noon Nov. 14. The tournament is non-elimination and open to players ages 6-12. Ages 10 and younger will play on the smaller 36-foot by 60-foot courts, while the 12-year-old division will play on standard court dimensions. Cost is $20 for each player. Pre-registration is required and the deadline is Nov. 10. For more information, contact John Good at 517-364-8888. The Michigan Athletic Club is taking sign-ups for their next eight-week session of adult and junior group tennis lessons. All classes are open to both members and guests. Call 354-8800 to register. TRACK COACH WANTED: Fulton Schools are in need of a boys varsity track coach. If interested, please send a letter of interest and resume to Chad Podolak, Fulton Schools at 8060 Ely Highway in Middleton, MI 48856. For more information, please contact Podolak at (989) 236-7232. Stuckey 0-2). Fouled out–Daye. Rebounds– Memphis 49 (Haddadi, Carroll 7), Detroit 48 (Wallace 8). Assists–Memphis 28 (Conley 8), Detroit 22 (Stuckey 7). Total fouls–Memphis 25, Detroit 16. Technicals–Memphis defensive three second 2. A–18,528 (22,076)

COLLEGE HOCKEY CCHA league all games W-L-T-Shootout Pct. Pts. W-L-T Pct. Michigan 2-0-0-0 1.000 6 3-1-2 .600 Notre Dame 2-0-0-0 1.000 6 4-1-0 .750 Michigan State 1-0-1-0 .500 4 2-0-2 .667 Miami 1-0-0-0 1.000 3 3-1-1 .700 Ferris State 1-1-0-0 .500 3 4-2-0 .800 Ohio State 1-1-0-0 .500 3 2-3-0 .250 Alaska 0-1-1-1 .500 2 3-2-1 .700 Western Michigan 0-0-0-0 .000 0 4-1-1 .667 Northern Michigan 0-1-0-0 .000 0 0-3-1 .125 Bowling Green 0-2-0-0 .000 0 2-3-0 .400 Lake Superior 0-2-0-0 .000 0 2-3-1 .333 Saturday’s results Michigan State 4, Alaska 1 Lake Superior 5, Colgate 4 Western Michigan 3, St. Lawrence 3 (OT) Bowling Green 4, Alabama-Huntsville 2 Notre Dame 2, Boston College 1 Ohio State 5, Ferris State 3 Miami 9, Northern Michigan 1 Michigan 6, Nebraska-Omaha 1 Friday’s results Alaska 1, Michigan State 1 (Alaska won shootout 2-1) Nebraska-Omaha 4, Michigan 2 Ferris State 2, Ohio State 1 Miami (Ohio) 4, Northern Michigan 0 Western Michigan 3, St. Lawrence 1 Bowling Green 5, Alabama-Huntsville 4 Lake Superior State 2, Colgate 1

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few ﬁsh in the river. A couple salmon were caught at the mouth when using Little Cleo’s, wobblers and body baits in green and silver, blue and silver or green and white. A few walleye have been working their way into the river but catch rates were slow. Tawas: Pier anglers are taking a good number of perch however there are a lot of small ones to sort out. There are a lot of minnows in the harbor which are attracting the perch and other species. Brown trout, pike and smallmouth bass have also been taken. Boat anglers were not catching much. Au Gres: Boat anglers are doing well on perch when the weather allows them to get out. Typical catch has been 15 to 20 ﬁsh per boat. Try 32 to 47 feet of water straight off the mouth of the Au Gres River. A few walleye were caught by those trolling large rapalas. Those surfcasting have caught a few chinook salmon. Au Gres River: Was producing some small steelhead in the East Branch. NORTHWEST LOWER PENINSULA Petoskey: Steelhead and coho salmon are starting to show up inside the piers.Try spawn under a bobber. Bear River: Probably experienced one of the last strong runs of salmon which was triggered by the rain late last week. The next rainfall should push the remainder of salmon up into the river.

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GREEN&WHITE By Joe Rexrode

DEFENSE

The Spartans gave up one deep pass, and Johnny Adams had perfect coverage on the play. MSU followed the game plan. It’s just that Dan Persa is a tough guy to catch, and his individual brilliance explains how the Wildcats converted 8 of 16 third downs and nearly won the game.

In the end, Persa didn’t have enough, and a shorthanded MSU defensive line had too much for the Wildcats — getting six of the Spartans’ eight sacks. Tyler Hoover had nine more tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble.

Dan Conroy missed his only attempt, pushing one with the wind at his back. Keshawn Martin was hurt early and MSU’s return game wasn’t much of a factor. Kevin Muma had three wind-aided touchbacks. Aaron Bates averaged 43.0 on six

punts. More importantly, he improved to 2 of 2 passing on the season. “Mouse Trap,” as it was called, allowed MSU to get within 24-21. Mark Dantonio and special teams coach Mike Tressel get credit for the play.

MSU was not at its best to start this game, that much is clear. But Northwestern’s pretty good — Northwestern’s always at least pretty good, is that really a surprise anymore? — and the Spartans qualify as a big game for opponents for the rest of

this season. Some fans may have been panicking when it was 17-0, but there were no such indications on the MSU sideline. The Spartans regrouped, adjusted and dominated the game in the second half, except for one magical Persa drive.

The perception of Mark Dantonio is that he’s a conservative coach with little use for “trickery” and “shenanigans” and “fun.” A serious demeanor and a determination to run the ball will make people think that way. The way it appears to some, “Little Giants” and “Mouse Trap” represent a

philosophical departure for Dantonio. But that just isn’t true. He’s been running trick plays at MSU since the same fake punt worked in back-to-back weeks in 2007. He loves them. And the guess here is that 2010 will see at least another:

OFFENSE

game, to the tune of 277 yards and 28 points in the second half. This team can beat you in different ways, with a lot of different guys catching the ball, and with a quarterback who is making clutch throws late in games.

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EVANSTON, Ill. — To survive what many considered a “trap” game for Michigan State, the Spartans used a trap of their own. Their opponent took the bait. Spartan coach Mark Dantonio dialed up a trick play in a 35-27 win over Northwestern and put the play dubbed “Mouse Trap” alongside “Little Giants” in the ever-increasing lore surrounding this season’s undefeated start. On a fourth down with six yards to go at the Northwestern 31-yard line, the Spartans took a delay of game penalty to seemingly give punter Aaron Bates more room to pin the Wildcats deep in their own territory. Time was starting to run thin. The game was early in the fourth quarter and MSU trailed by 10 points. As the Spartans came out in punt formation, the apparent decision to kick the ball away instead of going for the first down looked to be a questionable one. But they weren’t punting. “We were going to go for it, and then Coach D kind of had second thoughts, I think, during the timeout and called us over and was like, ‘Hey, let’s run Mouse Trap,’ ” punter Aaron Bates Bates said. Bates took the snap and lofted a fluttering ball into the wind to an open Bennie Fowler, who hauled it in for 21 yards and a first down. “We watched all their film,” Bates said of the Wildcats’ punt defense. “We saw their corners would bail about after 10 yards, so we knew he was going to be open and when I threw the ball he was still on (Fowler). But we knew they were taught to bail, and that’s what they did and it worked out.” On the next play, quarterback Kirk Cousins found senior receiver Mark Dell for a 15-yard touchdown to cut Northwestern’s lead to three. The fake in itself was a bold call, but taking the delay of game penalty reinforced what seemed to be the Spartans’ desire to punt the ball. “We had to get them to take the cheese,” Dantonio said. “We felt like we could sneak one in there, especially with Bates. … Great job executing.” Bates is now 2 for 2 passing this season after Saturday. His other completion came on the “Little Giants” fake field goal pass to Charlie Gantt against Notre Dame on Sept. 18. Bates also completed a pass in the Alamo Bowl last season on a fake field goal.

The offensive line did not respond the way it vowed after Illinois. Northwestern stacked the box and stopped the run game for most of the day, and Kirk Cousins was sacked twice and hit a lot. But the Spartans’ versatility came through in this

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The Spartans were without junior nose tackle Kevin Pickelman and sophomore nose tackle Blake Treadwell. Defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi explained the two could have played if it was “an emergency” and that the pair will be back next week at Iowa. Senior Johnathan Strayhorn saw extensive time at the defensive tackle position and was helped out by redshirt freshman Dan France. Sophomore defensive tackle Jerel Worthy was helped off the ﬁeld with 6:49 to play in the third quarter but returned to the game. Worthy hyperextended his knee in the Illinois game last week. Junior wide receiver Keshawn Martin was seen icing his foot on the sidelines after coming out of the game against the Wildcats in the ﬁrst quarter. He did not return. Offensive coordinator Don Treadwell did not have an update on the status of Martin’s injury.

Jones reaches No. 3 on career tackles list

With eight tackles against the Wildcats, senior linebacker and 2010 Butkus Award semiﬁnalist Greg Jones passed Ike Reese for third place on the all-time MSU career tackles list. Reese played for the Spartans from 1994-97 and had a seven-year NFL career with Philadelphia and Atlanta . Jones now has 427 tackles for his career. Percy Snow stands in second place on list with 473. Bath High School product Dan Bass is No. 1 on the all-time tackles list with 541.

Missed ﬁeld goal a rarity for Conroy

Kicker Dan Conroy experienced something for the first time Saturday. A miss. Conroy was 14 for 14 for his career on field goal attempts and 13 for 13 this season before missing a 38-yard field goal in the second quarter. Conroy was just one shy of tying Brett Swenson’s mark for consecutive field goal makes set in 2008.

Fitzgerald: Jorgensen has ‘great future’

Northwestern offensive lineman and former DeWitt High standout Paul Jorgensen is just a freshman who is likely being redshirted this season, but Wildcat coach Pat Fitzgerald believes Jorgensen will be a key player as he gains experience. “I like the week Paul Jorgensen had,” said Fitzgerald about his team’s bye week. “He’s had a really good start to the year. He’s just going to continue to get bigger, faster and stronger, so he has a great future in our program.”

Wildcats honor ex-coach Parseghian

Ara Parseghian knows something about the 1966 MSU football team — having played against the Spartans as Notre Dame’s head coach in the “Game of the Century” 10-10 tie. But before he led Notre Dame, Parseghian brought Northwestern to national prominence in the early 1960s. As honorary captain for the Homecoming game against the Spartans, he spoke with the Wildcats prior to kickoff and was on the ﬁeld for a special ceremony at halftime. Parseghian, 87, then chatted with reporters for a few minutes in the press box. While he acknowledged this MSU team is good, he invited everyone to look back at just how talented the Spartans of those 1965 and ’66 teams were — two of the best he saw in a quarter century as a college head coach, he said. Parseghian also remarked on MSU’s overtime win over Notre Dame, decided on the fake ﬁeld goal called by Dantonio. “That was a gutsy call,” Parseghian said. “I tell you, I’ve never seen a gutsier one than that.” — Compiled by Denny Schwarze

Bump it up: Michigan State’s Mitchell White (left) and Trenton Robinson celebrate late in the fourth quarter of the Spartans’ win over Northwestern Saturday in Evanston, Ill. NAM Y. HUH Associated Press

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In hand: MSU junior receiver Keith Nichol had four catches for 51 yards, including two key grabs during Saturday’s game-winning drive.

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heart attack. “You go 8-0 when you build a program and the people in the program, there’s a ripple effect, top down, throughout our football program that people believe in what’s going on. “And Kirk Cousins is an unbelievable leader, he does an outstanding job not only on the field but off the field. And you know, players follow him.” Cousins led an 11-play, 88-yard drive for the winning touchdown, a 9-yard pass to B.J. Cunningham with 2:00 left in the game. Cunningham stayed with a tipped pass and clutched it as he hit the turf in front of thousands of MSU fans in the south end zone. “A rush of adrenaline,” Cunningham Cunningham said of that moment, which was followed an MSU defensive stop and a 25-yard Edwin Baker touchdown run for the final margin with 1:07 left. The Spartans owned the second half, 28-10 on the scoreboard and 277-120 in total yardage, after the Wildcats (5-2, 1-2) came out blazing in search of a Homecoming upset. Slippery quarterback Dan Persa frustrated MSU’s defense with 187 passing yards and several escapes leading to 46 rushing yards, but the Spartans also sacked him eight times. Again, depth. MSU defensive tackles Kevin Pickelman and Blake Treadwell did not play because of injuries, so Johnathan Strayhorn played inside all day and had two of those sacks. Surging sophomore end Tyler Hoover also had two. Darqueze Dennard filled in again for suspended se-

punches the past two weeks from motivated Illinois and Northwestern teams — such is the cost of success — and recovered from them with collective calm and determination. “You know, I get tired of hearing about same old Spartans, guys, to be honest with you,” Dantonio said. “Because if we’d have come up here and laid an egg, I’m sure … some people would have labeled us as that. Hey, if you lose a football game, it’s gonna happen. That’s gonna happen. “But the important thing is that we’ll continue to compete and play through the tough times. And we will do that. I think after three years and eight games, we’ve proven that fact. So I do think it’s another step in the program and I hope people recognize that.” NAM Y. HUH/Associated Press

Caught: MSU’s Jerel Worthy takes down Northwestern quarterback Dan Persa for one of the Spartans’ eight sacks on the day. nior cornerback Chris L. Rucker, whose status moving forward remains undetermined, and walk-on Mitchell White filled in briefly after Dennard took a shot to the head. “We kept playing hard, we played Spartan hard, and we never panicked,” said sophomore cornerback Johnny Adams, who forced and recovered a first-half fumble for MSU. “It doesn’t matter how you win, it just matters that you get the job done,” MSU defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi said. “Great football teams find a way to win.” For the second straight week, MSU’s offense struggled to run the football, but the Spartans adjusted to Northwestern’s aggression. Cousins ended up completing 29 of 43 passes for 331 yards and three touchdowns, two of them to Mark Dell.

Dell (nine catches, 109 yards) and Cunningham (eight for 113) became the first MSU receiving duo to exceed 100 yards together since 2007. And the offense further tapped its depth when backup Jared McGaha filled in at different points for tackles J’Michael Deane and D.J. Young. “I think great teams in special seasons find ways to win, and today we found a way,” Cousins said, echoing Narduzzi. “I don’t really know how, I’ll have to go back and watch the film to figure that out, but I just know we ended up with more points on the scoreboard when it said zero.” MSU stands alone in first place in the Big Ten after Wisconsin’s 31-30 win at Iowa, and the Spartans may move up from No. 7 today in the BCS standings. They received early

MSU 35, Northwestern 27 Michigan St. 0 7 7 21—35 Northwestern 7 10 7 3—27 First quarter NU—Persa 3 run (Demos kick), 5:11. Second quarter NU—FG Demos 37, 12:42. NU—Persa 1 run (Demos kick), 6:07. MSU—Dell 7 pass from Cousins (Conroy kick), 2:49. Third quarter MSU—Fowler 22 run (Conroy kick), 11:56. NU—Persa 6 run (Demos kick), 2:50. Fourth quarter MSU—Dell 15 pass from Cousins (Conroy kick), 13:12. NU—FG Demos 41, 9:47. MSU—Cunningham 9 pass from Cousins (Conroy kick), 2:00. MSU—Baker 25 run (Conroy kick), 1:07. A—41,115. MSU NU First downs 24 22 Rushes-yards 26-105 47-170 Passing 352 215 Comp-Att-Int 30-44-0 19-30-1 Return Yards 19 40 Punts-Avg. 6-43.0 5-38.2 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1 Penalties-Yards 4-30 6-66 Time of Possession 30:44 29:16 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing—Michigan St., Baker 10-73, Fowler 1-22, Bell 8-12, K.Martin 1-9, Caper 1-3, Ke.Nichol 1-3, Cunningham 1-0, Team 1-(minus 2), Cousins 2-(minus 15). Northwestern,Trumpy 10-50, Persa 22-46,A.Smith 10-44, Mark 1-29, Schmidt 3-3, Team 1-(minus 2). Passing—Michigan St., Cousins 29-430-331, Bates 1-1-0-21. Northwestern, Persa 18-29-1-187, Ebert 1-1-0-28. Receiving—Michigan St., Dell 9-109, Cunningham 8-113, Ke.Nichol 4-51, Gantt 3-20, Fowler 2-27, Caper 2-7, Baker 1-13, K.Martin 1-12. Northwestern, Stewart 6-82, Lawrence 4-67, Trumpy 3-0, Ebert 2-20, D.Fields 2-17, Brown 1-28, To.Jones 1-1.

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Clutch grab: Junior receiver B.J. Cunningham celebrates after catching the touchdown pass on MSU’s game-winning drive Saturday.

Rexrode: MSU followed leader Foreman for five yards and a first down. w First-and-10, MSU 44. Kirk Cousins, made the throws a few minutes later Another play-action pass, on an 11-play, 88-yard drive and this time Cousins hits that delivered victory and B.J. Cunningham on a deep frankly deserves more atout for 17 yards. w First-and-10, Northtention. So here’s more attention, western 39. Cousins rolls right, is hurried by Quentin and another look at a march that began with 7:18 Davie and throws incomplete. left in the game and the w Second-and-10, Spartans trailing 27-21. w First-and-10, MSU 12. Northwestern 39. Vince Browne gets past MSU Cousins drops back on a tight end Charlie Gantt and play-action pass and hits Mark Dell near the sideline hits Cousins, who fumbles. Foreman falls on it for a for 18 yards. w First-and-10, MSU 30. loss of five. w Third-and-15, NorthNorthwestern outside linewestern 44. Nichol is open backer Bryce McNaul gets past Joel Foreman and sacks in the seam and Cousins delivers a blistering, high Cousins for a loss of 10. w Second-and-20, MSU pass. Nichol makes a tough grab for 14 yards. 20. Cousins delivers a “He went up and got it,” strike to Keith Nichol in the middle of the field, and Cousins said later of NichNichol hangs on and takes ol. “He had a couple very important catches on that a big hit, gaining 18. w Third-and-2, MSU 38. drive that were not easy.” w Fourth-and-1, NorthEdwin Baker runs behind

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema has a Hawkeyes tattoo on his leg and, apparently, a trick up his sleeve. The former Iowa player and assistant coach stunned his alma mater with a fake punt midway through the fourth quarter, and Montee Ball ran 8 yards for a touchdown with 1:06 left as the 10th-ranked Badgers rallied to beat No. 13 Iowa 31-30 on Saturday. Scott Tolzien threw for 205 yards and a touchdown and John Clay added a pair of touchdowns for the Badgers (7-1, 3-1 Big Ten), who pulled out a special teams gadget at just the right time. Punter Brad Nortman ran 17 yards up the middle into wide-open ﬁeld on fourth down from his own 26 with Wisconsin trailing 30-24. The Badgers converted another fourth down with 3:23 left and Ball capped an 80-yard drive with the game-winning score, barely breaking the goal line with an outstretched arm holding the ball. “It was something we had seen on ﬁlm,” Bielema said. “Once I saw them put

the punt return unit there ... we gave them the call.” Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said: “(Nortman) did a great job of being patient. A big, big play in the game. It changed things around pretty dramatically.” The week after Wisconsin knocked off thenNo. 1 Ohio State at home, the Badgers earned backto-back wins over ranked teams for the first time since 2004. Iowa (5-2, 2-1) took a 30-24 lead on Michael Meyer’s 40-yard field goal with 8:35 left and appeared set to take control. But Nortman’s run changed the game. Iowa’s final drive ended on the Wisconsin 35-yard line when Adam Robinson failed to get out of bounds before time expired. The Hawkeyes burned their final timeout the play before, after they had gotten a first down and could have spiked the ball to stop the clock. “We wanted to burn the timeout and just go from there. I guess we could have gone the other way. Might have saved us 2 seconds,” Ferentz said. “I don’t think that was exactly the turning point in the game.”

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If six Big Ten teams finish with at least eight victories and the Wolverines finish 6-6, the Little Caesars Bowl gets the seventh pick. And the eight-win teams must be chosen ahead of a six-win team. Also, the Big Ten needs to have just one BCS bowl team. The Detroit bowl would pick ahead of the new Dallas bowl game and could select U-M, Little Caesars Bowl executive director Ken Hoffman said. ••• When all of the athletic officials are truly pulling for each other and have unity, it’s amazing how the results read. National polls find MSU ranked No. 2 in men’s basketball, No. 7 in football, No. 16 in hockey. Any other school have similar numbers? ••• Lansing Catholic’s Mack Macksood broke a state record a week ago on Oct. 15 when he had 372 receiving yards on 11 catches in his team’s 52-18 win at Ionia. The previous mark was 341 yards for single-game yardage by a receiver. Macksood and quarterback Cooper Rush, both juniors, may end up going down as one of the most prolific pass-catch tandems in Michigan high school history before their careers end. ••• Tough to make a call on mid-Michigan’s high school quarterback of the year for the regular season: Caleb Higbie of DeWitt, Rush of Lansing Catholic or Dario Bongiorni of Grand Ledge? All have sensational stats, and Bongiorni plays in the secondary as well — he intercepted a pass in the final seconds on Oct. 15 to seal the Comets’ win over archrival Holt. ••• MSU looks mighty classy when Draymond Green and other teammates called to console Purdue’s Robbie Hummel after he suffered a season-ending ACL injury last weekend. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again — Green is one of the finest people who has ever played at MSU in Tom Izzo’s 16 seasons as head coach. ••• No surprise to me that Central Michigan is struggling in football this fall without quarterback Dan LeFevour. He led the Chippewas to three straight bowl games and helped head coaches Brian Kelly and Butch Jones advance their careers. Without LeFevour’s presence in Mount Pleasant, who knows where those two might be coaching today ... but perhaps elsewhere than Notre Dame and Cincinnati. LeFevour was chosen by the Chicago in the sixth round of the NFL draft in April, was eventually cut by the Bears but signed on immediately afterward with Cincinnati. ••• Best wishes to 80-year-old Jim Adams, the former longtime MSU sportscaster from WKAR. He’s at Sparrow Hospital after having suffered a stroke nine days ago. ••• The Miller family continues with its hockey and figure skating prowess. Ashton Miller finished second in the junior ladies event out of 23 entrants at the recent Eastern Great Lakes Regionals and is on her way to the Midwestern Sectionals next month in Ann Arbor. Hannah Miller won the novice ladies by 17 points over the runnerup in her class and is also off to the Great Lakes competition. They are the daughters of Kevin and Kelly Miller, former Spartan hockey stars, respectively. Tim Staudt is the sports director at WILX-TV (Channel 10) and host of the radio show “Staudt on Sports,” which airs 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday on WVFN 730-AM.

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ichigan State’s football team is being compared with the 1966 group, because the Spartans are now achieving milestones that date back to that 9-0-1 group of Duffy Daugherty’s 44 years ago. But it’s the 1965 team that has more similarities in my judgment. That team finished the regular season unbeaten and went to the Rose Bowl, and it came as a surprise off a 4-5 record in 1964. MSU went 6-7 last year and was picked in the middle of the pack in the Big Ten preseason polls, much the same as the ’65 team was expected to fare. The 1964 Spartans were disappointing, but the nucleus of terrific players had assembled and blossomed the following year. The current MSU coaching staff hopes one loss won’t derail the long term goal of “building the program.” No matter how this season ends up, MSU hopes the same quality will be on display next season — even though the schedule figures to be far more difficult with road games at Notre Dame, Ohio State, Nebraska, Iowa and Northwestern in the first year of the expanded 12-team Big Ten. ••• Mark Dantonio is right — it’s awkward for coaches to be ranking teams in polls that help determine who plays for the BCS championship. There are 59 coaches who vote in the USA Today/ ESPN poll each week, and their prejudices can influence how teams become assigned to bowl games. That seems like a conflict of interest to me. A vote from any coach could be made because he does or doesn’t like another coach. Maybe he votes against a school in a poll that he’s recruiting against. If the Spartans are 12-0 and don’t make the national championship game, there’ll be screaming in these parts about creating a playoff system. Even using a four-team playoff under the current bowl system would help eliminate unbeaten teams from being left out of the national championship picture. ••• I’ve been asked this several times recently — if MSU wins the national championship in football, will that be the biggest story you covered in your 40 years on air? The answer is absolutely yes. The biggest so far was the 1979 national basketball title behind local stars Earvin Johnson and Jay Vincent. It beats out the 2000 title run only because it was MSU’s first title and was achieved with local players in lead roles. My first television sports night — now approaching 40 years — was Nov. 5, 1970. That was some two years before the current third-biggest story — Duffy Daugherty’s sudden retirement as MSU’s football coach after 19 seasons. ••• For whatever it’s worth, Bo Schembechler lost eight home Big Ten games in his 21 seasons as Michigan football coach. Lloyd Carr lost eight home league games in his 13 seasons. Rich Rodriguez has now lost eight in 2½ seasons. I believe winning at Carr Penn State next Saturday is crucial to the Wolverines salvaging their season. And if they are ever going to win again in Happy Valley, this is the year. What a matchup it should be: Penn State’s struggling offense against the Wolverines’ porous defense. Who wins? ••• This is the 14th year of the bowl game at Ford Field — first Motor City and now Little Caesars Pizza. Neither Michigan nor Michigan State has ever played in it, though the Wolverines have an outside shot to land in the game this season, on Dec. 26 at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN.

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MICHIGAN STATE FOOTBALL Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 20

3:30 p.m. TBA TBA

DETROIT LIONS Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14

1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.

at Iowa Minnesota Purdue

Washington N.Y. Jets at Buffalo

DETROIT PISTONS Wednesday Friday Oct. 30

7 p.m. at New Jersey 8 p.m. Oklahoma City 8 p.m. at Chicago

DETROIT RED WINGS Thursday Oct. 30 Nov. 3

7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 9:30 p.m.

Phoenix Nashville at Calgary

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w MSU MEN’S SOCCER: vs. Indiana, 1 p.m. today

at DeMartin Stadium in East Lansing

Auto racing

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Tums Fast Relief 500 ESPN

Field hockey 11 a.m.

Indiana at MSU (tape)

Big Ten Network

Football

9 a.m. Noon 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 7 p.m. 8:15 p.m.

Golf

8:30 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 5 p.m. 8:30 p.m.

Rodeo 4 p.m.

Spartan Football All-Access Spartan Football All-Access NFL: Pittsburgh at Miami NFL: Washington at Chicago NFL: New England at San Diego High school: MHSAA selection show NFL: Minnesota at Green Bay

FSN Detroit FSN Detroit CBS Fox CBS FSN Detroit NBC

European PGA: Castello Masters final round LPGA Malaysia final round (same-day tape) Nationwide: Jacksonville Open final round PGA: Shriners Open final round Champions: Administaff final round (same-day tape)

Golf Channel Golf Channel Golf Channel Golf Channel Golf Channel

PBR World Finals ﬁnal round (same-day tape)

Soccer 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 5 p.m.

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NBC

Women: MSU at Minnesota Women: Indiana at Iowa

Big Ten Network Big Ten Network

Men: Ohio St. at Penn State (tape)

Big Ten Network

Women: Ohio St. at Purdue (same-day tape)

Pitching alterations beneﬁtted Rangers With new ace in Lee, Texas gets to ﬁrst World Series

TV/RADIO 1 p.m.

PAUL SANCYA/Associated Press

50-year wait over: Texas players spray ginger ale on each other after advancing to the franchiese’s ﬁrst World Series with a Game 6 win over the Yankees in the American League Championship Series on Friday.

Big Ten Network

I MSU DIGEST FIELD HOCKEY

Steinmetz’s 2 goals defeat Indiana

EAST LANSING — Senior forward Jantine Steinmetz scored both goals in the second half as No. 9 Michigan State defeated Indiana on Saturday, 2-0, at Ralph Young Field. Freshman goaltender Molly Cassidy picked up her fourth shutout with two saves for MSU (13-4, 2-3). The Spartans conclude Big Ten play next Sunday with a 1 p.m. game at Northwestern.

CROSS COUNTRY

Men, women get 5th-place ﬁnishers

DEXTER — Shaka Dukes and Elizabeth Watson turned in ﬁfth-place ﬁnishes in the men’s and women’s 5K races, respectively, for Michigan State at the Eastern Michigan University Fall Classic on Saturday. Dukes’ time of 15:37.3 trailed Gregory Kalinowski of host EMU, who won the event in 15:28.5. Sam Akilu was 14th overall and second for MSU with a time of 15:50.4. The Spartan women placed three runners in the top 11 with Watson’s time of 18:26.2 leading the way. Rachel McFarlane (18:26.8 ) took sixth, while Allie Hock (18:47.7) was 11th. Michigan’s Kourtney Moody won the event with a time of 18.14.4. MSU will travel to Madison, Wis., for the Big Ten Championships on Oct. 31.

GOLF

Women in 8th at Landfall Tradition

WILMINGTON, N.C. — MSU’s women’s golf team carded a two-round total of 598, good for eighth place at the Landfall Tradition Tournament. The Spartans are 23 shots behind leader Duke. Caroline Powers is in 12th place at 147, eight strokes behind leader Brittany Altomare of Virginia. Freshman Alyssa Farrell is at 148 while Lindsay Solberg (150), Aimee Neff (154) and Michelle Bowles (157) round out the Spartans’ top ﬁve golfers. The tournament concludes today. w MEN’S: MSU is in last place heading into today’s ﬁnal two rounds at the Bridgestone Collegiate in Greensboro, N.C. The Spartans’ currently are 14th with a total of 588. Dave Ellis leads the Spartans with a 1-over 145, good for 42nd place.

VOLLEYBALL

Spartans fall at Indiana in 5 sets

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Michigan State volleyball team dropped a 3-2 decision to Indiana on Saturday (17-25, 25-18, 25-22, 23-25, 13-15). Kyndra Abron led the Spartans (11-10 overall, 3-7 Big Ten) with 22 kills, while Jenilee Rathje added 14 kills. The Hoosiers (17-5, 5-5) were led by 22 kills from Jordan Haverly and 19 from Ashley Benson.

— From staff and wire reports

STEPHEN HAWKINS Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — Cliff Lee gets to pitch in an even bigger game for the AL champion Texas Rangers with the New York Yankees out of the way. The ace left-hander didn’t have to beat the defending champs again to put Texas in its first World Series, so the Rangers’ prized midseason acquisition is set to start Game 1 on the biggest stage Wednesday night. Lee is no stranger to the World Series. He won Games 1 and 5 for Philadelphia over the Yankees last fall before the Phillies traded him Lee to Seattle the same day they acquired Roy Halladay. But the Rangers are newcomers, making the Fall Classic in the franchise’s 50th season despite plenty of unexpected pitching changes along the way. “We all started having a certain feeling at some point in time. They just kept fighting back and fighting back, and we started believing in them,” said Rangers icon Nolan Ryan, the team president and part-owner. “They were determined to get it done.” While Lee was pitching for another AL West team at the start of the season, Scott Feldman and Rich Harden, the big addition last winter, topped the Texas rotation. Frank Francisco was expected to be the closer. While none of that trio is pitching this fall, the team that used to never have enough pitching is going to the World Series.

The Rangers clinched their first AL pennant with a 6-1 win over the Yankees in Game 6 of the AL championship series Friday before a frenzied crowd of 51,404 at Rangers Ballpark — in the shadow of Cowboys Stadium, where the attention is usually focused in the fall. Colby Lewis dominated over eight innings, winning for the second time in the series, before Neftali Feliz closed it out. “This group of guys, I can’t say enough. It’s a great feeling,” said Lee, who was ready to pitch Game 7 if needed, after a 13-strikeoutperformance against the Yankees in Game 3. “With this group of guys, if we keep playing the way we have, things are going to work out.” The Rangers had never won a postseason series or even a home playoff game before this season. They took longer than any other club to get to the World Series for the first time. Montreal/ Washington (42 seasons) and Seattle (34) haven’t yet made it. The Rangers already led the AL West by 5½ games when they acquired Lee on July 9. They took over first place for good on June 8, a day after a loss to Lee and the Mariners. “We were doing all of the things good teams do to win,” ALCS MVP Hamilton said. “Playing small ball, power, playing defense, pitching well, all of these things. And we saw how it could work if we did all of those things and how good we could be.” Lewis was another addition last winter, returning to his original team after pitching the last two seasons in Japan. C.J. Wilson made the transition from the bullpen to the rotation and won 15 games. But the top starters were supposed to be Feldman, who after

I PLAYOFF GLANCE

AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Oct. 15: New York 6, Texas 5 Oct. 16: Texas 7, New York 2 Monday: Texas 8, New York 0 Tuesday: Texas 10, New York 3 Wednesday: New York 7, Texas 2 Friday: Texas 6, New York 1, Texas wins series 4-2 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Oct. 16: San Francisco 4, Philadelphia 3 Oct. 17: Philadelphia 6, San Francisco 1 Oct. 19: San Francisco 3, Philadelphia 0 Oct. 20: San Francisco 6, Philadelphia 5 Thursday: Philadelphia 4, San Francisco 2 Saturday: San Francisco 3, Philadelphia 2, San Francisco wins series 4-2 WORLD SERIES Wednesday: Texas at San Francisco, 7:57 p.m. Thursday: Texas at San Francisco, 7:57 p.m. Oct. 30: San Francisco at Texas, 6:57 p.m. Oct. 31: San Francisco at Texas, 8:20 p.m. Nov. 1: San Francisco at Texas, if nec., 7:57 p.m. Nov. 3: Texas at San Francisco, if necessary, 7:57 p.m. Nov. 4: Texas at San Francisco, if necessary, 7:57 p.m.

winning 17 games in 2009 got a new three-year contract worth nearly $14 million, and Harden, the free agent addition expected to be the No. 1 starter. Feldman started opening day, but was 5-10 as a starter and moved back to the bullpen. He was left off the playoff roster. Harden was a bust, bothered by injuries and control problems. The right-hander went 5-5 with a 5.58 ERA and was designated for assignment right after the season to give him his unconditional release. Francisco lost the closer’s role in the ﬁrst week of this season after blowing his ﬁrst two save chances. That cleared the way for Feliz, who became an AllStar and set a major league rookie record with 40 saves. Through all the changes, the Rangers kept winning. “I keep saying the same thing over: It’s not the best team that wins, it’s the team that plays the best on that day,” Texas manager Ron Washington said. “Well, that was quite a few days that we played better than the teams we played and that’s why we are headed to the World Series.”

Giants clinch World Series berth Uribe homer in 8th sends San Francisco past Phillies, 3-2 ASSOCIATED PRESS

PHILADELPHIA—SanFrancisco’s in for a treat. The Giants are heading to the World Series. Juan Uribe hit a tiebreaking homer off Ryan Madson with two outs in the eighth inning and the Giants held off the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 Saturday night in Game 6 of the NL championship series. Surprise star Cody Ross and the pitching-rich Giants reached the World Series for the first time since 2002 and will host the Texas Rangers in Game 1 on Wednesday night. The Giants have never won the championship since moving to San Francisco in 1958. Slumping Phillies slugger Ryan Howard looked at a called third strike with runners on first and second to end it. San Francisco closer Brian Wilson got the final five outs, finishing off the Phillies’ bid to become the first NL team in 66 years to win three straight pennants. Giants ace Tim Lincecum struggled in the eighth inning, pitching in relief on one day of

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rest after losing Game 5. But Wilson took over and got Carlos Ruiz to lineout to Huff for an inning-ending double play. Benches cleared in the third inning after Giants starter Jonathan Sanchez hit Chase Utley with a pitch and then yelled at the All-Star second baseman for tossing the ball back toward the mound on his way to first base. No punches were thrown and nobody was ejected, though Sanchez was pulled. San Francisco overcame a 2-0 first-inning deficit, tied it in the third and went ahead when Uribe hit an opposite-field drive that barely cleared the rightfield wall. He also hit a gameending sacrifice fly off Roy Oswalt for the win in Game 4. Roy Halladay outdueled Lincecum in Game 5 to send the series back to Philadelphia, where a frenetic, towel-waving crowd — the 136th straight sellout at Citizens Bank Park — wasn’t ready for “Red October III” to end. But the Phillies are going home early after leading the majors in wins for the first time in franchise history.

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PHILADELPHIA — Fran Crippen, a medal-winning open-water swimmer on the U.S. national team, told his coach he wasn’t feeling well late in a race before he died in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday. The 26-year-old from a family of prominent swimmers in suburban Philadelphia was competing in the FINA Open Water 10-kilometer World Cup in Fujairah, south of Dubai, but failed to finish and was found Fran Crippen in the water two hours later, according to Swimming World. The magazine said the water temperature was in the mid- to high-80s, and several swimmers were treated for heat exhaustion after the race. Swimmers were the first to respond when Crippen failed to arrive at the finish. Several returned to the water to search for him and were soon followed by a dive team. Crippen’s body was found just before the last buoy on the 2-kilometer triangular course, race organizers said. He was rushed to shore and transported to Fujairah Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. FINA President Julio Maglione of Uruguay said he was told that after 8 kilometers Crippen told his coach that he wasn’t feeling well. Crippen’s family is well-known in the swimming world. Maddy Crippen swam for Villanova and competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Claire Crippen was an NCAA All-American at Virginia, and Teresa Crippen currently swims for the University of Florida and is a member of the U.S. national team “He was our hero,” said Maddy Crippen, reached at her parents’ home in Conshohocken. “We loved him very much, and we’ll all miss him.”

SPEED SKATING

Richardson, Fredricks get long track victories

WEST ALLIS, Wis. — Heather Richardson and Tucker Fredricks swept the 500-meter races at the U.S. Single Distance Long Track Speed Skating Championships, capturing the event for the second straight day on Saturday. Richardson won the women’s race in 39.15 seconds and Fredricks crossed in 35.29 on the second of three days of competition at the Pettit National Ice Center to pick the U.S. team for the World Cup circuit. Both skated slower than in their victories Friday. Richardson also won the 1,000 Saturday, ﬁnishing in 1 minute, 17.30 seconds. Shani Davis, the two-time defending Olympic champion at the distance, took the men’s race in 1:08.73. “It’s the perfect distance, not too long and not too slow,” Davis said. “It ﬁts my natural skating ability.”

GOLF

Laird takes 1-shot lead in Shriners third round

LAS VEGAS — Defending champion Martin Laird shot a bogey-free 8-under 63 — eagling the short par-4 15th and closing with three pars — to take a one-stroke lead over Jonathan Byrd on Saturday in the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children Open. Laird made an 8-foot putt on the 310-yard 15th after driving the green. The Scot had a 19-under 194 total at TPC Summerlin in the fourth of five Fall Series events. He shot a 62 on Friday after opening with a 69. Byrd shot a 66. Australia’s Cameron Percy had a career-best 62, making eight birdies, an eagle and a bogey, to join Webb Simpson (64) at 17 under. Last year, Laird won the event for his first PGA Tour title, beating George McNeill with a birdie on the third hole of a playoff. Chad Campbell was eliminated on the second extra hole. w LPGA: Sweden’s Maria Hjorth shot her second straight 3-under 68 in steamy conditions for a share of the lead with South Korea’s Jee Young Lee in the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. Lee followed her opening 66 with a 70 to match Hjorth at 6-under on the short Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club course in the event that was delayed again because of lightning, this time for 2 hours, 28 minutes. South Korea’s Song-Hee Kim (68) was a stroke back, and Hall of Famer Juli Inskter (67), at 50 trying to become the oldest LPGA Tour winner, was 4 under along with Natalie Gulbis (68) and Mika Miyazato (72). w CHAMPIONS TOUR: U.S. Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin shot a 4-under 68 to maintain a one-stroke lead in the Champions Tour’s Administaff Small Business Classic in The Woodlands, Texas. Pavin had a 10-under 134 total on The Woodlands Country Club course. Mark Wiebe (68) was second, and former University of Houston star Fred Couples (65) was 8 under. Couples had eight birdies and one bogey in his tournament-best round. w EUROPEAN PGA: England’s Gary Boyd matched the Club de Campo del Mediterraneo record with 9-under 63 to take a two-stroke lead in the Castello Masters in Castellon, Spain. Boyd had a 14-under 199 total. Italy’s Matteo Manassero (67) and Sweden’s Christian Nilsson (66) were tied for second. England’s John Parry also shot a 63, leaving him five strokes back. — Associated Press

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6D • Sunday, October 24, 2010 • Lansing State Journal

MSU’s sharp on defense in win

CROSS COUNTRY Mason, Perry in boys; Redwings, Hornets girls get league titles

LAKE ODESSA — Perry edged Lansing Catholic 31-43 in the third and final CAAC White jamboree and for the league title. Junior John Bell and senior Justin Krauss finished 1-2 on Saturday after Krauss won the first two jamborees for the Ramblers. It’s the first time since the CAAC was formed that the Williamston boys did not claim a league title. In girls, the Hornets edged Lansing Catholic 53-60 to repeat as league champions. Lansing Catholic senior Megan Heeder and Williamston junior Hannah Grischke were the top finishers overall.

SMAA PARMA — Seniors Jacqueline and Kristen Fillmore took second and third as Stockbridge edged Leslie 35-37 in the third SMAA jamboree for the girls league title. Leslie junior Audrey Tremaine won Saturday’s race for the Blackhawks, who won the ﬁrst jamboree but lost the second. Both teams placed four runners in the top 10 Saturday. Leslie junior Tyler Harrison won the boys race. Albion senior Jalen Weaver was third and Stockbridge junior Kyle Losey was fourth. The Panthers ﬁnished second on Saturday and overall to Hillsdale, which won all three jamborees. Leslie took fourth on Saturday and overall. — Lansing State Journal

PREP FOOTBALL Saturday’s results

Akron-Fairgrove 44, Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 32 A.A. Gabriel Richard 14, Dearborn Divine Child 0 Birmingham Brother Rice 17, Orchard Lake St. Mary 14 Cheboygan 35, Ravenna 21 Detroit Cass Tech 41, Detroit Crockett 7 Detroit Central 48, Detroit Pershing 0 Detroit Loyola 38, Royal Oak Shrine 7 Detroit Urban Lutheran 36, Lutheran Westland 0 Eastpointe East Detroit 54, Sterling Heights 18 Gladstone 53, Newaygo 6 Harper Woods 34, Detroit University Prep 10 Menominee 53, Kingsley 6 Pewamo-Westphalia 45, Portland St. Patrick 14 Saginaw Arthur Hill 41, Saginaw 6

Friday’s results

Adrian Madison 21, Whitmore Lake 14 Allegan 40, South Haven 21 Allen Park 41, Melvindale 21 Allen Park Cabrini 35, Detroit Old Redford 0 Ann Arbor Huron 36, Ypsilanti 14 Ann Arbor Pioneer 32, Holt 14 Ashley 32, Breckenridge 7 Au Gres-Sims 38, Mesick 18 Baldwin 38, Twining Arenac Eastern 12 Bangor 42, Martin 0 Baraga 20, Ontonagon 8 Battle Creek Central 42, Battle Creek Lakeview 28 Battle Creek Harper Creek 55, Coldwater 7 Battle Creek Pennfield 55, Delton Kellogg 18 Bay City John Glenn 33, Saginaw Swan Valley 20 Bay City Western 60, Bay City Central 21 Beal City 41, Evart 0 Bellevue 44, North Adams-Jerome 8 Berkley 51, Auburn Hills Avondale 44 Big Rapids 58, Holton 0 Big Rapids CrossroadsCharter Acad. 31, Atlanta 28 Birch Run 49, Mount Morris 13 Birmingham Seaholm 21, Birmingham Groves 7 Blissfield 29, Jonesville 6 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood 32, Southfield Christian 13 Bloomfield Hills Lahser 26, Bloom.Hills Andover 0 Brighton 38, South Lyon 16 Bronson 50, Concord 28 Brooklyn Columbia Central 68, Napoleon 49 Brownstone Woodhaven 40, Gibraltar Carlson 14 Burton Bendle 39, Burton Atherton 0 Burton Bentley 20, Webberville 7 Caledonia 19, G.R. Forest Hills Eastern 15 Canton 45, Canton Salem 0 Caro 30, Cass City 25 Cassopolis 35, White Pigeon 0 Cedar Springs 35, Sparta 25 Cedarville 41, Bark River-Harris 6 Central Lake 39, Onaway 0 Charlevoix 21, Kalkaska 13 Clare 44, Gladwin 21 Climax-Scotts 27, Battle Creek St. Philip 7 Clinton Township Clintondale 27, Mount Clemens 7 Coleman 37, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 18 Colon 40, Athens 18 Comstock Park 35, G.R. Forest Hills Northern 21 Constantine 55, Schoolcraft 39 Coopersville 30, Spring Lake 24 Croswell-Lexington 47, Lake Fenton 0 Dearborn 35, Ann Arbor Skyline 14 Dearborn Edsel Ford 56, Garden City 13 Dearborn Fordson 42, Monroe 27 Decatur 50, Marcellus 13 Deckerville 38, Lincoln-Alcona 0 Detroit Catholic Central 37, Detroit Cody 0 Detroit Country Day 27, Flint Northwestern 0 Detroit Douglass 32, Detroit Western Int’l 12 Detroit Kettering 28, Detroit Northwestern 14 Detroit Mumford 54, Detroit Finney 12 Detroit Renaissance 33, Detroit Osborn 6 Detroit Southeastern 34, Detroit Southwestern 16 Dexter 35, Pinckney 10 Dryden 68, Morrice 38 Dundee 68, Ypsilanti Willow Run 34 East Grand Rapids 56, Grand Rapids Northview 8 East Lansing 34, Owosso 14 Edon, Ohio 41, Reading 27 Edwardsburg 41, Saginaw Nouvel 15 Elk Rapids 29, Boyne City 14 Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker 18, Imlay City 6 Engadine 74, Traverse City Christian 24 Erie-Mason 33, Flat Rock 28 Farmington Hills Harrison 21, Farmington 0 Farwell 36, Roscommon 6 Fennville 71, Bloomingdale 28 Fenton 38, Swartz Creek 13

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Title time: DeWitt goalie Nick Iacobellis (left) celebrates after a ﬁnal save as time expires in the Panthers’ 2-0 Division 2 district ﬁnal win over Jonas Schoemaker (19) and St. Johns on Saturday.

DeWitt wins district over St. Johns, 2-0

Eaton Rapids stuns Prep soccer Mason; Ovid-Elsie, w EATON RAPIDS 2, MASON 1 (penalty kicks): Eaton Rapids Pilgrims move on upset Mason with a 4-2 edge in

“The game was closer than the score indicates,” Ovid-Elsie coach Braig Thelen said. “Both teams played well. We had four goals on five shots. We just found the back of the net.” penalty kicks after two scoreless Thomas Powers IV had a goal overtimes. LANSING STATE JOURNAL and an assist while Keifer Hall and “Our team really believed we had Bryce Levielle each scored a goal DEWITT — DeWitt cap- a chance to win. Not many people for the Marauders. Louis tured its first district soccer thought we would, but all 16 Zummaraga also had an assist in championship since 2001 on members of this team did,” Greythe match for Ovid-Elsie (13-5-5). Saturday by defeating St. hounds coach Matt Boersma said. w LANSING CHRISTIAN 8, Johns, 2-0, in their Division Shane Zimmer scored DANSVILLE 0: Nolan Theis scored 2 title match. unassisted for Eaton Rapids’ lone three goals and Steve Kim and “DeWitt played their goal in regulation. Jake Masteller Dillon Li scored two each for the game today,” had five saves for the Greyhounds Pilgrims, who improved their Panthers Online (11-12-1). record to 19-1-1 in winning the Extra coach Jamal Tim Lyon scored the goal and Division 4 district title. M u ba ra ke h More photos of goalkeeper Jacob Derby had two Li had three assists and said of his the DeWitt- St. saves for Mason (18-3-3). goalkeeper Josh Lyon made two team. “St. Johns game at w BELDING 2, LAKEWOOD 0: saves for Lansing Christian, which Johns put a www.lsj.com. Zack Shook made 10 saves, but led 6-0 at halftime. lot of pres“They were aggressive, but we sure on, but DeWitt just out Lakewood lost to Belding in the Division 3 district championship used our skill play to our played them.” Tyler Sherman scored a game at Olivet. The Vikings finished advantage,” said Lansing Christian coach Joel Vande Kopple, whose goal and had the assist on the season with a 7-11-1 record. Henrique Lima and Jan team won its third match against Esteban Russell’s goal for Vindenes each had a goal and Troy Dansville this season. DeWitt. Nick Iacobellis had seven Deeren made 12 saves for Belding. Aaron Oefling made 11 saves for w OVID-ELSIE 4, ALMA 0: saves in goal for the PanDansville. Brandon Darling had a goal and thers (19-1-1). Lansing Christian will face Goalkeeper Tyler Kinsey two assists to lead Ovid-Elsie over Kalamazoo Christian at 4:30 p.m. had seven saves in the loss Alma in the Division 3 district final Tuesday in the opening match of in Montrose. for the Redwings (14-7-1). the Ann Arbor Greenhills Regional.

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Livonia Churchill 47, Livonia Stevenson 31 Livonia Clarenceville 48, Dearborn Hts.Annapolis 16 Livonia Franklin 28, Carleton Airport 20 Ludington 35, Mason County Central 0 Macomb Dakota 55, Utica Ford 27 Macomb Lutheran North 31, Richmond 0 Madison Heights Lamphere def. New Haven, forfeit Mancelona 40, Manistee Catholic Central 19 Manistee 40, Benzonia Benzie Central 19 Maple City Glen Lake 41, Fife Lake Forest Area 8 Marine City 35, Grosse Pointe South 14 Marlette 59, Peck 28 Marquette 20, Calumet 6 Mason 52, Eaton Rapids 7 Mattawan 36, Benton Harbor 20 McBain 61, Manton 6 Mendon 35, Berrien Springs 19 Merrill 44, Vestaburg 13 Michigan Center 55, Quincy 0 Middleville Thornapple Kellogg 16, G.R. Ottawa Hills 6 Midland Bullock Creek 47, Pinconning 6 Midland Dow 24, Midland 0 Millington 21, Otisville Lakeville 12 Montague 35, Fremont 20 Montrose 36, Carrollton 0 Morenci 52, Ottawa Lake Whiteford 28 Morley-Stanwood 27, Central Montcalm 14 Mount Pleasant 36, Saginaw Heritage 15 Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 62, Leslie 20 Munising 22, Rudyard 16 Muskegon Heights 41, Buchanan 38 Muskegon Oakridge 27, Muskegon Orchard View 7 Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 20, Musk. Mona Shores 14 New Boston Huron 35, Dearborn Hts. Crestwood 7 New Lothrop 43, Byron 7 Newberry 31, Sault Area 22 Niles 56, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 26 Niles Brandywine 61, Three Oaks River Valley 30 N. Muskegon 28, Muskegon Catholic Central 27 Northville 48, Walled Lake Northern 24 Novi 25, Flint Carman-Ainsworth 0 Okemos 14, Haslett 7 Olivet 48, Vermontville Maple Valley 8 Onsted 21, Almont 14 Oscoda 52, Rogers City 32 Otsego 14, Plainwell 0 Ovid-Elsie 28, Reese 0 Oxford 51, Oak Park 28 Parchment 48, Galesburg-Augusta 7 Paw Paw 50, Dowagiac Union 16 Perry 40, Durand 22 Petersburg Summerfield 29, Clinton 15 Petoskey 36, Alpena 7 Pittsford 30, Litchfield 13 Plymouth 48, Adrian 7 Pontiac 30, West Bloomfield 28 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 41, Capac 16 Port Huron 41, Madison Heights Madison 13 Port Huron Northern 42, St. Clair 0 Portage Central 21, Stevensville Lakeshore 14 Portage Northern 27, St Joseph 14 Portland 60, Armada 21 Potterville 40, Dansville 7 Redford Thurston 38, Wayne Memorial 6 Reed City 58, Lakeview 14 Remus Chippewa Hills 47, Hesperia 0 Richland Gull Lake 43, Comstock 42, OT Riverview 24, Algonac 21 Rochester 48, Royal Oak 6 Rochester Adams 21, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 3 Roch. Hills Lutheran NW 28, Marine City Cardinal Mooney 6

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jor penalty to the Nanooks’ Ryan Hohl for high sticking to boost their lead to 3-1 at 10:46 of the final period. Shelgren’s shot from the point in the middle of the ice beat a screened Greenham to give MSU some breathing room. With less than three minutes left, Chelios scored his first career goal from the left point to wrap up the win, much to the enjoyment of his entire family, on hand for MSU’s Parents’ Night. The family — Jake alongside brother and teammate Dean; father, Chris, recently retired after a 24-year NHL career; mother, Tracee, and sisters, Caley and Tara — posed after the game at center ice for the family Christmas card. “It’s awesome to get it out of the way early in the season. It was an awesome feeling on the ice and after the game,’’ said Jake Chelios, who is playing defense for the first time in his career. “From last weekend to this weekend, I’m feeling much more comfortable. Coach Comley, coach (Brian) Renfrew have been helping me out. Playing without the puck is important for me.’’ Jake said scoring the goal with his family looking on made it even more special — but his excited, colorful celebration after the goal was a topic of conversation with his dad afterward. “He said, ‘Congratulations’ and then brought up the celebration. I guess I get too excited when I score,’’ Jake said. “I had that problem last season. But if I’m going to score, I’m going to celebrate.’’ The Spartans were not only celebrating after the victory but also feeling good about two victories and two ties against topranked teams like Maine and Alaska to start the season. “For a team that’s unproven, I think it’s a great start. The goal now is to mesh this group together and keep on improving,’’ Comley said. “We’ve played two top 10 teams and were 2-0-2 against teams with different styles. “We’ve been very disciplined in playing our game. Our style is simple. It’s chip it, chip it, chip it and go get it. We did get it and kept it tonight. We were able to make them defend their end of the ice.’’

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YDS 1916 2008 595 745 1203 1942 1538 693 1100 1195 AVG 5.52 4.29 4.27 5.33 3.89 3.92 6.33 AVG 13.4 11.4 12.6 11.0 9.4 19.5 8.2

TD INT 13 2 12 5 7 2 7 2 10 4 9 3 9 5 4 2 9 2 7 5 LG TD 74t 6 76t 7 50t 5 31 5 23 1 30 2 56t 1 LG TD 42 2 73t 6 46 1 28 1 50t 3 61 3 27 3

AFC LEADERS QUARTERBACKS P. Manning, IND P. Rivers, SND Fitzpatrick, BUF V. Young, TEN Brady, NWE Orton, DEN Schaub, HOU S. Wallace, CLE Sanchez, NYJ Henne, MIA RUSHERS A. Foster, HOU Chr. Johnson, TEN Mendenhall, PIT Tomlinson, NYJ Jones-Drew, JAC Rice, BAL Charles, KAN RECEIVERS Wayne, IND Collie, IND B. Marshall, MIA Gaffney, DEN Dal. Clark, IND B. Lloyd, DEN Welker, NWE

ATT 254 220 85 101 166 247 197 100 177 170 ATT 115 139 116 92 119 115 66 NO 45 44 37 37 37 34 33

INJURY REPORT JACKSONVILLE at KANSAS CITY — JAGUARS: OUT: QB David Garrard (concussion). QUESTIONABLE: RB Brock Bolen (groin), QB Trent Edwards (right thumb). PROBABLE: DT Tyson Alualu (knee), CB Derek Cox (hamstring), WR Mike SimsWalker (shoulder). CHIEFS: OUT: S Reshard Langford (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: S Kendrick Lewis (hamstring). PHILADELPHIA at TENNESSEE — EAGLES: OUT: DT Brodrick Bunkley (elbow), WR DeSean Jackson (concussion), T Jason Peters (knee). QUESTIONABLE: QB Michael Vick (rib). PROBABLE: TE Brent Celek (wrist), S Kurt Coleman (quadriceps), G Nick Cole (knee), WR Riley Cooper (concussion), DE Brandon Graham (illness, ankle), RB LeSean McCoy (rib). TITANS: QUESTIONABLE: DT Tony Brown (knee), WR Justin Gage (hamstring), CB Jason McCourty (forearm), TE Bo Scaife (groin), QB Vince Young (knee, ankle). PROBABLE: QB Kerry Collins (right ﬁnger), RB Chris Johnson (thigh), DT Jason Jones (shoulder). BUFFALO at BALTIMORE — BILLS: OUT: T Cornell Green (knee), CB Terrence McGee

everywhere since 2001 — when the Ford family handed the franchise’s keys to Matt Millen — winning just 34 of 150 games. Detroit’s 22.7 winning percentage is the second-worst over a 10-season span in NFL history, barely better than the Philadelphia Eagles’ 21.9 winning percentage from 1933-42, according to STATS LLC. Remarkably, the Lions have had almost the same statistics for points and turnover differentials during both 24-game winless stretches as visitors. They have scored 383 points and have a minus-23 turnover margin during the current malaise away from Michigan; they scored 382 points and had a minus-22 turnover differential on the road from Sept. 9, 2001, through Dec. 21, 2003. Both had memorable moments, missed opportunities and a relatively equal number of routs. Former coach Marty Mornhinweg infamously chose to have the wind at

(back). QUESTIONABLE: LB Keith Ellison (knee), NT Kyle Williams (ankle). PROBABLE: S Jon Corto (wrist), LB Arthur Moats (elbow), TE Shawn Nelson (groin), S Bryan Scott (knee). RAVENS: OUT: T Jared Gaither (back), LB Tavares Gooden (shoulder), WR Donte’ Stallworth (foot), S Tom Zbikowski (foot). QUESTIONABLE: TE Todd Heap (neck), WR David Reed (thigh). PROBABLE: LB Jarret Johnson (back), LB Edgar Jones (thigh), DE Paul Kruger (knee),WR Derrick Mason (ankle, ﬁnger), G Tony Moll (eye), S Haruki Nakamura (back), RB Ray Rice (ankle), WR Marcus Smith (back), CB Josh Wilson (thigh). CLEVELAND at NEW ORLEANS — BROWNS: DOUBTFUL: QB Jake Delhomme (ankle), WR Mohamed Massaquoi (head), T John St. Clair (ankle), QB Seneca Wallace (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: DE Kenyon Coleman (knee), DT Shaun Rogers (ankle), TE Robert Royal (elbow). PROBABLE: WR Joshua Cribbs (head), RB Peyton Hillis (thigh), C Alex Mack (shoulder),TE Benjamin Watson (ankle), G Floyd Womack (knee). SAINTS: OUT: RB Reggie Bush (ﬁbula), CB Tracy Porter (knee), RB Pierre Thomas (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: CB Jabari Greer (shoulder), LB Scott Shanle (hamstring). PROBABLE: QB Drew Brees (knee), G Jahri Evans (hamstring), S Roman Harper (hamstring), RB Julius Jones (shoulder), CB Patrick Robinson (knee), DE Will Smith (groin), T Jon Stinchcomb (shoulder), T Zach Strief (knee), CB Leigh Torrence (shoulder), LB Anthony Waters (hamstring). WASHINGTON at CHICAGO — REDSKINS: OUT: RB Clinton Portis (groin). QUESTIONABLE: TE Chris Cooley (head), CB DeAngelo Hall (back), S LaRon Landry (Achilles), LB Rocky McIntosh (head), CB Carlos Rogers (shoulder), RB Mike Sellers (heel), T Trent Williams (knee, toe). BEARS: DOUBTFUL: CB Zackary Bowman (foot), G Roberto Garza (knee). QUESTIONABLE: LB Lance Briggs (ankle), S Major Wright (hamstring). PROBABLE: S Chris Harris (knee), S Danieal Manning (back), LB Brian Urlacher (groin). CINCINNATI at ATLANTA — BENGALS: OUT: RB Brian Leonard (thigh), S Roy Williams (knee). QUESTIONABLE: DE Jonathan Fanene (hamstring), CB Johnathan Joseph (ankle), DT Pat Sims (knee). FALCONS: OUT: TE Justin Peelle (sports hernia), LB Sean Weatherspoon (knee). QUESTIONABLE: CB Dunta Robinson (concussion), RB Antone Smith (shoulder). PITTSBURGH at MIAMI — STEELERS: OUT: DE Brett Keisel (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: G Trai Essex (ankle). DOLPHINS: QUESTIONABLE: RB Lousaka Polite (knee). PROBABLE: LB Karlos Dansby (knee). SAN FRANCISCO at CAROLINA — 49ERS: OUT: C Eric Heitmann (neck). QUESTIONABLE: CB Nate Clements (ankle), TE Delanie Walker (ankle). PROBABLE: TE Vernon Davis (knee), LB Parys Haralson (calf), LB Manny Lawson (rib), WR Josh Morgan (thigh), DE Justin Smith (hand). PANTHERS: OUT: T Jeff Otah (knee),LB JamarWilliams (neck).PROBABLE: TE Dante Rosario (knee), WR Steve Smith (ankle), G Travelle Wharton (knee). ST. LOUIS at TAMPA BAY — RAMS: OUT: CB Justin King (hamstring), DT Clifton Ryan (migraines), S Darian Stewart (hamstring). DOUBTFUL: WR Mardy Gilyard (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: CB Ron Bartell (thigh), LB Chris Chamberlain (toe). PROBABLE: LB Na’il Diggs (knee), CB Kevin Dockery (hamstring), CB Jerome Murphy (hamstring), DT Darell Scott (ankle), LB David Vobora (hamstring). BUCCANEERS: OUT: C Jeff Faine (quadriceps), DT Brian Price (pelvis). DOUBTFUL: CB Elbert Mack (heel). QUESTIONABLE: RB Earnest Graham (hamstring), G Davin Joseph (knee), LB Barrett Ruud (toe), G Keydrick Vincent (back). PROBABLE: DE Kyle Moore (shoulder), TE Kellen Winslow (knee). ARIZONA at SEATTLE — CARDINALS: QUESTIONABLE: WR Steve Breaston (knee), LB Will Davis (groin), WR Early Doucet (groin), DE Kenny Iwebema (knee), LB Reggie Walker (hamstring). PROBABLE: S Matt Ware (ankle), WR Stephen Williams (back). SEAHAWKS: QUESTIONABLE: DE Dexter Davis (hamstring), CB Kelly Jennings (hamstring), DT Brandon Mebane (calf). NEW ENGLAND at SAN DIEGO — PATRIOTS: OUT: S Jarrad Page (calf), RB Fred Taylor (toe). QUESTIONABLE: CB Kyle Arrington (groin), WR Julian Edelman (concussion). PROBABLE: QB Tom Brady (right shoulder), S James Sanders (hamstring). CHARGERS: OUT: LB Larry English (foot), K Nate Kaeding (groin). DOUBTFUL: WR Malcom Floyd (hamstring), WR Legedu Naanee (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: TE Antonio Gates (toe), LB Kion Wilson (ankle). PROBABLE: WR Buster Davis (ribs), RB Ryan Mathews (ankle). OAKLAND at DENVER — RAIDERS: OUT: LB Travis Goethel (back),DT John Henderson (foot), LB Thomas Howard (knee), WR Chaz Schilens (knee). QUESTIONABLE: RB Michael Bennett (hamstring), S Tyvon Branch (back), QB Jason Campbell (knee), S Hiram Eugene (back), QB Bruce Gradkowski (right shoulder), RB Darren McFadden (hamstring),TE Brandon Myers (concussion). BRONCOS: OUT: LB Robert Ayers (foot),S Brian Dawkins (knee),CBAndre’Goodman (quadriceps), S Darcel McBath (ankle), LB Wesley Woodyard (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: CB Champ Bailey (ribs), WR Eddie Royal (groin), DT Kevin Vickerson (groin). MINNESOTA at GREEN BAY — VIKINGS: OUT: S Husain Abdullah (concussion). QUESTIONABLE: G Chris DeGeare (ankle), CB Lito Sheppard (hand). PROBABLE: CB Chris Cook (knee), T Ryan Cook (wrist), QB Brett Favre (ankle, right elbow), DT Letroy Guion (toe), WR Percy Harvin (hamstring), LB E.J. Henderson (knee), TE Jim Kleinsasser (groin), DE Brian Robison (ankle), C John Sullivan (calf). PACKERS: OUT: DE Mike Neal (shoulder), LB Brady Poppinga (knee). DOUBTFUL: G Marshall Newhouse (back). QUESTIONABLE: LB Brandon Chillar (shoulder), LB Clay Matthews (hamstring), DE Ryan Pickett (ankle), T Mark Tauscher (shoulder). PROBABLE: T Chad Clifton (knee), S Nick Collins (knee), WR Donald Driver (quadriceps), LB A.J. Hawk (groin), DE Cullen Jenkins (hand), CB Charles Woodson (toe). MONDAY: N.Y. GIANTS at DALLAS — GIANTS: OUT: T William Beatty (foot). DNP: RB Madison Hedgecock (hamstring), DE Mathias Kiwanuka (neck), WR Hakeem Nicks (hamstring), DE Justin Tuck (ankle). LIMITED: DE Osi Umenyiora (knee). FULL: LB Keith Bulluck (toe), CB Brian Jackson (neck), K Lawrence Tynes (left ankle), RB Danny Ware (groin). COWBOYS: DNP: G Kyle Kosier (ankle). LIMITED: WR Dez Bryant (ankle). FULL: C Andre Gurode (knee), LB Bradie James (knee).

his team’s back after winning an overtime coin toss. The Chicago Bears took the ball and set up a field goal for the win Nov. 24, 2002. During the current streak, former quarterback Dan Orlovsky obliviously took several strides before knowing he was out of bounds — behind the end zone — when he was rolling out to pass at Minnesota. The safety helped the Vikings win by two points on Oct. 12, 2008. Millen, who was fired as team president and general manager by Lions owner William Clay Ford two years ago, turned a mediocre franchise into a laughingstock with firstround busts such as Joey Harrington, Charles Rogers and Mike Williams, and so many other misses in the draft that not one of his selections from 2002-06 is still on the team. Millen identified a problem with the franchise — a losing culture — but he failed to fix it. “What stands in our way is the here-we-go-again atti-

Fumbled chances: New York’s Justin Tuck (91) recovers a fumble by Lions quarterback Drew Stanton (5) during last week’s game. Stanton and Detroit have lost 24 straight on the road. SETH WENIG Associated Press

tude that starts in the city, in the streets and carries over into our locker room,” Millen said in a 2005 interview with The Associated Press. Detroit coach Jim Schwartz started holding the players to a higher standard when he was hired before the 2009 season. He banned the practice of parking in handicap spaces at team headquarters, gave assigned spots in

the lot and made it clear being late was not acceptable. Changing a culture, though, Schwartz insisted wasn’t his intention. “It’s not on our checklist of things to do,” Schwartz said. “The checklist of things to do is to win games.” Jason Hanson said until Detroit does start winning — perhaps at home Oct. 31 against Washington or Nov.

14 at Buffalo to avoid an NFLrecord — the skeptics will outnumber the believers. “The organization bottomed out like in a recession, and we’re not at the bottom anymore, but we’re trying to prove where we are now,” Hanson said. “The organization is tied to the losing streak. This team isn’t. But until we prove it, nobody is going to believe us.”

Desperation time for ’Boys, Bolts, Vikes and Bengals WEEK 7 CAPSULES AND PREDICTIONS

BARRY WILNER Associated Press

It’s already desperation time for some NFL teams. Without wins this weekend, the Cowboys, Chargers, Vikings and Bengals, all division winners a year ago, might become irrelevant. Minnesota has the best opportunity to set things right when Brett Favre leads the Vikings into Lambeau Field, where the sight of him in purple makes the Cheeseheads turn, well, purple in anger. Favre will set yet another NFL mark tonight with his 119th start at Lambeau, the most in one stadium, surpassing John Elway, who had 118 at Mile High in Denver. The Vikings haven’t won on the road since beating the Packers last Nov. 1. But a win puts them right back in the NFC North race, where Chicago is a surprising 4-2, yet has showed lots of slippage lately. “I’m reluctant to say I’m excited about coming back,” Favre says. “I know how tough it is to play there. But it’s a huge challenge and we need a victory.” Dallas can make inroads in the NFC East on Monday night with a win over the New York Giants, who ﬁnally get to play a division opponent. The Bengals travel to Atlanta knowing they can’t afford many more slips in the AFC North, which also houses two of the league’s best teams, the Steelers and Ravens. San Diego, shockingly tied for last place in the AFC West at 2-4, might have the toughest assignment when it entertains New England. But the Chargers’ wins both came at home.

MATCHUP

Browns at Saints

STORYLINE

Saints 33-10

Eagles at Titans

No questions about the Titans’ strong and physical defense

Titans 20-14

Bills at Ravens

Ravens ticked-off after blowing last Sunday’s game at New England

Ravens 27-3

Bengals at Falcons

Both are coming off losses to teams they should have beaten

Redskins at Bears

Like the way Mike Shanahan has the Redskins playing

Steelers at Dolphins Rams at Bucs

Falcons 24-17 Redskins 17-13

Oddly, the Dolphins are 3-0 in away games, winless at home

Steelers 22-20

Tampa Bay’s division is tougher, making this a must-win for the Bucs

Bucs 17-14

49ers at Panthers

Niners got their first win against Raiders last week. This should be No. 2

Jaguars at Chiefs

Chiefs lost two straight, but they tested the Colts and Texans

Cardinals at Seahawks

Cards might be better squad, but Seattle is dangerous at home

49ers 10-9 Chiefs 17-13

Seahawks 23-20

Raiders at Broncos

Broncos hoping to take advantage of struggles of rest of AFC West

Patriots at Chargers

New England comes off an impressive comeback win against Ravens Patriots 27-23

Vikings at Packers

Visit No. 2 by Brett Favre in purple; unlike last year, it won’t bring a win Packers 23-21

Giants at Cowboys

It’s getting monotonous hearing this, but the Cowboys must win

(Monday)

BYES: Lions, Texans, Colts, Jets

DeSean Jackson. Robinson is appealing a $50,000 ﬁne from the league for the hit that also left Jackson with a concussion.

straight and six of seven against Seattle.

New England (4-1) at San Diego (2-4)

St. Louis won one game in 2009 and Tampa Bay won three. Look at them now. The Rams seem to have more of a chance to contend in the weak NFC West than the Buccaneers do in the stronger NFC South. Top overall draft choice Sam Bradford has excelled more than any rookie QB can be expected to, and Steven Jackson is within 32 yards of surpassing Eric Dickerson’s team mark for yards rushing. Tampa has four sacks all season, a league low. The Rams had seven last week against the Chargers.

Panic hasn’t quite set in yet in San Diego because the Chargers often start a season slowly. Last year, they went from 2-3 to 13-3 and ran away with the AFC West. TE Antonio Gates has been unstoppable and Philip Rivers ranks third in passer rating. The numbers are impressive: top-rated overall in yards gained and yards allowed, in passing and in pass defense. Yet the Chargers are struggling mightily with an AFC-high 14 giveaways and awful special teams. Now here come the efﬁcient Patriots, who rarely beat themselves and always seize on opponents’ mistakes.

St. Louis (3-3) at Tampa Bay (3-2)

Cleveland (1-5) at New Orleans (4-2)

It looks like the Saints found their stride against Tampa, and Pittsburgh (4-1) at Miami (3-2) now they face an injury-plagued The last time the Dolphins beat club that doesn’t match up well at Despite the distractions the Steelers was 1998, a 21-0 romp all in the Browns. Just think: Drew surrounding Favre and allegations in which the quarterbacks were Brees, winner of eight straight he sent lewd photos and racy Dan Marino and Kordell Stewart. against the AFC — including last messages to a former game Pittsburgh has won four straight February’s Super Bowl — against hostess with the Jets in 2008, the since. Colt McCoy at QB. McCoy was 23 Vikings beat Dallas last week with Ben Roethlisberger had a strong of 33 for 281 yards with one some big plays, notably Percy return after ending his four-game touchdown and two interceptions Harvin’s 95-yard kickoff return. If suspension, throwing for three TDs in his debut against Pittsburgh. they don’t keep the turnaround against Cleveland. And the Steel Linebacker Scott Fujita might going, the climb back to contenCurtain has allowed 60 points, by find himself on the wrong sideline tion could become too steep: far the fewest in the league. The Sunday. He spent the past four Minnesota visits New England next Steelers’ point differential of 10.8 seasons with the Saints, then weekend. per game is the NFL’s highest. signed with Cleveland as a free The Packers are banged-up, Miami has lost both home agent. especially on defense, and will games and won all three on the Washington (3-3) need a strong pass rush in what is road. It ranks last in punting at Chicago (4-2) sure to be a ramped-up atmoaverage and next to last in kickoff sphere. They should get back If the Bears can’t shore up their return average. linebacker Clay Matthews, who blocking, their fast start will Philadelphia (4-2) leads the NFLwith 8½ sacks, but disintegrate. Washington ranks at Tennessee (4-2) missed the loss to Miami with a 31st in pass defense, and other hamstring injury. Uncertain quarterback than Brian Orakpo, has no true “The guy, he’s something else, situations in both cities, but the sackmasters. But the Redskins are man,” Packers DT Ryan Pickett backups — Kevin Kolb for Philly, plus-5 in turnovers. says. “We definitely need him. Our Kerry Collins for Tennessee — led Chicago’s defense has held defense is not the same without wins a week ago and are capable opponents to a 31.8 percent him.” replacements, Kolb for Michael conversion rate on third downs, fourth in the league. But that’s Cincinnati (2-3) at Atlanta (4-2) Vick (ribs) and Collins for Vince Young (left knee). offset by an offense that is at 18 The Bengals rate in the middle Also more than capable is the percent (13 of 74) and went 0 for of the pack statistically, but their Titans’ ultra-physical defense, 12 last week. last two outings were disturbing. which leads the league with 24 Buffalo (0-5) at Baltimore (4-2) After losses to Cleveland and sacks and tops the AFC with 10 Tampa Bay, they step up in class The Bills come in rested off a picks. The Titans won’t face — even if the Falcons looked bye week. The Ravens come in dangerous WR DeSean Jackson pretty weak last week at rankled after blowing a game in (concussion), but Jeremy Maclin Philadelphia. had a big game after Jackson went New England. “It’s do or die,” Cincinnati Buffalo has a league-low four out against Atlanta. receiver Chad Ochocinco says. takeaways, has scored the fewest “We’re 2-3. To get into a hole at 2-4 Arizona (3-2) at Seattle (3-2) points in the AFC and yielded the is a no-no. This is a must-win. I’m The winner emerges as the most of any team that’s played sure people are not going to take it favorite in the NFC West, only five games. Time to switch like that, but it is, to salvage what particularly if it is the Cardinals from a 4-3 alignment to a 3-4 to we do have left of our season. And because of how hard it is to beat hopefully improve the worst run that’s it.” the Seahawks at home. Coming off defense in football. This is a chance for the Bengals a bye, Arizona starts undrafted The Ravens complained loudly to prosper on offense. Atlanta rookie QB Max Hall against a about the league’s decision to rookie linebacker Sean Weathdefense that ripped Chicago’s suspend players for illegal hits, but erspoon will miss his second offensive line — doesn’t their defense is plenty good straight game with a sprained right everyone? — for six sacks in enough to dominate without knee and cornerback Dunta Seattle’s most impressive victory flagrant shots and macho Robinson sustained a concussion so far. intimidation tactics. They hope to on his hit on Eagles receiver The Cardinals have won four have safety Ed Reed, who spent six

Minnesota (2-3) at Green Bay (3-3)

PICK

The champs appear to have found the big-play touch again

Broncos 27-17

Cowboys 24-23 Barry Wilner • AP

weeks on the physically unable to perform list while recovering from offseason hip surgery.

Jacksonville (3-3) at Kansas City (3-2) If the Chiefs truly are contenders, now is the time to prove it. They play the Jags, Bills, Raiders and Broncos in the next month, teams with a combined 7-16 record. Plus, the Jaguars could be without starting QB David Garrard (concussion) and backup Trent Edwards (right thumb), leaving two retreads from off the street, Todd Bouman and Patrick Ramsey, to play. KC will match last year’s win total with a victory and stop a two-game slide.

Oakland (2-4) at Denver (2-4) Another team unsure about its QB, the Raiders, against a club with no such worries. Oakland isn’t sure if Bruce Gradkowski, Jason Campbell, Kyle Boller ... Kenny Stabler or Jim Plunkett will start. Denver’s Kyle Orton has emerged as one of the league’s most efﬁcient quarterbacks since coming to Denver to replace Jay Cutler. He’s doing well this year without a running game — Denver ranks last in rushing with 404 yards (2.7 a carry). This is the 100th meeting of these AFC West rivals and AFL originals. The Raiders lead 56-41-2.

San Francisco (1-5) at Carolina (0-5) Thankfully, the 49ers won last week against Oakland or else this game might have been banned from the airwaves. Carolina goes back to Matt Moore at quarterback after rookie Jimmy Clausen struggled as much as he did while at Notre Dame. The Niners are at the bottom with a minus-8 turnover margin, and their 15 giveaways are one fewer than the league’s worst: by Carolina.

Monday: N.Y. Giants (4-2) at Dallas (1-4) No game will have more focus on pass protection than this one. The Giants have won three straight thanks greatly to a sacks parade: DE Osi Umenyiora has seven sacks and six forced fumbles in that span. New York has 21 sacks, tied for the NFC lead. The Cowboys also can get after the quarterback with DeMarcus Ware and Anthony Spencer. One major difference between these teams is that Eli Manning is calmer under pressure than Tony Romo. And the pressure sure is on in Dallas. “We believe in each other,” safety Gerald Sensabaugh says. “We’ve got a good team. We’re just making simple mistakes that we need to correct.” Right away.

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Wings: Datsyuk sparks 5-4 victory CONTINUED FROM 1D

surprising. The Sabres have had their only success this season on the road. They are 3-1 away from Buffalo, and 0-4-1 at home. Zach Parise scored for the struggling Devils, who benched high-priced left wing Ilya Kovalchuk on the same night they tried to give Martin Brodeur his ﬁrst night off this season. New Jersey is winless at home (0-4-1) under new coach John MacLean and 2-5-1 overall. Miller wasn’t tested much in the ﬁrst two periods, making a good save on Jason Arnott’s blast in the opening frame and another on a shot from the left circle by David Clarkson in the second. Parise scored on a rebound with just over eight minutes to play. Hedberg, signed in the offseason, had an awful night. He didn’t last long while standing in for Brodeur, who recorded his NHL-best 112th career shutout against Montreal on Thursday.

line and skating down the right wing before beating goalie Jimmy Howard between the legs from a tough angle. Zetterberg evened things again on a deflection from the slot and nearly had a hat trick when his booming shot with just over three minutes remaining was stopped by McElhinney. McElhinney made 36 saves. He stopped 40 shots in his first start of the season for Anaheim, a 3-2 win over Philadelphia on Thursday. The Ducks entered the game averaging 24 minutes, 30 seconds a game in penalties, and they were whistled for three minors in the first 9:19. Anaheim was fortunate to escape the first period with a 1-1 tie after being outshot 14-6. Anaheim was called for three penalties and Detroit one in the first period. Neither team went to the box the rest of the game. Zetterberg scored on his team’s second power play, slapping a shot past McElhinney from the top of the circle. Bobby Ryan tied it for Anaheim with 21.8 seconds left in the first. The Ducks nearly took the lead early in the second when Saku Koivu sent a shot ringing off the right post. w WINGS NOTES: Nicklas Lidstrom has three assists for the Red Wings. He has 1,054 points, moving two ahead of Denis Potvin for sixth on the NHL’s career list for defensemen. ... Anaheim’s Dan Sexton went down bleeding with 6:01 left in the first when a wrist shot by Detroit’s Ruslan Salei caught him in the nose area. He didn’t return. Ryan Miller had 26 saves, Thomas Vanek scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres wrecked goalie Johan Hedberg’s Devils’ debut in a 6-1 victory over New Jersey on Saturday night. Drew Stafford, Tyler Myers, Tyler Ennis and Patrick Kaleta also scored in Buffalo’s best offensive game of the season. In some ways it was not

NHL standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 9 5 3 1 11 27 20 N.Y. Islanders 8 4 2 2 10 26 23 N.Y. Rangers 6 3 2 1 7 19 19 Philadelphia 7 3 3 1 7 18 19 New Jersey 8 2 5 1 5 14 27 Northeast GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 7 4 2 1 9 17 16 Toronto 7 4 2 1 9 20 18 Boston 6 4 2 0 8 18 11 Buffalo 9 3 5 1 7 24 24 Ottawa 8 2 5 1 5 16 26 Southeast GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 7 5 1 1 11 24 23 Washington 8 5 3 0 10 23 21 Atlanta 8 3 4 1 7 23 29 Carolina 6 3 3 0 6 17 18 Florida 6 3 3 0 6 17 12 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 7 5 1 1 11 23 18 Nashville 7 4 0 3 11 17 14 Chicago 9 5 3 1 11 27 25 St. Louis 7 4 1 2 10 19 14 Columbus 6 3 3 0 6 15 19 Northwest GP W L OT Pts GF GA Calgary 7 4 3 0 8 17 17 Colorado 7 4 3 0 8 21 23 Vancouver 8 3 3 2 8 20 21 Minnesota 7 3 3 1 7 21 20 Edmonton 5 2 3 0 4 14 15 Paciﬁc GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 7 5 2 0 10 24 17 Los Angeles 6 4 2 0 8 16 13 Anaheim 9 3 5 1 7 21 33 Phoenix 5 2 2 1 5 12 12 San Jose 5 2 2 1 5 13 16 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime

Third Period_None. Shots on Goal_Nashville 11-5-8_24. Dallas 8-13-9_30. Goalies—Nashville, Rinne. Dallas, Lehtonen.

Blues 1, Penguins 0 OT Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0—0 St. Louis 0 0 0 1—1 First Period_None. Second Period_None. Third period—None. Overtime—1, St. Louis, E.Johnson 1 (Oshie, Backes), :50. Shots on goal—Pittsburgh 3-19-9-0_31. St. Louis 7-7-8-2_24. Goalies—Pittsburgh, B.Johnson. St. Louis, Halak.

Capitals 4, Thrashers 3 OT

Red Wings 5, Ducks 4 Anaheim 1 2 1—4 Detroit 1 2 2—5 First period—1, Detroit, Zetterberg 2 (Lidstrom, Holmstrom), 7:42 (pp). 2, Anaheim, Ryan 2 (Getzlaf, Visnovsky), 19:38. Second period—3, Anaheim, Carter 1 (Marchant, Visnovsky), 6:34. 4, Anaheim, Syvret 1 (Ryan, Bodie), 7:08. 5, Detroit, Franzen 5 (Bertuzzi, V.Filppula), 10:23. 6, Detroit, Holmstrom 1 (Stuart, Zetterberg), 17:08. Third period—7, Anaheim, Selanne 4, 8:32. 8, Detroit, Zetterberg 3 (Stuart, Lidstrom), 11:17. 9, Detroit, Datsyuk 4 (Lidstrom, Zetterberg), 19:48. Shots on goal—Anaheim 6-7-12_25. Detroit 14-12-15_41. Goalies—Anaheim, McElhinney. Detroit, Howard.

Predators 1, Stars 0

Saturday’s results Detroit 5, Anaheim 4 N.Y. Rangers 3, Boston 2 Montreal 3, Ottawa 0 Buffalo 6, New Jersey 1

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Philadelphia 5, Toronto 2 Washington 4, Atlanta 3, OT Florida 4, N.Y. Islanders 3 St. Louis 1, Pittsburgh 0, OT Nashville 1, Dallas 0 Columbus at Chicago, late Los Angeles at Colorado,late Carolina at Phoenix, late San Jose at Edmonton, late Sunday’s Games Nashville at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m. New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. San Jose at Calgary, 8 p.m. Monday’s Games Philadelphia at Columbus, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Friday’s results Calgary 6, Columbus 2 Ottawa 4, Buffalo 2 Tampa Bay 5, Atlanta 2 St. Louis 4, Chicago 2 Vancouver 5, Minnesota 1

Nashville 1 0 0—1 Dallas 0 0 0—0 First Period_1, Nashville, O’Reilly 1 (Weber, Sullivan), :42. Second Period_None.

Atlanta 1 1 1 0—3 Washington 0 1 2 1—4 First period—1, Atlanta, Ladd 3 (Stewart, Enstrom), 19:02 (pp). Second period—2, Washington, Semin 3, :38. 3, Atlanta, Kane 4 (Peverley, Bergfors), 4:33. Third period—4, Washington, Semin 4 (Perreault), 5:09. 5, Washington, Semin 5 (Perreault), 13:28. 6, Atlanta, Kane 5 (Enstrom, Peverley), 19:27. Overtime—7, Washington, Fleischmann 3 (Fehr, Sloan), 1:37. Shots on goal—Atlanta 13-14-5-0_32. Washington 4-1618-6_44. Goalies—Atlanta, Mason. Washington, Neuvirth.

Canadiens 3, Senators 0 Montreal 1 2 0—3 Ottawa 0 0 0—0 First period—1, Montreal, Kostitsyn 3 (Plekanec, Subban), 10:54. Second period—2, Montreal, Pouliot 1 (Gorges, Gomez), 13:42. 3, Montreal, Kostitsyn 4 (Cammalleri, Spacek), 18:37. Third period—None. Shots on goal—Montreal 10-17-7_34. Ottawa 4-12-3_19. Goalies—Montreal, Price. Ottawa, Elliott.

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