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Committee backs loan request New pub/tavern slated for former O’Brien’s location

BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer nknoth@tdnpublishing.com

Same standards should apply During her time in Iraq, Alma Felix would see her fellow female soldiers leave the Army installations where she worked at a desk job and head into combat with their male counterparts. But many returned home feeling that few knew of their contributions.

“I guess we do disappear into the background,” the 27year-old former Army specialist said. See Page 9.

A new pub/tavern is projected for the former O’Brien’s Pub location, provided city council follows the Troy Downtown Loan Committee’s recommendation from the Jan. 24 meeting.

Troy resident Doug Boyle purchased the

TROY property at 109 E. Main St. at the Jan. 3 sheriff’s auction. He requested a loan of $35,920 toward the building purchase of $41,000.

Boyle commented that Troy “has truly become a dining destination” that he’s excited to partake in.

Council will vote on emergency legislation, as a sheriff’s sale entails a 30-day deadline.

In a letter to the city referenced at the meeting, Boyle outlined the renovations he has

already made on the building. He plans “to evaluate the viability of bringing this abandoned property back to life as an upscale old Chicago style pub/tavern.” The improvements already made, totaling $28,000, include work on the bathrooms, front building facade, floors, bar and kitchen, including a new solid walnut bar and tabletops.

Troy Main Street President Patty Rose said she could vouch for Boyle’s character, as he has invested “a lot of sweat equity.”

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Gauldin awaits verdict

Funding for safety routes discussed

He faces 15 years to life if convicted of murder charge

BY WILL E SANDERS Civitas Media wsanders@dailycall.com

Meeting a day later than usual because of the Martin Luther King holiday, Covington Village Council on Tuesday night heard an update on efforts to gain state funds to improve the safety of children’s routes to school. See Page 3.

A few tips on being poor in the U.S. Like most Americans, these last few weeks we've noticed a chunk of our paychecks have gone missing.

While politicians promised not to raise taxes, they failed to mention that they would let a few of those pretty comfy tax breaks roll off in the sunset. So it was quite painful to see how much that tax break affected my paycheck.

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Demolition begins

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Workers from Real Estate Renovations Roofing and Repair out of Springfield remove copper roofing including a cupola from the former site of Milton-Union High School Thursday in West Milton. Demolition of the structure will begin within the next several days according to sources from Steve R. Rauch Excavation and Demolition of Dayton.

Dems push assault weapons ban Feinstein’s legislation comes a WASHINGTON (AP) Congressional Democrats unveiled week after President Barack Obama legislation Thursday to ban assault unveiled a package of gun control weapons and high-capacity maga- measures including a ban on assault zines like those used in the school weapons and high-capacity magamassacre at Newtown, Conn., even zines, and it marks the start of tense as they acknowledged an uphill bat- congressional debate with no certain conclusion. tle getting the measures In addition to NRA through a divided opposition, Feinstein and Congress. her supporters must conThe group led by Sen. tend with the RepublicanDianne Feinstein, D-Calif., controlled House, where called on the public to get leaders have shown scant behind their effort, saying interest in gun measures. that is the only way they Perhaps even more dauntwill prevail over opposiing, fellow Democrats tion from the well-orgafrom rural states where nized National Rifle voters strongly support gun Association and its congres- FEINSTEIN rights have deep concerns sional allies.

“This is really an uphill road. If about her measure.

Even Senate Majority Leader anyone asked today, ‘Can you win this?’ the answer is, ‘We don’t know, Harry Reid, D-Nev., has expressed it’s so uphill,’” Feinstein said at a skepticism the assault weapons ban Capitol Hill news conference backed could get through Congress. Some by police chiefs, mayors and crime advocacy groups are focusing their victims. “There is one great hope out attention instead on expanding backthere. And that is you, because you ground checks, which is seen as more are stronger than the gun lobby. You doable politically.

Feinstein’s legislation is written are stronger than the gun manufaccomprehensively to cover rifles, pisturers. But only if you stand up.”

tols and handguns with one of any military-style features like detachable stock, pistol grips or grenade launchers. It also bans 157 specific firearms, while excluding 2,258 hunting and sporting rifles and shotguns. And it bans magazines that accept more than 10 rounds.

Feinstein aimed to improve upon the previous assault weapons ban she authored, which expired in 2004 when Congress failed to renew it under NRA pressure. Original passage of that bill in 1994 was blamed for costing Democrats control of the House and Senate after they supported it. There’s also considerable debate about its effectiveness during the years it was in effect, in part because of loopholes that allowed gun manufacturers to work around it. Feinstein’s new version is more comprehensive in defining what kinds of weapons are banned.

The NRA responded that the new bill would infringe on the constitutional right to bear arms and that instead the focus should be on prosecuting criminals and improving the

The case against accused child murderer Travis Lee Gauldin ended Thursday in common pleas court as closing arguments were delivered in the case involvGAULDIN ing a 4-yearold Piqua girl’s death.

First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Tony Kendell and Public Defender Steve King both gave their closing arguments during the second day of Gauldin’s murder trial.

Gauldin, 22, of Troy, has entered a plea of not guilty to a lone count of murder stemming from the death of Malisa Louann DeLaSancha, 4. Malisa died April 14, two days after prosecutors say she was intentionally burned with a lighter on her hands and feet and slammed and thrown into a living room wall by Gauldin as the victim’s two siblings watched in horror.

Gauldin, who lived at the residence with the mother of the children, maintains Malisa fell down the stairs, but expert medical testimony discounted his claim in court.

Initially, the two siblings told authorities their sister fell down the stairs, which matched Gauldin’s description of what took place on the night of April 12 at 1012 Caldwell St. Days later after Gauldin

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Locals look forward to Obama’s second term

BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com

The only thing State Representative of the 79th House Complete weather District Richard Adams and Miami information on Page 9.

County Democratic Party leader David Fisher have in common is Home Delivery: their love of politics.

335-5634 The similarities end there.

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MIAMI COUNTY party, both in Miami County and around the nation, “still have a lot of work ahead of us” and “Obama’s speech “hit all the right chords with what we, as a nation and as a party, need to be looking at.”

“It’s all going to take some time,” Fisher said Thursday. “The elections do matter. Now it’s up to both sides to get something done here.”

Fisher said the political gridlock between the GOP and Democrat

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In this Jan. 21, 2013, photo, President Barack Obama waves to crowd after his inaugural speech at the ceremonial swearing-in on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington.

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BUSINESS ROUNDUP • The Troy Elevator The grain prices listed below are the closing prices of Thursday.

Corn Month Bid Change Dec 7.4400 + 0.0350 Mar 7.4800 + 0.0350 5.4550 - 0.0475 NC 13 Soybeans Month Bid Change Dec 14.4000 - 0.0175 Mar 14.4000 - 0.0175 NC 13 12.5100 + 0.0125 Wheat Bid Change Month Dec 7.3850 - 0.0625 NC 13 7.4700 - 0.0650 You can find more information online at www.troyelevator.com.

• Stocks of local interest Values reflect closing prices from Thursday.

Symbol Price Change AA 9.04 -0.11 CAG 32.40 +0.57 CSCO 21.02 +0.40 EMR 57.27 +0.40 F 13.87 -0.01 FITB 16.39 +0.02 FLS 154.50 -0.73 GM 28.78 +0.21 ITW 64.83 +0.90 JCP 19.12 +0.77 KMB 86.58 -0.42 KO 37.11 -0.02 27.76 +0.10 KR LLTC 36.38 -0.20 MCD 93.31 -0.17 MSFG 12.98 -0.07 PEP 72.23 +0.42 SYX 9.50 -0.25 TUP 68.87 +0.18 USB 33.11 +0.02 VZ 42.59 -0.20 WEN 5.13 -0.02 69.79 +0.30 WMT

Analysts to Apple: Bend your knee to Wall Street NEW YORK (AP) — Apple needs to come down off its pedestal and start making nice with Wall Street, analysts said Thursday as investors hammered the company’s stock. The sell-off put Apple a hair’s-breadth away from losing its status as the world’s most valuable company. At Thursday’s close, it was worth $423 billion, just 1.6 percent more than No. 2 Exxon Mobil Corp. The plunge was set off by Apple’s quarterly earnings report late Wednesday, which suggested the company’s nearly decade-long growth run is slowing drastically. The stock ended down $63.51 or 12 percent, at $450.50. It last traded that low a year ago.

Former prosecutor to head SEC WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sent his strongest signal yet Thursday that he wants the government to get tougher with Wall Street, appointing a former prosecutor to head the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first time in the agency’s 79-year history.

Mary Jo White, former U.S. attorney in Manhattan, has an extensive record of prosecuting white-collar crime. She also won convictions in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the 1998 terrorist attacks on two U.S. embassies in Africa, and put crime boss John Gotti away. If confirmed, she will have the job of enforcing complicated regulations written in response to the worst financial crisis since the Depression.

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U.S. hit by new stomach bug NEW YORK (AP) — A new strain of stomach bug sweeping the globe is taking over in the U.S., health officials say.

Since September, more than 140 outbreaks in the U.S. have been caused by the new Sydney strain of norovirus. It may not be unusually dangerous; some scientists don’t think it is. But it is different, and many people might not be able to fight off its gutwrenching effects.

Clearly, it’s having an impact.

The new strain is making people sick in Japan, Western Europe, and other parts of the world. It was first identified last year in Australia and called the Sydney strain.

In the U.S., it is now accounting for about 60 percent of norovirus outbreaks, according to report released Thursday by the

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Norovirus once known as Norwalk virus is highly contagious and often spreads in places like schools, cruise ships and nursing homes, especially during the winter. Last month, 220 people on the Queen Mary II were stricken during a Caribbean cruise.

Sometimes mistakenly called stomach flu, the virus causes bouts of vomiting and diarrhea for a few days.

Every two or three years, a new strain evolves the last was in 2009. The Sydney strain’s appearance has coincided with a spike in influenza, perhaps contributing to the perception that this is a particularly bad flu season in the U.S. Ian Goodfellow, a prominent

researcher at England’s University of Cambridge, calls norovirus ‘the Ferrari of viruses’ for the speed at which it passes through a large group of people.

“It can sweep through an environment very, very quickly. You can be feeling quite fine one minute and within several hours suffer continuous vomiting and diarrhea,” he said.

Health officials have grown better at detecting new strains and figuring out which one is the culprit. They now know that norovirus is also the most common cause of food poisoning in the U.S. It’s spread by infected food handlers who don’t do a good job washing their hands after using the bathroom. But unlike salmonella and other foodborne illnesses, norovirus can also spread in

the air, through droplets that fly when a sick person vomits.

“It’s a headache” to try to control, said Dr. John Crane, a University of Buffalo infectious disease specialist who had to deal with a norovirus outbreak in a hospital ward a couple of years ago.

Each year, noroviruses cause an estimated 21 million illnesses and 800 deaths, the CDC says.

For those infected, there’s really no medicine. They just have to ride it out for the day or two of severe symptoms, and guard against dehydration, experts said.

The illness even got the attention of comedian Stephen Colbert, who this week tweeted: “Remember, if you’re in public and have the winter vomiting bug, be polite and vomit into your elbow.”

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16 inducted in drug ring CLEVELAND (AP) — Federal prosecutors say 16 people have been indicted on charges that they were part of a ring that brought large amounts of cocaine, heroin and marijuana from Chicago to the streets of Cleveland.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Cleveland said Thursday that the ring operated between March and December of last year. The defendants range in age from 19 to 49 and all are from the Cleveland area.

The indictment describes a conspiracy in which some of the defendants obtained drugs from suppliers in Chicago and then distributed them to numerous dealers on the west side of Cleveland.

Federal prosecutors said the arrests “cut off a pipeline” for the movement of drugs between the two cities.

In presentations, media interviews and private business meetings, Kasich shared the story of Ohio’s improved budget and employment picture during the two years he’s been governor.

Kasich repeated the themes he conveyed at last year’s Republican National Convention and often highlights at his Ohio appearances. They include dovetailing educational offerings with available jobs and reducing government red tape.

A Kasich spokesman said the governor also is marketing Ohio to leaders in the advanced manufacturing, transportation, chemical and oil and gas industries.

Finalists named for creation of memorial

COLUMBUS — The committee choosing the artist to create a Holocaust memorial on the Ohio Statehouse grounds has narrowed the Kasich touts Ohio list to three semifinalists.

They’re Ann Hamilton of Columbus, on world stage Daniel Libeskind of New York and COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. John Jaume Plensa, a Spanish artist with Kasich has taken his message on representation in Chicago. They’ll visit Ohio’s economic comeback to the world the planned memorial site and then stage. The Republican governor was have about six weeks to prepare proamong political, business and other posals before presenting them to the leaders from around the globe partici- panel for a decision. pating in the World Economic Forum The executive director of the Ohio in Davos, Switzerland. He was appear- Arts Council says the semifinalists ing in separate sessions Thursday and were chosen Thursday from among Friday. about 80 applicants.

Loan • CONTINUED FROM 1 “He’ll be a wonderful investor for the city,” she added.

The application includes a simple annual interest of 3 percent, 20-year repayment term and collateral including

the first mortgage on the building and personal guaranty.

Members of the committee expressed their support for the projected venue.

“It sounds like a great project. I look forward to it,” said J.C. Wallace, president of the Troy Area of Commerce.

Gauldin • CONTINUED FROM 1 was arrested, however, the then 6- and 8-year-old brother and sister told a children’s services official what really happened.

Both children tearfully recollected the night of the tragedy Wednesday from the witness stand and testified they lied because Gauldin threatened to kill them if they didn’t.

“The children told you what really happened,” Kendell said. “They said what they seen and they have never faulted from that. They’d just seen him, essentially, murder their baby sister.”

Malisa was airlifted to Children’s Medical Hospital where she died two days later. She never fully regained consciousness at any point after the assault. A coroner ruled the death a homicide as a

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result of multiple blunt force trauma to the head, neck and chest while another medical expect testified the child’s injuries were so severe that medical intervention would not help her because the assault that caused the wounds “neurologically devastated” the toddler.

Malisa suffered from a herniated brain stem, expert testimony concluded.

“I am confident that once you apply the evidence … you will come to one conclusion and that is the defendant is guilty of murder,” Kendell said. “I believe we proved this case beyond a reasonable doubt.”

In his closing remarks King called the case “heart-wrenching” and “emotional,” but said he believes there are key pieces to the case missing, including that some of the

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many injuries the victim sustained could not be dated to a specific cause or time.

King stated the mother of Malisa, Mandy Kolker, had admitted in the past of using “questionable discipline measures,” which included corporal punishment and sometimes a belt.

He said Kolker entrusted her children to Gauldin and that “there were no red lights to cause the mother … not to trust the care of such a person (Gauldin).”

“We will accept the verdict, whatever it may be … and that it will be fair to Travis,” King concluded.

Afterward, Judge Christopher Gee stated he would announce the verdict in court in the near future, but did not officially schedule a day and time.

If convicted of murder Gauldin faces 15 years to life in prison, but he also could be convicted a lesser included offense, which consist of reckless homicide, voluntary manslaughter or involuntary manslaughter.

country’s mental health system. “The American people know gun bans do not work, and we are confident Congress will reject Sen. Feinstein’s wrong-headed approach,” the NRA said in a statement.

Feinstein said those Democrats with concerns about the legislation needed to ask themselves what their silence would mean.

“Sandy Hook is more eloquent testimony than any of us could possibly give,” she said. “If members of this body are so insensitive to what happened to those small bodies from that Bushmaster when it all becomes known, America is hopeless.”

Even some of Feinstein’s supporters believe the assault weapons ban is so unattainable politically that the focus should be on other measures that might even be more effective policy.

Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that he’s more concerned about limit-

ing the number of rounds in a gun magazine than about banning assault weapons that account for a small percentage of gun deaths.

Biden argued that the shooter at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., could have been slowed down if he had fewer rounds in each magazine and had to change clips more often. “Maybe if it took longer, maybe one more kid would be alive,” Biden said during an online video chat on Google Plus.

The vice president led a White House gun control task force in the wake of the Newtown shooting last month.

Biden is launching the White House’s promotional tour on gun control Friday with a trip to Virginia, a state that has experienced its own school shooting tragedy yet maintains an avidly pro-gun tradition.

His office said Biden will hold a round-table discussion in Richmond with experts who worked on gun safety following the 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech.

Second term • CONTINUED FROM 1 party in Washington during much of Obama’s first term “is hurting everybody.”

“The ‘Party of No’ didn’t work out so well,” Fisher said. “So hopefully this second term there will be some more compromise.”

Adams said it’s nice to see public gestures between the two parties with the likes of House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and hopes both parties can reach more compromises in the future.

“American spoke and now we’ll see,” Fisher said.

“We will see what will happen in four years from now and where we are at.”

Adams said he believes President Obama will spend much of the next two years wrapping up loose ends of his first term to attempt to get the rest of his agenda passed and then coast the rest of the way through his second term.

“It would seem as though he’s going to get his agenda completed as much as possible for a year, year and a half, to pass his initiatives and then ‘lame duck’ the rest of term which is what traditionally happens with two terms,” Adams said.

Fisher said he believes that the Democratic Party speaks for much of what the American people as a whole are seeking from the government leadership.

“We are on the right side of gay rights, we are on the right side of climate change, we are on the right side of gun control,” Fisher

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In terms of economy, both Fisher and Adams disagree on the direction of the economy. “(The Democratic Party) is moving forward and it’s starting to show,” Fisher said. “Slow and Steady is better than boom and bust.”

“It has slowly got better,” Adams said. “Ohio’s unemployment is down to 6.7 percent, below the nation’s unemployment rate of around 7.8 percent.”

Adams said the economy is still “fragile” in Ohio with many business owners he speaks to who are concerned about the affect of the Affordable Care Act and its influence on businesses’ bottom lines.

“The people I talk to are small to medium sized business owners and they are reluctant to make major fiscal decisions until they know what’s going on in D.C.,” Adams said.

Fisher said he believes once the fiscal cliff was avoided at the end of 2012, people are moving forward and getting back to work and participating in the economy more.

Fisher is looking at Obama’s second term with optimism.

“My glass is three quarters full,” Fisher said. “I’m seeing things steadily change.”

“People in Miami County are optimistic and we believe things will get better,” Adams said. “We are more cautious until we see how Congress gets better at getting a budget passed, which hasn’t been done in four years.”

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SUNDAY • OPEN HOUSE: First Kids Christian Cooperative Preschool will hold a registration/open house from 12:30-2:30 p.m. at 110 W. Franklin St., Troy. Registrations will be accepted for the 2013-214 school year with a paid registration fee. For more information, call Bridget Haines at 335-2826.

• FAMILY QUEST: The Miami County Park District will have its Family Quest Sunday “Tracks in the Snow” program between 1-4 p.m. at Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 Ross Road, south of Tipp City. Come to the program and discover the different types of tracks animals leave behind. There will be animals and an ani-

• OPEN HOUSE: An open house and free community dinner will be offered at Liberty Life Church — a non-denominational church — at 6:30 p.m. at 203 N. 4th St., Tipp City.

• BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be from noon to 6 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, 2899 W. Main St., Troy. Those who register will receive a free “You Can Be A Blood Donor” T-shirt. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call (800) 388-GIVE. Make an appointment at www.DonorTime.com.

• HAMBURGERS: The Tipp City American Legion Post No. 586 will serve hamburgers with toppings starting at 6 p.m. Euchre for $5 will start at 7 p.m.

Covington BOE to put levy on the May ballot

BY JENNIFER COVINGTON RUNYON Civitas Media “you only vote one time.” editorial@civitasmedia.com The vote that is cast applies to both the income At a special session held and property tax. They will Wednesday night, not be voted on separately.

Covington Exempted Larson encouraged Village Board of Education everyone to make sure that members passed the final that is understood. resolution needed to get a “When people are conlevy on the May ballot for a fused, they’re going to vote building project. no,” he said. District leadThis levy will be for a ers will now begin cam.25 percent income tax and paign work in preparation a property tax of 3.89 mills. of Election Day. “This is a giant step for our “We call it a campaign, district. It’s the biggest but its community educastep you’ll take as a board. tion is what it is,” Larson It’s the biggest step I’ll said, adding that the public take as superintendent,” needs to be made aware of said David Larson, super- the research that went into intendent. the building plan. “It (the The project will consist building plan) may not be of a new kindergarten to that person’s first choice, eighth-grade building adja- but it’s not an option we cent to Covington High pulled out of thin air,” he School along with renova- said. tions to CHS and will operA meeting is expected to ate as one campus. This be held next week to begin project will be co-funded campaign efforts. Those on with the Ohio School the Facilities Planning Facilities Commission. The Committee along with state will pay 58 percent, those serving during the or nearly $10 million. The last levy campaign are levy on the May ballot will among those who will meet fund the local share 42 per- next week. cent, or about $9 million.

A community meeting Although some may regarding the levy and believe the ballot language building project will be reads as two issues, Larson held at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at informed everyone that the high school commons.

Larson also will give the State of the Schools Address at this time.

Also at Wednesday’s special session, Larson shared that a land acquisition to give the new school access to U.S. Route 36 is moving forward and should be complete within the next few weeks.

Board members also accepted the retirement resignation of second-grade teacher Kristie Gilbert.

Gilbert retired at the end of the first semester. Jennifer Pond was approved as the long term substitute to complete the school year.

And, the board approved CHS students to participate in the 2013 indoor track and field season.

Indoor track and field is not part of the OHSAA league as other high school sports are.

Those leading the sport deemed it necessary to get school board approval from districts because they did not always know that those making it to the final tournament were indeed high school students.

Larson said that this will have to be approved annually and that there are “a handful” of Covington students who he believes will participate.

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Meeting a day later than usual because of the Martin Luther King holiday, Covington Village Council on Tuesday night heard an update on efforts to gain state funds to improve the safety of children’s routes to school.

Village administrator Mike Busse reported he has met with Ohio Department of Transportation officials and is now working on two Safe Routes to School grants.

The state would provide 80 percent of the funds for the projects, while the village would be responsible for the other 20 percent.

He said the first grant application involves plans to install sidewalks in areas that currently do not have sidewalks — including areas north of Maple Street up to and including Broadway.

The second grant the village is pursuing would fund additional police patrols during times that children walk to and from school.

Busse said he will provide council with cost estimates on the village’s share at the Feb. 4 meeting.

He noted the village has been working on the Safe Routes to School program for a couple of years.

Council gave first reading on a replacement village salary ordinance. Busse said most of the changes pertain to the police department.

“I have been working with Mayor (Ed) McCord and Chief (Lee) Harmon on making adjustments to the police department pay scale,” Busse said. “We have lowered the first three steps in the pay scale to allow for the possibility of a smoother transition between our part-time and full-time positions. The proposed change will help in the future with staffing issues while allowing the police department to stay on track with their budget.”

The proposed changes would not affect any current employees.

During his administrator’s report, Busse advised council members: • Reported that he and McCord met with street and utility department employees. He said the employees will continue working 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,

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with work being rescheduled to limit overtime except during emergencies.

• That he and fiscal officer Carmen Siefring have been reviewing tax duplicates on village-owned land, determining that some properties that should be exempt from taxes are being assessed.

Siefring has contacted the county auditor to resolve the issue.

• Approximately 70 radio-read water meters have been installed. Josh Long, principal of Covington Middle School, addressed council about the proposed school tax levy to build a new kindergarten-eighth grade building adjacent to Covington High School and renovations at Covington High School. Council members set 6:30 p.m. March 4, as the time and date for a public hearing for zoning text amendments.

In the absence of Mayor Ed McCord, who was unable to attend the meeting because of illness, the meeting was run by Doris Beeman, council president.

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The junior high/high school calendar • SEAFOOD DINNER: is located next door at 700 items.You The Pleasant Hill VFW S. Dorset Road, Troy.

Post No. 6557, 7578 W. can send Teachers and staff members Fenner Road, Ludlow your news by e-mail to be on hand to greet parwill Falls, will offer a threevallieu@tdnpublishing.com. ents and students, answer piece fried fish dinner, 21questions and give a tour of piece fried shrimp or a the facility. Light refreshfish/shrimp combo with ments will be offered. french fries and coleslaw Enrollment for new students begins Jan. for $6 from 6-7:30 p.m. Frog legs, when 25. Contact the school office at (937) 339available, are $10.

5692 or check out the website at • SOCK HOP: The American Legion www.troychristianschools.org for more Post No. 586, Tipp City, will have a “sock information. hop with a twist.” Go back in time to the • BREAKFAST OFFERED: Breakfast ’50s, ’60s, or ’70s with dancing, contests, will be offered at the Pleasant Hill VFW games and prizes. Dress in any of the Post 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow eras attire if desired or come as you are.

Falls, from 8-11 a.m. Made-to-order breakGJ the DJ will provide music and a light fasts will be offered and everything is ala show starting at 7:30 p.m. right after the post fish fry/sausage dinner. Bring a snack carte.

• BASKET BINGO: The Miami East to share at the party. Admission is free.

FFA Alumni Chapter will sponsor basket • FISH DINNER: An all-you-can-eat fish dinner will be offered from 5:30-8 p.m. bingo at 2 p.m. in the Miami East High Cafeteria. Longaberger Baskets will be the The meal will include fries and coleslaw prize for the 20 games, with the grand for $8. prize being a retired basket feature. Doors • PROJECT FEEDERWATCH: Come will open at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for count birds, drink coffee, eat doughnuts the 20 games and a raffle entry. There will and share stories from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at also be raffles, extra games and concesAullwood. The bird counts help contribute sions sales offered. All winning tie-breakto scientific studies at the Cornell Lab of ing cards win a consolation prize of a Ornithology. Admission is free. Check out Longaberger product. Tickets can be purthe Cornell website at chased by calling the Miami East FFA www.bird.cornell.edu/pfw for more inforAlumni Chapter at (937) 335-7070, Ext. mation.

3212, or by purchasing them at the door.

• BREAKFAST SET: An all-you-canSATURDAY eat breakfast will be served from 8-11 a.m. at the American Legion Post No. 586, • FLAPJACK FUNDRAISER: The Tipp City. Items available will be eggs your Miami County Young Farmers present a way, bacon, sausage, sausage gravy, pan“Flapjack Fundraiser” from 7:30-10 a.m. at cakes, waffles, french toast, biscuits, hash Staunton Grange, located at 1530 N. browns, cinnamon rolls, juices and fruit for Market St., Troy. Tickets are $5 pre-sale $6. and $7 at the door. The all-you-can-eat • SPEAKER SERIES: “Coyotes in Your pancakes are served by Chris Cakes.

Backyard” will be part of Aullwood’s Winter Proceeds benefit a local food pantry and Speaker Series starting at 2:30 p.m. with the Miami County Junior 4-H camp. Prespeaker, Dr. Stanley Gehrt, a certified sale tickets can be purchased at the wildlife biologist and associate professor Miami County Farm Bureau, The Ohio at The Ohio State University and an State University Extension office at the expert in urban coyotes. Learn more about Miami County Courthouse, Troy Elevator this fascinating study and coyotes in our or Heritage Cooperative’s Fletcher branch. region, watch video of coyote behavior • MAPLE SYRUP: A Magic of Maple and gain a greater understanding of this Syrup Time farm walk will start at 2:30 elusive creature. p.m. at Aullwood. Take a winter walk through the Sugar bush and get an inside MONDAY look at how farmers prepare for maple syrup season. Discover how trees are • BOOK LOVERS: Join the Book tapped, buckets are hung, sap is collected Lovers Anonymous adult book discussion and how the evaporator works its magic to group at 6 p.m. at the Troy-Miami County turn sap into maple syrup. After a hike to Library. The group will be reading and disthe Sugar House, come inside for hot cussing “The Beautiful Mystery,” by Louise chocolate and taste some scrumptious Penny. maple syrup.

• MOVIE NIGHT: Children in grades • CLEVER LETTERS: School-age chilkindergarten through fifth grade and their dren and their families are invited to the Troy-Miami County Public Library between families are invited to the Troy-Miami County Public Library for a family friendly 1-3 p.m. to discover fun ways to design stationery, create cards and write wonder- movie. The movie will start at 6 p.m. and will last about 90 minutes. The movie title ful letters. No registration required. is posted in the children’s department.

• CHILI COOK OFF: Miami County Popcorn will be served. Call the library at Relay for Life teams will be making their 339-0502 to register. favorite chili for the community to sample • ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSES: If from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Miami Valley Centre Mall, Piqua. The winner of the best you’ve ever been curious about one room schoolhouses, come to the Oakeschili will be the team who collects the Beitman Memorial Library at 6 p.m. Chuck most donations during the event.

Martin of the Pleasant Hill History Center Proceeds will benefit Relay for Life. will give a presentation on one room • STEAK FRY: The Pleasant Hill VFW schoolhouses throughout the area. Light Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, refreshments will be served. For more Ludlow Falls, will offer a T-bone steak dininformation, call the library at (937) 676ner with salad, baked potato and a roll for 2731. $11 from 5-8 p.m.

• TEXAS TENDERLOINS: Texas ten• POT PIE: A chicken pot pie dinner will derloin sandwiches and fries will be be offered from 4-6:30 p.m. at Troy View served from 6-7:30 p.m. at the American Church of God, 1770 N. County Road 25Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, for $5.

A, Troy. Dinner also will include mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, tossed salad WEDNESDAY and dessert. Adults will be $7, children 412 years $4 and those 3 years and under are free.

• KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis • KARAOKE: The American Legion Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 Post No. 586, Tipp City, will offer Pappa p.m. at the Troy Country Club. Steve D’s Pony Express Karaoke from 7 p.m. to Skinner, curator of the Miami Valley close. The event is free.

Veterans Museum in Troy, will give an • FULL MOON WALK: A full moon overview of the museum’s mission and walk will be offer from 7-8:30 p.m. at offerings. For more information, contact Aullwood, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton.

Donn Craig, vice president, at (937) 418An Aullwood naturalist will lead this 1888. evening walk in the light of the beautiful Snow Moon. Dress warmly for the cold JAN. 31 night air.

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Striped skunk to be event focus TROY — The striped skunk will the the feature at Brukner Nature Center from 2-3 p.m. Feb. 3.

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Learn more about why these animals behave the way they do and even get an opportunity to meet one of our newest ambassadors up close.

The event is free with BNC admission.

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Contact us David Fong is the executive editor of the Troy Daily News.

You can reach him at 440-5228 or send him e-mail at dfong@civitasmedia.com.

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“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 people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

— First Amendment, U.S. Constitution

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP AL.com (Alabama) Editorial Board on gun clip capacities: Before the sun set on the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, gun devotees across the country began their customary chant: “Guns don’t kill people; people kill people.”

The AL.com Editorial Board agrees that people kill people, and that high capacity magazines allow them to kill lots of people. Today we are proposing to limit the capacity of magazines for pistols and rifles to seven-rounds. …

Today’s semi-automatic pistols commonly come from the factory with 15 or 16-round clips, and aftermarket magazines can hold many more.

Combat style semi-automatic rifles come from the factory with a 20 or 30-round clip, with even higher capacity magazines readily available from dealers.

We believe President Barack Obama’s proposed 10-round limit is too timid. It would allow a perpetrator armed with two pistols to get off 22 shots without reloading. That’s a lot of casualties.

All interchangeable clips should be limited to seven rounds unless in the hands of a sworn law enforcement officer or soldier. This would have no impact on hunters; almost As I all sporting rifles hold fewer rounds than that. Those who keep semi-automatic pistols or rifles for protecSee It tion would be limited to eight shots (if they had an ■ The Troy initial round in the chamber) before changing clips, Daily News but that limitation seems reasonable. welcomes Current owners of rifles or pistols equipped with columns from magazines of greater capacity would be given a grace our readers. To period, perhaps a year or two, in which to replace the submit an “As I clips or have them modified so they could accommoSee It” send date no more than seven rounds. Once the highyour type-writcapacity ban took effect, a person caught with an illeten column to: gal clip would pay a steep fine, with jail possible for ■ “As I See It” subsequent arrests. An illegal clip used in the comc/o Troy Daily mission of a crime would automatically add to the News, 224 S. Market St., sentence.

Troy, OH 45373 The Paducah (Ky.) Sun on U.S. energy security: ■ You can also e-mail us at U.S. oil production surged almost 14 percent in editorial@tdnpu 2012, despite falling domestic consumption. blishing.com.

Production is projected to further accelerate in 2013.

■ Please The American Petroleum Institute reported that include your full the average daily output of crude oil jumped 779,000 name and telebarrels a day last year, the biggest increase in histophone number. ry. New technologies, especially hydraulic fracturing, have opened up vast, previously inaccessible oil deposits for extraction.

At the same time, domestic oil consumption fell in 2012 to the lowest level in 16 years, according to The Wall Street Journal, which attributed the decline to the sluggish economy and stricter fuel economy standards.

Also, oil imports fell 6.9 percent in 2012.

As a result of the converging trends, the U.S. became a net exporter of petroleum products in 2011 for the first time since 1949, according to the Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy.

The U.S. is becoming less dependent on foreign energy sources. That’s a good thing.

Energy independence is not just an economic issue but a security issue, as the armed siege in Algeria makes clear. Terrorists believed to be affiliated with al Qaida seized a remote natural gas installation and took dozens of hostages. Algerian news reports that 38 hostages, including three Americans, were killed. Algerian forces launched a series of assaults on the complex during which scores of hostages were rescued or escaped, including seven Americans.

That’s all the more reason for the U.S. and Canada to continue increasing their own oil production. The technologically driven resurgence of domestic oil production has the potential to make the Middle East almost irrelevant to America’s energy supply by 2025 and thus neutralize this newest terror tactic.

Developing our own energy reserves also is producing jobs and reviving the economy.

This is a historic opportunity the U.S. must not squander.

LETTERS

St. Patrick School does excellent job To the Editor: I am writing to share my thoughts on St. Patrick School, where my three oldest children attend in grades five, three and two. I believe St. Patrick School is a great asset to our community of Troy.

St. Patrick school was founded in 1888, and current enrollment is 152. As of the 2013-14 school year, St. Patrick will offer pre-school through grade eight.

St. Patrick’s new junior high has been a very exciting and positive addition. Saint Patrick offers a strong academic base, and makes use of the latest technologies.

Each junior high student has use of an iPad to aid in their studies, each classroom has a Smart Board, new this year, each student grades five and up has access to the Rosetta Stone language learning program —

and we are very excited to say that over the summer, St. Patrick School will be combining its school library and computer labs into an all-new media center.

All this, and our students receive a faith-based education in a positive and nurturing environment. Saint Patrick students are learning their “reading, writing and arithmetic,” but equally as important, they are in a compassionate, loving, and nurturing environment, which stresses good faith and character development.

As featured recently in the Troy Daily News, our fifth grade students, completely under their own planning and implementation, held a bake sale and raised more than $500 in one day to be sent to Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut.

This is just one example of the kind of students attending St. Patrick School.

Our parent organization is extremely active, and the Home

& School Association is happy to provide many opportunities throughout the year for our families to come together as a community.

The Home & School Association also provides support to our excellent faculty, assists with field trip fees, supplies for the classrooms and contributing toward major projects that will enhance the educational experience for our students.

New families are welcomed and encouraged to participate at St. Patrick School.

Jan. 27-Feb. 2 is nationally designated as Catholic Schools Week. The theme this year is “Catholic Schools Raising the Standards.” I believe St. Patrick School is doing just that. In honor of Catholic Schools Week, I wanted to share with you and TDN readers the incredible educational opportunities available at St. Patrick School.

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A few tips on being poor in the United States Like most Americans, these last few weeks we've noticed a chunk of our paychecks have gone missing.

While politicians promised not to raise taxes, they failed to mention that they would let a few of those pretty comfy tax breaks roll off in the sunset. So it was quite painful to see how much that tax break affected my paycheck.

Ouch. It hurt.

I'm OK with my lot in life because I've found more often than not, "'mo money, 'mo problems."

So when everybody is panicking about Mr. Jones' Dow dropping, I'm all like, “Mr. Jones needs a new belt if his pants keep dropping.”

And it's not to say one day that I won't care; it’s just not today. I'm busy keeping up on my student loan payments, medical insurance payments, payments for payments and have learned to live without for a long time.

But I'm happy. Strange isn't it?

I actually feel blessed with less.

Now I acknowledge I've had a few advantages in this life. But even with those advantages, there are still unexpected medical bills, car insurance claims and the dreaded library book fines.

Melanie Yingst Troy Daily News Columnist What? Am I the only one who has a slight panic attack when I have a 10 cent fine from an overdue library book, but when I get a huge medical bill in the mail I'm like: "Psh. Stand in line."

Yes. I fret about library book fines.

There’s so much advice out there, like skip coffee, don’t have any fun, sew your own clothes, make your own laundry soap and bake your own bread. Learning to be frugal is almost as overwhelming.

While most is sound advice, there’s a lot I can’t relate to because: I’m busy, I’m tired and I’m not Amish.

So here’s a few things I’ve found to save a few bucks in Real World U.S.A.:

— Kate Lins Troy

1. Learn to love your library.

Recently, our public library revamped its online reservation system. I treat it like Amazon.com.

Heck, when you enter your library card number it's almost like you are typing out your credit card number. I have my library card number memorized because I’m just weird, OK? And it's free!

Unless you're human like me and forget to renew everything once in a while. I reserve new books, CDs and DVDs and get Evan audiobooks. All it takes is a little patience. And the librarians do all the work. Sweet!

2. Coupons are the devil. OK folks, we've seen these extreme coupon people steal their way to free stuff on television. Those people are dedicated and a bit insane.

Me on the other hand? I don't have time to play the “Grocery Game.” So instead I just clip the coupons online and if I save money, great. If not, better luck next time. I do cut out coupons for stuff I use a lot. When you are a family of just two, you don't go through food like most people. I'll be eating my words in a few years I'm sure.

3.Goodwill is a good deal. I didn't grow up going to thrift stores.

My sister and I didn’t wear hand me downs. Ever. But now my son wears his cousin’s clothes and I’m OK with this trade. I also find great stuff at Goodwill and places like that. So to me, it's fun to go. I always buy my third grade son books for 80 cents. I found the entire series of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid.” He was thrilled. So was I. 4. No fancy TV. I know I’ve bragged about not having cable television in my life for five years.

It’s not to say that I don’t camp out at my mom’s house and watch “Duck Dynasty” marathons. To tell you the truth, there are some good shows on regular television. I get ME channel with TV classics such as “Dick Van Dyke Show,” “I Love Lucy” and “Cheers.” Wait a second.

When did “Cheers” become a classic TV show? And here’s an idea.

Turn it off and call a friend. Play a game with your kid. Read a book.

Clean something.

So here’s how I make being poor look good. A life without television isn’t so bad. Enjoy the peace and quiet. Or maybe I’ll learn how to bake my own bread.

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OBITUARIES

JUDITH A. PELTON and the Emergency Nurses’ Association.

She was also a longtime member of the Eastern Stars.

She loved cooking, baking, reading, traveling and Broadway shows.

In addition to her parents, Judy was preceded in death by her cousin, Theodore Updike of Troy.

Left to cherish her memory is her loving husband of 30 years, Jim; daughters, Sue Pelton Kline of Oxford, Mich., and Anna (John) Pelton Flanigan of Lake Orion, Mich.; grandchildren, John, Matt, Elizabeth and Alexandria Kline, Brennan and Jenna Flanigan; cousins, John Updike of Troy, Sharon Mathes of Troy, and Pamela Boval of Delaware, Ohio; many close friends and family.

The family will receive guests from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, at Newcomer Funeral Home, 4150 W. Laskey Road, Toledo, Ohio, (419) 4730300).

A funeral service will begin at 3 p.m.

Sunday in the funeral home. Graveside services will take place at 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, at Riverside Cemetery in Troy.

The family requests memorial contributions be made to Aldersgate United Methodist Church.

To leave condolences for Judy’s family, please visit www.NewcomerToledo.com.

FUNERAL DIRECTORY • Allen Arthur Anderson Hilgefort CINCINNATI — Allen Arthur Anderson Hilgefort, 34, of Cincinnati, Ohio, formerly of Sidney, Ohio, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, at Mercy Hospital, Fairfield, Ohio.

Private memorial services will be conducted at a later date.

Salm-McGill and Tangeman Funeral Home in Sidney is handling the

funeral arrangements.

• John Black PIQUA — John Black, 76, of Piqua, passed away Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at Upper Valley Medical Center.

Services are pending.

Arrangements in care of JacksonSarver Funeral Home, Covington.

Big crowds turn out for Stan Musial visitation ST. LOUIS (AP) — Standing outside the Cathedral Basilica as thousands filed inside to pay their respects, Stan Musial’s grandson was thankful.

“Just seeing all this,” Brian Schwarze said, “and I got to play catch with him.”

“I mean, he was my grandfather. But I really do believe I’m starting to understand somewhat what he meant to the whole community,” he said.

Many visitors seemed to treat Thursday’s six-hour public visitation as if it was Stan the Man’s final game day, decked out in team attire and ignoring bitter cold for the chance to get one last glimpse.

In an open casket, Musial was clad in the red jacket he and other Cardinals Hall of Famers wore for special occasions, a harmonica in his pocket and a red tie dotted with tiny Cardinals.

The same tie that retired high school teacher Randy Pierce proudly pointed out he was wearing, too.

“My wife for my last birthday gave me a big photo of President Obama giving Stan the Presidential Medal of Freedom,” Pierce said. “It’s signed by Stan, so I’ve got the important one.”

Musial, a three-time National League MVP, seven-time batting champion and 24-time All-Star, died Saturday after years of declining health. He was 92.

Fans turned out in droves to pay respects to a superstar who never acted the part, always making time for one more autograph, or to shake one more hand.

“Sometimes, it was like ‘All right, Grandpa, we’ve got to get going,’” Schwarze said. “My mom would be yelling at him when she was a little kid like, ‘Time to go!’ and he was like ‘Hold on, I’ve got some fans still.’”

Family, close friends and perhaps some of baseball’s biggest names will be back at the cathedral for a funeral on Saturday. Thursday was for the fans.

A half-hour before the visitation, hundreds lined Lindell Boulevard leading to the steps of the cathedral. An hour into the six-

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Cardinal fans pay their respects during the visitation of Stan Musial Thursday at the Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis. hour visitation, a church spokeswoman said 1,400 people had filed through.

When a bell chimed once as the doors opened, 68year-old Evelyn Bourisaw, dressed in a red coat, exclaimed, “Time to play ball!”

Among the first to go in were Audrey Kissel, 86, and Erma Bergman, 88. The two were kindred spirits of Musial, not only of his generation but also former ballplayers. Kissel played second base and Bergman pitched in a women’s professional league during World War II, popularized in the movie “A League of Their Own.” Both handed out personal baseball cards depicting them in uniforms that featured skirts and summarized achievements and listed nicknames Kissel was known as “Pigtails” and Bergman as “Bergie.”

“He was a very lovely person,” Kissel said.

Don Raisin, who’s worked with Cardinal team mascot Fredbird since 1985, said one of his prized possessions is a ball autographed by Musial, Enos Slaughter and Terry Moore, who played in the outfield together.

“It was always exciting when you knew he was going to be at the ballpark,” Raisin said. “It’s not going to be the same on opening day.”

Rope lines steered mourners toward the casket in a corner of the church.

Myron Schumacher, 71,

noted that he was born in 1941, the year Musial broke into the big leagues, and was at the original Busch Stadium in 1963 for Musial’s final game.

“He was amazing,” Schumacher said.

Retired car salesman Bill Sanders, 64, was like many fans, as taken with Musial’s good-natured ways as his considerable baseball prowess. Sanders noted that not once in a 22year career did Musial get tossed out of a game.

“All of his statistics were absolutely staggering, plus he was a true gentleman,” Sanders said. “He even liked the umpires.”

Certainly his baseball accomplishments were plentiful: a .331 lifetime average, 475 homers and 3,630 career hits (1,815 at home and an equal number on the road). He helped the Cardinals to three World Series championships in the 1940s and another after his playing days ended he was general manager of the 1967 team that beat the Red Sox in seven games.

The GM job was shortlived, but Musial was a frequent figure at Busch Stadium, showing up for most opening days and many postseason games, sometimes playing the harmonica, always striking a pose of that unusual, corkscrew left-handed batting stance.

Though in ill health, Musial always perked up when he got to Busch Stadium. He smiled and waved during his last public appearance, a parade lap of the warning track before Game 4 of the NL championship series last fall.

“His fans always did give him energy,” Schwarze said. “He could turn it on.”

Even near death, the harmonica Musial learned to play while passing the time on long train trips during his career was another source of energy.

“He was playing the week before he passed a lot better than I’ve ever played it,” Schwarze said.

Did he still play the “Wabash Cannonball?” ”Yes, absolutely,” Schwarze added. “He always said he knew more songs but I think he knew about six songs on the harmonica and had about six jokes.”

GREENVILLE — Zona L. Bashore, 70, of Greenville, Ohio, passed away at 2:10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, at Wayne HealthCare in Greenville.

Zona was born June 3, 1942, in Coletown, Ohio, to the late Jack C. and Audrey (Marrick) Peters.

Zona is survived by her husband, Sam Bashore whom she married Oct. 12, 1963; children, Dale and Lynn Bashore of New Paris, Cynthia Shoenleben of Pitsburg and Terry and Donna Bashore of Greenville; grandchildren, BASHORE Dustin Bashore, Cody Bashore, Beth Shoenleben, Brooke Shoenleben and Craig Shoenleben; great-grandson, Ryan Bashore; sisters, Athleen Buhrman of New Madison and Phyllis Overholser of Greenville; and

numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Zona also was preceded in death by a brother, John C. Peters.

Zona retired from Greenville Technology Incorporated.

She was a member of the Church of the Brethren.

A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home in Greenville with Pastor Greg Hyre officiating.

Burial will follow in Gettysburg Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2-5 p.m.

Sunday and 1-2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Castine Church of the Brethren.

Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com

MARY LOUISE VON ASCHEN Evangelical and Reformed Church PIQUA — Mary Louise Von Aschen, 100, formerly of Piqua, died at 7:04 a.m. where she was a participant in its Sigma Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, at the Piqua Circle, Heritage Festival Committee and Annual Steak Suppers. She enjoyed Manor Nursing Home.

She was born Nov. 2, 1912, in Piqua to reading, following the Cincinnati Reds and playing cards and bingo. the late Forrest and Gertrude A service to honor her life will begin at (Neighamer) Kerns. She married Arnold 1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, Von Aschen June 15, 1935 in 2013, at the Jamieson & Covington, Kentucky, and he Yannucci Funeral Home preceded her in death. with Rev. Dr. Keith Gebhart Survivors include a daughterofficiating. in-law Sue Von Aschen of Piqua; Burial will follow at Miami three grandchildren; five great Memorial Park, Covington. grandchildren; two step-great Visitation will be from grandchildren; and four step12:00-1:30 p.m. Monday at great great grandchildren. the funeral home.

She was preceded in death by Memorial contributions a son, Robert L. Von Aschen, may be made to the Piqua three brothers, Ben Kerns, Education Foundation, 719 E. Richard Kerns and Ralph Kerns. VON ASCHEN Ash St., Piqua, OH 45356, or Mrs. Von Aschen was a 1931 graduate of Piqua Central High School. Hospice of Miami County, Inc., P. O. Box 502, Troy, OH 45356.

She worked at the former Atlas Guestbook condolences and expresUnderwear Company, Stanton’s Bakery sions of sympathy, to be provided to the and as a private housekeeper until she decided to retire Dec. 8, 2003. She was family, may be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com. an active member of St. Paul’s

EARL LOUIS SATTERFIELD cousin, Wanda Stout of Colorado.

TROY — Earl Louis Satterfield, 84, of Earl served as a corporal in the United Troy, Ohio, went to be with his Lord and States Army from 1946-1953. He was Savior Jesus Christ at 12:55 p.m. stationed in Korea during Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. the Korean Conflict.

Earl was born to Zella and Earl was a writer of poetry Lillie (Morris) Satterfield on April and often took time to write 1, 1928, in Monongalia County, down his thoughts on life.

W.Va. This is an excerpt from one He was a longtime resident of of those writings: Troy, Ohio, and a current mem“At the end of this life, I ber of the Grace Baptist Church would like to be rememin Ludlow Falls and formerly a bered by my family and member of the Grace Baptist friends as one who had Church in Troy. more regard for others than Earl was a retired machinist SATTERFIELD myself, as one that lived for who had worked at West Milton Christ although far from Precision in Vandalia, Ohio. being perfect, and one with In addition to his parents, Earl was many faults yet Christ did preceded in death by his brother, shine through all the faults Arnold Satterfield; mother and fatherof this body. Realizing that it in-law, Graydon and Jossie Browning; is only in death that victory three brothers-in-law, Paul Browning, comes and that I really begin to live.”

French Guthrie and George Carver.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m.

Earl married his wife of 63 years, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, at the Grace Margaret Ann Browning on Jan. 25, Baptist Church, Ludlow Falls, with 1950.

Pastors Dale Scott and Monty Stratton Margaret survives with four children and their spouses, Earlrita (Roy) Gibson officiating.

Interment will follow in Miami Memorial of Troy, Paula (Byron) Peppler of Belleview, Fla., Belinda (Daniel) Bashore Park, Covington, Ohio. The family will of Lebanon, Ohio, and Graydon (Angie) receive friends from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, at the Baird Funeral Satterfield of Piqua, Ohio. Earl also is survived by his sisters, Marie Stevens of Home, Troy.

Memorial contributions may be made California and Ruby Guthrie of West to Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Virginia; and brother, Lawrence Ave., Dayton, OH 45420.

(Harlene) Satterfield of West Virginia; Friends may express condolences to sister-in-law, Norma Carver; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; several the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com. nieces and nephews; and special

MARTHA J. SHANESY PIQUA — Martha J. Shanesy, 98, formerly of 1849 W. Parkway Drive, Piqua, died at 9:35 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at Piqua Manor Nursing Home.

She was born Aug. 1, 1914, in Piqua, to the late William M. and Anna E. (Lange) Shanesy. She also was preceded in death by her sister, Dorothy E. Shanesy.

Miss Shanesy was a 1932 graduate of Piqua Catholic High School and earned her SHANESY degree in nursing from the Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati in 1935. She worked as a Registered Nurse for the private practice of Dr. William W. Weis for many years.

She was a devout member of St. Mary

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Catholic Church, its Ladies Society and a member of the Piqua YWCA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at St. Mary Catholic Church with the Rev. Fr. Thomas L. Bolte as the celebrant. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Saturday at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary Catholic Church Building Fund, 528 Broadway, Piqua, or one’s favorite charity.

Guestbook condolences and expressions of sympathy, to be provided to the family, may be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com.

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TROY — Judith A. Pelton, 68, passed away Jan. 21, 2013.

She was born Oct. 26, 1944, to the late George and Jeanette (Catterlin) Updike in Troy, Ohio.

Judy was a graduate of Troy High School, class of 1962.

She earned her nursing diploma from the Toledo Hospital School of Nursing in 1965.

Judy then went on to receive her bachelor’s degree from The University of Toledo in 1985, graduating cum laude.

She was also in the master’s business program. Judy worked at the Toledo Hospital as a staff nurse in the Emergency Department. She became the clinical supervisor and her hard work and dedica- PELTON tion earned her the title of the clinical director of the Emergency Center, then later advancing to clinical director of the Ambulatory Care Division. Judy taught at the University of Toledo Community College and MCO. She worked for BCBS in Utilization Management, and also for Flower Hospital/ ProMedica as a clinical outcomes and resource manager/utilization review administrator.

Judy retired from nursing Dec. 31, 2010, having served the nursing community for more than 45 years.

Judy had many interests, including volunteering at Aldersgate UMC, The United Way, American Cancer Society

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‘Boeing’ cast named The Troy Civic Theatre co-directors, Rebecca O’Brien and Sonja Hyer have announced the cast for “Boeing Boeing,” which includes Steve Dietrich as Bernard; Scott Atkinson as Robert; Jessica Suba as Berthe; Samatha Persing as Gloria; Jo Grandell as Gabriella; and Tina Hayes as Gretchen.

Also assisting with the production are the following understudies for each

producer Terressa Knoch.

“Boeing Boeing,” is a comedy romp by Marc role Jason Studebaker as Camoletti adapted by Bernard and Robert; Beverley Cross and Niccole SueAnn Wallace Francis Evans. as Berthe; Jennifer Playboy Bernard jugDawson as Gloria; Lenora gles three fiancées, all Murph as Gabriella; and flight attendants, with Sarah Jordan as Gretchen. careful planning and the The cast includes TCT reluctant assistance of his veterans as well as several housekeeper. first-timers. O’Brien and But weather delays Hyer are assisted by stage and the invention of a manager Peg Detrich and faster Boeing jet send his

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Troy Civic Theatre’s 2012-2013 season winter production of “Boeing Boeing” will be at the Barn in the Park across from Hobart Arena on March 1-3 and 8-9, Friday and Saturday shows are at 8 p.m. and Sunday show are at 4 p.m.

Call 339-7700 for tickets.

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Sewing courses slated for Jan. 26 TROY — The Hayner Center is offering sewing classes called the First Steps in Machine Sewing from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning Jan. 26. In this class, participants get acquainted with the sewing machine’s functions and capabilities, learning how to sew patterns and new fabrics. A small project will be completed as part of the class.

Another class, Next Steps in Machine Sewing, will be offered from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 23. This class will help participants gain confidence in sewing ability, mastering the skills needed to do more advanced sewing projects at home. Attendees must bring their own sewing machine and a basic tool kit.

The fee for each class is $65. Bring a lunch. The Troy-Hayner Cultural Center offers a wide variety of classes in art and other subjects for both children and adults year round.

Contact the center for more information at (937) 3390457. Sign ups are also available on the Hayner website at www.troyhayner.org.

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The Southern Fried Chicks Comedy Tour will roll into Troy this evening for an 8 p.m. performance at Hobart Arena. Headliner Etta May will be joined by Sonya White and Karen Mills during the show, which has been featured on the CMT Network. Ticket prices and additional information about the show can be found on the arena’s website at www.hobartarena.com.

‘House of Cards’ series being dealt by Netflix

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The show, “House of Cards,” is a bold attempt to remake the television landscape with the kind of prestige project cable channels like HBO, AMC and Showtime have used to define themselves. But “House of Cards,” produced

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“It’s sort of like we’re the new television series that isn’t on television,” says Spacey.

On Feb. 1, all 13 hours of “House of Cards” will premiere on Netflix, a potentially landmark event that could herald the transition of television away from pricey cable bundles and toward the Internet a process well under way at YouTube, Hulu, Yahoo and others, but not yet tested to the degree of “House of Cards.”

The show is no lowbudget Web series, but an HBO-style production for which Netflix reportedly paid in the neighborhood of $100 million for two seasons.

“When we got into original programming, I wanted it to be loud and deliberate,” says Ted Sarandos, head of content at Netflix, who only will say the cost was in the “high end” for a TV show. “I wanted consumers to know that we were doing it and I want-

ed the industry to know that we were doing it so we could attract more interesting projects.

Doing it in some half way, some small thing, it wasn’t going to get us there.”

The revered British original aired in three seasons from 1990 to 1996 and was adapted from the books by Michael Dobbs, a notable politician and adviser to Margaret Thatcher. It starred Ian Richardson as a scheming, manipulating politician who shared his powerhungry strategies directly into the camera. With a darkly comic antihero as protagonist, it was a forerunner to characters like Walter White of “Breaking Bad” and Dexter Morgan of “Dexter.”

Independent studio Media Rights Capital, a producer of films like “Ted” and “Babel,” purchased the rights to “House of Cards” and paired Fincher with the project, along with Beau Willimon, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of another political drama, “The Ides of March.”

TROY — Get a jump start on Valentine’s Day and feel romantic by watching the Hayner Center’s film series “Let’s Go to the Movies at Hayner” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 with a comedy starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. Colbert plays spoiled heiress Ellie Andrews who jumps from her father’s yacht after an argument with him about her marrying playboy King Westley.

The evening will start out with an introduction of the film. After viewing the film, a short discussion may follow. There will be cafestyle seating with popcorn and soda pop. The film series is intended for adult viewership and may not be appropriate for children under 13. The series will show a movie once a month through April, excluding December. The dates for the last two films of the series are March 8 and April 12.

Hayner offers romantic evening TROY — Join the TroyHayner Cultural Center for a romantic evening of classic American popular songs.

The dinner begins at 6 p.m. followed by the show at 7:30 p.m., offered Feb. 15-16.

It’s a Valentine’s Day to remember with the master American tunesmiths, Richard Rodgers, George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, et al.

Pianist Jodie Ricci will work her black-and-white magic on transcriptions and period arrangements.

Fees for the meal do apply. Limited seating for The Valentine Radio Hour performance-only are available at no cost. Paid reservations are now being accepted. Seating is limited, so the center recommends reservations early.

■ Send your news to Natalie Knoth, (937) 440-5243, or e-mail nknoth@civitasmedia.com.

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AP MOVIE REVIEWS • “Broken City” — It should come as no surprise that every character in a movie with a title like this is either rotten to the core, or a liar, or a schemer, or the bearer of seriously damaging secrets. What is surprising is that these characters never feel like real people, despite a series of twists that should, in theory, reveal hidden, unexpected facets of their personalities and despite being played by big-name stars including Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe and Catherine Zeta-Jones. They’re all still conniving, only with varying alliances and targets. At the center of these dizzying double crosses is Wahlberg as Billy Taggart, a former New York police detective who got kicked off the force after a questionable shooting. Seven years later, Billy is barely getting by as a Brooklyn private eye. Then one day, the mayor (Crowe), who’d always been on Billy’s side, hires Billy to investigate whether his wife (Zeta-Jones) is having an affair.

He’s up for re-election in a week and doesn’t want to lose to a young, well-financed challenger (Barry Pepper) over revelations that he’s being cuckolded. But Billy’s digging leads to further revelations involving the mayor’s rival, the rival’s campaign manager (Kyle Chandler), the police commissioner (Jeffrey Wright) and some wealthy, well-connected land developers. Everything is simultaneously too complicated and overly spelled out.

Director Allen Hughes’ film is a forgettable piece of pulp. R for pervasive language, some violence and sexual content. 108 minutes. One and a half stars out of four.

• “The Last Stand” — The Arnold Schwarzenegger movie you didn’t even realize you wanted to see. This is the action superstar’s first leading role in a decade, having left acting to serve as the governor of California and whatnot, and while it may not have occurred to you to miss him during that time, it’s still surprisingly good to see him on the big screen again. He is not exactly pushing himself here. Korean director Kim Jee-woon’s American filmmaking debut turns out to be an extremely Schwarzeneggerish Schwarzenegger film, full of big, violent set pieces and broad comedy. He may look a little creaky (and facially freaky) these days, but Arnold proves he’s still game for the mayhem as he fires off rounds and tosses off one-liners, and the movie at least has the decency to acknowledge that it knows that you know that he’s old. The script also feels a bit old “The Last Stand” is essentially an amped-up version of “Rio Bravo,” with some “Jackass”-style hijinks courtesy of Johnny Knoxville himself Mexican drug kingpin (Eduardo Noriega) daringly escapes federal custody and heads for a quiet Arizona border town where Schwarzenegger, as the sheriff, rounds up a posse of misfits to stop him. But Kim keeps things moving briskly and the members of the strong supporting cast (Peter Stormare, Luis Guzman, Forest Whitaker) don’t seem to mind that they’re playing flimsy types. Everyone’s just here for a mindless good time. R for strong, bloody violence throughout and language. 107 minutes. Three stars out of four.

• “LUV” — This drama about the tragic realities of fathers and sons in unforgiving urban environs can’t measure up to the lyricism of its star’s own music. It stars Common, the thoughtful, charismatic Chicago rhymer who, in three- and four-minute hiphop ruminations, summons more vibrant social imagery than these well-intended but hollow 1 hours. Taking place over a day in Baltimore, “LUV” stars Common as the former convict Vincent, who takes his 11-year-old nephew Woody (Michael Rainey Jr.) for a lesson-filled day of bonding. But Vincent’s qualifications are questionable: He’s desperate for the $22,000 he needs for a business loan and has gang members after him. It’s a promising enough conceit a stressed, untrustworthy but inherently decent guy trying to play the role model but the day takes awkward, implausible turns, jumping from violence to stoneskipping in the harbor. The dialogue, too, is often cringe-worthy as the two meet various friends and associates of Vincent’s, with cameos by Danny Glover, Dennis Haysbert, Clark Johnson and Michael Kenneth Williams. The cliches mount as the journey leads to bloody standoffs and drug dealer confrontations. Still, there is tenderness here, and first-time director Sheldon Candis should further develop his naturalistic impulse. We are, after all, not exactly showered with intimate, aspiring films of urban life.

95 minutes. One and a half stars out of four.

• “Jack Reacher” — The idea of watching a movie in which a sniper methodically manufactures his own bullets, practices weekly at a gun range, then waits quietly in an empty parking garage before shooting five people dead may not sound like the most appealing form of entertainment during these tragic days. Nevertheless, it’s important to assess “Jack Reacher” on its own terms, for what it is and what it isn’t. Besides being caught in some unfortunate timing, it’s also clever, well-crafted and darkly humorous, and it features one of those effortless bad-ass performances from Tom Cruise that remind us that he is indeed a movie star, first and foremost. OK, so maybe Cruise doesn’t exactly resemble the Reacher of British novelist Lee Child’s books: a 6foot-5, 250-pound, blond behemoth. If you haven’t read them, you probably won’t care. Even if you have read them, Christopher McQuarrie’s film the first he’s directed and written since 2000’s “The Way of the Gun” moves so fluidly and with such confidence, it’ll suck you in from the start. Jack Reacher is a former military investigator who’s become a bit of a mythic figure since he’s gone off the grid. When the deadly shooting occurs at the film’s start, authorities believe they’ve quickly found their man: a sniper who’s ex-Army himself. He reveals nothing during his interrogation but manages to scribble the words “Get Jack Reacher” on a notepad before winding up in a coma. But when Reacher arrives and reluctantly agrees to help the defense attorney (Rosamund Pike) investigate, he finds the case isn’t nearly as simple as it seems. PG-13 for violence, language and some drug material. 130 minutes. Three stars out of four.

• “Gangster Squad” — This pulpy, violent tale of cops and mobsters in 1949 Los Angeles rides an uncomfortable line between outlandishness and outright parody, and it’s difficult to tell which is director Ruben Fleischer’s intention.

Which is a problem. While the film wallows in period detail and has some sporadic moments of amusing banter, it’s mostly flashy, empty and cacophonous, and it woefully wastes a strong cast led by Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in barely developed, one-note roles. At its center is a performance from Sean Penn as mob king Mickey Cohen in which he doesn’t just chew up the scenery, he rolls it around in his mouth like a handful of marbles, then spits it back out again and blows it to bits with a Tommy gun for good measure. With his mashed-up boxer’s mug, thick Brooklyn accent and volatile bursts of anger, he’s as cartoony as a Dick Tracy villain. While “Gangster Squad” certainly has its intended moments of humor, the laughs Penn’s performance prompts might not have been part of the plan.

Brolin stars as a police sergeant and heroic war veteran tasked with putting together a secret team to take down Cohen’s empire by his rules that is, no rules at all. R for strong violence and language. 113 minutes. One and a half stars out of four.

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Consult with your rabbi about how to deal with the situation Dear Annie: I am in the process of converting to Judaism.

Among other things, this involves eating only kosher food. Initially, it was difficult, but I know that doing this brings me closer to understanding more of my new religion.

My problem is that most of my friends, including some Jewish friends, have an issue with my eating habits.

They say eating kosher is "outdated," or they imply that I think I'm better than they are. They actively discourage my efforts.

This confuses me because I don't scold my friends for eating cheeseburgers or pork, and I never insist on any special treatment.

Conversion is not an easy process, and I'd like the support of my friends, but it's hard to keep my head up sometimes, especially during meals together. How do I approach this? Do I need new friends? — Questioning in California Dear Questioning: Maybe.

Your friends think conversion will change who you are and the relationship they have with you. They feel marginalized by your new religious interest and are trying to undermine your convictions. This is all about them and their needs.

If you are truly committed to conversion, you should not be so easily derailed. Please talk to your rabbi. If you attend services at a synagogue, see whether they have a social group for those in your age bracket. You are more likely to make new friends and find support there.

Dear Annie: Some years ago, my wife and I met a lovely couple while on a trip in Germany. We had such a good time together that we made arrangements for the four of us to take other trips.

We kept in contact with cards, phone calls and emails. On the occasions where we traveled to their city, we had lunch with them.

We hadn't heard from them in a while, so I sent a card that came back stamped "Deceased." We don't read the obituaries from their city, so we have no idea whether both of them died or one died and the other moved, or what happened.

This couple had several children who may have known of our friendship, although I never learned the children's names. It surely would be nice if their survivors would browse through the couple's address book and let the contacts know of their passing. — Miss Them in Minnesota Dear Minnesota: This is a situation that comes up whenever someone dies. The survivors do not always think of going through the deceased's address book — written or electronic — and sending notes to those listed. But it would be a kindness to do so and something the deceased surely would have wanted. You can look online for your friends' obituaries and any other information that might indicate how to contact one of their children. We hope you find out what happened and have the opportunity to express your condolences.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from "Too Many Leftovers" about people who don't RSVP to invitations. It encouraged me to share my experience.

Our two daughters were married in the same year. The first wedding brought the same issue of the lack of receiving RSVPs. When it came to the second wedding, I had our new son-in-law use his calligraphy skills to make a nice sign that read "For those who did not RSVP." I placed the sign on the gift table next to a jar of peanut butter, a knife and some soda crackers.

I don't know why my wife and the mother of the groom didn't see the humor. I have shared this with several people, and the men always think it's hilarious. — Father of the Brides Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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Crazy in Alabama ('99) Melanie Griffith.

Ghoulies II ('87) Damon Martin.

Switching Channels (:50)

Spawn ('97) John Leguizamo.

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION:

HINTS FROM HELOISE

Are stained clothes ruined for life if they’ve been dried?

Dear Heloise: I have shirts belonging to my 5-year-old with oily stains on the front. How can I remove the stains once they have been through the dryer?

— A Reader in Santa Fe, N.M. Well, you might be able to, but since they have gone through the dryer, it might be tough.

Here is what to try: First, treat the area with a prewash spray or stick. Then rub liquid laundry detergent onto the area until it soaks through, and wash in hot water (or the hottest water that’s safe for that fabric).

Rinse and air-dry. Do not put in the dryer. It may take two or three times.

Hints from Heloise Columnist Have other tricky stains that you need help with? I have compiled a pamphlet with all of my stain-removing hints. To order, send $5 with a long, selfaddressed, stamped (66 cents) envelope to: Heloise/Stain Guide, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. If the care label does-

n’t specify a temperature, any temperature is safe to use on that fabric, but warm water will do and will save money. — Heloise LETTERBOXING Dear Readers: Have you ever heard of letterboxing? Are you looking for something fun to get your family outdoors? Letterboxing is a scavenger-hunt game. You take the clues provided and search for “hidden” letterboxes.

According to Letterboxing North America, there are around 5,000 letterboxes hidden throughout North America, many in local parks or attractions.

All you need to get started is a logbook (a blank notebook), a per-

sonal stamp (which you can make or buy), an ink pad, a pen and some clues.

Once you find a box, stamp its logbook with your stamp, and stamp your logbook with its stamp.

With all the boxes out there, think how many stamps you could get!

For a list of clues to boxes in your area, visit www.letterboxing.org. Grab your supplies, and let the family adventure begin! — Heloise P.S.: A team member of Heloise Central did this with her young son and loved it. Almost free and lots of fun, plus fresh air and exercise.

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BY FRANCES DRAKE For Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You feel pulled between the responsibilities you have for children or a romantic partner and the demands of a group or a friend. The Full Moon always deals out tough choices.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your dilemma today is whether to focus on home and family or career and your external world. It appears that you cannot ignore your public reputation.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Today is an accident-prone day because of the Full Moon tension. Pay attention to everything you say and do.

Allow extra time so you have wiggle room for whatever you do.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Naturally, you will feel the Full Moon today, because the Moon is your ruler.

This particular Full Moon creates stress for money, cash flow and shared property.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Today the only Full Moon in your sign all year is taking place, which is why you feel tension with partners and close friends. You can handle it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) The Full Moon tension today is rather hidden in your chart, which means you feel vaguely uneasy or impatient with others. Actually, patience is your only recourse.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Tension with friends and groups might pull your attention away from children, sports events or romantic partners. Nevertheless, that’s where it’s at for you today.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Continue to focus on home and family needs today. Home repairs and decorating projects need your attention.

(Be patient with family members.)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) This is an accident-prone day, so be aware and mindful of everything you do. Accidents generally are caused by distractions. Keep your eyes open.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Money issues likely will arise today because of the Full Moon tension. Be flexible and tolerant, because others feel this tension as well today.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Today the only Full Moon opposite your sign is taking place, which means you have to be patient with partners and close friends. It’s too easy to be at odds with others.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Work-related circumstances require patience because of today’s Full Moon.

Factoid. Therefore, you can be part of the problem or part of the solution, right?

YOU BORN TODAY You are confident, active and sometimes a source of controversy. You march to the beat of your own drum and are determined to reach your goals. You’re very brave about being exactly who you are. You often are involved in the thick of the action. Your year ahead promises lovely social diversions and an opportunity to improve all your relationships.

Birthdate of: Gen. Douglas MacArthur, military leader; Eddie Van Halen, musician; Ellen DeGeneres, TV host/actress. (c) 2013 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Friday, Jan. 25, the 25th day of 2013. There are 340 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 25, 1863, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln accepted Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside’s resignation as commander of the Army of the Potomac, and replaced him with Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker.

On this date: • In 1533, England’s King Henry VIII secretly married his second wife, Anne Boleyn, who later gave birth to Elizabeth I. • In 1890, reporter Nellie Bly

(Elizabeth Cochrane) of the New York World completed a round-the-world journey in 72 days, 6 hours and 11 minutes. The United Mine Workers of America was founded in Columbus, Ohio.

• In 1915, Alexander Graham Bell inaugurated U.S. transcontinental telephone service between New York and San Francisco.

• In 1947, American gangster Al Capone died in Miami Beach, Fla., at age 48.

• In 1961, President John F. Kennedy held the first presidential news conference to be carried live on radio and television.

• In 1971, Charles Manson and three women followers were convicted in Los Angeles of murder and conspiracy in the 1969 slayings of seven people, including actress Sharon Tate. Idi Amin seized power in Uganda by ousting President Milton Obote (oh-BOH’-tay) in a military coup.

• In 1981, the 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrived in the United States.

• Today’s Birthdays: Actor Dean Jones is 82. Actress Mia Kirshner is 38. Actress Christine Lakin is 34.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Alicia Keys is 32.

Troops: Women should meet same standards as men SAN DIEGO (AP) — During her time in Iraq, Alma Felix would see her fellow female soldiers leave the Army installations where she worked at a desk job and head into combat with their male counterparts. But many returned home feeling that few knew of their contributions.

“I guess we do disappear into the background,” the 27-year-old former Army specialist said. “You always hear we’re losing our sons out there. And although women have fallen out there, you really don’t see very much of it.”

Now, with the Pentagon ending its ban on women in combat, Felix and other female troops hope the military’s plan to open hundreds of thousands of combat jobs to them will lead society to recognize that they, too, can be courageous warriors.

“We are the support.

Those are the positions we fill and that’s a big deal we often run the show but people don’t see that,” she said.

“Maybe it will put more females forward and give people a sense there are women out there fighting for our country.

“It’s not just you’re typical poster boy, GI Joes doing it,” she said.

Thursday’s announcement promises to change the image of battlefields around the world, as debate

AP

In a May 9, 2012 file photo, Capt. Sara Rodriguez, 26, of the 101st Airborne Division, carries a litter of sandbags during the Expert Field Medical Badge training at Fort Campbell, Ky. rages on whether women can fight like men. What’s clear is that the move will pave the way for women to earn higher pay and earn better promotions.

The shift is the military’s biggest since the policy banning openly gay service members was lifted in 2011.

And as was the case with “don’t ask, don’t tell,” troops were expected to fall in line with the new rules.

The change overturns a 1994 rule prohibiting women from being assigned to smaller ground combat units, and is expected to open up more than 230,000 combat positions that have been off limits to women.

“We owe it to them to allow them to pursue every avenue of military service for which they are fully pre-

pared and qualified,” said Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. He said women have shown they are willing to fight and die alongside their male counterparts.

Across the country, members of the military of both sexes said they accepted the policy so long as women will have to meet the same standards as their male colleagues.

Both men and women were skeptical about putting females in infantry units, however.

“This gives us more people to work with,” said Army Sgt. Jeremy Grayson, assigned to field infantry at Fort Bliss, Texas. “But they would have to be able to do the physical stuff that men do. … They have to be able to pull their own weight.”

Panetta said the qualifications will not be lowered and acknowledged that not all women will meet them.

He said allowing women to serve in combat roles will strengthen the ability of the U.S. to win wars.

It will be up to the military service chiefs to recommend whether women should be excluded from more demanding and deadly positions, such as Navy SEALs or the Army’s Delta Force.

Veterans and some in the military argue the public may not be ready to handle seeing more female troops come home in body bags or with lost limbs. “It’s harder to see a mother or a daughter dead. We (men) are seen as protectors,” said Army Staff Sgt. Anthony Lemaitre.

Army Spc. Jean Sardonas, who works as a lab technician at a hospital, said she understood Lemaitre’s opinion.

Sardonas said she had thought about joining an Army team that conducts social work in the field and faces combat situations. But she’s since become a mother, changing her perspective, and said women tend to be more emotional.

“If you see the enemy, well, that’s the enemy, but now if you see a kid with a gun you’re going to think twice,” she said.

At McP’s Irish Pub near

the Navy SEALs base in Coronado, battle-hardened veterans chuckled and sighed at the news. There were no celebrations planned yet at the dark bar decorated with combat memorabilia, a framed article announcing the death of Osama bin Laden and a bronze plaque quoting W.C. Fields saying: “Marry an outdoors woman, then if you throw her out into the yard for the night, she can still survive.”

“I think our culture instinctively teaches us to take care of women and we won’t be combat ready,” said the pub’s owner and a former Navy SEAL, Greg McPartlin, who is a Bronze Star recipient. “We’re more interested in protecting her than shooting the bad guy.”

Felix bristles at that kind of thinking but has heard that from young male soldiers. “It’s hard to see any comrade fall, whether it’s a woman or a man,” she said.

Women comprise about 14 percent of 1.4 million active military personnel.

More than 280,000 women have been sent to Iraq, Afghanistan or to jobs in neighboring nations in support of the wars. And of the more than 6,600 U.S. service members who have been killed, 152 have been women.

The New York veteran who started the nation’s first Veteran of Foreign

Wars post for women welcomes them in elite forces.

But making allowances for women would be “a detriment to the team,” said Marlene Roll, who served with an Army Reserve medical unit during the first Gulf War. “If she can make it through the course and she can graduate, hell yeah.”

Linda L. Bray was just glad to see the Pentagon finally laud women’s bravery.

Bray said her male superiors were incredulous upon hearing that she had led dozens of male military police officers through a three-hour firefight during the 1989 invasion of Panama.

Instead of being lauded for her heroism, she said, higher-ranking officers accused her of embellishing accounts of what happened.

Congress debated fiercely over whether she and other women had any business being on the battlefield.

“I think it’s absolutely wonderful that our nation’s military is taking steps to help women break the glass ceiling,” said Bray, of Clemmons, N.C. “I hope the women who attempt to take on these challenges in the military don’t do it because now it’s OK for them to do it,” she said. “I hope they do it because they really want to make a go of being a man’s partner in going to war.”

Sandy blow to NJ: costly work or costlier premiums SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — Superstorm Sandy landed one final stunning blow to New Jersey on Thursday as the state adopted rebuilding guidelines that come with sticker shock.

They will force homeowners in flood zones to spend tens of thousands of dollars to raise their houses now or pay exorbitant premiums of up to $31,000 a year for flood insurance later.

Gov. Chris Christie said he adopted flood maps issued late last year by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as New Jersey’s standard for rebuilding from the worst storm in its history. The superstorm destroyed more than 30,000 homes, caused

$37 billion in damage and is still keeping 41,000 people out of their damaged homes.

He also said there are “very few places” where New Jerseyans won’t be able to rebuild if the higher buildings standards are used.

Christie, a Republican running for re-election this November and a strong early contender for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, stressed that the guidelines don’t force anyone to raise their homes. But he laid out a stark choice: do the elevations called for under the FEMA maps or pay through the nose for flood insurance each year.

“If you choose not to, you’ll have substantially higher flood insurance costs,

which could be … seven or eight times what you pay now,” he said at a news conference in Seaside Heights, where the storm wrecked the boardwalk and pitched a roller coaster into the ocean in one of Sandy’s defining images.

“There’s going to have to be some hard decisions made,” Christie said. “But for the shore as a whole, I think that’s the right decision to make.”

The new rules took effect immediately.

Three months after Sandy hit, many homeowners are still dazed, trying to navigate a maddening maze of insurance companies, government regulations and their own dwindling finances. Most say they have

been unable to make crucial decisions on whether and how to rebuild until clear rules were set telling them how high they had to go.

While several expressed gratitude for a clearer road map for the future, the expenses involved staggered some.

Linda Stefanik of Seaside Park is wrestling with whether to raise her business and a house she owns with her sister.

“It’s a lot to take in,” she said. “It’s going to average between $30,000 and $60,000 for everyone who’s going to do it. Seaside Park is not all rich people. If they can’t get some grants, I don’t know if a lot of them will be able to do it.”

10 • Troy Daily News • Classifieds That Work • Friday, January 25, 2013

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FOUND PUPPY, small white on Saturday 1/19 near Dow and Hyatt in Tipp (937)545-9522 to identify

LOST: in Fletcher area, neutered white male Jack Russell, answers to Skippy. Call (937)308-5534.

135 School/Instructions

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has an immediate opening for an EXPERIENCED PLC PROGRAMMER. Qualifications: • Understanding Electrical Controls & Circuitry • Distinguish Components • Auto Cade Experience Mail resume to: Panel Control Inc. Attn: Amy Johnson, Human Resources 107 Shue Drive Anna, Ohio 45302 Fax to: (937)394-2375 Email to: amyj@wellsbrothers.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE EOE

Program Assistant

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Works with teacher to implement educational activities and assist in daily care of preschool students in classroom.

NO PHONE INQUIRIES, please see website www.riversidedd.org for further qualifications needed.

205 Business Opportunities

NOW HIRING: Companies desperately need employees to assemble products at home. No selling, any hours. $500 weekly potential. Info: (985)646-1700, Dept.

OH-6011.

235 General ARNOLD'S CANTEEN INC., is in need of a route driver ASAP. Job hours Monday-Friday 6:30am1:30pm. Must be able to add prices and make change. Females encouraged to apply. Must possess current valid drivers license.

Call (937)335-8077 between 8am-3pm.

Interested in working in West Central OHIOʼs AG EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY?

SALES Nationwide looking for staff and sales agents.

Agent support licensed

Forward resume to:

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TITLE COMPANY POSITION

Long standing Troy Title Company seeks a motivated individual to work with all aspects of real estate closings and title insurance. Title experience preferred. Interested individuals should send resume to: PO Box 310 Troy, OH 45373

Need a NEW Start?

We are taking applications for:

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State your qualifications, experience, and which position you are applying for. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, benefits available after probationary period.

Send your resume to:

Sidney Daily News Dept. 995 1451 N. Vandemark Rd Sidney, OH 45365

Robertson Cabinets Inc 1090 S. Main St. West Milton, OH 45383

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FACTORY MAINTENANCE

Technician. Tipp City company has an opening for a third shift maintenance tech. The qualified candidate possesses troubleshooting skills in electrical, electronics and VFD's. Knowledge of OSHA and NFP 70 regulations is a must.

We offer competitive pay and benefits.

Please reply to glb.9325@yahoo.com or PO Box 176, New Carlisle, Ohio 45344 Concrete Sealants, Inc. (937)845-8776.

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ACCOUNTING CLERK Job duties include (but are not limited to): processing invoices and generating payments (both check and electronic form) for multiple companies, monitoring daily cash activity and maintaining online banking functions for multiple companies, processing entries into multiple companies’ general ledger systems; performing account reconciliations, answering questions from outside parties regarding payments (agents, vendors, etc.) and providing general support to the Accounting Department.

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SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-246 The Bank of New York Mellon vs.

Eric Swartztrauber, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 6, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Village of West Milton, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: L39-002610 Also known as: 303 North Miami Street, West Milton, Ohio 45383 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Fifteen Thousand and 00/100 ($15,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Kelly A. Spengler, Attorney 01/11, 01/18, 01/25-2013

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SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 07-685 The Bank of New York Mellon vs.

Mary F. Matthews, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 13, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Township of Monroe, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: G12-082253 Also known as: 790 Michaels Road, Tipp City, Ohio 45371 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at One Hundred Forty One Thousand and 00/100 ($141,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Andrew C. Clark, Attorney 01/11, 01/18, 01/25-2013

SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-625 First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation vs.

Terry J. Grise, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 13, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Troy, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: D08-044850 Also known as: 960 South Market Street, Troy, Ohio 45373 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at One Hundred Ten Thousand and 00/100 ($110,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Stan C. Cwalinski, Attorney 01/11, 01/18, 01/25-2013

SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-128 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation vs.

Dorothy L. Crowl, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 13, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Tipp City, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: G15-022182 Prior Deed Reference: Volume No. 783, Page 203 Also known as: 875 Oak Lea Drive, Tipp City, Ohio 45371 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Three Hundred Thirty Nine Thousand and 00/100 ($339,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Anita L. Maddix, Attorney 01/11, 01/18, 01/25-2013

SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-183 Wells Fargo Bank, NA vs.

Michael B. Blauvelt, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 27, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Township of Elizabeth, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: E09-017500 Prior Deed Reference: OR 210, Page 211 Also known as: 546 Dayton Brandt Road, New Carlisle, Ohio 45344 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Ninety Nine Thousand and 00/100 ($99,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Lorelei C. Bolohan, Attorney 01/25, 02/01, 02/08-2013

SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-057 CitiMortgage, Inc. vs.

Jessica A. Grice, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 13, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Village of West Milton, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: L39-020260 Prior Deed Reference: Volume 785, Page 696; June 29, 2007 Also known as: 147 West Market Street, West Milton, Ohio 45383 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Forty Five Thousand and 00/100 ($45,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Channing L. Ulbrich, Attorney 01/11, 01/18, 01/25-2013

SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-286 JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA vs.

Henry A. Spicer, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 20, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Tipp City, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: G15-019321 Also known as: 751 Shirley Drive, Tipp City, Ohio 45371 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Ninety Nine Thousand and 00/100 ($99,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Kelly A. Spengler, Attorney 01/25, 02/01, 02/08-2013

SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-657 CitiMortgage, Inc. vs.

Mitchell A. Armstrong, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 13, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Township of Monroe, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: G12-080388 Also known as: 1250 Edwards Drive, Tipp City, Ohio 45371 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Ninety Nine Thousand and 00/100 ($99,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Dustin K. Looser, Attorney 01/11, 01/18, 01/25-2013

LEGAL NOTICE

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The United Way of Troy, Ohio, Inc. will hold its Annual Members Meeting on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at MainSource Bank, 635 South Market Street, Troy, Ohio.

The meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m.

The purpose of the meeting is to elect officers and trustees to serve the organization during 2013 and to amend the Code of Regulations.

It has been proposed that the Code of Regulations shall be amended to change the composition of board members to a range of sixteen (16) to twenty (20) and that a quorum be a simple majority of the total number of board members. It is also proposed to change the Reserve Policy to two (2) times the annual administrative budget.

Members of the United Way of Troy or Member Agencies may contact Richard Bender, Executive Director if they have questions or comments.

Richard Bender Executive Director United Way of Troy, Ohio, Inc. 233 South Market Street P.O. Box 36 Troy, Ohio 45373 (937) 335-8410 richard@unitedwayoftroy.org 01/25/2013

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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS MIAMI COUNTY, OHIO Case No.: 12-772 Judge: Robert J. Lindeman Union Savings Bank Plaintiff, -vs-

The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, Administrators, Spouses and Assigns and the Unknown Guardians of Minor and/or Incompetent Heirs of Belinda A. Dye Defendants.

LEGAL NOTICE IN SUIT FOR FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE

The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, Administrators, Spouses and Assigns and the Unknown Guardians of Minor and/or Incompetent Heirs of Belinda A. Dye, whose last known address is unknown, and cannot by reasonable diligence be ascertained, will take notice that on the 26th day of November, 2012, Union Savings Bank filed its Complaint in the Common Pleas Court of Miami County, Ohio in Case No. 12-772, on the docket of the Court, and the object and demand for relief of which pleading is to foreclose the lien of plaintiff's mortgage recorded upon the following described real estate to wit: Property Address: 7755 Winding Way North, Tipp City, OH 45371

and being more particularly described in plaintiff's mortgage recorded in Mortgage Book 197, page 1, of this County Recorder's Office.

All of the above named defendants are required to answer within twenty-eight (28) days after last publication, which shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks, or they might be denied a hearing in this case.

Matthew I. McKelvey, Trial Counsel Ohio Supreme Court Reg. #0074762 LERNER, SAMPSON & ROTHFUSS Attorneys for Plaintiff P.O. Box 5480 Cincinnati, OH 45201-5480 (513) 241-3100 attyemail@lsrlaw.com 1/11, 1/18, 1/25-2013

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to the satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on February 13th 2013 at on or after 9:30 am at the Extra Space Storage facility located at: EXTRA SPACE STORAGE 21 North Kings Chapel Drive, Troy Ohio 45373 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances.

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Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 2:30 PM, the Miami County Municipal Court will hold a Bailiffʼs Sale in Courtroom #1, on the third floor of the Old Court House located at 215 W. Main Street, Troy, Ohio 45373. The Bailiffʼs Sale is a result of Civil Case Number 2012-CVF-2151 captioned Chester Osborne vs. John Hina et al.

Wherein, Plaintiff received a Judgement in the amount of $8275.00, plus interest at the rate of 3% per annum from the date of Judgement, plus court costs.

The sale is subject to all prior liens and cannot be sold for less than 2/3rd average book value. The vehicle is being sold “as is, where is” with no warranty, written or implied. The vehicle to be sold at auction is as follows: 1 - 2008 Gray Dodge Charger, VIN# 2B3KA43R28H326074

A pre-auction inspection of the vehicle will be held between the times of 1:00 & 1:30 PM, Monday, February 18, 2013 at the community service building located at 670 Harrison Street, Troy, Ohio 45373.

Mark D. Yantis Chief Bailiff Miami County Municipal Court Richard G. Knostman Attorney for Plaintiff

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3 bedroom, 1.5 car, CA, fenced yard. $850, deposit.

(937)778-9303, (937)604-5417.

TROY, 2483 Renwick, 2 story 3-4 bedrooms, 3.5 bath, 2 car garage, $1350 month (937)623-2103

400 - Real Estate For Sale 405 Acreage and Lots

FOR SALE (4) ESTATE LOTS 10.4 acres to 11.8 acres $105,900 - $129,900. NW corner of Greenlee & Fenner Road. (937)335-2325, (937)604-3103

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Unit 5103: Alyssa Harshbarger 2804 N Barnhill Plaza Xenia, OH 45385 Tv, Couch, Highchair; Unit 4513: John Evans 130 ½ Ash Street Troy, OH 45373 Ladder, Coolers, Bed; Unit 1116 Donna Curzon 957 E Constance Lane Troy, OH 45373 Furniture, TV, Vacuum; Unit 2222: Tyler Jones 1500 Brookfield Lane Troy, OH 45373 Motorized tiller, Crib, Battery Car; Unit 5208: Linda Snider 326 Lincoln Ave Troy, OH 45373 Tubs, Fake flowers, Clothes.

Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Extra Space Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. Auctioneer Joseph C. Tate as executive administrator.

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510 Appliances

APPLIANCES, Maytag, 30 inch Range, combination Refrigerator/freezer, bisque in color, $300 obo, (937)773-3054

MICROWAVE & OVEN Whirlpool wall double unit microwave and oven, 30", self-cleaning, beige, $350.

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545 Firewood/Fuel

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

FIREWOOD, All hardwood, $150 per cord delivered or $120 you pick up, (937)726-2780.

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

HARDWOODS: split, seasoned and delivered locally. $135 cord $70 half.

Call (937)559-6623 or (937)418-5122.

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CEMETERY PLOTS @ Forest Hill. 6 separate plots in old section, lot 52 front. $400 per plot. rswooj@aol.com.

(703)250-5720

CRIB, changing table, pack-n-play, doorway swing, swing, high chair, booster chair, travel bassinet, tub, clothes, blankets, movies, dolls, more (937)339-4233.

FIREARMS FOR SALE, Marlin model 336W Rifle, .30-30 lever action, Capacity 6+1, like new, with camo soft case, 20 rounds of ammo, my cost $475 asking $425, Walther, PPK/S, 380 Pistol, stainless steel, upgraded walnut handle, 150 round ammo, like new in case, my cost $740 asking $700, Walther P22 Pistol with laser, well cared for, great first gun, my cost $350 asking $300. Call or text (937)418-5329.

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LIFT CHAIR Only used 2 months. Like new condition. Blue. Asking $500.

(937)418-3162

NASCAR DIECAST collection. Over 225 1/24 diecast. Some autograph cars, Autograph picture cards. NASCAR card collection and lots more. 3 curio cabinets.

(419)629-2041

SEASONED FIREWOOD $140 per cord. Stacking extra, $120 you pick up.

Taylor Tree Service available, (937)753-1047

577 Miscellaneous

SOFA & LOVESEAT, light elegant pattern, $500 (will separate).

Wood cabinet stereo, $50. 9 piece white patio furniture, $500. (937)492-5117 TV, Panasonic 32', black wood entertainment center. Magnavox 25" TV, blonde wood entertainment center. RCA 27" TV. Machinist tools- drills, taps, reamers, gauges, Kennedy tool box. 4 slabs marble. 2 Miracle Ear hearing aids.

Red 10-speed bicycle.

(937)497-9373

WALKER, seated walker, tub, shower/ transfer benches, commode chair, toilet riser with or without arms, grab bars, canes, (937)339-4233.

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AUSSIE-POO PUPPIES Miniature Aussie Poo puppies. Males and female. Vet checked. Up to date on immunizations. $350. (567)204-5232

GERMAN SHEPHERD puppies, 1 females, 3 males. Ready for new home. Parents on premises. $250. Up to date on shots and worming.

(937)492-4059

PUPPY, 6 week old female Shih-tzu mix, $75, (937)606-2345 or (937)710-4682.

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APPLIANCES, FURNITURE, freezer, refrigerator, stove, living room suite, and more. Call for details (937)451-0151

SOFA BED, Simmons, good condition, floral design with queen size mattress, $100.

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Dearest Lynn, We love you sweetie!

Keep that beautiful smile, always!

We love you, Mom & Dad

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Hugs & Kisses, Natalie

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Bring current shot records but No dogs the first night www.piquadogclub.com (937)773-5170

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CCW CLASS. March 2nd, 8am to 4pm and March 3rd, 8am to noon.

Held at Piqua Fish and Game. $60 person. parthelynx@aol.com.

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805 Auto

1993 CADILLAC Fleetwood Brougham, excellent condition! 39,000 original miles.

Asking $6000, (937)778-0217.

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SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-714 Wells Fargo Bank, NA vs.

Daniel E. Bishop, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 20, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Township of Union, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: L32-048390 Also known as: 3485 Kessler Frederick Road, West Milton, Ohio 45383 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Forty Thousand and 00/100 ($40,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Andrew C. Clark, Attorney 01/25, 02/01, 02/08-2013 2359045

SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-104 Bank of America, NA vs.

Johnny P. Newman, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 20, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Township of Union, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: L32-034800 Also known as: 10254 West State Route 571, West Milton, Ohio 45383 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at One Hundred Five Thousand and 00/100 ($105,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

George J. Annos, Attorney 01/25, 02/01, 02/08-2013

SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-677 Cenlar FSB vs.

Michael F. Couch, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 20, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Township of Bethel, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: A01-086098 Prior Deed Reference: Volume 745, Page 791 Also known as: 8750 South Second Street, Tipp City, Ohio 45371 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Seventy Five Thousand and 00/100 ($75,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Bethany L. Suttinger, Attorney 01/25, 02/01, 02/08-2013 2359036

SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-387 JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA vs.

Ashley May, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 27, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Township of Bethel, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: A01-086339 Prior Deed Reference: OR Volume 012, Page 460 on February 24, 2009 Also known as: 7250 State Route 202, Tipp City, Ohio 45371 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Ninety Nine Thousand and 00/100 ($99,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Douglas A. Haessig, Attorney 01/25, 02/01, 02/08-2013

SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-430 Bank of America, NA vs.

Angela J. Bruner, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 27, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Village of West Milton, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: L39-005330 Also known as: 21 West High Street, West Milton, Ohio 45383 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Thirty Nine Thousand and 00/100 ($39,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Colette S. Carr, Attorney 01/25, 02/01, 02/08-2013

SHERIFFʼS SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-200 Bank of America, NA vs.

Amanda L. Laino, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on February 20, 2013 at 10:00 oʼclock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Troy, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: D08-055602 Also known as: 1030 Mayfield Drive, Troy, Ohio 45373 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Ninety Three Thousand and 00/100 ($93,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Joshua J. Epling, Attorney 01/25, 02/01, 02/08-2013

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CONTACT US ■ Sports Editor Josh Brown (937) 440-5251, (937) 440-5232 jbrown@tdnpublishing.com

■ Girls Basketball

• HALL OF FAME: Bethel will be inducting five members into their Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday night before the game against Northridge.

The five individuals are: Dan Janning (1986), Erica Holland Grudich (‘92), Chad Beam (‘93), Andrew Bowman (‘02), and Matt Witt (‘02).

• COACHING SEARCH: Tippecanoe High School is seeking to fill its head coaching position in volleyball. A letter of interest, resume and support material may be submitted to Matt Shomper, Athletic Director, 615 E. Kessler-Cowlesville Road, Tipp City, Ohio 45371. Phone: (937) 669-6364, Fax: (937) 667-0912, email: mshomper@tippcity.k12.oh.us. The application deadline is noon on Jan. 31.

• SOFTBALL: The Newton High School softball team will be hosting a chicken and noodle dinner from 4:30-7 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Newton cafeteria.

Presale tickets are $6 for adults or $3 for children under 6, with the cost going up by $1 at the door. Tickets may be purchased from any Newton softball player, high school office or coach Kirk Kadel. Proceeds to help with the spring trip.

• BASEBALL: Troy Junior Baseball will be having registration sign-ups for the 2013 season from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday and Feb. 2 at Extra Innings (958 S. Dorset, next to Troy Christian High School). Registration is open to children ages 5-15 years old.

Adults interested in coaching are encouraged to sign up at this time and will be required to have a background check done. Anyone 11 years or older wishing to umpire are asked to sign up at one of the above dates, as well. For more information, visit www.troyjuniorbaseball.com.

• SOFTBALL: Registration will take place from now until Feb. 8 for the Troy Recreation Department’s Youth Softball Program. The program is for girls in grades 1-8. Practices will begin in late April and games will begin the week of May 6. Register online now at http://activenet.active.com/troyrecdept.

Teams will be finalized in March. For more information, please call the Recreation Department at 339-5145.

• COACHING SEARCH: MiltonUnion is accepting applications for the position of head varsity football coach.

Applications will be accepted until Feb. 8. Candidates should include a cover letter and resume and send them to Athletic Director Tom Koogler at kooglert@milton-union.k12.oh.us.

• HALL OF FAME: The MiltonUnion Athletic Department will be honoring its eighth class of Hall of Fame inductees during the boys basketball game against Franklin Monroe Feb. 9.

Inductees will include Kim BernerDohrman (class of 1990), Dr. William N. Ginn (class of 1974), Clint Magel (class of 1991) and Dick Overla (class of 1955). The ceremony will take place between the JV and varsity games, with the JV game starting at 6:30 p.m. and the varsity game scheduled to tip off at 8:15 p.m.

SPORTS CALENDAR TODAY Boys Basketball Troy at Butler (7:30 p.m.)

Tecumseh at Tippecanoe (7:30 p.m.)

Milton-Union at Waynesville (7:30 p.m.)

Miami East at Mississinawa Valley (8 p.m.)

Tri-Village at Bethel (8 p.m.)

Covington at Newton (7:30 p.m.)

Troy Christian at Dayton Christian (7 p.m.)

Piqua at Sidney (7:30 p.m.)

Tri-County North at Bradford (8 p.m.)

Wrestling Miami East, Covington at LCC Invite (5 p.m.)

Milton-Union at Eaton Invite (5 p.m.)

Piqua at Lockland Invite (6 p.m.)

Bowling Bellefontaine at Tippecanoe (4 p.m.)

Hockey Troy at Upper Arlington (TBA)

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Reds invite Hamilton to spring training Billy Hamilton is ready to show the major leagues that he can steal a base anywhere.

The Reds have invited the 22-year-old outfielder with freakish speed to spring training, giving him a chance to see firsthand what it’s like to take off running with a major league pitcher and catcher trying to keep him from taking the next base. See Page 16.

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January 25, 2013

■ Bowling

Trojans sweep Wave Devils rout Braves Staff Reports TROY — The Troy bowling teams had little trouble in rolling past Greenville in Greater Western Ohio Conference North Division action at Troy Bowl on Thursday. Both the boys and girls team built big leads and coasted to wins by comfortable margin — 2,542-1,904 for the boys and 2,186-1,669 for the girls.

The Troy boys (11-2, 6-1 GWOC North) were led by A.J Bigelow’s 287 game and 472 series. Bigelow’s big game came in the second team game as Troy put together an 1,108. During that game, Austin Eidemiller contributed a 264 and Corey Shiltz added a 210. In the first game, Michael Barkett rolled a 234 and Andrew Spencer contributed a 202.

MIAMI COUNTY Allie Isner had the hot hand for the Trojan girls (7-6, 6-1 GWOC North). Isner followed a first game 205 with a 242 game to shoot a 447 series. Courtney Metzger rolled a 406 series with games of 193-213. Rachel Darrow added a 219 game.

Troy bowls in the Jaguar Baker Marathon on Saturday at Wayne Webb’s bowl, then hosts Graham in a non-conference match on Tuesday.

BOYS GVille 817-782-170-135 – 1,904

■ See BOWLING on 18 STAFF PHOTOS/ANTHONY WEBER

Miami East’s Angie Mack drives to the basket for a layup in front of two National Trail defenders Thursday night at MIami East High School.

Too much defense Vikings shut down, outrun Blazers 58-32

■ Awards

6 named All-Ohio Staff Reports The Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association held its awards banquet on Jan. 6, handing out All-Ohio honors to six Miami County athletes.

Tippecanoe senior goalkeeper Ryan Pignatiello earned first-team honors in Division II. He led the Red Devils to a 13-4-3 record, with the Devils only giving up 10 goals all season. Another senior goalkeeper, Newton’s Gavin Alexander, earned second-team honors in Division III.

BY COLIN FOSTER Associate Sports Editor colinfoster@civitasmedia.com National Trail tried to pass around Miami East’s defense.

The Blazers tried dribbling around and through, but nothing was effective.

The Vikings just had too much length all over the floor.

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CASSTOWN What was a semi-close game at the end of the first half turned ugly fast Thursday night in Casstown. Miami East kept the clamps on defensively and turned the second half into a track meet, staying unbeaten in the Cross County Conference with a 58-32 victory.

“Their gameplan was to sit back at half court and be patient with it,” Miami East coach Preston Elifritz said. “To a certain extent, that works. We only scored eight in the second

■ See VIKINGS on 18 Miami East’s Madison Linn brings the ball up the floor Thursday.

On the girls side, Troy’s Madison Burchfield was given second-team honors in Division I. The senior compiled 21 goals and nine assists on the season.

Tippecanoe’s Sarah Harmer was also named to Division II’s second team. The junior scored 20 goals and had six assists, leading the Central Buckeye Conference Kenton Trail Division with 46 points. Troy Christian sophomore Lauren Peters also earned secondteam honors in Division III after scoring 31 goals and dishing out 22 assists. Lehman senior Sarah Titterington was also named to the first team in Division III.

■ Girls Basketball

Defense leads Eagles to MBC victory Staff Reports

MIAMI COUNTY

DAYTON — Troy Christian didn’t shoot the ball well.

So the Eagles locked down the defensive end.

Despite shooting 30 percent from the field, the Eagles held Dayton Christian to only seven field goals total, winning their sixth straight, 37-21 Thursday night in Metro Buckeye Conference action.

“We couldn’t throw the ball

into the ocean,” Troy Christian coach Dick Steineman said. “We struggled offensively tonight, but a win is a win — especially on the road.”

Morgan Haddad led Troy Christian (14-3, 7-1) with eight points, Lydia Demmitt added seven and Sarah Campbell and Amanda Slone each had six.

Troy Christian travels to Xenia Christian Monday.

“We now get ready to finish out the regular season against five good quality teams,” Steineman said. “We want to get ready for the postseason tournament.”

Troy Christian — 37 Campbell 3-0-6, Haddad 4-0-8, Demmitt 3-1-7, Lybarger 2-0-4, Slone 30-6, Poteet 1-0-2, Benjamin 1-1-4. Totals: 17-2-37.

Dayton Christian — 21 Nitz 2-2-6, Rodenfel 2-2-7, Collins 31-7, Wheeler 0-1-1. Totals: 7-6-21.

Score By Quarters TC ....................................6 19 31 37

DC......................................3 5 13 21 3-point goals: Troy Christian — Benjamin. Dayton Christian — Rodenfel.

Records: Troy Christian 14-3, 7-1.

Dayton Christian 1-13, 0-8.

Milton-Union 54, Northridge 39 DAYTON — With a threepoint lead entering the fourth quarter, Milton-Union had to do everything right.

And that’s exactly what the Bulldogs did.

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■ Major League Baseball

Reds invite prospect Hamilton to spring training CINCINNATI (AP) — Billy Hamilton is ready to show the major leagues that he can steal a base anywhere.

The Reds have invited the 22-year-old outfielder with freakish speed to spring training, giving him a chance to see firsthand what it’s like to take off running with a major league pitcher and catcher trying to keep him from taking the next base.

Hamilton set a professional record with 155 steals last season, which he split between Single-A and Double-A. The Reds plan to start him at Triple-A Louisville this season, giving him time to develop his

bunting and adapt to his I get there and have the new position in center field. same confidence, I’ll be First, he’ll get a chance good. I’m looking forward to it, to seeing what to attend camp in the outcome is.”

Arizona as a nonA lot of fans roster invitee. He are aching to see played in a few what happens spring games last when he finally year, but will get a makes it to more regular test Cincinnati. this time.

Reds fans were Can he steal enticed by speed off these guys? when lanky left“People say handed pitcher once you move up, HAMILTON Aroldis Chapman it’s going to be harder,” Hamilton said started his career in the Thursday, before boarding a minors and hit 105 mph on bus as part of the team’s radar guns with his fastball. annual winter caravan to He reached the big leagues nearby cities. “But my confi- in 2010 and hit 105 mph dence takes me a long way, again.

The diminutive not just in baseball. I feel if

Hamilton seems to run as fast during the 90-foot dash from base to base only an optical illusion, of course.

However, he has already received national attention for circling the bases in a mere 13.8 seconds during an inside-the-park homer in the minors the video quickly became a hit on YouTube.

At that speed, he compares favorably to some of the fastest players in the majors.

The Reds’ challenge is getting him ready to run the bases in the big leagues.

They’ve moved him from shortstop to center field youngster Zack Cozart has shortstop locked up for the foreseeable future. They

traded center fielder Drew Stubbs to the Indians in the offseason and received 30year-old outfielder Shin-Soo Choo, who will play center and bat leadoff this season, his last under contract.

The way is clear for Hamilton to take over the spot either late this season or in 2014, depending upon how quickly he develops at Triple-A. The Reds sent him to the Arizona Fall League after last season to continue his progression.

“He’s probably going to end up bunting a lot,” general manager Walt Jocketty said on Thursday. “With his speed, we saw him get a lot of hits that way in the fall league. Bunting and run-

ning are his two key tools.”

Hamilton’s speed brought him a major career choice in high school at Taylorsville, Miss. He was offered a football scholarship to Mississippi State he played receiver and returned punts but decided to pursue baseball in part because his mother, Polly, thought it better suited his 6-foot-tall, 160-pound frame.

“It was a real tough decision,” Hamilton said. “I sat down with my family. My mom didn’t want me to get hit so much. She liked me taking the baseball route.

I’m glad I took that route.

It’s working out good for me.”

■ Tennis

■ College Football

Azarenka avoids choking

Couric plays Te’o voicemails

Questionable injury timeout aids in win over Stephens M E L B O U R N E , Australia (AP) — Sloane Stephens sat for nine minutes, mostly staring at the court and trying to forget the curious timing of Victoria Azarenka’s medical timeout. She may have been the only one trying to ignore it.

The 19-year-old American had just saved five match points and broken Azarenka. But she knew she had to hold serve to stay in her first Grand Slam semifinal whenever Azarenka the No. 1 player and defending Australian Open champion returned to Rod Laver Arena.

The restless murmuring in the crowd gave way to slow claps. Why had Azarenka chosen that very moment for a medical break?

Azarenka eventually hustled onto the court, and Stephens won only three more points, losing 6-1, 6-4.

“I almost did the choke of the year,” Azarenka said in a frank admission during an on-court interview. “At 5-3, having so many chances, I couldn’t close it out.”

The crowd that had cheered wildly for Stephens, only 25 hours after she ousted an injured Serena Williams, gave Azarenka tepid applause as she left the court. She’ll face 2011 finalist Li Na in the final Saturday night. Given the support Li enjoyed in her 62, 6-2 win over No. 2-ranked Maria Sharapova, there’s no question which player the crowd will favor in the title match.

Azarenka’s immediate post-match remarks suggest she panicked after failing to convert five match points, her forehand misfiring. She had little trouble finishing the match after she came back, and the No. 29-seeded Stephens had cooled off.

“I just felt a little bit overwhelmed. I realized I’m one step away from the final and nerves got into me for sure,” Azarenka said.

The 23-year-old Belarusian said she was later compelled to explain that she misunderstood the question in the on-court interview, and she wanted to dispel the perception that her medical timeout amounted to little more than gamesmanship.

“I understand the point of people maybe not understanding what I said; me not understanding what I’ve been asked,” she said during

AP PHOTOS

Victoria Azarenka receives treatment from a trainer during her semifinal match against Sloane Stephens at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia Thursday. an official news conference more than two-thirds devoted to questions on her medical timeout. “So I’m just glad that I’m here, you know, to make everything clear.

“You know, I think you cannot really judge by (a) few words. The situation had to be explained.”

Medical staff said Azarenka had timeouts for treatment of left knee and rib injuries. The rib needed to be manipulated because it was affecting her breathing.

Tournament director Craig Tiley said Azarenka hadn’t broken any rules.

Azarenka hadn’t helped herself in a second television interview after the match when she said she couldn’t breathe.

“I had chest pains,” she said. “It was like I was getting a heart attack.”

She tried to allay any negative perception with her explanation that the choking was related to shortness of breath from the rib injury, not her faltering game.

“When you cannot breathe you start to panic,” she said. “I was really panicking, not because I couldn’t convert my match point.

That’s not the case. I mean, I’m experienced enough to go over those emotions. But when you cannot breathe, when something’s really blocking you, the stress that was the stress I was talking about.

“What I said that I was stressed out and choked was not because I couldn’t finish my shot. It was just so stressing me out the pain that I had that, maybe it was overreaction, but I just really couldn’t breathe.”

Azarenka had retired during previous Grand Slam matches, including a fourth-round match against Serena Williams at the 2009 Australian Open. But with a second major title so close, and the fact she needed to reach the final to retain the No. 1 ranking, she desperately didn’t want to quit this time.

For her part, Stephens

seemed sympathetic. She had to wait through a medical timeout Wednesday when Williams received treatment for a sore back the 15-time major winner injured herself after leading by a set and a break.

Another rival earlier in the tournament took a long break between sets for other reasons.

“I mean, when you take a medical break or timeout, obviously it’s for a reason,” she said. “I mean, just another something else that happens. If it was one of my friends, I would say, ‘Oh, my God, that sounds like a PP, which is a personal problem.

Other than that, it’s just unfortunate.”

Besides, Stephens said, it didn’t affect the outcome of the match.

“No, not at all. She played obviously a really good match,” she said. “First set she played awesome; got close in the second. It didn’t go my way, but I wouldn’t say at all what happened affected the match.”

■ National Football League

Pro Bowlers practice amidst troops PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Thousands of military service members and their families crowded a small field at Pearl Harbor to catch a glimpse of their favorite NFL stars as they practiced in the rain in preparation for Sunday’s Pro Bowl.

Downpours didn’t stop kids and adults Thursday from shouting toward their favorite stars like Arizona wide receiver Larry

Fitzgerald and Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson as they did light drills, then signed autographs.

New Orleans punter Thomas Morstead toyed with fans as he punted balls from one sideline toward fans behind a barrier on the other side of the field each ball stopping well short of the crowd.

The practice at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam was held at a field named

for famed aviator Amelia Earhart, near three large military transport planes.

The practice served as a reminder of why the Pro Bowl is important to keep around, Fitzgerald said.

“It’s an honor to be out here and to be able to meet all the servicemen and women it makes it special,” Fitzgerald said. “It’s important that we come out and play well this year. We want to continue to have the Pro Bowl game and

obviously want to keep it here.”

Earlier Thursday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reiterated at a preview event for the 2014 Super Bowl that the Pro Bowl is in danger of going away.

“This is something we’ve got to deal with,” Goodell said. “And if we can’t improve on the quality of the game, it’s something we’re not going to do in the future.”

NEW YORK (AP) — The person Manti Te’o says was pretending to be his online girlfriend told the Notre Dame linebacker “I love you” in voicemails that were played during his interview with Katie Couric.

Taped earlier this week and broadcast Thursday, the hour-long talk show featured three voicemails that Te’o claims were left for him last year. Te’o said they were from the person he believed to be Lennay Kekua, a woman he had fallen for online but never met face-to-face.

After the first message was played, Te’o said: “It sounds like a girl, doesn’t it?”

“It does,” Couric responded.

The interview was the AllAmerican’s first on camera since his tale of inspired play after the deaths TE’O of his grandmother and girlfriend on the same day in September unraveled as a bizarre hoax in an expose

by Deadspin.com on Jan. 16.

Te’o’s parents appeared with him for part of the interview and backed up his claim that he wasn’t involved in the fabrication, saying they, too, had spoken on the phone with a person they believed to be Kekua.

Couric addressed speculation that the tale was concocted by Te’o as a way to cover up his sexual orientation. Asked if he were gay, Te’o said “no” with a laugh. “Far from it.

Faaaar from that.”

He also said he was “scared” and “didn’t know what to do” after receiving a call on Dec. 6 two days before the Heisman Trophy presentation from a person who claimed to

be his “dead” girlfriend.

The first voicemail, he said, was from what was supposed to be Kekua’s first day of chemotherapy for leukemia.

“Hi, I am just letting you know I got here and I’m getting ready for my first session and, um, just want to call you to keep you posted. I miss you. I love you. Bye,” the person said.

In the second voicemail, the person was apparently upset by someone else answering Te’o’s phone.

The third voicemail was left on Sept. 11, Te’o says, the day he believed Kekua was released from the hospital and the day before she “died.”

“Hey babe, I’m just calling to say goodnight,” the person on the voicemail said. “I love you. I know that you’re probably doing homework or you’re with the boys. … But I just wanted to say I love you and goodnight and I’ll be ok tonight. I’ll do my best. Um, yeah, so get your rest and I’ll talk to you tomorrow. I love you so much, hon. Sweet dreams.”

Couric suggested he person who left those messages might have been Ronaiah Tuisasosopo, a 22-year-old man from California, who Te’o said has apologized to him for pulling the hoax.

“Do you think that could have been a man on the other end of the phone?” she asked.

“Well, it didn’t sound like a man,” Te’o said. “It sounded like a woman. If he somehow made that voice, that’s incredible.

That’s an incredible talent to do that. Especially every single day.”

■ Legal

Ben-Gal’s libel case goes to jury COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The attorney for a former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader who had sex with her underage student told jurors Thursday that they can send a message by finding that a gossip website defamed her in lewd online posts that were anonymously submitted.

Defense attorneys, meanwhile, argued that the posts didn’t amount to defamation and contained some truth because of the plaintiff’s character.

In his closing argument in a northern Kentucky courtroom, attorney Eric Deters told jurors that they must find that Scottsdale, Ariz.-based thedirty.com and its operator, Hooman Karamian, defamed former cheerleader Sarah Jones with posts that said she had sex with every Bengals player and suggested she

had two sexually transmitted diseases. She is asking for $11 million.

“You can do something big today,” Deters said. “You can send a message across America: We’re going to stop libel and slander on the Internet. This is a oncein-a-lifetime opportunity.”

He added that awarding Jones millions of dollars would effectively shut down the website.

“Cause them pain,” he said. “Sock it to them.”

Jones is a 27-year-old former high school teacher who pleaded guilty to having sex with her 17-yearold former student. Her lawsuit stems from two posts on thedirty.com in 2009 that were unrelated to her relationship with the teen.

The jury could reach a verdict as soon as Thursday afternoon.

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FOOTBALL NFL Playoff Glance All Times EST Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 5 Houston 19, Cincinnati 13 Green Bay 24, Minnesota 10 Sunday, Jan. 6 Baltimore 24, Indianapolis 9 Seattle 24, Washington 14 Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 12 Baltimore 38, Denver 35, 2OT San Francisco 45, Green Bay 31 Sunday, Jan. 13 Atlanta 30, Seattle 28 New England 41, Houston 28 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 20 San Francisco 28, Atlanta 24 Baltimore 28, New England 13 Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 27 At Honolulu AFC vs. NFC, 7 p.m. (NBC) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 3 At New Orleans Baltimore vs. San Francisco, 6 p.m.

(CBS) College Football FBS Bowl Glance Subject to Change All Times EST Monday, Jan. 7 BCS National Championship At Miami Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14 Saturday, Jan. 19 RAYCOM College Football All-Star Classic At Montgomery, Ala. Stripes 31, Stars 3 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. West 28, East 13 Saturday, Jan. 26 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, TBA (NFLN)

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Pct GB W L 26 14 .650 — New York 26 16 .619 1 Brooklyn Boston 20 22 .476 7 Philadelphia 17 25 .405 10 Toronto 16 27 .372 11½ Southeast Division Pct GB W L 27 12 .692 — Miami 24 18 .571 4½ Atlanta 14 28 .333 14½ Orlando Charlotte 10 32 .238 18½ 9 31 .225 18½ Washington Central Division Pct GB W L 25 16 .610 — Chicago 26 17 .605 — Indiana 22 18 .550 2½ Milwaukee 16 26 .381 9½ Detroit Cleveland 11 32 .256 15 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Pct GB W L 34 11 .756 — San Antonio 27 14 .659 5 Memphis 22 22 .500 11½ Houston 18 24 .429 14½ Dallas New Orleans 14 28 .333 18½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 33 10 .767 — 26 18 .591 7½ Denver 23 19 .548 9½ Utah 21 21 .500 11½ Portland 17 22 .436 14 Minnesota Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 32 11 .744 — Golden State 26 15 .634 5 L.A. Lakers 17 25 .405 14½ 16 27 .372 16 Sacramento 14 28 .333 17½ Phoenix Wednesday's Games Atlanta 104, Charlotte 92 Miami 123, Toronto 116, OT Chicago 85, Detroit 82 Denver 105, Houston 95 Memphis 106, L.A. Lakers 93 Brooklyn 91, Minnesota 83 San Antonio 106, New Orleans 102 Utah 92, Washington 88 Portland 100, Indiana 80 Phoenix 106, Sacramento 96 Golden State 104, Oklahoma City 99 Thursday's Games Toronto 97, Orlando 95 New York 89, Boston 86 L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

Friday's Games Minnesota at Washington, 7 p.m.

Boston at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Utah at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday's Games New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Washington, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Charlotte, 7:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Houston, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Golden State at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Denver, 9 p.m.

Indiana at Utah, 9:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Portland, 10 p.m.

The Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 20, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking: ...............................Record Pts Prv 1. Duke (39).............16-1 1,578 3 2. Michigan (11) ......17-1 1,539 5 3. Kansas (7)...........16-1 1,486 4 3. Syracuse (8)........17-1 1,486 6 5. Louisville..............16-2 1,348 1 6. Arizona ................16-1 1,270 7 7. Indiana.................16-2 1,211 2 8. Florida..................14-2 1,181 10 9. Butler ...................16-2 1,146 13 10. Gonzaga............17-2 994 8 11. Kansas St..........15-2 927 16 12. Minnesota..........15-3 905 9 13. Michigan St. ......16-3 831 18 14. Ohio St. .............13-4 701 11 15. New Mexico.......16-2 659 19 16. Oregon ..............16-2 624 21 17. Creighton...........17-2 611 12 18. NC State............15-3 587 14 19. VCU ...................16-3 433 22 20. Wichita St. .........17-2 363 — 21. Cincinnati...........16-3 322 — 22. Missouri.............13-4 234 17

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23. Mississippi.........15-2 172 — 24. Notre Dame.......15-3 123 20 25. Miami.................13-3 93 — Others receiving votes: Marquette 92, Wisconsin 55, UCLA 41, UNLV 32, Wyoming 28, San Diego St. 26, Colorado St. 7, Memphis 6, Georgetown 4, Iowa St. 3, North Carolina 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Bucknell 1, Pittsburgh 1.

Scores

Thursday's College Basketball Scores EAST Fairfield 71, Marist 37 Hartford 51, New Hampshire 40 LIU Brooklyn 78, St. Francis (NY) 68 Monmouth (NJ) 73, Fairleigh Dickinson 54 Mount St. Mary (NY) 102, St. Joseph's (LI) 45 Quinnipiac 85, CCSU 78 Robert Morris 84, St. Francis (Pa.) 70 Sacred Heart 87, Bryant 76 Wagner 52, Mount St. Mary's 50 MIDWEST Ferris St. 72, Wayne (Mich.) 68, 2OT Findlay 67, Walsh 65 Grand Valley St. 78, Saginaw Valley St. 62 Lake Superior St. 74, N. Michigan 44 Malone 79, Hillsdale 58 Michigan 68, Purdue 53 Oakland 89, IUPUI 71 Ohio Dominican 75, Ashland 71 Tiffin 78, Lake Erie 44 W. Illinois 43, IPFW 40 SOUTH Appalachian St. 64, Georgia Southern 62, OT Belmont 64, Morehead St. 63 Coll. of Charleston 69, The Citadel 54 Davidson 79, W. Carolina 74 E. Kentucky 76, Tennessee St. 67 Elon 85, Chattanooga 61 Jacksonville 83, ETSU 80 Mississippi 62, Tennessee 56 N. Kentucky 63, Mercer 46 Richmond 86, VCU 74, OT SC-Upstate 63, North Florida 57 UNC Greensboro 66, Samford 64 Wofford 63, Furman 50

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The Women's Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 20, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking: ...............................Record Pts Prv 1. Baylor (35)...........16-1 992 1 2. Notre Dame.........16-1 947 2 3. UConn (2)............16-1 914 3 4. Duke (3)...............16-0 907 4 5. Kentucky..............17-1 819 5 6. Stanford...............16-2 799 6 7. California .............15-2 756 7 8. Penn St................14-2 722 8 9. Tennessee ...........15-3 678 9 10. Maryland ...........14-3 634 10 11. North Carolina...18-1 614 11 12. Oklahoma St. ....13-2 442 17 13. Louisville............15-4 413 15 14. Georgia..............16-3 405 13 15. Purdue...............15-3 387 12 16. Texas A&M ........14-5 371 20 17. Dayton ...............15-1 343 18 18. South Carolina ..16-3 341 19 19. UCLA.................13-4 315 14 20. Colorado............15-2 279 21 20. Oklahoma..........15-3 279 16 22. Florida St...........15-3 227 22 23. Michigan............15-2 142 25 24. Iowa St. .............13-3 125 24 60 — 25. Michigan St. ......16-2 Others receiving votes: Syracuse 25, Villanova 16, Kansas 14, UTEP 8, Delaware 7, Arkansas 5, Iowa 4, Texas Tech 3, Vanderbilt 3, Nebraska 2, Green Bay 1, Miami 1.

Thursday's Women's Basketball Scores EAST Canisius 60, Loyola (Md.) 46 Delaware 67, UNC Wilmington 39 Drexel 85, Northeastern 73 Howard 46, NJIT 33 Iona 60, Niagara 58 Malone 75, Hillsdale 60 Mount St. Mary (NY) 64, St. Joseph's (LI) 43 Old Westbury 60, Farmingdale 55 Penn St. 64, Minnesota 59 Rider 74, St. Peter's 51 Yeshiva 66, King's (NY) 34 MIDWEST Arkansas 58, Missouri 50 Ashland 83, Ohio Dominican 46 CS Bakersfield 70, Chicago St. 51 Culver-Stockton 74, Missouri Valley 59 Dayton 80, George Washington 52 Detroit 76, Loyola of Chicago 66 E. Michigan 64, Kent St. 45 Findlay 68, Walsh 64 IUPUI 47, UMKC 46 Iowa 71, Wisconsin 60 Miami (Ohio) 57, Bowling Green 54 Michigan 61, Indiana 43 N. Michigan 58, Lake Superior St. 52 Nebraska 59, Michigan St. 54 Nebraska-Omaha 61, N. Dakota St. 52 Sacramento St. 79, North Dakota 77 South Dakota 63, W. Illinois 60 Tiffin 73, Lake Erie 47 Valparaiso 84, Milwaukee 72 Wis. Lutheran 70, Benedictine (Ill.) 62 Wis.-Parkside 69, S. Indiana 53 Wright St. 59, Ill.-Chicago 51 Youngstown St. 72, Cleveland St. 63 SOUTH Arkansas St. 87, Troy 74 Asbury 82, Alice Lloyd 72 Barton 83, Queens (NC) 64 Campbell 83, Radford 77, OT Campbellsville 70, Bluefield 61 Charleston Southern 73, UNC Asheville 59 Cumberland (Tenn.) 60, Pikeville 39 Cumberlands 77, Virginia-Wise 50 Duke 60, Clemson 46 E. Mennonite 57, Bridgewater (Va.) 48 Faulkner 62, Loyola NO 50 Freed-Hardeman 72, Bethel (Tenn.)

48 High Point 83, Longwood 66 James Madison 71, George Mason 55 Limestone 72, King (Tenn.) 52 Martin Methodist 90, Mid-Continent 69 Memphis 63, UAB 55 Miami 79, Wake Forest 78 Mississippi 88, Florida 81 Mount Olive 63, Belmont Abbey 56 Nicholls St. 70, Texas A&M-CC 53 Old Dominion 68, Georgia St. 45 Pfeiffer 83, Coker 57 Presbyterian 57, Gardner-Webb 48 S. Virginia 76, Randoph 71 Sam Houston St. 58, SE Louisiana 53 South Carolina 55, Kentucky 50 Texas A&M 81, Mississippi St. 33 Virginia 69, Boston College 57

AND SCHEDULES

TODAY BOXING 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Champion Brian Vera (21-6-0) vs. Sergiy Dzinziruk (36-1-1), for NABO middleweight title, at Verona, N.Y. 10 p.m. SHO — Junior welterweights, Raymond Serrano (18-1-0) vs. Emmanuel Taylor (15-1-0); junior middleweights, Demetrius Andrade (18-0-0) vs. Freddy Hernandez (30-3-0), at Huntington, N.Y. CYCLING 3:30 p.m. NBCSN — Tour Down Under, stage 4, Modbury to Tanunda, Australia (same-day tape) EXTREME SPORTS 3 p.m. ESPN — X Games, at Aspen, Colo.

10:30 p.m. ESPN — X Games, at Aspen, Colo.

GOLF 4:30 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Qatar Masters, third round, at Doha, Qatar 3 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Farmers Insurance Open, second round, at San Diego MEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY 7:30 p.m. NBCSN — Yale at Cornell NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — San Antonio at Dallas TENNIS Noon ESPN2 — Australian Open, men's semifinal, at Melbourne, Australia (same-day tape) 3 a.m. ESPN2 — Australian Open, women's championship, at Melbourne, Australia William & Mary 59, Towson 50 Winthrop 76, Coastal Carolina 52 Associated Press boys state basketball poll How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boys basketball teams in the third of seven weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with wonlost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses): DIVISION I 1, Cols. Northland (18) ....13-0 209 2, Westerville N. (2) .........12-0 180 3, Cin. Walnut Hills (2) .....14-1 152 4, Tol. Whitmer .................11-2 132 5, Norwalk........................14-0 121 6, Tol. St. John's ...............11-3 87 7, Mentor..........................12-2 81 8, Cle. St. Ignatius..............9-3 77 9, Tol. Cent. Cath................8-2 42 10, Reynoldsburg.............13-2 33 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Shaker Hts. 18. 12, Cin. Moeller 16.

DIVISION II 1, Thurgood Marshall (17)12-1 213 2, Cols. Watterson (1) ......10-1 156 3, Day. Dunbar (1)............11-3 152 4, Kettering Alter (1) ........12-1 139 5, St. Clairsville ................10-1 120 6, Cols. Brookhaven (1) ...10-2 117 7, Granville.......................11-2 74 8, Can. S. .........................12-2 50 9, Cle. Cent. Cath...............8-3 47 10, Trotwood-Madison (1) 10-2 29 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Franklin 19. 12, Akr. SVSM 18. 12, Vincent Warren 18. 14, Akr. Hoban 13.

DIVISION III 1, Summit Country Day (21)13-0219 2, Lima Cent. Cath...........13-1 175 3, Ottawa-Glandorf ..........12-1 162 4, Bloom-Carroll...............14-0 145 5, St. Bernard Roger Bacon14-1136 6, Findlay Liberty-Benton.11-1 96 7, Ironton (1) ....................10-2 72 8, Versailles......................10-2 51 9, Oak Hill ........................12-2 48 10, Beachwood ..................9-2 44 Others receiving 12 or more points: DIVISION IV 1, St. Henry (13) ..............14-1 188 2, Cle. VASJ (6)................11-2 169 3, Tri-Village (1)................15-0 148 4, Bristol (1) .....................12-0 126 5, Cols. Africentric............12-2 117 6, Newark Cath. (1)..........11-2 116 7, Old Fort........................15-1 94 8, Richmond Hts. .............11-2 76 9, Ft. Recovery.................10-2 67 10, Tol. Christian ..............11-1 26 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Convoy Crestview 21. 12, New Bremen 14.

Thursday's Scores Boys Basketball Beachwood 71, Kirtland 47 Bloomdale Elmwood 45, Fostoria 41 Cle. Horizon Science 54, New Day Academy 39 Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. 52, N. Ridgeville Lake Ridge 28 Cols. Bexley 60, Pataskala Licking Hts. 58 Gahanna Cols. Academy 48, Plain City Jonathan Alder 38 Highlands, Ky. 64, Cin. Seven Hills 54 Millersport 64, Patriot Preparatory Academy 40 Northside Christian 45, Columbus Torah Academy 43 Richwood N. Union 61, Marion Elgin 42 Tontogany Otsego 64, Pemberville Eastwood 55 Tree of Life 59, Delaware Christian 57 Associated Press girls state basketball poll How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school girls basketball teams in the third of seven weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with wonlost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses): DIVISION I 1, Twinsburg (17) .............15-0 197 2, Kettering Fairmont (2)..13-0 172 3, Mason..........................15-0 147 4, Reynoldsburg (2) .........15-1 138 5, Perrysburg ...................13-0 113 6, Centerville....................13-1 84 7, Wadsworth ...................13-2 61 8, Cle. St. Joseph.............15-1 51 9, Dublin Coffman............13-1 35 10, Hudson ......................13-2 23 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, N. Can. Hoover 20. 12, Solon 15.

13, Uniontown Lake 12. 13, Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 12.

DIVISION II 1, W. Holmes (14) ............16-0 196 2, Clyde (1) ......................17-0 172 3, Hathaway Brown (5) ....12-3 164 4, Oxford Talawanda ........17-0 112 5, Tol. Rogers ...................11-2 109 6, Jackson........................16-0 87 7, Kettering Alter..............14-2 79

8, Geneva (1)...................14-1 73 9, Bellbrook......................13-2 54 10, Akr. Hoban .................10-4 22 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Bellevue 20. 12, Celina 17. 13, Akr. SVSM 14.

DIVISION III 1, Smithville (18)..............17-0 206 2, Archbold.......................14-1 136 3, Cols. Africentric (1) ......13-4 131 4, Versailles (1) ................14-1 127 5, Richwood N. Union ......16-1 99 6, Gates Mills Gilmour (1)14-2 85 7, Orrville .........................12-2 83 8, Proctorville Fairland.....13-0 76 9, Anna ..............................9-2 70 10, Beachwood ................14-1 57 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Beverly Ft. Frye 28. 12, Casstown Miami E. 16. 13, Can. Cent. Cath. 13.

DIVISION IV 1, Ottoville (18) ................15-0 205 2, Newark Cath. (2)..........13-0 172 3, Berlin Hiland ................13-2 159 4, Ft. Loramie...................13-2 125 5, Tri-Village .....................12-1 112 6, Hamler Patrick Henry ..12-1 94 7, Mansfield St. Peter's ....13-2 68 8, Bridgeport....................12-1 50 9, Reedsville Eastern.......13-2 36 10, Lake Ridge (1) ...........14-2 28 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Zanesville Rosecrans 22. 12, New Riegel 20. 13, Ft. Recovery 16.

Thursday's Scores Girls Basketball Ada 49, Bluffton 38 Albany Alexander 49, Pomeroy Meigs 40 Arcadia 75, Arlington 61 Ashland Crestview 66, New London 54 Athens 57, Nelsonville-York 32 Batavia 51, Williamsburg 45 Beaver Eastern 78, Portsmouth Sciotoville 49 Bellaire St. John 63, Bishop Donahue, W.Va. 46 Bellbrook 77, Monroe 32 Brunswick 53, Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 45 Canfield 63, Austintown Fitch 57 Canfield S. Range 69, Mineral Ridge 21 Casstown Miami E. 58, New Paris National Trail 32 Celina 63, Van Wert 41 Cin. Hughes 78, Fairfield 60 Cin. McAuley 45, Mt. Notre Dame 34 Cin. Mercy 58, Seton 50 Cin. Winton Woods 54, Cin. Colerain 36 Cin. Woodward 48, Cin. Gamble Montessori 30 Cle. Horizon Science 38, New Day Academy 19 Collins Western Reserve 55, Monroeville 39 Columbiana 65, Wellsville 40 Convoy Crestview 53, Spencerville 39 Cortland Lakeview 83, Jefferson Area 61 Delaware Christian 62, Cols.

Wellington 23 Delphos Jefferson 53, Paulding 36 Fayetteville-Perry 81, W. Union 17 Findlay Liberty-Benton 68, Van Buren 46 Ft. Jennings 64, Ottoville 39 Ft. Loramie 64, Botkins 39 Ft. Recovery 58, Coldwater 55 Georgetown 57, Blanchester 21 Girard 48, Youngs. Liberty 37 Hanoverton United 73, Springfield 42 Hanoverton United 73, New Middletown Spring. 42 Harrod Allen E. 54, Columbus Grove 44 Haviland Wayne Trace 48, Hicksville 33 Holgate 52, Defiance Ayersville 40 Ironton St. Joseph 64, Rose Hill Christian, Ky. 44 Lima Bath 48, Lima Shawnee 34 Lima Cent. Cath. 63, Van Wert Lincolnview 41 Lima Sr. 50, Oregon Clay 39 Maria Stein Marion Local 50, Versailles 38 McArthur Vinton County 55, Wellston 31 McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 58, Lima Perry 35 Mentor 54, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 48 Middletown Madison 65, Waynesville 25 Milford Center Fairbanks 58, Marion Cath. 38 Milton-Union 54, Day. Northridge 39 Minster 48, Rockford Parkway 40 N. Jackson Jackson-Milton 58, Lisbon David Anderson 55 N. Lewisburg Triad 71, Spring. NE 38 New Knoxville 44, New Bremen 24 New Madison Tri-Village 68, Bradford 39 New Richmond 39, Goshen 30 Newton Falls 63, Leavittsburg LaBrae 40

Friday, January 25, 2013 Northside Christian 56, FCI 30 Norwalk St. Paul 53, Greenwich S. Cent. 46 Norwood 47, Bethel-Tate 38 Oak Hill 63, Lucasville Valley 50 Pandora-Gilboa 55, McComb 52 Pickerington N. 52, Lancaster 31 Portsmouth W. 60, McDermott Scioto NW 41 Reedsville Eastern 76, Belpre 26 S. Webster 69, Waverly 36 Solon 75, Chagrin Falls 47 Spring. Cath. Cent. 37, Cedarville 30 St. Henry 40, Delphos St. John's 30 Struthers 74, Lisbon Beaver 41 Ursuline Academy 57, Cin. St. Ursula 41 Vanlue 45, Dola Hardin Northern 28 Waterford 72, Corning Miller 32 Waynesfield-Goshen 75, Ridgeway Ridgemont 24 Wheelersburg 67, Minford 59 Worthington Christian 47, Danville 42 Youngs. Ursuline 62, E. Liverpool 48

HOCKEY National Hockey League All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Islanders 3 2 1 0 4 12 9 New Jersey 2 2 0 0 4 5 1 3 2 1 0 4 11 9 Pittsburgh N.Y. Rangers 4 1 3 0 2 9 14 Philadelphia 4 1 3 0 2 5 12 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Ottawa 3 3 0 0 6 11 2 3 2 0 1 5 8 6 Boston 3 2 1 0 4 10 9 Buffalo 3 2 1 0 4 9 4 Montreal 4 2 2 0 4 12 12 Toronto Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 3 2 1 0 4 13 8 Winnipeg 3 1 1 1 3 6 8 3 1 2 0 2 8 12 Carolina 4 1 3 0 2 7 12 Florida Washington 3 0 3 0 0 6 14 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 3 3 0 0 6 14 8 4 3 1 0 6 15 6 St. Louis 4 1 1 2 4 8 11 Nashville 3 1 1 1 3 7 11 Columbus 3 1 2 0 2 5 11 Detroit Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Minnesota 3 2 1 0 4 6 5 Vancouver 3 1 1 1 3 8 12 2 1 1 0 2 5 5 Colorado Edmonton 2 1 1 0 2 6 8 3 0 2 1 1 7 12 Calgary Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 2 2 0 0 4 12 7 Anaheim 3 2 1 0 4 6 5 Dallas 2 2 0 0 4 10 4 San Jose Phoenix 3 1 2 0 2 12 11 Los Angeles 2 0 2 0 0 3 8 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Wednesday's Games Toronto 5, Pittsburgh 2 N.Y. Rangers 4, Boston 3, OT N.Y. Rangers 4, Boston 3, OT Phoenix 5, Columbus 1 Thursday's Games N.Y. Islanders 7, Toronto 4 Philadelphia 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 Montreal 4, Washington 1 Carolina 6, Buffalo 3 Ottawa 3, Florida 1 St. Louis 3, Nashville 0 Chicago at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Columbus at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Los Angeles at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Phoenix at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Friday's Games N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Washington at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Saturday's Games Colorado at San Jose, 4 p.m.

Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 10 p.m.

Nashville at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

TENNIS Australian Open Results Thursday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: $31.608 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Semifinals Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def.

David Ferrer (4), Spain, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.

Women Semifinals Li Na (6), China, def. Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, 6-2, 6-2.

Victoria Azarenka (1), Belarus, def.

Sloane Stephens (29), United States, 6-1, 6-4.

Doubles Men Semifinals Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini, Italy, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.

Robin Haase and Igor Sijsling, Netherlands, def. Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez (3), Spain, 7-5, 6-4.

Mixed Quarterfinals Jarmila Gajdosova and Matthew Ebden, Australia, def. Nadia Petrova, Russia, and Mahesh Bhupathi (5), India, 6-3, 3-6, 13-11.

GOLF Farmers Insurane Open Par Scores Thursday San Diego Purse: $6.1 million Torrey Pines (South Course); 7,698 yards, par 72 Torrey Pines (North Course); 7,053 yards; par 72 First Round Brandt Snedeker................33-32—65n K.J. Choi..............................33-32—65s Josh Teater .........................35-31—66s Adam Hadwin.....................34-32—66n Luke List .............................33-33—66n Ross Fisher........................32-34—66n Billy Horschel......................33-33—66n Charles Howell III...............33-33—66n Mike Weir............................33-33—66n Scott Stallings.....................33-33—66n Tag Ridings.........................35-32—67s Bo Van Pelt.........................33-34—67n Jimmy Walker.....................32-35—67n Jerry Kelly...........................35-32—67n

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Justin Hicks.........................31-36—67s Brendan Steele ..................32-35—67n John Mallinger....................32-35—67n David Lynn..........................34-33—67n Peter Tomasulo...................33-34—67n Steve Marino ......................34-34—68s Graham DeLaet .................34-34—68n Ryo Ishikawa......................33-35—68n Vijay Singh..........................34-34—68n Bryce Molder......................32-36—68n D.H. Lee..............................35-33—68n Brian Stuard .......................35-33—68n Steve LeBrun .....................35-33—68n Harris English.....................32-36—68s Michael Letzig ....................34-34—68s Cameron Tringale...............35-33—68n James Driscoll....................34-34—68n Tiger Woods .......................32-36—68s Justin Leonard....................33-35—68n Hank Kuehne .....................35-33—68n Luke Guthrie.......................34-34—68s John Senden......................34-35—69s Nicholas Thompson...........36-33—69n Will Claxton ........................36-33—69n Nicolas Colsaerts...............34-35—69n John Huh ............................34-35—69s Lucas Glover ......................34-35—69s Dustin Johnson ..................33-36—69n Martin Flores ......................34-35—69s Matt Every ..........................36-33—69s Eric Meierdierks .................35-34—69n Tom Gillis ............................34-35—69s Colt Knost...........................33-36—69n Robert Karlsson.................35-34—69n Nick Watney........................36-33—69s Hunter Mahan ....................36-33—69s Bill Haas..............................34-35—69s J.J. Henry............................35-34—69n Stuart Appleby ...................35-34—69n Casey Wittenberg...............33-36—69s Jim Herman........................33-36—69n Brad Fritsch ........................34-35—69n Ricky Barnes ......................35-35—70s Angel Cabrera ....................35-35—70s Jhonattan Vegas ................36-34—70n Keegan Bradley..................35-35—70n Y.E.Yang..............................35-35—70s Michael McCabe ................35-35—70s Steven Fox..........................35-35—70n Scott Gardiner....................34-36—70n John Rollins........................37-33—70s Charley Hoffman................34-36—70n Sang-Moon Bae.................37-33—70s Jonas Blixt ..........................34-36—70n Stephen Ames ...................35-35—70n Kevin Chappell ...................36-34—70n Derek Ernst ........................35-35—70s Charlie Wi ...........................35-36—71s Seung-Yul Noh ...................35-36—71s Marc Leishman...................35-36—71s Michael Bradley..................36-35—71n Aaron Baddeley .................34-37—71n James Hahn .......................35-36—71s Lee Williams .......................36-35—71s Morgan Hoffmann..............38-33—71n Patrick Cantlay ...................35-36—71n Robert Streb.......................34-37—71n Jeff Klauk............................34-37—71s Chez Reavie.......................35-36—71s Jeff Overton........................35-36—71n Michael Thompson ............35-36—71n Stewart Cink.......................34-37—71n Roberto Castro...................37-34—71s Erik Compton .....................36-35—71s Aaron Watkins....................36-35—71n David Hearn .......................35-37—72s Gary Woodland ..................36-36—72s Ben Crane ..........................36-36—72s Martin Laird ........................36-36—72s Phil Mickelson ....................37-35—72n Shawn Stefani ....................33-39—72s Jin Park...............................34-38—72s Doug LaBelle II...................34-38—72s David Lingmerth.................35-37—72s Henrik Norlander................36-36—72n Pat Perez ............................35-37—72s

TRANSACTIONS Thursday's Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with LHP Craig Breslow on a two-year contracts. Named Pedro Martinez special assistant to the general manager.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Claimed RHP Zach Stewart off waivers from Pittsburgh.

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Traded OF Justin Upton and 3B Chris Johnson to Atlanta for INF Martin Prado, RHP Randy Delgado, RHP Zeke Spruill, SS Nick Ahmed and 1B Brandon Drury.

FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Named Pat Meyer assistant offensive line coach.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Named Brian Baker outside linebackers coach and Jon Embree tight ends coach.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Named DeWayne Walker defensive backs coach, Frank Scelfo quarterbacks coach and George Yarno offensive line coach.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed DE Marcus Benard, RB James Develin, WR Jeremy Ebert, WR Andre Holmes, QB Mike Kafka, DL Tracy Robertson and LB Jeff Tarpinian to reserve/future contracts.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Fired defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and secondary coach Ken Flajole.

NEW YORK JETS — Named Dennis Thurman defensive coordinator, David Lee quarterbacks coach and Tim McDonald defensive backs coach.

Signed WR Vidal Hazelton to a reserve/future contract.

HOCKEY National Hockey League BOSTON BRUINS — Reassigned D Colby Cohen from Providence (AHL) to South Carolina (ECHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Assigned D Patrick Cullity from Springfield (AHL) to Idaho (ECHL).

DALLAS STARS_Agreed to terms with C Jamie Benn on a five-year contract.

DETROIT RED WINGS — Reassigned RW Andrej Nestrasil and RW Trevor Parkes from Grand Rapids (AHL) to Toledo (ECHL).

NEW YORK RANGERS — Traded F Chad Kolarik to Pittsburgh for F Benn Ferriero. Recalled F Kris Newbury from Connecticut (AHL).

ST. LOUIS BLUES — Assigned D Jeff Woywitka to Peoria (AHL).

COLLEGE ASSUMPTION — Named Maureen Atkins women's volleyball coach.

MAINE-FARMINGTON — Promoted men's and women's assistant cross country coach Joseph Staples to head coach.

MARIAN — Named Mark Henninger football coach.

NEW MEXICO STATE — Announced the resignation of football coach DeWayne Walker. Named Doug Martin interim football coach.

TEXAS A&M — Named Jake Spavital co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach and Jeff Banks special teams and tight ends coach.

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SPORTS

Friday, January 25, 2013

■ Bowling

■ Girls Basketball

Bowling

Vikings

■ CONTINUED FROM 15 Troy 997-1,108-221-216 2,542 Greenville: Bobby Franklin 150-141, Korey Garland 145-134, Kody Kitchen 176-203, Trever Mann 156-157, Austin Weimer 190-147.

Troy: Cameron Hughes 192170, A.J. Bigelow 185-287, Andrew Spencer 202-177, Michael Barkett 234-210, Austin Eidemiller 160228, Corey Shiltz 210.

GIRLS GVille 686-738-146-99 – 1,669 Troy 907-938-171-170 – 2,186 Greenville: Natalie Blinn 144140, Hannah Byers 99-150, Lizzie Hart 192-145, Mariah Kohlhorst 105-127, Shelby Shumaker 146176.

Troy: Rachel Darrow 219-158, Courtney Metzger 193-213, Allie Isner 205-242, Natalia Sainz 145157, Rachel Wagner 145-168.

• Tipp Sweeps Shawnee SPRINGFIELD — The Tippecanoe Red Devils swept a Central Buckeye Conference matchup Thursday at Springfield Shawnee, with the boys rebounding from a loss the night before to win 2,6872,473 and the girls winning their third straight, 1,8091.549.

Logan Banks had a season-high series to lead the boys (13-4, 9-3), rolling 215227—442.

Ryan Rittenhouse rolled 194-

202—396, Steven Calhoun rolled 173-191—364, Jack Bauder rolled 200-161— 361, Jordan Vollmer had a 185 game and Josh Bellas rolled a 172.

“Before the match, I told the boys to just go out there and relax, forget about last night and go do their best,” Tippecanoe coach Clay Lavercombe said. “And they did not disappoint.The boys put together a very solid night.”

Jenny Korleski rolled a 137-196—333 to lead the girls (5-12, 3-9), while Jasmine Fletcher added a career-high series with 160-131—291.

Sarah Marshall rolled 124-125— 249, Caitlin Timmons rolled a 137 game and Sarah Rhoades added a 116 game.

“So proud of the girls for their performance tonight and running their winning streak to three in a row,” Lavercombe said. “They continuously come in and work hard and impress us with their hard work and determination.”

The Red Devils face Bellefontaine today in another big CBC matchup.

■ Girls Basketball

Roundup ■ CONTINUED FROM 15 Milton made big plays and clutch free throws down the stretch to come away with a 54-39 win against Northridge Thursday in Dayton.

“We were only up three going into the fourth, but we put it together and outscored them 19-7 in that span,” Milton-Union coach Richard Cline said.

“Even the kids that didn’t score came up big for us.

Elizabeth Busse stepped in and finished out the fourth.

She did some positive things for us. I thought the last three minutes, with the exception of taking an illadvised shot, we really did a good job of milking the clock, keeping our dribble alive and making free throws.”

The Bulldogs finished the game 14 for 17 at the line.

Brooke Falb had 19 points and eight rebounds, while Haley Martens had 15 points.

Kaitlyn Thompson had six points and five assists and Jordan Pricer had seven points and seven steals.

Milton-Union (2-15) hosts Franklin Monday.

Milton-Union — 54 Thompson 2-2-6, Martens 5-515, Swartztrauber 1-0-3, Falb 5-719, Pricer 2-0-7, Courtright 2-0-4.

Totals: 18-14-54.

Northridge — 39 Russell 1-0-2, Howard 5-5-16, Pound 0-1-1, Aalim 4-2-10, Sebastian 2-0-4, Watson 2-2-6.

Totals: 14-10-39.

Score By Quarters M-U.....................6 23 35 54 NRidge................6 16 32 39 3-point goals: M-U — Swartztrauber, Falb (2), Pricer.

Northridge – Howard.

Records: Milton-Union 2-15.

Northridge 3-14.

Reserve score: Milton-Union 45, Northridge 30.

Franklin Monroe 49, Newton 40 PLEASANT HILL — Newton tried to stage a late comeback against Franklin Monroe, but the damage had already been done.

But in the end, a 16-2 first-quarter hole was too much for the Indians to overcome. Franklin Monroe held off Newton by a score of 49-40 in Cross County Conference play Thursday.

“We let them ahead early, then we made a nice comeback in the second half. It just wasn’t enough,”

Newton coach Neal Hans said.

Trista Lavy led the Indians with 16 points, while Trelissa Lavy added eight in the loss.

Newton hosts Arcanum Tuesday.

Franklin Monroe — 49 Gray 4-4-12, Lehman 0-1-1, Snider 2-1-5, Robbins 6-8-23, Neiswander 2-2-6, Jeffers 1-0-2.

Totals: 16-16-49.

Newton — 40 Trista Lavy 5-6-16, Tebics 2-15, Trelissa Lavy 3-2-8, Madison Mollette 0-1-1, Kleman 2-2-6, Thompson 0-0-0, Rutledge 1-0-2, Wise 1-0-2. Totals: 14-12-40.

Score By Quarters FM.................16 25 40 49 Newton ............2 9 22 40 3-point goals: FM — Robbins. Newton — None.

Records: Franklin Monroe 97, 5-2. Newton 8-10, 4-6.

TV South 54, Bethel 30 BRANDT — The Bethel Bees had trouble slowing down Twin Valley South in the first half, giving up 35 points before the break in a 54-30 Cross County Conference loss Thursday night.

Emily Mongaraz hit three 3s and scored nine points to lead the Bees (116, 0-10), who only lost the second half 19-15 after falling behind 35-15 at the break. Brianna Ellish added six points.

Bethel hosts Riverside Saturday.

TV South — 54 Clark 5-3-13, White 4-1-11, Gates 4-0-8, Mackey 1-1-3, Donaldson 4-0-8, Strausheim 5-111. Totals: 23-6-54.

Bethel — 30 Mongaraz 3-0-9, Callaham 20-4, Weinert 2-0-4, Ellish 2-2-6, Koewler 0-3-3, Floyd 2-0-4.

Totals: 11-5-30.

Score By Quarters TV South .....15 35 45 54 Bethel.............8 15 21 30 3-point goals: Twin Valley South — White 2. Bethel — Mongaraz 3.

Records: Twin Valley South 6-13, 2-8. Bethel 1-16, 0-10.

Tri-Village 68, Bradford 39 BRADFORD — Stateranked Tri-Village (14-1, 10-1) leapt out to a 19-3 lead after one quarter Thursday night and cruised to a 68-39 Cross County Conference win at Bradford.

Brooke Dunlevy and Bree Bates each scored 10 to lead the Railroaders (612, 2-7), who travel to Ansonia Jan. 31.

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Miami East’s Abby Cash puts up a shot Thursday against National Trail.

■ CONTINUED FROM 15 quarter, and we just looked sluggish.

“In the first half they were limiting our possessions. In the second half we got more possessions, not necessarily by turning up the heat, but by doing a better job of all five defensively rebounding and getting a nice outlet and getting up the floor.”

The Vikings held a 9-6 lead midway through the first quarter but surged to a 17-6 lead by the end, closing on an 8-0 run.

Madison Linn scored seven of her 12 points in the opening quarter. Then in the second, the Vikings forced seven turnovers and maintained their 11point lead going into halftime.

But Miami East (16-1, 10-0) set the tempo in the second half after National Trail (10-8, 8-3) was able to slow the game down in the first.

The Vikings ran every time they got a rebound, resulting in eight easy points in transition. Miami East opened the quarter on a 13-0 run before Trail’s Andrea Hunt made her only field goal of the game with 2:05 left in the frame.

The damage had already

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Miami East’s Ashley Current drives past a National Trail defender Thursday. been done though, as East took a 40-18 lead into the fourth quarter.

Ashley Current scored six of her game-high 14 points in the final quarter, while Leah Dunivan finished the game with 13.

Angie Mack had nine points and Abby Cash added seven in the win.

“It was a very, very sluggish type of game,” Elifritz said. “Our girls are disappointed. They are not saying whole a lot in the locker room — and we win

by 26. So it’s a good thing to have, girls with that type of mentality, but at the same time, they know maybe in the second half some of the shots should have fallen.

“At the same time, we fought through that and were able to put up some points pretty quickly.”

The Vikings will go for their ninth win in a row Monday at Wayne.

National Trail — 32 Andrea Hunt 1-0-2, Tiffany Jordan 0-1-1, Miranda Mize 3-0-

8, Paige Thompson 0-5-5, Kate Deaton 6-2-14, Acton 1-0-2.

Totals: 11-8-32.

Miami East — 58 Angie Mack 3-1-9, Leah Dunivan 6-1-13, Madison Linn 51-12, Abby Cash 3-1-7, Ashley Current 6-2-14, Trina Current 02-2, Tori Nuss 0-0-0, Renee DeFord 0-0-0, Ellie Gearhart 0-00, Emily Kindell 0-0-0, Hannah Davisson 0-0-0. Totals: 23-8-58.

Score By Quarters NT........................6 14 18 32 ME .....................17 25 40 58 3-point goals: National Trail — Mize 2. Miami East — Mack, Linn.

Records: National Trail 108, 8-3. Miami East 16-1, 10-0.

■ College Basketball

No. 2 Michigan rolls Purdue ANN ARBOR, Mich.

(AP) — Tim Hardaway Jr. can’t help but notice Michigan’s place in the latest national ranking.

With a win this weekend, the Wolverines could take over the No. 1 spot in the AP poll for the first time since the Fab Five era.

“We would be lying to you if we didn’t have that in our mind, but we really are trying to do a great job of just trying to get better as a team each and every day,” Hardaway said.

On Thursday night, that meant being more aggressive on defense, especially during the second half of a 68-53 win over Purdue. Trey Burke had 15 points and eight assists and Hardaway added 13 points. The second-ranked Wolverines shut down the Boilermakers after Purdue had made seven 3-pointers in the first half.

Michigan has a chance to move to No. 1 in the next poll if it can win at Illinois on Sunday. Duke, the current top-ranked team, lost Wednesday.

The Wolverines (18-1, 51 Big Ten) trailed by seven in the first half, but Purdue (10-9, 3-3) couldn’t keep up its torrid outside shooting.

The Boilermakers turned the ball over 12 times.

“We’re a very low-steal team,” Michigan coach

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Purdue guard Anthony Johnson, right, falls after Michigan forward Mitch McGary (4) blocks his shot during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday in Ann Arbor, Mich.

John Beilein said. “It’s not a strength. We’re trying to, at different times, pick your spots.”

Michigan took control with a 14-2 run in the second half. The Wolverines have won 28 of their last 29 home games the only loss was to Purdue last February.

Terone Johnson scored 14 points for the Boilermakers.

Michigan trailed 33-32 at halftime after the Boilermakers shot 7 of 13 from 3-point range.

Purdue then missed all nine of its attempts from long distance in the second half.

Glenn Robinson III the son of the former Purdue star with the same name made a 3-pointer to put the Wolverines ahead 4240 and start Michigan’s

decisive run.

Richmond 86, No. 19 VCU 74 RICHMOND, Va. — Kendall Anthony scored 21 of his 26 points after halftime and Darien Brothers hit two huge 3-pointers as Richmond needed overtime to end No. 19 VCU’s 13-game winning streak.

Brothers had 18 points and Cedrick Lindsay 13 as the Spiders (13-7, 3-2 Atlantic 10) won for only the second time in their last nine meetings with the Rams. Richmond hit 12 3-pointers with Anthony making five and Brothers four, including one with 1.5 seconds left in regulation to force the overtime, and another to clinch it with 1:35 to play in OT. Juvonte Reddic had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Treveon Graham had 15 points, all after halftime, and 10 rebounds for VCU (16-4, 4-1), which never got its ball-hawking havoc defense unleashed against the steady Spiders.

Both teams finished with 13 turnovers and scored 17 off their takeaways.

No. 23 Mississipi 62, Tennesee 56 OXFORD, Miss. — Marshall Henderson scored 28 points, hitting six 3-pointers in the second half, and No. 23 Mississippi rallied for a victory over Tennessee.

■ Golf

Choi, Snedeker tied for lead at Torrey Pines SAN DIEGO (AP) — One week after he began his year by missing the cut, Tiger Woods didn’t notice a big difference in his game.

It was everything else about the opening round at Torrey Pines that changed.

Relatively calm conditions.

Rough that didn’t cover the top of his shoes. A course

that has been good to him since he was a teenager.

And despite his putter not cooperating at the end of his round, a 4-under 68 on his scorecard.

Woods was on the verge of joining defending champion Brandt Snedeker and K.J. Choi atop the leaderboard Thursday in the

Farmers Insurance Open until missing three straight putts inside 12 feet late in his round.

Snedeker was bogey-free on the North Course for a 65. Choi birdied three of his last four holes on the tougher South Course for his 65.

Woods, a seven-time

champion at Torrey Pines, at least got off the South Course without further damage when he had to lay up on the par-5 18th hole, hit wedge over the green and into a bunker and made a 6-foot putt for par.

“Last week’s conditions were a lot more difficult and the fairways were nar-

row and the wind was howling,” Woods said. “I felt like I was doing a lot of good things right last week unfortunately, only for a few days, but I doing a lot of good things right. And I came out here today and basically did the same thing.”

Woods three-putted for

double bogey on the fourth hole, though he knew he had a pair of par 5s to make up ground. He did that, and more. He made a 12-footer for birdie, an eagle by holing a bunker shot on the par-5 sixth, and birdie putts on the eighth and ninth holes to get back into the game.