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PIQUA — After suc-cessfully completing theirtransfer of authority ear-lier this month at theirbase in Afghanistan, the165 soldiers with the OhioArmy National Guard’s1487th TransportationCompany has assumedtheir mission of trans-portation operations inthe war-torn country, ac-cording to the unit’s cap-tain.

The soldiers are “work-ing hard and starting tosettle into their battlerhythm,” stated the unit’scommander, Capt.Stephen Sturgill, in anewsletter sent home tofamily members.“The 1487th has ac-

cepted responsibility formajor missions and I amconfident that we will besuccessful in all facets,”Sturgill reported. “Theleadership is working dili-gently to ensure our sol-diers are well-trained andconfident in their ability

to complete the missions.”In November, members

from the unit attended aCall of Duty ceremony atPiqua High School beforedeploying to Fort Hood inTexas for training and af-terward arrived inAfghanistan last monthfor the yearlong deploy-

ment.The unit, which is from

Eaton but includes aPiqua detachment, is incharge of transportationoperations at KandaharAirfield in Afghanistanand will “provide tactical

Soldiers start mission at Kandahar

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MIKE ULLERY/STAFF FILE PHOTOSoldiers of the Ohio National Guard, 1487th Trans-portation Company, based in Piqua, gathered atPiqua High School on Nov. 14, 2012, for their Call ToDuty Ceremony. The unit, under command of CaptainStephen A. Sturgill and 1st Sgt. Mike A. Kula, left toright, has been deployed to Afghanistan as part ofOperation Enduring Freedom.

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FOR THE DAILY CALLTROY — Steve Graham wasn’t too con-

cerned about the illness that brought him tothe UVMC Emergency Department last falluntil the doctor told him a helicopter was onits way.Graham, 64, was soon enroute to Good

Samaritan Hospital in Dayton, where a heartstent was placed, beginning his road to re-covery. Four months later, he’s continuingwork in his “active retirement” and a regularparticipant in the Upper Valley Medical Cen-ter’s Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation pro-gram.Graham, who was working around the

house in New Carlisle with his wife when hebecame ill, said he should have recognizedthe signs of a possible heart attack. He wasshort of breath, felt some tingling in his armand had slight chest pains.“As I look back on it, I had all the classic

symptoms. I went into the house and said, ‘Iwill sit here and cool off.’ After it didn’t goaway, my wife said, ‘We are going to the hos-

pital,’” he recalled. “We weren’t too upsetabout it. Ignorance is bliss, I guess.”After his surgery, Graham followed his car-

diologist’s instructions and visited UVMCCardiopulmonary Rehab, though somewhatreluctantly.“I came under duress. I thought it would

be a waste of time. Basically, I was beingstubborn,” Graham said. He told Tami Ma-niaci McMillan, RN, his thoughts and said helikely wouldn’t return. “She had a talk withme,” he said with a laugh. “She is outstand-ing. She refocused me, said ‘You need to behere and I expect to see you back.’”Graham got the message. He was sold on

the program by its benefits and the way hewas treated. Now, he cannot say enough goodthings about the rehab program.“It is kind of awkward going in there. You

look around, everyone kind of punched thesame ticket to get into this club,” he said.“There is an awful lot of caring going on inthere and just a lot of good, good people.”

Rehab helps teacher adjust after heart attack

Steve Graham participates in the Upper Val-ley Medical Center’s Cardiopulmonary Re-habilitation program under the monitoringof Tami Maniaci McMillan, RN.

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Meteor explodes,injuring onlookersMOSCOW (AP) — A

meteor streaked acrossthe sky and exploded overRussia's Ural Mountainswith the power of anatomic bomb Friday, itssonic blasts shatteringcountless windows and in-juring about 1,100 people.The spectacle deeply

frightened many Rus-sians, with some elderlywomen declaring that theworld was coming to anend. Many of the injuredwere cut by flying glass asthey flocked to windows,curious about what hadproduced such a blindingflash of light.The meteor — esti-

mated to be about 10 tons— entered the Earth's at-mosphere at a hypersonicspeed of at least 54,000kph (33,000 mph) andshattered into piecesabout 30-50 kilometers(18-32 miles) above theground, the Russian Acad-emy of Sciences said in astatement.Amateur video showed

an object speeding across

the sky about 9:20 a.m.local time, just after sun-rise, leaving a thick whitecontrail and an intenseflash.“There was panic. Peo-

ple had no idea what washappening,” said SergeyHametov, a resident ofChelyabinsk, a city of 1million about 1,500 kilo-meters (930 miles) east ofMoscow.“We saw a big burst of

light, then went outside tosee what it was and weheard a really loud, thun-dering sound,” he told TheAssociated Press by tele-phone.The meteor hit less

than a day before asteroid2012 DA14 is to make theclosest recorded pass bythe Earth for a rock of itssize — about 17,150 miles(28,000 kilometers). Butthe European SpaceAgency said its expertshad determined there wasno connection — just cos-mic coincidence.

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Asteroid 2012 DA14 hurtles toward Earth, missesMARCIA DUNNAP Aerospace Writer

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP)— A 150-foot asteroid hurtledthrough Earth's backyard Fri-day, coming within an incredi-ble 17,150 miles and makingthe closest known flyby for arock of its size. In a chilling co-

incidence, a meteor explodedabove Russia just hours beforethe asteroid zoomed past theplanet.Scientists the world over,

along with NASA, insisted themeteor had nothing to do withthe asteroid since they ap-peared to be traveling in oppo-

site directions. The asteroid is amuch more immense object anddelighted astronomers in Aus-tralia and elsewhere whowatched it zip harmlesslythrough a clear night sky.“It’s on its way out,” reported

Paul Chodas of NASA’s Near-Earth Object program at Jet

Propulsion Laboratory in Cali-fornia.Asteroid 2012 DA14, as it’s

called, came closer to Earththan many communication andweather satellites orbiting22,300 miles up. Scientists in-sisted these, too, would bespared, and they were right.

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ground transportation se-curity in support of Oper-ation EnduringFreedom,” according toone mission directivementioned during No-vembers deployment cer-emony.“(We) appreciate all of

the support from the fam-ilies and friends and theboxes of goods that havebeen sent for our sol-diers,” Sturgill reported.First Sgt. Mike Kula

said once the unit getssome “battle rhythm” theunit will begin “fine-tun-ing” operations.“Doing successful mis-

sions is of the highest im-portance,” Kula stated.A yellow ribbon event

will be held Saturday,Feb. 23, at 10 a.m. at Edi-son Community Collegeand will last for fourhours. The event will in-clude a video conferencewith Sturgill, a legalpresentation, a presenta-tion by the Family Readi-ness Group and the

American Red Cross, andlunch will be served.The 1487th unit’s previ-

ous service includes Oper-ation Iraqi Freedom in2004 through 2005 andOperation Desert Storm in1990 and 1991.For information concern-

ing sending care packagesto the unit, contact MasterSgt.Martin Phipps at (614)336-6850 or via email atmartin.e.phipps.mil@mail.mil.Those interested in con-

tacting the Family Readi-ness Group can do sothrough email atfrg1487@yahoo.com.

SoldiersContinued from page 1

Participation in the rehabprogram requires a referralfrom the patient’s doc-tor.Each patient will have alengthy assessment with anurse on the first day, Ma-niaci McMillan said. Thisassessment includes re-viewing the patient’s medi-cine and past history, aphysical and a bike test.The number of visits is

based on insurance, buttypically it is for eight to 12weeks.EachWednesday, aneducation program is in-cluded with the exerciseprogram.Classes are led by

nurses, dietician, diabeticcounselor and exercisephysiologists.Among topicsare diabetes and weightmanagement, stress man-agement, benefits of exer-cise and risk factors forcoronary heart disease.Thepatient’s family doctor andcardiologist receive a reportevery 30 days. Exercisetime and intensity are setfor each individual. Oncompleting this programpatients have the option ofreturning for the nextphase, which is self-pay.“Our goal for our pa-

tients is that they feelhealthier than they have

in years, feel safe again andfeel more knowledgeableabout heart disease,” Ma-niaci McMillan said.A native of Mercer

County, Graham is a for-mer teacher, coach andprincipal who now workswith student teachersthroughWright State Uni-versity and with the ClarkCounty Educational Serv-ices Center.

His advice for others? “Iwould advise people that ifthey have any inkling theyare going in this directionto read up on the warningsigns and more impor-tantly to just pay atten-tion,” Graham said. Formore information on theUVMC CardiopulmonaryRehab program visitwww.UVMC.com or call440-4677.

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The meteor releasedseveral kilotons of en-ergy above the region,the Russian scienceacademy said. Accord-ing to NASA, it wasabout 15 meters (49feet) wide before it hitthe atmosphere, aboutone-third the size of thepassing asteroid.Some meteorite frag-

ments fell in a reservoiroutside the town ofChebarkul. The crashleft an eight-meter (26-foot) -wide crater in theice.The shock wave blew

in an estimated 100,000square meters (morethan 1 million squarefeet) of glass, accordingto city officials, whosaid 3,000 buildings inthe city were damaged.At one zinc factory, partof the roof collapsed.The Interior Ministry

said about 1,100 peoplesought medical careafter the shock waveand 48 of them werehospitalized. Most ofthe injuries were causedby flying glass, officialssaid.There was no immedi-

ate word on any deathsor anyone struck byspace fragments.Meteors typically

cause sizeable sonicbooms when they enterthe atmosphere becausethey are traveling somuch faster than thespeed of sound. Injurieson the scale reportedFriday, however, are ex-traordinarily rare.“I went to see what

that flash in the skywas about,” recalled res-ident Marat Lobkovsky.“And then the windowglass shattered, bounc-ing back on me. Mybeard was cut open, butnot deep. They patchedme up. It's OK now.”Another resident,

Valya Kazakov, saidsome elderly women in

his neighborhoodstarted crying out thatthe world was ending.Ru s s i a n - l a n guag e

hashtags for the mete-orite quickly shot upinto Twitter's toptrends.Lessons had just

started at Chelyabinskschools when the meteorexploded, and officialssaid 258 schoolchildrenwere among those in-jured.Amateur video footage

showed a teacher speak-ing to her class as apowerful shockwave hitthe room.Yekaterina Me-

likhova, a high schoolstudent whose nose wasbloody and whose upperlip was covered with abandage, said she was inher geography classwhen a bright lightflashed outside.“After the flash, noth-

ing happened for aboutthree minutes. Then werushed outdoors. I wasnot alone, I was therewith Katya. The doorwas made of glass, ashock wave made it hitus,” she said.Russian television

ran footage of athletesat a city sports arenawho were showered byshards of glass fromhuge windows. Some ofthem were still bleed-ing.Other videos showed

a long shard of glassslamming into the floorclose to a factoryworker and massivedoors blown away bythe shock wave.The vast implosion of

glass windows exposedmany residents to thebitter cold as temper-atures in the city wereexpected to plummetto minus 20 Celsius(minus 4 Fahrenheit)overnight.

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Continued from page 1 Mary Lou (Melcher) MillhousePORT ORANGE, Fla.

— Lou (Melcher) Mill-house, 58, of Port Orange,F l a . ,f o r -m e r l yo fPiqua,passeda w a yS u n -d a y ,Feb. 10,2 0 1 3 ,at 5:20a.m., atthe Halifax Health Hos-pice of Volusia/Flagler,Port Orange, Fla., due tocomplications from latestage breast cancer.She was born in Piqua

on Oct. 28, 1954, the onlychild of the late Louis W.and Lorraine (Turner)Melcher.She is survived by her

two daughters and son-in-law, Cassandra (Jason)Rhodes and Lisa Mill-house, both of Port Or-ange, Fla., along withnumerous cousins andclose friends.Mary Lou graduated

from Lehman CatholicHigh School in Sidney, in1973, and obtained herbachelor of science in edu-cation in 1977, from St.Joseph’s College, Rensse-laer, Ind. Specializing inreading improvement, sheworked at several schoolsin the Springfield andTipp City areas. She con-tinued her education atWright State Universitybefore moving to theSouth Carolina area,where she taught the“Gullah” children of Bu-ford and Shell Point.While in South Carolina,Mary Lou completed addi-tional courses at the Uni-versity of South Carolinaand the Citadel.She returned to Piqua,

where she did private tu-toring and substituteteaching at Piqua CatholicSchools before leaving theprofession to pursue anapprenticeship and jointhe family business atMelcher-Sowers FuneralHome, as a licensed fu-neral director.Mary Lou assumed

many roles throughouther lifetime, in various or-

ganizations, such as pres-ident of the American Le-gion Auxillary, anassistant scout leader forGirl Scouts of America inSouth Carolina, and was amember of the Lowcoun-try Reading Association.She was also a member ofthe American BusinessWomen Association(ABWA), ChristmasAround the World, andwas a leading Avon repre-sentative, consistentlyearning such honors asPresident’s Club andHonor Society.In addition, she was a

former member of St.Mary Catholic Church inPiqua, and joined the OurLady of Lourdes CatholicChurch congregation uponthe family’s move toFlorida in 1997.There, shewas an active member ofthe Council of CatholicWomen and multiple par-ent groups. Through ajourney of multiple trialsand tribulations, sheproved herself to be a con-stant advocate for herchildren, and devoted herlife to raising them. Sheenjoyed traveling with herfamily, 50s and 60s popmusic, Disney trips andmemorabilia, Ohio Statefootball, watching TV withfamily, and living theFlorida lifestyle. She wasalways there when peoplewere in need of a friend ora smile, and was a devotedmother and friend. Shehad a way of making eachday count, and her smileand laughter will begreatly missed.A Service of Christian

Burial will be held at 12p.m. Wednesday, atMelcher-Sowers Fu-neral Home, Piqua withthe Rev. Fr. AngeloCaserta officiating.Friends may call from10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. atthe funeral home. Burialwill follow in Forest HillCemetery, Piqua, OH.Memorial contributions

may be made to HalifaxHealth, Hospice of VolusiaFlagler, 3800 WoodbriarTrail, Port Orange, Fla.32129.Condolences may be ex-

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

SIDNEY — Henry Moses Eikenberry, 91, of theDorothy Love Retirement Community, Sidney, passedaway at his residence Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. Memorialservices will be held Monday, at the Dorothy LoveAmos Chapel, Sidney. Salm-McGill and TangemanFuneral Home in Sidney is handling the funeralarrangements.

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B. Joanne DuncanSTONE MOUNTAIN,

Ga. — B. Joanne Dun-can, 74, of Stone Moun-tain, Ga., formerly ofWest Milton, passedaway Monday, Feb. 11,2013, at Shands MedicalCenter, Jacksonville,Fla.She was born July 28,

1938, in West Milton.Mrs. Duncan was pre-

ceded in death by herparents, J. Orville andKatherine E. (Frye) Hol-bert and a brotherDuane Holbert.She is survived by her

beloved husband, WellsS. Duncan; loving family,son, Gregory Duncan ofLondon,England; daugh-ter and son-in-law, Kim-berlee and AnthonyYoung of Matawan, N.J.;and seven grandchil-

dren.She was a 1956 gradu-

ate of Milton-UnionHigh School, was retiredas a secretary for TRW,enjoyed cross stitching,camping, traveling andspending time with herfamily.Funeral services will

be held at 5 p.m. Sun-day at Hale-SarverFamily FuneralHome, 284 N. MiamiSt., West Milton. In-ternment will be atRiverside Cemetery,West Milton. Friendsmay call from 2-5 p.m.Sunday at Hale-Sarver.If so desired, contribu-

tions may be made tothe American DiabetesAssociation, 1701 NorthBeauregard St., Alexan-dria, VA. 22311.

Peggy D. ‘Fuller’ St. GermainNEW PORT RICHEY,

Fla. — Peggy D. “Fuller”St. Germain, 71, passedTuesday afternoon, Feb.12, 2013, in New PortRichey, Fla. She was bornin Piqua.She will be greatly

missed by her daughter,Lisa and step-son; Todd,Her sisters, Karen, Carol,Barb, and Bev, brothersFred and Curt; grandchil-

dren, Tonya, Tina, andRicky; great-grands,Jazmyn, Ryan, Williamand Jessica; and great-greats, Aiden and Kyla;nieces and nephews, andall of her Fuller andSupinger cousins.

She touched many liveswith her compassion andgenerosity. May her spiritsurvive to keep thesequalities in the world.

Michelle Ann Goubeaux SlutzTROY — On Feb. 14,

2013, the spirit ofMichelle Ann GoubeauxS l u t zpassedf r o mh e rb o d yi n t othe af-terlife.A f t e rastren-u o u sbattlewith pancreatic cancer,she passed in the comfortof her home, surroundedby her loving family. Herbest friend and life part-ner, Jerry, was by her sideuntil the very end.She leaves behind three

children — Jasmine, Ka-mara and Elisha — and agrandson, Trevor, whowere the light of her life.Surviving her passing areher older sister, Kim, herbrother, Matt, and heryounger sister, Renee,with whom she spentmany of life’s special mo-ments. Her mother’s sis-ter, Ruthi, remains withthe family.Her parents, James

Goubeaux and BarbaraSemon, preceded her inpassing.She has finally met her

eternal Valentine, and shewill be forever in theLord’s presence. May she

look upon us with favoroften.We love our mother,our grandmother, ourfriend, our angel. Her gen-erous spirit will be missed,yet celebrated and revis-ited often.Through our re-membrance of her giftsand her love, we can aidher spirit and light inshining on for all to see.She wished us not to besad, but to be joyous in theLord with our hearts, andcelebratory in her life’sworks.A service to celebrate

Michelle’s life, her love,and her legacy will be heldMonday, in the presence ofher loved ones and thoseof us she has touched. Thecelebration service willoccur from 6-8 p.m. atUpper Room WorshipCenter, located at 648North Hyatt St. in TippCity.In lieu of flowers,

Michelle’s wish was for do-nations to be made to ei-ther Hospice of MiamiCounty or Upper RoomWorship Center.Arrangements have

been entrusted to Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home,Troy.Condolences may be left

for the family atwww.fisher-cheneyfuner-alhome.com.

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Woman accusedof shooting exHAMILTON (AP) — A

southwest Ohio woman isaccused of shooting her ex-husband in the face attheir home on Valentine’sDay.Hamilton police say

Pamela Dawson has beencharged with felonious as-sault.The Cincinnati Enquirer

reports that neighborshave said that while thecouple was divorced, theywere living together.Police said Friday that

43-year-old Donald Knappis being treated for his in-juries at University Hospi-tal Medical Center inCincinnati.

Airport seespossible boost inairline mergerAKRON (AP) — Offi-

cials at the Akron-CantonAirport say the proposedmerger between AmericanAirlines and US Airwayscould mean potentialgrowth for the facility.The two airlines an-

nounced an $11 billionmerger Thursday that willturn American into theworld’s biggest airline.

The Akron Beacon Jour-nal reports that US Air-ways operates ninenonstop flights a day out ofAkron-Canton — five toCharlotte, N.C., three toPhiladelphia and one toWashington, D.C.Airport spokeswoman

Kristie Van Auken saysAmerican hasn’t flown outof the Akron-Canton air-port for many years. Shesaid the merger could be “agreat opportunity” for theairport.The director of the

Cleveland Hopkins Inter-national Airport told thenewspaper that themergershould have little to no im-

pact on airport operationsthere.

Man tells 911dispatcher hestabbed his wifeCOLUMBUS (AP) — A

central Ohio man told a911 dispatcher that he hadnever hurt his wife beforeand didn’t knowwhy he fa-tally stabbed her.

The Columbus Dispatchreported details on the 911call on Friday.Columbus police said

Leif Mortensen called 911Wednesday afternoon andreported that his 74-year-old wife Margaret wasdead in the kitchen of theirhome. Authorities say hethen tried to cut his ownthroat. He was taken to ahospital and is facing amurder charge.Police have said 72-year-

old Leif Mortensen toldthem he wasn’t takingdrugs or drinking.Stunned neighbors told

reporters that theMortensens seemed like

nice, friendly people.Police said it was the

10th homicide in Colum-bus so far this year.

Wind turbineproject getsboostCLEVELAND (AP) — A

nonprofit company develop-ing wind turbines alongLakeErie has gained signif-icant engineering support.

The Plain Dealer inCleveland reports the LakeErie Energy DevelopmentCorp. has partnered withabout a dozen national andinternational expert compa-niesandlaboratories inanef-fort to make the proposalhappen.Andtheprivatepart-ners are bringing an addi-tional $1 million to theproject.TheLakeErieEnergyDe-

velopmentCorp.isusinga$4million federal grant to de-velop the initial engineeringnecessary to build wind tur-bines in fresh water, whereice can put pressure on anystructure.

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LEBANON (AP) — Asouthwest Ohio prosecutoris investigating a schoolsuperintendent for possi-ble misuse of public re-sources for politicalcampaigning.Franklin City Schools

Superintendent ArnolElam wrote a letter to par-ents this week urgingthem to join “an activecampaign” to make sureGov. John Kasich and leg-islators supporting himaren’t re-elected. Elam isamong school officials insome of the state’s poorerdistricts upset about theRepublican governor’s newschool funding plan.Warren County prosecu-

tor David Fornshell saidElam might have crossed alegal line by using schoolresources for campaign

purposes. A message wasleft Friday for the prosecu-tor’s office seeking moredetails.Ohio Democratic Party

chairman Chris Redfernon Friday called the GOPprosecutor’s investigation“a politically motivatedwitch hunt.”Elam told the Dayton

Daily News his purposewas informative, not polit-ical.“It was not my intent to

break the law,” Elam said.“It was my intent to informour citizens of the gravityof the governor’s budget oneducation.” When Kasichunveiled his plan earlierthis month, he said itwould address inequitiesin Ohio’s school fundingformula, giving more helpand opportunities to poor

and special-needs stu-dents. But subsequentbudget projections brokendown by district havecaused some superintend-ents in districts in Ap-palachian Ohio and otherlower-income areas such asFranklin to question thegovernor’s description ofthe plan.Elam said Franklin, just

north of Middletown alongInterstate 75 in southwestOhio, wouldn’t get any ad-ditional funding under theplan, while WarrenCounty’s three wealthiestdistricts — Kings, Masonand Springboro — get in-creases.“Frankly, this is both un-

fair and unbelievable,”Elam wrote to parents ofthe district’s nearly 3,000students, saying the gover-

nor’s plan “gives to therich.”Kasich spokesman Rob

Nichols said Franklinschools would maintaincurrent funding while ben-efiting from reduced bu-reaucracy under the neweducation plan, and couldreceive new funds from the$300 million program thegovernor has introduced toreward schools for innova-tion and efficiency. He de-clined comment on theinvestigation.But Redfern said: “It

sends a disturbing mes-sage to the people of Ohiothat Kasich’s friends mightabuse government re-sources to punish this su-perintendent who is simplystanding up for local schoolfunding that the governorhas stripped away.”

Ohio prosecutor probesKasich school critic

MIKE MUNDEN/AP PHOTO Dublin schools superintendent Dr. David Axner listens as Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich speaks at a specialmeeting of the Buckeye Association of School Administrators recently in Columbus. This was one of threeopen press events set to discuss his new school reform and funding plan.

PIQUA — Easter Seals Adult Day Services hold anopen house from 12:45 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at316 N. College St. Special musical entertainment willbe provided by John Wildenhaus, with a sing-along, re-freshments, free blood pressure screening, and toursof the adult day service center.

Thisweeksawthepassingofyetanother friend frommyyouth.Doug Fuge was a 1979

graduate of Miami East anda friend for many years. Hisdeath, like so many others,was due to cancer.I lost my father to cancer

in 1985 and, since that time,have watched so many oth-ers fight that dreaded dis-ease that it makes menearly physically ill to thinkabout it.I guess that the good

news is that it seems thatmore and more people doseem to overcome and winthe fight. Unfortunately,that number is not highenough.Mydadwas a carpenter. I

believe that his decades ofworking around and withasbestos and a hundredother chemicals probablycontributed to his con-tracting the disease. Myuncle,Bernie,whoworkedside-by-side with my dadfor all those years, alsodied of cancer some yearslater.In recentmonths,many

of us have been involved inbenefits for local friends,andchildren of friends, who areengaged in the fight of theirlives, at too young an age. Isee more and more how un-fair cancer is.So, I find myself asking,

what is really being doneabout this disease? I amsure that research compa-nies are, and have been foryears, in high-gear, workingto come up with a cure forcancer of all types.The proclivity of this dis-

ease makes me wonder itsorigin and cause.There is nodoubt that we live in a toxicworld.Seeming innocuous items

that people like my fatherworked with for years …fiberglass insulation,variousadhesives,asbestos siding,toname just a few, were laterdiscovered to contain highly-toxic substances that canlead to cancer. But, whoknew?Today, anyone working

around and with many ofthose items dresses in pro-tective gear, including respi-rator devices in some cases,to avoid inhaling fumes anddust particles.We are living in aworld of

toxins that we created. Wespent decades creating andbuilding things that we nowhave to find a way to get ridof— safely.

The foods that we eat arealso subject to scrutiny.Chemicals that we designedto make one tomato largerand more juicy, have suc-ceeded in making that onetomato larger, juicier andpo-tentially toxic to eat.I have always been fasci-

nated by diet soft drinks.Evenatayoungage, it didn’ttake much to figure out thatreal sugar was less of a dan-ger than artificial sweeten-ers.Perhaps my fascination

was more with people whoconsume those carbonatedMolotov Cocktails. If you arereally dieting, stop drinkingsoft drinks totally.My trip to the Upper Val-

ley Career Center and Wil-

lowbrook facility onThursday was food forthought. I watched as one ofnature’s most natural prod-ucts, sap, flowed fromMapletrees and was harvested tocreatePureMaplesyrup.Na-ture has provided us withsubstances such as Maplesyrup and honey, along withhundreds of other sources offood. And then we humanshave to “improve” upon na-ture by altering, tweakingand preserving to the pointwhere we are — poisoningourselves.As our doctors and scien-

tistsracetofindacureforcan-cer, a cure that I pray willcome quickly,we need to stepback and take a look at whatwe eat.We need to stop andthink about the environmentin which we live, work andplay.It is indeedascaryworldin

whichwe live today.Inspiteofallofthedangers

that lie in wait for us,we stillneed to live each day to thefullest. Enjoy, appreciateand love those around you.We never know how

much time we have tospend those we care about.So long, Doug. If God has

a baseball team, I am sureyou will be in the lineup intime for spring training.

Mike Ullery is the ChiefPhotographer of the PiquaDaily Call.

Serving Piqua since 1883

“Will you not revive us again: that your peoplemay rejoice in you?”

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The Usual Eccentric

OPINIONOPINIONSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2013

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The other eveningChristine and Iwere cozy on our

couch when out of thedepths of our basementroamed an insidious in-sect of general descrip-tion. It looked like a crossbetween a silverfish anda lady bug.Havingdrawnthe ire of Christine bysimply peacefully co-ex-isting with her, my wifedirected me to vanquishthe nefarious ne’er-do-well,which botheredme because I didn’t feel like getting up.So I askedChristinewhy shewanted the

bug dead. She told me that bugs have thewhole outside to live and when one comesinto where she is living it must perish. Ipointed out how outrageously illogical Ifound her insect assassination philosophyand asked her a simple question.“Howwould you like it if every time you

went outside bugs tried killing you for noreason aside fromminding your own busi-ness?” I rhetorically inquired. “When yougo outside do all of the tiny ants rally,‘There she is! She isn’t permitted outdoors,it’s where we live. Come on gang, let’sswarmher.’Yet here you arewishing to kill— wanting me to kill for you — that poorlittle speck on thewall over there.Andwhy,because it invaded your personal space?This bug has harmed you in no way!”Nevertheless I acquiesced, which brings

up an important issue.There are two fieldsof thought on the matter of bug-squashingI suppose. On the one hand a person coulduse, well, their hand, but that makes quiteamess now doesn’t it?That’s not necessar-ily an activity a normal person nominatesthemselves for anyway.I take the road less traveled.When I im-

pose insect death I like it quick, easy andpreferably without a humongous, grossstain on the living room wall right abovethe mantle. I ammore of a bug flicker.What I like to do is creep up with my

index finger cocked against the fleshy partof my thumb and — flick! So that’s what Idid and this silverfish-ladybug-thingysailed behind the television like it waslaunched from a catapult.Christine askedme if I killed it,and I an-

swered by saying, “Probably.”Now you have to figure that I’m not the

only personwhowants to rewrite the rules

when it comes to indis-criminate bug homicides.I think it’s fair to suggestthat insects are prettystaunch supporters ofsuch reform, too, espe-cially spiders because spi-ders take the brunt of it.Nobody wants a spider

in their house. I kill spi-ders on principal alone.Aside from makinggrown men scream, spi-ders are just plain gross.

They have eight legs and eight eyes. If Imet a person that had eight legs and eighteyes I would sympathy kill them for sure.Spiders aremy sworn enemy,but I never

kill them in thehouse. It’s too risky. InsteadI will fog a spider with harmless hairspray.Once the spray takes hold I collect myhomemade spider statute in a clear cas-sette tape case and take it outside on thedeck. Then I use a spray bottle with waterto dissolve the hairspray, thereby freeingthe arachnid to enjoy a few seconds of free-dom. Just long enough for the spider tothink he has made a safe getaway.And that’s when I squash it underneath

my boot heel. That’s how much I hate spi-ders.Sometimes I try to see it from the per-

spective of a spider,because spiders have tothink it’s ridiculous.A spiderwould be all like,“Look, I’m just

over here on the wall just hanging aroundand being a spider, mostly because I havethree brain cells and don’t knowany better.Maybe later I will kill a bug for you andsave you the time and trouble. I can see youwith my eight eyes, and you can see mewith yourmeasly two. Imean younoharm,yet each time I am spotted you attempt tospray me with SuaveMax Hold.”After I explained all of this to Christine

the same bug began creeping up the wallagain.This time she got up and smacked itwith a magazine.“The next time you go outside you better

be watching your back,” I reminded her.

To contact Will E Sanders email him atwille@willesanders.com. To learn moreaboutWill E Sanders, to read past columnsor to read features by other Creators Syndi-cate writers and cartoonists, visit the Cre-ators Syndicate website atwww.creators.com.

WASHINGTON (AP) —The outlook for the U.S. jobmarket isbrighteningafteragovernment report showedasharp drop in the number ofAmericans applying for un-employment benefits.Weekly applications fell

27,000 to a seasonally ad-justed 341,000, the LaborDepartment said Thursday.Outside a few weeks lastmonth affected by seasonaldistortions, that’s the lowestlevel in nearly five years.The four-week average,

which smooths week-to-week fluctuations, stayednear a five-year low.Economists were encour-

agedby thedecline butwantto see theprogress sustainedandmore jobs created.Sincethe recession ended in June2009, the job market hasshown brief bursts of im-provement in the wintermonths only to falter in thespring.In addition, the huge

snowstorm that affected theNortheasternstatesover theweekend could push up ap-plications in the comingweeks.The latest report cov-ered the week ended Feb. 9,prior to when the stormhit.“This is tentatively a posi-

tive signal for the labormar-ket,” Daniel Silver, aneconomist at JPMorganChase, said in a note toclients.Fallingapplicationssignal

fewer layoffs. More hiringusually follows, but not al-ways.Since November, the four-

week average has declined 5percent to 352,500 applica-tions.And jobgrowthhas in-creased to an average of200,000 net positions amonth from Novemberthrough January, up from150,000 in theprevious threemonths.But the employment re-

port measures net job gains,which equals total hiringminus layoffs, quits andother separations.A decline in layoffs can

boost net job gains evenwhen total hiring is flat ordown.A separate Labor De-partment report earlier thisweekshowed that layoffs felltoa10-year lowinDecember.Overall hiring, however, alsodeclined.Many companies may be

more cautious about hiringnow that a 2 percentagepoint increase in Social Se-curity taxes is cutting con-sumers’ take-homepay.Thatcould slow growth.Still, if applications re-

main consistently below350,000, net job growthshould increase, said CarlRiccadonna,an economist atDeutsche Bank.

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The subject of probabil-ities in bridge poses amental hurdle for manyplayers. Like it or not,though, bridge is essen-tially a game of percent-ages, which gives thosewho familiarize them-selves with basic proba-bilities a decided edgeover those who don’t.Take this case where

you get to three notrumpand West leads a spade.

To make the contract, youmust score at least fourdiamond tricks, so youtake the first spade inyour hand in order to pre-serve the ace as a laterentry to dummy. If younow cash the A-Q of dia-monds and lead a spade tothe ace, in effect hoping toscore all five diamondtricks, you eventually godown one.This is unlucky -- but

by no means surprising --because the probability offinding a diamond divi-sion that will allow you toscore four tricks on thisapproach is only about 54percent. This includes the36 percent chance of a 3-3division in the suit, plusan additional 18 percent ifeither defender has thesingleton or doubleton

jack.But if instead you start

by cashing the ace of dia-monds and then overtakethe queen with the king(planning to concede a di-amond on the third roundof the suit), your chancesof making the contractrise to nearly 70 percent.This is because you re-

tain not only the 36 per-cent chance of succeedingagainst a 3-3 break, butalso because you makefour tricks in the suitwhenever either opponentwas dealt the J-x, the sin-gleton jack or the 9-x --which will happen about33 percent of the time.In the actual case, after

East’s nine falls on the

king, you next playdummy’s ten to force outthe jack. This establishesdummy’s 8-6, and you fin-ish with nine tricks.It is true that if East

had the doubleton jack ofdiamonds, or if the suitproved to be divided 3-3,the recommended methodof play would cost you atrick. However, youshould be happy to risk a30-point loss for the sakeof elevating your chanceto make the contract fromslightly better than 50-50to one that makes youmore than a 2-to-1 fa-vorite.

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DEAR ABBY: I havelived in an abusive marriagefor 11 years. Now, when Ihave finally mustered thecourage to leave, everybodysays I must stay “for the chil-dren” as he is a “changedman.”I no longer love him and

he refuses to give me a di-vorce. He also refuses toadmit there is anythingwrong in the marriage andsays I’m exaggerating every-thing.I have tried counseling

and therapy alone becausehe refused to join me. I donot want my four children tobe affected by my choice andwish for a mutual discus-sion, but he doesn’t want todiscuss divorce. I am afraidto stay and afraid to leave. Ihave no support systemhere.

— WANTS OUT INILLINOIS

DEAR WANTS OUT:After 11 years of abuse andcounseling and therapyalone because your husbandwould not accompany you,his wishes should no longeraffect your decision. Pick upthe phone and contact theNational Domestic ViolenceHotline, 800-799-7233.That’s the place to find infor-mation about how to form anescape plan for yourself andyour children. Whether yourhusband is willing to discussdivorce or not, he cannotforce you to remain marriedto him. An attorney can helpyou with the process onceyou are out of there.

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 23-year-old woman with a uni-versity degree, a fulfillingjob, downtown apartmentand a busy social life. I amalso heavily tattooed. Mytattoos bring me a great dealof happiness. I work in a fieldwhere visible tattoos are ac-ceptable, and I’m very goodat covering them when nec-essary. My problem is how topolitely deal with strangerswho criticize my tattooswhen I’m out in public. Ihave been told I have “ru-ined” myself, that I have nofuture, that I’ll never find ahusband, that I am ugly, aninsult to women and trashy.I do not dress scantily and,in my opinion, these com-ments are uncalled for.I usually tell people that I

am affecting only myself andthat I’m happy, but this usu-ally results in scoffs or morerude remarks. Part of mewants to be rude back be-cause I am offended. What

should I say the next time Iam inevitably picked on?

— INKED ANDIRKED IN CALGARY,

CANADA

DEAR INKED ANDIRKED: I printed a letterlast spring about a Cana-dian woman who insistedthat people north of the bor-der are nicer than people inthe U.S.A. Your letter showsthat’s not necessarily thecase. The next time someonemakes an unkind remarkabout your body art, look theperson in the eye and say,“That you would say some-thing so hurtful to me showsyou are uglier on the insidethan you think I am on theoutside.”

DEAR ABBY: Myboyfriend and I have beendating for 11 months. He’s18 and I’m 17. Every date wego on is initiated andplanned by me. For once, I’dlike to be surprised andswept off my feet by his ac-tually planning a date. Idon’t know how to go aboutthis. I want to tell him with-out hurting his feelings.

— GETTING A LIT-TLE BORED IN QUAK-

ERTOWN, PA.

DEAR GETTING ALITTLE BORED: Thebasis for a successful rela-tionship is communication.While I don’t advise you totell your boyfriend thatyou’re “getting a little bored,”I do think it would be help-ful to express that you’d likeHIM to plan your dates onceor twice a month so you don’thave to do all the work inmaintaining the relation-ship. That’s not hurtful; it’struthful.

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BOSTON (AP) — A preview of JohnF. Kennedy memorabilia includingnotes by his special assistant on the daythe president was assassinated is draw-ing hundreds of people to the northernMassachusetts town of Amesbury.David Powers, who died in 1998, was

Kennedy’s assistant and close personalfriend of his and his wife, Jackie. Powersalso was the first curator of the John F.Kennedy Presidential Library and Mu-seum in Boston until he retired in 1994.Powers joined Kennedy for his first

political campaign for Congress in 1946and was with him when he was assas-sinated in Dallas in 1963. He collectedkeepsakes and documents spanning hisyears of friendship with the Kennedyfamily.On Sunday, Powers’ collection of

about 2,000 photographs, documents,gifts and other JFK items will be auc-tioned in 723 lots at John McInnis Auc-tioneers in Amesbury.The auction house says Powers’ rela-

tives found “an extraordinary collection”locked away last year as they preparedto sell the family home. Powers’ familyis keeping some memorabilia and maygive other items to the Kennedy Li-brary.The collection has drawn hundreds

from New York, New Jersey, New Eng-land and elsewhere to assess the itemsin the days leading up to the auction,said Dan Meader, an appraiser for theauction house.The items include Powers’ copy of the

presidential itinerary on the day he wasassassinated in Dallas. The documentscontain handwritten details ofKennedy’s final hours, including thetime he was shot, how Powers helpedcarry him in a stretcher to the operatingroom, the time of death and the after-math.The collection also features a leather-

bound book of presidential inauguraladdresses containing a poignant mes-sage written by Mrs. Kennedy to Pow-ers.“For Dave Powers, The President

was going to give you this for Christ-mas. Please accept it now from me.With my devotion always for all you didto give Jack so many happy hours. Youand I will miss him the most, Jackie,”the message, written weeks afterKennedy’s assassination, reads.“It’s really emotional,” Meader said.

“There are tears in people’s eyes ...when they look at the schedule, whenthey look at notes from Jackie.”The collection also includes items il-

lustrating light hearted moments of theKennedy presidency. They include aPresident’s Special Award thatKennedy offered to Powers during asurprise celebration he arranged at theWhite House to mark the aide’s 50thbirthday.The tongue-in-cheek award is signed

by Kennedy and reads: “Presented toDavid F. Powers on his 50th Birthday.In recognition of your athletic ability inhiking to my icebox to drink myHeikens,” a reference to Heineken beer.A red ribbon on the award reads:

“Physical fitness program walking 50

miles per month from TV to refrigeratorand back.”The JFK Library, which is charged

with promoting the life and legacy ofKennedy, says it is working with Pow-ers’ family to figure out whether some ofthe items actually belong to the institu-tion and should be returned.At the request of Robert F. Kennedy,

Powers in 1964 began assembling andcollecting Kennedy memorabilia thatwas to become part of the library’s per-

manent exhibit, the library says on itswebsite. He also traveled around theworld with an exhibit to raise money forthe library’s construction, the websitesays.Powers’ daughter, Mary, declined to

comment for this story.“So there are things that the library

will still be getting from the Powersfamily — the family has not given usevery single thing that they have,”Meader said.

JFK memorabilia drawshundreds to Mass. town

JOHN MCINNIS AUCTIONEERS/AP PHOTOThis undated photo provided by John McInnis Auctioneers in Ames-bury, Mass., shows late President John F. Kennedy, right, with his wife,Jacqueline, center, and sister-in-law Ethyl Kennedy, left. The photo-graph is among items to be auctioned Sunday. The family of David Pow-ers, a former special assistant to President John F. Kennedy, isauctioning hundreds of photographs, documents, gifts and other mem-orabilia that once belonged to the late president.

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This 2012 photo provided by JohnMcInnis Auctioneers in Amesbury,Mass., shows late President John F.Kennedy’s Air Force One leatherbomber jacket, which is among itemsto be auctioned Sunday. The family ofDavid Powers, a former special assis-tant to President John F. Kennedy, isauctioning hundreds of photographs,documents, gifts and other memora-bilia that once belonged to the latepresident.

BY MICHELLE R.SMITHAssociated Press

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) —If the Crawley family of“Downton Abbey” wereAmerican, they’d summerat Newport.The wild stateside suc-

cess of the British perioddrama about post-Edwar-dian aristocrats and theirlive-in help has piqued in-terest in the life of ser-vants in the Gilded Agemansions of the seasidecity. The nation’s wealthi-est families built Newport“cottages” in the 19th andearly 20th centuries andwould move their house-holds here —servants, sil-ver and all — from NewYork and elsewhere in thesummer to enjoy the oceanbreezes and society scene.Just as the Downton

servants develop relation-ships downstairs — thinkthe frustrated love trian-gle of kitchen maids Daisyand Ivy with footman Al-fred— servants in New-port carried on a livelysocial scene of their own.Many of their stories havebegun to emerge after dig-ging by researchers at theNewport Preservation So-ciety, which owns severalmansions. Newly discov-ered photographs, docu-ments and familyhistories have inspired thecreation of a tour aboutservants in one of New-port’s most picturesquehouses, The Elms, becom-ing one of the society’smost popular tours.Many mansions have

been open to the public fordecades, but with a focuson the wealthy familieswho lived there. Newport’sgrandest mansion, TheBreakers, in recent yearsincorporated some infor-mation about servant lifein its audio tour. But thenew guided tour at TheElms centers squarely onservants and allows visi-tors into rarely seen partsof the mansion, includingservants’ quarters, thekitchen and the massiveboiler room, where coalwould be brought inthrough a tunnel that goesunder the garden wall.Meg A. Watt, a “Down-

ton” fan from Strouds-burg, Pa., took the tourlast spring, not long afterit was started. The own-ers’ side of the house is op-ulent with marble andgold. Just steps away, hid-den behind doors, areplain hallways and roomsfor use by the servants,she said.

“It gives you a com-pletely different perspec-tive,” Watt said.The Crawleys’ own

American grandmama,played by ShirleyMacLaine, owns homes inNew York and Newport.The city is even men-tioned on the show fromtime to time, including byLady Mary Crawley, who

considers fleeing to Amer-ica to wait out a scandalinvolving the death of aTurkish diplomat in herbed.“It’ll be dull but not un-

comfortable,” she remarksto her lady’s maid, Anna,who asks to come with her.They end up staying at

Downton Abbey. But ifthey had gone to Newport,

they might have found ahouse much like TheElms.Completed in 1901, it

was built as a summerhome for Edward Julius

Berwind, a coal magnate,and his wife. It was thefirst home in Newportthat was completely elec-trified, boasted modernamenities such as an icemaker and telephone, andwas even featured on thecover of Scientific Ameri-can. The Elms was used asa residence until 1961.The tour begins at the

servants’ entrance, whichis covered by an arbor andtherefore hidden fromview so residents upstairswouldn’t see deliveries.The guide then leads peo-ple up five flights of stairsto the servants’ quarters,leading visitors to wonderhow someone like Down-ton’s war-wounded Mr.Bates could manage such

exertion several times aday. (An elevator is nowavailable for those whoneed it.)One servant’s bedroom

is furnished as it mighthave been at the time. Onedisplays census recordsthat show the names, oc-cupations and countries ofbirth of the Berwindhousehold’s domestic staff:around a dozen maids,

footmen and others fromcountries as varied asEngland, France, Ger-many and Sweden, a dif-ference from the servantsat Downton, who aremostly English, save a fewincluding the Scottishhousekeeper, Mrs.Hughes, and Irish chauf-feur turned son-in-law,Tom Branson.Another includes the

story of the dismissal ofthe entire staff in 1902after they asked for moretime off, said JohnTschirch, director of mu-seum affairs at the man-sions, who did much of theresearch on which the touris based.The Berwinds re-placed them with new ser-vants brought up fromNew York.Other bedrooms display

photos of servants, as wellas journals and other doc-uments, many provided byservants’ descendants.One shows a maid stand-ing next to a rocking chairon the home’s roof, whichwas a de facto porch forthe staff. In the windownext to her are flowers inpots.In another photo, the

Berwind household’s long-time butler Ernest Birch,who married the cook, sitson a chair outside themansion surrounded byfootmen. One, much likeDownton’s footman-turned-va le t - turned-assistant butler Thomas,seems to be throwing a lit-tle attitude.Census records from

1895 show that around 10percent of the populationin Newport was domesticservants. Tschirch saidstaff would have “kitchenratchets,” parties in thekitchens of the differentmansions, with food ga-lore.“That’s where all the

gossip was,” he said. “Youthink of a social summerresort, the stories the ser-vants could tell about eachother, the people in town,the fashion.”Much of the information

has come from servants’relatives who heard thePreservation Societywanted to hear from any-one who had lived or vis-ited there, not just theowners. Tschirch said allkinds of family lore hassurfaced, including a storyabout the cook,Mrs. Birch,whose finger was clawedby a lobster and had to beremoved.They’re still looking for

more, he said.“The descendants,”

Tschirch said, “are begin-ning to feel that thesehouses are part of theirfamily histories, too.”

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THE PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEWPORT COUNTY/AP PHOTOThis circa 1920s photo provided byThe PreservationSociety of Newport County shows butler ErnestBirch, center, surrounded by footmen next to the ter-race of The Elms mansion in Newport, R.I.

THE PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEWPORT COUNTY/AP PHOTOThis circa 1920s photo provided byThe PreservationSociety of Newport County shows footmen on thefront stairs of The Elms, a mansion in Newport, R.I.Newly discovered photographs, documents and fam-ily histories have inspired the creation of a tour aboutservants at The Elms, echoing themes of the Britishdrama program, “Downton Abbey.”

THE PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEWPORT COUNTY/AP PHOTOThis circa 1940s photo provided byThe PreservationSociety of Newport County shows maid Nellie Lynchon the roof outside the servants’quarters ofThe Elmsmansion in Newport, R.I. Newly discovered photo-graphs, documents and family histories have in-spired the creation of a tour about servants at TheElms, echoing themes of the British drama program,“Downton Abbey.”

THE PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEWPORT COUNTY/AP PHOTOThis undated photo provided byThe Preservation So-ciety of Newport County shows Grace Rhodes Birch,left, a cook atThe Elms mansion in Newport, R.I., withher husband Ernest Birch, the mansion’s butler. Thecouple married in 1918. Newly discovered photo-graphs, documents and family histories have in-spired the creation of a tour about servants at TheElms, echoing themes of the British drama program,“Downton Abbey.”

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Outgoing Social SecurityCommissioner Michael J. Astrue has some partingshots for Congress, the White House and advocatesfor seniors. They have all "really walked away fromSocial Security," he says, leaving the program "fray-ing because of inattention to its problems."Instead of making the hard choices to fix Social Se-

curity's financial problems, policymakers "use it as atool of political rhetoric," Astrue said.Astrue, 56, has headed the federal government's

largest program since 2007 — he was nominated byformer President George W. Bush. By law, Social Se-curity commissioners serve six-year terms, so Presi-dent Barack Obama will now have the opportunityto choose his own nominee, who must be approved bythe Senate. Astrue's last day on the job was Wednes-day.The trustees who oversee Social Security say the

program's trust funds will run dry in 2033, leavingSocial Security with only enough revenue to payabout 75 percent of benefits. Already the program ispaying out more in benefits than it collects in payrolltaxes.As commissioner, Astrue served as a trustee. He

regularly urged Congress to address Social Security'slong-term financial problems but refrained from pub-licly weighing in on various options to cut benefits orraise taxes — until now.In an interview with The Associated Press, Astrue

said benefit cuts and tax increases are inevitable —despite fierce opposition to both. Yet he questionswhether Congress is up to the task.

Q: The president and Republican leaders in Con-gress have both embraced changes to Social Securityas part of negotiations to reduce government bor-rowing. Should Social Security be part of the deficitand debt discussions?

A: My general perspective is that Washingtonbroadly, and I include the Congress, both parties, the

executive branch, the major interest groups, have re-ally walked away from Social Security. ... I think thatSocial Security is a gem. I think it is the most suc-cessful domestic program in the history of the UnitedStates government and it is fraying because of inat-tention to its problems. And I think it's a shame thatWashington cannot get its act together to look at So-cial Security in detail in isolation and say, What dowe need to do?

Q: There are some in Congress who say only bene-fit cuts should be considered — no tax increases. Oth-ers say benefit cuts should be off the table. Where doyou come down?

A: Nothing is going to happen if you establish pre-conditions for the conversation. I do think that forthe people who simply want to tax more, you need tobe very mindful of the fact that that tax will fall dis-proportionately on the younger generation and thatif you're not careful, that could be a huge economicdrag.

Q: One of the few issues that the president and Re-publicans in Congress agree on is changing the waythe government measures inflation. As you know,this would reduce the annual cost-of-living adjust-ment, or COLA, for Social Security recipients. Advo-cates for seniors hate the idea. They want biggerCOLAs, not smaller ones. What do you think?

A: As a general matter I do think that the presi-dent and the Congress are right that before you starttalking about increases in the retirement age andthings like that it's appropriate to try to have a con-versation about what we might be able to do in termsof COLA adjustments.

Q: The age when retirees can receive full benefitsis gradually increasing from 66 to 67. There are pro-posals to increase it gradually even more, perhaps ashigh as 70. What do you think of those proposals?

A: I think there's some historical inevitability thatwe will move in that direction. How far, I don't thinkis historically inevitable. Part of this we need to re-member is not that the system is flawed or that thereare evil people around here. I mean, we should cele-brate a little bit of good news. Most of the pressure onthe system comes from the fact that we've had greatmedical advances and people are living a lot longerthan before.

Q: Social Security payroll taxes only apply to thefirst $113,700 of a worker's wages. There have beenproposals to increase this threshold or even elimi-nate it, applying the tax to all wages. What do youthink of those ideas?

A: I think there's some historic inevitability on atleast some lifting of the (payroll tax) cap. I think thatmost politicians and I think most economists I'vetalked to generally think that that would have less ofa negative impact on the economy than raising the

rate itself.

Q: Applications for disability benefits increaseddramatically when the economy went bad. Why didthat happen?

A: I think a lot of people applied out of economicdesperation. Very few of those people actually endedup getting benefits. If you look at the numbers, it'sone of the reasons why our approval rates havedropped dramatically in the last few years.

Q: Aren't most disability claims initially denied?

A: Yes.

Q: Why?

A: Because the statutory standard is so stringent.In terms of the percentage who get on, both in the be-ginning and at the end of the process, it's somewhereusually in most years in the 35 to 40 percent range.Sometimes people talk like nobody gets approved ini-tially, and that's not true. Some people say, Oh, every-body gets on, and that's not true, either. But thestatutory standard is you have to be unable to dowork that exists in the national economy for 12months or more.

Q: If your claim is denied, you can appeal to an ad-ministrative law judge, but the process can take ayear or more. Tell me about your efforts to reducethese backlogs.

A: We've done, I think, some yeoman's work in re-ducing the backlogs. ... If you look at time to a hear-ing, what we call average processing time, it peakedvery shortly after I started at 542 days and it gotdown to about 340 (days) and then drifted up a littlebit with all the budget cuts in the last couple of years.But it's still about a year on average, and that's a bigimprovement.

Q: Are you getting enough resources from Congressto address these backlogs?

A: No.

Q: The Association of Administrative Law Judgessays that in order to reduce backlogs some judges aredeciding more than 500 cases a year. Is that too manycases to do a thorough job on each one?

A: No, not at all. We set for the first time produc-tivity standards in 2007. It was actually done by thechief judge, and it was done looking at best demon-strated practices of existing judges. At that point intime about 40 percent of the judges were doing 500 to700 cases a year. And so that's what we set as ourgoal, and that's what it is, it's a goal to shoot for. ...Now, about 80 percent of the judges hit that goal.

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NEWYORK(AP)—War-ren Buffett and a fellow bil-lionaire are teaming up tosnap up the Heinz ketchupcompany, marking the foodindustry’s biggest ever dealandyetanother sign that thelifeless merger market is fi-nally picking up.H.J. Heinz announced

Thursdaya$23.3billiondealto be purchased by Buffet’sBerkshireHathawayand3GCapital, which was co-founded by Jorge Lemann,one of Brazil’s richest men.The news came the sameday that American AirlinesandU.S.Airwaysannouncedtheir $11billionmerger.Justa little over a week ago,Michael Dell said he strucka deal to buy the computercompany that he foundedand bears his name.Even before Thursday’s

blockbuster deals were an-nounced, the year had beenshapingup tobeapromisingone for mergers. U.S. merg-ers total $219billionyear-to-date, which is the fasteststart toayear since2000,ac-cording to Dealogic. At thesame time last year,mergershad totaled just $85 billion.Globally, merger activity

has been tepid since 2007when therewere$4.6 trillionindeals.Lastyear’s totalwas$2.7 trillion.One of the reasons activ-

ity is picking up is that fi-nancing deals is cheap, withinterest rates near recordlows.Companiesarealso sit-ting on piles of cash, withthose in the Standard andPoor’s 500 index holdingnearly $1 trillion on theirbooks.Another reason to buy?

After years of slashing ex-penses and squeezing morework out of remaining staff,

companies are struggling togrow earnings. In the Janu-ary-March quarter, earningsare expectedto climb lessthan 1 per-cent com-pared withthe year ear-lier, accord-ing toFactSet, a fi-nancial dataprovider.As for

Heinz, thec o m p a n ysays its saleto Berkshireand 3G is in-tended to help accelerate itstransformation into a globalpowerhouse. The company,based in Pittsburgh, alsomakesClassicopasta saucesandOre-Idapotatoes,aswellas agrowing stable of saucessuited to local tastes aroundthe world.For his money, the Oracle

ofOmahagets one of thena-tion’s oldest andmost famil-iar brands, one that’s inrefrigerators and kitchencupboards all over theU.S.Thedeal,expected to close

in the third quarter, sentshares of Heinz soaring.Thecompany’s stock price wasup nearly 20 percent at$72.45 in afternoon tradingon the New York Stock Ex-change.Berkshire picked up

steam,too.ItsClassAsharesgained $1,490, or about 1percent, to closeThursdayat$149,240.The plans to take Heinz

private apparently began totake shape on a plane inearly December. In an inter-view with CNBC, Buffettsaid he was approached atthat time by Jorge Lemann,a fellow billionaire and a co-founder of 3G. The two hadknowneachother since serv-ing on the board of Gillette

about 12 years ago.Soon after that encounter,

two of 3G’s managing part-ners traveled to Pittsburghto have lunch with HeinzCEO William Johnson andraise the prospect of buyingthe 144-year-old company.“The offer was such that I

simply felt compelled to takeit tomyboard,”Johnsonsaidat a news conference Thurs-day after the deal was an-nounced.Over the next several

weeks, Johnson said, theboard worked out details ofthe transaction.Berkshire is putting up

$12.12 billion in return forhalf of theequity inHeinz,aswell as$8billionof preferredshares that pay 9 percent,according to a filingwith theSecurities and ExchangeCommission.3GCapitalwillrun Heinz, and Berkshirewill be the financingpartner.By taking the company

private, Johnson said,Heinzwill have the flexibility toreact more quickly withoutthe pressure of satisfying in-vestors with quarterly earn-ings reports.Heinz is increasingly fo-

cusingonemergingmarkets,where it expects to get abouta quarter of its sales this

year. Like other packagedfood companies, it is bettingthat staking an early claimin countries with multiply-ing ranks of middle-classcustomers will secure itsown future.Although ketchup and

sauces still account for justunder half its sales, Heinzhas expanded over the yearsto include a much broaderarray of products across 200countries, includingABCsoysauce in Indonesia, Querotomato sauces and vegeta-bles in Brazil and Complannutritional drinks in India.In2010,the companyboughtFoodstar,whichmakesMas-ter brand soy sauce and fer-mented bean curd in China.The ever-expanding busi-

ness reaches back to 1869,whenHenryJohnHeinzandneighbor L. Clarence Noblebegan selling grated horse-radish, bottled in a clearglass to showcase its purity.It wasn’t until 1876 that thecompany introduced its flag-ship product, marking thecountry’s first commercialketchup.Heinz is a prize because it

has the type of name recog-nition that takes years tobuild, said Brian Sozzi, chiefequities analyst for NBGProductions. One testament

to the strength of the brandhasbeen the company’s abil-ity to raise prices even in thecompetitivemarket, he said.“There isn’t going to be

another Heinz brand,” Sozzisaid.Johnson stressed that

Heinz would remain in itsnativePittsburghasa condi-tion of the agreement with3G and Berkshire Hath-away. The only change willbewhenHeinzno longer ap-pears in stock listings.Although 3G Capital has

a record of aggressively cut-ting costs at businesses it ac-quires, managing partnerAlex Behring said Heinz isdifferent because the busi-ness is healthy and sales arerising. But it wasn’t a guar-antee that jobs won’t be cut.Themore Heinz is able to

grow, the “safer people willbe,” said Johnson, who hasbeen CEO for 15 years.As for management

changes, including his owntenure, Johnson said therehave not yet been any dis-cussions.Buffett did not immedi-

ately respond to a messageThursday from The Associ-ated Press. But he has re-cently said that he’s beenhunting for elephant-sizeddeals.At the end of last year,

he said on CNBC that hehadabout$47billion in cashavailable.Berkshire’s biggest acqui-

sition ever was its $26.3 bil-lion purchase of BNSFrailroad in 2010.Last year, Buffett also

starting building a newspa-per company with the $149million acquisition of 63Media General newspapersand several other small ormid-sizednewspapers.Berk-shire now owns 28 dailiesandanumber of otherpubli-cations.TheHeinzdeal is adepar-

ture for Berkshire Hath-away. Generally, Buffettprefers to buy entire compa-niesand thenallow thebusi-nesses to continue operatingmuch the way they were be-fore. Berkshire has alsohelped finance deals before— most recently during thefinancial crisis of 2008,whenhe made lucrative deals forBerkshire when few othercompanies had cash.Heinz shareholders will

receive $72.50 in cash foreach share of common stockthey own. Based on Heinz’snumber of shares outstand-ing, the deal is worth $23.3billion excluding debt. In-cludingdebt, it’sworthabout$28 billion.

Buffett andpartner takestab at Heinz

TOBY TALBOT/AP PHOTOIn this March 2, 2011 file photo, Heinz ketchup is seen on the shelf of a market in Barre,Vt. H.J.Heinz Co. says it agreed to be acquired by an investment consortium including billionaire in-vestorWarren Buffett (Inset) in a deal valued at $28 billion.

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BROOKVILLE D-IV SECTIONALBradford vs. Covington, 12:30 p.m.Newton vs. Bethel, 2 p.m.

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Piqua boys a basketballtournament tickets are onsale in the PHS athletic of-fice.

The boys play at Cen-terville High School at 7:30p.m. on Feb. 22 againstFairmont.

Pre-sale tickets are $6for both games.

Tickets will be $7 at thedoor.

Piqua keeps 50 percentof the pre-sale proceeds,so fans are encouraged tobuy their tickets in ad-vance.

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Covington boys andgirls basketball tourna-ment tickets are available.

The boys play Way-nesville at 6:30 p.m. Feb.23 at Tecumseh HighSchool.

Pre-sale tickets areavailable at CovingtonHigh School and will go onsale at Joanie’s Floral De-signs on Feb. 21.

The girls play Bradfordat 12:30 p.m. today in theBrookville D-IV sectional.

Tickets will be availableuntil 10 a.m. this morningat Joanie’s Floral Designs.

Pre-sale tickets for bothboys and girls games are$6 and tickets are $7 atthe door.

Covington keeps 50 per-cent of the pre-sale pro-ceeds, so fans areencouraged to buy theirtickets in advance.

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Houston High Schoolboys sectional tournamenttickets will be on sale dur-ing school hours (8 a.m.- 3p.m.).

The Houston boys playat 7:30 p.m. Swednes-dayat Piqua in the DivisionIV sectional.

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They will also air theSidney-Edgewood D-Itourney game at 7:10Monday from Lebanon.

Piqua puts two in semisBryant, Durand one win from districtCENTERV ILLE —

Piqua’s Hunter Bryant(138 pounds) and DrewDurand (195) both ad-vanced to the semifinalsat the Centerville DivisionI sectional Friday night.After a first-round bye,

Bryant decisioned StevenMarker of Tecumseh 8-1.Durand also had a first-

round bye before pinningOva Venters of Edgewoodin 3:49.Five other Piqua

wrestlers had first-roundbyes, before losing in thequarterfinals.Hayden Weldy (106)

was pinned by RyanFortenr of West Carrolltonin 13 seconds.Caje Kindred (145) lost

a 6-2 decision to NickKing of Edgewood.Jerame Wright (160)

drew a tough foe in An-thony Davis of Wayne andwas pinned in 50 seconds.Tanner Chambers (170)

was pinned by RonnieCaudill of Wayn in 1:54.Jake Hetzler (285) was

pinned by Dalton Trameof Beavercreek in 2:30.

Piqua’s Caje Kindred works against Edgewood’s Nick King.ANTHONY WEBER/CIVITAS MEDIA PHOTO

See SECTIONAL/Page 10

Piqua’s Tate Honeycutt drives against Troy’s Tarren Kinnel Friday night.MIKE ULLERY/CALL PHOTOS

Dan Monnin passes against Tre Hudson.

Not Piqua’s nightagainst TrojansIndians drop regular-season finaleBY ROB KISERSports Editor

rkiser@dailycall.com

TROY — They have beenthe exception this year.But, Friday night was just

one of those nights for thePiqua boys basketball team— and the result was a dis-appointing 60-43 loss to Troyto close the regular season.“We just didn’t have it

tonight,” Piqua coachHeather Butler said after theIndians dropped to 7-15 andTroy improved to 5-16. “Wewere all jacked up before thegame. But, the shots just did-n’t fall. It seemed like the ef-fort was there. We werediving for balls on the floor

too. But, it just seemed tobounce Troy’s way.”Butler felt bad for seniors

Josh Holfinger and LukeKarn.“We didn’t want to send

them out in the final game ofthe regular season this way,”Butler said. “But, the onething we can get life from iswe still have a chance tomake history. We can win atournament game for thefirst time since 2006-07.”Things seemed to be going

Piqua’s way in the earlygoing of the first quarter.When Erik Vondenhuevel

hit a three, Piqua led 14-10.But, Troy would answer

See PIQUA/Page 10

MCGUFFEY —Lehman continued tostruggle on offense andlost for the fifth consecu-tive game, this time atUpper Scioto Valley, a fu-ture league opponent, 52-39 in boys basketballaction Friday night.The loss leaves the Cav-

aliers at 9-12 on the sea-son with St. Marys comingto town Tuesday night forthe regular-season finale.Lehman trailed by just

two after a quarter butthe lead grew to nine atthe half and 12 after threeperiods.David Spearman was

the only Cavalier to getanything going offen-sively, finishing with 14.

Houston losesBOTKINS — The Hous-

ton Wildcats pulled evenat Botkins Friday nightwith 4:57 remaining inthe game, but the Trojanswent on a 10-3 run andcame away with a 52-45victory in the final SCLgame of the season bothboth squads here Friday.The win puts Botkins at

7-5 in the SCL and 14-7overall going into a gametonight at Lima Perry.Houston finishes 4-8

and 9-13 and now awaitssectional tournamentplay.Botkins got a clutch ef-

fort from Heath Geyer,who poured in 26 pointsand was an outstanding14-for-15 from the freethrow line, including 10-for-11 in the final period.For the game, Botkins

was 21-for-25.Houston got 21 from

Jesse Phlipot and 10 fromJake Braun. Phlipot was7-for-8 from the line.Houston will play the

Lehman-Riverside winnerat 7:30 p.m., Feb. 27 atPiqua.

Cavs,CatsloseUSV getspast Lehman

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The Russia freshman boys basketball team won the 33rd annual Jackson Centerfreshman tournament, defeating Anna 38-30 in the championship game. The teamfinished the season with a 19-1 record, including 10-0 in the SCL.The team includesfront row (left to right): Josh York, Clay Borchers, Jake Gariety, Caleb Ball, JordanSwartz. Back row: Coach Mick Leffel, Dalton Reese,Trevor Monnin, Jared Goubeaux,Lukas Busse, Connor Monnin, Jonah Counts (not pictured Bryant McCarty).

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Russia Freshman Finish 19-1Versailles does wellat district swimmingTigers have trio of third-place finishesOXFORD — While there were

no local automatic qualifiers forthe state meet (top two finish) atDivision II boys district meet Fri-day , Versailles boys swim team isin position to receive a number ofat-large berths once they are an-nounced.The Tigers were led by three

third-place finishes.Matthew Stover took third in

both the 100 backstroke, 51.49;and 200 IM, 1:52.38.He also teamed with Andrew

Kramer Sam Subler and Cole Al-bers for third in the 400 freestyle,3:18.26.Versailles also took fifth in the

200 freestyle relay (Albers, Subler,Sam Prakeel, Kramer), 1:30.54;and seventh in the 200 medleyrelay (Stover, Albers, Subler,Prakel), 1:42.53.Albers was 12th in the 100

breaststroke, 1:03.56; whilePrakel was 19th in the 100

freestyle, 51.84.Kramer was 19th in the 500

freestyle, 5:29.14; and 20th in the200 freestyle, 1:54.36; while Sub-ler was 23rd in the 100 butterfly,59.27.Lehman’s Ethan Jock has a

chance for at-large berths in the50 freestyle and 100 freestyle.He finished seventh in both in

22.51 and 49.45 resepctively.Lehman competed in all three

relays as well.The 200 freestyle (Rob Heck-

man, Mitchell Bosse, Nick Cum-mons, Jock) was 14th in 1:36.89.The 400 freestyle (Bosse, Jock,

Heckman, Cummons) was 18th,3:43.25; while the 200 medle relay(Nathan Bosway, Kyle Caulfield,Heckman, Cummons) was 18th in1:51.69.The girls district meet is today,

with Piqua’s Emma Kiefer com-peting in D-I and Lehman andVersailles in D-II.

Piqua boys bowlers compete at sectionalDavidson rolls 700 series to lead Versailles to districtThe Piqua boys bowling

team had its season end atthe Poelking-WoodmanLanes sectional Friday.Piqua finished 14th

with a 3,567 total.Brad Anderson led

Piqua with games of 190,211 and 180 for a 581 se-ries; while Alex Thoberolled a 572 on games of184, 183 and 205.Other Piqua scores

were Brandon Devau-dreuil 177-179-193—549,Zac Mason 180-154-163—497 and Josh Homer 143-159-157—459.The Piqua girls had ad-

vanced to district at thegirls sectional Wednesdayfor the first time.

They finished sixthwith a 3,624 total.“The day got off to an

above average start,”Piqua girls coach CraigMiller said. “The girlsbowled an 812 the firstgame which was abovetheir season average of768. Then they bowled thebest game of the seasonwith a 977.“During the third game

they struggled a little, butstill managed to roll 780,for a three game total of2,569.”Going into the baker

games, Piqua was seventh,trailing Centerville by 14,Fairborn by five and Xeniaby four.

“The first baker gamewent slightly above theirseason average with a169,” Miller said. “The sec-ond game got off to a goodstart with five straightspares, but then they hit arough patch with fivestraight opens finishingwith a 136.“This was a concern for

me, because they havetypically let down after abad game, but they pulledtogether and came backwith a 200.“They continued push-

ing forward in the fourthgame with a 178. Duringthe fifth game they rolleda 194. They finished theday with a 178 for a sec-

tional total of 3,624.“I knew they were re-

ally close to the finaltransfer spot, because wehad just bowled againstXenia during the thirdregular game and theywere not missing any-thing.“Apparently struggled

during their baker gameswhich allowed us to pullahead of them by 11 pinsfor the golden ticket to dis-tricts.Hayley Ryan led the

girls with 629 (213-237-179) which was goodenough for a fourth placeindividual finish.Shae Doll had 544 (170-

192-182) (26th), Haley

Huebner had 508 (125-201-182) (37th) AlainaMikolajewski had 357(168-189), Natalie Thobehad 292 (158-134) andEmily Wenrick had a 134.Versailles boys took

fourth at the MarianLanes sectional with a4,156 total, joining thegirls as district qualifiers.Russia finished 18th

with a 3,318 total.�Michael Davidson fin-

ished third overall and ledVersailles bowlers with a709 series on games of238, 235 and 236.Nathan Peter rolled

games of 216, 235 and 171for a 622 series, while Jor-dan Groff had games of

215, 173 and 216 for a 604.Other Versailles scores

were Ben Ahrens 213-155—368, Dustin Ruhe191, Kenny Nagel 171.Russia was led by

Nicholas Bohman, whohad games of 185, 192 and148 for a 525 series.Trevor Albers had

scores of 175, 155 and 126for a 456 series.Other Russia scores

were Nick Colby 166-201—367, Cory Heaton145-200—345, Devin Alt170-142—312, Max Vois-ard 159-123—282 andJason Magoto 150.The girls district tour-

nament is Friday and theboys is Saturday.

Piqua’s Eion Hogston tries to get free fromTrevor Jackson of Xenia Friday night.ANTHONY WEBER/CIVITAS MEDIA PHOTOS

Eion Hogston (182)was pinned by TreverJackson of Xenia in3:31.Wrestling will re-

sume at 10:30 a.m.today, with finalsscheduled for approxi-mately 4:30 p.m.

� The All-GWOCNorth team was re-leased recently.Drew Durand (195)

was named to the firstteam, while HunterBryant (138) and CajeKindred (145) werenamed to the secondteam.Eion Hogston (182)

received special men-tion honors on theGWOC North team..

SectionalContinued from page 9

Hunter Bryant controls Steven Marker of Tecumseh Friday night.

with 11 straight pointsbefore Karn ended thedrought early in the sec-ond quarter on a drive tothe basket — but the Indi-ans never really recov-ered.Jalen Nelson and Taren

Kinnel consistently beatPiqua’s defense down thefloor for layups and TylerMiller hit four threes fromthe top of the key as theTrojans opened a 35-25halftime lead.“You have to be aware of

the scouting report,” But-ler said. “You have to be onhim (Miller). There were acouple times we didn’tclose out on the boardsand then he hit some bigthrees. But, Miller is agreat player.And you haveto give him credit.We hada hand in his face on acouple of those and coupleof them were pretty deepon the floor.”Piqua made a run late

in the third quarter.Consecutive threes by

Karn had the Indianswithin 39-33 with 1:40 togo in the quarter.Vondenhuevel had a

stickback and Holfingerscored inside to get Piquawithin 41-37 with 20 sec-onds left in the quarter.But, Miller hit another

three and Piqua wouldscore just six points therest of the game.“I don’t want to make

excuses,” Butler said.“But, we have been play-ing uptempo all year.WithJake (Jacob Sowry) in-jured and Bailey (Lyons)out, we don’t have a lot ofdepth. You can’t just stopplaying that way, whenthat’s all you have prac-ticed.“We used up a lot of en-

ergy in the comeback andwe just ran out of gas. Wejust didn’t have anythingleft.”Karn poured in 17

points for Piqua, whileVondenhuevel had a dou-

ble-double with 11 pointsand 10 rebounds.Miller finished with a

game-high 23 points and10 rebounds for Troy,while Nelson added 13.Piqua was 17 of 47 from

the floor for 36 percentand four of eight from theline for 50 percent.Troy was 25 of 53 from

the floor for 47 percentand four of eight from theline for 50 percent.The Trojans won the

battle of the boards 26-25and had just eightturnovers to Piqua’s 18.Brandon Hohlbein

scored nine points in theJVs 45-28 loss.Now, the Indians will

face Fairmont at 7:30 p.m.Friday at Centerville HighSchool.“I am excited,” Butler

said. “Yes, this will be inmy belly until tomorrowmorning. Then, I will getout the films and startgetting ready for Fair-mont. Yes, this is one ofthe last times we will betogether as a group. But,these guys want to dosomething for the seniors.“And they have been a

resilient group all season.We still have a chance tomake history and win atournament game for thefirst time since the 2006-07 season.”And the odds are in the

Indians favor — they areunlikely to have two badnights in a row, if this sea-son has been any indica-tion.

BOXSCOREPiqua (43)Tate Honeycutt 0-0-0, Xavier Harrison 1-

0-3, Luke Karn 7-0-17, Erik Vondenhuevel5-0-11, Josh Holfinger 2-2-6, Colton Bach-man 0-2-2, Dan Monnin 2-0-4.Totals: 17-4-43.Troy (60)Jalen Nelson 6-1-13, Tyler Miller 9-0-23,

Devin Blakely 0-2-2, Dylan Cascaden 1-0-2, Seth Perdziola 2-0-4, Tre Hudson 3-1-7,Tarren Kinnel 3-0-6, Luke Manis 1-0-3,Connor Super 0-0-0, TJ Michael 0-0-0,Camren Adkins 0-0-0. Totals: 25-4-60.3-point field goals — Piqua: Harrison,

Karn (3), Vondenhuevel. Troy: Miller (5),Manis.Score By QuartersPiqua 14 25 37 43Troy 18 35 44 60Records: Piqua 7-15 (2-8), Troy 5-16 (4-

6).Reserve score: Troy 45, Piqua 28.

PiquaContinued from page 9

SIDNEY — Covingtonhad a strong first day atthe Lehman Division 3Sectional Tournament, ad-vancing 10 of their 12competing wrestlers intothe semifinals, with theother two still alive in theconsolation bracket.After the first three

rounds, the Buccs are infirst place out of 16 teamswith 87.5 points, followedby Versailles and Mechan-icsburg.Connor Ryan (106) ad-

vanced with a bye and a 9-1 major decision overDrew Layne of Mechanics-burg, while Ryan Ford(126) had a bye and a 10-2major decision over MiamiEast's Stephen Morrow.Brock Smith (138) pickedup two victories by pin —over Ian Smith of LehmanCatholic and Austin Mc-Cuistion of Miami East.Daniel Jennings (145)

advanced with an 11-9 de-cision over Miami East'sMack Rose and a 19-1technicall fall over WesMorrow of Tri-CountyNorth, while Jake Sowers(152) picked up a bye anda pin over Caden Hellyerof Miami EastAt 160, Kyler Deeter

pinned Burke Stackey ofSoutheastern after gettinga bye, while Ben Miller(170) received a bye beforedefeating Troy Christian'sLevi Sims, 6-4.A.J. Ouellette (182)

pinned Scott Dooley aftergetting a bye in the firstround, while Brian Olson(195) picked up a pair ofpins, over Tristan Devlinof Troy Christian and ElyStapleton of Mechanics-burg.Jordan Wolfe (285) was

the final Buccaneer to ad-vance to the semifinalswith a pin over MichaelKnapp of Mechanicsburg.Two additional

wrestlers – Michael Cox(113) and Justin Daniel(220) – are still alive inthe consolation bracket.Cox dropped a technicalfall to Damon Walters ofWest Liberty-Salem, whileDaniel dropped a close 4-3decision to Drey Williamsof Northeastern.Versailles advanced

eight wrestlers to thesemifinals.They included Nathan

Henry (106), AndrewSlonkosky (126), MattMangen (132), Matt Sub-ler (138), Brandon Chris-

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COVINGTON — TheCovington Buccaneersovercame a gritty effort byrival Bradford to claim a48-34 victory on Friday,which improves the Buccsto 13-8 overall and 10-2 inthe Cross County Confer-ence."Good win," said Cov-

ington coach Matt Pond."Did we play our best ball,no. But we finished strongin the end and sent ourseniors out with a win intheir final game on thehome floor."And it was the un-

selfishness of the seniorsthat made the night spe-cial."What was neat was

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HCF Management, Inc.,an operator of long-termhealth care facilities forover 40 years has anoutstanding opportunityfor a Sales and Market-ing professional.

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Continental ExpressInc., a full service trans-portation company thatspecializes in hauling re-frigerated food productsis currently seeking anexperienced Refrigera-tion Unit Technician forits Sidney terminal.

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BRADFORD, 2 bedroomhouse, 1 story, $400monthly, plus deposit, nopets, non smoking,(937)448-2927

IN COUNTRY, Near Brad-ford, 3 bedroom trailer,$400 + deposit.( 9 3 7 ) 4 1 7 - 7 1 1 1 ,(937)448-2974.

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

PIQUA, newly renovatedhalf double, 2 bedroom,hardwood laminate, mar-ble floors, dining room,laundry, yard, $495(937)773-7311

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TROY, 3 bedroom, 1.5bath, 1.5 car garage,completely redecorated,$730 month, 1353 LeeRoad (937)239-1864

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425 Houses for Sale

3 BEDROOMS, Office,2100 sq feet, 1.5 story,custom built, open con-cept, living room, diningroom & kitchen, mastersuite on main floor, thea-ter room on lower level,well maintained, mani-cured lawn, many up-dates, $229,000, 1214McGovern Drive, Troy,(937)573-7475

500 - Merchandise

545 Firewood/Fuel

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HARDWOOD, Seasonedhardwood for sale. $125 acord. Will deliver.(937)301-7237

577 Miscellaneous

CEMETERY PLOTS @Forest Hill. 6 separateplots in old section, lot 52front. $400 per plot.r s w o o j @ a o l . c o m .(703)250-5720

CEMETERY VAULTS (2),at Miami Memorial Park inCovington, asking $800each or both for $1600.(937)361-7004

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CRIB, changing table,pack-n-play, doorwayswing, swing, high chair,booster chair, travel bas-sinet, tub, clothes, blan-kets, movies, dolls, more(937)339-4233.

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PISTOLS/ AMMO, S&W40cal, Model 4046, stain-less steel, $595, S&W9mm, Model 6906, com-pact, stainless steel,$525, H&R 32 auto, oldergun, nice gun, worksgreat, $395, Ammo,30-30, 30-06, 7.62x54,380 Auto, .223, Call(937)698-6362 Chuck

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577 Miscellaneous

WALKER, adult, folds,adjustable height, goodcondition, with or withoutwheels $20.(937)339-4233

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583 Pets and Supplies

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LAB PUPPIES, black 8wks, 3 females and 1male, 1st shots, $75(937)339-9476

PUPPIES, Yorkie-Poo,Females, $395, also 6month old CKC maleMiniature Poodle, $275,(419)925-4339

586 Sports and Recreation

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586 Sports and Recreation

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* All leases 12,000 miles per year. 15¢ each additional mile. Excludes tax, title,license & doc fee. With approved credit with Honda Financial Services.

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PER MO.*

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PER MO.*$165

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* All leases 12,000 miles per year. 15¢ each additional mile. Excludes tax, title,license & doc fee. With approved credit with Honda Financial Services.

$0 DUE AT SIGNING

PER MO.*

$1,500 DUE AT SIGNING

$281PER MO.*$236

PER MO.*$206

$2,500 DUE AT SIGNING

* All leases 12,000 miles per year. 15¢ each additional mile. Excludes tax, title,license & doc fee. With approved credit with Honda Financial Services.

$0 DUE AT SIGNING

PER MO.*

$1,500 DUE AT SIGNING

$336PER MO.*$292

PER MO.*$263

$2,500 DUE AT SIGNING

36 MonthLease

Specials*2013 Honda ACCORD

EX-L V6 SEDAN

* All leases 12,000 miles per year. 20¢ each additional mile. Excludes tax, title,license & doc fee. With approved credit with Honda Financial Services.

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EX

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