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Multiple positive presentationsput Troy City Schools’ Board ofEducation in the mood forThanksgiving a few days early atits regular board meeting Monday.

Board member William Lutzwas not present. Katy Weaver,Kyle Elementary Schools’ princi-pal, publicly thanked MainsourceBank’s representative DianaDavis for the company’s business

partnership and its recent dona-tion of $3,000 for Kyle Cares forKids account.“We’re very thankful for that,”

Weaver said, noting many needsfor students are as basic as socksand other basic clothing.The money also will go toward a

teacher’s fund to bring Boonshoft

Museum of Discovery exhibits tothe elementary school as well.Davis said she has enjoyed

working with Weaver and is“happy to give a donation to workfor children.”Troy High School Principal Bill

Overla presented to the board thehigh school’s Extreme Bots cluband its members.

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Last week’s story about theArtists Against Hunger “emptybowls” event should have statedthat 100 percent of proceedsfor the $10 soup bowls benefithungry children in MiamiCounty. Local artists also will beselling other work, with 20 to 30percent of proceeds going tothe cause.

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STAFF PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBEREl Sombrero owner Ruben Pelayo transfers juice from several turkeys into another containerMonday at the Troy location. El Sombrero has offered a free Thanksgiving Day meal every yearsince it opened its door. This year’s meal will be offered from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at bothlocations: 1700 N. County Road 25-A, Troy, and 1274 E. Ash St., Piqua. The meal, dine-in only, willfeature a traditional turkey dinner with all the trimmings.

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BY MELANIE YINGSTStaff Writer

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The Miami East Local School Board ofEducation thanked the community for itsrenewal of its 3.5-mill levy passed Nov. 6during its regular meeting Monday.Dr. Todd Rappold thanked the commu-

nity for the renewal and the community’scontinued support of the district.“Very pleased for the continued sup-

port of the renewal,” Rappold said.Rappold expressed concern for the lat-

est mandate of teacher evaluations,which are to be completed twice a schoolyear to the Ohio Department ofEducation.Rappold said with limited support

staff and three building principals, the

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BY CECILIA FOXFor the Troy Daily News

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The design for the renovation of theTipp City Fire and Emergency MedicalServices (EMS) Station, which includesnew living space and a new bay just forEMS equipment, has been finalized.Council met with representatives from

Michael Schuster Associates Architectson Monday to review the plans for theFire and EMS Station expansion and ren-ovation project one last time before theproject goes out to bid.“The existing facilities are a combina-

tion of two structures: a building that wasbuilt in 1959, which is on the east end,and then a 1978 addition,” NestorMelnyk, one of the architects on the proj-ect, detailed.He said that the current station was

better suited to a smaller, all-volunteerdepartment.

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The Miami County couplewho allegedly abandoned fourpuppies at the Peterson Roadbridge on Nov. 9 failed toanswer a court summons fortheir arraignment in MiamiCounty Municipal Court onTuesday.Magistrate Gary Zuhl issued

bench warrants against thecouple, Steven A. Bixler, 29, andShonda R. Lee, 36, both ofPiqua, after they refused to

show up to answer their courtsummons following theiralleged dumping of the fourpuppies.Both were arrested later on

in the day Tuesday, were laterarraigned in the afternoon andreleased on their own recogni-zance.Bixler has been charged with

two counts of animal crueltyand four counts of animal aban-donment while Bixler has beencharged with one count of ani-

mal cruelty and failure tolicense a dog.A sheriff ’s deputy patrolling

on foot near the bridge foundthe four puppies after a vehiclepulled up and dumped themearlier this month.The four puppies were later

adopted out to good homes bythe Miami County AnimalShelter.The mother dog, Precious,

was surrendered by Lee on Nov.13. She was adopted out to agood home, too.Lee claimed she was unable

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An Ansonia man who authorities accusedof having an inappropriate sexual relation-ship with a Piqua juvenile waived a grandjury’s consideration of his charge in commonpleas court Monday.Joshua K. Mendenhall, 19, entered a plea

of guilty to a lone charge of unlawful sexualconduct with a minor, a felony of the fourth-degree.Judge Christopher Gee continued

Mendenhall’s recognizance bond and set asentencing hearing for Mendenhall forJan. 7.

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“There are no sleeping quarters in therefor 24/7 personnel, the kitchen is inade-quate, the dayroom is inadequate, a lot ofinadequacies,” he said.The plans for the renovation have

changed since council reviewed them withthe architects in April. Originally, the planwas to incorporate both the original 1950sfacility and the 1978 addition, but now itappears the 1978 building will need to bereplaced.The 70s addition is currently used for

office and living space, but it is too smalland lacks sleeping quarters. The back of thebuilding also appears to be sinking, causingcracks in the walls.“You can literally see where the building

is pulling away from the apparatus bay,”Melnyk said.The new parts of the station will include

sleeping quarters, updated kitchen andbathrooms, offices, and training/conferenceroom. A new apparatus bay will also beadded on the west side of the building tohouse ambulances and other EMS gear.The original 1950s apparatus bay needs

only minimal upgrades, including roofrepairs. The original design included anentirely new roof for the bay, but furtherstudy showed that roof only needs repairsand has another 10 to 15 years left.“We’re keeping everything durable, low

maintenance, simple, nothing extravagant,”Melnyk said.Several parts of the project will be bid as

alternates, including the roof of the newbuilding. The architects suggested that thenew building have a metal roof, which ismore durable and lasts much longer thanasphalt shingling. It also costs more, about$15 per square foot versus $6 for asphalt

shingles. Bidding the roof separately fromthe rest of the project will give the city moretime to weigh the pros and cons of bothoptions and make a decision.But the first step in the renovation

process will be enlarging one of the baydoors so that the city’s new ladder truck canfit inside the bay. This project is scheduledto begin in the next few weeks and the newtruck is expected to arrive beforeChristmas.

Contract renewalsAt the meeting, council adopted two res-

olutions that renewed the city’s contractswith Monroe Township for ambulance serv-ices and with Tipp-Monroe CommunityServices. The first contract extends thecity’s ambulance services to the townshipfor two more years. As part of that contract,the township will contribute 26 percent ofthe cost of new ambulances and equipmentduring that two years. The city’s ambu-lances are scheduled to be replaced in 2013,for about $150,000, and in 2014, for$170,000.The second resolution renews the city’s

contract with Tipp Monroe CommunityServices (TMCS) for another year at a costof $17,000. That money will be used to con-tinue TMCS’s recreational and educationalprograms for area youth and adults.“I’m not willing to lay the burden of

someone else’s recreation at the feet of thetaxpayer. Particularly at a time when we’reactually going to be spending more thanwe’re taking in,” said Councilman BryanBudding, who voted against continuing thecontract.Council President John Kessler defend-

ed the decision to extend the contract, say-ing that TMCS’s programs “take care of farmore of our citizens than we ever takeadvantage of.”

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Overla also recognizedthe high school’s businesspartner StillwaterTechnology Inc.’s CEO BillLukens who attended themeeting. Overla reportedmore than 42 students ini-tially signed up for the cluband other students wereable to participate in a fieldtrip touring the city’s man-ufacturing companies lastmonth. The studentsexplained their bot“Highlander” and the com-petition they participatedin Dayton. Lukens assistedthe group by using his com-pany to help design andbuild the Extreme Bot withhelp from his employees.Before leaving the meeting,Lukens also told the boardthat many other business-es are just waiting to beasked to become businesspartners with the school.

Troy Junior High SchoolPrincipal Dave Dilbonepresented Clark Shipley tothe board as the TroyChamber of Commerce’s2012 Teacher of the Year.Shipley is a teacherthrough the Career BasedIntervention Program ofUpper Valley CareerCenter. THE CBIP pro-gram targets at-risk stu-dents and employs themthroughout the district tobuild career skills alongwith academics.District treasurer Craig

Jones along withSuperintendent EricHerman explained themajor changes in payingathletic support individu-als like announcers andothers who must now bepaid through the districtoffice.For more information

about Troy City Schools,visit www.troy.k12.oh.us.


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task may be difficult tocomplete by the end of theschool year, not only atMiami East but aroundthe state.“My fear … is the vol-

ume of evaluations to getthrough the end of theyear,” Rappold said. “I’mnot sure how they aregoing to get to all of thesecompleted on time.”Rappold said many dis-

tricts around the statehave expressed similartime and personnelcrunches. Rappold saidnumerous letters andphone calls will be madeto the Ohio Department ofEducation to change therequirements. The districtalso celebrated its 2012Battelle for Kids SOARaward for significantprogress. The award isgiven to the top 2 percentof school districts in Ohiowho demonstrate excep-tional growth. Rappoldsaid it was nice to capturea state title (in highschool girls’ volleyball) ona Saturday and receivethe SOAR award on aMonday.District treasurer Lisa

Fahncke was given verbalpermission for the districtto start a STAR-Plus cashdeposit program whichwill draw 0.25 percentinterest for funds, anincrease from the 0.15percent of the current pro-gram.Fahncke said the

STAR-Plus programmakes funds more liquidand is protected by theFDIC insurance depositprogram by spreading outthe cash deposits amongseveral bank institutions.Fahncke also said the riskis minimal due to theFDIC coverage and thedistrict doesn’t needdeposit agreements withevery bank.“It’s liquid and not

locked in to a long timeCD,” Fahncke said. “It fol-lows our investment poli-cy.”In other news:• The board approved a

36-month lease agreementfor the 20 acres of farm-land with Brian Francisfor $150 per acre.• The board approved

the display case donatedby the Miami EastElementary PTO with anestimated value of $2,000.


MandatesRachel’sLegacy videopresented

School counselorsChris Shaw and SandyFinkes presented avideo of “Rachel’sLegacy,” which returnsto the district atMonday’s meeting.

The Rachel’sChallenge Program willreturn to the districtNov. 28. The first part ofthe Rachel Scott pro-gram, “Rachel’sChallenge” was pre-sented in the district in2010.

The programs arebased on the life of thefirst victim of theColumbine High Schoolshooting in 1999, whichclaimed the lives of 12students, includingScott, and a teacher.

The program will bepresented to studentsfrom grades 5-12. Theprogram also includesa community eveningevent beginning at 7p.m. and lasts aboutone hour. The eveningprogram is open to par-ents and communitymembers and will beheld at the elemen-tary/junior highauditeria.

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• STORY HOUR: Storyhours for children ages 3-5and their caregiver will beat 10:30 a.m. and 1:30p.m. at the Milton-UnionPublic Library. Programswill include puppet shows,stories and crafts.

• NATURE CLUB:Brukner Nature Center’sHome school Nature Clubwill feature “ExcitingEcosystems,” focusing onthe animals of Ohio’secosystem and how theyare preparing and adjust-ing to changes from 2-4p.m. The fee is $2.50 forBNC members and $5 fornon-members.Registration and paymentare due by 5 p.m. Nov. 19.

THURSDAY

• COMMUNITY MEAL:El Sombrero restaurants,located at 1700 N. CountyRoad 25-A, Troy, and 1274E. Ash St., Piqua, will offera free communityThanksgiving meal to thepublic from 11 a.m. to 4p.m. The meal will includeall of the traditional mak-ings of a traditional turkeydinner with all of the trim-mings.

FRIDAY

• FRIDAY DINNER: TheCovington VFW Post No.4235, 173 N. High St.,Covington, will offer dinnerfrom 5-8 p.m. For moreinformation, call 753-1108.

• GRAND ILLUMINA-TION: The 2012Hometown HolidayCelebration will take placebeginning at 6:30 p.m. indowntown Troy. A parade,grand illumination, phonecalls to the North Pole, vis-its with Santa, carriagerides, holiday music,refreshments, shopping andMayor Beamish’s specialholiday reading all will bepart of the evening. Formore information, visitwww.troymainstreet.org orcall 339-5455.

• FISH DINNER: An all-you-can-eat fish dinner willbe offered from 5:30-8 p.m.at AMVETS Post No. 88,3449 LeFevre Road, Troy.

• SOUP AND SAND-WICH: The Troy Order ofthe Eastern Star will offer asoup and sandwich dinner,along with a vendor sale,beginning at 6 p.m. At theMasonic Temple, secondfloor, Troy. The building ishandicapped accessible.The menu will include hotdogs, coney dogs, barbe-cue, chili, potato and chilisoup, hot chocolate andcoffee.

• FISH OR SAUSAGE:American Legion Post No.586, 377 N. 3rd St., TippCity, will host an all-you-can-eat fish and fries orsausage and kraut dinnerfrom 6-7:30 p.m. for $7.

SATURDAY

• STEAK FRY: ThePleasant Hill VFW Post No.6557, 7578 W FennerRoad, Ludlow Falls, willoffer a T-bone steak dinnerwith salad, baked potatoand a roll for $11 from 5-7p.m.

• NANOWRIMO: Areyou an aspiring novelist?Join others from 12:30-4:30p.m. at the Troy-MiamiCounty Public Library forNational Novel WritingMonth. NaNoWriMo is amonth-long novel writingprogram designed to helpparticipants brainstorm, plotand write their next novel.Bring your laptop or writingtools and the library willprovide refreshments andresources to help you getstarted.

• BREAKFAST WITHSANTA: First UnitedChurch of Christ will offerits second annual Breakfastwith Santa from 9-10:30a.m. at the corner of Marketand Canal streets. Thebreakfast will feature pan-cakes and sausage, cerealalong with juice, milk, hotchocolate and coffee. Therealos will be a special activi-ty for all the children whomeet Santa. The church ishandicapped accessible.Enter at the Canal Streetentrance. For more informa-

tion, call 339-5871.• CHICKEN FRY: The

Troy Eagles, 225 N. Elm St.,will offer a chicken fry from5:30-7 p.m. for $7. The mealwill include four pieces ofchicken, fries, coleslaw androll.

• KARAOKE: AmericanLegion Post No. 586, 377 N.3rd St., Tipp City, will pres-ent Papa D’s Pony Expresskaraoke for free from 7 p.m.to close.

• CANDLE DIPPING:Candle dipping will beoffered at 1:30 and 3 p.m.at Aullwood, 1000 AullwoodRoad, Dayton. The cost is ageneral admission fee of $5for adults and $3 per child,plus $1 for each candlemade. Call (937) 890-7360for reservations.

SUNDAY

• SKATE-A-THON: TheTroy High School HockeyTeam and the Troy BruinsYouth Hockey program willhost a skate-a-thon benefitfor the Michael Walter fami-ly. He is suffering frommetastatic bone cancer. Hisson, Michael, is a senior onthe THS hockey team. Thepublic is invited to supportthe cause by donatingand/or skating from 6:45-8:45 p.m. at Hobart Arena.Donations will be acceptedat the door and skate rentalis available for $2.50. Formore information, contactSharon Morgan at 272-6774or [email protected].

• BREAKFASTSERVED: Breakfast will beoffered at the Pleasant HillVFW Post No. 6557, 7578W. Fenner Road, LudlowFalls, from 8- 11 a.m. Allbreakfasts are made-to-order and everything is a lacarte.

• FAMILY QUEST: TheMiami County Park Districtwill have its monthly FamilyQuest Day “Rock HoundsFun with Fossils” programbetween 1-4 p.m. atCharleston Falls Preserve,2535 Ross Road, south ofTipp City. This series of fun,family activities in the park isdesigned for busy families;drop in anytime between 1-4p.m. at your convenience. Aroving naturalist will be on-site. Participants can investi-gate real fossils and all dif-ferent kinds of strange rocks.Dress for the weather andmeet at the falls. Pre-registerfor the program online atwww.miamicountyparks,email to [email protected] or call(937) 335-6273, Ext. 104.For more information, visitwww.miamicountyparks.com.

• DIABETES TALK: A“Type 1 Talk,” a group of type1 diabetics, will meet from 2-4 p.m. at the Troy-HaynerCultural Center. The meet-ings serve as times for thosewith type 1 and their lovedones to get to know eachother and discuss the manyaspects of the disease in afriendly, non-judgmentalenvironment. For more infor-mation, contact JenniferRunyon at 397-7227.

• BREAKFAST SET:American Legion Post No.586, 377 N. 3rd St., TippCity, will have an all-you-can-eat breakfast by the Sons ofthe American Legion from 8-11 a.m. for $6. Items avail-able will be eggs, bacon,sausage, pancakes, waffles,toast, biscuits, sausagegravy, french toast, hashbrowns, fruit, cinnamon rollsand juices.

• ORGANIZATIONALMEETING: The American

Legion Auxiliary, 377 N. 3rdSt., Tipp City, will host anorganizational meeting of allyoung women under the ageof 18 eligible and interestedin becoming junior membersof the American LegionAuxiliary at theTipp City Postat 2 p.m. To be eligible youmust be a daughter, sister,granddaughter or great-granddaughter of a veteranwho is a member of anAmerican Legion or whoplans to join, or a deceasedveteran who served duringcertain periods of time, setby the UInited StatesCongress. Step relatives areeligible also.

• CANDLE DIPPING:Candle dipping will beoffered beginning at 2:30p.m. at Aullwood, 1000Aullwood Road, Dayton. Thecost is a general admissionfee of $5 foe adults and $3per child, plus $1 for eachcandle made. Call (937) 890-7360 for reservations.

MONDAY

• BOOK LOVERS: Jointhe Troy-Miami County BookLovers Anonymous adultbook discussion group at 6p.m. Members will be read-ing and discussing “TheDevil All the Time,” byDonald Ray Pollock for themonth of November. Lightrefreshments will be provid-ed.

• CRAFTY LISTENERS:The Crafty Listeners, agroup of women who gettogether on Mondays from1-2:30 p.m., will meet at theMilton-Union Public Library.Participants listen to anaudio book and work on aproject, such as needleworkor making greeting cards.

• TRAVEL ABROAD: Dr.Vivian Blevins will speakabout the college’s TravelAbroad program and answerquestions about the itineraryand logistics of the group’supcoming trip to England at7 p.m. in the college’s library.

• ROWDY MEETING:The Fort Rowdy Gatheringwill have its “Gold Medallion”ceremony at 7 p.m. in theCovington City Building. Theevent will honor the 2012volunteers.

• TENDERLOIN SAND-WICH: American LegionPost No. 586, Tipp City, willoffer a tenderloin sandwichand fries for $5 from 6-7:30p.m.

TUESDAY

• ANNUAL MEETING:The Elizabeth TownshipHistorical Society will host itsannual membership meet-ing in the multipurposeroom of the ElizabethTownship CommunityCenter. Following a shortbusiness meeting, a pres-entation will be made enti-tled “the Roaring ’20sthrough the Carver’sEyes.” Sue Curtis, boardmember of the ETHS, willprovide excerpts from theGeorge Carver journalscovering the decade 1920-1930. The social events ofthe period as well as fash-ion, commerce, fads andtransportation will beshared.

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The Miami CountySheriff ’s Office will bedeploying extra deputiesworking a combined 70hours in overtime for theupcoming Thanksgivingholiday weekend. The extradeputies have alreadybegan the traffic enforce-ment details, which willrun through Sunday.The added enforcement

will be for the sole purposeof enforcing all Ohio trafficstatutes. Special emphasiswill be placed on removingimpaired drivers, seatbeltenforcement, speeders, stop

sign violators and othercrash causing infractions.The deputies will bedeployed throughout thecounty at various timeframes.There will be a zero tol-

erance for violators duringthis time frame with nowarnings being issued inan attempt to limit crasheson Miami County roadwaysand ensure everyone has asafe Thanksgiving holiday.The Thanksgiving holi-

day weekend has tradition-

ally seen a dramaticincrease in crashes andcrashes in which at leastone driver has been drink-ing. The sheriff ’s officeurges all motorists to havea designated driver if theychoose to drink.The extra traffic

enforcement is being madepossible through a grantthe sheriff ’s office receivedthis year from the OhioOffice of Criminal JusticeServices. The grant fundsthe overtime for thedeputies and pays somefuel costs.

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By JOHN BADENOhio Community [email protected]

Even though the levyrenewal of Milton-UnionSchools failed at the pollstwo weeks ago by less than1 percent, its board of edu-cation still very muchwants the levy to pass.At a team management

meeting last week, theboard decided to have arecount with provisionalvotes added after a 14-votedifference between oppos-ing and supporting voterson Election Day.According to the Miami

County Board of Elections,the final vote tally will notbe revealed until nextMonday.If the levy still does not

pass, Klein said that theboard will place the same

levy renewal back on theballot for a vote in May2013 after doing additionalcommunity outreach.While nothing is set in

stone, Klein said that ideason outreach that weretossed around includedusing social media andhaving a couple boardmembers available oneevening for questions at alocal restaurant.If residents vote yes in

2013, the school will notmiss any tax collections.The five-year, 10.9 mill

levy, which was first passedin 2003, is used for operat-ing costs for teachers, gasand electric, and trans-portation and would notincrease taxes on area resi-dents.

“The levy raises about$1,700,000, and we will bein deep financial difficultyif it is not renewed,” Kleinsaid.

Demolition updateWhile abatement will

not be done until the mid-dle of January, fencing willbe put up next month onJefferson Street around theold high school building,which was being used aslocker rooms during thefootball season.The current goal in the

demolition process at 112Spring St. is removing theleftover rubble from theformer elementary andmiddle school buildings.This week, a two-hour

dust inspection will bedone on the property asconstruction workers crushthe remaining concrete andbricks at the site.

M-U BOE waiting on theresults of vote recount

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Historical societyelects officersCOVINGTON — The

Covington NewberryHistorical Society will notmeet in December, but willmeet again Jan. 14.Election of officers was

held during the Novembermeeting. Mary Landis wasnamed president, DwayneBagwell was named vicepresident, Eileen Yaneywas voted as secretary andKate Smith as secretaryand corresponding secre-tary combined.

Newton offerssenior dinnerPLEASANT HILL —

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of turkey with all the trim-mings. Entertainmentwill be provided.A brief message from

the superintendent will befollowed by food, fellow-

ship and fun.If you are a resident of

Newton School District,age 60 and up, call theschool at (937) 673-2002.

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The Herald-Dispatch, Huntington, W. Va., on election gendergap:Women have been voting in presidential elections since the 1920s, but

rarely have their ballots been more decisive than the recent election.President Barack Obama won with a slim 51 percent of the popular

vote, in part because he had strong support from women voters.According to tracking surveys by the Gallup Poll, women favored Obamaover Republican challenger Mitt Romney 56 percent to 44 percent. Onthe other hand, Romney was favored by men 54 percent to 46 percent.That 20-point gender gap is the largest ever measured by Gallup,

which began compiling votes by subgroups in 1952. That is up from a 14-point gender gap when Obama was first elected in 2008.The next highest gender gap was 18 points in 1984. In that case, men

and women were on the same side, favoring Ronald Reagan over WalterMondale, but Reagan had a 28-point advantage with men and only a 10-point advantage with women.This election, the gender gap was one of the factors that made a dif-

ference, along with several other interesting factors. Exit polling showsthat Obama gained support from women, the poor, people of color, urban-ites, young voters and those who worship infrequently. Romney gainedfrom men, rural Americans, senior citizens and those who worship regu-larly.… Clearly after the results from the election, political parties and

their candidates are going to be more mindful of these issues and listen-ing more closely to the concerns of women voters.

The Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise on the postelection GOP:Republicans were stunned with the defeat of Mitt Romney because

they truly thought they had the better candidate and a winning mes-sage. They didn’t, however, and if they don’t accept this reality, they willface many more gloomy election nights. Early indications suggest thatRepublicans are recognizing that they have to make some changes.Retiring Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison admitted that the party was hurt

by “stupid things” said by some candidates, like insensitive commentsabout rape.Fox News host Sean Hannity, not a Republican official but a highly

influential conservative, said he has “evolved” on immigration and recog-nizes the need for a sensible solution.Republicans need more rethinking like that if they want to win more

elections. They will still be conservative, of course, but they don’t have tobe unreasonable extremists who demand ideological purity on everyissue.If this keeps up, the only people worried might be Democrats.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock, on bureaucraticimpulses:Business hasn’t been all that great the past four years in America.

But, never fear, our president has noticed — even if it’s taken him awhile. His solution: a new U.S. secretary of business.That’s right. A whole new federal department would consolidate and

coordinate the current six federal agencies dealing with trade and com-merce so American businesses would need to contact only one, over-branching organization for help. Voilà! Problem solved.The proposed change is supposed to simplify matters. Why do some of

us suspect it would only complicate them? …Now one more government agency would be added to the mix. It’s all

supposed to help American business. … If this administration were seri-ous about wanting to help, it would have got serious some time agoabout cutting the taxes and red tape that burden American business,especially small business. Not add another layer of bureaucracy to allthat.Besides, doesn’t the country already have a secretary of commerce

with full department to match? Is this a reform or just duplication?Here’s hoping the president was just rolling out another campaign ploythe other day — an instant solution to a problem he could no longerignore, at least not before Election Day. Let’s hope so. Because this bril-liant idea sounds more like an awful one.

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It’s that time of year — thetime of year when I start get-ting more emotional thanusual, as well as more philan-thropic than usual. It’sThanksgiving week, already.The time has flown by this

year. At this time last year Iwrote about how most peoplesay how thankful they are forall the things we should be, butwe really mean we are thank-ful for our phones, our cars andour houses. Well this year isdifferent.While I am always thankful

for the things I should be, it isfor some reason multiplied thisyear.I think it’s because I have

been the typical progression ofa child to a grown adult. Youall know what I mean. Goingfrom the point where you loveyour family, then you becometoo cool for school and then youget knocked down a couple ofnotches and realize you areexactly where you need to bethanks to those people whoknocked you down to whereyou needed to be.Last Friday I spent the day

with my parents. While it is a

day that happens every yearfor a special occasion I don’talways get to go like I wouldlike. This year it hit home real-ly hard that life is movingfaster and faster each year andwe have to work harder andharder to maintain the rela-tionships with our family andfriends that we should.As I listened to my dad give

a speech on our family and themedical conditions of many inour family, it was like a blow tothe heart. As my dad foughtback emotions talking aboutmy late grandpa and grandmaand my mom was fighting backtears as well, I sat there in aweand again realized how lucky Iam and how thankful I am tohave them in my life. We maynot always see eye to eye and

we may get in arguments, but Iam more thankful for my par-ents. I am thankful for theirlessons they have taught me,the love they have given andcontinue to give unconditional-ly and the morals and valuesthey have instilled upon me.Moving forward I am able to

make good decisions because ofwhat my parents have taughtme. I am the person I ambecause of my parents.Sometimes, I think I am tooemotional, too caring and tooloving, but I realize that Godmade me that way and my par-ents kept me that way and Iam thankful for every ounce ofit.Aside from my family, which

is of the utmost importance, Iam thankful for Key. He is ananswered prayer. He is my sec-ond chance. When I was readyto give up, I found a new friendthat became more, my bestfriend and my love. I am alsothankful for my new circle offriends and family I havegrown to know and lovethrough Key. They are suchwarm souls that have changedmy perspective on a lot of

things. His family has becomean integral part of my life andheading into a new year I can’twait to see what is in store forus.Above all , as I look at our

world and everything happen-ing in it — I am thankful forall my basic necessities. I amthankful for my renewed rela-tionship with the one that is incontrol. I am thankful for myapartment. I am thankful formy job. I am thankful for a safecommunity, food on the tableand clothes on my body. Don’ttake them for granted as yougo shopping this weekend.As Americans we tend to

think we need a whole lot morethan what we really do. If youstart to get angry over notbeing able to get that smartphone or third or fourth jacket,remember there are some notonly in other nations butmaybe right down the streetfrom you that would die for onejacket and one sweater and ameal that day.

Katie Yantis’ column appearsevery other Wednesday in theTroy Daily News.

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DEATHS OF NATIONAL INTEREST

CONCORD, N.H. — Former Sen.Warren B. Rudman, who co-authored aground-breaking budget balancing law,championed ethics and led a commissionthat predicted the danger of terroristattacks years before 9/11, has died. Hewas 82.Rudman died just before midnight

Monday at a Washington, D.C., hospitalfrom complications of lymphoma, saidhis spokesman, Bob Stevenson.The feisty New Hampshire

Republican went to the Senate in 1981with a reputation as a tough prosecutor,and was called on by Senate leaders andpresidents of both parties to tackle toughassignments.He is perhaps most well-known from

his Senate years as co-sponsor of theGramm-Rudman-Hollings budget-cut-ting law. He left the Senate in 1993, frus-trated that the law never reached itspotential because Congress and presi-dents Ronald Reagan and George H.W.Bush played politics instead of insistingon spending cuts.“People are willing to risk their lives

for their country in times of war,” he saidat the time. “They ought to be able torisk an election in a time of economictrouble.”Rudman “always had the national

good in mind,” said former U.S. Sen.Ernest “Fritz” Hollings.“He wasn’t extreme one way or the

other, except for the good of the country,”said Hollings from his South Carolinaoffice. “He was balanced. That’s what weneed.”In 2001, before the 9/11 attacks, he co-

authored a report on national securitywith former Colorado Sen. Gary Hartthat said a major terrorist attack onAmerican soil was likely within 25 years.“No one seemed to take it seriously,

and no one in the media seemed to care,”Rudman said in 2007. “The report wentinto a dustbin in the White House.”It was revived after the Sept. 11

attacks, and one suggestion, forming aHomeland Security Department, wasadopted.Six years later, Rudman said the

sprawling department wasn’t function-ing well and the country would be hitagain.“It is not a question, I’m sorry to tell

you, of ‘if.’ It’s a question of ‘when,’”Rudman said.A former New Hampshire attorney

general, Rudman was named chairmanof the Senate Ethics Committee in 1985,a sensitive job that many colleaguesavoided.Throughout his Senate career,

Rudman was cited for his work on theDefense Appropriations subcommittee,where he supported a strong national

defense but opposed expensive, high-tech weaponry.The Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act

was approved in 1985. It was designed toend federal deficits by 1991 and requiredautomatic spending cuts if annual deficittargets were missed.Congress rolled back the timetable

each year, and the 1991 budget that wassupposed to be balanced carried the sec-ond-highest deficit in history. In 1995, 10years after the law went on the books,Rudman lamented what could havebeen.“Had we stuck to that plan, had the

Congress not failed to follow it throughin fact, had presidents not failed to fol-low through we would not be where weare today,” Rudman said.He said balancing the budget would

require making wealthy retirees paymore of their medical costs, slowing thegrowth of discretionary spending, cut-ting waste in some agencies and elimi-nating unnecessary agencies.He continued the fight after leaving

the Senate. He and former DemocraticSen. Paul Tsongas of Massachusettsfounded the Concord Coalition, whichcampaigns for a balanced budget.During the biggest scandal of the

Reagan years, Rudman, an outspokenmember of the Senate’s Iran-ContraCommittee, said key administration offi-cials had showed “pervasive dishonesty”and disdain for the law by sellingweapons to Nicaraguan rebels.During the 1987 hearings, he lectured

Marine Lt. Col. Oliver L. North, the oper-ation’s key figure, about helping to hidethe sale from Congress for fear it wouldhave been rejected.“The American people have the con-

stitutional right to be wrong,” he toldNorth. “And what Ronald Reagan thinksor Oliver North thinks or what I think orwhat anybody else thinks makes not awhit.”Rudman also served on the commit-

tee that investigated the “Keating Five,”senators with ties to the savings andloan debacle in 1991. The committeefound California Democrat AlanCranston had improperly aided formersavings and loan executive CharlesKeating Jr. When Cranston said he onlydid what others did, Rudman called thedefense “arrogant, unrepentant and asmear on this institution.”With no experience in elective poli-

tics, Rudman arrived in the Senate bywinning an 11-candidate primary in1980, then defeating Democratic incum-bent John Durkin.He was born May 18, 1930, in Boston,

graduated from Syracuse University in1952 and got his law degree from BostonCollege in 1960.

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OBITUARY POLICY

OBITUARIES

TROY — Michael Jay Miller, Sr., ofTroy, Ohio, died at 8:12 p.m. Saturday,Nov. 17, 2012, as a result of an auto-mobile accident in Miami County, Ohio.He was born on June 1, 1977, in

Piqua, Ohio, to Garry Miller of Piqua,and Doreen K. (Sweitzer)Snell of Troy.In addition to his parents,

Michael is survived by hisstepfather, William M. Snellof Troy; girlfriend, CarrieBelcher of Troy; two daugh-ters, Raven Bolden andRylee Miller both of Sidney;one son, Michael Jay Miller,Jr. of Piqua; brother, JeremyMiller of Piqua, Ohio; sisterand brother-in-law, Dawnand Joshua Martin of Troy; grandpar-ents, Harold and Lillian Sweitzer ofTamarac, Florida; aunts, Diana Jones

and Patricia Curtner both of Piqua, andCandi Miller; uncle, Craig Miller; niece,Olivia Martin; and nephew, EthanMartin.He was preceded in death by his

grandmother, Patricia Sweitzer; anduncle, Carl Sweitzer.He was a 1995 graduate of

Piqua High School and lovedworking around the house. Heliked fishing, camping andworking on cars. He wasemployed at Wendy’s restau-rant, Troy, Ohio.Services will be at 7 p.m. on

Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, at BairdFuneral Home, Troy. Friends

may call from 5-7 p.m. Friday atthe funeral home.

Friends may express condolences tothe family through www.bairdfuneral-home.com.

MILLER

MICHAEL JAY MILLER, SR.PIQUA — Joseph M. “Joe” Akins, 44,

of Piqua, passed away Tuesday, Nov.20, 2012, at his residence. He wasborn Sept. 30, 1968, inPiqua.Survivors include his moth-

er and stepfather, JanetGalligan-Dent and MarkDent of Logan; his grand-mother, Dorothy Galligan ofPiqua; a sister, MelindaAkins of Columbus; anephew Caleb Akins; twoaunts, Connie Martin andKaren (Randy) Eisenzimmerof Piqua; and numerouscousins and extended family members.He was preceded in death by his

grandfather, Joseph Galligan.Joe attended Piqua Central High

School and the Upper Valley JVS. Hehad previously worked at the formerMedalist-Allen A Company.

Graveside services will beconducted at 12:30 p.m.Friday, Nov. 23, at Forest HillCemetery.Visitation will be from 11

a.m. to noon at the Jamieson& Yannucci Funeral Home.Memorial contributions may

be made to St. JudeChildren’s Research Hospital,P.O. Box 1000 Dept. 142,

Memphis, TN 38101-9908.Guestbook condolences

and expressions of sympathy,to be provided to the family, maybe expressed through jamiesonandyan-nucci.com.

JOSEPH M. ‘JOE’ AKINS

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OPAL M. BOYERTIPP CITY - Opal M. Boyer,

92, of Tipp City, passedaway at her home onSaturday, Nov. 17, 2012.She was born Oct. 23,

1920, to Walter and GlennaMae (Babbington) Brown.She was preceded in death

by her parents; her husband,William T. Boyer in 1998;daughter, Glenna Sparks;and brothers, Virgil, Charlesand Francis Brown. She issurvived by her children,Rosezetta (Jamie) Craig of TippCity, Marjorie Watts of Ohio;and step son, Charles “Sonny”Boyer; brother, Clyde “Bean”(Dorothy) Brown of Tipp City,Clarence (Pat) Brown of Jupiter, Fla.,and Ellen Hatfield of Troy; 16 grand-children; numerous great-grandchil-

dren; and several nieces andnephews.Opal was an Army WAC

during World War II, a mem-ber of the American LegionPost No. 586, Tipp City, andwas a loving and devoted,wife, mother and homemak-er.Funeral services will be at

10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 26,2012, at Frings and BayliffFuneral Home, 327 W. Main

St., Tipp City. Burial will follow inMaple Hill Cemetery.Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m.

Sunday at the funeral home.Contributions may be made inmemory of Opal to Hospice of

Miami County.Online condolence may be made to

www.fringsandbayliff.com.

LOIS I. DUDLEYOLD SAYBROOK, Conn. — Lois I.

(White) Dudley, 93, of Old Saybrook,passed away on Sunday, Nov. 18,2012, at Gladeview Healthcare Centerin Old Saybrook after a period ofdeclining health.Beloved wife of the late Wray E.

Dudley, who died in 2006, Lois wasborn in Denver, Ind., daughter of thelate Rev. Alvin F. and Stella C.(Baer)White.She was a 1940 graduate of

Oklahoma University, was an avidgolfer and bridge player, she wasknown for her graciousness, fun andathleticism. She even sang with FrankSinatra on stage and sang on the radiowith her sisters for years.She retired to Tubac, Ariz. and lived

there for 22 years until relocating toOld Saybrook in 2007.

Most of all she will be rememberedas loving our Lord.Lois is survived by her children, Mary

L. Doerk of Fort Benton, Mont., ChrisD. Carroll of Centerbrook, Conn. andAnne Hopping of Mount Dora, Fla.She also is survived by her

godson, George Meeker of Troy, Ohio;as well as her five grandchildren,Andrew D. Carroll, Christina A. Carroll,Stephen Doerk, Cathy Hopping andLeah Hopping; and two greatgrandchildren, Caitlin and ConorCarroll.Funeral services will be conducted at

10 a.m. Wednesday at Robinson,Wright & Weymer Funeral Home, 34Main St., Centerbrook, Conn.Interment will be private.To share a condolence with Lois’s

family please visit us at rwwfh.com.

JAMES W. SCHUYLER

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DAYTON — James W. Schuyler, 78,of Dayton, passed away, Sunday, Nov.18, 2012.He was born Dec. 30, 1933, in Dale,

Ky., to the late Oral Wages and BessieRoberts (Keeton).Jim was a past member of the Toast

Master’s Club in Springfield, a memberof the Central United Methodist Churchin Springfield and the American LegionPost 598 in Kettering.He managed SREPCO Electronics in

Dayton and Springfield for 33 yearsand worked as the electronics manag-er for Meijer’s on Harshman Road formany years.Jim is survived by his wife, Sharon

Schuyler; children, James R. (Loraine)Schuyler, Robin (Donald) Ludlow andTracy (Dan) Holbrook; grandchildren,Michael (Christine), Phillip andNicholas Schuyler, Kyle, Kristina and

Elliott Ludlow, Sarah and JenniferSmall; aunts, Alma Wicker and AltaTaulbee; uncle, Clayton Miller; specialsister-in-law, Sandy Taylor; numerousother relatives and many good friends.He was preceded in death by his first

wife, Fleeta M. Schuyler.Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m.Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, at Newcomer

Funeral Home (4104 Needmore Road)where funeral services will beconducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday,

Nov. 24, 2012.In lieu of flowers, donations made to

the American Heart Association orAmerican Red Cross.To send the family a special mes-

sage, please visitwww.NewcomerDayton.com. Jim was aloving father and husband and will begreatly missed by his family andfriends.

MARKLE, Ind. — Mary CatherineTeeters, 81, of Markle, Ind., formerly ofPiqua, died at 8:09 a.m. Saturday, Nov.17, 2012, at Lutheran Hospital, Ft.Wayne, Ind.She was born in Columbus, Ohio, on

June 28, 1931, to the late Lawrence andHelen (Dill) Armstrong. On Aug. 19,1949, in Columbus, she married BertramA. Teeters. He preceded her in death onJan. 21, 1997.Mary is survived by two sons, Bert

Teeters of Columbus, and Robert A.Teeters of Piqua, Ohio; one daughterand son-in-law, Betty and GlennMcGillvary of Markle, Ind.; four grand-children, Rodney McGillvary of Ft.Wayne, Ind., Stacy Thomas of Ft.

Wayne, Ind., Ben Teeters of PleasantHill, Ohio, and Eileen Teeters of Piqua;and three great grandchildren.She was preceded in death by two

brothers.Mary was a member of St. John

Lutheran Church, Piqua. She was a lov-ing homemaker.Funeral services will be at 1 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 21, 2012 at Melcher-SowersFuneral Home, Piqua, Ohio, with Rev.Ronald A. Shreffler officiating. Burial willfollow in Miami Memorial Park,Covington, Ohio.Friends may call from noon until 1 p.m.

Friday at the funeral home.Condolences may be expressed to the

family at www.melcher-sower.com.

BOYER

• Bonita Lynn Fields ElderRICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — Former

Mouseketeer Bonita Lynn Fields Elder,an agile dancer who showcased thoseskills on the 1950s children’s show,has died in Indiana at age 68.Fields’ cousin, Robbin Myers, of

DeBary, Fla., said Tuesday that Fieldsdied Saturday at a Richmond hospitalfollowing a two-year battle with throatcancer. She said Fields moved toIndiana a few years ago to care for her

ailing, now-deceased mother.Fields was 12 when her dancing abil-

ities helped her win a slot on “TheMickey Mouse Club” in 1957 in theshow’s third season.She auditioned in California, where

her family had moved from Indianawhen she was 9.Myers says Fields went by the name

Lynn but adopted the stage name“Bonnie,” a shortened version of herfirst name, for the show.

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STAFF PHOTO/MIKE ULLERYPolice executed a search warrant at 1305 Brook St., Piqua, Tuesday morning andmade two arrests of suspects who lived at the residence. Taken into custody wereTara R. Carnes, 32, pictured above, and Brandon D. Swan, 27, who were chargedwith trafficking and possession of drugs. Authorities found heroin, marijuana andprescription pills inside the home in small quantities. Police say the search was theresult of a prior investigation.

BY TOM MILLHOUSEOhio Community [email protected]

Following action byCovingtonVillage Council onMonday night, local resi-dents will soon have anopportunity to trim theirelectric bills.

Council authorizedAdministrator Mike Busseto enter into an agreementwith DP&L Energy throughits Community SavingsProgram, which allows localgovernments to secure elec-

tric power for residents atcompetitive prices.

The strictly voluntaryprogram was presented tocouncil earlier this month byRobynLivesay, accountman-ager for DP&L Energy.Livesay said the programcan provide discounts ofabout 35 percent.

A letter explaining theprogram will be distributedto local residents. The letter,prepared in conjunction withDP&L, is signed by MayorEd McCord.

During the meetingMcCord presented councilmembers with a tentativelist of village accomplish-ments for 2012 and a list ofpossible goals for 2013.Among the 2012 accomplish-ments cited by McCord wereemploying Busse as the vil-lage’s first administrator;addressing the problem ofstormwater infiltration intothe sewage system; contin-ued planning of the antici-pated Spring Street recon-struction project; exploringfunding for future capitalprojects; and improving com-munication with village resi-dents through a villagenewsletter, which will debutnext month.

Busse explained thatplanning future projects isvery important.

“You can’t sit still, youhave to keep makingimprovements,” Busse said.

Possible goals for 2013include: starting a sidewalkprogram; completing thesewage treatment plantstudy; replacement ofapproximately 250 watermeters with radio-readunits; improving the villagewebsite; continuing efforts toeliminate infiltration intothe sewage system; updatingvillage infrastructure maps;completing Spring StreetPhase I; revising village zon-ing regulations; and com-pleting a preliminary designfor the bike path project.

“No. 7 (updating infra-structure maps) is huge,”McCord said. “Our maps arevery outdated.”

McCord asked councilmembers to review the listfor possible suggestions,with adoption of a list ofgoals expected at the Dec. 17meeting.

Busse reported a villagecommittee has interviewedfour prospective engineeringfirms for the planned

sewage treatment study andhas one more interviewplanned.

McCord said during theinterviews he attended, theengineers commended thevillage for starting the plan-ning process before beingforced to do so by the OhioEnvironmental ProtectionAgency.

“Every company weinterviewed said we aredoing the right thing bystarting early and not beingforced to make hurried deci-sions,” McCord said.

During his administra-tor’s report, Busse reportedhe and McCord have metwith fire and emergencymedical services officialsand expect to have contractsfor council approval at theDec. 3 meeting.

In other business council:• Approved an ordinance

adopting Sherwin Williams“America’s Heritage” his-toric colors as the approvedexterior paint colors for thedowntown historic district.

• Gave first reading to anordinance authorizingSolicitor Frank Patrzio toproceed with eminentdomain proceedings againstproperty owned by AdrianMiller and David Crumpler.The village is seeking to buythe former railroad propertyfor possible use in a futurebike path.

• Approved the appoint-ment of Roger Finfrock andJim Barhorst to theCovington Tax IncentiveReview Council for 2012-13.

• Reviewed a draft of anadministrative policyregarding village guidelinesfor providing the burial ofindigent persons. Busse saidthe village currently has nowritten policies for indigentburials. He explained thevillage is required by statelaw to provide for peoplewho die without any funds.Busse said he will meet withNewberry Township officialsconcerning indigent burialsat Highland Cemetery andreport back to council at afuture meeting.

• Heard McCord pro-claim Dec. 7 as WPTW Dayin the village. The Piquaradio station is celebratingits 65th anniversary on Dec.7.

• Learned from McCordthat the CandlelightChristmas Open Houseevents of the past two week-ends were successful. Hecongratulated local mer-chants on the events.


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Ah, Thanksgiving. A lit-tle turkey, some cranberrymold, maybe apple pie withice cream, some football onTV. Getting together withthe cousins. Catching upbeside the fire.Togetherness.On second thought:

Scratch that. What werewe thinking? This was anelection year.“The Thanksgiving

table will be a battle-ground,” says AndrewMarshall, 34, of Quincy,Mass.Like many extended

families across the country,Marshall’s includesDemocrats and Repub-licans, conservatives, liber-als and independents. Andso, like many families thatcount both red and bluevoters in their ranks,they’re expecting fire-works. Things had alreadygotten so bad on Facebook,the family had to ban polit-ical banter.“It was getting brutal,”

says Marshall.And now, it will all play

out in person. In this fami-ly, the older generation ismore liberal, the youngermore conservative. SoAndrew, a conservative,particularly expects fric-tion with his aunt, AnneBrennan, 57. “She firmlybelieves in what shebelieves in, and we’ll gohead to head with it,” hesays.As for Brennan, she’s

looking on the bright side:the wine they’ll drink. “Youalways bring a good bottle,”she told Andrew at a fami-ly dinner a few days agoperhaps softening him upfor the holiday. No dice.“What are you talkingabout?” Andrew replied.“The wine just amplifiesit.”But the Marshalls seem

to be relishing the occa-sion. Not so the Davidson

family in Alabama.In fact, things have got-

ten so tense over politicsbetween Brian Davidson, a40-year-old attorney inHelena, and his father, 130miles away in Russellville,that they’ve changed plans,forgoing their usual gath-ering.“We’re not even going,”

says Brian, who voted forBarack Obama, anddescribes his father as “alittle to the right of GlennBeck.” Better to skip thisone, he says, than suffer “anon-recoverable blowup.”Davidson, a Boy Scout

leader and the father oftwo school-age sons, oncewas firmly conservative,even serving as an officerin the Young RepublicansClub at the University ofNorth Alabama.His parents particularly

Dad always taught himand his brother to think forthemselves, he says.And so he did. Davidson

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saw as moving rightward,and now considers himselfa political moderate withliberal positions on issueslike gay marriage and thelegalization of marijuanahe supports both and con-servative positions on for-eign and fiscal policies.Each Thanksgiving,

Davidson typically loadsup his family and makesthe 130-mile drive to hisparents’ house. This year,Davidson will take thekids to wife Kim’s familyinstead, but even thatcould be tricky: They areconservative as well. SoBrian and Kim will try toavoid any topics that couldlead, they say, to “anObama rant” around thetable.“Anything can cause it,”

Brian says. “We’re justgoing to suck it up.”For some families, it’s

not necessarily the presi-dential race that dividedthem. The Cox family inColorado has long beensplit over the legalizationof marijuana ever since

Diane Cox first caught herson, David, trying tosmoke the drug when hewas 14.David, now 31 and a

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CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) —A pickup truck going the wrongway on a rural Arizona interstatestruck a charter bus head-onTuesday, killing one person andinjuring nine others, authoritiessaid.The pickup truck burst into

flames, and the driver wasdeclared dead at the scene onInterstate 10 in Casa Grande,about 50 miles south of Phoenix.Authorities couldn’t immediate-ly say if he died on impact or inthe ensuing fire.Arizona Department of Public

Safety officials identified thedriver as Francis WilkensGibson Jr., 78, of Casa Grande.They said the cause of the crashremained under investigationand “nothing has been ruled outat this point.”DPS Capt. Brian Preston said

investigators will be working todetermine whether drugs oralcohol were a factor.Nine of the 15 passengers on

the bus were injured, but none ofthe injuries was considered life-threatening, DPS said. Two pas-sengers were flown to CasaGrande Regional Medical

Hospital, and the other sevenwere taken to the same facilityby ground ambulance.The bus driver was conscious

and walking around whenauthorities arrived, Prestonsaid.“Generally when you have a

vehicle going the wrong way onan interstate, you’d think itwould be much worse than this,”he said.The charter bus was owned by

TBC Connexion and was travel-ling from Mexico to Phoenix,according to authorities. Thenames, ages and hometowns ofthe bus driver and passengersweren’t immediately released.Calls to TBC Conexion’s

offices in Phoenix and Tucsonweren’t returned Tuesdayevening.DPS officials said that about

two minutes before the 2:15 p.m.crash, they received two 911calls about a driver on I-10 themain route from Phoenix toTucson travelling east in thewestbound lanes.“We were responding when

the accident occurred,” said DPSspokesman Bart Graves.

The fiery crash closed thewestbound lanes of the freewaynear Interstate 8 for hours, back-ing up traffic for miles until onelane was reopened Tuesday

evening. The bus still sat on theside of the freeway, its front endcrumpled from the impact, andseveral windows blown out.Graves said an 18-wheeler

jackknifed at the accident sceneand hit the side of the bus, butthe main damage was done bythe pickup truck. The driver ofthe tractor-trailer wasn’t injured.

APPolice inspect a tour bus on the side of Interstate 10 about 50 miles south of Phoenix following ahead-on collision with a pickup truck driving the wrong way on Tuesday, in Casa Grande, Ariz. Thedriver of the pickup truck was killed.

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Turkey, pie and politics? T-Day family friction

JERUSALEM (AP) —Israel and the Hamas mili-tant group edged closer to acease-fire Tuesday to end aweeklong Israeli offensivein the Gaza Strip, but aftera day of furious diplomaticefforts involving the U.S.secretary of state, U.N. chiefand Egypt’s president, adeal remained elusive andfighting raged on both sidesof the border.Israeli tanks and gun-

boats pummeled targets inGaza in what appeared tobe a last-minute burst offire, while at least 200 rock-ets were fired into Israel. Astalks dragged on near mid-night, Israeli and Hamasofficials, communicatingthrough Egyptian media-tors, expressed hope that adeal would soon be reached,but cautioned that it was farfrom certain.“If there is a possibility of

achieving a long-term solu-tion to this problem bydiplomatic means, we preferthat. But if not, then I amsure you will understandthat Israel will have to takewhatever actions are neces-sary to defend its people,”Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu saidat a late-night meeting withvisiting Secretary of StateHillary Rodham Clinton.Clinton was hastily dis-

patched to the region byPresident Barack Obama tojoin a high-profile group ofworld leaders working tohalt the violence. Standingalongside the Israeli leader,Clinton indicated it couldtake some time to iron outan agreement.“In the days ahead, the

United States will workwith our partners here inIsrael and across the regiontoward an outcome that bol-

sters security for the peopleof Israel, improves condi-tions for the people of Gazaand moves toward a com-prehensive peace for all peo-ple of the region,” she said.Clinton expressed sorrow

for the heavy loss of life onboth sides, but called for thePalestinian rocket attackson Israel to end andstressed that the Americancommitment to Israel’ssecurity is “rock solid.”“The goal must be a

durable outcome that pro-motes regional stability andadvances the security andlegitimate aspirations ofIsraelis and Palestiniansalike,” she said.In Washington, State

Department spokeswomanVictoria Nuland saidClinton met withNetanyahu and otherIsraeli officials for twohours.“They discussed efforts

to de-escalate the situationand bring about a sustain-able outcome that protectsIsrael’s security andimproves the lives of civil-ians in Gaza,” Nuland said.“They also consulted on herimpending stops inRamallah and Cairo, includ-ing Egyptian efforts toadvance de-escalation.”Israel launched the

offensive on Nov. 14 in a bidto end months of rocketattacks out of the Hamas-run territory, which lies onIsrael’s southern flank.After assassinating

Hamas’ military chief, it hascarried out a blistering cam-paign of airstrikes, target-

ing rocket launchers, stor-age sites and wanted mili-tants.The campaign has killed

more than 130 Palestinians,including dozens of civil-ians, and wounded hun-dreds of others. Five Israelishave been killed by rocketfire, including a soldier anda civilian contractor onTuesday.With Israel massing

thousands of ground troopson the Gaza border, diplo-mats raced throughout theregion in search of a formu-la to halt the fighting.In a meeting with

Netanyahu, U.N. chief BanKi-moon condemnedPalestinian rocket attacks,but urged Israel to show“maximum restraint.”“Further escalation ben-

efits no one,” he said.Israel demands an end to

rocket fire from Gaza and ahalt to weapons smugglinginto Gaza through tunnelsunder the border withEgypt. It also wants inter-national guarantees thatHamas will not rearm oruse Egypt’s Sinai region,which abuts both Gaza andsouthern Israel, to attackIsraelis.Hamas wants Israel to

halt all attacks on Gaza andlift tight restrictions ontrade and movement in andout of the territory thathave been in place sinceHamas seized Gaza by forcein 2007.Israel has rejected such

demands in the past.Egypt’s new Islamist

government is expected to

play a key role in maintain-ing a deal.The crisis has thrust

Egypt’s president,Mohammed Morsi, into thespotlight as he plays a diffi-cult balancing act.Morsi belongs to the

Muslim Brotherhood,Hamas’ parent movement,and clearly sympathizeswith the Islamic militantgroup. At the same time, herelies heavily on U.S. aidand is trying to preserve ahistoric peace agreementwith Israel.Earlier, Morsi raised

hopes that a cease-fire wasnear when he predicted thenegotiations would yield“positive results” during thecoming hours.Netanyahu also said his

country would be a “willingpartner” in a cease-fireagreement. But as the talksstretched into the evening,it became clear that a dealremained a ways off.“Most likely the deal will

be struck tomorrow. Israel

has not responded to somedemands, which delayed thedeal,” Hamas official IzzatRisheq said.Hamas officials refused

to discuss the remainingsticking points.Israeli media quoted

Defense Minister EhudBarak as telling a closedmeeting that Israel wanteda 24-hour test period of norocket fire to see if Hamascould enforce a truce.Palestinian officials

briefed on the negotiationssaid Hamas wanted assur-ances of a comprehensivedeal that included new bor-der arrangements and wereresisting Israeli proposalsfor a phased agreement.Theofficials spoke on conditionof anonymity because theywere not authorized to talkto the media.Although Israel claims it

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BASE OF THE 46THREGIMENT, Syria (AP) —After a nearly two-monthsiege, Syrian rebels over-whelmed a large militarybase in the north of thecountry and made off withtanks, armored vehiclesand truckloads of muni-tions that rebel leaders saywill give them a boost inthe fight against PresidentBashar Assad’s army.The rebel capture of the

base of the Syrian army’s46th Regiment is a sharpblow to the government’sefforts to roll back rebelsgains and shows a risinglevel of organizationamong opposition forces.More important than

the base’s fall, however, arethe weapons the rebelsfound inside.At a rebel base where

most of the haul was takenafter the weekend victory,rebel fighters unloadedhalf a dozen large truckspiled high with greenboxes full of mortars,artillery shells, rockets andrifles taken from the base.Parked nearby were fivetanks, two armored vehi-cles, two rocket launchersand two heavy-caliberartillery cannons.Around 20 Syrian sol-

diers captured in the battlewere put to work carryingmunitions boxes, barefootand stripped to the waist.Rebels refused to letreporters talk to them orsee where they were beingheld.“There has never been a

battle before with thismuch booty,” said Gen.Ahmad al-Faj of the rebelsJoint Command, a group-ing of rebel brigades thatwas involved in the siege.Speaking on Monday atthe rebel base, set up in aformer customs office atSyria’s Bab al-Hawa bor-der crossing with Turkey,he said the haul would bedistributed among thebrigades.

For months, Syria’srebels have gradually beendestroying governmentcheckpoints and takingover towns in the northernprovinces of Idlib andAleppo along the Turkishborder.Rebel fighters say that

weapons seized in suchbattles have been essentialto their transformationfrom ragtag brigades intoforces capable of challeng-ing Assad’s professionalarmy.Cross-border arms

smuggling from Turkeyand Iraq has also played arole, although the mostcommon complaint amongrebel fighters is that theylack ammunition andheavy weapons, munitionsand anti-aircraft weaponsto fight Assad’s air force.It is unclear how many

government bases therebels have overrun duringthe 20-month conflict,mostly because they rarelytry to hold captured facili-ties. Staying in the cap-tured bases would makethem sitting ducks forregime airstrikes.

“Their strategy is to hitand run,” said EliasHanna, a retired Lebanesearmy general and Beirut-based strategic analyst.“They’re trying to hurt theregime where it hurts bybisecting and compartmen-talizing Syria in order todilute the regime’s power.”The 46th Regiment was

a major pillar of the gov-ernment’s force near thenorthern city of Aleppo,Syria’s economic hub, andits fall cuts a major supplyline to the regime’s army,Hanna said. Governmentforces have been battlingrebels for months over con-trol of Aleppo.“It’s a tactical turning

point that may lead to astrategic shift,” he said.At the 46th Regiment’s

base, about 25 kilometers(15 miles) west of Aleppo,the main three-story com-mand building showedsigns of the battle its wallspunctured apparently fromrebel rocket attacks. Thesmaller barracks buildingsscattered around the com-pound, about 2.6 squarekilometers (1 square mile)

in size, had been looted,with mattresses over-turned. A number of build-ings had been torched.Reporters from The

Associated Press who visit-ed the base late Mondaysaw no trace of the govern-ment troops who had beendefending it other than thedead bodies of seven sol-diers.Two of them, in camou-

flage uniforms, lay outsidethe command building.One of them was missinghis head, apparentlyblown off in an explosion.The rest were in a near-

by clinic. Four dead sol-diers were on stretchersset on the floor, one with alarge gash in his arm,another with whatappeared to be a largeshrapnel hole in the backof his head. The last lay ona gurney in another room,his arms and legs band-aged, a bullet hole in hischeek and a splatter ofblood on the wall and ceil-ing behind him as if hehad been shot where helay.It could not be deter-

mined how or when thesoldiers had been killed.The final assault that

took the base came aftermore than 50 days of siegethat left the soldiersinside demoralized,according to fighters whotook part.Working together and

communicating by radio, anumber of different rebelsgroups divided up the areasurrounding the base andeach cut the regime’s sup-ply lines, said AbdullahQadi, a rebel field com-mander. Over the course ofthe siege, dozens of sol-diers defected, sometelling the rebels thatthose inside were short offood, Qadi said.The rebels decided to

attack Saturday afternoonwhen they felt the soldiersinside were weak and therebels had enough ammu-nition to finish the battle,Qadi said. The battle wasover by nightfall onSunday. Seven rebel fight-ers were killed in the bat-tle, said al-Faj of therebels’ Joint Command.Other rebel leaders gavesimilar numbers.It remains unclear how

many soldiers remained inthe base when the rebelslaunched their attack andwhat happened to them.Al-Faj said all soldiers

inside were either killedor captured. He said hedidn’t know how manywere killed, but that therebels had taken about 50prisoners, all of whomwould be tried in a rebelcourt. Aside from the 20prisoners seen at therebel’s Bab al-Hawa base,the AP was unable to seeany other captured sol-diers.The Syrian government

does not respond torequests for comment onmilitary affairs and saidnothing about the base’scapture. It says the rebelsare terrorists backed by

foreign powers that seekto destroy the country.Disorganization has

plagued the Syrian opposi-tion since the start of theanti-Assad uprising inMarch 2011, with exilegroups pleading for inter-national help even whenthey have no control overthose fighting inside ofSyria.A newly formed Syrian

opposition coalitionreceived a boost Tuesday,when Britain officiallyrecognized it as the solerepresentative of theSyrian people.The National Coalition

of the Syrian Revo-lutionary and OppositionForces was formed in theGulf nation of Qatar onOct. 11 under pressurefrom the United States fora stronger, more unitedopposition body to serve asa counterweight to moreextremist forces.British Foreign

Secretary William Haguesaid Tuesday the body’smembers gave assurancesto be a “moderate politicalforce committed to democ-racy” and that the Westmust “support them anddeny space to extremistgroups.”The United States and

the European Union haveboth spoken well of thebody but stopped short ofoffering it full recognition.Key to the body’s suc-

cess will be its ability tobuild ties with the dis-parate rebel groups fight-ing inside Syria. Manyrebel leaders say theydon’t recognize the newbody, and a group ofextremist Islamist fac-tions on Monday rejectedit, announcing that theyhad formed an “Islamicstate” in Aleppo.Anti-regime activists

say nearly 40,000 peoplehave been killed sinceSyria’s crisis started 20months ago.

Syrian rebels seize base, arms trove

APSyrian fighters celebrate the victory on top of a tank they took after storming a mil-itary base in Aleppo, Monday.

Israel-Hamas cease-fire remains elusive

APThe shadow of a demonstrator is projected on aPalestinian flag during a protest outside UN headquar-ters in Managua, Nicaragua, Tuesday. People protestedagainst the Israeli military operations in Gaza Strip.

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Rules and Regulations:1) The ornament must be made of recyclable or reusable materials. Glue, paint,glitter, floral wire, etc. can be used, but the main emphasis of the contest is tosee what can be created with recyclable or reused items.2) Ornaments should be no more than 6”x6”x6” in size.3) The ornament should be light in weight so it can hang on a tree.4) The ornament must have an appropriate method to be attached to atree (hanger.)

5) The materials cannot pose a safety hazard to the creator or thoseobserving the ornament. Avoid the use of sharp, toxic or easilybreakable materials.

6) Perishable items can’t be used.7) A 3 x 5 card should be SECURELY attached to each ornament listingthe following:A) School name & teacher nameB) Student’s name and gradeC) Parent’s address & phone number

• Deadline: Friday, November 30th at 4 p.m.• Turn in entries at the Miami County Sanitary Eng.at 2200 N. County Road 25-A, Troy, OH 45373

• Call Cindy at 440-3488 for questions or [email protected]

• Ornaments can be viewed or picked up after Dec. 10• McDonalds food wrappers also can be used to create an ornament

Entries will be judged depending on number of entries received by grade levelsand PRIZES for 1st, 2nd and 3rd will be awarded accordingly.All entries become the property of Sanitary Engineering, unless otherwiserequested.

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Dear Readers: Tomorrow isthanksgiving, and that meansthere likely will be leftovers foryour family for a few days.Here are some hints to helpyou safely consume and storeleftovers:• Make sure to freeze or

refrigerate all leftover itemswithin two hours of finishingthe meal. The Food and DrugAdministration recommends“discarding any perishables(foods that can spoil or becomecontaminated by bacteria ifunrefrigerated) left out at roomtemperature for longer thantwo hours.”• Take turkey off the bone

before storing, and you can

keep the turkey meat in thefreezer for up to six months.• Store stuffing for three to

four days in a refrigerator, orfor a month in a freezer.• When reheating leftover

gravy or sauces, make sure tobring the gravy to a rolling boilbefore serving to prevent ill-ness from eating gravy that

may contain bacteria.• Any cooked side dishes

(including mashed potatoes)should keep in the refrigeratorfor three to four days, and thenshould be thrown away.• Mashed potatoes can be

kept in the freezer for up to 10months when stored in an air-tight container.• When it is trash day, take

all leftovers that haven’t beeneaten for three days afterThanksgiving meal and throwaway.— Heloise

CAPERS DEFINEDDear Heloise:What exactly

are capers, and how are theyused in cooking?— AmandaT., via email

A staple in manyMediterranean meals, capersare actually pickled flowerbuds harvested from a bush inthe area. They are interestinglittle round, green “balls,” foundin jars in the olive section ofmost grocery stores. The small-er, or nonpareil, caper is mostcommonly used in chicken pic-cata and pasta dishes, addingsalty flavor.Another hint: Capers will

keep indefinitely in the refrig-erator. Just make sure to storethem in the brine they arepacked in. Take out only thecapers needed, and leavebehind the rest in the remain-ing brine.— Heloise

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MONDAY’S SOLUTION:

Dear Annie: I was married tomy husband for 31 years. Twoyears ago, he was killed in anaccident. I loved him to themoon and back and miss himterribly.Eight months later, my daugh-

ter introduced me to a nice gen-tleman. He is a sweet man, andwe have been seeing each otherever since. Unfortunately, mymother-in-law is upset and bit-ter because of it. She thinks Idid not wait long enough aftermy husband's death. What getsme is that one of her daughtersjust left her husband a couple ofmonths ago, is not yet divorcedand already has a boyfriendmoving in with her. That doesn'tseem to bother my mother-in-law.I love my in-laws, but they

have to realize that my path inlife is changing, and I have to dowhat is right for me. How do Iget my mother-in-law to under-stand? Do I just leave it aloneand live my life? — ConfusedDaughter-in-Law

Dear Confused: Parentsgrieve in their own way, and theloss of a child is different fromthat of a spouse. No amount ofmourning would be "longenough" for your mother-in-law.But it is unrealistic and unfairfor her to expect you to remainalone indefinitely. Try to bringyour in-laws into your new life.Tell them how much you lovethem and how you will neverstop loving their son, but youdon't think he would want you tobe alone. Explain that you hopethey will always be part of yourlife. Introduce them to your newman. Be gentle and compassion-ate, but don't let them dictateyour future.

Dear Annie:While waiting ina line at a deli, a young girlahead of me was dressed intoday's typical tight, skimpyshorts. She was leaning againstthe deli case, and I noticed shehad a sizable tattoo just aboveher very clearly exposed rearcleavage. Naturally, I glanced atit briefly and read what it said. Idid not gawk or ogle. It was sim-ply normal curiosity.I was cautioned by a friend

who warned me that doing socould be considered sexualharassment. My argument isthat when someone essentiallyhas a billboard on their butt, it'san invitation for others toperuse it. To me, people whohave multiple exposed tattoosshould expect others to lookthem over. What's your take onthis? — A Guy in Virginia

Dear Guy: In most instances,body art is intended to benoticed. Discreet glancing is fine.Ogling is not. Staring, makingcomments, whistling, smackingyour lips or touching the otherperson are definite no-nos. Youcan look, but do so respectfully.

Dear Annie: "New Sibling"discovered that he had a half-brother and wanted to knowwhether it was too late to form arelationship over his father'sobjections.After my mother died, I found

out at age 42 that I was a childfrom a first marriage. My step-dad adopted me and changed myname to his. I went on a searchand found half-brothers from mybiological father's other mar-riages.One half-brother thought it

was terrible that I was search-ing, but another of my half-brothers, only five monthsyounger, was thrilled to have anew sister. We have a wonderfulrelationship.So, it's never too late. And I

agree with your advice that thisis not Dad's decision. Yes, I'mangry that my birth informationwas hidden from me and that Inever had the opportunity tomeet my biological father.My new half-brother and I

have often wondered whetherany of the wives knew about theothers. I have one more brotherwe haven't found, and I'm guess-ing he was also adopted and hadhis name changed.—California Sister

Annie's Mailbox is written byKathy Mitchell and MarcySugar, longtime editors of theAnn Landers column. Pleaseemail your questions to [email protected], or write to:Annie's Mailbox, c/o CreatorsSyndicate, 737 3rd Street,Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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For Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012ARIES (March 21 to April 19)Don’t lend money or make importantdecisions today. Even though you feelsympathetic and generous toward oth-ers, wait until tomorrow to make firmdecisions.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)Relations with partners and closefriends are warm and lovey-doveytoday. Everything is pie-in-the-sky,pleasant and enjoyable. Relax withloved ones.GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)Romance with a co-worker or a flirta-tion that is job-related is likely today.You’ll enjoy making something lookbetter at work or even decorating yourworkspace.CANCER (June 21 to July 22)Today you’re in a romantic mood,which means you could fall in lovewith anyone. Just be aware that you’rewearing rose-colored glasses and thatthings look better than they really are.LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22)Family gatherings will be fun andpleasurable today. You’ll also enjoy re-decorating or fixing up where you live.However, do not sign real-estate dealsor spend money.VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)You might spend today daydreamingor fantasizing about things. Don’tworry — it’s that kind of day. Do notsign important papers. (Ya think?)LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)This is a poor day to make major pur-chases of anything other than food.You’re tempted to spend money on lux-ury and elegance — don’t do it. Waituntil tomorrow.SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)Relationships that begin today will beillusory even if you feel you have metyour soul mate. It’s easy to deceiveyourself, because you have Vaseline onyour lens.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)You might feel great compassion forsomeone who is less fortunate or suf-fering. If you can do anything, by allmeans do so; but remain realistic anddon’t make promises.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)Creative activity with others, espe-cially in group situations, will be pro-ductive and abundant. It’s easy tothink outside the box today; plus,everyone wants to cooperate with oneanother.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)You might develop a crush on yourboss or strike up a romance with some-one older, richer or more experienced.Don’t get too carried away, because youprobably have pixie dust in your eyes.PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20)If you feel yourself being swept awayby a charismatic teacher, be on yourguard. Today you are very susceptibleto persuasive discussions about reli-gion and politics.YOU BORNTODAYYour freedom-lov-ing nature makes you grab life withgusto. You relish excitement and en-thusiasm! One of the ways you keepyourself free is that you have the abil-ity to ignore what others think of you.You are interested in people from allwalks of life. Your ideals include im-proving the lives of those around you.In the year ahead, an important choicewill arise. Choose wisely.Birthdate of: William Kotzwinkle,writer; Jamie Lee Curtis, actress; Bil-lie Jean King, tennis champion.(c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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Please be advised our offices will be closed in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday,November 22 and Friday, November 23. We will re-open on Monday, November 26 at 8am.

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High Yesterday .............................58 at 3:56 p.m.Low Yesterday..............................42 at 6:30 a.m.Normal High .....................................................49Normal Low......................................................33Record High ........................................73 in 1942Record Low.........................................11 in 1914

24 hours ending at 5 p.m.............................traceMonth to date ................................................0.76Normal month to date ...................................2.22Year to date .................................................28.79Normal year to date ....................................36.76Snowfall yesterday ........................................0.00

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TODAY IN HISTORY

(AP) — Today is Wednesday,Nov. 21, the 326th day of 2012.There are 40 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:On Nov. 21, 1942, the Alaska

Highway, also known as the AlcanHighway, was formally opened atSoldier’s Summit in the YukonTerritory.

On this date:• In 1920, the Irish Republican

Army killed 12 British intelligenceofficers and two auxiliary policemenin the Dublin area; British forcesresponded by raiding a soccermatch, killing 14 civilians.

• In 1922, Rebecca L. Felton of

Georgia was sworn in as the firstwoman to serve in the U.S. Senate.

• In 1931, the Universal horrorfilm “Frankenstein,” starring BorisKarloff as the monster and ColinClive as his creator, was firstreleased.

• In 1973, President RichardNixon’s attorney, J. Fred Buzhardt,revealed the existence of an 18-minute gap in one of the WhiteHouse tape recordings related toWatergate.

• In 1980, 87 people died in afire at the MGM Grand Hotel in LasVegas, Nev.

• One year ago: Detroit’s Justin

Verlander became the first startingpitcher in a quarter-century to bevoted Most Valuable Player.

• Today’s Birthdays: BaseballHall-of-Famer Stan Musial is 92.Actress Marlo Thomas is 75. SingerDr. John is 72. Actress Juliet Mills is71. Basketball Hall of Famer EarlMonroe is 68. Comedian-directorHarold Ramis is 68. Actress GoldieHawn is 67. Gospel singer StevenCurtis Chapman is 50. ActressNicollette Sheridan is 49. Singer-actress Bjork (byork) is 47. Pro andCollege Football Hall of Famer TroyAikman is 46. MLB All-Star playerKen Griffey Jr. is 43.

Rubble cleanup a massive task in NY, NJNEW YORK (AP) — Just

a few months ago, the park-ing lot at Jacob Riis Park onNew York City’s Rockawayseashore was filled withhappy beachgoers. Now, it ishome to a mountain of mis-ery from Superstorm Sandya growing pile of garbagecontaining everything frommangled appliances, splin-tered plywood and soddendrywall to shreds of clothingand family photos.

The seagull-pecked pile,at least two stories high,three quarters of a mile long,and fed by an endless cara-van of dump trucks, is justpart of a staggering round-the-clock operation alonghundreds of miles of coast-line to clear away the man-gled mess of homes, cars and

boats so the rebuilding canbegin.

Three weeks in, it is aneffort that has strained theresources of sanitationdepartments and landfilloperators, and causedheadaches and heartache forthousands of families in thesprawling disaster zone.

The lucky have only hadto empty their basements ofsoggy belongings. Othershave been forced to striptheir flood-ravaged homesdown to the studs and piledrywall, furniture, clothingand appliances on the side-walk.

“We’ve seen people putvirtually all their worldlypossessions at the curb,” saidMike Deery, a spokesman forthe town of Hempstead,

which includes several beachand bay hamlets on LongIsland’s South Shore. “We’vegone down streets andpicked up the entire contentsof homes, and come back thenext day and have it looklike we haven’t been there inmonths.”

In the three weeks sincethe storm, New York Cityalone has removed an esti-mated 271,000 tons ofwreckage from floodedneighborhoods. That doesn’tinclude the downed limbsand trunks of some 26,000damaged trees.

New Jersey shore townshave been adding to big pilesof rubble just like the one atJacob Riis. One of the biggestones, in Long Branch, reach-es nearly three stories into

the sky from a vacant lot ablock from the ocean.

As of Friday, auto insur-ance companies had report-ed storm damage to at least52,000 vehicles, according tothe National InsuranceCrime Bureau. Many ofthose cars floated on the tideand were left smashed, silt-filled and strewn across side-walks and yards.

In Long Beach, N.Y., abarrier island city of 33,000people that was completelyinundated by the stormsurge, public works crewsworked 16-hour shifts toscoop up hundreds of thou-sands of cubic yards of sandthat had buried city streets.The mountain of silt theyhave created now stands fivestories high.

APA crane sits atop a pile of storm debris in a parking lotin Point Pleasant Beach N.J.

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OFFICE WILLBE CLOSEDIn observance of theThanksgiving

Holidaythe Classifieds Dept.

of theSidney Daily NewsTroy Daily NewsPiqua Daily Call

andWeekly Record Herald

will be closed onThursday, November 22

andFriday, November 23

We will be availableon Monday, November

26 at 8am to assistyou with classifiedadvertising needs.

Any cancellations madeby voicemail will beeffective with the

November 28 edition.

125 Lost and Found

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200 - Employment

235 General

RECEPTIONIST /SECURITY OFFICER

Full time position, Troyarea.• Basic computer

knowledge• Clean background /

drug test

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RN SupervisorsCasual

1st & 2nd shifts

LPN'sCasual ~ All Shifts

STNA'sFT ~ 2nd & 3rdPT ~ All Shifts

Dietary AssistantsFull time

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We are looking forexperienced people.Come in and fill outan application and

speak withBeth Bayman,

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Road 25ATroy, OH 45373(I-75 at exit 78)

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245 Manufacturing/Trade

WANTING ACAREER IN THEELECTRICAL

FIELD?Dayton based contractorcurrently seeking appli-cants for an electricalhelper position. Appli-cants must possessgood work ethics, beable to pass a pre-em-ployment physical anddrug screen, and havereliable transportation.No prior electrical expe-rience is requited. Thisfull-time positionincludes benefits likepaid-time off and educa-tional assistance. If in-terested, apply in per-son: 1885 SouthtownBlvd. Dayton, OH 45439between the hours of8:00am-11:00am &12:30pm-4:00pm Mon-day-Friday. SERIOUSAPPLICANTS ONLY!!!

280 Transportation

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Great Pay & Benefits!

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Must have CDLA andrecent OTR experience.

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We're growing....And creating new jobsClass A CDL Driver

Regional andOTR positions.Solo and team.

Palletized. Truckload.Vans.

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For Rent

305 Apartment

1, 2 & 3 Bedroom,Houses & Apts.

SEIPEL PROPERTIESPiqua Area OnlyMetro Approved(937)773-9941

9am-5pmMonday-Friday

1, 2 & 3 bedroomsCall for availabilityattached garages

Easy access to I-75(937)335-6690

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Troy ranches and town-homes. Different floorplans to choose from.Garages, fireplaces, ap-pliances including wash-er and dryers.Corporate apartmentsavailable.

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DODD RENTALSTipp-Troy: 2 bedroom

AC, appliances$500/$450 plus deposit

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EVERS REALTY

TROY, 2 BedroomTownhomes 1.5 bath,1 car garage, $695

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1273 CAMARO Court, 2Bedroom, luxury apart-ment, garage, kitchen ap-pliances. $600 Monthly,available now!(937)570-3288.2 BEDROOM in Troy,Move in special, Stove,refrigerator, W/D, A/C,very clean, no pets. $525.(937)573-7908LOVELY 2 bedroom, 1.5baths, includes water andwasher/ dryer, privateparking, great area!(937)335-5440.PIQUA, Parkridge Place.Roomy 2 bedroom, 1.5baths, CA, stackablewasher/ dryer furnished,$525, no animals!(419)629-3569.PIQUA, 2200 NavajoTrail, 3 bedroom town-house, 2.5 baths, 2 cargarage, 1850 sqft, $975month, one month's de-posit. Available 11/1.(937)335-9096.PIQUA OR Troy, StudioSenior apartment, $449Monthly, all utilities includ-ed, No Pets,(937)778-0524TIPP/ TROY, super clean!NEW: carpet, tile paint,appliances 2 bedroom,1.5 bath, no dogs, no priorevictions $525(937)545-4513.

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PIQUA, 307 FourthStreet. 3 bedroom. $500month, $250 deposit.(937)214-0431PIQUA, 910 New Haven.3 bedroom, 1.5 car, CA,fenced yard. $850, depos-it. (937)778-9303,(937)604-5417.TROY MeadowLaneranch with basement, justcompletely remodeled,$875 month or possibleland contract(937)308-0679

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535 Farm Supplies/Equipment

MANURE SPREADER,International Model 550manure spreader with op-tional slop gate. $2500may trade.(937)489-1725

PROPANE TANK, 1000gallon propane tank, goodcondition. $1250(937)489-1725

545 Firewood/Fuel

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

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

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

FIREWOOD seasonedand split. $150 cord deliv-ered, $80 half cord deliv-ered. (Miami County). Call(937)559-6623, Thankyou.

SEASONED FIREWOOD,$120 a cord you pick up,$140 a cord delivered.(937)339-5198 or(937)552-1303

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Keep on Truckin'Who’s drivingthose big wheels?We’ve all been

there, hot frustrationroiling within as wetrail an 18-wheeler,laboring slowly up ahill on a two-lanehighway. Rarely dowe think about whatis in that truck orwho is driving it.

The AmericanTrucking Associa-tions (ATA) reportsthat there are over3.4 million profes-sional truck driversnationwide – deliv-ering the goods U.S.consumers needeveryday of the year.

Professional truckdrivers are more es-sential to the na-tional economy thanever before and theyare deliveringAmer-ica's freight safelyand on time everyday.Let's not forget

that everything weeat, everything wewear, and everythingin our home came ina truck, and eventhough most of usare frustrated by thetraffic they maycause, they play amajor role in keep-ingAmerica moving.Drivers on average

log over 432 billionmiles per year tobring fresh produceand frozen foods todistribution centersall over the conti-nent. ATA numbersshow that trucks de-livered 10.7 billiontons of freight in2007, or 69 percentof total U.S. freighttonnage.Today is the per-

fect time to offer alittle drive-by saluteto the truckers youshare the road with.Remember, too, thattrucks have severalblind spots that makeit hard for them tosee you at all times.Be patient with themas they are big andslow and need lots ofspace.If you get annoyed

by them and cutthem off or jam thebreaks, you are onlyplaying with yourown safety.Drive smart andshare the road withthem as they are theones who are mak-ing your lifestylespossible.

THESECOMPANIES

AREHIRING!

Continental Express in Sidney, OH has immediate openings for CDLAdrivers. Our drivers enjoy: • 4 weeks vacation/year • Home weekly

• Health/ Dental/Vision • Direct Deposit

DRIVERS - $0.40/mile

Must have CDLA and recent OTR experience. If less than 1 year experience canbe teamed with another driver.

Call Dave on the weekend or evenings at 937-726-3994or during the week at 800-497-2100 or apply at

www.ceioh.com

REGIONAL DRIVERS NEEDEDin the Sidney, Ohio Terminal.

O/O's welcome.

O/O’s get 75% of the line haul. • 100% fuel surcharge.Fuel discount program.

Drivers are paid weekly.Drivers earn .38cents per mile for empty and loaded miles on dry freight.

.40cents per mile for store runs..42cents per mile for reefer & curtainside freight.

No Hazmat. • Full Insurance package.Paid vacation. • 401K savings plan. • 95% no touch freight.

Compounding Safety Bonus Program.Drivers are paid bump dock fees for customer live loads and live unloads.

For additional info call Crosby Trucking866-208-4752

We Are Hiring ExperiencedDiesel Technicians

Apply in person, or mail resume to HR Dept:3885 W. Michigan Ave., P.O. Box 4369, Sidney, OH 45365

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is growing!

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Benefits include: Health & Life insurance,401K, Uniforms paid, CDL paid, Holidays,

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CITY OF TROYDEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND SERVICE

City Hall, Troy, Ohio

COPY OF LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

Sealed proposals will be received at the office of theDirector of Public Service and Safety, City Hall, Troy,Ohio, until 12 o’clock, noon,Wednesday, December 5,2012, for the removal of lime softening sludge residu-als from the East Lime Sludge Lagoon at the TroyWater Treatment Plant, per the specifications on file inthe Office of the Director of Public Service and Safety,City Hall, Troy, Ohio.A bid guaranty as follows is required to accompanyeach proposal as a guarantee that if the proposal isaccepted a contract will be entered into:A bid bond in the amount of 100% payable to the Cityof Troy, orA certified check, a cashier’s check, or a letter of creditin the amount of 10% payable to the City of Troy.Proposal forms and specifications MUST be obtainedupon application at the office of the Director of PublicService and Safety, City Hall.The potential bidder shallpay for any mailing or shipping of proposal and spec-ifications. Submission of copies or facsimiles may bedeemed as a non-responsive bid.The City of Troy, Ohio is in compliance with ADA.Patrick E. J. TitteringtonDirector of Public Service and Safety11/14, 11/21-20122339563

COUNTY: MIAMI

The following applications and/or verified complaintswere received, and the following draft, proposed andfinal actions were issued, by the Ohio EnvironmentalProtection Agency (Ohio EPA) last week. The completepublic notice including additional instructions for sub-mitting comments, requesting information or a publichearing, or filing an appeal may be obtained at:http://www.epa.ohio.gov/actions.aspx or Hearing Clerk,Ohio EPA, 50 W. Town St. P.O. Box 1049, Columbus,Ohio 43216.Ph: 614-644-2129 email: [email protected]

FINALAPPROVALOF PLANSAND SPECIFICATIONS

NAWAP.O. BOX 145TIPP CITY, OH ACTION DATE: 11/05/2012FACILITY DESCRIPTION: COMMUNITYWATER SYS-TEMIDENTIFICATION NO.: 898427This final action not preceded by proposed action andis appealable to ERAC. Detail Plans for PWSID:OH5553612 PLAN NO: 898427Regarding Delphi Corporation, Vandalia, OH PotableWaterline Extension

11/21/20122339307

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To: BiddersSubject: Purchase of School BusFor: The Board of Education of the Tipp City ExemptedVillage School District

Sealed proposals will be received by the Tipp City Ex-empted Village School District, 90 S. Tippecanoe Dr.,Tipp City, Ohio, 45371 on, December 3, 2012 until12:00 PM (EST) and at that time opened and publiclyread by the Treasurer, Joseph Smith of the Tipp CityExempted Village Board of Education, as provided bySection 3313.46 of the Revised Code of the State ofOhio. Bids will be accepted for a new - 72 passengertransit bus. Specifications may be obtained from theBoard of Education Office at 90 S. Tippecanoe Dr., TippCity, Ohio, 45371. All bus bids must state that the bus,when assembled and prior to delivery, comply with allsafety regulations and current Ohio Minimum Stan-dards for School Bus Construction of the Departmentof Education adopted by and with the consent of theDirector of Highway Safety pursuant to Section4511.76 of the Revised Code and all other State andFederal provisions of law. The Board of Education re-serves the right to reject any and all bids.

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NOTICE OF ABANDONMENTPursuant to O.R.C. Section 5301.56

E. L. Lavy & Sons, an Ohio Partnership, of 6305 E. Casstown Clark Road, Casstown, Ohio 45312, hereby givesnotice pursuant to Ohio Revised Code § 5301.56 to the below named mineral interest holders, their unknownheirs, successors and assigns, that the mineral interest described below has been abandoned.

The names of the mineral interest holders are: William Jones Leasehold Partnership, and its unknown heirs, suc-cessors and assigns, if any, (collectively referred hereafter as the “Interest Holder”). The address of William JonesLeasehold Partnership is care of Kimmco Energy Corp., Suite 4550, 9 West 57th Street, New York, New York,10019. The addresses of the unknown successors and assigns of William Jones Leasehold Partnership, if any,are unknown and cannot with reasonable diligence be ascertained.

The real property to which this Notice pertains is described as follows:

TRACT ONE (containing an area of 43.485 acres, more or less):Situated in the County of Miami, in the State of Ohio and in the Township of Elizabeth:Being and lying within the bounds of the northwest quarter of Section 4-T2-R10, MRS, and as shown by a surveyfiled in Volume No. 22 at Plat No. 182 of the Miami County Engineerʼs Record of Land Surveys, and being moreparticularly described as follows:From a railroad spike heretofore driven down with the intersection of the Alcony-Conover Road with the LeFevreRoad, to re-establish the corner common to Sections Numbered 4, 5, 10 and 11-T2-R10, measure along the cen-terline of the Alcony-Conover Road and the west line of Section 4, S 04° 05' W, 1307.80 feet to an iron pin whichestablishes the beginning point of this description and the extreme northwest corner of the parcel of land to be de-scribed; the point also marks the extreme northwest corner of the original 78.50 acre tract of land which this par-cel is a part;Thence from the point of beginning and continuing with the road and section line, S 04° 05' W, 820.43 feet to aniron pin; thence with the centerline of a joint use lane, S 86° 15' 45" E at 30.00 feet passing an iron pin in all1287.33 feet to an iron pin driven down at the end of the lane; thence N 23° 44' 30" E, 59.38 feet to an iron pin;thence N 04° 03' 30" E, 75.30 feet to an iron pin; thence N 56° 26' E, 23.11 feet to an iron pin; thence S 83° 24' E153.07 feet to an iron pin; thence N 03° 10' 15" E, 16.75 feet to an iron pin; thence S 86° 49' 45" E, 788.22 feet toan iron pin; thence N 76° 03' 45" E, 381.23 feet to an iron pipe in the east line of the quarter section; thence withthe one-half section line, N 04° 07' E, 517.04 feet to an iron pin; thence N 85° 42' 15" W at 2599.15 feet passingan iron pipe, in all 2629.15 feet to the place of beginning, containing an area of 43.485 acres, more or less. Re-serving off the south side of the above parcel a strip of land 1287.33 feet long by 13.50 feet wide to be used incommon with the owners of the 39.354 parcel of land lying adjacent and contiguous on the south, when coupledwith a like strip off the north side of their tract, thereby forming a lane or driveway 27.00 feet in width, which willprovide unobstructed access to the Alcony-Conover Road. As a further consideration of this conveyance, thegrantee is provided a right-of-way 10.0 feet in width on which to construct and maintain an underground naturalgas line; the centerline of the narrow strip of land to be routed as follows: Beginning in the centerline of the 27.00feet wide lane, at a point N 86° 15' 45" W, 7.0 feet distant from the extreme east end thereof; thence S 05° 18' E,58.35 feet to a point; thence N 89° 30' E, 126.72 feet to the service connection and the terminal point of the right-of-way. Subject, however, to the right-of-way for the public road as now located, and more particularly subject toan easement heretofore granted to the Dayton Power & Light Company for a pipe line right-of-way, the grant beingrecorded in Deed Book 374 at Page 615 of the Deed Records of Miami County, Ohio.

EXCEPTING THE FOLLOWING THEREFROM:Being a 10.627 acre tract located in the northwest quarter of Section 4, Town 2, Range 10 BTMRS, ElizabethTownship, Miami County, Ohio, and being part of a 43.485 acre tract acquired by E.L. Lavy and Sons by OfficialRecord Volume 31, Page 09 of the Miami County Recorderʼs Official Records and further bounded and describedas follows:Commencing for reference at a mag nail found at the southwest corner of northwest quarter of Section 4, said magnail also being on the centerline of Alcony-Conover Road, North 03° 50' 47" East for 497.68 feet along the cen-terline of Alcony-Conover Road and the west line of Section 4 to a PK nail set over an iron pin found marking thetrue place of beginning;thence North 03° 50' 47" East for 330.00 feet along the centerline of Alcony-Conover road and the west line of Sec-tion 4 to a PK nail set;thence South 86° 29' 58" East for 1475.43 feet along a new division line to a 5/8" dia. capped iron pin set, witnesspassing a 5/8" dia. capped iron pin set at 20.00 feet;thence South 02° 56' 02" West for 192.55 feet along a new division line to a 5/8" dia. capped iron pin set;thence North 83° 38' 13" West for 153.07 feet to a 5/8" dia. capped iron pin set;thence South 56° 11' 47" West for 23.11 feet to a 5/8" dia. capped iron pin set;thence South 03° 49' 17" West for 75.30 feet to a 5/8" dia. capped iron pin set;thence South 23° 30' 17" West for 59.38 feet to a 5/8" dia. capped iron pin set;thence North 86° 29' 58" West for 1287.33 feet to the PK nail set marking the place of beginning, witness pass-ing an iron pin found at 1257.33 feet.Containing a total of 10.627 acres, and subject to all legal easements, rights-of-way and restrictions of record.According to a field survey performed by Michael W. Cozatt, Professional Surveyor #6001, 2784 S. County Road25A, Troy, Ohio 45373, on November 19, 2009, and filed in Volume 52, Page 119 of the Miami County EngineerʼsRecord of Land Surveys.

TRACT TWO:Situated in the County of Miami, in the State of Ohio and in the Township of Elizabeth:Being and lying within thebounds of the northwest and northeast quarters of Section 4, T 2, R 10, MRS and as shown by a survey filed inVolume No. 22 at Plat No. 182 of the Miami County Engineerʼs Record of Land Surveys, and being more partic-ularly described as follows:From a railroad spike heretofore driven down within the intersection of the Alcony-Conover Road with the LeFevreRoad to re-establish the corner common to Sections Numbered 4, 5, 10 and 11 T2-R10, measure along the cen-terline of the Alcony-Conover Road and the west line of Section 4, S 04° 05" W at 1307.80 feet passing the ex-treme northwest corner of the original 78.50 acre tract of land of which the ensuing parcel is a part, in all 2128.23feet to an iron pin which establishes the beginning point of this description and the extreme northwest corner ofthe parcel of land to be described; thence from the point of beginning and continuing with the road and section line,S 04° 05' W, 481.34 feet to an iron pin; the southwest corner of the quarter section bears S 04°05' W, 16.50 feetdistant; thence parallel with and 16.50 feet distant from the half section line, S 85° 37' E at 16.00 feet passing aniron pipe, in all 2622.27 feet to an iron pin in the east line of the quarter section; thence S 04° 34' W, 16.50 feet toan iron pipe which identifies the southeast corner of the northwest quarter of Section 4; thence with the south lineof the northeast quarter, S 85° 28' E, 231.40 feet to an iron pipe; thence N 03° 58' 30" E, 810.22 feet to a point;thence N 86° 44' W, 223.10 feet to an iron pipe driven down in the half section line; thence S 76° 03' 45" W, 381.23feet to an iron pin; thence N 86° 49' 45" W, 788.22 feet to an iron pin; thence S 03° 10' 15" W, 16.75 feet to an ironpin; thence N 83° 24' W, 153.07 feet to an iron pin; thence S 56° 26" W, 23.11 feet to an iron pin; thence S 04° 03'30" W, 75.30 feet to an iron pin; thence S 23° 44' 30" W, 59.38 feet to an iron pin driven down at the extreme eastend of a joint use land; thence with the centerline thereof, N 86° 15' 45" W at 1257.33 feet passing an iron pin, inall 1287.33 feet to the place of beginning, containing an area of 39.354 acres, more or less. Of this amount, 4.21acres are located within the bounds of the northeast quarter of the section. Reserving off the north side of theabove parcel, a strip of land 1287.33 feet long by 13.50 feet wide to be used in common with the owners of the43.485 acre parcel of land lying adjacent and contiguous on the north, when coupled with a like strip off the southside of their tract, thereby forming a lane or driveway 27.00 feet in width, which will provide unobstructed accessto the Alcony-Conover Road.Further reserving out of the above tract of land, a 10.0 feet wide right-of-way which will accommodate the con-struction and maintenance of an underground natural gas line to serve the tract lying adjacent on the north; thecenterline of the narrow strip of land to be routed through the premises as follows: Beginning in the centerline ofthe 27.00 feet wide lane, at a point N 86° 15' 45" W, 7.0 feet distant from the extreme east end thereof; thence S05° 18' E, 58.35 feet to a point; thence N 89° 30' E, 126.72 feet to the service connection and the terminal pointof the right-of-way. Subject, however, to the right-of-way for the public road as now located, and more particularlysubject to an easement heretofore granted to the Dayton Power & Light Company for a pipe line right-of-way, thegrant being recorded in Deed Book 374 at Page 615 of the Deed Records of Miami County, Ohio.The survey of the above parcels of land was made in May, 1971 by Carl F. Swartzbaugh, Professional Land Sur-veyor, Ohio Registration No. S-02644.

EXCEPTING THE FOLLOWING THEREFROM:Being a 10.784 acre tract located in the northwest quarter of Section 4, Town 2, Range 10 BTMRS, ElizabethTownship, Miami County, Ohio, and being part of a 39.354 acre tract acquired by E.L. Lavy and Sons by OfficialRecord Volume 31, Page 09 of the Miami County Recorderʼs Official Records and further bounded and describedas follows:Commencing for reference at a mag nail found at the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of Section 4, saidmag nail also being on the centerline of Alcony-Conover Road, North 03° 50' 47" East for 197.68 feet along thecenterline of Alcony-Conover Road and the west line of Section 4 to a PK nail set marking the true place of be-ginning;thence North 03° 50' 47" East for 300.00 feet along the centerline of Alcony-Conover Road and the west line ofSection 4 to a PK nail set over an iron pin found;thence South 86° 29' 58" East for 1287.33 feet to a 5/8" dia. capped iron pin set, witness passing an iron pin foundat 30.00 feet;thence North 23° 30' 17" East for 59.38 feet to a 5/8" dia. capped iron pin set;thence North 03° 49' 17" East for 75.30 feet to a 5/8" dia. capped iron pin set;thence North 56° 11' 47" East for 23.11 feet to a 5/8" dia. capped iron pin set;thence South 83° 38' 13" East for 153.07 feet to a 5/8" dia. capped iron pin set;thence South 02° 56' 02" West for 437.47 feet to a 5/8" dia. capped iron pin set;thence North 86° 29' 58" West for 1485.46 feet to the PK nail set marking the place of beginning, witness pass-ing an iron pin found at 1465.46 feet.Containing a total of 10.784 acres, and subject to all legal easements, rights-of-way and restrictions of record.According to a field survey performed by Michael W. Cozatt, Professional Surveyor #6001, 2784 S. County Road25A, Troy, Ohio 45373, on November 19, 2009, and filed in Volume 52, Page 119 of the Miami County EngineerʼsRecord of Land Surveys.The above described real property is hereafter referred to as the “Real Property”.The owner of the surface of the Real Property is E. L. Lavy & Sons, an Ohio Partnership (hereafter the “SurfaceOwner”). The Surface Owner acquired its interest in the Real Property by a Warranty Deed from Herbert C. Davisand Anna N. Davis, husband and wife, dated May 7, 2009 and filed for record in the office of the Recorder ofMiami County, Ohio on May 7, 2009 at 3:47 p.m. at Volume 31, Page 9 of the Official Records of Miami County,Ohio.The mineral interest which has been abandoned consists of a leasehold interest in all oil, gas and minerals un-derlying the Real Property (the “Mineral Interest”).The document on which the Mineral Interest is based is described as follows: Lease Agreement between HerbertC. Davis and Anna N. Davis, as “Lessor”, and Ohio Oil and Gas, R.D. #1, Fowler, Ohio 44418, as “Lessee”, datedDecember 3, 1980 and filed for record in the office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio on January 15, 1981 atVolume 29, Page 338 of the Lease Records of Miami County, Ohio. The Lesseeʼs interest in said lease was as-signed by said Lessee to William Jones Leasehold Partnership by Assignment Of Oil And Gas Lease dated Sep-tember 19, 1981 and filed for record in the office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio on October 26, 1981 atVolume 30, Page 178 of the Lease Records of Miami County, Ohio.The Surface Owner states and attests, that within the twenty year period immediately preceding the service or pub-lication of this Notice, the following:The Mineral Interest has not been the subject of a title transaction which has been filed in the office of the Recorderof Miami County, Ohio;The Interest Holder has not produced or withdrawn minerals from the Real Property or from land pooled, unitizedor included in unit operations with the Real Property;The Mineral Interest has not been used by the Interest Holder in underground gas storage operations;No drilling or mining permit has been issued to the Interest Holder;No claim to preserve the Mineral Interest has been filed in accordance with Ohio Revised Code § 5301.56(C); and,No separately listed tax parcel number has been created for the Mineral Interest in the County Auditorʼs tax list orthe County Treasurerʼs tax duplicate in Miami County, Ohio.It is the intent of the Surface Owner to file an Affidavit of Abandonment with respect to the Mineral Interest in theoffice of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio at least 30 but not later than 60 days after the date on which this No-tice is served or published.

Faust, Harrelson, Fulker, McCarthy & Schlemmer, LLPAttorneys for E. L. Lavy & SonsBy: William J. FulkerP. O. Box 812 S. Cherry StreetTroy, Ohio 45373Phone: (937) 335-8324Facsimile: (937) 339-7155e-mail: [email protected]

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THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEYMIAMI COUNTY, OHIO

201 WEST MAIN STREETTROY, OHIO 45373

In the Court of Common Pleas, Civil Division, MiamiCounty, Ohio201 West Main Street, Troy, Ohio 45373

Case No. 12 CV 00613

The Board of Trustees of Monroe Township, Ohio, vs.The Feghtly Lutheran Home.

The Feghtly Lutheran Home and The Board ofTrustees of the Feghtly Lutheran Home, the lastknown address of which is 300 West Main Street, TippCity, Ohio 45371, and the current address, location,and whereabouts of which is unknown and cannotwith reasonable diligence be ascertained, and the un-known successors and assigns of either said entitywill take notice that on September 18, 2012, the Boardof Trustees of Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio,filed its Complaint and on September 24, 2012, filedits Amended Complaint in the Common Pleas Court ofMiami County, Ohio, Civil Division, in Case Number12 CV 00613 of said Court. The object of and de-mand for relief in said action is to Quiet Title in thesaid Board of Trustees of Monroe Township, MiamiCounty, Ohio, as to certain cemetery lots and ease-ments located in the Maple Hill Cemetery, includingportions of Lots 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271,272, 273, 274, 275, and 276, as described and iden-tified in said Complaint in which said parties may claiman interest; to determine that any claims as to thesame by any other party have been abandoned and toextinguish the same; and to award all right, title, andinterest thereto to the said Plaintiff.

Said above-named Defendants will take further noticethat they are required to Answer the Amended Com-plaint on or before the 19th day of December, 2012.

The Board of Trustees of Monroe Township, MiamiCounty, Ohio

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� College Football

Bowl-game bullCOLUMBUS (AP) — Any

other year Ohio State is unbeat-en and ranked No. 4 coming intoits annual rivalry game withMichigan, its fans would betrolling the internet for the bestairfares to the BCS title game.Not this time.Due to NCAA sanctions, Ohio

State is banned from playing forthe Big Ten championship nextweek and going to a bowl, andisn’t a factor in the national titlepicture.So a wondrous and surpris-

ing season 11-0 heading intoSaturday’s home game with the20th-ranked Wolverines willcome to an abrupt and prema-ture end on Saturday.Many of the faithful blame

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� Sports EditorJosh Brown(937) 440-5251,(937) [email protected] 18

November 21, 2012

SPORTS CALENDAR

TODAYNo events scheduled

THURSDAYNo events scheduled

FRIDAYGirls BasketballTroy at Bellefontaine (at Wapakoneta)

(6 p.m.)Butler at Tippecanoe (7:30 p.m.)Bradford at Newton (8 p.m.)Houston at Covington (7:30 p.m.)Piqua at Graham (7:30 p.m.)Riverside at Lehman (6 p.m.)HockeyTroy at CVCA (at Kettering) (11 a.m.)

WHAT’S INSIDE

Scoreboard ............................19Television Schedule ..............19College Basketball ................20

Irving sidelined formonth with injury

Kyrie Irving couldn’t handle playingwith just one hand. Now, it’s the ClevelandCavaliers turn.

Irving will be sidelined for the nextmonth with a broken left index finger, thelatest injury to the NBA’s reigning rookieof the year and a devastating blow to therebuilding Cavs, who have lost six straightand must face playing without their talent-ed star point guard. See Page 20.

TODAY’S TIPS

• HOCKEY: The Troy High Schoolhockey team and the Troy BruinsYouthHockey program are hosting a Skate-a-thon benefit for the Michael Walterfamily. Walter is suffering frommetastatic bone cancer. His son,Michael, is a senior on the THS hock-ey team.The public is invited to sup-port the cause by donating and/orskating from 6:45-8:45 p.m. on Nov. 25at Hobart Arena. Donations acceptedat the door and skate rental is avail-able for $2.50. For more informationcontact Sharon Morgan at (937) 272-6774 or [email protected].• BASKETBALL: The Tippecanoe

basketball team will be honoring the1973 SWBL champions on Jan. 19,2013.The Red Devils face Versaillesthat night at 7:30 p.m. Any member ofthe team, cheerleaders or coachesneed to contact Dale Pittenger at [email protected] for moreinformation.• LACROSSE: The Dayton Lacrosse

Club will be holding a free information-al seminar and clinic. Information to becovered at the seminar includes differ-ences in boys and girls lacrosse,length of season, and also it willinclude a question and answer sessionfor parents, among other topics.Thehands on clinic is for boys and girlsgrades K-12.The Dayton LacrosseClub’s goal is to field teams in MiamiCounty for 2013 and to educate par-ents and students about the sport. Theevent will be held at No Limit SportsAcademy, which is located at 650Olympic Drive in Troy, 2 p.m Sunday. Itwill last between 60-90 minutes. RSVPis encouraged, but not necessary.RSVP [email protected] for moreinformation.• SUBMIT-A-TIP: To submit an item

to the Troy Daily News sports section,please contact Josh Brown [email protected] or ColinFoster at [email protected].

UPCOMING

Sport ....................Start DateGirls Basketball............FridayIce Hockey ...................FridaySwimming ..................Nov. 26Boys Basketball .........Nov. 30Wrestling....................Nov. 30Gymnastics..................Dec. 3

� High School Football

Pearce: ‘Now I understand’BY JOSH BROWN

Sports [email protected]

Sometimes, it just has to hap-pen to you.Just ask Bret Pearce.“I always though that it

sounded lame in the past whencoaches said that, that they wereleaving to spend more time withtheir families. But I get it now. Ifind myself in that situation, andnow I understand.”Pearce announced to his team

on Monday that he was retiringafter 13 years as coach of the

Milton-UnionB u l l d o g s ,going outafter winninga share of theSouthwesternB u c k e y eL e a g u eB u c k e y eDivision titleand theteam’s sec-ond-ever tripto the regional championshiplevel.

For Pearce, he knew it was hislast season even in the middle ofthe Bulldogs’ 10-3 year — whichended Friday night with a run-ner-up finish to Clinton-Massiein the Division IV Region 16final.It was time for him to be with

his own children.“It’s a family decision,” an

emotional Pearce said. “As mysons (Austin, 14, and Garret, 10)get older, it just seems like I missmore and more. I want to spendmore time with them.”Pearce took over at Milton-

Union in 2000, and after two 1-9

seasons, the Bulldogs made theirway to the postseason — the firstof six such trips under Pearce.He finished his tenure with

the Bulldogs with a 77-63 record,going 75-45 after the first twoyears and reaching the playoffsfour out of six seasons between2002 and 2007. He also piled upfive postseason victories, includ-ing regional runner-up finishedin both 2006 and 2012.“I think every coach wants to

leave a program better off thanthey found it,” Pearce said. “We

WEST MILTON

PEARCE

Citing family reasons, Bulldog coach resigns after 13 seasons

� See PEARCE on 20


Big Tencontinuesto grow

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Asthe Big East was being pickedapart, Rutgers was looking for away out and a new place to showoff a football program that hasbeen resurrected in the pastdecade.Not only did Rutgers find that

escape hatch, the Scarlet Knightsended up in one of the most desir-able neighborhoods in collegesports.Rutgers joined the Big Ten on

Tuesday, leaving the Big Eastbehind and cashing in on theschool’s investment in a footballteam that only 10 years agoseemed incapable of competingat the highest level.The move follows Maryland’s

announcement a day earlier thatit was heading to the Big Ten in2014. The additions give the BigTen 14 schools and a presence inlucrative East Coast markets.Rutgers announced its deci-

sion Tuesday at a campus newsconference attended by Big TenCommissioner Jim Delany,Rutgers President Robert Barchiand athletic director TimPernetti.“The Big Ten is really where

Rutgers belongs,” Barchi said.“This is not just a good fit for usathletically, it’s a good fit for usacademically and as an institu-tion.”Rutgers has been competing

in the Big East since 1991. Butthe league has been torn up byconference realignment, losingthree key members last year.Pernetti had insisted all along

that Rutgers would land on itsfeet, that being a member of theprestigious American Associationof Universities and residing inthe largest media market in thecountry would ensure the schoolwouldn’t be cast aside as thelandscape of college sportschanged.The Scarlet Knights landed in

the best possible spot. A spot thatseemed unthinkable a decadeago when Rutgers football was aBig East cellar-dweller.“It’s a transformative day for

� National Hockey League

NHL, union to resume talks todayNEW YORK (AP) — This

time, NHL owners and playersare staying apart for just oneday.Negotiations aimed at ended

the league’s lockout will resumein the morning today at the NHLoffice, the players’ associationsaid in a statement Tuesday.Before Monday night’s 90-minute bargaining session, ithad been eight days since thesides got together.Whether the players’ associa-

tion will bring a new completeproposal, as requested by theNHL on Monday, to the next

round of talks remained uncer-tain. But the union huddled forinternal conversations afternegotiations ended, and contin-ued talking on Tuesday pushingfurther bargaining back a day.“It looks like tomorrow,” NHL

deputy commissioner Bill Dalytold The Associated Press in anemail Tuesday. “No other detailsat this point.”The lockout entered its 66th

day Tuesday and already haswiped out 327 games. More can-cellations could be coming soonwithout a new deal.While neither side offered

much insight following Mondaynight’s talks, there didn’t seemto be any of the anger thatreportedly existed when the pre-vious negotiations ended a weekearlier. Both sides looked for-ward to when they would recon-vene to try to reach the elusivedeal that would end the lockoutthat has already shortened theseason and threatens scrap itcompletely.“We talked about various

things,” union executive directorDonald Fehr said Monday. “Nonew proposals were made, theywere not expected to be made.

We had hoped to engage them ina discussion about the player-contracting issues that are soimportant to the players. At least(Monday) they were unwilling todo that.”The prevailing question is

when will one side say some-thing the other really wants tohear. These negotiations havebeen going for a while, yet therehasn’t been any kind of break-through to pave the way to a newcollective bargaining agreement.Both sides know the lockout

Ohio State director of athletics Gene Smith, left, talks to coachJim Tressel, right, April 23, 2011 before their spring game inColumbus. A lot of Ohio State fans are angry that their 11-0 foot-ball team can't play for the Big Ten championship, can't go to abowl game and isn't in the conversation for the national title. A lotof them are angry at Smith, the who handled the university's casewith the NCAA over infractions which occurred under the regimeof deposed coach Tressel.� See BUCKEYES on 20

OSU fans upsetunbeaten teamcan’t play inpostseason games

� See BIG TEN on 20

� See NHL on 20

Maryland,Rutgers joiningconference

FOOTBALLNational Football LeagueAll Times EDTAMERICAN CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PANew England 7 3 0 .700 358 225N.Y. Jets 4 6 0 .400 202 241Buffalo 4 6 0 .400 230 299Miami 4 6 0 .400 187 205South

W L T Pct PF PAHouston 9 1 0 .900 293 180Indianapolis 6 4 0 .600 210 260Tennessee 4 6 0 .400 219 311Jacksonville 1 9 0 .100 164 289North

W L T Pct PF PABaltimore 8 2 0 .800 267 206Pittsburgh 6 4 0 .600 217 190Cincinnati 5 5 0 .500 248 237Cleveland 2 8 0 .200 189 234West

W L T Pct PF PADenver 7 3 0 .700 301 212San Diego 4 6 0 .400 232 221Oakland 3 7 0 .300 208 322Kansas City 1 9 0 .100 152 284NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PAN.Y. Giants 6 4 0 .600 267 216Dallas 5 5 0 .500 211 224Washington 4 6 0 .400 257 254Philadelphia 3 7 0 .300 162 252South

W L T Pct PF PAAtlanta 9 1 0 .900 270 193Tampa Bay 6 4 0 .600 287 230New Orleans 5 5 0 .500 287 273Carolina 2 8 0 .200 184 243North

W L T Pct PF PAGreen Bay 7 3 0 .700 263 207Chicago 7 3 0 .700 249 165Minnesota 6 4 0 .600 238 221Detroit 4 6 0 .400 236 246West

W L T Pct PF PASan Francisco 7 2 1 .750 245 134Seattle 6 4 0 .600 198 161Arizona 4 6 0 .400 163 196St. Louis 3 6 1 .350 174 237Thursday's GameBuffalo 19, Miami 14

Sunday's GamesDallas 23, Cleveland 20, OTN.Y. Jets 27, St. Louis 13Houston 43, Jacksonville 37, OTCincinnati 28, Kansas City 6Washington 31, Philadelphia 6Green Bay 24, Detroit 20Atlanta 23, Arizona 19Tampa Bay 27, Carolina 21, OTNew Orleans 38, Oakland 17Denver 30, San Diego 23New England 59, Indianapolis 24Baltimore 13, Pittsburgh 10Open: Minnesota, N.Y. Giants,

Seattle, TennesseeMonday's GameSan Francisco 32, Chicago 7

Thursday, Nov. 22Houston at Detroit, 12:30 p.m.Washington at Dallas, 4:15 p.m.New England at N.Y. Jets, 8:20 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 25Denver at Kansas City, 1 p.m.Minnesota at Chicago, 1 p.m.Oakland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m.Buffalo at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.Seattle at Miami, 1 p.m.Baltimore at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.St. Louis at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.San Francisco at New Orleans, 4:25

p.m.Green Bay at N.Y. Giants, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 26Carolina at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.

APTop 25The Top 25 teams in The Associated

Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, recordsthrough Nov. 17, total points based on25 points for a first-place vote throughone point for a 25th-place vote, and pre-vious ranking:..............................Record Pts Pv1. Notre Dame (60)11-0 1,500 32. Alabama.............10-1 1,399 43. Georgia ..............10-1 1,316 54. Ohio St. ..............11-0 1,292 65. Oregon ...............10-1 1,246 16. Florida ................10-1 1,171 77. Kansas St...........10-1 1,064 28. LSU ......................9-2 1,048 89. Texas A&M ...........9-2 1,028 910. Florida St..........10-1 1,026 1011. Stanford..............9-2 991 1412. Clemson...........10-1 874 1113. South Carolina ...9-2 795 1214. Oklahoma...........8-2 734 1315. UCLA..................9-2 624 1716. Oregon St...........8-2 599 1517. Nebraska............9-2 559 1618. Texas ..................8-2 498 1819. Louisville ............9-1 362 2020. Michigan.............8-3 282 2321. Rutgers...............9-1 265 2222. Oklahoma St. .....7-3 240 NR23. Kent St. ............10-1 155 2524. N. Illinois...........10-1 144 NR25. Mississippi St. ....8-3 82 NR25. Utah St. ..............9-2 82 NROthers receiving votes: Boise St. 20,

Northwestern 20, Washington 20,Arizona 13, Southern Cal 12, Tulsa 10,San Jose St. 8, Fresno St. 7, LouisianaTech 4, Wisconsin 4, San Diego St. 2,Baylor 1, Iowa St. 1, TCU 1, Vanderbilt1.

USATodayTop 25 PollThe USA Today Top 25 football

coaches poll, with first-place votes inparentheses, records through Nov. 17,total points based on 25 points for firstplace through one point for 25th, andprevious ranking:...........................Record Pts Pvs1. Notre Dame (56)11-0 1,469 32. Alabama (2) .......10-1 1,386 53. Georgia (1).........10-1 1,348 44. Oregon ...............10-1 1,227 15. Florida St............10-1 1,199 66. Florida ................10-1 1,166 77. LSU ......................9-2 1,062 88. Kansas St...........10-1 1,056 29. Clemson.............10-1 1,029 910. Texas A&M .........9-2 994 1011. Stanford..............9-2 934 1312. South Carolina ...9-2 853 1113. Oklahoma...........8-2 798 1214. Nebraska............9-2 654 1415. Texas ..................8-2 593 1516. UCLA..................9-2 590 1617. Oregon St...........8-2 563 1718. Louisville ............9-1 453 1819. Rutgers...............9-1 408 2020. Michigan.............8-3 289 2321. Oklahoma St. .....7-3 258 2422. Boise St..............9-2 243 2223. Northern Illinois10-1 149 NR24. Mississippi St. ....8-3 99 NR25. Kent St. ............10-1 86 NROthers Receiving Votes: Utah State

74;Northwestern 59; LouisianaTech 36;

Washington 36; Southern California 14;Tulsa 14; San Jose State 7; San DiegoState 6; Arizona 5; Vanderbilt 4;Wisconsin 4; Fresno State 3; MiddleTennessee 3; Arkansas State 2;Cincinnati1; Texas Tech 1.

OHSAA Football State semifinalsPairingsThe regional final pairings below

include the seeds and won-lost recordsof the qualifiers. Neutral sites wereselected by the OHSAA. Home teamsare listed first and appear at the top ofthe brackets at OHSAA.org.Division I State Semifinals, Sat., Nov.24:Mentor vs. Tol.WhitmerPickerington N. vs. Cin. ColerainDivision I State Championship:

Saturday, Dec. 1, 7 p.m., CantonFawcett StadiumDivision II State Semifinals, Fri., Nov.23:Aurora vs. Toledo CentralNew Albany vs. Trotwood-MadisonDivision II State Championship:

Friday, Nov. 30, 7 p.m., Massillon PaulBrown Tiger StadiumDivision III State Semifinals, Sat.,Nov. 24:Akr. SVSM vs. DoverBellevue vs. Day. Thurgood MarshallDivision III State Championship:

Saturday, Dec. 1, 11 a.m., CantonFawcett StadiumDivision IV State Semifinals, Fri.,Nov. 23:Creston Norwayne vs. St. ClairsvilleCols. Hartley vs. Clarksville Clinton-

MassieDivision IV State Championship:

Friday, Nov. 30, 3 p.m., Canton FawcettStadiumDivision V State Semifinals, Sat.,Nov. 24:Kirtland vs. Baltimore Liberty UnionFindlay Liberty-Benton vs. ColdwaterDivision V State Championship:

Saturday, Dec. 1, 3 p.m., Massillon PaulBrown Tiger StadiumDivision VI State Semifinals, Fri.,Nov. 23:Mogadore vs. Newark Cath.McComb vs. Maria Stein Marion

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BASKETBALLNational Basketball AssociationEASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBNewYork 7 1 .875 —Brooklyn 6 2 .750 1Philadelphia 6 4 .600 2Boston 6 5 .545 2½Toronto 3 7 .300 5Southeast Division

W L Pct GBMiami 8 3 .727 —Atlanta 5 4 .556 2Charlotte 5 4 .556 2Orlando 3 7 .300 4½Washington 0 9 .000 7Central Division

W L Pct GBMilwaukee 6 3 .667 —Chicago 5 5 .500 1½Indiana 5 7 .417 2½Cleveland 2 8 .200 4½Detroit 2 9 .182 5WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBMemphis 8 2 .800 —San Antonio 8 3 .727 ½Dallas 6 6 .500 3New Orleans 3 5 .375 4Houston 4 7 .364 4½Northwest Division

W L Pct GBOklahoma City 8 3 .727 —Minnesota 5 4 .556 2Utah 6 6 .500 2½Portland 5 5 .500 2½Denver 5 6 .455 3Pacific Division

W L Pct GBL.A. Clippers 8 2 .800 —Golden State 6 5 .545 2½L.A. Lakers 5 5 .500 3Phoenix 4 7 .364 4½Sacramento 2 8 .200 6Monday's GamesCharlotte 102, Milwaukee 98Indiana 96, Washington 89Atlanta 81, Orlando 72Denver 97, Memphis 92Golden State 105, Dallas 101, OTL.A. Clippers 92, San Antonio 87Utah 102, Houston 91

Tuesday's GamesToronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.NewYork at New Orleans, 8 p.m.Brooklyn at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday's GamesPhiladelphia at Cleveland, 7 p.m.Toronto at Charlotte, 7 p.m.New Orleans at Indiana, 7 p.m.Detroit at Orlando, 7 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 7:30

p.m.San Antonio at Boston, 7:30 p.m.Washington at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.Milwaukee at Miami, 7:30 p.m.Chicago at Houston, 8 p.m.Denver at Minnesota, 8 p.m.NewYork at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Portland at Phoenix, 9 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 10 p.m.Brooklyn at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday's College BasketballScoresEASTArmy 67, St. Francis (NY) 59Baruch 64, Brockport 58Bentley 62, Merrimack 56Bloomsburg 88, Chestnut Hill 86, OTCCSU 83, UMBC 82, OTColumbia 75, Villanova 57James Madison 69, Youngstown St.

68La Salle 64, Hartford 51Marywood 91, PSU-Worthington-

Scranton 75N. Dakota St. 57, Duquesne 43NY Tech 73, Caldwell 68Pitt.-Johnstown 89, Bluefield St. 62Rutgers 81, Boston U. 79Scranton 60, Misericordia 57Springfield 87, Lyndon St. 60Tufts 67, Regis (Mass.) 36Ursinus 85, McDaniel 74Utica 97, SUNY-IT 80

MIDWESTCincinnati 91, Campbell 72Davenport 91, Cornerstone 85IPFW 92, Judson 22Indiana St. 68, Ball St. 48Kent St. 69, Bethune-Cookman 68Lourdes 53, Michigan-Dearborn 31Northwestern 69, Delaware St. 50Ohio 75, Hampton 67Walsh 106, Wilberforce 73Washburn 74, Rockhurst 56Wisconsin 88, Presbyterian 43

SOUTH

Albany (NY) 83, SC State 55Coastal Carolina 96, Johnson &

Wales (NC) 40ETSU 59, Charleston Southern 57East Carolina 82, Appalachian St. 72Ferrum 71, Emory & Henry 66Florida 58, Savannah St. 40Georgia St. 59, Tennessee St. 57Hampden-Sydney 86, Mary

Washington 62Louisiana Tech 71, Chattanooga 63Middle Tennessee 75, UCF 61Mississippi 76, McNeese St. 50Monmouth (NJ) 73, South Alabama

71NC Central 94, Toccoa Falls 40Olivet 83, Union (Ky.) 80Richmond 64, Wofford 58South Florida 82, Bradley 63Southern Miss. 69, UC Irvine 65Troy 59, SE Missouri 56Winthrop 59, Lenoir-Rhyne 35

SOUTHWESTSt. Thomas (Texas) 63, Wayland

Baptist 54TCU 47, Navy 45

TOURNAMENTCBE Hall of Fame ClassicThird PlaceTexas A&M 55, Washington St. 54

Cancun Challenge-MayanFirst RoundAustin Peay 72, W. Carolina 71Gardner-Webb 55, Howard 43

Cancun Challenge-RivieraFirst RoundWichita St. 75, DePaul 62

EA Sports Maui InvitationalFirst RoundMarquette 89, Mississippi St. 62Southern Cal 59, Texas 53, OT

Progressive Legends ClassicThird PlaceUCLA 60, Georgia 56

GOLFWorld Golf RankingThrough Nov. 181. Rory McIlroy................NIr 12.592. Luke Donald ..............Eng 9.063. Tiger Woods .............USA 9.004. Lee Westwood...........Eng 6.605. Adam Scott................Aus 6.596. Louis Oosthuizen.......SAf 6.157. Justin Rose ...............Eng 6.088. Jason Dufner............USA 5.839.Webb Simpson.........USA 5.7110. Brandt Snedeker ....USA 5.6411. Bubba Watson........USA 5.4912. Phil Mickelson ........USA 5.2113. Ian Poulter ...............Eng 5.16

14. Steve Stricker .........USA 5.0815. Keegan Bradley......USA 4.9716. Nick Watney ...........USA 4.9417. Matt Kuchar............USA 4.8818. Dustin Johnson ......USA 4.8119. Peter Hanson..........Swe 4.7720. Ernie Els ..................SAf 4.6921. Zach Johnson ........USA 4.6422. Sergio Garcia ..........Esp 4.6023. Bo Van Pelt.............USA 4.4424. Graeme McDowell ....NIr 4.3725. Hunter Mahan ........USA 4.1726. Jim Furyk ...............USA 3.9527. Paul Lawrie..............Sco 3.7928. Rickie Fowler..........USA 3.6129. Francesco Molinari ....Ita 3.6130. Martin Kaymer .........Ger 3.5531. Carl Pettersson.......Swe 3.5332. Charl Schwartzel .....SAf 3.4433. Fernandez-Castano Esp 3.3834. Jason Day................Aus 3.3335. Nicolas Colsaerts .....Bel 3.2936. Bill Haas.................USA 3.2537. John Senden ...........Aus 3.0938. Branden Grace ........SAf 3.0839. David Toms.............USA 3.0740. Robert Garrigus .....USA 3.0441. Ryan Moore............USA 3.0042. Scott Piercy............USA 2.9143. Matteo Manassero.....Ita 2.7644. Thomas Bjorn..........Den 2.7445. David Lynn ..............Eng 2.7046. K.J. Choi ...................Kor 2.6747. Hiroyuki Fujita ..........Jpn 2.4548. Jamie Donaldson.....Wal 2.4049. George Coetzee ......SAf 2.3650. Fredrik Jacobson ....Swe 2.3651. Geoff Ogilvy.............Aus 2.3452. Alexander Noren.....Swe 2.3253. Rafael Cabrera BelloEsp 2.2954. Thorbjorn Olesen ....Den 2.2955. Martin Laird .............Sco 2.2956. Richie Ramsay ........Sco 2.2757. Shane Lowry ..............Irl 2.2558. Marcus Fraser .........Aus 2.2459. Miguel Angel JimenezEsp 2.2360. Marcel Siem ............Ger 2.2261. Bae Sang-moon .......Kor 2.2262. Greg Chalmers ........Aus 2.2163. Kevin Na.................USA 2.1964. Anders Hansen .......Den 2.1965. Bud Cauley.............USA 2.1966. Padraig Harrington .....Irl 2.1467. Bernd Wiesberger ....Aut 2.1468. Simon Dyson...........Eng 2.1369. Aaron Baddeley.......Aus 2.0970. John Huh................USA 2.0871. Henrik Stenson.......Swe 2.0672. Kyle Stanley ...........USA 2.0573. K.T. Kim ....................Kor 2.0274. Jonas Blixt ..............Swe 2.0075. Vijay Singh .................Fji 1.97

PGATour Money LeadersFinal...................................TrnYTD Money1. Rory McIlroy ............16 $8,047,9522. Tiger Woods.............19 $6,133,1583. Brandt Snedeker......22 $4,989,7394. Jason Dufner ...........22 $4,869,3045. Bubba Watson .........19 $4,644,9976. Zach Johnson..........25 $4,504,2447. Justin Rose..............19 $4,290,9308. Phil Mickelson..........22 $4,203,8219. Hunter Mahan..........23 $4,019,19310. Keegan Bradley .....25 $3,910,65811. Matt Kuchar ...........22 $3,903,06512. Jim Furyk...............24 $3,623,80513. Carl Pettersson......26 $3,538,65614. Luke Donald ..........17 $3,512,02415. Louis Oosthuizen...19 $3,460,99516. Ernie Els ................22 $3,453,11817.Webb Simpson ......22 $3,436,75818. Steve Stricker ........19 $3,420,02119. Dustin Johnson......19 $3,393,82020. Robert Garrigus.....26 $3,206,53021. Rickie Fowler .........23 $3,066,29322. Nick Watney...........26 $3,044,22423. Bo Van Pelt ............24 $3,043,50924. Lee Westwood.......15 $3,016,56925. Adam Scott ............16 $2,899,55726. Ryan Moore...........24 $2,858,94427. Scott Piercy ...........28 $2,699,20528. John Huh ...............28 $2,692,11329. Sergio Garcia ........16 $2,510,11630. Ben Curtis..............19 $2,494,15331. Graeme McDowell .16 $2,408,27932. Kyle Stanley...........27 $2,351,85733. Bill Haas ................23 $2,349,95134. Jonas Blixt .............21 $2,255,69535. Johnson Wagner....27 $2,225,00736. Martin Laird ...........22 $2,172,88337. Mark Wilson...........25 $2,144,78038. Kevin Na ................25 $2,029,94339. Brendon de Jonge.31 $2,015,25240. Matt Every .............25 $1,972,16641. Marc Leishman......23 $1,933,76142. John Senden .........22 $1,916,65143. Charlie Wi ..............25 $1,845,39744. Bud Cauley ............28 $1,774,47945. Ian Poulter .............15 $1,715,27146. Ben Crane .............23 $1,701,36547. David Toms ............19 $1,658,42848. Jimmy Walker ........28 $1,638,41949. Seung-Yul Noh.......28 $1,629,75150. Jonathan Byrd .......21 $1,616,789

LPGA Money LeadersFinal...................................Trn Money1. Inbee Park ...............24 $2,287,0802. Na Yeon Choi ...........22 $1,981,8343. Stacy Lewis .............26 $1,872,4094.Yani Tseng................24 $1,430,1595. Ai Miyazato ..............23 $1,334,9776. So Yeon Ryu ............24 $1,282,6737. Jiyai Shin .................18 $1,234,5978. Azahara Munoz .......26 $1,230,7519. Suzann Pettersen ....24 $1,182,86010. Shanshan Feng .....19 $1,101,14711. Mika Miyazato........20 $1,098,74912. Karrie Webb...........20 $884,97313. AmyYang...............22 $844,30514. Cristie Kerr.............23 $837,31415. Paula Creamer ......23 $815,57416. Angela Stanford.....26 $794,29417. Sun Young Yoo .......23 $781,58718. Catriona Matthew ..20 $714,27219. Anna Nordqvist......27 $688,70320. Chella Choi ............27 $634,62221. Lexi Thompson ......23 $611,02122. Hee Kyung Seo .....25 $600,40323. Brittany Lincicome .24 $581,63124. Brittany Lang .........25 $575,26325. Sandra Gal ............26 $574,32326. I.K. Kim ..................21 $561,30227. Karine Icher ...........24 $541,53228. Candie Kung..........25 $485,96329. Haeji Kang.............24 $456,42530. Jenny Shin.............25 $447,73131. Julieta Granada .....26 $445,68532. Beatriz Recari........27 $444,62033. Se Ri Pak...............12 $430,33834. Hee Young Park .....25 $427,71735. Vicky Hurst.............27 $401,45736. Eun-Hee Ji.............25 $382,59737. Katherine Hull........26 $376,19238. Meena Lee ............26 $374,31239. Giulia Sergas.........22 $362,65940. Ilhee Lee................22 $355,78041. Jessica Korda ........20 $339,32042. Natalie Gulbis ........22 $321,47243. Karin Sjodin ...........23 $310,59944. Mina Harigae .........26 $304,05745. Morgan Pressel .....23 $271,54846. Hee-Won Han........25 $269,77147. Katie Futcher .........23 $262,57648. Gerina Piller...........23 $258,39549. Lindsey Wright.......17 $257,05250. Jennifer Johnson ...23 $245,999

TRANSACTIONSTuesday's Sports TransactionsBASEBALLAmerican LeagueBALTIMORE ORIOLES — Traded

INF Robert Andino to Seattle for OFTrayvon Robinson. Selected the con-tracts of INF Jonathan Schoop and LHPMike Belfiore from Bowie (EL). AssignedRHP Oliver Drake outright to Norfolk(IL).BOSTON RED SOX — Named Arnie

Beyeler first base coach.CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Selected

the contracts of OF Jared Mitchell, CJosh Phegley, RHP Andre Rienzo, LHPSantos Rodriguez and RHP CharlesShirek from Charlotte (IL).CLEVELAND INDIANS — Selected

the contracts of OF Tim Fedroff andRHP Chen-Chang Lee from Columbus(IL) and RHP Trey Haley and LHP T.J.House from Akron (EL). Assigned INFMatt LaPorta and INF Brent Lillibridgeoutright to Columbus. Designated RHPFabio Martinez for assignment.DETROIT TIGERS — Selected the

contracts of RHP Melvin Mercedes,RHP Bruce Rondon and SS DixonMachado from Toledo (IL). Released OFRyan Raburn.Assigned RHPTyler Stohroutright to Toledo.HOUSTON ASTROS — Selected the

contracts of RHP Jose Cisnero, RHPJarred Cosart, LHP Brett Olberholtzerand RHP Ross Seaton from OklahomaCity (PCL); OF Robbie Grossman andINF Jonathan Villar from Corpus Christi(TL); and RHP Chia-Jen Lo fromLancaster (Cal). Assigned INF ScottMoore outright to Oklahoma City.KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to

terms with RHP Jeremy Guthrie on athree-year contract and C Brett Hayeson a one-year contract. Selected thecontracts of LHP Chris Dwyer, LHPDonnie Joseph, LHP John Lamb, LHPJustin Marks, LHP Mike Montgomeryand RHP J.C. Gutierrez from Omaha(PCL). Designated RHP Vin Mazzaro,LHP Ryan Verdugo, C Adam Moore, CBrayan Pena, INF Clint Robinson andOF Derrick Robinson for assignment.LOS ANGELES ANGELS —

Selected the contracts of RHP RyanBrasier, LHP Brandon Sisk and OFTravis Witherspoon from Salt Lake(PCL).MINNESOTA TWINS — Selected the

contracts of LHP Caleb Thielbar, RHPKyle Gibson and RHP Tim Wood fromRochester (IL); OF Aaron Hicks (New

Britain), C Josmil Pinto (New Britain)and RHP B.J. Hermsen from NewBritain (EL); and INF Danny Santanaand RHP Michael Tonkin from FortMyers (FSL). Agreed to terms with RHPSamuel Deduno, RHP Shairon Martis,RHP Luis Perdomo, RHP EsmerlingVasquez, RHP P.J. Walters, OF BrianDinkleman, OF Wilkin Ramirez, INFJames Beresford, INF DeibinsonRomero, C Eric Fryer, RHPTom Boleskaand INF Jason Christian on minorleague contracts.NEW YORK YANKEES — Claimed

RHP Mickey Storey off waivers fromHouston. Selected the contracts of LHPManny Banuelos and LHP FranciscoRondon from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre(IL); OF Ramon Flores, RHP BrettMarshall and LHP Nik Turley fromTrenton (EL); and RHP Jose Ramirezfrom Tampa (FSL). Announced RHPDave Herndon refused outright assign-ment and elected free agency.OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Selected

the contracts of RHP Arnold Leon, INFGrant Green and OF Shane Petersonfrom Sacramento (PCL) and RHPMichael Ynoa from Vermont (NYP).Assigned RHP Andrew Carignan out-right to Sacramento. Designated RHPJim Miller and INF Brandon Hicks forassignment.TAMPA BAY RAYS — Agreed to

terms with RHP Joel Peralta on a two-year contract.TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Named

John Gibbons manager. Selected thecontracts of SS Ryan Goins and C A.J.Jimenez from New Hampshire (EL).Designated 1B Mike McDade, INF MikeMcCoy and RHP Cory Wade for assign-ment.National LeagueCINCINNATI REDS — Selected the

contracts of RHP Daniel Corcino, RHPCurtis Partch and RHP Josh Ravin fromPensacola (SL), RHP Carlos Contrerasfrom Bakersfield (Cal) and LHP IsmaelGuillon and OF Yorman Rodriguez fromDayton (MWL).COLORADO ROCKIES — Traded

LHP Matt Reynolds to Arizona for INFRyan Wheeler.MIAMI MARLINS — Selected the

contracts of LHP Edgar Olmos, OF KyleJensen and C Kyle Skipworth fromJacksonville (SL), and OF MarcellOzuna from Jupiter (FSL).MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Selected

the contracts of RHP Hiram Burgos andOF Khris Davis from Nashville (PCL);INF Scooter Gennett and OF JoshPrince from Huntsville (TL) and RHPNick Bucci from Brevard County (FSL).NEW YORK METS — Agreed to

terms with LHP Scott Rice and RHPCarlos Torres on minor league con-tracts.PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES —

Selected the contracts of RHP JonathanPettibone from Lehigh Valley (IL); RHPEthan Martin and RHP Trevor May fromReading (EL); and OF Zach Collier fromClearwater (FSL). Named DaveBrundage manager and Ray Burrispitching coach of Lehigh Valley (IL);Dave Lundquist pitching coach ofReading (EL); Bob Milacki pitchingcoach of Clearwater (FSL); Aaron Fultzpitching coach of Lakewood (SAL); LinoConnell coach and Les Lancaster pitch-ing coach ofWilliamsport (NYP);RamonHenderson coach of the Gulf CoastPhillies; Andy Tracy minor league hittingcoordinator; Carlos Arroyo minor leagueroving pitching coach; and JorgeVelandia special assistant, player devel-opment. Fightin Phils Field StaffAnnounced for 2013PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Selected

the contracts of RHP Phil Irwin and CTony Sanchez from Indianapolis (PCL)and RHP Victor Black, C RamonCabrera and RHP Hunter Stricklandfrom Altoona (EL).ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Selected

the contracts of RHP Michael Blazek,RH Keith Butler, RHP Eric Fornataroand LHP Kevin Siegrist from Springfield(TL).SAN DIEGO PADRES — Named Pat

Murphy manager, Bronswell Patrickpitching coach and Tom Tornincasa hit-ting coach of Tucson (PCL); JacqueJones hitting coach and Daniel Turnertrainer of San Antonio (TL); BrianLawrence pitching coach of LakeElsinore (Cal); Morgan Burkhart hittingcoach and Ricky Huerta trainer of FortWayne (MWL); Jim Gabella manager,Dave Rajsich pitching coach, Ivan Cruzhitting coach and Mitch Mattoon trainerof Eugene (NWL); Michael Collins man-ager, Nelson Cruz pitching coach,Carlos Sosa hitting coach and WadeYamasaki trainer of the Gulf CoastPadres; and Miguel Serrato trainer andJonathan Borges assistant strengthcoach of the Dominican SummerLeague Padres.BASKETBALLWomen's National BasketballAssociationCONNECTICUT SUN — Fired coach

Mike Thibault and assistant coachesScott hawk and Bernadette Mattox.FOOTBALLNational Football LeagueNFL — Reduced the one-game sus-

pension of Baltimore S Ed Reed to a$50,000 fine.ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed G

Harland Gunn.JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS —

Signed WR Jordan Shipley. Waived FBWill Ta'ufo'ou.NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS —

Signed CB Malcolm Williams to thepractice squad.NEW YORK JETS — Waived WR

Jason Hill and LB Marcus Dowtin.PITTSBURGH STEELERS— Signed

WR Plaxico Burress.TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed LB

Mike Mohamed to the practice squad.Waived LB Rico Council.WASHINGTON REDSKINS —

Signed CB Jerome Murphy. Placed SBrandon Meriweather on injuredreserve.HOCKEYNational Hockey LeagueEDMONTON OILERS — Promoted

RW Toni Rajala and RW CameronAbney from Stockton (ECHL) toOklahoma City (AHL).SOCCERMajor League SoccerD.C. UNITED — Signed D Dejan

Jakovic.COLLEGEBIG TEN CONFERENCE —

Announced Rutgers will become amember at a date to be determined.CALIFORNIA — Fired football coach

Jeff Tedford.IDAHO STATE — Announced offen-

sive line coach Derrick Roche, second-ary coach Daniel Drayton, defensive linecoach Todd Bates and linebackerscoach Rudy Griffin will not return next

AND SCHEDULES

SPORTS ON TV

Scores

TODAY

GOLF3 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, DP World TourChampionship, first round, at Dubai, United Arab EmiratesMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL5 p.m. ESPN2 — Maui Invitational, fifth place game, teamsTBD, at Lahaina, Hawaii7 p.m. NBCSN — Miami (Ohio) at William and Mary7:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Maui Invitational, third place game,teams TBD, at Lahaina, Hawaii9:30 p.m. ESPN2 — NIT Season Tip-Off, semifinal,Pittsburgh vs. Michigan, at New York10 p.m. ESPN — Maui Invitational, championship game,teams TBD, at Lahaina, HawaiiNBA BASKETBALL7:30 p.m. ESPN — L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma CitySOCCER2:30 p.m. FSN — UEFA Champions League, Anderlechtvs. AC Milan, at Brussels8 p.m. FSN — UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid atManchester City (same-day tape)

THURSDAY

COLLEGE FOOTBALL7:30 p.m. ESPN — TCU at TexasGOLF3 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, DP World TourChampionship, second round, at Dubai, United ArabEmiratesMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALLNoon ESPN2 — Old Spice Classic, first round, WestVirginia vs. Marist, at Orlando, Fla.2 p.m. ESPN2 — Old Spice Classic, first round, Vanderbiltvs. Davidson, at Orlando, Fla.4:30 p.m. ESPN2 — DirecTV Classic, first round, Drexelvs. Saint Mary's (Cal), at Anaheim, Calif.7 p.m. ESPN2 — Old Spice Classic, first round, UTEP vs.Oklahoma, at Orlando, Fla.NBCSN — Battle 4 Atlantis, first round, Memphis vs. VCU,at Paradise Island, Bahamas9 p.m. ESPN2 — Old Spice Classic, first round, Clemsonvs. Gonzaga, at Orlando, Fla.9:30 p.m. NBCSN— Battle 4 Atlantis, first round, Louisvillevs. N. Iowa, at Paradise Island, Bahamas11:30 p.m. ESPN2 — DirecTV Classic, first round, Drakevs. California, at Anaheim, Calif.NFL FOOTBALL12:30 p.m. CBS — Houston at Detroit4:15 p.m. FOX —Washington at Dallas8:30 p.m. NBC — New England at N.Y. Jets

As of Nov. 18 Harris USAToday Computer BCSRk Pts Pct Rk Pts Pct Rk Pct Avg Pv

1. Notre Dame 1 2863 .9958 1 1469 .9959 11.0000 .9973 32. Alabama 2 2732 .9503 2 1386 .9397 3 .9100 .9333 43. Georgia 3 2573 .8950 3 1348 .9139 6 .8200 .8763 54. Florida 5 2242 .7798 6 1166 .7905 2 .9600 .8434 65. Oregon 4 2483 .8637 4 1227 .8319 7 .8000 .8318 26. Kansas St. 7 2161 .7517 8 1056 .7159 4 .8400 .7692 17. LSU 8 2077 .7224 7 1062 .7200 8 .7500 .7308 78. Stanford 11 1897 .6598 11 934 .6332 5 .8300 .7077 139. Texas A&M 10 1909 .6640 10 994 .6739 10 .6200 .6526 810. Florida St. 6 2231 .7760 5 1199 .8129 17 .3200 .6363 1011. Clemson 9 1953 .6793 9 1029 .6976 15 .4400 .6056 1112. South Carolina12 1647 .5729 12 853 .5783 11 .6100 .5871 913. Oklahoma 13 1530 .5322 13 798 .5410 9 .6300 .5677 1214. Nebraska 14 1275 .4435 14 654 .4434 12 .5500 .4790 1415. Oregon St. 15 1202 .4181 17 563 .3817 12 .5500 .4499 1616. Texas 17 1088 .3784 15 593 .4020 14 .4900 .4235 1517. UCLA 16 1144 .3979 16 590 .4000 16 .3500 .3826 1718. Rutgers 19 756 .2630 19 408 .2766 21 .1900 .2432 2219. Michigan 20 575 .2000 20 289 .1959 19 .2800 .2253 2120. Louisville 18 898 .3123 18 453 .3071 26 .0300 .2165 1921. Oklahoma St. 22 425 .1478 21 258 .1749 18 .2900 .2042 2422. Boise St. 21 426 .1482 22 243 .1647 30 .0000 .1043 NR23. Kent St. 25 196 .0682 25 86 .0583 22 .1600 .0955 NR24. Arizona 31 21 .0073 34 5 .0034 20 .2400 .0836 NR25.Washington 30 53 .0184 28 36 .0244 23 .1500 .0643 25

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� National Hockey League

NHLhas inflicted a lot of dam-age on the sport that pro-duced record revenues ofover $3 billion last season.Every day of lost time ishurting everyone, and atsome point owners andplayers will have to decidehow much of the losseseach side will have toabsorb.“I think every week is

important in the process,”Daly said Monday. “I don’tattach a particular signif-icance to this week overlast week or next week. Iwant to play tomorrow.”The league contends it

is waiting for the playersto present a full proposalon all the major issuesincluding core economicsand player contracting,

which deals with theentry-level system, arbi-tration and free agency.After the request wasmade, the players’ associ-ation asked for a breakand the meetingadjourned soon after.“We’ve never heard a

full proposal from them,”Daly said. “They havegiven us a variation of thesame proposal on econom-ics a couple of times andthere was no change inthat position. They arestill suggesting that theyare moving in our direc-tion on economics, butuntil we know exactlywhat their position is oneconomics now, we thinkit’s all tied together andwould like to hear it alltogether.”

� CONTINUED FROM 18

� High School Football

Pearcehad hard-working kidsthat came from good fam-ilies, they bought into ourstyle and the things wewere trying to do, theybelieved in us and theybelieved in each other —and good things hap-pened.“Hopefully we built it

back up into what Milton-Union was back in the1960s and 70s.”For Pearce, the best

part of coaching theBulldogs was the Bulldogplayers themselves — andsaying goodbye was noteasy.“I’ve been here for 13

years — and coachingyears are like dog years.

They count for more thanone,” Pearce said with achuckle. “We told the kidson Monday when we wereturning equipment in,and it was difficult. Younever want to maketeenage kids feel likeyou’re leaving them.“But if I waited until

there was a group of kidsthat I didn’t like, I’d neverleave. That’s what I’llmiss the most — the rela-tionships I’ve built withthe kids here over theyears.”Eventually, though, the

demands and rewards ofcoaching were no matchfor his own family.And there’s absolutely

nothing lame about that.



Big TenRutgers University, andtransformative in so manyways,” Pernetti said. “Thisis about collaboration atevery level, the perspectivethe Big Ten institutionshave, the balance betweenacademics and athletics,proving over decades anddecades that athletics atthe highest level and aca-demics at the highest levelcan coexist. It’s the perfectplace for Rutgers.”Rutgers left its entry

date ambiguous, thoughclearly the Big Ten and theschool would like it to lineup with Maryland.The Big East requires

27 months’ notification fordeparting members. TheScarlet Knights will haveto negotiate a deal with theBig East to leave early, theway Pittsburgh, Syracuseand West Virginia havedone.“Although we are disap-

pointed that Rutgers hasdecided to leave the BigEast Conference, we wishthem well,” Big EastCommissioner Mike Arescosaid in a statement.In an interview later,

Aresco said that the confer-ence would survive. “We’llmove judiciously to replaceRutgers, but we hadalready changed from thesmall,Northeast model,” hesaid. “We’re a national con-ference now. We became a

bigger and better footballconference.”The Big East is trying to

rebuild itself as a 12-teamfootball league next season,with the addition of BoiseState and five otherschools.Now the conferenceis again on the defensive.Connecticut or Louisvillecould be next to go with theACC looking to replaceMaryland.Aresco said he had been

in touch with the newcom-ers and they were still onboard. He declined to spec-ulate on other membersleaving.Whenever Rutgers

enters the Big Ten, it willbe the culmination of one ofthe most remarkable turn-arounds in college sports.In 2002, the Scarlet

Knights football team went1-11 under second-yearcoach Greg Schiano.The team, however,

steadily improved as theuniversity made the hugefinancial commitment nec-essary to support major col-lege football.Facilities were upgrad-

ed, the on-campus stadiumwas expanded and asSchiano started to win, hissalary began to rise into themillions. Not everyone oncampus embraced the ideaof turning Rutgers into abig-time football school,and it did come with aprice.



Buckeyesathletic director GeneSmith, who gambled andlost that the NCAAwouldn’t levy a bowl ban.Letters to the editor in

the local newspaper, calls tosports talk shows and postson fan websites all spew vit-riol at Smith, who hadserved on the NCAA’s com-mittee on infractions andbelieved the penalties heand Ohio State’s adminis-trators had proposed wouldbe sufficient to appease theruling body of intercolle-giate sports.“At the time wemade the

decision we felt confidentthat we would not receivethe bowl ban,” Smith said onTuesday. “Obviously, whenwe received it we wereshocked and devastated.”The sanctions stem from

former coach Jim Tressellearning in April 2010 thatseveral players had likelyreceived free tattoos andcash from the subject of afederal drug investigation.NCAA rules require coachesto notify the association ortheir superiors when theyhave any information thatviolations may have takenplace, including improperbenefits to athletes. Also,Tressel’s contract clearlyspecified that he wasrequired to report any hintof wrongdoing.Yet he didn’t tell anyone.

It was only after theBuckeyes had completed a12-1 record,won the BigTenand the Sugar Bowl, thatinvestigators looking intoanother matter came acrossincriminating emails whichproved that Tressel had

knowledge of potential vio-lations.Tressel was forced to

resign in late May 2011.Ohio State officials workedclosely with the NCAA in alengthy investigation thatalso turned up evidence ofother violations.In July, roughly a month

before Ohio State’s hearingbefore the NCAA’s commit-tee on infractions, Smithsaid he believed the self-imposed sanctions, whichincluded vacating the 2010season, returning bowlmoney, five-game suspen-sions for several players,NCAA probation andrecruiting limitations,would be enough to mollifythe NCAA.He said there would be

no bowl ban “unless some-thing new arises.”

That proved to beprophetic. On the eve of theopening game of the 2011season, with defensiveassistant Luke Fickell tak-ing over as interim coach,three players were suspend-ed for each accepting $200in cash from a booster at acharity event.Midway through the sea-

son, several more playerswere found to have beenpaid too much for summerjobs. Starting wide receiverDeVier Posey would end upsitting out 10 games due toviolations.By late October of a

mediocre season, of course,Ohio State taking itself outof a bowl wouldn’t have car-ried a whole lot of weightwith the NCAA.When final sanctions

were announced shortly

before Christmas, a monthafter Urban Meyer hadbeen hired as coach, theyincluded the 2012 bowl ban.“All I know is a lot of the

seniors were prettybummed out,” defensivelineman Garrett Goebelsaid. “A lot of the guys werepretty disappointed.”The NCAA does not

explain its rulings. But itstands to reason that theviolations which came tolight after Ohio State’shearing may have resultedin stiffer penalties.“I don’t know what (the

NCAA was) thinking. Iappreciate the question, butyou’re asking me to projectwhat they were thinking.And I can’t,” Smith said. “Istill don’t think our caseoverall deserved the bowlban.

“I’ve accepted that. I’vemoved on.”Meyer and the Buckeyes

had some fits and starts buthave won every game thisseason. Should they beatMichigan, it would markonly the sixth unbeaten anduntied season in OhioState’s 123 years of football.Fans look at the

Buckeyes’ trip a year ago tothe Gator Bowl where theylost to Florida, 24-17, tocomplete a dreary 6-7 sea-son and wish Smith andOhio State would have sac-rificed that postseason tripto prevent losing the onethis year.Now, one of only two

unbeaten teams left in all ofmajor-college football, OhioState is resigned to sittingat home after its last regu-lar-season game.


� National Basketball Association

Irving out for a monthINDEPENDENCE (AP)

— Kyrie Irving couldn’thandle playing with justone hand. Now, it’s theCleveland Cavaliers turn.Irving will be sidelined

for the next month with abroken left index finger, thelatest injury to the NBA’sreigning rookie of the yearand a devastating blow tothe rebuilding Cavs, whohave lost six straight andmust face playing withouttheir talented star pointguard.“It’s frustrating,” Irving

said Wednesday. “But we’rejust going to get through itand just gotta stay positive.”Right now, that’s about

all the 20-year-old can do.Irving suspected his fin-

ger was hurt badly onSaturday, when he inadver-tently struck the foot ofDallas’ Darren Collisonwhile trying to swipe theball from the Mavericksguard. Irving returned tothe game after X-rays cameback negative. He playedthe rest of the game withhis finger heavily taped andagain on Sunday night atPhiladelphia.But Irving wasn’t the

same, and he struggled han-dling the ball while scoringa season-low 9 points on 4-of-14 shooting.“I couldn’t hold onto the

ball, especially at the end ofthe game when I’m at mybest,” he said. “It was frus-trating.”An MRI taken Monday

revealed a hairline fracture,an injury he could playthrough but at the risk ofdoing more damage andmissing several months.The Cavs aren’t taking

any chances.“If he really gets this

thing hit again, then itrequires surgery and theninstead of weeks, you’retalking about months,”Cavs coach Byron Scottsaid. “I don’t think we’rebeing overly cautious bysaying, ‘Let’s shut it downand see how it looks in acouple weeks and go fromthere.’”The broken finger is the

latest medical setback forIrving, who dismissed the

idea he was injury pronewhen the Cavs openedtraining camp in October.Back then, he was return-ing from a broken righthand he sustained whenIrving slammed a paddedwall in frustration during asummer league practice.Last season, Irving

missed 15 games with ashoulder sprain and concus-sion. His college career atDuke was limited to 11games because of a seriousfoot injury that took nearlyone year to completely heal.

“I’m just glad it’s notinjuries, knock on wood,such as something thatcould keep me out for sixmonths,” Irving said. “I’mgoing to miss a few games,I’m aware of that but youjust gotta stay positive.Things happen in the gameof basketball and obviouslyI can play, but I’m just beingcautious right now.”As soon as he hurt his

finger, Irving sensed it wasserious.“I just knew it wasn’t a

jammed finger,” he said.

“I’ve jammed almost everyfinger on my hand, so I justknew when it started turn-ing black and blue. I justthought it was a bad sprain,but it turned out to be bro-ken.”After sitting and watch-

ing practice, Irving, with hisindex and middle fingerstaped together and bracedby a splint, stayed on thefloor and shot jumpers.Scott would prefer if Irvingwould stay off the courtcompletely, but he knowsbetter than to ask.

� College Basketball

Wright has career high in UC winCINCINNATI (AP) —

Cashmere Wright scored acareer-high 28 points andNo. 22 Cincinnati remainedundefeated with a 91-72win over Campbell onTuesday night in theGlobal Sports Invitational.Jaquon Parker set a sea-

son high with 21 points,and Sean Kilpatrick added15 points and 10 reboundsfor the Bearcats (4-0), whonever trailed and led by asmany as 25.Cincinnati is scheduled

to play its first road gameFriday against Iowa Stateas the GSI continues in LasVegas.DarrenWhite, who came

in leading the Big SouthConference with 25.5points per game, bounced

back from scoring justthree in the first half to fin-ish with 22 for Campbell (2-3).Trey Freeman scored a

season-high 17 for theFighting Camels, the pre-season favorite in the BigSouth’s North Division,while Darian Hooker added13 and Reco McCarter fin-ished with 10.The Bearcats dominated

inside, outreboundingCampbell 50-28 and finish-ing with nine blocked shotsto Campbell’s two.But Cincinnati contin-

ued to struggle with freethrows. The Bearcats, whowere shooting 53.3 percent(40 of 75) from the line com-ing in, went 18 of 34 (52.9percent) in the first game

between the two teams.Ohio 75, Hampton 67ATHENS — Walter

Offutt scored 23 points,including 13 free-throwmakes, as Ohio defeatedHampton 75-67 Tuesdaynight in a nonconferenceaffair.Offutt’s output was his

highest since netting 26against North Carolina inlast year’s Sweet 16. Hisprevious best this seasonwas 11 points against UNCWilmington on Nov. 16.Kent State 69,Bethune-Cookman 68KENT — Randal Holt

made a jumper with 2 sec-onds to play to lead KentState to a 69-68 victoryover Bethune-Cookman onTuesday in the Joe

Cipriano Nebraska Classic.Chris Evans had 14

points and 10 rebounds tolead Kent State (3-2), andHolt and Chris Ortiz scored13 each.James Madison 69,Youngstown St. 68PITTSBURGH —

Rayshawn Goins scored 21points and Charles Cookeknocked down two freethrows with 8 secondsshowing to help JamesMadison rally and beatYoungstown State 69-68Tuesday.Alioune Diouf had 15

points, Cooke finished with11 and Andre Nation added10 for the Dukes in the sub-regional round of the 2012Progressive LegendsClassic.

Broken finger will sideline Cavs’ young star

AP PHOTOCleveland Cavaliers’ Kyrie Irving (2) shoots against Dallas Mavericks’ Shawn Marionin the fourth quarter on Saturday in Cleveland. Irving scored 26 points in the 103-95loss to Dallas.

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