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Church invites the publicto its community Easteregg hunt coming up thismonth. Also, local bandthe Broken Lights re-leases its first album,while Penny and theLoafers reunite.

D.A.R.E.basketball funnight slatedPIQUA — The annual

D.A.R.E. basketball funnight featuring fifth-graders along with teamsfrom the Piqua PoliceDepartment, D.A.R.E.Role Models and teach-ers will be held from 6-9p.m. Friday, at Piqua Jun-ior High School.Admission fee for this

event is $2 for studentsand $4 for adults. All pro-ceeds benefit theD.A.R.E. program in thePiqua City Schools andPiqua Catholic.A concession stand,

50/50 drawing and 3-point contest also will bepart of the evening activi-ties. The Piqua JuvenileEducation Fund, PiquaConcrete and East ofChicago Pizza are spon-sors for this communityevent.

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WASHINGTON (AP) Republi-can lawmakers said Sunday theywelcome President BarackObama’s courtship and suggestedthe fresh engagement betweenthe White House and Congressmight help yield solutions to thestubborn budget battle that putsAmericans’ jobs at risk.

Yet the lawmakers cautionedthat years of hurt feelings wereunlikely to heal simply becauseObama dined last week with Re-publican lawmakers. They alsosaid they would not to rush tooquickly into Obama’s embraceduring three scheduled, and un-usual, visits to Capitol Hill nextweek to win them over.“He is moving in the right di-

rection. I’m proud of him fordoing it. I think it’s a great thing,”Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said.“I’m welcoming (him) with openarms. I think the president istremendously sincere. I don’tthink this is just a politicalchange in tactic. I think he would

actually like to solve the prob-lems of this country.”The White House charm offen-

sive comes as automatic spendingcuts have begun to take hold, andif Washington does not blockthem, they could cut jobs as var-ied as air traffic controllers, meatinspectors and Head Start teach-ers.“I hope that this is sincere,”

said Republican Rep. Paul Ryan,chairman of the House BudgetCommittee, who lunched withObama at the White House lastweek. “We had a very good, frankexchange. But the proof will be inthe coming weeks as to whetheror not it’s a real, sincere outreach

to find common ground.”His close friend, Rep. Cory

Gardner, R-Colo., said lawmakerswere unlikely to become fastfriends with Obama after fouryears of being vilified in privateand, in some cases, public. “I hopethat he’s genuine. But I don’tthink we’re going to be doing theHarlem Shake any time soon to-gether,” Gardner said.Obama hopes this week to woo

lawmakers to help avert a comingbudget showdown. The nextdeadline is March 27, when thecurrent short-term budget exten-sion expires and a government

Obama hopes to woo lawmakers

FLYING HIGH

BY MIKE ULLERYChief Photographermullery@dailycall.com

PIQUA — Piqua’s newskateboard park was offi-cially dedicated on Satur-day at Pitsenbarger Park.City official, parks

board members and thePiqua Area Chamber ofCommerce were joined bymany local youngsters

who now have a place toparticipate in their fa-vorite sport — skate-boarding.Mayor Lucy Fess and

city commissioners allthanked Richard Donnellyfor his contributions, bothmonetary and physical ef-forts, in making the skatepark a reality.Donnelly not only

funded the project

through the DonnellyFund, facilitated by KarenWendeln and the PiquaCommunity Foundation,but he personally re-searched skate park facil-ities across the countrybefore plans were final-ized then worked withplanning and constructioncrews during the building

Skateboarding fans are flying high with the opening of the Piqua SkateboardPark on Saturday.The park was officially dedicated by city officials.

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PIQUA —Linda Lymanfondly remembers helpingout around her parents’store, Francis Office Sup-ply, when she was a childduring the Christmas sea-son of 1974.Now the purchasing di-

rector at Francis OfficeSupply, located at 124 N.Main St., Piqua, Lymansaid the business is notonly excited about cele-brating the store’s 41stanniversary this year, butalso about expanding

their selection of office fur-niture.Linda’s parents, Harold

“Spin” and Betty Francis,opened the store 41 yearsago and since that timethe business has been astaple of the downtownPiqua business district.The business sells all

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Rindler: Teaching kindergarten is ‘a privilege’

BY JOHN HAUERFor the Daily Callpdceditorial@dailycall.com

PIQUA — Any good school system is acombination of veteran, skilled staff and en-ergetic, enthusiastic young teachers. One ofPiqua City Schools dynamic newer educatorsis third-year kindergarten teacher MaraRindler.Rindler grew up on a farm in Mercer

County. The farming family background wasa big influence on her.“My mother Janet Rindler and my sister

Leah Knapke pushed me to work hard toreach my goals,” Rindler said. “My family al-ways encouraged me to strive forward to

achieve my dreams.” And, they encouragedRindler to achieve her dream of becoming aneducator.She graduated from St. Henry High School

in 2006. Rindler was very active in highschool. She served as secretary for the Stu-dent Council and was a member of the Na-tional Honor Society, the Spanish Club, andthe Science Club. She was in Future Teach-ers of America and volunteered in the ele-mentary classrooms. She played softball andvolleyball for the Redskins. Her junior year,the volleyball team won the Division 4 statechampionship.The FTA experience sparked her interest

in becoming a teacher, so after high school,she enrolled at Wright State University inthe Honors Program and majored in early

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Nicklin kicks offkindergarten eventBY BELINDA M.PASCHALStaff Writerbpaschal@civitasmedia.com

PIQUA — The turnoutfor last year’s inauguralKindergarten KickoffNight at Nicklin LearningCenter was so large that ittaught the staff an impor-tant math lesson —namely, in division. As aresult, this year’s kickoffwill be divided into twosessions.More than 470 parents

and children attended thekickoff for the 2012-13school year to meet teach-ers and learn about thekindergarten program.With that in mind, the

kickoff on Thursday willbe split according to lastname. A session from 5:30to 6:15 p.m. will be heldfor those whose surnamesbegin with A through M,followed by a 6:30 to 7:15p.m. session for thosewhose last names startwith N through Z.The kickoff is not the

same as a kindergartenscreening where the chil-dren are expected todemonstrate their knowl-edge in certain areas. In-stead, it’s a chance forparents and children toget a feel for what theschool, located at 818Nicklin Ave., is all about

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shutdown looms.Yet Congress is

scheduled to leave townon March 22, meaningthe president is work-ing on a shortenedtimeline to avert thelatest crisis. And theautomatic spendingcuts, known as se-quester, remain in placedespite both partiescalling them ill-con-ceived and -executed.Senate Democrats

said they were ready topass a spending meas-ure to pay for day-to-day federal operationsthrough September. Themeasure would imposeautomatic cuts of 5 per-cent to domestic agen-cies and 7.8 percent to

the Pentagon.“At the end of the day,

we’re going to have tofind a balanced solu-tion,” said Sen. TimKaine, a Virginia Demo-crat whose state econ-omy is closely tied tomilitary contractors.The budget cuts are ex-pected to be devastat-ing to Virginia if theyare not reversed.

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and for the teachers toget a feel for theirprospective students’readiness.“Our kickoff is simply

an opportunity for ourparents to bring theirchildren in and experi-ence the building. Thekids will have the chanceto be a kindergartener forabout 20 minutes while Italk to their parents,”Principal Loretta Hender-son said.“It really does give the

parents a chance to expe-rience Nicklin before theyhave to come in with theirchildren for screening andregistration. It’s a goodopportunity for them toget some questions an-swered.”Nicklin exclusively

serves kindergarteners.Enrollment for this schoolyear is 288 students innine all-day classes andfour half-day classes. Theschool has 11 kinder-garten teachers, includingMara Rindler, who willhelp the youngsters withactivities related to fine-motor skills, language

arts and counting. Fine-motor skills activities willinclude using scissors tocut out bears. The lan-guage arts exercise willinvolve identifying lettersand matching them ac-cording to color. The bearswill make a reappearancefor the counting activity.In addition to being just

plain fun, the exerciseswill help parents knowhow to prepare their chil-dren for actual kinder-garten screenings,Rindler said. “The goal be-hind this is that we wantthe parents to be aware ofwhat the students will beexpected to do in kinder-garten. It gives them anopportunity to see whattheir child knows andwhat they can work onwith them at home,”Rindler said.“We like the upcoming

kindergarteners to get afeel for what kindergartenis, so they can feel com-fortable and excited aboutcoming to kindergartennext year. It also givesparents an opportunity topre-register their child forkindergarten screening.”

NicklinContinued from page 1

childhood education. “Ichose Wright State be-cause it was close tohome, and my two broth-ers attended there,” shesaid. Rindler worked herway through college withtwo jobs. She worked inthe WSU Budget Officeand worked at PrimroseDaycare Center. Primrosereinforced her desire toteach younger children.While at WSU, Rindler

had the opportunity totravel to Concepcion,Chile in South Americafor six weeks. “I studenttaught at Thomas Jeffer-son, a bilingual school,”she said. “It opened myeyes to diversity and cul-ture. I gained valuableexperience dealing withbilingual students.”Rindler returned to WSUand earned her bachelor’sdegree in 2010. Cur-rently, she is finishingwork on a master’s de-gree in early literacy ed-ucation from NovaSoutheastern University.After Wright State,

Rindler was hired byPiqua City schools toteach kindergarten atNicklin. “I was lucky toget a teaching positionright out of college,” shesaid. “And, I am veryblessed to be teachingwhere I am. I am veryfortunate to work withsuch supportive and help-ful co-workers.” There are23 students in Rindler’sall-day class. Nicklin hasnine all-day kindergartenclasses and four half-dayclasses.“Teaching kinder-

garten is such a privi-

lege,” she said. “Everychild begins their lifetimeof learning with us. It isour job to make learningfun and to inspire chil-dren to love to learn.”Rindler wants to help herstudents believe in them-selves. “I want my stu-dents to achieve theirdreams if they are willingto work hard,” she said. “Itell them to strive toreach high expectations.”The classroom motto is‘super smart.’A favorite project for

the kindergarteners islearning about the habi-tats of different animals.“Each student does a re-port about their favoriteanimal,” Rindler said.“The kids will do craftsand create visuals toshow where their animallives.” Brukner NatureCenter comes to Nicklinto talk to students abouthabitats. Rindler’s stu-dents enjoy investigatingeach habitat.Outside her classroom,

Rindler serves on theReady Schools Commit-tee, the Halloween Fam-ily Literacy Committee,and the Nicklin Leader-ship committee. She co-chairs Breakfast withSanta and the DecemberFamily Reading assem-bly. In the spring, Rindlervolunteers to assist inscreening children for thecoming school year.At home, Rindler en-

joys reading, watchingmovies, bike riding, run-ning, and spending timewith family and friends.She still plays volleyballand coaches her church’sCYO girls’ basketballteam.

RindlerContinued from page 1

of the park.Mayor Fess, commis-

sioners and Donnellynoted the long-standingneed for the park and thegratification of seeing itbrought to fruition. Allnoted, also, that it is forthe kids to enjoy. Donnellysaid, “The youth of thecity of Piqua, Ohio, nowhave a place to skate-board, play and have fun.A promise long in the

making but finally here.It’s your skateboard park,please keep it nice so allcan enjoy it today and to-morrow.”The park was com-

pleted Jan, 10, 2013, at afinal cost of $370,757.13.The project required 4,258man hours and more than400 cubic yards of con-crete were used. Somelandscaping work still re-mains to be completed butcannot be done untilspring.

SkateContinued from page 1

In fact, Francis OfficeSupply, which delivers,has more than 30,000items to choose from.Presently, the business

is co-owned by Linda’shusband, Dean, alongwith Joe Feeser and KenHeath, who purchased thestore from the elder Ly-mans in March 2000.Lyman says their faith-

ful and loyal clientele iswhat allowed Francis Of-fice Supply to become sucha successful small busi-ness that it is today.“We are very grateful

for our customer base,”Lyman said. “We havebuilt up a great relation-ship with our customersover the years and it’s niceto be able to help our cus-tomers, know what theirneeds are and to be able toserve them.”Lyman also said one of

the reasons the businesshas been such a success isa result of their employees.The business has ap-

proximately 12 employeeswith a combined experi-ence of more than 130years.She said the business

has always sold office fur-niture, but only recentlybegan offering newer linesof it, “as well as othername brands.”“It’s a nice quality of

product and we offer verycompetitive prices,”Lyman noted. “Furnituresales are going very well.”Since moving several

years ago Lyman said thecurrent location is the bestone of their previousdowntown locations.“It was worked out so

well here,” she said. “Atour old building we werepulling merchandise fromthe main floor, from thebasement and a ware-house we rented. Now wehave everything underone roof.”To contact the business

by phone, call 773-9570,or visit them on the Inter-net at, www.francisoffice-supply.com.

OfficeContinued from page 1

Evelyn L. MartinPIQUA — Evelyn L.

Martin, 97, of Piqua, diedat 6:05p . m .Friday,March8, 2013,at Ster-l i n gHouseo fPiqua.S h e

w a sb o r nA u g .14, 1915, in Covington, tothe late Harry Lee andEva M. (Wingerter) Boggs.She married Francis C.

Martin on June 25, 1938,in Portland, Ind,; he pre-ceded her in death Oct. 10,2007.Mrs. Martin is survived

by three daughters, Dixie(Gary) Banks of Piqua,Linda (Keith) Foster ofPiqua and Melody (Mark)Gildow of Tipp City; sixgrandsons, Mike (Bar-bara) Hickey, MarkHickey, Rob (Sherrie) Fos-ter, Scott Foster, Nathan(Cristin) Gildow, and Kur-tis (Chelsea) Gildow; twostep-grandchildren; sixgreat -grandchi ldren ;three step-great-grandchildren; and a sis-ter, Juanita Brubaker ofPiqua. She was preceded

in death by three brothers;a sister; and a son-in-law,Kent Hickey.Evelyn was a 1934

graduate of Bradford HighSchool and retired fromthe former Buckeye Mart.She was a member ofPiqua Baptist Church,where she volunteered inthe office and helped withtheir Young at Heart din-ners. She enjoyed playingbingo, cards, crocheting,and time spent with herfamily.A funeral service to

honor her life will be con-ducted at 2 p.m. Wednes-day, at Jamieson &Yannucci FuneralHome with Pastor Don-ald R. Wells officiating.Burial will follow inMiami Memorial Park,Covington. Visitation willbe from 12-2 p.m.Wednesday at the funeralhome.Memorial contributions

may be made to the Amer-ican Cancer Society, 2808Reading Rd., Cincinnati,OH 45206; or Hospice ofMiami County, P.O. Box502, Troy, OH 45373.Guestbook condolences

and expressions of sympa-thy, to be provided to thefamily, may be expressedthrough jamiesonandyan-nucci.com.

TIPP CITY — Dorothy L. Karns, 86, of Tipp City,died at 6:35 a.m. Sunday, March 10, 2013, at KoesterPavilion, Troy.Private services will be held at the convenience of

the family. Arrangements are being handled throughJamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home.

SIDNEY— Inez Williamson, 95, of Sidney, passedaway Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Dorothy Love Re-tirement Community, Sidney. Services are pending atHale-Sarver Family Funeral Home, West Milton.

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Duane O. ‘Doug’ PagePIQUA — Duane O.

“Doug” Page, 85, of Piqua,died at 2:22 p.m. Saturday,March 9, 2013, at PiquaManor.H e

w a sb o r nAug. 8,1 9 2 7 ,i nPiqua,to thel a t eF r e dand Ina( H u f -ford) Page.He married Norma A.

Kew on Nov. 21, 1953, inFort Worth, Texas; shesurvives.Mr. Page also is sur-

vived by four sons, RandalPage of Vergennes, Vt.,Richard Page of Elizabeth,Colo., Robert (Inna) Pageof Beavercreek, andRonald (Natacha) Page ofMesa, Ariz.; and ninegrandchildren, Danielle(Ross) Szlag, Richard,Kelsey, Brady, Katie, Jen-nifer, Michael, Amanda,and Julie Page.He was preceded in

death by a brother, RobertPage; and two sisters,Maxine Doss andDorothea King.Mr. Page was a 1945

graduate of Piqua CentralHigh School and served inthe U.S.Navy dur-ing WorldWar II.After histime of service in theNavy, he attended Val-paraiso Technical Insti-tute. He worked first forthe University of DaytonResearch Center, and re-tired from Monsanto Re-search at Mound Lab as asenior engineer. He en-joyed golf and playingcards, especially bridge.A service to honor his

life will be conducted at 7p.m. Wednesday, atJamieson & YannucciFuneral Home. Visita-tion will be from 5-7 p.m.Wednesday at the funeralhome. Private burial willbe in Forest Hill Cemeteryat a later date.Memorial contributions

may be made to Hospice ofMiami County, P.O. Box502, Troy, OH 45373; orthe American Cancer Soci-ety, 2808 Reading Rd.,Cincinnati, OH 45206.Guestbook condolences

and expressions of sympa-thy, to be provided to thefamily, may be expressedthrough jamiesonandyan-nucci.com.

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Herman H. Ayres

BROOKVILLE — Her-man H. Ayres, 92, ofBrookville, passed awayFriday, March 8, 2013, athis residence surroundedby his loving family.He was born Sept. 14,

1920, in Dayton.He was preceded in

death by his parents,William Edmond andEdith (Enck) Ayres;beloved wife, Janet L.(Strain) Ayres; brothers,Herbert, Paul, Carl,Jacob, Ted and ElwoodAyres; and sisters,Dorothy Kennedy, MaryHowell and Mildred Hain-line.He is survived by his

loving family, son anddaughter-in-law, Thomasand Pamela Ayres of Clay-ton; daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara and MarkPatterson of Union,Shirley and Joe Lassiterof Brookville; grandchil-dren, Jason (Jacqueline),Brian (Sarah), Jonathan(Stephanie), Andrew(Kelsey), Phillip(Amanda), Daniel andElizabeth; great-grand-children, Amber, Cory,Jackson, Casey Ann,Austin and Noah; and sis-ter, Esther Johnson of Ari-

zona.Herman

served hisc o u n t r yproudly inthe U.S. Army duringWorld War II, formerlyworked at McCall’s for 29years, retired from North-mont City Schools, was amember of First BaptistChurch, Vandalia, was amember of Classics atFirst Baptist Church, aformer member of Fair-creek Church-formerlyChristian Tabernacle,loved gardening, wood-working and spendingtime with his childrenand grandchildren.Funeral services will be

held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, atthe Hale-Sarver FamilyFuneral Home, 284 N.Miami St., West Milton,with the Rev. DavidStarry officiating. Burialwill follow at RiversideCemetery. Friends maycall from 4-7 p.m. todayfrom at Hale-Sarver. Mili-tary Honors will be heldat the graveside.If so desired, contribu-

tions may be made to Hos-pice of Dayton, 324Wilmington Ave., Dayton,OH 45420.

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City officials, park board members and representatives from the Piqua Area Chamber of Commercewere joined by an number of area kids, skateboard enthusiasts. to dedicate the new Piqua Skate-board Park in Pitsenbarger Park on Saturday, March 9. Piqua resident Richard Donnelly was recog-nized for providing the funding for the facility.

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Artists for Art Walk announcedPIQUA —— Irish eyes will be

smiling when the Piqua Arts Coun-cil sponsors its upcoming Art Walk“Think Spring, Think Green” from5-8 p.m. Friday, in downtown Piqua.Artists representing many genreswill be showcased along with a va-riety of Irish tunes, food and bever-ages renowned on the Emerald Isle.The Spring Art Walk is a free,

self-guided tour of downtown busi-nesses that will be hosting theartists, musicians, demonstratorsand food vendors. Maps are avail-able at the Piqua Arts Council of-fice, 427 N. Main St., or any of theother 19 participating businesses.Attendees are encouraged to lookfor balloons on March 15 signifyingeach of the locations.Artists and their respective loca-

tions are as follows:• Karl Beck, artist, Somewhere

In Time• Deborah Reuter, artist, repur-

posed art featuring aprons madefrom shirts and kitchen linens andpin cushions from glassware, Read-more’s Hallmark• Gypsy Publishing Children’s

Books at Stephanie Gunter Grigsby,Attorney at Law• Nancy Armstrong, artist, Glam-

our on Mane• Members’ art gallery exhibit at

the Piqua Arts Council office• Irish soda bread and shamrock

cookies, Dobo’s Delights;• Pizza special and karaoke,

Michalo’s Pizza & Wings• Juniper Tree photography at

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work made from recycled materials,at Apple Tree Gallery• $4 mini Guinness and live

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the Piqua School of the Arts, 5:30and 5:45 p.m. at the downtowngazebo• A special entrée of wild caught

fresh sea scallops with fettuccine ina garlic cream sauce, at BeppoUno’s Pizzeria and Trattoria• Sheila Musser, Eileen’s Natural

Soaps featuring an assortment ofsoaps, shampoo and lotions madefrom all-natural organic ingredi-ents, at Arabella salon and spa.The evening will conclude with a

reception at the new downtownMulligan’s Pub, where the popularWenches- A-Wailing musical troupewill be performing Celtic tunes anda featured menu will includebangers and mash, shepherd’s pieand Guinness beef stew.The Piqua Arts Council event,

which is supported by Emerson Cli-mate Technologies, connects re-gional artists to the communitywhile creating a fun and a cultur-ally rich environment. For more in-formation, contact PAC ExecutiveDirector Jordan Knepper at 773-9630.

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Piqua High School juniorsand seniors awarded$7451.98 in grants to areaprograms during the UnitedWay’s Teens Taking Chargesegment of the Piqua TeenLeadership program.Piqua Teen Leadership is

a program conducted by thePiqua Area Chamber ofCommerce. “We wanted toprovide a significant piece ofleadership training for ouryoung men and women,” saidKathy Sherman, president ofthe chamber.Piqua High School con-

sults with teachers, coun-cilors, coaches and schoolorganization leaders to selectthe students for this pro-gram. During the ninemonths duration, studentslearn about team buildingand communicating with themedia, city government andthe economic overview of the

city, plant tours, human re-sources overview, county gov-ernment, state house andSupreme Court visits andthe non-profit sector. The Piqua Area United

Way created and conductsThe Teens Taking Chargeprogram to highlight thenon-profit segment. Areaagencies submit funding ap-plications for a program thatis youth related. On TeensTaking Charge day, studentsreview the applications andinterview the program di-rectors and then decidehow much of the $7,500pot, provided by theUnited Way, each programwill receive. Since the re-quests are always morethan the available funds,the students must per-form their due diligence tomake honest and fairgrants. Each grant can beup to $750. This year the

students considered 16applications that askedfor a total of $10,027.93.Tom Zechman, assis-

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Recently, a group ofwomen gathered to insistthat expanded abortionaccess be a legislative pri-ority in New York. Whythey would feel the needto do so is a good ques-tion, one with disturbingovertones. The state’s gov-ernor is inexplicablypushing for greater abor-tion availability in a statewhere abortion alreadyappears to be quite popular.We used to hear talk of “safe, legal

and rare,” but now we see numbersthat show more than 100,000 abor-tions in New York each year. And yetadvocates of legal abortion are band-ing together to insist that expandedabortion access remain a part of thegovernor’s “Women’s Equality”agenda.The current proposed legislation

has been floating around Albany foryears. It’s gone nowhere, because NewYorkers know that abortion accessisn’t a problem in their state. Andwhen they are made aware of thenumbers, there’s some consensus thatthey are too high. You’d think we’dtake advantage of that opportunity tomake some progress. But we have be-come so accustomed to taking sides ordodging the issue that it has becomeeasy for those with the loudest mega-phones to dominate the conversation.Access has become one of those mis-

leading words like “choice” and“equality,” proffered to obscure a rad-ical agenda.But there are people who can help.

And whatever our political and moralpositions on one procedure or policyor another, we ought to help thesepeople and the choices they representflourish, instead of pushing them tothe margins.“It is crazy,” Theresa Bonopartis, di-

rector of Lumina, a post-abortionministry in the New York metropoli-tan area, observes about our current

conditions. “What wewere sold as a bill ofgoods was the neces-sity of abortion for thehealth of women, butthis great ‘right’ hasbecome out of controland more protectedthan the women itclaims to serve.”This debate in New

York is happeningwhile the trial of Dr.

Kermit Gosnell is beginning just a bitdown the northeast corridor inPhiladelphia. Gosnell, who ran a prof-itable abortion operation, is accusedof murdering seven newborns and onepregnant woman.The grand jury report sums it up:

“This case is about a doctor whokilled babies and endangeredwomen.” The report detailed grue-some conditions at Gosnell’s practiceand the horrific butchery he’s accusedof. It is not, to put it mildly, for theweak of stomach. “Over the years,many people came to know that some-thing was going on here. But no oneput a stop to it,” the report states.With that in the background, you’d

think we’d be a little more sober andurgent about actually protectingwomen and considering what we cando for their unborn children.“War on women” rhetoric shuts

progress down. Bonapartis offers: “Ithink it gets to a dead end because itlooks at either the baby or the mother… we need to address both. Both areloved by God both before and afterabortion … You can be against abor-tion … while at the same time offer-ing compassion and help to thosesuffering.”

Kathryn Lopez is the editor-at-large of National Review Onlinewww.nationalreview.com. She can becontacted at klopez@nationalre-view.com.

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Politicianslook for creditBY JIM KUHNHENNWASHINGTON (AP) —

When it comes to in-creased hiring, lower un-employment and a risingstock market, is therecredit to pass around?It’s a hotly debated

point in Washington,where political scorekeep-ing amounts to who getsblame and who getspraise.Following Friday’s

strong jobs report 236,000new jobs and unemploy-ment dropping to a four-year low of 7.7 percentpartisans hurriedlystaked out turf.Allies of President

Barack Obama cheeredwhile Republicans com-plained the recovery wastoo slow. From a policystandpoint, the FederalReserve has been at therecovery forefront, pump-ing trillions of dollars intothe economy, keeping in-terests rates near zeroand pushing investorsaway from low-yield bondsto stocks.Yet the coming budget

cuts present naggingquestions about the re-silience of the economyand whether currentgains might fade.

Every year, Sunshine Week underscores the im-portance of open government across the nation. Itis a perfect moment to share concerns in Ohio aboutever-growing exceptions to an open records law thatshould ensure youhave access to informa-tion about what yourgovernment officials doand how well they doit.Whether you’re a

Tea Party activist, justan everyday citizen oran unrepentant liberal,we think you should beable to agree on thissubject. The exceptiontrain needs to slowdown.Ohio’s statute once was considered a model open

records law nationally. Most public officials arewell-intentioned, and it’s often the case that eachidea for a new exception has a justification that ap-pears reasonable in isolation. It is the cumulativeeffect that alarms us.We now have 29 categories of records that are se-

cret under Ohio law. They’ve run out of single let-ters, so the latest exception was lettered “cc.” I haveseen proposals already in the new legislative ses-sion involving fees for county recorder records, newrestrictions on school-related records and more.Certain categories require repairs, too. For example,the lack of information on how taxpayer money isbeing spent at many Ohio charter schools should befixed.Government is a custodian of public records, not

the owner. Restrictions on access should leap a highbar; there should be no reasonable doubt that secrecyis the better option.For example, no one would argue that everything

in an active criminal investigation should be publicrecord. However, did you know that a criminal casefile isn’t considered closed in many Ohio jurisdictionsif the defendant ever could file something in the casefor any reason? This blocks the work of not only jour-nalists but also organizations such as the Ohio In-nocence Project that have freed people from prisonfor crimes they didn’t commit. (And, by the way,many Innocence Project investigations show that lawenforcement arrested the right person.)Government officials also complain about the

amount of staff time and expense it takes to managerecords requests, particularly with the explosion ofrecords in the Internet age. That’s a reasonable con-cern. Still, if there weren’t so many exceptions andcomplexities in our open records laws, it would befaster to review records with much less need toredact information by blacking it out either on paperor digitally. In other words, making more recordsopen makes it easier for government to handle re-quests.There have been positive developments in recent

months, too.We urge citizens to make use of the newopen records mediation process announced in 2012by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine.This is a good way to resolve disputes without hav-

ing to hire a lawyer and go to court, and the processcan be initiated with a simple phone call or fillingout a form on the Attorney General’s website.However, the program is limited in that both sides

have to agree, and it only applies to local govern-mental bodies.We hope a way can be found to expandthis in the future. Most states have a stronger appealprocess.The other aspect of “sunshine law” involves open

meetings. Here, I think the situation is more positivein Ohio. We only are aware of one pending measureto expand the use of secret meetings called executivesessions. We would like to see better record-keepingor recording in executive sessions, and our associa-tion hopes to pursue that idea in the coming months.We also have been working positively with gov-

ernment groups to set good standards for situationsin which it might make sense to allow some membersof a board to participate remotely through audio orvideo technology.Please use Sunshine Week to let your elected offi-

cials know that transparency matters. And if youneed help making contact or need any backgroundinformation, just let us know, because a governmentoperating in lengthening shadows will not serve thepeople properly in the long run.

Dennis Hetzel is the executive director of the OhioNewspaper Association and president of the Ohio Coali-tion for Open Government. He can be reached at dhet-zel@ohionews.org. Ohio SunshineWeek is March 10-16.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Eliza-beth Olsen will soon be a star-crossed lover — she'll star inan off-Broadway version ofShakespeare's "Romeo &Juliet."

Classic Stage Com-pany said Thursdaythat the younger sisterof Mary-Kate and Ash-ley Olsen will help willkick off its 2013/2014season. There's no wordyet on who will playRomeo.

The actress, who hasgotten good notices forthe films "Silent House"

and "Martha Marcy May Mar-lene," has just finished theSpike Lee-directed film "OldBoy" opposite Samuel L. Jack-son and Josh Brolin.

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and Zac Efron, and "RedLights," with Robert De Niroand Sigourney Weaver. She andDakota Fanning also play bestfriends in "Very Good Girls,"which premiered at the Sun-dance Film Festival in January.

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About a month ago, ahug turned into an em-brace. A week later, theembrace became a pas-sionate kiss. Since then,whenever we get together— now once or twice aweek — we spend a goodportion of our time to-gether “making out.” Welove the way each otherkisses.

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DEAR ABBY: I amwriting on behalf of hair-stylists. We are busy peo-ple. Our time is money. Werarely even stop for lunch.Clients who come in talk-ing on their cellphones area real problem for us be-cause they slow us down.

I have had clients jumpup from my chair to an-swer their cellphone in themiddle of a haircut — hairflying everywhere. I havehad to do a haircutAROUND a cellphone,with the client switchingthe phone from ear to ear!These are not even impor-tant calls — just casualconversations.

The lack of courtesy isridiculous, and ti seems tobe getting worse. I wouldlike people who do this tothink twice before subject-ing their stylist to it. Theyshould put their phoneson silent, get their hair cutor colored, and talk ontheir own time!

— FED UP IN NEBRASKA

DEAR FED UP: Youare not helpless. This ishappening because youhave allowed it. If youcan’t find the gumption totell your customers youdon’t want them usingtheir cellphones whilethey’re in your chair, thenpost a sign on your mir-ror that reads “Cell-phones Not Allowed.”

DEAR ABBY: I am anew bride. I love my hus-band very much, but I’veencountered a problem Idon’t know how to han-dle. My husband and Iwere together for sixyears before we got mar-ried and were engagedfor three. We eloped toLas Vegas (it wasn’tplanned) and had a“proper” celebration withfriends and family later.

My husband makescomments that suggest Idragged him and trickedhim into marrying me. Iknow he’s only kidding,but it’s very hurtful. Idon’t know how to lethim know his commentsreally hurt my feelings.It makes me feel like he’sashamed of our mar-riage.

— NEWLYWED INCALIFORNIA

DEAR NEWLYWED:The squeaky wheel getsthe grease. The next timeyour husband does it,speak up. Explain thathis attempts at humorare hurtful, not to men-tion insulting. Ask him ifhe regrets marrying you.(If the answer is yes, it’simportant that you knowit NOW.) Clear communi-cation is the key to astrong marriage, and sois respect for one’s part-ner, which he appears tobe lacking.

Dear Abby is writtenby Abigail Van Buren,also known as JeannePhillips, and wasfounded by her mother,Pauline Phillips. WriteDear Abby at www.Dear-Abby.com or P.O. Box69440, Los Angeles, CA90069.

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Film focuses on storiesbehind tsunami debrisBECKY BOHRERAssociated Press

JUNEAU (AP) — Aball. A boat. A little girl’ssandal. Filmmakers areworking to find — and tell— the stories behind someof the items that havewashed up on NorthAmerican shores followingthe deadly 2011 tsunamiin Japan.

“Lost and Found” aimsto reunite items discov-ered by beachcombers andothers who feel compelledto return them to theirrightful owners, co-direc-tor John Choi said.

A trailer for the film,which is still being pro-duced, features two menaffected by the itemsthey’ve found. John An-derson found a volleyballon a beach in Washingtonstate and Marcus Eriksen,head of an expedition thatsailed from Japan toHawaii to look for tsunamidebris last year, foundpart of a boat. Neither ofthe items has been linkedto their original ownersyet.

“It was just like, Whoa,oh man! There’s one ofthem balls with all thewriting on it,” Andersonsays in the clip. “I’m moreinterested in the story be-hind it. You know, I wouldsure like to know whathappened to these people.It would be nice to knowthat they survived or thiswas at home while theywere away — just this gotwashed away.”

Eriksen said when histeam first saw the boat,there was initial excite-ment, “because we hadbeen watching the oceanfor a few weeks, just won-dering what’s out there.But when we approachedthis, it quickly went fromfascination and excite-

ment to, like, the soberingreality that this was some-one’s property, and wewere very quickly filledwith compassion about,you know, who lost thisboat.”

“They didn’t lose it,” hesaid in the clip. “It wastaken from them by natu-ral disaster, so I feel com-pelled to find thatindividual.”

Monday marks the two-year anniversary of thedisaster, which devastateda long stretch of Japan’snortheastern coast andkilled thousands of people.The Japanese governmentestimated that 1.5 milliontons of debris was floatingin the ocean in the imme-diate aftermath of thetsunami, but it’s not clearhow much is still floating.

Tsunami debris is toughto monitor and distinguishfrom the everyday debris— much of it from Asia —that has long been a prob-lem along the West Coast.The National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administra-tion said just 21 items ofthe more than 1,500 re-ports of possible tsunamidebris — including balls, a

motorcycle and boats —have been firmly tracedback to the tsunami. How-ever, the agency listsscores of other items alongthe West Coast and acrossthe Pacific Ocean as po-tentially linked.

Choi first got the ideafor the documentary about1 ½ years ago, after hear-ing a news report dis-cussing a tsunami debrisfield. He started thinkingabout what might washashore, and how cool itwould be if there was aneffort to return founditems.

He connected with co-director Nicolina Lanni.At the time, he said, noth-ing had washed ashore.The effort took off afterthey met Seattle-basedoceanographer CurtisEbbesmeyer, who sharedhis thoughts on whatmight happen and encour-aged them in their effort.

The Canada-based film-makers have been filming,on and off, for about ayear. They established anetwork of contributors,and at times have been in-volved in trying to trackdown information on

items found, like the littlepink-and-purple sandal. Awoman they met at a re-cent beachcomber fairfound the shoe in Hawaii.A picture of it was postedon the film’s Facebookpage, asking for helptranslating the handwrit-ing on it.

So far, he said, the teamis looking at six stories,three of which involveitems already traced totheir owners.

“Our film is about 3countries, 2 continents,separated by the greatvastness of the PacificOcean coming together toshare in the memories,mourn the losses and findgreat joy in the reunitingof something once thoughtto be lost forever but hasnow been found,” a de-scription of the project, onthe Facebook page, says.

Additional filming isplanned for North Amer-ica this spring and Japanthis summer. The film-makers have been raisingmoney, to help with costs.

Choi hopes to have thedocumentary released bythe third anniversary ofthe disaster.

This undated photo provided by filmmakers John Choi and Nicolina Lanni showsa sandal found in Hawaii by a beachcomber. The film team behind a documentaryproject, aimed at telling the stories behind items that wash ashore from the 2011tsunami in Japan, have not yet found the owner or linked it to the disaster.

Marvel releases digital first issuesBY MATT MOOREAssociated Press

In comics, the first issue is wherethe story starts and the legend be-gins.

For readers, a print copy of issueone can be hard to find and expen-sive to buy. But those rules don’tapply to tablets, laptops and smart-phones both for comics fans andthose curious about characters theymay have seen in film or on televi-sion.

Part of that fascination with su-perheroes and their growing cachetin popular culture is why MarvelEntertainment, home to the Fan-tastic Four, the X-Men and theAvengers, among others, is makingmore than 700 first issues availableto digital readers starting Sundayfor free through the Marvel app andthe company’s website. After Tues-day, they’ll be sold for $1.99 to $3.99per issue.

The titles go from the 1960s Sil-ver Age to contemporary issueswith characters including Wasp, Mr.Fantastic, Power Man and Iron Fist,said David Gabriel, senior vice pres-ident of sales.

“This is aimed at attracting fansfrom all walks of life those whoknow our characters from the big

screen, those who were readers butfell out of the habit and our long-term fans too,” he said. “We believethat if we get those fans in the door,they’ll stay and help grow this in-dustry, with purchases both incomic stores and via digital comicoutlets.”

The publisher went through itscatalog of more than 13,000 titlesthat are already available digitallyand plucked out the No. 1 issueswith historic ones like “AmazingSpider-Man” by Stan Lee and SteveDitko or the “Fantastic Four” by Leeand Jack Kirby as well as moderntitles like “Civil War,” Joss Whe-don’s “Astonishing X-Men” andcharacters and teams like the Un-canny Avengers and Guardians ofthe Galaxy, too.

“We never want fans to feel likethey need to have read it all. Ofcourse we want them to want tocheck out those stories, but thebeauty of these No. 1 issues is thateach is an entry point,” he said. “Sowith a character like Iron Man, youcan choose if you want to start withthe recent ‘Iron Man’ series fromKieron Gillen or go back a few yearsto when Matt Fraction launched ‘In-vincible Iron Man’ or even beforethat.”

This image shows the cover of thefirst issue of "Uncanny Avengers."Marvel Entertainment, home to theFantastic Four, the X-Men and theAvengers, among others, is mak-ing more than 700 first issuesavailable to digital readers via itsapp and website.

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The Fields of GraceWorship Center Commu-nity Easter Egg Hunttakes place at 1 p.m.March 23, behind Coving-ton Elementary School.The Easter Bunny is drop-ping by at 1:15, unless Ihave found him, tackledhim, and stolen all of hiscandy for myself first.Come early to register andwin, as more than 30 bas-kets will be given away.There will be thousands ofeggs to hunt, for kids ageda few hours to the fifthgrade. Give Fields ofGrace a call at 473-4282for more information.

• From the ladies atJ.R. Clarke Public Li-brary:

The Children’s WinterReading Program, BranchOut With Books — Read!is taking place for childrenages three through thefifth grade. When visitingthe library, be sure toguess how many buckeyesare in the jar. All of ourweekly treats come from atree. Help decorate ourgumdrop tree by readinglots of books. For every100 books read anothergumdrop will be added toour trees. Let’s try to haveevery branch loaded withgumdrops. A party isbeing planned for 9:30a.m. April 6. A special in-vitation will be given tothose reading at least fivebooks. Thanks to themembers of our local Ki-wanis for helping with thefirst day and for donatingmoney for our prizes. Weare especially grateful tothe teachers at CovingtonElementary School forpromoting this readingprogram and having theirown competition amongthe grades.

Please bring all emptyink cartridges to the li-brary. The library can

turn them in at Staplesand receive discounted in-voices. This is a big helpto the library when pur-chasing many of the sup-plies we use for storytime. This is a great wayto recycle empty car-tridges.

• Church NewsOn Saturday, March 16

from 4:30-7 p.m. is theCovington United Churchof Christ Chicken & Noo-dle dinner. The meal ishomemade chicken andnoodles, real mashed po-tatoes, green beans, ap-plesauce, rolls, anddesserts. Cost is $7 foradults and $4 for kidsunder 10. Carry-outs areavailable and proceeds goto church youth campsand activities.

To drive the pointhome, as the event is al-most here, news from theCovington United Churchof Christ, which I will letthem tell you about intheir own words:

“The Covington UnitedChurch of Christ has along history of supportingmissions from the Coving-ton Outreach Association,such as the Back Bay Mis-sion of Biloxi, Mississippi,and as far as the village ofSan Victor, Belize. Our ac-tivities include collecting,sorting and distributingitems locally, donatingmoney to worthy causesand sending a team of vol-unteers to spread the loveof Jesus through teaching

Bible school, playinggames, singing songs, andoffering assistance withhome repairs. On March20th, the Covington UCCwill host a quarter auc-tion at the Covington Fra-ternal Order of theEagles. The proceeds fromthe auction will be used tocontinue missions locallyand abroad.The doors willopen at 6 p.m. with theauction set to begin at 7p.m. The Eagles kitchenwill be open for dinner or-ders.

Please plan to join usfor this event. If you areunable to attend, butwould like to make a do-nation of cash or a newitem for auction, pleasecontact the church at 473-3443.” Please note thatyou must be 15 years ofage or older to purchase apaddle and bid during thequarter auction.

Walleye fish dinnershave started up at St.Teresa Catholic Churchon Route 36 outside town.On March 22, from 4-7p.m., get some fish, greenbeans, applesauce, rolland coffee for $6.50. Dinein or carry out, and home-made desserts and drinkscan be purchased extra.Proceeds from the bene-fits go to church activities.

• School News:Mark your calendars

now! The Covington HighSchool drama club pres-ents “Jolly Roger and thePirate Queen” on Friday,March 22 and Saturday,March 23 at the Coving-ton Middle School stage.There will be pirates, com-edy, and wanna-be pi-rates, so you won’t wantto miss it.

Call 418-7428 or emailca l l ingaroundcoving-ton@gmail.com to give meyour news, notes, orshout-outs.

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Fort Rowdy Gathering now accepting2013 art for annual contest

COVINGTON — TheFort Rowdy Gathering isnow accepting entries forits 21st Annual Art Con-test. The winning entrywill be used to representthe 2013 Fort RowdyGathering on its printedmaterial.

The deadline for en-tries is May 3. The win-ner will receive therecognition for the art-work and a limited edi-tion medallion. The rules

are simple:• There is no cost to

enter— just mail yourentry flat or rolled to: TheFort Rowdy Gathering-Artwork, P.O. Box 23,Covington, OH 45318.

Do not fold entries.• The artwork must be

period correct, represen-tative of the late 1700and early 1800s (pre-Civil War)

• The drawing must beon white stock paper, in a

black medium, so art-work is crisp and easilyreproduced.

• Drawing size a mini-mum of 5x7 inches.

• All artwork submit-ted becomes the propertyof the Fort Rowdy Gath-ering.

For more informationyou may call JohannaMcGrath, Art Contestchairman at 937-448-2389 or Anita at frgpub-licity@aol.com.

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Program gives studentsthe JUMP on job skillsBY NATALIE KNOTHStaff Writernknoth@tdnpublishing.com

MIAMI COUNTY —Completing a high schooleducation, undergoing jobtraining and learning em-ployability skills are allessential for finding andkeeping a job. JUMP ofOhio Inc., is working toensure all young peopleages 14-21 — includingthose from disadvantagedbackgrounds — are culti-vating the skills theyneed to succeed.

Funded by the Work-force Investment Act(WIA), the program is or-ganized by the Job CenterNetwork of Miami Countyand aims to instill aca-demic and occupationalstrategies in youth thatwill encourage long-termachievement. Residentsare eligible based on con-siderations such as receiv-ing public assistance orbeing a foster child.

“They need to have abarrier, and the main goalis to break down the bar-rier so they can be suc-cessful in life,” said JUMPDirector Juli Smith.

Those still in highschool can receive tutor-

ing and learn study skillsto pave their way to a ful-filling career.

“If basic skills like read-ing or math are not wherethey want them to be, wecould definitely offertraining through a quali-fied tutor,” Smith said. “Ifthey have no work experi-ence, we help them by of-fering summeremployment opportuni-ties. That’s when we sendthem out to a careerthey’re interested in doingin the future so they cangain knowledge on em-ployer expectations and ifthey’d enjoy the positionor not in the future.”

Those still in highschool are a part of theprogram until they gradu-ate high school, the maingoal being to encouragestudents to stay in school.

Participants who havealready graduated fromhigh school undergo jobtraining at an approvedfacility. For example, onestudent completed theauto technician programat Sinclair CommunityCollege and completedher work experience atK&N Automotive LLC inPiqua. She was then hiredfull-time at the auto shop.

Many of those receivingSTNA training in particu-lar seem to be finding jobsright away, Smith noted.

Providing services toboost employabilitiy is an-other cornerstone ofJUMP, with a focus on jobsearches, completing ap-plications, resume writingand employer expecta-tions, such as how todress for an interview andproper usage of socialmedia.

The depth of services atJUMP is extensive, Smithsaid.

“We have a leadershipdevelopment meetingevery month at the jobcenter where they comeout and work as a groupto learn leadership devel-opment skills,” Smithsaid. “We also have sup-portive services liketransportation, child-careand clothing for a job in-terview. You got a new joband need a pair of blackpants? We can providethat.”

For more informationon being a part of theJUMP program, call theJob Center Network ofMiami County at (937)440-3465 or send an emailto jumpofohio@yahoo.com.

Lehman students put newspin on literary classic

SIDNEY — Highschool-aged studentshave heard of Little Cae-sar’s and perhaps Cae-sar’s Palace, but JuliusCaesar the Roman em-peror, not so much. Get-ting today’s studentsexcited about Shake-speare is a challenge, andgetting excited about anancient Roman figure likeJulius Caesar is an evenbigger hurdle for Englishteachers.

Through some creativelesson planning, bothCaesar and Shakespearehave come to life for soph-omores in Liz Maxson’sEnglish classes atLehman Catholic HighSchool. “The studentsused a plethora of ways tointerpret Shakespearethis year,” Maxson said.“Eggs were stabbed, sockpuppets were conspira-tors, Nerf guns replacedRoman swords, and newsreporters brought us thelatest breaking news fromRome.”

After they finishedreading “The Tragedy ofJulius Caesar” by William

Shakespeare, the stu-dents were divided intogroups. Each group se-lected a scene to reenact.They could use the origi-nal text or rewrite ormodernize the language.Modernization was amore popular option thisyear. Before the studentscould present their scene,a typed copy of their re-vised script had to be sub-mitted.

Students were encour-aged to use costumes andprops, whatever wasneeded to effectively pres-ent their scene to theclass. One group usedsock puppets to act outthe scene. Another groupappointed one student toportray Julius Caesar asthe dictator of a school,and encouraged audienceparticipation from theirclassmates in the form ofpaper wads to pelt the un-popular leader.

Many scenes chosen in-volved the death of thethree major charactersfrom Shakespeare’s origi-nal work: Caesar, Brutusand Cassius. One group

incorporated the idea ofmodern gang warfare.Several groups used theformat of a newscast, re-porting on Brutus’ deathas the scene was beingacted out by group mem-bers.

“No presentation wasthe same, even whengroups chose the samescene,” said Maxson.“They had no idea whatthe other groups werepreparing.”

The time frame for theassignment was short.Groups met one day tochoose a scene, got propstogether and rewrotetheir scene over a week-end, met again on a Mon-day to hash out specifics,and presented theirscenes on a Tuesday.

“I was extremely im-pressed by all the workthat the students put intotheir scenes this year,”Maxson said. “They allcreatively used Shake-speare’s classic play inunique ways to help theirclassmates better under-stand The Bard and hiswork. It was awesome.”

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Lehman students Rocca Catanzarite, Jake Watkins, Erik Jackson, and JenniferKaeck act out a scene from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar during Liz Maxson’sEnglish class.

Covingtonkindergartenregistration set

COVINGTON — Cov-ington Elementary willconduct kindergarten reg-istration and screeningfrom 8-11 a.m. and 12:30-3:30 p.m. April 3 and 4.Children age five beforeAug. 1, is eligible to at-tend. Call the elementaryat 473-2252 for an ap-pointment. To registeryour child(ren), it is neces-sary for parents to bringtheir child’s certified birthcertificate, record of im-munizations, Social Secu-rity card, and custodialpapers (if applicable).

BY MARTHA MENDOZAAssociated Press

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Ona morning the stock market wassailing to a record high and achilly storm was blowing intoSilicon Valley, Wendy Carlestuck her head out of the tentshe calls home to find city work-ers duct taping an eviction no-tice to her flimsy, flappingshelter walls.

“I have no idea where I’mgoing to go,” she said, tugging onher black sweatshirt over herbrown curls and scooping upHero, an albino dog.

She glanced at the glimmer-ing windows on a cluster ofhigh-tech office buildings justblocks away and shook herhead.

“Did you know Google shareshit $840 each this morning?”she asked. “I just heard that onthe radio.”

Carle, who did not want togive her age, used to manageapartments. Today she lives ona Supplemental Security In-come disability payment of $826a month due to back and jointproblems.

The Silicon Valley is addingjobs faster than it has in morethan a decade as the tech in-dustry roars back. Stocks aresoaring and fortunes are onceagain on the rise.

But a bleaker record is alsobeing set this year: Food stampparticipation just hit a 10-yearhigh, homelessness rose 20 per-cent in two years, and the aver-age income for Hispanics, whomake up one in four Silicon Val-ley residents, fell to a new low ofabout $19,000 a year capping asteady 14 percent drop over thepast five years, according to theannual Silicon Valley Index re-leased by Joint Venture SiliconValley, representing businesses,and the philanthropic SiliconValley Community Foundation.

Simply put, while the ultra-rich are getting even richer,record numbers of Silicon Valleyresidents are slipping intopoverty.

“In the midst of a nationaleconomic recovery led by SiliconValley’s resurgence, as meas-ured by corporate profits andrecord stock prices, somethingstrange is going on in the Valleyitself. Most people are gettingpoorer,” said Cindy Chavez, ex-ecutive director of San Jose-based Working PartnershipsUSA, a nonprofit advocating foraffordable housing, higher min-imum wages and access tohealth care.

Nowhere is this growing dis-parity more obvious than thissprawling and trash-strewn 28-acre tent city that authoritiesare trying to clean out. Beneaththe sweeping shadow and roarof jets soaring in and out ofnearby San Jose’s internationalairport, residents here say timesare so tight they have nowhereelse to turn.

“This is the most ridiculousplace ever,” said Kristina Er-benich, 38, clambering onto herbike, a heavy pack on her back.The former chef said she spent$14,000 on hotel rooms beforeher savings ran out. “If everyonearound here is so rich, why can’tthey do something to help?”

United Way Silicon ValleyCEO Carole Leigh Hutton won-ders the same thing.

“How is it that in an area sovery rich, we have so many peo-ple so very poor? Why can’t webreak that cycle? With all the

brain power in the Silicon Val-ley, we should be able to solvethese problems. But what weneed is the collective will.”

The causes for the growingdisparity are complex, butlargely come down to one thing:a very high cost of living. Themedian home price is $550,000,and rents average just under$2,000 a month for a two-bed-room apartment in this regionthat is home to many of the na-tion’s wealthiest companies in-cluding Facebook, Apple Inc.,Hewlett-Packard Co.(NYSE:HPQ) and Google. For afamily of four, just coveringbasic needs like rent, food, child-care and transportation comesto almost $90,000 a year, ac-cording to the nonprofit InsightCenter for Community Eco-nomic Development.

“The fact is that we have aneconomy now that’s workingwell only for those at the verytop,” said Lawrence Mishel atthe Economic Policy Institute inWashington D.C. “Unless weadopt a new approach to eco-nomic policy, we’regoing to continuegoing down this path,which means growththat does not reallybenefit the great ma-jority of people inthis country.”

Nationally, Mishelsays the decliningvalue of the federalminimum wage is amajor factor drivinginequality. On Mon-day, in an effort toaddress this, mini-mum hourly wageswill rise from $8 perhour to a new mini-mum of $10 per hour,the nation’s largestminimum wage in-crease approved byvoters last fall.Whileit’s a dramatic shiftfor tens of thousandsof workers, it’s a mi-nuscule fraction ofthe increases topearners in the regionenjoyed last year.

Silicon Valley’s toptech magnatesinched up the Forbesannual list of therichest people on theplanet released thisweek: Oracle Corp.(NASDAQ:ORCL)CEO Larry Ellisonhad a reported networth of $43 billion,Google co-foundersLarry Page andSergey Brin hadabout $23 billioneach, Facebook CEO

Mark Zuckerberg, was worth anestimated $13.3 billion, andLaurene Powell Jobs, widow ofApple Inc. co-founder SteveJobs, had an estimated worth of$10.7 billion.

“The wealth numbers arestaggering, they are absolutelystaggering,” said Alf Nucifora,who chairs the Luxury Market-ing Council of San Francisco

One in five ultra-wealthyAmericans, de-fined by havinga net worthabove $30 mil-lion, lives inC a l i f o r n i a ,stoked by the“wealth-gener-ating cluster” ofthe Silicon Val-ley, accordingto WealthX, acompany thattracks thes u p e r - r i c h .Stanford Uni-versity, in PaloAlto, boasts1,173 alumni

with a net worth of more than$30 million only Harvard Uni-versity and the University ofPennsylvania have more.

“The Silicon Valley is anecosystem of human capital,venture capital, risk, an educa-tional infrastructure,” saysWealthX president David Fried-man. “All of those things com-bine into this glorious cocktail ofprosperity.”

But many residents, eventhose with college educations,are finding it tougher than everto make it in the Silicon Valley.

Before the Great Recession,about 10 percent of people seek-ing food had at least some col-lege education. Today, one infour who line up at foodpantries for bags of free foodhave been to college. Last yearthe share of households in Sili-con Valley earning less than$35,000 rose two percentagepoints to 20 percent, accordingto the 2013 Silicon Valley Index.

“There are millionaires, evenbillionaires, who sit in theirsunrooms watching me work intheir gardens and they have noclue what’s going on,” saidSherri Bohan, a credentialedhorticulturist who ran a land-scape gardening firm for 30

years and raised two sons as asingle mom. Today, retired anddisabled, she picks up a free bagof groceries every week at herlocal food bank. Without thefood she says she would go hun-gry.

Silicon Valley’s rich do give,and often significantly, but themoney mostly leaves the area.Facebook’s Zuckerberg gave$100 million to Newark N.J.,public schools in 2010; his$500 million gift to the SiliconValley Community Foundationlast year has yet to be desig-nated. The Google Foundationdonated about $11 million in2011, according to its taxforms, largely to global envi-ronmental and health proj-ects.

“Many people come here towork, but they have no ideawhat’s really going on,” saidLisa Sobrato Sonsini, whose So-brato Family Foundationfunded by profits gained as aleading real estate and develop-ment firm in the region is thesingle largest contributor tolocal charities in the region.“The companies are generous,but they don’t see the need di-rectly in front of them, theywant to send their money away.”

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Uncle tried to save 7 from Ky. fireGRAY, Ky. (AP) — As

flames engulfed a smallhouse in rural southeast-ern Kentucky, Gino Cimaraced to the scene to try tosave his nephew, hisnephew’s fiancee and thefive children inside. Thedrive in the tiny town ofGray took just minutes,but family members saidSunday that Cima was toolate he reached a side dooras the fire raged andpulled out the bodies ofthe two adults.

“Hey, there’s babies inthere, there’s babies inthere!” Gino Cimascreamed to firefighters,according to his wife,Laura, who also was at

the scene.The fire killed all seven

people in the ranch-stylehome Saturday. Officialson Sunday did not identifythe victims, but familymembers said the childrenranged in age from 10months to 3 years. Theysaid the woman who diedwas three months preg-nant and was the motherof three of the children in-side. The other two chil-dren were siblings andfriends of the family, visit-ing for the night for asleepover, the relativessaid.

Officials said the causeof the fire was under in-vestigation. Arson investi-

gators were at the sceneSaturday, but officials saidno foul play was sus-pected.

Laura Cima said sheowned the single-story,wood-frame house thatthe couple was renting.She said they had recentlymoved in and were busypainting and getting car-pets cleaned. They shareda bedroom in the back ofthe house, and Cima saidthe children were sleepingin a front room Saturdaymorning. She described anunused bedroom whereshe and her husband sawflames pouring out of awindow when they arrivedSaturday.

Gray is a few miles out-side of Corbin, a city ofabout 7,000 in the foothillsof Appalachia near theDaniel Boone NationalForest and the borders ofTennessee and Virginia.

Shannon Disney, a sis-ter-in-law of one of the vic-tims, said the house thatburned on Shady BrookLane is surrounded byhomes of family membersso many that the area isnicknamed “Disneyland.”She said a relative whodrove past the house at7:45 a.m. noticed nothingunusual, but another wholives nearby saw smokecoming from it around 9a.m.

Disney described thecouple as devoted to thechildren, with their livesorganized around bedtimeand bath time. She saidthe woman had just got-ten an ultrasound, and thecouple was excited to planfor the birth, though theydidn’t know yet whether itwas a boy or girl.

Disney called the housealive with kids, with thecouple regularly pullingchildren on a wagon,pushing a tire swing orplaying hide-and-seek. OnSunday, children’s toysand a stroller were seenoutside the house as astream of people stoppedby.

“Everybody is veryheartbroken over it.Everybody knows the Dis-ney family,” said AmyWeddle, who was workingSunday at J&G Market, apopular convenience storewhere the couple and thechildren frequentlystopped to buy candy andmilk. “They’re always goodto everybody.”

Weddle put a jar on thecounter Sunday seekingdonations to help pay forburial expenses. It hadfour $1 dollar bills in itSunday morning.

State police said Sun-day that more informationon the fire would be re-leased today.

Many left behind as Silicon Valley rebounds

An eviction notice posted by San Jose city workers is shown ona tree at a tent city in San Jose, Calif., on March 5.

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Ohio State’s Aaron Craft drives to the basketball against Illinois Sunday at Value City Arena.AP PHOTOS

Deshaun Thomas shoots the ball Sunday.

Youth clinic atPitsenbargerThere will be a Piqua

Baseball Clinic for boysages 7-8 at PitsenbargerPark.The clinic will be held

from 6-8 p.m. on April 7,14, 21, 28 and May 5.Shawn Anderson and a

group of Piqua HighSchool baseball playerswill teach the basics of thegame will be taught andplayers should bring base-ball pants or sweats (forsliding), baseball glove,cleats and bat and helmet(if possible).Cost is $40 and checks

should be made payableto the PYBSA.Procees will go towards

the 2013 8U baseballtravel team for tournamentfees.Registration and check

should be mailed by April6 to Shawn Anderson,5480 W. Levering Road,Piqua, OH, 45356.For more information,

call (937) 418-8250.

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will air the following tour-nament basketball gamesthis week:Tuesday: Jackson Cen-

ter boys vs. Delphos St.Johns, 5:10 p.m.Thursday: Anna girls

vs. Orrville, 2:30 p.m.Friday: Fort Loramie

girls vs. Ottoville, 2:30p.m.; Boys D-IV regionalfinal, 7:10 p.m.Saturday: Girls D-III

state final, 10:30 a.m.;Girls D-IV state final, 5p.m.

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vs. Tri-Village, 7:45 p.m.Thursday: Anna girls

vs. Orrville, 2:45 p.m.Friday: Fort Loramie

girls vs. Ottoville, 2:45 p.m.Weekend coverage will

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COLUMBUS (AP) —First, No. 14 Ohio Statewon a game. Then, theBuckeyes watched a shareof the Big Ten champi-onship slip away.Hours after Ohio State

beat Illinois 68-55 on Sun-day behind Deshaun Cole-man's 19 points, theBuckeyes missed out on apiece of the conferencetitle when No. 2 Indianaovercame a four-pointdeficit in the final minuteto eke past No. 7 Michigan72-71.

OSU doesits partMichigan collapse costsBuckeyes share of title

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PHOENIX (AP) —Adam Jones doubled inthe tying and go-aheadruns in the eighth inning,Eric Hosmer hit a three-run double in the ninthand the United Statesbeat Canada 9-4 on Sun-day to advance to the sec-ond round of the WorldBaseball Classic.Down to their last sev-

eral outs, the U.S. trailed3-2 after seven innings be-fore breaking loose. TeamUSA and Italy advancedin Group D while Canadaand Mexico were elimi-nated.Jones and Hosmer both

had a rough week at theplate but came throughwith the United States onthe brink of what wouldhave been a humblingloss. Jones' hit was hissecond in nine at-bats.Hosmer was 3 for 13.Gold Glove second base-

man Brandon Phillipscontributed, too, making adiving stop to preventCanada from tying it inthe eighth.Heath Bell pitched a

scoreless seventh to getthe victory for managerJoe Torre's team. JimmyHenderson took the loss.Canada's Michael

Saunders, of the SeattleMariners, hit a two-runhomer off starter DerekHolland and was chosenthe Group D MVP, going 8for 11 in the tournament.The United States fin-

ished group play tied withItaly at 2-1 but gets theNo. 1 seed because of its 6-2 win over Italy. The U.S.meets the loser of Sun-day's Dominican Repub-lic-Puerto Rico gameTuesday in Miami.David Wright, whose

grand slam lifted the U.S.past Italy Saturday night,doubled and walked threetimes.

DORAL, Fla. (AP) —Tiger Woods is hitting hisstride on a march to theMasters.Woods had full control

of his game Sunday andnever let anyone get closerthan three shots until hehad locked up his 17thWorld Golf Championshiptitle. With a conservativebogey that didn't matteron the final hole, he closedwith a 1-under 71 to winthe Cadillac Champi-onship.For the first time in five

years, Woods has two winsbefore the Masters.It was one year ago at

Doral that Woods with-drew after 11 holes in the

final round because oftightness in his leftAchilles tendon, creatinguncertainty about hishealth and whether hecould ever get his gameback.False alarm.Woods has won five

times in the last year, themost of anyone in theworld, and he can returnto No. 1 with a win at BayHill in two weeks.He won by two shots

over Steve Stricker, whomight want to claim ashare of this trophy.Stricker spent 45 min-

utes on the putting greenwith Woods on the eve ofthe tournament, helping

him with his posture overputts. Woods made 27birdies this week, oneshort of his personal beston the PGA Tour."Thank you to Steve for

the putting lesson," Woodssaid at the trophy presen-tation. "It was one of thoseweeks where I felt prettygood about how I wasplaying, made a few puttsand got it rolling."Stricker, playing a part-

time schedule, picked uphis second runner-up fin-ish in just three starts. Heclosed with a 68, and hadno regrets about offeringWoods some help.

Woods cruiseslike ‘Cadillac’Runs away with WGC event at Doral

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The victory gave theHoosiers their first out-right Big Ten crown in twodecades. Ohio State (23-7,13-5) had to be contentwith a strong stretch runand a close second-placefinish. Its string of confer-ence titles ended at threein a row."I like where we are

now," Buckeyes coachThad Matta said after histeam's win. "With every-thing that's transpired incollege basketball, we wonfive straight games (toclose the regular season).You hope this team fin-ishes in the final poll inthe top 10. We've donethat a lot of times now,which is hard to do in col-lege basketball."Beyond that, the Buck-

eyes will get ready for theconference tournamentthis week in Chicagowhere they'll be the No. 2seed and play Fridaynight in the quarterfinalsagainst the winner of sev-enth-seeded Purdue and11th-seeded Nebraska.Point guard Aaron

Craft said the Buckeyestook care of their businessand were resigned thattheir fate was in anotherteam's hands."There's no point worry-

ing about something thatwe have no control over,"said Craft, who had 14points and six assists and,as usual, created havoc ondefense for the Buckeyes

in their win over Illinois."Obviously, we would lovefor (a Michigan win) tohappen.“But if it doesn't, it's out

of our hands.We did whatwe needed to do."Three weeks ago Sun-

day, the thought of OhioState even being includedin the title talk was al-most inconceivable. TheBuckeyes were routed 71-49 at Wisconsin, a lossthat knocked them twogames behind the Big Tenleaders with just five left.More than that, it seemedlike a psychological blowto a team that came homehumiliated."As I told them, a lot of

people had this team deadto rights a month ago,"Matta said. "And theyhaven't lost since then."Just in the past five

days, the Buckeyes playedNo. 2 Indiana, which onlyneeded a win on its homecourt to clinch its first out-right Big Ten title in twodecades. Instead, theBuckeyes hung a 67-58upset on the Hoosiers.Then on Sunday the

Buckeyes took on an Illi-nois team that had man-handled them in earlyJanuary, 74-55."You look at what we

had to do just in terms ofthis week, going to Bloom-ington and you ride theemotional high coming off(the win there)," Mattasaid. "Then you're playing

(an Illinois) team that wasat one point in the top 10in the country. From thestandpoint of what theseguys have been able to do,I couldn't be prouder ofthem."Thomas, the Big Ten's

leading scorer at 19.8points a game, had an-other strong game whilepossibly playing his finalhome game for Ohio State."We'll think about that

decision at the end of the(NCAA) tournament,"said Thomas, a junior whoalmost left for the NBAdraft a year ago. "Rightnow, there's a lot morebasketball left.“I'm just going to enjoy

my time and try to get tothe Final Four. That's allI'm worried about now."The Buckeyes beat the

Illini (21-11, 8-10) by over-coming a stalemate afterthe first 13 minutes, clos-ing the half on a 12-2 runand then holding off anythreats at the end."The end of the first

half, they made a run onus and got a nice littlelead going into halftime,"said Brandon Paul, wholed the Illini with 21points. "That definitelyboosted their confidence.Then we didn't find waysto stop them down thestretch."Illinois pulled as close

as 51-44 on consecutive 3-pointers by Paul andMyke Henry.

But then Craft, who hasbroken out of a subpar of-fensive season with sev-eral big scoring efforts,drove the lane and bankedin a layup in traffic. Afteran Illini miss, Thomas fedRavenel for a three-pointplay.Craft then rebounded at

the other end and tossedin a 3 late in the shot clockand the lead was 15 withless than six minutes left."It looks like from

watching film they'replaying the best thatthey've played," said first-year Illinois coach JohnGroce, a longtime assis-tant to Matta at OhioState and former OhioUniversity head coach."They're getting contribu-tions from a lot of guys.They're starting to con-nect a little bit and playtogether."The Illini will play

ninth-seeded Minnesotaon Thursday in the open-ing round of the confer-ence tournament.Ohio State's winning

streak provides some pow-erful momentum."I think it matters be-

cause you have the mo-mentum," Ravenel said ofthe five straight wins."You've got the taste ofwinning in your mouthand you want to keep itthere.“You just want to keep

playing, and keep win-ning."

OSUContinued from page 9

"At times you kick your-self," Stricker said with alaugh. "He's a good friend.We talk a lot about put-ting. It's good to see himplaying well."The Masters is a month

away, andWoods is sure tobe the favorite.Rory McIlroy, the No. 1

player in the world,showed signs of recoveringfrom his rough start to theseason. He had a 65 andtied for eighth.Woods won in January

at Torrey Pines by fourshots. He won for thefourth time at Doral, mak-ing this the seventh golfcourse where he has wonat least four times.Graeme McDowell, who

started the final roundfour shots behind, made abirdie on the opening hole,but never got any closer.McDowell had third placeto himself until he wentfor the green on the 18thhole and found the water.He made double bogey,shot 72 and fell into afour-way tie for third thatcost him $172,500.Phil Mickelson (71),

Sergio Garcia (69) andAdam Scott (64) also tiedfor third.Woods improved to 40-2

on the PGA Tour when hehad the outright leadgoing into the final round,the last two wins with Mc-Dowell at his side. Woodslast won while ahead atBay Hill a year ago."The way Tiger was

playing, I was always inchase mode," McDowellsaid. "He was alwaysgoing to be a tough guy tocatch. Fair play to him. Heplayed fantastic golf thelast couple of days."Woods finished minus

19 at 269 and earned $1.5million in winning thisWorld Golf Championshipfor the seventh time.McIlroy's week ended

on a happy note.Not only did he finish

the tournament, he mighthave turned the cornerwith a bogey-free 65.McIl-roy opened with a 7-ironinto 18 feet for eagle,which he called one of thebest shots he hit. He shota 32 on the back nine for around that surprised himconsidering how far awayhe felt when he arrived atDoral."Just goes to show, it's

not as far away as youthink," McIlroy said."That's been one of myproblems. I always think

when I'm playing bad thatit's further away than it is.That's just where I have tostay patient ... and knowthat if I put in the hardwork, that the results willbear fruit. Whether that'ssooner or later, it doesn'treally matter."McIlroy said he won't

add a tournament thenext two weeks, returningat the Houston Open be-fore going to the Masters.He is signed up for themember-guest a weekfrom Monday at TheMedalist Club, presum-ably as the guest of formerNBA great Michael Jor-dan."He's asked me, so de-

pending on what myschedule is and where Ihave to be ... we'll see," hesaid.Scott had the low round

of the tournament witheight birdies in his roundof 64.That's what McDowell,

Mickelson and Strickerwould have needed tohave any chance of catch-ing Woods.As he did early in third

round, McDowell gave ithis best shot, only to haveWoods answer on every oc-casion.

WoodsContinued from page 9

Ben Zobrist had threehits, none of which left theinfield.Canada, coming off a

10-3 win over Mexico thatfeatured a bruising ninth-inning brawl, finished 1-2.The Canadians have notmade it out of the firstround for any of the threeWBCs.But they looked in great

shape much of the after-noon against the UnitedStates, which was lookingto avoid its worst showingever in the tournament.The Americans made it tothe second round in 2006and the semifinals in2009.For the third straight

game, the U.S. fell behindearly.Justin Morneau, who

was 8 for 12 in the tourna-ment for Canada, doubledto start the second, thenSaunders hit Holland's 1-0 pitch into the bullpendown the right field line tomake it 2-0.The U.S. tied it with two

runs in the fourth, one un-earned.Joe Mauer led off with a

single andWright walked.Zobrist put down a near-perfect bunt for a base hit,with third basemanTaylor

Green throwing wildly tofirst and allowing a run toscore. Jones' sacrifice fly tocenter brought in thetying run.Green, playing third for

Canada because BrettLawrie was hurt just be-fore the WBC began, alsohad an error in the secondwhen he dropped Zobrist'shigh pop fly ball in thebright sunlight.Canada regained the

lead at 3-2 in the sixth.Joey Votto drew a leadoffwalk from reliever GlenPerkins, took second onMorneau's single. Saun-ders struck out lookingand Chris Robinson fliedout, advancing the runnerto third. Adam Loewen'sfirst-pitch single broughtVotto home.Mauer opened the

eighth with a single, thenWright walked. Torremade an aggressive movewhen, with WillieBloomquist pinch runningfor Mauer, he sent bothrunners moving on Hen-derson's 1-2 pitch to Jones.Jones connected, bringingboth runners home. ShaneVictorino singled Joneshome to make it 5-3.Canada made it a one-

run game in its half of the

eighth but would havetied it had it not been fora spectacular defensiveplay by Phillips. His div-ing stop of Loewen'sbases-loaded grounder al-lowed one run to score, butkept the U.S. in the lead.The U.S. broke it open

off Scott Matheson andcloser John Axford in theninth.Phillips started it with

a double.Jonathan Lucroy had

an RBI single, thenWright walked once again.Axford came on and al-lowed the infield single toZobrist. Jones struck outbut Hosmer, a late addi-tion to the team whenMatt Teixeira was injured,cleared the bases with ashot to deep center.Torre benched Miami's

dynamic young sluggerGiancarlo Stanton in favorof Victorino in left field.He also moved RyanBraun to designated hit-ter and put Zobrist inright. Mauer, the DH inthe first two games, wasthe catcher.Stanton was hitless in

the first two games, al-though he did have a pairof deep fly balls in theopening loss to Mexico.

WBCContinued from page 9

LAS VEGAS (AP) —Matt Kenseth won on his41st birthday for his newJoe Gibbs Racing team,barely holding off KaseyKahne for his third victoryat Las Vegas Motor Speed-way on Sunday.Kenseth earned his

25th career victory in justhis third start in the JGRToyota after leavingRoush Fenway Racing inthe offseason. He took thelead away from Kahne outof a late restart andfended off Kahne'sChevrolet over the finallaps, adding another tro-phy to his Las Vegas victo-ries in 2003 and 2004."I was real nervous all

day," Kenseth said."(Kahne) had the best car.I told (crew chief) Jason(Ratcliff) with about 12 togo that I was sorry wewere going to lose. Wewere just too tight. ... Wedidn't have the fastest carthere, but we had it wherewe needed it to be."Pole sitter Brad Ke-

selowski finished third,with hometown driverKyle Busch in fourth andCarl Edwards fifth. Jim-mie Johnson, the overall

points leader, was sixthand Dale Earnhardt Jr.seventh.Defending Vegas cham-

pion Tony Stewart fin-ished 11th, while DennyHamlin was 15th.Kenseth is just the

third NASCAR driver towin on his birthday, join-ing Cale Yarborough —who did it twice — andBusch.His win was the 50th

for Toyota in Sprint CupSeries competition.Kenseth has won at

least one race in 11 of his14 full seasons in theSprint Cup series, but thefirst 13 were all in Fordswith Roush Fenway, theteam that gave him hisbreak in NASCAR andfostered his developmentinto a likely Hall of Famer.Kenseth's decision toleave for a seat on Gibbs'team was an open secretfor much of last season, al-though the veteran starnever really explained hismove.The 400-mile race was

the first real test forNASCAR's new Gen-6 caron the intermediate tracksthey're built to race.

Kenseth hashappy birthdayCelebrates ‘41’ byholding of Kahne

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Major College Basketball ScoresSUNDAYEAST

Iona 79, Niagara 73Manhattan 60, Fairfield 42Temple 84, VCU 76Vermont 85, UMBC 72Wisconsin 63, Penn St. 60

MIDWESTIndiana 72, Michigan 71Michigan State 81, Northwestern 71Ohio St. 68, Illinois 55

TOURNAMENTBig South ConferenceChampionshipLiberty 87, Charleston Southern 76Colonial Athletic AssociationSemifinalsNortheastern 69, George Mason 67Missouri Valley ConferenceChampionshipCreighton 68, Wichita St. 65

SATURDAYEAST

Boston College 74, Georgia Tech 72Brown 80, Princeton 67Dartmouth 64, Columbia 58Fordham 76, St. Bonaventure 72George Washington 81, Dayton 80, OTGeorgetown 61, Syracuse 39Harvard 65, Cornell 56Iowa St. 83, West Virginia 74Marquette 69, St. John's 67, OTUConn 63, Providence 59, OTUMass 75, Rhode Island 66Yale 79, Penn 65

SOUTHAlabama 61, Georgia 58Charlotte 52, Saint Joseph's 40Duke 69, North Carolina 53East Carolina 86, Marshall 79Florida St. 71, NC State 67Houston 96, Tulane 94Kentucky 61, Florida 57Louisville 73, Notre Dame 57McNeese St. 91, Nicholls St. 88, 2OTMemphis 86, UAB 71Miami 62, Clemson 49Mississippi 81, LSU 67Mississippi St. 74, Auburn 71, OTNorthwestern St. 84, Sam Houston St. 73Richmond 79, Duquesne 55SE Louisiana 86, Lamar 72Southern Miss. 70, UCF 62Tennessee 64, Missouri 62Vanderbilt 74, South Carolina 64

MIDWESTBall St. 53, N. Illinois 51Butler 67, Xavier 62Cincinnati 61, South Florida 53, OTIowa 74, Nebraska 60North Dakota 68, S. Utah 61Ohio 58, Miami (Ohio) 54Pittsburgh 81, DePaul 66Purdue 89, Minnesota 73Saint Louis 78, La Salle 54Toledo 78, E. Michigan 67W. Michigan 71, Cent. Michigan 68

SOUTHWESTArkansas 73, Texas A&M 62Baylor 81, Kansas 58Cent. Arkansas 86, Oral Roberts 84, OTChicago St. 71, Houston Baptist 58Oklahoma St. 76, Kansas St. 70Stephen F. Austin 58, Texas A&M-CC 49TCU 70, Oklahoma 67Texas 71, Texas Tech 69, OTTexas-Pan American 76, NJIT 59Tulsa 77, Rice 71UTEP 76, SMU 63

FARWESTAir Force 89, New Mexico 88Arizona 73, Arizona St. 58Boise St. 69, San Diego St. 65

Women's Major Basketball ScoresSUNDAY

TOURNAMENTAmerica East ConferenceSemifinalsAlbany (NY) 71, New Hampshire 57Hartford 64, Vermont 33Atlantic 10 ConferenceSemifinalsFordham 66, Temple 55Saint Joseph's 61, Dayton 54Atlantic Coast ConferenceChampionshipDuke 92, North Carolina 73Big 12 ConferenceSemifinalsBaylor 77, Oklahoma St. 69Iowa St. 79, Oklahoma 60Big East ConferenceQuarterfinalsLouisville 62, St. John's 55Notre Dame 75, South Florida 66UConn 94, DePaul 61Big South ConferenceChampionshipLiberty 54, Longwood 45Big Ten ConferenceChampionshipPurdue 62, Michigan St. 47Northeast ConferenceFirst RoundMount St. Mary's 59, Monmouth (NJ) 57, OTQuinnipiac 79, Bryant 55Sacred Heart 64, St. Francis (NY) 38St. Francis (Pa.) 66, CCSU 63Southeastern ConferenceChampionshipTexas A&M 75, Kentucky 67Summit LeagueFirst RoundIPFW 106, W. Illinois 101, 2OTSouth Dakota 73, N. Dakota St. 53

SATURDAYEAST

Columbia 48, Dartmouth 39Harvard 66, Cornell 56Princeton 80, Brown 51UNCWilmington 68, Northeastern 64Yale 70, Penn 65

SOUTHLamar 72, SE Louisiana 61Louisiana Tech 69, Denver 51Nicholls St. 65, McNeese St. 59Northwestern St. 59, Sam Houston St. 50

MIDWESTCreighton 61, S. Illinois 42Evansville 70, Drake 59Green Bay 80, Milwaukee 56Illinois St. 66, N. Iowa 61Indiana St. 58, Bradley 53Loyola of Chicago 78, Ill.-Chicago 68Valparaiso 73, Detroit 53Wichita St. 74, Missouri St. 69

SOUTHWESTNJIT 65, Houston Baptist 49New Mexico St. 72, Texas-Arlington 66Oral Roberts 68, Cent. Arkansas 53Stephen F. Austin 58, Texas A&M-CC 52Texas St. 100, San Jose St. 67Texas-Pan American 71, Chicago St. 61UTSA 80, Utah St. 72

FARWESTCS Northridge 55, UC Riverside 54Colorado St. 53, Nevada 51E.Washington 70, Weber St. 53Fresno St. 90, UNLV 64Idaho St. 61, Portland St. 54Long Beach St. 71, Cal Poly 58Montana St. 68, N. Arizona 66New Mexico 65, Air Force 59Pacific 59, UC Davis 54S. Utah 95, North Dakota 94, 2OTSacramento St. 80, Montana 71San Diego St. 86, Boise St. 45Seattle 55, Idaho 53UC Santa Barbara 49, UC Irvine 41

TOURNAMENTSAtlantic 10 ConferenceQuarterfinalsDayton 74, George Washington 49Fordham 65, Saint Louis 48Saint Joseph's 73, Duquesne 60Temple 48, Charlotte 47Atlantic Coast ConferenceSemifinalsDuke 72, Florida St. 66North Carolina 72, Maryland 65Atlantic Sun ConferenceChampionshipStetson 70, Florida Gulf Coast 64Big 12 ConferenceQuarterfinalsBaylor 80, Kansas St. 47Iowa St. 77, Kansas 62Oklahoma 65, West Virginia 64Oklahoma St. 59, Texas Tech 54Big East ConferenceSecond RoundDePaul 77, Marquette 69South Florida 42, Rutgers 39St. John's 51, Seton Hall 45Villanova 89, Georgetown 58Big South ConferenceSemifinalsLiberty 70, Campbell 56Longwood 54, Radford 51

Ohio High School Boys BasketballSaturday's Scores

Division IBrecksville-Broadview Hts. 58, Westlake 53Can. Timken 38, Barberton 36Cin. Colerain 75, Cin.Withrow 68Cin. La Salle 59, Huber Hts.Wayne 43Cin.Walnut Hills 68, Centerville 54Cols. Northland 52, Powell Olentangy Liberty 48Gahanna Lincoln 64, Newark 54Macedonia Nordonia 66, Hudson 48Mentor 88, Cle. E. Tech 58N. Can. Hoover 51, Uniontown Lake 49N. Royalton 53, Lakewood St. Edward 51Pickerington Cent. 62, Lewis Center Olentangy

Orange 55Shaker Hts. 61, Cle. St. Ignatius 52Springboro 57, Cin. Moeller 56Tol. Rogers 60, Tol. Cent. Cath. 39Whitehouse AnthonyWayne 64, Mansfield Sr. 51

Division IIAkr. SVSM 73, Alliance 56Cle. Benedictine 60, Cle. Cent. Cath. 50Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 54, Akr. Buchtel 50Lima Bath 56, Elida 50Sandusky Perkins 50, Tol. Scott 47, OTWarrensville Hts. 64, Hunting Valley University

55Youngs. Mooney 61, Salem 48

Division IIIHuron 41, Collins Western Reserve 35Leavittsburg LaBrae 68, Youngs. Ursuline 61,

2OTLima Cent. Cath. 66, Spencerville 60Ottawa-Glandorf 56, Defiance Tinora 34

Division IVHannibal River 56, Berlin Hiland 49, OTPortsmouth Notre Dame 49, Portsmouth

Sciotoville 46S.Webster 72, Leesburg Fairfield 57

Ohio High School Girls BasketballSaturday's ScoresRegional Finals

Division IKettering Fairmont 58, Centerville 46Notre Dame Academy 43, Wadsworth 39

Division IIIAnna 61, Middletown Madison 42Beverly Ft. Frye 58, Johnstown-Monroe 43Cols. Africentric 60, Archbold 42Orrville 75, Beachwood 48

Division IVBerlin Hiland 58, Cortland Maplewood 41Ft. Loramie 69, New Madison Tri-Village 43Ottoville 52, Arcadia 37Reedsville Eastern 57, Newark Cath. 56

Auto RacingKobalt Tools 400

Record Book

NASCAR Sprint CupKobalt Tools 400 Results

SundayAt Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas, Nev.Lap length: 1.5 miles

(Start position in parentheses)1. (18) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 267 laps, 120.9 rat-

ing, 47 points, $403,466.2. (4) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 267, 138.9, 44,

$279,340.3. (1) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267, 118.3, 42,

$248,956.4. (13) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 267, 118.5, 41,

$208,698.5. (16) Carl Edwards, Ford, 267, 103.9, 39,

$180,590.6. (3) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267, 123.7, 39,

$173,526.7. (12) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 103.9,

37, $137,690.8. (11) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 267, 103.8, 36,

$153,215.9. (8) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267, 100, 35,

$160,576.10. (17) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 267, 90.4, 34,

$146,206.11. (9) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 267, 79.9, 33,

$155,930.12. (21) Joey Logano, Ford, 267, 82.6, 32,

$139,588.13. (23) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 267, 86.8,

32, $136,925.14. (15) Mark Martin, Toyota, 267, 90.7, 30,

$117,430.15. (6) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 92, 30,

$125,780.16. (22) Aric Almirola, Ford, 267, 80, 28,

$144,166.17. (5) Greg Biffle, Ford, 267, 76.6, 27, $120,230.18. (7) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 267, 83.5, 27,

$151,066.19. (25) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 267,

69.8, 25, $131,244.20. (24) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 266, 68.2, 24,

$129,275.21. (27) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 266, 66.9, 0,

$129,188.22. (19) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 266, 61.2, 22,

$127,944.23. (36) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 266, 63.4, 0, $99,630.24. (33) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 266, 55.1, 20,

$114,663.25. (10) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 266, 70.7, 19,

$141,141.26. (20) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 266, 62.4, 18,

$104,955.27. (2) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 265, 52.9, 17,

$134,838.28. (31) David Gilliland, Ford, 265, 54.7, 16,

$108,463.29. (30) Casey Mears, Ford, 265, 52.6, 15,

$113,638.30. (26) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 263, 49.2, 14,

$111,752.31. (29) David Ragan, Ford, 263, 44.1, 13,

$102,005.32. (38) David Stremme, Toyota, 261, 43.3, 12,

$90,305.33. (37) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 261, 40.5, 11,

$90,105.34. (32) David Reutimann, Toyota, 261, 35.1, 10,

$89,905.35. (43) Josh Wise, Ford, 260, 34.5, 0, $89,680.36. (35) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 259, 36.9, 8,

$89,480.37. (34) Ken Schrader, Ford, 258, 29.4, 7,

$89,252.38. (14) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, engine, 234,

59.8, 6, $118,143.39. (28) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, engine, 217, 37.2, 5,

$87,985.40. (42) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 216, 26.4, 0,

$75,985.41. (40) Scott Speed, Ford, transmission, 143,

36.9, 3, $71,985.42. (41) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, vibration, 66,

27, 2, $67,985.43. (39) Michael McDowell, Ford, vibration, 21,

27.8, 1, $64,485.

Race StatisticsAverage Speed of RaceWinner: 146.287 mph.Time of Race: 2 hours, 44 minutes, 16 seconds.Margin of Victory: 0.594 seconds.Caution Flags: 5 for 25 laps.Lead Changes: 22 among 8 drivers.Lap Leaders: B.Keselowski 1-9; K.Kahne 10-43;

B.Keselowski 44; Ky.Busch 45;M.Kenseth 46; J.Mc-Murray 47-48; K.Kahne 49-66; B.Keselowski 67;K.Kahne 68-74; J.Johnson 75-117; R.Stenhouse Jr.118; J.Johnson 119-137; K.Kahne 138-160; B.Ke-selowski 161; J.Johnson 162-165; Ky.Busch 166-180; K.Kahne 181-195; Ky.Busch 196; D.Hamlin197-199; Ky.Busch 200-208; K.Kahne 209-225;Ky.Busch 226; M.Kenseth 227-267.Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps

Led): K.Kahne, 6 times for 114 laps; J.Johnson, 3times for 66 laps; M.Kenseth, 2 times for 42 laps;Ky.Busch, 5 times for 27 laps; B.Keselowski, 4 timesfor 12 laps; D.Hamlin, 1 time for 3 laps; J.McMurray,1 time for 2 laps; R.Stenhouse Jr., 1 time for 1 lap.Top 12 in Points: 1. J.Johnson, 129; 2. Bra.Ke-

selowski, 124; 3. D.Earnhardt Jr., 119; 4. D.Hamlin,102; 5. C.Edwards, 98; 6. M.Martin, 95; 7.M.Kenseth, 93; 8. G.Biffle, 93; 9. C.Bowyer, 89; 10.A.Almirola, 88; 11. R.Stenhouse Jr., 87; 12.P.Menard, 82.

Spring Training GlanceAll Times EDT

AMERICAN LEAGUEW L Pct

Kansas City 13 1 .929Baltimore 10 3 .769Seattle 11 5 .688Tampa Bay 11 5 .688Cleveland 11 6 .647Chicago 7 5 .583Detroit 9 7 .563Minnesota 9 7 .563Boston 8 8 .500Oakland 7 7 .500Texas 7 7 .500Toronto 7 8 .467Houston 6 8 .429NewYork 4 11 .267Los Angeles 3 10 .231

NATIONAL LEAGUEW L Pct

St. Louis 8 6 .571Colorado 7 6 .538Los Angeles 6 6 .500Atlanta 8 9 .471Philadelphia 7 8 .467Miami 6 7 .462Washington 6 7 .462NewYork 5 6 .455San Diego 7 9 .438Arizona 6 8 .429Milwaukee 6 8 .429San Francisco 5 7 .417Chicago 6 10 .375Pittsburgh 6 10 .375Cincinnati 4 11 .267NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings;games against non-major league teams do not.Saturday's GamesMinnesota 5, Pittsburgh 4Atlanta 2, N.Y.Yankees 1Toronto 4, Detroit 2Washington 8, Miami (ss) 7Tampa Bay 15, Philadelphia 7St. Louis 2, Miami (ss) 0N.Y. Mets 9, Houston 6Cleveland 9, Chicago Cubs 2Texas (ss) 5, San Diego 2Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 5Texas (ss) 4, Oakland 3Kansas City 13, San Francisco 2Colorado 8, L.A. Angels 6L.A. Dodgers 3, Seattle 2Arizona 11, Chicago White Sox 9Baltimore 5, Boston 2Sunday's GamesBoston 6, Tampa Bay 2Pittsburgh (ss) 7, Minnesota 4Philadelphia 7, Houston 1Detroit 2, Washington 1N.Y. Mets 3, St. Louis 0Miami 10, Atlanta 2Pittsburgh (ss) 5, Baltimore 2N.Y.Yankees 3, Toronto 0Chicago Cubs 9, San Diego 3Kansas City 17, L.A. Angels 11Cincinnati 7, Chicago White Sox (ss) 3San Francisco 6, Milwaukee 1Oakland 7, Arizona 5Texas 7, Cleveland 6Chicago White Sox (ss) 11, Seattle 7L.A. Dodgers 6, Colorado 1Monday's GamesBoston vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.N.Y. Mets vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05

p.m.

BaseballSpring Training

St. Louis vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05p.m.Atlanta vs.Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.San Francisco vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05

p.m.Oakland vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.L.A. Dodgers vs.Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.Colorado vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale,

Ariz., 4:05 p.m.L.A. Angels vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05

p.m.Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz.,

4:10 p.m.Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla.,

7:05 p.m.Tuesday's GamesSt. Louis vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Detroit vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05

p.m.N.Y. Yankees vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte,

Fla., 1:05 p.m.Houston vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Toronto vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:35 p.m.Arizona (ss) vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Milwaukee vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.Kansas City vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.Arizona (ss) vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10

p.m.San Diego vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz.,

10:05 p.m.L.A. Dodgers vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz.,

10:05 p.m.

BasketballNBA Standings

National Basketball AssociationAll Times EDT

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBNewYork 38 22 .633 —Brooklyn 37 26 .587 2½Boston 34 28 .548 5Toronto 24 39 .381 15½Philadelphia 23 39 .371 16Southeast Division

W L Pct GBx-Miami 46 14 .767 —Atlanta 34 28 .548 13Washington 20 41 .328 26½Orlando 18 46 .281 30Charlotte 13 50 .206 34½Central Division

W L Pct GBIndiana 39 23 .629 —Chicago 35 28 .556 4½Milwaukee 31 29 .517 7Detroit 23 41 .359 17Cleveland 21 41 .339 18

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBSan Antonio 48 15 .762 —Memphis 42 19 .689 5Houston 34 30 .531 14½Dallas 28 33 .459 19New Orleans 21 42 .333 27Northwest Division

W L Pct GBOklahoma City 47 16 .746 —Denver 42 22 .656 5½Utah 32 31 .508 15Portland 29 32 .475 17Minnesota 21 38 .356 24Pacific Division

W L Pct GBL.A. Clippers 44 20 .688 —Golden State 35 29 .547 9L.A. Lakers 33 31 .516 11Phoenix 22 41 .349 21½Sacramento 22 42 .344 22x-clinched playoff spotSaturday's GamesBrooklyn 93, Atlanta 80NewYork 113, Utah 84Memphis 96, New Orleans 85Washington 104, Charlotte 87Denver 111, Minnesota 88Phoenix 107, Houston 105Milwaukee 103, Golden State 93Sunday's GamesOklahoma City 91, Boston 79L.A. Lakers 90, Chicago 81Orlando 99, Philadelphia 91Indiana at MiamiCleveland at TorontoDallas at MinnesotaPortland at New OrleansMilwaukee at SacramentoDetroit at L.A. ClippersMonday's GamesBrooklyn at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.Detroit at Utah, 9 p.m.Denver at Phoenix, 10 p.m.NewYork at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.Tuesday's GamesWashington at Cleveland, 7 p.m.Boston at Charlotte, 7 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Orlando, 7 p.m.New Orleans at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m.San Antonio at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Dallas at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.Memphis at Portland, 10 p.m.

Men’s Scores

CS Bakersfield 73, Utah Valley 58Cal Poly 62, Cal St.-Fullerton 60Colorado St. 77, Nevada 66Denver 78, Louisiana Tech 54Fresno St. 61, UNLV 52Idaho 76, Seattle 72Idaho St. 72, Portland St. 71Montana 63, N. Arizona 50Montana St. 71, Sacramento St. 55New Mexico St. 69, Texas-Arlington 66Oregon St. 64, Colorado 58Pacific 71, Long Beach St. 51Texas St. 90, San Jose St. 67UC Irvine 88, UC Davis 85UC Santa Barbara 56, UC Riverside 46UCLA 61, Washington 54Utah 72, Oregon 62Utah St. 71, UTSA 51Washington St. 76, Southern Cal 51Weber St. 65, E.Washington 57

TOURNAMENTSAmerica East ConferenceFirst RoundAlbany (NY) 50, Maine 49Stony Brook 72, Binghamton 49UMBC 69, Hartford 62Vermont 61, New Hampshire 42Atlantic Sun ConferenceChampionshipFlorida Gulf Coast 88, Mercer 75Big South ConferenceSemifinalsCharleston Southern 71, VMI 65Liberty 65, Gardner-Webb 62Colonial Athletic AssociationFirst RoundDelaware 62, Hofstra 57George Mason 60, Drexel 54James Madison 72, William & Mary 67Horizon LeagueSemifinalsValparaiso 70, Green Bay 69Wright St. 56, Detroit 54Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceQuarterfinalsFairfield 43, Rider 42Iona 89, Canisius 85Manhattan 55, Loyola (Md.) 52Niagara 74, Siena 62Missouri Valley ConferenceSemifinalsCreighton 64, Indiana St. 43Wichita St. 66, Illinois St. 51Northeast ConferenceSemifinalsLIU Brooklyn 94, Wagner 82Mount St. Mary's 69, Robert Morris 60Ohio Valley ConferenceChampionshipBelmont 70, Murray St. 68, OTPatriot LeagueSemifinalsBucknell 78, Army 70Lafayette 82, Lehigh 6Southern ConferenceQuarterfinalsAppalachian St. 74, Furman 60Coll. of Charleston 78, W. Carolina 70Davidson 86, Georgia Southern 59Elon 68, UNC Greensboro 61Summit LeagueFirst RoundS. Dakota St. 66, IUPUI 49W. Illinois 54, South Dakota 53Sun Belt ConferenceQuarterfinalsArkansas St. 68, Troy 63, OTFIU 69, UALR 54Middle Tennessee 81, Louisiana-Lafayette 66W. Kentucky 62, South Alabama 59West Coast ConferenceSemifinalsGonzaga 66, Loyola Marymount 48Saint Mary's (Cal) 69, San Diego 66, OT

Women’s Scores

BigTen ConferenceSemifinalsMichigan St. 54, Penn St. 46Purdue 77, Nebraska 64Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceSemifinalsIona 68, Siena 58Marist 61, Niagara 36Mid-American ConferenceFirst RoundBowling Green 76, Kent St. 35Buffalo 56, N. Illinois 46Miami (Ohio) 83, Ohio 61W. Michigan 80, E. Michigan 72Ohio Valley ConferenceChampionshipUT-Martin 87, Tennessee Tech 80, OTPacific-12 ConferenceSemifinalsUCLA 70, California 58Stanford 61, Colorado 47Southeastern ConferenceSemifinalsKentucky 60, Georgia 38Texas A&M 66, Tennessee 62Southern ConferenceQuarterfinalsAppalachian St. 74, Coll. of Charleston 60Chattanooga 78, Georgia Southern 53Davidson 70, UNC-Greensboro 47Elon 70, Samford 60Summit LeagueFirst RoundIUPUI 59, UMKC 47S. Dakota St. 67, Oakland 53Sun Belt ConferenceQuarterfinalsFIU 57, Arkansas St. 50Middle Tennessee 59, Louisiana-Monroe 56UALR 65, Troy 52W. Kentucky 61, Louisiana-Lafayette 57West Coast ConferenceSemifinalsGonzaga 62, BYU 43San Diego 74, Saint Mary's (Cal) 53

Prep Boys Scores

Prep Girls Scores

GolfCadillac Scores

Cadillac Championship ScoresSunday

At Trump Doral Golf Club and ResortDoral, Fla.

Purse: $8.75 millionYardage: 7,334; Par: 72

FinalTiger Woods, $1,500,000 66-65-67-71—269Steve Stricker, $880,000 67-67-69-68—271Sergio Garcia, $417,500 66-72-67-69—274Gr. McDowell, $417,500 66-67-69-72—274Phil Mickelson, $417,500 67-67-69-71—274Adam Scott, $417,500 72-70-68-64—274Keegan Bradley, $240,000 68-68-69-71—276Peter Hanson, $163,750 67-71-70-70—278Rory McIlroy, $163,750 73-69-71-65—278Justin Rose, $163,750 68-72-70-68—278M. Thompson, $163,750 69-69-67-73—278Jason Dufner, $113,750 69-69-69-72—279Ch. Howell III, $113,750 68-71-69-71—279Dustin Johnson, $113,750 68-69-70-72—279Richard Sterne, $113,750 70-71-71-67—279Fred. Jacobson, $98,000 66-69-71-74—280Charl Schwartzel, $98,00071-65-69-75—280Nic.Colsaerts, $93,000 71-71-67-72—281Bubba Watson, $93,000 66-69-71-75—281Alexander Noren, $88,000 69-70-72-71—282John Senden, $88,000 69-69-70-74—282Webb Simpson, $88,000 72-67-71-72—282Scott Jamieson, $83,000 70-69-72-72—283M. Manassero, $83,000 71-71-75-66—283Hunter Mahan, $79,000 67-72-71-74—284Scott Piercy, $79,000 70-73-69-72—284Lee Westwood, $79,000 73-69-71-71—284Ernie Els, $75,000 73-69-72-71—285Russell Henley, $75,000 70-72-70-73—285John Huh, $75,000 71-67-71-76—285Fr. Molinari, $75,000 78-66-72-69—285Ian Poulter, $75,000 68-70-72-75—285Jason Day, $71,500 74-66-75-71—286L. Oosthuizen, $71,500 70-75-69-72—286Rickie Fowler, $68,500 69-69-71-78—287Jim Furyk, $68,500 72-70-72-73—287Brian Gay, $68,500 70-76-69-72—287Matt Kuchar, $68,500 72-72-72-71—287Pad. Harrington, $64,500 76-72-68-72—288David Lynn, $64,500 71-70-76-71—288Marcel Siem, $64,500 75-73-70-70—288Bo Van Pelt , $64,500 68-75-71-74—288Luke Donald, $60,500 70-76-71-72—289G. Fdez-Castano, $60,500 72-70-73-74—289Bill Haas, $60,500 72-73-72-72—289Chris Wood, $60,500 71-74-71-73—289Zach Johnson, $57,500 71-67-77-75—290Geoff Ogilvy, $57,500 69-74-73-74—290Branden Grace, $54,500 73-74-72-72—291Martin Kaymer, $54,500 76-68-73-74—291Carl Pettersson, $54,500 71-75-71-74—291Nick Watney, $54,500 69-71-77-74—291George Coetzee, $50,600 70-69-73-80—292Step. Gallacher, $50,600 74-75-69-74—292Ryan Moore, $50,600 73-71-72-76—292Thor. Olesen, $50,600 75-75-70-72—292Thaw.Wiratchant, $50,60069-69-77-77—292Mike Hendry, $48,750 72-66-78-77—293Paul Lawrie, $48,750 78-73-72-70—293Tim Clark), $47,500 72-73-71-79—295Marcus Fraser, $47,500 73-72-77-73—295John Merrick, $47,500 75-72-72-76—295R. Cabrera Bello, $46,250 71-74-76-78—299J. Donaldson, $46,250 72-77-76-74—299Robert Garrigus, $45,500 75-75-74-76—300

Pueto Rico ScoresPuerto Rico Open Scores

SundayAt Trump International Golf Club

Rio Grande, Puerto RicoPurse: $3.5 million

Yardage: 7,506; Par: 72FinalScott Brown, $630,000 68-63-67-70—268Fabian Gomez, $308,000 69-64-65-71—269Jordan Spieth, $308,000 69-66-67-67—269Justin Bolli, $154,000 67-69-68-66—270Brian Stuard), $154,000 67-69-66-68—270Andres Romero, $121,62565-65-75-66—271

Peter Uihlein, $121,625 67-65-72-67—271David Hearn, $101,500 68-67-71-66—272D.J. Trahan, $101,500 72-65-69-66—272Boo Weekley, $101,500 71-67-66-68—272Bren. de Jonge, $80,500 70-69-65-69—273Dicky Pride, $80,500 68-67-72-66—273Robert Streb, $80,500 71-65-70-67—273Mor. Hoffmann, $61,250 67-68-68-71—274Matt Jones, $61,250 71-69-64-70—274Cameron Percy, $61,250 65-70-71-68—274Vaughn Taylor, $61,250 69-68-69-68—274Graham DeLaet, $44,100 70-68-67-70—275Luke Guthrie, $44,100 70-67-69-69—275Brian Harman, $44,100 70-68-71-66—275Nick O'Hern, $44,100 69-69-68-69—275Chris Stroud, $44,100 68-69-70-68—275Camilo Villegas, $44,100 71-69-66-69—275Blayne Barber, $28,350 66-70-66-74—276Matt Bettencourt, $28,350 68-67-72-69—276Roberto Castro, $28,350 69-70-68-69—276Erik Compton, $28,350 69-72-68-67—276Jon Curran, $28,350 66-69-70-71—276Steve LeBrun, $28,350 67-65-70-74—276Patrick Reed, $19,911 73-68-70-66—277Angel Cabrera, $19,911 67-68-72-70—277Patrick Cantlay, $19,911 70-67-69-71—277Robert Karlsson, $19,911 68-73-67-69—277Bryce Molder, $19,911 68-71-69-69—277Rory Sabbatini, $19,911 70-68-70-69—277Brendon Todd , $19,911 68-73-69-67—277Aaron Watkins, $19,911 70-67-71-69—277Y.E.Yang , $19,911 70-70-70-67—277Will Claxton, $12,295 70-71-71-66—278James Driscol, $12,295 68-70-71-69—278Ben Kohles, $12,295 69-72-70-67—278Shawn Stefani, $12,295 73-65-71-69—278Henrik Stenson, $12,295 68-69-73-68—278Josh Teate, $12,295 68-69-71-70—278Brad Fritsch, $12,295 67-70-71-70—278Jim Herman, $12,295 69-70-69-70—278Ryo Ishikawa, $12,295 70-68-66-74—278Russell Knox, $12,295 70-69-68-71—278Duffy Waldorf, $12,295 69-68-70-71—278Michael Bradley, $8,320 69-70-68-72—279John Daly, $8,320 70-70-70-69—279Justin Leonard, $8,320 72-68-70-69—279Luke List , $8,320 68-71-68-72—279Eric Meierdierks, $8,320 70-68-70-71—279Tim Petrovic, $8,320 71-70-68-70—279Heath Slocum , $8,320 68-68-71-72—279K.J. Choi, $7,700 72-67-71-70—280Jeff Gove, $7,700 73-65-71-71—280D.H. Lee, $7,700 73-66-73-68—280George McNeill, $7,700 71-64-69-76—280Henrik Norlander, $7,700 71-70-70-69—280Rod Pampling , $7,700 72-68-70-70—280Seb. Vazquez, $7,700 69-69-69-73—280Martin Flores, $7,385 72-64-72-73—281Alexandre Rocha, $7,385 72-68-72-69—281Lee William, $7,280 69-71-71-71—282Sang-Moon Bae, $7,140 70-71-66-76—283Troy Kelly, $7,140 69-70-71-73—283Colt Knost, $7,140 68-71-73-71—283Doug LaBelle II, $6,965 72-68-75-69—284Troy Matteson, $6,965 70-71-73-70—284Kevin Stadle, $6,825 71-69-71-74—285Nich. Thompson, $6,825 71-70-72-72—285John Mallinge, $6,720 71-69-72-74—286Jorge Garcia, $0 70-70-73-74—287Rafael Campos, $6,650 67-74-73-74—288Paul Casey), $6,580 70-71-74-76—291

National Hockey LeagueAll Times EDT

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L OT Pts GF GAPittsburgh 17 8 0 34 91 75N.Y. Rangers 13 9 2 28 63 58New Jersey 11 9 5 27 62 73N.Y. Islanders 11 11 3 25 76 82Philadelphia 11 14 1 23 72 80Northeast Division

W L OT Pts GF GAMontreal 17 5 4 38 84 66Boston 16 3 3 35 67 48Toronto 15 10 1 31 79 70Ottawa 13 8 4 30 59 51Buffalo 9 13 3 21 65 80Southeast Division

W L OT Pts GF GACarolina 14 9 1 29 75 69Winnipeg 12 11 1 25 61 71Tampa Bay 10 14 1 21 85 79Washington 10 13 1 21 69 72Florida 7 13 6 20 64 98

WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division

W L OT Pts GF GAChicago 21 1 3 45 80 52Detroit 12 9 5 29 68 66St. Louis 13 9 2 28 74 73Nashville 10 9 6 26 54 61Columbus 10 12 4 24 61 72Northwest Division

W L OT Pts GF GAVancouver 11 6 6 28 64 63Minnesota 12 9 2 26 54 57Calgary 9 10 4 22 63 79Colorado 9 10 4 22 59 67Edmonton 8 11 5 21 54 71Pacific Division

W L OT Pts GF GAAnaheim 17 3 3 37 81 60Los Angeles 13 8 2 28 68 59Phoenix 12 10 3 27 72 72San Jose 11 7 5 27 54 54Dallas 12 10 2 26 67 67NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtimeloss.Saturday's GamesPittsburgh 5, Toronto 4, SOMinnesota 2, Nashville 1, SOBoston 3, Philadelphia 0N.Y. Islanders 5, Washington 2Columbus 3, Detroit 0St. Louis 4, San Jose 3, OTCarolina 6, New Jersey 3Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 3Phoenix 2, Dallas 1Los Angeles 6, Calgary 2Sunday's GamesColumbus 3, Detroit 2, SON.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 1Montreal 5, Florida 2Winnipeg at New JerseyN.Y. Islanders at PittsburghEdmonton at ChicagoBuffalo at PhiladelphiaVancouver at MinnesotaSan Jose at ColoradoSt. Louis at AnaheimMonday's GamesBoston at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.Calgary at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.Tuesday's GamesN.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m.Vancouver at Columbus, 7 p.m.Boston at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.Tampa Bay at Florida, 7:30 p.m.Toronto at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.San Jose at St. Louis, 8 p.m.Anaheim at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Nashville at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Edmonton at Colorado, 9 p.m.Los Angeles at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

HockeyNHL Standings

SoccerMLS Standings

Major League SoccerAt A GlanceAll Times EDT

EASTERN CONFERENCEW L T Pts GF GA

Montreal 2 0 0 6 3 1Columbus 1 1 0 3 4 2Sporting KC 1 1 0 3 4 3Philadelphia 1 1 0 3 3 4Houston 1 0 0 3 2 0Toronto FC 1 1 0 3 2 2New England 1 0 0 3 1 0D.C. 1 1 0 3 1 2NewYork 0 0 1 1 3 3Chicago 0 2 0 0 0 5

WESTERN CONFERENCEW L T Pts GF GA

Vancouver 2 0 0 6 3 1Los Angeles 1 0 0 3 4 0Chivas USA 1 1 0 3 3 4Real Salt Lake1 1 0 3 2 1FC Dallas 1 1 0 3 2 3Portland 0 1 1 1 4 5Seattle 0 1 0 0 0 1Colorado 0 2 0 0 1 3San Jose 0 1 0 0 0 2NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.Saturday's GamesToronto FC 2, Sporting Kansas City 1D.C. United 1, Real Salt Lake 0New England 1, Chicago 0Vancouver 2, Columbus 1Montreal 2, Portland 1Sunday's GamesPhiladelphia 2, Colorado 1Chivas USA 3, FC Dallas 1NewYork at San Jose

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PIQUA, 1 bedroom, waterincluded, private yard, offstreet parking, very nice.$425 monthly.(937)541-9178

PIQUA, 626 Gordon, 3Bedroom, 1 bath, 2 cargarage, No pets, $550monthly, Credit check re-quired, (937)418-8912

PIQUA, Colonial TerraceApartments. Water, sew-er, trash, hot water, refrig-erator, range included. 2bedroom: $480, 1 bed-room: $450. W/D on site.Pets welcome. No appli-cation fee. 6 or 12 monthlease. (937)773-1952

TROY, 1 & 2 Bedrooms,appliances, CA, water,trash paid, $425 & $525monthly.

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TROY, 561 Stonyridge, 2bedroom, stove, refrigera-tor, NO PETS. $450month, $450 deposit.Credit check required,Metro approved,(937)418-8912.

WEST MILTON Town-house. 2 Bedroom 1.5bath. $485 monthly,(937)216-4233

WESTGATE VILLA, Pi-qua Senior Apt, Very well-maintained, 1-bedroom,walk-in closet, large Livingroom. Owner pays allutilities except electric,private parking.$ 4 7 6 / m o n t h ,(937)214-2445

WOODGATE APART-MENTS, 1433 Covington,1 bedroom, very quiet.$406 monthly, Special$299 deposit if qualified,( 9 3 7 ) 7 7 3 - 3 5 3 0 ,(937)418-9408 Call9am-5pm

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2 BEDROOM, Piqua,fenced yard, $595,available 3/1,(937)778-9303 days,(937)604-5417 evenings.

PIQUA, lovely, large 4-5bedroom house in coun-try. Appliances furnished.No pets. Credit check re-quired, $1500 monthly.(937)418-8912.

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

TROY, 1142 Lee Road, 3bedrooms, garage withextra storage. $800month + deposit.(937)552-9644.

325 Mobile Homes for Rent

IN COUNTRY, Near Brad-ford, 2 bedroom, $400plus deposit,(937)417-7111, or(937)448-2974

500 - Merchandise

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

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

560 Home Furnishings

BEDROOM SUIT, Califor-nia king with 2 largedressers, $700 OBO;large wooden computercenter, $300 OBO, down-sizing must sell(937)214-0093

POWER CHAIR, Jazzy,new never used, hasmany options, call(937)773-0865, leavemessage

570 Lawn and Garden

FOR SALE Miami CountyLawn and LandscapeCompany. 300 customerbase, serious calls only(937)409-4562

577 Miscellaneous

CRIB, changing table,pack-n-play, doorwayswing, walker, gate, highchair, booster chair, trav-el bassinet, tub, clothes,blankets, snuggli, more(937)339-4233

CRIB, real wood, goodcondition, stationarysides, $75(937)339-4233

EASTER BUNNIES,Dolls, Cabbage Patch,Real Babies, Bratz, Barb-ies, Collectible dolls,Boyd, Care Bears, Tybuddies, Beanies,Videos, More,(937)339-4233

GAS HEATER, NaturalGas heater, 18,000 BTU,used 1 time, good for usein garage or workshop,$125, (937)335-7826

JUKE BOXES, 45 rpmand CD players(937)606-0248

MOVING SALE, Winco,portable generator, 5hp,2500 watts, $300; electriclawn sprayer, pull behind,$50; oval wood diningroom table, 3 boards,$115; 2 green upholsteredoffice chairs, $50(937)698-4758

STICK WELDER,225amp Hobart, $75. 26"lawn sweeper with pullhitch or push handle, $10.Call (937)667-6861.

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

WALKER, seated walker,wheelchair, Tub shower/transfer benches, com-mode chair, toilet riser,grab bars, canes, Mickeyphone, More,(937)339-4233

583 Pets and Supplies

YORKIE-POO PUPS, twofemales left, will be readyMarch 14th. Will have firstshorts. Taking depositsnow. $250(419)582-4211.

800 - Transportation

805 Auto

1988 CHEVROLET van,G-20 custom conversion,green, 60K miles, storedinside, excellent condition,one owner, moving mustsee, $5950(937)698-4758

1992 TOYOTA Celica,automatic, 130K miles,very nice, $2200(937)216-7977 leavemessage

1995 CHEVY Silverado.146,000 miles. 1 owner.Asking $3500. Make of-fer. (937)418-6074

2002 CHEVY Impala. Ex-cellent condition. Veryclean! 80,000 miles,$4400. (937)238-9037

2009 HONDA Civic, darkblue with grey interior,39,700 miles. 4 cylinder,auto, 2 door, non smok-ing, perfect condition$13,500. (937)875-1615.

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810 Auto Parts & Accessories

TIRES, Goodyear, (4),Eagle GT II P285/50R20.Worth $800, sell for $400.2 350 Engines. 1922,1978, $350 each.(937)622-1300

830 Boats/Motor/Equipment

JON BOAT, 1966 DuraCraft aluminum Jon boat14.5', 2 swivel seats,1975Mercury 7.5 Horse power,with Trailer, $1250,(937)441-4424

850 Motorcycles/Mopeds

2004 HARLEY Davidson,FXDL DYNA Low, luxuryblue, 2612 miles, alarmsystem, saddle bags withwindshield, very nice con-dition, $9,000(937)726-1353 after 3pm

890 Trucks

2000 CHEVY Silverado,gray/ burgundy with grayinterior, 83,500 miles.Rear, V8, gas, auto, goodcondition, runs good, hastopper and 4 spare tires,$6200 OBO,( 9 3 7 ) 7 7 3 - 0 5 0 4jbrown590488@att.net.

2000 FORD F350 SuperDuty, red, with tan leatherinterior, 76,000 miles.DRW, 7.3 liter, diesel, au-to, Rhino liner, 5th wheelhitch, 5th wheel gate$15,000, (937)475-5191dbercot58@gmail.com.

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Sealed bids for cleaning services at the MunicipalGovernment Complex for the City of Piqua, will be re-ceived by the City of Piqua Purchasing Office, 201West Water Street, Piqua, Ohio, until 2:00 P.M., onWednesday, March 27, 2013 at which time the bidswill be publicly opened and read.

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People in some parts of the worldgain an extra hour in winters and are ableto sleep and snore that much longerthanks to a suggestion by BenjaminFranklin about Daylight Saving Time. Butwhen the suggestion was first made, itraised such a furor not only from thosekept awake by the extra snoring, but alsofrom others and they wasted a lot of timefighting over this extra hour.

Actually the confusion began whenthe postal service and the railways beganto connect far-flung cities. These townsfollowed their town clock by measuringthe position of the sun. Therefore, everycity was on a slightly different time.

In 1784, Benjamin Franklin, who wasU.S. ambassador to France then, sug-gested the Daylight Saving Time conceptbut he was ignored. However, the railwaysdecided to standardise time and Britainwas the first to adapt a single consistenttime across the country. But, this didnothing to ease international travel.

In 1884, a Canadian railway engineerSir Sanford Fleming suggested that theentire world be divided into time zonesthat would be calculated from a primemeridian. This would help calculate vari-ous time zones relative to that one.

In October 1884, the InternationalMeridian Conference met in Washington,D.C. and chose Greenwich, a village justoutside London in England as the primemeridian. Though this GreenwichMeridian Time (GMT) was approved andadopted by the world, the various timezones across the world caused longerdaylight hours in summer and shorterdaylight hours in winter in certain coun-tries.

So in 1907, a Londoner called WilliamWillett tried to revive the subject ofDaylight Saving Time. Unfortunately, hegot laughed at. It was the practicalGermans who realized that such ascheme helped reduce energy costs inlighting and electricity and immediatelyimplemented it.

But why would you want to save day-light time at all? Adopting the DaylightSaving Time (DST) scheme saves ener-

gy. Energy used and the demand forelectricity for lighting our homes is directlyconnected to when we go to bed andwhen we get up.

Studies show that sunrise in the sum-mer is very early and most people wakeup after the sun rises. Because the sun isup, we don't need to turn on lights in ourhomes. Thus, we actually use less energyin the morning. The opposite works inwinter.

With DST, the “spring forward and fall(autumn) backward” system comes intoplay. In summer, the clock is extended byan hour and the sun therefore “sets” onehour later. This means that less electricitywould be used for lighting and applianceslater in the day. In autumn and winters,the clock is set an hour backward asmore light is needed in the morning.

However, there was opposition aspeople did not like the idea of getting upan hour early or going to bed an hourlater, just to keep up with the Joneses insome far off village in Greenwich.

Others complained of the inconven-ience of changing all the clocks, andadjusting to a new sleeping schedule. Formost people, this is a mere nuisance, butfor some people with sleep disorders thistransition is very difficult.

But in 1916, a year after Willett died,Britain and USA adapted DST. Othercountries followed suit. The motivationwas to conserve coal during World War I.

Clocks were put one hour ahead of GMTduring the summer months. But in 1918,the law was repealed in the UnitedStates.

Two decades later during World WarII, DST was re-introduced to help the wareffort and clocks were put two hoursahead of GMT during summer! Thisbecame known as Double Summer Time.

From 1945 to 1962, DST becamequite inconsistent with a hodgepodge oftime observances and no agreementwhen to change clocks. Countries werefree to observe or not observe DST. Thiscaused confusion no end – especially forthe broadcasting industry, for the postalservice, railways and airlines.

In 1966, the United States Congressintroduced the Uniform Time Act to regu-late DST across the country. Today,approximately 70 countries utilize DST.While Europe has been taking advantageof the time change for decades, in 1996the European Union (or EU) standardizeda EU-wide “summertime period.” The EUis the union of all European countries intoone economic entity, though they differpolitically.

However, some countries like those inthe equatorial and tropical regions do notobserver DST as daylight hours are simi-lar through the year and there is noadvantage in moving clocks backwardand forward.

What Is Daylight Saving Time?

United EuropeanStates Union

Summertime SummertimeDST Begins DST Ends period begins period ends

Year at 2 a.m. at 2 a.m. at 1 a.m. UT at 1 a.m. UT2009 March 8 November 1 March 29 October 252010 March 14 November 7 March 28 October 312011 March 13 November 6 March 27 October 302012 March 11 November 4 March 25 October 282013 March 10 November 3 March 31 October 272014 March 9 November 2 March 30 October 262015 March 8 November 1 March 29 October 252016 March 13 November 6 March 27 October 30

US calculator valid 1976-2099; EU 1996-2099.

Following the 1973oil embargo, the U.S.Congress extendedDaylight Saving Time toeight months, ratherthan the normal sixmonths. During thattime, the U.S.Department of

Transportation found that observing Daylight Saving Time inMarch and April saved the equivalent in energy of 10,000barrels of oil each day – a total of 600,000 barrels in each ofthose two years.Likewise, in 1986, Daylight Saving Time moved from the

last Sunday in April to the first Sunday in April. No changewas made to the ending date of the last Sunday in October.Adding the entire month of April to Daylight Saving Time isestimated to save the U.S. about 300,000 barrels of oil eachyear.Beginning in 2007, Daylight Saving Time commenced on

the second Sunday in March and ended on the first Sundayin November, thereby saving even more oil.

Oil Conservation