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Show choir plans‘Just Us’ concert PIQUA — The Piqua

High School Show Choir“The Company” will pres-ent its annual “Just Us”concert at 7 p.m. Thurs-day in the Hartzell Centerfor the Performing Arts atPiqua high school. Theshow choir is under the di-rection of Tom Westfall.The combo, “Audio Hype”is under the direction ofdirector of bands, MitchMahaney.The show choir will

present the currentaward-winning show,“Fighter,” along with num-bers from past shows.Several senior memberswill also be performingsolos. Along with the showchoir, the combo, “AudioHype” will present severaljazz numbers.Tickets for the “Just Us”

concert will be available atthe door the night of theevent. Ticket prices are $5general admission and $3for students. For more information,

call the PHS office at 773-6314 during school hours.

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PIQUA — Republican Ohio Sec-retary of State Jon Husted wasenthusiastically welcomed to thePiqua Country Club on Friday bya crowd of about 100 people repre-senting area chambers of com-merce and members of HelpingYoung Professional Emerge group.He was in town to primarily dis-cuss the state of Ohio’s economy.Husted, elected as the state’s

53rd Secretary of State in 2010,previously served as a member ofthe Ohio Senate and the OhioHouse of Representatives and asSpeaker of the House from 2005 to2009.During his 30-minute address,

Husted delivered a message witha theme that Ohio’s best days arenot behind it and that better daysare not that far away.“As you look at Ohio’s economy,

we have been through a lot overthe years,” Husted told the audi-ence. “You lived it, you know that.… But we have seen growth inthings like trade, transportation,utilities and manufacturing overthe recent months.”

Husted: Ohio’s future bright

BY MELANIE YINGSTOhio Community Mediamyingst@tdnpublishing.com

MIAMI COUNTY — It was“shear madness” at the MiamiCounty Fairgrounds as local stu-dents watched a professional sheepshearer have a “wooly good time”letting the fur fly on Friday.Troy City Schools and Miami

East Elementary kindergarten andfirst-graders had some “sheepthrills” watching Gregg Fogle, ofRichwood, give sheep a shave aspart of the annual FFA Ag Day fes-tivities.Fogle was a guest of Miami East

High School senior and FFA mem-ber Emily Johnson, who raises clublambs on her parent’s farm.“My favorite part of Ag Day was

when he cut the sheep’s hair off,”said Anika Hurley, a kindergartenstudent at Concord Elementary.“Wool feels very soft,” said Payton

Vitangel, a Concord Elementarykindergartner. “That machine wastaking its coat off now that it’swarm.”The man with the clippers was

Ag Day ‘shear fun’ for kindergartners

Bombmaterialsfound in teen’sbackpack

BY MELANIE YINGSTOhio Community Mediamyingst@tdnpublishing.com

PLEASANT HILL – ANewton Junior HighSchool eighth-grade stu-dent has been suspendedand may face expulsionafter assistant principalSteve Fisher found morethan books in his backpackat school on Thursday.According to the Miami

County Sheriff Office’sChief Deputy DaveDuchak, a 14-year-oldmale student has beencharged with one count ofpossession of dangerousordnance and two countsof drug abuse, after offi-cials found materials con-sistent withmanufacturing a pipebomb in his book bag.Miami County Sheriff ’s

Office school resource offi-cer Todd Cooper was sum-moned to the school at 1p.m. Thursday and as-sisted in the investigation,which is still ongoing.Duchak said the con-

tents of the book bag were“textbook components fora pipe bomb,” yet, he alsosaid, key components to

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Students from Troy City Schools visit the Miami County Fairgrounds Friday where Miami East High School’sFFA students hosted its annual Ag Day. Several educational stations and demonstrations were available tochildren including a “how to milk a cow” stop with Bair-Trax Dairy Farm from Elizabeth Township. Here,CaVerion Marsh from Jessica Bruns’ kindergarten class at Troy’s Cookson Elementary School is assistedby Annette Bair with milking a Jersey cow.

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Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted speaks to a group of area busi-ness professionals at the Piqua Country Club on Friday. The eventwas sponsored by “Helping Young Professionals Emerge,” in con-junction with the chambers of commerce in Piqua, Troy, Tipp Cityand Sidney.

Secretary of Statespeaks at regionalchamber event

See Husted /Page 2

The village of Casstown will dedicate its Veterans Me-morial Park during a public ceremony at 11 a.m. Sat-urday, May 19.

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Casstown park pays tributeto local military veterans

BY MELANIE YINGSTOhio Community Mediamyingst@tdnpublishing.com

CASSTOWN — They came from smallyet, picturesque villages to serve an en-tire nation and assist countries aroundthe world as part of the armed forces.And it’s the small villages like

Casstown — located just outside of Troy— where those soldiers will be memori-alized through the dedication of a park.

The Village of Casstown will dedicateits Veterans Memorial Park during a pub-lic ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 19.To help preserve the memory of any

and all who served in the armed forces,anyone interested may memorialize aservice member by engraving theirnames on a memorial brick.“We wanted to dedicate the park to all

local veterans,” said Brandy Norman, aCasstown town council member. “Thenames will be on the bricks leading up tothe gazebo.”Donations provided from the AMVETS

Dedication ceremoniesin village slated May 19

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detonate the materialswere not found in thebook bag or during asearch of the student’shome.Duchak said the iden-

tity of a white powderysubstance is still un-known but the materialsare being analyzed at thestate fire marshal’s lab inColumbus.“We hope to have re-

sults from the lab by nextweek,” Duchak said.According to a sheriff ’s

office official list of evi-dence, the contents foundin the book bag included:One plastic containercontaining unknownchemicals with dieselfuel, a silver pipe, plasticcontainers with metalpellets, medical tape andalso a book titled“Sniper/Counter Sniper”by Mark Lonsdale.“No one was ever in

danger,” Duchak said Fri-day. “The staff and the

school resource officershandled the situationquickly and effectively.This is why school re-source officers are so im-portant to the schools. “The eighth-grade stu-

dent is being held at theWest Central JuvenileDetention Center. Theboy was questioned afterFisher witnessed the boyingest a prescription painpill, which later wasfound to be stolen from arelative, according toDuchak.Newton Superintend-

ent Pat McBride said thestudent has had no priorincidences or made anythreat to staff or stu-dents.“We take safety very

seriously here at New-ton,” McBride said.Deputy Cooper, New-

ton Local Schools Princi-pal Danielle Davis andFisher are all to be com-mended on their profes-sional conduct during thesituation, McBride said.

BombContinued from page 1

Post 88 and the VFW Post5436, both on LefevreRoad, donated funding forthe flag, flagpole and tablesat the park, said Norman.Bricks are available for

$12 and can be dedicatedto any member of the serv-ice, past and present. Theforms for the bricks areavailable at Holly’s Cafe,112 N. Main St.According to Norman,

the new park space waspart of the village’s larger

street resurfacing projectcompleted in 2011. Fund-ing for the park was pro-vided by a CommunityDevelopment Block Grantfor $39,000 — which in-cluded tearing down a va-cant home to make the newgreen space.A shelter house, tables

and benches, along withthe gazebo, are open fromsunrise to sunset. Parkingis available at the park.Electric is available forboth the gazebo and theshelter house.

VeteransContinued from page 1

Husted said Ohio is be-coming a more entrepre-neurial state and saidmoving forward he is opti-mistic despite large holesin the state budget.“We have witnessed a

steady, year-to-year growthrate and with the numberof people who are filing todo business in Ohio,” hesaid. “That’s a positivesign. …We continue to seesteady, but not miraculous,growth in Ohio over a 15-year period. But I think wecan all say that we wishedit was more over that timeperiod.”But the good news, he

added, was that “Ohio isrecovering faster thanmost” from the recessionwhen compared to other

states.As the chief election offi-

cer in the state, Hustedsaid the secretary of state’soffice is where new busi-nesses first turn to whenstarting a new businessventure.He said that while the

state has come a long way,there is still more workthat needs to be done.“We have to change the

culture of government inOhio,” Husted said. “Weneed to let them know weare friendly and that wewelcome them.”The event was hosted by

Miami and Shelby countychambers of commerce,consisting of Piqua, TippCity, Troy and Sidney andHYPE, an organization ofyoung professionals whoare under the age of 40.

HustedContinued from page 1

COVINGTON — MaryB. Hague, 89, of Coving-ton, died Friday, May 11,2012, at Upper ValleyMedical Center, Troy.Her funeral arrange-

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TROY — Jackie LeeFry, 67, died at 8:30 a.m.Friday,May 11, 2012, at hisresidence.Arrangements are en-

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PORT JEFFERSON —Edna F. Jones, 78, PortJefferson, passed away at2:40 p.m.Thursday,May 10,2012, at Lima MemorialHospital.

Funeral services will beheld Monday at Faith Bap-tist Church, Sidney, withPastor Chad Inman andPastor Ernie Jones officiat-ing. Burial will be atShelby Memory Gardens inSidney.Cromes Funeral

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Robert L. KlostermanPIQUA — Robert L.

Klosterman, 86, of Piqua,died at 8 p.m. Thursday,M a y1 0 ,2 0 1 2 ,at hisr e s i -dence.H e

w a sb o r nJ u n e1 4 ,1 9 2 5 ,in Piqua to the late Leoand Corrinne (Goeke)Klosterman. He marriedSuzanne C. Hicks on Aug.16, 1947; she precededhim in death Oct. 16,2011.Survivors include a

daughter Mary Ann (Paul)Hoffman of Baton Rouge,La.; four sons, Michael(Lysbeth) Klosterman,Richard (Denise) Kloster-man, William (Jan)Klosterman all of Piqua,Thomas (Terri) Kloster-man of Sidney; 13 grand-children; and 10great-grandchildren. Hewas preceded in death bya brother, Walter Kloster-man; and a sister, BettyPatterson.Mr. Klosterman gradu-

ated Piqua Central HighSchool and earned his as-sociate’s degree fromMiami Jacobs College andbegan working as a book-keeper with Reynolds andReynolds of Dayton. Laterhe began a 20-year careerin construction havingworked for HampshireConstruction, Peterson

Construc-tion andK l o s t e r -man Con-struct ionCompany. Following hisconstruction career heworked as the plant su-perintendent at Piqua Me-morial Hospital for manyyears. He was an activemember of St. MaryCatholic Church, wherehe served as an usher andbuilding committee mem-ber for several years, andwas a member of thePiqua Knights of Colum-bus Council 3344. He wasa United States Navy vet-eran having served duringWorld War II.A Mass of Christian

Burial will be celebratedat 10 a.m. Tuesday at St.Mary Catholic Churchwith the Rev. Fr.Thomas J.Grilliot as the Celebrant.Burial will follow at ForestHill Cemetery where fullmilitary honors will beprovided by the VeteransElite Tribute Squad.His family will receive

friends from 4-7 p.m.Mon-day at the Jamieson &Yannucci FuneralHome where a prayerservice will be conductedat 4 p.m.Memorial contributions

may be made to St. MaryCatholic Church, 528Broadway, Piqua, OH45356 or Hospice of MiamiCounty Inc., P. O. Box 502,Troy, OH 45373. Condo-lences to the family mayalso be expressed throughjamiesonandyannucci.com.

Juanita BasilPIQUA — Juanita

Basil, 71, of Piqua, wenthome to be with her Lorda n dS a v i o rat 10:54p . m .Wednes-d a y ,May 9,2012, atM i a m iVa l l e yHospi-tal.S h e

was born Feb. 28, 1941, inCovington, Ky., to the lateEddie and Fannie M.(Clemons) Ward.Survivors include a

daughter, Donna Basil ofSan Antonio, Texas; twosons, Eric Basil andJohnny Ward, both ofPiqua; seven grandchil-dren; several great-grand-children; a sister, ChandaL. Pearil of Piqua; abrother, Thomas (Sharon)Ester of Greenville; and ahost of nieces, nephews

and friends. She was pre-ceded in death by adaughter, Yolanda Basil.Juanita retired from

Copeland Corp. of Sidneyas an assembler. She wasa member of the Order ofthe Eastern Star Har-mony Chapter 26, MiamiAssembly 22 Order of theGolden Circle and a de-voted member of theGreater Love MissionaryChurch.She will be sadly

missed by her loving fam-ily and many friends.A service to honor her

life will be at 12 p.m.Mon-day at the Jamieson &Yannucci FuneralHomewith the Rev. FloydMurray officiating. Burialwill follow in Forest HillCemetery.Visitation will be from

4-6 p.m. Sunday at the fu-neral home.Condolences to the fam-

ily also may be expressedthrough jamiesonandyan-nucci.com.

Robert E. MotePIQUA — Robert E.

Mote, 69, of Piqua, passedaway Thursday, May 10,2012, at his residence.He was born March 9,

1943, in Painters Creek,to the late Harold H. andMernie (Million) Mote.His wife of 42 years, Char-lotte L. (Meyer) Mote, sur-vives.He also is survived by

his son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Moya Moteof Tipp City; daughter andson-in-law, Brenda andJeremy Abner of Celina;and six grandchildren,Tara, Baron, Athena, andAmielle Abner and Willand Ethan Mote.In addition to his par-

ents, Robert was precededin death by his brother,Eugene Mote.He was a graduate of

Troy High School and aformer member of the AirForce National Guard inSpringfield.Robert formerly worked

at Piqua Technology and

Aerovent. He was kind,giving and unselfish. Henever knew a stranger. Heenjoyed collecting modeltrucks and Friday DateDays. He loved his family,his animal friends, andthe American Flag. Healso loved gardening, can-ning his hard earned har-vest, the fair, andwatching his grandchil-dren grow and play.Funeral services will be

held at 10:30 a.m. Tues-day at Baird FuneralHome, Troy with inter-ment to follow in MiamiMemorial Park, Coving-ton.Friends may call from

5-8 p.m.Monday at the fu-neral home.Memorial contributions

may be made to theMiami County HumaneSociety, P.O. Box 789,Troy, OH 45373.Friends may express

condolences to the familythrough www.bairdfuner-alhome.com.

Diana Mae LindsayPIQUA — Diana Mae

Lindsay, 64, of Piqua, diedat 6 a.m. Friday, May 11,2 0 1 2 ,at herr e s i -dence.S h e

w a sborn inP i q u aon Dec.2 1 ,1 9 4 7 ,to thel a t eStanley and Alma (Gump)Herron.Diana is survived by

two daughters and son-in-law, Tina Evans of Piquaand Leanie and Ed Stew-art of Covington; twobrothers, Robert Herron ofCovington and Dan Her-ron of Piqua; five grand-children, Travis Wintrow,Chelsee Evans, LindsayStewart, Eston Stewart

and Brandon Stewart; andfive great-grandchildren,Dylan Wintrow, KalebWintrow, Madison Evans,Grace Evans and ConlinMastrino-Maier. She waspreceded in death by onegranddaughter, AshleyKesler; one son, DwayneKesler; one sister andthree brothers.Private services will be

held at the convenience ofthe family.Arrangements have

been entrusted toMelcher-Sowers Fu-neral Home, Piqua.Memorial contributions

may be made to Hospice ofDayton, 324 WilmingtonAve., Dayton, OH 45420 or700 Club, The ChristianBroadcasting Network,977 Centerville Turnpike,Virginia Beach, VA 23463.Condolences may be ex-pressed to the family atwww.melcher-sowers.com.

Robert Buxton EdgeDAYTON — Robert

Buxton Edge, 82, of Day-ton, formerly of Piqua,died at 3:29 a.m.Thursday,May 10, 2012, at DaytonVA Medical Center, Day-ton.He was born in Piqua on

Aug. 2, 1929, to the lateEmerson B. and Elsie May(Burton) Edge.Robert is survived by

one brother, James H.Edge, Columbus and sev-eral cousins.He graduated from

Piqua Central High Schoolin 1947. Robert attendedMiami Jacobs College,Dayton, for one year. Hewas a member of West-minster PresbyterianChurch, Piqua. Robert

p r o u d l yserved hiscountry asa memberof the U.S.Army during the KoreanConflict. He was an ac-countant for D.P.&L. inDayton for five years.Funeral services will be

at 1 p.m. Monday atMelcher-Sowers Fu-neral Home, Piqua withthe Rev. Kazy BlocherHinds officiating. Burialwill follow in Forest HillCemetery, Piqua. Friendsmay call from 12-1 p.m.Monday at the funeralhome.Condolences may be ex-

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

Francis EdwardWhitePIQUA — Francis Ed-

ward White, 65, of Piqua,died Sunday, April 29,2012, at his residence.He was born in Piqua

on Nov. 15, 1946, to thelate Elva E. and Mary K.(Schmidlapp) White.Francis is survived by

one brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Eliza-beth Jane White of Piqua.He graduated from

Piqua Central HighSchool in 1964. He also ob-tained two years of collegeeducation. Francis was amember of St. BonifaceCatholic Church, Piqua.He worked for French OilCompany in Piqua for 18years and for Hartzell

Propeller for 10 years.Memorial services will

be at 6:30 p.m. Monday atMelcher-Sowers Fu-neral Home, Piqua, withthe Rev. Fr. AngeloCaserta officiating. Burialwill be 11 a.m.Tuesday, atMiami Memorial Park,Covington.Friends may call from

4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday atthe funeral home.Memorial contributions

may be made to AmericanCancer Society, South-western Regional Office,2808 Reading Road,Cincinnati, OH 45206.Condolences may be ex-pressed to the family atwww.melcher-sowers.com.

Ruby Lucille CuppsTROY — Ruby Lucille

Cupps, 90, of Troy, passedaway at 6:59 a.m. Friday,May 11, 2012, in KoesterPavilion.Born on Jan. 30, 1922,

in Adams Township,Champaign County, “Lu-cille” was a daughter ofthe late John E. and Flo-rence (Deihl) Eaton. Shemarried Andy Cupps onApril 21, 1948, and he pre-ceded her in death onSept. 14, 2006.Lucille is survived by

one daughter, Diane (Low-ell) Perry of Troy; a grand-daughter, BrendaNewberg of Piqua; a great-granddaughter, Natasha(Richard) Gilardi of Tulla-homa, Tenn.; a great-great-granddaughter,Kayla Gilardi; great-great-grandson, Cavin Gilardi;

and a step great-great-grandson, James Gilardi.She also is survived bymany nieces and nephews.In addition to her hus-

band and parents, she waspreceded in death by twosisters, Nellie Godwin andAlta Gates; and four broth-ers, Clarence, Robert, Don-ald, and Harry Eaton.Funeral services will be

held at 11 a.m. Monday inthe Atkins-Shively Fu-neral Home, 216 S.Springfield St., St. Paris.Burial will follow in Ever-green Cemetery, St. Paris.Friends may call from 10-11 a.m. in the funeralhome, prior to the serviceon Monday.Condolences to the fam-

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PROVIDED PHOTOFrom left to right, Jacob Eidemiller, Meagan McKinney, Danielle Sands, Angelina Henger, and Amanda Bar-tel are the May 2012 Members of the Month for Miami East FFA.

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CASSTOWN — The May 2012Miami East FFA Members of theMonth are Amanda Bartel, JacobEidemiller, Danielle Sands, An-gelina Henger, and Meagan McKin-ney. They are all retired chapterofficers and will soon be graduatesof Miami East High School.Amanda Bartel is the daughter of

Mark and Pam Bartel. She plans tofurther her education at WrightState University. She has partici-pated in Washington LeadershipConference, FFA Camp, State andNational FFA Conventions, and wasrecently named the second placeState FFA Poultry Proficiency Win-ner. She recently completed a yearas the chapter treasurer.Jacob Eidemiller is the son of

LaDonna Mays and Eric Eidemiller.He will be attending Bluffton Uni-versity to play football and major incriminal justice/business. He served

as a chapter officer for three years,competed in the Food Science andTechnology contest, attended StateFFA Convention, and recentlyearned his State FFA Degree.Danielle Sands is the daughter

of John and LaDonna Sands. Shewill be attending Edison Commu-nity College to major in earlychildhood education. She partici-pated in General Livestock Judg-ing and recently earned a goldrating on the chapter scrapbookbecause of her serving as the chap-ter reporter.Angelina Henger is the daugh-

ter of Don and Lori Henger. Sheplans to attend Wright State Uni-versity to pursue a degree in culi-nary arts. She participated inpublic speaking, attended Stateand National Conventions, andhas served as chapter presidentand vice president.

Meagan McKinney is the daugh-ter of Ryan McKinney and AngelaDilts. She plans to attend More-head State University to major innursing. She was recently earnedher State FFA Degree and servedas chapter vice president. She hasparticipated in public speakingand the agricultural communica-tions contest.Every month of the school year

the Miami East FFA will select astudent to be the FFA Member ofthe Month. The officer team willnominate one student that hasbeen actively involved in the FFAchapter, school and community ac-tivities. If selected, the memberwill be recognized at the monthlyFFA meeting, have their picturedisplayed in the Miami East AgRoom, and will receive a specialmedallion on celebration of theiraccomplishment.

May 2012 FFA membersof the month announced

BRADFORD — TheBradford Board of Educa-tion will meet in a specialexecutive session prior to

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COVINGTON — Cov-ington Board of Educationwill meet in regular ses-sion at 6 p.m. Thursday.The meeting will be heldat the board of education

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professional sheepshearer Fogle, who shearsmore than 4,000 lambs ayear, clipping the hair, orwool, as it’s more com-monly known, as part ofhis agriculture career.Fogle shared sheep

shearing facts as he alsodemonstrated how sheepwere shorn before elec-tricity.“How many of you

would like to turn this allday,” Fogel asked theyoungsters as Johnsonand other FFA memberstook turns quickly turn-ing a hand-cranked clip-pers.“Wool makes clothes

and warm hats,” saidLainey Freeman, akindergarten student atConcord Elementary.Fogle is the herdsman

of brood cattle and man-ages more than 60 ewesfor The Ohio State Uni-versity. Fogle is a profes-sional shearer, competingat state and nationalcompetition and oncecleared a lamb of its woolin 41 seconds.Students also got a

chance at milking dairycows, petting market pigsand learning facts abouthow food is producedfrom the FFA members ateach station.“It’s great to be able to

teach kids that aren’tfrom a farm where theirfood comes from,” saidShelby Roach, a sopho-more in the Miami EastFFA.Roach taught children

how soybeans grow andwhat food and productssoybeans are a part of atthe supermarket.The FFA students pre-

pared lesson plans andgames to showcase thehard work and planningit takes to run America’sfarms to provide food. Thestudents also featureddemonstrations of whatpeople use every day andwhat everyday productsthey themselves mightuse that are made fromwheat, soybeans andcorn.As the FFA members

gave their presentations,Miami East High SchoolFFA adviser and agricul-ture sciences teacherMarie Carity also said it’sa lesson for the oldeststudents in public speak-ing, and how to engage anaudience for the 12 min-utes that they are at eachstation.For more information

about the Miami EastFFA program, visitwww.miamieast.k12.oh.us.

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Idon’t know about the rest of you but I will be so happywhen the upcoming presidential election is finished.You may, or may not, have noticed that television ads

are beginning to take up more time slots than scheduledprogramming.What is sad— actually just downright disgusting— is

that the stuff we are hearing could make Pinocchio jeal-ous.The latest hot topic is changing laws to allow same-

sex marriages.North Carolina held an election this weekthat would allow for same-sex couples to wed.The meas-ure was soundly defeated.Liberals have been coming unglued since the election.

They claim that everyone has the right to make theirown choices and marry whomever they choose.The majority of Americans seem to still believe that

marriage is a religious, or faith-based action first andforemost. The governmental status of marriage is an en-tirely different issue. In other words, marriage, in theeyes of God, is one man and one woman.What strikes me as I

watch current events un-fold is that all of thevoices we hear are thosecrying loudly that same-sex marriage should belegalized and that they,the liberal masses, arebeing discriminatedagainst because gays arenot allowed to marry.The media, in their

ever-present bias report-ing ways, manages tofilm, interview and focus on pro-gay marriage individu-als and groups. To read and see the media coverage, onewould swear that 99.9 percent of Americans supportssame-sex marriage.Why, then, do such issues get voted down by such wide

margins? Could it be that the big media organizationsare ignoring the majority of the people? Could the liberalmedia be attempting to sway public opinion by tellingonly one side of the story?Part of the reason is thatAmerica has such amind-set

of political correctness, those who are in the majority areafraid to speak out publicly because they will be brandedas anti-gay and chastised mercilessly.Americans are being brainwashed into following the

leader — or should I say dictator.We are being “trained”to forget our religious beliefs and go with the flow … asseen through rose-colored liberal glasses.That brings us to President Barack Obama’s latest

wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing remark.Our president is now onrecord as being in favor of gay marriage. Guess whatfolks? It is an election year. Obama has not spoken aword of truth since taking office. He is one of the mostcrooked politicians in American history and all he wantsis to get re-elected. Of course he is in favor of same-sexmarriage.This is the samemanwho has been photographed fail-

ing to salute the American flag. This is the same manwho has repeatedly apologized to foreign countries forAmerica’s actions.Now hear this, Barack Obama cannot be trusted.As for same-sex marriage, the only equitable solution

is to recognize “marriage” as what it is, a religious unionof a man and a woman — exactly as God intended.There should be civil union laws for same-sex couples.

They should be afforded the same benefits as any otherAmerican.A “couple” in the eyes of American law is fine, but a

“married couple,” one man and one woman, is only validin the eyes of God.

Mike Ullery is the Chief Photographer of the PiquaDaily Call. The opinions expressed are those of the writerand do not necessarily reflect those of thePiquaDaily Call.

Open Mike

Politicians tellmore whoppersthan Pinocchio

Planning a weddingis stressful stuff.That’s why I like to

let my girlfriend, Chris-tine, plan all the hardparts. This basically en-tails her picking out awedding cake and prettymuch everything else,too.Last Saturday morn-

ing she came runningdown the stairs andasked if I was ready.Ready for what, I thought in stunned si-lence. Apparently, we were going to visita cake-maker fittingly named the CakeLady and the process involved tryingsamples of cake.“You forgot?” she rhetorically asked.I had.And to make matters worse I had no

appetite because I had just wolfed downan entire plate of waffles.Then I was whisked away to spend

hours force-feeding myself 17 differenttypes of cakes.The tradition of wedding cakes dates

all the way back to the Roman Empire.Since icing had not been invented yet,cakes at that time primarily consisted ofbarley bread and were basically theequivalent of eating a six pack of beer.Clearly, wedding cakes aren’t as cool as

they use to be.Wedding cakes really came into their

own in medieval Europe when our benev-olent ancestors decided that there weren’tenough frivolous and inflated costs in-volved with a conventional wedding cere-mony.Other traditions would later become

the social order of the day, like limousines,tuxedos and ridiculous reception hall se-curity deposits, but it all began with thewedding cake.These aren’t your mother’s cakes, ei-

ther. These are elegant,multi-leveled culi-narymasterpieces that are so pristine youcould eat dinner off of them.When I was growing up a cake to me

meant my mother would whip up someinsane combination of flour, sugar, eggsand random pieces of candy or cereal shefound in the cupboards. She would alwayscautiously choose a cake theme basedloosely on something I was enamoredwith at the time (like dinosaurs or thesolar system). Her cakes were simple,homemade and 50 percent of the timeonly slightly resembled an alligator.By contrast, professional wedding

cakes also involve heaping helpings offlour, sugar and eggs, but do not containLucky Charms marshmallows and arenot shaped like reptiles, or even amphib-ians for that matter.

Wedding cakes do,however, have exuberantprice tags attached tothe same empty calories.Naturally this befud-

dles me because if youare a cake connoisseurlike I pride myself to bethen you are alreadyaware that a fancy wed-ding cake tastes exactlylike the $12 cakes avail-able from the Walmartbakery.

It almost makesme feel like throwing abox of Entenmann’s down on the recep-tion hall floor and letting all of our wed-ding guests scavenge like a bunch ofstarving dogs,That’s the thing about cakes; they all

taste good regardless of price.Cakes are a lot like wine: a bottle of

1986 Duckhorn Napa Valley merlot basi-cally tastes the same as a bottle of Boone’sFarm. You save money to get just asdrunk. It’s a double score.But I get it, I am getting married and

buying an outrageously priced cake is apiece of that process — I accept that.What I don’t understand is how a cake

can be that expensive. It’s pretty hard tomess a cake up, my mother’s abovemen-tioned cake baking “talents” notwith-standing. Unless you throw in a wholecan of clove peppers and chives, chancesare your cake will be delicious even if youthrow in the egg shells.If all else fails, any cake-related prob-

lem can be quickly rectified with a wholetub of chocolate icing.This all dawns on me as Christine and

I are shoving our 17th brick of cake intoour cake holes. I realize wedding cakesare so expensive because you are payingfor all of the fancy glitz and glamour andedible beads. This upsets me most of allbecause it seems silly to dress up foodlike that. Whether it’s a $900 cake or abag of discount biscuits, it all looks thesame after the grand voyage through theintricacies of the human digestive sys-tem.In the end, we picked out a wedding

cake that was accommodating to ourpocketbooks. But honestly, what otherchoice did I have.What’s that saying again? When in

Rome, do as the Romans do.

To contact Will E Sanders email him atwille@willesanders.com. To learn moreabout Will E Sanders, to read pastcolumns or to read features by other Cre-ators Syndicate writers and cartoonists,visit the Creators Syndicate website atwww.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2012CREATORS.COM.

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School Junior Class After-Prom Committee wouldlike to express our appre-ciation to all those in-volved in making thenight a huge success.Without contributionsfrom area businesses, andother community mem-bers the night would nothave been the success itwas.We would like to also

thank the junior parentsfor those who helped makethis possible whether youchaperoned, asked for do-nations, or purchaseditems as door prizes.Special Thanks to the

YMCA of Piqua where ourAfter-Prom event washeld. The staff was mosthelpful.Lastly, a special thanks

to this year’s junior andsenior classes for allowingus to be a part of their spe-cial evening. Without thewillingness and support ofall those involved, thisevening would not havebeen possible. Thanksagain.

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DEAR ABBY: I am in arelationship with someone Igraduated from school with,so we have known eachother for a number of years.We are both divorced. Be-cause I’m an only child, mymotherhasalwaysbeenpro-tective and controlling. Shehasn’t recovered frommydi-vorce, although it happenedmore than 10 years ago,andconstantly finds fault withmy current relationship.She argues with me al-

most weekly that I shouldgetmarriedbecause it“looksbad for her” that I live withthisman,and“in the sight ofGod this isn’t right.” Oneminute she doesn’t wantmein a relationship, the nextshe’s telling me I need to bemarried. I respect her be-liefs, but don’t think weshould get married just be-cause she wants us to.I was married long

enough to realize that apiece of paper doesn’t makeit right, so why force theissue? I love mymother, buther nagging ismaking it ex-tremely difficult not only forme but for my relationship.How do I handle this?

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feel he treats her childrenbetter thanhe treats them.Itry hard not to badmouthhim,but fromwhat they tellme it’s a one-way street. Hehas told our kids that heloves them more than I do,and that hewishes he didn’thave to pay child support. Ithurts me to see them hurt.

What can I do? We don’thave a good relationship.Herefuses to listen to anythingI say. I don’twant the kids tohate their father, but unlesshe changes, they will. Theyhave already asked me ifthey can talk to the judge toget their visits made fewerand shorter.

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DEAR ABBY:My sister-in-law isdemanding toknowwhy Iwon’t accepther friendrequest on Facebook. Per-sonally, I don’t consider hera friend and prefer not toallow her access tomyFace-book page. How can I po-litely and honestly answerher questioning?

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DEAR DECLINE: Be-cause she is forcing theissue, be forthright and an-swer her question by tellingher that while she may beyour sister-in-law,youdonotfeel personally close enoughtoher to be comfortablehav-ing her review your activi-ties and thoughts on a dailybasis.

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Time cover shows mombreastfeeding 3-year-oldBETH J. HARPAZAssociated Press

NEW YORK — Shockingor no big deal? A womanbreastfeeding her 3-year-oldson is the cover photo of thisweek’s Time magazine for astory on “attachment par-enting,” and reactionsranged from applause tocringing to shrugs.The photo showed

Jamie Lynne Grumet, 26, astay-at-home mom in LosAngeles who says hermother breastfed her untilshe was 6 years old. Shetold the magazine in an in-terview that she’s given upreasoning with strangerswho see her son nursingand threaten “to call socialservices on me or that it’schild molestation.”“People have to realize

this is biologically normal,”she said, adding, “The morepeople see it, the more it’llbecome normal in our cul-ture. That’s what I’m hop-ing. I want people to see it.”Some questioned why

the magazine used thephoto of Grumet, a slimblonde pretty enough to bea model, to illustrate astory about a style of chil-drearing that’s been aroundfor a generation. The issueincludes a profile of the at-tachment parenting guru, Dr.Bill Sears, who wrote one ofthe movement’s bibles, “The

Baby Book,” 20 years ago.Mika Brzezisnki, co-host

of MSNBC’s weekday morn-ing program “Morning Joe,”suggested on the air that thecover was needlessly sensa-tional: “I’ll tell you why itbothers me — because it’s aprofile of Bill Sears!”On Twitter, the cover in-

spired X-rated jokes alongwith concerns that the child

might be teased when he’solder. But on many messageboards, there was debateabout whether it’s OK tobreastfeed beyond babyhood.Bobbi Miller, a mother of

six who lives in Arkansas,expressed disapproval in atweet and said in a phone in-terview, “Even a cow knowswhen to wean their child.”Of the cover, she said: “Whywould this even be outthere? It’s ludicrous. It’s al-most on the verge ofvoyeurism.”But Bettina Forbes, co-

founder of an organization

called Best for Babes thatpromotes breastfeeding andsupports women who wantto nurse their children be-yond babyhood, said shehopes the cover “will make

mainstream America lesssqueamish” about womenbreastfeeding children of anyage. “It’s high time we talkabout these things,” she said.Reaction to the cover un-

derscored a cultural rift be-tween traditionalchildrearing and what somehave deemed “extreme par-enting.” The attachment phi-losophy encourages mothersto respond to their babies’every cry and form closebonds with near-constantphysical contact through“co-sleeping” (letting themsleep in the bed with par-ents rather than in cribs)and “baby-wearing” (carry-ing them on slings insteadof pushing them instrollers).Retail chains including

Target, Wal-Mart and Safe-way did not immediatelyrespond to requests forcomment on whether themagazine, which goes onsale Friday, would be dis-played in stores.Time Managing Editor

Rick Stengel said he hadnot heard of any retailersconcerned about displayingthe cover. But he acknowl-edged that the image is“provocative. We’re posing

an interesting questionabout a subject that couldn’tbe more important — howwe raise our children. Peoplehave all kinds of mixed feel-ings about that.”

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NEW YORK — To wit-ness the odd power ofcelebrities at the fragrancecounter, look no furtherthan two of today’s topwomen’s perfume stars:One is a teenage boy. Theother, deceased.Justin Bieber’s women’s

perfume Someday is one ofthe top sellers in depart-ment and specialty stores,and White Diamonds, thescent launched 20 yearsago by the late ElizabethTaylor, tops in big boxstores.But for every Bieber,

there seems like there’s anA-lister who fails to garnerbuzz when it comes to fra-grance. Jennifer Aniston,anyone?The most successful

celebrities to splash theirname across a fragrancebottle speak typically to aniche audience, often onethat’s an older or youngerconsumer.“The ones that do well

have a strong followingwith a strong core audi-ence,” explains KarenGrant, beauty industry an-

alyst at market researchfirm The NPD Group. “LizTaylor has almost a cultfollowing, and Bieber is thesame thing. He’s all abouttweens and the moms get-ting it for the tweens.”Celebrity fragrances also

are particularly “giftable”items, Grant notes, becauseif the receiver is a fan,you’re going to get the“ooh,” at least when he orshe opens the box.Bieber was a bona fide

hit and briefly bumpedperennial favorite fra-grances Chanel No. 5 andCoco Mademoiselle out ofthe top sales spots lastyear. Later this month he’llbe honored with the Eliza-beth Taylor FragranceCelebrity award from theFragrance Foundation.With Taylor Swift and herperfume Wonderstruck, thetwo young stars revitalizedthe celebrity fragrancebusiness, up 57 percent insales in 2011.One of the big new

launches this spring isMadonna’s Truth or Dare,and Rihanna’s Reb’l Fleurhas been a strong per-former, too.The successes, say ex-

perts, combine celebrity in-

volvement, personal ap-peal, lively fans and a good“juice,” industry lingo forthe actual smell.Madonna, at an event to

celebrate Truth or Dare atMacy’s last month, said shethought long and hardabout what her signaturescent would be, endingwith a floral formula thatincludes a note of tuberose,which is also prominent inthe perfume Fracas byRobert Piguet — a favoriteof the pop star’s. “I wearFracas myself and I’vebeen wearing it for yearsand years and years, and Itry other perfumes all thetime, and I always comeback to it. And I know thereason I always comes backto it is because it remindsme of my mom.”She wears perfume all

the time, Madonna added.“I spray perfume on me,myself like a crazy person.Nonstop. Never want tosmell bad.”Rafael Villoldo, Vice

President of Perfumania,which has deals with Ri-hanna, 50 Cent and KimKardashian, says thecelebrity has to buy intothe product wholeheart-edly. “You have to look at

what they stand for. I won’tdo a fragrance with some-one who has said they hatefragrance or doesn’t looklike someone who’d wearfragrance.”Next, he thinks about

potential customers anddistribution, and he’llcheck out how active thecelebrity is on social mediabecause, he explains, noone can get shoppers ex-cited about a product likeits namesake.“Look at the Kardashi-

ans. They don’t sing, danceor act, other that the real-ity show, but you look atKim, and she has 15 mil-lion Twitter followers,” Vil-loldo says. “If I put on a hatthat we think looks funny,it’s a funny looking hat, butshe’ll have 15 million peo-ple considering wearingthat hat — that’s power.”Still, he says, that only

gets you so far with a fra-grance. There has to bequality to get consumers tobuy into a brand for repeatpurchases. The ParisHilton line has had unex-pected longevity, says Vil-loldo, who typically hopesfor a five-year run with acelebrity, but Hilton hasproven a tireless promoter.

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Couple celebrates 50th

Jerry and Carol Holloway

Lakoda Rain Wion

Jennifer and JakeWionof Piqua announce thebirth of their daughter,Lakoda Rain Wion, onApril 20, 2012, at 5:06 p.m.atWilsonMemorial Hospi-tal, Sidney.

Lakoda weighed 7

pounds 9.5 ounces andwas19 3/4 inches in length.

Maternal grandparentsareEd andCathyLowry ofCovington.

Keith and Deb Wion ofTroy are the paternalgrandparents.

Wion welcome daughter

Baby news

Celebrate with Piqua Daily Call

Engagement, wedding, birth, anniversary andmilitary announcements are published Satur-days can be e-mailed to editorial@dailycall.comor dropped off or mailed to the Piqua Daily Callat 310 Spring St.

Banning-Taylor announcement

Engagement

Amy Banning and Jason Taylor

Jerry and Carol Hol-loway of Indianapolis,Ind., will celebrate their50th wedding anniversarytoday.

The couple was marriedat Immaculate ConceptionChurch in Dayton, on May12, 1962.

The couple has fourchildren, Lisa Holloway ofGreenwood, Ind., LynnMattingly (Paul) of At-lantic Beach, Fla., Mari-anne McCalip (Mike) ofIndianapolis, Ind., andJerry Holloway (Natasha)of Houston, Texas. They

have seven grandchildren,Lauren Duffy, Danielle,Nicole, Grant and VictoriaMattingly and Ella andCarly McCalip.

He is the son of the latePercy G. Holloway andJeanette Holloway ofPiqua. Jeanette currentlylives in Indianapolis.Heattended Piqua Catholicand later enlisted in theAir Force. He ran his ownmanufacturers’ represen-tatives agency for morethan 30 years, from whichhe retired in 2004.

She is the daughter ofthe late Edward andKatharine Jehn, both ofDayton. She graduatedfrom Julienne High Schooland then from St. Eliza-beth School of Nursing.She retired as a Regis-tered Nurse in 2005, afterworking more than 40years in the nursing in-dustry.

The couple is planningon a trip to Europe nextyear to celebrate their an-niversary.

The engagement of AmyBanning to Jason Taylor isannounced by her parents,Tim and Sherry Banningof Piqua.

Frances Hill and Jayand Kate Taylor, all ofTipp City, are parents ofthe bridegroom.

The bride-elect is a2001 graduate of PiquaHigh School. She is em-

ployed at Paul Sherry Carand Credit in Piqua.

The bridegroom is a1996 graduate of Tippeca-noe High School, TippCity. He is employed atVoss Auto Network, TippCity.

A Sept. 1 wedding isplanned at Piqua Chris-tian Church.

KEVIN MCGILLAssociated Press

NEW ORLEANS — The Na-tional Parks Service is pressing theArmy for its opinion on whether twosites where levees failed duringHurricane Katrina should be on theNational Register of HistoricPlaces, a matter that is complicatedby longstanding lawsuits over thecatastrophic flooding.

An advocacy group, Levees.Org,has worked since 2010 to get breachsites on the Industrial Canal in theLower 9th Ward and at the 17thStreet Canal by the Lakeviewneighborhood placed on the register.

The Army Corps of Engineers hasjurisdiction over one site and there-fore gets to submit its view on theissue. But Army officials last monthdeclined to offer an immediate opin-ion, saying the issues require con-sultation with federal lawyersbecause of pending litigation.

With the corps declining to offeran opinion within a prescribedtimeline, Levees.Org recently ap-pealed to the National Parks Serv-ice. The Parks Service sent a letterto the Corps, dated May 4, givingthe corps 15 days to submit an opin-ion. That 15-day period begins uponreceipt of the letter. As of Wednes-day morning, the letter had not

been officially received by the corps,said Jim Gabbert of the NationalParks Service, who noted that mailgoing to federal agencies in Wash-ington undergoes a lengthy securityscreening process.

Meanwhile, it’s unclear whetherthe litigation concerns might delaythe ultimate decision.

Gabbert said the Parks Service isconsulting with Interior Depart-ment lawyers on the issue. He saidhe expects attorneys for the corps,Interior and possibly the Depart-ment of Justice to meet on the mat-ter “in the near future.”

Under ordinary circumstances,the Park Service’s Keeper of theRegister would have 45 days fromthe time it received the Levees.Orgappeal to act on the nomination ofthe breach sites, Gabbert said. Thatwould place the decision deadline atJune 14.

“But we have the added wrinkleof ongoing litigation,” Gabbert said.

Levee breaches in and aroundNew Orleans flooded 80 percent ofNew Orleans and also swampedsuburban areas in 2005. Floodwater lifted some houses off foun-dations and flooded others at orabove roof lines. Close to 2,000deaths were blamed on the storm,many due to drowning.

Levees.Org emerged as a major

critic of the corps, holding that Ka-trina was more of a man-made dis-aster than a natural one, due tofaulty design and construction offloodwalls and levees. The cata-strophic flooding that resulted wasof historic proportions and is wor-thy of recognition on the nationalregister, Levees.Org believes.

The register is the federal gov-ernment’s list of properties it con-siders worthy of preservation andrecognition.The process of receivingrecognition can be long and diffi-cult, and sites typically must be 50years old, though exceptions aremade.

Placement of a site on the regis-ter requires the gathering of data onthe sites that other federal or feder-ally licensed agencies would have togather before doing any work on thesites,Mark R. Barnes, an archaeolo-gist and consultant for Levees.Orgsaid in an interview last year.

The 39-page nomination submit-ted by Levees.Org reads in part likea history of drainage and flood pro-tection in New Orleans and in partlike a technical manual. In a letterlast month, Assistant Secretary ofthe Army Jo-Ellen Darcy’s said thenomination relies on experts whoare involved in the litigation and in-volves issues in dispute in the liti-gation.

Army asked about historicdesignation for levees

LEANNE ITALIEAssociated Press

NEW YORK — Whatwere they thinking?Throughplastic smiles or grittedteeth, moms have to suck itupsometimeswhenMother’sDaymeansagifted toilet,un-solicited wash tub or anti-aging cream.

It wouldn’t be Mother’sDay if some mom some-wherewasn’tdisappointedordownright piqued at gifttime.Many aren’t looking tobreak the bank, though theNational Retail Federationexpects Americans to spend$19billionontheholidaythisyear. But unrequested sextoys?A chainsaw?

Dave Hochman learnedthe hardway last yearwhenhe presented his five-years-older wife with a “Cougar”T-shirt, a freebie from a client,no less.

“While she does have agreat sense ofhumor, let’s justsay itwasn’t the best idea I’veever had,” said Hochman, inMonmouth,N.J.

Glenna Tooman’s uh-ohmoment was when her now-grownson,Bill,was 10 or 11.He disappeared on his bikeinBoise,Idaho,only toreturnwithaMother’sDaygift thatkept on giving, a tiny bunny.

“I was very surprised. It’sthe last thingyou’dexpect forMother’s Day,” she said. “Hespent his allowance money

on it. We named him Gar-funkel. We had him foryears.”

A rabbit might be betterthan what a good chunk ofmoms surveyed in March bythewebsiteCafemomreceivedlast year — absolutely noth-ing.And,whilevacuumshavecomealongwayindesignandefficiency, they still rankedamong the worst Mother’sDaygifts ever received.

So do unrequested sextoys, guys. Like the vibratoran exhausted AshleyLargent — home with a 7-month-old—got for her firstMother’s Day in 2004, fromher now ex-husband.

“That was the only pres-ent I ever received from him

for Mother’s Day,” saidLargent, in Gaffney, S.C.“After that I told him that Ididn’t want anything.”

In San Francisco, HeddiCundle joked thathermotherback home in England hasn’tquite forgivenher forapartic-ularMother’sDaygift:Aplas-tic wash tub with dish glovesandascrubbrush,allfromthedollar store.

Said her mom, Bev Cun-dle, in Leeds: “What can Isay? How does a mothersmile through gritted teeth.A washing bowl in blue, notmy favorite color, a squareshape to fit in a round sink!And a brush to clean outmugs. How do you make itdisappear?”

Mother’s Day don’ts: Dish gloves, Cougar shirts

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PIQUAHarry Lamoreaux, Ju-

dith Lamoreaux, et al toBank of New York,trustee, Bank of NewYorkMellon, Cwalt, Inc., alter-native loan trustee, onelot, $40,000.Scott Parker to JP Mor-

gan Chase Bank, N.A., onelot, one part lot, $42,000.Mary Ellen Meehling,

Margaret Sage, attorneyin fact to Gary Harbison,Linda Harbison, one lot,$115,000.Fifth Third Bank to

Tammera Clegg, one lot,one part lot, $13,000.Bank of New York, suc-

cessor, Bank of New YorkMellon, JP Morgan ChaseBank N.A., trustee, Mort-gage Pass-through certifi-cate, Ocwen LoanServicing LLC, attorneyin fact to Ash NCM LLC,one lot, $21,800.Kai Chow, Lily Chow to

Shigeko Nariyama, onelot, $571,000.Deborah Coons to Carol

Brown, Donald Brown,one lot, $125,900.Molly Karn, Ryan Karn

to Tyrell Knox, one lot,$73,500.William Scholosser to

Brian Scholosser, one lot,$0.Phyllis Lillcrap to Joel

Hart, two lots, $45,000.Estate of Ruth Copsey,

Terry Copsey, executor toChristopher Tabler, 0.028acres, $44,900.Kathy Beaty, Kevin

Beaty to Kathy Beaty,Kevin Beaty, one lot, $0.Gerri Brunson, John

Brunson to Molly Karn,Ryan Karn, one lot,$169,000.Estate of Betty Lou

Giessman, Randall Giess-man, executor to DanielReed, Jessica Reed, one

lot, $75,000.Federal Home Loan

Mortgage Corp., Felty andLembrigth Co. LPA, powerof attorney to Lawrence F.Gardner Jr., one lot,$20,000.

TROYCandace Ryan, Max

Ryan II to Federal Na-tional Mortgage Associa-tion, two lots, one part lot,$73,400.Nottingham Develop-

ment Inc. to Scott Invest-ments of Troy, LLC, onelot, $43,900.Nottingham Develop-

ment Inc. to Scott Invest-ments of Troy, LLC, onelot, $43,900.Nottingham Develop-

ment Inc. to Scott Invest-ments of Troy, LLC, onelot, $43,900.Christopher Graham,

Sarah Graham a.k.a.Sarah Milliro to JustinMagyar, Kristi Magyar,one lot, $127,500.Henry Realty Company

to O’Reilly AutomotiveStores Inc., 1.027 acres,$345,000.Martha Herrick Bravo,

et al to Enoch Preece, onelot, 0.093 acres, $175,000.Harold E. Trader LLC

to William Bolin Jr., Es-tate of William ThomasBolin Jr., JacquelineWelker, administrator, apart lot, one lot, $0.Allen Hasken, Rebecca

Hasken to RebeccaHasken, one lot, $0.Jennifer Morris, Shane

Morris to Nuwan Danta-narayana, one lot,$153,000.Up North Construction

LTD to James Wilmath,Tracy Wilmath, one lot,$175,700.Virginia Ann Campbell,

Christine Young, Michael

Young, Roger Young toLoris JeanWeaver, one lot,$82,500.Dennis Fine, Susan

Fine, Susan Kiser to AprilGray, one lot, $75,000.Secretary of Housing

and Urban Developmentto Randy Deaville, one lot,$0.Troy Apartments LLC

to Troy Investment GroupLLC, three lots, $294,300.RL Hawk LLC to Troy

Investment Group LLC,20 lots, $2,288,100.Troy Apartments LLC

to Troy Investment GroupLLC, four lots, $712,000.RL Hawk LLC to Troy

Investment Group LLC,four lots, $428,000.Graham Rogers,

Lawrence Scott to TroyTown LLC, one lot, $0.

CONOVERJames Ingle to Federal

Home Loan MortgageCorp., one lot, $34,000.

COVINGTONRobert Cron to Penny

Cron, a part lot, $0.

HUBER HEIGHTSDec Land Co. I LLC to

NVR Inc., one lot, $42,500.Dec Land Co. I LLC to

Carriage Trails at theHeights LLC, InvernessGroup, Inc., one lot,$33,000.

PLEASANT HILLDavid Ferguson to

Marita McIntosh, one lot,$82,000.

POTSDAMPotsdam Missionary

Church Inc. to JuanitaHarmon, Tom Harmon,0.4 acres, five part lots,

$140,000.

TIPP CITYUP North Home Inc. to

Sarah Patton, FrederickZollers, one lot, $43,000.Helen Seagraves to

Amended Revocable TrustAgreement to Helen Sea-graves, trustee, one lot,$0.Ocwen Loan Servicing

LLC, attorney in fact,Structured Asset Securi-tiesCorp., U.S. Bank N.A.,

trustee to Eh Pooled 212LP, one lot, $24,600.Lavaughn Hornbeck to

Toni Byrnes, Kevin Horn-beck, one lot, $0.Rodney Byrnes, Toni

Byrnes, Kevin Hornbeck,Sonia Hornbeck to FouraRental LLC, one lot, $0.Diana Sevitts, Kim Se-

vitts to Diana Sevitts,Kim Sevitts, $0.Paula Kay Eidemiller,

co-trustee, Dennis LinnGuinther, co-trustee,Guinther IrrevocableTrust to William Roop,one lot, $80,000.Tipp Properties LLC to

Troy Investments GroupLLC, one lot, $71,400.James Walendzak,

Sharon Walendzak, attor-ney in fact to SharonWal-endzak, one lot, $0.

WEST MILTONDenise McCuiston to

Foxworthy Cleaning andRestoration, one lot,$17,000.Estate of Timothy Mc-

Cuiston, Denise McCuis-ton, executor, toFoxworthy Cleaning andRestoration, one lot,$17,000.Carl Stemley, Connie

Stemley to Jeremy Simp-son, one lot, $20,000.

BETHEL TWP.Mary Ann Cusac,

trustee, William GeorgeCusac, Miami PrimitiveBaptist Church to BrianLaycock, Karen Laycock,$20,000.Shelley Fouts, William

Fouts to Erin Henry,James Henry, 41.551acres, $273,000.

CONCORD TWP.Phyllis Sprada, Phyllis

Thayer to Scott Invest-ments of Troy LLC, 0.981acres, $20,000.

MONROE TWP.Connie Metzger,

William Metzger to Con-nie Metzger,William Met-zger, one lot, $0.Robert Gheen to Traci

Corrigan, Rick Havens,$0.Estate of Edward Enz

to Ruth Evelyn Barnhart,Ruth Enz, Joyce Sparks,1.342 acres, $0.Estate of Edward Enz

to Ruth Evelyn Barnhart,Susan Cameron, RuthEnz, Susan Sousa, a parttract 1.797 acres, 161.35acres, $0.Carolyn Wackler to Jef-

frey Wackler, a part tract,0.765 acres, $0.

NEWBERRY TWP.Annette Bucher, John

Bucher to ElizabethHartwig, Jeremy Hartwig,1.286acres, 5.829 acres,

$186,900.Estate of NedWatson to

Mary Ruth Wright, $0.

NEWTON TWP.Emily Mohler, Kyle

Mohler to Emily Mohler,Kyle Mohler, 0.717 acres,

$0.Raymond Lybarger,

trustee, Raymond L. Ly-barger Trust to RaymondLybarger, 7.696 acres,22.813 acres, 2.454 acres,62.753 acres, 5.9447 acres,$0.Raymond Lybarger to

Charlotte Ann Burns,Cynthia Riffle, 7.696acres, 22.813 acres, 2.454acres, 62.753 acres, 5.9447acres, $0.Charlotte Ann Burns,

Cynthia Riffle, DennisBurns Sr., Scott Riffle toRL & LL Farm LLC, 7.696acres, 22.813 acres, 2.454acres, 62.753 acres, 5.9447acres, $0.David Dodd, Judith

Dodd, Tammy Wick toMichael Diamond, 1.173acres, 5.166 acres,$320,000.Sharon Nowoczynski to

Gloria Adams, 1.00 acre,1.344 acres, $0.Gloria Adams to

Sharon Nowoczynski, 1.0acre, $0.

UNION TWP.Lois Long to Lois J.

Long Family Trust, LoisLong, trustee, $0.

WASHINGTONTWP.Federal Home Loan

Mortgage Corp., Feltyand Lembright Co. LPA,power of attorney toJoyce Elliott, William El-liott, 0.444 acres,$29,300.Estate of Sam W. Irvin

Sr., Della Irvin Osborn,ancillary administrator toKristie Pence, 0.717 acres,$95,000.Joyce Elliott, William

Elliott to Joyce Elliott,William Elliott, 0.444acres, $0.

PIQUA CITYSCHOOLS:Monday — Chicken

patty, seasoned curlies,baked beans, apricots,milk.Tuesday — Turkey and

noodles, mashed potatoes,green beans, peaches, din-ner roll, milk.Wednesday — Cheese

omelet, tater tots, juice,cinnamon roll, milk.Thursday — Walking

taco with lettuce, cheeseand salsa, applesauce andmilk.Friday — Ham and

cheese sandwich, chips,veggies with dip, fruit cup,Animal Crackers andmilk.

PIQUA CATHOLICSCHOOLS:Monday — Chicken

strips, peas, dinner roll,choice of fruit, milk.

Tuesday — Mini subs,corn, choice of fruit, gra-ham crackers, milk.Wednesday — Chili,

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and noodles, mashed pota-toes, dinner roll, choice offruit, milk.Friday — Grilled

cheese, tomato soup,crackers, choice of fruit,milk.

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beans or chicken patty,sweet potatoes, assortedfruit, cornbread or multi-grain bun, milk.Tuesday — Nacho

supreme or chicken faji-tas, refried beans, tomatoand salsa, assorted fruit,milk.Wednesday — Pizza or

quesadilla, side salad, as-

sorted fruit, milk.Thursday — Swiss

chicken breast or fishsandwich, whole grainbrown and wild rice,steamed broccoli, multi-grain bun or roll, milk.Friday— Loaded potato

wedges or baked chickennuggets and potatowedges, assorted fruit,multigrain roll, milk.

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gers or peanut butter andjelly, mashed potatoes andgravy, fruit cup, dinner rolland milk.Tuesday — Sausage

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sticks with pizza sauce orpeanut butter and jelly,corn on the cob, fruit cup,milk.

Thursday — Nachoswith ground beef andcheese sauce or chef salad,tossed salad, fresh fruit,milk.Friday — Chicken

nuggets or peanut butterand jelly, french fries, fruitcup, milk.

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sandwich, seasoned fries,applesauce, milk.Tuesday — Pepperoni

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bury steak, mashed pota-toes with gravy, pineapple,roll with butter, milk.Thursday — Chicken

fries, broccoli with cheese,peaches, Goldfish crack-ers, milk.Friday — Bosco Stick,

pizza sauce, green beans,assorted fruit, milk.

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up, green beans, Oreocookie, fruit, milk.Wednesday — Hot

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burger, fries, pickles,cheese slice, fruit, milk.Friday — Pizza, baked

chips, cheese stick, orange,milk.

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nuggets, dinner roll, greenbeans, juice bar, milk.Tuesday — Hamburger

sandwich, french fries,diced pears, milk.Wednesday — Tacos

with meat, cheese, refried

beans, lettuce and toma-toes, mixed fruit, cookie,milk.Thursday — Hot dog on

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patty sandwich, sweet po-tato fries, peaches, milk.Wednesday — Stuffed

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with egg, cheese and ham,crackers, peanut buttercookie, mixed fruit, milk.

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Bank stocks were ham-mered in Britain and theUnited States on Friday,partly because of fear that asurprise $2 billion tradingloss by JPMorgan Chasewould lead to tougher regu-lation of financial institu-tions.In Britain, shares of Bar-

clays and Royal Bank ofScotland were down morethan 2 percent. Americanbanks were poised to opensharply lower later in themorning.JPMorgan stock was the

hardest hit, with sharesdown almost 9 percent inpremarket trading after thebank’s revealed the loss in atrading portfolio designed tohedge against risks the com-pany takes with its ownmoney.Britishstockanalysts said

that bank stocks were hurtmostly because of regulatoryfear, not because there wasreason tobelieveotherbankswould discover similarlosses.“Based on the limited in-

formation available, it’s at-tributed to egregious errorwithinJPMorgan,so there isno reason to readacross thatspecific loss to any otherbank,”said IanGordon,ana-lyst at Investec Securities.Jordan Lambert, a trader

at Spreadex in London, saidthemarket reactionwas un-derstandable.“When such shocks occur,

it is wise to err on the side ofcaution and considerwhether it isapossible tip-of-the-iceberg scenario, espe-cially when onecontemplates the intercon-nectedness of the bankingsystem,”he said.The trading loss was an

embarrassment for JPMor-gan,whichcamethroughthe2008 financial crisis inmuchbetter health than its peers.It kept clear of risky invest-ments that hurt many otherbanks.

The loss came in a portfo-lio of the complex financialinstrumentsknownasderiv-atives, and in a division ofJPMorgan designed to helpcontrol its exposure to risk inthe financialmarketsand in-vest excess money in its cor-porate treasury.“The portfolio has proved

to be riskier, more volatileand less effective as an eco-nomic hedge than wethought,”CEOJamieDimontold reporters on Thursday.“There were many errors,sloppiness and bad judg-ment.”BloombergNewsreported

inApril that a single JPMor-gantrader inLondon,knownin the bond market as “theLondon whale,” was makingsuch large trades thathewasmovingprices in the$10 tril-lionmarket.Dimon said the losses

were “somewhat related” tothat story,but seemedtosug-gest that the problem wasbroader.Dimon also said thecompany had “acted too de-fensively,” and should have

looked into thedivisionmoreclosely.The Wall Street Journal

reported lastmonth thatJP-Morganhad investedheavilyin an index of credit-defaultswaps, insurance-like prod-ucts that protect against de-fault by bond issuers.Hedge funds were betting

that the index would losevalue, forcing JPMorgan tosell investments at a loss.The losses came in part be-cause financialmarketshavebeen far more volatile sincethe end ofMarch.Partly because of the $2

billion trading loss, JPMor-gan said it expects a loss of$800million this quarter fora segment of its businessknown as corporate and pri-vate equity. It had plannedonaprofit for the segment of$200million.The loss is expected to

hurt JPMorgan’s overallearnings for thesecondquar-ter, which ends June 30.Dimon apologized for thelosses, which he said oc-curredsince the first quarter,

which endedMarch 31.“We will admit it, we will

learn from it, we will fix it,and we will move on,” hesaid. Dimon spoke in ahastily scheduled conferencecall with stock analysts. Re-porters were allowed to lis-ten.JPMorgan is trying to un-

load the portfolio in questionin a “responsible” manner,Dimon said, to minimize thecost to its shareholders.Ana-lysts said more losses werepossible depending on mar-ket conditions.Dimon said the type of

trading that led to the$2bil-lion losswouldnotbebannedby the so-calledVolcker rule,which takes effect this sum-mer and will ban certaintypes of trading by bankswith their ownmoney.The Federal Reserve said

last month that it wouldbegin enforcing that rule inJuly 2014.Someanalystswere skep-

tical that the investmentswere designed to protectagainst JPMorgan’s own

losses. They said the bankappeared to have been bet-ting for its own benefit, apractice known as “propri-etary trading.”Bank executives, includ-

ing Dimon, have argued forweaker rules and broaderexemptions.JPMorgan has been a

strong critic of several provi-sions that would have madethis loss less likely, saidMichaelGreenberger, formerenforcement director of theCommodityFuturesTradingCommission, which regu-lates many types of deriva-tives.“These instruments are

not regularly and efficientlypriced, and a company canwake up one day, asAIG didin 2008, and find out they’rein a terrific hole. It can justblow up overnight,” saidGreenberger, a professor attheUniversity ofMaryland.The disclosure quickly led

to intensified calls foraheav-ier-handed approach by reg-ulators to monitoring banks’trading activity.

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Construction Companyhas announced the promo-tions of three of its veteranemployees.• Tom Snapp has been

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with the company for 18years, most recently serv-ing as northern businessdevelopment manager. Asvice president, he will con-tinuewithhis responsibili-ties fordevelopingbusinessnorth of I-70 as well asoverseeing Ferguson’sColumbus office. He alsoserves on the company’sexecutive committee.“Tom has been a long-

standingcontributor to thesuccess of Ferguson Con-struction,” said MickGiven, president. “His ex-perience and solid under-standing of our businessand ourmarkets have pre-pared himwell to be an of-ficer of the company.”Snapp is a graduate ofWright State Universityand a Marine Corps vet-eran. He and his wife Ellyreside in Piqua.• Jeff Schlater joined

Ferguson Construction 31years ago after graduatingfrom the University ofCincinnatiwithadegree inarchitectural engineering.He has been actively in-volved in thecompany’sde-sign/build service offering,and in his expanded rolewill oversee alldesign/build projects forFerguson’sDayton,Colum-bus and Sidney offices.Re-sponsibilities will includescheduling of company re-sources throughtheprojectplanningprocessaswell asassurance that all projectsmeet required buildingcodes.“Jeff has contributed a

great deal to the success ofthedesignprogramatFer-guson throughout theyears,” Snapp said. c “Hisattention todetail andabil-ity to integrate thebuildingrequirements of our cus-tomers into our design so-lutions makes him avaluedmember of the Fer-guson team.” Jeff and hiswifeTerri live in Sidney.• Jane Ratermann has

been amember of the Fer-guson HR Department forthe past 15 years. S h eholds a communicationsdegree fromWright StateUniversity and has beenthebenefits coordinator forthecompanysince1997.Inher expandedHR role, shewill be more active in ap-plicant interviewing, andwill be more involved withthe company’s field workforce. She will continue todirect the employee bene-fits program which in-cludes insurancecoordination and workers’compensation.“Jane’sknowledgeof our

company’sHRdepartmentand itsemploymentphilos-ophymakesheravaluableresource for our seniormanagement team,” TomBergman, human re-sourcesmanagersaid.“Sheis well prepared for hernewdutiesandwill bringahigh level of professional-ism to the assignment.”Jane and her husbandMatt live in Ft.Loramie.Ferguson Construction

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Sinful dividendsTobacco stocks are both repellent and appealing.Regardless of how you feel about the hazards of

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The risk of lawsuits also is diminishing. The industry is not ensnared in as much litigation as it was in the late 1990s.

These factors, but especially the high dividend payments, have made tobacco stocks more appealing. That doesn’t mean tobacco companies are not facing their share of challenges.

Sales in the U.S. have been declining because of state tax hikes, smoking bans, health concerns and growing social stigma. More than 300 billion cigarettes are sold in the U.S., but sales have declined from 3 percent to 5 percent annually for the past 10 years. Overseas, volumes have been flat or up slightly.

This year, worries about Europe’s economy could put the spotlight on these stocks again. “Usually these stocks will do better when there is nervousness in the market,” says Edward Jones analyst Jack Russo.

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John Kasich’s administra-tion has downplayed thatpossibility.A provision added to a

legislative proposal byHouse Republicans wouldkeep surplus revenue fromautomatically transferringinto the rainy day fund.

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Quality AssuranceTechnician

Greenville Technology, Inc. has an immediateopening in the Quality Assurance Department.Responsibilities include development of inspectionfixture gages using 3D data, leading projectmeetings, and monitoring on-time delivery.Requires strong math, computer, and written andverbal communication skills. Must have a provenproject management skill set, be able to workindependently and within a team, and occasionallytravel (some overnight) to suppliers and customers.Ability to read 2D part drawings and interpret Catia3D designs required. $15.21 - $17.32/hr plusbonuses.Send resume to:

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A nice single story, 4 BR, 2 Bath brick home located on a Cul-de sac st.A one owner home w/LR, lg. rear FR w/fireplace, kitchen & dining areacombo with back yard and patio access. Plus an attached garage withstorage, large lot, newer roof, vinyl windows and patio door, built in bookshelves and more. Located in the Englewood Hills Elementary Schoolarea with access to Wenger Rd for area shopping and businesses. RealEstate Terms: A 10% buyers premium applied. $3000 required down dayof auction, balance due in full with 35 days. Shown by appt.

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Mr. Richards is a well respected wood worker known for finely craftedfurn. hand made with vintage tools. These are his personal and lastpieces ever to be offered for sale. Finished with brass hardware & manyunique features. Walnut 6 ½ ft. Grandfather clock w/German clock works;Cherry extension dining table, double pedestal, extends from 5ft to 10 ft.; Cherry glass front hutch/china cabinet,5 ft. W X 7ft. H X 14” Deep; Cherrybook case, w/cabinet base, 3 ft. W X 7ft H X 24” Deep; Walnut single anddouble size end tables; Maple lamp table; (2) Cherry matching end ta-bles; Cherry game cabinet 32” W X 29” H X 21” Deep; Walnut shaving mir-ror; Walnut instruction table samples; & possible additions.HOUSEHOLD ITEMS-TOOLS-COLLECTABLES- FISHINGREEL COLLECTION 4Pc Thomasville Walnut carved BR suite, 3PcWalnut BR suite w/book case headboard; Oak parlor table & 5ft librarytable; 1970ʼs gold sofa and side chair; Other living room furn.; Countrystyle sofa; Lg. screen TV & electronics; Washer & Dryer; Refrig.; ChestFreezer; Sm kitchen appliances; Pine chest of drawers; Gas grill; Brasslamps; Stereo & sound equip; Floor fans; Greek figural lamps & décor.items; Floral Painting by Robert Cox; Egyptian figural framed cloth. St.Clair paperweight candle holder; Pottery; Lg hand blown vases; Fostoria& Fenton glass; Occupied Jap. Pcs.; Cup & saucer collection; German &Lefton china pcs; Cut decanter; Silver plate pcs.; Coin dot compote; Depr.water glasses; Birthday angles; Stemmed cake plate; Pewter cande-labras; Silver plated items; McCoy bowl & pitcher; Razor straps; Handmade walking sticks; Approx 50 fishing reels; Incl. some w/boxes, brandsincl. Shakespear, Southbend, Red River, & more Shop & garage itemsincl: “Artistry in Wood” mag collection w/ early issues; Bench vise; Hand& garden & wood working tools and related supplies; Hardware; Alum Extladder & step ladder and more. Household Terms: A 10% buyers premiumwill apply. Cash, Ck with proper ID. Visa & master card accepted with anadditional 3% clerking fee added. Visit www.midwest-auctioneers to viewphotos and down load complete catalog listing and order of auction.

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PIQUA, Parkridge Place.Roomy 2 bedroom, 1.5baths, central air, washer/dryer hook-up. $500.(419)629-3569.

SANDALWOOD PLACE,A very nice place to live,(937)778-0524

STUDIO EFFICIENCY,$429 monthly, Includes allutilities, (937)778-0524

TROY, 1 Bedrooms, ap-pliances, CA, water,trash paid, $425 month.

$200 Deposit Special!

(937)673-1821

TROY, 2nd floor, 1 bed-room, appliances. Nopets. $425 includes water.Deposit same(937)339-0355

TROY area, 2 bedroomtownhouses, 1-1/2 bath,furnished appliances, W/Dhookup, A/C, No dogs$475. (937)339-6776.

TROY, Nice 3 bedroomduplex. Appliances, wash-er/ dryer hook-up. $700plus deposit. No pets.(937)845-2039

TROY TOWNHOUSE, 2Bedroom 1.5 bath. Ste-phenson Drive. $495month, (937)216-4233.

305 Apartment

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

320 Houses for Rent

1618 BROOKPARK, 2bedroom, 2 bath, 2 cargarage, gas heat, AC,small patio, no pets, $675(937)506-8319.

2, 3 & 4 BEDROOM hous-es available, Piqua,$ 5 5 0 - $ 7 5 0 ,(937)778-9303 days,(937)604-5417 evenings.

IN PIQUA, 1 bedroomhouse, close to Mote Park$325 monthly(937)773-2829 after 2pm

PIQUA, 4 bedroom, 2bath, $1150 a monthplus deposit, extremeamenities(937)418-2281

500 - Merchandise

510 Appliances

AIR CONDITIONER, win-dow style, works good,$75 (937)418-4639.

MICROWAVE oven, $79,black, (937)935-1472

560 Home Furnishings

BEDROOM FURNITUREtwo sets wood children'swith twin bed, dresser,night stand, bookcases/desk in each. $200(937)773-1307.

FURNITURE, Sleeper so-fa, Norwalk, beige plaid,$100, Oak Pedestal tableand 6 chairs, $250, Mustsell, (937)489-4806

577 Miscellaneous

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

577 Miscellaneous

CRIB, highchair, cradle,playpen guard rail, pack-n-play, carseat, gate, tub,blankets, clothes, col-lectable dolls, Disney Ani-mated phones, doll chairs.(937)339-4233

EARRINGS, .63 of a caratand 7/10 carat diamondearrings (selling together)$4500, replacement value$11,060. Call(937)541-1004.

PERENNIAL PLANTSfrom my garden. Seebeautiful iris' in bloom.Take home many varie-ties of potted perennials.$1-$4. Stop by 10900Scott Road, Friday & Sat-urday or call(937)497-9373.

PUNCH BOWL SET,large silver, bowl is 15"round, 11" on a pedestal.Tray is 20" round. Comeswith 12 silver cups, $50,(937)498-1589.

WALKER, adult, folds,adjustable height, $20.(937)339-4233

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BOTKINS, 105 East StateStreet, Friday, Saturday,8am-?, In the Rear!, ac-cordion, Christmas trainand decorations, newitems, 6 drawer bedframe, children's clothing4-11, bicycle, stroller, carseat, collectable's, bluejeans, Precious Moments,Webkins, flower boxes,wall decor, miscellaneous!

COVINGTON, 201 EastPark Street, Thursday,Friday & Saturday,9am-5pm. Huge MovingSale! Something for eve-ryone, lots of furniture andhousehold items.

FLETCHER, 9375 NewHope Road, Thursday,Friday 9am-5pm, and Sat-urday 9am-3pm. Largebarn sale, large andsmall tools, cameras, andmiscellaneous

HOUSTON/PIQUA, 5555Fessler-Buxton Road(Route 66 North of Piqua,approximately 5 miles,turn left), Thursday, Fri-day & Saturday,9am-4pm. John Deereteeter totter, light fixtures,ceiling fans, householdand seasonal decorations,garage items and lots ofmiscellaneous.

PIQUA, 2955 West Zie-gler, Thursday-Friday9am-5pm, Saturday9am-12pm, Huge 4 Fami-ly Sale! tools, 10" radialarm saw, furniture, an-tiques, sportsman items,riding lawn mower, andlots of miscellaneous!

PIQUA, 3201 CherokeeDrive, Saturday 8am-4pm,furniture, home decora-tions, kid's clothing, tools,and much more!

PIQUA, 3505 West Far-rington Road, Thursdayand Friday 10am-6pm,Saturday 10am-1pm,Huge jewelry sale! Eachitem is $1. CASH ONLY!!

PIQUA, 401 Lambert,Saturday, May 12,9am-2pm. Tools, work-bench, outdoor furniture,HAM radio antennas, ex-ercise equipment, roll-back tonneau cover, com-puter printer, Brother sew-ing machine, golf balls,golf bag, radios, TV, mis-cellaneous items.

PIQUA, 425 Brook Street,We d n e s d a y - S u n d a y,8am-?, Great Mother'sDay gifts, 3 piece dolphincoffee table set, Elvisitems. Come check it out!Every item must go!!! Newstuff has been added!

PIQUA, 501 Electric Ave-nue, Friday-Saturday8am-?, Round patio tableand umbrella, 9ft by 9ftgazebo, lots of miscella-neous items!!

PIQUA, 811 Garbry Road(behind mall), Saturday9am-5pm, Estate Sale!!Antiques, primitives, tools,estate items, collectibles,old Piqua items, books,bells, '79 Chevy van. Allpriced to sell! Please noearly birds!

PIQUA, 836 YoungStreet, Wednesday thruSaturday, 10am-?, Lots ofknickknacks, lots of wom-en's clothes (some new)and some men's clothing,Tires

PIQUA, 903 South Street,(corner of South andBoal) Thursday, Friday,and Saturday 10am-4pm,washing machine, golfbag, clubs, weed eater,fishing poles, men's bike,men and women's cloth-ing, watches, purses,shoes like new.

PIQUA, 930 Park, Friday& Saturday, 9am-? Mov-ing sale! Household, furni-ture, knick knacks.

SIDNEY, 14279 CharmHill Drive, (Across fromthe Airport) Friday9am-4pm Saturday9am-3pm. LARGE SALE!Something for everyone!

555 Garage Sales/Yard Sales

TIPP CITY, 1305 Gin-ghamsburg FrederickRoad, Thursday, Fridayand Saturday 10am-5pmDishes, pots and pans,antiques, some Christmasitems, lighting, dishwash-er, and lots of miscellane-ous.

TROY, 91 South Dorset,Saturday, May 12th8am-3pm. Honeywell floorair cleaner, new GeorgeForeman roaster, LyreBack 1940's chair, Sun-shade patio table, politicalitems, linens, lamps, furni-ture, ladies & men's cloth-ing small to 3X, pots &pans, handbags, electricgrill, bikes, Garmin GPS,Western saddle andWestern books, dogramp, kerosene heater,trash compactor, wheel-barrow, Bunn coffee mak-er, Army jackets, jewelry,above ground pool clean-er and floats, DVD's andCD's, plus much more

TROY, 1015 HillcrestDrive, Friday 10am-4pm,Saturday 10am-1pm. 22FAMILIES! Cash only,very nice children's, teen,lady's, and men's clothes,lots of designer purses, 3sofas, chairs, ping pongtable, 2 battery poweredfour wheelers, bikes, tricy-cles, lots of toys, books,basket ball hoop andstand (like new), pictures,and ducks unlimitedprints, bed spreads, elec-tric guitar/ amplifier, orien-tal rugs, bar stools, up-right Spinet piano, pianobenches, many moreitems!!

TROY 2330 Troy-SidneyRd. (just past Duke Park),Thursday, Friday, andSaturday 8:30am-5pm.Big Sale! Antiques, furni-ture, household items, airmattresses, glassware,tv's, gardening items, sea-sonal, crafting materials,fabric, jewelry, snowblow-er, gas grill, cementgoose.

TROY, 527 Miami Street,Thursday, Friday, andSaturday 8am-5pm. 4toddler to 10 girls - Gym-boree, Levis, Hello Kitty,Bonnie Gean, 3 toddler to7 boys - Tony Hawk,Champs, Gymboree, cart-ers, Osh Kosh, outsideumbrella, hobby horse,highchair, toys, books,puzzles, baskets andhousehold items.

555 Garage Sales/Yard Sales

TROY, 251 RobinhoodLane, Friday, May, 11,9am-4pm and Saturday,May 12, 9am-Noon.Cherry dining room set in-cluding 6 chairs andhutch, antique rockingchair, light fixtures andother furniture. Qualityand gently used babyitems including high chair,stroller combo, glider andmany toys. Children andadult clothing. Beer steinsand other collectibles.Lots of good stuff! Don'tmiss out!

TROY, 2515 DelphiniumCourt, (Westlake Subdivi-sion) Thursday, Friday,Saturday 9am-2pm, muli-family sale, gymboree,gap, justice, children'splace, clothing, girls4-10/12, boys 18months-4T, lots of brandnew home decor items,Vera Bradley purses, kidstoys and bike, too much tomention!

TROY, 3265 HoneysuckleDrive, Friday & Saturday8am-6pm, 16 gallonwet/dry vac, dinette set,Kirby, 60 inch tv stand,Big mans & other clothing,some collectibles, Lots ofmiscellaneous items

TROY, 5145 West StateRoute 55, Saturday only!9am-3pm, Barn sale!Sleeper sofa, washer, dry-er, chipper, large cornerdesk unit, older refrigera-tor great for garage, twinbookcase headboard, lotsof household, decorativeitems, other furniture

TROY, Kensington subdi-vision, Thursday May10th, Friday May 11th andSaturday May 12th,8am-4pm. Maps will beavailable at the StateRoute 55 entrance - Ken-ton Way and the NashvilleRoad entrance - Hunting-ton Drive. This large sub-division will have 35-40sales on all three dayswith new ones opening onFriday and Saturday.Lots of children clothingall sizes, toys, children'smovies, video games,adult clothing, pictures,knick knacks, jewelry,baskets, craft items,housewares, seasonal de-cor, pet items, furniture,tv's, entertainment cen-ters, sports equipment,books, cd's, dvd's, vhstapes, motorcycles, cars,tools, computer equip-ment, and lots of miscella-neous.

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This dual purpose property iscurrently business zoned withthe last use as a business office.This two story structure consistsof several partitioned offices (orbedrooms). An entry area withreception area (or livingroom/family room) with fire-place, two additional offices (orbedrooms) on the second storyand two baths, break area (orkitchen) and a full basement.This property is located on ahigh traffic area with good

“drive by” exposure and close to other area businesses. The property is selling freee of any ap-praisal with a low minimum bid of only $20,000. Arrange any necessary financing prior to theauction and be prepared to buy. The auction of this property will be conducted on site. TERMS:A 10% buyers premium will be applied the final bid to establish the contract sale price day ofauction. $3000 is required down day of auction as escrow money. The balance is due within35 days. Visit our website at www.midwest–auctioneers.com for more. Owners/Creditor,Greenville Federal, of Greeenville Ohio.

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577 Miscellaneous

WALKER folds and ad-justs, tub/shower bench-es, commode chair, toiletriser, grabbers, canes, El-vis items, collectordolls, doll chairs, more(937)339-4233

583 Pets and Supplies

CHIHUAHUA AKC,male, 7 Years old goodstud dog $50.00 ShortHaired Tan.Call (937)448-0522.

KITTENS, free to goodhome. 6 weeks old,friendly and playful. Twoblack and white, twoblack. (937)689-9820

MALTESE, female dog,2 1/2 years old, free,(937)448-6120

MINIATURE DACHS-HUNDS, papered, vetchecked, 1st shots, par-ents on premises, 1black/tan male, 1 choco-late male, 1 chocolatelong haired female, $300.Will be ready 5/22,(937)441-7885.

TEA-CUP PIG. Supercute, loveable, friendly lit-tle boy pig. Perfect pet!Approximately 1.5 monthsold. Partially litter-trained.(937)638-6346

586 Sports and Recreation

PISTOL, Ruger, new va-quero, 45 colt, blued, 5inch barrel, as new in boxwith shells, $425(937)846-1276

800 - Transportation

805 Auto

1931 FORD model A, 2door sedan, Good glass,top is good, good interior,runs good, Just needspainted, $6500,(937)658-1946

1993 CHEVY van, blue,runs great! $1500. obocall (937)875-2021

2001 NISSAN Quest, minivan, 74,000 miles,$5,800, Kelly Blue BookValue, $7,300.(937)658-2421

2003 PONTIAC Sunfire,Silver, new brakes, rotors,front struts, Good on gas,2.2 liter, 103,000 miles,$6000 firm, after 4pm(937)622-1300

810 Auto Parts & Accessories

TRUCK MOTOR, 350Chevy, completely rebuilt,1989 5.7 from intake topan (937)597-6028

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INFANTS 0-2 YEARS40 HOURS $70WEEK25 HOURS AND LESS $30WEEK

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Advertisement for ProposalsCity of Piqua - RFP # 1218

Southview Playground Project

Sealed proposals for the design and installation ofplayground equipment for the City of Piqua Develop-ment Department, will be received by the City of PiquaDevelopment Office, 201W.Water Street, Piqua, Ohio,until 2:00 P.M., on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at whichtime the proposals will be publicly opened.

The Request for Proposals Document may be ob-tained at the City of Piqua Development Department,201 W.Water Street, Piqua, Ohio at no cost. You canalso download a copy from our web site www.pi-quaoh.org.

Proposals must be signed and submitted to the City ina sealed envelope and must be marked “SouthviewPlayground Project.”

Each Proposal must contain the full name of the partyor parties submitting the Proposal and all persons in-terested therein.

No Proposer shall withdraw his Proposal after the ac-tual opening thereof.

The City reserves the right to reject any or all Propos-als, waive irregularities in any Proposal, and to acceptany Proposal that is deemed by City to be most favor-able to the City.

Beverly M.YountPurchasing AnalystCity of Piqua, Ohio

Resolution. No.: R-2-12

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1997 FORDCOACHMANCATALINA RV

New Price, 460 gas en-gine, slide-out, 34 feet,dual air, generator, 26Koriginal miles, newertires.

(937)773-9526

1999 CHEVYTAHOELT

2-tone grey body, greatshape, must see. Re-built tranny, new parts(have receipts). Canemail pics.

(402)340-0509

2001 FORDXLSV6 EXPLORER

automatic, Carfax, 4door, AC, power steer-ing, brakes, windows,locks, tilt, cruise, gar-aged, no rust, AM/FM,$5,700 OBO

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2002 HONDA1800 GOLDWING

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2003 BUICKLESABRE CUSTOM

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2006 BUICKLACROSSE

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2010 KAWASAKININJA 250R

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People who are selling their homes should know something aboutthe market group from which their buyers are likely to appear.Many homes are perfect for a first-time buyer. First-time buyersare making a major purchase they have never attempted before,and may be unusually subject to the inevitable stress and anxietythat goes with buying a home.

First-time home buyers are usually younger (between 25 and 34years of age) and have distinct buying patterns. First-timers areoften looking for homes that are smaller, and perhaps older, than re-

peat buyers. The median home size for first-time buyers is about 1450 square feet. Approximatelyfour in ten first-timers will buy homes built before 1960, compared to two in ten repeat buyers.

First-time buyers are in the process of developing a clearly defined sense of what they want in ahouse. They may not have enough money to buy their ultimate dream home at first, but seventy-fourpercent say they like their new home better than their previous residence.

CyndieScott

Broker/ Owner937-371-1719

For first time buyers

WOW!1 1/2 story brick with 4 bed-rooms, 3 full baths, office, 2500sq ft, hardwood floors. Updatesinclude New roof, first floor bathremodel, Hepner replacementwindows, new carpet in upstairsbedrooms, new grinding pumpfor basement, some new plumb-ing, new curb & sidewalk. Fullwalk-out basement w/fireplace,200 amp service, extra largeclosets. Level Vectren billing$83. #2307 Offered @$174,900.Call Donna Clawson

@ 778-1573

METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED!Just move in to this charming 3 to possibly5 bedroom open floor plan home w/ diningroom & breakfast nook. Finished attic of-fers over an additional 400 sq. ft of sunnyliving space. Full basement w/ rec-familyroom, office, full bath, laundry, walk-incloset. Updated furnace w/ air cleaner, hu-midifier, central air. Beautiful wood floors,doors and trim, replacement windows,newer carpet in bedrooms. 2-car garage w/work bench. Vinyl fenced rear yard w/water feature and patio area. Also has alleyaccess. Offered @ $110,900 #2312Call Donna Clawson @ 778-1573

NICE HOME FOR THE PRICE!This story & a half home features 3 bedrooms, large utilityroom, 18x34' carport, partial basement with occupancy 30days after closing. Offered at $40,000. #2179.

Call Bill Shively @ 368-2529

GREAT STARTER HOME...or rental property. Small town living 1/4 mile from US 36 forquick access to I-75. 1.5 story, 2 bedroom with 1,020 sq. ft.Offered at $45,000. #2308.Call Dwayne Bercot @ 418-3297 for a showing.

GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.Large building offers 4 bay garage with updated electric(220v), new sewer and water connection in 2009. Propertypreviously was used for car lot. Would also make a greatAuto Repair business. Wonderful edge of town location.Easy access to Interstate 75. Offered at $99,900. #2245.

Call Donna Clawson @ 778-1573

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STUMPER

“Going undrafted— I have a big chipon my shoulder.”

—Vontaze Burficton wanting toprove himself

with the Bengals

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INFORMATIONCall ROB KISER,sports editor, at773-2721, ext. 209,from 8 p.m. tomidnight weekdays.

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TODAYDIVISION II SECTIONAL TENNIS

AT TROY CITY PARKSingles SemifinalsPierce Bennet (Lehman Catholic) vs. Nathan Hart (Brookville), 9 a.m.Dan Sehlhorst (Lehman Catholic) vs. Matt Brumbaugh (Milton-Union), 9 a..m.Finals and third-place matches 30 minutes after first round ends.

MONDAYSOFTBALLDIVISION III

Miami East vs. Preble Shawnee at Northmont, 5 p.m.Versailles vs. West Liberty-Salem at Brookville, 5 p.m.

TUESDAYSOFTBALLDIVISION IV

Bradford vs. Riverside at Russia, 5 p.m.Covington vs. Ansonia at Tipp City, 5 p.m.Newton vs. Tri-Village at Bethel, 5 p.m.Russia vs. Triad at Fairlawn, 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAYBASEBALLDIVIISON III

Miami East vs. Versailles at Tipp City, 5 p.m.DIVISION IV

Lehman vs. Riverside at Piqua, 5 p.m.Covington vs. Fort Loramie at Sidney, 5 p.m.

TRACK & FIELDDivision I District at TroyDivision III District at Graham

THURSDAYTENNIS

DIVISION II DISTRICTAT CENTERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

SinglesPierce Bennett, Lehman; Dan Sehlhorst, Lehman.

TRACK & FIELDDivision II District at Graham

Prep Tournament Schedule

Pearson cards33 at EchoRon Pearson Jr. was

low gross with 33 in theThursday IndustrialLeague at Echo Hills.Mike Bosse was second

with 36, while DennisBradley was third with 37.Jim Williams was low

net with 28.Hank Poff and Brock

Hostetter shared secondwith 30.

STANDINGSJoe Thoma Jewelers 17Bing’s 15.5Palmer Bolt & Supply Co. 15.5Browning Plumbing 14.5Carpet House 14.5Jim Sherry Chrysler 13Craycon Homes 12.5Gisco 12Patriot Carpet Cleaning 11Hemm’s Glass 10.5Associate’s Staffing 9.5MichaelWebSolutions.com 7.5Meijers’ 7.5R & R Design 7.5

Signups forjunior tourneyThe deadline to sign up

for the Troy Junior GolfStrawberry Festival Tour-namenton May 20 atMiami Shores Golf Courseis May 17 at 6 p.m.For more information,

call 335-4457.

Bowling campsat Bel-MarSidney bowling coach

Angie Mentges has an-nounced dates for bowlingcamps to be held at Bel-Mar Lanes in Sidney.There will be three

camps, all to be held fromJune 4-to-8.The Jackets Camp will

be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.and is for approximateage group Pre-K throughsecond grade, with a skilllevel of beginner.The Black Camp will be

from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.,and is for grades 3-to-6.Skill level is bowlers thatcan roll an 8-pound ball orheavier using a one-armswing.The Gold Camp will be

from 11 a.m. to noon eachday and is for grades 7-12. The skill level is bowlers

that already work with a 3-to-5 step approach,bowlers that have leagueexperience, and that al-ready can or would like toroll a hook/curve ball.If you are uncertain as

to which camp to enrollyour child in, feel free toemail or call coach Ment-ges atmentga@sidney.k12.oh.usor at 498-8085 to discussit.The cost is $25 an-

degistrations receivedafter May 31 are not guar-anteed a camp souvenir.

Russia, Versailles pickup conference winsRaiders have showdown with Loramie todaySIDNEY — Russia was trailing

Fairlawn late in regular seasonbaseball action Thursday, but theRaiders scored five runs in the sev-enth to pull out an 8-4 victory.Russia, 16-5 overall and 10-1 in

the SCL, will host Fort Loramie atnoon today in a big SCL matchup.Brandon Barlage and Trvor Sher-

man started the seventh inning rallywith walks.Treg Francis had a two-run dou-

ble to score the winning runs andColyn McEldowney doubled him in.Two more walks, a hit batter and

an error made the final scored 8-4.“Cole McEldowney was the start-

ing pitcher, but our defense wassomewhat suspect,” Russia coachRick Gold said. “Nolan Francis camein and threw very well to pick up hissecond varsity win. Austin Garietycame in and pitched the seventh.”Treg Francis was 2-for-3 with two

doubles and three RBIs, while ColynMcEldowney was 2-for-4 with a dou-ble.

Versailles beats RangersNEW KNOXVILLE — The Ver-

sailles baseball team posted an 8-2win over New Knoxville Thursday inMAC action.Lee Ruhenkamp pitched one-hit

baseball for five innings to get thewin.He combined with Jace Barga on

a four-hitter, striking out seven.Zach Niekamp wa 2-for-4 with a

home run and two RBIs, whileEthan Bruns was 2-for-4 with ahome run and one RBI.Mike Rutschilling was 2-for-3

with two runs scored, while DamianRichard doubled and scored tworuns and Dominic Richard doubled.Lee Kindell had a double and two

RBIs, while Kyle Niekamp was 2-for-4.

SOFTBALLLady Tigers loseVERSAILLES — The Versailles

softball team dropped to 11-15 withan 8-3 loss to Parkway Thursday.Sam Kremer had a double and

one RBI, while Rachel Kremer dou-bled.Kori York and Megan Murphy

had RBIs.

ShockingdecisionCovington not bringinggirls hoop coach backBY JOSH BROWNOhio Community Media

COVINGTON — When Covington girlsbasketball coach Chris Besecker steppedinto a recent meeting, he expected a jobevaluation.“I was going in to meet with the princi-

pal for my evaluation, but when hestarted talking, something was off,”Besecker said. “He was nervous, speakingin broken sentences— all the signs ofsomeone sayingsomething they didnot want to say.”It was then that

Besecker, a coach atCovington for thepast 27 years, wasinformed that hiscontract was notbeing renewed fornext season, leaving both of the Buccaneervarsity basketball jobs in a state of flux.But for Besecker, it was a total surprise.“Yeah, yeah it was,” Besecker said. “It

left a bad taste in my mouth. No. 1, I wasnever given a job evaluation, no specificreason. And then what really bothers menow is that school administrators are say-ing that I resigned when, in fact, I did not.“Principal (Ken) Miller began, saying

‘I’ve seen you in the gym with those girls,and there’s no one better with those girlsthan you are. But … I can’t, I can’t …’ andhe just kept saying that until finally I hadto put the words in his mouth. ‘I’m notcoming back, am I?’”Besecker was the head varsity girls

coach for the past 23 years, with a recordof 344-181. The Buccs were 15-9 this season, 9-3 in

the Cross County Conference, won a Divi-sion IV sectional championship andreached the district title game. It was the first time since the 2006-07

season that Covington had a winningrecord, but it was the second time in thatspan that they reached the district final— they also did in 2009-10, when it fin-ished 12-12 overall.In the 2006-07 season, the Buccs went

21-4, 11-1 in the CCC — losing only to un-beaten league champ Miami East on alast-second play. The Buccs won the district champi-

onship that year before being ousted inthe regional semifinal round by NewKnoxville.The Covington boys program is also

currently undergoing a big change.Buccs boys coach Roger Craft resigned

after 15 years, although he will remainCovington’s athletic director. He is expected to be replaced by former

Tippecanoe coach Matt Pond, pendingboard approval at a meeting on May 17.Besecker, meanwhile, will join the

Bradford program as a varsity assistant.

BESECKER

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Several Piqua athletescompeted in the GWOCAll-Star track and fieldmeet Friday night atAlexander Stadium/PurkField.For the boys, the 400

relay team (Ben Craw-ford, Trent Yeomans, TateHoneycutt, Travis Nees)finsihed sixth in 44.24.Azjhon Taylor tied for

eighth in the high jump,clearing 5-8.Maddie Hilleary led the

girls, finishing eighth inthe shot put with a dis-tance of 30-5 3-4.Kaili Ingle took ninth in

the pole vault, clearing 9-0.Piqua will compete in

the Division I districttrack meet Wednesdayand Friday at Troy.

PiquaathletescompeteRelay teamtakes sixth

Piqua’s Kaili Ingle goes over the bar in the pole vault Fridy night.MIKE ULLERY/CALL PHOTOS

Travis Nees heads to the finish line in the 400 relay Friday.

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Vontaze Burfict is happy to get a chance with the Cincinnati Bengals.AP PHOTO

CINCINNATI (AP) —Vontaze Burfict swoopedin from the middle line-backer spot and closed onthe ball carrier, thenquickly pulled up to avoidany contact. He was prac-ticing the thing he needsto improve upon most.No cheap shots. No late

hits. No losing control.The linebacker from

Arizona State didn't getselected in the NFL draftlast month in large partbecause of the way heplays.He was repeatedly pe-

nalized for personal foulsin college, despite hiscoaches' insistence that hechange. He also did poorlyat the NFL combine drills,marking himself a hugerisk.It wasn't surprising

when Burfict went un-drafted. The Bengalssigned him for depth atlinebacker, a low-riskmove given his contractstatus.One cheap shot and he

could be gone. And heknows it."Yeah, that's what I

practiced on today," Bur-fict said on Friday, afterthe first workout of rookieminicamp. "We didn't haveany pads on. You've got to

be disciplined today. Youhave chances to hit some-body, but you let up. It justcomes with practice."The Bengals are known

for taking chances onplayers with trouble intheir college careers. Theytook Chris Henry in thethird round in 2005 de-spite his troubles at WestVirginia. In recent years,they've changed their ap-proach slightly, signingtroubled players to low-risk deals.Burfict fits the pattern.He was the Pac-10 de-

fensive freshman of theyear, starting nine gamesat middle linebacker. Hequickly amassed a historyof personal fouls — morethan a dozen in his career,including a 2010 game inwhich he head-buttedOregon State's Ryan Katzafter the quarterback gotup from a tackle andheaded back to the hud-dle.Last season, he led the

Sun Devils in sacks butwas benched in the secondhalf of a game after get-ting two personal fouls.His poor performance at

the combine sealed hisreputation.He wrote NFL teams a

letter giving his side of the

situation. Bengals coachMarvin Lewis showed aninterest."I wrote a letter to

pretty much all the GMsand coaches throughoutthe whole process," Burfictsaid. "I guess he read myletter and he respondedback to me and I gave himmy number and myagent's number and hecontacted my agent, andthat's how it happened."Lewis called him after

the seventh round of thedraft was completed andBurfict was still available.He was the most promi-nent of the undrafted col-lege free agents signed byCincinnati."Vontaze had a good

start to things," Lewissaid after the workout Fri-day. "He's obviously, forwhatever reasons, becomesuch a big story. Thebiggest thing for him isthat he's getting an oppor-tunity here to prove hecan make an NFL footballteam. Regardless of that,that's the most importantthing for him."Burfict was in good

spirits after practice,which represented a newstart after his disappoint-ing combine performancein Indianapolis and his

fall out of the draft."I'm ready to put some

pads back on," he said."The combine wasn't toogood for me. To finally bein a defense and knowwhere I'm playing is justwonderful."He declined to talk

about his personal foulproblems at Arizona State.Asked if there was a

misconception of him incollege, Burfict said, "Idon't know. I hear a lotabout my off-the-field is-sues and I haven't been introuble with the law.That's a big thing that ismissed."Burfict said he's moti-

vated by teams overlook-ing him in the draft."Not being picked, going

undrafted — I have a bigchip on my shoulder," hesaid. "And I'm ready to hitsomebody."

Notes: The Bengalssigned second-round pickDT Devon Still and fifth-round pick WR MarvinJones, leaving four of their10 draft picks under con-tract. ...The Bengalswaived four college freeagents who failed to passphysicals: CB DerriusBrooks, DE Julian Miller,G Mike Ryan and OT Lan-don Walker.

Burfict happy for chanceUndrafted linebacker has chip on shoulder

BEREA, Ohio (AP) —On a day of renewal andoptimism in Cleveland,coach Pat Shurmur had tofirst dispense the badnews.It's always seems to be

something with theBrowns.Moments after running

back Trent Richardson,quarterback BrandonWeeden and the Browns'other rookies took the fieldunder a cloudless sky toopen a three-day mini-camp, Shurmur an-nounced that massivedefensive tackle Phil Tay-lor would need surgery torepair a torn chest muscleand could miss the upcom-ing season."It was just one of those

things that happens,"Shurmur said Friday. "It'sunfortunate."And more bad luck for

the Browns, who have hadmore than their share inrecent years.Taylor tore his left pec-

toral muscle while doingbench presses in theweight room on Thursday.His injury is potentiallydevastating injury for aCleveland defense thatranked 30th in the leagueagainst the run last sea-son.Shurmur said Taylor

will have surgery nextweek, when the team will

have a better sense of howlong they'll be without the6-foot-3, 335-pounder.With the opener against

Philadelphia four monthsaway, Shurmur didn'twant to rule Taylor out forthe season."It's too early to specu-

late," he said. "Typicallywith these surgeries, therehab is months so I don'twant to say exactly. I don'twant to cancel him out forthe year, no."Typically, torn pectoral

muscles take at least sixthmonths to heal. Brownsinside linebacker D'QwellJackson missed most oftwo seasons after tearinghis pectoral muscle onboth sides.Jackson had two sur-

geries but bounced backand led Cleveland in tack-les last season.Taylor, the No. 21 over-

all pick last year, startedall 16 games as a rookie.He finished with 59 tack-les, four sacks and im-proved Cleveland'sdefensive front. TheBrowns selected Cincin-nati defensive tackle JohnHughes (third round) andBoise State's Billy Winn(sixth round) in the draftand may have enoughdepth to get by in theshort term without him.But Taylor was viewed asone of the team's coreplayers and his loss is justanother obstacle for afranchise that has hadjust two winning seasons

in the past 13 years.Taylor was inside the

team's training facilitybut wasn't available forcomment. On his Twitterpage, he wrote: "Just abump in the road. Got (to)work hard and come back(hash)Strong."Shurmur tried to put a

positive spin on the injury."It provides opportunity

for other guys to fill in," hesaid. "We never want tolose a player. Unfortu-nately, at this point, Philhas to deal with what pro-fessional athletes have todeal with sometime andthat's going through a sur-gery, going through arehab and then comingback stronger than ever.His mood is good, he un-derstands it and we'll gethim fixed up and get himback."The injury cast some

darkness over a day theBrowns hope is the begin-ning of a new era.Richardson and Wee-

den, the club's two first-round picks and potentialstars, came as advertisedin their first workouts aspros.Wearing No. 33, and

with his tinted dreadlockstumbling out from underhis new orange helmet,Richardson showed thequickness, strength andlateral moves that madehim an All-American atAlabama. Following themorning workout,Richardson, whom the

Browns traded up to selectat No. 3 overall, said heaspires for greatness.His college career is

over. It's time for a newchallenge."I am going to hold my

expectations high, realhigh, very high," he said."The expectations thatthey have for me now, Idon't think it is highenough for me and I amgoing to go higher and Iam going to go to the ex-treme. You never set yourexpectations at a limit andthat is just me being aman and being a competi-tor and an athlete."You should always

have your expectationshigh. Being the third pickin the first round, havingall of the success at Ala-bama, for me from thispoint on I am not going tospeak much about what Idid at Alabama becausethat is old. I did that at Al-abama. I am trying tomake a name for myself inthe NFL now."It was at his pro work-

out day at Alabama inMarch when Richardsonliterally bowled over theBrowns with his skills.During a blocking drill, heflattened Browns runningback coach Gary Brown,who reminded the rookieback about the incidentduring Friday's afternoonpractice.Brown picked up a

blocking pad and askedRichardson a favor.

"Please don't knock medown," Brown said, smil-ing before bracing himselfand absorbing a two-handed punch by Richard-son.Weeden put his big arm

on display with severalpasses, slinging tight spi-rals all over the field."He has a strong arm,"

Richardson said. "I wasabout three yards awayfrom him and he threw ithard and I had to put myhands up real fast. I cansee why he played base-ball."A former minor league

pitcher in the New YorkYankees' organization,Weeden seemed comfort-able during both workoutsbut had a few fumbles onsnaps from center. Helined up almost exclu-sively in the shotgun lastseason at OklahomaState, but said he doesn'tmind being closer to theline of scrimmage."I'll be honest, I like

being under center morebecause I can see more ofwhat's going on, and youget the ball immediately,"he said. "If I had to pickone of the two— not that Idon't like being in theshotgun— but I like beingunder center."Weeden will be under

the microscope in themonths ahead.Although it's assumed

he will start this season,the Browns want him toearn the job. Weeden's

eager to compete with ColtMcCoy and Seneca Wal-lace for the starting job,and he intends to win it."That's the approach we

are all going to take," hesaid. "I think all of us whoare here today plan onhaving a job.“Colt's been in the sys-

tem for two years so heunderstands the offense, Iam going to ask him ques-tions.“We are going to learn it

together and compete.That's what it's all about. Ithink he would answerthe same way."We are going to do

whatever we can to helpthis team win games,plain and simple, whetherit's me or him. Obviously, Ihope I am the guy and Iam going to do everythingin my power to be thatguy, but you have to takeit one step at a time."

NOTES: Shurmur saidthe Browns have not hadany discussions about freeagentWR Plaxico Burress,who has said Clevelandwould be one of the team'she would consider joining.... Richardson's Alabamateammate, fullback BradSmelley, had an impres-sive first day with severalnice catches. ... FormerMiami WR Travis Ben-jamin showed his blazingspeed — "He's freakyfast," Weeden said. — butdropped two passes in themorning session.

Browns camp opens with bad newsTaylor couldbe out all year

"I'm a Bradford gradu-ate, I know the area, theleague and all of the girlsin it well. It's a good fit,"Besecker said. "And itkeeps me doing what I

love to do."I coach basketball be-

cause I love to coach bas-ketball. And I'm gratefulthat I'm being given achance to do that again."

BeseckerContinued from page 15

CINCINNATI (AP) —Roger Bernadina andDanny Espinosa each hita two-run homer Fridaynight in one of Washing-ton's biggest scoringsplurges of the season,leading the light-hittingNationals to a 7-3 victoryover the Cincinnati Reds.Former Versailles and

Piqua Post 184 standoutCraig Stammen pitchedtwo and one-third inningsof relief.He was perfect in his

first two innings, strikingout three of the six battershe faced, including JoeyVotto.Washington matched

its season high for runs bytaking advantage of MikeLeake (0-5), who lastedthree innings and re-mained winless in sixstarts. He gave up sevenhits and six runs, includ-ing the homers by Bernad-ina and Espinosa.It's the second time

Leake has failed to lastfour innings this season.Left-hander Gio Gonza-

lez (4-1) struck out a sea-son-high nine batters —including six in a row —but lasted only five in-nings because of a highpitch count. His perform-ance came one day afterStephen Strasburg struckout 13 Pirates, includingseven in a row, for a 4-2win.Bernadina also had one

of Washington's threehomers in the win inPittsburgh.The Nationals are in

first place in the NL Easton the strength of theirpitching, which had al-lowed only 93 runs head-ing into the Cincinnatiseries — fewest in the ma-jors. Washington's .237team batting averageranked near the bottom ofthe league.

Washington got rollingright away against Leake,who gave up Bernadina'shomer and AdamLaRoche's RBI double be-fore getting an out. Hethrew 28 pitches before re-tiring a batter.Bernadina also singled

home a run in the second.Espinosa hit his secondhomer in the third inning,forcing manager DustyBaker to get his bullpenworking.Gonzalez gave up a pair

of runs and didn't allow ahomer in one of the ma-jors' most hitter-friendlyballparks. He hasn't al-lowed a homer in his lasteight starts since Sept. 23,a span of 50 innings thatis the longest such streakof his career. It's also thelongest active streak inthe majors.Too many pitches was

the problem.Jay Bruce hit a sacrifice

fly in the fourth, and theReds had a chance to getback into the game whenGonzalez lost his touch inthe fifth. Zack Cozart sin-gled home a run to cut itto 7-2, and Cincinnatiloaded the bases withback-to-back walks andonly one out. Gonzalezthrew a fastball pastBruce for a strikeout, thengot Scott Rolen to foul outon his 115th pitch of thegame.The Reds hurt them-

selves in the eighth. Bran-don Phillips was on thirdwhen Rolen hit agrounder to third base-man Ryan Zimmerman.Phillips couldn't get backin time and was taggedout.The Reds went on to

score one run in the in-ning, on Ryan Ludwick'sRBI single off RyanMattheus, but left thebases loaded again.

Nationals jumpon Reds earlyStammen pitches well in relief

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PONTE VEDRABEACH, Fla. (AP) —Afterbreaking 70 for the firsttime in seven weeks,TigerWoods headed to the backof the practice range atthe TPC Sawgrass to fine-tune his swing. That wasmuch better than going tothe clubhouse to clean outhis locker.The Players Champi-

onship featured MattKuchar, Zach John andKevin Na atop the leader-board Friday.What it lacked was

some of the golf's biggestnames.Rory McIlroy stumbled

to a 76 and became thefirst player at No. 1 in theworld ranking to miss thecut at Sawgrass sinceGreg Norman in 1996.Steve Stricker had made aPGA Tour-leading 49 cutsin a row until he shot 74and ended a streak thatbegan in August 2009.And with 11 holes left inhis round, Woods was twoshots over the cut line andin jeopardy of missingback-to-back cuts for thefirst time in his career.The thought never

crossed his mind.Instead, he blistered a

5-wood into the breeze onthe eighth hole — thetoughest par 3 on thecourse — and watched itcatch a slope on the edgeof the green and roll 8 feetaway from the cup. Thatwas the first of fourstraight birdies forWoods,who wound up with a 68.He said he was only

thinking about a 66 to getmomentum going into theweekend, and he missedby two."I was trying to shoot

my number today," Woodssaid. "Sixty-six was mynumber today. I figuredthat would have been agood way to go into theweekend, being probablyfour or five back. But I'mstill with a good chance."Everyone has a chance

going into the weekend,including Woods and PhilMickelson, the Hall ofFame's newest member.They were six shots be-hind. But they are chasingthe gang from Sea Island— home of Kuchar andJohnson, along with PGATour rookie Harris Eng-lish, who was one shot outof the lead.Johnson made five

birdies on the back nineuntil a bogey on the 18thhole, though he matchedthe best score of the sec-ond round with a 66.Kuchar, who made astrong run at the Masterslast month, played bogey-free over his last 13 holesfor a 68. Na started theback nine with threestraight birdies for a 69."It's fun to be back in

position with a chance towin again," Kuchar said.They were at 8-under

136, meaning only eightshots separate first fromworst going into the final36 holes on a most unpre-dictable Stadium Course.The top 14 players on theleaderboard were sepa-rated by only threestrokes.English birdied the

17th and 18th for a 67,while the group at 6-under 138 included pastchampion Adam Scott(70).McIlroy, who only last

week lost in a three-wayplayoff at Quail Hollow,opened with a birdie anddidn't make another onethe rest of the day. Hemissed the cut for the firsttime in more than a year,though it wasn't unusualat the TPC Sawgrass. Inthree appearances at ThePlayers Championship,McIlroy has never brokenpar or made the cut."Hopefully, I'm coming

back here for another 20years," McIlroy said. "If Idon't figure it out on my20th, there's somethingwrong."Woods followed his

birdie at No. 8 with aniron over the trees andinto a bunker, only about10 feet from being perfect.He still made birdie, alongwith a 5-footer on the 10thand a two-putt birdie fromthe fringe on No. 11."I hit a good shot there

at 8 and made the putt,and from there I really hitsome good shots," Woodssaid. "I probably couldhave gotten one or twomore out of it. But I reallyplayed well today. I wasjust very consistent, andnothing spectacular, justreal solid golf."Martin Laird was solid

for 33 holes and was theonly player to reach dou-ble digits under par forthe week. He was at 10under with three holes toplay when he lost fourshots on the last threeholes. His hopes for eagleturned into bogey with a4-iron into the water onthe 16th, and he dunkedone on No. 17 for doublebogey.The good news?"I'm glad it happened

on a Friday, and not onSunday," Laird said aftera 73 put him in a largegroup two shots behind.Ben Curtis and FedEx

Cup champion Bill Haaswere in the group at 5-under 139, while thegroup at 3-under 141 in-cluded Quail Hollow play-off winner Rickie Fowlerand Luke Donald, who atleast has a chance to goback to No. 1 in the worldnow that McIlroy hasmissed the cut. Lee West-wood also was at 141.Johnson started with

two birdies and felt in con-trol for most of the sunnymorning."I never really gave the

golf course much," he said."In other words, I kept itwhere you need to keep it.My misses were proper. Iwas aggressive when Icould be aggressive. And Icaught a couple nice savesin there, too. But whenyou shoot that kind ofscore around this golfcourse — any day in theyear, or any week —you're putting well.Clearly, that's what I'vebeen doing the best."Laird went to 10 under

with his birdie on the15th. Then, he hit a beau-tiful tee shot on the 16thand was in perfect rangeto think about an eagle."It was one of those

ones that I had an ab-solutely perfect numberfor a 4-iron," Laird said."It's one of those ones thatyou almost wish that youdon't, and you play a littlesafer.“I hit three or four great

iron shots in a row right atthe flag and kind of got alittle greedy there andtried to fade one in thewind. So that was the firstmental mistake I've madeall week. If you do that onyour 16th hole in the sec-ond round, you're doingpretty well."He went into the water

on the 17th, and his thirdshot was some 50 feetaway.He ran the bogey putt

to the back edge of thegreen, and made a 12-footer for double bogey. Hethen failed to get up-and-down from right of the18th green.Even so, he's still in the

hunt going into the week-end. And that's all anyonewants on this course, any-way."I've just got to take out

of it that I played the lastthree in 4-over par, andI'm still third," Laird said.

Three sharePlayers leadWoods in hunt after 68

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