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COMING WednesdayPiqua Commission

BY BETHANY J. ROYERStaff Writerbroyer@civitasmedia.com

PIQUA — A third and finalreading regarding storm waterfees will begin the last commis-sion meeting of the month onTuesday. Passage of the ordi-nance will see a 50-cent increasefor 2013 and a 25-cent increasefor 2014 that will amount to anoverall increase by the latter yearof $9.Commission will then proceed

with a second reading related toamending the Piqua MunicipalCode for minimum meeting re-quirements of at least one perquarter for both the Energy andPark boards, before discussingthe five following resolutions:• Two resolutions pertaining to

accepting a general business zon-ing designation of a SpringcreekTwp. property upon annexation.An item that began with a peti-tion for annexation to the MiamiCounty Board of Commissioners

by the owner in late 2012.• An application to the League

of American Bicyclists BikeFriendly Community program.• Authorization to enter into an

agreement with LBJ Inc. for engi-neering design services on theCounty Road 25-A Phase III recon-struction project.• Authorization to apply for Safe

Route to School funding for infra-structure related improvements.Commission meetings are held

every first and third Tuesday of the

month at 7:30 p.m. at the commis-sion chamber on the second floor ofthe Government Municipal Com-plex. For those seeking a more infor-

mal opportunity to speak withtheir city leaders, a commissionwork session is being offered once amonth in the commission cham-bers starting at 7:30 p.m. The pub-lic is invited and encouraged toattend with meeting agendasavailable online at www.pi-quaoh.org.

Commission reviews storm water fee ordinance

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BY BELINDA M.PASCHALStaff Writerbpaschal@civitasmedia.com

PIQUA — In more thanthree decades of teachingmath and science, JoyceThornberry’s excitementat seeing her students fig-ure out problems and ex-periments for themselveshas not dimmed.“One of the most fulfill-

ing things about my job isto see the students excitedabout learning, to see theexpressions on their faceswhen they finally figureout the principle we’relooking for or understandthe end product and howthey got there,” she said.Thornberry has taught

at Piqua Catholic Schoolfor 34 years, all of whichhave been spent teachingseventh- and eighth-graders. “I just enjoy thatage group and feel that Ican relate to them,” shesaid.Thornberry earned

her bachelor’s degree inmath from St. Mary-of-the-Woods College inIndiana. Later, a grantfrom the Ohio Board ofRegents enabled her toearn a master’s in mid-dle school science fromWright State Univer-sity. It was there thatshe met Dr. Lois Cook,who, along with the lateDr. Theodore R. “Ted”Williams, founded theBuckeye Women In Sci-ence, Engineering, andResearch Institute (B-WISER) in 1990.“When I first started,

there weren’t manywomen going into science.I was very lucky to haveLois Cook as a professor;she really fought forwomen in science,” saidThornberry, who has

taught at B-WISER for 21of its 22 summers in exis-tence.The B-WISER Summer

Science Camp is a team-

BY JULIE CARR SMYTHCOLUMBUS (AP) — By tim-

ing the address to follow hismajor budget, tax reform andschool funding proposals, OhioGov. John Kasich’s annual Stateof the State speech Tuesday inLima will feel more like a stumpspeech for 2014 than the typicallitany of big policy initiatives.The Republican governor will

use the speech to promote his lat-est ideas for the state, ratherthan announce them.He’s said as much.“For those that are thinking

that they want to come to Limaon the 19th for a whole bunch ofnew things in the State of theState, don’t come,” he said in un-veiling his $63.2 billion, two-year

budget this month. “Because Ithink we’ve got it all out on thefield right now.”For the second consecutive

year, Kasich is taking the ad-dress outside Columbus, and out-side the Statehouse, wherepro-labor protesters packed thehalls and sent up disruptiveshouts during his first address in2011.Last year, Kasich made history

when he first gave the speechelsewhere, picking the Demo-cratic and union stronghold ofSteubenville to highlight posi-tives he said were taking place ineconomically hard-hit easternOhio, particularly surroundingK-12 education and oil and gasexploration.

With Lima, in northwest Ohio,Kasich has found a manufactur-ing hub with significantly im-proved employment, which alsosits in the heart of reliably Re-publican farm country. The newleader of the Ohio Senate that’ssometimes block Kasich’s plans,President Keith Faber of Celina,lives nearby.Located about 80 miles south

of Toledo, Lima was built aroundfactories that made locomotivesand school buses. Heavy indus-try still drives the city, home toan oil refinery, a Ford Motor Co.engine plant and the nation’sonly tank manufacturing plant.

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Thornberry inspirespassion for science

Joyce Thornberry works with artist-in-residenceMichael Bashaw in her room last week on a projectfor Muse Machine.

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Kids learn lessonin helping others

BY NATALIE KNOTHStaff Writernknoth@civitasmedia.com

TROY — DonningValentine’s Day hats,preschoolers at KidsLearning Place in Troycarried nonperishablefood donations out to anawaiting cargo carrierThursday morning — theconcluding chapter intheir holiday service proj-

ect for Troy’s First Placefood pantry. With morethan 1,235 pounds col-lected, the children had tocarry out canned andboxed food one by one andwheel out boxes on brightred scooters, as theirteachers helped.What began as a project

in late January for staffgrew to an effort with chil-dren at the center andtheir families. For addedmotivation, the class col-lecting the most wasslated to win a cookieparty.The project became a

Immigration effortcalled ‘backup plan’BY PHILIP ELLIOTTWASHINGTON (AP) —

Republicans and Democ-rats alike on Sunday pre-dicted President BarackObama would fail if hepushed forward with hisown effort to overhaul thenation’s immigration sys-tem and urged the admin-istration to hold off whilelawmakers work on a bi-partisan measure.Republican Sen. John

McCain predicted the ad-ministration’s effortswould come up short if theWhite House went for-ward with a proposal toput the estimated 11 mil-lion illegal immigrants inthe U.S. on a long pathwayto citizenship. DemocraticSen. Chuck Schumer, whomet with Obama onWednesday at the White

House to discuss progress,urged his allies in the ad-ministration to give a bi-partisan group of eightlawmakers the time tohammer out a deal ontheir own.Obama’s newly ap-

pointed top aide, chief ofstaff Denis McDonough,said the White Housewould only send its planto Congress if the law-makers stumble in theirefforts and cast its effortsas a backup plan.“Well, let’s make sure

that it doesn’t have to beproposed,” McDonoughsaid of the president’spitch, first reported onUSA Today’s website lateSaturday.“We will be prepared

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Reservations duefor WIN meetingPIQUA — Reservations

are due today to attend theFebruary Women in Net-working (WIN) meeting,which will be held from11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thurs-day, Feb. 21, at the YWCA,418 N. Wayne St., Piqua.Amy Zumberger of “Ask

Amy Staging” will presentthe program. Lunch will becatered by Stillwater ValleyCatering and is $8. RSVPto Sharon Ford at 773-2765or email s.ford@pi-quaareachamber.com.

‘Dollars forScholars’ supperscheduledCOVINGTON — The an-

nual “Dollars for Scholars”Spaghetti Supper will beheld at Covington HighSchool on Wednesday,March 6. Serving times willbe from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Allproceeds from the dinnergo into the Dollars forScholars Scholarship Fund.Cost is $5 for adults, $4

for senior citizens, and $3for children under 12. Carry-out orders also are avail-able.For more information, call

473-3746.

with our own plan ifthese ongoing talks be-tween Republicans andDemocrats up on Capi-tol Hill break down,” Mc-Donough said in a secondinterview, adding he’s op-timistic they would notcrumble.The administration’s

proposal would create avisa for those in thecountry illegally andallow them to becomelegal permanent resi-dents within eight years.The proposal also re-quires businesses toknow the immigrationstatus of their workersand adds more fundingfor border security.It drew immediate

criticism from Sen.Marco Rubio, R-Fla.“If actually proposed,

the president’s billwould be dead on ar-rival in Congress, leav-ing us with unsecuredborders and a brokenlegal immigration sys-tem for years to come,”said Rubio, who is

among the eight law-makers searching for acomprehensive plan.McCain, the Arizona

senator whose previousefforts at an immigrationoverhaul ended in failurein 2007, predicted theWhite House proposal’sdemise if it were sent toCongress. McCain

strongly urged the presi-dent to pocket thedrafted measures andgive senators a chance tofinish their work.“I believe we are mak-

ing progress in a biparti-san basis,” McCain, whois among the Senategroup working on legis-lation, said.

Like many of Ohio’s in-dustrial cities, poverty is aproblem in some neighbor-hoods, but the city’s unem-ployment has been nearlycut in half from two yearsago and now stands at 7percent.President Barack

Obama’s campaign rallyjust days before the elec-tion last Novembermarked the first time a sit-ting Democratic presidentvisited Lima since HarryTruman stopped there in1948.In the end, Obama’s

rival, Republican MittRomney, handily wonAllen County last year,scoring 61 percent of thevote to Obama’s 37 per-cent.

By reversing the usualspeech-then-budget pat-tern of past governors, theformer congressman is fol-lowing a classic campaignformat: Announce a bigpolicy initiative, then hitthe road to sell its merits.“He’s trying to seize

the initiative a little bit,kind of take a proactiveapproach,” said GrantNeeley, a political scien-tist at the University ofDayton. “It’s the secondtime he’s taking theState of the State ad-dress outside the capital,so he feels like it’s amore receptive audience.He’s trying to paint him-self as a proactive gov-ernor coming forwardwith all those proposalskind of rapid-fire.”

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taught, hands-on, week-long program held atWooster College for girlswho have just completedseventh grade. Thecamp’s goal is to pro-mote the interest ofyoung women in scienceand engineering, andprovide each girl with afull laboratory experi-ence.“These girls come to

camp and take a fullcurriculum and fromwhat we have seen,many continue taking(science) courses whenthey go back to school inthe fall,” Thornberrysaid.She works just as dili-

gently to instill this loveof science in her stu-dents during the schoolyear. Her hard work haspaid off, as evidenced bythe 11 students who re-ceived superior ratingsat a recent area sciencefair, making them eligi-ble for the district com-petition March 16 atCentral State Univer-sity.By writing and receiv-

ing grants for specialprojects, Thornberry

provides her studentswith learning experi-ences that are also fun.One grant allowed aclass of seventh-gradersto build their own rock-ets. Another enabledstudents to make a me-chanical animal. “Theyhad to put it together —all the gears and leversand screws — so thatwhen it was completed,it was a workable ani-mal. We used it to inves-tigate speed andacceleration,” she said.Thornberry noted that

the way science istaught has evolved forthe better over theyears. “When I startedout years ago, teachingscience was lecturing.Then it went to hands-on learning. Then itwent to inquiry learn-ing, which is the childdiscovering the endpoint. Instead of tellingthe child, ‘This is whatyou’re going to do nowdo it,’ it’s ‘Do this andtell me what it implies,tell me what happened,”she said.“Children are tactile.

They learn better whenthey can touch and feeland put things together.”

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Ernest L. VagedesTROY — Ernest L.

Vagedes, 70, of Troy, diedSaturday, Feb. 16, 2013,at theH o s -pice ofD a y -ton. Hew a sb o r nA u g .2 3 ,1 9 4 2 ,i nPiqua,to thelate Leonard J. Vagedesand Rita M. (Steinke)Vagedes.He is survived by his

wife, Kay (McKale)Vagedes; his daughtersand sons-in-law, Jenniferand Alan Decker of Troyand Michele and ToddOaks of Troy; son anddaughter-in-law, Craigand Paige Vagedes ofDayton; sisters andbrother-in-law, MaryJean Bollinger of Van-dalia and Ann M. andMartin Schulz of Florida;sister-in-law, ConstanceMcKale of Kettering;brothers-in-law, JamesMcKale of Piqua andMichael McKale of Penn-sylvania; grandchildren,Angela Umstead, Morganand Ally Decker, Carlyand Julian Vagedes, Lukeand Connor Oaks. He willalso be missed by manyloving nieces andnephews.In addition to his par-

ents, Ernie was precededin death by one brother-

i n - l a w ,K i r kBoll ingerand sister-in-law, Pa-tricia McKale.Ernie graduated from

Xavier University inCincinnati, where hewas a distinguished mil-itary student and be-longed to Alpha SigmaNu fraternity. He re-ceived his MBA fromAntioch College. He wasa member of St. PatrickCatholic Church, Troyand was a U.S. ArmyVeteran of the VietnamWar. Ernie was em-ployed as a CPA havingretired in 2004.A Mass of Christian

Burial will be held at 11a.m. Thursday at St.Patrick CatholicChurch, Troy, with theRev. Fr. James Duell of-ficiating. Military hon-ors will follow mass atthe church by the Veter-ans Memorial Honorguard. Interment will beheld at a later date inthe Forest Hill Ceme-tery, Piqua. The familywill receive friends from4-7 p.m. Wednesday atBaird Funeral Home,Troy, with prayer servicefollowing. Memorial con-tributions may be madeto Hospice of Dayton, St.Patrick Catholic Churchor Special Olympics.Friends may express

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

Obituaries

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Betty A. TeetsPIQUA — Betty A.

Teets, 88, of Piqua, died at10:22 p.m. Saturday, Feb.16, 2013, at Troy Care &Rehabilitation Center. Shewas born Jan. 3, 1925, inPiqua, to her mother andstepfather Edna (Robin-son) and Jess Francis.She married Francis

Teets on Dec. 22, 1945, inPiqua; he preceded her indeath on Aug. 4, 2001.Survivors include two

sons, James Teets of Piquaand Samuel Teets of Sid-ney; two daughters,Frances Jones of Piquaand Teresa Proffitt ofPiqua; nine grandchil-dren; and numerousgreat-grandchildren.Mrs. Teets was a mem-

ber of the Sidney ApostolicTemple and retired in1984, after many years asa nurse’s aide, havingworked in private duty

home care, and at the for-mer Hilltop NursingHome and Piqua Manor.She enjoyed her churchand its activities, embroi-dery, and quilting.A graveside service to

honor her life will be con-ducted at 1:30 p.m. Tues-day, at Forest HillCemetery with BishopRobert Fries officiating.Visitation will be from 11-1 p.m. Tuesday at theJamieson & YannucciFuneral Home.In lieu of flowers, me-

morial contributions maybe made to Hospice ofMiami County, P.O. Box502, Troy, OH 45373.Guestbook condolences

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

Alfreda Coons HallST. MARYS — Alfreda

Coons Hall, 98, of St.Marys, formerly of Troy,died Friday, Feb. 15, 2013,at the Joint Township Me-morial Hospital, St.Marys. She was born June22, 1914, in Richwood.Alfreda is survived by

her daughter, Sharon Gal-breath of St. Marys; andson, Robert Hall of Sara-sota, Fla.; four grandchil-dren; 12great-grandchildren; andone great-great grand-child.

Alfreda was preceded indeath by her mother,Vernie Coons and her hus-band, Robert W. Hall.Alfreda was a member

of the First UnitedChurch of Christ in Troy.She retired as a secretaryfrom Hobart Corporation.A graveside service will

be held 11 a.m. Tuesday,at the Riverside Cemetery,Troy, with the Rev. LaurenAllen officiating. Friendsmay express condolencesto the family throughwww.bairdfuneralhome.com

Danni A. Amick

TIPP CITY — Danni A.Amick, 59, of Piqua, diedFriday, Feb. 15, 2013, atUpper Valley MedicalCenter, Troy after a briefillness.He was born Dec. 2,

1953, in Piqua, to RobertA. and Mary Ann (Hurley)Amick.He was preceded in

death by his parents anda baby sister, Valli AnnAmick.Surviving Danni are

his brother, Jeffry A.Amick, Dayton; and Uncleand Aunt Larry and JudyAmick of Pleasant Hill.Danni was a former

student of RiversideSchool in Troy where as astudent athlete he wonmany gold, silver, and

bronze medals and count-less ribbons in the SpecialOlympics. His favoritesports were softball andbowling. He was the start-ing point guard on theRiverside basketballteam. His special love washis family and friends, hismom’s fried chicken andBig Macs! Funeral serv-ices will be held at 2 p.m.Wednesday, at Fringsand Bayliff FuneralHome, 327 W Main St.,Tipp City, with burial tofollow in Riverside Ceme-tery, West Milton. Visita-tion will be held at thefuneral home on Wednes-day starting at 12:30 p.m.until time of service at 2p.m. www.fringsand-bayliff.com.

Ruth M. ‘Mac’ McKinleyDAYTON — Ruth M.

“Mac” McKinley, R.N., 87,of Dayton, passed awaySunday, Feb. 17, 2013.Ruth was born April 18,

1925, in Piqua, to the lateEdwin L. and Margaret(Werley) McKinley.Ruth attended St. Mary

Elementary School inPiqua and graduated fromPiqua Catholic HighSchool in 1943. She was aClass of 1946 graduate ofGood Samaritan HospitalSchool of Nursing. Formore than 35 years, sheworked for Dr. Conrad De-Bold. Ruth was an activemember of the RetiredNurses Forum and Dis-trict Ten of the OhioNurses Association.Ruth is survived by two

nieces, Peg (Rick) Schererof Vancouver, Wash. andCathy (Luke) Bolin Jr. ofPiqua; two nephews, JoeMcKinley of Piqua andPatrick (Cyndee) McKin-ley of Venice, Fla.; great-niece, Kelly McKinleyMaple; four great-nephews, Tim Scherer,Nate Scherer, MikeMcKinley and Chris Will-cox; three great-great-nieces; fivegreat-great-nephews andlong-time special friend,

Rosa Lee Weinert, RN.Ruth was preceded indeath by brother, BillMcKinley of Piqua.She will be remembered

and greatly missed bymany dear family, loyalfriends, and neighbors andall who knew her.A Mass of Christian

Burial will be celebrated10:30 a.m. Wednesday, atSt. Rita of Cascia CatholicChurch, 5401 North MainSt., Dayton, with FatherKenneth Baker officiating.The family will receivevisitors one hour beforethe service at the church.Interment will be at For-est Hill Cemetery, withher parents in Piqua.In lieu of flowers, me-

morial contributions maybe made to St. Rita of Cas-cia Catholic Church, orHospice of Dayton, 324Wilmington Ave., Dayton,OH 45420.Arrangements en-

trusted to Baker-Hazel& Snider FuneralHome.Online memories and

condolences may be leftfor the family at www.bak-erhazelsnider.com.

Dale F. BowermanPIQUA — Dale F. Bow-

erman, 78, of Piqua,passed away Saturday,Feb. 16, 2013, at MiamiValley Hospital, Dayton.He was born Sept. 9, 1934,in Macy, Ind. to the lateJohn Harry and CarrieMarie (Flora) Bowerman.On Nov. 5, 1954, he

married Martha EllenPiatt in Twelve Mile,Ind.In addition to his wife,

he is survived by his sonand daughter-in-law,Rick and Judy (Staley)Bowerman of Piqua; hisdaughter and son-in-law,Cynthia and Tom Goeddeof Piqua; grandchildren,Andrea BowermanHoover and her husband,Nick of Tipp City, EricBowerman of Piqua, andhis fiancée, Megan Sote-riou Davidson of Piqua,Philip Goedde and JohnGoedde both of Piqua. Hewas “Papa” to his twogreat-granddaughters,Essie and AudrinaHoover. He also is sur-vived by one sister andbrother-in-law, Joan andRex Lowe, Kokomo, Ind.;and several nieces andnephews.Dale was preceded in

death by one brother,Paul Bowerman; threesisters, Bessie Richard-son Boone, Sarah Fern“Sally” Huddleston andDoris Avery.Dale graduated from

DeForest College,Chicago, Ill. in 1954, andworked at Scott RadioLabs in Plymouth, Ind.until it closed in 1957.He and Marty then hadan opportunity to moveto Piqua and purchasethe B-K Root BeerStand. They operated thedrive-in restaurant until1989, having had more

than 250 employees dur-ing those years.Dale enjoyed working

with teens, many ofwhom have remainedfriends throughout theyears. After selling theirbusiness in 1989, and forthe next 17 years, Daleand Marty traveled forthe Coachmen MotorHome Company of Mid-dlebury, Ind. He enjoyedtraveling, woodworking,and reading western nov-els, and he loved to spendtime with his grandchil-dren and great-grandchil-dren.Dale was a member of

the Joyful Noise SundaySchool Class and was for-merly a deacon andtrustee at Piqua BaptistChurch.He previously served on

the advisory board for thePiqua Salvation Army. Hewas a 20-year volunteerwith the Piqua Police De-partment Auxiliary, andalso has held member-ships in Jaycees and othercommunity organizations.Funeral services will be

held at 11 a.m. Thursday,at Melcher-Sowers Fu-neral Home, Piqua withPastor Donald Wells offi-ciating. Burial will followin Forest Hill Cemetery,Piqua. Friends may callfrom 5-8 p.m. Wednesdayat the funeral home.In Lieu of flowers due

to allergies the family re-quests contributions bemade to Salvation Army129 S. Wayne St,. Piqua,OH 45356 or FisherHouse 415 SchlatterDrive Wright-PattersonAFB, OH 45433-1144.Condolences may be ex-pressed to the family atw w w . m e l c h e r -sowers.com.

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PIQUA — The friends ofCody Young have put to-gether a benefit from 6-11p.m. March 2 at Z’s 3rd Levelin Piqua. Admission is $10.There will be live enter-

tainment provided by theband Adrienne Rose, DJ ArtLove, dinner, auction, raffle,

and a 50/50 drawing.Young, 18, was in a severe

car accident on Wednesday,Nov. 21, when his car rolledand he was thrown from thevehicle. He was flown toMiami Valley Hospital for asevere traumatic brain in-jury. Cody and his family,Mike, Kathy, Derrick, andAndrew need prayers andsupport as they face the chal-lenges ahead.The public is invited to

come and support Cody andhis family. For more informa-tion, call Team Cody at 773-9518 or 451-2151.

PIQUA — Upper Valley CareerCenter Adult Division is offering abasic cake decorating class taughtby local expert and owner of Dobo’sDelights Bake Shop, Cynthia Dobo. Dobo is a graduate of Bowling

Green State University with a

bachelor of arts degree in food sci-ence and nutrition. Prior to owningher own shop she worked at theHyatt Regency in Cincinnati as apastry chef. Dobo says she likes tocontribute to the community andwill enjoy teaching others.

“We are delighted Cynthia willbe teaching here at Upper ValleyCareer Center,” said enrichment co-ordinator Annette Paulus. Duringthe four-week course Dobo willteach the basics of cake baking,icing and decorating. Classes will be

held at the Upper Valley CareerCenter main building on Wednes-day evenings from 6-8 p.m. March 6through March 27. No experience isnecessary.

The cost of the class is $60 plussupplies. Contact Annette Paulus at1-800-589-6963 or emailpaulusa@uppervalleycc.org to regis-ter or for more information. Regis-trations will be accepted throughFeb. 27. Registrations will be ac-cepted on a first come first servedbasis.

SIDNEY — The LastingIntimacy through Nurtur-ing, Knowledge and Skills(LINKS) program will beoffered free in March formarried couples. This one-day class will be held from8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Satur-day, March 2, at theShelby County YMCA,300 E Parkwood St., Sid-ney.The program is spon-

sored by MarriageWorksOhio, a department ofElizabeth’s New Life Cen-ter, and will be presentedby Catholic Social Serv-ices of the Miami Valley.The LINKS program

centers around the Rela-tionship AttachmentModel (R.A.M.) developedby Dr. John Van Epp. Cou-ples will apply principlesof the R.A.M. (Know,Trust. Rely, Commit andTouch) to manage crucial

relationship links. Theprogram encourages thedevelopment of skills suchas mutually knowing eachother through talking andtogetherness, trusting ineach other while keepingpositive and respectfulopinions, depending oneach other and mutuallymeeting needs, commit-ting to each other by culti-vating deep feelings ofbelonging together.The program includes

free course materials,breakfast, lunch, dinnerand childcare, if needed.Gift cards ($25) will beawarded for attendance.To register, call 800-

521-6419 ext. 1119 or visithttp: / /www.trustmar-riage.com/links.php toregister online. Registra-tion deadline for this classis Feb. 22.

LINKS programslated for March

Benefit for Young

UVCC to offer cake decorating class

Support forarea youthin Nov. caraccident

Local expert,owner of Dobo’sat the helm

These are selected inci-dents provided by the PiquaPolice Department.

Feb. 12Theft: Police responded to

a pair of vehicle breakingand enterings, first in the600 block of Riverside Driveand the second in the 1100block of Washington Avenue.A short time later anothersimilar reported was filedrelative to a home in the1400 block of Nicklin Av-enue.

Feb. 13Suspicious person: Po-

lice responded to the 200block of East Main Streetafter an 8-year-old girl walk-ing to school said “a thin,older black male pulled hisvehicle next to her and triedto grab her.”

Menacing: Police re-sponded to the 310 S. Down-ing Street after a malesubject grabbed a woman’sarm and was causing prob-lems during bingo at achurch.

Open houseslated TuesdayPIQUA — Easter Seals

Adult Day Services hold anopen house from 12:45 a.m.until 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at316 N. College St. Specialmusical entertainment willbe provided by JohnWildenhaus, with a sing-along, refreshments, freeblood pressure screening,and tours of the adult day

service center.

Hospitalluncheon

PIQUA — The PiquaMemorial Hospital Lunch-eon for all former HospitalEmployees will be held at11:30 a.m. Thursday, March7, at Buffalo Jacks in Cov-ington. No reservations areneeded. Orders will betaken from the menu.

lesson on the importanceof donating to those lessfortunate.“We had to explain it

on their terms,” saidAmy Esser, early child-hood service coordinator.“They got to decorate theboxes, and we talkedabout it. With our cur-riculum, naturallyaround Valentine’s Dayyou’re talking about feel-ings and caring for otherpeople.”The Kids Learning

Place staff members wereso impressed by theamount collected thatthey decided to rewardall the children with aValentine’s Day party.Parent Dee Anna Peck,

who is a part of the PiquaArmy National Guard’s1487th unit, volunteeredthe use of a troop cargocarrier to transport foodto First Place.

Staff Sgt. David Wittand Spc. John Lewisalso helped load food onthe truck.“We try to do events

to help the community,since we’re based inPiqua,” Peck said.Peck’s daughter

Brooklyn said she washappy and excited tohelp with the serviceproject.“We like to give peo-

ple food,” she said, re-calling what shedonated with her mom.“We brought in corn andfruit snacks andcherry-pie filling andgreen beans.”Kids Learning Place

staff members said theyselected First Place forthe service project be-cause they serve a largenumber of families in theTroy, helping about 500families a month.

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Children of Kids Learning Place in Troy carry food do-nations outside to be loaded on a vehicle last Thurs-day.

Valentine’s gift a labor of LoveBY NATALIE KNOTHStaff Writernknoth@civitasmedia.com

TROY — Alicia andAdam Love’s baby wasborn nine days past thedue date — but the timingcouldn’t have been anymore appropriate — 11:36p.m. on Valentine’s Day.“She looked at the clock

and said, ‘I gotta have theLove baby on Valentine’sDay — let’s go,’” saidAdam, 32, of Troy.Added Alicia’s mother,

Karen Miller, “They gottheir own little cupid.”Adam J. “A.J.” is the

third child for the Loves,who also have two daugh-ters, Ayiana, 6, and Ayzia,10.Three days earlier, Ali-

cia, 32, was in labor forfive hours, but the babywasn’t quite ready to ar-rive.Alicia returned Thurs-

day morning only to dropoff some belongings, buthospital staff said theywanted to hook her up tomonitors to check herprogress. With her bloodpressure high, they de-cided to induce labor.“Nine days overdue was

not planned at all,” Aliciasaid with a laugh, towhich her mother added,“We started getting anx-ious a week ago — ‘Is heever going to come out?’”At Alicia’s bedside for

the delivery were her hus-band, mother, mother-in-law Kathy Love, andsister-in-law MelissaLove.“We had a herd,” Alicia

said. “It was very good.

They all helped in differ-ent ways.”Alicia said the nurses

were “fantastic” through-out the whole birthingprocess. One nurse hadeven knitted heart-shapedblankets for all the babiesborn on Valentine’s Day.Less than 24 hours

after giving birth, Aliciawas feeling “not too bad,”although the previousdays were difficult, she

said.“It was a pretty brutal

delivery,” she recalled. “Idid it all natural, not evena Tylenol.”Friday evening, Alicia

and Adam’s three childrenwore matching shirts fromInk’D Tees — a “littlebrother” shirt for A.J., “bigsister” for Ayiana and “big-ger sister” for Ayzia, eachwith the sibling’s respec-tive name on the back.Ayzia said she was “ex-

cited to actually have an-other boy in the house,”which made her fathersmile in agreement. He re-called her joy in getting aphone call on the night ofher baby brother’s birth.“I held up the phone to

(A.J.) so she could hearhim. Ayzia said, ‘I got but-terflies in my stomach,’”Adam said.Alicia and Adam’s fam-

ily and friends are equallyhappy — and stunned —by the coincidence of an-other Love entering theworld on Valentine’s Day.“Everyone’s been post-

ing on Facebook about‘Love born on Valentine’sDay.’ It’s really cool,”Adam said.

NATALIE KNOTH/CIVITAS MEDIA The Love family of Troy welcomed baby Adam J.“A.J.” on Valentine’s Day.

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BY HARRIETTE COLE

DEAR HARRIETTE: I take a weekly public speak-ing class where we are encouraged to share our work infront of the class.There is one problem: I am terribly shy,and I do not know if I can talk in front of the class. Canyou give me some pointers on how to overcome my shy-ness?

— At a Loss for Words, Brooklyn, N.Y.

DEAR AT A LOSS FOR WORDS: Congratulationson taking a class that will help you face one of your fears.That took a lot of courage.One thing that will be important for you to remember

is that you are taking a class. Your teacher and class-mates do not expect you to already be a great publicspeaker.You are there to learn. Chances are, your class-mates are a little skittish, too. Rather than succumbingto your fear, think about the class members as supportfor one another.Your attitude will help you to havemoreconfidence.Practice speaking at home in front of a mirror. Stand

up straight and tall, with your feet hip-distance apart.Relax your shoulders. Take a deep breath. Look in themirror and smile. Recite your speech, looking down atyour paper momentarily and then looking up and out.Move from the mirror to your living room. If you live

with someone, ask him or her to be your audience. (Youalso can pretend that people are sitting in empty chairs.)Practice speaking to a room full of “people” and makingeye contact as you speak. This will make it easier whenyou present speeches to your class.

DEAR HARRIETTE: My cellphone apparentlypocket-dialedmywife’s phone, andmywife heard a con-versation I had with a co-worker. I needed to vent tosomeone who would listen, because I have not had thebest relationship with my wife in the past few months.After my workday, I went home to an angry wife. She

was disappointed with me because I told a friend aboutour problems instead of talking to her first. How can Iprevent this from happening again?

— Talk Too Much, Manhattan, N.Y.

DEAR TALK TOO MUCH: Start by apologizing sin-cerely for upsetting your wife. Explain that it was notyour intention to do so, and that you needed to talk outyour feelings with someone before talking to her.This isprobably something she understands, even if it made herangry.Most people need a friend who is willing to listenwhen they are upset about something.To prevent this in the future, start talking to your wife

about your issues.Ask if she would be willing to have anhonest conversation about the state of your relationship.Explain your concerns in as calm a manner as you canmuster. Ask her what she is thinking and feeling.If you two are able to talk without arguing, keep it

going and do your best to address the challenges in yourmarriage. If you are unable to speak to each other civilly,you may want to seek out a professional to help you. Amarriage counselor may be able to guide your conversa-tion and give you tools for more productive communica-tion, especially during difficult times.

Lifestylist and author Harriette Cole is president andcreative director of Harriette Cole Media. You can sendquestions to askharriette@harriettecole.com or c/o Uni-versal Uclick, 1130Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.

To hear Sen. CharlesSchumertell it, lawmak-ers craftingan immigra-

tion reform bill will focus ontwo big tasks. “First, definingmetrics that demonstrate thatthe border is secure,” the NewYork Democrat explained at aJan. 31 news conference. “Sec-ond, defining exactly what thepath to citizenship looks likeand how it proceeds.”ForSchumerandsomeSenate colleagues,

that is the short version of immigration re-form: first, border security, and second, apath to citizenship.But immigration reformas envisioned by

the so-called Gang of Eight is actually athree-stepprocess.Schumer left out the firstpart:immediate legalizationof theestimated11million illegal immigrants in the country.In thestatementofprinciples releasedbythegang on Jan. 28, legalization begins theprocess, followedby securing theborder,andthen, after an as-yet-undefined standard ofborder enforcement ismet,a path to citizen-ship.It’s the first step, immediate legalization,

thatworries skeptics.Thoseworries intensi-fied after Schumer and others gave varyingaccounts of how they expect it all to work.WhentheGangofEight rolledout itspro-

posal, Schumer spokeopenlyabout immedi-ate legalization. “On day one of our bill, thepeopleherewithoutstatuswhoarenot crim-inals or security riskswill be able to live andwork here legally,” he said. “Immediatelywhenthebill passes,peoplewhoarehere liv-ing in the shadowswould get a legal right tostayhereandwork.Theywouldno longerbedeported,providedtheydon’thaveacriminalrecord. They would no longer be harassed.They would be working ... the ability to stayhere and work and stay inAmerica and notbe deported or harassed comes virtually im-mediately.”Two days later, at a forum sponsored by

Politico, Schumer added emphasis: “Peopleimmediately can get a work visa, so they’reout of the shadows, they can work, they canstay in theUnitedStates if theydon’t haveacriminal charge against them.”Sooncriticsbegantopointout flaws in the

Gang of Eight scheme.Conservative colum-nist Charles Krauthammer called immedi-ate legalization“the functional equivalent ofa green card” and “the very essence ofamnesty.” Blogger Mickey Kaus called theproposal“agiant incentive forpeople to comehere illegally.”AndtheManhattanInstitute’sHeatherMacDonaldwrote that it gives ille-gal immigrants “the immeasurable advan-tage of legal presence in the U.S. whilewaiting for their green card, unlike aliens

obeying the lawandwaiting intheir own country for permis-sion to enter.”In later appearances,

Schumer and fellow Democ-rats began to speak less of im-mediate legalizationandmoreof a two-part, enforcement-then-path-to-citizenshipprocess. But their demeanorsuggested their hearts aren’tin any plan based on strong

enforcement.“We want the border to be secure,”

Schumer said at that Jan. 31 news confer-ence. “Butwe’renotusingborder security asanexcuseorblock to thepathof citizenship.”Later, Senate Majority Leader Harry

Reid, appearing on ABC’s “ThisWeek,” wasasked whether the final immigration dealwould include what Gang of Eight memberSen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., calls “operationalcontrol”of theborder.“Idon’tknowwhat thatmeans,andIdon’t thinkhedoeseither,”Reidresponded. “The fact is we have some met-ricswe’re talkingabout,somenumbers.Andwecandothat.But this legislation isgoing topass.”Themessage:Reid is determined to push

immigration reform through the Senate,whatever is happening along the border.The majority leader and his fellow De-

mocrats are vague about enforcement be-cause it’snot thekey to theirplan.Thekey isimmediate legalization.In theGangofEightscenario,enforcementwill be preceded -- notfollowed by, but preceded -- by legalization.After that happens, the process will be im-possible to stop.When Schumer says, “We want to make

sure that employers do not hire people whoare here illegally,” he knows immediate le-galization will make that point moot. Em-ployers won’t hire people who are hereillegallybecausenobodywillbehere illegally;they’ll all havebeen legalizedby theGangofEight’s plan.As farasbordersecurity is involved,mem-

bers of the Gang of Eight are proposing re-institutingelectronic securitymeasures thathave already failed. And those inadequatemeasureswouldgo intoeffectas theprospectof immediate legality lures more people tocross the border illegally.Immediate legalization is the very heart

of theGangofEightproposal.It is likely tobeat the heart of conservative and Republicanopposition to the Gang of Eight plan.And ifthe fragile alliance between Democrats andRepublicans falls apart, it will likely be thecause.

ByronYork is chief political correspondentforTheWashingtonExaminer.

WASHINGTON (AP) —President Barack Obama’sDemocratic allies in theSen-ate are unveiling legislationThursday to avoid a loomingsetof sharp,across-the-boardspending cuts set to strikethe Pentagon and domesticagencies in just twoweeks.The measure would im-

pose aminimum tax rate onmillion-dollar incomes andreplace the automatic cuts,known as a sequester inWashington-speak,withcutsto much-criticized farm sub-sidies and more gradual re-ductions to the Pentagonbudget.But the legislation, set to

be revealed Thursday after-noon, is sure to die at thehands of Republicans op-posed tonewtaxhikeswhena vote is called the week ofFeb. 25. Its release set off apredictable round of bicker-ing in the Capitol.“Their whole goal here

isn’t to solve theproblem, it’stohaveashowvote that’sde-signed to fail, call it a day,andwait for someone else topickup thepieces,”saidSen-ate GOP Leader Mitch Mc-Connell of Kentucky.“Well, my message this

morning is simple: Therewon’t be any easy off-rampson this one.The days of 11thhour negotiations are over.WashingtonDemocratsmayhavegottenused toRepubli-cans bailing them out oftheir own lackof responsibil-ity. But those days havepassed.”Theautomatic cutswould

drain $85 billion from thegovernment’s budget overthe coming seven months,imposingan8percent cut onthe Pentagon and a 5 per-cent cut on domestic agen-cies. Medicare providerpayments would be cut by 2percent.The cuts are the resulting

failure of a 2011 deficit “su-percommittee” to reachagreement.Theoriginal ideawas that the threat of the se-quester would drive Democ-rats and Republicans tostrike a budget bargain.

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In the opinion of mostobservers, this was thedeal that determined thewinner of the 2001 worldteam championship. It oc-curred with seven dealsremaining in the 128-board final and theUnited States leadingNorway by the slendermargin of 12 IMPs.When the hand was

first played, Chip Marteland Lew Stansby of theU.S. reached only fourhearts on the North-South cards, making sixafter West led the king of

spades. Stansby was ableto ruff four clubs indummy to finish with 12tricks, losing only a dia-mond at the end.At the other table,Terje

Aa and Glenn Grotheimof Norway reached sixhearts on the biddingshown. South’s openingclub bid was artificial andforcing, and the subse-quent bidding revealedthat North held a 4-4-4-1distribution with eight to10 high-card points andspecifically a singletonclub.If the slam made, Nor-

way would gain 13 IMPsto take a 1-IMP lead withsix boards to go; if theslam was defeated, the

U.S. would gain 13 IMPsto lead by 25.PeterWeichsel, on lead,

knew a great deal aboutthe North hand, but all heknew about the Southhand was that Grotheimthought he could make aslam opposite what Aahad promised.Weichsel deliberated

for a long time, allowingthe other players to get upand stretch their legs ashe pondered his openingshot. At long last, heemerged with the killer:the deuce of hearts.The trump lead torpe-

doed any chance of mak-ing 12 tricks on acrossruff, as Stansby haddone. Ordinarily, three

club ruffs in dummywould enable declarer toestablish his fifth club,but with the clubs divided5-2, this was not possible,and he eventually fin-ished down one.Six deals later, the

Americans had won thematch by a margin of 21IMPs. Had Weichsel ledanything other than atrump on this deal, how-ever, Norway would havewon the world title by 5IMPs.

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DEAR ABBY: Myboyfriend of one year,“Eddie,” has been invitedto the wedding of a wait-ress who works at arestaurant/bar he fre-quents. I was not invited.Eddie doesn’t dance andhas slow danced with meonly once. When I toldhim I would not appreci-ate him slow dancingwith anyone there, wehad a heated argument.Eddie told me I have noright to tell him what todo and that I’m trying tocontrol him.I have run this by

many people — male andfemale — and they all sayit’s inappropriate to slowdance with anyone butyour significant other, es-pecially when she’s notpresent.I feel Eddie has little

regard for my feelings. Ifhe really cared for me, hewouldn’t want to dancewith anyone else. I am in-terested in your thoughts.

— HIS ONLYDANCE PARTNER

DEAR HIS ONLY: Ifyou would like to “gradu-ate” from girlfriend to fi-ancee, you will stop tryingto control him and tellhim you hope he has agood time at the wedding.Insecurity is not an at-

tractive trait, so calmdown and recognize thata dance is only a dance.From your description ofEddie’s lack of ability, Iseriously doubt he will bea sought-after partner onany dance floor.

DEAR ABBY: Our twochildren (ages 4 and 1year) have hyphenatedlast names. It works welland the names sound ele-gant together.My husband and I have

made this known in thefamily and have dis-cussed it when askedabout it by various familymembers. However, overthe last four years ourchoice has been ignoredby two relatives from sep-arate sides of our family.They persist in using onlymy husband’s last namefor correspondence andgifts. He has suggestedreturning the mail as “ad-dressee unknown,” whichI think might come acrossas rude.Is there any way of

having our children ad-dressed correctly by rela-tives who seem to want toignore their real names?

— NEW YORKMOMMY

DEAR MOMMY: Be-fore doing it your hus-band’s way, try this: Have

another chat with thenon-compliant relatives,who may come from a dif-ferent generation. Ex-plain that you gave yourchildren hyphenated lastnames for a reason —that you want to beequally represented —and the omission of “your”name hurts your feelings.If that doesn’t work, thengo to back to plan A be-cause you don’t want yourchildren to be confused.** ** **DEAR ABBY: My wife

and I will be married 25years and have three chil-dren. In my family, mydad was the boss. I alwayswas, too, but never wasinvolved very much withthe kids. My wife neverreally complained aboutit. She just wanted tokeep the family together.Now that the kids are

gone, I realize I shouldhave been a better hus-band. She mostly ignoresme and spends her timewith the kids and goingplaces. I feel left out. Shedoesn’t even want to cele-brate our upcoming 25th.Should we? I know mydad drank a lot, and now Ifind myself thinking oftenabout how it must havebeen for my mom backthen.

— REGRETTING INILLINOIS

DEAR REGRET-TING: Ask your wife whyshe doesn’t think that 25years of marriage issomething to celebrate,because it should be. Shemay spend her time withthe kids and going placesbecause that is what sheHAS been doing for allthese years. There is stilltime for you to mend thismarriage, provided youare both willing to workon it. However, it maytake the services of amarriage counselor tobreak the ice.

Dear Abby is written byAbigail Van Buren, alsoknown as Jeanne Phillips,and was founded by hermother, Pauline Phillips.Write Dear Abby atwww.DearAbby.com orP.O. Box 69440, Los Ange-les, CA 90069.

Wedding jealousy maypush partner away

Charlie Sheen pays forinjured teen’s therapy dogBY CARRIEANTLFINGERAssociated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) —There’s a 15-year-oldFlorida girl who didn’t re-ally know much aboutCharlie Sheen before thisweek — but does now.The actor wired $10,000

to Teagan Marti and herfamily on Thursday for atherapy dog to help in herrehabilitation from in-juries sustained when sheplummeted 100 feet from aWisconsin amusementpark ride in 2010.“I think he’s a very kind

person for helping me andmy family and very gener-ous,” Teagan Marti said byphone Thursday from herhome in Parkland, Fla.Teagan Marti suffered

brain, spine, pelvis and in-ternal injuries in July 2010when nets and air bagsthat were supposed tocatch riders on a free-fallride were not raised. Shehad convinced her familyto make the trip fromFlorida to Extreme Worldin Wisconsin Dells afterseeing the amusementpark’s Terminal Velocityride on the Travel Chan-nel.She was hospitalized in

Wisconsin and Florida forthree months. She initiallyhad no use of her arms orlegs but through physicaltherapy is able to walkagain with a walker.Teagan Marti’s mother,

Julie Marti, said they arefinancially in trouble fromthe medical bills and herrecent divorce. Their houseis being foreclosed uponand insurance isn’t cover-ing physical therapy any-more, she said. She had noidea how they would payfor the English Golden Re-triever puppy.“I’m in such disbelief,”

Julie Marti said. “I wascrying. ... What a guy. Whata guy.”The dog is being trained

in Fond du Lac to turn onlights, pick up objects andbe the teen’s constant com-panion.Lucia Wilgus, of Eau

Claire, became friendswith the Martis after hear-ing of the accident and hasspearheaded fundraisingand helped find the dogand arrange training.She sent a letter this

week to Sheen throughSheen’s godfather, who is aWilgus family friend andBenedictine brother in theBenet Lake, Wis. She esti-mated the training and re-lated costs would bearound $6,000.Sheen said he decided to

give more for extra costs.

The request had a “per-sonal vibe” since it camethrough his godfather, and“if there’s a need for moreI told them to call me,” hesaid.“I like to pay it forward,”

Sheen said Thursday in aphone interview from LosAngeles. “People come intoyour orbit for a reason. Youdon’t always know whatthat is ahead of time, but ifI ignore these requeststhen I don’t have any op-portunity to see wherethese things lead us, orlead me.”He said he doesn’t like

to publicize most of his do-nations, but wanted to talkabout this one to inspireothers to donate.Teagan Marti gets the

dog on her birthday in Sep-tember but hasn’t made up

her mind on a name.“I think they should

name the dog Charlie,”Sheen joked.

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WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, CRAIG SCHREINER/AP PHOTOIn this Feb. 20, 2012 file photo, Teagan Marti, of Parkland, Fla., left, and her mother,Julie, walk to the entrance of American Family Childrens’ Hospital in Madison,Wis. Actor Charlie Sheen is gifting the $10,000 to pay for a therapy dog to helpTeagan who almost died after plummeting 100-feet from a Wisconsin amusementpark ride in 2010.

CARRIE ANTLFINGER/AP PHOTOOne of these English golden retriever puppies, photographed on Feb. 1, in Fond duLac, Wis., will be trained to become a therapy dog for a teenager who was severely in-jured in a fall from a Wisconsin amusement park ride in 2010. Actor Charlie Sheensays he’s donating $10,000 for the dog’s training and other expenses.

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Bradford keeps rallyingtogether. Out-of-towners are usually

quick to judge our small com-munity but despite their feel-ings most of us would ratherbe no where else.Recently our community

banded together to hold abenefit for the son of a Brad-ford graduate. April (Dun-levy) Blair, a 1993 graduateof Bradford High School,never would have imaginedthat the town she grew up inwould come together to raisemoney for her family. Three months ago April’s

12-year-old son, Dylan, wasdiagnosed with medullablas-toma, a form of childhoodcancer. Friends and familyput together an amazingbenefit for them. But it was-n’t only Bradford residentsthat made this event suc-cessful.It was also friends of

friends, family of friends,strangers from all over. Therewere many donations fromCovington, Piqua and fromSidney. Many of those peopleand more from neighboringtowns came to show theirsupport. Though times aretough on everyone it was as-tonishing to see so many doall that they could for thelove and support of a child. • Lenten Services The Bradford Area Associ-

ation of Churches( BAAC)welcomes the public to jointhem for our upcomingLenten services. The themewill be “Highlights and Les-sons from Passion Week.”Various pastors will be fill-

ing the pulpit each week atBradford Churches, with allservices beginning at 7 p.m.Following are dates and loca-tions of the upcoming serv-ices: Wednesday, Feb. 20: Brad-

ford Methodist Church withPastor Lance Elliott Wednesday, Feb 27: Pil-

grim Holiness Church withPastor John Powell Wed.

Mar. 6: Bradford Church ofthe Nazarene with PastorLouis Reindel Wednesday, March 13:

Harris Creek Church of theBrethren with Pastor DaleSink Wed. March 20: First Baptist

Church with Pastor MarkLynch Fri. March 29: Bradford Pres-

byterian Church with PastorIrwin Roberts. The Good Fri-day service will be precededby a crosswalk beginning atthe Vineyard FellowshipChurch on North Miami Ave.and ending at the Presbyte-rian Church. The walk willbegin at 6:30 p.m. • Bradford Public Library The New Year is always a

great time to get started insearching the genealogy andancestry of your family.Bradford Public Library isequipped to make yoursearches successful. The sec-ond Saturday of everymonth, Joan Cain and herhusband, Bob are availableto assist you. Come to Brad-ford Public Library at 11 a.m.and enter the Robert E.Perry Reference and Histori-cal Room. There is no need to sign-

up, just come in with yourquestions, papers and pic-tures and get ready to flyaway on your genealogy trek.Our new library automationsystem POLARIS is hereand ready to be used. Inorder to serve our patronswho may be able to comeduring the day for an updateon how to use the new fea-tures and search methods,Bradford Public Library willbe sponsoring POLARISDAY on Thursday, Feb. 21. There will be three ses-

sions so that our patrons canfind one that is available ontheir time. We will be lookingat the Patron Access modulethat is now updated to 21stcentury services. Each session will last less

than one hour. You can come

to any of the following threetimes and hear the samepresentation: 1 p.m., 3 p.m. or6 p.m. Light refreshments

served. Bradford Public Library’s

Spring Book Sale will be theweek of April 21-27. A varietyof books, DVDs, CDs, tapesand VHS will be available topurchase for a very minimalcost. The library’s Volunteer

Team is in charge of the sale. Also, would you like to

begin the spring with a cleanslate? Then come to fine freeweek at BPL. This runs inconjunction with the SpringBook Sale. Whether or notyou have a large or smallfine, come to the library dur-ing this special week and wewill excuse the fine. If you would like further

information, contact the li-brary at (937) 448-2612.The winners of the Brad-

ford High School Boys/GirlsBasketball teams ball dropfund raiser are announcedBrandon and MarissaWirrig, $880; Jason andMaria Brewer, $100; LesClark and Tony Atchley,$100; Ron Hoelscher Jr.,$100; BHS fleece blanket,Kathy Wysong. Thanks toeveryone who purchased abasketball ball and hope nextyear’s event will be biggerand better.I also would like to wish

Happy anniversary to Jimand Marcella Hayslett. Theyhave been married 60 yearsas of Feb. 14. Congratula-tions! Maybe you can shareyour secrets to a long andhappy marriage!

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Tourney ScheduleTONIGHT

GIRLS BASKETBALLLEBANON D-I SECTIONAL

Piqua vs. Vandalia-Butler, 6 p.m.

TUESDAYGIRLS BASKETBALL

TIPPECANOE D-III SECTIONALMiami East vs. Dunbar, 7:30 p.m.BROOKVILLE D-IV SECTIONAL

Covington vs. Mississinawa Valley,7:30

SIDNEY D-IV SECTIONALRussia vs. Botkins, 6 p.m.

WEDNESDAYGIRLS BASKETBALL

TIPPECANOE D-III SECTIONALVersailles vs. Arcanum, 7:30 p.m.

THURSDAYGIRLS BASKETBALL

BROOKVILLE D-IV SECTIONALNewton vs. Catholic Central, 6 p.m.

STATE SWIMMINGAT CANTON NATATORIUMD-II PRELIMINARIES

BOYSVersailles: Mitchell Stover, 200 IM,100 Backstroke, 200 medley relay,400 freestyle relay; Cole Albers, 200medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400freestyle relay; Sam Subler, 200medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400freestyle relay; Andrew Kramer, 200freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay;Sam Prakel, 200 medley relay, 200freestyle relay.

GIRLSVersailles: Bailey Marshal, 50freestyle, 100 freestyle; 200 freestylerelay, 400 freestyle relay; LexiFliehman, 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle,200 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay;Hannah Marshal, 100 backstroke,200 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay;Amber Seibert, 200 medley relay,200 freestyle relay, 400 freestylerelay; Ashlyn Cordonnier, 200 med-ley relay, 200 freestyle relay; AbbeyMarshal, 200 freestyle relay.

FRIDAYBOYS BASKETBALL

BUTLER D-I (at Centerville)Piqua vs. Fairmont, 7:30 p.m.

PIQUA DIVISION IVRussia vs. Botkins, 7:30 p.m.

GIRLS DISTRICT BOWLINGAT BEAVER-VU LANES

Piqua, VersaillesSTATE SWIMMING

AT CANTON NATATORIUMD-I PRELIMINARIES

Piqua: Emma Kiefer, 100 BackstrokeD-II FINALS

Qualifiers from ThursdayDISTRICT WRESTLING

FAIRFIELD D-IPiqua: Drew Durand (195).

FAIRMONT D-IIICovington: Connor Ryan (106),Ryan Ford (126), Brock Smith (138),Daniel Jennings (145), Jake Sowers(152), Kyler Deeter (160), Ben Miller(170), AJ Ouellette (182), BrianOlson (195), Justin Daniel (220), Jor-dan Wolfe (285).Lehman: Quinton Malone (195).Miami East: Josh Morrow (106),Matthew Amheiser (113), Allen Sea-graves (120), Austin Rush (132),Mack Rose (145), Ben Ferguson(285).Versailles: Nathan Henry (106),Corey Dieringer (120), AndrewSlonkosky (126), Matt Mangen (132),Matt Subler (138), Nick Francis(182), Kyle Dieringer (195), AndrewSmith (285).

SATURDAYBOYS BASKETBALLTECUMSEH D-III

Piqua vs. Waynesville, 7:30 p.m.TIPPECANOE D-III

Versailles vs. National Trail, 7:30 p.m.PIQUA D-IV

Bradford vs. Jackson Center, 6 p.m.Lehman vs. Riverside, 7:30 p.m.

BOYS DISTRICT BOWLINGAT BEAVER-VU LANES

Versailles

STATE SWIMMING/DIVINGAT CANTON NATATORIUMD-I SWIMMING FINALS

Qualifiers from FridayD-I DIVING

Ike Karn, Piqua.

DISTRICT WRESTLINGFAIRFIELD D-I

Continues from FridayFAIRMONT D-III

Continues from Friday Jessie Crowell drives against Gabby Fair Saturday.DON SELANDERS/GOROADERS.COM PHOTO

Drew Durand sizes up Xenia’s Derek Hudson in a 195-pound match Saturday.MIKE ULLERY/CALL FILE PHOTO

Durand earns district berthPiqua has tough day at sectionalsBY ROB KISERSports Editor

rkiser@dailycall.com

CENTERVILLE — Piquawrestling coach Scott Kayecould have used a hug Saturdaynight at Centerville High Schoolduring the Division I sectionaltournament.And 285-pound freshman

Jake Hetzler knew it.So, after Hetzler pinned Cen-

terville’s Zach Cooper in 1:45 inPiqua’s final match of the dayfor fifth place and an alternatespot next week, He gave Kaye a

hug, who smiled despite beingcovered with Hetzler’s sweat.“It has been a long day,” Kaye

said. “I would say that was apretty good way to end it.”While four other wrestlers

missed by one match of qualify-ing for district, senior Drew Du-rand (195 pounds) was the onlyIndian wrestler to advance todistrict, finishing fourth.Durand’s effort were even

more impressive given he waswrestling for the first time intwo weeks after suffering a footinjury at the GWOC tourna-ment.

“I wanted to get back (to dis-trict),” Durand said. “I made itas a sophomore and didn’t makeit last year. So, that was a biggoal. I just did what I had to do.”After losing in the semifinals

when he was pinned by DerekHudson of Xenia in 5:07; Du-rand faced John Skepple ofLakota West, needing a win toget to district.“Coach (Scott Kaye) I really

have a tough time after losses,”Durand said. “He just kepttelling me one match at a time.”

Kiefer earns state berthVersailles has mutliple qualifiers in D-IIOXFORD — Piqua senior

Emma Kiefer’so u t s t a n d i n ghigh schoolswimming ca-reer will end atthe state meet.Kiefer had a

12th-place fin-ish in the 100backstroke Sat-urday in D-I district meet atMiami University in 59.13.

That time was just fastenough to earn her the 24th andfinal at-large berth in the statemeet.Kiefer, a four-time state qual-

ifier and two-time state placers,will swim in the preliminariesFriday at the Canton Natato-rium.The finals are Saturday. Piqua

diver Ike Karn qualified earlierthis week for the state divingcompetition on Saturday.

D-IIGIRLS

While no local swimmersearned automatic berths Satur-day, Versailles had three indi-viduals and all three relayteams earn at-large berths forthe state.The 200 freestyle relay

(Amber Seibert, Abbey Marshal,Ashlyn Cordonnier, Bailey Mar-shal) finished third in 1:39.11

KIEFER

See SWIMMING/Page 8

See PIQUA/Page 9

Buccs get pastLady RoadersNewton girls move onBROOKVILLE — The Covington Bucca-

neers built a 25-11 lead at the half andwithstood a second-half rally by BradfordSaturday, holding on to defeat the Railroad-ers 54-48 in the opening round of the Divi-sion IV sectional tournament in Brookville.Covington will play Mississinawa Valley

at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in second-round ac-tion.“This game was all about effort," said

Covington coach Gene Gooding. "As hard asour girls played, and they played very, veryhard, the Bradford girls played just as hard.This was two teams who laid it on the linetoday."Jessie Crowell did the heavy lifting for

the Buccs (15-8), scoring a game-high 31points. "Jessie Crowell was unbelievable today,"

Gooding said. "She hit some big shots inclutch situations.It seemed like every timewe needed a big shot Jessie hit it. If not,Jackie Siefring was there to clean up theglass."

See GIRLS/Page 8

Borchers setsOSU record

Katie Borchers recentlyset a newOhio Stateindoortrackrecord inthe 800-meter run.

The for-mer Rusiastandoutwasclocked at2:07.11 in the SPIRE D-IInvitational in Geneva,Ohio.

The time ranks in thetop 20 in Division I thisseason.

BORCHERS

Accurso prepsfor MAC meet

COLUMBUS – FormerMiami East standout JuliAccursocapturedthe onemile runtitle tohighlightcompeti-tion forthe OhioUniver-sitywomen’s track & field teamFriday at the BuckeyeTune-Up.

Accurso crossed the fin-ish line in 4:53.33 and au-tomatically qualified for theevent in next week’s MACIndoor Championshipswith her time.

It ranks as the third-besttime among all MAC com-petitors.

ACCURSO

Piqua eighthtakes fourth

The Piqua eighth gradeboys basketball finishedan outstanding season byfinishing fourth in theGWOC gold bracket aftera 61-48 loss to TrotwoodSaturday in the third-placegame.

Nathan Monnin had 17points and 10 rebounds forPiqua, 12-7.

Gage Smith had 15points and 11 rebounds.

Hunter Hawk had 10 re-bounds and Storm Cookadded 12 points.

PIQUA SCORINGCook 12, Lawrence 2, Hawk 2, Smith 15,

Monnin 17.

Siefring added ninepoints and 15 rebounds."Jackie had one of her

better games today," Good-ing continued. "She did alot of dirty work under theboards."Brooke Dunlevy hit four

3s and led Bradford (9-14)with 17 points."Every time I thought

we were going to poutthem away they'd comeright back and hit somebig shots," Gooding ex-plained. "It was like we'dscore seven and they'dcome back and scoreseven. We never couldshake them."Unfortunately for Brad-

ford and fortunately forCovington, the Lady Rail-roaders ran out of time asthe Lady Buccs held on forthe eight-point win.

Newton advancesIn another Brookville

D-IV sectional tourna-ment game, the Newtongirls basketball team’s de-fense held Bethel to onefirst-quarter point androde a balanced offensiveattack to a 48-23 victoryover the Bees.Newton advances to

play Catholic Central in asecond-round game atTrista Lavy led Newton

(11-12) with 17 points,Megan Rutledge addedseven and Madison Mol-lette and Marissa Klemaneach scored six.Breanne Whetstone

scored seven to pace theBees (1-22).

SIDNEY D-IVLady Cavs fallSIDNEY — Second-

seeded Mechanicsburg(20-3) jumped out to a 23-8 lead after the first quar-ter Saturday over Lehmanand never looked back,sending the Cavaliers to a71-43 defeat in the firstround of the Division IVsectional tournament atSidney High School.Julia Harrelson led

Lehman (6-17) with 16points and Ava Schmitzadded 12.

Lady Cats loseHouston gave Triad all

it could handle beforebowing 72-62 in the bestgame of the day Saturday

at Sidney.The Lady Wildcats fin-

ish the season at 9-14.Houston dug itself too

much of an early hole tocome back from, falling be-hind 23-4. The Lady Wild-cats steadily climbed backin it, but ran out of time.They outscored Triad 33-24 in the middle two peri-ods.Nicole Maier had 19 to

lead Houston, KortneyPhipps added 17 andJenna Winner finishedwith 15.Maier had a pair of

three-pointers in the finalperiod.

BY COLIN FOSTERCivitas Media

SIDNEY — Covingtonwon its first Division IIIsectional title since 1986Saturday at Lehman HighSchool.And if you ask coach

Tom Barbee, who wascoaching at Covingtonwhen it won sectionalback then, the way theBuccs did it was strikinglysimilar.“Some of these guys like

Mike Hagan, his step son,Daniel Jennings, wrestledtoday, and guys like(Brian) Olson (Sr.) werearound back then,” Barbeesaid. “I coached them.Some of them were tellingme when we won it then,we had 12 out of 13, andtoday, we had 11 out of 12we took in. It’s kind ofback to the same way itwas.“It was a good turn for

us.The kids wrestled well.They gave every thingthey had and did whatthey needed too. I’m veryproud of them.”The Buccs led entering

Saturday and never relin-quished their lead, win-ning convincingly with228.50. The next closestteam was Versailles with183.“I wasn’t really expect-

ing to win it,” said BrianOlson Jr., who won hisfirst individual sectionaltitle at 195. “I think wewere kind of just goinghere with the mindset todo the best we can. Itturned out really great.

I’m really proud how theguys did. I think we’ve goteverybody going on to dis-trict except for one guy.That’s phenomenal.”Olson pinned Versailles’

Kyle Dieringer in the fi-nals. Ryan Ford (126) andDaniel Jennings (145) alsocaptured sectional titles.Ford defeated West-Lib-erty Salem’s Trevor An-derson in the final by a13-5 decision. Jenningswon his class with a first-round pin on Adam Tilley.Kyler Deeter was just

seconds away from hold-ing off Mechanicsburg’sMax Erwin, who waspicked as the preseasonfavorite to win state at160. Deeter led 4-1halfway through the thirdround of the finals, butErwin took control, pin-ning Deeter with littletime to spare. Deeter, how-ever, may get another shotnext week at Erwin nextweekend at district.Also advancing to dis-

trict for the Buccs wereBrock Smith (138), BenMiller (170), Justin Daniel(220), A.J. Ouellette (182),Jake Sowers (152), ConnorRyan (106) and JordanWolfe (285).After falling in the

semis, Smith fought hisway into the third-placematch, but fell to AnthonyDecarlo by a 2-1 decision.Miller was defeated byNational Trail’s Zach Sul-livan in the 170 final.Daniel defeated North-easter’s Drey Williams toplace third at 220. Wolfe

won his semifinal matchagainst Chad Demaree ona 3-1 decision, then lost toVersailles’ Andrew Smith7-1 in the finals.

VersaillesThe Tigers advanced

eight wrestlers on to thedistrict meet.Winning sectional tiles

for the Tigers wereNathan Henry (106) andAndrew Smith (285).Taking second were

Matt Mangen (132), MattSubler (138) and KyleDieringer (195).Taking third were An-

drew Slonkosky (126) andNick Francis (182), whileCorey Dieringer (120) fin-ished fourth.

Miami EastSeagraves was the only

Viking to make finals, buta bevy of others earnedtheir way to district bymaking it in the top four.As a team, Miami Easthung with the best ofthem, placing fifth with atotal of 137.50.The Vikings were one of

just six teams to scoreover 100 points at thetournament.Miami East’s Josh Mor-

row (106) is moving on todistrict after placing thirdoverall.Morrow defeated Cov-

ington’s Connor Ryan by a5-3 decision in the conso-lation finals. MatthewAmheiser (113) alsoplaced third in his classwith an 8-2 decision in theconsolation final.

Austin Rush pinnedTroy Christian’s ChaseMayhabb in the thirdround to placed third over-all. Both wrestlers moveon to district. Mack Roseplaced fourth at 145,falling to Johnny Dean bya 6-2 decision in the con-solation final. Ben Fergu-son (285) pinned ChadDemaree in the consola-tion finals to finish third.

LehmanQuinton Malone (195)

was the Cavaliers lonedistrict qualifier, finishingthird.Skylar Brown and

Mitch Slater finished fifthand Joe Simpson wassixth.“It is great to witness

the improvements madeby the wrestlers over theentirety of the season,”Lehman coach CameronHoller said. “Quinton hasbeen side lined for most ofthe season due to injury.He was able to put to-gether a nice run for theSectional.“Skylar (Brown) was

upset by a wrestler he hadbeaten three other timesthis season in the consola-tion semi-finals.“He was able to bounce

back to earn fifth place.Mitch (Slater) and Joe(Simpson) are first yearwrestlers, earning a placeis a great accomplishmentfor both of them.”The D- III district tour-

nament kicks off Fridayat Fairmont High School’sTrent Arena.

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Covington’s Brian Olson controls Versailles’ Kyle Dieringer in the 195-pound title match.COLIN FOSTER/CIVITAS MEDIA PHOTO

Something to celebrateCovingtons wins D-III sectional wrestling title

and has the eighthfastest qualifying time.It was also a school

record.Finishing fourth were

the 200 medley relay(Hannah Marshal, Seib-ert, Cordonnier, LexiFliehman) in a schoolrecord 1:50.98; and the400 freestyle relay(Fliehman, Hannah Mar-shal, Seibert, Bailey Mar-shal) in a school record3:27.35.Hannah Marshal’s 50

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has the sixth fastest qual-ifying time and the 200medley has the eighthfastest qualifying time.Bailey Marshal was

fifth in the 100 freestyle,52.78; and seventh in the50 freestyle, 24.43, withboth being school records;while Fliehman waseighth in the 50 freestyle,24.69; and ninth in the100 freestyle, 54.06.They both advanced to

state in both events. Mar-shal has the 10th fastesttime in the 100 freestyleand 15th fastest time inthe 50 freestyle. Fliehmanhas 20th fastest time inthe 100 freestyle and 22ndfastest time in 50freestyle.HannahMarshal is Ver-

sailles final state qualifier.She finished ninth in the100 backstroke in a schoolrecord 1:00.0 and has the20th fastest qualifyingtime. She also finished16th in the 100 freestyle,56.20.Abbey Marshal was

13th in the 200 IM in aschool record, 2:17.61;while Rachel Subler was16th in the 100 back-stroke, 1:02.92.Seibert finished 13th in

the 100 breaststroke in aschool-record 1:10.34;while Cordonnier was19th in the 100 breast-stroke, 1;11.61; and 21stin the 100 butterfly,1:04.14.For Lehman, Sloane

Glover was 23rd in the500 freestyle, 5:56.65;while all three Lady Cava-lier relay teams competed

as well.The 400 freestyle relay

(Cassidy Hemm, Glover,Lauren Bosway, KatieHeckman) finished 15thin 4:11.0.The 200 medley relay

(Hemm, Ally Schmidt,Glover, Heckman) finished16th in 2:04.26; while the200 freestyle relay(Hemm, Heckman,Bosway, Schmidt) finished22nd in 1:54.95.The D-II state meet pre-

liminaries are Thursdayat Canton Natatorium,with the finals on Friday.

BOYSAt-large berth were an-

nounced from the boysdistrict meet Friday andVersailles advanced oneindividual and all threerelays teams to the statemeet.Mitchell Stover will

take the fourth fastesttime into the state meet inboth the 200 IM, 1:52.3;and 100 backstroke, 51.49.The 400 freestyle relay

(Andrew Kramer, SamSubler, Cole Albers,Stover) has the 10thfastest time, 3:18.26.The 200 freestyle relay

(Albers, Subler, SamPrakel, Kramer) has the13th fastest time, 1:30.54;and the 200 medley relay(Stover, Albers, Subler,Prakel) has the 19thfastest time, 1:41.53.In addition, Versailles

set seven school recordsFriday.The 200 medley relay

swam broke their ownrecord of 1:43.41Stover swam the 50

backstroke as the first legof the relay in 24.94 whichbroke his own previousrecord of 25.59.Stover’s 200 IM and 100

backstroke times alsobroke school records.The 200 freestyle relay

broke the previous schoolrecord of 1:31.39.The 400 freestyle relay

time was also a recordStover swam the 100

freestyle as the first leg ofthe relay in 47.91 whichbroke his own record.D-II state meet prelimi-

naries are Thursday, withthe finals on Friday.

SwimmingContinued from page 7

GirlsContinued from page 7

DAYTON — The Piquagymnastics team finishedsixth at the DaytonChampionships.“They did really well on

floor and bars,” Piquacoach Amber Bradneysaid. “We still have somework to do on beam andvault.“They are a young team

with tons of (future) po-tential.”Ivee Kaye led the team,

finishing seventh overallwith a 34.25 total, includ-ing sixth in the floor exer-cise with 8.95.Her other scores were

8.35 vault; 8.55, bars; and8.4 beam.Megan Anderson

recorded a 31.9 total withscores of 7.9, vault; 7.65,bars; 7.85, beam and 8.5,

floor.Kyrstan Mikolajewski

had a 31.05 total.She had scores of 7.8,

vault; 7.35, bars; 7.45,beam; and 8.45, floor.Reganne Tate had a

30.425 total.She had scores of 7.75,

vault; 6.65, bars; 7.55,beam; and 8.475, floor.Kaylee Bradney added

a 29.0225 total.She had scores of 8.025,

vault; 6.9, bars; 6.75,beam; and 7.35, floor.

Piqua gymnastsperform wellKaye seventh at Dayton meet

KAYE ANDERSON

Lady Chargershandle CuyahogaCLEVELAND — The

Edison Community Col-lege women’s basketballteam prepared for a biggame with Owens with a90-34 romp over Cuya-hoga Saturday.Edison is 15-5 overall

and 6-3 in the OCCAC,while Owens is 21-7 andshares the OCCAC leadat 8-2.Chris Johnson led Edi-

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points, while Jo Stevaadded 15.Kendra Brunswick

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And Durand was able togut out a 4-3 win, guaran-teeing him a trip to dis-trict next week.“I would say his biggest

problem is wrestling withan injury that would haveended most guy’s season,”Kaye said. “It is just un-fortunate he has the badfoot. But, it (getting backto district) has been burn-ing with him for awhile.He did what he had to do.It was a great effort on hispart.”In his third-place

match, he lost an 8-4 deci-sion to John Floyd ofSpringboro.“I wouldn’t say I am

pleased with the way Iwrestled,” Durand said. “Idid what I could.”And facing a sectional

champion in the openinground of district next Fri-day in his senior year, Du-rand understands hissituation.“I was able to make it to

district,” he said. “I justhave to out and wrestlemy best.”It was a heartbreaking

day for Piqua freshmanHunter Bryant (138)After advancing to the

semifinals Friday, the sec-ond see was upset by D.J.Campos of Edgewood 5-4and lost 3-2 to Mitch Caseof Springboro in the go-todistrict match.Bryant showed what he

was made of — rebound-ing with a 12-1 major de-cision over Hunter Smithof Centerville in the fifth-place match to gain alter-nate status next week.“Hunter (Bryant) just

let a couple of matchesslip away from him,” Kayesaid. “To his credit, hecame back and wrestled astrong match in his finalmatch.“He will get to go down

to Fairfield next week andsee what it is all about. Itwill be good experience forhim.”Hetzler was pinned by

Kendric Dorsey of Bel-mont in 1:36 in his go-todistrict match, before fin-ishing the day with a pin.“He will get to go down

to Fairfield as an alter-nate,” Kaye said. “Thatwas a good way for him tofinish.”Jerame Wright (160)

and Eion Hogston (182)both finished sixth.Wright decisioned

Micah Chizever of Beaver-creek 14-9 and Kyle Terrillof West Carrollton 10-7.But, in his go-to district

match, he was pinned byJosh Gerding of LakotaWest in 36 seconds andwas pinned by MichaelHerbert of Tecumseh in 27seconds in his fifth-placematch.Hogston pinned Jeda-

diah Woods of Belmont in1:32 and won by forfeitover Diamond Jones ofWayne.In his go-to district

match, he lost 6-2 to Jack-son Smith of Lakota Westand was pinned by Kaeleb

Payne of Edgewood in 2:24in his fifth-place match.“They were (one win

from qualifying for dis-trict),” Kaye said. “It was agood way to finish theirseasons.”Hayden Weldy (106)

was pinned by Austin Sol-

iday of Lakota West in2:16.Caje Kindred (145) lost

a 9-8 heartbreaker to A.J.Hewitt of Beavercreekand Tanner Chambers(170) was pinned by DerekBernard of Springboro in19 seconds.

Eion Hogston works against JedadiahWoods on Belmont Saturday on his way to a pin.MIKE ULLERY/CALL PHOTOS

Piqua’s JerameWright is on top of Kyle Terrill ofWest Carrollton.

Caje Kindred locks up A.J. Hewitt Saturday.

DAYTONA BEACH,Fla. (AP) — DanicaPatrick has made historybefore — as a woman anda racer, in Indianapolisand Japan.The spotlight is nothing

new. But never has it beenthis bright before.Patrick won the Day-

tona 500 pole Sunday, be-coming the first woman tosecure the top spot for anyrace in NASCAR's pre-mier circuit. It's by far thebiggest achievement ofher stock-car career."I was brought up to be

the fastest driver, not thefastest girl," she said."That was instilled in mefrom very young, from thebeginning. Then I feel likethriving in those mo-ments, where the pres-sure's on, has also been ahelp for me. I also feel likeI've been lucky in my ca-reer to be with good teamsand have good peoplearound me. I don't thinkany of it would have beenpossible without that."For those reasons, I've

been lucky enough to

make history, be the firstwoman to do many things.I really just hope that Idon't stop doing that. Wehave a lot more history tomake.We are excited to doit."Her latest stamp in the

history books came with alap at 196.434 mpharound Daytona Interna-tional Speedway. Patrickwent out eighth in thequalifying session, thenhad to wait about twohours as 37 fellow driverstried to take her spot.Only four-time Cup

champion Jeff Gordoneven came close to knock-ing her off. Gordon wasthe only other driver whotopped 196 mph in quali-fying. He locked up theother guaranteed spot innext week's season-open-ing Daytona 500."It's great to be a part of

history with Danica beingon the pole," said Gordon,who joked that at least hewas the fastest guy. "Ithink we all know howpopular she is, what thiswill do for our sport.”

CASSTOWN — TheCovington Buccaneershave hit their stride at theperfect time as the cap-tured their eighth win inthe last ten games with animpressive 53-43 victoryover Miami East on Sat-urday.Both teams will play in

the Tecumseh D-III sec-tional.Covington plays at 6:30

p.m. Saturday againstWaynesville.Miami East will play

the Anna-Carlisle winnerat 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 26."This was a great win

for our program," said adelighted Covington coachMatt Pond, who had ledhis team to a 14-8 recordheading into the sectionaltournament slated tobegin next Saturday atTecumseh High School."We beat a very good teamthat is well coached intheir gym."And it's a brand of team

basketball that Pond hasbeen working with hiskids all season to imple-ment that has made thedifference."Sharing the basketball,

playing in-your-face de-fense and being aggres-sive on the boards," Pondsaid. "That's the differ-ence."Covington was led by

Cole Owens with a game-

high 15 points and re-ceived a 12-point effortfrom Ryan Craft.The Buccs shot 20-43

from the floor and made 9of 15 from the free throwline, while Miami Eastwas 13 of 38 from the fieldand 10 of 14 from the line.Connor Hellyer led

Miami East with 14points, while A.J. Hick-man tallied 11 points.The Buccs held a 21-17

advantage on the glassand turned the ball over15 times to 21 for MiamiEast.

Russia boys fallRUSSIA — The Russia

Raiders came up shortSaturday night in theirregular-season finale, los-ing 49-46 to visiting Mar-ion Local in high schoolboys basketball action.The Raiders finish the

regular campaign at 6-16and now prepare for Divi-sion IV Sectional Tourna-ment action.The game was close all

the way, with the twoteams deadlocked at 37-37after three periods.“Their size hurt us in-

side,” said Raider coachPaul Bremigan. “We hadproblems scoring inside.”Nolan Francis had 20 to

lead the Raiders andTrevor Sherman added11.

Buccs getpast EastRussia falls to Flyers

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TUESDAYSt. Marys boys at Lehman, 7:05 p.m.

SATURDAYD-I SECTIONAL

Troy boys vs. Northmont, 2:15 p.m.

ScoresBroadcast.comTUESDAY

SIDNEY D-IV SECTIONALRussia girls vs. Botkins, 5:45 p.m.Fairlawn girls vs. Mechanicsburg, 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAYSIDNEY D-IV SECTIONAL

Fort Loramie girls vs. Ansonia, 5:45 p.m.Jackson Center girls vs. Triad, 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAYPIQUA D-IV SECTIONAL

Fairlawn boys vs. Ansonia, 5:45 p.m.Russia boys vs. Botkins, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAYSIDNEY D-IV SECTIONAL

Upper Bracket title game, 11:45 a.m.Lower Bracket title game, 1:15 p.m.

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Major Events While In Office• Peace Corps created (1961)• Bay of Pigs (1961)• Berlin Wall built (1961)• Alan Shepard, Jr. became the firstAmerican in space (1961)• Twenty-Third Amendment was rat-ified giving the residents of theDistrict of Columbia the right to votein presidential elections (1961)• Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

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Sometimes simply called“JFK,” John FitzgeraldKennedy became one of thecountry’s youngest and mostpopular presidents. He guid-ed the nation through theearly 1960s, handling con-flicts with other nations andworking to improve the livesof all Americans.The second of nine chil-

dren, Kennedy was born onMay 29, 1917 in Brookline,Mass. He grew up in awealthy, Catholic, IrishAmerican family with a strongpolitical background. Hisgrandfather, John Fitzgerald,was the mayor of Boston. Hisfather, Joseph Kennedy, wasa successful businessmanwho later served on severalgovernment commissionsand as an ambassador.Although he was often

sick as a child, Kennedyloved sports such as swim-ming, sailing and tennis. Heoften competed against hisbrothers in touch footballgames. As a teenager, hewent to a boarding school inConnecticut where he playedfootball and basketball.Kennedy also was a brightstudent, excelling at Englishand history. In 1936, he fin-ished boarding school andwent to college at HarvardUniversity.While at Harvard,

Kennedy hurt his back play-ing football. He had troublewith his back for the rest ofhis life. This did not preventhim, however, from joiningthe U.S. Navy in 1940.Kennedy sailed in the SouthPacific during World War II.He was in charge of a patrolboat called the PT-109. In1943, Kennedy’s boat wasattacked by a Japanese ship.

He was hurt in the attack, butwas able to rescue some ofhis crew. For this heroic act,Kennedy received severalmedals.After the war, Kennedy

decided to become a politi-cian. He was successful inhis first attempt, becomingelected to a seat in theHouse of Representatives in1946. After serving threeterms, Kennedy was electedto the Senate in 1952. Hemarried Jacqueline LeeBouvier the following year.In 1954, Kennedy had

back surgery. During hisrecovery, he wrote a bookabout famous Senatorscalled Profiles in Courage.The book later received thePulitzer Prize for biography in1957. He had other goodnews that year – his wifegave birth to their first child,Caroline, in November.Kennedy decided to run

for president. He became theDemocratic candidate for the1960 presidential electionand ran against RepublicanRichard Nixon, the country’sVice President. Kennedy nar-rowly beat Nixon in the elec-

tion, becoming the firstCatholic president of theUnited States. A few weeksafter the election, his sonJohn F. Kennedy Jr. wasborn.During his presidency,

Kennedy worked hard to endracial segregation – the prac-tice of keeping white peopleand black people separated.Kennedy also proposed newways to improve civil rights.Wanting to help others in theworld, he created the PeaceCorps. The corps sendsAmerican volunteers to differ-ent countries to provideassistance to those in need.Kennedy also sought to learnmore about the universethrough his support of spaceexploration.Some of the greatest

challenges Kennedy faced asa president involved the fightagainst communism.Communism is a form of gov-ernment that believes thatthe whole nation should ownall of its land and businesses.Kennedy oversaw the failedinvasion of communist Cuba(called the “Bay of PigsInvasion”) in 1961. The next

year, he found himself in astandoff with the leader ofthe Soviet Union, NikitaKhrushchev. The SovietUnion, which was the world’slargest communist nation,had set up missile bases inCuba. Kennedy discoveredtheir plan and took action tostop them. In October 1962,it looked like the UnitedStates and the Soviet Unionmight go to war over thesebases. Kennedy, however,was able to resolve what isnow called the Cuban MissileCrisis peacefully.Sadly, Kennedy’s time as

president was short. On Nov.22, 1963, he was shot duringa trip to Dallas, Texas, whileriding in a parade with hiswife. Kennedy was taken to anearby hospital, but the doc-tors were unable to save him.The entire nation mournedthe loss of their much lovedpresident. Thousands of peo-ple traveled to Washington,D.C., for his funeral and for achance to say good-bye to aheroic leader.

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U.S. Presidents Word Search Decorate grocery bags for Earth Day!Local stores will distribute the paper bags

to shoppers the week of April 21-27The Earth Day Groceries Project gives students a chance to create their own

environmental messages, using paper grocery bags as their medium. TheMiami County Solid Waste District/Green Gals is working with the Kroger in Troyto provide the bags.All a school has to do to participate in this free activity is to designate a coor-

dinator and fill out the request form below. Requests should be made no laterthan Friday, March 1 by calling Cindy Bach at 440-3488, Ext. 8705 or sendingan email to cbach@miamicountysed.com or faxing to 937-335-4208.The paper grocery bags will be delivered to your school the week of March

12th (hopefully). Once the bags are decorated, someone from your schoolshould take the bags to either the Kroger Store in Piqua or Troy. The store willdistribute the bags to shoppers during the week of April 21-27.Hundreds of schools nationwide have been involved in this project for years.

Last year, almost 3,000 bags were decorated in Miami County. Students can bea as creative as they want in sharing their thoughts on how to respect the Earth.For more information and for ideas on how to decorate the bags, take a look atthe website: www.earthdaybags.org.

Another Green Gals Project!Earth Day Grocery Bag Project

School: ____________________________________________________________Contact: __________________________________________________________Complete Address:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bag Delivery Instructions, if any: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________Phone: ____________________________________________________________E-mail: _________________________________________________________________# of students participating _______ # of requested bagsWhich Kroger do you plan to deliver your bags to? _______Troy _______Piqua

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Please call or email no later than March 1st