TODAY’S Thursday, March 15, 2012 FORECAST Thunderstorms 75 ˚ Sports Area sports awards, 13A Weather, 16A Vol 154 No 67 I 75 cents single copy $2.27/wk. home delivered www.greenecountydailies.com Local News In the clink for a good cause By AMANDA CROWE Fairborn Editor [email protected] FAIRBORN — Nearly 200 “jailbirds” from all over See living history Greene County, dressed in their Hawaiian best, FAIRBORN — The were locked up Wednesday for a good cause. Mercer-Smith Historical The luau-themed Greene County MDA Lock-Up Park will host an open was held at Texas Roadhouse in Fairborn, with indi - house and living-history viduals representing numerous local businesses and demonstration on hearth public officials attempting to raise their “bail” to cooking from 11 a.m. to 3 help the Muscular Distrophy Association reach p.m. Saturday, March 17. their goal of $50,000. The park is located at the Participants from all over Greene County have corner of First and Middle been working on raising donations since January. Streets. For more informa - Roughly 170 jailbirds raised a combined $35,000 tion call 937-238-1034 or prior to Wednesday’s event and had raised another email [email protected]. $2,000 before noon by making phone calls from “jail.” “This is a very warm community,” said Laura Shepherd, MDA Executive Director. “You really get Correction a feel for what people are like when you do this in FAIRBORN — In the arti - different towns. The people in Greene County are cle “Club helps tornado so friendly and giving.” victims” that ran in Above: Scott Participants included many Greene County pub - Wednesday’s issue, listed Kreckman of Jiffy lic officials, workers from local municipalities, law the Greene County 4-H Lube puts Kelley enforcement officers, and other individuals from club as the Fairborn Winn of Great Clips Fairborn, Yellow Springs, Beavercreek and Xenia. Future Farmers. This is in Beavercreek Among the Fairborn group were police Captain incorrect. The name of the behind bars for her Terry Bennington; Kim Bigelow from Fairborn club is the Fairborn Junior mug shot during the Primary School; Councilwoman Marilyn Farmers. The Herald Greene County MDA McCauley; and Mark Neuman, City of Fairborn IT regrets the mistake. Lock Up at Texas Director. The Fairborn Junior Roadhouse. Right: The two largest amounts were raised by Dave Farmers are holding a Kelly Grody, repre - Judson of JJR Solutions in Beavercreek with collection drive for vic - senting Jeff Schmitt $2,634 and Bill Isaacs of the Ohio State Fraternal tims of the recent torna - Auto Group in Order of Eagles with $3,795 as of Tuesday. Isaacs’ does in West Liberty, Ky. Fairborn, makes goal is to raise $4,000 by the end of campaign. They will be accepting phone calls and “This $50,000 is critical to our programs we items from 1-4 p.m. sends texts mes - have for our families,” Shepherd said. “Basically Saturday, March 17 at sages to help MDA that money is already spent at beginning of the Abiding Christ Lutheran reach their “bail” year.” Church, 326 East goal. Donations will go toward flu shots for the MDA Dayton-Yellow Springs Herald photos by Amanda Crowe Road. Items needed include See CAUSE, Page 2A ® non-perishable food items, water, diapers and baby supplies, per - sonal hygiene items, blankets, pillows, towels, Christmas in May batteries, flashlights, toys, clothing of any size, cleaning supplies, Volunteers needed to help homeowners kitchen items, school By AMANDA CROWE said Dan Kirkpatrick, a local volunteer supplies and dog food. Fairborn Editor and Fairborn councilman. “This was a Furniture and household [email protected] catalyst for neighbors helping neigh - items will also be FAIRBORN — Volunteers are hoping bors. Not a single person complained accepted. to bring Christmas back to some local to us and dozens said ‘Count me in for Early drop off for items homeowners this May. next year. ’” will be at Amber The 2012 Christmas in Action of Last year, nearly 90 local volunteers Hoskins’ home at 152 Fairborn, Inc. work day is scheduled from all walks of life worked on 14 Pat Lane. for May 5, with a rain date of May 12. Fairborn homes. For more information or Christmas in Action is a volunteer “Most of these projects involved questions about items to organization of Fairborn citizens dedi - paint, we re-roofed a garage and did donate, contact Linda cated to improving their city and neigh - window seals,” Kirkpatrick said. “We Hoskins at 937-654-5943. borhoods. also did a lot of caulking. We went “We were very proud last year that Deaths the people really did pull together,” See CHRISTMAS, Page 2A ® • Alice Lucile (Carter) Miller, of Fairborn Austria shares priorities Page 3A for his last year in office By ASIA AIKINS tation in the Dayton area and less repre - Index Beavercreek Editor sentation for Wright-Patt,” he said. Classified ........................... 10A-12A [email protected] “Wright-Patt will go from three repre - Comics ........................................ 8A BEAVERCREEK — Steve Austria sentative to one. ” Lifestyle ...................................... 7A made a stop at the Greene County Representation at Wright-Patt, Local ........................................... 2A Dailies newsroom yesterday to talk Austria said, is crucial right now Opinion ....................................... 4A about his priorities during his final year because of cuts being made to Air Force Record ........................................ 3A representing the seventh Congressional bases nationwide. Religion ................................. 5A-6A district. Running to maintain his seat in Sports ................................ 13A-15A Last year, Ohio Legislatures passed a Congress would also require Austria to Television .................................... 9A revised district map that eliminated move his family to Columbus to be able Weather .................................... 16A Austria’s seventh district and divided to run in another district, a move he did - Gazette photo by Barb Slone the area among three other districts. n’t want to make. Austria announced soon after that he “Greene County is our home,” he said. would not campaign for another term in Although he has decided not to run the 2012 election. in the 2012 election, Austria plans to Spring fast forward “One of my biggest concerns is that the redistricting gives us less represen - See AUSTRIA, Page 2A ® Wild flowers sprout up as warm temperatures moved through the 6 74825 82206 4 area. The official start of spring is Tuesday, March 20. 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If someone has a true medical emergency and unable to com - municate, medical ID jewelry communicates to emergency person - nel. Emergency personnel are trained to look for it on your left arm. Wearing it can pre - vent potentially harmful medical mis - takes from happening and assists prompt diagnosis of your condition. Kroger’s pharmacies nationwide, includ - ing those Xenia, Beavercreek, Bellbrook and Fairborn, can find a new and different accesso - ry that also may be life-saving. They are “more stylish” medical ID bracelets and other medical jewelry that can be ordered on-line or by telephone. Until recently, lower-cost med - ical ID bracelets were available, but was unattractive, “clunky” and particularly unappealing to children and young adults. Medical ID Marketplace has introduced a series of bright, col - Herald photo by Amanda Crowe Mike Green (left to right), Charles Russell and Marvin Shelton, all of U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, orful rubber, mesh, crystal, get in the luau spirit. beads, rope, leather and other Kroger pharmacies offer designs to expand choices avail - fancy ID bracelets, Submitted photos. able. Other options are pendant ® and “dog tag” jewelry. Cause continued from 1A The jewelry can be customized at no additional charge with engraved information about the medical condition of the wearer. families; MDA clinics in Cincinnati and “It’s that sense of service that led me to Some were served “warrants” and were An additional option is TextID. The wearer can pay a small West Chester; support groups; research; participate. And with my background, I picked up by MDA volunteers and then annual fee to have a complete medical profile stored in a secure sturdy medical equipment for the MDA know the importance of having a support returned after their meals. Each new online account. Each account has a PIN number that is engraved loan closet program and repairs up to network. That’s what this is all about.” arrival was placed behind bars and their on the jewelry item, along with a phone number (51020) that can $500 on that equipment; and summer “I recently became involved with sev - mug shots were taken before they were be accessed by a medical technician.