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She held extra mouths to feed. say how many meals are ball rivals, Ohio State and loosely to any opinions For Pelayo, the doors are served, saying they don’t Michigan, a local church on football rivalries but to his El Sombrero Mexican do a head count during the fi nds itself divided against expressed strong views Restaurant and the meal is day. its pastor. Chris Daum regarding the importance his annual Th anksgiving Th is year is extra special at True Life Community of relationships in the community meal. for Rose and Pelayo thanks “It is one of the busiest “He wants to give back. located between Piqua and to Rose experiencing im- Church (TLC) has been church and community. days of the year. It is a good We really want to reach the Troy on County Road 25A. proved health aft er surgery a Michigan fan for many “We all respect the fact feeling,” Pelayo said. people who have a need,” Rose said the personal this past summer. “I am so years. When he came to that we are told God puts “It is the only day of the said Judy Rose, who is Pe- service is an important part looking forward to it,” Rose pastor in Troy fi ve years people in places of au- year the dishwasher doesn’t layo’s “American mom” and of the day. said. “For the fi rst time in ago, he found himself sur- thority and he uses people keep up with the dishes. I long-time business manag- “We serve the guests fi ve or six years, I feel like rounded by an abundance that are not always from always joke about that,” he er. “Th at is our big concern, because we want them to I can go out and visit with of rival fans not only in the the best backgrounds to added. but we need to impress on feel like they are at Ruben’s people.” community but also in his do his work,” Amanda For more than 20 years, customers and the commu- house,” she said. Rose said the Th anks- own congregation. Th is said. “We know if we re- Pelayo has hosted the free nity that this is a communi- Around 40 volunteers, giving meal would contin- ty dinner.” many long time support- year, rather than down- spect that and come to- traditional turkey meal as ue as long as Pelayo has the playing the State Cham- gether in unity, we can do a way to fulfi ll a promise to Th e meal will be served ers, help make the day run restaurant. his mother to support the from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. smoothly as guests are “His heart is so big,” she pionship competition, anything.” community. Th ursday at the restaurant greeted, seated and served. said. the church has decided to Troy Junior High Prin- capitalize on it. cipal, Dave Dilbone said Steve Dever is the lay- that, for the most part, his man in the church who school is full of red-blood- came up with the idea to ed, Ohio State supporters Duchak Named Acting Sheriff host a Game Day event from Junior High “until at TLC. As a former they graduate from OSU.” By Nancy Bowman Tipp City. Cox was a Republican. Ohio State cheerlead- However, he does not Duchak’s appointment Duchak also ran as a Repub- er, he brings passion for condone bullying or re- Th e Miami County com- was eff ective Nov. 15. A lican. He won a four-way the sport together with pression of support “for missioners voted unani- somber Duchak said he was race in the primary before a love for his church and that school up north.” Ac- mously Nov. 15 to appoint sorry the swearing in “had to facing independent Joe Ma- for Troy. According to cording to Dilbone, even Dave Duchak as acting be under these circumstanc- han in the general election sheriff following the Nov. 10 es, but I appreciate all of the earlier this month. Dever, “Th is event right Junior High students are death of long-time Sheriff support.” In a related matter, the here speaks to what the required to balance their Charles Cox. His wife, Sheri, accompa- commissioners Nov. 17 ap- church is all about and ideals with the capacity to Duchak, who was Cox’s nied him. Also attending the proved the public offi cial that’s reaching out to our learn and work with those chief deputy the past several swearing in were members bonds for the acting sher- community. We can have who think and believe dif- years, was sworn in follow- of the sheriff ’s department iff and then Duchak as the diff erent opinions about ferently from them. “It’s ing the commissioners’ vote. Duchak and the prosecutor’s offi ce. elected sheriff for the term what team we cheer for an important attribute of Tony Kendell, county prose- Th e Ohio Revised Code Jan. 2, 2017, through Jan. 3, but at the end it’s all about being a Buckeye, a Trojan, cutor, administered the oath enth, four-year term and permits the county commis- 2021. God’s kingdom.” and an American,” Dil- of offi ce. had planned to retire at sion to appoint a person to Th e bonding company Members of TLC who bone said. year’s end. Duchak, a Troy resident, the elected offi ce in an acting was Th e Cincinnati Insur- are helping to organize Regarding the ongoing won the sheriff ’s race to re- A memorial service for role until the county central ance Company. Th e com- place Cox in the Nov. 8 gen- Sheriff Cox was held Tues- committee of the party of missioners also accepted the event made a connec- rivalry with their pastor, eral election. day at Ginghamsburg Unit- the elected offi cial appoints Duchak’s written oath of tion between the Ohio parishioners admit to lov- Cox, 71, was in his sev- ed Methodist Church near someone to fi ll the vacancy. offi ce. State-Michigan rival- ing him as a brother and ry and the strongly held being proud and happy to beliefs exemplifi ed on a have him as their pastor national scale with the “in spite of him.” Dever results of the recent U.S. still questions Daum’s loy- Council Fails to Approve election. TLC was a church alty to Michigan football that held an Election Day as a creative teaching tool. Prayer Vigil beginning “I’ve long believed that when polls opened on No- Pastor Chris was an Ohio Medical Marijuana vember 8 and concluding State fan and that he’s with their closing. Th ey been pretending to be a By Nancy Bowman toric district. to council about her health um on medical marijuana acknowledged the fact Michigan fan to teach us A majority of council vot- struggles and the benefi ts businesses in the city while that there were members Th e issue of whether ed to amend the proposal to of medical marijuana, again local regulations are ex- forgiveness,” Dever said. Troy will set local medical include a total ban at its Nov. urged council Monday to al- plored. Th e state law allow- within their congregation Daum responded that he marijuana regulations re- 7 meeting. low dispensaries in the city. ing medical marijuana went that voted for opposing still holds fi rmly to his mains unresolved aft er City Five members voted “We should not be cut- into eff ect in September. It sides politically. earnest position in sup- Council on Monday failed to Monday to support a total ting off our nose to spite our allows local governments Dave Heisey is a mem- port of Michigan. support a proposed ban on ban while four voted against. face,” she said. to limit or prohibit medi- ber of TLC who travels Despite the questions cultivating, processing and Th ose voting for were Brock Resident Lester Conard cal marijuana cultivation, extensively for a living and curiosity of an out- dispensing medical marijua- Heath, Robin Oda, John Ter- urged council to “have com- processing and dispensing. but calls Troy home. He reach that capitalizes on na. williger, Bill Twiss and Tom passion” for those who ex- Council in July imposed a verbalized a broader, rivalry, organizers at TLC Council needed a super Kendall. Voting against the perience pain others cannot 180-day moratorium. more spiritual context to agree that the event “en- majority of seven of nine total ban were John Schwe- understand. In other business Mon- some of the opposing be- compasses the heart” of members to support a ban ser, Bobby Phillips, Doug With the vote, the issue of day, council held a pub- liefs that have hit close to because the proposal went Tremblay and Lynne Snee.