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Rockets fall in Beirut BEIRUT (AP) — A pair of rockets slammed into a car dealership and a residential building in strongholds of Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group in Beirut on Sunday, wounding four people in a new sign that Syria’s civil war is increasingly rattling its fragile neighbor. Lebanon’s sectarian divide mirrors that of Syria, and Lebanese armed factions have increasingly taken sides in the fighting next door. There was no claim of responsibility for Sunday’s rocket attacks, but they struck just hours after Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vowed to propel Syrian President Bashar Assad to victory. In Baghdad, Syria’s foreign minister offered the first direct confirmation STAFF PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER that the Assad regime is Nancy Heiss is the new Learning Center Director at WACO. willing to take part in talks aimed at ending the Syrian conflict. A U.N.-sponsored conference, envisioned for next month in Geneva, is to bring together representatives of the Assad regime and the Syrian opposition TROY for talks on a political transition. as she homeschooled her son Chris, If you know someone who Syrian Foreign Minister now 22, until he attended Miami should be profiled Walid al-Moallem said East High School; her son Kyle 18, in our Next Door feature, conSunday the government is BY NATALIE KNOTH and daughter Moriah, 20, for their tact City Editor Melody Vallieu willing “in principle” to Staff Writer entire educational career; and son at 440-6265, or send her an participate in the confernknoth@civitasmedia.com Philip, 15, until he began attending email at mvallieu@civitasmeence. He added that such Troy High School. dia.com talks present a “good As the new Learning Center Heiss was one of two founders of opportunity for a political director at WACO, Nancy Heiss is the homeschool organization School solution for the crisis in responsible for coordinating educa- on the Rock, where she also was a also can take a flight in a full-scale Syria,” but did not say tional activities throughout the co-director for a couple musicals. plane. under what terms Assad year as well as summer camp — Along with her background would dispatch representaIn the robotics camp, particialong with a few other fun-filled working with volunteers for various tives. pants design, build and test a fully tasks tied in. organizations, Heiss said she is The date, agenda and autonomous robot using LEGOs “I can’t believe I get paid to well-equipped for the Learning list of participants for the and other elements. launch water rockets,” she said, Center director job. conference remain unclear, “There are things going on all smiling. “That’s one of the things I and wide gaps remain the time, plus additions for sumHeiss is is ready to assume her thought was so special — all the about its objectives. duties at the museum, located at functions this job needed, I thought mer,” Heiss said, adding that she’s Syrian opposition leadlooking forward to working with 1865 S. County Road 25A. Offering I already had from my hodgepodge ers have said they are willorganizations including Riverside, programming that is both novel of experiences,” Heiss said. ing to attend the Geneva local churches and Tipp City and educational is key of the Through the Learning Center’s talks, but that Assad’s Enrichment, which reach out to the Learning Center, which offers adult programming, young people as well departure from power lectures, hands-on activities, varias those of all ages have the oppor- museum about hosting special must top the agenda. activities. ous workshops, camps, classes and tunity to get hands-on experience Assad said this month that Heiss’ enthusiasm for these promore. Heiss said her new position in STEM fields — science, technolograms — and aviation in general — his future won’t be detercomplements her past professional gy, engineering and mathematics. mined by international traces back to her childhood. Her background, coupled with her expe- One of the goals of the center is to talks and that he will only father was a pilot. rience homeschooling. immerse students and lifelong step down after elections “We would fly on our family “I’m pleased I’ve had so many learners in the study of aviation vacations with him. He flew for his are held. background experiences that can be and related fields, approaching The foreign minister’s business out of the Spirit of St. used at the museum — it seems learning as a fun, enriching statement puts more presLouis Airport, and we would go on like a good match,” said Heiss, who process. sure on Syria’s fractured day trips or weekend trips or fullalso works part-time for Riverside’s This summer WACO will be political opposition to sigfledged vacations to Florida or transportation department. offering the popular summer camps nal acceptance as well. The For more than 15 years, Heiss in aviation and junior robotics, the Texas. We were always flying,” main bloc, the Syrian Heiss said. ran a home-based business for the latter which already has reached National Coalition, was scrapbooking company Creative Though she did get her flying capacity for enrollment. For the avimeeting in Istanbul for the Memories, which entailed doing permit at a young age, Heiss said ation camp, students build models fourth day Sunday to come some graphic design work — a skill of gliders, the Wright Brothers air- she’s always considered herself up with a unified position she said would be useful in making plane, kites, hot-air balloons, paper “more of a teacher” — which she on the proposed peace fliers for Learning Center event. noted seems like a good fit for rockets, rubberband powered airtalks, elect new leaders She also has experience teaching, Learning Center director. planes and biplanes. Participants • See BEIRUT on 2

Cubs top Reds in 10 innings Alfonso Soriano hit a tying two-run homer in the eighth inning and Welington Castillo had a go-ahead double in the 10th, helping the Chicago Cubs rally from a four-run deficit in a 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday that stopped a season-high, six-game losing streak. Soriano singled in the seventh and scored Chicago's first run off Johnny Cueto on Luis Valbuena's two-out single. Anthony Rizzo hit an RBI double against Logan Ondrusek in the eighth — his third double in two games — and Soriano followed with his fifth homer of the season and first since May 13, a 394-foot drive to left-center. J.J. Hoover (0-4) walked Scott Hairston with two outs in the 10th, and Castillo followed with his double into the left-field corner. Kevin Gregg (1-0) pitched 1 1-3 hitless innings, stopping the Reds' five-game winning streak.

Career taking flight Heiss the new learning center director at WACO

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Suspect had been arrested NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A suspect in last week’s savage killing of a British soldier on a London street was arrested in Kenya in 2010 while apparently preparing to train and fight with al-Qaida-linked Somali militants, an anti-terrorism police official said Sunday. See Page

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MOORE, Okla. (AP) — President Barack Obama visited tornado-devastated Moore, Okla., Sunday, consoling people staggered by the loss of life and property and promising that the government will be behind them “every step of the way.” “I’m just a messenger here,” the president said, saying “folks are behind you” across America. He offered moral and monetary support in the wake of the monstrous EF5 tornado that killed 24 people, including 10 children, last Monday afternoon. Standing with Gov. Mary Fallin and other state and federal officials, Obama noted a substantial rebuilding job ahead and said that “our hearts go out to you.”

“This is a strong community with strong character. There’s no doubt they will bounce back,” he said. “But they need help.” The White House said the Federal Emergency Management Agency has already provided $57 million in rebates and incentives to help build about 12,000 storm shelters in Oklahoma. “These storm shelters can be the difference between life and death,” presidential spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters accompanying Obama to Oklahoma on Air Force One. For Obama, Sunday’s visit had an all-toofamiliar ring. Only five months into his second term, he has traveled to the northeast to console people in the

wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, and visited Connecticut and Arizona to comfort people traumatized by shooting rampages. He also has undertaken his consolerin-chief role at the site of plant explosions and mine disasters, not to mention a series of natural disasters including Joplin, Mo., and the Jersey Shore, which was heavily damaged by Superstorm Sandy last year. Once on the ground, Obama urged the American people to make contributions, saying the damage was “pretty hard to comprehend.” Shortly after his arrival AP on a partly cloudy day, Obama rode past grassy President Barack Obama comforts Plaza Towers fields strewn with scat- Elementary School principal Amy Simpson as he • See OBAMA on 2 views the devastated school Sunday.

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President Barack Obama tours the destroyed area surrounding the Plaza Towers Elementary School as Moore, Okla., Mayor Glenn Lewis, second from left, and Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, third form left, comfort each other and Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., stands right, Sunday.

Obama • CONTINUED FROM 1 tered debris, witnessing devastation so awesome that it appeared as if garbage had literally rained from the sky. His first stop was the demolished site of the Plaza Towers Elementary School, where seven students were killed when the tornado turned the one-story building into a heap of bricks, broken concrete and twisted metal. “I know this is tough,” he told superintendent Susie Pierce as he gripped her hand. As he walked, the demolished school was on his left and on his right, homes as far as the eye could see were reduced to piles of rubble. Vehicles were turned upside down and toys like a pink doll carriage and children’s books were strewn with furniture and ripped out wall insulation. Every tree had been stripped of its leaves and bark. Obama at one point joined the Lewis family, which lost their home behind the school. He said the important thing was that they survived and could replace their things. “What a mess,” he told their son Zack, a third grader at the shattered school. Zack’s father, Scott, ran into the school just before the storm hit and ran with his terrified son back to their home’s storm shelter. “You’ve got some story to tell,”

Obama told the boy. “This is something you’ll remember all your life.” Obama later met privately with victims’ families at Moore Fire Department Station (hash)1, which has turned into a command center with dozens of first responders sitting at folding tables where fire trucks are normally parked. Obama marveled that they saved so many lives “given the devastation.” “I know this is tough,” he told superintendent Susie Pierce as he gripped her hand. As he descended the stairs upon landing at Tinker Air Base near here, Obama was greeted first by Fallin, who had said earlier she appreciated the visit, but that her state also needed quick action from FEMA. The Republican governor said that so far, the agency has done a great job of speeding relief and cash assistance to affected families, but said she’s concerned about the long run. “There’s going to come a time when there’s going to be a tremendous amount of need once we begin the debris clearing, which we already have, but really get it cleared off to where we need to start rebuilding these homes, rebuilding these businesses,” she said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” ”And we know at different times in the past, money hasn’t come always as quickly as it should.”

Fallin said the money is particularly vital for the victims. “A lot of people lose their checkbooks, they lose their credit cards, they lose their driver’s license, their birth certificates, their insurance papers, they lose everything, and they have no cash. And some of the banks were even hit, the ATM machines, so people need cash to get immediate needs,” she said on CBS. Earnest touted the federal contributions so far, including Obama’s signing of a disaster declaration within hours of the storm to speed aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Earnest said that 450 FEMA personnel were working on the ground in Oklahoma and have delivered 43,000 meals, 150,000 liters of water and thousands of cots, blankets and tarps. He said 4,200 people have applied for disaster assistance, and $3.4 million in payments have been approved. Among the tornado victims were 10 children, including two sisters pulled by the strong winds out of their mother’s grasp, an infant who died along with his mother trying to ride out the storm in a convenience store and seven students at Plaza Towers. Many students were pulled from the rubble after the school was destroyed.

• CONTINUED FROM 1 and expand membership. Louay Safi, a senior member of the coalition, said participants were bogged down in talks about the expansion, and won’t be able to issue a formal statement on the Geneva talks until membership issues are settled. The opposition’s Western and Arab allies remain skeptical about the Syrian regime’s commitment to negotiations. They have warned Assad that they will step up aid to Syrian rebels if the regime does not negotiate in good faith though U.S. reluctance to arm the rebels may have taken the bite out of such threats. Meanwhile, fighting has continued unabated inside Syria. For the past week, regime troops and its Hezbollah allies have waged an offensive against the strategic rebel-held town of Qusair in western Syria. They have gained ground amid heavy shelling, but rebels have held some positions. The Qusair battle has laid bare Hezbollah’s growing role in the Syrian conflict. The Shiite militant group, which has been fighting alongside Assad’s troops, initially tried to play down its involvement, but could no longer do so after dozens of its fighters were killed in Qusair and buried in large funerals in Lebanon. On Saturday, Hezbollah’s leader firmly linked his militia’s fate to the survival of the Syrian regime, raising the stakes not just in Syria, but also in Hezbollah’s relations with rival groups in Lebanon. “We will continue this road until the end, we will take the responsibility and we will make all the sacrifices,” he said in a televised speech. “We will be victorious.” Hours after the speech, two rockets struck neighborhoods in south Beirut, a rare occurrence even in a country used to sectarian strife. Street fighting

between rival Lebanese groups has been relatively common since the end of the country’s 15-year civil war in 1990, but rocket or artillery attacks on Beirut neighborhoods are unusual. One rocket struck a car dealership in the Mar Mikhael district on the southern edge of the capital, wounding four Syrian workers, according to Lebanese security officials. After the attack, part of the rocket’s main body was left embedded in the ground, where a Lebanese soldier measured its diameter. Two cars were badly damaged and others had windows shattered by shrapnel. Another rocket hit the second floor of an apartment building in the Chiyah district, about two kilometers (one mile) away. It damaged a living room, but no one was hurt. Lebanese media said security forces were searching for a third unexploded rocket. A security official said rocket launchers were found in the woods in a predominantly Christian and Druse area in suburbs southeast of Beirut. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. Earlier this week, a rebel commander threatened to strike Beirut’s southern suburbs in retaliation for Hezbollah’s involvement in Syria. The threat was made in a video showing Col. Abdul-Jabbar al-Aqidi, commander of the Syrian rebels’ Military Council in Aleppo, while apparently en route to Qusair. “We used to say before, ‘We are coming Bashar.’ Now we say, ‘We are coming Bashar and we are coming Hassan Nasrallah,’” the commander says in the video. “We will strike at your strongholds in Dahiyeh,” he says, using the Lebanese name for Hezbollah’s power center in south Beirut. The video was still posted online on Youtube on Sunday.

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• MEATLOAF DINNER: The Troy American Legion will offer meatloaf, scalloped • MEMORIAL DAY: The potatoes and corn or green VFW Post No. 5436 Honor beans for $8 from 5-7:30 Guard will have Memorial C o m m u n i t y p.m.• DINE TO DONATE: Day services beginning at 10 a.m. on the Adams Calendar Treat yourself to some ice Street Bridge, continuing cream while helping the to Veterans Memorial Park wildlife ambassadors at CONTACT US in Riverside Cemetery Brukner. Coldstone where services to honor Creamery will donate a perveterans will continue. In centage of all sales to case of inclement weather, Brukner Nature Center from Call Melody ceremonies will take place 6-9 p.m. Participants also will Vallieu at at the VFW hall, 2220 get a chance to meet one of LeFevre Road, Troy. City 440-5265 to the center’s wildlife ambassaand county offices will be list your free dors up close and personal closed. City refuse collecfrom 6-8:30 p.m. calendar tion and curbside recycling • DISCOVERY WALK: A will be delayed one day. items.You morning discovery walk for • TENDERLOINS AND can send adults will be from 8-9:30 FRIES: The American a.m. at Aullwood Audubon your news by e-mail to Legion Post No. 586, Tipp 1000 Aullwood Road, City, will offer a tenderloin mvallieu@civitasmedia.com. Center, Dayton. Tom Hissong, educasandwich with fries for $5 tion coordinator, will lead from 6-7:30 p.m. walkers as they experience • MEMORIAL DAY: The the wonderful seasonal Casstown, Lostcreek and changes taking place. Bring binoculars. Elizabeth Township Memorial Day program

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will be at 10:30 a.m. at the Casstown Cemetery. The speaker will be Evan Garber, pastor of Cove Spring Church in Elizabeth Township. The parade will form at the old Casstown Fire Department in Casstown on State Route 589 at 10 a.m. and proceed to the cemetery. Children are encouraged to decorate their bikes and participate. • LUNCHEON SET: Casstown United Methodist Church, 102 Center St., will offer its annual Memorial Day luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The menu will include a variety of sandwiches, assorted salads and desserts, ice cream and beverages. All items are sold a la carte and carry-outs will be available. The church is handicapped accessible. • LUNCH OFFERED: The Mission Committee at Fletcher United Methodist Church will once again be serving a Memorial Day Lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church. This year’s menu includes homemade noodles, mashed potatoes, assorted sandwiches, salads, desserts, strawberry shortcake and drinks. The money raised will help to support mission projects throughout the year. • PARADE AND SERVICES: Christiansburg Fire Company will hold its 32nd annual Memorial Day parade and services begnning with the parade at 11:30 a.m. Services will follow at Smith Cemetery. The speaker will be Champaign County Prosecutor Kevin S. Tabeli. • VETERAN SERVICES: The Covington Memorial parade and veterans services will be begin with the parade at 1 p.m. at Walnut and High streets to Highland Cemetery where services will be held, followed by services at Stillwater River-Covington Park. Services also will be at 9 a.m. at Bloomer Cemetery (Frieden’s Lutheran Church) and 10:30 a.m. at Miami Memorial Cemetery, where U.S. Congressman Jim Jordan will speak. Civic agendas • Tipp City Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. at the board office, 90 S. Tippecanoe Drive. Call 667-8444 for more information. • Covington Village Council will meet at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. • The Covington Street Committee will meet immediately following the regular council meeting. • Brown Township Board of Trustees will meet at 8 p.m. in the Township Building in Conover. • The Union Township Trustees will meet at 1:30 p.m. in the Township Building, 9497 Markley Road, P.O. Box E, Laura. Call 698-4480 for more information.

WEDNESDAY • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Troy Country Club. Barbara Holman, executive director of the Miami County Family Abuse Shelter, will give an overview of the shelter and its impact on the community. For more information, contact Donn Craig, vice president, at (937) 4181888. • FORECLOSURE PREVENTION: Learn information that can assist in saving your home during a program from 4-7 p.m. at the Troy-Miami County Public Library. Learn about the available financial resources in the community, housing counseling agencies, the dangers of mortgage rescue scams and how you can qualify for assistance. • STROKE SCREENING: A free stroke screening will be offered at Upper Valley Cardiology, 3006 N. County Road 25-A, Suite 104, Troy. Screenings will include total cholesterol, HDL (good cholesterol), blood sugar, blood pressure, listening to carotid arteries and Custom Stroke Risk Assessment. Counseling with a stroke nurse will be available for those found at risk. No fasting is required for these screenings. Appointments are required. To schedule a time, call CareFinders at 1-866-608FIND (3463). The free screenings are sponsored by Upper Valley Medical Center in conjunction with Premier Community Health.

THURSDAY • BOOK DISCUSSION: The MiltonUnion Library book discussion will begin at 3 p.m. and will discuss “Sweet Salt Air,” by Barbara Delinsky. For more information, call (937) 698-5515. • PIZZA DAY: The Tipp City Seniors, 320 S. First St., will have pizza day at noon for a donation.

CBC begins its ‘King of Road’ promotion One person will win motorcycle

Get your Gover running and head out on the highway, chasing the dream of owning a sparkling new, black and chrome Road King Classic motorcycle from Gover Harley Davidson. This 775-pound hunk of hurtling horsepower is the grand prize in Community Blood Center’s (CBC) “King of the Road Summer Blood Drive” campaign. CBC has partnered again with Gover Harley Davidson in Piqua and REACH Magazine to presFRIDAY ent a dream machine for one very lucky blood donor. • FRIDAY DINNERS: Dinner will be offered from 5-8 p.m. at the Covington VFW Everyone who registers to donate blood at any CBC Post 4235, 173 N. High St., Covington. Donor Center or mobile Choices will include a $12 New York strip blood drive beginning steak, broasted chicken, fish, shrimp and Tuesday, May 28 through sandwiches, all made-to-order. • SEAFOOD DINNER: The Pleasant Hill Saturday, Aug. 31 will be VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, automatically entered in Ludlow Falls, will offer a three-piece fried the drawing to win the fish dinner, 21-piece fried shrimp or a Road King. fish/shrimp combo with french fries and Ten computer-selected coleslaw for $6 from 6-7:30 p.m. Frog legs, finalists will be invited to when available, will be $10. a special envelope-opening announcement event in JUNE 1 September to discover the Road King winner. (Must be 18 to win. Official rules • CREATURE FEATURE: Brukner Nature Center will present “Big Brown Bat” available at www.givingfrom 2-3 p.m. Join staff and volunteers as blood.org ). they discuss the importance of bats to Everyone who registers humans and how recent population to donate during the sumdeclines indicate they need us as much as mer months will receive a we need them. Free with admission to the free “King of the Road center. Summer Blood Drive” t• STRAWBERRY BREAKFAST: Come shirt. CBC will kick-off the to breakfast before the Strawberry Festival campaign with the first Tparade at First United Church of Christ, corshirt design, offered ner of South Market and Canal streets, Troy, Tuesday through July 13. from 7:30-9 a.m. The breakfast includes (A second design will folfrench toast, sausage, hash brown casselow July 15 through Aug. role, fresh fruit, cereal for children and bev31). erages; coffee, tea, milk and orange juice. Donations will be accepted. Use the Canal Street entrance where the church is handicapped accessible.

DAYTON The first t-shirt is orange with a black emblem, the classic Harley Davidson colors. The center of the design is a Route “56” road sign (a play on the original U.S. Highway, Route 66, with the reminder that you can donate blood every 56 days). Harley Davidson wings flank the top of the Route 56 road sign, and two Road King motorcycles are depicted below. The road sign reads “King of the Road Blood Donor — Summer 2013” and below it are the CBC blood drop log and the Gover Harley Davidson logo. Harley Davidson introduced the Road King in 1994 and it quickly reached iconic status. Its bloodlines reach back to the classic 1964 Electra Glide model. Though popular as the ultimate cruising bike, it is also fully equipped for long-distance touring. The Road King Classic model takes the nostalgic look further with extra details like leatherwrapped saddlebags, nostalgic chrome fuel tank console, tooled metal detailing on the fender, tank, seat and bags, and chrome laced wheels with wide whitewall tires. CBC’s Road King will be on display at special events and bike gather-

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The Red Cross instructors also will educate teens on how to develop a resume and business cards TIPP CITY — A garden • PERI MEETING: The Miami County to grow their entrepretour and plant sale will be Chapter of the Ohio Public Employee neurial talents. The cost Retirees will meet at 11:30 a.m., St. John’s from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the class is $85 and Lutheran Church, 248 Wood St., Piqua. June 22 at the gardens of Lunch is $10, payable at the door. Sue and Norv Deeter, 7475 preregistration is necesReservations due May 29. Call Beth at 335- Dayton Brandt Road, Tipp sary. Parents can sign up 2771. Speaker will be state representative City. their teens and pay at redRichard Adams. The meeting is open to any There is no admission cross.org/babysitting. Just current or retired Ohio public employee. charge and the event, select West Milton (45383) sponsored by the Miami as the location and JUNE 7 County Herb Society, will babysitting as the category include a garden tour, to search for this course. • FRIDAY DINNERS: Dinner will be plant sale and planting The library is located at offered from 5-8 p.m. at the Covington VFW tips. 560 S. Main St., West Post 4235, 173 N. High St., Covington. Milton. Choices will include a $12 New York strip Red Cross Call (937) 698-5515, steak, broasted chicken, fish, shrimp and

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ings this summer to remind donors that the dream of owning this classic motorcycle will come true for someone in September. The “King of the Road Summer Blood Drive” is part of comprehensive and ambitious campaign to boost the blood supply during the challenging summer months. “Each of us is an important member of the CBC team charged with collecting blood products in sufficient quantity and of the right type,” said Dr. David Smith, CBC chief executive officer. “As you all know, it can be a challenge. It is a multi-faceted strategy to increase collections during the months of June-August.” · Fab Fridays — Beginning Friday through Aug. 30 CBC will offer an additional donor gift at Dayton CBC and select branch Donor Centers (Middletown, Springfield, Richmond and West Chester). These additional gifts will include gift cards and free movie tickets. · Extended summer hours — The CBC-Dayton Donor Center will stay open later on Fridays and Saturdays beginning June 1 through Aug. 30. Friday hours at CBC-Dayton hours will be 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. beginning June 7. Saturday hours at CBCDayton will be extended to 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. beginning June 1.

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Class lunch set TROY — The Troy High School class of 1962 will meet for an informal lunch gathering at 1 p.m. June 12 at Marion’s Piazza, 1270 Experiment Farm Road, Troy. All classmates and their spouses are invited to attend. For more information, call Sharon Mathes at 3391696 or Esther Jackson at 339-1526.

sandwiches, all made-to-order. babysitting • CHICKEN FRY: The Pleasant Hill VFW course offered Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a three-piece chicken WEST MILTON — The dinner with french fries and macaroni salad Milton-Union Public for $7 from 6-8 p.m. Chicken livers also will Library has a Red Cross be available.

Babysitting Training Class scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 JUNE 8 p.m. June 8. This course is recom• FUNDRAISER FOR ANIMALS: The mended for those who are Miami County Humane Society and Troy 11-15 years of age. The Rec Center will have a joint fundraiser from class will help teens 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Troy Rec Center in acquire the knowledge and downtown Troy. The event will include the skills to care for children Troy Animal Hospital, D.A.R.E., children’s and infants. Participants games for prizes, 50/50 and basket and will learn how to start a item raffles, cake walk, face painting, food babysitting business, how items and more. Mugs T-shirts, sweatshirts to keep those in their care and Animal Friends cards will be for sale. Pop Rocks also will offer a jump rope clinic actively entertained as well as basic child care for a $10 donation, and participants must and first aid procedures. bring their own rope. Call the Troy Rec at The course is designed to 339-1923 to preregister for the clinic. provide participants with Participants are asked to bring cat or dog food, treats or litter to donate. the knowledge and confi• FISH FRY: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post dence that is required No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow when caring for children Falls, will offer an all-you-can-eat fish fry birth to 10.

and smelt dinner with french fries, baked beans and applesauce for $8 from 5-7 p.m. • MOORE REUNION: The Moore family reunion, family of Estille Lucy Moore, will be from 1-4 p.m. at Troy Community Park, Shelter No. 7. Family are asked to bring a covered dish and the meal will be eaten at 2 p.m. • DISCOVERY DAY: Join Brukner staff on the second Saturday of every month this summer from 2-4 p.m. for hands-on fun for all ages, including adults. Staff will bring nets out for catching dragonflies, going to the creek and searching for crayfish and learning to use binoculars as participants search for backyard birds. Each program will include something cool you can take home to remember all you’ve learned. Visit www.bruknernaturecenter.com for more information. Registration is preferred, but not required and is free for BNC members, non-member admission fee is $2.50 per person or $10 per family.

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Did You Know? • Memorial Day was was first observed on May 30, 1868. • Memorial Day was originally called “Decoration Day.” • Memorial Day was originally created to honor Union soldiers who died while fighting in the Civil War. Because of this, southern states did not observe Memorial Day until after World War I, when the holiday was expanded to include soldiers from all wars. • In 1924, an artificial poppy factory was created in Pittsburgh, Pa., and employed veterans who needed work. • Memorial Day observances were at an all-time low in the 1960′s, then experienced a resurgence in the 1980′s. • On the Thursday before Memorial Day, soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard) place small American flags at each of the more than 260,000 gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery. They patrol the cemetery 24 hours a day during the weekend to ensure that each flag remains standing. • In 2004, Washington D.C. held its first Memorial Day parade in over 60 years. This coincided with the dedication of the National World War II Memorial. • “Memorial Day” did not become the holiday’s official name until 1967, when federal law declared it. • In 1968, Memorial Day was moved from its traditional May 30 date to the last Monday in May in order to ensure a three-day weekend.

Memorial Day is more than just a three-day weekend and a chance to get the year’s first sunburn. Memorial Day was a response to the unprecedented carnage of the Civil War, in which some 620,000 soldiers on both sides died. The loss of life and its effect on communities throughout the North and South led to spontaneous commemorations of the dead: In 1864, women from Boalsburg, Pa., put flowers on the graves of their dead from the just-fought Battle of Gettysburg. The next year, a group of women decorated the graves of soldiers buried in a Vicksburg, Miss., cemetery. In April 1866, women from Columbus, Miss., laid flowers on the graves of both Union and Confederate soldiers. It was recognized at the time as an act of healing regional wounds. In the same month, up in Carbondale, Ill., 219 Civil War veterans marched through town in memory of the fallen to Woodlawn Cemetery, where Union hero Maj. Gen. John A. Logan delivered the principal address. The ceremony gave Carbondale its claim to the first organized, community-wide Memorial Day observance. Waterloo, N.Y., began holding an annual community service on May 5, 1866. Although many towns claimed the title, it was Waterloo that won congressional recognition as the “birthplace of Memorial Day.” Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared that Decoration Day should be observed on May 30. This date was chosen because flowers would be in bloom all over the country. From the practice of decorating graves with flowers, wreaths and flags, the holiday was long known as Decoration Day. The name Memorial Day goes back to 1882, but the older

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friends and co-workers with the money going to benefit servicemen in need. Since the late 1950′s on the Thursday just before Memorial Day, around 1200 soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry place small American flags at each of the more than 260,000 graveWe cherish too, the Poppy red stones at Arlington National Cemetery. That grows on fields where valor led, They then patrol 24 hours a day during It seems to signal to the skies the weekend to ensure that each flag That blood of heroes never dies. remains standing. In 1951, the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts of St. Louis She then came up with an idea of began placing flags on the 150,000 wearing red poppies on Memorial day in graves at Jefferson Barracks National honor of those who died serving the Cemetery as an annual Good Turn, a nation during war. She was the first to practice that continues to this day. wear one, and sold poppies to her In 2000, Congress established a National Moment of Remembrance, which asks Americans to pause for one minute at 3 p.m. in an act of national unity. The time was chosen because 3 p.m. “is the time when most Americans are enjoying their freedoms on the national holiday.” And in 2004, Washington D.C. held its first Memorial Day parade more than 60 years.

name didn’t disappear until after World War II. Federal law declared “Memorial Day” the official name in 1967. In 1915, inspired by the poem “In Flanders Fields,” Moina Michael replied with her own poem.

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EDITORIAL The Kansas City Star on India and China: India and China together account for about 38 percent of the world’s 7-billion-plus population. Because these Asian giants share a border, the whole planet holds its breath if they are at each other’s throats, as they were again earlier this month. Chinese and Indian troops faced off in a border dispute in the remote Ladakh region of the rugged Himalayas, where the exact location of the boundary between the two powers has never been clear. After the Indian foreign minister, Salman Khurshid, threatened to cancel a previously scheduled diplomatic trip to Beijing, troops eventually backed off and something like calm returned. Khurshid made his trip to Beijing, and as a result both Indian and Chinese diplomats said they would work together to prevent similar disputes in the future. But that’s not the only good news. More high-level diplomatic visits are scheduled for this year. Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang is to travel to India on May 20, and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India is to visit Beijing later this year. As I It clearly is in the interest of the United See It States to encourage India and China to resolve ■ The Troy disputes peacefully, although our diplomats Daily News must recognize that internal realities in each welcomes country sometimes make that difficult columns from The governments of both countries suffer our readers. To from insecurities, which can lead to miscalculasubmit an “As I tions in international relations. See It” send But this is an opportune time for India and your type-writChina to show off their diplomatic progress. ten column to: A world with so many other hot spots to ■ “As I See It” worry about would be greatly relieved not to c/o Troy Daily have to keep a nervous eye on the IndianNews, 224 S. Chinese border. Market St., Troy, OH 45373 The Australian, Sydney, on Australian foreign policy: ■ You can also e-mail us at When Julia Gillard released the governeditorial@tdnpu ment’s Australia in the Asian Century white blishing.com. paper in October last year, it was heralded as a ■ Please road map to guide regional foreign policy include your full engagement in the coming decades. name and teleIt was touted as “an ambitious plan” that phone number. would ensure Australia was positioned to seize the opportunities and deal with the challenges of being located on the edge of the fastest growing economic region in the world. More than six months on, as the government’s attention has been diverted to other ambitious but flawed policy agendas, and funding has been cut to Australia’s diplomatic corp, the much-trumpeted white paper is at risk of being yet another triumph of political spin over policy substance. Richard Woolcott, one of Australia’s most experienced diplomats, has … suggested much of the progress being made in the region was illusionary. The former head of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade accused ministers of overstating the level of success in building and strengthening Australia’s links with the region. What is needed is a readjustment of priorities so that the government’s rhetoric on Asian engagement is consistent with its spending on diplomacy The Gillard government is not averse to announcing bold plans with great fanfare. But the opportunities presented by the transformation taking place in our region are too important to be reduced to just another tool of political propaganda.

LETTERS

Concert will destroy Troy

to leave a path of destruction in their wake. I have no doubt there will be laws broken, morals destroyed, drug and To the Editor: alcohol paraphernalia left The closer we get to the behind and a football stadium Mumford & Sons concert in destroyed. Troy, the more I think I know And the saddest part of all? how the French must have felt Our city leaders are endorsing as the Nazi forces were marchthis! We have all been handed ing across Europe and into over to the forces of evil, and Paris. for what? Some money? They An army of darkness has aligned against the city of Troy. basically handed us over to the Roman centurions for 30 pieces These people are going to roll of silver. into our quiet little town and there is seemingly nothing we I hope they all can live with can do about it. They are going their blood money. What is the

cost of your souls, our so-called “leaders?” Not a single one has stood up for the people of this community. It’s pretty obvious our city council members don’t care about their constituents. They want our voices silenced. History will show this concert will be the end of Troy as we know it — and history will also show our leaders gave it their blessing. — James Marshall Troy

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It’s new! It’s revolutionary! It’s slimming! It’s tape? When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary to finally take action against that saggy, unsightly loose flesh found in various places on the human body, the human body can turn to only one realistic solution … tape. Sure, diet and exercise might be of some use if a person were dedicated enough for long enough, but diets are boring. Exercises are boring and exhausting. Besides, I’ve been lifting weights for the past two years and all I have to show for it is a bruise on my foot where the dumbbell dropped the dumbbell. My upper arms could still be used as signal flags. You know you have a problem when your upper arm keeps waving goodbye long after your lower arm has ceased bidding adieu. I’ve also put in thousands of miles on treadmills and bikes. This is not even half as exciting as it sounds. As mentioned in a previous column, astrologers have determined (how is a whole other story) that each zodiac sign aligns with a particular portion of the body. If a person weren’t already a little iffy about astrology, this just might put them over the cusp. As a Sagittarius, I claim the unenviable honor of having my thighs be my

Marla Boone Troy Daily News Columnist signal body part. It’s been a long long time since my thighs should be considered the center of anyone’s attention, much less the astrological universe. So you can see how I would be thrilled to learn there is a quick painless fix for all these bad body woes … the aforementioned tape. We were at a flea market in Florida when my friend Nora spotted it. Florida is awash in flea markets. All day long, all week long, all month long, all year long scores of folks set up shop and sell things to other folks. The total mass of goods at any one flea market never diminishes and appears to be actually increasing. Exponentially. This is because the vendors are themselves addicted to what can best be described as

“stuff” and can’t wait to acquire more to replace what they disperse every working day. These flea market people especially like to sell whole truckloads of pseudotreasures to unsuspecting Yankees. The whole endeavor ends up being an unending cycle of rotation with all of the merchandise attractively priced if not, perhaps, top quality. To put it mathematically not to mention succinctly, the typical Florida flea market = cheap plastic. Right next to the bright pink back scratchers and across the aisle from the deluxe seven piece handyman’s tool set was what appeared to be packing tape. But no, this was not ordinary tape. This was anti-cellulite tape. The bright yellow package said so. Along with the densest accumulation of plastic anywhere, Florida flea markets are also lavishly stocked with bright yellow packages. Luckily, the bright yellow package included directions. In short, the cellulite sufferer was instructed to wrap the tape around the offending cellulite-ridden appendage upwards toward the torso. Encasing the limb in spirals of miracle product/packing tape

served to smooth, squeeze, and lift the dreaded cellulite when the tape was anchored at the top of the arm or leg. I am not making this up and may never eat sausage again. Since the tape was clear, the product was advertised as “invisible.” Well, Mr. Magoo might have found the tape semi-difficult to see. But the huge bulging mass of raw fat spilling out the top of the tape sure wouldn’t be. This is just a guess, but the sort of person who fails to read and grasp directions is probably over-represented in the target demographic that includes your typical cellulite tape customer. A person who did not read the small print on the bright yellow package might be tempted to wrap the tape downwards. These people will be easy to spot because their ankles and wrists are going to take on the size and appearance of dimpled watermelons. Might never eat those again, either. (On a more serious note, Happy Memorial Day to all our veterans and their families. Thank you for your service.)

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OBITUARIES or below to limit the growth of bacteria. Clean vent area on ceiling in walk-in cooler of dust build-up. Observed tape on handles of oven and of sprayer on faucet. Fix properly. On May 10, management was working on issue and are not using the cooler until the unit is holding at 41 degrees or below. When working, monitor properly. • Subway, 695 S. Miami St., West Milton — Cooling vents in kitchen area are unclean; clean vents. Salad bowls removed from packaging and stood directly on dry storage shelving and keep protected in packaging and stand directly on dry storage shelving. Keep protected in packaging or bags. Problem was corrected. • The Vault Tavern, 761 N. Dixie Highway, Troy — Observed prep cooler holding food above 41 degrees ensure all perishable foods maintain 41 degrees or below to limit growth of bacteria. All food was moved to freezer or other cooler that was considered perishable. More approved refrigeration/freezer is needed.

May 10 • Dollar General No. 1582, 1931 Covington Ave., Piqua — Observed back door damaged at bottom. Repair or replace to make weather tight. • Bethel Local High School, 7490 S. State Route 201, Tipp City — Level 3 license issued with restrictions. No violations observed at time of inspection. • The Vault Tavern, 761 N. Dixie Highway, Troy — Re-inspection on prep cooler not holding proper temperature. Prop was never proper temperature. Continue not to use until it holds foods at 41 degrees or below. Monitor and ensure temperature. Once food service is confident with cooler, it may be used. Certified person-incharge per shift requirement must be met.

Honoring American veterans as monuments decay, funds dry up HONOLULU (AP) — On the shoreline of Hawaii’s most famous beach, a decaying structure attracts little attention from wandering tourists. A few glance curiously at the crumbling Waikiki Natatorium, a salt water pool built in 1927 as a memorial to the 10,000 soldiers from Hawaii who served in World War I. But the monument’s walls are caked with salt and rust, and passers-by are quickly diverted by the lure of sand and waves. The faded structure has been closed to the public for decades, the object of seemingly endless debate over whether it should be demolished or restored to its former glory. The latest plan is to replace it with a beach, more practical for the state’s lucrative tourism industry and millions of dollars cheaper, according to state and local officials. They say a full restoration could cost nearly $70 million. The corroding monument has challenged the community to maneuver a delicate question: How do we honor those who have served when memorials deteriorate and finances are tight? Similar debates have been playing out across the nation. The National Trust for Historic Preservation waged a 2-year fight to restore the aging Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., when some people proposed replacing it. Far less disagreement surrounded a decision to update the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco after a powerful earthquake in 1989. In Greensboro, N.C., residents have been grappling with what to do with the city’s own decaying tribute to the soldiers of World War

I. The Greensboro World War Memorial Stadium hosted minor league baseball for decades and even served as a location for notable sports films such as “Leatherheads” and “Bull Durham.” Yet, despite continued use by kids and collegelevel athletes, the structure is falling into disrepair. The historic pebbled facade is falling off, and some of the bleachers are blocked off because of crumbling concrete, said David Wharton, a Greensboro resident who is fighting as a member of his neighborhood association to restore the structure. It’s been a losing battle. The city rejected two referendums to fund renovations and chose to build a new stadium for minor league baseball instead of fixing up the old one. As a classics professor at University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Wharton has a soft spot for historic places. But he recognizes there are many other priorities competing for the millions of dollars it would take to restore the stadium. A city group is exploring different ways to use the space, and preservation advocates hope the monument can be saved even if that means changing the stadium’s purpose. For many residents, the structure’s architectural and historic significance pales in comparison to more immediate needs. “The war was a long time ago,” Wharton said. “I don’t think it’s meaningful for most people.” Sometimes, communities decide that memorials aren’t worth the price. In Michigan’s upper peninsula, the Wakefield Memorial Building once stood as a grand structure overlooking a lake in

Wakefield, an old mining town. The memorial, built in 1924 to commemorate the sacrifices of World War I soldiers, was expansive, including a banquet hall, meeting room and theater. By the 1950s, the community couldn’t afford the upkeep of the building and sold it to a private owner. Over the years, there were attempts to renovate the structure. But it was deemed too expensive and by 2010, the building was demolished. John Siira, the city manager, said there are plans to build a new memorial at the site, including a City Hall and library. But the project is on hold, and Siira said he’s not sure when construction will start or when the project will pick up again. The lot where the building used to stand is now an empty lawn. The snow melted just last week, remnants of a long winter. In Honolulu, the fight over the beachside memorial is far from over. Jason Woll, who manages the beaches and parks in Waikiki, says the salty air, crashing waves and decades-old construction material have contributed to the memorial’s demise. “Unfortunately this may have had its day in the sun,” Woll said. “It’s a World War I memorial but quite frankly, it looks like it’s been through war.” Hawaii state and local officials recently announced a proposal to tear down the building and have started analyzing the plan a process expected to take at least a year. Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell says the demolition has been a long time coming. “The greater disrespect is allowing the pool to continue to crumble and fall into the sea,” Caldwell said.

PATRICIA L. VOGT Patricia L. Vogt, 66, of Piqua, died at 4:55 am Sunday May 26, 2013 at the Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus. She was born December 29, 1946 in Dayton to the late Edward “Hack” and Wanda (Davidson) Tompkins. She married William D. Vogt May 22, 1981 in Troy; and he survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Aimee (Darrell) Berninger of Centerville, Renee (John) Haney of Cincinnati; four step-children, David (Christy) Vogt of Grand Junction, Colorado, Cindy Peterson of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, John (Beverly) Vogt of Cocoa, Florida, Nick (Shannon) Vogt of Orlando, Florida; thirteen grandchildren; a VOGT great grandson; and two brothers, Thomas (Jan) Tompkins and Mark Tompkins all of Fairborn. She was preceded in death by a grandson. Mrs. Vogt was a 1965 graduate of Wayne High School and earned her Registered Nursing Degree from the Sinclair College School of Nursing with honors. She was employed as a

Registered Nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital for seventeen years and was the primary caregiver for 23 years to her brother, Mark, prior to his kidney transplant. Editors of various newspapers knew her for her political analysis, commentary and letters. She was civic minded as evidenced by her being a member of the Board of Directors for Miami County Board of Developmental Disabilities, and the City of Piqua Park Board. In addition to her family she enjoyed fishing trips to Lake Erie and traveling to car shows and the Van-Dells from Michigan to Florida. Her family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. Thursday May 30, 2013 at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Piqua Parks Dept., 201 W. Water St., Piqua, OH 45356 for the Pitsenbarger Enhancement Project. Guestbook condolences and expressions of sympathy, to be provided to the family, may be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com.

MARY EVELYN FARLEY SIDNEY — Mary Evelyn Farley, 91, passed away after a sudden illness at Fair Haven Shelby County Home on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 9:30 AM. She had been a resident of Fair Haven for the past two years. She was born February 13, 1922 in McCartyville, Ohio the daughter of Joseph and Bernandine (Poeppelman) Drees and they are deceased. She was married on June 22, 1946 to Carl Richard Farley and he passed away on May 11, 1984. Surviving are four children, Mrs. Jeb (Judy) Kingseed of Granger, Indiana, Carol Schommer of Deltona, Florida, Samuel (Meghan) Farley of Oviedo, Florida and Scott VOGT (Rhonda) Farley of Sidney; five grandchildren, Jennifer (Jamey) Newsome, Jeff Schommer, Jamie Kingseed, Calum Farley and Brigid Farley and two greatgrandchildren, Mary Ryan and Leah Newsome; three sisters, Mildred Gudorf, Dr. Doris Drees and Bernandine Drees all of Surprise, Arizona, sister-in-laws, Pat Drees of Sidney and Bert Drees of Dayton. An infant sister, Delores Drees and a sister, Ruth Drees and five brothers, Oscar, Ralph, Eugene, Melvin, William and Robert Drees and a son-in-law, John Schommer

preceded her in death. Mrs. Farley was a 1940 graduate of Anna High School. She was a homemaker and was retired from Sidney City Schools. She loved to sew and needlepoint and won many awards for her needlepoint at the Shelby County Fair. She was a volunteer at FISH and at Fair Haven at one time. She was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church and was a member of the Altar Rosary Sodality at the church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Holy Angels Catholic Church on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 10:30 AM with Rev. Daniel Hess. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery, Sidney. Friends may call at Salm-McGill and Tangeman Funeral Home in Sidney on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 from 4-8 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to the Fair Haven Adult Day Care, 2901 Fair Rd., Sidney, OH 45365. Envelopes also will be available at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed to the Farley family on SalmMcGill and Tangeman Funeral Home’s web site at: www.salmmcgillandtangemanfh.com

TOM LOUIS RECK Tom Louis Reck, age 83 of Bradford, passed away Friday May 24, 2013 at the Upper Valley Medical Center. Tom was born in Miami County on December 13, 1929 to the (late) Walter & Jennie (Minnich) Reck; a graduate of Bradford High School, Class of 1948; retired after 30 years of service with General Motors; a member of the NRA; an avid hunter and fisherman; and a member of Bradford Church of the Brethren. Preceded in death by his parents; seven sisters; and five brothers. Tom is survived by his wife of 62 years, Luella Mae (Heisey) Reck; two sons and daughters-in-law, Keith & Wanda Reck, Chris & Sheri Reck, all of Bradford; daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly & Richard Mowery of Bradford; six grandchildren, Jennifer & Herb Lear,

Jason & Julie Reck, John Reck, Chris II & Erica Reck, Elizabeth Fine, Eric Fine; nine great-grandchildren, Alisha Lear, Austin Lear, Dillon Reck, Macie Reck, Dalton Reck, Brenden Reck, Bryce Reck, Taylor Manson, & Harley Manson; sister, Geraldine “Jerry” Cummins of Troy; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral service 10:30 A.M. Thursday at the Stocker-Fraley Funeral Home, Bradford with Pastor John Shelton officiating. Interment Miami Memorial Park Cemetery, Covington. The family will receive friends 5-8 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home. If desired, contributions may be made to the Bradford Fire & Rescue Department. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.stockerfraley.com.

Journalist and author Johnson dead at 81 WASHINGTON (AP) — When Haynes Johnson visited Selma, Ala., months after a civil rights crisis there gripped the nation, he wrote in The Washington Evening Star that he’d found “no discernible change in the racial climate of the city.” When it came to employment, housing or education, blacks had made no real gains. But he noticed something else as he traveled the South and talked to people. As a result of what Selma’s blacks and their white supporters had done, he wrote, “The Deep South will never be the same.” He wrote that the demonstrations and march to Montgomery had lifted the spirits of blacks “everywhere.” Johnson’s shoe-leather reporting and keen insights on the struggle of

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Southern blacks during the civil rights era won him the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting in 1966, one of many honors showered upon him during a brilliant career that spanned more than 50 years. Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist and author who helped redefine political reporting in addition to appearing on PBS and teaching journalism at the University of Maryland, died Friday at a Washington-area hospital after suffering a heart attack. He was 81, and had just attended the journalism school’s graduation days earlier. “I don’t say this lightly. He was a great journalist,” Dan Balz, the senior political reporter for The Washington Post, said Friday. “He had everything a good reporter should have, which was a love of

going to find the story, a commitment to thorough reporting and then kind of an understanding of history and the importance of giving every story kind of the broadest possible sweep and context.” His students and colleagues, meanwhile, were mourning the loss of a beloved figure known for his passion, humor and ability to connect. “Hundreds of our students learned how to cover public affairs from one of the best journalists America has ever known,” Merrill College of Journalism Dean Lucy Dalglish said in a written statement released by the university. “It was equally obvious to anyone who looked through the window that Haynes was in his element in the classroom. His entire face lit up when he was in the middle of a classroom discussion.”

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this is a critical violation. Clean and sanitize to remove debris. This issue was corrected. Tuna salad at 47 degrees. Keep cold foods at 41 degrees or below to reduce bacteria growth. This is a critical violation. The issue was corrected. Catering singleuse containers directly on dry-storage shelf exposed. Keep containers in protective sleeves, etc. Loose core molding by three-compartment sink. Attach to wall. Observed employees cleanMay 8 ing dishes and middle • High Street Cafe & compartment found with Bakery, 109 N. High St., bread liners stand in comCovington — Observed partment and food debris ants near prep sink on and food waste found in floor. Eradicate safely and sink. This is a critical vioproperly. Use pest-control lation. Prior to wasting expert. Front door open at items in three-compartthe beginning of the ment sink, compartments inspection. A front door must be clean to prevent must be installed to keep cross contamination. The door open. Observed conissue was corrected. densation water in the bot• Troy Junior tom of prep cooler. Fix Baseball, 794 Eldean issue properly. Observed Road, Troy — Observed ice build-up in freezer; residential hot holding thaw properly when need- units. Only use healthed. Observed calcium code approved equipment. residual in sinks. Clean Also, a water sample must properly and when needed. be taken and result sent to • Little Caesars, 1408 health department. W. Main St., Troy — Felt food residual on handles May 9 and surfaces of cooler or equipment. Clean this oil • A Fat Boyz Pizzeria coating properly and when LLC, 1469 S. Market St., needed. Other examples Troy — Pop nozzles include dough-making unclean with build-up equipment. Observed gas- debris. This is a critical vioket on cooler, split open. lation — clean and sanitize Replace properly. Observed to prevent cross contaminaants in three-compartment tion. This issue is being corsink room. Eradicate safe- rected. Mop closet area ly and properly. Also moni- unorganized. Clean area tor properly and clean and remove any unnecesarea properly. Observed sary items. Inside of food timer black boxes microwave unclean; clean damaged. Ensure the microwave. Floors in food timers are in good repair service unclean, especially and properly cleanable. along core molding and Observed condensation under equipment. Clean water dripping on floor floors. Remove salad bar. under Pepsi cooler. Mechanical unit is required • Walgreens, 20 W. for keeping foods cold. ice Market St., Troy — No alone is not permitted in violations at time of permanent food service. inspection. • Subway, 11 N. High • Subway, 982 W. St., Covington — Light Main St., Tipp City — shield needed on lights in Unlabeled spice shakers. walk-in cooler. Observed Label food containers. cooler holding temperature Floors under equipment (controlled for safety) of unclean; ensure floors are food above 41 degrees. All cleaned. Build-up was seen perishable foods must be on drive-thru pop nozzles; maintained at 41 degrees

Restaurant inspections are performed in the county by Miami County Public Health, except in Piqua, which has its own health department. Miami County Public Health can be reached at (937) 573-3500, by email at info@miamicountyhealth.net or on the website at www.miamicountyhealth.net. These violation reports were provided by Miami County Public Health.

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Remember the reason for Memorial Day celebration Dear Readers: Many of you will be enjoying your Memorial Day weekend with barbecues and picnics, but we hope you will also remember the purpose behind the observance. Please consider taking the time to visit a veterans hospital or military cemetery and pay your respects. And if you have a flag, it is appropriate to display it at halfstaff until noon. "Last Monday in May" by John T. Bird of Birmingham, Ala. We pause to remember those who died with so much courage so much pride. They'll never come back but memories endure to remind us of freedom: fragile, pure. We're worthy of their sacrifice if we pause each day not just on the last Monday in May. Dear Annie: My youth sometimes rises but is mostly used up. On my last flight (several years ago), the pilot announced that we might hit some rough weather and that he would leave the "fasten seatbelts" sign on. Eventually, I had an urgent need to use the bathroom. I buzzed the flight attendant, explained my predicament and asked for permission to make the needed trip. She authoritatively announced that I would have to wait. I winced and said that really wasn't an option, and she became hostile that I questioned her authority. I haven't tracked how many thousands of miles I've flown, and I know there's been a crackdown on people wandering around when the seatbelt sign is on. But it seems to me that having the seatbelt sign on at that time was optional, while having an urgency issue was not. I have not subsequently boarded another airplane. I would not feel comfortable urinating on the floor, nor would I appreciate being arrested. The flight attendant probably was only following instructions. Not traveling by plane has saved me a lot of money, to say nothing of countless hours waiting in airports. But how would you have handled that situation? Would you wear diapers? Do the airlines expect flight attendants to collect urine bags left on the planes? — Grounded Dear Grounded: We think you were the victim of an overzealous flight attendant. Even with the seatbelt sign on, passengers are allowed to use the bathroom when necessary (although not to stand in line in the aisle). Also, certain inconveniences regarding travelers who are already on board have been somewhat relaxed since you last flew. You are unlikely to have this particular problem again. Dear Annie: I read the letter from "N.N." about her verbally abusive husband. I, too, am the spouse of a constantly critical, controlling and emotionally abusive man who thinks all of our relationship's problems rest solely on my shoulders. Your response was spot-on. Two days ago, after my husband again called me names in a heated rant in front of our children, I decided I'd had enough and told him I wanted a divorce. I finally recognized that suffering through it for our children's sake wasn't right for any of us. An unstable and tense home environment can be more detrimental than a broken but happy one. Deciding to leave the relationship was difficult, but I look forward to a future not spent walking on eggshells, not feeling ashamed in front of my children, living comfortably in my home and giving my kids a calm, stable place to grow up. "N.N." deserves respect and someone who truly loves her. — Better Now Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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